City Council - Regular Meeting

Yonker. Psst.

Good evening everyone. It is six o'clock on the dot on September 1st. It's a new month of 2026 and time to call to order this meeting of the Gallatin City Council. Each of our meetings we begin with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance and this evening Councilman Alexander is going to offer our invocation and lead us in the pledge and so I'd invite you to stand with me please.

Let's pray. Father, we are thankful for the life you've given us, for the breath in our lungs. Father, for opportunities we've had today, God, to enjoy your blessings and your creation. We pause and say thank you. Thank you, God, for this city and for the citizens of this city. And we ask tonight, Lord, that you would be with us in this meeting, that you Your will would be done in the decisions that we make. We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty

Okay. Ms. Lyons, if you would call the roll callers, please. Thank you, Mayor. Vice Mayor Hayes.

Present.

Councilman Alexander.

Present.

Councilman Carter.

Present.

Councilman Phan.

Here.

Councilman Fennell.

Present.

Councilman Jones.

Here.

And Councilman Givance is absent. Mayor, we have a quorum.

Thank you so much, and thank you all for being here this evening. You all have the minutes from the City Council meeting on August 18th, 2026, for your consideration for approval. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilman Jones, second by Councilman Fennell. Are there any additions, corrections, deletions requested?

Mayor, I need to make a correction. I put around everyone's desk the revised set of minutes. The ones that we added to the agenda were not the complete version due to some technical difficulties, so we apologize, but the correct set is on everyone's desk.

Thank you, Ms. Lyons. So all in favor of approving the minutes as placed on your desk this evening, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, say no. The minutes are unanimously approved. We will now move to public recognition on agenda-related items. We have public recognition at the beginning of the meeting and at the end of the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, it is for items that are on the agenda. At the end of the meeting, it is for items that are not on the agenda. Both times, you'll have five minutes to speak. We need your name and your address for the record, and you'll come to that podium in the center of the room. There is also a public hearing this evening, and this public hearing is amending the Planned Gallatin Community Character Map and sub-area designation by changing the community character areas from the rural character areas to the general urban character area and expanding the number four Gallatin Greenway Industrial Center sub area onto a portion of two parcels located east of Highway 31 south of Wrights Lane. So there's a public hearing on that. If that is your interest, you may wish to speak under the public hearing. If not, public recognition on agenda related items is now open and I welcome you to the podium.

Don't knock each other down.

Seeing no one indicating they wish to speak, public recognition on the gender-related items is closed. And we will move on now to Mayor's comments, and I do have a very important proclamation to present tonight. I'm going to ask anyone that is interested in this proclamation to join me at the podium, and certainly Kelly Gregory with our Gallatin Fire Department, who was the first to actually ask for this. We are going to be honoring Ms. Dolly Parton on 925 this year. So join me at the podium.

Come up here.

Come up here. And this is Bridger also in her pink. I'm standing over here by me. I won't give it to you when we're finished, okay? Come over here, too. Yes, ma'am. See, that camera's right there. Oh, goodness. Okay, so as I mentioned, Ms. Gregory suggested we do this. I've had other people do the same. And so this is a proclamation by the mayor, and it says, Whereas Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in the mountains of East Tennessee and rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's most beloved singers, songwriters, entertainers, actors, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists. And whereas throughout a remarkable seven-decade career, Dolly Parton wrote and performed songs that became a part of the American cultural landscape, including Jolene, Code of Many Colors, 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, and He's Alive, while earning 11 Grammy Awards and countless other honors. And whereas Dolly Parton's extraordinary contributions to American music and culture have been recognized through her induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center Honor, the Jean Herschelt Humanitarian Award, and numerous other distinctions. And whereas Dolly Parton's influence extended far beyond music as she used her success to lift others through education, literacy, healthcare, economic opportunity, and charitable giving, most notably through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which has placed hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children around the world. And whereas her life and work demonstrated that extraordinary success need not mean leaving one's roots behind, but can instead provide an opportunity to give back, open doors for others, and make communities stronger. And whereas the city of Gallatin joins Tennesseans and people around the world in mourning the passing of Dolly Parton on August 25th, 2026, while celebrating the remarkable life, music, generosity, and legacy she leaves behind. And whereas the city of Gallatin recognizes Dolly Parton not only as a legendary entertainer, but as an extraordinary Tennessean whose life brought honor and distinction to the state she called home. And whereas, September 25th has been selected as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 day in Gallatin, with the date serving as a fitting nod to one of Dolly's most iconic songs and films, 9 to 5, celebrating the humor, determination, and working spirit that she brought to generations of Americans. Now, therefore, I, Paige Brown, mayor of Gallatin, do hereby proclaim September 25th, 2026 as Dolly Parton 9 to 5 day and encourage the citizens of Gallatin to celebrate the life and legacy of an extraordinary Tennessean whose music, generosity, perseverance, and love for people have made the world a better place. Do you approve? Do you want to say anything? Now, they have also asked for a Dolly Parton parade. I said that's up to them.

All right. Thank you all. Thank you.

Mr. Henshaw, I have been advised that it may not be streaming on YouTube. So for those of you who are here, we will get the recording up for sure. So he's going to check that just so he is aware. All right. I have a few events I want everyone to be aware of, and so I'll move into upcoming events. And thank you for indulging us on that proclamation and that special day in Gallatin. It's nice to... celebrate the dedication of someone. And while she was not a part of Gallatin, I think she influenced people, like I said last week, around the world. One of the most beloved icons that I can possibly imagine, certainly in my lifetime. So, moving on to upcoming events. Tomorrow, I've mentioned this before, but the Coffee and Connect at the Chamber hosts with Catherine Lau. is going to be at Black Elm at 745. She is with the Carolyn Smith Foundation, and she will be speaking. Shalom Zone is having a hygiene pantry tomorrow from 10 until 2. On the 3rd, the American Red Cross is having a blood drive at the Civic Center from 12 to 4. On the 5th, it's the breakfast at the American Legion. Always a fabulous breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Market day at the Gallatin Farmers Market is that day. The Gallatin Daycare Fall Fest fundraiser is happening. It's happening in the parking lot at the Civic Center. It's from 10 until 3. And they apparently have all kinds of vendors and lots of events for kids. So it's a great family outing. It's free to check it out. Go and support their fundraiser for the Gallatin Day Care. And they are having a Young Eagles rally at the Music City Executive Airport with free flights for kids ages 8 to 17 from 9 a.m. till noon on Saturday. On the 6th is our CIO's birthday, Ms. Jennifer Lefevre. Sorry. And... Excuse me. And on Labor Day, most city offices will be closed, of course. On the 8th, there's another hygiene pantry at Unlimited Potential. That's from Tental 2. And then there's another one at Shalom's on the following day from Tental 2. On the 10th is the Instilling Hope Gala at the Gathering Place, benefiting the Papillon Center. And then on the 11th of September, as we do each year because the Gallatin Fire Department does a tremendous job organizing and honoring the day, we will have our 9-11 ceremony out front of City Hall at 9 a.m. There's also a blood drive on that day, also at the Civic Center, 12 to 4. And then on Friday and Saturday, the 11th and 12th, is the Market in the Park at Triple Creek Park. from 4 until 9. The Music City Executive Airport breakfast is the next day. There's also a free and fallen annual WWP Carrie Ford 5K walk at Triple Creek. There's the Bed Build Day at the parking lot of Lowe's hosted by Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Build Beds for Kids for kids in Sumner County without beds. That goes from 9 until 12. And then a market day, an autumn fresh and handmade festival at the Gallatin Farmers Market. And Apple and Dove is having their fall festival on the square from 9 until 2 that day. And they are the ones who brought us the flower fest in the spring, and that will happen in the fall. So many great events getting ready to happen in our community. I hope that you will partake and support the efforts that so many are making to bring flowers great events here, but in some cases to raise funds. So that concludes Mayor's comments, and I am going to move on to the agenda. And the first item on the agenda is public hearing on Ordinance 02607-55. Councilman Jones will introduce that.

Thank you, Mayor. An ordinance of the city of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, amending Plan Gallatin Community Character Map and Sub-Area Designations Map by changing the community character areas from the rural character area to the general urban character area and expanding the number four Gallatin Gateway Industrial Center sub-area onto a portion of two parcels located east of Highway 31 and south of Bright Flame. Public hearing is open.

Public hearing is now open. If you would like to speak on this public hearing, you may come forward to the podium. Seeing no one showing a desire to speak in the public hearing, public hearing on Ordinance 02607-55 is closed.

item two is second reading on ordinance 026-07-56 vice mayor hayes yeah thank you this is an ordinance of the city of gallatin tennessee adopting the city of gallatin tennessee zoning ordinance and the zoning map of the city of gallatin tennessee to replace the current zoning ordinance and zoning map authorizing revision to be made on the zoning ordinance repealing conflicting ordinances providing for severability and providing for an effective date motion to approve

I have a motion by Vice Mayor Hayes, a second by Councilman Alexander, and that will open the floor for discussion. But first, I'd like to introduce our Planning Director, Brian Rose, who is here with some changes. And I would point out, too, that Ms. Gillian Ogden, the Assistant Planning Director, is also with us this evening.

Thank you, Mayor, members of council. First off, I just want to read, Councilman Juvance had emailed earlier and wanted some comments to be just read onto the record. So he says, Brian, I wanted to let you know that I won't be able to attend the council meeting tonight due to a work conflict. I'VE BEEN PRESENT AT EVERY MEETING REGARDING THE ZOCO, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER IT WAS SUBMITTED, AND I'VE READ ALL THE PAGES THOROUGHLY. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE ZOCO IN ITS PRESENT FORM OR TO THE AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF MY POSITION COULD BE READ INTO THE RECORD FOR THE COUNCIL. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME NOW, AND GIVEN MY CONSENT, GIVEN MY CONSISTENT INVOLVEMENT, I SEE NO REASON FOR THE VOTE TO BE DELAYED SIMPLY BECAUSE I CANNOT BE THERE TONIGHT. Thank you for your understanding. Best, Pascal Gervance. I put a copy of that on your desks so you can review that if you like. Secondly, we had attached an ordinance amendment, which you'll see on your table there again, Exhibit C, which... outlines changes that have occurred uh... since we last presented this and basically uh... it's the last page plus the last line of the second to the last page right below where it says changes proposed at city council so all all the proposed changes that are above that area uh... have already been discussed and uh... presented to you So I'll kind of briefly go through some of those changes, but first also wanted to just make note that on the ordinance, which is also in front of you, we just had forgotten to change the word to amended ordinance. So at the very top of the page, on on the council packet that's online it doesn't say amended so we made a copy of it and placed it on your desk so you have that uh... in front of you and the amendment is basically those changes that i just referred to in exhibit c uh... so with that i'm gonna go ahead and uh... if we can pull up the power point here So, this is probably difficult to read on your screens, but is a snapshot of all of the changes that are occurring between last meeting and this one, like I mentioned. And I'll just run through each one of them. We did have a property that was and so we've listed many of the properties that are governmentally owned or used as civic zoning on the map. So I'll forward you to this area. You'll see it in purple on the map. So the particular property is fairly close to downtown. It's actually right there. There's two parcels within that little zone. And what's gonna end up happening is this, the one on the right hand side of that will end up changing to CD4, which is compatible with the zoning to the south and on the opposite side of the street. It's the orange color on the map there. So because that's just not gonna be governmentally owned at this point in time, we're making that change. And then on page 3-2, we're just clarifying language at the end of the section 3.1.4, which basically says, any redevelopment of such property outside the scope of the approved master plan and or accompanying zoning and ordinance under which is governed shall be subject to this and the it's a dot dot dot on your table there basically says subject to this zoning ordinance uh... and that's clarifying that uh... property that is uh... being redeveloped would be outside the scope of you know if it's in a master plan then they would be subject to to following the zoning ordinance. But if they're doing it under the current master plan and they're talking about just changes that are occurring to the master plan, then those would not be subject to the current ordinance. They'd be subject to their master plan and the old zoning district in which they were approved. Page 3-36. So this says section 3.5.5, unclear if the civic space is included in CD1 slash CD2 area. So we actually put this on a slide here so you can see it. What basically is changing is we're proposing that we remove this language here saying less percentage of gross site area designated civic space. And we're going to add over here just including and civic space so that it is more clear that you have to have basically 50% of your land, including that amount that is designated civic space. That has to be reserved and not built upon, basically. And then the rest would be split up into these other two districts, which would be 10% to 20% as CD2 or CD3, and then 20% to 30% as CD4. So that was a question that got brought up. Also, pages 451, 464, 476, 498, 411, 4143, and 4153, there's reference to garage locations facing front in the third layer not being feasible for many builders. So that's the rule where we've got these layers, you've got the front of the house at the front setback line, you've got the second layer 20 feet back from that, and everything behind that 20 foot line is the third layer, right? So the way that the ordinance was written is that your front facing garages had to be at least 20 feet back from that front setback line. And we're saying now that that can be as close as 10 feet instead of 20 feet. So they're able to get it 10 feet closer. We heard a lot of that from the builders that that was going to make designing their homes a little bit difficult. And so we felt like a compromise should be made. And bringing that garage a little bit forward, we think will help them a lot with their designs. Um, so that's basically that change. Um, page eight 21, the code's not clear about how to calculate a building type mix. That's just something that we realized in reviewing some things. Um, you know, so what we basically did is we made it, uh, SUBJECT TO CALCULATION BASED ON THE GROSS OVERALL ACREAGE OF THE SITE. SO IT SAYS FOR OVERALL SITES OF 10 ACRES OR MORE, THE MIX OF BUILDING TYPES IN EACH DISTRICT IS FURTHER REGULATED UNDER TABLE 8.1.8B, BUILDING TYPE MIX AND CALCULATED BASED ON THE GROSS ACREAGE OF THE OVERALL SITE. THAT'S THAT KEY PHRASE RIGHT THERE, CALCULATED BASED ON THE ACREAGE OF THE OVERALL SITE. And then on page 9-8, data centers. So we've had some significant discussion about data centers both here at the council level and we've also had that discussion with the planning commission now. They've made a recommendation to the council to move forward or to recommend that the moratorium on data centers go forward. However, in some of that discussion with Planning Commission, we also, as the staff mentioned to them, that we would try to look at some possible changes that we can make right away, get these into the current draft of the ordinance that's moving forward for ZOCO. And so we've come up with the following, and I'm going to go to a different slide here. so that this is outlined on this slide here uh... but basically we are looking to remove data centers from the sd live uh... zoning district right now it shows as being allowed in the sd live which is your uh... kind of live work industrial type zone. And so we're gonna remove it from that district and only allow it in the two industrial districts, the SDRI and SDHI. But in both of those districts, we're gonna change the allowance to being permitted with conditions instead of outright permitted. That would make it so that they have to meet certain conditions in order to be able to be a permitted use. One of those conditions, the first one, is that the data center shall be subject to approval by planning commission. So in no case, I think it was mentioned at a previous council meeting that if it was under a certain size, you know, 50,000 square feet, then it would be a staff approval and they could just come in, apply for it, staff would review it, as long as they met the regulations, they would be able to be approved for this data center. So this now would require it to come to the Planning Commission and receive their approval first before they could go forward and be approved. And the Planning Commission under letter B here says they shall make the following findings in order to determine if the use is appropriate. Number one, the use shall not cause a nuisance by way of noise or odor, light, and or other types of negative impacts to surrounding properties. And two, the use shall not cause a substantial impact to existing utilities such as water, sanitary sewer, electricity, et cetera. And finally, a third rule that the proposed data center facilities shall be at least 200 feet from any property boundary and 500 feet from any residence. So trying to make just some changes that would make it so that a data center should it come and be applied for would not just have you know free reign to do what they please but they would have some minimal restrictions to get us a little bit better of a a little bit less of an impact to neighboring properties by way of adopting the regulations with with it written as such so We've come up with that. I would assume that if the council does decide to move forward and adopt a moratorium on data centers, that we may still take some more time to look into different types of other regulations that might be appropriate for us to enact. But for now, this could kind of help us to feel safer as we get through that process. A couple more here. Just had a typo error on page 21-35 to correct a reference for section number for home occupations. And lastly, page 23-7, there was a question last time from Mr. Juvance about the naming of the chief building codes official. We have it defined, so we just added at the end of the definition of the term, also known as the Building Electrical Fire and Gas Code Official slash Director of Building Codes. Those names are both reflected in the city charter in a couple different spots, so we figured let's just include everything and that way hopefully it's clear. That concludes the changes that we have proposed. Of course, this has been two and three-quarters years' worth of planning work, and we're looking forward to your supporting vote tonight to be able to finally get this implemented and start working with the new code. It'll be a learning curve, a learning process for all of us as we go through it. And we hope that you'll bear with us as we do so. And we've said it multiple times before, we may still find some changes that we need to make, some errors that might have been made that just weren't caught. We'll hopefully be able to find if there were any section references that may have been errors like the one we found in the changes tonight. We're going to be doing a process to hyperlink the entire document. And so that should hopefully get fleshed out as we go through and hyperlink those section numbers to the correct sections. And we'll be able to know that for sure once we've taken care of that. And we'll also be putting it online in a nice format. any questions i'm happy to answer them jillian's here as well to help me as well and i appreciate all of her help and support that she's given and my entire staff as well as many of the other departments they've given a lot of input as we've gone through this process very very grateful to every one of them and to all of you for the participation that you've had in interviewing and in questions and answers and public meetings and joint meetings with the Planning Commission and so on and so forth. So just really glad to be here at the finish line.

We'd like to acknowledge the consultant, too, that we've used with the...

I would also like to acknowledge our consultants, TPUDC, who did a great job in drafting this for us. We've been through a lot, and they would agree, I'm sure, that this has not been probably the easiest project to get through with... with us as we've given them many, many comments and many, many changes. But I frankly believe that it'll end up being one of the best codes they've been a part of and I've been a part of too. So anyway.

I think they will feel that way, and I do have great pride in that we were probably the most tedious that your organization has worked with. So I'm grateful for your patience with us. Mr. Rose, Ms. Ogden, you guys have been amazing throughout the process. I'm very, very grateful. Two things I do want to point out, and you did actually acknowledge that, is that we will probably continue to find things that are wrong, but I also believe that when we get to certain applications, we may say, this is really challenging, and we may want to readdress something in the future. And then appreciate your work on thinking about data centers. I know that that is such a hot-button issue across the United States. But several of the things that you mentioned there, I think, should also apply to any other industry. And so I'm not saying that we necessarily need to... acknowledge that somehow within the code. I'm just saying, realistically, that is this body's responsibility and the staff's responsibility and the planning department, the planning commission's responsibility to consider all of those impacts with any development that comes to our community. But when we're talking about data centers, then I certainly would say that that needs to also apply to all industries. Just some food for thought, and I will try and say nothing more but open the floor for you all to comment. Mr. Alexander.

Thank you, Mayor, and I agree with that. ZOCO is a tool. I'm a woodworker. I've got wonderful sets of chisels, and the more I use them, the more they have to be sharpened, and so I'm all for sharpening this as we go. Just one quick thing. I appreciated the... the data center, additional comments. The exception of 500 feet from a resident seemed really close. Just wanted to put that bug in your head, and you and the team, somewhere down the road, look at that. I want to hold things up tonight. I want to get this thing approved. But that's less than two football fields.

I think that's a minimum based on the size, so I'm not going to say anything else. I think with the large one, we would certainly want more.

We did evaluate, and of course, you know, there could be smaller data centers out there than Meta, but I think Meta was about 800 feet from a residence. So we figured, you know, if something smaller comes in, it may not need that kind of buffer. And we didn't... separate it out into different types and sizes, that may be something that we do look at as we go forward and try to amend things and change it.

It sounds fine unless you're the neighbor, unless you're the residents.

So the data center could be the size of this room.

And it's up to you all. I mean, if you choose that you want to go larger than that as an amendment to this, I mean, that's up to you too. So you can make that motion. Gentlemen?

Anyone else? It's a good place to start. It's where we are starting.

So there's a motion and a second prior to the amendment. So I think we'd have to go forward and have a motion on the amendments.

How many items is it last? Mr. Hayes, let me see your thing.

Thank you. There were nine, I believe. I'll make an amendment.

I'll make an amendment that we add those nine items. Second.

Vice Mayor Hayes makes an amendment that the nine suggested changes be added or become part of the ZOCO. Yes. And a second by Councilman Carter. Are there any questions on that discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of the amendment, say aye. Aye. Opposed, say no. Okay, now we're back to the original motion now as amended. Are there any further questions or discussion? All right, y'all. This is going to be the final vote. It is second reading on Ordinance 02-607-56. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, say no. And shall we give a big round of applause to the Planning Department?

Thank you so much.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We will move on to item number three, which is first reading of ordinance 02608-62. Councilman Fennell, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. This is ordinance appropriating $5,007.50 from insurance recovery for repairs to the 2014 Subfin Quint fire apparatus. Motion to approve. Second.

Motion by Councilman Fennell, second by Councilman Carter. Questions, discussion? All in favor of first reading on Ordinance 02608-62, say aye. Aye. Opposed, say no. It does pass first reading unanimously. Item 4 is first reading on Ordinance 02608-63. Councilman Fann, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance appropriating $1,000 from Insurance Recovery... For reimbursement of the insurance deductible relating to September 12th, 2025 accident involving the 2021 Pierce Enforcer fire engine. I so move.

Second. Motion by Councilman Fann. Second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Questions or discussion? This is first reading on Ordinance 02608-63. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed say no. first reading passes unanimously. Item five is first reading on the ordinance O2608-64. Councilman Alexander.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance appropriating funds in the total amount of three hundred and fifty five thousand dollars from the natural gas reserves for a compressed natural gas trailer. So move. Second.

A motion by Councilman Alexander, a second by Councilman Phan. Questions or discussion? It is first reading on Ordinance O2608-64. All in favor say aye. Opposed say no. Passes unanimously. Item 6 is first reading on Ordinance O2608-65. Councilman Fennell.

Thank you, Mayor. This is authorizing funds in a total amount of $2,950,000 from Water Sewer 2025 bond sales for the nanostone ceramic ultrafiltration project. Motion to approve.

Second. We have a motion by Councilman Fennell, second by Councilman Alexander. Is there any discussion? Any questions? This is first reading on Ordinance 2608-65. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed say no. It does pass unanimously. Item 7 is Resolution R2607-66. Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mayor. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, authorizing the property owner and applicant to submit an application to annex 56.67 plus or minus acre parcel into the city located north of Hartsville Pike and east of Gateway Drive. Motion to approve.

Second. I have a motion by Councilman Jones, a second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Opening the floor for discussion. Councilman Alexander.

Mayor, just for the citizens' understanding who may not be familiar, this is the property that the Bug Juice Company is looking at putting in their plant. Is that correct? This isn't a subdivision. This is a company coming in, going to build and hopefully bring jobs. Thank you.

Anyone else? Okay, this is Resolution 2607-66. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say no.

No.

Okay, it passes. Show me your no's, please. Okay, I have a no by Councilman Carter. It passes 5-2-1. Item 8 is Resolution R2608-71. Councilman Carter.

Thank you, Mayor. This is a resolution to authorize the City of Gallatin to apply for TDOT Office of Community Transportation Multimodal Access Grant and Transportation Alternatives Plan Grant. Motion to approve.

Second. Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Questions about this? Good luck engineering. All in favor of Resolution 2608-71 say aye. Aye. Opposed say no. It does pass unanimously. Item 9 is Resolution R2608-72. Councilman Carter.

Thank you, ma'am. This is a resolution to approve updated title and job description for Assistant City Engineer Development to Engineering Development Services Director in the Engineering Department. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Councilman Jones. Are there any questions on this? It is Resolution 2608-72. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say no. Passes unanimously. Item 10 is Resolution R2608-74, Vice Mayor Hayes.

This is a resolution awarding health, vision, and dental insurance contract to the City of Gallatin. Motion to approve. Thank you.

I have a motion by Vice Mayor Hayes, a second by Councilman Phan. Any questions, any discussion?

I believe it's a zero percent increase.

We can't be unhappy about that. Our gratitude to Michael and Kelly for working for that for us. Thank you all. I'm there here this evening. Anyone else with comments, questions? All right. We'll expect the same next year, okay? It's resolution R2608-74. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say no. We're going to move to other business. We do have a certificate of compliance. It's going to come from Ms. Lyons. I will remind you that when we are voting on a certificate of compliance that Ms. Hamakali can wave in, we are confirming that they are meeting the requirements for the certificate. That is what we are voting on. Ms. Lyons.

Yes, ma'am. This is a certificate of compliance for a retail liquor store located at 2055 Gordon Crossing, and they do meet all of the requirements necessary for the vote.

They are present this evening. And they are present this evening.

Because I met them earlier.

Yes. Motion to approve.

Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Hayes, a second by Councilman Carter. Are there any questions, any discussion? Okay, all in favor of approving the certificate of compliance for retail liquor store at 2055 Gordon Crossing, applicants Kenneth Powers and Mike Tidwell, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, say no. Opposed, say aye. Okay, I have one, two, three, four in favor, none against, and two abstentions. Is this correct?

Yes, ma'am.

Councilman Alexander and Councilman Bonnell abstaining. Okay, I would now ask if any member of this body has other business this evening. Wow, sir. We will, go ahead, Mr. Rose.

So just one item very quickly. Nick has kind of done this in the past with you all regarding different contracts and things that he has worked on. We've been working on trying to solidify a contractor for the CDBG sidewalk design project that we're working on. uh... we went to the selection process selected uh... three different entities to uh... engineering firms to interview uh... we did select one of those three as our final uh... contestant And they submitted a scope of work and contract for review. We've looked at that and are accepting of that amount. And the company name is Jacobs Engineering. And they have proposed an amount of $299,997.82. uh... that's slightly more than what one year's worth of cdbg funds gets us but we do know that that those funds are going to be uh... continuing on with the same goal uh... into the second year and we're already kind of into that second year time frame now so uh... basically will will be able to use some of the funds from that uh... the second year's worth to help to finish out what that contract amount would be. So just you guys don't have to vote on this. It's just we've spoken to the mayor and this is all looking good. And we're basically going to move forward with getting the contract signed at this point. So just wanted to make sure you're aware. Thank you so much, Mr. Rose. Thank you.

Mr. Rose, where's Jacobs Engineering out of?

Nashville.

Okay. Thank you.

uh... mayor uh... council members i just want to take just a few moments of time uh... told jennifer i'd be real quick i want to thank simpson strong tide today they hosted us in our department and several of the contractors here in town for training they've got a nice facility out there and uh... i just want to tell them thank you i appreciate them hosting us for the training today and not only them but i'd like to recognize and We don't always hear the good side of contractors and all that good stuff, but this week they've done a pretty good job for us in the care cabinet for the high school here in Sumner County. Simpson Strong Tie, Weyerhaeuser, is that how you say it? is a new business coming into town. Doster Construction, Concept One, Rangy Jones Construction, Bosco Builders out of Hendersonville, Wallace Builders, Four Way Muffler, Volunteer Bank, and several others these past few weeks. They have donated over $6,000 to the Care Cabinet. And we are having our annual fishing tournament tomorrow. And I look forward to probably another $1,000 being donated after that to the Care Cabinet. And I just want to say thank you to them and kind of shine a light on them for a moment. In our business, in our department, it's always something bad going on or something like that. But they have outshined with their volunteer and their money and contributions to the care cabinet. And I greatly appreciate it. Greatly appreciate Simpson Strong Tie. Today they actually hosted us, fed us, everything. And it's just good to have them in our community and what they've been doing for the community and all around. They're going to launch boats at 7 o'clock in the morning. I want to tell my staff thank you as well. I don't take any credit for it because they come up with the idea again, and I said, hey, y'all run with it and take it. Ben and Jerry and Charles. They've really done a good job trying to get it all together, so I want to thank them. Thank this body for allowing us to have this time for our training and for this event. Thank y'all.

And Mr. Howell, I want to point out, because some people may be missing this point, you all have provided training for way beyond your department, and you may want to...

Yes, ma'am. Contractors, electrical, mechanical, all those contractors, they have to have CEUs as well. We try to, at least once a year, provide training for them so they can get those CEUs. Not only them, but... Middle Tennessee building code officials, we try to meet here at least once or twice a year in the basement and they host for all this, the Middle Tennessee area for our inspectors where they can gain CEUs each and every year.

Thank you. I just want people to be aware that this isn't just departmental. This is actually very far-reaching.

Yes.

And in conjunction with this training that they do that Simpson Strong Tide has hosted this year in their amazing facility, they also do a fishing tournament that is a fundraiser, and the care cabinet is associated with Sumner County Schools.

Yes, ma'am.

and it provides particularly hygiene items and and other needed supplies for students and so it's a great um organization for you all to support as your charity um recipient this year so thank you all for all the work on it y'all done a great job we've tried to give to different ones uh the police department fire department their benevolence funds over the years but it really strikes a chord with me with these kids in school because

You wouldn't believe the number of kids that are actually homeless in Sumner County that live in their vehicles, and they don't have these basic necessities that they need to have. And this organization provides for that.

And they do a great job. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Howell. Any other business anywhere? All right. We're going to move on to public recognition on non-agenda-related items. So if you want to speak to something that wasn't on this evening's agenda, this is your chance. Really? All right, y'all. Seeing no one, public recognition on non-agenda-related items is closed. It is 647. Motion to adjourn. Second. Motion to adjourn by Councilman Fennell, second by Councilman Alexander. All in favor say aye. Aye. Ladies and gentlemen, have a lovely evening. Go be kind to someone. Y'all take care.