City Council

January 7, 2021 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2021, with Mayor Shane McFarland present and presiding and with the following Council Members present and in attendance, to wit: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett Kirt Wade Shawn Wright Vice-Mayor Scales Harris participated telephonically at this meeting. 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 Sam Huddleston, Executive Director/ Development Services Chris Griffith, Executive Director/ Public Infrastructure/City Engineer Erin Tucker, Budget Director Matthew Blomeley, Assistant Planning Director Russ Brashear, Assistant Transportation Director Joshua Miller, Administrative Assistant Mayor McFarland commenced the meeting with a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The Consent Agenda was presented to the Council for approval: 1. Airport Terminal Project Final Change Order (Airport) 2. Airport Hangar 1 Replacement – Design-Build Contract, Change Order No. 1 (Airport) 3. Amendment to Master Service Agreement (Information Technology) 4. Supplemental Agreement with Cowden Associates for Professional Financial Services related MED Pension Plan (Legal) 5. Pavement Marking Contract with Pope Striping (Transportation) (Insert letters from Airport (2), IT, Legal & Transportation Departments here.) Mr. LaLance made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Martin seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”, except Vice-Mayor Scales Harris who was absent from the vote. The following letter from the City Recorder/Finance Director was presented to the Council:  January 7, 2021 Page 2 (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to approval of minutes of City Council Meetings from June 6, 2019 through August 29, 2019.) Mr. Martin made a motion to approve the minutes as written and presented for the public comment meeting held on June 6, 2019; the regular meeting held on June 6, 2019; the regular meeting held on June 12, 2019; the regular meeting held on June 13, 2019; the regular meeting held on June 27, 2019; the regular meeting held on July 10, 2019; the public comment meeting held on July 18, 2019; the regular meeting held on July 18, 2019; the regular meeting held on July 25, 2019; the public comment meeting held on August 8, 2019; the regular meeting held on August 8, 2019; the regular meeting held on August 14, 2019; the regular meeting held on August 22, 2019; the Council retreat held on August 28, 2019 and the Council retreat held on August 29, 2019. Mr. LaLance seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”, except Vice-Mayor Scales Harris who was absent from the vote. The following letter from the Assistant Planning Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here regarding rezoning for approximately 10.7 acres located at the northeast corner of New Salem Highway and Warrior Drive [2020-421].) Mr. Matthew Blomeley, Assistant Planning Director, stated that the developers of the property had entered into a restrictive covenant in order to assure Council that the property will not be used for certain purposes, specifically truck stops. An ordinance, entitled “ORDINANCE 20-OZ-44 amending the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map of the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as heretofore amended and as now in force and effect, to rezone approximately 10.7 acres located at the northeast corner of New Salem Highway and Warrior Drive from Single-Family Residential Fifteen (RS-15) District to Commercial Highway (CH) District; Investment Partners, Inc., applicant [2020- 421],” which passed first reading on December 17, 2020, was read to the Council and offered for passage on second and final reading upon motion made by Mr. Wade, seconded by Mr. LaLance. Upon roll call said ordinance was passed on second and final reading by the following vote: Aye: Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett Kirt Wade Shawn Wright Shane McFarland Nay: None Absent: Madelyn Scales Harris Said ordinance so passed on second and final reading is as follows:  January 7, 2021 Page 3 (Insert ORDINANCE 20-OZ-44 here.) The following letter from the Budget Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to issuance of General Obligation Debt.) The following RESOLUTION 21-R-01 was read to the Council and offered for adoption upon motion made by Mr. Wade, seconded by Mr. Shacklett. Upon roll call said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett Kirt Wade Shawn Wright Shane McFarland Nay: None (Insert RESOLUTION 21-R-01 here authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $76 Million for public works projects.) The following RESOLUTION 21-R-02 was read to the Council and offered for adoption upon motion made by Mr. Shacklett, seconded by Mr. Martin. Upon roll call said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett Kirt Wade Shawn Wright Shane McFarland Nay: None (Insert RESOLUTION 21-R-02 here authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $76 Million making provision for the issuance, sale and payment of said bonds, establishing the terms and disposition of proceeds, and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on said bonds.) The following letter from the City Attorney and City Recorder/Finance Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to Resolution 21-R-03 concerning management, retention and disposition of City Records.) The following RESOLUTION 21-R-03 was read to the Council and offered for adoption upon motion made by Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Wright. Upon roll call said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Madelyn Scales Harris Rick LaLance Ronnie Martin Bill Shacklett  January 7, 2021 Page 4 Kirt Wade Shawn Wright Shane McFarland Nay: None (Insert RESOLUTION 21-R-03 here adopting the records retention schedules approved by the Municipal Technical Advisory Service as the official records retention schedules of the City and authorizing the disposal of permanent paper records upon their being copied or otherwise converted to an appropriate electronic medium.) The following letter from the Executive Director of Public Infrastructure/City Engineer was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to Thornton’s Access Improvement Agreement and Design Contract.) Mr. Chris Griffith, Executive Director of Public Infrastructure/City Engineer, presented the request of the Engineering Department to approve the Thornton’s Access Improvement Agreement and approve the Design Contract with Miller-McCoy, Inc. in order to modify the existing Thornton’s entrance on SR 99 and construct a joint access with the neighboring Wash N Roll carwash. He stated that staff estimates the total design and construction cost will be less than $100,000 with the primary funding source coming from the reallocation of CIP fund savings from previous transportation projects. Mr. LaLance made a motion to approve the Thornton’s Access Improvement Agreement and approve the Design Contract with Miller-McCoy, Inc. to begin the first phase of improvements to SR 99. Mr. Wade seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. The following letter from the Assistant Transportation Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to TDOT Contract for Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Assistance.) Mr. Russ Brashear, the Assistant Transportation Director, presented the request of the Transportation Department to approve the Grant Contract Project 75UROP-S3-014 with TDOT in order to receive allocated Transit System Assistance Funds in the amount of $825,800 for Fiscal Year 2021. Mr. Wade made a motion to approve acceptance of Grant Contract Project 75UROP- S3-014 with TDOT. Mr. Martin seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. Upon recommendation of Mayor McFarland, Mr. Wade made a motion to appoint Mrs. Lynn Lien (term expires February 28, 2024) to the Airport Commission. Mr. Shacklett  January 7, 2021 Page 5 seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. Mayor McFarland announced that Mr. Ronnie Martin was stepping down from his seat on the Planning Commission and that he was nominating Mr. Rick LaLance to fill the vacancy. Upon recommendation of Mayor McFarland, Mr. Wade made a motion to appoint Mr. Rick LaLance to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Ronnie Martin to the Planning Commission. Mr. Martin seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”, except Mr. LaLance who voted “Abstain”. The following letter from the City Recorder/Finance Director was presented to the Council: (Insert letter dated January 7, 2021 here with regards to Beer Permit Applications for Tennessee Craft Distributors at 820 Park Ave., Ste. G and World Market at 2615 Medical Center Pkwy., Ste. 2400.) Mr. LaLance made a motion to approve Beer Permits for Tennessee Craft Distributors, 820 Park Avenue, Suite G (Distributor) and World Market at 2615 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 2400 (Ownership Change), pending building and codes completion. Mr. Wright seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. The following statement was presented to the Council with the recommendation of the City Manager and City Recorder/Finance Director that its payment be approved: From General Fund: College Grove Apartments, LLC $ 56,099.62 Mr. Wade made a motion to approve payment of the statement as recommended by the City Manager and City Recorder/Finance Director. Mr. Shacklett seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. Mayor McFarland made the recommendation to have Mr. Leroy Cunningham replace the retiring Mr. D Edwin Jernigan on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Upon recommendation of Mayor McFarland, Mr. LaLance made a motion to appoint Mr. Leroy Cunningham to fill the vacancy left by Mr. D Edwin Jernigan (term expires June 30, 2021) to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mr. Martin seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted and all members of the Council voted “Aye”. Mr. Shawn Wright addressed the Rutherford County School Board Meeting in which there was discussion regarding the MED sale and money that Rutherford County Schools is no longer receiving.  January 7, 2021 Page 6 Mr. Bill Shacklett invited everyone to participate in the zoom meeting for interviews for the City Schools Director position in the upcoming week. Mayor McFarland stated that representatives of the City would be meeting with representatives of the Governor to discuss TDOT road projects and water and sewer discharge issues. He also stated that discussion needed to happen with the City’s State Legislature representatives regarding City interests. There being no further business, Mayor McFarland adjourned this meeting at 6:28 p.m. SHANE MCFARLAND – MAYOR ATTEST: MELISSA B. WRIGHT - CITY RECORDER