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Sorry, we're running a little bit late.
Our study session pushed a little longer

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than we had expected. Um, with that
being said, thank you all for being

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here. Uh, at this time, I'd like to call
this meeting to order. And, uh, Miss Pam

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H, if you don't mind, would you please
lead us in a word of prayer?

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» Dear heavenly father, Lord, I just count
it an honor to be in this uh, community

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tonight with these group of people. And
Lord, as as I pray, God, you said in

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your word, Lord, to pray for those in
authority over us. And God, I pray,

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Lord, that as these council members and
these city uh members come together,

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Lord, that Lord, that you can give us
wisdom and knowledge to make the great

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decisions for this community. And and
Lord, that you would guide and direct

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our leaders, Lord, to make all the right
decisions. And God, not just for oursel,

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but God, for the community of whole. And
Lord, I just thank you, God, for

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allowing me to be a small part in this
community and to be a part of what's

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going to take place here in the future.
And I just give you all the praise and

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all the glory and honor in your holy
name. Amen.

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» Amen. Thank you so much, Pam, for your
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All right. At this time, if everyone
here would please join us in the pledge

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of allegiance.

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United States of America and to the
republic for it stands one nation under

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God indivisible with liberty and justice
for all.

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» Madame recorder would you please call
roll.

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» Mayor Tenan
>> here.

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» Vice Mayor Duncan
>> here. Commissioner Anderson

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» here.
>> Commissioner Gilmore

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» here.
>> Commissioner Walker

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» here.
>> Thank you, Madam Recorder.

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Commissioners, before you, you have the
reading of the May 14th, 2026 regular

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meeting of the board of commissioners by
the recorder for approval or correction.

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Is there any additions or corrections?
Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.

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All in favor say I.
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» All oppose.
>> Minutes are approved as written with a

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5-0 vote.
At this time, we're going to open up the

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podium for citizen comments. And if you
would like to speak, please state your

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name, address, and hold your comments to
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Good evening, mayor, commissioners.
My name is Thomas Kanig. I live at 130

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West 12 Crossing in Gletville. Um I'm
here actually uh as a

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loving citizen of this beautiful city,
but also as a small business owner. Um

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my business is a uh is a food truck uh
food trailer in fact and uh and I'm here

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to talk about the ordinance uh 261148
and the impact that it might have on my

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business. Um,
so as as most small companies, small

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businesses, you know, I'm starting off
trying to get into the business. We

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started off about three years ago. We
opened up a basically just a small

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pop-up business where we serve the
community through the farmers market.

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And we have been part of the farmers
market for the last three years. About,

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you know, year ago, we decided to get
invested in a trailer because we

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understood that the people of
Goodletzville actually had a pretty good

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appetite for for for different culinary
delights. uh including my my Thai food

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and uh and and we set up our shop. Uh
actually we're over at 31 West Liquor uh

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parking lot and we've been operating out
of that, you know, uh we're not at major

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events. Um it takes a tremendous amount
of work. I mean, I know probably

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everybody understands what it takes to
to run a business um and to operate a

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business. Um we work probably 14 hours a
day on days we're open. the days we're

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closed, we're working probably eight to
10 hours a day to get ready for the next

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week. Um, and it takes all of our effort
to to try to keep this business and

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going and try to try to drive this
business and grow this business for the

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community. Um, we have on Google, we
have a 4.9 rating uh for our business.

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Um, people really enjoy our our food. We
enjoy serving our, you know, our

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community. Um, this ordinance in fact
though will will probably put us out of

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business unfortunately.
um we we just can't we just can't rely

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on on on having our business run once or
twice a week or or even once a week, you

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know, at a at an event. You know, we're
we're also part of the you know, still

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part of the farmers market. Um you know,
we we get involved in other

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opportunities where we can, but we can't
we can't run our business on that. We

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can't we can't support our family on
that. Um, we need to have a 24, you

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know, we we need to have an opportunity
to to operate our our business, you

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know, in in a reasonable manner. You
know, five days a week, you know,

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reasonable hours. Um, you know, right
now we work from 2 o'clock in the

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afternoon to 8 o'clock in the evening.
That's it. Um, and uh and we do it five

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days a week. And uh and those don't
count that doesn't count days like the

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farmers market. So, we don't we don't
open on farmers market day because we're

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open at the farmers market. And we have
other events like um we have one another

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event in in Hendersonville at the cruise
in but these these events are not you

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know able to sustain our business. And
so by by having us you know not able to

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ser you know to support ourselves and
and serve our our community you know on

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a on a repetitive nature. Um it takes a
really long time also to build a

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customer base and to have a to have
customers come to you. um if we have to

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move every single day, it it would be
impossible to maintain a customer base,

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right? And and we wouldn't be able to
find enough places in Goodletville. We'd

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have to move outside of Good Litville
and and continue to find other places,

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all which cost us a tremendous amount of
time and effort and money to do that.

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So, I'm I'm here to ask you to to
consider the fact that, you know, this

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these small businesses um you know,
we're working really hard. We're serving

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the community the best we can. We'd like
to work with you if there's some issue

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that you know that we can help you
resolve some way to you know to to

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ensure that you know we're you know uh m
you know mixing in with the rest of the

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community and and and you know have a
safe and and and secure and and good

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environment then we're more than willing
to work with you in any way we can. But

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but just shutting us down is is going to
end our business and we we won't we

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won't be able to sustain well we won't
be able to sustain in Goodletville for

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sure and we'll have to find another
place to go even if we're able to

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sustain long enough to be able to move
to another location. So I I ask and you

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know that hope that you all consider
that as as you think about you know the

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impact to us the the food vendor
themselves and and our customer base.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you sir. Appreciate your comments.

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Hello, I am Calie. My address is 219
Swift Drive. Um, I have been a uh

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resident of Gitzville since the early or
late 2000s. Uh, and I am here to speak

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against the food truck ban because I
believe the people of Gitzville should

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get the choice to decide if they want to
support food truck businesses on private

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property and not the government. I have
been on both sides of the food counter

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starting in the mid 2000s with my first
service job here as a waitress at Pizza

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Hut. Nine years later, I became a small
business owner myself when I became an

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owner operator of my own restaurant in
East Nashville. I've retired from

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restaurants, but I maintain a passion
for local family-owned and operated

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businesses, including places like Roman
Pharmacy, Chef's Market, and others. I

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patron these businesses exclusively here
in Goodletsville. When Ponipas food

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truck appeared in the 31W Liquors
parking lot, I was extremely happy and

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heartened to see this empty space now
cheerfully occupied with a local

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business serving the community. I can
sincerely say that it makes me feel good

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about my community every time I drive by
and see people outside the food truck.

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It makes the town feel alive and like
home and was a welcome change in the

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landscape from the strip of corporate
businesses and auto stores. Many other

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towns and cities embraces small
businesses incorporating food trucks

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into the fabric of their community.
Developing food truck parks with patios,

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picnic tables, and shade structure shade
structures for the citizens.

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transforming a plot of concrete into a
space that supports locals and generates

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revenue, but most importantly brings
members of the community together, which

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in my opinion, which in my opinion is a
pretty incredible return on what was

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formerly an empty defunct parking lot.
If anyone is worried about parking space

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in Goodletsville, I can assure you that
there is no shortage of parking space.

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From the great parking lot planes of the
long hollow dollar general store

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merchandising center to the dollar
general on Main Street, the HG Hill

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Center, the mall parking lot, BJ's
parking lot, former Jo-Ann's guitar

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center, there are acres and acres of
parking lots available. Gulisville is

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rich in miles of parking lots and with a
tiny imagination, tiny bit of

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imagination and support from the city
and local businesses, we can transform

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these spaces into attractive local hubs
that the citizens and visitors of

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Goodletville can actually enjoy. Like
every other business in Goodletville,

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please allow the people of Gillisville
to decide if they want to support local

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businesses rather than banning them
outright. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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Hi, my name is Danny Rhodess. I live at
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Hit Lane. Uh, I also just want to speak
briefly about um u supporting food

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trucks in our community and not banning
them. I've lived in Middle Tennessee,

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this this area for 30 years. Um, first
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rise of food trucks uh in East
Nashville, and they were only supportive

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of the community that grew there, that
built there. Um, the the people that

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were small business owners I've become
friends with. Um, they have only been

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supportive as well of the community. And
uh we find that many of uh many of the

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successful food trucks end up planting
and and opening brick and mortars in the

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community where they've had food trucks
which turn around supporting the local

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community where they are. So, I would
love to see more creative uh discussions

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about whatever the issue is around
potentially banning food trucks. Uh and

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we and we operate um in a more
democratic position in that rather than

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um just a straight ban.
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it's delicious. I we our family loves uh
potai and we go there very frequently.

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We also go to panapas. It's not a
competition. It's not a zero- sum game.

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Uh we as a community can support both
food trucks and local brickandmortar

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stores uh and restaurants. Uh doesn't
have to be one or the other.

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» Please consider uh not passing this ban.
Thank you.

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» Thank you, Dan. Appreciate it.

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Anyone
else? I see somebody trying to get up.

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Ma'am, you'll need to state your name
and address and phone number. And I'm

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» I think y'all will know it, but I'll
tell you anyway. Kim Sutton, 3280 Patton

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Branch, Goodletsville, Tennessee. Um,
I'm here to talk about an opening within

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the city. Um, I understand we have a
city manager retiring soon. Uh, that I'm

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extremely sad about, but totally
understand. Um,

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we have a position open and that is a
position that I know that the commission

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is the only one that has an opportunity
to determine who our new city manager

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is. Um it is an important position. Uh
for many many years the city manager has

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come from within the city. Um it served
us well. Uh there's a few of us here

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that know city managers better than
most. Um Vicky Wilson especially. Um and

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Jan,
excuse me. Um,

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we could go and I don't know what your
process is. We can go without

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go out of the city and hire a commission
and bring in advisors and spend a lot of

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money and all that kind of stuff. I
don't think we need to look any further

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than what we've got inside our city.
We've had a lady within the city that

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has been here since 2012.
She's been the assistant city manager

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and in my humble opinion
as well as many citizens of the city of

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Goodletsville
and people that have been here and know

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what it takes to be a city manager. We
went way outside the city limits and

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hired one city manager and he's sitting
right over there and has been here for

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many years. We went to the city of White
House to get him and that's about as far

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as we've needed to go. Now, we've got a
a wonderful lady that has served this

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city in many capacities, but especially
financially and as far as our employees

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of the city, they respect her with all
their heart and soul. and they know that

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she will make sure that the city
maintains the consistent

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budgeting which I know is tough in
today's market but she's got a strong

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financial background. She's done great
as far as the city finances are

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concerned. She's done that for many
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Excuse me. You guys know what it takes
to be a city manager. You know what it

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takes to be a commissioner.
I don't think there's any reason in this

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world for the city of Gitzville to go. I
understand transparency, but we're

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transparent in the city of Gitzville and
always have been. We don't have the

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issues that Nashville has. Even
Hendersonville,

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look how bringing somebody in from
California has served them. Listen to

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the news. We don't have to go outside
the city of Gulletville. We've got a

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more than qualified city manager sitting
right over there in that seat. And I

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appeal to you guys and gals that I think
our city manager has already been

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selected by the citizens and the
employees of the city of Gulletsville.

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and I strongly recommend that you
consider and appoint Julie High as our

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new city manager.
Thank you.

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» Thank you, Miss Sutton. And if you would
have been here during the uh study

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session, you would have probably heard
all the good comments you can hear on

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one person.
She's we all agree with you. She's

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phenomenal.
And um I would like to welcome Miss

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Dicki here tonight. her husband was uh
the one that allowed me a position on

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the fire department when I first started
with the city a little over 30 years

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ago. And uh Mr. David is one of the
finest men we've I agreed that we've

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ever had working in this city as a city
manager.

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One of the finest men I've ever worked
under in my life as any job or any

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career. He was the most fair and
understanding guy we ever had. So I'd

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like to say something about Mr. David
Wilson. finest man that's ever been

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here. Okay. Is there any more city
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All right. Hear none. I'm going to close
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We're going to go ahead and move on to
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are going to go on to
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» Uh yes, sir. Mr. mayor to this evening
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anything specifically but it also is
bringing to an end our city branding

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project that has been ongoing since um
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presentation this evening. I'm going to
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forward and recognize um Kevin who will
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of the branding work. Sure. So, as you
all remember, in the late fall, the city

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hired Chandler Thinks to conduct a
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And um I wanted tonight to introduce
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of the community branding program. And
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the end of that, they might be at the
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beginning of our work um as we move
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he will share with you the overview of
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First off, thank you commissioners,
mayor, vice mayor for having allowed me

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to come in tonight and do this. This is
the fun part. We've done a ton of work.

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Also, I want to thank everybody else in
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process, some of you may have been. We
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lots of groups and things. Thank you.
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of the project goals. The primary goals
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branding project really, is to provide
uniformity. You know, when you're

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talking, you don't want to talk all over
the place. It also is to uh to give the

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community identity and instill pride. Um
it also helps community and economic

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development motion. It offers
flexibility. You want to the brand needs

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to provide flexibility for the community
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community. And that's the reason this
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involve the the community. Does it need
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residents?
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through this before, we've presented
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explore, which is the whole research
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here and visited your community. We
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we uh express that, create themes, and
then there's the plan. Most of tonight's

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discussion will be about the last two,
the expressing, the theme, and the plan,

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and engagement.
Quickly again this this process starts

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with re research as you know and you all
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presentation went very in depth. I'm
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to remind us there were over a thousand
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involved in this research. The first
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did a tour of good. We really tried to
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oh sorry might not talk.
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so we get to know it. I'm actually from
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even though I knew about it, I didn't
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here and learn a lot more. Then we did
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stakeholders and elected officials. It's
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community has very influential people.
We need to talk to them directly. So did

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oneonone interviews. Then we did four
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those included people from the
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different interested parties within
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learning session here in this room where
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is I've done a lot of these. That's a
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size of Goodville.
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had 467
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and we looked for 350 responses to be
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uh accurate plus or minus 5%. So we
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you know, is where we get out there and
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within the community what they thought.
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neighbors thought and that we did an
outside perception study. We had 481

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responses to that. And that's obviously
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your community because you know what
your neighbors say matters. You know, if

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I'm on your street, your neighbors, what
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Then we did a digital audit. You know,
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digital world. So, it's important what's
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What's your website look like? What's
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what is search saying about you? And uh
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and hotels etc. So, that was that was
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what we like to call brand truths. And
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distilled down into kind of the
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here I'll just go through these quickly.
I know you've seen these before, but I

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think it's good to recap them.
Goodville's strongest strongest

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association is around its proximity to
Nashville. It's unavoidable. You can't

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avoid that. So that's it strongest
association. The access to Nashville's

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energy juxtaposed with Goodletzville's
small town culture is a driver for

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resident quality of life. I've got
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home to the nice peaceful Goodletsville.
But right now, another and brand truths

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aren't always positive. Goodletsville
has a fractured identity. It's a result

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of not having a clear sense of place
outside your park, which is beautiful.

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Highly visible road construction repair.
That's not anyone's fault. It's just a

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fact, right? But it it it affects your
identity. And the troubled associations

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with Rivergate, you know, again, these
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This is facts and a result of being
blended in or overrun by Nashville. You

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know, it's you kind of got to raise your
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We're not Nashville. But the good news
is the future river, you have some good

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news. The futuregate plans are going to
have a real impact. the the construction

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projects do end. Sometimes we think
they're never going to end, but they do

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end. And there's more development. Um,
and more developments are an opportunity

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for to be intentional with your image
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already got everything built and it's
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You have you can be really intentional
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truths and from that we develop a brand
strategy if you remember back to the

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process and that strategy is good must
claim and protect its small town

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character. That's very important while
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Remember back to the brand truth that's
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needs to create a foundation for its own
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place. We need to be intentional with
every single project and how it shapes

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our identity for Goodville that reflects
the small town character. We got to keep

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that in mind. And we need to
overcommunicate with our residents

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because again there's a lot of change
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to overcommunicate so everybody feels
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one of the key tenets of our process and
we think branding in general is telling

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our story is and that's because that's
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not really about a logo. It's not about
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story because a story can be owned by
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So what a story in is a foundational
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we are. It provides familiarity and it's
what you care about in a story. It's

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every we try to put everything in a
story that you care about. It's always

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familiar. Even when someone tells it, it
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familiar and it also establishes a voice
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about ourselves. So, we we crafted a a
huge brand story. I'm not going to read

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it to you and just an excerpt of it is
welcome to Goodletville. Here, mornings

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begin on quiet streets and treeine
neighborhoods where congestion, traffic

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jams, and stress take a backseat to a
more relaxed rhythm and space to spread

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out and grow. Friendly faces and
familiar routines set the mood for the

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day. The city's parks, cafes,
gymnasiums, grocery stores, and

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community events are the places where
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feel grounded. That's just an excerpt of
the brand story. It's very long and goes

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into all the aspects of Gulitzville. So,
we actually put together a little video

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actually using assets. We worked with
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used the um brand story to you'll hear a
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the script. So, I'll just play it here.
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feel connected and are part of its
story. A lot of cities have great

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histories, scenic natural beauty, and
friendly people. But Goodletzville isn't

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just another city. It's a community, a
place where you can breathe and connect

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a little deeper while building a more
balanced life. Here, mornings begin on

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quiet streets and treeline neighborhoods
where congestion and stress take a

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backseat to a more relaxed rhythm and
space to spread out and grow. Friendly

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faces and familiar routines set the mood
for the day. The city's parks, cafes,

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gymnasiums, and community events are the
places where meaningful moments happen

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that make one feel grounded.
In Goodletsville, you can slow down and

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engage, contribute, create, and have a
voice. An approachable city government

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means access to civic leaders and
involvement in meaningful issues,

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something that makes this place special
and unique. Here, families find an

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environment in which to thrive.
Companies find room to expand, and

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residents time to live. Abundant green
spaces and expansive parks, historic

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sites, retail, dining, recreation, and
youth sports are never more than a few

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minutes away. But Goodletville is also
Nashville's front porch, offering the

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best of small town living, balanced with
easy access to Music City's booming

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economic energy, sports, and
entertainment options

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along with greater affordability and
visionary future plans. Goodletsville's

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appeal for businesses pursuing new
opportunity, families looking to

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relocate and those just seeking respit
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growing.
Maybe when a place gifts you with a

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sense of belonging and provides you with
a wellbalanced life and the time to live

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it, that's when you know you're home.

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Goodletsville. Time to live.

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» So, as you can see that if you you read
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familiar. It's we obviously cut it down
a little bit to get it to a nice

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twominute video. Whoops. So, then we
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how do we talk about ourselves? You
know, brand stories got a million words

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in it. How can we talk about ourselves a
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some examples of some ads that uh had
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I know you're not going to run a bunch
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context to see how the the the the voice
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color palette and logos and all that,
how it works together. So, here's some

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examples of some messaging.
If you'd like more time to play, maybe

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it's time to make a move.
goes, Tennessee. Time to live.

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If you'd like more time to explore,
maybe it's time to make the move. And

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here we're, you know, looking at
shopping. You know,

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if you'd like more time to connect,
maybe it's time to make the move. If you

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live in Nashville and you never have
time to play with your kids, maybe you

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need to move to Goodlessville.
If you'd like if you'd like to have more

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free time, maybe it's time to make the
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And then also, we live in a digital
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could work in a small digital ad.

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And here's the logo, which y'all seen
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important. You can't hide it. It's
important to a new brand, but it's not

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the whole thing. And I'm going to You
always like to people always ask, you

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know, what does all that mean? So, we
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description of what it means. The logo
icon reflects the character of

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Goodletzville through its soft curves
and flowing firms in flowing form a

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forms inspired by the community's
rolling hills, open landscapes, and

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welcoming pace of life. The rising sun
symbolizes optimism, growth, and a

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bright future for this city and the
people who call it home. The typography

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complements the icon with a clean
contemporary style that is both highly

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legible and approachable. Together the
icon and type create a modern identity

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that celebrates Goodulful's strong sense
of community, natural beauty and

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continued progress. So that's the reason
for the logo. If someone asked you, you

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know, logos, everybody likes to have an
opinion about a logo. But we try to base

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it in if you think it reflects the
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all part of this. And you you've seen
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our tagline. And it's it kind of says
two things. you know, we need time to

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live our lives or it's time to live, you
know, so you can read that line a couple

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different ways.
It's also important that a logo,

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especially for municipality, be very
useful. So, we wanted to create a

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alternate logo to use in different
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So, there it is. As you see at the
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we also developed a color palette. This
might not represent it exactly on the

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projection, but you need a color palette
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what it feels like to be here so that
when you're choosing colors for your

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community, they all kind of work
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recommended and you've seen throughout
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the icon that could be used by itself.
And, you know, again, the world, the

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digital world we live in, here's some
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they would be used and those little
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places like that
and then how we use it in it's important

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that it work with departments. We all
need to the city needs to get credit for

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what it does. So the departments need to
feel like we belong. So here's how we

406
00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:42,320
would handle that.
And then here I'm just going to go

407
00:32:40,399 --> 00:32:47,919
through uh some more brand
recommendations kind of what the

408
00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:52,159
different components of how the brand
can be can work its way into a city are.

409
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:56,480
We have brand integration. We have
packaging the branding effort. We need

410
00:32:54,159 --> 00:33:00,880
to share and engage with others about
that effort. We need to create a sense

411
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:03,600
of place. We need to extend the brand in
the community and we need to measure it.

412
00:33:02,399 --> 00:33:07,760
You know we live in a world where we
need does it work? Did it work? You know

413
00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:13,440
that's important thing to know. So,
here's some examples of that. Um, here's

414
00:33:11,519 --> 00:33:16,559
I like to call these touch points. We
need to touch all these different

415
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:19,919
places. You know, voicemails. You think
about, okay, if we we have a voicemail

416
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:23,760
message, how can I incorporate the brand
into that? How do we talk in

417
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:28,880
Goodletsville? Let's make sure that's
reflected in that, you know, in emails,

418
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:33,360
and presentations on physical vehicles,
exhibits, etc.

419
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:38,159
And that's just organiza organizing all
your tools that you communicate with.

420
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:42,159
Then we have a brand standards guide.
And that brand standards guide and I

421
00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:46,640
like to I actually like because I think
a brand standards guide is a very

422
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:50,799
important part of a brand because it
provides rules. And I've got some I

423
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:55,600
wanted to read here.
The goal for graphic standards is very

424
00:33:53,200 --> 00:34:01,039
simple. When residents see the good
brand, they should immediately know the

425
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:04,559
message is official city communication.
To avoid confusion, the branch should be

426
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:07,919
reserved for official municipal
municipal communication should not be

427
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:12,480
used for personal communications by
staff and political or personal

428
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:16,879
communications by elected officials or
outside organizations. It's important

429
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:22,639
that when the brand is being used, it's
official communications from the city

430
00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:26,480
and to that the right the goodful
tourism department is going to serve as

431
00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:29,679
a primary point of contact for you know
how the brand is used. If you have

432
00:34:27,839 --> 00:34:33,440
questions, can I use it here? Or
approvals of things, it's important that

433
00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:37,119
that come through one party, but right
now that's the the tourism department is

434
00:34:35,359 --> 00:34:41,679
going to kind of be the keeper of these
standards. In here, you'll see what type

435
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:47,919
faces to use, what colors to use, how
the logo can be used. It's it's about a

436
00:34:44,399 --> 00:34:51,280
15page document.
Then we need to embred the band on stuff

437
00:34:49,919 --> 00:34:55,919
like business cards, letterheads,
envelopes, city vehicles, email

438
00:34:53,200 --> 00:35:01,800
signatures, etc. Here's an example of
the business card, how it could look and

439
00:34:57,839 --> 00:35:01,800
a email signature.

440
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:07,920
Here's a PowerPoint, how the PowerPoint
could work and and you see we're using

441
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:13,200
it right here today in this
presentation.

442
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:17,280
Now, we do a lot of social media these
days and the city when it's talking to

443
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:20,800
its residents, important that it's
concise and recognizable. When the

444
00:35:19,359 --> 00:35:24,480
city's saying something, sometimes it's
important. You know, we've we went all

445
00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:28,640
of us went through COVID. There was a
lot of official communications that went

446
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:31,920
out and the city had to suddenly was
thrust into that and the residents need

447
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:35,760
to pay attention. So, it doesn't need to
feel like the local bake sale. It needs

448
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:39,760
to feel like an important communication.
So, here's an example. To the left is

449
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:43,200
picked up from your social media as it
is today. To the right would be a

450
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:47,280
recommendation of how we might approach
it.

451
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:50,400
Here's another one. On the left is
again, it's not necessarily that it was

452
00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:54,800
being done wrong. We just feel like we
can tighten it up a little bit and make

453
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:58,079
it a little bit cleaner.
Here's another one where parks and

454
00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:01,119
wreck, you know, they do stuff, you
know, you can play with the colors

455
00:35:59,359 --> 00:36:04,480
because we have this color palette. You
know, it doesn't all you can start

456
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:08,400
departments can kind of own a color. I
mean, parks is one of those departments

457
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:12,640
that does a lot of communications.
Here's some signage. I actually took

458
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:16,079
these from existing signs that y'all
have. And all we did was replace the

459
00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:21,440
logo with the new brand. and it really
changes the feel of it because it's more

460
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:26,079
consistent and easier to see.
Here's a name badge

461
00:36:23,839 --> 00:36:30,400
for how that might look. And then the
the map when you come in out front, this

462
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:38,000
is it needs to live everywhere so that
it's very consistent to your residents.

463
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:44,079
You know, signs going into offices seems
simple, but it shows consistency and uh

464
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:48,960
repetition. So,
city vehicles, here's a couple different

465
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:52,400
options. One's a little bit fancier, the
one on the left. The one on the right's

466
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:56,400
a little bit more nononsense because
that maybe for a public services thing,

467
00:36:54,160 --> 00:37:00,240
but when a resident sees it driving down
the road, they need to go, "Oh, there's

468
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:03,839
a city taking care of us." Now, the flip
side is that everybody has to behave,

469
00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:07,119
you know, in their city vehicle. But it
is important because residents need to

470
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:12,320
know what you're doing because you do a
lot.

471
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:16,480
Gateway signage. I have a firm believing
belief that we don't have to tear

472
00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:20,160
everything down. Sometimes you can use
existing structures and that's the

473
00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:24,079
fiscally responsible thing to do. Here's
an example where we could take your

474
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:27,119
existing sign, update it, do a little
paint, suddenly it's fitting with the

475
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:30,640
brand and we don't have to spend a
gazillion dollars to put a new sign up.

476
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:35,960
Doesn't mean you can't put a new sign
up. It's just here's a way we could do

477
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:35,960
it without doing that.

478
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:42,000
Now, goodful branding application, we
have to audit and organize all your

479
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:45,520
tools. we talked about. Embed the brand,
protect the logo through through proper

480
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:49,119
legal channels. You know, make sure you
know you deal with your legal department

481
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:54,480
to make sure we've got it protected,
create brand merchandise. Let's do some

482
00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:59,520
cups, some shirts, things like that. Um,
give the city website a facelift

483
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:04,800
and brand city programs with the new
brand. And then also create storytelling

484
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:09,680
opportunities in your public spaces. And
then, this all seems overwhelming. You

485
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:13,119
need to prioritize the the um your
action and remember because sometimes

486
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:16,480
people get caught in this trap. It's not
about the logo and the tagline. You just

487
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:21,680
run around stick the logo on everything.
You haven't integrated the brand.

488
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:25,040
Then we need to package the branding
effort. Create a one-pager of the

489
00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:31,040
goodsful brand story so you can share it
with someone. Uh development a goodful

490
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:36,000
branding 101 for maybe new staff hires
etc. So they understand you know the

491
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:41,599
brand. develop a Q&A if you want to hand
that out at or put it on your website as

492
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:46,240
a for the residents. Um, you could also
build a separate little landing page for

493
00:38:43,839 --> 00:38:50,880
your website to just kind of help with
the with the communicate about the

494
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:54,720
branding process and then begin the
process of turning your social media

495
00:38:53,040 --> 00:39:00,480
over. Make sure it's reflective of the
brand and then create a a video which

496
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:04,079
we've already done.
Then we need to share it, engage with

497
00:39:02,079 --> 00:39:07,599
others. It's important that the
employees that work for the city

498
00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:11,520
understand the brand so that when
they're talking, they say the right

499
00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:14,800
stuff because if you don't communicate
with them, they'll they don't, you know,

500
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:19,119
you can't blame them for saying the
wrong things. Um, and then again, that's

501
00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:22,800
any internal marketing efforts just to
make sure that we're on the same page.

502
00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:27,119
And then y'all have already started this
process. Just put it to work. It doesn't

503
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:31,040
need to be unveiled or revealed. It just
needs to be put to work, which you've

504
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:35,040
already kind of started.
Then we create create a sense of place.

505
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:38,160
Here's some examples of some of your way
finding. And this goes back to my

506
00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:43,599
comment about fiscal responsibility. I
know recently y'all did some branding,

507
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:47,280
some new wayfinding. This is using I
using the exact metal up there. It's

508
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:52,640
just putting a new piece of vinyl on it.
That would be be a very inexpensive way

509
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:57,280
of updating the wayfinding without a big
upheaval and a new and then on your on

510
00:39:55,680 --> 00:40:02,560
all of your street signs, you have a
little logo that you really can't see.

511
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:08,160
So maybe we just put the icon on there
if we want to do that. So

512
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:12,960
here's another example of how we can
take an existing park sign and change

513
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:17,280
the paint color what's in the
typography, put the icon on it, and

514
00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:21,440
guess what? It's in the new brand. You
know, we don't have to be super

515
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:26,880
regimented and strip the thing apart and
start over because there's money

516
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:31,680
invested. That's a nice sign.
We can create poll banners. You know,

517
00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:36,079
time to live is great, but we can also
time to dine or time to shop, time to

518
00:40:34,079 --> 00:40:41,359
play. These are all ways that we can
take that tagline and expand it and

519
00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:45,920
maybe use it in pole banners, etc.
Then we expand the brand into the

520
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:49,599
community and uh like the brand can be a
platform for economic development, for

521
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:56,640
tourism, recruitment, arts, relocation.
It can act as a basis for all of that.

522
00:40:54,240 --> 00:41:00,160
Now, we need to measure it. And what's
great is this process that we've gone

523
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:04,800
through has already provided a pretty
good baseline because we've done a

524
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:10,880
community survey. We've done the
surrounding area survey. So we know what

525
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:15,760
people thought then. In a few years, you
do that same survey again and you can

526
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:19,040
see if we've moved the needle.
So we we create benchmarks and there are

527
00:41:17,839 --> 00:41:22,319
other ways to do it. Here's just some
ways we can measure it. We can look at

528
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:25,119
the number of organizations committed to
the branding effort for Goodletville.

529
00:41:23,599 --> 00:41:30,640
That's if we look at that number does it
change number of news articles and blog

530
00:41:27,599 --> 00:41:36,000
post and influencer con uh content
referencing the new brand um direct

531
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:39,760
number of new branding themed related
projects

532
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:42,960
um number of businesses actually using
the branding materials in their own

533
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:46,640
marketing meaning the story they're not
going to stick their logo on things but

534
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:51,520
the the story of Goodlets full everybody
owns the residents own it they can use

535
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:56,079
it uh we have an example I'm going to
get this wrong in

536
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:59,520
I'm going to use a different there was a
a a community we worked in where there

537
00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:06,319
was a local coffee maker that actually
called our client and said can I use the

538
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:11,280
brand in a coffee they there was a
tagline about the deepness of a canyon

539
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:14,640
and they wanted to do a a deep roast
coffee so and it so that was a way they

540
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:19,280
they didn't use a logo but they
incorporated the brand um we're going to

541
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:23,839
track the use of hashtags that's another
way of doing it um you can look at how

542
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:26,880
if there's new business has our brand
and this is not stuff that happens

543
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:32,960
quickly that you can look if we have new
investment job growth u measure new real

544
00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:37,040
estate projects housing etc that's
indirectly related to the brand but if

545
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:41,440
you think about cities that have strong
brands or and do a good job with this

546
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:46,480
they tend to be the ones on the rise
like you guys are so this was a

547
00:42:43,119 --> 00:42:51,280
welltimed thing most importantly and
this is what I leave you with this

548
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:55,520
process takes time this is not something
that six months from now is going to be

549
00:42:53,839 --> 00:42:59,760
tada. It's all great. Everything is
different. It's going to take some time.

550
00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:03,839
And remember that storytelling is
everything. And it's all about pride.

551
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:07,280
It's the pride the employees for the
city have. It's the pride that your

552
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:13,000
residents have. And that's what branding
is about. And with that, I'll thank you.

553
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:24,160
» Thank you so much.
I thank everyone that met with uh Miss

554
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:29,240
High and Kimberly at all was e ecstatic
with what it brought to us.

555
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,880
Mr. Ellis, do you have any more
comments?

556
00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:40,319
» Uh no sir, not this evening.
>> Commissioners,

557
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:44,960
any commissioner comments before we get
started?

558
00:43:43,119 --> 00:43:51,200
Hearing none, we'll move on to our
consent agenda items.

559
00:43:48,800 --> 00:44:00,079
» Um, yes, Mr. Mayor. I'll make a motion
to move items F, G, H, I, J, and K to

560
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:04,000
the consent agenda.
>> Thank you, Commissioner.

561
00:44:01,839 --> 00:44:08,240
» Which one? I couldn't hear.
>> Um, I'll repeat them for you. It is.

562
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:16,079
» I'll say
>> F, G, H, I, J, and K. It's going to be

563
00:44:13,599 --> 00:44:20,400
the consent. We have a motion. And you
have a second. Is there any discussion

564
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:24,480
on this item?
Hearing none. These consent agenda items

565
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:25,839
pass. Well, let's take a vote on all in
favor say I.

566
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:29,760
» I.
>> All oppose.

567
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:36,880
That passes. The consent agenda items
pass with a 5 vote. Okay. Moving on to

568
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:40,880
unfinished business. Mr. Ellis, would
you consider ordinance 26-1142,

569
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:45,680
please?
>> Mr. uh Mayor, I think we'll have to

570
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:48,160
» we moved it to the consent, but I don't
think we have voted on it yet.

571
00:44:47,839 --> 00:44:51,760
» Oh,
>> the items. Um,

572
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:54,079
» we approved to move them to a consent.
Now, we need to

573
00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:55,920
» we need to hear them and then vote on
them.

574
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:58,319
» If you don't mind, I'll read what those
are and then take them.

575
00:44:57,119 --> 00:45:00,640
» I thought you didn't have to read them,
but yeah, go ahead. I'm sorry. You're

576
00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:05,680
right. We didn't read the number.
>> It's just in general nature. Um,

577
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:10,560
resolution 261336,
resolution of the board,

578
00:45:08,319 --> 00:45:15,359
» uh, to approve a contract amendment with
Kerodino Engineering for Construction

579
00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:21,839
Engineering Inspection Services.
Uh resolution 261337

580
00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:26,160
um resolution of the board approving an
interlocal agreement between the city of

581
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:31,760
Goulsville and Metro Nashville in
regards to

582
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:37,920
um building safety inspections and in
the Rivergate redevelopment project. Uh

583
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:42,480
resolution 261338, a resolution
declaring certain property surplus to

584
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:46,880
the needs of the city. Resolution
261339.

585
00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:52,079
resolution of the board of commissioners
approving a contract with Stansel

586
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:58,400
Electric uh for phase three traffic
synchronization improvements.

587
00:45:54,880 --> 00:46:01,040
Um, item J, resolution 261340, a
resolution of the board of

588
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:05,280
commissioners, the city of Gillisville,
approving a grant agreement

589
00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:09,440
uh between the city of Gillisville and
the state of Tennessee Department of

590
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:15,760
Military, Tennessee
uh emergency management agency and

591
00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:20,640
resolution 261341, a resolution of the
city of Goulful adopting and

592
00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:27,440
participating in the 2026 Metropolitan
Nashville, Davidson County uh

593
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:32,720
multi-hazard mitigation plan. Um, Mr.
Mayor, um, based on it being moved to

594
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:37,200
consent, um, I think I probably need a
motion for approval.

595
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:39,520
» I'll make the motion to approve the
consent agenda.

596
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:43,280
» Thank you. Do I have a second?
>> I'll second.

597
00:46:40,079 --> 00:46:45,920
» Thank you. Uh, any discussion
hearing? No, we move on to a vote. All

598
00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:51,200
in favor say I. I.
>> All oppose. Sorry about that, uh, Tim. I

599
00:46:49,359 --> 00:46:55,520
thought that we did not have to read all
that, but I'm glad you did.

600
00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:55,520
» All good.

601
00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:04,079
Mr. Mayor, my apologies.
Two of the items can't be considered on

602
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:10,079
consent because of the monetary amount
related to those.

603
00:47:06,240 --> 00:47:15,760
» Item F and I and I
>> and

604
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:22,720
I. Okay. Uh they will have to be
considered individually because of the

605
00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:26,960
monetary limits that we have in place.
>> Appropriate to make a motion to amend

606
00:47:24,319 --> 00:47:29,680
the consent agenda or remove items F and
I.

607
00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:36,119
do that. Okay.
>> Go forward.

608
00:47:31,119 --> 00:47:36,119
» All in favor? I'll second that.

609
00:47:37,119 --> 00:47:45,200
» F and I
>> has been removed.

610
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:48,960
» Do we need to vote on that? Uh Russell,
>> yes.

611
00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:55,760
» All in favor say I.
>> All oppose.

612
00:47:52,079 --> 00:48:00,440
Item F and I have been removed and we'll
bring them back up when we get to new

613
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,440
business.

614
00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:06,800
Okay. Now, Mr. Ellis, would you consider
ordinance 26-142,

615
00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:10,240
please?
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, is

616
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:15,119
an ordinance uh of the city of
Gulisville Board of Commissioners

617
00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:21,520
amending the fiscal year 2025 2022
budget passed by ordinance 25112.

618
00:48:19,119 --> 00:48:27,359
Um, Mr. Mayor, commissioners, this has
is solely in relations to the response

619
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:29,920
to Wintertorm Fern, the ice storm. This
is second reading. Staff recommends

620
00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:33,200
approval.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do we have a

621
00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:35,359
motion to consider?
>> Thank you. Do we have a second?

622
00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:38,640
» Second.
>> Thank you. Is there any discussion on

623
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:42,000
this item?
Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.

624
00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:49,240
All in favor say I. I.
>> All oppose.

625
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:49,240
Ordinance passes with a 50 vote.

626
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:55,359
Uh, Mr. Ellis, consider ordinance
26-1145,

627
00:48:54,480 --> 00:49:01,040
please.
>> Uh, yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. Uh, commission

628
00:48:57,920 --> 00:49:04,319
uh and commissioners. Ordinance 261 1145
is an ordinance of the city of

629
00:49:02,319 --> 00:49:09,599
Gillsville adopting the annual budget
and tax rate for the fiscal year

630
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:14,400
beginning July 1, 2026 and ending on
June 30, 2027.

631
00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:18,240
This is second reading uh requires a
public hearing. Staff recommends

632
00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:21,920
approval. Thank you, Mr. Ell. Do we have
a motion to consider?

633
00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:24,720
» Thank you. Do we have a second?
>> I'll second.

634
00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:28,319
» Second. Thank you. All right. This
requires a public hearing, so I'm going

635
00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:31,200
to open up the podium for a public
hearing. And if anyone would like to

636
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:34,359
speak on this, please make your way to
the podium.

637
00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:40,319
Seeing no one make their way to the
podium, we'll close this portion of the

638
00:49:39,119 --> 00:49:43,800
public hearing and move on to
commissioner comments.

639
00:49:43,839 --> 00:49:47,119
Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I.

640
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:53,559
» I.
>> All oppose.

641
00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:53,559
Ordinance passes with a 5-0 vote.

642
00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:05,839
Moving on to new business. Mr. Ellis,
would you consider ordinance 26-1146,

643
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:10,400
please?
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor and Commissioner is

644
00:50:07,599 --> 00:50:14,079
Ordinance 261146, an ordinance calling
for a referendum for the purpose of

645
00:50:12,319 --> 00:50:19,440
increasing investment in the city
services such as parks, roads, public

646
00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:23,520
safety by maximizing the local option
sales tax by a half penny per dollar in

647
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:27,680
the city of Goulisville, Tennessee,
hereby known as the Goulisville

648
00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:32,240
Investment Act. Um, Mr. Mayor and
Commissioners, this is on first reading.

649
00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:37,040
Staff recommends approval. As a followup
to our discussion in the study session,

650
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:42,319
there are still several moving pieces to
this

651
00:50:38,559 --> 00:50:48,720
um in which if this passes this evening,
we would require having a special called

652
00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:54,240
meeting in order to have this approved
in time for um election this fall. Um

653
00:50:52,559 --> 00:50:56,720
staff recommends approval.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do we have a

654
00:50:55,599 --> 00:50:58,720
motion?
>> So move.

655
00:50:57,359 --> 00:51:01,200
» Thank you. Do we have a second?
>> Second.

656
00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:05,599
» Thank you. Is there any discussion on
this item?

657
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,440
Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I.

658
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:13,280
» I.
>> All oppose. Ordinance passes with a 5-0

659
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:17,920
vote.
Mr. Ellis, consider ordinance 26-1147,

660
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:21,680
please.
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mary commissioners, an

661
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:24,720
ordinance um of the board of
commissioners, city of Goulsville,

662
00:51:23,359 --> 00:51:29,119
Tennessee, amending the Goulsville
municipal code title 2, chapter 2 by

663
00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:33,520
deleting chapter 2 in its entirety and
replacing it with a new chapter 2

664
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:38,240
entitled requirements and appointments
of board and commission members. Um Mr.

665
00:51:36,720 --> 00:51:45,680
Mayor and commissioners, this is on
first reading. Um, this item solely has

666
00:51:42,079 --> 00:51:50,079
to do with appointed boards and
um, pretty much takes everything that

667
00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:57,040
has been approved by the board in the
last um, 12 to 18 months and puts it in

668
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:59,760
one section of the code. Staff
recommends approval.

669
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:04,880
» Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do we have a
motion to consider?

670
00:52:03,040 --> 00:52:07,200
» Thank you. Do we have a second?
>> Second.

671
00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:10,960
» Thank you very much. Is there any
discussion on this? Adam,

672
00:52:08,720 --> 00:52:15,119
» a quick question on my part. Um, I think
I know the answer, but just to confirm,

673
00:52:12,559 --> 00:52:19,599
if a member is considered voluntarily to
vacate their membership, they could be

674
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:21,599
reappointed if they they went through
that process, right? Is my

675
00:52:20,559 --> 00:52:25,839
understanding.
>> Yes, sir. That is correct.

676
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:32,559
» Okay. And then
who would be the one to sort of keep an

677
00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:37,440
eye on I guess attendance is the main
goal here? Um, whose role is that to

678
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:41,280
monitor? Just so I'm clear.
>> The new the new city manager.

679
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:44,640
» All right.
>> Um, we we would assign staff to monitor

680
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:50,240
that.
>> Okay. Thank you. That's all I have.

681
00:52:47,119 --> 00:52:53,040
» Any more discussion?
>> Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.

682
00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:56,480
All in favor say I.
>> I.

683
00:52:53,520 --> 00:53:01,760
» All oppose. Ordinance passes with a 5-0
vote.

684
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:04,240
Mr. Ellis, consider ordinance 26-1148,
please.

685
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:07,359
» Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor Commissioners is an
ordinance of the board of commissioner,

686
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:13,920
city of Goulful, amending the Gulf
Municipal Code, Title 9, Chapter 5,

687
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:19,520
Section 504, subsection D by deleting
subsection, excuse me, subsection D in

688
00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:25,520
its entirety and replacing it with a new
subsection D entitled and functions of

689
00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:31,359
food truck operations. Mr. Mayor,
commissioners, this is uh before you on

690
00:53:27,920 --> 00:53:34,079
first reading. Um, I'll be more than
willing to answer any questions anyone

691
00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:36,960
might have.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do I have a motion

692
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:39,040
to consider?
>> So move.

693
00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:42,640
» I have a second.
>> Second.

694
00:53:39,599 --> 00:53:46,800
» Thank you so much. Commissioner comments
>> or questions?

695
00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:49,839
» I think I would like to defer this. I
know we've had a lot of people come in

696
00:53:48,079 --> 00:53:53,119
here today to speak about this and I
think we need to do some more due

697
00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:58,160
diligence about this. I've looked at
some other cities and there's some other

698
00:53:54,960 --> 00:54:02,640
ideas um that I would like to look at
and do a little bit more of my history

699
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:06,880
and uh
just I'm not comfortable with this one

700
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:11,280
right now. So I I would like to defer
it. I don't care if we defer it to next

701
00:54:08,240 --> 00:54:15,200
month. I'm open to options but like to
get everybody's thoughts.

702
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:20,240
» So the vice mayor's mot made a motion to
defer.

703
00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:23,680
» I'll make a motion to defer. We have a
second.

704
00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:27,680
» Any other?
>> Well, I think we're just motioned and

705
00:54:25,599 --> 00:54:30,400
seconded on the deferral. So, are we on
discussion on the deferral?

706
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:34,640
» Yeah, I'm going to Yeah, I'm open up for
discussion now.

707
00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:38,000
» Okay. Um I'm I'm curious your thoughts,
Vice Mayor. Is I mean, if we defer it,

708
00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:42,800
we're we're considering the same
language. So, would it not be better to

709
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:46,000
» either deny the
time, but I want to get it on the

710
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:53,520
discussion up. So, I'm hoping to I'm
happy to amend the language

711
00:54:50,960 --> 00:54:58,800
whenever we defer this to um which
probably will be the case, but I still

712
00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:02,960
um
would like to do more due diligence

713
00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:06,640
about this.
>> Yeah, that's just where I am right now.

714
00:55:04,559 --> 00:55:10,000
» Yeah, I hear you. I guess where I am is
I guess I'd rather give to the

715
00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:12,880
community, you know, confirmation that
this exact language is not going to be

716
00:55:11,359 --> 00:55:16,880
passed tonight and then we come back at
a later time at that point so that the

717
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:20,400
community can walk away tonight knowing
that this exact moment and these

718
00:55:19,040 --> 00:55:23,599
business owners, they're not going to be
they don't need to worry about this

719
00:55:21,440 --> 00:55:25,839
language at this respect. That's kind of
where I am.

720
00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:30,559
» I respect that completely. But if I keep
it on, then I can discuss it next week,

721
00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:33,920
next month if we're here, deny it
completely and amend it. If I'd feel

722
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:37,440
like if it's not on the agenda, we will
not address it.

723
00:55:35,599 --> 00:55:39,920
Right. But it could be on the agenda for
July.

724
00:55:37,839 --> 00:55:44,240
» I mean, like I say, if we there's other
stuff that needs to be discussed, not

725
00:55:42,079 --> 00:55:49,280
just what's here to look at.
>> May I make recommendation be deferred to

726
00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:54,400
uh the August meeting?
>> I mean, are we're looking at a date of

727
00:55:51,599 --> 00:55:58,319
how far out to them.
>> Okay, this is fine. They defer it to

728
00:55:57,040 --> 00:56:01,520
August meeting.
>> Yeah, they they can still operate in the

729
00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:04,319
meantime, so it's not really holding
them up.

730
00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:08,480
» Yeah, I mean, it doesn't matter to me. I
I respect your

731
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:11,280
» No, I just as well. No, I I would um I
would

732
00:56:09,599 --> 00:56:14,960
» I want to keep it on the agenda so we
can bring something else to talk about.

733
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:18,000
» Yeah. I mean, I guess
>> um

734
00:56:16,720 --> 00:56:21,359
I just don't want it kind of hanging
over business owners heads that

735
00:56:20,079 --> 00:56:24,960
» they're going to be impacted by this by
this language in August, whether it's

736
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:28,640
next month or August or September. Um
and we could bring up, you know, if it's

737
00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:32,960
August, then that gives us plenty of
time to present a new new model of the

738
00:56:30,799 --> 00:56:35,520
language. Um that's just maybe where I
at but

739
00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:38,079
» I think we're kind of speaking the same
thing.

740
00:56:35,839 --> 00:56:41,680
» I think at the end we want the right the
right result here for everyone, right? I

741
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:44,799
just I've had a lot of concern from
business owners and you know concern

742
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:47,359
from the community as well and I just I
don't want to just make it look like

743
00:56:46,079 --> 00:56:50,960
we're kicking the can down the road and
that we're actually

744
00:56:49,359 --> 00:56:54,240
» putting an end to this exact language at
this moment and then we can bring back

745
00:56:52,079 --> 00:56:59,520
something new that's just
>> Mr. Well, there's nothing that prevents

746
00:56:57,119 --> 00:57:05,720
the mo the ordinance from being the
recommendation from staff from being

747
00:57:01,599 --> 00:57:05,720
amended between now and

748
00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:15,559
» use your microphone, please.
>> It's the green light doesn't come on,

749
00:57:10,079 --> 00:57:15,559
but I believe it's working. Um

750
00:57:16,160 --> 00:57:23,680
I I mean let me go back and talk about
where where this is currently and and

751
00:57:21,520 --> 00:57:28,000
let me first publicly apologize to
Commissioner Walker because he had asked

752
00:57:25,119 --> 00:57:32,640
for this number until I was sitting here
tonight. I realized I had not given it

753
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:37,920
to him. Currently we only have two food
trucks that have gone through the

754
00:57:34,079 --> 00:57:42,640
process to get licensed and permitted
in accordance to what our regulations

755
00:57:40,240 --> 00:57:50,240
are. one was a gentleman that was here
and then then another. Um the problem,

756
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:55,920
one of the problems that we're having is
we're having far more than two people

757
00:57:52,960 --> 00:58:02,960
operating food trucks and
policing. That regulation

758
00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:09,440
is increasingly becoming an issue when
we also have restaurants in some cases

759
00:58:06,799 --> 00:58:15,200
that are having to do everything that
they supposed to. It's it's not about

760
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:22,160
brick and mortar. This is in my
J point this is about

761
00:58:18,960 --> 00:58:27,280
what is what is um
best to reg easier to regulate I guess

762
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:34,559
the simplest way to say it and I know
that some have had questions about times

763
00:58:31,119 --> 00:58:40,079
and where they're operating and times
that they're set up and different things

764
00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:46,960
of that nature. So, I I do agree with
vice mayor that I think this needs a

765
00:58:42,799 --> 00:58:50,480
little bit more time to figure out. Um
my recommendation for August, I

766
00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:56,400
apparently couldn't hear everything that
was being said. Um we can have some

767
00:58:54,480 --> 00:59:02,880
adjustments to it before then. It's just
whatever this board would like.

768
00:59:00,559 --> 00:59:05,760
» Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Any more
questions? We'll move on to

769
00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:09,680
» I guess I'll just say I'm not going to
vote to defer it. I'd rather vote on the

770
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:13,760
matter tonight um so that the community
is clear that this language will not be

771
00:59:11,599 --> 00:59:18,000
moving forward, but um I may be
outnumbered on that. So, the vote will

772
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:21,440
speak for itself, but all due respect,
sounds like we're on the same page of

773
00:59:19,359 --> 00:59:23,920
getting to a better resolution at the
end of this.

774
00:59:22,480 --> 00:59:27,119
» All right. So, we're going to move on to
a vote.

775
00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:31,040
» Mr. Mayor, and just for clarification,
Mr. Ellis, this is not a ban on food

776
00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:35,599
trucks.
>> No, sir. This uh what this is doing is

777
00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:42,000
limiting
um food trucks pretty much to operations

778
00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:47,920
at special events.
Um

779
00:59:43,920 --> 00:59:52,240
and are there like uh events where
they would like for a food truck? Food

780
00:59:49,920 --> 01:00:00,400
truck food trucks still allows them to
have a permitted food truck rally. This

781
00:59:57,280 --> 01:00:07,119
limits those that just pull off the road
and and sets up on private property. Uh

782
01:00:04,160 --> 01:00:11,359
if you all remember
earlier,

783
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:17,599
uh some last year we approved a change
to the code to where food truck could

784
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:23,119
not become permanent residence. Um in
other words, it cannot sit there

785
01:00:19,359 --> 01:00:28,799
constantly. U because that's to me my
personal definition that's not a food

786
01:00:24,880 --> 01:00:32,960
truck. that is circumventing what was
the intent but

787
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:38,400
um
you know that's as but no it does not

788
01:00:35,599 --> 01:00:43,599
limit that and most of the activity in
the city is at special events that's the

789
01:00:41,119 --> 01:00:46,880
reason why we left it like it was
>> thank you I just ask you for

790
01:00:44,960 --> 01:00:49,880
clarification from some of the uh public
comments

791
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:54,559
» all right
>> just to be clear too in case there's any

792
01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:58,559
question I've never called this a ban
it's a restriction on food trucks. So,

793
01:00:56,480 --> 01:01:02,480
your single oneoff uh food trucks, food
trailers would not be able to operate

794
01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:06,960
under this current language. You and
like Mr. Ella said, they'd only be

795
01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:10,799
allowed at uh holiday function, sporting
events, you know, as it says in the in

796
01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:16,760
the language. So, I just I don't want
the ban language to come back on on me

797
01:01:12,319 --> 01:01:16,760
because I never I never said it was one.

798
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:28,000
» All right. Any more comments?
We've had a motion and a second to

799
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:30,720
defer. All in favor say I.
>> I.

800
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:36,400
» All oppose. No.
>> Ordinance passes with a fun 41 vote.

801
01:01:34,720 --> 01:01:39,440
» Motion to defer.
>> Ordinance passes.

802
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:42,640
» Ordinance does not pass.
>> The motion to defer passes.

803
01:01:40,799 --> 01:01:46,520
» Oh, the mo Yeah. Okay. Motion to defer
pass. Yes.

804
01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:46,520
» Oh, good.

805
01:01:46,799 --> 01:01:53,040
» All right. Mr. Ellis, consider ordinance
26-1149.

806
01:01:51,280 --> 01:01:56,960
» Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor Commissioners, an
ordinance to amend the official zoning

807
01:01:54,559 --> 01:02:02,880
map of Gulletville adopted per ordinance
15851 by changing the zoning of

808
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:09,760
properties on Rivergate Parkway and uh
Wade Circle from CSL Commercial Services

809
01:02:06,559 --> 01:02:16,400
Limited to RC2
PUD Regional Center Plan Unit

810
01:02:12,720 --> 01:02:22,720
development low intensity. Uh Mr. Mayor,
commissioners, this passed the um

811
01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:26,480
planning commission unanimously. Staff
recommends approval on first reading.

812
01:02:25,040 --> 01:02:29,440
» Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do I have a motion
to consider? So moved. Thank you. Do we

813
01:02:28,559 --> 01:02:30,960
have a second?
>> Second.

814
01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:35,480
» Second.
>> Thank you. Is there any discussion on

815
01:02:32,319 --> 01:02:35,480
this item?

816
01:02:38,079 --> 01:02:45,040
» Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I. I.

817
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:49,680
» All oppose. Ordinance passes with a 50
vote.

818
01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:52,079
Uh, Mr. Ellis, consider ordinance
26-1150,

819
01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:55,440
please.
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, is

820
01:02:53,760 --> 01:02:59,359
an ordinance to amend the zoning
ordinance to define provisions for fence

821
01:02:57,839 --> 01:03:04,400
regulations.
Mr. Mayor, commissioners, this past um

822
01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:09,520
planning commission unanimously. This is
before you on first reading. Mr. Shan

823
01:03:06,480 --> 01:03:13,760
Falser, Mr. Russell Freeman are here to
answer any questions you might have. Uh

824
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:16,319
staff recommends approval.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do we have a

825
01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:19,359
motion to consider?
>> So moved.

826
01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:24,839
» Thank you. We have a second.
>> Second.

827
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:24,839
» Thank you. Any discussion on this item

828
01:03:27,039 --> 01:03:30,720
hearing? None. We'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I.

829
01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:36,480
» I.
>> All oppose.

830
01:03:33,039 --> 01:03:42,240
» Ordinance passes with a 5-0 vote.
Mr. Ellis, consider resolution 26-1336,

831
01:03:41,039 --> 01:03:46,559
please.
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, um,

832
01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:50,400
it's a resolution of the board of
commissioners, city of Gulisville,

833
01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:55,119
approving a contract amendment with
Keradino Engineering for construction

834
01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:59,280
engineering inspection services related
to phase three traffic signalization

835
01:03:57,359 --> 01:04:05,200
improvements project funded through a
congestion mitigation and air quality

836
01:04:01,359 --> 01:04:09,440
grant fund grant program. Um, staff
recommends approval. Thank you, Mr.

837
01:04:07,119 --> 01:04:12,400
Ellis. Do we have a motion to consider?
>> So move.

838
01:04:10,079 --> 01:04:15,280
» Thank you. I have a second.
>> Second.

839
01:04:13,200 --> 01:04:19,839
» Thank you. Any discussion on this item
or questions?

840
01:04:18,319 --> 01:04:21,760
Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I.

841
01:04:21,119 --> 01:04:28,000
» I.
>> All oppose. Resolution passes with a 5-0

842
01:04:25,440 --> 01:04:32,640
vote.
>> Uh, next two are consent agenda items.

843
01:04:30,480 --> 01:04:36,640
We're going to move on to
resolution 26-1339.

844
01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:40,000
Mr. Charles.
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, a

845
01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:43,520
resolution of the board of commissioner,
city of Gillisville, approving a

846
01:04:41,599 --> 01:04:47,039
contract with Stansel Electric Company
Incorporated for the construction of

847
01:04:45,119 --> 01:04:52,079
phase three traffic signalization
improvements funded by funded through

848
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:56,680
congestion mitigation and air quality
grant in the amount of 2,477,765.

849
01:04:58,319 --> 01:05:08,960
Uh this was actually as far as the CMAC
grant uh came in about $300,000

850
01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:11,680
under uh what was projected. So staff
recommends approve.

851
01:05:10,240 --> 01:05:13,839
» Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Do we have a
motion to consider?

852
01:05:13,119 --> 01:05:18,160
» So move.
>> Thank you. Have a second.

853
01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:23,240
» Second.
>> Thank you. Is there any discussion on

854
01:05:20,079 --> 01:05:23,240
this item?

855
01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:31,839
» Hearing none, we'll move on to a vote.
All in favor say I. I. All oppose.

856
01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:38,400
Resolution passes with a 5-0 vote.
The other two are going to be consent

857
01:05:33,920 --> 01:05:41,839
agenda items. And we move on to
item I

858
01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:46,319
» L
>> L H I J K L. I can't have my glasses.

859
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:50,960
» Okay.
>> I did forget my specs tonight, by the

860
01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:54,319
way. I couldn't. All right. Uh, Mr.
Ellis, do you want to talk about this or

861
01:05:52,240 --> 01:05:59,440
do you want me to handle it? I'll
introduce it and then let you all handle

862
01:05:56,640 --> 01:06:05,280
it. Uh consider and possibly take action
on the method for selection and

863
01:06:02,319 --> 01:06:13,039
appointment for the position
of city manager to assume

864
01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:17,599
on August 1st, 2026.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. I would like to

865
01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:22,079
start by saying we had a very good study
session on this. We have researched it.

866
01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:26,720
We have talked to countless people about
this.

867
01:06:23,599 --> 01:06:30,799
With this being said, I see no need to
post a position for the city manager

868
01:06:28,799 --> 01:06:36,240
position and or recruitment for that
position. At this time, I will make a

869
01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:44,240
moist a motion to appoint Miss Julie
High starting October the 1st with the

870
01:06:40,559 --> 01:06:51,760
equivalent salary as the city manager
now, Mr. Tim Ellis.

871
01:06:47,599 --> 01:06:57,240
Um, at that date, she will be our new
city manager on October 1st. That is my

872
01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:57,240
motion.

873
01:06:58,799 --> 01:07:06,079
» I will second it.
>> I'll I'll put it.

874
01:07:04,079 --> 01:07:10,960
» Your third,
>> I guess.

875
01:07:08,079 --> 01:07:15,119
» Okay. Um, is there any question? Does
anybody have any questions or comments?

876
01:07:13,440 --> 01:07:18,799
» Um, just to make a quick comment. I'm
going to be a yes on this because as I

877
01:07:17,119 --> 01:07:21,920
said earlier, uh it's very important
that the city manager, the incoming city

878
01:07:20,240 --> 01:07:26,240
manager have unanimous support by this
board. Um and I think that the incoming

879
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:30,319
city manager deserves unanimous support
from this board as does the community.

880
01:07:28,079 --> 01:07:32,960
Um do want our record. Um while I'm
supporting this motion, I'm supporting

881
01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:36,720
Miss High as our next city manager. I'm
very excited for her. Um I wasn't

882
01:07:35,359 --> 01:07:40,000
expecting this to be on our agenda
tonight and how this went about. I would

883
01:07:38,799 --> 01:07:44,079
have loved to have a little bit more
public uh involvement. it would have

884
01:07:41,760 --> 01:07:47,839
made it a bigger bigger thing for the
public to be aware that this was that

885
01:07:45,839 --> 01:07:51,440
this really critical vote was happening
tonight. Um and I think it comes down to

886
01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:55,839
the wording of how it was put on our
agenda. So, uh let that be what it is.

887
01:07:53,920 --> 01:08:00,799
I'm still excited to support her and
let's do it.

888
01:07:57,280 --> 01:08:06,240
» All right. So, I I do want to point out
one thing. I mean, I sent out the

889
01:08:02,559 --> 01:08:12,799
verbiage to this
early last week and asked for any

890
01:08:09,119 --> 01:08:18,480
feedback. did not receive any and
interpretation to it and so forth. I

891
01:08:14,960 --> 01:08:24,719
mean, I I'm not sure about, but
I I see input from the city commission

892
01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:29,040
on what that verbiage was. Um, I just
want to point that out.

893
01:08:26,159 --> 01:08:32,880
» Thank you, Mr. Ellis. I don't think we
will second guess, second question

894
01:08:30,719 --> 01:08:37,679
anything. I think every city employee
has spoke their mind. Uh, several

895
01:08:35,359 --> 01:08:42,480
citizens have called me and said, "We
trust your judgment. We have never once

896
01:08:40,400 --> 01:08:47,600
second-guessed Miss Julie High's
abilities.

897
01:08:44,239 --> 01:08:51,679
I told her the night that Mr. Ellis
said that he was leaving that I would

898
01:08:50,239 --> 01:08:56,000
hope that we'd have the opportunity to
hire. I'll talked to her as soon as he

899
01:08:53,199 --> 01:09:02,719
said that. With that being said, I would
like to take a vote. All in favor and

900
01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:07,040
making Julie High our next city manager
starting October the 1st with the

901
01:09:04,799 --> 01:09:11,839
equivalent salary of the city manager
today, Mr. Tim Millis.

902
01:09:10,159 --> 01:09:15,120
All in favor say I.
>> I.

903
01:09:12,640 --> 01:09:21,799
» All oppose.
Miss Julie High, you will be our new

904
01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:21,799
city manager starting October 1st.

905
01:09:31,359 --> 01:09:40,560
I don't think there's anybody that could
be any happier than this board.

906
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:46,560
Um,
you've been phenomenal from day one. Um,

907
01:09:44,400 --> 01:09:51,759
handling our financial stuff, being an
assistant city manager. Never once have

908
01:09:50,159 --> 01:09:55,679
we second guessed anything you've ever
done. So looking forward, and I think

909
01:09:54,400 --> 01:10:00,719
I'm not the only one that wants to
speak, so I'm going to be quiet and say

910
01:09:58,560 --> 01:10:04,400
thank you so much, Julie, for even
telling me you would take this job. From

911
01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:07,560
the bottom of my heart, we are so happy.
Thank you.

912
01:10:07,679 --> 01:10:14,640
I said a lot during the work session, so
I don't want to take much time from

913
01:10:11,600 --> 01:10:21,800
anybody else. Um, congratulations. It's
welld deserved. I look very much forward

914
01:10:17,120 --> 01:10:21,800
to working with you in the future.

915
01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:28,000
» Yeah, I'll jump in. I made a lot of
comments earlier as well. I'm very

916
01:10:26,400 --> 01:10:30,880
excited for you. Congratulations, Miss
High. I think you'll be an excellent

917
01:10:29,199 --> 01:10:34,159
leader for our community. Um, I'm
excited to see what you'll do going

918
01:10:32,719 --> 01:10:38,239
forward and I think our community will
be better uh better off in the future

919
01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:43,120
too with you at the at the helm. So,
thank you for your interest and your u

920
01:10:40,159 --> 01:10:49,159
dedication and your passion for um even
being willing to serve in this role and

921
01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:49,159
I'm just excited and congratulations.

922
01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:58,800
» Miss Julie, me and me and Jimmy D said
we're good. Everything's been said

923
01:10:56,800 --> 01:11:03,360
already
now. Thank you. Thank you so much uh for

924
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:08,880
all you do. We look forward to working
with you. You're uh the employees of

925
01:11:05,840 --> 01:11:12,960
this city think very highly of you. So,
thank you for taking this position.

926
01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:18,080
» Okay,
>> Mr. Mayor, without Mr. Ellis,

927
01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:24,320
» I'd like to end not end that's your
call. Um I appreciate you all and I

928
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:30,480
appreciate the decision that's been
made. Um, Julie and I are two different

929
01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:37,040
people. You're going to enjoy working
with her and her vision.

930
01:11:33,520 --> 01:11:39,840
Hey, not not not funny.
Um,

931
01:11:38,480 --> 01:11:44,560
» is this a roast?
>> But she Huh.

932
01:11:42,320 --> 01:11:50,000
Yeah, they know we're two different
people. Um, but you could not have made

933
01:11:48,480 --> 01:11:55,120
a better decision no matter where you
went. And I appreciate you all and

934
01:11:52,080 --> 01:11:59,040
Julie. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Ellis. We've appreciated

935
01:11:57,040 --> 01:12:02,560
you more than you'll ever know, too.
We've been fortunate to have, as far as

936
01:12:01,040 --> 01:12:09,920
I'm concerned, the best city managers
the last 40 years of 40 years of any of

937
01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:16,000
any city in the state of Tennessee. Uh
we've been blessed and fixing to start a

938
01:12:12,880 --> 01:12:21,480
wonderful new chapter, I'm sure. If
there's no more comments, do I have a

939
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:21,480
motion to adjurnn?

940
01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:29,600
I move to adjourn. Do I have a second?
>> I'll second and third that.

941
01:12:26,640 --> 01:12:31,520
» All in favor say I. I.
>> No oppose.

942
01:12:30,800 --> 01:12:35,719
» Go for it.
>> This meeting is adjourned.