Chad Gilbert

Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader Contract and Privacy Concerns

The two-year contract costs $30,000 annually, totaling $60,000 from budgeted funds.

Dogwood Circle and Forrest Road Rezoning

South Willow Avenue Left-Turn Lane Right-of-Way Acquisition

The city committed up to $500,000 toward construction costs.

Mental Health Crisis Response Grant and Program Expansion

$1,700,303 requested over a five-year period with no local match required.

Data Centers in Heavy Manufacturing District Zoning Code Amendment

Could attract major technology investments and high-value industrial utility customers.

Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation

The project cost is $1,104,512.

Grand Cascades Preliminary Plat Resubmittal

Generates new property tax revenue and utility connection fees for the city.

Dixie Grove RAO District and Preliminary Plat

Substantial residential development boosting municipal tax base and infrastructure expansion.

Carlile Townhomes Preliminary Plat

Expands local housing inventory and brings in utility service fees.

Bellewood Row Rezoning Study

Potential long-term changes in land use value and property tax revenues.

General Obligation Bonds for Capital Infrastructure Projects

Projects and purchases total several million dollars across road, water, and sanitation departments.

Surplus Property Disposition on West Stevens Street

The property sale brings in approximately $1,054,900, with future private investment valued at $40 million total.

Dodson Branch Road Annexation Area Rezoning

Extension of municipal services such as water, police, fire, and street maintenance to the newly annexed area over time.

South Jefferson Avenue TDOT Partnership Project

The city has committed up to $500,000 in local matching funds.

South Jefferson Avenue TVA Tower Relocation

The project is estimated to cost $759,187, covered largely by a $750,000 state grant with the remaining $9,187 funded by the Electric Division.

Interstate Drive Widening Project Change Order

Project cost increased by $221,220 to a total of $718,943.50.

Inclusive Youth Soccer Facility Grant

$500,000 state grant distributed to the foundation.

Adaptive Multi-Family Residential Reuse Zoning Amendment

Impacts property owners and tenants by establishing rent calculation guidelines and removing short-term tax burdens for qualifying extended-stay conversions.

Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget Adoption

Allocates $244 million across city operations and capital projects without a general tax rate increase.

Oak Avenue Railroad Crossing Engineering

Involves capital costs for constructing the crossing and installing safety fencing and gates along the railroad right-of-way.

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

Ordinance #O26-09-15 Rezoning 79 Messenger Road

Ordinance #O26-09-16 Rezoning Dogwood Circle and Forrest Road

Consent Agenda

Right-of-Way Purchase for South Willow Avenue Turn Lane

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED

Consider approval of minutes of council meeting held on October 1, 2026.

ADJOURNMENT

Approval of Minutes

Ordinance No. O26-08-14 Second Reading

Surplus Property on West Stevens Street

Consent Agenda Approval

Ordinance No. O26-09-15 First Reading

Ordinance No. O26-09-16 First Reading

Emergency Purchase for WWTP Rotor Assembly

Notice to Proceed for East Cookeville Waterline

Buck Mountain Water Tank Engineering Contract

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED

Consider approval of minutes of council meeting held on September 17, 2026.

approve emergency purchase for rotor assembly and bearings for the Wastewater Treatment Plant oxidation ditch

approve the agenda

dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve said minutes as submitted

approve on second and final reading Ordinance #026-08-14

approve on first reading Ordinance #026-09-15

abandon, declare as surplus property, and authorize the sale/disposition of a parcel located on West Stevens Street (Tax Map 053-I, Group D, Parcel 020.02) as recommended

approve the consent agenda

authorize the City Manager to execute an engineering contract for engineering services necessary for the repairs, modification and repainting of the Buck Mountain Water Tank

Approval of Minutes

approve on first reading Ordinance #026-09-16

issue a Notice to Proceed for the East Cookeville Galvanized Waterline Replacement, using Annual Maintenance Contract for Water and Sewer Line Installation

Ordinance No. O26-08-14 Second Reading

Surplus Property on West Stevens Street

Consent Agenda Approval

Ordinance No. O26-09-15 First Reading

Ordinance No. O26-09-16 First Reading

Emergency Purchase for WWTP Rotor Assembly

Notice to Proceed for East Cookeville Waterline

Buck Mountain Water Tank Engineering Contract

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve the City Manager entering into a two (2) year contract with Flock Safety for ten (10) automatic license plate readers.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-09-20.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-09-19.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve the agenda.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to authorize Cumberland Securities Company, Inc. as Municipal Advisor for the proposed not to exceed $20,000,000 General Obligation Bonds series 2026 and 2027.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

Councilman England made a motion to authorize Bass, Berry & Sims PLC as Bond Counsel for the proposed not to exceed $20,000,000 General Obligation Series 2026 and 2027.

Councilman England made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve said minutes as submitted.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-09-18.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve on first reading Ordinance #026-08-14.

Councilman Parkison made a motion to accept the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HEMP) grant.

Councilman England made a motion to postpone consideration of declaring as surplus property, and authorizing the sale/disposition of a parcel located on West Stevens Street (Tax Map 053-1, Group D, Pa

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to authorize the application and accept a $350,000 SCIP grant and if approved authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Volunteer Behavioral Health.

Councilman Parkison made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-09-17.

Councilman Bagci made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve said minutes as submitted.

Councilman Parkison made a motion to approve the agenda as amended.

Councilman Bagci made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

Councilman Bagci made a motion to authorize the application for a Tennessee Division of Forestry Community Tree Planting Grant to acquire trees for public properties.

Councilman Bagci made a motion to award the bid for the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Manhole Replacement Project.

Councilman Walker made a motion to adjourn sine die.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion accept the Certified Election Returns from the City Council Election held on August 6, 2026, as submitted.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-08-15.

Councilman Walker made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-08-16.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve on second and final reading Ordinance #026-08-13.

Councilman Parkison made a motion to adopt Resolution #R26-07-12.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve said minutes as submitted.

Councilman Walker Eldridge made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

Councilman Gilbert made a motion to award bid for an annual maintenance contract for water and sewer line installation.

Vice-Mayor Eldridge made a motion to approve the 2026 Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) Project.

Approve Agenda as Presented