Votes at a glance: Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners (April 28, 2025)

The Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions at its April 28 meeting. Items shown as “first reading” will return to the board for final action at the next scheduled meeting where second reading is required.

Consent (unanimous by voice unless noted) - Adopted plan of services and ordinances to annex property at 340 John Wright Road (map references as read into the record). (Items 10a–10c; consent) - Adopted plan of services and ordinances to annex the Hayes property at 9385 Lebanon Road (items 11a–11c; consent) - Adopted plan of services and ordinances to annex 8790 Sandersville Road (items 12a–12c; consent) - New‑business consent items adopted included (as read on the record): 13g (budget amendment to appropriate funds for police vehicles), 13l (hazardous‑duty supplement study resolution), 13n (AT&T e911 hardware/maintenance agreement), 13p (declaring May bike month), 13q (adopting a Safe Streets for All safety action plan), 13r (Linwood Station PUD off‑site road improvements acceptance), and 13s (requesting MTAS code services). These passed as a group on voice vote.

Key ordinances and resolutions (action and outcome) - 13a — Amend Chapter 12 (fire prevention/fireworks): Amendment adopted to clarify kitchens, monitored alarms and perimeter buffers; ordinance passed first reading. - 13b — Amend Chapter 30 (utilities): Ordinance to update utilities chapters was placed on first reading and advanced as presented. - 13c — Amend Chapter 28 (traffic): Traffic‑calming amendments were tabled earlier in the meeting, later returned with a staff replacement and sight‑distance exception, and were approved as amended on first reading. - 13d — Amend Chapter 4 (alcoholic beverages): Passed on first reading as presented. - 13e/13f — Paddocks Senior Living (535 Pleasant Grove Road): Land‑use amendment and rezoning/PUD advanced on first reading; the PUD vote was 3–2 in favor. - 13h — Marabella Subdivision land‑use amendment (Lebanon Road): Approved on first reading; commissioners adopted an amendment that makes the land‑use amendment void if the PUD fails to receive board approval. - 13i/13j — Marabella annexation and rezoning/PUD: Approved on first reading with amendments; annexation was conditioned to be void if the associated PUD fails; a developer contribution schedule to Lebanon Road improvements was recorded to be collected at erosion‑control permit issuance. - 13k — UDC amendment to require streetlights in single‑family subdivisions: advanced to second reading; staff to confirm centralized metering options with utilities. - 13m — Resolution approving contract with Impact Pyro for Fourth of July fireworks and authorizing the mayor to sign: Approved; staff confirmed standard insurance and naming the city as additional insured with minimum limits.

Appointments - The commission appointed a resident to the second position on the Central Business Development Improvement District (CBDID) board as read into the record.

Notes and next steps - Several first‑reading ordinances return for second reading in early June (the first meeting in June was set as the next hearing for second readings). Commissioners asked staff to return with supporting documentation where noted (proof of off‑site sewer easements, HOA/residency agreement drafts for Paddocks, traffic and sewer phased costing and depreciation estimates, and sprinkler‑trigger language for early phases when applicable).