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Mayor James Farmer asked City Engineer John Horn to address questions after public concern surfaced on social media about a fuel spill. Horn told the board, \"There is no concern regarding our drinking water,\" and explained that Bartlett draws water from deep aquifers by pumping from wells \"down 5, 600 feet,\" rather than from surface sources such as lakes or rivers that could be immediately affected by a surface spill.

Horn said the spill could have an environmental impact on the creek and that the city's fire department, public works and stormwater staff were on site and coordinating with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to address the contamination in the creek. The city had not, at the time of the briefing recorded in the transcript, identified the party responsible for the release.

The board did not take formal action in the provided transcript excerpt; staff reported on-site response and coordination with state environmental authorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 11, 2025 - Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City engineer reported a gasoline spill near Kroger to the board and said the city's drinking water system, which draws from deep aquifers, is not at risk; staff are working with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and first responders at the site.","taxTitle","Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meetings, Bartlett City, Shelby County, Tennessee","taxId",69699,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_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":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278041,"Board approves special-use permit, event permits, appointments and pay appropriations",0,1614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2643136-bc516f52ce930e655ff6e26b1de5ee3e&start=1614&end=1614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2643136-bc516f52ce930e655ff6e26b1de5ee3e/thumbnail_1614000.jpg","/articles/6278041/Tennessee/Board-approves-special-use-permit-event-permits-appointments-and-pay-appropriations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278041-13fe3fc7bcb0c7e5a65b7c803cedf11f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775288683&Signature=MNCl3~kKljlKR1gYOMat3br3N9xzxSvy0YOPEDW~pckxJVWQXX6nI2QTeKXfRqb~MeUCIgKTxaa7oUlOGnlk8QBSMDqMElL4dAHP8K1Lbo9aPOKNE2em5eYnn0iIEHP~SscqRG7FCxRsIWevRI8eWtSgCdQnHYxpw8ZHSupWX4CQl0hlnd7TSCz~UM1zH9k8eMqdJPDIdLK0HVFKQvPCHdtfbBgoAY8YYbei68RsDoce~V-dj2a6fAVCkY7-pxDdsqZv9WLNONdzvK4KjllUvUgRX6QJ0jRZJRKKm7cLhEAcNiKU4BbizAw~I1soFztf3I8AjlUd8XCrrCAMbN~7zA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen took several formal actions during the meeting, approving a special-use permit for a planned residential development, multiple special-event permits, two appointments to pension boards, and budget amendments to fund pay supplements for police and fire personnel.

Planning Director Kim Taylor explained the special-use permit (Resolution 02-25) for a planned residential development at the southeast corner of Bartlett Boulevard and Yale Road. Taylor said the property is \"3.75 acres in size,\" to be subdivided into an eight-lot single-family development with lot sizes ranging from \"13,580 square feet to 23,245 square feet,\" exceeding the RS-10 zoning district's 10,000-square-foot lot minimum. Because planned developments require a minimum of five acres under the zoning ordinance, the applicant obtained a land-size variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 19, 2024; the Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation on Nov. 4, 2024. The board voted on the resolution and it \"passes unanimously\" according to the transcript.

The consent agenda included five items: three special-event permits (Memphis Classic Chevy Club Car Show; Running of the Rams 5K; Bartlett Bayou Bash crawfish festival), a special-event permit for Blues and Barbecue Memorial, and the treasurer's report for January 2025. Alderman Reeves asked to be recused from item 3 (Bartlett Bayou Bash) because the event organizer works for him; the board pulled item 3 for separate consideration. Items 1, 2, 4 and 5 passed unanimously. Item 3 passed on a 5-1 vote with Alderman Reeves recusing himself.

The board approved two appointments: Lisa Ernest to the pension board and retirement plan committee, and Dustin Stewart as an interim member to the same bodies. The transcript records that the motions \"carry\" but does not include a roll-call tally in the provided excerpt.

The board also approved two budget amendments: Resolution 10-25 amended the fiscal-year 2024\u00002025 general-fund budget to appropriate $100,000 for a peace-officer supplement pay program for certified Bartlett Police Department personnel (described in the transcript as $800 per eligible individual); and Resolution 11-25 amended the fiscal-year 2024\u00002025 general-fund budget to appropriate $76,000 for an education-incentive pay program for Bartlett Fire Department personnel (also described as $800 per individual). The transcript records both resolutions as passing unanimously.

Where a specific roll call or final tally was not included in the provided transcript, the article notes that the vote count is not specified in those excerpts.","At the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting the board approved a special-use permit for an eight-lot residential planned development, several special-event permits (one after recusal), two pension-board appointments, and appropriations for police and fire pay incentives; votes and basic details are recorded in the meeting transcript.",{"_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":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278046,"City reviews retirement-plan amendment to refund members' contributions, expand pension board",276,1100000,1376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2643136-bc516f52ce930e655ff6e26b1de5ee3e&start=1100&end=1376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2643136-bc516f52ce930e655ff6e26b1de5ee3e/thumbnail_1100000.jpg","/articles/6278046/Tennessee/City-reviews-retirement-plan-amendment-to-refund-members-contributions-expand-pension-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278046-bf0320bddb6a6beb22794053f1d5d8d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775288683&Signature=AACnwRbx8REdNm4feAF54M6W1CZ-UJ6ZM1jcb7IwkkjqwoiyE~H6AkH97Mt-W8WYV0UudfON5HbcFvVwe-aHmkyWFDf3Y0ud~4g1Qa19DTUmW6Dxykv3EPXKxGRcsOAYGKhhccWChZv2gNcbv4XQAi1sUxc2nW9FyYv9YtML7xpuK86R3CIg8IzLz-3iAopL5MDzH4O-m5l0~OGYY9gYUGQH3IKZvf3L572YwOKs01lfPU5gQMtmO6Ji5T5SGBXXRIPog31XC5seoVr78bEs~YbZfckkZhRya6WxJE2jTKTebXGDB4kfXUdObvFz3J7eLLQxgAE7yl6~zb1OtpcnWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and the city's pension consultant presented an amendment to the Amended and Restated Retirement System of the City of Bartlett Defined Benefit Plan that would guarantee a refund of a deceased participant's own contributions in cases where survivors would otherwise receive no benefit and would increase the pension board's membership.

Lori Von Bockelamine, the city's chief human resources officer, introduced the amendment and called on Frank Stockdale Carney, who advises the city on its defined-benefit and cash-balance plans, to explain details. Carney said the change was prompted by a recent death in which a participant with 15 years of service left no surviving spouse and only grown children, so \"there was no benefit at all to the participant or to the minor children or any any person at that time.\" He said the amendment would provide a refund of the participant's own contributions to the estate or beneficiaries in such cases and would also address limited cases where survivors receive less in aggregate than the contributor's original deposits.

Carney said the city's actuary reviewed the change and estimated the fiscal impact at about \"$6,000 to 7 thousand dollars\" per year for the entire plan. He described two specific changes: the refund provision for defined-benefit participants in certain death scenarios and an amendment increasing the pension-board composition from the director of finance plus six members to the director of finance plus six to eight members, with at least one seat reserved for a retiree. He told the board the amendment would be effective July 1, 2024, to cover the case that prompted the change.

Alderman Omari Reese described constituents who would have benefited from the change, saying, \"If we didn't change this, they wouldn't even get what they put back in it,\" and called the amendment \"fair.\" Von Bockelamine said the amendment was intended to be equitable for families and noted the city can make amendments retroactive to the beginning of the plan year.

The transcript shows the amendment was presented and discussed and that the chair asked for a motion, but the provided transcript does not include a recorded vote or final outcome on Resolution 9-25.

The changes, if adopted, would make the defined-benefit plan's treatment of participant contributions more consistent with the city's cash-balance plan and with practices in some other municipal plans, according to Carney.

The amendment was presented to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen as Resolution 9-25, \"Amendment Number 1 to the Amended and Restated Retirement System of the City of Bartlett Defined Benefit Plan.\" The transcript does not show whether the board voted on or approved the resolution during the meeting portion provided.","City human-resources staff and a pension consultant described a proposed amendment to the city's defined-benefit retirement plan that would guarantee refund of a participant's own contributions in some death cases and allow the pension board to increase its membership; the transcript does not record a final vote.","actionData","errors"]

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City: gasoline spill near Kroger may affect creek but does not threaten drinking water, investigation ongoing

Board approves special-use permit, event permits, appointments and pay appropriations

City reviews retirement-plan amendment to refund members' contributions, expand pension board