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Key procedural votes

- Approve meeting agenda (02/10/2025): Motion to approve carried on roll-call. Mover recorded as Alderman Sanders; second Alderman Yulicki. Vote: unanimous (all five aldermen present voted yes).

- Approve minutes of the Jan. 27, 2025 regular meeting: Motion to approve moved by Alderman Hicks and seconded by Alderman Sanders. Vote: unanimous.

- Consent agenda (as amended): Motion to approve the consent agenda as amended carried. Alderman Salvaggio moved; Alderman Yulicki seconded. Vice Mayor Gibson led the roll-call; motion carried unanimously. The consent agenda as amended included the following listed items:
- Item 8A: Appointment — Public Art Commission (Bridal Everson) (approved)
- Item 8B: Contract — Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (approved)
- Item 8C: Recognition — Criminal forfeiture funds for police (approved)
- Item 8D: Resolution 25R03 — Amendment No. 5 to the Cash Balance Pension Plan (approved)
- Item 10 (moved to consent as \"item E\") — (specifics not detailed on the record; approved as moved to consent)

Board members discussed transparency and noted that two of the consent items bring non-tax revenue to the city (a grant and recovered assets), which Alderman Hicks highlighted as relieving pressure on property taxes.

No further roll-call votes were recorded for other routine items at the Feb. 10 meeting. The board adjourned after adopting the consent agenda and other substantive items on the regular agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Germantown - Board of Mayor and Aldermen - Feb 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved procedural items including the meeting agenda, minutes, and a consent package with appointments, a tourism contract, criminal-forfeiture recognition and a pension-plan amendment; item 9 remained on the regular agenda and item 10 was moved to consent.","taxTitle","Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee","taxId",55572,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6679107,"Germantown adopts 2025 state legislative agenda with public-safety and tax priorities",264,1648010,1912559,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e&start=1648&end=1912","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e/thumbnail_1648010.jpg","/articles/6679107/Germantown/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Germantown-adopts-2025-state-legislative-agenda-with-public-safety-and-tax-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6679107-ca7cc7ca235bd6df214c3531d11f2f98/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201906&Signature=eYmoDiPeHF1Vej2c17SFS~AlKZs4T4QiXmJnPmIx7bJLSuvDwzkYnebCFbnKfQoFaiVofJXMSFE5lnODP9plEsny34QhTnHoZtQJPBGG5ytCaoHkITPWOzsy07RQA005I-vhRghBgJNjfbQ8cD8FkTpPlvnLVVdYWP6JJngGaCuqxsGdxCTj0r5TWoIPTklq8MHRvHp0EILZ2qba5OQ0hJwjMh3NhV9wMXcfI3weozO8dRQlEnLKgrR9JU5goe7doR-~u2eWGqeQingT4xGtaeGDO~HbMkLjuOQ0x8RnRUa3yTS1XVqlc5hYcDm6nHTHSLN3a626IesKmudg664aDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the city's 2025 legislative agenda for the Tennessee General Assembly at its Feb. 10 meeting, endorsing a set of public-safety and local-government priorities the administration will promote during the session.

Deputy Piefer presented the recommended priorities and read them into the record. Public-safety items the city will support included secure facilities and rehabilitation for serious juvenile offenders; increased funding for services to at-risk youth and those under community supervision; stricter penalties for possessing certain devices; amendments to bail laws and expanded judicial access to juvenile records; and legislation to address street racing and aggressive driving.

On local-government and fiscal items, the proposed agenda asks the city's state delegation to consider: authority for municipal civil penalties (a constitutional amendment), limits on state preemption of local authority, preservation of local property-tax control, local control over short-term rentals, restoration of sales-tax revenue sharing with municipalities, support for a rental-registration program in Shelby County, reimbursement for counties that provide veteran services officer expenses, and state funding for the West Tennessee Premier Sports Complex.

Deputy Piefer framed the agenda as aligned with the city's strategic objectives for community strength, health and sustainability. \"Administration recommends the adoption of these key legislative items as provided,\" Deputy Piefer said on the record.

Motion and outcome: Alderman Yulicki moved to approve the city of Germantown's legislative agenda for the 2025 state session; Alderman Sanders seconded. A roll-call vote recorded all five aldermen present voting yes and the motion carried.

What it means: Adoption authorizes city administration to work with the mayor, the Board and local partners to lobby or take positions on bills during the 2025 legislative session. The board also noted continuity with prior years and encouraged citizen engagement while session is active. The motion did not create ordinances or appropriate funds; it is a policy direction for the administration's advocacy during the state session.

No votes to oppose or amendments to the agenda were recorded on the Feb. 10 meeting minutes.","The Board unanimously adopted the city's 2025 state legislative agenda, endorsing public-safety measures for juveniles and traffic enforcement, and local-government priorities including municipal civil-penalties, local control over short-term rentals and property tax protections.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6679110,"Board approves final plan for Square at Forest Hill Heights development off Winchester Road",398,1232735,1630735,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e&start=1232&end=1630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e/thumbnail_1232735.jpg","/articles/6679110/Germantown/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Board-approves-final-plan-for-Square-at-Forest-Hill-Heights-development-off-Winchester-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6679110-4834d4325f7a18d2944d0946feb148d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201906&Signature=D0pqPzSzj0567A19a1Jx8h39SHhRSlNiCCHId5~cB9fjpcgc6YRqhvobsHQt3-ig7TL1P91S66ookY3WKxxJFiStocCS~XPgzzlDUtvdSabHz6kgXc3w4sSUusGqHrs8RpwFf6Tg8pBvblR6LjuZAhwWnHY4A1b-5kW0jJPqtR7Vsd76I-xSiITQw2lBRT8iEySBCGA6mVNxAD1X4fTqNZumhiBXNHaKKsqBu643tj3xmZC83HPu3bub1A8EeaJeKrWQNrr-MIRl247v5fQz1ALiNBgEJN529VktQZVUb7mSGFNE279Zs4ULrhqckAYszklsr3u4Ff8g7nUeOiv3ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 10 approved the final plan for Phase 18D of the Forest Hill Heights planned development, known as the Square at Forest Hill Heights, clearing the way for two 13,000-square-foot commercial buildings near the Hyatt Hotel to move to construction-plan review.

Sarah Pounter, the city's planning division manager, described the plan as part of the adopted Forest Hill Heights small area plan and said the parcels are within the city's T5 smart-code zoning district. \"This is the final plan phase 18D of the Forest Hill Heights planned development,\" Pounter said, adding that the proposal includes retail and office uses, restaurants and parking areas serving the two buildings.

The plan had previously received approvals from the Planning Commission and the Design Review Commission (DRC). Pounter told the board the project required five design warrants — now called justifiable design alternatives — tied to existing easements that limit how the parcel can be developed. Those included reduced building frontage (less than 70%), parking in excess of typical allowances, parking located in front, and screening adjustments; she said an existing landscape buffer along Winchester helps screen parking and eliminated the need for a screening wall.

Alderman Salvaggio praised the developer's work with the Planning Commission and the DRC, saying the proposal \"will really set a high standard for that area for future development.\" Alderman Sherry Hicks, who served on the DRC, said the applicant responded to requests to improve the rear elevations so that the view from the Hyatt Hotel \"doesn't look like the back of a building.\"

Motion and outcome: Alderman Sanders moved to approve the amended planned development final plan (Phase 18D, Square at Forest Hill Heights); Alderman Hicks seconded. The board voted unanimously in roll call (Alderman Yulicki, Alderman Salvaggio, Alderman Sanders, Vice Mayor Gibson and Alderman Hicks voted yes) and the motion carried.

What happens next: With the board's approval the developer may submit construction plans to the city's engineering department for plan review. Pounter noted many easements are already in place and that the design adjustments reflect existing constraints.

Details recorded on the record: The plan calls for two 13,000-square-foot retail/office buildings and associated parking; the site sits at the corner of Forest Hill, Irene and Winchester near the Hyatt Hotel and is within the Forest Hill Heights small area plan. The Planning Commission approved five warrants (design alternatives) for the project and the DRC reviewed building materials, colors, fencing and four-sided elevation concerns.

No amendments to the approved plan were recorded at the Feb. 10 meeting; the board's action was to adopt the final plan as presented.","The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the final plan for Phase 18D of Forest Hill Heights (the Square at Forest Hill Heights), allowing two 13,000-square-foot commercial buildings to proceed to construction-plan review.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6679115,"Germantown resident urges city to widen, add lighting and shoulders on Forest Hill Road",142,322295,464450,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e&start=322&end=464","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258361-c173b8073ceee59bf5c7a9e9576f824e/thumbnail_322295.jpg","/articles/6679115/Germantown/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Germantown-resident-urges-city-to-widen-add-lighting-and-shoulders-on-Forest-Hill-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6679115-a6242d7bf5520559d9e0ecd6782fa39f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201906&Signature=mLYF8jA-gscTWFzqV0lWY89O6~5DTCEDfdBQyd5qwE4hv8-c5Iq3dGvVbC~K50V1r6HwUKRYEg8nM54BloGIAwtQXzrXObuVF1kU8hals4Fkd8RtWxZ7TBpu6ZClIyGfiLmcLYbR-mHOFaiLParFG1VhMOXR8lueKBKJSBCX4PUOR1edtGCaV0HfbPuBc18-9r8SVbVFp8CpLbcdHbFH2zz1i3sEVu3AGBuuSFJ-lne8Ia9AQPJJyPuonMDAy4Kk78huCAF2m8dMu8cbdujBk0kf2ZB5sAO~K8hMG6LNtwJM86Z3B60CliPSlYS72g4QlUJadVu~jlUyBk3O7OIPKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Dwayne Gaither, a longtime Germantown resident, asked the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 10 to move quickly on safety improvements for Forest Hill Road, saying the narrow roadway and roadside trees have contributed to fatal and nonfatal crashes.

\"There are more than 90 trees just on the east side of the road that are within 15 feet of the pavement that have a diameter of more than 12 inches and some of the larger ones are within 1 foot of the pavement,\" Dr. Gaither said during the citizens-to-be-heard portion of the meeting. \"There is no lighting at night and when it is raining, visibility is very restricted. There are no safety shoulders.\"

Gaither, who said he has lived in Germantown since 1965 and in the Glen Alden neighborhood since 1985, told the board Forest Hill remains the same two-lane road it was 60 years ago while traffic and development on Poplar Pike have greatly increased. \"When two large structures passing in opposite directions, there's almost no safe clearance between them,\" he said, adding that emergency vehicles or service trucks have trouble passing.

The request came during the public-comment agenda item that the board opens for three-minute remarks. Vice Mayor Gibson, who chaired the meeting in Mayor Palazzolo's absence, acknowledged Gaither's remarks but did not provide a staff response during the meeting.

Why it matters: Forest Hill Road connects residential areas to major corridors in northeast Germantown. Residents and several aldermen have previously discussed safety and connectivity in Forest Hill Heights in planning settings; Gaither asked the board to clarify how the city can \"expedite this process\" so improvements are made for residents and their children.

What was said and what happened next: The board did not take formal action on the request during the Feb. 10 meeting. No staff commitment, funding amount or schedule was presented on the record at that time. Gaither asked the board to report what residents could do to accelerate improvements; none of those next steps were specified at the meeting.

Context and details: In his remarks Gaither provided a home address (9057 Kintyre Place) and described factors he said reduce safety on Forest Hill Road: close tree canopy, limited lighting, hilly topography that restricts sight lines, absence of shoulders, and increased traffic demand. He said the condition has been a known problem \"for years\" but that prior plans had been postponed or delayed for unspecified reasons.

Looking ahead: The board did not schedule a vote or public hearing on Forest Hill Road during the meeting. If residents want follow-up, the city typically routes roadway safety or capital improvement requests through Public Works or the city engineering review process; Gaither asked the board directly for guidance but no direction was recorded in the Feb. 10 minutes.","At the Feb. 10 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, longtime resident Dr. Dwayne Gaither asked the city to expedite safety improvements on Forest Hill Road, citing limited sight lines, trees close to the travel lane, no shoulders and repeated collisions.","actionData","errors"]

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