[3:24] Open up our meeting by

[3:26] acknowledging that this meeting

[3:28] is being held on the unceded

[3:30] stolen land of the Cherokee,

[3:32] Shawnee, and Yuchi people. And

[3:34] to remind you all that no one

[3:37] is illegal on stolen land that

[3:39] was built by stolen labor. And

[3:40] with that, we have our first

[3:42] presentation of the evening, a

[3:44] proclamation from Council

[3:46] Member Emily Benedict that

[3:47] shall leave everyone feeling

[3:50] warm and furry. A proclamation

[3:52] recognizing Doug the Pug on the

[3:55] occasion of his 12th birthday.

[3:56] Council member, you are

[3:58] recognized.

[4:00] Thank you. Thank you. Pro tem.

[4:02] Um, so this here

[4:02] s a

[4:04] proclamation recognizing Doug

[4:07] the Pug as you said. So whereas

[4:08] Nashville is home to many

[4:10] remarkable individuals whose

[4:13] creativity, generosity, and

[4:15] spirit leave a lasting

[4:16] impression upon communities

[4:19] both near and far. And whereas,

[4:21] among those cherished local

[4:24] figures is Doug the Pug, born

[4:27] MAY 20th, 2014, a canine

[4:29] companion whose joyful presence

[4:31] and unmistakable personality

[4:33] have delighted millions across

[4:37] the globe and whereas, through

[4:37] a.

[4:38] Social media.

[4:39] Presence spanning millions of

[4:40] followers.

[4:41] Doug has become widely

[4:43] recognized for his playful

[4:45] costumes, uplifting content and

[4:46] appearances alongside

[4:48] celebrated entertainers, public

[4:51] figures and cultural icons, all

[4:52] while proudly representing

[4:54] Nashville on an international

[4:59] stage and.

[5:01] Whereas beyond his fame as a

[5:04] beloved internet personality,

[5:05] Doug has helped demonstrate the

[5:07] meaningful bond between humans

[5:08] and animals, using this

[5:10] platform to encourage kindness,

[5:12] laughter, compassion, and

[5:13] connection during times when

[5:15] such comforts are often needed

[5:18] most and.

[5:20] Whereas the work of the Doug

[5:22] the Pug Foundation, if I five

[5:23] and one c3 non-profit

[5:25] organization established in

[5:26] 2020, Doug and his family have

[5:28] supported people facing serious

[5:30] illnesses by helping facilitate

[5:31] therapy, dog visits and moments

[5:33] of comfort, hope and

[5:39] companionship, and. Whereas it

[5:40] is fitting.

[5:42] That we recognize Doug the Pug

[5:43] not only for his cultural

[5:45] impact and accomplishments, but

[5:47] also for the happiness and

[5:48] encouragement he has brought to

[5:50] countless people around the

[5:52] world, proving that even the

[5:54] smallest paws can leave an

[5:57] enduring mark.

[6:00] And now, therefore, I, Emily

[6:01] Benedict, district seven

[6:02] Council member of the

[6:03] Metropolitan Council of

[6:05] Nashville and Davidson County,

[6:06] along with the undersigned

[6:08] Members of Council, do hereby

[6:11] recognize Doug the Pug on the

[6:13] occasion of his birthday and

[6:15] extend sincere appreciation to

[6:17] Doug and his family for the

[6:20] joy, compassion and canine

[6:22] charm they continue to share

[6:23] with the people of Nashville

[6:34] and the world.

[6:42] So I want to get.

[6:43] Happy birthday.

[6:52] Wait, wait. One second.

[6:54] And council member, after the

[6:56] photo, we will give Doug the

[6:57] opportunity to give a few

[6:59] remarks.

[7:03] And sniff the mic. Doug got a

[7:05] little snorts.

[7:12] Ready?

[7:14] In all seriousness. My name is

[7:16] Leslie Mosher. I have had the

[7:18] honor of a lifetime of doing

[7:21] Doug the Pug as a full time job

[7:24] for the last 11 years, and I

[7:26] fully believe that we would not

[7:28] have 18 million followers and

[7:31] have had the immensely amazing

[7:31] experience if it weren

[7:32] t for

[7:34] this incredible city supporting

[7:36] us every step of the way. So we

[7:38] are incredibly grateful. Doug

[7:40] spread so much joy, and this is

[7:42] an incredible way to kick off

[7:44] his birthday celebration.

[7:51] Woohoo! Thank you so much!

[7:53] Thank you so much and happy

[7:55] birthday to MR. Pug.

[7:57] We also appreciate that Doug

[7:59] showed up in a tuxedo for this

[8:02] occasion.

[8:03] Custom designed in London,

[8:11] England.

[8:18] Thank you so very much.

[8:19] This.

[8:22] Thank you so much. And we also

[8:24] have, in addition to, uh, Doug

[8:27] and co, Doug and friends, we do

[8:28] have additional special guests

[8:30] with us today. I want to take a

[8:33] moment to recognize and welcome

[8:34] the members of Starbucks

[8:36] Workers United, who are here

[8:39] with us to visit. And we have a

[8:45] welcome message.

[8:56] For. Do you want me to say yes?

[8:59] You are. You all are recognized.

[9:06] Hi. Sorry.

[9:06] I

[9:07] m going to fix this speaker

[9:10] real fast. Um, hi. My name is

[9:11] Lindy. I

[9:12] m a lifelong Nashville

[9:14] man. Also been a fan of Doug

[9:16] the Pug for a considerable

[9:18] amount of years. Um, and a

[9:20] Starbucks worker of more than

[9:22] six years. Over those six

[9:24] years, I worked my way up from

[9:25] barista before eventually

[9:27] leaving store management. I

[9:28] m

[9:28] back to being a shift

[9:30] supervisor now. I

[9:30] ve seen this

[9:32] company from nearly every

[9:33] angle, and what became

[9:35] impossible to ignore is just

[9:37] how much Starbucks relies on

[9:38] the labor of green apron

[9:40] workers, while giving us less

[9:42] and less in return. The

[9:43] baristas are the face of this

[9:45] billion dollar company. We are

[9:46] the ones making the drinks,

[9:48] calming angry customers,

[9:50] running floors, understaffed,

[9:51] and keeping stores afloat every

[9:53] single day. And yet, workers

[9:54] are still struggling to get

[9:56] enough hours, struggling to pay

[9:58] rent and struggling to access

[10:00] basic stability. Starbucks MAY

[10:01] be leaving Seattle for

[10:02] Nashville, but wherever they

[10:03] go, workers will be organizing

[10:04] and fighting for something

[10:07] better. Recently, Starbucks

[10:08] announced plans to build a

[10:10] corporate headquarters here in

[10:12] Nashville. Around that same

[10:14] time, ceo Brian Nichols stopped

[10:16] by a nearby store ten minutes

[10:18] away from mine for a polished

[10:20] little photo op, but noticeably

[10:21] absent from that visit were the

[10:23] union stores and organizing

[10:24] workers across the city. I

[10:26] think that says everything

[10:27] because Starbucks doesn

[10:27] t want

[10:29] to actually meet their workers.

[10:30] Behind the smiling

[10:31] advertisements and carefully

[10:33] curated branding, they want

[10:33] Nashville

[10:35] s culture. They want

[10:36] our labor. They want our

[10:38] growth, our tourism, and our

[10:40] tax breaks. They don

[10:40] t just

[10:43] want workers to have power. And

[10:44] while executives pose for

[10:46] cameras, baristas are being

[10:48] pushed harder than ever before.

[10:49] Workers are dealing with

[10:50] impossible drive through times,

[10:52] severe understaffing,

[10:54] increasingly complicated drink

[10:55] builds and now disciplinary

[10:58] threats over not writing one

[11:00] word on a cup as if forced

[11:02] positivity written in Sharpie

[11:03] is somehow going to fix

[11:05] burnout. Poverty, wages or

[11:07] exhaustion. And despite that,

[11:09] workers are still organizing

[11:10] anyway. Across the country,

[11:10] we

[11:12] ve grown our union by

[11:15] thousands and won nearly 700

[11:17] elections because baristas are

[11:18] demanding what Starbucks still

[11:20] refuses to give us a fair

[11:22] contract, real protections on

[11:24] the job and dignity at work.

[11:26] The Long Hollow Pike store in

[11:27] Goodlettsville recently won

[11:34] their union election. Last week,

[11:36] workers in Johnson City

[11:37] organized two, and those

[11:39] victories matter because they

[11:40] prove something corporations

[11:42] hate hearing. Starbucks only

[11:46] works because we do. Nashville

[11:48] was not built by CEOs. It was

[11:49] not built by billionaires

[11:51] flying in for press tours and

[11:53] ribbon cuttings. This city was

[11:55] built by workers, by the people

[11:57] pouring the coffee, driving the

[11:59] trucks, cooking the food,

[12:00] cleaning the buildings,

[12:02] stocking the shelves and

[12:03] surviving in a city that

[12:04] becomes more expensive every

[12:06] day. While corporations make

[12:08] record profits off of our

[12:10] labor. So if Starbucks wants to

[12:11] make Nashville its home, then

[12:12] workers are going to make sure

[12:13] the city here

[12:14] s our voice, too.

[12:15] And no matter how many

[12:17] corporations move here, chasing

[12:19] profit workers in this city are

[12:20] going to continue organizing,

[12:22] continue fighting, and continue

[12:24] demanding dignity because the

[12:25] city belongs to the people who

[12:27] keep it running. Today, we

[12:27] re

[12:28] asking Metro Council and the

[12:30] people of Nashville to stand

[12:31] with Starbucks workers and call

[12:33] on Starbucks for a fair union

[12:36] contract, no contract, no

[12:38] coffee.

[12:40] Thank you. Being present.

[12:43] Thank you all so much. Thank

[12:44] you all so much for being here

[12:46] today. Colleagues, if anyone

[12:48] has any announcements, um,

[12:49] please go ahead and get in the

[12:51] queue. First I see

[12:55] Councilmember Styles.

[12:57] Councilmember styles, you are

[13:03] recognized.

[13:04] Thank you very much. First, I

[13:06] wanted to thank everyone that

[13:08] participated this past weekend

[13:11] in our first All Antioch

[13:12] cleanup. It was really great.

[13:12] We had a really good time and

[13:13] we

[13:14] re going to do it again.

[13:18] Saturday, OCTOBER 3rd. So there

[13:19] will be information about that.

[13:20] Because even if you don

[13:20] t live

[13:21] in Antioch, maybe you want to

[13:23] help us. Come on out and clean

[13:28] it up. And then I also wanted

[13:31] to make a reference because I

[13:31] think i

[13:31] m I

[13:32] m probably going to

[13:35] be leaving shortly. And I won

[13:35] t

[13:37] be here to talk about it. I did

[13:40] have a resolution regarding the

[13:43] Energy board and lack of

[13:44] confidence in how they have

[13:47] handled the storm. Fern. It

[13:48] s

[13:50] been deferred a meeting. It

[13:50] s

[13:51] unfortunate. I don

[13:52] t think the

[13:53] report is going to tell us

[13:53] anything we don

[13:54] t already know.

[13:54] We weren

[13:56] t prepared. People

[13:57] failed and our constituents

[13:58] would like to hear about

[13:59] accountability. They don

[13:59] t want

[14:03] to read a white paper. We will,

[14:03] but they won

[14:04] t. And we have

[14:06] made them wait long enough. And

[14:08] delaying legislation where we

[14:09] can hold people accountable, I

[14:11] think is negligent on our part.

[14:12] So I want to be sure that I got

[14:13] that out before I leave. Thank

[14:16] you.

[14:18] Next, we have Council member

[14:19] Hill, Council. You

[14:19] re

[14:25] recognized. My apologies.

[14:27] Council member Cooper is next

[14:28] and then we will have Council

[14:29] Member Hill.

[14:30] Thank you. Have to give me some

[14:31] of those tickets to make up for

[14:31] that. I don

[14:33] t know, thank you.

[14:36] Thank you MADAM Pro-Tem. Um, a

[14:37] couple of quick, couple quick

[14:40] things. Um, the board meeting,

[14:41] first board meeting for our

[14:42] Midtown business improvement

[14:44] district is Wednesday, JUNE the

[14:46] 3rd at the Erickson, 4 to 5:30

[14:47] P.M.. Really excited about

[14:48] that. We

[14:48] ve sat most of the

[14:49] board members and are working

[14:50] on budgets and all that great

[14:53] stuff. Um, also obviously very

[14:54] exciting news today I

[14:54] m hearing

[14:56] about a Super Bowl coming to

[14:58] Nashville in 2030. Um, I

[14:58] ve

[14:59] talked about this a lot today

[15:01] and so on. Posting and things

[15:01] like that. We

[15:02] ll continue to

[15:02] talk about it. It

[15:03] s really

[15:04] important to me that this event

[15:06] is not just another event that

[15:07] feels downtown, but is

[15:08] something that the entire city

[15:09] can benefit from. Small

[15:11] businesses, local residents,

[15:13] workers, etc.. So, you know,

[15:13] it

[15:15] s in early stages, but if

[15:16] people have any suggestions or

[15:17] ideas, please reach out to me.

[15:18] I want to make sure that this

[15:20] is something that all corners

[15:21] of Nashville really benefit

[15:22] from, and really get to be a

[15:25] part of. Um, and then just for

[15:27] tomorrow, there is an event

[15:29] that the cdc is putting on a

[15:31] community celebration tomorrow.

[15:31] It

[15:32] s at 630. The streets open,

[15:33] there

[15:34] s music at 730 and a live

[15:37] broadcast at 8:00. Um, so thank

[15:38] you to the cdc. Everyone who

[15:39] worked hard on this effort. And

[15:41] again, this is a real

[15:42] opportunity, I think, to show

[15:44] to show our city that we can do

[15:45] things differently and really

[15:46] make it impactful to all.

[15:48] Thanks.

[15:50] Thank you. Council Member

[15:51] Koopman. Next we have

[15:52] Councilmember Hill. You

[15:52] re

[15:53] recognized.

[15:54] Thank you. Mayor Pro Tem, uh,

[15:56] with this weekend being

[15:57] Memorial Day weekend, I

[15:57] m going

[16:00] to continue what I think is my

[16:02] 20 year, um, and I go to the

[16:04] veterans Cemetery at McCoy

[16:05] Lane. Uh, there

[16:05] s an old

[16:07] military tradition that you

[16:10] place a coin on the headstone

[16:12] to show that someone came by.

[16:12] Uh, I

[16:13] ll be there this weekend

[16:15] or Monday at 9 A.M. At the

[16:16] Middle Tennessee Veterans. If

[16:18] anybody wants to come with me,

[16:18] you

[16:19] re welcome to be here. I

[16:19] ll

[16:21] have a handful of rolls of

[16:23] coins to place on, on

[16:26] headstones. And, uh, remember,

[16:28] this is a weekend that we honor

[16:30] those who gave all.

[16:33] Thank you. Council. Next, we

[16:35] have Councilmember prep, t

[16:36] Council member prep to your

[16:37] recognized.

[16:39] I believe council member Suara

[16:42] was ahead of me. Um, so.

[16:42] I

[16:44] m sorry. Everybody will get a

[16:45] chance. So you already own you

[16:46] go ahead and I got you next.

[16:46] Council member.

[16:48] Okay. Thank you, MADAM Vice

[16:53] Mayor or MADAM Pro Tem. Um, um,

[16:56] first and foremost, this, uh, I

[16:58] want to speak on a rather

[17:01] solemn moment for our nation.

[17:02] Um, over the past 24 hours,

[17:03] we

[17:04] ve seen more details come

[17:05] out about the shootings that

[17:08] took place in San Diego. Um,

[17:10] and I just want to say to every

[17:11] single person who

[17:12] s affected by

[17:14] this tragedy, in particular to

[17:16] our Muslim American community

[17:18] members, that my heart breaks

[17:21] for you all, um, to be targeted

[17:24] for who you are is

[17:26] unconscionable. At a bare

[17:28] minimum. Um, and so I just

[17:30] wanted to say to every member

[17:30] of the community who

[17:31] s been

[17:31] who

[17:32] s been affected by this

[17:33] tragedy that we see you, we

[17:35] stand with you and that we will

[17:36] continue doing everything that

[17:37] we can in this city to make

[17:39] sure, regardless of where you

[17:40] come from, how you pray, who

[17:41] you love, that you are

[17:43] welcomed, that you are loved,

[17:45] and that you are protected. Um,

[17:51] thank you. I, I also want to

[17:54] say on a happier note, um, that

[17:57] tomorrow, MAY 20th, is my

[18:00] nephew Atticus 12th birthday.

[18:01] Um, so I wanted to say on

[18:03] behalf of the Metropolitan, uh,

[18:04] County Council of Nashville and

[18:05] Davidson County, happy

[18:08] birthday, Atticus. Thank you.

[18:11] Happy birthday. Atticus. We MAY

[18:12] have a little song before it

[18:12] s

[18:14] all over with. Councilmember

[18:14] Sawyer, you

[18:17] re recognized.

[18:18] Thank you, MADAM Pro-Tem. And

[18:20] thank you, Councilmember, for

[18:21] your comment. That was one of

[18:23] the things I was going to speak

[18:25] to you. I actually even plan to

[18:27] play a little message that I

[18:29] got, uh, Ellen, the week last

[18:31] week. Uh, a very nice message

[18:34] left for me by someone. Um, and

[18:35] I spent all of today even

[18:37] talking to folks online that

[18:38] were justifying that the people

[18:41] that died actually deserved it.

[18:42] Um, one of the guys that I

[18:44] spoke to talk to me about how

[18:46] he hated me so much. And the

[18:48] question is why? You don

[18:48] t even

[18:51] know me. Uh, and so for that, I

[18:53] did I do appreciate what,

[18:54] Councilmember Burchett said.

[18:56] And I will continue to say that

[18:59] for all of us. Um, it is very

[19:00] important that it should not

[19:01] matter who the perpetrator is.

[19:02] It should not matter who the

[19:04] victims are. Every time we see

[19:06] any of these things, we should

[19:08] always, always confirm them.

[19:09] Nobody deserves to be gunned

[19:10] down or killed like that. And

[19:12] it should not matter who the

[19:13] victims are. And so I will

[19:15] continue to do that. And I hope

[19:17] that we all do that as well.

[19:19] And my prayers, uh, goes to the

[19:20] people of San Diego, that

[19:22] community over there. And I

[19:22] m

[19:23] going to continue to pray for

[19:26] them. Uh, the shooter to the

[19:27] family are dealing with things.

[19:27] So I

[19:28] m going to continue to

[19:29] pray that the good Lord comfort

[19:31] and hold all of them and give

[19:34] them peace and tranquility, uh,

[19:36] like no one else can. And so,

[19:38] um, but on a happier note, um,

[19:40] I want to announce two things.

[19:42] One, this Saturday. Uh, Council

[19:45] member Tasha Ellis is hosting,

[19:47] uh, a program about legacy and

[19:49] aging. Well, uh, what that

[19:51] means is how people can prepare

[19:54] for retirement, but also have a

[19:56] financial legacy and build

[19:58] generational wealth for their

[19:59] family. This program will be

[20:01] done in partnership with the

[20:01] mayor

[20:02] s office, the National

[20:04] Center for empowerment. Uh, the

[20:05] United Way and a host of other

[20:06] people. And I will be

[20:09] participating on a panel with,

[20:10] uh, so if you

[20:11] re in southeast,

[20:12] uh, please do come out and

[20:14] join. If you have people that

[20:15] are elderly, please encourage

[20:17] them to come. There will be

[20:18] people on staff that will give

[20:20] them free advice. There will be

[20:21] a lot of resources that will be

[20:22] shared. Again, I

[20:23] m just going

[20:24] to support its, uh, council

[20:27] member. Tasha l is a program.

[20:27] Uh, the other thing that I

[20:29] wanted to share also is that I

[20:31] started my budget conversation

[20:32] this last Sunday, uh, with the

[20:33] mayor

[20:34] s budget. And then this

[20:36] next Sunday will be every

[20:38] Sunday now from 3 to 4 P.M..

[20:40] And thanks to the vice mayor

[20:41] and I are going to I

[20:42] m going to

[20:44] let her announce that that

[20:46] later. But, uh, she did do

[20:47] something very great that

[20:50] allowed us to be able to meet

[20:52] online as council member, to be

[20:53] able to be part of a

[20:54] conversation, something we

[20:54] ve

[20:56] not been able to do. And so,

[20:58] based on our efforts, uh, we

[21:00] can do that to some extent now.

[21:01] But I let her announce that.

[21:01] But I

[21:02] m letting all of you know

[21:04] that you can join online, uh,

[21:06] if you so choose. And this

[21:06] Sunday, we

[21:07] ll be talking to the

[21:10] chair of the Edmond ps budget.

[21:12] Uh, doctor Bettina McKinney. So

[21:13] i hope you all will join us for

[21:15] that. Thank you. And thank you,

[21:15] MADAM Pro Tem.

[21:16] Thank you so very much,

[21:18] Councilmember, for next we have

[21:19] Council Member vote. You are

[21:20] recognized.

[21:21] Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um,

[21:22] we have a lot going on in

[21:25] district 17. As always. Um,

[21:28] this Thursday, MAY 21st, the

[21:30] Snap community, uh, will be

[21:31] having a meeting and they

[21:31] ll be

[21:33] discussing various updates in

[21:35] the community. Um, from Mndot

[21:38] updates, um, and some projects.

[21:39] So if you would like to join

[21:39] that, that

[21:41] s from 6 to 7:30

[21:41] P.M. And that

[21:43] s virtual. Um,

[21:46] and then next week, um, next

[21:48] Wednesday from 630 to 730, I

[21:48] m

[21:51] having a community meeting at

[21:52] third and Mildred just

[21:54] discussing noise and business

[21:56] and changes happening there. So

[21:57] that will be happening at Third

[21:58] and Mildred. People, everyone

[22:02] is welcome. Um, and then on MAY

[22:03] 30th, the Chestnut Hill

[22:04] Neighborhood Association is

[22:06] having their annual barbecue at

[22:08] Dudley Park from 12 to 3. It is

[22:10] free and everyone is welcome.

[22:15] And, um, on. Oh, also tomorrow.

[22:16] I forgot this. Tomorrow, Browns

[22:17] Creek there they

[22:18] ll be doing a

[22:20] walk and talk at Fair Park with

[22:21] Cumberland River compact from

[22:23] 530 to 7. So if you want to

[22:24] learn more about Browns Creek,

[22:26] please join that. Um, and I

[22:27] want to make sure that you all

[22:28] know that my town hall, save

[22:31] the date is Saturday, JUNE 13th

[22:33] at United Record Pressing. That

[22:36] will be from 3 to 4 P.M.. Um,

[22:39] and then, um, a great project

[22:39] that

[22:39] s happening in the

[22:42] community. Um, in partnership

[22:43] together, the National City

[22:45] Cemetery and the William and

[22:47] Edmondson homesite. They are

[22:48] going to be doing a rock

[22:50] painting together as part of

[22:52] the enslaved memorial project

[22:55] on JUNE 6th, from 10 to 11:30

[22:56] A.M.. If anyone would like to

[22:58] participate. And I want to make

[23:00] sure that anyone in the

[23:03] community is aware that JUNE

[23:06] 8th is, um, Japan, their

[23:07] national team will have their

[23:09] open training day and so the

[23:10] community can come and get free

[23:11] tickets. And that will be

[23:12] happening at Judy

[23:13] s Park at

[23:17] 6:00. So, um, I also want to

[23:18] just take this moment to

[23:19] congratulate Nashville Soccer

[23:20] Club. They

[23:21] ve had two huge

[23:24] milestones. Um, just this past

[23:26] few days. On MAY 13th, they had

[23:29] their 100th win milestone. Um,

[23:32] so yes, huge win. Um,

[23:33] congratulations. And also want

[23:35] to congratulate Honey Mukhtar,

[23:38] who hit his over hundredth goal

[23:39] on MAY 17th. So

[23:41] congratulations, honey, and all

[23:42] the great things happening in

[23:43] district 17.

[23:44] Thank thank you, Council

[23:45] member. We only have a few more

[23:46] minutes, colleagues. So if we

[23:47] could just keep that in mind

[23:48] with the number of

[23:49] announcements we have to make.

[23:50] Councilmember Ewing, you

[23:50] re

[23:52] recognized.

[23:52] , even.

[23:53] Understanding what you just

[23:53] said.

[23:54] I

[23:54] ll be very.

[23:56] Quick. Um, on.

[23:57] On JUNE 6th, I wanted.

[23:58] To give.

[24:00] As much of an advance notice as

[24:01] possible that there will be.

[24:04] A community drop.

[24:06] Off on the 7th of JUNE, 8 to 12

[24:08] at Bellevue Middle School, $5

[24:10] per vehicle. Um, we

[24:10] re

[24:13] accepting items for shredding

[24:15] furniture, electronics, etc. So

[24:17] look that up on.

[24:18] , um.

[24:22] On the Bellevue community

[24:24] websites. The various websites.

[24:26] Also, I just wanted to wish um,

[24:29] Council Member Hill, who is out

[24:31] of the room, a happy, happy,

[24:33] happy birthday. So happy

[24:35] birthday to Councilmember Hill.

[24:36] Thank you so very much.

[24:37] Councilmember. Councilmember

[24:38] gamble, you

[24:40] re recognized.

[24:41] Thank you. MADAM Pro Tem, I

[24:42] would like to announce that

[24:44] there will be a district three

[24:45] quarterly meeting this

[24:48] Thursday, MAY 21st, 6 P.M. At

[24:52] the Madison Precinct and on my

[24:53] drive, 400 mile drive. We

[24:54] ll

[24:55] have a public safety update

[24:57] from Deputy Chief Greg Blair.

[24:59] And also discuss proposed

[25:01] projects on West Old Hickory

[25:03] Boulevard and Mulberry Downs.

[25:04] So we can invite everyone in

[25:06] district three and anyone who

[25:07] wants to come and hear about

[25:08] things going on in district

[25:10] three to attend our district

[25:12] three quarterly meeting on this

[25:14] Thursday, MAY 21st at 6 P.M.,

[25:16] Madison Police Precinct. Thank

[25:16] you.

[25:17] Thank you, Councilmember

[25:19] gamble. Councilmember Harrell,

[25:23] you are recognized.

[25:25] Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem. Um,

[25:27] so district eight, we have two

[25:28] developer meetings coming up,

[25:30] uh, dealing with, uh, potential

[25:32] developments that are coming to

[25:35] our district. Uh, MAY 21st at 6

[25:37] P.M., virtual. Uh, we will be

[25:39] discussing five, 995 Mount View

[25:43] Road. And on MAY 28th at 6

[25:45] P.M., virtual. Uh, we will be

[25:47] discussing four, four one

[25:49] Maxwell Road, 6 P.M.. Thank

[25:50] you.

[25:51] Thank you, Councilmember

[25:52] Harrell. Councilmember

[25:54] Sepulveda, you are recognized.

[25:56] Thank you. MADAM Pro Tem. Real

[25:59] quickly, um, Nashville c is

[26:01] number one in mls, which

[26:03] Councilmember Vo forgot to say.

[26:06] Um, this Saturday? Well, yes.

[26:09] This Saturday, MAY 23rd. Um,

[26:11] the Union Veterans Council of

[26:14] Middle Tennessee, uh, with the

[26:16] afl-cio, will be placing flags

[26:19] at headstones at the Nashville

[26:21] National Cemetery. And you

[26:24] could rsvp it will be from 8 to

[26:26] 12 P.M.. It is also labor lunch

[26:29] this Thursday at 1130 at

[26:32] Homegrown Taproom.

[26:33] Thank you. Councilmember

[26:35] Sepulveda. Last call for any

[26:38] final pressing announcements.

[26:39] All right. Seeing none, the

[26:57] announcement period is closed.

[30:33] 2026. This is the ninth meeting

[30:36] of 2026 and the 61st meeting of

[30:37] the current term of the

[30:38] Metropolitan Council of

[30:41] Nashville and Davidson County.

[30:42] Will all members of the

[30:43] council, as well as the public,

[30:45] please rise for the invocation

[30:46] and remain standing for the

[30:48] Pledge of Allegiance? The

[30:50] invocation is being offered

[30:51] this evening by MR. Stephen

[30:53] Watts. He is the guest of

[30:55] district 16 Council Member

[30:59] Jenny Welsh. Welcome, MR. Watts

[31:00] and friends. You are

[31:03] recognized. Thank you and

[31:04] friends.

[31:06] Many of us here tonight hold

[31:07] multiple different positions

[31:08] and roles within Nashville. But

[31:08] we

[31:09] re here tonight just as

[31:11] community members who fight for

[31:13] a better city with our own time

[31:15] and resources, because we

[31:16] deeply care and love the

[31:18] version of Nashville that we

[31:19] get to witness on the grounds

[31:21] every single day. We stand for

[31:22] a city that doesn

[31:23] t just build

[31:24] housing strategies, but build

[31:27] housing itself for a city that

[31:28] acts out of abundance instead

[31:31] of giving its people crumbs.

[31:32] For a city that ensures its

[31:34] people have food jobs that

[31:35] actually pay the rent, free

[31:38] transportation, benches, safe

[31:40] streets, safe schools, arts

[31:41] transparency, accountability

[31:43] and preservation of Nashville

[31:43] s

[31:45] history, especially of the

[31:48] difficult parts.

[31:50] About the difficult part. Real

[31:53] quick, um, one public squares

[31:55] literal foundation was cleared

[31:58] and leveled by slaves. Black

[32:01] bodies. This city purchased and

[32:03] owned people owned by the

[32:06] Nashville government. When a

[32:07] white minister named Amos

[32:09] Dresser carried anti-slavery

[32:11] pamphlets through Nashville in

[32:14] 1835, he was seized by an

[32:16] unelected group of Nashville

[32:18] business leaders and political

[32:21] leaders and lashed 20 times on

[32:24] this very square. His crime was

[32:26] possessing sundry pamphlets of

[32:28] a most violent and pernicious

[32:30] tendency that could cause an

[32:32] insurrection or rebellion

[32:34] amongst the slaves. Many have

[32:36] observed that we in the South

[32:38] have inherited from our

[32:40] centuries of slavery a culture

[32:41] that punishes whoever

[32:44] acknowledges harm, usually far

[32:45] more harshly than those who

[32:48] inflict it. We have not

[32:51] overcome that inheritance yet.

[32:51] We

[32:55] re working on it.

[32:56] Today we come together,

[32:57] inspired by a promise that

[33:00] holds us. Those of us appointed

[33:01] to carry a people

[33:02] s message.

[33:04] The promise reads. Blessed are

[33:05] those who hunger and thirst for

[33:07] righteousness, for they shall

[33:09] be satisfied. For the GOD who

[33:11] listens. Thank you for hearing

[33:12] us. I praise you because you

[33:14] are worthy and we receive you

[33:16] in this room. I share in your

[33:18] joy every time a council member

[33:19] fights for the least of these.

[33:21] I see you dance every time.

[33:24] Justice inconveniences all the

[33:26] other plans clamoring for

[33:27] attention in this room. I have

[33:29] cried with you when studies and

[33:31] risk assessments are allowed to

[33:33] live longer lives than the

[33:34] bodies who are bearing the

[33:36] risks being studied. I have

[33:38] seen you weep when skyscrapers

[33:40] and cameras and weapons and

[33:41] police budgets and business

[33:43] districts and Super Bowls and

[33:44] wealth accumulation are

[33:46] considered the pinnacles of

[33:48] human achievement. I feel you

[33:53] holding us to this day.

[33:54] Lord GOD, I pray for all those

[33:56] in this room who believe that

[33:58] building this city higher and

[33:59] bigger will protect them from

[34:00] their neighbor who have

[34:01] preferred their imaginary

[34:03] neighbor who they would like to

[34:04] move in from California and

[34:06] Texas to the ones living right

[34:08] here on the streets. Many in

[34:09] this room have forgotten that

[34:10] you live most clearly in the

[34:12] faces of our neighbors, who do

[34:13] not provide us with what you

[34:15] need, with what we need. And I

[34:17] confess, I have not loved my

[34:20] neighbor as myself. I have

[34:21] loved them incompletely, and

[34:22] only when they live up to my

[34:25] expectations. We have ignored

[34:26] each other and so have lost

[34:28] sight of you. And in your mercy

[34:30] you are able to use that to

[34:31] all. Loving one. As the

[34:32] people

[34:33] s money is traded and

[34:33] people

[34:35] s lives are debated. I

[34:36] pray for divine protection over

[34:37] us. All. The people

[34:38] s money is

[34:38] the people

[34:39] s labor, which is

[34:40] the people

[34:41] s bodies, which is

[34:41] the people

[34:43] s lives. And so much

[34:44] that has been built by the

[34:45] people has been withheld from

[34:47] us all the same. But you are

[34:49] not the GOD of leftovers, and

[34:50] you have called us to share in

[34:52] your name. And even if the

[34:52] people

[34:53] s money and power is

[34:54] kept from us today, we know

[34:56] that our hands, our feet, our

[34:57] hearts, our minds, our labor,

[34:59] our will, our power, you will

[35:01] return it to us tomorrow. All

[35:02] the money that today is moved

[35:03] around in circles to feed

[35:03] people

[35:05] s importance. Elections

[35:07] campaign Eagle capital will

[35:09] tomorrow be taken to feed the

[35:10] poor. No matter what this

[35:12] legislative legislative body

[35:14] chooses today. You have

[35:15] promised tomorrow the people

[35:15] s

[35:16] money will be shared freely

[35:18] with the people. Which just

[35:19] means they will be given right

[35:21] back to you. I am grateful that

[35:22] you have given us the freedom

[35:24] to choose our own way. And I

[35:25] pray over this council. But

[35:27] whether or not this council

[35:28] chooses to live up to your name

[35:31] today we receive you and we

[35:33] receive your tomorrow. Whether

[35:34] or not our electeds do your

[35:36] will. We are the people and we

[35:37] are your people. And we welcome

[35:43] you in this room.

[35:46] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[35:48] of the United States of America,

[35:50] and to the Republic for which

[35:52] it stands. One nation under

[35:55] GOD, indivisible, with liberty

[36:02] and justice for all.

[36:04] Thank you, MR. Watts, and

[36:07] friends. Welcome, Council and

[36:10] community members, as we segue

[36:13] from what I had been thinking

[36:14] when I made my notes for this

[36:16] evening, might be an unusual

[36:18] invocation. I wanted to remind

[36:20] everyone that an invocation is

[36:21] a solemn izing of our

[36:23] proceedings, and does not have

[36:25] to be a religious prayer. An

[36:27] invocation MAY be a poem,

[36:30] spoken words, or a song, and

[36:30] even though it is most

[36:33] frequently been a Christian

[36:35] prayer in this chamber, it does

[36:36] also bear reminding. After the

[36:38] events on the National Mall on

[36:40] Sunday. And as our country

[36:42] celebrates its 250th year that

[36:44] we are not and were never a,

[36:47] quote, Christian nation. Though

[36:48] many people in state and

[36:50] federal leadership and the

[36:51] social media managers that

[36:53] support them are trying to make

[36:56] people believe that to be true,

[36:57] our founders established a

[36:59] secular government to prevent

[37:01] religious persecution and

[37:03] sectarian conflict, and to

[37:05] protect the freedom of

[37:07] religion. I have asked this

[37:08] council to be thoughtful in

[37:10] making sure that a diversity of

[37:10] our city

[37:11] s faith traditions are

[37:13] represented through this

[37:15] invocation opportunity. The

[37:16] First Amendment to the

[37:17] Constitution, in addition to

[37:18] securing the freedoms of

[37:21] speech, press, assembly and

[37:23] petition for all people within

[37:25] the United States, secures the

[37:27] freedom of religion, the right

[37:29] to practice any religion or no

[37:31] religion, and specifically

[37:32] prohibits the government from

[37:34] establishing a national

[37:36] religion. We began this council

[37:38] term with a muslim prayer as

[37:40] our invocation, and our hearts

[37:41] are with our local Muslim

[37:43] community. After the tragic

[37:45] events in San Diego, where two

[37:47] teenagers killed three people

[37:50] at an Islamic center yesterday.

[37:51] Authorities have said that

[37:52] these young people shared a

[37:55] broad hatred toward people of

[37:57] different religions and races.

[37:58] As elected officials, it is

[38:00] very important that we spend

[38:02] time and stand with our

[38:03] neighbors of all races,

[38:05] religions and creeds. Members

[38:07] of this council and I have

[38:09] enjoyed iftar dinners at

[38:09] Nashville

[38:11] s mosques, Passover

[38:13] seders at the Jewish Community

[38:15] Center, attended celebrations

[38:17] of the Lunar New Year and

[38:19] celebrated Holi at the Hindu

[38:21] temple. And with an invocation

[38:22] in this chamber earlier this

[38:25] term. MAY is Jewish American

[38:26] Heritage Month. It is Asian

[38:28] American and Pacific Islander

[38:30] Heritage Month, and it is

[38:32] Haitian Heritage Month, and we

[38:33] happily have council members

[38:34] representing all those

[38:37] communities. Diversity is this

[38:38] city and our nation

[38:40] s strength.

[38:41] As we ponder the recent

[38:42] violence in San Diego

[38:45] perpetrated by two young people

[38:47] taught to hate others online by

[38:48] malicious and fear mongering

[38:51] adults, we also want to lift up

[38:54] all the many bright and kind

[38:56] young people here in Nashville

[38:57] and across the United States

[38:58] that are making a positive

[39:00] difference in their communities

[39:02] and graduating from middle

[39:03] school, high school, and

[39:05] college this month. Municipal

[39:07] auditorium right around the

[39:08] corner from City Hall, has been

[39:10] the site for several

[39:12] graduations these last few days

[39:14] and has been wonderful to see

[39:16] families celebrating and taking

[39:17] photos of their kids in their

[39:19] caps and gowns on the public

[39:22] square. Thank you to educators,

[39:24] staff, and administrators at

[39:26] all Nashville schools. MAY is

[39:29] Bike Month in Nashville, 1100

[39:31] Nashville, including five

[39:32] council members. The mayor and

[39:35] me joined the tour de Nash ride

[39:36] organized by Walk Back

[39:38] Nashville on Saturday. And if

[39:39] the weather holds out, I am

[39:41] looking forward to joining kids

[39:43] and parents for a bike bus ride

[39:44] to school in East Nashville

[39:47] tomorrow morning. Very few

[39:49] things bring me as much joy as

[39:50] seeing young people able to

[39:52] safely bike the streets that

[39:54] belong to them. There will be

[39:56] three more open Streets events

[39:58] in downtown this summer. You

[40:01] can easily rent an e-bike,

[40:03] e-bike bicycle from a kiosk

[40:05] downtown and explore various

[40:07] routes without cars. I invite

[40:09] all Nashville fans to try and

[40:11] replace at least one car trip

[40:13] with a bike ride this month.

[40:15] Friday is bike to work day, so

[40:17] you could give that a try or

[40:19] see if you can bike to the Park,

[40:21] school, the library, or your

[40:23] favorite local restaurant.

[40:26] Biking is fun or should be, and

[40:27] it needs to be much safer in

[40:29] Nashville with a meaningful and

[40:31] functional connected network as

[40:33] soon as possible. But for now,

[40:35] that safety often comes in

[40:37] numbers, so invite a friend to

[40:38] join you and a reminder to

[40:40] everyone that is driving. Slow

[40:43] down and pay attention. Bikes

[40:44] and the people biking make

[40:47] cities better for everyone. All

[40:49] right, with that objection, we

[40:50] will suspend the calling of the

[40:51] roll and ask the clerk to

[40:52] please record the names of the

[40:53] members present throughout the

[40:55] meeting. I want to recognize

[40:57] COUNCILWOMAN Olivia Hill, whose

[40:59] birthday is this evening. So

[41:02] happy birthday to her. Thank

[41:03] you for spending your birthday

[41:05] with us. Is there a motion for

[41:06] approval of the minutes of the

[41:10] meeting of MAY 7th, 2026? All

[41:11] right. There is a motion

[41:12] properly seconded. Without

[41:14] objection. And seeing no one

[41:15] seeking to be recognized for a

[41:18] change to the minutes, the

[41:19] minutes of the meeting of MAY

[41:22] 7th are approved. MR. Clerk,

[41:24] are there any messages from the

[41:24] mayor?

[41:25] There are no messages from the

[41:26] mayor.

[41:27] All right. Thank you, MR. Clerk.

[41:30] Okay. We

[41:31] re going to roll right

[41:32] into our agenda. The first is

[41:35] section e elections. We have

[41:37] three elections this evening,

[41:39] and though only two of them are

[41:41] contested, they are all three

[41:42] loaded in your desktop voting

[41:46] system. And so first among

[41:51] those will be item e one. This

[41:53] is an election for the East

[41:55] Bank Development Authority to

[41:57] fill one vacancy to that

[41:59] authority, with a term expiring

[42:03] JUNE 30th, 2030. MR. Clerk,

[42:20] will you please open the vote?

[44:06] Could assist MR. Rutherford,

[44:23] please.

[44:24] Sometimes we have some

[44:26] technical difficulties. That

[44:26] s

[44:31] okay. MR. Clerk, are all votes

[44:38] in? MISS Allen and MISS Gadd,

[44:48] do you seek to vote? Okay. All

[44:50] right. Please show the vote. I

[44:51] think we know what the results

[44:58] are going to be on this one.

[45:00] Council has elected Nathaniel

[45:03] Carter with 34 votes.

[45:10] Congratulations. Thank you for

[45:11] your willingness to serve.

[45:12] We

[45:13] re going to have two more

[45:14] elections. So, council members,

[45:15] if you could wait until we

[45:16] dispose of all these elections,

[45:17] and then we

[45:18] ll thank MR. Carter

[45:20] and the others who are elected

[45:21] and those who put themselves

[45:24] forward. Next is agenda item e

[45:25] two. This is an election to

[45:27] fill one vacancy on the

[45:29] property Standards and Appeals

[45:31] Board. With the term expiring

[45:36] APRIL 7th of 2030. There are

[45:39] two nominees Grafton Brittle by

[45:41] Councilmember Coupon and Roger

[45:45] farmer by council member Evans.

[45:46] MR. Clerk, would you please

[46:01] open the vote? Council members,

[46:03] this election requires 21 votes

[46:06] by ordinance. For a person to

[46:23] be elected.

[46:27] Okay. MISS Lee, are

[46:33] you seeking to vote? No worries.

[46:36] Okay. With all votes in. MR.

[46:37] Clerk, if you would please show

[46:46] the vote. Council has elected

[46:50] Roger farmer with 21 votes in

[46:53] favor and 13 votes to Grafton

[46:56] Brittle. Congratulations to MR.

[46:58] Farmer, and we appreciate MR.

[47:00] Biddle putting himself forward.

[47:03] Thank you. All right. Um, we

[47:07] now will move to e three. Um,

[47:09] this is an election to fill one

[47:11] vacancy on the short term

[47:14] rental appeals board. With a

[47:17] term expiring AUGUST 31st of

[47:21] 2027. The nominees are. Diamond

[47:22] Bell, nominated by

[47:24] Councilmember Tombs and Kevin

[47:25] Griffith, nominated by

[47:29] Councilmember Coupon. Uh, MR.

[47:31] Clerk, if you would please open

[47:46] that vote. Again, this requires

[47:49] 21 votes for election. Um,

[48:07] pursuant to the ordinance.

[48:08] With

[48:10] all votes in. MR. Clerk, please

[48:20] show the vote. Council has

[48:23] elected Diamond Bell with 26

[48:25] votes in favor and eight votes

[48:28] to MR. Griffith. We appreciate

[48:30] putting himself forward. Um, we

[48:32] want to thank, him and

[48:34] congratulate Nathaniel Carter.

[48:37] Roger Farmer and Diamond Bell.

[48:39] Um, and again, thank you to

[48:40] everyone who put themselves

[48:41] forward. We appreciate your

[48:59] willingness to serve our city.

[49:04] All right. We

[49:05] re moving into

[49:06] section f of our agenda

[49:08] appointees and nominees. This

[49:10] portion of the agenda shares

[49:11] all persons who are scheduled

[49:12] to appear before the rules,

[49:14] confirmations and public

[49:15] elections committee for an

[49:17] interview this evening.

[49:18] Referrals back to the committee

[49:20] will be by rule as part of the

[49:20] council

[49:22] s two meeting process

[49:23] for elections and

[49:25] confirmations. No votes will be

[49:26] taken by the body in this

[49:27] section of the agenda, other

[49:30] than for deferrals. Chair cash

[49:32] Brief report please. No vote

[49:34] totals necessary. Simply the

[49:35] names of those interviews and

[49:36] for which board, commission,

[49:38] committee or entity. And if a

[49:40] person in the appointment and

[49:42] confirmation process was unable

[49:43] to attend your committee this

[49:45] evening, you can also share at

[49:46] what meeting they will next

[49:48] appear. Go ahead chair.

[49:50] Okay for the Fire and Building

[49:52] Code Appeals Board, we

[49:57] interviewed Ilka Ham Loeser and

[50:00] um. I don

[50:01] t see the name of the

[50:02] other one. Tim I

[50:03] m sorry. Tim.

[50:07] Pro and then for Board of

[50:09] Health. Uh, doctor Jeffrey

[50:13] Stovall for traffic and parking

[50:16] commission. Tom Sturdivant for

[50:18] transportation licensing

[50:21] commission. Um, Erika Henley

[50:25] and Annie Klaver, um, Delilah

[50:28] Haake was withdrawn.

[50:28] Okay.

[50:34] And then. I said for that.

[50:36] Okay. Um, uh, Julia Hawk will

[50:39] be withdrawn, um, from

[50:42] nomination consideration. All

[50:45] right. Um. Next is section g.

[50:47] Confirmations. Uh, chair,

[50:47] you

[50:48] re recognized again for

[50:49] your committee report on the

[50:51] appointees. In the second step

[50:51] of your committee

[50:52] s two meeting

[50:53] process, this time with vote

[50:54] totals, please. And a

[50:56] consolidated motion for the

[50:57] confirmation of those persons,

[50:59] or first for deferral motion,

[51:00] if there are any. Go ahead.

[51:01] Sir.

[51:02] Airport authority appointment

[51:04] of Marcus Chute Junior for term

[51:07] expiring APRIL 5th, 2032. A 6

[51:09] to 0 zero Airport Authority

[51:10] appointment of Steve Schwartz

[51:12] for a term expiring APRIL 5th,

[51:14] 2032. Also six to 0 to 0.

[51:16] Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory

[51:16] Commission appointment of

[51:19] Winston Wright for term

[51:22] expiring APRIL 16th, 2036. In

[51:23] favor zero against zero. Not

[51:24] voting. Farmer

[51:25] s Market Board

[51:27] appointment of Sylvia marcella

[51:29] Gomez for a term expiring MAY

[51:32] 5th, 2031 6200 Historic Zoning

[51:33] Commission Reappointment of

[51:35] Elizabeth Mayor for a term

[51:37] expiring JUNE 1st, 2031. Six to

[51:39] 0 to 0. Midtown Central

[51:41] Business Improvement District

[51:44] Board of Director Andrew Cook

[51:46] for a one year term approved

[51:54] six to 0 to 0. The Tourism and

[51:55] Convention Commission

[51:57] reappointment of Sybil Brown

[51:58] for a term expiring JUNE 30th,

[52:01] 2039 6 to 0 zero. Tourism and

[52:03] Convention Commission Report of

[52:05] Mark Hays for term expiring

[52:09] JUNE 30th, 2029. Approved 6200

[52:11] and I move approval.

[52:13] All right. There is a motion to

[52:15] confirm all of these eight

[52:18] appointees, properly seconded.

[52:20] Does anyone wish to remove an

[52:21] item from this consolidated

[52:23] motion for purposes of an

[52:25] individual abstention or no

[52:29] vote? Okay. Um, uh, MR.

[52:32] Bradford.

[52:34] Please remove g1 and g2 from

[52:35] the consent.

[52:45] Okay. And. Okay, so at this

[52:48] juncture, um, there is a motion

[52:51] to confirm. Uh, now, six

[52:53] appointees in a consolidated

[52:57] motion, items g three through g

[53:01] eight. Uh, okay. All in favor

[53:03] of these confirmations, please

[53:06] say I a okay. Um, now we will

[53:12] go back to g one and g two. G1

[53:15] is the appointment. Uh, or

[53:18] rather the confirmation of of

[53:20] the appointment of Marcus Shute

[53:22] Jr to the airport authority for

[53:25] a term expiring APRIL 5th,

[53:28] 2023. All in favor, please say

[53:31] aye. Any voting? No. Any

[53:35] abstaining. MR. Bradford, do

[53:37] you seek to abstain?

[53:39] Okay.

[53:42] Okay. Yes, sir.

[53:44] So, colleagues.

[53:44] Sorry you don

[53:45] t get to speak on

[53:46] an abstention.

[53:46] That

[53:47] s. I pulled them off so I

[53:49] could speak on these.

[53:51] Okay. We have moved to the

[53:52] vote. Um.

[53:53] Well, then let

[53:53] s move to the

[53:54] next one. And I want to speak

[53:55] on that one.

[53:57] All right, sir. So are you

[53:59] recorded as a abstention, then,

[54:02] on MR. Shoot? Okay. All right.

[54:03] Um. Uh.

[54:06] Yes.

[54:08] Okay. You are a yes on Mr.

[54:12] Sheet. Okay. All right. Um, so

[54:14] council has confirmed the

[54:17] appointment of Marcus Shute.

[54:19] Um, colleagues, we will go back

[54:20] through at the end of this

[54:21] section of our agenda to thank

[54:23] all those persons who have been

[54:25] confirmed, but the remaining,

[54:30] uh, item on this agenda is g

[54:32] two for the airport authority.

[54:35] Uh, this is the appointment of

[54:37] Steve Schwartz for a term

[54:42] expiring, uh, APRIL 5th, 2032.

[54:46] Um, I do not typically ask for

[54:47] discussion on these, but to MR.

[54:48] Bradford

[54:50] s point, um, I will

[54:52] recognize you. Go ahead, sir.

[54:53] Thank you, Vice Mayor. And we

[54:54] have spoken on these before in

[54:56] the past. Um, I want to thank

[54:57] my colleagues for taking this

[55:00] opportunity for me to speak.

[55:01] You all know that I

[55:01] ve been

[55:03] fighting for a long time to get

[55:04] representation for my district

[55:06] on the airport authority, and

[55:07] so I want to take this

[55:09] opportunity to celebrate and

[55:11] thank the administration for

[55:12] finally making that happen, not

[55:13] just for my community, but for

[55:15] district 20 as well. These are

[55:17] two communities that I have to

[55:18] deal with. The impact of

[55:20] airport operations. And so now

[55:21] these communities are going to

[55:23] have a seat at this table. And

[55:24] so I want to celebrate the fact

[55:26] that now these communities are

[55:28] going to finally be heard when

[55:28] it comes to matters of the

[55:31] airport. And for that move, for

[55:32] approval.

[55:34] All right. Is there any further

[55:37] discussion on, um, the

[55:39] confirmation vote on the

[55:42] appointment of MR.. Steve

[55:45] Schwartz? Seeing none. All in

[55:47] favor, please say aye. Any

[55:49] voting no or abstaining. All

[55:51] right. Uh, Council has

[55:52] confirmed the appointment of

[55:54] Steve Schwartz. So, to all our

[55:56] confirmed appointees, if you

[55:57] chose to return to the council

[55:58] chamber this evening, which is

[56:01] not required. But if you are

[56:02] here, do please stand as I call

[56:04] your names. Council has

[56:05] confirmed to the airport

[56:11] authority. Marcus Shute. They

[56:13] have also confirmed Steve

[56:16] Schwartz, Council has confirmed

[56:17] the bicycle and Pedestrian

[56:20] Advisory Commission. Winston

[56:24] Wright. Council has confirmed

[56:24] the Farmer

[56:25] s Market Board.

[56:29] Sylvia marcella Gomez. Council

[56:30] has confirmed to the Historic

[56:32] Zoning Commission the

[56:34] reappointment of Elizabeth MAY

[56:37] Hall. Uh Council has confirmed

[56:37] the Midtown Business

[56:40] Improvement District Board of

[56:44] Directors Andrew Cook, and then

[56:45] lastly to the tourism and

[56:48] Convention Commission. Council

[56:49] has confirmed the reappointment

[56:51] of Doctor Sybil, or rather,

[56:55] Cyril Brown and Mark Hayes. All

[56:56] right. Thank you all very much.

[56:59] Congratulations. We appreciate

[57:06] your willingness to serve.

[57:14] Thanks.

[57:14] Thank.

[57:16] All right. We are moving right

[57:18] into section h of our agenda.

[57:20] This is our public comment

[57:26] portion. Again, thank you to

[57:29] everyone who was confirmed or

[57:36] elected this evening. Members

[57:38] of the public who are Tennessee

[57:39] residents wishing to speak, MAY

[57:41] sign up at the table for public

[57:42] comment. Outside the council

[57:45] chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the

[57:46] day of the council meeting.

[57:48] Public comment is limited to 20

[57:49] minutes total at council

[57:50] meetings, and each speaker is

[57:51] allowed up to two minutes to

[57:54] speak. Uh. Persons speaking on

[57:55] agenda items must be

[57:57] prioritized to comply with

[57:59] state law. We have one person

[58:00] who has signed up for public

[58:03] comment this evening. That is

[58:05] Ryan Adcock. I

[58:05] m speaking on

[58:09] agenda item 42. Um, this is the

[58:12] operational budget ordinance.

[58:16] Um, 1377. Uh, is Ryan Adcock

[58:18] present? Please go ahead and

[58:18] come forward. You

[58:21] re recognized.

[58:23] I will note for the public that

[58:24] the operational budget will

[58:25] have its very own public

[58:28] hearing. That will be later.

[58:29] But this is on first reading on

[58:31] our agenda. Go ahead. Sir.

[58:33] Thank you so much. Ryan Adcock,

[58:34] government affairs director for

[58:36] Greater Nashville Realtors.

[58:38] Just coming out tonight, um,

[58:39] making sure that our voice is

[58:40] heard, our association

[58:40] s voices

[58:41] heard on the matter of the

[58:44] Barnes Fund in the budget a few

[58:46] weeks ago, our 2026 PRESIDENT

[58:47] For Greater Nashville Realtors,

[58:49] Jack Gaughan, wrote a piece in

[58:50] our weekly column addressing

[58:51] the Barnes Fund. And I just

[58:52] wanted to take a quick moment

[58:55] to reiterate those words. Let

[58:56] the council know that Greater

[58:57] Nashville Realtors is

[58:59] supportive of 32 or, excuse me,

[59:01] $30 million being placed in the

[59:03] budget for the Barnes Fund this

[59:04] upcoming year. Affordable

[59:06] housing is currently the top

[59:07] strategic initiative for the

[59:08] Greater Nashville Realtors

[59:10] Board of Directors, and as an

[59:12] association that is dedicated

[59:13] to the idea of homeownership.

[59:14] Our realtor members see

[59:16] firsthand just how hard it

[59:16] s

[59:18] become for their clients to

[59:20] reach that dream. Nashville

[59:21] strong local economy has made

[59:23] it an appealing place to start

[59:24] a career, raise a family, put

[59:27] down roots, and our success on

[59:28] those fronts has also created

[59:29] some challenges, particularly

[59:30] when it comes to affordable

[59:33] housing. And unfortunately, the

[59:35] supply of available housing has

[59:37] not kept pace with the demand.

[59:39] Driven by our continued growth.

[59:40] This, combined with higher

[59:42] interest rates, means that the

[59:43] path to homeownership has

[59:44] become increasingly difficult

[59:45] for many residents in

[59:47] Nashville, particularly working

[59:48] households earning under

[59:50] $100,000 annually. This

[59:51] includes many of the people who

[59:53] keep our city running, such as

[59:54] first responders, educators and

[59:56] service industry workers. And

[59:57] as residents continue to face

[59:59] all these challenges, how the

[1:00:00] city responds moving forward

[1:00:01] will determine whether

[1:00:03] Nashville remains accessible to

[1:00:04] the very people who have helped

[1:00:06] fuel its growth and success.

[1:00:07] Metro Nashville Unified excuse

[1:00:09] me, Metro Nashville Unified

[1:00:10] Housing Strategy recommends a

[1:00:12] minimum annual investment of

[1:00:13] $30 million to support the

[1:00:15] development and preservation of

[1:00:17] affordable housing. This level

[1:00:18] of funding represents a

[1:00:19] meaningful and strategic

[1:00:20] investment in the future of our

[1:00:22] city, and by continuing to

[1:00:23] invest in programs like the

[1:00:24] Barnes Housing Trust Fund, the

[1:00:26] council can take important

[1:00:27] steps towards increasing

[1:00:28] housing opportunities,

[1:00:29] strengthening neighborhoods and

[1:00:30] ensuring more residents have a

[1:00:32] pathway to homeownership and

[1:00:33] the long term stability it

[1:00:34] provides.

[1:00:35] Thank you.

[1:00:37] Thank you. All right. That

[1:00:41] concludes our public comment.

[1:00:43] Next is section I of our

[1:00:47] agenda, uh, rules of procedure.

[1:00:51] Um, uh, Council member prep t

[1:00:54] has proposed an amendment to

[1:00:57] rule a procedure 46, uh,

[1:00:59] regarding the council meetings,

[1:01:01] uh, throughout the year and the

[1:01:02] scheduling of those, uh,

[1:01:03] council member prep to your

[1:01:04] recognized sir.

[1:01:05] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor,

[1:01:06] before getting committee

[1:01:07] report. Um, just want to

[1:01:08] provide some quick context

[1:01:10] about the conversation that we

[1:01:11] had in the Rules Committee. We

[1:01:13] had a very productive

[1:01:15] conversation about what this

[1:01:16] this particular rule change

[1:01:19] could mean for, um, for this

[1:01:21] council body and in potential

[1:01:23] future council bodies. And from

[1:01:25] that that conversation, I do

[1:01:27] anticipate some changes to, to

[1:01:29] this proposed rule change. And

[1:01:30] so with that, I will now ask

[1:01:32] for my committee report.

[1:01:34] Chair cash for the report of

[1:01:35] the rules, confirmations and

[1:01:36] public elections committee. Go

[1:01:37] ahead sir.

[1:01:38] Rules voted for a one meeting

[1:01:39] deferral. Six in favor, zero

[1:01:41] against zero not voting.

[1:01:43] Okay. Um, and with that we we

[1:01:45] treat it like a legislation.

[1:01:47] So, um, with rule no, we don

[1:01:47] t

[1:01:48] not rule 8.1. We can

[1:01:48] t apply

[1:01:49] it. All right.

[1:01:50] Point of order.

[1:01:52] Okay. Um, go ahead, sir.

[1:01:54] Just, uh, the automatic

[1:01:56] deferral applies to ordinances

[1:01:58] and resolutions, not to not.

[1:01:59] Okay. I appreciate the

[1:02:01] clarification. So it

[1:02:01] s back to

[1:02:02] you, MISTER. Prep t to please

[1:02:03] make a motion, sir.

[1:02:04] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor.

[1:02:05] What? The committee report. And

[1:02:06] I do move for a one meeting

[1:02:07] deferral.

[1:02:08] Okay. It

[1:02:09] s properly moved and

[1:02:10] seconded. Is there any

[1:02:11] discussion on this one meeting?

[1:02:13] Deferral of this proposed

[1:02:17] amendment to rule 46? Okay.

[1:02:18] Seeing none. All in favor of

[1:02:19] the one meeting deferral,

[1:02:21] please say aye. Aye aye. Any

[1:02:22] voting no or abstaining. All

[1:02:24] right. This will be deferred.

[1:02:26] Uh, one meeting to the first

[1:02:29] meeting in JUNE. All right. On

[1:02:35] then. Next two. Section j, this

[1:02:36] is a resolution on public

[1:02:39] hearing. It is agenda item one,

[1:02:44] resolution 2026, dash 1964.

[1:02:45] Sponsor Vo. This is a

[1:02:48] resolution exempting Momotaro

[1:02:50] middleman and alla vitae

[1:02:53] located at 519 Houston Street

[1:02:55] or Houston Street from the

[1:02:57] minimum distance requirements

[1:02:59] for obtaining a beer permits

[1:03:02] all rights. MISS Vo, uh, would

[1:03:03] you please ask for your

[1:03:04] committee report, please?

[1:03:04] First, ma

[1:03:07] am. Go ahead. I

[1:03:07] m

[1:03:07] sorry, ma

[1:03:08] am. Go ahead.

[1:03:09] Thank you. Vice mayor,

[1:03:10] Committee reports, please.

[1:03:11] For the report of the

[1:03:12] Government Operations and

[1:03:13] Regulations. Committee chair

[1:03:14] Hill, you

[1:03:14] re recognized.

[1:03:16] Thank you, MADAM Vice Mayor, we

[1:03:17] recommended approval. Five in

[1:03:19] favor, zero against, zero not

[1:03:19] voting.

[1:03:21] Okay. All right, now it

[1:03:21] s back

[1:03:24] to you. Um, MISS Vo, to open

[1:03:24] your public hearing, ma

[1:03:25] am.

[1:03:26] Thank you. Vice mayor. I

[1:03:26] d like

[1:03:27] to open the public hearing.

[1:03:28] Okay. Um, I

[1:03:29] m going to declare

[1:03:31] the public hearing open. Um, I

[1:03:33] will also share that Spanish

[1:03:34] interpretation services are

[1:03:35] provided for all Metro Council

[1:03:37] public hearings. Counsel office

[1:03:39] team member Karina Valdez is

[1:03:40] here as the interpreter. Uh,

[1:03:41] MISS Valdez, will you please

[1:03:43] share how you can help if

[1:03:44] someone should need it?

[1:03:45] Services interpretation in

[1:03:47] Espanol is disponibles and

[1:03:48] audiencia publica. Gracias.

[1:03:50] Okay, gracias. We appreciate

[1:03:51] you. I also share whenever we

[1:03:53] have a public hearing, even if

[1:03:54] it is only one resolution on

[1:03:56] that public hearing that for

[1:03:57] those wishing to speak this

[1:03:58] evening as part of public

[1:03:59] hearings, you please do state

[1:04:00] your name, but it is not

[1:04:01] required for you to provide

[1:04:03] your exact address if you do

[1:04:06] not wish to do so. Okay. Um,

[1:04:08] again, the public hearing is

[1:04:11] open. Um, would all members of

[1:04:12] the public that are here in

[1:04:13] support of this resolution,

[1:04:15] please raise your hand? Thank

[1:04:17] you. Uh, with all members of

[1:04:18] the public here in opposition

[1:04:20] to this resolution, please

[1:04:23] raise your hand. Seeing no one

[1:04:24] here in opposition to the

[1:04:25] persons here in support, seek

[1:04:28] to be recognized or to speak as

[1:04:29] though they are shaking their

[1:04:30] head. No. And so with that, I

[1:04:32] will declare the public hearing

[1:04:32] closed. And it

[1:04:33] s back to you

[1:04:34] for a motion on your bill.

[1:04:35] Thank you, vice Mayor. Move to

[1:04:36] approve.

[1:04:37] All right. There

[1:04:38] s a motion to

[1:04:39] approve. Is there a second?

[1:04:41] Okay. Is there any discussion

[1:04:44] on this resolution? Seeing

[1:04:45] none. All in favor, please say

[1:04:47] aye. Aye. Any voting no or

[1:04:49] abstaining. All right. Uh, you

[1:04:53] have adopted this resolution.

[1:04:56] Next is agenda item, or rather,

[1:04:58] section k. This is our

[1:05:01] consolidated consent agenda.

[1:05:03] All resolutions and second and

[1:05:04] third reading ordinances on

[1:05:06] this agenda are included on the

[1:05:08] consent agenda. If recommended

[1:05:10] for approval unanimously by all

[1:05:11] committees to which the item

[1:05:13] was referred. Items on the

[1:05:15] consent agenda will be voted on

[1:05:17] at a single time. The item

[1:05:18] number, along with the

[1:05:19] resolution and ordinance number

[1:05:20] of the items on the consent

[1:05:22] agenda, will be read by me, and

[1:05:24] then members of the Council MAY

[1:05:25] remove any item from the

[1:05:26] consent agenda by request

[1:05:29] before the consent agenda vote

[1:05:40] is taken. All right. The first

[1:05:41] item proposed for the

[1:05:43] consolidated consent agenda is

[1:05:48] agenda item five. Resolution

[1:05:55] 2026-1962. Agenda item seven.

[1:06:01] Resolution 2026. Dash 1965.

[1:06:03] Agenda item eight. Resolution

[1:06:10] 2026. Dash 1966. Agenda item

[1:06:13] nine. Resolution 2026. Dash

[1:06:17] 1967. Agenda item ten.

[1:06:22] Resolution 2026. Dash 1968.

[1:06:25] Agenda item 11. Resolution 2020

[1:06:30] 61969. Agenda item 12.

[1:06:36] Resolution 2026. Dash 1970.

[1:06:38] Agenda item 13. Resolution

[1:06:44] 2026. Dash 1971. Agenda item

[1:06:51] 14. Resolution 2026. Dash 1972.

[1:06:55] Agenda item 15. Resolution 2026

[1:06:59] 1973. Agenda item 16.

[1:07:06] Resolution 2026-1974. Agenda

[1:07:12] item 17. Resolution 2020 61975.

[1:07:15] Agenda item 18. Resolution 2026

[1:07:20] 1976. Agenda item 19.

[1:07:25] Resolution 2020 61977. Agenda

[1:07:32] item 20. Resolution 2026-1978.

[1:07:35] Agenda item 21. Resolution 2020

[1:07:40] 61979. Agenda item 22.

[1:07:46] Resolution 2026-1980. Agenda

[1:07:52] item 23. Resolution 2020 61981.

[1:07:54] Agenda item 24. Resolution

[1:08:00] 2026-1982. Agenda item 25.

[1:08:05] Resolution 2026. Dash 1983.

[1:08:08] Agenda item 26. Resolution 2020

[1:08:14] 61984. Agenda item 27.

[1:08:19] Resolution 2020 61985. Agenda

[1:08:26] item 28. Resolution 2026-1986.

[1:08:29] Agenda item 29. Resolution

[1:08:35] 2026. Dash 1987. Agenda item

[1:08:41] 30. Resolution 2026. Dash 1988.

[1:08:43] Agenda item 31. Resolution

[1:08:49] 2026. Dash 1989. Agenda item

[1:08:58] 32. Resolution 2026. Dash 1990.

[1:09:03] Agenda. Item 34. Resolution

[1:09:06] 2026-1992. Agenda item 35.

[1:09:13] Resolution 2026-1993. Agenda

[1:09:19] item 36. Resolution 2026-1994.

[1:09:24] Agenda item 38. Resolution

[1:09:28] 2026-1996. Agenda item 39.

[1:09:34] Resolution 2026-1997. Agenda

[1:09:40] item 40. Resolution 2026-1998.

[1:09:42] And then last, among the

[1:09:43] resolutions proposed for

[1:09:46] consent is agenda item 41,

[1:09:53] resolution 2026-1999. Now for

[1:09:56] bills on second reading

[1:09:58] proposed for the consolidated

[1:10:00] consent agenda. First among

[1:10:03] those is agenda item 57,

[1:10:09] ordinance bill 2026-1368.

[1:10:15] Agenda item 58 ordinance bl

[1:10:18] 2026-1369. Agenda item 59.

[1:10:27] Ordinance bl 2026-1370. Agenda

[1:10:36] item 60. Ordinance bl 2026-1371.

[1:10:41] Agenda item 61 ordinance bl

[1:10:45] 2026-1372. Agenda item 62

[1:10:52] ordinance bl 2026-1373. Agenda

[1:10:59] item 63 ordinance bl 2026-1374.

[1:11:04] Agenda item 64. Ordinance bl

[1:11:07] 2026-1375. Agenda item 65.

[1:11:14] Ordinance bl 2026-1376. Now,

[1:11:16] items on third reading proposed

[1:11:17] for the consolidated consent

[1:11:19] agenda. First among those is

[1:11:26] agenda item 66 ordinance bl

[1:11:29] 2026-1296. Agenda item 67

[1:11:35] ordinance bl 2026-1317. Agenda

[1:11:43] item 68 ordinance bl 2026-1318.

[1:11:49] Agenda item 70. Ordinance bl

[1:11:53] 2026-1337. Agenda item 71

[1:11:58] ordinance bl 2026-1338. Agenda

[1:12:05] item 72 ordinance bl 2026-1339.

[1:12:11] Agenda item 73 ordinance bl

[1:12:14] 2026-1340. Agenda item 74.

[1:12:20] Ordinance 2026-1341. Agenda

[1:12:27] item 75. Ordinance bl 2026-1342.

[1:12:33] Agenda item 76 ordinance bl

[1:12:36] 2026-1343. Agenda item 77.

[1:12:42] Ordinance bl 2026-1344. Agenda

[1:12:49] item 78. Ordinance bl 2026-1347.

[1:12:55] Agenda item 79. Ordinance bl

[1:12:58] 2026-1348. Agenda item 80.

[1:13:03] Ordinance bl 2026-1349. Agenda

[1:13:11] item 81 ordinance bl 2026-1350.

[1:13:17] Agenda item 82 ordinance bl

[1:13:19] 2026-1351. Agenda item 83

[1:13:24] ordinance bl 2026-1352. Agenda

[1:13:31] item 84 ordinance bl 2026-1353.

[1:13:36] Agenda item 85 ordinance bl

[1:13:40] 2026-1354. Agenda item 86

[1:13:45] ordinance bl 2026-1357. Agenda

[1:13:53] item 87 ordinance bl 2026-1363.

[1:13:59] Agenda item 88. Ordinance bl

[1:14:08] 2026-1364. Agenda item 89 bl 2026-1365. Agenda

[1:14:15] item 90. Ordinance bl 2026-1366.

[1:14:21] Agenda item 91 ordinance bl

[1:14:22] 2026-1367. And that is the last

[1:14:24] item proposed for the

[1:14:26] consolidated consent agenda. Do

[1:14:28] any items need to be removed

[1:14:30] from the consent if so,

[1:14:32] members, please join the queue

[1:14:37] to request that. MISS Styles

[1:14:41] you are recognized.

[1:14:41] Thank you.

[1:14:43] Number 39. The first 25th

[1:14:44] anniversary.

[1:14:47] Okay. MISS Styles

[1:14:51] has requested that agenda item

[1:15:01] 39. Resolution 2026 1997 be

[1:15:03] removed from consent. It has

[1:15:07] been removed. Council member

[1:15:10] tombs, you're recognized. Oh.

[1:15:12] I'm sorry. Go ahead, MR. Holmes.

[1:15:13] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

[1:15:15] Item number 38.

[1:15:16] Okay. MISS

[1:15:17] Tombs has requested the removal

[1:15:20] of agenda item 38. This is

[1:15:24] resolution 2026, 1996, and it

[1:15:27] has been removed from consent.

[1:15:29] COUNCILWOMAN Suara, you're

[1:15:33] recognized. I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[1:15:35] Okay. Item number 371995,

[1:15:36] please.

[1:15:37] Okay.

[1:15:38] I'm sorry. That's

[1:15:41] a 94. Item number 36.

[1:15:42] Okay, so

[1:15:44] agenda item 36. MISS Sua has

[1:15:46] requested to be removed. That

[1:15:51] is resolution 2026-1994. It has

[1:15:54] been removed from consent. I

[1:15:59] also have a note. Go ahead,

[1:16:01] MISS Bo, you're recognized.

[1:16:02] Thank you. Vice mayor. Can we

[1:16:03] also remove agenda item number

[1:16:04] 40?

[1:16:07] Okay. Agenda item number 40.

[1:16:12] This is resolution 2026-1998.

[1:16:17] It will be removed from consent.

[1:16:18] I do have a note about agenda

[1:16:23] item c, perhaps having received

[1:16:32] an abstention. Okay. Okay. All

[1:16:38] right. So agenda item 88.

[1:16:45] Received a no vote in committee.

[1:16:50] Okay. That is ordinance bl

[1:16:51] 2026-1364 sponsors bradford

[1:16:54] tombs, horton and hill, and

[1:16:56] that will be removed from

[1:16:59] consent. Are any other members

[1:17:00] seeking to be recognized to

[1:17:03] remove an item from the consent

[1:17:09] agenda? All right, MR. Clerk,

[1:17:11] are all committee reports in

[1:17:12] for the items on the consent

[1:17:13] agenda?

[1:17:14] Yes. All committee

[1:17:14] reports are in.

[1:17:15] Thank you, MR.

[1:17:17] Clerk. Members. Is there a

[1:17:18] motion for approval of the

[1:17:22] consent agenda? Okay. There is

[1:17:23] a motion in a second. All in

[1:17:25] favor, please say aye. All

[1:17:27] right. Council has passed all

[1:17:30] items on the consent agenda. We

[1:17:34] will now go back through in

[1:17:37] agenda order for items that

[1:17:44] were not on consent. First

[1:17:50] among those. Among our

[1:17:56] resolutions is agenda item two.

[1:18:02] That is resolution 2026-1926.

[1:18:04] Sponsors tombs, gadd and welch.

[1:18:06] This is a resolution accepting

[1:18:08] the terms of a cooperative

[1:18:09] purchasing master agreement

[1:18:12] with for the record limited for

[1:18:14] courtroom audio and visual

[1:18:15] equipment service and storage

[1:18:18] for the state trial courts.

[1:18:21] MISS Tombs, you are recognized.

[1:18:22] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

[1:18:23] Withdrawal.

[1:18:25] Okay. Agenda item

[1:18:29] two. Resolution 1926 has been

[1:18:33] withdrawn. Next is agenda item

[1:18:38] three. Resolution 2026-1954.

[1:18:39] Sponsor styles. This is a

[1:18:41] resolution expressing a lack of

[1:18:42] confidence in the performance

[1:18:44] and leadership of electric

[1:18:46] power board of the metropolitan

[1:18:47] government of nashville and

[1:18:48] davidson county for its

[1:18:51] failures during winter storm

[1:18:54] fern, MISS. Styles, you are

[1:18:55] recognized.

[1:18:55] thank you.

[1:18:56] Committee reports, please.

[1:18:56] All

[1:18:58] right. First, for the report of

[1:19:00] the transportation and

[1:19:01] infrastructure committee. Vice

[1:19:03] chair ewing, you're recognized.

[1:19:05] The transportation

[1:19:06] infrastructure committee

[1:19:08] originally had a motion to

[1:19:09] indefinitely defer. This was

[1:19:11] superseded by a motion to amend

[1:19:14] the motion to defer one meeting,

[1:19:16] nine in favor, zero against

[1:19:17] zero not voting.

[1:19:18] Okay. So that

[1:19:21] was a one meeting deferral. All

[1:19:22] right. For the report of the

[1:19:24] rules, confirmations and public

[1:19:26] elections committee chair cash

[1:19:26] recognized.

[1:19:27] One meeting

[1:19:28] deferral, seven in favor, zero

[1:19:29] against. You're not voting.

[1:19:33] Okay. So per rule 8.1, that is

[1:19:36] a mandatory deferral without

[1:19:37] discussion. That item has been

[1:19:40] deferred. One meeting to the

[1:19:43] first meeting in JUNE. Next is

[1:19:45] agenda item four. This is

[1:19:51] resolution 2026-1961. Sponsor

[1:19:53] tombs, welsh and bradford. A

[1:19:55] resolution reducing the local

[1:19:58] sales tax on the sale of

[1:20:00] groceries. Council member tombs,

[1:20:03] you are recognized.

[1:20:03] Thank you

[1:20:06] MADAM. MADAM Vice mayor, I have

[1:20:07] conflicting notes on here, but

[1:20:09] I think I have it right.

[1:20:11] Committee report, budget and

[1:20:12] finance voted to recommend a

[1:20:14] two meeting deferral 11 in

[1:20:16] favor, zero against zero not

[1:20:17] voting.

[1:20:19] I show to defer to the

[1:20:22] second meeting in JUNE to track

[1:20:24] with the budget. Okay. Special

[1:20:26] counsel is nodding that that is

[1:20:29] correct. Okay. We're both i

[1:20:30] guess we're both, right. That's

[1:20:31] just a different way of saying

[1:20:33] the same thing. Okay, okay. Got

[1:20:36] it. Okay. Deferring to the

[1:20:38] second meeting in JUNE. That

[1:20:43] will be on what date? 16 JUNE

[1:20:46] the 16th. Okay. And so as not

[1:20:47] to create confusion, we do have

[1:20:49] that. See, I be meeting in

[1:20:49] between there.

[1:20:52] So move to defer

[1:20:54] to the to the JUNE 16th meeting.

[1:20:56] Got it. Is there a second for

[1:20:58] that motion? All right. Is

[1:20:59] there any discussion on that

[1:21:01] motion seeing none. All in

[1:21:03] favor please say aye. Any

[1:21:04] voting no or abstaining. All

[1:21:06] right. This resolution will be

[1:21:08] taken up at the meeting o JUNE

[1:21:11] 16th. Next is agenda item six,

[1:21:16] resolution 2026-1963. Sponsor

[1:21:17] coupon. This is resolution

[1:21:20] approving the fiscal year 2027

[1:21:21] central business improvement

[1:21:23] district budget and accepting

[1:21:24] previous central business

[1:21:27] improvement district budgets.

[1:21:29] Council member kupin, you are

[1:21:29] recognized, sir.

[1:21:30] Thank you,

[1:21:31] MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee

[1:21:31] reports.

[1:21:32] For the report of the

[1:21:34] budget and finance committee.

[1:21:35] Chair, tombs, you're recognized.

[1:21:36] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor,

[1:21:37] budget and finance voted to

[1:21:38] recommend a one meeting

[1:21:40] deferral 11 in favor, zero

[1:21:41] against zero not voting.

[1:21:41] All

[1:21:44] right, MR. Coupon by rule 8.1.

[1:21:47] That is a mandatory deferral of

[1:21:49] one meeting without discussion.

[1:21:52] Okay. That will be taken up at

[1:21:58] the first meeting in JUNE. Okay.

[1:22:07] Next is. Agenda item 36,

[1:22:11] resolution 2026-1994. Sponsor.

[1:22:13] Suara porterfield, vo tombs,

[1:22:15] taylor, welch and benedict.

[1:22:16] This is a resolution denouncing

[1:22:18] the tennessee general assembly

[1:22:20] for enacting a redistricting

[1:22:22] plan that divides and dilutes

[1:22:24] congressional representation of

[1:22:26] residents of memphis and shelby

[1:22:28] county council member suara,

[1:22:29] you are recognized.

[1:22:30] Thank you.

[1:22:31] Vice mayor. Committee reports,

[1:22:31] please.

[1:22:33] For the report of the

[1:22:34] rules, confirmations and public

[1:22:35] elections committee chair.

[1:22:36] Cashier recognized.

[1:22:37] We voted to

[1:22:38] approve six in favor, zero

[1:22:39] against. You're not voting.

[1:22:39] All

[1:22:41] right, back to you, MISS Suara,

[1:22:42] for a motion.

[1:22:43] I move approval

[1:22:45] with a brief comments.

[1:22:45] Okay. Go

[1:22:46] ahead ma'am.

[1:22:47] Thank you, MADAM

[1:22:48] Vice mayor. I rise today with a

[1:22:50] heavy but determined heart to

[1:22:51] speak about what has happened

[1:22:53] to the people of tennessee,

[1:22:54] particularly the people of

[1:22:56] memphis and nashville. Under

[1:22:57] the newly drawn republican

[1:22:59] redistricting maps in tennessee,

[1:23:01] the new republican drawn maps

[1:23:02] dilutes the political power of

[1:23:04] black voters in memphis and

[1:23:05] continues to fracture the

[1:23:08] unified voices of nashvillians.

[1:23:10] I think it's very important we

[1:23:11] we receive an email probably

[1:23:14] earlier today about somebody

[1:23:15] arguing that this only. It's

[1:23:16] it's only about memphis and

[1:23:18] that we should focus on on

[1:23:19] nashville. And I think it's

[1:23:21] important for people to realize

[1:23:22] that this does impact nashville

[1:23:25] to one, we know whatit feels

[1:23:27] like when our congressional

[1:23:28] district was divided into.

[1:23:30] Three. Instead of having a

[1:23:31] office downtown by the library

[1:23:32] to go talk to our congressmen,

[1:23:34] we don't even know none of our

[1:23:37] current people representing

[1:23:38] nashville lives in nashville,

[1:23:40] so we know what that is like.

[1:23:41] But it's not only that, with

[1:23:43] this new map, almost everybody

[1:23:44] in nashville is some of us. I

[1:23:46] know I did my my congressional

[1:23:47] map changed, my district

[1:23:48] changed. And so this does

[1:23:50] impact nashville. And this is

[1:23:51] something that as nashvillians,

[1:23:53] we should speak up for, but

[1:23:55] also, again, diluting black

[1:23:57] power, diluting black voters in

[1:23:58] memphis is something that I

[1:23:59] think we all should speak up

[1:24:01] about. These maps were not

[1:24:03] drawn to reflect the people

[1:24:04] they were drawn to control the

[1:24:06] people they were drawn, because

[1:24:08] the protections that once

[1:24:10] prevented racial gerrymandering

[1:24:12] have been stripped away by the

[1:24:13] very court entrusted to uphold

[1:24:15] them. What we are witnessing is

[1:24:17] not simply a political maneuver.

[1:24:19] It is a direct attack on the

[1:24:20] fundamental promise of american

[1:24:22] democracy that every person's

[1:24:23] vote should carry equal weight.

[1:24:25] Yet in this moment, we should

[1:24:27] not feel that this is the end

[1:24:28] of the story. We have to

[1:24:30] continue to show up. We have to

[1:24:31] continue to vote. Black people

[1:24:33] in nashville and in tennessee

[1:24:34] have never waited for

[1:24:35] permission. We have always

[1:24:37] organized, we have always MARCH.

[1:24:39] And we've always voted through

[1:24:40] barriers far greater than on

[1:24:43] fair maps. And so, colleagues,

[1:24:44] I ask that as we continue to

[1:24:46] talk about, I've seen many of

[1:24:48] you show up when nash was here,

[1:24:49] I've seen you show up for

[1:24:51] juneteenth and black

[1:24:53] celebration and black history.

[1:24:55] But we cannot continue to

[1:24:56] celebrate the legacy of john

[1:24:58] lewis and nash and the people

[1:25:00] that fought for civil rights in

[1:25:02] nashville by undermining the

[1:25:03] things that they bled for. They

[1:25:05] fought for those rights. It's

[1:25:06] so sad that everything that

[1:25:08] they put their lives on the

[1:25:09] line for. When I thought about

[1:25:10] MISS Frankie, we're going to

[1:25:12] talk about that now. The day

[1:25:14] that I found out that she

[1:25:15] passed, I'm thinking, I'm glad

[1:25:16] some of them are not even

[1:25:18] around to see what's going on

[1:25:19] to everything that they work

[1:25:20] for. So this is not about

[1:25:22] partizan. This isn't about

[1:25:23] party. This is about democracy.

[1:25:24] This is about making sure that

[1:25:26] people of memphis and nashville

[1:25:27] have the right to pick the

[1:25:29] people that they want, and not

[1:25:30] what the politicians want. So

[1:25:32] with that, again, I renew my

[1:25:34] motion and I ask that, yes,

[1:25:36] it's already been done.

[1:25:36] Somebody will get up and say,

[1:25:38] it doesn't matter. They've done

[1:25:39] it. Yes, but it does matter

[1:25:41] that we tell our people that we

[1:25:43] do notaccept it, we do not

[1:25:44] think is right and that we

[1:25:47] denounce it. Thank you.

[1:25:47] Thank

[1:25:50] you MISS. Next in the queue is

[1:25:51] councilmember porterfield.

[1:25:53] MADAM Pro tem, you're

[1:25:55] recognized.

[1:25:56] Thank you, vice

[1:25:58] mayor. I stand in support of

[1:26:00] this resolution and will ask my

[1:26:02] colleagues to also vote in

[1:26:04] support of this and consider

[1:26:07] signing on as a. Not only am i

[1:26:08] a lifelong tennessean, but I'm

[1:26:10] originally from memphis, so,

[1:26:12] you know, this has a double

[1:26:14] impact being from memphis,

[1:26:16] seeing the impact on my home

[1:26:17] city. As councilmember sawyer

[1:26:19] already said, this also impacts

[1:26:21] nashville. In my congressional

[1:26:23] district change we saw after

[1:26:26] the redistricting, our district

[1:26:27] was cracked like an egg, and

[1:26:30] our solidly democratic district

[1:26:32] was. Our voting power was

[1:26:33] diluted into three different

[1:26:35] districts. So nashville

[1:26:36] definitely understands the

[1:26:37] impact and the real life

[1:26:39] implications of what this looks

[1:26:41] like. But I also just wanted to

[1:26:44] note that memphis was not a

[1:26:46] voting rights act district. And

[1:26:48] a lot of people think that that

[1:26:49] that this district was drawn

[1:26:53] because of the voting rights you go on to the

[1:26:54] government website and you look

[1:26:56] to see how congressional

[1:26:58] districts should be drawn, it

[1:27:00] talks about not only population

[1:27:02] equality, but it talks about

[1:27:04] compactness. And that was a

[1:27:05] compact district where black

[1:27:07] voting power was consolidated,

[1:27:09] because memphis is a

[1:27:10] predominantly black city. So

[1:27:13] this district was not drawn

[1:27:14] because of the voting rights

[1:27:19] act. So to to be so haphazardly

[1:27:20] enacting after the gutting of

[1:27:21] the voting rights act to, to

[1:27:23] come so quickly, there's no way

[1:27:25] to get meaningful community

[1:27:29] engagement. And it was just

[1:27:30] very, I can't even say

[1:27:31] frustrating because it was

[1:27:32] beyond frustrating. It was

[1:27:35] beyond infuriating. Instead of

[1:27:36] doing things that could help

[1:27:37] everyday tennesseans like

[1:27:39] ending the grocery tax,

[1:27:41] expanding access to abortions

[1:27:42] and health care as rural

[1:27:44] hospitals close down across our

[1:27:46] state, as we don't get our fair

[1:27:48] share of dollars for public

[1:27:50] education, as we're not

[1:27:51] expanding access to affordable

[1:27:52] housing, instead of doing the

[1:27:54] things to help the people of

[1:27:55] tennessee, our state

[1:27:58] legislators decided to to bully

[1:28:00] and to, to take away or to

[1:28:02] attempt to take away and to

[1:28:03] dilute the black voting power

[1:28:05] in memphis. So this does have

[1:28:06] an impact on everyone. We all

[1:28:08] should be speaking out about it.

[1:28:09] But the last thing that I want

[1:28:11] to say is that tennessee is

[1:28:12] setting a precedent. Not only

[1:28:14] are you seeing this here in

[1:28:15] tennessee, you're seeing this

[1:28:17] all across the south, but we

[1:28:19] should be leading the nation

[1:28:21] for good things instead of

[1:28:23] leading the nation as on the

[1:28:25] race to the bottom. And that's

[1:28:26] what we're seeing right now.

[1:28:29] But we're also setting a

[1:28:30] precedent when it comes to

[1:28:32] speaking up, speaking out, and

[1:28:33] resisting. And we're seeing

[1:28:35] other states following that and

[1:28:36] looking at what the people in

[1:28:38] tennessee did. And the people

[1:28:39] showed up and made sure that

[1:28:40] their voices were heard. We're

[1:28:42] going to keep showing up. We're

[1:28:44] also going to show up at the

[1:28:45] polls. So this is just a

[1:28:46] reminder that everyone needs to

[1:28:47] check their voter registration

[1:28:49] status. And we will see what

[1:28:50] happens at the midterms. Thank

[1:28:50] you.

[1:28:53] Thank you. Next,

[1:28:54] councilmember. You're

[1:28:54] recognized sir.

[1:28:55] Thank you,

[1:28:56] MADAM Vice mayor, I rise in

[1:28:58] support of this legislation and

[1:28:59] thank the sponsor for bringing

[1:29:02] it in. Reflecting on the events

[1:29:06] of the special session, I was

[1:29:08] struck by the way that it it

[1:29:09] affected me because ican

[1:29:13] recall in 2017, 2018, when I

[1:29:16] was in law school, whenever

[1:29:17] during the first trump

[1:29:19] administration, whenever he he

[1:29:22] made a comment about nations

[1:29:24] like the one that my family is

[1:29:25] from part of the language,

[1:29:27] calling them nations. And I

[1:29:28] distinctly remember feeling as

[1:29:31] if these institutions and this

[1:29:33] country that I have invested

[1:29:37] myself in don't care about

[1:29:39] people with faces like mine.

[1:29:41] And that's the exact feeling

[1:29:44] that I had while up at the

[1:29:45] state legislature during the

[1:29:48] special session. What this is

[1:29:50] what the what the tennessee

[1:29:52] general assembly did is nothing

[1:29:56] short of state sponsored racism

[1:29:58] and diluting the power and

[1:29:59] saying to people with faces

[1:30:02] like mine, you don't belong in

[1:30:04] this state. Your voice doesn't

[1:30:08] matter and we don't care. To

[1:30:09] the to the, to the people who,

[1:30:11] who genuinely believe that. I

[1:30:14] say to you that african

[1:30:16] americans in this country have

[1:30:18] outlasted every single system

[1:30:20] of oppression that this country

[1:30:22] has ever thought of, and we are

[1:30:24] not going anywhere. We are

[1:30:26] going to continue this fight

[1:30:27] despite the fact that at every

[1:30:29] turn in history, african

[1:30:31] americans have fought and died

[1:30:32] to make this country better.

[1:30:34] But we are hated for it. We are

[1:30:36] going to continue because we

[1:30:38] know that the arc of justice,

[1:30:40] that the arc of history always

[1:30:42] bends towards the righteous. We

[1:30:43] are righteous in this fight. We

[1:30:44] are not going to end. We are

[1:30:46] not going to stop. We're going

[1:30:48] to continue to stand up for the

[1:30:49] rights of every single

[1:30:50] tennessean, regardless of what

[1:30:52] anybody says. Thank you.

[1:30:53] Thank

[1:30:56] you. MR. Next is COUNCILMAN

[1:30:57] Copen. You're recognized, sir.

[1:30:59] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I

[1:31:00] rise in support of this

[1:31:01] resolution and in condemning

[1:31:04] what happened here. This is a

[1:31:06] dereliction of duty. This is

[1:31:07] anti-democratic. It was racist.

[1:31:10] And as my colleague said, it is

[1:31:12] ablack and brown voices in our

[1:31:15] state. There are republicans I

[1:31:17] have spoken to who also know

[1:31:18] better and knew it was wrong

[1:31:20] and still went on with it. And

[1:31:22] that's that's terrifying to me.

[1:31:24] This is this is crossed so many

[1:31:26] lines. And I never thought that

[1:31:28] I would see elected officials

[1:31:31] stand on an on a floor and

[1:31:34] remark that, well, it's not

[1:31:35] racist. We're just doing this.

[1:31:37] So we get the result of the

[1:31:39] election. We want we want more

[1:31:41] republicans. That, to me is

[1:31:43] that's not democracy changing

[1:31:45] the rules in the middle of an

[1:31:47] election, mid election, mid

[1:31:49] cycle saying, you know, we

[1:31:50] don't like the way this is

[1:31:52] going. We're going to change it

[1:31:53] to get a different result.

[1:31:55] That's what happens in a

[1:31:56] dictatorship. That's what

[1:31:57] happens in authoritarian

[1:31:58] governments. That's not

[1:32:01] democracy. People that are

[1:32:02] doing this know better. They

[1:32:04] should know better. It has no

[1:32:05] place here. We will continue to

[1:32:07] fight back. There are five

[1:32:08] congressional districts now

[1:32:10] within 45 minutes of nashville,

[1:32:12] so it's not over. NOVEMBER is a

[1:32:13] long way away. I hope people

[1:32:15] will join me in knocking doors

[1:32:16] and making calls and getting

[1:32:18] the vote out. You know, they

[1:32:20] have they MAY have won this

[1:32:22] battle, but we'll win the war.

[1:32:23] Thanks.

[1:32:25] Thank you. Next council

[1:32:27] member ewing, you're recognized,

[1:32:28] ma'am.

[1:32:32] Thank you. As as just

[1:32:36] one voice of of one white

[1:32:40] person. I just want to say that

[1:32:46] we we have to gather ourselves

[1:32:50] and and not make this a fight.

[1:32:54] And. And something that only

[1:32:56] the black and brown communities

[1:32:58] have to fight. This is the

[1:33:01] fight. This is the fight of

[1:33:03] everyone who believes in

[1:33:05] democracy, everyone who is

[1:33:08] against racism, everyone who

[1:33:11] believes in good over evil.

[1:33:13] Because what we saw was not

[1:33:16] just wrong, it was evil. And if

[1:33:18] anyone has any doubt that this

[1:33:20] wasn't about racism, just look

[1:33:22] at what happened. The first

[1:33:24] amendment, that the reason we

[1:33:25] have the first amendment is to

[1:33:27] guarantee the right to free

[1:33:30] speech. That is what those of

[1:33:33] us who showed up at the capitol,

[1:33:35] at cordell hall and the capitol

[1:33:37] building, that is what we were

[1:33:41] doing. It is enshrined in our

[1:33:43] constitution. We all took an

[1:33:45] oath to support that

[1:33:49] constitution and in retribution

[1:33:52] for that action, the pictures

[1:33:55] and the profiles of those

[1:33:57] legislators, those professional

[1:33:59] people who were doing their job

[1:34:01] and defending their

[1:34:04] constitution, were taken off of

[1:34:09] the website. It's an outrage

[1:34:11] and we all be offended.

[1:34:12] We should all be standing up.

[1:34:15] We should all be shouting out

[1:34:17] and not letting this go. This

[1:34:20] is all of our fight, and we

[1:34:22] have to fight it and keep going

[1:34:25] until it's won.

[1:34:26] Thank you, MISS

[1:34:27] Ewing. Next council member

[1:34:29] cortez, you recognized, sir.

[1:34:31] Thank you, vice mayor. The

[1:34:33] tennessee gop supermajority is

[1:34:35] the clearest example of what

[1:34:37] happens when power is protected

[1:34:39] and accountability is destroyed.

[1:34:41] Extreme gerrymandering is not

[1:34:43] just a political issue. It is

[1:34:45] an economic weapon used against

[1:34:47] working people. When

[1:34:48] politicians pick their voters,

[1:34:50] instead of voters picking thir

[1:34:51] politicians, government stops

[1:34:53] serving the people and starts

[1:34:55] serving itself. A government

[1:34:56] unaccountable to voters will

[1:34:57] fail. Tennesseans of every

[1:35:00] party. Every time. My heart

[1:35:02] breaks for memphis, because

[1:35:03] this is not leadership. It is

[1:35:06] the destruction of protections

[1:35:08] that lifted communities up. Now

[1:35:10] voices are being silenced and

[1:35:11] representation is being

[1:35:12] stripped away to protect the

[1:35:14] comfort of the political class.

[1:35:16] These politicians do not govern.

[1:35:18] They protect their position,

[1:35:20] serve their donors, and send

[1:35:21] the bill to working families

[1:35:22] who can no longer afford

[1:35:24] groceries, rent, a doctor's

[1:35:26] visit or a full tank of gas.

[1:35:28] You cannot gerrymander your way

[1:35:30] out of $5 eggs. You cannot

[1:35:31] gerrymander your way out of a

[1:35:32] broken health care system, and

[1:35:34] you cannot gerrymander your way

[1:35:35] past voters who are tired of

[1:35:37] being lied to. This ends when

[1:35:39] voters decide it ends, and new

[1:35:41] leaders are rising. Leaders who

[1:35:43] cannot be bought, cannot be

[1:35:44] controlled, and are not afraid

[1:35:47] to take the fight straight to fund this

[1:35:50] horrendous behavior.

[1:35:52] thank you,

[1:35:54] councilmember suara. You seek

[1:35:55] to be recognized.

[1:35:56] Vice mayor, I

[1:35:57] just want to echo what

[1:35:59] councilmember murphy said and

[1:36:00] ask if we're not going to do

[1:36:02] the 12.3, but I hope that

[1:36:04] everyone will consider emailing

[1:36:06] the clerk to add their name.

[1:36:08] When we talk about the heroes

[1:36:10] of tennessee. As a student of

[1:36:12] the movement, I talk about the

[1:36:13] civil rights movement, but we

[1:36:15] also talk about the story of

[1:36:16] tennessee giving women the

[1:36:17] right to vote. And one of those

[1:36:19] heroes of that story, sarah

[1:36:21] vaughan, was a republican who

[1:36:22] changed his votes at the last

[1:36:24] minute to be able to give women

[1:36:26] the right to vote. So it does

[1:36:27] not matter what party you

[1:36:28] belong on or belong to. It's

[1:36:30] about doing what is right. And

[1:36:31] this is morally right, and I

[1:36:34] hope everyone in this room will

[1:36:35] consider thinking about the

[1:36:37] impact of this and adding their

[1:36:38] name to the legislation. Thank

[1:36:40] you.

[1:36:44] All right. Seeing no

[1:36:46] further discussion, we will

[1:36:50] move to the vote to MISS Suarez

[1:36:52] point. Any member MAY, in the

[1:36:53] course of a meeting, email

[1:36:54] metro clerk@nashville.Gov. If

[1:36:56] they want to be added as a

[1:36:59] sponsor to any legislation. All

[1:37:01] in favor of this resolution,

[1:37:05] please say aye. Any voting no.

[1:37:09] Any abstaining? Okay. MISS Webb,

[1:37:11] you will be recorded as an

[1:37:13] abstention. All right. You have

[1:37:15] adopted this resolution. Next

[1:37:23] is item 37, resolution

[1:37:25] 2026-1995. Sponsors alan gadd,

[1:37:27] ewing. Benedict. Greg. Cap.

[1:37:28] Coupon, evans, cash. Welsh.

[1:37:30] Evans. Evans, siegel, truffle,

[1:37:32] nash and suara. This is a

[1:37:33] resolution urging nashville

[1:37:35] electric service and the

[1:37:36] electric power board to

[1:37:38] implement a temporary

[1:37:39] moratorium on recently

[1:37:42] announced vegetation management

[1:37:44] changes. MISS Allen, you are

[1:37:45] recognized. Thank you, MADAM

[1:37:47] Chair. Committee reports,

[1:37:48] please, for the report of the

[1:37:50] rules, confirmations and public

[1:37:51] elections committee chair.

[1:37:52] Cashier recognized.

[1:37:53] We voted

[1:37:55] six in favor, zero against and

[1:37:56] one not voting.

[1:38:00] Okay. All right,

[1:38:01] back to you for a motion. Thank

[1:38:03] you, MADAM Chair. I'd like to

[1:38:04] move approval with a brief

[1:38:05] explanation. Okay. Go ahead.

[1:38:08] Thank you. So this this

[1:38:10] resolution simply acknowledges

[1:38:12] that utilities are important to

[1:38:13] nashville and that while

[1:38:15] electricity is one utility, our

[1:38:17] tree canopy is also another

[1:38:18] utility that it provides

[1:38:20] habitat for wildlife storm

[1:38:22] water retention. It reduces the

[1:38:23] heat island effect. It

[1:38:25] increases our property values.

[1:38:27] And we also know that during

[1:38:29] the winter storm, a lot of it

[1:38:30] fell apart and put us out of

[1:38:32] electricity. So we all

[1:38:34] understand the need to to

[1:38:36] respond to what didn't work

[1:38:37] during the storm and make

[1:38:38] changes. But there are a number

[1:38:40] of neighborhoods that have been

[1:38:43] affected by the very aggressive

[1:38:45] tree trimming policy that has

[1:38:47] been adopted subsequent to that.

[1:38:50] And this does not ask any s to

[1:38:51] stop trimming or to slow down

[1:38:54] trimming. It simply asks for an

[1:38:55] opportunity to re look at the

[1:38:56] changes that have been made in

[1:38:58] the trimming policy, and to

[1:39:00] give council members an

[1:39:01] opportunity to learn more about

[1:39:03] the data behind those changes,

[1:39:04] and to ensure that each of

[1:39:07] those changes is relevant and

[1:39:09] is going to have an effect on

[1:39:10] ensuring that our electricity

[1:39:13] stays on. So this is again, I

[1:39:15] just want to emphasize we are

[1:39:16] not asking them to slow down

[1:39:17] the trimming. We understand

[1:39:18] that we don't want another

[1:39:20] outage like we had before, but

[1:39:22] we do want the opportunity to

[1:39:23] understand better why these

[1:39:25] changes have been made, and

[1:39:27] perhaps to make some changes to

[1:39:29] the way that that has been done.

[1:39:31] So with that, I would ask my

[1:39:32] thank my fellow sponsors for

[1:39:35] this and ask for approval.

[1:39:35] All

[1:39:37] right. There's a motion to

[1:39:40] approve. It's properly seconded are on to discussion.

[1:39:41] First in the queue is council

[1:39:44] member nash. Recognize, sir.

[1:39:48] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I

[1:39:50] ever since this storm occurred,

[1:39:53] I've been kind of taken aback a

[1:39:55] little bit by the, I think,

[1:39:58] some kind of excessive response.

[1:40:00] I thought he deserved a lot

[1:40:02] more grace than it was getting.

[1:40:03] And I understand that if you

[1:40:05] were without power for five

[1:40:06] days. But this was a perfect

[1:40:08] storm, far in excess of

[1:40:10] anything we'd had before. Not

[1:40:12] only did we have the ice storm

[1:40:15] that broke trees and poles, we

[1:40:18] had the followed by days of of

[1:40:19] subfreezing weather. So I get

[1:40:24] people's. Anger and concern

[1:40:26] over it. But for every action

[1:40:28] there is an equal and opposite

[1:40:32] reaction. And I think maybe any

[1:40:34] s response to what I thought

[1:40:36] was a bit of excessive concern

[1:40:39] and criticism of any s has

[1:40:43] resulted now in taking the most

[1:40:46] aggressive amount of tree

[1:40:48] trimming strategy for tree

[1:40:51] trimming. I know at my house

[1:40:52] every three years there was a

[1:40:54] little green dot on my silver

[1:40:56] maple tree and s was coming

[1:40:57] around and they were clearing

[1:41:00] the line, but above that

[1:41:02] clearing 15ft or so, there was

[1:41:03] another branch that was over

[1:41:05] there. Now, fortunately it

[1:41:06] didn't fall, but other places

[1:41:08] did. We had whole trees that

[1:41:12] fell down. And I. I'm not

[1:41:14] critical of any s, but I do

[1:41:15] think that we maybe want to

[1:41:18] look at that and, and see if

[1:41:19] this is the appropriate

[1:41:22] reaction to our public's action.

[1:41:25] And I support this bill.

[1:41:26] All

[1:41:28] right. Next in the queue is

[1:41:29] councilmember. You're

[1:41:30] recognized.

[1:41:31] Thank you, MADAM

[1:41:32] PRESIDENT. I also rise in

[1:41:34] support of this resolution.

[1:41:35] Appreciate my colleague for

[1:41:36] bringing it. And I do

[1:41:38] appreciate any s quickly

[1:41:39] continuing to respond to our

[1:41:41] concerns and coming to council

[1:41:42] and having special meetings and

[1:41:44] making changes. But I do think

[1:41:46] that we need to not stop, but

[1:41:49] pause our efforts here and make

[1:41:51] sure that that we understand

[1:41:52] what absolutely does need to be

[1:41:54] cut back, but preserve as much

[1:41:56] of the tree canopy as we can.

[1:41:57] I've also had residents who

[1:41:58] have shared that they wish that

[1:42:00] they knew, because now they're

[1:42:02] left with a half cut tree, with

[1:42:03] the majority of it now leaning

[1:42:04] towards their home. And now

[1:42:06] they are afraid that during a

[1:42:07] windstorm, that tree MAY fall

[1:42:08] onto their home, which

[1:42:09] previously it was not going to

[1:42:11] do, and they don't have the

[1:42:12] time or the resources right now

[1:42:14] to then cut the other side of

[1:42:15] that tree. So again,

[1:42:17] communication, collaboration

[1:42:18] really important. I appreciate

[1:42:20] the opportunity to slow down

[1:42:23] and, you know, hopefully have

[1:42:25] us look at this and look at the

[1:42:26] policies and make changes

[1:42:27] accordingly. So stand in

[1:42:28] support and appreciate my

[1:42:29] colleague for bringing it.

[1:42:29] All

[1:42:31] right. Thank you. Next in the

[1:42:33] queue is council member

[1:42:34] benedict. You are recognized.

[1:42:36] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. So

[1:42:38] I was one of the first ones on

[1:42:39] this body to introduce

[1:42:41] legislation regarding any s

[1:42:44] response to storm fern. And I'm

[1:42:46] I'm I'm a co-sponsor of this

[1:42:48] bill because our this

[1:42:50] resolution, rather because this

[1:42:52] is good policy. I've deferred

[1:42:55] mine out. We've watched others

[1:42:57] come before us and also get

[1:42:59] deferred. This is one that I

[1:43:03] think is collaborative. It is

[1:43:05] not accusatory. It is taking

[1:43:08] the approach of, you know,

[1:43:10] let's let's be more strategic

[1:43:12] in how we're doing this. I've

[1:43:13] asked for that. And what we're

[1:43:15] getting in response oftentimes

[1:43:17] is being told instead of being

[1:43:19] engaged with, here's a memo,

[1:43:21] here's information, this is

[1:43:22] what we're doing rather than,

[1:43:24] hey, this is what we're doing.

[1:43:26] Do you think we should change

[1:43:26] anything? Hey, this is what

[1:43:28] we're doing and we'd love your

[1:43:30] input. Hey, this is what we're

[1:43:31] doing. And since there's

[1:43:33] districts and 40 council

[1:43:34] members, maybe you could

[1:43:36] collaborate with us to push

[1:43:39] this information out and that

[1:43:41] communication. And I hope that

[1:43:45] that as the board looks at this

[1:43:46] and a potential moratorium,

[1:43:49] they are looking at how we can

[1:43:52] help as a body communicate with

[1:43:54] with my 20,000 constituents,

[1:43:57] they have hundreds of thousands

[1:43:58] of customers that they're

[1:44:01] trying to reach. I have 20,000

[1:44:02] constituents who look to me,

[1:44:04] and you do too, who look to you

[1:44:06] to get information to them for

[1:44:09] more strategic and, in my

[1:44:12] opinion, responsible response

[1:44:14] from, you know, our power

[1:44:17] company. And I think that, you

[1:44:18] know, again, this resolution

[1:44:19] strikes the right balance, in

[1:44:21] my opinion, to let the the

[1:44:23] board know that, you know, we

[1:44:25] need that type of communication

[1:44:26] and engagement and your

[1:44:28] customers deserve it. My

[1:44:30] constituents deserve it. And so

[1:44:34] I hope that that message comes

[1:44:36] across as collaboration rather

[1:44:39] than telling pointing fingers

[1:44:41] or being told, here's a memo,

[1:44:43] right? Like it's great to

[1:44:44] receive information, but when

[1:44:46] you just throw information at

[1:44:49] me, that's not as helpful as

[1:44:51] when we sit down and have a

[1:44:52] conversation together and say,

[1:44:53] this is going to be the

[1:44:54] approach. Council member

[1:44:56] benedict, can you help

[1:44:57] communicate this out? Or

[1:44:58] council member benedict, is

[1:44:59] there anything we could be

[1:45:00] doing differently that would

[1:45:02] help you and your constituents

[1:45:03] in northern inglewood in

[1:45:05] particular, but in madison as

[1:45:07] well? We have a tree canopy

[1:45:09] that was severely impacted by

[1:45:11] storm fern, and we're seeing a

[1:45:14] severe response. And, you know,

[1:45:15] there's pictures all over the

[1:45:18] internet that I as I drive

[1:45:19] through my neighborhood, that

[1:45:21] is what I see as well. So we,

[1:45:23] we could be doing better. I

[1:45:24] think we just need some more

[1:45:25] collaboration. And I hope this

[1:45:27] comes through loud and clear.

[1:45:28] Thank you.

[1:45:30] Thank you. Next is

[1:45:33] council member cash recognized

[1:45:33] sir.

[1:45:34] Thank you chair. Yeah. The

[1:45:36] and yes, it's been in my

[1:45:38] district a lot the last month

[1:45:39] cutting trees and I've gotten a

[1:45:43] lot of responses to it. I am I

[1:45:45] get that we have some trimming

[1:45:48] to do that we need some you

[1:45:50] know, we we need to protect our

[1:45:53] wires. I, you know, I still

[1:45:55] maintain that trees are a, an

[1:45:58] infrastructure in positive ways.

[1:45:59] And we need to we need part of

[1:46:01] why we need a pause is because

[1:46:03] we need to look at this

[1:46:04] holistically and, you know,

[1:46:05] make sure that we're

[1:46:06] remembering all the ways that

[1:46:09] trees are helpful, you know,

[1:46:11] environmentally stormwater wise.

[1:46:13] And I agree with council member

[1:46:15] benedict, a lot of this has to

[1:46:17] do with communication in a

[1:46:19] number of different ways. Like

[1:46:22] first, I, you know, when I've

[1:46:25] been getting feedback and

[1:46:28] concerns from my constituents

[1:46:30] and then I, some of them, some

[1:46:31] of them I get are just like, oh,

[1:46:33] I don't, I don't want this to

[1:46:35] happen to my tree. Some of them

[1:46:36] are. There's a disconnect

[1:46:38] between the crews on the ground

[1:46:39] and any s leadership and what

[1:46:41] their policies are. And not all

[1:46:44] there's we not all the folks on

[1:46:47] the ground understand the rules.

[1:46:50] I had a constituent that had

[1:46:52] little bushes cut down. They

[1:46:54] were in within the 15 foot

[1:46:56] right of way, but they were not

[1:46:57] going to grow anywhere near

[1:46:59] those wires. But they were cut

[1:47:00] down because they were told 15

[1:47:04] everything in the 15ft. And

[1:47:06] there's just so there's

[1:47:07] communication between the

[1:47:09] leadership who understands the

[1:47:11] and creators of the policies

[1:47:12] and those doing the work on the

[1:47:14] ground, some of many of whom

[1:47:16] are from out of town. I think

[1:47:20] it is their trees going down

[1:47:23] with little notice. They're

[1:47:25] they're the the notification. I

[1:47:26] think it's getting better, but

[1:47:28] the notificationhasn't been

[1:47:29] there. You know, when we had

[1:47:31] google fiber going all around

[1:47:32] the city, they had not made

[1:47:35] them do door to door

[1:47:37] notifications seven days before

[1:47:39] they were going to do the work.

[1:47:42] And if and I know that if if

[1:47:44] mndot, if we told mndot, nope,

[1:47:46] they did not notify seven days

[1:47:47] before they started the work

[1:47:48] and that would start that clock

[1:47:51] all over again. We need better

[1:47:52] notification. People need to be

[1:47:53] able to know what's going on,

[1:47:55] be able to talk if it's a

[1:47:57] serious situation in terms of,

[1:47:59] you know, how it's going to the

[1:48:00] level, it's going to impact the

[1:48:03] tree. They need the opportunity.

[1:48:04] Customers need the opportunity

[1:48:06] to talk to them about it, have

[1:48:07] an opportunity to reach out to

[1:48:10] an arborist. And I, we're

[1:48:11] getting lots of stuff and these

[1:48:13] are complicated. I am not an

[1:48:14] arborist and I can't answer

[1:48:16] some of these questions or know

[1:48:20] what's right and wrong, so we

[1:48:21] just need to pause so that we

[1:48:23] can all figure this out so that,

[1:48:26] yes, there is proactive

[1:48:28] communication, not reactive

[1:48:29] communication. There is still

[1:48:31] plenty of work to do out there

[1:48:33] to trim these trees, and going

[1:48:35] by the old rules will will help

[1:48:37] for some time now. So I really

[1:48:39] do wish that they could pause

[1:48:41] while we make these, while we

[1:48:42] understand and make, hopefully

[1:48:43] make some changes to them.

[1:48:45] Thank you. All right. Next in

[1:48:48] the queue is council member gad.

[1:48:50] You are recognized ma'am.

[1:48:50] Thank

[1:48:53] you so much. I rise in support

[1:48:55] of the resolution today.

[1:48:57] Clearly a co-sponsor and

[1:48:58] appreciate the the lead sponsor

[1:49:00] for bringing this and the

[1:49:01] incredible groups that have

[1:49:04] reached out with incredible

[1:49:06] concern. So thank you to many

[1:49:09] of my constituents as well. I

[1:49:11] know my district is not alone

[1:49:13] or unique, but I do stand and

[1:49:14] represent it about the

[1:49:17] incredible impact of the storm,

[1:49:18] the ice storm and the

[1:49:20] destruction of the tree canopy.

[1:49:23] And really what also happened

[1:49:25] is many in my district were

[1:49:26] among some of the longest

[1:49:28] without power. And that has a

[1:49:30] lot to do with the lines that

[1:49:33] were down and the impact from

[1:49:35] the ice storm on the tree

[1:49:38] canopy. So with that,

[1:49:40] constituents are also holding.

[1:49:43] At the same time, the response,

[1:49:46] the over response,

[1:49:47] understanding of what remains

[1:49:49] as of our tree canopy needing

[1:49:51] to be incredibly and

[1:49:55] respectfully addressed by nes.

[1:49:57] So, you know, the request here

[1:49:59] is very simple. It's to pause

[1:50:01] the blanket application of the

[1:50:02] 15 foot clearance rule that's

[1:50:05] being applied to every tree of

[1:50:06] every species and every

[1:50:07] neighborhood, regardless of

[1:50:09] whether that tree poses any

[1:50:10] meaningful risk to the power

[1:50:13] grid. What we are asking and

[1:50:15] what I'm asking is this tree,

[1:50:17] our trees, like the living

[1:50:19] biological systems they are,

[1:50:21] because here's what the science

[1:50:23] actually tells us, and what

[1:50:25] utilities across the country

[1:50:27] are all already know. Not all

[1:50:29] trees are alike. Not a willow

[1:50:31] tree grows fast and fails

[1:50:33] readily, and oak grows slowly

[1:50:35] and holds a bradford pear has

[1:50:36] weak branch unions. A bald

[1:50:38] cypress is structurally sound.

[1:50:40] These are not opinions. They

[1:50:42] are biological facts. And they

[1:50:43] matter. When you're making

[1:50:47] pruning decisions. Now, am I

[1:50:49] arborist? Have I known this? No.

[1:50:51] But over the last several weeks

[1:50:53] and months, I've learned a

[1:50:54] whole lot. And it's not taken

[1:50:57] me a whole lot of time to learn

[1:51:00] that. For example, seattle city

[1:51:02] light, they know this. They set

[1:51:03] different clearance for slow

[1:51:05] growing versus fast growing

[1:51:06] species. Utilities in texas,

[1:51:08] ohio, arkansas, florida, and

[1:51:10] yes, part of our own region all

[1:51:11] incorporate species

[1:51:12] characteristics into the

[1:51:13] vegetation vegetation

[1:51:15] management. The point here is

[1:51:17] there's collaboration to be had

[1:51:18] better communication, which is

[1:51:20] what we have all been crying

[1:51:23] for for a long time on lots of

[1:51:26] different aspects of us. So

[1:51:29] thank you for hearing. Please

[1:51:31] pause. Please do the right work.

[1:51:33] Reach out to any of us on this

[1:51:34] floor to talk about what

[1:51:37] collaboration is, and we'll be

[1:51:39] happy to to follow up. Thank

[1:51:40] you.

[1:51:42] Thank you. Council member.

[1:51:44] Next is council member jennifer

[1:51:45] gamble. You're recognized.

[1:51:48] thank you, vice mayor. I my

[1:51:49] area, as many of you know, was

[1:51:51] hit very hard by storm fern. A

[1:51:53] lot of the damage that we had

[1:51:56] came from trees that were not

[1:51:58] cut back. And there are a lot

[1:52:00] of trees in our area. In fact,

[1:52:03] during the post fern

[1:52:05] discussions with nez, I talked

[1:52:08] about a resident senior who I

[1:52:10] helped tried to help three days

[1:52:13] before the storm get limbs that

[1:52:16] were hanging over nez line

[1:52:19] cut and it didn't happen. And

[1:52:21] of course, then the storm

[1:52:22] happened. She was out of her

[1:52:23] house ten extra days longer

[1:52:25] than everyone else because of

[1:52:30] that. So I do appreciate and

[1:52:32] and understand that we do need

[1:52:34] pruning. However, I do support

[1:52:36] the bill today because I feel

[1:52:39] like there needs to be more

[1:52:40] discussion. We need more data

[1:52:42] to make informed decisions

[1:52:44] about how the trees should be

[1:52:46] pruned and cut. And I think

[1:52:47] that hasn't been done. I mean,

[1:52:49] just like the report that we're

[1:52:50] waiting for, I guess there's a

[1:52:52] meeting on JUNE 11th to talk

[1:52:55] about what what happened during

[1:52:56] the storm, what were the

[1:52:58] shortcomings? What were the

[1:53:00] gaps? Before we make any

[1:53:02] decisions on accountability, we

[1:53:04] need that same effort in this

[1:53:07] respect as well. And so I

[1:53:09] support this notion of a

[1:53:12] temporary moratorium so

[1:53:14] can look at what is the best

[1:53:17] process or best way to go about

[1:53:19] addressing the tree trimming so

[1:53:20] that we don't have a disaster

[1:53:22] like we did a few months ago.

[1:53:24] Thank you.

[1:53:26] Thank you. Okay.

[1:53:28] Anyone else in the queue? All

[1:53:32] righty. We will then move to

[1:53:35] the vote. Seeing no further

[1:53:37] discussion. All in favor of

[1:53:40] this resolution, please say aye.

[1:53:44] Any voting no or abstaining?

[1:53:46] Okay. MISS Webb, you're an

[1:53:49] abstention. Okay, MR. Benton,

[1:53:53] you're abstention. Okay.

[1:53:55] Council has adopted this

[1:53:59] resolution. Next is agenda item

[1:54:04] 38. Resolution 2026-1996.

[1:54:06] Sponsors tombs, suarez, spain.

[1:54:07] Coop and cap. Porterfield.

[1:54:08] Taylor. Vo. Hoffman. Evans.

[1:54:11] Stiles. Benedict. Evans. Siegel.

[1:54:13] Ewing. Welch. Gamble. Weiner,

[1:54:15] nash and gad. This is a

[1:54:16] resolution honoring the life

[1:54:18] and legacy of frankie mae

[1:54:20] keeling, henry, civil rights

[1:54:22] activist, freedom writer,

[1:54:24] educator, and beloved

[1:54:25] nashvillian councilmember tombs.

[1:54:27] You're recognized, ma'am.

[1:54:27] Thank

[1:54:28] you, MADAM Vice mayor.

[1:54:29] Committee report.

[1:54:29] For the

[1:54:30] report of the rules,

[1:54:31] confirmations and public

[1:54:33] elections. Committee chair.

[1:54:40] Cash. 1990 1996 regarding

[1:54:42] frankie mae keeling. Henry.

[1:54:43] We

[1:54:44] approved six in favor, zero

[1:54:45] against. You're not voting.

[1:54:46] All

[1:54:48] right. Back to you, MISS Tombs.

[1:54:50] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

[1:54:52] Move for approval with a brief

[1:54:52] comment.

[1:54:54] Okay. Go ahead ma'am.

[1:54:56] So I am going to invoke rule

[1:54:59] 12.3 because I believe that the

[1:55:01] life of MISS Frankie mae

[1:55:04] keeling henry deserves that.

[1:55:06] Okay. We've got a motion to

[1:55:08] approve with rule 12.3 applied,

[1:55:10] such that all those voting in

[1:55:11] the affirmative will be listed

[1:55:13] as co-sponsors. Properly

[1:55:14] seconded. Go ahead.

[1:55:17] as a young

[1:55:19] student at tennessee state

[1:55:21] university, MISS Kealan henry

[1:55:23] got involved in the sit ins in

[1:55:28] the 1960s. She was burned with

[1:55:31] cigarettes. She was physically

[1:55:33] assaulted. She was arrested and

[1:55:36] spent two weeks in jail because

[1:55:37] she was involved in the

[1:55:39] movement. Her grades suffered.

[1:55:42] She had to leave school. So she

[1:55:44] made a tremendous sacrifice of

[1:55:47] herself for the betterment of

[1:55:49] everyone. And as we think about

[1:55:50] the times that we're living in

[1:55:52] now with the gutting of the

[1:55:55] voting rights act, and we those

[1:55:57] rights that folks like MISS

[1:56:00] Henry fought for are being

[1:56:04] diluted and destroyed. So I

[1:56:07] think it is fitting to to

[1:56:08] recognize her life. Her

[1:56:09] services are actually this

[1:56:14] saturday. And as a council, we

[1:56:16] should stand together and honor

[1:56:17] her and the work that she and

[1:56:22] others have done for us. I'm

[1:56:24] going to schedule a a more

[1:56:25] formal presentation at a later

[1:56:27] date. Her family is interested

[1:56:30] in that, and they can come and

[1:56:34] receive our condolences and,

[1:56:38] and our honor of of MISS Henry.

[1:56:41] So I renew my motion as well as

[1:56:43] that invocation of 12.3.

[1:56:44] All

[1:56:46] righty. Thank you for those

[1:56:48] words. We will now go on to

[1:56:51] discussion. MISS Suara, you are

[1:56:54] recognized.

[1:56:55] Thank you, vice

[1:56:56] mayor. And I want to thank the

[1:56:59] sponsor for this resolution nd

[1:57:03] honoring a pioneer, an amazing

[1:57:05] individual. Often when we talk

[1:57:06] about the story of the movement,

[1:57:08] we talk about the guys a lot.

[1:57:10] But there are so many women

[1:57:11] that were involved, and one of

[1:57:14] them was MISS Frankie, and she

[1:57:15] would never stop telling you

[1:57:16] the story about the cigarette

[1:57:17] burn on her hand, and she will

[1:57:19] show you all of that. She

[1:57:20] dresses so well. She was a

[1:57:22] teacher. She did so much. Even

[1:57:24] after that. MISS Frankie's

[1:57:26] family will tell you how.

[1:57:28] Because of her bravery. Because

[1:57:30] she had the courage to to stand

[1:57:32] up and to be arrested and to

[1:57:35] sit so we can all stand. She

[1:57:36] was expelled. She was not able

[1:57:38] to finish her degree in time.

[1:57:40] It took her a long time to be

[1:57:41] even able to get her first

[1:57:43] degree. One of the things I

[1:57:45] love about MISS Frankie's story

[1:57:46] was that actually, when they

[1:57:47] got arrested and she was in

[1:57:49] jail, her family were able to

[1:57:51] bail her out and they'd come to

[1:57:53] get out of jail. And she was

[1:57:54] like, no, I'm not going until

[1:57:56] we all we all out. And so

[1:57:57] there's so many stories of

[1:57:59] bravery in the movement. And

[1:58:02] when you think about it, one of

[1:58:05] the reason why it's part of my

[1:58:06] priority to continue to talk

[1:58:08] about these people and honor

[1:58:10] them is because I know without

[1:58:12] what they did, I would not be

[1:58:13] standing here. We MAY still be

[1:58:15] at the back of the bus. We MAY

[1:58:17] still be drinking from a

[1:58:18] different fountain. But what

[1:58:19] they did was not just for the

[1:58:21] african american community, was

[1:58:22] for all of us as a society. It

[1:58:24] made us better. It made us to

[1:58:27] be able to recognize our

[1:58:28] humanity, none of us, and the

[1:58:29] contributions that everybody

[1:58:31] has done to make this city well.

[1:58:33] It made nashville the first

[1:58:35] city in the south to be able to

[1:58:37] desegregate the lunch counter.

[1:58:38] And if they did not do that,

[1:58:40] GOD knows what will happen. And

[1:58:42] so nashville is better for it.

[1:58:43] Our country is better for it.

[1:58:45] And like MISS Riley said, it's

[1:58:48] very, very sad to see that

[1:58:49] people that actually put their

[1:58:50] lives, these people have to

[1:58:53] write their will before they

[1:58:54] actually go out, because some

[1:58:56] of them did not know they were

[1:58:57] going to come back. You need to

[1:58:59] read those stories of their

[1:59:00] courage, of all that they did

[1:59:02] for all of us to be here, and

[1:59:04] for all of us not to be able to

[1:59:06] take that for granted. So I had

[1:59:08] the pleasure of getting to know

[1:59:10] MISS Frankie. I'm so grateful

[1:59:12] that this city gave all of them

[1:59:15] a key to the city. In our first

[1:59:16] term, we were able to honor

[1:59:18] them with lifting up their

[1:59:19] names. We're doing things to

[1:59:22] honor them. I think many people

[1:59:24] did not know about frankie or

[1:59:26] nash or lawson until we did the

[1:59:29] street naming, and I'm so glad

[1:59:30] that we're learning and we're

[1:59:32] talking about them, and we

[1:59:33] continue to honor them for what

[1:59:35] they did. It's it's an

[1:59:38] encouragement to me as I read

[1:59:39] their story, especially in

[1:59:41] times like this, that if they

[1:59:42] did what they did, if they

[1:59:44] could stand at that time, then

[1:59:46] I'm moved to do the same thing

[1:59:48] during my time. So, so much to

[1:59:49] say about MISS Frankie and all

[1:59:49] -

[1:59:51] of them. She did a time she

[1:59:53] made the world better. Her

[1:59:55] legacy is great. I hope that

[1:59:57] all of us, our time comes,

[1:59:58] our legacy is as good as that.

[2:00:00] And so with that, I move again

[2:00:01] for your approval. And I

[2:00:03] support this. Thank you.

[2:00:03] Thank

[2:00:05] you, MISS Suara. Discussion

[2:00:07] continues. Next in the queue is

[2:00:08] council member oogan. Go ahead

[2:00:08] sir.

[2:00:10] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

[2:00:11] I got to meet MISS Frankie on

[2:00:14] one of the john lewis marches.

[2:00:15] And, you know, there's there's

[2:00:17] a few moments in my life I'll

[2:00:18] never forget. And this was one

[2:00:20] of them when we were chatting

[2:00:21] and she was talking about what

[2:00:23] she had done and who she, who

[2:00:24] she had been and how she

[2:00:27] impacted us. And she turned

[2:00:28] over her arm and she showed me

[2:00:29] the cigarette burn. She showed

[2:00:31] me the scar on her arm that she

[2:00:34] still carried from when someone

[2:00:36] burned her arm with a, with a

[2:00:38] lit cigarette. And it just, it

[2:00:40] grounded for me the fight and

[2:00:41] it grounded for me. This

[2:00:43] movement that we're still going

[2:00:44] through, we're walking

[2:00:45] backwards and trying to fight

[2:00:47] forwards. And so I just had to

[2:00:49] rise and say that I'll MISS,

[2:00:50] MISS, MISS Frankie terribly.

[2:00:52] She had a huge impact on

[2:00:54] history and also a deep impact

[2:00:55] on my own personal life. And

[2:00:57] I'll carry her her memory

[2:00:58] forward. Thank you.

[2:00:59] Thank you,

[2:01:01] MR. Cuban. Next council member.

[2:01:03] Glad you recognized.

[2:01:03] Thank you

[2:01:05] so much. And thank you to my

[2:01:06] colleagues for bringing this

[2:01:09] forward and for making sure we

[2:01:10] enshrine the memory here. I

[2:01:13] just felt like I can't only

[2:01:14] speak about trees tonight and

[2:01:16] not take a moment to. Even

[2:01:19] though I didn't rise to speak

[2:01:22] in our resolution that was

[2:01:23] presented condemning the acts

[2:01:26] of the state against black

[2:01:28] people and voters and

[2:01:31] disenfranchizing black voters.

[2:01:33] I felt like it was necessary to

[2:01:36] say thank you to all the black

[2:01:38] leaders. I'm standing here

[2:01:39] because honestly, because of

[2:01:43] the work you've also done. It

[2:01:47] is no secret that women's

[2:01:49] rights have come through

[2:01:50] because we have access, because

[2:01:52] of the work and the labor of

[2:01:56] black women and people of color

[2:01:57] and black men, and their

[2:02:00] incredible sacrifice. MISS

[2:02:02] Frankie is one of those

[2:02:08] incredible leaders. And. As we

[2:02:12] honor her passing and in the

[2:02:17] last couple of weeks, seeing

[2:02:19] racism rise so boldly and speak

[2:02:25] so plainly. I hope we won't

[2:02:27] forget that the the two are are

[2:02:30] absolutely connected. The goal

[2:02:32] of the legislative actions at

[2:02:35] the state is to erase people

[2:02:37] like MISS Frankie, MISS Frankie.

[2:02:39] It's to ensure that those

[2:02:41] voices are not heard. And so

[2:02:42] while she had the scar, the

[2:02:44] scar on the outside, that she

[2:02:46] was able to demonstrate the

[2:02:49] scars internally for so many

[2:02:51] here, probably in this chamber

[2:02:54] as well, that we MAY not see

[2:02:56] exist. And I know I have every

[2:02:58] obligation to to rise up and

[2:03:00] speak. So thank you for this

[2:03:03] legacy, COUNCILWOMAN Tombs,

[2:03:06] thank you so much for making

[2:03:07] sure that we take this moment

[2:03:09] here. And thank you to my

[2:03:11] colleagues for constantly

[2:03:13] speaking up and speaking truth.

[2:03:14] Thank you.

[2:03:16] Thank you, MISS Gad.

[2:03:19] Next is council member

[2:03:20] porterfield. MADAM Pro tem,

[2:03:21] you're recognized.

[2:03:22] Thank you,

[2:03:25] vice mayor. I rise in support

[2:03:27] of this resolution. Thank you

[2:03:29] for everyone who. Thank you to

[2:03:29] councilmember tombs for

[2:03:31] bringing it. And thank you to

[2:03:32] everyone that signed on.

[2:03:33] Something that I just really

[2:03:35] want to contextualize for us is

[2:03:38] that MISS Frankie kneeland

[2:03:41] henry was a 19 year old

[2:03:43] freshman at the tennessee state

[2:03:44] university when she

[2:03:45] participated in the second wave

[2:03:48] of the freedom riders. And to

[2:03:50] put this in perspective, when

[2:03:53] the us government called diane

[2:03:55] nash about the freedom riders

[2:03:56] and said that someone was going

[2:03:58] to get killed as a council

[2:04:01] member, saw alluded to, MISS

[2:04:02] Nash said, sir, you should know.

[2:04:03] We all signed our last wills

[2:04:05] and testaments last night

[2:04:06] before they left. We know

[2:04:07] someone will be killed, but we

[2:04:10] cannot let violence overcome

[2:04:11] nonviolence. And these were the

[2:04:13] actions of 19 year olds and 20

[2:04:15] year olds that put their bodies

[2:04:17] on the line, that signed their

[2:04:19] last wills and testaments to

[2:04:21] fight for the dignity and the

[2:04:23] equality of all people. And

[2:04:25] this was one of our leaders who

[2:04:26] did that. So, you know, a lot

[2:04:28] of times when we think about

[2:04:29] what happened with the civil

[2:04:30] rights movement, we think about

[2:04:32] it as so far removed as it was

[2:04:33] so many generations ago. But

[2:04:35] these are the people that are

[2:04:36] still with us today.

[2:04:37] Councilmember sawyer has talked

[2:04:38] about, you know, we're losing

[2:04:40] some of those leaders. So we

[2:04:41] definitely want to give people

[2:04:42] their flowers while they're

[2:04:44] still here. And we were very

[2:04:45] honored to be able to

[2:04:47] acknowledge those civil rights

[2:04:48] leaders with the key to the

[2:04:51] city. A few years ago, when we

[2:04:52] did some symbolic things to

[2:04:54] honor those leaders. But again,

[2:04:56] I just really wanted to

[2:04:57] reiterate that, that these were

[2:05:00] 19 and 20 year olds and just

[2:05:04] how forward thinking she had to

[2:05:05] have been, and how bold and

[2:05:08] brave to be a child, and to put

[2:05:09] your body on the line, to try

[2:05:11] to change this country and to

[2:05:12] believe in the concepts of

[2:05:14] democracy to that extent that

[2:05:15] you're willing to put your body

[2:05:17] on the line. And a lot of

[2:05:18] people now, or a lot of people

[2:05:20] now, say what they would have

[2:05:22] done if they were around during

[2:05:23] that time. And we keep saying,

[2:05:24] like, what are you doing now?

[2:05:26] We saw what she did and we

[2:05:28] honor her for what she did.

[2:05:31] Thank you. All right. With no

[2:05:34] further discussion, we will

[2:05:36] move to the vote. All in favor,

[2:05:39] please say aye. Any voting? No.

[2:05:41] Any abstaining? All right.

[2:05:43] Council has adopted this

[2:05:47] resolution. Next is agenda item

[2:05:51] 39, resolution 2026-1997.

[2:05:52] Sponsor styles, cooper, welsh

[2:05:53] and bradford. This is

[2:05:54] resolution recognizing the

[2:05:56] first art museum on the

[2:05:58] occasion of its 25th

[2:06:00] anniversary. Councilmember

[2:06:03] styles is no longer with us.

[2:06:04] MR. Cooper, you're the next

[2:06:06] sponsor. It's in your district,

[2:06:07] sir. Anything you want to say

[2:06:10] or we can just move to a vote,

[2:06:14] okay? All right. Is there any

[2:06:15] discussion? I guess we need a

[2:06:17] committee report, though,

[2:06:19] having it having been taken off.

[2:06:20] So, MR. Cooper, you're

[2:06:20] recognized.

[2:06:21] Thank you, MADAM

[2:06:22] PRESIDENT. Committee reports.

[2:06:24] Okay, chair. Cash.

[2:06:25] We voted six

[2:06:26] in favor. Zero against zero.

[2:06:27] Not voting.

[2:06:30] All right, back to

[2:06:32] you for a motion, MR. Cooper.

[2:06:33] Thank you, PRESIDENT.

[2:06:34] Move approval.

[2:06:35] Okay. Is there

[2:06:37] any discussion? Seeing none.

[2:06:38] All in favor, please say aye.

[2:06:40] Any voting no or abstaining?

[2:06:42] Okay. Council has adopted this

[2:06:43] resolution as well. Next is

[2:06:47] agenda item 40. Resolution

[2:06:49] 2026-1998. Sponsors vo styles,

[2:06:50] suarez, nash, greg. Allen,

[2:06:52] koopman. Hoffman, wiener.

[2:06:54] Johnston, GOD, cap, ewing,

[2:06:55] welch and bradford. This

[2:06:58] resolution, recognizing MAY

[2:07:00] 2026 as older americans month

[2:07:01] in nashville and davidson

[2:07:02] county and recognizing 50

[2:07:04] forward for its 70th

[2:07:06] anniversary. Councilmember.

[2:07:07] You're recognized.

[2:07:07] Thank you,

[2:07:09] vice mayor. Committee report.

[2:07:11] For the report of the rules,

[2:07:11] confirmations and public

[2:07:12] elections. Committee chair.

[2:07:13] Cash recognized.

[2:07:14] We voted six

[2:07:15] in favor, zero against zero not

[2:07:16] voting.

[2:07:17] Okay, back to you for a

[2:07:18] motion, MISS Beth.

[2:07:19] Thank you.

[2:07:21] Can I move to approve with a

[2:07:21] brief comment?

[2:07:22] Yeah. Go ahead

[2:07:22] ma'am.

[2:07:24] Thank you. It's an honor

[2:07:25] for our chamber to celebrate

[2:07:26] older americans month and

[2:07:27] recognize the 70th anniversary

[2:07:30] of 5470 years ago. This

[2:07:33] organization was founded in

[2:07:34] 1956 as a program for active

[2:07:36] seniors at the 54 knowles

[2:07:38] center and has become the

[2:07:40] premier nonprofit serving older

[2:07:42] adults in middle tennessee,

[2:07:44] serving over 20,000 seniors,

[2:07:46] children, and families. And

[2:07:47] their work reminds us that

[2:07:49] aging is not something to fear.

[2:07:51] It's something to honor older

[2:07:52] americans month is important

[2:07:54] because it gives us the

[2:07:56] opportunity to recognize the

[2:07:57] generations who have built our

[2:07:59] neighborhoods, raise families,

[2:08:00] served our country, strengthen

[2:08:02] our communities, and pave the

[2:08:04] way for all of us. In case you

[2:08:06] don't know, in tennessee, the

[2:08:09] population will be 25% older

[2:08:12] adults by 2030. Older adults

[2:08:13] are not just part of

[2:08:14] nashville's story, they are the

[2:08:16] foundation of it. So I just

[2:08:18] want to take this moment to let

[2:08:19] every older nashvillian know

[2:08:21] that they are valued here in

[2:08:23] our city, that they belong here,

[2:08:24] and that their wisdom,

[2:08:27] experience, and contributions

[2:08:29] to shaping our future and our

[2:08:31] city are acknowledged and

[2:08:33] valued. So I just want to thank

[2:08:35] sally and 54 for 70 years of

[2:08:37] leadership, compassion and

[2:08:38] service. T was really great to

[2:08:39] be able to celebrate with them

[2:08:43] last week and MAY, MAY we just

[2:08:45] celebrate happy older americans

[2:08:49] month and congratulate 54 on 70

[2:08:49] remarkable years, which is

[2:08:52] their platinum year. Thank you.

[2:08:54] Thank you, MISS Bo. All right.

[2:08:56] There is a motion to approve.

[2:08:56] It's properly seconded. We're

[2:08:58] on to discussion of. Next in

[2:09:00] the queue is council member

[2:09:02] bradford. You're recognized sir.

[2:09:03] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

[2:09:05] Just rising in support of this.

[2:09:07] And to let my colleagues know

[2:09:09] to be on the lookout for next

[2:09:12] spring and to dote on the

[2:09:15] amazing ladies at 54 donelson

[2:09:16] station, who every spring put

[2:09:18] on one of the best fashion

[2:09:20] shows in the state of tennessee.

[2:09:23] I've never seen more vivacious

[2:09:25] or fashionable women in my

[2:09:27] entire life, so I. So please

[2:09:28] make plans to come out next

[2:09:30] spring to donelson station for

[2:09:32] their fashion show.

[2:09:32] Thank you,

[2:09:34] MR. Bradford. Next in the queue

[2:09:35] is council member nash. You're

[2:09:37] recognized sir.

[2:09:37] Thank you,

[2:09:39] MADAM PRESIDENT. As the oldest

[2:09:40] member of this council, I would

[2:09:42] like to say thank you to you

[2:09:47] all for recognizing. And I, I,

[2:09:54] I vivacious older women to.

[2:09:56] Your spouse first among them,

[2:10:00] I'm sure. Okay, next council

[2:10:02] member ellis, you're recognized,

[2:10:02] ma'am.

[2:10:03] Thank you, MADAM

[2:10:04] PRESIDENT. I rise in support of

[2:10:06] this resolution, but I also

[2:10:09] wanted to bring to the surface,

[2:10:11] as council member suara has

[2:10:13] stated during the announcements

[2:10:15] period on this coming saturday,

[2:10:19] we are having a legacy planning

[2:10:21] event which is for older adults,

[2:10:25] and it's also for people of any

[2:10:28] age helping them protect their

[2:10:31] assets. And also it's a service

[2:10:33] that united way has partnered

[2:10:35] with metro government for. And

[2:10:37] so I would invite you all out

[2:10:38] and all the wonderful ladies at

[2:10:41] at 50 forward to get free one

[2:10:42] on one consultations about end

[2:10:45] of life documents and power of

[2:10:46] attorney's information, and

[2:10:48] also want to lift up that will

[2:10:49] be having a panel discussion

[2:10:50] with council members were

[2:10:52] talking about the importance of

[2:10:55] protecting your assets and

[2:10:56] staving off gentrification,

[2:10:59] which is, as we know, davidson

[2:11:01] county, the the highest rated.

[2:11:03] Thank you, MISS Ellis. All

[2:11:05] right. I'm seeing no one else

[2:11:07] seeking discussion will move to

[2:11:09] the vote. All in favor of this

[2:11:11] resolution, please say aye. Any

[2:11:12] voting no or abstaining? All

[2:11:14] right. Council has adopted this

[2:11:18] resolution. All right. Next

[2:11:21] let's see for bills on

[2:11:23] introduction and first reading.

[2:11:25] Section m by rule, all items on

[2:11:26] first reading shall be voted on

[2:11:28] at the same time, unless

[2:11:29] requested otherwise by primary

[2:11:31] sponsor or by two other members.

[2:11:33] Do any items need to be removed

[2:11:35] from the collective first

[2:11:37] reading vote? Council member

[2:11:39] kimble, you're recognized,

[2:11:41] ma'am.

[2:11:42] Thank you. Vice mayor.

[2:11:44] I'd like to remove item 52.

[2:11:52] Okay. Item 52 will be removed.

[2:11:55] Do any other members. Seek to

[2:11:57] be recognized? All right.

[2:11:59] Seeing none, is there a motion

[2:12:00] for approval of all the items

[2:12:02] remaining on first

[2:12:04] consideration? Okay. Properly

[2:12:06] moved and seconded. Without

[2:12:09] objection, you have approved

[2:12:11] all items on first reading with

[2:12:16] the exception of agenda item 52.

[2:12:18] Sponsor kimbrough. This is

[2:12:22] ordinance bl 2026-1387. An

[2:12:23] ordinance to amend title 17 of

[2:12:25] the metro code of laws. The

[2:12:26] zoning ordinance of metro

[2:12:27] government by changing from our.

[2:12:29] S ten to our ten zoning for

[2:12:33] property located at 1616 ashton

[2:12:35] avenue, approximately 540ft

[2:12:37] west of hydes ferry road. This

[2:12:41] is 0.37 acres. MISS Kimbrough,

[2:12:42] you're recognized.

[2:12:43] I'd like to

[2:12:44] refer this to planning.

[2:12:45] Okay.

[2:12:46] So you would like maybe a

[2:12:48] motion to approve on first with

[2:12:50] a re referral to the planning

[2:12:51] commission?

[2:12:51] Yes.

[2:12:52] Okay. Is there

[2:12:54] a second for that motion? Okay.

[2:12:56] Is there any discussion on that

[2:12:59] motion seeing none. All in

[2:13:01] favor please say aye. Any

[2:13:02] voting no or abstaining. All

[2:13:03] right. This has passed its

[2:13:05] first reading and will be

[2:13:07] referred to the planning

[2:13:11] commission. All right. Next is

[2:13:14] agenda item or rather section n.

[2:13:18] This is a late bill sponsor

[2:13:20] coupon. This is an ordinance to

[2:13:22] provide for the designation of

[2:13:23] public property within

[2:13:24] specified areas of downtown

[2:13:27] nashville as a temporary

[2:13:28] special event zone during the

[2:13:30] time period beginning at 6 P.M.

[2:13:35] On JULY 2nd, 2026 and ending at

[2:13:37] 11:59 P.M.

[2:13:38] On JULY 5th, 2026,

[2:13:39] relative to the use of these

[2:13:41] areas in conjunction with the

[2:13:44] 2026 JULY 4th celebration and

[2:13:46] related activities and events,

[2:13:49] council member koopman, your

[2:13:51] recognized sir. You'll need to

[2:13:52] suspend the rules given the

[2:13:53] late nature.

[2:13:54] Thank you, MR.

[2:13:55] PRESIDENT. I'd like to move to

[2:13:56] suspend the rules.

[2:13:57] Okay. There

[2:14:01] is a request to to suspend the

[2:14:06] rules. Is there any objection?

[2:14:08] Seeing none. But also, MR. Cash,

[2:14:09] I need to get your report, sir.

[2:14:11] Yep. We discussed the late

[2:14:12] nature of the bill, and we

[2:14:14] voted 5 to 0 zero that we

[2:14:15] should be properly permitted

[2:14:17] for independence day before

[2:14:18] JULY 4th.

[2:14:19] Okay. Having heard

[2:14:22] the report of chair cash now,

[2:14:23] is there any objection to the

[2:14:24] suspension of the rules to get

[2:14:27] this bill before us? Seeing

[2:14:28] none, the rules are suspended.

[2:14:31] So, COUNCILMAN Koopman, you're

[2:14:32] recognized for a motion.

[2:14:32] Thank

[2:14:33] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I move

[2:14:34] approval, please.

[2:14:35] Okay. Is

[2:14:36] there a second? All right. Is

[2:14:40] there any discussion on this

[2:14:44] ordinance? Seeing none. All in

[2:14:45] favor, please say aye. Any

[2:14:49] voting no or abstaining? Okay.

[2:14:53] All right. So this has passed.

[2:14:56] MR. Its first of three readings.

[2:14:57] Okay. All right. This is passed

[2:15:00] its first reading. All right.

[2:15:02] So next are bills on second

[2:15:05] reading section o of your

[2:15:09] agenda. Agenda item 55

[2:15:13] ordinance bl 2026-1356.

[2:15:14] Sponsors tombs, evans, siegel

[2:15:16] and benton. This is an

[2:15:20] ordinance amending chapter

[2:15:22] 2.24.1, or rather, 225 of the

[2:15:24] metro code of laws to modify

[2:15:25] appraisal requirements for

[2:15:27] certain real estate

[2:15:28] acquisitions made by the

[2:15:29] nashville department of

[2:15:31] transportation. Multimodal

[2:15:32] infrastructure, also known as

[2:15:34] mndot, and for. Choose how you

[2:15:38] move projects, MISS Tombs

[2:15:39] budget and finance chair, you

[2:15:40] are recognized.

[2:15:41] Thank you,

[2:15:43] MADAM Vice mayor. Committee

[2:15:44] report. Budget and finance

[2:15:45] voted to recommend a one

[2:15:47] meeting deferral 11 in favor,

[2:15:48] zero against zero not voting.

[2:15:50] All right. And for the report

[2:15:51] of the transportation and

[2:15:52] infrastructure committee, vice

[2:15:54] chair ewing, you're recognized.

[2:15:56] Transportation infrastructure

[2:15:59] committee also voted. 9 in 9 in

[2:16:00] favor, zero against zero. Not

[2:16:01] voting to defer one meeting.

[2:16:05] all right. Rule 8.1 will apply

[2:16:07] such that that is a mandatory

[2:16:09] deferral without discussion.

[2:16:11] This will be back on second

[2:16:13] reading at the first meeting in

[2:16:17] JUNE. All right. Next is agenda

[2:16:22] item 56. Ordinance bl 2026-1662.

[2:16:24] Sponsors allen, ellis, evans,

[2:16:25] siegel, spain, suara and

[2:16:27] hoffman. This is an ordinance

[2:16:28] requiring an annual review and

[2:16:30] an annual presentation to the

[2:16:32] budget and finance committee of

[2:16:34] the metro council from all

[2:16:35] boards, commissions,

[2:16:36] departments and authorities

[2:16:38] offering tax abatement

[2:16:40] incentives. MISS Allen, you are

[2:16:41] recognized.

[2:16:42] Thank you, MADAM

[2:16:43] PRESIDENT. Committee reports.

[2:16:44] Please, for the report of the

[2:16:45] budget and finance committee.

[2:16:46] Chair, tombs.

[2:16:47] Budget and

[2:16:49] finance voted to recommend a

[2:16:51] deferral to the JULY 6th

[2:16:52] meeting. 11 in favor, zero

[2:16:53] against zero not voting.

[2:16:54] All

[2:16:56] right. I believe it is, in fact,

[2:16:57] the JULY 7th meeting. Is that

[2:16:59] right? Okay, so the first

[2:17:01] meeting in JULY is, in fact, on

[2:17:05] JULY 7th. Okay. Okay. With that

[2:17:06] report in, it's back to you,

[2:17:08] MISS Allen. First for a motion

[2:17:09] to get the bill before us.

[2:17:11] Please. MADAM Chair, I would

[2:17:12] like to move for deferral with

[2:17:13] a brief explanation.

[2:17:14] Okay. All

[2:17:16] right. There is a motion to

[2:17:18] defer to the first meeting in

[2:17:20] JULY. It's properly seconded.

[2:17:20] Go ahead, ma'am.

[2:17:21] Thank you. If

[2:17:23] I take a point of privilege,

[2:17:24] since you mentioned bike month,

[2:17:25] I just wanted to point out that

[2:17:27] i've gotten bike bingo into

[2:17:28] challenge all my fellow council

[2:17:30] members to try to fill out your

[2:17:31] bike bingo. Card while the

[2:17:33] month still upon us. So

[2:17:35] anyway, lots of fun in the tour

[2:17:37] to now back to the business. I

[2:17:38] have been working with a number

[2:17:39] of different departments and

[2:17:41] have a few more amendments that

[2:17:42] I will probably want to add to

[2:17:44] this, so I would like to ask

[2:17:45] for deferral to the JULY 7th

[2:17:46] meeting, please.

[2:17:47] All right. Is

[2:17:48] there any discussion on that

[2:17:50] motion to defer? Seeing none.

[2:17:52] All in favor, please say

[2:17:54] any voting no or abstaining?

[2:17:55] All right. This will be

[2:17:56] deferred to the first meeting

[2:18:02] in JULY. Okay. That concludes

[2:18:05] our second reading items. Next

[2:18:09] is a section p bills on third

[2:18:11] reading that were not on

[2:18:15] consent. That next one. And

[2:18:18] also the last one. Not quite.

[2:18:22] All right. Second to last one.

[2:18:27] Agenda item 69, ordinance bill

[2:18:29] 2026-1326. Sponsors coogan and

[2:18:30] evans. This is an ordinance to

[2:18:31] amend title 17, the metro code

[2:18:32] of laws zoning ordinance. The

[2:18:35] metro government to clarify the

[2:18:35] entitlements of properties

[2:18:37] which are adjacent or within

[2:18:41] rail corridors within 17.37 the

[2:18:43] downtown code, all of which is

[2:18:45] described here in MISTER Coupon.

[2:18:48] You are recognized, sir.

[2:18:49] Thank

[2:18:51] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee.

[2:18:53] No. Committee reports. No.

[2:18:54] Sorry.

[2:18:55] Yes. You will need a

[2:18:56] committee report to planning

[2:18:58] and zoning for the report of

[2:18:59] the planning zoning committee.

[2:19:00] Chair horton recognized.

[2:19:01] Thank

[2:19:02] you. Vice mayor. Planning and

[2:19:04] zoning voted in favor of the

[2:19:06] amendment. Ten in favor. Zero

[2:19:08] against zero not voting. And we

[2:19:09] voted in favor of the bill, as

[2:19:11] amended. Ten in favor, zero

[2:19:12] against zero not voting.

[2:19:13] All

[2:19:14] righty. So it's back to you,

[2:19:16] MR. Coogan. First for a motion

[2:19:18] to get the bill before us. Okay.

[2:19:21] Is there a second? Okay. Go

[2:19:22] ahead.

[2:19:23] Sir, move the amendment,

[2:19:23] please.

[2:19:25] All right. Is there a

[2:19:26] second on the motion to amend?

[2:19:27] Okay. Anything you want to say

[2:19:30] on the amendment, sir? Okay.

[2:19:31] Any discussion on the motion to

[2:19:33] amend? Seeing none. All in

[2:19:35] favor of the amendment, please

[2:19:38] say I. Any voting? No or

[2:19:39] abstaining? Okay. If you renew

[2:19:39] your motion.

[2:19:40] As amended, please.

[2:19:42] All right. Is there a second?

[2:19:44] Any discussion on that? Seeing

[2:19:46] none. All in favor, please say

[2:19:48] aye. Any voting no or

[2:19:50] abstaining. All right. This is

[2:19:53] passed its third and final

[2:19:58] reading, as amended. Okay. Last

[2:20:03] item on our agenda is agenda

[2:20:09] item 88. Ordinance bl 2026-1364.

[2:20:10] Sponsors bradford tombs, horton

[2:20:12] and hill. This is an ordinance

[2:20:13] approving a lease agreement

[2:20:15] between the metro government

[2:20:18] and hessel properties gp for

[2:20:21] use of 74,374ft

[2:20:22] s of office

[2:20:26] space, located at 1283

[2:20:27] murfreesboro pike. MR. Bradford,

[2:20:28] you're recognized sir.

[2:20:29] Thank

[2:20:30] you, MADAM Vice mayor. I don't

[2:20:32] see that we need any more

[2:20:33] committee reports. I move for

[2:20:33] approval.

[2:20:35] all right. There is a

[2:20:36] motion to approve. Is there a

[2:20:39] second? Okay. Is there any

[2:20:40] discussion on this ordinance on

[2:20:43] its third and final reading?

[2:20:44] Seeing none. All in favor,

[2:20:48] pleasesay aye. Any voting? No.

[2:20:53] Okay. Okay. We by rule we have

[2:20:56] to go on the board, MR. Clerk,

[2:20:58] with a no on an ordinance

[2:20:59] is on its third and final

[2:21:01] reading. If you would please,

[2:21:07] sir, load the vote. Colleagues,

[2:21:24] hang in real quick.

[2:21:35] All right,

[2:21:36] everybody, get your votes in,

[2:21:53] please. With all votes in. MR.

[2:21:54] Clerk, please show the vote.

[2:21:57] All right. This ordinance has

[2:21:59] passed its third and final

[2:22:02] reading with 3430 votes in

[2:22:04] favor and one vote against and

[2:22:06] one abstention. That concludes

[2:22:07] this evening's agenda. Our next

[2:22:09] council meeting will be tuesday,

[2:22:10] JUNE. The second budget

[2:22:12] hearings resume tomorrow, and

[2:22:13] the council office will be

[2:22:16] closed on monday, MAY 25th in

[2:22:17] observance of memorial day. Is

[2:22:19] there a motion to adjourn? All

[2:22:31] right. We are adjourned.

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