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Board approves special-use permit, event permits, appointments and pay appropriations
Summary
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.
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 20242025 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 20242025 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.
