tiative established
during PRESIDENT Eisenhower's 1956 white house conference on citizen diplomacy, seeks to foster friendship and understanding between the united states and other nations through person to person diplomacy and the celebration of cultural diversity and. Whereas in
alignment with this vision, the citizens of nashville, tennessee and kamakura, japan, have committed to working together to cultivate mutual understanding and ensuring future peace and freedom through the creation of global friendships. And whereas,
in recognition of nashville's growing importance to the presence of japanese businesses in our region, the japanese government relocated the consulate from new orleans to nashville in 2008, and. Whereas one of the primary goals of the first consul general of japan in
nashville, the honorable hiroshi sato, was to establish a sister city relationship between japan and nashville to foster cultural exchanges. And whereas, between 2008 and 2014, several cultural and business leadership exchanges took place between
nashville and kamakura, the hometown of consul general sato and. Whereas kamakura became nashville's eighth sister city, in SEPTEMBER of 2014, at a signing ceremony in kamakura between carl dean, mayor of nashville, and takashi matsuo, mayor of kamakura, attended by
nashville and kamakura leaders and. Whereas since nashville and kamakura city partnership was formulated, numerous reciprocal exchanges occurred in music culture. The arts, government, and education, thereby enhancing mutual respect and understanding
between the two cities. And whereas the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county, through the metropolitan council, officially recognizes and supports this ongoing partnership, with the aspiration that it will continue to strengthen and foster lasting
friendships between the citizens of nashville and kamakura, while encouraging cooperative across various sectors, including music culture, the arts, education, and governance. Now, therefore, MAY it be resolved by the council of the metropolitan
government of nashville and davidson county. Yay! And I'd love to bring up meena johnson, who is the current board PRESIDENT Of sister cities of nashville, to say a few words.
Thank you, council member, and thank you, sawara. And thank you, council lady wiener. And I am so excited to take this council member with me to kamakura this saturday. And council member and MADAM Pro tem, thank you very much for the recognition and continuous
support. And many council members. I know entrusted to joing kamakura. So I'm sorry you cannot come this time, but please join next time. I'm looking forward to showing you around. Thank you again.
Appreciate it. Thank you. All right. With the resolution. All right. If there are any council members who have any announcements, please start getting in the que. Are you able to get in the que? No.
All right, so we're raising hands. First one up is council member. Pretty council member prepped? You are recognized.
Thank you. MADAM Pro tem for district 25 residents. This saturday, I will be holding office hours at the well from 830 until noon. So please feel free to come out. Ask me questions and get some more information. Also, I would like to share for nashville, davidson
county residents at as as a whole this wednesday. Tomorrow is the start of early voting, and one of the things that we are aware of and in my role as the rules confirmation public elections committee chair is we are actively monitoring any possible acts of violence or
intimidation around voting or at the polling sites. So if at any moment you feel as if you are seeing, witnessing or experiencing any acts of violence or intimidation at the polling places, please reach out to your council member who will then correspond directly with
mpd. Who's doing the work to make sure that they have continuing situational awareness of everything going on around our elections. So rest assured that your institutions have your best interest at heart and want to make sure that you have every
opportunity to participate in our democracy. So thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Thank you.
Council member, councilmember tombs, you are recognized. Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Next tuesday, OCTOBER 22nd at 6 P.M.
Is the monthly district two community meeting. It is in the william d bodenheimer building, which is where the north precinct is 2230 1/26 avenue north. There's also a zoom option, tiny url dot com backslash capital d, the number two capital o, capital c,
capital t 22 capital n, capital d, d 2nd OCTOBER 22nd. And there will also be a separate rezoning committee meeting on tuesday, OCTOBER 29th at 6 P.M. At casa de dios on dickerson pike to discuss the rezoning project at 520 ewing drive. Thank you.
Council member, tombs council member cooperman. You are recognized. Thank you so much.
Pro tem. A couple things, a little bit of sad news. We did have a house fire in salem town thursday evening. Many thanks to the mayor who stopped by to make sure everything was okay. But the family did have the family of three did have their house
destroyed and are left with nothing but the clothing that they were wearing when they left the house. They're long time residents of salem town and native nashvillians they're staying with nearby with extended family. But you can venmo at salem town underscore
neighbors or go to the salem town neighbors dot org website to consider donating to support them. They need a they need a lot of assistance at this time.
So everything helps. As chair prep shared early voting is tomorrow, so make sure we get out and vote. You can check your your polling place online and encourage all of the davidson county residents to get out and vote in this election. OCTOBER
24th, 6 P.M. To 8 P.M. Is the salem town halloween party at the bearded iris to benefit rare animal rescue. So that's at 101 van buren street and then OCTOBER 26th, 10 to 11 is the germantown cleanup at morgan park. So come check those those
great events out. And thank you so much. Thank you. Council member, cuban council member styles, you are recognized.
Thank you so much. Pro tem.
Finally, there's a list. So this upcoming tuesday a week from today, OCTOBER 22nd, we are having our southeast community meeting representatives from district eight, 12, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33 will be present. We will also have the codes department, mpd and ndfd maps,
nes water and planning present to give updates on our area. I hope everyone will come out and ask questions and that will be at 6 P.M. And cane ridge high school on old hickory boulevard on OCTOBER 30th. We will have our district 32 community
meeting at 6 P.M. At the southeast community center, and we will be discussing our painted intersection, as well as updates on century farms. So hope everyone will come out.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Council member styles. Council member taylor, you are recognized. Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. First and foremost, I would like to just send a heartfelt condolence to the family that lost a loved one this weekend on jefferson street and also a
heartfelt condolence or heartfelt sympathy to the families that have victims of senseless gun violence. Also on jefferson street. And so just if you guys would just kind of keep those folks in your thoughts, your prayers and also thinking of ways we can in this body
manage gun laws the best of our ability, and then secondly, on a high on OCTOBER 31st, on halloween at elizabeth park at 530, we're going to have movies in the park. We're going to have food and fun and games, and then we'll start the movie disney. P.
You all there. Thanks. Thank you. Council member taylor, council member bradford, you are recognized. Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Just remind residents of district 13 we have two concurrent events going on this saturday. First off is coffee with your council member at the
dunkin donuts there on bradley parkway from 9 to 11 A.M. Also, our beautification commissioner is hosting a cleanup event at hamilton creek recreation center that starts at 9:00. He will be providing the cleanup supplies so residents are invited to pick
which one you want to do. Do you want to sit and talk to your council member or go help keep our community clean? So anyway, again, that is saturday 9 to 11 for both. Council member office hours and community cleanup.
Thank you. Thank you council member bradford council member gamble. You are recognized.
Thank you, MADAM Pro tem, I want to announce that there will be the district three quarterly meeting coming up this next week on OCTOBER 22nd, tuesday, OCTOBER 22nd at 6 P.M. The meeting will be held at the madison police precinct, and that's at 400 myatt drive in
madison and we'll be talking about issues and things going on in the district, as well as two proposed projects. So want to invite everyone out on OCTOBER 22nd for the district three quarterly meeting, 6 P.M. At the madison police precinct. Thanks.
Thank you. Council member.
Gamble. Council member. Harrell, you are recognized. Thank you.
MADAM Pro tem. So district eight will be having our monthly meeting on OCTOBER 28th at 6 P.M. Hamilton united methodist church also, there was a adopt a street cleanup for scheduled for the 19th. It has been rescheduled and the date of that
is NOVEMBER ninth saturday.
Thank you. Council member harrell, council member voe, you are recognized. Thank you so much. PRESIDENT Pro tem. I just want to take this moment to congratulate doctor lois jordan on her highway dedication that happened on OCTOBER 10th. She
was the first female and first african american woman elected to the metro council in 1971.
And it was very, very exciting to get to honor her and celebrate her at the adventure science center, galactic gardens. I just want to remind everyone that tomorrow is a really important meeting. We will be discussing fort negley phase one, and this will be a
design presentation talking about the themes, elements, and an opportunity for q&a with the design team. So that's going to be at 532, 730 tomorrow, OCTOBER 16th at the fort negley visitor center. Everyone is welcome to attend if they would like. And
then on OCTOBER 26th, chestnut hill neighborhood association will be having their meeting and it will be at the nashville city cemetery. They're doing a tour there at 12:00. And then on OCTOBER 26 at 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.
Is the william edmundson arts and culture festival. That is free and everyone is invited to participate and come and experience a day of arts and culture. And then I just want to remind everyone that they are doing tours throughout the month
of OCTOBER. Various tours of the city cemetery every saturday. So thank you so much. Thank you.
Council member. Are there any other council members with announcements? Council member kimbrough, you are recognized.
Thank you. MADAM Pro tem. On thursday, OCTOBER 24th, 2024 at 6 p.M, there will be the district one monthly meeting at the word of life christian church at 4100 clarksville pike.
That's at 6 P.M. On tomorrow, tuesday, OCTOBER the 15th, 2024 at six from 6 to 8 P.M. The jordan church of christ will host explore extension and they will discuss opportunities through it, says join davidson county extension team to discuss
opportunities available through extension on saturday, OCTOBER 26th, 2024 at noon. The beeman park nature center, located at 5911 old hickory boulevard, will celebrate their 15th anniversary. It will be a day of fun. If you need information,
you can email beeman park at nashville dot gov on saturday, OCTOBER 26th, 2024 from 11 to 4 P.M. At 4550 dry fork road, whites creek, tennessee the whites creek community club will host a barbecue cookoff, and it will be between the three best
smokers. I guess, in the district that's hosted by the whites creek community club on saturday, NOVEMBER 5th, saturday NOVEMBER 9th, 2024, from 430 to 6:30 P.M. Joelton first baptist church will host a fish fry and silent silent auction to benefit
bennett manor assisted living on saturday, NOVEMBER 23rd, 2024 at 2 P.M. The whites creek historical society, together with friends of whites creek, will honor the trail of tears, trail of tears commemorative walk that walk will occur right
around 2 P.M. If you can't walk, cards will be provided on saturday, DECEMBER 21st, 2024.
There will be a joelton christmas, christmas festival and parade. More details to come thank you, thank you. Council member kimbrough. Are there any other council members with announcements? All right. Seeing none, I will give a couple of announcements for district 30.
We have a community cleanup this saturday, OCTOBER 19th. We will be meeting at 9:00 at the paragon mills church of christ at 4828 astor drive. We will also have a fall festival on OCTOBER 26th from 3 to 5 at paragon mills church of christ, and on the 26th earlier in the
day from 9 to 11, we will be flower planting at the supermercado, 541 paragon mills drive. Also as a reminder, today is the last day of hispanic heritage month. I don't know if you guys participated. I've been telling you guys to participate
in one way or the other. There are still a couple of events you can participate in. The nashville ballet has dia de los muertos from OCTOBER 17th through the 20. There is a sugar skull, dia de los muertos musical adventure at tpac on OCTOBER 27th, and there is a dia
de los muertos performed by the nashville symphony on OCTOBER 27th at 3 P.M. I am also latina year round, so if you would like to go get tacos with me, that is another way you could participate in hispanic heritage month. With that being said,
that concludes our announcements
will the meeting please come to order? Today is tuesday, OCTOBER 15th, 2024. This is the 25th regular meeting of the current term of the metropolitan council of nashville and davidson county. Will all members of the council, as well as the public,
please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance? The invocation is being offered this evening by eric ashley. MR.
Ashley is the lead pastor of parks church and is the guest of district 20 council member rollin horton. Go ahead sir.
Thank you. It's an honor to be here. Let's pray together.
Gracious GOD, we come now to ask your favor on tonight's meeting.
This is a unique time in history. Never has this group of people gathered in this way for these reasons. And so it's got significance and weight and possibility. So we pray, as your word teaches us to pray that your kingdom would come. Your
will would be done tonight as it is in heaven, for the policies and initiatives that are according to your will. I pray that they would pass, that you would bless them. Things that for some way are contrary or in your wisdom. Do not accord with
your will. Would they not pass?
And would you give us the humility to rest and trust in you? I pray for the relationships in this room tonight. For those that have worked together for some, sometimes months, sometimes years, and have history that you would help them to love one
another, to forgive one another, to work together for the common good and GOD in your word. You tell us that you're coming again to make all the sad things come untrue, to set up your kingdom in full. Until then, you've given us a restorative work to
do. So I thank you for these servants who are called to serve this city, and I pray that you would bless them tonight in their work in jesus name, amen.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You MAY be seated. Thank you, pastor ashley okay, folks, early voting for
the NOVEMBER 5th election starts tomorrow at 12 locations all across the county for 14 days through OCTOBER 31st. And so we always encourage nashvillians to take advantage of early voting and to follow the davidson county election commission as
the primary trusted source for election information, including your sample ballot schedules, deadlines and procedures. Thank you in advance to everyone working at the polls in the coming weeks. Voting is essential to uphold our democracy, so let's all work to
make sure that nashville has its highest participation ever.
Also, regarding the tuesday, NOVEMBER 5th election, which falls on what would be a regular meeting of the council per council rules of procedure and the charter, I have called the meeting to be instead on thursday, NOVEMBER the 7th, monday committees will shift to
wednesday, NOVEMBER sixth and tuesday committees will shift to thursday prior to the council meeting. And so that has been publicly noticed even as of the prior meeting. But we just want to make sure as we're deferring items, this evening and talking
about the next meeting, that folks are aware that that will be thursday, NOVEMBER the 7th.
Members receive notice from me yesterday via memo and also on your desks of two vacancies on the health and education null facilities. Board members will be called upon to make nominations at that NOVEMBER 7th meeting. Interviews will be NOVEMBER 19th and elections on
DECEMBER third. OCTOBER is domestic violence awareness month, as I shared at last meeting. And so I want to thank everyone who attended the 20th anniversary of the meetings at the bridge event earlier this month to honor ten lives lost in nashville to domestic violence
homicide in 2024 and extend a special congratulations and thank you to council member brenda gad, who was the recipient of the outstanding government official award at that event. I know public health and safety chair evans has shared by email today. Also, a
letter on your desk about a series of special meetings of her committee regarding domestic violence offender accountability. But I also want all members to hear from me that your attendance is very much encouraged and appreciated. I look forward to seeing as many
of you as possible tomorrow in this chamber at 4:00 and at the in her shoes a simulation experiential event. The following wednesday. You will have received just shortly ago a calendar invitation from MISS Hayes shacklett. So please make sure to reply to that no later
than noon. This coming tuesday, so that our hosts will know how many of us are joining them for that experiential, court watching opportunity. And then lastly, and just as importantly, the final meeting of the series on OCTOBER 30th, when we'll hear
from criminal justice system representatives. Okay. And then last but not least, we have a girl scout troop with us this evening. So we want to recognize brownie troop or rather girl scout troop 171 from saint bernard academy. It was my pleasure to chat with these
girls in my office earlier.
Welcome to you. Okay, without objection, we will suspend the calling of the roll and ask the clerk to record the names of the members present throughout the meeting. Is there a motion for the approval of the minutes of SEPTEMBER 17th? Okay, there's a
motion properly seconded. And so, without objection. Okay. The minutes of the meeting of SEPTEMBER 17th are approved. MR.
Clerk, are there any messages from the mayor? There are no messages from themayor. Thank you, MR. Clerk. Okay, now we're moving into section e of our agenda. Elections. Okay. First is item e one regarding the contract and compliance board.
This is for a council member to serve as a non-voting member of the board, with a term expiring OCTOBER 15th, 2026. COUNCILWOMAN Sepulveda was nominated by council member parker, and with only one nominee, we can take this vote by voice. Okay, all in
favor of MISS Sepulveda being elected to serve on the contract and compliance board, please say I any voting? No. Any abstaining. Okay. Council has elected pro tem sepulveda.
Congratulations. Okay. Next item e two. Also, regarding the contract and compliance board, this is the consideration of nominees for two vacancies to be filled by members of the community with terms expiring OCTOBER 15th, 2026. I believe MISS Darby requested a report
from chair prepped. MR. Prepped, can you provide a report, please, regarding the contract and compliance board? MISS Sepulveda, we know you well, so.
But if you would repeat, then you're for that as well. I'd appreciate it. Thank you. MR.
Prepped. Yes, sir. Go ahead.
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, the committee considered the nomination of council member sepulveda and voted five in favor. Zero against, one not voting. Thank you. Okay. And then, as well, if you'd go ahead for item e two, the rules confirmation public elections
committee considered the nomination of the honorable gloria hauser, as well as jayla thomas, and voted, respectively, six in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay. I'm sorry.
This is item e two first chair if you would. So we're on item e two regarding the contract and compliance board. Getting a little ahead of myself. No worries. Vice mayor. Yes, we considered the nominations of anne barnette as well as dante gleaves and voted six in favor,
zero against, zero not voting, respectively. Okay. And I also heard your report as well for the housing trust fund commission, which was for item e three. Correct. So we've already got that into the record. Okay.
Thank you. Chair prep tea okay.
Colleagues having heard the report regarding all folks up for election, we'll now go back to item e two. And with only two nominees for two vacancies, we can likewise vote by voice. But we will take them up separately.
Okay. All right. So all in favor of the election of ann barnette to the contract and compliance board, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
Council has elected and barnette to the contract and compliance board next. Thank you, MR.
CHAIRMAN. Next. And next I dante gleaves who was nominated by MISS Tombs. You've report of chair t. We can again take this by voice. All in favor of the election of dante gleaves to the contract and compliance board. Please say aye. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
Council has elected dante gleaves. Congratulations. Okay.
Next colleagues for item e three. This is for the housing trust fund commission.
Consideration of nominees to fill one vacancy on the commission with a term expiring SEPTEMBER 17th, 2029. As there is just one vacancy and there are two nominees, we will do this vote on your tablet. Okay.
MR. Clerk, would you please, having already heard the report of chair t, would you please open the machines for the vote?
Okay. All votes are in. Mr.
Clerk, please show the vote.
MISS Darby, we require 21 votes for election. And thus, at this juncture. Okay, only two candidates, and we have 20. Okay MISS Darby has advised MR. Clerk that we will take the vote again
MR. Clerk advises all votes are in again just for everyone's awareness. This does require 21 votes for election. MR. Clerk, please show the vote. The council has elected jayla thomas congratulations to jayla thomas.
And as well, a special thank you to the honorable gloria hauser for her willingness to serve. We appreciate you both and we appreciate all who were elected this evening to serve. So thank you. Let's congratulate them.
Please.
Okay. Next, we are moving into section f of our agenda. Agenda appointees and nominees. This portion of the agenda shall shares all persons that were scheduled to appear before the rules, confirmations and public elections committee this evening
re referrals back to the committee will be by rule as part of the council's two meeting process for all elections and confirmations. No votes will be taken by the body in this section of the agenda, other than for deferrals. Chair t committee report please first,
for any withdrawals or deferrals, sir. Go ahead. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, we considered the reappointment of jerry pentecost and voted six in favor, zero against, zero not voting for an indefinite deferral. Okay. Is that the only deferral or withdrawal? MR. T
there is a motion to suspend the rules on one. Okay. Let's then first take up this indefinite.
Okay. I believe perhaps is f3 sir also hospital authority board frank stevenson. Yes. That is for a one meeting deferral.
Okay. Eight in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay.
All right. So, chair prep tea if you would make a motion regarding item f one, the auditorium commission and the indefinite deferral as recommended by your committee of MR. Jerry pentecost, please. So moved. Is there a second? Okay.
Is there any discussion on the indefinite deferral motion for MR. Pentecost? Okay. Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay. That is indefinitely deferred. Okay.
We're going to skip ahead again so we can dispose of our deferrals to agenda item f three regarding the hospital authority board, the reappointment of frank stevenson for a term expiring on JULY 11th, 2029. You heard the report of chair prep t
a recommending a one meeting deferral chair. Could you make a similar motion, please? Move for a one meeting deferral okay. Is there a second? Is there any discussion on this deferral motion? Okay. Seeing none. All in favor please say aye. Any
voting no or abstaing okay.
All right. That is also deferred. One meeting. Okay, chair, it's back to you for a continuation of your report, sir thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, we considered the appointment of mikhail helton to the east bank authority and voted five in favor, zero against, one not
voting to suspend the rules to permit the committee to interview MISS Helton at our next subsequent meeting. Okay, let's see, MISS Darby, would you recommend that we dispose of that item first, separate from the others? Can we take that up separately as it as a part of
that other item? I think you would want to dispose of it a second. Okay. All righty. Okay.
So, colleagues, you have heard the report of chair prep t regarding the suspension of the rules relative to the steps of the interview process for MISS Helton. Let's see. I guess.
Chair prep t do you want to add that motion or to someone else want to do so? I guess I think you would need to make the motion chair because I can't really recognize out of turn.
And then we'll see if there is any objection. So moved okay.
MR. Prep t has moved a suspension of the rules. Is there any objection to the suspension of the rules? Okay.
Seeing none, the rules are suspended. And so, chair prep t I guess then if you would make a motion. Likewise to defer her interview to the meeting of NOVEMBER seventh. So move, MADAM Vice mayor. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. Is there any discussion on the motion to
defer the interview of MISS Mchale? Horton for consideration of east bank development authority? Okay. Seeing no discussion, MISS Weiner. Go ahead. Ma'am, let's see. Bup bup bup bup bup. Hang on, MISS Weiner. There you are. Go ahead.
Great. Thank you, vice mayor. I appreciate it. I just wanted to provide a little perspective around this particular particular deferral. First of all, life happens. And sadly, in this case, death has happened.
And I don't know that we necessarily dealt with that when we were looking at the rules.
Now, while I believe in consistency, I think it's really important that we consider life events and it MAY be something that we want to look at in the future insofar as the rules that that we have in front of us. But that said, I think that we're
honoring this woman's angst. I think we're honoring her pain and her suffering and something that she had no control over.
And so the committee decided to defer this in order to give her the opportunity to not MISS Out on being able to provide her service to the city. Thank you.
I appreciate the additional explanation. By way of discussion, MISS Styles, is there anything you want to discuss regarding this deferral?
Yeah. Go ahead. You're recognized. Thank. Thank you.
Council member sepulveda I just wanted to stand in support of this deferral. I find this case disturbing. And if something happened on our watch, I don't think this feels like we're.
We're throwing money at it. And as I had my own can. No, MISS Styles, we're discussing the deferral of an interview for somebody from the bank authority. Sorry, I'm preparing for that one. Sorry. Okay. All right. Okay, okay. I appreciate, MISS Wiener. We do extend our
condolences to MISS Horton and to her family. Thank you for that explanation. Okay. Seeing no further discussion, the motion then, is to. As I understand it, your prep rty would be to defer the consideration to the next meeting and then there would
also be the vote that same evening. So we're going to pull those together. Okay. Chair prep is acknowledging that is the motion correct. It has been seconded prior. We've heard the discussion all in favor of the motion please say I any voting
no or abstaining okay. MISS Houten's consideration is deferred to the meeting of NOVEMBER 7th. Okay, chair prep, we're going to go back to you then to finish out the reporting let's go back to f two east bank authority. If you could share the folks who were considered
this evening, please, sir. Yes, we considered karen garner voted five and six in favor, zero against, zero not voting, as well as nathaniel carter, scott tift and bob braswell and voted eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay. Thank you
sir. Okay. And then if you could just continue, please. Because all of these in the regular order will be referred by rule.
So we're not going to need to be voting anymore. So if you would just complete your report for items f four and five please sir. Yes. Considered the appointment of eric and erica nichols, as well as nathan oliver and voted eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting
okay. And then I apologize. Did you share also about MR. Oliver just now? Thank you. I'm sorry sir, I was looking over here.
Got it. Okay, so all those four additional east bank authority nominees as well as music, film and entertainment and stormwater management are going to be re referred by rule to chair practice committee. Okay. Chair prep tea. So next is our
committee report in section g for confirmations regarding these appointees. In the second step of your committee's two meeting process. Again, first for deferrals, if there are any, please, sir, there are no deferrals, MADAM. Okay. All right. So next then please, for
persons who received a unanimous vote of recommendation by the committee and a consolidated motion for those same appointees, please. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, for the contract compliance compliance board, we consider the honorable name michael adagio. Alfredo
pina, the third as well to the convention center authority.
Nora dykstra, sima prasad, and as the metro director of finance. Janine read, voted eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting, respectively.
Okay. And can you do then a consolidated motion. So moved okay. Is there a second? Okay.
Is properly moved. Properly seconded. Is any member seeking to be recognized to remove an item from the collective vote?
No. Okay. So without objection will be voting on these items together. Is there any discussion on the collective slate of appointees for confirmation? Okay. Seeing none.
All in favor of these folks to serve on these boards, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay. So in order, I will read those folks who were just confirmed by the council.
If you were just confirmed and returned to join us in chambers, this evening, that's an optional part of this process. But please do stand to be recognized when you hear your name called. As I confirmed first to the contract and compliance board, the
honorable former council member fabian bennett. Next is MR.
Michael iadevaia, also to the contract and compliance board.
MR. Matt neal, MR. Alfredo pena, the third also to the contract and compliance board. Next is the reappointment to the convention center authority of MISS Nora dykstra. Okay. And then also to the convention center authority. A reappointment of MISS Seema
prasad. And then lastly but certainly not least, the appointment of MISS Janine reed as the metropolitan director of finance. Welcome, MISS Reed and to you to MR. Bennett. We are grateful to you and we congratulate you on your confirmation.
Okay. Next, we are moving into section h. This is our public comment period. I know we're all very glad to congratulate the honorable fabian bennett and to welcome our new welcome back. In fact, our new finance director.
But let's keep moving along in our agenda. Members of the public who reside in tennessee wishing to speak for public comment, MAY sign up at the clerk's office counter on the day of the scheduled meeting between 5 P.M. And 6 P.M. Public comment is limited to 20 minutes
total each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to speak for public comment this evening. We have only one person who has signed up and that is MISS Nicole williams for agenda item.
I believe two items is that a two? A seven and 49. Okay. For thank you for the clarification for agenda item two and 49. This is rs 2024 708 and ordinance 2024 for seven eight. In opposition. Go ahead, MISS Williams. You're recognized.
Thank you so much. So I'm starting to feel a little bit like cassandra because I keep coming up here and giving you all good advice and you're not listening to me. But for the short term rental ordinance, I noticed that none of the changes that I suggested were
incorporated. That's fine. It's bad policy. I hope that everything works out well for you, but I fear the state will preempt that if you pass it as is for the jonathan saad settlement, you all need to ask some more questions. Like seriously, I know everyone wants
to turn the page, but giving daniel singh a settlement was supposed to turn the page that didn't turn the page. Giving jonathan saad a settlement.
$150,000, $150,000 is supposed to turn the page. Y'all. The page is not turning. It's not turning. We're on the same page and we're going to be for a while because there's still dysfunction at metro arts. So this is not going to fix everything. It's not going to
solve your problems. There was a lot of talk about saad being a protected class. The woman who was hired in his place is a young black woman who is incredibly well qualified. I encourage any of you to reach out to her, ask her about her qualifications. So this whole
less qualified whatever and then a civil service test. I'm not aware of any civil service test for metro arts employees.
There's the civil service test for like police and fire and public safety. But I would encourage you to ask what they're talking about there, the civil service test. And if he did score higher on said test, why would he know the score of the person who got the job? Like
typically when I don't get a job, they don't tell me how the other person did in their interview.Sometimes you just don't get the job, y'all. And like, that's okay. And I would just encourage you to not, like, sweep this under the rug. There
was also some stuff in the nashville scene about inappropriate sexual advances, alleged inappropriate sexual advances. Nobody's asking about that. And I just wonder who has metro legal talked to, because it sounds like they've only talked to saad and his lawyers.
Thank you. Okay, that concludes public comment. Next is agenda item. I, a resolution proposed for public hearing. This is agenda item one. This is r s 20 4-792. It is a I guess first I will share it looks like we might not need to use these
services, but we always want to make sure to be clear that spanish interpretation services are available for all council public hearings this evening, with only one matter up in front of us, we have karina valdez from our council office staff.
MISS Valdez, can you please share how you can help the public if we do, in fact have a public hearing? Buenas tardes.
Mi nombre es karina valdez.
Estrella. Interpret para esta sesion. Gracias. Thank you, MISS Valdez. We appreciate you. Okay, so back again then to agenda item one rs 2020 4-792 sponsors porterfield evans and hancock.
This is a resolution approving amendment number three to a sole source contract between the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county and fus, llc to increase the value, extend the term and utilize the full scope of work, including surveillance
technology. Sponsor porterfield, chair of budget and finance. You are recognized. Thank you. Vice mayor committee reports budget and finance voted five in favor, two against, zero not voting for a two meeting deferral with the re referral back to committee.
Okay. Thank you. Public health and safety chair evans. Yes, thank you. Our committee recommended a two meeting deferral. 11 in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay.
Thank you. Okay. It's back to you, MISS Porterfield. Thank you, vice mayor. I have a question before I make a motion.
If we open up the public hearings, I want to make sure that anyone that MAY have come tonight has the opportunity to speak on this. My intent is to recommend a deferral because I made it public that we were recommending a deferral. There were people that wanted to
speak, but they are under the assumption that the public hearing will actually happen at the time of the deferral. It does not look like we have a lot of people here. So I don't I don't think that we have a lot of people here to speak tonight,
but I do want to open it up in case someone did come up with the expectation. So is there a way that we can allow anybody to speak on it, discuss it, move the deferral and then allow people to speak on the when we come assuming a deferral passes,
speak when they come back. Okay.
So this is a point of parliamentary inquiry relative to the opening of the hearing and the deferral and so forth.
And so I'm going to put that to special counsel. Darby, can you please advise and answer the questions of MISS Porterfield?
Excuse me? The rules do allow for a subsequent public hearing.
You will need to make a motion for that public hearing to set the date, and it will need to pass a two thirds vote threshold thank you, director darby. One more question. Would I need to make that motion before or after the motion for the deferral? I
think that or could they be made together? You should probably not make them together because the motion for deferral has a lower vote threshold. So as long as you're recognized by the vice mayor to make your subsequent motion for a subsequent public
hearing, then you can move forward. At that time. Okay. Do I do it before or after? You can make your motion for the public hearing before or after, whichever one I think, MISS Porterfield, if if I MAY, as I understand it. And then we'll just make sure everybody's on
the same page. Your hope then would be, per the advice of special counsel darby, just in an abundance of caution, you intend to ask to open the public hearing so that we can inquire if there is anybody here in that regard. But then subsequent to
that, having opened that public hearing, you will then make the motion for another public hearing subsequent to the deferral. Is that correct? Okay.
I just want to make sure we're all on the same page. Okay. Go ahead. MISS Porterfield. I would like to open a public hearing.
Okay. I declare the public hearing open. Would all folks here to speak in favor of this matter? Agenda item one regarding offices, please raise your hands. Okay. Would all those here in opposition to this matter, please raise your hands?
Okay. Does the member of the community here in opposition seek to speak at this time? I think I'll wait for next time, but nope. Nope. MISS. Okay. With one member of the community here in opposition, you are recognized to speak in this public hearing. Go ahead. Oh,
I'm sorry, I apologize. Please go ahead. My name is nicole williams. I live in the nation's sorry council member. Horton. I am only speaking right now because I'm afraid that y'all won't vote to allow a public hearing to happen the next time
this comes up, because I've seen y'all vote not to allow public hearings to happen on really important topics. Not y'all, but a predecessor. Like half of y'all were part of that body too so I am, as you could probably imagine, in opposition to this,
I don't buy into the whole, well, it's better than it was the last time it came before y'all. Okay, if that's how we're going to, like, operate government like it's better than just take all the cameras, y'all. Truly, at this point, the way we're headed this, like most
progressive council ever, is becoming less and less progressive by the hour. I don't want to live in a surveillance state, and I know that sounds like a big scary word, but it's true. The more that you allow the police to have real access t
they do not need 99% of the time, the more that it becomes like the only way to stay off of video and have my likeness just like uploaded to some cloud somewhere that's hackable is to stay in my house. And I don't want to have to stay in my
house. I already hate it that, like every house in my neighborhood has a ring camera.
I can't walk around outside without feeling like I'm being watched. I know that the this version of justice allegedly is not going to be used for residential cameras. I don't think we have any way to ensure that we can have mpd write it into a policy. People break
policies. Y'all. Like if we want people to trust the police, this is not the way to get them to do it. And that's all I have to say. Please allow a public hearing to happen next time though, because if not, that would be like a miscarriage of
justice. Thank you. Seeing no one else here seeking to speak, I will declare this public hearing closed. And it is back to you, MISS Porterfield, for a motion or motions. Go ahead.
Thank you, vice mayor. I'm going to move for a two meeting deferral with a re referral back to committee. But we wanted to make this a point of order. We didn't want to do any type of automatic deferral because we wanted people to be able to
speak on the legislation on the floor in case there was anything that people need to say today before we brought the legislation back. So with that being said, do I need to make a motion for approval first to give people the opportunity to speak and then make a motion for
deferral? You do okay, move for approval. Is there a second?
Okay, properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on this resolution at this time? Okay. Chair porterfield, seeing none, I'm back to you. Thank you. I would like to move for a two meeting deferral with the re referral back to committee. And I would
like a brief comment on the purpose of the deferral. Okay.
Back to both committees. MISS Darby. Can we do the deferral first and then the motion for a public hearing subsequently, once it is deferred to the meeting of we need to take up, as I had understood it prior, the motion regarding the public hearing? I
mean, we're we're we're in the midst of it now. So, okay, you can do it either way. As long as you. Okay. All right. Let's you can proceed with the deferral motion, MISS Porterfield. Thank you, vice mayor. The reason for the deferral, obviously, we have
a lot of people have a lot of questions and concerns about this particular about this technology. And we want to make sure I want to make sure that council members have the opportunity to get their questions answered. I reached out to chief gilder to ensure
that any council member who wants to see a demonstration of the technology will have the opportunity to do so again to get their questions answered. I think it's imperative that we hear from people in the community when this came before us previously, we heard a lot
from the community. People had a lot of questions and concerns.
Those questions and concerns have not disappeared. So we want to make sure that we are addressing whichever side of this you're going to land on. We just need to make sure that we are addressing those comments and questions. So part of the two meeting deferral is to give
council members the opportunity to reach out to chief gilder to set up a demonstration. Those are going to be one on one demonstrations so that we don't violate any type of open meetings act, and that the question was asked if the demonstration could come here.
It cannot come here. It's not like a mobile unit that can come here. So people will actually need to go to the location to see it. The other part of the reason for the deferral is there were some concerns about the policy as written previously. We
didn't have a policy. Mpd did write a policy, but there are ome concerns about the policy.
I know council member allen went on record lifting up a few of her concerns. I also had some concerns that some of the guardrails that mpd discussed are not explicitly outlined in the policy, and we want to make sure that those are outlined. So
with that, I will ask my colleagues, support the deferral as well as the subsequent motion to come about the opening. The public hearing. Again, okay, so what we are on at this juncture is a motion to defer two meetings, that is, to the meeting of NOVEMBER 19th with a
re referral to both of the committees, budget and finance, public health and safety. And so we are now on discussion on the motion to defer two meetings.
Okay. MISS Johnston, you are recognized. Thank you. A one meeting deferral is over three weeks from now. And so I'm just wondering, since we've actually deferred this in a year, we let this go a year ago. So here we are. It's come full circle a
year. If the administration has any opinion about a one meeting deferral, which again, is technically over three weeks from now, on NOVEMBER the 7th, or if they're okay with a22 meeting deferral, what if there's any implications to that okay. I'm happy to direct your
question to the administration.
MR. Rosenberg, you're recognized thank you. Oh, I've got it turned on. It's okay. Technical difficulties. Thank you. All right. Council member, our preference would be a one meeting deferral. We would support a one meeting deferral.
To your point, it's 23 days.
Normally, a two meeting deferral is 28 days, and a 23 day deferral would you'd still have the opportunity at that point for further delay, if you so choose. But it wouldn't bind you to five plus or five week deferral. Thank you. Can I make a one meeting deferral motion?
You MAY. Yes. I'd like to move a one meeting deferral okay. And is there there's a second okay.
So now then we are on discussion of a motion to defer one meeting. MISS Allen. Go ahead.
Oh, I'm sorry, you're just so close right there. I'm just looking at you while you're talking. You're not even turning your mic on. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Would that include referrals to both committees as well? Okay. Yes it does. Okay.
So properly moved and seconded a one meeting deferral. MISS Porterfield, you are recognized regarding the one meeting deferral motion. Thank you, vice mayor. When we discussed this in committee, my intent was a one meeting deferral. And both
committees considered two meeting deferral. So my intent with the two meeting deferral is honoring the will of two committees that it came before.
So my preference would be a two meeting deferral to give people enough time to go and make sure that they have the opportunity to go and see the demonstration.
Thank you. Okay. MR. On the one meeting deferral motion. Go ahead sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. Colleagues, I just I rise in opposition to the one meeting deferral in favor of a two meeting deferral simply because I know my colleague, council
member hoffman, is going to encourage all of us to visit with him and to view this facility. And I would encourage all of us to do the exact same.
The reason why I rise in favor of a two meeting deferral over a one meeting deferral is specifically to give each and every colleague that opportunity to do that. We are a 40 member body and we cannot do that as a conglomerated group as as council member, porterfield
stated. Because of sunshine law reasons. So having a, having a two meeting deferral from the outright from the onset will provide us the opportunity to do all of the things that we need to beforehand before this comes back before our body, so that
we're not perpetually asking for deferral after deferral after deferral to provide us all the opportunity. Take. Taking the time to do this right is worth it. So I rise in opposition of a one meeting deferral in favor of two meeting deferral. Thank you,
MR. T. MR. Hoffman, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. And my colleague is correct. I am going to encourage all of you to go and tour the facility. I'm speaking on behalf of a one meeting deferral.
Simply because I believe that 23 days is an adequate amount of time to get there to do a tour and could that could easily support us all. It it also starts to bump up to the legislative calendar of some other very hot button items. If we do a two meeting deferral. So
I just would ask you to be give a little grace to all of us as we're about to enter some tough conversations. Thank you. Okay.
Chair evans, on the one meeting deferral motion. Thank you, vice mayor. So, ordinarily, I'd be totally cool with a one meeting deferral. I'm kind of feeling the two meeting deferral specifically for two reasons.
Number one, our meeting, the one meeting deferral is going to put us at the first meeting of the month in NOVEMBER, which means that we're going to have public hearing on zoning matters at that time. We're shifting our our day of our meeting because
of the election. So I think there's going to be some added confusion and thought around that that MAY dissuade people from wanting to speak about this issue or learn more about this issue in the meantime. And I think the other thing that I want to make note of is I did
request from deputy chief gilder a list of everybody who had attended the preview, basically of the software previously. I have that list. And so it's one of those things that my, my time normally is if you give people too long, they're going to wait
till the last minute anyway, but it's not going to be a reasonable expectation that if you don't go in this two meeting deferral window, potentially, that it's not going to be really good grounds for any further deferrals that you didn't have
time. And so I want to eliminate, you know, that being an issue or something that anyone attempts to, you know, want to bring forward as a defer discussion. Thank you. Thank you chair. Next, council member hill regarding the one meeting deferral motion. Thank you,
MADAM Vice mayor. I stand in favor of the one meeting deferral because I really believe that 23 days is plenty long enough. I think there's a fair amount of us who have already toured it, and so I don't think we need a long extension of a lot for the rest
of the folks to go through. And I think 23 days is long enough.
Thank you, MISS Hill. Is anyone else seeking discussion on the one meeting deferral motion?
Okay. Seeing none. And this does include the same referral to both committees. Seeing no further discussion. Properly seconded. All in favor of the one meeting deferral. Please say aye. All against the one meeting deferral. Okay. MR. Clerk, I
think we have to put this one on the board. I cannot determine that by by voice or by ear.
Okay. With all votes in MR.
Clerk, this vote requires a simple majority. Please show the vote. Okay. The one meeting deferral motion fails. Thus, we are back on the two meeting deferral motion. MISS Porterfield, do you seek to be recognized further regarding that motion? Renew my motion.
Okay. Is there a second? Okay, well, and in fact, we're back to it anyway. Okay. And so is anyone else wanting to discuss the two meeting deferral motion?
Okay. Seeing no one seeking discussion. All in favor of a two meeting deferral, please say aye. Aye. Any voting? No. Okay, MR. Clerk, we have two no's, MISS Darby. Okay. We can just record them. That is COUNCILMAN Benton and COUNCILWOMAN Styles
voting. No. Any abstentions?
Okay. All right, so this is deferred. Two meetings and now I'm back to you sponsor porterfield, regarding a motion for the public hearing. As previously discussed, you're recognized. Thank you. Vice mayor. I move to have a public hearing for the second meeting
in NOVEMBER. Okay, that's NOVEMBER 19th. That is the meeting to which this bill was just deferred. Is there a second for the motion to have a public hearing? Thank you. Properly seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion to have a public hearing on this matter?
NOVEMBER 19th. Any discussion?
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor of a public hearing for this bill on NOVEMBER 19th, please say aye. Aye. Any voting? No.
Any abstaining? Okay, so this bill just for kind of summary clarification is deferred. Two meetings to the meeting of NOVEMBER 19th with a public hearing at that time. Okay. Now we are moving into our consolidated consent agenda. All resolutions and second and third
reading ordinances on this agenda are included on the consent agenda if recommended for approval unanimously by all committees to which the item was referred. Items on the consent agenda will be voted on at a single time. The item number, along with the resolution and
ordinance number of the items on the consent agenda will be read by me. Members of the council MAY remove any item from the consent agenda by request, before the consent agenda vote is taken. Okay. Okay, I appreciate that. Hang on colleagues, we've just got a
quick note here on an error.
I understand I had a question mark by those as well already.
MISS Darby was at 48 and 49.
Okay, okay okay. Thank you.
Okay, colleagues, bear with me.
Just here for a sec. Get this back in order.
Okay. This will now begin. Then the reading of the consolidated consent agenda. Okay. The first item recommended for the consent agenda is agenda item five, resolution 2024. Dash 775.
Agenda item seven. Resolution 2024. Dash 777. Agenda item eight. Resolution 2024. Dash 778. Agenda item ten. Resolution 2024. Dash 780. Agenda item 11.
Resolution 2024. Dash 781.
Agenda item 12. Resolution 2024.
Dash 782. Agenda item 13.
Resolution 2024. Dash 783.
Agenda item 14. Resolution 2024.
Dash 784. Agenda item 15.
Resolution 2024. Dash 785.
Agenda item 16. Resolution 2024.
Dash 786. Agenda item 17.
Resolution 2024. Dash 787.
Agenda item 18. Resolution 2024.
Dash 788. Agenda item 19.
Resolution 2024. Dash 789.
Agenda item 20. Resolution 2024.
Dash 790. Agenda item 22.
Resolution 2024. Dash 793.
Agenda item 23. Resolution 2024.
Dash 794. Agenda item 24.
Resolution 2024. Dash 795.
Agenda item 25. Resolution 2024.
Dash 796. Agenda item 26.
Resolution 2024. Dash. 797.
Agenda item 27. Resolution 2024.
Dash 798. Agenda item 28.
Resolution 2024. Dash 799.
Agenda item 29. Resolution 2024.
Dash 800. Agenda item 30.
Resolution 2024. Dash 801.
Agenda item 31. Resolution 2024.
Dash 802. Agenda item 32.
Resolution 2024. Dash 803. Then agenda item 34. Resolution 20.
20 4-805 last among the resolutions proposed for consent is agenda item 35, resolution 20 4-806. Okay. Next, bills on second reading that are proposed for the consent agenda. First among those is agenda item 50, ordinance bl. 2020 4-552. Then
agenda item 54 ordinance bl 2020 4-556. Agenda item 55 ordinance bl. 2020 4-557. Agenda item 56 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 558.
Agenda item 57 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 581. Okay, next.
Moving on to bills on third reading proposed for the consolidated consent agenda.
First among those is agenda item 58, ordinance bl 2020 4-504.
Agenda item 59 ordinance bl 2020 4-526 agenda item 60 ordinance bl 2020 4-527 agenda item 61 ordinance bl 2020 4-528 agenda item 62 ordinance bl 2020 4-529.
Agenda item 63 ordinance bl 2020 4-530. Agenda item 64 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 531 and its companion bill 65. On the agenda ordinance bl 2020 4-532. Next is agenda item 66. Ordinance bl 20 4-533 agenda item 67 ordinance bl 2020 4-534 agenda
item 68 ordinance bl 2020 4-535 agenda item 69 ordinance bl 2024, dash 536 and it's companion bill agenda item 70 ordinance bl 2020 4-537. Agenda item 71 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 538. Agenda item 72 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 539. Agenda item 73
ordinance bl 2024. Dash 540.
Agenda item 74 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 541. Agenda item 55 ordinance bl 2020 4-542. Agenda item 76 ordinance bl 2024. Dash 543 and its companion bill.
Agenda item 77 ordinance bl 2020 4-544 agenda item 78 ordinance bl 2020 4-546 agenda item 79 ordinance bl 2020 4-547. And lastly, on third reading proposed for the consolidated consent agenda. Agenda item 83 ordinance bl. 2020 4-551 okay.
Do any items need to be removed from the consent agenda? If so.
Members, please join the que to request that okay.
MISTER Koopman, you're recognized. Sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Agenda item 30 rs 2024 801. Please. Okay.
MISTER Koopman has requested the removal of agenda item 30, resolution 801. Okay. That has been removed from consent.
COUNCILWOMAN Suara, you are recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like to remove agenda item 34 2024 805. Okay.
COUNCILWOMAN Suara has requested the removal of agenda item 34, resolution 805, and it has been removed from consent. COUNCILMAN Bradford, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like to remove item 35 rs 2024 806. Okay. COUNCILMAN Bradford
has requested the removal of agenda item 35. That's resolution 806. And it has been removed from consent. Okay.
COUNCILMAN Truffle, you're recognized, sir. Yeah. Vice mayor. I just want to confirm. I didn't hear, but item number 80, bill 2024, dash 548. I just want to make sure it's not on consent. Item 80 is not on consent, sir. Thank you very much. Okay. MISS Styles, you are
recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like to pull agenda item 32 hours 2024 803. Okay.
MISS Styles has requested the removal of agenda item 32.
Resolution 803. And it has been removed from consent. Okay. MISS Porterfield, you are recognized.
Thank you, vice mayor. I would like to remove item number 68.
Bl 2020 4-5 35. Okay. Agenda item 68 is an ordinance on third reading. Okay. Bl. 2024 535. And it has been removed from the consent. Okay. Are any other members seeking to remove an item from the consolidated consent agenda? Okay. Right.
This time we will proceed with our committee reports.
Okay. First among those, chair porterfield, please, for the report of the budget and finance committee on all items on consent are proposed for consent. Thank you. Vice mayor.
Budget and finance considered rs 20 4-77577780 and 781 ten in favor, zero against, zero not voting rs. 2020 4-7827 in favor, zero against zero not voting rs.
20 4-7838 in favor zero against zero. Not voting rs.
20 4-7847857867877887897 9793, 794, 795 and seven 9610 in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay, thank you chair.
That concludes all your items.
Next chair gad for the let's see MISS Gad chair. Gad chair gad for the report of the arts, parks, libraries and entertainment committee, please, ma'am. Thank you so much for your patience, council members.
We had. I'm gonna go ahead and give all the resolutions that are on consent calendar. That's part of this rs 2020 4-7844 passed eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting rs 2024 785. It passed. Eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting.
Rs. 2024 786 passed. Eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Rs. 2024 787 passed.
Eight in favor, zero against and zero not voting. Okay. Thank you. Chair gad. Next is the report of the government operations and regulations committee chair hill, you are recognized. Thank you, MR. Vice mayor. Item number 50, bill 2024 550 552 in favor, eight in
favor, zero against zero. Not voting. Thank you. Chair hill.
Next. Then, is the report of the planning and zoning committee.
Chair gamble, you are recognized thank you. Vice mayor. Planning, zoning considered rs 2024 793.
797 798. Also, bills on second reading bill 2024 556 557 558 581. Bills on third reading.
Bill 2024 526 527 528 529 five 3531, 532, five, 33, five, 34, five, 35, five, 36, 537, 538, five, 39 540. 541 542, 543, 544, 546 and 547 and 550. Approval, favor, zero against, zero not voting, and bills on third reading were. I think those were
your third reading bills. Oh, I'm sorry, I should have added them at the same time because the ones on third reading were ten in favor, zero against, zero. No. Okay. All right. So all of those vice mayor I apologize. Eight in favor, zero against zero not voting for all
the consent items. Thank you.
Understood. Got it, got it, got it. No worries. Okay. The only one among those not on consent.
Then chair gamble is 535. Okay.
Got it. Okay. All right.
Planning and zoning and zoning.
Planning and zoning. And next to chair evans for the report of the public health and safety committee. Thank you. Vice mayor, public health and safety considered rs. 2020 (477) 577-6777. I'm sorry. Back up 776 was not on consent. Thank you.
777807817827837897 90. And we considered all those and recommended approval seven in favor zero against. And then we considered item rs 2024 79.
And we recommended approval 11 in favor zero against zero not voting okay. And then we also are we do I'm sorry. Let's see if you have a second reading ordinance. Okay I see it now.
Bill 2020 4-5 52. We recommended approval 11 in favor zero against are not voting okay.
Thank you. Chair evans. Okay.
Let's see. Okay. MR. Prep tea chair, I don't think you have many things left on consent, but go ahead, please, with your report, sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, the committee considered rs 2024 800, as well as 802 and voted five in favor,
zero against, zero not voting.
Thank you. Chair. Okay, last but never least, chair parker, for the report of the transportation and infrastructure committee, please, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. We considered resolutions rs 2024 793794795797 and 798 recommended approval of those
resolutions, eight in favor, zero against, and bills on second reading. We considered bl 20 4-556557558 and 581, also recommending approval of all of those eight in favor, zero against and with. If you would move. Yep. With all committee reports in, I will move the
consolidated consent agenda.
Okay. Properly moved and properly seconded. All in favor of the consolidated consent agenda, please say I. Any voting? No or abstaining. Okay.
You have passed all items on consent. Okay. So now going back for resolutions not on consent.
Okay. And first, among those is agenda item two, resolution 2020 4-708 sponsor portefield. This is a resolution authorizing the metropolitan department of law to compromise and settle jonathan sods claims against the metropolitan government of
nashville and davidson county in the amount of $150,000 to be paid from the 3 million allocated by the director of finance. On MARCH 21st, 2024, for the resolution of matters related to the arts commission chair porterfield, you are recognized. Thank you. Vice
mayor, committee reports, budget and finance considered 20 4-708 and voted five in favor, two against, two not voting for approval. And I would move for approval. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. Properly moved approval is properly moved and properly seconded. Now we are on
discussion on the motion to approve first in the queue.
Council member styles, you are recognized. Thank you very much.
Vice mayor. When this came before us, I believe it was two meetings ago. I voted no. Given all of what has transpired in metro arts, and we are in the midst of trying to get things to be better and to rebuild trust and transparency. This settlement is not the way this
this individual the complaint does not clearly state really that his his claims are valid. I think we have received several emails concerning this settlement regarding actions that this individual engaged in during all of the shenanigans from last year. I think this is
an unnecessary settlement. I think if MR. Saad would like to move forward and take us to court, then so be it. I don't think he has a case. I don't think throwing money out of the money that has been set aside from metro arts is the right thing to do, and I think we
would be negligent in our duties to say that this is the same as giving money to former directors, saying who was under so much harassment in order to leave. And then suddenly we get this judgment that seemed to come out of nowhere that we should pay this man. I don't
think it's right. And I hope that we will all vote no. Thank you, MISS Styles. COUNCILMAN Parker, you're recognized, sir.
Thank you, vice mayor. So I remain very concerned about this proposed settlement. You know, the complaint centers around a failure to hire claim based on either retaliation or discrimination against a protected class. I think there are other reasons that this
person was not hired that are very apparent. If you look at the complaint paragraph 26, his application was not considered despite MR. Saad's overwhelming qualification for all three of the positions and the fact that he was currently successfully
performing one of the three jobs. That position was the contract grant manager position.
The application period referenced here is on or about JULY 30th, 2023. If you'll think back to the discussions we've been having about metro arts.
That was the period when the arts commission voted for an equitable arts funding formula in JULY, a decision which was reversed in AUGUST by the commission has had disastrous results. We have spent the last 16 months trying to clean that mess up, trying to address that.
So, you know, the claim that he was successfully currently performing one of the jobs and thus felt entitled to this position, I think is absurd, given what we know was happening at arts at the time. And I understand there are some procedural challenges with
defending this case from metro's perspective, namely that then director daniel singh is not in nashville, presumably has not been served. There's no return in the system. And I understand that. But there were other people involved in this hiring
process. I believe a panels were assembled to look at the applicants for all of these jobs. Presumably, not all of those people have left nashville in the last year. Some of them are probably metro people. I don't know the composition of those panels, but there are
people who are familiar with the situation that metro can ask to be deposed to, to be witnesses.
Et cetera. And I understand it might be challenging, but I with my no vote on this settlement, I'm asking metro legal to do that and to go defend metro in this case. Lastly, you know, there's a lot of talk about turning the page here. I don't
think we're turning the page by using the set aside arts fund to to settle this claim. I think we have done virtually nothing to address the central conflict that a lot of this arose out of, which is the question of equitable arts funding, which
is, you know, what is the balance between small organizations getting funding versus these large legacy organizations getting funding?
That tension has not been resolved. The corrective actions that the mayor's office and that we took just added more money to make everyone whole in that process. We have not addressed the balance, the fundamental tension there between funding
these legacy orgs and funding the small organizations. And this settlement would do nothing to get us any closer to resolving that tension. So I'll be voting no, thank you, MR.
Parker. COUNCILWOMAN Welsh, you're recognized, ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor. I rise against going ahead with the settlement with MR. Saad. The claim that MR. Saad made is extremely vague. And he offers no documentation or evidence to support anything that he claims
was the behavior of metro. In these last few weeks, as I've been researching this, when I asked for the deferral, I have heard some very disturbing things about MR. Saad and his behaviors when he was in this position prior to being hired through the temp agency, and I
think that had metro legal done any sort of investigation, they would have run into some of the same issues that I was hearing about, which I won't bring up since they are not they have not yet been brought up in this, but I feel like those are issues
that need to be explored before we make any type of settlement.
I also feel that the settlement is way out of proportion to what we have offered other employees within metro, particularly women and I. Tonight we're being asked to settle with a woman who lost her child due to negligence on the part of metro, and she is
being offered $50,000 less than MR. Saad is requesting. I also feel that in the complaint, the numbers aren't adding up in terms of what his temp contract said his salary was and what he is claiming he is owed for outstanding salary. And I feel
like this sets a bad precedent for metro or continues a bad precedent, actually, that we allow people to make claims against metro and metro legal decides simply to settle them.
So we never really do get a full hearing and reading on what the situation is and whether or not we are really at fault at things. We know that metro is at fault at many things many times, but not all the time. And I feel like it it continuing this
precedent is to our detriment.
So I ask my colleagues to please vote against this settlement.
Thank you. Thank you, MISS Welsh. COUNCILMAN Huffman, you're recognized, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. So my colleagues before me did a really good job of outling the holes in this complaint. So I'm I'm not even going to cover that what I am going to cover is the
fact that there is a checks and balances system in our form of government, and this is one of those times that I feel that it is imperative to be a check council member. Welsh highlighted the wrongful death suit that we're going to be taking up just shortly. Actually
and it was less than this amount I think that is just absurd to start with. And 150,000 isn't even what MR. Saad asked for. We met him in the middle. Think about that. 150,000 goes a long way, and it especially goes a long way when you're pulling
money away from artists. And this is where this money is coming from. I've got a fundamental disagreement with that, because at the end of the day, we need to be giving our artists a chance in this city.
And I'll close with yesterday in budget and finance, metro legal made a statement actually twice, stating that this was a business decision. I don't think we need to be in the business of taking away money from thriving artists. I think we need to be
in the business of defending the city of nashville, and we need to be litigating this. Thank you. Thank you, MR. Hoffman.
MISS Sepulveda, pro tem sepulveda, you are recognized.
Thank you, vice mayor. I don't usually abstain, but I just want to go on the record. I do have a conflict of interest, so I will need to be abstaining on this vote. Okay. Thank you, pro tem.
MR. Clerk, if you would please make a note of that MISS Foe.
You're recognized. Ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor. I also rise in opposing this settlement because to me, it undermines the seriousness of discrimination and claims by opting for resolution outside the court system. Discrimination is a profound issue that impacts not
only individuals, but communities. And it deserves a rigorous examination in a legal setting where evidence can be presented and rights can be protected. Settling such matters in the chambers risks allowing injustices to go unaddressed and MAY also set a dangerous
precedent that encourages future discrimination. A court's involvement, transparency, accountability, and adherence to the rule of law. And so, by bypassing this process, we diminish the importance of legal remedies and the need for public awareness and discussion
surrounding discrimination. So I just want to make sure that, you know, it's really crucial that we take such cases seriously and resolve them through a judicial system so that they can be served and that we deal with discrimination head on. Thank
you. Thank you, MISS Foe.
COUNCILMAN Prep tea. You're recognized. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. I have I have significant concerns, but from the outset, I appreciate council member welsh for raising the comparisons between the two settlements that we are going to be taking under consideration
this evening. And I would like to pose a question through the chair to either metro legal or metro finance, or to somebody at the administration table specifically as to how the valuation of this settlement agreement was brought about. If I could pose that question
through the chair. Yeah. Thank you, MR. T, to the administration from metro legal.
If you were, please introduce yourself to respond to MR.
Pratt's question. Good evening, council. I'm melissa roberge and I'm one of the senior litigators on this case. I believe your question was about how did we come up with the settlement value. And so this case is in its early stages, but we've done
a lot of homework on it. We've gotten documents from human resources. We have talked to people. We have reviewed the interview process. We have reviewed what the current person in that manager excuse me in the arts manager, grant manager position, what they are making.
We have looked at what the current back pay would be. The available damages under the law, plus what he would need to what what this case would need to proceed to trial. So in the state court system, the burden for filing a complaint is very,
very low. You don't have to include all of your evidence and all of your documents. That's what the discovery process is for. And most of those documents are in metro's possession. So we have the ability to do some of our own initial research. And in
looking at this case, we try to take both an objective view, which is what would a court or a jury do with this case. And then we try to also put on our advocates hat what arguments can we make in favor of the metro government? And when we're
taking that objective view, we think it's likely that this case proceeds to trial and at a trial juries are unpredictable and will have kind of an entire range of options. And so we look at what could be the outcome and what's the likelihood of that
outcome at this point, it's probably 50 over 50. On if we would prevail, maybe less given the challenges with director singh and some of those credibility issues. And so then we try to figure out what could be his best day in court. In this case, it would exceed
$300,000. And so 50% of $300,000 is 150. So we put all of that.
There isn't a formula. We put all of that kind of into the calculus to recommend a settlement that we think is in the best interest of the metro government, if I MAY, MADAM Vice. Yes, just that I have another brief or another question that I'd like to pose
to the through the chair. If you MAY go ahead, because that was a lengthy reply. And so I'll allow the time. Yes. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. So the individual from the administration, from metro legal just stated that we were in the very early stages of
this litigation. My question is, have the motions to dismiss been briefed and litigated in this case and or sort of where are we in the litigation process? Okay, MISS Roberts, it's back to you.
We have not filed a motion to dismiss. We do not think that a motion to dismiss would be successful. So we have not taken that step. Does that answer your question? MR. Prepped? Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. Okay. All right. Next, for a question or
discussion rather, is COUNCILWOMAN Benedict, you're recognized. Previous question.
Okay. MISS Benedict has called the previous question. Is there a second? Okay. This is a non-debatable motion that requires two thirds of those voting in the affirmative to end debate. If you are in favor of calling the question and moving to the vote on this matter, you
will vote I. Okay. If you want to continue discussion, you will vote no. We will try this first by voice. All in favor of the motion for the previous question, please say I. I all those against the previous question. Okay. MR. Clerk, would you please put it on the board?
Sir, I can't I can't distinguish between the two. Pretty close.
Because I can't tell.
All votes are in. MR. Clerk, please show the vote. Okay. The motion to call the question has failed. And so we then continue with discussion. Next in the queue for discussion is COUNCILWOMAN Tombs. You are recognized, ma'am. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. I am going to
be abstaing on this. I can't support it because there are still some outlying concerns that I wish had been investigated earlier. I don't know if that was. That was probably the role of human resources to investigate any alleged sexual advances. I know,
you know, as an attorney that oftentimes it's hard to corroborate those things, that it's a he said, she said type of thing. I also know that metro council is not a court of law.
So even though we MAY think that a case is viable or that it should go forward, doesn't mean that a judge is going to think that that a jury is going to think that because in council there are no rules of evidence, no rules of civil procedure. And
so that's why it just gives me pause. I hear the concerns. I don't want to say no because I understand our legal counsel is telling us they don't think this is a good case. And I've been in that situation where you as an attorney, you don't think you
have a good case, but the client wants to move forward. But I do still have some concerns about the complaint itself and about these previous allegations and what really led to MR. Saad not getting the position. And so I'm just not a strong yes or a
strong no. So I'm going to be abstaining. Thank you. MISS Tombs. COUNCILWOMAN Wiener, you're recognized ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor, I appreciate it. I have a couple of questions for both finance and metro legal, if I MAY. My first question is to metro finance.
Where's the money coming from to pay this? Okay, MR. Moyer, you're recognized for the finance department. Go ahead.
Ma'am. Thank you. The money for this settlement is coming from the $3 million that was allocated in MARCH as part of the judgment losses, and so that is not coming from the arts budget. So none of the art groups that are going to be getting grant money, they're not
going to lose out because of this. They're not affected by this at all. Okay, great. So that was thing number one.
Thing. Number two was his contract a temporary service or was it a temporary contract. Can you differentiate. So a temporary service contract would be where you hire someone specifically for a service. And they're they're they're paid by that temp service. You might see
that as a ronstadt or something.
And you're and that's one of our contracts that we have here.
This was a payroll service, and it was actually used out of scope. And so jonathan saad was paid for services through a payroll service, but there was not a contract for the for the work that he was doing. So he was an employee of metro government? No, he was a person
that was paid through our payroll services. So it's kind of a hybrid thing. And as I said, it was out of scope for this contract. Okay. I guess my next my last question would MISS Wiener if you would move the mic a little closer to you. I'm
sorry, I'm sorry. I think my last question, because I'm, I'm a lot like council member tombs.
I get that it's not a good case.
I hate the message that it's sending, but I also know that we're not in the hr department and so I'm going to be careful about this because I don't know that you can answer it. And this is for metro legal. Is there anything that would help us
close the gaps on some of the concerns that we have about unspoken issues that might impact this decision? MISS Roberts, you recognized so the allegations about inappropriate conduct. We did ask metro hr if there was anything in his personnel file and there were no
complaints. There were there was nothing in that file. And the allegation about those complaints actually came up after the arts commission started being investigated by, I believe it's attorney knight, and so the timing of kind of the initial allegations, there MAY
be some questions about that as well. So I think to the extent it helps kind of calm some fears, there were no contemporaneous reports of any sort of inappropriate behavior by MR. Saad. That helps. Thank you. I will be voting to support this. Thank you. Thank you,
thank you, MISS Wiener.
COUNCILWOMAN Gad, you're recognized, ma'am. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Vice mayor.
Just a couple of things I've.
I'm definitely not in a place where I feel like I can support this, but I'm also in a place where I'll likely be voting to abstain. And the reason is, I've been shared by another colleague with council member tombs. I do still have some some concerns,
but I have a couple of questions or at least one question if you don't mind me asking that and to for you to direct the question where you see fit. But specifically since it was just lifted up about the arts commission matter or the arts commission matter resolution
fund, we did receive information yesterday that the current balance of the fund, or with the current balance, and that for us to recall that the fund started with $3 million and was and was created to both fully fund the artists that were awarded arts
grants, as well as to pay for outside counsel as necessary.
And the one thing I'm just trying to understand from that fund is that not money that's taken away from the arts commission. I MAY just need one more chance at understanding that, okay, that sounds like a question for MR. Moyer. MISS Moyer, dean moyer, you're
recognized. Hey there. The funds that that $3 million. And I was actually going to go find the language specifically, but it was to resolve all of the issues that came up as a result of the arts of the arts granting process throughout, throughout
that year. So many of many, if not most, there are still some out there have been resolved through that. And you'll recall the many reports that we had on which artists had been paid through that process and not from this fund. There are, as a
result of the conciliation agreements, still artists being paid, but it is as a result of that 24 process as is. This is as is this settlement. Does that do you have a follow up question, MISS, can I do? Okay.
Go ahead. So my follow up question is I just want to confirm and I believe I just understood this from your from the response that was given that using this fund does not remove funds from the artists and the grants. Can you confirm that, MR. Moyer? Yes, ma'am. All
right. Thank you. I know that's a redundant, repetive question, but thank you. I just had some difficulty with that.
The final thing with this, I highly concerned with a lot of the matters that have been lifted up. I would encourage if there's any inaccuracies, has been lifted up with the assessment of this particular legal matter for that to be shared. But at this point I'll
be abstaing. Thank you. Thank you, iss COUNCILWOMAN Ellis, you're recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. So I assume I need to ask this question through you. Yes. You always address the chair, and then I can recognize the administration. Yep. Thank
you. Can I get the opinion of the administration on this? You MAY, MR. Rosenberg, on behalf of the administration. Go ahead, sir. Thank you. I have no legal background whatsoever. I'll add I would say, first of all, it is not accurate to say that this
settlement is greater than the york settlement metro is only paying a portion of that other settlement happening tonight.
And trying to equate the amounts is a matter of importance or something is inaccurate. We support the legal department's assessment that it is a financially responsible decision to settle this matter with. And at a time when I think we all have things that we are
demanding of the metro department of law to do, using a lot of resources here to fight what sounds like a losing case just does not sound like a smart use of the resources at hand.
Thank you. Okay, no. Follow up.
Okay. MISS Ellis, COUNCILWOMAN Hill, you are recognized. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. I'm going to try my best to skirt where I'm at and where I stand with this. As someone who's been in this situation, it amazes me how some of the folks in the room
can attack someone that's a victim that they don't know, and how someone can suddenly be a really bad person and can take some of their personal traits.
I'm going to vote in favor of yes of this, and that's all I would say. Okay, MR. Bradford, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. So I am standing in opposition to this.
I and my biggest problem with this settlement is that we're taking $150,000 out of the 3 million allocated to rectify the issue with grants funding. This is a personnel issue. We have a complete fund for judgments and settlements for personnel issues
and other cases. And so I disagree that to take this money out of the money allocated for artists. And so I'll be voting no. And I ask my colleagues to do the same. Okay. MR. Bradford, MISS Porterfield, it is back to you. You're recognized. Thank
you. Vice mayor. I have two questions that I will direct to you. If we can get them answered from legal. Do we know when the civil service tests were taken by the two applicants? That's my first question. And then my second question is with MR.
Sadd's discrimination and discrimination allegations, is there any bearing that the person who got the job, I assume, is also a member of a protected class as a black queer woman, my assumption would be that she's also a member of a protected class. So how does
that work when we're looking at like discrimination cases? Okay, the questions, as I understand them, MISS Roberts from metro legal is regarding the civil service examination. First, when those tests were taken for all persons applying for this
position. Okay. So if we could dispose of that first, I don't have the exact date, but it would have been fall of 2023.
That was the first step in the process. Okay. And then the second question, as I understand it, would be to the question around discrimination that the person who was eventually hired was also of a protected class.
Can you respond to that question, please? So that could have an impact? MR. Sad also has an age discrimination complaint, and the person who got the position is significantly younger than MR. Sad. I believe in her 20s, and so that wouldn't necessarily offset for that
claim. But it it could be a factor. But again I still think the overall merits of the case are such that we would be asking a jury to make a decision. Any follow up, MISS Porterfield?
Okay, MISS Johnston, you appear to be the last in the queue. You are recognized. I just have a question of finance. If we were to proceed with litigation and were to lose the case to the point where we are having to pay out more than $150,000, let's
say it's $300,000 or whatever for 50. I think somebody said yesterday, right, for 50, would that for 50 come out of the same $3 million tranche? So we're potentially putting I'm seeing heads nodding is why I'm do we need to put that on the record.
Do you want to complete the question or you just want that acknowledgment for that first part. You want to just go ahead and complete. Yes. So well I just want to ask them and get it on the record that if we were to lose the case and we have that
higher amount, that we have to pay out anywhere between 300 and 450, $450,000, that that amount comes out of the $3 million fund that we have created for this purpose. Correct. MR. Moyer, can you speak that into the record, please? Yes, ma'am. That's
correct. Okay. Okay. So we are listening to metro legal say we think we could lose this case.
It's a 50 over 50 shot at best, and we're worried about $150,000 being pulled out of this fund when we're really risking a lot more than that. I just want to make sure that everyone is aware of that. I understand that there are people that don't want to
pay this person any money. I totally get that. And I get wanting to fight. I get that too. I'm I'm kind of a fighter, but I also don't like to lose.
And when I've got people smarter than me in a particular category and they're telling me this is a bad bet, I'm I'm probably not going to make that bet. As difficult as it is to write a check to someone that you don't want to write a check to. I 100%
get that. I think we're in a really bad situation, but I did want to make sure that everyone understands that we are risking a heck of a lot more coming out of this fund than what we're proposing to settle with this man. Thank you, MISS Johnston.
COUNCILWOMAN Suara, you're recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. My comment is not about the individual, and it has nothing to do with branding them as a bad person. I don't know them, but my thoughts and my comments relate to what's been going on with metro arts. The
whole process. It also has to do with legal decision not to litigate when we're talking about one 5300, we're talking about that individual person.
But we should also think about the trust and what people in the community feels. I remember when lego decided not to litigate the cobb issue. That issue is still in the community up until now, and there are still people that feel like even if it's a there's
a reason behind it, it's a good reason behind it or whatever it is. There's still people that felt like we did not do enough.
And I think that's what I want us to consider. The people that felt like with the history and everything that's happening with metro arts, that this shouldn't just be settled like that. It opens the door. Coupled with the fact that the person is not a
metro employee, but a temp at the contract. I ask in budget ye people can go back and look at it. Our obligation or the person's contract is with the agency, not with metro. So those are some of the reasons that I'm looking at. And I think that i
was just saying, let's settle this so that we can go away.
Let's choose the people that felt like we need to do more and we need to ask more. And we need. So I think in my opinion, I think we should more. And lastly, I understand the 125 is not what this woman is getting, the only thing that she's getting. But when you're looking
at it, we talk about trust in government. We talk about perception. We talk about how people feel. It's just what is out there. And I think it's very important for us to know that we're listening to the people that are out there and that we
are taking all of that. I've not heard that we will lose it. It's a 50 over 50% chance. And when we ask yesterday, one of the reasons why we thought we would lose is because we MAY not get daniel singh to come and witness, be a witness. Somebody
asked, are we even tried to contact him and ask if we would?
We said we haven't. And so I don't think we've done everything. And point we should not settle yet.
If we do settle, I agree that it should be for a lesser amount.
Okay. Thank you, MISS Suara.
Seeing no one else seeking discussion on this matter, we will move to the vote knowing that there are, based on the discussion for against abstentions. We will do this by machine tablet vote. So, MR.
Clerk, if you would please ready the vote. And colleagues, this requires a simple majority to pass.
Okay. With all votes in, MR.
Clerk, please show the vote.
Okay. The motion to adopt this resolution has failed. So this resolution has not been adopted.
Okay, colleagues, now we move on to agenda item three, resolution 2024. Dash 746. Sponsors johnston, gamble, sepulveda, porterfield, evans, welsh, ellis, suarez, bogart, tombs and evans. Seagull. This is a resolution amending resolutions r. S 2021. Dash 1152, as
amended, which appropriated.
$3,148,980 in american rescue plan act funds and resolution 2023. Dash 1952, which appropriated an additional $326,800 of american rescue plan act funds to the office of family safety for the metropolitan government to reallocate the use of funds and
approving amendment two to grant agreements between the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county, acting by and through the office of family safety to various nonprofit organizations.
Sponsor. Johnston, you are recognized. Committee reports.
Please. Okay. First for the committee report of budget and finance chair porterfield. Thank you, vice mayor. Budget and finance considered this item and voted ten in favor. Zero against, zero not voting for the amendment and ten in favor, zero
against zero not voting for approval, as amended. Okay.
Thank you. Chair. Chair of public health and safety. MISS Evans, you're recognized. Thank you. We considered this amended item and recommended approval.
Nine in favor, zero against, and the amendment and nine in favor, zero against, zero not voting on the resolution as amended. Okay.
All right, MISS Johnston, it's back to you for a motion to get the bill in front of us, and then we can take up the amendment. Go ahead. Move.
Approval, please. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. It's back to you. Move the amendment, please.
Is there a second for the motion to amend? Okay. Properly moved.
We're on the amendment and I'm happy to. I guess I'll explain it. The outdated. There was an outdated version of this resolution that so the corrected version on. Sorry about that. It extends the contract through FEBRUARY 28 of 2025, appropriates 22,500 in
additional funds to agape 100, $105,000 in additional arp funds to sexual to the sexual assault center, and $104,000 in additional funds to the nashville children's alliance and yeah, that's it. I appreciate the explanation. It's a properly moved and seconded.
Is there any discussion on the motion to amend okay. Seeing none all in favor of the amendment, please say I. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay.
We're back to you for a motion on your bill as amended. Move the resolution as amended.
Please. Okay. Is there a second?
Okay. Any discussion on the resolution as amended okay.
Seeing none. All in favor of the resolution, please say I. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
You have adopted this resolution as amended. Thank you, MISS Johnston. Okay. Next is agenda item for our s 2020 4-774 sponsor. Porterfield. This is a resolution authorizing the metropolitan department of law to compromise and settle the claim of beth york as next of
kin of jacqueline york, deceased, against the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county in the amount of $125,000, and that set amount be paid out of the self insured liability fund.
Chair porterfield, you are recognized. Thank you, vice mayor, committee report, budget and finance approved this item seven in favor, one against and zero not voting with committee reports being and I move for approval with a brief explanation. Okay. Is there a
second for the motion to approve? Okay. Go ahead. Chair porterfield. Thank you, vice mayor. We had a very lengthy discussion about this on yesterday, and I was extremely torn on which way that I was going to vote on this. I believe that the amount should be
higher, which is why I really struggled with how how we should move forward. We did have a lot of questions for the sheriff's department with regards to the supervisor that is listed in the analysis of the legislation.
Lots of concerns about the supervisor being what's the word not punished, disciplined, the supervisor being disciplined, whereas the there was more concern about what has happened to ensure that this doesn't happen again. So as opposed to just being disciplined, what
have they done to like ensure that this does not happen again?
Going forward? So I still have lots of concerns. But ultimately in the conversation yesterday, what we learned from legal was that if we voted this down, in essence, they would go to court.
And my understanding is that they would go to court and then it's not guaranteed that the individual would get anything from metro. So my understanding is that if we voted down, the person MAY not get anything, but that does not give the ability
to increase the amount, like we don't have the ability to increase the amount. So with that being said, I'm going to vote for it because I do want the deceased family member to be able to get the settlement, and I don't want to hold that up,
but I did have one question. If I could pose it to legal to MISS Bussell, who I believe is the lead attorney on this case, like if she if she could just speak to how often legal I think we see the settlements. We don't always hear about, like when
legal is actually going to trial on these cases. So if we could hear how often legal is going to trial versus when they are settling the case. And also if she could just speak to I know I gave an overview of what we discussed in committee yesterday, but if she could just
speak to the body to let us know, like what happens if we vote this down and is there an opportunity to give MISS York's family an increased amount?
Okay, MISS Bussell, you are recognized for the legal department. Good evening.
Council. Yes. So it is certainly true that we litigate more than we propose settlements for, by the way, that the metro code is written there are certain reports that come to the council. You see those reports for significant litigation as that's defined in the code, and
you see judgments against metro.
You don't often see the good news. In fact, you rarely see the good news. And we win an overwhelming number of the lawsuits that are filed against the city. I'm happy to provide that information to the council and report form. If that would
be helpful, to sort of quash this narrative that metro legal just wants to settle cases. I've tried a lot of cases in my career. I've won a lot of cases in my career. My colleagues have tried a lot of cases and won a lot of cases. We resolve most
cases before they ever get to trial in motion practice. We also try a lot of cases. So if we're here talking about a settlement, it's because we feel pretty strongly that there is significant risk to metro in proceeding with the case. That's
the only reason we come before you to ask for you to approve a settlement. If we believe that we've got a good shot at winning a case, we're going to litigate it. We love working here because we get to litigate cases here in private practice. That doesn't
happen as often. And so I can assure you, on behalf of the legal department that we are coming to you when and only when we have concerns about risk to the city financial risk to the city, and proceeding with the lawsuit. So again, if it would
be helpful for any of you to see reporting on how often we win, I think just off the top of my head, there are anywhere between 105 and 130 lawsuits pending, right now against metro, so that perhaps will give you a little bit of perspective on kind of
the difference between what you're seeing in terms of proposed settlements and what we're actually defending. Thank you. There was there another question or another piece in there, if you could just clarify that? Yes. The other kind of lawsuit, I forgot my question.
The other piece, how often are we going to trial you expressly?
Oh, just clarifying for individuals like myself who felt that we should give MISS York's family more money, like, if we vote this down, is there opportunity to give more money?
And I know yesterday we were told no to counsel for shaking her head. I know we were told that, but just to get it on the record for the rest of the body that that did not hear that. I appreciate that, MISS Bussell.
Go ahead. Yes. And so under the metro code, the director of law can propose or basically recommend settlements above $5,000 for personal injury damages to the council for a thumbs up or thumbs down vote.
So when you vote to approve or vote against approval of that settlement, then we proceed accordingly. If you vote this settlement down, then I will defend the lawsuit. Me and my colleague andrew mcclanahan, who is also working this case with
me, will defend the lawsuit. Do the best we can. If I thought I had a really good shot of winning this case, I wouldn't be here tonight standing in front of you asking for approval of the settlement. I also think it's important to note that this
settlement was the product of a mediation, not just a negotiation, but a mediation. We sort out that process in hopes of resolving this without unnecessary, protracted litigation. We also got wellpath and their counsel to come to the table through a lot of efforts
between me and the sheriff's office representative to get them to come to the table to be part of that discussion. I can't get into the details of their portion of the settlement. I can't get into the details of their portion of the settlement.
But MISS York, the mother of the lady who died by suicide, is getting more than $125,000. And to be clear, she would not have agreed to that settlement if she wanted to go to trial. So this was the product of a very, a very a day long negotiation at a
mediation. And if, if you vote this down, then we will essentially have no choice but to defend the lawsuit at that point. And wellpath is not part of the case anymore because they have settled, essentially settled out. So it would then just be metro left to litigate
the case. Thank you. Thank you, MISS Bustle. One more. Just really brief clarifying. If I MAY. So to clarify, if we vote this down, then the case goes to trial. You are defending the case, which means that you would be defending metro. So there's a
possibility that MISS York's mother does not get any of the 125 at that point. MISS Bustle.
Yes. I wouldn't be here if I thought I had a substantial chance of winning. I wouldn't be proposing this to you. But that is certainly possible. There again, wellpath was part of this. We can still certainly talk about wellpath role. If we were to take this case to trial,
and we certainly would be talking about, well, well, pat's role and so, yeah, it is certainly not a guarantee that that MISS York would, would get anything from metro if we proceeded with the case. Thank you. Okay. Thank you both. MISS Stiles, you're recognized. Thank
you very much. Vice mayor. I'd like to move for one meeting.
Deferral on this. I have some questions that I would like to ask. I'm not. I'm trying to vote it down, but I don't feel good about voting on this this evening. I think a one meeting deferral will give some time.
I'm sure I'm not the only person that has concerns about this. To ask some more questions. Okay.
Are you making that motion? Yes.
Is there a second? I heard a second. Who offered the second?
Okay, so there is a motion for one meeting deferral. It is properly seconded. And so now we are on discussion of a one meeting deferral. Are the folks that are in the que wanting to speak regarding the deferral?
Okay. All right. So I'll just proceed in the usual order. MISS Suara, on the one meeting deferral, please, ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor. I'm going to speak against the one meeting deferral. We had a lot of conversation yesterday, and this is a different case. I think
that one we as custodian of taxpayer money, we cannot arbitrarily ask for more money.
Number two, the people came to sit down and agree to this amount. Number three, there's another part of the settlement that is in addition to this. So with all of that, I think all the conditions to be able to everybody is agreed to it. And
there's more I'm sorry for the daughter that died. I wanted more to initially, but after all the conversation, knowing that it was done with the attorneys and everybody came to, I don't think there's any point in delaying it for the family. And
so I don't think a one meeting deferral is necessary. Thank you. Thank you, MISS Suara. MR.
T, on the one meeting deferral.
Okay. Go ahead sir. Yes. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. I just have a bit of a parliamentary parliamentary inquiry with regard to the one meeting deferral as to whether or not within the period of the one meeting deferral, it is within the parameters of our rules and
procedures for council members to then potentially file amendments to amend the amount of this of the settlement within this resolution. Okay. Special counsel darby, do we need to restate MR. Property's question or. You got it. Okay. Go ahead,
ma'am, when there is a deferral, there is essentially a new amendments deadline. However, I think it was just explained to you by counsel for metro legal that the vote here is an up or down vote. There is no amendment of the amount that the director
of law has the ability to direct all legislation, all litigation.
Sorry. And they are proposing this particular settlement number following up on on that answer with a secondary parliamentary inquiry is would an amendment of the of the settlement amount, be it would be able to be done through a non-binding resolution by
amending this resolution to then be a non-binding resolution?
Special counsel darby. No, it wouldn't be if you made it and if you turned it into a non-binding resolution, then it would not give the legal department the authority to actually settle. If you wanted to do a separate, non-binding resolution, then there is time
to file a separate resolution for the next meeting. Okay. And then, MADAM Vice mayor, I also have a two part point of information or inquiry as to if it's even able to be disclosed, how the specific valuation of this settlement was brought about, and whether or not there
are other non-monetary. Parts of this settlement specifically, are there any policy changes associated with the sheriff's department or anything like that that is able to be disclosed to the body? Okay, I'm thinking maybe we've moved outside of the
realm of a parliamentary inquiry, and that is perhaps a question to be directed to the legal department, or did you want it to be directed? MISS Darby, we can direct that to the legal department. Whichever entity the chair decides is the most appropriate to answer that.
Okay, I'm going to go to MISS Bussell. You're recognized. I really can't speak to how the particular negotiations played out. I mean, that that I know you're an attorney and you certainly understand that a lot of what we do really should kind
of out of respect for the process, be maintained, confidential. So because there were multiple parties at the table, there was there was a lot of numbers that got floated around. This is not a typical settlement. Say for example, MISS Roberts I think is a great
example of how that might look different because you have things like wages, you have, you know, attorney's fees at issue this york lawsuit is just a pure negligence lawsuit. It's a governmental tort liability act case that was filed in state
court. So there are no attorney's fees. There's not an attorney's fees provision. But the practical reality is that a woman lost her life. So if metro were to be found liable, I think it is quite likely that in the event of liability, the cap
would be hit. Now the cap is $300,000. So in the grand scheme I do think that also provides a little bit of context for the number that we ended up settling on for the metro portion, metro could never be on the hook for a million dollars. In this case,
they couldn't be on the hook for $500,000. 300,000 was always going to be the cap. So I can't really I can't really break down the 125. I mean, the simple answer to your question is that's what we agreed to, and that's what MISS York was willing to accept from metro.
Again, all with the caveat that this was a much more global resolution that involved amounts above that. Okay. MR. So we're on the one meeting deferral. I know you're seeking clarification as to what could happen within that time frame.
So final, are there any go ahead sir, any non-monetary portions of this settlement, for example, policy change within dcso or anything of that of that nature?
MISS Bussell, were there any related policy commitments related to the settlement? No, the settlement was a was a pure monetary settlement. Is that everything, MR. Property? Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. No worries. Okay, MR. Parker, you are recognized, sir, on the
motion to defer one meeting.
Thank you, vice mayor. So I'm rising in opposition to the one meeting deferral. I don't think there's an ability of this body to modify this. We've had some extensive discussion about how we can't do it by amendment, because we're not in the
negotiating room with the parties involved and, and other things. And so, you know, I would encourage colleagues, I understand the concerns and I hear them, but I would encourage colleagues to reject the deferral motion. And let's vote this up or down this evening.
Okay. All right. Seeing no one else seeking discussion on the motion for a one meeting deferral, it having been properly seconded, we will try this by voice. All in favor of a one meeting deferral, please say aye. All against a one meeting deferral. Please say no. Okay.
The deferral motion fails, and we are back on the motion to approve. Is there any further discussion on the motion to approve? That is before us seeing. MISS Suara, you're recognized. Thank you. Vice mayor. I just wanted to. If it's not enough to just tell our
colleagues not to vote this down to respect the wish of the family in accepting this amount and knowing that there's a whole lot more that went into this.
This case is different from the last one that we did. So please do not vote this down and let them have some closure. Thank you. Okay, seeing no further discussion, we'll move to the vote and we will try this first by voice. All in favor of the
motion to approve this resolution, aye. Aye.
Any voting? No. Any abstaing.
Okay. This resolution has been adopted. Next is agenda item six, resolution 2020 4-776.
Sponsors porterfield, evans, allen and vo. This is a resolution accepting pardon me, a grant from the tennessee opioid abatement council of the metropolitan to the metropolitan government. Acting by and through the metropolitan board of health, to use a
multi-component approach to remediate the effects of opioid use in nashville, davidson county, by implementing a sustainable strategic plan to decrease overdose incidents among the population. MISS Porterfield, sponsor, you are recognized. Thank you. Vice
mayor, committee reports budget and finance voted for a one meeting deferral. Seven in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay, chair evans, go ahead. You're recognized for your committee report. Thank you, vice mayor. We also recommended a one meeting
deferral. Nine in favor, zero against zero. Not voting. Okay.
Per rule 8.1, that is a mandatory deferral by rule for one meeting. Okay. Okay. Next is agenda item nine, resolution 2024. Dash 779. Sponsors.
Porterfield evans, hancock welsh and vo. And this is a resolution approving amendment a to a grant from the U.S. Environmental protection agency to the metropolitan government, acting by and through the metropolitan board of health, for the ongoing
collection of data on ambient air concentrations for fine particulate matter in nashville, tennessee, sponsor porterfield, you are recognized. Thank you.
Vice mayor committee reports budget and finance approved this. Seven in favor, zero against zero. Not voting were you able to take up in committee the late filed housekeeping substitute of council member allen? We were not. You were not because that was yesterday.
Yeah. Sorry. No worries. Okay.
That is a question. Perhaps better addressed to chair evans, who had a committee meeting this evening. Go ahead, MISS Evans.
We did it. We did it. We took up the late filed substitute and we recommended approval of the substitute. Nine in favor, zero against, zero not voting. And then we recommended approval of the whole shebang. Nine in favor, zero as substituted. Yes.
Thank you. All right. Okay. All right. So it is then back to you, MISS Porterfield, to get the bill in front of us, please.
Thank you. Vice mayor. Move for approval. Okay. Is there a second? Okay, so the bill is before us at this time. MISS Porterfield, do you seek to be further recognized or. We just want to go through discussion and go to MISS Allen. Okay. I would like to defer to
councilmember. That is totally fine. So we are on a motion to approve. And you are recognized, MISS Allen. Thank you. MADAM Vice mayor, I'd like to ask for a suspension of the rules. Okay.
Is there any objection? I need a I need a report to me first, a committee report first. Chair prepped. Go ahead. Sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, the rules confirmation, public elections considered. The late file nature of the substitute and voted to
voted in favor of suspending the rules. Six in favor, one against, zero not voting. Okay.
Is there any objection to the suspension of the rules to take up this late filed housekeeping?
Substitute? Okay. Seeing none, the rules are suspended. So it's back to you, MISS Allen. Thank you. This is simply a housekeeping substitute because the caption of the bill is actually copied from the next resolution that does deal with particulate matter. This one
doesn't. So we've simply copied the what the what the grant actually deals with which is supporting activities to protect air quality so that it achieves established ambient air standards. So it's a it's a more broad description. And it's great that we're providing
money. So that we can have clean air. So that's the nature of the substitute. And I would ask for approval okay. So MISS Allen has moved the substitute a motion to substitute. Is there a second second. Okay. Properly moved and seconded. Is there any
discussion. You've heard the description of MISS Allen. Is there any discussion on the motion to substitute seeing none. All in favor of the substitute, please say aye, I.
Okay. Any voting? No or abstaining. Okay. So with the substitute is on the bill. And MISS Allen, are you signed on as a sponsor? I think this makes me the sponsor. Indeed, it does.
Well said. Ma'am. Thank you.
Okay. And so it's back to you for a motion on your bill as substitute. My colleague to sign on if she if she feels deeply about that. But I move the bill as substituted. Okay. Is there a second. Okay. Any discussion on the bill as substituted? Seeing
none. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any voting no are abstaining. Okay. You have adopted this resolution as substituted. Okay. Next. Is agenda item 21 resolution 2020 4-791. Sponsors porterfield, evans and welsh. A resolution accepting a grant from the
nashville police, plus public safety alliance to the metropolitan government. Pardon me. Acting by and through the metropolitan nashville police department to purchase the zen city block wise platform to measure resident safety, perceptions and trust in law
enforcement through ongoing surveys to guide public safety strategies. MISS Porterfield, you are recognized. Thank you.
Vice mayor, committee reports, budget and finance approved this six in favor, one against, zero not voting. Okay. Chair evans, for public health and safety, please. Thank you. Vice mayor.
We recommended a one meeting deferral. I believe. Hang on one second. I'm sorry. Yeah. One meeting deferral. 11 in favor, zero against zero. Not voting.
Okay. Yeah. It's late. I was going to ask to have it be both committees, but it does not. It per rule 8.1. Having recommended a mandatory or rather a one meeting deferral, it is a mandatory deferral by rule, MISS Porterfield. Thank you, vice
mayor. MAY I make a brief comment about why we deferred it why? Why we deferred it? I just wanted to I wanted colleagues to understand why we deferred it.
No we can't. Okay, okay. Okay.
Alrighty. So it is deferred by rule to the meeting of NOVEMBER seventh. Okay. One meeting. Okay next is agenda item 30. This is resolution 2020 4-801. Sponsors.
Coupe and hills. War. Gamble.
Huffman. Stiles. Nash, greg.
Benedict, benton. Welsh. Evans.
Siegel. Webb. Tombs. Spain.
Allen and rutherford. This is a resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of kris kristofferson. MR. Coogan, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'd like to move approval with a brief comment. I'd like my committee reports. Thank you. Chair. Just
making sure we're all awake.
Still. Chair. Prep tea. You're recognized. Sir. Committee considered. Rs 2024 801 and voted five in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay, back to you, MR. Cooper. Now, I'd like to move with a brief comment. Go ahead sir. Thank you. So a few months ago,
nashville lost a special resident, one who made a profound impact on this community. Kris kristofferson passed away on SEPTEMBER 28th, 2024 at the age of 88. Before us today is a resolution to honor his life and his many great achievements. While kris was not
a nashville native, having been born in brownsville, texas, he moved to nashville in 1965 after his time as a rhodes scholar and service in the u.S army, and played an active role in our community ever since. His story embodies everything that makes
nashville so great. Like so many who've moved to music city, he worked part time jobs while honing his songwriting craft, including as a janitor and a helicopter pilot. After years of developing his talent, kristofferson wrote several timeless classics such as me and
bobby mcgee, help me make it through the night and sunday morning coming down. He became a successful artist, producing his own hit songs, and was part of the supergroup the highwaymen, and starred in films like 1976 remake of a star is born. He was
inducted into both the songwriters hall of fame and the country music hall of fame, and he wasn't only a talented artist, he also displayed a passon for advocacy on behalf of songwriters, including his efforts to co-found the nashville songwriters
association for his lasting impact both within our community and on the broader music industry as a whole. I feel that it is important that we recognize him and his accomplishments with this resolution, and I would like to amend my motion to invoke rule
12.12 point three, to have everyone voting in the affirmative added to the resolution. Okay, there is a motion to approve with rule 12.3 applied such that everybody voting in the affirmative will be added as a sponsor. Is there a second for that amended motion
okay, I didn't hear you. All right. Is there any discussion on this resolution, MISS Suara, you're recognized. Thank you.
Vice mayor. I rise in support and I applaud my colleague for bringing it. And MR.
Kristofferson for all that he did. But I wanted to rise to lift up what he did in terms of his support of palestinian children. And there's documented stories about him losing some work because he has it was a big advocate for palestinian children and some of the things
that he did in that area. And so I just wanted to not many people know about that story and what he did. He was an advocate for so many causes, but that was the one that I wanted to lift up.
And with that, I support the resolution. Thank you. Thank you. MISS Suara. Is there any further discussion on this resolution? Okay. Seeing none no discussion. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay. You have adopted this resolution next is
agenda item 32, resolution 2020 4-803 sponsor stiles welsh winner alan gadd, greg gamble, suara nash, ewing, evan siegel and tombs. This is a resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the nashville public library foundation literary award gala.
MISS Stiles, you are recognized.
Thank you very much, vice mayor.
I would like to move for approval implementing rule 12.3, the murphy rule. Yeah, all that good stuff. Is there a second?
Okay. All right. Is there anything you want to say or anything you want to say about this? No. I just wanted to thank them for the work that they've done for the last 20 to make sur were all on this so it could be given to them at their event.
Understood. Okay. Is there pardon? Yes. We do need a committee report. Thank you as well. Chair. Prep tea. And I gotta click your button. There you go, sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, we considered rs 2024 803 and voted five in favor, zero against, zero not
voting, five in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay.
With that committee report in and seeing no one else seeking discussion, we'll move to the vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay. You have adopted that resolution as well.
Next is agenda item 33, resolution 2020 4-80 for sponsors to tsavo. And alan, this is a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of american baptist college. Go ahead, MISS Tombs. You are recognized. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, I'd like to move for
approval. Let's first get your committee report. Committee report. Chair. Prep tea. You're recognized. Sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, the committee considered rs 2024 804 and as well as the late filed substitute, we voted eight in favor, zero against, zero not
voting to approve the substitute and seven in favor, zero against zero not voting on the bill as substituted. Okay. Resolution as substitute. Okay. And did you do we need to suspend the rules here? Okay. Did you take up the rules suspension. Yes. Voted
eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Thank you sir, I'm sorry. Okay. All right. That committee report in its back to you, MISS Tombs. Okay. Do I need to ask to suspend the rules at this point? Let's let's get the resolution before us first. So
you move for approval. Is there a second? Okay. It's properly before us now. If you would move to suspend, I'd like to move to suspend the rules. Okay. Having heard the report of chair prep tea and the request of council member tombs for a substitute
here, is there any objection to the suspension of the rules?
Seeing none. The rules are suspended. MISS Tombs, it's back to you. Thank you. I'd like to move the substitute. Is there a second? Okay. We are on the substitute. The substitute? Add some language to the resolution.
As requested by american baptist college. So with that, I'd ask for approval. Okay, there's a motion to substitute. It's properly seconded. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor of the substitute, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay, so last back
to you. You know what it is for approval. Substitute it. Okay.
Is there a second? Okay. Oh, so we're on discussion of the resolution as substituted. Did you want to say something else before MISS Okay. Back to you, MISS Tombs. My apologies, MADAM Vice mayor. I wanted to invoke rule 12.3 so that everyone in
the affirmative will be added.
Okay, so there's a motion to approve as substituted with rule 12.3 applied. Is that seconded?
Okay. Alrighty. Seeing no one else seeking discussion on this matter. All in favor, please say I. Any voting no or abstaing.
Okay. You have adopted this resolution. And happy 100th anniversary to american baptist college. Okay. Next is agenda item 34, resolution 2020 4-805.
Sponsors soiree hill, evans, nash, gregg, johnston, hancock, weiner, benton, styles, gadd, allen, truffle, cooper, evans, siegel, welsh, webb, tombs, benedict, spain and rutherford.
This is a resolution celebrating 50 years of the nashville fire department, ems. Okay, MISS Swara, you are recognized. Thank you. Vice mayor committee reports. Please chair prep tea.
You're recognized. Whoops. Hang on. Go ahead sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, the committee considered rs 20 2485 and voted five in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay. Thank you. Back to you, MISS Suara, for a motion. Thank you, vice
mayor. I'd like to move approval and invoke rule 12.3. Okay. Any comment? Is there a second for that motion? Okay. Back to you.
Thank you. Thank you. Vice mayor I rise and am so grateful that we're able to recognize the nashville firefighter department and the ems on JULY 21st of this year, I was out of town and I got a call that my house was on fire. I had to call dave
rosenberg because he was my neighbor and the scary part was that my son was actually in the house. He ended up suffering a few minor burns. My story is not unique, and I know that our fire department is helped save a lot of homes, save a lot of lives,
and not just for fire, but for emergency services. And they've been doing this since for 50 years. And so this is a way for us to thank them for all the services, the men and women that work for ems and fire department for hard work, for everything
they've done for all of us. A special thank you to the bellevue fire department from myself and my family, and to dave rosenberg for being there very fast and saving my home and saving my child. So with that, I move for approval. Okay. Thank
you for sharing that. Let's see.
Is there any further discussion on this motion to approve? Okay.
Seeing none. All in favor, please say I. Any voting? No or abstaining. Okay. You have adopted this resolution. Okay.
The last item among our resolutions is agenda item 35, resolution 2020 4-806. Sponsors benedict hill, gad, bradford and allen. This is a resolution recognizing OCTOBER the 11th, 2024 as national coming out day in nashville and davidson county. I see that MISS Benedict
is, I think, designating you MISTER Bradford as a fellow sponsor. Go ahead sir. Thank you committee reports chair prep.
You're recognized. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. The committee considered rs 20 2486 and voted five in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay, back to you for a motion, MR. Bradford.
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, I would like to go ahead and invoke rule 12.3 so that all those voting in affirmative will be listed as added as sponsors.
I think it's important that the community sees that we stand in support of our lgbtq community, whether they're in the closet or out, and let them know that we are a safe space. Thank you.
Okay, I appreciate that. So there is a motion to approve with rule 12.3 applied. Is there a second? Okay. Properly moved and properly seconded. Is there any discussion on this resolution okay. Seeing none.
All in favor, please say I. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
You have adopted this resolution. Okay. That concludes our resolution. So now we of our introduction and first reading.
Without objection, all items on first reading MAY be voted on at the same time. Do any items need to be pulled from first reading consideration? Okay, seeing none is there a motion for approval of all items remaining? Are all items on first consideration
okay, and properly seconded?
Okay, so without objection.
Okay. You have approved all items on first reading. Okay. So now we move into bills on second reading that were not on our consent agenda. Okay. First among those is agenda item 48.
This is ordinance bl 2020 4-469.
Sponsors prepped porterfield, tombs, benedict, bogarde, welsh, lee bradford, kimbrough, sepulveda and ellis. This is an ordinance amending chapters 2.44, 2.28 and 2.222 of the metropolitan code of laws pertaining to criminal participation and related
actions of employees of the metro government. MR. Prepped, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor committee reports. Okay. Public health and safety chair evans, is MISS Evans here? MR. Hoffman, vice chair. Might you have the report
of the committee? Okay. All right. You are recognized vice chair. Hoffman for public health and safety committee's report.
This is for 69. MR. T's bill.
And here comes chair evans.
Thank you, MADAM. The. Yeah, we 11 we voted 11 in favor for a one meeting deferral okay. 11 in favor. No abstentions. No objections there, chair. Just all in favor? All okay. Thank you. Of a one meeting deferral.
And as such, MR. Prep tea that is a mandatory deferral by rule.
I believe. Rule 12.1. I see director darby shaking her head.
Yes. Okay. All right, so that is deferred. One meeting to the meeting of NOVEMBER 7th. Okay.
All right. Next is agenda item 49. This is ordinance bl 2020 4-478. Sponsor. Allen, this is an ordinance to amend chapter 6.28 of the metropolitan code pertaining to short term rental properties. COUNCILWOMAN Allen, you are recognized on your bill.
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor, I think all committee reports are in, so I will move for approval and then move on to amendments.
Okay, there is a motion all committee reports are indeed in.
And so there is a motion to approve. Is there a second.
Okay. The bill is before us. Go ahead, MISS Allen. Thank you. I can't rember the order of the amendments, but I have one in council member horton has one.
And. Okay, we'd like to move them both. Okay. We'll start with number one. Whichever one that is. I think we have to move them separately. Okay. Alrighty.
Dare to dream. Okay, so, MISS Allen, have you then moved amendment number one? Yes. Okay.
Is there a second? Okay. Would you like to provide a brief explanation or. Okay, I have a 50 chance of getting this right. So if this is my amendment, which let's it is.
Yeah I'm good. Okay then this amendment is your amendment.
Thank you I appreciate that this amendment takes a reference to state law out of the provision that deals with change of ownership. There was just concern that there were some interesting intricacies dealing with residency that might complicate that. And it is
better to pull that piece out.
So that's all this does. And so with that, I would move for approval of that amendment.
Okay. There's a motion to amend with amendment one by MISS Allen the lead sponsor. It is properly seconded. Is there any discussion on proposed amendment one seeing none. All in favor of amendment one, please say I, I okay. Any voting? No. Any
abstaining okay. That amendment is on the bill and we at that point we can go to MR. Horton, is that your wish, MISS Allen?
There. Okay, MR. Horton, you're recognized on amendment two, sir oh. I'm sorry. Go ahead, sir.
Thank you. Vice mayor, I'd like to move for approval of amendment two with a brief comment. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. It's back to you for an explanation. Thank you.
Vice mayor. This makes some small tweaks to the different categories of documentation that can be provided in support of a short term rental permit, specifically, most notably by separating the different types of insurance, different categories. So you could
provide, for example, automobile insurance and life insurance as different categories of proof. I understand it's a friendly amendment by the sponsor, and so as long as she's not against it and it's not destructive of the policy, I'd like to move for
approval. Okay, I see a thumbs up from MISS Allen. Is there a second on the motion to amend with amendment two? Second?
Okay. A properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on amendment two?
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining okay. That amendment has also been adopted. So now it's back to you, MISS Allen, for a combined motion of approval with your amendments.
Thank you, MADAM Chair. I would like to move for approval, as amended and amended with a brief explanation. Okay. Is there a second for the motion to approve as amended? Right. Okay. Go ahead. Thank you. Just want to say again all this bill does is
tighten up the requirements for proving ownership because that's been an issue that the strip repeal board has, has dealt with is fraudulently obtained owner occupied permits. So we are hopeful that this will just make it harder to do anything
dishonest in terms of getting those types of permits. I do appreciate the comments that were made by MISS Williams. I did discuss those with legal team as well as other members of the short term appeal board, and it was determined that these
amendments are appropriate for the discussions that we've had right now. And maybe in another year or two, we can take those up. So input is always good. So with that, I renew my motion for approval. Okay. Is there any further discussion on the motion
to approve the bill as amended with both amendment one and amendment two seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye.
Any voting no or abstaing.
Okay. You have adopted or rather, you have passed this bill on second reading, as amended. Okay. Next is agenda item 51, ordinance bl 2020 4-553. Sponsors porterfield and evans. This is an ordinance to amend chapter 10.64 of the metropolitan code pertaining to
the fire prevention code, section 13.3.5.1 of the nfpa 101 life safety code and section 18.5.5.1 of the nfpa one fire code. Okay, MISS Porterfield, you are recognized. Thank you.
Vice mayor, committee reports, budget and finance voted seven in favor, zero against, zero not voting for an indefinite deferral. Okay. Chair evans for public health and safety, your report, please. Thank you. Vice mayor. We recommended an indefinite deferral as well. And
we voted 11 in favor, zero against, zero. Not voting. Okay.
With those committee reports in its back to you, MISS Porterfield, for a motion on this bill move for an indefinite deferral. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. Properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Okay. Seeing none.
All in favor of an indefinite deferral, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
This bill has been indefinitely deferred. Okay. Agenda item 52, ordinance bl 2020 4-554 sponsor.
Coogan. This is an ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within specified areas of downtown nashville as a temporary special event zone.
During the time period beginning at 9:00 pm on DECEMBER 30th, 2024 and ending at 6:00 a m on JANUARY 1st, 2025. Relative to the use of these areas in conjunction with the 2024 new year's eve celebration and related activities and events.
MR. Coogan, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
Committee reports, please. Okay.
For the report of arts, parks, libraries and entertainment chair gad, thank you so much.
After much discussion, we approved the bill as amended.
Seven in favor, zero against zero. Not voting. Okay. Thank you. And for public health and safety, chair evans thank you.
We also recommended approval, as amended. 11 in favor zero against. They're not voting okay with those committee reports in its back to you, MR. Cooper, for a motion on your bill to get it before us. I'd like to move.
Approval, please. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. It's back to you. I'd like to move the amendment. Is there a second on the amendment? Okay. All right.
Go ahead, sir. And a brief, brief comment on that. It's just housekeeping matter to clean that up. We did learn in the apple committee we cannot change the day of new year's, apparently. But this is just a housekeeping amendment and urge my colleagues to support it.
Understood. Is there any discussion on the motion to amend seeing none. All in favor of the amendment, please say aye any voting or abstaing? Okay, so the amendment is on the bill and back to you for a final motion. I would like to move for
approval as amended. All right.
Is there a second? Okay. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaing. Okay.
You have passed that ordinance on second of three readings as amended. Okay. Next is agenda item 53, ordinance bl 2020 4-555 sponsors webb, gamble and parker. This is an ordinance authorizing the abandonment of edenwald road connector and other remnant rights of way.
MISS Webb, you are recognized. I think its a housekeeping issue.
Brett, I can't rember. Yeah, first and foremost, we need to get the bill before us. Okay.
I'd like to move the bill. Okay.
MISS Webb has moved approval. Is there a second? Okay. And so now it's to you on the motion to substitute. Okay. The motion to substitute, please. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. Special counsel reminded me we need to get your committee reports. Okay? Okay.
So, MISS Gamble, go ahead.
You're recognized for planning and zoning. Oh, I'm sorry, MISS Gamble. Go ahead. Thank you.
Vice mayor, planning and zoning recommended approval as substituted. Nine in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay, chair parker, for transportation and infrastructure. Go ahead.
Sir. Thank you, vice mayor. We considered the substitute recommended approval. Eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Recommended approval as substituted, eight in favor, zero against and zero not voting. Okay. MISS Webb will back up one step. So with the
committee reports in now, you can move approval to get the bill before us. Okay? Yeah.
Move. Approval. Okay. Move for approval. Seconded. Okay. And now you can move your substitute. I move for substitute approval. Okay.
There's a motion to substitute by MISS Webb. This is a housekeeping substitute. It's properly seconded. Is there any discussion on the substitute?
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay, MISS Webb, it's back to you for a motion on your bill as substituted. Please okay. I'd like to move for motion as substituted. Okay. Is there a second? Okay, MISS Webb
has moved approval as substituted. All in favor, please say aye. Okay. Any voting? No or abstaing. Okay.
This is passed. Second reading as substituted. Okay. Now we're on to bills on third reading.
I believe only one of which was not on consent. So nope nope nope. I was wrong about that.
Sorry to get your hopes up. Okay first, among those on third reading is agenda item 68, ordinance bl 2020 4-535.
Sponsors bradford and gamble.
This is an ordinance to amend title 17 of the metropolitan code of laws. The zoning ordinance of metropolitan code of the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county by changing from r 20 to sp zoning for property located at 2377 couchville pike,
approximately 1471ft west of reynolds road. This is 34.77 acres to permit industrial uses.
MR. Bradford, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Committee reports, please. Okay. For the report of the planning and zoning committee. Chair gamble, this is bill 535. Sponsored. Bradford.
535. Yes, ma'am. Planning and zoning recommended approval.
Eight in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Okay, it's back to you, MR. Bradford, for a motion on your bill. Thank you, MADAM Chair. I move for approval with a brief comment. Is there a second? Okay. Go ahead. Sir, I just want to briefly show my
appreciation to council member gamble, who signed on to this to allow it to move through a public hearing while I was out of the country or sister city.
So thank you so much. Council member, and renew my motion.
Okay. Is there any discussion on the motion to approve? Okay, MISS Porterfield, you're recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. I just need to be marked as a no vote. Okay. It's third and final reading. Can we just mark a singular no. Okay, MR.
Clark, if you would, please do so accordingly. Once we move through the vote. Oh, we have to do a roll call. Okay. Sorry. By rule, because it's third reading on this ordinance and we have a no vote. MR. Clark, if you could please ready the vote. Okay,
gentlemen, we have a no vote on this third reading ordinance. So you're going to need to vote at your desks, please. MR. Huffman and MR. Cortez. That's okay.
Hey, I'm not I'm not scolding anybody. We just want to keep it moving. Keep it moving. Oh.
Which item was it? Okay. MR.
Clark, did you say all votes are in? Okay, show the vote, please.
MR. Clark. This motion passes with one no vote on third and final reading. Okay, before we.
Okay. We'll keep moving. Okay.
All righty. So next. Although that's a. Yes. Okay, MISS Gary, if it's okay with you, we will be on kind of 80, 81, 82. Those first. Is that okay. Yes okay.
And then we'll deal with that other issue as I understand it after that okay. All righty. So now we are on agenda item 80.
This is ordinance bl 2020 4-548.
Sponsor gad. This is an ordinance to amend title 17 of the metropolitan code of laws.
The zoning ordinance, metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county, by changing from scc to sp zoning for a portion of property located at 40 white bridge pike, approximately 375ft west of post place and located within a commercial planned unit
development overlay district.
This is 3.67 acres to permit a mixed use development. MISS Gad, you are recognized. Thank you so much. MADAM Chair. I would like to move for our request.
Committee. Committee report? Yep chair gamble a committee report, please. On five, four, eight.
Thank you. Vice mayor planning and zoning considered 548. And are we taking five four? Well, and if you want to go ahead and give the report on its companion 549 I'll take that. We have to maybe bifurcate that because of the potential amendment remains
to be seen. So if you would just report on both since they are companion bills. Thank you.
Companion bills four four, 548 and 549 took up amendment one by council member gary ten in favor, zero against zero not voting. Took up amendment two by council member gary ten. In favor, zero against zero not voting. And then took up the bill, as amended with both
amendments one and two, ten in favor, zero against, zero not voting, as well as the companion bill 549, ten in favor, zero against, zero not voting okay.
All right. So with that committee report in, it is back to you, MISS Gadd, for a motion to get. 548 before us, please, ma'am. Thank you so much. I would like to move bl 2024 548 with the purpose of bringing up an amendment that's fine. So you're moving approval. Is there
a second? Second? Okay. So it's back to you and a motion to amend is a proper motion. At this time I would like to make a motion to amend. I'm using amendment number one only. Okay.
Is there a second second okay.
So there is a motion to amend with amendment one. Would you like to provide a brief explanation, MISS Gad, of what amendment one does? Yes. This amendment provides a few updates or conditions and improvements, and I will go through a couple
of those here. But then in broader discuss the bill. This will provide some additional screening on the parking garage.
So addressing the eastern facade elevations that have been discussed by neighbors in order to lower those, we'll also provide additional design standards that were agreed upon.
This will also relocate the dog run from being next to the greenway adds additional markings for the music city bikeway and also provides an additional traffic light beyond post road, and as well as additional signalization and let's see here a couple other
matters that I'll address in the other in the fuller discussion, we can just keep it on the amendment at this time. Okay.
Wonderful. So the amendment continues to go, but it provides updates to several matters that that the development has agreed to. Okay. You've heard an explanation of amendment number one offered by sponsor gad and it was properly seconded. Is
there any discussion on the motion to amend with amendment one? Okay. Seeing none all in favor of amendment one, please say I any voting no or abstaining okay. So we're back to you for a motion on your bill as amended. MISS Gad, I would like to move the bill for
approval. Okay. MISS Gad has moved approval of the bill, as amended with amendment one. Is there a second? Second? Okay, we're on to discussion. Is there anything else you would like to share, MISS Gad, on the bill at this time? I will wait until
discussion concludes. Okay.
Happy to do that. MR. Truffle, you are next in the que, sir.
Go ahead. Yeah. Thank you.
Thanks. Vice mayor. And with respect to council, gad, this intersection is close to what white bridge and harding is.
It's a failed intersection on a failed road with more than 1000 units that were going to compound the problem in this immediate area. If you rember, belle mead plaza last year long discussion, but the reality is it's getting worse and worse. So
I have a concern not so much for the development, but the transit plan or the traffic plan that is described. There's supposed to be a regional transit traffic plan that has never come to fruition from mndot, contributing contributions from
all the different developers.
And until we get that, I think continued to compound the problem, when you can't get through this intersection any longer, is something we urgently need. So I'll be voting no. And I think we have to send a message back at some point when you have failed intersections
and failed roads and you had 1000 units, there's a time and place where you just can't get through. And we need we need solutions now. So I'll vote no, thank you. Okay. Thank you, MR.
Truffle. Transportation and infrastructure chair. Parker, you are recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. I'm rising in support of this project. And specifically the work that the district council members done to address as many of the concerns of the neighbors, as I think I
think could be accomplished within an sp. I was reading through the amendment and lots of lots of good stuff in there to address concerns. As much as I am a huge fan of flea markets, I'm sad to see those prohibited, but I don't anticipate that
there ever would have been a flea market at this site to begin with. So just appreciate the district members work on this and it looks like a great project, so I'm happy to support. Thank you MR. Parker.
MR. Horton, you're recognized sir. Thank you, vice mayor. This project is located in district 24, but it's right across the street from us in district 20.
So it's relevant for our district as well. And this is a good project. It's one that's been made better by the leadership of the district council member to the concerns on traffic. That's there. I'm no stranger to the traffic on white bridge. It's, you know, in my
district, my wife and I do our grocery shopping at this location all the time. So like many of our other constituents, the way that we could do make traffic worse in this district is to do nothing. And if we just sign another commercial tenant
in this existing space, that will be much worse traffic than if we allow this site to be redeveloped into residential uses, which also have the benefit of providing housing for people. So very happy to vote yes on this, and grateful for council member gad's leadership
on behalf of both of our districts in improving this project. Thank you. Thank you, MR. Horton. MISS Gad, going to come back to you to kind of pull that discussion together, but also let you know that at this juncture, what's your first of these kind of related bills has
been amended? 548 if you would like to amend your motion, it could be for the approval of 548, as amended, the approval of its companion bill, 549 and as well, per special counsel, the related agenda item 82, ordinance 550, related to amending a portion of the. The
pud related to this project. So if you want to go ahead and make that amendment, then we can be discussing all of that together if you would like. Okay. I'm sorry, MISS Cat. Hang on. Go ahead ma'am. Thank you, MADAM Chair. I would like to move
that. I make that motion. Is there a second for that? Okay.
All right. So now back to you for discussion on 548. 549 is a companion bill and 550 it's related bill. Go ahead, MISS Cat. Thank you so much. And thank you to my colleagues. And I do want to probably take the remainder of this time to really
talk to the constituents of district 24 and those in the surrounding areas to I just want to say thank you to everyone that came to every community meeting, to every other small meeting, or one on one, and who have emailed and called and I've
met with on this, it has actually very much improved this project. This is a project that has has come before me. And then during this term, I found it improved greatly by those who voiced major concerns of what colleagues have also raised.
When we talk about traffic impact, what I loved about this project is that it provides residential in an area that that actually provides the ability for foot traffic versus car traffic. For those who choose this to be a residence. And that
is something that that's quite unique. When we're looking at developments in the district and that in itself, you know, reduces the amount of traffic or the amount of car trips commercial, which is what this is currently zoned only for, does inevitably increase those
traffic footprints. This is a place that also has demonstrated that it supports people living in this community. And so with that, we have worked with the development team to probably create a little less green space in the back towards the
greenway, because the residents neighboring would like to see some of the building lowered. So we were able to lower that.
We've also gotten private agreements to accommodate the lion's head. Hoa homeowners association that aren't included in this sp of what the government has authority over, but to have additional private agreements when it comes to easements. Other maintenance.
The use and of construction. So for the construction not to be on post road at all and for additional construction, building requirements to be off site and additional notifications that that will be built. I've also gotten a commitment to have even, even a
further location from this site, which is at nashville state, that currently doesn't have a bus shelter. And so they've agreed to also do a covered bus shelter there, as well as a signalization and optimization.
So I've been really, really thrilled with the amount of comments that have come back from the community. It will. I know it won't make everyone happy, but I am thrilled to make this even better. Because of those comments. And with that, I'll move approval. Thank you so
much, MISS Cat. Is there any further discussion on these three bills and the combined motion? Okay, seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting? No. Okay. Given that it is third reading, do we have to go on the board? Okay. By rule.
MR. Clark, if you would please coordinate the vote. Please, sir and, MR. Clark, just for clarification, it is on all three bills. Please, sir. 548 having been amended with amendment one. Thank you. Sir.
Do we need to remind chair evans to vote or is she already voted? Wonderful. Look at MISS Gads calling you out. I mean.
It's okay. It's all in good fun.
Okay, all votes are in with that. MR. Clark, please show the vote. All right, all three of these bills have passed on third reading colleagues, we have one final action regarding agenda item 58. We need to go back to that. And, MISS Gadd, you are
recognized again on agenda item 58, which is ordinance bl 2020 4-504. That was sponsor gadd.
This was an ordinance repealing a resolution which amended another ordinance to acquire permanent and temporary easements through negotiation, condemnation, acceptance for the west in place, stormwater improvement project for five properties located on west end
place and central avenue. Go ahead, MISS Gadd. I would like to make a motion to rescind the action of approval that we just did on consent calendar. Okay, is there a second? Okay. There's a motion to rescind the previous action. This was on a consent
and previously approved a motion to rescind the previous action requires a two thirds vote of the body. So as we is there any first discussion on this motion to rescind? Seeing none, we're going to move to the vote.
Everyone, please be clear. All in favor of the motion to rescind, please say aye. Any oka so we have rescinded the previous approval action. And then we are to you, MISS Gadd, I would like to withdraw. The bill is withdrawn. Okay. And so with
that, our next council meeting will be on thursday, NOVEMBER the 7th. Again. Hope to see you all here tomorrow at 4:00.
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