[0:23] Sort of just filling in for
[0:26] your pro tem council member
[0:28] Porterfield, um, just a
[0:33] reminder, we are sitting on
[0:36] Cherokee, Chickasaw and Shawne
[0:38] Land, a reminder that no one is
[0:42] illegal on stolen land built by
[0:45] stolen labor. All right, we do
[0:47] have two presentations tonight,
[0:50] um, and the first one will be
[0:51] presented by
[0:54] Council member Yuying, uh,
[0:56] proclamation recognizing the
[0:58] life of Eleanor Willis, a
[1:01] notable civic leader and
[1:03] lifelong Nashvillean
[1:05] Councilmember Ying, are you
[1:07] ready?
[1:12] Try it.
[1:16] Are you, yes, I am. All right,
[1:18] I think we
[1:20] ok, thank you
[1:24] Yeah
[1:28] ok.
[1:32] Ok, ready? Are we all ready?
[1:34] Whereas notable civic leader
[1:35] and lifelong Nashvillian
[1:37] Eleanor Lawson Willis passed
[1:41] away on FEBRUARY 13, 2026,
[1:43] leaving a legacy of community
[1:46] service and leadership, and
[1:47] whereas MISS. Willis was born
[1:51] on SEPTEMBER 15, 1936 to the
[1:52] late Helen and Harry Alfred
[1:54] Lawson Junior, and was preceded
[1:56] in death by her brother, Harry
[2:01] House Lawson and
[2:03] whereas Eleanor Willis, a
[2:04] distinguished graduate of
[2:06] Vanderbilt University, lived a
[2:08] life defined by service,
[2:09] compassion, and a steadfast
[2:11] commitment to strengthening her
[2:16] community and
[2:17] whereas she dedicated her
[2:18] career to expanding
[2:20] opportunities and care for
[2:21] others, founding the Heads Up
[2:23] Child Development Center to
[2:24] serve low-income families and
[2:25] children with development and
[2:26] disabilities, as well as
[2:28] co-founding the Rochelle Center
[2:29] to support adults with
[2:30] disabilities, reflecting a
[2:32] lifelong devotion to dignity
[2:37] across all stages of life and
[2:40] whereas her leadership in civic
[2:41] and environmental stewardship,
[2:42] most notably through the
[2:44] Friends of Warner Parks, the
[2:46] Nashville Tree Foundation and
[2:50] Cumberland region tomorrow,
[2:51] help to preserve Nashville
[2:51] s
[2:53] nature with thoughtful growth
[2:55] to guide future generations and
[2:57] whereas MISS Willie served as
[2:59] director of Friends of Warner
[3:02] Park from 1994 to 2013, shaping
[3:03] the organization into the
[3:05] strong partner East today. In
[3:07] our time as director, MS.
[3:08] Willis helped to develop the
[3:09] full moon picking Party
[3:11] fundraiser, a continues
[3:12] annually to this day. MS.
[3:14] Willis oversaw the expansion of
[3:15] the park through the
[3:17] construction of the Suzanne
[3:19] Warner Bass Learning Center
[3:20] integration of heart and
[3:24] acquisition of 500 additional
[3:26] acres, including ill forests, a
[3:31] state natural area, and
[3:33] whereas Eleanor Willis endured
[3:35] legacy is one of transformative
[3:37] impact reflected in the its
[3:38] administration that is shaped
[3:40] that lives, is uplifted and
[3:41] communities she helped to
[3:44] sustained and
[3:45] Thank you. Whereas she is
[3:48] survived by her three sons,
[3:50] Alfred Russell and his wife
[3:52] Debbie, William Reese, and his
[3:54] wife Casey and Brent Lawson and
[3:58] his wife Kathy Willis, 10
[4:00] grandchildren, Clayborne Klein,
[4:02] Merritt Woods, Sydney Reed,
[4:04] Elizabeth Drake, Kendall Reese,
[4:06] John Lawson, William Graham,
[4:08] William Morgan, Caroline Cardon,
[4:11] and Gauge Lawson Willis and two
[4:12] great-grandchildren, Bradley
[4:14] Stewart and Vivian Anderson
[4:14] Matthews.
[4:16] Now, therefore, I, Sandy Ewing,
[4:17] District 34 council member of
[4:19] the Metropolitan Government of
[4:20] Nashville and Davidson County,
[4:22] along with the vice mayor and
[4:25] undersigned council members do
[4:26] hereby recognized Eleanor
[4:28] Willanus Willis, excuse me,
[4:32] Eleanor Willis in remembrance
[4:34] of her lasting contributions to
[4:36] Nashville. She led by example
[4:38] as a model of service,
[4:39] leadership, and care for
[4:42] community. Signed on this 21st
[4:54] day of APRIL 2026.
[5:07] Do you
[5:11] ok.
[5:27] Ever happened to you.
[5:30] To
[5:32] Would anyone from uh MISS.
[5:33] Willis
[5:35] s family like to say a
[5:41] couple of words or ok. Well,
[5:44] next we have a presentation by
[5:46] councilmember Gad, a resolution
[5:50] recognizing APRIL 19th to APRIL
[5:51] 25th.
[5:54] 2026 as National Library Week
[5:56] and recognizing APRIL 21st,
[5:58] 2026 as national library
[5:59] Workers
[6:01] Day, Councilmember Gad,
[6:09] are you ready?
[6:14] Wonderful.
[6:18] Right here, right there
[6:20] Oh, you ready? Oh, thank, well,
[6:23] thank you so much, uh, MADAM
[6:28] Speaker Pro Tem, um, Sepulveda.
[6:31] Um, so today, um, we have an
[6:34] opportunity to, um, share out
[6:37] loud our incredible gratitude
[6:39] to the National Public Library
[6:42] Workers and to our libraries
[6:44] across the, the county. Um, we
[6:48] did our gratitude as well on
[6:49] the council floor with the
[6:51] passing of this resolution. So
[6:52] I
[6:52] m, I
[6:53] m really grateful to my
[6:54] colleagues who are standing up
[6:55] here, um, but I would did want
[6:57] to take just a moment before we
[6:58] read through the words that we
[6:59] ve approved, uh, and just
[7:00] you know, state that the
[7:02] Nashville Public Library does
[7:03] something that this council
[7:05] talks about constantly. It
[7:07] creates community. Every day
[7:08] across Davidson County, and
[7:08] that
[7:11] s free for all and that
[7:13] that interim. The programs are
[7:14] extraordinary. Reading
[7:16] readiness for our youngest
[7:17] children, digital access for
[7:21] neighbors left behind. Health
[7:23] literacy, literacy, spaces
[7:25] where every person can walk in
[7:26] and belong. But here
[7:27] s what I
[7:29] want us to name clearly. Public
[7:30] libraries
[7:31] are not just a community
[7:33] service, they are a cornerstone
[7:35] of democracy, free access to
[7:37] information, to the freedom to
[7:38] read and think for yourself,
[7:40] and that is not a small thing
[7:42] right now. That is everything
[7:43] and none of this happens
[7:44] without the people we
[7:44] re
[7:46] honoring today. The staff of
[7:47] the Nashville Public Library
[7:49] show up as guides, educators,
[7:51] and connectors. And I have to
[7:52] do a special plug out to, uh,
[7:57] my home branch at Richland Park,
[7:59] but this resolution is our way
[8:00] of saying we see you.
[8:02] and we are grateful for you.
[8:03] With that, um, I
[8:05] ll open up the,
[8:06] the resolution and um ask my
[8:08] colleagues to read a little bit
[8:10] as well. So resolution number
[8:13] rs 2025, um, 0, well, I don
[8:14] t
[8:14] know what the whole number is.
[8:16] But anyways, a
[8:17] resolutionrecognizing APRIL
[8:19] 19th to APRIL 25th that
[8:20] s Nash
[8:22] National Library Week and
[8:25] recognizing today APRIL 21st,
[8:27] um, as National Library
[8:27] Workers
[8:30] Day, whereas
[8:30] I
[8:31] m gonna ask, I guess you want
[8:33] to do 110 time? Ok.
[8:34] Whereas Nashville Public
[8:36] Library or npl serves as a
[8:38] cornerstone of knowledge and
[8:39] opportunity, providing
[8:41] essential resources, services
[8:42] and programs that empower
[8:47] individuals and
[8:49] whereas National Library Week
[8:51] observe annually in APRIL is
[8:52] the time to celebrate the power
[8:54] and promise of libraries here
[8:55] in Nashville and across the
[8:57] nation to recognize the
[8:59] contributions of library staff
[9:01] and to promote library use and
[9:05] support, and
[9:07] whereas the theme for National
[9:09] Library Week this year is Find
[9:11] Your Joy and whereas the 21
[9:13] branches of the Nashville
[9:14] Public Library sparked
[9:16] creativity, fuel imagination,
[9:18] and inspire lifelong learning,
[9:19] offering a space where
[9:21] individuals of all ages can
[9:23] find joy through exploration
[9:28] and discovery and
[9:32] and whereas in 2025 npl served
[9:34] nearly 3 million visitors and
[9:37] 28 different languages. However,
[9:39] the impact and reach of
[9:40] Nashville Public Library
[9:41] workers extend beyond the
[9:43] library branches to provide
[9:45] access to collections,
[9:46] professional development,
[9:48] enriching programs, and vital
[9:50] resources through meaningful
[9:51] community partnerships with
[9:54] over 140 childcare centers, all
[9:56] metro Nashville public schools
[9:58] over 30 youth development
[9:58] organization
[10:00] s dozens of senior citizen
[10:02] centers and hundreds of
[10:04] community centers and events
[10:06] across Nashville and Davison
[10:13] County and
[10:14] whereas through programs such
[10:17] as uh Nashville Afterzone
[10:19] Alliance, the Library of Things.
[10:21] Be well. Begin bright, and the
[10:23] digital inclusion initiative,
[10:25] the library reaches all ages to
[10:26] provide a variety of learning
[10:30] opportunities and
[10:31] whereas the success of the
[10:33] National Library would not be
[10:35] possible without its staff and
[10:36] volunteers who help people of
[10:38] all ages and backgrounds,
[10:39] access and interpret the
[10:41] information they need to live,
[10:43] learn, and work in the 21st
[10:48] century and
[10:50] whereas over the last year,
[10:52] especially with the closure of
[10:54] the main library, library
[10:57] workers have worked tirelessly
[10:58] to maintain programs and bring
[11:00] the library to the public by
[11:01] holding events at alternate
[11:04] sites and working at various
[11:06] other library branches to
[11:12] ensure continued services and
[11:13] whereas recognizing the
[11:14] invaluable contributions of
[11:16] library workers is essential to
[11:17] appreciating the role they play
[11:21] in strengthening communities,
[11:22] advancing education, and
[11:24] ensuring free and open access
[11:29] to information and
[11:30] whereas libraries, library
[11:32] workers, and library advocates
[11:34] across the nation are joining
[11:36] together to celebrate National
[11:36] Library Workers
[11:37] Day, an
[11:39] initiative of the American
[11:41] Library Association Allied
[11:42] Professional Association on
[11:45] Sunday, APRIL 19, 2026 to
[11:46] highlight the dedication and
[11:48] contributions of library
[11:54] professionals.
[11:55] Now therefore, be it resolved
[11:56] by the Council of the
[11:58] Metropolitan Government of
[12:01] Nashville and Davison County.
[12:01] Section one, I
[12:04] ll get 23. The
[12:05] Metropolitan Council hereby
[12:06] goes on record to recognize
[12:09] Sunday, APRIL 19th, 2026, as
[12:10] National Library Workers
[12:11] Day
[12:13] in Nashville and Davison County
[12:15] and express its appreciation
[12:17] for the dedication of the
[12:18] Nashville Public Library staff
[12:20] and volunteers who work
[12:22] tirelessly to serve the
[12:24] community and promote literacy,
[12:25] lifelong learning, and
[12:29] community connection.
[12:31] Wonderful. Uh, thank you so
[12:33] much and, um, oh, so that the
[12:34] Metropolitan Council further
[12:36] goes on record as recognizing
[12:37] the 19th through 25th as
[12:39] National Library Week in
[12:40] Nashville and Davidson County,
[12:41] and this resolution shall take
[12:43] effect
[12:45] uh, from and after its adoption
[12:47] adoption, the welfare of
[12:48] metropolitan government
[12:49] requiring it. Thank you so much
[12:55] and Director Lou
[12:56] we have a couple of copies of
[12:57] this. We wanted to turn over
[12:58] just in case there
[12:59] s something
[12:59] you
[13:02] d like to, to share as well.
[13:05] Thank you.
[13:08] So thank you to Councilmember
[13:10] Gad, um, to all of the
[13:12] co-sponsors of this resolution
[13:13] and the council member Vo as
[13:14] the chair of the council
[13:15] s arts,
[13:17] parks, libraries, and
[13:19] entertainment committee and to
[13:21] everyone on this council for
[13:23] being such faithful friends of
[13:25] National Public Library. It
[13:26] means a lot to me that you
[13:29] would take the time to
[13:30] recognize the outstanding work
[13:32] of the Nashville Public Library
[13:33] staff.
[13:33] I
[13:37] m so grateful for their
[13:39] contributions every day. I know
[13:41] this year we talked a lot about
[13:43] the work that the staff across
[13:44] the system put into keeping
[13:46] customer services going during
[13:48] the temporary closure of the
[13:49] main library.
[13:51] But to be honest, this is just
[13:53] one example of our staff
[13:53] s
[13:55] passion for public service. We
[13:57] which we see across Nashville
[13:59] every day. The entire npl team
[14:01] cares deeply about the library
[14:03] and about this community and
[14:03] I
[14:05] m proud to not only lead the
[14:06] staff but to work alongside of
[14:08] them every day.
[14:12] Please know that we value your
[14:13] support, your friendship, and
[14:15] of course we love that you all
[14:17] are library customers too. So
[14:19] npl would not be the great
[14:21] institution that it is without
[14:23] all of our staff, supporters,
[14:25] and customers, including you.
[14:28] So thank you very much.
[14:32] Ok.
[14:38] Do you want to all right, well,
[14:40] that concludes our presentation.
[14:46] Again, once again, uh happy
[14:49] National Library Week and happy
[14:52] national uh library worker Day.
[14:53] I hope you all will, uh, take
[14:56] this opportunity to visit, uh,
[14:59] your local, uh, public library.
[15:00] Uh, we know that, uh, public
[15:02] libraries are one of the places
[15:04] that are currently being
[15:06] attacked by not only the
[15:07] federal government
[15:09] but by our own state of
[15:12] Tennessee. So, uh, take a
[15:15] moment, think, uh, your local
[15:20] library, uh, worker, uh, go
[15:21] visit a public library. There
[15:24] is a hunger to learn and to
[15:26] read, and I have witnessed it
[15:28] myself at a bus stop when there
[15:30] was a constituent of mine that
[15:32] asked if I had more books in
[15:35] Spanish, so, um, people, people
[15:37] want um
[15:38] more books and people are
[15:40] looking for outlets. So, uh, go
[15:42] ahead and take advantage of
[15:46] that, um, books are free.
[15:49] All right, council members, are
[15:53] you ready to practice your
[15:54] Duolingo, since I am up here,
[15:54] that is what we
[15:56] re going to do.
[15:59] So if you have announcements,
[16:00] go ahead and get in the queue,
[16:03] um, and we will go ahead and
[16:07] get started.
[16:11] Conseh Bradford arnocio Guten
[16:14] Aben Fraulein Guten Aben
[16:16] Fraulein Guten Aben Fraulein
[16:19] Guten Aben Fraulein, uh,
[16:20] residents of District 13, I
[16:22] have a community meeting this
[16:24] Saturday, the 25th from 11:30
[16:26] to 1 at the Southeast Community
[16:29] Center in Antioch to begin
[16:31] discussions of how we want the
[16:33] Couchful Pike area to develop
[16:35] over the next several decades,
[16:36] Planning apartment has been uh
[16:37] really helpful in coming up
[16:38] with some potential strategies
[16:40] such as inviting constituents
[16:40] to come out, it
[16:41] s an
[16:42] interactive forum, provide your
[16:43] feedback. Hopefully we
[16:44] ll have
[16:45] a one or two more of these
[16:46] meetings over the next several
[16:47] months so that we can get this
[16:49] right and uh set the course of
[16:50] development in this area for
[16:51] the next 2 to 3 decades. Thank
[16:54] you. Gracias Conseal Bradford
[16:57] Consehal Nash reocio.
[16:59] Gracias, MADAM CHAIRMAN, uh, I
[17:01] would like my colleagues to
[17:02] mark their calendars and, and
[17:04] also the, the public, uh, on
[17:06] MAY 7th, the fop will be
[17:08] holding its annual police
[17:10] memorial service to honor those
[17:12] officers from Nashville and
[17:14] from Metropolitan Nashville
[17:15] after the consolidation who
[17:17] have lost their lives, given
[17:18] their lives for this community.
[17:21] It will be taking place at the
[17:23] First Baptist Church at 108 7th
[17:24] Avenue South Nashville,
[17:27] Tennessee, uh, downtown
[17:28] Nashville at 11 o
[17:29] clock on MAY
[17:30] 7th.
[17:37] Thank you. Gracias Conal Nash
[17:39] con sealvo que conocia. Thank
[17:42] you so much, um, acting pro tem.
[17:42] Um, there
[17:43] s a lot going on in
[17:45] District 17 as always. I just
[17:46] wanted to invite everyone this
[17:49] Thursday, APRIL 23rd at 40 P.M.
[17:50] We are having a community
[17:51] meeting at the Tennessee
[17:53] Justice Center regarding um
[17:55] Lafayette Street, uh, recently
[17:57] I had two community members die
[17:59] crossing the street there and
[18:00] we are gonna um
[18:02] honor them um as well as
[18:04] discussing with t Dot and Ndot
[18:07] um what we are, um, what
[18:10] efforts have been made and
[18:10] we
[18:11] ll continue to continue to
[18:12] be made so everyone is invited
[18:14] to that please come out. That
[18:14] s
[18:16] um Thursday at 40 P.M., um, and
[18:17] then just so y
[18:18] all know this
[18:19] weekend is the rock and roll
[18:20] marathon, so there
[18:20] s a lot of
[18:22] road closures in District 17. I
[18:24] will be sharing those out this
[18:26] weekend, um, and then I wanna
[18:29] make sure um that my
[18:30] constituents in
[18:32] the 12 South area, we are gonna
[18:34] have a meeting on Monday, MAY
[18:37] 11th regarding um a stormwater
[18:38] project, uh, constituents have
[18:40] been asking for years. We
[18:40] ve
[18:41] been able to finally do the
[18:44] survey, so that will be on
[18:47] Monday, MAY 11th at 6:30 P.M.
[18:49] At the severe Park Community
[18:50] Center, um, please, everyone is
[18:52] welcome to that as well. Um,
[18:53] and I, of course, I know we
[18:55] just announced it, but I wanna
[18:57] of course honor um all the
[18:59] library workers. Uh, today is
[19:00] their day, and a special shout
[19:02] out to my two branches, um, the
[19:03] Pruitt Library and Edgehill
[19:05] Library, they are so amazing
[19:06] and do such they
[19:06] re so
[19:08] instrumental to our community,
[19:09] um, and I do wanna do a
[19:12] personal point of privilege, um,
[19:15] my nephew Augie um is turning
[19:19] one, on APRIL 26th, so I want
[19:22] to wish Aggie a happy birthday
[19:24] and uh Aunt tt will come see
[19:27] you this summer. Thanks.
[19:30] Gracias Consealvo and I say, uh,
[19:32] Lafayette, but whatever
[19:36] Uh, all right, uh, conceal
[19:38] gembo queda reconnocia.
[19:40] Gracias, yes, I want to
[19:42] announce that there will be a
[19:44] community health and resource
[19:47] fair this Saturday, APRIL 25th
[19:48] at the Parkwood Community
[19:52] Center from 11:00 A.M. To 2
[19:53] P.M. Everyone is invited to
[19:53] attend. It
[19:55] s a free event. Uh,
[19:57] there will be wonderful
[19:58] organizations providing
[19:59] resources. There will be a
[20:01] prescription, uh, take back,
[20:03] drug takeback box so people can
[20:06] come and drop off unused,
[20:08] expired uh medications and get
[20:10] rid of them in a safe way.
[20:10] There
[20:11] ll be free food and and
[20:13] bounce house for the kids, so
[20:13] it
[20:15] s a family affair. We invite
[20:16] people to come out to that
[20:17] again. It is this Saturday,
[20:19] APRIL 25th, between, so if
[20:19] you
[20:20] re not running in the
[20:23] marathon, come to the this
[20:26] community health resource fair
[20:28] from 11:00 A.M. To 2 P.M. At
[20:29] Parkwood Community Center.
[20:31] Thank you. Gracias Conceal
[20:31] Gamble. That
[20:32] s right. If you
[20:32] re
[20:33] not running and have drugs you
[20:34] want to get rid of.
[20:36] Councilmember Gambo has a place
[20:39] for you. All right, are
[20:42] there any other announcements
[20:45] from council members. Any other
[20:47] announcements. All right, I
[20:51] also want to congratulate the
[20:54] Nashville soccer team who just
[21:01] won, uh, the first mls team
[21:04] that won uh at uh the stadium
[21:07] Azteca in Mexico. So that
[21:08] s big
[21:10] news. Um, so they
[21:11] are going to the, what is it,
[21:14] semi-finals, semifinals, so
[21:16] they will be facing off group
[21:18] tires. So wish them luck. I
[21:19] m
[21:20] sure they will do well. Uh,
[21:22] that concludes announcements.
[21:22] We
[21:25] ll see you at 6:30. Uh,
[21:26] that concludes announcements.
[21:26] We
[21:42] ll
[33:21] Order
[33:24] We have a quorum and today is
[33:28] Tuesday, APRIL 21st, 2026. This
[33:32] is the seventh meeting of 2026
[33:33] and the fifty-ninth regular
[33:34] meeting of the current term of
[33:35] the Metropolitan Council of
[33:37] Nashville and Davidson County.
[33:38] While all members of the
[33:39] council, as well as the public,
[33:41] please rise for the invocation
[33:42] and remain standing for the
[33:43] Pledge of allegiance. The
[33:45] invocation is being offered
[33:48] this evening by MR. Hg Stovill,
[33:51] who is a deacon at Connection
[33:53] United Methodist Church, and
[33:54] the executive director of
[33:55] Nashville Launchpad. He is the
[33:57] guest of District 14 council
[33:59] member Jordan Huffman. Welcome,
[34:01] MR. Stowe. You are recognized.
[34:02] Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank
[34:05] you, counsel.
[34:07] One of the things we do before
[34:08] we start services each week at
[34:09] my faith community, uh,
[34:10] Connection United Methodist
[34:11] Church of Donaldson as we take
[34:13] a deep breath together
[34:13] Let
[34:19] s do that
[34:21] We do this to ground ourselves
[34:23] in our, in our time together.
[34:26] Let us pray
[34:29] GOD of wisdom, compassion, and
[34:30] justice, we gather today in
[34:32] this brightly appointed room.
[34:34] One of decorum, process, and
[34:35] order.
[34:37] Under a roof of stability, and
[34:37] I
[34:41] m called by you, Creator, to
[34:43] speak for those whose ceiling
[34:44] is frequently the sky that you
[34:46] created, GOD.
[34:46] As Nashville
[34:47] s elected
[34:48] officials deliberate on budget
[34:50] numbers, fiscal notes, zoning,
[34:51] the future of the East Bank,
[34:53] and the machinery of the city
[34:54] this evening, grant us the
[34:57] clarity to see the faces behind
[34:58] the statistics.
[34:58] I
[34:59] ll lift up tonight the youth
[35:01] and young adults of Launchpad
[35:03] and of our streets.
[35:05] Those sojourners who were not
[35:07] lost but left behind.
[35:08] Overlooked
[35:09] forgotten
[35:11] Help us remember that youth
[35:12] homelessness is not a political
[35:15] talking point
[35:16] but moreover, it is a child
[35:17] without a bedtime story.
[35:19] A teenager studying by the
[35:21] light of a bus stop, perhaps
[35:23] without a bench to sit on.
[35:24] And even a young soul left
[35:26] wandering our city. No, no,
[35:28] their city, wondering where
[35:30] help can be found and who can
[35:34] be trusted to assist.
[35:35] So tonight and each night going
[35:37] forward, please show not just
[35:38] the selected body, but the
[35:40] entirety of our city it
[35:42] represents how to see every
[35:44] human in our midst as their
[35:45] neighbor.
[35:46] Not only the neighbors that we
[35:49] enjoy
[35:50] not those we see daily or from
[35:52] whom we borrow a cup of sugar
[35:54] or flour, not only those we
[35:55] agree with, but all people
[35:56] because we know that y
[35:57] all
[35:59] truly means all.
[36:01] Creator grant this council the
[36:03] courage of conviction to look
[36:04] beyond the all too easy
[36:06] convenience of the status quo.
[36:07] And to see the urgency of a
[36:08] lonely night, whether it
[36:09] s warm
[36:11] or freezing
[36:13] Grant this body the integration
[36:15] of justice and mercy.
[36:17] To recognize that while justice
[36:19] demands we dismantle the
[36:22] systemic barriers that create
[36:25] and perpetuate poverty, poverty,
[36:26] mercy requires us to provide
[36:28] the soft bed and the safe
[36:29] harbor right now.
[36:31] MAY we never provide the policy
[36:33] without the heart, nor of a
[36:35] charity without the change.
[36:37] Grant this assembly the wisdom
[36:38] of stewardship
[36:40] to recognize that investing in
[36:40] our young people not only with
[36:43] a journey pass to ride the bus,
[36:45] but investing in a bed now.
[36:48] Is cheaper and infinitely more
[36:52] human than managing a health
[36:57] housing, hygiene.
[36:59] Or hunger crisis later.
[37:00] Grant these leaders, Lord, the
[37:02] heart of a parent to view every
[37:03] young person sleeping in a
[37:04] doorway or a sliver of the
[37:06] woods, not as a nuisance or a
[37:07] problem to be solved, but as
[37:10] our own kindred flesh and blood,
[37:12] deserving of safety, dignity
[37:15] and a fair start to life.
[37:16] Made the decisions made tonight
[37:18] and into the future be more
[37:19] than ink on paper.
[37:21] MAY they be the blueprints for
[37:22] a city where housing is a right,
[37:25] not a luxury.
[37:26] And no young person has to
[37:31] trade their future in an
[37:34] attempt to survive only the
[37:35] night.
[37:36] Let us work this evening, not
[37:38] just for the city we have, but
[37:39] for the city that future
[37:41] generations deserve.
[37:44] MAY it be so. Amen.
[37:46] I pledge allegiance to the flag
[37:49] of the United States of America
[37:52] and Republic for which it
[37:55] stands one nation under GOD,
[37:57] indivisible with liberty and
[38:00] justice for all.
[38:01] MAY be seated. Thank you very
[38:06] much, MR. Stoville.
[38:08] Welcome, counsel and community
[38:10] members, Transit Month in
[38:12] Nashville continues, and it was
[38:14] my pleasure to take the trustee
[38:16] 3b bus downtown to committee
[38:17] meetings yesterday and to ride
[38:19] it back home and chat along the
[38:21] way with council member Allen.
[38:22] Thanks to our city
[38:23] s successful
[38:24] dedicated funding referendum,
[38:26] the number 3, and many other
[38:28] bus lines are running more
[38:30] frequently and have become an
[38:32] even better option for more
[38:34] Nashvillians. I invite all
[38:36] Nashvillians to try transit and
[38:39] replace at least one car trip
[38:40] this month.
[38:42] This is National Library Week,
[38:43] and today is National Library
[38:43] Workers
[38:45] Day, and we, we
[38:45] re so
[38:46] pleased to have the Nashville
[38:48] Public Library Foundation with
[38:50] us on our 2nd floor mezzanine.
[38:52] Prior to our 1st APRIL meeting
[38:54] for a thankathon, uh, where
[38:55] members of the public, council
[38:56] members, and I could write
[38:58] thank you notes to express our
[39:00] appreciation. Thank you to MS.
[39:02] Vo for helping coordinate that.
[39:04] A great city has a great
[39:07] library, and we certainly do. I
[39:08] often say that you
[39:08] re from
[39:10] Nashville Public Library card
[39:14] is truly a magic passport. We
[39:16] encourage all Nashvillians to
[39:18] get your free library card, go
[39:19] online or to your local branch
[39:21] and see all the amazing free
[39:23] resources to which your card
[39:25] entitles you, as the library
[39:26] itself says it
[39:28] s not just books.
[39:29] Councilmember Gad welcomed
[39:31] library employees back to the
[39:32] council chamber as our guest
[39:34] just shortly ago to present a
[39:36] resolution honoring library
[39:38] workers. So thank you very much
[39:39] to everyone who supports and
[39:40] works to make Nashville
[39:41] s
[39:43] library system so amazing.
[39:47] Our library is also home to our,
[39:49] uh, Metro, uh, historic
[39:51] archives, where our friends at
[39:53] Nashville sites and Metro
[39:55] Historic Research and find
[39:57] images used in the new historic
[39:59] courthouse in City Hall,
[40:01] digital audio tour. Members of
[40:03] the community visiting City
[40:05] Hall can now find signage for
[40:08] tour stops. It looks like this
[40:08] to everybody who
[40:09] s here and
[40:11] watching online in in color
[40:13] though, um, uh
[40:14] can find those tour stops on
[40:16] the ground floor and out on the
[40:18] 2nd floor mezzanine with qr
[40:21] codes to jump into the details
[40:24] of the art and architecture of
[40:26] our beautiful 1937 historic
[40:28] building and learn more about
[40:29] our three branches of local
[40:31] government. You can also find
[40:33] the tour spots out front on
[40:35] Dian Nash Plaza, or simply go
[40:40] to Nashville sites, sites.Org
[40:42] at any time and take the audio
[40:44] tour from home or wherever you
[40:44] MAY
[40:46] be. Uh, thank you to everyone
[40:47] who came out on Sunday
[40:49] afternoon for the community
[40:50] celebration to launch the new
[40:52] tour. It was a beautiful day
[40:53] with trustee Gilmore
[40:56] s 4th
[40:57] annual Diane Nash Walk and
[40:59] Davidson County historian DR.
[41:00] Lee Williams sharing about
[41:02] council members e. Alexander
[41:03] Lubi, and the mayor proclaiming
[41:06] APRIL 19th as the Alexander
[41:08] Luby Day. So many Nashville
[41:10] histories have and do continue
[41:12] to converge on the public
[41:13] square.
[41:15] All right. Without objection,
[41:16] we will suspend the calling of
[41:18] the roll and ask the clerk to
[41:19] please record the names of the
[41:21] members present throughout the
[41:21] meeting.
[41:23] Is there a motion for approval
[41:24] of the minutes of the meeting
[41:30] of APRIL 7th, 2026. All right,
[41:31] there is a motion properly
[41:33] seconded. And so without
[41:34] objection,
[41:36] and seeing no one seeking to be
[41:37] recognized for a change to the
[41:38] minutes.
[41:40] The minutes of the meeting of
[41:42] APRIL 7th are approved. MR.
[41:44] Clerk, are there any messages
[41:45] from the mayor? There are no
[41:46] messages from the mayor. Thank
[41:50] you, MR. Clark.
[41:53] All right, we will roll right
[41:57] into our agenda. Uh, first is
[42:00] section e, uh, appointees and
[42:04] nominees. This portion of the
[42:06] agenda shares all persons, the
[42:07] many, many persons who were
[42:08] scheduled to appear before the
[42:09] rules, confirmations, and
[42:11] public elections Committee for
[42:13] an interview this evening.
[42:14] Referrals uh back to the
[42:16] committee will be by rule as
[42:17] part of the council
[42:17] s two
[42:18] meeting process for elections
[42:20] and confirmations. No votes
[42:22] will be taken by the body in
[42:22] the sec
[42:24] this section of the agenda. Uh,
[42:26] Chair Cash, um, as brief, a
[42:28] report as possible, please, sir.
[42:29] No vote totals necessary.
[42:30] Simply the name of those
[42:31] interviews and for which board
[42:33] commission, committee, or
[42:34] entity, they were interviewed,
[42:38] kind of in the aggregate. And
[42:40] then, uh, if a person in the
[42:41] appointment and confirmation
[42:42] process was unable to attend
[42:43] your committee this evening at
[42:45] what meeting they will next
[42:46] appear, please, sir. Go ahead.
[42:49] All right, uh, we, uh, uh, for
[42:51] action commission, John Michael
[42:52] for Health and Educational
[42:52] Facilities
[42:54] Board, um, Nick, uh, Nicholas
[42:55] Cavin, uh, we deferred for the
[42:56] historic zoning Commission,
[42:59] Elizabeth Mayhall.
[43:01] Um, Parks and Recreation for at
[43:03] what will MISS MAY Hall appear
[43:05] one meeting. Ok, ok, at the
[43:09] meeting of MARCH, or rather MAY
[43:13] 7, uh, for Parks and Recreation
[43:14] Board, we interviewed Michelle,
[43:16] Doctor Michelle Steele, um, the
[43:18] uh, Mirza Esteban has been
[43:19] withdrawn.
[43:20] For Property Sanders and
[43:22] Appeals Board. The short-term
[43:25] renal Appeals Board, uh, David
[43:27] Klinefelter for sustainability
[43:30] advisory, uh, Cesar Castro and
[43:33] Laura Donoghue. We deferred the
[43:35] interview, one meeting for
[43:36] Caroline Everett for
[43:37] sustainability Advisory, and
[43:40] then in the midtown Central
[43:41] Business Improvement District.
[43:43] We interviewed a bunch of, uh,
[43:44] nominee board for board of
[43:47] directors.
[43:48] Those are Michael Bab, Walt
[43:50] Burton, Lisa Haller, Andre
[43:53] Laoire, Julia Baker, Bob
[43:56] Franklin, Ali Hall Eagles,
[43:58] Emily Schneller, Donovan
[44:00] Sheffield. We deferred Andrew
[44:01] Cook one meeting.
[44:04] Um, and then we also
[44:06] interviewed Charlie Kucture,
[44:10] Chris Gayla, uh, uh, Malik, Gay
[44:13] and Keith Sebernaylor. I hope I
[44:14] got that one right, right.
[44:17] All right, ok, that concludes
[44:21] our section e, appointees and
[44:24] nominees. Next is uh Section f
[44:26] for confirmations. So Chair
[44:27] Cash, you will be recognized
[44:28] again for your committee report
[44:30] on the appointees in the 2nd
[44:31] step of your committee
[44:31] s two
[44:32] meeting process, this time with
[44:34] vote totals and a consolidated
[44:35] motion for the confirmation of
[44:37] those persons, or first for a
[44:39] deferral motion if there are
[44:40] any. Go ahead, sir.
[44:41] Ok.
[44:42] Uh, so the bicycle and
[44:44] pedestrian advisory commission
[44:45] reappointment of Catherine
[44:46] McDonald, uh, these are all 7
[44:50] to 0 to 0. Um, for a board of
[44:54] equalization, appoint me
[44:56] appointment of Whitney Ellis,
[44:58] Board of Equalization,
[44:59] appointment of Michelle Trueba,
[45:00] Board of Equalization
[45:02] appointment of Scott Tyrone as
[45:04] an alternate.
[45:06] Um, Fair commissioners board
[45:08] appointment of Brittany Tabor.
[45:08] Farmers
[45:09] Market Board
[45:09] reappointment of Scott
[45:12] Moskovitz, uh, housing Trust
[45:13] Fund commission appointment of
[45:15] Lizzie Goddard, Sports
[45:16] Authority reappointment of
[45:21] Daniel Russ Pulley.
[45:24] Um, the sustainability advisory
[45:26] Committee, uh, appointment of
[45:29] Jeffrey Ezel Ace,
[45:31] sustainability advisory
[45:33] Committee, reappointment of
[45:34] council member Sandy Ewing, the
[45:36] sustainability advisory
[45:37] Committee reappointment of
[45:38] Matthew k. Taylor.
[45:39] Uh, sustainability Advisory
[45:40] Committee reappointment of
[45:42] Linda Brein, sustainability
[45:43] Advisory Committee
[45:44] reappointment of Jennifer Wang,
[45:45] sustainability Advisory
[45:46] Committee reappointment of
[45:51] Erica Weeks.
[45:52] Um, traffic and parking
[45:54] commission, appointment of
[45:55] Lauren Gaines, Sony Appeals
[45:57] Board appointment of Michael
[45:59] Gerrigan, Zoning Appeals Board
[46:03] appointment of Anna Yoder.
[46:04] And, uh, that
[46:05] s it. All 7 to 0
[46:08] to 0. All right, um, hearing no,
[46:10] uh, deferrals. Um, could you
[46:12] please make, uh, a consolidated
[46:13] motion, please. I
[46:14] d like to
[46:17] move all nominees. Oh, ok. Um,
[46:19] uh, for confirmation, I hear it
[46:20] is seconded. Does anyone wish
[46:22] to remove an item from this
[46:23] consolidated motion for
[46:25] purposes of an individual
[46:28] abstention or a no vote.
[46:30] Ok? Seeing none, all in favor
[46:32] of the remaining confirmations,
[46:38] please say aye. All right, um,
[46:40] uh, so, uh,
[46:42] everyone is now confirmed and
[46:43] to our confirmed appointees if
[46:45] you chose to return to the
[46:46] council chamber this evening,
[46:48] which is not required, do
[46:49] please stand as I call your
[46:51] name, uh, for collective
[46:53] applause at the end. All right,
[46:59] council has confirmed.
[47:02] The uh reappointment of
[47:04] Catherine McDonald, the bicycle
[47:06] and pedestrian advisory
[47:07] commission to the Board of
[47:11] Equalization, council has
[47:14] confirmed the appointments of
[47:16] Whitney Ellis, Michelle Cueva
[47:19] and Scott Tyrone to the Fair
[47:19] commissioner
[47:20] s Board. Counsel
[47:22] has confirmed the appointment
[47:24] of Brittany Tabor, and to the
[47:24] Farmers
[47:26] Market Board, Council
[47:27] has confirmed the reappointment
[47:29] of Scott Moskovit
[47:31] z to the housing Trust Fund
[47:32] Commission. Council has
[47:33] confirmed the appointment of
[47:34] Lizzie Goddard.
[47:36] To the sports Authority Council
[47:38] has confirmed the reappointment
[47:41] of the Honorable Daniel Ruspoli,
[47:46] former council member, and to
[47:47] the sustainability Advisory
[47:50] Committee, counsel has re or
[47:51] rather confirmed the
[47:53] reappointment of Jeffrey Easel
[47:56] Ace, council member Sandy Ewing,
[47:59] Matthew k. Taylor, Linda Bregan,
[48:01] Jennifer Wang, uh, and Erica
[48:03] Weeks, and then to the traffic
[48:04] and parking commission
[48:05] counsel has confirmed the
[48:07] appointment of Lauren Gaines,
[48:08] uh, to the Zoning Appeals Board,
[48:11] counsel has confirmed the
[48:13] appointment of Michael Gerrigan
[48:16] and Anna Yoder. All right,
[48:19] thank you all so much. Um,
[48:21] congratulations to you.
[48:22] Whether you are here in the
[48:23] chamber or watching from home,
[48:25] we appreciate your willingness
[48:34] to serve our city. Thank you.
[48:37] All right, as we transition
[48:39] into our nomination section of
[48:41] the agenda. I want to bring
[48:44] members and the communities
[48:45] s
[48:48] attention to 2, vacancies on
[48:50] the transportation licensing,
[48:54] uh, commission, uh.
[48:55] Council members will have
[48:56] received a memo from me
[48:58] yesterday and it is on your
[49:00] desks this evening. The
[49:00] transportation licensing
[49:02] commission, also known as the
[49:04] tlc has the exclusive
[49:06] jurisdiction of the licensing
[49:07] and regulation of all vehicles
[49:09] for hire, including but not
[49:11] limited to taxicabs, wreckers,
[49:12] sedans, limousines, horse-drawn
[49:14] carriages, and persons or
[49:17] businesses engaged in the
[49:19] practice of booting vehicles.
[49:20] All right, per this memo, I
[49:22] will take nominations from
[49:23] council members for
[49:28] the tlc, the two vacancies at
[49:31] the meeting of MAY 7th at the
[49:33] MAY 7th council meeting. All
[49:35] right. It is now time to take
[49:38] nominations, uh, for board and
[49:39] commission and vacancies that
[49:41] were announced and explained at
[49:44] the last meeting, and in agenda
[49:47] order, those are, uh
[49:49] agenda item g.
[49:53] 1, East Bank Development
[49:54] Authority. These will be
[49:57] nominations to fill one vacancy
[49:59] on the authority with a term
[50:04] expiring JUNE 30th of 2030, uh,
[50:07] with the election to be held,
[50:11] are conducted on MAY 19th, uh,
[50:12] at that council meeting. All
[50:15] right, um, the nominations for
[50:17] East Bank Development Authority
[50:18] are open, um, if members wish
[50:20] to make a nomination, they can
[50:20] enter the
[50:21] queue. MS. Webb, a council
[50:22] member, you
[50:22] re recognized.
[50:24] Thank you. I, uh, I nominate
[50:28] Bob Braswell. Ok, um,
[50:30] councilmember Webb has
[50:33] nominated Bob Braswell.
[50:36] Um, councilmember Tombs, you
[50:37] are recognized.
[50:38] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor. I
[50:39] nominate, uh, Nathaniel Carter,
[50:44] ok, uh, Councilmember Tombs has
[50:46] nominated Nathaniel Carter. Do
[50:49] any other members, uh, seek to
[50:50] be recognized to make a
[50:51] nomination to the East Bank
[50:52] Development Authority.
[50:54] Seeing none, those nominations
[50:57] are now closed. Next, uh,
[51:00] agenda item g2, nominations to
[51:01] the property standards and
[51:03] Appeals Board. Nominations to
[51:05] fill one vacancy on the board
[51:07] with the term expiring APRIL
[51:11] 7th of 2030, with an election
[51:15] to be conducted at the MAY 19,
[51:18] 2026 council meeting. Um, those
[51:20] nominations are now open. I see
[51:21] members in the queue, council
[51:23] member Coupin, you
[51:23] re
[51:23] recognized.
[51:24] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Uh,
[51:24] I
[51:25] d like to nominate Grafton
[51:27] Brittle, please. All right,
[51:29] Council member Coupin has
[51:31] nominated Grafton Brittle. Is
[51:33] that correct? Brittle with a b,
[51:34] ok.
[51:36] All right. Uh, councilmember
[51:38] Evans, you are recognized.
[51:39] Thank you, Vice Mayor. I
[51:40] d like
[51:44] to nominate Roger Farmer, ok,
[51:46] Council member Evans has
[51:48] nominated Roger Farmer.
[51:50] Do any other members seek to be
[51:51] recognized for a nomination to
[51:52] the property Standards and
[51:53] Appeals Board.
[51:55] Seeing none, I declare those
[51:57] nominations closed. Next is
[52:00] agenda item g3 for the
[52:01] short-term rentals Appeals
[52:03] Board. Nominations to fill one
[52:05] vacancy on the board with the
[52:07] term expiring AUGUST 31st of
[52:10] 2027, with an election to be
[52:12] conducted again at the MAY 19th,
[52:14] uh, council meeting. Uh, I see
[52:15] that members have entered the
[52:20] queue, those nominations are
[52:22] open. Councilmember Coupin.
[52:23] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Uh,
[52:23] I
[52:24] d like to nominate Kevin
[52:25] Griffith, please. Ok
[52:26] Council member Coupin has
[52:29] nominated Kevin Griffith.
[52:32] Or, uh, consideration on the
[52:35] short-term rentals appeal
[52:36] Appeals Board. Um, uh,
[52:36] Councilmember Tombs, you
[52:37] re
[52:38] recognized
[52:40] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor. I,
[52:43] uh, nominate Diamondail. Ok, uh,
[52:45] Councilmember Tombs has
[52:48] nominated Diamond Bell.
[52:50] Ok, um
[52:56] no, uh, seeing no other members
[52:58] seeking to make a nomination?
[52:59] All right, those nominations
[53:01] are closed. All right, council
[53:03] members, uh, the clerk, uh, MAY
[53:04] be in touch with you, um, to
[53:06] get contact information for
[53:08] your nominees, so please be on
[53:10] the lookout. Um, again, uh,
[53:12] those folks, uh, will have
[53:15] their interview, um, at our MAY
[53:17] 7th meeting, um, the election
[53:19] will be conducted at the
[53:20] meeting of MAY 19th.
[53:24] All right
[53:28] Next is agenda section h,
[53:30] Public comment. Members of the
[53:31] public who are Tennessee
[53:33] residents wishing to speak at
[53:35] public comment MAY sign up at
[53:36] the table outside the council
[53:38] chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the
[53:40] day of a council meeting.
[53:42] Public comment is limited to 20
[53:43] minutes total at council
[53:44] meetings, and each speaker is
[53:46] allowed up to 2 minutes to
[53:48] speak. Persons speaking on
[53:49] agenda items must be
[53:51] prioritized to comply with
[53:53] state law. All right.
[53:55] Um, I will, uh, go ahead and
[53:57] announce a few of the folks, uh,
[53:58] after the first person, so that
[54:02] you can go ahead and uh
[54:03] make your way and come forward.
[54:05] Uh, the first person, uh, for
[54:07] public comment is Cynthia
[54:10] Clinton speaking on agenda item
[54:14] 56. Um, this is Ordinance bl
[54:19] 20261273, uh, East Bend Zoning
[54:21] speaking in support after
[54:23] Cynthia Clinton will be James
[54:26] Hubler and then Jennifer Turner.
[54:27] Go ahead, uh, MS. Clinton, you
[54:29] are recognized. Ok, my name is
[54:31] Cindy Clinton, and I stand
[54:36] before you today, not just as a
[54:38] nonprofit leader, but as an
[54:40] educator who spent 23 years in
[54:42] the classroom here in Tennessee.
[54:44] The idea for the Music City
[54:44] Children
[54:45] s Museum didn
[54:46] t come
[54:48] from a boardroom. It came from
[54:49] me visiting children
[54:50] s museums
[54:52] with my grandchildren. And in
[54:52] every children
[54:53] s museum, I
[54:57] would say, why not Nashville?
[54:59] So in 2014, I retired and I
[55:01] decided to ask quit asking that
[55:03] question and answer it by
[55:04] trying to build a children
[55:05] s
[55:07] museum in Nashville, a
[55:10] world-class one. For more than
[55:11] a decade, we
[55:12] ve moved forward
[55:13] step by step
[55:15] The challenge we faced in the
[55:16] last few years has been finding
[55:19] the right home and the right
[55:20] partner. Today, after years of
[55:22] evaluating a location, we
[55:22] re
[55:24] closer than ever with the East
[55:26] Bend because East Bend is more
[55:28] than a location.
[55:31] It is a vision for a
[55:33] family-focused district where
[55:35] children can learn and families
[55:36] can connect.
[55:39] The legislation before you as
[55:41] written by planning creates
[55:44] conditions that make a project
[55:47] like ours possible. It allows
[55:48] for the kind of thoughtful
[55:50] community-centered development
[55:52] that can bring a children
[55:52] s
[55:54] museum to life.
[55:55] We can move from vision to
[55:57] reality. Tonight, it
[55:58] s more
[56:00] than just zoning. We can be a
[56:02] city that invests in families.
[56:04] We can be a city that creates
[56:06] spaces for children and a city
[56:08] that thinks about the next
[56:09] generation. I
[56:11] ve spent years of
[56:12] my life working toward this
[56:18] moment, and I truly believe
[56:20] East Bend gives Nashville the
[56:22] opportunity to finally make
[56:24] this dream a reality. I
[56:25] respectfully ask for your
[56:27] support. Thank you
[56:29] Thank you. Next will be, uh,
[56:31] James Hubler also speaking on
[56:33] East Bend zoning, followed by
[56:35] Jennifer Turner and then David
[56:36] Byerly. Uh, MR. Hubler, you
[56:36] re
[56:37] recognized. Thank you. Good
[56:38] evening. I
[56:40] m Jim Hubler and I
[56:42] live at 607 Fatherland Street,
[56:45] uh, in the first zone, historic
[56:47] district in Davidson County.
[56:47] I
[56:51] ve lived in the area since
[56:53] 1986 and have seen amazing
[56:54] improvements in the
[56:55] neighborhood in that time
[56:56] period.
[56:57] Tonight, your votes on the East
[56:59] Bank development will be a
[57:01] defining moment in the history
[57:03] of our city. We all want to get
[57:04] it right. Density works in an
[57:06] urban environment, but only
[57:08] when done properly. The
[57:10] amendments to plan seemed
[57:12] well-meaning and well thought
[57:14] out, but please make this a
[57:15] neighborhood, not a new
[57:17] downtown.
[57:19] Be careful with what you impose
[57:20] on the future.
[57:26] Do we really need 1240-story
[57:28] buildings, 150-story building
[57:30] and multiple 20-story buildings.
[57:33] Years ago in 1958, we were
[57:34] given an opportunity to
[57:36] reimagine the East Bank.
[57:37] At that time, Interstate
[57:39] highways were new and everybody
[57:40] wanted one, so we got an, an,
[57:43] an East Bank Interstate highway.
[57:48] We also removed a slum area and
[57:50] built the Ellington Parkway.
[57:53] But we also wiped out a large
[57:54] Victorian residential
[57:56] neighborhood and some of the
[58:00] businesses in that area. So
[58:01] please remember what you
[58:01] re
[58:03] doing is going to have an
[58:05] impact on the future and let
[58:05] s
[58:06] do it right. Thank you for your
[58:08] service. Thank you.
[58:11] All right, uh, next is Jennifer
[58:13] Turner, also pretty much
[58:14] everybody is going to be
[58:17] speaking on agenda item 56, um,
[58:20] a 1273 East Bend zoning, uh,
[58:21] following Jennifer will be
[58:22] David Vierley and then Brian
[58:24] Hubbard. Go ahead, MS. Turner,
[58:24] you
[58:25] re reckon asked. Good
[58:26] evening council members. It
[58:26] s
[58:28] so nice to see you all again.
[58:30] My name is Jennifer Turner. I
[58:30] m
[58:34] the PRESIDENT And ceo of
[58:35] Tennessee Performing Arts
[58:38] Center. I reside on South 13th
[58:39] Street, zip code
[58:42] 37206 in Davidson County. I
[58:44] appreciate the opportunity to
[58:45] speak in support of the East
[58:47] Bend zoning and broader East
[58:49] Bank vision. Like many of you,
[58:50] we see this as a
[58:52] transformational opportunity
[58:54] for our community. We have the
[58:56] ability to replace underused
[58:58] industrial land with a vibrant,
[59:00] inclusive neighborhood that
[59:02] belongs to all Nashvillians. We
[59:03] strongly support the goals
[59:05] embedded in the plan,
[59:06] walkability, great design,
[59:09] multi
[59:10] mo d al access and a public
[59:12] realm that prioritizes people
[59:13] over pavement.
[59:15] I support this personally as a
[59:17] resident of East Nashville and
[59:19] in my role representing tpac in
[59:20] our own development.
[59:23] I particularly appreciate the
[59:25] short term flexibility on
[59:28] parking regulations. We fully
[59:30] support planning for a transit
[59:31] forward future. But before that
[59:34] is realized, we do not want to
[59:36] limit access to the arts and
[59:38] tpac.
[59:42] Flexibility today allows us to
[59:43] succeed while the district
[59:44] matures.
[59:47] The East Bend and ah East Bend
[59:48] Development Team have been
[59:51] partners and supporters of tpac
[59:52] as we planned our own
[59:54] relocation to the East Bank.
[59:56] This type of collaboration is
[59:58] crucial to the success of arts
[1:00:00] organizations like ours. The
[1:00:01] arts are not an accessory to
[1:00:03] this development. They are in
[1:00:06] anchor. Tpac brings students,
[1:00:08] families, seniors, tourists,
[1:00:09] and working artists into the
[1:00:11] heart of our city.
[1:00:13] That only works if audiences
[1:00:17] can get there safely and
[1:00:19] reliably, especially during the
[1:00:20] transition period.
[1:00:22] I encourage the council to
[1:00:24] approve the ESBend zoning while
[1:00:26] preserving flexibility. Thank
[1:00:26] you.
[1:00:28] Thank you. Uh, next will be
[1:00:30] David Berley, uh, speaking
[1:00:33] again on East Bend zoning, uh,
[1:00:36] in support, followed by Brian
[1:00:38] Hubbard and Samuel Lingo. Uh,
[1:00:39] go ahead, MR. Beerley, you
[1:00:39] re
[1:00:40] recognized. Thank you so much,
[1:00:42] each and every one of you. And
[1:00:43] thank you for still being a
[1:00:44] council that allows a session
[1:00:46] to start with prayer. I
[1:00:46] personally wouldn
[1:00:47] t be here
[1:00:51] without it. Uh, so many
[1:00:53] investors primarily from
[1:00:54] Nashville and Middle Tennessee
[1:00:56] have come together to create
[1:00:57] something truly special, a
[1:00:58] place
[1:00:59] you know, built and designed
[1:01:00] from scratch for families, uh,
[1:01:02] a place for people to live and
[1:01:03] visit.
[1:01:04] Where children will learn and
[1:01:06] be entertained while families
[1:01:09] uh, will have a place that is
[1:01:10] generally designed for them.
[1:01:12] And this is our singular
[1:01:13] message. We have one story.
[1:01:13] It
[1:01:15] s easy to remember, and I
[1:01:18] would just encourage us to
[1:01:19] really begin to work together
[1:01:20] as so many have I
[1:01:20] ve seen in
[1:01:22] the last two weeks, most
[1:01:25] everyone on this floor
[1:01:27] genuinely just lock arms and
[1:01:29] try, uh, to get, to get started,
[1:01:30] right? Let
[1:01:30] s, it
[1:01:31] s time to work
[1:01:32] now. We, we have a license to
[1:01:34] work. I, I genuinely hope after
[1:01:35] tonight, you know, I imagine
[1:01:37] East Bank, we have read it
[1:01:39] from cover to cover many times,
[1:01:40] and I would just say to you,
[1:01:41] thanks to your hard work, I
[1:01:42] really hope we don
[1:01:43] t have to
[1:01:44] imagine any more after this
[1:01:44] evening.
[1:01:46] Thank you
[1:01:50] All right, uh, next is, uh,
[1:01:52] Brian Hubbard, uh, MR. Hubbard
[1:01:53] will be followed by Samuel
[1:01:55] Lingo and Matthew Payne. Those
[1:01:56] folks can go ahead and come
[1:02:00] forward. Uh, MR. Hubbard is
[1:02:01] also speaking on East Bend
[1:02:02] zoning in support. Go ahead,
[1:02:03] sir. Good evening, council
[1:02:03] members. My name
[1:02:04] s Brian
[1:02:04] Hubbard. I
[1:02:05] m an architect and
[1:02:07] design principal at Kinsler,
[1:02:09] located at 161 Rosa Parks
[1:02:10] Boulevard. I
[1:02:10] ve had the
[1:02:11] privilege of working as part of
[1:02:13] the East Bend team helping
[1:02:14] shape the vision you see before
[1:02:15] you today.
[1:02:16] I want to speak specifically
[1:02:18] about the process.
[1:02:19] This plan didn
[1:02:20] t happen in
[1:02:21] isolation. As a result of
[1:02:23] thousands of hours of
[1:02:24] collaboration with Metro
[1:02:25] planning, uh, department
[1:02:27] alongside engineers, landscape
[1:02:29] architects, visionaries,
[1:02:30] transportation experts,
[1:02:31] community stakeholders, and
[1:02:34] other state and local officials.
[1:02:35] From the beginning, the goal
[1:02:36] was to align with the city
[1:02:36] s
[1:02:37] long-term vision.
[1:02:39] And imagine East Bank plan to
[1:02:40] create a district that works
[1:02:42] not just on paper but in
[1:02:43] practice.
[1:02:44] We approached this through
[1:02:45] thought or with thought,
[1:02:46] through the framework of the
[1:02:48] downtown code, which
[1:02:50] prioritizes form, public space,
[1:02:51] and the experience of street
[1:02:52] level.
[1:02:54] Every element you see from the
[1:02:55] pedestrian connections to the
[1:02:56] greenway to the open space
[1:02:57] networks.
[1:02:58] Has been shaped through the
[1:03:00] ongoing dialogue with the
[1:03:02] planning department to ensure
[1:03:03] it delivers a broad on the
[1:03:08] broader goals of connectivity,
[1:03:09] accessibility, and livability.
[1:03:09] What
[1:03:10] s important to understand
[1:03:11] is that this is not a one-off
[1:03:12] design.
[1:03:12] Uh, it
[1:03:13] s coordinated and
[1:03:14] intentional framework that
[1:03:15] ensures the district evolves in
[1:03:17] a way that is cohesive, human
[1:03:18] scaled, and responsive to
[1:03:18] Nashville
[1:03:20] s needs. Metro
[1:03:21] planning with their
[1:03:22] knowledgeable and talented
[1:03:24] staff have been deeply engaged
[1:03:26] at every step, helping to find,
[1:03:28] refine the vision, challenge
[1:03:29] assumptions, and ensure
[1:03:30] outcomes that reflect the
[1:03:32] values outlined in the Imagine
[1:03:33] East Bank plan.
[1:03:34] The legislation before you is a
[1:03:36] product of that work. It
[1:03:37] provides a structure and
[1:03:42] clarity needed to deliver a
[1:03:43] well-designed and thoughtfully
[1:03:45] executable urban neighborhood.
[1:03:46] Legis uh on behalf of our team,
[1:03:47] I want to thank the planning,
[1:03:48] uh, for their partnership and
[1:03:50] we look forward to more work
[1:03:51] and coordinated coordination
[1:03:52] with the city to come. Thank
[1:03:53] you.
[1:03:55] Thank you. Uh, next, uh, will
[1:03:58] be Samuel Lingo, also speaking
[1:04:00] on agenda item 56 East Bend
[1:04:03] zoning and Sport, uh, following,
[1:04:05] uh, Samuel Lingo will be
[1:04:07] Matthew Payne and then Macy
[1:04:08] Fluherty. Go ahead, uh, you
[1:04:08] re
[1:04:09] recognized.
[1:04:10] Good evening. Thank you for the
[1:04:12] opportunity. My name is Sam
[1:04:16] Lingo. I live at 1212 McGrace
[1:04:17] Lane here in Nashville. I
[1:04:17] m a
[1:04:19] Nashville native and raising
[1:04:20] two boys with my wife.
[1:04:22] Uh, I grew up in watching the
[1:04:23] scrap yard from the Cumberland
[1:04:25] River, uh, watch it again from
[1:04:26] the trolley barns when we moved
[1:04:27] the entrepreneur center there
[1:04:28] and now I
[1:04:29] m part of the team
[1:04:30] working to transform it.
[1:04:31] The time has come to change
[1:04:33] that river front, and tonight I
[1:04:36] need your help.
[1:04:38] In OCTOBER of 2022 when Imagine
[1:04:39] East Bank plan was released, we
[1:04:41] were already pursuing that site.
[1:04:43] Even at this early stage, we
[1:04:43] ve
[1:04:45] made 3 choices that go that go
[1:04:47] beyond what was required of us.
[1:04:51] First, with metro planning.
[1:04:51] We
[1:04:52] ve pursued the downtown code,
[1:04:54] a form-based code that sets the
[1:04:55] framework without locking every
[1:04:57] detail, so the community can
[1:04:58] keep shaping the project as it
[1:04:59] evolves.
[1:05:00] Our project also catalyzed
[1:05:01] planning
[1:05:02] s new river gateway
[1:05:03] site, language, and the
[1:05:04] community plan written for one
[1:05:05] riverfront site within our
[1:05:06] assemblage.
[1:05:08] Second, we wrote Greenways and
[1:05:10] open space into the zoning
[1:05:11] itself across the entire
[1:05:12] district.
[1:05:14] The gulch tried to get open
[1:05:15] space through incentives, but
[1:05:16] incentives only work if
[1:05:18] developers take them.
[1:05:18] And many didn
[1:05:20] t
[1:05:20] We didn
[1:05:21] t want that. It
[1:05:21] s
[1:05:24] required, not optional.
[1:05:25] Third.
[1:05:27] Metro pioneered to process on
[1:05:29] their 30 acres to design the
[1:05:30] public realm with intention.
[1:05:30] We
[1:05:31] ve put that principle into
[1:05:33] practice, sharing our draft
[1:05:35] streets, rights of way, and
[1:05:36] public spaces with the
[1:05:37] community before we were
[1:05:38] required to do so.
[1:05:40] So that people could respond
[1:05:41] while we could adapt.
[1:05:42] And we have
[1:05:43] The work in front of you
[1:05:45] tonight reflects nearly 3 years
[1:05:47] of public process. It didn
[1:05:47] t
[1:05:48] arrive last week.
[1:05:50] This council has received more
[1:05:51] than 100 letters of support
[1:05:52] from community leaders,
[1:05:54] business owners, and
[1:05:55] Nashvilleans who live near this
[1:05:55] site.
[1:05:56] We
[1:05:59] ve already made the
[1:05:59] commitment to public
[1:06:01] infrastructure and amenities
[1:06:02] through this plan.
[1:06:03] We stand ready to make the
[1:06:04] investment required.
[1:06:05] And the work that begins the
[1:06:06] day after your approval will
[1:06:07] last for years.
[1:06:09] 47 acres that have been closed
[1:06:10] to the public for nearly a
[1:06:12] century open.
[1:06:13] Thank you for your support.
[1:06:15] Thank you.
[1:06:19] Next, uh, will be Matthew Payne,
[1:06:21] uh, speaking on gen item 56,
[1:06:23] East Bend zoning, followed by
[1:06:25] Macy Fluherty and then Mannon
[1:06:26] Hall. Uh, go ahead, uh, MR.
[1:06:27] Payne, you
[1:06:28] re recognized. Yeah,
[1:06:29] good evening, council members.
[1:06:32] My name is Matthew Payne. I
[1:06:34] live, um,
[1:06:36] at 4414 Leland Lane, um, but
[1:06:37] I
[1:06:39] m also the owner of, um,
[1:06:40] Longevity Fitness in East
[1:06:41] Asheville.
[1:06:42] And I work every day with the
[1:06:43] people who live.
[1:06:44] Work and raise their families
[1:06:46] in each Nashville neighborhoods.
[1:06:47] I also operate a small business.
[1:06:49] It depends on steady,
[1:06:50] sustainable foot traffic to
[1:06:51] survive. So when I look at a
[1:06:52] project like East spin, I
[1:06:53] m not
[1:06:55] looking at it in theory. I
[1:06:55] m
[1:06:56] looking at it through the lens
[1:06:57] of what actually works for a
[1:06:59] city and for a small business
[1:07:00] like my own.
[1:07:01] Small businesses in East
[1:07:02] Nashville have felt the
[1:07:06] pressure of growth for years.
[1:07:06] We
[1:07:07] ve seen increased density
[1:07:08] pushed into established
[1:07:09] neighborhoods that create
[1:07:11] strain on residents, on traffic,
[1:07:12] and on the very character that
[1:07:14] makes East Nashville special.
[1:07:16] East Bend offers a different
[1:07:16] approach
[1:07:18] It concentrates density where
[1:07:19] it makes sense in a
[1:07:21] purpose-built urban district
[1:07:22] designed to handle it. It
[1:07:23] creates a place where people
[1:07:25] can live, work, and spend time
[1:07:26] without putting additional
[1:07:27] pressure on surrounding
[1:07:28] neighborhoods that weren
[1:07:28] t
[1:07:29] designed for that level of
[1:07:30] intensity.
[1:07:31] And from a small business
[1:07:33] perspective that matters.
[1:07:35] Density when done right, is
[1:07:37] what keeps local businesses
[1:07:41] alive. It brings customers, it
[1:07:42] creates energy, it builds
[1:07:43] ecosystem where independent
[1:07:45] operators can succeed, but it
[1:07:46] has to be in the right place
[1:07:48] with the right infrastructure
[1:07:49] and with intentional planning
[1:07:50] behind it, and that
[1:07:51] s exactly
[1:07:52] why this legislation
[1:07:53] allows for
[1:07:55] It directs grow to a location
[1:07:56] that can support it while
[1:07:57] helping relieve some of the
[1:07:58] ongoing pressures we
[1:07:58] ve all
[1:08:00] felt in East Nashville. It
[1:08:01] creates new opportunities for
[1:08:02] small businesses, not just
[1:08:04] within East Bend, but across
[1:08:05] the broader area by expanding
[1:08:06] the customer base and
[1:08:08] strengthening the local economy.
[1:08:09] As a small business owner, I
[1:08:12] strongly encourage you to pass
[1:08:16] this legislation. It represents
[1:08:18] a thoughtful strategic approach
[1:08:19] to growth that benefits both
[1:08:20] our neighborhoods and
[1:08:21] businesses that serve them.
[1:08:22] Thank you.
[1:08:23] Thank you
[1:08:27] Next, uh, will be Macy, uh,
[1:08:30] Fluharty, um, followed by
[1:08:33] Mannon Hall and Joseph Lee, um,
[1:08:34] MS. Fluharti is speaking on
[1:08:36] agenda item 56, East Spain
[1:08:36] zoning. Go ahead, ma
[1:08:37] am.
[1:08:39] Thank you. My name is Macy Flu
[1:08:41] Hardy. I live in District 12 on
[1:08:43] u Chee, Shawnee, and Cherokee
[1:08:45] land. My city councilperson is
[1:08:49] Aaron Evans. When I first moved
[1:08:50] to Tennessee, I rented a room
[1:08:52] in East Nashville. Since then,
[1:08:53] I have moved around the city,
[1:08:54] depending on work, but I
[1:08:54] ve
[1:08:55] always thought I would move
[1:08:57] back to East one day soon. I
[1:08:58] have friends that live out
[1:08:59] there, businesses I enjoy
[1:09:01] spending my money at and a
[1:09:02] vibrant community that is truly
[1:09:03] its own. I
[1:09:04] ve learned much in
[1:09:06] that area, both in skills and
[1:09:08] life lessons. I spent a lot of
[1:09:09] my volunteer time in East
[1:09:10] Nashville, and when friends
[1:09:12] come to visit, we always go to
[1:09:13] East. A large chunk of this
[1:09:15] part of our city is up for
[1:09:17] rezoning. East Nashua has a lot
[1:09:18] of potential and residents have
[1:09:20] made it clear what they want
[1:09:25] and need. Housing, cultural
[1:09:27] enrichment and green spaces.
[1:09:28] Votes that jeopardize these
[1:09:30] necessities in our growing city
[1:09:31] will show us how committed this
[1:09:33] body is to their constituents
[1:09:35] versus developers and potential
[1:09:37] tourists. We should all want
[1:09:38] people to be able to build
[1:09:40] lives and continue to enrich
[1:09:42] our East Nashville. We hear all
[1:09:43] the time how we want to solve
[1:09:44] the affordable housing crisis
[1:09:46] in our city that we want to
[1:09:47] ensure our unhealth neighbors
[1:09:49] can be as safe as possible.
[1:09:50] This is a chance to make sure
[1:09:52] we can make those steps towards
[1:09:53] progress and safety to make
[1:09:55] sure East Nashville stays East
[1:09:56] Nashville and doesn
[1:09:58] t risk
[1:10:00] becoming another Broadway or
[1:10:02] tonight could push the idea of
[1:10:04] homes, green spaces, and local
[1:10:05] community further onto a back
[1:10:07] burner. I hope this council
[1:10:08] votes on this bill and its
[1:10:09] upcoming amendments
[1:10:11] with great intention because
[1:10:12] that is how it will be seen by
[1:10:13] us. Thank you.
[1:10:16] Thank you. Uh, next is Man and
[1:10:19] Hall, followed by Joseph Lee,
[1:10:21] uh, and then lastly, Tatterie
[1:10:23] Marion. Go ahead, MR. Hall,
[1:10:23] you
[1:10:24] re recognized. Hi, my name
[1:10:27] is Mannon Hall. I live at 912
[1:10:31] Strauss Ave, 37206. This is one
[1:10:32] of the most desirable
[1:10:33] properties in the entire
[1:10:34] country, and we
[1:10:34] re giving all
[1:10:37] these new entitlements with no
[1:10:39] tangible knowledge to the
[1:10:40] future cost to Nashvillians.
[1:10:42] How much are Nashvilleans going
[1:10:42] to be on the hook for these
[1:10:43] developers
[1:10:44] future.
[1:10:47] I take great offense when folks,
[1:10:48] uh, speak about Nashville
[1:10:49] s
[1:10:50] future in regards to transit.
[1:10:53] Our transit system now is
[1:10:54] incredible. The frequency
[1:10:56] improvements have made my life
[1:10:58] and the 30,000 Nashvillians
[1:11:00] lives better.
[1:11:02] The East Bank will be will have
[1:11:05] a transit center and will be
[1:11:07] become an incredible hub for
[1:11:08] transit use and to, you know,
[1:11:10] to push off, you know, we need
[1:11:12] more parking is, is offensive
[1:11:14] to me personally because 30,000
[1:11:16] Nashvillians use it.
[1:11:18] A day, um, and that brings me
[1:11:20] to why I am in strong support
[1:11:22] of late filed Amendment 3. Curb
[1:11:23] cuts are one of the many
[1:11:24] reasons, one of the actually
[1:11:26] the maybe one of the most major
[1:11:28] reasons that our pikes are so
[1:11:30] deadly for pedestrians and
[1:11:31] cyclists.
[1:11:33] By eliminate by
[1:11:36] keeping the limit
[1:11:40] to those three locations. This
[1:11:41] will ensure that that street
[1:11:42] stays safe. I
[1:11:43] m gonna read off
[1:11:45] um the names of the 27 people
[1:11:46] that were cyclists and
[1:11:47] pedestrians that were killed
[1:11:49] last year on Nashville streets.
[1:11:54] James Burns, Mac Tyrone Cosby,
[1:11:57] Jerry Crutcher. Dobbins, James
[1:12:01] d. Galloway JR. Cariona Harding,
[1:12:04] Larissa Houston, Robert l.
[1:12:06] Jones, Nicholas Leonhart,
[1:12:06] Lorenz
[1:12:09] o Mendoza, Rustinneader,
[1:12:14] Patricia Owens, Kira Phillips,
[1:12:16] Robert Powell, Melina Sanderson,
[1:12:19] Jose Salomena, Julie Savoy,
[1:12:21] Blaise Schaffer, and Law Toon,
[1:12:22] and 8 more unnamed pedestrians.
[1:12:23] Please make this road a street
[1:12:25] where no one dies.
[1:12:27] Thank you. Uh, next is Joseph
[1:12:29] Lee, also speaking on gender
[1:12:31] item 56 East or East Bend
[1:12:33] zoning, and then, uh, again,
[1:12:34] lastly, Tacheri Marion. Go
[1:12:36] ahead, MR. Lee. Hi, my name is
[1:12:39] Joe Lee, and my address is
[1:12:41] 1-800 Bland Food Drive,
[1:12:41] Franklin, Tennessee.
[1:12:42] I
[1:12:44] ve come to you to speak
[1:12:46] regard of the esa rezoning
[1:12:48] bills. I
[1:12:49] ve read all 28
[1:12:51] amendments and 4 layfo
[1:12:53] amendments. And let me tell you,
[1:12:54] none of these address, address
[1:12:56] the issues that we face as
[1:12:58] Williamson County residents, ok.
[1:13:00] Davidson County has existed to
[1:13:02] serve us, Williamson Knights.
[1:13:04] Ever since our brave dei
[1:13:06] General John Bellhood made the
[1:13:08] first commute from Nashville to
[1:13:10] to from Franklin to Nashville
[1:13:12] in the winter of 1864. I
[1:13:14] thought we had a good
[1:13:16] understanding that uh you guys
[1:13:17] provide all the jobs and
[1:13:19] opportunities and we extract
[1:13:22] them and pay our property tax
[1:13:24] back home so they can make make
[1:13:25] our school white.
[1:13:25] I
[1:13:26] m concerned about the
[1:13:28] infrastructure of the espn.
[1:13:29] They are way too many parks and
[1:13:32] active spaces, ok? Uh, what we,
[1:13:34] we have certain nights need is
[1:13:37] a 100 lane wide superhighway,
[1:13:39] and all the free parking as
[1:13:41] wide as your eyes can see. So I
[1:13:42] can park my g-wagon at the
[1:13:44] gates of the stadium where you
[1:13:45] are also paying for. What we
[1:13:45] re
[1:13:48] gonna do, lock. This is a once
[1:13:50] in a generation opportunity. So
[1:13:50] please don
[1:13:52] t waste it on your
[1:13:54] own residence and continue to
[1:13:54] serve
[1:13:57] as Williamson County kates
[1:13:57] All I
[1:13:58] m asking for you is to
[1:14:00] just do what you did when you
[1:14:03] remove your 9f bike lanes. It
[1:14:03] s
[1:14:04] a win-win situation. You just
[1:14:06] have to listen to all the rich
[1:14:09] property owners and you can you
[1:14:12] can legally ignore all the 48%
[1:14:14] of the renters in your own
[1:14:15] county. Think about that. Thank
[1:14:17] you.
[1:14:20] Thank you. Next, uh, is
[1:14:22] tatterie Marion, um, uh, MISS
[1:14:25] Marian is speaking on, um,
[1:14:27] regarding the small business
[1:14:29] administration loans. Uh, go
[1:14:31] ahead, ma
[1:14:31] am. You
[1:14:32] re recognized.
[1:14:33] Good evening, Vice Mayor and
[1:14:35] council members. My name is
[1:14:37] Totori Marion and I serve as a
[1:14:38] public affairs specialist with
[1:14:40] the United States Small
[1:14:43] Business Administration. My
[1:14:44] role is to connect communities
[1:14:46] like yours with critical
[1:14:47] resources, especially during
[1:14:48] times of
[1:14:51] disaster and economic hardship.
[1:14:51] Right now I
[1:14:52] m here to to make
[1:14:54] sure your residents, business
[1:14:56] owners, and nonprofit
[1:14:58] organizations are aware of our
[1:15:01] low interest disaster loans
[1:15:02] available through the sba.
[1:15:06] These are federal loans
[1:15:08] designed to help people recover
[1:15:10] and rebuild after a declared
[1:15:12] disaster, and when I say
[1:15:15] recover, I mean everything from
[1:15:17] repairing homes and replacing
[1:15:18] personal property to helping
[1:15:19] small business
[1:15:22] es cover operating expenses and
[1:15:23] get back on their feet. For
[1:15:25] homeowners and renters, sba
[1:15:27] loans can help repair and
[1:15:29] replace damaged property things
[1:15:31] like roofs, hvac systems,
[1:15:33] furniture, and even vehicles
[1:15:35] for small businesses and
[1:15:39] nonprofits, we offer what is
[1:15:42] called economic injury disaster
[1:15:44] loans, these working capital
[1:15:46] loans help cover everyday
[1:15:48] expenses like payroll, rent,
[1:15:50] and utilities when reve
[1:15:51] n ue has been impacted. What
[1:15:52] s
[1:15:53] important to understand is that
[1:15:56] these loans are long term low
[1:15:58] interest and designed to be
[1:16:00] affordable in many cases, they
[1:16:02] offer more flexibility than
[1:16:03] traditional lending options,
[1:16:05] especially for those who MAY
[1:16:06] not qualify.
[1:16:10] The key or deadlines, the
[1:16:13] deadline is JUNE 22nd. I
[1:16:13] m
[1:16:14] asking for your support in
[1:16:16] helping us spread the word,
[1:16:16] whether it
[1:16:17] s sharing
[1:16:18] information through the city
[1:16:20] channels, allowing us a few
[1:16:22] minutes at future agendas or
[1:16:24] connecting us with local
[1:16:26] organizations and stakeholders.
[1:16:27] Your voice helps us reach more
[1:16:29] people at the end of the day,
[1:16:31] our goal is simple, to make
[1:16:33] sure no one in your community
[1:16:34] is left behind. Thank you.
[1:16:36] Thank you, MS. Marion.
[1:16:39] All right, uh, that concludes
[1:16:48] our public comment period.
[1:16:53] Next is agenda item I uh I won
[1:16:55] a rule of procedure, um, this
[1:16:58] is a proposed amendment, uh, to
[1:17:02] rule of procedure 46, um, uh,
[1:17:07] her, um, are procedure, um, um,
[1:17:10] MR. Prep t, I, I can recognize
[1:17:13] you, sir, but we do defer one
[1:17:14] meeting by rule. Um, I would
[1:17:16] invite members, you have an
[1:17:18] explanation on your desk, um,
[1:17:23] and, uh, you can, uh, look at
[1:17:23] that. It
[1:17:25] s regarding um a
[1:17:27] council meetings, and when they
[1:17:29] might be held or not be held,
[1:17:30] um, per, uh, MR. Prepti
[1:17:31] s, uh,
[1:17:32] proposal. So by rule, um, this
[1:17:33] is
[1:17:34] deferred one meeting, um, to,
[1:17:37] uh, the meeting of MAY 7th.
[1:17:42] All right
[1:17:46] Next, uh, agenda section j,
[1:17:50] resolutions on public hearing.
[1:17:51] Spanish interpretation services
[1:17:55] are provided for all Metro
[1:17:56] council public hearings,
[1:17:57] counsel office team member
[1:17:59] Karina Valdez is here as the
[1:18:00] interpreter, uh, MS. Valdez,
[1:18:01] will you please share how you
[1:18:06] can help? Loss espanol ladencia
[1:18:08] publica gracias graci. We
[1:18:09] appreciate you, uh, for those
[1:18:11] wishing to speak this evening
[1:18:13] as part of public hearings.
[1:18:14] Please do state your name, um,
[1:18:15] but it is not required for you
[1:18:17] to provide your exact address
[1:18:19] if you do not wish to do so,
[1:18:20] you MAY want to tell us in what
[1:18:20] neighborhood or area
[1:18:22] you live your connection to the
[1:18:23] agenda item or project or who
[1:18:23] you
[1:18:25] re a council member is. All
[1:18:26] right, um
[1:18:31] the first resolution on public
[1:18:35] hearing is agenda item one,
[1:18:39] resolution 2026-1898 sponsors
[1:18:40] Coupin and Bradford. This is a
[1:18:42] resolution exempting Monell
[1:18:42] s
[1:18:44] dining and catering, locating,
[1:18:47] located at 1235 6th Avenue
[1:18:49] North, from the minimum
[1:18:50] distance requirements for
[1:18:52] obtaining a beer permit.
[1:18:53] Councilmember Coupin, you are
[1:18:55] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[1:18:55] MADAM PRESIDENT. Open the
[1:18:57] public hearing, please. If we
[1:18:57] can, let
[1:18:58] s go ahead and just
[1:18:58] get
[1:19:00] your committee report first, ok?
[1:19:01] Um, go ahead, uh, chair Hill
[1:19:04] for the report of the
[1:19:05] government operations. I thank
[1:19:06] you MADAM Vice Mayor, we
[1:19:08] recommended approval 5 in favor,
[1:19:10] 0 against, 0, not voting. All
[1:19:10] right, thank you, ma
[1:19:11] am. Back
[1:19:12] to you. Thank you, MADAM
[1:19:13] PRESIDENT. Open the the public
[1:19:14] hearing, please. Ok, I declare
[1:19:15] the public hearing open. Would
[1:19:17] all members of the public here
[1:19:18] in support of this resolution,
[1:19:20] please raise your hand.
[1:19:22] Thank you. Would all members of
[1:19:23] the public here in opposition
[1:19:25] to this resolution, please
[1:19:28] raise your hand.
[1:19:30] Seeing no one here in
[1:19:31] opposition to the persons here
[1:19:34] in support wish to speak?
[1:19:35] You would like to, sir. Go
[1:19:43] ahead, please come forward.
[1:19:45] Good to see you all, Michael
[1:19:46] King, owner of Monell
[1:19:46] s. I just
[1:19:48] wanted to, um, since the
[1:19:51] closure of the manor, we had to
[1:19:53] move our catering license that
[1:19:55] we do off property and also
[1:19:57] Octoberfest from we needed a,
[1:19:58] uh address, so that was the
[1:20:00] whole purpose. I am not a beer.
[1:20:01] The only time I do beer and I
[1:20:01] don
[1:20:02] t even drink it is
[1:20:03] Octoberfest. That
[1:20:04] s enough for
[1:20:04] me. We
[1:20:05] re not turning it into
[1:20:07] beer or selling beer. We just
[1:20:09] needed the address so that we
[1:20:13] can continue doing our events
[1:20:14] off of catering with alcohol.
[1:20:16] So I appreciate your time.
[1:20:17] All right, thank you. Anyone
[1:20:18] else seeking to be recognized?
[1:20:20] Seeing none, I will declare the
[1:20:21] public hearing closed and it
[1:20:21] s
[1:20:22] back to you, uh, MR. Coopin for
[1:20:23] a motion. Thank you, MADAM
[1:20:24] PRESIDENT. Move approval with a
[1:20:25] brief comment, please, right?
[1:20:26] Properly seconded. Go ahead,
[1:20:27] sir. Thank you. Appreciate the
[1:20:30] uh the support on this, um, the
[1:20:30] Germantown Neighborhoods
[1:20:32] Association is very supportive.
[1:20:33] They sent a letter in. They
[1:20:34] expressed their deep
[1:20:36] appreciation for MR. King and
[1:20:38] Monells. Um, I did want to
[1:20:40] acknowledge there were 33
[1:20:41] neighbors that could not be
[1:20:43] here tonight that had some
[1:20:44] concerns and opposition that
[1:20:44] they had raised
[1:20:46] spoke to them earlier, wanted,
[1:20:47] told them I would, uh, note
[1:20:49] their concerns for the record,
[1:20:50] um, but again, overwhelmingly
[1:20:51] the neighborhood association
[1:20:51] s
[1:20:53] been incredibly supportive of
[1:20:53] this. We
[1:20:54] ve gotten a letter of
[1:20:55] support. It was talked about
[1:20:56] multiple neighborhood
[1:20:57] association meetings, um, and
[1:20:59] so, and again, as you heard MR.
[1:20:59] King say, he
[1:21:00] s not looking to
[1:21:01] open any sort of beer
[1:21:02] establishment, but rather keep
[1:21:04] his catering license open, um,
[1:21:05] so I asked my colleagues to
[1:21:06] support this and appreciate it
[1:21:07] very much.
[1:21:09] All right, there is a motion to
[1:21:12] approve a properly seconded. Is
[1:21:13] there any discussion on this
[1:21:14] resolution?
[1:21:15] All right, seeing none, all in
[1:21:20] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:21:22] voting no or abstaining. All
[1:21:23] right, uh, council has adopted
[1:21:25] this resolution. Next is agenda
[1:21:31] item 2, resolution 2026-1899
[1:21:32] sponsored tombs. This is a
[1:21:35] resolution exempting 201 Lucy
[1:21:36] Lane, from the minimum distance
[1:21:38] requirements for obtaining a
[1:21:40] short-term rental property, not
[1:21:42] owner-occupied permit pursuant
[1:21:44] to the Metro Code of Laws
[1:21:47] Section 6.28.030b2d.
[1:21:48] All right. Uh, Councilmember
[1:21:49] Tombs, you are recognized.
[1:21:50] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor
[1:21:51] requests to open a public
[1:21:52] hearing. Thank you, ma
[1:21:52] am. I
[1:21:54] m
[1:21:55] gonna do that committee report
[1:21:57] first. We MAY just wind up
[1:21:58] flipping that back the next
[1:21:59] time we do this, but if we
[1:21:59] re
[1:22:01] going to go ahead and do the
[1:22:02] committee report, um, go ahead,
[1:22:03] MS. Hill. Yeah, we recommend
[1:22:05] approval, 5 in favor, 0 against,
[1:22:07] 0, not voting. Ok, thank you
[1:22:08] for that committee report. And
[1:22:09] with that, now, MS. Timbs, I
[1:22:11] will declare the public hearing
[1:22:13] open, um, would all members of
[1:22:14] the public here in support of
[1:22:15] this, uh,
[1:22:16] Ms. Tombs
[1:22:17] s resolution, uh,
[1:22:19] please raise your hand.
[1:22:21] All right, would all members of
[1:22:23] the public here in opposition
[1:22:24] to this resolution, please
[1:22:29] raise your hand.
[1:22:30] Ok, see no one here in
[1:22:33] opposition, um, I will, or, uh,
[1:22:34] in support, I will declare the
[1:22:36] public hearing closed and it
[1:22:36] s
[1:22:37] back to you, uh, for a motion
[1:22:39] on your bill. Move for approval
[1:22:40] with a brief comment. All right,
[1:22:41] Is there a second? Go ahead,
[1:22:41] ma
[1:22:41] am.
[1:22:42] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor. I
[1:22:45] just want to say this is a row
[1:22:48] of town homes that are across
[1:22:49] from Haynes Middle School.
[1:22:49] They
[1:22:50] re on the opposite side of
[1:22:53] the street, every single, uh,
[1:22:55] town home except one is uh
[1:22:58] outside of the, the 100 ft, so
[1:22:58] I don
[1:22:59] t normally do, uh, not on
[1:23:00] an occupied short term rental,
[1:23:04] so I just want to give that
[1:23:04] explanation. It
[1:23:05] s just one town
[1:23:07] home, all the rest are, are
[1:23:09] qualified, so I was fine with
[1:23:10] this one.
[1:23:11] All right, I appreciate the
[1:23:13] explanation. There is a, uh,
[1:23:15] motion, uh, to approve this
[1:23:15] resolution. It
[1:23:16] s properly
[1:23:17] seconded. Is there any
[1:23:19] discussion on this resolution?
[1:23:21] Seeing none, all in favor,
[1:23:24] please say aye. Any voting no?
[1:23:25] Any abstentions?
[1:23:27] Um, Ms Soira, you will be
[1:23:29] recorded as an abstention, MR.
[1:23:32] Clark. Um, all right, uh,
[1:23:33] council has adopted this
[1:23:37] resolution.
[1:23:40] All right, uh, next
[1:23:44] is agenda section k, um, our
[1:23:46] consolidated consent agenda.
[1:23:48] All resolutions in 2nd and 3rd
[1:23:49] reading ordinances on this
[1:23:50] agenda are included on the
[1:23:52] consent agenda if recommended
[1:23:54] for approval, unanimously by
[1:23:55] all committees to which the
[1:23:57] item was referred. Items on the
[1:23:58] consent agenda will be voted on
[1:24:00] at a single time. The item
[1:24:01] number, along with the
[1:24:03] resolution and ordinance number
[1:24:04] of the items on the consent
[1:24:06] agenda will be read by me and
[1:24:07] then members of the council MAY
[1:24:08] remove any item
[1:24:12] from the consent agenda by
[1:24:14] request before the consent
[1:24:17] agenda vote is taken. All right.
[1:24:20] The first item, uh, proposed
[1:24:22] for the consolidated consent
[1:24:28] agenda is agenda item 3,
[1:24:34] resolution 2026-1900.
[1:24:38] Agenda item 4, resolution
[1:24:42] 2026-1901.
[1:24:47] Agenda item 5, resolution
[1:24:51] 2026-1902.
[1:24:53] Agenda item 6, resolution
[1:24:57] 2026-1903.
[1:24:59] Agenda item 7, resolution
[1:25:03] 2026-1904.
[1:25:06] Agenda item 8, resolution
[1:25:11] 2026-1905.
[1:25:13] Agenda item 9, resolution
[1:25:17] 2026-1906.
[1:25:22] Agenda item 10, resolution
[1:25:26] 2026-1907.
[1:25:28] Agenda item 11, resolution
[1:25:34] 2026-1908. Agenda item 12,
[1:25:38] resolution 2026-1909.
[1:25:43] Agenda item 13 resolution
[1:25:48] 2026-1910. Agenda item 14,
[1:25:53] resolution 2026-1911.
[1:25:56] Agenda item 15, resolution
[1:26:00] 2026-1912.
[1:26:03] Agenda item 16 resolution
[1:26:07] 2026-1913.
[1:26:09] Agenda item 17, resolution
[1:26:13] 2026-1914.
[1:26:16] Agenda item 18, resolution
[1:26:20] 2026-1915.
[1:26:25] Agenda item 19 resolution
[1:26:29] 2026-1916.
[1:26:32] Agenda item 20 resolution.
[1:26:36] 2026-1917.
[1:26:39] Agenda item 21, resolution
[1:26:44] 2026-1918.
[1:26:46] Agenda item 22, resolution
[1:26:50] 2026-1919.
[1:26:53] Agenda item 23, resolution
[1:26:59] 2026-1920. Agenda item 24,
[1:27:03] resolution 2026-1921.
[1:27:06] Agenda item 25, resolution
[1:27:11] 2026-1922.
[1:27:13] Agenda item 26, resolution
[1:27:17] 2026-1923.
[1:27:20] Agenda item 27, resolution
[1:27:26] 2026-1924.
[1:27:29] Includes our resolutions and
[1:27:31] next on a 2nd reading.
[1:27:36] The first, uh, item proposed
[1:27:38] for the consent agenda is
[1:27:43] agenda item 43 ordinance bl
[1:27:47] 2026-1327.
[1:27:50] Agenda item 44, ordinance bl
[1:27:54] 2026-1328.
[1:27:57] Agenda item 45, ordinances bl
[1:28:01] 2026-1329.
[1:28:06] Agenda item 46, ordinance bl
[1:28:13] 2026-1330 Agenda item 47
[1:28:18] ordinance bl 2026-1331.
[1:28:20] Agenda item 48, ordinance bl
[1:28:24] 2026-1332.
[1:28:27] Agenda item 49, ordinance bl
[1:28:31] 2026-1333.
[1:28:35] Agenda item 51. Ordinance bl
[1:28:38] 2026-1335.
[1:28:42] Agenda item 52, ordinance bl
[1:28:45] 2026-1336.
[1:28:47] Now moving into Bill
[1:28:48] s on 3rd
[1:28:49] reading proposed for the
[1:28:51] consent agenda first among
[1:28:55] those is agenda item 54,
[1:29:00] ordinance bl 2026-1257.
[1:29:04] Agenda item 55, ordinance bl
[1:29:08] 2026-1266.
[1:29:15] Next is agenda item 58,
[1:29:20] ordinance bl 2026-1295. Agenda
[1:29:26] item 59, ordinance bl 2026-1303.
[1:29:30] Agenda item 60 ordinance bl
[1:29:34] 2026-1304.
[1:29:36] Agenda item 61, ordinance bl
[1:29:39] 2026-1305.
[1:29:43] Agenda item 62 ordinance bl
[1:29:47] 2026-1306.
[1:29:50] Agenda item 63, ordinance bl
[1:29:54] 2026-1307.
[1:29:59] Agenda item 64 ordinance bl
[1:30:02] 2026-1308.
[1:30:05] Agenda item 65, ordinance bl
[1:30:09] 2026-1309.
[1:30:14] Agenda item 66 ordinance bl
[1:30:17] 2026-1310.
[1:30:20] Agenda item 67, ordinance bl
[1:30:24] 2026-1311.
[1:30:29] Agenda item 68, ordinance bl
[1:30:32] 2026-1312.
[1:30:36] Agenda item 69 ordinances bl
[1:30:40] 2026-1313.
[1:30:44] Agenda item 70 ordinance bl
[1:30:49] 2026-1315. Agenda item 71,
[1:30:54] ordinance bl 2026-1316. Agenda
[1:31:00] item 72 ordinances bl 2026-1319.
[1:31:03] Agenda item 73, ordinance bl
[1:31:06] 2026-1320?
[1:31:09] Agenda item 74, ordinance bl
[1:31:13] 2026-1321.
[1:31:17] Agenda item 75, ordinance bl
[1:31:23] 2026-1322. Agenda item 76
[1:31:28] ordinance bl 2026-1323.
[1:31:34] Agenda item 77, ordinance bl
[1:31:38] 2026-1324. And then lastly,
[1:31:39] proposed for the consolidated
[1:31:43] consent agenda is agenda item
[1:31:49] 78 ordinance bl 2026-1325.
[1:31:51] Do any items need to be removed
[1:31:53] from the consent agenda? If so,
[1:31:54] if members will please join the
[1:31:57] queue to request that.
[1:31:58] Council member Benton, you
[1:31:58] re
[1:31:59] recognized, sir.
[1:32:00] Thank you, Vice Mayor. I
[1:32:00] d like
[1:32:04] to remove 2026, 1311, number 67.
[1:32:06] Ok, uh, councilmember Benton
[1:32:11] has requested that agenda item
[1:32:13] 67.
[1:32:16] Is that correct, MR. Benton, 67.
[1:32:21] Ordinance bl 2026-1311, uh, be
[1:32:23] removed, uh, from consent. It
[1:32:25] has been, uh, removed.
[1:32:27] Um, councilmember Hancock,
[1:32:27] you
[1:32:29] re recognized.
[1:32:29] I
[1:32:31] d like to request the removal
[1:32:35] of rs 2026, 1907. Ok, um, uh,
[1:32:38] what agenda is that? Number 10,
[1:32:44] ok, um, uh
[1:32:45] councilmember Hancock has
[1:32:48] requested, uh, removal of
[1:32:52] agenda item 10, which is a
[1:32:57] resolution 2026, uh, 1907. Uh,
[1:32:59] that will be, uh, removed from
[1:33:02] consent.
[1:33:04] Do any other members, uh, seek
[1:33:06] to be recognized, uh, to remove
[1:33:09] an item, uh, from the consent
[1:33:11] agenda.
[1:33:17] All right. Um,
[1:33:20] seeing none, uh, MR. Clark are
[1:33:22] all committee reports in for
[1:33:24] the items, uh, on the consent
[1:33:25] agenda.
[1:33:26] Yes, all committee reports are
[1:33:27] in. Thank you, MR. Clark.
[1:33:28] Members, is there a motion for
[1:33:31] approval of the consent agenda?
[1:33:32] Ok? Um, uh, there
[1:33:33] s a motion
[1:33:35] properly seconded. All in favor,
[1:33:36] please say aye.
[1:33:39] Council has passed all items on
[1:33:41] the consent agenda.
[1:33:45] All right. Um, now we will, uh,
[1:33:48] go back in agenda order uh for
[1:33:52] those items, uh, that were not
[1:33:55] on consent. Uh, first being, uh,
[1:33:57] agenda section l for our
[1:34:00] resolutions.
[1:34:04] The first item among those that
[1:34:07] was not on consent is agenda
[1:34:15] item 10, resolution 2026-1907,
[1:34:17] sponsors Tombs Huffman Coopin,
[1:34:18] We, Alan Gad, Ewing Lee,
[1:34:20] Porterfield Beau, Harrell,
[1:34:21] Gamble, Ellis, Prep, Tira,
[1:34:23] Taylor, and Stiles. This is a
[1:34:27] resolution appropriating a
[1:34:30] total of 375,000 from a certain
[1:34:31] account of the community safety
[1:34:33] fund for a grant to Gideon
[1:34:33] s
[1:34:34] army
[1:34:35] grassroots Army for Children,
[1:34:37] to implement a trauma informed
[1:34:39] youth-led workforce and
[1:34:41] leadership program for youth to
[1:34:43] reduce and mitigate violence as
[1:34:45] part of the community safety
[1:34:48] initiative, sponsor Tombs, um,
[1:34:50] MADAM Chair, you are recognized.
[1:34:51] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor
[1:34:52] Committee report, budget and
[1:34:53] Finance voted to recommend
[1:34:55] approval 9 in favor, 0 against,
[1:34:57] 0, not voting. All right. And
[1:35:00] for the report of the Public
[1:35:01] Health and Safety Committee,
[1:35:02] Vice Chair Prepte, your
[1:35:03] re recognized. Thank you,
[1:35:05] MADAM Vice Mayor. In committee,
[1:35:06] we had a pretty robust
[1:35:07] discussion on this particular
[1:35:08] agenda item, um, some items
[1:35:09] that I wanna share with full
[1:35:12] body on our discussion is that
[1:35:13] this grant is a fully
[1:35:15] reimbursable grant, um, that
[1:35:16] has specific deliverables that
[1:35:16] Gideon
[1:35:17] s army is required to
[1:35:19] meet. Um, likewise, if those
[1:35:21] deliverables are not met, there
[1:35:24] is a clawback provision in, in,
[1:35:25] uh, this particular grant that
[1:35:27] would allow Metro to be able to,
[1:35:29] to um cancel the grant and be
[1:35:30] able to be reimbursed for that,
[1:35:31] that fun
[1:35:34] d disbursement. And with that
[1:35:36] being said, after consideration
[1:35:38] of rs 2026, 1907, the committee
[1:35:40] voted nine in favor, 0 against
[1:35:41] 0, not voting to approve.
[1:35:42] All right, um, with both those
[1:35:43] committee reports in, it
[1:35:44] s back
[1:35:45] to you, MS. Tombs, uh, for a
[1:35:46] motion.
[1:35:48] Move for approval. All right.
[1:35:50] Um, there is a motion to
[1:35:52] approve properly seconded and
[1:35:52] we
[1:35:53] re on to discussion. Uh,
[1:35:55] first in the queue, uh, council
[1:35:56] member Soira, do you seek to be
[1:35:57] recognized for discussion on
[1:35:58] this item? Go ahead, ma
[1:35:59] am.
[1:36:02] I think Vimeo, I, uh, thank you,
[1:36:04] Council member Preti for
[1:36:06] referencing the discussion in
[1:36:08] Health and Safety in our uh
[1:36:10] urge everyone to please go back
[1:36:11] and watch it. Uh, but one of
[1:36:12] the things that I wanted to
[1:36:13] uplift also is that when you
[1:36:15] look at the model of work that
[1:36:16] Gideon Ami does, this violent
[1:36:18] interruption program, the old
[1:36:20] program premises or is based on
[1:36:22] using people that have actual
[1:36:23] experiences in the area. People
[1:36:24] that have been shot, people
[1:36:25] that are in gang, that
[1:36:25] s how
[1:36:27] the program works so that they
[1:36:28] can relate to the kids so they
[1:36:30] can offer them
[1:36:31] something different and so when
[1:36:32] we look at things like that,
[1:36:33] yes, we are stories in the news
[1:36:35] about one or two individuals
[1:36:36] that did something. I do not
[1:36:38] want us to penalize this
[1:36:42] organization that is doing
[1:36:44] great work because of those two
[1:36:45] incidences or because they
[1:36:45] re
[1:36:46] using gang members. That
[1:36:47] s how
[1:36:47] it works. That
[1:36:48] s what the kids
[1:36:49] relate to. So I encourage
[1:36:50] everyone to watch the
[1:36:52] discussion in committee where
[1:36:53] they actually stated a lot of
[1:36:55] things that would be done else
[1:36:56] department talks about the
[1:36:58] oversight and the deliverables
[1:36:59] and everything that goes with
[1:37:00] it. And there was a robust
[1:37:00] conversation
[1:37:01] of the work that they
[1:37:01] re doing
[1:37:03] in the community. So I know we
[1:37:04] see things in the news, but I
[1:37:06] do not want that, uh, uh, to
[1:37:08] affect out this organization is
[1:37:09] viewed because they
[1:37:09] ve been
[1:37:10] doing this work for a long time
[1:37:10] and they
[1:37:11] ve been very
[1:37:12] successful and with that ask
[1:37:14] all of the approval. Thank you.
[1:37:16] Thank you. Next for discussion
[1:37:17] is Council member Gamble.
[1:37:17] You
[1:37:18] re recognized.
[1:37:20] Thank you, Vice Mayor. I would
[1:37:21] also like to rise in support of
[1:37:23] this grant opportunity. Uh, we
[1:37:25] have been discussing this for
[1:37:27] several years now, even when I
[1:37:28] was on the Public Safety
[1:37:29] Committee. I
[1:37:30] ve also attended
[1:37:32] some of the events and programs
[1:37:32] that Gideon
[1:37:34] s army has held for
[1:37:35] the uh students that
[1:37:38] participate. I mean, these are
[1:37:39] students that have experienced
[1:37:42] a lot of trauma, um, not to
[1:37:44] their own making, but just
[1:37:45] because of the environment that
[1:37:46] they
[1:37:47] re in and the programs
[1:37:50] that
[1:37:51] uh Gideon
[1:37:52] s army provides
[1:37:54] provides a safe place for these
[1:37:56] students to um understand
[1:37:57] better some of the trauma that
[1:37:57] they
[1:37:59] re going to and to to
[1:38:02] learn about ways to um to
[1:38:05] prevent or, or to uh deal with
[1:38:07] that trauma in a constructive
[1:38:09] manner. So I really do support
[1:38:11] this grant. I hope that uh many
[1:38:14] of you will take uh Rashida up
[1:38:15] on her offer when she sends out
[1:38:17] the invitation to come and
[1:38:18] really look at
[1:38:19] and view some of the programs
[1:38:20] that she does with these
[1:38:24] students and uh this funding
[1:38:25] will help continue that work
[1:38:26] and expand that work. So I
[1:38:27] encourage all of you to support
[1:38:29] it. Thank you. Thank you. Next,
[1:38:30] uh, for discussion is Council
[1:38:32] member Tombs. Go ahead, Tombs,
[1:38:33] um, thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor.
[1:38:36] Obviously I stand in support of
[1:38:37] the legislation. This is
[1:38:38] something that I have
[1:38:40] championed and have been
[1:38:42] working on for years, um, I
[1:38:43] don
[1:38:44] t wanna repeat what others
[1:38:46] have said, but I will add that
[1:38:47] uh Gideon
[1:38:47] s arm
[1:38:49] y as an organization has jumped
[1:38:50] through all of the
[1:38:51] administrative hoops, their
[1:38:54] finances have been audited,
[1:38:54] they
[1:38:55] ve submitted a boatload of
[1:38:58] documentation, they
[1:38:59] ve met all
[1:39:00] the standards that the Metro
[1:39:02] Health Department has for their
[1:39:04] grantees, uh, Doctor An who is
[1:39:06] oversees all of the uh
[1:39:07] community violence and violence
[1:39:09] intervention and interruption
[1:39:10] programs at the health
[1:39:11] department oversees because we
[1:39:12] know that gun violence is a
[1:39:14] public health crisis, so the
[1:39:15] health department oversees all
[1:39:16] of these programs and tracks
[1:39:18] the data and all the metrics
[1:39:18] and
[1:39:19] keeps up with all the groups
[1:39:21] and Doctor n is uh very much uh
[1:39:24] an expert uh in this area and
[1:39:25] would not be a part of it if it
[1:39:27] was not legitimate, if it
[1:39:27] wasn
[1:39:28] t a good program. I
[1:39:29] wouldn
[1:39:30] t put my name on it if
[1:39:30] it wasn
[1:39:33] t a good program, uh,
[1:39:34] so I encourage all my
[1:39:35] colleagues to support it.
[1:39:38] Thank you. Next is uh
[1:39:38] Councilmember Coopin, you
[1:39:39] re
[1:39:39] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[1:39:40] MADAM PRESIDENT. I
[1:39:40] ll be brief.
[1:39:42] Also rising in support and just
[1:39:44] appreciate the the young man
[1:39:44] s
[1:39:45] comments earlier about um the
[1:39:46] program and the impact and the
[1:39:47] work it has I
[1:39:48] ve seen firsthand
[1:39:49] how important the Gideon
[1:39:50] s army
[1:39:52] work is, um, and so just really
[1:39:53] supportive of this and urge my
[1:39:54] colleagues to do the same.
[1:39:56] Thank you, MR. Coopin. Uh, next,
[1:39:56] Councilmember Bradford, you
[1:39:57] re
[1:39:59] recognized.
[1:40:01] Oh, no, sir. Ok. Um, is anyone
[1:40:03] else seeking to be recognized,
[1:40:07] uh, for discussion on this
[1:40:07] resolution.
[1:40:09] All right, um, uh, Xing Nan, uh,
[1:40:11] we will move to the vote. Um,
[1:40:14] all in favor, please say aye.
[1:40:16] Any voting no?
[1:40:18] Ok. Hearing a no, with this
[1:40:19] being a resolution that only
[1:40:20] has one vote, um, we will have
[1:40:23] to go on the boards, uh, MR.
[1:40:25] Clerk, uh, please open the vote.
[1:40:53] With all votes in, uh, MR.
[1:40:54] Clerk, uh, please show the vote.
[1:41:00] All right. Uh, this resolution,
[1:41:02] uh, has been adopted, uh, with
[1:41:05] 33 votes in favor, 1 vote no,
[1:41:09] and 2 abstentions.
[1:41:11] Right. Next
[1:41:16] on our agenda
[1:41:18] uh among our resolutions is
[1:41:22] agenda item 28, resolution
[1:41:27] 2026-1925 sponsors coupon,
[1:41:28] Rutherford, Huffman, Johnston
[1:41:29] Stiles.
[1:41:31] Nash Gad, Gamble, Wiener Spain,
[1:41:33] Bradford Lee Webb, Taylor, Sira,
[1:41:35] and Ellis. This is a resolution
[1:41:36] recognizing the contributions
[1:41:38] of linemen, uh, and line
[1:41:40] workers and recognizing APRIL
[1:41:42] 18th, 2026 as National Lineman
[1:41:44] Appreciation Day in Nashville
[1:41:45] and Davidson County.
[1:41:46] Councilmember Coupin, you
[1:41:46] re
[1:41:49] recognized. Thank you, MADAM
[1:41:50] PRESIDENT. Committee reports,
[1:41:52] please, for the report of the
[1:41:55] rules, confirmations, and
[1:41:57] public elections, Chair Cash,
[1:41:58] um, this is, uh, regarding MR.
[1:41:59] Co
[1:41:59] up in
[1:42:00] s uh, line workers, uh,
[1:42:02] resolution. Yep, we voted to
[1:42:04] approve 4 in favor, 0 against,
[1:42:05] 0, not voting. All right, um
[1:42:07] back to you, MR. Coopin. Thank
[1:42:08] you. Move approval with a brief
[1:42:10] comment. All right. Is there a
[1:42:12] second?
[1:42:14] It, we, we got it. Yep, um, go
[1:42:16] ahead, MR. Coupin.
[1:42:16] And I know there
[1:42:17] s a, a late, a
[1:42:17] late foul that we
[1:42:18] ll, we wanna
[1:42:23] add on here, um, but, um,
[1:42:23] appreciate appreciate
[1:42:24] everyone
[1:42:24] s support here, um,
[1:42:25] behind every light switch,
[1:42:26] hospital and functioning city
[1:42:27] are the line workers putting
[1:42:28] themselves at risk to keep the
[1:42:29] power on. Um, it
[1:42:30] s one of the
[1:42:31] most dangerous jobs in the
[1:42:32] country and especially
[1:42:34] highlighted with our recent uh
[1:42:35] experience with, with Ice Storm
[1:42:38] Fern, um, they work in extreme
[1:42:40] heights and temperatures near
[1:42:42] lethal voltage, long hours, I
[1:42:43] think back to when I got to
[1:42:44] visit with some of the line
[1:42:45] workers during the storm, and
[1:42:47] they showed me a photograph of
[1:42:48] a kind of wooded area and a
[1:42:50] hill that they had to climb up
[1:42:52] and can haul heavy gear and and
[1:42:54] put power back on, and then
[1:42:54] they shared with me that on
[1:42:58] their way back down, they
[1:42:58] re,
[1:42:59] they
[1:43:00] re access, her exit was
[1:43:01] blocked because some trees had
[1:43:02] fallen behind them and they had
[1:43:03] to get that cleared out. So
[1:43:04] these, these are really the
[1:43:06] people doing phenomenal work to
[1:43:07] keep our city going. Um, I
[1:43:08] think it is every year is
[1:43:09] fitting to recognize them, but
[1:43:10] especially with what
[1:43:10] s been
[1:43:12] going on recently, um, I can
[1:43:12] t
[1:43:13] thank them enough for all the,
[1:43:14] all the time away from their
[1:43:16] family. Many of them lost power
[1:43:17] like we did
[1:43:17] um, but they were still out
[1:43:20] there, um, long shifts, again,
[1:43:22] cold weather, hard work, and so
[1:43:23] um really appreciate that, um,
[1:43:25] and so would like to also amend
[1:43:27] my motion to include 12.3 um
[1:43:32] for this bill. Thank you. Ok,
[1:43:34] um, so there is a motion to
[1:43:37] approve with Rule 12.3 applied
[1:43:39] such that all members voting in
[1:43:42] the affirmative will be listed
[1:43:45] as co-sponsors. Um, ok, we are
[1:43:47] on to discussion. Um, MS. Sira,
[1:43:47] I saw that you
[1:43:49] wanted, uh, to be recognized,
[1:43:50] um, uh, go ahead, ma
[1:43:51] am.
[1:43:52] Uh, thank you, Vice Mayor. I
[1:43:53] d
[1:43:54] like to suspend the rules to
[1:43:57] present the late file amendment.
[1:44:02] Ok, uh, there is, um, a motion,
[1:44:05] uh, to suspend the rules, um,
[1:44:07] what, for what I see to be a
[1:44:09] housekeeping amendment. Um, is
[1:44:11] there any objection to
[1:44:13] suspension of the rules so that
[1:44:15] uh MS. Suarez, uh, late filed,
[1:44:17] uh, housekeeping amendment can
[1:44:18] be taken up.
[1:44:22] Seeing, uh, well, MR. Um, uh, I
[1:44:24] apologize. MR. Cash, chair, did
[1:44:25] this come to your committee on
[1:44:27] its late fiul nature? Yes, it
[1:44:30] did, and we voted to support
[1:44:31] the plate foul nature 6 in
[1:44:32] favor of 0 against, 0, no
[1:44:34] voting. All right, so again
[1:44:36] with that report, I will ask if
[1:44:37] there
[1:44:40] s any objection. Seeing
[1:44:42] none, the rules are suspended,
[1:44:44] and we, um, uh, if you, uh,
[1:44:46] uh, make a motion, we can take
[1:44:47] this up now. All right, I
[1:44:47] ll
[1:44:48] move for approval. All right,
[1:44:48] go ahead, ma
[1:44:48] am. There
[1:44:49] s a
[1:44:49] motion to amend. It
[1:44:50] s a motion
[1:44:51] to amend. It
[1:44:52] s a very short
[1:44:53] housekeeping rules, but the
[1:44:55] whole idea is that I would love
[1:44:57] for it to say line workers
[1:44:58] instead of linemen. This day
[1:45:00] and age we have women walking
[1:45:00] as well and so if we
[1:45:01] re going
[1:45:02] to recognize the troop, we want
[1:45:03] to make sure we recognize all
[1:45:05] of them in that rather than
[1:45:06] using linemen, which is the
[1:45:08] original word, uh, we wanna
[1:45:08] make sure we recognize all the
[1:45:11] people that are doing the job
[1:45:14] and so this amendment just
[1:45:14] change
[1:45:16] linemen to line workers. All
[1:45:16] right, um, you
[1:45:17] ve heard an
[1:45:20] explanation of the amendment,
[1:45:22] um, uh, from sponsor Sira. Is
[1:45:24] there any, uh, discussion on
[1:45:25] this motion to amend?
[1:45:26] Seeing none, all in favor of
[1:45:29] the amendment, please say aye.
[1:45:32] Any voting no? Any abstaining?
[1:45:33] All right, um, do you want to
[1:45:34] renew your motion, MR. Coupin?
[1:45:36] Yes, please. Move as amended.
[1:45:37] All right. Do I hear a second?
[1:45:39] Thank you. Is there any
[1:45:41] discussion on, uh, this
[1:45:43] resolution as amended.
[1:45:45] Seeing none, all in favor,
[1:45:48] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:45:49] or abstaining
[1:45:50] All right, you have adopted, uh,
[1:45:53] this resolution as amended, uh,
[1:45:55] honoring, uh, our, uh, line
[1:45:59] workers, uh, with Rule 12.3
[1:46:00] applied.
[1:46:01] Ok
[1:46:06] Next
[1:46:10] our, uh, section m builds on
[1:46:11] introduction and first reading.
[1:46:13] By rule, all items on first
[1:46:14] reading shall be voted on at
[1:46:16] the same time unless requested
[1:46:19] other buys by a primary sponsor
[1:46:23] or by two other members. Do any
[1:46:26] items need to be removed from
[1:46:28] the collective vote, council
[1:46:29] member Stiles, you
[1:46:29] re
[1:46:32] recognized.
[1:46:38] Thank you, Vice Mayor of 1360
[1:46:40] have to move a substitute
[1:46:41] because of the planning numbers,
[1:46:41] no, we
[1:46:42] re just removing them
[1:46:44] from first reading consent vote,
[1:46:46] uh, agenda item 34 MISS Stiles
[1:46:47] committee reports that, no,
[1:46:48] we
[1:46:49] re just removing them from
[1:46:51] the first consent vote. Is it
[1:46:53] your wish to remove agenda item
[1:46:57] 34, ok? Um, MS. Benedict,
[1:46:58] you
[1:46:58] re recognized. Thank you,
[1:47:03] MADAM Vice Mayor. Number 35,
[1:47:07] 1361 agenda item 35
[1:47:08] um, by MS. Benedict, an agenda
[1:47:11] items, uh, and agenda item 34,
[1:47:13] um, will be, uh, removed, uh,
[1:47:16] 34 is, uh, uh, ordinance, uh,
[1:47:19] 1360, um, and then, um, agenda
[1:47:23] item 35 is, uh, 1361. Ok. Uh,
[1:47:25] is there a motion for approval
[1:47:27] of all the items remaining on
[1:47:32] first consideration, ok?
[1:47:33] Properly seconded without
[1:47:34] objection.
[1:47:36] You have approved all items, uh,
[1:47:37] remaining on first reading. Now,
[1:47:38] we
[1:47:39] ll go back to the items that
[1:47:41] were pulled from first in order.
[1:47:43] Uh, now, uh, MS. Stiles, agenda
[1:47:49] item 34, ordinance bl 2026-1360,
[1:47:50] uh, is an ordinance amending
[1:47:53] chapter 3 or 17.28% of the
[1:47:56] Metro code of laws to amend
[1:47:57] regulations on underground
[1:47:59] utilities, uh, nostalgia
[1:48:00] recognized.
[1:48:05] Ok, thank you. Um, so there
[1:48:05] s
[1:48:06] the, the current bill is
[1:48:07] missing the planning numbers,
[1:48:09] so there is a substitute that i
[1:48:10] would like to move and then if
[1:48:11] you would please make a motion
[1:48:12] first to approve to get the
[1:48:13] bill before us. I
[1:48:14] d like to
[1:48:15] move for approval. Ok, now you
[1:48:16] can make your motion to
[1:48:17] substitute. Yes, I
[1:48:18] d like to
[1:48:20] move the uh substitute, please.
[1:48:22] Ok, um, and I think I heard you,
[1:48:24] uh, saying that that was a
[1:48:25] housekeeping, like enumeration
[1:48:27] issue there, ok? Anything else
[1:48:28] you wish to say? Nope, that
[1:48:28] s
[1:48:29] it. All righty.
[1:48:32] Um, is there any discussion on,
[1:48:34] uh, the motion to substitute.
[1:48:36] Seeing none, all in favor of
[1:48:40] the substitute, please say aye.
[1:48:42] Any voting no or abstaining.
[1:48:43] All right, if you would please
[1:48:45] renew your motion to approve on
[1:48:46] first reading is substituted.
[1:48:48] Yes, I would like to move this
[1:48:50] bill as substitute, please. Ok,
[1:48:51] and it
[1:48:52] s properly seconded. Is
[1:48:53] there any discussion on that?
[1:48:54] Um, approval on first as
[1:48:56] substituted. Seeing none, all
[1:48:57] in favor, please say aye. Any
[1:48:59] voting no or abstaining. Ok,
[1:49:01] this has passed, uh, it
[1:49:01] s first
[1:49:03] of 3 readings. I
[1:49:03] m glad to have
[1:49:05] my voice back, ok
[1:49:06] Yes, still a little raspy
[1:49:07] though. Ok, it
[1:49:08] s pretty good if
[1:49:09] I have to raise my voice. I,
[1:49:09] I
[1:49:14] ll take your word for it. Uh,
[1:49:17] 35, agenda item 35, uh,
[1:49:20] ordinance bl 2026-1361 sponsors
[1:49:21] Benedict Cap and Coupin. This
[1:49:22] is an ordinance to amend
[1:49:25] chapter 17.37 of the Metro code
[1:49:27] of laws to establish an East
[1:49:29] Bank design Review Committee
[1:49:31] within the downtown code, uh,
[1:49:33] also known as the dtc, um, and
[1:49:35] MS. Benedict, you are
[1:49:35] recognized.
[1:49:36] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor.
[1:49:37] Move approval. Is there a
[1:49:38] second? Ok, it
[1:49:39] s before us. Go
[1:49:41] ahead. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
[1:49:42] Move the substitute. All right.
[1:49:44] Would you like to describe the
[1:49:47] substitute? Absolutely. So the
[1:49:49] substitute as the proposal
[1:49:50] number from planning because
[1:49:51] that was not on the original
[1:49:52] bill. All right, so this is
[1:49:54] housekeeping, adding a proposal
[1:49:56] number, um, uh, is there any
[1:49:57] further discussion on the
[1:49:58] motion to substitute.
[1:49:59] Seeing none all in favor,
[1:50:01] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:50:02] or abstaining. All right, the
[1:50:03] substitute is on. I
[1:50:04] d like to
[1:50:05] move as substituted, please.
[1:50:07] All right, is there a second?
[1:50:08] All right. Is there any
[1:50:10] discussion?
[1:50:11] Seeing none, um, there
[1:50:12] s a
[1:50:13] motion to approve as
[1:50:14] substituted on the first of 3
[1:50:16] readings, all in favor, please
[1:50:21] say aye. Any voting no? Any
[1:50:22] abstaining. All right, this has
[1:50:24] passed first reading.
[1:50:27] As substituted. All right, next,
[1:50:29] um, we are moving into, uh,
[1:50:32] section n of our agenda, Bills
[1:50:33] on second reading.
[1:50:35] That were not on the consent
[1:50:37] agenda, first among them is
[1:50:42] agenda item 42, ordinance bl
[1:50:46] 2026-1254, sponsors Cortez,
[1:50:47] Horrell, Bradford, Gad,
[1:50:49] Sepulveda, Ellis Vaux, and Sira.
[1:50:50] This is an ordinance to amend
[1:50:51] Title 6 of the Metro Code of
[1:50:56] Laws regarding the disclosure
[1:50:58] of personalized algorithmic and
[1:51:00] dynamic pricing, uh, sponsor
[1:51:02] Cortez, you are recognized, sir.
[1:51:03] Yes, Community reports, please.
[1:51:04] All right, for the report of
[1:51:05] the government operations and
[1:51:07] Regulations Committee Chair
[1:51:07] Hill. MADAM Vice Mayor, we
[1:51:09] recommend a deferral to the 2nd
[1:51:11] meeting of JULY, which is JULY
[1:51:14] 201. Ok, um, there is a mosh,
[1:51:17] or rather a recommendation um
[1:51:20] of deferral to, I apologize, if
[1:51:21] you would restate that, the
[1:51:22] first meeting, the 2nd meeting
[1:51:24] of JULY, 2nd meeting in JULY,
[1:51:26] which is JULY 21st, and that
[1:51:31] was 5 in favor, 00 not voting.
[1:51:33] Ok, thank you so much. Back to
[1:51:34] you, MR. Cortez. Thank you,
[1:51:35] Vice Mayor. Yes, I would
[1:51:37] like to move to defer to the
[1:51:38] 2nd meeting in JULY.
[1:51:39] With a brief comment. Yes, go
[1:51:43] ahead, sir, of course, yes, so
[1:51:44] per metro Legal
[1:51:45] s
[1:51:46] recommendation. I reached out
[1:51:47] to ag Scarmetti
[1:51:48] s office at the
[1:51:50] state and, um, we believe that
[1:51:52] MAY be a path for enforcement.
[1:51:52] So they
[1:51:53] re reviewing that
[1:51:55] request now, and we believe by
[1:51:56] the 2nd meeting in JULY we will
[1:51:57] have an answer if that is
[1:51:59] something that they can enforce
[1:51:59] for us or not. So we
[1:52:00] ll have
[1:52:03] more information then. All
[1:52:05] right, there is a motion to
[1:52:08] defer to the 2nd meeting in
[1:52:09] JULY. Um, you
[1:52:10] ve heard
[1:52:12] an explanation of the deferral,
[1:52:13] uh, by the sponsor. Is there
[1:52:14] any discussion on the motion to
[1:52:15] defer?
[1:52:16] Seeing none, all in favor,
[1:52:18] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:52:20] or abstaining. All right. Um,
[1:52:22] this, uh, will be taken up
[1:52:25] again at the 2nd meeting in
[1:52:28] JULY on its 2nd of 3 readings.
[1:52:30] All right. Um
[1:52:34] also on, uh, second reading is
[1:52:39] agenda item 50. Uh, this is
[1:52:43] Ordinance bl 2026-1334,
[1:52:45] Sponsors Bradford, Horton, and
[1:52:46] Evan Siegel. This is an
[1:52:47] ordinance authorizing the metro
[1:52:50] government to abandon existing
[1:52:52] reservoir drain line and to
[1:52:54] accept new public sanitary
[1:52:56] sewer main sanitary sewer
[1:52:58] manholes, and easements for
[1:53:01] property located at 1431 Volte
[1:53:02] Boulevard, also known as
[1:53:04] Jetway Logistics. Uh,
[1:53:05] Councilmember Bradford, you
[1:53:05] re
[1:53:06] recognized, sir.
[1:53:07] Thank you. Committee reports,
[1:53:08] uh, for the report of the
[1:53:12] planning or, uh, the, the
[1:53:13] planning and zoning Committee
[1:53:14] Chair Horton, sorry, we had the
[1:53:15] up and down there. Go ahead,
[1:53:17] sir. Oh, go ahead. Thank you,
[1:53:18] Vice Mayor. Uh, planning and
[1:53:19] zoning recommended approval. Uh,
[1:53:21] 8 in favor, 0 against, and with
[1:53:23] 1 abstention. Ok, and one
[1:53:24] abstention. And for the report
[1:53:26] of the transportation
[1:53:27] infrastructure Committee chair,
[1:53:29] uh Evan Siegel. So rare that
[1:53:33] these are off consent. Um, the
[1:53:34] transportation infrastructure
[1:53:35] committee recommended approval
[1:53:36] 5 in
[1:53:36] favors you
[1:53:37] re against and 1
[1:53:38] abstention. All right, and I
[1:53:38] m
[1:53:39] guessing the reason it was not
[1:53:41] on consent is going to be for
[1:53:45] purposes of abstention, but, um,
[1:53:46] we
[1:53:46] ve heard the committee
[1:53:46] reports and so it
[1:53:47] s back to you,
[1:53:49] MR. Bradford for a motion to
[1:53:50] get it before us. Move approval.
[1:53:53] Properly moved and seconded. Is
[1:53:55] there any discussion, um, on
[1:53:57] this ordinance on its 2nd of 3
[1:53:59] readings.
[1:54:01] Ok, Council member Allen,
[1:54:01] you
[1:54:02] re recognized. Thank you,
[1:54:03] MADAM Chair. I am that
[1:54:05] abstention. I just need to be
[1:54:06] recorded as sustaining. Julie
[1:54:08] noted, um, any further
[1:54:09] discussion?
[1:54:11] All right, all in favor, please
[1:54:14] say aye. Any voting no? Any
[1:54:15] additional abstentions?
[1:54:16] Ok, there
[1:54:17] s one abstention by
[1:54:21] MISS Allen, uh, MR. Clerk, uh,
[1:54:23] if you would please record it,
[1:54:25] um, this ordinance has passed.
[1:54:25] It
[1:54:28] s 2nd of 3 readings.
[1:54:29] Uh, with one abstention
[1:54:32] All right
[1:54:35] Next, uh, section o of the
[1:54:39] agenda. Bills on 3rd reading.
[1:54:44] First is agenda item 53
[1:54:48] ordinance bl 2026-1255.
[1:54:50] Sponsors Huffman, Horton, and
[1:54:51] Coopin. This is an ordinance
[1:54:54] amending chapter 13.08 of the
[1:54:56] Metro Code of Laws related to
[1:54:58] sandwich board signs in the
[1:54:59] public right of way, uh,
[1:55:01] sponsor, co-sponsor Horton, you
[1:55:03] are recognized, um, go ahead,
[1:55:04] sir. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I
[1:55:04] d
[1:55:06] like to move for a one meeting
[1:55:07] deferral, please. Um, let
[1:55:08] s see,
[1:55:09] do we have any committee
[1:55:10] reports at this juncture, sir?
[1:55:11] i do not believe so. Ok, do we
[1:55:12] have the report of the traffic
[1:55:17] and parking commission prior?
[1:55:18] Ok. Um, MR. Parker, do you have
[1:55:21] the report of the traffic and
[1:55:24] parking commission. Um
[1:55:24] I don
[1:55:28] t have it handy, but I
[1:55:29] can research it ahead of the
[1:55:31] next meeting, put it to special
[1:55:32] counsel.
[1:55:33] Ok, go ahead, special counsel,
[1:55:34] if you would please, uh, share
[1:55:35] that.
[1:55:36] Oh, I
[1:55:37] m sorry, sir, go ahead.
[1:55:37] I
[1:55:39] m sorry.
[1:55:42] Uh, the traffic and parking
[1:55:44] commission disapproved uh bl
[1:55:47] 2026 1255 by boat of 3 to 2.
[1:55:49] All right, um, ok, so with that,
[1:55:50] uh, report and now it is back
[1:55:52] to you, uh, MR. Horton,
[1:55:54] co-sponsor for, um, the
[1:55:54] deferral motion. Thank you. I
[1:55:55] d
[1:55:56] like to move for a one meeting
[1:55:57] deferral, please. Ok. Is there
[1:55:58] a second? Ok, it
[1:56:03] s properly, uh,
[1:56:06] moved and seconded a one
[1:56:08] meeting deferral. Um, is there,
[1:56:11] uh, any, uh, discussion, um,
[1:56:12] on this bill.
[1:56:14] Or the deferral motion rather
[1:56:15] ok, seeing none, all in favor
[1:56:17] of, uh, the deferral of one
[1:56:19] meeting on 3rd reading, please
[1:56:21] say aye. Any voting no or
[1:56:24] abstaining. Ok. Um, this, uh,
[1:56:25] ordinance will be taken up
[1:56:28] again, um, on its 3rd and final
[1:56:30] reading at the meeting of MAY
[1:56:31] 7th.
[1:56:37] All right
[1:56:38] And now the moment you
[1:56:38] ve all
[1:56:41] been waiting for, agenda item
[1:56:49] 56, ordinance bl 2026-1273.
[1:56:51] Sponsors Couping and styles.
[1:56:52] This is an ordinance to amend
[1:56:55] Title 17 of the Metro code of
[1:56:56] laws, the zoning ordinance of
[1:56:57] the metro government, uh, to
[1:56:58] make various changes to the
[1:57:00] downtown code, all of which is
[1:57:04] described here in, um, this is,
[1:57:07] uh, in reference to the East
[1:57:11] Bend area. Ok. Um
[1:57:11] let
[1:57:12] s see
[1:57:13] MR. Coupin, I
[1:57:14] m gonna recognize
[1:57:19] you first, sir, um, uh, for
[1:57:21] your committee reports. Thank
[1:57:22] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[1:57:23] reports, please. All right, for
[1:57:26] the report of the Planning and
[1:57:28] zoning Committee, um, uh, MR.
[1:57:30] Horton, um, I know for purposes
[1:57:32] of committee discussion you had
[1:57:34] organized by topic, but if you
[1:57:37] would for purposes here, um,
[1:57:39] please move through in a
[1:57:41] numeric order, um, uh, MR.
[1:57:44] Bradford and MS. Ellis,
[1:57:46] if you might, um, please folks,
[1:57:47] um, we
[1:57:48] ve got a committee
[1:57:50] report right behind you. Um, if,
[1:57:50] yep, thank you so much. Go
[1:57:51] ahead, MR. Horton. I have them
[1:57:53] grouped by vote. Is that ok?
[1:57:54] Rather than numerical order.
[1:57:55] Some were approved, that many
[1:57:56] were withdrawn. I grouped them
[1:58:02] together for purposes of
[1:58:03] Oh ok numerically, uh ok
[1:58:04] numerically, if you would do
[1:58:07] that, sir, I would be grateful,
[1:58:09] yep, um, for amendment 1 by
[1:58:10] Councilmember Coopin, um, it
[1:58:12] was not moved, uh, for approval,
[1:58:14] and so we did not issue a
[1:58:14] committee recommendation for
[1:58:18] Amendment 2 by Coopin, we voted
[1:58:20] in favor, uh 10 in favor, 0
[1:58:22] against, 0, not voting for
[1:58:23] Amendment 3 by Coopin, we voted
[1:58:25] 10 in favor, 0 against, 0, not
[1:58:28] voting for Amendment 4, also by
[1:58:29] Coopin, we voted 9 in favor, 1
[1:58:30] against, 0, not
[1:58:32] voting. Amendment 5 by Coupin,
[1:58:34] 10 in favor, 0 against, 0 not
[1:58:36] voting for Amendment 6 by
[1:58:37] Coopin, 9 in favor, 0 against,
[1:58:40] 0, not voting for Amendment 7,
[1:58:41] it was not moved for approval,
[1:58:42] so it was not considered given
[1:58:44] a recommendation by the
[1:58:45] committee for Amendment 8. It
[1:58:46] was not moved for approval, so
[1:58:48] we did not issue a
[1:58:50] recommendation for Amendment 9.
[1:58:52] It was also not moved for
[1:58:55] approval, so not given a
[1:58:57] recommendation for Amendment 10
[1:58:58] by Councilmember Coupin. We
[1:58:59] recommended approval, 10 in
[1:59:01] favor, 0 against, 0 not
[1:59:03] voting for Amendment 11, by
[1:59:04] myself, we recommended approval,
[1:59:06] 10 in favor, 0 against, 0, not
[1:59:08] voting for Amendment 12 by
[1:59:09] Council member Benedict. We
[1:59:10] recommended approval of 10 in
[1:59:12] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting
[1:59:13] for Amendment 13 by
[1:59:14] Councilmember Benedict, the
[1:59:16] sponsor indicated an intent to
[1:59:17] withdraw, so we did not issue a
[1:59:18] committee recommendation.
[1:59:20] For Amendment 14, also by
[1:59:21] Councilmember Benedict. It was
[1:59:22] not moved for approval, so we
[1:59:27] did not issue a committee
[1:59:29] recommendation for Amendment 15
[1:59:30] by Council member Parker. We
[1:59:31] recommended approval, 10 in
[1:59:33] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting
[1:59:34] for Amendment 16 by
[1:59:35] Councilmember Vau, we
[1:59:36] recommended approval, 10 in
[1:59:39] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting
[1:59:40] for Amendment 17, by
[1:59:41] councilmember Vogue, the
[1:59:43] sponsor indicated intent to
[1:59:45] withdraw, so it was not given a
[1:59:46] committee recommendation from
[1:59:47] Amendment 18 by Council member
[1:59:49] Evans. We also did not consider
[1:59:49] it
[1:59:50] and it was not given a
[1:59:51] committee recommendation for
[1:59:52] Amendment 19 by Councilor
[1:59:53] Marbert Evans, the sponsor
[1:59:55] indicated intent to withdraw,
[1:59:56] so it was not considered issued
[1:59:58] to committee recommendation,
[2:00:01] Amendment 20 by Council member
[2:00:02] Cabb, we recommended approval
[2:00:04] 10 in favor, 0 against, 0, not
[2:00:06] voting for amendment 21, the
[2:00:07] sponsor indicated an intent to
[2:00:08] withdraw, so it was not
[2:00:10] considered issued a committee
[2:00:12] recommendation for Amendment 22.
[2:00:13] We recommended by Councilor
[2:00:13] Marc Calf, we recommended
[2:00:15] approval 10 in favor, 0 against,
[2:00:18] 0, not voting for Amendment 23
[2:00:19] by Council member Ca who
[2:00:20] recommended approval, 10 in f
[2:00:22] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting.
[2:00:23] Amendment 24 by Council member
[2:00:24] Cap, who recommended approval
[2:00:26] of 10 in favor, 0 against, 0,
[2:00:28] not voting for Amendment 25 by
[2:00:29] memberca we recommended
[2:00:31] approval 10 in favor 0 against
[2:00:36] 0, not voting for Amendment 26.
[2:00:37] Uh by Councilmember Capp, uh,
[2:00:38] the sponsor indicated intent to
[2:00:39] withdraw, so it
[2:00:39] s not issued a
[2:00:40] committee recommendation for
[2:00:42] Amendment 27 by Councilmember
[2:00:43] cap, we recommended approval 10
[2:00:46] in favor, 0 against, 0, not
[2:00:48] voting for amendment 28 by
[2:00:49] Councilmember Capp, uh, the
[2:00:50] sponsor indicated tend to
[2:00:50] withdraw, so it
[2:00:51] s not
[2:00:52] considered to give a committee
[2:00:53] recommendation for late filed
[2:00:55] Amendment 1 by Council member
[2:00:56] Capp, who recommended approval
[2:00:59] 10 in favor, 0 against, 0, not
[2:01:01] voting for late filed Amendment
[2:01:03] 2 by Council member Park or cap,
[2:01:04] excuse me, we recommended
[2:01:04] approval 10
[2:01:06] in favor 0 against 0, not
[2:01:10] voting for late filed Amendment
[2:01:11] 3 by Council member Benedict,
[2:01:13] who recommended approval 10 in
[2:01:15] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting,
[2:01:15] and there was an additional
[2:01:17] late filed amendment which was
[2:01:18] not considered by the committee
[2:01:19] as we did not receive it in
[2:01:20] time. And then finally, we
[2:01:21] recommended approval of the
[2:01:23] bill overall as amended by the
[2:01:24] amendments with a favorable
[2:01:26] recommendation, 10 in favor, 0
[2:01:27] against, 0 not voting. All
[2:01:29] right, thank you for that very
[2:01:32] extensive, uh, and clear
[2:01:35] committee report. Um, now it is
[2:01:37] uh, back to you, uh, MR. Coupin,
[2:01:40] uh, for a motion to get the
[2:01:44] bill before us, uh, without
[2:01:46] objection, colleagues, just so
[2:01:48] we can move efficiently. Um,
[2:01:49] Council member Coupin, the
[2:01:50] primary sponsor, has quite a
[2:01:52] few uh amendments. As you know,
[2:01:54] amendments are offered in, in
[2:01:56] your discussion time. I would
[2:01:57] like for us to be able to
[2:01:59] proceed through all of MR.
[2:01:59] Coupin
[2:02:01] s amendments, that MAY
[2:02:02] mean, um, that he would have
[2:02:04] more than 3 minutes, um, so
[2:02:04] that we can
[2:02:05] proceed through all of those,
[2:02:09] um, you know, we can defer and
[2:02:11] give time to other folks and
[2:02:12] that can take some extra time,
[2:02:13] um, so if there
[2:02:14] s no objection,
[2:02:14] um, we
[2:02:18] ll just uh proceed in
[2:02:19] that manner. We might then
[2:02:21] subsequently MR. Capp proceed
[2:02:22] in a similar manner when you
[2:02:23] are recognized to offer your
[2:02:24] amendments because those are
[2:02:26] fairly extensive as as well,
[2:02:27] you might also likewise need
[2:02:29] more than 3 minutes, ok?
[2:02:30] Everyone clear, no objection.
[2:02:33] Ok, MR. Coopin, uh, go ahead,
[2:02:34] sir. MADAM PRESIDENT, move
[2:02:34] approval with a comment
[2:02:35] please. All right, there
[2:02:35] s a
[2:02:37] motion to approve and it
[2:02:37] s
[2:02:38] properly seconded. Go ahead,
[2:02:39] sir. Thank you. Well, this is
[2:02:40] the moment we
[2:02:40] ve all been
[2:02:41] waiting for, as you said, and I
[2:02:43] left, I left yesterday
[2:02:43] s
[2:02:44] planning and zoning committee
[2:02:45] with a big smile. I think it
[2:02:46] was really, really just
[2:02:47] exciting to meet as a Nashville
[2:02:48] and as someone who loves the
[2:02:52] city, um, to see, you know,
[2:02:54] months and months and years and
[2:02:55] generations of work coming
[2:02:56] together to see council members
[2:02:57] with differing viewpoints and
[2:02:59] differing amendments kind of
[2:03:00] landing on similar pages and
[2:03:02] working together to make this a
[2:03:02] project that
[2:03:03] s not just for one
[2:03:04] district but for the whole city,
[2:03:05] um, so it was really
[2:03:06] cool to see and I hope we, we
[2:03:08] continue that this evening. Um,
[2:03:08] we
[2:03:09] ve heard about, um,
[2:03:10] congestion, the need for
[2:03:13] housing, um, family orientation,
[2:03:14] green space, multimodal, and so
[2:03:15] much more, and I think these
[2:03:16] are covered in these amendments
[2:03:17] as as we
[2:03:18] ve talked about many
[2:03:19] times before. It
[2:03:19] s a
[2:03:20] foreign-based zoning, it
[2:03:20] s not
[2:03:23] an sp and so it will live and
[2:03:26] breathe and be changed over the
[2:03:29] years. This is a multi-decades,
[2:03:31] um, process and and sight, um,
[2:03:32] but just a huge thank you to
[2:03:33] everyone who worked on it,
[2:03:35] especially, um, Lisa and Lucy
[2:03:36] and Brett and Ma
[2:03:37] t t and Eric and everyone on
[2:03:38] the planning department who
[2:03:39] worked nights and weekends and
[2:03:40] mornings and hours I didn
[2:03:41] t
[2:03:42] know existed um on this project
[2:03:44] so huge thanks to them and just
[2:03:45] everyone who worked on this,
[2:03:46] this is a generational once in
[2:03:48] a lifetime opportunity, and I
[2:03:48] think we
[2:03:49] re really delivering
[2:03:50] uh for our community.
[2:03:53] Um, so skipping Amendment One,
[2:03:54] I would like to then move
[2:03:56] Amendment 2, please. Is there a
[2:04:00] second? Ok, go ahead, sir.
[2:04:00] There
[2:04:01] s a motion to amend with
[2:04:03] Amendment 2, which, uh,
[2:04:04] precludes beer and cigarette
[2:04:06] market uses. Anything
[2:04:07] additionally you wish to say
[2:04:09] just that this was part of the
[2:04:10] feedback that we received from
[2:04:11] a lot of emails and um this
[2:04:13] would prohibit that use. Ok, is
[2:04:14] there any discussion on this
[2:04:15] amendment?
[2:04:16] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:04:19] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:04:22] or abstaining. Ok? Um, uh, this
[2:04:23] amendment, uh, can be added to
[2:04:25] the bill. MR. Coopin, as we
[2:04:26] move through these, I
[2:04:26] m just
[2:04:28] gonna go back to you basically
[2:04:31] for a nod to renew your motion
[2:04:35] as amended, I will state it.
[2:04:36] You can just nod. I will
[2:04:37] acknowledge that so we can just
[2:04:39] kind of proceed through. Uh, so
[2:04:42] MR. Coupin, uh, do you wish to,
[2:04:43] uh, renew your motion to
[2:04:46] approve, uh, as amended with
[2:04:47] Amendment 2. Ok.
[2:04:48] All right, we, on we go. Thank
[2:04:49] you. Uh, move approval of
[2:04:51] Amendment 3, please. Sir second?
[2:04:53] Ok. Um, this, uh, adds some, uh,
[2:04:55] recitals, pretty simple.
[2:04:55] Anything else you want to say,
[2:04:57] sir? Just that this addresses a
[2:04:59] couple of things. It talks
[2:05:01] about a connect um East Bank
[2:05:02] action plans, MotorConnect
[2:05:04] Downtown Action plan to address
[2:05:07] the congestion concerns, um,
[2:05:08] talks about the voluntary
[2:05:09] attainable housing program
[2:05:11] being expanded over here, um,
[2:05:13] Green Space, riverfront access,
[2:05:14] all important things that we
[2:05:14] ve
[2:05:15] heard from our constituents.
[2:05:16] All right, um, uh, you
[2:05:16] ve heard
[2:05:17] an explanation
[2:05:18] of the amendment. Uh, is there
[2:05:19] any discussion to amend with
[2:05:21] Amendment 3. Sign9 all in favor,
[2:05:22] please say aye.
[2:05:24] Any voting no or abstaining. Uh,
[2:05:27] MR. Coopin, uh, uh, we
[2:05:27] re gonna
[2:05:30] renew that motion to approve,
[2:05:31] um, as amended with amendments
[2:05:33] 2 and 3. Is that correct? He
[2:05:33] s
[2:05:35] nodding his head yes. Continue,
[2:05:36] sir. Thank you. I
[2:05:36] d like to
[2:05:38] move Amendment 4. Ok. Um, is
[2:05:42] there a second?
[2:05:44] Ok, um, this is regarding a
[2:05:45] stepbacks. Is that correct, sir?
[2:05:46] Anything else you want to say
[2:05:47] about that? Yes, so I wanted to
[2:05:48] toss this over to the planning
[2:05:49] table, um, we
[2:05:50] ve had some great
[2:05:51] discussions since planning
[2:05:52] committee yesterday, um, some
[2:05:55] concerns were raised about
[2:05:57] unintended consequences of what
[2:05:58] the step Xs are and how it
[2:05:58] s
[2:05:59] already baked in in other ways
[2:06:00] in the legislation, so would
[2:06:01] love planning to uh to explain
[2:06:02] that if you could. All right,
[2:06:03] um, uh, MS. Milligan for the
[2:06:04] planning department. You
[2:06:05] re
[2:06:06] recognized regarding MR.
[2:06:06] Coopin
[2:06:08] s Amendment 4, related
[2:06:09] to stepbacks. Go ahead.
[2:06:12] Sure. So as the planning
[2:06:16] department staff was riding the,
[2:06:19] um, text that creates the
[2:06:20] subdistrict. We did consider
[2:06:22] adding requirements for
[2:06:24] building stepbacks, which at a
[2:06:25] certain level, which what the,
[2:06:27] what that means is that it
[2:06:29] pushes the building back away
[2:06:31] from either the street or open
[2:06:32] space or however you MAY define
[2:06:34] it. Um, we did think about that
[2:06:35] and consider it, but we
[2:06:36] actually decided to go with
[2:06:39] different ways to think about
[2:06:40] light and air. And that
[2:06:40] s the
[2:06:41] reason that you would want to
[2:06:42] step back is to create the
[2:06:44] ability for light and air to
[2:06:45] get to the street level. So
[2:06:51] what we did instead was we um
[2:06:53] created a uh scheme that
[2:06:55] includes uh maximum floor
[2:06:58] plates, um, maximum, um, tower
[2:07:01] length, uh, tower separation
[2:07:03] and so all of those things and
[2:07:05] concert together create that
[2:07:07] opportunity for light and air,
[2:07:09] um, that just sometimes is not
[2:07:11] achieved as well as
[2:07:13] um, or as is achieved better
[2:07:15] than stepbacks would create it.
[2:07:16] Thank you. Just one quick
[2:07:18] follow-up question. Um, if the,
[2:07:20] if this came to the downtown
[2:07:22] drc or potentially the East
[2:07:24] Bank drc, which I
[2:07:24] m very
[2:07:25] excited about and look forward
[2:07:26] to talking about our next
[2:07:28] meeting with that, um, with
[2:07:29] that group have the ability to
[2:07:31] impose stepbacks for things to
[2:07:32] adjust the the light and air
[2:07:33] flow.
[2:07:36] Yes, certainly, and, and we, um,
[2:07:39] having a standard that doesn
[2:07:39] t
[2:07:40] require a step back, doesn
[2:07:41] t
[2:07:41] mean that there couldn
[2:07:42] t be a
[2:07:43] step back if an architect is
[2:07:45] creating a building and they
[2:07:46] find that having a step back on
[2:07:48] a part of a building creates a
[2:07:50] better design, more interesting
[2:07:51] architecture they could
[2:07:52] certainly have one, but this
[2:07:52] just wouldn
[2:07:54] t require it as a
[2:07:55] minimum standard. All right,
[2:07:58] thank you. So I
[2:07:58] m gonna, I
[2:07:58] m
[2:08:00] gonna, um, because of that and
[2:08:00] again conversations I
[2:08:01] ve had, I
[2:08:01] think it
[2:08:02] s important that we
[2:08:03] have buildings that breathe and
[2:08:04] have porosity and have air to
[2:08:05] them, and we don
[2:08:05] t have big
[2:08:06] blocky walls, but I think from
[2:08:08] what I understand this is
[2:08:08] already kind of
[2:08:09] incorporated, so I
[2:08:09] m gonna
[2:08:10] withdraw the motion on
[2:08:12] Amendment 4. All right. Um, ok,
[2:08:14] um, we continue with discussion.
[2:08:15] You still have the floor, MR.
[2:08:17] Coopin. Um, what is presently
[2:08:19] before us is a motion to
[2:08:22] approve, um, with, as amended,
[2:08:24] with amendments 2 and 3 so far.
[2:08:25] Go ahead, sir. Thank you. Move
[2:08:28] Amendment 5. Is there a second?
[2:08:29] Ok, go ahead, sir. Um, thank
[2:08:33] you to not, not much to discuss
[2:08:35] here, just, um, any sort of
[2:08:37] digital exterior lighting,
[2:08:38] large displays, things like
[2:08:39] that, um, can
[2:08:40] be concerning for neighborhoods,
[2:08:42] um, and so this was something
[2:08:43] that I wanted to make sure it
[2:08:44] was not a permitted use, um,
[2:08:46] and so if, if it were to ever
[2:08:47] be requested as a permitted use,
[2:08:48] um, it would have to come
[2:08:50] before council for approval. Um,
[2:08:52] alrighty, uh, you have heard an
[2:08:55] explanation of, uh, Amendment 5,
[2:08:58] the motion to amend, uh, was
[2:08:59] properly seconded. Is there any
[2:09:00] discussion on the motion to
[2:09:01] amend with MR. Coopin
[2:09:02] s
[2:09:03] Amendment 5.
[2:09:06] Singing none, all in favor,
[2:09:08] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:09:09] or abstaining.
[2:09:11] Ok. Uh, MR. Coopin, uh, do you
[2:09:13] wish to renew your motion to
[2:09:14] approve as amended with
[2:09:16] amendments 23, and 5. He is
[2:09:17] nodding his head yes. Ok, you
[2:09:19] still have the floor for, sir.
[2:09:20] Go ahead. Thank you. Move
[2:09:22] Amendment 6. All right,
[2:09:26] properly moved and seconded, um,
[2:09:29] Amendment 6 regarding reporting
[2:09:30] related to the mcsp in the
[2:09:32] public realm. Go ahead, sir.
[2:09:33] Thank you. So this is something
[2:09:35] that requests um planning to
[2:09:39] bring a report on the mcsp and
[2:09:40] public realm
[2:09:42] which are big considerations,
[2:09:44] um, by JULY 31st for an initial
[2:09:45] draft and at the end of the
[2:09:46] year, um, I know that
[2:09:46] s been a
[2:09:47] big consideration. Timeline
[2:09:48] s a
[2:09:49] big consideration. I, I wanna
[2:09:51] keep this on, um, but I also
[2:09:51] wanna be clear that I
[2:09:52] ve spoken
[2:09:53] to planning extensively. They
[2:09:55] have committed to working very
[2:09:56] hard on this in the coming
[2:09:58] months and and it MAY warrant
[2:09:59] extensions over time. We don
[2:09:59] t
[2:10:00] want to rush this. We want to
[2:10:01] make sure there
[2:10:01] s public
[2:10:03] engagement and adequate, um,
[2:10:04] adequate time to get it right,
[2:10:06] so I wanna put this on, um,
[2:10:07] currently, but also wanna make
[2:10:08] sure on the record that
[2:10:09] this is something that if it
[2:10:10] needs more time to, to breathe
[2:10:11] or to work that that we
[2:10:12] re
[2:10:12] supportive of that again, it
[2:10:15] s
[2:10:15] more important to get it right
[2:10:16] than to get it fast. So, um,
[2:10:17] would urge my colleagues to
[2:10:18] support that. All right,
[2:10:18] there
[2:10:20] s a motion to amend, uh,
[2:10:21] with Amendment 6 by, um,
[2:10:22] sponsor Coupin. You
[2:10:23] ve heard an
[2:10:24] explanation of that amendment.
[2:10:25] The motion was properly
[2:10:27] seconded. Is there any
[2:10:28] discussion on the motion to
[2:10:29] amend with Amendment 6.
[2:10:31] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:10:33] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:10:35] or abstaining. All right, MR.
[2:10:37] Coupin, where we are is a
[2:10:39] motion to approve as amended
[2:10:44] with amendments 235, and 6. Are
[2:10:46] you renewing that motion? He is
[2:10:50] nodding and he said, yes, ok,
[2:10:50] um, you still have the floor,
[2:10:52] sir. Go ahead. Thank you. Move
[2:10:54] Amendment 10. All right, is
[2:10:56] there a second? Um
[2:10:58] pardon?
[2:10:58] Ok, I
[2:11:00] m getting a look from
[2:11:03] special counsel. Am I? Are we
[2:11:04] at special counsel? Do you need
[2:11:06] to be recognized?
[2:11:09] Yeah, go ahead, sir
[2:11:12] Uh, COUNCILMAN, for this motion
[2:11:14] deals with uh renaming the
[2:11:16] entire document. Thank you for
[2:11:16] that. So I
[2:11:17] m gonna, sorry, I, I
[2:11:19] saw actually hold on to that
[2:11:23] one for now, um, Vice, uh,
[2:11:24] MADAM PRESIDENT, do you want me
[2:11:25] to then if I, if I
[2:11:26] m moving
[2:11:27] away from mine, this one would
[2:11:28] have to come at the end based
[2:11:29] on the nature of, of how it
[2:11:29] s
[2:11:30] structured. Um, do you want me
[2:11:32] to continue moving other
[2:11:33] amendments, or should I defer
[2:11:34] that then to the council
[2:11:35] members that sponsored them. Um,
[2:11:38] you have, um, the floor, sir,
[2:11:39] and so I don
[2:11:39] t know
[2:11:40] what, uh, conversations you
[2:11:40] ve
[2:11:44] had with other, um, members. Um,
[2:11:46] I would suggest, um, that we
[2:11:48] are on discussion now at this
[2:11:50] juncture for a motion to
[2:11:51] approve as amended with
[2:11:57] amendments 235, and 6. Other
[2:11:59] members, uh, MAY enter the
[2:12:02] queue at this juncture, um, and,
[2:12:04] uh, we can proceed in that
[2:12:05] regard, unless you very
[2:12:06] specifically want to make one
[2:12:08] of them yourself as the primary
[2:12:10] sponsor. Ok, um, so with that,
[2:12:12] uh, next in the queue is
[2:12:14] council member cap, uh,
[2:12:15] councilmember Cap, you are
[2:12:16] recognized.
[2:12:18] Thank you, Vice Mayor. I have a,
[2:12:21] a series to move, um, uh, uh,
[2:12:23] MAY we use that same procedure.
[2:12:24] Indeed we MAY. Go ahead, sir.
[2:12:27] Thank you. I move Amendment 20.
[2:12:27] Ok, there
[2:12:31] s a motion to amend
[2:12:33] with Amendment 20, uh, go ahead,
[2:12:34] sir. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
[2:12:36] This is an important one, we,
[2:12:37] it
[2:12:38] s urgently important that
[2:12:39] when we build the East Bank we
[2:12:41] build it as a neighborhood and
[2:12:43] the, the bill as of a couple of
[2:12:45] weeks ago allowed almost
[2:12:47] unlimited hotel uses. This is a
[2:12:49] limitation on hotel uses, um,
[2:12:51] hotels can certainly be part of
[2:12:53] thriving neighborhoods, but I
[2:12:53] m
[2:12:54] not aware of any neighborhoods
[2:12:56] that are mostly hotels, and so
[2:12:58] this is um
[2:12:59] an important amendment to make
[2:12:59] sure we
[2:13:00] re building a
[2:13:01] neighborhood for Nashvilleians
[2:13:06] in this area. I understand, um,
[2:13:07] it was, uh, deemed friendly
[2:13:09] last night and so with that I
[2:13:11] urge your support and thank you.
[2:13:11] All right, there
[2:13:12] s a motion to
[2:13:14] amend, uh, with councilmember
[2:13:16] Caps Amendment 20. Um, you
[2:13:16] ve
[2:13:17] heard an explanation. It was
[2:13:20] properly seconded. Is there any
[2:13:22] discussion on Amendment 20.
[2:13:24] Ok, I see some folks in the
[2:13:26] queue if there is discussion on
[2:13:28] Amendment 20 in particular and
[2:13:29] specifically. Would you raise
[2:13:31] your hand, please? Ok, um, Ms.
[2:13:33] Hancock, you are recognized
[2:13:35] regarding the motion to amend
[2:13:39] with Amendment 20. Thank you. I
[2:13:40] just rise in support of this
[2:13:42] amendment. I think that
[2:13:43] allowing up to 12 different
[2:13:45] uses is plenty in this area,
[2:13:46] and I think it
[2:13:47] s very generous.
[2:13:49] Thank you. Ok, um, MR. Coupin,
[2:13:51] go ahead, sir. Thank you, MADAM
[2:13:52] PRESIDENT. I appreciate my
[2:13:53] colleague bringing this very
[2:13:54] supportive of this amendment,
[2:13:54] took some work
[2:13:55] to get there and really
[2:13:56] appreciate everyone that worked
[2:13:57] on it and uh very supportive.
[2:13:58] All right, is there anyone else
[2:13:59] seeking to be recognized
[2:14:02] specifically on Amendment 20?
[2:14:04] Ok, seeing none, uh, all in
[2:14:07] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:14:09] voting no or abstaining. Ok. Um,
[2:14:15] Amendment, uh, 20 has passed.
[2:14:16] MR. Coopin, um, is it your
[2:14:18] intent to renew your motion to
[2:14:19] approve as amended with
[2:14:22] amendments 2356, and 20. He is
[2:14:24] shaking his head yes, on we go,
[2:14:25] MISTER Cap, go ahead. Oh, sorry,
[2:14:26] sir, go ahead. Thank you, Vice
[2:14:29] Mayor. Move Amendment 22. Ok,
[2:14:30] Properly moved in 2 to go ahead.
[2:14:31] Thank you, Vice Mayor. This has
[2:14:32] been subject to
[2:14:33] a lot of discussion in
[2:14:33] committee. We
[2:14:34] ve had several
[2:14:35] committee meetings about this.
[2:14:37] This relates to surface parking,
[2:14:39] um, in the original proposal,
[2:14:40] surface parking would have been
[2:14:42] allowed by right in the whole
[2:14:44] subdistrict, um
[2:14:47] we have got to build the East
[2:14:49] Bank in a way that is uh not
[2:14:50] car centric. We, um, we
[2:14:51] ll be
[2:14:53] making a once in a century
[2:14:53] mistake.
[2:14:55] If we induce a century
[2:14:56] s worth
[2:14:58] of car traffic into this area
[2:15:00] to come through East Nashville.
[2:15:01] We all know that we can do
[2:15:03] better to build it for walking,
[2:15:04] active transportation, and
[2:15:06] transit. This is an important
[2:15:08] step in that direction. It
[2:15:11] allows surface parking as a
[2:15:13] temporary permitted use for 5
[2:15:15] years, those permits lasting
[2:15:17] for one year and renewable for
[2:15:21] that time and it limits 20% of
[2:15:24] the site um limits that use to
[2:15:26] uh overall 20% of the site
[2:15:28] to help us get to the place
[2:15:28] where uh we
[2:15:29] ve built out our
[2:15:31] infrastructure and so I um ask
[2:15:33] your support and, and thank you
[2:15:34] uh for that. All right, um,
[2:15:36] there is a motion to amend, uh,
[2:15:36] with MR. Capp
[2:15:38] s Amendment 22.
[2:15:38] You
[2:15:39] ve heard an explanation. It
[2:15:41] was properly seconded. Is there
[2:15:43] anyone seeking to be recognized
[2:15:46] specifically on Amendment 22,
[2:15:47] um, uh, councilmember Dreel, uh,
[2:15:48] you are recognized, sir. Uh,
[2:15:50] yeah, thanks, Sher. Do we have
[2:15:52] an idea of how many total
[2:15:56] parking spots the
[2:15:57] entire development will
[2:15:59] encompass. Um, do you want to
[2:16:00] address that to MR. Capp? Yes,
[2:16:01] ok, go ahead, sir. Sure, I
[2:16:03] think the traffic engineer
[2:16:06] estimate about 100 or 120
[2:16:08] parking spots per acre of
[2:16:10] surface parking, and so this is
[2:16:12] a 47 acre site, roughly 20% of
[2:16:15] it gets you to about 1000 cars.
[2:16:15] All right, MR. Drrefel, does
[2:16:16] that answer your question?
[2:16:17] Thanks very much. Yes, ok, um,
[2:16:19] MR. Coopin on Amendment 22,
[2:16:20] thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
[2:16:21] just want to say I
[2:16:21] m very
[2:16:21] supportive of this and
[2:16:23] appreciate it being brought. Ok.
[2:16:25] Anyone else seeking to be
[2:16:26] recognized specifically on
[2:16:29] Amendment 22.
[2:16:30] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:16:32] please say aye. Any voting no,
[2:16:34] any abstaining. All right, uh,
[2:16:35] MR. Coopin, is it your intent
[2:16:37] to renew your motion to approve
[2:16:41] as amended with amendments 2356,
[2:16:43] 20, and 22, shaking his head
[2:16:46] yes, um, on we go. Next, uh, MR.
[2:16:47] Cap, you still have the floor,
[2:16:48] sir. Go ahead. Thank you, Vice
[2:16:51] Mayor. I move Amendment number
[2:16:53] 23 Properly moved and seconded,
[2:16:55] um, an explanation, please.
[2:16:56] Thank you, Vice Mayor. This
[2:16:57] requires um a multimodal trans
[2:16:59] port ation analysis to be done
[2:17:01] by ido by the end of the next
[2:17:04] fiscal year. So, you know, JUNE
[2:17:07] 2027, end of JUNE, um, for the
[2:17:08] entire site, this is something
[2:17:10] that we, um, this sort of a new
[2:17:11] policy departure for us at
[2:17:12] Metro, but it
[2:17:13] s related to our
[2:17:15] goals of building this um, you
[2:17:17] know, 4 people, um, a
[2:17:18] neighborhood that
[2:17:18] s active and
[2:17:20] walkable and so this directs
[2:17:21] Indo to do those studies with
[2:17:23] that in mind and it also
[2:17:24] requires those to be renewed
[2:17:25] every 5 years so that we can
[2:17:27] keep our data up to date and
[2:17:28] keep our
[2:17:30] analysis rigorous as we are,
[2:17:31] you know, sort of building out
[2:17:33] this site over years and
[2:17:33] decades, uh, so I
[2:17:34] m excited, uh,
[2:17:38] for the potential here and ask
[2:17:38] your support.
[2:17:39] All right, um, you have heard
[2:17:42] an explanation of Amendment 23
[2:17:43] by MR. Capp, um, his, uh,
[2:17:45] motion to amend was properly
[2:17:47] seconded. Is there anyone
[2:17:48] seeking to be recognized for
[2:17:49] discussion on the motion to
[2:17:50] amend, uh, MR. Coopin, you
[2:17:50] re
[2:17:51] recognized. Thank you, MADAM
[2:17:52] PRESIDENT. Friendly amendment.
[2:17:54] Ok, thank you for sharing that.
[2:17:56] Anyone else that can be
[2:17:58] recognized on Amendment 23.
[2:17:59] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:18:01] please say aye. Any voting no,
[2:18:04] any abstaining. All right, um,
[2:18:07] that Amendment 23 has passed.
[2:18:07] Uh, MR.
[2:18:11] Coin, um, uh, do you wish to
[2:18:13] renew your motion to, uh,
[2:18:14] approve as amended with
[2:18:18] amendments 2356, 2022, and 23.
[2:18:21] He does, um, uh, on we go, MR.
[2:18:22] Capp, you still have the floor.
[2:18:23] Thank you, Vice Mayor. Move
[2:18:25] Amendment 24.
[2:18:26] Properly moved and seconded,
[2:18:28] would anything you want to
[2:18:30] explain about Amendment 24. Yes,
[2:18:32] Vice Mayor, thank you. Um,
[2:18:32] there
[2:18:34] s a, a sort of a, a
[2:18:35] building on this site that
[2:18:35] s
[2:18:37] entitled to a bonus height, um,
[2:18:39] if it achieves an exceptional
[2:18:41] design, the definition of that
[2:18:45] um was not particularly
[2:18:47] exceptional in my view. And so
[2:18:47] I think if we
[2:18:48] re doing this we
[2:18:51] should be requiring genuinely
[2:18:54] uplifting, um, civically
[2:18:56] meaningful architecture, um, to
[2:18:58] be reviewed by whatever design
[2:18:58] review committee
[2:18:59] is in place. I hope it
[2:19:00] s the
[2:19:01] East Side Design Review
[2:19:02] Committee as uh brought forth
[2:19:04] by my colleague to the North,
[2:19:05] um, but this just makes that
[2:19:06] definition uh more stringent
[2:19:09] and robust, and so I asked your
[2:19:10] support and thank you. All
[2:19:11] right, um, there is a motion to
[2:19:13] amend, uh, with Amendment 24 by
[2:19:14] MR. Cap, you
[2:19:14] ve heard an
[2:19:16] explanation of that amendment.
[2:19:17] Um, we
[2:19:17] re on to discussion of
[2:19:20] the motion to amend, um, is
[2:19:23] anyone seeking to be recognized
[2:19:24] for purposes of discussion on
[2:19:26] this amendment aside from the
[2:19:27] primary sponsor who I believe
[2:19:28] is going to express
[2:19:29] it is a friendly amendment. Go
[2:19:29] ahead, sir. Could you use I
[2:19:30] could use a hand signal for
[2:19:31] friendly amendment as well, but
[2:19:32] yes, friendly amendment you can
[2:19:33] just, I don
[2:19:33] t, I don
[2:19:33] t know
[2:19:35] what we can do there. Um, ok,
[2:19:37] uh, uh, you can like fist pump
[2:19:37] like that
[2:19:38] s, that
[2:19:39] s the visual
[2:19:39] cue that it
[2:19:41] s, uh,
[2:19:43] a friendly amendment maybe. Ok,
[2:19:47] um, there is a motion to amend
[2:19:49] with amendment 24. Um, anyone
[2:19:51] else seeking to be recognized
[2:19:54] um on that amendment.
[2:19:55] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:19:58] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:20:00] or abstaining. All right, um,
[2:20:02] MR. Coupin, uh, do you wish to
[2:20:04] renew your motion to amend, uh,
[2:20:06] or rather to approve as amended
[2:20:07] up to this point. We
[2:20:08] ve added
[2:20:10] 24. Ok. Go on then. MR. Cap,
[2:20:11] you still have, uh, the floor,
[2:20:13] sir. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
[2:20:15] Move Amendment 25. All right,
[2:20:17] is there a second? Properly
[2:20:19] moved and seconded. Um, go
[2:20:20] ahead, sir. Thank you, Vice
[2:20:22] Mayor. As you all know, the
[2:20:23] downtown code has different use
[2:20:24] areas. The
[2:20:28] East use area has a stadium
[2:20:30] arena use and the use table um
[2:20:32] this amendment removes that
[2:20:34] from the use table for this
[2:20:36] subdistrict, and I ask your
[2:20:37] support. All right, there
[2:20:38] s a
[2:20:40] motion to amend with MR. Capp
[2:20:40] s
[2:20:41] Amendment 25. It is properly
[2:20:43] seconded, and you
[2:20:44] ve heard an
[2:20:45] explanation of that amendment.
[2:20:47] We are on to discussion on that
[2:20:48] motion to amend. Does anyone
[2:20:51] seek to be recognized um on
[2:20:53] Amendment 25. If you do, given
[2:20:54] that
[2:20:55] there are others in the queue
[2:20:58] for, um, please raise your hand.
[2:21:02] Ok? Um, MS. Hancock, you are
[2:21:03] recognized.
[2:21:05] I thank you for recognizing me.
[2:21:07] So this is the only amendment
[2:21:09] that the committee passed that
[2:21:11] I am not in favor of, and I
[2:21:12] know that I
[2:21:12] m in the minority,
[2:21:14] but I just want to speak my
[2:21:16] piece about it. I believe that
[2:21:18] if we did ever have a stadium
[2:21:19] or arena, it would still be
[2:21:23] below the 24 to 40 story Mac so
[2:21:23] it wouldn
[2:21:24] t impact the height,
[2:21:25] and right now we have the
[2:21:27] Titans Stadium, which they have
[2:21:29] 17 regular season games a year,
[2:21:31] which half of those are at home,
[2:21:31] so that
[2:21:32] s 8 or 9 regular season
[2:21:33] games
[2:21:36] um, a total of a dozen games a
[2:21:37] year. That
[2:21:38] s one day, you know,
[2:21:40] 12 days out of the entire year,
[2:21:41] I think that if we had another
[2:21:42] stadium and a former council
[2:21:45] member Van Reese just announced
[2:21:45] professional women
[2:21:46] s basketball
[2:21:47] coming to Nashville, wouldn
[2:21:48] t
[2:21:49] that be really cool to have
[2:21:50] that on the East Bank?
[2:21:51] Or baseball, I know other
[2:21:52] people have talked about that.
[2:21:52] I
[2:21:53] m not a big fan of either of
[2:21:54] those sports, but I
[2:21:56] m a big
[2:21:58] sports proponent and I just
[2:21:58] don
[2:21:59] t like that restriction.
[2:22:01] Thank you. All right, um, we
[2:22:01] re
[2:22:02] continuing discussion on the
[2:22:03] motion to amend with Amendment
[2:22:05] 25, MR. Coopin, you
[2:22:05] re
[2:22:06] recognized. Thank you, MADAM
[2:22:10] PRESIDENT. I, I echo both of
[2:22:11] the sentiments that are shared.
[2:22:13] I think that if we look at a
[2:22:14] family friendly neighborhood,
[2:22:16] um, a stadium if done correctly,
[2:22:17] um, with women
[2:22:17] s sports or
[2:22:18] baseball or things like that
[2:22:20] could become and and and is in
[2:22:21] many other cities an anchor for
[2:22:22] a phenomenal
[2:22:23] family friendly neighborhood,
[2:22:24] um, that being said, um, any
[2:22:25] conversation around that,
[2:22:26] there
[2:22:27] s nothing on the table
[2:22:28] and any conversation around
[2:22:29] that would need robust
[2:22:31] community engagement and and
[2:22:31] conversations and things like
[2:22:32] that, um, so I
[2:22:33] m very
[2:22:34] supportive. I signed on to this,
[2:22:35] um, this use restriction, so
[2:22:35] I
[2:22:37] m supportive of this
[2:22:39] amendment removing that use um
[2:22:40] at this time.
[2:22:45] All right, um, uh, discussion
[2:22:47] continues on Amendment 25. Is
[2:22:48] anyone else seeking to be
[2:22:49] recognized on the motion to
[2:22:52] amend with Amendment 25. If so,
[2:22:52] would you please raise your
[2:22:53] hand?
[2:22:54] A, seeing none, um, all in
[2:22:56] favor of Amendment 25, please
[2:22:57] say aye.
[2:22:59] Any voting no?
[2:23:01] Ok. Uh, any abstaining?
[2:23:03] All right. The ayes have it. Um,
[2:23:06] Amendment 25, um, will be added,
[2:23:08] uh, to
[2:23:11] the bill, um, uh, MR. Coupin,
[2:23:13] um, is it your intent to renew
[2:23:15] your approval motion at this
[2:23:19] juncture, 25 being added, he is
[2:23:20] shaking his head yes. MISTER
[2:23:21] Cap, you still have the floor.
[2:23:22] Go ahead, sir. Thank you, Vice
[2:23:24] Mayor. Move Amendment 27. Ok?
[2:23:24] And there
[2:23:25] s a motion to amend
[2:23:27] with Amendment 27 by MR. Capp
[2:23:28] properly seconded. We
[2:23:29] re, um,
[2:23:30] uh, if you want to give it, um,
[2:23:31] explanation of that, and we
[2:23:31] ll
[2:23:32] be on to discussion. Yes, thank
[2:23:34] you, Vice Mayor. This will
[2:23:35] apply to a couple of future
[2:23:37] amendments as well, but when it
[2:23:38] comes to structured parking
[2:23:40] um, in order to keep the street
[2:23:41] fronts active in that parking
[2:23:43] sort of invisible from the
[2:23:44] public around their
[2:23:46] requirements for active liners.
[2:23:46] Uh, there
[2:23:49] s one place in the
[2:23:50] current form of the legislation
[2:23:54] where those liners are not
[2:23:55] required specified in this
[2:23:56] amendment sort of at the
[2:23:58] intersection of kvb and
[2:23:59] Davidson. This amendment
[2:24:01] requires active liners at that
[2:24:02] location as well, and I ask for
[2:24:03] your support. All right, um, uh,
[2:24:06] there is a motion to amend with
[2:24:08] Amendment 27.
[2:24:10] Uh, properly seconded, uh, is
[2:24:12] there any discussion
[2:24:15] specifically on amendment 27,
[2:24:17] um, uh, raise your hand if so,
[2:24:18] uh, council member Nash, you
[2:24:18] re
[2:24:19] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[2:24:20] MADAM.
[2:24:22] CHAIRMAN, uh, I would just like
[2:24:26] an explanation of what a liner
[2:24:28] looks like is. Would you like
[2:24:29] MR. Capp to address it? Whoever,
[2:24:30] ok, go ahead, sir. Sure, thank
[2:24:31] you for the question. It
[2:24:31] s just,
[2:24:32] um, you know, like a retail
[2:24:34] frontage, you know, instead of
[2:24:36] looking at a structured parking
[2:24:36] garage you
[2:24:37] re looking at
[2:24:39] something, you know, retail or
[2:24:40] some kind of active street
[2:24:43] front use.
[2:24:43] There
[2:24:44] s parking behind it, but
[2:24:45] if you
[2:24:45] re looking at it from
[2:24:47] the street, it just looks like
[2:24:48] an active street front so it
[2:24:48] s,
[2:24:49] you know, it
[2:24:50] s pro walkable,
[2:24:50] it
[2:24:52] s good for active
[2:24:53] neighborhoods, and it
[2:24:54] s um
[2:24:55] you know, good to activate the
[2:24:56] street front is what is what a
[2:24:57] liner is.
[2:25:02] MR. Nash, is that address
[2:25:03] everything? Ok, great. Thank
[2:25:04] you. All right, um, MR. Coopin,
[2:25:05] go ahead, sir. Thank you, MADAM
[2:25:06] PRESIDENT. A good example of
[2:25:08] the liner is um in the gulch,
[2:25:09] for example, there are parking
[2:25:10] garages that then have
[2:25:11] activated uses along the
[2:25:13] sidewalk, um, that wrapped them
[2:25:14] around and also very supportive
[2:25:16] of this movement. All right, um,
[2:25:20] uh, there is a motion to amend
[2:25:23] with amendment 27. It
[2:25:24] s
[2:25:25] properly seconded, is anyone
[2:25:26] else seeking to be recognized
[2:25:28] on the motion to amend with
[2:25:29] Amendment 27.
[2:25:30] Seeing none, um, all in favor,
[2:25:35] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:25:37] or abstaining. All right. So
[2:25:39] Amendment 27 has passed. Uh, MR.
[2:25:41] Coopin, is it your intent to
[2:25:43] renew your motion to approve as
[2:25:45] amended, now adding Amendment
[2:25:47] 27. He is shaking his head. Yes,
[2:25:49] on we go, MR. Cap, um, you are
[2:25:51] recognized. Thank you, Vice
[2:25:52] Mayor. I ask my colleagues to
[2:25:54] allow a suspension of the rules
[2:25:56] in order for us to consider
[2:25:58] late filed amendment number 1.
[2:25:59] Ok. Late filed Amendment 1,
[2:26:02] which was taken up in a
[2:26:04] committee. Is there any
[2:26:06] objection to the suspension of
[2:26:09] the rules to take up MR. Capp
[2:26:09] s
[2:26:11] late filed Amendment 1.
[2:26:14] Ok, seeing none, um, the rules
[2:26:16] are suspended. Uh, go ahead, MR.
[2:26:17] Cat. I really appreciate that,
[2:26:19] colleagues. Thank you. This is
[2:26:20] an important amendment and it
[2:26:21] s,
[2:26:22] I can explain the late filed
[2:26:26] nature. I had originally filed
[2:26:28] for the last meeting and a
[2:26:29] requirement that buildings that
[2:26:30] were not housing had to have
[2:26:32] their parking underground. That
[2:26:33] is something that we
[2:26:33] ve sort of
[2:26:34] committed to in the East Bank
[2:26:36] generally, and I wanted to
[2:26:37] apply that standard here as
[2:26:39] well, but through discussions
[2:26:40] with planning and the water
[2:26:43] department,
[2:26:44] uh, some of this site is in the
[2:26:45] 100 year flood plain and so
[2:26:45] it
[2:26:47] s uh inadvisable for obvious
[2:26:49] reasons to not go underground
[2:26:50] with your parking in the 100
[2:26:52] year flood plain. This new uh
[2:26:53] version of the amendment makes
[2:26:55] a requirement for underground
[2:26:56] parking unless a majority of a
[2:26:58] building is in the 100 year
[2:27:01] floodplain, and that sort of,
[2:27:02] you know, makes it uh
[2:27:04] responsible as well, so I ask
[2:27:08] your approval. Thank you.
[2:27:11] Ok, there is a, uh, motion to
[2:27:13] amend, uh, with late filed
[2:27:17] amendment number one, by MR.
[2:27:18] Cap. Uh, you
[2:27:18] ve heard that
[2:27:21] explained, um, uh, is there a
[2:27:23] second? Ok, properly moved and
[2:27:24] seconded, we are on to
[2:27:26] discussion about late filed
[2:27:28] Amendment 1. Is anyone seeking
[2:27:29] to be recognized on that motion
[2:27:31] to amend, if you would please
[2:27:33] raise your hands. Anybody other
[2:27:34] than primary sponsor Coupin. Go
[2:27:35] ahead, sir. Friendly amendment.
[2:27:37] All right, good to know.
[2:27:39] Any further discussion
[2:27:41] ok, seeing none, all in favor,
[2:27:44] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:27:47] or abstaining. Ok. Um, so, uh,
[2:27:52] late filed Amendment 1 has
[2:27:54] passed, um, MR. Coupin, is it
[2:27:55] your intent to renew your
[2:27:57] motion to approve, uh, as
[2:27:59] amended now with late filed
[2:28:00] Amendment 1 having been added,
[2:28:02] he is shaking and said yes, and
[2:28:03] so on we go, MR. Cap, um, you
[2:28:04] are recognized again, sir.
[2:28:05] Thank you, Vice Mayor and
[2:28:07] friends. This is my last one
[2:28:09] for the evening. I ask a
[2:28:10] suspension of the rules for the
[2:28:11] consideration of late filed
[2:28:14] Amendment number 2. All right,
[2:28:15] um, this amendment was taken up
[2:28:16] in planning and zoning
[2:28:18] committee, um, where it
[2:28:20] received a recommendation. You
[2:28:21] heard that from a sponsor,
[2:28:26] Horton, uh, knowing that, is
[2:28:28] there any objection, for
[2:28:30] suspension of the rules.
[2:28:31] Seeing none, the rules are
[2:28:33] suspended. Go ahead, you MAY
[2:28:34] offer this amendment. Thank you,
[2:28:35] Vice Mayor. This is a slightly
[2:28:37] modified version of an
[2:28:38] amendment that was before us
[2:28:40] last time and was recommended
[2:28:41] in if you would, sir, please
[2:28:42] move the amendment. Yes, Vice
[2:28:43] Mayor, thank you. I move
[2:28:45] approval of late Bob 2. It
[2:28:45] s
[2:28:46] properly seconded. Go ahead,
[2:28:48] sir. Go ahead. Thank you. This
[2:28:49] was something that we
[2:28:51] considered, uh, for the last
[2:28:54] meeting and it was recommended
[2:28:57] by the committee, but through
[2:29:00] discussion with planning, um
[2:29:02] I have uh brought forward an
[2:29:03] amended version and that
[2:29:03] s the
[2:29:05] reason for the late filed
[2:29:06] nature of this. The version
[2:29:08] that I had brought required the
[2:29:10] liner depths to be 30 ft, uh,
[2:29:11] all the way up. There was a
[2:29:12] requirement that they be a
[2:29:14] minimum of 15 ft in the version
[2:29:16] that just helps um them be, you
[2:29:17] know, better for local
[2:29:18] businesses, folks who are
[2:29:19] starting up or might need
[2:29:20] storage on the site to be able
[2:29:23] to operate in that space but
[2:29:23] through discussion with
[2:29:25] planning about some of the
[2:29:27] technical components of this,
[2:29:28] my primary, uh, interest
[2:29:30] and concern had been at the
[2:29:33] ground level wanting those
[2:29:34] active street frontages on the
[2:29:36] sidewalks, but higher than that,
[2:29:37] there might be a need for
[2:29:39] flexibility to get utilities,
[2:29:40] stairwells, and so forth, like
[2:29:42] the sort of the innards of the
[2:29:43] building to work more
[2:29:44] functionally and so this late
[2:29:46] filed amendment requires at the
[2:29:48] ground level a liner to be a
[2:29:50] minimum of 25 ft deep, but only
[2:29:52] 15 ft above that and with that
[2:29:53] I ask your approval and thank
[2:29:56] you, colleagues. All right, um,
[2:29:58] there is a motion to amend, uh,
[2:29:58] with
[2:30:00] late filed amendment number 2
[2:30:01] by COUNCILMAN Capp, and you
[2:30:04] have heard, uh, the explanation.
[2:30:09] It was properly seconded. Is
[2:30:11] there any discussion on this
[2:30:13] amendment. Um, if so, please do
[2:30:14] raise your hand.
[2:30:15] Ok, MR. Coopin, thank you.
[2:30:17] Friendly amendment. Ok, um, any
[2:30:20] further discussion?
[2:30:21] Ok, cnn all in favor, please
[2:30:22] say aye.
[2:30:25] Any voting no or abstaining.
[2:30:27] All right. Um, uh, amendment,
[2:30:30] late filed Amendment 2 has
[2:30:32] passed, um, uh, MR. Coupin, is
[2:30:35] it your intent to renew your
[2:30:37] motion to approve as amended
[2:30:38] now with late filed Amendment
[2:30:42] number 2 having been added,
[2:30:44] shaking his head yes. Ok, on we
[2:30:45] go. Now we
[2:30:46] re going to go back
[2:30:49] over to the main queue. So at
[2:30:50] this juncture where we are
[2:30:52] colleagues, is there is a
[2:30:54] motion to approve as am
[2:30:57] end ed so far with amendments
[2:31:03] 2356, 2022, 23, 24, 25, 27, and
[2:31:06] late filed amendments 1 and 2.
[2:31:07] Next in the queue is council
[2:31:08] member Parker. You
[2:31:08] re
[2:31:09] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[2:31:10] Vice Mayor. I would like to
[2:31:13] move Amendment 15. Ok. Is there
[2:31:15] a second?
[2:31:16] Ok, um, there
[2:31:16] s a motion to
[2:31:18] amend with Amendment 15. Go
[2:31:18] ahead, sir.
[2:31:20] Thank you. So, um, throughout
[2:31:22] the course of discussion around
[2:31:22] this project we
[2:31:23] ve heard a lot
[2:31:24] of discussion about how we
[2:31:27] really need this street network
[2:31:28] uh for this site to be as safe
[2:31:31] and accessible as possible. Um,
[2:31:31] we
[2:31:34] ve never scratched built in
[2:31:35] Nashville a um development this
[2:31:38] dense, um, this large, um, that
[2:31:39] has zero street network to
[2:31:41] begin with, even on the metro
[2:31:42] portion of the East Bank, there
[2:31:43] is something of a street grid
[2:31:46] to begin with, so we know that
[2:31:47] the major and collector street
[2:31:50] plan
[2:31:51] um process is going to be
[2:31:52] extremely important to get
[2:31:53] right and what this amendment
[2:31:54] does is gives us a couple of
[2:31:56] other touch points that being
[2:31:57] recommendations from the
[2:31:59] bicycle and pedestrian Advisory
[2:32:00] Committee and the Vision Zero
[2:32:02] Advisory commission or
[2:32:03] committee, forgive me if I
[2:32:04] can
[2:32:05] t remember which is which.
[2:32:07] Um, it also includes a few, um,
[2:32:09] sort of parameters just for um
[2:32:10] uh like for example it does
[2:32:11] include a shot clock, so
[2:32:13] neither of those entities could
[2:32:14] just like fail to make a
[2:32:15] recommendation and then that
[2:32:17] hold it up from being approved
[2:32:18] by planning.
[2:32:18] There
[2:32:19] s language in there that
[2:32:20] um
[2:32:24] it could also be successor orgs
[2:32:26] to bpac and va. It should that
[2:32:29] structurally be modified, um,
[2:32:29] and if there
[2:32:30] s not a successor
[2:32:31] org identified, it falls back
[2:32:33] on the charter mandated traffic
[2:32:34] and parking commissions, so
[2:32:34] there
[2:32:35] s kind of always going to
[2:32:36] be an entity that can, can, can
[2:32:37] look at this in addition to the
[2:32:38] planning commission and make a
[2:32:40] recommendation so, um, I, I, I
[2:32:41] believe it
[2:32:41] s supported by the
[2:32:43] the lead sponsor as well, um,
[2:32:44] based on committee discussions,
[2:32:45] and I would ask for colleagues
[2:32:46] support.
[2:32:48] All right, um, uh, there is a
[2:32:51] motion, uh, to amend with
[2:32:53] Amendment 15, uh, by council
[2:32:54] member Parker. Uh, it is
[2:32:58] properly seconded and you have
[2:33:00] heard a description of that
[2:33:02] amendment. We are on to
[2:33:04] discussion on Amendment 15 if
[2:33:05] you seek to be recognized for
[2:33:06] purposes that discussion,
[2:33:07] please raise your hand.
[2:33:09] Ok, Councilmember Hancock,
[2:33:09] you
[2:33:10] re recognized. Thank you,
[2:33:12] Vice Mayor. I can think of no
[2:33:13] one on the body more qualified
[2:33:16] to recommend a bicycle advisory
[2:33:18] then COUNCILMAN Parker and I
[2:33:19] support this amendment.
[2:33:20] Thank you, MS. Hancock and
[2:33:21] Council member k Coopin, you
[2:33:21] re
[2:33:22] recognized. Thank you, MADAM
[2:33:23] PRESIDENT. A huge thank you to
[2:33:24] my colleague for bringing this.
[2:33:26] Um, we heard, uh, Dot Dobbin
[2:33:27] s
[2:33:28] name invoked earlier as as well
[2:33:29] as many others who have
[2:33:33] perished on our roadways, and
[2:33:33] it
[2:33:33] s uh it
[2:33:34] s something that
[2:33:35] something weighs heavily on my
[2:33:35] heart. I
[2:33:36] ve talked to too many
[2:33:37] families who have lost loved
[2:33:37] ones, and so it
[2:33:38] s incredibly
[2:33:39] important to me that this
[2:33:40] neighborhood, um, reaches
[2:33:41] vision zero that we don
[2:33:42] t have
[2:33:43] pedestrian deaths on this, on
[2:33:44] this site that we
[2:33:45] re building,
[2:33:46] um, so hugely supportive of
[2:33:47] this very much appreciative of
[2:33:49] multimodal, um, input, um, I
[2:33:50] had, I had set up a meeting at
[2:33:51] one point with um some of the
[2:33:53] members of bpac and vsa with a
[2:33:55] development team, um, to kind
[2:33:56] of communicate the importance
[2:33:57] of this, um, as they develop
[2:33:59] their site and uh appreciate
[2:34:00] that this will be codified as a
[2:34:02] longer term process. So hugely
[2:34:03] supportive and appreciative of
[2:34:06] my colleague for bringing this.
[2:34:08] All right, um, is there any
[2:34:09] further discussion on the
[2:34:10] motion to amend with Amendment
[2:34:11] 15.
[2:34:13] Ok? If so, raise your hand
[2:34:15] See none, all in favor of
[2:34:17] Amendment 15, please say aye.
[2:34:19] Any voting no? Any abstaining.
[2:34:21] All right. Amendment 15 has
[2:34:24] passed, um, MR. Coupin, is it,
[2:34:25] uh, your intent to renew your
[2:34:28] motion, uh, to approve as
[2:34:30] amended, now having added
[2:34:32] Amendment 15, he is shaking his
[2:34:35] head yes. On we go. Um, we
[2:34:35] re
[2:34:40] on discussion now on the motion
[2:34:42] to approve as amended. Uh, next
[2:34:44] in the queue is council member
[2:34:44] Benedict. You
[2:34:45] re recognized.
[2:34:45] I
[2:34:47] m here for my, are we
[2:34:49] uh, you, you MAY offer your
[2:34:49] amendments. That
[2:34:50] s a proper
[2:34:51] motion in the midst of
[2:34:52] discussion, the way that I
[2:34:53] heard you say that just a
[2:34:54] second ago. I was like, wait,
[2:34:54] no, we
[2:34:55] re on that, but ok, I
[2:34:55] d
[2:34:57] like to move Amendment 12. All
[2:34:58] right, um, uh, there is a
[2:35:00] motion to amend with Amendment
[2:35:01] 12 by Councilmember Benedict.
[2:35:03] Is there a second?
[2:35:03] Ok, it
[2:35:04] s properly seconded. Go
[2:35:05] ahead, ma
[2:35:06] am. Thank you, MADAM
[2:35:08] Vice Mayor. So colleagues, this
[2:35:10] adds a recital. Uh, it
[2:35:10] s
[2:35:12] non-binding, but as a recital
[2:35:15] that encourages a developer in
[2:35:17] the future to provide an urban
[2:35:18] fire station. Um, we
[2:35:18] ve talked
[2:35:19] about this many times that we
[2:35:21] have big buildings being built
[2:35:23] all over the city, especially
[2:35:25] in the downtown and now in this
[2:35:27] um East Bend area and so we
[2:35:29] need fire coverage for those
[2:35:31] and other big cities we see
[2:35:32] fire halls on the bottom of
[2:35:33] buildings, so this is
[2:35:34] to encourage that type of
[2:35:36] development in the future, and
[2:35:37] i ask for your support. All
[2:35:37] right, um, there
[2:35:39] s a motion to
[2:35:41] amend with Amendment 12. Um,
[2:35:41] you
[2:35:43] ve heard a description, uh,
[2:35:44] by the sponsor. It was properly
[2:35:45] seconded and we
[2:35:45] re on to
[2:35:49] discussion of that motion to
[2:35:51] amend. If anyone seeks to be
[2:35:52] recognized for purposes of that
[2:35:53] discussion, please raise your
[2:35:54] hand.
[2:35:55] Councilmember Coupin, go ahead,
[2:35:56] sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:35:57] Thank you to my colleague for
[2:35:58] bringing this. Um, I think
[2:35:59] first responders are incredibly
[2:36:00] important on this site and love
[2:36:01] the idea of having a fire
[2:36:02] station over there, so
[2:36:03] appreciate that and very
[2:36:04] supportive. All right. Is there
[2:36:06] any further discussion on the
[2:36:07] motion to amend with Amendment
[2:36:08] 12.
[2:36:09] See none. All in favor, please
[2:36:12] say aye. Any voting no or
[2:36:13] abstaining. All right.
[2:36:15] Amendment 12 has passed. Uh,
[2:36:16] Councilmember Coupin, is it
[2:36:18] your intent to renew your
[2:36:23] motion to approve as amended
[2:36:25] now having added Amendment 12,
[2:36:28] shaking his head yes, um, uh,
[2:36:29] discussion continues, and I
[2:36:29] m
[2:36:32] not seeing our clock, but I
[2:36:33] presume you have, um,
[2:36:34] additional time MS. Benedict,
[2:36:35] you
[2:36:36] re recognized. Thank you,
[2:36:36] MADAM Vice Mayor. I
[2:36:37] d like to
[2:36:38] suspend the rules to present
[2:36:39] the Yoland
[2:36:41] a Palming Cannon Oldham Street
[2:36:42] Safety Amendment, uh, late
[2:36:44] filed number 3. All right, um,
[2:36:47] uh, MS. Benedict, um, has
[2:36:49] requested a suspension of the
[2:36:52] rules to take up late filed
[2:36:57] amendment number 3, which, uh,
[2:37:00] did receive a recommendation in
[2:37:01] planning and zoning, uh,
[2:37:04] committee, uh, 10 and 0. Is
[2:37:05] there any objection to the
[2:37:07] suspension of the rules to take
[2:37:10] up this amendment. Ok, it just
[2:37:12] requires, uh, 3 or 2, and so
[2:37:13] there is more than that, um, so
[2:37:15] the rules are not suspended and
[2:37:16] we cannot take this up at this
[2:37:21] time. Ok, um, alrighty. Um, ok,
[2:37:23] um, next in the queue for
[2:37:25] discussion, uh is council
[2:37:26] member uh Horton, uh, planning
[2:37:27] and zoning chair, you
[2:37:27] re
[2:37:28] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[2:37:30] Mayer. I
[2:37:31] d like to move for
[2:37:32] approval of Amendment 11,
[2:37:33] please. Ok, there
[2:37:35] s a motion to
[2:37:37] amend with Amendment 11
[2:37:38] properly seconded. Go ahead,
[2:37:39] sir. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
[2:37:40] This amendment
[2:37:42] seeks to, um, govern a street
[2:37:43] design and infrastructure for
[2:37:45] the East Bend. Um, it reaffirms
[2:37:46] that the street design should
[2:37:48] adhere to our multimodal
[2:37:49] hierarchy to prioritize walking,
[2:37:51] biking, and public transit over
[2:37:52] single passenger vehicles, as
[2:37:54] well as Vision Zero principles
[2:37:55] that the only acceptable number
[2:37:57] of traffic deaths is 0. It also
[2:37:59] requires a written report to
[2:38:00] the council on amendments to
[2:38:01] the Major and collector Street
[2:38:06] plan for the East Bend uh
[2:38:07] Street Network as well as
[2:38:08] requires great separation
[2:38:09] between the pedestrian
[2:38:10] promenade and
[2:38:13] vehicular roadways. All right,
[2:38:14] um, there is a motion to amend,
[2:38:17] uh, with amendment 11 by
[2:38:19] sponsor, uh, Horton. You have
[2:38:20] is properly seconded and if
[2:38:20] you
[2:38:22] ve heard an explanation of
[2:38:23] that amendment, um, so we are
[2:38:26] on, uh, to discussion on the
[2:38:28] motion to amend if anyone seeks
[2:38:29] to be recognized, uh, for
[2:38:31] purposes of the, uh, that
[2:38:32] discussion. Please raise your
[2:38:32] hand.
[2:38:34] Ok, MR. Coopin, go ahead, sir.
[2:38:39] Friendly amendment. All right,
[2:38:39] um, anyone else seeking to be
[2:38:40] recognized on the motion to
[2:38:42] amend. Seeing none, all in
[2:38:43] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:38:45] voting no or abstaining. All
[2:38:48] right. Amendment 11 has passed.
[2:38:49] Um, MR. Coopin, is it your
[2:38:51] intent to renew your motion to
[2:38:54] approve as amended, um, now,
[2:38:56] having added amendment 11.
[2:38:58] Ok, he is shaking his head yes.
[2:39:01] Uh, on we go. So we are at
[2:39:03] present, colleagues on
[2:39:06] discussion of the motion to
[2:39:08] approve as amended presently
[2:39:14] with amendments 2356, 1112,
[2:39:19] 1520, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, and
[2:39:21] late filed amendments 1 and 2.
[2:39:22] Discussion continues next in
[2:39:24] the queue is MR. Coupin. Go
[2:39:26] ahead, sir. Thank you, MADAM
[2:39:27] PRESIDENT. I would like to move
[2:39:28] to suspend the rules to take up
[2:39:31] late filed for, please. Ok, um,
[2:39:36] uh, there is a, uh, motion, um,
[2:39:39] uh, to suspend the rules to
[2:39:41] take up late filed Amendment 4.
[2:39:42] At this time, they
[2:39:44] re not being
[2:39:47] a committee recommendation for
[2:39:49] planning and zoning. I am going
[2:39:50] to acknowledge, uh, uh
[2:39:52] chair of rules, Confirmations
[2:39:54] in public elections. MR. Cash
[2:39:56] on the late foul nature of late
[2:39:58] filed Amendment 4. We heard
[2:40:00] late filed Amendment 4 and
[2:40:03] voted in favor of 6 to 0 to 0
[2:40:05] of the of the late filed nature.
[2:40:08] Ok, having heard the report of
[2:40:11] Rus chair Cash. Is there any
[2:40:12] objection to the suspension of
[2:40:13] the rules?
[2:40:15] All right, I see no objections,
[2:40:18] and with that, um, the rules
[2:40:22] are suspended, um, and thus you
[2:40:24] MAY now offer, um, Amendment 4.
[2:40:25] Move approval. All right, um,
[2:40:26] there is a motion to approve.
[2:40:27] Is there a second?
[2:40:27] Um, there
[2:40:31] s a motion to, um, uh,
[2:40:33] uh, amend, um, rather, uh, with
[2:40:34] amendment late filed Amendment
[2:40:37] 4 by sponsor Vo. MR. Uh Coupin,
[2:40:38] do you want to share about that
[2:40:40] or MS. Vo, um, I recognize you,
[2:40:42] um, for an explanation on that
[2:40:43] amendment. Go ahead. Thank you
[2:40:46] so much, Vice Mayor. Um, this
[2:40:50] late file is um an an amendment
[2:40:52] from the proposed Amendment 16
[2:40:55] that was passed in committee
[2:40:57] yesterday, 10 in favor, 0
[2:40:58] against, 0, not voting. Um,
[2:40:59] And after discussion with
[2:41:00] planning, we just wanted to
[2:41:02] make sure that the correct
[2:41:03] metro departments. We
[2:41:03] re gonna
[2:41:05] be covering the environmental
[2:41:06] studies, so the changes that
[2:41:07] you see in the late file is
[2:41:10] reflective, uh, from planning
[2:41:12] to metro, um, water services
[2:41:14] and the Metro Health department.
[2:41:15] Um, everything else in the
[2:41:17] amendment remained the same. Ok
[2:41:19] All right, thank you for that
[2:41:21] explanation. Um, there is a
[2:41:24] motion to amend with late filed
[2:41:26] Amendment 4, sponsored by MS.
[2:41:31] Veaux. Uh, it was, uh, uh,
[2:41:33] properly seconded. Um, you
[2:41:33] ve
[2:41:35] heard an explanation. Is there
[2:41:36] any, uh, discussion on the
[2:41:38] motion to amend with late filed
[2:41:39] for, um, uh, go ahead, MR.
[2:41:40] Coopin. Friendly amendment. All
[2:41:41] right. Is there anyone else
[2:41:42] seeking to be recognized on
[2:41:44] late file 4. If so, please do
[2:41:46] raise your hands.
[2:41:48] See none, all in favor, please
[2:41:50] say aye. Any voting no or
[2:41:53] abstaining. All right, so a
[2:41:55] late filed Amendment 4, has
[2:41:58] passed. Uh, MR. Coupin, is it
[2:41:59] your intent to renew your
[2:42:01] motion to approve as amended
[2:42:04] with late file Amendment 4 now
[2:42:05] having been added. He is
[2:42:07] striding, nodding his head yes
[2:42:11] and so um we continue with
[2:42:13] discussion on the motion to
[2:42:15] approve as amended next in the
[2:42:17] queue is you again, MR. Coupin.
[2:42:17] Um, go ahead, sir.
[2:42:18] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT and
[2:42:20] Special Counsel I believe I
[2:42:20] ve
[2:42:21] got it correct, that I can now
[2:42:23] move Amendment 10, as this is
[2:42:24] the last amendment that is
[2:42:26] um, hopefully will be moved. So
[2:42:26] I
[2:42:27] d like to move Amendment 10,
[2:42:29] please.
[2:42:31] All right, and is special
[2:42:34] counsel? Do you wanna?
[2:42:38] Obviously, members can move
[2:42:39] amendments through this process.
[2:42:41] This is the last amendment that
[2:42:42] received a recommendation from
[2:42:44] Planning and zoning Committee.
[2:42:45] Perfect, thank you. All right,
[2:42:45] um, it
[2:42:46] s, it
[2:42:47] s the last one
[2:42:49] left on the very long list. Um,
[2:42:52] ok, so, um, uh, MR. Uh Coupin,
[2:42:54] uh
[2:42:56] you have made the motion to
[2:42:57] amend with Amendment 10 and i
[2:42:59] believe I heard it seconded. Um,
[2:43:00] is there anything you would
[2:43:02] like to explain about Amendment
[2:43:04] 10, sir. Yes, thank you, MADAM
[2:43:05] PRESIDENT, and this, uh, really
[2:43:06] appreciate my colleague
[2:43:08] bringing the idea of, of, um,
[2:43:11] changing or changing the name
[2:43:13] or or or adjusting the name of
[2:43:15] the planning document, um, to
[2:43:16] be clear, this is the planning
[2:43:17] document itself. This is not
[2:43:18] the project the project team
[2:43:19] can do what they want,
[2:43:20] obviously with their project,
[2:43:22] but this is for our um downtown
[2:43:25] code, um, to have it named
[2:43:25] something and we
[2:43:25] ve got
[2:43:26] East Bank and East Point and
[2:43:27] East Bend and there
[2:43:27] s I
[2:43:28] ve
[2:43:29] members of the public, I
[2:43:29] ve
[2:43:31] watched get very confused, um,
[2:43:32] with all of these different
[2:43:33] terms, and I wanna make sure
[2:43:34] that this has its own identity
[2:43:36] and has its own um clear, clear
[2:43:37] distinction, um, and I know I,
[2:43:39] I went down this road and I
[2:43:39] believe my colleague went down
[2:43:41] this road as well, um, thinking
[2:43:42] about what, what could we name
[2:43:46] it, um, and I thought about
[2:43:48] Guasoto Park, which is renamed
[2:43:50] from Cumberland Park, Guota
[2:43:51] being the Shawnee name meaning
[2:43:54] meaning valley of the deer, uh,
[2:43:55] regarding the Cumberland River
[2:43:56] and so, um, given that that was
[2:43:57] done and given that many folks
[2:43:59] have now embraced that name,
[2:44:00] and this is the bend of the
[2:44:02] Cumberland River. Um, I felt it
[2:44:04] fitting to rename the project,
[2:44:06] um, rename the dtc at least uh
[2:44:07] Wasoto Bend, um, so something
[2:44:08] that I think is, is really
[2:44:09] great. It
[2:44:09] s a great way to
[2:44:11] acknowledge the land that it
[2:44:11] s
[2:44:12] sitting on, um, and acknowledge,
[2:44:14] um, again, this very distinct
[2:44:15] effort of so many people have
[2:44:16] taken so, so much time to make
[2:44:19] this happen, and I think it
[2:44:21] deserves its own identity. So I
[2:44:22] ask my colleagues to support.
[2:44:24] All right, um, so we are on to
[2:44:25] discussion of the motion to
[2:44:27] amend with Amendment 10, um,
[2:44:29] offered by, uh, MR. Coupin,
[2:44:30] primary sponsor, you
[2:44:31] ve heard
[2:44:33] an explanation of the amendment.
[2:44:35] Is there any discussion, um, on
[2:44:38] this amendment, um, uh
[2:44:40] Ques changing a little bit.
[2:44:40] Let
[2:44:41] s keep with our pattern
[2:44:42] here. If any discussion on the
[2:44:44] motion to amend, please raise
[2:44:45] your hand.
[2:44:47] Ok, seeing none, um, all in
[2:44:50] favor, uh, please say aye.
[2:44:56] Any voting no, any pardon?
[2:44:59] Ok. Um, uh, any abstaining?
[2:45:04] Ok. The eyes have it, um, uh,
[2:45:07] so Amendment 10 has passed, um,
[2:45:10] at this juncture, MR. Coupin,
[2:45:15] um, do you wish to renew, uh,
[2:45:17] your motion to approve as
[2:45:19] amended at this juncture with
[2:45:28] amendments 2356, 1011, 1215,
[2:45:30] 2022, 23, 24, 25, 27, and late
[2:45:31] filed amendment
[2:45:33] s 12, and 4.
[2:45:35] Um, if you would please state
[2:45:36] that motion.
[2:45:37] Do you want to restate all
[2:45:38] those amendments or just I
[2:45:39] would like to, I would like to
[2:45:40] move the bill with all of the
[2:45:41] amendments that you just read
[2:45:43] off. Great. Is there a second?
[2:45:46] Ok. Um, all right, so we are
[2:45:49] now on to the primary, um,
[2:45:51] discussion, all the amendments
[2:45:53] having been offered, moved, or
[2:45:57] otherwise, um, uh, we are on to
[2:45:59] discussion, uh, to approve on,
[2:46:00] um,
[2:46:02] uh,
[2:46:04] third and final reading as
[2:46:06] amended, um, first in the queue
[2:46:07] for that discussion is
[2:46:08] Councilmember Benedict. Thank
[2:46:10] you, MADAM Vice Mayor. So, um,
[2:46:11] I prepared some words because
[2:46:13] this is so important to me and
[2:46:14] to the people of East Nashville
[2:46:15] and of District 7, and I want
[2:46:17] to start by saying thank you to
[2:46:19] everybody who called and
[2:46:20] emailed and showed up to make
[2:46:21] their voices heard. Uh, at the
[2:46:22] end of the day, I
[2:46:23] m here for
[2:46:24] the neighbors who trust me to
[2:46:25] make the right decisions for
[2:46:27] our day to day lives. Uh, you
[2:46:29] spoke up and this bill is
[2:46:31] better because of it.
[2:46:32] Um, I also wanna thank my
[2:46:33] colleagues in the departmental
[2:46:37] staff, especially council
[2:46:39] members Coupin and Cap. I don
[2:46:39] t
[2:46:39] think we
[2:46:40] d ever have the
[2:46:41] opportunity to redevelop this
[2:46:44] area and on the site and it
[2:46:45] takes a massive amount of work
[2:46:46] to do it. So because of the
[2:46:48] scale of this though, I believe
[2:46:50] this deserved as much work as
[2:46:50] we
[2:46:52] ve all put into it
[2:46:53] Many of the concerns I heard
[2:46:55] boiled down to one issue, and
[2:46:56] that is that what we are being
[2:46:58] promised is not in the bill in
[2:46:59] front of us. We all heard that
[2:47:01] 30% of the private land would
[2:47:02] be open to the public, but the
[2:47:03] bill doesn
[2:47:04] t outline how that
[2:47:05] will happen, who will pay for
[2:47:07] it, and when it will be paid
[2:47:11] for. The development will
[2:47:12] require upgrades to
[2:47:14] infrastructure including
[2:47:16] streets, sewer, and stormwater,
[2:47:16] but those costs aren
[2:47:17] t outlined,
[2:47:19] including if our taxpayers will
[2:47:21] cover them or if developers
[2:47:21] will.
[2:47:23] We often hear that our tax
[2:47:24] dollars go downtown and
[2:47:25] Nashvilleians don
[2:47:26] t get the
[2:47:27] services that they need in
[2:47:28] their neighborhoods, and I
[2:47:28] can
[2:47:29] t tell you tonight if
[2:47:29] you
[2:47:30] ll pay for it or not.
[2:47:31] I
[2:47:32] m also frustrated that we
[2:47:33] have the opportunity to
[2:47:35] celebrate our rich civil rights
[2:47:36] history, um, but we chose other
[2:47:38] priorities and we do that
[2:47:39] frequently. A children
[2:47:39] s museum
[2:47:40] is great, but I
[2:47:41] m left again
[2:47:44] with the question, when will
[2:47:45] somebody consider a civil
[2:47:46] rights museum?
[2:47:48] Even with those concerns though,
[2:47:50] I now support the amended bill.
[2:47:50] It
[2:47:51] s not perfect, but it is
[2:47:53] much better than it originally
[2:47:54] was.
[2:47:56] Most importantly, and I wanna
[2:47:58] make sure that the people with
[2:48:00] a capital p are the ones who
[2:48:02] actually benefit from this
[2:48:03] development. We
[2:48:04] re on our way
[2:48:05] and I believe with the future
[2:48:07] East Bank Design Review
[2:48:08] Committee, and I appreciate the
[2:48:08] sponsor
[2:48:10] s support of that. I
[2:48:12] believe that with the future
[2:48:14] design Review Committee, the
[2:48:15] support of planning staff and
[2:48:19] commitments from developers, I
[2:48:20] think we can get there where
[2:48:22] this is really going to benefit
[2:48:23] the people. So colleagues, I
[2:48:24] hope that you
[2:48:25] ll join me in
[2:48:26] voting yes on the amended bill.
[2:48:27] Thank you. All right, um, next
[2:48:29] in the queue for discussion is
[2:48:30] Councilmember Cap. You
[2:48:30] re
[2:48:31] recognized. Thank you, Vice
[2:48:33] Mayor. Um, this is a big deal
[2:48:34] for the city and the region.
[2:48:35] It
[2:48:36] s also a really big deal for
[2:48:38] the east side of town. Uh, my
[2:48:40] colleagues and I on the east
[2:48:42] side have worked a lot and
[2:48:44] heard a lot from our
[2:48:46] communities about this, and we
[2:48:48] worked hard to move this bill
[2:48:52] in the direction of being a
[2:48:53] neighborhood for Nashvilleans
[2:48:54] and something that we can be
[2:48:55] proud of in terms of its
[2:48:56] infrastructure.
[2:48:57] Transportation network, amount
[2:48:59] of housing, walkability, and I
[2:49:01] am really grateful, uh, for
[2:49:02] that input. This, there
[2:49:02] s lots
[2:49:04] of moments when I feel really
[2:49:06] proud to represent District 6,
[2:49:07] and this is really very close
[2:49:09] to the top of that list. I just
[2:49:10] want to thank the community
[2:49:12] members and folks who had
[2:49:13] questions, concerns, who
[2:49:14] reached out and discussed this
[2:49:16] over the last several weeks. It
[2:49:18] was an extremely heartening
[2:49:20] civic exercise for me and I
[2:49:21] also want to thank my
[2:49:22] colleagues to either side for
[2:49:24] doing the same thing
[2:49:24] i
[2:49:27] d also like to thank the
[2:49:28] sponsor of the bill for being
[2:49:30] receptive to the East Side
[2:49:31] voice in this matter and
[2:49:33] deeming our amendments friendly.
[2:49:33] That
[2:49:35] s really significant, uh,
[2:49:36] with the bill as amended, I am
[2:49:37] also supportive and ask my
[2:49:39] colleagues to do the same.
[2:49:40] Thank you, MR. Capp. Uh, next
[2:49:42] is Councilmember Soira, you
[2:49:42] re
[2:49:43] recognized.
[2:49:44] Thank you Vice Mayor, a lot of
[2:49:46] thank yous tonight, uh, from
[2:49:49] the time that the, the, we
[2:49:50] started getting uh emails. Uh
[2:49:52] it was obvious that people
[2:49:54] wanted a change to the area,
[2:49:55] but they wanted it to happen in
[2:49:56] a way that benefits the people.
[2:50:00] And what I kept reading was we
[2:50:01] wanted to be neighborly, we
[2:50:03] want parking and all of those
[2:50:05] things. And before one of us
[2:50:07] could think the East side
[2:50:09] council members jump on and
[2:50:10] they did a phenomenal job, so I
[2:50:12] wanted to thank them so much uh
[2:50:13] for the work that they
[2:50:13] ve done.
[2:50:15] I too do believe that.
[2:50:17] The bill as amended come close
[2:50:18] to what the people want, and
[2:50:20] this is how we should be when
[2:50:21] we all walk together, when we
[2:50:23] take all this consideration,
[2:50:23] yes, it
[2:50:24] s 28th Amendment, but
[2:50:25] it was worth every single one
[2:50:27] of it, so I wanted to thank all
[2:50:28] of them. The last thing that I
[2:50:29] wanted to mention is that there
[2:50:31] was a concern that was still
[2:50:32] lingering as of yesterday about
[2:50:37] who pays for this, and from the
[2:50:38] conversation from the committee,
[2:50:39] we couldn
[2:50:41] t, we cannot by law
[2:50:43] mandates the developer to pay
[2:50:44] for anything. They
[2:50:44] ve agreed to
[2:50:45] it, but it
[2:50:45] s not in
[2:50:46] the contract that we
[2:50:46] re signing,
[2:50:48] so my little contribution to
[2:50:50] this was I asked them to send
[2:50:52] us something in writing to
[2:50:53] commit to something, even
[2:50:55] though we cannot make them do
[2:50:55] it, and they
[2:50:56] re willing to do
[2:50:58] it. Can they put that somewhere
[2:51:00] that we can see and I want to
[2:51:01] speak it into record so you
[2:51:02] receive an email today from MR.
[2:51:04] Sam Reed that talks about this
[2:51:06] project and the amendments, and
[2:51:06] there
[2:51:07] s a statement in there
[2:51:11] that says that this is not an
[2:51:12] aspiration. It
[2:51:13] s a commitment
[2:51:15] 100% to be paid by the
[2:51:16] developer and so.
[2:51:18] I hope that settle that
[2:51:19] question, uh, uh, that is still
[2:51:21] lingering and with that being
[2:51:23] answered and that commitment
[2:51:25] and all the amendments, I to
[2:51:26] move uh.
[2:51:27] For the support and ask
[2:51:29] everyone uh to vote and thank
[2:51:30] everyone that got us here.
[2:51:31] Thank you. Thank you. Next in
[2:51:33] the queue is council member
[2:51:34] Parker. You recognize her.
[2:51:35] Think of vice mayor, and I
[2:51:35] m
[2:51:36] going to be careful not to
[2:51:38] repeat what my colleagues have
[2:51:39] already said about this. I did
[2:51:42] want to speak just a little bit
[2:51:44] about the process, you know, I
[2:51:45] know this was um a pretty heavy
[2:51:47] lift for this body, um, for the
[2:51:48] committees, um, really
[2:51:50] appreciative of the planning
[2:51:51] and zoning committee, um, Chair
[2:51:53] Horton, uh, really appreciative
[2:51:54] of the patience from the budget
[2:51:55] committee folks at our
[2:51:57] last meeting, um, you know,
[2:51:57] it
[2:51:57] s, it
[2:51:58] s not an easy
[2:51:59] situation when an area has
[2:52:01] historically been in, you know,
[2:52:03] two districts separated by a
[2:52:04] very natural and obvious
[2:52:06] boundary, um, from, from
[2:52:10] downtown and that area is moved
[2:52:12] into the downtown district and
[2:52:13] so there
[2:52:14] s these 3 folks that
[2:52:17] sort of have.
[2:52:17] An interest there
[2:52:18] s obviously
[2:52:19] you defer to the the district
[2:52:20] council member, but there
[2:52:20] s a
[2:52:22] historical tie with the
[2:52:23] communities in East Nashville
[2:52:24] there and then there
[2:52:24] s this
[2:52:26] weird ripple of um open
[2:52:27] meetings requirements in
[2:52:29] Tennessee, um, so we really had
[2:52:31] to lean on that committee
[2:52:32] process, um, to get to where we
[2:52:33] got here and I
[2:52:34] m just I
[2:52:34] m quite
[2:52:36] proud of the body, quite proud
[2:52:37] of the committee process, um,
[2:52:39] for, for the work product here
[2:52:40] and I just wanna.
[2:52:41] Be sure to thank, uh, the lead
[2:52:42] sponsor Council member Coupin
[2:52:44] and um planning and zoning
[2:52:46] chair, um, Ron Horton, so thank
[2:52:51] you. Thank you, sir. Uh, next
[2:52:53] in the queue is, uh, council
[2:52:53] member Stiles, you
[2:52:53] re
[2:52:54] recognized man.
[2:52:56] Thank you very much, Vice Mayor.
[2:52:59] Um, I will be brief. I am
[2:53:02] really excited to be a sponsor
[2:53:06] on this bill. I think
[2:53:10] this bill showed how we can all
[2:53:12] work together to work for
[2:53:15] constituents, also make great
[2:53:18] decisions for the city and
[2:53:20] this process I was sharing with
[2:53:22] someone earlier that this was
[2:53:26] so markedly different from last
[2:53:26] term
[2:53:29] s large planning process
[2:53:30] for another large project that
[2:53:31] I won
[2:53:32] t name and that was a
[2:53:33] veritable nightmare. This is
[2:53:34] going so much smoother and I
[2:53:34] m
[2:53:36] grateful, um.
[2:53:37] I, I feel like perhaps we
[2:53:38] learned some lessons from last
[2:53:42] term, um, but thank you for
[2:53:43] everyone that came up with a
[2:53:45] wonderful amendment, every
[2:53:47] single council member and I
[2:53:47] m
[2:53:48] looking forward to seeing what
[2:53:50] this manifests into over the
[2:53:52] years to come. Thank you. Thank
[2:53:54] you, MS. Stiles. Uh, next is,
[2:53:56] uh, councilmember Evans, you
[2:53:56] reckon that
[2:53:59] s me. Thank you,
[2:54:01] Vice Mayor. I
[2:54:02] m really excited
[2:54:05] that I, um, brought forward 3
[2:54:07] amendments that went nowhere,
[2:54:07] but I think
[2:54:09] advanced at least some
[2:54:10] conversations that I think are
[2:54:12] important, in particular the
[2:54:12] one about who
[2:54:14] s paying for what,
[2:54:15] um, because I think that was a
[2:54:16] topic that was uh kind of
[2:54:18] swirling around the edges and
[2:54:18] hadn
[2:54:20] t been very explicit and
[2:54:21] so I appreciate the the
[2:54:22] conversation around that and i
[2:54:22] think it
[2:54:24] s really important for
[2:54:24] anybody in this room that
[2:54:25] s
[2:54:26] contemplating running for
[2:54:28] another term, um, that you mark
[2:54:31] this time in your memory, um,
[2:54:34] because there will be future
[2:54:35] opportunities where there will
[2:54:37] probably be questions around
[2:54:37] who
[2:54:38] s paying for what, um, and
[2:54:39] you
[2:54:40] ll have an opportunity to
[2:54:42] kind of weigh in on those uh
[2:54:43] discussions in the future,
[2:54:44] because ultimately, you know,
[2:54:45] we did learn some things from
[2:54:47] last term related to the
[2:54:48] project that will not be named,
[2:54:50] um, and one of it is the
[2:54:51] material, um, outcomes that
[2:54:52] probably we didn
[2:54:53] t get deep
[2:54:56] enough about really what um
[2:54:57] these large projects look like
[2:54:59] from an execution perspective
[2:55:00] and how the what the impact
[2:55:01] looks like in all of our
[2:55:03] districts, um, so thanks again
[2:55:04] for allowing
[2:55:08] uh one of the, the suburban
[2:55:10] areas to participate.
[2:55:11] Thank you, MS. Evans. Um, all
[2:55:12] right, last in the queue for
[2:55:14] discussion, back to the primary
[2:55:15] sponsor to bring it home. Go
[2:55:16] ahead, sir. Thank you, MADAM
[2:55:17] PRESIDENT, and I will try to
[2:55:18] not to echo all the wonderful
[2:55:19] things that were said, but a
[2:55:21] deep appreciation to everyone I
[2:55:23] forgot earlier to think, um,
[2:55:25] Brian and Sammy and again Matt
[2:55:27] for working tirelessly nights,
[2:55:28] weekends, we were getting
[2:55:30] emails all sorts of hours, so
[2:55:31] thank you to everyone who put
[2:55:32] in all this extra work to make
[2:55:34] this happen, um, and thank you
[2:55:36] to the development team, um
[2:55:37] putting up a phenomenal amount
[2:55:38] of money to make this project
[2:55:38] go and we
[2:55:41] ve been able to shape
[2:55:42] it as a council and as a body,
[2:55:43] um, but I think it it needs to
[2:55:44] be said that they, they
[2:55:44] re
[2:55:46] putting up a big sacrifice to
[2:55:47] take this from scrap yard to to
[2:55:49] neighborhood, um, and then, and
[2:55:50] then I just wanna end with
[2:55:52] thanking the people um who
[2:55:53] wrote, who called, who emailed,
[2:55:54] um, this project is better
[2:55:55] because of you, it
[2:55:55] s better
[2:55:57] because you contributed,
[2:55:58] because you lifted up your
[2:55:59] voice. Um, this is how we
[2:56:00] should do bills, this is how we
[2:56:02] should legislate, in my opinion.
[2:56:03] I think this shows that we can
[2:56:06] do that. We can land planes, um,
[2:56:08] in, in this way collaboratively
[2:56:09] with with
[2:56:10] full buy in, um, so really
[2:56:11] appreciative just to everyone
[2:56:13] um who, who did it. I think we,
[2:56:16] we are building a neighborhood
[2:56:18] for Nashvillians, and so with
[2:56:20] that I move approval as amended.
[2:56:21] All right, um, uh,
[2:56:24] we are on that motion already.
[2:56:26] Um, uh, we have one more person
[2:56:28] in the queue for discussion. Um,
[2:56:30] uh, council member Ellis,
[2:56:30] you
[2:56:31] re recognized. Uh, thank
[2:56:32] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I just
[2:56:34] wanted to take the time while
[2:56:37] we have the spotlight and so
[2:56:39] many of my colleagues worked,
[2:56:41] uh, hours to get this right
[2:56:44] that we also do the same with
[2:56:45] the affordability challenges
[2:56:50] that are facing African
[2:56:52] Americans that was recently
[2:56:54] reported on from Metro Social
[2:56:55] Services
[2:56:56] Thank you, MS. Ellis. Is there
[2:56:59] any further, uh, discussion on
[2:57:01] the motion to approve as
[2:57:05] amended for ordinance bl
[2:57:09] 2026-1273 sponsor Coupon and
[2:57:12] Stiles on its 3rd and final
[2:57:12] reading.
[2:57:14] Sing none, all in favor, please
[2:57:15] say aye.
[2:57:17] Any voting no? Any abstaining.
[2:57:19] All right, this has passed its
[2:57:21] 3rd and final reading as
[2:57:24] amended.
[2:57:28] All right, hang, hang in there.
[2:57:31] There is one more item, um, 2
[2:57:34] more items, um, the first is,
[2:57:38] uh, somewhat of a companion to
[2:57:39] agenda item 56. It is agenda
[2:57:46] item 57 ordinance bl 2026-1284,
[2:57:47] sponsor Coupin. This is an
[2:57:49] ordinance to amend Title 17,
[2:57:50] the Metro Code of laws,
[2:57:50] ordinance of the metro
[2:57:52] government by changing from ig
[2:57:55] to dtc zoning for various
[2:57:57] properties located east
[2:57:58] of Korean Veterans Boulevard
[2:58:00] and south of Sylvan Street.
[2:58:04] This is 40.96 acres, um,
[2:58:06] council member Coupin, you are
[2:58:06] recognized, sir. Thank you,
[2:58:07] MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[2:58:09] reports, please, right for the
[2:58:09] report of the planning and
[2:58:11] zoning, uh, Committee Chair
[2:58:12] Horton, thank you, Vice Mayor.
[2:58:13] Pnz recommended to approve 10
[2:58:15] in favors, 0 against, 0, not
[2:58:15] voting. Ok, it
[2:58:16] s back to you,
[2:58:17] MR. Coopin, for a motion to get
[2:58:18] the bill before us. We move
[2:58:19] approval. All right, there
[2:58:19] s a
[2:58:21] motion to approve. Is it
[2:58:23] seconded? Ok. Um, uh, is there
[2:58:25] any discussion
[2:58:27] on, uh, this motion to approve?
[2:58:28] Seeing none, all in favor,
[2:58:32] please say aye.
[2:58:34] Any voting no or abstaining.
[2:58:36] All right, this too has passed,
[2:58:38] uh, its 3rd and final reading.
[2:58:40] And then we have one more item,
[2:58:42] colleagues, it is agenda item
[2:58:48] 67. It is Ordinance bl
[2:58:52] 2026-1311 sponsor Kimbro. This
[2:58:54] is an ordinance to mend Title
[2:58:55] 17, the Metro Code of Laws, the
[2:58:56] zoning ordinances of the Metro
[2:58:57] government by amending a
[2:58:59] portion of a planned unit
[2:59:00] development overlay district to
[2:59:03] permit 120 multi-family
[2:59:04] re s id ent ial units on
[2:59:06] property located at 201 Gifford
[2:59:08] Place, located at the corner of
[2:59:09] Gifford Place in White
[2:59:09] s Creek
[2:59:13] Pike. This is 3.11 acres zoned
[2:59:15] cs and within a planned unit
[2:59:17] development overlay district.
[2:59:18] Uh, council member Kimbro,
[2:59:18] you
[2:59:19] re recognized.
[2:59:21] Thank you, Vice Mayor.
[2:59:21] Committee report. Yes, ma
[2:59:22] am.
[2:59:23] Um, for the report of the
[2:59:24] planning and zoning committee,
[2:59:26] uh, Chair Horton, uh, for MS.
[2:59:26] Kimbro
[2:59:27] s 1311, please, sir.
[2:59:29] Thank you, Vice Mayor. Pnz
[2:59:30] recommended approval, 9 in
[2:59:32] favor, 0 against, 0, not voting.
[2:59:34] Ok, all right, it
[2:59:34] s back to you
[2:59:35] from, uh, a motion to get it
[2:59:36] before us.
[2:59:40] Move for approval. All right.
[2:59:41] Is there a second? There is a
[2:59:43] motion to approve properly
[2:59:44] seconded on 3rd and final
[2:59:46] reading, uh, MS. Kimbrough,
[2:59:49] anything you wish to add?
[2:59:50] Thank you for the support, and
[2:59:51] I ask that you support it
[2:59:56] tonight. This is 120
[2:59:59] residential units, um, located
[3:00:00] in the Joelton area. This was
[3:00:02] previously, well, it
[3:00:02] s
[3:00:04] currently a day
[3:00:05] s Inn hotel and
[3:00:08] um the owners are gonna put $3
[3:00:10] million into it to make these
[3:00:14] 120 units for people to have
[3:00:17] options, um, living options.
[3:00:19] Alrighty. Um, there is a motion,
[3:00:20] uh, to
[3:00:22] approve properly seconded, um,
[3:00:24] of this ordinance on its third
[3:00:25] and final reading. Um, you
[3:00:25] ve
[3:00:27] heard an explanation, uh, by
[3:00:28] the sponsor, and we are on to
[3:00:30] discussion first in the queue
[3:00:31] is council member Stiles.
[3:00:31] You
[3:00:32] re recognized.
[3:00:35] Thank you very much, Vice Mayor.
[3:00:39] We have received a lot of
[3:00:41] emails from constituents that
[3:00:42] live close to this property.
[3:00:44] They are not in support of this
[3:00:48] project and as usual, I find it
[3:00:49] very difficult to support
[3:00:51] projects when people email,
[3:00:53] show up to planning, show up to
[3:00:55] the chamber, have concerns, I
[3:00:56] think.
[3:00:58] The people that elected us and
[3:00:59] put us in office if they
[3:01:01] complain, we need to take their
[3:01:02] concerns into consideration,
[3:01:03] and so I
[3:01:03] m, I
[3:01:05] m going to be an
[3:01:07] abstention on this vote, but I
[3:01:08] would encourage my colleagues
[3:01:10] to please consider doing the
[3:01:12] same. Everyone who buys
[3:01:14] property, moves into a
[3:01:14] neighborhood, it
[3:01:16] s ok, wherever
[3:01:17] they chose to live and the
[3:01:19] reasons why they chose it, I
[3:01:19] don
[3:01:23] t think it is on us to say
[3:01:25] we know better than you do.
[3:01:26] Thank you. All right, um,
[3:01:27] discussion continues. Council
[3:01:28] member Benedict, you
[3:01:28] re
[3:01:29] recognized.
[3:01:31] Previous question
[3:01:35] All right, um, uh, MS. Benedict
[3:01:37] has recalled, uh, the previous
[3:01:39] question. It requires a second.
[3:01:41] Ok? Uh, it, uh, is
[3:01:42] non-debatable, as y
[3:01:43] all know,
[3:01:45] it requires 2/3 of those voting,
[3:01:47] um, uh, if you want to end
[3:01:48] discussion and move to the vote,
[3:01:50] you would vote yes. If you want
[3:01:52] to continue discussion, you
[3:01:56] will vote no. Um, all in favor
[3:01:57] of the previous question,
[3:01:58] please say aye.
[3:01:59] Uh, any voting no?
[3:02:00] Ok. The ayes have it. The
[3:02:02] question has been called, and
[3:02:06] we move on, uh, to the vote. Um,
[3:02:09] I think anticipating, um, MR.
[3:02:11] Uh uh Benton having pulled it
[3:02:12] off and you saying you
[3:02:13] re going
[3:02:15] to, um, is, is there anyone, MR.
[3:02:17] Benton?
[3:02:18] Is anyone requesting a roll
[3:02:19] call?
[3:02:21] Ok, we have 2 requests for roll
[3:02:23] call. Um, so, uh, MR. Clark, if
[3:02:25] you would please, uh, load the
[3:02:28] vote, uh, for 1311 please sir,
[3:02:31] which is on its 3rd and final
[3:02:32] reading.
[3:02:33] Understanding we MAY have a few
[3:02:51] abstentions in those.
[3:03:06] With all votes in, MR. Clerk,
[3:03:09] please show the vote.
[3:03:11] This ordinance has passed its
[3:03:13] 3rd and final reading with 29
[3:03:16] votes in favor, 4 voting no,
[3:03:19] and 3 abstentions. All right,
[3:03:21] that is our last item on the
[3:03:23] agenda. Um, our next council
[3:03:25] meeting will be on Thursday,
[3:03:27] MAY 7th with Monday committees
[3:03:29] shifting to Wednesday. Uh, this
[3:03:32] is due to the primary election
[3:03:33] on MAY 5th. Early voting is
[3:03:35] underway for that election.
[3:03:39] Please vote early Nashville. Is
[3:03:40] there a motion to adjourn?
[3:03:40] We
[3:03:48] re adjourned
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