* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] YEAH. ALRIGHT, [1. CALL TO ORDER] WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. SIX O'CLOCK EVERYBODY, THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. STEVE, HOW YOU DOING EVERYBODY? I'M OKAY, BUT I GOT OVER IT. OKAY. . UM, WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE. JIM ROGERS. HERE. BEN COOK? HERE. MARK PALMER? HERE. HUNTER MARTIN? HERE. CRAIG TALSON. CHRISTINA PAULSON. STEVE WORKINGS? HERE. KEENAN POOLER? HERE. STEVE KNIGHT? HERE. KEN SAYER HERE. VERY GOOD. UM, [3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES] FIRST ORDER ON THE AGENDA THEN IS THE APPROVE OF OUR MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 1ST, 2026. Y'ALL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS SUGGESTED. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. I THINK COMMISSIONER PALMER HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. . I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON, ON THEM, , AND I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE LAST MEETING. I WAS COMPLETELY CONFUSED AND STILL AM A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE WAIVERS THAT WE DID. I MEAN, I WAS LOST KIND OF, BUT ANYWAYS, BACK TO THE MINUTES. UM, ON PAGE THREE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CLARIFIES IT OR NOT TO YOU ALL, BUT IF IT DOESN'T WE JUST WON'T DO IT. OF COURSE. UM, UNDER THE PROJECT IT'S UH, THE UNDER PROJECT 20 26 68 W WHERE IT SAYS, UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THREE WAIVERS TO CONSTRUCT, UH, DRIVE FROM CURB TO CURB. I SAID BACK OF CURB TO BACK OF CURB, BUT MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO BE THAT SPECIFIC . WOW. SO ANYWAYS, THAT WAS ONE OF MY COMMENTS AND UM, AND AT THE THIRD ONE FROM THE BOTTOM I DID THE SAME THING FROM, IT SAYS FROM CURB TO CURB WHERE THE ROAD, UM, I SAID BACK OF CURB BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BUILD. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE THE CURB, BUT IF IT'S, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL TO ME. UM, AND THEN ON PAGE THREE WHERE IT SAYS KEN MADE THE CLARIFY THE SIDEWALK AND THE TREES THERE IS MISSPELLED, IT SAYS T-R-E-S-S-S. OKAY. AND THEN WHERE IT SAYS MY NAME THERE, THE THIRD ONE UP, IT'S THE SAME THING. IT SAYS STREET LIGHTING AND TREES AND IT JUST, IT'S NOT SPELLED CORRECTLY. OKAY. UM, AND ON PAGE SEVEN, I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE NEEDED TO TO DO THIS OR NOT, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROAD, WELL, SOMEPLACE IT SAID STORM DRAIN. LEMME LEMME GO BACK REAL QUICK. THERE WAS THE THING ABOUT THE STORM DRAIN THAT SOMEBODY ASKED. WHERE WAS THAT? HMM. WELL, WELL I DON'T SEE IT NOW, SO I GUESS THAT'S NOT THAT IMPORTANT. AND THEN, UH, ON THE LAST PAGE WHERE IT SAID THE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE WAIVER, UH, WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT ITS CONSTRUCTION AND THE ASSOCIATE, UH, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, BUT IT INCLUDES ALL THE GRADING THAT'S NECESSARY OF COURSE FOR THAT ROAD. I MEAN IT DOESN'T JUST STOP AT THE EASEMENT. IT'S THE WHOLE GRADING OF THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE ROAD TO MEET THE EXISTING WHATEVER THAT IS. RIGHT. AND I GUESS THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT, THAT'S ALL I SAW. OKAY. I MEAN JUST BASICALLY THE TREES WERE A COUPLE LITTLE MINOR THINGS THERE. OKAY. AND, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLARIFY OR SHOULD IT BE CLARIFIED THAT CURB TO HER CURB TO CURB MEANS THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE CURB TO THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE CURB? I MEAN, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? I DON'T, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT IMPORTANT OR IF IT'S JUST, ARE WE, UM, JUST SAYING THAT'S WHAT WE MEANT? YEAH, I MEAN [00:05:01] IN THE PLANNER LANGUAGE THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN. BUT IF YOU WANNA CLARIFY IT AS THAT, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM CHANGING IT, BUT WE KNOW IN THAT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. DEAL. PICK THAT UP. I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION. I'LL NOW ASSERT A NEW MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL ERROR AS IDENTIFIED BY COMMISSIONER PALMER AND WITH THE CLARIFICATION OF CURB TO CURB WITH THE, AND WITH THE CLARIFICATION AND CURB TO CURB MEANS FROM THE BACK OF THE CURB, BACK OF CURB TO BACK OF THE CURB. I'LL SECOND MOVED IN. SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION TO PASS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT. UH, NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE'RE GOING [5. NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS] TO NEW BUSINESS. WE GOT FIVE A, WHICH IS CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH FIVE NINE DASH SP. THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL HEARING. THE PROPERTY'S LOCATED AT 2,500 HOSPITAL DRIVE, UM, WITH THE APPLICANT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. IT'S THIS FOR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE TO BE BUILT O ACROSS NORTH TENNESSEE AVENUE. UH, HELLO, I'M DAN MURPHY FROM GREENWAY HEARING, UM, ON THE PROJECT MANAGER REPRESENTING, UH, W AND BMC ON THIS PROJECT. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. BEFORE WE, UH, HEAR ANYMORE FROM, UM, FROM THE APPLICANT, WE DO NEED TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. SO, UM, THE FLOOR IS NOT OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK EITHER OPPOSED TO OR IN FAVOR OF THIS SITE PLAN APPROVAL, PLEASE DO SO. NOW I'D LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. SO I'LL CLOSE THE MEETING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. SO, UM, APPLICANT, IF WE CAN PLEASE COME BACK UP AND IF WE GOT QUESTIONS. UM, GO AHEAD COMMISSIONER , UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE, BUT I THINK IT IS. UM, AND THE DRAWINGS ARE TOO HARD TO READ. SOME OF THE STUFF YOU COME IN AND LOOK AT THE BIG DRAWINGS, BUT WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE BRIDGE OFF OF THE PAVED AREA? IT'S 22 FEET AT THE LOWEST POINT. THE, SO IT'S PLENTY FOR ALL OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WE WOULD EXPECT ON THAT ROAD? YEP. THE W-W-D-D-O-H HAS APPROVED, THE HUB MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FROM THE DOH AND ALL THAT. OKAY. SO, AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, WHAT IS THE SURFACE OF THE BRIDGE? IT'S CONCRETE. IT'S CONCRETE SURFACE. OKAY. AND HOW WIDE IS THE WALKING SURFACE? I THINK IT'S 16 FEET. HOW MUCH? 16 FEET, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. THE WIDTH IS 16 FEET? YEAH. OR THE LENGTH? UH, THE WIDTH IS 16 FEET. IT'S A, IT'S LIKE 140 FOOT LONG. IT'S 16 FEET WIDE. YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT ON THE DRAWING. I WAS THINKING IT WAS MAYBE FEET OR SOMETHING. I DIDN'T KNOW. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION. IT'S ENOUGH. 13. IT'S ENOUGH FOR A UH, LIKE A JOHN DEERE LIKE TYPE TRACTOR. OKAY. VEHICLE. OKAY. AND IT'S DESIGNED FOR THAT? YES. BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS TOO. YES. FOR LIKE IN THE WINTERTIME FOR SNOW REMOVAL, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T WANT, WHEN I WAS THINKING IT WAS MAYBE ONLY FOUR OR FIVE FEET WIDE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING IN THERE TO, SO ANYWAYS IT'S BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT THEY COULD, WELL LET'S SEE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, THE PLAN IS NOT TO BE USING THAT AS A YEAH, BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY CAN'T GET ON THE BRIDGE CAN THEY? NO. THERE'S STAIRS ON ONE SIDE, THERE'S A RAMP, THERE'S A HANDICAP RAMP ON BOTH SIDES. BUT THE RAMP WIDTH. THE RAMP WIDTH IS HOW MUCH? IT'S THE SAME, IT'S LIKE 10 FEET. OH, SO IT WOULD BE ROOM ENOUGH IF YOU WANTED TO GET A SMALL, IT'S A NINE FOOT CLEAR WIDTH. OKAY. SO IF YOU WANTED TO GET A SMALL TRACTOR UP THERE YEAH. TO CLEAR IT. AND THE CONCRETE SURFACE IS NOT HEATED OF COURSE. NO. OKAY. SO ANY ICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YES. THEY WOULD JUST, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TREAT IT? YEAH, THEY WOULD'VE TO THAT THING. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. VERY GOOD STAFF. ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS? NO. SAID THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT BEGAN UNDER THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION WITH ONLY A SMALL PORTION ON OUR SIDE. THE ALL PARCELS HAVE BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. SO THE PARKING AREA, UM, IS ALREADY COMPLETE. THAT WAS DONE UNDER THE COUNTY AND THIS IS JUST FINISHING UP THE FINAL STAGES FOR THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. VERY GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? GOOD. I'LL MOVE THAT WE [00:10:01] APPROVE THE SITE PLAN FOR CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH FIVE NINE DASH SP SECOND. IT'S BE MOVED AND SECONDED AND THANK YOU KEENAN. AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. OKAY, FIVE B CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH 47 DASH SP. ANOTHER SITE PLAN APPROVAL. THIS IS FOR A DRIVE THROUGH COFFEE FACILITY, UH, PUTTING, BEING PUT IN BY WISE MARKETS, UM, 100 VENDOR DRIVE WITH THE APPLICANT. PLEASE COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY YOURSELF. HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME'S WILL RAMSEY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ENTITLEMENTS WITH SEVEN BREW HERE TO REPRESENT FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS A UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO I WILL NEED TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSED TO THIS SITE PLAN. PLEASE DO SO NOW WE'LL LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. SO I'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING AND COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ONCE AGAIN STAFF ANY, ANY CONCERNS? THERE ARE A FEW SAID MINOR COMMENTS, UM, THAT THEY DID NOT GET ON THEIR MOST RECENT SUBMISSION OF THE SITE PLAN. SO WE DO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE, UM, MINOR THINGS THAT CAN BE EASILY CORRECTED AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONTINGENCIES THAT THOSE ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE FINAL SIGNATURE. YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY, YES WE CAN DO SOME THINGS OR SHALL WE? UM, SO JUST ASSUME THAT WE CAN WORK WITH STAFF TO, TO MANAGE THIS. YEAH, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH OR THEY CAN WORK WITH US. UM, THEY BASICALLY NEED TO GIVE US THE SEWER WATER AVAILABILITY OR YEAH, WATER AVAILABILITY LETTER. UM, FROM BERKELEY COUNTY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT YET BUT THAT'S AN EASY FIX AS LONG AS YOU KNOW THEY HAVE THAT. AND THEN THERE'S SOME EASEMENTS THAT ARE RECORDED AND THEY'VE SHOWN UP ON THE ROYAL FARMS AND THE DISCOUNT TIRE BUT THEY DON'T SHOW UP ON THIS SO THEY JUST NEED TO ADJUST THAT. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS SIR? UH, WE ARE, YOU'RE AWARE OF THESE THINGS AND OUR CIVIL ARE YEP. WORKING TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE PREVIOUS ENGINEERS TO GET THE CAD WORK AND LAY THAT IN AS WELL. OKAY, SO YOU'RE AGREEABLE TO THIS? YES SIR. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SITE PLAN FOR CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH FOUR SEVEN DASH SP UH, WITH THE CONDITION THAT APPLICANT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH STAFF TO RESOLVE THIS, THE MINOR ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. I SECOND MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? FAVOR SAY AYE A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS. NONE. OTHER BUSINESS? NONE. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD ON THE ORDINANCE? ONE. I'LL MOVE THE WE ADJOURNED. SET. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.