[1 CALL TO ORDER & INVOCATION] [00:00:08] TO CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN MEETING FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025. WELCOME, EVERYONE. I HAVE WITH US OUR CHAPLAIN. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US IN THE INVOCATION, PLEASE. AND WE HAVE SOME VISITORS FROM BOY SCOUT TROOP 50 THAT WILL COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTER THE INVOCATION. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE RISE. AND WE HAVE CHAPLAIN BOBBY WILLARD WITH US THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN. LET US PRAY. THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF GLORY. HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME, HONOR IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR PROTECTION AND PROVISION FOR THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE. LORD, WE PRAY FOR MAYOR FRAZIER AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. LORD, WE ASK FOR DIVINE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, COUNSEL AND KNOWLEDGE, DIVINE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION. UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP AS THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. LORD, WE PRAY FOR CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF TOWNSEND AND THE ENTIRE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME DOWN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISS DIAMOND. IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. HALL HERE, MR. JORDAN HERE, MISS MARSHALL HERE, MR. STAMPS HERE, MR. ROBBINS HERE. THANK YOU ALL. [4 APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions/Deletions)] THE NEXT ITEM. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MISS MAYNOR, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? MAYOR? NO CHANGES. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT ON ITEM 11 A, WHICH IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DUPLEX ON HARRIS STREET TO BE DEFERRED TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, WHICH WOULD BE JANUARY 12TH, 2026. SO WHEN THE BOARD MAKES THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, IF THAT COULD INCLUDE A DEFERMENT FOR THAT ITEM UNTIL JANUARY 12TH. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF SOMEONE COULD MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND DEFER ITEM 11 A UNTIL JANUARY 12TH, 2026. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. JORDAN. YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES, MR. STAMPS? YES, MR. ROBBINS. YES, MR. HALL? YES, MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR TONIGHT. [5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES] WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED. THE FIRST IS FROM THE WORK SESSION FOR NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES. IS ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? IF NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MISS MARSHALL. YES, MR. STAMPS? YES, MR. ROBBINS. YES, MR. HALL. YES, MR. JORDAN. YES, MAYOR. FRAZIER. YES. THE WORK SESSION MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE THEN HAVE MINUTES FROM OUR BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025. ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS, CHANGES OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION B A CHAIR? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. STAMPS. YES, MR. ROBBINS? YES, MR. HALL. YES, MR. JORDAN. YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES, MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [6 SPECIAL PRESENTATION] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. IT IS A PROCLAMATION FOR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL, THE GREATEST AMERICA CLEANUP. AND I'M GOING TO ASK ALDERMAN MISSY MARSHALL TO JOIN ME UP FRONT. GO, MISSY. AND ALDERMAN MARSHALL IS REPRESENTING KEEP TENNESSEE BEAUTIFUL AT THE MOMENT. SO WE'RE TAKING HER OUT OF HER ROLE FOR JUST A SHORT TIME TO HER HATS. AND THIS IS THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR. WHEREAS THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A CLEAN, GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY FOR ALL ITS RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP, HOSTED BY KEEP TENNESSEE BEAUTIFUL PROVIDES A SIMPLE FRAMEWORK TO HELP AMERICA LOOK HER BEST ON HER 250TH BIRTHDAY THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CLEANUPS, BEAUTIFICATION, RECYCLING PROJECTS, EDUCATION AND CELEBRATION. AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE RECOGNIZES THE EFFORTS OF KEEP [00:05:03] TENNESSEE BEAUTIFUL, THE STATE AFFILIATE OF KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION ACROSS THE STATE. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF CARTERVILLE IS COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND TO DEMONSTRATE OUR CIVIC PRIDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. AND WHEREAS, WITH THIS PLEDGE, THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE COMMITS TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS. ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY CLEANUPS. HOST, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, OR BEAUTIFICATION EVENTS AND RECOGNIZE THE PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN BEING CLEAN, GREEN, BEAUTIFUL, AND READY FOR OUR NATION'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. SO NOW THEREFORE, I, THE MAYOR, MAUREEN FRAZIER OF TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 24TH, 2025, AS THE DAY THAT COLLIERVILLE COMMITS TO THE GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THESE EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A CLEANER, GREENER, AND A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE. AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS TO MISSY MARSHALL. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING LEADERS AGAINST LITTER AND LEADING THE WAY, BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH US AND INSPIRING OUR OUR CITIZENS. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. FOR SURE. YEAH. OKAY. ONE MORE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND IF YOU SEE THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OUT TOMORROW, WE WILL BE DOING A CLEANUP TOMORROW AFTERNOON AROUND 2:00. I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE'RE GOING YET, BUT WE HAVE NO TRASH T-SHIRTS, AND WE WILL BE READY. SO IF YOU SEE US HONK AND WAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS. AND [7 CITIZENS COMMENTS] I HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT CARD FOR CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THIS IS MISS BELINDA SHAW. MISS SHAW, IF YOU COULD COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. YOU DO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE FRONT, IF YOU CAN NAME, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. YEAH. COME RIGHT UP HERE. THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE STOP SIGN THERE. GREEN. YOU CAN TALK YELLOW. IT'LL MEAN START WRAPPING UP IN RED. IT'S WHEN YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE OVER. OKAY? OKAY. HIT THE BUTTON. OKAY. GO AHEAD. YOU'RE GOOD. MY NAME IS BELINDA SHAW. OKAY. COULD YOU MISS SHAW? I'M SORRY. COULD YOU MAYBE TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE? THIS WAY. OKAY. MY NAME IS BELINDA SHAW, AND I AM FROM THE FOREST PARK SUBDIVISION IN COLLIERVILLE. MY ADDRESS IS 5116 ROWAN OAK ROAD, COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE. OKAY. MY AGENDA AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT EAST SHELBY DRIVE HEADING TO FLEMING ROAD. WHEN THE FIRST WHEN THE NEW TRAFFIC PERSON WAS APPOINTED FOR COLLIERVILLE, I REACHED OUT TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT EAST SHELBY DRIVE. AS YOU APPROACH FLEMING NEEDS MAJOR TRAFFIC SIGNS. IT COMES FROM THREE LANES AT HOUSTON LEVY AND GOES INTO ONE LANE AS YOU APPROACH FLEMING WITHOUT TELLING THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE THAT THE RIGHT LANE ENDS, OR TELLING THE DRIVER IN THE LEFT LANE THAT THE LEFT LANE ENDS. NOW THERE IS A SIGN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF FLEMING GARDEN SUBDIVISION THAT SAYS LEFT LANE ENDS. BUT IT'S OUT OF VIEW OF ANYBODY THAT IS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, SO THEY NEVER SEE THE SIGN AND THE RIGHT LANE ENDS. THE RIGHT LANE ENDS EAST OF SAFFRON HILL CIRCLE, AND THERE IS NO SIGN THAT TELLS THE PEOPLE GOING INTO FLEMING GARDENS THAT THE RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT. SO IF EVERYBODY IN THOSE THREE LANES, THE ONLY LANE THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO FLEMING IS THE MIDDLE LANE FROM HOUSTON LEVY. SO IF ALL THE DRIVERS KEPT STRAIGHT, THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE WOULD GET HIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR VEHICLE. SO WE NEED [00:10:04] STREET SIGNS OR THE ROAD NEEDS TO BE RECONFIGURED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE. DO YOU HAVE JASPER PARK CIRCLE ON THAT MAP? YES I DO OKAY. YEAH. RIGHT THERE ON THE THAT'S WHERE THE, THE IT TURNS TO TWO LANES WEST OF JASPER. YES. AND THEN THERE'S ONE LANE WEST OF SAFFRON HILL. BUT NOBODY KNOWS THAT EXCEPT I KNOW IT'S IN THE MIDDLE. YEAH, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF. WE DO HAVE AGENDA ITEM, I BELIEVE, TONIGHT ABOUT WIDENING SHELBY DRIVE. WORKING ON RIGHT OF WAY FROM JASPER PARK CIRCLE TO THE. LET ME GET MY DIRECTIONS. GET WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING? WE'RE GOING TO THE WEST. THE WEST. SO THAT'S HAPPENING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THAT WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT ISSUE. OKAY. AND MIKE CLARK, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HANDLES ENGINEERING TRAFFIC, ALL OF THAT. IF HE CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT OR IF YOU COULD DONATE THAT TO THE TOWN, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS THIS THIS STOP SIGN AND THIS TRAFFIC RIGHT HERE IS EXACERBATED BY THE CLOSING OF THE BRIDGE ON HOLMES ROAD, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET HOME NOW. THAT'S THE ONLY. AND THAT'S HOW YOU BECAME AWARE OF THIS? IT BECAME PART OF THE DETOUR. SO IT'S. YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR CARING AND BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT THAT PERSON IN THE MIDDLE LANE TO GET HIT ON BOTH SIDES. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SHAW. WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THAT ENDS THE CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. WE HAVE NEXT OUR [8 CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT A THROUGH ITEMS EIGHT Q ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE A FULL PRESENTATION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND CONSENT MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE CONSENT. MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. ROBBINS. YES, MR. HALL? YES, MR. JORDAN? YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES, MR. STAMPS? YES, MAYOR FRAZIER. YES, THAT'S BEEN APPROVED. AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE SEVERAL DONATIONS TO THE TOWN THAT ARE NOTED HERE THAT ARE BEING ACCEPTED. OVER $16,000 TO OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, ANOTHER 700 AND SOME DOLLARS IN ITEMS FOR THE SHELTER. WE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED STATES. OH MY SEMI. OH, I SHOULD HAVE READ THIS FIRST. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL THAT'S THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OR BIRTHDAY PARTY AND SEVERAL OTHERS. SO WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR [9.A Contract for Automated Routing Software for Sanitation Vehicles and Equipment] THEIR GENEROSITY TO OUR TOWN. THE FIRST ITEM IS A CONTRACT FOR THE AUTOMATED ROUTING SOFTWARE FOR SANITATION VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. AND JOSH RUSSELL, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HAS OUR PRESENTATION. MR. RUSSELL. YES, THANKS, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THE AUTOMATED ROUTING SOFTWARE FOR OUR SANITATION DIVISION. AUTOMATED ROUTING SOFTWARE HAS BECOME VERY POPULAR IN THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE COLLECTION SIDE. IT GIVES REAL INSIGHT BY GPS DATA TO OUR DRIVERS AND OUR MANAGEMENT OF WHERE OUR TRUCKS ARE. ROUTE COMPLETIONS. IT CAN ADJUST ROUTE EFFICIENCIES. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT I'LL GET INTO, BUT IT HAS BECOME A VERY POPULAR TOOL TO USE IN THIS INDUSTRY. LAST FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT THIS TIME, I CAME TO THE BOARD AND ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO SEEK THE RFP PROCESS TO SECURE A CONTRACT FOR ROUTING SOFTWARE. THAT RESULTED IN ONE PROPOSAL FROM ROUTE WHERE INCORPORATED, WHICH IS I'M BRINGING IT TO YOU TONIGHT. AND WITH THAT PROPOSAL, THEY PROPOSED A THREE MONTH TRIAL BASIS, WHICH WE HAVE RECENTLY CONCLUDED. IN THAT TRIAL BASIS, WE WERE ABLE TO GO IN AND KIND OF LIKE IN A SANDBOX. I'VE HEARD GARY MENTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE ERP AND PLAY WITH IT, PUT IT ON OUR TRUCKS, THE MANAGEMENT SEAT. AND WITH THAT TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO A COUPLE OF SUCCESS STORIES. ONE, WE WERE ABLE TO ELIMINATE A HELP ROUTE ON WEDNESDAYS, WHICH WAS ONE DRIVER HALF A DAY GOING OUT AND HELPING OTHER DRIVERS. ONE OTHER SUCCESS STORY IS WE HAD A NEW DRIVER. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER IN OUR SANITATION DIVISION, NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE QUITTING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE RETIRING. AND HE WENT OUT ON THE ROUTE AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS DONE AND THE SOFTWARE INDICATED, NO, YOU'RE NOT DONE. YOU MISSED TWO STREETS. SO HE HAD TO GO BACK AND GET THOSE TWO STREETS. SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD TOOL. AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT OF WHAT OUR ADMINISTRATION IS PART OF SEES AND WHAT OUR DRIVERS SEES. I HAVE SOME PICTURES HERE AND I'LL KIND OF GO BY THEM ONE BY ONE. THE FIRST ONE IS AN AERIAL VIEW. THIS WOULD BE WHAT I COULD SEE, WHAT OUR FRONT OFFICE COULD SEE. AND BASICALLY ON THE TOP LEFT YOU HAVE BLUE AND ORANGE AND THE BLUE IS WHAT THEY'VE COMPLETED AND ORANGE IS WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT. VERY [00:15:01] SIMPLE. ON THE RIGHT. IT KIND OF IS A DASHBOARD. IT SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT. AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, IF IF THE DRIVER HAS REPORTED ANY ISSUES AT A PARTICULAR RESIDENCE, THEY CAN REPORT IT IN THE SOFTWARE. AND THE OFFICE HAS REAL TIME VIEW PICTURES, ETC. AND ALSO IF WE HAVE A RESIDENT PER SE CALLS IN AND SAYS, HEY, YOU MISSED MY GARBAGE, THE FRONT OFFICE CAN NOW GO IN AND PUT THAT INTO THEIR ROUTE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND THE WHOLE TRAIL OF PHONE CALLS. SO IT'S REALLY USEFUL. AND ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT, IF PER SE THE OFFICE DID GO IN AND PUT IN THAT, YOU WOULD SEE RIGHT HERE WHERE IT SAYS YOUR ROUTE IS UPDATED, IT'S ADDED THAT STOP AT THE END OF THEIR DAY. SO VERY, VERY EASY. AND ON THE RIGHT HERE IS JUST WHAT THEY SEE DAY TO DAY. WHAT THEY'VE BEEN, WHAT'S WHAT'S BEEN COLLECTED FROM ORANGE TO GREEN. REALLY SIMPLE. SO WITH THAT CONTRACT, LIKE I SAID, THEY IT WAS A FIVE YEAR WAS WHAT THEY PROPOSED THE 90 DAY TRIAL. IF WE WOULD HAVE NOT WENT THROUGH WITH THAT TRIAL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHARGE. BUT BEING THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH WITH THAT TRIAL, THAT WITH THE CONTRACT, THE TRIAL IS NO CHARGE. IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST YEAR OF 40,100, WHICH IS WHAT I'M BRINGING TO YOU TODAY. AND THEN THOSE ARE THE YEARS, THE ANTICIPATED COST FOR THE YEARS MOVING FORWARD. SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO MENTION. THIS IS ONLY ON OUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLE TRUCKS, THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PICKING UP THE CANS. WE DO HAVE HOPES THAT WE WILL EXPAND THAT TO OUR ENTIRE SANITATION FLEET. I THINK IT'S A VERY USEFUL TOOL, AND I THINK THERE'LL BE A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME SAVED WITH THIS CONTRACT. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE BUDGETED APPROPRIATELY. WE'LL HAVE $900 THAT WILL GO BACK INTO THE SANITATION FUND AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IF YOU APPROVE THIS CONTRACT AND WE MAKE THAT PAYMENT, THERE'S A PROPOSED MOTION ON YOUR SCREEN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. I HAVE ONE. YES, SIR. MR. GO AHEAD. WELL, THIS SOFTWARE DISTRACT THE DRIVER ANY KIND OF WAY. I WOULD SAY NO FOR YOUR SEASON. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN STUNNED AT THIS PODIUM, BUT YOU'VE GOT ME STUDYING. YEARS AGO, YEARS AGO, WHEN THE PHONE COMPANY BROUGHT IN THE LAPTOP WE HAD, IT DIDN'T DISTRACT US AT ALL. I JUST CURIOUS, I CAN'T SEE WHERE THIS DISTRACTS THEM. IT'S THE WAY THEY HAVE IT MOUNTED. IF YOU'RE DRIVING A TRUCK, IT'S MOUNTED HERE. MOST OF YOUR SEASONED DRIVERS KNOW THEIR ROUTES. IT'S IT'S IT'S YOUR NEWER DRIVERS. I'M NOT A TRAFFIC EXPERT, AND I CAN'T SAY WHETHER I KNOW THAT IT IS A TOOL THAT IS USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND IT HAS BECOME VERY POPULAR, AND I CAN'T SEE WHERE. I KNOW. MAYBE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A SIMILAR SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE. SO MAYOR BOARD, I THINK YOU COULD EQUATE IT TO HAVING A GPS IN YOUR CAR SHOWING YOU WHAT ROUTE TO FOLLOW. SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR FOR OUR SANITATION DRIVERS. IT WILL SHOW THEM WHAT ROUTE THEY NEED TO FOLLOW. IT WILL SIMPLY CHANGE COLOR WHEN THEY'VE PICKED UP A CART FROM GREEN TO ORANGE, AND ALERT THEM IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING ADDED TO THEIR ROUTE. BUT IT'S REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN A GPS THAT YOU MIGHT USE TO REACH A DESTINATION. THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A TRAFFIC ALERT IF THERE'S A CRASH AHEAD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE. THANK YOU MOLLY. IN TRAINING, I'M SURE THERE'S EXTENSIVE TRAINING THAT GOES IN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BENEFIT. LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR SEASONED DRIVERS KNOW THE ROUTES AND PROBABLY BE MINIMAL DISTRACTION. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE COMING ON BOARD WITH IT. LIKE I SAID, WE ADJUSTED A FEW ROUTES WITH THE TRIAL AND SOME OF THE DRIVERS WEREN'T HAPPY, BUT IT INDICATED WHERE THERE WAS SOME WEAK SPOTS WHERE SOMEONE HAD MORE THAN THE OTHERS. AND SO THEY'RE GETTING ACQUAINTED TO IT. BUT YES, SIR, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS A LOT OF QUESTIONS HERE. LIKE MY GPS. IF I MISS A TURN, IT SAYS TURN AROUND, GO BACK. WELL, THAT THIS SOFTWARE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT LIKE YOU? I DON'T THINK SO. THERE'S A WE WHAT? WE WENT THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. WE WE WERE LOOKING FOR A SCALED BACK VERSION. ONE REASON WAS COST. BUT THE OTHER REASON IS WE DIDN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ACTUALLY GET THE FULL PACKAGE, THE RFID TAGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I THINK WE'LL BE LIMITED TO STUFF LIKE THAT. I DO THINK AT THE END OF THE ROUTE, IF THEY GET THROUGH WITH A SUBDIVISION, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPTION TO LOOK AT THE SUBDIVISION AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING TURNED GREEN, OR THEY'LL GET AN INDICATION AT THE END OF THE ROUTE. SO, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GO BACK. SO TAKE JOSH, I THINK THE MOST FASCINATING SUBJECT OF ALL TIME. HEY, I'M REALLY EXCITED. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I AM CERTAIN YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS. I'M CURIOUS. DOES IT TELL YOU HOW LONG THEY STOP AT EACH LOCATION TO DO THAT PICKUP? YES, SIR. IT DOES GIVE. IT USES GPS DATA. YEAH. SO I'M PRETTY SURE THEY CAN CLICK ON THAT LINK AND IT'LL GIVE THEM INFORMATION OF WHEN THEY'RE STOPPED OR IF THEY'RE NOT STOPPED. IT DOES GIVE THAT INFORMATION. SO IT SHOULD GIVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION ON EFFICIENCY OVER [00:20:02] TIME, EFFICIENCY OF YOUR DRIVER COMPARED TO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT ONE DRIVER VERSUS ANOTHER AND SAY, THIS PERSON IS HIGHLY EFFICIENT. EXACTLY. IS STILL, YOU KNOW, TAKING X AMOUNT OF TIME ON A ROUTE. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY VALUABLE INFORMATION. I'LL BE CURIOUS TO HEAR LONG TERM IS WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT PLANNING FOR FOR FOR GROWTH. SO YEAH. WELL IT'S AWESOME. THANKS. DOES THE DRIVER HAVE TO ENTER ANYTHING WHEN THEY FINISH PICKING UP THE TRASH, OR IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES COLORS ONCE IT IT IT KNOWS IT'S CONSTANTLY AND IT'S LIKE I SAID, WE'RE ON A SCALED BACK VERSION. SO IT ACTUALLY USES SPEED. OKAY. YOU KNOW IF YOU STOP AT A CART IT'S GOING TO TURN IT GREEN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SOME OF THE PACKAGES HAVE RFID, RFID READERS THAT WILL ACTUALLY READ IT, LIKE THE BOOK, YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY READ IT WHEN IT'S SCANNED. I WISH WE HAD THAT, BUT WE'RE USING IT TO FOR CONTAMINATION. I KNOW I MENTIONED THAT IN THE WORK SESSION THE OTHER DAY, THE DRIVER CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND MAKE NOTES AND AND THREE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THREE STRIKES AGAINST THEM. THEN WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. SO SO THIS IS A SCALED BACK VERSION. BUT AT SOME POINT WE COULD ENHANCE IT IF WE DECIDE. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN IF YOU WANT TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY WE'LL BE GLAD TO. WHOA. GLAD TO DO IT. NO, WE'RE NOT SPENDING THAT MONEY. HOWEVER THEIR SERVICES IT PROVIDES. IT'S A START THOUGH. IT'S A START. I HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. EVEN WHEN I WAS IN SANITATION. YOU KNOW, BILLY, BILLY WILSON KNOWS OUR DIVISION BACK AND FORTH. AND HE WASN'T A BIG FAN OF IT. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, HE REALLY LIKES IT. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT. SO IT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WELL, MAYBE ONE MORE. OKAY. VICE MAYOR SAYING NO COMMENT. COULD THIS BE COULD IT BE ANALYZED FOR LIKE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS? AND THE REASON WHY I ASK IS BECAUSE I WAS A COURIER AT FEDERAL EXPRESS. AND ONCE YOU SET A CERTAIN STANDARD TO A ROUTE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP THAT STANDARD OR THAT COULD COME IN ON YOUR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. WOULD THAT BE ANYTHING? THAT WOULD BE I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, IF, IF, IF BILLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO HIM TO SCALE BACK A ROUTE AND SHIFT IT AROUND, THEN HE COULD ACTUALLY USE THAT AS A AS A TOOL TO EVALUATE DRIVERS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I MEAN, THESE GUYS MAKE 900 STOPS A DAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, SOME HAVE A BROADER TERRITORY, LESS CARTS, BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT IN REAL TIME, IT CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVE. WELL, IF YOU'RE DONE THIS TIME, THEN THAT'S NOT REALLY AN EXCUSE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE HAVE. INTERESTING. YEAH. THAT'S WHY THE AMOUNT OF TIME AT EACH LOCATION I THINK WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S HOW LONG IT TAKES TO FINISH IT. IT'S HOW LONG ARE THEY STOPPED AT EACH CAMP? YEAH. ANYWAY, I'M FASCINATED. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN LOVES OUR LOVES THEIR GARBAGE GUYS. SO I'LL ARRANGE A RIDE ALONG. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL WOULD LIKE, LIKE TO RIDE ALONG TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THEY DO 900 STOPS AND THEY DO IT WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACE. AND I COMMEND YOU FOR RESEARCHING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT. SO. WELL, I'LL GIVE THIS CREDIT TO BRIAN HUNTINGTON. HE'S DRIVEN THIS PROJECT AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. AND TRASH IS INTERESTING. EVERYONE JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. THE TRASH LADY. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LAST CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS, MISS TIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. HALL. YES, MR. JORDAN? YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES, MR. STAMPS? YES, MR. ROBBINS. YES, MAYOR FRAZIER. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. [10.A Ordinance 2025-14 - Second Reading and Public Hearing - An Ordinance Amending the Purchasing Expenditures Section of the Collierville, Tennessee Code of Ordinances Found in Title III, Chapter 37, Section 37.018 (A) by Increasing the Stated Procurement Thresholds] OKAY, THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A SECOND READING AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PURCHASING EXPENDITURE SECTION OF THE COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE CODE OF ORDINANCES. AND WE HAVE MISS WELLS, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WITH OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND BOARD. THIS ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE INCREASING PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS TO ALIGN WITH THOSE APPROVED BY THE TENNESSEE PUBLIC ACTS, CHAPTER 513, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE MARCH 1ST, 2024. WE ARE ASKING TO INCREASE THE PURCHASING THRESHOLD FOR PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT AND SEAL COMPETITIVE BIDS OR PROPOSALS TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR NON-EMERGENCY NONPROPRIETARY PURCHASES. BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS TO ALIGN OUR THRESHOLDS TO THOSE APPROVED BY THE STATE SO THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS CAN RESPOND MORE QUICKLY TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS, AND SO THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON. SMALLER JOBS WHERE THEY'RE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE REQUIRED THREE QUOTES. SOME VENDORS JUST WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE BIG TROUBLE FOR SMALL JOBS, AND THIS WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE. A COUPLE THINGS THAT I DO WANT THE BOARD TO MAKE NOTE OF, AND THAT IS THAT THIS REQUEST IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO WHAT WE'RE REQUIRING FOR QUOTES. ANY PURCHASES BETWEEN [00:25:06] $25,000 AND $50,000 CONTINUE TO REQUIRE THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S APPROVAL, AND ANY PURCHASES ABOVE $50,000 CONTINUE TO REQUIRE THIS BOARD'S APPROVAL. AND FINALLY, THIS CHANGE DOES NOT IMPACT CONSTRUCTION BIDS. CONSTRUCTION BIDS AT ANY VALUE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FORMAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS. THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. I'M SORRY IT'S NOT AS EXCITING AS JOSH'S, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS WELLS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A LINE WITH EFFICIENCY BEING MORE EFFICIENT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THIS EVENING THAT WANTED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MISS SIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. WE NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND. OH, MY GOODNESS, I ALMOST MADE IT THROUGH THE MEETING. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE? I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025, SECOND READING. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? NOW, MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. JORDAN? YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES, MR. STAMPS? YES, MR. ROBBINS. YES, MR. HALL? YES, MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. JUST BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD? NO, MAYOR, NO OTHER ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING. AGENDA. I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TOMORROW IS OUR TREE LIGHTING EVENT AT TOWN SQUARE. SO PLEASE HOPE EVERYONE WILL COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I DID FAIL TO MENTION RECOGNIZE TWO HARDWORKING LADIES IN THE AUDIENCE AND THEY MIGHT BE UPSET WITH ME, BUT JENNIFER BENNETT LEANNE YORK WORKED VERY HARD FOR THE COLLIERVILLE POLICE ASSOCIATION, AND THEY DID A SIZABLE DONATION ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WE THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM VERY MUCH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING SINCE WE WERE TALKING TRASH. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THURSDAY TRASH PICKUP WILL STILL HAPPEN. FRIDAY IS A HOLIDAY. TOWN WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY FRIDAY. BUT IF THURSDAY IS YOUR DAY, MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR TRASH OUT. IS THAT CORRECT? THURSDAY. THURSDAY TRASH WILL HAPPEN ON FRIDAY. IT WILL. SO NOT DON'T PUT YOUR TRASH OUT ON THURSDAY. PUT IT OUT ON FRIDAY. ON FRIDAY, I JUST LOOKED AT THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR AND I THINK I HAD MISREAD IT THEN. SO THURSDAY'S TRASH PICKS UP ON FRIDAY. THURSDAY IS A HOLIDAY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.