[0:00] And whenever you are
[0:01] >> [clears throat]
[0:03] » I call the meeting to order for Monday,
[0:05] July 20th, 2026. Please rise for the
[0:07] pledge.
[0:10] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:12] United States of America
[0:14] and to the republic for which it stands,
[0:17] one nation under God, indivisible, with
[0:20] liberty and justice for all.
[0:31] » I'd like to ask Rick Crawford to lead us
[0:33] in prayer.
[0:34] >> Let's pray.
[0:36] Father, we're thankful to you for the
[0:38] day that you made for us today and for
[0:40] the blessings you sent us already.
[0:42] We're thankful, Father, to you for the
[0:44] blessing tonight of being able to be
[0:45] here in this meeting and to represent
[0:48] the people of Dyersburg.
[0:50] Father, we ask as as representatives of
[0:52] the people that you help us to make
[0:54] decisions
[0:55] that would make Dyersburg an even better
[0:57] place.
[0:58] Father, we pray that you'd help us to
[1:00] search our hearts and our minds as we
[1:02] make these decisions that to be the very
[1:04] best and that everybody would benefit
[1:06] from them.
[1:07] Father, but most of all, we pray,
[1:09] Father, that that you would help us to
[1:11] always make decisions that in harmony
[1:13] with your will.
[1:14] And it's through Christ we pray. Amen.
[1:17] >> Amen. Thank you.
[1:18] Roll call, show all present tonight but
[1:20] Mr. Baltimore. We have a quorum and can
[1:23] conduct business.
[1:25] Public comment, no one requested to
[1:26] speak to the board tonight.
[1:28] Approval of minutes, there is one
[1:31] correction at the very top under call to
[1:33] order. It's got Monday, June 1st. It
[1:35] should be Monday, June 29th.
[1:37] We will make that correction at city
[1:41] hall. So, I entertain a motion to
[1:42] approve the minutes
[1:44] from June 29th.
[1:45] Motion from Coach Cole, second from
[1:47] Rick. Any discussion?
[1:49] All in favor, say aye.
[1:50] >> Aye.
[1:50] >> Those opposed, motion carries. Next item
[1:52] on the agenda, unfinished business.
[1:55] No unfinished business.
[1:56] Under new business, notice of public
[1:58] hearing to be held August 17th, 2026,
[2:01] request from Jason Road to appeal a
[2:03] negative recommendation of a re-zoner
[2:05] request by the Dyersburg Regional
[2:07] Planning Commission that met on July
[2:10] 2nd, 2026.
[2:12] Property location is 2227 Lake Road in
[2:14] Dyersburg, Tennessee. I think that was
[2:16] in y'all's packet, all the information
[2:18] about that. I entertain a motion to
[2:20] approve this notice of the public
[2:22] hearing to be held August 17th.
[2:24] >> So moved.
[2:25] >> Motion from Dennis Moody, second.
[2:27] >> Second.
[2:28] >> Ricky Hammond.
[2:29] All in favor say aye.
[2:30] >> Aye.
[2:31] >> Those opposed, motion carries.
[2:33] Item B, resolution 0720-2026.
[2:37] Resolution authorizing City of Dyersburg
[2:39] to participate in the TML Risk
[2:41] Management Pool Safety Partners Loss
[2:43] Control Matching Grant Program. This is
[2:46] something that we do every year to get
[2:47] reimbursed for
[2:49] equipment or things that we use to
[2:52] reduce our losses through TIG.
[2:55] Oversees this, and I just say that
[2:56] $2,500 or $3,000.
[2:59] I entertain a motion for us to apply for
[3:01] this.
[3:02] >> Motion.
[3:03] from Rick Crawford, second.
[3:05] >> Second.
[3:06] >> Edward Burks.
[3:07] All in favor say aye.
[3:08] >> Aye.
[3:09] >> Those opposed, motion carries.
[3:12] Next item on the agenda, bids.
[3:14] Those are on the last two pages, items 1
[3:18] 2 3
[3:21] 5 6 7 were all budgeted
[3:25] during the budget process, so we don't
[3:27] need a motion or a second on those. The
[3:30] last one,
[3:31] codes and fire department, Brink Drone,
[3:35] purpose new drone for precarious and or
[3:37] hazardous tasks for codes and fire,
[3:40] using ARPA funds, notification
[3:42] sourcewell contract,
[3:45] amount $35,998.25.
[3:48] The recommendation is uh
[3:50] to award the bid to Brink Drone
[3:53] out Seattle, Washington.
[3:54] >> So moved.
[3:55] >> Motion from Dennis Moody's our second.
[3:57] >> Second.
[3:58] from Coach Cole. Any discussion?
[4:01] >> Is it one drone?
[4:02] >> It's for one drone. Yes, sir.
[4:06] It is.
[4:07] >> That's a good price for what they're
[4:08] going today.
[4:09] >> Yeah, we we use a lot of them at work.
[4:11] They are expensive.
[4:15] » Any more questions?
[4:17] All in favor say aye.
[4:18] >> Aye.
[4:18] >> Those opposed, motion carries. Uh next
[4:21] on the agenda, report from Alderman
[4:23] Edward.
[4:24] >> No report.
[4:25] >> Coach Cole.
[4:26] >> Yeah, I just want to thank the police
[4:27] department for
[4:29] opening the chambers so I get my phone
[4:32] last week. That's the second time I've
[4:34] walked off and left my phone here.
[4:36] Uh thank you to the
[4:38] young men and women who were assisted
[4:40] me. And number two,
[4:43] uh
[4:48] Mayor, I want to just say thank
[4:51] for what you've just done
[4:52] uh for me for community. The work you've
[4:56] just put in.
[4:58] A lot of people don't understand how
[4:59] much work it is to get
[5:03] property
[5:05] taken care of that's vacant.
[5:08] And the time and the effort that's put
[5:10] in. Uh
[5:12] I know we you sometimes hear remarks
[5:14] that you're not doing,
[5:16] but
[5:17] they don't put a lot of people don't
[5:19] understand what it takes to run down
[5:22] vac- uh
[5:23] owners who are not in the city or the
[5:25] state. And appreciate your time and
[5:27] effort and your departments.
[5:29] >> Okay, thank you. And codes folks and
[5:30] street department uh
[5:32] do a very good job with that and it does
[5:34] take time and
[5:35] um
[5:36] it's a challenge at times. Be honest
[5:38] with you. Certainly is. Thank you. Rick.
[5:41] >> No report.
[5:42] >> Ricky.
[5:42] >> Uh yeah, one thing Mayor, spent some
[5:44] time this weekend with all weight with
[5:47] my grand boys and took them down to the
[5:50] uh
[5:51] splash pad. Had a big time. Folks that
[5:53] hadn't uh
[5:54] experienced that, take them grandkids
[5:56] down there.
[5:57] Uh it's beautiful facility uh
[6:01] and being well
[6:03] uh
[6:04] it's it's well being well used. Uh
[6:07] there's there's there's a lot of folks
[6:09] down there and and uh
[6:11] and it it it made me proud that uh
[6:14] you know that we can offer the
[6:16] citizens and especially our youth uh a
[6:19] facility like that to use.
[6:21] That's all I got, mayor.
[6:22] >> All right, thank you. Joey?
[6:23] >> No report.
[6:24] >> Dennis?
[6:25] >> No report.
[6:26] >> Fineta?
[6:26] >> No report.
[6:27] >> So, I left on your uh thing about Let me
[6:30] see that, Coach Cole, real quick. We put
[6:32] on our social media platforms.
[6:34] Um about public notice, Canadian
[6:36] Railroad will have Roberts Avenue at
[6:38] Cedar Street closed starting today at
[6:40] 6:00. We put that out a couple of times.
[6:43] Just want to remind people that will be
[6:44] closed. That's the crossing down there
[6:46] on Cedar Street till 3:00 on Saturday,
[6:48] July 25th. So, we've notified all the
[6:50] emergency personnel and
[6:52] uh all the folks that um may have to go
[6:55] down there in turn in terms of
[6:57] emergency. So, just want to make that uh
[6:59] known tonight as well. So, with that,
[7:01] we're adjourned. Thank you.