Remarks by Rick Bell
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“Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Morse code 267449, first reading to amend Title 14 to change 14303, residential zoning districts accessory building tables, 14304A, RPI, residential public institutional accessory building table, 14304B, UC University campus accessory building table, and 14503, supplemental bulk regulations for accessory buildings to establish uniform standards for accessory buildings, request by staff.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Councilor Crowell, seconded by Councilor Carmack, discussion.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“All those say aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Council confirmation of Pullman for Lex and Moscardelli to the Historic Preservation Commission by Mayor Rick Bell.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Council Moorhead, second by Council Burdine. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 26, 7451. First reading to approve a construction agreement with R.J. Coleman Railroad Company, Nashville and Eastern Railroad for railroad crossing improvements related to the grant-funded sidewalk project on North Calcites Avenue by Christian Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“First reading to approve bids to award contract for TDOT 3R Sidewalk Improvements Project and to retain consultant engineering services TDOT PIN 129468 by Christian Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Thank you. Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Orsmart 2674-53, first reading to authorize a budget amendment for the resurfacing of the South Hartman Drive playground. William Porter, Parks and Recreation Director. Motion to approve. Second. Councilor Moorhead, seconded by Councilor Crowell. Discussion?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“So, William's not here, so Lee, Kristen.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Okay, any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. First one, 26-74-54. First reading to authorize a budget amendment for the gas department for the emergency replacement of an air conditioning unit.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. First one, 26-74-55. First reading to cancel the regular call city council meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 by Rick Bell, Mayor.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack, second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“That's typically what we've done in the past on election days, is just skip that one.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Question number 267456, first reading to amend Title IV, the Levin Municipal Code by Sylvia Reichel, HR Director.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councillor Crowell, second by Councillor Carmack. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Registration number 262885 in support of the State of Tennessee Volkswagen Diesel Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Grant Program Application by Regina Santana. Motion approved. Motion by Councillor Moorhead, second by Councillor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262886, to accept bids and award contract for electrical maintenance services for the wastewater treatment plant by…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Resolution number 262887 in support of Tennessee Department of Transportation's Multimodal Access Grant Transportation Alternatives Program Application by Christian Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Motion by Councilor Carmack. Second by Councilor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Rule number 262888, to authorize the C of 11 tree giveaway program by Christian Rice, Executive Director of Engineering and Planning, and Brian Temeke, Stormwater Coordinator. Motion to approve.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Moorhead, seconded by Councillor Crowell. Discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. We are adjourned.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Aye. Any opposed? Thank you. Tonight, before we go to regular citizens' comments, we do have a special presentation from the representatives of the Wilson County Fair, Tennessee State Fair. So I might ask them to step up first, then we'll go to our regular citizens' comments.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“As always, we appreciate all the volunteers and all the hard work that Wills Canyon Promotions puts into this. A lot of people may not realize that you're a non-profit and you've been on this fair. And it's all volunteers. You've been doing it for a long time. So thank you for that. Move on to communication with citizens. So if you want to speak to the council tonight, now is the time. So please step to the podium, state your name and address, and you have three minutes to speak. There's a light system that tells you the time that you have to speak up there, and it'll give you a countdown as…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Let's go ahead and state your name and address, please.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Anyone else? Okay, so now I'll move on to my comments. I do have a couple things to announce tonight or talk about. The first one is this, the new splash pad in Don Fox Park. So we got our final state inspection today and it passed. So I want to thank Alex Major, even though it's in Don Fox Park, it does come under the Department of the Jimmy Ford Center. And so I want to thank Alex for his work on this, and also Jake Pruitt, our capital projects director, for helping shepherd that through the process. So we went over it today and passed inspection. Alex and Jake turned it on to make sure it…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“We do not do floats in the Fairport. We haven't historically. They have invited me and the other three mayors in the county to ride back the pickup truck, but that's the only thing that I know this is their parade, and so they're in charge, and so they sound the invitations, but no, we're not going to have a float.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“And that's all I have. Okay, thank you. Councilor Crowe?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026