Remarks by Rick Bell
166 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 7
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“Thank you. Form 26-7468, first reading to approve a traffic center agreement with FFG-11-LLC by Christian Rice, executive director of engineering and planning, and Jake Pruitt, capital projects manager.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack, second by Councilor Proud. Discussion?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Procedure number 262898 to approve the Texum All quote for the Customer Service Department by Lindsay Wolfenbarger, Finance Director. Second, Councilor Crowell. Second, Councilor Moorhead. Discussion?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262900, authorizing the execution or write-up entry and access agreements for due diligence investigations of potential wastewater treatment plant sites, Virginia Santana Utilities Director.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Second. Council Morhead, seconded by Council Burdine. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution for 26-29-11 to approve the severance agreement and general lease between the City of Lebanon and Philip Andrew Wright, Jr. by Rick Bell, Mayor. I have a motion by Councilor Ashley and a second by Councilor Carmack. Discussion? Let's do a roll call on this one, Christian.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay, thank you. The last item has been removed from the agenda, so that's the end of our business tonight. We are adjourned.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, it's 6 o'clock, time for night city council meeting. I will call the meeting to order. I ask Lee Clark to lead the invocation.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“We also have the minutes from the August 4th city council meeting. Motion to approve. Okay. Council Moorhead, seconded by Council Carmack. Any discussion on those minutes?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Any opposed? Thank you. Now it's time for communication from citizens. So if anyone would like to speak tonight, now is the opportunity to do that. If you'd like to speak, please step to the podium and state your name and address. And you have three minutes to speak. There is a light system up there that will help you with the countdown of your time. There are some things I do ask, though. I do ask that people do not line up at the podium. If there's a speaker up there, just wait till they sit down, and then whoever wants to go next, go next. I know there's some people in the lobby as well,…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“This is a city council meeting. Thank you. Who's next?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“There's two that want to come up. Okay, okay.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Light it back here. Come on up.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Anyone else? We'll get you next.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“There's a lady behind you, sir. There's a lady who just got up. Let's let her go first.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Anyone else? We'll get you next. Okay.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Anyone else? I know there are some people in the lobby who want to speak.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I appreciate it. I appreciate it. Thank you so much.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“OK, they're going in the lobby. OK. All right. Seeing none, we'll move on to my comments. And before I speak on the issue that everyone's been talking about, I do have one announcement to make. A few meetings ago, the city council approved a design review committee a group of citizens who can look at building standards in the Hartman Drive overlay. And so now I'm going to announce three people to be members of that committee. The first one is Will Hager. Will Hager lives in Ward 3. And Will is a professional city planner. He works in the private sector now, but he's a big part of our…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So with Operation Plant, I know there's some indoor parts of it. So what is the indoor part?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Now I have another question too. so as as you know there's been a lot of questions about tonight about um you know deep dive studies and into properties and and things like that so what what are the next steps what as far as studying properties how long that takes that process”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So anything that's presented to council, they'll take for a work session to discuss anything going forward because they need all the information they can possibly get. It takes 90 days?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“OK. And that's a full, complete study of those properties and all aspects of land cost, everything you can think of, right? Yes. Absolutely. OK. All right.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No problem. All right. You can go sit down. If people have questions, I'm sure they'll ask. Sir, public comments, it's our turn to talk. I understand that, ma'am, but still, it's our turn to talk. And I'm sure all of us have some things we want to say. The first thing I want to say is that there are, as Severi said, there are seven elected officials sitting back here. And I want to make sure everyone knows that there's no one back here this decision lightly. I can assure you of that. Everyone back here takes this job seriously. They focus on all the issues of all aspects of every issue that…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No, the minutes of the wastewater treatment plant site selection committee are online on our website.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And they have been filming YouTube as well, so that should still be on YouTube.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026