Board of Mayor & Aldermen

City of Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen April 1, 2024 1. Call to Order: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened for a scheduled meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Dyersburg Municipal Court Room. Mayor John Holden called the meeting to order. All members were present. Also present were Dyersburg Fire Department Chief Brett Sipes, Fire Department Inspector Scotty Hollis, Interim Dyersburg Chief of Police Thomas Langford, Lieutenant Jason Alexander and William Northcutt with the State Gazette. The meeting opened with The Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer by Alderwoman Webb. 2. Public Comment: None 3. Approval of Minutes: Mayor John Holden called for a motion to approve the minutes from the March 18, 2024 meeting. Alderman Harrison made a motion to approve the minutes and Alderman Cole seconded the motion. All voted in favor. 4. Unfinished Business: None 5. New Business: I. Public Hearing—Beer Permits A. Takos Y Mas, LLC Omar Leon 2321 Lake Road, Dyersburg TN Interim Chief of Police, Thomas Langford, stated that all application material had been vetted and reviewed by city and police department staff. Captain Langford recommended approval of the permit. Mayor Holden called for a motion to approve the recommendation. Alderman Hammond made the motion to approve and Alderman Moody seconded the motion. All voted in favor. B. M Bar C Bucking Bulls and Arena Michael Chase Dyer Co Fairgrounds – Riding Arena 296 James H. Rice Rd, Dyersburg TN Interim Chief of Police, Thomas Langford, stated that all application material had been vetted and reviewed by city and police department staff. Captain Langford recommended approval of the permit. Mayor Holden called for a motion to approve the recommendation. Alderman Burks made the motion to approve and Alderman Harrison seconded the motion. All voted in favor. C. Dogwood Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Juan Perez Dyers County Fairgrounds—FLC 296 James H. Rice Rd, Dyersburg, TN Interim Chief of Police, Thomas Langford, stated that all application material had been vetted and reviewed by city and police department staff. Captain Langford recommended approval of the permit. Fire Chief Brett Sipes addressed the issue of the permit by stating that the FLC Building did not meet the current occupancy standards for the event. Chief Sipes offered an alternative by submitting the DFD Fee Schedule and the recommendation that the fire department be on site for the event. Chief Sipes recommended approval of the permit on this contingency only. Mayor Holden called for a motion to approve the recommendation. Alderwoman Webb made the motion to approve and Alderman Harrison seconded the motion. All voted in favor.  II. Attorney Invoice Mayor Holden presented the city attorney invoice for the amount of $6856.64 for the months of January and February 2024. Alderman Baltimore made the motion to approve and Alderwoman Webb seconded the motion. All voted in favor. III. Bids – Greg Willimas Department: Recreation Item: Two (2) Sections of 16’ net fencing at Soccer Complex Purpose: Containment of soccer balls for player safety Budgeted: ARPA Funding - NEU Notification – State Gazette & (2) plan rooms Bids: Jackson Fence Company $45,861.00 WesTenn Fence Company $24,845.00 Ramm Fencing $14,450.00 Recommend awarding bid to Ramm Fencing, Dyersburg, $14,450.00 Mayor Holden called for a motion to approve the bid. Alderman Crawford made the motion to approve and Alderman Harrison seconded the motion. All voted in favor. REPORT FROM ALDERMEN AND ALDERWOMEN: James Baltimore: no report Edward Burks: no report Willie Cole: no report Rick Crawford: no report Ricky Hammond: Alderman Hammond thanked all city workers for doing an outstanding job. Joey Harrison: no report Dennis Moody: no report. Vanedda Webb: no report COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR: Mayor Holden stated the 2024 Spring Clean Up would be taking place during the month of April. He stated that each Saturday in April would be a different drop off location April 6th will be the Dyersburg Activity Center, April 13th will be Bruce Community Center, April 20th will be Future City Community Center and there will be a household hazardous waste day at the Dyer County Community Complex on April 27, 2024. _______________________ John Holden, Mayor _________________________ Scott Ball, City Recorder