City Council - Regular Meeting

call the meeting to session. And you see Jake is sitting behind the desk tonight in Christian's place, so he can answer anything, any questions you may have on any projects on the agenda. And Steven has gotten stuck in Nashville, so he's trying to get here. But we'll go ahead and start that hand by. We'll call the meeting to order. I ask Lee Clark to lead the invocation.

Thank you. And we also have the minutes on the September 1st meeting. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilor Moorhead, second by Councilor Crow. Any discussion on those minutes? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Next time, communication from citizens. And so if you would like to speak to the Council tonight, now is your opportunity to do that. You'll have three minutes to speak at the podium, and there's a light system there that'll help you keep up with your time. We ask that you state your name and address for the record. We also ask that you not form a line, so if someone's

Your time is up. I'm sorry. All right. Thank you. Anyone else like to speak?

OK, seeing none, we'll move on to my communications. And I have one thing tonight. On October 9 and 10, there's going to be a big event at the airport, our local Lebanon airport. It's called the Music City Stole. And this is an event that was recruited here by Heather and the airport committee. This is an event that's taking place in another airport in Middle Tennessee, but they decided to move here. And STOL stands for short takeoffs and landings. And what that means is that there's a competition out there for airplanes to see when they land how quick they can stop and when they take off how

um when you talked about that event that reminded me that we have the local event i think that's next weekend the farm to table is that next weekend i believe yeah so that's a good thing for people to remember if you don't participate in that it's really an enjoyable evening and uh if you can come then you should give it a try that's all i have okay thank you council bernard

um jerry that um farm to table does uh benefit our historic main street and downtown so i do encourage if y'all have never been um to get tickets next year and go it's a great night great food and a lot of great company uh lee i wanted to ask you about um the quadrant on the square that had some problems uh look like Could you update us on that?

Okay. So you think with repairing it and getting the state involved, we're good?

All right. So when should it be finished and people can park there?

All right. And then our lighting, where are we on that for the square?

Is it an option? And I'm sorry to interrupt you. Is it an option that we just run the lighting on the other side since that's creating so many issues, electrical issues on that side?

Trying to make it sort of uniform. I understand. I understand. It just seems like it's creating a lot of issues.

Thank you, Mayor. I just want to, I guess, show my appreciation and mention the event that we had here last Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of September the 11th. I thought that was a very meaningful event. We had people in attendance who were actually in New York on September the 11th, 2001. And the honor guard with first responders, obviously, honor the the police and fire folks among us here locally and uh remembered those uh brave souls who tried to save all the folks they could on that on that particular day and uh so i just want to show appreciation the mayor also had some gre

Just a couple of quick things. The airport stole thing that I think will be a great time. There will be food vendors out there. There'll be soft drinks out there, restroom. I mean, I think that'll be a very interesting weekend. So if you can get out there, I think you'll really enjoy it. Camille and Jerry mentioned the farm to table. That is a great event. It'll be from two to five on Sunday, the 20th, but. In case you would like a little ice cream ahead of time, the Empower Me Center is having their ice cream festival from 2 to 5 at their facility out on Hartman Road. So if you're not going t

Thank you. We do not have a consent agenda. We do have old business. Resolution number 262891, second reading, adopting a plan of services for annexation at 6829 Lebanon Road to be added to Ward 6, request by Larry Bronza. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilor Morehead, second by Councilor Carmack. Discussion? Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262892, second reading, annexing property at 6829 Lebanon Road, to be added to Ward 6, request by Larry Bronza. Motion to approve. Second. Second, Councilor Morehead. Second, Councilor Cormack. Discussion?

Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 26, 7467. Second reading to authorize the purchase of tax map CC8E group Q parcel 1, unaddressed West Main Street, 11 Tennessee, deed book 1526, pages 1219 through 1221 by Kristen Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning, Rick Bell, Mayor.

We have a motion to defer. That is for lack of a second.

Second. Motion by Councillor Crowell. Second by Councillor Moorhead. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Motion number 26-7468. Second reading to approve a traffic signal agreement with FFG Lebanon LLC by Kristen Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning, and Jake Pruitt, Capital Projects Manager. Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Clow. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Now to new business. Ordinance number 26-7474. First reading to accept bids, award contract, and appropriate funding f

Motion by Councillor Carmack, second by Councillor Burdine. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 267475. First reading to authorize a budget amendment for the police department to complete camera replacement installations by Mike Justice, Police Chief. Motion to approve.

Motion by Councillor Carmack, second by Councillor Burdine. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? Thank you. Question number 267476. First reading to approve TDOT local construction railroad agreements for the railroad crossing approaches projects on West Gay Street and West Spring Street. TDOT contract number CRR070612, CRR070615, TDOT PIN numbers 135121 and 135123 by Kristen Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning.

Council Burdine. Second. Council Crowell. Discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Orsimer 26-74-77. First reading to amend Title 18 Chapter 5 of the 11 municipal code to authorize recovery of outside professional review costs associated with industrial discharges. Regina Santana, Utilities Director. Motion to approve.

Council Moorhead. Second. Council Crowell. Discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 26, 7478. First reading to authorize budget amendments for the water and sewer departments for William Street Booster Station project easements by Regina Santana, Utilities Director. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 26, 7479. First reading to authorize the year-end budget amendments to close out fiscal year end 2025-2026. From Lindsey Wolfenbarger, Fina

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Article 26-7480, first reading to amend the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget to roll over funds to cover various open and existing capital projects by Lindsey Wolfenbarger, finance director. Councilor Moorhead, second by Councilor Crowell, discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Orsmar 26-7481, first reading to authorize a budget amendment for the garage department to cover the balance of trading in a vehicle by Lindsey Wolfenbarger, finance director. Motion to approve. Motion by Councilor Carmack, second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion?

Yes, I have a discussion. Okay. This doesn't really seem like very good business that we are taking a 2025 car and trading it in for a 2027. Can I get some information about why that would make business sense to do that?

I just think this goes back to updating our auto policy and and maybe in this scenario it makes sense but I think as a regular business trading in a two-year-old car makes makes no business sense and we should again we've been asking for an update on the car policy the take-home policy and the car policy since January of last year that'll be on the October 5th work session okay gotcha But again, I think that in general, this is something that we should address about trading in cars this quickly.

Okay, thank you. Any other discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Orders number 24-74-82. First reading to approve a local agency project agreement with TDOT for the replacement of Hickory Ridge Road bridge over Barnes Creek to retain a consultant for engineering services and approve the related budget amendments by Christian Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning. Motion to approve.

Motion by Councilor Carmack, second by Councilor Bryan. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. March 26, 7483, first reading to approve the Levin Municipal Airport Ground Lease and Hangar Development Agreement with Aristoco LLC, RT Baldwin, Assistant Public Works Director. Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Council Moorhead. Second by Council Cromack. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Verse number 26-7484. First reading to authorize budget amendments for the North College Street Alley Utilities Project by Regina Santana, Utilities Director

Motion by Council Burdine. Second by Council Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Article 26-7485, first reading to authorize the purchase of a replacement side-by-side for use at the cemetery and to approve the related budget amendment by Lee Clark, Public Works Director. Motion to approve. Councilman, Councilor Carmack. Second, Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Orders number 26-7486. First reading to approve the Levin Municipal Airport new row E.T. hangar waiting list application lease rates and lease agreemen

Motion by Councilor Burdine. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion?

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution 262913 to approve an agreement with C Spire Business for the Cisco DO2 Factor Authentication System by Mike Consworth, MIS Director.

Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262914 to approve an agreement with WSP USA Inc. to support GIS work on the Motorola Flex software utilized by the Lebanon Police Department. I'm adding the engineering director of development and Kristen Rice, executive director of engineering and planning. Motion to approve. Councilor Carmack, seconded by Councilor Crowell, discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262915, to approve an agreement for architectural de

Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262916 to approve a collectible work agreement with the cubes at Sparta Pike LLC for the gas department by Regina Santana, utilities director. Motion by Councillor Ashley. Second by Councillor Carmack. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262917 to approve gas system rehabilitation and improvements contract addendum number four with James N. Bush Construction Inc. by Regina Santana, Utilities Director.

Motion by Councillor Carmack. Second by Councillor Bryan. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Procedure number 262918 to approve a professional services agreement with Dylan Jackson for utility technical review and auditing by Regina Santana, utilities director. Motion by Councillor Crowell, second by Councillor Bryan. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 26-29-19 to approve the right-of-way or easement template for the Northeast Quadrant Square Alley project by Regina Santana, Utilities Director.

Motion by Councillor Carmack, second by Councillor Burton. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262920 to approve an independent contractor agreement with Bounce Brothers for the Jimmy Floyd Family Center by Alex Major, Jimmy Floyd Center Director.

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution 26-29-21 to acknowledge the presentation of the report of debt obligation related to the general obligation to enter fund capital outlay note series 2026 by Lindsey Wolfenbarger, Finance Director. Motion by Councillor Crowell. Second by Councillor Bryan. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262923 to approve the rental agreement for a sanitation truck by Regina Santana, Utilities Director. Second. Motion by Councillor Carmack. Second by Councillor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. That's the end of our agenda.