# 2026.08.11 - Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting Live Stream


**Body:** City of Bartlett Tennessee
**Date:** August 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Bartlett, Tennessee Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on August 11, 2026, included several purchasing and capital-project actions. The board approved three consent-agenda contracts: resurfacing the pickleball courts at Shady Lawn Park, purchasing and installing banquet-hall flooring at The Venue at Bartlett Station, and a change order for the Shady Lawn Park parking-lot project. It also approved, 4–0, a bid for replacement seating at the Bartlett Performing Arts Center (BPAC), selecting the lowest of three acceptable bids from six submissions, Grinder Taber Grinder. The expected cost was about $172,000, compared with an initial estimate of $125,000; staff said savings on BPAC’s parking-lot capital project could absorb the overage. The city described a prospective University of Memphis-supported strategic-planning effort for BPAC, while noting the aging seats need replacement regardless of the facility’s future direction.

The board approved, 4–0, a resolution amending Bartlett City Schools’ FY2027 general-purpose school fund and general fund balance; discussion suggested it related to a football scoreboard, but no amount was stated. A proposed residential development application was withdrawn so revised plans could return to the Planning Commission. The board also advanced a first reading of an ordinance aligning the city’s energy-conservation code with Tennessee’s 2018 standard, with a public hearing set for September 8. In an update on the FY2026 paving program, the city engineer reported that striping remained outstanding and discussed contractor availability, identifying Traffic Mark, Lehman Roberts, Standard, Poland Paving, and PRI in connection with current or prospective paving work. No new grant award was made; a county commissioner discussed prior grant-funded city projects and advised directing grants toward projects already underway and publicly funded.

**Source:** City of Bartlett Tennessee