Council - Regular Meeting

time. Would you please stand as we uh begin our um March 3rd Nashville Town Council meeting? Let us uh say that I have the pledge to our flag. 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.

Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we invite you into this town council meeting tonight. We ask for your wisdom, your guidance, and Lord, just lead and guide us to make the right decision for all the citizens. Amen. Amen. The first item on our agenda tonight is the approving our February 18th um minutes. Did any of you find any corrections to those that needed to be made? Give me just a second. I think I have a correction. Mayor, I do have a note. Um I received the signed copy from the county of the interlocal agreement. So I'll be switching out in the minutes the actual signed copy that came from the county.

Okay. Thanks so very much. If not, do I hear a motion to approve these minutes? So move. Is there a second? Second. All in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. I. Minutes are approved. At this time, um, we will have Mayor. Uh-huh. Before we go further, I think there's one issue that needs to be added to the minutes that we just approved. Okay. Uh on page eight, the last paragraph in there where you as Mayor Brown asked about the the revenue that was getting from the uh tournaments played at Global Park, right?

I think it need to be added in there that I also made a comment that I had requested it several times and uh he and had not got any response. So this now we now we are working with your your request as well as mine. Okay. But I think that needs to be made part of the record.

Okay, we'll do that. At this time, we have our public comments and we only have one for public comments and that's Chris Sandy. The rest of them will be do when we get to those items. Hello council. I'm Christopher Sandy, Field Right Supply, 720 South Body Street. Just a couple of things. Um, we had a planning board meeting a couple weeks ago on the shipping containers and how the the ordinance is developing. I just wanted to make sure everybody knew what was going on in the proposed things that's coming up at the 9:00 in the morning meeting where everybody's going to be at work um on the I think the 18th is um got about 13 conflicts and violations and stuff in it. is basically it's don't think it's a path that we need to go down far as the shipping containers go and pay close attention to that. I think I've emailed most everybody on the that I had an email address for so you take a look at those things. I'm really trying to avoid this going down a bad path. But citizens, please understand. Come to this meeting, be involved because it's more than an ordinance about a shipping containers. It's an ordinance about threatening our rights as businesses and what we can and cannot have to sell, which uh is our constitutional rights. Please step up and help with this because one thing's leading to another and if you don't do anything, it's going it's going to hurt us all. And um please be involved. I I I challenge you that. Um and this may be a comic relief, but the issue on the agenda for 9 to 9:29 Eastern, this problem can be solved with a shipping thing.

Thank you. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is a proclamation. And at this time, if members of uh Bobby uh Dunn's family here, please come forward and um you'll go down. I'll read this. Thank you so much for being here tonight.

Larry, come up here, please, and face the audience.

Thank you. Honoring the life and legacy and service of coach Bobby BT Dunn. Whereas Bobby Thomas Dunn, affectionately known throughout the town of Nashville in Nash County as Coach BT was born in on January the 23rd, 1938 in Zebulun, North Carolina to the late Mr. Philillmore Dunn and Adah Hunter Dunn. And whereas Coach Dunn peacefully transitioned into eternal life on December the 23rd, 2025 at his home surrounded by the love and devotion of his beloved wife, Halley Jugard, leaving behind a legacy of faith, service, and compassion. And whereas Coach Dunn was a faithful lifelong member of Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church where he demonstrated unwavering commitment to worship, fellowship, and service, continuing his attendance even as his health declined through the loving assistance of church members and friends. And whereas Coach Dunn was a trailblazer, mentor, and role model whose influence extended far beyond the athletic field. shaping generations of young people through leadership, discipline, encouragement, and integrity, and leaving a lasting imprint on the lives of countless families in Nashville and Nash County. And whereas in recognition of his extraordinary service and contributions to the state of North Carolina and the communities he served, Coach Bobby BT Dunn was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the governor of North Carolina. And whereas Coach Dunn was a

devoted husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, brother, and friend remembered for his warm spirit, steadfast faith, love for family, and deep commitment to uplifting others. And whereas the town of Nashville recognizes that coach Bobby Dunn's life exempl exemplified the values of service, perseverance, and community pride. and that his legacy will continue to inspire present and future generations. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that I, Brenda Brown, mayor of the town of Nashville, do hereby honor and remember Coach Bobby BT Dunn for his outstanding life, leadership, faith, and everlasting contributions to the town of Nashville and the greater Nash County community. and be it further proclaim that the town of Nashville extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the to the Dunn and the Gerald family and express profound gratitude for the remarkable legacy Coach Dunn leaves behind. In witness thereof, I have here unto set my hand and cause the seal of the town of Nashville, North Carolina, to be affixed this third day of March, 2026. Those that are in the audience and in support, if you would please stand as well.

I was reminded the audience to stand. Those that are in support of the proclamation.

Thank you. So, thank you. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Thank you so much. If it's always nice to honor recognize somebody like that when you knew them and personally.

Uhhuh. Right. And I personally knew him. The um Hey honey. The next uh item on our agenda is the EX6 road sewer extension. Uh, mayor and council, at the last meeting, February 18th, um, the council decided to cover the $140,000, $571 difference between the half million and forgivable grant we received have been were awarded from the division of uh, infrastructure for the Essex Road sewer extension project and the $736,41 project cost with fund balance from the enterprise funds. Uh we have attached to the agenda report here tonight ordinance uh 202604 which creates a capital project fund in the amount of $73 73641 for the Essex Road sewer extension project and appropriates and authorize the funding for the project. So, um, council, um, the recommendation from the managers to approve the ordinance 2026-04 creating a $736,41 capital project fund ordinance for the Essex sewer extension project. Do I hear a motion to approve?

Move to approve. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. Motion approved. And I know those people will be happy and so will we. The next item on our agenda is the 2026 sidewalk replacement project. Sean

Mayor Council once again good evening everybody. As you know at the last meeting the town council asked town staff to return back to the MSD board to ask for additional funding of $20,000 making the MSD pledge down $40,000. I'm happy to report back to the town council. The MSD is in support of that. At their last meeting, they did make a vote and a motion to approve additional $20,000 funding for sidewalk repair in the MSD area. So, Mayor Council, we're here to let you know the vote has been passed. We would just ask the council to make a vote to accept their recommendation of now moving from 20,000 to 40,000 towards our sidewalk repair the MSD area. Do I hear a motion to approve this um from the uh downtown uh Nashville Strong Advisory Board of the use of $40,000 of MSD funds for the 2026 sidewalk replacement project?

So move. Second. Second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. Motion carries. The next item on um our agenda is the sidewalk replacement project. Um Sean, do you handle that too? Yes. Under Randy, I believe. Okay, Randy. Yes.

Uh mayor and council, we had an opportunity to bid out our 2026 sidewalk replacement project and uh we were fortunate to have 1, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight different contractors bid on our project. And uh attached uh to the agenda report is the bid summary. Uh Marshall Construction Asphalt and Concrete from North Car Nashville was the low bidder at $144,791.90. Uh if you recall, we we had budgeted $145,000 for this project. 40 of which now is going to come from MSD and 105 then will come from the POW the POW fund or our POW bill money. Um, we will have Marshall's Construction begin sidewalk replacement uh if awarded by the council tonight on East Washington, the first block of first south block of Alustin Street and the s first south block of Body Street uh which is the parade route for the Blooming Festival so we can get those sidewalks replaced before Blooming Festival. So, uh, before the council tonight, uh, are the review of the bids and, uh, award of the project with resolution 20 2026. Um, so do I hear of a motion to approve the resolution 20260 awarding the 2026 sidewalk replacement project to Marshall's Construction Asphalt and Concrete of Nashville, North Carolina in the amount of $144,791.90.

So moved. Second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. Motion carries. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is the Regency estate sewer extension project.

Uh mayor and council, similar similar to Essex Road, uh the previous meeting, the council awarded a contract for the construction of the Regency sewer extension project. Uh we call it that for short. the the the full project name is the Regency estate sanitary sewer repair and rehabilitation project. I shortened it up a bit. Uh anyway, uh the contract for engineering grant administration and construction came to 1,157,286. We were awarded a grant for that project from the division the the North Carolina division of infrastructure for 984,046. Uh the difference uh the council had of 173,240 the council previously decided to take from water and sewer fund balance. So what you have before you this evening is ordinance 202605 which creates a 1,17557,286 capital project fund in order to proceed with that project and uh it's it's uh up for the council's uh review and approval. Do I hear a motion to approve ordinance 2026-05 creating the 1,157,286 capital project fund ordinance for the Regency estate sanitary sewer repair and rehabilitation project?

So move second. All those in favor be none by saying I. I. It's nice to see that. Thank And for th and for those that think this is a lot of money, and it is a lot, but these people in both of these residences or communities have been waiting for sewer hookups since the early 1970s. So, I think they've been waiting long enough. The next item on our agenda is resoning 505 South Austin Street. Sean,

once again, thank you, mayor and council. This evening, we have the conditional resoning of 505 South Austin Street. The applicant, Mr. Ronald Trey Brazwell, is here to represent himself. We will be representing the town on the town staff report. As you know, this resoning is reszoning the property from R10 to conditional zoning non-residential business one. The one use that Mr. Brazwell is asking for is office and financial services, commonly referred to as professional office space. It is a 2200 2270 ft single family dwelling with two bedrooms, two bathrooms that will be converted over for office use contingent upon the approval of the conditional reszoning and also all required zoning building trade permits will be issued by the town of Nashville and Nash County building inspection department. The partial 0.53. Our parking ordinance states that you have to have one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area. So right now that is requesting that Mr. Bradwell has 10 parking spaces, which he does if he uses count his parking lot. Mayor and council, if you turn to page number 39 in your packet, you will see the application that Mr. Brazwell did submit to the town for the conditional resoning request. If we turn over to page number 42 in your packet, that is the meets and bounds that must be submitted with the conditional resoning application that Mr. Brazwell was able to do. If you turn to page number 43, that is a picture of the property that is asking for the conditional reszoning. Also, Mr. Brazwell was asked on page 44 to send out the represent of 500 people within 500 ft of the property. So, it was not 500, it was 93. Also, those are the letters that we sent out to the property owners. And on page number 46 and 47, those are the property owners that did receive mail for the reszoning to come to the planning board meeting which was held last week and the town council meeting. Page number 48 in your packet

is the certification notice of two property owners where it states I as the planning director of the town of Nashville do formally let the town council know that letters were sent out for this reasonzoning 10 days prior in advance of the public hearing. If we turn to page number 50 in your packet, that is the agenda report. We will kind of breeze through this report because I think you guys are pretty adequate on reszoning and conditional res. As we stated, Mr. Ronald Trey Bradwell is asking for the property of 505 South Austin Street to be reszoned to conditional zoning non-residential B1. If you look north of the property, it is R10 single family dwellings. South is R10 single family dwellings. East is R10 single family dwellings and west is B1 office space. I think the town council's pretty much up to speed on what the R10 dwelling R10 definition is. Also what our CZNRB1 is been we have been doing quite a few but we'll go over to the 2021 Nashville comp plan on page 51. It has this property slate as low density. Low density defined in our comprehensive plan is residential use including detached single family homes and manufactured homes, agricultural, forestry parks, place of worship, schools or similar rural uses shall be allowed. The preferred use for our comp plan is single family detach homes institutional uses and they do get some considerations if you're going to do some enhancing for instance uses alteration additions to historic homes should enhance existing features and despite being the least dense residential use sidewalks infrastructure should be prioritized in this type of use as we stated Mr. Brazwell is asking for office financial service and we pretty much say doing better as doing business as professional office space. Page number 52 is the subject property that is actually been reszoned. Page number 53, you can see right there from the Nash County GIS portal with zoning

on this property is R10. And here are the notes that we pretty much taken when we read the land use plan. The property is R10 whereas the existing future land use map classifies this property as low density residential. However, if the subject property is reszone CZNRB1, it will be non-ontiguous with the adjacent zoning district of the zoning map and inconsistent with the town natural future land use map. If we turn over to page 54, we can go into the project history. Then, mayor, we can kind of go ahead and get ready to open up the public hearing for the citizens of Nashville. And also, we can let the applicants speak first.

Okay. On January 6, 2026, Ronald Trey Brazwell of Brazwell Farms Milling applied for the conditional reszoning. The property is being serviced by Town Warden and Sewer by the town of Nashville at the property. Public hearing those letters were mailed out to 49 property owners within a 500t radius on January 21st for the conditional resoning hearing. The legal notice was advertised in the Nashville graphic for February the 12th, 19th, and 26th edition for this planning board meeting and the town council meeting this evening. The front door to town hall was posted on February 5th, as was the Nashville library and the Nashville parks rec center. The town Nashville technical review committee did meet on January 26th on this conditional resoning. We will go over their recommendations once we finish the project history. The search property is not located within the flood plane. The subject property is not located in the Stony Creek upper Stony Creek Whed. The Serge property is not located in NCDQ water supply wershed. As we stated earlier, the property in our future land use map states it for low density residential. The town of Nashville planning board did hold a public hearing on this matter on February 24th, 2026 with chairman Wayne Sears presiding as the chairman of the board. Ronald S. Trey Brown the third had a conflict arise before the meeting, was unable to attend, but he did send a letter on behalf of the resoning request which was read out loud to the planning board. And if you look back in your packet, we won't read the letter, but it's actually on page number 49 in your packet. During the public hearing, four neighbors and residents came out to speak against the conditional reser request. After the public hearing was concluded, board member Jackie Lewis voted for denial of the conditional reser request with a second by board member Walter Harper. The motion passed unanimously with a 300 vote. The Town of Nashville Planning Board voted in denial this conditional reszoning with this statement of consistency for the denial stating that the conditional resoning does not align with the town of Nashville's future land use map or comprehensive plan and approve it would disturb the harmony of

the neighborhood. That was their recommendation that night. If you look at reason and spot zoning, the reason why this request is not spot zoning is because the surgical property will be reszoned to a conditional zoning non-residential business one district where this use is allowed. The the property is slated as low density residential but reszone the property to conditional non-residential B1 aligns with the growth of Bradwell Milling Company in a controllable method that continues to pro the harmony of the neighborhood. The allow use that has been asked for for has already been done on the property 104 East Cross Street which is on B1 Highway business. The subject property is in harmony with this use request since the property has road frontage off Lucille Street in South Austin Street. The adjacent property level of properties asked to be reszoned is owned by Brazwell Mill B1 zoning district. Page 56 in your packet. The town technical review committee met on January 26, 2026 and the TRC made a recommendation of approval for the conditional resone request. The town Nashville TRC thought that changed the land use from R10 to CZ NRB1 to allow only professional office space. Office financial according to our table allow use does not model the town of Nashville comprehensive plan but understands that this conditional reser request is valid with the office building already in existence 40 ft away from residential neighborhood homes. Mayor, we do have some development conditions that they that Mr. Brazwell will have to agree to. I will go over that then we can open up the public hearing and then ask Mr. Pasco to come up. Condition number one, the sergeant property shall be developed in accordance to the approved site plan the political requirements of the town Nashville zoning orders and use for the following professional office space per hour our town table allow use office financial services any new use or changes will be brought back to the town of Nashville planning board and the town council for amendment where approval vote will be needed. Significant or substantial modifications, revisions to the approved site plan may require this

reviews by the Town of Nashville's technical review committee, the Town of Nashville Planning Board, as well as reapproval of the Town of Nashville Town Council at discretion of the plan director or his design. The applicant must abide by the B1 zoning district setbacks per the town of Nashville zoning ordinance setback chart. Prior to the change of use, the following permit shall be issued by the town of Nashville Planning Department. A zoning certificate and a compliance and defense permit. The conditional zoning map amendment shall be invalid unless the practitioner consistents in writing to all the attached development conditions. The applicant will install a white vinyl privacy fence along the rear and side property lines to provide a buffer screening between the established residential homes and proposed professional office space business site. So any part of the property that butts up to a residential property, we're going to ask the advocate to install a vinyl white fence to go along with that's already in established in the neighborhood. The owner will ensure that the outside aesthetics facade of the home continues to resemble a residential dwelling and not make too many change to it. So we want to continue to look like a residential dwelling. The owner will designate a minimum 10 parking space for professional office space per Nashville parking ordinance. The owner will keep a minimum of three cars at the 505 South Austin Street location out of the 10 required parking spaces and the other ones will be have to utilize the parking lot and the owner will not increase the concrete footprint of the existing driveway at 505 South Hall Street. So, we're not going to ask the owner to go and concrete the whole backyard. It's going to pretty much only thing he can do is repair what's already existing in the driveway. Those are the conditions that the staff has recommended after reviewing this conditional resoning. As we stated, the applicant must attest to these conditions and say that they agree. Mayor and council, I think that is enough hearing from me right now. So, I will yield back to you, mayor, to open up the public hearing. And also, we do have the advocate, Mr. Ronald Trey Brazler, here to answer any questions asked by the board of time counsel, not board of commissioners.

Okay. Uh, do I hear a motion for us opening the public hearing on this um this reszoning of 505 South Austin Street? Move to go into public hearing. Is there a second?

Okay. Um, Mr. Brazzle, would you like to come up and first? Howdy, council. Thanks for having me. I appreciate the opportunity to talk. Sean, you did a great job covering most everything. I'll just add a little more color. Um we do want to uh reszone to uh the conditional reszoning not for public office spaces strictly for our um expansion of current employees or employees that are currently parking in our parking lot and it's very low impact. This team will only be in that space, you know, 40% of the week and only between 7 and 5. Um our goal is to just beautify the house. I gave some I sent some pictures to the town. Uh I think he'll show what our plans are. Um it'll absolutely still look like a residence just like our office that we built right next door to that. Uh we did that on purpose so that it felt like um you know we were part of the neighborhood, right? Um so uh currently we've got plans to add that's uh the back porch. Um and there's plans for a front porch. I think there's pictures of the front porch and we planned to whitewash or lime wash the brick and um and then fencing. Uh really I offered to do whatever uh the ne the adjoining neighbors preferred. Um so I know you've stated white vinyl fence is that's fine if that's what they want. I'd love the option to do a wooden privacy fence. um you know that might blend in better with the architecture. But um and that's that's kind of like what the lime wash will look like. So you won't know it's a an office and uh there won't be additional traffic coming in and out and

we hadn't intended to park behind it either. So any questions that I can answer that I didn't fill in. Sean did a great job. Mr. Brown, I hope this is this is not what we're looking for. Did you Did you mean for this to be a representation as to what what that house will look like when you do it? Uh-huh. Putting a porch on the front. Yeah. And then line washing the brick instead of keeping it the red brick.

Well, I I think that changes that that changes the appearance of the of the of the house alto together. And I thought we wanted to keep it to look like a a residence and not an office. If you put if you if if you change the put a porch on the front and whitewash the brick that changes the appearance of the house altogether but it still would resemble a residence. I think the picture's beautiful. Yeah, that's just a a rendering. Council members, could you pull your mics closer to you so the audience can hear? Thank you. So, Larry, the photo that's up there gives an example of what a porch and the lime washing would look like on a brick house.

Okay.

I I think for me uh I I hear what Larry is saying, but let me just speak for Xavier. I I think this rendition takes on more of an a rustic appeal than what's currently there. Is that your intention or is that just what the AR um what your rendering shows here? Because I understand what the front porch I'm whitewashing is, you know, that's probably just the rendition. It's not going to be like a log cabin or anything, right? That's my question. It's not going to be rustic. This has a rustic appeal. Architecture. Okay. Larry, are you finished? I guess I am right now. Anyway, okay. Mayor, may I

Uhhuh.

Yeah. I for me, uh, Trey, I I see I see what you are proposing. Um, my concern probably is when I get into the public hearing. Uh, some things I already know before I get into the public hearing because I've heard from some of the residents, I heard from some that that are probably against and I've heard from some that it's probably for. That's with any project, of course. Um, my major concern would be, and I know you've tried to already start to address some of those probably from based off of your feedback, but I I guess what I'm asking, are there is there still room for compromise? If we open up this public hearing and and there's a nuance or something, for example, is there room for compromise?

Yeah, I mean, I think I've shown that. I don't, you know, I'm open to any discussion as long as it makes sense to everybody. Yeah, that that's without hearing the public uh comment section. That would be my question. And and thank you for um reans answering that or or just giving truth to that part of it. Yeah. Yeah. Any other questions for Mr. Bradley? I think we're already in the public hearing portion if we want to hear from

I'm gonna call them. I'm reserve comments of trade till I hear from other folks who hear from them and then let other people ask. Okay. James Baker. I got I got it. I got it, Randy. Thank you.

Yes, sir. I hope I can get maybe a couple extra minutes since this really really pertains solely to me if possible because there's a lot I would like to address and also about the conditions you know that I might consider. I have lived at 103 East Green Street for 8 years and when I bought I bought residential. If I would have known that it was going to be reszoned to business, I would have never purchased that home. And within that eight years, I have slowly watched that house deteriorate. And it's not just me, the whole community saw it and asked what in the world was going on. And then, you know, I had to contact the town at one point because of the issue of the front facial board. It was a big gaping hole. Wildlife was running wild and it took Mr. Lucas have to go out there to sit before that opening on that roof. I just didn't understand why anybody would let a property go like that and get in that dilapidated condition. And I was kind of disappointed because I did not know at first that it was the Brazwell Mill that had purchased it. And you know, it was kind of disappointing to me because I would have thought that place would have been a show place. But again, I lived there 8 years watching this. And I went back there in that backyard and I got ate up by poison ivy and stuff. I had to clean out all that mess in the back. But now time has gone by now and it's just heartbreaking to me, you know, that's my biggest investment. And just to see it, it's just like I'm

not having really any kind of slave. So because I'm really and the other neighbor on 108 Lucille, we're the two that is really being impacted by this the most. Now, the conditions, you know, he just stated that he wants to change the whole look of that house to more, it sounds like to me a rustic look. Now, I went in there and I put a white vinyl fence all down my one side. And I was hoping if if it was going to have to be reszone, which I really don't wanted to see resone because he had property. I understood that's over on the opposite corner. I believe it's on Cross and Austin. That's already what what zone business or commercial. If you need more office space, why not build over there? But you're you're asking someone to come over and reach over into a residential area and then make an exception. And I just don't think it's right. I might would have felt better about the whole situation, but after 8 years of watching that house go dilapidated, I just didn't think it was fair to me. But if it's going to be, there is some conditions that I would ask and I think they would be reasonable to ask. I want the house to stay at the state that it is because the same builder

the same builder built my house and that house and I believe the corner that was on 100 um Green Street and I would want it to remain uniformed all looking the same. But to come in there and asking to be white washed and then put a rustic wood fence that's going to clash with mine. Now, I've already put up a white vine fence, and I would like the fence to go down the side of mine and also the adjoining property behind me on 108 Lucille. She needs to have a buffer put along with her. And secondly, I would like to um the house really needs a deep cleaning. The facial board, the grime that's on our house, it needs to be it needs to be cleaned off minimum. And

Okay, sum up, please. Sum up. Okay. I'm sorry. And then like I said, it needs to be repainted the woodwork and also I would like to see that there be some landscaping lighting like his headquarters that he has there as well. But and another issue about the like it's brought up about the driveway and I'm glad about that. But there's also another problem along Lucille especially at school time in the afternoon. We can't have any cars being parked along that side along on Lucille because we already know how the cars stand around there when they go to pick up the kids in the afternoon. Okay. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Okay.

Um Helen label Helen Rael. Um, I live at 404 South Austin Street, Nashville. This house right here is the home of my was the home of my aunt and my uncle. They lived there for at least until they both died. And so this house has I've had many good memories in that house. It means a lot to me. And I wanted to let y'all know that I'm won't uh when I heard that it would been sold that I had heard that it was going to be a place for uh men from that work with the Brazil Milling Company for them to stay and it never happened. that was supposed to be kind of like their little motel that these men coming in from other states and other towns. And so it it really hurts me to see how my aunt and uncle's house has gone downhill. My mother gave them to them when they got married and everything. So it's been there a long time and I've had some many good memories in there. So I would like for maybe M from Mr. brows maybe to straighten it up and make it a kind of like a place for his uh people who come to do business with him to live or spend the night there or something kind of like a house. Thank you.

Thank you, Helen. Anybody have any questions for Trey or any other comments? statement. Mayor, I know a comment was made about the landscaping from Mr. Baker. If the reason did pass, that would all fall in under the zoning and TRC review to make sure there's some type of landscaping done between residential and business one as per our zoning ordinance. If not, do I hear a motion to come out of public hearing? So move. So second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I.

I. So, if there's no other comments, do I um um uh what do we do now? We've closed our comment. Do we have a motion? If the council would like to hear from Trey to maybe answer some of those questions, you're more than welcome to bring them back or the council can go in deliberation into a vote. Okay. Do you have any questions for Trey? I've already asked mine. Okay. I had one question just for you, Sean. the um the setbacks that we're talking about the B1 setbacks. What is the the benefit or detriment of using residential versus the business setback?

Being that he's asking for conditional zoning B1, we have to give them B1 setbacks. The house has already been built, but anything else added to line? Of course, if he has an accessory shed, it has to meet the accessory shed part of the ordinance, but we have to follow the setbacks of what you're asking to be reszone. Okay. Are they larger for residential or larger for business? larger for business, but we don't think that Trey will be knocking the house down, building nothing back. He's going to pretty much attest to what's already there. His main focus is going in and doing the change use on the inside. There's any conversion needs to be done on the inside doing that. And of course, the setbacks for the any additions he do, we'll have to meet those ordinance right there. So, that's a question. So, the condition is the current house, right? The condition is not there's no tearing down.

No, not at all, sir. Would that would that porch being added to the front? Would that throw it out of the setback requirements? It should not cuz right now it's on R10. So it should not throw it out of R10 setbacks. And of course if he goes B1, it should not throw it out to be one front or rear setbacks at all cuz he got a maximum set back on them because it's business one. I I don't I don't have any problems with with what Mr. Brown wants to do with the house. I'm just I want that house to stay to to have an appearance as what it is right now as if somebody was living in the house. And that would that would not that would not throw it out of kilter with the neighbors that that surround him. Yes, sir.

Uh I have no problem with him putting office space in there, but I don't want it to disturb the community any way at all. Now, we do have a number eight, Councilman Taylor, where we did state in one of the conditions the outside aesthetics facade should remain a house and resemble a residential dwelling. So, if it is approved, then if this is submitted, we can tell Trey that it has well, Mr. Brass where they asked to stay the facade of how is how it is how it is now. Yes sir. Okay. Cuz I don't not as it is now but looking like a house. Looking like it is like a house right now cuz that what you showed me a few minutes ago with the white washing. You turned a brick facade into a white house. That that stand that's going to stand out like a sore thumb.

My house is white. I'm right down the road. Oh no no no no no no. You you want a different corner. Well, what about the socks house across the street? I'm looking at this one right now. I'm taking it one at a time. Like I said, I'm not I'm not against what he wants to do. Go back to the picture of Show me that white house whiteash to show the only thing I would advise only thing I would advise the That's a different house. It's a house. Well, it's just showing you the whitewash and the porch. I don't like that. I would just advise the council that if it comes to paint scheme colorings, we can't get into cosmetic. We could just tell them to keep the outside as steady as a residential house. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Mayor, if I may. Yeah, I I did say that I was done, but you know, let me address because like I said, I' I've communicated with some people that was for and some that was against. And after hearing the concerns tonight and hearing Trey willing to compromise and keep in the harmony, which is basically what we look to do with our ordinances, that's ultimately the goal. Um, in Nashville, Nashville is historic and um because of that, we are in a season and a situation where preservation of our older homes is important to a lot of our residents and the uniqueness of Nashville. And so with that being said, like I said, for those uh that live in that community and who before now was somewhat opposed, being that we can kind of meet in the middle and compromise, I I think anything we can do to preserve it looking like a home, residential, staying in harmony, things of that nature, I I think we'll be okay. And uh I don't think I don't think it is the most preferable thing for all residents, but the reality is nothing is. And so with things like this, we try to meet in the middle. And I think uh we've heard some from some of the residents tonight and they've spoken directly basically saying if we could compromise and meet in the middle and things of that nature, they would be okay. And so because of that, I would be okay.

So uh um after hearing everything, do you have any

I I do have a couple of comments. Um so right now the the house is vacant and I do not like vacant. I think it just um it welcomes many issues. Um I think that we can accomplish something that's a win-win for all. I think we're all on the same board with that. Um, I think that we can do something that will promote harmony with the neighboring properties. Um, and in fact, when I spoke with one of the neighbors, Mr. Baker, um, you know, he came to the conclusion that he would prefer to to have something like this versus having a renter come in who maybe wouldn't do the right thing or having it sold to someone who wouldn't do the right thing. Um, so I think we can um, come to a compromise with all of this. Now, the things that we had talked about, some of these are already in the conditions, but there are some others that weren't listed in the conditions that I just wanted to read aloud to make sure that it is okay. So, um fixing it up, but keeping it with a residential appearance. Um no larger equipment of the driveway. Um in your conditions, you have a minimum of three cars. I would like a maximum of three cars to ever be parked in that driveway. Um the sixoot priv privacy fence on the side and the back. Um, no, uh, large signage out front, like nothing that has a huge Brazil family farms. We want it to look like a residence out front. Um, has to be a low traffic, low impact business as Mr. Brazwell is suggesting would be there. Um, security cameras were another thing I think that Mr. Brazwell had put in his application. So, I think that's a great idea. Um, and then the decorative landscape lighting like we're next door. I think that's also a wonderful idea. Um, and then the last condition that um, Mr. Mr. Baker was worried about was just that no large events were being held there. You know, no no big Brazwell family farm events. And I think Mr. Brazwell is okay with that as well.

And just remember with this conditional resone, it's only for that. This will be the only use he could do with it. So if he did do something a large event there, we would be sending Mr. Brazwell there say you violated your conditional zoning approval and we need to have a discussion. So, mayor, so when I first heard about it, I was not for because I I like keeping residents residents, but I started hearing the conditions and I talked to some people in the community and um I thought about it was my house was there and I would sure rather have Trey do what he's saying he's going to do than have other things that could happen in that house. And so I think it's I think it's a good win-win for the for the community

based on what what Kate just mentioned those uh corrections or additions modifications based on those if Mr. Brazzle is willing to meet with those then I would be in favor of it. Mr. Brazwell, are you willing to meet the conditions proposed by his staff and also proposed this evening by the town council? Sir, reasonable. I'm happy to do that. Happy to do that. Well, that sounds fine. Thank you, Mayor and Council. The applicant has agreed to the condition. So, now we can go back to the council for deliberation.

Thank you, council. So, after the um public hearing and after hearing, Trey agreed to the to to what he states he's going to do. We trust his word. Do I hear a motion to approve the zoning number 02921 from R10 to conditional zoning non-residential B1 and reszone the property with ordinance 2026-06. Based on those corrections, I move to approve. Is there a second? All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. Motion carries. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is reszoning 609 Western Avenue.

608. Oh, excuse me. 608 Western Avenue.

Good evening again. Once again, mayor and council. Before us tonight, we have the reszoning request of 608 Western Avenue from R10 toi for all the allowed uses in the O and zoning district. The applicant tonight is being represented by Mike Tost of Matt Gain Associates on behalf of Hurt LLC. They have submitted the reszoning request. The subject property is a 9.47 acre track with road access from Western Avenue. The site currently contains a three bedroomedroom, one bath, single family dwelling totaling approximately 2,12 square ft. Notes of the public hearing was sent out in the Nashville graphic on February the 12th, 19th, and 26th. and formulas were also mailed to 91 provin 500 ft radius. Megan council, if you turn over in your packet to page number 64. That is the application submitted by Matt Gain Associates, Mr. Mike Tolson. Mr. Tlson also submitted the requirement of the submission for a reasoning request on page number 67 which is the descriptive property showing it. Mr. Tson also submitted the beaks and bounds on page number 68 as per our hour ordinance for submission. Mr. Tenson also submitted the residents within 500 ft on page number 69. Also on page number 70 71 is the letter that was mailed out to the residents within the 500t radius per the submission of Mr. Tosen and Mike May. On January the 21st, 2026, if you look on page number 72 in your packet, that is certification of notice to property owners where it says Ian Lucas D, plan director of the town of Nashville, do let the council know that this property was mailed out to over the requested owners within a 10-day window of the public hearing was sent to them. Page number 73 begins the agenda report. Mayor C, as we already stated, Mr. Mike Toast is here on behalf of Matt Gain Associates and on behalf of the applicant, her LLC to represent the applicant. I will be representing the

town as town staff giving the agenda report. The subject property we said is 9.43 acres. And if you look north of the property is R10, MF, and R six. We have residential multifamily uses duplexes. South is B1. That's the vacant wetland area in Stony Creek. East is R10 residential. West is R10 residential subdivision and R six. I think we're pretty much a breast of what R10 definition is. And I think we know what O and I is before. The benefit of record been we have not done a traditional reasonzoning a long time. I will read the definition. The O and districts defined as a certain land area with structures that provide office space for professional service and for certain institutional functions and residential accommodations, usually medium or high density. The district's normally small and may include older homes undergoing conversion. The district usually is situated between businesses and residential districts and the regulations are designed to permit development of the functions still protect and be compatible with nearby residential districts. Page number 74 tells what our 2021 Nashville comprehensive plan slates this property. It does slate the property as neighborhood services. Neighborhood services a land classification including commercial office institutional services that are primarily located and designed to serve the town citizens. research development has established patterns. Other lands that represent a logical extension of neighborhood services used to also include this type of classification and general situation away from highway interchanges and function as a buffer between highway services or industrial uses with residential usage. Those preferred use of neighborhood service go as following retail, professional office space, professional office service, restaurants, offices, institutional uses and government facilities. If you look at page number 75, that is the subject property below that showing when we went out and posted the property on February the 4th, 2026. And if you turn over to page number 76 in your packet, we will begin the project history of this. Below is the comparison of the zoning map. As we told

you, it is R10. Whereas the existing future land use map classifies the surgical property as neighborhood services. However, the surgical property is reszoned to OI. It will be contiguous with the adjacent zoning district of the zoning map and consistent with our future land use map for our 2021 comprehensive plan. Page number 77, our project history. Matt G associates, Mr. Mike Tulsa, submit the application on behalf of Hurt LLC on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. The property has been serviced by town water and sewer by the town of Nashville at 608 Western Avenue. Public hearing notice letters were mailed out to approximately 91 property owners. 92. Excuse me. We added one additional one within a 500 foot radius of s Saturday, January 24th, 2026. There was originally 105 listed names on the list, but 14 of those properties were owned by the town of Nashville. So, we only mail one to the town to save on the postage bill. The reasoning sign was posted on the property February 4th, 2026. If those were taken, please see below in your packet. The legal notes were advertised on February 12th, 19th, and 26 for the planning board and our town council public hearing this evening. The front door of the town hall was posted on February 5th as the Harold D. Koulie Library and the Town Nashville Parks Recreation Center. The Town Nashville Technical Review Committee met on January 27th to review this resoning request. The recommendations will be given at a later portion of this hearing. The Sergeant properties on the front porch is not located within the flood plane. The search property near the rear port is located in the 500100year flood plane. The sergeant property is located in Stony Creek upper Stony Creek watershed. The search property is not located within NCDEQ water supply wershed. The town of Nashville future language web as we've already stated has this property slated as neighborhood services. The town of Nashville planning board held a public hearing for this matter on February the 24th, 2026. During that public hearing, three residents come up to speak against the resoning request. Board member Walter Harper made a motion to approve the resoning request with board member

Dennis Evans seconded and the motion passed unanimously. 300. The town of Nashville planning board vote in favor of the reszoning request and prepared a statement consistent for the approval stating that this resoning does align with the town of Nashville's future land use map and comprehensive plan and approving it would follow the recommendation of all applicable plans that the town of Nashville goes by as our guideline for reszoning. Reason and spot zoning. This reszoning request is not spot zone because the sergeant property will be reszoned to ONI where the town of Nashville mutual land use and compreh comprehensive plan hasn't allowed. The search property is in harmony with this use because it has road fronts off Western Avenue. As we stated earlier, mayor and council, we will give you the recommendations from the technical review committee of the town of Nashville on January 27, 2026. The town TRC did meet on this resoning request and they recommend approval for the reasoning request. The town of Nashville TRC thought that changing the land use from R10 to O and I models and aligns with the town of Nashville comprehensive land use plan and all existing plans on file for the town of Nashville that we follow with reszoning property. Mayor and council I will yield back to you mayor for the public hearing. But before y'all but the public hearing Mr. Mike Tolson is here on behalf of Matt Gain Associates and behalf of her LLC to answer any questions asked by the council for this reason request. Mr. Tulsson, do you do you attest to this agenda report given tonight, sir?

Yes, sir. You did a great job. Thank you, sir.

Uh, good evening. Mike Tolson with Ma Associates representing Herd LLC tonight on this resoning request. I would like to just say a few things based on the uh comments that I got and listening to the public comments last week during the um public hearing for the planning board and uh having talked to the uh having talked to Mr. heard about what those results were and what uh what the concerns were of some of the citizens. Uh he is he would prefer to have O and I uh outright on this zoning but he is willing to accept the restriction that he it limits the use to only office and residential uh single family residential on the property. what he is intending to do and what everybody's concerned was that he was trying to sort of end around this process and get the apartments that he was denied for a few years ago. And that is not his current intention. His intention is to revamp the existing house which he's already begun in those pictures. I don't know if you could see his advertisement sign and the portagon. He's been rehabbing that house to get it used for a commercial uh a commercial tenant that he's got basically lined up and ready to get moved in there. and he has to get it reszoned in order to be able to be in compliance with the town zoning ordinance. So, that's his current intention. That's his current uh plans and for the foreseeable future, he's got other plans in town on other properties that he's got to work on apartments and he's not going to go and market this property with uh apartments when he's going to be competing with himself in a a piece that he's already building across town. So his intention is to use this as an office space for the immediate future. Uh and until such time that that he is, you know, running running in through different properties and everything else, he's developing in several different towns. And so, you know, at that time, if he did want to come back for apartments, he would still have to come back to you in um in light of that to be able to get apartment buildings on it, which he is not

intended to do at this time. So to to to put a hopefully maybe put some of the doubts at rest that are going to come up in the public hearing. Uh wanted to let everyone know that he's you know would like O and I as it is and conditional as planning board approved it last week but he is willing to accept the restriction that he only uses it for office uh and and neighborhood services such as what he's intending to do for it currently. So, I hope that can at least help answer some questions, but I'll answer any other questions that I can possibly answer if you have any. You said about excuse me, was somebody going to speak? U you said about houses. Are they going to be single family homes if he builds houses there?

He's not planning to build anything. He's just going to rehab the existing house that's there. Okay. And make it into a usable office space for the time being. It's he's not a residential um you know, a a single family home developer. Okay. And so he's not got any intention for that. Uh but what he does want to do is be able to market the property outwardly as a an O andi property in case other developers want to come and buy the piece outright. And they can certainly come in and want to do what they want to do with it to build an office complex or whatever is in in line with the spirit of the ordinance. But that would still have to come back to you for approval. Anyway, any questions for Mike um Tolston?

Mayor, if I may. So, what I think I hear you saying in summary is that he's bringing it before the council to get it reszoned as a marketing tool going forward. It it is that is part of the that it would open up for marketing basically.

He'll be able to market the property to potential other developers if he ever decides to sell it. But also, he's got to have it reszoneed in order to be able to use it for a commercial rental property. If not, he would have a non-compliant use and you guys would be able to find him for, you know, having a commercial tenant in a in a residential use. So, he's trying to do what's right by the ordinance, but also at the same time, this is the this is the zoning that fits for that type of use for the land use plan. I mean, it's identified in the long-term land use plan as O and I he's just trying to comply with the land use plan as well for that. Okay. Thank you. I thought it was pretty thorough, but I just need a little bit of clarity. Should we ask questions now or should we wait to the public after the public hearing hearing? to be open to public hearing.

Yeah, we're going to have a open public hearing, but he's here to answer. Yeah, he's answering our questions first. Is that my understand? Yeah. Okay. Do you have a question? I have a question for Sean, but I'll wait till after the public hearing. Anybody else have any for Thank you. If not, do I hear a motion that we uh go into public a public hearing concerning the reszoning of 608 Weston Avenue? So move. Is that second? All in favor? Let it be known by saying I. I.

The first uh person that would like to speak is Mr. Fly. Kennifly 728 Westview Court. Good evening, mayor, town council, and fellow citizens town Nashville. I come to you today with concerns over the proposed resoning of 608 Western Avenue. Um, after reviewing the packet of information on the gender, it comes to my attention that my name and address was left off of the mailing list. Everyone on my street was included except my address. I'm still within the 500 ft rule. As a um after having a conversation with the planning director, Mr. John Lucas, I called him and learned that the developer was the one who submits the list. Um, I believe that my name was left off because myself and a couple other people vote um, voiced our opinions against the property back the last time in 2020 and it was a deliberate attempt to keep me from finding out about a proposed zoning. Now that we've got that out of the way, I personally disagree with the proposal to change to office and industrial. This would go against the harmony of the community. Feel like that if we give her incorporated with no restrictions that he will put three-story apartments there and I heard what Mr. Tolson said, but I still feel like somewhere along the way, he's still going to try to put three-story apartments there. And then this was voted back down in 2020 by the previous council. And while some of the faces may have changed on the council, I feel like that some of the um opinions are still the same here. And I feel confident that um they are not changed. And while specifically we have not specifically been told what Mr. to hurt and hurt LLC is planning to do. I know he said about office and um institutional, but it's one of them things where I feel like somewhere along the way it's going to be able to he can put three-story apartments there and that is something we do not want. Um and I also remember a conversation Mr. Hurt and myself had um back outside here one day he said we would not build houses

build three apartments there and I remember him telling me that um and also talking about the renovation of the property. I do remember riding by there and seeing a blue Chrysler van vehicle in the um in the driveway with a patio set, chairs, and an umbrella there for about a week before the public hearing and then suddenly that was gone. So, I don't know what that was, but um I'm asking you strongly consider to vote down a proposal because it goes against the harmony of the community and we haven't seen any particular plans about the proposal. Now, I will say what Mr. Tullson just said there about office. If he just does just office and we vote and the council votes to keep the building intact, that's okay. And if he wants to put houses there, I'm fine with as long as it's regular houses, like single family houses, but not twotory or three-story apartments. Thank you.

And I just have to say, and I'm saying this out of just I appreciate it, but I don't believe Shawn would ever intentionally leave anybody's name off. No. Well, when when I talked with Sean, Sean told me it was the developer who submitted the list to the town of Nashville and they were the developer was the one who submitted the list. Well, I just wanted to make that clear. Our people I know our people were not doing that. And we did give Mr. Fly a letter out the mail. Once he called, I put one in the mail and Sean and I had a good conversation and we're good now. But he he knows my thoughts. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Um Patrick, is it Butler? Yes, ma'am.

Okay. How y'all doing tonight? I'm Patrick Butler. I live at 525 Westwood Circle. Uh, and I bought my house back in 93. That neighborhood looked really good back then, you know, and I raised a family there these 33 years. And I saw a lot of transition with that with flooding and the houses getting gone and town buying up the lots and all this kind of thing and whatnot. I was also here in 2020 at the uh I think it was a special use permit hearing where these we're talking about these threetory apartment buildings. I think it was like three sets of them going to be built on that property. And I was really opposed to that. And there was a lot of people that came out. One thing I wanted to say to the folks here, uh, we're all five, six years older than we were back then. And I've got a lot of feeble neighbors in my neighborhood that probably would be here if they were able, but they're just too feeble to come. So, I feel like I'm incumbent for me to come speak to y'all about this. And I heard what uh uh Mr. Herz's representative said, "And I wish I was the type of person that would believe and in a man's word and what he said, but I don't. I've been burned too many times in my life with with talk." Um, I'm just like the man that talked before me. If this is going to be a one building with an office there, I I wouldn't have a problem with that. If that nine acres was split up and there was homes out there, that's fine. That's contiguous with what everything else is around there. But this is right behind our houses in Westwood Circle. And I would like to see some way that that place is zoned because I read what O and I meant in in the zoning ordinances. And I've been reading state federal regulations all my life. Um, and

to me it looks like if you get an O and I, you can come in and put that same exact thing that we talked about in 2020 in there if you wanted to. whether he does or he sells it to somebody else who does or or not. That's just the way it reads to me. I'm not a lawyer. I'm a professional engineer. Um but that's what it looks like to me and I'm opposed to that. Um I just don't want to see compact housing. I know what it brings. I grew up in Rocky Mount. I've been in Nash County my whole entire life. I've seen a lot of stuff go down. Um but I really want to pres preserve that community. We've got grandkids, children, young ones that play in the streets. And I know when you put in a lot of folks into an area and it gets concentrated and there's a lot of traffic and there's a lot of things that come with a lot of people living real close together, if you know what I mean. Seen some bad stuff. Um, so for me, I would like to see that place on. I think it's great meet Mr. Hurt's current intentions there, but I'd like to see that carried onward. uh whether he decides to keep it for 20 years or sell it outright to somebody else who wants to put apartments there. I'm I'm gonna be right back here if I'm alive, Lord's willing, to oppose apartments um like that. And I just want to come to y'all. I 3 minutes is up. I'm sorry. Uh, but I thank y'all for listening to me and I really like when y'all just put yourself in my shoes and and know that, you know, this is a place where I want to spend the rest of my life and hopefully that I got a few more years left.

We hope so. Thank you. Um, Joe Carter.

Good evening. My name is Joe McCarter. I live at 526 Westwood Circle and just like Patrick said in 2020 we were down here doing the same thing. Uh and uh to me I know what the mayor said he do you know uh office building and this that and the other going to call it. I don't trust nobody. Uh I'm 77 years old and I've grown up with a whole lot of people tell me things they're going to do and then when I agree with them they turn around and do ass things right right backwards. Well, my property meets right with that property. So, anything happens there, it has to do with my property. And if he comes later on and and does the apartment building thing, that my value goes down. It goes down like and and no matter what, the way you do the building, all that stuff runs in my yard, Patrick's yard, and a whole bunch of us down there. I'm too old to get out and move because if I if that would happen when I was younger, I probably wouldn't move. I have a gentleman two houses down just moved just moved to the city of Nashville one week ago. I try to get him to come to this meeting, but he works out of town. He's gone. But he said if he known this was going on, he'd have never bought the house or moved to the city of Nashville. So, we can't have this all this what's going on now. We got to be like you said if it's going to be in the office building I mean office thing but he's been working on that building a long time to be getting it ready. I mean he just ain't started I go by it just about every day. He just ain't started that building. It ain't nowhere near being an office building. But that's all I got to say and hope y'all take what we're

Thank you Mr. Carter. Um, James and Harold.

I am James Harrell from 707 Southpass Drive. I prefer not to be developed anything except residential. Uh, that is my preference. because I just don't think putting anything business in that neighborhood would be fit this period. Number two is I know that y'all want to put houses and develop every open space in town and get as much income we can coming. But you got to remember, it's like a foundation for a house. That creek is the foundation for most of Nashville because what's coming into that creek into Nashville is 50% wider than the bridges going out of it. All right, y'all. We've got the development up there next to the bypass. It's just had another big building put on there which is a hard surface and is putting in more strain on the creek. You've taking and getting ready to build up that the junction putting apartments. That's going to be more hard surface and more water flowing into the creek. was already just about flood every time you turn around down down there because number one it's just not the structure of the town is not about got the thing to move the water out. So I just think development anything but residential is not not going to help anything.

So that is my opinion of it. Thank you Carl Willie.

Mr. We going to save you a few steps. Oh yes, sir. Mayor sir not too long ago mayor.

He was ain't just a mess. Madame Mayor, council members, uh, put a little bit of perspective in what my neighbor uh, Jim McCarter said and Patrick Butler said. Um, when this development starts, if they start the development, we're not talking about this far, that far. We're talking about anything backing up to my back of my property. Madame Mayor, it'd be as close as I am to you. That's what we're talking about. That's what we're all worried about. Um, again, I'm like Mr. McCarter, I don't trust anybody. Um, we would prefer that if it does come in there to be single family residential and within what we would expect in any new neighborhood in Nashville. Um, I do not see putting a lowincome apartment complex, threetory complex that close to my property. Also, there's some issues with water runoff. The water runoff to the back of that property would run into a dish that runs down into the creek. And I know because I live there, uh, I've been across that. My son played in that creek. So any runoff water would go right in that creek. Uh and the other thing the man said he did not get a notice. He weren't the only one cuz we didn't I didn't get a notice either. But uh I think I've said my peace. Uh I I would be

I would be okay with single family, but let's keep it let's keep Nashville Nashville. Keep it nice. Thank you. Thank you. Um Carl, any other comments from the anyone? My light is coming. Good evening. And your name?

My name is Sandra Ladson. Sandra Hill Ladson. I am at 721 Westview Court right here in Nashville. Well, I agree with these gentlemen over here. Um we have a nice peaceful um um little area over there that we live in. No, no troubles, nothing, you know. And and and I would like to keep it that way. I would like to have um residential single family homes over there. Um my street is is so quiet. I mean, I can walk my dog at 9:00 at night and it's dark and I'm not worried, you know. But I don't want to bring nothing else. Y'all forgive me. I'm I'm nervous cuz I don't like talking in front of people.

Okay. But I can walk my dog at 9:00 at night and I don't have to worry about nothing if I want to, you know. And I would love to just keep it um safe and the homey feel, you know, over there on that street where I stay. And and like I say, I don't I mean I got one person in here. The rest of them I don't even know, but they but they're saying the same thing. Our neighborhood and everything is the best place to be and we want to keep it that way. So that's all I got to say. Thank you. Um Sandra, any other council? Do any of you have any questions or anything? No, I have comments, not questions. Do you do

I think we wait until after. Okay. Do I hear a motion that we come out of public hearing now? So move. All in favor, let it be known by saying I. Now at this time, do any of the c you council members have anything to say? I think she went first. Go ahead. Sure. Sure. Sure. Um, so my first actually I do have a question. My first question is to Sean. So, does the applicant really provide the list for what where the notices have to go? Yes. Per our zone zoning application now they provide the application the list of everybody in the 500t radius and the town just mails it out. We go off the list fix that so that it's the town that creates the list. We prefer to have the applicant do it so that the town does not make any mistakes like we had two years ago.

Can we double check the applicants list? We could we would Where do they get Where did they get the list from? Nash County GIS. Nash County GIS. Yes, sir. They click comb the parcel and then put within a 500t radius and it pretty much gives them excel with what you have in your packet of everybody in the 500 foot. We could double check that just so that we don't have any concerns the residents that something's happening and everybody that did call to let us know they didn't get a letter. We made sure that next day they got one out in the mail. How many further? How many we talking about? I only had one call. I did not know the other gentleman did not get one till he just announced it. All I know is Mr.

Fly. Yeah. Um, I guess I I kind of echo um what the residents are saying. I would um not have a problem if the application here was for exactly what Michael Herd is saying it's for, which would be um a very low impact, you know, commercial building where you keep the current um building as it is. You fix up the inside, it still fits in with the neighborhood. You have some business that goes in there that doesn't bother anybody. Um, I would have no problem with that. Um, unfortunately, we cannot legally limit the range or uses allowed or impose sight specific restrictions. So, if we were to approve this for O and I, it would be for all 40 of the permitted uses that are in the table that we have. You can't say we'll limit to it, we'll limit it to just office space. Um, we can do that with a conditional reasonzoning request, which is what I would prefer to come before us because I think that we could get a lot more consensus where everybody is happy with with how it goes. That's just my two cents.

Okay. Yeah. So, my question was if um conditional use under Oi, correct? Yes, sir. They allowed as a development as a standard and condition. They're allowed in both under certain conditions permitted with design standards. But I have it doesn't go back to us. It goes back as to what the design standards are.

Being that it's not a special use permit, it's developmental standards. So it comes to the TRC once they submit the application. If it is resone, they submit application for apartments. The TRC and the zoning administrator, myself, would review it, make recommendations, and then we would get the applicant to fix those recommendations. Once those recommendations meet the TRC standards and the zoning standard, we issue the uh zoning certificate of compliance to the applicant where we received the payment. Well, so we cannot do on that property right now. Yes, sir. As simple as can be my opinion.

Mayor, if I may. Um, you said the initial question that Kate uh addressed about some of the residents being missed. Randy, you being the town manager uh knowing that this is the process and the way that we do it, what what what are your thoughts in that regard? making sure everybody get noticed. Yes. So, like like Sean said, GIS, we have the ability to do the same thing the applicant does and we can double check their list and we'll do that from here on out to make sure nobody gets missed. We just prefer the applicant to do it. And we hate to say it takes the town out of it, but it takes the town out of the lot building. Anybody saying that the town did the study and did not give them a letter, we just go by off what the applicant sends us saying that they did their due diligence on it. And we take it with good faith.

Yes, sir. We do, sir. We can double check and we will if I if I can just add just real quickly and I you know we do provide that list to the town to send those letters out. Uh it's a you know form letter basically letting everybody know. So if that it was an omission on our part. It certainly was not intentional. Uh it is literally a button you click that says give me all the residents within 500 ft. And if GIS misses it, we don't know because we've even had it where Sean did it and it missed quite a few residences. So, we know errors do occur and it's not intentional.

And and sometimes it's just a a click from where it's measuring that 500 ft and it's going from the centrid of that piece of property. Being a 9.5 acre piece of property, it's got to go from the center where the address point set and it's going out 500 ft. So, it may miss somebody on the fringe and that's just we don't know to check it. when you come up with 91 people were like golly we didn't know it was this many and it's could have been 120 and we wouldn't have questioned that either. So uh Mr. PL I I that's not certainly was not intentional and I you know I don't think that uh we we certainly would have tried to skirt that at all. So I I I apologize that that happened but I'm thankful that you uh came and and let us know about it but we'll try and be a little bit more more thorough. I just don't know how to make that GIS tool work any better. Um, but my question to to you uh town is is so what I've heard you say Miss Miss Barnes was uh you guys cannot put restrictions on an O and I if it's come to you as straight O and I you won't accept restrictions. So it's either got to come through as O and tonight

or come back to you as conditional. Right. We cannot restrict the uses. So there's 40 plus uses that would be allowed in O and I and we can't say no you can only do these two. Not legally. So, so then may I ask then since my my client's main goal is to be able to get that property rentable as a commercial property and that is a house that he is actually rehabbing right now. He may be slow but he is working on it. I promise. Uh but bottom line is uh he does have a tenant lined up. Uh you know if we get tabled it's a year before he can come back or not tabled if we get denied it's a year before we can come back here. So if we could table possibly consider tableabling and come back with conditional.

Yes sir. My recommendation Mr. Toast would be that the council takes no action. No action now gives the applicant a chance to come back at the next council meeting and reapply through the conditional process and then we can determine right because if we do table he has a six-mon cool down period that he has to wait before we can bring it back. But if you take no action it be like we did one last year where we took no action and then we can bring it right back. Thank you Sean. I misunderstood what how that works. So obviously and it's kind of you're taking no action. It's kind of like he's doing a formal withdrawal at the same time. Okay.

And and that that will get you know him the the chance to come back and at least come out with a conditional cuz what he is trying to do is rent that building. And so I I'm if I don't get that done, I haven't done my job. So okay, um if you guys would consider that, I would appreciate that. So I'm all for Mr. Hurt because he's doing a lot for the community and I want him to do more. But at the same time, we have we have to we have to do what's right. We have to do what's right for the neighbors. True. Um, so Tulsa, will you just say you will formally withdraw this application to bring it back next month? I formally withdraw the application to bring back a a a more suitable conditional use resoning at a later date. I think that will satisfy the council. And then K, you excuse me.

And I was just going to say, Mr. Tolson, thank you for representing Mr. Hurt tonight. Thank you for apologizing to the residents that the GI missed. We do understand errors. But most importantly, ultimately, I want to thank you because you heard uh the discussion that took place in public hearing and now you're willing to work as a compromise to give harmony to what your your client is trying to do. Oh, yes, sir. I I knew what I was in for. I was here 6 years ago as well. So, madam here till about midnight. Madam Mayor, before we start, I'm glad we get out of here. Hearing is one thing. Executing is another. Thank you very much, Madam Mayor. For we don't have to make a motion. So, we don't have to do anything. He fully withdrew. That pretty much is the reasoning here in case on this one. Appreciate. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mike. I'll give you a call. So, we can move on.

Mayor, one thing I'd like to point out, our next our next council meeting um well, we have one on the 18th, but April, we'll be able to get this back before the planning board in March, the March, and then it'll come back to the council. But our April meeting is a daytime meeting. Are are you guys okay with having a public hearing on a reasonzoning during a day meeting? Predicts some nos in the office. I don't think the public would be it wouldn't it wouldn't be conducive to have it on a day meeting because a lot of people would be working. So can we have another meeting called in April? You could you could have a called meeting.

I would be okay with that so that we can do an evening time meeting and not have to wait until May but allow the residents to come. We can send out some proposed dates to the council and see which evening works best with you and Mr. Doson and we can make it happen. Yeah. Always remember you can write to us and Kenneth you did that and I hear you. So I do appreciate when people write emails if they can't come, phone calls if they can't come. We can always read those things into the record. Okay. Thank you so much. And we can move on to the next item which is our hanging flower pots. Sean

Mayor Council, once again, thank you. And also, I would like to thank Mrs. Hart from the MSD board. She is here tonight with us from our MSD board. She was the one that championed this last year to the MSD to extend the flower pots down to the lower end of Washington Street. And the council did agree with that for the MSD's recommendation. Upon that, me and town manager Lansing thought that it would be better fitting to have the remaining nine poles in the downtown corer district of the heart of downtown from CVS to F Christians to have pots on those. We took it to the MSD board at their last meeting. They made a recommendation to extend the flower pots and not to exceed over $6,000. If you turn to page 84 in your packet, you can see I mean not 8485, excuse me, you can see we do have a quote from Earth Planners right at 5,881 and that will be using MSD funding to extend the flower pot. So we just need the council to make a recommendation.

So uh thank you Sean. And do I hear a motion for us to extend these flower pots and with the MSD's help down the street? So move second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I. And I like our flower pot. I love the flower pot. The next item is the nuisance abatement. Sean

Mayor Council, once again, thank you once again. Code enforcement officer Thomas C. Jones has been diligently working over the past several months with the owner of 929 Eastern Avenue to bring the property in compliance with the town of Nashville property maintenance standards of the town ordinance. Multiple inspection, follow-up visits, and site visit, phone calls, and written notes have been issued in effort to correct ongoing violations of the accumulation of junk, trash, debris, and all other materials, and the owner has not abided by the letters. Miss Jones did a inspection. Miss Jones did an inspection on April 9th, 2025. During that inspection, she sent a compliance deadline of April 20th. A reinspection was conducted on April 21st, 2025. No credit actions were taken at that time. The town did not have funding to cover the cost of the cleanup. So, we gave it some time. We continue working with the owner and the owner did not meet the standards. We sent another letter out on January the 2nd and we gave them till January the 5th to get January 15 to get everything done. Miss Jones went out on January 16th to do a inspection and the property is still out of compliance. We have had our town vendor, Horn Landscaping, submit a bid for $650 to remove and clean the property to town standards. Those are the letters on page number 88 and 89 that was sent out by Miss Jones. These are the pictures Miss Jones took on her reinspection on page number 90 and 91. Also on 9293, on page 94 is the bid from Horns Landscaping out of Black Creek, North Carolina to clean the property. We also mailed a letter and place one on the property owner's door. We mainly don't do that, but as a courtesy to that property owner of the dwelling, excuse me, we want to let them know to come out to the town council meeting this evening where they could speak to the council and ask for any mercy or grace from the

town council. I'm not aware if the applicant is here and also on page number 96 is your declaration from the town plan director myself saying that I did go out and send this letter out 7 days prior to the town council meeting and we also posted the front door. Page 97 you do see the sign says delivery side door. And on page number 98 you see the reason why we did not deliver to the side door because there was a dog running that dog right there. So, we took safety first, put on the front porch, hoping that the absolute owner would see it. And I'm going to yield to town manager Lanc. Uh, just a point of order. Uh, council member Xavier was not feeling well at all, so he's left the meeting.

Um, you the council is required to formally excuse him and then we can continue. Okay. Do I have to do it as a motion? Excuse Xavier. Okay. Do I hear a second? Second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I I motion. Larry second. Continue. Mayor, council, if the property owner, Mr. Andrew George Howard is here, the council can speak to him. If not, the council can continue on. Is he here tonight?

I am not aware. Is Mr. Andrew George Howard here from 929 Eastern Avenue? Seeing that he's not here, mayor council, we can proceed on. What the town would ask the council to do tonight is to adopt orders 202608 allowing the town vendor, Mr. Horn Landscaping, to go out and abate the property. This property has been called in several times by the residents in the area stating that it is a eyesore and needs to be cleaned up to town standards. The town does have funding that we will be able to use out of the minimal housing line to get it clean.

Are there any comments from the council? If not, do I hear a motion to approve the ordinance 2026-08 ordering the abatement of sighted nuisances at 929 Eastern Avenue? So moved. Second. All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. I.

Motion carries. The next item is the body and cross stop signs. Mr. Lansen. Uh, mayor, council, I I believe you are probably familiar with uh Cross Street and Body Street intersection. It's currently a four-way stop. Um, we've had requests in the past to make it a two-way stop where Body would stop, but Cross Street would have the priority to go through without stopping. Um, we had requested the DOT throw out traffic counters there, which they did. uh thank Kim Moore with uh Nash County DOT uh for for doing that. And what the traffic counter showed is that there are 4,565 vehicles a day on Cross Street and there are 271 vehicles a day on Body Street. So that gives you the a a good idea of the traffic pattern there and the volume there. Um, you also know that on Cross Street, Cross Street has to stop at Barn Street, which is a block to the west, and they also have to stop at Alston Street, which is a block to the east. So, to have three intersections where per block that you stop um to the the folks who were bringing this to our attention seems excessive. So, what we have before you this evening is a staff recommendation to remove the stop signs on Cross Street. Uh, we're still requiring Body Street to stop, but Cross Street could travel through. And if you're agreeable, we've taken the liberty of preparing an ordinance uh that would effectively remove those stop signs from Cross Street and make it a two-way stop instead of a four-way stop.

Any questions for Randy? I do have one. Yeah. Are we able to put like a one of those flashing lights out there for a couple weeks just so we kind of warn people, hey, changes going on here? Yes. Do we still have one of those? We we have our public works director here this evening, Jason, if you wouldn't mind. Um some of the things we talked about, you know, we we we have some low tech things called extra flags that we can staple to the stop signs on Body Street. We've used those over on Fort Street in the past. Now those are really fading. we wouldn't use them anymore. But Jason had some ideas, too.

So, correct. We could put flashing lights. We could put flags. Uh, one recommen recommendation that we would make is put brand new stop signs on Body Street. So, they're not faded. They're very reflective, very visible. You're going to notice a little bit of change there, so it may bring it to your attention, but all all those are are very very easy, very affordable, something we can do within our budget. Cool. Good. Any other questions? If not, do I hear a motion to approve and adopt ordinance 2026-09 removing the cross street stop signs at the Body Street intersection changes the intersection from a four-way stop to a two-way stop? Move. Move to remove. Is there a second?

Second. Any other? If not, uh, do I hear a motion to approve? So move. Oh, we had a first and a second. All All those in favor say I. All right, it's getting close to my bedtime. Excuse me. Okay. Um, that ends the items on our agenda, but uh, town manager, do you have some comments?

I I do. Um, this came late. Weren't able to get it back. Uh, last meeting we had talked about, uh, discretionary spending or direct appropriations from our our state legislators for the upcoming state budget. And we had talked about some items. One of the things you guys wanted to do is see if we could get together with Lisa Barnes and Alan Cheser and talk with them to get some ideas what they think would be worthy for them to put their name on and go forward with the discretionary spending. I don't think I haven't heard back from them yet of a date and a time, but I know they put a deadline on receiving those. Uh Sean Harrington, who is uh Representative Chester's uh legislative aid, sent something out today and they would like that back very soon. Uh in addition, we've been contacted this week by Congressman Don Davis, uh the Community Project Fund, uh which years ago was called an earark. Now, now they call it the community project fund. Anyway, he's requesting if any communities within his district have again a direct appropriation request that we submit it by Friday. So,

I gave you one. Um, as in years past, public safety ranks very highly on the legislators radar. it's something that they can uh go to Washington or Raleigh and get funding for, bring back to their district. Uh, and it it's it's tough to disagree with public safety. So, we're we're looking at having to replace our ladder truck, which we bought used from Carrie probably how many years ago now, Chief 10? 2020.

2020 and not quite that long. Anyway, um you know, when you get a used vehicle, you get a used vehicle, but it's like $1.8 million for a new ladder truck, and we don't have the funding for it. We certainly have the need for it, but we don't have the funding for it. Uh staff would recommend with council's approval that we put a request into Congressman Don Davis for a ladder truck. And I don't know if there's a limit on how much we can request. Not really. Staff saying not uh with uh Representative Chester and Senator Barnes, uh they have communicated with us that they're going to be looking at the community requests together.

Mhm.

So once again, I I think our most urgent request that could be submitted for for funding at the state level would be new air packs for our fire department. They have a life of 15 years. I think Chief Joiner um may maybe you'd like to take the mic and and just tell them about it. So the air packs go out every 15 years. Ours go out in January this coming year. We've applied for the AFG grant the last two years because we got the grant in 15 years ago to get the air pack. So that's how we bought all of them again. So we knew this was going to run into a problem. air packs. I checked today again today. I got a new quote today. $259,000 to replace all our air packs. So, that is what it's going to take to do that. That's new bottles and packs cuz they all go out at the same time. So, that's reason why I went ahead and got a quote today on it. So, it's 24 and 48 spare bottles. So,

So, are you in agreement with that council? I'm I'm fine with that. Would it would it be beneficial to give like five potential things and see what they pick or do we just go with one and hope for the best? We we sat in me and Chief Joiner sat in on the meeting today because Randy was in another meeting and you can for Don Davis is what we sat in on. You can submit up to 20. Isn't that what they said? No, 20. Oh yeah, but you can submit more than one. So, um, yeah, but you're competing against yourself. Exactly. Right. But there are 20 all That's right. There were 20 all together.

Okay. And they did say we're in a rural area, so we'll be convening. I mean, there was a lot of other really Mhm. other needs in the area, too. So, I don't have the list in front of me either of what we originally talked about. Was it in the minutes? Oh, yes. Okay. Can Can uh can Davis, Chess, and Barnes collectively give money to one fund? You cannot. Different party state. They're federal and state, Larry. Right. Yeah. Crap. Now, on the federal level, the community project fund, you remember, uh when BK Butterfield was was our congressman,

uh we were awarded money for the fire station, 1.3 million,

and that was a godsend really. And uh since uh Congressman Davis has been in office, we've gotten uh a community project fund award from Congressman Davis and it was for the Essex Road Regency estate sewer extension projects. Well, we also got FE uh state funding for those which came as it covered more of the more of the cost between the two projects. So, we asked for it to be reappropriated for a different project and we were successful in that. So now that $936,000 we can use for the Regency lift station abandonment project and get rid of a another lift station which pays dividends down down the road because you don't have that. Um so I I I put that out there as history. you know, we have an opportunity just like every community in in district one and Congressman Davis's uh uh district to put in an application. Given we've gotten two awards already in in recent times, I don't know if they take that into consideration or not, but I I really think our our most strongest application would be for that new ladder truck

and not police department. Well, the the the police department is still uh underway with planning and we're we're not ready to pull the trigger on that. Um a ladder truck we are. I would need I would ask Randy that you canvas all our department heads and tell them to give you their one or two top priorities and you go ahead and make the decision from that. Okay. if that's all right with everybody else. Well, I'm out of trouble, but you Well, I am too, but you know, obviously we need that with the time crunch. So, I think we just need to rely on Randy to make the right decision. Yeah. Let Randy make decision.

Larry, your house is taller than the mayor, so and I want the ladder. I want the ladder truck. Well, yeah. Jason wants a water tower. Oh, man. Well, listen. And I appreciate everybody being here tonight and citizens, I appreciate you coming out cuz we really do value you and your opinions. And like I say, every uh meeting, we just pray that we'll do the right and best thing for all of our citizens and council. I appreciate you. And um if there no other comments or input,

mayor, I have one other thing to do. Uh our first budget workshop is March 17th. 18th. March 18th. I will be out of town on that date. Yes. And I asked Randy to could he give me all the information before I leave on that previous weekend or can we move it back to the week before and get together and meet? Let me see that. The following week, either the following or or the the one in front. Either one. That' be tomorrow. Or be that'd be tomorrow. No, not tomorrow. That'll be next week. It'll be next week. Okay. So, the 25th. The 25th.

Yeah, we we would we we still have business for the day meeting on the 18th council meeting. We got this with the text. Pardon? Pardon? Yes, sir. That's a meeting, not a planning session. We should have used a background. Sorry about that, Madam Mayor. On the 18th, we have a text amendment ordinance for shipping containers to be addressed that day. And that's not it won't mess with the tax. I still won't be here. But that's not a budget meeting, correct? That's just that's a regular council meeting.

Well, the 20 the 18th is set as the budget meeting, but they also are putting we also usually put business on it also. Okay. cuz we have a lot of be. Now the 21st is on Mon cuz you know I know we take precedence but the tax people are here and they line up that it is a service for our community Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all day long. So the 21st is a Monday. We have plenty of time to call a meeting as our budget for March April. The 21st is a Monday. March 21st is a Saturday. I'm looking at March. I'm looking March. Look, if I put my glasses on 23rd.

Okay, that's a Monday. That's a Monday. We have this meeting. We would have a daytime meeting on the 18th. We'd have a budget meeting on the 23rd and a called meeting for No, the 23rd would be a call meeting. But we were talking about doing another called meeting for for my Yeah, that's right. Yeah, we could do Do you have enough? How long do you have to notice for your I got two weeks from I need to get things out for the because we could do those on the same date. I got a twoe turnaround notice. I need to have everything out.

But I would yield to the council on the no 23rd. If you did go to 23rd, that works out good cuz MSD and planning board has moved to the fourth Tuesday night. So that Monday night is open for our council meeting to take up the issue. Yes. If you guys want to do the 23rd, that night is open. So when we work on the budget, I'm confused. That's what I was talking about. 23rd. 23rd be the budget day. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. We can do 23rd budget day. And then you're saying combine shipping container and Michael on a different day. Is that what you were saying? The shipping container is set for the 18th. That's correct. He's already put we already advertised it in the newspaper and got it posted. We're not messing that. We're not changing that again.

No, we're changing that. So, we're looking at we could combine something for the the conditional reasoning and budget hearing, but budget hearing that usually that Well, it's it's the budget retreat. there. What we typically do, you know, the the department heads will prepare a short PowerPoint, uh, brief you on what they've accomplished in this year's budget with with what we budgeted funds for to do, and then give you an idea what they're looking for for needs for FY27. And, uh, you know, budget retreats in the past have been maybe a couple, three hours at most. Mhm.

In the past. Now, when we originally talked about the uh special called meeting for hurt, was it for March or April? It's for April because we have to do the planning board meeting in March and then we'll have a special call night meeting in April. Okay. Yes. And our only meeting in April so far is scheduled for the 15th, which is a day meeting. But if if you wanted to have um a called council meeting in April, you you could easily, you know, and keep it on a Tuesday. We could do that 7th. No, that's Easter week. Okay. Can't do it then. Um Okay. Well, let's get back to the budget. So, we want to do that in sometime in March, right? Do we say the 23rd works for everybody?

The budget retreat. Mhm. That'd be during the day on Monday, March 23rd, right? 9:00. Okay. I'm okay. Better work. Thank you. But we're still going to have our day meeting on the 18th. Yeah. So, I won't be there, but 23rd and March 18th. March 18th. And then we've got to have a call meeting in April. In April. Mhm. And we'll send out some dates. Okay. work vis. Okay, that'd be good. Okay. Now, was there another budget date? Cuz for some reason, I don't see it on my calendar. Wasn't there always two? I didn't see the 18th on my calendar. Is When's the other budget meeting? It was in our It was on our

but I don't have on my phone for some reason. I don't know why. All right. So, we have budget retreat on March 18th. And then May 13th, we have a work session. That's when we like whittle stuff down. I have it on there. Okay. And then May 20th, we have a budget work session and a regular meeting. Okay. I got I didn't look far enough ahead. That's okay. So, you're going to send us some dates then for our um possible that Okay, good. Any other discussion, comments? Thank you, council. If by not, do I hear a motion to adjurnn? Move to adjourn. Second. Is there a second? All those in favor? Let it be none by saying I. I. Meeting is adjourned.