[0:07] Okay, y
[0:08] all 6:00. So we
[0:08] re
[0:09] going to go ahead and get
[0:11] ready. My name is Olivia Hill.
[0:14] Today is SEPTEMBER the 15th.
[0:17] Uh, SEPTEMBER is also child
[0:20] Cancer month. And uh, SEPTEMBER
[0:22] 15th is actually national
[0:24] tackle Kids Cancer Day. And I
[0:26] want to give a shout out to my
[0:27] grandson Zach, who is currently
[0:29] in remission. Uh, who
[0:30] s cancer
[0:32] survivor and and ask everybody
[0:36] to to, uh, support. He
[0:36] s one of
[0:38] the strongest kids I know. And
[0:40] uh, he is in part because of
[0:42] his great mom. But I MAY be a
[0:44] little bit biased. Uh,
[0:47] SEPTEMBER is also, um, Hispanic
[0:55] Heritage Month, and. I don
[0:56] t
[0:56] know why I
[0:56] m nervous, y
[0:56] all.
[0:58] This is my first time sitting
[0:59] up here, but, uh, good to have
[1:01] you all out there. And thank
[1:06] you all so much. Uh, it just
[1:07] happens to be the very first
[1:09] time in the United States
[1:11] history that a trans person has
[1:13] held the position of PRESIDENT
[1:24] Pro tem. Today is National
[1:27] voter Registration Day. So I
[1:28] ask everybody to check and make
[1:28] sure that you
[1:29] re registered to
[1:30] vote. Just double check it and
[1:32] make sure. And I ask everyone
[1:35] to vote early, often, and in
[1:37] every single election. I don
[1:37] t
[1:39] care how you vote, I just ask
[1:40] that you show up and vote. I
[1:41] mean, I
[1:41] d love for you to all
[1:43] vote blue, but hey, I just want
[1:45] you to all show up and vote.
[1:46] But make sure you register to
[1:49] vote. Go to Tennessee. Uh, what
[1:51] is it? Go vote tennessee.Gov.
[1:53] And just double check and make
[1:53] sure that you
[1:54] re registered to
[1:54] vote. And if you
[1:55] re not, go to
[1:56] the process. But make sure
[1:56] everyone
[1:59] s registered to vote.
[2:01] Um, I guess if they want to put
[2:02] their name in the queue, if
[2:03] they have any announcements
[2:04] that you want to give, we
[2:04] re
[2:05] going to move through that
[2:07] first. I think MISS Stiles has
[2:10] a presentation that she wants
[2:11] to do in the later half. So if
[2:13] you want to put your name in
[2:14] the queue, we
[2:27] ll go from there.
[2:30] Go ahead, MISS.
[2:33] Thank you. Pro tem. And, um,
[2:34] happy Hispanic Heritage Month
[2:37] to everyone. Um, district 17
[2:39] is, uh, busy. As always. If you
[2:40] haven
[2:41] t had a chance to check
[2:43] out the Nashville Fair, you
[2:45] have five more days to go visit
[2:46] the fairgrounds and to check
[2:49] out Benny, who is the mascot
[2:51] who is a Nigerian dwarf goat
[2:53] who is adorable. So please go
[2:54] and check the Nashville Fair
[2:57] out. Um, and then on Friday,
[2:57] um, there
[2:58] s gonna be the
[2:59] Transportation Demand
[3:00] Management Summit that
[3:01] s
[3:02] happening at Nissan. It is
[3:04] free. If people would like to
[3:05] participate. And I
[3:05] m very
[3:07] excited to be talking on one of
[3:08] the panels, um, in the
[3:10] afternoon. Um, and I would like
[3:12] to invite everyone out to my
[3:14] quarterly town hall. It
[3:14] s going
[3:16] to be on Saturday, SEPTEMBER
[3:20] 26th at 1 P.M. And it will be
[3:21] at church of the Messiah. And
[3:22] we
[3:23] ll be focusing on talking
[3:26] about affordability. Um,
[3:29] interfaith property tax freeze.
[3:31] Um, and of course about, um,
[3:32] choose how you move. So
[3:33] everyone is welcome. And thank
[3:35] you so much.
[3:39] Thank you, MISS Fo. MISS
[3:41] Sepulveda.
[3:42] Thank you MADAM.
[3:42] That
[3:44] s right.
[3:45] It was closed. It was closed.
[3:46] Oh, it
[3:49] s a pool villa. Um, but
[3:49] we
[3:50] ll practice in the back.
[3:51] Absolutely.
[3:54] All right. Uh. Thank you, MADAM
[3:56] Pro tem. You look great up
[3:59] there. By the way. Oh, I, I
[4:01] told her first, so I went. All
[4:03] right. Uh, I want to wish
[4:07] everybody a happy, uh, Latina.
[4:08] Well, Heritage Month, really?
[4:09] And I
[4:10] ll say it that way. Um,
[4:12] but it is a great time to
[4:14] encourage everyone to go and
[4:17] shop locally and go and try
[4:19] some food, and also to just
[4:21] participate with, uh,
[4:23] nonprofits and other people who
[4:24] are working within the
[4:26] community and just ask, how can
[4:28] I help? Right. Because we
[4:29] always need that. And the
[4:32] community is going through a
[4:34] pretty hard time right now. So
[4:35] I would encourage everyone to
[4:37] do that. I also wanted to
[4:41] mention that today we also have
[4:42] some people here from the
[4:44] Election Commission who will be
[4:47] helping. If you need to update
[4:50] your voter status or anything
[4:50] of the sort. I think they
[4:51] re
[4:52] there might be in the room, or
[4:53] they might be outside in the
[4:56] hallway. Um, but, um, I would
[4:58] encourage everyone to go ahead
[5:00] and to vote, encourage somebody
[5:02] else to register to vote. Uh,
[5:04] check your voter status. Um, it
[5:06] is a very important time to be
[5:08] doing that. And it is a tool
[5:12] that we that we have, um, I
[5:12] think that
[5:14] s it. And if anyone
[5:17] would like some Mexican candy,
[5:21] I have a pot right here. Thank
[5:27] you. MADAM. Pro-Tem.
[5:28] MISTER Bradford.
[5:30] Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Just
[5:32] let folks know that on OCTOBER
[5:35] 3rd, from 10 A.M. To 6 P.M.,
[5:37] Donaldson is having our first
[5:40] ever community festival. We
[5:41] invite everybody to come out to
[5:44] Donaldson to enjoy Goblin Fest.
[5:46] Yes, you heard that right. The
[5:47] goblin of Nob Hill. We are
[5:49] celebrating our mythical
[5:51] creature that that torments the
[5:53] residents of Donaldson. So
[5:55] please come out again. It
[5:55] s
[5:58] OCTOBER 3rd from 10 A.M. To 6
[5:58] P.M.. There
[5:59] ll be food,
[5:59] there
[6:00] ll be vendors, there
[6:00] ll
[6:01] be music, and there
[6:02] ll be
[6:04] goblins.
[6:05] Thank you very much, MR.
[6:10] Bradford. MR. Griffo.
[6:12] Uh, congratulations. We
[6:12] re so
[6:14] glad for you. Um, we have our
[6:15] West Mead Neighborhood
[6:17] Association meeting on the 24th
[6:19] at 6 P.M. At the old Hillwood
[6:20] High School. We haven
[6:20] t been in
[6:21] there in a long time, so we
[6:21] re
[6:24] excited to talk about some
[6:25] local issues that we
[6:25] re going
[6:27] to work on. And, uh, I
[6:27] d love
[6:29] to see everybody out. Thank
[6:29] you.
[6:29] That
[6:29] s awesome. That
[6:30] s where I
[6:31] went to high school, and both
[6:32] my kids went to high school
[6:32] there.
[6:33] Oh, come on over. I
[6:34] d love to
[6:36] be there. She is.
[6:39] Does anybody else want to put
[6:39] their name in the queue? Have
[6:40] anybody else have any
[6:43] announcements? They want to put
[6:47] out? Well, we
[6:47] re waiting on
[6:48] MISS Stiles. I think she
[6:49] s in
[6:49] committee. She
[6:50] s got a
[6:52] presentation that she wants to
[6:54] do. Um. And I want to take just
[6:55] a minute just to thank
[6:58] everybody. Um, for the
[6:59] opportunity to sit where I
[7:00] m
[7:01] sitting. Um. It
[7:02] s been. It
[7:02] s
[7:03] quite an honor to sit up here,
[7:05] because it doesn
[7:06] t matter how
[7:07] many doors you knock, it
[7:07] doesn
[7:08] t matter how many
[7:09] commercials you run. It doesn
[7:10] t
[7:11] matter. Any of those things
[7:13] would. It takes in this room is
[7:14] to build, to reach across the
[7:16] aisle and treat every single
[7:17] solitary person in this room
[7:18] with respect. And I think
[7:18] that
[7:18] s what I
[7:20] ve done. And it
[7:20] s
[7:21] one of the highest honors for
[7:22] me to be sitting up here.
[7:22] That
[7:22] s why I
[7:23] m so nervous
[7:25] today. So thank you all so very
[7:26] much. And we
[7:27] ll just sit tight
[7:27] for a little bit. We
[7:28] ll wait on
[7:29] MISS Stiles to show up. I
[7:31] believe she has a presentation.
[7:32] Unless anybody else has an
[7:34] announcement they want to give,
[7:35] and we
[7:36] ll just keep the queue
[7:36] open. If somebody
[7:37] s got
[7:37] something and we
[7:38] ll go from
[7:54] there.
[9:20] Just double check and
[9:20] see if there
[9:21] s any other
[9:23] announcements anybody wants to
[9:24] get in the queue. Just let me
[9:48] know. Thank you so very much.
[10:24] For anybody that news walked in
[10:25] the room. MISS Ewing, if
[10:26] anybody wants to put their name
[10:27] in the queue, if you got any
[10:28] announcements, please let me
[10:45] know.
[11:56] Okay. One more time. Um.
[11:57] Sepulveda.
[12:00] Yes.
[12:03] Thank you, MADAM Pro-Tem. I do
[12:04] want to make another
[12:07] announcement. We have la
[12:08] Biblioteca del barrio book
[12:10] club. Uh, we
[12:11] re meeting on
[12:13] SEPTEMBER 30th, which is, uh,
[12:16] Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. At
[12:19] neighbor Lily. Um, so if you
[12:19] all haven
[12:20] t been to neighbor
[12:20] Lily, it
[12:21] s in Germantown.
[12:21] There
[12:24] s a taco truck there. Um,
[12:29] it is a Latino owned. And, um,
[12:31] we have also invited all book
[12:33] clubs to come and participate
[12:35] and read along with us as part
[12:37] of, um, the month that we are
[12:39] celebrating. So I just wanted
[12:40] to make sure that everyone was
[12:42] aware of that. So thank you.
[12:47] Thank you for that, MISS Evans.
[12:49] Thank you very much. MADAM Pro
[12:50] Tem. Um, I
[12:50] m answering the
[12:52] call. I do have a meeting
[12:52] coming up. I
[12:53] ll give everybody
[12:55] a little extra notice on
[12:57] OCTOBER the 7th. Uh, it
[12:58] s
[12:58] actually a joint meeting.
[13:01] Council Huffman and I are
[13:04] holding a metro water meeting,
[13:06] specifically about Hermitage.
[13:07] So this is really open to
[13:08] anybody that lives in
[13:09] Hermitage. People live in other
[13:10] communities. You
[13:10] re welcome to
[13:12] come as well. But specifically,
[13:12] we
[13:14] re going to be talking about
[13:15] the flooding issues that
[13:16] happened at the end of JULY,
[13:18] JULY 21st. We
[13:19] re also going to
[13:20] be talking about development
[13:23] concerns related to stormwater
[13:26] and approvals, as well as any
[13:28] other topics related to Metro
[13:29] water. Water main breaks. I
[13:30] ve
[13:32] had like over 25 and district
[13:34] 12 will be speaking about those
[13:35] as well. So it is going to be
[13:38] OCTOBER 7th. 6:15 P.M. At the
[13:40] Hermitage Police Precinct.
[13:41] Thank you.
[13:43] Thank you for that, MISS Evans.
[13:44] Anybody else want to put your
[13:45] name in? Any other
[13:48] announcements we got? Okay,
[13:49] well, we
[13:49] ll just sit here and
[13:52] wait on MISS Styles. Uh, she
[13:53] seemed to think she was going
[13:54] to be down around 615, so we
[13:54] re
[13:55] getting close, so we
[13:55] ll just
[14:12] wait.
[15:17] And.
[15:44] So. And. To.
[15:49] The coast is clear behind you.
[15:50] Whenever you
[15:50] re ready. MISS
[15:52] Styles, the floor is yours.
[15:57] One second. Can I get the team?
[16:17] Yes. Awesome. Come on, come on.
[16:17] That
[16:20] s fantastic.
[16:25] Come on in.
[16:27] Thank you very, very much. I
[16:28] m.
[16:28] I
[16:30] m really excited to
[16:32] acknowledge the Independence
[16:34] Academy high school boys soccer
[16:35] team. They have accomplished
[16:37] the feat that other teams in
[16:39] the state did not accomplish.
[16:41] They won a state championship,
[16:51] and they are out in Antioch.
[16:51] So we have.
[16:53] A proclamation to honor this
[16:55] amazing achievement. Whereas
[16:57] the Independence Academy high
[16:58] School boys soccer team
[16:59] achieved a significant
[17:03] milestone by winning the aa
[17:09] state Champion title and.
[17:10] Whereas the student athletes
[17:12] demonstrated perseverance and
[17:13] adaptability throughout their
[17:14] championship season,
[17:16] successfully competing despite
[17:18] practicing on a standard soccer
[17:23] field only three times and.
[17:24] Whereas under the guidance of
[17:27] coach Omar Baker. I
[17:28] m sorry.
[17:29] My glasses. I left my glasses
[17:31] over there.
[17:32] Um, the team addressed resource
[17:34] limitations by utilizing
[17:36] alternate practice locations,
[17:37] including the school gymnasium
[17:39] and parking lot, to maintain
[17:41] their competitive preparation
[17:44] and.
[17:45] Whereas the team
[17:46] s achievement
[17:47] reflects the dedication.
[17:47] And teamwork.
[17:48] Of the players.
[17:49] , as well as the active.
[17:50] Support of.
[17:51] The school community.
[17:52] Parents and local.
[17:53] Supporters throughout the
[17:56] season. Now, therefore, I,
[17:58] Joyce Stiles, district 32
[18:01] Council member and um council
[18:02] members are standing here with
[18:04] me and on the body on the floor
[18:06] of Metropolitan Government of
[18:07] Nashville and Davidson County,
[18:08] along with the undersigned
[18:10] Council members do hereby
[18:11] recognize the Independence
[18:13] Academy High School boys soccer
[18:15] team for their state
[18:16] championship victory.
[18:18] Resilience and exemplary
[18:24] dedication.
[18:29] Coach.
[18:32] O..
[18:33] These individuals have been so
[18:35] fortunate to coach them.
[18:35] They
[18:37] ve been amazing. Uh, with
[18:38] all the challenges we had, they
[18:40] never complained. They came and
[18:42] they did some hard work. They
[18:44] played as a team. The support
[18:45] of the school has been amazing,
[18:47] from the ceo to the principal
[18:49] to the Addy, everybody, the
[18:50] teachers, because they are
[18:52] students first. So we take
[18:54] grades and classes seriously
[18:56] first, then soccer, and they
[18:59] all pass their classes in order
[19:00] to play, and they kept their
[19:01] grades up. So I
[19:02] m so proud of
[19:03] them. And I
[19:03] m sorry if I
[19:03] m a
[19:04] little bit emotional, but it
[19:04] s
[19:06] hard not to be when I think of
[19:10] them. So.
[19:10] I
[19:12] m here. We
[19:12] re going to take a
[19:13] couple pictures. Stand right
[19:14] there.
[19:15] Good good good good good.
[19:26] Fantastic. Hold on.
[19:43] Oh thank you.
[20:04] Congratulations. Thank you all
[20:05] so much. We
[20:06] ve got about seven
[20:07] more minutes. If anybody else
[20:08] wants to put their name in the
[20:09] queue, if they have any other
[20:10] announcements, they want to
[20:21] announce. Uh, wait another
[20:22] minute. See if anybody else
[20:24] wants to make any announcements.
[20:38] Okay. Go ahead, MISS Campbell.
[20:40] Thank you. MADAM Pro Tem, I
[20:41] want to announce that there
[20:43] will be a district three
[20:44] development meeting on
[20:47] SEPTEMBER 17th. This Thursday
[20:49] at 6 P.M. At Symphony Baptist
[20:50] Church. That
[20:52] s 3409 Brick
[20:53] Church Pike. We will be talking
[20:55] about proposed developments at
[21:00] 53, 50, 3569 Brick Church Pike
[21:02] and 3309 Brick Church Pike. So
[21:04] just want to let our district
[21:06] three constituents know
[21:07] community meeting talk about
[21:09] proposed developments on Brick
[21:11] Church Pike SEPTEMBER 17th, 6
[21:13] P.M.. Gethsemane Baptist Church
[21:18] on Big Church Pike. Thank you.
[21:20] Thank you, MISS Campbell. MISS
[21:22] Stiles.
[21:24] Yes, the district 32 community
[21:26] meeting will be next Wednesday
[21:28] at 6 P.M. At the Southeast
[21:31] Community Center. Please join
[21:32] us for community updates. We
[21:34] have a few reasons. It will be
[21:36] a light meeting, but always
[21:37] good to see everyone. And I
[21:38] just want to say again,
[21:40] congratulations to Independence
[21:41] High School. They are from
[21:42] Antioch. I
[21:42] m super proud of
[21:44] them. That is a wonderful
[21:47] accomplishment. Thank you.
[21:51] Thank you, MISS South. MISS. So
[21:52] again.
[21:53] Thank you so much. Pro tem. I
[21:54] just wanted to do one more
[21:57] announcement. Um, this Saturday
[21:58] is the fifth annual picnic for
[22:00] the parks. Um, that is hosted
[22:01] by the National Parks
[22:03] Foundation. And it is going to
[22:05] be from 4 to 7 P.M. At Morgan
[22:07] Park. So anyone who is
[22:08] interested, please come join
[22:09] us. Thank you.
[22:25] Thank you. And MISS Evans.
[22:27] Thank you. I forgot I have an
[22:28] actual meeting that
[22:29] s coming up
[22:31] this weekend. On Saturday. Uh,
[22:31] it
[22:33] s my monthly office hours.
[22:34] Uh, I
[22:35] m having a special time
[22:37] from 1 P.M. To 3 P.M. On
[22:39] Saturday. I just love coffee.
[22:40] So any district resident who
[22:42] needs to come by and speak with
[22:42] me, I
[22:43] ll be there and look
[22:44] forward to seeing you. Thank
[22:45] you.
[22:51] Thank you. Final call. Anyone
[22:55] else Final call. Anyone
[44:52] Will the meeting please come to
[44:53] order? Thank you for your
[44:57] patience. Today is Tuesday,
[44:58] the current term of the
[44:59] metropolitan council of
[45:00] nashville and davidson county.
[45:03] There are 21 regular meetings
[45:04] remaining in this council term,
[45:05] while all members of the
[45:07] council, as well as the public,
[45:09] please rise for the invocation
[45:10] and remain standing for the
[45:12] pledge of allegiance. The
[45:13] invocation is being offered
[45:15] this evening by pastor eve
[45:17] marie joseph of eglise baptist
[45:19] nouvelle jerusalem of nashville.
[45:21] He is the guest of district 25
[45:23] council member jeff prep to
[45:28] welcome pastor joseph.
[45:28] Let us
[45:32] pray. But my prayer will be in
[45:34] my native language, haitian
[45:56] creole. Intelligence. I know
[46:21] some. Common. Just. Equitable.
[46:28] To a meeting. You know jesus.
[46:31] Amen.
[46:33] I pledge allegiance to
[46:34] the flag of the united states
[46:37] of america and to the republic
[46:39] for which it stands. One nation
[46:42] under GOD, indivisible, with
[46:48] liberty and justice for all.
[46:51] All right. Say, you MAY be
[46:53] seated. Merci beaucoup. And
[46:56] thank you very much, pastor.
[46:58] Okay. Welcome, council and
[47:00] community members. Happy
[47:02] hispanic heritage month and
[47:04] happy national voter
[47:06] registration day. I know that
[47:08] several council members, pro
[47:09] tem chair sepulveda have
[47:11] elevated this as well, but I
[47:12] want to express my appreciation
[47:14] to the davidson county election
[47:15] commission for being with us
[47:17] today out on our mezzanine in
[47:18] the historic courthouse in city
[47:21] hall to answer questions, check
[47:23] registrations and process
[47:26] change of address. SEPTEMBER
[47:27] 17th is constitution day, and%
[47:29] we are reminded that we, the
[47:31] people, in order to form a more
[47:32] perfect union and secure.
[47:34] Secure the blessings of liberty
[47:37] to ourselves and our posterity.
[47:38] Establish the constitution of
[47:39] the united states of america,
[47:41] and ever, in an effort to
[47:42] create a more perfect union.
[47:43] The constitution has been
[47:45] amended four times specifically
[47:48] to extend the right to vote.
[47:50] The 15th amendment in 1870 said
[47:52] that men of any race can vote.
[47:53] The 19th amendment said that
[47:55] women can vote. The 24th
[47:57] amendment made poll taxes
[48:00] illegal in 1964, and in 1971.
[48:02] The 26th amendment said that
[48:04] citizens who are 18 and older
[48:06] MAY vote can vote. People in
[48:08] this country have been showing
[48:11] up for well over 100 years to
[48:13] speak, protest and MARCH and
[48:16] have been beaten, lynched and
[48:18] died for the right to vote. Do
[48:21] not take this right for granted.
[48:24] Exercise it in every election,
[48:26] local, state and federal. Do
[48:29] not let anyone convince you
[48:31] that your vote does not matter.
[48:34] It absolutely does. Democracy
[48:36] depends on your participation.
[48:38] Without the people's active
[48:40] participation, this nation will
[48:42] descend into oligarchy,
[48:44] autocracy, and fascism. MAY we
[48:46] vote in numbers never before
[48:48] seen in this election. The last
[48:50] day to register to vote in
[48:53] tennessee is OCTOBER 5th for
[48:54] the NOVEMBER election. Early
[48:57] voting will be underway on
[48:59] OCTOBER 14th. You can go to. Go
[49:02] vote tn.Gov to verify your
[49:03] registration and update your
[49:06] address. Encourage your friends,
[49:07] family and constituents to do
[49:09] the same. The davidson county
[49:12] election commission at
[49:13] nashville.Gov/vote is your
[49:16] definitive and trusted source.
[49:17] Administrator of elections.
[49:19] Richardson, who joined us this
[49:21] evening, shared that we have
[49:23] 477,000 registered voters in
[49:25] davidson county. Let's all work
[49:27] to make sure that number is
[49:29] increasing and that the
[49:30] entirety of that number are
[49:33] energized and encouraged to
[49:35] vote. Speaking of energy,
[49:37] nashville's newest home team, a
[49:38] franchise of the professional
[49:40] women's upshot basketball
[49:42] league, will debut its official
[49:44] name later this evening. So
[49:46] when we close out the meeting,
[49:47] I'll share that news on behalf
[49:49] of our former colleague and the
[49:51] team's PRESIDENT And ceo, the
[49:54] honorable nancy van reese. Okay,
[49:56] so without objection, we will
[49:58] suspend the calling of the roll
[49:59] and ask the clerk to please
[50:00] record the names of the members
[50:01] present throughout the meeting.
[50:03] Is there a motion for approval
[50:04] of the minutes of the meeting
[50:06] of SEPTEMBER 1st, 2026? All
[50:07] right. There is a motion,
[50:09] properly seconded, without
[50:11] objection. And seeing no one
[50:15] seeking to be recognized for a the
[50:16] minutes of the meeting of
[50:19] SEPTEMBER 1st are approved. MR.
[50:21] Clerk. Are there any messages
[50:22] from the mayor?
[50:23] There are no
[50:24] messages from the mayor.
[50:24] Thank
[50:30] you, MR. Clerk. All right.
[50:32] Rolling right on into our
[50:37] agenda. First section e
[50:41] elections. Item e one members
[50:44] tablets are ready for purposes
[50:47] of this election. This is an
[50:51] election for the health and
[50:54] educational facilities board.
[50:56] These nominees for election and
[50:58] your consideration will fill
[51:00] one vacancy on the board with
[51:03] terms expiring SEPTEMBER 30th,
[51:08] 2032. And those nominees are.
[51:10] Will rosenthal, nominated by
[51:12] council member allen and chase
[51:14] markham, nominated by council
[51:16] member parker. This vote
[51:18] requires a simple majority.
[51:20] MISTER Clerk, please open the
[51:37] vote.
[52:02] With all votes in. MISTER
[52:13] Clerk, please show the vote.
[52:16] Council has elected will
[52:19] rosenthal with 27 votes in
[52:21] favor and seven votes go to
[52:22] chase markham. We appreciate
[52:25] both of them for putting
[52:26] themselves forward and their
[52:27] willingness to serve. And we
[52:29] congratulate will rosenthal.
[52:31] Thank you very much, and
[52:39] congratulations. All right.
[52:41] Section f of our agenda.
[52:42] Appointees and nominees. This
[52:43] portion of the agenda shares
[52:45] all persons who are scheduled
[52:46] to appear before the rules,
[52:47] confirmations and public
[52:48] elections committee for an
[52:50] interview this evening. Re
[52:52] referrals are back to the
[52:54] committee will be by rule as
[52:55] part of the council's two
[52:56] meeting process for elections
[52:58] and confirmations. No votes
[53:00] will be taken by the body in
[53:01] this section of the agenda
[53:04] other than in the section of
[53:05] the agenda. Chair sepulveda,
[53:06] your brief report, please. No
[53:08] vote totals necessary. Simply
[53:10] the name of those interviewed
[53:12] and for which seats. And if a
[53:13] person in the appointment
[53:14] confirmation process was unable
[53:16] to attend your committee this
[53:17] evening, at what meeting they
[53:19] will next appear, or if there
[53:20] was a withdrawal. Please, ma'am.
[53:22] Go ahead, MADAM Chair.
[53:22] Thank
[53:24] you, vice mayor. We considered
[53:28] f cory mason for the licensing
[53:30] for adult entertainment and
[53:34] safety. We also considered,
[53:37] well, we withdrew jamal boykin.
[53:40] We withdrew donna grayer for
[53:42] the community corrections
[53:44] advisory board for joseph l
[53:48] umberger and the relations
[53:51] commission. Kristie broth
[53:54] borthwick and short term rental
[53:58] appeals board jackson farrell
[54:00] for short term rentals,
[54:03] appeared before ben vaught and
[54:05] tourism and convention center
[54:08] commission. Todd watermill.
[54:09] All
[54:10] right. Thank you for sharing
[54:12] all those persons interviewed
[54:15] and that jamal boykin and donna
[54:19] grayer have both been withdrawn
[54:21] for consideration to the
[54:22] community corrections advisory
[54:25] board. Right. Now, in
[54:27] section g of the agenda, chair
[54:29] sepulveda, for your committee
[54:30] report on the appointees in the
[54:31] second step of your committee's
[54:33] two meeting process, with vote
[54:35] totals and a consolidated
[54:36] motion for the confirmation of
[54:38] those persons, or first, for
[54:40] deferral motion, if there are
[54:42] any, for members awareness,
[54:44] should there be interest in a
[54:47] no vote or abstention, there
[54:49] will be time to amend the
[54:50] consolidated motion. If any
[54:52] member of the body so chooses.
[54:54] Chair, sapulpa, go ahead,
[54:55] please.
[54:56] For the community
[54:58] corrections advisory board.
[54:59] Reappointment of joshua l brand
[55:02] for term expiring OCTOBER 22nd,
[55:04] 2028. Committee voted five in
[55:05] favor, zero against zero. Not
[55:07] voting for the community
[55:09] corrections advisory board.
[55:11] Reappointment of gerald summers
[55:14] for term expiring OCTOBER 22nd,
[55:16] 2028. The committee voted five
[55:17] in favor, zero against zero not
[55:19] voting for the convention
[55:21] center authority. Appointment
[55:22] of jim cooper for term expiring
[55:25] FEBRUARY 7th, 2030. Committee
[55:26] voted five in favor, zero
[55:28] against zero. Not voting for
[55:30] the convention center authority.
[55:32] Reappointment of alfred
[55:34] degraffenreid for term expiring
[55:37] FEBRUARY 7th, 2030. Committee
[55:39] voted four in favor, one
[55:41] against zero not voting for the
[55:43] convention center authority.
[55:44] Reappointment of traci harding
[55:47] for term expiring JANUARY 6th,
[55:48] 2030. Committee voted four in
[55:50] favor, one against zero not
[55:51] voting for the convention
[55:53] center authority. Appointment
[55:55] of ethan. Link for term
[55:58] expiring SEPTEMBER 30th, 2027.
[55:59] Committee voted five in favor,
[56:01] zero against zero. Not voting
[56:02] for the convention center
[56:06] authority. Appointment of san martin for a term
[56:08] expiring JANUARY 6th, 2030.
[56:10] Committee voted four in favor,
[56:12] one against zero not voting for
[56:14] the nashville entertainment
[56:16] commission. Appointment of dave
[56:18] pomeroy for term expiring JUNE
[56:21] 20th, 2030. Committee voted
[56:22] five in favor, zero against
[56:24] zero. Not voting. With that I
[56:26] would move for approval.
[56:26] All
[56:29] right. There is a motion to
[56:34] confirm all one, two, three,
[56:38] 45678 of these appointees in a
[56:40] consolidated motion. Was there
[56:43] a second? Okay. Does anyone
[56:45] wish to remove an item from
[56:48] this consolidated motion for
[56:49] purposes of an individual
[56:51] abstention or no vote? MISTER
[56:53] Cap, you're recognized sir.
[56:56] Well, for the purposes of
[56:59] discussion, I'd ask to withdraw
[57:01] g4, g5, and. G7.
[57:06] Okay, g for g
[57:10] five and g six. Regarding the
[57:14] consent vention center g seven.
[57:15] Thank you. Thank you for the
[57:19] clarification. G seven. These
[57:24] are all re appointments and or
[57:25] rather all related to the
[57:27] convention center authority.
[57:29] Those will be removed from the
[57:31] consolidated motion. All right.
[57:35] So with those three removed all
[57:37] in favor of the remaining
[57:39] confirmations please say I. All
[57:41] right. Those persons having
[57:43] been confirmed and if here in
[57:45] the chamber, please do stay
[57:47] with us till we have completed
[57:49] all the confirmations so that
[57:51] you MAY be recognized
[57:53] collectively. And we will go
[57:54] back to the individual
[57:57] confirmation votes in agenda
[58:01] order. Okay. First among those
[58:04] is item g four regarding the
[58:06] convention center authority and
[58:09] the reappointment of alfred
[58:11] degraffenreid for a term
[58:18] expiring FEBRUARY 7th, 2030.
[58:20] MISS Sepulveda, MADAM Chair,
[58:25] would you make a motion for
[58:27] approval? For approval? Okay.
[58:30] All right. We are on to
[58:34] discussion. MR. Cap. You are
[58:36] recognized, sir.
[58:37] Thank you,
[58:39] vice mayor. In ordinary time, I
[58:41] would not be standing to speak
[58:43] on these nominees tonight. But
[58:44] we're not in ordinary times.
[58:46] We're in in a time of attacks
[58:48] on self-government across our
[58:50] country and here in nashville,
[58:52] the proposed boring company
[58:54] tunnel is not an ordinary
[58:56] policy question. It's it's an
[58:58] attack on self-government in
[59:00] nashville. It's a hostile
[59:01] construction project that
[59:03] wealthy special interests want
[59:04] to impose on the people of our
[59:06] city without their support or
[59:08] even their participation. We've
[59:09] seen that before in history,
[59:11] and it's never been good. I see
[59:13] it as my duty. I see it as our
[59:15] duty to do everything we can to
[59:18] stop and oppose it. And that
[59:19] includes confirming only
[59:22] nominees that will do the same.
[59:23] The tunnel.
[59:25] Quiet, please.
[59:26] Quiet, please.
[59:26] The tunnel
[59:28] doesn't even pretend to work
[59:29] with our neighborhoods or our
[59:31] transportation network. Almost
[59:33] none of our population lives
[59:34] anywhere near where they want
[59:36] it to go, and nobody can drive
[59:37] their car into this tunnel. You
[59:38] still got to get downtown with
[59:40] your suitcase somehow. Pay to
[59:41] park down there, and then get
[59:43] into the tunnel and pay to use
[59:46] that. All that does is take
[59:47] congestion at the airport and
[59:51] shift it into downtown. That is
[59:51] not a serious transportation
[59:52] idea, and it that doesn't even
[59:55] get into the environmental
[59:56] issues, the lack of
[59:57] accessibility standards, the
[59:59] loss of local jobs, the cost to
[1:00:00] our first responders, or our
[1:00:03] electrical grid. This tunnel is
[1:00:04] not for nashvillians, it's for
[1:00:05] tourists. They actually admit
[1:00:07] this, and that's why they want
[1:00:08] a station at the convention
[1:00:10] center. But that convention
[1:00:11] center is owned by the people
[1:00:14] of nashville. Now, I want to be
[1:00:15] a welcoming city, but it's high
[1:00:17] time we stop focusing our
[1:00:20] public policy on tourism. The
[1:00:21] whole point of the convention
[1:00:22] center was to help generate
[1:00:24] revenue to spend back on the
[1:00:26] people of nashville, not to
[1:00:27] prioritize tourists over
[1:00:29] nashvillians. Three of our
[1:00:31] nominees tonight have told us,
[1:00:32] though, that they take a
[1:00:33] positive view or are open to
[1:00:35] this idea. I trust that they
[1:00:37] have come to that view in good
[1:00:38] faith. But as we've seen, the
[1:00:40] tunnel is bad policy and more
[1:00:41] basically, it's an attack on
[1:00:42] our self-government. I can't
[1:00:43] support these nominees for
[1:00:44] those reasons. It's not
[1:00:45] personal. These are
[1:00:46] distinguished nominees who have
[1:00:48] offered their time to public
[1:00:49] service. But that's not the
[1:00:51] question before us tonight. The
[1:00:53] question is who governs our
[1:00:55] city and for whose benefit? The
[1:00:57] answer should be. The people of
[1:00:58] nashville. Remember when they
[1:00:59] told us that the tunnel project
[1:01:01] would be done without any cost
[1:01:02] to the taxpayer? That promise
[1:01:03] didn't even last for one
[1:01:05] weekend. Already the state
[1:01:07] government is spending your
[1:01:08] taxes and mine to help this
[1:01:10] special billionaire company
[1:01:11] evade the normal rules in order
[1:01:12] to get this tunnel built. That
[1:01:14] is the height of money in
[1:01:15] politics, and we don't have to
[1:01:17] go along with it. They've given
[1:01:18] up pretending that the tunnel
[1:01:20] is popular or that it will
[1:01:21] benefit the people, but they
[1:01:23] are pretending that it is
[1:01:25] inevitable. But it's not. In
[1:01:27] fact, we have here tonight a
[1:01:28] tangible chance to stand
[1:01:30] against it. Remember, when data
[1:01:31] centers in our neighborhoods
[1:01:34] were inevitable? There was a
[1:01:35] time early in this presidential
[1:01:36] administration when lots of
[1:01:38] people were collaborating to
[1:01:40] dismantle self-government.
[1:01:41] Your
[1:01:42] time is expired.
[1:01:43] If somebody
[1:01:44] would yield me some time when
[1:01:45] they have a moment.
[1:01:47] All right.
[1:01:48] MISS Gamble brought to my
[1:01:49] attention that she was
[1:01:51] concerned that her name had
[1:01:54] been cleared from the queue.
[1:01:56] Not sure what happened there,
[1:01:58] but, MR. Taylor, if you would
[1:02:00] please defer to that concern.
[1:02:02] And I will acknowledge MISS
[1:02:05] Gamble. Okay, MISS Gamble,
[1:02:07] you're recognized.
[1:02:07] Thank you,
[1:02:10] vice mayor. I appreciate the
[1:02:12] comments that have been made
[1:02:15] regarding this confirmation to
[1:02:17] the convention board. However,
[1:02:20] I disagree that this is a
[1:02:21] referendum on the tunnel. This
[1:02:23] is not a referendum on the
[1:02:26] tesla tunnel. This confirmation
[1:02:30] does not solidify any position
[1:02:32] on the tesla tunnel. This
[1:02:34] confirmation is to the music
[1:02:37] city convention board. They are
[1:02:40] charged with making decisions
[1:02:42] for the for the city. Based on
[1:02:45] that music city center and to
[1:02:47] hold someone accountable for
[1:02:50] decision that they have no
[1:02:52] authority over. This body has
[1:02:55] no authority over and to to to
[1:02:59] suggest that we use our power
[1:03:03] as council members to punish or
[1:03:09] to retaliate against volunteers.
[1:03:11] Mind you, these are not paid
[1:03:13] positions. These are volunteer
[1:03:15] positions of citizens of this
[1:03:19] city to serve this city. These
[1:03:21] candidates who were pulled off
[1:03:23] of consent are for
[1:03:25] reappointment. They have served
[1:03:27] on this board and a very
[1:03:28] effective manner. They have
[1:03:29] done due diligence. They have
[1:03:32] done research on their on their
[1:03:35] on their positions and votes,
[1:03:38] not to mention their
[1:03:39] qualifications and capabilities
[1:03:40] for those positions. That is
[1:03:45] what our job is, is to identify
[1:03:48] citizens of this city that are
[1:03:49] qualified and capable.
[1:03:50] Of
[1:03:50] looking.
[1:03:53] At facts and due
[1:03:55] diligence to make decisions for
[1:03:58] the music city center. So for
[1:03:59] those reasons, I am
[1:04:01] emphatically supportive of
[1:04:03] these candidates like I am the
[1:04:04] other candidates that werenot
[1:04:06] pulled off consent. Because as
[1:04:09] our job, as I said, is to
[1:04:12] appoint qualified citizens who
[1:04:16] are are interested. And thank
[1:04:18] you for being willing to serve
[1:04:20] on this board and to represent
[1:04:22] this city and to make decisions
[1:04:23] based on facts and due
[1:04:24] diligence under the authority
[1:04:26] of the convention center, not
[1:04:30] under any other suggestion of
[1:04:32] of a position on a on a on an
[1:04:34] issue that we have no authority
[1:04:36] off of. So for that reason, I'm
[1:04:38] asking for support for these
[1:04:39] nominees, all of these nominees
[1:04:41] to be confirmed today. And
[1:04:43] thank you for listening.
[1:04:43] Thank
[1:04:44] you, MISS Campbell.
[1:04:46] Councilmember taylor, you're
[1:04:47] recognized sir.
[1:04:48] Call the
[1:04:48] question.
[1:04:53] All right. There is a
[1:04:54] motion to call the question.
[1:04:58] This requires a second. Okay.
[1:04:59] This is non-debatable. It
[1:05:01] requires two thirds of
[1:05:03] voting. What that means is we
[1:05:05] end debate and discussion on
[1:05:08] this particular matter. I will
[1:05:09] try it first by voice. As I
[1:05:12] remind members, it is number,
[1:05:15] not volume, please. So if you
[1:05:19] are for ending the previous
[1:05:22] question, you would vote I. And
[1:05:25] if you are against ending or
[1:05:26] calling the question and you
[1:05:27] want to continue debate, you
[1:05:31] would vote no. All in favor of
[1:05:32] the previous question, please
[1:05:39] say I. I those voting no. Okay,
[1:05:42] the ayes have it. Please,
[1:05:43] please do not do that. Vote
[1:05:47] from the gallery. Okay. The was
[1:05:53] that a council member? Oh. I'm
[1:05:57] sorry, MISS Ellis. That's one
[1:05:59] of those things. With that back
[1:06:01] row. I used to sit on the back
[1:06:02] row as well. It almost sounds
[1:06:04] like it's the gallery, but the
[1:06:05] eyes do have it. The question
[1:06:07] is called. We will proceed to
[1:06:13] the vote. Special counsel for
[1:06:14] something like this. That
[1:06:18] requires a simple majority. Do
[1:06:20] we need a recorded vote if we
[1:06:22] have a nose? Or can we just
[1:06:23] record the nose with the clerk
[1:06:27] if needed? Go ahead sir.
[1:06:27] Vice
[1:06:29] mayor. Typically, we treat the
[1:06:31] appointment process as
[1:06:32] resolutions. In that case,
[1:06:33] typically if there are no votes,
[1:06:35] they would be roll call votes.
[1:06:37] All right, MR. Clerk, if you
[1:06:38] would please open the machine,
[1:06:57] sir, open the vote.
[1:07:09] With all
[1:07:10] votes in. MR. Clerk, please
[1:07:15] show the vote. All right. The
[1:07:17] confirmation of and
[1:07:18] reappointment of MR. Alfred
[1:07:19] degraffenreid to the convention
[1:07:22] center authority has passed
[1:07:25] with 28 votes in favor and six
[1:07:29] votes against. All right. We
[1:07:30] congratulate you, and we
[1:07:33] proceed on through our other
[1:07:37] next two items. The next is g
[1:07:39] five. Also, regarding the
[1:07:41] convention center authority
[1:07:45] here for the reappointment of
[1:07:47] tracy hardin for a term
[1:07:52] expiring JANUARY 6th, 2030.
[1:07:55] Chair sepulveda, your report is
[1:07:56] already in. But if you could
[1:07:58] please make a motion, ma'am, to
[1:07:59] get this before us. So moved.
[1:08:02] All right. Is there a second?
[1:08:05] Okay. All right. So with that,
[1:08:07] we are on to discussion. And
[1:08:09] first in the queue is council
[1:08:10] member cap. You are recognized,
[1:08:11] sir.
[1:08:12] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:08:13] This is just a continuation of
[1:08:15] my previous remarks. I don't I
[1:08:16] don't need to belabor this for
[1:08:18] every one of these. But just to
[1:08:21] continue, there was a time
[1:08:22] early in this presidential
[1:08:23] administration when lots of
[1:08:25] people were collaborating to
[1:08:26] dismantle self-government. It
[1:08:28] was a bad idea then, and it's
[1:08:30] aging worse and worse every day.
[1:08:32] It's aging like a dead fish on
[1:08:33] the kitchen counter. If I can
[1:08:34] quote my grandmother and we
[1:08:36] don't have to do it, our votes
[1:08:38] tonight can either help advance
[1:08:39] or can stand against an
[1:08:41] oligarchic attack on the people
[1:08:43] of our city. That is what this
[1:08:45] vote is about. Let's stand up
[1:08:46] for the people tonight and get
[1:08:47] governance at the convention
[1:08:48] center. That will stand up for
[1:08:49] them too. Thank you.
[1:08:52] All right.
[1:08:54] Discussion continues. No
[1:08:56] clapping please. Council member
[1:08:59] suara, you're recognized ma'am.
[1:09:01] Thank you, vice mayor. And I
[1:09:03] thank my colleague for the
[1:09:05] comments. I was adamantly
[1:09:08] against the boring tunnel. I
[1:09:09] believe everything that you
[1:09:11] said in terms of how it affects
[1:09:13] the people. But I'm a yes vote
[1:09:15] tonight. And I wanted to say
[1:09:17] why, and I think it's very
[1:09:19] important. Last term, when we
[1:09:21] had another, we had a vote
[1:09:23] about the titans stadium. Some
[1:09:25] of you remember that. And I
[1:09:26] remember what happened after
[1:09:28] that. The council culture of
[1:09:30] people going against each other
[1:09:32] because of one vote. I was on
[1:09:34] the other side of that. And
[1:09:35] what I kept telling everybody
[1:09:37] is that if we have to continue
[1:09:40] to build, we cannot forget the
[1:09:43] 99% of times that we agree and
[1:09:44] write each other off because of
[1:09:47] that 1% or one vote. That's
[1:09:48] what I'm looking at here. I
[1:09:50] know tracy, I know alfred, I
[1:09:52] know the work that ou've done.
[1:09:53] I've known them for a long time.
[1:09:55] And I think the body of work
[1:09:56] that you've put forward for
[1:09:58] this town, for this city, for
[1:10:00] the community, how to ways a
[1:10:02] vote that is hypothetical. And
[1:10:03] I said it's hypothetical
[1:10:05] because at the time, and I
[1:10:06] talked to alfred, my
[1:10:08] understanding is that they said
[1:10:10] they're open to looking at more
[1:10:11] information. They want to hear
[1:10:12] more. I don't think there's any
[1:10:13] more information that needs to
[1:10:15] be looked at. I think that it
[1:10:17] should be no for boring, and
[1:10:18] i'll continue to say that, but
[1:10:20] we do disagree on that one. But
[1:10:22] I do not want to write off
[1:10:23] people that are capable, people
[1:10:24] that step forward, people that
[1:10:26] have done work over the years
[1:10:27] just because I disagree with
[1:10:28] them on one thing. And so
[1:10:30] that's why I think we have to
[1:10:32] continue to do that. We would
[1:10:33] never there's no place in our
[1:10:34] democracy where we're going to
[1:10:37] agree 100%. And if we continue
[1:10:38] to do this council culture
[1:10:40] one item, we will continue to
[1:10:41] lose people under the tent
[1:10:43] because not everybody will
[1:10:44] think the way we are. Not
[1:10:45] everybody will arrive at the
[1:10:47] same conclusion as we do. But
[1:10:48] if every time somebody votes we
[1:10:50] the way we don't want to, we
[1:10:53] write them off. We continue to
[1:10:55] lose people that are like
[1:10:57] minded 99% of the time. And so
[1:10:58] for that reason, I will be
[1:11:01] voting yes. And I, and I do
[1:11:03] believe that based on the
[1:11:04] construction of that committee,
[1:11:06] based on the state taking over,
[1:11:08] there's not going to be another
[1:11:09] vote on that. But I do think
[1:11:11] the composition now we will be
[1:11:13] able to stop it. And I do hope
[1:11:15] that the people that are being
[1:11:16] confirmed, when they do get the
[1:11:19] opportunity, that will be 100%
[1:11:20] the next time they vote and not
[1:11:22] 99. But I'm asking everyone to
[1:11:24] please remember that, that we
[1:11:25] cannot keep writing each other
[1:11:27] off over one thing. And I want
[1:11:29] to take the work that tracy's
[1:11:30] done, that alfred is done. I
[1:11:33] don't know sylvia very well. So
[1:11:35] but that's my on it,
[1:11:37] that I hope that we continue to
[1:11:38] find a way to work together,
[1:11:40] even if we don't agree 100% of
[1:11:42] the time. Thank you.
[1:11:42] thank you,
[1:11:44] MISS Suara. Next in the queue,
[1:11:45] councilmember johnson, you're
[1:11:46] recognized. Previous question.
[1:11:48] All right, all right. The
[1:11:49] question has been called and
[1:11:51] properly seconded. This is
[1:11:52] non-debatable and requires two
[1:11:54] thirds of those voting. We'll
[1:11:57] try this by voice again. It
[1:11:58] requires two thirds. All in
[1:12:00] favor of calling the question
[1:12:02] ending debate, please say I, I
[1:12:04] those against calling the
[1:12:05] question and wanting debate to
[1:12:08] continue, please say no. Okay,
[1:12:09] the ayes have it. The question
[1:12:11] has been called and we will
[1:12:13] move to the vote. MR. Clark, if
[1:12:16] you would please load the vote,
[1:12:32] please, sir.
[1:12:37] All right, MR.
[1:12:38] Clark, with all votes in,
[1:12:41] please show the vote. All right.
[1:12:43] Council has confirmed the
[1:12:44] reappointment of tracy hardin
[1:12:46] to the convention center
[1:12:47] authority. With 27 vtes in
[1:12:52] favor and seven votes against.
[1:12:53] Congratulations. And thank you.
[1:12:55] We'll just move on through the
[1:12:56] agenda. And again, we'll thank
[1:12:58] everyone in the section of our
[1:13:01] agenda at the end, item g seven.
[1:13:02] Also, regarding the convention
[1:13:04] center authority and the
[1:13:06] appointment of silvia san
[1:13:08] martin for a term expiring
[1:13:11] JANUARY 6th, 2030. Chair
[1:13:12] sepulveda to get the matter
[1:13:14] before us, please, ma'am. So
[1:13:16] moved. Okay. Is there a second?
[1:13:19] All right, MISS Johnson. There
[1:13:21] is no one else in the queue.
[1:13:23] And so seeing no one seeking
[1:13:26] discussion on this matter, we
[1:13:30] will move straight to the vote.
[1:13:31] Special counsel has shared with
[1:13:35] us as this proceeds as a only one vote.
[1:13:37] If there are negative votes, we
[1:13:38] do have to go on the board. So,
[1:13:41] MR. Clark, if you would please
[1:13:57] load the vote.
[1:14:06] Please show the
[1:14:09] vote, MR. Clark. All right.%
[1:14:12] council has confirmed the
[1:14:15] appointment of silvia san
[1:14:16] martin to the convention center
[1:14:17] authority. With 27 votes in
[1:14:21] favor and seven votes against.
[1:14:23] Now, to all our confirmed
[1:14:24] appointees, if you chose to
[1:14:25] return to the council chamber
[1:14:27] this evening, which is not
[1:14:28] required, do please stand as I
[1:14:30] call your name. Council has
[1:14:32] confirmed the appointments of
[1:14:35] to the community corrections
[1:14:40] advisory board. Joshua l brandt,
[1:14:44] gerald summers to the
[1:14:46] convention center authority
[1:14:48] council has confirmed the
[1:14:49] appointment of the honorable
[1:14:52] jim cooper. The reappointment
[1:14:55] of MR. Alfred degraffenreid,
[1:14:57] the reappointment of MISS Tracy
[1:14:59] hardin, the appointment of
[1:15:01] ethan link and lastly to the
[1:15:03] convention center authority,
[1:15:05] the appointment of silvia san
[1:15:07] martin and to the nashville
[1:15:09] entertainment commission. The
[1:15:11] reappointment of dave pomeroy.
[1:15:13] We extend our congratulations
[1:15:16] and do sincerely thank you for
[1:15:17] your willingness to serve the
[1:15:20] city you're watching from home.
[1:15:21] We appreciate you as well.
[1:15:27] Thank you. All right, council
[1:15:30] members, section h of our
[1:15:34] agenda is regarding nominations.
[1:15:38] All right. Council members
[1:15:41] received a memo from me on
[1:15:43] AUGUST 17th announcing a
[1:15:44] vacancy on the contract and
[1:15:47] compliance board. This vacancy
[1:15:49] is to be filled by an election
[1:15:52] of a member of council. The
[1:15:53] function of the contract and
[1:15:55] compliance board is in part to
[1:15:57] evaluate and monitor compliance
[1:15:58] with existing construction
[1:15:59] contracts related to
[1:16:01] construction activities on
[1:16:03] projects by the metropolitan
[1:16:05] government. Complete
[1:16:06] descriptions of all metro
[1:16:08] boards and commissions can be
[1:16:12] found on nashville.Gov/boards.
[1:16:16] I will now open nominations. If
[1:16:18] you seek to make a nomination,
[1:16:21] please do enter the. Q council
[1:16:23] member. Sepulveda. MADAM Chair,
[1:16:24] you're recognized.
[1:16:24] Thank you,
[1:16:26] vice mayor. I nominate council
[1:16:27] member harrell.
[1:16:29] Okay. Council
[1:16:33] member sepulveda has nominated
[1:16:36] council member harrell. Are
[1:16:39] there any additional
[1:16:42] nominations for the contract
[1:16:46] and compliance board? All right.
[1:16:49] Seeing none, the nominations
[1:16:53] are closed. Thank you. All
[1:16:55] right. Now we're moving to
[1:16:57] section I of our agenda. The
[1:17:00] public comment period. Members
[1:17:01] of the public who are tennessee
[1:17:03] residents wishing to speak in
[1:17:05] public comment, MAY sign up at
[1:17:06] a table outside the council
[1:17:08] chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the
[1:17:09] day of a council meeting.
[1:17:11] Public comment is limited to 20
[1:17:12] minutes in total at council
[1:17:13] meetings, and each speaker is
[1:17:15] allowed up to two minutes to
[1:17:17] speak. Person speaking on
[1:17:19] agenda items must be
[1:17:21] prioritized to comply with
[1:17:25] state law. All right, first,
[1:17:26] for public comment, if you
[1:17:28] would please come forward to
[1:17:32] the podium. Is trevor silva
[1:17:35] speaking regarding a potential
[1:17:37] ice call center in opposition
[1:17:39] following trevor silva will be
[1:17:42] jennifer berry and alexandra
[1:17:44] van zeeland. If y'all want to
[1:17:47] come forward as well, go ahead
[1:17:49] sir, you are recognized.
[1:17:49] Thank
[1:17:51] you. My name is trevor silva
[1:17:52] and thank you, council for
[1:17:54] having me today. I live in east
[1:17:55] nashville, district six, and I
[1:17:57] oppose the ice call center. You
[1:17:58] know, just two years ago, a
[1:18:00] green card holder or visa
[1:18:01] holder could live in our
[1:18:02] neighborhoods, drive our
[1:18:03] streets, and go to work without
[1:18:05] fearing they'd be kidnaped by
[1:18:06] unidentified masked agents just
[1:18:07] because of the color of their
[1:18:08] skin. Two years ago, tourists
[1:18:11] could visit the city without if they'd end up
[1:18:12] kidnaped, injured, detained by
[1:18:14] the same masked cowards and two
[1:18:16] years ago, being anti-fascist,
[1:18:17] pro religious freedom and pro
[1:18:19] trans rights didn't make me a
[1:18:20] terrorist either. But according
[1:18:21] to national security
[1:18:23] presidential memorandum seven,
[1:18:24] apparently here I stand before
[1:18:28] you today as a terrorist. See,
[1:18:29] fascism doesn't stop at taking
[1:18:30] rights from just some. It will
[1:18:32] always need another to exist.
[1:18:34] It always needs an enemy. So
[1:18:35] while those with the deepest in
[1:18:37] their throats MAY not feel it
[1:18:39] kick. Today, those of us who
[1:18:39] read the history books know
[1:18:41] exactly where this leads. It's
[1:18:42] not a question of if it turns
[1:18:44] on them too, but when. Because
[1:18:45] if you're not a billionaire in
[1:18:47] trump's america, it's only a
[1:18:48] matter of time before you
[1:18:49] realize your rights too are
[1:18:51] gone. And by then, it's too
[1:18:52] late. Today, it's our brown
[1:18:53] brothers and sisters. But who
[1:18:55] do they target next? The thing
[1:18:56] that's not the thing is that's
[1:18:57] not even a rhetorical question.
[1:18:59] We have the answer because they
[1:19:02] wrote it down as pm7 names
[1:19:03] anti-capitalist trans people,
[1:19:04] atheists, and everyone who is,
[1:19:06] quote, anti american, which is
[1:19:08] a term they get to define as
[1:19:09] domestic terrorists. That's not
[1:19:11] a slippery slope. That is the
[1:19:12] plan. And they aren't even
[1:19:14] trying to hide it. Because when
[1:19:15] trump says, and I quote
[1:19:17] homegrowns are next, I believe
[1:19:19] him and you should too. Masha
[1:19:20] gessen, one of the most
[1:19:21] prominent independent voices
[1:19:22] covering putin's russia, laid
[1:19:24] out rule number one very
[1:19:26] clearly believe the autocrat.
[1:19:27] He means what he says every
[1:19:29] time we tell ourselves he's
[1:19:30] exaggerating. That's not
[1:19:32] insight, that's denial. Humans
[1:19:33] are built to look away from
[1:19:35] what they can't stand to accept.
[1:19:36] And we don't have the luxury
[1:19:38] anymore. We won't stop this
[1:19:39] regime or their fascist clown
[1:19:41] car tonight. But we need to let
[1:19:42] them know that their circus
[1:19:44] tent of a call center is not
[1:19:46] welcome in our city. Remember
[1:19:47] that if you choose to stay
[1:19:48] willfully ignorant to the plans
[1:19:49] they have so clearly laid out
[1:19:51] to conduct from centers like
[1:19:53] this, that doesn't make you
[1:19:54] innocent. It makes you
[1:19:56] complicit in every bit of harm
[1:19:57] they cause. Your time.
[1:20:03] Concluded. All right, folks. So
[1:20:05] so that we can proceed promptly
[1:20:06] through the speakers, kindly
[1:20:08] please don't clap afterwards.
[1:20:09] We'll just proceed right on
[1:20:11] through. Signs are allowed. But
[1:20:12] I do ask you, please, to be
[1:20:14] conscious that you are not
[1:20:15] blocking the view of anybody
[1:20:18] behind or beside you. Okay. Go
[1:20:20] ahead. Jennifer berry regarding
[1:20:21] the ice call center as well. In
[1:20:22] opposition, you're recognized.
[1:20:24] Good evening, metro council
[1:20:25] members. My name is jennifer
[1:20:27] berry and I'm a lifelong
[1:20:28] educator, and I've spent my
[1:20:29] entire career working with the
[1:20:31] young people here in nashville.
[1:20:33] I am here tonight because I am
[1:20:34] deeply concerned about what we%
[1:20:35] are teaching our children by
[1:20:37] potentially allowing a 287 g
[1:20:39] ice coordination center to
[1:20:41] operate in our community. As
[1:20:42] educators, we spend an enormous
[1:20:44] amount of time teaching
[1:20:46] children that they belong. We
[1:20:47] teach them that their classroom
[1:20:48] is a community, that
[1:20:49] differences make us stronger,
[1:20:51] that we solve problems together,
[1:20:53] and that out for the
[1:20:55] person sitting beside us. And
[1:20:56] then imagine being a child
[1:20:58] whose family is undocumented or
[1:20:59] whose parents are immigrants.
[1:21:01] Imagine sitting in a classroom
[1:21:02] wondering whether your parents
[1:21:04] will be here when you get home
[1:21:05] from school. Imagine hearing
[1:21:07] that your local police, your
[1:21:08] neighbors, and your government
[1:21:10] are becoming increasingly
[1:21:11] connected to an immigration
[1:21:13] enforcement system. Imagine
[1:21:14] trying to on
[1:21:16] biology, math, or reading when
[1:21:17] you are worried that you could
[1:21:19] be separated from your family.
[1:21:21] That child does not experience
[1:21:23] this as an abstract federal
[1:21:25] policy. They experience it as
[1:21:26] fear. And fear is not an
[1:21:28] environment where children can
[1:21:29] thrive. We are already asking
[1:21:31] our young people to navigate an
[1:21:33] incredibly complicated world.
[1:21:34] They need adults who model
[1:21:37] courage, compassion, critical
[1:21:38] thinking, and community. They
[1:21:41] do not need us to normalize
[1:21:42] surveillance, suspicion, and
[1:21:43] the idea that some families are
[1:21:45] less deserving of safety and
[1:21:48] belonging than others. The
[1:21:49] proposed center and donaldson
[1:21:51] would support the expansion of
[1:21:53] 287 g, a program that allows
[1:21:54] participating state and local
[1:21:56] law enforcement agencies to
[1:21:57] perform certain federal
[1:21:59] immigration enforcement
[1:22:00] functions. Council members.
[1:22:02] Nashville has a choice. We can
[1:22:03] become a place where children
[1:22:05] learn that fear is a tool of
[1:22:06] government, or we can become a
[1:22:07] place where children learn that
[1:22:09] their community protects them,
[1:22:10] their families matter, and
[1:22:11] every child deserves to walk
[1:22:13] into a nashville school knowing
[1:22:15] that they belong. I am asking
[1:22:17] you to oppose this facility not
[1:22:19] simply for immigrants, not
[1:22:20] simply for their families, but
[1:22:22] for every child in nashville
[1:22:23] who is watching what the aduls
[1:22:25] around them choose to do.
[1:22:26] Because our children are always
[1:22:27] watching. And learning.
[1:22:28] From us.
[1:22:31] Your time is expired. Next is
[1:22:34] alexandra van zeeland.
[1:22:35] Alexandra will be followed by
[1:22:37] lynn mcfarland and then
[1:22:41] kimberly molnar. Go ahead
[1:22:42] alexandra. You're recognized.
[1:22:44] Nashville is a city built on
[1:22:45] possibility, and that
[1:22:47] possibility comes from our
[1:22:49] commitment to putting community
[1:22:51] first. We've always shown what
[1:22:53] it means to stand united, and
[1:22:56] we show up for our neighbors times of need. That is
[1:22:58] why we are here today. We are
[1:23:00] here to protect our community
[1:23:01] from a system that doesn't
[1:23:03] reflect the morals and ethics
[1:23:05] of this city. I support a
[1:23:07] lawful and fair path to
[1:23:08] citizenship, but I cannot
[1:23:09] support the current practice of
[1:23:11] ice or the inhumane standards
[1:23:13] that have shaped their agency.
[1:23:15] The fact is, they are
[1:23:17] shamelessly murdering innocent
[1:23:19] people and terrorizing
[1:23:20] communities, and nashville will
[1:23:22] not ignore or welcome that
[1:23:24] reality. I want to speak
[1:23:25] directly to immigration and
[1:23:27] customs enforcement. You want a
[1:23:28] call center in donelson? Then
[1:23:30] your infrastructure must change
[1:23:32] from the ground up on a
[1:23:33] national scale. If you intend
[1:23:35] to monitor and disrupt the
[1:23:36] lives of people seeking a
[1:23:38] better future, then this
[1:23:40] community deserves equal
[1:23:41] transparency. Maybe it's time
[1:23:43] to put up a 24 over seven live
[1:23:46] stream on future operations.
[1:23:48] Let the public see what you do
[1:23:50] and how you do it. The same way
[1:23:53] our government monitors us via
[1:23:54] flock camera on our way to work
[1:23:57] or to buy groceries. Until
[1:23:59] meaningful reforms ensure
[1:24:01] humane treatment and ethical
[1:24:03] deportation practices,
[1:24:04] nashville will continue to halt
[1:24:07] the efforts that you so want so
[1:24:09] badly. Our city protects its
[1:24:11] people, all of them, and we
[1:24:12] expect the same from anyone who
[1:24:16] chooses to operate here. Thank
[1:24:18] you for your time.
[1:24:19] Thank you.
[1:24:24] Next is lynn mcfarland. Go
[1:24:26] ahead. You're recognized.
[1:24:27] My
[1:24:30] name is lynn mcfarland. On the
[1:24:32] trail of tears, one branch of
[1:24:34] which runs right through
[1:24:37] nashville. Thousands of native
[1:24:39] americans died. The so-called
[1:24:42] call center is a trail of tears
[1:24:46] on steroids. Dehumanizing
[1:24:48] cruelty with efficient
[1:24:51] execution. But nashville is
[1:24:52] also the home of the nashville
[1:24:55] student movement, a nonviolent
[1:24:57] movement that desegregated
[1:24:58] downtown lunch counters back in
[1:25:00] the day, a model for standing
[1:25:03] up for justice with love, for
[1:25:05] which nashville is still
[1:25:08] celebrated. Doctor king said we
[1:25:09] humans are a mixture of good
[1:25:13] and evil, but we can choose.
[1:25:15] Reverend lawson said that we
[1:25:17] can align ourselves with what
[1:25:19] he called the force or
[1:25:22] soul force. We see that each of
[1:25:24] us has a spark of divinity. We
[1:25:28] are beloved when we choose the
[1:25:30] forces of spiritual wickedness.
[1:25:33] Reverend lawson's term for
[1:25:36] violence, racism, sexism, and
[1:25:39] the greed that is plantation
[1:25:42] capitalism. We choose the paths
[1:25:45] that only destroy, that do not
[1:25:48] build one major form of
[1:25:51] nonviolent action is
[1:25:54] non-cooperation. Do not
[1:25:56] cooperate with dehumanizing
[1:26:01] cruelty. You can choose.
[1:26:01] Thank
[1:26:08] you. Next is kimberly molnar. A
[1:26:10] will be followed by luis mata
[1:26:14] and then jessica marquez munoz.
[1:26:16] After that will be lisa heller.
[1:26:18] Go ahead, ma'am.
[1:26:18] Thank you.
[1:26:19] For
[1:26:20] your time. My name is kim
[1:26:22] molnar, and I am here to voice
[1:26:24] my strong opposition to the
[1:26:25] proposed ice call center in
[1:26:28] davidson county. As a 45 year
[1:26:30] resident of davidson county, I
[1:26:32] feel qualified to speak about
[1:26:35] who we are as a citizenry. I
[1:26:37] love this county and I love our
[1:26:40] people. This call center would
[1:26:41] enable the often
[1:26:43] unconstitutional actions of ice,
[1:26:45] not only in davidson county,
[1:26:48] but in tennessee, but also
[1:26:51] across the country. I know our
[1:26:53] majority does not support that.
[1:26:56] I have watched wilson county
[1:26:59] successfully repel an ice
[1:27:00] detention center. I have
[1:27:03] watched robertson county
[1:27:05] successfully repelled this call
[1:27:08] center. I am confident davidson
[1:27:10] county can now do the same. We
[1:27:12] don't want. We do not want to
[1:27:14] enable or support ice on a
[1:27:17] national level. We have seen
[1:27:20] sister letty begoa detained in
[1:27:21] mcallen, texas, while walking
[1:27:24] to mass. Davidson county does
[1:27:26] not want to enable that. We
[1:27:30] have seen liam ramos in
[1:27:31] minnesota and liam titles in
[1:27:34] texas, both five years old,
[1:27:36] detained by ice. Davidson
[1:27:39] county does not want to enable
[1:27:41] that. We have seen the. The
[1:27:44] murder of peaceful protesters,
[1:27:46] american citizens renee good
[1:27:49] and alex brady in minnesota.
[1:27:51] Davidson county does not want
[1:27:54] to enable that. This call
[1:27:56] center is not a benefit to
[1:27:58] davidson county in any way, nor
[1:28:01] a benefit to tennessee. I
[1:28:02] venture to say not a benefit to
[1:28:06] our country. I ask you all to
[1:28:07] loudly oppose it, and I thank
[1:28:10] you for your time.
[1:28:12] Thank you.
[1:28:15] Next is luis mata. Go ahead.
[1:28:19] You're recognized.
[1:28:20] Thank you so
[1:28:22] much. Vice mayor and council.
[1:28:24] My name is luis mata, proud
[1:28:26] resident of zip code 37203,
[1:28:29] council district 17. I'm the
[1:28:30] deputy executive director of
[1:28:32] the tennessee democratic party.
[1:28:34] And firstly, I can't think of a
[1:28:35] better way to kick off hispanic
[1:28:37] heritage month than with the
[1:28:38] power of the people coming
[1:28:40] together and standing united,
[1:28:42] as we say in spanish, as la
[1:28:45] fuerza. I grew up in the state,
[1:28:46] undocumented. I know firsthand
[1:28:48] what it means when the power of
[1:28:49] the government is hanging over
[1:28:50] your family. I know firsthand
[1:28:52] what it means when immigration
[1:28:53] enforcement is something your
[1:28:55] family has to talk about at the
[1:28:57] dinner table. Now, ice and dhs
[1:28:59] are trying to take our land and
[1:29:00] build a national call center
[1:29:02] facility to expedite their
[1:29:04] cruel and costly mass
[1:29:06] deportation agenda across the
[1:29:08] nation. So thank you to the
[1:29:09] members of this council who
[1:29:11] have stood and will stand
[1:29:13] boldly against this effort. And
[1:29:14] importantly, thank you to our
[1:29:15] neighbors from adams, where
[1:29:17] they tried this first, to our
[1:29:18] neighbors in donaldson and
[1:29:20] across the state, who have
[1:29:21] organized and refused to let
[1:29:23] this happen without a fight.
[1:29:24] They are building the
[1:29:27] infrastructure to surveil our
[1:29:29] neighbors, to share information
[1:29:31] about our neighbors, and
[1:29:32] ultimately, to remove our
[1:29:34] neighbors from their families
[1:29:36] and their communities.
[1:29:37] Someone's father or mother
[1:29:39] doesn't come home. A child
[1:29:42] loses a parent. Your favorite
[1:29:44] small business closes down.
[1:29:46] That is what all of this
[1:29:47] infrastructure eventually
[1:29:50] touches. And now trump and his
[1:29:51] weak republican lapdogs want
[1:29:54] all of us to make it easier.
[1:29:55] Their greed, their corruption,
[1:29:57] and their unchecked power knows
[1:29:59] no bounds. And this is a moment
[1:30:01] to say clearly and without
[1:30:02] hesitation that we will not
[1:30:04] provide the infrastructure for
[1:30:06] family separation. We will not
[1:30:07] look the other way while they
[1:30:09] come into our communities and
[1:30:11] ask us to do their dirty work.
[1:30:13] We will keep fighting for our
[1:30:15] communities where all of our
[1:30:16] neighbors who choose to call
[1:30:17] nashville, tennessee, home, can
[1:30:19] live here, belong here, and
[1:30:20] thrive. It's on all of us to
[1:30:22] stand up, fight back, and make
[1:30:23] clear. Not here. Not in
[1:30:24] nashville. Not anywhere in
[1:30:25] tennessee. Thank you. Thank you.
[1:30:28] Tom is completed. All right.
[1:30:32] Next is jessica marquez munoz,
[1:30:34] also speaking on the ice call
[1:30:36] center in opposition. Again,
[1:30:38] following jessica will be lisa
[1:30:41] haller and then anastasia
[1:30:44] torres regarding an agenda item.
[1:30:48] And then MR. Zach liff also
[1:30:52] regarding an agenda item.
[1:30:53] Jessica, you are recognized. Go
[1:30:55] ahead.
[1:30:56] Hello everybody. I live
[1:30:59] in district council 19 with
[1:31:01] liberty and justice for all.
[1:31:04] These words have guided
[1:31:06] generations since 1892. I
[1:31:07] recited those long before I
[1:31:10] understood what they meant. I
[1:31:11] still recite them alongside my
[1:31:13] brothers and sisters in hope of
[1:31:15] that future. But does nashville
[1:31:17] share this future? This
[1:31:18] national ice cruelty center is
[1:31:20] not just a threat to
[1:31:21] undocumented people, it is the
[1:31:23] threat to the values of our
[1:31:25] city. Since trump took office,
[1:31:27] 68 people have been reported
[1:31:29] dead in ice custody. That's
[1:31:31] nearly a 400% increase over the
[1:31:33] deaths reported during biden's
[1:31:35] four years. Every one of those
[1:31:37] deaths is a human life. Every
[1:31:39] report of sexual assault, abuse,
[1:31:40] medical neglect, or
[1:31:41] mistreatment shows a system
[1:31:43] that prioritizes punishment
[1:31:45] over justice. And why would
[1:31:46] nashville want to be a part of
[1:31:48] this system? We're tol to
[1:31:50] trust ice, yet we have
[1:31:52] repeatedly seen their public
[1:31:53] narratives challenged,
[1:31:55] contradicted and changed. When
[1:31:56] agency operates with no
[1:31:57] accountability and so much
[1:32:00] power, we have an obligation to
[1:32:02] demand answers, not hand over
[1:32:04] more resources and
[1:32:05] infrastructure. I remember
[1:32:07] waking up last year on cinco de
[1:32:09] mayo to news of raids in south
[1:32:11] nashville. What should have
[1:32:12] been a weekend of celebration
[1:32:14] and laughter morphed into a
[1:32:16] weekend of terror and tears.
[1:32:18] The impact was felt through the
[1:32:19] entire community, not just
[1:32:21] undocumented people. Entire
[1:32:24] neighborhoods changed overnight.
[1:32:25] Businesses emptied and closed.
[1:32:27] Kids stayed home from schools.
[1:32:28] Churches were no longer safe.
[1:32:30] And now we're being asked to
[1:32:31] bring a facility like this into
[1:32:33] our home. This building will
[1:32:35] become a symbol of fear and a
[1:32:36] threat to the well-being of our
[1:32:38] city and our state. It sends a
[1:32:40] clear message you are not safe.
[1:32:41] This is not the nashville I
[1:32:43] know. We deserve to live and
[1:32:45] work with dignity and safety.
[1:32:46] Nashville must live up to the
[1:32:48] promise of liberty and justice
[1:32:49] for all. Stand with us and say
[1:32:51] no to national ice cruelty
[1:32:54] center in our home. Aqui
[1:32:55] estamos no nos vamos juntos
[1:32:56] somos.
[1:32:59] Thank you. All right,
[1:33:02] next is lisa haller. She is
[1:33:04] speaking on agenda item 80.
[1:33:08] This is ordinance bill
[1:33:09] 2026-1521. Regarding the
[1:33:10] midtown business improvement
[1:33:12] district in support. Go ahead.
[1:33:14] MISS Our recognized.
[1:33:15] Thank you.
[1:33:16] good evening. My name is lisa
[1:33:17] haller and I live in council
[1:33:20] member rose district 17. I'm
[1:33:22] here tonight in support of bill
[1:33:26] 2026 1521. The bill before you
[1:33:29] would approve the fy 27 budget
[1:33:30] for the midtown business
[1:33:32] improvement district. It is on
[1:33:34] third reading tonight. I serve
[1:33:36] as the inaugural chair of the
[1:33:38] board of directors, and I am
[1:33:40] here on behalf of our board and
[1:33:44] the 543 property owners that we
[1:33:46] represent. This body approved
[1:33:48] the enabling legislation back
[1:33:51] on DECEMBER 16th, 2025. Now,
[1:33:53] almost a year ago, and during
[1:33:58] these last nine months, we have side by side with metro
[1:34:00] to shepherd the bid through all
[1:34:02] of the required steps to get
[1:34:04] nashville's newest bid up and
[1:34:07] running. Tonight, we want to
[1:34:09] acknowledge and thank our metro
[1:34:10] partners who have made all of
[1:34:12] this possible. The mayor's
[1:34:14] office and administration,
[1:34:16] metro finance, metro legal,
[1:34:18] metro assessor and trustee's
[1:34:21] office, the metro clerk, metro
[1:34:23] planning, midtown hills
[1:34:25] precinct, the vice mayor and
[1:34:27] council office, the rules and
[1:34:28] confirmations committee, the
[1:34:30] budget and finance committee,
[1:34:33] and the lead sponsors for this
[1:34:34] ordinance. Council member
[1:34:35] koopman and evans and the
[1:34:38] entire council as a whole. To
[1:34:40] each and every one of you, we
[1:34:41] say thank you. We are grateful
[1:34:44] for your support as we ask
[1:34:46] council to approve our budget.
[1:34:48] We assure you that we take our
[1:34:50] responsibility seriously and
[1:34:52] commit to delivering the
[1:34:53] services and the public realm
[1:34:56] that we set out to provide.
[1:34:57] Upon council's confirmation of
[1:34:59] our board. In MAY, we held our
[1:35:01] first board meeting in JUNE and
[1:35:04] continued to meet virtually.
[1:35:06] Tonight we ask you to bring the
[1:35:08] bid across the finish line. We
[1:35:10] are ready to get to work. Thank
[1:35:12] you all very much.
[1:35:14] Thank you.
[1:35:18] Next, regarding agenda items,
[1:35:22] in order of sign up. Anastasia
[1:35:25] terrace. Anastasia, are you
[1:35:27] still with us regarding agenda
[1:35:35] item four, resolution 2026 2264.
[1:35:37] Is. I'm going to wait and see
[1:35:40] if this is anastasia moving
[1:35:46] across. It is not okay. Next in
[1:35:50] sign up order regarding agenda
[1:35:54] item zachary benjamin list
[1:35:56] regarding agenda item 46 right
[1:35:59] turn on red. MR. Liff go ahead.
[1:36:01] You're recognized.
[1:36:02] Thank you
[1:36:04] for hearing me. And thank you
[1:36:08] all for being here and for your
[1:36:09] service. I know it's a lot for
[1:36:11] you guys to be council people.
[1:36:16] So that. Simply, we
[1:36:18] don't feel like I own the
[1:36:19] property at 209 10th avenue
[1:36:21] south and 900 one tenth avenue
[1:36:23] south, and happened to own
[1:36:25] about 16 acres in downtown
[1:36:27] nashville around that property.
[1:36:28] And there hasn't really been
[1:36:30] the engagement, I believe, and
[1:36:32] I believe some of my neighbors
[1:36:34] believe and our some of our
[1:36:36] clients and customers to really
[1:36:39] take a sweeping to have a
[1:36:40] sweeping bill like this that
[1:36:42] treats all of these locations
[1:36:46] and sort of one way, and I know
[1:36:48] I have not been contacted by
[1:36:50] metro about it at all, not
[1:36:53] mndot or anyone at metro. And
[1:36:55] I'm just urging deferral so
[1:36:57] that a long enough time to have
[1:36:58] a real engagement working with
[1:37:01] our council person, cooper, to
[1:37:03] try to arrange that with mndot
[1:37:06] and engage and just try to
[1:37:08] understand why each
[1:37:10] intersection, this particular
[1:37:12] solution makes sense, given the
[1:37:15] local businesses that need
[1:37:16] intersections to work in
[1:37:18] particular ways. It's a pretty
[1:37:20] local solution. I know all you
[1:37:21] district council people
[1:37:23] understand how important just a
[1:37:25] single intersection can be to a
[1:37:28] business, a set of homes, a
[1:37:30] stop sign. I mean, you guys get
[1:37:33] those calls all the time and
[1:37:35] it's no different downtown. I
[1:37:37] think we understand downtown
[1:37:38] that there are many big
[1:37:40] decisions for nashville that
[1:37:40] impact downtown, that have to
[1:37:42] be made on a community wide,
[1:37:46] community wide basis. But I do
[1:37:49] also, I would encourage
[1:37:51] COUNCILMAN Member cooper, if
[1:37:52] there was a bill singling out
[1:37:54] your constituents and they were
[1:37:58] coming to you asking to put off
[1:37:59] deferral so they could really
[1:38:00] talk about and understand how
[1:38:02] it would impact them, that you
[1:38:03] all would he would give you
[1:38:05] that respect, and I hope you'll
[1:38:06] give him the same.
[1:38:06] Thank you.
[1:38:09] Thank you. Just one more time.
[1:38:11] Last call for anastasia
[1:38:14] regarding agenda item four.
[1:38:17] Okay. In that case, we will go
[1:38:20] back then in sign up order to a
[1:38:25] non agenda item. And next is
[1:38:27] johanna sestito. Regarding the
[1:38:32] ice call center is johanna
[1:38:36] sestito here. Hi. Go ahead.
[1:38:37] My
[1:38:38] name is johanna. I'm here out
[1:38:40] of district six. And I just
[1:38:42] want to call more attention to
[1:38:44] the the potential national call
[1:38:45] center for ice, not only
[1:38:47] because of its cruelty and
[1:38:49] inhumane dispatch targeting our
[1:38:50] neighbors, but because of the
[1:38:52] way it is trying to operate in
[1:38:53] the shadows. We have two
[1:38:55] entities who are both located
[1:38:57] out of state, who want to bring
[1:38:59] their potentially very
[1:39:01] impactful and harmful
[1:39:02] operations to our neighborhoods.
[1:39:04] That's ray fownes, who is the
[1:39:07] owner of the building. I would
[1:39:09] love to see council probe him
[1:39:11] and find out what are the terms
[1:39:15] of his agreement and lease. And
[1:39:17] secondly, the koniag
[1:39:18] corporation, which has operated
[1:39:20] out of alaska. They have the
[1:39:21] federal contract to facilitate
[1:39:23] this call center. They
[1:39:25] currently are hiring for the
[1:39:26] call center under a very vague
[1:39:28] job description and posting. We
[1:39:30] would like to know who are they
[1:39:31] recruiting, what are they
[1:39:32] specifically hiring for, and
[1:39:34] what kinds of infrastructure
[1:39:35] and surveillance are going to
[1:39:37] be included in these leases and
[1:39:39] in these infrastructure
[1:39:40] agreements that are going to
[1:39:43] target our neighbors as well as
[1:39:44] neighbors throughout nashville?%
[1:39:45] I think we have a choice here
[1:39:47] of how much information we can
[1:39:48] gather and whether or not we're
[1:39:50] able to prevent or stop this.
[1:39:52] We can make it highly limited
[1:39:55] and unappealing for these for
[1:39:56] these out of state operatives
[1:39:58] to come in and ruin our ruin
[1:40:00] our community strength. So
[1:40:02] thank you for your time.
[1:40:03] Thank
[1:40:06] you. That concludes our public
[1:40:12] comment period. All right. Next
[1:40:14] on our agenda is section j
[1:40:17] regarding rules of procedure j
[1:40:19] one. This is a proposed
[1:40:21] amendment to the rules of
[1:40:24] procedure rule 21 regarding
[1:40:26] legislation concerning
[1:40:28] appropriation of funds
[1:40:31] sponsored by council member
[1:40:36] spain council member. By rule,
[1:40:38] all proposed rules of procedure
[1:40:41] changes have a mandatory
[1:40:44] deferral. That is rule 53.2
[1:40:47] council members and thus this
[1:40:49] will be deferredto the first
[1:40:53] meeting in OCTOBER. OCTOBER 6th.
[1:41:00] And so that has been deferred.
[1:41:01] One express our appreciation to
[1:41:03] everyone who came out for
[1:41:05] public comment. Thank you for
[1:41:06] departing quietly. We
[1:41:09] appreciate you. Next is section
[1:41:13] k of our agenda, a resolution
[1:41:17] on public hearing. Spanish
[1:41:18] interpretation services are
[1:41:19] provided for all metro council
[1:41:21] public hearings. Council office
[1:41:22] team member karina valdez is
[1:41:24] here as the interpreter. MISS
[1:41:25] Valdez, will you please share
[1:41:30] how you can help?
[1:41:33] Interpretation in espanol?
[1:41:34] Gracias, gracias.
[1:41:34] We appreciate
[1:41:36] you. For those wishing to speak
[1:41:40] this evening on our one
[1:41:41] resolution on public hearing,
[1:41:42] please do state your name, but
[1:41:44] is not required for you to
[1:41:45] provide your exact address. If
[1:41:47] you do not wish to do so, you
[1:41:48] MAY want instead to tell us
[1:41:50] what neighborhood area you live,
[1:41:51] your council member, your
[1:41:52] connection to the agenda item.
[1:41:53] A public hearing is not time
[1:41:55] limited. All persons who wish
[1:41:56] to speak on an agenda item on
[1:41:58] public hearing will be heard.
[1:42:02] All right, with that agenda.
[1:42:07] Item one is resolution
[1:42:08] 2026-2291. Sponsor cap. This is
[1:42:10] a resolution exempting bill
[1:42:13] sandwich palace, located at 311
[1:42:15] north 16th street, from the
[1:42:16] minimum distance requirements
[1:42:18] for obtaining a beer permit.
[1:42:20] Council member cap, you are
[1:42:21] recognized, sir.
[1:42:22] thank you.
[1:42:23] Vice mayor. Request to open the
[1:42:24] public hearing, please.
[1:42:25] Okay. I
[1:42:29] declare the public hearing open council member caps.
[1:42:32] Resolution 2291 regarding bills
[1:42:34] sandwich palace. Would all
[1:42:36] members of the public here in
[1:42:37] support of this resolution,
[1:42:41] please raise your hand? Okay.
[1:42:42] Would all members of the public
[1:42:44] here in opposition to this
[1:42:45] resolution please raise your
[1:42:48] hand? Okay. The gentleman in
[1:42:50] the way back, you are not in
[1:42:51] opposition. Is that correct,
[1:42:53] sir? You are waving goodbye to
[1:42:56] someone. Yeah, I'm going to.
[1:42:57] I'm going to chalk that as a
[1:43:00] bye bye wave black polo shirt.
[1:43:01] Friend, you are not in
[1:43:02] opposition to this, is that
[1:43:04] correct? You are waving goodbye.
[1:43:05] All right. We like everybody
[1:43:07] being friendly. All good. So
[1:43:10] bye to you as well, sir. So
[1:43:12] seeing no one here in
[1:43:13] opposition to the persons here
[1:43:15] in support seek to be
[1:43:18] recognized or speak. MISTER Cap,
[1:43:20] they are shaking their head. No.
[1:43:23] Is that correct? All seek to
[1:43:26] speak. Okay. They're shaking
[1:43:27] their head. No. And so with
[1:43:28] that, I will declare the public
[1:43:30] hearing closed. And it's back
[1:43:31] to you, MISTER Cap. First to
[1:43:32] request your committee reports,
[1:43:33] please, sir.
[1:43:34] Thank you. Vice
[1:43:34] mayor. Committee reports,
[1:43:35] please.
[1:43:36] Government operations
[1:43:37] chair eastlick. You're
[1:43:37] recognized, sir.
[1:43:38] Yes.
[1:43:39] Government operations took this
[1:43:42] up and voted for approval. 840
[1:43:45] against zero. Not voting.
[1:43:45] Okay,%
[1:43:47] eight in favor. What's the next.
[1:43:50] One against zero? Not voting.
[1:43:51] Okay. 800.
[1:43:52] Okay. Yeah. Let's
[1:43:53] all please say in favor, please.
[1:43:55] New chairs right. Not four
[1:43:56] because four sounds like a
[1:43:58] number eight in favor, zero
[1:43:59] against zero not voting. That's
[1:44:00] your committee report back to
[1:44:02] you, chair cap for a motion
[1:44:02] move.
[1:44:03] Approval.
[1:44:03] All right. Is
[1:44:07] there a second? Okay. Is there
[1:44:09] any discussion on this
[1:44:12] resolution? Seeing none. All in
[1:44:14] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:44:16] voting no or abstaining. All
[1:44:18] right. You have adopted this
[1:44:21] resolution. And that concludes
[1:44:27] our public hearings. All right.
[1:44:28] Next we are moving into section
[1:44:30] l of our agenda. The
[1:44:32] consolidated consent agenda,
[1:44:34] all resolutions and second and
[1:44:35] third reading ordinances on
[1:44:36] this agenda are included on the
[1:44:37] consent agenda, if recommended
[1:44:39] for approval unanimously by all
[1:44:41] committees to which the item
[1:44:42] was referred, items on the
[1:44:43] consent agenda will be voted on
[1:44:45] at a single time. The item,
[1:44:46] along with the resolution and
[1:44:47] ordinance number of the items
[1:44:49] on the consent agenda will be
[1:44:51] read by me and can be seen on
[1:44:53] screens in the chamber and at
[1:44:54] home. Members of the council
[1:44:56] MAY remove any item from the
[1:44:57] consent agenda by request
[1:45:00] before the consent agenda vote
[1:45:04] is taken. All right. The first
[1:45:08] item proposed for consent is
[1:45:13] agenda item two, resolution
[1:45:16] 2026-2262. Agenda item three.
[1:45:23] Resolution 2026-2263. Agenda
[1:45:26] item five. Resolution 2026.
[1:45:30] Dash 2265. Agenda item six.
[1:45:36] resolution 2026-2266. Agenda
[1:45:43] item seven resolution 2026-2267.
[1:45:47] Agenda item eight. Resolution
[1:45:50] 2026-2268. Agenda item nine.
[1:45:54] Resolution 2026. Dash 2269.
[1:45:58] Agenda item ten. Resolution
[1:46:01] 2026-2270. Agenda item 11.
[1:46:06] Resolution 2026-2271. Agenda
[1:46:12] item 12. Resolution 2026-2272.
[1:46:16] Agenda item 13. Resolution 2026.
[1:46:21] Dash 2273. Agenda item 14.
[1:46:26] Resolution 2026-2274. Agenda
[1:46:31] item 15. Resolution 2026-2275.
[1:46:36] Agenda item 16. Resolution
[1:46:38] 2026-2276. Agenda item 17.
[1:46:42] Resolution 2026-2277. Agenda
[1:46:48] item 18. Resolution 2026-2278.
[1:46:52] Agenda item 19. Resolution
[1:46:56] 2026-2279. Agenda item 20.
[1:47:00] Resolution 2026-2280. Agenda
[1:47:06] item 21. Resolution 2026-2281.
[1:47:11] Agenda item 22. Resolution
[1:47:13] 2026-2282. Agenda item 23.
[1:47:18] Resolution 2026-2283. Agenda
[1:47:24] item 24. Resolution 2026-2284.
[1:47:29] Agenda item 25. Resolution
[1:47:32] 2026-2285. Agenda item 26.
[1:47:36] Resolution 2026-2286. Agenda
[1:47:43] item 28. Resolution 2026-2288.
[1:47:48] Agenda item 29. Resolution
[1:47:50] 2026-2289. Agenda item 30.
[1:47:59] Resolution 2026-2290. Moving on
[1:48:01] to items on second reading
[1:48:03] proposed for the consolidated
[1:48:04] consent agenda. First among
[1:48:08] those is agenda item 47,
[1:48:13] ordinance bill 2026-1511.
[1:48:18] Agenda item 49. Ordinance bill
[1:48:21] 2026-1533. Agenda item 50
[1:48:26] ordinance bl2026-1536. Agenda
[1:48:32] item 51 ordinance bl2026-1537.
[1:48:38] Agenda item 52 ordinance bl
[1:48:40] 2026-1538. Agenda item 53
[1:48:46] ordinance bl 2026-1539. Agenda
[1:48:51] item 54. Ordinance bl2026-1540.
[1:48:57] Agenda item 55 ordinance bl
[1:49:00] 2026-1541. Agenda item 56
[1:49:04] ordinance bl2026-1542. Agenda
[1:49:10] item 57 ordinance bl 2026-1543.
[1:49:15] Agenda item 58 ordinance bl
[1:49:18] 2026-1544. Agenda item 59.
[1:49:23] Ordinance bl 2026-1545. Now for
[1:49:26] items on third reading proposed
[1:49:28] for the consolidated concert
[1:49:32] consent agenda. Agenda item 61
[1:49:37] ordinance bl 2026-1422. Agenda
[1:49:43] item 62 ordinance bl 2026-1425.
[1:49:48] Agenda item 63 ordinance bl
[1:49:51] 2026-1426. Agenda item 64
[1:49:56] ordinance bl2026-1452. Agenda
[1:50:01] item 65 ordinance bl2026-1467.
[1:50:06] Agenda item 66 ordinance bl
[1:50:09] 2026-150 for agenda item 67.
[1:50:15] Ordinance bl2026-1505. Agenda
[1:50:19] item 68 ordinance bill
[1:50:22] 2026-1506. Agenda item 69.
[1:50:27] Ordinance bl 2026-1507. Agenda
[1:50:32] item seven ordinance
[1:50:35] bl2026-1508. Agenda item 71
[1:50:41] ordinance bill 2026-1509.
[1:50:47] Agenda item 72. Ordinance bl
[1:50:51] 2026-1510. It's not on consent.
[1:50:57] Right. Okay. All right. Next is
[1:51:04] agenda item 74, ordinance
[1:51:06] bl2026-1513. Agenda item 75
[1:51:11] ordinance bl2026-1515. Agenda
[1:51:20] item 77. Ordinance 2026-1517.
[1:51:25] Agenda item 78. Okay. Ordinance
[1:51:31] bl 2026-1518. Agenda item 79.
[1:51:36] Ordinance bl 2026-1519. Agenda
[1:51:41] item 81 ordinance bl 2026-1522.
[1:51:47] Agenda item 82. Ordinance bl
[1:51:50] 2026-1523. Agenda item 83
[1:51:55] ordinance bl2026-1524. Agenda
[1:52:00] item 84 ordinance bl 2026-1525.
[1:52:05] Agenda item 85. Ordinance bill
[1:52:07] 2026-1527. Agenda item 86.
[1:52:12] Ordinance bl 2026-1528. Agenda
[1:52:18] item 87. Ordinance bl 2026-1529.
[1:52:23] Agenda item 88 ordinance bl
[1:52:25] 2026-1530. Agenda item 89
[1:52:30] ordinance bl2026-1531. Agenda
[1:52:36] item 90. Ordinance bl 2026-1532.
[1:52:41] Agenda item 91 ordinance bl
[1:52:43] 2026-1534. Agenda item 92
[1:52:49] ordinance bl 2026-1535. That
[1:52:50] concludes all the items
[1:52:52] proposed for the consolidated
[1:52:54] consent agenda. Do any items
[1:52:56] need to be removed from the
[1:52:57] consent agenda? If so, if
[1:52:58] members would please join the
[1:53:02] queue to request that. Council
[1:53:04] member evans seagull. MADAM
[1:53:06] Chair, you are recognized.
[1:53:06] Item
[1:53:09] 78 bl 2026 1518.
[1:53:10] Okay. Agenda
[1:53:15] item 78. That is, ordinance
[1:53:20] 1518 has been removed from
[1:53:23] consent. Council member styles.
[1:53:30] You are recognized, ma'am. Very much. I'm going
[1:53:33] to be voting for this, but I
[1:53:35] wanted to say.
[1:53:36] We're we're
[1:53:38] removing items. Number 50. Okay.
[1:53:43] Agenda item 50. We're just
[1:53:44] moving items from the consent
[1:53:47] agenda at this juncture. Agenda
[1:53:53] item 50 is ordinance 1536.
[1:53:57] Sponsor spain. That has been
[1:54:05] removed from consent. Okay.
[1:54:07] Next in the queue is council
[1:54:08] member cooper. You're
[1:54:08] recognized sir.
[1:54:09] Thank you,
[1:54:10] MADAM PRESIDENT. Just want to
[1:54:12] make sure I believe it is, but
[1:54:13] number 46 is off consent.
[1:54:14] That
[1:54:16] is correct. It is off consent.
[1:54:20] Council member parker and MISS
[1:54:21] Porterfield seat. I was like,
[1:54:23] wait, hey, you got back from
[1:54:26] that airport very fast. Go
[1:54:27] ahead sir.
[1:54:28] Please remove 68.
[1:54:36] Okay. Agenda item 68. Which is
[1:54:42] ordinance 1506. Sponsor hancock
[1:54:44] has been removed from consent
[1:54:46] along with its materials
[1:54:49] companion bill, agenda item 69.
[1:54:51] As these travel together, that
[1:54:54] is 1507. Both items, as they
[1:54:56] are companions to eachother,
[1:55:02] have been removed from consent.
[1:55:04] MISS Kimbrough councilmember,
[1:55:05] you're recognized ma'am.
[1:55:05] Thank
[1:55:07] you, vice mayor. I was in the
[1:55:09] hallway. Did you do did you go
[1:55:10] over number 49?
[1:55:11] I can go back
[1:55:17] and check. 49 is on consent.
[1:55:17] Removed, please.
[1:55:19] Okay. Agenda
[1:55:24] item 49 is ordinance 1533.
[1:55:27] Sponsor horton an evan siegel.
[1:55:30] It has been removed from
[1:55:36] consent. Okay. Are any members
[1:55:38] seeking to be recognized to
[1:55:40] remove anything else from
[1:55:43] consent? Okay. MR. Clark, are
[1:55:45] all committee reports in for
[1:55:47] the items remaining on the
[1:55:48] consent agenda?
[1:55:49] Yes. All
[1:55:50] committee reports are in.
[1:55:50] Thank
[1:55:52] you, MR. Clark. Okay, members,
[1:55:54] is there a motion for approval
[1:55:57] of the consent agenda? Okay.
[1:55:59] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:56:00] All right. Council has passed
[1:56:04] all items on the consent agenda,
[1:56:07] and now we will go back through
[1:56:10] an agenda order for items that
[1:56:22] were not on consent.
[1:56:22] Okay.
[1:56:23] Back
[1:56:27] to resolutions. Okay. And first
[1:56:30] among those is agenda item four.
[1:56:34] This is resolution 2026-2264.
[1:56:36] Sponsor spain and prep tea.
[1:56:37] This is a resolution accepting
[1:56:38] the terms of a cooperative
[1:56:40] purchasing master agreement
[1:56:41] with motorola solutions, inc.
[1:56:43] For public safety software for
[1:56:45] the metro nashville department
[1:56:47] of emergency communications
[1:56:49] council member. Spain. You're
[1:56:49] recognized sir.
[1:56:50] Thank you,
[1:56:51] MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[1:56:52] reports. Budget and finance
[1:56:53] recommended a one meeting
[1:56:54] deferral nine in favor, zero
[1:56:56] against zero not voting.
[1:56:56] Okay.
[1:56:58] and for the report of the
[1:56:59] public health and safety
[1:57:00] committee chair. Prep tea.
[1:57:01] You're recognized, sir.
[1:57:02] Thank
[1:57:03] you, MADAM Vice mayor. The
[1:57:04] committee considered the
[1:57:05] resolution and voted for one
[1:57:07] meeting deferral. Nine in favor,
[1:57:08] zero against zero not voting.
[1:57:09] Okay with those committee
[1:57:11] reports in that is a deferral
[1:57:13] by rule 8.1. That is a
[1:57:15] mandatory deferral. This will
[1:57:17] be taken up again at the
[1:57:28] meeting of OCTOBER 6th. Next.
[1:57:30] Is agenda item 27. This is
[1:57:34] resolution 2026-2287. Sponsors
[1:57:36] cash, horton, evans, siegel and
[1:57:37] hill. This is a resolution
[1:57:39] authorizing the metropolitan
[1:57:40] davidson county to accept new
[1:57:41] fire hydrant assembly for
[1:57:44] property located at 2415
[1:57:45] vanderbilt place, also known as%
[1:57:47] the vanderbilt university
[1:57:51] stevenson center. Number six.
[1:57:52] All right, council member cash,
[1:57:54] you recognized, sir.
[1:57:55] Move
[1:57:57] approval or committee report?
[1:57:58] Yeah. For the report of the
[1:57:59] planning and zoning committee
[1:58:00] chair horton.
[1:58:01] Thank you, vice
[1:58:02] mayor. Planning and zoning
[1:58:03] recommended approval. Ten in
[1:58:04] favor, zero against one not
[1:58:05] voting.
[1:58:06] Okay. And for the
[1:58:07] report of the transportation
[1:58:08] and infrastructure committee
[1:58:09] chair evan siegel.
[1:58:10] The
[1:58:11] transportation and
[1:58:12] infrastructure committee voted
[1:58:13] seven in favor, zero against.
[1:58:15] You're not voting.
[1:58:15] Okay. It's
[1:58:17] back to you, MR. Cash, for a
[1:58:17] motion.
[1:58:18] Move approval.
[1:58:19] All
[1:58:22] right. Is there any discussion?
[1:58:24] All right. Seeing none. All in
[1:58:25] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:58:28] voting no. Any abstaining
[1:58:29] council member cap will be
[1:58:31] recorded as an abstention. All
[1:58:35] right. Next we have a section
[1:58:41] in regarding a late resolution
[1:58:44] sponsor chair spain. This is a
[1:58:46] to be numbered a resolution
[1:58:48] that approves a term extension
[1:58:51] and project scope change to a
[1:58:52] state water infrastructure
[1:58:54] program grant and accepting
[1:58:56] additional funds from the state
[1:58:57] of tennessee department of
[1:58:59] environment and conservation to
[1:59:00] the metro government of
[1:59:01] nashville and davidson county,
[1:59:03] acting by and through the metro
[1:59:04] department of water and
[1:59:06] sewerage services to modernize
[1:59:09] and upgrade the dry creek water
[1:59:12] reclamation facility. Council
[1:59:13] member spain. You are
[1:59:14] recognized, sir.
[1:59:15] Thank you,
[1:59:16] MADAM PRESIDENT. I move to
[1:59:17] suspend the rules for the
[1:59:18] consideration of this
[1:59:19] resolution.
[1:59:19] All right, I
[1:59:21] appreciate that. I'm going to
[1:59:24] go first to a council member.
[1:59:26] Cash or rather, no longer MR.
[1:59:29] Cash, council member, sepulveda,
[1:59:31] because this was in fact
[1:59:32] referred to the rules committee.
[1:59:35] Do you have a report on the
[1:59:38] nature of the the late file and
[1:59:40] MISS Sepulveda, MADAM Chair.
[1:59:41] Thank you, vice mayor. We had
[1:59:42] no problem with the file late
[1:59:43] filed nature.
[1:59:44] Okay. Having
[1:59:46] heard the report of the rules
[1:59:49] committee chair, is there any
[1:59:50] objection to the suspension of
[1:59:52] the rules to consider this
[1:59:54] matter? Seeing none, the rules
[1:59:57] are suspended. MR. Spain, I
[1:59:58] will proceed with your
[2:00:00] committee reports. Yes, ma'am.
[2:00:02] Okay. All right. Well, your
[2:00:03] first serve. Go ahead for the
[2:00:05] report of budget and finance.
[2:00:06] Budget and finance. Recommended
[2:00:07] approval. Seven in favor, zero
[2:00:08] against zero not voting.
[2:00:09] Okay.
[2:00:10] And for the report of the
[2:00:11] transportation infrastructure
[2:00:12] committee chair evan siegel.*
[2:00:13] the transportation
[2:00:14] infrastructure committee voted
[2:00:15] seven in favor. Zero against
[2:00:16] zero not voting.
[2:00:17] Okay, so it's
[2:00:19] back to you, MR. Spain, for a
[2:00:20] motion.
[2:00:21] I will move approval
[2:00:22] with brief comment.
[2:00:22] All right.
[2:00:24] Is there a second? Okay. Go
[2:00:26] ahead sir.
[2:00:27] Thank you, MADAM
[2:00:29] PRESIDENT. This resolution
[2:00:31] makes some changes to an
[2:00:33] existing state water
[2:00:33] infrastructure program grant
[2:00:34] between the tennessee
[2:00:35] department of environment,
[2:00:36] environment, conservation and
[2:00:39] metro water for to modernize
[2:00:41] and upgrade the dry creek water
[2:00:42] reclamation facility. It's like
[2:00:44] file because metro water just
[2:00:45] recently learned that we were
[2:00:46] eligible for some additional
[2:00:47] funding from tdec. Under this
[2:00:48] program. It has to be expended
[2:00:50] by the end of the fiscal year,
[2:00:51] which is SEPTEMBER 30th. So
[2:00:52] that's why it's before us.
[2:00:54] Appreciate you letting us hear
[2:00:55] it late, filed and appreciate
[2:00:56] your support.
[2:00:57] all right. Is
[2:00:59] there any further discussion on
[2:01:02] this resolution seeing none.
[2:01:03] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:01:05] Any voting no or abstaining.
[2:01:07] All right. You have adopted
[2:01:12] this resolution. All right.
[2:01:15] Next section of our agenda.
[2:01:18] Bills on introduction and first
[2:01:20] reading. By rule, all items on
[2:01:21] first reading shall be voted on
[2:01:23] at the same time, unless
[2:01:24] requested otherwise, by the
[2:01:26] primary sponsor or by two other
[2:01:28] members. Do any items need to
[2:01:31] be removed from the collective
[2:01:35] vote on first consideration?
[2:01:38] All right. Seeing none, is
[2:01:39] there a motion for approval of
[2:01:41] all items on first
[2:01:42] consideration? All right. It's
[2:01:44] properly seconded. Without
[2:01:46] objection, you have approved
[2:01:49] all items on first reading.
[2:01:52] Okay. Next section p of our
[2:01:57] agenda. Bills on second reading.
[2:01:59] First among those is agenda
[2:02:04] item 46, ordinance bill
[2:02:06] 2026-1497. Sponsor sepulveda.
[2:02:07] Welsh. Evan. Siegel. Benedict.
[2:02:09] Suarez. GOD. Ewing, horton.
[2:02:11] Porterfield, bo. Parker,
[2:02:12] bradford and harrell. This is
[2:02:15] an ordinance to amend chapter
[2:02:16] 12.12 of the metro code of laws
[2:02:18] relative to right turns on red
[2:02:19] within the urban services
[2:02:20] district and reporting
[2:02:22] requirements regarding roadway
[2:02:24] safety. Council member
[2:02:26] sepulveda, you are recognized.
[2:02:27] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[2:02:28] Committee reports.
[2:02:30] Okay. For
[2:02:31] the report of the
[2:02:32] transportation and
[2:02:35] infrastructure committee chair
[2:02:36] evan siegel.
[2:02:37] The transportation
[2:02:40] and infrastructure committee
[2:02:42] voted on the substitute seven
[2:02:44] in favor, zero against zero.
[2:02:46] Not voting on the late filed
[2:02:49] amendment zero in favor, six
[2:02:51] against two not voting. And on
[2:02:53] the bill as substituted, seven
[2:02:56] in favor, one against zero not
[2:02:57] voting.
[2:02:58] Okay. And for the
[2:03:00] report of the traffic and
[2:03:02] parking commission,
[2:03:03] commissioner parker, you're
[2:03:04] recognized, sir.
[2:03:04] Thank you.
[2:03:07] Vice mayor, traffic and parking
[2:03:09] commission considered the bill
[2:03:12] as filed. Recommended
[2:03:13] disapproval. I believe it was
[2:03:15] eight in favor of disapproval
[2:03:17] and zero against. But on the
[2:03:18] substitute we recommended
[2:03:21] approval. Five in favor and
[2:03:22] three against.
[2:03:24] Okay. All right.
[2:03:27] Thank you for that. And it's
[2:03:30] back to you, MISS Sepulveda,
[2:03:32] for a motion on your bill.
[2:03:34] Thank you. I'd like to move for
[2:03:36] approval and then move my
[2:03:37] substitute.
[2:03:38] Okay. Is there a
[2:03:39] second on the motion to approve?
[2:03:41] Okay. With that before us? I
[2:03:43] hear you saying a motion to
[2:03:45] substitute. Is there a second
[2:03:46] on that motion? Okay. Go ahead
[2:03:47] ma'am.
[2:03:48] Thank you, vice mayor
[2:03:50] and colleagues. The substitute
[2:03:52] you have before you was
[2:03:53] something worked on with the
[2:03:56] mayor's office and indot. It
[2:03:58] takes specific data. It has
[2:04:03] nine data points from these
[2:04:04] intersections that are being
[2:04:05] proposed before you, and they
[2:04:07] are 49 intersections. That
[2:04:09] doesn't mean there won't be
[2:04:11] more intersections that will be
[2:04:12] looked at by indot, but it
[2:04:15] gives them a year to study from
[2:04:18] these nine points again. And
[2:04:19] these nine points are
[2:04:21] pedestrian crashes and
[2:04:23] signalized intersections,
[2:04:25] bicycle crashes, vehicle
[2:04:28] crashes, fatalities and serious
[2:04:29] injuries, traffic operations,
[2:04:31] public complaints and requests
[2:04:34] for expansion. A list of
[2:04:35] intersections where right turn
[2:04:38] on red have been permitted.
[2:04:40] Recommendations regarding
[2:04:41] modifications.
[2:04:44] Regarding expansion and
[2:04:45] prohibition to additional areas
[2:04:46] in nashville and davidson
[2:04:48] county. So they are. There are
[2:04:50] nine data points, right? This
[2:04:52] has been worked on since 2024
[2:04:56] by even before that, since 2024
[2:04:57] from indot. These are
[2:04:58] recommendations that we have
[2:05:02] received and not implemented.
[2:05:06] The substitute again does have
[2:05:09] a year of study within those
[2:05:13] points to have expansion in the
[2:05:16] areas that were conducted for
[2:05:18] connect downtown, tier one and
[2:05:20] the school zones. So I know
[2:05:22] that there have been council
[2:05:23] members that wanted more in
[2:05:26] their area. So that is
[2:05:29] happening. If this is approved.
[2:05:32] Again, this doesn't affect one
[2:05:34] district. This affects the
[2:05:36] entire county. Right. And we
[2:05:38] have had so many pedestrian
[2:05:40] deaths and a few seconds, which
[2:05:43] is quite literally a few
[2:05:46] seconds of people being late, I
[2:05:49] think is, is something that
[2:05:51] should not affect the
[2:05:53] possibility of saving a life.
[2:05:57] Right. I am, however, going to
[2:05:58] move the substitute and then
[2:06:03] defer one meeting to give
[2:06:04] myself and council member
[2:06:06] koopman the opportunity to have
[2:06:08] a community meeting, since the
[2:06:09] majority of the data that has
[2:06:12] already been collected is more
[2:06:14] centered in his part of town.
[2:06:16] So with that, I would move for
[2:06:18] my substitute to be put on and
[2:06:20] then move to defer one meeting.
[2:06:24] Okay, those have to be two
[2:06:24] separate motion.
[2:06:25] Move my
[2:06:25] substitute.
[2:06:26] Okay. It it has
[2:06:27] been moved and properly
[2:06:29] seconded. The motion to
[2:06:31] substitute. You have heard a
[2:06:32] description of the substitute
[2:06:34] from the sponsor. We have folks
[2:06:35] in the queue. Is anyone in the
[2:06:37] queue specifically on the
[2:06:41] motion to substitute? Okay.
[2:06:43] Council member parker on the
[2:06:45] substitute, sir. Go ahead.
[2:06:47] Thank you, vice mayor. So we
[2:06:48] had really good discussion at
[2:06:49] the traffic and parking
[2:06:51] commission about this
[2:06:53] legislation and the substitute
[2:06:56] in that was supportive of the
[2:06:57] substitute. I want to make sure
[2:06:59] that's noted. And also really
[2:07:00] critically, you know, I think
[2:07:02] that a lot of folks felt like
[2:07:05] the legislation as filed was
[2:07:06] overly broad, potentially that
[2:07:09] it was that it was kind of
[2:07:10] taking, you know, one size fits
[2:07:13] all approach across the county.
[2:07:14] And I want to just point out
[2:07:16] that, you know, we kind of
[2:07:17] tested out at the commission.
[2:07:19] And, you know, there are 59
[2:07:20] intersections that this
[2:07:23] legislation would would call
[2:07:25] for making no right turn on red
[2:07:27] in the very near term. Those
[2:07:29] are intersections that have
[2:07:30] already been extensively
[2:07:31] studied through the connect
[2:07:32] downtown process. There are
[2:07:34] some that are well outside of
[2:07:35] the connect downtown scope.
[2:07:36] there's a couple on main street
[2:07:38] that I think are really, really
[2:07:39] critical, where we have a lot
[2:07:41] of students crossing, and I've
[2:07:43] seen other folks point out, you
[2:07:44] know, individual intersections
[2:07:45] in their district that that
[2:07:46] they believe are really
[2:07:49] important to address sooner
[2:07:50] rather than later. But we are
[2:07:52] talking about 59 intersections.
[2:07:54] I believe we have, you know,
[2:07:57] something in the realm of of
[2:07:58] 750. I'm going to get some
[2:08:00] numbers wrong here, but I, I'm
[2:08:01] hoping to be in the ballpark on
[2:08:02] all these.
[2:08:03] It's a very big
[2:08:03] number.
[2:08:05] It's a big number of
[2:08:06] intersections. And, and the
[2:08:07] other thing the legislation
[2:08:09] does is what I think a lot of
[2:08:10] people have asked for, which is
[2:08:12] to study and to look at an
[2:08:14] additional I believe it's 297.
[2:08:15] Again, I could have the numbers
[2:08:17] wrong. It was it was yesterday
[2:08:18] that we went through all this,
[2:08:22] but another another 300 so
[2:08:23] intersections that that will be
[2:08:24] studied. That does not mean
[2:08:26] that they are going to be
[2:08:27] recommended for no right on red.
[2:08:29] It means that indot will take
[2:08:30] the time to study those. And
[2:08:32] the legislation initially had
[2:08:34] asked them to accomplish that
[2:08:36] work in, you know, like 90 days,
[2:08:39] which would be a tremendous
[2:08:41] undertaking to study that many
[2:08:42] intersections. So I appreciate
[2:08:44] that the substitute has sort of
[2:08:45] stretched that 90 day call out
[2:08:48] to nine months. One thing I was
[2:08:49] really concerned about with the
[2:08:51] 90 days was, you know, we're
[2:08:52] going to be studying a lot of
[2:08:53] these intersections. If that's
[2:08:55] the case while school's out.
[2:08:56] and a lot of these
[2:08:57] intersections that we're
[2:08:59] studying are centered around
[2:09:00] schools. And so if we're
[2:09:01] studying them when school
[2:09:02] traffic is not happening, we
[2:09:04] would not get an accurate
[2:09:06] picture of the traffic flows
[2:09:08] and the risks. So I really
[2:09:10] appreciate mndot, as well as
[2:09:12] the sponsor for working on a
[2:09:13] substitute that I think gets us
[2:09:15] into a really good place. And I
[2:09:17] also appreciate the sponsors
[2:09:21] willingness to defer even the
[2:09:22] substitute a meeting to allow
[2:09:24] to allow folks additional time
[2:09:26] to study it. It was not an
[2:09:29] uncomplicated series of changes
[2:09:31] that the substitute enacts. So
[2:09:33] I would recommend that folks go
[2:09:34] back and watch that traffic and
[2:09:35] parking commission if you
[2:09:37] didn't get a chance to watch it
[2:09:39] yet. And I just ask for folks
[2:09:40] support on substitute today on
[2:09:41] the sponsors deferral and then
[2:09:42] in the future on this
[2:09:43] legislation. Thank you.
[2:09:44] Thank
[2:09:47] you, MR. Parker. All right. We
[2:09:49] continue debate specifically on
[2:09:52] the motion to substitute. Is
[2:09:53] anyone in the queue seeking to
[2:09:56] be recognized on the substitute
[2:09:58] specifically? All right. Seeing
[2:10:01] none. All in favor of the
[2:10:04] substitute, please say I. Okay.
[2:10:08] Any voting? No. Okay. So two
[2:10:11] no's. MR. And MR. Benton on the
[2:10:12] substitute. But the ayes have
[2:10:16] it, MISS, and I apologize.
[2:10:18] We've not yet called for
[2:10:20] abstentions. Any abstentions on
[2:10:23] the substitute. All right. So,
[2:10:26] MISS Sepulveda, at this
[2:10:29] juncture you could make a
[2:10:33] motion to defer one meeting
[2:10:34] your bill as substituted at
[2:10:36] this juncture.
[2:10:36] defer one
[2:10:38] meeting substitute.
[2:10:40] Okay. Moved
[2:10:42] and properly seconded. Is there
[2:10:45] any discussion on the motion to
[2:10:51] defer one meeting? Okay. Anyone
[2:10:52] seeking to be recognized on a
[2:10:53] motion to defer. Okay. MR.
[2:10:55] Cooper, you're recognized, sir.
[2:10:56] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:10:57] Thank you to the sponsor for
[2:10:59] being willing to defer. I just
[2:11:01] want to let folks know that we
[2:11:03] have a community meeting on the
[2:11:06] 22nd at 5:00, and that will be
[2:11:07] attending. And COUNCILMAN
[2:11:08] Sullivan has been kind enough
[2:11:10] to to say that she'll attend as
[2:11:11] well. So I appreciate that.
[2:11:12] Time to engage. Of course,
[2:11:14] pedestrian safety, bike safety
[2:11:15] is hugely important to me in
[2:11:16] the downtown district, but I
[2:11:19] want to make time to, you know,
[2:11:20] connect downtown's a couple
[2:11:22] years old at this point. So
[2:11:23] make sure we know that we've
[2:11:25] got a specific list of streets,
[2:11:27] have time to look at it and
[2:11:28] engage with it and kind of
[2:11:30] assess these changes. I would
[2:11:33] wonder if the sponsor would be
[2:11:34] willing to also re refer this
[2:11:37] back to the committee.
[2:11:38] Transportation infrastructure
[2:11:40] committee.
[2:11:42] MISS Sepulveda, are
[2:11:44] you willing to amend your
[2:11:45] motion?
[2:11:47] Yes. Amend my motion to
[2:11:48] re referral back to committee.
[2:11:52] Okay. A motion to defer one
[2:11:55] meeting with a re referral to
[2:11:56] transportation and
[2:11:57] infrastructure committee.
[2:11:59] Properly seconded. Go ahead sir.
[2:12:00] Thank you. Appreciate all that
[2:12:02] work and look forward to
[2:12:02] engaging further.
[2:12:04] All right.
[2:12:06] any further discussion on the
[2:12:08] motion to defer one meeting
[2:12:10] with a re referral to committee?
[2:12:11] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:12:13] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[2:12:15] Any abstaining. All right. This
[2:12:20] has been deferred. One meeting.
[2:12:23] And it will be taken back up in
[2:12:26] committee on OCTOBER. Well
[2:12:28] meeting. Six but the meeting
[2:12:31] will be on the fifth. Right.
[2:12:33] Transportation infrastructure.
[2:12:37] Yep. Okay. But it's a five
[2:12:38] tuesday month, so it's a ways
[2:12:41] off. Okay. All right. Agenda
[2:12:46] item 48, ordinance bl 2026-1514.
[2:12:48] Sponsors stiles and webb. This
[2:12:50] is an ordinance amending title
[2:12:51] three of the metro code of laws
[2:12:53] to require departments, boards
[2:12:55] and commissions of the metro
[2:12:57] government to conduct annual
[2:12:59] employee surveys. Council
[2:13:00] member stiles, you are
[2:13:02] recognized, ma'am.
[2:13:02] Thank you
[2:13:04] very much. Committee reports.
[2:13:05] For the report of the
[2:13:07] government operations and
[2:13:08] regulations. Committee chair.
[2:13:08] Eastlake. You're recognized,
[2:13:09] sir.
[2:13:10] Thank you, vice mayor.
[2:13:10] We
[2:13:12] voted for a one meeting
[2:13:14] deferral. Deferral for in favor,
[2:13:16] three against one not voting.
[2:13:20] Okay, four favor, three
[2:13:21] against. And I'm sorry. How
[2:13:23] many? Not voting one. One not
[2:13:27] voting for one meeting deferral
[2:13:30] with that. That is a mandatory
[2:13:34] deferral by rule 8.1 without
[2:13:38] debate or discussion. Okay.
[2:13:41] Alrighty. Next is agena item
[2:13:45] 49, ordinance bill 2026-1533.
[2:13:47] Sponsors horton and evan siegel.
[2:13:49] This is an ordinance
[2:13:49] authorizing the metro
[2:13:50] government of nashville and
[2:13:51] davidson county to accept new
[2:13:53] public water and sanitary sewer
[2:13:54] mains, fire hydrant assembly,
[2:13:56] sanitary sewer manholes and
[2:13:57] easements for property located
[2:13:59] at 3622 whites creek pike, also
[2:14:02] known as whites creek estates
[2:14:04] council member. Horton. You're
[2:14:06] recognized sir.
[2:14:06] Move for
[2:14:07] approval, please.
[2:14:09] Okay. There
[2:14:14] is a motion to approve. I guess
[2:14:16] has this. It's approved. Okay.
[2:14:17] It's got its committee report
[2:14:18] already and planning and zoning
[2:14:21] report already. Okay. This bill
[2:14:23] is before us. And, MISS
[2:14:25] Kimbrough, you are recognized
[2:14:26] for discussion.
[2:14:27] Thank you, vice
[2:14:30] mayor. This project is in my
[2:14:32] district and I'm moving forward
[2:14:35] to meeting deferral.
[2:14:35] Okay.
[2:14:38] There is a motion to defer to
[2:14:39] meetings properly. Seconded.
[2:14:41] Anything you want to say
[2:14:42] regarding the deferral at this
[2:14:44] time? Not necessary. But you
[2:14:45] you still have the floor if you
[2:14:47] would like.
[2:14:49] I'm just still
[2:14:50] looking into this. This is a
[2:14:51] new project and I don't they
[2:14:54] don't have their site plans yet.
[2:14:56] And this was kind of premature.
[2:14:58] So two meeting deferral.
[2:14:59] Okay.
[2:15:01] Is there any discussion on the
[2:15:05] motion to defer two meetings
[2:15:07] seeing none. All in favor
[2:15:08] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:15:10] or abstaining. Okay. This will
[2:15:12] be deferred to the second
[2:15:18] meeting in OCTOBER. Okay. Next
[2:15:23] is agenda item 50, ordinance bl
[2:15:25] 2026-1536. Sponsor spain. Coop
[2:15:27] and tombs. Gadd, ellis and
[2:15:28] suara. This is an ordinance to
[2:15:31] amend chapter 2.212 of the
[2:15:33] metro code of laws relative to
[2:15:36] small business incentive grant
[2:15:38] programs. Council member spain.
[2:15:40] MR. Chair, you're recognized
[2:15:40] sir.
[2:15:41] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:15:42] Committee reports. Budget and
[2:15:44] finance recommended approval.
[2:15:45] Seven in favor, zero against
[2:15:46] zero not voting. And I will
[2:15:47] move approval.
[2:15:48] Right. Is there
[2:15:51] a second? Okay. There is a
[2:15:52] motion to approve. It's
[2:15:54] properly seconded. Is there any
[2:15:56] discussion? Councilmember
[2:15:56] styles, you're recognized.
[2:15:58] Ma'am.
[2:16:01] Thank you very much. I'm
[2:16:03] I'm going to vote for this, but
[2:16:07] I'm concerned about
[2:16:08] performative acts because if we
[2:16:10] were really serious and genuine
[2:16:11] about wanting to help small
[2:16:13] businesses, I think we would
[2:16:15] have put more than $300,000 in
[2:16:18] an account. And I think these
[2:16:19] businesses are going to need
[2:16:21] more than a couple dollars to
[2:16:24] function. I hope that if this
[2:16:25] program is is going to exist
[2:16:27] when we get to next year's
[2:16:29] budget, we are going to give a
[2:16:30] substantive amount that's
[2:16:31] actually going to alleviate the
[2:16:33] stress. As we continue to hear
[2:16:36] complaints from business owners
[2:16:38] post the property tax. And I
[2:16:40] think this is $300,000 is
[2:16:42] really tone deaf and
[2:16:44] unfortunate. Thank you.
[2:16:45] All
[2:16:47] right. Is there any further
[2:16:50] discussion? This bill on second
[2:16:52] reading. All right. Seeing none.
[2:16:54] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:16:57] Any voting no. Any abstaining.
[2:16:58] All right. This has passed its
[2:17:04] second of three readings. All
[2:17:06] right. We're into our third
[2:17:09] reading item, section q of our
[2:17:13] agenda. Agenda item 60,
[2:17:17] ordinance bill 2026-1389.
[2:17:20] Sponsor styles. This is an
[2:17:23] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:17:25] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:17:26] ordinance of metro government
[2:17:29] by changing from s p to a r two.
[2:17:31] A zoning for properties located
[2:17:33] at five, three, two and 538
[2:17:36] bell road, approximately 570ft
[2:17:37] south of murfreesboro pike and
[2:17:38] located in the murfreesboro
[2:17:40] pike urban design overlay
[2:17:41] district and corridor design
[2:17:44] overlay district. This is 5.25
[2:17:47] acres council member styles.
[2:17:49] You are recognized, ma'am.
[2:17:51] Thank you. Committee reports.
[2:17:53] For the report of the planning
[2:17:54] and zoning committee. Chair
[2:17:55] horton. You're recognized, sir.
[2:17:57] Thank you, vice mayor. Planning
[2:17:58] and zoning recommended.
[2:17:59] Indefinite deferral. Six in
[2:18:01] favor, five against zero not
[2:18:01] voting.
[2:18:04] Okay with that though,
[2:18:07] colleagues, that does not meet.
[2:18:09] That is a recommendation, but
[2:18:11] it does not meet the automatic
[2:18:13] threshold, which would have
[2:18:15] required a two thirds vote in
[2:18:16] committee. Okay. So the
[2:18:17] committee recommended
[2:18:19] indefinite deferral, 6 to 5,
[2:18:23] but that is not binding. Okay.
[2:18:25] And as well, the the planning
[2:18:28] commission has disapproved this
[2:18:29] bill. MISS Styles. Go ahead,
[2:18:30] ma'am.
[2:18:32] Thank you very much. I
[2:18:34] am going to defer this until
[2:18:36] the first meeting in NOVEMBER.
[2:18:39] Had a conversation with the
[2:18:40] owner of this property.
[2:18:40] Would
[2:18:42] you like to make that motion?
[2:18:44] Yes. Okay. All right. Go ahead.
[2:18:45] ma'am.
[2:18:46] I did have a
[2:18:47] conversation. Another
[2:18:49] conversation with this owner,
[2:18:53] and we came to an agreement on
[2:18:55] what's going to happen before
[2:18:58] NOVEMBER. So we'll see what
[2:19:00] happens. All right. I'll be
[2:19:01] coming back to withdraw it.
[2:19:03] Okay. There is a motion to
[2:19:05] defer to the first meeting in
[2:19:08] NOVEMBER. Just make a note. Due
[2:19:09] to the election day that will
[2:19:13] be shifted to NOVEMBER 5th.
[2:19:15] Okay. The tuesday meeting will
[2:19:17] move to thursday. Committees
[2:19:21] will move to wednesday. So.
[2:19:23] Okay, you've heard a
[2:19:26] description for or reasoning
[2:19:28] for that deferral motion, which
[2:19:30] is properly seconded. Is anyone
[2:19:31] seeking to be recognized
[2:19:32] specifically on the deferral
[2:19:34] motion? Chair horton, recognize,
[2:19:35] sir.
[2:19:36] Thank you, vice mayor. I
[2:19:37] think it's useful to provide
[2:19:39] some context around this. The
[2:19:40] planning staff is not here.
[2:19:41] This was unanimously
[2:19:43] disapproved at the planning
[2:19:45] commission. This is a down zone
[2:19:46] of a property against the
[2:19:48] wishes of the property owner.
[2:19:49] It's also against land use
[2:19:51] policy. The current zoning with
[2:19:52] the s p is in alignment with
[2:19:54] the land use policy governing
[2:19:55] this parcel. The rezoning back
[2:19:57] to a r2a would bring it out of
[2:19:59] alignment with land use policy.
[2:20:01] The property owner has showed
[2:20:02] up at multiple public hearings
[2:20:03] and committee and the planning
[2:20:05] commission to express their
[2:20:06] desire not to have their rights
[2:20:07] taken away from them with
[2:20:09] respect to their property. I
[2:20:10] question whether deferral and
[2:20:13] dragging this out in creating
[2:20:15] further and dragging out the
[2:20:15] uncertainty for the property
[2:20:18] owner is appropriate at this
[2:20:19] time, but would welcome any
[2:20:20] other council members thoughts
[2:20:21] as well.
[2:20:23] All right. MISS Stiles,
[2:20:24] did you want to say something
[2:20:26] further on the deferral
[2:20:27] specifically?
[2:20:28] Yes. So the
[2:20:29] reason for the deferral is the
[2:20:31] additional conversation spoke
[2:20:34] with the landowner this evening.
[2:20:36] I expressed one, I did the
[2:20:38] rezone. This is not a property
[2:20:39] in my district that was done by
[2:20:40] a previous council member, and
[2:20:43] I'm proposing down zoning it. I
[2:20:46] shared this in committee. This
[2:20:48] has been something that passed
[2:20:49] three years ago. There's been
[2:20:51] no there's been no
[2:20:52] communication from this
[2:20:53] landowner. The property is in
[2:20:56] disarray. Codes has been out.
[2:21:00] And so my desire to down zone
[2:21:02] it. Given that nothing happened,
[2:21:03] there hadn't been any
[2:21:05] communication. And that is
[2:21:07] unusual in my district. We did
[2:21:09] have a good conversation this
[2:21:11] evening and he was amenable to
[2:21:12] it. I told him that I would
[2:21:16] defer this until NOVEMBER. And
[2:21:18] so we are going to sit down and
[2:21:19] we're going to talk, and I'm
[2:21:21] going to go see some of the
[2:21:23] things that he has built. So we
[2:21:25] have a step forward.
[2:21:27] All righty.
[2:21:29] On the motion to defer council
[2:21:32] member parker.
[2:21:33] Yes, thank you,
[2:21:36] vice mayor. I have a little bit
[2:21:38] of consternation about
[2:21:39] continuing to kick the can on
[2:21:42] this, just based on some of the
[2:21:43] discussion that we had in
[2:21:45] committee the other day. You
[2:21:48] know, I can't, you know, as a
[2:21:50] as a fellow district council
[2:21:51] member across the county, I
[2:21:52] can't know exactly what the
[2:21:53] conversations are that are
[2:21:55] happening. But there was
[2:21:58] mention of the sponsor, you
[2:22:02] know, trying to convince the
[2:22:03] property owner to take a
[2:22:04] certain direction. There was
[2:22:07] also more easily addressable
[2:22:09] concerns, like property
[2:22:11] standards that were brought up.
[2:22:13] And I just I don't want to
[2:22:16] leave this lingering if it is
[2:22:19] in a direction of. Trying to
[2:22:22] leverage a property owner to do
[2:22:24] something or other with their
[2:22:26] property. So I, I don't know
[2:22:27] that I can support a deferral
[2:22:31] today. I don't know, I haven't
[2:22:32] felt comfortable with this.
[2:22:32] Everything that I've heard
[2:22:35] about it in committee and from
[2:22:36] the property owner who showed
[2:22:38] up again at multiple meetings
[2:22:39] to, to oppose this down zoning.
[2:22:41] So I don't think I can support
[2:22:42] the deferral today. I think I'd
[2:22:43] rather let's vote on this
[2:22:45] cleanly today.
[2:22:46] All right. Is
[2:22:49] there any further discussion
[2:22:50] specifically on the motion to
[2:22:53] defer to the first meeting in
[2:22:55] NOVEMBER? MISS Campbell on the
[2:22:56] deferral. Go ahead, ma'am.
[2:22:58] Thank you, vice mayor. I am
[2:23:00] rising in support of the
[2:23:03] deferral. I commend the sponsor
[2:23:06] for asking for the deferral. I
[2:23:10] was against the rezoning from
[2:23:12] the s p. I've looked at the s p.
[2:23:14] The plan is magnificent. It is
[2:23:14] -
[2:23:17] a mixed use plan with townhomes
[2:23:19] with commercial retail. I know
[2:23:21] that the council member took a
[2:23:24] lot of time with her community
[2:23:25] and with the developer, and
[2:23:28] getting that plan approved. I
[2:23:30] was not in support of the
[2:23:33] rezoning to the a r2a, which
[2:23:36] could allow land uses that are
[2:23:39] not as magnificent, like a land
[2:23:41] field or a campground or a
[2:23:43] mobile home park. And not that
[2:23:44] I'm against any of those things,
[2:23:47] but I think the intention from
[2:23:49] the council member in the
[2:23:51] community is to have a nice
[2:23:53] development that really serves
[2:23:54] the needs of the community. So
[2:23:57] I'm very hopeful and grateful
[2:23:59] that the council member has
[2:24:01] worked out to where she's
[2:24:04] wanting to defer this to
[2:24:05] NOVEMBER, at least, to allow
[2:24:07] more time. It takes time to
[2:24:10] make these especially mixed use
[2:24:14] developments that are as, as as
[2:24:15] comprehensive as the one that I
[2:24:18] saw in this plan. And so I'm
[2:24:19] supporting the deferral.I'm
[2:24:20] not sure I know that in
[2:24:22] committee we talked about an
[2:24:24] indefinite deferral. I'm not
[2:24:25] sure what the difference is. Or
[2:24:27] maybe they indefinite would
[2:24:29] have beenmore time. But
[2:24:30] deferral in general is a
[2:24:32] deferral. And I think
[2:24:33] supporting this deferral that
[2:24:35] has been initiated by the
[2:24:37] council member who is doing the
[2:24:40] work in her district, should be
[2:24:41] supported. And for that reason,
[2:24:42] I'll be supporting it. Thank
[2:24:42] you.
[2:24:44] All right, MR. Isaac, on
[2:24:46] the deferral. Go ahead, sir.
[2:24:47] Thank you. I support this
[2:24:49] deferral. I've got areas in my
[2:24:52] district where the community
[2:24:54] wants something to happen, and
[2:24:56] the council members are on the
[2:24:58] hook, whether it's what the
[2:25:00] community wants versus what the
[2:25:02] property owner wants. And
[2:25:03] sometimes it takes a little
[2:25:04] time to figure thoseout. I
[2:25:06] also have some areas in my
[2:25:08] district that aren't keeping
[2:25:10] themselves up in the codes
[2:25:12] standards area as well. And so
[2:25:14] I support giving time so that
[2:25:16] council member styles can speak
[2:25:17] with the owner, and maybe they
[2:25:18] come up with something that
[2:25:20] works for the community. And
[2:25:22] whether it's a r, two a or an s,
[2:25:25] p, whatever the is best for the
[2:25:27] community, whatever joy council
[2:25:30] member styles and the property
[2:25:32] owner can work out is probably
[2:25:33] going to be the best thing for
[2:25:35] the community, and I would
[2:25:36] support us giving them time
[2:25:37] since they are now
[2:25:38] communicating with one another
[2:25:40] to make that happen.
[2:25:41] Right.
[2:25:43] MISS Styles, if we can just
[2:25:44] move to the vote, ma'am, if
[2:25:48] you'd like. Okay, you're
[2:25:50] recognized.
[2:25:51] Thank you very much.
[2:25:53] And thank you very much to my
[2:25:54] colleagues that spoke in
[2:25:55] support of the deferral. I
[2:25:57] think if if anyone has concerns
[2:25:58] about it, wants to come to
[2:25:59] community meeting, because I'm
[2:26:01] going to have him come to next
[2:26:02] week's community meeting, and
[2:26:04] you can hear from him and hear
[2:26:05] how things are going. I welcome
[2:26:07] you to come to the southeast
[2:26:08] community center next wednesday
[2:26:12] at 6:00. But again, I have
[2:26:13] monthly meetings. I make sure
[2:26:15] the community is engaged and
[2:26:16] involved. And if someone asks
[2:26:19] for a rezoning does not do the
[2:26:20] work, then I am not giving my
[2:26:22] community what they have asked
[2:26:24] for. So we are communicating.
[2:26:26] Now. I would ask for your
[2:26:28] support in this deferral. We
[2:26:30] again had a positive
[2:26:31] conversation yesterday. I was
[2:26:34] very adamantly set on wanting
[2:26:36] to down zone this. So I think
[2:26:38] this deferral is is going to
[2:26:40] yield good results. And I think
[2:26:42] we need let that happen,
[2:26:43] particularly because if you
[2:26:44] haven't been to a meeting and
[2:26:47] haven't talked about it, then I
[2:26:49] don't usually have people that
[2:26:50] come out and complain. All
[2:26:51] right.
[2:26:52] Thank you. We have
[2:26:55] spoken quite a lot on deferral,
[2:26:57] but chair horton, I will
[2:26:58] recognize you again, sir.
[2:26:58] Thank
[2:27:00] you, vice mayor. I appreciate
[2:27:03] the sponsors. Words would be
[2:27:05] encouraged to to learn about
[2:27:06] the outcome of these additional
[2:27:08] community meetings. I think try
[2:27:10] to save the council's time. I
[2:27:11] wonder if the sponsor MAY be
[2:27:12] willing to allow those
[2:27:14] conversations once those have
[2:27:14] happened to happen in committee.
[2:27:16] If she's willing to refer this
[2:27:17] to committee as part of her
[2:27:18] motion.
[2:27:20] All right. Is. So I'm
[2:27:22] going to restate your motion.
[2:27:26] It is a motion to defer to the
[2:27:30] first meeting in NOVEMBER. That
[2:27:31] consideration with a re
[2:27:34] referral to committee being the
[2:27:35] planning and zoning committee,
[2:27:36] is that amenable?
[2:27:38] I'm fine with
[2:27:38] that.
[2:27:39] Okay. Is there a second
[2:27:41] to that motion? All right, I
[2:27:43] appreciate that. Okay. Any
[2:27:45] further discussion? Seeing none.
[2:27:47] All in favor of this deferral
[2:27:49] motion, please say aye. Any
[2:27:51] voting no. Any abstaining. All
[2:27:54] right. This is deferred to the
[2:27:58] meeting of NOVEMBER 5th.
[2:27:59] Committee consideration would
[2:28:03] then be on NOVEMBER 4th. Okay.
[2:28:07] Moving on into third reading.
[2:28:12] Next is agenda item 68. This is
[2:28:16] ordinance bill 2026-1506.
[2:28:18] Sponsor hancock. This is an
[2:28:19] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:28:20] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:28:21] ordinance. The metro government
[2:28:24] by changing from r, s five to c
[2:28:27] and cs2 sp zoning for property
[2:28:30] located at 610 old hickory
[2:28:32] boulevard, located 110ft west
[2:28:36] of lombardi lane, this is 14.03
[2:28:39] acres to permit 33 single
[2:28:44] family lots. Eight two family
[2:28:47] lots and commercial uses. It
[2:28:49] also has a companion bill,
[2:28:52] which is 1507 agenda item 69,
[2:28:53] which requires certain
[2:28:55] materials to be restricted in
[2:28:57] the construction of buildings.
[2:29:00] MISS Hancock is not present.
[2:29:02] MISS Webb, have you signed on
[2:29:08] to these? Okay. Would you
[2:29:10] please make a consolidated
[2:29:11] motion, ma'am, for approval of
[2:29:13] these two companion ordinances
[2:29:15] to get them before us?
[2:29:15] Yes,
[2:29:16] ma'am. I move to approve bill
[2:29:19] bl 2026, 1506 and 1507.
[2:29:19] Okay.
[2:29:21] Is there a second to that
[2:29:24] motion? All right. We're on to
[2:29:26] discussion. Is anyone seeking
[2:29:31] to be recognized? Oh thank you.
[2:29:33] I appreciate that, MISS Webb.
[2:29:34] We needed to get those
[2:29:35] committee reports.
[2:29:35] Committee
[2:29:37] reports.
[2:29:38] Chair horton, go ahead.
[2:29:39] Vice mayor has recommended
[2:29:41] approval of both bills. 11 in
[2:29:42] favor, zero against. You're not
[2:29:42] voting.
[2:29:47] Okay. Noted. Okay. We
[2:29:49] are on to discussion. Is there
[2:29:52] anyone seeking to be recognized?
[2:29:55] Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:29:59] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[2:30:01] Any abstaining? Okay. Council
[2:30:03] member parker will be recorded
[2:30:09] as an abstention. Okay. All
[2:30:14] right. Next agenda item 73,
[2:30:17] ordinance bill 2026-1512.
[2:30:19] Sponsor benedict. This is an
[2:30:20] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:30:22] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:30:23] ordinance of metro government
[2:30:26] by changing from rs. 7.5 to
[2:30:28] rm20ans zoning for properties
[2:30:30] located at lofton avenue and
[2:30:32] numbered approximately 351ft
[2:30:36] west of gallatin pike. This is
[2:30:37] 1.03 acres. Council member
[2:30:39] benedict, you are recognized,
[2:30:39] ma'am.
[2:30:40] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[2:30:42] Committee reports, please.
[2:30:42] For
[2:30:44] the report of the planning and
[2:30:46] zoning committee. Chair horton.
[2:30:49] You're recognized, sir.
[2:30:49] Thank
[2:30:50] you, vice mayor. Planning and
[2:30:52] zoning recommended. 11 in favor,
[2:30:53] zero against are not voting.
[2:30:56] Okay, back to you for a motion
[2:30:57] first to get the bill before us,
[2:30:58] MISS Benedict.
[2:30:59] Thank you, vice
[2:31:00] mayor. Move approval.
[2:31:00] Is there
[2:31:02] a second? All right. You have
[2:31:03] the floor.
[2:31:04] Thank you. Move to
[2:31:07] suspend the rules. And the
[2:31:09] purposes. Right. Okay. I move
[2:31:11] to suspend the rules. Do you
[2:31:12] want me to say the purpose?
[2:31:13] You
[2:31:14] are welcome to go ahead and
[2:31:16] just share what that purpose is.
[2:31:18] For sure. So there was a change
[2:31:20] to this. This is 351ft east of
[2:31:22] gallatin pike. And so that was
[2:31:23] a change that the council
[2:31:24] office got. I'm sorry, moving
[2:31:26] us. Well, yeah, I'm suspending
[2:31:29] the rules to move a substitute
[2:31:30] that makes that change.
[2:31:30] To
[2:31:31] address. To address the area.
[2:31:33] That's correct. And so the
[2:31:34] council office just got that to
[2:31:36] us. And so I'll ask a committee
[2:31:37] report from the rules committee,
[2:31:38] please.
[2:31:40] Okay. Chair sepulveda,
[2:31:42] you are recognized, ma'am.
[2:31:42] Yeah.
[2:31:43] No problem.
[2:31:45] Okay. Having heard
[2:31:49] the report of the committee,
[2:31:51] the chair an explanation of the
[2:31:54] late filed nature of this
[2:31:56] housekeeping substitute, is
[2:31:57] there any objection to the
[2:32:00] suspension of the rules? Seeing
[2:32:01] none, the rules are suspended.
[2:32:02] You MAY offer substitute.
[2:32:03] Move
[2:32:04] approval of the substitute.
[2:32:06] Okay. Is there a second? All
[2:32:09] right. Any discussion on the
[2:32:11] substitute? Seeing none. All in
[2:32:12] favor of the substitute, please
[2:32:17] say I. Okay. MISS Benedict, I
[2:32:18] presume you want to renew your
[2:32:20] motion for approval on third
[2:32:22] and final reading as substitute.
[2:32:23] So move.
[2:32:24] Okay. Properly
[2:32:26] seconded. Any discussion on
[2:32:28] that? Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:32:30] please say aye. Any voting no.
[2:32:33] Any abstaining? All right. This
[2:32:34] ordinance has passed its third
[2:32:36] and final reading as
[2:32:40] substituted. Next is agenda
[2:32:45] item 76, ordinance bill
[2:32:47] 2026-1516. Sponsors allen ellis,
[2:32:49] webb two, tombs and suara. This
[2:32:51] is an ordinance amending
[2:32:53] chapter 5.06 of the metro code
[2:32:56] of laws relative to annual
[2:32:58] reporting for tax increment
[2:33:00] finance loans. Council member
[2:33:02] allen, you are recognized,
[2:33:02] ma'am.
[2:33:03] Thank you, MADAM Chair.
[2:33:04] I'd like to move approval,
[2:33:05] please.
[2:33:07] All right. It's before
[2:33:08] us. Go ahead, ma'am.
[2:33:08] And then I
[2:33:10] would like to move an amendment
[2:33:12] with a brief explanation.
[2:33:13] Okay.
[2:33:15] I think I'll have to suspend
[2:33:16] the rules to do that, though,
[2:33:17] because. Suspend the rules.
[2:33:18] All
[2:33:19] right. So there will not be a
[2:33:21] committee report specific to
[2:33:24] this rules suspension. So if
[2:33:27] you could just briefly say
[2:33:28] please, why you are requesting
[2:33:30] the rules to be suspended.
[2:33:31] So
[2:33:33] this was a request made by mdha
[2:33:35] to tweak the language slightly.
[2:33:37] And I mentioned to them that
[2:33:39] that would have been easier at
[2:33:40] second reading. So they did not
[2:33:41] make that request until this
[2:33:43] week. And I'm willing to honor
[2:33:45] their request. That's why I'm
[2:33:46] making an amendment on third
[2:33:48] reading. That's suspension of
[2:33:48] the rules.
[2:33:50] Having heard the
[2:33:52] explanation of the sponsor for
[2:33:54] the late filed nature of her
[2:33:55] proposed amendment, is there
[2:33:57] any objection to the suspension
[2:33:59] of the rules? Seeing none, the
[2:34:01] rules are suspended. You MAY
[2:34:02] offer your amendment.
[2:34:02] So thank
[2:34:04] you. The amendment simply makes
[2:34:05] a change to the the timing of
[2:34:06] the notification requirement.
[2:34:09] This is just asking me to give
[2:34:11] council information. If they
[2:34:13] choose to change that 75%. That
[2:34:15] is currently the maximum that
[2:34:18] we set for this to be an. To
[2:34:19] set aside.
[2:34:20] okay, there is a
[2:34:22] motion to amend. It's properly
[2:34:22] seconded. Is there any
[2:34:24] discussion on the amendment
[2:34:26] specifically seeing none. All
[2:34:28] in favor, please say aye. Any
[2:34:29] voting no or abstaining. All
[2:34:30] right. And if you would please
[2:34:31] renew your motion.
[2:34:32] I would like
[2:34:34] to move the bill, as amended,
[2:34:34] please.
[2:34:35] All right. All right.
[2:34:37] Is there any discussion on that?
[2:34:38] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:34:39] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:34:41] or abstaining. All right.
[2:34:45] Council has passed this
[2:34:46] ordinance on its third and
[2:34:49] final reading, as amended. Next
[2:34:54] is item 78, ordinance bl
[2:34:56] 2026-1518. Sponsors tombs, evan
[2:34:58] siegel, gad and allen. This is
[2:34:59] an ordinance amending the metro
[2:35:01] code of laws. Title ten,
[2:35:05] section 10.20.360 solid waste
[2:35:07] generator fees. Gentleman in
[2:35:08] the corner. There is some weird
[2:35:10] sound thing. Y'all sound like
[2:35:11] you are right in my ear, so
[2:35:13] bring it down. Thank you. Solid
[2:35:14] waste generator fees to clarify
[2:35:17] fees due upon disposing out of
[2:35:21] county waste in davidson county
[2:35:22] council member evan siegel. In
[2:35:24] the of MISS Tombs, I
[2:35:26] will recognize you as second
[2:35:31] co-sponsor. Go ahead ma'am.
[2:35:32] Move for approval.
[2:35:37] Okay. Are
[2:35:38] are you sure that's the motion
[2:35:42] that. To pardon? Okay, we'll
[2:35:44] get it before us. So there's
[2:35:45] motion to approve. Is there a
[2:35:47] second? Okay. And now it's back
[2:35:48] to you.
[2:35:49] Thank you. I would like
[2:35:51] to move to defer one meeting
[2:35:52] with a brief comment.
[2:35:53] All right.
[2:35:55] there's a motion to defer one
[2:35:57] meeting. Is there a second?
[2:35:59] Okay. Go ahead ma'am.
[2:36:01] There is
[2:36:03] a small amendment that needs to
[2:36:04] be made to this, and the
[2:36:05] administration has asked that
[2:36:07] we defer it so that we can make
[2:36:07] that.
[2:36:09] All right. Is there any
[2:36:12] discussion on the motion to
[2:36:14] defer, as I recall, one meeting?
[2:36:16] Is that right? Okay. Any
[2:36:18] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:36:20] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:36:21] voting? No were abstaining.
[2:36:23] Okay. This has been deferred.
[2:36:25] One meeting to the first
[2:36:27] meeting in OCTOBER. Next agenda
[2:36:32] item eight, ordinance bill
[2:36:33] 2026-1521. This is an ordinance
[2:36:35] approving sponsors coupon and
[2:36:36] evans. This is an ordinance
[2:36:39] approving the fiscal year 2027
[2:36:40] midtown central business
[2:36:43] improvement district budget.
[2:36:45] MR. Cooper, you're recognized,
[2:36:45] sir.
[2:36:46] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:36:47] Move. Approval, please.
[2:36:49] Properly seconded. Go ahead.
[2:36:50] Sir, anything you want to say?
[2:36:52] All right. Is there any
[2:36:54] discussion on this motion to
[2:36:55] approve on third and final
[2:36:58] reading? Seeing none. All in
[2:36:59] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:37:03] voting? No. Okay. We have to go
[2:37:10] on the board then. MISS Weiner.
[2:37:12] Okay. We'll have. It's come
[2:37:14] your way, MR. Clark. This is an
[2:37:16] ordinance on its third and
[2:37:17] final reading. So with any no
[2:37:19] vote, it must be on the board
[2:37:21] for roll call. Vote. MR. Clark,
[2:37:38] please load the vote.
[2:38:11] Yes.
[2:38:11] MISS
[2:38:12] Hill, are you seeking to vote?
[2:38:14] MISS Ewing? Are you seeking to
[2:38:20] vote? MISS Hill? No worries.
[2:38:21] With all votes in MR. Clark,
[2:38:25] please show the vote. All right.
[2:38:28] Council has passed this
[2:38:29] ordinance on its third and
[2:38:31] final reading with 32 votes in
[2:38:34] favor, one against and one
[2:38:37] abstention. That concludes this
[2:38:38] evening's agenda. I will
[2:38:40] highlight to you as you depart
[2:38:41] the historic courthouse and
[2:38:44] city hall this evening. You all
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