City Council - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the April 30th, 2026 executive session of the Clarksville City Council. Before we get into our planning commission report, uh Christine Wilcox, our chief financial officer, will introduce our guest who will make a presentation that is very timely and very important. So, Miss Wilcox, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Tonight we have our um financial advisor from PFM. Her name is Laur Lauren Low. She's going to be giving you an update on uh the property tax cap legislation that has been coming up for the past few years. It did fail in this session, but we expect it to come again. So Lauren's just going to give you an update on that. Thank you. Thank you. As we used to say in the legislature, nothing dies in Nashville. It just kind of sleeps for a year.

That's right. Um, good afternoon. As Kristen said, I'm Lauren Lowe with PFM Financial Advisors. We serve as independent advisor um to the city. Um, I believe you all have the presentations visible. I will try to keep clicking through as well as turning my own pages as we go through the materials. So, um, as Kristen mentioned, we had been tracking the legislation as it relates to sort of the practical implication of this legislation. And so, when it did fail, it we still had already teed this up to talk about it. So, we just kept it on the agenda. But moving forward, and some of you may be aware of this, so I'll try to keep it a pretty quick clip, but still be informative. [clears throat] So from our records, this concept of a property tax cap in Tennessee was first introduced in late 2023 for the 24th legislative session. Obviously has not been in place into effect. But since then, each year we sort of seen a various versions of that bill come [clears throat] before the legislature, most recently with the 2026 session, which has now adjourned. Um, so I'm going to talk about the the legislation that was proposed during this last session, it has been removed by its sponsor. Um, while we don't know if it's going to come back, I just felt like the reoccurrence of it felt like it was timely to to revisit. Our information here talks about two kind of key elements and thinking about a property tax cap in Tennessee is the potential for it impacting a local government's credit rating as well as just the practical implications of what it would mean. Obviously, we don't what it looks like now, but we can only look back and see what was being proposed. All right, there we go. All right, so this is what was the bill that was being proposed. It has now been removed. It capped the property tax revenue growth at 2% over the previous fiscal years plus inflation. I will note that there was no definition of how inflation would be measured, when it would be measured, and by how. And we recognize that that would be timely and part of the concept. So I don't have any direction. So, we're going to actually exclude it from the conversation without further direction from a potential bill. The cap would

have applied to total property tax receipts, not your assessed values or the tax base of the community. It does exclude a few things. It would exclude any new properties that were constructed or came on the tax role. So, sort of organic growth happens as is. That's totally fine. You can capture that as it relates to property tax revenue growth as well as any debt any of the payments of your tax base your tax rates that goes to pay your debt obligations because you've already committed to pay those. So that would get excluded. You could get over a 2% cap, but you had to go through several steps as a governing body. You would have to adopt a resolution stating the need to go above. It'd have to state why you needed it, how much, and for how long. It would have to go to a voter referendum and it would require 60% of the voters. and it would only be approved for four consecutive years. This bill was asked to go into effect July one of this year. Just to calm everybody's nerves, it's not in effect. [laughter] So, all right. So, I'm going to talk about the potential credit rating implications. This is um statewide, not specific to you, but a lot of information on this page. I'll try to hit you with the key points that you should should know. For context, the city is rated by Moody's double A2 and Fitch AA plus. You can see that on a sliding scale in terms of investment grade ratings. The city does have a strong credit rating. You're not rated by S&P, but I'm going to refer to S&P in here, but for one reason only, the institutional framework score. So S&P and Moody's, which you are rated by Moody's, has an institutional framework score, which really looks statewide. So every local government has the same score no matter what your city, county, and the size of your jurisdiction. In Tennessee, Moody's and S&P both rate the institutional framework score as AAA, so the highest it can possibly be. That actually improves every local government's credit rating. We all get the benefit of it. [clears throat] Tennessee is only one of four states that actually has that credit rating of a AAA of the institutional framework score. The other ones are Georgia,

Texas, and Utah. So, why does this matter? And I'll talk about how they look at institutional framework score and how it correlates to property tax caps. [clears throat]

10% of that score. So the city's credit rating for Moody's 10% is actually controlled by the institutional framework score which is actually the governance of the state of Tennessee. Something you all actually don't control S&P while you're not rated by S&P. It's 12 12.5%. So just giving you continuity of that. So with that being said, why [clears throat] do we care and how could it impact the rating? There's a lot of quotes on here. So I'm going to hit you with the ones that I think were most important. These are direct quotes by Moody's and S&P on their institutional framework score. So Moody's actually states that tax caps which matter even if they do not limit increases in property tax cap revenues to pay debt service a limitation of revenue raising can restrict financial flexibility. So we know when this legislation has continued to come up, we talked to Moody's, they are looking at what does it actually mean from a practical implication. S&P noted we're so relying on property tax revenues in Tennessee. It's a predictable revenue source and some limitation could just be a challenge as it relates to planning for a limit. And that we also note that we're not a voter initiative state, which has actually been part of that institutional framework score. that would flip this out of that because to go over the 2% you would have to get voter approval. So, we can't say for sure what would happen if this law would have passed. We did confirm the rating agencies, all three of the major ones we've talked about today were watching it. They cannot tip their hat to where they think they would go, but they did say they are monitoring it for just the practical implications of what it would mean to live within a a new regime. So, I'm going to talk a little bit more about the practical thoughts around a tax cap and thinking more about for you all and your your governing body and how you've looked at property c taxes in the past. [clears throat] So, on the next page, we we track the city's tax rates, property tax revenues from 2020, and I'm talking fiscal year. Please just I'll consistently use fiscal year if you'll stick with me on that.

Fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2026 and it's a budgeted references here. You'll see the tax rate that was adopted by the governing body as well as the corresponding property tax revenues. And the point that the column I want you to focus on is a year-over-year change. So from 21 to 22 be it fiscal year the property tax revenues increased 25%. Now some of that would have been on organic natural growth within your community. You're a growing community and we'll talk about that further. From 24 to 25 it was 55.7% which is an 8% increase over the pre 18% increase over the year-over-year. Yet again there was organic growth but there was a property tax c rate increase. Similarly in budget 2026 it was 9% recognizing there was property tax just organic growth but there was a rate increase. So if you look at this sort of static column here, we noted there are three years in which we know we are outside of a cap and I've raised those because the years where you don't have a change in your property tax rate, those are not going to get flagged. It's when the tax rate actually changes. It's not about so for I'll pick on year from 23 to 24 that change of 4% was just organic growth within the community from 45 to 47 million. So we want to say what if this law would have been in place all the that time. What would we have done? What would it look like from a financial standpoint? So I'll take the most current budget that we're in right now. [clears throat] We noted the three years that we're going to talk about looking at knowing that some of that is going to be organic growth. We looked at the averages and it was about a 4% organic growth that was happening on the property tax base anyway. So if we assume 4% is just going to grow because people are building new homes or renovating homes whatever it may be plus that 2% is going to limit you to 6%. Now we did not impact for this concept of inflation adjustment because they didn't give us any direction on how that would look. So we picked on this year because

it would have been a 9% increase. If you had imposed the 6% cap that I'm me mentioning, so 4% just normal growth versus 2% on the rate, your budget would have been restricted to 59.1 million or a shortfall or a difference of $1.5 million unless you chose to go to the to the voters. In the previous years, it's more you more noticeable and this has a cumulative effect. So looking at the um tax or fiscal year 2025, excuse me, that that revenue number that came in was 55.7 million. We would have been limited if we would have compared to the previous 2024 fiscal year to something much lower of 49 million which would have resulted in a gap of 5.8 million. So see keeping that same just 6% would all would be we could have planned for. And then the last year that we we calculated and looked at was FY22 in which there was a change of 25% if we would had the tax cap imposed and assumed organic growth of 4% it would have been capped at 36.5 million or 6.4 million shortage in revenues that would had to have been adjusted through the budget process or going to a voter referendum. So with that we had started all this when it was a hot and heavy topic in in Nashville. Um, we kept just the information relevant and wanted to share it with you all and we just adjusted the language accordingly once we realized it came off the docket. Um, as I noted, it is not being considered at this time, but considering the reoccurringness of this legislation, we did want to continue to share it with local governments across Tennessee. Um, we don't know what future legislation could look like, but considering the reoccurring nature, it seems relevant to discuss. And our demonstrative purposes was really just to be informative. It does not factor in all the pieces that could come to play because we don't have certainty on what those are, but we do know that it would be um a new regime, if you will, and that the rating agencies at a at a minimum have eyes on sort of what this could mean for

practical implications for a local government. So, I'm happy to answer any questions if I can answer them.

Thank you, Miss Low. We we do have a heavy agenda, but we we have time for a couple of questions. Anybody get a question? given the standard that we would have to take it to the voters and that the fact that our property tax bills go out in September, it would be an impossible standard to meet. Mayor, I would comment that the the comments that came to that legislation spoke directly to the timing concerns and the effective date of this and that it was sort of impossible to make a budget hand for a referendum. the timing sequence didn't sort of align and so there was a lot of lack of clarity of how the practical process would go through. Okay. Councilman Smith.

Thank you, Mayor. The person that proposed this uh tax cap, was there a reason why he wanted to propose this tax cap? You want my answer or her answer? The one, Miss Low. And I can't speak because I'm not a lobbyist. I don't meet with the legislators. I I just think that there's been a um a consistent theme of looking at limitations on taxes in Tennessee and I can't really tell where it's bubbling up from. Um but nonetheless, that seems like there's just a that was sort of a theme, but I I can't really speak to it, but it's been reoccurring. Can I hear from you? I'll withhold my comments [laughter] until January.

Oh, okay. Well, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, uh, Miss Low. Thank you for the presentation. Um, and thank you for what PFM does for our city every single day. You are really a truly an asset to our finance department, our entire city government. Happy to be of service. Thank you all. All right, we're now ready for the planning commission report. Mr. Tendle, care to comment on the property tax cap? You don't have enough time. Oh, okay. First item is ordinance item A, ordinance 51, 202526. Mr. Tindle.

All right. Several cases here this month. Uh, this one is a repeat from a few months ago. The city council remanded it back to the planning commission to allow the developer and applicant to work with the planning commission to come up with a zone that was more agreeable to what they heard from city council. This originally came in as R3 and they're requesting this time for C1. Uh this is 0.55 acres at the intersection of Rosview Road and the new intersection of Dunar Cave Road. Uh it's currently R1 requesting C2. It is a single family residential lot with a home on site. Uh this is in council ward number 11. This is in the St. Bethlehem planning area. Reszoning for this neighborhood commercial to serve the neighborhood and the nearby residents is the applicant statement. Uh you can see the school complex across the street and the new alignment of Dunar Cave. Uh new aerials just got released this week, so hopefully next month we'll start seeing the 2026 aerials on our photographs. And there is the zoning map of the area. Again, we got to get the new the new right ofway cut in with the assessor's office on that. This is identified as a neighborhood commercial area and C1 Commercial would definitely fit that. um purpose. And here's the current zoning of the area uh with two mobile home parcels behind it, an office parcel to the east in the pink, and largely R1 single family around it. There's the intersection that was it was wrapping up. These pictures were from three months ago when this originally came in. The cones have been picked up by this point. And there's the property in question is that corner and that's looking south at Dunar Cave Road.

All right. Department comments. Uh no gravity sewers in the area. It will have to be a force main from this property to the system. Uh this was below the threshold for a traffic assessment, but the access ordinance determines that only one driveway be permitted on Dunar Cave Road as far away from the signal as possible. Uh there were no other concerns uh from other departments. Uh disregard the section where we accidentally left the eight. Uh that might not be on your report, but it was on my report. We left the population at eight there. That was from the previous R3. Uh the staff's recommendation is for approval. The request is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. The parcel is designated neighborhood commercial and on the adopted land use opinion map. Uh this designation is intended to serve surrounding residents by providing small-scale neighborhood oriented goods and services and the proposed C1 neighborhood commercial zoning district aligns with this future designation identified for this parcel. The planning commission also recommends approval.

Thank you, Mr. Tendle. Councilman Lovado, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Um Mr. Dr. Tindle, this says that it's for neighborhood commercial to serve the nearby residents, but in C1, can you remind me if any residential would be allowed to go in there? Yeah, you don't get a lot of C1. C1 does not allow for any residential. It's smallcale offices, retail, restaurant, that kind of level of stuff. So, no apartment buildings or anything like that would be allowed in the C1. That's all I have. Thank you.

Anyone else have a question about this ordinance? Next is item B, ordinance 58, 202526. Mr. Tendle. Uh, this is planning commission case Z2, 2026. Application of Infinity Investments LLC. Uh, this is just over 20 acres, 20.16 acres, currently zoned R1, and requesting to go to R3. Uh it's located at the western frontage of 7M Ferry Road approximately 1450 ft south of pumping station road. Uh and that is just south of the bypass which just shows up on the very top of this map there. Uh it is a tract of land with steep slope and moderate topography and is currently wooded. This is in council ward number seven. This is in the south Clarksville planning area. The applicant statement is to provide affordable housing on this property. The extra density will help with some topographical challenges on this property. Would be an extension of existing R3 to the east and the west of this lot. Uh this would connect the two R3 areas. [clears throat] Uh we don't often put these maps on except for when there's cases where we feel it's important for this information. This is the FEMA flood zone. This is not just a localized flood zone. So the dark blue you see on that map is the flood way of the actual Cumberland River and [clears throat] then the AE zone is that 100year flood zone the point or the 2% um uh possibility of flooding out there. So um it's important to see this map. You'll see the R3 to the west and then there's a single parcel and another parcel over by the pumping station uh of R3. But there's no real logistical way to get from the west to this property without a very expensive bridge. Um, at the planning commission, the applicant did state that they wanted to look into that. So, we did did defer it last month. Uh, deferred it an additional

month for them to study it and no determination came back that they would do that. Uh, they have indicated they would try to come up further up uh, Sevenmile Ferry Road and we'll show you those pictures in a minute. So, again, very wide uh, floodway to cross. You don't just cross this with a culvert. That's a bridge if you have to cross that area. Uh here's the future land use map. Suburban neighborhood in the light blue or sorry light yellow. The conservation club down there in the green for open space and recreation. And then commercial industrial hybrid along the bypass to the north. And here's the current zoning map. Fairly agrees with that. C5 and M1 to the north. Uh R1 around this and some residual R3 especially to the east. The R3 to the west has been developed as triplexes uh over its life. Uh there's the pretty much the pretty piece of property that touches seven mile ferry road is a pretty steep slope there. You would have to um grade it and meander up to the developable portion of the property which is at the top. Uh this is the current seven mile ferry road. uh exists somewhere between 16 and 18 feet of pavement, maybe 19 in some uh select areas as you go down to the conservation club, which is to your back here. And there's looking down to the conservation club uh at the potential access to this property. Uh department comments, no gravity sewers available. There's a possible off-site sewer lift station upgrades would be required with this application. Uh, a traffic assessment was required due to the proposed acreage and it was received and in compliance with the traffic study guidelines. We'll report on that a little more here in a minute. Uh, CDE light band said contact [clears throat] them for an electrical plan on the property. That's more of a development side of things. Uh, historic estimates would put this at

100 units. Uh we realize that's probably high due to the topography. The applicant's estimate is 74 single family houses. Uh staff does recommend disapproval on this. The request is inconsistent with the overall goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. The future land use opinion map designates these parcels as suburban neighborhood. Large areas of R3 moderate density residential within this designation do not fully reflect the intended development pattern for this area. The South Clarksville planning area and the growth and development framework section of the comprehensive plan discourage development on steep slopes due to increased erosion, higher constructions costs, and safety factors. Access to the site is limited to the intersection of Ashlin City Road and the 41A bypass, which serves as its sole connection to the major street network. The submitted traffic assessment identifies a poor level of service E condition for the southbound approach. This negatively contributes to the associated traffic safety concerns. In addition to the above reference traffic safety, the level of service concerns, the road servicing the site, seven milei ferry, is described as a substandard 16 foot wide road that is adjacent to areas of steep topography which makes any improvements such as widening and sidewalks difficult to construct. Additional study or assessments are necessary to determine the feasibility of those required improvements. The planning commission also recommends disapproval. Thank you, Councilman Hollerman. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, this is an easy one. Um, it's definitely a pretty pretty hard no. Um, so the applicants, uh, the estimate estimated number of units is 74 units. So, like approximately two cars per unit, so 150 additional cars turning at a 7mi Ferry Road. Um, just drive down the the bypass and and try to find Seven Mile Ferry Road and and see the the entrance of it. It's kind of it's kind of you have to you have to look out for it. Um it can be a little little tricky to to find and I encourage all my council members to drive down Seven Mile Ferry Road. It's uh this this would be an absolute disaster especially in the mornings with everyone going to work. Um the additional traffic turning in and out. Um the bypass is already crazy and so like to me this is a it's an easy one. Um thank you to the regional planning commission for uh the disapproval. Um but uh for me it's a no. Thank you. Councilman Shicina, you're recognized.

Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Um, thank you for that, Mr. Tendle. And this question may be for the street department, but the road um and and I just I was just thinking of this when you were reading it, or else I would have called and asked earlier, but 16 ft in some areas 17t, some areas may be 19t. Um, if if this is a city road, why is it on why is it so narrow in some some places on a road that short? Why isn't it all the way 19 or 21 feet?

All right, Mr. Smith, I kind of miss you up here. So, I got a question for you. On this road, it's 16. He mentioned it's 16 ft wide. Yes, sir. Um but also in some areas it's 17 18t wide. Yes. Why on a such a short road, why is it, you know, different widths? It's just a very aging road and the amount of rideway through that area is not what it could be. Even if the developer has proposed had suggested I I'd like to widen this, he'd be buying property from private property owners to to accomplish that. So we we have several roads in town. Kennedy Lane's a great example uh that have been in place for many many years and

without significant improvement and there's a lot of earth work involved with widening these roadways and again we're servicing a a key number of of residents uh and and kind of taking away from at the same time some of their interests as well. They kind of like the serene low traffic roadways. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilman Chandler. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. This is for Mr. Tandle. Is it possible in the future like uh when you give us these topographical maps to include the closest major highway uh keep backing up the very first one something like can it helps me orient where I'm at uh and you know I I I if it's possible go on Major Eway. Yeah, we'll get there. All right. Thank you, sir. Councilman Clunch, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. My timer just in case. Uh, sir, at the current zoning, how many houses can be permitted in that? That was asked at the planning commission. Again, it's a tough one due to the topography. Uh, 20 uh acres. R1, we typically use about a 1.9 to two units per acre ratio. That might be a little high, but they can cluster this. So assume around 40 uh units would be on the high end of the existing R1 out there. Thank you, sir. Councilman Hollowman, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, so for Seven Mile Ferry Road, the reason it's probably so narrow is because there's never a need to widen it. Um, if you go on your phone right now and you type in seven mile Ferry Road, Clarksville, and you look at the maps, um, just south right across the river, there's a seven uh, seven mile Ferry Road as well. So, those roads are so old. That's back when they used to have the ferry system, like when you had your your horse and buggy or your little Model T car and you get on the get on the the boat ferry and you take it across the river back before they had like a lot of bridges everywhere. So, it's um that's like it's it's a very very old road and it's actually kind of kind of historic for Clarksville, but it's kind of kind of cool little information for y'all. Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman Chandler. You cared to around the corner tied up his dinosaur down there. I got it. Okay. Any other questions about ordinance 58? Thanks for being here. I will call the the council. There are several letters attached against this proposal for you to read. All right, we're ready for item C, ordinance 72, 202526. Mr. Tendle,

sorry, we had a few deferrals. Let me get down to this one. All right, this is application Z12 2026. This is the application of Richard Garrett. Uh, this is 1.45 acres in total, currently zoned R1 and requesting to go to 01 office district. It's the northwest corner of Trenton Road and Haze Street. Uh this is in council ward number 11. It is in the St. Bethlehem planning area. The applicant statement is the purpose of this request is to allow for the adaptive reuse of an existing single family residence for a lowintensity professional office use. The applicant does not propose demolition of the existing structure, expansion of the footprint or additional development on the remainder of the property at this time. The proposed 01 zoning is intended to provide a limited office use office only use that is compatible with the surrounding development pattern while minimizing impacts related to traffic, drainage, flooding and infrastructure. Uh there is the future land use map. The orange is urban neighborhood and I'll mention that in the staff report. And here's the current zoning. A lot of C5 on that south side of Trenton. Um going out to Wilmer Rudolph Boulevard. Some R4 and R1 around it to the north. Uh this is looking up the street to the property and you'll see that fenced area right there. Uh that is a city-maintained sinkhole. Uh when you do look at the property again when I show it at the end, there is a cutout in the middle. The city did acquire a piece of this property to maintain this sinkhole on the property. Uh there it is looking up to the property on Trenton Road, the rear of the property. Uh and this is looking from Trenton Road back uh down Haze Street. The property is on your right there.

Uh this is looking up Trenton Road. Property is on the left. And then Trenton Road looking south. And that's what's recently been constructed across the street. Also the back of what's across the street there. And there's you can see that little cutout in the middle there. Uh department comments and concerns. Uh Gas and Water said a possible off-site lift station upgrade would be required. Uh city street department. No future connection to Trenton Road. A drainage plan must be required at the development stage.

And no other comments or concerns from other departments. The Owen district provides an opportunity for general professional offices and businesses and of various scales and levels of intensity. Staff does recommend disapproval on this. The proposed 01 district aligns with the future land use designation of urban neighborhood that states that limited office and commercial uses primarily located on major roads are appropriate according to the adopted comprehensive plan. However, documented flooding and drainage issues exist in the immediate area and a clear path to resolving those concerns has not been provided. Given the existing conditions, staff does not recommend approval of a zone change that will result in increased impervious coverage and the potential increase in sight intensity. that the planning commission also recommends disapproval.

Councilman Chandler, you're recognized. Got a couple of questions. The first one is my understanding is they don't plan on changing tearing the building down, putting a new one in. They don't plan on changing anything other than going to an 01. Correct. I will say that's what the applicant has stated. Yes.

Okay. So, what what I'm having trouble grasping is uh I don't I don't quite understand that if we say no to this, all they're going to do is just leave it like it is supposedly. But you already got something there. So, if we say, "Well, yeah, you can you can do this, but you got and but it's going to be just like it is now. Nothing new. I can't see where that there would be a problem. And I have one other question is I know how that the uh the board at the RPC, you know, majority rules. When you say that the staff recommends approval or disapproval, what procedure does that go through? Is it a sit down with a group of people? Is it one person? How is that determination made?

Sure. Uh I'll answer that question first and then I'll answer the other question. Uh staff on the Tuesday before the planning commission meeting, we have the department review meeting in the morning where all the city and county and state departments come to our office or join us online and we discuss each of these projects. We take notes and then that afternoon the staff sits together in the room, the planners of the planning commission and we discuss uh each case. Uh we present it as if we would to the planning commission. We go through all of our documents and all the information gathered and say what do the documents say? What's the area say? And what should our recommendation to the planning commission be? Thank you.

Yeah. And now to your first question. Uh sometimes I wish zoning was as simple as saying, "Yeah, I believe what you say you're going to do is what you're going to do and I'm going to prove what you're going to do." We approve zones and zones allow for a myriad of things at times. And while the applicant today and for the perceive for perceivable future uh would keep it as a a house out there to run a um real estate agency. It doesn't mean at some point something else can't happen um or or their minds changed. So that's where the staff came on it. It was a very lengthy discussion on this one. But ultimately we felt that even though the land use is appropriate for the comprehensive plan, that area has had its issues and we probably shouldn't add any more to that area.

Thank you. Councilman Shikina, you recognize. Thank you, mayor. And Mr. Tindle, um you mentioned that a pumping station would be required. Um, so and and I'm thinking even if this particular property was torn down and you had a multilevel office um space put in there, why would a pumping station be required on this small little it not a pumping offsite lift station upgrade? So it just means that the lift station that serves this area is probably near capacity and they may have to do some to increase the capacity of that lift station. Okay. All right. Thanks. Thanks, Mayor. Councilman Clunch, you're recognized. Thank you, mayor.

I was in the meeting. That would be my plug is the RPC formal meeting. If this is obviously my favorite meeting of all time, but if you have the opportunity to go to that meeting, it's phenomenal meeting. Sir, there wasn't there discussion about concrete meeting to be added if it was changed to uh an 01 to facilitate ADA compliance.

So, as an office building, it would be required to have so many parking spaces. there is a shed on site that could be torn down. You may not have to increase the impervious, but that's where the street department's comment that drainage plan must be presented at development stage. If they do need to add additional concrete or asphalt or anything else to the property would go through the development um review process and you'd have to detain or slow up that water before it gets to that sinkhole behind the property. So, the concerns is there's not a lot of property to do that with. Um, and that goes to the grading and water quality permit that goes along with land disturbance. And it's currently gravel, is it not a little bit of concrete?

I think there's a little concrete out there. Yeah. Okay. Again, sir, one more question and you kind of hit on this and this is just my lack of knowledge. So, you said that I understand we don't we approve what are we? It's zoning approval. So if he we approve this and he goes 01 and then two months later he decides to rip it all down, it is forever 01 until somebody comes back and says they want to change it at that point. Yes. With the caveat that you always have to go through uh development review. So you'd still have to do your water quality and all those other items. Thank you, sir.

Other questions about this ordinance? All right, we're ready for item D. Ordinance 73 202526. Mr. Tendle. All right. And and on that last case, I will just call your attention. There is a presentation from the developer on that. Following that should be in your packets there.

All right. The next case is planning commission case Z13 2026. Application of Raul Lozano. This is.35 acres and uh it is a currently zoned RM1 and requesting to go to R4 multiple family residential district. It's on Center Road approximately 180 ft south of the intersection of Britain Springs Road in Council Ward number three. It's an existing mobile home lot. The mobile home I believe has been removed. The It's a little hard to see on these maps. There's a little I call it candy cane striped line that kind of goes south and then to the west. That is the edge of the city limits up there. Uh center road is the edge of the city limits. So, this property is in the city limits as is everything to the right and across the street to the west to the left and uh is is in the county unincorporated area. Uh this is the future land use map of the area, suburban neighborhood and this is the zoning map of the area. Uh a mix of legacy R4 and RM1 and R1. Uh remember RM1 is single family conventional build or mobile home. We did make that change after the tornado out there. And then in yellow is R1 uh traditional conventional build. Uh there's the property in question. As I mentioned, the mobile home has been removed from the site. Uh this is across the street. So that is in the county right there. That triplex looking up towards Britain Springs Road. The house up there is at the corner. Uh looking down Center Street, a little closer to Britain Springs Road right there. Uh department comments and concerns. A drainage and water quality permit may be required at site review by the street department. uh no other department

concerns and there is the school comp system capacities listed uh in the northwest New Providence um and Minglewood elementary districts. Uh historic estimates would put this at four total units maximum. Uh staff does recommend approval. The request is consistent with the overall goals and objectives. Uh this parcel is on the suburban neighborhood future land use. While the predominant use is moderate density single family residential, this request is adjacent to new multif family residential development, replaces aging housing stock, and increases options in a planning area without negatively affecting the character of that area. And it's encouraged to maintain a desirable mis mix of housing stock in the planning area. Uh, and I failed to recommend uh recognize that this does have some previous zoning case. This was seen at the city about a year ago. Um, planning commission staff and planning commission at this time recommend approval.

Questions for Mr. Tendle? All right, we're ready for item E, ordinance 74, 202526. Mr. Tendle,

uh, this is application Z14 2026, application of KNW Investments and General Partnership. This is.14 acres, currently zoned R3 and requesting to go to R six. Uh, this property is along the northern frontage of Marian Street, approximately 153 feet west of Ford Street, and it's existing single family residential lot and a former alley that was abandoned last year. Uh, this is in council ward number six. [clears throat] It is in the downtown urban core planning area. The applicant statement is to build two new houses on a currently vacant property and the request is in line with the Red River District study. Uh there is your current future land use map urban neighborhood identified there in orange and then Austin P in the blue as a public service and you have some regional commercial I think to the south in the pink. And this is the map from the adopted Red River neighborhood plan. It went a little further. As you can see, the general comprehensive plan has that as an urban neighborhood. It went a little further. Orange here is multif family suggested. Brown is multif family to smaller single family lots and in the yellow are the existing single family lots that are out there. Uh red would be commercial and then future growth in the area to the east and to the west. Uh, and there's the current zones in the area. That area is predominantly R3, uh, with some R4 to the north and C2 to the south. Uh, here's the property in question. That home is not part of this property. Uh, that's on the neighboring property. Uh, you can see the stakes on the

property. So, it's from there to the west. Um, and there's the brand new nursing building that Austin P just opened up right pretty much down and across the street. Uh, and that is looking up up the street toward um Ford Street. Uh, department comments and concerns. There were none. The school system did less list their capacities of their schools. Currently with this property at R3, due to the dimensions of it, you can only do one uh house uh due to the lot size, the R six would allow them to do two single family houses. So one to two uh with this request. Staff does recommend approval. The request is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the adopted Clarksville comprehensive plan and the Red River neighborhood plan. The R six single family residential aligns with the urban neighborhood and the mixed density residential future land use designations. Small lot single family residential development is identified as appropriate for this location in the Red River neighborhood plan and it is encouraged to maintain a desirable mixture of housing stock in the planning area. Planning commission also recommends approval. [clears throat]

Thank you, Councilman Smith. You're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Miss Tindle. Um, this is going to be two homes. Talking about small homes. Mhm. About how how big you think? [clears throat] Uh, the lots are going to be about 3,000 3 thou just over 3,000 ft² cuz the parcel is just over 6,000 square ft. Uh, to do single family homes in R3, you need 3,500 square feet. So, they're just a couple hundred square feet under what they could have just brought into the planning commission and divided that property, which is why they need the R six to get their two houses. Two small houses like shotgun houses. Is that what you're talking about? You know I'm against this, right? Probably R six with these little,

Mr. Tender. You know, I'm against this R six uh being built over there. Um I just think it doesn't fit in the area. uh uh just too small. I mean, it's a shotgun house over there now that they built on R six and uh seem like it it doesn't stay. I don't know if they bought it or it's just sitting there. I don't know. But I don't want to see any more shotgun houses over there um on the end of that property. I just think it's awful. It just, you know, um but you know, y'all approved it and I'mma disapprove it. Thank you, Councilman Sha. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, just a general general um question for well, not question, but a general comment for the fellow council members. Um, at the RPC meeting on Tuesday, um, a gentleman spoke about the traffic and how the Austin P students park over there. Um, I got a couple of phone calls that evening. Um, and actually I went over there and I looked at it today. Um, and they were spot on. Um, it's hardly any place to park. So, even with two new houses, which is not significant, two homes, that's not significant, but there's already no place to park. Um, so the question was where these guys are going to park. So, I just ask the council members just to drive over there and just look at that parking situation before Thursday. Um, if you could, that's the only thing I want to make. Thanks, Mayor.

Councilman Clunch, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I know there was also there was also a concern about the property lines. There was uh husband and wife. Did that s did that get clarified before they left?

We provided them a copy of the survey so they could use that and possibly either get their own survey or go out on field and justify that or not. Again, if this does pass, uh it will be two readings here and would still have to come in to get divided and get through review with the planning commission. So, they've got two two and a half months at the least to review that information. And u we have no reason to believe that the surveyor made an error, but um the neighbors, you know, properties like this that have been vacant for a long time, that property line tends to blur and when a state goes up, you're like, "Oh, that's really where my property line is." So, I think that's maybe what happened here, but we've provided them with the information and our contact information to get back with us if they need to.

Awesome. Thank you, sir. Councilman Smith, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Tund is real close to that uh you know um center stone. It's next right close to the center stone. Yeah, you can kind of see it to the left right there. Yes, right there. So, it's really a real small lot there. And uh as you mentioned, we do have trouble with parking over there. I just think R six I think they just need to make it a parking lot because that's look like it's big enough for um I don't know how you going to get two homes. It's going to be duplexes. Is that what they No, our six single family homes every time, every day of the week. How many bedrooms? Uh I don't care about how many bedrooms it is. I need to know that cuz there's a lot of children.

Each of those buildings will have to have at least two parking spaces themselves in front. So, let's see if we got that picture here. So, to the right where the motorcycle and the truck is parked, if that's in front of the property, that would now be a driveway apron. Uh you can't block someone's driveway parking on the street. So they do do that all the time over there. That's that's the problem. Every day every day in front of homes. Yeah. So each of these homes would have to have a minimum of two parking spaces off the street. So you will provide at least four spaces for the two houses to be built. And I'll just leave it at that. And I just want to know how wide the home's going to be. I'm I really don't want to call you about that. I'll call you about that.

Uh if you need the developer information, let me know and I'll Yeah. Yeah. You can talk to them. Thank you. What was the old song? They pay par paradise and put up a parking lot. All right. You want to sing it? All right. Better not. Okay. All right. Item F, ordinance 75 202526. Mr. Tendle,

planning commission case Z15 2026. It's the application of David Blessing and Paul Richard Pinkstaff. This is just over an acre at 1.08 acres. Uh this is one that has been before the city council back in 2025. Uh at the time they requested R3. It was denied by the planning commission and the staff and the city council uh that year. They came back this time with R1A and they're requesting R1 to R1A and the property fronts the east frontage of Fantasy Lane 325 ft north of Fantasy Lane and Candlewood Court intersection. Uh this is down um old Russellville Pike. Uh for if you don't see the area and Dunar Cave Road is to the north of this. This is in council word number 10. Uh it is currently a single family residential home site with no structure on it. The applicant statement is I am asking for R1A as an extension of the adjacent properties from the west. This property will be used to construct three building single family homes. Three lots, three homes. Um it was discussed at the planning commission from the floor. uh some residents had some concerns and then uh our commissioner, your council member Streetman asked how many homes could be on there right now. The answer is still three. So, it's really three to three with this request, but it allows them to better utilize the land instead of having to put a flag lot behind the properties. They can line all three homes up with the road with the R1A uh with the 10 foot less um side set back and the 10 foot less lot width. Uh this is the future land use map suburban neighborhood and there's the zoning R1A is consistent with the suburban neighborhood and that subdivision to the south there is R all R1A. Uh there's the property. It's a little

raised but it's got uh just over an acre there. Uh that's looking back towards Old Russellville. I believe not looking away from Old Russellville. I apologize. Properties on the left and then looking back uh to Old Russellville on that side. Uh Gas and Water said a possible water main upgrade would be required if a hydrant is required. We'll have to review that at subdivision to see if there's a hydrant within 800 ft of the property. Uh CDE said there's a power line through the property. It'll either need to be relocated or an easement given before construction on this lot. That's typical. Uh and we do have school system comments of the Rosview school system. Uh applicants estimate is three. Historic estimates would also agree with three. St. Bethlehem planning area. The staff does recommend approval. The request is consistent with the overall goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. The R1A single family residential district aligns with the suburban neighborhood designation identified for this tract and the request is located at an appropriate location for gradual increase in density that is in character with the development pattern of the area. The proposed R1A single family residential zoning classification is gradual transitioning from R1 standards of 15,000 square foot lots and 90 foot lot width to 12,000t lots and 80 foot lot width. These gradual increases align with the growth principles in the comprehensive plan and the planning commission also recommends for approval.

Thank you. Any comment or question regarding ordinance 75? Councilman Smith sample. What ward is this? Ward 10. Not 10. Oh, 10. Okay. Other comments or questions? Mr. Tendle. Oh, I'm done. I'm not that. That concludes your report. Thank you. All right. We're now ready for the consent agenda. Madam clerk, please read the consent agenda. Oh.

All items in this portion of the agenda are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the council and may be approved by one motion. However, a member of the council may request that an item be removed for separate consideration under the appropriate committee report. Ordinance 65 202526 second reading an ordinance amending the zoning code and map of the city of Clarksville application of Batson East Land Company for a zone change on attractive land consisting of one full parcel and a portion of another located on the northern frontage of Edgewood Place 95 950 plus or minus feet west of Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and Edgewood Edgewood Place intersection from AG Agricultural District district to C5, Highway and Arterial Commercial District. Ordinance 70, 2025 26, second reading. An ordinance amending the zoning code and map of the city of Clarksville, application of the city of Clarksville for a zone change on a parcel of land located at the northeast corner of Frosty War and Red River Street from M2 General Industrial District to PUD Planned Unit Development Residential District. Resolution 58 202526, a resolution approving a certificate of compliance for sale of wine in a food store at Wawwa number 7015 located at 1290 Parkway Place. Resolution 59 202526, a resolution approving appointments to the adult oriented establishment board, the arts and heritage council, the common design review board, the fire board of appeals, and the tree board. Resolution 63 202526, a resolution approving a certificate of compliance for sale of wine in a food store at Race Track, Inc. doing business as racetrack number 2550

located at 1810 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and the adoption of minutes from April 2nd and April 6th. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Anyone have questions about the consent agenda? Seeing none, we're ready for the finance committee report. Chairman's treatment, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Ordinance 6720 2526 first reading an ordini ordinance authorizing the exercise of the right of imminent domain to acquire easements and rights of way for utility improvements required to facilitate design and construction of various products. Both the finance committee and the gas and water board recommended approval.

Questions? Chairman Street. Uh Councilman Brown, you recognized. Thank you, Mayor. Oh, is this just for some easement of some property? It's not taking somebody's house or anything, is it?

No, sir. It's not taking anybody's house. It's just um what it is is there's some projects. I apologize. I'm going to pull it up. I didn't have it open in front of me. Um, but this is for the Hampton Station Road Gas Main Extension project and uh for 2204 Madison to 23 2212 Madison Street Natural Gas Main Extension and improvements. This is where we're doing some stuff in conjunction with another one or am I going to the next one? Nope, never mind. Sorry. I'm looking to Mr. Rigggins on that. But no, sir, it's not taking any house. But it's no different than what we've kind of done in the past where it's easier if we can go ahead and have this in place and where you don't want one small parcel holding up a project when you've been able to work out everything else. And also um often this is needed to be able to work with the mortgage companies to be able to get the area that's needed right along there.

Thank you. I was just want to make sure that everyone knew we're not trying to take somebody's house. Not taking anybody's house. Thank you. Chairman Streetman. Thank you. Uh, ordinance 68 202526 first reading. An ordinance approving the conveyance of certain rail property from the city of Clarksville, Tennessee to the Clarksville, McGomery County Museum. Finance Committee recommended approval. This it. Go ahead. I'm sorry.

I apologize. Um, currently there is some property over behind the old Coca-Cola building that the city museum has been using for quite a long time for storage of museum artifacts and we are just literally conveying the property over to them. Now questions or comments regarding this ordinance? Chairman Streetman.

Thank you. Resolution 56202526, a resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding between the city of Clarksville and the Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council. The finance committee voted in favor of approval and this is um sorry the so we can enter into an agreement for the purpose of installing an iris sculpture near the iris garden at the LNN train station uh located on 10th street parks and recreation has worked very diligently I think you jumped one

you explained the next one But talking about Rossy and Robin, I'm going back and forth. I apologize. Okay, let me uh multiple screens. Bear with me. It closed the technology is a wonderful thing. It really is when it works. I'm going to scroll back down. I apologize. resolution.

Okay. Resolution 55202526. A resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement between the city of Clarksville, Tennessee and McGomery County, Tennessee pertaining to utility relocation at the intersection of Rosview Road and Raleo Lane. Um the finance committee and the gas and ward gas and water board recommended approval. This was the one I was actually referencing just a moment ago in that working with McGomery County. right there where everything's being improved at Rossview Road and Raleo Lane and to be able to go into an interlocal agreement because it works better if we're all using the same contractors to be able to accomplish the tasks.

Questions about this resolution. Chairman Streetman, resolution 56 202526, a resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding between the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, and the Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council. Finance Committee recommended approval on this and again this goes back to the Iris sculpture over at the train station and like I said Miss Laterno at parks and wreck has really worked with them to be able to get this accomplished. Questions about resolution 56 chairman's treatment. Thank you mayor. Without objection, could I read both of these next ones together since they are tied together? Sure.

Thank you. Resolution I'll see if I'm able to do that actually. Resolution 60 202526 initial resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed 42.5 million in aggregate principal amount of one or more series of general obligation bonds of the city of Clarksville Tennessee and resolution 61202526 a resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed 42.5 million in aggregate principal amount of one or more series of general obligation bonds of the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, authorizing the issuance of bond anticipation notes prior to the issuance of the bonds in an amount not to exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of said bonds, making provision for the issuance, sale, and payment of said bonds and notes, establishing the terms thereof, and the disposition of proceeds there from, and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of debt service and the bonds and notes. The finance committee voted in favor of approval and this is because we are looking at a bond anticipation note and it can be drawn down as we need it. This option will protect our credit rating. Because we are not securing all the long-term debt upfront, we are planning for a two-year term which can be extended to six years if necessary. And during those years, we'll structure a flexible prepayment option and at some point a long-term bond will be needed to be issued. The authorization for that bond issue is part of the current resolution that you see before you tonight.

Questions about these resolutions? Chairman's treatment. Thank you, mayor. And I know it's not part of the finance committee, but um would it be possible if I gave a brief update on the legislative agenda committee? Yeah, please do.

Thank you, sir. Um, I'd like to say that uh we had two really big wins on our legislative agenda that we as a city council put forward to our legislators this year. Um, Representative Mayberry and Senator Power sponsored HB House Bill 1667 and Senate Bill 1668. This was in regard to the item that former council member Deanna Mclofflin brought to the committee. And this was in regard to uh authorizing municipalities and metropolitan governments to adopt a tiered system of monetary penalties for repeated violations of the same municipal ordinance by the same person or entity within a 12-month period. I want to give a big thanks to the former council member Mclofflin for all her work on bringing forward the information and the research in order to be able to get this taken to our representatives. And then House Bill 2328 was sponsored by Representative Langford. And this was to get the um this was so that we could get the land bank completed or you know set up for us to be able to do here in Clarksville. It was actually for another county as well. He was smart in how he utilized bills and being able to do that. So, I'm especially thankful to him on that one um because he jumped in when he was appointed to fill Representative Birkhart's seat. So, I'm grateful that he still even it was after our presentation that we made, but he worked with Representative Mayberry in order to work on these to take them forward. So, I'm very very thankful to all three of them for the hard work that they put in. And in regard to the land bank, I also want to make sure and give a huge thank you to our own Michelle Austin as she brought that forward to me as an item for me to include on the legislative

agenda and she put in all the leg work that was necessary to be able to have uh the verbiage that they needed for that. So I want to say thank you to her and again give a thank you to our committee members of Councilman Zacharias Peters Mclofflin Lovado for everything that they spent and time they spent working on this and a special thank you to every single one on this city council for your support of this legislative agenda. So, it's really exciting that we were able to have two of our five items come to fruition. And it's thanks to the hard work of the committee members, this council, the employees uh referenced as well as our represent state representative and state le and state senator.

Okay. Questions about the legislative committee report? Good job, everybody. Neighborhood and community services committee chairman Shikina. Thank you, Mayor. I have a long report next week. Oh, okay. Eat your weties. All right. Parks and Recreation Committee. Chairman Zacharias. You're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. I'll have a full report next week, but I do want to bring uh some upcoming events to everybody's attention. Um on uh May 2nd uh is the Greenway 8K at the Mary's Oak Trail Head. Uh May 9th is the opening day of our downtown market uh on Public Square uh plus the March to the Past at Fort Defiance. Um, the 50 plus games run May 11th through the 15th at multiple locations. Uh, I'll be out there uh celebrating the athletes and another year of not being qualified to participate myself. [laughter]

Uh, and finally, uh, if the members of the council would please take a look at the, uh, May to August activity guide that, uh, Miss Lerno, uh, put on your desks. Uh, there's a lot more, uh, recurring events coming up this summer. All right. Thank you. Any questions about those announcements? All right. Public Safety Committee. Chairman Lovado, you're recognized. Thank you, Mayor. I'll have a full report next week. All right. Thank you. We're ready for Transportation, Streets, and Garage Committee. Chairman Smith, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mayor. I have a full report on May the 7th. And I also want to thank the guy who came up to me and gave me this coin. Um, it's it seems to be so precious. I don't I don't know exactly what it's for, but it has a Psalms on here. The Lord uh the Lord trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle. I want to thank the God who gave me this when I walked in here today. Thank you, sir. Thank you. We have one item under new business, resolution 57 202526. Councilman Chandler, you're the sponsor. You're recognized.

Yes. This is brought I brought this up quite a while back. And what this is, and I'm not accusing of anybody on this uh council or anybody within the city, uh but you know, for a long time, we had a thing that was called the Wallace Red Rule, and it means if you brought a reasonzoning case to us and we turned it down, you had to wait 12 months before you could uh represent it. At that time there was a a back door where that through Robert's rules of order where that a person that voted on the prevailing side could bring it back up. Uh the way it reads now is that uh any council person can bring it back up with 3/4 uh approval of the the council. to me. You know, if you look at the long list of reasonzoning cases that we go through in a month, and they're not getting shorter, they're getting longer. In my opinion, once this board makes a decision, then we need to stick with that decision unless it falls back under Robert's rules of order, which we can't abolish. That's in our charter. Uh so like the potential is there not necessarily now not with with this board I mean this uh council the potential there is there for it to be misused. Uh you know you get a small time developer out here that [clears throat] um okay well they turned me down. I got to wait 12 months. Then you get somebody that might have a connection with

somebody on this council. And even though it might not, you still got to have three quarters, the fact is we're going back over something that we had already said no to. And you know, like I said, our reasonzoning cases, we're getting more and more of them. They're not going to get any shorter. And I just think it would be something that we need to really look at strongly. Thank you, mayor.

Thank you. Any questions about resolution 57? All right. Thank you. Next item on our agenda is public comments. We per city code, we have three people speak to the council. Five minutes each. If you wish to address the council, please come forward. You can speak about anything except a zoning case. If you'll give us your name and you have five minutes. Kyle Shannon. Good evening, mayor, council members, clerk, counselor. Myself along with John Crow have recently been retained by the Ajax Turner Senior Center. And I'll keep my comments very brief this evening. Just wanted to come before the city and let everybody know that the senior center is fully aware that the city has chosen to obviously terminate their lease. That the senior center plans to abide and be out within the time frame granted through that lease. We also want to make it clear and known that the senior center anticipates to hopefully keep a clear channel of communication with the mayor council and all parties involved as this the senior center seeks to find a new location and continue its mission that it's been doing for several decades in the community serving some of the most v vulnerable citizens that Clarksville has are our senior citizens. Thank you guys.

Thank you. Anyone else wish to address the council? if you would give us your name and you have five minutes.

Hello, I'm Dr. Gregory Frier. For the past year, as far as I've served on the board of this Ajax Turner Senior Center and throughout the time here at Clarksville, I've been 25 years here now. I've seen firsthand how the great impact that the senior center has on our community through my patients and through my various uh giving to the uh organization. I'll be brief and to the point. Mayor Pittz, please renew the lease toward the Clarksville uh property to the Ajax Turner Center. Mayor Pitts and city council men and women, please fund the Ajax Turner Senior Center nonprofit center for the next year. The fact is recently there's been a lot of frequent turnover when it comes to the senior center director and the board members. Facts change, but the truth does not. The truth is that the senior center has been operating smoothly for the past 60 years. Proverbs 18:17 says, "The first one who pleads the case may seem right until his neighbor comes and cross-examines him." I base my facts I base my judgment on facts that I know and I seek to learn more and I seek your help in doing so. The facts are the city gave the center 90 days notice to terminate the lease which ends on June 30th. The center has no place right now to go. The mayor has made the decision to move the senior center under parks and recreation department and remove it from the nonprofit because and I quote among the concerns are the extreme turnover in the center leadership and staff, the health and safety of the staff and members and the care of the city owned facilities.

On the surface, this seems right. It seems like a quick easy fix. Here's the other side. Significant turnover has occurred in the director of position due to circumstances beyond our control such as death, heat, health issues, resignation. The city is responsible for seven seats on the board and three have not been filled since in the last nine months and it's been over two years since all those seats have been filled. So, do you really want to disregard 60 years of good service to the community for a couple of bad years? Moving the center under parks and wreck staff uh that risk u layoffs for current staff increased cost as volunteers are to be replaced by paid positions using tax city funds instead of title six funds. Here's the truth. Failure to renew the lease and funds and fund the nonprofit for the next year would not only negatively impact senior center, its members and staff, but also the community and the family members of the members. Mayor Pittz, city council, please renew the lease and funding for the Ajax Turner Senior Center nonprofit so we can continue to have positive make a positive difference to the community. Thank you.

Anyone else wish to address the council? We have room for one more. If you would give us your name and you have five minutes.

Good evening everyone. My name is Lois Grider. And yes, we are back to discuss the Ajax Senior Center. You know, when we first received the eviction from the mayor, there was an array of emotion that went through us all. Disbelief, shock, and yes, anger. But I question why. And I I asked, why didn't the mayor, if he had these concerns, just attend a board meeting? Come over just a few blocks, have a discussion. We're not unreasonable people. The center was set up as its own entity as a nonprofit. And although yes, you do fund a lot of our operation funds, we got 60 years that people have worked and fundraised or grants to build what we have today. And all of a sudden, without even a discussion, we get a notice to vacate. Why? There was no discussion with the council. When I first brought it up, you were all shocked. There was no discussion with anyone, including us. Why would you do this? Why would you take? And this is our 60th year and it's not a celebration. It feels like a funeral.

And I don't understand because the reasons that we're given happens everywhere. Yes, everybody can improve, but you got to give us a chance. We've worked hard and put in a lot of time and a lot of our own money for that fact to support our seniors, to support the people in the community. And there's a lot of things and yes, beating them too. But we have a a sewing room where people take scraps and make blankets for babies or blankets for the homeless. We'd make shoe box Christmas gifts for the homeless where we collected socks, toiletries, what whatever we could get that they would need and take them and give them out and we would wrap every one of them. So somebody without a family had a gift to open. Don't make destroying this center your legacy. Thank you all.

We're ready for mayor and council member comments. Any member have a comment? Councilman Streetman, you're recognized.

Thank you, mayor. Um, recently I've had to reach out to building and codes over a few different items and I am so appreciative of everything that they do to go out and look into the different things. Um, but one, I wasn't expecting building and codes to be involved. had to reach out to the police department about an issue that was going on in one of the neighborhoods in my ward. And afterwards, and mind you, they jumped right on it. And in their response, they said that them and building and codes had been out there. And that led me to reach back out to Mr. Crosby and say, "Well, I had no idea that I had another one that I was needing you to look at. Didn't know that you would be involved in this one." and he went on to really brag on deputy chief Scott Thornton and everything that he does to help building and codes. Uh specifically when he was the district chief at at district 1, he took the code enforcement team under his wing and really worked with them on safety and interaction with potential crime scenes. And he's also made it a priority that when their guy for their guys whenever they need help from CPD on a case, they are there working and helping them with it. And he's been very proactive in building the relationship between the two departments. Um he even went as far as to say they wouldn't be as effective as they are without his help and guidance. I just wanted to take that moment to give a shout out not only to building and codes for all that they do, but specifically to Deputy Chief Scott Thornton and CPD for everything that they do. And it's amazing to me to see the various departments and how they work together to really serve our citizens and serve all of us up here on the council when we've got issues or concerns in our ward. So, like I said, wanted to take that uh moment to give a special shout out to him and a thank you to both of those departments for everything that they do for us.

Councilman Clutch, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I I did set my timer three minutes. Um, ma'am, we appreciate you very much. Councilman Clunch, don't don't comment because they have legal counsel on anything, sir. On the senior center. Yes, sir. Just just a word of caution. No, I appreciate that, sir.

Okay. You're welcome. I appreciate your ability to run this city with a variances of opinions, a variance of personalities, a variance of issues that you and I haven't always agreed on and a lot of people on this council haven't agreed on on a day in dayout basis. Sir, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your service. Anyone else have a comment? All right. Well, we won't meet tomorrow, so we'll I'll see you next Thursday. We're ajourned.