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Germantown Design Review Commission Meeting – June 24, 2025

Board of Mayor and Aldermen & City Boards — Tuesday, June 24, 2025
BodyGermantown, Tennessee
SessionBoard of Mayor and Aldermen & City Boards
DateTuesday, June 24, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:01

Are we okay?

0:04

I'd like to welcome everyone to the City of Germantown Design Review Commission meeting Tuesday, June 24th, 2025.

0:11

Our first item of business is to establish a quorum.

0:15

Please call roll.

0:21

Mr.

0:21

Schmidt.

0:22

Here.

0:23

Mr.

0:24

Carney.

0:25

Here.

0:27

Here.

0:28

Ms.

0:28

Kimbrough?

0:29

Here.

0:30

Mr.

0:31

Mr.

0:32

Kenneth.

0:35

Here.

0:38

Mr.

0:38

Schnishwitz.

0:39

Here.

0:41

Schmidt.

0:44

Oh.

0:46

Up close.

0:47

Uh Mr.

0:48

White's here too.

0:49

And so is Ms.

0:50

Meaning.

0:50

Mr.

0:51

White.

0:52

And Miss Wheelwell.

0:54

Here.

0:55

Oh.

0:57

We do have a quorum.

0:59

Very good.

1:01

Citizens' comments.

1:02

I see we do have some guests with us tonight, so you're welcome to speak during the public hearings held on the matters listed below if you feel like you'd like to speak on anything we have before us.

1:14

But now I'd like the approval of the minutes from the May 20th, 2025 meeting.

1:18

I will entertain a motion.

1:20

Motion to approve the May 2025 meeting minutes.

1:23

Second.

1:24

Very good.

1:25

Please call roll.

1:27

Ms.

1:27

Meanwhile, yes.

1:29

Mr.

1:29

Nishwitz?

1:30

Yes.

1:31

Mr.

1:32

Schmidt?

1:32

Yes.

1:33

Mr.

1:34

Carney?

1:35

Yes.

1:35

Alterman Hicks?

1:37

Yes.

1:37

Ms.

1:38

Kimbrough?

1:38

Yes.

1:39

Mr.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Parks and Recreation████████████████████████████28%
Arts And Culture█████████████████████21%
Procedural███████████████15%
Tree Management██████████████14%
Community Engagement█████████9%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████7%
Active Transportation██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Germantown Design Review Commission Meeting – June 24, 2025

The Germantown Design Review Commission convened on June 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting covered approval of consent agenda items, including a wall sign, a storage shed, and a revised site plan for a school campus expansion, along with liaison reports from various commissions. Key discussions addressed e-bike regulations, parks maintenance, the use of tree mitigation funds, the selection of a mobile mural artist, and the city budget.

Consent Calendar

  • (25-009) Barbara’s Dance Wear: Approval of a wall sign at 2021 S. Germantown Rd., Ste. 1 (applicant Frank Balton Sign Company).
  • (25-010) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church: Approval of a building modification (storage shed) at 8151 Poplar Ave.
  • (15-512) Madonna Learning Center, INC: Approval of a revised final site plan for a school campus expansion at 7007, 7035, and 7045 Poplar Ave. All three items were approved unanimously without discussion.

Discussion Items

Recognition of Guest

  • Easton Curry, a scout working on his citizenship badge, was recognized along with his father Chris Curry.

Liaison Reports

  • Historic Commission: No report due to staffing changes; follow-up planned with the new staff member.
  • Parks and Recreation Commission:
    • E-bikes: A subcommittee with the Transportation Commission is studying e-bike regulations. Commissioners requested the subcommittee also address commercial scooters, but city staff clarified that commercial scooters are already prohibited by ordinance.
    • Parks Maintenance: A commissioner noted overgrowth in some parks. Staff will investigate landscaping contracts and report back at the next meeting.
    • Tree Mitigation: The commission’s earlier tree mitigation fee policy has generated a $160,000 fund. The fund has been used to remove hazardous trees, plant 300 trees, and maintain medians across the city.
  • Public Art Commission:
    • Mobile Mural: After 33 initial submissions and 1,900 online votes from residents, artist Sean Coffee was selected to create a mobile mural. The mural will be displayed at events such as the Germantown Festival and Houston High School football games.
    • Creative Crosswalk: The thermoplastic crosswalk at Farmington and Wolf River is showing wear; staff are investigating whether it is a product or installation issue. A second crosswalk is planned.
  • Tree Board and Sketch Plan Committee: Both meet the next day; reports deferred to the next commission meeting.
  • Board of Mayor & Aldermen (BMA): The city budget was approved on third reading with amendments that preserved all parks and recreation funding.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes from the May 20, 2025 meeting were approved unanimously.
  • The consent agenda was approved unanimously, authorizing the three development requests.
  • The mobile mural project advances with artist Sean Coffee; production and installation planning is underway.
  • City staff will follow up on parks maintenance concerns and the creative crosswalk issue.
  • The e-bike subcommittee will consider expanding its scope to include commercial scooters, though staff noted those are already prohibited.

Meeting Transcript

Are we okay? I'd like to welcome everyone to the City of Germantown Design Review Commission meeting Tuesday, June 24th, 2025. Our first item of business is to establish a quorum. Please call roll. Mr. Schmidt. Here. Mr. Carney. Here. Here. Ms. Kimbrough? Here. Mr. Mr. Kenneth. Here. Mr. Schnishwitz. Here. Schmidt. Oh. Up close. Uh Mr. White's here too. And so is Ms. Meaning. Mr. White. And Miss Wheelwell. Here. Oh. We do have a quorum. Very good. Citizens' comments. I see we do have some guests with us tonight, so you're welcome to speak during the public hearings held on the matters listed below if you feel like you'd like to speak on anything we have before us. But now I'd like the approval of the minutes from the May 20th, 2025 meeting. I will entertain a motion. Motion to approve the May 2025 meeting minutes. Second. Very good. Please call roll. Ms. Meanwhile, yes. Mr. Nishwitz? Yes. Mr. Schmidt?

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