[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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