City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good evening everyone. It is January 20th, 2026. It is 6 pm and time to call to order the meeting of the Gallatin City Council. We begin each of our meetings with the invocation, the pledge of allegiance. This evening, Councilman Alexander is going to lead us in both. And so, I would invite you to stand with me, please. Let's pray. Father, we thank you for your presence in this place as well on the council and the citizens. I just ask Lord that you would be with us in decisions and hearings and and uh that you would give us uh uh peace in our hearts about directions that we need to decide tonight. Father, uh Lord, we don't know the days ahead and what they hold, but you do. We we pray that you would protect our city and the residents uh this weekend from what what may come in the way of weather, God, that everybody would be safe and and warm through that. Father, for all these things, we give you thanks in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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 and justice for all. Thank you, Councilman Alexander. Miss Kitrol, if you would call the role for us, please. Vice Mayor Hayes. Councilman Alexander present. Councilman Carter present. Councilman Fan here. Councilman Fenel here. Councilman Jones here. Councilman Juvants. Mayor, we have a quorum.

Thank you. And thank you all for being here this evening. It's always nice when everyone's here. Um you have the minutes from the January 6, 2026 council meeting for your consideration for approval. Approve. Second. Motion by Councilman Jones. Second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Are there any additions, corrections, subtractions requested? Seeing none, all in favor of approving the January 6 minutes, please say I.

Post say no. Minutes are unanimously approved. We'll now move to public recognition on agenda related items. Um ladies and gentlemen, this is the time of the meeting where you can speak to any item that is on the agenda. There is also time at the end of the meeting where you can speak to items that are not on the evening's agenda. Um, also tonight there are several public hearings and so if your item is on a public hearing, you may wish to speak under one of the public hearings, but so you'll know what are on the public hearings. Um, I will run through those um pretty quickly. The first public hearing, which is item number one, is um changing the character of area of 325 acres. This is off of um of Hartsville Pike from urban wait general urban character area changing it from the rural and suburban character areas to the general urban character area and expanding the number four Gallatton gateway industrial center sub area. So that's um public hearing on item number one. The second public hearing is on Meyers Hill. I explained to someone who I knew who was here for that tonight. [snorts] We are have delayed um first and second readings on that but the public hearing was already scheduled. So that is still on the agenda for this evening. Um item three is a public hearing on the adopting a plan of services for the annexation of 5 acres south of Highway 25 east of 109 providing for an effective date. Um another public hearing is item number four which is annexing that same 5.9 acres. It's on that um resolution and those are the public hearings this evening. So, like I said, you may speak under those or you may speak under public comment on agenda related items which is now open and you're welcome to speak. You'll have five minutes and we need your name and your address for the record please. Miss Harden, you're waiting. Sorry to rattle on and on.

Julia Harden 116 and I'd like to speak to item one of the agenda and item 24 of the agenda. All right. Thank you. Ready?

Okay. Item one. Um the concern of that is we have heard [snorts] there is a possibility or there is a problem with enough electricity being uh supplied to meta which is out there now and there is concern about extending that as industrial. Will there be enough electricity available to anything that's brought in out there? Um [clears throat] that is concern of that being um extended the industrial park being extended there is the amount of electricity that can be provided there without um bothering our electricity that we have as consumers. Um so that is that issue and then 24 which is the resolution requesting that the city annex the 1.5 miles of road that is in front of this property that is to become industrial. We wish that that if it's [snorts] uh annexed by the city of Gallatton be closed to the public because if all that's going to be industrial, we don't want that industrial traffic in our neighborhood and we'd like for a cold to be provided for us at the end of the Roundtree Drive as it would exist. And so [clears throat] stands the reason that if the industrial park is going to be extended, they can extend the road that services the

industrial park now right on over to that property without having to involve the current Roundtree Drive. So thank you.

Thank you, Miss Harden. Miss Kit, she said [clears throat] Good evening. My name is Joanne Bates. I live at 120 Hicks Lane. How do you learn best? Can you hear it and then you know it and you've got it or that's auditory, by the way. Or are you a visual learner? If you you must see it in order to get it. Well, as a former teacher, let me just share with you that this is a visual lesson tonight. And I've gathered some pictures for you to see if you're a visual learner. If not, just suffer through this. Picture one is Dobbins Pike on a typical school day. This was in April at 7:39 in the morning. I was attempting to exit Hicks Lane onto Dobbins Pike. Picture two is after some kind person let me onto Dobbins Pike with traffic heading toward the square. Picture three is from my rearview mirror and the traffic is all the way to the top of the hill at the proposed entrance to Myers Hill development. This happens 180 days out of the year every day that school is in session. Picture four is Hicks Lane facing east going up a blind hill. School buses travel this narrow country lane to gain their place in line to deliver students to Benny Bills and Schaefer Middle every morning and again in the afternoon for pickup. Hicks Lane has no markings, no sidewalks, and ditches on each side of the road for rainwater. Picture five is Hicks Lane

facing west. Hicks Lane, yes, has been paved, but in my opinion, and if you would please turn the page. Picture six is of the county maintenance building. Once that large cut was made from the maintenance building to Hicks Lane and the heavy dump trucks and equipment began traveling the lane, was the paving then done? Each time this project at Myers Hill is discussed, we talk about widening Hicks Lane. Each time widening it to 20 feet is said to be necessary for safety. Well, who's responsible for widening the lane? Is it the county? Is it the city? Is it the land owner? Is it the developer? When is this widening going to be done? Is it before the project begins, during the project, after the project? Ever? Picture seven, you can see what's happening to the paving job presently. Water has washed under the pavement and the gravel has gone down into the ditch. Perhaps ask the county to do a better job if you pave it to 20 feet. Picture eight is a donut. That's exactly what this development is. It's R8, a small area in the middle of a residential large area of land on which homes are built. Nothing else in this area matches what's being proposed. Picture nine is the proposed second exit from the development. School buses travel this route going into the gated entrance to Schaefer Middle. What happens if the gate is closed during the school hours like the back gate is at Gallatin High School during the school hours? Pictures 10 and 11 show the yet unnamed road that splits the Schaefer Middle School campus. Again, this is their proposed second exit. The same road that children use to walk to the civic center in the afternoon for their parents to pick them up so they don't have to sit in school traffic. The same road that the football team crosses for practice

and classes cross for outside activities. And it's the same road beside the fields that the city uses the athletics for. Picture 12 is personal. It shows the views from my Dobbins Pike neighbor looking back to my house that you see in the upper leftand corner. It shows how water travels down across my property now before any development begins at Myers Hill. Please begin to limit the dense housing that's encroaching on the existing land owners of Gallatin. I'm living on the land of my grandfather as seen in picture 13. He's delivering milk from his farm on Dobbins Pike to the city square. Do what's right. Do something for those of us who are already here and we already love Gallison. Thank you very much. Is there anyone else wishing to speak under public comment this evening? Okay, seeing no one, public comment on agenda related items is closed. We'll move now to mayor's comments. I just have a few events I want to share with you and a couple of mentions about this past weekend. The chamber did have a winter farmers market happening at the square. I mean happening at the station on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. They had a lot of vendors and they are actually having one again in February on the 21st of February. Also yesterday was Dr. Martin Luther King Day and the Unity parade and program sponsored by the NAACP of G of Sar County was held started up here. The march was to the high school. The program was at the high school. Had some great speakers. Always does that. Um had some great speakers and a huge turnout for that. So it was a really large crowd for that. So thank you to the organizers and the participants for a great event. Some of the things coming up that I want you to be aware of. The snowball off the

station is happening on the 25th. That's 2:30 and 400 pm. And that is a dance for um children and their grown-ups. And then happening on the 28th of January is a kickoff event for the annual season of government relations meetings or or what do they I don't know what they call they have a different name for it now. The chamber does it. It's a whole year round um government relations type programming. But this one is a gentleman named Jeff Seagler. He actually has um a social media site called Revitalize or Die, but he's also written some books. Has a lot of theories, deals a lot with smaller communities, but I think he'll offer us some information that we'll at least find thoughtprovoking. And so I'm looking forward to that opportunity. On the 1st is Vice Mayor Craig's birthday. On the 4th, there's a coffee and connect. I don't always mention these, but I did this week because um on the 4th, it's actually with Ryan Baker, who's the Center County Museum director. That's happening at Honey Rock Cafe at 7:45 in the morning. On the 7th is Community Fest at the Galin Shalom Zone that night. Another museum exposure opportunity with the night at the museum. And then on the 10th is a legal aid clinic at the civic center. The 12th is a um a history film at it's history at the movies Malcolm X happening at the Palace Theater. On the 13th, voluntary Quin Advocate fundraisers happening at Grasslands. On the 16th is President's Day. Um city offices will be closed. I mentioned the winter's farmer winter farmers market coming up at the station on the 21st. And then on the 22nd there is a prehistoric American artac show at the Gallatin Civic Center. So, those are some items I thought you might be interested in. And with that, um, I will conclude mayor's comments and I will move on to, um, the agenda, which the first item on the agenda is the public

hearing on ordinance 02512-74 and Councilman Jones will introduce that. Thank you, mayor. An ordinance of the city of Gallatton, Sar County, Tennessee, amending plan Gallatin community character map and sub area designations map by changing the community character areas from the rural and suburban character areas to the general urban character area and expanding the number four Gallatin Gateway Industrial Center sub area onto a portion of a parcel totaling 325 plus or minus acres located south of Highway 31 and north of Gateway Drive. motion to move.

Okay, it's a public hearing, so um this opens the public hearing. If you'd like to speak to this, now would be your opportunity. Um and you may come forward to speak.

Hello, Rosemary Bates, Gallatton Economic Development Agency, across the hall from this door. Um I hope that you approve this when it's here for you for an official vote. It may not be the ideal situation as we given our current zoning ordinance, but I think it will work well when we transition to the new zoning ordinance. I do want to address a couple of things in relationship to this whole idea of expanding the industrial property north of north and south of Roundree. Realistically, um the idea of putting a culde-sac at the end of the last resident on Roundtree as you're coming off of Highway 31, that is one of the first ideas that I felt needed to be addressed if we um annex or the county requests permission to annex a portion of the road. Um, and as far as electricity goes, uh, we don't anticipate that this property would necessarily be under development or operational with a business in it for probably a couple of years. Gallton Electric most likely is going to have to build a substation on that property. Um, there is electricity available in the area, so it should not impact the existing customers. there not be may be enough electricity for another data center, but we're also not pursuing another data center at this point in time. Um, so just wanted to answer a couple of questions and encourage all to please consider this and approve it when it's before you uh for formal vote. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Miss Bates. Anyone else wishing to speak on this public hearing? Seeing no one, public hearing on ordinance 02512-74 is closed. Item number two is public hearing on ordinance 02512-75. Councilman Jones, an ordinance. Thank you, Mayor. An ordinance of the city of Gallatton, S County, Tennessee, reszoning a 77.55 plus or minus acre parcel with no zoning to the R8 PRD medium density residential plan residential development district with a preliminary master development plan for Meyers Hill located east of Dobbins Pike and north of Hicks Lane, authorizing the revision to be indicated on the official zoning atlas, repealing conflicting ordinances, providing for severability, and providing for an effective Eight. Motion for public hearing.

Thank you. This is a public hearing. If you would like to speak on this public hearing, you're welcome to the podium at this time. Okay. Seeing no one indicating they wish to speak. Public hearing on ordinance 02512-75 is closed. Moving on to item number three, which is public hearing on resolution R2512-96. Councilman Carter, you're recognized to introduce. Thank you, Mayor. [clears throat] This is a resolution of the city of Gallatton, Sar County, Tennessee, adopting a plan of services for the annexation of a 5.09 plus or minus acre located south of Highway 25 and east of Highway 109 and providing for an effective date. I now declare this public hearing open.

This is public hearing for resolution R2512-96. Anyone wishing to speak may come to the podium. Seeing no one indicating they wish to speak. This public hearing is closed. Item four is public hearing on resolution R2512-87. Councilman Carter.

Thank you. This is a [clears throat] resolution of the city of Gallatton, Sar County, Tennessee, indexing of 5.09 plus or minus acre parcel located south of Highway 25 and east of Highway 109 into the city of Gallowin. Authorizing the annex property to be indicated on the official zoning atlas, assigning the annex area to be to a council district, repealing conflicting ordinances, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. And I now declare this public hearing open. Okay, public hearing is open. You may come to the podium if you wish to speak.

No one is showing interest in speaking. So public hearing on resolution R2512-97 is closed. Moving to item five, which is second reading on ordinance 02512-65. Vice Mayor Hayes, you are recognized. Yes. This is an ordinance approving purchase and authorizing funds in a total amount of 940,000 from water sewer 2025 bond sales for water treatment plant land purchase. Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Hayes, second by Councilman Fan. Are there questions? Is there discussion? Seeing none, this is second reading on ordinance 02512-65. All in favor indicate by saying I. I.

Oppos say no. Does pass unanimously on second reading. Item six is second reading on ordinance 02512-66. Councilman Carter. Thank you. This is an ordinance amending Gallatton Municipal Code Chapter 17 article 2 section 17-59 and chapter 17 article 3 section 17-180 water and sewage rates. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Councilman Jones. Opening the floor for discussion and for questions. Councilman Jivvant, you're recognized.

Thank you, mayor. Um I still have the same comments from my constituents who um kind of disagree with getting charged for meter meter fee during winter on the uh irrigation when they don't use their sprinklers and I understand both side uh what was explained to us by our superintendent uh but I understand their side too. So um I need to follow what I'm asked for. So I make a motion that we remove um from the irrigation the meter charge during the winter month um when when they don't use irrigation for uh sprinklers. Motion to amend by removing the meter charge. Motion dies for lack of second. Back to the original motion. Any further questions? Any further discussion? This is second reading on ordinance 02512-66. All in favor say I.

Oppos say no. Does pass unanimously. Item seven is second reading on ordinance 02512-67. Councilman Alexander. Thank you, mayor. It's an ordinance amending Gallatin Municipal Code, Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-57, Water Tap, and Installation Fes. Section 17-63 through 17-65, utility service extension regulations, and section 17-1 177 application fees required for sanitary sewer service. And I so move second.

Motion by Councilman Alexander, second by Councilman Jubants. Are there questions? Is there any discussion? [clears throat] Okay, this is second reading on ordinance 02512-67. All in favor, please say I. Opposed, please say no. Does pass. Second reading unanimously. Item eight is second reading on ordinance 02512-69. Vice Mayor Hayes. Yes, this is an ordinance appropriating $15,000 from project Woolhawk for building codes department expenses. Motion to approve. Second. Have a motion by Vice Mayor Hayes, [clears throat] second by Councilman Carter. Questions or discussion. It is second reading on ordinance 02512-69. All in favor say I.

Oppos say no. Does pass. Second reading unanimously. Item nine is second reading on ordinance 02512-71. Councilman Fel. Thank you, mayor. This is an ordinance awarding bid and authorizing funds in the total amount of $2 million from natural gas reserves for 2025 annual gas line construction. Motion to approve. Second.

Motion by Councilman Fenel, second by Councilman Fan. Are there questions? Is there any discussion requested? All right. It's second reading on ordinance 02512-71. All in favor say I. Opposed say no. Second reading passes unanimously for ordinance 02512-71. Item 10 is second reading on ordinance 02512-73. Councilman Carter. Thank you. [snorts] This is an ordinance appropriating $750,000 for the Bllye Avenue storm water project. Motion to approve.

Motion by Councilman Carter and a second by Councilman Van. Are there questions? Is there discussion? This is second reading on ordinance 02512-73. All in favor indicate by saying I. No. Indicate by saying nay. It passes. Second reading unanimously. Item 11, first reading on ordinance 02512-68. Councilman Fan. Thank you, mayor. This is an ordinance appropriating $16,91 for repairs to the 2021 and 2025 Pierce Enforcer Fire Engine. And I so move.

Second. Motion by Councilman Fan, second by Councilman Fenel. Questions, discussion. Star and fire trucks are expensive. All in favor of first reading on ordinance 02512-68 say I. Oppose say no. Passes first reading unanimously. Item 12 is first reading on ordinance 02512-72. Councilman Alexander. Thank you, mayor. This an ordinance appropriating $5,400 for employee training expenses. I believe in engineering. I so move. Say again.

Motion by Councilman [clears throat] Alexander. Second by Councilman Juvants. This is first reading on ordinance OT512-72. Are there any questions? Discussion. All in favor, please say I. Oppose say no. First reading passes unanimously. Item 13 is first reading of ordinance 02512-76. Vice Mayor Hayes. Yeah. This is an ordinance amending Gallatin Municipal Code Chapter 12 regulating the use of tobacco and vapor products. Motion to approve. Have a motion by Councilman Hayes. Second. Second by Councilman Fenel. Opening the floor for questions and discussion. Hey, [clears throat] this is first reading ordinance um 02512-76. All in favor say I.

I. Oppose say no. does pass. First reading unanimously. Item 14 is first reading on ordinance 02601-1. Councilman Fan. Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance appropriating $442,372.65 for intersection improvements at Tup Tulip Popular and Bever Drive. And I so move second. Motion by Councilman Fan, second by Councilman Alexander. Are there questions? Is there discussion? Okay, it's first reading on ordinance 02601-1. All in favor say I.

Oppos say no. Passes first reading unanimously. Item 15 is first reading on ordinance 02601-2. Councilman Carter. Thank you. This is an ordinance of the city of Gallatton, Sumar County, Tennessee, reszoning a 1.93 plus or minus acre parcel from the CS commercial services district to the CC core commercial district located at 225 East Main Street authorizing the revision to be indicated on the official zoning atlas revealing conflicting ordinances providing for severability and providing for an effective date. I so move. Second.

There's a motion by Councilman Carter and a second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Other questions? Is there discussion? Okay. This is first reading on ordinance 02601- two. All in favor, please say I. Oppose, say no. Getting quiet. Pass first reading um of ordinance 02601-2 unanimously. Item 16, first reading ordinance 02601-3. Councilman Carter.

Thank you, Mayor. This is an ordinance of the city of Gallatton, Sar County, Tennessee, reszoning six lots 35 through 40 of the Clear View Heights subdivision number five totaling 0.57 plus or minus acres from the R10 medium density residential district to the R six highdensity residential district located south of Hatent Track Road and west of Anthony Street. authorizing the revision to be indicated on the official zoning atlas, repealing conflicting ordinances, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. I so move. Um, and with this, I do want to disclose that one of the properties involved um in this deal is a home that one of my cousins rents.

Need to recuse myself on this, mayor. Um, this we have a motion by Councilman Carter, a second by Vice Mayor Hayes, opening the floor for discussion and or questions. Councilman Gibant, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Again, I look at what's around it. Everything is R10. We opening uh more R six uh there. And from the only picture we see is a twotory, twotory uh new building in there who absolutely not matching everything was around. It's one story. Um what's interesting that when when I attend the planning commission sometime people want to build a detached garage and the main focus is what's around it if there is around detach garage to approve it and here again u everything is one story everything is our 10 but we're going to resign to R six and authorize two story there or more because we really have no idea uh what's going to go there so I can't vote I will be voting note for that.

There is. Councilman Carter, you're recognized. Uh I just want to point out that there actually is another two-story home. It's across the street like diagonal from this home. So it's not the only two-story home in the area and that one has been there long. I was going to say the same thing I wrote over there the other day because I had to go to the Shalom Zone, but there there's there's a I saw two twotory houses within sight of that house. So quite a few that have been built recently. Um, anyone else with comments, questions? Okay, this is first reading on ordinance 02601-3. All in favor, please say I. Oppose, say no. No.

Um, councilman Alexander, did you vote no? Okay, that passes 5 to2 with Alexandria and Jubants voting no. He recused. That's Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. How quickly I forget. Right. Um so that was um a vote four of four people against by Juvants Alexander and recusal um fan. So making sure I'm accurate. Okay. Moving to item 17. It's first reading on ordinance 02601-5. Councilman Alexander.

Thank you mayor. This is appropriating $22,19.33 from revenue received from insurance for damaged vehicle for vehicle replacement. So move motion by Councilman Alexander, second by Councilman Carter. Questions, discussion. It is first reading on ordinance 02601-5. All in favor say I. Oppose say no. Passes unanimously. Item 18 is first reading on ordinance 02601-7. Councilman Fenel. This is an ordinance appropriating $12,000 in donations from Gallatin Ford for the purpose of purchasing mobile K9 enclosures. Motion to approve. Second.

A motion by Councilman Fenel, second by Councilman Carter. Are there questions? Is there discussion? This is first reading on ordinance 02601-7. All in favor say I. Oppose say no. Passes unanimously. It's fun when we get to the grant portion of the meeting. Item 19, resolution R2511-83. Councilman Fenel. Thank you, Mayor. This is a resolution to authorize the Gallatin Fire Department to apply for the Mbridge Safe Community Grant. Motion to approve. Second.

Have a motion by Councilman Fenel, second by Councilman Carter. Any questions? Any discussion? First, um, sorry, resolution R2511-83. All in favor say I. I oppose say no. Resolution passes unanimously. Item 20 is resolution R2511-84. Councilman Juvants. Thank you, mayor. It's a resolution to authorize the Gallatin Fire Department to apply for the state of Tennessee 2025 rescue squad grant and also move. Second by Councilman Jivant, second by Councilman Carter. Questions, discussion? All in favor of resolution R2511-84, say I. I.

Oppos, say no. Resolution passes unanimously. Item 21 is resolution R2511-85. Councilman Jivons. [clears throat] Thank you, mayor. It's a resolution to authorize the Gallatin Fire Department to apply for the Firehouse Serbs Public Safety Foundation Q1 and Q2 2026 grant. And I so move. [clears throat] Motion by Councilman Javant, second by Councilman Fan. Are there any questions there? Is there any discussion? It's resolution R2511-85. In favor say I. Oppos say no.

Passes unanimously. Item 22 is resolution R2511-86. Councilman Jance. Thank you, Mayor. It's a resolution authorizing the Gallatin Fire Department to apply for the CSX Pride in service grant. And I move Second motion by Councilman Jvant, second by Councilman Alexander. Questions, discussion? It's resolution R2511-86. All in favor say I. Oppos say no. Passes unanimously. Item three, resolution R2601-1. Councilman Fenel.

This is a resolution authorizing parks to apply for the 2025 State of Tennessee Office of Outdoor Recreation grant. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilman Fenel, second by Councilman Carter. Does anyone have any questions or any discussion? Okay, it's resolution R2601-1. All in favor say I. Oppos say no. Resolution passes unanimously. Item number 24. It's resolution R2601-1. Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mayor. resolution requ 601-2. Did I say it wrong? I apologize. I do not know where that came from. So, Councilman Jones, thank you, mayor. Resolution requesting that the city of Gallatton annex an approximately 1.5 mile section of Round Tree Drive and that the county initiate the annexation. Motion to move. Motion by Councilman Jones. Second um second by Councilman Carter. opening the floor for discussion or questions. Councilman Jubox.

Thank you, Mayor. Again, um I know that the city is still in default for previous plan of service. So, um even if technically uh because the judge didn't say we're in default, we're not in default. I actually know. So, I can vote yes for anyexation. So, I will vote no. Comments by anyone else questions? This is resolution R2601-2. All in favor say I. Oppos say no. No. Passes 6 to one. Item number 25 is resolution R2601-3. Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mayor. Resolution approving an indemnity and hold harmless agreement with the certificate of liability insurance to use the city maintained sidewalk within the state right of way for the installation and maintenance of a second story Juliet balcony for 126 East Main Street Shamburgger Opera House motion to move a second motion by Councilman Jones second by Councilman Carter any questions any discussion Okay, it's resolution R2601-3. All in favor say I.

Oppose say no. Passes unanimously. Item 26 is resolution R2601-4. Councilman Fan. Thank you, mayor. This is a resolution authorizing the Gallatton Police Department to apply for the Patrick Lehey bulletproof vest partnership BVP program. And I so move. Second. Motion by Councilman Fan, second by Councilman Alexander. Are there questions, discussion? All in favor of resolution R2601-4, indicate by saying I. Oppose, say no. Resolution R2601-4 passes unanimously. And item 27 is resolution R2601-7. Councilman Carter.

Thank you. This is a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute amendment to grant agreement between the industrial development board of the city of Gallatton, Tennessee and CHM Green Gallatton LLC. And I so move. Second. I have a motion by Councilman Carter, a second by Councilman Fenel opening the floor for discussion or for questions. Councilman Jas.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, I went back to the amendments and watch again the meeting. That's why to be given stuff and have to vote on the spot without having time to think about it and look into it. Um, the first part where I have issue is that again uh we go back to the same same excuse uh by the developer. They had issue getting permit. They have issue with the core. every issue with um flood. Uh he own that property for a long long time. So he should be able to know what's going on on his property. So um now let's get back to amendment A. Um, you know, Susan told us that would be the same thing uh to send a letter, give them 30 days and have them come back. So, we put February 1526 there. But where I disagree that we basically reset the clock if after the the February 15, 2026, they still haven't uh met the requirement of the contract. Now we have to send them later and I give them 30 days more. Uh so we basically give them more time to do the same thing and uh resetting six months uh move from July 1st 2027 to December 31st 207 we basically give them six months. So my question is if at that time they don't make the requirement uh we're going to change the contract again and give them more time. There's a contract we we need to start applying what's in the contract

and stop amending every date when the person signing the contract can't make what they agreed on. We didn't force the end to sign the contract. Um, so I think we should not um we should not change the timelines because they agreed to it. If they didn't think they could make it, they should have change it. Amend it from the start. Um, I can assure you that if that was the other side, there would not be there would be no change in a contract. and you know that if you go sign a contract with the bank and you come back and you say, "Hey, I can pay." Uh the bank's not rarely giving you an extension. They're going to make you pay. So, um I think uh we we need to stick to the contract. The rest the rest of the amendment have no problem. cleaning up cleaning up the the words but u uh giving them more delay again I think it's a mistake and uh the way I see it if I hadn't bought it back by reading the contract showing them they were in default uh nothing would have been brought even by them because the contract say that every month they're supposed to give us an update on what they're doing, but that was quiet. Um, so I'm going to make an amendment to remove A and B from the grant uh as it was proposed last week because again uh we need to send them a letter, give them 30 days to uh fix. If they like was on social media that they bought [clears throat] the property and they're ready to start, there should not

be an issue with them. they should be able to start and remedy after receiving the letter. So I make an amendment to remove A and B uh to keep A and B that was on the initial contract. Motion to amend.

Motion dies for lack of a second. back to the original resolution. Okay. Any further discussion, comments on resolution R2601-7?

Seeing none, all in favor of resolution R2601-7. Please say I. Oppos say no. No. House passes six to one. Thank you you all. That concludes the regular agenda. It now brings us to other business. I know that Miss Kitrol has other business for us this evening. Uh yes, Mayor. I have a certificate of uh wine in a retail food store. This is Gigi's Market. Is anyone here from GI? Come on. If you would come forward, please. I'm not I'm sorry. I'm not hearing you hardly at all. Pull a little closer. Does that help?

Might help me. Sorry. All right. If you'll come to the podium. Okay. This is the owner and if you would say your name for me, please. My name is Chino de Farala, owner of Gigi Market. This is Gigi's Market located at 617 Southwater Avenue. Um um the owner has applied for a wine and grocery stores. He's passed his background check. He has passed the zoning compliance. and he is here tonight to get confirmation from this body. Motion to approve. Second.

There's a motion by Councilman Fenel, a second by Councilman Fan. Are there questions or discussion? All in favor of approval of the wine and and the wine in the in grocery store, GG's Market. Application, please say I. Post say no. Um, okay. We have two council members abstaining. Um, but it passes 520. Thank you. I'll have that signed for you ready in the morning. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. And then Councilman Carter, you had something.

Yes, ma'am. Um, so I was contacted by someone from the development team about um bringing a motion to reconsider ordinance um 02 or 02601-6 and that is the river being residential project so that they can be here to speak on that project. So I'd like to make that motion to reconsider. Motion to reconsider by Councilman Carter. Second for discussion. And there's a second by Vice Mayor Hayes for discussion. What was what was your motion again?

Reconsider and bring it back. So, oh, I'm sorry. To put so that it can be put on um the next work study session. They wanted to have someone here. They had some circumstances that prevented a representative from being here and they just wanted to speak to us and give us some information regarding the project. Which which project is that? Riverbin. River Ben. That the one station. Yes. South on station camp. Yes. But in that, if I'm not if I'm not mistaken, they didn't have anybody here, did they? They didn't. There was some I think an emergency came up for the representative that was supposed to be here and they couldn't get someone here.

Can't they speak? Am I correct? They can speak to

Well, I think they could. I think, you know, if I were in their shoes, I would feel like, you know, I'd gone through I'd spent the money, I'd gone through the planning process. Um, I would think that I would want my opportunity to have my project, especially considering the questions that you guys had um related to flooding, which they felt like, you know, like planning said would be addressed or or wouldn't be approved. So, but it's this body's decision. Okay. You have a we have a second. Okay. You consider that a second. Okay. Very good. So, we have a motion, a second.

Can I answer other questions about it? Councilman Alexander. Councilman Jas. Um uh you remember when you you all voted to uh amend the Robert's rules of order uh section 293 when you all voted to change uh uh Robert's rules of order as to rule the meeting. There is something you put there that um in no event shall Robert's rule of order cause any action of the city council to be null and void or to otherwise supplant any action of the city council. So uh on plan word we can't even recount it there because that got denied and I was supplant the action the the deny of the vote

and then the pull up was that was a work that was a work session and project was denied and the applicant wasn't here and so he has reached out and asked that he can come and have his project reconsidered with his input. I think that's all they're asking. I don't think it has anything to do with Robert's rules. I don't think there a motion to reconsider has to come from the prevailing side, right? Prevailing. I don't know. I think y'all all voted against it. Yeah, I think y'all all voted against it. It was request. I don't think there's any problem.

I don't I don't have a problem letting them come up here and speak. Not that that's going to change my mind, but I don't not have a problem letting him come up here and speak. I think everybody should. But like Councilman Alexander said, they could speak, they could even speak tonight during uh public comment at the end or they can speak during public comment.

Well, that's probably guidance that Councilman Carter could have offered, but probably, you know, you were answering the specific question. I don't think anybody's trying to do anything. I think they're just trying to navigate the process and it is hard for particularly people that aren't used to working in our city with so many meetings like we have trying to figure out the process. So I just I believed in airing on the side of grace and consideration and people willing to invest. But it's up to y'all. So the vote is yours. All right. This is a request to Well, I may need clarification. Are you asking to put back on the next work session? Yes, ma'am. Are you okay with that as a second? Yep.

Okay. So, that I guess is what would the action would be? Um, all in favor of doing that say I. I. Oppose say no. No. No. Okay. I'm going to ask Miss Kitchell to do a roll call vote, please. Go back. Vice Mayor Hayes. Yes. Councilman Alexander, no. Councilman Carter, yes. Councilman Fan, yes. Councilman Fenel, no. Councilman Jones, yes. Councilman Juvants, no.

Mayor, four eyes, three nos. That passes four to three. And so, um, Mr. Rose, I'm going to ask you to nod if that's sufficient direction. I don't Okay. All right. Okay. Thank you so much. Um, Councilman Carter, I have one more thing. Yeah, that's actually not what I was expecting. So, what you're about to say is what you're expecting? Yes, ma'am.

Okay. So, I also have been um approached by uh someone from the community about renaming the Clear View Clubhouse. Only the clubhouse, not the park. I want to tell you about some of the accolades for the individual that was um brought to me about having this building renamed after them. So, this person is a 1929 graduate of Union High School and also a graduate of ANI State University, which is now Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. They are also a World War II veteran. Um they were a member of Key Stewart United Methodist Church here in Gallatin where they served um on the Steuart board as a treasurer and the Sunday school superintendent upon graduating from high school and completing their service in uh the Army. They came back, this person came back and coached the Red Devil football team and the track team and the um Red Devil basketball team, which is the women's basketball team at Union High. They taught health and PE there at Union High and they were a former director of park services at Clear View Park. Um, and the individual that we are looking to or that this individual brought to me was Mr. Samuel G. Herod.

What's the last name? Herod. H E R O D. That he said that's naming just just the building. Just the building. Yes. Not the park. Yes. So, we would rename it from the Clear View Clubhouse to the Samuel G. here at clubhouse. Are you asking to have that added to a work session? Yes, ma'am. Okay. I have a mo a motion to say on that. Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Councilman Juvants. Are there any questions related?

I'm u I have no problem in doing that, but also I I was wanting to do a of course Councilman Carter bit me to the punch, but I was wanting to do some I'd like to name something to John D. Alexander over there because uh I just feel that he led the charge on some of that. Um but maybe we can find something later on to put attach John D's name too. I would think that's some discussion that you could have as you consider this request. So

definitely. Yes. Well, you beat me to that because that I wanted to also um honor Councilman Alexander at least with a plaque or something. Um but just to make it special for him because we do appreciate his number of years of service to our community and to the fifth district and certainly for leading the charge um and you know giving great stride for me to fall into to complete this project. I want to keep in mind that Councilman Alexander is the one that initiated this project. So name the ball field maybe Sean something like that. Hey hey that would be I don't I don't want to discredit any

the motion is to put it on the work session for discussion. Um and I would think and I think that's actually good posture because that gives you all times to kind of ponder and think about it and you may think of somebody else that we have to really be mindful of too. So so without objection may we vote? [clears throat] All in favor of adding to the agenda say I. I. Oppose say no. Okay. On the next work session.

Allow me to make a note please y'all. All right. Anyone else with other business this evening? Councilman Jivas.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, uh, we got we got an audit for finance. We got an audit for the electrical and an audit I haven't seen and I would like to see because again, it's um from the resource authority board. Um it's in the private tag that they supposed to submit uh to the governing bodies of Sina County, Gallatin and Anderson each fiscal year financial statement which shall be audited by recognized form of anet certified public accountant. So um I haven't seen it last year. I haven't seen it the year before. um resource authority supposed to submit to us a financial statement every year audited by an independent auditor. So I would like I would like to see that um because we you know we pay and we participate. So I don't know uh Susan if you can request it or

yeah we can get that

that would be great. um and the stuff I bought before and I would like to uh put that same thing on a discussion because again we spend you know we just change a contract to give $1.5 million money to a developer but we don't do really a lot for small business downtown. Uh I was again in a downtown walking naughty walking where uh they had signs for the business were looking good. Uh easy to change. Uh they were just just on the pole giving direction and what kind of business that was and I think that would be that would be great um to consider something like that to help our small business downtown. I know there is plenty of project going on. There's Phoenix and but Phoenix maybe not going to happen or maybe going to happen in 10 years. So I think we need to do something. Um so I would um I would like to see if we can talk about that and maybe I can get this week with uh Jenna or Yeah. Go.

Sorry. Sorry to interrupt, but yes, Jenna Landstrom, uh, Amy Nixon, engineering, and myself, we've already been in discussion over the last few months about that. Uh, it's in the works. Uh, there's nothing to show right now, but that is something that's been talked about for a few months now. You have an idea when you can come to us with something? I'll check I'll circle back with the group and you the next meeting.

Thank you. I appreciate that. And I I certainly think the Christmas decorations for an investment to help generate downtown traffic and and I think a lot of what gets done generally for downtown is is unique compared to the rest of the community. So I feel like the city does do a lot and I'm always open to creative ideas to drive more people downtown but [snorts] I'm you know so anyway he's going to work on that and follow up. And the last thing um last week our planner mentioned um that we don't want to waste money uh for public hearing because we had a public hearing today when this body vote to move uh back something and I I agree with him but uh same thing that staff have been talking for years uh that's our fault if we had to spend that money That's our fault. Uh we should wait that actually uh that pass first reading before programming a public hearing. And that's how we going to save money because if that doesn't pass first reading, that won't go to public hearing. That's going to slow down uh because we have a delay. Uh we need two weeks. Uh but at least we we will save money. So, just uh something to think about. Maybe we need to change the way the way we plan uh public hearings to make sure that doesn't happen again. That's going to be all.

Anyone else with any other business? Hey, um been requested by me to ask about bringing back a development on 25 uh Meredy Jones. They was at the meeting. This been a couple weeks ago and it was it was pretty busy night that night. and just on my give them a fair handshake on bringing it back to the council. Do you know what on 25 like Pike Pike or kind of across the meadow right there pike? Oh, that I think it was the it was the request to apply for annexation and Miss Body said no.

And again, I I think anybody should have the right to apply. That doesn't mean that there should be allowed annexation, but anyway, you're making a mo. Are you going to make a motion to Yeah, a motion. Okay. Motion. I think that was also unanimously denied. Do y'all recall, Susan? I think it was. It sit here like two hours and then there's a lot going on that night. So, so you are appropriate in bringing that back up. So, I have a motion by Councilman Jones to reconsider. I can't remember the name of it. I don't know that we had a name.

No, it was just a request. It was just a request to apply for annexation because I think that was the comments that you guys made was that you were had no idea what they were planning. That's what it was. So, okay. Second. Have a motion by Councilman Jones, second by Vice Mayor Hayes. Questions or discussion on it? All in favor of bringing it back for the next work session? Councilman Jones. Ma'am. Next work session. Okay. Um, say I I opposed. No. Okay. Roll call. Yeah. Miss Pitch, roll call, please. Vice Mayor Hayes.

Yes. Councilman Alexander. No. Councilman Carter. Yes. Councilman Fan. Yes. Councilman Fenel. Yeah. Councilman Jones, yes. Councilman Juvants, no. Mayor, 5 to two.

And Mr. um um so it passes 5 to two. Again, Mr. Rose, is that proper notice to you to make sure that's on the next work session agenda? Okay. Anyone else with other business this evening? Do you want to share this Councilman Alexander or No, we're at a ladder date. We can wait.

Okay. All right. Um that's going to move us right along then to public recognition on non-aggenda related items. This the time of the meeting that anyone who's here this evening can speak to an item that's not on the agenda. I'd welcome you to the podium. Again, the rules are the same. You have five minutes and we need your name and your address for the record. All right. No one's jumping up. No one's rushing. They're going the opposite direction. Okay. So, no one's coming forward to speak. So, public recognition on non-aggenda related items is closed. And that brings us to one more business. Motion by Councilman Fel, second by Councilman Alexander. All in favor say I. Oppose say no.

We are adjourned. Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you have a wonderful week. Please be safe in the weather. As they say on the television, stay weather aare. And I commit to our city will do the best job they can to keep our roads safe. Thank you all. Take care of one another. Good night.