1 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:17,199 This time we'll call the city of Dixon city council meeting for Tuesday 2 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:20,400 September the 1st 2026 to order. Secretary would call the role please. 3 00:00:19,359 --> 00:00:22,240 » Councilman Hay >> here. 4 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:24,160 » Councilman Outlaw >> here. 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,320 » Councilman Janet >> here. 6 00:00:25,119 --> 00:00:28,320 » Councilman Faber >> here. 7 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:31,279 » Vice Mayor Epley >> here. Councilman Reynolds 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,960 » here. >> Councilwoman, 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:39,280 Councilman Perkins >> here. 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:43,280 » Okay, we have seven present. So, at this time, I'd ask Councilman Perkins to have 11 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:47,680 the uh invocation, please. >> Let us pray. 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:53,840 Dear Lord, we look to you for hope, joy, and peace. We pray for your protection, 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:59,280 our protection over our military, city, family, and friends. Lord, I ask you to 14 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:04,640 put your healing hand on the sick and the shut in and bring them back to 15 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:06,000 health. I ask this in your holy name. Amen. 16 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:11,080 » Amen. >> This time I'd ask everyone to stand for 17 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,080 the pledge of allegiance 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:23,759 to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it 19 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:29,320 stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice 20 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:29,320 for all. 21 00:01:29,735 --> 00:01:31,755 [clears throat] 22 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Our 23 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:44,439 first item tonight is we do have uh a beer board session 24 00:01:44,801 --> 00:01:51,759 [clears throat] and we have before us a resolution to approve a class one on 25 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:56,399 premise beer permit for feedback LLC located at 102 West College Street by 26 00:01:53,920 --> 00:02:01,176 the applicant, Mr. James Tickle. This is a new permit. Mr. Tickle, if you would 27 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,851 just come to either side [cough] 28 00:02:01,831 --> 00:02:03,851 [clears throat] 29 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,560 and just state your name and your address for us. 30 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:17,280 » James Tickle, uh, 102 West College Street. 31 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:21,280 » Are there any questions for Mr. Tickle? Any questions from the beer board for 32 00:02:18,959 --> 00:02:24,400 Mr. Tickle? This is the old McCary studio building, right? 33 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:26,720 » Yes, sir. >> Is this a new He applied for a new 34 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:33,400 permit? >> New permit. Yes. 35 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,400 Yes, sir. Uh, 36 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:41,599 as far as your employees, what is the procedure you have for them 37 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:46,680 checking for underage drinks? >> We call it at the door and at the bar, 38 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,680 everybody. 39 00:02:48,879 --> 00:02:58,040 » Any other questions for Mr. T? >> Okay. Okay. Do I have a motion for 40 00:02:53,519 --> 00:02:58,040 approval of resolution 202667? 41 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,760 » So move. >> Have a motion by Mr. Perkins. Do I have 42 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:07,560 a second? >> Second. 43 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:07,560 » Second by Mr. Epley. Any questions? 44 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:14,120 Hearing none. I since you're ready to vote. You may cast your vote 45 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:23,120 and reveal. And the motion carries 6 to 0 to one. 46 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:25,840 Okay. They'll have everything for you here in tomorrow, Mr. Eckle. 47 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,657 » Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. Now, 48 00:03:27,637 --> 00:03:29,657 [clears throat and cough] 49 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:40,560 » our next item is we have one public hearing tonight. It's on ordinance 1590. 50 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,480 It's a request [clears throat] to reszone 51 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:50,720 42.2 2 acres of property located on Highway 46 South, map 129, parcel 88 52 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:55,040 from B3 Highway commercial to R3 Highdensity Residential for a single 53 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:58,560 family town home development and to reszone a portion of the property 54 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:04,480 approximately 3 acres located to Highway 46 South and Nails Creek Road, map 135, 55 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:09,439 parcel 101, from R3 Highdensity Residential to B3 Highway commercial, 56 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:15,040 Mr. William Hostettler. And this was uh recommended by the 57 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:18,599 planning commission. Correct. Correct. Uh Mr. Hostetler. 58 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:28,553 And if you would just state your name for us, please. 59 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:31,120 » Uh Bill Hostetler [clears throat] 60 00:04:29,199 --> 00:04:33,280 » or William. >> Did you want to speak on the resoning 61 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:39,600 request? >> Well, on the Let me back up. There's 62 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:44,880 three acres I'm I'm taking from R3 to commercial, but I'm also giving up about 63 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:48,960 three acres of commercial on that. That was to straighten out a creek line where 64 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:53,600 it was cutting off the 3 acres of commercial. I would have to build a 65 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:58,479 bridge to it over a blue line stream. So, so that was just a trying to 66 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:04,960 straighten out so I could use the land properly. The other piece is 42 acres 67 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:10,320 that was left over after HCA and Nashville Tech did the new school 68 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:14,960 and it has no highway frontage anymore and it's basically off an easement and I 69 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:18,960 wanted to add it to the rest of my property out there that's own 70 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:24,240 residential. So I'm here for any questions. 71 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:30,320 » Any questions for Mr. Host? Have this property been readed on before 72 00:05:27,039 --> 00:05:36,240 the 42 acres? probably at some time but not since I've 73 00:05:32,479 --> 00:05:41,280 owned it for the last year. >> Any other questions for Mr. High? 74 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:44,560 » Okay. Thank you, Mr. High. >> Thank you. [clears throat and cough] 75 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:49,919 Excuse me. Is there anyone else here to speak for the resoning request? 76 00:05:47,919 --> 00:05:53,520 Anyone else to speak for the resoning request? 77 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:59,280 Is there anyone here to speak against the resoning request? Anyone to speak 78 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,720 against? Okay, with no one else here to speak for 79 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:07,919 or against the resoning request, that concludes our public hearing tonight. 80 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:12,240 » Our next item is do have a motion for approval of the August 3rd, 2026 city 81 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:15,280 council regular session minutes. >> So move. 82 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,639 » Have a motion, Mr. Reynolds. Do I have a second? 83 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:22,039 » Second. >> Second, Mr. Chandler. Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. 84 00:06:19,039 --> 00:06:22,039 Outlaw. 85 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:38,400 Questions, corrections? Questions or corrections? 86 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:45,039 Hearing none, you may cast your vote and review. 87 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:49,120 And a motion carries seven to zero. Uh there's no public comments on agenda 88 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:52,120 items tonight, so we'll move to old business. 89 00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:03,039 First item in old business. This is second and final reading of ordinance 90 00:07:01,039 --> 00:07:06,479 number 1588. This is an ordinance to abandon any 91 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:13,360 rights and claims to the remaining portion of an unopened alley that runs 92 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:17,120 behind 116 Pond Road. Mr. Travis, uh, Mayor Council, this is one we 93 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:22,319 discussed in our last meeting over on a pond. that uh separates the Oakley 94 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:27,680 property from Hinsley Park. Uh we looked at it uh internally and we don't see any 95 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:34,319 reason not to approve. So we lived up to you to approve the request. 96 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:37,360 Questions for Mr. Travis. If not, do I have a motion for approval 97 00:07:35,919 --> 00:07:40,880 on second and final reading? >> So move. 98 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:44,455 » Motion Mr. Chandler. I have a second. >> Second. 99 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,455 » Second, Mr. Sanders. [clears throat] 100 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:53,360 Questions? Hear none. You may cast your vote 101 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:58,810 and reveal. Thank you. 102 00:07:54,160 --> 00:08:00,830 » And motion carry 7 to zero. Thank you. [clears throat] 103 00:08:04,879 --> 00:08:10,800 Next item is second and final reading, ordinance number 1589. This is an 104 00:08:09,039 --> 00:08:15,440 ordinance to abandon any rights and claims to an unopened alley that runs 105 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:19,280 between West College Street and West End Avenue. 106 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:23,599 » Uh same as the last item we talked about at our last meeting. Uh staff reviewed 107 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:28,400 and we see no reason not to approve. So it's up to the council. We'd uh make a 108 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:33,120 motion to approve. >> Any questions for Mr. Travis? 109 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,320 » If not, do I have a motion for approval on second and final? 110 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:38,719 » I'll make the motion. >> Motion Mr. Sanders. Do I have a second? 111 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:42,640 » Second. >> Second. Mr. Chandler, 112 00:08:41,599 --> 00:08:48,160 » any questions? >> Yes. Um, 113 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:53,440 previously, Mr. Travis, you stated that there was a 114 00:08:50,160 --> 00:09:00,640 abandonment of the city responsibility to alleys. 115 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:05,920 » Mhm. With the parking issues downtown, I would like to 116 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:10,560 revisit some of these to see if we keep closing these alleys and there's nowhere 117 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:17,120 to park on the street, how are we going to address these parking issues? 118 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:20,640 Uh that's that's be that's the planning commission usually sees these so they 119 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:24,800 address those. So we just go off their recommendation. Uh but we can definitely 120 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:29,600 we can definitely look into that if if it's alley that we see as being used for 121 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:33,120 uh parking or something like that. You know, we usually try to say, you know, 122 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:36,000 we see a reason for it, but this one didn't didn't serve that, 123 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:39,120 » right? I know this one doesn't, but I'm just speaking for in the future. 124 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:44,320 » There there has been some requests that have came in. Of course, if if we see 125 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:47,200 inside that they're not feasible, we don't even bring them down to you. Uh 126 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,240 usually, you know, we just tell the applicant that we don't see them 127 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:54,320 feasible. we're using that alley or that alley is, you know, protected uh 128 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:57,200 easement to somebody's property or things like that. So, there are quite a 129 00:09:55,839 --> 00:09:59,760 few of them that you that you don't see that come in. So, 130 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,279 » thank you. >> Yes, sir. 131 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:07,399 » Any other questions? If not, you may cast your vote 132 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:14,680 and reveal. And the motion carries seven to Z. Thank you. 133 00:10:20,079 --> 00:10:26,160 This time we'll move to new business. Our first item tonight under two bit 134 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:31,279 under new business is we have a recognition that we'd like to make 135 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:36,959 tonight and uh we'd like to recognize Mr. Bob Evans 136 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:41,920 Walcott Jr. tonight. Um Bob is married to former Christy Tuck Walcott. Bob 137 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:47,360 graduated from Dixon County High School in the class of 1979. 138 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:51,839 He spent one semester at Wake Forest on an Arnold Arnold Palmer scholarship and 139 00:10:49,519 --> 00:11:00,560 then he moved on to Georgia where he was a three-time all SEC 1984 All-American. 140 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:06,320 Uh Bob now is the is a PGA professional and owner of Greystone Golf Club here in 141 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:12,240 Dixon, Tennessee. Bob is the son of the late Dr. Bob E. Walcott, Senior, and 142 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:19,120 Miss Betty Mrs. Betty Lou Nicks Walcott, favorably known uh to most as Boopers. 143 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:22,640 Uh Miss Walcott was the was a founding board member of the American Junior Golf 144 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:28,640 Association. Uh 145 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:35,920 that was really the tie to and and and a lot of the roots of Bob's uh junior path 146 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:40,399 in golf. Bob has two sisters, Judy Le, uh the wife of former councilman and 147 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:44,800 vice mayor Mike Le and Miss Betty Nick Smith, 148 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:50,240 whose husband Jerry is our city attorney. 149 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:54,560 Bob has two sons, Ben Sier, Ben Walcott. Ben's a graduate of Dixon County High 150 00:11:52,160 --> 00:12:01,040 School. He was an allsec golf allse golfer at Old Miss. Uh Bob Ben helps his 151 00:11:58,079 --> 00:12:06,160 dad run Greystone and and Ben is a 2025 Tennessee PGA. He was the 10 2025 152 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:10,880 Tennessee PGA assistant player of the year as long as the assistant 153 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:15,839 professional championship winner. Bob has two twin boys uh Ker Nicks 154 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:20,959 Walcott who who's here with us tonight who played football at UT Martin. He was 155 00:12:18,079 --> 00:12:25,279 a Dixon County High School graduate and uh 156 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:28,800 uh Collier is works for Hore Construction and will be working on the 157 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:34,240 new city center. Uh Carter's twin Hunter Evans Walcott is 158 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:38,880 a Dixon County High School graduate. He was an allse golfer at Tennessee where 159 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:44,480 he earned his finance degree and his master's degree in 2022. 160 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:50,959 Hunter turned pro in 2022 and won the the 2023 Tennessee Open at Greystone. 161 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:57,839 And uh he he actually won this 40 years after his father also won the Tennessee 162 00:12:53,839 --> 00:13:04,959 Open. They were the first fatherson pair to win that championship. 163 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:12,120 Uh Hunter won his first uh tournament on the PGA Tour of Americas in 2025. It was 164 00:13:07,839 --> 00:13:12,120 the Diners Club Peru Open. 165 00:13:12,560 --> 00:13:20,240 Bob grew up at playing golf, started playing golf at Dixon Country Club, uh 166 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:25,839 which was a 9-hole course, which is now Hinsley Park. Uh, and I think he started 167 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:32,959 playing golf probably around six or seven years old. Uh, 168 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:39,440 the uh, he and not not he and I walked the Dixon Country Club fairways many 169 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:44,959 years together as young golfers. U, Bob, his first American Junior Golf 170 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:49,440 Association. He was the first AGA all on the first all-American team 171 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:56,959 there. He had multiple state junior titles. Uh in 1979 he he was the PGA 172 00:13:54,800 --> 00:14:01,920 Junior on the PGA Junior Cup team that went to Venezuela to beat Europe and 173 00:13:59,199 --> 00:14:06,560 South America there. In 1979 he was also the southern at the Southern amateur at 174 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:11,839 Pinehurst Country Club in North Carolina where he was he was an 18-year-old 175 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:16,880 surprise 36 hole medalist. Bob won the Tennessee AM he was the Tennessee 176 00:14:13,199 --> 00:14:21,920 amateur champion in 1981 and 83. He won the Tennessee Open in 1983 and he was 177 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:28,360 only the second player after Mason Rudolph to win the amateur and the Open 178 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:28,360 in the same year at age 22. 179 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:37,839 Bob turned pro in 1984 where he won his first tournament on the 180 00:14:34,959 --> 00:14:43,600 TPS mini tour, the Missouri Open the next week. He was also the a two-time 181 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:48,880 state Arkansas two-time Arkansas State Open champion. 182 00:14:45,839 --> 00:14:55,120 Bob earned his PGA Tour card in at Q school in the fall of 1998 and he spent 183 00:14:51,279 --> 00:15:01,360 his first season uh in 1989 on the PGA tour and he opened at Pebble Beach in in 184 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:06,959 California. [snorts] After Bob's pro career, he came home to 185 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:11,519 Greystone Golf Club in 1997 and then he later moved was named the 186 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:16,000 general manager and director of golf at Tuna National in Mississippi. He then 187 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:22,240 bought Greystone which is a Mark McCumber design and came back uh to he's 188 00:15:20,079 --> 00:15:30,240 now back with us to um and runs Greystone on a daily basis now. U 189 00:15:26,639 --> 00:15:34,920 and Greystone has been the I think a 10 time host of the Tennessee State Open. 190 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:42,880 Ben shared this with me which I did not know but uh he said Bob's operating rule 191 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:47,360 of Greystone was for it to be a family course where juniors were welcome where 192 00:15:45,519 --> 00:15:51,759 parents can call Greystone home for their kids as a safe environment to 193 00:15:49,759 --> 00:15:56,720 trust a safe responsible professional staff with a great venue and a vehicle 194 00:15:54,079 --> 00:16:02,880 for success. Dixon, Dixon's recent run of college and 195 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:07,279 pro talent, Bob's sons. Uh, and then players like Jackson Harrington and Cam 196 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:12,680 Tankersley trace their their their careers and their culture back to the 197 00:16:09,279 --> 00:16:12,680 culture of Greystone. 198 00:16:15,199 --> 00:16:24,480 Bob has played with or against names like Jack Nicholas, Tom Watson, Mason 199 00:16:20,639 --> 00:16:30,160 Rudolph, and the late Lou Graham. Bob Walcott is Tennessee's golf 200 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:35,519 Tennessee golf's hometown loop. A junior star, 201 00:16:32,079 --> 00:16:40,399 a dual 1983 state champion, a tour regular who almost won twice, then the 202 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:46,000 guy who bought the course, watched his sons finish first and second on it 40 203 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:50,639 years later, and this spring was named to the Tennessee 204 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:56,160 Golf Hall of Fame to kind of bring his golf career full circle. 205 00:16:54,480 --> 00:17:03,040 I had the pleasure of following Bob's career. Uh played many rounds of golf as 206 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:08,319 uh young kids at Dixon Country Club. Uh Bob and I actually played Sam Davis 207 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:12,000 League baseball over at the old Dixon Elementary School where he always 208 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:16,720 accused me of having Tommy Springer throw at him. He may have gotten hit 209 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:21,760 more than any player in the Sam Davis league. Uh, 210 00:17:20,151 --> 00:17:28,000 [laughter] >> uh, it's my honor tonight 211 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:35,120 to present Bob Evans Walcott, Dixon's first Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame member 212 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:40,512 and my good friend with a proclamation and a key to the city of Dixon. All 213 00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:40,512 right. [applause] 214 00:17:45,042 --> 00:17:47,062 » [applause] 215 00:18:11,360 --> 00:18:17,200 » We have a procl clamation from Bob tonight 216 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:22,160 honoring Bob Walcott. Whereas Bob Walcott, a native to Dixon, Tennessee, 217 00:18:19,039 --> 00:18:26,000 has been selected as a 2026 inductee into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, 218 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:30,480 joining the ranks of the state's most distinguished contributors to the game 219 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:34,880 of golf. Whereas Mr. Walcott rose to prominence as one of Tennessee's top 220 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:40,240 junior golfers, earned all SEC and all-America honors at the University of 221 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:44,480 Georgia, and in 1983 became only the second golfer in history to win both the 222 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:49,120 Tennessee State Open and the Tennessee State Amateur in the same year. Whereas 223 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:55,200 he completed competed professionally on the PGA Tour from 1990 to 1997, 224 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:59,760 representing Tennessee with distinction and achieving numerous notable finishes. 225 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:05,200 Whereas Mr. Walcott has continued to serve the game as a leader, mentor, and 226 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:09,360 owner of Greystone Golf Club in Dixon, positively in impacting generations of 227 00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:13,919 golfers and bringing pride to his hometown. Now, therefore, be it 228 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:18,240 proclaimed by that the mayor and city council of the city of Dixon, Tennessee, 229 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:23,039 do hereby honor Bob Walcott for his outstanding career and congratulate him 230 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:26,360 on his induction into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. 231 00:19:27,878 --> 00:19:29,898 » [applause] 232 00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:42,343 » Thank you. Thanks so much. Thank you. 233 00:19:40,323 --> 00:19:42,343 [applause] 234 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:53,320 » Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you, council. Uh, appreciate everybody. 235 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:53,320 My family's proudly. 236 00:19:56,799 --> 00:20:02,720 One question for you guys in here. Everybody works so hard as the council, 237 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:07,039 but what in the world does the vice mayor do? [laughter] 238 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:12,840 I've tried to figure that out, but I appreciate y'all. What an honor. Thank 239 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,840 you so much. 240 00:20:13,728 --> 00:20:15,748 [applause] 241 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:24,360 Congratulations. 242 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,320 Yes sir. 243 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:54,039 » Woo. Yeah. 244 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:12,640 » Okay. Our second item is we were we didn't get to do this earlier because 245 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:17,440 it was kind of in between meetings and he was this this happened before we had 246 00:21:15,679 --> 00:21:22,880 a meeting. So, but we did want to recognize tonight 247 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:28,400 uh Captain Michael Osman of the City of Dixon Fire Department for recently being 248 00:21:25,919 --> 00:21:32,640 named the Tennessee Fire Public Educator of the Year. 249 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:37,039 Captain Osman joined the city of Dixon in April of 2021 and has become an 250 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:42,000 important part of our fire department's public education and community risk 251 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:45,360 reduction efforts. He has a remarkable remarkable ability to communi 252 00:21:43,679 --> 00:21:49,520 communicate fire and life safety information to people of all ages from 253 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:54,000 young children to senior adults in a way that is engaging, understandable, and 254 00:21:51,679 --> 00:21:57,360 memorable. Under his leadership, the department has continued to expand its 255 00:21:55,679 --> 00:22:01,919 public education efforts through school programs, car seat inspections and 256 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:06,159 installations, smoke alarm programs, fire extinguisher training, station 257 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:10,559 tours, senior citizen safety programs, career days, and numerous community 258 00:22:07,919 --> 00:22:14,720 events. Captain Osman was also instrumental in bringing the safe haven 259 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:18,080 baby box to fire station 1 and has coordinated the city's weather alert 260 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:23,520 program alert weather alert radio program and 261 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:26,720 the 911 yard marker program. In addition to his public education 262 00:22:24,799 --> 00:22:30,559 responsibilities, Captain Osman now serves as the city's fire marshal and as 263 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:34,720 captain and director of the city of Dixon office of emergency management. 264 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:39,360 Even with these additional duties, he continues to remain actively involved in 265 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:43,679 public education and community safety. Captain Osman's professionalism, 266 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:47,760 enthusiasm, and commitment to serving others have made a significant impact on 267 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:51,840 our community. His selection is Tennessee Fire Public Educator of the 268 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:56,480 Year is a well-deserved recognition of the work he has done for the citizens of 269 00:22:53,679 --> 00:23:01,120 our our city here in Dixon. So, on behalf of the city of Dixon and the and 270 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:05,440 the council and I, I want to congratulate Captain Michael Osman on 271 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:08,880 this outstanding achievement and thank him for the dedication and 272 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:13,856 professionalism he brings to our community every day. If you would stand, 273 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:15,876 Mike [applause] 274 00:23:23,026 --> 00:23:25,046 [applause] 275 00:23:25,919 --> 00:23:32,251 you like to say? >> I will. 276 00:23:30,231 --> 00:23:32,251 [laughter] 277 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:41,600 » I won't turn down the opportunity. Um I don't like the I don't like the term 278 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:46,960 outsider, but I didn't start my career here in Dixon. However, um the fire 279 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:52,000 department made this a a quick and easy home transition for me. So, uh, the 280 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:55,679 support from Chief Greer, uh, and, uh, Chief Cesler at the time, now Chief Ham, 281 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,039 and of course the support from all of you guys have have helped make that 282 00:23:57,360 --> 00:24:04,400 happen. It's real easy when you have a great community and and full of support. 283 00:24:01,679 --> 00:24:08,276 So, thank you all for the opportunity. Thank you. Congratulations. [applause] 284 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:15,600 Okay, next item, new business item number three. This is resolution number 285 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:19,440 202664. This is a resolution authorizing the 286 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:24,000 city of Dixon to participate in the property conservation matching grant 287 00:24:21,279 --> 00:24:29,520 program. Mr. Travis, >> uh, as the mayor said, this is a this is 288 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:33,440 a 50/50 grant uh, for $10,000 from our PEP, which is our property insurance 289 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:39,520 carrier. This is our loss prevention. Uh, we're applying uh for a camera 290 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:42,320 system at Buckner Park at the phase one. Uh, so we can have security over that 291 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:46,799 area. So if there's damage or [snorts] something, maybe we can see who who did 292 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:48,720 it. So uh, If you see fit, we would like to get a motion to approve this 293 00:24:47,919 --> 00:24:51,360 resolution. >> Okay. You've heard the recommendation 294 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:55,279 from Mr. Travis. Do I have a motion for resolution 202664? 295 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,720 » So move. >> I have a motion for approval by Mr. 296 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:03,600 Epley. Do I have a second? >> Second. 297 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:06,600 » Second by Mr. Chandler, questions. 298 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:17,720 You're done. You may cast your vote and reveal 299 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,720 and motion carries. Thank you. 300 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:26,960 Next item, resolution 202665. This is a resolution to approve and 301 00:25:25,679 --> 00:25:30,960 authorize the mayor of the city of Dixon, Tennessee to sign an individual 302 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:34,880 project order with Kimley Horn and Associates for Landscape Design Services 303 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:39,039 for fall fireh hall number two under the master service agreement for continuing 304 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:42,799 services. Mr. Travis, >> as the mayor stated, this would be for 305 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:46,159 our fire station 2 project. Uh this would be to get Kimley Horn to do the 306 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:49,360 landscape on it, which is a requirement from our codes department. So for us to 307 00:25:47,919 --> 00:25:55,279 meet our requirements, we need to approve this. Uh the cost is $7,000. 308 00:25:52,960 --> 00:26:01,120 Uh it's pretty bare minimum there for that that service. Uh we'd ask for 309 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:04,080 motion to approve that resolution. >> Again, you've heard the recommendation 310 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:07,440 from Mr. Travis to have a motion for approval of 20265. 311 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:16,440 » So move. >> Motion, Mr. Outlaw. Do I have a second? 312 00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:16,440 » Second. Second, Mr. Reynolds. Questions 313 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:26,240 hearing? None. You may cast your vote and reveal 314 00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:31,039 and motion carries. Thank you. Next item is resolution 202666. This is a 315 00:26:28,799 --> 00:26:34,240 resolution to approve and authorize the mayor of the city of Dixon, Tennessee to 316 00:26:32,559 --> 00:26:38,159 sign an individual project order with Kimley Horn and Associates to provide an 317 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:42,000 operational assessment at the intersection of Beasley Drive and 318 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:46,159 Furnish Holler Road and West Walnut Street under the master agreement for 319 00:26:43,919 --> 00:26:51,120 continuing services. Mr. Travis, >> we uh briefly discussed this at our 320 00:26:47,919 --> 00:26:54,240 finance meeting a couple weeks ago. Uh our third world representation has been 321 00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:57,679 getting some complaints about that intersection 322 00:26:55,760 --> 00:27:02,799 uh the dangers of it. So, this would be to allow Kimley Horn to do an assessment 323 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:08,559 on that intersection and give us a an estimate on the cost and and that items 324 00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:15,039 to take action to to maybe make that intersection a little safer. Uh the 325 00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:18,159 original estimate was 18,200. Uh we've actually asked them to remove the crash 326 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:23,520 data service. We're going to supply that to them ourselves. So, that drops it 327 00:27:19,919 --> 00:27:27,440 down to 14,900 for the assessment. Uh we ask for a res a motion to approve the 328 00:27:25,279 --> 00:27:30,880 resolution. Again, you've heard the recommendation from Mr. Travis to have a 329 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:34,640 motion for approval. >> So move 330 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:37,679 » motion by Mr. Perkins. Do I have a second? 331 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:41,200 » Second. >> Second, Mr. Sanders. 332 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:46,080 Questions? >> I do have a question. Uh, could you 333 00:27:43,039 --> 00:27:52,159 explain the rough order magnitude cost estimate and potential coordination with 334 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:56,480 the BO grant project to widen Beasley Beasley Drive? 335 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,880 The you talking about the build grant that we were originally talking about 336 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:02,600 doing? >> Yeah. This 337 00:28:05,919 --> 00:28:14,880 » Oh, okay. Uh that was a grant we applied for two years ago. We had the the Kimley 338 00:28:11,679 --> 00:28:17,440 Horn came in and did that study. Uh the federal government was putting out a 339 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:21,360 grant at that time. I think it might have been a different name. Uh but we 340 00:28:19,279 --> 00:28:26,960 had applied for that. Uh we were turned down. Uh so this would be reaffirming 341 00:28:25,039 --> 00:28:32,000 that information from that first study to add to that grant application. 342 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:35,200 » So it says something about the cost estimate. Do you have any idea what that 343 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:38,640 is? >> Uh I feel like it's going to be pretty 344 00:28:37,039 --> 00:28:42,240 expensive. Uh there's going to be some uh significant realignment to be done 345 00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:48,640 there. Uh probably be some property have to be acquired uh to make that a true 346 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:51,520 signaled intersection. Uh there's some conflicts with some driveways for the 347 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:56,640 tens plants that will have to be addressed. So uh I feel like it'll 348 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:59,880 probably be an expensive uh project. 349 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,520 Other questions? 350 00:29:04,559 --> 00:29:09,399 Hearing none. I sent you ready to vote. You may cast your vote 351 00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:18,559 and reveal. And motion carries. Thank you. 352 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:25,200 Next item, resolution 202668. This is a resolution to approve and authorize the 353 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:28,799 mayor to sign a standard form of agreement between the owner and 354 00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:33,039 construction manager as constructor for the war memorial building revitalization 355 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:38,159 project. Mr. Trump, >> uh we've had some issues with the uh war 356 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:42,720 memorial building with some moisture. Uh we kept fighting some roof drains that 357 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:46,000 were tied into some public lines that were stopped up and backed up. We've 358 00:29:44,559 --> 00:29:50,399 tried to address those the best we could. We've got some water infiltration 359 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:55,679 around the foundation. Uh this would be to bring on Construction uh as the 360 00:29:53,520 --> 00:30:00,000 construction manager for this project. Uh they they provided uh some cost 361 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,559 savings since they're already going to be right there in the area working and 362 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:06,159 they can just bounce back and forth between the two projects. Uh there's 363 00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:11,039 going to be some HVAC and mechanical work to be done as I mentioned, some 364 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:16,799 excavation work, some ground range. So, uh, this is just to prove poor as the 365 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:20,240 construction manager at risk. Uh, we don't have any guaranteed maximum cost. 366 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:24,080 Now, we've estimated that project at around a million dollars, but uh, after 367 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:29,120 we've got further into it, we feel like it could possibly exceed that. 368 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:32,880 We'd ask for a motion to approve the resolution. Again, you've heard the 369 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:36,840 recommendation from Mr. Travis to have a motion for approval of 20268. 370 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:43,520 » So, move. >> Motion, Mr. Perkins, do I have a second? 371 00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:47,520 » Second. >> Second, Mr. Epley. 372 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:50,240 Questions? >> Yeah. Is this going to be a budgeted 373 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:54,559 item? >> Uh, it wasn't. It will be before we 374 00:30:53,279 --> 00:30:58,320 spend the money. Before we spend the money, we'll be back with you all to to 375 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:01,679 approve it. This was one of the projects, you know, 376 00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:05,600 we we really didn't have an idea of what the the cost was going to be, so we 377 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:10,399 didn't want to just throw an arbitrary number in there to to guess at it. 378 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:15,600 Is this something that possibly could be lumped in with the bond fund? 379 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:19,679 » It absolutely could be >> just to kind of date that project 380 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:23,039 congruently. >> And that was some of our thought with 381 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:27,600 HOR being the the same constructor on it is is these two tied together. We've 382 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:34,240 we've explored tons of options in the design of of sharing HVAC systems. Uh we 383 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:37,200 looked at possibly putting a a chiller up there. Uh some of the problem with 384 00:31:35,919 --> 00:31:39,519 that building is, you know, it was built in 385 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:43,519 » 34, I believe. >> 34. Uh they wasn't designed to have air 386 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:46,559 conditioning in. So, uh when you start conditioning the inside of it, it makes 387 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:51,840 places sweat that don't want to sweat. We went in and added some drywall and 388 00:31:48,159 --> 00:31:56,480 that added another layer. So, uh we were hoping that tying these two projects 389 00:31:53,919 --> 00:32:01,039 together uh could have some cost savings and that's that's why we went with CH we 390 00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:03,760 wanted to choose uh as the contractor on here. [clears throat] So 391 00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:11,039 to answer your question, yes, this could be part of that that bond issue. 392 00:32:07,919 --> 00:32:16,640 Other questions? Not you may cast your vote 393 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:21,240 and reveal and motion carries. Thank you. 394 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,240 » Thank you. 395 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:29,279 » Next item is resolution 202669. This is a resolution to approve and 396 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:33,039 authorize the mayor to sign change order number one to the guaranteed maximum 397 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:39,120 price contract with construction for the city center project. Mr. Travis, 398 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:43,039 » this is uh to start off, this is not a change order as you're as you're used to 399 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:46,000 seeing. This is a a contract language change is all we're doing here. We're 400 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:51,919 not changing uh the amount of any money or any timelines. Uh this is with hor 401 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:56,799 construction. This is the the GMP that they produced was off of DD for the 402 00:32:54,080 --> 00:33:00,399 civil site. uh we have now finished the civil site design and they had the 403 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:04,320 intended for construction documents. So that's all this is doing is changing the 404 00:33:01,919 --> 00:33:09,679 wording in the contract to say that they will construct that off of those IFC 405 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:14,880 documents. So there there's no changing the money, no changing the timeline. 406 00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:18,159 It's just updating some information in the contract that we can hold or 407 00:33:16,399 --> 00:33:21,200 accountable to. >> So it's a verbiage change. 408 00:33:19,679 --> 00:33:23,840 » Correct. >> Okay. You've heard again the 409 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:27,640 recommendation from staff to have a motion for approval of 202669. 410 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,840 » So move >> motion Mr. Reynolds. I have a second. 411 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:36,360 » Second. >> Second. Mr. Epley. Questions. 412 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:49,320 Any questions? Not. You may cast your vote and reveal. I'm sorry. Got ahead of 413 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:49,320 you. Motion carries. Thank you. 414 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,640 Next item is resolution 202670. 415 00:33:55,039 --> 00:34:02,000 This is a resolution to approve and authorize the mayor to sign a proposal 416 00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:05,279 from ECS Southeast LLC to provide construction materials, testing, and 417 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:09,440 special inspections for the city center project. Mr. Travis, 418 00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:13,440 » this is a contract from ECS, which is our on call, one of our on call 419 00:34:11,679 --> 00:34:16,639 contractors there provides professional services. This is for third party 420 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:20,800 inspections on all the city center project which means uh they'll be 421 00:34:18,879 --> 00:34:25,040 protecting our interest uh to make sure the contractor does as the plan say 422 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:28,480 they'll be inspecting civil sides waterproofing tons of different things 423 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:34,679 along the process materials testing concrete strength things like that. So 424 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:34,679 uh the contract is for $257,847.50. 425 00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:40,320 Uh if the council sees fit we'd ask for a resolution to approve. 426 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:45,760 » Okay. Again you've heard the recommendation from Mr. Travis to have a 427 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:50,240 motion for approval of 202670. >> So move 428 00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:53,359 » motion. Mr. Perkins to have a second. >> Second. 429 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:59,040 » Second. Mr. Reynolds. Questions, comments. 430 00:34:55,440 --> 00:35:03,560 » This will be contracted by the city, not part of the other agreement. 431 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,560 » Correct. 432 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:10,760 » Any other questions? Not. You may cast your vote. 433 00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:30,139 and reveal and the motion carries. Thank you. 434 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:30,139 » Thank you. [clears throat] 435 00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:36,320 » Next item, item nine. This is resolution 202671. 436 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:41,760 This is a resolution to approve repairs to fire station number three for damage 437 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:44,000 caused by the ice ice storm fern. Mr. Travis, 438 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:47,359 » as mayor said, this was back from the ice storm back in January. We had some 439 00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:51,040 damage to station three. If you drive back there, you can see some of the uh 440 00:35:49,599 --> 00:35:53,839 mechanical vents and things sticking out of the roof. Some of the gutters and 441 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:59,359 fascia board was damaged with the ice dams. Uh we we tried to wait out FEMA. 442 00:35:57,839 --> 00:36:04,000 Uh we thought there might be some money from FEMA on it. uh wound out wound up 443 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:06,880 that that wasn't going to be the case. Uh the hurdles we had to jump through to 444 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:10,079 get a minimum amount of money was going to cost us more than we were able to do. 445 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:13,599 So we turned it into our insurance company. Uh we put it out for bids. ANS 446 00:36:12,020 --> 00:36:20,240 [snorts] Contracting was the only one to turn in a bid. Uh their bid was 34,251. 447 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:23,240 Uh insurance is going to send us 23,84724 448 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:32,040 874. >> Yes. 87424. Uh and that leaves us paying 449 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:32,040 a balance of 10,37676 450 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:39,440 uh to complete the repairs. We'd ask for a motion to approve. Okay. You've heard 451 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:42,079 the request from 202671. Do I have a motion for approval? 452 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,560 » So move. >> Motion Mr. Reynolds. Do I have a second? 453 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:50,200 » Second. >> Second. Mr. Epley. 454 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,200 Questions. 455 00:36:51,440 --> 00:37:02,440 Hearing none. You may cast your vote and reveal 456 00:36:58,079 --> 00:37:02,440 and motion carries. Thank you. 457 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:18,160 Next item is first reading of orders number 1590. This is a request to 458 00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:22,720 reszone 42.2 2 acres of property located [clears throat] on Highway 46 South, map 459 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:26,800 129, parcel 88 from B3 Highway commercial to R3 High Density 460 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:30,880 Residential for a single family town home development and re and to reszone a 461 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:36,640 portion of property approximately 3 acres located at Highway 46 South Nails 462 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:41,280 Creek Road, map 135, partial 101, from R3 Highdensity Residential to B3 Highway 463 00:37:39,119 --> 00:37:46,240 commercial by Mr. William Hostetler. Do I have a motion for approval of 1590 on 464 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:49,359 first reading? So move 465 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:54,520 » motion Mr. Perkins. Do I have a second? >> Second. 466 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:54,520 » Second by Mr. Sanders. Questions. 467 00:37:56,240 --> 00:38:02,920 » Question. If there's no questions, you may cast 468 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:02,920 your vote 469 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:09,520 and review. And the motion carry 7 to Z. 470 00:38:07,359 --> 00:38:13,680 » Thank you. >> Next item. Uh, Councilman Chandler, 471 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:21,760 request for uh, street light. 472 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:29,280 » Yes. Um, Mr. Hamilton lives on the corner of 473 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:33,920 Cedar Creek, Cedar Street and uh, Silvis. 474 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:39,599 There's a pole in the alley right there. It's a fairly new pole. He's Mr. 475 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:45,680 Hamilton's having items missing out of his yard and people walk that alley at 476 00:38:43,359 --> 00:38:52,400 night and he's requested that we put a light on that pole to try to 477 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:59,400 curb some of the disappearances. So, I would bring forth a motion to put 478 00:38:55,599 --> 00:38:59,400 a street light there. 479 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:06,800 Okay, you've heard the uh request and motion by Mr. Chandler. Do I have a 480 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:11,160 second? Second. Second. Mr. Perkins. 481 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:16,160 » Any questions, comments? >> We We don't have We don't have to vote 482 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:19,200 on this. We'll just We'll just send it over to Mr. Gillespie and he'll give us 483 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:23,520 a estimate and >> Oh, we wait on That's right. We wait on 484 00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:27,920 the estimate to come back. >> Thank we'll pass that poll number. 485 00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:30,320 » I saw Kimmy typing. So, I thought she was typing in the 486 00:39:29,817 --> 00:39:33,200 [laughter] >> She was going to go with it. 487 00:39:32,437 --> 00:39:36,800 [clears throat] >> Was the poll number correct? I guess 488 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:39,520 that I gave >> uh I didn't go look at it, but we'll 489 00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:42,800 we'll verify. It was the only one that was there. 490 00:39:40,079 --> 00:39:48,480 » Yeah, we'll verify. >> Okay, Mr. Gl's got that. 491 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:51,480 Okay. I have no appointments to make tonight. 492 00:39:53,359 --> 00:40:00,320 Uh we will schedule the finance and management committee meeting for Monday, 493 00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:05,440 September the 21st, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in in this chambers. The agenda dead 494 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:08,440 deadline is noon on September the 16th, 2026. 495 00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:19,359 The next city council regular session meeting will be on Monday, October the 496 00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:25,320 5th, 2026 at 7:00 in this chambers. The agenda deadline will be noon on 497 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:25,320 September the 30th, 2026. 498 00:40:26,079 --> 00:40:29,079 Any 499 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:34,320 other business? Wish I did want to I'm sorry we didn't 500 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:40,800 get on the agenda, but I wanted to give an update on the bonds. Uh at our at our 501 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:44,880 meeting in August when we approved that uh we thought there could be a petition, 502 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:48,880 so we thought we might have some uh push back and a vote on that. So, we didn't 503 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:52,560 want to press things forward until we got that through that 20-day adjustation 504 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:56,079 period. So, now that that's passed, we're back along on task and we're 505 00:40:54,320 --> 00:41:01,200 moving along. We expect to be in the market on September 29th. Uh that would 506 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:06,319 put us getting money somewhere around uh 14th 15th of October. Uh so Miss Graham 507 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:11,200 is back on task. I have a call with the rating agency next week uh to get our 508 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:16,160 rating. Uh so we'll be moving forward on that. Uh she actually said it wound up 509 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:20,000 working out for the better uh in her opinion because usually the market's 510 00:41:17,839 --> 00:41:24,000 kind of dead uh for these two weeks around Labor Day, but she said that it 511 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:29,280 was actually very busy last week. I think they sold over 30 billion uh which 512 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:33,359 you know makes ours not as appetizing. So uh she said this might actually work 513 00:41:31,359 --> 00:41:38,000 in our favor. She said although rates have been trending up uh she thinks this 514 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:41,520 could still possibly work in our favor if if things in the Middle East do 515 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:44,319 things safe. So all but I just want to give you an update let you know where 516 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:49,800 we're at. That changed that timeline a little bit. So we'll keep you updated as 517 00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:49,800 we know more information. 518 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:57,839 » Any other business? I do have uh three items I'd like to 519 00:41:55,599 --> 00:42:02,160 bring to your attention. Uh first, I think you had a copy on your desk of the 520 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:07,920 groundbreaking ceremony at 9:00 a.m. on September the 11th, 2026. This will be 521 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:12,720 uh there in front of the uh police department, the old municipal building 522 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:15,839 there at 202 South Main Street. So, uh you should have a copy of that 523 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:23,280 announcement that that's gone out today. I think you got it in emails also. 524 00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:30,880 Um, also we're going to have a photographer there on September the 8th 525 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:37,200 at 6:30 p.m. for some photos of the council and uh department heads uh there 526 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:41,599 at the old municipal building. So, we would like for everyone to be there on 527 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:49,200 September the 8th at 6:30 uh that's a Tuesday and um a week from 528 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:53,920 today. And um we'll have a photographer there to take some pictures there in in 529 00:42:51,839 --> 00:43:02,000 front of the uh old municipal building and um the u to to get ready for the 530 00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:07,599 groundbreaking ceremony. Um some sad news that I' I'd like to pass 531 00:43:04,079 --> 00:43:12,160 on to you if you haven't heard. Um Mr. Brent Lee, who many of you knew, who 532 00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:17,599 worked in our public works department for actually 40 years and three months. 533 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:25,520 Uh very longtime employee here at the city of Dixon and public works. Uh he 534 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:31,599 was a local umpire in at in high school, softball, Dixie youth, 535 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:37,119 u refereed basketball, I think in middle at the middle school and the high school 536 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:43,520 and uh just a a really good guy. uh he passed away yesterday uh on August 31st 537 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:47,520 and u our thoughts and prayers act go out to the Lee family during this time 538 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:50,400 uh but we wanted to if you haven't heard that we did want to let everybody to 539 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:55,599 know to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Uh there have not been any 540 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:58,960 arrangements made at this time and we're we're not sure if they're they're what 541 00:43:57,359 --> 00:44:04,880 kind of arrangements they may have but once we have those we will let you know. 542 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:12,240 Uh but but mo most of you knew uh Brent most time he was on the tractor uh 543 00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:16,160 mowing rideways. So good guy. All right, that's all I have tonight. We 544 00:44:14,079 --> 00:44:20,640 do have one com one public comment during the open period uh for Miss 545 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:25,400 Cynthia Hernandez. Uh, Mr. Hernandez, if you would come 546 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,400 forward 547 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:04,520 and if you would just state your name and address for us, please. 548 00:45:06,079 --> 00:45:14,760 » Good evening. My name is Cynthia Hernandez and my address is 300 Kevin 549 00:45:10,079 --> 00:45:14,760 Drive, Dixon, Tennessee 37055. 550 00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,880 Um, 551 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:38,079 I've been uh really busy for the last not quite 48 hours. I put a petition 552 00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:46,079 together um Sunday night at 11:00 p.m. and that posted it on social media. Um, 553 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:50,560 I wanted to just say I came here to speak today for the historic tree on the 554 00:45:47,839 --> 00:45:55,359 grounds of the War Memorial Building. Um, this will be my fourth time speaking 555 00:45:52,560 --> 00:46:00,319 on behalf of the trees in Dixon County. Um, I started this petition. It it 556 00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:04,240 received over a 100 signatures, which I can share with y'all. Um, I had a little 557 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:08,640 trouble getting your emails off the website, so I texted you before this 558 00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:13,599 meeting a couple things if you want to check your phone. Um, 559 00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:18,319 I thought I had more time because the first Monday falls on Labor Day and I 560 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:23,440 just assumed that the meeting would be on Tuesday. So, I kind of ran out of 561 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:28,400 time. Um, and everything's being rushed today. I've been all over the place. I 562 00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:36,160 talked to a historian in uh Charlotte, Tennessee, and he let me know that um 563 00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:41,839 Dixon um the location used to be a courthouse 564 00:46:39,839 --> 00:46:48,400 before it was the war memorial, which was really cool. I love history. So, um, 565 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:53,520 another historian told me that this tree was a resting place and gathering place 566 00:46:50,240 --> 00:47:00,720 for our World War veterans and it, he referred to it as holy ground. 567 00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:07,119 Um, it is a historical living monument, literally as old as the city of Dixon. 568 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:13,520 And, um, my petition did gain a lot of attention from here to Alaska. Over 569 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:20,400 10,000 people viewed it, 84 shares. Um, I do love Dixon and I'm a friend and not 570 00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:25,359 a foe. I just want you to know that. Um, I'm not trying to cause trouble. I'm 571 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:31,119 just trying to preserve one tree. Um, this tree I had a arborist come out 572 00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:36,800 today per the request of Mr. Reynolds and I've got uh pictures of him making 573 00:47:33,599 --> 00:47:41,280 his assessments. Um, Mr. Dr. Josiah Lockard at Josiah Lockard 574 00:47:39,040 --> 00:47:46,560 and Associates came out and he did a groundbased visual assessment and a 575 00:47:43,839 --> 00:47:52,000 sound assessment with a mallet and he said that the treerees in good 576 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:57,200 condition. It's measured 81 in in diameter. We also measured all the other 577 00:47:54,560 --> 00:48:03,119 trees on the property and I know these numbers aren't really going to mean much 578 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:09,520 to you right now. Um but 348 inches around does equal some value in in the 579 00:48:07,119 --> 00:48:16,240 under the ground as far as storm water and as well as canopy cover 580 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:24,720 um which cools our city. This one tree I estimated um there's a a 581 00:48:20,240 --> 00:48:29,680 a tool called eye eye tree and um I put all the measurements in and it's 582 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:36,000 according to how far away it is from the building 55 ft approximately and found 583 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:42,400 out that the storm water value of this one tree it it collects rainfall 584 00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:52,319 evaporation transpiration and it's annually 585 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:56,559 82 gallons over 802 gallons per year. Um so 586 00:48:55,040 --> 00:49:00,480 um I want to help the city retain canopy 587 00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:05,760 coverage. According to Google 30 we currently have 588 00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:10,960 30 to 35% canopy coverage here and I'd love to 589 00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:15,680 just keep it at that level. I would love for Dixon to be example an example for 590 00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:21,040 the rest of the state. Um, and I was looking at the site 591 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:27,359 assessment today and it looked like really this tree probably could be 592 00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:32,720 saved. Um, I sent y'all a picture. And um, the parking lot kind of in starts 593 00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:39,760 like like if you just went from the back of the war memorial building out just a 594 00:49:35,119 --> 00:49:44,720 couple feet maybe just six parking spots and maybe moved them over. There's like 595 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:49,520 a special entrance for these 12 parking spots approximately and maybe just move 596 00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:57,440 them over just a little bit. I really do think that the tree could be saved. Um, 597 00:49:54,694 --> 00:50:04,000 [snorts] and I'm not sure if y'all can make that happen, but it it would be 598 00:49:59,359 --> 00:50:07,359 really amazing if you could. And um, so first I would just ask that you 599 00:50:05,599 --> 00:50:13,920 reconsider and um, preserve this tree. 600 00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:18,319 um to protect it, it would cost a couple thousand just to put a a nice fence 601 00:50:15,839 --> 00:50:22,880 around it during construction so that it wouldn't get the roots wouldn't get 602 00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:28,960 trample trampled on. Um and then it like the storm water 603 00:50:26,720 --> 00:50:33,920 benefits, it would save the money, city money actually, I do believe. Um I would 604 00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:41,760 love to see this tree put on the historic register because it is a living 605 00:50:38,079 --> 00:50:48,480 monument. It's like a It's a landscape. Um, so many comments about this on on 606 00:50:45,839 --> 00:50:55,119 Facebook. Um, and if it so happens that I I can't save 607 00:50:52,640 --> 00:51:01,520 the tree, um, I'd love to be able to collect the acorns because this is like 608 00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:07,280 a historical tree. And as well, um, I talked to someone in Charlotte today who 609 00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:13,599 the, uh, Christmas tree got chopped down not too long ago and these ornaments 610 00:51:10,319 --> 00:51:23,200 were made from it. So, um, I did have an idea. Um, and that would be to create a 611 00:51:20,319 --> 00:51:30,079 tree bank. and from the developers that tear down the trees. Um there could be 612 00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:33,079 uh some money put into a tree bank and 613 00:51:34,319 --> 00:51:41,920 I would love to have a strong working tree board that that worked on projects 614 00:51:39,760 --> 00:51:46,319 like this and I'd love to be able to create an 615 00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:50,720 ordinance to protect these historic trees. 616 00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:55,680 Um, that's all I got. 617 00:51:54,079 --> 00:51:58,839 » Okay. Thank you, Mr. Hernandez. >> Thank you. 618 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:06,640 » That was the only public comment tonight during the open period. So, there's no 619 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:09,640 other business. We will adjourn at this time.