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Good evening everyone. Today is

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JUNE the 2nd, 2026 and I want

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to open up our announcement

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period by acknowledging that

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this meeting is being held on

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the unceded stolen land of the

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Cherokee, Shawnee and Yuchi

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people. And to remind you all

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that no one is illegal on

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stolen land built by stolen

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labor. We have two

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proclamations today. Our first

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proclamation is from Council

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Member Jeff Eastlake. A

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proclamation recognizing Albert

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Tucker for on the occasion of

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his retirement from a

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distinguished 42 year long

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career in television news,

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Council member Eastlake. You

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are recognized.

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Thank you very much. Whereas

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MR. Albert Tucker has

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established a distinguished 42

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year career in television news

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leading up to his forthcoming

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retirement this Friday, having

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leaving behind a legacy of

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leadership, dedication and

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trusted local journalism.

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Whereas serving as news

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director at Wish-tv in

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Indianapolis, where the station

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was recognized as Indiana

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s

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Outstanding News operation in

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2016 and received Emmy Award

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for its Heroin at Home series.

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MR. Tucker moved to Nashville

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in JUNE of 2016 to serve as the

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news director at wkrn tv, and

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Whereas, during his decade at

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wkrn, MR. Tucker had led

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Strategic newsroom and digital

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growth initiatives, expanded

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local programming and guided

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coverage of major events

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impacting Nashville, including

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the 2016 Antioch Waffle House

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shooting and the 2020 Christmas

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Day shooting or bombing in

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downtown Nashville. Whereas MR.

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Tucker has also demonstrated a

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strong commitment to civic and

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professional service through

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his participation on the abc

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Affiliate News Directors

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Advisory Board. The director of

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Nashville Crime Stoppers and as

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a graduate of the fbi,

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Citizen

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s Academy and MR.

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Tucker is also grateful for the

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support of his colleagues, his

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friend, especially his wife

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Janice, to whom he cites as the

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pillar of his support for

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decades. Along with his

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daughter Faith and his son

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Reid. As he looks forward to

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this well-earned retirement.

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Now, therefore, I, Jeff East,

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District Council member for

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district 11 of the Metro

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Nashville government of

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Davidson County, along with the

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undersigned members of the

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Council, hereby recognize MR.

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Albert Tucker upon the occasion

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of his retirement and extend

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sincere appreciation for the

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decades and dedication to

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broadcast journalism. His

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commitment to transparency,

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civic awareness and keeping

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citizens informed through

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trusted local journalism and

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his lasting contributions to

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the people of Nashville and

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communities across the nation.

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Thank you sir.

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Thank you. Thank you. Yeah.

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There you go.

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s actually.

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Three I.

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m overwhelmed. I

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d like to

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thank you for this. I

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d like to

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thank my colleagues. Um, living

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in Nashville and serving this

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community has been a great

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privilege. I

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ll continue to do

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that as long as I

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m alive. And

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I thank you again. Um, it

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really humbling.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. Councilmember, and

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congratulations, MR. Tucker.

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Next we have resolution number.

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Our is 2026-1925. Council

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member Jacob Cooper. A

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resolution recognizing the

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contributions of linemen and

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recognizing APRIL 18th, 2026 as

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National Lineman Appreciation

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Day in Nashville and Davidson

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County Council Member Cooper,

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you are recognized.

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Thank you, chair Pro Tem, and

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thank you for for being here.

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Our wonderful line worker

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representatives on a on an

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incredible day where we get to

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hear from the public at our

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budget public hearing. It

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s an

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honor to recognize the folks

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that work to make our city run.

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And most most recently, and

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most importantly in the Ice

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Storm Fern, where they were out

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in the cold, many of them

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without their own power,

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helping to keep us, keep us

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safe and get electricity back

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on and in dangerous conditions

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away from their families. And

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so it

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s the least that I think

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that we can do as a body to

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recognize them with this, uh,

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this resolution. And so I will

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kick it off and have my

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colleagues join. Um, this is a

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resolution recognizing the

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contributions of line workers

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and recognizing APRIL 18th,

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2026 as National Line Worker

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Appreciation Day in Nashville

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and Davidson County.

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Whereas the United States

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Congress first designated APRIL

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18th as National Line Workers

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Appreciation Day in 2013 as a

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way to recognize line workers

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in their contributions

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following hurricane Sandy in

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the previous year and.

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extensive training, bravery,

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and technical ability to

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perform the everyday duties of

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their profession and. Whereas

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line workers are often first

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responders during storms and

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other catastrophic events,

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working to make the scene safe

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for other public safety

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personnel and.

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Fern, hundreds of line workers

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worked around the clock in

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freezing temperatures to

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respond to one of the largest

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power outages in the history of

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Nashville Electric Service and.

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workers efforts did not end

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with the storm, as they are

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still working across any

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territory to permanently repair

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temporary fixes and strengthen

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the electrical grid and.

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vital role in the economy by

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maintaining and expanding

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energy infrastructure and.

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work under dangerous

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conditions, separated from

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their families to keep schools,

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hospitals and businesses open

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Take it home.

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Whereas it is fitting and

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proper that this Metropolitan

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Council recognized the

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contribution of line workers to

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keep the city going, often

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under dangerous conditions.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved

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by the Council of the

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Metropolitan Government of

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Nashville and Davidson County,

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that the Metropolitan Council

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does hereby recognize the

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contributions of line workers

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towards keeping power on and

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protecting public safety, and

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recognizing APRIL 18th, 2026,

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as National Lineman

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Appreciation Day. This

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resolution shall take effect

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from and after its adoption.

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The welfare of the Metropolitan

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Government of Nashville and

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Davidson County, requiring it.

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To take a picture of.

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Thank you. Metro Council, on

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behalf of the lineman and nes,

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I want to say thank you for

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this. And I

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m accepting this as

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the first vice PRESIDENT Of the

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union at nes. We work hard and

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re proud of what we do. So

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thank you for this recognition.

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We also want to recognize the

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leadership our PRESIDENT,

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Teresa Boles Aplin. Without

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her, we would not be as

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successful. Thank you very much.

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you. Sorry.

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the line people here today. And

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thank you for your service to

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our city. And now we are going

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to go into our announcement

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period. I am going to start off

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with a council member, Russ

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Bradford, council member.

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Bradford, you

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re recognized.

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am. Pro tem. I

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rise this evening to announce

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the start of Pride Month and to

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say that we, as the Metro

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Council, we stand proudly with

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our city

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s lgbtq community,

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especially right now, at a

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moment when our community is

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facing relentless attacks from

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state and federal legislators

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who are trying to strip our

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rights, restrict our access to

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care, and using policies as

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weapons against us and our

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neighbors. It matters that we,

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the local government, take a

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stand and say to our

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constituents, clearly you are

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seeing you are valued and you

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belong. Nashville has always

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been and will always be

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stronger for our diversity.

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This month and every month, we

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stand with our fellow lgbtq

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community. Thank you.

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Thank you. Council member

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Bradford. Next we have Council

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member Gadd. You are

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Thank you so much. Speaker pro

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tempore. And also thank you to,

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um, um, Council Member Bradford

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for making sure we open up, um,

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on on pride this month so

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appropriately. Um, I do want to

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take a moment for a colleagues

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that are here at your desk or

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if you

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ll make sure you remind

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colleagues when they come in.

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Each one of us will have an

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orange ribbon. Um, and so what?

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This orange ribbon stands for

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is specifically on National Gun

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Violence Awareness Day, or wear

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Orange Day, which is something

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that is observed the first

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weekend in JUNE every year.

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This color was chosen the color

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orange because that

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s the color

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hunters wear in the woods, to

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alert others not to shoot. On

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where Orange Day we honor

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remember all victims and

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survivors of gun violence this

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year. Wear Orange Weekend will

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be JUNE 5th to seventh. Our

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Middle Tennessee Moms Demand

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Action volunteers invite all of

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us to wear this ribbon for your

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Wear Orange ribbon on this

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weekend, but also throughout

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the entire month. I

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d like to

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take a moment and ask those

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from Moms Demand Action if you

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will stand and be recognized

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for all of your service. So

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thank you all for being here.

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And um. They have also, um,

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they have also wanted to make

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sure that everyone is invited

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this Sunday. Uh, the Tennessee

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middle middle Tennessee moms

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wear orange Sunday, or wear

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orange will be this Sunday,

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JUNE 7th at 2 P.M.. Uh, in the

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center for Contemplative

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Justice. And that

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s going to be

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on Alabama Avenue, uh, right

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off of Charlotte Avenue. And we

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welcome everyone to join.

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You

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ll have an invitation in

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your inbox. And and folks can

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learn about it in the community

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by going through their website.

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Also, social media as well. So

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thank you all for being here

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today.

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Thank you. Council member. Um,

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if I MAY take a moment of

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privilege to add to that where

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orange originated on JUNE the

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2nd, 2015, on what would have

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been Hadiya Pendleton

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s 18th

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birthday. So today would have

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been Padilla

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s 29th birthday.

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So I just wanted to take a

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moment to speak her name and

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honor her legacy. Council

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member, you

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re recognized.

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Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Um,

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remember not to give you a

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promotion at this time. Um, so.

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I

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m a firm believer that all of

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us make it in life because of

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the people who have invested in

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us. Those those folks who take

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the time to get to know us, to

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know our hearts, to know our

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passions, and to help guide us

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during our some of our most

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formative years. And somebody

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like that, for myself is my

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oldest brother, Manas, who was

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my or her was who is, um, or

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who was my one of my very first

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best friends, a person who has

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always sought to protect me, to

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look after me, to uplift me and

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support me. Um, so I just

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wanted to take a moment to to

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say thank you to my oldest

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brother, Mendez, for all that

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he

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s done for me, but also

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taking a moment to wish him a

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very happy birthday tomorrow.

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The third will be his 41st

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birthday. So, uh. Yes. So,

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Mendez, on behalf of the

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Metropolitan County Council of

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Nashville and Davidson County,

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happy birthday.

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Councilmember, you

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re not gonna

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break out in the song.

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New. Okay? I don

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t think

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anybody wants that.

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Okay.

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Maybe after the presentations,

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we might get a little happy.

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Birthday to you.

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All right. Council member

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Allen, you

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re recognized.

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Thank you, MADAM Chair. I was

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trying to hold out until 626,

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because in light of the fact

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that we have a room that I know

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includes some teachers and

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other people that have been

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influential and want to teach

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us to love learning. I want to

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wish everybody happy Palindrome

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day. A palindrome is a word

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that

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s the same words as

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backwards. Our name like

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Hannah. And today is six, two,

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two, six. And there are three

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more, two more palindrome days

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in in JUNE. So take the

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opportunity to do something

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symmetric and teach a kid to

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learn math. So happy palindrome

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day.

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Thank you, Councilmember Allen.

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Forever the engineer. Thank you

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for gracing us with that.

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Councilmember Sara, you are

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recognized.

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Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem, a

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couple of announcements. I also

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want to wish everyone a Happy

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Immigrants month. Uh, JUNE is

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the month where we celebrate,

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uh, immigrants. And today the

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Immigrant Caucus, I

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m sure

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chair is probably on on queue

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to speak. Uh, had a ceremony

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where we have a bunch of shoes

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lining the courthouse steps.

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And those shoes tell a lot of

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stories. They tell the

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different stories of different

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people, people that have to go

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through our ship to get here,

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whether as a refugee where

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there

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s a an alley or even just

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coming for, for better what?

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For their for their families.

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And it

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s also represents the

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immigrants that have been taken

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from us with ice and through

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violence. And so as we look at

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immigrant, as we continue to

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talk about inclusion and, and

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acceptability and all of that

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stuff, I want to raise, uh, the

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voices and ask everyone to,

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number one, uh, recognize the

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contributions of immigrant to,

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to our nation, uh, and also to

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also recognize the plight of

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immigrants, uh, when it

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s not

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happened to us directly. We MAY

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not know all that is going on,

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but a lot is really happening.

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Anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim,

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anti-gay, anti everything. And

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so, uh, this is a plea that as

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we

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re recognizing all this

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month that we recognize the

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humanity and the people behind

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it. So it

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s not just shoes,

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it

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s the people. So happy

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immigrant day. I also want to

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take the opportunity to

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announce, uh, Senator Charlene

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Oliver will be doing a Iowa

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dedication on Saturday. Uh,

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this is to recognize the

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trailblazer, Senator Thelma

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Harper. And so are part of

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Clarksville, Iowa. Will be

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renamed in her honor. She

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s the

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first black woman to be elected

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to the state senate. And she

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s

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the lady with the hat. We all

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know she

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s done a whole lot.

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Uh, I love recognizing those

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that came before us, because a

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lot of us are standing because

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of the work that that they

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ve

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all done. Uh, and then finally,

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I want to invite everyone to my

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third segment on my budget

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conversation. This Sunday, uh,

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will be from 3 P.M. To 4 P.M.

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You can join, uh, on Facebook.

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And this Sunday, I will be

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talking to union leaders, uh,

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to get their perspective on the

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budget. Uh, as we look at there

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are a lot of union members out

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here. And so I want to talk to

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their leaders about where we

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are, what they expect. And it

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s

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always a very good

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conversation. So join online on

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Facebook, on my Facebook page.

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You can make comments or ask

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questions. And then afterwards

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you get the blog and the

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newsletter. Uh, thank you,

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MADAM Chair.

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Thank you. Council member Suara.

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And a special thank you for

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everyone who has come out today

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to speak during our budget

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public hearing to all of our

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city workers and union workers

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and our constituents, and

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everyone is showing up because

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you care about this city and

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you

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re taking time out of your

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day and away from your family

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to be here with us. I just

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wanted to take a moment to

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acknowledge everyone in the

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audience today, and to thank

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you all for being here. Uh,

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Councilmember, you

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re

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recognized.

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Thank you so much. Pro tem, um,

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district 17 has lots going on,

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and I

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m really excited because

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in JUNE, um, books and the Boys

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and Gold have teamed up. Um, so

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nsc and the National Public

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Library for special edition

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library card with tempo that

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you can only get this month in

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JUNE. So if anybody wants or

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needs a library card, you can

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sign up today. It

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s free and

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it

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s perfect timing because the

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Summer Reading Challenge just

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started yesterday. So just want

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to encourage everyone to

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participate. Participate in

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that and to keep reading all

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summer long. Um, in district 17

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on Saturday, JUNE 13th, I just

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want to make sure that everyone

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knows about the quarterly

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district 17 Town Hall that we

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will be having at United Record

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pressing at 3 P.M., and also

582
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for those earlier in the day if

583
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they want to celebrate the main

584
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library

585
00:19:00,949 --> 00:19:02,217
s 25th anniversary, uh,

586
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that will be happening from 10

587
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to 2. Um, also on Saturday the

588
00:19:06,854 --> 00:19:08,356
13th. And I just want to do,

589
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um, a point of personal

590
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privilege. Uh, my niece Bailey

591
00:19:13,895 --> 00:19:15,597
turned 24 years old yesterday,

592
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so just wanted to wish Bailey a

593
00:19:17,798 --> 00:19:19,267
happy birthday. Um, and let her

594
00:19:19,267 --> 00:19:22,267
know that her auntie remembers

595
00:19:22,803 --> 00:19:24,672
her. So thank you so much.

596
00:19:24,672 --> 00:19:26,641
Thank you, Council member Vo

597
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and happy birthday as well.

598
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Council gamble, you

599
00:19:28,420 --> 00:19:30,420
re

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recognized.

601
00:19:33,681 --> 00:19:35,784
Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem, as we

602
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are celebrating, uh, pride

603
00:19:37,185 --> 00:19:38,752
month in the month of JUNE.

604
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Also immigrant month. We are

605
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also celebrating Black Music

606
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Month, National Black Music

607
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Month. So just want to remind

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everyone Nam has some great

609
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activities going on this month

610
00:19:49,764 --> 00:19:51,733
in celebration of Black Music

611
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Month and the Black Caucus will

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be having a meeting this

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00:19:57,438 --> 00:19:58,973
Thursday on JUNE 4th at 6 P.M.

614
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Uh, in Committee room two, and

615
00:20:00,373 --> 00:20:03,373
anybody is invited to attend

616
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that as well. Thank you.

617
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Okay.

618
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Next we have Council. Lee, you

619
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are recognized.

620
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Thank you so very much. I just

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wanted to.

622
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Um.

623
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Announce we are having, um, you

624
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know, we have such a diverse

625
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district. Um, so.

626
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Our Caribbean.

627
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Brothers and sisters have

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organized a group, um, and the

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PRESIDENT Of that is Hamid

630
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Ciss\. And the person that

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s

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00:20:47,787 --> 00:20:49,922
doing the organizing is, um,

633
00:20:49,922 --> 00:20:51,357
MR. Anthony Bower. You have

634
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seen them before you before we

635
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did a resolution to them

636
00:20:55,228 --> 00:20:57,231
before, um, you know, they have

637
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the, uh, jerk festival and

638
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different things like that.

639
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Well, I

640
00:21:00,133 --> 00:21:01,735
m very proud to say

641
00:21:01,735 --> 00:21:03,736
Saturday they are having a

642
00:21:03,736 --> 00:21:06,136
gala, but the Kingston

643
00:21:06,473 --> 00:21:08,442
s mayor,

644
00:21:08,442 --> 00:21:10,842
the councillor Andrew Schwab,

645
00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,546
is actually coming in to visit

646
00:21:13,546 --> 00:21:16,546
our city from Kingston. Joe.

647
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So, um, I would like to welcome

648
00:21:16,883 --> 00:21:18,510
them. They

649
00:21:18,510 --> 00:21:19,252
re not here, but I

650
00:21:19,252 --> 00:21:20,920
just wanted to let you all know

651
00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:21,620
we are so proud that that group

652
00:21:21,620 --> 00:21:22,421
is doing that. And I

653
00:21:22,421 --> 00:21:24,421
m so proud

654
00:21:25,258 --> 00:21:28,858
of all the diversity in our

655
00:21:29,763 --> 00:21:30,597
area. Thank you.

656
00:21:30,597 --> 00:21:32,131
Thank you so much.

657
00:21:32,131 --> 00:21:33,466
Councilmember Lee. Colleagues,

658
00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:35,267
is there anyone else that wants

659
00:21:35,267 --> 00:21:38,104
to be recognized? Budget your

660
00:21:38,104 --> 00:21:39,672
tombs are recognized.

661
00:21:39,672 --> 00:21:41,540
Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem, uh,

662
00:21:41,540 --> 00:21:44,644
on this Saturday, JUNE 6th at

663
00:21:44,644 --> 00:21:46,212
10 A.M.. Uh, we are having a

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Senator Thelma Harper Highway

665
00:21:47,813 --> 00:21:48,948
dedication ceremony, uh,

666
00:21:48,948 --> 00:21:50,917
sponsored by the honorable

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00:21:50,917 --> 00:21:53,317
Charlene Oliver. Uh, our

668
00:21:54,386 --> 00:21:56,655
district 19 state senator. Um,

669
00:21:56,655 --> 00:21:57,890
this 3930 Clarksville Pike.

670
00:21:57,890 --> 00:21:57,723
Basically, that

671
00:21:57,723 --> 00:21:58,791
s where the

672
00:21:58,791 --> 00:22:00,293
Kroger is on Clarksville

673
00:22:00,293 --> 00:22:02,227
Highway. Will be out in the

674
00:22:02,227 --> 00:22:03,662
parking lot. Uh, so encouraging

675
00:22:03,662 --> 00:22:06,662
the community to come out.

676
00:22:11,904 --> 00:22:12,710
Uh-Uh. So. To Kroger, but

677
00:22:12,710 --> 00:22:13,839
you

678
00:22:13,839 --> 00:22:15,474
re still in the same area.

679
00:22:15,474 --> 00:22:16,942
This is our area.

680
00:22:16,942 --> 00:22:18,643
But versus the the parking lot

681
00:22:18,643 --> 00:22:19,110
in front of the Kroger. And

682
00:22:19,110 --> 00:22:19,912
again, that

683
00:22:19,912 --> 00:22:22,312
s 10 A.M. This

684
00:22:22,714 --> 00:22:24,649
Saturday, JUNE 6th. Uh,

685
00:22:24,649 --> 00:22:25,717
celebrating the changing of the

686
00:22:25,717 --> 00:22:26,819
that portion of Clarksville

687
00:22:26,819 --> 00:22:29,219
Highway. The Senator Thelma

688
00:22:36,494 --> 00:22:37,630
Harper Highway.

689
00:22:37,630 --> 00:22:38,731
Thank you so very much.

690
00:22:38,731 --> 00:22:39,597
Councilmember tombs, would

691
00:22:39,597 --> 00:22:42,200
anyone else like to be

692
00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,200
recognized? Councilmember

693
00:22:45,470 --> 00:22:46,938
styles, you recognized?

694
00:22:46,938 --> 00:22:48,473
Thank you. I just wanted to.

695
00:22:48,473 --> 00:22:49,874
Remind people that cma.

696
00:22:49,874 --> 00:22:50,750
Fest is starting this week. We

697
00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:50,542
have.

698
00:22:50,542 --> 00:22:51,777
A lot.

699
00:22:51,777 --> 00:22:53,411
Of performers.

700
00:22:53,411 --> 00:22:55,811
Coming that are diverse

701
00:22:56,715 --> 00:22:56,881
downtown. Is doing activities.

702
00:22:56,881 --> 00:22:57,749
We

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00:22:57,749 --> 00:22:58,750
ve got a lot of activities.

704
00:22:58,750 --> 00:23:00,118
Happening on Broadway.

705
00:23:00,118 --> 00:23:00,385
So if.

706
00:23:00,385 --> 00:23:01,386
You have.

707
00:23:01,386 --> 00:23:03,454
Some time this weekend, you

708
00:23:03,454 --> 00:23:03,955
should definitely come down and

709
00:23:03,955 --> 00:23:05,955
have a good.

710
00:23:07,225 --> 00:23:08,293
Time.

711
00:23:08,293 --> 00:23:09,661
Thank you, Councilmember

712
00:23:09,661 --> 00:23:12,661
styles, would anyone else like

713
00:23:14,232 --> 00:23:17,232
to be recognized? All right.

714
00:23:18,402 --> 00:23:23,202
Seeing none. That is the end? All right.

715
00:34:05,475 --> 00:34:08,344
Six. This is the 10th meeting

716
00:34:08,344 --> 00:34:09,846
of 2026 and the 62nd meeting of

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00:34:09,846 --> 00:34:11,414
the current term of the

718
00:34:11,414 --> 00:34:13,414
metropolitan council of

719
00:34:14,150 --> 00:34:15,251
nashville and davidson county.

720
00:34:15,251 --> 00:34:17,253
Will all members of the council,

721
00:34:17,253 --> 00:34:18,955
as well as the public, please

722
00:34:18,955 --> 00:34:20,690
rise for the invocation and

723
00:34:20,690 --> 00:34:22,725
remain standing for the pledge

724
00:34:22,725 --> 00:34:24,427
of allegiance? The invocation

725
00:34:24,427 --> 00:34:26,963
is being offered this evening

726
00:34:26,963 --> 00:34:29,899
by the reverend doctor john

727
00:34:29,899 --> 00:34:31,901
faison, senior pastor of watson

728
00:34:31,901 --> 00:34:34,537
grove baptist church. He is the

729
00:34:34,537 --> 00:34:36,937
guest of district 17 council

730
00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:38,808
member terry vo. Welcome.

731
00:34:38,808 --> 00:34:40,376
Pastor faison, you are

732
00:34:40,376 --> 00:34:42,376
recognized.

733
00:34:43,112 --> 00:34:44,480
Shall we bow? GOD,

734
00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,830
we thank you for the blessings

735
00:34:47,830 --> 00:34:48,284
of an city. By your

736
00:34:48,284 --> 00:34:50,353
goodness and grace, nashville

737
00:34:50,353 --> 00:34:52,753
strives to remain forward

738
00:34:52,889 --> 00:34:55,289
focused and prosperous. You've

739
00:34:55,290 --> 00:34:57,125
given us people, creeds,

740
00:34:57,125 --> 00:34:59,125
ethnicities, faiths, and

741
00:34:59,662 --> 00:35:01,290
expressions of all kinds. That

742
00:35:01,290 --> 00:35:03,165
diversity is the secret sauce

743
00:35:03,165 --> 00:35:05,201
of our success. And for that,

744
00:35:05,201 --> 00:35:07,203
we are grateful. You've given

745
00:35:07,203 --> 00:35:08,704
us the incredible blessing of

746
00:35:08,704 --> 00:35:10,807
potential. There is so much

747
00:35:10,807 --> 00:35:13,420
ahead of us, and so much we

748
00:35:13,420 --> 00:35:14,510
still can yet become, not

749
00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:16,245
because of our goodness, but

750
00:35:16,245 --> 00:35:19,810
because of yours. And for that,

751
00:35:19,810 --> 00:35:20,750
we're grateful. Now as we

752
00:35:20,750 --> 00:35:23,151
engage in the people's work in

753
00:35:23,151 --> 00:35:25,921
the people's house, we ask that

754
00:35:25,921 --> 00:35:28,900
you keep your hands upon us.

755
00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:30,225
Bless our leadership with the

756
00:35:30,225 --> 00:35:31,930
wisdom to lead well, the

757
00:35:31,930 --> 00:35:32,894
steadiness, to handle the

758
00:35:32,894 --> 00:35:34,530
weight of their assignment, and

759
00:35:34,530 --> 00:35:36,365
the compassion to help make

760
00:35:36,365 --> 00:35:38,166
nashville a place of belonging

761
00:35:38,166 --> 00:35:40,566
for every expression of

762
00:35:40,669 --> 00:35:42,838
humanity that exists. Bless our

763
00:35:42,838 --> 00:35:44,306
elected officials, our

764
00:35:44,306 --> 00:35:45,974
government, our community

765
00:35:45,974 --> 00:35:48,743
leaders, and all of our

766
00:35:48,743 --> 00:35:51,613
citizens. Please keep before us.

767
00:35:51,613 --> 00:35:53,381
Those who are often overlooked

768
00:35:53,381 --> 00:35:55,517
remind us that budgets are

769
00:35:55,517 --> 00:35:57,190
moral documents, and that they

770
00:35:57,190 --> 00:35:59,419
reveal our true priorities

771
00:35:59,454 --> 00:36:00,922
every time. Help us make

772
00:36:00,922 --> 00:36:02,657
nashville a place of

773
00:36:02,657 --> 00:36:04,192
opportunity for those in this

774
00:36:04,192 --> 00:36:05,560
chamber, as well as the

775
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:07,796
unhoused who sleep outside.

776
00:36:07,796 --> 00:36:10,796
Just steps from this chamber.

777
00:36:11,299 --> 00:36:13,168
Allow justice and fairness to one public square

778
00:36:13,168 --> 00:36:16,700
to every penthouse, and to

779
00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:17,839
every public housing complex in

780
00:36:17,839 --> 00:36:20,800
every discussion, give us the

781
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,408
courage to choose inconvenient

782
00:36:22,677 --> 00:36:24,460
truth over comfortable lies.

783
00:36:24,460 --> 00:36:26,448
Let our choices be governed by

784
00:36:26,448 --> 00:36:28,550
the public good, not private

785
00:36:28,550 --> 00:36:30,552
dollars nor personal greed.

786
00:36:30,552 --> 00:36:32,521
Give us the sensitivity to see

787
00:36:32,521 --> 00:36:35,560
the needs of all nashvillians

788
00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:36,925
as an invitation from you to

789
00:36:36,925 --> 00:36:39,940
participate in your creative

790
00:36:39,940 --> 00:36:40,462
genius. Be with us today and

791
00:36:40,462 --> 00:36:43,462
forever. In your sovereign name

792
00:36:44,432 --> 00:36:45,433
we pray. Amen. Amen.

793
00:36:45,433 --> 00:36:47,433
I pledge

794
00:36:47,602 --> 00:36:49,571
allegiance to the flag of the

795
00:36:49,571 --> 00:36:51,540
united states of america and to

796
00:36:51,540 --> 00:36:54,540
the republic for which it

797
00:36:55,177 --> 00:36:57,120
stands. One nation under GOD,

798
00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,412
indivisible, with liberty and

799
00:37:03,118 --> 00:37:06,521
justice for all. All right. You

800
00:37:06,521 --> 00:37:07,755
MAY be seated quietly. So

801
00:37:07,755 --> 00:37:09,524
please. We have a whole lot of

802
00:37:09,524 --> 00:37:11,793
folks here. We're glad to see

803
00:37:11,793 --> 00:37:13,228
it. Let's try to be as quiet as

804
00:37:13,228 --> 00:37:15,628
possible. Thank you, reverend

805
00:37:16,197 --> 00:37:17,598
faison. Okay. Welcome, council

806
00:37:17,598 --> 00:37:19,998
and community members. Happy

807
00:37:20,135 --> 00:37:21,970
pride month, everyone, and

808
00:37:21,970 --> 00:37:24,370
happy immigrant heritage month

809
00:37:24,572 --> 00:37:26,274
and caribbean american heritage

810
00:37:26,274 --> 00:37:28,420
month. Thank you to immigrant

811
00:37:28,420 --> 00:37:30,577
caucus of the metro council

812
00:37:30,577 --> 00:37:32,713
chair vo for organizing an

813
00:37:32,713 --> 00:37:34,549
awareness event on the steps of

814
00:37:34,549 --> 00:37:36,949
the historic courthouse. Thank

815
00:37:37,170 --> 00:37:39,186
you to the caucus this

816
00:37:39,186 --> 00:37:41,550
afternoon to highlight the

817
00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:42,456
contributions of immigrants and

818
00:37:42,456 --> 00:37:44,456
refugees to nashville's

819
00:37:44,992 --> 00:37:46,393
cultural, civic, and economic

820
00:37:46,393 --> 00:37:48,629
vitality. Thank you to council

821
00:37:48,629 --> 00:37:50,300
member gad and moms demand

822
00:37:50,300 --> 00:37:51,398
action of tennessee for

823
00:37:51,398 --> 00:37:53,398
organizing council's wear

824
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:55,436
orange effort today, JUNE 6th,

825
00:37:55,436 --> 00:37:57,836
is national gun violence

826
00:37:57,938 --> 00:38:00,407
awareness day, and this is wear

827
00:38:00,407 --> 00:38:02,242
orange weekend coming up this

828
00:38:02,242 --> 00:38:03,677
weekend with a variety of

829
00:38:03,677 --> 00:38:06,677
activations to remind us that

830
00:38:06,947 --> 00:38:09,183
some 47,000 americans die by

831
00:38:09,183 --> 00:38:11,618
gun violence every year, which

832
00:38:11,618 --> 00:38:13,787
is nearly 130 lives lost per

833
00:38:13,787 --> 00:38:15,622
day. And those losses impact

834
00:38:15,622 --> 00:38:17,622
families, friends and

835
00:38:17,724 --> 00:38:19,159
communities deeply and broadly.

836
00:38:19,159 --> 00:38:21,295
The united states has a gun

837
00:38:21,295 --> 00:38:23,960
homicide rate 26 times higher

838
00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:25,265
than that of our peer nations.

839
00:38:25,265 --> 00:38:27,834
This should not be our nation's

840
00:38:27,834 --> 00:38:30,234
normal. Public safety and

841
00:38:30,337 --> 00:38:32,337
justice departments represent

842
00:38:32,839 --> 00:38:34,575
22% of metro's budget and

843
00:38:34,575 --> 00:38:36,743
community safety in all its

844
00:38:36,743 --> 00:38:38,780
many diverse forms will no

845
00:38:38,780 --> 00:38:39,646
doubt be something the public

846
00:38:39,646 --> 00:38:42,182
will be speaking to us about

847
00:38:42,182 --> 00:38:44,582
this evening, along with

848
00:38:44,685 --> 00:38:46,685
education, which represents 37%

849
00:38:46,820 --> 00:38:48,422
of the budget. For detailed

850
00:38:48,422 --> 00:38:50,822
information about the operating

851
00:38:50,858 --> 00:38:51,925
budget, the city's revenues and

852
00:38:51,925 --> 00:38:53,360
expenditures, and the budgeting

853
00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:54,928
process in general, we

854
00:38:54,928 --> 00:38:56,663
encourage all nashvillians to

855
00:38:56,663 --> 00:38:59,800
give a look to the citizens

856
00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:00,968
guide to the budget

857
00:39:00,968 --> 00:39:03,300
online@nashville.Gov. We have

858
00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:04,871
some elections and

859
00:39:04,871 --> 00:39:07,700
confirmations. A brief public

860
00:39:07,700 --> 00:39:09,943
comment period for non budget

861
00:39:09,943 --> 00:39:11,678
agenda items, and a proposed

862
00:39:11,678 --> 00:39:14,678
amendment to our rules of

863
00:39:14,982 --> 00:39:16,416
procedure to address. Before we

864
00:39:16,416 --> 00:39:17,884
get to the budget public

865
00:39:17,884 --> 00:39:19,286
hearing, I will provide you

866
00:39:19,286 --> 00:39:21,210
with more specific information

867
00:39:21,210 --> 00:39:22,856
about the conduct of that

868
00:39:22,856 --> 00:39:26,250
hearing at that time. So let's

869
00:39:26,250 --> 00:39:27,194
move right into our agenda.

870
00:39:27,194 --> 00:39:28,461
Without objection, we will

871
00:39:28,461 --> 00:39:30,162
suspend the calling of the roll

872
00:39:30,162 --> 00:39:31,364
and ask the clerk to please

873
00:39:31,364 --> 00:39:32,966
record the names of the members

874
00:39:32,966 --> 00:39:35,350
present throughout the meeting.

875
00:39:35,350 --> 00:39:36,135
Is there a motion for approval

876
00:39:36,135 --> 00:39:39,572
of the minutes of the meeting

877
00:39:39,572 --> 00:39:41,541
of MAY 19th, 2026? All right.

878
00:39:41,541 --> 00:39:42,675
Is there a second? All right.

879
00:39:42,675 --> 00:39:44,877
There's a motion, properly

880
00:39:44,877 --> 00:39:46,877
seconded, without objection.

881
00:39:46,979 --> 00:39:48,514
And seeing no one seeking to be

882
00:39:48,514 --> 00:39:51,517
recognized for a change to the

883
00:39:51,517 --> 00:39:53,753
minutes. All right. The minutes

884
00:39:53,753 --> 00:39:55,988
of the meeting of MAY 19th are

885
00:39:55,988 --> 00:39:58,190
approved, MR. Clerk. Are there

886
00:39:58,190 --> 00:39:59,492
any messages from the mayor?

887
00:39:59,492 --> 00:40:00,159
There are no messages from the

888
00:40:00,159 --> 00:40:02,159
mayor.

889
00:40:05,364 --> 00:40:07,764
Thank you, MR. Clark.

890
00:40:08,634 --> 00:40:11,404
Have one election this evening

891
00:40:11,404 --> 00:40:13,239
to fill two vacancies on the

892
00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:15,239
transportation licensing

893
00:40:16,750 --> 00:40:18,475
commission, with terms expiring

894
00:40:21,881 --> 00:40:23,649
APRIL 30th of 2028, with as

895
00:40:23,649 --> 00:40:26,185
there are only two nominees for

896
00:40:26,185 --> 00:40:28,585
those two spots. Without

897
00:40:29,210 --> 00:40:32,210
objection, we can proceed by

898
00:40:33,250 --> 00:40:35,425
acclamation. The nominees for

899
00:40:35,594 --> 00:40:37,730
these two vacancies are erica

900
00:40:37,730 --> 00:40:40,130
penley, nominated by council

901
00:40:40,632 --> 00:40:43,632
member spain and members and

902
00:40:43,802 --> 00:40:46,305
MR. T and any clever. Nominated

903
00:40:46,305 --> 00:40:48,107
by council member koopman. Is

904
00:40:48,107 --> 00:40:50,507
there any objection to

905
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,444
proceeding by acclamation? Okay.

906
00:40:56,114 --> 00:40:58,184
Seeing no objection. All right.

907
00:40:58,184 --> 00:41:00,452
All in favor of the MISS Penley

908
00:41:00,452 --> 00:41:03,989
and MISS Klaver, please say aye.

909
00:41:03,989 --> 00:41:06,458
All right. Council has elected

910
00:41:06,458 --> 00:41:08,494
erica penley. And if y'all are

911
00:41:08,494 --> 00:41:12,940
with us this evening, do please

912
00:41:12,631 --> 00:41:14,990
stand. And, annie klaver, if

913
00:41:14,990 --> 00:41:17,360
you're with us. I don't believe

914
00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:18,904
they are, but we express our

915
00:41:18,904 --> 00:41:20,305
appreciation to them and we

916
00:41:20,305 --> 00:41:23,305
will keep rolling right into

917
00:41:23,408 --> 00:41:25,244
our appointees and nominees. So

918
00:41:25,244 --> 00:41:27,244
congratulations. All right,

919
00:41:27,445 --> 00:41:28,914
section f of our agenda.

920
00:41:28,914 --> 00:41:30,820
Appointees and nominees. This

921
00:41:30,820 --> 00:41:31,950
portion of the agenda shares

922
00:41:31,950 --> 00:41:33,218
all persons who were scheduled

923
00:41:33,218 --> 00:41:33,952
to appear before the rules,

924
00:41:33,952 --> 00:41:35,721
confirmations and public

925
00:41:35,721 --> 00:41:37,556
elections committee for an

926
00:41:37,556 --> 00:41:39,580
interview this evening.

927
00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:40,792
Referrals committee

928
00:41:40,792 --> 00:41:41,927
will be by rule as part of the

929
00:41:41,927 --> 00:41:43,628
council's two meeting process

930
00:41:43,628 --> 00:41:45,397
for elections and confirmations.

931
00:41:45,397 --> 00:41:47,566
No votes will be taken by the

932
00:41:47,566 --> 00:41:51,166
body in this section of the

933
00:41:51,670 --> 00:41:53,500
agenda. Chair. Cash as brief a

934
00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:54,472
report as possible, please, sir.

935
00:41:54,472 --> 00:41:56,140
No vote totals necessary.

936
00:41:56,140 --> 00:41:58,444
Simply the names of those

937
00:41:58,444 --> 00:42:00,178
interviewed and for which board,

938
00:42:00,178 --> 00:42:01,579
commission, committee or entity.

939
00:42:01,579 --> 00:42:03,114
And if a person is in the

940
00:42:03,114 --> 00:42:04,616
appointment and confirmation

941
00:42:04,616 --> 00:42:05,883
process and was unable to

942
00:42:05,883 --> 00:42:07,151
attend your committee this

943
00:42:07,151 --> 00:42:08,920
evening at what meeting they

944
00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,490
will next appear, or if they

945
00:42:12,490 --> 00:42:14,292
were withdrawn, go ahead, chair.

946
00:42:14,292 --> 00:42:15,293
First for the central business

947
00:42:15,293 --> 00:42:17,293
improvement district board

948
00:42:17,528 --> 00:42:19,528
appointment, christopher

949
00:42:21,432 --> 00:42:22,533
carlson we deferred one meeting.

950
00:42:22,533 --> 00:42:23,701
Central business improvement

951
00:42:23,701 --> 00:42:26,101
district board appointment of

952
00:42:27,139 --> 00:42:28,939
patrick hamilton was withdrawn.

953
00:42:28,939 --> 00:42:30,375
Contract and compliance board

954
00:42:30,375 --> 00:42:32,775
reappointment of bobby and

955
00:42:33,678 --> 00:42:34,712
bethany for the hospital

956
00:42:34,712 --> 00:42:36,712
authority. Reappointment of

957
00:42:40,510 --> 00:42:42,520
alfonso harvey for the hospital

958
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:43,788
authority. Reappointment of

959
00:42:43,788 --> 00:42:46,788
doctor raymond martin. We. That

960
00:42:48,493 --> 00:42:51,493
was withdrawn. And then for

961
00:42:52,290 --> 00:42:55,266
social services as well. A cuff

962
00:42:55,266 --> 00:42:55,350
was a one deferral and

963
00:42:55,350 --> 00:42:56,667
-

964
00:42:56,667 --> 00:42:57,468
for the social services

965
00:42:57,468 --> 00:42:59,468
commission. Appointment of

966
00:42:59,637 --> 00:43:02,370
mandy spears was approved.

967
00:43:02,540 --> 00:43:04,540
Okay.

968
00:43:06,430 --> 00:43:07,278
All right. Next chair cash,

969
00:43:07,278 --> 00:43:08,546
you're recognized again for

970
00:43:08,546 --> 00:43:10,214
your committee report on the

971
00:43:10,214 --> 00:43:11,515
appointees in the second step

972
00:43:11,515 --> 00:43:12,917
of your committee's two meeting

973
00:43:12,917 --> 00:43:14,419
process, this time with vote

974
00:43:14,419 --> 00:43:15,852
totals and a consolidated

975
00:43:15,852 --> 00:43:17,421
motion for the confirmation of

976
00:43:17,421 --> 00:43:19,123
those persons, or first for a

977
00:43:19,123 --> 00:43:21,658
deferral motion if there are

978
00:43:21,658 --> 00:43:22,560
any. Go ahead, sir.

979
00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:23,561
Fire and

980
00:43:23,561 --> 00:43:25,563
building code. Appeals board.

981
00:43:25,563 --> 00:43:27,563
Reappointment of hahnloser

982
00:43:27,632 --> 00:43:29,133
approved. Six to 0 to 0. Fire

983
00:43:29,133 --> 00:43:31,533
and building code. Appeals

984
00:43:32,804 --> 00:43:34,271
board. Reappointment of tim pro

985
00:43:34,271 --> 00:43:37,271
for. For term expiring JULY

986
00:43:37,441 --> 00:43:39,841
19th, 2030. Approved six to 0

987
00:43:39,877 --> 00:43:41,478
to 0 for the board of health. A

988
00:43:41,478 --> 00:43:42,746
reappointment of jeffrey stove

989
00:43:42,746 --> 00:43:45,480
doctor jeffrey stovall for a

990
00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:46,416
term expiring JULY 9th, 2031,

991
00:43:46,416 --> 00:43:48,119
approved 6 to 0 zero and the

992
00:43:48,119 --> 00:43:49,520
traffic and parking commission

993
00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:51,522
appointment of tom sturdivant

994
00:43:51,522 --> 00:43:54,591
for a term expiring APRIL 3rd,

995
00:43:54,591 --> 00:43:54,858
2031 approved 600 and I move

996
00:43:54,858 --> 00:43:56,359
approval.

997
00:43:56,359 --> 00:43:58,759
All right. There a

998
00:44:00,397 --> 00:44:03,397
motion to confirm these for

999
00:44:04,670 --> 00:44:06,467
appointees. In a consolidated

1000
00:44:06,570 --> 00:44:08,271
motion. Is there a second. Okay.

1001
00:44:08,271 --> 00:44:09,773
does anyone wish to remove an

1002
00:44:09,773 --> 00:44:11,175
item from this consolidated

1003
00:44:11,175 --> 00:44:12,909
motion for purposes of an

1004
00:44:12,909 --> 00:44:15,312
individual abstention or a no

1005
00:44:15,312 --> 00:44:18,480
vote? All right. Seeing none.

1006
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:19,782
All in favor of these

1007
00:44:19,782 --> 00:44:22,182
confirmations, please say I.

1008
00:44:22,319 --> 00:44:24,719
All right. Council has

1009
00:44:25,255 --> 00:44:27,655
confirmed these appointees and

1010
00:44:27,757 --> 00:44:29,927
appointees. Two are confirmed

1011
00:44:29,927 --> 00:44:31,600
appointees. If you chose to

1012
00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:32,395
return to the council chamber

1013
00:44:32,395 --> 00:44:34,130
this evening, which is not

1014
00:44:34,130 --> 00:44:36,432
required, do please stand as I

1015
00:44:36,432 --> 00:44:38,167
call your names. Council has

1016
00:44:38,167 --> 00:44:40,567
confirmed the reappointment of

1017
00:44:40,737 --> 00:44:43,974
key hahnloser to the fire and

1018
00:44:43,974 --> 00:44:46,176
building codes appeal board.

1019
00:44:46,176 --> 00:44:48,378
Council has confirmed the

1020
00:44:48,378 --> 00:44:50,790
reappointment of tim pro also

1021
00:44:50,790 --> 00:44:52,649
to the fire and building code

1022
00:44:52,649 --> 00:44:55,418
appeals board and then council

1023
00:44:55,418 --> 00:44:56,553
has confirmed the reappointment

1024
00:44:56,553 --> 00:44:59,522
to te board of health of

1025
00:44:59,522 --> 00:45:01,224
doctor jeffrey g. Stovall. And

1026
00:45:01,224 --> 00:45:03,260
lastly, council has confirmed

1027
00:45:03,260 --> 00:45:04,494
the appointment of tom

1028
00:45:04,494 --> 00:45:06,620
sturdivant to the traffic and

1029
00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:07,663
parking commission. Welcome,

1030
00:45:07,663 --> 00:45:09,298
sir, and thank you. Thank you

1031
00:45:09,298 --> 00:45:11,167
to you all. Whether in our

1032
00:45:11,167 --> 00:45:12,235
chamber or watching from home.

1033
00:45:12,235 --> 00:45:14,635
We appreciate your willingness

1034
00:45:29,686 --> 00:45:32,860
to serve. Thank you.

1035
00:45:33,356 --> 00:45:35,356
All right.

1036
00:45:35,892 --> 00:45:37,727
Section h of our agenda is the

1037
00:45:37,727 --> 00:45:40,127
public comment period. Again,

1038
00:45:42,398 --> 00:45:44,399
these are for agenda items than the budget members

1039
00:45:44,399 --> 00:45:46,168
of the public who are tennessee

1040
00:45:46,168 --> 00:45:47,903
residents wishing to speak

1041
00:45:47,903 --> 00:45:49,138
during public comment MAY sign

1042
00:45:49,138 --> 00:45:50,807
up at a table outside the

1043
00:45:50,807 --> 00:45:52,775
council chamber from 5 to 6

1044
00:45:52,775 --> 00:45:53,743
P.M. On the day of a council

1045
00:45:53,743 --> 00:45:55,311
meeting. Public comment is

1046
00:45:55,311 --> 00:45:56,411
limited to 20 minutes total at

1047
00:45:56,411 --> 00:45:58,547
council meetings, and each

1048
00:45:58,547 --> 00:46:00,282
speaker is allowed up to two

1049
00:46:00,282 --> 00:46:01,450
minutes to speak. Persons

1050
00:46:01,450 --> 00:46:04,220
speaking on agenda items must

1051
00:46:04,220 --> 00:46:07,220
be prioritized to comply with

1052
00:46:07,923 --> 00:46:10,293
state law. All right. Our first

1053
00:46:10,293 --> 00:46:12,361
three folks, I'll kind of read

1054
00:46:12,361 --> 00:46:15,764
the the first three invite you

1055
00:46:15,764 --> 00:46:17,833
to come forward, and then we

1056
00:46:17,833 --> 00:46:21,433
will have seven total folks for

1057
00:46:21,871 --> 00:46:24,390
public comment. First is chloe

1058
00:46:24,390 --> 00:46:26,439
donigan, followed by michael

1059
00:46:27,576 --> 00:46:29,411
lacey and kelly chang. Chloe

1060
00:46:29,411 --> 00:46:32,411
donigan is speaking on agenda

1061
00:46:34,916 --> 00:46:36,785
item 37. This is ordinance 1391,

1062
00:46:36,785 --> 00:46:39,785
a record regarding data centers

1063
00:46:40,922 --> 00:46:43,725
in opposition. Go ahead. You

1064
00:46:43,725 --> 00:46:44,526
are recognized.

1065
00:46:44,526 --> 00:46:46,294
Good evening.

1066
00:46:46,294 --> 00:46:48,129
My is chloe dunnigan. I am

1067
00:46:48,129 --> 00:46:49,831
a 19 year old resident of the

1068
00:46:49,831 --> 00:46:52,000
rutherford county of the

1069
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:55,000
greater nashville area. I have

1070
00:46:55,203 --> 00:46:58,140
come to express concerns and

1071
00:46:58,140 --> 00:46:59,541
urge to limit more on proposed

1072
00:46:59,541 --> 00:47:01,760
ai data centers in nashville

1073
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:03,178
due to the economic and

1074
00:47:03,178 --> 00:47:04,946
societal harm that they cause.

1075
00:47:04,946 --> 00:47:07,582
Only 3% of earth's water is

1076
00:47:07,582 --> 00:47:10,582
fresh water, and only 0.5% of

1077
00:47:11,860 --> 00:47:12,187
all of that is drinkable. Centers tap into the

1078
00:47:12,187 --> 00:47:14,550
community's drinkable water

1079
00:47:14,550 --> 00:47:16,191
supply and use up to 5 million

1080
00:47:16,191 --> 00:47:17,992
gallons of water per day, which

1081
00:47:17,992 --> 00:47:20,128
equates to a community of

1082
00:47:20,128 --> 00:47:21,729
50,000 people. Only 80% of this

1083
00:47:21,729 --> 00:47:23,532
used water ends up evaporating

1084
00:47:23,532 --> 00:47:25,834
into the air, and the other 20%

1085
00:47:25,834 --> 00:47:27,569
or 1 million gallons is pushed

1086
00:47:27,569 --> 00:47:29,104
into local processing plants.

1087
00:47:29,104 --> 00:47:30,572
These plants are already at

1088
00:47:30,572 --> 00:47:31,906
maximum capacity due to having

1089
00:47:31,906 --> 00:47:33,408
such a booming economy around

1090
00:47:33,408 --> 00:47:34,876
nashville and the surrounding

1091
00:47:34,876 --> 00:47:35,911
areas, and the rest of that

1092
00:47:35,911 --> 00:47:37,712
will become immense

1093
00:47:37,712 --> 00:47:39,712
environmental runoff. This

1094
00:47:39,881 --> 00:47:42,830
water will contain corrosive

1095
00:47:42,830 --> 00:47:44,252
inhibitors such as nitrates and

1096
00:47:44,252 --> 00:47:46,321
bbs, which is used in

1097
00:47:46,321 --> 00:47:48,321
antifreeze. Industrial biocides

1098
00:47:48,523 --> 00:47:49,891
such as chlorine dioxide,

1099
00:47:49,891 --> 00:47:51,250
bromine, sodium

1100
00:47:51,250 --> 00:47:52,794
hypochlorite, which is

1101
00:47:52,794 --> 00:47:54,794
literally industrial bleach,

1102
00:47:54,996 --> 00:47:56,698
and toxic heavy metals such as

1103
00:47:56,698 --> 00:47:58,533
chromium, nickel, copper, and

1104
00:47:58,533 --> 00:48:00,201
zinc. If this is not enough to

1105
00:48:00,201 --> 00:48:02,237
see that we are doing some. But

1106
00:48:02,237 --> 00:48:03,638
we need to protect nashvillians

1107
00:48:03,638 --> 00:48:04,672
more, these centers are also

1108
00:48:04,672 --> 00:48:06,474
corrosive and toxic to the air

1109
00:48:06,474 --> 00:48:08,710
that we breathe. Industrial

1110
00:48:08,710 --> 00:48:11,110
size diesel powered backup

1111
00:48:11,279 --> 00:48:12,780
generators spew dpm or diesel

1112
00:48:12,780 --> 00:48:14,382
particulate matter into the air,

1113
00:48:14,382 --> 00:48:16,718
whichis a chemical cause of

1114
00:48:16,718 --> 00:48:18,860
lung cancer, heart attacks, and

1115
00:48:18,860 --> 00:48:20,860
respiratory inflammation, not

1116
00:48:20,188 --> 00:48:22,357
to mention nitrogen oxides

1117
00:48:22,357 --> 00:48:23,825
joining together and creating a

1118
00:48:23,825 --> 00:48:25,593
ground level ozone and smog,

1119
00:48:25,593 --> 00:48:27,940
which triggers underlying

1120
00:48:27,940 --> 00:48:28,862
asthma and lung function,

1121
00:48:28,862 --> 00:48:30,862
decreases, specifically in

1122
00:48:32,733 --> 00:48:34,268
children from 50ml to 150ml of

1123
00:48:34,268 --> 00:48:36,700
reduction in their childhood. I

1124
00:48:36,700 --> 00:48:37,710
respect the current attempts to

1125
00:48:37,710 --> 00:48:38,238
restrict. However, that is

1126
00:48:38,238 --> 00:48:40,174
simply not enough to protect,

1127
00:48:40,174 --> 00:48:41,309
and I hope that you can see the

1128
00:48:41,309 --> 00:48:42,142
dangers that loom above us.

1129
00:48:42,142 --> 00:48:44,142
Thank you.

1130
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,880
Thank you folks. All

1131
00:48:53,653 --> 00:48:55,922
right. We are so glad you are

1132
00:48:55,922 --> 00:48:58,425
here. I just want to convey we

1133
00:48:58,425 --> 00:48:59,460
are not going to clap after

1134
00:48:59,460 --> 00:49:01,195
speakers, whether in public

1135
00:49:01,195 --> 00:49:02,696
comment or public hearing,

1136
00:49:02,696 --> 00:49:04,164
because if we allow the clap

1137
00:49:04,164 --> 00:49:05,933
time, the definition of clap

1138
00:49:05,933 --> 00:49:07,635
time, then the next person like

1139
00:49:07,635 --> 00:49:09,136
we're going to be here for many

1140
00:49:09,136 --> 00:49:11,536
hours together looking forward

1141
00:49:13,507 --> 00:49:15,175
to it. But please, you know, no

1142
00:49:15,175 --> 00:49:17,444
extended clapping. Thank you.

1143
00:49:17,444 --> 00:49:19,980
MR. Lacey is next. He is

1144
00:49:19,980 --> 00:49:22,380
speaking on agenda item 13.

1145
00:49:23,583 --> 00:49:24,985
This is resolution 2026 2006 in

1146
00:49:24,985 --> 00:49:25,419
support. Go ahead.

1147
00:49:25,419 --> 00:49:27,419
The item

1148
00:49:28,622 --> 00:49:31,240
that I'm speaking on has to do

1149
00:49:31,240 --> 00:49:32,125
with salaries for police and

1150
00:49:32,125 --> 00:49:33,994
firefighters, and I'm bringing

1151
00:49:33,994 --> 00:49:36,196
that up not in dissimilar

1152
00:49:36,196 --> 00:49:38,650
context when it comes to ai

1153
00:49:38,650 --> 00:49:39,767
data centers, because what

1154
00:49:39,767 --> 00:49:41,235
you're going to hear about with

1155
00:49:41,235 --> 00:49:42,969
maybe some future comments and

1156
00:49:42,969 --> 00:49:45,505
from news articles and likely

1157
00:49:45,505 --> 00:49:46,874
lawsuits filed over the

1158
00:49:46,874 --> 00:49:48,800
implementation of a drone

1159
00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:50,800
surveillance program that's

1160
00:49:50,911 --> 00:49:53,460
currently happening is you are

1161
00:49:53,460 --> 00:49:55,460
seeing disproportionately, in

1162
00:49:55,949 --> 00:49:57,170
fact, a completely

1163
00:49:57,170 --> 00:49:59,170
disproportionate ratio of

1164
00:49:59,119 --> 00:50:01,519
drones going to nonwhite

1165
00:50:02,550 --> 00:50:03,323
districts. First, actual

1166
00:50:03,323 --> 00:50:04,591
nonwhite districts versus ones

1167
00:50:04,591 --> 00:50:06,359
that have a majority white

1168
00:50:06,359 --> 00:50:08,128
population. But I want to talk

1169
00:50:08,128 --> 00:50:10,330
about not just the civil

1170
00:50:10,330 --> 00:50:13,330
liberties aspect of this, but

1171
00:50:14,340 --> 00:50:15,802
the fact that in industries as

1172
00:50:15,802 --> 00:50:17,137
wide as you can imagine,

1173
00:50:17,137 --> 00:50:19,406
there's a concept of training

1174
00:50:19,406 --> 00:50:21,208
your own replacement. We're

1175
00:50:21,208 --> 00:50:23,900
seeing that it's not just

1176
00:50:23,900 --> 00:50:24,678
people in tech. It's not just

1177
00:50:24,678 --> 00:50:26,279
people who write music for a

1178
00:50:26,279 --> 00:50:28,281
living. It's not just people

1179
00:50:28,281 --> 00:50:30,117
who do marketing for a living.

1180
00:50:30,117 --> 00:50:31,551
We're seeing even law

1181
00:50:31,551 --> 00:50:34,387
enforcement have its jobs being

1182
00:50:34,387 --> 00:50:36,222
taken from them by the ai

1183
00:50:36,222 --> 00:50:37,223
powered corporate mass

1184
00:50:37,223 --> 00:50:38,424
surveillance. What we're seeing

1185
00:50:38,424 --> 00:50:40,292
with these drone programs are

1186
00:50:40,292 --> 00:50:42,695
not just civil liberties issues.

1187
00:50:42,695 --> 00:50:44,864
These are people training this

1188
00:50:44,864 --> 00:50:46,332
technology to replace them. And

1189
00:50:46,332 --> 00:50:49,269
even if people feel like that,

1190
00:50:49,269 --> 00:50:50,970
they are contributing to what

1191
00:50:50,970 --> 00:50:52,405
larry ellison describes as his

1192
00:50:52,405 --> 00:50:53,939
vision for a society, which is

1193
00:50:53,939 --> 00:50:55,375
one where everything is being

1194
00:50:55,375 --> 00:50:56,476
constantly recorded. Even if

1195
00:50:56,476 --> 00:50:58,211
you're contributing to that

1196
00:50:58,211 --> 00:50:59,645
vision, you're not you're still

1197
00:50:59,645 --> 00:51:01,800
subject to the same market

1198
00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:03,215
forces that are looking to

1199
00:51:03,215 --> 00:51:05,751
replace you in your workplace

1200
00:51:05,751 --> 00:51:07,921
with ai technology. So while

1201
00:51:07,921 --> 00:51:09,455
terms like force multiplier are

1202
00:51:09,455 --> 00:51:10,456
used, but with the hundreds of

1203
00:51:10,456 --> 00:51:12,324
millions of dollars of

1204
00:51:12,324 --> 00:51:13,993
marketing that is being sold,

1205
00:51:13,993 --> 00:51:15,494
this technology, I really want

1206
00:51:15,494 --> 00:51:17,620
that. There's a lot of union

1207
00:51:17,620 --> 00:51:19,640
workers here. And I want to

1208
00:51:19,640 --> 00:51:20,660
remind our police force and our

1209
00:51:20,660 --> 00:51:21,701
firefighters that they, too,

1210
00:51:21,701 --> 00:51:23,168
are a union and that they're a

1211
00:51:23,168 --> 00:51:26,305
budget line that people look to

1212
00:51:26,305 --> 00:51:27,373
cut using ai.

1213
00:51:27,373 --> 00:51:29,373
Thank you. Next

1214
00:51:30,642 --> 00:51:32,411
is kelly chang. Kelly will be

1215
00:51:32,411 --> 00:51:34,947
followed by mann and hall and

1216
00:51:34,947 --> 00:51:36,515
shawnee glapion and miriam alba.

1217
00:51:36,515 --> 00:51:37,917
If you want to go ahead and

1218
00:51:37,917 --> 00:51:40,317
come forward. Kelly, speaking

1219
00:51:41,754 --> 00:51:45,354
on agenda item 37, this is bl

1220
00:51:45,458 --> 00:51:47,458
2026 1391. Regarding data

1221
00:51:47,526 --> 00:51:48,961
centers in support. Go ahead.

1222
00:51:48,961 --> 00:51:50,896
Hi.

1223
00:51:50,896 --> 00:51:52,164
My comment is going to be a

1224
00:51:52,164 --> 00:51:54,660
little bit of a combination of

1225
00:51:54,660 --> 00:51:55,234
the last two. So I think chloe

1226
00:51:55,234 --> 00:51:57,636
did a great job covering some

1227
00:51:57,636 --> 00:51:59,400
of the environmental and health

1228
00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,607
impacts of ata centers. But

1229
00:52:01,607 --> 00:52:02,608
what I want, I hope everyone

1230
00:52:02,608 --> 00:52:05,110
understands and if not, you

1231
00:52:05,110 --> 00:52:06,979
will. Data centers are also the

1232
00:52:06,979 --> 00:52:08,447
back end of mass surveillance.

1233
00:52:08,447 --> 00:52:10,883
We don't need data centers to

1234
00:52:10,883 --> 00:52:12,751
use our phones to email or

1235
00:52:12,751 --> 00:52:14,186
watch netflix. As tech

1236
00:52:14,186 --> 00:52:16,321
companies have been pushing. We

1237
00:52:16,321 --> 00:52:18,423
need data centers to save our

1238
00:52:18,423 --> 00:52:20,192
retina scans and our license

1239
00:52:20,192 --> 00:52:22,600
plates and all of the places

1240
00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:23,862
that we go that are constantly

1241
00:52:23,862 --> 00:52:26,231
tracked by giant corporations

1242
00:52:26,231 --> 00:52:29,701
who profit off us as a product

1243
00:52:29,701 --> 00:52:31,360
and then sell it back to us. So

1244
00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:32,505
while I'm very concerned about

1245
00:52:32,505 --> 00:52:34,373
the environmental impacts of

1246
00:52:34,373 --> 00:52:35,406
data centers and the

1247
00:52:35,406 --> 00:52:37,806
environmental racism that we've

1248
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:39,678
seen in memphis with x, a, I,

1249
00:52:39,678 --> 00:52:41,547
and I have major concerns about

1250
00:52:41,547 --> 00:52:43,150
a data center being built at

1251
00:52:43,150 --> 00:52:44,490
fisk in the midst of a

1252
00:52:44,490 --> 00:52:46,490
historically black neighborhood.

1253
00:52:46,585 --> 00:52:48,287
I think we all also need to

1254
00:52:48,287 --> 00:52:50,188
zoom out and understand that we

1255
00:52:50,188 --> 00:52:51,590
are building these data centers,

1256
00:52:51,590 --> 00:52:53,250
which are increasing our

1257
00:52:53,250 --> 00:52:54,460
electric bills and taking our

1258
00:52:54,460 --> 00:52:55,594
water and polluting our

1259
00:52:55,594 --> 00:52:57,290
environment, and there's noise

1260
00:52:57,290 --> 00:52:58,430
pollution and all these things

1261
00:52:58,430 --> 00:53:00,199
too, but we are also building

1262
00:53:00,199 --> 00:53:02,167
our own cages. And a lot of it

1263
00:53:02,167 --> 00:53:04,503
is done with taxpayer dollars

1264
00:53:04,503 --> 00:53:06,438
and subsidies. And so that is

1265
00:53:06,438 --> 00:53:08,807
why you are seeing data centers

1266
00:53:08,807 --> 00:53:11,430
be the number one most uniting

1267
00:53:11,430 --> 00:53:13,443
issue across the political

1268
00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:15,881
spectrum in this country, 71%

1269
00:53:15,881 --> 00:53:17,115
as far as a recent gallup poll

1270
00:53:17,115 --> 00:53:18,616
of people across the political

1271
00:53:18,616 --> 00:53:20,251
spectrum are opposed to data

1272
00:53:20,251 --> 00:53:21,453
centers. Our next elections,

1273
00:53:21,453 --> 00:53:23,221
the biggest issues are going to

1274
00:53:23,221 --> 00:53:23,988
be data centers and mass

1275
00:53:23,988 --> 00:53:25,624
surveillance. And I'm telling

1276
00:53:25,624 --> 00:53:27,960
you all that because everyone

1277
00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:28,993
in this room largely

1278
00:53:28,993 --> 00:53:30,762
understands those risks. But it

1279
00:53:30,762 --> 00:53:32,296
does not seem like our elected

1280
00:53:32,296 --> 00:53:34,132
officials have caught up. So

1281
00:53:34,132 --> 00:53:35,367
for those of you who are in

1282
00:53:35,367 --> 00:53:37,350
favor of mass surveillance, I

1283
00:53:37,350 --> 00:53:38,202
would suggest if you want to

1284
00:53:38,202 --> 00:53:40,720
keep your seats, you got to

1285
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:41,390
catch up to the public opinion.

1286
00:53:41,390 --> 00:53:41,572
And with this illegally

1287
00:53:41,572 --> 00:53:43,475
implemented drone program,

1288
00:53:43,475 --> 00:53:45,109
there is a ton of pushback, and

1289
00:53:45,109 --> 00:53:46,511
there will be more conversation

1290
00:53:46,511 --> 00:53:48,911
and possibly lawsuits around

1291
00:53:49,214 --> 00:53:51,614
how it's been implemented.

1292
00:53:52,751 --> 00:53:56,351
Thank you. Next is manning hall

1293
00:53:56,488 --> 00:53:59,488
speaking on agenda item six,

1294
00:53:59,991 --> 00:54:01,126
resolution 1963 in opposition.

1295
00:54:01,126 --> 00:54:02,861
Go ahead.

1296
00:54:02,861 --> 00:54:05,261
Hi, guys. So once

1297
00:54:05,396 --> 00:54:08,396
again, you know, people using

1298
00:54:08,599 --> 00:54:10,000
our local dollars for private

1299
00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:11,202
policing. This is an extension

1300
00:54:11,202 --> 00:54:12,603
of a lot of what they've

1301
00:54:12,603 --> 00:54:15,300
already talked about, handing

1302
00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:17,642
our money and our values to

1303
00:54:17,642 --> 00:54:20,420
corporations when they don't

1304
00:54:21,278 --> 00:54:23,470
have our local values in mind,

1305
00:54:23,470 --> 00:54:25,917
you know, kind of say once

1306
00:54:25,917 --> 00:54:28,819
again, I know many of you all,

1307
00:54:28,819 --> 00:54:30,955
I think being confident in the

1308
00:54:30,955 --> 00:54:32,723
fact that not using our

1309
00:54:32,723 --> 00:54:35,259
tax dollars to hire, hire

1310
00:54:35,259 --> 00:54:37,395
racial profilers is incredibly

1311
00:54:37,395 --> 00:54:41,595
important to me. We chose as a

1312
00:54:42,699 --> 00:54:45,350
city to act on the driving

1313
00:54:45,350 --> 00:54:46,904
while black study. We've chosen

1314
00:54:46,904 --> 00:54:47,871
to make better decisions,

1315
00:54:47,871 --> 00:54:48,672
decisions with our public

1316
00:54:48,672 --> 00:54:51,672
safety dollars and with our

1317
00:54:51,909 --> 00:54:53,243
public safety actions, and

1318
00:54:53,243 --> 00:54:56,843
approving a budget that we know

1319
00:54:56,914 --> 00:55:00,514
is going to pay for private

1320
00:55:02,620 --> 00:55:04,722
police that work for thp that

1321
00:55:04,722 --> 00:55:05,890
we they won't say if they have

1322
00:55:05,890 --> 00:55:07,890
racially profiled. That's

1323
00:55:09,493 --> 00:55:11,893
incredibly concerning to me.

1324
00:55:12,396 --> 00:55:15,666
And I hope, you know, the

1325
00:55:15,666 --> 00:55:17,334
confidence that they can't give

1326
00:55:17,334 --> 00:55:19,837
you an answer. And that's good

1327
00:55:19,837 --> 00:55:22,837
enough when, you know, that's

1328
00:55:24,175 --> 00:55:25,642
dozens of employees that

1329
00:55:25,642 --> 00:55:26,744
participated in the ice raids

1330
00:55:26,744 --> 00:55:28,245
last year that racially

1331
00:55:28,245 --> 00:55:29,680
profiled against nashvillians,

1332
00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:31,448
against our neighbors. And

1333
00:55:31,448 --> 00:55:32,716
we're confident that none of

1334
00:55:32,716 --> 00:55:34,651
them are going to be paid with

1335
00:55:34,651 --> 00:55:36,220
our local tax dollars to be

1336
00:55:36,220 --> 00:55:37,555
downtown, where lots of people,

1337
00:55:37,555 --> 00:55:39,955
lots of immigrants downtown,

1338
00:55:40,724 --> 00:55:43,661
lots of people that have

1339
00:55:43,661 --> 00:55:46,610
experienced violence from these

1340
00:55:48,732 --> 00:55:50,567
agencies and going to end that.

1341
00:55:50,567 --> 00:55:54,380
I hope that you all take your

1342
00:55:54,380 --> 00:55:55,239
role seriously when it comes to

1343
00:55:55,239 --> 00:55:57,239
surveillance technology and

1344
00:55:57,741 --> 00:55:58,809
demand a public hearing for the

1345
00:55:58,809 --> 00:56:01,209
ongoing surveillance trial with

1346
00:56:01,712 --> 00:56:01,845
these drones. Thank you.

1347
00:56:01,845 --> 00:56:03,845
Thank

1348
00:56:04,548 --> 00:56:06,450
you. Next is shiny glapion.

1349
00:56:06,450 --> 00:56:09,450
Speaking also on agenda item

1350
00:56:09,987 --> 00:56:11,422
six, resolution 1963, and

1351
00:56:11,422 --> 00:56:13,957
opposition shall be followed by

1352
00:56:13,957 --> 00:56:15,759
miriam alba. And then lastly,

1353
00:56:15,759 --> 00:56:18,228
welcome to come forward, trina

1354
00:56:18,228 --> 00:56:20,970
as well. Go ahead, MISS Clapton.

1355
00:56:20,970 --> 00:56:23,970
How y'all doing? Y'all look

1356
00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:25,802
very engaged. I appreciate that.

1357
00:56:25,802 --> 00:56:27,637
I'm requesting thisbody

1358
00:56:27,637 --> 00:56:29,637
confirm reporting compliance

1359
00:56:30,140 --> 00:56:32,140
from alliancebernstein before

1360
00:56:34,812 --> 00:56:36,812
approving its $541,500 economic

1361
00:56:37,140 --> 00:56:38,515
incentive in this year's budget.

1362
00:56:38,515 --> 00:56:40,170
Companies have made many

1363
00:56:40,170 --> 00:56:41,651
promises, but we need to ensure

1364
00:56:41,651 --> 00:56:43,186
that they are honoring those

1365
00:56:43,186 --> 00:56:44,888
before issuing our public

1366
00:56:44,888 --> 00:56:46,690
dollars. It's imperative that

1367
00:56:46,690 --> 00:56:48,558
council ensures the public

1368
00:56:48,558 --> 00:56:51,127
interest is being served. As we

1369
00:56:51,127 --> 00:56:54,727
sit here in the gallery here

1370
00:56:54,964 --> 00:56:57,868
and fight for crumbs like the

1371
00:56:57,868 --> 00:56:59,690
hunger games. So y'all have a

1372
00:56:59,690 --> 00:57:00,360
good one. See y'all in a bit.

1373
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:01,471
Thank you.

1374
00:57:01,471 --> 00:57:03,739
Thank you. Next is

1375
00:57:03,739 --> 00:57:06,739
miriam alba speaking on agenda

1376
00:57:07,210 --> 00:57:09,413
item 37. This is ordinance 1391

1377
00:57:09,413 --> 00:57:11,813
regarding data centers in

1378
00:57:11,814 --> 00:57:12,248
support of 1391. Go ahead.

1379
00:57:12,248 --> 00:57:13,649
Hey

1380
00:57:13,649 --> 00:57:15,551
y'all. It's good to see you

1381
00:57:15,551 --> 00:57:17,486
again. I'm going to duck out

1382
00:57:17,486 --> 00:57:18,654
here soon. But you know what I

1383
00:57:18,654 --> 00:57:20,523
want for housing. So please do

1384
00:57:20,523 --> 00:57:22,358
that. But I wanted to speak on

1385
00:57:22,358 --> 00:57:24,600
data centers. I assume this is

1386
00:57:24,600 --> 00:57:25,628
something we all agree on. We

1387
00:57:25,628 --> 00:57:27,196
don't want dirty water. We

1388
00:57:27,196 --> 00:57:28,364
don't want to be coughing when

1389
00:57:28,364 --> 00:57:29,465
we walk outside. We don't want

1390
00:57:29,465 --> 00:57:31,200
to hear that noise. That

1391
00:57:31,200 --> 00:57:32,468
apparently is just really loud.

1392
00:57:32,468 --> 00:57:34,237
With data centers. We don't

1393
00:57:34,237 --> 00:57:35,672
want our electricity bills to

1394
00:57:35,672 --> 00:57:37,390
go through the roof. We don't

1395
00:57:37,390 --> 00:57:38,608
want to invest in something or

1396
00:57:38,608 --> 00:57:40,276
have others invest in something

1397
00:57:40,276 --> 00:57:41,811
in our city that we actually

1398
00:57:41,811 --> 00:57:44,413
know nothing about in terms of

1399
00:57:44,413 --> 00:57:46,282
long term impact. So in case

1400
00:57:46,282 --> 00:57:47,850
some of us do, because we think

1401
00:57:47,850 --> 00:57:49,986
like we need some sort of

1402
00:57:49,986 --> 00:57:52,188
revenue from businesses or some

1403
00:57:52,188 --> 00:57:54,323
deal or something like that.

1404
00:57:54,323 --> 00:57:55,825
And I, I have compassion for

1405
00:57:55,825 --> 00:57:57,593
your desire to bring revenue to

1406
00:57:57,593 --> 00:57:59,796
the city. I'm begging you and

1407
00:57:59,796 --> 00:58:01,330
asking you to stop that for

1408
00:58:01,330 --> 00:58:03,132
right now and regulate this

1409
00:58:03,132 --> 00:58:05,501
data center technology that's

1410
00:58:05,501 --> 00:58:07,437
coming here that has already

1411
00:58:07,437 --> 00:58:09,872
really, really harmed a lot of

1412
00:58:09,872 --> 00:58:11,674
people just environmentally.

1413
00:58:11,674 --> 00:58:13,842
And it's going to be real. And

1414
00:58:13,842 --> 00:58:15,110
it's, we got to put these, we

1415
00:58:15,110 --> 00:58:16,178
got to put these boundaries on

1416
00:58:16,178 --> 00:58:18,470
it, but we've also got to

1417
00:58:18,470 --> 00:58:19,348
figure out how they're going to

1418
00:58:19,348 --> 00:58:21,250
work in order to make us safe.

1419
00:58:21,250 --> 00:58:23,119
So I would ask you to just look

1420
00:58:23,119 --> 00:58:23,853
at the regulation, keep the

1421
00:58:23,853 --> 00:58:25,388
distances, keep the

1422
00:58:25,388 --> 00:58:27,223
environmental regulations on it.

1423
00:58:27,223 --> 00:58:29,325
Be forward thinking in this,

1424
00:58:29,325 --> 00:58:30,793
because otherwise we don't even

1425
00:58:30,793 --> 00:58:32,428
know what this looks like in 5

1426
00:58:32,428 --> 00:58:34,397
to 10 years. We just know what

1427
00:58:34,397 --> 00:58:35,564
it looks like in 2 to 3 years.

1428
00:58:35,564 --> 00:58:37,400
And it's looking really ugly

1429
00:58:37,400 --> 00:58:38,534
for a lot of cities. Nashville

1430
00:58:38,534 --> 00:58:40,236
is doing all right. I know

1431
00:58:40,236 --> 00:58:41,470
we're all pinching pennies here,

1432
00:58:41,470 --> 00:58:43,305
but it's doing all right. And

1433
00:58:43,305 --> 00:58:44,473
we don't need to sell to the

1434
00:58:44,473 --> 00:58:46,308
data centers. We don't know how

1435
00:58:46,308 --> 00:58:48,244
long this little trend is going

1436
00:58:48,244 --> 00:58:49,445
to last, but we do know that

1437
00:58:49,445 --> 00:58:51,280
the impact is really bad for us

1438
00:58:51,280 --> 00:58:52,481
as human beings. So please, I'm

1439
00:58:52,481 --> 00:58:53,682
asking you to really think

1440
00:58:53,682 --> 00:58:55,351
twice about this. I appreciate

1441
00:58:55,351 --> 00:58:56,252
it and fund housing. Love you

1442
00:58:56,252 --> 00:58:58,252
all. Bye.

1443
00:58:58,954 --> 00:59:00,990
Thank you. All right.

1444
00:59:00,990 --> 00:59:03,990
Lastly for public comment is

1445
00:59:05,628 --> 00:59:09,265
trina. Who will trina. I see item six here, but I

1446
00:59:09,265 --> 00:59:10,766
also see resolution 2006, which

1447
00:59:10,766 --> 00:59:14,366
is regarding the pay plan. Are

1448
00:59:19,727 --> 00:59:19,813
you speaking regarding the pay

1449
00:59:19,813 --> 00:59:19,889
plan? No. You're speaking

1450
00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:19,965
regarding the seabed. Yep. Okay.

1451
00:59:19,965 --> 00:59:21,276
agenda item six, that is

1452
00:59:21,276 --> 00:59:22,244
resolution 1963 in opposition.

1453
00:59:22,244 --> 00:59:22,711
Please go ahead.

1454
00:59:22,711 --> 00:59:24,313
All right.

1455
00:59:24,313 --> 00:59:25,948
Yeah. Good evening. My name is

1456
00:59:25,948 --> 00:59:28,417
trina. I live in district six.

1457
00:59:28,417 --> 00:59:32,170
I'm here tonight to oppose item

1458
00:59:32,288 --> 00:59:33,454
six, 2026, 1963. Today we are

1459
00:59:33,454 --> 00:59:34,857
hearing a lot about law and

1460
00:59:34,857 --> 00:59:36,592
order to justify the central

1461
00:59:36,592 --> 00:59:38,160
business improvement district

1462
00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:39,561
budget. But as mike lacy

1463
00:59:39,561 --> 00:59:40,795
pointed out today, true law and

1464
00:59:40,795 --> 00:59:42,731
order is the discipline of

1465
00:59:42,731 --> 00:59:44,266
binding power to publicly known

1466
00:59:44,266 --> 00:59:45,733
rules. What is being assembled

1467
00:59:45,733 --> 00:59:47,402
by the nashville downtown

1468
00:59:47,402 --> 00:59:49,638
partnership is the exact

1469
00:59:49,638 --> 00:59:51,390
opposite. Their contracts are

1470
00:59:51,390 --> 00:59:52,174
confidential and their security

1471
00:59:52,174 --> 00:59:53,609
operations lack public

1472
00:59:53,609 --> 00:59:55,430
oversight. This isn't an

1473
00:59:55,430 --> 00:59:56,411
isolated incident. It's a

1474
00:59:56,411 --> 00:59:58,811
systemic pattern of metro

1475
00:59:59,470 --> 01:00:00,448
bypassing this body to deploy

1476
01:00:00,448 --> 01:00:02,448
unaccountable law enforcement.

1477
01:00:02,917 --> 01:00:04,520
Just last week, on MAY 26th,

1478
01:00:04,520 --> 01:00:05,453
mpd launched a secret

1479
01:00:05,453 --> 01:00:07,389
unapproved drone surveillance

1480
01:00:07,389 --> 01:00:09,240
trial centered over madison.

1481
01:00:09,240 --> 01:00:10,926
Under metro, ordinance tracking

1482
01:00:10,926 --> 01:00:12,226
tech requires a public hearing

1483
01:00:12,226 --> 01:00:14,595
and council approval. They

1484
01:00:14,595 --> 01:00:16,231
skipped both. Even worse, data

1485
01:00:16,231 --> 01:00:17,799
shows 100% of those trial

1486
01:00:17,799 --> 01:00:18,767
flights targeted working class

1487
01:00:18,767 --> 01:00:20,234
neighborhoods, with below

1488
01:00:20,234 --> 01:00:21,669
average white populations,

1489
01:00:21,669 --> 01:00:24,139
exposing the city to massive

1490
01:00:24,139 --> 01:00:25,640
civil rights liability. From

1491
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:27,375
unauthorized surveillance to

1492
01:00:27,375 --> 01:00:28,843
corporate backed ground patrols.

1493
01:00:28,843 --> 01:00:30,645
Metro is trying to operate a

1494
01:00:30,645 --> 01:00:32,380
secret city within our city.

1495
01:00:32,380 --> 01:00:33,848
Look at the ndp's actual track

1496
01:00:33,848 --> 01:00:35,483
record. They operate the

1497
01:00:35,483 --> 01:00:36,851
library parking garage because

1498
01:00:36,851 --> 01:00:38,419
of negligent oversight in their

1499
01:00:38,419 --> 01:00:40,455
own managed space, they caused

1500
01:00:40,455 --> 01:00:41,789
a catastrophic nine month

1501
01:00:41,789 --> 01:00:44,580
shutdown of our main public

1502
01:00:44,580 --> 01:00:46,127
library, destroying the single

1503
01:00:46,127 --> 01:00:47,962
most vital, safe sanctuary left

1504
01:00:47,962 --> 01:00:49,397
for our unhoused neighbors. And

1505
01:00:49,397 --> 01:00:51,198
tonight, they want millions in

1506
01:00:51,198 --> 01:00:52,833
tax surcharges to expand their

1507
01:00:52,833 --> 01:00:54,102
footprint and deploy private,

1508
01:00:54,102 --> 01:00:55,837
unaccountable policing to

1509
01:00:55,837 --> 01:00:58,237
aggressively sweep away the

1510
01:00:58,372 --> 01:01:00,475
exact community they helped

1511
01:01:00,475 --> 01:01:03,111
displace. Do not reward secret

1512
01:01:03,111 --> 01:01:04,846
drone programs, confidential

1513
01:01:04,846 --> 01:01:06,280
contracts, and operational

1514
01:01:06,280 --> 01:01:08,820
negligence. Reject this

1515
01:01:08,820 --> 01:01:10,482
corporate annexation of our

1516
01:01:11,719 --> 01:01:13,187
streets. Vote no on 2026 1963.

1517
01:01:13,187 --> 01:01:15,187
Thank you.

1518
01:01:15,290 --> 01:01:17,690
Thank you. All right.

1519
01:01:19,527 --> 01:01:21,927
That concludes our public

1520
01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:31,200
comment period. Next is agenda

1521
01:01:32,206 --> 01:01:34,800
section. Regarding a

1522
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:36,677
amendment to a rule of

1523
01:01:36,677 --> 01:01:39,677
procedure. This is an amendment

1524
01:01:39,780 --> 01:01:42,180
to rule 46 regarding the

1525
01:01:42,983 --> 01:01:44,485
scheduling of council meetings

1526
01:01:44,485 --> 01:01:46,254
sponsored offered by council

1527
01:01:46,254 --> 01:01:46,420
member prep. You're recognized

1528
01:01:46,420 --> 01:01:47,521
sir.

1529
01:01:47,521 --> 01:01:48,823
Thank you, MADAM Vice

1530
01:01:48,823 --> 01:01:48,923
mayor. Committee report.

1531
01:01:48,923 --> 01:01:50,923
For

1532
01:01:50,925 --> 01:01:51,659
the report of the rules,

1533
01:01:51,659 --> 01:01:53,527
confirmations and public

1534
01:01:53,527 --> 01:01:55,927
elections committee chair cash.

1535
01:01:56,630 --> 01:01:58,499
We voted on council member prep

1536
01:01:58,499 --> 01:02:00,701
to substitute six in favor, one

1537
01:02:00,701 --> 01:02:03,104
against zero not voting. And

1538
01:02:03,104 --> 01:02:05,339
then we voted on the

1539
01:02:05,339 --> 01:02:07,141
substituted rule change. Six in

1540
01:02:07,141 --> 01:02:07,542
favor, one against zero not

1541
01:02:07,542 --> 01:02:09,542
voting.

1542
01:02:09,710 --> 01:02:11,812
Okay. Thank you. It's

1543
01:02:11,812 --> 01:02:12,146
back to you, MR. Prep for a

1544
01:02:12,146 --> 01:02:13,280
motion.

1545
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:14,382
Thank you, MADAM Vice

1546
01:02:14,382 --> 01:02:15,149
mayor. Move approval.

1547
01:02:15,149 --> 01:02:16,317
All right.

1548
01:02:16,317 --> 01:02:16,584
Properly moved and seconded. Go

1549
01:02:16,584 --> 01:02:17,518
ahead sir.

1550
01:02:17,518 --> 01:02:18,619
Thank you, madam

1551
01:02:18,619 --> 01:02:20,321
vice mayor. Move approval of

1552
01:02:20,321 --> 01:02:20,554
the substitute with a brief

1553
01:02:20,554 --> 01:02:21,522
comment.

1554
01:02:21,522 --> 01:02:22,656
All right. There's a

1555
01:02:22,656 --> 01:02:24,391
motion to substitute. Is there

1556
01:02:24,391 --> 01:02:26,227
a second? Okay. Go ahead, sir.

1557
01:02:26,227 --> 01:02:27,995
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

1558
01:02:27,995 --> 01:02:29,497
Colleagues. So this proposed

1559
01:02:29,497 --> 01:02:31,897
rule change effectively, what

1560
01:02:31,932 --> 01:02:33,401
it would have done is it would

1561
01:02:33,401 --> 01:02:34,868
have canceled the second

1562
01:02:34,868 --> 01:02:36,636
meeting in AUGUST and the first

1563
01:02:36,636 --> 01:02:38,439
meeting in SEPTEMBER, providing

1564
01:02:38,439 --> 01:02:39,840
us with an opportunity to be

1565
01:02:39,840 --> 01:02:41,420
more embedded within our

1566
01:02:41,420 --> 01:02:43,100
communities, to do a lot of the

1567
01:02:43,100 --> 01:02:44,512
work that we do outside of this

1568
01:02:44,512 --> 01:02:45,979
council chamber without the

1569
01:02:45,979 --> 01:02:48,149
pressures of our legislative

1570
01:02:48,149 --> 01:02:49,249
schedule. However, what this

1571
01:02:49,249 --> 01:02:50,984
substitute does is it pairs

1572
01:02:50,984 --> 01:02:52,919
that back and simply just

1573
01:02:52,919 --> 01:02:54,540
cancels the first

1574
01:02:54,540 --> 01:02:55,155
SEPTEMBER, still providing us

1575
01:02:55,155 --> 01:02:57,240
with that legislative respite

1576
01:02:57,240 --> 01:02:58,191
for us to be able to be

1577
01:02:58,191 --> 01:02:59,193
embedded in our communities and

1578
01:02:59,193 --> 01:03:01,194
continue doing a lot of the

1579
01:03:01,194 --> 01:03:02,228
work that we do outside of this

1580
01:03:02,228 --> 01:03:04,164
chamber, because, as we know,

1581
01:03:04,164 --> 01:03:06,990
the majority of work that we do

1582
01:03:06,990 --> 01:03:07,267
is not what happens in this

1583
01:03:07,267 --> 01:03:08,369
chamber. And so this substitute

1584
01:03:08,369 --> 01:03:10,904
is a result of some pretty

1585
01:03:10,904 --> 01:03:12,472
robust conversation that we had

1586
01:03:12,472 --> 01:03:14,441
within the rules committee last

1587
01:03:14,441 --> 01:03:16,243
meeting whenever we were

1588
01:03:16,243 --> 01:03:17,477
contemplating this. But that's

1589
01:03:17,477 --> 01:03:19,412
what this legislation, that's

1590
01:03:19,412 --> 01:03:22,150
what this substitute does, is

1591
01:03:22,150 --> 01:03:23,490
it it just cancels that first

1592
01:03:23,490 --> 01:03:24,984
meeting in SEPTEMBER, providing

1593
01:03:24,984 --> 01:03:26,820
us with a brief respite to be

1594
01:03:26,820 --> 01:03:28,721
able to do a lot more of the

1595
01:03:28,721 --> 01:03:29,789
things that that we do outside

1596
01:03:29,789 --> 01:03:31,558
of this council chamber. So

1597
01:03:31,558 --> 01:03:32,580
with that, I renew my motion

1598
01:03:32,580 --> 01:03:32,558
and appreciate your

1599
01:03:32,558 --> 01:03:34,327
consideration.

1600
01:03:34,327 --> 01:03:36,327
All right. There

1601
01:03:37,898 --> 01:03:39,265
is a motion to substitute. It's

1602
01:03:39,265 --> 01:03:41,665
properly seconded. You've heard

1603
01:03:41,835 --> 01:03:44,835
a description by the sponsor.

1604
01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:48,942
Is there any discussion? All

1605
01:03:48,942 --> 01:03:51,143
right. Seeing none of this is

1606
01:03:51,143 --> 01:03:52,946
first on the motion to

1607
01:03:52,946 --> 01:03:55,482
substitute. All in favor of the

1608
01:03:55,482 --> 01:03:57,882
substitute, please say aye.

1609
01:03:59,152 --> 01:04:01,200
Okay. The substitute is on the

1610
01:04:01,200 --> 01:04:01,621
the role. If you would renew

1611
01:04:01,621 --> 01:04:02,121
your motion, please, sir.

1612
01:04:02,121 --> 01:04:03,290
Thank

1613
01:04:03,290 --> 01:04:04,157
you, MADAM Vice mayor. Move

1614
01:04:04,157 --> 01:04:04,257
approval of substitute.

1615
01:04:04,257 --> 01:04:06,257
All

1616
01:04:06,259 --> 01:04:07,760
right. Is there a second? All

1617
01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:09,862
right. So there's a motion to

1618
01:04:09,862 --> 01:04:12,862
approve this rule of procedure

1619
01:04:13,499 --> 01:04:16,369
as substituted, such that the

1620
01:04:16,369 --> 01:04:18,438
first tuesday in SEPTEMBER

1621
01:04:18,438 --> 01:04:20,339
would no longer be a meeting of

1622
01:04:20,339 --> 01:04:22,739
the council and effectively,

1623
01:04:23,276 --> 01:04:25,678
the third tuesday in SEPTEMBER

1624
01:04:25,678 --> 01:04:27,213
would operate as the first and

1625
01:04:27,213 --> 01:04:27,513
only meeting. Is that correct,

1626
01:04:27,513 --> 01:04:28,981
MR.

1627
01:04:28,981 --> 01:04:29,382
Prep for.

1628
01:04:29,382 --> 01:04:30,983
Purposes of

1629
01:04:30,983 --> 01:04:33,353
zoning, public hearings and so

1630
01:04:33,353 --> 01:04:36,353
forth. Okay. All right. Is

1631
01:04:36,856 --> 01:04:39,856
there any discussion on this

1632
01:04:41,561 --> 01:04:43,663
motion to adopt this rule of

1633
01:04:43,663 --> 01:04:46,630
procedure as substituted? All

1634
01:04:46,266 --> 01:04:46,599
right, MISS Allen, you're

1635
01:04:46,599 --> 01:04:47,400
recognized.

1636
01:04:47,400 --> 01:04:48,500
Thank you, MADAM

1637
01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:50,202
Chair. Just for clarification,

1638
01:04:50,202 --> 01:04:52,602
there were some complications

1639
01:04:54,907 --> 01:04:56,242
with nominations and and public

1640
01:04:56,242 --> 01:04:58,544
notices with that extended

1641
01:04:58,544 --> 01:04:59,946
period of not meeting. Is that

1642
01:04:59,946 --> 01:05:01,748
resolved with moving to the

1643
01:05:01,748 --> 01:05:03,483
only missing one meeting in

1644
01:05:03,483 --> 01:05:04,884
terms of things that would

1645
01:05:04,884 --> 01:05:05,985
default to being approved

1646
01:05:05,985 --> 01:05:07,820
because we had gone so long

1647
01:05:07,820 --> 01:05:09,322
without meeting or having a

1648
01:05:09,322 --> 01:05:11,123
difficulty making the the

1649
01:05:11,123 --> 01:05:11,390
public notice for public

1650
01:05:11,390 --> 01:05:12,291
hearings.

1651
01:05:12,291 --> 01:05:14,930
would you like me to

1652
01:05:14,930 --> 01:05:14,460
address that to special counsel

1653
01:05:14,460 --> 01:05:15,261
or the sponsor?

1654
01:05:15,261 --> 01:05:16,950
I believe

1655
01:05:16,950 --> 01:05:16,362
special counsel.

1656
01:05:16,362 --> 01:05:17,363
Probe special

1657
01:05:17,363 --> 01:05:18,631
counsel. Wilson, you're

1658
01:05:18,631 --> 01:05:19,632
recognized.

1659
01:05:19,632 --> 01:05:21,632
Council member in

1660
01:05:22,668 --> 01:05:25,668
this case, one deferral would

1661
01:05:26,205 --> 01:05:27,573
be allowed for appointments in.

1662
01:05:27,573 --> 01:05:29,809
With the. With only the

1663
01:05:29,809 --> 01:05:32,110
cancellation of one meeting, I

1664
01:05:32,110 --> 01:05:33,646
would want to defer to planning

1665
01:05:33,646 --> 01:05:36,460
for anything on. Particularly

1666
01:05:36,549 --> 01:05:39,118
with notices, but I see they're

1667
01:05:39,118 --> 01:05:41,118
not here.

1668
01:05:41,253 --> 01:05:41,420
All right.

1669
01:05:41,420 --> 01:05:43,420
Give me

1670
01:05:48,894 --> 01:05:50,290
one moment.

1671
01:05:50,290 --> 01:05:52,290
Sponsor t while

1672
01:05:52,310 --> 01:05:54,431
special counsel reviews that

1673
01:05:54,934 --> 01:05:57,203
analysis, would you like to

1674
01:05:57,203 --> 01:05:57,969
respond? In the meantime, go

1675
01:05:57,969 --> 01:05:58,604
ahead sir.

1676
01:05:58,604 --> 01:06:00,339
Thank you, MADAM

1677
01:06:00,339 --> 01:06:02,608
Vice mayor. So with regard, I

1678
01:06:02,608 --> 01:06:04,410
think council member allen is

1679
01:06:04,410 --> 01:06:05,443
asking sort of to. Well, there

1680
01:06:05,443 --> 01:06:07,179
there are two components to

1681
01:06:07,179 --> 01:06:08,780
this question. The first one

1682
01:06:08,780 --> 01:06:10,849
related to appointments made by

1683
01:06:10,849 --> 01:06:12,251
the mayor for boards and

1684
01:06:12,251 --> 01:06:14,486
commissions. So the original

1685
01:06:14,486 --> 01:06:16,154
analysis of this bill or of

1686
01:06:16,154 --> 01:06:17,957
this rule change with it having

1687
01:06:17,957 --> 01:06:19,257
been to meetings previously,

1688
01:06:19,257 --> 01:06:21,226
was that would have a negative

1689
01:06:21,226 --> 01:06:22,361
impact on those appointments in

1690
01:06:22,361 --> 01:06:24,496
the sense that we wouldn't be

1691
01:06:24,496 --> 01:06:25,598
able to defer them at all

1692
01:06:25,598 --> 01:06:27,732
without them becoming an

1693
01:06:27,732 --> 01:06:30,132
indefinite deferral with us,

1694
01:06:30,268 --> 01:06:31,303
know with the rule change as

1695
01:06:31,303 --> 01:06:32,838
substituted, no longer

1696
01:06:32,838 --> 01:06:33,938
canceling that AUGUST meeting,

1697
01:06:33,938 --> 01:06:35,730
that no longer becomes one of

1698
01:06:35,730 --> 01:06:36,174
the pressures, because it's

1699
01:06:36,174 --> 01:06:37,910
because it would still permit

1700
01:06:37,910 --> 01:06:40,120
for deferrals within within

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01:06:40,120 --> 01:06:43,120
that time frame. Then, with

1702
01:06:43,882 --> 01:06:45,500
regard to the schedule for

1703
01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:46,852
public hearings and with

1704
01:06:46,852 --> 01:06:49,387
planning, give me one moment. I

1705
01:06:49,387 --> 01:06:51,556
might have some helpful insight

1706
01:06:51,556 --> 01:06:53,391
into that.

1707
01:06:53,391 --> 01:06:54,392
Sponsor t a special

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01:06:54,392 --> 01:06:55,960
counsel has that answer. Now,

1709
01:06:55,960 --> 01:06:57,620
if MAY I I'm going to put it

1710
01:06:57,620 --> 01:06:57,996
back over to him.

1711
01:06:57,996 --> 01:06:59,764
By all means.

1712
01:06:59,764 --> 01:06:59,931
Please go ahead, sir.

1713
01:06:59,931 --> 01:07:01,931
Council

1714
01:07:03,100 --> 01:07:04,802
members, at this point, if

1715
01:07:04,802 --> 01:07:07,202
essentially anything that would

1716
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:09,507
you would want to hear on a on

1717
01:07:09,507 --> 01:07:11,676
an OCTOBER public hearing would

1718
01:07:11,676 --> 01:07:13,678
need to be filed by the second

1719
01:07:13,678 --> 01:07:15,613
meeting in AUGUST if something

1720
01:07:15,613 --> 01:07:17,480
was filed for the second, for

1721
01:07:17,480 --> 01:07:18,416
the second, or for the third

1722
01:07:18,416 --> 01:07:19,517
meeting of the third tuesday of

1723
01:07:19,517 --> 01:07:20,652
NOVEMBER, it would not receive

1724
01:07:20,652 --> 01:07:23,588
a public hearing until the

1725
01:07:23,588 --> 01:07:25,323
first meeting in NOVEMBER. I'm

1726
01:07:25,323 --> 01:07:25,590
sorry, did I did I say that

1727
01:07:25,590 --> 01:07:26,424
correctly?

1728
01:07:26,424 --> 01:07:27,425
Okay. Does that

1729
01:07:27,425 --> 01:07:27,626
answer your question? So we

1730
01:07:27,626 --> 01:07:29,394
just.

1731
01:07:29,394 --> 01:07:31,363
Needed to plan ahead and

1732
01:07:31,363 --> 01:07:32,463
be aware of that change in in

1733
01:07:32,463 --> 01:07:34,999
how the rhythm works at that

1734
01:07:34,999 --> 01:07:35,990
time if we approve this.

1735
01:07:35,990 --> 01:07:36,267
Yes.

1736
01:07:36,267 --> 01:07:37,680
Thank you for that

1737
01:07:37,680 --> 01:07:38,200
clarification.

1738
01:07:38,200 --> 01:07:39,203
All right. Yes.

1739
01:07:39,203 --> 01:07:41,500
MR. Prep to you recognize.

1740
01:07:41,500 --> 01:07:43,774
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. So

1741
01:07:43,774 --> 01:07:45,109
with regard to the the

1742
01:07:45,109 --> 01:07:47,509
scheduling for for planning

1743
01:07:47,712 --> 01:07:49,480
bills in particular. So I was

1744
01:07:49,480 --> 01:07:51,249
provided a chart that provides

1745
01:07:51,249 --> 01:07:52,717
us with which I would be more

1746
01:07:52,717 --> 01:07:54,585
than happy to share with the

1747
01:07:54,585 --> 01:07:55,687
council office be able to be

1748
01:07:55,687 --> 01:07:58,870
disseminated to, to colleagues,

1749
01:08:00,324 --> 01:08:02,160
but for application. So for the

1750
01:08:02,160 --> 01:08:04,560
MAY 13th application deadline

1751
01:08:05,396 --> 01:08:07,980
for for zoning bills, it would

1752
01:08:07,980 --> 01:08:08,666
go to the planning commission.

1753
01:08:08,666 --> 01:08:10,101
So it wouldn't affect a shift

1754
01:08:10,101 --> 01:08:11,803
of it going to the planning

1755
01:08:11,803 --> 01:08:13,604
commission or of its intro.

1756
01:08:13,604 --> 01:08:15,707
What it would do is it would

1757
01:08:15,707 --> 01:08:17,609
shift the public hearing for

1758
01:08:17,609 --> 01:08:20,780
bills for for zoning bills that

1759
01:08:20,780 --> 01:08:22,613
were originally filed on MAY

1760
01:08:22,613 --> 01:08:24,810
13th, moving that from moving

1761
01:08:24,810 --> 01:08:26,481
the council public hearing,

1762
01:08:27,352 --> 01:08:29,530
second reading from SEPTEMBER

1763
01:08:29,530 --> 01:08:31,222
1st to SEPTEMBER 15th. And it

1764
01:08:31,222 --> 01:08:34,222
would shift third reading from

1765
01:08:34,658 --> 01:08:35,994
SEPTEMBER 15th to OCTOBER 6th.

1766
01:08:35,994 --> 01:08:37,761
And so I can again. So that's

1767
01:08:37,761 --> 01:08:39,130
just one example of what that

1768
01:08:39,130 --> 01:08:40,698
shift would look like. It still

1769
01:08:40,698 --> 01:08:41,766
allows for thosebills to be

1770
01:08:41,766 --> 01:08:42,934
considered, but it simply

1771
01:08:42,934 --> 01:08:44,735
shifts that timeline. And again,

1772
01:08:44,735 --> 01:08:45,803
I'm more than happy to, to

1773
01:08:45,803 --> 01:08:46,838
share this with the council

1774
01:08:46,838 --> 01:08:48,390
office so it can be

1775
01:08:48,390 --> 01:08:48,139
disseminated to colleagues.

1776
01:08:48,139 --> 01:08:50,139
All

1777
01:08:50,241 --> 01:08:52,743
right. Thank you. Is there any

1778
01:08:52,743 --> 01:08:55,143
further discussion on this

1779
01:08:56,130 --> 01:08:58,149
proposed change to the rules as

1780
01:08:58,149 --> 01:09:00,251
substituted? All right. So

1781
01:09:00,251 --> 01:09:04,451
we're going to move to our vote.

1782
01:09:05,256 --> 01:09:06,557
This requires 27 votes of

1783
01:09:06,557 --> 01:09:08,957
members and special counsel.

1784
01:09:09,293 --> 01:09:11,529
How many do we have in the room.

1785
01:09:11,529 --> 01:09:13,297
We have 30 in the room. So in

1786
01:09:13,297 --> 01:09:15,433
an abundance of caution I am

1787
01:09:15,433 --> 01:09:19,303
going to put this on the board.

1788
01:09:19,303 --> 01:09:22,903
MR. Clark, if you would please

1789
01:09:35,619 --> 01:09:37,619
open the machine.

1790
01:09:56,600 --> 01:09:57,674
With all

1791
01:09:57,674 --> 01:10:01,274
votes in. MR. Clerk, would you

1792
01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:04,714
please show the vote? That

1793
01:10:04,714 --> 01:10:08,314
board is not correct, MR. Clark.

1794
01:10:10,387 --> 01:10:11,922
Is that so? Okay. This

1795
01:10:11,922 --> 01:10:13,691
colleagues, the so the screen

1796
01:10:13,691 --> 01:10:15,526
what you're seeing at home.

1797
01:10:15,526 --> 01:10:18,526
Special counsel, can you please

1798
01:10:19,129 --> 01:10:20,865
clarify that a an amendment to

1799
01:10:20,865 --> 01:10:23,433
our rule of procedure does in

1800
01:10:23,433 --> 01:10:25,833
fact require 27 votes total.

1801
01:10:26,337 --> 01:10:28,371
that was 23 votes in the

1802
01:10:28,371 --> 01:10:30,540
affirmative. MR. Clark, do you

1803
01:10:30,540 --> 01:10:31,842
seek to display the vote again

1804
01:10:31,842 --> 01:10:33,810
for purposes of the record, or

1805
01:10:33,810 --> 01:10:36,780
do you want me to put it to

1806
01:10:36,780 --> 01:10:38,581
special counsel to clarify?

1807
01:10:38,581 --> 01:10:40,150
Okay, so, special counsel, I'm

1808
01:10:40,150 --> 01:10:42,850
going to recognize you. Please,

1809
01:10:42,850 --> 01:10:44,540
sir. And, MR. Clark, could you

1810
01:10:44,540 --> 01:10:47,958
just could you call the vote as

1811
01:10:47,958 --> 01:10:49,559
you saw it? I saw 23 in favor I.

1812
01:10:49,559 --> 01:10:50,427
But I did not see the number

1813
01:10:50,427 --> 01:10:52,262
again, sir.

1814
01:10:52,262 --> 01:10:53,396
So. 23 in favor,

1815
01:10:53,396 --> 01:10:54,364
seven against.

1816
01:10:54,364 --> 01:10:55,799
Okay. 23 in

1817
01:10:55,799 --> 01:10:57,301
favor, seven against special

1818
01:10:57,301 --> 01:10:58,301
counsel. If you would clarify,

1819
01:10:58,301 --> 01:10:59,803
given the discrepancy on the

1820
01:10:59,803 --> 01:11:00,503
board, please, sir.

1821
01:11:00,503 --> 01:11:02,503
Yes. Vice

1822
01:11:02,972 --> 01:11:04,741
mayor, to quote rule 53 of the

1823
01:11:04,741 --> 01:11:06,309
rules of procedure, in part,

1824
01:11:06,309 --> 01:11:07,377
none of the standing rules of

1825
01:11:07,377 --> 01:11:09,790
procedure shall be amended or

1826
01:11:09,790 --> 01:11:09,846
repealed except by 27

1827
01:11:09,846 --> 01:11:10,880
affirmative votes.

1828
01:11:10,880 --> 01:11:12,880
All right.

1829
01:11:13,783 --> 01:11:16,686
And only 23 votes having been

1830
01:11:16,686 --> 01:11:19,860
achieved, that proposal has

1831
01:11:19,189 --> 01:11:21,391
failed at. At this time,

1832
01:11:21,391 --> 01:11:23,593
members can offer amendments to

1833
01:11:23,593 --> 01:11:25,993
our rules of procedure

1834
01:11:26,396 --> 01:11:29,396
throughout the term. All right.

1835
01:11:31,670 --> 01:11:33,569
Next we are going to move into

1836
01:11:33,569 --> 01:11:36,239
our bills on public hearing

1837
01:11:36,239 --> 01:11:38,410
section j. All right. Now first,

1838
01:11:38,410 --> 01:11:40,143
just for some general

1839
01:11:40,143 --> 01:11:41,945
information regarding public

1840
01:11:41,945 --> 01:11:43,346
hearings, spanish

1841
01:11:43,346 --> 01:11:44,814
interpretation services are

1842
01:11:44,814 --> 01:11:47,490
provided for all metro council

1843
01:11:47,490 --> 01:11:48,751
public hearings. Council office

1844
01:11:48,751 --> 01:11:50,687
team member karina valdez is

1845
01:11:50,687 --> 01:11:52,210
here as the interpreter this

1846
01:11:52,210 --> 01:11:53,656
evening and assisting with our

1847
01:11:53,656 --> 01:11:55,225
budget public hearing. If you

1848
01:11:55,225 --> 01:11:56,626
should have any questions, MISS

1849
01:11:56,626 --> 01:11:59,626
Valdez, will you please share

1850
01:11:59,863 --> 01:12:00,563
how you can help? Go ahead

1851
01:12:00,563 --> 01:12:01,731
ma'am.

1852
01:12:01,731 --> 01:12:03,199
Los servicios

1853
01:12:03,199 --> 01:12:04,934
interpretacion en espanol.

1854
01:12:04,934 --> 01:12:05,168
Disponible en la publica.

1855
01:12:05,168 --> 01:12:06,402
Gracias.

1856
01:12:06,402 --> 01:12:08,504
All right. Gracias. We

1857
01:12:08,504 --> 01:12:10,773
appreciate you. All right. Now

1858
01:12:10,773 --> 01:12:12,174
again, generally, for those

1859
01:12:12,174 --> 01:12:13,910
wishing to speak this evening

1860
01:12:13,910 --> 01:12:15,780
as part of public hearings,

1861
01:12:15,780 --> 01:12:16,880
please do state your name, but

1862
01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:18,715
it is not required for you to

1863
01:12:18,715 --> 01:12:20,817
provide your exact address. If

1864
01:12:20,817 --> 01:12:22,685
you do not wish to do so, you

1865
01:12:22,685 --> 01:12:23,820
MAY want to tell us in what

1866
01:12:23,820 --> 01:12:24,887
neighborhood or area you live,

1867
01:12:24,887 --> 01:12:26,722
your connection to, what you

1868
01:12:26,722 --> 01:12:29,793
have chosen to speak about, or

1869
01:12:29,793 --> 01:12:31,294
who your council member is. All

1870
01:12:31,294 --> 01:12:33,396
right, now for some budget

1871
01:12:33,396 --> 01:12:35,396
hearing specific information.

1872
01:12:35,598 --> 01:12:37,000
Again, welcome everyone. We

1873
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:39,569
look forward to hearing from

1874
01:12:39,569 --> 01:12:41,270
you. And unlike as we shared

1875
01:12:41,270 --> 01:12:43,106
earlier, a time limited public

1876
01:12:43,106 --> 01:12:45,208
comment period that we have on

1877
01:12:45,208 --> 01:12:46,709
every council agenda and in

1878
01:12:46,709 --> 01:12:48,478
FEBRUARY for our pre budget

1879
01:12:48,478 --> 01:12:50,646
public comment period, this is

1880
01:12:50,646 --> 01:12:53,583
a public hearing required by

1881
01:12:53,583 --> 01:12:55,385
the charter, and it is not time

1882
01:12:55,385 --> 01:12:56,986
limited. Thus, all members

1883
01:12:56,986 --> 01:12:59,222
wishing to speak, all members

1884
01:12:59,222 --> 01:13:01,824
of the community here present

1885
01:13:01,824 --> 01:13:03,326
will be heard. Your seating

1886
01:13:03,326 --> 01:13:05,726
position within the gallery

1887
01:13:06,829 --> 01:13:08,731
does not confer any priority.

1888
01:13:08,731 --> 01:13:10,600
And as I know you are all

1889
01:13:10,600 --> 01:13:12,301
conscientious folks, I'm sure

1890
01:13:12,301 --> 01:13:14,103
you will be on the lookout,

1891
01:13:14,103 --> 01:13:15,805
whether for seniors or parents

1892
01:13:15,805 --> 01:13:17,607
with children. I saw somebody

1893
01:13:17,607 --> 01:13:20,943
with a baby in a baby bjorn

1894
01:13:20,943 --> 01:13:22,712
just a minute ago. And so be

1895
01:13:22,712 --> 01:13:24,280
conscientious as you organize

1896
01:13:24,280 --> 01:13:26,680
amongst yourselves. We're going

1897
01:13:26,983 --> 01:13:28,217
to move really peacefully and

1898
01:13:28,217 --> 01:13:30,617
intentionally this evening. And

1899
01:13:30,620 --> 01:13:33,489
to facilitate that, we will

1900
01:13:33,489 --> 01:13:35,958
have no more than ten persons

1901
01:13:35,958 --> 01:13:39,362
waiting in line to speak at one

1902
01:13:39,362 --> 01:13:41,364
time. Okay. And we will monitor

1903
01:13:41,364 --> 01:13:43,232
and maintain that limit.

1904
01:13:43,232 --> 01:13:44,700
Everyone MAY speak for up to

1905
01:13:44,700 --> 01:13:46,469
two minutes. You do not have to

1906
01:13:46,469 --> 01:13:48,971
speak for the entirety of the

1907
01:13:48,971 --> 01:13:51,307
time. Speaking will not be

1908
01:13:51,307 --> 01:13:53,141
organizedinto, for or against.

1909
01:13:53,141 --> 01:13:55,143
As is typical at public

1910
01:13:55,143 --> 01:13:57,947
hearings, all persons will line

1911
01:13:57,947 --> 01:13:59,848
up together after the first

1912
01:13:59,848 --> 01:14:02,840
group of ten steps forward to

1913
01:14:02,840 --> 01:14:04,519
the podium to line up, folks

1914
01:14:04,519 --> 01:14:06,255
can join the line, whether

1915
01:14:06,255 --> 01:14:09,225
individually or in small groups

1916
01:14:09,225 --> 01:14:12,460
of five. Okay, only when the

1917
01:14:12,460 --> 01:14:13,896
line has five remaining persons

1918
01:14:13,896 --> 01:14:15,664
is that the time to join the

1919
01:14:15,664 --> 01:14:17,500
line. As we proceed, there

1920
01:14:17,500 --> 01:14:19,167
should be no more than ten

1921
01:14:19,167 --> 01:14:21,837
people in a single file line

1922
01:14:21,837 --> 01:14:24,739
behind the podium, five forward

1923
01:14:24,739 --> 01:14:26,809
of the main door and five

1924
01:14:26,809 --> 01:14:28,276
behind. Okay, we have fire

1925
01:14:28,276 --> 01:14:30,446
marshal guidelines to follow so

1926
01:14:30,446 --> 01:14:32,614
the door MAY not be obstructed.

1927
01:14:32,614 --> 01:14:35,283
And the gallery has a capacity

1928
01:14:35,283 --> 01:14:37,180
number that cannot be exceeded.

1929
01:14:37,180 --> 01:14:39,855
Counsel office team member MISS.

1930
01:14:39,855 --> 01:14:41,924
Hey, shacklett is in blue.

1931
01:14:41,924 --> 01:14:43,457
Rosie, would you please wave so

1932
01:14:43,457 --> 01:14:45,493
that folks can see you?

1933
01:14:45,493 --> 01:14:49,930
Everyone in the gallery can see

1934
01:14:49,130 --> 01:14:50,966
MISS Hayes shacklett. She will

1935
01:14:50,966 --> 01:14:52,701
administer our line this

1936
01:14:52,701 --> 01:14:55,101
evening. Please respect our

1937
01:14:55,738 --> 01:14:58,106
staff. Okay? This can be a evening. Folks have

1938
01:14:58,106 --> 01:14:59,341
a lot of opinions and questions.

1939
01:14:59,341 --> 01:15:01,210
Understandably so. And we're

1940
01:15:01,210 --> 01:15:02,878
all doing our best to be clear

1941
01:15:02,878 --> 01:15:04,713
and fair and administering this

1942
01:15:04,713 --> 01:15:06,815
public hearing. Lastly, you

1943
01:15:06,815 --> 01:15:08,516
will see three budget related

1944
01:15:08,516 --> 01:15:10,351
hearing items on your agenda.

1945
01:15:10,351 --> 01:15:11,786
And we recognize that the vast

1946
01:15:11,786 --> 01:15:13,221
majority of folks are here

1947
01:15:13,221 --> 01:15:15,230
intending to speak on agenda

1948
01:15:15,230 --> 01:15:16,825
item one, which is the

1949
01:15:16,825 --> 01:15:18,993
operational budget. So while

1950
01:15:18,993 --> 01:15:21,393
there are three separate

1951
01:15:21,996 --> 01:15:24,132
ordinances as follows. Agenda

1952
01:15:24,132 --> 01:15:26,634
item two for the proposed tax

1953
01:15:26,634 --> 01:15:29,104
levy and agenda item three for

1954
01:15:29,104 --> 01:15:30,838
the capital improvement capital

1955
01:15:30,838 --> 01:15:32,374
improvements budget, the tax

1956
01:15:32,374 --> 01:15:33,708
levy being what will fund the

1957
01:15:33,708 --> 01:15:34,909
majority of the final budget

1958
01:15:34,909 --> 01:15:36,811
and the capital improvements

1959
01:15:36,811 --> 01:15:38,680
budget being our kind of 5 to 6

1960
01:15:38,680 --> 01:15:40,348
year planning document for bond

1961
01:15:40,348 --> 01:15:42,160
funded infrastructure. These

1962
01:15:42,160 --> 01:15:43,885
must all technically have a

1963
01:15:43,885 --> 01:15:45,920
separate public hearing per our

1964
01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:47,755
charter. But that said, I will

1965
01:15:47,755 --> 01:15:49,624
not stop someone for combining

1966
01:15:49,624 --> 01:15:51,624
these interrelated budget

1967
01:15:52,895 --> 01:15:54,562
matters in. As part of our

1968
01:15:54,562 --> 01:15:56,310
operational budget hearing

1969
01:15:56,310 --> 01:15:58,533
remarks in our first and

1970
01:15:58,533 --> 01:16:01,533
primary hearing. Okay, so now

1971
01:16:01,870 --> 01:16:05,470
back on to agenda item one,

1972
01:16:07,275 --> 01:16:09,275
ordinance bl20261377 sponsor

1973
01:16:14,916 --> 01:16:16,500
tombs. This is again

1974
01:16:16,500 --> 01:16:17,180
bl20261377a bill to be entitled

1975
01:16:17,180 --> 01:16:18,520
the budget ordinance

1976
01:16:18,520 --> 01:16:19,621
metropolitan government of

1977
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nashville and davidson county,

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01:16:22,357 --> 01:16:24,158
tennessee for fiscal year 2027.

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This is the mayor's proposed

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01:16:26,294 --> 01:16:28,496
budget sponsor. Tombs. MADAM

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01:16:28,496 --> 01:16:29,597
Chair, you are recognized.

1982
01:16:29,597 --> 01:16:31,132
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor,

1983
01:16:31,132 --> 01:16:33,534
request open the public hearing.

1984
01:16:33,534 --> 01:16:37,134
All right. I declare the public

1985
01:16:37,906 --> 01:16:40,742
hearing open for this matter. I

1986
01:16:40,742 --> 01:16:44,342
ask that those folks who are

1987
01:16:44,745 --> 01:16:46,948
wishing to speak move calmly.

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01:16:46,948 --> 01:16:48,950
Observe your colleagues. And I

1989
01:16:48,950 --> 01:16:50,151
think we're at about ten. All

1990
01:16:50,151 --> 01:16:52,353
right, so with those folks,

1991
01:16:52,353 --> 01:16:54,155
please sit down again, MISS

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01:16:54,155 --> 01:16:55,723
Hayes. Shacklett. Whoever would

1993
01:16:55,723 --> 01:16:58,359
like to come first to the

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01:16:58,359 --> 01:17:00,228
podium. You're welcome.

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01:17:00,228 --> 01:17:03,828
Five persons in front of the

1996
01:17:03,832 --> 01:17:05,533
door. Five persons behind.

1997
01:17:05,533 --> 01:17:08,102
There should only be ten

1998
01:17:08,102 --> 01:17:09,837
persons in line. Okay? So just

1999
01:17:09,837 --> 01:17:11,572
look over your shoulder. You're

2000
01:17:11,572 --> 01:17:12,740
going to know it's time to

2001
01:17:12,740 --> 01:17:15,740
consider whether you should get

2002
01:17:17,512 --> 01:17:18,913
in line. Hey, folks. Folks, if

2003
01:17:18,913 --> 01:17:21,150
everyone would, please still

2004
01:17:21,150 --> 01:17:22,917
listen to me. Okay, this first

2005
01:17:22,917 --> 01:17:27,188
go is going to be a little bit

2006
01:17:27,188 --> 01:17:29,390
challenging. All right. So if

2007
01:17:29,390 --> 01:17:30,692
you're seated and you're kind

2008
01:17:30,692 --> 01:17:31,892
of considering, you know, I

2009
01:17:31,892 --> 01:17:33,794
think I might like to get up

2010
01:17:33,794 --> 01:17:35,796
right now. I'm talking to my

2011
01:17:35,796 --> 01:17:37,265
peers that are next to me. I

2012
01:17:37,265 --> 01:17:39,801
think we're going to move to do

2013
01:17:39,801 --> 01:17:41,469
so. I ask you just to kind of

2014
01:17:41,469 --> 01:17:44,105
look over your shoulder. What

2015
01:17:44,105 --> 01:17:46,641
we usually have is folks just

2016
01:17:46,641 --> 01:17:48,442
cramming in 20 deep, trying to

2017
01:17:48,442 --> 01:17:50,244
turn the corner, go back behind

2018
01:17:50,244 --> 01:17:52,713
and adding one after one after

2019
01:17:52,713 --> 01:17:54,182
one after one. That can become

2020
01:17:54,182 --> 01:17:56,582
challenging. Any way we

2021
01:17:56,784 --> 01:17:59,784
approach this, given our layout

2022
01:18:00,221 --> 01:18:03,221
is is somewhat suboptimal. Okay,

2023
01:18:03,557 --> 01:18:06,594
but let's please do our best

2024
01:18:06,594 --> 01:18:08,896
effort here. I see more than

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01:18:08,896 --> 01:18:11,296
ten personstanding at this

2026
01:18:14,702 --> 01:18:18,302
juncture. And so I would ask.

2027
01:18:18,606 --> 01:18:20,574
Hang on just a minute for me.

2028
01:18:20,574 --> 01:18:22,676
MISS Shacklett, are we good to

2029
01:18:22,676 --> 01:18:26,276
go? With ten people standing in

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01:18:28,783 --> 01:18:30,283
line? No. If you're at the back

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01:18:30,283 --> 01:18:33,883
of the line, sit down. Count

2032
01:18:35,222 --> 01:18:36,357
back to ten, MISS Shacklett.

2033
01:18:36,357 --> 01:18:39,957
MISS Hayes, will you show her

2034
01:18:45,165 --> 01:18:47,133
ten, please, ma'am. All right.

2035
01:18:47,133 --> 01:18:50,133
Okay. Now, everybody else can

2036
01:18:50,303 --> 01:18:53,474
spread out and relax and have

2037
01:18:53,474 --> 01:18:54,607
plenty of space. If you are in

2038
01:18:54,607 --> 01:18:56,777
line behind the podium, would

2039
01:18:56,777 --> 01:18:59,312
you please move to your left?

2040
01:18:59,312 --> 01:19:01,810
Okay. Over that way. Thank you.

2041
01:19:01,810 --> 01:19:03,283
So w keep the area behind the

2042
01:19:03,283 --> 01:19:04,985
podium clear. All right. Thanks,

2043
01:19:04,985 --> 01:19:07,385
everybody, for their patience.

2044
01:19:08,588 --> 01:19:09,790
Here we go. You're recognized.

2045
01:19:09,790 --> 01:19:11,592
Go ahead.

2046
01:19:11,592 --> 01:19:13,927
Hello. Okay. My name

2047
01:19:13,927 --> 01:19:15,929
is carla cristina contreras,

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01:19:15,929 --> 01:19:18,310
and I proudly serve as the

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01:19:18,310 --> 01:19:20,200
nashville local PRESIDENT Of

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01:19:20,200 --> 01:19:22,335
the screen actors guild and the

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01:19:22,335 --> 01:19:24,335
american federation of

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01:19:24,538 --> 01:19:26,938
television and radio artists.

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01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:28,107
We are one of 25 locals

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01:19:28,107 --> 01:19:29,776
representing the world's

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01:19:29,776 --> 01:19:31,644
largest entertainment union,

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01:19:31,644 --> 01:19:33,847
and our members are the voices,

2057
01:19:33,847 --> 01:19:36,247
faces, and talent audiences

2058
01:19:36,383 --> 01:19:38,218
know and love singers,

2059
01:19:38,218 --> 01:19:40,218
recording artists, actors,

2060
01:19:40,720 --> 01:19:43,189
dancers and more. The sag-aftra

2061
01:19:43,189 --> 01:19:44,792
nashville local processes, more

2062
01:19:44,792 --> 01:19:46,392
union sound recording sessions

2063
01:19:46,392 --> 01:19:48,792
with background vocalists than

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01:19:49,262 --> 01:19:52,599
new york city and los angeles

2065
01:19:52,599 --> 01:19:54,367
combined. That means the industry is not

2066
01:19:54,367 --> 01:19:56,169
happening somewhere else. It is

2067
01:19:56,169 --> 01:19:58,104
happening right here. These are

2068
01:19:58,104 --> 01:20:01,104
not outsiders chasing a dream

2069
01:20:01,541 --> 01:20:02,642
in another city. They are your

2070
01:20:02,642 --> 01:20:04,444
constituents, your neighbors,

2071
01:20:04,444 --> 01:20:06,212
the people raising families,

2072
01:20:06,212 --> 01:20:08,381
supporting local businesses and

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01:20:08,381 --> 01:20:11,170
building careers right here in

2074
01:20:11,170 --> 01:20:12,819
middle tennessee. Okay, I know

2075
01:20:12,819 --> 01:20:15,621
this personally. I came here

2076
01:20:15,621 --> 01:20:17,457
from los angeles in 1991 with

2077
01:20:17,457 --> 01:20:19,659
nothing more than a three song

2078
01:20:19,659 --> 01:20:21,460
demo, cassette tape, and a

2079
01:20:21,460 --> 01:20:23,229
dream, just like thousands of

2080
01:20:23,229 --> 01:20:25,331
artists still do today. What I

2081
01:20:25,331 --> 01:20:27,100
found here was not only music

2082
01:20:27,100 --> 01:20:29,602
city, I found a thriving

2083
01:20:29,602 --> 01:20:31,437
creative community of emerging

2084
01:20:31,437 --> 01:20:32,905
filmmakers industry

2085
01:20:32,905 --> 01:20:35,905
believed world class art could

2086
01:20:35,908 --> 01:20:37,610
be created right here at home.

2087
01:20:37,610 --> 01:20:40,479
Today, I stand before you on

2088
01:20:40,479 --> 01:20:42,248
behalf of 1600 sag-aftra

2089
01:20:42,248 --> 01:20:44,116
members across our region who

2090
01:20:44,116 --> 01:20:46,319
have chosen to build their%

2091
01:20:46,319 --> 01:20:48,321
lives here because they believe

2092
01:20:48,321 --> 01:20:49,488
nashville values the arts and

2093
01:20:49,488 --> 01:20:50,857
the people who create it. And

2094
01:20:50,857 --> 01:20:53,920
let me be clear, the

2095
01:20:53,920 --> 01:20:54,860
entertainment industry is not a

2096
01:20:54,860 --> 01:20:57,960
luxury. It is an economic

2097
01:20:57,960 --> 01:20:58,464
engine. It creates jobs, drives

2098
01:20:58,464 --> 01:20:59,832
tourism, supports restaurants,

2099
01:20:59,832 --> 01:21:01,300
hotels, venues, crews,

2100
01:21:01,300 --> 01:21:03,102
musicians, technicians, and

2101
01:21:03,102 --> 01:21:05,405
countless small businesses. So

2102
01:21:05,405 --> 01:21:07,840
today, I respectfully urge you

2103
01:21:07,840 --> 01:21:08,908
to support and fund the

2104
01:21:08,908 --> 01:21:10,677
nashville entertainment

2105
01:21:10,677 --> 01:21:13,770
commission. Thank you. Because

2106
01:21:14,347 --> 01:21:14,614
investing in entertainment is

2107
01:21:14,614 --> 01:21:15,848
thank you.

2108
01:21:15,848 --> 01:21:17,216
Your time has

2109
01:21:17,216 --> 01:21:18,351
concluded. Next, go ahead and

2110
01:21:18,351 --> 01:21:20,751
come forward. You're recognized.

2111
01:21:24,230 --> 01:21:27,230
Go ahead. Thank you. You're

2112
01:21:27,326 --> 01:21:27,404
welcome to speak. Go ahead.

2113
01:21:27,404 --> 01:21:29,404
My

2114
01:21:30,596 --> 01:21:32,731
name is tracy walden. 'm in

2115
01:21:32,731 --> 01:21:34,567
support employee for metro

2116
01:21:34,567 --> 01:21:36,669
nashville public school. I have

2117
01:21:36,669 --> 01:21:38,771
been employed with metro

2118
01:21:38,771 --> 01:21:40,640
nashville public schools since

2119
01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:42,474
2012. I started off in

2120
01:21:42,474 --> 01:21:44,310
nutrition services. I currently

2121
01:21:44,310 --> 01:21:45,377
work as a paraprofessional.

2122
01:21:45,377 --> 01:21:47,213
When I first started working

2123
01:21:47,213 --> 01:21:48,781
for metro, I noticed everybody

2124
01:21:48,781 --> 01:21:50,216
was working a second job and I

2125
01:21:50,216 --> 01:21:52,518
was wondering why. But guess

2126
01:21:52,518 --> 01:21:54,186
what? I found myself working a

2127
01:21:54,186 --> 01:21:55,755
second job. Also, because I

2128
01:21:55,755 --> 01:21:58,755
wasn't getting paid enough to

2129
01:21:58,958 --> 01:22:00,159
take care of my bills. My last

2130
01:22:00,159 --> 01:22:01,894
five years in nutrition service,

2131
01:22:01,894 --> 01:22:03,629
I was working in nutrition. I

2132
01:22:03,629 --> 01:22:05,197
was working in the last five

2133
01:22:05,197 --> 01:22:06,632
years in nutrition service. I

2134
01:22:06,632 --> 01:22:09,680
was working in the cafeteria

2135
01:22:09,680 --> 01:22:10,870
all by myself. I asked for for

2136
01:22:10,870 --> 01:22:12,738
more money to get compensated

2137
01:22:12,738 --> 01:22:15,740
for working in there by myself,

2138
01:22:15,740 --> 01:22:17,243
but they did not compensate me.

2139
01:22:17,243 --> 01:22:20,145
I stand before you today on

2140
01:22:20,145 --> 01:22:22,348
behalf of support workers. I'm

2141
01:22:22,348 --> 01:22:24,483
asking for us to be compensated

2142
01:22:24,483 --> 01:22:25,984
for the days that we are off

2143
01:22:25,984 --> 01:22:28,854
because there are so many days

2144
01:22:28,854 --> 01:22:30,588
that we're off now without pay.

2145
01:22:30,588 --> 01:22:33,158
I think. Nutrition services and

2146
01:22:33,158 --> 01:22:35,158
prayer for paraprofessionals

2147
01:22:35,828 --> 01:22:38,464
deserve a bonus, like the bus

2148
01:22:38,464 --> 01:22:40,165
drivers. Because it. Because if

2149
01:22:40,165 --> 01:22:42,901
it wasn't for us, the children

2150
01:22:42,901 --> 01:22:45,371
wouldn't be fed nor taught.

2151
01:22:45,371 --> 01:22:48,341
with that being said, our jobs

2152
01:22:48,341 --> 01:22:50,776
are just as important. I am

2153
01:22:50,776 --> 01:22:53,278
asking for to request to be

2154
01:22:53,278 --> 01:22:55,480
considered a step raise a

2155
01:22:55,480 --> 01:22:57,215
better cost of living and

2156
01:22:57,215 --> 01:22:58,750
bonuses. Thank you.

2157
01:22:58,750 --> 01:23:00,750
Thank you.

2158
01:23:01,987 --> 01:23:02,721
Next. Go ahead.

2159
01:23:02,721 --> 01:23:04,389
Good evening,

2160
01:23:04,389 --> 01:23:05,424
council members. My name is

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01:23:05,424 --> 01:23:07,920
doctor deontay williams and I'm

2162
01:23:07,920 --> 01:23:08,660
a resident of nashville. I

2163
01:23:08,660 --> 01:23:10,596
stand before you today not only

2164
01:23:10,596 --> 01:23:11,997
as an educator, organizer, and

2165
01:23:11,997 --> 01:23:13,832
advocate, but as the son of a

2166
01:23:13,832 --> 01:23:15,300
single black mother whose story

2167
01:23:15,300 --> 01:23:17,502
reflects the struggles of many

2168
01:23:17,502 --> 01:23:19,371
working families. That's why I

2169
01:23:19,371 --> 01:23:20,406
strongly support the $3 million

2170
01:23:20,406 --> 01:23:22,474
child care innovation and

2171
01:23:22,474 --> 01:23:23,908
family stability fund. Child

2172
01:23:23,908 --> 01:23:25,710
care is often treated as a

2173
01:23:25,710 --> 01:23:27,479
personal family issue, but it

2174
01:23:27,479 --> 01:23:29,280
is one of the most pressing

2175
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:31,820
economic issues facing working

2176
01:23:31,820 --> 01:23:32,951
families today. When affordable

2177
01:23:32,951 --> 01:23:34,486
child care is unavailable,

2178
01:23:34,486 --> 01:23:35,887
parents are forced to make

2179
01:23:35,887 --> 01:23:37,956
impossible choices. Some leave

2180
01:23:37,956 --> 01:23:39,390
the workplace entirely, others

2181
01:23:39,390 --> 01:23:41,192
reduce their hours and turn

2182
01:23:41,192 --> 01:23:42,994
down promotions or work

2183
01:23:42,994 --> 01:23:44,462
multiple jobs with unstable

2184
01:23:44,462 --> 01:23:45,531
schedules. In many cases,

2185
01:23:45,531 --> 01:23:47,310
children are left in

2186
01:23:47,310 --> 01:23:48,433
unaffordable care arrangements

2187
01:23:48,433 --> 01:23:50,340
because families simply cannot

2188
01:23:50,340 --> 01:23:52,303
afford the cost of licensed

2189
01:23:52,303 --> 01:23:53,404
child care. We know that the

2190
01:23:53,404 --> 01:23:54,839
first five years of a child's

2191
01:23:54,839 --> 01:23:56,308
life are amongst the most

2192
01:23:56,308 --> 01:23:57,776
important years of cognitive,

2193
01:23:57,776 --> 01:23:59,143
social and emotional

2194
01:23:59,143 --> 01:24:00,611
development. Early childhood

2195
01:24:00,611 --> 01:24:02,611
education helps identify

2196
01:24:02,747 --> 01:24:04,148
learning needs early. Prepare

2197
01:24:04,148 --> 01:24:06,170
students for economic success,

2198
01:24:06,170 --> 01:24:08,620
and provides the foundations to

2199
01:24:08,620 --> 01:24:10,655
a life long achievement. When

2200
01:24:10,655 --> 01:24:13,124
we fail o invest in child care,

2201
01:24:13,124 --> 01:24:15,260
we are not only failing parents,

2202
01:24:15,260 --> 01:24:16,494
we are limiting the potential

2203
01:24:16,494 --> 01:24:18,629
of the next generation before

2204
01:24:18,629 --> 01:24:20,731
they ever enter the classroom.

2205
01:24:20,731 --> 01:24:22,934
Finally, I urge you tonight as

2206
01:24:22,934 --> 01:24:24,702
I ask you to invest in families,

2207
01:24:24,702 --> 01:24:26,537
invest in children, invest in

2208
01:24:26,537 --> 01:24:27,905
home ownership, and invest in

2209
01:24:27,905 --> 01:24:29,707
neighborhoods that have carried

2210
01:24:29,707 --> 01:24:32,343
nashville forward. And if you

2211
01:24:32,343 --> 01:24:34,445
need help in assisting you in

2212
01:24:34,445 --> 01:24:35,580
figuring out how to get to the

2213
01:24:35,580 --> 01:24:36,948
solutions, there are programs

2214
01:24:36,948 --> 01:24:39,500
and organizations like the

2215
01:24:39,500 --> 01:24:40,885
equity alliance, stand up,

2216
01:24:40,885 --> 01:24:42,320
nashville, turk civic,

2217
01:24:42,320 --> 01:24:43,388
tennessee that has

2218
01:24:43,388 --> 01:24:44,956
professionals that have been

2219
01:24:44,956 --> 01:24:47,910
doing the work on the ground

2220
01:24:47,910 --> 01:24:49,226
for years and years, and we're

2221
01:24:49,226 --> 01:24:50,962
here and we are ready to do te

2222
01:24:50,962 --> 01:24:52,463
work. So reach out and we'll do

2223
01:24:52,463 --> 01:24:56,630
the work with you. Thank you.

2224
01:24:58,235 --> 01:24:59,203
Thank you. Next.

2225
01:24:59,203 --> 01:25:00,772
Hello, my name

2226
01:25:00,772 --> 01:25:02,540
is otilia murga. I am a public

2227
01:25:02,540 --> 01:25:04,375
art project manager for metro

2228
01:25:04,375 --> 01:25:07,211
arts. I also live in district

2229
01:25:07,211 --> 01:25:08,346
11 with over 26 years of

2230
01:25:08,346 --> 01:25:10,181
experience and seven years of

2231
01:25:10,181 --> 01:25:12,116
service to this agency. I just

2232
01:25:12,116 --> 01:25:14,385
have to say that's my feelings

2233
01:25:14,385 --> 01:25:16,554
and opinions alone. I'm here to

2234
01:25:16,554 --> 01:25:18,723
urge the council to support the

2235
01:25:18,723 --> 01:25:19,857
immediate initiation of the

2236
01:25:19,857 --> 01:25:21,993
search for a permanent

2237
01:25:21,993 --> 01:25:23,761
executive director. While metro

2238
01:25:23,761 --> 01:25:25,263
arts needs adequate funding,

2239
01:25:25,263 --> 01:25:26,597
financial investment is only

2240
01:25:26,597 --> 01:25:28,766
viable under new department and

2241
01:25:28,766 --> 01:25:30,735
commission leadership. From my

2242
01:25:30,735 --> 01:25:33,135
daily observations, our agency

2243
01:25:33,271 --> 01:25:35,600
is structurally fractured. We

2244
01:25:35,600 --> 01:25:36,400
suffer from a severe lack of

2245
01:25:36,400 --> 01:25:37,808
transparency between leadership

2246
01:25:37,808 --> 01:25:39,611
and staff, between commission

2247
01:25:39,611 --> 01:25:40,845
leadership and its members, and

2248
01:25:40,845 --> 01:25:42,845
between commission leadership

2249
01:25:43,981 --> 01:25:45,783
and human resources. For over a

2250
01:25:45,783 --> 01:25:47,185
year, hr has been fully

2251
01:25:47,185 --> 01:25:48,719
prepared to launch an executive

2252
01:25:48,719 --> 01:25:50,719
search. Unfortunately, the

2253
01:25:50,788 --> 01:25:52,223
commission chair has repeatedly

2254
01:25:52,223 --> 01:25:54,223
rejected these opportunities,

2255
01:25:54,525 --> 01:25:55,559
which is what I feel while

2256
01:25:55,559 --> 01:25:56,894
misinforming its own

2257
01:25:56,894 --> 01:25:58,396
commissioners that hr wasn't

2258
01:25:58,396 --> 01:25:59,363
ready. While five other

2259
01:25:59,363 --> 01:26:00,865
departments have begun their

2260
01:26:00,865 --> 01:26:02,333
searches this past year, metro

2261
01:26:02,333 --> 01:26:04,235
arts is deliberately missed.

2262
01:26:04,235 --> 01:26:06,337
Opportunities to move first.

2263
01:26:06,337 --> 01:26:07,705
This gridlock directly wastes

2264
01:26:07,705 --> 01:26:09,705
taxpayers, taxpayers dollars

2265
01:26:10,207 --> 01:26:11,976
and city resources. The

2266
01:26:11,976 --> 01:26:13,210
distribution of grants suggests

2267
01:26:13,210 --> 01:26:15,610
progress. The internal reality

2268
01:26:15,913 --> 01:26:17,414
is one of ongoing instability.

2269
01:26:17,414 --> 01:26:19,183
Arbitrary decision making has

2270
01:26:19,183 --> 01:26:20,684
replaced standard operation

2271
01:26:20,684 --> 01:26:21,886
procedures. This toxic

2272
01:26:21,886 --> 01:26:23,354
environment has led to three

2273
01:26:23,354 --> 01:26:25,754
formal complaints from people

2274
01:26:25,757 --> 01:26:27,457
of color, including my own. Due

2275
01:26:27,457 --> 01:26:29,594
to systemic and marginalization

2276
01:26:29,594 --> 01:26:31,395
and discrimination, we are

2277
01:26:31,395 --> 01:26:33,264
failing local artists, our

2278
01:26:33,264 --> 01:26:35,990
public, and wasting public

2279
01:26:35,990 --> 01:26:37,990
funds through administrative

2280
01:26:37,301 --> 01:26:39,701
inefficiency. We are failing

2281
01:26:40,538 --> 01:26:41,639
our local. Excuse me. I

2282
01:26:41,639 --> 01:26:42,706
respectfully ask this body to

2283
01:26:42,706 --> 01:26:44,308
please request a special

2284
01:26:44,308 --> 01:26:46,243
session with hr leadership to

2285
01:26:46,243 --> 01:26:48,120
review the extensive efforts to

2286
01:26:48,120 --> 01:26:49,547
the start to the search for the

2287
01:26:49,547 --> 01:26:51,482
sake of our artists, our public

2288
01:26:51,482 --> 01:26:53,417
and our taxpayer dollars, and

2289
01:26:53,417 --> 01:26:54,752
the integrity of metro arts.

2290
01:26:54,752 --> 01:26:56,320
You must establish equitable

2291
01:26:56,320 --> 01:26:57,454
and transparent hiring

2292
01:26:57,454 --> 01:26:59,454
processes immediately. Thank

2293
01:26:59,523 --> 01:27:01,923
you for your time.

2294
01:27:02,360 --> 01:27:04,360
Thank you.

2295
01:27:05,696 --> 01:27:08,132
Okay, go ahead and come forward.

2296
01:27:08,132 --> 01:27:11,732
This. You are our fifth speaker,

2297
01:27:11,735 --> 01:27:12,536
MISS Shacklett.

2298
01:27:12,536 --> 01:27:14,338
Good evening.

2299
01:27:14,338 --> 01:27:15,773
Good evening, council members.

2300
01:27:15,773 --> 01:27:18,773
My name is christina sparks.

2301
01:27:19,309 --> 01:27:22,909
i'm a native of nashville, a

2302
01:27:23,347 --> 01:27:25,349
resident of district 32. I am a

2303
01:27:25,349 --> 01:27:27,251
professional author and housing

2304
01:27:27,251 --> 01:27:28,953
investor. I'm here tonight to

2305
01:27:28,953 --> 01:27:30,521
voice my support for neighbor

2306
01:27:30,521 --> 01:27:32,423
to neighbor and their request

2307
01:27:32,423 --> 01:27:34,491
for investment in nashville's

2308
01:27:34,491 --> 01:27:36,427
neighborhoods. Although I now

2309
01:27:36,427 --> 01:27:38,128
live in murfreesboro, tennessee,

2310
01:27:38,128 --> 01:27:40,230
I grew up in east nashville. As

2311
01:27:40,230 --> 01:27:42,499
a part of a large family, I

2312
01:27:42,499 --> 01:27:43,434
know firsthand what

2313
01:27:43,434 --> 01:27:45,169
disinvestment looks like. I

2314
01:27:45,169 --> 01:27:47,710
know what it feels like when

2315
01:27:47,710 --> 01:27:49,710
neighborhoods are overlooked,

2316
01:27:49,173 --> 01:27:50,974
when infrastructure is

2317
01:27:50,974 --> 01:27:52,974
neglected, when resources

2318
01:27:53,477 --> 01:27:55,345
are scarce, and when residents

2319
01:27:55,345 --> 01:27:56,580
feel disconnected from

2320
01:27:56,580 --> 01:27:58,980
decisions that impact their

2321
01:27:59,490 --> 01:28:01,585
lives daily. I also know what

2322
01:28:01,585 --> 01:28:02,886
is possible when people and

2323
01:28:02,886 --> 01:28:04,886
neighborhoods and communities

2324
01:28:05,189 --> 01:28:07,189
receive investment support,

2325
01:28:07,291 --> 01:28:09,359
when they feel safe and have

2326
01:28:09,359 --> 01:28:11,194
opportunities to thrive. No

2327
01:28:11,194 --> 01:28:13,630
matter where we live today,

2328
01:28:13,630 --> 01:28:14,498
many of us come from

2329
01:28:14,498 --> 01:28:16,898
neighborhoods that help raise

2330
01:28:17,340 --> 01:28:19,803
us, support us, and shape who

2331
01:28:19,803 --> 01:28:21,338
we became. We have shared

2332
01:28:21,338 --> 01:28:23,106
responsibility to ensure that

2333
01:28:23,106 --> 01:28:24,541
today's residents have the same

2334
01:28:24,541 --> 01:28:26,410
opportunity to live in a safe,

2335
01:28:26,410 --> 01:28:28,144
healthy, and connected

2336
01:28:28,144 --> 01:28:29,120
communities. What I appreciate

2337
01:28:29,120 --> 01:28:30,347
about neighbor to neighbor is

2338
01:28:30,347 --> 01:28:31,348
that they are not simply

2339
01:28:31,348 --> 01:28:33,348
talking about neighborhoods

2340
01:28:33,550 --> 01:28:35,950
that are working along

2341
01:28:36,190 --> 01:28:37,454
alongside neighborhoods through

2342
01:28:37,454 --> 01:28:38,889
neighborhood safety days,

2343
01:28:38,889 --> 01:28:40,691
healing zones, resident

2344
01:28:40,691 --> 01:28:42,691
leadership development, and

2345
01:28:43,926 --> 01:28:45,695
safe by us community safety and

2346
01:28:45,695 --> 01:28:47,297
design framework. They are

2347
01:28:47,297 --> 01:28:49,320
creating opportunities for

2348
01:28:49,320 --> 01:28:50,501
residents to participate in

2349
01:28:50,501 --> 01:28:52,536
shaping safer, healthier, and

2350
01:28:52,536 --> 01:28:54,536
more connected communities.

2351
01:28:54,704 --> 01:28:56,439
this work is about dignity.

2352
01:28:56,439 --> 01:28:58,839
It's about belonging and

2353
01:29:00,109 --> 01:29:01,611
ensuring the residents have a.

2354
01:29:01,611 --> 01:29:04,381
The tools and resources needed

2355
01:29:04,381 --> 01:29:05,848
to build a stronger future. I

2356
01:29:05,848 --> 01:29:07,383
respectfully ask you to support

2357
01:29:07,383 --> 01:29:08,885
neighbor to neighbors funding

2358
01:29:08,885 --> 01:29:10,520
requests and continue investing

2359
01:29:10,520 --> 01:29:11,622
in resident led solutions that

2360
01:29:11,622 --> 01:29:13,622
strengthen our neighborhoods,

2361
01:29:14,157 --> 01:29:14,857
build trust, and create

2362
01:29:14,857 --> 01:29:16,857
opportunities for communities

2363
01:29:17,761 --> 01:29:18,461
across our city.

2364
01:29:18,461 --> 01:29:20,461
Thank you.%

2365
01:29:20,663 --> 01:29:21,765
next. Go ahead.

2366
01:29:21,765 --> 01:29:23,500
Good evening,

2367
01:29:23,500 --> 01:29:25,768
council members. My name is

2368
01:29:25,768 --> 01:29:28,137
shalini ransom. I'm a lifelong

2369
01:29:28,137 --> 01:29:29,939
member of north nashville,

2370
01:29:29,939 --> 01:29:31,939
specifically buena vista

2371
01:29:33,376 --> 01:29:34,443
neighborhood in district two.

2372
01:29:34,443 --> 01:29:35,544
I'm here tonight also in

2373
01:29:35,544 --> 01:29:37,481
support of neighbor to

2374
01:29:37,481 --> 01:29:39,881
neighbors, funding requests and

2375
01:29:39,883 --> 01:29:41,384
the important work they in the

2376
01:29:41,384 --> 01:29:43,220
important work they are doing

2377
01:29:43,220 --> 01:29:45,220
to strengthen neighborhoods

2378
01:29:45,321 --> 01:29:46,956
across our city. As someone who

2379
01:29:46,956 --> 01:29:49,358
has lived in north nashville

2380
01:29:49,358 --> 01:29:51,694
for many years, I have

2381
01:29:51,694 --> 01:29:53,929
firsthand seen the impact of

2382
01:29:53,929 --> 01:29:55,929
disinvestment, neglected

2383
01:29:56,265 --> 01:29:57,934
infrastructure, rising costs,

2384
01:29:57,934 --> 01:30:00,690
and the challenges families

2385
01:30:00,690 --> 01:30:02,671
face simply trying to maintain

2386
01:30:02,671 --> 01:30:04,740
safe and healthy communities.

2387
01:30:04,740 --> 01:30:06,976
Too often, decisions are being

2388
01:30:06,976 --> 01:30:08,744
made about our neighborhoods

2389
01:30:08,744 --> 01:30:09,812
without the meaningful

2390
01:30:09,812 --> 01:30:12,682
involvement of the people who

2391
01:30:12,682 --> 01:30:14,830
actually live in there. What I

2392
01:30:14,830 --> 01:30:15,985
appreciate about neighbor to

2393
01:30:15,985 --> 01:30:17,190
neighbor is that they show up,

2394
01:30:17,190 --> 01:30:19,155
and that is something that's

2395
01:30:19,155 --> 01:30:21,555
really important. They listen.

2396
01:30:22,191 --> 01:30:24,591
They build relationships. They

2397
01:30:25,940 --> 01:30:27,494
help residents organize around

2398
01:30:29,832 --> 01:30:31,300
issues that matter to us. They

2399
01:30:31,300 --> 01:30:33,300
understand that neighborhood

2400
01:30:34,203 --> 01:30:37,339
safety is more about it's more

2401
01:30:37,339 --> 01:30:39,709
than about crime statistics. It

2402
01:30:39,709 --> 01:30:42,110
is about whether our streets

2403
01:30:42,110 --> 01:30:43,879
are safe to walk, whether our

2404
01:30:43,879 --> 01:30:45,948
children have safe places to

2405
01:30:45,948 --> 01:30:48,217
gather, whether our neighbors

2406
01:30:48,217 --> 01:30:50,419
know one another, and that

2407
01:30:50,419 --> 01:30:52,154
whether residents have a voice

2408
01:30:52,154 --> 01:30:54,657
shaping their future of their

2409
01:30:54,657 --> 01:30:56,225
communities through neighbor to

2410
01:30:56,225 --> 01:30:58,625
neighbor, neighbor to neighbor

2411
01:30:59,295 --> 01:31:01,564
safety days, they're safe by us.

2412
01:31:01,564 --> 01:31:03,265
Community safety and design

2413
01:31:03,265 --> 01:31:04,733
framework. Healing zones,

2414
01:31:04,733 --> 01:31:06,502
neighbor to neighbor to

2415
01:31:06,502 --> 01:31:08,270
neighbor is also helping

2416
01:31:08,270 --> 01:31:10,539
residents become a part of the

2417
01:31:10,539 --> 01:31:12,939
solution. They are bringing

2418
01:31:13,409 --> 01:31:15,409
communities together, metro

2419
01:31:15,511 --> 01:31:17,313
departments, public health

2420
01:31:17,313 --> 01:31:19,313
professionals, the community

2421
01:31:19,882 --> 01:31:22,282
leaders to address issues

2422
01:31:22,351 --> 01:31:24,753
before the before they become

2423
01:31:24,753 --> 01:31:25,321
crises. For nearly 30 years.

2424
01:31:25,321 --> 01:31:26,322
Neighbors.

2425
01:31:26,322 --> 01:31:28,722
Thank you. Your time

2426
01:31:28,924 --> 01:31:31,760
is. Thank you. Go ahead and

2427
01:31:31,760 --> 01:31:33,262
come forward. You're recognized.

2428
01:31:33,262 --> 01:31:34,964
Good evening everyone. My name

2429
01:31:34,964 --> 01:31:36,310
is lydia and I'm representing

2430
01:31:36,310 --> 01:31:38,868
the branch of nashville. We are

2431
01:31:38,868 --> 01:31:40,336
a nonprofit serving southeast

2432
01:31:40,336 --> 01:31:41,737
nashville. The branch is

2433
01:31:41,737 --> 01:31:43,439
requesting funding that will go

2434
01:31:43,439 --> 01:31:45,374
directly toward food purchasing

2435
01:31:45,374 --> 01:31:46,842
through our wholesale partners.

2436
01:31:46,842 --> 01:31:48,343
Last year, we were fortunate to

2437
01:31:48,343 --> 01:31:49,778
receive funds for food

2438
01:31:49,778 --> 01:31:51,714
purchasing. This year's request

2439
01:31:51,714 --> 01:31:53,150
is higher dueto many factors,

2440
01:31:53,150 --> 01:31:54,817
the largest being that the

2441
01:31:54,817 --> 01:31:56,180
demand for food assistance in

2442
01:31:56,180 --> 01:31:57,987
southeast nashville continues

2443
01:31:57,987 --> 01:31:59,521
to rise. While the food supply

2444
01:31:59,521 --> 01:32:01,223
systems our pantry has

2445
01:32:01,223 --> 01:32:03,425
traditionally relied on are

2446
01:32:03,425 --> 01:32:05,194
becoming much less predictable.

2447
01:32:05,194 --> 01:32:06,729
Over the past year, usda

2448
01:32:06,729 --> 01:32:08,970
supported food access has

2449
01:32:08,970 --> 01:32:09,698
declined due to federal cuts,

2450
01:32:09,698 --> 01:32:11,700
and in-kind food donations from

2451
01:32:11,700 --> 01:32:13,536
key partners have also

2452
01:32:13,536 --> 01:32:13,604
decreased. Simultaneously, the

2453
01:32:13,604 --> 01:32:14,937
-

2454
01:32:14,937 --> 01:32:16,772
families we serve continue to

2455
01:32:16,772 --> 01:32:17,906
feel the pressure of rising

2456
01:32:17,906 --> 01:32:20,342
grocery and gas costs and

2457
01:32:20,342 --> 01:32:21,743
broader economic instability.

2458
01:32:21,743 --> 01:32:23,780
In response, the branch has

2459
01:32:23,780 --> 01:32:24,613
made a shift in the last year

2460
01:32:24,613 --> 01:32:26,782
by establishing a dedicated

2461
01:32:26,782 --> 01:32:28,851
budget line for the direct

2462
01:32:28,851 --> 01:32:30,386
purchase of food. This allows

2463
01:32:30,386 --> 01:32:31,820
us to ensure that we can

2464
01:32:31,820 --> 01:32:33,722
consistently provide the items

2465
01:32:33,722 --> 01:32:35,891
families need most, including

2466
01:32:35,891 --> 01:32:38,270
fresh produce, meat, dairy and

2467
01:32:38,270 --> 01:32:39,127
staple goods. While we act as a

2468
01:32:39,127 --> 01:32:40,162
community resource for

2469
01:32:40,162 --> 01:32:41,597
southeast nashville through our

2470
01:32:41,597 --> 01:32:43,650
several different programs, our

2471
01:32:43,650 --> 01:32:45,667
food pantry remains the front

2472
01:32:45,667 --> 01:32:47,736
door to much of our work. Each

2473
01:32:47,736 --> 01:32:49,171
month, we serve more than 1200

2474
01:32:49,171 --> 01:32:51,640
households with full carts of

2475
01:32:51,640 --> 01:32:53,750
groceries valued at $350. We

2476
01:32:53,750 --> 01:32:55,430
also distribute hundreds of

2477
01:32:55,430 --> 01:32:56,745
emergency food boxes each month

2478
01:32:56,745 --> 01:32:58,800
and provide home deliveries to

2479
01:32:58,800 --> 01:32:59,548
older adults and individuals

2480
01:32:59,548 --> 01:33:01,948
with disabilities who cannot

2481
01:33:02,217 --> 01:33:03,552
access the pantry in person.

2482
01:33:03,552 --> 01:33:05,454
However, the reality is that

2483
01:33:05,454 --> 01:33:07,220
without additional funding

2484
01:33:07,220 --> 01:33:08,924
dedicated to food purchasing,

2485
01:33:08,924 --> 01:33:11,460
we will not be able to keep up

2486
01:33:11,460 --> 01:33:13,361
at this scale. Our funding

2487
01:33:13,361 --> 01:33:14,730
request for metro would be

2488
01:33:14,730 --> 01:33:16,980
instrumental in helping us

2489
01:33:16,980 --> 01:33:17,933
continue to meet the food needs

2490
01:33:17,933 --> 01:33:19,902
of our neighbors with

2491
01:33:19,902 --> 01:33:21,537
consistency, dignity and enough

2492
01:33:21,537 --> 01:33:23,380
to truly support their

2493
01:33:23,380 --> 01:33:24,740
households during challenging

2494
01:33:24,740 --> 01:33:25,407
economic, economic times. Thank

2495
01:33:25,407 --> 01:33:27,376
you.

2496
01:33:27,376 --> 01:33:29,780
Thank you. Next. Go ahead

2497
01:33:29,780 --> 01:33:29,912
and come forward. You're

2498
01:33:29,912 --> 01:33:31,460
recognized.

2499
01:33:31,460 --> 01:33:32,800
Good evening

2500
01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:34,883
council. My name is lindsay

2501
01:33:34,883 --> 01:33:36,351
creeks. I live in 37208 and I'm

2502
01:33:36,351 --> 01:33:37,853
the co-founder and director of

2503
01:33:37,853 --> 01:33:39,554
advocacy at open table

2504
01:33:39,554 --> 01:33:40,722
nashville. Just before I came

2505
01:33:40,722 --> 01:33:42,591
in, I was talking to some of

2506
01:33:42,591 --> 01:33:43,792
the folks outside this building

2507
01:33:43,792 --> 01:33:44,993
who sleep on the streets. They

2508
01:33:44,993 --> 01:33:46,940
talked aout being harassed

2509
01:33:46,940 --> 01:33:47,629
every day and about their

2510
01:33:47,629 --> 01:33:48,996
struggles to find housing in

2511
01:33:48,996 --> 01:33:50,565
our city. We deserve to be

2512
01:33:50,565 --> 01:33:52,167
treated with dignity, said my

2513
01:33:52,167 --> 01:33:54,268
friend shay. Not like a piece

2514
01:33:54,268 --> 01:33:56,171
of trash to be thrown out.

2515
01:33:56,171 --> 01:33:57,405
These friends are building our

2516
01:33:57,405 --> 01:33:59,107
city and they're cleaning it,

2517
01:33:59,107 --> 01:34:00,775
but they can't afford to live

2518
01:34:00,775 --> 01:34:02,611
here. They're dying. While our

2519
01:34:02,611 --> 01:34:04,513
city funnels money to new

2520
01:34:04,513 --> 01:34:06,348
stadiums and shiny new

2521
01:34:06,348 --> 01:34:08,317
development deals. We have to

2522
01:34:08,317 --> 01:34:09,784
make the next few weeks count.

2523
01:34:09,784 --> 01:34:11,452
We have an incredible

2524
01:34:11,452 --> 01:34:13,120
opportunity right now to invest

2525
01:34:13,120 --> 01:34:14,856
in infrastructure and programs

2526
01:34:14,856 --> 01:34:16,291
that will make our city more

2527
01:34:16,291 --> 01:34:18,560
equitable, affordable and just

2528
01:34:18,560 --> 01:34:20,761
for all nashvillians in terms

2529
01:34:20,761 --> 01:34:22,130
of housing and vital services.

2530
01:34:22,130 --> 01:34:24,966
We're asking you to fund the

2531
01:34:24,966 --> 01:34:26,568
contributor saw program at

2532
01:34:26,568 --> 01:34:28,503
$350,000 to dedicate 30 million

2533
01:34:28,503 --> 01:34:29,603
to the barns fund and 9 million

2534
01:34:29,603 --> 01:34:32,174
to the eviction right to

2535
01:34:32,174 --> 01:34:33,909
counsel program to establish

2536
01:34:33,909 --> 01:34:35,610
bond finance social housing

2537
01:34:35,610 --> 01:34:37,545
with a 7 million from the

2538
01:34:37,545 --> 01:34:38,913
revolving loan fund, and to

2539
01:34:38,913 --> 01:34:40,315
dedicate 500,000 for

2540
01:34:40,315 --> 01:34:41,783
specialized staff. Please

2541
01:34:41,783 --> 01:34:43,170
listen to our friends at

2542
01:34:43,170 --> 01:34:45,386
launchpad and the villages at

2543
01:34:45,386 --> 01:34:46,587
glencliff to. In terms of true

2544
01:34:46,587 --> 01:34:48,290
community safety, which comes

2545
01:34:48,290 --> 01:34:50,910
from the presence of public

2546
01:34:50,910 --> 01:34:52,260
goods, resources and support,

2547
01:34:52,260 --> 01:34:54,596
not police. We're asking you to

2548
01:34:54,596 --> 01:34:56,330
fully fund, reach and expand

2549
01:34:56,330 --> 01:34:58,165
downtown with a pilot. We're

2550
01:34:58,165 --> 01:34:59,801
asking you to dedicate 250,000

2551
01:34:59,801 --> 01:35:01,202
to red frogs, the group

2552
01:35:01,202 --> 01:35:02,671
providing non-police

2553
01:35:02,671 --> 01:35:04,605
intervention and support

2554
01:35:04,605 --> 01:35:06,410
downtown every weekend. We're

2555
01:35:06,410 --> 01:35:07,809
asking you to expand the

2556
01:35:07,809 --> 01:35:09,511
community safety fund to 13

2557
01:35:09,511 --> 01:35:10,978
million. I know that's a lot,

2558
01:35:10,978 --> 01:35:12,460
but later tonight, we're also

2559
01:35:12,460 --> 01:35:13,581
asking you to ensure that

2560
01:35:13,581 --> 01:35:15,417
seabed funds can't be used for

2561
01:35:15,417 --> 01:35:17,817
private security that employ

2562
01:35:17,819 --> 01:35:19,221
thp officers who harass and

2563
01:35:19,221 --> 01:35:22,890
cage our immigrant and unhoused

2564
01:35:22,890 --> 01:35:23,624
neighbors. We see the long

2565
01:35:23,624 --> 01:35:24,592
hours y'all are putting in and

2566
01:35:24,592 --> 01:35:26,227
the creativity with which

2567
01:35:26,227 --> 01:35:27,996
you're doing this budget. We're

2568
01:35:27,996 --> 01:35:29,497
very grateful. Please hear us

2569
01:35:29,497 --> 01:35:31,832
and make this budget season

2570
01:35:31,832 --> 01:35:33,000
count.

2571
01:35:33,000 --> 01:35:35,400
Thank you. Next, go

2572
01:35:38,138 --> 01:35:39,941
ahead and come forward, please. Evening and thank you for

2573
01:35:39,941 --> 01:35:41,410
the opportunity to speak. My

2574
01:35:41,410 --> 01:35:42,876
name is joshua gaglio and I

2575
01:35:42,876 --> 01:35:44,110
live in sylvan park. I'm here

2576
01:35:44,110 --> 01:35:45,179
to express support for two

2577
01:35:45,179 --> 01:35:46,880
efforts that I believe go hand

2578
01:35:46,880 --> 01:35:48,182
in hand the proposed affordable

2579
01:35:48,182 --> 01:35:49,250
housing loan program and the

2580
01:35:49,250 --> 01:35:50,518
mayor's work to preserve

2581
01:35:50,518 --> 01:35:51,585
nashville's historic landmarks,

2582
01:35:51,585 --> 01:35:53,554
specifically the fairgrounds

2583
01:35:53,554 --> 01:35:54,788
speedway. Too often, we frame

2584
01:35:54,788 --> 01:35:56,230
growth as a choice between

2585
01:35:56,230 --> 01:35:57,391
progress and preservation, but

2586
01:35:57,391 --> 01:35:58,592
that's a false choice.

2587
01:35:58,592 --> 01:35:59,894
Nashville is the ability, and I

2588
01:35:59,894 --> 01:36:01,762
would argue, the responsibility

2589
01:36:01,762 --> 01:36:03,264
to do both. The affordable

2590
01:36:03,264 --> 01:36:04,565
housing loan program is a great

2591
01:36:04,565 --> 01:36:05,666
example of how we can move

2592
01:36:05,666 --> 01:36:07,134
forward thoughtfully, gives us

2593
01:36:07,134 --> 01:36:08,535
tools to expand housing access,

2594
01:36:08,535 --> 01:36:09,703
support development, and

2595
01:36:09,703 --> 01:36:11,272
address affordability in a

2596
01:36:11,272 --> 01:36:12,239
meaningful way. At the same

2597
01:36:12,239 --> 01:36:13,574
time, preserving historic

2598
01:36:13,574 --> 01:36:14,742
places like the fairgrounds

2599
01:36:14,742 --> 01:36:16,742
speedway protects something

2600
01:36:17,177 --> 01:36:18,613
equally important identity. The

2601
01:36:18,613 --> 01:36:20,414
speedway is not just a piece of

2602
01:36:20,414 --> 01:36:22,483
land, it's a living part of

2603
01:36:22,483 --> 01:36:23,751
nashville's history and culture.

2604
01:36:23,751 --> 01:36:25,519
It represents decades of

2605
01:36:25,519 --> 01:36:27,200
community, tradition and shared

2606
01:36:27,200 --> 01:36:28,589
experience. Once something like

2607
01:36:28,589 --> 01:36:29,857
that is gone, it cannot be

2608
01:36:29,857 --> 01:36:31,225
replaced. But preserving it

2609
01:36:31,225 --> 01:36:32,660
does not mean stopping growth.

2610
01:36:32,660 --> 01:36:34,610
What it means is being

2611
01:36:34,610 --> 01:36:35,629
intentional about where and how

2612
01:36:35,629 --> 01:36:36,630
we grow. We do not need to

2613
01:36:36,630 --> 01:36:38,499
sacrifice historic venues to

2614
01:36:38,499 --> 01:36:40,300
create affordable housing.

2615
01:36:40,300 --> 01:36:41,302
Nashville's opportunities,

2616
01:36:41,302 --> 01:36:42,403
underutilized land

2617
01:36:42,403 --> 01:36:43,604
redevelopment corridors, and

2618
01:36:43,604 --> 01:36:44,705
infill potential that could

2619
01:36:44,705 --> 01:36:46,139
support housing development

2620
01:36:46,139 --> 01:36:47,541
without race in the place that

2621
01:36:47,541 --> 01:36:48,275
define who we are. Good

2622
01:36:48,275 --> 01:36:50,440
planning allows us to align

2623
01:36:50,440 --> 01:36:51,445
these priorities. We can invest

2624
01:36:51,445 --> 01:36:53,714
in affordable housing through

2625
01:36:53,714 --> 01:36:54,681
targeted programs like the one

2626
01:36:54,681 --> 01:36:56,116
proposed, while also protecting

2627
01:36:56,116 --> 01:36:57,551
landmarks that contribute to

2628
01:36:57,551 --> 01:36:59,286
tourism, community pride, and

2629
01:36:59,286 --> 01:37:00,387
cultural continuity. In fact,

2630
01:37:00,387 --> 01:37:02,156
doing both strengthens the city

2631
01:37:02,156 --> 01:37:03,123
as a whole, a city that

2632
01:37:03,123 --> 01:37:04,325
preserves its character while

2633
01:37:04,325 --> 01:37:05,392
expanding opportunity for more

2634
01:37:05,392 --> 01:37:06,293
resilient and far more

2635
01:37:06,293 --> 01:37:08,162
attractive than one that trains

2636
01:37:08,162 --> 01:37:09,162
one for the other. So I want to

2637
01:37:09,162 --> 01:37:10,163
commend the mayor for

2638
01:37:10,163 --> 01:37:11,231
recognizing the value of

2639
01:37:11,231 --> 01:37:12,132
preservation for continuing

2640
01:37:12,132 --> 01:37:13,367
efforts to protect the

2641
01:37:13,367 --> 01:37:14,501
fairgrounds speedway. I want to

2642
01:37:14,501 --> 01:37:15,803
encourage this body to fully

2643
01:37:15,803 --> 01:37:17,604
support the affordable housing

2644
01:37:17,604 --> 01:37:18,739
loan program as part of a

2645
01:37:18,739 --> 01:37:20,340
broader strategy that balances

2646
01:37:20,340 --> 01:37:21,508
growth with history. We don't

2647
01:37:21,508 --> 01:37:22,910
have to choose between the

2648
01:37:22,910 --> 01:37:24,110
future and the past. We can

2649
01:37:24,110 --> 01:37:25,245
build a nashville that honors

2650
01:37:25,245 --> 01:37:27,800
both. So thank you.

2651
01:37:27,800 --> 01:37:29,800
thank you.

2652
01:37:29,116 --> 01:37:31,180
Go ahead. You're recognized.

2653
01:37:31,180 --> 01:37:32,652
Good evening. Y'all can do

2654
01:37:32,652 --> 01:37:33,754
better than good evening. New

2655
01:37:33,754 --> 01:37:34,788
here. It's my first time

2656
01:37:34,788 --> 01:37:36,857
meeting y'all. I am doctor

2657
01:37:36,857 --> 01:37:37,524
james pratt, jr, professor of

2658
01:37:37,524 --> 01:37:38,925
criminology, law enforcement

2659
01:37:38,925 --> 01:37:40,600
and security studies at fisk

2660
01:37:40,600 --> 01:37:41,528
university. And I direct the

2661
01:37:41,528 --> 01:37:43,263
justice propulsion lab there as

2662
01:37:43,263 --> 01:37:44,264
well. Today, I speak only as a

2663
01:37:44,264 --> 01:37:46,566
nashville resident in support

2664
01:37:46,566 --> 01:37:47,735
of amendment to the proposed $3

2665
01:37:47,735 --> 01:37:49,369
million child care innovation

2666
01:37:49,369 --> 01:37:51,369
and familystability fund.

2667
01:37:51,538 --> 01:37:52,806
Today I ask you, how are the

2668
01:37:52,806 --> 01:37:54,375
children? And I hope everyone

2669
01:37:54,375 --> 01:37:55,575
can respond, whether out loud

2670
01:37:55,575 --> 01:37:57,344
or in your heart, that the

2671
01:37:57,344 --> 01:37:58,445
children are well. So I ask,

2672
01:37:58,445 --> 01:37:59,947
how are the and the

2673
01:37:59,947 --> 01:38:01,615
children are well. Throughout

2674
01:38:01,615 --> 01:38:02,649
my career, my research on

2675
01:38:02,649 --> 01:38:04,551
violence, on children and

2676
01:38:04,551 --> 01:38:05,652
family has shown that when

2677
01:38:05,652 --> 01:38:07,354
caregivers, teachers and those

2678
01:38:07,354 --> 01:38:08,755
who enforce the law lack

2679
01:38:08,755 --> 01:38:10,691
understanding and emotional and

2680
01:38:10,691 --> 01:38:12,426
material support, stress rises

2681
01:38:12,426 --> 01:38:13,827
and harmful outcomes like

2682
01:38:13,827 --> 01:38:15,996
violent attempts at discipline,

2683
01:38:15,996 --> 01:38:17,531
become more likely. Most

2684
01:38:17,531 --> 01:38:19,433
parents are doing their best

2685
01:38:19,433 --> 01:38:21,468
with limited time, resources

2686
01:38:21,468 --> 01:38:22,970
and help. We often hear, and%

2687
01:38:22,970 --> 01:38:24,738
many of you might have said, it

2688
01:38:24,738 --> 01:38:26,720
takes a village to raise a

2689
01:38:26,720 --> 01:38:28,275
child. Today I am asking each

2690
01:38:28,275 --> 01:38:29,609
of you to fund that village.

2691
01:38:29,609 --> 01:38:32,900
Child care providers, after

2692
01:38:32,245 --> 01:38:33,680
school programs, family members,

2693
01:38:33,680 --> 01:38:34,715
neighbors, and community

2694
01:38:34,715 --> 01:38:36,283
organizations help keep

2695
01:38:36,283 --> 01:38:37,918
children safe while parents

2696
01:38:37,918 --> 01:38:39,419
work. I know this personally.

2697
01:38:39,419 --> 01:38:41,221
Two raised by a single mother,

2698
01:38:41,221 --> 01:38:42,722
I benefited from a network of

2699
01:38:42,722 --> 01:38:44,524
people who helped care for me

2700
01:38:44,524 --> 01:38:46,627
when. When child care was

2701
01:38:46,627 --> 01:38:48,395
costly. Even in the 1990s,

2702
01:38:48,395 --> 01:38:49,529
giving gas, giving gas money,

2703
01:38:49,529 --> 01:38:51,529
supporting neighborhood cousins

2704
01:38:51,731 --> 01:38:53,200
and sheila academy, she was and

2705
01:38:53,200 --> 01:38:55,935
only able to do that work by

2706
01:38:55,935 --> 01:38:57,404
having extra jobs that fund.

2707
01:38:57,404 --> 01:38:59,272
This fund helps stand in the

2708
01:38:59,272 --> 01:39:02,142
gap and recognizes that when

2709
01:39:02,142 --> 01:39:04,542
child care workers. Families

2710
01:39:04,645 --> 01:39:06,880
work, when child care works,

2711
01:39:06,880 --> 01:39:08,649
family works, we all work. When

2712
01:39:08,649 --> 01:39:10,830
it all fell apart, job

2713
01:39:10,830 --> 01:39:11,551
stability and opportunities are

2714
01:39:11,551 --> 01:39:13,253
in fact at risk. And to that

2715
01:39:13,253 --> 01:39:15,121
end, I encourage each of you to

2716
01:39:15,121 --> 01:39:17,257
readily see a future where the

2717
01:39:17,257 --> 01:39:18,392
fruits of prioritizing extended

2718
01:39:18,392 --> 01:39:20,460
hours, evening and weekend

2719
01:39:20,460 --> 01:39:21,895
child care, supporting existing

2720
01:39:21,895 --> 01:39:24,131
providers, and expanding after

2721
01:39:24,131 --> 01:39:25,765
school summer programs allows

2722
01:39:25,765 --> 01:39:26,765
for us to see a better future

2723
01:39:26,765 --> 01:39:28,340
with bright minds. So

2724
01:39:28,340 --> 01:39:29,636
I hope you support amendment

2725
01:39:29,636 --> 01:39:30,537
two and the $3 million. Thank

2726
01:39:30,537 --> 01:39:32,537
you.

2727
01:39:37,777 --> 01:39:40,580
Thank you. Next. Go ahead.

2728
01:39:40,580 --> 01:39:42,382
Hello, my name is dave pomeroy,

2729
01:39:42,382 --> 01:39:43,416
50 year nashville resident and

2730
01:39:43,416 --> 01:39:45,285
PRESIDENT Of the musicians

2731
01:39:45,285 --> 01:39:47,120
union. I'm speaking to express

2732
01:39:47,120 --> 01:39:48,555
the extreme disappointment and

2733
01:39:48,555 --> 01:39:50,357
shock of nashville's music and

2734
01:39:50,357 --> 01:39:51,490
film community. At the mayor's

2735
01:39:51,490 --> 01:39:53,293
decision to eliminate funding

2736
01:39:53,293 --> 01:39:54,360
of the nashville entertainment

2737
01:39:54,360 --> 01:39:56,295
commission in this year's

2738
01:39:56,295 --> 01:39:57,530
budget. Many esteemed members

2739
01:39:57,530 --> 01:39:58,932
of our artistic and business

2740
01:39:58,932 --> 01:40:00,433
community have served on the

2741
01:40:00,433 --> 01:40:01,901
commission since its inception,

2742
01:40:01,901 --> 01:40:03,736
all on a volunteer basis. It

2743
01:40:03,736 --> 01:40:05,380
all began four years ago, with

2744
01:40:05,380 --> 01:40:06,138
various members of metro

2745
01:40:06,138 --> 01:40:07,940
governance fighting with each

2746
01:40:07,940 --> 01:40:09,142
other to gain control of the

2747
01:40:09,142 --> 01:40:10,844
process, and has been a

2748
01:40:10,844 --> 01:40:12,412
nightmare of governmental

2749
01:40:12,412 --> 01:40:14,180
inefficiency to be thrown under

2750
01:40:14,180 --> 01:40:15,314
the bus after all this time and

2751
01:40:15,314 --> 01:40:16,850
effort on the commission's part

2752
01:40:16,850 --> 01:40:18,851
is incredibly disrespectful to

2753
01:40:18,851 --> 01:40:19,886
the very same entities that

2754
01:40:19,886 --> 01:40:21,654
generate billions of dollars

2755
01:40:21,654 --> 01:40:22,788
for nashville's economy. We

2756
01:40:22,788 --> 01:40:24,357
request that the funding for

2757
01:40:24,357 --> 01:40:26,250
the stc be restored in the

2758
01:40:26,250 --> 01:40:27,427
final budget. We've jumped

2759
01:40:27,427 --> 01:40:28,627
through every hoop and obstacle

2760
01:40:28,627 --> 01:40:30,362
presented to us, including

2761
01:40:30,362 --> 01:40:32,499
waiting three months to add the

2762
01:40:32,499 --> 01:40:34,670
phrase and or to the job

2763
01:40:34,670 --> 01:40:35,334
description. We collectively

2764
01:40:35,334 --> 01:40:36,802
spent hundreds of hours

2765
01:40:36,802 --> 01:40:38,171
developing bylaws, budgets and

2766
01:40:38,171 --> 01:40:39,238
narrowed hundreds of

2767
01:40:39,238 --> 01:40:40,373
applications down to two

2768
01:40:40,373 --> 01:40:42,275
finalists for a job that

2769
01:40:42,275 --> 01:40:43,743
suddenly no longer exists. It

2770
01:40:43,743 --> 01:40:45,770
is a mystery why the mayor

2771
01:40:45,770 --> 01:40:47,146
would eliminate our funding

2772
01:40:47,146 --> 01:40:48,747
before it was even spent.

2773
01:40:48,747 --> 01:40:50,483
Nashville became music city

2774
01:40:50,483 --> 01:40:52,585
because of mutual respect

2775
01:40:52,585 --> 01:40:54,200
between employers and creators.

2776
01:40:54,200 --> 01:40:55,120
The purpose of the commission

2777
01:40:55,120 --> 01:40:56,655
is to make the process of

2778
01:40:56,655 --> 01:40:57,790
bringing more employers to

2779
01:40:57,790 --> 01:40:59,259
nashville versus other states

2780
01:40:59,259 --> 01:41:00,859
and cities simpler and more

2781
01:41:00,859 --> 01:41:02,461
efficient, which helps everyone.

2782
01:41:02,461 --> 01:41:03,196
Does the music and

2783
01:41:03,196 --> 01:41:04,696
entertainment business not

2784
01:41:04,696 --> 01:41:06,131
bring enough money to nashville

2785
01:41:06,131 --> 01:41:08,670
to have for us to have a voice

2786
01:41:08,670 --> 01:41:09,335
in metro government? Despite

2787
01:41:09,335 --> 01:41:10,703
being a right to work state,

2788
01:41:10,703 --> 01:41:12,171
nashville has done more union

2789
01:41:12,171 --> 01:41:14,106
recording work than new york

2790
01:41:14,106 --> 01:41:15,174
and L.A. Combined. But we need

2791
01:41:15,174 --> 01:41:16,341
your help to take it to the

2792
01:41:16,341 --> 01:41:17,643
next level. If our own city

2793
01:41:17,643 --> 01:41:19,178
government doesn't get it,

2794
01:41:19,178 --> 01:41:21,800
where are we supposed to look

2795
01:41:21,800 --> 01:41:22,800
for support for the work we are

2796
01:41:22,800 --> 01:41:24,283
doing that benefits all

2797
01:41:24,283 --> 01:41:25,717
nashville. We urge you to fix

2798
01:41:25,717 --> 01:41:27,152
this bad decision and restore

2799
01:41:27,152 --> 01:41:28,287
funding for the commission.

2800
01:41:28,287 --> 01:41:29,721
Thank you for your time and

2801
01:41:29,721 --> 01:41:31,721
attention.

2802
01:41:32,291 --> 01:41:33,726
Thank you. Go ahead

2803
01:41:33,726 --> 01:41:34,760
and come forward. Welcome to

2804
01:41:34,760 --> 01:41:35,828
both of you.

2805
01:41:35,828 --> 01:41:36,962
Thank you. Good

2806
01:41:36,962 --> 01:41:38,430
evening, council members. My

2807
01:41:38,430 --> 01:41:40,165
name is courtney grable nelson.

2808
01:41:40,165 --> 01:41:41,734
I live in district 25 and I'm

2809
01:41:41,734 --> 01:41:42,702
here tonight in support of

2810
01:41:42,702 --> 01:41:44,436
investments in affordable

2811
01:41:44,436 --> 01:41:45,571
housing and child care. My

2812
01:41:45,571 --> 01:41:46,305
husband and I are both

2813
01:41:46,305 --> 01:41:47,706
nashville nativesand high

2814
01:41:47,706 --> 01:41:49,441
school sweethearts. We rew up

2815
01:41:49,441 --> 01:41:50,976
here, built our lives here, and

2816
01:41:50,976 --> 01:41:52,678
some of our fondest childhood

2817
01:41:52,678 --> 01:41:54,346
memories were made right here

2818
01:41:54,346 --> 01:41:56,150
in nashville. We spent weekends

2819
01:41:56,150 --> 01:41:57,182
at the adventure science center,

2820
01:41:57,182 --> 01:41:59,170
went on family and school trips

2821
01:41:59,170 --> 01:42:00,820
to the nashville zoo. Back when

2822
01:42:00,820 --> 01:42:02,154
we had elephants and enjoyed

2823
01:42:02,154 --> 01:42:03,555
all the things that make

2824
01:42:03,555 --> 01:42:04,890
nashville such a special place

2825
01:42:04,890 --> 01:42:06,592
to grow up, and eventually fell

2826
01:42:06,592 --> 01:42:08,194
in love and started a family of

2827
01:42:08,194 --> 01:42:09,695
our own here. In DECEMBER, we

2828
01:42:09,695 --> 01:42:11,960
welcomed our wonderful son,

2829
01:42:11,960 --> 01:42:12,531
elliot. He was a wonderful

2830
01:42:12,531 --> 01:42:13,999
surprise and like many young

2831
01:42:13,999 --> 01:42:15,567
families, his arrival made us

2832
01:42:15,567 --> 01:42:16,735
think carefully about our

2833
01:42:16,735 --> 01:42:18,637
future and what it takes to

2834
01:42:18,637 --> 01:42:19,905
raise a child in this city.

2835
01:42:19,905 --> 01:42:20,872
Affordable housing and

2836
01:42:20,872 --> 01:42:22,909
affordable child care. They're

2837
01:42:22,909 --> 01:42:24,476
not just policy issues for us.

2838
01:42:24,476 --> 01:42:25,877
They're what make it possible

2839
01:42:25,877 --> 01:42:27,613
for families like ours to stay

2840
01:42:27,613 --> 01:42:29,515
in nashville, put down roots,

2841
01:42:29,515 --> 01:42:31,416
and build a future here.

2842
01:42:31,416 --> 01:42:33,118
Because of the mayor's we are hopeful

2843
01:42:33,118 --> 01:42:34,453
about the future of our family.

2844
01:42:34,453 --> 01:42:36,288
These investments help keep the

2845
01:42:36,288 --> 01:42:37,756
american dream alive here in

2846
01:42:37,756 --> 01:42:39,157
nashville. The idea that

2847
01:42:39,157 --> 01:42:40,959
working families can afford a

2848
01:42:40,959 --> 01:42:42,127
home, raise their children in a

2849
01:42:42,127 --> 01:42:43,561
supportive community, and

2850
01:42:43,561 --> 01:42:45,530
create opportunities for the

2851
01:42:45,530 --> 01:42:46,831
next generation. We're excited

2852
01:42:46,831 --> 01:42:49,234
to raise elliot in the city

2853
01:42:49,234 --> 01:42:50,669
that gave us so many wonderful

2854
01:42:50,669 --> 01:42:52,405
memories. We hope he'll get the

2855
01:42:52,405 --> 01:42:53,905
experience to say, to have the

2856
01:42:53,905 --> 01:42:55,374
same joy and sense of

2857
01:42:55,374 --> 01:42:56,775
possibility that nashville gave

2858
01:42:56,775 --> 01:42:58,760
us, and that one day, he'll

2859
01:42:58,760 --> 01:42:59,377
look back at his childhood here

2860
01:42:59,377 --> 01:43:00,812
with the same love and

2861
01:43:00,812 --> 01:43:02,247
gratitude that we do. Thank you

2862
01:43:02,247 --> 01:43:05,247
for your time and consideration.

2863
01:43:05,784 --> 01:43:06,485
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

2864
01:43:06,485 --> 01:43:07,252
recognized.

2865
01:43:07,252 --> 01:43:09,210
Hi, my name is

2866
01:43:09,210 --> 01:43:11,421
charlie culbertson of district

2867
01:43:11,556 --> 01:43:13,525
31. First, let's set the scene.

2868
01:43:13,525 --> 01:43:15,861
Inflation in the U.S. Is 3.8%.

2869
01:43:15,861 --> 01:43:17,996
So the offer of a 1.7% cola is

2870
01:43:17,996 --> 01:43:19,331
frankly insulting. Now, I'm

2871
01:43:19,331 --> 01:43:21,299
aware that the city contributes

2872
01:43:21,299 --> 01:43:23,680
more to the budget than the

2873
01:43:23,680 --> 01:43:24,503
state does, but that's its own

2874
01:43:24,503 --> 01:43:25,737
issue, especially with the

2875
01:43:25,737 --> 01:43:26,872
vouchers. But mayor o'connell

2876
01:43:26,872 --> 01:43:29,407
is out here talking about a

2877
01:43:29,407 --> 01:43:31,760
cash incentive for the $121

2878
01:43:31,760 --> 01:43:32,477
billion company starbucks. We

2879
01:43:32,477 --> 01:43:34,212
heard that cash is found for

2880
01:43:34,212 --> 01:43:35,380
that, but not our schools. And

2881
01:43:35,380 --> 01:43:37,549
since the city agreed to the

2882
01:43:37,549 --> 01:43:38,617
new stadium, now we have the

2883
01:43:38,617 --> 01:43:40,180
super bowl on the horizon.

2884
01:43:40,180 --> 01:43:41,620
Where are the sidewalks?

2885
01:43:41,620 --> 01:43:42,821
Where's the public

2886
01:43:42,821 --> 01:43:43,989
transportation? Where are the

2887
01:43:43,989 --> 01:43:46,157
benefits for the residents

2888
01:43:46,157 --> 01:43:48,393
working long hours and multiple

2889
01:43:48,393 --> 01:43:50,361
jobs to stay in their home town?

2890
01:43:50,361 --> 01:43:51,963
Oh, they're dodging potholes

2891
01:43:51,963 --> 01:43:53,980
and traffic as they move to a

2892
01:43:53,980 --> 01:43:55,167
more affordable life outside of

2893
01:43:55,167 --> 01:43:57,340
the tourist run city. That's

2894
01:43:57,340 --> 01:43:59,370
completely lost the plot. My

2895
01:43:59,370 --> 01:44:01,437
act as a multi-generational

2896
01:44:02,600 --> 01:44:04,476
nashvillian and an eminent mps

2897
01:44:04,476 --> 01:44:05,944
teacher is this show us some

2898
01:44:05,944 --> 01:44:07,545
respect with a real cola

2899
01:44:07,545 --> 01:44:09,514
increase that matches inflation

2900
01:44:09,514 --> 01:44:11,449
and some social services that

2901
01:44:11,449 --> 01:44:13,485
benefit the taxpayers of

2902
01:44:13,485 --> 01:44:15,220
nashville and not the fans of

2903
01:44:15,220 --> 01:44:16,254
nashville. Thank you.

2904
01:44:16,254 --> 01:44:18,254
Thank you.

2905
01:44:20,250 --> 01:44:20,392
Go ahead. You're recognized.

2906
01:44:20,392 --> 01:44:22,160
Hi,

2907
01:44:22,160 --> 01:44:25,496
my name is julie morehouse and

2908
01:44:25,496 --> 01:44:26,898
I'm a resident of district 32.

2909
01:44:26,898 --> 01:44:29,330
I just finished my 10th year

2910
01:44:29,330 --> 01:44:31,102
teaching in metro. I'm also an

2911
01:44:31,102 --> 01:44:32,570
alum. I'm here to speak in

2912
01:44:32,570 --> 01:44:36,207
favor of a higher cola for all

2913
01:44:36,207 --> 01:44:38,309
m and p s workers, 1.7% is

2914
01:44:38,309 --> 01:44:39,811
nowhere near enough, especially

2915
01:44:39,811 --> 01:44:41,546
when our benefits are

2916
01:44:41,546 --> 01:44:43,470
increasing 8% this year. That

2917
01:44:43,470 --> 01:44:45,116
means that many folks wil end

2918
01:44:45,116 --> 01:44:46,751
up taking a pay cut this year

2919
01:44:46,751 --> 01:44:50,288
instead of having a pay raise.

2920
01:44:50,288 --> 01:44:52,123
The match is inflation. As you

2921
01:44:52,123 --> 01:44:54,158
heard charlene say, inflation

2922
01:44:54,158 --> 01:44:55,927
is at 3.8% right now. And

2923
01:44:55,927 --> 01:44:57,762
that's like conservative

2924
01:44:57,762 --> 01:44:59,864
national estimates. So our cola

2925
01:44:59,864 --> 01:45:02,901
should at least be that or as

2926
01:45:02,901 --> 01:45:05,690
approaching that as we can get.

2927
01:45:05,690 --> 01:45:06,171
As inflation continues to rise

2928
01:45:06,171 --> 01:45:08,206
and living in nashville becomes

2929
01:45:08,206 --> 01:45:09,307
more and more expensive, less

2930
01:45:09,307 --> 01:45:12,176
educators will be able to live

2931
01:45:12,176 --> 01:45:14,679
and work here. This means less

2932
01:45:14,679 --> 01:45:16,679
qualified educators here

2933
01:45:17,882 --> 01:45:20,282
serving our students. This,

2934
01:45:21,319 --> 01:45:22,354
this council needs to show

2935
01:45:22,354 --> 01:45:24,122
nashville students and families

2936
01:45:24,122 --> 01:45:25,924
that they are valued. A big way

2937
01:45:25,924 --> 01:45:28,293
to do that is to pay teachers

2938
01:45:28,293 --> 01:45:31,293
enough to stay. Thank you.

2939
01:45:34,132 --> 01:45:35,200
Thank you. Go ahead.

2940
01:45:35,200 --> 01:45:37,200
Hi, I'm

2941
01:45:38,536 --> 01:45:40,936
mike montgomery, I'm a

2942
01:45:41,406 --> 01:45:43,806
commissioner on the nashville

2943
01:45:43,842 --> 01:45:45,610
entertainment commission, and

2944
01:45:45,610 --> 01:45:47,779
my son is a teacher in metro

2945
01:45:47,779 --> 01:45:50,810
public schools. And I agree

2946
01:45:50,810 --> 01:45:53,810
with everything they just said.

2947
01:45:54,520 --> 01:45:56,888
It has taken almost three years

2948
01:45:56,888 --> 01:45:58,590
with 15 commissioners having 28

2949
01:45:58,590 --> 01:45:59,791
full commission meetings and

2950
01:45:59,791 --> 01:46:02,160
probably twice that number in

2951
01:46:02,160 --> 01:46:04,429
ad hoc committee meetings to

2952
01:46:04,429 --> 01:46:06,397
arrive. At this point, we did

2953
01:46:06,397 --> 01:46:07,598
our job and we created a

2954
01:46:07,598 --> 01:46:09,501
framework for the nashville

2955
01:46:09,501 --> 01:46:11,269
entertainment commission, a

2956
01:46:11,269 --> 01:46:12,269
place where music, film,

2957
01:46:12,269 --> 01:46:14,105
television and all other

2958
01:46:14,105 --> 01:46:16,207
creative mediums could live,

2959
01:46:16,207 --> 01:46:17,874
overseen by a single executive

2960
01:46:17,874 --> 01:46:19,577
director who, armed with all

2961
01:46:19,577 --> 01:46:20,712
the information about our

2962
01:46:20,712 --> 01:46:22,712
entertainment industry, could

2963
01:46:23,147 --> 01:46:24,649
help recruit entertainment

2964
01:46:24,649 --> 01:46:26,985
projects to nashville and

2965
01:46:26,985 --> 01:46:28,985
davidson county. Specifically,

2966
01:46:29,587 --> 01:46:32,587
the laws were written, budgets

2967
01:46:33,691 --> 01:46:35,260
were set, a job description was

2968
01:46:35,260 --> 01:46:36,827
defined, and a search was

2969
01:46:36,827 --> 01:46:38,229
conducted. Each commissioner

2970
01:46:38,229 --> 01:46:40,431
examined well over a hundred

2971
01:46:40,431 --> 01:46:41,766
resumes. We identified six

2972
01:46:41,766 --> 01:46:43,968
candidates to interview in

2973
01:46:43,968 --> 01:46:45,269
person. From that, we put forth

2974
01:46:45,269 --> 01:46:47,571
two excellent candidates for

2975
01:46:47,571 --> 01:46:49,674
the mayor to interview. And

2976
01:46:49,674 --> 01:46:52,977
then it all came to a halt.

2977
01:46:52,977 --> 01:46:55,112
We're not sure exactly why, but

2978
01:46:55,112 --> 01:46:57,715
I am here to humbly ask for

2979
01:46:57,715 --> 01:46:59,883
your support and helping us get

2980
01:46:59,883 --> 01:47:02,687
this project across the finish

2981
01:47:02,687 --> 01:47:04,155
line and create a new economic

2982
01:47:04,155 --> 01:47:07,155
engine for the people of

2983
01:47:07,492 --> 01:47:09,293
davidson county. Memphis has

2984
01:47:09,293 --> 01:47:11,462
its own film office now for

2985
01:47:11,462 --> 01:47:12,797
over 20 years. Knoxville has

2986
01:47:12,797 --> 01:47:14,298
its own entertainment

2987
01:47:14,298 --> 01:47:16,534
commission for ten, and both

2988
01:47:16,534 --> 01:47:19,237
have been very successful in

2989
01:47:19,237 --> 01:47:21,710
recruiting. Business in

2990
01:47:21,710 --> 01:47:24,710
nashville might be the only

2991
01:47:24,308 --> 01:47:26,711
city of our size with our

2992
01:47:26,711 --> 01:47:28,711
entertainment infrastructure

2993
01:47:29,130 --> 01:47:32,550
that is already in place, that

2994
01:47:32,550 --> 01:47:35,550
does not have its own

2995
01:47:36,254 --> 01:47:37,688
commission. You know, at the

2996
01:47:37,688 --> 01:47:38,722
risk of.

2997
01:47:38,722 --> 01:47:40,722
Throwing you, sir,

2998
01:47:41,125 --> 01:47:44,125
your time has concluded. Thank

2999
01:47:46,663 --> 01:47:47,331
you. You're recognized. Go

3000
01:47:47,331 --> 01:47:48,332
ahead.

3001
01:47:48,332 --> 01:47:49,633
good evening, council

3002
01:47:49,633 --> 01:47:50,835
members. My name is will conley,

3003
01:47:50,835 --> 01:47:52,803
and I'm the executive director

3004
01:47:52,803 --> 01:47:56,274
of the contributor. I live in a

3005
01:47:56,274 --> 01:47:57,541
zip code 37221. Tomorrow

3006
01:47:57,541 --> 01:47:59,420
morning. While many of us are

3007
01:47:59,420 --> 01:48:00,711
getting ready for work, there

3008
01:48:00,711 --> 01:48:01,812
will be people waking up

3009
01:48:01,812 --> 01:48:03,481
outside in nashville who are

3010
01:48:03,481 --> 01:48:04,681
living with significant

3011
01:48:04,681 --> 01:48:06,830
disabilities, chronic health

3012
01:48:06,830 --> 01:48:08,483
conditions, and no reliable

3013
01:48:08,586 --> 01:48:10,388
income. Some of them will spend

3014
01:48:10,388 --> 01:48:11,555
part of their day in a. In the

3015
01:48:11,555 --> 01:48:13,290
emergency

3016
01:48:13,290 --> 01:48:14,725
nashville general hospital.

3017
01:48:14,725 --> 01:48:16,427
Some will spend it simply

3018
01:48:16,427 --> 01:48:18,995
trying to survive, and many of

3019
01:48:18,995 --> 01:48:20,564
them qualify for help. The

3020
01:48:20,564 --> 01:48:21,999
tragedy is not that these

3021
01:48:21,999 --> 01:48:23,667
benefits do not exist. The

3022
01:48:23,667 --> 01:48:24,936
tragedy is that the people who

3023
01:48:24,936 --> 01:48:26,904
need them most are often the

3024
01:48:26,904 --> 01:48:29,140
least equipped to navigate the

3025
01:48:29,140 --> 01:48:30,941
system required to receive them.

3026
01:48:30,941 --> 01:48:31,875
For the past two years, the

3027
01:48:31,875 --> 01:48:33,377
contributor has partnered with

3028
01:48:33,377 --> 01:48:34,745
the emergency department at

3029
01:48:34,745 --> 01:48:35,946
nashville general hospital and

3030
01:48:35,946 --> 01:48:37,847
with vanderbilt university

3031
01:48:37,847 --> 01:48:39,249
medical center to identify

3032
01:48:39,249 --> 01:48:40,618
patients experiencing

3033
01:48:40,618 --> 01:48:42,119
homelessness and help them

3034
01:48:42,119 --> 01:48:44,119
access disability benefits,

3035
01:48:44,288 --> 01:48:46,156
health care income, and

3036
01:48:46,156 --> 01:48:47,958
ultimately, housing. Through

3037
01:48:47,958 --> 01:48:49,260
our soar program, we meet

3038
01:48:49,260 --> 01:48:50,226
people at one of the most

3039
01:48:50,226 --> 01:48:51,462
difficult moments in their

3040
01:48:51,462 --> 01:48:52,930
lives. We help connect them to

3041
01:48:52,930 --> 01:48:54,330
benefits they have already

3042
01:48:54,330 --> 01:48:56,199
earned and create a pathway

3043
01:48:56,199 --> 01:48:58,469
toward greater stability and

3044
01:48:58,469 --> 01:49:00,837
recovery. Tonight, I'm asking

3045
01:49:00,837 --> 01:49:02,306
for your support for the

3046
01:49:02,306 --> 01:49:04,740
$350,000 funding request that

3047
01:49:04,740 --> 01:49:05,476
would allow this work to

3048
01:49:05,476 --> 01:49:06,876
continue in the emergency

3049
01:49:06,876 --> 01:49:08,745
department at nashville general

3050
01:49:08,745 --> 01:49:11,145
hospital. This investment has

3051
01:49:11,682 --> 01:49:13,170
already generated more than

3052
01:49:13,170 --> 01:49:15,170
$669,000 in annual disability

3053
01:49:15,952 --> 01:49:18,352
income, more than 487,000 in

3054
01:49:18,822 --> 01:49:19,889
back pay awards and health care

3055
01:49:19,889 --> 01:49:20,924
coverage for people who

3056
01:49:20,924 --> 01:49:23,226
otherwise would have gone

3057
01:49:23,226 --> 01:49:24,528
without it. The estimated one

3058
01:49:24,528 --> 01:49:26,928
year value generated through

3059
01:49:27,497 --> 01:49:29,199
this work exceeds 1.3 million.

3060
01:49:29,199 --> 01:49:30,234
I know there are many worthy

3061
01:49:30,234 --> 01:49:31,334
requests before you tonight,

3062
01:49:31,334 --> 01:49:32,902
including investments in

3063
01:49:32,902 --> 01:49:33,937
housing, mental health,

3064
01:49:33,937 --> 01:49:35,380
eviction prevention and other

3065
01:49:35,380 --> 01:49:36,106
efforts that strengthen our

3066
01:49:36,106 --> 01:49:38,800
community. And I'm grateful to

3067
01:49:38,800 --> 01:49:38,976
live in a city where so many

3068
01:49:38,976 --> 01:49:40,144
people are advocating for

3069
01:49:40,144 --> 01:49:42,946
solutions to some of our most

3070
01:49:42,946 --> 01:49:44,781
difficult challenges, and I'm

3071
01:49:44,781 --> 01:49:46,482
grateful for you, all seven of

3072
01:49:46,482 --> 01:49:47,850
you all, especially for

3073
01:49:47,850 --> 01:49:49,819
including it on your wish list.

3074
01:49:49,819 --> 01:49:51,819
Thank you.

3075
01:49:51,888 --> 01:49:54,288
Thank you. Go ahead

3076
01:49:54,591 --> 01:49:56,426
and come forward, and y'all can

3077
01:49:56,426 --> 01:49:58,161
go ahead and come on forward as

3078
01:49:58,161 --> 01:49:59,897
well. Please keep to the left

3079
01:49:59,897 --> 01:50:03,497
and kind of come on forward.

3080
01:50:03,767 --> 01:50:05,636
Thank you. Go ahead.

3081
01:50:05,636 --> 01:50:05,936
Hello.

3082
01:50:05,936 --> 01:50:07,936
My

3083
01:50:08,238 --> 01:50:09,840
name is mead forsyth. I am the

3084
01:50:09,840 --> 01:50:12,240
executive vice PRESIDENT Of

3085
01:50:12,609 --> 01:50:14,277
seiu local 205. Thank you so

3086
01:50:14,277 --> 01:50:15,211
much. That's new. Since I

3087
01:50:15,211 --> 01:50:17,413
addressed y'all last formerly,

3088
01:50:17,413 --> 01:50:18,582
I believe I represent

3089
01:50:18,582 --> 01:50:19,816
approximately 4000 workers

3090
01:50:19,816 --> 01:50:22,816
across the state, both public

3091
01:50:23,152 --> 01:50:24,253
and private sector. I'm also a

3092
01:50:24,253 --> 01:50:26,653
nashville public library worker.

3093
01:50:26,890 --> 01:50:28,692
I'm a metro worker. I work at

3094
01:50:28,692 --> 01:50:30,460
the looby branch library under

3095
01:50:30,460 --> 01:50:32,629
council member tombs. I grew up

3096
01:50:32,629 --> 01:50:34,464
in district 15, council member

3097
01:50:34,464 --> 01:50:35,999
gregg's district, and that's

3098
01:50:35,999 --> 01:50:38,100
also where I'm from, and that's

3099
01:50:38,100 --> 01:50:39,402
where my parents live still.

3100
01:50:39,402 --> 01:50:41,671
And I really love living where

3101
01:50:41,671 --> 01:50:43,340
i'm from. It's been it's great

3102
01:50:43,340 --> 01:50:44,942
for me. I get to help my

3103
01:50:44,942 --> 01:50:46,842
cousins raise their babies.

3104
01:50:46,842 --> 01:50:48,100
It's been a real delight for

3105
01:50:48,100 --> 01:50:49,846
bringing up the next generation,

3106
01:50:49,846 --> 01:50:50,980
and they get to come see me at

3107
01:50:50,980 --> 01:50:52,749
the library, and everybody

3108
01:50:52,749 --> 01:50:53,983
wants to know when they find

3109
01:50:53,983 --> 01:50:55,351
out. I work at the library

3110
01:50:55,351 --> 01:50:57,820
about our programing, about the

3111
01:50:57,820 --> 01:51:00,890
puppet shows, about the story

3112
01:51:00,890 --> 01:51:01,591
times for the kids. And I

3113
01:51:01,591 --> 01:51:02,758
always get to tell them, and

3114
01:51:02,758 --> 01:51:04,760
it's a real delight for me. I

3115
01:51:04,760 --> 01:51:06,162
feel like I've won the career

3116
01:51:06,162 --> 01:51:07,897
lottery, right? And I know not

3117
01:51:07,897 --> 01:51:09,966
every job can be my job, but I

3118
01:51:09,966 --> 01:51:11,434
do think that all metro workers

3119
01:51:11,434 --> 01:51:12,968
deserve to feel that pride and

3120
01:51:12,968 --> 01:51:15,438
dignity in their work. And I

3121
01:51:15,438 --> 01:51:17,640
don't think this can be

3122
01:51:17,640 --> 01:51:19,800
achieved through gestures and

3123
01:51:19,800 --> 01:51:20,843
written recognition. But I

3124
01:51:20,843 --> 01:51:22,345
think the only way to really

3125
01:51:22,345 --> 01:51:23,379
create this culture of

3126
01:51:23,379 --> 01:51:24,947
municipal pride is to

3127
01:51:24,947 --> 01:51:27,347
adequately fund the resources

3128
01:51:28,451 --> 01:51:30,851
that municipality provides. I

3129
01:51:31,254 --> 01:51:34,557
think we must fund a national

3130
01:51:34,557 --> 01:51:36,192
general hospital. We also

3131
01:51:36,192 --> 01:51:37,226
should have a cost of living

3132
01:51:37,226 --> 01:51:38,361
adjustments for all metro

3133
01:51:38,361 --> 01:51:39,562
workers. And I do think the

3134
01:51:39,562 --> 01:51:41,697
public schools need to be

3135
01:51:41,697 --> 01:51:44,970
addressed. We should consider

3136
01:51:45,101 --> 01:51:46,769
granting them bonuses for the

3137
01:51:46,769 --> 01:51:48,404
days off that are on a calendar.

3138
01:51:48,404 --> 01:51:49,538
Maybe give them more days on

3139
01:51:49,538 --> 01:51:51,607
calendar so they can afford to

3140
01:51:51,607 --> 01:51:53,242
live. As a library worker, I

3141
01:51:53,242 --> 01:51:54,944
know that people's health has a

3142
01:51:54,944 --> 01:51:57,113
direct effect on my day to day

3143
01:51:57,113 --> 01:51:58,814
job and my safety. And when we

3144
01:51:58,814 --> 01:52:00,416
unevenly fund city structures,

3145
01:52:00,416 --> 01:52:01,584
it creates this unnecessary

3146
01:52:01,584 --> 01:52:03,119
strain on the system. We need

3147
01:52:03,119 --> 01:52:04,620
to stop doing that. Equal

3148
01:52:04,620 --> 01:52:05,721
funding across the board fund,

3149
01:52:05,721 --> 01:52:07,721
everyone. Thank you.

3150
01:52:07,890 --> 01:52:09,890
Thank you.

3151
01:52:12,194 --> 01:52:13,329
go ahead. You're recognized.

3152
01:52:13,329 --> 01:52:14,430
Good evening.

3153
01:52:14,430 --> 01:52:15,464
My name is dark

3154
01:52:15,464 --> 01:52:17,333
kenya waller, and I have the

3155
01:52:17,333 --> 01:52:18,400
pleasure of serving as the

3156
01:52:18,400 --> 01:52:19,569
executive director of the legal

3157
01:52:19,569 --> 01:52:20,636
aid society of middl tennessee

3158
01:52:20,636 --> 01:52:22,338
and the cumberlands. I'm here

3159
01:52:22,338 --> 01:52:23,406
to speak on behalf of the

3160
01:52:23,406 --> 01:52:24,506
eviction rights of council

3161
01:52:24,506 --> 01:52:26,442
program. But before I dive into

3162
01:52:26,442 --> 01:52:28,377
that, I'd be remiss in my role

3163
01:52:28,377 --> 01:52:30,513
as an advocate if I did not

3164
01:52:30,513 --> 01:52:32,648
just speak to briefly the

3165
01:52:32,648 --> 01:52:34,751
process for this. Today, as I

3166
01:52:34,751 --> 01:52:37,353
sit in the gallery and

3167
01:52:37,353 --> 01:52:39,155
experience the opportunity to

3168
01:52:39,155 --> 01:52:40,623
address our council, I'm

3169
01:52:40,623 --> 01:52:42,525
disturbed by the fact that

3170
01:52:42,525 --> 01:52:43,759
there are seniors, there are

3171
01:52:43,759 --> 01:52:45,394
folks with disability, there

3172
01:52:45,394 --> 01:52:46,762
are folks with children. There

3173
01:52:46,762 --> 01:52:48,664
are folks who don't speak the

3174
01:52:48,664 --> 01:52:50,332
language well, who are vying

3175
01:52:50,332 --> 01:52:52,835
for an opportunity to get in

3176
01:52:52,835 --> 01:52:54,770
this line, and it is the

3177
01:52:54,770 --> 01:52:56,806
strongest, the fittest who are

3178
01:52:56,806 --> 01:52:58,240
getting their first. I think

3179
01:52:58,240 --> 01:53:00,420
there should be a better

3180
01:53:00,420 --> 01:53:01,110
process. I can't advocate for

3181
01:53:01,110 --> 01:53:02,678
anything else if I don't

3182
01:53:02,678 --> 01:53:04,480
advocate for the people who are

3183
01:53:04,480 --> 01:53:06,482
right here, right now. There's

3184
01:53:06,482 --> 01:53:07,950
got to be a better way to

3185
01:53:07,950 --> 01:53:09,850
consider to consider those

3186
01:53:09,850 --> 01:53:10,987
people. And I just hope that

3187
01:53:10,987 --> 01:53:12,120
you all will take the time to

3188
01:53:12,120 --> 01:53:14,223
consider what that is, so that

3189
01:53:14,223 --> 01:53:16,258
we can have a more orderly and

3190
01:53:16,258 --> 01:53:19,258
fair process for those who

3191
01:53:20,162 --> 01:53:22,310
can't jockey for the position,

3192
01:53:22,310 --> 01:53:23,365
like a coworker who just gets

3193
01:53:23,365 --> 01:53:25,200
stuff done. The eviction right

3194
01:53:25,200 --> 01:53:27,360
to counsel program is working

3195
01:53:27,360 --> 01:53:28,904
daily to move the needle on

3196
01:53:28,904 --> 01:53:30,339
affordable housing in nashville.

3197
01:53:30,339 --> 01:53:31,474
We ensure that our most

3198
01:53:31,474 --> 01:53:33,208
vulnerable neighbors are not

3199
01:53:33,208 --> 01:53:34,543
being pushed out with the

3200
01:53:34,543 --> 01:53:37,179
explanation that this is just

3201
01:53:37,179 --> 01:53:38,214
the cost of progress. There are

3202
01:53:38,214 --> 01:53:39,681
dignified and respectful ways

3203
01:53:39,681 --> 01:53:41,183
to do this, which do not

3204
01:53:41,183 --> 01:53:43,252
include allowing mold to grow

3205
01:53:43,252 --> 01:53:45,421
in an apartment until someone

3206
01:53:45,421 --> 01:53:46,889
is forced to move, or sending

3207
01:53:46,889 --> 01:53:48,658
an immediate notice of eviction

3208
01:53:48,658 --> 01:53:50,759
to a tenant who clearly has

3209
01:53:50,759 --> 01:53:52,561
months left on a valid lease.

3210
01:53:52,561 --> 01:53:53,762
While this is true that the

3211
01:53:53,762 --> 01:53:55,131
eviction right to counsel

3212
01:53:55,131 --> 01:53:56,965
program helps to balance the

3213
01:53:56,965 --> 01:53:59,340
playing field between the 99%

3214
01:53:59,340 --> 01:54:00,135
of landlords

3215
01:54:00,135 --> 01:54:02,270
representation in court and the

3216
01:54:02,270 --> 01:54:03,439
1% of tenants who are not, who

3217
01:54:03,439 --> 01:54:05,141
do not have an attorney when

3218
01:54:05,141 --> 01:54:06,341
they walk into court. The

3219
01:54:06,341 --> 01:54:08,100
eviction right to counsel

3220
01:54:08,100 --> 01:54:09,111
program also works to ensure

3221
01:54:09,111 --> 01:54:10,679
landlords receives the rent

3222
01:54:10,679 --> 01:54:13,790
they deserve. Please support

3223
01:54:15,684 --> 01:54:16,852
the program at $9.3 million.

3224
01:54:16,852 --> 01:54:19,622
Thank you and thank you for

3225
01:54:19,622 --> 01:54:23,158
your feedback as well. Go ahead

3226
01:54:23,158 --> 01:54:23,892
and come forward.

3227
01:54:23,892 --> 01:54:25,327
Good evening

3228
01:54:25,327 --> 01:54:28,197
everyone. My name is sally

3229
01:54:28,197 --> 01:54:29,998
woodard and I am an almost nine

3230
01:54:29,998 --> 01:54:32,134
year employee of nashville

3231
01:54:32,134 --> 01:54:35,734
geeral hospital. I work in the

3232
01:54:35,771 --> 01:54:37,940
patient access department as a

3233
01:54:37,940 --> 01:54:39,940
pre-registration representative,

3234
01:54:40,576 --> 01:54:42,210
and I help patients gain access

3235
01:54:42,210 --> 01:54:45,114
to health care services every

3236
01:54:45,114 --> 01:54:46,548
day. And many of the

3237
01:54:46,548 --> 01:54:48,717
individuals that we serve

3238
01:54:48,717 --> 01:54:50,717
already face significant

3239
01:54:51,620 --> 01:54:52,621
barriers to care. Nashville

3240
01:54:52,621 --> 01:54:54,621
hospital, nashville general

3241
01:54:54,924 --> 01:54:57,359
hospital we exist to help

3242
01:54:57,359 --> 01:54:59,261
bridge those gaps. This year,

3243
01:54:59,261 --> 01:55:00,229
y'all, something really

3244
01:55:00,229 --> 01:55:02,629
powerful happened during the

3245
01:55:03,198 --> 01:55:05,267
city budget discussions. Metro

3246
01:55:05,267 --> 01:55:06,835
employees across various

3247
01:55:06,835 --> 01:55:08,937
departments stood in solidarity

3248
01:55:08,937 --> 01:55:11,337
with nashville general hospital

3249
01:55:11,807 --> 01:55:13,942
by taking a back seat and not

3250
01:55:13,942 --> 01:55:15,777
requesting additional funding

3251
01:55:15,777 --> 01:55:17,880
so that the focus could remain

3252
01:55:17,880 --> 01:55:19,714
on fully funding nashville

3253
01:55:19,714 --> 01:55:21,249
general hospital. That

3254
01:55:21,249 --> 01:55:22,584
sacrifice shows how deeply

3255
01:55:22,584 --> 01:55:24,584
people understand the

3256
01:55:24,720 --> 01:55:26,188
importance of this hospital.

3257
01:55:26,188 --> 01:55:28,588
The workers at nashville

3258
01:55:29,240 --> 01:55:31,159
general hospital continue doing

3259
01:55:31,159 --> 01:55:33,328
everything possible to care for

3260
01:55:33,328 --> 01:55:35,328
the community, despite

3261
01:55:35,497 --> 01:55:36,965
increasing health care costs,

3262
01:55:36,965 --> 01:55:38,500
staffing challenges and

3263
01:55:38,500 --> 01:55:40,301
financial uncertainty year

3264
01:55:40,301 --> 01:55:42,370
after year. We're not asking

3265
01:55:42,370 --> 01:55:44,873
for luxury. We're not. We're

3266
01:55:44,873 --> 01:55:47,800
only asking for fairness. We

3267
01:55:47,800 --> 01:55:49,144
are asking for the city to

3268
01:55:49,144 --> 01:55:52,800
fully invest in the hospital

3269
01:55:52,800 --> 01:55:53,915
that serves its most vulnerable

3270
01:55:53,915 --> 01:55:55,684
residents. A fully funded

3271
01:55:55,684 --> 01:55:58,840
budget means continued patient

3272
01:55:58,186 --> 01:56:00,186
care, stronger staffing,

3273
01:56:00,322 --> 01:56:02,722
employee retention and raises

3274
01:56:02,891 --> 01:56:04,726
for hard working employees who

3275
01:56:04,726 --> 01:56:07,126
have dedicated themselves to

3276
01:56:07,228 --> 01:56:09,398
serving nashville. The city

3277
01:56:09,398 --> 01:56:11,199
charter recognizes the

3278
01:56:11,199 --> 01:56:13,301
responsibility to care for the

3279
01:56:13,301 --> 01:56:14,903
indigent population. We are

3280
01:56:14,903 --> 01:56:16,905
asking the city to fully honor

3281
01:56:16,905 --> 01:56:18,774
that responsibility. Please

3282
01:56:18,774 --> 01:56:21,174
fully fund nashville general

3283
01:56:21,642 --> 01:56:23,642
hospital. Thank you.

3284
01:56:25,547 --> 01:56:27,547
Thank you.

3285
01:56:27,682 --> 01:56:29,150
Go ahead. You're recognized.

3286
01:56:29,150 --> 01:56:31,319
Good evening, city council

3287
01:56:31,319 --> 01:56:33,154
members. My name is brenda

3288
01:56:33,154 --> 01:56:34,221
gordon, and I've worked in

3289
01:56:34,221 --> 01:56:36,621
nashville general hospital for

3290
01:56:36,691 --> 01:56:38,193
seven years. I'm currently

3291
01:56:38,193 --> 01:56:40,629
working at the board clinic as

3292
01:56:40,629 --> 01:56:42,464
a clinic coordinator. And I

3293
01:56:42,464 --> 01:56:44,332
stand before you tonight, not

3294
01:56:44,332 --> 01:56:45,901
just an employee, but as

3295
01:56:45,901 --> 01:56:47,135
someone who sees firsthand what

3296
01:56:47,135 --> 01:56:49,303
the hospital means to our

3297
01:56:49,303 --> 01:56:50,710
community. Every day at

3298
01:56:50,710 --> 01:56:51,806
nashville general hospital, we

3299
01:56:51,806 --> 01:56:53,975
care for the people who often

3300
01:56:53,975 --> 01:56:56,878
have nowhere to turn. We care

3301
01:56:56,878 --> 01:56:58,647
for working families, seniors,

3302
01:56:58,647 --> 01:57:00,148
uninsured patients, and the

3303
01:57:00,148 --> 01:57:01,649
indigent population that has

3304
01:57:01,649 --> 01:57:04,850
city committed to serve under

3305
01:57:04,850 --> 01:57:06,120
this charter. This is not just

3306
01:57:06,120 --> 01:57:08,156
a member, a number. I'm sorry.

3307
01:57:08,156 --> 01:57:09,291
This is not just a number on a

3308
01:57:09,291 --> 01:57:10,859
budget sheet. These are human

3309
01:57:10,859 --> 01:57:13,795
beings who depend on us to

3310
01:57:13,795 --> 01:57:15,263
survive dignity and hope. Every

3311
01:57:15,263 --> 01:57:17,663
year, health care costs

3312
01:57:17,732 --> 01:57:20,268
continue to rise, supplies cost

3313
01:57:20,268 --> 01:57:21,736
more, staffing costs more. The

3314
01:57:21,736 --> 01:57:24,572
demand for care now continues

3315
01:57:24,572 --> 01:57:26,410
to grow. Yet every year we find

3316
01:57:26,410 --> 01:57:28,209
ourselves fighting for the

3317
01:57:28,209 --> 01:57:29,343
funding necessary to simply

3318
01:57:29,343 --> 01:57:32,790
operate and continue to serve

3319
01:57:32,790 --> 01:57:35,790
this city. This is not

3320
01:57:35,349 --> 01:57:37,552
sustainable. Our employees work

3321
01:57:37,552 --> 01:57:39,552
tirelessly despite staffing

3322
01:57:40,880 --> 01:57:41,890
shortages, burnout and

3323
01:57:41,890 --> 01:57:43,390
financial uncertainty, because

3324
01:57:43,390 --> 01:57:45,860
we believe in the mission of

3325
01:57:45,860 --> 01:57:48,363
this hospital. But believing in

3326
01:57:48,363 --> 01:57:50,531
the mission should not mean

3327
01:57:50,531 --> 01:57:52,333
sacrificing fair wages or

3328
01:57:52,333 --> 01:57:54,333
asking employees to

3329
01:57:55,537 --> 01:57:58,406
continuously work more for less.

3330
01:57:58,406 --> 01:58:01,642
A fully funded budget is not a

3331
01:58:01,642 --> 01:58:02,743
luxury, it's a necessity. Fully

3332
01:58:02,743 --> 01:58:04,743
funding nashville general

3333
01:58:04,912 --> 01:58:07,810
hospital budget request means

3334
01:58:07,810 --> 01:58:08,849
protecting access to care for

3335
01:58:08,849 --> 01:58:09,951
vulnerable citizens. It means

3336
01:58:09,951 --> 01:58:11,753
investing the health care

3337
01:58:11,753 --> 01:58:13,253
workers who keep this hospital

3338
01:58:13,253 --> 01:58:14,755
running. It means allowing

3339
01:58:14,755 --> 01:58:16,857
employees to receive the raises

3340
01:58:16,857 --> 01:58:18,226
they deserve. After dedicating

3341
01:58:18,226 --> 01:58:20,795
themselves to this city year

3342
01:58:20,795 --> 01:58:23,364
after year. We are asking you

3343
01:58:23,364 --> 01:58:25,466
tonight to stand with us. Stand

3344
01:58:25,466 --> 01:58:27,601
with the patients, stand with

3345
01:58:27,601 --> 01:58:30,138
the workers. Stand with the

3346
01:58:30,138 --> 01:58:31,638
mission of general hospital.

3347
01:58:31,638 --> 01:58:32,606
Lastly, we are grateful for the

3348
01:58:32,606 --> 01:58:34,740
solidarity shown.

3349
01:58:34,740 --> 01:58:35,476
Your time has

3350
01:58:35,476 --> 01:58:38,112
expired. Your time has expired.

3351
01:58:38,112 --> 01:58:41,112
thank you, thank you. Next,

3352
01:58:45,987 --> 01:58:46,988
please. Go ahead. You're

3353
01:58:46,988 --> 01:58:48,122
recognized.

3354
01:58:48,122 --> 01:58:49,289
Hello, my name is

3355
01:58:49,289 --> 01:58:51,659
MISS Honey. My babies call me

3356
01:58:51,659 --> 01:58:55,363
MISS Honey and I work for mmps

3357
01:58:55,363 --> 01:58:58,363
schools. But I'm standing today

3358
01:58:58,966 --> 01:59:01,135
to say I stand for solidarity

3359
01:59:01,135 --> 01:59:02,770
budget. I'm not advocating for

3360
01:59:02,770 --> 01:59:04,438
myself today. I'm advocating

3361
01:59:04,438 --> 01:59:05,839
for general hospital, even

3362
01:59:05,839 --> 01:59:09,439
though I'm broke and all my

3363
01:59:09,710 --> 01:59:12,280
babies know I'm broke, 1.75% is

3364
01:59:12,280 --> 01:59:13,680
not enough. But our sisters and

3365
01:59:13,680 --> 01:59:16,800
brothers at general hospital,

3366
01:59:17,351 --> 01:59:19,887
which my students go to, have

3367
01:59:19,887 --> 01:59:22,560
not been made whole. We need to

3368
01:59:22,560 --> 01:59:23,858
make them whole. Y'all know

3369
01:59:23,858 --> 01:59:25,580
y'all have not done right by

3370
01:59:25,580 --> 01:59:26,861
mmps schools. We not even going

3371
01:59:26,861 --> 01:59:28,462
to go down there and talk to

3372
01:59:28,462 --> 01:59:30,698
y'all for 26 years about that.

3373
01:59:30,698 --> 01:59:32,833
But today is general hospital.

3374
01:59:32,833 --> 01:59:34,968
I go to general hospital, my

3375
01:59:34,968 --> 01:59:37,871
babies, by and large for mmps

3376
01:59:37,871 --> 01:59:40,400
go to general hospital. So mmps

3377
01:59:40,400 --> 01:59:42,440
schools is standing behind

3378
01:59:42,476 --> 01:59:44,876
general hospital fully fund

3379
01:59:45,379 --> 01:59:47,548
general hospital. We are

3380
01:59:47,548 --> 01:59:49,684
advocating for cost of living

3381
01:59:49,684 --> 01:59:51,218
adjustment. Mainly we want them

3382
01:59:51,218 --> 01:59:53,287
to be whole. They need doctors

3383
01:59:53,287 --> 01:59:55,489
and nurses. We need support

3384
01:59:55,489 --> 01:59:57,658
staff. Seiu needs to be

3385
01:59:57,658 --> 02:00:00,580
represented fully and wholly.

3386
02:00:00,894 --> 02:00:02,663
They serve the city. If you

3387
02:00:02,663 --> 02:00:04,164
want great health care, you can

3388
02:00:04,164 --> 02:00:06,333
go there. To some of y'all do

3389
02:00:06,333 --> 02:00:08,302
go. We've seen y'all there. So

3390
02:00:08,302 --> 02:00:09,603
if you go there and you know

3391
02:00:09,603 --> 02:00:12,300
it's excellent health care,

3392
02:00:12,390 --> 02:00:14,208
give them the money they need.

3393
02:00:14,208 --> 02:00:15,675
These are your fellow coworkers,

3394
02:00:15,675 --> 02:00:18,211
people that live in the city

3395
02:00:18,211 --> 02:00:21,515
with you. They have to put food

3396
02:00:21,515 --> 02:00:23,317
on the table as well. So when

3397
02:00:23,317 --> 02:00:25,180
they show up for work and take

3398
02:00:25,180 --> 02:00:26,454
care of patients and people who

3399
02:00:26,454 --> 02:00:27,554
are sleeping on the streets

3400
02:00:27,554 --> 02:00:28,755
because you're not funding that

3401
02:00:28,755 --> 02:00:30,490
either, then make sure that

3402
02:00:30,490 --> 02:00:33,590
they can do that with a smile

3403
02:00:33,590 --> 02:00:35,829
on their face. Mmps schools

3404
02:00:35,829 --> 02:00:38,229
stands behind general hospital

3405
02:00:39,432 --> 02:00:40,634
raises fully funded more than

3406
02:00:40,634 --> 02:00:42,970
1.75%. I can't even believe I'm

3407
02:00:42,970 --> 02:00:44,438
saying that. But that's what we

3408
02:00:44,438 --> 02:00:47,874
stand. We want to know that we

3409
02:00:47,874 --> 02:00:50,274
stand lockstep with general

3410
02:00:53,780 --> 02:00:55,780
hospital.

3411
02:00:56,183 --> 02:00:57,840
Thank you. Go ahead.

3412
02:00:57,840 --> 02:00:57,418
You're recognized.

3413
02:00:57,418 --> 02:00:59,418
I'm howard

3414
02:00:59,953 --> 02:01:01,422
allen. First of all, I just

3415
02:01:01,422 --> 02:01:03,724
want to say I'm a nashvillian

3416
02:01:03,724 --> 02:01:05,580
born and raised, home grown. I

3417
02:01:05,580 --> 02:01:06,393
have a grassroots organization

3418
02:01:06,393 --> 02:01:07,940
called the nashville

3419
02:01:07,940 --> 02:01:09,395
underground and part of the

3420
02:01:09,395 --> 02:01:10,830
poor people's campaign. I'm

3421
02:01:10,830 --> 02:01:13,230
standing in solidarity tonight

3422
02:01:14,670 --> 02:01:16,467
with people's budget coalition.

3423
02:01:16,937 --> 02:01:18,371
I want to talk about housing,

3424
02:01:18,371 --> 02:01:19,906
and I want to talk about social

3425
02:01:19,906 --> 02:01:22,306
housing. Now, the $25 million

3426
02:01:22,342 --> 02:01:25,245
budget. I want to talk about

3427
02:01:25,245 --> 02:01:27,480
$500,000. And I want to talk to

3428
02:01:27,480 --> 02:01:30,150
a good associate of mine. This

3429
02:01:30,150 --> 02:01:32,180
is to the honorable thomas

3430
02:01:32,180 --> 02:01:35,180
frederick o'connell and to you,

3431
02:01:35,289 --> 02:01:37,560
council members. We need land

3432
02:01:37,560 --> 02:01:40,460
to be able to do this. Social

3433
02:01:40,460 --> 02:01:42,495
housing of $500,000. And I want

3434
02:01:42,495 --> 02:01:43,597
you to be able to do it right,

3435
02:01:43,597 --> 02:01:45,298
because I'm demanding it. And

3436
02:01:45,298 --> 02:01:47,834
what it's going to consist of

3437
02:01:47,834 --> 02:01:49,834
is permanent housing,

3438
02:01:50,300 --> 02:01:52,300
affordable, publicly owned,

3439
02:01:52,238 --> 02:01:54,238
community controlled, and

3440
02:01:55,342 --> 02:01:56,910
hopefully housing for all.

3441
02:01:56,910 --> 02:01:59,245
Maybe we might get low income

3442
02:01:59,245 --> 02:02:02,845
housing, too, but this is what

3443
02:02:03,160 --> 02:02:04,484
I want and I'm challenging you

3444
02:02:04,484 --> 02:02:05,285
don't take all day about

3445
02:02:05,285 --> 02:02:07,870
deciding whether or not you're

3446
02:02:07,870 --> 02:02:08,221
going to give us the land, give

3447
02:02:08,221 --> 02:02:10,900
us the land because we're

3448
02:02:10,900 --> 02:02:12,359
demanding it. And please do it

3449
02:02:12,359 --> 02:02:14,995
before the super bowl because

3450
02:02:14,995 --> 02:02:17,297
you can do it. And then I can

3451
02:02:17,297 --> 02:02:19,432
go to a social housing

3452
02:02:19,432 --> 02:02:20,467
apartment and look at the super

3453
02:02:20,467 --> 02:02:22,269
bowl, and then you can tell

3454
02:02:22,269 --> 02:02:23,437
them the olympics are coming or

3455
02:02:23,437 --> 02:02:24,338
the world's fair. But do this.

3456
02:02:24,338 --> 02:02:25,438
Thank you.

3457
02:02:25,438 --> 02:02:26,506
Thank you. Go ahead

3458
02:02:26,506 --> 02:02:28,906
and come forward. You're

3459
02:02:28,909 --> 02:02:29,910
recognized.

3460
02:02:29,910 --> 02:02:31,770
Good evening. My

3461
02:02:31,770 --> 02:02:32,145
name is michelle and I'm a

3462
02:02:32,145 --> 02:02:33,180
davidson county district two

3463
02:02:33,180 --> 02:02:34,948
resident and a social worker

3464
02:02:34,948 --> 02:02:35,915
for the national hispanic bar

3465
02:02:35,915 --> 02:02:38,251
association. Eviction right to

3466
02:02:38,251 --> 02:02:39,219
counsel. Today, I'm here to ask

3467
02:02:39,219 --> 02:02:41,619
you to support increased

3468
02:02:42,189 --> 02:02:44,190
funding for the irc program at

3469
02:02:44,190 --> 02:02:45,392
$9.3 million in 2025, a fiscal

3470
02:02:45,392 --> 02:02:47,361
impact study found that for

3471
02:02:47,361 --> 02:02:50,163
every dollar invested in irc,

3472
02:02:50,163 --> 02:02:51,665
nashville saw a return of $4.18.

3473
02:02:51,665 --> 02:02:52,832
Last year alone, the coalition

3474
02:02:52,832 --> 02:02:54,501
provided legal services to more

3475
02:02:54,501 --> 02:02:55,668
than a thousand nashvillians

3476
02:02:55,668 --> 02:02:58,237
and achieved client goals in

3477
02:02:58,237 --> 02:02:59,505
nearly 95% of cases. As part of

3478
02:02:59,505 --> 02:03:00,607
the coalition, national

3479
02:03:00,607 --> 02:03:02,442
hispanic bar association

3480
02:03:02,442 --> 02:03:03,476
provides culturally competent

3481
02:03:03,476 --> 02:03:04,877
legal services to all

3482
02:03:04,877 --> 02:03:06,446
qualifying residents, including

3483
02:03:06,446 --> 02:03:07,913
immigrant and latin, a tenants

3484
02:03:07,913 --> 02:03:10,313
that would otherwise face

3485
02:03:10,350 --> 02:03:12,184
eviction alone. Nahb has

3486
02:03:12,184 --> 02:03:13,987
already assisted more than 1500

3487
02:03:13,987 --> 02:03:15,388
clients, delivered over $1.2

3488
02:03:15,388 --> 02:03:16,889
million indirect value to

3489
02:03:16,889 --> 02:03:17,590
families, and has been able to

3490
02:03:17,590 --> 02:03:19,392
provide comprehensive

3491
02:03:19,392 --> 02:03:20,426
wraparound services through

3492
02:03:20,426 --> 02:03:21,427
interdisciplinary teams. In

3493
02:03:21,427 --> 02:03:23,296
davidson county. Eviction

3494
02:03:23,296 --> 02:03:23,996
filings continue to rise, yet

3495
02:03:23,996 --> 02:03:25,164
funding has remained

3496
02:03:25,164 --> 02:03:26,499
essentially flat for the past

3497
02:03:26,499 --> 02:03:28,168
three years. The mayor's

3498
02:03:28,168 --> 02:03:29,435
proposed budget of 2.4 million

3499
02:03:29,435 --> 02:03:31,204
does not account for inflation

3500
02:03:31,204 --> 02:03:33,390
or growing community need.

3501
02:03:33,390 --> 02:03:34,474
coalition organizations are

3502
02:03:34,474 --> 02:03:36,276
already stretching limited

3503
02:03:36,276 --> 02:03:38,511
resources and hba alone

3504
02:03:38,511 --> 02:03:39,812
supplements. Irc funding with

3505
02:03:39,812 --> 02:03:40,980
substantial non-metro support

3506
02:03:40,980 --> 02:03:42,150
just to sustain current

3507
02:03:42,150 --> 02:03:43,750
services and allow for

3508
02:03:43,750 --> 02:03:44,917
additional social work support.

3509
02:03:44,917 --> 02:03:46,552
Increased funding would allow

3510
02:03:46,552 --> 02:03:48,154
us to expand outreach, provide

3511
02:03:48,154 --> 02:03:49,588
more multilingual legal

3512
02:03:49,588 --> 02:03:50,589
education, increase

3513
02:03:50,589 --> 02:03:52,920
representation and help more

3514
02:03:52,920 --> 02:03:54,270
families stay housed before a

3515
02:03:54,270 --> 02:03:55,261
crisis occurs. Eviction is not

3516
02:03:55,261 --> 02:03:57,960
just a housing issue, it's a

3517
02:03:57,960 --> 02:03:58,965
justice issue, a public health

3518
02:03:58,965 --> 02:04:00,399
issue and an economic issue.

3519
02:04:00,399 --> 02:04:02,268
Stable housing creates stronger

3520
02:04:02,268 --> 02:04:03,302
families and safer communities.

3521
02:04:03,302 --> 02:04:04,471
Please support increased

3522
02:04:04,471 --> 02:04:05,504
funding for eviction right to

3523
02:04:05,504 --> 02:04:06,806
counsel and continue investing

3524
02:04:06,806 --> 02:04:08,407
in a program that we know

3525
02:04:08,407 --> 02:04:10,510
changes lives and saves

3526
02:04:10,510 --> 02:04:12,910
taxpayers dollars. Thank you.

3527
02:04:13,746 --> 02:04:15,181
Thank you. Go ahead please.

3528
02:04:15,181 --> 02:04:16,616
Good evening. My name is ali

3529
02:04:16,616 --> 02:04:18,616
campbell, nashville resident

3530
02:04:19,418 --> 02:04:20,452
from district 14. I work as a

3531
02:04:20,452 --> 02:04:21,554
paralegal with the eviction

3532
02:04:21,554 --> 02:04:23,220
right to counsel program at the

3533
02:04:23,220 --> 02:04:24,156
national hispanic bar

3534
02:04:24,156 --> 02:04:25,692
association. Our program

3535
02:04:25,692 --> 02:04:26,626
provides free legal

3536
02:04:26,626 --> 02:04:28,128
representation to renters

3537
02:04:28,128 --> 02:04:29,929
facing eviction in davidson

3538
02:04:29,929 --> 02:04:31,697
county. We have helped hundreds

3539
02:04:31,697 --> 02:04:33,733
of nashville families remain

3540
02:04:33,733 --> 02:04:36,369
housed beyond the human impact.

3541
02:04:36,369 --> 02:04:37,737
This is a fiscally responsible

3542
02:04:37,737 --> 02:04:39,639
investment. Keeping families

3543
02:04:39,639 --> 02:04:42,390
housed prevents the downstream

3544
02:04:42,740 --> 02:04:43,642
costs of shelters, emergency

3545
02:04:43,642 --> 02:04:45,512
services and displacement that

3546
02:04:45,512 --> 02:04:46,879
fall back on the city. Eviction

3547
02:04:46,879 --> 02:04:48,347
right to counsel program is one

3548
02:04:48,347 --> 02:04:50,349
of the many critical housing

3549
02:04:50,349 --> 02:04:53,786
tools the city depends on, and

3550
02:04:53,786 --> 02:04:55,540
we hope all of them can be

3551
02:04:55,540 --> 02:04:56,722
adequately supported. We are

3552
02:04:56,722 --> 02:04:57,623
asking the council to fund the

3553
02:04:57,623 --> 02:05:00,230
eviction right to counsel

3554
02:05:00,426 --> 02:05:01,493
program at $9.3 million, so we

3555
02:05:01,493 --> 02:05:03,290
can continue serving the

3556
02:05:03,290 --> 02:05:04,497
nashville renters that need it

3557
02:05:04,497 --> 02:05:05,931
most. Thank you.

3558
02:05:05,931 --> 02:05:07,931
Thank you. Go

3559
02:05:09,135 --> 02:05:09,835
ahead. You're recognized.

3560
02:05:09,835 --> 02:05:11,236
Good

3561
02:05:11,236 --> 02:05:13,720
evening. My name is faith klein,

3562
02:05:13,720 --> 02:05:14,573
and I serve as the civil

3563
02:05:14,573 --> 02:05:16,342
mediation director at nashville

3564
02:05:16,342 --> 02:05:17,844
conflict resolution center.

3565
02:05:17,844 --> 02:05:18,844
Thank you for your continued

3566
02:05:18,844 --> 02:05:20,713
support of the eviction right

3567
02:05:20,713 --> 02:05:23,515
to counsel program. Since the

3568
02:05:23,515 --> 02:05:25,384
rtc began funding in 2023, and

3569
02:05:25,384 --> 02:05:27,784
crc has provided mediation

3570
02:05:28,254 --> 02:05:30,654
services to 836 landlords and

3571
02:05:30,756 --> 02:05:32,124
tenants, of those cases, 82%

3572
02:05:32,124 --> 02:05:33,225
resulted in voluntary

3573
02:05:33,225 --> 02:05:34,961
agreements, and two thirds of

3574
02:05:34,961 --> 02:05:36,896
those cases avoided court

3575
02:05:36,896 --> 02:05:38,300
judgments altogether through

3576
02:05:38,300 --> 02:05:39,331
mediation. At the heart of

3577
02:05:39,331 --> 02:05:40,733
every eviction case are real

3578
02:05:40,733 --> 02:05:42,234
people wth real needs.

3579
02:05:42,234 --> 02:05:43,735
Landlords need to remain

3580
02:05:43,735 --> 02:05:46,135
financially stable an tenants

3581
02:05:46,239 --> 02:05:47,640
need to stay housed. Too often,

3582
02:05:47,640 --> 02:05:49,107
courts feel like the only

3583
02:05:49,107 --> 02:05:50,777
option, yet many disputes can

3584
02:05:50,777 --> 02:05:52,345
be resolved through a guided

3585
02:05:52,345 --> 02:05:53,879
conversation with a neutral

3586
02:05:53,879 --> 02:05:56,279
mediator, allowing both parties

3587
02:05:56,314 --> 02:05:58,117
to be heard and developed to to

3588
02:05:58,117 --> 02:05:59,885
develop solutions that work for

3589
02:05:59,885 --> 02:06:01,320
everyone involved. Mediation

3590
02:06:01,320 --> 02:06:03,210
creates better outcomes. It can

3591
02:06:03,210 --> 02:06:05,991
help landlords avoid the costs

3592
02:06:05,991 --> 02:06:07,250
of delayed associated court

3593
02:06:07,250 --> 02:06:08,861
proceedings, while helping

3594
02:06:08,861 --> 02:06:10,329
tenants avoid long term

3595
02:06:10,329 --> 02:06:11,763
consequences of an eviction

3596
02:06:11,763 --> 02:06:13,199
judgment that can make future

3597
02:06:13,199 --> 02:06:14,733
housing difficult to secure.

3598
02:06:14,733 --> 02:06:16,168
For three years, funding for

3599
02:06:16,168 --> 02:06:17,937
this program has remained

3600
02:06:17,937 --> 02:06:19,738
largely unchanged despite

3601
02:06:19,738 --> 02:06:21,306
inflation and rising eviction

3602
02:06:21,306 --> 02:06:23,242
filings. As demand increases,

3603
02:06:23,242 --> 02:06:24,343
the capacity for

3604
02:06:24,343 --> 02:06:25,878
representation, rental

3605
02:06:25,878 --> 02:06:27,980
assistance and mediation has

3606
02:06:27,980 --> 02:06:29,881
not kept pace. Tonight, our

3607
02:06:29,881 --> 02:06:31,881
coalition is requesting 9.3

3608
02:06:33,352 --> 02:06:34,753
million for eviction right to the funding

3609
02:06:34,753 --> 02:06:36,922
level, the funding level.

3610
02:06:36,922 --> 02:06:38,922
Stout's independent evaluations

3611
02:06:39,910 --> 02:06:40,993
determined is needed for full

3612
02:06:40,993 --> 02:06:42,728
implementation, and crc share

3613
02:06:42,728 --> 02:06:44,831
of this investment would enable

3614
02:06:44,831 --> 02:06:47,660
us to provide every eligible

3615
02:06:47,660 --> 02:06:48,433
landlord and tenant access to

3616
02:06:48,433 --> 02:06:49,969
compassionatedispute

3617
02:06:49,969 --> 02:06:52,370
resolution before their case

3618
02:06:52,370 --> 02:06:53,539
reaches the courtroom. We

3619
02:06:53,539 --> 02:06:54,606
respectfully ask for your

3620
02:06:54,606 --> 02:06:56,742
support of this funding

3621
02:06:56,742 --> 02:06:58,243
increase to 9.3 million to

3622
02:06:58,243 --> 02:06:59,745
close the justice gap and

3623
02:06:59,745 --> 02:07:01,800
strengthen housing stability in

3624
02:07:01,800 --> 02:07:04,800
davidson county. Thank you for

3625
02:07:04,282 --> 02:07:06,682
your time and consideration.

3626
02:07:14,526 --> 02:07:16,128
Thank you. Welcome. You MAY

3627
02:07:16,128 --> 02:07:17,663
want to pull that mic down

3628
02:07:17,663 --> 02:07:17,996
towards you. There you go.

3629
02:07:17,996 --> 02:07:19,996
You

3630
02:07:20,900 --> 02:07:22,635
hear me? Yes. Okay. My name my

3631
02:07:22,635 --> 02:07:26,235
name is grace brady. I, I

3632
02:07:26,372 --> 02:07:27,706
reside in district 21 and I am

3633
02:07:27,706 --> 02:07:30,106
supporting funding for the

3634
02:07:30,576 --> 02:07:33,178
barnes fund. As nashville has

3635
02:07:33,178 --> 02:07:35,280
has grown, it was touted as the

3636
02:07:35,280 --> 02:07:37,383
it city. And much of that

3637
02:07:37,383 --> 02:07:39,684
concept concept is still true.

3638
02:07:39,684 --> 02:07:41,386
With growth comes many

3639
02:07:41,386 --> 02:07:43,889
challenges. One of them being

3640
02:07:43,889 --> 02:07:45,390
housing is new residents, along

3641
02:07:45,390 --> 02:07:48,390
with the residents who are

3642
02:07:48,994 --> 02:07:50,950
already in place. I live in

3643
02:07:50,950 --> 02:07:52,950
nashville called north

3644
02:07:52,130 --> 02:07:54,299
nashville, a sector that that

3645
02:07:54,299 --> 02:07:55,800
receives less attention many

3646
02:07:55,800 --> 02:07:57,236
than many other parts of the

3647
02:07:57,236 --> 02:07:59,337
city. As developments were

3648
02:07:59,337 --> 02:08:01,140
generated, my congregation at

3649
02:08:01,140 --> 02:08:03,540
clark memorial united methodist

3650
02:08:04,443 --> 02:08:06,711
church took note of this talent

3651
02:08:06,711 --> 02:08:07,613
in our neighborhood to acquire

3652
02:08:07,613 --> 02:08:09,113
affordable housing, and the

3653
02:08:09,113 --> 02:08:11,684
lesser notice given it by the

3654
02:08:11,684 --> 02:08:13,819
other challenges working with

3655
02:08:13,819 --> 02:08:16,220
affordable housing arm of the

3656
02:08:16,220 --> 02:08:17,822
law, we research the need and

3657
02:08:17,822 --> 02:08:20,225
determined to do our own part

3658
02:08:20,225 --> 02:08:23,225
to meet that challenge. The

3659
02:08:23,861 --> 02:08:26,431
result was the opening of six

3660
02:08:26,431 --> 02:08:29,431
affordable homes in AUGUST of

3661
02:08:29,635 --> 02:08:32,350
2025. Because the barnes fund

3662
02:08:32,203 --> 02:08:35,203
was initial and a significant

3663
02:08:35,441 --> 02:08:37,176
part of that funding, research

3664
02:08:37,176 --> 02:08:39,110
has shown that nashville has a

3665
02:08:39,110 --> 02:08:40,846
deficit of at least 20,000

3666
02:08:40,846 --> 02:08:42,981
units in affordable housing. So

3667
02:08:42,981 --> 02:08:44,716
it begs the question does it

3668
02:08:44,716 --> 02:08:46,485
make for reasonable public

3669
02:08:46,485 --> 02:08:48,287
policy to reduce the barnes

3670
02:08:48,287 --> 02:08:50,122
fund, which has helped our

3671
02:08:50,122 --> 02:08:51,690
project and many others to

3672
02:08:51,690 --> 02:08:53,691
achieve affordable housing for

3673
02:08:53,691 --> 02:08:55,993
its residents who live on

3674
02:08:55,993 --> 02:08:58,497
minimum wages or are barely a

3675
02:08:58,497 --> 02:08:59,664
month above it, above it.

3676
02:08:59,664 --> 02:09:01,299
There's also research that

3677
02:09:01,299 --> 02:09:02,568
shows that even even our

3678
02:09:02,568 --> 02:09:04,903
service workers, like police

3679
02:09:04,903 --> 02:09:06,271
and early responders, are who

3680
02:09:06,271 --> 02:09:08,473
support our city and make it

3681
02:09:08,473 --> 02:09:09,707
safe for all of us, must live

3682
02:09:09,707 --> 02:09:11,577
outside of the city because

3683
02:09:11,577 --> 02:09:13,611
they don't have a place to live,

3684
02:09:13,611 --> 02:09:16,611
which also increases our public

3685
02:09:16,814 --> 02:09:18,916
safety and health risk. I beg

3686
02:09:18,916 --> 02:09:21,860
the council to consider and

3687
02:09:21,860 --> 02:09:22,887
please fully fund the barnes

3688
02:09:22,887 --> 02:09:24,622
fund for the $30 million that

3689
02:09:24,622 --> 02:09:27,192
is being asked. Thank you very

3690
02:09:27,192 --> 02:09:29,192
much.

3691
02:09:37,635 --> 02:09:38,804
Thank you. Go ahead.

3692
02:09:38,804 --> 02:09:40,137
You're recognized.

3693
02:09:40,137 --> 02:09:42,390
Good evening.

3694
02:09:42,390 --> 02:09:45,390
I'm irene boyd from council

3695
02:09:45,243 --> 02:09:47,110
district 24, and I am also a

3696
02:09:47,110 --> 02:09:49,513
member of the no affordable

3697
02:09:49,513 --> 02:09:50,948
housing task force. We know

3698
02:09:50,948 --> 02:09:53,150
that the barnes fund is the

3699
02:09:53,150 --> 02:09:55,253
city's most effective tool for

3700
02:09:55,253 --> 02:09:58,223
affordable housing, and we are

3701
02:09:58,223 --> 02:09:59,891
glad that our mayor included

3702
02:09:59,891 --> 02:10:02,126
$22 million for barnes in his

3703
02:10:02,126 --> 02:10:05,126
budget. However, I'm here today

3704
02:10:05,129 --> 02:10:06,865
to urge you to add another $8

3705
02:10:06,865 --> 02:10:09,734
million to the fund, which

3706
02:10:09,734 --> 02:10:12,360
would match the unified housing

3707
02:10:12,360 --> 02:10:14,436
strategies call for $30 million

3708
02:10:15,539 --> 02:10:17,208
to be funded annually. Since

3709
02:10:17,208 --> 02:10:19,208
nonprofit developers can

3710
02:10:20,178 --> 02:10:22,578
leverage $9 for every $1 from

3711
02:10:23,147 --> 02:10:25,149
barnes, this would unlock $300

3712
02:10:25,149 --> 02:10:27,549
million more in housing

3713
02:10:28,286 --> 02:10:30,686
investment. The positive impact

3714
02:10:31,220 --> 02:10:32,757
of the barnes fund has, which

3715
02:10:32,757 --> 02:10:34,359
has had, excuse me, the

3716
02:10:34,359 --> 02:10:36,394
positive impact the barnes fund

3717
02:10:36,394 --> 02:10:38,563
has had on the recipients of

3718
02:10:38,563 --> 02:10:40,598
this fund and in our city

3719
02:10:40,598 --> 02:10:42,900
should be celebrated and

3720
02:10:42,900 --> 02:10:44,602
continued, not diminished. What

3721
02:10:44,602 --> 02:10:46,904
could be more important in a

3722
02:10:46,904 --> 02:10:49,600
person's life, in a city's

3723
02:10:49,600 --> 02:10:50,875
reputation than their housing?

3724
02:10:50,875 --> 02:10:52,677
I'm a person who is a catholic

3725
02:10:52,677 --> 02:10:55,790
and have spent all my life

3726
02:10:55,790 --> 02:10:57,281
being exposed and challenged by

3727
02:10:57,281 --> 02:10:59,416
both charity and social justice

3728
02:10:59,416 --> 02:11:00,818
teaching of my church. I worked

3729
02:11:00,818 --> 02:11:03,200
with the catholic diocese here

3730
02:11:03,200 --> 02:11:04,789
in nashville, where I was very

3731
02:11:04,789 --> 02:11:07,189
involved with social justice

3732
02:11:08,859 --> 02:11:10,962
activities and and with the

3733
02:11:10,962 --> 02:11:13,630
teaching of social justice. I

3734
02:11:13,630 --> 02:11:15,667
also was an organizer with

3735
02:11:15,667 --> 02:11:17,267
nashville together, tnt. All of

3736
02:11:17,267 --> 02:11:19,303
this and more have taught me

3737
02:11:19,303 --> 02:11:21,939
and led me to care about and

3738
02:11:21,939 --> 02:11:23,574
work for justice. So now I want

3739
02:11:23,574 --> 02:11:25,643
to end with a quote from my

3740
02:11:25,643 --> 02:11:28,212
favorite pope francis, who said

3741
02:11:28,212 --> 02:11:30,681
this about housing. Quote, let

3742
02:11:30,681 --> 02:11:33,952
me be clear. There is no social

3743
02:11:33,952 --> 02:11:35,352
or moral justification, no

3744
02:11:35,352 --> 02:11:37,352
justification whatsoever for

3745
02:11:38,222 --> 02:11:40,391
the lack of housing, end quote.

3746
02:11:40,391 --> 02:11:42,391
And thank you.

3747
02:11:43,594 --> 02:11:44,328
Thank you.

3748
02:11:44,328 --> 02:11:45,396
Go

3749
02:11:45,396 --> 02:11:47,164
ahead. You're recognized. You

3750
02:11:47,164 --> 02:11:48,398
MAY want to pull that mic up.

3751
02:11:48,398 --> 02:11:49,533
yeah.

3752
02:11:49,533 --> 02:11:50,434
Thank you. One of the

3753
02:11:50,434 --> 02:11:51,402
things about.

3754
02:11:51,402 --> 02:11:52,603
Being told I'm

3755
02:11:52,603 --> 02:11:54,710
mike hodge, district 31, john

3756
02:11:54,710 --> 02:11:55,720
rutherford's district. I'm a

3757
02:11:55,720 --> 02:11:57,700
member of edgehill united

3758
02:11:57,700 --> 02:11:58,742
methodist church and the

3759
02:11:58,742 --> 02:11:59,910
affordable housing task force.

3760
02:11:59,910 --> 02:12:01,312
You've heard us speak many

3761
02:12:01,312 --> 02:12:02,747
times about the barnes fund

3762
02:12:02,747 --> 02:12:04,581
because it remains the most

3763
02:12:04,581 --> 02:12:06,350
effective tool we've got for

3764
02:12:06,350 --> 02:12:07,751
creating affordable housing.

3765
02:12:07,751 --> 02:12:09,186
Metro's unified housing

3766
02:12:09,186 --> 02:12:11,388
strategy, says nashville must

3767
02:12:11,388 --> 02:12:13,388
create 2000 truly affordable

3768
02:12:13,891 --> 02:12:15,759
homes every year just to keep

3769
02:12:15,759 --> 02:12:17,895
up with the need. It also calls

3770
02:12:17,895 --> 02:12:19,763
for investing $30 million

3771
02:12:19,763 --> 02:12:21,650
annually in the barnes fund.

3772
02:12:21,650 --> 02:12:23,650
Mayor o'connell's budget

3773
02:12:23,267 --> 02:12:25,690
includes 22 million, but that's

3774
02:12:25,690 --> 02:12:26,904
8 million short of the gol.

3775
02:12:26,904 --> 02:12:28,739
And because every barnes dollar

3776
02:12:28,739 --> 02:12:30,474
leverages roughly ten more from

3777
02:12:30,474 --> 02:12:32,874
other sources, that shortfall

3778
02:12:32,910 --> 02:12:34,378
means as much as $80 million in

3779
02:12:34,378 --> 02:12:36,378
affordable housing investments

3780
02:12:36,547 --> 02:12:38,150
getting left on the table. Some

3781
02:12:38,150 --> 02:12:39,149
council members are also

3782
02:12:39,149 --> 02:12:41,718
proposing now to reduce that

3783
02:12:41,718 --> 02:12:42,719
funding even further. Tonight,

3784
02:12:42,719 --> 02:12:44,521
though, I really want you to

3785
02:12:44,521 --> 02:12:46,957
hear the voice of reverend bill

3786
02:12:46,957 --> 02:12:48,926
barnes, the namesake of this

3787
02:12:48,926 --> 02:12:50,294
fund and longtime pastor of

3788
02:12:50,294 --> 02:12:52,620
edgehill united methodist

3789
02:12:52,620 --> 02:12:53,970
church. He spent years

3790
02:12:53,970 --> 02:12:54,598
advocating for affordable

3791
02:12:54,598 --> 02:12:57,868
housing and for the creation of

3792
02:12:57,868 --> 02:12:59,970
this fund. He died in 2017, but

3793
02:12:59,970 --> 02:13:01,838
in 2015, after the barnes fund

3794
02:13:01,838 --> 02:13:04,175
was established, he thanked

3795
02:13:04,175 --> 02:13:06,143
this council right here, and he

3796
02:13:06,143 --> 02:13:08,245
said it's a remarkable

3797
02:13:08,245 --> 02:13:10,140
beginning of a process. It is

3798
02:13:10,140 --> 02:13:12,549
the beginning. It needs a

3799
02:13:12,549 --> 02:13:13,951
source of resilient funding,

3800
02:13:13,951 --> 02:13:16,351
recurring funding, and that

3801
02:13:17,287 --> 02:13:20,691
will happen. I'm sure that was

3802
02:13:20,691 --> 02:13:22,592
11 years ago today in 2026, we

3803
02:13:22,592 --> 02:13:24,940
still do not have the dedicated

3804
02:13:24,940 --> 02:13:26,940
recurring funding reverend

3805
02:13:26,363 --> 02:13:29,132
barnes envisioned. But we do

3806
02:13:29,132 --> 02:13:30,233
have a choice. We can continue

3807
02:13:30,233 --> 02:13:32,633
treating affordable housing as

3808
02:13:32,669 --> 02:13:34,138
a beginning, or we can take the

3809
02:13:34,138 --> 02:13:36,306
next step and fully fund the

3810
02:13:36,306 --> 02:13:38,706
barnes fund. At $30 million

3811
02:13:38,775 --> 02:13:40,277
this year. I believe reverend

3812
02:13:40,277 --> 02:13:42,112
barnes would thank you once

3813
02:13:42,112 --> 02:13:43,580
again, not for starting the

3814
02:13:43,580 --> 02:13:46,580
work, but for finishing what

3815
02:13:46,684 --> 02:13:48,684
you began.

3816
02:13:51,154 --> 02:13:53,223
Thank you. Go ahead.

3817
02:13:53,223 --> 02:13:55,223
Please.

3818
02:13:55,492 --> 02:13:57,492
Good evening, council

3819
02:13:58,695 --> 02:14:00,897
members. My name is esther. I'm

3820
02:14:00,897 --> 02:14:03,734
a nurse at triage nurse in

3821
02:14:03,734 --> 02:14:05,680
nashville general hospital. I

3822
02:14:05,680 --> 02:14:07,468
have proudly served the

3823
02:14:07,637 --> 02:14:10,541
hospital for seven years as a

3824
02:14:10,541 --> 02:14:12,442
nurse. We see first hand

3825
02:14:12,442 --> 02:14:15,245
growing health care needs in

3826
02:14:15,245 --> 02:14:17,614
this city. We see patients

3827
02:14:17,614 --> 02:14:20,614
arrive every day who are

3828
02:14:21,551 --> 02:14:23,551
uninsured, underinsured, sick,

3829
02:14:23,720 --> 02:14:24,888
frightened, and in need of

3830
02:14:24,888 --> 02:14:26,888
compassionate, compassionate

3831
02:14:27,390 --> 02:14:29,790
health care. Nashville general

3832
02:14:29,893 --> 02:14:32,620
hospital contnues to serve.

3833
02:14:32,620 --> 02:14:34,564
Continue to serve them because

3834
02:14:34,564 --> 02:14:36,633
that is our mission and because

3835
02:14:36,633 --> 02:14:39,369
this city has a responsibility

3836
02:14:39,369 --> 02:14:42,472
to take care of its indigenous

3837
02:14:42,472 --> 02:14:44,608
persons. But caring for people

3838
02:14:44,608 --> 02:14:47,800
requires investment. We know

3839
02:14:47,578 --> 02:14:50,347
that this year, many of our

3840
02:14:50,347 --> 02:14:52,747
fellow metro employees showed

3841
02:14:53,250 --> 02:14:55,519
incredible solidarity by not

3842
02:14:55,519 --> 02:14:57,919
pushing for additional funding

3843
02:14:58,755 --> 02:14:59,789
required a request of their own,

3844
02:14:59,789 --> 02:15:01,191
because they understand that

3845
02:15:01,191 --> 02:15:03,191
nashville general hospital

3846
02:15:04,327 --> 02:15:06,596
needs to be prioritized. They

3847
02:15:06,596 --> 02:15:08,465
recognize that this hospital is

3848
02:15:08,465 --> 02:15:10,934
essential to the health and

3849
02:15:10,934 --> 02:15:12,302
well-being of nashville. That

3850
02:15:12,302 --> 02:15:14,702
sacrifice should not be

3851
02:15:17,700 --> 02:15:19,700
overlooked. And have

3852
02:15:19,175 --> 02:15:21,445
continually carrying the burden

3853
02:15:21,445 --> 02:15:23,914
year after year while health

3854
02:15:23,914 --> 02:15:26,914
care costs rise and staff

3855
02:15:27,117 --> 02:15:29,286
challenges continue to grow.

3856
02:15:29,286 --> 02:15:31,388
Nurses, frontline staff and

3857
02:15:31,388 --> 02:15:33,788
health care workers deserve

3858
02:15:33,990 --> 02:15:36,930
fair raises and adequate

3859
02:15:36,930 --> 02:15:38,995
support for the work we do

3860
02:15:38,995 --> 02:15:41,197
every day. A fully funded

3861
02:15:41,197 --> 02:15:43,433
budget request is about

3862
02:15:43,433 --> 02:15:45,433
protecting patient care,

3863
02:15:45,469 --> 02:15:47,270
retaining employees and

3864
02:15:47,270 --> 02:15:49,506
ensuring that the hospital

3865
02:15:49,506 --> 02:15:51,906
remains strong for future

3866
02:15:52,375 --> 02:15:55,375
generations to come. We ask

3867
02:15:55,912 --> 02:15:58,480
this council to recognize this

3868
02:15:58,480 --> 02:16:00,250
importance of nashville general

3869
02:16:00,250 --> 02:16:02,650
hospital and honor the

3870
02:16:02,752 --> 02:16:04,220
solidarity of the metro workers

3871
02:16:04,220 --> 02:16:04,821
across the state.

3872
02:16:04,821 --> 02:16:06,821
Thank you.

3873
02:16:08,724 --> 02:16:11,695
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

3874
02:16:11,695 --> 02:16:13,263
recognized.

3875
02:16:13,263 --> 02:16:14,631
My name is jeffrey

3876
02:16:14,631 --> 02:16:16,366
jackson and I work for

3877
02:16:16,366 --> 02:16:18,601
environmental services as a

3878
02:16:18,601 --> 02:16:21,100
technician at nashville general,

3879
02:16:21,710 --> 02:16:23,706
who MAY not always see the work

3880
02:16:23,706 --> 02:16:25,808
is always behind the scenes,

3881
02:16:25,808 --> 02:16:26,443
but maintaining clean and safe

3882
02:16:26,443 --> 02:16:28,443
hospital environment is

3883
02:16:30,480 --> 02:16:32,716
critical to patient care. Every

3884
02:16:32,716 --> 02:16:34,117
employee at nashville general

3885
02:16:34,117 --> 02:16:35,552
plays a role in protecting the

3886
02:16:35,552 --> 02:16:37,320
community. This year, metro

3887
02:16:37,320 --> 02:16:39,320
workers assist other

3888
02:16:39,389 --> 02:16:40,924
departments, showing solidarity

3889
02:16:40,924 --> 02:16:42,726
by stepping back from

3890
02:16:42,726 --> 02:16:44,194
requesting additional funding

3891
02:16:44,194 --> 02:16:44,928
increases because they

3892
02:16:44,928 --> 02:16:46,928
understood the nashville

3893
02:16:47,797 --> 02:16:50,797
general hospital need to be

3894
02:16:51,834 --> 02:16:53,503
paralyzed in this budget. That

3895
02:16:53,503 --> 02:16:55,805
says a lot about respect and

3896
02:16:55,805 --> 02:16:58,805
importance of the hospital. Is

3897
02:16:59,308 --> 02:17:00,643
to serve the indigent

3898
02:17:00,643 --> 02:17:02,145
population of nashville and

3899
02:17:02,145 --> 02:17:04,347
provides care to people who

3900
02:17:04,347 --> 02:17:06,216
often have nowhere else to turn.

3901
02:17:06,216 --> 02:17:09,190
that mission is essential to

3902
02:17:09,190 --> 02:17:10,887
the city for health care. Costs

3903
02:17:10,887 --> 02:17:12,922
continue rising every year,

3904
02:17:12,922 --> 02:17:15,322
while employees continue being

3905
02:17:15,525 --> 02:17:17,894
asked to do more with less.

3906
02:17:17,894 --> 02:17:19,695
Workers at any age deserve

3907
02:17:19,695 --> 02:17:21,598
raises and reflect the

3908
02:17:21,598 --> 02:17:23,998
dedication and sacrifices they

3909
02:17:24,701 --> 02:17:25,902
make every day. Fully funded

3910
02:17:25,902 --> 02:17:28,370
nashville general hospital is

3911
02:17:28,370 --> 02:17:29,839
about more than numbers. It is

3912
02:17:29,839 --> 02:17:32,800
about protecting health care,

3913
02:17:32,800 --> 02:17:33,443
assist, supporting employees

3914
02:17:33,443 --> 02:17:35,578
and honoring the city's

3915
02:17:35,578 --> 02:17:37,747
responsibility to care for its

3916
02:17:37,747 --> 02:17:40,147
people. We appreciate the

3917
02:17:40,183 --> 02:17:41,750
solidarity shown by our fellow

3918
02:17:41,750 --> 02:17:44,187
metro workers, and tonight we

3919
02:17:44,187 --> 02:17:45,621
ask this council to show same

3920
02:17:45,621 --> 02:17:47,900
commitment by fully funding

3921
02:17:47,900 --> 02:17:48,224
nashville general hospital.

3922
02:17:48,224 --> 02:17:50,260
Thank you for listening and GOD

3923
02:17:50,260 --> 02:17:50,627
bless you all.

3924
02:17:50,627 --> 02:17:52,627
Thank you so

3925
02:17:52,996 --> 02:17:54,797
much. So for those of you all

3926
02:17:54,797 --> 02:17:55,999
in front of the door, you can

3927
02:17:55,999 --> 02:17:57,834
go ahead and come forward to

3928
02:17:57,834 --> 02:17:59,335
the podium and go ahead and

3929
02:17:59,335 --> 02:18:01,204
come a little closer to the

3930
02:18:01,204 --> 02:18:02,906
podium, please, and far to the

3931
02:18:02,906 --> 02:18:04,641
left. Just a reminder. So

3932
02:18:04,641 --> 02:18:05,809
there's going to be one person

3933
02:18:05,809 --> 02:18:07,610
at the podium for people in

3934
02:18:07,610 --> 02:18:08,978
front of the door, and there

3935
02:18:08,978 --> 02:18:11,648
should only be five people in

3936
02:18:11,648 --> 02:18:12,615
line behind the door. I

3937
02:18:12,615 --> 02:18:13,917
recognize we have some folks

3938
02:18:13,917 --> 02:18:15,885
from our community groups that

3939
02:18:15,885 --> 02:18:17,287
are trying to kind of organize.

3940
02:18:17,287 --> 02:18:20,557
When we put our next five

3941
02:18:20,557 --> 02:18:22,358
people into line, but

3942
02:18:22,358 --> 02:18:23,893
respectfully, it looks a little

3943
02:18:23,893 --> 02:18:26,295
cluttered back there. I want

3944
02:18:26,295 --> 02:18:29,895
you to please respect our staff.

3945
02:18:31,330 --> 02:18:32,635
So when we're telling you. I'm

3946
02:18:32,635 --> 02:18:33,903
it looks like I can't be heard

3947
02:18:33,903 --> 02:18:36,205
back there. Is that what you're

3948
02:18:36,205 --> 02:18:38,174
saying? So again, there should

3949
02:18:38,174 --> 02:18:40,760
be just ten people in line.

3950
02:18:40,760 --> 02:18:42,178
Please, please respect miss

3951
02:18:42,178 --> 02:18:44,800
charlotte's direction. Short

3952
02:18:44,800 --> 02:18:47,800
gray hair, blue jacket. Our

3953
02:18:47,183 --> 02:18:49,583
lovely staff member. Please

3954
02:18:49,786 --> 02:18:51,554
respect her guidance back there.

3955
02:18:51,554 --> 02:18:51,654
Okay, sir. Go ahead.

3956
02:18:51,654 --> 02:18:53,890
Good

3957
02:18:53,890 --> 02:18:54,457
evening. My name is ian judd.

3958
02:18:54,457 --> 02:18:55,158
I'm the project manager for

3959
02:18:55,158 --> 02:18:56,993
eviction right to counsel

3960
02:18:56,993 --> 02:18:58,270
program in legal aid. I'm often

3961
02:18:58,270 --> 02:18:59,995
called the numbers guy, so I'm

3962
02:18:59,995 --> 02:19:01,931
going to throw some numbers at

3963
02:19:01,931 --> 02:19:03,766
you all tonight. The first is

3964
02:19:03,766 --> 02:19:04,801
$4.18. That's our return on

3965
02:19:04,801 --> 02:19:06,235
investment for every dollar

3966
02:19:06,235 --> 02:19:09,138
that this council has invested

3967
02:19:09,138 --> 02:19:10,306
in our program. That means the

3968
02:19:10,306 --> 02:19:11,440
$2.4 million that we've had in

3969
02:19:11,440 --> 02:19:13,209
the past, and what's been

3970
02:19:13,209 --> 02:19:14,644
proposed here for this year

3971
02:19:14,644 --> 02:19:16,245
would be a return of more than

3972
02:19:16,245 --> 02:19:17,179
$8 million to the city of

3973
02:19:17,179 --> 02:19:18,514
nashville and other

3974
02:19:18,514 --> 02:19:19,716
nashvillians. Irc has reduced

3975
02:19:19,716 --> 02:19:21,450
costs across the social safety

3976
02:19:21,450 --> 02:19:22,851
net in nashville, from shelter

3977
02:19:22,851 --> 02:19:24,253
maintenance to er visits to

3978
02:19:24,253 --> 02:19:26,521
keeping children and families

3979
02:19:26,521 --> 02:19:27,890
in nashville even further, the

3980
02:19:27,890 --> 02:19:30,290
average return for each

3981
02:19:30,460 --> 02:19:32,995
individual client was more than

3982
02:19:32,995 --> 02:19:35,395
$12,000 per client served, and

3983
02:19:35,431 --> 02:19:36,732
then the next number is 1069.

3984
02:19:36,732 --> 02:19:38,200
That's the number of households

3985
02:19:38,200 --> 02:19:39,340
that received legal assistance

3986
02:19:39,340 --> 02:19:41,204
from our attorneys and

3987
02:19:41,204 --> 02:19:42,305
advocates in 2025. They're in

3988
02:19:42,305 --> 02:19:44,173
court with our clients,

3989
02:19:44,173 --> 02:19:45,908
providing important and vital

3990
02:19:45,908 --> 02:19:47,310
legal advice and information.

3991
02:19:47,310 --> 02:19:48,878
Our clients are able to do this

3992
02:19:48,878 --> 02:19:50,880
work, and with even more

3993
02:19:50,880 --> 02:19:52,880
funding, perhaps $9.3 million,

3994
02:19:53,215 --> 02:19:55,317
wecan help even more people as

3995
02:19:55,317 --> 02:19:57,553
our program is scalable. The

3996
02:19:57,553 --> 02:19:59,254
next number here is 92%. That's

3997
02:19:59,254 --> 02:20:00,689
the percentage of clients who

3998
02:20:00,689 --> 02:20:02,191
achieve their goal of

3999
02:20:02,191 --> 02:20:04,591
preventing an eviction judgment

4000
02:20:05,327 --> 02:20:07,280
or involuntary move. 92% of our

4001
02:20:07,280 --> 02:20:07,964
clients that didn't want an

4002
02:20:07,964 --> 02:20:09,331
eviction judgment were

4003
02:20:09,331 --> 02:20:10,999
successful in that goal. And we

4004
02:20:10,999 --> 02:20:12,134
want to make sure that all of

4005
02:20:12,134 --> 02:20:13,168
our clients achieve their goals.

4006
02:20:13,168 --> 02:20:15,710
That's the first question we

4007
02:20:15,710 --> 02:20:16,238
ask folks, what is your goal?

4008
02:20:16,238 --> 02:20:18,600
And we do everything in our

4009
02:20:18,600 --> 02:20:19,175
power to make sure they can

4010
02:20:19,175 --> 02:20:20,275
achieve it. And while those are

4011
02:20:20,275 --> 02:20:21,277
numbers, they're also people.

4012
02:20:21,277 --> 02:20:22,245
They're our neighbors, our

4013
02:20:22,245 --> 02:20:24,790
constituents, our friends that

4014
02:20:24,790 --> 02:20:25,281
are seeking help, that all MAY

4015
02:20:25,281 --> 02:20:26,582
have lost their housing if not

4016
02:20:26,582 --> 02:20:27,750
for our program. We're

4017
02:20:27,750 --> 02:20:28,817
extremely grateful for this

4018
02:20:28,817 --> 02:20:30,252
council and our future with

4019
02:20:30,252 --> 02:20:31,554
metro planning department, and

4020
02:20:31,554 --> 02:20:32,621
look forward to working with

4021
02:20:32,621 --> 02:20:33,723
all of the initiatives in

4022
02:20:33,723 --> 02:20:35,591
planning and through metro

4023
02:20:35,591 --> 02:20:37,393
council to really create an

4024
02:20:37,393 --> 02:20:38,894
affordable and livable housing

4025
02:20:38,894 --> 02:20:40,730
environment here in nashville.

4026
02:20:40,730 --> 02:20:42,131
But demand continues to rise.

4027
02:20:42,131 --> 02:20:43,965
Every month. There are about

4028
02:20:43,965 --> 02:20:45,134
1200 evictions. Like I said, we

4029
02:20:45,134 --> 02:20:46,869
helped 1000 people last year,

4030
02:20:46,869 --> 02:20:47,969
and with more money, we can

4031
02:20:47,969 --> 02:20:48,904
make sure that we're helping

4032
02:20:48,904 --> 02:20:50,406
every eligible person. If we

4033
02:20:50,406 --> 02:20:51,473
have $9.3 million to fully

4034
02:20:51,473 --> 02:20:52,141
implement our program. Thank

4035
02:20:52,141 --> 02:20:53,642
you.

4036
02:20:53,642 --> 02:20:54,677
Thank you so much. Go

4037
02:20:54,677 --> 02:20:57,146
ahead and come on forward.

4038
02:20:57,146 --> 02:20:57,646
Thank you so much.

4039
02:20:57,646 --> 02:20:59,646
Hello. My

4040
02:21:00,149 --> 02:21:01,183
name is sophia colby and I am

4041
02:21:01,183 --> 02:21:02,585
the outreach coordinator for

4042
02:21:02,585 --> 02:21:04,190
the eviction right to counsel

4043
02:21:04,190 --> 02:21:05,487
program at legal aid society of

4044
02:21:05,487 --> 02:21:07,223
middle tennessee and the

4045
02:21:07,223 --> 02:21:08,724
cumberlands. I'm here today to

4046
02:21:08,724 --> 02:21:10,559
speak in support of the

4047
02:21:10,559 --> 02:21:11,926
continued funding for the

4048
02:21:11,926 --> 02:21:14,130
eviction right to counsel

4049
02:21:14,130 --> 02:21:15,164
program. In my role, I see

4050
02:21:15,164 --> 02:21:16,665
firsthand the impact this

4051
02:21:16,665 --> 02:21:18,000
program has on nashville

4052
02:21:18,000 --> 02:21:19,835
residents facing housing

4053
02:21:19,835 --> 02:21:21,670
instability throughout. Through

4054
02:21:21,670 --> 02:21:22,705
our courthouse outreach, I

4055
02:21:22,705 --> 02:21:24,173
provide tenants with

4056
02:21:24,173 --> 02:21:25,441
information about their rights

4057
02:21:25,441 --> 02:21:26,809
and connect them with resources

4058
02:21:26,809 --> 02:21:28,410
that an help them navigate the

4059
02:21:28,410 --> 02:21:30,379
often complex and daunting

4060
02:21:30,379 --> 02:21:31,747
eviction process. Many people

4061
02:21:31,747 --> 02:21:33,115
are unaware of their

4062
02:21:33,115 --> 02:21:34,450
protections available to them

4063
02:21:34,450 --> 02:21:37,850
until they speak with somebody

4064
02:21:37,850 --> 02:21:38,654
from our program. I also attend

4065
02:21:38,654 --> 02:21:40,210
community events and conduct

4066
02:21:40,210 --> 02:21:41,423
outreach through webinars and

4067
02:21:41,423 --> 02:21:42,557
social media to ensure that

4068
02:21:42,557 --> 02:21:43,992
tenants understand their rights

4069
02:21:43,992 --> 02:21:45,727
before they find themselves in

4070
02:21:45,727 --> 02:21:47,897
court. These efforts help build

4071
02:21:47,897 --> 02:21:49,430
trust, increase access to legal

4072
02:21:49,430 --> 02:21:50,432
information, and empower

4073
02:21:50,432 --> 02:21:52,267
residents to make informed

4074
02:21:52,267 --> 02:21:54,402
decisions about their housing.

4075
02:21:54,402 --> 02:21:55,804
As eviction filings continue to

4076
02:21:55,804 --> 02:21:57,806
rise, funding for this program

4077
02:21:57,806 --> 02:21:59,408
remains critical. The eviction

4078
02:21:59,408 --> 02:22:01,276
right to counsel program helps

4079
02:22:01,276 --> 02:22:03,110
keep people housed, promotes

4080
02:22:03,110 --> 02:22:04,546
stability for families, and

4081
02:22:04,546 --> 02:22:05,948
ensures that tenants have

4082
02:22:05,948 --> 02:22:07,749
access to the support they need

4083
02:22:07,749 --> 02:22:09,250
during a difficult and often

4084
02:22:09,250 --> 02:22:10,719
overwhelming process. We hope

4085
02:22:10,719 --> 02:22:12,554
to continue this important work

4086
02:22:12,554 --> 02:22:14,123
and expand our ability to serve

4087
02:22:14,123 --> 02:22:15,991
the community. Thank you for

4088
02:22:15,991 --> 02:22:17,590
your consideration and

4089
02:22:17,590 --> 02:22:19,590
support.

4090
02:22:19,394 --> 02:22:21,794
Thank you. Go ahead.

4091
02:22:22,498 --> 02:22:22,965
You're recognized.

4092
02:22:22,965 --> 02:22:24,650
Hello,

4093
02:22:24,650 --> 02:22:25,767
everyone. Good evening. My name

4094
02:22:25,767 --> 02:22:27,135
is shannon wagner and I am the

4095
02:22:27,135 --> 02:22:29,370
executive director of nashville

4096
02:22:29,370 --> 02:22:31,437
conflict resolution center for

4097
02:22:31,506 --> 02:22:32,541
25 years, and crc has served

4098
02:22:32,541 --> 02:22:34,541
davidson county residents

4099
02:22:34,742 --> 02:22:36,211
across every council district,

4100
02:22:36,211 --> 02:22:37,979
helping people navigate

4101
02:22:37,979 --> 02:22:39,381
conflict through mediation and

4102
02:22:39,381 --> 02:22:40,849
collaborative problem solving.

4103
02:22:40,849 --> 02:22:42,684
You'll hear from others about

4104
02:22:42,684 --> 02:22:44,152
the impressive outcomes, the

4105
02:22:44,152 --> 02:22:45,486
eviction right to counsel

4106
02:22:45,486 --> 02:22:46,955
program, and the number of

4107
02:22:46,955 --> 02:22:48,560
cases resolved through

4108
02:22:48,560 --> 02:22:49,891
mediation. I would like to

4109
02:22:49,891 --> 02:22:51,994
speak briefly about why those

4110
02:22:51,994 --> 02:22:53,562
outcomes matter. Housing

4111
02:22:53,562 --> 02:22:55,297
disputes are often treated

4112
02:22:55,297 --> 02:22:56,998
solely as legal problems, but

4113
02:22:56,998 --> 02:22:59,201
many began as human problems a

4114
02:22:59,201 --> 02:23:01,690
medical crisis, a job loss, a

4115
02:23:01,690 --> 02:23:02,103
family emergency, or a

4116
02:23:02,103 --> 02:23:03,972
communication breakdown that

4117
02:23:03,972 --> 02:23:06,407
escalates over time when the

4118
02:23:06,407 --> 02:23:07,875
only pathway available is a

4119
02:23:07,875 --> 02:23:08,977
courtroom. Opportunities for

4120
02:23:08,977 --> 02:23:10,977
understanding and creative

4121
02:23:11,179 --> 02:23:12,581
problem solving are often lost.

4122
02:23:12,581 --> 02:23:14,316
Community mediation offers a

4123
02:23:14,316 --> 02:23:15,383
different path. It gives

4124
02:23:15,383 --> 02:23:16,551
landlords and tenants the

4125
02:23:16,551 --> 02:23:17,853
opportunity to sit down with a

4126
02:23:17,853 --> 02:23:19,421
trained, neutral third party

4127
02:23:19,421 --> 02:23:20,788
and work toward solutions that

4128
02:23:20,788 --> 02:23:23,325
reflect the realities of their

4129
02:23:23,325 --> 02:23:24,826
lives. Payment plans, move out

4130
02:23:24,826 --> 02:23:26,260
timelines, property concerns

4131
02:23:26,260 --> 02:23:27,828
and communication issues can be

4132
02:23:27,828 --> 02:23:29,798
addressed in ways that a court

4133
02:23:29,798 --> 02:23:32,133
order cannot accomplish. What

4134
02:23:32,133 --> 02:23:34,168
makes irc so effective is that

4135
02:23:34,168 --> 02:23:35,137
it recognizes that access to

4136
02:23:35,137 --> 02:23:37,105
justice requires more than

4137
02:23:37,105 --> 02:23:38,840
legal representation. It is

4138
02:23:38,840 --> 02:23:41,309
truly a coalition of partners

4139
02:23:41,309 --> 02:23:42,844
and offers multiple pathways to

4140
02:23:42,844 --> 02:23:44,613
resolution. Mediation is just

4141
02:23:44,613 --> 02:23:46,130
one of those pathways, and it

4142
02:23:46,130 --> 02:23:47,815
is an essential part of a

4143
02:23:47,815 --> 02:23:49,684
healthy and responsive justice

4144
02:23:49,684 --> 02:23:51,185
system. As nashville continues

4145
02:23:51,185 --> 02:23:52,521
to grow, we will face

4146
02:23:52,521 --> 02:23:53,889
increasingly complex challenges

4147
02:23:53,889 --> 02:23:55,757
around housing stability,

4148
02:23:55,757 --> 02:23:57,358
access to services and

4149
02:23:57,358 --> 02:23:59,327
community well-being. Investing

4150
02:23:59,327 --> 02:24:01,896
in irc is an investment in a

4151
02:24:01,896 --> 02:24:03,298
more resilient city. We are

4152
02:24:03,298 --> 02:24:05,660
grateful for your support of

4153
02:24:05,660 --> 02:24:06,901
irc and respectfully ask you to

4154
02:24:06,901 --> 02:24:08,336
increase, not at the expense of

4155
02:24:08,336 --> 02:24:10,500
other housing initiatives,but

4156
02:24:10,500 --> 02:24:11,572
as an investment in a program

4157
02:24:11,572 --> 02:24:13,408
that is strengthening housing

4158
02:24:13,408 --> 02:24:15,209
stability, expanding access to

4159
02:24:15,209 --> 02:24:16,610
justice, and helping nashville

4160
02:24:16,610 --> 02:24:18,413
residents find solutions that

4161
02:24:18,413 --> 02:24:20,549
work and stay in their homes.

4162
02:24:20,549 --> 02:24:20,949
Thank you for your time.

4163
02:24:20,949 --> 02:24:22,583
Thank

4164
02:24:22,583 --> 02:24:24,486
you so much. For those of you

4165
02:24:24,486 --> 02:24:25,686
that are in front of the door,

4166
02:24:25,686 --> 02:24:27,521
please don't linger by the wall.

4167
02:24:27,521 --> 02:24:28,689
Just go ahead and come on

4168
02:24:28,689 --> 02:24:29,824
forward. So come on forward to

4169
02:24:29,824 --> 02:24:31,693
the podium and the gentleman

4170
02:24:31,693 --> 02:24:33,461
behind you can come on a little

4171
02:24:33,461 --> 02:24:35,663
bit. Perfect. Over to the left.

4172
02:24:35,663 --> 02:24:36,797
Great. Right. So we can get

4173
02:24:36,797 --> 02:24:38,699
four people in front of the

4174
02:24:38,699 --> 02:24:40,568
door. We don't want to crowd

4175
02:24:40,568 --> 02:24:41,702
the people to see, but you can

4176
02:24:41,702 --> 02:24:42,737
just line up right there. Go

4177
02:24:42,737 --> 02:24:43,637
ahead ma'am. Thank you.

4178
02:24:43,637 --> 02:24:44,639
Good

4179
02:24:44,639 --> 02:24:45,706
evening. My name is lisa

4180
02:24:45,706 --> 02:24:46,841
woolley. I'm the executive

4181
02:24:46,841 --> 02:24:48,276
director of rooftop nashville.

4182
02:24:48,276 --> 02:24:50,444
We're the rent relief partner

4183
02:24:50,444 --> 02:24:51,879
in eviction right to counsel. I

4184
02:24:51,879 --> 02:24:54,480
am grateful the city is

4185
02:24:54,480 --> 02:24:55,850
choosing to support keeping

4186
02:24:55,850 --> 02:24:57,418
nashvillians in housing through

4187
02:24:57,418 --> 02:24:59,860
the eviction right to counsel

4188
02:24:59,860 --> 02:25:01,288
program. The people we serve

4189
02:25:01,288 --> 02:25:03,424
are the backbone of our city.

4190
02:25:03,424 --> 02:25:05,260
Rent relief as a part of irc

4191
02:25:05,260 --> 02:25:07,161
looks like closing the gap for

4192
02:25:07,161 --> 02:25:08,429
a single mother whose worker's

4193
02:25:08,429 --> 02:25:10,231
comp ended before she was

4194
02:25:10,231 --> 02:25:12,133
cleared to return to work, or

4195
02:25:12,133 --> 02:25:13,968
the resident whose company was

4196
02:25:13,968 --> 02:25:15,770
shut down by the state. While

4197
02:25:15,770 --> 02:25:17,710
the new job would cover the

4198
02:25:17,710 --> 02:25:20,410
rent, it wouldn't cover legal

4199
02:25:20,410 --> 02:25:21,476
fees. But it also looks like

4200
02:25:21,476 --> 02:25:22,910
limiting clients to those whose

4201
02:25:22,910 --> 02:25:25,910
hardship happened in the last

4202
02:25:26,113 --> 02:25:28,349
90 days, or to those who only

4203
02:25:28,349 --> 02:25:30,749
two months rent. Because

4204
02:25:32,586 --> 02:25:34,455
funding is limited, 91% of

4205
02:25:34,455 --> 02:25:36,855
clients receiving rent relief

4206
02:25:37,291 --> 02:25:40,291
funding from irc remain housed

4207
02:25:40,528 --> 02:25:42,928
at 12 months. This program

4208
02:25:42,997 --> 02:25:44,498
works and we hope to expand

4209
02:25:44,498 --> 02:25:47,435
services. We're asking that you

4210
02:25:47,435 --> 02:25:50,435
fully fund the program with 9.3

4211
02:25:50,571 --> 02:25:52,807
million. You are not alone in

4212
02:25:52,807 --> 02:25:54,475
investing in the irc program.

4213
02:25:54,475 --> 02:25:56,744
Each organization in the

4214
02:25:56,744 --> 02:25:58,744
coalition allocates private

4215
02:25:59,246 --> 02:26:01,150
funding to support irtk. The

4216
02:26:01,150 --> 02:26:04,150
most recent example was the

4217
02:26:04,285 --> 02:26:06,387
winter storm docket. Irc staff,

4218
02:26:06,387 --> 02:26:07,855
civil court judges, court

4219
02:26:07,855 --> 02:26:08,922
advocates, metro action

4220
02:26:08,922 --> 02:26:10,324
commission and landlord

4221
02:26:10,324 --> 02:26:12,226
attorneys came together to

4222
02:26:12,226 --> 02:26:14,626
allow residents impacted by

4223
02:26:14,729 --> 02:26:17,198
winter storm fern time and

4224
02:26:17,198 --> 02:26:19,598
resources to recover. Rooftop

4225
02:26:19,733 --> 02:26:21,168
provided over $100,000 in

4226
02:26:21,168 --> 02:26:23,568
community funding to support

4227
02:26:23,704 --> 02:26:25,172
the docket. I hope when the

4228
02:26:25,172 --> 02:26:27,307
report comes out that each of

4229
02:26:27,307 --> 02:26:29,777
you takes the time to read it

4230
02:26:29,777 --> 02:26:31,945
and understand that your

4231
02:26:31,945 --> 02:26:33,945
significant impact investment

4232
02:26:34,854 --> 02:26:37,986
has a ripple effect in this

4233
02:26:37,986 --> 02:26:38,786
community. The backbone of our

4234
02:26:38,786 --> 02:26:41,210
community deserves the support.

4235
02:26:41,210 --> 02:26:43,157
I hope you'll help irc

4236
02:26:43,157 --> 02:26:45,192
coalition continue to grow by

4237
02:26:45,192 --> 02:26:45,993
allocating 9.3 million in the

4238
02:26:45,993 --> 02:26:47,270
budget. Thank you.

4239
02:26:47,270 --> 02:26:49,270
Thank you.

4240
02:26:51,832 --> 02:26:52,600
Go ahead. You're recognized.

4241
02:26:52,600 --> 02:26:53,330
Council members.

4242
02:26:53,330 --> 02:26:54,335
My name is

4243
02:26:54,335 --> 02:26:55,836
richard. I'm the general

4244
02:26:55,836 --> 02:26:56,804
manager of the virgin hotel

4245
02:26:56,804 --> 02:26:58,600
nashville, located on music

4246
02:26:58,600 --> 02:26:59,306
square west midtown. I'm here

4247
02:26:59,306 --> 02:27:00,874
this evening to provide support

4248
02:27:00,874 --> 02:27:01,909
in favor of the civic design

4249
02:27:01,909 --> 02:27:02,943
center's proposal for community

4250
02:27:02,943 --> 02:27:05,179
engagement. Regarding the buddy

4251
02:27:05,179 --> 02:27:06,213
killen circle renovation for

4252
02:27:06,213 --> 02:27:07,247
$50,000, the midtown

4253
02:27:07,247 --> 02:27:08,482
neighborhood is growing at a

4254
02:27:08,482 --> 02:27:09,683
rapid rate. Much of that growth

4255
02:27:09,683 --> 02:27:11,252
is residential, which only

4256
02:27:11,252 --> 02:27:12,486
builds upon a strong feeling of

4257
02:27:12,486 --> 02:27:14,221
community as a key component

4258
02:27:14,221 --> 02:27:14,788
that makes it such a desirable

4259
02:27:14,788 --> 02:27:15,622
neighborhood for businesses,

4260
02:27:15,622 --> 02:27:16,957
families, industries and

4261
02:27:16,957 --> 02:27:18,559
residents alike. The buddy

4262
02:27:18,559 --> 02:27:19,893
circle is a gateway to midtown

4263
02:27:19,893 --> 02:27:20,928
and the west end. As a

4264
02:27:20,928 --> 02:27:22,290
neighborhood grows and traffic

4265
02:27:22,290 --> 02:27:23,530
increases, there's a continued

4266
02:27:23,530 --> 02:27:24,665
need for focus on safety and

4267
02:27:24,665 --> 02:27:25,933
the flow of all traffic through

4268
02:27:25,933 --> 02:27:27,267
the community, whether for

4269
02:27:27,267 --> 02:27:28,502
automobiles, bikers, joggers,

4270
02:27:28,502 --> 02:27:29,570
local pedestrians, tourists, or

4271
02:27:29,570 --> 02:27:31,105
people simply walking their

4272
02:27:31,105 --> 02:27:32,572
pets, there is a need for

4273
02:27:32,572 --> 02:27:34,141
improvement. Every day I drive

4274
02:27:34,141 --> 02:27:35,342
from work to and from work,

4275
02:27:35,342 --> 02:27:36,610
passing through buddy circle.

4276
02:27:36,610 --> 02:27:38,345
The number of cars that do not,

4277
02:27:38,345 --> 02:27:39,613
will not stop. For pedestrians

4278
02:27:39,613 --> 02:27:40,447
or joggers that are properly

4279
02:27:40,447 --> 02:27:41,582
using the designated labeled

4280
02:27:41,582 --> 02:27:42,616
crosswalks is staggering. It's

4281
02:27:42,616 --> 02:27:44,170
even more worrisome at night

4282
02:27:44,170 --> 02:27:45,319
when visibility is limited in

4283
02:27:45,319 --> 02:27:46,320
certain areas. You can't even

4284
02:27:46,320 --> 02:27:47,921
see the pedestrians approaching

4285
02:27:47,921 --> 02:27:49,623
the circle. The proposal will

4286
02:27:49,623 --> 02:27:50,791
also support a review of the

4287
02:27:50,791 --> 02:27:51,959
intersection of division street,

4288
02:27:51,959 --> 02:27:53,694
17th street and music square

4289
02:27:53,694 --> 02:27:54,728
west, just off the circle

4290
02:27:54,728 --> 02:27:56,196
throughout the day, even more

4291
02:27:56,196 --> 02:27:57,231
frequently from 3 to 6 P.M.

4292
02:27:57,231 --> 02:27:58,298
There are constant horns

4293
02:27:58,298 --> 02:27:59,266
honking and brakes screeching

4294
02:27:59,266 --> 02:28:00,367
as drivers try to avoid

4295
02:28:00,367 --> 02:28:01,335
accidents due to not knowing

4296
02:28:01,335 --> 02:28:02,369
how to navigate the

4297
02:28:02,369 --> 02:28:04,137
intersection. There visibly,

4298
02:28:04,137 --> 02:28:05,205
issues with the no turn on red

4299
02:28:05,205 --> 02:28:06,706
signs, and people are

4300
02:28:06,706 --> 02:28:07,808
constantly turning from turning

4301
02:28:07,808 --> 02:28:09,209
right on red into oncoming

4302
02:28:09,209 --> 02:28:10,610
traffic from 17th division

4303
02:28:10,610 --> 02:28:11,445
streets. From the other

4304
02:28:11,445 --> 02:28:12,846
direction on division street,

4305
02:28:12,846 --> 02:28:14,281
there are three lanes of

4306
02:28:14,281 --> 02:28:15,916
traffic coming into circle the

4307
02:28:15,916 --> 02:28:17,830
two left lanes for left turn

4308
02:28:17,830 --> 02:28:18,952
only onto music square west and

4309
02:28:18,952 --> 02:28:19,886
the right lane is to continue

4310
02:28:19,886 --> 02:28:20,954
on division street. However,

4311
02:28:20,954 --> 02:28:21,922
there's four traffic lights.

4312
02:28:21,922 --> 02:28:22,523
This confusion. This

4313
02:28:22,523 --> 02:28:24,725
intersection impacts the flow

4314
02:28:24,725 --> 02:28:26,327
of buddy circle as well. Things

4315
02:28:26,327 --> 02:28:27,294
like the no turn on red signs

4316
02:28:27,294 --> 02:28:28,295
being illuminated better and

4317
02:28:28,295 --> 02:28:29,296
blinking lights added to

4318
02:28:29,296 --> 02:28:30,531
crosswalks. The buddy circle

4319
02:28:30,531 --> 02:28:32,299
can make a huge difference. A

4320
02:28:32,299 --> 02:28:33,767
little bit of attention go a

4321
02:28:33,767 --> 02:28:34,501
long way. While I'm aware that

4322
02:28:34,501 --> 02:28:35,702
oftentimes incident and

4323
02:28:35,702 --> 02:28:36,803
accident statistics are used to

4324
02:28:36,803 --> 02:28:38,538
make decisions around funding

4325
02:28:38,538 --> 02:28:39,807
for projects such as this, it

4326
02:28:39,807 --> 02:28:40,941
MAY only be a matter of time

4327
02:28:40,941 --> 02:28:42,676
before something serious occurs

4328
02:28:42,676 --> 02:28:43,644
if it hasn't already. We have

4329
02:28:43,644 --> 02:28:44,978
an opportunity with a small

4330
02:28:44,978 --> 02:28:46,680
amount of support requested to

4331
02:28:46,680 --> 02:28:48,515
be ahead of the curve when it

4332
02:28:48,515 --> 02:28:49,549
comes to safety. As we continue

4333
02:28:49,549 --> 02:28:50,150
to improve our neighborhoods

4334
02:28:50,150 --> 02:28:50,784
within nashville, specifically

4335
02:28:50,784 --> 02:28:51,985
midtown. Thank you for

4336
02:28:51,985 --> 02:28:52,319
listening for your

4337
02:28:52,319 --> 02:28:54,319
consideration.

4338
02:28:55,588 --> 02:28:56,323
Thank you. Go

4339
02:28:56,323 --> 02:28:57,491
ahead.

4340
02:28:57,491 --> 02:28:59,392
Yes, thank you, counsel.

4341
02:28:59,392 --> 02:29:00,460
And I do want to also say how

4342
02:29:00,460 --> 02:29:02,329
much we appreciate the work

4343
02:29:02,329 --> 02:29:03,597
you're doing to make our our

4344
02:29:03,597 --> 02:29:04,664
city a better place. My name is

4345
02:29:04,664 --> 02:29:06,433
chris claybrook. I'm with

4346
02:29:06,433 --> 02:29:07,668
regions bank and I serve as a

4347
02:29:07,668 --> 02:29:10,668
member of our our leadership

4348
02:29:11,104 --> 02:29:12,973
circle. And I'm here tonight to

4349
02:29:12,973 --> 02:29:14,341
to talk to you also about the

4350
02:29:14,341 --> 02:29:16,510
request to amend the operating

4351
02:29:16,510 --> 02:29:17,577
budget to include 50,000 for

4352
02:29:17,577 --> 02:29:19,412
the community engagement and

4353
02:29:19,412 --> 02:29:21,214
public realm design plans for

4354
02:29:21,214 --> 02:29:23,160
buddy killen circle. I agree

4355
02:29:23,160 --> 02:29:24,550
with richard's comments earlier.

4356
02:29:24,550 --> 02:29:25,919
One of our challenges continues

4357
02:29:25,919 --> 02:29:26,920
to be just the movement of

4358
02:29:26,920 --> 02:29:27,988
traffic through there,

4359
02:29:27,988 --> 02:29:30,388
especially around that division

4360
02:29:31,224 --> 02:29:32,726
and 17th, we we have safety

4361
02:29:32,726 --> 02:29:33,793
concerns for not only our

4362
02:29:33,793 --> 02:29:35,628
associates, the residents in

4363
02:29:35,628 --> 02:29:37,330
that area, but also our

4364
02:29:37,330 --> 02:29:39,165
customers that are coming in

4365
02:29:39,165 --> 02:29:41,268
around about. Plaza is home to

4366
02:29:41,268 --> 02:29:42,769
125 associates that make up our

4367
02:29:42,769 --> 02:29:44,571
regional headquarters as well

4368
02:29:44,571 --> 02:29:45,839
as our branch. So we have a lot

4369
02:29:45,839 --> 02:29:46,740
of, of our clients coming

4370
02:29:46,740 --> 02:29:48,475
through there, and we have

4371
02:29:48,475 --> 02:29:50,310
safety we

4372
02:29:50,310 --> 02:29:52,145
want to make sure we get this

4373
02:29:52,145 --> 02:29:53,346
development done right. On the

4374
02:29:53,346 --> 02:29:55,115
work around buddy killen circle

4375
02:29:55,115 --> 02:29:56,450
and the civic design center has

4376
02:29:56,450 --> 02:29:58,251
put together a proposal

4377
02:29:58,251 --> 02:29:59,719
including community engagement,

4378
02:29:59,719 --> 02:30:00,753
design, development and

4379
02:30:00,753 --> 02:30:02,522
visualizations. To start this

4380
02:30:02,522 --> 02:30:03,656
process, I would ask you to

4381
02:30:03,656 --> 02:30:04,825
consider including this

4382
02:30:04,825 --> 02:30:06,493
necessary funding in the

4383
02:30:06,493 --> 02:30:07,794
operating budget and support

4384
02:30:07,794 --> 02:30:08,628
this upcoming work. Thank you

4385
02:30:08,628 --> 02:30:10,628
very much.

4386
02:30:11,531 --> 02:30:13,931
Thank you. Go ahead.

4387
02:30:14,767 --> 02:30:15,535
You're recognized.

4388
02:30:15,535 --> 02:30:17,535
Good evening,

4389
02:30:17,704 --> 02:30:19,139
council members. My name is MR.

4390
02:30:19,139 --> 02:30:20,506
Stevenson. I stand here today

4391
02:30:20,506 --> 02:30:22,242
not only as an employee of

4392
02:30:22,242 --> 02:30:24,477
metro nashville public schools,

4393
02:30:24,477 --> 02:30:26,246
but as a representative of

4394
02:30:26,246 --> 02:30:28,646
solidarity. Standing beside my

4395
02:30:28,848 --> 02:30:30,650
sisters and brothers of m. P s

4396
02:30:30,650 --> 02:30:32,785
metro nashville government and

4397
02:30:32,785 --> 02:30:34,785
nashville general hospital

4398
02:30:35,321 --> 02:30:37,757
tonight, our ask is very simple.

4399
02:30:37,757 --> 02:30:39,593
Let us. Let us make nashville

4400
02:30:39,593 --> 02:30:41,394
general hospital financially

4401
02:30:41,394 --> 02:30:42,863
whole because the city cannot

4402
02:30:42,863 --> 02:30:45,398
thrive while the very people

4403
02:30:45,398 --> 02:30:48,267
saving lives are struggling to

4404
02:30:48,267 --> 02:30:49,702
survive. Let us provide metro

4405
02:30:49,702 --> 02:30:51,337
employees with a cost of living

4406
02:30:51,337 --> 02:30:53,306
adjustment, increase esterases

4407
02:30:53,306 --> 02:30:56,209
that reflect the cost of living

4408
02:30:56,209 --> 02:30:58,378
in this city. Let us ensure

4409
02:30:58,378 --> 02:30:59,980
that mmps employees receives

4410
02:30:59,980 --> 02:31:01,981
that cost of living adjustment

4411
02:31:01,981 --> 02:31:04,830
that matches metro employees,

4412
02:31:04,830 --> 02:31:05,585
along with compensation for the

4413
02:31:05,585 --> 02:31:07,720
unpaid days that are already

4414
02:31:07,720 --> 02:31:09,522
built in their calendars every

4415
02:31:09,522 --> 02:31:11,257
year. The same song is what

4416
02:31:11,257 --> 02:31:12,726
song. People can no longer

4417
02:31:12,726 --> 02:31:14,928
afford to live in the city that

4418
02:31:14,928 --> 02:31:16,763
they work in. But tonight we

4419
02:31:16,763 --> 02:31:18,980
are asking you to do more than

4420
02:31:18,980 --> 02:31:20,333
hear the song. We are asking

4421
02:31:20,333 --> 02:31:22,680
you to respond to it. Let us

4422
02:31:22,680 --> 02:31:25,305
live in the city that we serve.

4423
02:31:25,305 --> 02:31:27,173
Let us strive instead of merely

4424
02:31:27,173 --> 02:31:28,942
surviving. Let us choose. Stop

4425
02:31:28,942 --> 02:31:30,942
choosing between groceries,

4426
02:31:31,478 --> 02:31:33,313
rent, medicine, and even gas.

4427
02:31:33,313 --> 02:31:35,415
Let us stop working two and

4428
02:31:35,415 --> 02:31:36,916
three jobs just to make ends

4429
02:31:36,916 --> 02:31:39,686
meet, while still showing up

4430
02:31:39,686 --> 02:31:41,587
every day to educate children,

4431
02:31:41,587 --> 02:31:43,790
protect communities, and care

4432
02:31:43,790 --> 02:31:45,224
for families. Because the truth

4433
02:31:45,224 --> 02:31:46,960
is, the people who keep this

4434
02:31:46,960 --> 02:31:48,761
city moving should not be

4435
02:31:48,761 --> 02:31:51,297
pushed out of the very city

4436
02:31:51,297 --> 02:31:53,399
that they helped build. So

4437
02:31:53,399 --> 02:31:56,200
tonight, my ask is not

4438
02:31:56,200 --> 02:31:58,402
complicated. Is simple. This

4439
02:31:58,838 --> 02:32:01,741
let us. Let us be valued. Let

4440
02:32:01,741 --> 02:32:03,543
us be respected. Let us be

4441
02:32:03,543 --> 02:32:05,678
compensated fairly, and let us

4442
02:32:05,678 --> 02:32:07,514
continue serving nashville with

4443
02:32:07,514 --> 02:32:08,948
dignity. Thank you.

4444
02:32:08,948 --> 02:32:10,717
Thank you.

4445
02:32:10,717 --> 02:32:13,117
Go ahead. You're recognized.

4446
02:32:15,540 --> 02:32:16,823
Come on. Forward.

4447
02:32:16,823 --> 02:32:18,823
Good evening.

4448
02:32:21,427 --> 02:32:22,628
Well, I'm. I don't even know

4449
02:32:22,628 --> 02:32:25,980
what to say after what misty

4450
02:32:25,980 --> 02:32:26,165
said, but.

4451
02:32:26,165 --> 02:32:28,100
do please come a

4452
02:32:28,100 --> 02:32:29,102
little closer to the mic, so be

4453
02:32:29,102 --> 02:32:30,690
sure to hear you.

4454
02:32:30,690 --> 02:32:31,304
That's all I

4455
02:32:31,304 --> 02:32:33,372
already know. I can't even come

4456
02:32:33,372 --> 02:32:34,507
behind

4457
02:32:34,507 --> 02:32:36,507
misty. Afternoon. I'm

4458
02:32:36,542 --> 02:32:38,344
sorry. I am told from the floor.

4459
02:32:38,344 --> 02:32:40,179
But what I have heard and

4460
02:32:40,179 --> 02:32:42,382
what's coming in behindme is

4461
02:32:42,382 --> 02:32:43,449
so true. It is hard out here

4462
02:32:43,449 --> 02:32:45,418
for these people who are

4463
02:32:45,418 --> 02:32:47,353
working 2 or 3 jobs. It hurts

4464
02:32:47,353 --> 02:32:48,454
me to see the single moms do

4465
02:32:48,454 --> 02:32:51,290
that. I'm sorry. And for metro

4466
02:32:51,290 --> 02:32:53,920
general hospital, please,

4467
02:32:53,920 --> 02:32:54,327
please, please don't take it

4468
02:32:54,327 --> 02:32:57,927
away because I'm going to tell

4469
02:32:58,164 --> 02:32:59,866
you I love general hospital. I

4470
02:32:59,866 --> 02:33:02,134
use it. I even encourage other

4471
02:33:02,134 --> 02:33:03,336
metro employees. I use it

4472
02:33:03,336 --> 02:33:05,604
because it's beneficial and

4473
02:33:05,604 --> 02:33:06,906
it's affordable. That's why I

4474
02:33:06,906 --> 02:33:08,508
use it. Honestly, really,

4475
02:33:08,508 --> 02:33:09,675
that's why I use it. And I love

4476
02:33:09,675 --> 02:33:11,710
the doctors. I love the

4477
02:33:11,710 --> 02:33:14,147
employees who work there, who

4478
02:33:14,147 --> 02:33:16,820
does amazing job, great

4479
02:33:16,820 --> 02:33:19,820
customer service. You know, I

4480
02:33:19,452 --> 02:33:21,854
just we shouldn't have to keep

4481
02:33:21,854 --> 02:33:23,623
asking and asking and asking. I

4482
02:33:23,623 --> 02:33:25,959
know everybody in here got an

4483
02:33:25,959 --> 02:33:27,360
agenda. I get it. But don't

4484
02:33:27,360 --> 02:33:30,960
forget about the people who you

4485
02:33:31,697 --> 02:33:34,467
work for. You have to. I'm just

4486
02:33:34,467 --> 02:33:36,202
going to say this. Do what's

4487
02:33:36,202 --> 02:33:38,700
right.

4488
02:33:38,700 --> 02:33:40,700
Thank you.

4489
02:33:40,720 --> 02:33:42,720
Go ahead.

4490
02:33:43,442 --> 02:33:44,510
Please.

4491
02:33:44,510 --> 02:33:46,279
Good evening, vice.

4492
02:33:46,279 --> 02:33:48,347
Mayor and council members. My

4493
02:33:48,347 --> 02:33:50,820
name is sabina moideen, and I

4494
02:33:50,820 --> 02:33:51,851
serve as executive director of

4495
02:33:51,851 --> 02:33:53,919
the american muslim advisory

4496
02:33:53,919 --> 02:33:55,220
council. And we are coalition

4497
02:33:55,220 --> 02:33:57,223
partners with eviction right to

4498
02:33:57,223 --> 02:33:59,125
counsel program. Our role in

4499
02:33:59,125 --> 02:34:01,600
the coalition is to do outreach

4500
02:34:01,600 --> 02:34:02,762
in the immigrant communities,

4501
02:34:02,762 --> 02:34:05,762
as well as provide language

4502
02:34:05,764 --> 02:34:09,364
access for those who need it.

4503
02:34:10,236 --> 02:34:15,636
Recently, a thai immigrant who own home fell victim

4504
02:34:16,409 --> 02:34:18,440
to a foreclosure fraud. And

4505
02:34:18,440 --> 02:34:20,680
found herself in court without

4506
02:34:20,680 --> 02:34:23,800
legal representation and using

4507
02:34:23,115 --> 02:34:25,852
ai to try to understand what

4508
02:34:25,852 --> 02:34:28,252
was going on. Understanding

4509
02:34:29,188 --> 02:34:30,656
legal proceedings is hard

4510
02:34:30,656 --> 02:34:32,725
enough if you are a native

4511
02:34:32,725 --> 02:34:34,560
english speaker, so imagine how

4512
02:34:34,560 --> 02:34:36,428
hard it is for someone for whom

4513
02:34:36,428 --> 02:34:38,197
english is their second

4514
02:34:38,197 --> 02:34:40,800
language. We need more funding

4515
02:34:40,800 --> 02:34:43,369
to guarantee a robust outreach

4516
02:34:43,369 --> 02:34:44,303
to communities in

4517
02:34:44,303 --> 02:34:46,710
nashville, especially those

4518
02:34:46,710 --> 02:34:47,206
with limited english

4519
02:34:47,206 --> 02:34:49,800
proficiency, so they are aware

4520
02:34:49,800 --> 02:34:51,444
of their rights and get the

4521
02:34:51,444 --> 02:34:53,379
support they need. And another

4522
02:34:53,379 --> 02:34:55,214
case, a somali family that was

4523
02:34:55,214 --> 02:34:57,349
facing personal crisis received

4524
02:34:57,349 --> 02:34:59,785
an eviction notice because they

4525
02:34:59,785 --> 02:35:02,655
were behind on rent. We refer

4526
02:35:02,655 --> 02:35:06,255
the family to legal aid society,

4527
02:35:06,592 --> 02:35:08,394
legal aid society was at

4528
02:35:08,394 --> 02:35:11,394
capacity and they were only

4529
02:35:11,430 --> 02:35:13,165
able to provide advice. The

4530
02:35:13,165 --> 02:35:14,500
family was willing to pay what

4531
02:35:14,500 --> 02:35:16,769
was owed and requested a pay

4532
02:35:16,769 --> 02:35:18,504
and stay deal, but the

4533
02:35:18,504 --> 02:35:20,504
landlord's attorney was

4534
02:35:21,374 --> 02:35:23,943
pressuring him to sign an

4535
02:35:23,943 --> 02:35:26,343
eviction settlement. He called

4536
02:35:27,790 --> 02:35:30,490
me panicking, not sure what to

4537
02:35:30,490 --> 02:35:32,918
do. I am not a lawyer and could

4538
02:35:32,918 --> 02:35:34,854
not provide legal advice. The

4539
02:35:34,854 --> 02:35:37,223
legal advice he needed. We need

4540
02:35:37,223 --> 02:35:38,991
to make sure we have enough

4541
02:35:38,991 --> 02:35:41,160
attorneys to take on the

4542
02:35:41,160 --> 02:35:43,429
growing number of eviction

4543
02:35:43,429 --> 02:35:45,531
cases that we are seeing. We

4544
02:35:45,531 --> 02:35:48,531
are grateful for the of

4545
02:35:48,601 --> 02:35:49,201
metro council, but we want to

4546
02:35:49,201 --> 02:35:50,136
increase the budget.

4547
02:35:50,136 --> 02:35:52,136
Thank you.

4548
02:35:55,541 --> 02:35:56,975
Thank you. MISS Shacklett.

4549
02:35:56,975 --> 02:35:58,244
Everything okay there? Could

4550
02:35:58,244 --> 02:36:00,479
you please could you sit down?

4551
02:36:00,479 --> 02:36:01,580
miss you. And if you to

4552
02:36:01,580 --> 02:36:03,482
speak, MISS Shacklett needs to

4553
02:36:03,482 --> 02:36:07,820
go back and help administer the

4554
02:36:08,921 --> 02:36:11,900
line. Please, ma'am. All right,

4555
02:36:11,900 --> 02:36:12,725
I, I will share again because

4556
02:36:12,725 --> 02:36:15,725
other people have entered the

4557
02:36:16,495 --> 02:36:18,731
room. Okay. We are having ten

4558
02:36:18,731 --> 02:36:20,532
people in line at a time. One

4559
02:36:20,532 --> 02:36:23,100
at the podium, four in front of

4560
02:36:23,100 --> 02:36:24,937
the door and five in line

4561
02:36:24,937 --> 02:36:27,306
behind the door. MISS Shacklett,

4562
02:36:27,306 --> 02:36:28,774
who is in blue, is

4563
02:36:28,774 --> 02:36:31,760
administering the line. We ask

4564
02:36:31,760 --> 02:36:32,911
you please to respect when she

4565
02:36:32,911 --> 02:36:33,979
says this is the back of the

4566
02:36:33,979 --> 02:36:36,215
line. Everyone else should be

4567
02:36:36,215 --> 02:36:38,650
seated. Okay, so there should

4568
02:36:38,650 --> 02:36:41,620
be ten people. MISS Shacklett

4569
02:36:41,620 --> 02:36:43,210
knows who that is now. One. Two.

4570
02:36:43,210 --> 02:36:44,623
Here and there as she comes

4571
02:36:44,623 --> 02:36:46,592
forward to speak to you. Maybe

4572
02:36:46,592 --> 02:36:49,160
there's an extra. So let's show

4573
02:36:49,160 --> 02:36:50,229
some grace. But I appreciate

4574
02:36:50,229 --> 02:36:52,970
that you're sharing. There's

4575
02:36:52,970 --> 02:36:53,165
some confusion. We have two

4576
02:36:53,165 --> 02:36:56,165
staff members there who are

4577
02:36:56,368 --> 02:36:59,368
doing their best to administer.

4578
02:37:00,472 --> 02:37:01,840
Okay. Thank you. Go ahead, MR.

4579
02:37:01,840 --> 02:37:02,875
Creeks.

4580
02:37:02,875 --> 02:37:04,610
Yeah. We will need a

4581
02:37:04,610 --> 02:37:06,445
special meeting for discussing

4582
02:37:06,445 --> 02:37:07,479
this sometime soon too. Despite

4583
02:37:07,479 --> 02:37:09,879
our best intentions, it's

4584
02:37:11,150 --> 02:37:13,252
really been very difficult. But.

4585
02:37:13,252 --> 02:37:14,320
So my name is andrew grace. I

4586
02:37:14,320 --> 02:37:15,921
live in district 21 and I'm

4587
02:37:15,921 --> 02:37:18,321
with the national people's

4588
02:37:18,957 --> 02:37:20,240
coalition. You would have heard

4589
02:37:20,240 --> 02:37:21,894
from probably about 30 of our

4590
02:37:21,894 --> 02:37:23,128
folks, but most of them are

4591
02:37:23,128 --> 02:37:24,930
going to have to go home, or

4592
02:37:24,930 --> 02:37:26,265
some of them will. But

4593
02:37:26,265 --> 02:37:27,666
hopefully you'll hear from more.

4594
02:37:27,666 --> 02:37:29,167
After direct engagement with

4595
02:37:29,167 --> 02:37:30,569
thousands of working class

4596
02:37:30,569 --> 02:37:32,704
nashvillians over the last two

4597
02:37:32,704 --> 02:37:35,173
years. We are asking for three

4598
02:37:35,173 --> 02:37:37,142
things that together amount to

4599
02:37:37,142 --> 02:37:39,144
one half of 1% of the entire

4600
02:37:39,144 --> 02:37:40,913
operating budget. First, it's

4601
02:37:40,913 --> 02:37:42,114
$1 million for social housing.

4602
02:37:42,114 --> 02:37:43,800
You've heard this phrase social

4603
02:37:43,800 --> 02:37:44,583
housing is permanently

4604
02:37:44,583 --> 02:37:46,500
affordable, publicly owned,

4605
02:37:46,500 --> 02:37:48,500
community controlled, bond

4606
02:37:48,353 --> 02:37:49,822
financed, mixed income housing.

4607
02:37:49,822 --> 02:37:51,457
This $10 million ask includes

4608
02:37:51,457 --> 02:37:53,325
the ask we made last year and

4609
02:37:53,325 --> 02:37:54,793
are making again, which is

4610
02:37:54,793 --> 02:37:56,461
$500,000 for staff to establish

4611
02:37:56,461 --> 02:37:57,996
and maintain social housing in

4612
02:37:57,996 --> 02:37:59,765
a new independent housing

4613
02:37:59,765 --> 02:38:01,233
authority subsidiary. The

4614
02:38:01,233 --> 02:38:02,167
remainder of that ask is 9.5

4615
02:38:02,167 --> 02:38:03,835
million for a revolving loan

4616
02:38:03,835 --> 02:38:05,203
fund for social housing. The

4617
02:38:05,203 --> 02:38:06,505
mayor 7 million revolving loan

4618
02:38:06,505 --> 02:38:08,173
fund is not yet what we're

4619
02:38:08,173 --> 02:38:09,308
asking for, but we intend to

4620
02:38:09,308 --> 02:38:11,210
help ensure that it becomes

4621
02:38:11,210 --> 02:38:12,410
what we're asking for. It's one

4622
02:38:12,410 --> 02:38:14,279
thing to say that you want us

4623
02:38:14,279 --> 02:38:15,447
to stay here. It's another to

4624
02:38:15,447 --> 02:38:17,716
fund and embrace a model that

4625
02:38:17,716 --> 02:38:19,317
actually ensures that you have

4626
02:38:19,317 --> 02:38:21,530
the power to improve our lives,

4627
02:38:21,530 --> 02:38:22,454
and I hope you'll use it.

4628
02:38:22,454 --> 02:38:23,588
Second, we're asking for $13

4629
02:38:23,588 --> 02:38:24,923
million for the community

4630
02:38:24,923 --> 02:38:26,290
safety fund operated by metro

4631
02:38:26,290 --> 02:38:27,458
public health. The mayor

4632
02:38:27,458 --> 02:38:28,927
recently said there's more to

4633
02:38:28,927 --> 02:38:30,620
safety than policing, but you

4634
02:38:30,620 --> 02:38:31,830
wouldn't really know it from

4635
02:38:31,830 --> 02:38:33,699
looking at the budget. We spent

4636
02:38:33,699 --> 02:38:34,766
nearly $1 billion annually on

4637
02:38:34,766 --> 02:38:36,500
police, courts and jails, but

4638
02:38:36,500 --> 02:38:38,370
give only crumbs to non-police

4639
02:38:38,370 --> 02:38:39,504
alternatives. It's past time to

4640
02:38:39,504 --> 02:38:41,473
shift how we understand and

4641
02:38:41,473 --> 02:38:42,641
fund safety in nashville,

4642
02:38:42,641 --> 02:38:43,275
significantly increasing

4643
02:38:43,275 --> 02:38:45,275
funding for non-police

4644
02:38:45,476 --> 02:38:46,878
community safety alternatives

4645
02:38:46,878 --> 02:38:48,246
help start that process in

4646
02:38:48,246 --> 02:38:50,150
earnest. And third, we want

4647
02:38:50,150 --> 02:38:51,750
full funding at $2 million for

4648
02:38:51,750 --> 02:38:53,418
the reach program. It's an

4649
02:38:53,418 --> 02:38:55,120
existing solution, and we need

4650
02:38:55,120 --> 02:38:56,870
to equip it to meet the

4651
02:38:56,870 --> 02:38:57,890
enormous need in our

4652
02:38:57,890 --> 02:38:58,422
communities. And finally, we

4653
02:38:58,422 --> 02:39:00,124
want and expect each of these

4654
02:39:00,124 --> 02:39:01,293
things to be not just funded,

4655
02:39:01,293 --> 02:39:03,280
but established through a

4656
02:39:03,280 --> 02:39:04,529
thorough, participatory,

4657
02:39:04,529 --> 02:39:06,398
co-governance process. We don't

4658
02:39:06,398 --> 02:39:07,866
want to give input after

4659
02:39:07,866 --> 02:39:09,434
decisions are already made. We

4660
02:39:09,434 --> 02:39:10,702
want to build and govern these

4661
02:39:10,702 --> 02:39:11,736
institutions and policies

4662
02:39:11,736 --> 02:39:13,104
alongside you, because the

4663
02:39:13,104 --> 02:39:14,272
budget is the people's money

4664
02:39:14,272 --> 02:39:16,174
and the public goods that our

4665
02:39:16,174 --> 02:39:16,441
money funds should be governed

4666
02:39:16,441 --> 02:39:18,441
by us too.

4667
02:39:22,113 --> 02:39:23,615
Thank you. Thank you.

4668
02:39:23,615 --> 02:39:25,117
What is up? Y'all trying to

4669
02:39:25,117 --> 02:39:27,180
bring the energy? Saw some

4670
02:39:27,180 --> 02:39:28,385
yawns. So just try to be hype.

4671
02:39:28,385 --> 02:39:29,887
All right. Who wants to talk

4672
02:39:29,887 --> 02:39:31,689
about housing finance? Awesome.

4673
02:39:31,689 --> 02:39:33,240
My name is cade. I'm here with

4674
02:39:33,240 --> 02:39:35,493
stand up nashville tonight. I'm

4675
02:39:35,493 --> 02:39:37,270
here to request that you put

4676
02:39:37,270 --> 02:39:39,263
$500,000 in an admin account

4677
02:39:39,263 --> 02:39:40,631
for staff that will catapult

4678
02:39:40,631 --> 02:39:42,300
our self-sustaining housing

4679
02:39:42,300 --> 02:39:44,235
model forward. To do this, I

4680
02:39:44,235 --> 02:39:45,437
want to talk to you about risk,

4681
02:39:45,437 --> 02:39:47,272
because as we've been talking

4682
02:39:47,272 --> 02:39:48,472
to people in the city, we over

4683
02:39:48,472 --> 02:39:51,409
and over hear this word risk

4684
02:39:51,409 --> 02:39:53,378
and risk aversion. Okay, so for

4685
02:39:53,378 --> 02:39:55,179
many nashville residents myself,

4686
02:39:55,179 --> 02:39:56,414
including housing has become a

4687
02:39:56,414 --> 02:39:57,582
persistent source of

4688
02:39:57,582 --> 02:39:58,816
uncertainty. I don't know what

4689
02:39:58,816 --> 02:40:00,452
it's like where you're sitting

4690
02:40:00,452 --> 02:40:01,553
over there on the gallery, but

4691
02:40:01,553 --> 02:40:02,654
on this side, outside of the

4692
02:40:02,654 --> 02:40:03,954
line, hunger games and

4693
02:40:03,954 --> 02:40:05,589
everything else going on. I

4694
02:40:05,589 --> 02:40:07,525
know most of us know what it

4695
02:40:07,525 --> 02:40:08,893
feels like to live in a city

4696
02:40:08,893 --> 02:40:11,462
where housing is a gamble every

4697
02:40:11,462 --> 02:40:13,765
day. We often talk about new

4698
02:40:13,765 --> 02:40:15,133
ideas as risky, but we rarely

4699
02:40:15,133 --> 02:40:17,701
talk about the risk that

4700
02:40:17,701 --> 02:40:19,370
already exists around us. The

4701
02:40:19,370 --> 02:40:21,539
risk of being a renter in this

4702
02:40:21,539 --> 02:40:23,700
city to see your rent go up,

4703
02:40:23,700 --> 02:40:24,809
the risk of another family

4704
02:40:24,809 --> 02:40:26,878
leaving the city, another

4705
02:40:26,878 --> 02:40:29,547
teacher moving further from his

4706
02:40:29,547 --> 02:40:30,682
her or their classroom, or a

4707
02:40:30,682 --> 02:40:32,817
child who MAY have to live on

4708
02:40:32,817 --> 02:40:33,851
the street. Another young

4709
02:40:33,851 --> 02:40:35,953
person deciding that they

4710
02:40:35,953 --> 02:40:37,155
cannot build a future here. The

4711
02:40:37,155 --> 02:40:39,757
risk of waking up ten years

4712
02:40:39,757 --> 02:40:40,859
from now and realizing that

4713
02:40:40,859 --> 02:40:42,727
nashville has become a place

4714
02:40:42,727 --> 02:40:45,127
where ordinary people cannot

4715
02:40:45,764 --> 02:40:47,499
afford to live. Those risks are

4716
02:40:47,499 --> 02:40:49,233
real, and they're already here,

4717
02:40:49,233 --> 02:40:50,768
but they're not being carried

4718
02:40:50,768 --> 02:40:53,168
equally. They're being carried

4719
02:40:55,773 --> 02:40:57,108
by us, the renters, the working city by families

4720
02:40:57,108 --> 02:40:58,777
trying to hold on to the

4721
02:40:58,777 --> 02:41:00,144
communities they've built. What?

4722
02:41:00,144 --> 02:41:01,879
Stand up nashville is asking

4723
02:41:01,879 --> 02:41:03,281
for is 500,000 to create

4724
02:41:03,281 --> 02:41:05,820
capacity for nashville to build

4725
02:41:05,820 --> 02:41:06,551
something new, an institution

4726
02:41:06,551 --> 02:41:08,219
that can develop housing that

4727
02:41:08,219 --> 02:41:09,921
remains affordable because it

4728
02:41:09,921 --> 02:41:12,220
remains in public hands,

4729
02:41:12,220 --> 02:41:14,224
housing that creates lasting

4730
02:41:14,224 --> 02:41:15,726
public value for our city. The

4731
02:41:15,726 --> 02:41:18,126
greatest risk facing nashville

4732
02:41:18,228 --> 02:41:19,530
is not that we try something

4733
02:41:19,530 --> 02:41:20,532
ambitious. The greatest risk is

4734
02:41:20,532 --> 02:41:22,320
that we continue down the

4735
02:41:22,320 --> 02:41:23,600
current because it feels

4736
02:41:23,600 --> 02:41:25,402
familiar and safe. I hope

4737
02:41:25,402 --> 02:41:27,104
you'll consider making this

4738
02:41:27,104 --> 02:41:29,104
decision. Thank you.

4739
02:41:29,273 --> 02:41:31,141
Thank you.

4740
02:41:31,141 --> 02:41:33,541
Go ahead. You're recognized.

4741
02:41:33,611 --> 02:41:33,945
Okay. Hi, everybody.

4742
02:41:33,945 --> 02:41:35,847
I am.

4743
02:41:35,847 --> 02:41:37,615
Susan chan. I live in district

4744
02:41:37,615 --> 02:41:39,650
one and bells bend area. And I

4745
02:41:39,650 --> 02:41:42,860
am here talking to express my

4746
02:41:42,860 --> 02:41:43,655
support for two issues. One is

4747
02:41:43,655 --> 02:41:44,822
what the two fine gentleman

4748
02:41:44,822 --> 02:41:46,256
before me were speaking about.

4749
02:41:46,256 --> 02:41:48,292
I'm just learning about social

4750
02:41:48,292 --> 02:41:49,727
housing, and it sounds like a

4751
02:41:49,727 --> 02:41:51,863
no brainer to me. It sounds

4752
02:41:51,863 --> 02:41:54,464
like something we need to be

4753
02:41:54,464 --> 02:41:57,235
creating here. And I think

4754
02:41:57,235 --> 02:41:58,469
500,000 in the budget for the

4755
02:41:58,469 --> 02:42:00,805
establishment of an entity that

4756
02:42:00,805 --> 02:42:03,774
can kind of plan for that and

4757
02:42:03,774 --> 02:42:06,770
manage that makes so much sense

4758
02:42:06,770 --> 02:42:08,179
for long term sustainable and

4759
02:42:08,179 --> 02:42:09,947
affordable housing for the city.

4760
02:42:09,947 --> 02:42:11,448
So that'sissue number one. The

4761
02:42:11,448 --> 02:42:15,480
second thing I want to advocate

4762
02:42:15,520 --> 02:42:16,653
for is a wish list item from

4763
02:42:16,653 --> 02:42:18,689
doctor battle for metro

4764
02:42:18,689 --> 02:42:21,890
nashville public schools to

4765
02:42:21,826 --> 02:42:24,226
implement composting and the

4766
02:42:24,394 --> 02:42:26,463
hiring of a sustainability

4767
02:42:26,463 --> 02:42:29,433
manager for the schools as well

4768
02:42:29,433 --> 02:42:31,969
as training. I believe it's

4769
02:42:31,969 --> 02:42:34,372
lead led leadership in energy

4770
02:42:34,372 --> 02:42:36,340
and environmental design

4771
02:42:36,340 --> 02:42:38,340
certification for teachers.

4772
02:42:39,877 --> 02:42:41,379
This is long overdue and

4773
02:42:41,379 --> 02:42:42,980
obviously the composting will

4774
02:42:42,980 --> 02:42:44,810
remove a lot of waste from our

4775
02:42:44,810 --> 02:42:45,983
landfills, which I don't need

4776
02:42:45,983 --> 02:42:48,485
to tell any of. You are filling

4777
02:42:48,485 --> 02:42:49,987
up very quickly. It will save a

4778
02:42:49,987 --> 02:42:53,587
lot of money in the metro

4779
02:42:56,260 --> 02:42:58,620
budget over time. Somewhere

4780
02:42:58,620 --> 02:43:00,620
between 179 and $270,000 just

4781
02:43:00,131 --> 02:43:02,531
from picking up composting

4782
02:43:02,767 --> 02:43:04,302
waste in schools. And I just

4783
02:43:04,302 --> 02:43:07,137
would love to see that be

4784
02:43:07,137 --> 02:43:08,272
implemented. So please consider

4785
02:43:08,272 --> 02:43:10,407
including that in the budget.

4786
02:43:10,407 --> 02:43:12,209
That's 580,000. Again, a very

4787
02:43:12,209 --> 02:43:14,378
small ask for a very large

4788
02:43:14,378 --> 02:43:15,880
payoff for the city and for our

4789
02:43:15,880 --> 02:43:18,548
kids who need to learn about

4790
02:43:18,548 --> 02:43:20,500
the value of doing these things

4791
02:43:20,500 --> 02:43:22,653
and see that the adults around

4792
02:43:22,653 --> 02:43:24,354
them value it as much as as

4793
02:43:24,354 --> 02:43:26,257
they hopefully will as they

4794
02:43:26,257 --> 02:43:28,257
mature. Thank you.

4795
02:43:28,358 --> 02:43:30,358
Thank you.

4796
02:43:30,627 --> 02:43:31,929
Go ahead. You're recognized.

4797
02:43:31,929 --> 02:43:33,831
Good evening friends. My name

4798
02:43:33,831 --> 02:43:35,232
is how. I'm the ceo of the

4799
02:43:35,232 --> 02:43:36,566
community foundation of middle

4800
02:43:36,566 --> 02:43:38,835
tennessee and a resident of

4801
02:43:38,835 --> 02:43:40,638
district 24. It is nights like

4802
02:43:40,638 --> 02:43:41,772
this. I know that leadership

4803
02:43:41,772 --> 02:43:43,640
commitment and I want to thank

4804
02:43:43,640 --> 02:43:44,742
you for yours. Thank you for

4805
02:43:44,742 --> 02:43:45,976
sitting here. And thank you for

4806
02:43:45,976 --> 02:43:47,770
the way you've respectfully

4807
02:43:47,770 --> 02:43:48,545
listened to every single person

4808
02:43:48,545 --> 02:43:50,447
that's approached this mic.

4809
02:43:50,447 --> 02:43:51,449
There MAY not be a lot of

4810
02:43:51,449 --> 02:43:53,840
things that we universally

4811
02:43:53,840 --> 02:43:55,185
agree on in the city every day,

4812
02:43:55,185 --> 02:43:56,119
but I do think we agree on this.

4813
02:43:56,119 --> 02:43:57,254
Homes affordable to working

4814
02:43:57,254 --> 02:43:59,623
families are falling out of

4815
02:43:59,623 --> 02:44:02,493
reach faster than we can track.

4816
02:44:02,493 --> 02:44:04,462
And daily I hear where is

4817
02:44:04,462 --> 02:44:05,830
philanthropy on this issue?

4818
02:44:05,830 --> 02:44:06,496
There is a role for

4819
02:44:06,496 --> 02:44:07,832
philanthropy, and I am

4820
02:44:07,832 --> 02:44:09,800
committed and working really

4821
02:44:09,800 --> 02:44:12,403
hard to bring them to the table

4822
02:44:12,403 --> 02:44:14,400
in a coordinated way. But it is

4823
02:44:14,400 --> 02:44:15,705
important that metro builds a

4824
02:44:15,705 --> 02:44:17,607
table big enough, bold enough,

4825
02:44:17,607 --> 02:44:19,643
and collaborative enough for

4826
02:44:19,643 --> 02:44:21,144
philanthropy to join. We got a

4827
02:44:21,144 --> 02:44:22,146
taste of what can happen at

4828
02:44:22,146 --> 02:44:23,848
that table. When metro

4829
02:44:23,848 --> 02:44:25,282
committed $20 million to

4830
02:44:25,282 --> 02:44:27,651
launching the national catalyst

4831
02:44:27,651 --> 02:44:28,885
fund within months, multiple

4832
02:44:28,885 --> 02:44:30,885
private and philanthropic

4833
02:44:31,200 --> 02:44:33,200
investors quickly joined

4834
02:44:34,992 --> 02:44:36,426
ballooning that fund to 76.4

4835
02:44:36,426 --> 02:44:38,128
$76.5 million. That is nearly a

4836
02:44:38,128 --> 02:44:39,963
4 to 1 public private ratio.

4837
02:44:39,963 --> 02:44:42,232
And that is what metro

4838
02:44:42,232 --> 02:44:44,300
commitment can unlock. Every

4839
02:44:44,300 --> 02:44:45,468
week, I work alongside leaders

4840
02:44:45,468 --> 02:44:46,803
overseeing hundreds of millions

4841
02:44:46,803 --> 02:44:48,638
of dollars of philanthropic

4842
02:44:48,638 --> 02:44:50,473
capital, and I can tell you the

4843
02:44:50,473 --> 02:44:51,741
foundations and donors are

4844
02:44:51,741 --> 02:44:54,100
actively trying to figure out

4845
02:44:54,100 --> 02:44:56,513
how to invest effectively in

4846
02:44:56,513 --> 02:44:58,480
housing in the city. I believe

4847
02:44:58,480 --> 02:44:59,716
that the capital is ready to

4848
02:44:59,716 --> 02:45:01,652
move, but I also believe that

4849
02:45:01,652 --> 02:45:03,687
metro has to boldly lead at

4850
02:45:03,687 --> 02:45:05,222
this moment in time. Your vote

4851
02:45:05,222 --> 02:45:07,257
tonight is not just about what

4852
02:45:07,257 --> 02:45:09,126
the city spends. I believe it

4853
02:45:09,126 --> 02:45:11,995
is. It also helps determine

4854
02:45:11,995 --> 02:45:13,897
whether a much larger coalition

4855
02:45:13,897 --> 02:45:14,565
activates and follows the

4856
02:45:14,565 --> 02:45:15,932
cities that change their

4857
02:45:15,932 --> 02:45:18,168
housing trajectory. Did it by

4858
02:45:18,168 --> 02:45:19,903
building a system big enough to

4859
02:45:19,903 --> 02:45:21,438
hold all of us at the table.

4860
02:45:21,438 --> 02:45:22,572
This budget begins to build

4861
02:45:22,572 --> 02:45:24,700
that system, and I'm proud to

4862
02:45:24,700 --> 02:45:26,900
stand behind it tonight. Thank

4863
02:45:26,900 --> 02:45:28,900
you.

4864
02:45:30,380 --> 02:45:31,881
Thank you. Go ahead.

4865
02:45:31,881 --> 02:45:32,315
You're recognized.

4866
02:45:32,315 --> 02:45:33,283
Hello, my

4867
02:45:33,283 --> 02:45:33,916
name is lindsay.

4868
02:45:33,916 --> 02:45:35,151
Longoria and

4869
02:45:35,151 --> 02:45:37,154
I'm a nashville resident of

4870
02:45:37,154 --> 02:45:38,321
district 25. I'm also the

4871
02:45:38,321 --> 02:45:39,756
community engagement and

4872
02:45:39,756 --> 02:45:41,158
gratitude officer for the

4873
02:45:41,158 --> 02:45:42,325
contributor. And I'm here to

4874
02:45:42,325 --> 02:45:44,930
request funding support on

4875
02:45:44,930 --> 02:45:45,628
behalf of the contributor saw

4876
02:45:45,628 --> 02:45:47,230
program. As you heard from will,

4877
02:45:47,230 --> 02:45:48,732
our executive director earlier,

4878
02:45:48,732 --> 02:45:50,200
for the past two years, the

4879
02:45:50,200 --> 02:45:52,102
contributor has partnered with

4880
02:45:52,102 --> 02:45:53,403
local emergency departments. By

4881
02:45:53,403 --> 02:45:55,539
the way, we also support

4882
02:45:55,539 --> 02:45:57,507
funding national general to

4883
02:45:57,507 --> 02:45:58,541
identify patients experiencing

4884
02:45:58,541 --> 02:45:59,842
homelessness and help them

4885
02:45:59,842 --> 02:46:01,244
access disability benefits,

4886
02:46:01,244 --> 02:46:03,246
health care income and

4887
02:46:03,246 --> 02:46:04,581
ultimately housing stability. I

4888
02:46:04,581 --> 02:46:06,820
know from personal experience,

4889
02:46:06,820 --> 02:46:07,950
working on the front lines as a

4890
02:46:07,950 --> 02:46:09,285
case manager, as well as from

4891
02:46:09,285 --> 02:46:11,870
well researched data that

4892
02:46:11,870 --> 02:46:12,522
access to housing and community

4893
02:46:12,522 --> 02:46:14,324
resources leads to health and

4894
02:46:14,324 --> 02:46:15,391
wholeness, a status that the

4895
02:46:15,391 --> 02:46:17,260
majority of our clients have

4896
02:46:17,260 --> 02:46:18,261
never experienced, especially

4897
02:46:18,261 --> 02:46:19,929
those who have applied for

4898
02:46:19,929 --> 02:46:21,365
these benefits on their own and

4899
02:46:21,365 --> 02:46:22,932
been denied. As the process is

4900
02:46:22,932 --> 02:46:25,135
not set up for individuals to

4901
02:46:25,135 --> 02:46:27,703
navigate alone. Tonight, I am

4902
02:46:27,703 --> 02:46:28,705
asking for your support of the

4903
02:46:28,705 --> 02:46:30,473
$350,000 funding request to

4904
02:46:30,473 --> 02:46:32,873
continue this necessary work

4905
02:46:33,900 --> 02:46:34,770
that will generate an estimated

4906
02:46:34,770 --> 02:46:36,790
$1.3 million in revenue for

4907
02:46:36,790 --> 02:46:38,547
those who need it most. This is

4908
02:46:38,547 --> 02:46:40,183
work that is already happening

4909
02:46:40,183 --> 02:46:41,984
already, work that is already

4910
02:46:41,984 --> 02:46:43,120
proven effective. There's no

4911
02:46:43,120 --> 02:46:45,520
drawback to supporting this

4912
02:46:45,655 --> 02:46:47,457
budget request, only a better

4913
02:46:47,457 --> 02:46:49,692
community that benefits when

4914
02:46:49,692 --> 02:46:51,940
folks folks who need it, when

4915
02:46:51,940 --> 02:46:53,563
they receive the benefits that

4916
02:46:53,563 --> 02:46:55,365
they deserve. And finally, as a

4917
02:46:55,365 --> 02:46:56,866
side note, I would like to note

4918
02:46:56,866 --> 02:46:58,534
that you could compensate

4919
02:46:58,534 --> 02:46:59,369
literally any m, m, p s

4920
02:46:59,369 --> 02:47:01,738
employee in this room to fix

4921
02:47:01,738 --> 02:47:04,738
this line situation in like

4922
02:47:05,375 --> 02:47:05,775
five minutes. Thanks. Bye.

4923
02:47:05,775 --> 02:47:07,775
Next.

4924
02:47:09,412 --> 02:47:10,813
Go ahead. MISS Styles, could I

4925
02:47:10,813 --> 02:47:12,615
ask, please, ma'am, so that

4926
02:47:12,615 --> 02:47:14,317
MISS Hayes shacklett can

4927
02:47:14,317 --> 02:47:16,586
administer the line? If you

4928
02:47:16,586 --> 02:47:18,454
might return to the chamber

4929
02:47:18,454 --> 02:47:20,690
floor. Thank you. Or just let.

4930
02:47:20,690 --> 02:47:21,958
Let MISS Hayes shacklett do her

4931
02:47:21,958 --> 02:47:23,626
good work, please. Thank you

4932
02:47:23,626 --> 02:47:24,827
ma'am. Go ahead. Sir. You're

4933
02:47:24,827 --> 02:47:25,895
recognized.

4934
02:47:25,895 --> 02:47:27,396
Good evening,

4935
02:47:27,396 --> 02:47:29,265
council, and thank you for this

4936
02:47:29,265 --> 02:47:30,900
time and for listening. It's

4937
02:47:30,900 --> 02:47:32,234
late. My name is christian

4938
02:47:32,234 --> 02:47:34,470
perot of the nashville property

4939
02:47:34,470 --> 02:47:35,938
tax coalition. We're a

4940
02:47:35,938 --> 02:47:37,473
nonpolitical group concerned

4941
02:47:37,473 --> 02:47:39,873
about small businesses in

4942
02:47:41,770 --> 02:47:42,545
davidson county. All 350 of our

4943
02:47:42,545 --> 02:47:44,647
members understand the property

4944
02:47:44,647 --> 02:47:47,316
taxes go up in a growing city,

4945
02:47:47,316 --> 02:47:49,218
and we are okay with that. We

4946
02:47:49,218 --> 02:47:51,154
also know that metro relies on

4947
02:47:51,154 --> 02:47:53,522
property taxes for a large

4948
02:47:53,522 --> 02:47:55,791
portion of its budget. Small

4949
02:47:55,791 --> 02:47:57,193
businesses have budgets to, and

4950
02:47:57,193 --> 02:47:59,862
they do their best to plan

4951
02:47:59,862 --> 02:48:03,462
ahead. But no business can plan

4952
02:48:05,535 --> 02:48:07,535
for 75%, 100, 200, and even

4953
02:48:07,703 --> 02:48:09,839
300% increases in their tax

4954
02:48:09,839 --> 02:48:11,207
liabilities. Most of these

4955
02:48:11,207 --> 02:48:13,509
property taxes are passed on to

4956
02:48:13,509 --> 02:48:15,277
the small business tenants who

4957
02:48:15,277 --> 02:48:17,677
occupy the commercial buildings

4958
02:48:17,780 --> 02:48:20,383
in our neighborhood centers and

4959
02:48:20,383 --> 02:48:22,318
roadway corridors. We are

4960
02:48:22,318 --> 02:48:24,320
asking for reasonable tax

4961
02:48:24,320 --> 02:48:26,210
increases, but when you have

4962
02:48:26,210 --> 02:48:27,857
historically high property

4963
02:48:27,857 --> 02:48:29,959
valuations, many of which are

4964
02:48:29,959 --> 02:48:31,760
incorrect in today's economic

4965
02:48:31,760 --> 02:48:34,160
climate, combined with an

4966
02:48:34,363 --> 02:48:35,731
increase in tax rate, you get

4967
02:48:35,731 --> 02:48:37,366
outrageous tax bills that will

4968
02:48:37,366 --> 02:48:39,100
force the closure of hundreds

4969
02:48:39,100 --> 02:48:41,570
of small businesses in the nxt

4970
02:48:41,570 --> 02:48:43,673
12 to 18 months. What is metro

4971
02:48:43,673 --> 02:48:45,174
government going to do to

4972
02:48:45,174 --> 02:48:46,542
preserve the small businesses

4973
02:48:46,542 --> 02:48:49,846
that made nashville what it is

4974
02:48:49,846 --> 02:48:51,846
today? Thank you.

4975
02:48:51,981 --> 02:48:53,150
Thank you. Go

4976
02:48:53,150 --> 02:48:53,449
ahead. You're recognized.

4977
02:48:53,449 --> 02:48:54,783
Good

4978
02:48:54,783 --> 02:48:56,385
afternoon. Thank you for your

4979
02:48:56,385 --> 02:48:58,787
time. My name is medina rasheed,

4980
02:48:58,787 --> 02:49:00,222
and I'm a proud resident at the

4981
02:49:00,222 --> 02:49:02,491
cottages of drakes creek. I am

4982
02:49:02,491 --> 02:49:03,626
honored to be a part of what is

4983
02:49:03,626 --> 02:49:05,528
becoming one of nashville's

4984
02:49:05,528 --> 02:49:07,528
first cooperative housing

4985
02:49:07,830 --> 02:49:10,230
communities, an innovative step

4986
02:49:11,330 --> 02:49:13,433
towards forwarding only. Oh.

4987
02:49:14,370 --> 02:49:16,720
Excuse me, I'm sorry. I'm

4988
02:49:16,720 --> 02:49:17,273
honored to be a part of what is

4989
02:49:17,273 --> 02:49:18,700
becoming one of nashville's

4990
02:49:18,700 --> 02:49:19,742
first cooperative housing

4991
02:49:19,742 --> 02:49:21,143
community and innovative steps

4992
02:49:21,143 --> 02:49:22,278
forward not only for our

4993
02:49:22,278 --> 02:49:23,746
neighborhood, but for the

4994
02:49:23,746 --> 02:49:25,781
future of affordable housing

4995
02:49:25,781 --> 02:49:27,616
across our city. As nashville

4996
02:49:27,616 --> 02:49:29,510
discussed budget priorities and

4997
02:49:29,510 --> 02:49:30,786
further investments, I

4998
02:49:30,786 --> 02:49:31,921
respectfully ask that

4999
02:49:31,921 --> 02:49:33,722
cooperative housing initiative

5000
02:49:33,722 --> 02:49:35,925
remain at the top of the

5001
02:49:35,925 --> 02:49:37,250
priorities. This project is

5002
02:49:37,250 --> 02:49:38,727
creating opportunities for

5003
02:49:38,727 --> 02:49:40,362
working families who MAY never

5004
02:49:40,362 --> 02:49:42,364
otherwise otherwise have access

5005
02:49:42,364 --> 02:49:43,832
to homeownership. It gives

5006
02:49:43,832 --> 02:49:45,832
residents stability, dignity,

5007
02:49:46,350 --> 02:49:47,836
and true voice in our community.

5008
02:49:47,836 --> 02:49:49,238
What makes this initiative so

5009
02:49:49,238 --> 02:49:50,973
important is that it is not

5010
02:49:50,973 --> 02:49:52,741
just about housing, it is about

5011
02:49:52,741 --> 02:49:54,576
preventing displacement,

5012
02:49:54,576 --> 02:49:56,120
building generational stability,

5013
02:49:56,120 --> 02:49:58,180
and creating long term

5014
02:49:58,180 --> 02:49:59,214
community investment. The

5015
02:49:59,214 --> 02:50:00,783
excitement surrounding the

5016
02:50:00,783 --> 02:50:02,184
cottages at drakes creek

5017
02:50:02,184 --> 02:50:03,585
reflects the hope many

5018
02:50:03,585 --> 02:50:05,585
nashville residents have

5019
02:50:05,754 --> 02:50:08,900
new and creative housing

5020
02:50:08,900 --> 02:50:09,658
solutions. However, I also want

5021
02:50:09,658 --> 02:50:11,527
to emphasize a major concern

5022
02:50:11,527 --> 02:50:12,861
for many current residents.

5023
02:50:12,861 --> 02:50:15,261
Some tenants slightly exceed

5024
02:50:16,980 --> 02:50:17,232
the current 50% median income

5025
02:50:17,232 --> 02:50:19,100
requirement, yet we are the

5026
02:50:19,100 --> 02:50:20,469
very people who have helped

5027
02:50:20,469 --> 02:50:22,400
build and sustain this

5028
02:50:22,400 --> 02:50:24,730
community. We recently went to

5029
02:50:24,730 --> 02:50:25,341
the barnes fund to ask for

5030
02:50:25,341 --> 02:50:27,341
consideration grandfathering.

5031
02:50:29,511 --> 02:50:30,613
Some of us in. And that allowed

5032
02:50:30,613 --> 02:50:32,315
those families to remain part

5033
02:50:32,315 --> 02:50:33,816
of the co-op model. We have

5034
02:50:33,816 --> 02:50:35,617
been told that there is no

5035
02:50:35,617 --> 02:50:37,353
solution at this time due to

5036
02:50:37,353 --> 02:50:38,688
the restrictions. With the

5037
02:50:38,688 --> 02:50:40,389
funding that has been selected

5038
02:50:40,389 --> 02:50:41,624
for this project, the barnes

5039
02:50:41,624 --> 02:50:43,192
fund should continue funding

5040
02:50:43,192 --> 02:50:44,694
and supporting these typeof

5041
02:50:44,694 --> 02:50:46,694
initiatives initiatives within

5042
02:50:46,729 --> 02:50:47,897
our city. We do not want to see

5043
02:50:47,897 --> 02:50:49,897
neighbors displaced simply

5044
02:50:50,767 --> 02:50:52,902
because they fall just above an

5045
02:50:52,902 --> 02:50:55,104
income threshold during this

5046
02:50:55,104 --> 02:50:56,206
transition. Protecting existing

5047
02:50:56,206 --> 02:50:57,373
residents while expanding

5048
02:50:57,373 --> 02:50:58,574
affordable ownership

5049
02:50:58,574 --> 02:50:58,807
opportunities should go hand in

5050
02:50:58,807 --> 02:50:59,542
hand.

5051
02:50:59,542 --> 02:51:00,760
thank you.

5052
02:51:00,760 --> 02:51:02,760
Thank you.

5053
02:51:02,879 --> 02:51:05,348
Your time has concluded. Go

5054
02:51:05,348 --> 02:51:06,983
ahead. You're recognized. That

5055
02:51:06,983 --> 02:51:08,785
mic up. Yeah, I got you. Okay.

5056
02:51:08,785 --> 02:51:10,753
Steven watts, district ten. So

5057
02:51:10,753 --> 02:51:12,422
I come bearing a message from

5058
02:51:12,422 --> 02:51:14,557
one of my neighbors at drakes

5059
02:51:14,557 --> 02:51:17,127
creek cooperative. So she says

5060
02:51:17,127 --> 02:51:18,561
it's messy. I say it's poetic.

5061
02:51:18,561 --> 02:51:20,864
The housing cooperative. Let's

5062
02:51:20,864 --> 02:51:22,799
talk about it. The safety of it

5063
02:51:22,799 --> 02:51:24,300
is like no other. Having your

5064
02:51:24,300 --> 02:51:26,690
neighborhood be your comfort

5065
02:51:26,690 --> 02:51:28,271
zone, the affordability, it's

5066
02:51:28,271 --> 02:51:30,106
life's desire. Neighbors

5067
02:51:30,106 --> 02:51:31,808
handpicked to merge into a

5068
02:51:31,808 --> 02:51:34,208
family compound. Without the

5069
02:51:34,310 --> 02:51:35,178
bloodline drama, the shared

5070
02:51:35,178 --> 02:51:37,130
responsibilities, not just

5071
02:51:37,130 --> 02:51:39,150
yours to carry. Land your

5072
02:51:39,150 --> 02:51:40,416
trusted with, to nurture, grow,

5073
02:51:40,416 --> 02:51:41,851
maintain without the hectic

5074
02:51:41,851 --> 02:51:43,786
maintenance solely on your

5075
02:51:43,786 --> 02:51:45,555
income and time. No more

5076
02:51:45,555 --> 02:51:47,423
strange neighbors. No more

5077
02:51:47,423 --> 02:51:49,920
wavering landlord. No more

5078
02:51:49,920 --> 02:51:50,560
unbalanced property tax hikes

5079
02:51:50,560 --> 02:51:52,796
appraised for you alone. No

5080
02:51:52,796 --> 02:51:54,397
more sudden relocation. No more

5081
02:51:54,397 --> 02:51:57,266
pit in your stomach from moving

5082
02:51:57,266 --> 02:51:58,234
costs or unfamiliarity. Instead

5083
02:51:58,234 --> 02:52:00,234
initiated cooperative living

5084
02:52:00,270 --> 02:52:01,805
for all. Melissa I. Roberts,

5085
02:52:01,805 --> 02:52:03,973
co-chair of drakes creek

5086
02:52:03,973 --> 02:52:05,308
cooperative council. So melissa

5087
02:52:05,308 --> 02:52:06,477
has also told me one other

5088
02:52:06,477 --> 02:52:07,877
thing that I really love. She

5089
02:52:07,877 --> 02:52:09,312
says being part of the

5090
02:52:09,312 --> 02:52:11,470
cooperative is what makes us

5091
02:52:11,470 --> 02:52:13,216
business partners. But being

5092
02:52:13,216 --> 02:52:15,151
neighbors makes us family so

5093
02:52:15,151 --> 02:52:16,286
quickly. What a cooperative is.

5094
02:52:16,286 --> 02:52:17,821
Cooperatives are similar to

5095
02:52:17,821 --> 02:52:19,189
home ownership associations. A

5096
02:52:19,189 --> 02:52:20,256
group of homeowners come

5097
02:52:20,256 --> 02:52:21,959
together to fight for their

5098
02:52:21,959 --> 02:52:23,693
shared interests. But while hoa

5099
02:52:23,693 --> 02:52:25,596
is come together to make sure

5100
02:52:25,596 --> 02:52:28,650
that their home value increases,

5101
02:52:28,650 --> 02:52:28,832
which makes that the home

5102
02:52:28,832 --> 02:52:30,567
unaccessible for people who

5103
02:52:30,567 --> 02:52:31,702
follow them. Instead, a

5104
02:52:31,702 --> 02:52:33,370
cooperative comes together to

5105
02:52:33,370 --> 02:52:34,471
keep costs low, to make sure

5106
02:52:34,471 --> 02:52:36,373
that the people who invest in

5107
02:52:36,373 --> 02:52:37,541
the neighborhood, when that

5108
02:52:37,541 --> 02:52:39,941
neighborhood increases in value,

5109
02:52:39,943 --> 02:52:41,445
that those people can stay. So

5110
02:52:41,445 --> 02:52:42,746
being employed by the southeast

5111
02:52:42,746 --> 02:52:44,147
center for cooperative

5112
02:52:44,147 --> 02:52:45,416
development, that makes me and

5113
02:52:45,416 --> 02:52:47,151
the drakes creek neighbors,

5114
02:52:47,151 --> 02:52:48,252
that makes us business partners.

5115
02:52:48,252 --> 02:52:49,786
But I also live across the

5116
02:52:49,786 --> 02:52:50,888
street from being

5117
02:52:50,888 --> 02:52:52,957
neighbors is what makes us

5118
02:52:52,957 --> 02:52:56,527
family. And so what I want to

5119
02:52:56,527 --> 02:52:57,694
ask for is two things. So the

5120
02:52:57,694 --> 02:52:59,797
barnes fund, obviously everyone

5121
02:52:59,797 --> 02:53:01,432
has spoken about how we need it.

5122
02:53:01,432 --> 02:53:02,900
We also need permanent

5123
02:53:02,900 --> 02:53:04,735
allocations first for

5124
02:53:04,735 --> 02:53:06,270
permanently affordable housing.

5125
02:53:06,270 --> 02:53:07,371
Lastly, I join on to the calls

5126
02:53:07,371 --> 02:53:09,206
of other members who asked for

5127
02:53:09,206 --> 02:53:11,541
that 500,000 for social housing

5128
02:53:11,541 --> 02:53:12,643
staff to sure that

5129
02:53:12,643 --> 02:53:12,876
belonging is policy, not just a

5130
02:53:12,876 --> 02:53:14,876
slogan.

5131
02:53:15,479 --> 02:53:17,879
Thank you, thank you.

5132
02:53:19,830 --> 02:53:20,918
Go ahead. You're recognized.

5133
02:53:20,918 --> 02:53:22,918
Paula williams, district 21

5134
02:53:22,986 --> 02:53:25,556
tonight. I did not come here

5135
02:53:25,556 --> 02:53:27,524
carrying statistics. I came

5136
02:53:27,524 --> 02:53:29,927
carrying the weight of a city

5137
02:53:29,927 --> 02:53:31,628
that is exhausted, a city where

5138
02:53:31,628 --> 02:53:34,628
mothers sit at tables hungry

5139
02:53:35,699 --> 02:53:37,868
because there is only enough their children. A

5140
02:53:37,868 --> 02:53:40,400
city where fathers work two and

5141
02:53:40,400 --> 02:53:41,471
three jobs and still come home

5142
02:53:41,471 --> 02:53:44,308
wondering can they afford the

5143
02:53:44,308 --> 02:53:46,243
rent? How is a family supposed

5144
02:53:46,243 --> 02:53:48,946
to survive when survival itself

5145
02:53:48,946 --> 02:53:50,748
has become expensive?

5146
02:53:50,748 --> 02:53:52,582
Nashvillians are hurting

5147
02:53:52,582 --> 02:53:54,170
mentally, physically,

5148
02:53:54,170 --> 02:53:56,170
emotionally. Every night

5149
02:53:56,254 --> 02:53:58,356
families lie awake asking, will

5150
02:53:58,356 --> 02:54:00,558
there be enough food tomorrow?

5151
02:54:00,558 --> 02:54:03,260
will we still have a home next

5152
02:54:03,260 --> 02:54:04,428
month? Will while luxury

5153
02:54:04,428 --> 02:54:06,397
buildings continue climbing

5154
02:54:06,397 --> 02:54:08,465
into the sky, the people who

5155
02:54:08,465 --> 02:54:10,201
built this city are being

5156
02:54:10,201 --> 02:54:12,360
pushed further and further away

5157
02:54:12,360 --> 02:54:14,505
from it. Affordable housing is

5158
02:54:14,505 --> 02:54:16,607
not a handout. It is not

5159
02:54:16,607 --> 02:54:18,409
charity is. It is dignity. It

5160
02:54:18,409 --> 02:54:20,278
is a mother. Finally, not

5161
02:54:20,278 --> 02:54:22,130
worrying about eviction

5162
02:54:22,130 --> 02:54:23,948
knocking. It is a father making

5163
02:54:23,948 --> 02:54:26,417
it home before his children%

5164
02:54:26,417 --> 02:54:28,453
fall asleep. Because right now

5165
02:54:28,453 --> 02:54:30,354
time is stealing from families.

5166
02:54:30,354 --> 02:54:32,524
Parents are missing birthdays

5167
02:54:32,524 --> 02:54:34,659
working overtime. Children are

5168
02:54:34,659 --> 02:54:37,590
growing up through exhausted

5169
02:54:37,495 --> 02:54:39,564
hugs and phone calls instead of

5170
02:54:39,564 --> 02:54:41,465
presents. Somewhere along the

5171
02:54:41,465 --> 02:54:43,701
way, we struggle as a

5172
02:54:43,701 --> 02:54:45,970
price of of living in nashville.

5173
02:54:45,970 --> 02:54:48,106
But I refuse to believe a city

5174
02:54:48,106 --> 02:54:50,208
this great cannot make room for

5175
02:54:50,208 --> 02:54:52,310
the very people who keep it

5176
02:54:52,310 --> 02:54:54,512
alive. So tonight, I demand you

5177
02:54:54,512 --> 02:54:56,912
stop seeing affordable housing

5178
02:54:57,140 --> 02:54:58,483
as numbers on paper and start

5179
02:54:58,483 --> 02:55:00,285
seeing the people, the tired

5180
02:55:00,285 --> 02:55:02,520
eyes, the empty refrigerators.

5181
02:55:02,520 --> 02:55:04,555
See the families one paycheck

5182
02:55:04,555 --> 02:55:06,658
away from losing everything.

5183
02:55:06,658 --> 02:55:08,960
Because a city is not measured

5184
02:55:08,960 --> 02:55:11,462
by the height of its buildings,

5185
02:55:11,462 --> 02:55:13,565
but by how it treats the people

5186
02:55:13,565 --> 02:55:15,733
holding those buildings up.

5187
02:55:15,733 --> 02:55:17,733
Nashville needs compassion.

5188
02:55:17,936 --> 02:55:19,804
Nashville nashville needs

5189
02:55:19,804 --> 02:55:21,440
action. Nashville needs

5190
02:55:21,440 --> 02:55:22,874
affordable housing, funded

5191
02:55:22,874 --> 02:55:24,743
fully because the people are

5192
02:55:24,743 --> 02:55:26,743
tired of waiting.

5193
02:55:27,946 --> 02:55:29,946
Thank you.

5194
02:55:30,348 --> 02:55:30,648
You're recognized. Go ahead.

5195
02:55:30,648 --> 02:55:31,350
My

5196
02:55:31,350 --> 02:55:32,284
name is.

5197
02:55:32,284 --> 02:55:32,684
Jeffrey gordon.

5198
02:55:32,684 --> 02:55:33,485
District.

5199
02:55:33,485 --> 02:55:35,320
MR. Gordon, will you

5200
02:55:35,320 --> 02:55:36,488
pull that mic up a little

5201
02:55:36,488 --> 02:55:37,322
closer to you? Thank you sir.

5202
02:55:37,322 --> 02:55:38,423
Go ahead.

5203
02:55:38,423 --> 02:55:39,458
My name is jeffrey

5204
02:55:39,458 --> 02:55:40,626
gordon, district six. I'm the

5205
02:55:40,626 --> 02:55:41,726
vice CHAIRMAN Of the nashville

5206
02:55:41,726 --> 02:55:43,362
entertainment commission. We

5207
02:55:43,362 --> 02:55:45,697
spent the last three years on

5208
02:55:45,697 --> 02:55:47,499
square one. We were summarily

5209
02:55:47,499 --> 02:55:49,701
removed from the mayor's budget

5210
02:55:49,701 --> 02:55:50,736
for the explanation ofthe fact

5211
02:55:50,736 --> 02:55:52,171
that we would become a

5212
02:55:52,171 --> 02:55:53,672
department of one, which would

5213
02:55:53,672 --> 02:55:55,741
afford us to flounder and fail

5214
02:55:55,741 --> 02:55:58,577
along the way. I take umbrage

5215
02:55:58,577 --> 02:55:59,678
with that, and that we've been

5216
02:55:59,678 --> 02:56:01,113
unable to communicate amongst

5217
02:56:01,113 --> 02:56:02,848
ourselves and be efficient.

5218
02:56:02,848 --> 02:56:05,160
Commission because of the open

5219
02:56:05,160 --> 02:56:06,652
meetings act, which has been

5220
02:56:06,652 --> 02:56:08,286
difficult to deal with. We're

5221
02:56:08,286 --> 02:56:10,686
asking now we're we

5222
02:56:11,957 --> 02:56:13,250
were $250,000. We're asking for

5223
02:56:13,250 --> 02:56:15,425
$300,000. Our initial ask to

5224
02:56:16,895 --> 02:56:18,397
the mayor was $585,000 to fund

5225
02:56:18,397 --> 02:56:20,432
staffing, the ability to have

5226
02:56:20,432 --> 02:56:22,367
an office, the ability to have

5227
02:56:22,367 --> 02:56:23,135
monies to actually generate the

5228
02:56:23,135 --> 02:56:25,370
initiatives that would benefit

5229
02:56:25,370 --> 02:56:27,380
our community. Speak for actors,

5230
02:56:27,380 --> 02:56:28,574
for singers, for songwriters,

5231
02:56:28,574 --> 02:56:31,476
for the coffee shops down the

5232
02:56:31,476 --> 02:56:33,245
street from the movie sets. I

5233
02:56:33,245 --> 02:56:34,580
have nothing but love for the

5234
02:56:34,580 --> 02:56:37,115
community. I've been here for

5235
02:56:37,115 --> 02:56:39,651
35 years. I make my life as a

5236
02:56:39,651 --> 02:56:41,319
lighting director. We make the

5237
02:56:41,319 --> 02:56:43,256
sites, we create the sounds.

5238
02:56:43,256 --> 02:56:44,623
We've been in 185 different

5239
02:56:44,623 --> 02:56:47,230
television markets around the

5240
02:56:48,360 --> 02:56:49,728
world. That brings our city to

5241
02:56:49,728 --> 02:56:51,931
the forefront of an

5242
02:56:51,931 --> 02:56:53,365
entertainment community. There

5243
02:56:53,365 --> 02:56:54,666
are several entertainment

5244
02:56:54,666 --> 02:56:56,902
communities around the world.

5245
02:56:56,902 --> 02:56:58,470
We are one that does not have

5246
02:56:58,470 --> 02:57:00,720
the proper representation to

5247
02:57:00,720 --> 02:57:01,507
allow our government to

5248
02:57:01,507 --> 02:57:03,376
maximize the opportunity, the

5249
02:57:03,376 --> 02:57:05,144
return on investment that a

5250
02:57:05,144 --> 02:57:06,312
nominal sum would create. I

5251
02:57:06,312 --> 02:57:08,514
thank you all for the

5252
02:57:08,514 --> 02:57:09,882
opportunity to speak before you.

5253
02:57:09,882 --> 02:57:11,450
I hope you can find your way

5254
02:57:11,450 --> 02:57:12,751
clear to benefit our office.

5255
02:57:12,751 --> 02:57:14,751
Thank you.

5256
02:57:15,221 --> 02:57:17,423
Thank you. Go ahead.

5257
02:57:17,423 --> 02:57:18,190
You're recognized.

5258
02:57:18,190 --> 02:57:19,725
Good evening,

5259
02:57:19,725 --> 02:57:21,427
vice mayor, council members,

5260
02:57:21,427 --> 02:57:22,862
I'm stephanie coleman, ceo of

5261
02:57:22,862 --> 02:57:25,262
the national chamber and

5262
02:57:25,898 --> 02:57:27,867
resident of district seven. I'm

5263
02:57:27,867 --> 02:57:30,736
here in support of the housing

5264
02:57:30,736 --> 02:57:32,605
investments in this budget. To tell you who this

5265
02:57:32,605 --> 02:57:34,340
budget is for. And the numbers

5266
02:57:34,340 --> 02:57:36,108
from the city's own housing

5267
02:57:36,108 --> 02:57:38,277
strategy that we all helped

5268
02:57:38,277 --> 02:57:40,713
create. A hotel clerk in

5269
02:57:40,713 --> 02:57:43,113
nashville earns about $33,000 a

5270
02:57:44,617 --> 02:57:46,617
year. A hairstylist

5271
02:57:46,819 --> 02:57:48,819
43,000. A social worker

5272
02:57:48,921 --> 02:57:51,891
caring for our most vulnerable

5273
02:57:51,891 --> 02:57:53,960
children, about 57,000 for each

5274
02:57:53,960 --> 02:57:57,730
of them, a home that they can

5275
02:57:57,730 --> 02:57:58,931
actually afford runs between

5276
02:57:58,931 --> 02:58:01,200
800 and $1400 a month. Those

5277
02:58:01,200 --> 02:58:03,600
homes are disappearing. Home

5278
02:58:03,770 --> 02:58:06,606
values in this county are up

5279
02:58:06,606 --> 02:58:08,606
40% since 2019. Incomes are

5280
02:58:10,209 --> 02:58:12,378
only up 19% as of last spring,

5281
02:58:12,378 --> 02:58:14,947
there were 350 listings in all

5282
02:58:14,947 --> 02:58:16,650
of davidson county. That median

5283
02:58:16,650 --> 02:58:18,451
household could afford to buy.

5284
02:58:18,451 --> 02:58:20,353
The business community does not

5285
02:58:20,353 --> 02:58:22,550
watch this from a distance.

5286
02:58:22,550 --> 02:58:24,324
It's a workforce problem that

5287
02:58:24,324 --> 02:58:26,590
we feel every single day. You

5288
02:58:26,590 --> 02:58:27,928
cannot run a city. It's

5289
02:58:27,928 --> 02:58:29,329
hospitals, it's schools, it's

5290
02:58:29,329 --> 02:58:31,970
restaurants. It's small

5291
02:58:31,970 --> 02:58:33,233
businesses on people who can no

5292
02:58:33,233 --> 02:58:35,535
longer afford to live in it.

5293
02:58:35,535 --> 02:58:37,137
Housing has become economic

5294
02:58:37,137 --> 02:58:39,500
infrastructure as fundamental

5295
02:58:39,500 --> 02:58:41,341
to our competitiveness as

5296
02:58:41,341 --> 02:58:42,642
transit or schools. And here's

5297
02:58:42,642 --> 02:58:44,811
what the business community

5298
02:58:44,811 --> 02:58:47,347
most wants this body to hear.

5299
02:58:47,347 --> 02:58:49,149
This is a solvable problem, not

5300
02:58:49,149 --> 02:58:51,285
with a single headline or a

5301
02:58:51,285 --> 02:58:53,190
silver bullet, but the way hard

5302
02:58:53,190 --> 02:58:55,419
problems are actually solved

5303
02:58:55,622 --> 02:58:56,990
through patient, unglamorous,

5304
02:58:56,990 --> 02:58:58,792
evidence based work, sustained

5305
02:58:58,792 --> 02:59:00,327
year after year until it

5306
02:59:00,327 --> 02:59:02,429
compounds. And this is exactly

5307
02:59:02,429 --> 02:59:04,297
what this budget is. The

5308
02:59:04,297 --> 02:59:06,767
unified housing strategy is a

5309
02:59:06,767 --> 02:59:08,735
plan that sets goals, that

5310
02:59:08,735 --> 02:59:10,203
funds the tools, that measures

5311
02:59:10,203 --> 02:59:11,638
what works and builds on it.

5312
02:59:11,638 --> 02:59:13,573
And that's how companies row

5313
02:59:13,573 --> 02:59:16,760
as well, and how serious cities

5314
02:59:16,760 --> 02:59:18,110
solve their hardest

5315
02:59:18,110 --> 02:59:19,813
the payoff here isn't next

5316
02:59:19,813 --> 02:59:22,315
year's headline, it's the long

5317
02:59:22,315 --> 02:59:22,716
term return on doing the steady

5318
02:59:22,716 --> 02:59:23,450
work consistently.

5319
02:59:23,450 --> 02:59:25,450
Thank you,

5320
02:59:25,585 --> 02:59:26,586
thank you.

5321
02:59:26,586 --> 02:59:28,586
Go ahead. You're

5322
02:59:28,855 --> 02:59:29,856
recognized.

5323
02:59:29,856 --> 02:59:30,560
Yes. Good evening,

5324
02:59:30,560 --> 02:59:31,625
vice.

5325
02:59:31,625 --> 02:59:32,359
Mayor, council persons.

5326
02:59:32,359 --> 02:59:33,393
My name.

5327
02:59:33,393 --> 02:59:35,793
Is curtis bryant. I'm

5328
02:59:36,960 --> 02:59:38,131
a 35 year pastor in north

5329
02:59:38,131 --> 02:59:40,934
nashville. I live in district

5330
02:59:40,934 --> 02:59:43,690
seven. My church community is

5331
02:59:43,690 --> 02:59:44,204
in district 21 with COUNCILMAN

5332
02:59:44,204 --> 02:59:47,730
Taylor. And I have a

5333
02:59:47,730 --> 02:59:49,473
substantial project in district

5334
02:59:50,343 --> 02:59:52,646
nuber two with council tombs.

5335
02:59:52,646 --> 02:59:54,281
For over 35 years, I've worked

5336
02:59:54,281 --> 02:59:55,782
in the area of affordable

5337
02:59:55,782 --> 02:59:57,517
housing. But I want to add one

5338
02:59:57,517 --> 02:59:59,453
caveat to that. Not just

5339
02:59:59,453 --> 03:00:01,453
affordable housing, but

5340
03:00:03,724 --> 03:00:05,910
workforce housing. I represent

5341
03:00:05,910 --> 03:00:07,910
nonprofit called successful

5342
03:00:07,260 --> 03:00:08,895
survivors. We built multiple

5343
03:00:08,895 --> 03:00:10,998
affordable housing units across

5344
03:00:10,998 --> 03:00:13,534
the city. We have been our

5345
03:00:13,534 --> 03:00:15,934
leaders in providing houses,

5346
03:00:16,437 --> 03:00:19,139
and the north nashville area,

5347
03:00:19,139 --> 03:00:20,541
the cleveland park maxwell area,

5348
03:00:20,541 --> 03:00:22,776
and the world baptist center

5349
03:00:22,776 --> 03:00:24,450
area. But all faith based

5350
03:00:24,450 --> 03:00:25,646
housing. I'm here advocating

5351
03:00:25,646 --> 03:00:27,515
that ou all will commit at

5352
03:00:27,515 --> 03:00:29,150
least another additional $20

5353
03:00:29,150 --> 03:00:32,150
million to the faith community.

5354
03:00:32,453 --> 03:00:33,955
I represent 75 other churches

5355
03:00:33,955 --> 03:00:35,689
in an initiative called the

5356
03:00:35,689 --> 03:00:37,591
church community collective,

5357
03:00:37,591 --> 03:00:39,360
the church community of the

5358
03:00:39,360 --> 03:00:41,295
largest property owners in our

5359
03:00:41,295 --> 03:00:43,297
city. And I'd like to help move

5360
03:00:43,297 --> 03:00:45,697
them toward providing housing

5361
03:00:46,834 --> 03:00:48,769
for our service and

5362
03:00:48,769 --> 03:00:50,700
community here in nashville.

5363
03:00:50,700 --> 03:00:52,640
That housing can be provided

5364
03:00:52,640 --> 03:00:54,575
for persons live and work

5365
03:00:54,575 --> 03:00:56,976
in our city. I thank you all

5366
03:00:56,976 --> 03:00:58,779
for your hard work and your

5367
03:00:58,779 --> 03:01:01,810
time. I've been committed to

5368
03:01:01,810 --> 03:01:03,170
affordable housing for 35 years,

5369
03:01:03,170 --> 03:01:06,354
have dedicated most of my life

5370
03:01:06,354 --> 03:01:08,880
towards it. I could take half

5371
03:01:08,880 --> 03:01:10,358
of the night to express to you

5372
03:01:10,358 --> 03:01:12,726
my desire to provide housing

5373
03:01:12,726 --> 03:01:14,895
for individuals, people who

5374
03:01:14,895 --> 03:01:18,990
live and work in our city. We

5375
03:01:18,990 --> 03:01:19,667
must do what we can and must to

5376
03:01:19,667 --> 03:01:22,670
provide safe, decent and

5377
03:01:22,469 --> 03:01:24,869
affordable housing. Bless you.

5378
03:01:27,141 --> 03:01:30,141
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

5379
03:01:30,445 --> 03:01:32,445
recognized.

5380
03:01:32,546 --> 03:01:34,349
Good evening. My

5381
03:01:34,349 --> 03:01:36,985
name is peter murphy. I live in

5382
03:01:36,985 --> 03:01:38,386
madison district nine. Today I

5383
03:01:38,386 --> 03:01:39,487
am speaking in support in

5384
03:01:39,487 --> 03:01:41,189
support of the nashville

5385
03:01:41,189 --> 03:01:43,589
people's budget, housing and

5386
03:01:44,590 --> 03:01:45,593
safety for all plan

5387
03:01:45,593 --> 03:01:47,629
co-governance. You have been

5388
03:01:47,629 --> 03:01:49,831
talking a lot about it for the

5389
03:01:49,831 --> 03:01:52,000
past couple of weeks.

5390
03:01:52,000 --> 03:01:54,000
Co-governance is necessary

5391
03:01:54,903 --> 03:01:56,371
because we are no longer

5392
03:01:56,371 --> 03:01:58,371
interested in perpetuating

5393
03:01:58,940 --> 03:02:02,243
systems that we pay for that

5394
03:02:02,243 --> 03:02:04,946
are at best ignoring us and at

5395
03:02:04,946 --> 03:02:06,946
worst actively starving,

5396
03:02:07,882 --> 03:02:10,282
beating, raping, kidnaping and

5397
03:02:11,486 --> 03:02:13,255
murdering us. Folks have been

5398
03:02:13,255 --> 03:02:15,924
saying for the longest time

5399
03:02:15,924 --> 03:02:18,126
that voting by itself is not

5400
03:02:18,126 --> 03:02:19,600
enough. And seeing the recent

5401
03:02:19,600 --> 03:02:21,460
actions by our state

5402
03:02:22,698 --> 03:02:25,698
legislature, we see why that

5403
03:02:26,301 --> 03:02:28,690
happened. Because we simply

5404
03:02:28,690 --> 03:02:29,437
voted and outsourced our

5405
03:02:29,437 --> 03:02:31,437
collective vision and

5406
03:02:32,507 --> 03:02:34,776
well-being to folks who

5407
03:02:34,776 --> 03:02:36,776
appointed themselves experts.

5408
03:02:38,146 --> 03:02:39,848
That was a terrible mistake.

5409
03:02:39,848 --> 03:02:42,283
Co-governance is us taking our

5410
03:02:42,283 --> 03:02:44,552
agency back. We are the ones

5411
03:02:44,552 --> 03:02:48,657
who know what we need and how

5412
03:02:48,657 --> 03:02:51,526
we need it. The innovation and

5413
03:02:51,526 --> 03:02:54,526
imagination is not up there.

5414
03:02:55,497 --> 03:02:56,798
It's back here. We are not

5415
03:02:56,798 --> 03:02:59,198
satisfied simply handing you

5416
03:02:59,701 --> 03:03:01,870
our money or our votes. Not

5417
03:03:01,870 --> 03:03:03,605
anymore. We are realizing our

5418
03:03:03,605 --> 03:03:04,640
mistake and we're taking

5419
03:03:04,640 --> 03:03:06,640
responsibility for rectifying

5420
03:03:06,775 --> 03:03:09,175
it. That's what co-governance

5421
03:03:09,344 --> 03:03:11,546
is. It's us taking our power

5422
03:03:11,546 --> 03:03:15,484
back. It requires you to take a

5423
03:03:15,484 --> 03:03:17,620
step back and respect us as

5424
03:03:17,620 --> 03:03:19,855
equals. We no longer supporting

5425
03:03:19,855 --> 03:03:21,923
systems that don't work for us.

5426
03:03:21,923 --> 03:03:24,126
We are dismantling them and

5427
03:03:24,126 --> 03:03:26,295
rebuilding them in our image.

5428
03:03:26,295 --> 03:03:27,697
Thank you.

5429
03:03:27,697 --> 03:03:28,970
Thank you.

5430
03:03:28,970 --> 03:03:30,970
Go ahead

5431
03:03:32,334 --> 03:03:32,835
and come forward.

5432
03:03:32,835 --> 03:03:34,835
Hello, my

5433
03:03:35,304 --> 03:03:37,139
name is tracy beard. I'm a

5434
03:03:37,139 --> 03:03:38,974
nashville native, grew up in

5435
03:03:38,974 --> 03:03:41,343
district two. I currently live

5436
03:03:41,343 --> 03:03:44,213
in district 32. I'm also a

5437
03:03:44,213 --> 03:03:46,140
housing justice researcher and

5438
03:03:46,140 --> 03:03:48,140
statewide coordinator for

5439
03:03:48,283 --> 03:03:51,283
housing for all tennessee. And

5440
03:03:51,587 --> 03:03:55,570
I grew up here and my mother

5441
03:03:55,570 --> 03:03:56,892
struggled in finding a place to

5442
03:03:56,892 --> 03:03:58,761
live for us during the 90s. And

5443
03:03:58,761 --> 03:04:01,196
that fueled the research that I

5444
03:04:01,196 --> 03:04:04,200
do now. And I know that

5445
03:04:04,200 --> 03:04:06,100
nashville can be better and,

5446
03:04:06,100 --> 03:04:07,903
and, and make it better for

5447
03:04:07,903 --> 03:04:09,104
others. And it's time for

5448
03:04:09,104 --> 03:04:11,104
nashville to implement

5449
03:04:11,306 --> 03:04:13,175
community led solutions and

5450
03:04:13,175 --> 03:04:16,175
fully fund the housing and

5451
03:04:16,478 --> 03:04:18,681
safety for all plan eviction,

5452
03:04:18,681 --> 03:04:20,616
right to counsel for evictions

5453
03:04:20,616 --> 03:04:22,518
and programs that house and

5454
03:04:22,518 --> 03:04:24,918
support our unhoused friends,

5455
03:04:25,421 --> 03:04:27,656
not criminalize them. We need

5456
03:04:27,656 --> 03:04:29,725
all of these levers to address

5457
03:04:29,725 --> 03:04:32,161
the systemic issues of housing

5458
03:04:32,161 --> 03:04:33,663
and public safety. These

5459
03:04:33,663 --> 03:04:35,663
solutions can ensure

5460
03:04:36,199 --> 03:04:38,199
permanently affordable housing

5461
03:04:39,168 --> 03:04:41,504
and community led safety, and

5462
03:04:41,504 --> 03:04:43,306
to ensure that all of these

5463
03:04:43,306 --> 03:04:45,474
things remain a human right.

5464
03:04:45,474 --> 03:04:47,343
And I thank you for your time,

5465
03:04:47,343 --> 03:04:50,943
and I thank everyone here for

5466
03:04:51,280 --> 03:04:54,280
their time in this process.

5467
03:04:54,617 --> 03:04:56,385
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

5468
03:04:56,385 --> 03:04:57,921
recognized.

5469
03:04:57,921 --> 03:04:59,889
I greet you in

5470
03:04:59,889 --> 03:05:03,225
peace. My name is karen roberts.

5471
03:05:03,225 --> 03:05:05,610
I live in district six, and I'm

5472
03:05:05,610 --> 03:05:07,597
here today as a community

5473
03:05:07,597 --> 03:05:09,733
member with stand up nashville.

5474
03:05:09,733 --> 03:05:11,301
I work as a licensed clinical

5475
03:05:11,301 --> 03:05:12,502
social worker, and I have been

5476
03:05:12,502 --> 03:05:14,902
working in the nashville

5477
03:05:15,105 --> 03:05:17,207
community for well over 25

5478
03:05:17,207 --> 03:05:18,708
years. And one of the problems,

5479
03:05:18,708 --> 03:05:20,510
the growing problems that I

5480
03:05:20,510 --> 03:05:23,450
hear from the clients that I

5481
03:05:23,450 --> 03:05:26,645
serve, is that I can't afford

5482
03:05:26,649 --> 03:05:29,152
housing. They come with major

5483
03:05:29,152 --> 03:05:30,953
depressive disorder and anxiety,

5484
03:05:30,953 --> 03:05:33,823
and it's not simply something

5485
03:05:33,823 --> 03:05:35,492
that you can just talk away

5486
03:05:35,492 --> 03:05:37,327
when they're up against

5487
03:05:37,327 --> 03:05:40,327
something like, I can't afford

5488
03:05:40,597 --> 03:05:42,899
to pay my rent. So I'm here

5489
03:05:42,899 --> 03:05:46,690
tonight to ask you to request

5490
03:05:46,690 --> 03:05:48,204
that you allocate $500,000 in

5491
03:05:48,204 --> 03:05:50,604
an administrative account for

5492
03:05:51,574 --> 03:05:52,909
staff that would catapult the

5493
03:05:52,909 --> 03:05:54,909
self-sustaining housing model

5494
03:05:55,110 --> 03:05:58,480
forward. I think a lot about

5495
03:05:58,480 --> 03:06:00,500
our city, not in an abstract

5496
03:06:00,500 --> 03:06:02,252
way, but about the actual

5497
03:06:02,252 --> 03:06:03,654
people who live here, the

5498
03:06:03,654 --> 03:06:05,989
children that are growing up

5499
03:06:05,989 --> 03:06:08,959
here, the young people who are

5500
03:06:08,959 --> 03:06:11,959
trying to survive, families and

5501
03:06:11,961 --> 03:06:13,961
senior citizens. Every

5502
03:06:14,197 --> 03:06:17,197
generation inherits a city that

5503
03:06:17,367 --> 03:06:19,203
it did not create, and every

5504
03:06:19,203 --> 03:06:21,603
generation leaves the city

5505
03:06:21,672 --> 03:06:24,574
behind for somebody else. The

5506
03:06:24,574 --> 03:06:27,770
question is, what kind of city

5507
03:06:27,770 --> 03:06:28,846
will we want to leave? Do we

5508
03:06:28,846 --> 03:06:30,681
want to leave a city where

5509
03:06:30,681 --> 03:06:32,483
housing is increasingly treated

5510
03:06:32,483 --> 03:06:34,151
as a commodity, or where

5511
03:06:34,151 --> 03:06:36,200
housing remains a foundation

5512
03:06:36,200 --> 03:06:37,554
for community stability and

5513
03:06:37,554 --> 03:06:38,923
belonging? I'm going to read

5514
03:06:38,923 --> 03:06:40,390
this poem by langston hughes

5515
03:06:40,390 --> 03:06:41,759
because I think it's

5516
03:06:41,759 --> 03:06:44,328
appropriate. What happens to a

5517
03:06:44,328 --> 03:06:46,196
dream deferred? Does it dry up

5518
03:06:46,196 --> 03:06:48,766
like a raisin in the sun. Or

5519
03:06:48,766 --> 03:06:50,634
fester like a sore and then run?

5520
03:06:50,634 --> 03:06:52,302
Does it stink like meat

5521
03:06:52,302 --> 03:06:54,838
or crust and sugar over like a

5522
03:06:54,838 --> 03:06:57,275
syrupy sweet? Maybe it just

5523
03:06:57,275 --> 03:06:59,760
sags like a heavy load. And. Or

5524
03:06:59,760 --> 03:07:00,177
does it explode by the

5525
03:07:00,177 --> 03:07:02,279
indication of the people that

5526
03:07:02,279 --> 03:07:02,679
are here tonight? I think it

5527
03:07:02,679 --> 03:07:04,679
explodes.

5528
03:07:06,383 --> 03:07:06,550
Thank you.

5529
03:07:06,550 --> 03:07:08,550
Next. Go

5530
03:07:09,886 --> 03:07:11,288
ahead.

5531
03:07:11,288 --> 03:07:12,990
Hello, my name is dylan

5532
03:07:12,990 --> 03:07:14,891
moore. I live in district nine.

5533
03:07:14,891 --> 03:07:16,326
I am a teacher and mps and a

5534
03:07:16,326 --> 03:07:18,328
member of the metro national

5535
03:07:18,328 --> 03:07:19,997
education association. I lived

5536
03:07:19,997 --> 03:07:21,398
in this city for seven years

5537
03:07:21,398 --> 03:07:22,633
and that time I've learned that

5538
03:07:22,633 --> 03:07:24,401
every year, the workers of this

5539
03:07:24,401 --> 03:07:26,370
city have to come here and beg

5540
03:07:26,370 --> 03:07:27,804
to get what they need. The cost

5541
03:07:27,804 --> 03:07:29,239
of living is rising in

5542
03:07:29,239 --> 03:07:30,908
nashville, and the wages of

5543
03:07:30,908 --> 03:07:32,709
metro employees is not rising

5544
03:07:32,709 --> 03:07:33,944
with it. I'd like to bring

5545
03:07:33,944 --> 03:07:35,445
particular attention to the

5546
03:07:35,445 --> 03:07:37,445
substitute teachers, custodial

5547
03:07:38,415 --> 03:07:40,251
workers and support staff of

5548
03:07:40,251 --> 03:07:41,953
mmps. These workers wages still

5549
03:07:41,953 --> 03:07:43,687
fall well below a livable wage

5550
03:07:43,687 --> 03:07:45,489
for nashville. These are the

5551
03:07:45,489 --> 03:07:47,224
workers that make my job as a

5552
03:07:47,224 --> 03:07:48,526
teacher possible, and it is

5553
03:07:48,526 --> 03:07:50,561
becoming harder and harder for

5554
03:07:50,561 --> 03:07:52,697
us to stay in the city we work

5555
03:07:52,697 --> 03:07:55,633
in. Budgets are indeed a moral

5556
03:07:55,633 --> 03:07:57,468
document and a one person 1.7%.

5557
03:07:57,468 --> 03:07:59,270
Cola sends the message that

5558
03:07:59,270 --> 03:08:01,472
people that keep this city

5559
03:08:01,472 --> 03:08:03,107
running aren't a priority. Is

5560
03:08:03,107 --> 03:08:04,208
this the type of city that we

5561
03:08:04,208 --> 03:08:05,309
want to build, where the

5562
03:08:05,309 --> 03:08:07,277
workers that serve us can even

5563
03:08:07,277 --> 03:08:09,112
afford to live here, help build

5564
03:08:09,112 --> 03:08:10,414
a city where we can all afford

5565
03:08:10,414 --> 03:08:11,816
to live in and increase the

5566
03:08:11,816 --> 03:08:13,584
cost of living adjustment to

5567
03:08:13,584 --> 03:08:15,720
actually match inflation. Thank

5568
03:08:15,720 --> 03:08:17,720
you.

5569
03:08:20,791 --> 03:08:21,125
Thank you. Go ahead.

5570
03:08:21,125 --> 03:08:22,426
Good

5571
03:08:22,426 --> 03:08:24,695
evening, metro council. My name

5572
03:08:24,695 --> 03:08:27,665
is john davis. I'm a community

5573
03:08:27,665 --> 03:08:29,500
member with stand up nashville,

5574
03:08:29,500 --> 03:08:31,236
and I likewise am here to

5575
03:08:31,236 --> 03:08:33,370
request that you put $500,000

5576
03:08:33,370 --> 03:08:35,437
in an administrative account

5577
03:08:37,141 --> 03:08:39,243
for a staff that can that can

5578
03:08:39,243 --> 03:08:41,643
head up the self-sustaining

5579
03:08:42,113 --> 03:08:43,180
housing model we put forward. I

5580
03:08:43,180 --> 03:08:44,615
sometimes wonder what nashville

5581
03:08:44,615 --> 03:08:46,517
is going to look like 20 years

5582
03:08:46,517 --> 03:08:48,119
from now if we stay on our

5583
03:08:48,119 --> 03:08:49,320
current path. Every city

5584
03:08:49,320 --> 03:08:51,856
depends on people whose names

5585
03:08:51,856 --> 03:08:53,257
never appear in the development

5586
03:08:53,257 --> 03:08:54,992
brochures. The nurse working

5587
03:08:54,992 --> 03:08:56,928
the overnight shift, the

5588
03:08:56,928 --> 03:08:58,729
school's custodian opening the

5589
03:08:58,729 --> 03:08:59,597
building before sunrise, the

5590
03:08:59,597 --> 03:09:01,599
child care worker, the

5591
03:09:01,599 --> 03:09:03,634
restaurant server, the bus

5592
03:09:03,634 --> 03:09:04,635
driver, the city employee, the

5593
03:09:04,635 --> 03:09:07,350
musician playing a tuesday

5594
03:09:07,205 --> 03:09:09,340
night gig. Every day. These

5595
03:09:09,340 --> 03:09:11,175
people make nashville function,

5596
03:09:11,175 --> 03:09:12,443
but increasingly, many of them

5597
03:09:12,443 --> 03:09:14,178
are being asked to live further

5598
03:09:14,178 --> 03:09:15,513
and further out from the city

5599
03:09:15,513 --> 03:09:17,480
they serve. At some point,

5600
03:09:17,480 --> 03:09:19,917
we've got to ask whether this

5601
03:09:19,917 --> 03:09:21,686
is sustainable. City can't

5602
03:09:21,686 --> 03:09:23,521
thrive indefinitely. If the

5603
03:09:23,521 --> 03:09:25,723
people who make it run are

5604
03:09:25,723 --> 03:09:28,920
gradually pushed out. The

5605
03:09:28,920 --> 03:09:30,228
healthy city creates room for

5606
03:09:30,228 --> 03:09:32,290
city for workers to live where

5607
03:09:32,290 --> 03:09:33,297
they work, a healthy city

5608
03:09:33,297 --> 03:09:35,500
creates stability for the

5609
03:09:35,500 --> 03:09:37,501
people whose labor sustains it,

5610
03:09:37,501 --> 03:09:38,936
and that's why this proposal

5611
03:09:38,936 --> 03:09:41,205
matters. The social housing

5612
03:09:41,205 --> 03:09:42,540
model isn't just about creating

5613
03:09:42,540 --> 03:09:44,108
units, it's about creating

5614
03:09:44,108 --> 03:09:45,276
places where people can remain

5615
03:09:45,276 --> 03:09:47,679
rooted in the city they're

5616
03:09:47,679 --> 03:09:49,447
helping to build. But I want to

5617
03:09:49,447 --> 03:09:50,615
put a face on this housing

5618
03:09:50,615 --> 03:09:52,617
crisis. I want to tell you

5619
03:09:52,617 --> 03:09:53,885
about three friends of mine,

5620
03:09:53,885 --> 03:09:55,653
keith, jimmy, and chris.

5621
03:09:55,653 --> 03:09:57,755
They're unhoused people living

5622
03:09:57,755 --> 03:10:00,125
in the brush by I-40, all

5623
03:10:00,125 --> 03:10:01,992
working, all unable to afford

5624
03:10:01,992 --> 03:10:03,600
housing. Chris has been

5625
03:10:03,600 --> 03:10:04,196
unhoused for four years and

5626
03:10:04,196 --> 03:10:05,930
waiting for an attainable

5627
03:10:05,930 --> 03:10:07,766
housing most of that time. Two

5628
03:10:07,766 --> 03:10:09,201
years ago, he was hit by a car

5629
03:10:09,201 --> 03:10:10,735
while he tried to raise enough

5630
03:10:10,735 --> 03:10:12,503
money for a hotel room, his

5631
03:10:12,503 --> 03:10:14,639
only viable housing option at

5632
03:10:14,639 --> 03:10:16,341
the time. He was in a coma at

5633
03:10:16,341 --> 03:10:17,475
vanderbilt for several months.

5634
03:10:17,475 --> 03:10:19,310
Today, he walks with a cane,

5635
03:10:19,310 --> 03:10:21,380
and he's very grateful to say

5636
03:10:21,380 --> 03:10:23,780
he's attained stable housing

5637
03:10:24,349 --> 03:10:24,549
after a long wait.

5638
03:10:24,549 --> 03:10:26,549
Thank you

5639
03:10:27,451 --> 03:10:30,451
very much. Thank. Next. Go

5640
03:10:31,857 --> 03:10:32,124
ahead. You're recognized.

5641
03:10:32,124 --> 03:10:32,857
Hi,

5642
03:10:32,857 --> 03:10:33,224
nancy.

5643
03:10:33,224 --> 03:10:34,759
Similarly.

5644
03:10:34,759 --> 03:10:36,161
District 23,

5645
03:10:36,161 --> 03:10:37,195
there are three of us here

5646
03:10:37,195 --> 03:10:39,164
tonight representing the

5647
03:10:39,164 --> 03:10:41,564
fountains of musical foundation,

5648
03:10:41,633 --> 03:10:43,340
a 501 c three nonprofit, which

5649
03:10:43,340 --> 03:10:44,469
includes a multitude of

5650
03:10:44,469 --> 03:10:46,271
stakeholders and supporters.

5651
03:10:46,271 --> 03:10:47,572
we're here to address the

5652
03:10:47,572 --> 03:10:49,508
capital improvement budget and

5653
03:10:49,508 --> 03:10:51,908
ultimately the mayor's capital

5654
03:10:52,100 --> 03:10:53,779
spending plan. The goal of this

5655
03:10:53,779 --> 03:10:56,140
project is to create a safe,

5656
03:10:56,140 --> 03:10:58,283
expanded and inspiring public

5657
03:10:58,283 --> 03:10:59,951
realm, an important third space

5658
03:10:59,951 --> 03:11:02,721
for residents and visitors to

5659
03:11:02,721 --> 03:11:05,121
nashville. Fountains of musical

5660
03:11:05,323 --> 03:11:08,293
foundation plans to expand the

5661
03:11:08,293 --> 03:11:10,395
green space, increase safety

5662
03:11:10,395 --> 03:11:13,395
for foot, vehicular and cycle

5663
03:11:13,565 --> 03:11:15,000
traffic, and at the same time

5664
03:11:15,000 --> 03:11:17,350
create inspiring spaces in

5665
03:11:17,350 --> 03:11:19,971
which to rest and appreciate

5666
03:11:19,971 --> 03:11:21,539
the creative power of nashville.

5667
03:11:21,539 --> 03:11:23,341
The water surrounding the

5668
03:11:23,341 --> 03:11:24,609
sculpture musical will soar up

5669
03:11:24,609 --> 03:11:26,144
to 60ft in the air with

5670
03:11:26,144 --> 03:11:27,412
beautiful, beautifully

5671
03:11:27,412 --> 03:11:29,140
choreographed water and

5672
03:11:29,140 --> 03:11:30,615
lighting. Two additional

5673
03:11:30,615 --> 03:11:31,917
fountains near the circle will

5674
03:11:31,917 --> 03:11:34,253
help expand the experience and

5675
03:11:34,253 --> 03:11:35,554
public space. Fountains of

5676
03:11:35,554 --> 03:11:37,489
musical will transform the area

5677
03:11:37,489 --> 03:11:39,889
into a beautiful, welcoming

5678
03:11:40,250 --> 03:11:43,250
public space green space that

5679
03:11:43,395 --> 03:11:45,300
is sorely lacking in central

5680
03:11:45,300 --> 03:11:46,798
nashville, midtown nashville,

5681
03:11:46,798 --> 03:11:48,100
nashville in general. It will

5682
03:11:48,100 --> 03:11:49,868
provide a gathering place for

5683
03:11:49,868 --> 03:11:52,170
locals and visitors while

5684
03:11:52,170 --> 03:11:53,471
fostering connections and

5685
03:11:53,471 --> 03:11:55,307
community. This bold addition

5686
03:11:55,307 --> 03:11:57,143
to music row will serve as a

5687
03:11:57,143 --> 03:11:58,744
lasting symbol of nashville's

5688
03:11:58,744 --> 03:12:01,460
artistic spirit and reinforce

5689
03:12:01,460 --> 03:12:04,349
the city's reputation as a hub

5690
03:12:04,349 --> 03:12:05,518
for innovation and culture.

5691
03:12:05,518 --> 03:12:06,818
Completing musical with the

5692
03:12:06,818 --> 03:12:09,870
addition of the fountains

5693
03:12:09,870 --> 03:12:11,870
reflects music, culture,

5694
03:12:11,323 --> 03:12:13,920
education, and creativity as

5695
03:12:13,920 --> 03:12:15,894
our core identity. It creates

5696
03:12:15,894 --> 03:12:17,620
an icon for our city. Finally,

5697
03:12:17,620 --> 03:12:18,831
fountains of musical will be a

5698
03:12:18,831 --> 03:12:20,900
legacy for those who inherit

5699
03:12:20,900 --> 03:12:24,537
this city, and a signal of what

5700
03:12:24,537 --> 03:12:28,137
we value as a community beyond

5701
03:12:28,140 --> 03:12:31,900
the needs to create a more safe

5702
03:12:31,900 --> 03:12:34,900
and livable space. In that

5703
03:12:34,180 --> 03:12:36,180
buddy killen circle.

5704
03:12:36,382 --> 03:12:38,382
Thank you.

5705
03:12:38,717 --> 03:12:41,117
Go ahead. You're recognized.

5706
03:12:41,520 --> 03:12:43,355
Good evening. My name is john

5707
03:12:43,355 --> 03:12:45,191
dotson, district 23. I'm also

5708
03:12:45,191 --> 03:12:47,859
here to advocate for fountains

5709
03:12:47,859 --> 03:12:49,595
of music and primarily the

5710
03:12:49,595 --> 03:12:51,664
surrounding area. We're all

5711
03:12:51,664 --> 03:12:52,665
pushing citywide for more

5712
03:12:52,665 --> 03:12:54,330
greenways and better

5713
03:12:54,330 --> 03:12:55,201
connectivity. And another

5714
03:12:55,201 --> 03:12:57,269
example of a public gathering

5715
03:12:57,269 --> 03:12:59,405
space will model other

5716
03:12:59,405 --> 03:13:01,405
opportunities around nashville.

5717
03:13:02,700 --> 03:13:03,409
Buddy killen circle is in the

5718
03:13:03,409 --> 03:13:05,544
fountains will be an example of

5719
03:13:05,544 --> 03:13:08,247
so many things that are already

5720
03:13:08,247 --> 03:13:10,283
going on around nashville. It's

5721
03:13:10,283 --> 03:13:11,683
a microcosm of how we can

5722
03:13:11,683 --> 03:13:13,486
improve nashvillians

5723
03:13:13,486 --> 03:13:15,221
experiences, greenways,

5724
03:13:15,221 --> 03:13:16,689
multi-modal transit

5725
03:13:16,689 --> 03:13:18,457
connectivity, be mindful how

5726
03:13:18,457 --> 03:13:21,761
well we can do all these things

5727
03:13:21,761 --> 03:13:23,863
across the entire city. The

5728
03:13:23,863 --> 03:13:25,364
success of metro's excuse me,

5729
03:13:25,364 --> 03:13:27,990
investment in smith springs

5730
03:13:27,990 --> 03:13:28,567
community center, the southeast

5731
03:13:28,567 --> 03:13:30,350
community center. Example.

5732
03:13:30,350 --> 03:13:31,604
Excellent examples of public

5733
03:13:31,604 --> 03:13:33,339
private partnership. When the

5734
03:13:33,339 --> 03:13:35,700
city puts a focus on something

5735
03:13:35,700 --> 03:13:37,276
like the ford ice centers,

5736
03:13:37,276 --> 03:13:39,411
public money follows. Private

5737
03:13:39,411 --> 03:13:41,460
money follows. Excuse me. Like

5738
03:13:41,460 --> 03:13:42,481
the public plaza surrounding

5739
03:13:42,481 --> 03:13:43,983
the fountains of music that are

5740
03:13:43,983 --> 03:13:46,318
important in drawing people

5741
03:13:46,318 --> 03:13:48,454
together. Destinations are what

5742
03:13:48,454 --> 03:13:50,255
make people get up, go and walk

5743
03:13:50,255 --> 03:13:52,692
or bike about, and success of

5744
03:13:52,692 --> 03:13:54,627
the greenways turns on the

5745
03:13:54,627 --> 03:13:56,662
points along the way, and it's

5746
03:13:56,662 --> 03:13:58,196
a throughput. Buddy killen

5747
03:13:58,196 --> 03:14:00,567
circle and fountains music. It

5748
03:14:00,567 --> 03:14:02,350
can ultimately link centennial

5749
03:14:02,350 --> 03:14:04,435
park, fort negley, east

5750
03:14:05,305 --> 03:14:06,705
nashville and beyond. If it's

5751
03:14:06,705 --> 03:14:08,841
happening here in this compact

5752
03:14:08,841 --> 03:14:10,309
space, this close to town, it's

5753
03:14:10,309 --> 03:14:11,710
urgent to get all of these

5754
03:14:11,710 --> 03:14:13,279
pieces fit to fitting together

5755
03:14:13,279 --> 03:14:14,747
as quickly as possible, because

5756
03:14:14,747 --> 03:14:16,415
the more gathering spaces that

5757
03:14:16,415 --> 03:14:17,549
we create, the more livable

5758
03:14:17,549 --> 03:14:19,251
city that we have, and it's

5759
03:14:19,251 --> 03:14:20,319
better for the health of the

5760
03:14:20,319 --> 03:14:21,721
community, the more quickly we

5761
03:14:21,721 --> 03:14:23,956
can replicate this across the

5762
03:14:23,956 --> 03:14:25,824
city. And finally, as you all

5763
03:14:25,824 --> 03:14:27,326
know, fountains really bring an

5764
03:14:27,326 --> 03:14:29,726
intrinsic economic benefit to

5765
03:14:29,763 --> 03:14:31,960
the city. So with that, thank

5766
03:14:31,960 --> 03:14:33,333
you for listening to all of us

5767
03:14:33,333 --> 03:14:35,733
tonight. We appreciate it.

5768
03:14:37,303 --> 03:14:39,139
Thank you very much. Go ahead.

5769
03:14:39,139 --> 03:14:39,506
Welcome. You're recognized.

5770
03:14:39,506 --> 03:14:41,506
Hi,

5771
03:14:41,907 --> 03:14:42,742
my name is andre choir.

5772
03:14:42,742 --> 03:14:43,977
We all

5773
03:14:43,977 --> 03:14:45,311
appreciate the work that you

5774
03:14:45,311 --> 03:14:47,130
all do on our behalf and the

5775
03:14:47,130 --> 03:14:48,181
long hours that you put in,

5776
03:14:48,181 --> 03:14:50,183
even well beyond tonight. So

5777
03:14:50,183 --> 03:14:52,520
thank you for being here and

5778
03:14:52,520 --> 03:14:53,953
paying so much attention. In

5779
03:14:53,953 --> 03:14:54,921
the mayor's budget amendment

5780
03:14:54,921 --> 03:14:55,655
requests, you have heard the

5781
03:14:55,655 --> 03:14:56,690
request for getting the

5782
03:14:56,690 --> 03:14:58,658
renovation of buddy killen

5783
03:14:58,658 --> 03:15:00,460
circle project underway. The

5784
03:15:00,460 --> 03:15:02,610
civic design center and mndot

5785
03:15:02,610 --> 03:15:03,263
are supportive of doing this

5786
03:15:03,263 --> 03:15:04,597
project and beginning the

5787
03:15:04,597 --> 03:15:06,499
community engagement this

5788
03:15:06,499 --> 03:15:08,401
summer. Additionally, this is

5789
03:15:08,401 --> 03:15:10,801
an opportunity to leverage

5790
03:15:11,437 --> 03:15:12,972
metro dollars this 500 $0 for

5791
03:15:12,972 --> 03:15:14,972
forcommunity engagement at

5792
03:15:15,141 --> 03:15:17,430
buddy killen circle will be a

5793
03:15:17,430 --> 03:15:18,811
catalyst for millions of

5794
03:15:18,811 --> 03:15:20,580
dollars in private donations to

5795
03:15:20,580 --> 03:15:21,714
create the project fountains of

5796
03:15:21,714 --> 03:15:24,500
musica, which will be creating

5797
03:15:24,500 --> 03:15:26,180
a gorgeous public realm. We all

5798
03:15:26,180 --> 03:15:27,687
ask that you include. You join

5799
03:15:27,687 --> 03:15:29,489
other council people and

5800
03:15:29,489 --> 03:15:31,591
include this item on your wish

5801
03:15:31,591 --> 03:15:33,920
list regarding the fountains of

5802
03:15:33,920 --> 03:15:34,527
musica. It is in the capital

5803
03:15:34,527 --> 03:15:36,763
improvement budget. We support

5804
03:15:36,763 --> 03:15:38,498
the crb and appreciate your

5805
03:15:38,498 --> 03:15:40,990
support and hope that you will

5806
03:15:40,990 --> 03:15:41,734
encourage the mayor to include

5807
03:15:41,734 --> 03:15:44,637
it in his capital spending plan

5808
03:15:44,637 --> 03:15:46,339
for 2027. Thank you.

5809
03:15:46,339 --> 03:15:48,339
Thank you.

5810
03:15:48,541 --> 03:15:49,776
Go ahead. You're recognized.

5811
03:15:49,776 --> 03:15:51,544
Good evening. My name is joel

5812
03:15:51,544 --> 03:15:52,678
cockrell. I'm the PRESIDENT Of

5813
03:15:52,678 --> 03:15:54,414
the fraternal order of police

5814
03:15:54,414 --> 03:15:56,115
for nashville davidson county,

5815
03:15:56,115 --> 03:15:57,617
representing approximately 2000

5816
03:15:57,617 --> 03:15:59,552
members of active and retired

5817
03:15:59,552 --> 03:16:01,487
law enforcement. I have good

5818
03:16:01,487 --> 03:16:03,723
news. I don't need the full two

5819
03:16:03,723 --> 03:16:04,824
minutes. The cost to live this

5820
03:16:04,824 --> 03:16:07,224
year has increased by

5821
03:16:07,293 --> 03:16:08,895
approximately 3.8%. The cost of

5822
03:16:08,895 --> 03:16:11,231
our insurance has gone up over

5823
03:16:11,231 --> 03:16:12,732
16% for this next year. The

5824
03:16:12,732 --> 03:16:15,100
offer for our cost of living

5825
03:16:15,100 --> 03:16:16,637
adjustment is 1.7%. That means

5826
03:16:16,637 --> 03:16:18,405
the raise is gone before it

5827
03:16:18,405 --> 03:16:20,306
arrives. We're asking to match

5828
03:16:20,306 --> 03:16:21,741
the cost of living at 3.8% to

5829
03:16:21,741 --> 03:16:23,844
avoid falling further behind

5830
03:16:23,844 --> 03:16:26,244
the competition. We're asking

5831
03:16:26,412 --> 03:16:29,148
to just keep up. Thank you.

5832
03:16:29,148 --> 03:16:30,817
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

5833
03:16:30,817 --> 03:16:31,985
recognized.

5834
03:16:31,985 --> 03:16:33,152
Hello, my name is

5835
03:16:33,152 --> 03:16:35,540
ezra howard. I'm in district 22.

5836
03:16:35,540 --> 03:16:37,257
I'm a member of seiu, so I

5837
03:16:37,257 --> 03:16:39,260
support the solidarity budget,

5838
03:16:39,260 --> 03:16:40,460
particularly on fully funding

5839
03:16:40,460 --> 03:16:42,460
general hospital national

5840
03:16:42,930 --> 03:16:45,930
general for 7.8 million as they

5841
03:16:45,933 --> 03:16:47,701
requested a public option for

5842
03:16:47,701 --> 03:16:49,803
health care service providers

5843
03:16:49,803 --> 03:16:53,403
in a city is an increasingly

5844
03:16:53,407 --> 03:16:55,175
rare gem. It's not just for

5845
03:16:55,175 --> 03:16:56,376
tennessee, but for the united

5846
03:16:56,376 --> 03:16:58,178
states. So that's something

5847
03:16:58,178 --> 03:16:59,379
that should be preserved. But

5848
03:16:59,379 --> 03:17:01,248
what I really want to talk

5849
03:17:01,248 --> 03:17:02,349
about as well is just the

5850
03:17:02,349 --> 03:17:04,485
process that goes along with

5851
03:17:04,485 --> 03:17:06,530
the budget. One of the things

5852
03:17:06,530 --> 03:17:08,455
that I noted, because I'm in

5853
03:17:08,455 --> 03:17:10,257
data analytics, I was looking

5854
03:17:10,257 --> 03:17:12,259
at the legislation and

5855
03:17:12,259 --> 03:17:15,259
comparing it to fiscal year 26

5856
03:17:15,496 --> 03:17:16,864
and 25 from years past, and I

5857
03:17:16,864 --> 03:17:18,632
noticed it looks like

5858
03:17:18,632 --> 03:17:20,801
everything got an increase. But

5859
03:17:20,801 --> 03:17:23,403
in the news and in the mayor's

5860
03:17:23,403 --> 03:17:25,539
state of metro address, that it

5861
03:17:25,539 --> 03:17:26,673
was being framed as a decrease.

5862
03:17:26,673 --> 03:17:28,876
Because when you look in the

5863
03:17:28,876 --> 03:17:30,311
budget book, it's higher than

5864
03:17:30,311 --> 03:17:32,711
what's legislated. Now in

5865
03:17:33,347 --> 03:17:35,982
the pd budget hearing, this was

5866
03:17:35,982 --> 03:17:37,250
asked smartly by cm suara, and

5867
03:17:37,250 --> 03:17:39,190
the way I understood it from

5868
03:17:39,190 --> 03:17:39,920
the budget officer is things

5869
03:17:39,920 --> 03:17:41,422
happen throughout the year.

5870
03:17:41,422 --> 03:17:43,422
Legislation passes, benefits

5871
03:17:43,490 --> 03:17:46,460
get moved over, and that budget

5872
03:17:46,460 --> 03:17:48,829
gets rectified and increases.

5873
03:17:48,829 --> 03:17:50,364
It is not completely fair, I

5874
03:17:50,364 --> 03:17:51,999
think, to compare what happens

5875
03:17:51,999 --> 03:17:53,534
in the beginning of fiscal year

5876
03:17:53,534 --> 03:17:56,103
27 to what's nearly at the end

5877
03:17:56,103 --> 03:17:58,205
of fiscal year 26. It irks me

5878
03:17:58,205 --> 03:17:59,640
for data analytics. So I think

5879
03:17:59,640 --> 03:18:01,875
the process should be improved.

5880
03:18:01,875 --> 03:18:02,876
For one, it should be better

5881
03:18:02,876 --> 03:18:04,845
explained where tose increases

5882
03:18:04,845 --> 03:18:05,712
come from. Midstream. That

5883
03:18:05,712 --> 03:18:07,581
should be explained in the

5884
03:18:07,581 --> 03:18:08,982
budget book for people to fully

5885
03:18:08,982 --> 03:18:11,982
understand. And two, it's the

5886
03:18:12,252 --> 03:18:13,720
year of our lord 2026. Why are

5887
03:18:13,720 --> 03:18:15,956
we just putting out pdfs and

5888
03:18:15,956 --> 03:18:18,250
not excel files or cfes when

5889
03:18:18,250 --> 03:18:19,392
we're talking about a financial

5890
03:18:19,392 --> 03:18:21,262
document? That would mean I had

5891
03:18:21,262 --> 03:18:24,862
to build a python script to

5892
03:18:24,965 --> 03:18:26,267
scrape 400 plus pages of a pdf

5893
03:18:26,267 --> 03:18:28,235
when they could just push a

5894
03:18:28,235 --> 03:18:30,170
button to export to excel. I

5895
03:18:30,170 --> 03:18:31,438
mean, I work for metro, I can

5896
03:18:31,438 --> 03:18:33,307
do that with my data. It should

5897
03:18:33,307 --> 03:18:34,842
be done with budget. All right.

5898
03:18:34,842 --> 03:18:36,743
Thank you.

5899
03:18:36,743 --> 03:18:38,912
Thank you. Go ahead.

5900
03:18:38,912 --> 03:18:39,913
You're recognized.

5901
03:18:39,913 --> 03:18:41,913
hi. My name

5902
03:18:42,820 --> 03:18:43,350
is shannon. I am the I'm in

5903
03:18:43,350 --> 03:18:45,286
district 22 sherry wiener.

5904
03:18:45,286 --> 03:18:46,320
Shout out. I also want to

5905
03:18:46,320 --> 03:18:47,554
second the excel spreadsheet,

5906
03:18:47,554 --> 03:18:49,456
not what I came here for, but

5907
03:18:49,456 --> 03:18:51,325
I'm always in favor of that.

5908
03:18:51,325 --> 03:18:53,327
What I did want to say, though,

5909
03:18:53,327 --> 03:18:54,729
is I am in favor of the funding

5910
03:18:54,729 --> 03:18:55,830
for the social housing, the irc

5911
03:18:55,830 --> 03:18:57,631
program. I myself am an

5912
03:18:57,631 --> 03:18:59,000
attorney in solo practice. I'll%

5913
03:18:59,000 --> 03:19:00,768
be honest with y'all, I'm tired

5914
03:19:00,768 --> 03:19:03,671
of doing eviction cases, I hate

5915
03:19:03,671 --> 03:19:05,873
them, I hate seeing the the

5916
03:19:05,873 --> 03:19:07,608
vile situations that my clients

5917
03:19:07,608 --> 03:19:09,978
are in. I hate dealing with I'm

5918
03:19:09,978 --> 03:19:11,446
sorry, landlords. I'm tired of

5919
03:19:11,446 --> 03:19:12,914
it. So if there's anything we

5920
03:19:12,914 --> 03:19:14,150
can do to prevent us from

5921
03:19:14,150 --> 03:19:15,850
getting that step in the first

5922
03:19:15,850 --> 03:19:17,184
place, I am absolutely for it.

5923
03:19:17,184 --> 03:19:18,853
And I think that social housing

5924
03:19:18,853 --> 03:19:19,854
is a fantastic first step. Is

5925
03:19:19,854 --> 03:19:21,890
it sufficient? Absolutely not.

5926
03:19:21,890 --> 03:19:22,957
But it is necessary and I think

5927
03:19:22,957 --> 03:19:24,580
it's a good first step. So

5928
03:19:24,580 --> 03:19:25,860
please consider that a lot of

5929
03:19:25,860 --> 03:19:27,940
people have already spoken to

5930
03:19:27,940 --> 03:19:28,620
the benefits of of housing in

5931
03:19:28,620 --> 03:19:29,964
this neighborhood, and I just

5932
03:19:29,964 --> 03:19:31,165
am here to re-emphasize that I

5933
03:19:31,165 --> 03:19:33,100
won't go over all the data

5934
03:19:33,100 --> 03:19:35,690
again. But just to say, I grew

5935
03:19:35,690 --> 03:19:36,203
up in alabama in a white flight

5936
03:19:36,203 --> 03:19:37,872
school. I didn't have diversity

5937
03:19:37,872 --> 03:19:39,240
in my school, and I didn't

5938
03:19:39,240 --> 03:19:40,608
realize how important and

5939
03:19:40,608 --> 03:19:41,943
essential it is to being a

5940
03:19:41,943 --> 03:19:43,644
holistic human being. Until I

5941
03:19:43,644 --> 03:19:44,979
got out into the world and

5942
03:19:44,979 --> 03:19:47,979
experienced other people of all

5943
03:19:48,449 --> 03:19:50,840
different races, genders,

5944
03:19:50,840 --> 03:19:51,852
socioeconomic statuses, and so

5945
03:19:51,852 --> 03:19:52,954
housing, I can't emphasize

5946
03:19:52,954 --> 03:19:54,489
enough, is not only essential

5947
03:19:54,489 --> 03:19:55,589
for keeping people in our city,

5948
03:19:55,589 --> 03:19:56,891
but it's also essential in a

5949
03:19:56,891 --> 03:19:58,659
selfish way for people like

5950
03:19:58,659 --> 03:20:00,495
myself, who need to be able to

5951
03:20:00,495 --> 03:20:01,595
live next to other people and

5952
03:20:01,595 --> 03:20:03,597
learn from them. And so this

5953
03:20:03,597 --> 03:20:05,533
mixed housing is I just I can't

5954
03:20:05,533 --> 03:20:07,268
say enough good things about it.

5955
03:20:07,268 --> 03:20:08,636
And then, you know, the other

5956
03:20:08,636 --> 03:20:10,137
thing that I think we kind of

5957
03:20:10,137 --> 03:20:11,773
touched on is that we are

5958
03:20:11,773 --> 03:20:13,674
pushing the lifeblood of this

5959
03:20:13,674 --> 03:20:14,909
city out of this city, the

5960
03:20:14,909 --> 03:20:16,343
people who keep our tourism

5961
03:20:16,343 --> 03:20:18,780
industry running. I mean,

5962
03:20:18,780 --> 03:20:19,480
nashville's a giant tourism hub.

5963
03:20:19,480 --> 03:20:20,948
They are the ones that support

5964
03:20:20,948 --> 03:20:22,716
this and keep it going. We're

5965
03:20:22,716 --> 03:20:24,385
also pushing out as many, you

5966
03:20:24,385 --> 03:20:25,353
know here are from general

5967
03:20:25,353 --> 03:20:26,587
hospital, those that, you know,

5968
03:20:26,587 --> 03:20:28,220
work in our hospitals. These

5969
03:20:28,220 --> 03:20:29,724
are essential people. And when

5970
03:20:29,724 --> 03:20:31,920
we push them out, not only have

5971
03:20:31,920 --> 03:20:32,126
we, you know, increased their

5972
03:20:32,126 --> 03:20:33,261
commuting and childcare costs,

5973
03:20:33,261 --> 03:20:34,595
but we've also removed their

5974
03:20:34,595 --> 03:20:36,970
voices from this legislative

5975
03:20:36,970 --> 03:20:37,531
body right here because they're

5976
03:20:37,531 --> 03:20:38,466
no longer your constituents.

5977
03:20:38,466 --> 03:20:39,668
They can no longer tell you

5978
03:20:39,668 --> 03:20:41,350
what's up. So let's not push

5979
03:20:41,350 --> 03:20:42,737
them out.

5980
03:20:42,737 --> 03:20:45,137
Thank you. Go ahead

5981
03:20:45,140 --> 03:20:46,540
and come forward. You're

5982
03:20:46,540 --> 03:20:47,508
recognized.

5983
03:20:47,508 --> 03:20:48,676
Good evening. Thank

5984
03:20:48,676 --> 03:20:50,578
you for your service. Thank you

5985
03:20:50,578 --> 03:20:52,480
for your patience. I don't know

5986
03:20:52,480 --> 03:20:53,648
if you know it's getting late.

5987
03:20:53,648 --> 03:20:55,116
My name is h g stovall. I live

5988
03:20:55,116 --> 03:20:56,617
in the donelson neighborhood.

5989
03:20:56,617 --> 03:20:58,190
My council person, MR. Jeff.

5990
03:20:58,190 --> 03:20:59,921
Greg, thank you for your

5991
03:20:59,921 --> 03:21:02,570
service, friend. Tonight I

5992
03:21:02,570 --> 03:21:03,124
represent nashville launch pad.

5993
03:21:03,124 --> 03:21:05,660
I also serve on our

5994
03:21:05,660 --> 03:21:07,462
homelessness planning council.

5995
03:21:07,462 --> 03:21:08,897
I seek tonight for you to

5996
03:21:08,897 --> 03:21:10,398
understand the plight of young

5997
03:21:10,398 --> 03:21:13,501
adults living in our city and

5998
03:21:13,501 --> 03:21:15,337
living on our streets. 18 to 24

5999
03:21:15,337 --> 03:21:16,438
we operate the city's only

6000
03:21:16,438 --> 03:21:19,438
young adult, focused in the

6001
03:21:19,741 --> 03:21:21,877
city's only lgbt friendly shelter straight from

6002
03:21:21,877 --> 03:21:22,911
the street. We have also had

6003
03:21:22,911 --> 03:21:24,179
the privilege of operating an

6004
03:21:24,179 --> 03:21:26,615
interim gap housing program for

6005
03:21:26,615 --> 03:21:29,151
a couple of years. That program

6006
03:21:29,151 --> 03:21:31,219
has outperformed metro programs

6007
03:21:31,219 --> 03:21:33,288
by about 3% on average and

6008
03:21:33,288 --> 03:21:35,688
nationwide by 15% on average,

6009
03:21:35,891 --> 03:21:37,891
and permanent housing

6010
03:21:38,930 --> 03:21:39,294
placements. That's a miracle,

6011
03:21:39,294 --> 03:21:41,290
since of the young people

6012
03:21:41,290 --> 03:21:43,798
launch pad has served, 88% came

6013
03:21:43,798 --> 03:21:45,700
from literal homelessness, 58%

6014
03:21:45,700 --> 03:21:47,235
have a history of domestic

6015
03:21:47,235 --> 03:21:49,571
violence, assault or human

6016
03:21:49,571 --> 03:21:51,971
trafficking. 52% have at least

6017
03:21:52,507 --> 03:21:53,742
one mental health diagnosis.

6018
03:21:53,742 --> 03:21:56,142
Please invest in protecting

6019
03:21:56,845 --> 03:21:58,546
these young adults, of whom 44%

6020
03:21:58,546 --> 03:22:02,146
are black or people of color,

6021
03:22:02,584 --> 03:22:04,520
and 48% are lgbtq. Plus, on

6022
03:22:04,520 --> 03:22:05,587
behalf of these young adults

6023
03:22:05,587 --> 03:22:08,289
who have called launch pad home

6024
03:22:08,289 --> 03:22:10,289
for 30,000 nights since 2012,

6025
03:22:10,825 --> 03:22:11,893
we request only $300,000 to

6026
03:22:11,893 --> 03:22:13,995
keep this program open for

6027
03:22:13,995 --> 03:22:16,298
another year. Together, let's

6028
03:22:16,298 --> 03:22:17,365
give hope, solve youth

6029
03:22:17,365 --> 03:22:19,434
homelessness, and reduce the

6030
03:22:19,434 --> 03:22:21,303
need for adult services in the

6031
03:22:21,303 --> 03:22:23,380
future. Thank you.

6032
03:22:23,380 --> 03:22:24,740
Thank you.

6033
03:22:24,740 --> 03:22:26,241
Go ahead. You're recognized.

6034
03:22:26,241 --> 03:22:27,475
Thank you.

6035
03:22:27,475 --> 03:22:29,475
Good evening council.

6036
03:22:29,511 --> 03:22:32,347
My name is shakira erica nash.

6037
03:22:32,347 --> 03:22:34,216
I live in district 33 and I am

6038
03:22:34,216 --> 03:22:35,984
a nashville entertainer and

6039
03:22:35,984 --> 03:22:37,418
artist and a local business

6040
03:22:37,418 --> 03:22:38,853
owner. I'm standing here

6041
03:22:38,853 --> 03:22:40,388
tonight because in all honesty,

6042
03:22:40,388 --> 03:22:42,457
I'm just curious if standing at

6043
03:22:42,457 --> 03:22:44,426
this microphone even truly

6044
03:22:44,426 --> 03:22:46,394
means anything anymore. By that

6045
03:22:46,394 --> 03:22:48,563
imean, over the years, I have

6046
03:22:48,563 --> 03:22:50,310
watched this entire city

6047
03:22:50,310 --> 03:22:52,431
completely change. The historic

6048
03:22:52,902 --> 03:22:55,370
law of nashville is fading. The

6049
03:22:55,370 --> 03:22:56,104
broader creative ecosystem has

6050
03:22:56,104 --> 03:22:58,274
shifted to where the

6051
03:22:58,274 --> 03:23:00,142
independent music publishing

6052
03:23:00,142 --> 03:23:01,911
industry we once relied on is

6053
03:23:01,911 --> 03:23:04,120
practically gone, and all types

6054
03:23:04,120 --> 03:23:05,881
of independent artists are

6055
03:23:05,881 --> 03:23:08,717
struggling in its place. The

6056
03:23:08,717 --> 03:23:10,953
city has been overrun by luxury

6057
03:23:10,953 --> 03:23:12,654
hotels and corporate sports

6058
03:23:12,654 --> 03:23:14,890
arenas. The real power belongs

6059
03:23:14,890 --> 03:23:16,592
to a silent corporate machine,

6060
03:23:16,592 --> 03:23:17,458
while the local creators and

6061
03:23:17,458 --> 03:23:19,458
independent businesses who

6062
03:23:19,528 --> 03:23:21,330
built the city soul are left

6063
03:23:21,330 --> 03:23:23,599
begging for crumbs. We were

6064
03:23:23,599 --> 03:23:25,333
promised that metro would show

6065
03:23:25,333 --> 03:23:27,136
true commitment to its local

6066
03:23:27,136 --> 03:23:28,938
creatives, but instead, the

6067
03:23:28,938 --> 03:23:30,406
mayor's proposed budget

6068
03:23:30,406 --> 03:23:32,441
completely zeroes out funding

6069
03:23:32,441 --> 03:23:34,610
for our newly formed nashville

6070
03:23:34,610 --> 03:23:36,610
entertainment commission. It

6071
03:23:37,279 --> 03:23:39,279
eliminates the $250,000 meant

6072
03:23:39,315 --> 03:23:41,830
to build infrastructure for all

6073
03:23:41,830 --> 03:23:42,985
independent entertainers and

6074
03:23:42,985 --> 03:23:44,753
artists, while broader arts

6075
03:23:44,753 --> 03:23:46,522
funding remains flatlined, and

6076
03:23:46,522 --> 03:23:49,240
we're asking the city to honor

6077
03:23:49,240 --> 03:23:51,424
the commitment to dedicate 1%

6078
03:23:51,527 --> 03:23:52,995
of funding to the arts and

6079
03:23:52,995 --> 03:23:54,796
entertainment. Corporate

6080
03:23:54,796 --> 03:23:56,198
entities get public backing and

6081
03:23:56,198 --> 03:23:57,433
resources instantly, but the

6082
03:23:57,433 --> 03:23:59,367
actual human beings who keep

6083
03:23:59,367 --> 03:24:01,236
the tourism machine running are

6084
03:24:01,236 --> 03:24:03,439
treated like an afterthought.

6085
03:24:03,439 --> 03:24:05,574
So the mayor's office claims

6086
03:24:05,574 --> 03:24:06,775
this cut is due to fiscal

6087
03:24:06,775 --> 03:24:08,377
constraints. But we know that

6088
03:24:08,377 --> 03:24:09,912
when the major corporations or

6089
03:24:09,912 --> 03:24:11,414
sports franchise wants

6090
03:24:11,414 --> 03:24:13,515
something from metro, the money

6091
03:24:13,515 --> 03:24:15,617
is always found. I'm asking

6092
03:24:15,617 --> 03:24:17,152
this council tonight to use its

6093
03:24:17,152 --> 03:24:18,921
power to amend the budget to

6094
03:24:18,921 --> 03:24:20,355
not allow nashville

6095
03:24:20,355 --> 03:24:22,191
entertainment commission to be

6096
03:24:22,191 --> 03:24:24,260
starved to death before it even

6097
03:24:24,260 --> 03:24:26,528
begins. Restore the funding and

6098
03:24:26,528 --> 03:24:28,163
stand by the 1% as promised,

6099
03:24:28,163 --> 03:24:29,698
and prove that this council

6100
03:24:29,698 --> 03:24:29,932
chamber still belongs to the

6101
03:24:29,932 --> 03:24:31,932
people.

6102
03:24:32,234 --> 03:24:34,634
Thank you, thank you.

6103
03:24:35,471 --> 03:24:37,306
All right. You're recognized.

6104
03:24:37,306 --> 03:24:38,774
Hi, my name is lewis terrell.

6105
03:24:38,774 --> 03:24:40,900
Normally I come up here and

6106
03:24:40,900 --> 03:24:41,844
speak off the cuff, but today

6107
03:24:41,844 --> 03:24:45,444
to ask me to write something

6108
03:24:46,348 --> 03:24:48,450
down. So. So today I normally

6109
03:24:48,450 --> 03:24:49,918
start out with I work for metro

6110
03:24:49,918 --> 03:24:51,320
water. Thank you, metro water.

6111
03:24:51,320 --> 03:24:52,788
I do notice y'all still

6112
03:24:52,788 --> 03:24:55,188
drinking my water. Appreciate

6113
03:24:55,657 --> 03:24:57,359
that. But now to the business.

6114
03:24:57,359 --> 03:24:59,195
Normally I advocate for metro

6115
03:24:59,195 --> 03:25:00,963
water, but today is for metro

6116
03:25:00,963 --> 03:25:02,464
nashville general hospital.

6117
03:25:02,464 --> 03:25:04,666
General hospital has been a

6118
03:25:04,666 --> 03:25:06,101
staple in nashville all my life.

6119
03:25:06,101 --> 03:25:08,170
I've had three aunts that work

6120
03:25:08,170 --> 03:25:11,170
for general hospital. One aunt

6121
03:25:11,407 --> 03:25:12,941
was the first black pediatric

6122
03:25:12,941 --> 03:25:15,110
nurse in general hospital when

6123
03:25:15,110 --> 03:25:16,445
it was on hermitage avenue. I

6124
03:25:16,445 --> 03:25:17,580
don't know if anybody's here

6125
03:25:17,580 --> 03:25:20,830
remember it being on hermitage

6126
03:25:20,830 --> 03:25:22,618
avenue. That's where it started.

6127
03:25:22,618 --> 03:25:24,190
Okay, so now to the biz.

6128
03:25:24,190 --> 03:25:26,154
General hospital has been short

6129
03:25:26,154 --> 03:25:27,289
changed long enough. When I say

6130
03:25:27,289 --> 03:25:29,458
short change, they were

6131
03:25:29,458 --> 03:25:31,995
promised something a year ago.

6132
03:25:31,995 --> 03:25:34,300
Didn't even get a fourth of it

6133
03:25:34,300 --> 03:25:36,599
in JANUARY. Supposed to get it

6134
03:25:36,599 --> 03:25:39,168
in JULY. They got it in JANUARY.

6135
03:25:39,168 --> 03:25:42,168
No compensation. So what I'm

6136
03:25:42,771 --> 03:25:44,507
asking is the council, the

6137
03:25:44,507 --> 03:25:47,777
mayor, to not do any back door

6138
03:25:47,777 --> 03:25:49,312
deals, but to also give general

6139
03:25:49,312 --> 03:25:51,247
hospital what was promised to

6140
03:25:51,247 --> 03:25:52,582
them and also compensation.

6141
03:25:52,582 --> 03:25:54,284
They've been short changed long

6142
03:25:54,284 --> 03:25:56,284
enough.

6143
03:25:57,821 --> 03:26:00,221
Thank you. Go ahead.

6144
03:26:03,426 --> 03:26:03,726
You're recognized.

6145
03:26:03,726 --> 03:26:05,161
Hello,

6146
03:26:05,161 --> 03:26:06,696
council members. My name is

6147
03:26:06,696 --> 03:26:07,730
aaron james and I work at the

6148
03:26:07,730 --> 03:26:09,399
donaldson branch library in

6149
03:26:09,399 --> 03:26:10,999
district 15. COUNCILMAN Jeff

6150
03:26:10,999 --> 03:26:12,735
greggs district. I'm here

6151
03:26:12,735 --> 03:26:14,103
tonight before you and I am

6152
03:26:14,103 --> 03:26:16,138
very tired, and I'm sure you

6153
03:26:16,138 --> 03:26:17,507
are too. I'm here to ask you to

6154
03:26:17,507 --> 03:26:19,907
fund the solidarity budget,

6155
03:26:19,975 --> 03:26:21,440
which is a 1.7% cost of living

6156
03:26:21,440 --> 03:26:22,780
adjustment and a step raises

6157
03:26:22,780 --> 03:26:23,846
for general government

6158
03:26:23,846 --> 03:26:25,381
employees, plus bringing up the

6159
03:26:25,381 --> 03:26:27,781
wages of paraprofessionals and

6160
03:26:27,784 --> 03:26:28,985
support staff and mps. And I am

6161
03:26:28,985 --> 03:26:31,540
tearing up right now because I

6162
03:26:31,540 --> 03:26:32,789
am thinking about people who

6163
03:26:32,789 --> 03:26:34,424
feed the children in schools

6164
03:26:34,424 --> 03:26:35,792
that I went to, who cannot

6165
03:26:35,792 --> 03:26:37,627
afford to live here anymore. I

6166
03:26:37,627 --> 03:26:38,761
know one person in our union

6167
03:26:38,761 --> 03:26:40,563
who moved out to clarksville.

6168
03:26:40,563 --> 03:26:41,731
She drives over an hour to work

6169
03:26:41,731 --> 03:26:43,533
every day, and if a specific

6170
03:26:43,533 --> 03:26:44,567
exit floods, that has a much

6171
03:26:44,567 --> 03:26:46,202
longer commute, sometimes she's

6172
03:26:46,202 --> 03:26:47,403
late to work. I'm thinking of

6173
03:26:47,403 --> 03:26:48,838
people like MISS Honey, who

6174
03:26:48,838 --> 03:26:50,206
came in here and begged for

6175
03:26:50,206 --> 03:26:51,975
more money. Not for herself,

6176
03:26:51,975 --> 03:26:53,509
but for for people who work for

6177
03:26:53,509 --> 03:26:55,509
general national general

6178
03:26:55,845 --> 03:26:57,313
hospital. Last year, I was

6179
03:26:57,313 --> 03:26:59,916
brought to tears by a father, a

6180
03:26:59,916 --> 03:27:01,717
nurse on our city's payroll,

6181
03:27:01,717 --> 03:27:03,520
begging the council for more

6182
03:27:03,520 --> 03:27:04,153
money for nashville general

6183
03:27:04,153 --> 03:27:07,153
because they were running out

6184
03:27:07,490 --> 03:27:08,825
of gloves for gunshot victims.

6185
03:27:08,825 --> 03:27:10,293
And I hope that makes you feel

6186
03:27:10,293 --> 03:27:11,794
something, because that's our

6187
03:27:11,794 --> 03:27:13,596
town's name. That is my town. I

6188
03:27:13,596 --> 03:27:15,298
was born here. That's my town's

6189
03:27:15,298 --> 03:27:18,898
name on a hospital, and they

6190
03:27:21,104 --> 03:27:24,600
don't have gloves. He has a

6191
03:27:24,600 --> 03:27:26,943
daughter of his own to raise,

6192
03:27:26,943 --> 03:27:28,277
and he needs money to do that.

6193
03:27:28,277 --> 03:27:30,790
And they didn't get that money

6194
03:27:30,790 --> 03:27:31,681
like MR. Terrell just mentioned.

6195
03:27:31,681 --> 03:27:32,915
They didn't get that raise.

6196
03:27:32,915 --> 03:27:34,417
They were promised by our

6197
03:27:34,417 --> 03:27:35,918
government. That's y'all.

6198
03:27:35,918 --> 03:27:36,953
That's me that I am a part of

6199
03:27:36,953 --> 03:27:38,788
this government. They didn't

6200
03:27:38,788 --> 03:27:39,889
get that money in JULY like

6201
03:27:39,889 --> 03:27:41,958
they were promised. They didn't

6202
03:27:41,958 --> 03:27:45,194
get it until JANUARY. So I'm

6203
03:27:45,194 --> 03:27:48,764
asking you for money for step

6204
03:27:48,764 --> 03:27:50,199
raises and 1.7% 1.7% cola for

6205
03:27:50,199 --> 03:27:52,199
national metro general

6206
03:27:53,469 --> 03:27:56,469
government employees to make to

6207
03:27:57,740 --> 03:28:00,100
match the the minimum for metro

6208
03:28:00,100 --> 03:28:02,120
support staff and to give

6209
03:28:02,120 --> 03:28:03,479
national, metro and general

6210
03:28:03,479 --> 03:28:05,314
government hospitals what they

6211
03:28:05,314 --> 03:28:06,716
deserve. Thank you.

6212
03:28:06,716 --> 03:28:08,716
Thank you.

6213
03:28:11,788 --> 03:28:13,290
Go ahead. Come forward please.

6214
03:28:13,290 --> 03:28:14,958
Hi there. My name is madeline

6215
03:28:14,958 --> 03:28:16,459
and I'm a resident of district

6216
03:28:16,459 --> 03:28:17,627
20. I'm a member of nashville

6217
03:28:17,627 --> 03:28:19,290
people's budget coalition, and

6218
03:28:19,290 --> 03:28:20,429
I work as a mental health

6219
03:28:20,429 --> 03:28:22,231
professional here in nashville,

6220
03:28:22,231 --> 03:28:23,666
tennessee. And I am using my

6221
03:28:23,666 --> 03:28:25,935
time to talk about what's on my

6222
03:28:25,935 --> 03:28:27,636
budget wish list, which

6223
03:28:27,636 --> 03:28:29,710
consists of $9 million

6224
03:28:29,710 --> 03:28:30,840
allocated allocated to a

6225
03:28:30,840 --> 03:28:33,840
revolving loan fund for social

6226
03:28:34,110 --> 03:28:36,780
housing and 500 $500,000 to

6227
03:28:36,780 --> 03:28:37,780
social housing staff. Because

6228
03:28:37,780 --> 03:28:39,883
in my opinion, that is mental

6229
03:28:39,883 --> 03:28:41,384
health care. I went to graduate

6230
03:28:41,384 --> 03:28:42,753
school and learned countless

6231
03:28:42,753 --> 03:28:44,153
theories of development and

6232
03:28:44,153 --> 03:28:45,621
perspectives on diagnosing

6233
03:28:45,621 --> 03:28:47,824
people. But as I've come to see

6234
03:28:47,824 --> 03:28:48,791
it, the first mental health

6235
03:28:48,791 --> 03:28:51,930
intervention should be access

6236
03:28:51,930 --> 03:28:52,895
to consistent and affordable

6237
03:28:52,895 --> 03:28:54,230
housing. It's not uncommon for

6238
03:28:54,230 --> 03:28:56,330
people to forego medical

6239
03:28:56,330 --> 03:28:57,600
treatment or skip grocery runs

6240
03:28:57,600 --> 03:28:58,969
in order to make rent. This

6241
03:28:58,969 --> 03:29:00,137
stress is not sustainable, and

6242
03:29:00,137 --> 03:29:01,537
it's certainly not conducive to

6243
03:29:01,537 --> 03:29:03,306
the positive mental health that

6244
03:29:03,306 --> 03:29:04,774
you claim to want for this city.

6245
03:29:04,774 --> 03:29:07,244
You could diagnose these people

6246
03:29:07,244 --> 03:29:08,311
with anxiety or depression or

6247
03:29:08,311 --> 03:29:09,779
pathologize their anger, but

6248
03:29:09,779 --> 03:29:10,914
maybe this is an honest

6249
03:29:10,914 --> 03:29:12,349
reaction to not knowing if you

6250
03:29:12,349 --> 03:29:13,850
will have a comfortable, safe

6251
03:29:13,850 --> 03:29:15,752
place to put your head down at

6252
03:29:15,752 --> 03:29:16,620
night. We are not short on

6253
03:29:16,620 --> 03:29:18,540
studies demonstrating that

6254
03:29:18,540 --> 03:29:19,956
housing reduces rates of

6255
03:29:19,956 --> 03:29:21,291
violent crime and increases

6256
03:29:21,291 --> 03:29:23,560
mental health, and I think we

6257
03:29:23,560 --> 03:29:26,463
can all agree that we deserve

6258
03:29:26,463 --> 03:29:27,430
safe places to live. If we

6259
03:29:27,430 --> 03:29:28,932
really are worried about the

6260
03:29:28,932 --> 03:29:30,300
mental health crisis, we need

6261
03:29:30,300 --> 03:29:31,701
to first make sure that

6262
03:29:31,701 --> 03:29:33,670
everyone's most basic needs are

6263
03:29:33,670 --> 03:29:35,605
met. The mayor says he wants us

6264
03:29:35,605 --> 03:29:37,174
to stay, but the majority of us

6265
03:29:37,174 --> 03:29:38,675
can only afford to leave.

6266
03:29:38,675 --> 03:29:40,900
Access to housing is mental

6267
03:29:40,900 --> 03:29:41,378
health care. It's harm

6268
03:29:41,378 --> 03:29:43,447
reduction and it's safety

6269
03:29:43,447 --> 03:29:45,181
planning. This $9 million

6270
03:29:45,181 --> 03:29:47,517
towards the revolving loan fund

6271
03:29:47,517 --> 03:29:49,719
and the $500,000 towards social

6272
03:29:49,719 --> 03:29:51,822
housing staff would be mental

6273
03:29:51,822 --> 03:29:53,289
health care. If you'd like my

6274
03:29:53,289 --> 03:29:54,491
vote and the vote of many other

6275
03:29:54,491 --> 03:29:56,491
nashville constituents here

6276
03:29:56,593 --> 03:29:57,694
tonight, I suggest that the

6277
03:29:57,694 --> 03:29:59,620
council members at large and

6278
03:29:59,620 --> 03:30:00,897
mayor freddy, please listen

6279
03:30:00,897 --> 03:30:02,232
when we speak because the

6280
03:30:02,232 --> 03:30:03,667
status quo is not working, and

6281
03:30:03,667 --> 03:30:05,535
we'd like to work with you to

6282
03:30:05,535 --> 03:30:06,970
try something new. We are on

6283
03:30:06,970 --> 03:30:08,505
the same team. Thank you for

6284
03:30:08,505 --> 03:30:10,505
your time.

6285
03:30:11,975 --> 03:30:13,760
Thank you. Go ahead.

6286
03:30:13,760 --> 03:30:13,910
You're recognized.

6287
03:30:13,910 --> 03:30:15,910
Hello, I'm.

6288
03:30:16,130 --> 03:30:18,214
Kyle cook. I live in district

6289
03:30:18,214 --> 03:30:19,950
24 in the district. I work in

6290
03:30:19,950 --> 03:30:21,785
district 19. Jacob cooper

6291
03:30:21,785 --> 03:30:24,785
representing. I'm a member of

6292
03:30:25,210 --> 03:30:26,823
seiu local 205. I'm the chief

6293
03:30:26,823 --> 03:30:29,125
steward of the metro nashville

6294
03:30:29,125 --> 03:30:31,610
government chapter. In 2001,

6295
03:30:31,610 --> 03:30:32,929
when nashville built a new main

6296
03:30:32,929 --> 03:30:34,731
library, they also built five

6297
03:30:34,731 --> 03:30:36,533
other branch libraries. They

6298
03:30:36,533 --> 03:30:38,736
built a first art museum. They

6299
03:30:38,736 --> 03:30:39,803
built a a country music hall of

6300
03:30:39,803 --> 03:30:42,306
fame, and they brought in

6301
03:30:42,306 --> 03:30:43,673
dozens of new workers like me.

6302
03:30:43,673 --> 03:30:46,410
I'm not from here. I'm from

6303
03:30:46,410 --> 03:30:48,450
upstate new york. I was just

6304
03:30:48,450 --> 03:30:50,914
blown away by a city that was

6305
03:30:50,914 --> 03:30:53,830
doing all this. And I was so

6306
03:30:53,830 --> 03:30:55,652
blessed by you to have a good

6307
03:30:55,652 --> 03:30:58,188
job, a good pay with benefits

6308
03:30:58,188 --> 03:31:00,156
like health insurance, and I

6309
03:31:00,156 --> 03:31:03,260
had to pay that. I could afford

6310
03:31:03,260 --> 03:31:04,661
to make rent. And mostly I was

6311
03:31:04,661 --> 03:31:07,164
blown away because nashville is

6312
03:31:07,164 --> 03:31:10,434
such a friendly city that you

6313
03:31:10,434 --> 03:31:12,269
welcome me out of state people,

6314
03:31:12,269 --> 03:31:14,338
newcomers. And you offered me

6315
03:31:14,338 --> 03:31:16,907
all these things and you

6316
03:31:16,907 --> 03:31:18,341
offered these cost of living

6317
03:31:18,341 --> 03:31:21,178
adjustments every year so I

6318
03:31:21,178 --> 03:31:22,713
could keep up with inflation.

6319
03:31:22,713 --> 03:31:25,549
And it made it a very livable

6320
03:31:25,549 --> 03:31:28,520
place to live and work. And now

6321
03:31:28,520 --> 03:31:29,860
I'm a nashvillian just like you.

6322
03:31:29,860 --> 03:31:30,554
And nashville is still

6323
03:31:30,554 --> 03:31:33,890
welcoming people from out of

6324
03:31:33,890 --> 03:31:34,491
state and out of the country.

6325
03:31:34,491 --> 03:31:36,694
And I hope we will offer the

6326
03:31:36,694 --> 03:31:39,329
same welcome to help me build a

6327
03:31:39,329 --> 03:31:40,830
life here to all of my fellow

6328
03:31:40,830 --> 03:31:43,330
union members and new employees

6329
03:31:43,330 --> 03:31:44,734
who I see every couple of weeks

6330
03:31:44,734 --> 03:31:46,436
that come in, and I want them

6331
03:31:46,436 --> 03:31:48,638
to have the same opportunity I

6332
03:31:48,638 --> 03:31:49,940
had. So I want you to support

6333
03:31:49,940 --> 03:31:52,940
the mayor's cost of living

6334
03:31:52,977 --> 03:31:55,377
adjustment at 1.7%, include my

6335
03:31:55,411 --> 03:31:56,580
union family at public schools,

6336
03:31:56,580 --> 03:32:00,180
and give them some paid time

6337
03:32:00,184 --> 03:32:01,952
off when the schools are closed,

6338
03:32:01,952 --> 03:32:03,754
when they've been left out of

6339
03:32:03,754 --> 03:32:05,222
some earlier budgets. And I

6340
03:32:05,222 --> 03:32:07,570
just want you to be generous to

6341
03:32:07,570 --> 03:32:09,250
them.

6342
03:32:09,250 --> 03:32:11,294
Thank you. Go ahead. Come

6343
03:32:11,294 --> 03:32:13,300
on. Forward.

6344
03:32:13,300 --> 03:32:15,300
Good evening. I'm

6345
03:32:16,333 --> 03:32:18,635
nicole and I live in district

6346
03:32:18,635 --> 03:32:19,936
17 who loves to swim. Anybody

6347
03:32:19,936 --> 03:32:21,738
in this room loves to swim.

6348
03:32:21,738 --> 03:32:23,507
Okay. Hands raised. I learned

6349
03:32:23,507 --> 03:32:26,310
to swim at the napier community

6350
03:32:26,310 --> 03:32:27,845
center pool. And last year,

6351
03:32:27,845 --> 03:32:30,747
terry and I, with the support

6352
03:32:30,747 --> 03:32:32,482
of unicycle and other

6353
03:32:32,482 --> 03:32:34,482
nashvillians, collected

6354
03:32:35,520 --> 03:32:37,254
swimwear for my neighbors. And

6355
03:32:37,254 --> 03:32:38,655
I mentioned that because last

6356
03:32:38,655 --> 03:32:40,390
week I took some of my

6357
03:32:40,390 --> 03:32:43,327
neighbors to the pool. We just

6358
03:32:43,327 --> 03:32:45,162
walked right over and there

6359
03:32:45,162 --> 03:32:47,664
were about 50 people in the

6360
03:32:47,664 --> 03:32:49,900
pool, and the pool was

6361
03:32:49,900 --> 03:32:52,900
renovated five years ago. And

6362
03:32:53,400 --> 03:32:54,171
then council member, council

6363
03:32:54,171 --> 03:32:55,272
member freddy and doctor

6364
03:32:55,272 --> 03:32:58,272
lawless. And some folks said,

6365
03:32:58,476 --> 03:32:59,609
we don't want this pool closed.

6366
03:32:59,609 --> 03:33:00,978
When I was there at the

6367
03:33:00,978 --> 03:33:02,546
community center last week,

6368
03:33:02,546 --> 03:33:04,615
most of the students came when

6369
03:33:04,615 --> 03:33:07,318
the. When the pool opened for

6370
03:33:07,318 --> 03:33:09,553
evening engagement and that was

6371
03:33:09,553 --> 03:33:11,756
at 2:00. Prior to that,

6372
03:33:11,756 --> 03:33:13,924
was not much engagement. And so

6373
03:33:13,924 --> 03:33:15,293
I am asking, and I know alicia

6374
03:33:15,293 --> 03:33:16,894
and some others have said this

6375
03:33:16,894 --> 03:33:18,229
before in the past. Napier

6376
03:33:18,229 --> 03:33:19,997
community center needs to be

6377
03:33:19,997 --> 03:33:21,599
funded, y'all. Right now the

6378
03:33:21,599 --> 03:33:23,601
pool is just the only

6379
03:33:23,601 --> 03:33:25,135
engagement, which is great, but

6380
03:33:25,135 --> 03:33:27,370
it needs to be funded. So I

6381
03:33:27,370 --> 03:33:28,338
just want to put that out there

6382
03:33:28,338 --> 03:33:29,607
quickly. Also, the tennessee

6383
03:33:29,607 --> 03:33:31,942
justice center no. Last year

6384
03:33:31,942 --> 03:33:33,440
got some funding. Funding.

6385
03:33:33,440 --> 03:33:34,879
Tennessee justice center is the

6386
03:33:34,879 --> 03:33:36,180
only organization that is

6387
03:33:36,180 --> 03:33:38,115
advocating for people who lose

6388
03:33:38,115 --> 03:33:39,584
health care and need snap

6389
03:33:39,584 --> 03:33:40,718
assistance. And I tell you, my

6390
03:33:40,718 --> 03:33:41,718
neighbors, the neighbor

6391
03:33:41,718 --> 03:33:43,487
community and all over

6392
03:33:43,487 --> 03:33:44,722
nashville go there, but

6393
03:33:44,722 --> 03:33:46,423
particularly neighbor community

6394
03:33:46,423 --> 03:33:48,493
walk there as well. Of course,

6395
03:33:48,493 --> 03:33:50,327
housing support and sons. I

6396
03:33:50,327 --> 03:33:52,290
wouldn't want you to stay

6397
03:33:52,290 --> 03:33:54,398
investment. I see firsthand

6398
03:33:54,398 --> 03:33:56,330
just how many of my neighbors

6399
03:33:56,330 --> 03:33:58,235
just need housing assistance.

6400
03:33:58,235 --> 03:33:59,703
And eviction is facing many of

6401
03:33:59,703 --> 03:34:01,380
them. So please, please

6402
03:34:01,380 --> 03:34:02,907
prioritize those. Thank you all

6403
03:34:02,907 --> 03:34:05,877
for all the work that you do.

6404
03:34:05,877 --> 03:34:06,877
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

6405
03:34:06,877 --> 03:34:07,845
recognized.

6406
03:34:07,845 --> 03:34:09,814
Hi. Thank you for

6407
03:34:09,814 --> 03:34:11,281
your time. My name is taylor. I

6408
03:34:11,281 --> 03:34:12,416
work in the music industry and

6409
03:34:12,416 --> 03:34:14,718
I'm a community member here

6410
03:34:14,718 --> 03:34:16,987
with stand up nashville.

6411
03:34:16,987 --> 03:34:19,123
Tonight I tonight I'm here to

6412
03:34:19,123 --> 03:34:20,624
request that you put $500,000

6413
03:34:20,624 --> 03:34:22,590
in an admin account for staff

6414
03:34:22,590 --> 03:34:23,527
that will catapult the

6415
03:34:23,527 --> 03:34:25,527
self-sustaining housing model

6416
03:34:25,596 --> 03:34:26,763
forward. Lately, one image that

6417
03:34:26,763 --> 03:34:27,765
jkeeps coming to mind when I

6418
03:34:27,765 --> 03:34:29,934
think about housing in

6419
03:34:29,934 --> 03:34:31,436
nashville is a moving truck. I

6420
03:34:31,436 --> 03:34:32,569
graduated from belmont in 2020,

6421
03:34:32,569 --> 03:34:34,338
and I've watched a lot of

6422
03:34:34,338 --> 03:34:36,390
people leave this city since

6423
03:34:36,390 --> 03:34:36,840
then. With every person leaving,

6424
03:34:36,840 --> 03:34:38,442
nashville is feeling less and

6425
03:34:38,442 --> 03:34:40,778
less like the city I fell in

6426
03:34:40,778 --> 03:34:42,880
love with. I can't see a long

6427
03:34:42,880 --> 03:34:44,848
term future here because of our

6428
03:34:44,848 --> 03:34:45,717
affordability crisis. I've

6429
03:34:45,717 --> 03:34:46,917
personally had to relocate

6430
03:34:46,917 --> 03:34:48,452
within the city multiple times

6431
03:34:48,452 --> 03:34:50,154
as rent prices are increasing,

6432
03:34:50,154 --> 03:34:51,155
and it's deeply concerning and

6433
03:34:51,155 --> 03:34:53,910
saddening to know that I'm

6434
03:34:53,910 --> 03:34:55,159
actually part of a privileged

6435
03:34:55,159 --> 03:34:56,294
minority. More and more people

6436
03:34:56,294 --> 03:34:58,596
are leaving simply because they

6437
03:34:58,596 --> 03:34:59,764
can't afford to stay here. They

6438
03:34:59,764 --> 03:35:01,499
have to leave a place that

6439
03:35:01,499 --> 03:35:02,734
still feels like home. And

6440
03:35:02,734 --> 03:35:04,301
every time nashville loses

6441
03:35:04,301 --> 03:35:06,304
something not just a resident,

6442
03:35:06,304 --> 03:35:08,239
but a relationship, a story, a

6443
03:35:08,239 --> 03:35:09,106
piece of community. And our

6444
03:35:09,106 --> 03:35:11,776
community is what makes our

6445
03:35:11,776 --> 03:35:13,760
city so special. The housing

6446
03:35:13,760 --> 03:35:14,579
crisis is often discussed in

6447
03:35:14,579 --> 03:35:16,547
statistics. We talk about

6448
03:35:16,547 --> 03:35:17,881
prices, units, and percentages,

6449
03:35:17,881 --> 03:35:19,183
but every behind every

6450
03:35:19,183 --> 03:35:21,385
statistic is a person trying to

6451
03:35:21,385 --> 03:35:22,519
hold on to a life they've built.

6452
03:35:22,519 --> 03:35:23,621
That's why I support stand up

6453
03:35:23,621 --> 03:35:24,688
nashville's budget request,

6454
03:35:24,688 --> 03:35:25,690
because I believe nashville

6455
03:35:25,690 --> 03:35:27,591
should be a place where people

6456
03:35:27,591 --> 03:35:28,860
can imagine a future, and I

6457
03:35:28,860 --> 03:35:30,828
believe this is achievable. But

6458
03:35:30,828 --> 03:35:31,862
we need you to make a small but

6459
03:35:31,862 --> 03:35:34,262
important investment in this

6460
03:35:34,432 --> 03:35:36,167
moment. Thank you.

6461
03:35:36,167 --> 03:35:38,100
Thank you.

6462
03:35:38,100 --> 03:35:38,402
Go ahead. You're recognized.

6463
03:35:38,402 --> 03:35:39,700
Hi,

6464
03:35:39,700 --> 03:35:40,337
I'm kay.

6465
03:35:40,337 --> 03:35:42,507
Bowers and I live in

6466
03:35:42,507 --> 03:35:44,907
district 25 with jeff. Thank

6467
03:35:49,546 --> 03:35:50,748
you jeff. It's a challenge to.

6468
03:35:50,748 --> 03:35:52,216
Find words to speak to you

6469
03:35:52,216 --> 03:35:55,216
tonight that have not already

6470
03:35:56,530 --> 03:35:57,888
been spoken. We know that

6471
03:35:57,888 --> 03:35:59,290
housing affordability is the

6472
03:35:59,290 --> 03:36:01,690
number one concern. According

6473
03:36:01,759 --> 03:36:03,594
to the latest poll by

6474
03:36:03,594 --> 03:36:05,663
vanderbilt. And at the same

6475
03:36:05,663 --> 03:36:08,533
time that we have this housing

6476
03:36:08,533 --> 03:36:10,933
affordability crisis, we have

6477
03:36:11,368 --> 03:36:13,768
thousands of vacant luxury

6478
03:36:15,600 --> 03:36:18,600
housing units. Yet the high

6479
03:36:18,309 --> 03:36:20,778
rent levels remain. That's the

6480
03:36:20,778 --> 03:36:22,647
picture that we're facing.

6481
03:36:22,647 --> 03:36:23,881
Housing instability causes

6482
03:36:23,881 --> 03:36:26,281
tremendous stress. You've heard

6483
03:36:26,918 --> 03:36:29,153
the stories on our fellow

6484
03:36:29,153 --> 03:36:31,656
neighbors, and it spills over

6485
03:36:31,656 --> 03:36:33,758
into our communities. The

6486
03:36:33,758 --> 03:36:35,426
community youth safety plan

6487
03:36:35,426 --> 03:36:37,826
shows that housing instability

6488
03:36:41,665 --> 03:36:43,534
is a top concern of our youth.

6489
03:36:43,534 --> 03:36:45,836
Quality. Stable and affordable

6490
03:36:45,836 --> 03:36:48,672
housing is a key component of

6491
03:36:48,672 --> 03:36:50,740
making our community safe.

6492
03:36:50,740 --> 03:36:51,776
Affordable homeownership

6493
03:36:51,776 --> 03:36:53,645
opportunities make for

6494
03:36:53,645 --> 03:36:55,847
neighbors who are invested in

6495
03:36:55,847 --> 03:36:58,247
their neighborhoods. Yet with

6496
03:36:58,349 --> 03:37:00,818
our absence of the private

6497
03:37:00,818 --> 03:37:03,218
market, the handful of

6498
03:37:03,321 --> 03:37:06,321
nonprofits doing this work need

6499
03:37:06,591 --> 03:37:08,359
our public investment. We need

6500
03:37:08,359 --> 03:37:10,195
$30 million invested into the

6501
03:37:10,195 --> 03:37:13,310
barns housing trust fund, as

6502
03:37:13,310 --> 03:37:15,533
our housing plan calls for. At

6503
03:37:15,533 --> 03:37:17,935
the same time, let's catch up

6504
03:37:17,935 --> 03:37:20,205
with other cities. Let's follow

6505
03:37:20,205 --> 03:37:22,107
their lead, their example, and

6506
03:37:22,107 --> 03:37:23,474
stand up, a housing model that

6507
03:37:23,474 --> 03:37:26,445
provides housing for a variety

6508
03:37:26,445 --> 03:37:27,445
of incomes is financially

6509
03:37:27,445 --> 03:37:29,214
sustainable, that is

6510
03:37:29,214 --> 03:37:30,982
permanently affordable and

6511
03:37:30,982 --> 03:37:33,382
provides for public ownership.

6512
03:37:33,851 --> 03:37:36,755
And that means you don't have

6513
03:37:36,755 --> 03:37:39,155
to pay shareholders or

6514
03:37:39,357 --> 03:37:41,159
investments out of your profits.

6515
03:37:41,159 --> 03:37:42,894
These models can work. They're

6516
03:37:42,894 --> 03:37:43,861
being done. I ask for you to

6517
03:37:43,861 --> 03:37:44,761
get behind them.

6518
03:37:44,761 --> 03:37:46,761
Thank you.

6519
03:37:48,320 --> 03:37:49,768
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

6520
03:37:49,768 --> 03:37:51,169
recognized.

6521
03:37:51,169 --> 03:37:52,203
My name is shamika

6522
03:37:52,203 --> 03:37:53,805
kimbrough and I work at

6523
03:37:53,805 --> 03:37:56,205
nashville general hospital at

6524
03:37:56,675 --> 03:37:58,420
metro center. Today I came as

6525
03:37:58,420 --> 03:38:00,344
this is my first time coming

6526
03:38:00,344 --> 03:38:01,880
and I didn't I wasn't aware

6527
03:38:01,880 --> 03:38:04,880
that you could speak during

6528
03:38:05,251 --> 03:38:07,651
this conference. So today,

6529
03:38:07,719 --> 03:38:09,887
health care is a cornerstone of

6530
03:38:09,887 --> 03:38:11,656
a thriving community. Nashville

6531
03:38:11,656 --> 03:38:14,558
general hospital serves many of

6532
03:38:14,558 --> 03:38:16,958
our city's most vulnerable

6533
03:38:17,620 --> 03:38:18,563
residents, including uninsured,

6534
03:38:18,563 --> 03:38:20,563
underserved, and

6535
03:38:20,698 --> 03:38:22,401
underprivileged population. Our

6536
03:38:22,401 --> 03:38:24,268
providers, nurses, technicians,

6537
03:38:24,268 --> 03:38:26,271
and support staff work

6538
03:38:26,271 --> 03:38:28,606
tirelessly every day to ensure

6539
03:38:28,606 --> 03:38:30,842
that all patient care have

6540
03:38:30,842 --> 03:38:32,577
access to quality health care,

6541
03:38:32,577 --> 03:38:35,480
regardless of their ability to

6542
03:38:35,480 --> 03:38:37,949
pay due. However, the cost of

6543
03:38:37,949 --> 03:38:39,384
living continues to rise.

6544
03:38:39,384 --> 03:38:41,152
Employees our insurance

6545
03:38:41,152 --> 03:38:44,152
premiums have gone up, dental

6546
03:38:44,256 --> 03:38:46,256
insurance doubled, vision

6547
03:38:48,193 --> 03:38:49,160
insurance tripled. So today, to

6548
03:38:49,160 --> 03:38:50,896
increase, the health care

6549
03:38:50,896 --> 03:38:53,397
workers pay, I mean force

6550
03:38:53,397 --> 03:38:55,233
growing demands and challenges.

6551
03:38:55,233 --> 03:38:57,469
despite being part of a metro

6552
03:38:57,469 --> 03:38:58,904
nashville public service system,

6553
03:38:58,904 --> 03:39:00,904
nashville general hospital

6554
03:39:01,500 --> 03:39:03,208
employees do not receive the

6555
03:39:03,208 --> 03:39:04,776
same level of benefits and

6556
03:39:04,776 --> 03:39:07,176
compensation growth that many

6557
03:39:07,178 --> 03:39:08,647
other metro employees receives,

6558
03:39:08,647 --> 03:39:10,647
including teachers, police

6559
03:39:10,782 --> 03:39:12,217
officers and firefighters,

6560
03:39:12,217 --> 03:39:13,952
education, public safety and

6561
03:39:13,952 --> 03:39:16,220
health care are all essential

6562
03:39:16,220 --> 03:39:18,220
public services. Healthy

6563
03:39:18,756 --> 03:39:20,826
students learn better, healthy

6564
03:39:20,826 --> 03:39:22,627
families build stronger

6565
03:39:22,627 --> 03:39:24,620
communities. Healthy workers

6566
03:39:24,620 --> 03:39:26,462
contribute to a stronger

6567
03:39:27,332 --> 03:39:28,833
economic trade. Investment in

6568
03:39:28,833 --> 03:39:30,168
health care, as in an

6569
03:39:30,168 --> 03:39:32,104
investment in nashville's

6570
03:39:32,104 --> 03:39:33,472
future. We are not asking for

6571
03:39:33,472 --> 03:39:35,872
special treatment. We are

6572
03:39:36,307 --> 03:39:37,408
asking for equitable treatment.

6573
03:39:37,408 --> 03:39:39,144
Nashville general hospital

6574
03:39:39,144 --> 03:39:41,144
employees deserve compensation

6575
03:39:43,816 --> 03:39:45,316
and better benefits that that

6576
03:39:45,316 --> 03:39:48,220
reflects the value of their

6577
03:39:48,220 --> 03:39:50,688
work and align with their

6578
03:39:50,688 --> 03:39:53,880
support. Support provided to

6579
03:39:55,794 --> 03:39:58,794
other metro agencies. Thank you.

6580
03:39:59,631 --> 03:40:00,732
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

6581
03:40:00,732 --> 03:40:02,234
recognized.

6582
03:40:02,234 --> 03:40:05,234
Hi, my name is zach

6583
03:40:06,938 --> 03:40:08,340
jenkins. I am a in. District 21.

6584
03:40:08,340 --> 03:40:09,742
I'm an educator, which is

6585
03:40:09,742 --> 03:40:10,909
probably why my energy is so

6586
03:40:10,909 --> 03:40:13,110
low right now, because I've

6587
03:40:13,110 --> 03:40:14,179
been dealing with kids all day.

6588
03:40:14,179 --> 03:40:16,470
But with that being said, I'm

6589
03:40:16,470 --> 03:40:18,450
going to be real quick. So I

6590
03:40:18,450 --> 03:40:21,253
come here today to say that I

6591
03:40:21,253 --> 03:40:23,589
stand in solidarity with seiu.

6592
03:40:23,589 --> 03:40:24,923
Many a all the nashville

6593
03:40:24,923 --> 03:40:26,358
general hospital employees and

6594
03:40:26,358 --> 03:40:28,127
every single educator, nurse

6595
03:40:28,127 --> 03:40:29,594
and support staff worker who

6596
03:40:29,594 --> 03:40:31,563
keeps our schools and hospitals

6597
03:40:31,563 --> 03:40:33,499
running. I'm a specifically

6598
03:40:33,499 --> 03:40:35,660
speak on schools today. Our

6599
03:40:35,660 --> 03:40:36,268
schools are the heart of this

6600
03:40:36,268 --> 03:40:37,436
community, but it's the people

6601
03:40:37,436 --> 03:40:39,271
inside them who keep the heart

6602
03:40:39,271 --> 03:40:40,773
beating. When we talk about the

6603
03:40:40,773 --> 03:40:42,273
budget,we're talking about our

6604
03:40:42,273 --> 03:40:43,541
values, and we cannot claim to

6605
03:40:43,541 --> 03:40:45,878
value education if we don't

6606
03:40:45,878 --> 03:40:47,346
fully value our educators. That

6607
03:40:47,346 --> 03:40:49,147
means ensuring that cost of

6608
03:40:49,147 --> 03:40:50,983
living adjustments keep pace

6609
03:40:50,983 --> 03:40:53,452
with the soaring cost of living

6610
03:40:53,452 --> 03:40:54,853
here in nashville right now, a

6611
03:40:54,853 --> 03:40:56,388
raise that doesn't match

6612
03:40:56,388 --> 03:40:58,323
inflation is not a raise at all.

6613
03:40:58,323 --> 03:41:00,225
It's actually a pay cut, truth

6614
03:41:00,225 --> 03:41:02,394
be told. Furthermore, we must

6615
03:41:02,394 --> 03:41:04,529
also protect and honor our step

6616
03:41:04,529 --> 03:41:06,798
raises for mps and nashville

6617
03:41:06,798 --> 03:41:08,934
general employees, step raises

6618
03:41:08,934 --> 03:41:10,736
aren't a bonus or luxury. Truth

6619
03:41:10,736 --> 03:41:12,905
be told, they are a fundamental

6620
03:41:12,905 --> 03:41:13,839
promise. They honor, experience,

6621
03:41:13,839 --> 03:41:15,274
dedication, and years of

6622
03:41:15,274 --> 03:41:16,441
service to our teachers and to

6623
03:41:16,441 --> 03:41:18,643
the people who visit our

6624
03:41:18,643 --> 03:41:20,846
hospitals every single day. So

6625
03:41:20,846 --> 03:41:22,130
we protect cost of living

6626
03:41:22,130 --> 03:41:23,182
adjustments and step raises.

6627
03:41:23,182 --> 03:41:23,714
We're not just supporting

6628
03:41:23,714 --> 03:41:25,617
teachers. We're not just

6629
03:41:25,617 --> 03:41:27,152
supporting metro general,

6630
03:41:27,152 --> 03:41:28,487
nashville general employees.

6631
03:41:28,487 --> 03:41:29,755
We're investing in the

6632
03:41:29,755 --> 03:41:31,890
stability of our classrooms and

6633
03:41:31,890 --> 03:41:34,290
our hospitals. We're investing

6634
03:41:34,393 --> 03:41:35,294
in the future of our students.

6635
03:41:35,294 --> 03:41:37,596
We're investing in the future

6636
03:41:37,596 --> 03:41:39,765
of people who need health care.

6637
03:41:39,765 --> 03:41:41,133
So finally, last thing I want

6638
03:41:41,133 --> 03:41:43,680
to say is to the nashville

6639
03:41:43,680 --> 03:41:46,680
general workers, to the nurses,

6640
03:41:47,272 --> 03:41:48,740
to mpamnea to the sei. You

6641
03:41:48,740 --> 03:41:50,476
support staff, workers in our

6642
03:41:50,476 --> 03:41:52,476
school, exceptional educators

6643
03:41:52,677 --> 03:41:55,447
and every educator. We see you,

6644
03:41:55,447 --> 03:41:58,817
I see you, we thank you. And I

6645
03:41:58,817 --> 03:42:01,817
stand with you. Thank you.

6646
03:42:02,654 --> 03:42:04,890
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

6647
03:42:04,890 --> 03:42:04,489
recognized. Thank you.

6648
03:42:04,489 --> 03:42:06,358
Good

6649
03:42:06,358 --> 03:42:07,959
evening, council members, and

6650
03:42:07,959 --> 03:42:10,696
thank you for the opportunity

6651
03:42:10,696 --> 03:42:12,498
to speak tonight. My name is

6652
03:42:12,498 --> 03:42:15,300
rosemary henkel rieger. I live

6653
03:42:15,300 --> 03:42:16,902
in district 34. I'm the

6654
03:42:16,902 --> 03:42:18,603
co-director of the southeast

6655
03:42:18,603 --> 03:42:20,339
center for cooperative

6656
03:42:20,339 --> 03:42:22,739
development. And together with

6657
03:42:22,908 --> 03:42:25,770
some local partners, we are

6658
03:42:25,770 --> 03:42:27,477
converting a 60 unit complex

6659
03:42:27,546 --> 03:42:29,946
into nashville's first limited

6660
03:42:30,480 --> 03:42:32,448
equity housing cooperative. And

6661
03:42:34,520 --> 03:42:35,787
this was only possible with a

6662
03:42:35,787 --> 03:42:37,222
$7 million commitment from the

6663
03:42:37,222 --> 03:42:40,222
barnes fund. And thank you

6664
03:42:40,492 --> 03:42:43,610
again for that support. This

6665
03:42:43,610 --> 03:42:45,264
barnes fund support will turn

6666
03:42:45,264 --> 03:42:47,633
renters into owners. Residents

6667
03:42:47,633 --> 03:42:49,534
will sit on the board and

6668
03:42:49,534 --> 03:42:51,937
control their own housing costs

6669
03:42:51,937 --> 03:42:54,105
and shape their own policies.

6670
03:42:54,105 --> 03:42:57,105
They are building modest, what

6671
03:42:57,409 --> 03:42:59,311
we call pocket wealth. And

6672
03:42:59,311 --> 03:43:00,679
because we are pairing the

6673
03:43:00,679 --> 03:43:03,790
cooperative with the community

6674
03:43:03,583 --> 03:43:05,983
land trust, that affordability

6675
03:43:07,153 --> 03:43:08,954
will never expire. There is no

6676
03:43:08,954 --> 03:43:11,570
covenant that lapses once the

6677
03:43:11,570 --> 03:43:14,427
mortgage is paid off. There are

6678
03:43:14,427 --> 03:43:16,795
no re subsidizing the same

6679
03:43:16,795 --> 03:43:19,798
units. The land comes off the

6680
03:43:19,798 --> 03:43:21,600
speculative market permanently.

6681
03:43:21,600 --> 03:43:23,336
That is what the barnes fund is

6682
03:43:23,336 --> 03:43:25,338
making possible. And it is why

6683
03:43:25,338 --> 03:43:27,706
I'm asking you to go further

6684
03:43:27,706 --> 03:43:29,608
than the mayor's proposal. We

6685
03:43:29,608 --> 03:43:32,608
are grateful for the largest

6686
03:43:32,778 --> 03:43:34,880
ever general fund allocation of

6687
03:43:34,880 --> 03:43:37,280
22 million. But metro's own

6688
03:43:37,850 --> 03:43:40,520
unified housing strategy calls

6689
03:43:40,520 --> 03:43:42,555
for a minimum of 30 million a

6690
03:43:42,555 --> 03:43:44,489
year. So we're not asking for

6691
03:43:44,489 --> 03:43:46,825
somethingnew. We are asking

6692
03:43:46,825 --> 03:43:49,610
you to fully fund the barnes

6693
03:43:49,610 --> 03:43:51,497
fund to the $30 million level

6694
03:43:51,497 --> 03:43:53,965
that your own strategy says

6695
03:43:53,965 --> 03:43:56,169
nashville needs. We stand with

6696
03:43:56,169 --> 03:43:58,471
our friends, many who have

6697
03:43:58,471 --> 03:44:00,505
spoken tonight from noaa, stand

6698
03:44:00,505 --> 03:44:02,905
up nashville, the southern

6699
03:44:03,410 --> 03:44:05,144
movement committee, and the

6700
03:44:05,144 --> 03:44:06,611
nashville people's coalition,

6701
03:44:06,611 --> 03:44:08,648
and our neighbors who are

6702
03:44:08,648 --> 03:44:10,916
working to create social

6703
03:44:10,916 --> 03:44:12,916
housing. Thank you.

6704
03:44:13,752 --> 03:44:15,555
Thank you.

6705
03:44:15,555 --> 03:44:17,790
Go ahead. You're recognized.

6706
03:44:17,790 --> 03:44:19,558
Good evening, metro council. My

6707
03:44:19,558 --> 03:44:20,326
name is jessica davis. I am.

6708
03:44:20,326 --> 03:44:21,327
The co-owner.

6709
03:44:21,327 --> 03:44:23,327
Of bridging the

6710
03:44:23,329 --> 03:44:25,230
gap learning center, founder of

6711
03:44:25,230 --> 03:44:27,133
the chris foundation and

6712
03:44:27,133 --> 03:44:28,867
founder of the bridge network.

6713
03:44:28,867 --> 03:44:30,236
The bridge network is a

6714
03:44:30,236 --> 03:44:31,437
statewide organization

6715
03:44:31,437 --> 03:44:33,572
supporting home based child

6716
03:44:33,572 --> 03:44:35,674
care providers. I'm speaking

6717
03:44:35,674 --> 03:44:37,176
tonight as a provider, an

6718
03:44:37,176 --> 03:44:38,978
advocate, and someone who has

6719
03:44:38,978 --> 03:44:40,813
spent more than two decades

6720
03:44:40,813 --> 03:44:42,648
serving nashville

6721
03:44:42,648 --> 03:44:45,151
children and families. I want

6722
03:44:45,151 --> 03:44:46,819
to be clear nashville does not

6723
03:44:46,819 --> 03:44:48,554
simply have a child care

6724
03:44:48,554 --> 03:44:50,823
affordability crisis. We have a

6725
03:44:50,823 --> 03:44:52,358
child care access crisis.

6726
03:44:52,358 --> 03:44:53,626
Families cannot afford care

6727
03:44:53,626 --> 03:44:55,761
because there is not enough

6728
03:44:55,761 --> 03:44:56,996
care. Last year, I made the

6729
03:44:56,996 --> 03:44:59,198
decision to create more child

6730
03:44:59,198 --> 03:45:00,833
care opportunities for families

6731
03:45:00,833 --> 03:45:02,768
by opening bridging the gap

6732
03:45:02,768 --> 03:45:05,571
learning center. We were invest.

6733
03:45:05,571 --> 03:45:07,340
I was investing in my community.

6734
03:45:07,340 --> 03:45:10,209
What followed was a maze of

6735
03:45:10,209 --> 03:45:11,277
barriers, fees, approvals,

6736
03:45:11,277 --> 03:45:13,780
inspections, zoning

6737
03:45:13,780 --> 03:45:14,880
requirements and delays that

6738
03:45:14,880 --> 03:45:17,280
many small providers simply

6739
03:45:17,516 --> 03:45:19,251
cannot survive. The reality is

6740
03:45:19,251 --> 03:45:21,320
that every time a child care

6741
03:45:21,320 --> 03:45:23,956
provider gives up, closes their

6742
03:45:23,956 --> 03:45:26,250
doors, or decides not to expand,

6743
03:45:26,250 --> 03:45:28,294
families lose access, children

6744
03:45:28,294 --> 03:45:30,294
lose opportunities, parents

6745
03:45:30,797 --> 03:45:32,598
lose options, and our workforce

6746
03:45:32,598 --> 03:45:34,333
loses workers. The reason

6747
03:45:34,333 --> 03:45:35,734
bridging the gap center exists

6748
03:45:35,734 --> 03:45:37,603
today is because of

6749
03:45:37,603 --> 03:45:39,104
organizations like the equity

6750
03:45:39,104 --> 03:45:40,439
alliance, who stepped up and

6751
03:45:40,439 --> 03:45:42,308
believed that child care

6752
03:45:42,308 --> 03:45:44,760
matters. The equity alliance

6753
03:45:44,760 --> 03:45:45,878
stood by me as I navigated

6754
03:45:45,878 --> 03:45:47,646
barriers that often keep small

6755
03:45:47,646 --> 03:45:49,848
providers from opening doors.

6756
03:45:49,848 --> 03:45:51,160
But the truth is, families and

6757
03:45:51,160 --> 03:45:53,819
providers should not have to

6758
03:45:53,819 --> 03:45:55,621
rely on luck, connections or

6759
03:45:55,621 --> 03:45:57,621
extraordinary persistence just

6760
03:45:58,157 --> 03:45:59,792
to access or create child care.

6761
03:45:59,792 --> 03:46:01,794
The stories are heartbreaking

6762
03:46:01,794 --> 03:46:03,950
and predictable. Parents are

6763
03:46:03,950 --> 03:46:05,698
working multiple jobs and still

6764
03:46:05,698 --> 03:46:06,766
can't afford care. It is the

6765
03:46:06,766 --> 03:46:08,766
infrastructure that allows

6766
03:46:08,968 --> 03:46:11,103
parents to work, businesses to

6767
03:46:11,103 --> 03:46:12,538
operate and children to thrive.

6768
03:46:12,538 --> 03:46:15,107
If we are serious about

6769
03:46:15,107 --> 03:46:16,942
economic development, workforce

6770
03:46:16,942 --> 03:46:18,210
participation, family stability,

6771
03:46:18,210 --> 03:46:20,345
we have to be serious about

6772
03:46:20,345 --> 03:46:22,345
child care.

6773
03:46:22,381 --> 03:46:24,350
Thank you. Go ahead.

6774
03:46:24,350 --> 03:46:25,117
You're recognized.

6775
03:46:25,117 --> 03:46:25,384
Hello,

6776
03:46:25,384 --> 03:46:26,185
everyone.

6777
03:46:26,185 --> 03:46:27,886
Good evening. Hope

6778
03:46:27,886 --> 03:46:29,788
you are having a good night so

6779
03:46:29,788 --> 03:46:31,423
far. Thank you, by the way, for

6780
03:46:31,423 --> 03:46:32,658
bearing with us in this meager

6781
03:46:32,658 --> 03:46:33,459
form of democratic

6782
03:46:33,459 --> 03:46:35,260
representation. I know it's a

6783
03:46:35,260 --> 03:46:36,362
long night. I'm zach, I'm a

6784
03:46:36,362 --> 03:46:38,970
member of the democratic

6785
03:46:38,970 --> 03:46:40,632
socialists of america here in

6786
03:46:40,632 --> 03:46:41,767
middle tennessee. And I just to you about

6787
03:46:41,767 --> 03:46:43,936
some preventative care that

6788
03:46:43,936 --> 03:46:46,500
maybe we can do for our city.

6789
03:46:46,500 --> 03:46:47,600
I'm a big fan of preventative

6790
03:46:47,600 --> 03:46:48,507
practices. It's important to

6791
03:46:48,507 --> 03:46:49,242
learn from your mistakes and

6792
03:46:49,242 --> 03:46:51,430
prepare for what's going to

6793
03:46:51,430 --> 03:46:52,578
come next. We all know about

6794
03:46:52,578 --> 03:46:55,447
winter storm fern knocked out

6795
03:46:55,447 --> 03:46:56,114
power to nearly 230,000

6796
03:46:56,114 --> 03:46:57,817
nashvillians. Thousands were

6797
03:46:57,817 --> 03:46:59,318
without electricity for nearly

6798
03:46:59,318 --> 03:47:02,154
weeks. The total damage is

6799
03:47:02,154 --> 03:47:04,554
estimated at $140 million. The

6800
03:47:04,723 --> 03:47:06,458
budget increase proposed by the

6801
03:47:06,458 --> 03:47:08,260
mayor does raise funding for

6802
03:47:08,260 --> 03:47:09,928
the office of emergency

6803
03:47:09,928 --> 03:47:11,397
management, but most of that

6804
03:47:11,397 --> 03:47:12,631
goes to warning sirens and

6805
03:47:12,631 --> 03:47:13,766
response positions, not

6806
03:47:13,766 --> 03:47:15,100
prevention. For the next

6807
03:47:15,100 --> 03:47:16,935
disaster, we need to be

6808
03:47:16,935 --> 03:47:18,370
proactive in investing in

6809
03:47:18,370 --> 03:47:19,672
sustainable stormwater runoffs,

6810
03:47:19,672 --> 03:47:21,672
hardened power infrastructure

6811
03:47:21,674 --> 03:47:22,674
and,most consequentially,

6812
03:47:22,674 --> 03:47:23,810
dedicated funding to protect

6813
03:47:23,810 --> 03:47:25,277
our most vulnerable

6814
03:47:25,277 --> 03:47:26,713
neighborhoods. These types of

6815
03:47:26,713 --> 03:47:28,614
investments pay for themselves

6816
03:47:28,614 --> 03:47:30,583
tenfold, both in cost reduction,

6817
03:47:30,583 --> 03:47:32,352
for dsaster relief and in the

6818
03:47:32,352 --> 03:47:34,190
lives that they save. Climate

6819
03:47:34,190 --> 03:47:35,121
resilience is not a luxury.

6820
03:47:35,121 --> 03:47:37,189
It's life or death for the

6821
03:47:37,189 --> 03:47:38,558
working people in this city.

6822
03:47:38,558 --> 03:47:39,625
Preventing the next disaster

6823
03:47:39,625 --> 03:47:41,527
requires a comprehensive

6824
03:47:41,527 --> 03:47:42,562
program. Preparing for and

6825
03:47:42,562 --> 03:47:44,297
preparing and planning for

6826
03:47:44,297 --> 03:47:46,832
future needs to be the highest

6827
03:47:46,832 --> 03:47:49,232
priorities. That means going

6828
03:47:49,635 --> 03:47:51,738
beyond disaster prep, solving

6829
03:47:51,738 --> 03:47:53,273
issues at the root, creating

6830
03:47:53,273 --> 03:47:55,141
better infrastructure, social

6831
03:47:55,141 --> 03:47:57,210
housing, community centered and

6832
03:47:57,210 --> 03:47:59,780
led programs. All of these

6833
03:47:59,780 --> 03:48:00,513
things contribute to building a

6834
03:48:00,513 --> 03:48:01,580
resilient city. All of these

6835
03:48:01,580 --> 03:48:02,649
things have been talked about

6836
03:48:02,649 --> 03:48:05,317
by the number of people who

6837
03:48:05,317 --> 03:48:07,530
have spoken before. The people

6838
03:48:07,530 --> 03:48:09,289
of this city need to know that

6839
03:48:09,289 --> 03:48:11,457
their lives are prioritized by

6840
03:48:11,457 --> 03:48:13,559
the city. Every time you vote,

6841
03:48:13,559 --> 03:48:15,261
I want you to ask yourself, how

6842
03:48:15,261 --> 03:48:18,564
does this center the people of

6843
03:48:18,564 --> 03:48:20,300
nashville? How does this the land of tennessee?

6844
03:48:20,300 --> 03:48:22,535
Is there a way to make this

6845
03:48:22,535 --> 03:48:24,535
program sustainable, equitable,

6846
03:48:25,404 --> 03:48:26,672
and natural for the environment?

6847
03:48:26,672 --> 03:48:28,541
Nashville can be a model for a

6848
03:48:28,541 --> 03:48:30,443
new future, and it can be a

6849
03:48:30,443 --> 03:48:32,145
better future.

6850
03:48:32,145 --> 03:48:32,545
Thank you.

6851
03:48:32,545 --> 03:48:34,545
go

6852
03:48:34,747 --> 03:48:36,683
ahead. You're recognized. Go

6853
03:48:36,683 --> 03:48:36,983
ahead and come on up.

6854
03:48:36,983 --> 03:48:38,983
Hello,

6855
03:48:39,418 --> 03:48:41,521
council. My name is ariel fears,

6856
03:48:41,521 --> 03:48:42,922
and I am a resident of the 16th

6857
03:48:42,922 --> 03:48:44,290
district for 12 years, and I'm

6858
03:48:44,290 --> 03:48:46,259
a member of the national

6859
03:48:46,259 --> 03:48:47,360
people's budget coalition. I'm

6860
03:48:47,360 --> 03:48:49,162
here tonight to urge you to

6861
03:48:49,162 --> 03:48:50,663
fully fund our housing and

6862
03:48:50,663 --> 03:48:52,310
safety for all plan, which

6863
03:48:52,310 --> 03:48:52,865
includes the 500,000 for

6864
03:48:52,865 --> 03:48:54,367
staffing that you've been

6865
03:48:54,367 --> 03:48:57,103
hearing about from so many

6866
03:48:57,103 --> 03:48:58,971
people. Tonight, I am raising

6867
03:48:58,971 --> 03:49:02,241
my family here, and since we've

6868
03:49:02,241 --> 03:49:04,770
been here, many of our friends

6869
03:49:04,770 --> 03:49:05,778
have had to move away just due

6870
03:49:05,778 --> 03:49:07,480
to the impossible housing

6871
03:49:07,480 --> 03:49:08,848
situation and due to safety

6872
03:49:08,848 --> 03:49:10,516
concerns for them or their

6873
03:49:10,516 --> 03:49:12,118
children. And that's lonely.

6874
03:49:12,118 --> 03:49:14,518
And it's an unrecognizable

6875
03:49:15,880 --> 03:49:16,789
place in many ways. And it's

6876
03:49:16,789 --> 03:49:18,240
getting harder and harder to

6877
03:49:18,240 --> 03:49:20,159
stay here, not only because, of

6878
03:49:20,159 --> 03:49:21,828
course, we're financially someone mentioned

6879
03:49:21,828 --> 03:49:23,730
before, my family sure as hell

6880
03:49:23,730 --> 03:49:25,164
can't afford child care. My

6881
03:49:25,164 --> 03:49:26,799
partner and I just trade our

6882
03:49:26,799 --> 03:49:27,700
children off like this to each

6883
03:49:27,700 --> 03:49:29,469
other all the time, which

6884
03:49:29,469 --> 03:49:33,690
limits how much we can work

6885
03:49:33,506 --> 03:49:34,741
anyway. I stay because I'm

6886
03:49:34,741 --> 03:49:35,675
stubborn and because of people

6887
03:49:35,675 --> 03:49:37,343
like this behind me, and

6888
03:49:37,343 --> 03:49:38,778
because I can hang on a little

6889
03:49:38,778 --> 03:49:40,179
bit longer. But it's

6890
03:49:40,179 --> 03:49:42,810
increasingly hard to do that

6891
03:49:42,810 --> 03:49:43,816
without extreme dissatisfaction

6892
03:49:43,816 --> 03:49:45,618
at the fact that our city is

6893
03:49:45,618 --> 03:49:47,453
funding punishment more than it

6894
03:49:47,453 --> 03:49:48,988
funds prevention. And I don't

6895
03:49:48,988 --> 03:49:50,322
care what anyone says. I care

6896
03:49:50,322 --> 03:49:52,910
about what we're actually

6897
03:49:52,910 --> 03:49:53,920
funding. Okay, we are watching

6898
03:49:53,920 --> 03:49:54,994
that. You've heard people say,

6899
03:49:54,994 --> 03:49:56,462
we want co-governance I cosign

6900
03:49:56,462 --> 03:49:59,365
that you've heard lots of

6901
03:49:59,365 --> 03:50:00,633
things tonight. And as someone

6902
03:50:00,633 --> 03:50:03,336
who works in healthcare myself,

6903
03:50:03,336 --> 03:50:05,738
but in private practice, it's

6904
03:50:05,738 --> 03:50:07,239
abhorrent to me that our

6905
03:50:07,239 --> 03:50:09,410
government, health care workers

6906
03:50:09,410 --> 03:50:10,543
have to come up here and plead

6907
03:50:10,543 --> 03:50:13,379
every year just to have some

6908
03:50:13,379 --> 03:50:14,780
kind of reasonable pay. I it's

6909
03:50:14,780 --> 03:50:15,981
insulting to me. It must be

6910
03:50:15,981 --> 03:50:18,117
insulting to you to have to

6911
03:50:18,117 --> 03:50:19,852
operate in that kind of system.

6912
03:50:19,852 --> 03:50:21,921
We have to find a way to do

6913
03:50:21,921 --> 03:50:22,388
better. Thank you.

6914
03:50:22,388 --> 03:50:24,388
Thank you.

6915
03:50:24,590 --> 03:50:27,460
Go ahead. Come on. Forward.

6916
03:50:27,460 --> 03:50:28,127
You're recognized.

6917
03:50:28,127 --> 03:50:30,127
How y'all

6918
03:50:30,596 --> 03:50:34,196
doing? My name is trevor gwin.

6919
03:50:34,333 --> 03:50:35,768
I am I live in district 32. A

6920
03:50:35,768 --> 03:50:38,504
little bit of a confession.

6921
03:50:38,504 --> 03:50:40,739
This is my first public hearing.

6922
03:50:40,739 --> 03:50:41,841
So kind of sat back and

6923
03:50:41,841 --> 03:50:43,576
observed as I listened to

6924
03:50:43,576 --> 03:50:45,144
everyone tell their stories,

6925
03:50:45,144 --> 03:50:46,512
I'm here on behalf of

6926
03:50:46,512 --> 03:50:47,880
nashville's people budget

6927
03:50:47,880 --> 03:50:49,582
coalition, to ask that you

6928
03:50:49,582 --> 03:50:51,585
fully fund the housing and

6929
03:50:51,585 --> 03:50:53,552
safety plan for all that's and

6930
03:50:53,552 --> 03:50:55,521
hold $25 million budget. As

6931
03:50:55,521 --> 03:50:56,889
with $500,000 for social

6932
03:50:56,889 --> 03:50:58,425
housing staff, 9 million for

6933
03:50:58,425 --> 03:51:00,326
social housing revolving loan

6934
03:51:00,326 --> 03:51:02,620
fund, 13 million for community

6935
03:51:02,620 --> 03:51:04,597
safety fund, 2 million for the

6936
03:51:04,597 --> 03:51:06,997
reach non-police mental health

6937
03:51:07,900 --> 03:51:10,770
program. So a bit off the cuff

6938
03:51:10,770 --> 03:51:12,204
for me as I listen to each and

6939
03:51:12,204 --> 03:51:14,708
every one of the citizens come

6940
03:51:14,708 --> 03:51:16,610
up and talk about their issues,

6941
03:51:16,610 --> 03:51:18,244
they seem to all be rooted in

6942
03:51:18,244 --> 03:51:21,244
the same thing of affordability,

6943
03:51:23,516 --> 03:51:26,353
of living in this city and not.

6944
03:51:26,353 --> 03:51:29,489
I've been in antioch for since

6945
03:51:29,489 --> 03:51:31,458
2014. And like my constituents,

6946
03:51:31,458 --> 03:51:33,659
I'm going to echo her saying as

6947
03:51:33,659 --> 03:51:35,895
well, it's hard building a

6948
03:51:35,895 --> 03:51:37,196
community here with people you

6949
03:51:37,196 --> 03:51:38,665
love, working class people that

6950
03:51:38,665 --> 03:51:41,267
are working hard to make this

6951
03:51:41,267 --> 03:51:44,170
city run and be a nice place to

6952
03:51:44,170 --> 03:51:46,306
live. But it's sad hearing that

6953
03:51:46,306 --> 03:51:48,740
they have to leave because they

6954
03:51:48,740 --> 03:51:50,977
cannot afford the city that

6955
03:51:50,977 --> 03:51:52,440
they are living in. It's

6956
03:51:52,440 --> 03:51:53,880
frustrating. I have two little

6957
03:51:53,880 --> 03:51:57,830
boys now and I'm trying to look

6958
03:51:57,830 --> 03:52:01,283
for a new place to stay, and

6959
03:52:01,788 --> 03:52:04,257
with the the rise in the rise,

6960
03:52:04,257 --> 03:52:06,159
in the pricing of homes, it

6961
03:52:06,159 --> 03:52:07,527
always seems like, well, I just

6962
03:52:07,527 --> 03:52:09,261
can't afford to be here. The

6963
03:52:09,261 --> 03:52:10,729
next place that I go, I'm

6964
03:52:10,729 --> 03:52:12,499
asking that you please, please

6965
03:52:12,499 --> 03:52:13,933
fund this social housing

6966
03:52:13,933 --> 03:52:14,601
program. Thank you.

6967
03:52:14,601 --> 03:52:16,601
Thank you.

6968
03:52:19,272 --> 03:52:20,740
Go ahead and come on forward.

6969
03:52:20,740 --> 03:52:22,409
Good evening, council members.

6970
03:52:22,409 --> 03:52:23,710
Thank you so much for your time

6971
03:52:23,710 --> 03:52:25,512
and attention today. My name is

6972
03:52:25,512 --> 03:52:27,947
malik with a c. I just moved

6973
03:52:27,947 --> 03:52:29,115
from COUNCILMAN District into

6974
03:52:29,115 --> 03:52:30,517
COUNCILMAN Capps district with

6975
03:52:30,517 --> 03:52:32,180
my fiance about two weekends

6976
03:52:32,180 --> 03:52:33,453
ago in east nashville. So

6977
03:52:33,453 --> 03:52:34,554
waiting on my government issued

6978
03:52:34,554 --> 03:52:36,990
trucker hat, which is east

6979
03:52:36,990 --> 03:52:38,825
nashville uniform. On behalf of

6980
03:52:38,825 --> 03:52:40,427
the nashville area chamber, I

6981
03:52:40,427 --> 03:52:41,928
want to add to the chorus of

6982
03:52:41,928 --> 03:52:44,130
voices speaking in support of

6983
03:52:44,130 --> 03:52:45,265
housing advocacy, the 2000

6984
03:52:45,265 --> 03:52:47,330
businesses we represent, and

6985
03:52:47,330 --> 03:52:48,568
the tens of thousands of

6986
03:52:48,568 --> 03:52:49,336
employers we know in nashville

6987
03:52:49,336 --> 03:52:51,300
that housing is one of the

6988
03:52:51,300 --> 03:52:52,538
biggest challenges we're facing.

6989
03:52:52,538 --> 03:52:54,574
Last year, the average down

6990
03:52:54,574 --> 03:52:55,975
payment for a house was over

6991
03:52:55,975 --> 03:52:57,844
$50,000. We now know that the

6992
03:52:57,844 --> 03:52:59,145
majority of nashville's public

6993
03:52:59,145 --> 03:53:00,880
workers can't afford to live in

6994
03:53:00,880 --> 03:53:02,248
the city, and the majority of

6995
03:53:02,248 --> 03:53:03,282
working class nashvillians

6996
03:53:03,282 --> 03:53:05,352
can't afford to buy a house

6997
03:53:05,352 --> 03:53:07,286
inside of the city. One thing I

6998
03:53:07,286 --> 03:53:08,354
want to say, though, is as a

6999
03:53:08,354 --> 03:53:10,123
public policy professional,

7000
03:53:10,123 --> 03:53:11,291
like each of you, we know that

7001
03:53:11,291 --> 03:53:12,425
we're trying to pay for this

7002
03:53:12,425 --> 03:53:14,930
budget by rubbing two nickels

7003
03:53:14,930 --> 03:53:15,228
together. The city doesn't have

7004
03:53:15,228 --> 03:53:17,970
that much money, but we know

7005
03:53:17,970 --> 03:53:18,980
that other cities are able to

7006
03:53:18,980 --> 03:53:20,400
do these innovative financing

7007
03:53:20,400 --> 03:53:22,969
models. Our neighbors in austin

7008
03:53:22,969 --> 03:53:24,537
were able to pass $350 million

7009
03:53:24,537 --> 03:53:26,406
in voter referendum, passed

7010
03:53:26,406 --> 03:53:28,806
bond financing. Our neighbors

7011
03:53:28,975 --> 03:53:30,510
in charlotte wereable to do

7012
03:53:30,510 --> 03:53:32,780
250 million for similar things.

7013
03:53:32,780 --> 03:53:33,813
But we know that the $69

7014
03:53:33,813 --> 03:53:35,949
million in the housing budget

7015
03:53:35,949 --> 03:53:37,483
today is a foundation of how we

7016
03:53:37,483 --> 03:53:39,152
do this in the future. So my

7017
03:53:39,152 --> 03:53:40,420
request for each of you is that

7018
03:53:40,420 --> 03:53:41,187
we've heard some pretty

7019
03:53:41,187 --> 03:53:42,922
incredible things from all of

7020
03:53:42,922 --> 03:53:43,856
our neighbors from all over

7021
03:53:43,856 --> 03:53:45,424
nashville. They're each

7022
03:53:45,424 --> 03:53:47,393
incredibly important. My

7023
03:53:47,393 --> 03:53:48,595
request is to make it additive

7024
03:53:48,595 --> 03:53:50,960
and not remove anything from

7025
03:53:50,960 --> 03:53:52,310
the current housing budget,

7026
03:53:52,310 --> 03:53:54,100
because any dollar removed from

7027
03:53:54,100 --> 03:53:56,200
the $69 million we have right

7028
03:53:56,200 --> 03:53:57,360
now is just going to make it

7029
03:53:57,360 --> 03:53:58,137
harder to build affordable

7030
03:53:58,137 --> 03:53:59,472
housing in the future. Thank

7031
03:53:59,472 --> 03:54:00,730
you for all of your time.

7032
03:54:00,730 --> 03:54:01,241
Thank

7033
03:54:01,241 --> 03:54:03,420
you.

7034
03:54:03,420 --> 03:54:04,544
Go ahead. You're

7035
03:54:04,544 --> 03:54:05,511
recognized.

7036
03:54:05,511 --> 03:54:07,460
Hello, everyone. My

7037
03:54:07,460 --> 03:54:08,114
name is anton christiansen

7038
03:54:08,114 --> 03:54:09,248
galena, and I'm on the

7039
03:54:09,248 --> 03:54:10,583
commission that oversees the

7040
03:54:10,583 --> 03:54:12,852
barnes fund. And I live in

7041
03:54:12,852 --> 03:54:14,870
terry falls district. So today,

7042
03:54:14,870 --> 03:54:15,622
the most effective tool that

7043
03:54:15,622 --> 03:54:17,900
the city has to meet the

7044
03:54:17,900 --> 03:54:19,900
affordable affordability crisis

7045
03:54:19,659 --> 03:54:21,961
is the barnes fund. Last year,

7046
03:54:21,961 --> 03:54:23,129
with $35 million, the barnes

7047
03:54:23,129 --> 03:54:26,129
fund backed the construction of

7048
03:54:27,100 --> 03:54:28,635
nearly 800 homes and attracted

7049
03:54:28,635 --> 03:54:30,300
$274 million of outside

7050
03:54:30,300 --> 03:54:31,804
investment. So here's how it

7051
03:54:31,804 --> 03:54:34,700
all works. The barnes fund

7052
03:54:34,700 --> 03:54:35,775
gives nonprofits money to build

7053
03:54:35,775 --> 03:54:37,677
houses. The nonprofits bring

7054
03:54:37,677 --> 03:54:39,379
their proposals to a commission,

7055
03:54:39,379 --> 03:54:40,460
which then grades projects and

7056
03:54:40,460 --> 03:54:41,881
decides whether or not they'd

7057
03:54:41,881 --> 03:54:44,500
be a good use of our city's

7058
03:54:44,500 --> 03:54:45,184
money. Last year, we were only

7059
03:54:45,184 --> 03:54:46,252
able to fund half of the

7060
03:54:46,252 --> 03:54:48,252
projects that nonprofits

7061
03:54:48,388 --> 03:54:49,522
brought to us, and we said no

7062
03:54:49,522 --> 03:54:51,924
to a lot of projects that I

7063
03:54:51,924 --> 03:54:53,526
wish we'd been able to build,

7064
03:54:53,526 --> 03:54:55,928
but what we have been able to

7065
03:54:55,928 --> 03:54:57,697
build has been spectacular. The

7066
03:54:57,697 --> 03:54:59,565
magic of the barnes fund is the

7067
03:54:59,565 --> 03:55:00,634
creativity of the nonprofits.

7068
03:55:00,634 --> 03:55:02,135
They bring us projects that

7069
03:55:02,135 --> 03:55:03,569
couldn't get done in other

7070
03:55:03,569 --> 03:55:04,671
cities. We've supported

7071
03:55:04,671 --> 03:55:06,406
projects like homes built on

7072
03:55:06,406 --> 03:55:07,807
church land. We funded a

7073
03:55:07,807 --> 03:55:09,642
beautiful house on a flower

7074
03:55:09,642 --> 03:55:10,776
farm for expectant mothers. We

7075
03:55:10,776 --> 03:55:11,845
funded a project that

7076
03:55:11,845 --> 03:55:14,347
refurbished an old motel to

7077
03:55:14,347 --> 03:55:15,748
give teens who age out of

7078
03:55:15,748 --> 03:55:17,384
orphanages a place to call home.

7079
03:55:17,384 --> 03:55:18,985
Instead of being left to the

7080
03:55:18,985 --> 03:55:20,520
streets. Across the country,

7081
03:55:20,520 --> 03:55:21,954
people have been calling our

7082
03:55:21,954 --> 03:55:24,358
housing office in nashville to

7083
03:55:24,358 --> 03:55:25,892
ask about the barnes fund. Why?

7084
03:55:25,892 --> 03:55:27,661
Because we've successfully

7085
03:55:27,661 --> 03:55:29,290
built a tool that helps

7086
03:55:29,290 --> 03:55:30,530
nonprofits build homes for

7087
03:55:30,530 --> 03:55:31,598
people. We built policies and

7088
03:55:31,598 --> 03:55:33,799
procedures that ensure those

7089
03:55:33,799 --> 03:55:34,801
homes are built to high

7090
03:55:34,801 --> 03:55:34,868
environmental accessibility and

7091
03:55:34,868 --> 03:55:36,868
-

7092
03:55:37,300 --> 03:55:38,438
building standards. We built

7093
03:55:38,438 --> 03:55:40,274
thousands of good homes for

7094
03:55:40,274 --> 03:55:41,875
thousands of families. As a

7095
03:55:41,875 --> 03:55:43,776
city, we should be proud of the

7096
03:55:43,776 --> 03:55:46,776
barnes fund. I am, and

7097
03:55:47,147 --> 03:55:47,447
nashville needs it fully funded.

7098
03:55:47,447 --> 03:55:49,820
Thank you.

7099
03:55:49,820 --> 03:55:51,500
Thank you very much.

7100
03:55:51,500 --> 03:55:52,886
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

7101
03:55:52,886 --> 03:55:53,987
recognized.

7102
03:55:53,987 --> 03:55:55,188
Vice mayor and

7103
03:55:55,188 --> 03:55:58,188
council. My name, melvin james.

7104
03:55:58,292 --> 03:56:01,892
I'm from murray county. I'll be

7105
03:56:01,895 --> 03:56:03,563
61st JULY, third of next month.

7106
03:56:03,563 --> 03:56:05,899
I met this coalition two weeks

7107
03:56:05,899 --> 03:56:09,499
ago knocking on my door about

7108
03:56:09,770 --> 03:56:13,370
the housing thing. I can be

7109
03:56:13,474 --> 03:56:15,108
pointed at whatever. GOD has

7110
03:56:15,108 --> 03:56:18,111
been good to me. I raised one

7111
03:56:18,111 --> 03:56:20,111
kid. He's 42. He's

7112
03:56:22,480 --> 03:56:24,184
nissan. I'm divorced as of 2008.

7113
03:56:24,184 --> 03:56:25,585
I have bounced around from

7114
03:56:25,585 --> 03:56:27,585
murray county, columbia,

7115
03:56:28,822 --> 03:56:31,222
tennessee housing here, white

7116
03:56:33,260 --> 03:56:34,928
bluff, white county. It's all

7117
03:56:34,928 --> 03:56:36,696
about the money. I made a

7118
03:56:36,696 --> 03:56:39,266
mistake of messing with chicks

7119
03:56:39,266 --> 03:56:42,866
in 99, so I really don't have

7120
03:56:43,236 --> 03:56:44,738
no power to vote. I voiced my

7121
03:56:44,738 --> 03:56:46,572
opinion. I can't get my voting

7122
03:56:46,572 --> 03:56:48,208
rights back, but I'm not

7123
03:56:48,208 --> 03:56:50,744
switching over to the maga and

7124
03:56:50,744 --> 03:56:53,413
all that to get it. Say all

7125
03:56:53,413 --> 03:56:56,883
that. Help the people that need

7126
03:56:56,883 --> 03:56:59,418
help. I mean, I'm making it. By

7127
03:56:59,418 --> 03:57:01,554
the grace of GOD, I got

7128
03:57:01,554 --> 03:57:04,124
assistance even being a felon,

7129
03:57:04,124 --> 03:57:06,226
I got assistance. The street I

7130
03:57:06,226 --> 03:57:08,128
live on, whites, whites, creek,

7131
03:57:08,128 --> 03:57:09,963
pike, we don't even have a bus

7132
03:57:09,963 --> 03:57:13,563
thing now. Somebody hit it. So

7133
03:57:13,800 --> 03:57:16,436
we got to stand out in the rain.

7134
03:57:16,436 --> 03:57:19,436
Sidewalk from trinity ane to

7135
03:57:19,572 --> 03:57:20,974
hanes garden, where I live at.

7136
03:57:20,974 --> 03:57:24,574
Barely got a sidewalk to walk

7137
03:57:24,711 --> 03:57:26,112
on. That's enough for I cry.

7138
03:57:26,112 --> 03:57:28,248
Thank you for coming out. Thank

7139
03:57:28,248 --> 03:57:30,648
you. Go ahead. You're

7140
03:57:30,751 --> 03:57:31,840
recognized. Come on up.

7141
03:57:31,840 --> 03:57:31,851
Good

7142
03:57:31,851 --> 03:57:32,853
evening council.

7143
03:57:32,853 --> 03:57:34,200
My name is

7144
03:57:34,200 --> 03:57:35,856
andrea pemberton and I'm in

7145
03:57:35,856 --> 03:57:37,223
district 21. I'm here with

7146
03:57:37,223 --> 03:57:38,692
stand up nashville and with

7147
03:57:38,692 --> 03:57:40,527
nashville people's I'm

7148
03:57:40,527 --> 03:57:42,629
here tonight to ask for two

7149
03:57:42,629 --> 03:57:44,970
things. One is to invest in

7150
03:57:44,970 --> 03:57:45,565
social housing, including 9

7151
03:57:45,565 --> 03:57:47,701
million for social housing,

7152
03:57:47,701 --> 03:57:49,502
revolving loan fund and 500,000

7153
03:57:49,502 --> 03:57:50,937
for dedicated social housing

7154
03:57:50,937 --> 03:57:52,138
staff. I'm also here to ask

7155
03:57:52,138 --> 03:57:53,406
tonight for council to create

7156
03:57:53,406 --> 03:57:54,341
more opportunities for

7157
03:57:54,341 --> 03:57:56,643
meaningful public engagement in

7158
03:57:56,643 --> 03:57:58,211
the budget process. Political

7159
03:57:58,211 --> 03:57:59,946
strategist james carville once

7160
03:57:59,946 --> 03:58:01,347
famously said, it's the economy,

7161
03:58:01,347 --> 03:58:02,549
stupid. But tonight, resident

7162
03:58:02,549 --> 03:58:04,317
after resident has stepped up

7163
03:58:04,317 --> 03:58:05,986
to make a similar statement

7164
03:58:05,986 --> 03:58:08,221
painfully clear here it's

7165
03:58:08,221 --> 03:58:09,656
housing dummies. Housing is at

7166
03:58:09,656 --> 03:58:11,558
the center of so many of the

7167
03:58:11,558 --> 03:58:12,125
issues our city is trying to

7168
03:58:12,125 --> 03:58:13,259
address. Housing often

7169
03:58:13,259 --> 03:58:15,280
determines whether someone can

7170
03:58:15,280 --> 03:58:16,930
keep a job, recover from an

7171
03:58:16,930 --> 03:58:17,998
illness, injury or addiction,

7172
03:58:17,998 --> 03:58:19,332
escape domestic violence,

7173
03:58:19,332 --> 03:58:21,234
complete their education, start

7174
03:58:21,234 --> 03:58:22,936
or expand their family or age

7175
03:58:22,936 --> 03:58:24,771
with dignity. Housing is health

7176
03:58:24,771 --> 03:58:26,173
care. It's economic development.

7177
03:58:26,173 --> 03:58:27,674
It's public safety, and it's

7178
03:58:27,674 --> 03:58:29,409
educational opportunity.

7179
03:58:29,409 --> 03:58:30,710
Without access to safe, secure,

7180
03:58:30,710 --> 03:58:31,978
quality, affordable housing,

7181
03:58:31,978 --> 03:58:33,880
every other problem becomes so

7182
03:58:33,880 --> 03:58:35,982
much harder to solve. Housing

7183
03:58:35,982 --> 03:58:37,500
MAY not be every individual's

7184
03:58:37,500 --> 03:58:38,418
personal issue right now, but

7185
03:58:38,418 --> 03:58:39,486
it is our city's largest

7186
03:58:39,486 --> 03:58:41,221
collective problem,and it's

7187
03:58:41,221 --> 03:58:42,322
only going to get worse if we

7188
03:58:42,322 --> 03:58:44,124
don't address it. That's why

7189
03:58:44,124 --> 03:58:45,292
I'm asking tonight for you to

7190
03:58:45,292 --> 03:58:46,359
invest in social housing and

7191
03:58:46,359 --> 03:58:47,527
investment in social housing

7192
03:58:47,527 --> 03:58:48,862
demonstrates that nashville has

7193
03:58:48,862 --> 03:58:50,698
the political curage to try

7194
03:58:50,698 --> 03:58:51,898
new, innovative approaches to a

7195
03:58:51,898 --> 03:58:53,566
problem that is growing faster

7196
03:58:53,566 --> 03:58:55,735
than our existing solutions can

7197
03:58:55,735 --> 03:58:56,670
address. Secondly, the line of

7198
03:58:56,670 --> 03:58:57,804
residents waiting to speak

7199
03:58:57,804 --> 03:58:59,380
tonight makes one thing clear

7200
03:58:59,380 --> 03:59:00,740
people want a meaningful voice

7201
03:59:00,740 --> 03:59:02,142
in how public dollars are spent.

7202
03:59:02,142 --> 03:59:03,243
If this many nashillians are

7203
03:59:03,243 --> 03:59:05,440
taking time to come here and

7204
03:59:05,440 --> 03:59:06,913
weigh in on the budget, we need

7205
03:59:06,913 --> 03:59:07,981
a process that gives them more

7206
03:59:07,981 --> 03:59:09,820
than two minutes at the

7207
03:59:09,820 --> 03:59:10,317
microphone. I'm also asking for

7208
03:59:10,317 --> 03:59:11,218
council to expand opportunities

7209
03:59:11,218 --> 03:59:12,919
for residents to participate in

7210
03:59:12,919 --> 03:59:14,870
the budgetary process. On the

7211
03:59:14,870 --> 03:59:15,550
front end, we can require

7212
03:59:15,550 --> 03:59:16,220
departments to hold public

7213
03:59:16,220 --> 03:59:17,124
budget workshops before

7214
03:59:17,124 --> 03:59:18,826
submitting. Requests to

7215
03:59:18,826 --> 03:59:20,194
mayor. Require public responses

7216
03:59:20,194 --> 03:59:21,528
explaining how community

7217
03:59:21,528 --> 03:59:23,430
recommendations are addressed,

7218
03:59:23,430 --> 03:59:24,497
and bring back participatory

7219
03:59:24,497 --> 03:59:26,266
budgeting programs where

7220
03:59:26,266 --> 03:59:27,434
residents can propose projects,

7221
03:59:27,434 --> 03:59:28,502
departments can review for

7222
03:59:28,502 --> 03:59:30,404
feasibility, and the public can

7223
03:59:30,404 --> 03:59:32,804
vote on final investments.

7224
03:59:33,640 --> 03:59:34,408
Thank you. You.

7225
03:59:34,408 --> 03:59:36,408
Go ahead.

7226
03:59:36,476 --> 03:59:37,778
Now come on up just right after

7227
03:59:37,778 --> 03:59:38,978
the next person. Come on up.

7228
03:59:38,978 --> 03:59:40,747
Don't wait for the collapse,

7229
03:59:40,747 --> 03:59:42,490
which should not be happening,

7230
03:59:42,490 --> 03:59:44,170
but keep on coming. You're.

7231
03:59:44,170 --> 03:59:44,985
You're good. Go.

7232
03:59:44,985 --> 03:59:46,519
Hello. My name

7233
03:59:46,519 --> 03:59:47,954
is megan. I live in district

7234
03:59:47,954 --> 03:59:49,556
five. One of my favorite things

7235
03:59:49,556 --> 03:59:51,958
about living in nashville is

7236
03:59:51,958 --> 03:59:54,495
the community mindedness of its

7237
03:59:54,495 --> 03:59:56,396
residents. I feel really proud

7238
03:59:56,396 --> 03:59:58,310
to be a part of, and I'm

7239
03:59:58,310 --> 04:00:01,631
inspired by the group of people

7240
04:00:02,203 --> 04:00:03,703
here. I'm here to support the funding of $500,000

7241
04:00:03,703 --> 04:00:05,639
to an administrative account

7242
04:00:05,639 --> 04:00:08,141
for staff that will facilitate

7243
04:00:08,141 --> 04:00:09,543
permanently affordable housing,

7244
04:00:09,543 --> 04:00:11,110
treating homeownership as an

7245
04:00:11,110 --> 04:00:12,450
investment rather than an

7246
04:00:12,450 --> 04:00:13,413
expense. These returns in the

7247
04:00:13,413 --> 04:00:14,581
form of residents who are

7248
04:00:14,581 --> 04:00:16,450
deeply connected to their city

7249
04:00:16,450 --> 04:00:17,585
and its long term well-being.

7250
04:00:17,585 --> 04:00:19,353
Like the people you've heard

7251
04:00:19,353 --> 04:00:20,520
from tonight, they know

7252
04:00:20,520 --> 04:00:23,357
nashville the best because they

7253
04:00:23,357 --> 04:00:24,458
are the best of nashville. It

7254
04:00:24,458 --> 04:00:26,590
might seem that on the whole,

7255
04:00:26,590 --> 04:00:27,327
some of the budget requests

7256
04:00:27,327 --> 04:00:29,290
being made are in competition

7257
04:00:29,290 --> 04:00:30,431
with one another. That funding

7258
04:00:30,431 --> 04:00:33,333
one and two could mean three

7259
04:00:33,333 --> 04:00:35,350
and four won't be funded. I

7260
04:00:35,350 --> 04:00:37,304
want to point out that these

7261
04:00:37,304 --> 04:00:38,338
requests are all being made by

7262
04:00:38,338 --> 04:00:39,607
residents showing up and

7263
04:00:39,607 --> 04:00:42,242
speaking up for their home and

7264
04:00:42,242 --> 04:00:44,111
their neighbors, arranging work

7265
04:00:44,111 --> 04:00:45,879
schedules, child care,

7266
04:00:45,879 --> 04:00:47,781
transportation preparation,

7267
04:00:47,781 --> 04:00:49,183
research, and committing to

7268
04:00:49,183 --> 04:00:50,651
speaking to their

7269
04:00:50,651 --> 04:00:52,651
representatives directly. It's

7270
04:00:53,420 --> 04:00:55,256
an amazing thing, and I want to

7271
04:00:55,256 --> 04:00:57,424
take notice of which which

7272
04:00:57,424 --> 04:00:59,560
interests are not here tonight.

7273
04:00:59,560 --> 04:01:01,528
And let that speak for itself.

7274
04:01:01,528 --> 04:01:03,970
I strongly urge you to invest

7275
04:01:03,970 --> 04:01:04,632
in social housing for the

7276
04:01:04,632 --> 04:01:06,433
residents who have already

7277
04:01:06,433 --> 04:01:07,835
invested so much in nashville.

7278
04:01:07,835 --> 04:01:09,835
Thank you.

7279
04:01:10,370 --> 04:01:11,772
Thank you. Go ahead.

7280
04:01:11,772 --> 04:01:12,873
You're recognized.

7281
04:01:12,873 --> 04:01:14,873
I'm mason

7282
04:01:14,975 --> 04:01:17,244
caples once again. Before you,

7283
04:01:17,244 --> 04:01:18,679
I've done work with the equity

7284
04:01:18,679 --> 04:01:21,790
alliance, also stand up

7285
04:01:21,548 --> 04:01:22,616
nashville and most notably seiu.

7286
04:01:22,616 --> 04:01:24,510
Speaker, today I'm just going

7287
04:01:24,510 --> 04:01:25,819
to give you what I've been

7288
04:01:25,819 --> 04:01:28,819
experiencing in the past year.

7289
04:01:29,220 --> 04:01:31,422
In NOVEMBER, sheriff nikki

7290
04:01:32,250 --> 04:01:33,360
taylor, she was touted for

7291
04:01:33,360 --> 04:01:35,760
stopping and helping an

7292
04:01:36,290 --> 04:01:38,432
individual who needed help on

7293
04:01:38,432 --> 04:01:40,234
the side of the road. He was

7294
04:01:40,234 --> 04:01:42,234
incapacitated. There's also

7295
04:01:42,336 --> 04:01:44,736
corporal marvin ramsey. He's

7296
04:01:44,838 --> 04:01:46,740
another sheriff who was

7297
04:01:46,740 --> 04:01:49,140
recognized in FEBRUARY because

7298
04:01:50,644 --> 04:01:52,446
he. During those storms, he

7299
04:01:52,446 --> 04:01:55,282
offered his room to an

7300
04:01:55,282 --> 04:01:57,682
individual, an elderly couple

7301
04:01:58,685 --> 04:02:01,255
who couldn't stay at the hotel

7302
04:02:01,255 --> 04:02:02,622
because they were full. These

7303
04:02:02,622 --> 04:02:04,570
are stories about nashville

7304
04:02:04,570 --> 04:02:05,425
caring about nashville. We're

7305
04:02:05,425 --> 04:02:07,194
asking you to care about

7306
04:02:07,194 --> 04:02:08,662
nashville as much as we do. The

7307
04:02:08,662 --> 04:02:11,565
people who live here, who work

7308
04:02:11,565 --> 04:02:13,000
here, not just the nurses

7309
04:02:13,000 --> 04:02:14,101
against or the health care

7310
04:02:14,101 --> 04:02:16,203
workers against the students,

7311
04:02:16,203 --> 04:02:18,839
against the doctors. We all are

7312
04:02:18,839 --> 04:02:21,675
asking for funding. And in the

7313
04:02:21,675 --> 04:02:23,743
fundamental I went and said,

7314
04:02:23,743 --> 04:02:25,579
and our students are at the

7315
04:02:25,579 --> 04:02:27,681
highest level in davidson

7316
04:02:27,681 --> 04:02:30,681
county. They're peaking at the

7317
04:02:31,351 --> 04:02:33,887
top level of history. They're

7318
04:02:33,887 --> 04:02:36,490
doing the best. Our students

7319
04:02:36,490 --> 04:02:38,625
have grammy, tony awards. Why

7320
04:02:38,625 --> 04:02:40,260
are you not funding teachers?

7321
04:02:40,260 --> 04:02:41,895
They're the individuals who's

7322
04:02:41,895 --> 04:02:44,970
teaching these kids to be this

7323
04:02:44,970 --> 04:02:47,601
great. It's all it's up to all

7324
04:02:47,601 --> 04:02:49,836
of us to keep us going. Housing

7325
04:02:49,836 --> 04:02:52,405
is a fundamental right. That's

7326
04:02:52,405 --> 04:02:53,874
how I feel. There is no reason

7327
04:02:53,874 --> 04:02:56,874
that bill barnes funding should

7328
04:02:58,311 --> 04:02:59,780
ever be reducted from reduced.

7329
04:02:59,780 --> 04:03:02,416
These are the things I'm a

7330
04:03:02,416 --> 04:03:03,817
beneficiary of, bill barnes.

7331
04:03:03,817 --> 04:03:05,552
These things are things that

7332
04:03:05,552 --> 04:03:07,540
other individuals said and said,

7333
04:03:07,540 --> 04:03:08,689
this is important. I know you

7334
04:03:08,689 --> 04:03:09,923
all will do the right thing.

7335
04:03:09,923 --> 04:03:11,291
Keep doing it. Please do

7336
04:03:11,291 --> 04:03:13,260
something about the minimum

7337
04:03:13,260 --> 04:03:14,427
wage. Thank you very much.

7338
04:03:14,427 --> 04:03:16,427
Thank you.

7339
04:03:16,697 --> 04:03:19,466
Go ahead and come on

7340
04:03:19,466 --> 04:03:20,667
board.

7341
04:03:20,667 --> 04:03:23,667
I'm angus, but you all

7342
04:03:23,837 --> 04:03:24,938
know that this is my favorite

7343
04:03:24,938 --> 04:03:26,390
meeting of the year because

7344
04:03:26,390 --> 04:03:29,543
y'all don't get paid by the

7345
04:03:29,543 --> 04:03:31,244
hour. I'm tired. I don't want

7346
04:03:31,244 --> 04:03:32,312
to be here. But once again, all

7347
04:03:32,312 --> 04:03:34,982
of these neighbors inspired me

7348
04:03:34,982 --> 04:03:37,484
to come down and speak truth to

7349
04:03:37,484 --> 04:03:38,518
power. I've listened to lots of

7350
04:03:38,518 --> 04:03:40,518
folks tonight mention

7351
04:03:40,654 --> 04:03:43,540
unfulfilled promises. We do

7352
04:03:43,323 --> 04:03:44,624
this every year because you

7353
04:03:44,624 --> 04:03:47,624
continue to fail. The people

7354
04:03:47,961 --> 04:03:49,463
who call nashville home. It's

7355
04:03:49,463 --> 04:03:51,198
pride month, and one of my

7356
04:03:51,198 --> 04:03:52,665
closest friends, a trans woman,

7357
04:03:52,665 --> 04:03:54,768
felt she had no choice but to

7358
04:03:54,768 --> 04:03:56,669
flee nashville days ago because

7359
04:03:56,669 --> 04:03:58,772
it is no longer city where

7360
04:03:58,772 --> 04:03:59,839
she could feel safe, not

7361
04:03:59,839 --> 04:04:01,341
because she didn't have a

7362
04:04:01,341 --> 04:04:02,609
robust community of support,

7363
04:04:02,609 --> 04:04:04,144
but because elected officials

7364
04:04:04,144 --> 04:04:06,880
don't have the courage to make

7365
04:04:06,880 --> 04:04:08,615
bold decisions. The mayor

7366
04:04:08,615 --> 04:04:10,550
wanted us to stay. And yet,

7367
04:04:10,550 --> 04:04:13,220
every daythe city feels like a

7368
04:04:13,220 --> 04:04:14,821
less like a place anyone would

7369
04:04:14,821 --> 04:04:16,657
want to call home if they could

7370
04:04:16,657 --> 04:04:19,626
even afford it. I'm sick of

7371
04:04:19,626 --> 04:04:20,995
begging for scraps. I'm sick of

7372
04:04:20,995 --> 04:04:22,530
catering to tourists and

7373
04:04:22,530 --> 04:04:24,164
downtown bar owners. I'm sick

7374
04:04:24,164 --> 04:04:26,320
of having to annually ask you

7375
04:04:26,320 --> 04:04:27,600
to even attempt to meet the

7376
04:04:27,600 --> 04:04:29,736
basic needs of your

7377
04:04:29,736 --> 04:04:31,638
constituents. We do not want

7378
04:04:31,638 --> 04:04:33,640
surveillance. We do not want

7379
04:04:33,640 --> 04:04:35,475
police drones. We do not

7380
04:04:35,475 --> 04:04:38,450
believe that cops keep us safe.

7381
04:04:38,450 --> 04:04:40,247
We do. We do not want expanded

7382
04:04:40,247 --> 04:04:42,490
business partnerships. We have

7383
04:04:42,490 --> 04:04:43,750
pretty humble requests for safe

7384
04:04:43,750 --> 04:04:45,186
streets, affordable housing,

7385
04:04:45,186 --> 04:04:47,586
accessible green space, fully

7386
04:04:47,854 --> 04:04:48,989
funded schools, public transit

7387
04:04:48,989 --> 04:04:50,256
accessibility, a robust library

7388
04:04:50,256 --> 04:04:51,825
that doesn't have to close

7389
04:04:51,825 --> 04:04:53,893
because special interests blew

7390
04:04:53,893 --> 04:04:55,628
up an adjacent garage. All we

7391
04:04:55,628 --> 04:04:57,630
want is for you to serve the

7392
04:04:57,630 --> 04:04:58,299
people of nashville to

7393
04:04:58,299 --> 04:05:01,299
prioritize the most basic needs

7394
04:05:01,334 --> 04:05:03,690
of our neighbors. I never

7395
04:05:03,690 --> 04:05:04,571
thought I would do this, but

7396
04:05:04,571 --> 04:05:06,473
I'm going to quote lamar

7397
04:05:06,473 --> 04:05:08,641
freaking alexander from a

7398
04:05:08,641 --> 04:05:10,477
recent local podcast appearance.

7399
04:05:10,477 --> 04:05:12,612
My advice would be to use your

7400
04:05:12,612 --> 04:05:14,147
word focus on the soul of

7401
04:05:14,147 --> 04:05:16,884
nashville, on the music, on the

7402
04:05:16,884 --> 04:05:20,484
parks, on the people, on the

7403
04:05:20,788 --> 04:05:22,790
schools. Focus on those things.

7404
04:05:22,790 --> 04:05:24,424
Thank you. Go ahead and come on

7405
04:05:24,424 --> 04:05:25,920
up. You're recognized.

7406
04:05:25,920 --> 04:05:26,927
I'm

7407
04:05:26,927 --> 04:05:29,927
jessica, I live in district

7408
04:05:30,331 --> 04:05:33,330
seven. Emily is my council

7409
04:05:33,330 --> 04:05:35,469
person. Is she here? That's a

7410
04:05:35,469 --> 04:05:38,380
bummer. I don't know how I'm

7411
04:05:38,380 --> 04:05:40,641
supposed to follow angus. He

7412
04:05:40,641 --> 04:05:42,743
kind of said it all. I would

7413
04:05:42,743 --> 04:05:44,545
like to specifically ask that

7414
04:05:44,545 --> 04:05:47,545
you fully fund the nashville

7415
04:05:47,847 --> 04:05:49,316
people's budget coalition's.

7416
04:05:49,316 --> 04:05:50,283
You know, the plan, everything.

7417
04:05:50,283 --> 04:05:51,485
Everybody's already said it

7418
04:05:51,485 --> 04:05:53,920
tonight. I'm going to make it

7419
04:05:53,920 --> 04:05:56,920
quick. Don't give public money

7420
04:05:57,624 --> 04:05:59,259
to people like the music

7421
04:05:59,259 --> 04:06:01,610
foundation, fountain party,

7422
04:06:01,610 --> 04:06:04,610
whatever. I mean, a fountain

7423
04:06:04,980 --> 04:06:05,320
would be cool. Ellen maguire,

7424
04:06:05,320 --> 04:06:07,432
arguably like a national

7425
04:06:07,668 --> 04:06:09,803
treasure. But I mean, virgin

7426
04:06:09,803 --> 04:06:10,838
hotels could sneeze $50,000.

7427
04:06:10,838 --> 04:06:13,173
You know what I mean? Like,

7428
04:06:13,173 --> 04:06:15,709
it's. That's insane. People are

7429
04:06:15,709 --> 04:06:18,709
begging for their lives and

7430
04:06:18,746 --> 04:06:19,913
livelihoods. So yeah, that was

7431
04:06:19,913 --> 04:06:21,682
quick.

7432
04:06:21,682 --> 04:06:24,820
Thank you. Next. Go

7433
04:06:24,952 --> 04:06:25,850
ahead. You recognized.

7434
04:06:25,850 --> 04:06:26,987
Hello,

7435
04:06:26,987 --> 04:06:28,589
my name is philip kinzer and I

7436
04:06:28,589 --> 04:06:30,570
live in district 24. I've lived

7437
04:06:30,570 --> 04:06:32,590
in nashville for almost 29

7438
04:06:32,590 --> 04:06:33,961
years, but my roots go back way

7439
04:06:33,961 --> 04:06:35,663
further than that. My family's

7440
04:06:35,663 --> 04:06:36,797
been here for several

7441
04:06:36,797 --> 04:06:37,931
generations. I'm here tonight

7442
04:06:37,931 --> 04:06:39,320
because I believe in the

7443
04:06:39,320 --> 04:06:40,434
nashville people's budget

7444
04:06:40,434 --> 04:06:42,235
coalition's housing and safety

7445
04:06:42,235 --> 04:06:43,337
for all plan. And the time that

7446
04:06:43,337 --> 04:06:45,105
I've been here, nashville has

7447
04:06:45,105 --> 04:06:47,308
become a city where workers

7448
04:06:47,308 --> 04:06:49,410
struggle to afford rent, let

7449
04:06:49,410 --> 04:06:51,879
alone to buy a home in the city

7450
04:06:51,879 --> 04:06:54,470
where the median housing

7451
04:06:54,470 --> 04:06:55,916
outpaces the median income.

7452
04:06:55,916 --> 04:06:58,510
There's been very little done

7453
04:06:58,510 --> 04:06:59,686
to balance that. Like many of

7454
04:06:59,686 --> 04:07:00,854
my peers, I've been applying

7455
04:07:00,854 --> 04:07:01,955
for jobs in other cities,

7456
04:07:01,955 --> 04:07:03,791
hoping to leave and find a

7457
04:07:03,791 --> 04:07:06,293
place where my income is more

7458
04:07:06,293 --> 04:07:08,280
suited to living. I want to

7459
04:07:08,280 --> 04:07:09,262
make nashville a place where

7460
04:07:09,262 --> 04:07:11,298
the people who work here can

7461
04:07:11,298 --> 04:07:12,466
live. My concerns are not just

7462
04:07:12,466 --> 04:07:14,969
for my life, but for those

7463
04:07:14,969 --> 04:07:18,238
around me. I don't want just

7464
04:07:18,238 --> 04:07:19,373
want a city safe for myself,

7465
04:07:19,373 --> 04:07:21,408
but for the strangers that I

7466
04:07:21,408 --> 04:07:23,110
pass on the street. I want to

7467
04:07:23,110 --> 04:07:24,945
live in a city where everyone

7468
04:07:24,945 --> 04:07:26,880
feels valued. I believe that

7469
04:07:26,880 --> 04:07:29,450
the value is expressed in many

7470
04:07:29,450 --> 04:07:31,184
ways, but the way we spend our

7471
04:07:31,184 --> 04:07:32,920
money is the most obvious one.

7472
04:07:32,920 --> 04:07:35,550
We need to be investing in long

7473
04:07:35,550 --> 04:07:36,190
term housing solutions to give

7474
04:07:36,190 --> 04:07:37,991
people safe and dignified

7475
04:07:37,991 --> 04:07:39,593
places to live. I believe the

7476
04:07:39,593 --> 04:07:41,328
people's budget coalition plan

7477
04:07:41,328 --> 04:07:43,960
is a strong first step in

7478
04:07:43,960 --> 04:07:45,496
showing nashville citizens, you

7479
04:07:45,899 --> 04:07:49,403
actually want us to stay here.

7480
04:07:49,403 --> 04:07:52,403
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

7481
04:07:52,873 --> 04:07:53,600
recognized.

7482
04:07:53,600 --> 04:07:53,974
Hello.

7483
04:07:53,974 --> 04:07:55,142
My name is

7484
04:07:55,142 --> 04:07:56,877
nevo polanski. I'm a resident

7485
04:07:56,877 --> 04:07:58,178
of district five, and I'm a

7486
04:07:58,178 --> 04:08:00,748
member of the national people's

7487
04:08:00,748 --> 04:08:01,782
coalition. I'd like to use my

7488
04:08:01,782 --> 04:08:02,516
time to uplift our

7489
04:08:02,516 --> 04:08:03,917
organization's safety and

7490
04:08:03,917 --> 04:08:05,118
housing for all plan.

7491
04:08:05,118 --> 04:08:07,253
Specifically, the importance of

7492
04:08:07,253 --> 04:08:08,622
funding requested to hire staff,

7493
04:08:08,622 --> 04:08:10,290
administrative service fees,

7494
04:08:10,290 --> 04:08:11,858
fees dedicated to furthering

7495
04:08:11,858 --> 04:08:13,627
social housing in nashville,

7496
04:08:13,627 --> 04:08:14,728
and funding for revolving loan

7497
04:08:14,728 --> 04:08:17,464
fund used to finance social

7498
04:08:17,464 --> 04:08:19,166
housing development. I believe

7499
04:08:19,166 --> 04:08:20,100
that a budget is both a

7500
04:08:20,100 --> 04:08:21,968
reflection of a community's

7501
04:08:21,968 --> 04:08:24,104
values and a roadmap to address

7502
04:08:24,104 --> 04:08:25,138
existing problems. We all know

7503
04:08:25,138 --> 04:08:26,606
that access to affordable

7504
04:08:26,606 --> 04:08:28,800
housing is a problem in

7505
04:08:28,800 --> 04:08:29,420
nashville. Similarly, I feel

7506
04:08:29,420 --> 04:08:30,477
confident in saying that

7507
04:08:30,477 --> 04:08:31,745
everyone wants to feel safe in

7508
04:08:31,745 --> 04:08:33,460
their community. We're looking

7509
04:08:33,460 --> 04:08:35,248
for creative solutions to

7510
04:08:35,248 --> 04:08:36,383
improve community safety. One

7511
04:08:36,383 --> 04:08:38,510
solution nashville is working

7512
04:08:38,510 --> 04:08:39,519
towards is creating 750 new

7513
04:08:39,519 --> 04:08:41,421
beds in the form of a jail,

7514
04:08:41,421 --> 04:08:44,421
which MAY cost up to $410

7515
04:08:44,558 --> 04:08:45,826
million, separating people from

7516
04:08:45,826 --> 04:08:47,270
their communities after harm

7517
04:08:47,270 --> 04:08:48,662
has already happened. I bring

7518
04:08:48,662 --> 04:08:50,630
up the jail because the amount

7519
04:08:50,630 --> 04:08:51,965
of money our organization is

7520
04:08:51,965 --> 04:08:53,633
asking for just under $10

7521
04:08:53,633 --> 04:08:55,369
million for new, permanently

7522
04:08:55,369 --> 04:08:56,570
affordable housing pales in

7523
04:08:56,570 --> 04:08:58,372
comparison to the money we are

7524
04:08:58,372 --> 04:09:00,840
ready to dedicate to that new

7525
04:09:00,840 --> 04:09:01,909
jail. Social housing offers an

7526
04:09:01,909 --> 04:09:03,844
alternative that I would like

7527
04:09:03,844 --> 04:09:05,413
to believe is more in line with

7528
04:09:05,413 --> 04:09:06,446
our values as a community.

7529
04:09:06,446 --> 04:09:07,814
Additionally, as my peer

7530
04:09:07,814 --> 04:09:09,830
madeline noted, research shows

7531
04:09:09,830 --> 04:09:10,150
that providing affordable

7532
04:09:10,150 --> 04:09:12,520
housing reduces crime,

7533
04:09:12,520 --> 04:09:13,420
especially violent crime. When

7534
04:09:13,420 --> 04:09:14,788
we have the option to make our

7535
04:09:14,788 --> 04:09:16,423
communities more safe by

7536
04:09:16,423 --> 04:09:17,591
addressing crime before it

7537
04:09:17,591 --> 04:09:19,426
happens, I think we should take

7538
04:09:19,426 --> 04:09:20,927
that option. I would rather

7539
04:09:20,927 --> 04:09:22,829
live ina community that values

7540
04:09:22,829 --> 04:09:24,231
providing support to our

7541
04:09:24,231 --> 04:09:25,365
neighbors in need, instead of

7542
04:09:25,365 --> 04:09:27,680
punishing people after they

7543
04:09:27,680 --> 04:09:28,468
cause harm. I would rather live

7544
04:09:28,468 --> 04:09:29,637
in a community that focuses on

7545
04:09:29,637 --> 04:09:31,710
proactive solutions to

7546
04:09:31,710 --> 04:09:32,472
community safety instead of

7547
04:09:32,472 --> 04:09:33,874
reactive punishments. I'd

7548
04:09:33,874 --> 04:09:35,776
rather live in a community

7549
04:09:35,776 --> 04:09:36,811
where everyone has a home. This

7550
04:09:36,811 --> 04:09:38,612
budget is an opportunity to

7551
04:09:38,612 --> 04:09:40,581
affirm the values that drive

7552
04:09:40,581 --> 04:09:41,848
our community and decide what

7553
04:09:41,848 --> 04:09:43,490
solutions we will prioritize to

7554
04:09:43,490 --> 04:09:46,490
address the problems that face

7555
04:09:46,820 --> 04:09:47,688
us. Please support the social thank you for

7556
04:09:47,688 --> 04:09:49,422
your time.

7557
04:09:49,422 --> 04:09:51,822
Thank you. Go ahead.

7558
04:09:51,891 --> 04:09:52,726
You're recognized.

7559
04:09:52,726 --> 04:09:54,194
Hey,

7560
04:09:54,194 --> 04:09:55,562
everyone. Good evening. Good

7561
04:09:55,562 --> 04:09:57,464
night. Whatever it is, I don't

7562
04:09:57,464 --> 04:09:57,631
even know if it's the next day

7563
04:09:57,631 --> 04:09:59,499
yet.

7564
04:09:59,499 --> 04:09:59,699
We got two more hours till

7565
04:09:59,699 --> 04:10:01,501
that.

7566
04:10:01,501 --> 04:10:02,636
So I was getting I was

7567
04:10:02,636 --> 04:10:03,738
getting a little worried there.

7568
04:10:03,738 --> 04:10:05,439
My name is kenneth hamby. I

7569
04:10:05,439 --> 04:10:06,439
work as a specialty pharmacy

7570
04:10:06,439 --> 04:10:08,410
liaison in nashville general.

7571
04:10:08,410 --> 04:10:09,276
I'm also a very proud member of

7572
04:10:09,276 --> 04:10:10,100
district three. Thank you,

7573
04:10:10,100 --> 04:10:11,110
councilmember gamble, for

7574
04:10:11,110 --> 04:10:14,110
everything that you continue to

7575
04:10:14,214 --> 04:10:16,182
do for us and all of you. I

7576
04:10:16,182 --> 04:10:17,384
mean, this is this is an insane

7577
04:10:17,384 --> 04:10:19,319
thing to go through. This is my

7578
04:10:19,319 --> 04:10:21,255
first one, and I cannot imagine

7579
04:10:21,255 --> 04:10:23,590
doing this as a part time gig.

7580
04:10:23,590 --> 04:10:24,859
That's incredible. So as I said,

7581
04:10:24,859 --> 04:10:26,660
I work at nashville general, so

7582
04:10:26,660 --> 04:10:27,795
that's what I'm here to talk

7583
04:10:27,795 --> 04:10:28,829
about. I've been with nashville

7584
04:10:28,829 --> 04:10:30,730
general for a year now, but

7585
04:10:30,730 --> 04:10:31,798
I've been a player in the

7586
04:10:31,798 --> 04:10:33,634
national health care game much

7587
04:10:33,634 --> 04:10:34,734
longer. Even in my short time

7588
04:10:34,734 --> 04:10:35,736
in nashville general, I quickly

7589
04:10:35,736 --> 04:10:36,904
learned how important this

7590
04:10:36,904 --> 04:10:38,605
hospital is to the people of

7591
04:10:38,605 --> 04:10:39,607
nashville. I work closely with

7592
04:10:39,607 --> 04:10:40,207
patients who often need

7593
04:10:40,207 --> 04:10:40,808
assistance accessing specialty

7594
04:10:40,808 --> 04:10:41,741
medications, treatment

7595
04:10:41,741 --> 04:10:42,843
coordination, and health care

7596
04:10:42,843 --> 04:10:43,977
support they MAY not otherwise

7597
04:10:43,977 --> 04:10:45,120
receive. Many of our patients

7598
04:10:45,120 --> 04:10:46,470
are already dealing with

7599
04:10:46,470 --> 04:10:47,414
serious, complex medical

7600
04:10:47,414 --> 04:10:49,814
conditions while also facing

7601
04:10:49,917 --> 04:10:51,152
financial hardships. Housing

7602
04:10:51,152 --> 04:10:52,252
national general helps ensure

7603
04:10:52,252 --> 04:10:54,880
that they are not forgotten.

7604
04:10:54,880 --> 04:10:55,922
Not to mention, we are one of

7605
04:10:55,922 --> 04:10:56,957
the only health care institutes

7606
04:10:56,957 --> 04:10:58,191
in all of nashville that even

7607
04:10:58,191 --> 04:11:00,591
accepts a medicaid patient,

7608
04:11:00,628 --> 04:11:01,762
which is insane to. The

7609
04:11:01,762 --> 04:11:03,430
hospital is a obviously a

7610
04:11:03,430 --> 04:11:04,532
crucial part of our city. This

7611
04:11:04,532 --> 04:11:05,633
year, the majority of metro

7612
04:11:05,633 --> 04:11:06,933
workers across many different

7613
04:11:06,933 --> 04:11:08,469
departments, which thank all of

7614
04:11:08,469 --> 04:11:09,904
them. I mean, that's the show

7615
04:11:09,904 --> 04:11:12,239
of support, is amazing across

7616
04:11:12,239 --> 04:11:13,674
all the departments have

7617
04:11:13,674 --> 04:11:15,208
foregone a lot of their funding

7618
04:11:15,208 --> 04:11:16,309
requests to make sure that we

7619
04:11:16,309 --> 04:11:17,378
are compensated fairly for the

7620
04:11:17,378 --> 04:11:18,646
things that we've done for

7621
04:11:18,646 --> 04:11:21,460
years without, you know,

7622
04:11:21,248 --> 04:11:22,616
getting that. So shout out to

7623
04:11:22,616 --> 04:11:24,285
them. They've really made us a

7624
04:11:24,285 --> 04:11:25,820
priority. And I hope one day we

7625
04:11:25,820 --> 04:11:27,321
can return the same favor. The

7626
04:11:27,321 --> 04:11:28,489
reality is health care costs

7627
04:11:28,489 --> 04:11:30,357
continue to rise every single

7628
04:11:30,357 --> 04:11:32,920
year. Medication costs rise,

7629
04:11:32,920 --> 04:11:33,194
operating costs rise, patient

7630
04:11:33,194 --> 04:11:36,300
needs continue to grow. Yet

7631
04:11:36,300 --> 04:11:38,132
nashville general continues to budget season just

7632
04:11:38,132 --> 04:11:39,600
to secure necessary funding,

7633
04:11:39,600 --> 04:11:43,200
let alone a cost of living

7634
04:11:44,305 --> 04:11:45,606
raise. We. I will say we also

7635
04:11:45,606 --> 04:11:48,600
contend with much less

7636
04:11:48,108 --> 04:11:50,377
important issues. Quite frankly,

7637
04:11:50,377 --> 04:11:52,780
I chose to go last as national

7638
04:11:52,780 --> 04:11:54,648
general often does, so I hope

7639
04:11:54,648 --> 04:11:54,982
that that's taken into account.

7640
04:11:54,982 --> 04:11:56,683
Thanks.

7641
04:11:56,683 --> 04:11:58,319
Thank you. Go ahead and

7642
04:11:58,319 --> 04:12:00,719
come on forward. You're

7643
04:12:04,858 --> 04:12:06,127
recognized.

7644
04:12:06,127 --> 04:12:07,661
Okay. Hi, I'm.

7645
04:12:07,661 --> 04:12:09,290
Lilia, I'm from.

7646
04:12:09,290 --> 04:12:10,964
District 20.

7647
04:12:10,964 --> 04:12:13,300
Been here since 2013. Family

7648
04:12:13,300 --> 04:12:14,835
came up here from south georgia

7649
04:12:14,835 --> 04:12:17,404
and I recently became an

7650
04:12:17,404 --> 04:12:19,573
independent renter. Shout out

7651
04:12:19,573 --> 04:12:21,942
nashville general and mnps my

7652
04:12:21,942 --> 04:12:23,844
mom was a public school teacher

7653
04:12:23,844 --> 04:12:27,444
in williamson county, so I get

7654
04:12:27,815 --> 04:12:30,170
it. And I am also here

7655
04:12:30,170 --> 04:12:31,752
expressing that I would love

7656
04:12:31,752 --> 04:12:34,655
for you to fund the full

7657
04:12:34,655 --> 04:12:36,655
nashville people's budget

7658
04:12:38,292 --> 04:12:40,692
coalition. Housing and safety

7659
04:12:41,461 --> 04:12:42,596
plan for all. That's a mouthful.

7660
04:12:42,596 --> 04:12:43,964
And while I have not faced

7661
04:12:43,964 --> 04:12:45,964
housing insecurity myself,

7662
04:12:46,166 --> 04:12:47,668
except for recently became this

7663
04:12:47,668 --> 04:12:50,871
renter. And you know what? I'm

7664
04:12:50,871 --> 04:12:52,272
feeling it already. I am

7665
04:12:52,272 --> 04:12:54,441
familiar with the cycles of

7666
04:12:54,441 --> 04:12:57,311
violence and how the two are

7667
04:12:57,311 --> 04:12:59,790
often very connected. I've had

7668
04:12:59,790 --> 04:13:01,281
friends recently who have had

7669
04:13:01,281 --> 04:13:03,751
to stay in unsafe housing

7670
04:13:03,751 --> 04:13:06,151
situations because of violence,

7671
04:13:06,620 --> 04:13:08,880
neighbors as well. And thinking

7672
04:13:08,880 --> 04:13:09,423
about the super bowl coming up

7673
04:13:09,423 --> 04:13:10,991
and the fact that people are

7674
04:13:10,991 --> 04:13:13,127
living on the streets, which is

7675
04:13:13,127 --> 04:13:14,595
no place to live. I don't want

7676
04:13:14,595 --> 04:13:15,996
to be like the example of

7677
04:13:15,996 --> 04:13:17,364
atlanta, where people are

7678
04:13:17,364 --> 04:13:19,764
sweeping up homeless people

7679
04:13:20,334 --> 04:13:22,836
from the street. There's a lot

7680
04:13:22,836 --> 04:13:24,638
of people that, you know, are

7681
04:13:24,638 --> 04:13:27,908
willing to help with this. And

7682
04:13:27,908 --> 04:13:29,643
I think the alternative of

7683
04:13:29,643 --> 04:13:30,777
social housing in lieu of

7684
04:13:30,777 --> 04:13:32,179
affordable housing is that

7685
04:13:32,179 --> 04:13:33,981
affordable housing is subject

7686
04:13:33,981 --> 04:13:35,449
to market fluctuations. So

7687
04:13:35,449 --> 04:13:36,884
social housing would be more

7688
04:13:36,884 --> 04:13:39,520
permanently affordable. And I

7689
04:13:39,520 --> 04:13:41,188
think if you also look like me

7690
04:13:41,188 --> 04:13:43,588
and family or generations

7691
04:13:43,757 --> 04:13:45,592
have benefited from land owning

7692
04:13:45,592 --> 04:13:48,428
in the south, now is the time

7693
04:13:48,428 --> 04:13:50,931
to start turning the tides. And

7694
04:13:50,931 --> 04:13:52,466
if you vote against that, then

7695
04:13:52,466 --> 04:13:53,834
I'm not saying anything. But,

7696
04:13:53,834 --> 04:13:55,636
you know, there might be

7697
04:13:55,636 --> 04:13:56,837
something after, you know, you

7698
04:13:56,837 --> 04:13:59,600
perish into the afterlife. I

7699
04:13:59,600 --> 04:14:01,740
don't want to say anything, but,

7700
04:14:01,740 --> 04:14:02,209
you know, do the right thing.

7701
04:14:02,209 --> 04:14:04,209
yeah.

7702
04:14:04,611 --> 04:14:07,611
Thank you. Go ahead. Come

7703
04:14:11,451 --> 04:14:12,519
on. Forward. You're recognized.

7704
04:14:12,519 --> 04:14:13,954
Go ahead.

7705
04:14:13,954 --> 04:14:16,490
Hi. My name is trina,

7706
04:14:16,490 --> 04:14:19,260
and I live in district six. Let

7707
04:14:19,260 --> 04:14:21,428
us get real. About what we need.

7708
04:14:21,428 --> 04:14:24,364
A people's retainer of jigsaw.

7709
04:14:24,364 --> 04:14:25,198
Sam reed. Get the people listed

7710
04:14:25,198 --> 04:14:28,798
as a billable client. So on

7711
04:14:28,935 --> 04:14:31,305
this one night a year, reliant. Sam works for

7712
04:14:31,305 --> 04:14:32,672
the titans and for the ndp

7713
04:14:32,672 --> 04:14:34,942
whose private police could

7714
04:14:34,942 --> 04:14:36,143
replace him in pd, at least the

7715
04:14:36,143 --> 04:14:38,244
central precinct. We could sell

7716
04:14:38,244 --> 04:14:39,880
it for parts, convert it to

7717
04:14:39,880 --> 04:14:41,815
apartments or studios for the

7718
04:14:41,815 --> 04:14:43,718
arts. Maybe sam could convince

7719
04:14:43,718 --> 04:14:45,686
y'all to invest in the grid or

7720
04:14:45,686 --> 04:14:47,988
to hide power lines like the

7721
04:14:47,988 --> 04:14:49,690
unhoused y'all did. Maybe we

7722
04:14:49,690 --> 04:14:51,758
could get sam to restore our

7723
04:14:51,758 --> 04:14:54,940
power. If only we could afford

7724
04:14:54,940 --> 04:14:55,495
jigsaw's billable hour. Instead

7725
04:14:55,495 --> 04:14:57,895
of wondering why freddie's

7726
04:14:58,310 --> 04:14:59,599
staff wears jigsaw swag, let's

7727
04:14:59,599 --> 04:15:01,702
get us on his roster and get

7728
04:15:01,702 --> 04:15:04,370
sam read his bag. Until we do,

7729
04:15:04,370 --> 04:15:05,439
we should refuse all taxation

7730
04:15:05,439 --> 04:15:08,708
when sam's the only one here

7731
04:15:08,708 --> 04:15:10,544
with real representation, the

7732
04:15:10,544 --> 04:15:13,800
satire is over. But our housing

7733
04:15:13,800 --> 04:15:15,549
crisis crisis isn't. Instead of

7734
04:15:15,549 --> 04:15:16,984
answering any. Ask from mmpd

7735
04:15:16,984 --> 04:15:19,190
the least trusted department in

7736
04:15:19,190 --> 04:15:20,454
the city which keeps bypassing

7737
04:15:20,454 --> 04:15:21,955
the peopl's will and this

7738
04:15:21,955 --> 04:15:23,570
council's authority to deploy

7739
04:15:23,570 --> 04:15:24,891
corporate surveillance

7740
04:15:24,891 --> 04:15:26,794
technology like fuzes and

7741
04:15:26,794 --> 04:15:28,228
illegal drones. I'm asking you

7742
04:15:28,228 --> 04:15:30,664
to fund what the people

7743
04:15:30,664 --> 04:15:33,640
actually need a permanent

7744
04:15:33,567 --> 04:15:35,360
eviction diversion court,

7745
04:15:35,360 --> 04:15:37,360
permanently affordable social

7746
04:15:37,238 --> 04:15:38,806
housing at least 1% of the

7747
04:15:38,806 --> 04:15:40,400
budget dedicated to local arts,

7748
04:15:40,400 --> 04:15:42,209
with half of that going

7749
04:15:42,209 --> 04:15:43,677
directly to individual artists,

7750
04:15:43,677 --> 04:15:45,479
fully fund the varsity spending

7751
04:15:45,479 --> 04:15:46,980
plan and find the missing 8

7752
04:15:46,980 --> 04:15:49,149
million for the barnes housing

7753
04:15:49,149 --> 04:15:51,385
trust fund. And lastly, fund

7754
04:15:51,385 --> 04:15:53,721
the solidarity budget and make

7755
04:15:53,721 --> 04:15:54,888
nashville general hole

7756
04:15:54,888 --> 04:15:57,288
nashville boycott eighth and

7757
04:15:58,250 --> 04:15:59,860
roast. Thank you.

7758
04:15:59,860 --> 04:16:01,860
All right.

7759
04:16:02,280 --> 04:16:02,496
Next you're recognized.

7760
04:16:02,496 --> 04:16:04,465
Hi, my

7761
04:16:04,465 --> 04:16:05,265
name is claire hennigan. I am a

7762
04:16:05,265 --> 04:16:05,766
community organizer.

7763
04:16:05,766 --> 04:16:07,766
With noaa

7764
04:16:08,202 --> 04:16:09,303
living in district five.

7765
04:16:09,303 --> 04:16:11,505
Although I am going to have to

7766
04:16:11,505 --> 04:16:13,140
move soon because nashville is

7767
04:16:13,140 --> 04:16:14,675
in a crisis. The people who

7768
04:16:14,675 --> 04:16:15,743
keep the city running are being

7769
04:16:15,743 --> 04:16:17,577
priced further and further out

7770
04:16:17,577 --> 04:16:18,979
of it. I'm sure many of you

7771
04:16:18,979 --> 04:16:19,947
sitting in front of me are

7772
04:16:19,947 --> 04:16:21,482
feeling this. Your neighbors

7773
04:16:21,482 --> 04:16:22,849
are changing, workers are

7774
04:16:22,849 --> 04:16:24,818
disappearing, and homes in your

7775
04:16:24,818 --> 04:16:27,321
district, maybe even your own,

7776
04:16:27,321 --> 04:16:29,560
are affordable anymore. We have

7777
04:16:29,560 --> 04:16:30,570
a chance to build a better

7778
04:16:30,570 --> 04:16:32,292
nashville. The unified housing

7779
04:16:32,292 --> 04:16:33,727
strategy is extremely clear. It

7780
04:16:33,727 --> 04:16:34,829
states, as nashville's most

7781
04:16:34,829 --> 04:16:36,564
significant and flexible source

7782
04:16:36,564 --> 04:16:37,698
of affordable sets of

7783
04:16:37,698 --> 04:16:39,660
local affordable housing

7784
04:16:39,660 --> 04:16:40,901
subsidy, the barnes fund often

7785
04:16:40,901 --> 04:16:42,200
plays a pivotal role in the

7786
04:16:42,200 --> 04:16:43,102
funding process of affordable

7787
04:16:43,102 --> 04:16:44,472
housing by contributing the

7788
04:16:44,472 --> 04:16:45,940
first grant funds to a capital

7789
04:16:45,940 --> 04:16:47,475
stack. Now, that was a mouthful,

7790
04:16:47,475 --> 04:16:48,609
and I hope I'm not alone,

7791
04:16:48,609 --> 04:16:50,411
saying I barely understood that

7792
04:16:50,411 --> 04:16:51,579
when I first read it. But then

7793
04:16:51,579 --> 04:16:52,513
I listened to developers like

7794
04:16:52,513 --> 04:16:54,513
nelson community partners,

7795
04:16:55,282 --> 04:16:56,517
first horizon bank and clark

7796
04:16:56,517 --> 04:16:58,152
memorial united methodist

7797
04:16:58,152 --> 04:16:59,987
church, even who have used

7798
04:16:59,987 --> 04:17:01,756
barnes funds exactly that way

7799
04:17:01,756 --> 04:17:03,624
to open a door to more money,

7800
04:17:03,624 --> 04:17:04,625
or really to open doors and

7801
04:17:04,625 --> 04:17:06,827
windows and skylights and

7802
04:17:06,827 --> 04:17:08,362
whatever else, because every

7803
04:17:08,362 --> 04:17:10,640
dollar we get from we put into

7804
04:17:10,640 --> 04:17:12,232
the barnes fund yields nine

7805
04:17:12,232 --> 04:17:13,734
more elsewhere. This is why $30

7806
04:17:13,734 --> 04:17:15,436
million is so important. When

7807
04:17:15,436 --> 04:17:18,405
we invest in barnes, people

7808
04:17:18,405 --> 04:17:20,141
invest in nashville. The us is

7809
04:17:20,141 --> 04:17:21,475
not a multiple choice quiz.

7810
04:17:21,475 --> 04:17:22,543
Noah stands strong with our

7811
04:17:22,543 --> 04:17:24,811
allies and the people's budget

7812
04:17:24,811 --> 04:17:27,347
and stand up nashville. When we

7813
04:17:27,347 --> 04:17:28,315
say this, your cost burden

7814
04:17:28,315 --> 04:17:29,450
constituents don't deserve to

7815
04:17:29,450 --> 04:17:30,517
be treated with scarcity

7816
04:17:30,517 --> 04:17:32,386
thinking. Not when downtown

7817
04:17:32,386 --> 04:17:33,821
just received almost $15

7818
04:17:33,821 --> 04:17:35,322
million in a state grant. Not

7819
04:17:35,322 --> 04:17:36,323
when we've been sounding the

7820
04:17:36,323 --> 04:17:37,491
alarm for decades, and

7821
04:17:37,491 --> 04:17:39,327
definitely not when we have a

7822
04:17:39,327 --> 04:17:41,280
super bowl coming to town. Just

7823
04:17:41,280 --> 04:17:41,996
four years. 65% of households%

7824
04:17:41,996 --> 04:17:43,864
in nashville do not earn enough

7825
04:17:43,864 --> 04:17:45,700
to buy a house, and over 50% of

7826
04:17:45,700 --> 04:17:46,934
us are spending too much on

7827
04:17:46,934 --> 04:17:47,935
rent. As my friend kenneth

7828
04:17:47,935 --> 04:17:49,570
patterson would say, these are

7829
04:17:49,570 --> 04:17:51,970
not statistics. These are

7830
04:17:52,172 --> 04:17:53,607
warnings. Our educators, police

7831
04:17:53,607 --> 04:17:54,742
officers, firefighters, city

7832
04:17:54,742 --> 04:17:56,443
council staffers can't afford

7833
04:17:56,443 --> 04:17:57,912
to stay here. To our cities,

7834
04:17:57,912 --> 04:17:59,279
employees want more tanks and

7835
04:17:59,279 --> 04:18:00,848
cameras or real opportunities

7836
04:18:00,848 --> 04:18:03,317
to actually own a home in the

7837
04:18:03,317 --> 04:18:05,185
city that they serve. Please

7838
04:18:05,185 --> 04:18:06,620
fund the entire unified housing

7839
04:18:06,620 --> 04:18:07,488
strategy and put $30 million

7840
04:18:07,488 --> 04:18:09,757
into the barnes fund.

7841
04:18:09,757 --> 04:18:11,757
Thank you.

7842
04:18:12,726 --> 04:18:13,861
Go ahead. You're recognized.

7843
04:18:13,861 --> 04:18:15,930
I'm stacy elliott, a resident

7844
04:18:15,930 --> 04:18:17,300
of district 16, a member of the

7845
04:18:17,300 --> 04:18:18,431
party for socialism and

7846
04:18:18,431 --> 04:18:19,867
liberation, a member of the

7847
04:18:19,867 --> 04:18:20,901
national people's budget

7848
04:18:20,901 --> 04:18:22,436
coalition, and a union member

7849
04:18:22,436 --> 04:18:24,238
who supports the solidarity

7850
04:18:24,238 --> 04:18:26,390
budget and social housing. Like

7851
04:18:26,390 --> 04:18:26,907
most of us, I know we need

7852
04:18:26,907 --> 04:18:28,542
investments that actually serve

7853
04:18:28,542 --> 04:18:29,510
the people who live and work

7854
04:18:29,510 --> 04:18:30,644
here, instead of passing

7855
04:18:30,644 --> 04:18:32,513
budgets that keep finding new

7856
04:18:32,513 --> 04:18:33,614
ways to hand our money over to

7857
04:18:33,614 --> 04:18:35,316
the capitalist epstein class, I

7858
04:18:35,316 --> 04:18:36,250
don't have time to cover a

7859
04:18:36,250 --> 04:18:37,818
comprehensive list of factors

7860
04:18:37,818 --> 04:18:38,919
on how we got to this current

7861
04:18:38,919 --> 04:18:40,754
housing crisis, but here's a

7862
04:18:40,754 --> 04:18:41,755
brief recap as this country's

7863
04:18:41,755 --> 04:18:43,357
housing policy moved farther

7864
04:18:43,357 --> 04:18:44,458
and farther away from

7865
04:18:44,458 --> 04:18:45,893
recognizing housing as a basic

7866
04:18:45,893 --> 04:18:47,628
human need and right, it leaned

7867
04:18:47,628 --> 04:18:48,996
more into technocratic policy

7868
04:18:48,996 --> 04:18:50,630
that makes housing a commodity

7869
04:18:50,630 --> 04:18:51,165
controlled by the greed and

7870
04:18:51,165 --> 04:18:52,232
whims of an ever shrinking

7871
04:18:52,232 --> 04:18:53,934
group of corporations and

7872
04:18:53,934 --> 04:18:55,502
private firms, all the while

7873
04:18:55,502 --> 04:18:57,271
being subsidized by our public

7874
04:18:57,271 --> 04:18:58,639
tax dollars. Decades of

7875
04:18:58,639 --> 04:19:00,141
divesting from the public good,

7876
04:19:00,141 --> 04:19:01,575
of government housing, and

7877
04:19:01,575 --> 04:19:03,878
investing in neoliberal schemes

7878
04:19:03,878 --> 04:19:05,245
driven by anti-blackness and

7879
04:19:05,245 --> 04:19:06,313
anti-communism, is largely how

7880
04:19:06,313 --> 04:19:08,480
we got to the capitalist

7881
04:19:08,480 --> 04:19:08,882
hellscape hellscape of economic

7882
04:19:08,882 --> 04:19:10,751
violence. We're currently

7883
04:19:10,751 --> 04:19:12,453
enduring. All that to say, we

7884
04:19:12,453 --> 04:19:13,320
know that any market based or

7885
04:19:13,320 --> 04:19:14,888
neoliberal scheme for forcing

7886
04:19:14,888 --> 04:19:15,923
the taxpaying public to split

7887
04:19:15,923 --> 04:19:17,424
housing responsibilities with

7888
04:19:17,424 --> 04:19:19,424
capitalist firms ultimately

7889
04:19:19,560 --> 04:19:21,940
only benefits the exploiter

7890
04:19:21,940 --> 04:19:22,196
class of landlords. While the

7891
04:19:22,196 --> 04:19:23,997
public foots the bill and

7892
04:19:23,997 --> 04:19:25,980
becomes more precarious.

7893
04:19:25,980 --> 04:19:26,199
Working class renters in

7894
04:19:26,199 --> 04:19:28,135
nashville already pay an arm

7895
04:19:28,135 --> 04:19:29,269
and a leg. Just to be able to

7896
04:19:29,269 --> 04:19:30,237
barely scrape by in housing.

7897
04:19:30,237 --> 04:19:31,438
Were neglectful. Absentee

7898
04:19:31,438 --> 04:19:33,374
landlords, collect fact checks

7899
04:19:33,374 --> 04:19:34,775
from our wages subsidized by

7900
04:19:34,775 --> 04:19:35,776
our tax dollars, while

7901
04:19:35,776 --> 04:19:36,877
landlords face almost no

7902
04:19:36,877 --> 04:19:38,112
recourse when they refuse to

7903
04:19:38,112 --> 04:19:39,879
make repairs or even provide

7904
04:19:39,879 --> 04:19:41,148
basic accommodations. We can't

7905
04:19:41,148 --> 04:19:42,983
count on private actors and

7906
04:19:42,983 --> 04:19:43,984
o-called public private

7907
04:19:43,984 --> 04:19:45,586
partnerships to responsibly

7908
04:19:45,586 --> 04:19:46,453
steward public dollars, because

7909
04:19:46,453 --> 04:19:47,520
being a decent human being

7910
04:19:47,520 --> 04:19:49,356
would cut into their profits

7911
04:19:49,356 --> 04:19:50,457
too much. We want what has been

7912
04:19:50,457 --> 04:19:52,192
proven to be effective in

7913
04:19:52,192 --> 04:19:53,193
countries all around the world,

7914
04:19:53,193 --> 04:19:54,528
including the U.S. Social

7915
04:19:54,528 --> 04:19:55,929
housing, permanently affordable

7916
04:19:55,929 --> 04:19:57,798
housing. Instead of having a

7917
04:19:57,798 --> 04:19:59,132
slumlord and rising rent costs,

7918
04:19:59,132 --> 04:20:00,667
residents have dignity and

7919
04:20:00,667 --> 04:20:02,202
autonomy. We want funding for

7920
04:20:02,202 --> 04:20:02,736
social housing that allows

7921
04:20:02,736 --> 04:20:04,104
working class people of

7922
04:20:04,104 --> 04:20:05,572
nashville to live in housing

7923
04:20:05,572 --> 04:20:07,730
that is democratically held by

7924
04:20:07,730 --> 04:20:08,575
the people and is permanently

7925
04:20:08,575 --> 04:20:10,377
affordable for the people. Free

7926
04:20:10,377 --> 04:20:12,777
tony caruthers, free palestine,

7927
04:20:15,349 --> 04:20:15,482
free them all. Thank you.

7928
04:20:15,482 --> 04:20:17,482
Next.

7929
04:20:20,530 --> 04:20:21,855
Go ahead.

7930
04:20:21,855 --> 04:20:24,825
I'm luis, I live in

7931
04:20:24,825 --> 04:20:25,993
district 13. I am new to

7932
04:20:25,993 --> 04:20:27,694
nashville. I finally came back

7933
04:20:27,694 --> 04:20:28,995
after 29 years, having been in

7934
04:20:28,995 --> 04:20:30,230
nashville since I was about a

7935
04:20:30,230 --> 04:20:31,965
year old. And you guessed it,

7936
04:20:31,965 --> 04:20:33,500
it's because housing. So now

7937
04:20:33,500 --> 04:20:35,680
that I lived here this year, I

7938
04:20:35,680 --> 04:20:36,303
thought it'd be a really great

7939
04:20:36,303 --> 04:20:38,380
to go to my first council

7940
04:20:38,380 --> 04:20:39,973
meeting and talk to you about

7941
04:20:39,973 --> 04:20:42,209
why you should put $500,000 in

7942
04:20:42,209 --> 04:20:43,844
an admin account for staff that

7943
04:20:43,844 --> 04:20:45,779
will catapult the

7944
04:20:45,779 --> 04:20:47,800
self-sustaining housing model

7945
04:20:47,800 --> 04:20:49,800
forward. Permanent affordable

7946
04:20:49,249 --> 04:20:51,852
housing is not just a dream.

7947
04:20:51,852 --> 04:20:52,987
It's a worthwhile goal that

7948
04:20:52,987 --> 04:20:54,320
acknowledges working class

7949
04:20:54,320 --> 04:20:56,590
families are the backbone of

7950
04:20:56,590 --> 04:20:59,426
this city. This is a measurable

7951
04:20:59,426 --> 04:21:00,294
step towards that goal. As a

7952
04:21:00,294 --> 04:21:01,995
community member that has

7953
04:21:01,995 --> 04:21:03,763
worked with thousands of people

7954
04:21:03,763 --> 04:21:04,931
from an immigrant or refugee

7955
04:21:04,931 --> 04:21:06,266
background and people in mixed

7956
04:21:06,266 --> 04:21:08,666
status households like mine.

7957
04:21:10,203 --> 04:21:11,204
Growing up, I know that housing

7958
04:21:11,204 --> 04:21:12,273
instability is one of the

7959
04:21:12,273 --> 04:21:13,507
biggest indicators of whether

7960
04:21:13,507 --> 04:21:14,574
or not you thrive in your

7961
04:21:14,574 --> 04:21:16,576
community, especially in the

7962
04:21:16,576 --> 04:21:17,711
city. Planning for the future

7963
04:21:17,711 --> 04:21:19,130
and putting down roots becomes

7964
04:21:19,130 --> 04:21:20,781
hard when every month you have

7965
04:21:20,781 --> 04:21:22,649
to pay for the roof over your

7966
04:21:22,649 --> 04:21:23,884
head, and that roof has a lot

7967
04:21:23,884 --> 04:21:26,153
of damage that has been fixed

7968
04:21:26,153 --> 04:21:27,688
by a very shady landlord. It's

7969
04:21:27,688 --> 04:21:28,788
not news. It's not an

7970
04:21:28,788 --> 04:21:30,190
exaggeration. It's a simple

7971
04:21:30,190 --> 04:21:32,492
truth that no council person

7972
04:21:32,492 --> 04:21:34,228
here can deny today. And that's

7973
04:21:34,228 --> 04:21:35,662
the latino immigrant, black

7974
04:21:35,662 --> 04:21:36,763
working class and refugee

7975
04:21:36,763 --> 04:21:39,320
community members are the ones

7976
04:21:39,320 --> 04:21:40,200
that run the city, not the

7977
04:21:40,200 --> 04:21:41,568
millionaires who have bars over

7978
04:21:41,568 --> 04:21:42,302
on broadway, not the

7979
04:21:42,302 --> 04:21:43,671
billionaires who own the

7980
04:21:43,671 --> 04:21:45,206
buildings in downtown and the

7981
04:21:45,206 --> 04:21:48,206
gulch in midtown or wherever.

7982
04:21:49,430 --> 04:21:50,176
It's not the millionaires who

7983
04:21:50,176 --> 04:21:51,345
sorry, it's just a little it's

7984
04:21:51,345 --> 04:21:54,345
a little bit emotional with

7985
04:21:55,516 --> 04:21:57,851
this man. It's not just the

7986
04:21:57,851 --> 04:21:59,486
people who open hospitals reap

7987
04:21:59,486 --> 04:22:00,821
the benefits from the working

7988
04:22:00,821 --> 04:22:01,989
class, who make sure the

7989
04:22:01,989 --> 04:22:03,490
hospital runs, and they send

7990
04:22:03,490 --> 04:22:04,992
those funds that trickle down

7991
04:22:04,992 --> 04:22:06,293
to a few dozen millionaires who

7992
04:22:06,293 --> 04:22:08,763
don't even live in the states,

7993
04:22:08,763 --> 04:22:09,597
the people who make broadway

7994
04:22:09,597 --> 04:22:10,931
function day and night, the

7995
04:22:10,931 --> 04:22:12,533
people who ensure our hospitals

7996
04:22:12,533 --> 04:22:13,967
are pen, our libraries are

7997
04:22:13,967 --> 04:22:15,669
open, who maintain our streets

7998
04:22:15,669 --> 04:22:17,738
and keep them clean. The people

7999
04:22:17,738 --> 04:22:19,974
who provide education to our

8000
04:22:19,974 --> 04:22:21,408
youth, the people who help

8001
04:22:21,408 --> 04:22:23,430
navigate their neighbors when

8002
04:22:23,430 --> 04:22:26,470
they are in crisis. Those are

8003
04:22:26,470 --> 04:22:29,716
the people that run this town. In social housing.

8004
04:22:29,716 --> 04:22:30,784
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8005
04:22:30,784 --> 04:22:32,586
recognized.

8006
04:22:32,586 --> 04:22:33,521
Good evening. I'm

8007
04:22:33,521 --> 04:22:35,255
happy pride. It's exciting to

8008
04:22:35,255 --> 04:22:36,423
see all these flags. As a

8009
04:22:36,423 --> 04:22:37,725
person who's lived in tennessee

8010
04:22:37,725 --> 04:22:39,493
my whole life, my name is

8011
04:22:39,493 --> 04:22:41,295
sophia lawson and I'm a

8012
04:22:41,295 --> 04:22:42,596
community member with stand up

8013
04:22:42,596 --> 04:22:43,831
nashville, and I work as a

8014
04:22:43,831 --> 04:22:45,198
middle school teacher here in

8015
04:22:45,198 --> 04:22:47,267
nashville. Tonight, I'm here to

8016
04:22:47,267 --> 04:22:49,690
request that you put 500,000 in

8017
04:22:49,690 --> 04:22:50,171
an admin for staff that

8018
04:22:50,171 --> 04:22:51,639
will catapult the

8019
04:22:51,639 --> 04:22:53,639
self-sustaining housing model

8020
04:22:53,908 --> 04:22:55,800
forward. I want to bring your

8021
04:22:55,800 --> 04:22:56,743
attention to a few individuals

8022
04:22:56,743 --> 04:22:58,178
in the city, the teachers and

8023
04:22:58,178 --> 04:22:59,313
school support staff who get to

8024
04:22:59,313 --> 04:23:01,480
school hours before the

8025
04:23:01,480 --> 04:23:02,483
students arrive. The nurse

8026
04:23:02,483 --> 04:23:04,500
pulling an overnight shift at a

8027
04:23:04,500 --> 04:23:05,118
hospital downtown. The metro

8028
04:23:05,118 --> 04:23:07,870
bus drivers starting their

8029
04:23:07,870 --> 04:23:08,455
route before sunrise. The child

8030
04:23:08,455 --> 04:23:09,523
care worker who makes it

8031
04:23:09,523 --> 04:23:11,392
possible for everyone else to

8032
04:23:11,392 --> 04:23:12,693
get to their jobs. The thing

8033
04:23:12,693 --> 04:23:13,927
that all these people have in

8034
04:23:13,927 --> 04:23:15,762
common is that nashville cannot

8035
04:23:15,762 --> 04:23:16,464
function without them, and

8036
04:23:16,464 --> 04:23:17,764
increasingly, nashville is

8037
04:23:17,764 --> 04:23:20,340
making it impossible for them

8038
04:23:20,340 --> 04:23:21,335
to afford to live here. It's

8039
04:23:21,335 --> 04:23:23,637
hard for me to count the number

8040
04:23:23,637 --> 04:23:25,573
of teachers, cafeteria workers,

8041
04:23:25,573 --> 04:23:26,506
custodians, bus drivers,

8042
04:23:26,506 --> 04:23:27,841
paraprofessionals that I have

8043
04:23:27,841 --> 04:23:29,810
met in my school who are having

8044
04:23:29,810 --> 04:23:31,579
to live up to an hour from the

8045
04:23:31,579 --> 04:23:32,513
school that they support. Due

8046
04:23:32,513 --> 04:23:33,613
to the current affordability

8047
04:23:33,613 --> 04:23:34,782
crisis, these people show up

8048
04:23:34,782 --> 04:23:35,816
every day because they believe

8049
04:23:35,816 --> 04:23:37,584
in supporting the students of

8050
04:23:37,584 --> 04:23:38,686
this city, but are unable to

8051
04:23:38,686 --> 04:23:40,621
live sustainably in the areas

8052
04:23:40,621 --> 04:23:42,220
that they support. A city that

8053
04:23:42,220 --> 04:23:43,924
cannot house the people who run

8054
04:23:43,924 --> 04:23:44,958
its schools, staff its

8055
04:23:44,958 --> 04:23:46,360
hospitals, drive its busses and

8056
04:23:46,360 --> 04:23:48,595
care for its children, is

8057
04:23:48,595 --> 04:23:49,663
quietly dismantling itself.

8058
04:23:49,663 --> 04:23:50,764
Essential workers should not

8059
04:23:50,764 --> 04:23:52,666
have to feel like a martyr to

8060
04:23:52,666 --> 04:23:54,301
the cause of keeping the city

8061
04:23:54,301 --> 04:23:55,803
functioning. The housing

8062
04:23:55,803 --> 04:23:57,905
production fund is a direct

8063
04:23:57,905 --> 04:23:59,600
response to that problem.

8064
04:23:59,600 --> 04:24:00,508
Permanently affordable,

8065
04:24:00,508 --> 04:24:01,608
publicly owned housing gives

8066
04:24:01,608 --> 04:24:02,776
essential workers a real shot

8067
04:24:02,776 --> 04:24:04,578
at living in the communities

8068
04:24:04,578 --> 04:24:06,280
that they serve. We're asking

8069
04:24:06,280 --> 04:24:07,681
for the infrastructure to build

8070
04:24:07,681 --> 04:24:08,749
homes where the people who keep

8071
04:24:08,749 --> 04:24:10,517
nashville running can actually

8072
04:24:10,517 --> 04:24:13,888
afford to live. Please fund the

8073
04:24:13,888 --> 04:24:16,888
housing project fund. Thank you.

8074
04:24:17,570 --> 04:24:18,492
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8075
04:24:18,492 --> 04:24:19,593
recognized.

8076
04:24:19,593 --> 04:24:21,610
Good evening. My

8077
04:24:21,610 --> 04:24:24,198
name is erica and I'm a

8078
04:24:24,198 --> 04:24:26,567
community member here with

8079
04:24:26,567 --> 04:24:27,668
stand up nashville. Tonight.

8080
04:24:27,668 --> 04:24:29,870
I'm here to request that you

8081
04:24:29,870 --> 04:24:31,138
put $500,000 in an admin

8082
04:24:31,138 --> 04:24:33,273
account for staff that will

8083
04:24:33,273 --> 04:24:35,273
launch the self-sustaining

8084
04:24:35,376 --> 04:24:36,410
house housing model forward.

8085
04:24:36,410 --> 04:24:37,878
One thing I love about

8086
04:24:37,878 --> 04:24:40,747
nashville is the community I've

8087
04:24:40,747 --> 04:24:42,616
built here. It's what is not

8088
04:24:42,616 --> 04:24:44,752
measurable by the construction

8089
04:24:44,752 --> 04:24:47,752
permits or tourism revenue or

8090
04:24:47,755 --> 04:24:49,890
population group growth. You

8091
04:24:49,890 --> 04:24:50,991
can't measure the community,

8092
04:24:50,991 --> 04:24:52,826
the people who watch your cat

8093
04:24:52,826 --> 04:24:53,827
when you're out of town, the

8094
04:24:53,827 --> 04:24:55,262
teachers who've taught three

8095
04:24:55,262 --> 04:24:56,697
generations of the same family,

8096
04:24:56,697 --> 04:24:58,650
the local bartender who knows

8097
04:24:58,650 --> 04:24:59,599
your regular. When you walk in

8098
04:24:59,599 --> 04:25:01,201
the door, the feeling of

8099
04:25:01,201 --> 04:25:02,803
knowing the names of the people

8100
04:25:02,803 --> 04:25:03,704
on your bock. These things are

8101
04:25:03,704 --> 04:25:05,539
harder to count, but they

8102
04:25:05,539 --> 04:25:07,340
matter just as much as the

8103
04:25:07,340 --> 04:25:08,308
other economic indicators. The

8104
04:25:08,308 --> 04:25:09,642
challenge nashville faces is

8105
04:25:09,642 --> 04:25:10,577
that many of these people who

8106
04:25:10,577 --> 04:25:12,450
are creating these

8107
04:25:12,450 --> 04:25:13,780
relationships and community are

8108
04:25:13,780 --> 04:25:15,249
finding it harder to stay, not

8109
04:25:15,249 --> 04:25:16,216
because they stopped

8110
04:25:16,216 --> 04:25:17,584
contributing, caring, or loving

8111
04:25:17,584 --> 04:25:18,786
for the city, but because

8112
04:25:18,786 --> 04:25:20,654
housing costs keep rising

8113
04:25:20,654 --> 04:25:21,822
faster than income. Every time

8114
04:25:21,822 --> 04:25:23,557
someone leaves, because they

8115
04:25:23,557 --> 04:25:25,359
can no longer afford to remain,

8116
04:25:25,359 --> 04:25:27,940
nashville loses something. It's

8117
04:25:27,940 --> 04:25:29,596
becoming a transient city built

8118
04:25:29,596 --> 04:25:31,980
for those not keeping the most

8119
04:25:31,980 --> 04:25:33,133
integral parts of our city

8120
04:25:33,133 --> 04:25:35,469
running, but the corporations

8121
04:25:35,469 --> 04:25:37,538
and tourism that much of our

8122
04:25:37,538 --> 04:25:39,272
city's money is going to. My

8123
04:25:39,272 --> 04:25:40,507
peers and I are at a point in

8124
04:25:40,507 --> 04:25:42,309
our lives where we're trying to

8125
04:25:42,309 --> 04:25:43,410
decide whether we are going to

8126
04:25:43,410 --> 04:25:45,279
build our lives, our families

8127
04:25:45,279 --> 04:25:46,279
and our communities here, or if

8128
04:25:46,279 --> 04:25:48,715
we'd be better served to go

8129
04:25:48,715 --> 04:25:50,283
elsewhere. I want to stay here

8130
04:25:50,283 --> 04:25:51,652
somewhere that prioritizes

8131
04:25:51,652 --> 04:25:53,120
communities that are struggling

8132
04:25:53,120 --> 04:25:54,870
before the tourists and

8133
04:25:54,870 --> 04:25:55,322
corporations stand up.

8134
04:25:55,322 --> 04:25:57,240
Nashville's proposal is based

8135
04:25:57,240 --> 04:25:58,580
on the belief that the people

8136
04:25:58,580 --> 04:25:59,993
who suppot the city should

8137
04:25:59,993 --> 04:26:01,261
have a future in it. That's why

8138
04:26:01,261 --> 04:26:02,829
we're asking for funding to

8139
04:26:02,829 --> 04:26:04,698
create a social housing

8140
04:26:04,698 --> 04:26:06,330
development entity, because we

8141
04:26:06,330 --> 04:26:08,235
need tools that do more than

8142
04:26:08,235 --> 04:26:11,400
react to the displacement after

8143
04:26:11,400 --> 04:26:12,839
it happens. Nashville future

8144
04:26:12,839 --> 04:26:14,608
should include the people who

8145
04:26:14,608 --> 04:26:16,410
make nashville what it is.

8146
04:26:16,410 --> 04:26:17,945
Thank you.

8147
04:26:17,945 --> 04:26:20,345
Thank you. Go ahead.

8148
04:26:20,814 --> 04:26:21,415
You're recognized.

8149
04:26:21,415 --> 04:26:23,415
Hello, my

8150
04:26:23,650 --> 04:26:25,485
name is lucas simmons. I'm a

8151
04:26:25,485 --> 04:26:26,787
professional engineer and I am

8152
04:26:26,787 --> 04:26:27,954
a member of the democratic

8153
04:26:27,954 --> 04:26:30,354
socialists of america middle

8154
04:26:31,625 --> 04:26:32,759
tennessee chapter. I'm here on

8155
04:26:32,759 --> 04:26:35,950
behalf of the nashville

8156
04:26:35,950 --> 04:26:36,263
people's budget coalition.

8157
04:26:36,263 --> 04:26:39,165
You've all heard the talking

8158
04:26:39,165 --> 04:26:41,134
points that we've been making,

8159
04:26:41,134 --> 04:26:43,136
but I want to speak on my own

8160
04:26:43,136 --> 04:26:44,171
experiences here in nashville.

8161
04:26:44,171 --> 04:26:45,973
I've been practicing

8162
04:26:45,973 --> 04:26:48,410
engineering for about six years,

8163
04:26:48,410 --> 04:26:51,311
and I've worked on a lot of

8164
04:26:51,311 --> 04:26:52,579
these private, affordable joint

8165
04:26:52,579 --> 04:26:53,880
ventures. I've worked with

8166
04:26:53,880 --> 04:26:56,280
holiday ventures, I've worked

8167
04:26:56,516 --> 04:26:58,151
with dominion group, and it

8168
04:26:58,151 --> 04:26:59,319
seems to me that every single

8169
04:26:59,319 --> 04:27:01,188
time they will cut costs and

8170
04:27:01,188 --> 04:27:03,557
they will cut corners to build

8171
04:27:03,557 --> 04:27:04,658
a development, while not being

8172
04:27:04,658 --> 04:27:05,759
able to sustain that

8173
04:27:05,759 --> 04:27:07,727
development in the future. And

8174
04:27:07,727 --> 04:27:09,362
I think that the answer in the

8175
04:27:09,362 --> 04:27:11,762
future, nashville should be

8176
04:27:11,965 --> 04:27:13,600
social housing. I'm not going

8177
04:27:13,600 --> 04:27:15,600
to again.

8178
04:27:15,769 --> 04:27:17,270
I think you guys get it, but I

8179
04:27:17,270 --> 04:27:18,380
just think that we should do

8180
04:27:18,380 --> 04:27:19,372
something different. We should

8181
04:27:19,372 --> 04:27:20,507
try something different, and

8182
04:27:20,507 --> 04:27:21,275
I'd really appreciate your

8183
04:27:21,275 --> 04:27:21,875
support in that matter.

8184
04:27:21,875 --> 04:27:23,875
Thank

8185
04:27:24,144 --> 04:27:27,144
you, thank you. Go ahead.

8186
04:27:27,614 --> 04:27:27,848
You're recognized.

8187
04:27:27,848 --> 04:27:29,848
Hey, what's

8188
04:27:31,284 --> 04:27:32,719
going on? Council. Andrew. Okay.

8189
04:27:32,719 --> 04:27:34,354
Nashville native, member of

8190
04:27:34,354 --> 04:27:36,754
middleton dsa and people's

8191
04:27:37,792 --> 04:27:39,259
budget coalition fully support

8192
04:27:39,259 --> 04:27:40,960
people's budget coalition and

8193
04:27:40,960 --> 04:27:42,862
what they're doing to get

8194
04:27:42,862 --> 04:27:45,262
affordability to nashville and

8195
04:27:45,332 --> 04:27:47,100
housing. But, you know, sitting

8196
04:27:47,100 --> 04:27:48,702
through this tonight after

8197
04:27:48,702 --> 04:27:51,271
hours of hearing what people

8198
04:27:51,271 --> 04:27:53,273
had to you know, I can't

8199
04:27:53,273 --> 04:27:55,108
not think that maybe this is a

8200
04:27:55,108 --> 04:27:56,743
sham in some ways that maybe

8201
04:27:56,743 --> 04:27:59,345
you don't hear the people and

8202
04:27:59,345 --> 04:28:00,847
what they're saying. And I got

8203
04:28:00,847 --> 04:28:03,160
to think, you know, what you do

8204
04:28:03,160 --> 04:28:05,219
when you leave this room today

8205
04:28:05,219 --> 04:28:06,820
and how you vote is really

8206
04:28:06,820 --> 04:28:08,210
going to mean something to the

8207
04:28:08,210 --> 04:28:09,790
people that were here. Because

8208
04:28:09,790 --> 04:28:11,592
if you don't vote that way, I

8209
04:28:11,592 --> 04:28:12,860
mean, what do they think to the

8210
04:28:12,860 --> 04:28:15,161
people that you serve here? You

8211
04:28:15,161 --> 04:28:17,163
know, that that said something.

8212
04:28:17,163 --> 04:28:19,867
We came as a unified front with

8213
04:28:19,867 --> 04:28:22,680
many groups here speaking on

8214
04:28:22,680 --> 04:28:23,437
things that matter to them. In

8215
04:28:23,437 --> 04:28:25,939
some ways, they're trying to

8216
04:28:25,939 --> 04:28:28,542
survive and live a life.

8217
04:28:28,542 --> 04:28:30,678
Growing up in nashville all my

8218
04:28:30,678 --> 04:28:32,512
life, I see, you know, certain

8219
04:28:32,512 --> 04:28:34,548
interests coming and taking

8220
04:28:34,548 --> 04:28:35,750
grift onto the city that I love.

8221
04:28:35,750 --> 04:28:37,651
I choose to stay here. I'm

8222
04:28:37,651 --> 04:28:39,285
going to be here. I move a lot

8223
04:28:39,285 --> 04:28:40,854
in your your council districts.

8224
04:28:40,854 --> 04:28:42,890
And I see these stories and I

8225
04:28:42,890 --> 04:28:45,890
feel these stories. And I'm

8226
04:28:46,527 --> 04:28:48,295
just asking, pleading that you

8227
04:28:48,295 --> 04:28:49,829
take something from this and

8228
04:28:49,829 --> 04:28:51,998
you're not following the status

8229
04:28:51,998 --> 04:28:54,435
quo or whatever interests you

8230
04:28:54,435 --> 04:28:57,337
serve. Serve the people here.

8231
04:28:57,337 --> 04:29:00,807
If you feel tired and fatigued,

8232
04:29:00,807 --> 04:29:02,409
then action that you MAY do,

8233
04:29:02,409 --> 04:29:04,678
you're going to really feel

8234
04:29:04,678 --> 04:29:06,112
some fatigue then. So please

8235
04:29:06,112 --> 04:29:07,781
vote with the people here and

8236
04:29:07,781 --> 04:29:08,915
take these stories to heart.

8237
04:29:08,915 --> 04:29:10,717
Thank you.

8238
04:29:10,717 --> 04:29:13,117
Thank you. Go ahead.

8239
04:29:13,486 --> 04:29:14,588
You're recognized.

8240
04:29:14,588 --> 04:29:15,722
Good evening.

8241
04:29:15,722 --> 04:29:18,825
I'm seamus and I live in

8242
04:29:18,825 --> 04:29:20,693
district 18. To borrow a line

8243
04:29:20,693 --> 04:29:23,497
from nina simone. Freedom is

8244
04:29:23,497 --> 04:29:24,965
living with no fear by show of

8245
04:29:24,965 --> 04:29:26,399
hands. Council, would you say

8246
04:29:26,399 --> 04:29:29,399
that you believe in protecting

8247
04:29:30,690 --> 04:29:33,690
our freedom? Would y'all see

8248
04:29:34,141 --> 04:29:35,475
berkeley? Do any of y'all okay?

8249
04:29:35,475 --> 04:29:37,777
Every year you hear from folks

8250
04:29:37,777 --> 04:29:40,147
across the city who say that we

8251
04:29:40,147 --> 04:29:42,282
do not believe in reactionary,

8252
04:29:42,282 --> 04:29:44,118
punitive policing, folkswho

8253
04:29:44,118 --> 04:29:45,586
oppose surveillance, and

8254
04:29:45,586 --> 04:29:46,986
neighbors who come begging for

8255
04:29:46,986 --> 04:29:48,755
material support, like fair

8256
04:29:48,755 --> 04:29:50,491
cost of living adjustments,

8257
04:29:50,491 --> 04:29:52,491
community education, and

8258
04:29:53,460 --> 04:29:54,394
commodified housing. These

8259
04:29:54,394 --> 04:29:56,794
conversations always center on

8260
04:29:56,930 --> 04:29:57,965
a deep fear of tangible

8261
04:29:57,965 --> 04:30:00,134
consequences of what will

8262
04:30:00,134 --> 04:30:02,636
happen if y'all ignore us. I'll

8263
04:30:02,636 --> 04:30:04,337
tell you what we'reafraid for

8264
04:30:04,337 --> 04:30:06,172
our family, for our friends,

8265
04:30:06,172 --> 04:30:07,974
family, and neighbors in this

8266
04:30:07,974 --> 04:30:09,843
city. We're afraid for the

8267
04:30:09,843 --> 04:30:12,243
lives destroyed and senselessly

8268
04:30:12,313 --> 04:30:13,713
ripped away from us because you

8269
04:30:13,713 --> 04:30:15,148
protected brutal policing.

8270
04:30:15,148 --> 04:30:16,483
We're afraid of the stalking,

8271
04:30:16,483 --> 04:30:19,860
as we are seeing from fascist

8272
04:30:19,860 --> 04:30:20,921
ice officers enabled by

8273
04:30:20,921 --> 04:30:22,220
surveillance technology. We're

8274
04:30:22,220 --> 04:30:23,791
afraid that you will sell out

8275
04:30:23,791 --> 04:30:25,259
our workers and children. The

8276
04:30:25,259 --> 04:30:28,610
beating heart of nashville for

8277
04:30:28,610 --> 04:30:29,963
a quick dime from tourists. And

8278
04:30:29,963 --> 04:30:31,365
most of all, we're afraid that

8279
04:30:31,365 --> 04:30:33,533
y'all will once again toss

8280
04:30:33,533 --> 04:30:35,369
aside the hope, effort, and

8281
04:30:35,369 --> 04:30:37,300
livelihood of our neighbors.

8282
04:30:37,300 --> 04:30:38,839
For once, this city has got to

8283
04:30:38,839 --> 04:30:40,340
take a risk doing the right

8284
04:30:40,340 --> 04:30:42,376
thing, supporting the people

8285
04:30:42,376 --> 04:30:45,312
who run this city requires

8286
04:30:45,312 --> 04:30:47,982
y'all to take innovative risks.

8287
04:30:47,982 --> 04:30:49,820
If y'all. If you believe in

8288
04:30:49,820 --> 04:30:50,351
protecting our freedom, then

8289
04:30:50,351 --> 04:30:52,219
you will listen to the people

8290
04:30:52,219 --> 04:30:53,954
who have come here tonight and

8291
04:30:53,954 --> 04:30:55,823
the many more who are not able

8292
04:30:55,823 --> 04:30:57,558
to show up. Following nina

8293
04:30:57,558 --> 04:31:00,160
simone's idea for the people of

8294
04:31:00,160 --> 04:31:03,160
nashville to have freedom, you

8295
04:31:03,597 --> 04:31:03,964
must address our fears.

8296
04:31:03,964 --> 04:31:05,964
Thank

8297
04:31:09,470 --> 04:31:10,971
you. Welcome. You're recognized.

8298
04:31:10,971 --> 04:31:12,740
Hello. Thank you. Thank you for

8299
04:31:12,740 --> 04:31:14,841
your patience and your

8300
04:31:14,841 --> 04:31:15,709
endurance. I'm one of the last

8301
04:31:15,709 --> 04:31:17,544
people speaking because I don't

8302
04:31:17,544 --> 04:31:19,913
have the endurance to stand up

8303
04:31:19,913 --> 04:31:21,715
for a long time. I think I was

8304
04:31:21,715 --> 04:31:24,685
here first, speaking at a

8305
04:31:24,685 --> 04:31:26,420
budget hearing 35 years ago,

8306
04:31:26,420 --> 04:31:28,188
speaking in favor of quality

8307
04:31:28,188 --> 04:31:30,724
child care. And I'd like to

8308
04:31:30,724 --> 04:31:32,993
speak again in favor of that.

8309
04:31:32,993 --> 04:31:34,394
I'm here representing th

8310
04:31:34,394 --> 04:31:36,794
nashville peace and justice

8311
04:31:38,632 --> 04:31:40,801
center. We're a coalition of 27

8312
04:31:40,801 --> 04:31:42,302
nonprofit, nonpartisan

8313
04:31:42,302 --> 04:31:44,302
organizations and several

8314
04:31:44,404 --> 04:31:45,939
thousand individuals. And so

8315
04:31:45,939 --> 04:31:48,342
this year, just like the year

8316
04:31:48,342 --> 04:31:50,544
before last year, I've been

8317
04:31:50,544 --> 04:31:53,544
sent to support the people's%

8318
04:31:54,514 --> 04:31:56,283
budget coalition's request for

8319
04:31:56,283 --> 04:31:58,283
permanently affordable social

8320
04:31:59,186 --> 04:32:02,154
housing and also for people

8321
04:32:02,154 --> 04:32:03,624
friendly community safety. So

8322
04:32:03,624 --> 04:32:05,592
all the years that I've lived

8323
04:32:05,592 --> 04:32:07,127
in nashville, two things that

8324
04:32:07,127 --> 04:32:09,396
I've noticed. One is, of course,

8325
04:32:09,396 --> 04:32:12,232
the increasing glamor and the

8326
04:32:12,232 --> 04:32:15,469
cost of living of living here.

8327
04:32:15,469 --> 04:32:17,971
The other thing is that not

8328
04:32:17,971 --> 04:32:20,371
just nashville, but nationally,

8329
04:32:20,807 --> 04:32:23,207
statewide and citywide, the

8330
04:32:24,411 --> 04:32:26,811
militarization of of so-called

8331
04:32:29,416 --> 04:32:32,285
safety. And so I met, I met a

8332
04:32:32,285 --> 04:32:34,855
freddy mayor freddy at the

8333
04:32:34,855 --> 04:32:35,889
earth day festival, and I was

8334
04:32:35,889 --> 04:32:39,192
chatting with him, and I was

8335
04:32:39,192 --> 04:32:41,295
telling him that the downtown

8336
04:32:41,295 --> 04:32:43,497
partnership has got to be made

8337
04:32:43,497 --> 04:32:45,699
accountable and has got to be

8338
04:32:45,699 --> 04:32:47,367
made transparent. He assured me

8339
04:32:47,367 --> 04:32:50,700
that the city council would do

8340
04:32:50,700 --> 04:32:52,472
that. So I think I hope it will

8341
04:32:52,472 --> 04:32:55,342
do that. Martin luther king

8342
04:32:55,342 --> 04:32:58,342
spent his life combating the

8343
04:32:58,945 --> 04:33:01,345
triple evils of racism,

8344
04:33:01,882 --> 04:33:04,282
militarism and unbridled greed.

8345
04:33:04,384 --> 04:33:06,219
And I'm afraid that nashville

8346
04:33:06,219 --> 04:33:07,921
right now, although it was the

8347
04:33:07,921 --> 04:33:09,456
home of civil rights movement,

8348
04:33:09,456 --> 04:33:11,558
I don't think it measures up

8349
04:33:11,558 --> 04:33:13,260
very well. Thank you.

8350
04:33:13,260 --> 04:33:15,260
Thank you.

8351
04:33:16,930 --> 04:33:17,264
go ahead. You're recognized.

8352
04:33:17,264 --> 04:33:19,264
Hi,

8353
04:33:20,567 --> 04:33:22,402
everyone. My name is alexandria

8354
04:33:22,402 --> 04:33:24,538
danner. I am the metro

8355
04:33:24,538 --> 04:33:25,605
organizer with seiu, and I was

8356
04:33:25,605 --> 04:33:26,973
originally not planning on

8357
04:33:26,973 --> 04:33:28,876
speaking tonight. I don't have

8358
04:33:28,876 --> 04:33:32,780
anything prepared to say, but I

8359
04:33:32,780 --> 04:33:33,446
am feeling particularly called

8360
04:33:33,446 --> 04:33:35,115
because I've been through this

8361
04:33:35,115 --> 04:33:37,250
process for a long time. And a

8362
04:33:37,250 --> 04:33:39,285
lot of you have, and it's been

8363
04:33:39,285 --> 04:33:40,821
a really painful night for all

8364
04:33:40,821 --> 04:33:42,722
of us on this side of the wall

8365
04:33:42,722 --> 04:33:45,358
and all of you on that side of

8366
04:33:45,358 --> 04:33:47,294
the wall. And I just I cannot

8367
04:33:47,294 --> 04:33:50,630
think of anything else besides

8368
04:33:50,630 --> 04:33:51,498
how much this process is just

8369
04:33:51,498 --> 04:33:53,299
busted. You all know this

8370
04:33:53,299 --> 04:33:54,801
process is busted. All of us on

8371
04:33:54,801 --> 04:33:56,469
this side know this process is

8372
04:33:56,469 --> 04:33:59,172
busted. The mayor knows it's

8373
04:33:59,172 --> 04:34:00,840
busted. Metro, hr and finance

8374
04:34:00,840 --> 04:34:02,750
know it's busted. All of the

8375
04:34:02,750 --> 04:34:03,310
department heads and all of

8376
04:34:03,310 --> 04:34:04,411
everyone down the chain.

8377
04:34:04,411 --> 04:34:06,811
Everybody knows that this

8378
04:34:08,810 --> 04:34:09,516
busted. And for lewis, who came

8379
04:34:09,516 --> 04:34:12,385
here earlier and talked about

8380
04:34:12,385 --> 04:34:14,921
his perspective for all of the

8381
04:34:14,921 --> 04:34:15,889
metro employees and the nps

8382
04:34:15,889 --> 04:34:18,258
employees who are who are

8383
04:34:18,258 --> 04:34:19,994
willing to sacrifice the food

8384
04:34:19,994 --> 04:34:21,561
on their table and the money

8385
04:34:21,561 --> 04:34:22,829
that they're going to be able

8386
04:34:22,829 --> 04:34:24,664
to spend on their kids clothing,

8387
04:34:24,664 --> 04:34:25,665
to be able to make sur that

8388
04:34:25,665 --> 04:34:26,733
their coworkers and their

8389
04:34:26,733 --> 04:34:27,801
friends and their community

8390
04:34:27,801 --> 04:34:29,769
members over at the hospitals

8391
04:34:29,769 --> 04:34:32,872
are made whole for them to make

8392
04:34:32,872 --> 04:34:35,675
that sacrifice. And then for us

8393
04:34:35,675 --> 04:34:36,910
to hear, I heard 3 or 4 hours

8394
04:34:36,910 --> 04:34:38,780
ago when we were getting here,

8395
04:34:38,780 --> 04:34:39,946
that now their health insurance

8396
04:34:39,946 --> 04:34:42,982
is going to go up by what, what,

8397
04:34:42,982 --> 04:34:44,784
15? 16. 18%. And so that just

8398
04:34:44,784 --> 04:34:47,454
leaves me with what are we

8399
04:34:47,454 --> 04:34:51,540
doing here? If, if every year

8400
04:34:51,191 --> 04:34:52,692
the onus is put on you 28 days,

8401
04:34:52,692 --> 04:34:54,527
29 days before the end of the

8402
04:34:54,527 --> 04:34:56,663
month that all of these people

8403
04:34:56,663 --> 04:34:58,980
have to, you have to make these

8404
04:34:58,980 --> 04:34:59,966
employees whole every single

8405
04:34:59,966 --> 04:35:01,635
year. This process should be

8406
04:35:01,635 --> 04:35:03,136
done at the beginning. This

8407
04:35:03,136 --> 04:35:04,905
process should be done in in

8408
04:35:04,905 --> 04:35:07,305
NOVEMBER and DECEMBER. JANUARY,

8409
04:35:08,174 --> 04:35:09,576
FEBRUARY. Why is this the end of the goalpost?

8410
04:35:09,576 --> 04:35:11,778
Every single year people are

8411
04:35:11,778 --> 04:35:13,313
having to beg for their lives.

8412
04:35:13,313 --> 04:35:14,714
You've heard all of our asks

8413
04:35:14,714 --> 04:35:16,816
this year from all of the

8414
04:35:16,816 --> 04:35:18,585
employees, but I am personally

8415
04:35:18,585 --> 04:35:20,190
begging all of you that this

8416
04:35:20,190 --> 04:35:21,888
process has to be fixed before

8417
04:35:21,888 --> 04:35:23,723
next year and the next year and

8418
04:35:23,723 --> 04:35:25,580
the next year, because none of

8419
04:35:25,580 --> 04:35:26,726
us, including all of you, can

8420
04:35:26,726 --> 04:35:28,394
continue to do this. So thank

8421
04:35:28,394 --> 04:35:29,796
you for the time that you've

8422
04:35:29,796 --> 04:35:30,763
spent tonight to hear all of us

8423
04:35:30,763 --> 04:35:32,763
out.

8424
04:35:36,970 --> 04:35:38,438
Thank you. Go ahead.

8425
04:35:38,438 --> 04:35:39,405
Michelle flynn.

8426
04:35:39,405 --> 04:35:41,700
Last call. If

8427
04:35:41,700 --> 04:35:44,700
anybody else wants to speak,

8428
04:35:44,177 --> 04:35:44,878
please come forward. Pardon me.

8429
04:35:44,878 --> 04:35:46,646
Go ahead.

8430
04:35:46,646 --> 04:35:48,815
Sure. Just a quick

8431
04:35:48,815 --> 04:35:51,215
comment. I've been really

8432
04:35:51,351 --> 04:35:53,821
struck tonight by the challenge

8433
04:35:53,821 --> 04:35:56,821
for the council about flipping

8434
04:35:57,491 --> 04:35:58,958
the way they look at budgeting.

8435
04:35:58,958 --> 04:36:01,600
In addition to the question

8436
04:36:01,600 --> 04:36:04,600
about doing this work earlier.

8437
04:36:05,331 --> 04:36:07,901
It seems to me that funding,

8438
04:36:07,901 --> 04:36:10,436
first and foremost, what people

8439
04:36:10,436 --> 04:36:12,606
here have said are the service

8440
04:36:12,606 --> 04:36:14,600
needs in this community, and

8441
04:36:14,600 --> 04:36:16,577
that be the point that from

8442
04:36:16,577 --> 04:36:18,845
which a budget is then formed

8443
04:36:18,845 --> 04:36:20,580
first, to fund these things

8444
04:36:20,580 --> 04:36:22,515
people have talked about. And

8445
04:36:22,515 --> 04:36:24,584
then you sit and look at things

8446
04:36:24,584 --> 04:36:26,252
like the police budget and

8447
04:36:26,252 --> 04:36:27,721
other budgets that you have

8448
04:36:27,721 --> 04:36:29,556
made. People have made requests

8449
04:36:29,556 --> 04:36:31,325
or agencies have made requests

8450
04:36:31,325 --> 04:36:32,759
to you about. Now, that may

8451
04:36:32,759 --> 04:36:34,794
seem really odd to you, but I

8452
04:36:34,794 --> 04:36:37,960
would say that is a thing that

8453
04:36:37,960 --> 04:36:38,665
each of us does with our own

8454
04:36:38,665 --> 04:36:40,767
families. We sit and say, what

8455
04:36:40,767 --> 04:36:42,902
are their most pressing needs

8456
04:36:42,902 --> 04:36:44,704
for our children? What are the

8457
04:36:44,704 --> 04:36:46,873
most pressing needs for me to

8458
04:36:46,873 --> 04:36:47,874
age out in this community?

8459
04:36:47,874 --> 04:36:51,474
Right? These are the kind of

8460
04:36:51,477 --> 04:36:52,613
things that we do naturally as

8461
04:36:52,613 --> 04:36:54,414
people that have a certain

8462
04:36:54,414 --> 04:36:56,549
amount of money coming in, and

8463
04:36:56,549 --> 04:36:58,170
there's demands on those

8464
04:36:58,170 --> 04:37:00,253
resources. And if you were to

8465
04:37:00,253 --> 04:37:03,230
sit first and say, what is it

8466
04:37:03,230 --> 04:37:05,191
that people from the community

8467
04:37:05,191 --> 04:37:07,270
need? It's not a paternalistic

8468
04:37:07,270 --> 04:37:08,428
approach. It is actually an

8469
04:37:08,428 --> 04:37:10,664
equitable approach. And then

8470
04:37:10,664 --> 04:37:12,765
you sit and say, who else is

8471
04:37:12,765 --> 04:37:13,901
asking us for money? For what

8472
04:37:13,901 --> 04:37:15,769
things? And have you really

8473
04:37:15,769 --> 04:37:18,504
heard them come and speak from

8474
04:37:18,504 --> 04:37:21,441
their hearts and their souls

8475
04:37:21,441 --> 04:37:23,577
about where this city needs to

8476
04:37:23,577 --> 04:37:24,945
be and where it needs to go? I

8477
04:37:24,945 --> 04:37:26,746
think it's a much different

8478
04:37:26,746 --> 04:37:27,914
approach, a much more humane

8479
04:37:27,914 --> 04:37:30,717
approach, and one that you can

8480
04:37:30,717 --> 04:37:33,186
all be very proud of and we can

8481
04:37:33,186 --> 04:37:36,123
all be very proud of. Thank you.

8482
04:37:36,123 --> 04:37:37,891
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8483
04:37:37,891 --> 04:37:39,250
recognized.

8484
04:37:39,250 --> 04:37:41,250
Good evening

8485
04:37:41,127 --> 04:37:44,727
everybody. My name is alex. I

8486
04:37:44,931 --> 04:37:46,199
am from district 18. You've

8487
04:37:46,199 --> 04:37:48,340
heard a lot of good points

8488
04:37:48,340 --> 04:37:49,769
today. A lot of you have

8489
04:37:49,769 --> 04:37:51,304
probably already made up your

8490
04:37:51,304 --> 04:37:53,406
mind on some of the things, how

8491
04:37:53,406 --> 04:37:55,208
you're going to vote on budget

8492
04:37:55,208 --> 04:37:56,676
matters. So I'm not here to

8493
04:37:56,676 --> 04:37:59,880
convince you on many of the

8494
04:37:59,880 --> 04:38:01,281
great points you've heard. I

8495
04:38:01,281 --> 04:38:03,383
agree, especially with the last

8496
04:38:03,383 --> 04:38:04,550
speaker, that one of the things

8497
04:38:04,550 --> 04:38:04,750
you've heard a lot today is

8498
04:38:04,750 --> 04:38:06,519
about.

8499
04:38:06,519 --> 04:38:07,687
Could you move a little

8500
04:38:07,687 --> 04:38:09,723
closer to the mic? Thank you.

8501
04:38:09,723 --> 04:38:11,491
just one of the things you've

8502
04:38:11,491 --> 04:38:13,593
heard today was about a lot of

8503
04:38:13,593 --> 04:38:15,328
people's needs. I want you to

8504
04:38:15,328 --> 04:38:17,197
remember back to the start of

8505
04:38:17,197 --> 04:38:19,650
this session. We started this

8506
04:38:19,650 --> 04:38:21,300
session today with a prayer.

8507
04:38:21,300 --> 04:38:24,400
Part of that prayer was talking

8508
04:38:24,400 --> 04:38:26,907
about how a budget is a moral

8509
04:38:26,907 --> 04:38:29,443
document. Now, I know for

8510
04:38:29,443 --> 04:38:31,645
myself what my morals are. I

8511
04:38:31,645 --> 04:38:34,480
ask you today what your morals

8512
04:38:34,480 --> 04:38:38,800
are. Are your morals going to

8513
04:38:38,118 --> 04:38:39,819
allow you to tell people that

8514
04:38:39,819 --> 04:38:41,721
they don't need what they're

8515
04:38:41,721 --> 04:38:43,457
telling you they need? Are you

8516
04:38:43,457 --> 04:38:45,592
going to vote for a budget that

8517
04:38:45,592 --> 04:38:47,270
doesn't fulfill their basic

8518
04:38:47,270 --> 04:38:49,696
needs? And we as people have

8519
04:38:49,696 --> 04:38:52,833
very few basic needs. You know,

8520
04:38:52,833 --> 04:38:54,968
we need a purpose. We need

8521
04:38:54,968 --> 04:38:56,968
sustenance, housing, health

8522
04:38:57,270 --> 04:38:58,271
care, food and water. People

8523
04:38:58,271 --> 04:38:59,940
have stood in front of you

8524
04:38:59,940 --> 04:39:01,808
today and told you that they

8525
04:39:01,808 --> 04:39:03,610
need housing. They need health

8526
04:39:03,610 --> 04:39:05,112
care. They need food and water.

8527
04:39:05,112 --> 04:39:06,580
Are you going to vote for a

8528
04:39:06,580 --> 04:39:09,490
budget that doesn't give them

8529
04:39:09,490 --> 04:39:10,617
that? So I want you to think

8530
04:39:10,617 --> 04:39:11,985
about what your morals are when

8531
04:39:11,985 --> 04:39:13,854
you end up voting, what your

8532
04:39:13,854 --> 04:39:15,555
final decisions are, and make

8533
04:39:15,555 --> 04:39:17,190
sure that you vote with your

8534
04:39:17,190 --> 04:39:19,793
morals. And I want to leave you

8535
04:39:19,793 --> 04:39:21,261
with one lesson that I learned

8536
04:39:21,261 --> 04:39:23,863
pretty young from my parents

8537
04:39:23,863 --> 04:39:25,532
today is your words matter, but

8538
04:39:25,532 --> 04:39:27,330
they matter. They don't matter

8539
04:39:27,330 --> 04:39:29,903
at all unless your actions

8540
04:39:29,903 --> 04:39:32,772
follow them as well. Thank you.

8541
04:39:32,772 --> 04:39:35,709
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8542
04:39:35,709 --> 04:39:36,843
recognized.

8543
04:39:36,843 --> 04:39:38,578
Good evening, metro

8544
04:39:38,578 --> 04:39:41,480
council. My name is jessica

8545
04:39:41,480 --> 04:39:43,250
williams and I reside in

8546
04:39:43,250 --> 04:39:45,685
district one. I want to start

8547
04:39:45,685 --> 04:39:47,721
by saying that I really admire

8548
04:39:47,721 --> 04:39:48,955
all the work that you all do in

8549
04:39:48,955 --> 04:39:50,724
nashville. I have taken time to

8550
04:39:50,724 --> 04:39:52,959
really study and learn how the

8551
04:39:52,959 --> 04:39:54,610
city operates, from the metro

8552
04:39:54,610 --> 04:39:55,161
council to the planning

8553
04:39:55,161 --> 04:39:56,930
commission, and just how all

8554
04:39:56,930 --> 04:39:59,399
the decisions are made within

8555
04:39:59,399 --> 04:40:01,568
the city. Something I do want

8556
04:40:01,568 --> 04:40:04,137
to leave with you all is that

8557
04:40:04,137 --> 04:40:05,205
as a real estate developer and

8558
04:40:05,205 --> 04:40:06,707
owner of a real estate

8559
04:40:06,707 --> 04:40:08,408
brokerage, smart girl

8560
04:40:08,408 --> 04:40:11,408
development, I cannot help but

8561
04:40:13,146 --> 04:40:14,981
notice how our city is falling

8562
04:40:14,981 --> 04:40:16,783
apart. What I mean by that is a

8563
04:40:16,783 --> 04:40:19,219
lot of our new construction

8564
04:40:19,219 --> 04:40:20,754
builds are deteriorating away.

8565
04:40:20,754 --> 04:40:22,222
So you see a lot of people's

8566
04:40:22,222 --> 04:40:24,257
homes that have invested quite

8567
04:40:24,257 --> 04:40:26,893
a substantial amount into their

8568
04:40:26,893 --> 04:40:28,928
properties that no longer that

8569
04:40:28,928 --> 04:40:31,328
are functioning or are

8570
04:40:31,798 --> 04:40:32,865
experiencing a lot of financial

8571
04:40:32,865 --> 04:40:34,100
investment that they need to

8572
04:40:34,100 --> 04:40:36,690
make back into their own homes.

8573
04:40:36,690 --> 04:40:38,400
And so as we as I drive around

8574
04:40:38,400 --> 04:40:40,440
and I see I would like to be

8575
04:40:40,440 --> 04:40:42,275
able to see a better quality of

8576
04:40:42,275 --> 04:40:43,710
builds being done and issued

8577
04:40:43,710 --> 04:40:45,845
from the code side department

8578
04:40:45,845 --> 04:40:48,314
so that we can ensure that

8579
04:40:48,314 --> 04:40:50,314
we're delivering homeowners

8580
04:40:51,685 --> 04:40:52,752
solid homes that are not

8581
04:40:52,752 --> 04:40:54,654
dilapidating after five years

8582
04:40:54,654 --> 04:40:57,690
of purchasing it. Also, I want

8583
04:40:57,690 --> 04:41:01,290
to share, as a real estate

8584
04:41:01,694 --> 04:41:04,898
developer about my kids. So on

8585
04:41:04,898 --> 04:41:06,650
17th avenue north, I had an

8586
04:41:06,650 --> 04:41:07,567
opportunity to develop two%

8587
04:41:07,567 --> 04:41:09,603
homes and I took all the kids

8588
04:41:09,603 --> 04:41:11,204
off the that were on the block

8589
04:41:11,204 --> 04:41:12,872
and taught them how to build

8590
04:41:12,872 --> 04:41:14,107
the houses. And so when the

8591
04:41:14,107 --> 04:41:15,408
homes were finished, they were

8592
04:41:15,408 --> 04:41:17,978
able to do the open house and

8593
04:41:17,978 --> 04:41:19,345
share with all of their family

8594
04:41:19,345 --> 04:41:20,790
members and people in the

8595
04:41:20,790 --> 04:41:21,147
community about their

8596
04:41:21,147 --> 04:41:22,315
properties or about those

8597
04:41:22,315 --> 04:41:23,650
properties that they helped

8598
04:41:23,650 --> 04:41:27,850
build. What I would like to see

8599
04:41:28,354 --> 04:41:30,457
is at least $150 million into

8600
04:41:30,457 --> 04:41:32,325
children, to investments, to

8601
04:41:32,325 --> 04:41:34,427
the parks that they play in, to

8602
04:41:34,427 --> 04:41:35,295
the sidewalks that they walk in

8603
04:41:35,295 --> 04:41:37,130
because they walk up and down

8604
04:41:37,130 --> 04:41:38,798
the street and they really have

8605
04:41:38,798 --> 04:41:40,798
nowhere to go.

8606
04:41:40,900 --> 04:41:42,702
Thank you. All

8607
04:41:42,702 --> 04:41:44,904
right. Go ahead. You're

8608
04:41:44,904 --> 04:41:46,472
recognized.

8609
04:41:46,472 --> 04:41:48,472
Hey, it's kelly.

8610
04:41:49,209 --> 04:41:51,444
I'm back. I was really mad, but

8611
04:41:51,444 --> 04:41:52,746
honestly, I'm exhausted. And

8612
04:41:52,746 --> 04:41:53,947
this whole thing is

8613
04:41:53,947 --> 04:41:55,181
embarrassing. It's embarrassing

8614
04:41:55,181 --> 04:41:56,783
for y'all. It's embarrassing

8615
04:41:56,783 --> 04:41:58,184
for everyone here. Like people

8616
04:41:58,184 --> 04:42:00,519
come here every damn year and

8617
04:42:00,519 --> 04:42:01,654
beg for scraps and pennies, and

8618
04:42:01,654 --> 04:42:03,523
we act like there's all these

8619
04:42:03,523 --> 04:42:04,657
other things that can't ever be

8620
04:42:04,657 --> 04:42:06,359
touched. I have a specific

8621
04:42:06,359 --> 04:42:07,927
memory last year, discussing

8622
04:42:07,927 --> 04:42:10,630
the substitute bill, where

8623
04:42:10,630 --> 04:42:12,463
somebody brought something and

8624
04:42:13,433 --> 04:42:14,734
there was an ask for 10 or

8625
04:42:14,734 --> 04:42:16,569
$15,000 and, you know, where's

8626
04:42:16,569 --> 04:42:19,105
it going to come from? And

8627
04:42:19,105 --> 04:42:21,505
somebody suggested pd budget

8628
04:42:23,109 --> 04:42:24,477
and we would never dare take

8629
04:42:24,477 --> 04:42:26,477
10,000 or $15,000 from pd

8630
04:42:26,913 --> 04:42:28,181
budget from their $350 million

8631
04:42:28,181 --> 04:42:29,816
they're giving every year. It

8632
04:42:29,816 --> 04:42:30,983
feels like someone has a gun to

8633
04:42:30,983 --> 04:42:33,850
your head or someone has

8634
04:42:33,850 --> 04:42:34,921
something on you, because we

8635
04:42:34,921 --> 04:42:36,489
literally cannot break. We can

8636
04:42:36,489 --> 04:42:37,991
take money from everywhere else.

8637
04:42:37,991 --> 04:42:39,692
We can. We feel comfortable.

8638
04:42:39,692 --> 04:42:41,761
Y'all feel comfortable taking

8639
04:42:41,761 --> 04:42:43,530
money from schools, from kids,

8640
04:42:43,530 --> 04:42:45,310
from starving elderly people,

8641
04:42:45,310 --> 04:42:46,833
from people living on the

8642
04:42:46,833 --> 04:42:48,833
streets, from organizations

8643
04:42:49,669 --> 04:42:51,904
that help all of those people.

8644
04:42:51,904 --> 04:42:54,730
You feel comfortable taking

8645
04:42:54,730 --> 04:42:55,541
money from everywhere. But we

8646
04:42:55,541 --> 04:42:57,243
have to make sure every cop has

8647
04:42:57,243 --> 04:42:59,212
a car to take home. We have to

8648
04:42:59,212 --> 04:43:01,114
make sure every cop has a body

8649
04:43:01,114 --> 04:43:03,716
camera and a taser and a gun

8650
04:43:03,716 --> 04:43:06,318
and a baton and everything else

8651
04:43:06,318 --> 04:43:07,620
to brutalize the people of this

8652
04:43:07,620 --> 04:43:09,989
city when they deem it

8653
04:43:09,989 --> 04:43:11,991
necessary. And we never once

8654
04:43:11,991 --> 04:43:14,994
stop and say, hey, what if we

8655
04:43:14,994 --> 04:43:18,164
tried for one year to not give

8656
04:43:18,164 --> 04:43:20,300
them 10% of our city budget?

8657
04:43:20,300 --> 04:43:21,434
Crime is dropping without

8658
04:43:21,434 --> 04:43:22,835
surveillance technology, I

8659
04:43:22,835 --> 04:43:24,370
might add. Thank you to

8660
04:43:24,370 --> 04:43:26,720
everyone who has supported that

8661
04:43:26,720 --> 04:43:28,307
fight over the past five years.

8662
04:43:28,307 --> 04:43:29,375
And we still. What what

8663
04:43:29,375 --> 04:43:30,810
adjustment has there been to

8664
04:43:30,810 --> 04:43:32,745
pd's budget? What is the

8665
04:43:32,745 --> 04:43:34,413
average 21% less crime overall?

8666
04:43:34,413 --> 04:43:36,549
Did we take 21% of their

8667
04:43:36,549 --> 04:43:38,417
dollars, or is that what you're

8668
04:43:38,417 --> 04:43:39,652
going to do? You have a few

8669
04:43:39,652 --> 04:43:41,454
more weeks. Are you going to do

8670
04:43:41,454 --> 04:43:42,655
that? You're not. And you're

8671
04:43:42,655 --> 04:43:43,722
not going to tell me you're

8672
04:43:43,722 --> 04:43:45,591
going to because you would

8673
04:43:45,591 --> 04:43:47,560
never do that. And so I want to

8674
04:43:47,560 --> 04:43:48,628
remind you that these are our

8675
04:43:48,628 --> 04:43:49,696
kids. These are our elderly

8676
04:43:49,696 --> 04:43:51,664
people. These are people who

8677
04:43:51,664 --> 04:43:52,598
make the city what it is. These

8678
04:43:52,598 --> 04:43:53,433
are not expired.

8679
04:43:53,433 --> 04:43:53,733
Thank you.

8680
04:43:53,733 --> 04:43:55,601
Thank you.

8681
04:43:55,601 --> 04:43:57,601
Thanks. Next. Go

8682
04:43:58,204 --> 04:43:59,372
ahead.

8683
04:43:59,372 --> 04:44:02,372
She was on the road,

8684
04:44:02,441 --> 04:44:04,977
MISS Angie. She just. Okay. All

8685
04:44:04,977 --> 04:44:06,712
right. How y'all doing, shani?

8686
04:44:06,712 --> 04:44:08,214
District eight represented. I'm

8687
04:44:08,214 --> 04:44:09,649
tired. I see y'all still

8688
04:44:09,649 --> 04:44:12,490
holding strong. I appreciate

8689
04:44:12,152 --> 04:44:13,185
that they got a we have some

8690
04:44:13,185 --> 04:44:14,887
carrot cake out there if y'all

8691
04:44:14,887 --> 04:44:17,523
need a little sugar rush, you

8692
04:44:17,523 --> 04:44:19,692
know? So I'm here with stand up

8693
04:44:19,692 --> 04:44:23,292
nashville and we are asking for

8694
04:44:23,663 --> 04:44:25,831
you all to approve $500,000 to

8695
04:44:25,831 --> 04:44:28,300
create a new housing entity

8696
04:44:28,300 --> 04:44:29,502
that can build and own

8697
04:44:29,502 --> 04:44:31,502
permanently affordable housing

8698
04:44:31,904 --> 04:44:34,507
in nashville. We are looking

8699
04:44:34,507 --> 04:44:36,175
for staff right now, right? We

8700
04:44:36,175 --> 04:44:37,443
want in the admin budget. We're

8701
04:44:37,443 --> 04:44:39,345
trying to find a home for it.

8702
04:44:39,345 --> 04:44:41,314
We you all have a whole lot of

8703
04:44:41,314 --> 04:44:43,149
questions. You all want to know,

8704
04:44:43,149 --> 04:44:45,251
how is this going to work? What

8705
04:44:45,251 --> 04:44:46,219
what y'all asking us a lot of

8706
04:44:46,219 --> 04:44:47,286
questions. I know my

8707
04:44:47,286 --> 04:44:49,622
counterpart cade has talked to

8708
04:44:49,622 --> 04:44:52,825
you all or attempted to talk to

8709
04:44:52,825 --> 04:44:55,495
you all if you replied. And so

8710
04:44:55,495 --> 04:44:57,863
there with with this $500,000,

8711
04:44:57,863 --> 04:44:58,965
it allows us to have one

8712
04:44:58,965 --> 04:45:00,700
individual that's going to help

8713
04:45:00,700 --> 04:45:02,201
us push this thing forward. We

8714
04:45:02,201 --> 04:45:04,360
can't expect you all to fully

8715
04:45:04,360 --> 04:45:05,772
do it. We need somebody that

8716
04:45:05,772 --> 04:45:08,374
can that can take that on as

8717
04:45:08,374 --> 04:45:10,109
their full time job and really

8718
04:45:10,109 --> 04:45:12,144
get the answers that you all

8719
04:45:12,144 --> 04:45:14,313
say you need in order to push

8720
04:45:14,313 --> 04:45:15,415
this forward. And then when we

8721
04:45:15,415 --> 04:45:17,751
think about where the money

8722
04:45:17,751 --> 04:45:18,817
comes from, I like when I think

8723
04:45:18,817 --> 04:45:20,653
about social housing, I think

8724
04:45:20,653 --> 04:45:21,954
bout all the people that have

8725
04:45:21,954 --> 04:45:23,456
spoke before me. These are the

8726
04:45:23,456 --> 04:45:25,658
people who social housing is

8727
04:45:25,658 --> 04:45:26,992
for, right? So you got your

8728
04:45:26,992 --> 04:45:28,361
teachers, you know, they, they,

8729
04:45:28,361 --> 04:45:30,262
they are saying they're not

8730
04:45:30,262 --> 04:45:32,732
making enough money. This type

8731
04:45:32,732 --> 04:45:35,267
of housing allows them to have

8732
04:45:35,267 --> 04:45:37,667
a permanent, affordable space

8733
04:45:37,870 --> 04:45:41,730
to live in, to thrive in, to

8734
04:45:41,730 --> 04:45:44,377
build their life upon. I am

8735
04:45:44,377 --> 04:45:45,811
lucky to be a home on owner. I

8736
04:45:45,811 --> 04:45:47,881
would I don't know where I

8737
04:45:47,881 --> 04:45:50,820
would be living if I did not

8738
04:45:50,820 --> 04:45:51,884
purchase my home in 2018. This

8739
04:45:51,884 --> 04:45:54,421
rent is ridiculous, right? And

8740
04:45:54,421 --> 04:45:58,621
so we need a place that has

8741
04:45:58,725 --> 04:46:00,526
permanent affordability at. A

8742
04:46:00,526 --> 04:46:02,328
spot where, you know, it's also

8743
04:46:02,328 --> 04:46:02,661
mixed income so people can come

8744
04:46:02,661 --> 04:46:04,630
together.

8745
04:46:04,630 --> 04:46:04,830
Thank you. Your time

8746
04:46:04,830 --> 04:46:06,830
has expired.

8747
04:46:08,802 --> 04:46:11,202
Take it home, man.

8748
04:46:11,370 --> 04:46:11,804
You're recognized.

8749
04:46:11,804 --> 04:46:13,339
Hey, that's

8750
04:46:13,339 --> 04:46:14,840
a lot of pressure. District

8751
04:46:14,840 --> 04:46:17,240
five mendenhall. First off,

8752
04:46:18,144 --> 04:46:19,678
actually found a parking

8753
04:46:19,678 --> 04:46:21,380
validation on the floor, so if

8754
04:46:21,380 --> 04:46:24,380
anybody lost theirs, I got

8755
04:46:25,840 --> 04:46:26,852
yours. You pulled in at 507.

8756
04:46:26,852 --> 04:46:28,210
Y'all have heard a lot of great

8757
04:46:28,210 --> 04:46:29,550
reasons of why. To support

8758
04:46:29,550 --> 04:46:30,790
social housing and social

8759
04:46:30,790 --> 04:46:32,592
housing staff in this budget,

8760
04:46:32,592 --> 04:46:35,940
the city will not move unless

8761
04:46:35,940 --> 04:46:36,896
council members push it too. It

8762
04:46:36,896 --> 04:46:40,533
is time to match the risk that

8763
04:46:40,533 --> 04:46:41,867
everyday nashvillians by existing and living

8764
04:46:41,867 --> 04:46:44,270
in the city. That does not work

8765
04:46:44,270 --> 04:46:45,705
for them right now. Please take

8766
04:46:45,705 --> 04:46:46,972
a small risk and amend this

8767
04:46:46,972 --> 04:46:49,442
budget with funds for social

8768
04:46:49,442 --> 04:46:50,509
housing staff. Stay on metro

8769
04:46:50,509 --> 04:46:52,478
finance and planning to issue

8770
04:46:52,478 --> 04:46:54,130
bonds for housing. The best

8771
04:46:54,130 --> 04:46:55,281
time to plant a tree was 20

8772
04:46:55,281 --> 04:46:57,650
years ago. The second best time

8773
04:46:57,650 --> 04:46:59,451
to plant that tree is today.

8774
04:46:59,451 --> 04:47:02,451
This is for all nashvillians

8775
04:47:02,755 --> 04:47:03,757
today and tomorrow and forever.

8776
04:47:03,757 --> 04:47:05,959
Build social housing that

8777
04:47:05,959 --> 04:47:07,360
community controlled, community

8778
04:47:07,360 --> 04:47:09,360
owned and permanently

8779
04:47:09,529 --> 04:47:11,364
affordable and will be back to

8780
04:47:11,364 --> 04:47:13,364
say thanks.

8781
04:47:13,866 --> 04:47:15,668
Thank you. Are you

8782
04:47:15,668 --> 04:47:17,770
seeking to speak in the white

8783
04:47:17,770 --> 04:47:19,939
jacket? Okay. Go ahead. You're

8784
04:47:19,939 --> 04:47:21,400
recognized.

8785
04:47:21,400 --> 04:47:22,876
Okay. Good evening,

8786
04:47:22,876 --> 04:47:24,644
council members. My name is

8787
04:47:24,644 --> 04:47:26,513
nikki ellis and I'm a proud

8788
04:47:26,513 --> 04:47:27,946
resident of district five. And

8789
04:47:27,946 --> 04:47:29,983
I'm a metro employee serving as

8790
04:47:29,983 --> 04:47:31,817
a convenience center supervisor

8791
04:47:31,817 --> 04:47:33,285
with the department of waste

8792
04:47:33,285 --> 04:47:35,421
services and the founder of

8793
04:47:35,421 --> 04:47:38,240
forward focus. And I believe in

8794
04:47:38,240 --> 04:47:40,240
second chances initiative. 17

8795
04:47:40,126 --> 04:47:41,940
years ago, I was a health care

8796
04:47:41,940 --> 04:47:42,662
executive and a vice PRESIDENT

8797
04:47:42,662 --> 04:47:45,620
Of marketing and business

8798
04:47:45,164 --> 04:47:46,999
development. In 2009, I was

8799
04:47:46,999 --> 04:47:48,368
convicted in federal court of

8800
04:47:48,368 --> 04:47:50,169
misprision of a felony and

8801
04:47:50,169 --> 04:47:52,500
served in the same and served

8802
04:47:52,500 --> 04:47:53,907
18 months in the same federal

8803
04:47:53,907 --> 04:47:55,742
facility as martha stewart.

8804
04:47:55,742 --> 04:47:57,710
When I returned home, I quickly

8805
04:47:57,710 --> 04:48:00,110
learned that serving my

8806
04:48:00,246 --> 04:48:02,515
sentence was only part of the

8807
04:48:02,515 --> 04:48:04,616
hallenge rebuilding a life,

8808
04:48:04,616 --> 04:48:06,386
supporting a family, finding

8809
04:48:06,386 --> 04:48:08,786
employment and secure and

8810
04:48:08,888 --> 04:48:10,220
stable housing represented

8811
04:48:10,220 --> 04:48:12,422
obstacles that many people

8812
04:48:12,558 --> 04:48:14,626
never see. Today, I stand

8813
04:48:14,626 --> 04:48:16,950
before you not only as a metro

8814
04:48:16,950 --> 04:48:17,864
employee and a community

8815
04:48:17,864 --> 04:48:20,165
advocate, but as proof that

8816
04:48:20,165 --> 04:48:21,534
people can overcome their past

8817
04:48:21,534 --> 04:48:24,337
when given the opportunity to

8818
04:48:24,337 --> 04:48:26,139
support to do so. Unfortunately,

8819
04:48:26,139 --> 04:48:27,740
many justice impacted

8820
04:48:27,740 --> 04:48:29,442
individuals who are ready to

8821
04:48:29,442 --> 04:48:30,877
work, care for their families

8822
04:48:30,877 --> 04:48:32,712
and contribute to our city

8823
04:48:32,712 --> 04:48:34,180
still face barriers to

8824
04:48:34,180 --> 04:48:36,180
affordable housing and

8825
04:48:36,316 --> 04:48:38,316
coordinated reentry resources,

8826
04:48:38,851 --> 04:48:39,919
and we know this challenge is

8827
04:48:39,919 --> 04:48:40,986
significant in davidson county

8828
04:48:40,986 --> 04:48:42,889
because it's the highest in

8829
04:48:42,889 --> 04:48:43,890
class. It is the home of the

8830
04:48:43,890 --> 04:48:46,920
highest incarcerated zip code

8831
04:48:46,920 --> 04:48:49,562
in the country. But this issue

8832
04:48:49,562 --> 04:48:51,430
is much more about adults

8833
04:48:51,430 --> 04:48:53,533
returning home. Here in

8834
04:48:53,533 --> 04:48:54,934
tennessee, approximately

8835
04:48:54,934 --> 04:48:56,934
144,000 children have

8836
04:48:57,103 --> 04:48:59,103
experienced a parent

8837
04:49:00,706 --> 04:49:03,610
incarceration. Let that sink in.

8838
04:49:03,610 --> 04:49:06,610
144,000. This is not not simply

8839
04:49:06,879 --> 04:49:08,648
a housing for justice impacted

8840
04:49:08,648 --> 04:49:10,817
individuals issues. It's about

8841
04:49:10,817 --> 04:49:12,952
children. It's about families.

8842
04:49:12,952 --> 04:49:14,454
It's about housing stability,

8843
04:49:14,454 --> 04:49:16,589
and it's about the future

8844
04:49:16,589 --> 04:49:18,658
safety of our communities. If

8845
04:49:18,658 --> 04:49:20,159
we truly want safer communities,

8846
04:49:20,159 --> 04:49:23,960
we must invest in the

8847
04:49:23,960 --> 04:49:24,531
conditions that create safety.

8848
04:49:24,531 --> 04:49:27,330
Thank you so much. Appreciate

8849
04:49:27,330 --> 04:49:28,801
you coming out. All right.

8850
04:49:28,801 --> 04:49:31,137
Seeing no one else seeking to

8851
04:49:31,137 --> 04:49:34,137
be recognized, I will declare

8852
04:49:35,975 --> 04:49:38,975
the public hearing closed at

8853
04:49:40,313 --> 04:49:44,513
1050 ish, and I will go back to

8854
04:49:44,683 --> 04:49:46,919
sponsor tombs budget chair, for

8855
04:49:46,919 --> 04:49:47,953
a motion on your bill, please,

8856
04:49:47,953 --> 04:49:49,550
ma'am.

8857
04:49:49,550 --> 04:49:51,257
Thank you, MADAM Vice

8858
04:49:51,257 --> 04:49:53,293
mayor, I move for approval with

8859
04:49:53,293 --> 04:49:54,427
the re referral to budget and

8860
04:49:54,427 --> 04:49:56,562
finance, and I will make a

8861
04:49:56,562 --> 04:49:58,562
brief comment.

8862
04:49:58,764 --> 04:50:00,266
Okay. Let's see.

8863
04:50:00,266 --> 04:50:03,200
I'm getting a committee report

8864
04:50:03,200 --> 04:50:03,469
aswell. Reminder from special

8865
04:50:03,469 --> 04:50:04,837
counsel.

8866
04:50:04,837 --> 04:50:07,237
Thank you very much.

8867
04:50:07,740 --> 04:50:08,774
Let me find my paper.

8868
04:50:08,774 --> 04:50:10,176
I saw you

8869
04:50:10,176 --> 04:50:11,844
taking a lot of notes. So I

8870
04:50:11,844 --> 04:50:14,947
know it's I know it's under

8871
04:50:14,947 --> 04:50:15,648
there somewhere.

8872
04:50:15,648 --> 04:50:17,483
All right.

8873
04:50:17,483 --> 04:50:18,885
Budget and finance voted to

8874
04:50:18,885 --> 04:50:20,219
recommend approval with the

8875
04:50:20,219 --> 04:50:21,754
referral to the budget and

8876
04:50:21,754 --> 04:50:23,189
finance committee. Nine in

8877
04:50:23,189 --> 04:50:23,589
favor, zero against zero not

8878
04:50:23,589 --> 04:50:24,590
voting.

8879
04:50:24,590 --> 04:50:26,990
Thank you ma'am. All

8880
04:50:27,259 --> 04:50:30,620
right. Renewing that motion. Is

8881
04:50:30,620 --> 04:50:33,365
there a second? Okay. Is there

8882
04:50:33,365 --> 04:50:35,670
any on that motion?

8883
04:50:35,670 --> 04:50:36,535
Oh with a brief comment. Yes,

8884
04:50:36,535 --> 04:50:37,937
ma'am. Go ahead.

8885
04:50:37,937 --> 04:50:39,710
So for the

8886
04:50:39,710 --> 04:50:41,540
viewing audience and a few

8887
04:50:41,540 --> 04:50:43,776
folks who are still here. I

8888
04:50:43,776 --> 04:50:45,440
just wanted to give just an

8889
04:50:45,440 --> 04:50:46,245
overview of how we've gotten to

8890
04:50:46,245 --> 04:50:47,246
this point and where we are in

8891
04:50:47,246 --> 04:50:48,800
the process.

8892
04:50:48,800 --> 04:50:48,815
Yes. Appreciate

8893
04:50:48,815 --> 04:50:50,815
that.

8894
04:50:50,950 --> 04:50:53,118
So in FEBRUARY, we had

8895
04:50:53,118 --> 04:50:55,221
what's called a pre budget

8896
04:50:55,221 --> 04:50:57,890
hearing, where individuals from

8897
04:50:57,890 --> 04:50:59,592
the public could come and speak

8898
04:50:59,592 --> 04:51:00,590
to the council.

8899
04:51:00,590 --> 04:51:02,590
Public comment.

8900
04:51:02,495 --> 04:51:04,296
Public comment. Yes, ma'am. Yes.

8901
04:51:04,296 --> 04:51:05,310
but anyway, so that.

8902
04:51:05,310 --> 04:51:06,966
FEBRUARY

8903
04:51:06,966 --> 04:51:08,000
early budget. So that community

8904
04:51:08,000 --> 04:51:09,868
members could come out and talk

8905
04:51:09,868 --> 04:51:11,704
to the council and also is an

8906
04:51:11,704 --> 04:51:13,390
opportunity publicly voice

8907
04:51:13,390 --> 04:51:14,240
what they want to see in the

8908
04:51:14,240 --> 04:51:15,874
budget ahead of the mayor's

8909
04:51:15,874 --> 04:51:16,876
budget coming out. So that's

8910
04:51:16,876 --> 04:51:18,978
interaction with with the

8911
04:51:18,978 --> 04:51:20,913
council. Then I hosted a four

8912
04:51:20,913 --> 04:51:23,913
part budget education series in

8913
04:51:24,500 --> 04:51:26,685
different parts of the county,

8914
04:51:26,685 --> 04:51:27,720
and then we're here now at at

8915
04:51:27,720 --> 04:51:29,488
public hearing, which is

8916
04:51:29,488 --> 04:51:30,790
another opportunity for the

8917
04:51:30,790 --> 04:51:32,424
public to come and address the

8918
04:51:32,424 --> 04:51:33,926
council. Obviously, any day of

8919
04:51:33,926 --> 04:51:35,270
the week you have the

8920
04:51:35,270 --> 04:51:36,595
opportunity to reach out to

8921
04:51:36,595 --> 04:51:38,995
your individual council member

8922
04:51:39,231 --> 04:51:41,100
to talk about budget concerns.

8923
04:51:41,100 --> 04:51:44,236
We've also been having we had

8924
04:51:44,236 --> 04:51:45,371
two weeks of council budget

8925
04:51:45,371 --> 04:51:47,106
hearings where members of the

8926
04:51:47,106 --> 04:51:49,241
public could come and view

8927
04:51:49,241 --> 04:51:51,510
those as well. We've also had

8928
04:51:51,510 --> 04:51:53,212
council budget workshops this

8929
04:51:53,212 --> 04:51:54,680
past week, and we have one

8930
04:51:54,680 --> 04:51:56,115
tomorrow as well as thursday,

8931
04:51:56,115 --> 04:51:57,583
and those are open to the

8932
04:51:57,583 --> 04:51:59,318
public. Folks can come and sit

8933
04:51:59,318 --> 04:52:00,385
in and listen to the the

8934
04:52:00,385 --> 04:52:01,587
conversation. A lot of the

8935
04:52:01,587 --> 04:52:03,789
groups that spoke today, we

8936
04:52:03,789 --> 04:52:05,900
invited to those work sessions

8937
04:52:05,900 --> 04:52:06,925
so that they could speak to

8938
04:52:06,925 --> 04:52:09,925
council members and also speak

8939
04:52:09,962 --> 04:52:11,397
with departments. So I want to

8940
04:52:11,397 --> 04:52:12,498
put that out there, because

8941
04:52:12,498 --> 04:52:14,330
there's always an effort every

8942
04:52:14,330 --> 04:52:15,634
year to involve the public

8943
04:52:15,634 --> 04:52:17,136
earlier so that folks can feel

8944
04:52:17,136 --> 04:52:19,471
like they have an input into

8945
04:52:19,471 --> 04:52:21,400
the budget, and it's not last

8946
04:52:21,400 --> 04:52:22,675
minute. And when we get to

8947
04:52:22,675 --> 04:52:24,910
today, where we have our public

8948
04:52:24,910 --> 04:52:25,945
hearing is meant to be a

8949
04:52:25,945 --> 04:52:28,945
conversation. It's not meant to

8950
04:52:29,148 --> 04:52:31,160
be an hour where the public has

8951
04:52:31,160 --> 04:52:32,785
to come here and beg us to

8952
04:52:32,785 --> 04:52:34,720
include things in the

8953
04:52:34,720 --> 04:52:35,688
substitute budget is an

8954
04:52:35,688 --> 04:52:37,856
opportunity to once again,

8955
04:52:37,856 --> 04:52:39,291
because because of life and

8956
04:52:39,291 --> 04:52:40,459
work and family obligations,

8957
04:52:40,459 --> 04:52:41,627
every council member doesn't

8958
04:52:41,627 --> 04:52:43,396
get a chance to come to the

8959
04:52:43,396 --> 04:52:44,663
budget hearings, doesn't get a

8960
04:52:44,663 --> 04:52:47,666
chance to come to the work

8961
04:52:47,666 --> 04:52:48,701
sessions. So this is another to get in front of

8962
04:52:48,701 --> 04:52:50,569
council members and talk about

8963
04:52:50,569 --> 04:52:52,710
what is important to you.

8964
04:52:52,710 --> 04:52:53,739
Not a it's not begging. It

8965
04:52:53,739 --> 04:52:55,841
shouldn't be feel demeaning. We

8966
04:52:55,841 --> 04:52:57,609
are all community. And so this

8967
04:52:57,609 --> 04:52:59,411
is a chance for us to come

8968
04:52:59,411 --> 04:53:02,411
together and figure out what's

8969
04:53:03,249 --> 04:53:04,650
the. To hear from the community

8970
04:53:04,650 --> 04:53:06,318
about what ideas they want to

8971
04:53:06,318 --> 04:53:08,120
be incorporated into the budget.

8972
04:53:08,120 --> 04:53:09,655
And obviously we take that back

8973
04:53:09,655 --> 04:53:11,557
and try to make something out

8974
04:53:11,557 --> 04:53:13,392
of that. And I just want to put

8975
04:53:13,392 --> 04:53:15,327
that out there for the public.

8976
04:53:15,327 --> 04:53:17,620
So this is supposed to be a

8977
04:53:17,620 --> 04:53:18,564
collaborative process, and we

8978
04:53:18,564 --> 04:53:20,366
tweak it every year to try to

8979
04:53:20,366 --> 04:53:22,134
make it better. But this is

8980
04:53:22,134 --> 04:53:23,302
really about community and, and

8981
04:53:23,302 --> 04:53:25,671
about what's doing what's best

8982
04:53:25,671 --> 04:53:27,607
for nashville. And with that, I

8983
04:53:27,607 --> 04:53:28,273
ask for approval.

8984
04:53:28,273 --> 04:53:29,942
Thank you,

8985
04:53:29,942 --> 04:53:32,342
MADAM Chair. Appreciate you.

8986
04:53:32,911 --> 04:53:35,311
All right. Any further

8987
04:53:35,814 --> 04:53:37,950
discussion? Seeing none. All in

8988
04:53:37,950 --> 04:53:40,886
favor, please say aye. Any

8989
04:53:40,886 --> 04:53:43,722
voting? No. Any abstaining? All

8990
04:53:43,722 --> 04:53:45,491
right. MADAM Chair, I know

8991
04:53:45,491 --> 04:53:47,993
we're tired, but just because

8992
04:53:47,993 --> 04:53:50,963
our charter requires it again,

8993
04:53:50,963 --> 04:53:53,465
as ialluded to at the start,

8994
04:53:53,465 --> 04:53:54,900
we did not preclude anybody in

8995
04:53:54,900 --> 04:53:56,335
that one first public hearing

8996
04:53:56,335 --> 04:53:58,103
talking about the capital

8997
04:53:58,103 --> 04:54:01,600
improvements budget or the tax

8998
04:54:01,600 --> 04:54:03,942
levy, but just from a

8999
04:54:03,942 --> 04:54:06,780
procedural standpoint, our next

9000
04:54:06,780 --> 04:54:09,348
agenda item is agenda item two.

9001
04:54:09,348 --> 04:54:10,382
this is ordinance bl 2026-1378.

9002
04:54:10,382 --> 04:54:11,450
Sponsor teams. This is an

9003
04:54:11,450 --> 04:54:12,951
ordinance establishing the tax

9004
04:54:12,951 --> 04:54:14,352
levy in the general services

9005
04:54:14,352 --> 04:54:16,455
district for the fiscal year

9006
04:54:16,455 --> 04:54:17,923
2026 2027, and declaring the

9007
04:54:17,923 --> 04:54:19,125
amount required for the annual

9008
04:54:19,125 --> 04:54:20,920
operating budget of the urban

9009
04:54:20,920 --> 04:54:22,492
services district pursuant to

9010
04:54:22,995 --> 04:54:24,730
section 6.07 of the

9011
04:54:24,730 --> 04:54:26,665
metropolitan charter budget

9012
04:54:26,665 --> 04:54:28,767
chair tombs, you're recognized.

9013
04:54:28,767 --> 04:54:30,268
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

9014
04:54:30,268 --> 04:54:30,903
Our request to open the public

9015
04:54:30,903 --> 04:54:31,670
hearing.

9016
04:54:31,670 --> 04:54:34,700
Okay. I'm going to

9017
04:54:34,106 --> 04:54:37,106
declare the public hearing open

9018
04:54:37,642 --> 04:54:40,212
on 1378, which is the tax levy.

9019
04:54:40,212 --> 04:54:42,681
Is there anyone who seeks to be

9020
04:54:42,681 --> 04:54:45,810
recognized specifically on the

9021
04:54:47,819 --> 04:54:49,321
tax levy? Seeing none, I will

9022
04:54:49,321 --> 04:54:51,356
declare the public hearing

9023
04:54:51,356 --> 04:54:53,192
closed. And it's back to you,

9024
04:54:53,192 --> 04:54:56,328
chair tombs, for a motion on

9025
04:54:56,328 --> 04:54:58,328
this bill.

9026
04:54:58,664 --> 04:54:59,364
The committee report ma'am. You do.

9027
04:54:59,364 --> 04:55:00,365
Thank you.

9028
04:55:00,365 --> 04:55:01,366
Budget and finance

9029
04:55:01,366 --> 04:55:02,501
voted to recommend approval

9030
04:55:02,501 --> 04:55:03,702
with the re referral to the

9031
04:55:03,702 --> 04:55:04,737
budget and finance committee.

9032
04:55:04,737 --> 04:55:06,905
Nine in favor, zero against

9033
04:55:06,905 --> 04:55:08,400
zero not voting. Move for

9034
04:55:08,400 --> 04:55:09,140
approval with the re. Referral

9035
04:55:09,140 --> 04:55:09,442
to budget and finance.

9036
04:55:09,442 --> 04:55:10,843
Okay.

9037
04:55:10,843 --> 04:55:12,644
Properly moved. Properly

9038
04:55:12,644 --> 04:55:15,440
seconded. Is there any

9039
04:55:17,215 --> 04:55:18,830
discussion on this ordinance on readings?

9040
04:55:18,830 --> 04:55:21,830
Seeing none. All in favor,

9041
04:55:22,287 --> 04:55:25,887
please say aye. Any voting okay.

9042
04:55:25,891 --> 04:55:27,426
Any voting no. Any abstaining?

9043
04:55:27,426 --> 04:55:29,940
MR. Slick, you'll be recorded

9044
04:55:29,940 --> 04:55:31,300
as an abstention. MR. Clerk, if

9045
04:55:31,300 --> 04:55:34,333
you would. Next is agenda item

9046
04:55:34,333 --> 04:55:35,668
three, ordinance bl 2026-1380.

9047
04:55:35,668 --> 04:55:38,680
Also sponsor tombs, an

9048
04:55:38,603 --> 04:55:40,603
ordinance adopting the 2026

9049
04:55:42,908 --> 04:55:43,909
2027 through 2031 2032 capital

9050
04:55:43,909 --> 04:55:44,643
improvements budget for the

9051
04:55:44,643 --> 04:55:45,711
metropolitan government of

9052
04:55:45,711 --> 04:55:47,579
nashville davidson county as

9053
04:55:47,579 --> 04:55:49,515
the official capital

9054
04:55:49,515 --> 04:55:50,482
improvements budget of the

9055
04:55:50,482 --> 04:55:51,583
metropolitan government of

9056
04:55:51,583 --> 04:55:53,983
nashville and davidson county

9057
04:55:56,521 --> 04:55:58,290
for the fiscal year 2026 2027.

9058
04:55:58,290 --> 04:55:59,458
Sponsor. Tombs, you are

9059
04:55:59,458 --> 04:56:00,425
recognized.

9060
04:56:00,425 --> 04:56:01,526
Thank you, MADAM

9061
04:56:01,526 --> 04:56:02,610
Vice mayor. Request open the

9062
04:56:02,610 --> 04:56:02,994
public hearing.

9063
04:56:02,994 --> 04:56:04,994
All right. I

9064
04:56:05,130 --> 04:56:08,130
declare the public hearing open

9065
04:56:08,800 --> 04:56:10,936
on 1380. Is anyone seeking to

9066
04:56:10,936 --> 04:56:12,437
be recognized? Go ahead, sir.

9067
04:56:12,437 --> 04:56:13,105
You're very welcome.

9068
04:56:13,105 --> 04:56:14,473
Hey, y'all.

9069
04:56:14,473 --> 04:56:15,640
I'm back. I'm still here, so

9070
04:56:15,640 --> 04:56:17,442
I'll just comment on it. All

9071
04:56:17,442 --> 04:56:18,677
right. So bonds, we're really

9072
04:56:18,677 --> 04:56:19,544
trying to get that going

9073
04:56:19,544 --> 04:56:21,112
already talked about in the

9074
04:56:21,112 --> 04:56:22,848
operating budget. When it comes

9075
04:56:22,848 --> 04:56:24,583
to the capital improvements

9076
04:56:24,583 --> 04:56:26,850
wish list this year and other

9077
04:56:26,850 --> 04:56:27,886
stuff that y'al can put your

9078
04:56:27,886 --> 04:56:28,720
weight behind. Like we said,

9079
04:56:28,720 --> 04:56:30,288
really looking for people to

9080
04:56:30,288 --> 04:56:31,857
step into that leadership role

9081
04:56:31,857 --> 04:56:33,292
and really get this ball moving.

9082
04:56:33,292 --> 04:56:35,494
So this is a great chance for

9083
04:56:35,494 --> 04:56:37,662
y'all to do that, to show the

9084
04:56:37,662 --> 04:56:38,764
city that there is, you know, a

9085
04:56:38,764 --> 04:56:40,566
demand behind this and that

9086
04:56:40,566 --> 04:56:42,701
council members really want us

9087
04:56:42,701 --> 04:56:44,737
to invest in this new model. We

9088
04:56:44,737 --> 04:56:46,404
can pilot this program with the

9089
04:56:46,404 --> 04:56:47,606
bonds. We're a little bit ahead

9090
04:56:47,606 --> 04:56:48,740
of where the city is on this.

9091
04:56:48,740 --> 04:56:49,741
But again, that whole

9092
04:56:49,741 --> 04:56:51,577
conversation about taking risks.

9093
04:56:51,577 --> 04:56:53,445
So this is a great opportunity

9094
04:56:53,445 --> 04:56:54,613
for you all to do that. Hang in

9095
04:56:54,613 --> 04:56:56,248
there. Long night. Everyone's

9096
04:56:56,248 --> 04:56:58,517
looking good. All right. Bye.

9097
04:56:58,517 --> 04:57:00,619
Thank you. Is anybody else

9098
04:57:00,619 --> 04:57:02,787
seeking to be recognized

9099
04:57:02,787 --> 04:57:04,289
specifically on the capital

9100
04:57:04,289 --> 04:57:06,689
improvements budget? On its

9101
04:57:06,758 --> 04:57:07,959
second of three readings?

9102
04:57:07,959 --> 04:57:09,628
Seeing none, I will declare the

9103
04:57:09,628 --> 04:57:11,396
public hearing closed. And it's

9104
04:57:11,396 --> 04:57:13,165
back to you. Budget chair, team

9105
04:57:13,165 --> 04:57:15,333
sponsor for a motion on this

9106
04:57:15,333 --> 04:57:16,835
bill as well.

9107
04:57:16,835 --> 04:57:17,502
Committee report.

9108
04:57:17,502 --> 04:57:18,404
Yes, ma'am.

9109
04:57:18,404 --> 04:57:19,771
Budget and finance

9110
04:57:19,771 --> 04:57:21,106
voted to recommend approval

9111
04:57:21,106 --> 04:57:22,574
with a referral to budget and

9112
04:57:22,574 --> 04:57:23,608
finance. Nine in favor, zero

9113
04:57:23,608 --> 04:57:23,976
against zero not voting.

9114
04:57:23,976 --> 04:57:25,210
All

9115
04:57:25,210 --> 04:57:26,911
right. We also need a report

9116
04:57:26,911 --> 04:57:27,913
from the planning and zoning

9117
04:57:27,913 --> 04:57:28,446
committee chair horton. You're

9118
04:57:28,446 --> 04:57:29,140
recognized, sir.

9119
04:57:29,140 --> 04:57:30,115
Thank you,

9120
04:57:30,115 --> 04:57:31,830
vice mayor. Planning and zoning

9121
04:57:31,830 --> 04:57:32,317
recommended approval. Eight in

9122
04:57:32,317 --> 04:57:33,520
favor, zero against zero not

9123
04:57:33,520 --> 04:57:34,453
voting.

9124
04:57:34,453 --> 04:57:36,853
Okay. Thank you sir.

9125
04:57:36,955 --> 04:57:39,457
Back to you, MISS Tombs, for a

9126
04:57:39,457 --> 04:57:40,492
motion mindful of the JUNE 9th

9127
04:57:40,492 --> 04:57:42,193
special called meeting. Do you

9128
04:57:42,193 --> 04:57:44,562
have that information that you

9129
04:57:44,562 --> 04:57:46,297
need on that one on that motion.

9130
04:57:46,297 --> 04:57:48,901
So move for approval with the

9131
04:57:48,901 --> 04:57:49,601
re referral to the JUNE 19th

9132
04:57:49,601 --> 04:57:51,300
meeting.

9133
04:57:51,300 --> 04:57:53,403
Yes. Or JUNE 9th

9134
04:57:53,638 --> 04:57:56,442
rather. So next tuesday there

9135
04:57:56,442 --> 04:57:59,378
is a special called meeting

9136
04:57:59,378 --> 04:58:02,548
specific to the crb. Okay. It

9137
04:58:02,548 --> 04:58:04,316
will 6:00 meeting start 5 P.M.

9138
04:58:04,316 --> 04:58:06,716
Joint special committee in

9139
04:58:06,885 --> 04:58:08,953
advance of that. 6:00 start. So

9140
04:58:08,953 --> 04:58:11,656
that is the motion passage on.

9141
04:58:11,656 --> 04:58:13,626
Second in a re referral into

9142
04:58:13,626 --> 04:58:16,260
the committees for joint

9143
04:58:16,261 --> 04:58:18,661
special committee meeting at 5

9144
04:58:18,763 --> 04:58:20,165
P.M. On tuesday, JUNE 9th. Is

9145
04:58:20,165 --> 04:58:21,934
there a second for that

9146
04:58:21,934 --> 04:58:24,837
extended motion? Thank you. Is

9147
04:58:24,837 --> 04:58:27,837
there any discussion on that

9148
04:58:28,400 --> 04:58:30,242
motion? All right. Seeing none.

9149
04:58:30,242 --> 04:58:31,677
Anything. Yeah. Yes. Go ahead

9150
04:58:31,677 --> 04:58:33,144
please. Chair.

9151
04:58:33,144 --> 04:58:35,144
in my previous

9152
04:58:35,247 --> 04:58:37,182
comment I forgot to include

9153
04:58:37,182 --> 04:58:40,782
that the budget is on third

9154
04:58:41,353 --> 04:58:42,755
reading on JUNE 16th. So take into

9155
04:58:42,755 --> 04:58:45,123
account all of the ideas that

9156
04:58:45,123 --> 04:58:46,892
were shared today. There will

9157
04:58:46,892 --> 04:58:48,260
be a substitute budget will

9158
04:58:48,260 --> 04:58:49,727
work on that. But third and

9159
04:58:49,727 --> 04:58:51,396
final reading, the final vote

9160
04:58:51,396 --> 04:58:52,331
on the budget is JUNE 16th, two

9161
04:58:52,331 --> 04:58:53,331
weeks from today.

9162
04:58:53,331 --> 04:58:54,399
And I believe

9163
04:58:54,399 --> 04:58:56,268
there's an extra opportunity

9164
04:58:56,268 --> 04:58:56,935
for wish list. Having heard or

9165
04:58:56,935 --> 04:58:58,337
incorporated.

9166
04:58:58,337 --> 04:59:00,737
Wish list are due

9167
04:59:00,806 --> 04:59:01,607
tomorrow. 11:59 P.M. Okay.

9168
04:59:01,607 --> 04:59:03,607
All

9169
04:59:03,775 --> 04:59:06,775
righty. Okay. Is there any

9170
04:59:07,412 --> 04:59:09,514
further discussion on 1380, the

9171
04:59:09,514 --> 04:59:10,716
crb capital improvements budget?

9172
04:59:10,716 --> 04:59:12,785
Seeing none. All in favor,

9173
04:59:12,785 --> 04:59:15,654
please say aye. Any voting no

9174
04:59:15,654 --> 04:59:17,422
or abstaining. All right. That

9175
04:59:17,422 --> 04:59:19,558
concludes our bills on public

9176
04:59:19,558 --> 04:59:20,692
hearing. All right. Let's let's

9177
04:59:20,692 --> 04:59:21,894
lean in. Council members. We

9178
04:59:21,894 --> 04:59:24,663
have a pretty short agenda.

9179
04:59:24,663 --> 04:59:26,398
We've got a lot of stuff on our

9180
04:59:26,398 --> 04:59:28,398
consolidated consent agenda.

9181
04:59:29,335 --> 04:59:32,935
And let's just keep on rolling.

9182
04:59:33,272 --> 04:59:36,274
Okay? This is agenda section k,

9183
04:59:36,274 --> 04:59:37,242
all resolutions and second and

9184
04:59:37,242 --> 04:59:38,710
third reading ordinances on

9185
04:59:38,710 --> 04:59:39,845
this agenda are included on the

9186
04:59:39,845 --> 04:59:42,245
consent agenda. If recommended

9187
04:59:42,381 --> 04:59:45,381
for approval unanimously by all

9188
04:59:45,584 --> 04:59:47,286
the committees to which the

9189
04:59:47,286 --> 04:59:48,787
item was referred, items on the

9190
04:59:48,787 --> 04:59:50,589
consent agenda will be voted on

9191
04:59:50,589 --> 04:59:51,323
at a single time. The item

9192
04:59:51,323 --> 04:59:52,391
number, along with the

9193
04:59:52,391 --> 04:59:53,892
resolution and ordinance number

9194
04:59:53,892 --> 04:59:54,893
for the items on the consent

9195
04:59:54,893 --> 04:59:56,729
agenda will be read by me.

9196
04:59:56,729 --> 04:59:57,762
Members of the council MAY

9197
04:59:57,762 --> 05:00:00,762
remove any items from the

9198
05:00:01,332 --> 05:00:02,768
consent agenda by request

9199
05:00:02,768 --> 05:00:05,768
before the consent agenda vote

9200
05:00:06,872 --> 05:00:09,641
is taken. All right. Here are

9201
05:00:09,641 --> 05:00:12,176
the items proposed for the

9202
05:00:12,176 --> 05:00:14,176
consolidated consent agenda.

9203
05:00:15,130 --> 05:00:18,130
First is agenda item seven.

9204
05:00:22,220 --> 05:00:24,220
Resolution 2026-2000. Agenda

9205
05:00:26,959 --> 05:00:28,959
item eight. Resolution

9206
05:00:29,827 --> 05:00:32,227
2026-2001. Agenda item nine.

9207
05:00:34,833 --> 05:00:36,833
Resolution 2026-2002. Agenda

9208
05:00:39,804 --> 05:00:42,204
item ten. Resolution 2026-2003.

9209
05:00:44,543 --> 05:00:46,543
Agenda item 14. Resolution

9210
05:00:48,480 --> 05:00:50,480
2026-2007. Agenda item 17.

9211
05:00:52,918 --> 05:00:54,918
Resolution 2026-2010. Agenda

9212
05:00:58,657 --> 05:01:00,657
item 18. Resolution 2026-2011.

9213
05:01:03,695 --> 05:01:05,695
Agenda item 19. Resolution

9214
05:01:06,198 --> 05:01:08,198
2026-2012. Agenda item 20.

9215
05:01:10,903 --> 05:01:12,903
Resolution 2026-2013. Agenda

9216
05:01:17,309 --> 05:01:19,309
item 21. Resolution 2026-2014.

9217
05:01:22,748 --> 05:01:24,748
Agenda item 22. Resolution

9218
05:01:25,617 --> 05:01:27,617
2026-2015. Agenda item 24.

9219
05:01:30,655 --> 05:01:32,655
Resolution 2026-2017. Agenda

9220
05:01:35,727 --> 05:01:37,727
item 25. Resolution 2026-2018.

9221
05:01:40,365 --> 05:01:42,365
Agenda item 26. Resolution

9222
05:01:42,934 --> 05:01:44,934
2026-2019. Agenda item 27.

9223
05:01:48,773 --> 05:01:50,773
Resolution 2026-2020. Agenda

9224
05:01:54,446 --> 05:01:56,446
item 28. Resolution 2026-2021.

9225
05:01:59,117 --> 05:02:01,117
Agenda item 29. Resolution

9226
05:02:01,152 --> 05:02:03,152
2026-2022. Agenda item 30.

9227
05:02:05,557 --> 05:02:07,557
Resolution 2026-2023. Agenda

9228
05:02:10,628 --> 05:02:12,628
item 31. Resolution 2026-2024.

9229
05:02:15,267 --> 05:02:17,267
Agenda item 32. Resolution

9230
05:02:18,170 --> 05:02:20,170
2026-2025. Agenda item 33.

9231
05:02:22,474 --> 05:02:24,474
Resolution 2026-2026. Agenda

9232
05:02:27,579 --> 05:02:29,579
item 34. Resolution 2026-2027.

9233
05:02:32,317 --> 05:02:34,317
Agenda item 35. Resolution

9234
05:02:34,719 --> 05:02:36,719
2026-2028. Agenda item 36.

9235
05:02:40,492 --> 05:02:42,492
Resolution 2026-2029. Okay,

9236
05:02:43,395 --> 05:02:44,496
that concludes the items or the

9237
05:02:44,496 --> 05:02:45,463
resolutions proposed for the

9238
05:02:45,463 --> 05:02:47,463
consolidated consent agenda

9239
05:02:49,167 --> 05:02:51,269
next to bills on second reading

9240
05:02:51,269 --> 05:02:53,772
proposed for the consent agenda.

9241
05:02:53,772 --> 05:02:56,772
First among those is agenda

9242
05:03:01,713 --> 05:03:03,882
item 77 ordinance bl 2026-1358.

9243
05:03:03,882 --> 05:03:06,882
Agenda item 80 no wait. Agenda

9244
05:03:08,620 --> 05:03:11,620
item 78. Is that a change? 78

9245
05:03:12,190 --> 05:03:15,190
on consent okay. Agenda item 78.

9246
05:03:17,896 --> 05:03:20,296
Ordinance bl 2026-1379. Agenda

9247
05:03:23,768 --> 05:03:26,168
item 80 ordinance bl 2026-1382.

9248
05:03:28,940 --> 05:03:30,909
Agenda item 81 ordinance bl

9249
05:03:30,909 --> 05:03:32,909
2026-1383. Agenda item 82

9250
05:03:35,913 --> 05:03:38,313
ordinance bl 2026-1384. Agenda

9251
05:03:41,319 --> 05:03:43,719
item 83 ordinance bl 2026-1385.

9252
05:03:46,824 --> 05:03:49,224
Agenda item 84 ordinance bl

9253
05:03:50,695 --> 05:03:52,530
2026-1390. Next, for items on

9254
05:03:52,530 --> 05:03:53,965
third reading bills proposed

9255
05:03:53,965 --> 05:03:56,365
for the consolidated consent

9256
05:03:56,801 --> 05:03:59,801
agenda. First among those is

9257
05:04:02,600 --> 05:04:04,800
agenda item 85 ordinance bl

9258
05:04:04,800 --> 05:04:06,800
2025-882. Agenda item 86

9259
05:04:09,414 --> 05:04:11,814
ordinance bl 2025-883. Agenda

9260
05:04:14,719 --> 05:04:17,119
item 87. Ordinance bl 2026-1368.

9261
05:04:19,524 --> 05:04:21,924
Agenda item 88. Ordinance bl

9262
05:04:22,394 --> 05:04:24,394
2026-1369. Agenda item 89.

9263
05:04:27,320 --> 05:04:29,432
Ordinance bl 2026-1370. Agenda

9264
05:04:33,805 --> 05:04:36,205
item 90. Ordinance bl 2026-1371.

9265
05:04:37,410 --> 05:04:39,441
Okay. Agenda item 91 ordinance

9266
05:04:43,914 --> 05:04:46,314
bl 2026-1372. Agenda item 92

9267
05:04:49,320 --> 05:04:51,720
ordinance bl 2026-1373. Agenda

9268
05:04:55,159 --> 05:04:57,559
item 93. Ordinance bl 2026-1374.

9269
05:05:00,465 --> 05:05:02,865
Agenda item 94. Ordinance bl

9270
05:05:03,100 --> 05:05:04,235
2026-1375. And then lastly

9271
05:05:04,235 --> 05:05:07,235
proposed for the consent agenda

9272
05:05:11,209 --> 05:05:13,411
is agenda item 95, ordinance bl

9273
05:05:13,411 --> 05:05:15,613
2026-1376. Do any items need

9274
05:05:15,613 --> 05:05:18,820
be removed from the consent

9275
05:05:18,820 --> 05:05:21,820
agenda? If so, members, please

9276
05:05:26,910 --> 05:05:27,191
join the queue to request that.

9277
05:05:27,191 --> 05:05:30,695
Excellent. There is no one in

9278
05:05:30,695 --> 05:05:32,597
the queue, MR. Clark. Are all

9279
05:05:32,597 --> 05:05:35,166
committee reports in for the

9280
05:05:35,166 --> 05:05:36,567
items on the consent agenda?

9281
05:05:36,567 --> 05:05:36,735
Yes. All committee reports are

9282
05:05:36,735 --> 05:05:38,703
in.

9283
05:05:38,703 --> 05:05:39,971
Thank you, MR. Clark.

9284
05:05:39,971 --> 05:05:41,606
Members, is there a motion for

9285
05:05:41,606 --> 05:05:43,341
approval of the consent agenda?

9286
05:05:43,341 --> 05:05:45,911
Properly seconded. All in favor,

9287
05:05:45,911 --> 05:05:47,745
say I. Council has passed all

9288
05:05:47,745 --> 05:05:49,680
items on the consent agenda.

9289
05:05:49,680 --> 05:05:52,784
All right. Now we will go back

9290
05:05:52,784 --> 05:05:56,384
in agenda order for items that

9291
05:05:56,721 --> 05:06:00,321
were not on consent. First with

9292
05:06:00,358 --> 05:06:02,758
resolutions. Okay. First among

9293
05:06:03,128 --> 05:06:06,728
those is agenda item four. This

9294
05:06:06,764 --> 05:06:08,633
isresolution 2026-1801.

9295
05:06:08,633 --> 05:06:10,335
Sponsors benedict and bradford.

9296
05:06:10,335 --> 05:06:11,436
This is a resolution urging the

9297
05:06:11,436 --> 05:06:12,203
electric power board of the

9298
05:06:12,203 --> 05:06:13,170
metropolitan government of

9299
05:06:13,170 --> 05:06:14,672
nashville and davidson county

9300
05:06:14,672 --> 05:06:16,807
to terminate the employment of

9301
05:06:16,807 --> 05:06:18,943
theresa kaplan as chief

9302
05:06:18,943 --> 05:06:21,343
executive officer of nashville

9303
05:06:21,946 --> 05:06:24,346
electric service. MISS Benedict

9304
05:06:24,381 --> 05:06:26,918
is not present. MR. Bradford,

9305
05:06:26,918 --> 05:06:28,920
you are next on the sponsor

9306
05:06:28,920 --> 05:06:30,210
list. There you are recognized.

9307
05:06:30,210 --> 05:06:31,255
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor,

9308
05:06:31,255 --> 05:06:31,889
committee reports.

9309
05:06:31,889 --> 05:06:33,240
For the

9310
05:06:33,240 --> 05:06:33,791
report of the rules,

9311
05:06:33,791 --> 05:06:35,593
confirmations and public

9312
05:06:35,593 --> 05:06:37,462
elections committee chair cash.

9313
05:06:37,462 --> 05:06:39,196
We moved to indefinitely. Defer

9314
05:06:39,196 --> 05:06:40,565
five to 0 to 0.

9315
05:06:40,565 --> 05:06:42,366
Okay. And for

9316
05:06:42,366 --> 05:06:44,200
the report of the

9317
05:06:44,200 --> 05:06:45,803
transportation and

9318
05:06:45,803 --> 05:06:46,738
infrastructure committee chair

9319
05:06:46,738 --> 05:06:47,205
evan siegel, please.

9320
05:06:47,205 --> 05:06:47,838
The

9321
05:06:47,838 --> 05:06:48,906
transportation and

9322
05:06:48,906 --> 05:06:50,408
infrastructure committee

9323
05:06:50,408 --> 05:06:51,760
recommended that it be deferred

9324
05:06:51,760 --> 05:06:52,176
indefinitely. Ten in favor,

9325
05:06:52,176 --> 05:06:52,978
zero against and zero not

9326
05:06:52,978 --> 05:06:54,978
voting.

9327
05:06:56,448 --> 05:06:58,848
Okay. All right. So

9328
05:07:01,186 --> 05:07:03,688
with the sponsor not present,

9329
05:07:03,688 --> 05:07:05,890
we we have to it's not over

9330
05:07:05,890 --> 05:07:07,489
their objection in their

9331
05:07:09,260 --> 05:07:13,226
absence. So we do have to take

9332
05:07:14,990 --> 05:07:17,990
this up because rule 8.2 does

9333
05:07:19,136 --> 05:07:20,438
not apply here. So MR. Bradford.

9334
05:07:20,438 --> 05:07:21,306
Would you like to make a motion,

9335
05:07:21,306 --> 05:07:23,306
sir.

9336
05:07:23,475 --> 05:07:25,977
Yes, I believe is is is

9337
05:07:25,977 --> 05:07:28,947
the sponsor's intent to defer

9338
05:07:28,947 --> 05:07:30,800
this until after we get more

9339
05:07:30,800 --> 05:07:31,449
information. So I'll go with

9340
05:07:31,449 --> 05:07:32,817
the committee's and move for

9341
05:07:32,817 --> 05:07:33,885
indefinite deferral.

9342
05:07:33,885 --> 05:07:35,385
Okay.

9343
05:07:35,385 --> 05:07:37,856
There is a motion to

9344
05:07:37,856 --> 05:07:40,580
indefinitely defer. It is

9345
05:07:40,580 --> 05:07:42,126
properly seconded. Is there any

9346
05:07:42,126 --> 05:07:44,526
discussion on the indefinite

9347
05:07:45,763 --> 05:07:47,732
deferral motion. Seeing none.

9348
05:07:47,732 --> 05:07:51,202
All in favor, please say aye.

9349
05:07:51,202 --> 05:07:53,400
Any voting no. Any abstaining?

9350
05:07:53,400 --> 05:07:55,404
Okay. This has been

9351
05:07:55,539 --> 05:07:57,341
indefinitely deferred. Next is

9352
05:07:57,341 --> 05:08:00,341
agenda item five. This is

9353
05:08:01,980 --> 05:08:03,481
resolution 2026-1954. Sponsor

9354
05:08:03,481 --> 05:08:04,782
styles. This is a resolution

9355
05:08:04,782 --> 05:08:06,500
expressing a lack of confidence

9356
05:08:06,500 --> 05:08:06,985
in the performance and

9357
05:08:06,985 --> 05:08:08,453
leadership of the electric

9358
05:08:08,453 --> 05:08:09,921
power board of the metropolitan%

9359
05:08:09,921 --> 05:08:11,722
government of nashville and

9360
05:08:11,722 --> 05:08:14,122
davidson county for its

9361
05:08:15,326 --> 05:08:17,726
failures during winter storm

9362
05:08:21,966 --> 05:08:24,100
fern. Let's see, MISS Styles.

9363
05:08:24,100 --> 05:08:26,537
What we have here though,

9364
05:08:26,537 --> 05:08:29,537
instead, with you present and

9365
05:08:30,400 --> 05:08:32,177
with rule 8.2 in effect, which

9366
05:08:32,177 --> 05:08:34,577
requires an indefinite deferral

9367
05:08:35,513 --> 05:08:37,913
if recommended by committees

9368
05:08:38,682 --> 05:08:40,752
with a two thirds over the

9369
05:08:40,752 --> 05:08:43,421
objection of the sponsor. Okay,

9370
05:08:43,421 --> 05:08:45,690
but we will need your committee

9371
05:08:45,690 --> 05:08:47,358
reports if your request does.

9372
05:08:47,358 --> 05:08:48,658
Please, ma'am.

9373
05:08:48,658 --> 05:08:49,930
Committee report

9374
05:08:49,930 --> 05:08:51,930
please.

9375
05:08:51,428 --> 05:08:51,896
Okay. For the report of

9376
05:08:51,896 --> 05:08:53,264
the transportation

9377
05:08:53,264 --> 05:08:54,640
infrastructure committee chair

9378
05:08:54,640 --> 05:08:55,466
evan siegel.

9379
05:08:55,466 --> 05:08:57,201
The transportation

9380
05:08:57,201 --> 05:08:58,702
infrastructure committee

9381
05:08:58,702 --> 05:08:59,837
recommended that it be deferred

9382
05:08:59,837 --> 05:09:01,272
indefinitely. Ten in favor,

9383
05:09:01,272 --> 05:09:01,572
zero against and zero not

9384
05:09:01,572 --> 05:09:03,441
voting.

9385
05:09:03,441 --> 05:09:04,508
Okay. And for the

9386
05:09:04,508 --> 05:09:05,576
report of the rules,

9387
05:09:05,576 --> 05:09:07,576
confirmations and public

9388
05:09:07,712 --> 05:09:09,480
elections committee chair cash.

9389
05:09:09,480 --> 05:09:11,880
Did nothing. No recommendation.

9390
05:09:13,830 --> 05:09:14,618
All right. Rule 8.2, though,

9391
05:09:14,618 --> 05:09:16,420
simply requires the

9392
05:09:16,420 --> 05:09:18,156
recommendation of an indefinite

9393
05:09:18,156 --> 05:09:20,692
deferral in one committee does

9394
05:09:20,692 --> 05:09:23,692
not require that of both

9395
05:09:25,290 --> 05:09:27,131
committees, and, I presume,

9396
05:09:27,131 --> 05:09:30,731
MISS Styles. That is over. Your

9397
05:09:35,720 --> 05:09:38,720
objection. Okay. And with that.

9398
05:09:38,309 --> 05:09:40,770
Rule 8.2 is, in effect such

9399
05:09:40,770 --> 05:09:42,247
that special counsel. What

9400
05:09:42,247 --> 05:09:44,480
happens at this juncture, sir?

9401
05:09:44,480 --> 05:09:45,917
it is then just indefinitely

9402
05:09:45,917 --> 05:09:46,684
deferred by rule.

9403
05:09:46,684 --> 05:09:48,519
Yes. Vice

9404
05:09:48,519 --> 05:09:49,687
mayor, this would in this case

9405
05:09:49,687 --> 05:09:51,220
would be an indefinite deferral

9406
05:09:51,220 --> 05:09:53,230
without debate or discussion.

9407
05:09:53,230 --> 05:09:54,592
Okay. All right. Thank you,

9408
05:09:54,592 --> 05:09:56,992
special counsel, for the

9409
05:09:57,895 --> 05:09:59,931
clarification. Okay. So that

9410
05:09:59,931 --> 05:10:02,331
has been indefinitely deferred

9411
05:10:02,833 --> 05:10:05,669
per rule 8.2 with no debate or

9412
05:10:05,669 --> 05:10:08,639
discussion. All right. Next is

9413
05:10:08,639 --> 05:10:11,639
agenda item six. This is

9414
05:10:12,209 --> 05:10:13,410
resolution 2026-1963. Sponsor

9415
05:10:13,410 --> 05:10:16,148
coupon. This is a resolution

9416
05:10:16,148 --> 05:10:17,514
approving the fiscal year 2027

9417
05:10:17,514 --> 05:10:19,350
central business improvement

9418
05:10:19,350 --> 05:10:20,752
district budget and accepting

9419
05:10:20,752 --> 05:10:22,752
previous central business

9420
05:10:23,621 --> 05:10:25,621
improvement district budgets.

9421
05:10:26,224 --> 05:10:28,626
MR. Coupon, you are recognized,

9422
05:10:28,626 --> 05:10:28,793
sir. Oh I'm sorry sir.

9423
05:10:28,793 --> 05:10:30,128
Thank

9424
05:10:30,128 --> 05:10:32,290
you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee

9425
05:10:32,290 --> 05:10:33,564
reports please.

9426
05:10:33,564 --> 05:10:34,598
For the report

9427
05:10:34,598 --> 05:10:35,633
of the budget and finance

9428
05:10:35,633 --> 05:10:36,267
committee. Chair. Tombs, you're

9429
05:10:36,267 --> 05:10:37,340
recognized.

9430
05:10:37,340 --> 05:10:38,402
Thank you, MADAM

9431
05:10:38,402 --> 05:10:39,603
Vice mayor, budget and finance

9432
05:10:39,603 --> 05:10:41,500
voted to recommend approval.

9433
05:10:41,500 --> 05:10:41,872
Seven in favor, two against

9434
05:10:41,872 --> 05:10:43,872
zero not voting.

9435
05:10:43,874 --> 05:10:45,643
All righty.

9436
05:10:45,643 --> 05:10:47,110
That's the one committee report

9437
05:10:47,110 --> 05:10:47,245
back to you, MR. Cooper, for a

9438
05:10:47,245 --> 05:10:48,980
motion.

9439
05:10:48,980 --> 05:10:50,181
Thank you. I'd like to

9440
05:10:50,181 --> 05:10:51,148
move approval with a comment.

9441
05:10:51,148 --> 05:10:52,150
All right. That properly

9442
05:10:52,150 --> 05:10:52,983
seconded. Go ahead, sir.

9443
05:10:52,983 --> 05:10:54,840
Thank

9444
05:10:54,840 --> 05:10:55,920
you. So I appreciate all the

9445
05:10:55,920 --> 05:10:56,920
work that's been done on this.

9446
05:10:56,920 --> 05:10:57,521
And I'm speaking representing

9447
05:10:57,521 --> 05:10:58,922
22,000 downtown constituents

9448
05:10:58,922 --> 05:11:00,158
and many businesses who do

9449
05:11:00,158 --> 05:11:02,526
appreciate and want to see the

9450
05:11:02,526 --> 05:11:03,728
work continue of the cleaning,

9451
05:11:03,728 --> 05:11:05,796
safety programing and so much

9452
05:11:05,796 --> 05:11:07,298
more that happens downtown.

9453
05:11:07,298 --> 05:11:08,365
We've heard all night about

9454
05:11:08,365 --> 05:11:09,800
really important things that

9455
05:11:09,800 --> 05:11:12,302
have not been funded in the

9456
05:11:12,302 --> 05:11:13,271
budget, and I appreciate the

9457
05:11:13,271 --> 05:11:14,338
millions of dollars that

9458
05:11:14,338 --> 05:11:15,906
downtown residents reach into

9459
05:11:15,906 --> 05:11:18,710
their pockets and put into the

9460
05:11:18,710 --> 05:11:20,477
bucket for, for our city to be

9461
05:11:20,477 --> 05:11:21,412
better. And the whole city does

9462
05:11:21,412 --> 05:11:22,546
realize that benefit. I

9463
05:11:22,546 --> 05:11:23,848
recognize that that benefit

9464
05:11:23,848 --> 05:11:24,948
does not always trickle out of

9465
05:11:24,948 --> 05:11:26,517
downtown, and that's something

9466
05:11:26,517 --> 05:11:28,519
I'm working on as well. But in

9467
05:11:28,519 --> 05:11:29,920
this situation, it is, you know,

9468
05:11:29,920 --> 05:11:31,656
about honoring the wishes of

9469
05:11:31,656 --> 05:11:32,823
these of these folks that are

9470
05:11:32,823 --> 05:11:34,625
put in this hard earned money

9471
05:11:34,625 --> 05:11:35,793
into a bucket. Some of the

9472
05:11:35,793 --> 05:11:37,161
concerns, as we know, since the

9473
05:11:37,161 --> 05:11:38,695
expansion that have come up.

9474
05:11:38,695 --> 05:11:40,640
One was about past budgets that

9475
05:11:40,640 --> 05:11:41,632
we heard that for two decades,

9476
05:11:41,632 --> 05:11:42,933
it wasn't approved by council

9477
05:11:42,933 --> 05:11:44,350
and individual resolution. It

9478
05:11:44,350 --> 05:11:45,402
was important to me, and I

9479
05:11:45,402 --> 05:11:46,503
appreciate the downtown

9480
05:11:46,503 --> 05:11:48,503
partnership supporting the

9481
05:11:48,572 --> 05:11:49,640
efforts to bring this to you

9482
05:11:49,640 --> 05:11:51,808
all. As you're seeing it

9483
05:11:51,808 --> 05:11:54,745
tonight as a standalone. I also

9484
05:11:54,745 --> 05:11:55,813
asked that they and finance go

9485
05:11:55,813 --> 05:11:57,414
back through the records and

9486
05:11:57,414 --> 05:11:58,949
put all the previous budgets in

9487
05:11:58,949 --> 05:12:00,851
there so that we have those on

9488
05:12:00,851 --> 05:12:01,752
the record as well. And so I

9489
05:12:01,752 --> 05:12:03,540
appreciate that that

9490
05:12:03,540 --> 05:12:05,256
collaboration to make that

9491
05:12:05,256 --> 05:12:06,324
happen. We talked about

9492
05:12:06,324 --> 05:12:07,758
community safety funding and

9493
05:12:07,758 --> 05:12:09,493
looking at alternative ways to

9494
05:12:09,493 --> 05:12:10,994
make downtown safer, safer and

9495
05:12:10,994 --> 05:12:12,463
appreciate again, downtown

9496
05:12:12,463 --> 05:12:13,831
partnership, open table.

9497
05:12:13,831 --> 05:12:15,831
COUNCILMAN Suara, myself,

9498
05:12:16,400 --> 05:12:17,968
working together on some

9499
05:12:17,968 --> 05:12:19,770
initiatives that we you should

9500
05:12:19,770 --> 05:12:20,838
have gotten an email about, but

9501
05:12:20,838 --> 05:12:22,773
we should have legislation in

9502
05:12:22,773 --> 05:12:23,574
the coming weeks to set up a

9503
05:12:23,574 --> 05:12:25,375
dedicated mental health

9504
05:12:25,375 --> 05:12:26,577
services for downtown. So

9505
05:12:26,577 --> 05:12:27,878
really excited about that. And

9506
05:12:27,878 --> 05:12:30,347
we know that the private

9507
05:12:30,347 --> 05:12:31,348
policing has been a big

9508
05:12:31,348 --> 05:12:32,349
conversation. We know that's

9509
05:12:32,349 --> 05:12:33,784
something that's important for

9510
05:12:33,784 --> 05:12:35,152
downtown. We know that there

9511
05:12:35,152 --> 05:12:36,921
have been questions about can

9512
05:12:36,921 --> 05:12:37,921
mpd staff it. I had

9513
05:12:37,921 --> 05:12:40,257
conversations as recently as

9514
05:12:40,257 --> 05:12:41,592
today asking central precinct

9515
05:12:41,592 --> 05:12:43,427
can is there any way that we

9516
05:12:43,427 --> 05:12:45,960
can find the officers? And they

9517
05:12:45,960 --> 05:12:47,331
reminded me that the e d u

9518
05:12:47,331 --> 05:12:49,200
itself remains unfunded in this

9519
05:12:49,200 --> 05:12:50,367
current budget. So they're

9520
05:12:50,367 --> 05:12:52,169
trying to figure out how to put

9521
05:12:52,169 --> 05:12:53,304
that together. We don't. So

9522
05:12:53,304 --> 05:12:55,172
they don't have any extra

9523
05:12:55,172 --> 05:12:56,240
people to do it. And so that

9524
05:12:56,240 --> 05:12:57,374
being said, there's a new

9525
05:12:57,374 --> 05:12:59,176
operator. And I've told folks

9526
05:12:59,176 --> 05:13:00,745
day, night, morning, evening,

9527
05:13:00,745 --> 05:13:02,479
4:00 in the morning, if there

9528
05:13:02,479 --> 05:13:03,880
is any issue, any incident,

9529
05:13:03,880 --> 05:13:05,820
anything going on with private

9530
05:13:05,820 --> 05:13:06,951
police or anybody downtown,

9531
05:13:06,951 --> 05:13:08,118
call me, reach out to me. It's

9532
05:13:08,118 --> 05:13:10,870
important to get to the bottom

9533
05:13:10,870 --> 05:13:11,956
of it. I can't go back in time.

9534
05:13:11,956 --> 05:13:12,990
I can't go back into whatever

9535
05:13:12,990 --> 05:13:14,158
happened or didn't happen in

9536
05:13:14,158 --> 05:13:15,926
the past. But my commitment

9537
05:13:15,926 --> 05:13:17,270
going forward is to make sure

9538
05:13:17,270 --> 05:13:18,162
that everything is taken care

9539
05:13:18,162 --> 05:13:20,970
of. And again, you know, the

9540
05:13:20,970 --> 05:13:21,198
work we spent a lot of time

9541
05:13:21,198 --> 05:13:23,670
talking on talking about a

9542
05:13:23,670 --> 05:13:24,168
piece of the work that happens,

9543
05:13:24,168 --> 05:13:25,302
but there's so much great work

9544
05:13:25,302 --> 05:13:26,303
that happens with, again,

9545
05:13:26,303 --> 05:13:27,170
cleaning, safety programing,

9546
05:13:27,170 --> 05:13:28,905
things that really make our

9547
05:13:28,905 --> 05:13:30,740
downtown run. So appreciate all

9548
05:13:30,740 --> 05:13:31,142
that work. And I urge my

9549
05:13:31,142 --> 05:13:33,542
colleagues to support the

9550
05:13:34,378 --> 05:13:34,578
resolution. Thanks.

9551
05:13:34,578 --> 05:13:36,578
all right.

9552
05:13:36,714 --> 05:13:39,182
We're on to discussion. First

9553
05:13:39,182 --> 05:13:41,284
in the queue is quinn evans.

9554
05:13:41,284 --> 05:13:41,585
You're recognized.

9555
05:13:41,585 --> 05:13:43,585
Thank you,

9556
05:13:43,954 --> 05:13:44,889
MADAM PRESIDENT. I rise tonight

9557
05:13:44,889 --> 05:13:46,423
because I want to share

9558
05:13:46,423 --> 05:13:47,892
something that happened last

9559
05:13:47,892 --> 05:13:49,693
night in committee for those

9560
05:13:49,693 --> 05:13:51,495
who were not able to be here,

9561
05:13:51,495 --> 05:13:53,164
which is that I asked the

9562
05:13:53,164 --> 05:13:55,432
downtown partnership if it was

9563
05:13:55,432 --> 05:13:57,568
committed to going forward,

9564
05:13:57,568 --> 05:14:00,370
making sure that safety was

9565
05:14:00,370 --> 05:14:02,206
holistic, that it involved safe

9566
05:14:02,206 --> 05:14:03,607
streets. And the answer I got

9567
05:14:03,607 --> 05:14:05,576
was no. The downtown

9568
05:14:05,576 --> 05:14:06,977
partnership use its mandate as

9569
05:14:06,977 --> 05:14:09,547
clean and safe and clean and

9570
05:14:09,547 --> 05:14:11,649
safe as trash and cops. And I

9571
05:14:11,649 --> 05:14:13,417
think if you ask most

9572
05:14:13,417 --> 05:14:15,219
nashvillians what clean and

9573
05:14:15,219 --> 05:14:17,288
safe means, it's not just

9574
05:14:17,288 --> 05:14:19,990
picking up trash. And it is not

9575
05:14:19,990 --> 05:14:21,658
just funding officers downtown.

9576
05:14:21,658 --> 05:14:23,527
It means that when people walk

9577
05:14:23,527 --> 05:14:24,595
on sidewalks downtown, that

9578
05:14:24,595 --> 05:14:27,464
they feel like they're not

9579
05:14:27,464 --> 05:14:31,502
going to die. And what we have

9580
05:14:31,502 --> 05:14:33,904
every single year downtown are

9581
05:14:33,904 --> 05:14:36,773
tourists coming to this city,

9582
05:14:36,773 --> 05:14:38,876
paying this fee and dying on

9583
05:14:38,876 --> 05:14:41,110
our streets. They are dying on

9584
05:14:41,110 --> 05:14:42,480
scooters. They are dying on our

9585
05:14:42,480 --> 05:14:44,381
sidewalks. And the downtown

9586
05:14:44,381 --> 05:14:46,516
partnership doesn't view that

9587
05:14:46,516 --> 05:14:49,686
as a safety issue. It doesn't

9588
05:14:49,686 --> 05:14:53,286
view the garage blowing up on

9589
05:14:53,691 --> 05:14:55,492
us. And. People are talking and

9590
05:14:55,492 --> 05:14:56,994
it always throws me for a loop.

9591
05:14:56,994 --> 05:14:57,260
Please don't interject while

9592
05:14:57,260 --> 05:14:58,762
members.

9593
05:14:58,762 --> 05:15:00,564
But when the garage

9594
05:15:00,564 --> 05:15:01,899
blows up and we have visitors

9595
05:15:01,899 --> 05:15:04,468
and people who live here whose

9596
05:15:04,468 --> 05:15:07,370
cars are stuck there for months

9597
05:15:07,370 --> 05:15:09,540
on end, and what is a hazardous

9598
05:15:09,540 --> 05:15:12,420
site that is neither clean nor

9599
05:15:12,420 --> 05:15:14,177
safe? I believe very strongly

9600
05:15:14,177 --> 05:15:17,777
that beds are important, and i

9601
05:15:18,115 --> 05:15:20,384
believe that what this city for was a clean and safe

9602
05:15:20,384 --> 05:15:22,319
downtown. Ironically, I'm going

9603
05:15:22,319 --> 05:15:25,319
to again quote lamar alexander

9604
05:15:25,389 --> 05:15:27,791
tonight. I don't think that he

9605
05:15:27,791 --> 05:15:29,994
expected to be quoted twice at

9606
05:15:29,994 --> 05:15:31,929
council tonight. But the first

9607
05:15:31,929 --> 05:15:33,230
part of his quote, the latter

9608
05:15:33,230 --> 05:15:35,650
of which we've already heard,

9609
05:15:35,650 --> 05:15:36,834
was, well, I think the number

9610
05:15:36,834 --> 05:15:38,269
one goal of the chamber of

9611
05:15:38,269 --> 05:15:40,170
commerce should not be

9612
05:15:40,170 --> 05:15:41,505
recruiting more jobs to

9613
05:15:41,505 --> 05:15:44,408
nashville, but keeping it a

9614
05:15:44,408 --> 05:15:45,876
nice place to live. And that's

9615
05:15:45,876 --> 05:15:47,770
what this bid should be focused

9616
05:15:47,770 --> 05:15:48,979
on. It should be focused on a

9617
05:15:48,979 --> 05:15:50,847
nice place to live and a nice

9618
05:15:50,847 --> 05:15:52,382
place to live. Looks nice and

9619
05:15:52,382 --> 05:15:54,551
it feels nice, and it is

9620
05:15:54,551 --> 05:15:55,953
actually safe in all the ways

9621
05:15:55,953 --> 05:15:57,654
necessary for people to live

9622
05:15:57,654 --> 05:15:58,656
downtown. And that's what the

9623
05:15:58,656 --> 05:16:00,570
downtown partnership should be

9624
05:16:00,570 --> 05:16:01,758
doing with this budget. This

9625
05:16:01,758 --> 05:16:03,594
budget looks like a tax. It

9626
05:16:03,594 --> 05:16:04,995
feels like a tax. It walks and

9627
05:16:04,995 --> 05:16:06,864
talks like a tax. People

9628
05:16:06,864 --> 05:16:08,432
believe it is a tax. You read

9629
05:16:08,432 --> 05:16:11,680
on your receipt. It is a tax

9630
05:16:11,680 --> 05:16:13,704
and it is a sales tax required

9631
05:16:13,704 --> 05:16:15,500
to be paid for a clean and safe

9632
05:16:15,500 --> 05:16:16,206
downtown. And we owe it to

9633
05:16:16,206 --> 05:16:18,609
everybody paying that tax to

9634
05:16:18,609 --> 05:16:20,778
make sure that this budget is a

9635
05:16:20,778 --> 05:16:23,413
reflection of a clean and safe

9636
05:16:23,413 --> 05:16:25,115
downtown.

9637
05:16:25,115 --> 05:16:26,283
All righty. Council

9638
05:16:26,283 --> 05:16:27,617
member parker, I believe you

9639
05:16:27,617 --> 05:16:28,986
sought to be recognized for

9640
05:16:28,986 --> 05:16:30,870
having a little bit of a tablet

9641
05:16:30,870 --> 05:16:31,254
issue there, but go ahead.

9642
05:16:31,254 --> 05:16:31,789
You're recognized, sir.

9643
05:16:31,789 --> 05:16:32,956
Thank

9644
05:16:32,956 --> 05:16:34,124
you, vice mayor. For whatever

9645
05:16:34,124 --> 05:16:35,926
reason, when I hit the button,

9646
05:16:35,926 --> 05:16:36,960
it's showing on my screen, but

9647
05:16:36,960 --> 05:16:37,828
not on my screen.

9648
05:16:37,828 --> 05:16:39,596
I'm not

9649
05:16:39,596 --> 05:16:41,698
seeing it here either. Yeah.

9650
05:16:41,698 --> 05:16:43,333
Well, well, anyway, I'm, i

9651
05:16:43,333 --> 05:16:44,501
don't want to get too into the

9652
05:16:44,501 --> 05:16:46,690
weeds. We've had a lot of good

9653
05:16:46,690 --> 05:16:48,171
committee discussion about the

9654
05:16:48,171 --> 05:16:51,642
sea bed and how they utilize

9655
05:16:51,642 --> 05:16:53,644
their funds that, you know, I

9656
05:16:53,644 --> 05:16:55,412
do want to note on the on the

9657
05:16:55,412 --> 05:16:56,547
safe streets issue, I don't

9658
05:16:56,547 --> 05:16:58,448
really think that the ask is

9659
05:16:58,448 --> 05:16:59,650
for them. For me personally, my

9660
05:16:59,650 --> 05:17:01,551
view, the ask is not for them

9661
05:17:01,551 --> 05:17:02,719
to spend a bunch of their

9662
05:17:02,719 --> 05:17:04,388
special collections on, you

9663
05:17:04,388 --> 05:17:05,522
know, like capital

9664
05:17:05,522 --> 05:17:07,522
infrastructure improvements,

9665
05:17:11,928 --> 05:17:13,297
but rather to stop impeding the

9666
05:17:13,297 --> 05:17:14,798
deployment of safe

9667
05:17:14,798 --> 05:17:16,798
infrastructure within their

9668
05:17:17,301 --> 05:17:20,901
area. They, they have a habit

9669
05:17:22,106 --> 05:17:23,840
of, of, of, of doing that. And

9670
05:17:23,840 --> 05:17:24,975
again, I don't, I don't want to

9671
05:17:24,975 --> 05:17:26,176
get into the specifics of a lot

9672
05:17:26,176 --> 05:17:27,877
of good committee discussion

9673
05:17:27,877 --> 05:17:29,450
about that. I do want to talk

9674
05:17:29,450 --> 05:17:30,914
about what we're doing here

9675
05:17:30,914 --> 05:17:32,782
tonight. And, and I think I was

9676
05:17:32,782 --> 05:17:33,884
the council member who read the

9677
05:17:33,884 --> 05:17:35,819
code and realized that we were

9678
05:17:35,819 --> 05:17:37,788
supposed to be doing this every

9679
05:17:37,788 --> 05:17:38,856
year. I brought it up in a in a

9680
05:17:38,856 --> 05:17:40,230
committee discussion. And you

9681
05:17:40,230 --> 05:17:41,892
know, what we've got before us

9682
05:17:41,892 --> 05:17:42,959
now is not just the fiscal 27

9683
05:17:42,959 --> 05:17:43,994
budget, but decades of

9684
05:17:43,994 --> 05:17:46,394
oversight that we're being

9685
05:17:47,164 --> 05:17:50,764
asked to kind of engage with.

9686
05:17:50,767 --> 05:17:53,270
At 1115, after a lengthy public

9687
05:17:53,270 --> 05:17:55,105
hearing, I doubt that this has

9688
05:17:55,105 --> 05:17:57,574
gotten the attention either the

9689
05:17:57,574 --> 05:18:00,176
fiscal 27 budget or the decades

9690
05:18:00,176 --> 05:18:02,212
of of oversight that it

9691
05:18:02,212 --> 05:18:05,212
deserves. And and, you know,

9692
05:18:06,249 --> 05:18:07,751
we've heard from the lobbyists

9693
05:18:07,751 --> 05:18:08,785
and leadership of the

9694
05:18:08,785 --> 05:18:10,187
organization that they are

9695
05:18:10,187 --> 05:18:11,321
going to try to address some of

9696
05:18:11,321 --> 05:18:13,423
these concerns that people have

9697
05:18:13,423 --> 05:18:16,693
brought up. They have a new

9698
05:18:16,693 --> 05:18:18,495
private police contractor. They

9699
05:18:18,495 --> 05:18:19,896
say that they're going to stop

9700
05:18:19,896 --> 05:18:21,365
blocking safe infrastructure

9701
05:18:21,365 --> 05:18:23,567
downtown so that fewer people

9702
05:18:23,567 --> 05:18:25,269
get hurt downtown. That's great.

9703
05:18:25,269 --> 05:18:27,304
I haven't seen that yet. I need

9704
05:18:27,304 --> 05:18:28,405
to see a little bit of a track

9705
05:18:28,405 --> 05:18:29,639
record from this organization

9706
05:18:29,639 --> 05:18:31,141
before I'm comfortable

9707
05:18:31,141 --> 05:18:32,776
approving these budgets. So I'm

9708
05:18:32,776 --> 05:18:33,977
going to be voting no, because

9709
05:18:33,977 --> 05:18:35,712
I think that we have a critical

9710
05:18:35,712 --> 05:18:38,712
oversight role with regards to

9711
05:18:39,683 --> 05:18:40,917
this entity. You know, it's

9712
05:18:40,917 --> 05:18:42,653
it's spelled out what happens

9713
05:18:42,653 --> 05:18:43,953
if this budget fails in this

9714
05:18:43,953 --> 05:18:45,188
body. It's not the downtown

9715
05:18:45,188 --> 05:18:46,122
partnership goes away. It's not

9716
05:18:46,122 --> 05:18:47,624
that they don't have any

9717
05:18:47,624 --> 05:18:48,792
funding. It's not that

9718
05:18:48,792 --> 05:18:50,327
everything is terrible. It's

9719
05:18:50,327 --> 05:18:51,561
that they have to redo their

9720
05:18:51,561 --> 05:18:53,530
budget and they have to bring

9721
05:18:53,530 --> 05:18:54,598
it back to us. And if the board

9722
05:18:54,598 --> 05:18:56,533
members are curious what we

9723
05:18:56,533 --> 05:18:58,335
need to see in a budget that

9724
05:18:58,335 --> 05:18:59,669
gets voted down here, they can

9725
05:18:59,669 --> 05:19:01,705
communicate with us. It's it's,

9726
05:19:01,705 --> 05:19:02,973
it's there's, there's a, I

9727
05:19:02,973 --> 05:19:04,207
would take a call from any

9728
05:19:04,207 --> 05:19:06,760
board member of the downtown

9729
05:19:06,760 --> 05:19:07,644
partnership or the sea bed to

9730
05:19:07,644 --> 05:19:09,379
talk about my concerns and what

9731
05:19:09,379 --> 05:19:10,447
I would like to see out of this

9732
05:19:10,447 --> 05:19:12,215
organization, how they could

9733
05:19:12,215 --> 05:19:13,383
better serve the city. But I'm

9734
05:19:13,383 --> 05:19:15,218
not ready. Based on the issues

9735
05:19:15,218 --> 05:19:16,853
that have arisen in debate in

9736
05:19:16,853 --> 05:19:18,555
recent months this year, last

9737
05:19:18,555 --> 05:19:19,923
year to vote for this, I'm

9738
05:19:19,923 --> 05:19:21,524
going to be voting against this,

9739
05:19:21,524 --> 05:19:22,492
and I would encourage any

9740
05:19:22,492 --> 05:19:24,360
colleagues who are interested

9741
05:19:24,360 --> 05:19:25,795
in exercising our oversight

9742
05:19:25,795 --> 05:19:28,795
authority over this entity to

9743
05:19:29,320 --> 05:19:31,868
join me in voting no tonight.

9744
05:19:31,868 --> 05:19:34,404
Thank you, MR. Parker. MR.

9745
05:19:34,404 --> 05:19:35,905
Cuban, I'm going to go through

9746
05:19:35,905 --> 05:19:38,305
other colleagues before I

9747
05:19:40,176 --> 05:19:41,945
return to you, sir. Okay. Are

9748
05:19:41,945 --> 05:19:43,413
you seeking to be recognized

9749
05:19:43,413 --> 05:19:47,613
again, or you just happen to be

9750
05:19:48,485 --> 05:19:50,987
in the queue? Okay, okay. All

9751
05:19:50,987 --> 05:19:52,210
right, MR. Huffman, you're next

9752
05:19:52,210 --> 05:19:52,422
in the queue, sir.

9753
05:19:52,422 --> 05:19:54,290
Thank you,

9754
05:19:54,290 --> 05:19:57,160
vice mayor. And I'll be brief

9755
05:19:57,160 --> 05:19:58,795
with these comments. Really

9756
05:19:58,795 --> 05:20:01,164
want to highlight a couple of

9757
05:20:01,164 --> 05:20:03,564
things, colleagues. The first

9758
05:20:06,102 --> 05:20:09,739
thing is that siren was a bad

9759
05:20:09,739 --> 05:20:11,541
actor. We all know that

9760
05:20:11,541 --> 05:20:14,430
terrible actor, not a good

9761
05:20:14,430 --> 05:20:16,980
representation of this city. It

9762
05:20:16,980 --> 05:20:19,820
was such a bad actor. It put

9763
05:20:19,820 --> 05:20:21,985
people in, in our unhoused, our

9764
05:20:21,985 --> 05:20:23,820
most vulnerable residents in

9765
05:20:23,820 --> 05:20:25,989
bad situations. There's no

9766
05:20:25,989 --> 05:20:28,124
doubt about that. And what did

9767
05:20:28,124 --> 05:20:30,524
the downtown partnership do?

9768
05:20:32,429 --> 05:20:35,298
They fired them. I want you all

9769
05:20:35,298 --> 05:20:37,100
to realize that the downtown

9770
05:20:37,100 --> 05:20:40,100
partnership is very much a

9771
05:20:40,804 --> 05:20:43,273
partner to us. And they saw a

9772
05:20:43,273 --> 05:20:45,875
problem and they addressed it,

9773
05:20:45,875 --> 05:20:49,475
and they addressed it by hiring

9774
05:20:49,645 --> 05:20:51,881
a new company who I don't know

9775
05:20:51,881 --> 05:20:52,949
who's looked it up yet, but I

9776
05:20:52,949 --> 05:20:54,317
definitely invite you to look

9777
05:20:54,317 --> 05:20:57,220
up their records and other

9778
05:20:57,220 --> 05:20:58,988
cities, look at their track

9779
05:20:58,988 --> 05:21:00,988
record for de-escalation

9780
05:21:02,625 --> 05:21:04,794
tactics specifically, and think

9781
05:21:04,794 --> 05:21:06,290
about that as you're

9782
05:21:06,290 --> 05:21:08,865
considering your vote for this.

9783
05:21:08,865 --> 05:21:09,966
If that is your inflection

9784
05:21:09,966 --> 05:21:12,402
point on if you're going to

9785
05:21:12,402 --> 05:21:13,770
vote yes or no. We have a

9786
05:21:13,770 --> 05:21:16,639
commitment to this city to keep

9787
05:21:16,639 --> 05:21:19,276
it safe. And whether we like it

9788
05:21:19,276 --> 05:21:21,744
or not, the city runs on

9789
05:21:21,744 --> 05:21:24,144
tourism, and these tourists

9790
05:21:25,682 --> 05:21:26,850
come to downtown. Recently, I

9791
05:21:26,850 --> 05:21:28,451
think it was billboard. I don't

9792
05:21:28,451 --> 05:21:29,452
even know if it's called

9793
05:21:29,452 --> 05:21:31,852
billboard magazine anymore, if

9794
05:21:32,222 --> 05:21:34,357
it's just billboard mentioned

9795
05:21:34,357 --> 05:21:35,692
that bridgestone arena is now

9796
05:21:35,692 --> 05:21:38,920
10th nationally for growth,

9797
05:21:39,696 --> 05:21:42,960
gross revenue. They're 18th

9798
05:21:42,298 --> 05:21:44,367
globally. And I mention that

9799
05:21:44,367 --> 05:21:46,767
because there's always people

9800
05:21:46,936 --> 05:21:49,138
coming in to downtown, 20,000

9801
05:21:49,138 --> 05:21:51,675
people on any given night. And

9802
05:21:51,675 --> 05:21:53,510
all of those people are

9803
05:21:53,510 --> 05:21:55,510
frequenting the businesses

9804
05:21:55,545 --> 05:21:57,545
downtown. They're buying $15

9805
05:21:59,249 --> 05:22:01,718
drinks and $20 drinks at bars,

9806
05:22:01,718 --> 05:22:02,819
and we get a chunk of that to

9807
05:22:02,819 --> 05:22:04,988
fund the projects that the

9808
05:22:04,988 --> 05:22:08,588
people in the back were talking

9809
05:22:10,793 --> 05:22:13,163
about tonight. So I urge you to

9810
05:22:13,163 --> 05:22:15,310
support this, because we owe it

9811
05:22:15,310 --> 05:22:17,166
to this city to keep it safe.

9812
05:22:17,166 --> 05:22:19,836
And the last thing that I will

9813
05:22:19,836 --> 05:22:21,538
say as well, especially around

9814
05:22:21,538 --> 05:22:23,938
our unhoused friends, because

9815
05:22:24,730 --> 05:22:26,576
it's just that is a really,

9816
05:22:26,576 --> 05:22:30,146
really soft spot for me. The

9817
05:22:30,146 --> 05:22:31,948
downtown partnership has a

9818
05:22:31,948 --> 05:22:33,383
deescalation policy, and I

9819
05:22:33,383 --> 05:22:35,585
learned that because I took a

9820
05:22:35,585 --> 05:22:36,819
ride, a ride along with them

9821
05:22:36,819 --> 05:22:38,721
last year, and I encourage all

9822
05:22:38,721 --> 05:22:40,189
of y'all to do the same thing.

9823
05:22:40,189 --> 05:22:42,793
Anytime that they see an

9824
05:22:42,793 --> 05:22:44,193
unhoused person having an

9825
05:22:44,193 --> 05:22:45,928
interaction with a police

9826
05:22:45,928 --> 05:22:47,763
officer, they automatically

9827
05:22:47,763 --> 05:22:49,665
intervene. They automatically

9828
05:22:49,665 --> 05:22:51,868
start to deescalate that

9829
05:22:51,868 --> 05:22:52,468
situation. Thank you.

9830
05:22:52,468 --> 05:22:53,602
All right.

9831
05:22:53,602 --> 05:22:54,670
Next in the queue,

9832
05:22:54,670 --> 05:22:55,400
councilmember, you're

9833
05:22:55,400 --> 05:22:55,772
recognized.

9834
05:22:55,772 --> 05:22:57,772
Thank you, vice

9835
05:22:58,975 --> 05:23:01,844
mayor. Tonight I rise in

9836
05:23:01,844 --> 05:23:04,244
opposition to this resolution

9837
05:23:05,115 --> 05:23:07,984
for me, just like my colleague

9838
05:23:07,984 --> 05:23:09,819
just said, if it has a large

9839
05:23:09,819 --> 05:23:12,289
track record in my research, it

9840
05:23:12,289 --> 05:23:15,191
said that it was launched in

9841
05:23:15,191 --> 05:23:16,927
2026. So for me, it might be

9842
05:23:16,927 --> 05:23:19,496
part of an organization that

9843
05:23:19,496 --> 05:23:21,764
has decades of experience, but

9844
05:23:21,764 --> 05:23:23,399
it itself was only launched

9845
05:23:23,399 --> 05:23:25,334
this year. So I have lots of

9846
05:23:25,334 --> 05:23:27,236
questions. I'm not sure how you

9847
05:23:27,236 --> 05:23:29,505
can have a track record if you

9848
05:23:29,505 --> 05:23:31,708
just were started a few months

9849
05:23:31,708 --> 05:23:33,142
ago. And you know, for me, I

9850
05:23:33,142 --> 05:23:34,677
just have multiple other

9851
05:23:34,677 --> 05:23:36,245
concerns. We all the time in

9852
05:23:36,245 --> 05:23:38,315
metro government have to work

9853
05:23:38,315 --> 05:23:40,182
on rfp. And we always have to,

9854
05:23:40,182 --> 05:23:41,351
you know, try to find the best

9855
05:23:41,351 --> 05:23:44,860
bid. And I just want to

9856
05:23:44,860 --> 05:23:45,789
understand, did the see bid and

9857
05:23:45,789 --> 05:23:47,324
did they do the same thing? And

9858
05:23:47,324 --> 05:23:48,258
if so, I'd just like to

9859
05:23:48,258 --> 05:23:49,793
understand how that process

9860
05:23:49,793 --> 05:23:50,826
went. But I definitely don't

9861
05:23:50,826 --> 05:23:52,826
feel comfortable, especially

9862
05:23:55,970 --> 05:23:57,233
with the 20 years of finances.

9863
05:23:57,233 --> 05:23:58,901
I don't feel comfortable also

9864
05:23:58,901 --> 05:24:00,903
passing that tonight. So I just

9865
05:24:00,903 --> 05:24:03,506
ask my colleagues to consider

9866
05:24:03,506 --> 05:24:04,808
this and before voting. So

9867
05:24:04,808 --> 05:24:05,541
thank you so much.

9868
05:24:05,541 --> 05:24:06,710
Thank you.

9869
05:24:06,710 --> 05:24:07,676
Next in the queue is council

9870
05:24:07,676 --> 05:24:09,676
member styles. You're

9871
05:24:10,547 --> 05:24:10,880
recognized ma'am.

9872
05:24:10,880 --> 05:24:12,880
Thank you

9873
05:24:13,820 --> 05:24:15,820
very much.

9874
05:24:15,185 --> 05:24:17,185
I'm rising in

9875
05:24:17,787 --> 05:24:20,723
support. I also have a sea bed

9876
05:24:20,723 --> 05:24:23,259
in my district, and I look

9877
05:24:23,259 --> 05:24:24,995
forward to being able to use it

9878
05:24:24,995 --> 05:24:27,897
for many of the things that my

9879
05:24:27,897 --> 05:24:30,733
constituents ask for, which is

9880
05:24:30,733 --> 05:24:33,200
safety and beautification and a

9881
05:24:33,200 --> 05:24:34,370
variety of other things that

9882
05:24:34,370 --> 05:24:35,839
this sea bed currently provides

9883
05:24:35,839 --> 05:24:38,641
downtown that we as a city are

9884
05:24:38,641 --> 05:24:40,676
not able to do. We do not have

9885
05:24:40,676 --> 05:24:41,678
in and got a bunch of trucks

9886
05:24:41,678 --> 05:24:42,711
that are coming out and

9887
05:24:42,711 --> 05:24:44,447
cleaning the sidewalks and

9888
05:24:44,447 --> 05:24:46,249
getting rid of vomit and a

9889
05:24:46,249 --> 05:24:49,151
variety of other things every

9890
05:24:49,151 --> 05:24:50,886
single night. We can't. Well, I

9891
05:24:50,886 --> 05:24:52,688
guess we could. We just haven't

9892
05:24:52,688 --> 05:24:53,957
prioritized that. And I think

9893
05:24:53,957 --> 05:24:55,959
when we have tourists coming,

9894
05:24:55,959 --> 05:24:58,940
it does matter when they come

9895
05:24:58,940 --> 05:24:59,296
and they see filthy streets,

9896
05:24:59,296 --> 05:25:01,696
they're telling people don'tgo

9897
05:25:03,166 --> 05:25:04,968
to nashville. And we do survive

9898
05:25:04,968 --> 05:25:06,503
very much on our tourists. We

9899
05:25:06,503 --> 05:25:08,505
have residents and tourists.

9900
05:25:08,505 --> 05:25:11,505
Everyone is important, but to

9901
05:25:11,740 --> 05:25:13,543
act as if they are a problem

9902
05:25:13,543 --> 05:25:15,845
because they are handling

9903
05:25:15,845 --> 05:25:17,213
scenarios that we actively are

9904
05:25:17,213 --> 05:25:19,348
not. I don't think that that's

9905
05:25:19,348 --> 05:25:21,918
right. The sea can be a

9906
05:25:21,918 --> 05:25:24,787
very beneficial thing. I think

9907
05:25:24,787 --> 05:25:26,622
that we should support council

9908
05:25:26,622 --> 05:25:29,359
member koopman in his efforts

9909
05:25:29,359 --> 05:25:30,860
for this sea bed. And if there

9910
05:25:30,860 --> 05:25:32,270
are questions that you have, by

9911
05:25:32,270 --> 05:25:33,129
all means, I mean, we have

9912
05:25:33,129 --> 05:25:34,230
certainly passed things with

9913
05:25:34,230 --> 05:25:35,932
people having questions and

9914
05:25:35,932 --> 05:25:37,660
still said, oh, it sounds like

9915
05:25:37,660 --> 05:25:38,868
a good idea. We're going to

9916
05:25:38,868 --> 05:25:40,170
move forward. Why is this any

9917
05:25:40,170 --> 05:25:40,903
different? Thank you.

9918
05:25:40,903 --> 05:25:42,305
Thank you.

9919
05:25:42,305 --> 05:25:43,439
Next in the queue is council

9920
05:25:43,439 --> 05:25:45,208
member nash. You're recognized

9921
05:25:45,208 --> 05:25:46,709
sir.

9922
05:25:46,709 --> 05:25:49,109
Thank you, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

9923
05:25:49,312 --> 05:25:51,800
I my sense is this is kind of

9924
05:25:51,800 --> 05:25:52,482
the first year that we've

9925
05:25:52,482 --> 05:25:54,217
decided we've got to approve

9926
05:25:54,217 --> 05:25:57,217
their budget, although it was

9927
05:25:57,921 --> 05:25:59,489
in ordinance previously. So

9928
05:25:59,489 --> 05:26:02,591
here we are for the kind of the

9929
05:26:02,591 --> 05:26:03,660
first go round. They have

9930
05:26:03,660 --> 05:26:05,862
obviously heard us because

9931
05:26:05,862 --> 05:26:08,862
they've made some changes. And

9932
05:26:08,997 --> 05:26:11,568
I think we're going to have a

9933
05:26:11,568 --> 05:26:13,303
better sense of how this new

9934
05:26:13,303 --> 05:26:15,205
process is going to work and

9935
05:26:15,205 --> 05:26:16,973
how the new security thing is

9936
05:26:16,973 --> 05:26:19,800
going to work. If we go ahead

9937
05:26:19,800 --> 05:26:22,608
and pass this budget and watch

9938
05:26:23,380 --> 05:26:25,480
over this next year. Kind of

9939
05:26:25,480 --> 05:26:26,215
say, we're not going to give

9940
05:26:26,215 --> 05:26:29,152
you budget, we're not let you

9941
05:26:29,152 --> 05:26:30,253
go forward except on your money,

9942
05:26:30,253 --> 05:26:32,154
but we're still going to try

9943
05:26:32,154 --> 05:26:33,890
and find out what you're doing,

9944
05:26:33,890 --> 05:26:35,791
I think is kind of opposite of

9945
05:26:35,791 --> 05:26:37,193
what we want to be doing. Let's

9946
05:26:37,193 --> 05:26:39,195
let's give them a chance to get

9947
05:26:39,195 --> 05:26:40,597
started. New process. We'll

9948
05:26:40,597 --> 05:26:41,831
watch them. And if we don't

9949
05:26:41,831 --> 05:26:43,532
like it, we get to vote next

9950
05:26:43,532 --> 05:26:45,100
year.

9951
05:26:45,100 --> 05:26:47,203
all right. Next in the

9952
05:26:47,203 --> 05:26:48,304
queue is council member

9953
05:26:48,304 --> 05:26:49,639
porterfield. MADAM Pro tem,

9954
05:26:49,639 --> 05:26:50,600
you're recognized.

9955
05:26:50,600 --> 05:26:52,600
Thank you,

9956
05:26:53,943 --> 05:26:55,445
vice mayor. Yesterday there was

9957
05:26:55,445 --> 05:26:56,446
a really interesting

9958
05:26:56,446 --> 05:26:58,281
conversation in budget and

9959
05:26:58,281 --> 05:27:00,516
finance in which myself and my

9960
05:27:00,516 --> 05:27:02,510
colleague, council member quinn,

9961
05:27:02,510 --> 05:27:03,786
voted against this legislation.

9962
05:27:03,786 --> 05:27:05,254
I just want to speak to a few

9963
05:27:05,254 --> 05:27:07,356
reasons why why I voted against

9964
05:27:07,356 --> 05:27:09,492
it, in addition to the concerns

9965
05:27:09,492 --> 05:27:10,693
that my colleague lifted up,

9966
05:27:10,693 --> 05:27:12,695
there was conversation around

9967
05:27:12,695 --> 05:27:14,497
the secondary employment unit,

9968
05:27:14,497 --> 05:27:16,699
and the work by the secondary

9969
05:27:16,699 --> 05:27:18,133
employment unit will be done by

9970
05:27:18,133 --> 05:27:20,270
thp the tennessee highway

9971
05:27:20,270 --> 05:27:22,710
patrol. And we noted that there

9972
05:27:22,710 --> 05:27:24,471
had been concerns about

9973
05:27:25,700 --> 05:27:26,809
behavior from various entities

9974
05:27:26,809 --> 05:27:28,711
of various patrol members from

9975
05:27:28,711 --> 05:27:31,113
the thp I'm going to come back

9976
05:27:31,113 --> 05:27:33,282
to that point. Another concern

9977
05:27:33,282 --> 05:27:35,517
was civility, which is, I guess,

9978
05:27:35,517 --> 05:27:37,519
an offshoot of block by block.

9979
05:27:37,519 --> 05:27:39,222
There was concerns about

9980
05:27:39,222 --> 05:27:41,230
concern for me about this being

9981
05:27:41,230 --> 05:27:43,250
a no bid contract. But I want

9982
05:27:43,250 --> 05:27:44,893
to quote some things from an

9983
05:27:44,893 --> 05:27:46,896
article in the banner that was

9984
05:27:46,896 --> 05:27:48,698
written by our very own stephen

9985
05:27:48,698 --> 05:27:50,199
elliott, who, sitting right

9986
05:27:50,199 --> 05:27:52,702
here to my left. And three

9987
05:27:52,702 --> 05:27:56,500
things from the article that I

9988
05:27:56,500 --> 05:27:59,500
really wanted to highlight. Let

9989
05:28:01,277 --> 05:28:02,478
me pull that back up here.

9990
05:28:02,478 --> 05:28:05,314
Three things from the article

9991
05:28:05,314 --> 05:28:07,450
that I wanted to highlight. One

9992
05:28:07,450 --> 05:28:08,918
when asked about thps work with

9993
05:28:08,918 --> 05:28:10,687
federal immigration agents last

9994
05:28:10,687 --> 05:28:12,521
year and which troopers ignored

9995
05:28:12,521 --> 05:28:13,922
traffic violations, cited

9996
05:28:13,922 --> 05:28:15,240
broken english and other

9997
05:28:15,240 --> 05:28:17,240
demographic markers when

9998
05:28:17,193 --> 05:28:18,861
turning people over to ice,

9999
05:28:18,861 --> 05:28:20,697
turner said that he remained

10000
05:28:20,697 --> 05:28:22,565
confident in chp officers. So

10001
05:28:22,565 --> 05:28:23,999
even though we have video

10002
05:28:23,999 --> 05:28:25,434
evidence of the work of the

10003
05:28:25,434 --> 05:28:27,603
officers are saying that they

10004
05:28:27,603 --> 05:28:29,439
still are confident in those

10005
05:28:29,439 --> 05:28:30,906
officers, we have confidence

10006
05:28:30,906 --> 05:28:32,575
that chp will address those

10007
05:28:32,575 --> 05:28:33,810
issues that arise with us or

10008
05:28:33,810 --> 05:28:35,178
anyone else. I don't have

10009
05:28:35,178 --> 05:28:36,913
confidence that this will be

10010
05:28:36,913 --> 05:28:39,313
addressed. There was another

10011
05:28:39,649 --> 05:28:41,717
concern about, again, block by

10012
05:28:41,717 --> 05:28:44,653
block, which was an entity that

10013
05:28:44,653 --> 05:28:45,721
was just started this year.

10014
05:28:45,721 --> 05:28:46,823
We're hearing so much about

10015
05:28:46,823 --> 05:28:48,657
like their track record, but

10016
05:28:48,657 --> 05:28:49,825
this was an entity that was

10017
05:28:49,825 --> 05:28:51,727
started just a couple of months

10018
05:28:51,727 --> 05:28:55,664
ago. But I also wanted to lift

10019
05:28:55,664 --> 05:28:58,664
up that mpd confirmed that

10020
05:28:59,668 --> 05:29:01,470
block by block kept fuel in the

10021
05:29:01,470 --> 05:29:03,870
library parking garage that

10022
05:29:04,774 --> 05:29:07,577
blew up. So we're saying that

10023
05:29:07,577 --> 05:29:08,978
we have confidence in thp even

10024
05:29:08,978 --> 05:29:10,479
though we see what the chp

10025
05:29:10,479 --> 05:29:12,815
officers have done, we are

10026
05:29:12,815 --> 05:29:14,815
saying that we

10027
05:29:15,117 --> 05:29:16,953
have confidence held fuel in

10028
05:29:16,953 --> 05:29:18,687
our library that, in essence,

10029
05:29:18,687 --> 05:29:20,122
blew up our library. That

10030
05:29:20,122 --> 05:29:22,391
definitely didn't keep us safe.

10031
05:29:22,391 --> 05:29:24,827
So if we know that this entity

10032
05:29:24,827 --> 05:29:27,129
has done this, more do we

10033
05:29:27,129 --> 05:29:28,464
need to vote against this? When

10034
05:29:28,464 --> 05:29:31,200
we see that they've literally

10035
05:29:31,200 --> 05:29:32,368
blown up our parking and this

10036
05:29:32,368 --> 05:29:34,236
doesn't make everything go away,

10037
05:29:34,236 --> 05:29:35,471
we want downtown be

10038
05:29:35,471 --> 05:29:37,173
safe, residents and tourists.

10039
05:29:37,173 --> 05:29:38,374
If we vote this down, the board

10040
05:29:38,374 --> 05:29:40,900
just has to bring back another

10041
05:29:40,900 --> 05:29:41,110
budget that will approve. So

10042
05:29:41,110 --> 05:29:42,345
we're not saying that we're

10043
05:29:42,345 --> 05:29:44,130
going to vote down everything,

10044
05:29:44,130 --> 05:29:45,810
but we are saying bring us

10045
05:29:45,810 --> 05:29:46,182
something back that's going to

10046
05:29:46,182 --> 05:29:47,250
keep our residents and our

10047
05:29:47,250 --> 05:29:49,180
tourists safe. So I'm voting

10048
05:29:49,180 --> 05:29:50,152
against this, and I would

10049
05:29:50,152 --> 05:29:51,487
encourage my colleagues to vote

10050
05:29:51,487 --> 05:29:52,210
against it as well.

10051
05:29:52,210 --> 05:29:53,655
all rght.

10052
05:29:53,655 --> 05:29:55,157
Next in the queue is council

10053
05:29:55,157 --> 05:29:55,824
member ellis. You're recognized

10054
05:29:55,824 --> 05:29:56,592
ma'am.

10055
05:29:56,592 --> 05:29:57,560
Thank you, MADAM

10056
05:29:57,560 --> 05:29:59,462
PRESIDENT. I just wanted to

10057
05:29:59,462 --> 05:30:01,230
throw up a flag. And and I'm

10058
05:30:01,230 --> 05:30:03,733
not sure the procedure on this,

10059
05:30:03,733 --> 05:30:06,100
but my colleague had mentioned

10060
05:30:06,100 --> 05:30:07,303
that solarin was a bad actor,

10061
05:30:07,303 --> 05:30:09,171
and I'm not standing up to

10062
05:30:09,171 --> 05:30:10,706
defend them, but I would like

10063
05:30:10,706 --> 05:30:12,842
to see the receipts for who

10064
05:30:12,842 --> 05:30:15,100
bought those bus tickets to

10065
05:30:15,100 --> 05:30:17,446
ship out those unhoused people

10066
05:30:17,446 --> 05:30:19,846
who the nashville downtown

10067
05:30:20,582 --> 05:30:22,918
partnership hired. So I want to

10068
05:30:22,918 --> 05:30:24,860
see some receipts before moving

10069
05:30:24,860 --> 05:30:26,889
this thing along. So if I were

10070
05:30:26,889 --> 05:30:29,258
to file an open records request,

10071
05:30:29,258 --> 05:30:31,930
would I be able to get those

10072
05:30:31,930 --> 05:30:32,762
documents from the nashville

10073
05:30:32,762 --> 05:30:35,162
downtown partnership or through

10074
05:30:35,397 --> 05:30:36,565
the c bid?

10075
05:30:36,565 --> 05:30:38,965
I can address that

10076
05:30:41,470 --> 05:30:42,505
to special counsel wilson.

10077
05:30:42,505 --> 05:30:43,973
Councilmember, the downtown

10078
05:30:43,973 --> 05:30:45,400
partnership is technically a

10079
05:30:45,400 --> 05:30:46,542
separate organization from the

10080
05:30:46,542 --> 05:30:47,476
seabed. They are a private

10081
05:30:47,476 --> 05:30:48,978
organization. They are not

10082
05:30:48,978 --> 05:30:50,120
subject to open records.

10083
05:30:50,120 --> 05:30:52,120
So. So

10084
05:30:52,581 --> 05:30:54,850
if the seabed has contracted

10085
05:30:54,850 --> 05:30:56,952
services with the vendor, can I

10086
05:30:56,952 --> 05:30:58,654
get the records of that

10087
05:30:58,654 --> 05:30:59,889
contracted service provider

10088
05:30:59,889 --> 05:31:02,591
through the c bid, since

10089
05:31:02,591 --> 05:31:04,393
they're getting taxpayer money?

10090
05:31:04,393 --> 05:31:05,394
Special counsel.

10091
05:31:05,394 --> 05:31:06,595
I can't speak

10092
05:31:06,595 --> 05:31:09,431
to what records the seabed MAY

10093
05:31:09,431 --> 05:31:13,631
or MAY not have, but the seabed

10094
05:31:13,802 --> 05:31:14,970
is, at least in part, semi

10095
05:31:14,970 --> 05:31:16,805
semi-governmental. So that

10096
05:31:16,805 --> 05:31:18,941
would be different than asking

10097
05:31:18,941 --> 05:31:20,941
downtown partnership directly.

10098
05:31:20,943 --> 05:31:22,244
Okay. All right. I'm just going

10099
05:31:22,244 --> 05:31:24,680
to pump the brakes just for the

10100
05:31:24,680 --> 05:31:26,615
record and be a no vote on this

10101
05:31:26,615 --> 05:31:28,384
until we can get I can get some

10102
05:31:28,384 --> 05:31:29,552
more records for myself. I

10103
05:31:29,552 --> 05:31:31,787
don't want to rubber stamp this.

10104
05:31:31,787 --> 05:31:33,255
All right. Next is

10105
05:31:33,255 --> 05:31:35,255
councilmember evans. You're

10106
05:31:35,357 --> 05:31:36,358
recognized.

10107
05:31:36,358 --> 05:31:38,358
Thank you, vice

10108
05:31:39,194 --> 05:31:41,964
mayor. I am standing to speak

10109
05:31:41,964 --> 05:31:44,399
in favor of the sea bed tonight.

10110
05:31:44,399 --> 05:31:45,901
This was a, I would say, a very

10111
05:31:45,901 --> 05:31:47,901
lengthy conversation that

10112
05:31:48,771 --> 05:31:52,308
started from last term when the

10113
05:31:52,308 --> 05:31:55,308
late jason stein would message

10114
05:31:55,978 --> 05:31:58,113
me about things that are

10115
05:31:58,113 --> 05:31:59,949
previous. The previous vendor

10116
05:31:59,949 --> 05:32:02,518
of the sea bed was doing in

10117
05:32:02,518 --> 05:32:04,286
downtown. And so over time, you

10118
05:32:04,286 --> 05:32:05,654
know, there were a lot of

10119
05:32:05,654 --> 05:32:07,856
rabbit holes that I personally

10120
05:32:07,856 --> 05:32:10,325
chased down kind of related to

10121
05:32:10,325 --> 05:32:13,529
this process. And I think that

10122
05:32:13,529 --> 05:32:14,896
the outcome of the council

10123
05:32:14,896 --> 05:32:17,232
member who raised, you know,

10124
05:32:17,232 --> 05:32:18,968
the concern about the budget

10125
05:32:18,968 --> 05:32:21,236
red flag and the approval

10126
05:32:21,236 --> 05:32:22,471
process, I think, you know, I

10127
05:32:22,471 --> 05:32:24,340
wish we had all known that a

10128
05:32:24,340 --> 05:32:25,273
lot earlier and we could have

10129
05:32:25,273 --> 05:32:26,241
started having that

10130
05:32:26,241 --> 05:32:27,976
conversation, you know, back,

10131
05:32:27,976 --> 05:32:30,112
you know, when some of those

10132
05:32:30,112 --> 05:32:32,714
details were emerging over time.

10133
05:32:32,714 --> 05:32:34,583
I'm grateful that we learned

10134
05:32:34,583 --> 05:32:35,851
all of it and that we now have

10135
05:32:35,851 --> 05:32:38,387
a budget, you know, that we

10136
05:32:38,387 --> 05:32:40,489
have had an opportunity to have

10137
05:32:40,489 --> 05:32:42,858
the sea bed and downtown

10138
05:32:42,858 --> 05:32:45,827
partnership team speak in front

10139
05:32:45,827 --> 05:32:48,430
of the budget committee, like that will be a

10140
05:32:48,430 --> 05:32:50,598
process carries on as long

10141
05:32:50,598 --> 05:32:52,367
as metro council exists and as

10142
05:32:52,367 --> 05:32:53,969
long as this relationship

10143
05:32:53,969 --> 05:32:57,380
exists. And so I'm looking at

10144
05:32:57,380 --> 05:32:59,800
this as a fresh start with

10145
05:32:59,800 --> 05:33:01,543
commitments that have been made

10146
05:33:01,543 --> 05:33:03,578
in a public setting on a

10147
05:33:03,578 --> 05:33:06,148
recording. And I'm choosing to

10148
05:33:06,148 --> 05:33:08,984
kind of give this relationship

10149
05:33:08,984 --> 05:33:11,384
and dynamic another opportunity,

10150
05:33:12,254 --> 05:33:14,389
because we have the mechanism

10151
05:33:14,389 --> 05:33:16,224
as a result of that work, to

10152
05:33:16,224 --> 05:33:18,727
bring this budget to the

10153
05:33:18,727 --> 05:33:21,630
council, to be able to follow

10154
05:33:21,630 --> 05:33:23,398
up and enforce it in a very

10155
05:33:23,398 --> 05:33:24,866
different way than we had

10156
05:33:24,866 --> 05:33:26,635
previously, because we were

10157
05:33:26,635 --> 05:33:28,103
ignorant to how it should have

10158
05:33:28,103 --> 05:33:30,305
been done. So anyway, I'm

10159
05:33:30,305 --> 05:33:32,374
grateful to the budget chair

10160
05:33:32,374 --> 05:33:34,209
for her bringing that forward

10161
05:33:34,209 --> 05:33:35,310
to the council member who

10162
05:33:35,310 --> 05:33:36,778
identified that this was an

10163
05:33:36,778 --> 05:33:38,981
issue. But I'm also going to

10164
05:33:38,981 --> 05:33:40,649
choose to let's give this

10165
05:33:40,649 --> 05:33:42,217
another opportunity, start from

10166
05:33:42,217 --> 05:33:44,953
scratch and see if we can have

10167
05:33:44,953 --> 05:33:47,189
a better experience this time.

10168
05:33:47,189 --> 05:33:48,790
Thank you, MISS Evans. Next is

10169
05:33:48,790 --> 05:33:51,190
council member suara. You're

10170
05:33:51,860 --> 05:33:52,261
recognized ma'am.

10171
05:33:52,261 --> 05:33:54,261
Thank you,

10172
05:33:55,130 --> 05:33:56,298
vice mayor. I just wanted to

10173
05:33:56,298 --> 05:33:58,133
say on record some of the

10174
05:33:58,133 --> 05:33:59,268
things that I said in budget

10175
05:33:59,268 --> 05:34:00,568
yesterday, as well as some of

10176
05:34:00,568 --> 05:34:02,568
the private conversations

10177
05:34:03,772 --> 05:34:05,400
that's gone on that it's been

10178
05:34:05,400 --> 05:34:06,875
alluded to. But I just want to

10179
05:34:06,875 --> 05:34:08,176
make sure that all of that is

10180
05:34:08,176 --> 05:34:10,245
put on record, especially for

10181
05:34:10,245 --> 05:34:12,414
follow up and for

10182
05:34:12,414 --> 05:34:13,682
accountability. Like I shared

10183
05:34:13,682 --> 05:34:15,283
yesterday in budget, there were

10184
05:34:15,283 --> 05:34:18,253
three things that bothers me or

10185
05:34:18,253 --> 05:34:19,988
that concerns me about downtown

10186
05:34:19,988 --> 05:34:21,790
safety, security, and the

10187
05:34:21,790 --> 05:34:23,892
conversations that we've had

10188
05:34:23,892 --> 05:34:26,394
over this past several months.

10189
05:34:26,394 --> 05:34:28,430
The three are the unhoused

10190
05:34:28,430 --> 05:34:30,232
population. The third one is

10191
05:34:30,232 --> 05:34:32,632
just general security downtown.

10192
05:34:32,901 --> 05:34:35,704
And then the third one is thp

10193
05:34:35,704 --> 05:34:36,805
slash ice. So when this

10194
05:34:36,805 --> 05:34:38,805
conversation started, one

10195
05:34:39,708 --> 05:34:41,309
the things that I did was talk

10196
05:34:41,309 --> 05:34:43,812
to some of the partners that

10197
05:34:43,812 --> 05:34:45,146
work on the. Because last time

10198
05:34:45,146 --> 05:34:47,150
we were talking about this, it

10199
05:34:47,150 --> 05:34:48,717
was the owners population piece

10200
05:34:48,717 --> 05:34:50,318
that was very, very troubling

10201
05:34:50,318 --> 05:34:52,254
for most of us. And so that was

10202
05:34:52,254 --> 05:34:53,455
the area that I wanted to make

10203
05:34:53,455 --> 05:34:55,223
sure that we addressed first.

10204
05:34:55,223 --> 05:34:56,291
And so talking to open table

10205
05:34:56,291 --> 05:34:57,392
and talking to downtown

10206
05:34:57,392 --> 05:35:00,195
partnership and also talking to

10207
05:35:00,195 --> 05:35:02,970
chief swan, there is now

10208
05:35:02,970 --> 05:35:04,900
movement to make sure that

10209
05:35:04,900 --> 05:35:07,102
there's a proposal down that

10210
05:35:07,102 --> 05:35:08,270
will address how our own house

10211
05:35:08,270 --> 05:35:10,438
population will be treated

10212
05:35:10,438 --> 05:35:11,773
downtown. The proposal will be

10213
05:35:11,773 --> 05:35:12,774
should be today, tomorrow,

10214
05:35:12,774 --> 05:35:14,609
wednesday is when the chief

10215
05:35:14,609 --> 05:35:16,578
said, but there is movement

10216
05:35:16,578 --> 05:35:18,380
along making sure that people

10217
05:35:18,380 --> 05:35:20,150
arenot just jailed or people

10218
05:35:20,150 --> 05:35:21,850
are not harassed because they

10219
05:35:21,850 --> 05:35:24,419
are on house. And to make sure

10220
05:35:24,419 --> 05:35:26,855
that we have mental health

10221
05:35:26,855 --> 05:35:28,156
services downtown. So that's

10222
05:35:28,156 --> 05:35:29,858
that's on that and that's being

10223
05:35:29,858 --> 05:35:31,920
worked on. And I think we

10224
05:35:31,920 --> 05:35:32,627
should make sure we follow up

10225
05:35:32,627 --> 05:35:34,362
on that. It's very critical.

10226
05:35:34,362 --> 05:35:36,264
The next one is just general

10227
05:35:36,264 --> 05:35:37,599
security downtown. One of the

10228
05:35:37,599 --> 05:35:40,599
questions that I asked chief

10229
05:35:41,200 --> 05:35:42,137
drake was, if we have

10230
05:35:42,137 --> 05:35:44,537
entertainment district, we have

10231
05:35:44,606 --> 05:35:48,806
a unit downtown. Why do we need

10232
05:35:48,810 --> 05:35:51,120
a private company to deal with

10233
05:35:51,120 --> 05:35:52,130
security? And the chief said

10234
05:35:52,130 --> 05:35:53,214
it's because they're

10235
05:35:53,214 --> 05:35:54,550
understaffed. But he did say

10236
05:35:54,550 --> 05:35:56,117
during his budget hearing that

10237
05:35:56,117 --> 05:35:58,119
his goal is that that is where

10238
05:35:58,119 --> 05:35:59,621
we move to, and that's what he

10239
05:35:59,621 --> 05:36:01,389
would like to see happen. The

10240
05:36:01,389 --> 05:36:03,291
downtown people also said this,

10241
05:36:03,291 --> 05:36:05,590
that they would love to see us

10242
05:36:05,590 --> 05:36:06,527
move towards that model. So I

10243
05:36:06,527 --> 05:36:08,163
think what we need to keep

10244
05:36:08,163 --> 05:36:10,640
working on between now and the

10245
05:36:10,640 --> 05:36:11,132
next budget is how do we fully

10246
05:36:11,132 --> 05:36:13,680
fund that entertainment

10247
05:36:13,680 --> 05:36:15,690
district so that it is empty,

10248
05:36:15,690 --> 05:36:17,606
that is there and not a private

10249
05:36:17,606 --> 05:36:19,700
company? And then lastly on chp,

10250
05:36:19,700 --> 05:36:22,310
this is the one that gives me

10251
05:36:22,310 --> 05:36:23,545
the most in all the

10252
05:36:23,545 --> 05:36:24,846
conversation. Because when you

10253
05:36:24,846 --> 05:36:27,480
think about everything that's

10254
05:36:27,480 --> 05:36:28,850
happening, we just one year

10255
05:36:28,850 --> 05:36:30,919
into the ice raid in nashville,

10256
05:36:30,919 --> 05:36:32,754
it's a lot of support for thp

10257
05:36:32,754 --> 05:36:34,188
and the private company will be

10258
05:36:34,188 --> 05:36:36,357
using chp officers. And that's

10259
05:36:36,357 --> 05:36:38,660
something that I that I found

10260
05:36:38,660 --> 05:36:39,961
troubling. But in light of all

10261
05:36:39,961 --> 05:36:42,361
the conversation that's going

10262
05:36:42,564 --> 05:36:46,101
on in light of finding people

10263
05:36:46,101 --> 05:36:48,937
to do it, and mpdmpd doing it,

10264
05:36:48,937 --> 05:36:50,605
I do believe that our goal and

10265
05:36:50,605 --> 05:36:52,340
what we should be working on is

10266
05:36:52,340 --> 05:36:53,808
making sure that we don't have

10267
05:36:53,808 --> 05:36:56,208
private organization and that

10268
05:36:56,210 --> 05:36:57,712
we're not using thp. Thp law is

10269
05:36:57,712 --> 05:36:59,481
just so different. It's it's

10270
05:36:59,481 --> 05:37:01,916
the tennessee law that allows

10271
05:37:01,916 --> 05:37:03,418
unhoused people to be arrested

10272
05:37:03,418 --> 05:37:05,220
for being on public spaces. I

10273
05:37:05,220 --> 05:37:06,621
think that's just too much for

10274
05:37:06,621 --> 05:37:09,124
us to be. And that's where we

10275
05:37:09,124 --> 05:37:10,458
need to, to go. So the whole

10276
05:37:10,458 --> 05:37:12,330
point of all this conversation

10277
05:37:12,330 --> 05:37:14,950
is just to talk about where we

10278
05:37:14,950 --> 05:37:16,970
are, what's going on, what we

10279
05:37:16,970 --> 05:37:17,332
need to do, and what we need to

10280
05:37:17,332 --> 05:37:18,500
continue to make sure that the

10281
05:37:18,500 --> 05:37:20,935
chief and everybody is working

10282
05:37:20,935 --> 05:37:23,571
on how do we keep downtown safe

10283
05:37:23,571 --> 05:37:25,773
without a private policing?

10284
05:37:25,773 --> 05:37:27,142
Thank you, MR. Koopman. I

10285
05:37:27,142 --> 05:37:29,143
appreciate your kind of waiting

10286
05:37:29,143 --> 05:37:30,345
till the end of the. Q so your

10287
05:37:30,345 --> 05:37:31,412
other colleagues could say

10288
05:37:31,412 --> 05:37:33,214
something and you could bring

10289
05:37:33,214 --> 05:37:35,830
up the rear, would you, MISS

10290
05:37:35,830 --> 05:37:36,918
Allen? I'm going to recognize

10291
05:37:36,918 --> 05:37:38,386
you since the sponsor already

10292
05:37:38,386 --> 05:37:38,520
spoke earlier. Go ahead.

10293
05:37:38,520 --> 05:37:39,454
Thank

10294
05:37:39,454 --> 05:37:40,422
you, MADAM Chair.

10295
05:37:40,422 --> 05:37:42,357
I just want

10296
05:37:42,357 --> 05:37:43,424
to build on a couple of things

10297
05:37:43,424 --> 05:37:45,326
that my colleagues have said.

10298
05:37:45,326 --> 05:37:46,527
First of all, I do want to

10299
05:37:46,527 --> 05:37:48,396
point out that the sea bed is

10300
05:37:48,396 --> 05:37:49,631
funded by two sources. One is

10301
05:37:49,631 --> 05:37:51,465
the sales tax that was referred

10302
05:37:51,465 --> 05:37:52,567
to, but the larger piece is the

10303
05:37:52,567 --> 05:37:54,469
property assessment that the

10304
05:37:54,469 --> 05:37:55,537
individual downtown owners,

10305
05:37:55,537 --> 05:37:58,473
property owners who have chosen

10306
05:37:58,473 --> 05:37:59,975
to pay this additional

10307
05:37:59,975 --> 05:38:01,776
assessment are paying for, and

10308
05:38:01,776 --> 05:38:03,111
they are part of the group that

10309
05:38:03,111 --> 05:38:04,546
that decides what their

10310
05:38:04,546 --> 05:38:05,980
definition of safe is. I hope

10311
05:38:05,980 --> 05:38:07,683
they hear us loud and clear

10312
05:38:07,683 --> 05:38:08,716
that we would like for them to

10313
05:38:08,716 --> 05:38:09,918
broaden their definition of

10314
05:38:09,918 --> 05:38:11,853
safe. And I believe that they

10315
05:38:11,853 --> 05:38:13,722
have they have the ability to

10316
05:38:13,722 --> 05:38:14,990
do that, but it does require a

10317
05:38:14,990 --> 05:38:16,190
board change to do that, not

10318
05:38:16,190 --> 05:38:17,559
the people that were here

10319
05:38:17,559 --> 05:38:18,960
answering the questions

10320
05:38:18,960 --> 05:38:20,862
yesterday. So I think this is

10321
05:38:20,862 --> 05:38:22,300
our way to send a message to

10322
05:38:22,300 --> 05:38:23,364
that board that we consider

10323
05:38:23,364 --> 05:38:25,100
safe, that the streets are safe

10324
05:38:25,100 --> 05:38:26,902
from a from an infrastructure

10325
05:38:26,902 --> 05:38:28,669
standpoint, as well as from a

10326
05:38:28,669 --> 05:38:30,171
policing standpoint. And I also

10327
05:38:30,171 --> 05:38:31,172
want to just echo the the

10328
05:38:31,172 --> 05:38:33,341
statements that have made here.

10329
05:38:33,341 --> 05:38:35,176
This is that because this this

10330
05:38:35,176 --> 05:38:36,244
scrutiny has been put on this

10331
05:38:36,244 --> 05:38:38,790
process, a lot of good things

10332
05:38:38,790 --> 05:38:39,881
have happened. I mean, the

10333
05:38:39,881 --> 05:38:41,349
importance of looking at both

10334
05:38:41,349 --> 05:38:42,784
how the budget is reviewed. We

10335
05:38:42,784 --> 05:38:44,886
now have a process in place to

10336
05:38:44,886 --> 05:38:45,953
do that. We've also called for

10337
05:38:45,953 --> 05:38:47,755
accountability on all the

10338
05:38:47,755 --> 05:38:50,155
security encounters that happen

10339
05:38:50,459 --> 05:38:52,760
downtown, and I would again,

10340
05:38:52,760 --> 05:38:53,894
encourage the organization to

10341
05:38:53,894 --> 05:38:55,296
provide us, not just with

10342
05:38:55,296 --> 05:38:56,464
annual reports on what their

10343
05:38:56,464 --> 05:38:57,898
security encounters look like,

10344
05:38:57,898 --> 05:38:59,100
but they have given us a

10345
05:38:59,100 --> 05:39:00,702
quarterly one, and I would like

10346
05:39:00,702 --> 05:39:02,103
to see those submitted

10347
05:39:02,103 --> 05:39:03,137
quarterly as well. That's not

10348
05:39:03,137 --> 05:39:05,600
something that's that's baked

10349
05:39:05,600 --> 05:39:06,508
in, but changes have happened

10350
05:39:06,508 --> 05:39:07,943
because of the robust

10351
05:39:07,943 --> 05:39:09,778
conversations that we've had. I

10352
05:39:09,778 --> 05:39:10,812
appreciate all the work that my

10353
05:39:10,812 --> 05:39:12,246
colleagues have done into

10354
05:39:12,246 --> 05:39:13,140
looking into how this process

10355
05:39:13,140 --> 05:39:14,982
has worked. It has not been

10356
05:39:14,982 --> 05:39:15,983
perfect, but it has, I think,

10357
05:39:15,983 --> 05:39:17,452
improved significantly because

10358
05:39:17,452 --> 05:39:20,489
of this scrutiny. And I think

10359
05:39:20,489 --> 05:39:21,990
that the the organization on

10360
05:39:21,990 --> 05:39:23,792
downtown partnership are all

10361
05:39:23,792 --> 05:39:24,959
aware of the things that are

10362
05:39:24,959 --> 05:39:26,827
important to us and that we

10363
05:39:26,827 --> 05:39:28,529
will continue to push for those

10364
05:39:28,529 --> 05:39:29,897
changes to be made. So, as

10365
05:39:29,897 --> 05:39:31,399
other council members have said,

10366
05:39:31,399 --> 05:39:33,468
I'm willing to give them a

10367
05:39:33,468 --> 05:39:35,236
chance to put this in place and

10368
05:39:35,236 --> 05:39:36,805
to continue to work on making

10369
05:39:36,805 --> 05:39:38,406
this process better. Now that

10370
05:39:38,406 --> 05:39:39,674
we've had a really good chance

10371
05:39:39,674 --> 05:39:41,375
to explain the issues that are

10372
05:39:41,375 --> 05:39:41,842
important to us.

10373
05:39:41,842 --> 05:39:43,842
All right.

10374
05:39:43,978 --> 05:39:45,113
Thank you, MISS Allen. Sponsor

10375
05:39:45,113 --> 05:39:46,915
coupon. I'm going to come back

10376
05:39:46,915 --> 05:39:48,783
to you because I do not believe

10377
05:39:48,783 --> 05:39:50,850
you used all your time to start

10378
05:39:50,850 --> 05:39:52,286
to pull it together. But please

10379
05:39:52,286 --> 05:39:52,720
make it quick, sir.

10380
05:39:52,720 --> 05:39:54,655
Thank you,

10381
05:39:54,655 --> 05:39:55,790
MADAM PRESIDENT. And so I just

10382
05:39:55,790 --> 05:39:58,590
want to address quite a few

10383
05:39:58,590 --> 05:40:00,228
things that were said. You know,

10384
05:40:00,228 --> 05:40:01,296
first of all, last year at the

10385
05:40:01,296 --> 05:40:02,931
expansion conversations, one

10386
05:40:02,931 --> 05:40:04,266
thing that was brought up is

10387
05:40:04,266 --> 05:40:05,934
that I am the ex officio member

10388
05:40:05,934 --> 05:40:07,669
representing the council on the

10389
05:40:07,669 --> 05:40:09,700
dmc board and ndp board, and I

10390
05:40:09,700 --> 05:40:10,905
took that to heart. I took that

10391
05:40:10,905 --> 05:40:12,406
really seriously as my job to

10392
05:40:12,406 --> 05:40:13,774
represent everybody here, and

10393
05:40:13,774 --> 05:40:16,344
that's the work I've been doing

10394
05:40:16,344 --> 05:40:18,245
over the last year in pushing

10395
05:40:18,245 --> 05:40:19,780
and pushing ndp. You know, on

10396
05:40:19,780 --> 05:40:21,782
the things that the council has

10397
05:40:21,782 --> 05:40:23,351
deemed important. And that's

10398
05:40:23,351 --> 05:40:24,986
why, you know, again, recently

10399
05:40:24,986 --> 05:40:26,454
I had tom turner and lindsay

10400
05:40:26,454 --> 05:40:27,956
krings with open table sitting

10401
05:40:27,956 --> 05:40:29,423
across from each other

10402
05:40:29,423 --> 05:40:30,691
discussing ways to partner on

10403
05:40:30,691 --> 05:40:32,660
downtown safety. That's not

10404
05:40:32,660 --> 05:40:33,395
police based. Right. We're

10405
05:40:33,395 --> 05:40:35,262
seeing that progress. We have

10406
05:40:35,262 --> 05:40:36,497
the budgets before us, which we

10407
05:40:36,497 --> 05:40:37,999
haven't had for two decades.

10408
05:40:37,999 --> 05:40:39,401
Right? So we are seeing forward

10409
05:40:39,401 --> 05:40:41,236
progress. We are seeing

10410
05:40:41,236 --> 05:40:43,400
movement. I completely agree

10411
05:40:43,400 --> 05:40:44,773
with COUNCILMAN Evan siegel. My

10412
05:40:44,773 --> 05:40:45,807
heart breaks. Talking to the

10413
05:40:45,807 --> 05:40:46,975
families. I talked to the

10414
05:40:46,975 --> 05:40:48,843
families of the people that die

10415
05:40:48,843 --> 05:40:49,977
on our streets and die on our

10416
05:40:49,977 --> 05:40:50,978
roadways. And nobody nobody's

10417
05:40:50,978 --> 05:40:52,881
heart breaks more than mine

10418
05:40:52,881 --> 05:40:54,849
when I have when I get to do

10419
05:40:54,849 --> 05:40:56,918
that. So I take that very

10420
05:40:56,918 --> 05:40:58,186
seriously. I was part of some

10421
05:40:58,186 --> 05:40:59,654
great conversations with

10422
05:40:59,654 --> 05:41:00,956
downtown partnership and mndot

10423
05:41:00,956 --> 05:41:02,523
on some quick build for connect

10424
05:41:02,523 --> 05:41:04,225
downtown and other things like

10425
05:41:04,225 --> 05:41:05,960
that. And then director alarcon

10426
05:41:05,960 --> 05:41:07,128
left, and those have stalled

10427
05:41:07,128 --> 05:41:10,728
out. And I recently have been

10428
05:41:10,799 --> 05:41:11,799
re reinvigorating those. A bid

10429
05:41:11,799 --> 05:41:13,201
is supposed to supplement

10430
05:41:13,201 --> 05:41:15,300
services. It's not supposed to

10431
05:41:15,300 --> 05:41:16,700
replace services. And I think

10432
05:41:16,700 --> 05:41:17,872
my position has been clear that

10433
05:41:17,872 --> 05:41:18,973
we are failing as a city

10434
05:41:18,973 --> 05:41:20,375
downtown and throughout the

10435
05:41:20,375 --> 05:41:22,210
city. Vision zero pedestrian

10436
05:41:22,210 --> 05:41:23,711
deaths are up across our city

10437
05:41:23,711 --> 05:41:24,746
and we need to do more. A bid

10438
05:41:24,746 --> 05:41:25,646
should support, should

10439
05:41:25,646 --> 05:41:26,848
supplement, should add some

10440
05:41:26,848 --> 05:41:28,582
funds to that, but they

10441
05:41:28,582 --> 05:41:29,618
shouldn't be the only one held

10442
05:41:29,618 --> 05:41:31,553
responsible when that fails.

10443
05:41:31,553 --> 05:41:32,686
And so I think that we are

10444
05:41:32,686 --> 05:41:34,489
failing as a city to keep our

10445
05:41:34,489 --> 05:41:35,824
roads safe. And we're watching

10446
05:41:35,824 --> 05:41:37,691
people die on our watch. And so

10447
05:41:37,691 --> 05:41:38,793
I think that the bid again, and

10448
05:41:38,793 --> 05:41:40,595
I would encourage them to

10449
05:41:40,595 --> 05:41:42,530
supplement it, but not to that

10450
05:41:42,530 --> 05:41:44,498
not to be fully taken over. But

10451
05:41:44,498 --> 05:41:45,700
at the end of the day, to me,

10452
05:41:45,700 --> 05:41:47,102
this is about 22,000 residents,

10453
05:41:47,102 --> 05:41:48,737
22,000 people that support a

10454
05:41:48,737 --> 05:41:50,672
budget and support the bid and

10455
05:41:50,672 --> 05:41:52,440
support this budget. It's a

10456
05:41:52,440 --> 05:41:53,507
little concerning to me that I

10457
05:41:53,507 --> 05:41:55,743
hear references to 11:00 at

10458
05:41:55,743 --> 05:41:57,278
night, and as if this is last

10459
05:41:57,278 --> 05:41:59,313
minute, this bill was first

10460
05:41:59,313 --> 05:42:01,449
made public on MAY 13th, when

10461
05:42:01,449 --> 05:42:02,450
the ndp appeared for a budget

10462
05:42:02,450 --> 05:42:03,618
committee. There have been

10463
05:42:03,618 --> 05:42:05,618
weeks of conversation.

10464
05:42:05,887 --> 05:42:06,887
COUNCILMAN Suara and I, through

10465
05:42:06,887 --> 05:42:08,220
at some of these meetings, have

10466
05:42:08,220 --> 05:42:10,124
had conversations through ndp,

10467
05:42:10,124 --> 05:42:12,226
have had conversations. So here

10468
05:42:12,226 --> 05:42:14,395
some of this concern come up in

10469
05:42:14,395 --> 05:42:16,231
literally in the 11th hour is

10470
05:42:16,231 --> 05:42:17,765
concerning to me concerning my

10471
05:42:17,765 --> 05:42:18,799
constituents. I appreciate the

10472
05:42:18,799 --> 05:42:19,934
concerns. My commitment is

10473
05:42:19,934 --> 05:42:21,903
still to be your ex officio

10474
05:42:21,903 --> 05:42:23,300
member is still to work on your

10475
05:42:23,300 --> 05:42:24,772
concerns. I was telling someone

10476
05:42:24,772 --> 05:42:26,307
earlier today that even if this

10477
05:42:26,307 --> 05:42:27,375
passes, this is not the end.

10478
05:42:27,375 --> 05:42:28,843
Holding a budget over

10479
05:42:28,843 --> 05:42:30,780
somebody's head to me is not

10480
05:42:30,780 --> 05:42:31,746
the way to make progress here.

10481
05:42:31,746 --> 05:42:32,980
It's to continue to collaborate,

10482
05:42:32,980 --> 05:42:34,148
to continue to partner. I will

10483
05:42:34,148 --> 05:42:35,984
continue to push. That's my

10484
05:42:35,984 --> 05:42:37,151
promise to everyone here.

10485
05:42:37,151 --> 05:42:38,253
There's more work to be done.

10486
05:42:38,253 --> 05:42:40,387
There's more things to be

10487
05:42:40,387 --> 05:42:42,457
addressed. But again, a vote

10488
05:42:42,457 --> 05:42:44,258
against this bill is telling

10489
05:42:44,258 --> 05:42:46,494
22,000 people that put money

10490
05:42:46,494 --> 05:42:47,195
into our budget, millions of

10491
05:42:47,195 --> 05:42:48,796
dollars into our budget,

10492
05:42:48,796 --> 05:42:49,964
telling them that we don't care,

10493
05:42:49,964 --> 05:42:51,799
we don't trust them, and that

10494
05:42:51,799 --> 05:42:53,567
we know better. And I just

10495
05:42:53,567 --> 05:42:55,360
think that's not fair.

10496
05:42:55,360 --> 05:42:57,360
Right?

10497
05:42:57,638 --> 05:43:00,508
Seeing no one else in the queue,

10498
05:43:00,508 --> 05:43:02,243
we will move to the vote. MR.

10499
05:43:02,243 --> 05:43:03,711
Clark, this is a resolution

10500
05:43:03,711 --> 05:43:05,790
several members have declared

10501
05:43:05,790 --> 05:43:07,150
from the floor that they will

10502
05:43:07,150 --> 05:43:08,649
be voting no. If we have but

10503
05:43:08,649 --> 05:43:10,618
one no vote on a resolution, we

10504
05:43:10,618 --> 05:43:12,453
do have to be on the board by

10505
05:43:12,453 --> 05:43:16,653
rule. And so, MR. Clark, if you

10506
05:43:31,405 --> 05:43:35,500
would please load the vote, sir.

10507
05:43:39,414 --> 05:43:41,414
Colleagues, this requires 21

10508
05:43:43,451 --> 05:43:45,851
votes for passage. Everyone

10509
05:44:00,168 --> 05:44:03,168
voted. All votes. And, MR.

10510
05:44:06,741 --> 05:44:09,143
Clark, please show the vote.

10511
05:44:09,143 --> 05:44:10,144
MR. Clark seems to be the

10512
05:44:10,144 --> 05:44:12,544
second time we've encountered

10513
05:44:13,247 --> 05:44:14,615
this issue. Can you confirm in

10514
05:44:14,615 --> 05:44:16,384
special council? Can you

10515
05:44:16,384 --> 05:44:19,384
confirm that this does indeed

10516
05:44:21,455 --> 05:44:22,923
require 21 votes for passage?

10517
05:44:22,923 --> 05:44:24,292
Special council.

10518
05:44:24,292 --> 05:44:26,292
Vice mayor,

10519
05:44:29,960 --> 05:44:31,165
under ordinance number oh 98 to

10520
05:44:31,165 --> 05:44:32,166
1270. Future annual budget

10521
05:44:32,166 --> 05:44:33,167
submitted by the district

10522
05:44:33,167 --> 05:44:34,768
management corporation MAY be

10523
05:44:34,768 --> 05:44:35,937
approved by resolution by 21

10524
05:44:35,937 --> 05:44:36,904
affirmative votes of the

10525
05:44:36,904 --> 05:44:37,672
metropolitan council.

10526
05:44:37,672 --> 05:44:39,672
All right.

10527
05:44:40,575 --> 05:44:42,243
I saw 20 affirmative votes. I

10528
05:44:42,243 --> 05:44:43,878
did not catch the remainder of

10529
05:44:43,878 --> 05:44:45,646
the vote. MR. Clark, can you

10530
05:44:45,646 --> 05:44:47,382
please call the vote, sir, for

10531
05:44:47,382 --> 05:44:48,616
the record.

10532
05:44:48,616 --> 05:44:50,840
20 votes in favor,

10533
05:44:50,840 --> 05:44:52,787
eight against. And I believe

10534
05:44:52,787 --> 05:44:55,787
there were two. Two abstentions.

10535
05:44:56,357 --> 05:44:59,357
Okay. 20 votes in favor, eight

10536
05:45:00,280 --> 05:45:02,428
against and two abstentions.

10537
05:45:03,364 --> 05:45:06,364
And this resolution has has

10538
05:45:09,700 --> 05:45:11,973
failed. All right. Next is.

10539
05:45:11,973 --> 05:45:14,373
Agenda item 11. This is

10540
05:45:17,278 --> 05:45:19,460
resolution 2026-2004. Sponsor

10541
05:45:19,460 --> 05:45:20,114
tombs and hill. This is a

10542
05:45:20,114 --> 05:45:21,816
resolution adopting a new pay

10543
05:45:21,816 --> 05:45:22,717
plan for the general employees,

10544
05:45:22,717 --> 05:45:23,884
the metro government of

10545
05:45:23,884 --> 05:45:24,919
nashville and davidson county,

10546
05:45:24,919 --> 05:45:26,654
excluding employees of the

10547
05:45:26,654 --> 05:45:27,822
board of health, the board of

10548
05:45:27,822 --> 05:45:29,924
education, and the police and

10549
05:45:29,924 --> 05:45:31,924
fire departments. Effective

10550
05:45:33,494 --> 05:45:35,296
JULY 1st, sponsor. Tombs. Madam

10551
05:45:35,296 --> 05:45:36,330
budget chair, you're recognized.

10552
05:45:36,330 --> 05:45:37,932
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

10553
05:45:37,932 --> 05:45:40,340
Committee reports budget and

10554
05:45:40,340 --> 05:45:42,102
finance voted to recommend a.

10555
05:45:42,102 --> 05:45:43,270
To defer to the JUNE 16th

10556
05:45:43,270 --> 05:45:44,939
meeting. Nine in favor, zero

10557
05:45:44,939 --> 05:45:45,840
against zero not voting.

10558
05:45:45,840 --> 05:45:47,840
Okay.

10559
05:45:48,276 --> 05:45:50,770
So that's a effectively a one

10560
05:45:50,770 --> 05:45:51,946
meeting deferral to a regular

10561
05:45:51,946 --> 05:45:52,446
meeting. The JUNE.

10562
05:45:52,446 --> 05:45:54,810
We didn't

10563
05:45:54,810 --> 05:45:54,281
want to confuse it with the.

10564
05:45:54,281 --> 05:45:56,281
JUNE.

10565
05:45:56,884 --> 05:45:59,284
No I appreciate that.

10566
05:45:59,820 --> 05:46:00,922
JUNE 16th meeting. Okay. And

10567
05:46:00,922 --> 05:46:02,560
for the report of the

10568
05:46:02,560 --> 05:46:02,824
government operations and

10569
05:46:02,824 --> 05:46:04,759
regulations committee chair

10570
05:46:04,759 --> 05:46:06,561
hill, you're recognized, ma'am.

10571
05:46:06,561 --> 05:46:07,595
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. We

10572
05:46:07,595 --> 05:46:09,595
recommended one meeting

10573
05:46:10,231 --> 05:46:12,231
deferral.

10574
05:46:15,236 --> 05:46:16,704
One. Colleagues. Okay.

10575
05:46:16,704 --> 05:46:17,738
I'm not sure what's going on

10576
05:46:17,738 --> 05:46:19,573
because I'm focused on

10577
05:46:19,573 --> 05:46:21,973
committee reports, but let's

10578
05:46:23,544 --> 05:46:25,679
please. Okay. Okay. Colleagues.

10579
05:46:25,679 --> 05:46:27,679
Everybody. Everybody. Deep

10580
05:46:31,219 --> 05:46:33,954
breath, deep breath. Hey hey

10581
05:46:33,954 --> 05:46:34,956
hey hey.

10582
05:46:34,956 --> 05:46:36,557
No no no.

10583
05:46:36,557 --> 05:46:38,557
No no, we're

10584
05:46:39,930 --> 05:46:41,896
not doing that. If people want

10585
05:46:41,896 --> 05:46:44,832
to have a calm discussion off

10586
05:46:44,832 --> 05:46:46,567
the floor, that's fine. If we

10587
05:46:46,567 --> 05:46:49,370
ever say take it outside in

10588
05:46:49,370 --> 05:46:50,905
this room, that means for a

10589
05:46:50,905 --> 05:46:53,730
substantive, calm discussion in

10590
05:46:53,730 --> 05:46:56,110
the hallway, that does not mean

10591
05:46:56,110 --> 05:46:58,446
for any escalation of tempers

10592
05:46:58,446 --> 05:47:00,846
and feelings in here.

10593
05:47:01,615 --> 05:47:03,517
Colleagues, from a professional

10594
05:47:03,517 --> 05:47:05,917
perspective. Okay, look, we

10595
05:47:05,986 --> 05:47:07,221
need to get it together. Okay?

10596
05:47:07,221 --> 05:47:09,556
Everybody take a deep breath.

10597
05:47:09,556 --> 05:47:12,159
It is very late. You have all

10598
05:47:12,159 --> 05:47:13,527
been very patient. I know that

10599
05:47:13,527 --> 05:47:15,395
was probably an outcome that

10600
05:47:15,395 --> 05:47:16,864
was not anticipated. And thus

10601
05:47:16,864 --> 05:47:18,399
some folks are emotional about

10602
05:47:18,399 --> 05:47:20,267
that. But we need to maintain

10603
05:47:20,267 --> 05:47:21,468
our professionalism. We are in

10604
05:47:21,468 --> 05:47:23,170
the middle of a committee

10605
05:47:23,170 --> 05:47:24,972
report. We owe the respect to

10606
05:47:24,972 --> 05:47:26,740
our constituents and the people

10607
05:47:26,740 --> 05:47:28,442
who have spent the time here

10608
05:47:28,442 --> 05:47:29,377
this evening. We need to

10609
05:47:29,377 --> 05:47:30,811
proceed through our agenda.

10610
05:47:30,811 --> 05:47:32,413
We're talking about pay plans.

10611
05:47:32,413 --> 05:47:33,814
Pay plans matter. Let's make

10612
05:47:33,814 --> 05:47:35,949
sure that we keep them on track

10613
05:47:35,949 --> 05:47:38,719
with the budget and renew our

10614
05:47:38,719 --> 05:47:39,987
focus so that we can hopefully

10615
05:47:39,987 --> 05:47:43,570
proceed and get on out of here

10616
05:47:43,570 --> 05:47:44,825
by midnight. Okay. Is everyone

10617
05:47:44,825 --> 05:47:47,825
sufficiently calm to proceed at

10618
05:47:49,863 --> 05:47:51,398
this juncture? Okay. All right.

10619
05:47:51,398 --> 05:47:53,467
MADAM Chair, I apologize. I

10620
05:47:53,467 --> 05:47:54,935
believe perhaps you were amid

10621
05:47:54,935 --> 05:47:55,436
report for government

10622
05:47:55,436 --> 05:47:57,436
operations.

10623
05:47:58,372 --> 05:47:59,673
Yes, on 2004. Defer

10624
05:47:59,673 --> 05:48:01,508
one meeting, five in favor,

10625
05:48:01,508 --> 05:48:04,508
zero against zero. Not voting.

10626
05:48:05,112 --> 05:48:08,112
Okay with that per rule 8.1

10627
05:48:09,160 --> 05:48:10,500
that will be deferred by rule

10628
05:48:10,500 --> 05:48:12,190
having that track with the

10629
05:48:12,190 --> 05:48:14,254
budget, it will be taken up at

10630
05:48:14,254 --> 05:48:15,956
the meeting of JUNE 16th. Next

10631
05:48:15,956 --> 05:48:17,725
is agenda item 12. We have a

10632
05:48:17,725 --> 05:48:20,725
series of pay plans here.

10633
05:48:22,396 --> 05:48:23,864
Resolution 2026-2005 sponsors

10634
05:48:23,864 --> 05:48:25,599
tombs, huffman and hill. This

10635
05:48:25,599 --> 05:48:26,900
is a resolution adopting a new

10636
05:48:26,900 --> 05:48:28,435
pay plan for the employees of

10637
05:48:28,435 --> 05:48:30,835
the metropolitan board of

10638
05:48:31,705 --> 05:48:33,841
health, effective JULY 1st,

10639
05:48:33,841 --> 05:48:34,141
2026. Chair tombs, you're

10640
05:48:34,141 --> 05:48:34,942
recognized.

10641
05:48:34,942 --> 05:48:36,377
Thank you, MADAM

10642
05:48:36,377 --> 05:48:38,777
Vice mayor. Committee reports

10643
05:48:38,979 --> 05:48:40,447
budget and finance voted to

10644
05:48:40,447 --> 05:48:41,582
recommend a deferral to the

10645
05:48:41,582 --> 05:48:43,183
JUNE 16th meeting. Nine in

10646
05:48:43,183 --> 05:48:43,417
favor, zero against zero not

10647
05:48:43,417 --> 05:48:44,318
voting.

10648
05:48:44,318 --> 05:48:46,186
Okay. And for the

10649
05:48:46,186 --> 05:48:47,221
report of the public health and

10650
05:48:47,221 --> 05:48:47,721
safety committee chair huffman,

10651
05:48:47,721 --> 05:48:48,355
you're recognized, sir.

10652
05:48:48,355 --> 05:48:49,723
Thank

10653
05:48:49,723 --> 05:48:51,291
you, vice mayor. Public health

10654
05:48:51,291 --> 05:48:52,292
and safety recommended deferral

10655
05:48:52,292 --> 05:48:53,694
nine in favor, zero against

10656
05:48:53,694 --> 05:48:54,728
zero not voting.

10657
05:48:54,728 --> 05:48:55,896
Okay. And for

10658
05:48:55,896 --> 05:48:57,298
the report of the government

10659
05:48:57,298 --> 05:48:58,398
operations committee again,

10660
05:48:58,398 --> 05:48:59,566
chair hill.

10661
05:48:59,566 --> 05:49:00,901
We recommended one

10662
05:49:00,901 --> 05:49:02,302
meeting deferral five in favor,

10663
05:49:02,302 --> 05:49:04,702
zero against zero not

10664
05:49:05,939 --> 05:49:08,939
all right. Then by rule 8.1,

10665
05:49:09,143 --> 05:49:12,143
this is an automatic deferral

10666
05:49:12,546 --> 05:49:14,548
by rule to the meeting of JUNE

10667
05:49:14,548 --> 05:49:17,548
16th. Next is agenda item 13,

10668
05:49:18,118 --> 05:49:19,953
resolution 2026-2006. Sponsor

10669
05:49:19,953 --> 05:49:21,488
tombs, huffman and hill. This

10670
05:49:21,488 --> 05:49:23,590
is a resolution adopting a new

10671
05:49:23,590 --> 05:49:24,658
pay plan for employees of the

10672
05:49:24,658 --> 05:49:26,658
metropolitan departments of

10673
05:49:26,894 --> 05:49:29,696
police and fire, effective JULY

10674
05:49:29,696 --> 05:49:31,696
1st, 2026. Sponsors tombs,

10675
05:49:31,798 --> 05:49:34,670
huffman and hill again, budget

10676
05:49:34,670 --> 05:49:35,690
chair tombs, you are recognized.

10677
05:49:35,690 --> 05:49:36,270
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

10678
05:49:36,270 --> 05:49:37,604
Committee reports. Budget and

10679
05:49:37,604 --> 05:49:39,373
finance voted to recommend a

10680
05:49:39,373 --> 05:49:40,874
deferral to the JUNE 16th

10681
05:49:40,874 --> 05:49:42,710
meeting. Nine in favor, zero

10682
05:49:42,710 --> 05:49:43,276
against zero not voting.

10683
05:49:43,276 --> 05:49:44,411
Okay.

10684
05:49:44,411 --> 05:49:45,578
And for the report of the

10685
05:49:45,578 --> 05:49:46,680
public health and safety

10686
05:49:46,680 --> 05:49:46,814
committee chair huffman.

10687
05:49:46,814 --> 05:49:48,448
Thank

10688
05:49:48,448 --> 05:49:49,583
you, vice mayor. I'd like to.

10689
05:49:49,583 --> 05:49:50,684
Public health and safety

10690
05:49:50,684 --> 05:49:52,118
recommended. Deferral one

10691
05:49:52,118 --> 05:49:52,853
meeting, nine in favor, zero

10692
05:49:52,853 --> 05:49:55,253
against. You're not voting.

10693
05:49:55,789 --> 05:49:57,824
Okay to meeting of JUNE

10694
05:49:57,824 --> 05:49:59,560
16th. And for the report of the

10695
05:49:59,560 --> 05:50:00,360
government operations and

10696
05:50:00,360 --> 05:50:02,360
regulations committee. Chair

10697
05:50:02,496 --> 05:50:02,863
hill, please, ma'am.

10698
05:50:02,863 --> 05:50:03,930
We

10699
05:50:03,930 --> 05:50:05,365
recommended a one meeting

10700
05:50:05,365 --> 05:50:06,299
deferral, five in favor, zero

10701
05:50:06,299 --> 05:50:06,600
against not voting.

10702
05:50:06,600 --> 05:50:08,600
All

10703
05:50:10,337 --> 05:50:12,239
right. So by rule 8.1, this is

10704
05:50:12,239 --> 05:50:13,740
a mandatory deferral by rule to

10705
05:50:13,740 --> 05:50:15,142
the meeting of JUNE 16th. That

10706
05:50:15,142 --> 05:50:16,576
is our regular meeting. So not

10707
05:50:16,576 --> 05:50:17,878
the meeting of JUNE 9th,

10708
05:50:17,878 --> 05:50:20,878
is a special called meeting.

10709
05:50:24,384 --> 05:50:27,984
Okay. All right. Okay. Next is

10710
05:50:29,522 --> 05:50:30,957
agenda item 15, resolution

10711
05:50:30,957 --> 05:50:32,759
2026-2008. Sponsors, tombs hill,

10712
05:50:32,759 --> 05:50:34,127
huffman, ewing and suara. This

10713
05:50:34,127 --> 05:50:35,629
is a resolution approving

10714
05:50:35,629 --> 05:50:37,630
application for a comprehensive

10715
05:50:37,630 --> 05:50:38,799
opioid stimulant and substance

10716
05:50:38,799 --> 05:50:40,834
abuse use site based program

10717
05:50:40,834 --> 05:50:42,802
grant from the U.S. Department

10718
05:50:42,802 --> 05:50:43,804
of justice to the metro

10719
05:50:43,804 --> 05:50:45,305
government acting by and

10720
05:50:45,305 --> 05:50:48,305
through the metro board to

10721
05:50:48,542 --> 05:50:50,377
implement a pilot, a pilot of a

10722
05:50:50,377 --> 05:50:51,878
sobering and stabilization

10723
05:50:51,878 --> 05:50:53,647
center to provide a coordinated,

10724
05:50:53,647 --> 05:50:54,314
community based response for

10725
05:50:54,314 --> 05:50:56,314
individuals experiencing

10726
05:50:57,184 --> 05:50:58,652
substance related crises and

10727
05:50:58,652 --> 05:50:59,719
reduced reliance on emergency

10728
05:50:59,719 --> 05:51:01,521
departments and incarceration

10729
05:51:01,521 --> 05:51:03,356
by creating a safe, appropriate

10730
05:51:03,356 --> 05:51:05,158
diversion option. MISS Tombs,

10731
05:51:05,158 --> 05:51:05,292
sponsor your recognized.

10732
05:51:05,292 --> 05:51:06,560
Thank

10733
05:51:06,560 --> 05:51:08,610
you, MADAM Vice mayor.

10734
05:51:08,610 --> 05:51:09,263
Committee reports budget

10735
05:51:09,263 --> 05:51:10,330
finance voted to recommend

10736
05:51:10,330 --> 05:51:11,564
approval. Ten in favor, zero

10737
05:51:11,564 --> 05:51:12,732
against zero not voting.

10738
05:51:12,732 --> 05:51:13,934
Okay.

10739
05:51:13,934 --> 05:51:14,868
And for the report of the

10740
05:51:14,868 --> 05:51:15,635
government operations

10741
05:51:15,635 --> 05:51:17,635
regulations committee chair

10742
05:51:18,471 --> 05:51:18,605
hill, you're recognized.

10743
05:51:18,605 --> 05:51:20,400
Thank

10744
05:51:20,400 --> 05:51:21,108
you, MADAM Vice mayor. We

10745
05:51:21,108 --> 05:51:23,143
recommended a one meeting

10746
05:51:23,143 --> 05:51:24,945
deferral, three in favor, two

10747
05:51:24,945 --> 05:51:26,450
against zero not voting.

10748
05:51:26,450 --> 05:51:27,814
Okay.

10749
05:51:27,814 --> 05:51:28,849
And then for the report of the

10750
05:51:28,849 --> 05:51:31,170
public health and safety

10751
05:51:31,170 --> 05:51:31,151
committee chair huffman.

10752
05:51:31,151 --> 05:51:32,686
Thank

10753
05:51:32,686 --> 05:51:35,122
you, vice mayor. Public health

10754
05:51:35,122 --> 05:51:36,159
and safety recommended approval.

10755
05:51:36,159 --> 05:51:37,157
Not in favor. Zero against zero

10756
05:51:37,157 --> 05:51:38,992
not voting.

10757
05:51:38,992 --> 05:51:41,392
Okay. But with the

10758
05:51:41,928 --> 05:51:44,328
one meeting deferral in

10759
05:51:45,132 --> 05:51:46,299
committee for gov ops, rule 8.1

10760
05:51:46,299 --> 05:51:48,735
applies such that that will be

10761
05:51:48,735 --> 05:51:50,103
a mandatory deferral by rule.

10762
05:51:50,103 --> 05:51:53,703
Again, this will be to the

10763
05:51:55,542 --> 05:51:58,542
meeting of JUNE 16th. Okay.

10764
05:51:58,678 --> 05:52:00,914
Next. Well, no, we took that.

10765
05:52:00,914 --> 05:52:05,114
We put that back on consent. So

10766
05:52:06,286 --> 05:52:08,686
not that 123 agenda item 23.

10767
05:52:09,489 --> 05:52:10,857
Resolution 2026-2016 sponsors

10768
05:52:10,857 --> 05:52:11,958
tombs, huffman and ewing. This

10769
05:52:11,958 --> 05:52:13,326
is a resolution approving

10770
05:52:13,326 --> 05:52:14,594
amendment one to a grant from

10771
05:52:14,594 --> 05:52:15,629
the tnnessee department of

10772
05:52:15,629 --> 05:52:17,197
finance and administration to

10773
05:52:17,197 --> 05:52:18,465
the metro government, acting by

10774
05:52:18,465 --> 05:52:19,899
and through the

10775
05:52:19,899 --> 05:52:21,701
family safety to host a

10776
05:52:21,701 --> 05:52:23,603
tennessee family justice

10777
05:52:23,603 --> 05:52:24,704
centers statewide conference to

10778
05:52:24,704 --> 05:52:26,406
enhance the statewide network

10779
05:52:26,406 --> 05:52:27,740
of family justice centers and

10780
05:52:27,740 --> 05:52:30,740
increase the capacity and skill

10781
05:52:32,450 --> 05:52:34,147
of statewide teams. MR. Chair,

10782
05:52:34,147 --> 05:52:34,547
you're recognized.

10783
05:52:34,547 --> 05:52:36,349
Thank you,

10784
05:52:36,349 --> 05:52:37,484
MADAM Vice mayor, budget

10785
05:52:37,484 --> 05:52:38,818
committee report. Budget

10786
05:52:38,818 --> 05:52:40,520
finance voted to recommend

10787
05:52:40,520 --> 05:52:41,788
approval. Ten in favor, zero

10788
05:52:41,788 --> 05:52:42,622
against zero not voting.

10789
05:52:42,622 --> 05:52:43,690
Okay.

10790
05:52:43,690 --> 05:52:44,724
And for the report of the

10791
05:52:44,724 --> 05:52:45,825
public health and safety

10792
05:52:45,825 --> 05:52:47,627
committee chair huffman, you're

10793
05:52:47,627 --> 05:52:47,927
recognized, sir.

10794
05:52:47,927 --> 05:52:49,629
Thank you,

10795
05:52:49,629 --> 05:52:50,196
vice mayor. Public health and

10796
05:52:50,196 --> 05:52:51,765
safety recommended approval.

10797
05:52:51,765 --> 05:52:52,198
Not in favor. Zero against zero

10798
05:52:52,198 --> 05:52:54,198
not voting.

10799
05:52:55,902 --> 05:52:57,902
Okay. All righty.

10800
05:52:58,471 --> 05:53:01,674
So I'm not sure why that was

10801
05:53:01,674 --> 05:53:02,976
not on consent. But if we could

10802
05:53:02,976 --> 05:53:03,977
be back to you, MISS Tombs, for

10803
05:53:03,977 --> 05:53:04,744
a motion, please.

10804
05:53:04,744 --> 05:53:05,110
Move for

10805
05:53:05,110 --> 05:53:05,912
approval.

10806
05:53:05,912 --> 05:53:06,680
Okay. Is there a

10807
05:53:06,680 --> 05:53:06,846
second?

10808
05:53:06,846 --> 05:53:07,914
Second.

10809
05:53:07,914 --> 05:53:09,482
Is there any

10810
05:53:09,482 --> 05:53:10,750
discussion on this item? Seeing

10811
05:53:10,750 --> 05:53:13,420
none. All in favor, please say

10812
05:53:13,420 --> 05:53:16,420
aye. Any voting? No. Any

10813
05:53:16,890 --> 05:53:19,290
abstaining? Okay. You have

10814
05:53:19,959 --> 05:53:20,927
adopted this resolution. I

10815
05:53:20,927 --> 05:53:22,528
believe there were abstentions

10816
05:53:22,528 --> 05:53:24,197
in committee which explains its

10817
05:53:24,197 --> 05:53:26,597
removal from consent. No

10818
05:53:27,330 --> 05:53:28,935
worries. Okay, now we are at

10819
05:53:28,935 --> 05:53:30,403
bills. That concludes our

10820
05:53:30,403 --> 05:53:32,672
resolutions. Now we are on

10821
05:53:32,672 --> 05:53:33,807
bills, on introduction and

10822
05:53:33,807 --> 05:53:35,108
first reading. By rule, all

10823
05:53:35,108 --> 05:53:36,909
items on first reading shall be

10824
05:53:36,909 --> 05:53:38,144
voted on at the same time,

10825
05:53:38,144 --> 05:53:39,746
unless requested otherwise, by

10826
05:53:39,746 --> 05:53:41,981
a primary sponsor or by two

10827
05:53:41,981 --> 05:53:44,981
other members. Do any items

10828
05:53:45,250 --> 05:53:48,850
need to be removed from the

10829
05:53:51,991 --> 05:53:53,359
collective vote? Okay, MISS

10830
05:53:53,359 --> 05:53:55,294
Evans, I see you there in the

10831
05:53:55,294 --> 05:53:55,895
queue. Now. You are recognized.

10832
05:53:55,895 --> 05:53:56,896
Go ahead ma'am.

10833
05:53:56,896 --> 05:53:58,765
Thank you, vice

10834
05:53:58,765 --> 05:54:00,266
mayor. I apologize because I

10835
05:54:00,266 --> 05:54:02,368
was not prepared with the

10836
05:54:02,368 --> 05:54:04,537
number, but I just need to

10837
05:54:04,537 --> 05:54:06,937
thank you. Item number 37,

10838
05:54:07,874 --> 05:54:10,274
council member haughton's bill.

10839
05:54:10,376 --> 05:54:12,512
Okay. Would you also like to

10840
05:54:12,512 --> 05:54:14,180
remove its companion 38? That

10841
05:54:14,180 --> 05:54:15,480
requires certain materials.

10842
05:54:15,480 --> 05:54:16,490
They have to.

10843
05:54:16,490 --> 05:54:17,283
Actually have to.

10844
05:54:17,283 --> 05:54:17,583
Okay. Yeah. That's fine.

10845
05:54:17,583 --> 05:54:19,583
They

10846
05:54:19,686 --> 05:54:22,686
do. Ideally they track together.

10847
05:54:25,892 --> 05:54:28,728
Okay. Okay, so 37 and 38. Let's

10848
05:54:28,728 --> 05:54:31,631
see. You are not the primary

10849
05:54:31,631 --> 05:54:33,800
sponsor. Are there two members

10850
05:54:33,800 --> 05:54:37,400
that would seek to have that

10851
05:54:37,670 --> 05:54:40,273
removed? Okay. I see several

10852
05:54:40,273 --> 05:54:43,175
seconds. Okay. That will be

10853
05:54:43,175 --> 05:54:44,877
taken off of first reading. Do

10854
05:54:44,877 --> 05:54:46,646
any other items need to be

10855
05:54:46,646 --> 05:54:49,460
removed from the collective

10856
05:54:50,283 --> 05:54:51,818
first reading vote? Okay.

10857
05:54:51,818 --> 05:54:54,200
Seeing none, is there a motion

10858
05:54:54,200 --> 05:54:56,550
for approval of all items

10859
05:54:56,550 --> 05:54:58,550
remaining on first

10860
05:54:58,257 --> 05:54:59,625
consideration? Okay, it's

10861
05:54:59,625 --> 05:55:01,625
properly seconded. Without

10862
05:55:02,795 --> 05:55:05,195
objection, you have approved

10863
05:55:05,798 --> 05:55:07,600
all items on first reading. All

10864
05:55:07,600 --> 05:55:10,770
right. Now we will go back to

10865
05:55:10,770 --> 05:55:12,638
those two pulled items again.

10866
05:55:12,638 --> 05:55:15,575
They are companions to each

10867
05:55:15,575 --> 05:55:18,575
other. First among them is

10868
05:55:21,280 --> 05:55:22,782
agenda item 37. Ordinance bl

10869
05:55:22,782 --> 05:55:23,916
2026-1391. Sponsors. Haughton,

10870
05:55:23,916 --> 05:55:25,284
porterfield, gadde, hoffmann.

10871
05:55:25,284 --> 05:55:27,684
Welch, tombs. Prep. Tee.

10872
05:55:27,854 --> 05:55:29,689
Benedict, spain. Parker. Weiner.

10873
05:55:29,689 --> 05:55:31,424
Vo. Bradford. Koopman. Ewing.

10874
05:55:31,424 --> 05:55:33,159
Johnston. Sepulveda. Evans,

10875
05:55:33,159 --> 05:55:34,927
cortez and hill. This is an

10876
05:55:34,927 --> 05:55:36,462
ordinance amending title 17 of

10877
05:55:36,462 --> 05:55:38,640
the metro code of laws to add

10878
05:55:38,640 --> 05:55:39,632
various new data center uses

10879
05:55:39,632 --> 05:55:41,500
and related definitions and

10880
05:55:41,500 --> 05:55:43,536
conditions to the zoning code

10881
05:55:43,536 --> 05:55:46,536
and its companion agenda. Item

10882
05:55:47,573 --> 05:55:49,342
38 ordinance bl 2026-1392.

10883
05:55:49,342 --> 05:55:50,777
Sponsor. Haughton. This is an

10884
05:55:50,777 --> 05:55:51,944
ordinance that requires certain

10885
05:55:51,944 --> 05:55:54,781
materials to be restricted in

10886
05:55:54,781 --> 05:55:57,181
the construction of buildings

10887
05:56:00,586 --> 05:56:02,689
referred to or related to. 1391

10888
05:56:02,689 --> 05:56:03,322
okay, sponsor horton, you're

10889
05:56:03,322 --> 05:56:03,889
recognized sir.

10890
05:56:03,889 --> 05:56:04,924
Thank you, vice

10891
05:56:04,924 --> 05:56:05,625
mayor. Move for approval,

10892
05:56:05,625 --> 05:56:07,625
please.

10893
05:56:08,561 --> 05:56:10,229
Okay. Okay. There's a

10894
05:56:10,229 --> 05:56:12,332
motion to approve. Is there a

10895
05:56:12,332 --> 05:56:14,167
second? Okay. All right. We're%

10896
05:56:14,167 --> 05:56:16,402
on to discussion. Council

10897
05:56:16,402 --> 05:56:18,137
member evans. You're recognized.

10898
05:56:18,137 --> 05:56:20,306
Thank you, vice mayor. I think

10899
05:56:20,306 --> 05:56:22,875
that the sponsor has brought

10900
05:56:22,875 --> 05:56:25,344
forth a very important piece of

10901
05:56:25,344 --> 05:56:27,744
legislation that is probably

10902
05:56:28,181 --> 05:56:30,816
very overdue. We also have

10903
05:56:30,816 --> 05:56:32,418
another bill that is late filed,

10904
05:56:32,418 --> 05:56:35,120
and the reason why I asked for

10905
05:56:35,120 --> 05:56:36,555
this one to come off of consent

10906
05:56:36,555 --> 05:56:38,391
is primarily because of the

10907
05:56:38,391 --> 05:56:40,659
late filed nature of the other

10908
05:56:40,659 --> 05:56:42,595
piece of legislation that there

10909
05:56:42,595 --> 05:56:44,463
it's possible that two people

10910
05:56:44,463 --> 05:56:47,330
or more will raise their hands

10911
05:56:47,330 --> 05:56:48,401
to remove that item or not

10912
05:56:48,401 --> 05:56:50,269
allow it to proceed to, you

10913
05:56:50,269 --> 05:56:52,400
know, to be considered on first

10914
05:56:52,400 --> 05:56:53,239
reading. And so I think, you

10915
05:56:53,239 --> 05:56:54,874
know, one of the things that I

10916
05:56:54,874 --> 05:56:56,309
feel like is important,

10917
05:56:56,309 --> 05:56:57,376
especially in the heightened

10918
05:56:57,376 --> 05:56:59,445
tension that we have just

10919
05:56:59,445 --> 05:57:01,147
witnessed in our body, is to

10920
05:57:01,147 --> 05:57:03,149
really think through even if

10921
05:57:03,149 --> 05:57:04,350
you don't agree with a bill, if

10922
05:57:04,350 --> 05:57:05,684
you don't agree, you know, with

10923
05:57:05,684 --> 05:57:08,840
maybe the direction of

10924
05:57:08,121 --> 05:57:09,255
something, being able to have a

10925
05:57:09,255 --> 05:57:11,390
conversation as a body, I think

10926
05:57:11,390 --> 05:57:13,390
isreally important, especially

10927
05:57:13,959 --> 05:57:17,196
when we're a diverse council of

10928
05:57:17,196 --> 05:57:19,298
40 people with different views,

10929
05:57:19,298 --> 05:57:20,900
experiences, etc. But I think

10930
05:57:20,900 --> 05:57:22,968
we will all be unified about

10931
05:57:22,968 --> 05:57:24,804
this topic. And so I think that

10932
05:57:24,804 --> 05:57:26,138
there's aspects of the late

10933
05:57:26,138 --> 05:57:28,538
filed legislation that are

10934
05:57:28,942 --> 05:57:31,611
important to consider. And so I everyone will

10935
05:57:31,611 --> 05:57:33,579
give this topic the due

10936
05:57:33,579 --> 05:57:35,948
consideration as we pass this

10937
05:57:35,948 --> 05:57:38,117
piece of legislation to also

10938
05:57:38,117 --> 05:57:39,885
consider, you know, the ceo of

10939
05:57:39,885 --> 05:57:41,454
nashville zoo and his

10940
05:57:41,454 --> 05:57:43,188
perspective about the late

10941
05:57:43,188 --> 05:57:45,357
filed bill as well. So that's

10942
05:57:45,357 --> 05:57:46,358
all I'm in total support of the

10943
05:57:46,358 --> 05:57:47,426
direction that we're headed.

10944
05:57:47,426 --> 05:57:48,694
Thank you.

10945
05:57:48,694 --> 05:57:50,763
All right. Is there

10946
05:57:50,763 --> 05:57:52,364
any further discussion on the

10947
05:57:52,364 --> 05:57:54,764
motion, the consolidated motion

10948
05:57:56,770 --> 05:57:58,637
to approve 37 and 38, which are

10949
05:57:58,637 --> 05:58:00,340
on introduction and first

10950
05:58:00,340 --> 05:58:03,340
reading. MISS Weiner, do you

10951
05:58:04,810 --> 05:58:05,778
seek to be recognized? Go ahead.

10952
05:58:05,778 --> 05:58:06,945
Yes, ma'am.

10953
05:58:06,945 --> 05:58:08,680
Thank you, thank

10954
05:58:08,680 --> 05:58:11,618
you. I'll be brief, I promise.

10955
05:58:11,618 --> 05:58:14,186
We really don't have to choose

10956
05:58:14,186 --> 05:58:16,288
between these two bills and the

10957
05:58:16,288 --> 05:58:18,858
bill that's late filed. We need

10958
05:58:18,858 --> 05:58:22,795
them all. We need to make sure

10959
05:58:22,795 --> 05:58:25,664
that we cut any opportunity out

10960
05:58:25,664 --> 05:58:27,299
in the imminent future. So that

10961
05:58:27,299 --> 05:58:30,436
we can work our way through the

10962
05:58:30,436 --> 05:58:31,770
long term picture of the bills

10963
05:58:31,770 --> 05:58:34,340
that we have filed, that we

10964
05:58:34,340 --> 05:58:36,375
have before us right now. We

10965
05:58:36,375 --> 05:58:38,610
need to think collectively. We

10966
05:58:38,610 --> 05:58:41,147
need to think in terms of short

10967
05:58:41,147 --> 05:58:43,449
term as well as long term.

10968
05:58:43,449 --> 05:58:46,218
Excuse me. And and so we need

10969
05:58:46,218 --> 05:58:49,691
to protect the zoo. We need to

10970
05:58:49,691 --> 05:58:51,623
protect the proposed potential

10971
05:58:51,623 --> 05:58:52,991
neighbors of any new data

10972
05:58:52,991 --> 05:58:55,127
centers that could come on

10973
05:58:55,127 --> 05:58:56,529
board without a moratorium, as

10974
05:58:56,529 --> 05:58:57,930
we'll discuss shortly. Thank

10975
05:58:57,930 --> 05:58:59,899
you.

10976
05:58:59,899 --> 05:59:01,167
All right. Any further

10977
05:59:01,167 --> 05:59:03,802
discussion? Again, this is a

10978
05:59:03,802 --> 05:59:06,802
motion to approve on 37 and 38

10979
05:59:07,373 --> 05:59:09,373
missiles. You're recognized.

10980
05:59:09,842 --> 05:59:12,440
Thank you. I'm I'm not in

10981
05:59:12,440 --> 05:59:13,445
support of these bills at this

10982
05:59:13,445 --> 05:59:15,280
time. Not because they're not

10983
05:59:15,280 --> 05:59:19,184
needed. I think they are. But I

10984
05:59:19,184 --> 05:59:20,786
do think that the upcoming bill

10985
05:59:20,786 --> 05:59:22,988
gives us an opportunity to

10986
05:59:22,988 --> 05:59:25,357
council member evans point to

10987
05:59:25,357 --> 05:59:26,859
have more robust conversation

10988
05:59:26,859 --> 05:59:28,427
as a body, to figure out what

10989
05:59:28,427 --> 05:59:30,620
are all the things that we'd

10990
05:59:30,620 --> 05:59:30,896
like to see when we're

10991
05:59:30,896 --> 05:59:33,266
discussing with the future of

10992
05:59:33,266 --> 05:59:34,733
data centers look like here in

10993
05:59:34,733 --> 05:59:38,360
nashville. So to take a moment

10994
05:59:38,360 --> 05:59:39,672
to pause, breathe, reassess,

10995
05:59:39,672 --> 05:59:42,608
make sure everything is in line,

10996
05:59:42,608 --> 05:59:44,760
and then create some new

10997
05:59:44,760 --> 05:59:45,878
ordinances. I think it's a wise

10998
05:59:45,878 --> 05:59:47,280
move. So I would be a no on

10999
05:59:47,280 --> 05:59:49,148
these. Thank you.

11000
05:59:49,148 --> 05:59:50,249
All right.

11001
05:59:50,249 --> 05:59:51,717
council member porterfield,

11002
05:59:51,717 --> 05:59:52,840
you're recognized.

11003
05:59:52,840 --> 05:59:53,719
Thank you,

11004
05:59:53,719 --> 05:59:54,953
vice mayor. I'll speak very

11005
05:59:54,953 --> 05:59:55,922
briefly. I rise in support of

11006
05:59:55,922 --> 05:59:57,724
this legislation. I would ask

11007
05:59:57,724 --> 05:59:59,124
my colleagues to support this

11008
05:59:59,124 --> 06:00:00,992
legislation as well. I know

11009
06:00:00,992 --> 06:00:03,392
that it's been several

11010
06:00:03,596 --> 06:00:04,964
references to a late filed to

11011
06:00:04,964 --> 06:00:06,865
some late filed legislation

11012
06:00:06,865 --> 06:00:08,934
that will be coming up, but

11013
06:00:08,934 --> 06:00:10,690
this is amendable. So if there

11014
06:00:10,690 --> 06:00:11,938
are things that people want to

11015
06:00:11,938 --> 06:00:14,720
see that are not currently in

11016
06:00:14,720 --> 06:00:15,741
that this can be amended on a

11017
06:00:15,741 --> 06:00:16,875
future reading. I'm standing

11018
06:00:16,875 --> 06:00:17,310
in support. Thank you.

11019
06:00:17,310 --> 06:00:18,710
All

11020
06:00:18,710 --> 06:00:21,814
right. Seeing no one else in

11021
06:00:21,814 --> 06:00:25,150
the queue will move to the vote.

11022
06:00:25,150 --> 06:00:28,870
All in favor of approval on

11023
06:00:28,870 --> 06:00:30,857
first of three readings of this

11024
06:00:30,857 --> 06:00:32,391
title 17 bill, which is

11025
06:00:32,391 --> 06:00:35,594
amendable in the future and can

11026
06:00:35,594 --> 06:00:37,994
be deferred multiple times.

11027
06:00:40,933 --> 06:00:44,536
3738 all in favor, please say any voting no. Any

11028
06:00:44,536 --> 06:00:46,500
abstaining? Okay. All right.

11029
06:00:46,500 --> 06:00:48,173
Several no's. That's fine. It

11030
06:00:48,173 --> 06:00:50,573
passes. First reading 37 and 38

11031
06:00:50,643 --> 06:00:53,545
have passed their first reading,

11032
06:00:53,545 --> 06:00:57,145
even though there is some no

11033
06:01:01,687 --> 06:01:02,854
votes. Okay. All right. MISS

11034
06:01:02,854 --> 06:01:06,454
Lee, were you you were an

11035
06:01:09,461 --> 06:01:11,861
abstention. Okay. All right.

11036
06:01:14,767 --> 06:01:17,302
Now, as just touched upon, is

11037
06:01:17,302 --> 06:01:20,302
agenda item or rather section

11038
06:01:22,742 --> 06:01:24,176
in late bills in one unnumbered

11039
06:01:24,176 --> 06:01:26,345
is an ordinance declaring

11040
06:01:26,345 --> 06:01:28,513
temporary moratorium upon the

11041
06:01:28,513 --> 06:01:30,513
acceptance, processing,

11042
06:01:30,682 --> 06:01:32,117
approval and issuance of zoning,

11043
06:01:32,117 --> 06:01:33,919
building or grading permits for

11044
06:01:33,919 --> 06:01:35,320
data center developments on

11045
06:01:35,320 --> 06:01:37,720
property within nashville and

11046
06:01:38,591 --> 06:01:40,393
davidson county. Sponsors

11047
06:01:40,393 --> 06:01:42,393
johnston, huffman, bradford,

11048
06:01:42,961 --> 06:01:44,363
evans, copan, eastlake, ellis,

11049
06:01:44,363 --> 06:01:46,131
rutherford, stiles, spain,

11050
06:01:46,131 --> 06:01:49,131
wiener, nash, webb, drawful and

11051
06:01:49,768 --> 06:01:52,237
gregg. In the absence of the

11052
06:01:52,237 --> 06:01:54,637
primary sponsor, does the

11053
06:01:56,241 --> 06:01:58,811
second sponsor seek to be

11054
06:01:58,811 --> 06:01:59,845
recognized? MR. Huffman, your

11055
06:01:59,845 --> 06:02:03,445
second sponsor on this bill? Do

11056
06:02:05,250 --> 06:02:06,385
you seek to be recognized? For

11057
06:02:06,385 --> 06:02:07,486
potential suspension of the

11058
06:02:07,486 --> 06:02:08,920
rules?

11059
06:02:08,920 --> 06:02:09,588
Yes. I'd like to

11060
06:02:09,588 --> 06:02:10,690
consider suspension of the

11061
06:02:10,690 --> 06:02:11,556
rules with the body.

11062
06:02:11,556 --> 06:02:13,556
Okay. So

11063
06:02:13,558 --> 06:02:15,995
there's been a motion to

11064
06:02:15,995 --> 06:02:18,197
suspend the rules. Chair. Cash,

11065
06:02:18,197 --> 06:02:19,564
did you take up the late filed

11066
06:02:19,564 --> 06:02:19,966
nature of this in your

11067
06:02:19,966 --> 06:02:21,500
committee?

11068
06:02:21,500 --> 06:02:24,500
Yes we did. We and

11069
06:02:24,637 --> 06:02:27,606
we voted to approve the late

11070
06:02:27,606 --> 06:02:29,641
filing and voted five in favor.

11071
06:02:29,641 --> 06:02:32,578
Zero against one did not vote.

11072
06:02:32,578 --> 06:02:35,800
Okay. So having heard the

11073
06:02:35,800 --> 06:02:37,249
request of the second sponsor

11074
06:02:37,249 --> 06:02:40,860
and the report of chair cash,

11075
06:02:40,860 --> 06:02:43,686
is there any objection to a

11076
06:02:43,856 --> 06:02:46,856
suspension of the rules? Okay,

11077
06:02:47,360 --> 06:02:50,228
it just takes two. And so the

11078
06:02:50,228 --> 06:02:52,628
rules are not suspended,

11079
06:02:53,832 --> 06:02:55,000
meaning that this bill will not

11080
06:02:55,000 --> 06:02:56,801
proceed on first reading at

11081
06:02:56,801 --> 06:02:59,838
this time, but it can be timely

11082
06:02:59,838 --> 06:03:01,841
filed for our next agenda. Okay,

11083
06:03:01,841 --> 06:03:03,876
next, we're on to bills on

11084
06:03:03,876 --> 06:03:05,778
second reading that were not on

11085
06:03:05,778 --> 06:03:08,546
consent. First among those is

11086
06:03:08,546 --> 06:03:10,946
agenda item 76, ordinance bl

11087
06:03:11,483 --> 06:03:12,818
2026 1356 sponsors tombs, evans,

11088
06:03:12,818 --> 06:03:15,218
siegel and benton. This

11089
06:03:15,387 --> 06:03:17,387
ordinance, amending chapter

11090
06:03:18,590 --> 06:03:19,825
2.24.225 of the metro code of modify appraisal

11091
06:03:19,825 --> 06:03:21,527
requirements for certain real

11092
06:03:21,527 --> 06:03:22,661
estate acquisitions made by the

11093
06:03:22,661 --> 06:03:24,630
national department of

11094
06:03:24,630 --> 06:03:25,865
transportation and multimodal

11095
06:03:25,865 --> 06:03:27,967
infrastructure, aka in dot and

11096
06:03:27,967 --> 06:03:29,868
for. Choose how you move

11097
06:03:29,868 --> 06:03:32,268
projects. Chair tombs. You're

11098
06:03:33,500 --> 06:03:34,105
recognized to get the committee

11099
06:03:34,105 --> 06:03:35,307
reports and then the bill

11100
06:03:35,307 --> 06:03:35,441
before us. Please, ma'am.

11101
06:03:35,441 --> 06:03:36,575
thank

11102
06:03:36,575 --> 06:03:38,777
you, MADAM Vice mayor,

11103
06:03:38,777 --> 06:03:39,911
committee report, budget and

11104
06:03:39,911 --> 06:03:41,312
finance voted to recommend

11105
06:03:41,312 --> 06:03:42,781
approval as substitute. Nine in

11106
06:03:42,781 --> 06:03:43,480
favor, zero against zero not

11107
06:03:43,480 --> 06:03:43,916
voting.

11108
06:03:43,916 --> 06:03:45,251
Okay. And for the

11109
06:03:45,251 --> 06:03:46,751
report of the transportation

11110
06:03:46,751 --> 06:03:48,751
infrastructure committee chair

11111
06:03:50,255 --> 06:03:52,424
evans. Siegel. Go ahead, ma'am.

11112
06:03:52,424 --> 06:03:56,240
I'm trying. I just had a

11113
06:03:56,128 --> 06:03:57,496
butterfinger. The train. It was

11114
06:03:57,496 --> 06:03:59,331
not your fault. Council member

11115
06:03:59,331 --> 06:04:01,533
allen, the transportation and

11116
06:04:01,533 --> 06:04:03,533
infrastructure committee voted.

11117
06:04:04,770 --> 06:04:06,305
And this is 1356 voted in favor

11118
06:04:06,305 --> 06:04:07,939
of the substitute. Ten in favor,

11119
06:04:07,939 --> 06:04:09,641
zero against. You're not voting.

11120
06:04:09,641 --> 06:04:10,709
And to approve a substitute,

11121
06:04:10,709 --> 06:04:11,577
ten in favor, zero against.

11122
06:04:11,577 --> 06:04:12,477
You're not voting.

11123
06:04:12,477 --> 06:04:13,479
Okay with

11124
06:04:13,479 --> 06:04:14,646
those committee reports in.

11125
06:04:14,646 --> 06:04:16,448
It's back to you chair tombs

11126
06:04:16,448 --> 06:04:16,849
for motion to get the bill

11127
06:04:16,849 --> 06:04:17,683
before us please.

11128
06:04:17,683 --> 06:04:19,551
For approval.

11129
06:04:19,551 --> 06:04:19,785
Is there a second? Okay. Back

11130
06:04:19,785 --> 06:04:21,453
to you.

11131
06:04:21,453 --> 06:04:21,753
Like to move the

11132
06:04:21,753 --> 06:04:22,554
substitute.

11133
06:04:22,554 --> 06:04:23,922
Second for that

11134
06:04:23,922 --> 06:04:24,924
motion. Anything you want to

11135
06:04:24,924 --> 06:04:25,524
say about the substitute.

11136
06:04:25,524 --> 06:04:26,492
It

11137
06:04:26,492 --> 06:04:27,392
changes the fees.

11138
06:04:27,392 --> 06:04:29,392
Okay. Is

11139
06:04:31,362 --> 06:04:33,980
there any discussion? Very

11140
06:04:33,980 --> 06:04:34,933
cogent. Is is there any

11141
06:04:34,933 --> 06:04:37,202
discussion on the motion to

11142
06:04:37,202 --> 06:04:38,536
substitute on the substitute?

11143
06:04:38,536 --> 06:04:39,905
Seeing none. All in favor of

11144
06:04:39,905 --> 06:04:42,140
the motion to substitute please

11145
06:04:42,140 --> 06:04:44,342
say aye. Any voting no or

11146
06:04:44,342 --> 06:04:47,212
abstaining. All right. And if

11147
06:04:47,212 --> 06:04:50,782
an abstention this is on the

11148
06:04:50,782 --> 06:04:53,182
substitute motion MISS Styles.

11149
06:04:53,185 --> 06:04:55,540
So the substitute has passed

11150
06:04:55,540 --> 06:04:56,187
and is on the bill. If you

11151
06:04:56,187 --> 06:04:57,256
would please renew your motion.

11152
06:04:57,256 --> 06:04:57,556
Move for approval of

11153
06:04:57,556 --> 06:04:58,457
substituted.

11154
06:04:58,457 --> 06:05:00,457
Okay. Second for

11155
06:05:01,627 --> 06:05:04,429
that. All right. Any discussion

11156
06:05:04,429 --> 06:05:06,965
on that. Okay. There's a motion

11157
06:05:06,965 --> 06:05:08,434
to approve as substituted on

11158
06:05:08,434 --> 06:05:09,801
second of three readings.

11159
06:05:09,801 --> 06:05:11,669
Seeing none. All in favor

11160
06:05:11,669 --> 06:05:13,805
please say aye. Any voting no

11161
06:05:13,805 --> 06:05:15,306
or abstaining MISS Styles.

11162
06:05:15,306 --> 06:05:17,141
That's an abstention there.

11163
06:05:17,141 --> 06:05:20,741
Okay. You'll be recorded as an

11164
06:05:21,412 --> 06:05:24,412
abstention. All right. Next on

11165
06:05:24,616 --> 06:05:27,616
second reading is agenda item

11166
06:05:31,155 --> 06:05:33,155
79. Okay. Ordinance bl 2026

11167
06:05:33,292 --> 06:05:34,726
1381 sponsor coupon. This is an

11168
06:05:34,726 --> 06:05:37,126
ordinance approving the fiscal

11169
06:05:38,300 --> 06:05:39,831
year 2027 gulf central business

11170
06:05:39,831 --> 06:05:40,933
improvement district council

11171
06:05:40,933 --> 06:05:41,333
member cooper, you're

11172
06:05:41,333 --> 06:05:42,330
recognized sir.

11173
06:05:42,330 --> 06:05:42,935
Thank you,

11174
06:05:42,935 --> 06:05:43,768
MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee

11175
06:05:43,768 --> 06:05:44,203
reports, please.

11176
06:05:44,203 --> 06:05:45,204
For the report

11177
06:05:45,204 --> 06:05:46,205
of the budget. Finance

11178
06:05:46,205 --> 06:05:46,605
comittee chair, tombs.

11179
06:05:46,605 --> 06:05:48,730
Budget

11180
06:05:48,730 --> 06:05:49,874
and finance voted to recommend

11181
06:05:49,874 --> 06:05:51,677
approval. Seven in favor, two

11182
06:05:51,677 --> 06:05:52,411
against zero not voting.

11183
06:05:52,411 --> 06:05:54,411
Okay.

11184
06:05:55,280 --> 06:05:56,715
All right. It's back to you,

11185
06:05:56,715 --> 06:05:58,517
MR. Koopman. For a motion to

11186
06:05:58,517 --> 06:05:58,884
get the bill before us.

11187
06:05:58,884 --> 06:05:59,250
Move

11188
06:05:59,250 --> 06:06:00,519
approval.

11189
06:06:00,519 --> 06:06:02,919
Okay. Is there a

11190
06:06:03,188 --> 06:06:04,256
second? Okay, so we're on to

11191
06:06:04,256 --> 06:06:06,258
discussion. But you have the

11192
06:06:06,258 --> 06:06:08,894
floor. First. You want to go to

11193
06:06:08,894 --> 06:06:10,329
the queue. Okay. Council member

11194
06:06:10,329 --> 06:06:12,564
porterfield, your first in the

11195
06:06:12,564 --> 06:06:13,699
queue. Go ahead ma'am. Sorry.

11196
06:06:13,699 --> 06:06:14,232
That's me. Go ahead.

11197
06:06:14,232 --> 06:06:15,300
It's all

11198
06:06:15,300 --> 06:06:17,569
good. Thank you. Yesterday I

11199
06:06:17,569 --> 06:06:18,703
had a question that I asked

11200
06:06:18,703 --> 06:06:20,571
publicly and I did get the

11201
06:06:20,571 --> 06:06:21,773
answer. So I just wanted to

11202
06:06:21,773 --> 06:06:23,575
like speak it into the record.

11203
06:06:23,575 --> 06:06:25,144
The question that I asked was

11204
06:06:25,144 --> 06:06:26,678
around safety. And if we knew,

11205
06:06:26,678 --> 06:06:28,580
was any of the money for this

11206
06:06:28,580 --> 06:06:29,815
going to like thp or civic or

11207
06:06:29,815 --> 06:06:31,750
any of those other things, and

11208
06:06:31,750 --> 06:06:34,119
it is not the money is going to

11209
06:06:34,119 --> 06:06:35,253
the downtown partnership safety

11210
06:06:35,253 --> 06:06:37,322
ambassadors. So I just wanted

11211
06:06:37,322 --> 06:06:39,157
to get that information on the

11212
06:06:39,157 --> 06:06:40,158
record for anyone that MAY be

11213
06:06:40,158 --> 06:06:40,858
wondering. So thank you.

11214
06:06:40,858 --> 06:06:42,858
Okay.

11215
06:06:44,863 --> 06:06:47,863
Is there any further discussion?

11216
06:06:50,350 --> 06:06:53,635
Okay. Let's see. I guess we'll

11217
06:06:54,907 --> 06:06:57,508
try by voice to start because

11218
06:06:57,508 --> 06:06:59,978
this is it's a bill in second

11219
06:06:59,978 --> 06:07:02,147
rather than a resolution. Okay.

11220
06:07:02,147 --> 06:07:04,683
All in favor of this ordinance

11221
06:07:04,683 --> 06:07:08,283
on its second of three readings,

11222
06:07:08,353 --> 06:07:10,288
please say aye. Any voting? No

11223
06:07:10,288 --> 06:07:11,923
any abstaining. All right. This

11224
06:07:11,923 --> 06:07:14,125
is passed its second of three

11225
06:07:14,125 --> 06:07:16,525
readings. Next we're moving

11226
06:07:18,363 --> 06:07:21,363
into third reading items, none

11227
06:07:21,600 --> 06:07:24,503
of which all of them were on

11228
06:07:24,503 --> 06:07:25,704
consent. And so with that, that

11229
06:07:25,704 --> 06:07:26,938
concludes this evening's agenda.

11230
06:07:26,938 --> 06:07:28,507
Our next council meeting will

11231
06:07:28,507 --> 06:07:30,242
be a special called meeting on

11232
06:07:30,242 --> 06:07:31,310
tuesday, JUNE 9th to take up

11233
06:07:31,310 --> 06:07:32,444
the capital improvements budget.

11234
06:07:32,444 --> 06:07:34,346
The joint special meeting will

11235
06:07:34,346 --> 06:07:35,414
be at 5 P.M. In the main

11236
06:07:35,414 --> 06:07:37,215
meeting with a very brief

11237
06:07:37,215 --> 06:07:38,216
agenda will start at six. There

11238
06:07:38,216 --> 06:07:39,384
will be no announcements.

11239
06:07:39,384 --> 06:07:42,984
Portion. Is there a motion to

11240
06:07:49,327 --> 06:07:49,446
adjourn? We are adjourned.

11241
06:07:49,446 --> 06:07:51,446
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11242
06:07:51,596 --> 06:07:53,298
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11243
06:07:53,298 --> 06:07:55,167
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11244
06:07:55,167 --> 06:07:56,902
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11245
06:07:56,902 --> 06:07:59,370
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11246
06:07:59,370 --> 06:08:02,370
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11247
06:08:16,655 --> 06:08:18,655
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