Brentwood approves Old Smyrna Road Phase 1 design contract; consent agenda items and board appointments pass unanimously
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At its Feb. 10 meeting the Brentwood Board of Commissioners authorized a $93,000 agreement with Sullivan Engineering for design of Old Smyrna Road Phase 1, approved consent items including equipment outfitting for 13 police vehicles, and appointed members to the historic commission and tree board.
The Brentwood Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to authorize an agreement with Sullivan Engineering, Inc., for design services on Phase 1 of the Old Smyrna Road project and adopted several consent items and board appointments.
The contract with Sullivan Engineering covers enhanced preliminary design work for the most constrained portion of Old Smyrna Road — described at the meeting as the stretch from Jones Parkway to about 450 feet east of the Harlan subdivision — and carries a price of $93,000. Interim City Manager Jay and staff said the scope includes outreach (a public meeting plus a property-owner meeting along the corridor), additional profile options, and a tree survey to document species and condition. Staff and commissioners said the corridor is constrained by existing walls and drainage features and that changes can have cascading impacts on adjacent properties.
The consent agenda — enacted by a single unanimous vote — included a resolution authorizing an amendment with IGM Technology Corp. for adoption of Gravity software and approval to purchase and install equipment graphics and related items for 13 police vehicles. Commissioner Spears noted during remarks that the vehicle-outfitting item would authorize spending “just over $167,000” to equip 13 police vehicles with light bars, sirens, radar and exterior graphics; the consent motion passed 7–0.
The commission also completed a set of appointments. Historic commission slots were filled after voting: Joseph Grossen and Allison Stabile (each receiving full support on the initial ballot), Susan Tabor (selected for a full term) and Joseph Crockett (selected to fill an unexpired term). The tree board appointments approved by the commission were Angela Beaton, Haley Garrett, Robert Pritchett and Patricia Schultz; vote counts read into the record showed seven votes each for Beaton and Garrett and six votes each for Pritchett and Schultz.
Commissioners said they wanted to move Old Smyrna Road work forward while preserving the corridor’s historic character where possible. Jay said staff will return with the additional design information and the tree-survey findings for the commission’s consideration as the phase-one design is refined.