City Council

MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 3,2024 CALL TO ORDER: The City of Bristol, Tennessee City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Vince Turner on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 7:02 P.M. in the Slater Center Auditorium. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Vince Turner, Vice Mayor Mark Hutton, Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend, Councilman Mahlon Luttrell, and Councilwoman Lea Powers. Others Present: City Manager Kelli Bourgeois, City Attorney Danielle Smith, City Recorder Mary Lee Williams, Director of Community Relations Jon Luttrell, Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Mains, IT Manager Greg Cross, Director of Community Engagement and Events Terry Napier, Director of Community Development and Planning Cherith Young, Director of Utility Services Mark Quickel, Director of Economic Development Tom Anderson, Director of General Services Russell Whitaker, Director of Finance Hollie Verran, Economic Development Specialist Matt Garland, IT Network Technician Nick Fugate, Fire Chief Mike Carrier, Police Lieutenant Jimmy Dillard, and other members of City staff. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Mark Hutton gave the invocation and Boy Scout Troop 113 led the pledge of allegiance. AGENDA ADDITIONS AND / OR CHANGES: None PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: Child Passenger Safety Week - Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend presented a proclamation designating September 15-21, 2024 as Child Passenger Safety Week and September l?*"' as Buckle Up for Life Day. Samuel Jones, M. A. CPST, Child Passenger Safety Program Coordinator for Appalachian Promise, Fire Chief Mike Carrier, and Police Captain Jimmy Dillard were in attendance to accept the proclamation. Mr. Jones gave a brief overview of the child seat check program as well as times and locations where the public can have certified technicians check their seats for proper installation. Fire Chief Carrier thanked Council for recognizing the importance of Child Passenger Safety Week as the proclamation emphasized how this program reduces the risk of serious injury to children. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - Councilwoman Lea Powers presented a proclamation designating September 2024 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Cori Johnson, Northeast Regional Director for the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, was in attendance to accept the proclamation. Ms. Johnson thanked Council for helping to bring awareness to this most preventable cause of death. She provided information on the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network and how they are trying to partner with people across our region to help them work through their times of feeling overwhelmed and find ways to keep their mental health issues from becoming a mental health crisis.