City Council

July 10, 2019 The City Council of the City of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, met in regular session in the Community Room at Murfreesboro Police Headquarters at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, with Vice-Mayor Madelyn Scales Harris present and presiding and with the following Council Members present and in attendance, to wit: Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett Eddie Smotherman Kirt Wade Mayor McFarland arrived at 1:10 p.m. to preside over the remaining session. The following representatives of the City were also present: Craig Tindall, City Manager Adam Tucker, City Attorney Melissa Wright, City Recorder/ Finance Director Darren Gore, Assistant City Manager/ Utility Enterprise Greg McKnight, Development Projects Director Donald Anthony, Planning Director Mr. Kirt Wade commenced the meeting with a prayer and led those present with the Pledge of Allegiance. The following letter from the Finance Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated July 10, 2019 from Finance with regards to FY19 City Manager Approved Budget Amendments here.) Mrs. Melissa Wright, Finance Director, presented two FY2019 City Manager Approved Budget Amendments. The first was an inter-fund budget amendment to “Expenditures” for Fire to transfer $22,000 from “Repair and Maintenance” to “Fixed Assets” for a new Heavy Rescue apparatus. The second was an inter-fund budget amendment to “Expenditures” for Golf to transfer $1,380 from Old Fort and VA “Fixed Assets”, $20,500 from Old Fort “Salaries and Benefits”, and $1,000 from Bloomfield “Operating” into Old Fort “Supplies for Retail Sales” inventory due to stronger than predicted sales. Mr. Shacklett made a motion to approve Budget Amendments for FY2019. Mr. LaLance seconded the motion and all members of the Council present voted “Aye”. The following letter from the Assistant City Manager of Utility Enterprise was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated July 10, 2019 here with regards to Solid Waste Collection Design Guidelines here.) Mr. Daren Gore, Assistant City Manager of Utility Enterprise, presented the Council with the Solid Waste Collection Design Criteria dealing with Solid Waste Collection Design Guidelines for single-family attached developments to qualify for curbside collection services by the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department.  July 10, 2019 Page 2 Mr. Wade made a motion to approve the design criteria as presented. Mr. Martin seconded the motion and all members of the Council present voted “Aye”. Ms. Meagan Flippin, President & CEO of United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties, presented United Way’s Bold Goals 2030, shared her ten-year plan for the organization and discussed future goals of the organization with Council. Mr. Donald Anthony, Planning Director, presented a review of buffer requirements between residential and industrial zones and engaged in a discussion with Council regarding the results of the study conducted by the Planning Department. Mr. Darren Gore gave a presentation on sewer allocation assessment for future land use that the Water Resources Department had conducted and on Solid Waste Brush and Limb Pick-up Week of the Month Zoning Proposal. Mayor McFarland arrived at this time and was present for the remainder of this meeting. Mr. Gore referenced an on-going driver issue as the primary cause for the delays in pickup and reason for creating a monthly pick-up route. Discussion followed the presentation from Mr. Gore with Council expressing concerns regarding what would appear to be a higher cost to the citizens with the recent fee increase and a reduction in service from bi-weekly to monthly under the proposed plan. Mr. Gore offered an alternative solution to research the cost of sub-contracting the work to provide bi-weekly brush and limb pick- up until additional drivers can be hired and trained. The Council requested that Mr. Gore review and provide the sub-contract costs in order to provide the normal bi-weekly pick-up to citizens before sending a mailer regarding the route changes. Mr. Greg McKnight, Development Projects Director, presented quarterly budget and status reports for several vertical construction projects the Council has approved and discussed with Council the fact that the projects are on schedule and within budget. Mr. Craig Tindall, City Manager, presented a preliminary review of FY20-24 Capital Improvement Plan. The Council commended those involved with the fireworks celebration on July 4, 2019 and requested additional information from the Deputy Chief of Police to recap the fireworks event from the police perspective. The discussion included questions from Council regarding opiates and the use of Narcan in the City. Mr. Cook offered to gather and provide data to answer the questions from Council that was not readily available during the time of this meeting. It was announced that the Council Retreat was scheduled for a full day on August 28, 2019 and a half day on August 29, 2019.  July 10, 2019 Page 3 The following letter from the City Recorder/Finance Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated July 10, 2019 here with regards to Beer Permit Applications for Fiesta Margarita, 179 Mall Circle Drive and Special Event Permits for Uncle Dave Macon Days, 312 South Front Street.) Mr. Wade made a motion to approve Beer Permits for Fiesta Margarita, 179 Mall Circle Drive (New Ownership), subject to all building and codes inspections being met, and Special Event Permits for Uncle Dave Macon Days on July 12, 2019 through July 13, 2019 at Cannonsburgh Village, 312 South Front Street. Mr. Shacklett seconded the motion and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. There being no further business, Mayor McFarland adjourned this meeting at 2:14 p.m. SHANE MCFARLAND – MAYOR MADELYN SCALES HARRIS – VICE-MAYOR ATTEST: MELISSA B. WRIGHT - CITY RECORDER