30 August 2007 BOMA From Tuesday The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Tuesday night for a final wrap-up discussion of the new Zoning Ordinance. Second reading of this policy ordinance will take place next Tuesday, September 4 at 7:00pm. This special meeting will be a public hearing on just the Zoning Ordinance. Transportation Committee Meets Tonight The Transportation Advisory Committee meets tonight at 5:00. This meeting replaces our regularly scheduled September meeting, the first Monday of the month, which is Labor Day. In addition to a public hearing on the proposed Road Impact Fee Update, the following will be considered: 1.    Review of proposed property sale, McEwen Drive at Mallory Lane. 2.    Review of proposed property sale, Carothers Parkway at McEwen Drive. 3.    Consideration of alterations to the roundabouts on Liberty Pike in McKay's Mill. 4.    Consideration of renewal of agreement between the City of Franklin and the U.S. Geological Survey for continuation of two gauging stations. Franklin Jazz Festival This Weekend The Franklin Jazz Festival is this weekend, beginning at 2:30pm on Sunday, September 2 with all day events scheduled on Labor Day, Monday, September 3. Visit franklinjazzfestival.com for event schedules and bios of the participants. Enjoy some cool jazz at the end of a long, hot summer! Trash Collection for Labor Day Week The City of Franklin Solid Waste Department has announced its collection schedule for the Labor Day Holiday week. Monday, September 3rd, is a scheduled holiday for City employees. Customers normally serviced on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, will have their collection delayed by one day. This means that Monday customers will be serviced on Tuesday; Tuesday customers will be serviced on Wednesday; Wednesday customers will be serviced on Thursday; Thursday customers will be serviced on Friday. Customers normally serviced on Friday will have solid waste collected on their regular day. Yard waste and brush are not collected during holiday weeks.   TDR Lectures on Tuesday, 9/25 Rick Pruetz, a nationally recognized expert on Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and author of Beyond Takings and Givings, has accepted our invitation to provide multiple presentations on September 25. I personally met and heard Mr. Pruetz speak at the American Planning Association conference in San Francisco several years ago. Jaime Groce, City of Franklin Planning Director, and Franklin Tomorrow have been working together to plan the sessions. The overall theme will be Saved By Development: Preserving Natural Areas, Farmland and Landmarks with Transfer of Development Rights. The working schedule at this time for these presentations is as follows:   Tuesday, September 25, from 11:30am to 1:00pm, Mr. Pruetz will be the featured speaker at the Williamson County Chamber Luncheon held at the Cool Springs Marriott. That same afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00pm, Mr. Pruetz will provide a lecture on TDR in the City Hall Boardroom. This lecture will be free and open to the public, with special invitation made to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission. This lecture will be taped for replay on Channel 10. This lecture will be followed immediately at 6:00pm by a BOMA work session, with Mr. Pruetz likely having a place on the agenda. On Wednesday, September 26, Mr. Pruetz will be meeting with City of Franklin Department Directors and staff to review and evaluate the report of the TDR Task Force.   This is a great partnering effort for Franklin Tomorrow, the City of Franklin and the Chamber of Commerce to bring valuable information to the business community, elected officials, and the general public on important policy considerations that could help shape our city for years to come. I hope you will mark this date and plan to participate. For more information on Rick Pruetz, check out beyondtakingsandgivings.com.