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Chief Beasley said monthly run volume rose slightly compared with last year and that the department typically sees a 3–5% annual increase in calls. He highlighted three major training initiatives during the last month: an internal recruit class (the department’s fourth), three weeks of aerial-operations and pump-operations training delivered by an instructor from the Tennessee Fire Coach Academy, and an 80‑hour structural-collapse training exercise in West Tennessee. The chief said those exercises were “significant” and valuable for newer firefighters.

Chief Beasley described a new on-site training structure built from seven stacked shipping containers. He said the facility was a “grassroots effort” drawn and assembled by firefighters with the city engineer’s input, intended to allow realistic live-fire, search-and-rescue and hose‑advance training, including multi-story and confined-space evolutions.

The chief provided an annual report for 2024 and a new customer-driven five‑year strategic plan that includes seven goals with objectives and success measures; the packet also contains a rough 10‑year capital improvement plan. Beasley said the strategic plan was developed in partnership with Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) and the University of Tennessee and will be revisited annually as a living document tied to accreditation work with the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

Board members asked for clarification about training and the new facility; the chief credited in-house carpentry and public-works staff for construction assistance and said the facility’s realism helps compensate for reduced senior staffing levels by improving training depth.

Chief Beasley did not request board action; he provided the reports for review and said the department will monitor training outcomes and revisit the strategic plan annually.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","La Vergne Board of Mayor & Aldermen Meeting - 7/01/25","oneSentenceSummary","Chief Beasley reported increased runs, multi-week aerial and structural-collapse training, an internal recruit class conducted with Smyrna firefighters, and presented a five‑year customer-driven strategic plan plus a rough 10‑year capital improvement outline.","taxTitle","Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meetings, La Vergne City, Rutherford County, Tennessee","taxId",69731,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6179341,"Police: vehicle burglaries, motor vehicle thefts targeted in Operation Safe Streets; department reports arrests and recovered vehicles",240,208000,448000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6&start=208&end=448","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6/thumbnail_208000.jpg","/articles/6179341/Tennessee/Police-vehicle-burglaries-motor-vehicle-thefts-targeted-in-Operation-Safe-Streets-department-reports-arrests-and-recovered-vehicles","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6179341-971e2eeb4954257d65b0fec561fe5beb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145045&Signature=Sq-HfOvDTUy-KG6nerSIHJNNWrhkp8NunhakvHHGs6GSHg3DnFnYnb1qQ91e8COh1GgLQ91x8jTTPV~G4I2pNZgZkrUVGLeqVQcg9XW7VVqKP12Laj5Xo-ZSrsfoHYBLMAhOXJLlBO4rqghIdstv9jzw2LogtGTXCSc1bNJgyp0nVPEiaNy3tBjlA-4DnP2LXV9VciU9R5Sg8KgKMk-DmXvAfEw5eAxMkFW~JKQhpWE6cJaRAyr0cMrQ9wTN7qD0yClcpj20ezTD8uFSQZRxbgkGDHErvV5hjLh-iuW8uY6oigB5ajb6oCy8uB7fMX-Kxk3bi6ZA8bF3WxbsWusJoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Maze delivered the police department’s monthly report at the July 1, 2025 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, highlighting vehicle burglaries, motor-vehicle thefts and results from targeted enforcement.

Chief Maze said yearly totals show motor-vehicle theft and vehicle burglary remain a challenge; theft overall is “up a little bit” while recovered stolen vehicles are up 9.4%. Calls for service are up 3.1% year-to-date. The department also reported that speeding citations are up 22.1%, which Chief Maze tied to targeted enforcement activity: “I believe that the citations and traffic stops are up in response to the Operation Safe Streets that we've done.”

Chief Maze described Operation Safe Streets as a multi‑agency effort that paired the department with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the county sheriff’s office and included collaboration with probation officers to identify residents with active warrants. The chief said, “We did make 7 arrests on warrants, throughout the city of La Verne,” and that an initial list of 26 suspected wanted persons was reduced after vetting because many no longer lived in the city or already had been apprehended.

On significant investigations, Chief Maze said detectives developed suspects in a shots‑fired incident at Veterans Park; a search warrant executed at a residence yielded a firearm that matched shell casings via NIBIN testing and charges are pending. He also described a separate Smyrna warrant service that became an armed barricade: officers used negotiators and the scene ended without injury after the subject exited the house.

The chief addressed social-media rumors and said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and federal agencies were not involved in the warrant operation. He also noted the value of bilingual officers during the Smyrna incident, saying one Arabic‑speaking officer provided crucial translation and information.

Board members thanked the department for community engagement and for officers’ participation in events such as a football camp. Chief Maze said similar enforcement operations will continue into July and August.

No formal board action was taken on the police report; it was provided as an informational departmental update.","Chief Maze reported rising recovered stolen vehicles and increased speeding citations after the department’s Operation Safe Streets; detectives linked shell casings via NIBIN for a shots-fired investigation and seven warrants were served during recent enforcement activity.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6179345,"Votes at a glance: board approves rezoning, budget and multiple first readings",4632,92000,4724000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6&start=92&end=4724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6/thumbnail_92000.jpg","/articles/6179345/Tennessee/Votes-at-a-glance-board-approves-rezoning-budget-and-multiple-first-readings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6179345-01767fc7c713f472ed9468782be65ed8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145045&Signature=h-gO9yGd9UFgDPByDlIlR2I1NUvRficHVPxUuwDv8MqLgTrLIbJ1ENONrLDuXu75oL5lH18kFJ3uS~ItSMYkjkpsK9CEaYsq8obAALxVI6L1R9m6XNVbACv7mEeWTcK5SNVbSGbtMGODBadoUvisC2axSp-AdRL2hJMj~LArz9RmOpmXVHfDzb107l2uq8OouFiZ7hxouPfjoY5zvgwD3JiDT-ktLTkrEF6NJiZkU~RJIDvslRVYK~utgaOz426xb6ZLs37naeEpaKLHopcbU4PXEtBgsvoSw8~X~Vi37G-Q5Bwic5qLqLFcOzyKti9gbvv25AGA4iiCnGq6C7fnug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen recorded the following formal actions on July 1, 2025. This roundup lists each motion as captured in the meeting transcript and the recorded outcome.

• Approve minutes (workshop 05/29/2025 and public hearing/regular meeting 06/03/2025): Motion to approve carried (recorded as passed during opening minutes approval).

• Suspend rules to allow developer comment: Motion to suspend rules to allow the developer to address resident concerns carried (motion made and seconded; board approved suspension before developer presentation).

• Ordinance 02/2015 (rezoning; second reading): Motion to approve second reading of Ordinance 02/2015 (approx. 76.55 acres, Waldron Road/Blair Road) — outcome: approved (roll-call includes Alderman Coates — aye; Alderman Hobbs — aye; Vice Mayor Ngo — no; Mayor — aye).

• Consent agenda: Motion to approve consent agenda carried (motion seconded and approved by voice vote).

• First reading Ordinance 2025-16 (amendments to La Verne fire code): Motion to approve at first reading carried (board recorded aye votes by Alderman Hobbs, Alderman Coates, Alderman Haas; Vice Mayor Ngo recorded in transcript as \"no\" then later the Mayor/others recorded aye; outcome recorded as approved).

• First reading Ordinance 2025-17 (amend city fee schedule): Motion to approve at first reading carried (motion seconded and approved by board vote; transcript records affirmative votes).

• First reading Ordinance 2025-18 (amend FY2024–2025 budget): Motion to approve at first reading carried (motion seconded and approved by board vote as recorded).

• First reading Ordinance 2025-19 (amend FY2024–2025 State Street Aid fund budget): Motion to approve at first reading carried (motion seconded and approved by board vote as recorded).

• First reading Ordinance 02/2020 (amend FY2025–2026 general fund budget; item number appears as 10 in packet): Motion to approve carried after an amendment and clarification about recruiting/hire timing; the board voted to amend the motion to allow recruitment to proceed so the job could be posted following second reading.

• Resolution 2025-14 (declare city property surplus): Motion to approve carried (roll-call recorded as aye votes by aldermen on the transcript).

Votes listed above are drawn from the meeting transcript. Where the transcript provides named roll-call votes those names and the recorded vote are listed; for several first‑reading items the record in the transcript shows the motion, a second, and a voice vote with named aye/no responses for some members and a final outcome recorded as approved.","At the July 1, 2025 meeting the Board approved second reading for Ordinance 02/2015 (rezoning), approved consent agenda items and passed several first-reading ordinances and a resolution; the meeting record shows roll-call votes for principal items.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":93,"_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":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6179351,"Board approves rezoning for 76.55-acre Blair–Waldron project after resident questions",2215,2509000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6&start=2509&end=4724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5131050-98380d78043c0365689403b3dc0a12e6/thumbnail_2509000.jpg","/articles/6179351/Tennessee/Board-approves-rezoning-for-7655-acre-BlairWaldron-project-after-resident-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6179351-e35bea206e4c6afd8e0867f38a1934c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145045&Signature=dIDPT-BdNdX4EAeGNSpxCxBdEA6p2GENFhq8iOKp8Sh2x5HShpJgJ6tp6q-2PCe42Bpvi5jgzHQ7tT3mH-WpzMtbi1L-66Wk6mHt9NBYVNqcqzTTvsl3Ya6aHN87cunJRRDQ8-Q0bDlhkGN84J3YoiaY7fuuVMmzzZftc~44JAw80e6jHSoHoFTfMbtUBoih4YePj74x2ZkiA0FtyYNvlBWxzm-hmYDSDnlYoF9T012aXB~L4f-O8rUpVX~b0Lqh7eUWwUrq5McXjBc~44qCG1Disvsc1dvYxfnYdQzoE680hmRzG2k7p4~TQsBsUoK04jkQX7ysfuUwgX8GeDgzBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved second reading of Ordinance 02/2015 on July 1, 2025, to rezone roughly 76.55 acres near Waldron Road and Blair Road from R-1 (low-density residential) to PDR (planned density residential) with a base R-3 (high-density residential) zone for portions of the site.

The vote followed a public hearing and an extended presentation from city staff and the developer about site layout, buffers and potential retail anchors. The rezoning will allow a mixed-use plan with retail at the project’s frontage and residential (apartments, townhomes, single-family) behind the commercial strip, plus internal roads including a new Blair West alignment.

City staff emphasized that the PDR zoning sets permitted and prohibited uses and that site-specific approvals — including site plans and infrastructure — must still return to the Planning Commission for detailed review. Glenn (city staff member) said the PDR text includes a lengthy list of prohibited uses, citing “hookah bars, vape stores, CBD stores, marijuana stores, self storage, mortuaries” as examples of disallowed tenants the city added to the development standards.

The developer, Turnbull Pursue of Equitable Property Company, told the board that no retail tenants are signed because no vested rights exist yet; he said granting the zoning entitlements is the necessary first step to attract anchor tenants. The developer’s representative, Landa Elliott, said retail market feedback shows the site “fills a hole for a lot of retailers” and that grocery-anchored tenants commonly drive follow-on leasing.

Residents at the public hearing raised concerns about traffic, speed in adjacent neighborhoods and the adequacy of buffering between the development and existing homes. Resident Craig Purcell suggested slowing traffic and adding speed bumps on neighborhood streets; Annette Viera said trust with prior builders has been an issue but said she appreciated that city leaders were listening. Walt (resident at 117 Rocky Trail) asked whether the city or developer was pursuing an anchor tenant; staff and the developer said the grocery/store anchor is the likely driver but no agreement is finalized.

The board discussed a 50-foot buffer and internal greenway designed to separate the commercial frontage from residential parcels and noted a parcel has been offered to the city for a future fire station site. Mayor (unnamed) and aldermen said the city’s economic analysis projects local sales tax and other revenue as important to city services, but they repeated that detailed site plans, drainage and roadway design must come back through normal review processes.

A motion to approve the ordinance carried after board discussion. During the roll call the transcript records Alderman Coates voting “aye,” Alderman Hobbs voting “aye,” Vice Mayor Ngo voting “no,” and the Mayor stating, “I vote aye.” The developer and staff said they would continue outreach to nearby residents and that the developer had agreed to share traffic study data with the city for future operational decisions.

The rezoning grants zoning entitlements only; engineering, subdivision, site-plan and road-construction approvals remain subject to Planning Commission review and additional public notice.

The board also suspended rules earlier in the meeting to allow the developer to speak directly to resident questions.

Residents and the developer asked the city to post meeting materials and the developer and staff indicated they would continue community meetings as project design and tenant discussions proceed.","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved second reading of Ordinance 02/2015 to rezone about 76.55 acres near Waldron and Blair roads to Planned Density Residential (PDR) with a retail frontage after a public hearing and developer presentation; residents raised traffic and buffering concerns and the developer said no tenants are signed yet.","actionData","errors"]

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