[1. CALL TO ORDER & INVOCATION]
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BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN MEETING ON AUGUST 24TH, 26. I'M CALLING IT TO ORDER, PLEASE.
AND THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO WELCOME OUR CHAPLAIN, FATHER CHRISTIAN SHENOY, TO COME AND LEAD US WITH AN INVOCATION. AND THEN I WILL ASK ALDERMAN JEWEL JORDAN TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. IF YOU ARE WILLING, PLEASE RISE. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL FATHER, THIS EVENING WE COME BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE TO DEDICATE THIS MEETING TO YOU. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE SUPREME IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE CREATED. THESE LEADERS HERE KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE. THAT'S WHY THEY COULD USE OF YOUR GRACE IN THE DECISIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE OR DISCUSS THIS EVENING. LET YOUR PRESENCE BE KNOWN TO THEM, YOUR DIVINE WISDOM TO ACCOMPANY EACH OF THEM IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND PERCEPTIONS. LET YOUR LOVE BE FELT HERE. WE KNOW THAT NO PLAN CAN PROSPER WITHOUT YOU, O LORD. ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A STEP FORWARD WITH YOU. PROTECT THEM AND THE MEN AND WOMEN THEY LEAD. PREVENT ANY PART OF SATAN'S TO DISRUPT THE LONG STANDING PEACE AND STABILITY. WE PRAY AGAINST ANY SUCH PLAN AGAINST US. AND THESE LEADERS HERE. GATHER THEM IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AS THEY DO THE WORK THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THE MOST. GIVE THEM YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY, PATIENCE, AND MOST OF ALL, YOUR LOVE. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. PLEDGE 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. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FATHER CHRISTIAN. MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. HALL. HERE, MR. JORDAN. HERE, MISS MARSHALL HERE, MR.
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions/Deletions)]
STAMPS. HERE, MR. ROBBINS HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MISS MINOR, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? MAYOR? I HAVE NO CHANGES, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THIS EVENING. OKAY. I AM GOING TO REQUEST, IF I MAY, ON CONSENT TO MOVE ITEM EIGHT E TO BUSINESS ITEM 9AA. WITH THAT CHANGE, IS THERE AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? A MOTION MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MISS SIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. JORDAN. YES, MISS MARSHALL, MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THE AGENDA[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
HAS BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. THE FIRST ITEM IS AUGUST 10TH, 2026.THE WORK SESSION. IF EVERYONE'S GOT A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 10TH, 2026. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MISS MARSHALL. YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES.
MR. JORDAN. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE HAVE ANOTHER SET OF MINUTES FROM THE BOARD OF MAYOR ALDERMEN MEETING ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026. THERE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? IF NONE. IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE.
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. ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, MISS MAYOR? NOTHING THIS EVENING,
[7. CITIZENS COMMENTS]
MAYOR. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, WHICH WE DO WELCOME. BEFORE EVERY BOARD MEETING I HAVE RECEIVED. TWO. THREE, FOUR, FIVE. WE HAVE SIX. I HAVE RECEIVED SIX COMMENT CARDS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT CITIZEN CITIZEN. COMMENTS. THESE ARE ALL THE ONES THAT I HAVE RECEIVED. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE A CARD IN THEIR LAP THAT WANTED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. OKAY, SEEING NONE, LET ME GO OVER THE RULES. MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW THESE ALREADY IF YOU CAN. WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME. IF YOU'LL COME TO THE FRONT, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, OUR MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED AND LIVE STREAMED, SO WE ASK YOU TO ADJUST THE MICROPHONE SO YOU'RE DIRECTLY SPEAKING INTO THE MICROPHONE. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SPEAK, YOU'LL SEE THE GREEN LIGHT. AND THEN WHEN[00:05:01]
IT'S TIME, YOUR TIME IS UP, YOU'LL WRAP IT UP 30 ABOUT 30S LEFT, AND THEN YOU'LL WRAP UP WITH THE RED. THE COMMENTS CANNOT BE. IT'S NOT A DIALOG. IT'S A ONE WAY. WE LISTEN TO YOU. YOU ARE ASKED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, NOT INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, TOWN STAFF, OR ANY ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ANY SPEECH. AND I'M READING FROM DIRECTLY FROM THE BACK, ANY SPEECH OR ACTIONS THAT ARE PERCEIVED AS DEMEANING OR DISRESPECTFUL, EXPRESS HATRED TOWARD OTHERS OR COULD PROVOKE VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. AND WE DON'T ALLOW ANY CHEERING OR BOOING OR CLAPPING. WE ARE PROFESSIONALS. AND SO WE ASK THAT OF YOU AS WELL. AND WE WILL GET STARTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. THE FIRST CARD I'VE RECEIVED IS JASON, LEADER BY MISTER LEADER. FINE. JASON. LEADER FINE. 1415 WOLFPACK DRIVE RIGHT HERE IN COLLIERVILLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FRAZIER AND THE REST OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TODAY AT THE PODIUM BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS OF COLLIERVILLE. AND I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH FIRE CHIEF JOHN SELBERG IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THOSE THINGS MATTER. CHIEF SELBERG BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE FIRE SERVICE IN 1977. FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT WAS FOUR YEARS BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN. CHIEF SELBERG HOLDS BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS. HE'S ALSO EARNED AN EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER CERTIFICATE FROM THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY. CHIEF SELBERG HAS COLLECTED AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT HIS FIREFIGHTING CAREER. HE'S BEEN NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR, RECEIVED A GOVERNOR'S FIRST RESPONDER AWARD THROUGH THE STATE'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TENNESSEE FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. HE SPENT TIME ON A TASK FORCE LEADER FOR THE TENNESSEE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE FORCE, ONE WITH DEPLOYMENTS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH TO THE PENTAGON AND MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS FOR HURRICANES, INCLUDING KATRINA. WHEN HIRED. WHEN WE HIRED HIM IN 2022, HE CAME TO OUR TOWN WITH MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 11 YEARS AS GERMANTOWN'S CHIEF. HIS APPOINTMENT BY THIS BOARD WAS UNANIMOUS. AT THE TIME, OUR TOWN ADMINISTRATOR DESCRIBED HIM AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND RESPECTED LEADERS IN THE FIRE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THAT'S THE MAN THIS TOWN HIRED. FOUR YEARS LATER, WE'RE NOW PAYING CHIEF SELBERG THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE YEAR'S SALARY TO RETIRE.AND WHEN THE TAXPAYERS OF COLLIERVILLE WILL HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER PERSON TO SERVE AS THEIR FIRE CHIEF. I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO PRETEND THAT I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THAT'S PRECISELY THE PROBLEM. THE TAXPAYERS DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A LEGITIMATE REASON WHY WE'RE PAYING A RESPECTED FIRE CHIEF A YEAR'S SALARY TO LEAVE.
FOUR YEARS AFTER UNANIMOUSLY HIRING HIM, THEN I BELIEVE THE RESIDENTS PAYING THE BILL DESERVE AN EXPLANATION. THAT'S NOT AN ATTACK ON ANYONE SITTING ON THIS BOARD. THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY. AND IT'S THE EXACT KIND OF QUESTIONS I BELIEVE AN ALDERMAN SHOULD BE WILLING TO ASK. CHIEF SELBERG HAS DEVOTED NEARLY 50 YEARS OF HIS LIFE TO THE FIRE SERVICE.
WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCES BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT, I BELIEVE HIS CAREER DESERVES RESPECT, AND I BELIEVE COLLIERVILLE TAXPAYERS DESERVE AN ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LEADER. I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. THE NEXT COMMENT CARD IS I HAVE SAID, SYDNEY GRIFFITH. THAT'S I'M SORRY, GRIFFIN GRIFFIN. AND YOU'RE DONATING YOUR TIME TO KIM REESE. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE A STEPHANIE, LEN, STEPHANIE. AND YOU'RE ALSO DONATING YOUR TIME TO KIM. OKAY, SO KIM, YOU'RE UP, YOU HAVE NINE MINUTES. AND IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. I PROMISE NOT TO TAKE NINE MINUTES. SO MY NAME IS KIM REESE AND I LIVE AT 370 EAST WHITE ROAD IN COLLIERVILLE. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY, AND I PROMISE I WILL GET TO THE POINT WHICH DOES INVOLVE THE CHIEF IN THIS. SO LET ME START WITH A LITTLE EXERCISE WITH EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM. I'D LIKE EACH OF YOU TO IMAGINE YOURSELF WORKING AT YOUR DREAM JOB. JUST PICTURE YOUR DREAM JOB. A JOB YOU LOVE, WHERE YOU CALL YOUR COWORKERS, WORK, FAMILY, AND SOME OF THOSE WORK FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT. A JOB WHERE YOU VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME, NOT JUST GET PAID FOR IT. A JOB WHERE YOU WORK 48 HOURS TO CLEAR THE STREETS EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE OF AN ICE STORM, A JOB WHERE YOU PAY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET TO HOLD BOWLING PARTIES FOR YOUR STAFF MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER. AND YOU DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S MORE THAN A JOB TO YOU, BUT YOU'RE ALSO A MANAGER, RIGHT? SO YOU OVERSEE OTHER PEOPLE AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. LIKE WHEN AN EMPLOYEE COMES TO WORK TO DIG TRENCHES WEARING CROCS INSTEAD OF THEIR TOWN WORK PROVIDED BOOTS, OR WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS CAUGHT SLEEPING IN THEIR WORK TRUCK ON COMPANY TIME. ALTHOUGH THE CONVERSATIONS ARE DIFFICULT, YOU HANDLE THEM WITH PROFESSIONALISM. YOU FOLLOW ALL POLICIES WITH YOUR MANAGER'S INPUT, AND IN SOME CASES, YOUR
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MANAGER IS PRESENT AT THOSE MEETINGS. BECAUSE OF YOUR STELLAR PERFORMANCE, YOU'RE GIVEN A PROMOTION. THIS IS YOUR SECOND PROMOTION IN FOUR YEARS TIME. NOW REMEMBER, I ASKED YOU TO IMAGINE THIS IS A STORY ABOUT YOU IN THIS ROOM AND YOUR DREAM JOB. TWO DAYS BEFORE YOUR PROMOTION IS SET TO START, YOU GO INTO YOUR MANAGER'S OFFICE. YOU'RE EXCITED. YOUR PROMOTION IS GOING TO START IN TWO DAYS, AND YOU'RE HANDED A PIECE OF PAPER AND THEY SAY TO YOU, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE BEING FIRED. I WAS JUST TOLD TO READ THIS TO YOU. HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN THEY START READING A TERMINATION LETTER FOR A JOB THAT YOU LOVE AND A CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN A TOWN? I SHOULD SAY THAT YOU LIVE IN TWO DAYS BEFORE YOUR BEFORE YOUR PROMOTION. THEY READ THE FIRST LINE VIOLATING TOWN HARASSMENT POLICY. YOU ADMITTED ADMITTED TO RECORDING A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE COLLEAGUE'S VOICE WITHOUT HER AUTHORIZATION TO USE IT AS A MOCKING RINGTONE ON YOUR CELL PHONE. WAIT A MINUTE. IT WASN'T MOCKING AT ALL. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT SAME EMPLOYEE WROTE IN WRITING THAT SHE GAVE PERMISSION AND SHE LIKES IT. BUT THAT'S THE REASON. ONE THE VERY FIRST REASON YOU'RE BEING FIRED IS THE MOST EGREGIOUS THING IS SOMETHING YOU HAD PERMISSION TO DO. THIS PIECE OF PAPER GOES ON TO SAY YOU'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS OF TOWN POLICIES.YOUR MANAGER HAS NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS, AND YOU ASK YOUR HR MANAGER FOR YOUR PERSONNEL FILE, TO WHICH THERE'S NOT A SINGLE VIOLATION. NOW, THIS IS IN WRITING IN YOUR TERMINATION LETTER. DO YOU FIND THAT TO BE FAIR, I KNOW I DON'T. SO NOW THAT YOU'VE PICTURED YOURSELF IN THIS SITUATION, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. HE'D SPEAK FOR HIMSELF, BUT HE'S TOO KIND AND HUMBLE TO STAND UP IN PUBLIC. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE EVER WORKED WITH HIM, YOU KNOW HE'S KIND AND HUMBLE. HIS STORY AND THE STORY OF MANY OTHER VICTIMIZED TOWN EMPLOYEES DESERVES TO BE TOLD. MY HUSBAND'S WORK FAMILY IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO HIM FOR FEAR OF RETRIBUTION. IN THEIR WORDS FROM THIS TOWN MANAGER, EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS WHO TRY TO SPEAK UP ARE TOLD THAT SPEAKING UP WOULD NOT LOOK FAVORABLE ON THEM. SO HOW DID THIS ALL COME TO BE? WELL, IN APRIL, THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR LAUNCHED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE TOWN'S PUBLIC UTILITIES DIVISION AFTER RECEIVING ONE COMPLAINT FROM AN EMPLOYEE. FULL INVESTIGATION. THE HR DIRECTOR WAS ON VACATION, SO INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR HR TO RETURN, MOLLY MAINOR ASKED ATTORNEY LISA KRUPICKA TO CONDUCT A FULL AND I'M SURE, VERY EXPENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE ENTIRE DIVISION. MISS KRUPICKA IS A COLLEAGUE OF ATTORNEY NATHAN VICKS, WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT. OVER MANY WEEKS, MISS KRUPICKA INTERVIEWED ABOUT 20 PEOPLE, ALL OF THEM PRIVATE, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH NO WITNESSES.
THIS TOOK TIME, MONEY, ENERGY AND DISTRACTIONS FROM THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES DIVISION DOES FOR ALL OF US. MANY OF THE INTERVIEWEES SAID THAT THE QUESTIONS WERE HOSTILE WHEN THEY ASKED QUESTIONS TO HER. HER EXACT WORDS WERE, I'M HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS. YOU'RE HERE TO ANSWER THEM. AFTER THE INTERVIEWS. SORRY. AFTER THE INTERVIEWS, NO FURTHER MEETINGS OCCURRED TO CONFIRM OR DENY ANY OF THE ALLEGATIONS THAT WERE MADE BEHIND THESE CLOSED DOORS. NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
UNDER OATH AT A RECORDED TENNESSEE STATE HEARING, THE HR DIRECTOR SAID HE NEVER SAW A COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT AND DOESN'T KNOW WHY MR. REESE WAS FIRED. AND THIS IS RECORDED, AND THE TENNESSEE STATE BOARD SAID THEY WILL PROVIDE THAT RECORDING IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR IT. IF NO ONE SAW THE RESULTS EXCEPT FOR MOLLY MAYNOR, THEN SHE LIKELY WROTE OR DICTATED THE WORDS OF THAT TERMINATION LETTER, WHICH HER MANAGER WAS ASKED TO READ. WHEN THE DIRECTOR TRIED TO CHALLENGE MISS MANNERS DECISION THE CLAIMS BECAUSE THE CLAIMS WERE UNFOUNDED, HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE FIRED IF HE DIDN'T COMPLY AND USE THE WORD INSUBORDINATION. THE LETTER GOES ON TO SAY THAT MY HUSBAND COULD APPEAL THE DECISION TO WHOM, OTHER THAN THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, WHO WAS THE PERSON WHO ALLEGEDLY DID THE FIRING? SINCE NOBODY ELSE SAW THE RESULTS OF THAT REPORT. SO WHY WOULD SHE APPROVE AN APPEAL? OF COURSE SHE DENIED IT. SO THE DEFINITION OF AN INVESTIGATION, ACCORDING TO WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, SAYS IT'S A CAREFUL, STEP BY STEP SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. IT INVOLVES GATHERING FACTS, STUDYING EVIDENCE, AND ASKING QUESTIONS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS NOT A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. IT DID NOT GATHER FACTS AND IT DID NOT GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. IT RELIED ON HEARSAY, AND NO ONE FOLLOWED UP ON ANY OF THE ACCUSATIONS MADE BEHIND
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CLOSED DOORS UNDER PRIVACY. I MIGHT ADD THAT SOMEONE WHO FUELED THE FIRE OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO APPLY FOR MY HUSBAND'S JOB. THE MINUTE IT WAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. IS THAT COINCIDENCE? I DON'T THINK SO. I MIGHT ADD THAT THAT THERE IS AN INCIDENT THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS. SO THIS IS WHY I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS CHIEF SELBERG. SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE SITUATION WITH THE CHIEF, MY HUSBAND AND OTHER CITIZENS CONTACTED MAYOR FRAZIER. SHE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED THEIR CONTACTS AND EVEN MET WITH SOME IN PERSON. BUT SHE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE'S AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND WE TOOK THAT AT FACE VALUE. BUT LATER, AS I'M LEARNING MORE ABOUT TOWN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT TOWN GOVERNMENT.IN FACT, THE BMA DOES OVERSEE THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S POSITION, AND IT APPEARS SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE AND COULD HAVE BEEN DONE THREE WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED TO THE CHIEF. IF ACTIONS WERE TAKEN, MAYBE THE INCIDENT WITH THE CHIEF WOULDN'T HAVE GONE SO FAR AND WOULD HAVE ENDED DIFFERENTLY. BUT THE LITTLE GUYS LIKE MY HUSBAND, THEY'RE HE NOT COVERED ON ACTION NEWS FIVE. AND SO THEIR CLAIMS ARE TYPICALLY SWEPT ASIDE. NOBODY LISTENS TO THEM. THEY'RE JUST THE LITTLE GUY. BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CHIEF, OH, WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN AND LISTEN. HE'S RESPECTED. BUT THE LITTLE GUYS MATTER TOO. AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PATTERN WITH MISS MAYNOR. BEFORE COMING TO COLLIERVILLE, SHE WAS A MAIN DEFENDANT. AND IT'S IN ALL THE COURT DOCUMENTS OF A HIGH PROFILE ETHICS LAWSUIT. SHE STARTED HERE IN 2022. AND THAT LAWSUIT STARTED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SHE STARTED HERE. AND IT CONTINUED FOR TWO MORE YEARS WHILE SHE WORKED HERE. SO THAT MEANS SHE WORKED HERE WHILE FIGHTING ANOTHER IN ANOTHER CITY. AS CITIZENS, WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND I'M SHOCKED TO SAY THAT SOMEONE IN POWER IN THIS VERY ROOM CALLED THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF AT LEAST ONE PRIVATE CITIZEN TO HOPEFULLY GET THEM FIRED BECAUSE THEY SENT MISS MAYNOR A PRIVATE MESSAGE. SHE CALLED IT A VERBAL ATTACK, AND SOME OF THAT WAS ALSO CITED IN THE MICHIGAN COURT CASE. YOU CAN READ UP ON IT AND YOURSELF. I ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES LEFT. THERE ARE 500 TOWN EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE. NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE AS NEWSWORTHY AS THE CHIEF, BUT THEY ALL STILL MATTER. MY HUSBAND MATTERS. OUR TOWN WORKERS MATTER, AND WE AS CITIZENS, WE MATTER. AND I HOPE YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MEETING WITH MISS MAYNOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. REESE. THE NEXT COMMENT CARD IS LIZ DEALEY. MISS DEALEY. I BROUGHT MY GLASSES SO I CAN READ IT. YAY! OKAY, MY NAME IS LIZ DEALEY. MY ADDRESS IS 789 WELLINGTON WAY COVE. I'VE LIVED IN COLLIERVILLE 31 YEARS, AND THE CURRENT MOOD OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE IS TROUBLING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU FOLLOW CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ON FACEBOOK WHO ARE CONTINUING TO CRITICIZE AND CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF PART OR ALL OF THE TOWN'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN PRETTY DEPRESSING, TO BE HONEST. TOPICS LIKE APARTMENTS, CHICK FIL A STRIPING ON ARLINGTON ROAD BIKES, THE FIRE CHIEF SITUATION. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH CONTROVERSY AND EMOTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE QUESTIONING THE ACTIONS OF THE TOWN LEADERS OR THE TOWN ORDINANCES, I RECOMMEND THAT THEY BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND GET MORE INVOLVED AND TRULY UNDERSTAND THE TOWN CHARTER AND WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY. I THOUGHT IT WAS AROUND 600 TOWN EMPLOYEES WORKING IN, I THINK AROUND 20 DEPARTMENTS. IT TAKES A LOT TO RUN THIS TOWN, AND BY ATTENDING B MEETINGS AND LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND QUANTITY OF DECISIONS BEING MADE IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS. IT'S MUCH HIGHER THAN MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY REALIZE, BUT I THINK THERE'S AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO UNDERSTAND OUR TOWN AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS. I WANT TO PROMOTE THE IDEA FOR PEOPLE TO ENROLL IN THE LEADERSHIP COLLIERVILLE PROGRAM. 21 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN THE CLASS OF 2005. I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT OUR TOWN, EVERYTHING FROM THE SWAT TEAM TO THE THE DUMP AT THE TIME, I MEAN EVERYTHING, YOU JUST LEARN SO MUCH. AND THAT REALLY FUELED MY DESIRE TO VOLUNTEER AND TO GET MORE INVOLVED. I RECOMMEND LEADERSHIP COLLIERVILLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COLLIERVILLE. THERE'S ALSO A YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. DON'T BELIEVE ALL THE NEGATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, I'VE LIVED HERE 31 YEARS. I WANT TO HELP COLLIERVILLE BE THE BEST IT CAN BE. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, NOT CRITICIZING, WORKING TOGETHER, COLLABORATING. LEARN ABOUT YOUR TOWN, GET INVOLVED, CREATE HOPE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR TOWN'S FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS DOOLEY. AND THE LAST
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CARD THAT I HAVE IS MARIA PIZANO. HI, I'M MARIE PIZANO. I LIVED IN COLLIERVILLE SEVERAL YEARS. 161 SIGNATURE COLLIERVILLE, 38017. I'M HERE FOR GOOD NEWS. I HAVE A FOUNDATION AS MOST THAT YOU KNOW OF MVP THREE FOUNDATION. WE HEAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS. WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS. ONE OF THEM IS HILLBILLY BIBLE STRUT.SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON THAT MUSIC VIDEO THAT JUST WRAPPED UP. IT'LL BE ON TIMES SQUARE ALONG WITH THE MOVIE. SOME, YOU KNOW, GOOD FAMOUS PEOPLE ATTACHED TO IT.
I'M HERE ALSO TO TELL YOU ABOUT A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN COLLIERVILLE. IT IS A SONG AND IT IS A MOVIE. AND WITH COLLIERVILLE BEING HIGHLIGHTED UNDER HALLMARK, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PERFECT TIME TO SHARE THIS. SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IT. AND WITH ME BEING IN MEDIA, CREATING THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM, WE HAVE OUR OWN STREAMING NETWORK OF 10 MILLION VIEWERS AND GROWING. A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE A PATHWAY FOR CAREERS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION. SO ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, I WOULD LOVE TO PRESENT IT, LET YOU LISTEN TO A LITTLE CLIP OF IT, LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE. AND I WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE IT DURING THE TOWN SQUARE TREE LIGHTING AND PUT IT OUT IN THE WORLD ON RADIO AND ALL THAT AS WELL. SO IF YOU ALLOW ME, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE SONG. ARE YOU GOING TO SING IT? NO. BUT I'M GOING TO JUST LET YOU HEAR JUST A QUICK DEMO OF IT. IF I COULD GET IT OPEN QUICKLY. AND WHAT'S THE NAME AGAIN? IT IS CHRISTMAS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN COLLIERVILLE. AND NOW MY I THINK MY PHONE IS FROZEN UP. BUT BUT ANYWAY, IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'LL PUT IT OUT ON THE MVP3 FOUNDATION, BUT IT'S IT TALKS ABOUT THE TOWN SQUARE, THE GAZEBO, COUNTRY BOOTS, THE SWING, THE SILVER CABOOSE, ALL OF THAT. AND I'M JUST HERE TO SPREAD SOME GOOD NEWS, LET YOU KNOW WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PART OF. AND I'M HERE AND I'M HERE TO STAY TO CREATE GOOD NEWS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THOSE ARE ALL THE CARDS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. THE FIRST ITEM, THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT OH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF E, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTION? MAY 2ND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MISS TIMON, 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. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES OF COLLIERVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT MADE HUGE DONATIONS FOR OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF COUPONS AND FINANCIALS AND PRIZES, IT EQUALS A LOT OF MONEY. SO WE THANK OUR BUSINESSES AND COLLIERVILLE FOR SUPPORTING OUR[8.E Right-of-Way and Easements Acquisition - Tract 1 - for State Route (SR) 175 (Shelby Drive) Widening Project from Jasper Park to Shelby Point]
WONDERFUL LIBRARY. AND THEN WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT E. IT'S THE RIGHT OF WAY, AN EASEMENT ACQUISITION FOR THE WIDENING PROJECT FROM JASPER PARK TO SHELBY POINT. I. MR. GWALTNEY, IF YOU'LL MAKE JUST A SHORT PRESENTATION, PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING.BOARD. THIS ITEM IS AND IS RELATED TO THE SHELBY DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FROM JASPER PARK TO SHELBY POST. THE EXISTING ROADWAY HAS BEEN WIDENED TO AN URBAN ROADWAY.
WE'RE ACQUIRING RIGHT OF WAY TO TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A AGREEMENT THAT WE CAME TO WITH THE CARNIVAL FARMS PHASE FOUR PROPERTY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO SMALL PORTION OF THEIR LANDSCAPING ALONG SHELBY DRIVE. THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $956. WITH THAT, I'LL END IT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THE ROAD THAT DEAD ENDS TO CAIRO ROAD COMING FROM FLEMING. NO, NOT FLEMMING. ANYWAY, THE OWNER ASKED ME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS PAY
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ATTENTION TO THAT DITCH THAT'S COMING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE. YES, SIR. THE ASTRONOMERS. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND, MISS TIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MISS MARSHALL. YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES. MR. JORDAN. YES. AND I'M ABSTAINING. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE[9.A Collierville 2050 Comprehensive Plan Mid-Project Update]
WILL MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEMS. MR. MICHAEL CLARK, WHO IS OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, HAS OUR PRESENTATION. SURE. WE'LL JUST QUICK CATCH UP TO THE.SEEM TO BE MISSING THESE SLIDES THAT WERE. PRESENTATION OR WAS IT.
IT WAS EMBEDDED. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL WING THIS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. TONIGHT MARKS THE MIDWAY POINT IN OUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AS YOU MAY RECALL, LAST LAST FALL, WE PUT OUT A NATIONWIDE SEARCH TO FIND WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST CONSULTANTS FOR WHAT WE NEEDED HERE IN COLLIERVILLE. AFTER THAT OR DURING THAT SEARCH, WE CREATED A COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO BE. THANK YOU TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT WAS NOT JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEEDS OF THE PLANNING OR THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BUT NEEDS OF ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BEING THAT IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS OPPOSED TO JUST A LAND USE PLAN. TONIGHT, WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE DON THOMAS FROM FRIESEN NICHOLS HERE TO PRESENT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SINCE LAST FALL. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BACK. I AM DON THOMAS. I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND AS MR. CLARK SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE TO PULL TOGETHER INFORMATION AND ADVANCE THE PLANNING PROCESS. SO JAKE AND I ARE HERE AND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO FOR THIS EVENING IS JUST GIVE YOU ALL A QUICK, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE AT THIS MIDPOINT IN THE PROJECT PLANNING PROCESS. SO THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH SOME UNDERSTANDING OF EXISTING CONDITIONS. DATA ALWAYS DATA IS SORT OF THE FOUNDATION OF A PLAN. WE ALSO WANT TO INFUSE THAT DATA AND USE IT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LARGER COMMUNITY WANTS TO DO, WANTS TO SEE FOR THE FUTURE. WE'RE LOOKING AT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ADDRESSES BASICALLY ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE TOWN GOVERNMENT AND HOW YOU PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM THE CONSTITUENTS AS A BEGINNING POINT TO THE PLAN. SO THIS IS JUST A SLIDE THAT KIND OF OVERVIEWS THE TYPES OF ENGAGEMENT AND THE TIMES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASK FOR INPUT, EITHER THROUGH THINGS LIKE ONLINE SURVEYS OR CHARRETTES, WHERE WE'VE HAD OPEN HOUSE TYPE EVENTS AND ALLOWED AND INVITED EVERYONE TO COME IN ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE KIND OF INFUSED INFORMATION INTO OUR PLANNING PROCESS SO THAT WE BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT INFORMATION, THAT ENGAGEMENT IS UTILIZED TO REALLY START TO HONE IN ON THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS. THIS IS A PLAN FOR THE COMING 25 YEARS. SO WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY SPECIFIC ON EVERY POINT, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE HEADED AND WHEN YOU GET THERE. SO THE COMMUNITY INPUT HELPS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR THE PLAN. THAT VISION IS REFLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY VALUES. THOSE COMMUNITY VALUES ARE. ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE PLAN. AND EACH CHAPTER HAS A SERIES OF GOALS AS WELL AS ACTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW SEVERAL CHAPTERS OF THE PLAN AS AS WE STATED, THIS IS THE MIDPOINT OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAVE FIVE CHAPTERS COMPLETE, ONE BASICALLY ON DECK READY TO GO, AND AN ADDITIONAL FOUR CHAPTERS, AS WELL AS APPENDICES THAT WILL BE COMING OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 8 WEEKS. EACH OF THE PLAN CHAPTERS IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT BRINGS INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS, FROM OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES,
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IDENTIFIES EXISTING CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO THE TOPIC OF THAT CHAPTER, PROVIDES SOME ANALYSIS AND BEST PRACTICES RELATIVE TO THAT TOPIC, AS WELL AS THE GOALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC. THE COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT IS THE FIRST CHAPTER. THIS IS REALLY JUST A FOUNDATIONAL PIECE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY, PROJECTIONS WITH REGARD TO WHERE WE FEEL THE COMMUNITY IS GOING, BASED UPON THE TRENDS AND THE DATA. CHAPTER TWO IS ALL ABOUT THAT COMMUNITY VISIONING PROCESS. IT INCORPORATES THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IT ESTABLISHES A VISION STATEMENT AND A SET OF COMMUNITY VALUES. THESE ARE THE NORTH STAR ELEMENTS OF YOUR PLAN AND ALWAYS THE. YOU'LL SEE WITHIN THE PLAN DOCUMENT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GOALS POINT BACK TO THESE COMMUNITY VALUES. LOOKING AT CHARACTER AND IDENTITY, PUBLIC SPACE AND PARKS. ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE SAFE, CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS.PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND THOUGHTFUL GROWTH. ADDRESSING MOBILITY FOR ALL TYPES OF USERS, AND FOSTERING A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY. IN THE LAND USE CHAPTER, WHICH IS. FOLLOWING THIS, THERE ARE THERE'S A SELECTION OR A MENU OF PLACE TYPES. SO THESE ARE NOT ZONING DISTRICTS, BUT THEY ARE LARGER CATEGORIES OF USE THAT DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OR CHARACTER OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. EACH OF THESE PLACE TYPES, AND THERE ARE 12 IDENTIFIES BASICALLY THE, THE, THE DESCRIPTION OR CHARACTER AND INTENT OF THAT PARTICULAR PLACE TYPE IDENTIFIES APPROPRIATE TYPES OF USES THAT COULD OCCUR THERE PROVIDES SOME SOME IMAGES SO THAT YOU GET A FEEL FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THAT PARTICULAR PLACE TYPE AND PROVIDE SOME OTHER DATA THAT HELPS YOU TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THOSE PLACE TYPES AND WHERE THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE LAND USE PLAN. AND THE LAND USE PLAN, AGAIN, IS NOT A ZONING MAP, BUT JUST AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE COMMUNITY IS INTENDED TO GROW MOVING FORWARD AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF LAND USE THAT CAN SUPPORT THAT DESIRED GROWTH.
THE HOUSING CHAPTER IS ENTITLED HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS. IT REALLY TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT THE DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES ARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT'S MISSING AND WHAT COULD BE SUPPLEMENTED OR ADDED TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GROWTH AND THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS TELLING US THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THE LAND USE PLAN, OF COURSE, TALKS ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE USES. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER REALLY LOOKS AT A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN FOSTER THAT STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. THE THE MARKET ANALYSIS IS THERE AS A SUPPORTING SET OF DATA. AND ALSO WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT ONLY THE GENERAL, THE STANDARDS OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO ESTABLISHING SORT OF A PLACE BASED ECONOMY AND UNDERSTANDING SORT OF THE SPECIAL SAUCE OF COLLIERVILLE AND HOW TO LEVERAGE THAT TO ATTRACT BUSINESS AND ATTRACT THE TYPE OF RETAIL INDUSTRY AND OTHER TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. SO THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY ARE MAKING CALL YOUR COLLIERVILLE SPECIAL THAT THAT KIND OF FEEDS INTO YOUR QUALITY OF PLACE. AND THAT THEN IS USED TO REALLY AMPLIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE CHAPTERS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A STAFF LEVEL REVIEW.
THEY'VE GONE TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT YOU APPOINTED TO SUPPORT THIS PLANNING PROCESS.
ONCE WE INCORPORATE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THEM TODAY, WE'LL BE PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE READY FOR BROADER DISTRIBUTION AND REVIEW TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION AND THE NATIONAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, LIVABILITY AND PUBLIC SERVICES ARE COMING UP NEXT. AND THEN THERE'LL BE A SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES ALL THE CHAPTERS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUBJECT TO EACH. SO NEXT STEPS, OF COURSE, INCLUDE COMPLETING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PHASE. WE'RE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THAT. THIS FALL. WE'LL MOVE INTO REALLY FOCUSING ON THAT IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENTS. AND THAT WILL CARRY US TO THE BEGINNING OF 2027. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THIS MATERIAL READY FOR YOU FEBRUARY, MARCH, SO THAT IT CAN GO THROUGH THE ADOPTION PROCESS AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WILL OCCUR.
AS WE GET TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE A FULL DRAFT PLAN THAT CAN BE FULLY DISTRIBUTED AND
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REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. SO THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. ANYWAY, THAT THAT COVERS, JUST LIKE I SAID, A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF YOURSELVES, AND MORE SO, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO COME TO THESE EVENTS, WHO ASK US GREAT QUESTIONS AND WHO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN IS REFLECTING THEIR VOICE AS WE MOVE IT TO COMPLETION. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO SEE A LOT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION SO FAR. I THINK THERE'S 30 TO 40 OF YOU, MAYBE MORE. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND WE DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALDERMAN ROBINS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOUND IN YOUR DISCOVERY THAT WAS SURPRISING? ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR SURPRISING THAT YOU'RE LIKE, I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. I WOULD LOVE TO SAY NO, BUT EVERY TIME WE GO ANYWHERE, WE DO, LIKE HAVE AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK I CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DID FIND SURPRISING, WE INTENTIONALLY HAVE DONE SOME ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUNGER MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN MAY AND HAD A WORKSHOP WITH A GROUP OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES. AND WE WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND FROM THAT GROUP WHAT THEY FELT LIKE WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AS THEY CONTINUED TO GROW. THIS IS A PLAN FOR 2025. SOME OF US MAY NOT BE AROUND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION AND EVEN THE ONE BEYOND THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL LEAVE THEM, RIGHT? SO ASKING THE STUDENTS, FIRST OF ALL, IF THEY PLANNED ON STAYING IN COLLIERVILLE OR COMING BACK TO COLLIERVILLE AFTER THEY GO AWAY AND GET EDUCATED, START A JOB, WHATEVER IS NEXT FOR THEM OUT OF THE GROUP THAT WE SPOKE TO, AND I THINK THERE WERE 28 TO 30 KIDS IN THAT GROUP, ONLY TWO OF THEM SAID, YES. WE WERE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT FOR US IT WAS IT WAS A LITTLE BIT SHOCKING. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MERITS SOME ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION. AND I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, KIDS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT WILL WILL HAPPEN LATER ON. I THINK THAT THERE'S A BIG PULL TO COLLIERVILLE FOR RESIDENTS, FOR FOR NATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME BACK, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF FOLKS WHO'VE DONE THAT. BUT JUST HEARING THAT THIS GENERATION RIGHT NOW IS NOT THINKING ABOUT COMING BACK TO COLLIERVILLE IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE WORKED INTO THIS PLAN, AND WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THE SPACE AND THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT THIS GENERATION, THIS UP AND COMING GENERATION, FINDS VALUE IN, AND HOW THAT FITS INTO THE FABRIC OF COLLIERVILLE. WELL THANK YOU.YEP. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE A MOTION. WE JUST WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE. SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. I'M SURE NEXT MONTH. YOU'LL SEE US SOON. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. CLARK, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD?
[10.A Conditional Use Permit for Restaurants or Coffee Shops for Ironwood PD, Area 4, Phase 28 (Grace Court), Case #261529 ]
YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT'S REFERRED TO US BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR RESTAURANTS OR COFFEE SHOPS FOR IRONWOOD PD. AND MISS ALLISON EVANS HAS OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TWO NEW DRIVE THRUS FOR A MULTI NEW MULTI-TENANT BUILDING. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THIS TYPE OF USE THAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN SINCE THE ORDINANCE PASSED IN MAY. SO THE SITE HERE, IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF HOUSTON LEVEE AND JUST SOUTH OF WINCHESTER ROAD. IT'S IN THE IRONWOOD PD. THE APPLICANT IS COLE REALTY, REPRESENTED BY JASON SHIFLETT, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS CENTRAL CHURCH, REPRESENTED BY TIM CLAY, BOTH WHO ARE PRESENT TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT'S CONSULTANT. THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF ACRES. IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED R-3, BUT WITHIN THAT IRONWOOD PD IT ALLOWS FOR USES LIKE SHOPPING CENTER COMMERCIAL.
SO THIS ISN'T ALLOWED USE. SO HERE ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. AND ON THE RIGHT IS AN UPDATED PROPOSED SITE PLAN. SO AS I MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING. IT'S ABOUT A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE A SUBDIVISION THAT WILL SPLIT THIS LOT OFF FROM THE LARGER LOT FOR CENTRAL CHURCH.
THE SITE WILL BE ACCESSED WITH AN EXISTING FULL ACCESS DRIVEWAY THAT IS SHARED WITH CENTRAL CHURCH. THAT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL CHANGE ABOUT THAT DRIVEWAY IS IT'S GOING TO GET REALIGNED. YOU CAN SEE HERE IT'S PRETTY CURVY WITH THE
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PROPOSAL. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO STRAIGHTEN THAT UP. SO THERE WILL BE TWO DRIVE THRUS. AND THOSE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL DRIVE THRUS THAT YOU SEE AT LIKE WENDY'S OR MCDONALD'S.THESE ARE MOBILE PICKUP ONLY. SO THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE THE CUSTOMERS WILL ORDER ONLINE OR THROUGH AN APP, AND THEN THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED. THEY'LL ALSO PAY THROUGH THAT APP, AND THEN THEY'LL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEIR ORDER IS READY. SO THEY COME PICK IT UP. SO EACH DRIVE THROUGH ONLY HAS ONE WINDOW, SO ONE WINDOW JUST TO DRIVE THROUGH AND PICK UP YOUR FOOD.
THERE WON'T BE ANY MENU BOARDS, THERE WON'T BE ANY SPEAKERS FOR ORDERING, AND THERE WON'T BE ANY PAYMENT TAKING PLACE. SO THE FIRST PICKUP WINDOW WILL BE ON THE SOUTHERN END CAP, AND THE TENANT FOR THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED. THAT WILL BE DOMINO'S. THE SECOND MOBILE PICKUP WINDOW WILL BE ON THIS NORTHERN END CAP, AND THE TENANT FOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED YET. I WILL SAY THE IF IT IF THE USE TURNS OUT TO BE, SAY, A CLEANERS OR A BANK, THOSE DRIVE THROUGH USES DON'T REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. BUT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS JUST IN ANTICIPATION THAT THEY BOTH COULD END UP BEING A RESTAURANT OR A COFFEE SHOP. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS REVIEWED BY YOU GUYS. SO ONE OF THE BIG REASONS THAT WE GO THROUGH THIS REVIEW PROCESS IS FOR TRAFFIC AND QUEUING. AND SO THE APPLICANTS MET WITH STAFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO DISCUSS JUST THOSE TOPICS. SO THEY WERE REALLY GREAT WORKING WITH STAFF. AND THEY CONDUCTED A STUDY OF DOMINO'S CURRENT LOCATION IN COLLIERVILLE WHERE THERE'S A MOBILE PICKUP. SO IT'S A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION. THE QUEUING STUDY TOOK PLACE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 8 P.M. SO THEIR BUSIEST TIME, THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY ARE UP HERE ON THE SCREEN. AGAIN. THE STUDY TOOK PLACE OVER A THREE HOUR PERIOD ON A FRIDAY EVENING, THE MOST VEHICLES THAT WERE EVER IN LINE AT THAT QUEUE WERE SIX, AND THAT ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. WITHIN THAT THREE HOUR WINDOW. SO WHEN THEY MET WITH STAFF, WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE QUEUING WAS GOING TO BE PROPERLY HANDLED ON SITE AND THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY SITE CIRCULATION ISSUES. SO WHAT WE SEE HERE, WE SEE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE FOR THREE QUEUING VEHICLES ON THIS SOUTHERN END CAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE THE STUDY SHOWS SIX POTENTIALLY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SO LOOKING AT WHAT STAFF'S REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR QUEUING LENGTH, THERE IS A SPACE FOR ONE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD BE ROUGHLY HERE. AND IT WOULD NOT BE WITHIN THIS SHARED DRIVEWAY. SO AS PART OF A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, STAFF IS REQUIRING THAT THE APPLICANTS PROVIDE TWO PARKING SPACES FOR MOBILE PICKUP ONLY. SO NOW WE'VE GOT SPACE FOR FOUR VEHICLES QUEUING, PLUS TWO PARKING SPACES FOR CUSTOMERS TO WAIT. IF THE QUEUE GETS LONG AND THE APPLICANTS ARE WILLING TO MEET THAT CONDITION. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORKED WITH STAFF. THIS CAME UP DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND ALSO AT A DRC MEETING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE FOR VEHICLES TO MANEUVER. SO THIS IS A TWO WAY ENTRANCE HERE. IF VEHICLES GET HERE AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PARKING SPACE, THIS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A TURNAROUND LOCATION. SO THEN CARS CAN COME BACK OUT AND CIRCULATE THROUGH AND FIND A PARKING SPACE. AS I MENTIONED, THEY HAVE BEEN MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH STAFF.
STAFF IS CONFIDENT THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY QUEUING ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT THE HOUSTON LEVY RIGHT OF WAY. AGAIN, THIS IS A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY SHARED WITH CENTRAL CHURCH, WHO IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN, STAFF DOES NOT THINK THERE WILL BE ANY ISSUES IMPACTING THE HOUSTON LEVY RIGHT OF WAY. AND OUR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER IS HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR HER. AS I MENTIONED, THEY DID GO THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THERE WERE TWO WAIVER REQUESTS FOR THE DRC, BUT AFTER THE DRC MEETING, THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS TO THEIR ELEVATION. SO NOW IT'S JUST ONE WAIVER REQUEST, AND THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU GUYS WITH FINAL SITE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REVIEW AT A LATER MEETING. SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE IN EXHIBIT TWO OF YOUR PACKET. AND THERE'S A SAMPLE MOTION ON THE SCREEN, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE WITH THE APPLICANT LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AT ALL? NO MA'AM. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS WE'VE GOT OUR WHOLE TEAM HERE THAT CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. UNDERWOOD AND HIS TEAM? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
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RESTAURANTS OR COFFEE SHOP AND ARMWOOD PLANT PD. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, MAYOR, WITH REGARDS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WAS WELL PRESENTED. ALLISON, YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF PRESENTING IT. THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE DEVELOPER, THE APPLICANT, THE ENGINEER DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF RESPONDING TO EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THESE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ARE AT ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN. BUT THIS IS NOT LIKE SHE SAID, IT'S NOT A TYPICAL ONE. AND SO I THINK THAT THE OVERWHELMINGLY LIKE SHE SAID, THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED IT. AND I AGREE WITH WITH WHAT ALL HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR STAMPS. ALDERMAN ROBBINS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR ATTORNEY, NATHAN DICKS, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE MOTION WAS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS. OKAY. YES. SO THE MOTION IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS, AND THE SECOND AGREES. CORRECT. WHO MADE THE SECOND? YES. OKAY, OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, 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. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. THANK YOU, MR. UNDERWOOD. AND YOUR TEAM. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEXT STEPS. MISS MAYNOR, IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US THIS EVENING? NOTHING FURTHER.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.