City Council

June 10, 2020 The City Council of the City of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, consistent with the Governor’s order, members of the City Council are participating by electronic means as has been determined necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare in light of the coronavirus pandemic at 11:43 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in the Community Room at Murfreesboro Police Headquarters with Councilman Bill Shacklett present and presiding and with the following Council Members present and in attendance, to wit: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Eddie Smotherman Kirt Wade Vice-Mayor Scales Harris and City Attorney Adam Tucker participated telephonically at this meeting. Mayor McFarland was absent and excused. The following representatives of the City were also present: Craig Tindall, City Manager Adam Tucker, City Attorney Melissa Wright, City Recorder/ Finance Director Gary Whitaker, Assistant City Manager Darren Gore, Assistant City Manager Paul Boyer, Executive Director/ Internal Services Angela Jackson, Executive Director/ Community Services Raymond Hillis, Executive Director/ Public Works Michael Bowen, Chief of Police Erin Tucker, Budget Director Chris Lilly, Information Technology Director Greg McKnight, Planning Director Nate Williams, Parks and Recreation Director Mike Browning, Public Information Director Gary Anderson, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Vickery, Assistant Finance Director Joshua Miller, Administrative Assistant The following letter from the Budget Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated June 10, 2020 here with regards to Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Ordinances.) An ordinance, entitled “ORDINANCE 20-O-18 adopting a budget and appropriations ordinance providing for appropriations out of the general and special funds of the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, of certain sums to defray the current, necessary and special expenses of said City for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021, and for other purposes,” which passed first reading on June 4, 2020, was read to the Council and offered for passage on second and final reading upon motion made by Mr. LaLance, seconded by Mr. Wade. Upon roll call said ordinance was passed on second and final reading by the following vote: Aye: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance  June 10, 2020 Page 2 Ronnie Martin Eddie Smotherman Kirt Wade Bill Shacklett Nay: None Said ordinance so passed on second and final reading is as follows: (Insert ORDINANCE 20-O-18 here.) An ordinance, setting the tax rate at $1.2894, entitled “ORDINANCE 20-O-19 providing for the levy and collection of a tax for the year 2020 upon all property, real, personal and mixed, within and subject to the jurisdiction of the City of Murfreesboro that is now taxable under the laws and Constitution of the State of Tennessee and the Charter of said City, and for the interest and costs to be added to such taxes after certain dates,” which passed first reading on June 4, 2020, was read to the Council and offered for passage on second and final reading upon motion made by Mr. LaLance, seconded by Mr. Wade. Upon roll call said ordinance was passed on second and final reading by the following vote: Aye: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Eddie Smotherman Kirt Wade Bill Shacklett Nay: None Said ordinance so passed on second and final reading is as follows: (Insert ORDINANCE 20-O-19 here.) The following letter from the Information Technology Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated June 10, 2020 here with regards to Amendment No. 3 to City Hall garage camera contract.) Ms. Chris Lilly, Information Technology Director, presented an amendment to the City Hall garage security camera contract with Twins Technology, LLC to add automatic one- year renewals up to five years which was included in the original bid but inadvertently left out of the finalized contract. Vice-Mayor Scales Harris made a motion to approve Amendment No. 3 with Twins Technology, LLC. Mr. LaLance seconded the motion and all members of the Council present voted “Aye”. The following letter from the Budget Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated June 10, 2020 here with regards to April 2020 Dashboard packet.) Mrs. Erin Tucker, Budget Director, presented the April 2020 Dashboard update which included Financial, Building & Codes, Risk Management, and Construction data. She also  June 10, 2020 Page 3 presented Sales Tax Revenues, Solid Waste Revenues, State Revenue Collections, City Schools Cash Flow Statements, and Revenue & Expenditure Budget Comparison Reports. The following letter from the Assistant City Manager was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated June 4, 2020 here with regards to reconsideration of Sewer Basin 10A-3 & 4 density restriction.) Mr. Darren Gore, Assistant City Manager, presented the request of the Water Resources Department to reconsider the original request made by the department on June 4, 2020 to restrict the development in Basins 10A-3 & 10A-4 to those allowable for a Commercial Zoning at 2.5 single family units per acre or 650 gallons per day per acre. Council had approved the request with an amendment to include a grandfather clause and three readings at the planning level. Mr. Martin felt that, due to his participating in the meeting telephonically at the last session, he had been misunderstood regarding his position on the amendments that had been made to staff’s original restriction request. Mr. Martin made a motion to have Council reconsider the request. Mr. Wade seconded the motion and all members of the Council present voted “Aye”. Mr. Martin made a motion to approve the original development restrictions recommended by the Water Resources Department. Mr. Wade seconded the motion and all members of the Council present voted “Aye” except Mr. LaLance who voted “Nay”. The City Recorder/Finance Director announced that there was not any licensing nor any statements to be considered. There being no further business, Councilman Shacklett adjourned this meeting at 11:55 a.m. MADELYN SCALES HARRIS – VICE-MAYOR ATTEST: MELISSA B. WRIGHT - CITY RECORDER