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i want to open up this meeting

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by acknowledging that this

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meeting is being held on the

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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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presentations to open up today.

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Our first presentation is our

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20 26-2066 by Council member

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Barclay Allen. A resolution

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honoring the contributions of

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Tom Palko of the Department of

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Water and Sewage Services upon

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his retirement. Council Member

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Allen, you are recognized.

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Thank you so much, MADAM

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CHAIRMAN. Um, I

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m reading a

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resolution honoring the

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contributions of Tom Palko of

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the Department of Water and

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Sewage Services upon his

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retirement, and I invite all my

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colleagues to come back and

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join me. So whereas Tom Palko

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was hired as a third stormwater

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employee of the Metropolitan

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Department of Public Works in

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MARCH 1985, he was an engineer

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in training fresh with a degree

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from University of Tennessee,

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working in a meat department,

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cutting chickens with five

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years. The other two stormwater

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employees had left and MR.

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Palko became head, stormwater

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employee and Whereas since the

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first fema flood maps were

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developed in 1982, MR. Palko

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missed only three years of

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flood mapping and has been

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involved in all nine subsequent

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revisions and right there.

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Whereas MR. Palko started the

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Stormwater National Pollutant

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Discharge Elimination System

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program in 1996, when Nashville

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was issued the first phase one

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municipal separate storm sewer

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system permit, and Whereas MR.

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Palko established Nashville

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Successful floodplain Home

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Buyout program, purchasing and

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removing 485 homes in the

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floodplain and restoring nearly

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250 acres of Nashville

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s

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natural floodplain. Turning

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much of that into public park

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land. And whereas the

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stormwater division moved to

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Metro Water Services in 2002,

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MR. Palko was named assistant

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director, adding the

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maintenance division to perform

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daily routine stormwater

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maintenance activities such as

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cleaning inlets. The stormwater

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division has grown to a total

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of 136 employees and.

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Whereas MR. Palko led efforts

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to create and continuously

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update the stormwater

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Management manual to regulate

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impacts of development on

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stormwater runoff, which

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includes one of the most

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stringent floodplain

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development restrictions within

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the nation. And Whereas, MR.

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Palko launched stormwater

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funding with a user fee in

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2009, which now brings in $35

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million annually for

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maintaining and improving

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stormwater infrastructure,

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including hundreds of

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stormwater capital improvement

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projects to minimize flash

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flooding impacts to residents

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of Nashville and Davidson

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County, and.

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And Whereas, in response to the

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2010 flood, MR. Palko ensured

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that the department had full

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staff in the office every day

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in MAY to review and issue

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permits and develop buyout

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projects. And Whereas, to

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ensure the stormwater system

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keeps up with the ongoing

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growth around the county, MR.

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Palko launched a new master

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plan effort in 2023, which will

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provide guidelines and

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prioritization for expanding

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the stormwater system. And

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Whereas during MR. Falco

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s 40

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plus years of leadership,

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Nashville

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s stormwater program

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has successfully navigated

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through several compliance

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audits from the Environmental

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Protection Agency, Federal

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the Tennessee Department of

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Environment and Conservation

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without any major findings of

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noncompliance and.

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Whereas MR. Palko many

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achievements include receiving

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the John iv Award, which

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recognizes superior efforts in

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certification of floodplain

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managers serving as a pm,

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certified floodplain Managers

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Exam working Group, being

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responsible nationwide for cfm

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certification, and overseeing

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the certification of as many as

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ten certified floodplain

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managers at Metro Water

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Services. And Whereas, MR.

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Parker served as floodplain

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basis Basics instructors for

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the Tennessee Association of

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Floodplain Management and help

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charter and continue to serve

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the state chapter of Silver

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comprehensive and sustainable

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solutions to natural disasters

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and.

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And Whereas MR. Palko is driven

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to create successful programs

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and impactful regulations,

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several of which, such as the

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home buyout program four feet

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above base flood elevation

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requirement and MAY 2010 flood

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response, where the envy of our

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municipalities at floodplain

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manager events. And whereas

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coworkers at aws Metro Water

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Services referred to MR. Palko

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as thank you Herculean Lee

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competent and steady and his

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hard work and always cheerful

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demeanor will be missed upon

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his retirement, leaving very

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large shoes to fill.

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Now therefore, be it resolved

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by the counsel 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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hereby goes on record

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recognizing the accomplishments

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of Tom Palko on the occasion of

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his retirement, and thanking

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him for his many years of

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service and leadership,

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improving Nashville

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environment, and wishing him

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lots of fun on his retirement.

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Well, well, um, yeah.

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Thank you very much. And I just

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want to say I appreciate the

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support I

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ve had all the time

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through the council and as an

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engineer, all I wanted to do

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was give you all good

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information in a timely manner,

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and hopefully I did that. So

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thank you very much. All right.

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MR. Henderson. Hello.

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My sister.

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Terry. That was good. Sonja.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

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very much. Congratulations.

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Congratulations, MR. Palko.

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Next, we have our 2026-2029

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Council member Terry Vo. A

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resolution recognizing JUNE

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2026 as Immigrant Heritage

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Month in Nashville and Davidson

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County Council member Vo. You

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are recognized.

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Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um,

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JUNE has been I mean, I feel

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like this year has been really

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fast. And for us, we wanted to

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make sure the Immigrant Caucus

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and of course, my colleagues,

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to honor all the amazing

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immigrants that live and call

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Davidson County and Nashville

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home. And so I

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m going to read

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resolution 2026 2029, a

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resolution recognizing JUNE

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2026 as Immigrant Heritage

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Month in Nashville and Davidson

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County, whereas Immigrant

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Heritage Month was started in

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2014 to honor and recognize the

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countless contributions made by

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immigrants to the fabric of

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American society. And Whereas

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the United States is a nation

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of immigrants for generations,

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immigrants from all around the

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world have built the economy of

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the United States and shape the

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character of our community and.

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Whereas immigrants have

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contributed immeasurably to the

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economic prosperity,

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innovation, and entrepreneurial

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spirit that not only of

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Nashville and Davidson County

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by the United States. And

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whereas immigrants make up 15%

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of the population of Nashville

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and Davidson County, Nashville

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is also home to the largest

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Kurdish community in the United

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States, with a population of

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more than 15,000 and.

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Whereas in 2013, immigrants

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made up 9.5% of all business

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owners in the Greater Nashville

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area. As of 2019, there were

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over 13,000 immigrant small

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business owners in this area,

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showing the importance of the

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contribution of immigrants to

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Nashville

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s economic vitality.

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And Whereas since JANUARY 2025,

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hundreds of Nashville have been

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arrested by Immigration and

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Customs Enforcement, more than

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half of these community members

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had no prior criminal

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conviction or any pending

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criminal charges, and.

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Whereas now more than ever is

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important to recognize and

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celebrate the contributions of

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immigrants in the United States

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and fight against policies that

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harm our immigrant community

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and.

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Whereas the Metropolitan

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Council supports and stands

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united with our immigrant

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community. Now, therefore be

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resolved by the Council of the

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Metropolitan Government of

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Nashville and Davidson County.

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ll read the sections.

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Section one, the Metropolitan

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County Council hereby goes on

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record recognizing JUNE 2026 as

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Immigrant Heritage Month in

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Nashville and Davidson County.

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Section two. This resolution

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shall take effect from and

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after its adoption. The welfare

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of the Metropolitan Government

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of Nashville and Davidson

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County, requiring it.

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Yes.

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And today, we are honored to

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have Siobhan, who represents

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the Kurdish community that we

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referenced in our resolution.

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If you would like to share a

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few words.

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From the Kurdish community, I

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just want to tell everybody,

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thank you very much. Thank you

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for having me. It was wonderful

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to see everyone.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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You got to come up.

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Pretty tall though. Thank you.

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Thank you so very much. Council

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member Vo, before we go into

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the announcement period, I want

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to start by acknowledging the

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tragic loss our community has

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experienced. On JUNE 30th,

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Nashville lost a daughter, a

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leader and an icon. Vonda

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McDaniel, the Queen mother of

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Nashville

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s labor movement.

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While many Nashville fans MAY

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never have known her face or

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her name, countless workers

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across the city, our state and

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our nation have benefited from

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her vision, her leadership, and

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her unwavering commitment to

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working people. For more than

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30 years, Vonda has been

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dedicated to the labor

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movement, starting as a member

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of the United Rubber Workers in

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1994. Since 2013, Vonda served

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as PRESIDENT Of the Nashville

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Central Labor Council and has

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served as vice PRESIDENT Of the

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afl-cio Executive Council since

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2017. Beyond those

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extraordinary leadership roles,

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she was a founding member of

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Stand Up Nashville, the Music

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City Construction Careers,

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Music City Construction

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Careers, and the Nashville

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Justice League, as well as

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Tennessee for all her tireless

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advocacy helped expand

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opportunity, strengthen workers

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rights, diversify the labor

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movement, and build a more just

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community for generations to

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come. Her commitment to her

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faith, her family, and her

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community leaves a legacy that

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will continue to inspire all

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who had the privilege of

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knowing her, and all who have

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benefited from her life

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s work.

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Her visitation is taking place

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today at First Baptist Church,

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Capitol Hill, until 7:30 P.M.

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And her funeral will be held

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tomorrow at the Music City

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Center. Today we honor Rhonda

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s

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legacy and we thank her for her

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extraordinary service to

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Nashville and beyond. Please

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join me in observing a moment

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of silence.

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Thank you.

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Council Member Sara, you

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re

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recognized.

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Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem. I

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also want to rise and share my

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condolences for the passing of

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MISS Vonda. When we think about

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heroes, we think about people

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with Cape. Think about people

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that we read in books. We even

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think about icons. People that

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have passed, that made

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monumental change. Not a lot of

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us have are fortunate enough to

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actually know a living hero,

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walk with them and stand with

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them. And Vonda was one of

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those. In my tribute to her, I

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wrote, really, heroes don

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t

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fly. They stand beside you.

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They show up, they walk with

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you and they walk for you.

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Vonda McNally was that kind of

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hero to so many. She spent her

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life lifting others, making

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their lives better in ways big

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and small. What makes this

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thing so painful is that Vonda

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wasn

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t a hero from a comic

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book. She was here with us,

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living, serving, fighting for

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workers for her church, for her

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family, and for our community.

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She was real. She was present.

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She was tireless. Israel will

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write about Vonda. Many awards

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will carry her name, but all of

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that will pale in comparison to

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the memories and stories held

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by the people who truly knew

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her. She was a soldier, a

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fighter, selfless, caring, and

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profoundly human. This loss

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hurts, but it was an honor and

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privilege to know and work with

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Vonda. And I know that it

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s not

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just me. She touches so many

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people in so many ways. My

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prayers are with our families,

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our friends, our community. Uh,

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a lot of people are hurting.

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Uh, but van der requires us to

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continue the fight, to continue

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our legacy, to make the world a

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better place than we found it.

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She did that. And I pray that

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the Lord be with her family.

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That the Lord comforts them,

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that he, in his mercy, hold

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them and be with them like no

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other person can. Thank you.

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Council Member Nash recognized.

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Thank you. Mayor Pro Tem. It

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s

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always hard to follow such

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tributes, and I. I would like

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to say that what I

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ve. What

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I

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ve known of MISS Vonda has

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always been a friendly face.

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Willingness to help. Um, is a

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former labor leader. I know

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what a big job she had,

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corralling the whole Central

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Labor Council with all the

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different interests. And when

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and she did it magnificently.

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Uh, also, I wanted to remind my

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colleagues to save the date

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JULY 22nd at 2026, the Andrew

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Jackson Police Youth Camp will

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be holding their open house

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starts at 11 A.M.. Lunch will

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be served at 12. Uh, the Andrew

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Jackson Police Youth Camp is a

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nonprofit summer camp, on Older

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Lake in Windsor County. It

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s

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run by the Fraternal Police

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Lodge five for underprivileged

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youth in the Nashville area.

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Its mission is to build

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positive relationships between

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children and police officers

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through activities that teach

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life skills like teamwork,

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decision making, and a safe

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environment, helping to break

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down cultural barriers to camp.

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Features a 35 acre facility

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with pool, bunkhouse, lake

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access and hosting around 300

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children each summer. Um, I

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invite you to come up to the

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police department. Does a great

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job coming up. They

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ve got the

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helicopters, the robots, the

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the horses. Uh, canine

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exhibitions. It

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s something

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that, as council people, I

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think you

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d be interested in

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seeing. Um, just as well as

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seeing what a great facility is

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for the kids. And. And this

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great community outreach that

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the police department does.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. Council member.

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Nash. Council member. You are

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recognized.

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Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um,

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I just echo your beautiful

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words for MISS Vonda. As we

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remember what an amazing leader

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she was in our community. Um, I

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just want to invite everyone

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with this amazing music. Thank

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you. Thank you so much,

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Councilmember Gamble. Um,

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tomorrow. We are so excited.

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Um, uh, in partnership with the

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mayor

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s office and Mndot and

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choose how you move, we are

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going to do a groundbreaking

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for a complete street on

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Chestnut Street. So that will

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be happening tomorrow at 1030.

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Um, right by diocese, in the

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district. So very excited for

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that. Um, and I want to make

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sure that everyone knows I know

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that the World Cup is happening

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right now. And even though the

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us was eliminated last night.

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Uh, we

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ve got soccer here

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happening in Nashville,

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Davidson County. So youth

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soccer is happening, and

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registration is open now

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through AUGUST 7th and the

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season will begin SEPTEMBER

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12th. And this is in

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partnership with Metro Parks.

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And it

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s for group ages six and

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under, eight and under and 11

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and under which is very

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exciting. So if you

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ve got kids

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and you need them to get some

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energy released, have them sign

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up for some youth soccer with

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our metro parks. And I just

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also want to remind everyone

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about our, um, language survey

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that

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s going on with mhk. Um,

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it

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s a quick five minute survey

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to share your experience with

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the language services provided

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by Metro Nashville. We have

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them available in 12 languages

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in Spanish, Burmese, Tagalog,

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Creole, Nepali, Kurdish,

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Arabic, Chinese, Somali,

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Korean, Haitian, Vietnamese,

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and English. If you need a

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language for your community,

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please reach out and let us

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know. And this Saturday, I just

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want to invite everyone to the

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Wedgewood Houston Art crawl.

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Uh, it typically is on the

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first Saturday, but because of

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4th of JULY, it

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s this

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Saturday. And last thing is

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JULY is Parks and Recreation

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Month. And I just want to

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highlight the mission of Metro

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parks, um, about their

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sustainable and equitable way

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of providing to everyone in

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Nashville and Davidson County

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and our park system was

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established in APRIL of 1901

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with Watkins Park as our first

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park in the city, followed by

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Centennial Park in 1902. Metro

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Park offers a variety of

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facilities and programs

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throughout Davidson County that

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includes over 15,000 acres of

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open space, 189 parks, 110

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miles of greenways, 158

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playgrounds, seven public golf

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courses, two splash pads, five

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year round pools, three outdoor

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pools, 12 dog parks, seven

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historical sites, 28 regional

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and neighborhood community

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centers, 155. Tennis and

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pickleball courts, 73

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basketball courts. The

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Centennial Sportsplex Wave

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Country, and a variety of other

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recreational facilities and

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opportunities. And so we really

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hope that you will come and

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enjoy all the parks of, um,

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that Metro Parks has to offer.

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And we just wanted to make sure

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that we celebrate Metro parks,

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and we hope that you get out

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there and of course, stay

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hydrated. Thanks.

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Thank you Councilmember. Thank

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you for that. A partridge in a

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pear tree. But thank you. Um, I

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do have one more quick

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announcement that I

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m gonna go

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to Councilmember Aurora. And

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for our friends that are

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visiting us for the very first

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time, I promise our

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announcement periods are not

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usually this heavy, but

620
00:21:28,962 --> 00:21:30,797
unfortunately, we lost two

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giants in the civil rights

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00:21:32,990 --> 00:21:33,633
movement and in our community.

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So I also want to take a moment

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to honor the extraordinary life

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and legacy of MRS. Rosetta

626
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miller Perry, who passed on

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JUNE 26th, a pioneering

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journalist, civil rights

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advocate, business leader,

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00:21:44,845 --> 00:21:46,279
veteran and community builder

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whose impact on Nashville,

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00:21:47,481 --> 00:21:49,316
Tennessee, and beyond will be

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00:21:49,316 --> 00:21:50,583
felt for generations. MRS.

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Perry dedicated her life to

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ensuring that truth was told,

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00:21:53,954 --> 00:21:55,188
justice was pursued and the

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00:21:55,188 --> 00:21:56,791
voices of black communities

638
00:21:56,791 --> 00:21:58,391
were heard from serving in the

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00:21:58,391 --> 00:21:59,960
United States Navy and working

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00:21:59,960 --> 00:22:01,194
alongside leaders of the Civil

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00:22:01,194 --> 00:22:02,729
Rights movement. During one of

642
00:22:02,729 --> 00:22:02,963
the most pivotal moments in our

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nation

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s history to leading the

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00:22:06,667 --> 00:22:08,435
Equal Employment Opportunity

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00:22:08,435 --> 00:22:09,637
Commission in Nashville. She

647
00:22:09,637 --> 00:22:10,770
spent her life breaking

648
00:22:10,770 --> 00:22:12,639
barriers and creating

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00:22:12,639 --> 00:22:13,841
opportunities for others. As

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the founder and publisher of

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the Tennessee Tribune. She

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00:22:17,244 --> 00:22:19,460
transformed black media into a

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powerful platform for advocacy,

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education, and celebration. She

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00:22:22,282 --> 00:22:23,317
also founded the Greater

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00:22:23,317 --> 00:22:24,318
Nashville Black Chamber of

657
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Commerce, established

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00:22:25,819 --> 00:22:27,555
scholarships and journalism

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00:22:27,555 --> 00:22:29,290
programs, mentor countless

660
00:22:29,290 --> 00:22:30,958
young leaders, and championed

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00:22:30,958 --> 00:22:32,260
civic engagement. Always

662
00:22:32,260 --> 00:22:34,280
reminded us of the importance

663
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,930
of using our voices and our

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00:22:35,930 --> 00:22:37,131
votes to create change. MRS.

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00:22:37,131 --> 00:22:38,399
Perry received hundreds of

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00:22:38,399 --> 00:22:39,433
honors throughout her lifetime,

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00:22:39,433 --> 00:22:40,968
but perhaps her greatest

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00:22:40,968 --> 00:22:42,690
achievement was the legacy she

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00:22:42,690 --> 00:22:43,904
leaves and the people she

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inspired, the institutions she

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00:22:45,139 --> 00:22:46,841
built, and the doors she opened

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00:22:46,841 --> 00:22:47,308
for those who followed. As we

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begin today

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00:22:48,542 --> 00:22:50,244
s meeting, I want

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to remember and acknowledge

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00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:53,948
MRS. Rosetta miller Perry with

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00:22:53,948 --> 00:22:55,549
deep gratitude and respect, and

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00:22:55,549 --> 00:22:57,151
MAY we honor her memory by

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00:22:57,151 --> 00:22:59,200
continuing her commitment to

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00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,420
truth, service, justice, and

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00:23:01,422 --> 00:23:02,490
opportunity for all.

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00:23:02,490 --> 00:23:02,623
Councilmember Sawyer, you

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00:23:02,623 --> 00:23:04,623
re

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00:23:04,959 --> 00:23:06,260
recognized.

685
00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:08,162
Thank you, MADAM Chair, and

686
00:23:08,162 --> 00:23:10,965
thank you for agreeing that we

687
00:23:10,965 --> 00:23:12,233
should split the, um,

688
00:23:12,233 --> 00:23:14,101
acknowledgement into two

689
00:23:14,101 --> 00:23:15,670
because the two powerful women

690
00:23:15,670 --> 00:23:16,837
and lumping them into one is

691
00:23:16,837 --> 00:23:18,472
not going to do them justice,

692
00:23:18,472 --> 00:23:20,207
which is why we wanted to do

693
00:23:20,207 --> 00:23:21,709
one the first and then do MISS

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00:23:21,709 --> 00:23:22,743
Rosetta Perry. I had the

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00:23:22,743 --> 00:23:24,450
incredible honor of being

696
00:23:24,450 --> 00:23:25,746
inducted to the Tennessee Women

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00:23:25,746 --> 00:23:27,414
Hall of Fame with MISS Perry in

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00:23:27,414 --> 00:23:28,449
2015. Uh, I

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00:23:28,449 --> 00:23:29,651
ve seen her work

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00:23:29,651 --> 00:23:31,118
and done a lot of stuff with

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00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:33,688
her, but what stood out to me

702
00:23:33,688 --> 00:23:35,490
the most was in 2019, when I

703
00:23:35,490 --> 00:23:37,391
first ran for office, and I

704
00:23:37,391 --> 00:23:38,860
started getting her attacks and

705
00:23:38,860 --> 00:23:40,595
all the stuff that some of you

706
00:23:40,595 --> 00:23:42,930
knew about, uh, she was one of

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00:23:42,930 --> 00:23:45,800
the people that, uh, stood by

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00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:46,100
me, wrote about it. Um, she she

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00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:46,902
doesn

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00:23:46,902 --> 00:23:48,370
t mince words, let me

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00:23:48,370 --> 00:23:48,970
tell you that, uh, she

712
00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:49,504
s very

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00:23:49,504 --> 00:23:49,837
bold. And she wouldn

714
00:23:49,837 --> 00:23:50,772
t have

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00:23:50,772 --> 00:23:51,806
done all the things that she

716
00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:52,239
did if she if she wasn

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00:23:52,239 --> 00:23:54,108
t. She

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00:23:54,108 --> 00:23:55,210
was an icon, a trailblazer. She

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00:23:55,210 --> 00:23:56,945
opened the door for so many

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00:23:56,945 --> 00:23:58,880
people. Uh, and Nashville is

721
00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,549
blessed to have had an amazing.

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00:24:00,549 --> 00:24:01,916
She will be sorely missed. Uh,

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00:24:01,916 --> 00:24:02,830
and before I sit down, since

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00:24:02,830 --> 00:24:02,917
we

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00:24:02,917 --> 00:24:04,119
re talking about civil

726
00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,521
rights and civil rights icon,

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00:24:06,521 --> 00:24:08,223
as many of you know, um, we

728
00:24:08,223 --> 00:24:10,892
will be having the John Lewis.

729
00:24:10,892 --> 00:24:12,327
We MARCH on JULY 18th, another

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00:24:12,327 --> 00:24:13,795
event that we use to honor

731
00:24:13,795 --> 00:24:15,630
those that have passed that

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00:24:15,630 --> 00:24:17,320
made Nashville what it is

733
00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,101
today, a welcoming city that we

734
00:24:19,101 --> 00:24:21,236
all talk about, uh, that allows

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00:24:21,236 --> 00:24:22,971
for all of us to be here. And

736
00:24:22,971 --> 00:24:24,405
for those who did not know, uh,

737
00:24:24,405 --> 00:24:26,740
because of the efforts of our

738
00:24:26,740 --> 00:24:27,609
icons. Nashville became the

739
00:24:27,609 --> 00:24:29,444
first city in the South to

740
00:24:29,444 --> 00:24:31,346
desegregate the lunch counters.

741
00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:33,648
And so, in honor of that

742
00:24:33,648 --> 00:24:35,150
legacy, we do a John Lewis

743
00:24:35,150 --> 00:24:36,718
MARCH to thank them for what

744
00:24:36,718 --> 00:24:37,886
they did, but also to remind

745
00:24:37,886 --> 00:24:38,286
all of us, uh, we

746
00:24:38,286 --> 00:24:39,687
ve talked

747
00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:40,689
about Vonda. We talk about MISS

748
00:24:40,689 --> 00:24:42,557
Perry, we talk about John

749
00:24:42,557 --> 00:24:44,159
Lewis. We named them and we

750
00:24:44,159 --> 00:24:45,794
honor them. Uh, but the best

751
00:24:45,794 --> 00:24:46,996
thing we can do is to emulate

752
00:24:46,996 --> 00:24:48,130
them. The best we can do is

753
00:24:48,130 --> 00:24:50,640
when we see something that is

754
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:51,600
not right in our own time, that

755
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,268
we get up and we fight against

756
00:24:53,268 --> 00:24:55,103
it. John Lewis legacy is the

757
00:24:55,103 --> 00:24:55,937
Voting Rights Act, and I will

758
00:24:55,937 --> 00:24:56,472
be remiss if I don

759
00:24:56,472 --> 00:24:57,706
t talk about

760
00:24:57,706 --> 00:24:59,441
all the attack on our voting

761
00:24:59,441 --> 00:25:00,609
that is going on right now. All

762
00:25:00,609 --> 00:25:02,111
the redistricting that is

763
00:25:02,111 --> 00:25:04,460
happening across the country.

764
00:25:04,460 --> 00:25:05,514
This is an attack on black and

765
00:25:05,514 --> 00:25:05,881
brown voting. So we don

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00:25:05,881 --> 00:25:06,916
t just

767
00:25:06,916 --> 00:25:07,820
want to name them, we just

768
00:25:07,820 --> 00:25:08,116
don

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00:25:08,116 --> 00:25:09,285
t want to honor them. This

770
00:25:09,285 --> 00:25:10,985
is our opportunity to do

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00:25:10,985 --> 00:25:12,721
something. We are here now. We

772
00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:14,189
will be gone someday and I hope

773
00:25:14,189 --> 00:25:16,910
that we learn from them. So

774
00:25:16,910 --> 00:25:17,493
marching is a form of protest.

775
00:25:17,493 --> 00:25:19,996
And so we are asking that you

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00:25:19,996 --> 00:25:21,364
join us on JULY 18th at 8 A.M..

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00:25:21,364 --> 00:25:22,865
The MARCH starts at the

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00:25:22,865 --> 00:25:24,600
Tennessee Library and Archives

779
00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:25,501
is a one mile MARCH will be

780
00:25:25,501 --> 00:25:27,403
marching to the Ryman

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00:25:27,403 --> 00:25:28,604
Auditorium. A featured speaker

782
00:25:28,604 --> 00:25:31,106
this year will be Doctor

783
00:25:31,106 --> 00:25:33,476
Michael Eric Dyson, a prolific

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00:25:33,476 --> 00:25:35,210
speaker. We have all the, uh, a

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00:25:35,210 --> 00:25:36,612
lot of the churches, uh,

786
00:25:36,612 --> 00:25:38,314
pastors that will be leading

787
00:25:38,314 --> 00:25:39,915
the MARCH with us. The movement

788
00:25:39,915 --> 00:25:40,820
started in the church. And so

789
00:25:40,820 --> 00:25:41,717
we

790
00:25:41,717 --> 00:25:43,486
re going to have a Doctor

791
00:25:43,486 --> 00:25:44,720
Brown from the Lawson Center

792
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,122
and a whole bunch of other

793
00:25:46,122 --> 00:25:47,823
people. The abc PRESIDENT

794
00:25:47,823 --> 00:25:47,957
Joining us in the MARCH. So I

795
00:25:47,957 --> 00:25:49,125
m

796
00:25:49,125 --> 00:25:50,192
inviting all of you, please

797
00:25:50,192 --> 00:25:50,793
come out. Uh, let

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00:25:50,793 --> 00:25:51,794
s protest

799
00:25:51,794 --> 00:25:52,461
with our feet. Let

800
00:25:52,461 --> 00:25:53,796
s put

801
00:25:53,796 --> 00:25:53,963
protest with our mouths. Let

802
00:25:53,963 --> 00:25:55,731
s

803
00:25:55,731 --> 00:25:55,898
protest with our policies.

804
00:25:55,898 --> 00:25:57,898
Let

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00:25:57,933 --> 00:25:59,340
s protest and do what these

806
00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:01,203
people are doing that makes

807
00:26:01,203 --> 00:26:02,237
them an icon, uh, that we leave

808
00:26:02,237 --> 00:26:03,705
this world better for those

809
00:26:03,705 --> 00:26:06,108
that are coming behind us. And

810
00:26:06,108 --> 00:26:08,277
that. Thank you, MADAM Pro-Tem.

811
00:26:08,277 --> 00:26:09,545
Thank you. And closing us out,

812
00:26:09,545 --> 00:26:11,460
we have Council member Sandra

813
00:26:11,460 --> 00:26:12,515
Sepulveda, Council member. Your

814
00:26:12,515 --> 00:26:14,515
happy birthday, Councilmember

815
00:26:16,385 --> 00:26:18,385
Sepulveda. Thank you.

816
00:26:19,555 --> 00:26:21,900
Um, I just have two quick

817
00:26:21,900 --> 00:26:22,391
announcements. Today is the

818
00:26:22,391 --> 00:26:23,225
last day to register to vote.

819
00:26:23,225 --> 00:26:24,426
So if you want to give me a

820
00:26:24,426 --> 00:26:27,426
present, go ahead and register

821
00:26:27,863 --> 00:26:30,320
to vote. Um, I also wanted to

822
00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,402
announce that Mariposa Park is

823
00:26:32,402 --> 00:26:34,604
finally going to open on JULY

824
00:26:34,604 --> 00:26:37,105
11th, which is this Saturday at

825
00:26:37,105 --> 00:26:39,800
10 A.M. It will be at 140

826
00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,800
Tuscola Road. There will be

827
00:26:42,780 --> 00:26:45,514
music, food, and a lot of fun.

828
00:26:45,514 --> 00:26:47,483
So come on out. Um, it is, uh,

829
00:26:47,483 --> 00:26:49,952
something that has been worked

830
00:26:49,952 --> 00:26:50,486
on for a very long time. So I

831
00:26:50,486 --> 00:26:51,187
m

832
00:26:51,187 --> 00:26:51,954
very proud that it

833
00:26:51,954 --> 00:26:53,954
s finally

834
00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,626
happening. And, um, last I just

835
00:26:57,626 --> 00:26:59,595
wanted to say that, um, Vonda

836
00:26:59,595 --> 00:27:01,331
was a champion for the for the

837
00:27:01,331 --> 00:27:04,330
labor movement, and she was one

838
00:27:04,330 --> 00:27:04,400
of the best of us. So, um, I

839
00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,202
m

840
00:27:06,202 --> 00:27:08,571
glad that we got to honor her

841
00:27:08,571 --> 00:27:10,730
legacy today at her viewing and

842
00:27:10,730 --> 00:27:12,108
tomorrow at her celebration of.

843
00:27:12,108 --> 00:27:13,309
Life.

844
00:27:13,309 --> 00:27:15,144
Thank you, Council member. And

845
00:27:15,144 --> 00:27:16,612
again, happy birthday. And with

846
00:27:16,612 --> 00:27:19,120
that, our announcement period

847
00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:32,610
is adjourned.

848
00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:34,230
This has been a service of the

849
00:27:34,230 --> 00:27:35,198
Metro Nashville Network. If you

850
00:27:35,198 --> 00:27:37,433
would like to see this

851
00:27:37,433 --> 00:27:39,680
presentation again, or for more

852
00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,680
information on this and other

853
00:28:01,491 --> 00:28:03,491
programs, visit Nashville..

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00:33:31,423 --> 00:33:33,258
Today is tuesday, JULY 7th,

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00:33:33,258 --> 00:33:35,930
2026. Do now have a quorum.

856
00:33:35,930 --> 00:33:36,895
Thank you for your patience.

857
00:33:36,895 --> 00:33:38,630
This is the 64th regular

858
00:33:38,630 --> 00:33:39,631
meeting of the current term of

859
00:33:39,631 --> 00:33:41,533
the metropolitan council of

860
00:33:41,533 --> 00:33:42,901
nashville and davidson county.

861
00:33:42,901 --> 00:33:44,436
Will all members of the council,

862
00:33:44,436 --> 00:33:46,504
as well as the public, please

863
00:33:46,504 --> 00:33:47,939
rise for the invocation

864
00:33:47,939 --> 00:33:50,800
remain standing for the pledge

865
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:51,543
of allegiance? The invocation

866
00:33:51,543 --> 00:33:53,712
is beingoffered this evening

867
00:33:53,712 --> 00:33:55,880
by the reverend doctor kim

868
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,415
mcclain of music city west

869
00:33:57,415 --> 00:33:59,840
church of the nazarene. She is

870
00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:01,484
the guest of district 19

871
00:34:01,653 --> 00:34:03,550
council member jacob koopman.

872
00:34:03,550 --> 00:34:04,522
Welcome. Pastor mcclain. You

873
00:34:04,522 --> 00:34:06,522
are recognized.

874
00:34:06,691 --> 00:34:08,526
Good evening.

875
00:34:08,526 --> 00:34:10,262
Nashville is known as music

876
00:34:10,262 --> 00:34:11,931
city, the place that makes you

877
00:34:11,931 --> 00:34:14,699
think of the songs, the stages,

878
00:34:14,699 --> 00:34:16,468
the studios and the stars. The

879
00:34:16,468 --> 00:34:19,305
rich creative culture here has

880
00:34:19,305 --> 00:34:21,840
a colloquial feel that gives it

881
00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:23,840
organic authenticity. Two

882
00:34:24,709 --> 00:34:26,779
familiar mottos in the music

883
00:34:26,779 --> 00:34:29,779
community are. It all begins

884
00:34:30,810 --> 00:34:31,751
with a song, and musicians are

885
00:34:31,751 --> 00:34:34,751
the reason it's called music

886
00:34:35,860 --> 00:34:37,486
city. Nashville's arts culture

887
00:34:37,723 --> 00:34:39,525
feeds the soul of all great

888
00:34:39,525 --> 00:34:41,925
industries thriving here, from

889
00:34:42,270 --> 00:34:44,196
health care to education, trade

890
00:34:44,196 --> 00:34:45,565
and government. James allen

891
00:34:45,565 --> 00:34:47,666
wrote, creatives are the

892
00:34:47,666 --> 00:34:50,660
architects of heaven. Without

893
00:34:50,269 --> 00:34:52,669
them, laboring humanity would

894
00:34:52,705 --> 00:34:53,973
perish. The rhythm and rhyme

895
00:34:53,973 --> 00:34:56,342
pulsing down the boulevards we

896
00:34:56,342 --> 00:34:59,110
call music grow. Reach. From

897
00:34:59,110 --> 00:35:01,113
our calle carolina to

898
00:35:01,113 --> 00:35:03,513
california. By nurturing the

899
00:35:03,649 --> 00:35:06,520
creative soul of music city, we

900
00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:08,554
bevel the rough edges of a

901
00:35:08,554 --> 00:35:10,523
troubled world. Music reminds

902
00:35:10,523 --> 00:35:13,392
us that our lives are not

903
00:35:13,392 --> 00:35:15,894
simply about making noise, but

904
00:35:15,894 --> 00:35:18,294
about finding harmony in

905
00:35:18,331 --> 00:35:20,331
different voices, different

906
00:35:20,833 --> 00:35:22,833
experiences, and different

907
00:35:23,769 --> 00:35:24,937
perspectives. As a songwriter,

908
00:35:24,937 --> 00:35:28,107
I've learned that songs have a

909
00:35:28,107 --> 00:35:30,276
way telling everyone's story.

910
00:35:30,276 --> 00:35:32,478
And as a pastor, I've learned

911
00:35:32,478 --> 00:35:34,878
that communities flourish when

912
00:35:35,180 --> 00:35:39,185
we join with a common goal to

913
00:35:39,185 --> 00:35:41,585
serve with grace, justice,

914
00:35:42,188 --> 00:35:44,588
compassion, and conviction. Let

915
00:35:45,591 --> 00:35:47,894
us pray. Loving GOD, we thank

916
00:35:47,894 --> 00:35:49,595
you for this city and for these

917
00:35:49,595 --> 00:35:51,430
leaders who have accepted the

918
00:35:51,430 --> 00:35:53,830
responsibility of serving it.

919
00:35:53,966 --> 00:35:55,801
Grant them wisdom. Give them

920
00:35:55,801 --> 00:35:57,503
courage to make difficult

921
00:35:57,503 --> 00:36:00,730
decisions and hearts that seek

922
00:36:00,730 --> 00:36:01,841
the common good. Help them

923
00:36:01,841 --> 00:36:04,410
remember those whose voices are

924
00:36:04,410 --> 00:36:06,545
quiet, whose burdens are heavy,

925
00:36:06,545 --> 00:36:09,415
and whose hopes depend upon

926
00:36:09,415 --> 00:36:11,685
faithful leadership. MAY this

927
00:36:11,685 --> 00:36:14,120
chamber be a place where

928
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,520
differences become dialog. And

929
00:36:16,622 --> 00:36:18,570
service rises above

930
00:36:18,570 --> 00:36:19,926
self-interest. Thank you for

931
00:36:19,926 --> 00:36:23,526
these leaders who are guided by

932
00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:24,998
love for this city. MAY music

933
00:36:24,998 --> 00:36:27,634
city continue to be more than

934
00:36:27,634 --> 00:36:30,403
the music it makes. MAY it be

935
00:36:30,403 --> 00:36:32,572
the kindness we extend. The

936
00:36:32,572 --> 00:36:35,441
dignity we protect. And the

937
00:36:35,441 --> 00:36:37,510
hope we leave for the next

938
00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:40,510
generation. We ask these things

939
00:36:41,147 --> 00:36:43,547
with gratitude and humility.

940
00:36:43,983 --> 00:36:45,418
Amen.

941
00:36:45,418 --> 00:36:47,620
I pledge allegiance to

942
00:36:47,620 --> 00:36:50,389
the flag of the united states

943
00:36:50,389 --> 00:36:52,726
of america and to the republic

944
00:36:52,726 --> 00:36:55,628
for which it stands. One nation

945
00:36:55,628 --> 00:36:57,697
under GOD, indivisible, with.

946
00:36:57,697 --> 00:36:59,697
Liberty and.

947
00:37:03,469 --> 00:37:05,469
Justice for all.

948
00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:07,807
All right. Welcome, council and

949
00:37:07,807 --> 00:37:09,943
community members to what could

950
00:37:09,943 --> 00:37:12,379
be our longest meeting of this

951
00:37:12,379 --> 00:37:13,880
council term. We appreciate so

952
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,749
many of you coming out for the

953
00:37:15,749 --> 00:37:17,884
public hearings this evening.

954
00:37:17,884 --> 00:37:22,840
As of the start of this meeting,

955
00:37:22,188 --> 00:37:24,588
we have issued 182 speaker

956
00:37:26,460 --> 00:37:29,460
tickets for bl13, 91 and 24 for

957
00:37:29,696 --> 00:37:31,531
the moratorium, civic education

958
00:37:31,531 --> 00:37:32,632
and increasing access and

959
00:37:32,632 --> 00:37:33,533
participation in local

960
00:37:33,533 --> 00:37:35,402
government has been a hallmark

961
00:37:35,402 --> 00:37:37,971
of this council term and our

962
00:37:37,971 --> 00:37:39,720
nation's 250th birthday has

963
00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:40,373
hopefully given us all

964
00:37:40,373 --> 00:37:42,373
opportunities to contemplate

965
00:37:42,375 --> 00:37:43,676
the great promise of our

966
00:37:43,676 --> 00:37:45,511
democracy and the knowledge

967
00:37:45,511 --> 00:37:47,130
that a democracy of the people,

968
00:37:47,130 --> 00:37:48,815
by the people and for the

969
00:37:48,815 --> 00:37:51,215
people requires all the

970
00:37:51,317 --> 00:37:52,819
people's participation. Council

971
00:37:52,819 --> 00:37:53,787
members will have a large group

972
00:37:53,787 --> 00:37:55,522
of opportunity now. Summer

973
00:37:55,522 --> 00:37:57,624
youth interns from a wide

974
00:37:57,624 --> 00:37:59,426
variety of metro departments

975
00:37:59,426 --> 00:38:01,161
with us in the chamber for

976
00:38:01,161 --> 00:38:03,561
metro council 101 session on

977
00:38:03,563 --> 00:38:05,566
the morning of monday, JULY

978
00:38:05,566 --> 00:38:06,800
13th. It is always my hope that

979
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:07,834
we can show the young people

980
00:38:07,834 --> 00:38:09,202
that visit with us the

981
00:38:09,202 --> 00:38:10,671
diversity of their

982
00:38:10,671 --> 00:38:12,606
representation in nashville. So

983
00:38:12,606 --> 00:38:13,740
if you would like to join me,

984
00:38:13,740 --> 00:38:16,760
please let the council office

985
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:17,877
know by noon this thursday.

986
00:38:17,877 --> 00:38:19,646
Participating in democracy also

987
00:38:19,646 --> 00:38:20,781
means voting. As elected

988
00:38:20,781 --> 00:38:22,149
officials, we do our best to

989
00:38:22,149 --> 00:38:23,250
make sure nashvillians have the

990
00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:25,650
information they need to

991
00:38:25,786 --> 00:38:27,221
exercise their vote in every

992
00:38:27,221 --> 00:38:28,622
election. We thank our davidson

993
00:38:28,622 --> 00:38:30,490
county election commission and

994
00:38:30,490 --> 00:38:32,192
volunteers who do the same.

995
00:38:32,192 --> 00:38:34,428
Early voting will be underway

996
00:38:34,428 --> 00:38:36,229
before this council meets again

997
00:38:36,229 --> 00:38:37,965
starting JULY 17th and

998
00:38:37,965 --> 00:38:39,767
continuing through AUGUST 1st.

999
00:38:39,767 --> 00:38:41,335
There are 15 locations across

1000
00:38:41,335 --> 00:38:43,300
the county where you can vote

1001
00:38:43,300 --> 00:38:44,772
early in state and federal

1002
00:38:44,772 --> 00:38:47,400
partizan primaries and county

1003
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:48,108
general election. Midnight

1004
00:38:48,108 --> 00:38:50,577
tonight is the deadline to

1005
00:38:50,577 --> 00:38:52,460
register to vote. Sepulveda

1006
00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:53,213
mentioned that earlier in

1007
00:38:53,213 --> 00:38:54,548
announcements. In those

1008
00:38:54,548 --> 00:38:56,317
elections, you can go to go

1009
00:38:56,317 --> 00:38:57,718
vote tn.Gov or the davidson

1010
00:38:57,718 --> 00:38:59,718
county election commission

1011
00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:02,423
website via nashville.Gov for

1012
00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:04,691
more information. With only

1013
00:39:04,691 --> 00:39:06,427
about 6% of active voters

1014
00:39:06,427 --> 00:39:08,295
having participated in local

1015
00:39:08,295 --> 00:39:09,730
primary elections in MAY, it is

1016
00:39:09,730 --> 00:39:10,697
very important that we

1017
00:39:10,697 --> 00:39:13,970
encourage all of davidson

1018
00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:15,436
county's 471,000 eligible

1019
00:39:15,436 --> 00:39:18,436
voters to exercise their right

1020
00:39:18,672 --> 00:39:20,774
to vote in upcoming elections.

1021
00:39:20,774 --> 00:39:22,909
Democracy depends on all

1022
00:39:22,909 --> 00:39:24,909
americans reading, learning,

1023
00:39:25,946 --> 00:39:26,980
engaging and participating. All

1024
00:39:26,980 --> 00:39:28,115
right. Without objection, we

1025
00:39:28,115 --> 00:39:29,983
will spend the calling of the

1026
00:39:29,983 --> 00:39:31,118
roll and ask the clerk to

1027
00:39:31,118 --> 00:39:32,252
please record the names of the

1028
00:39:32,252 --> 00:39:33,987
members present throughout the

1029
00:39:33,987 --> 00:39:35,222
meeting. The roll call is also

1030
00:39:35,222 --> 00:39:36,290
the time when I share that we

1031
00:39:36,290 --> 00:39:37,324
have a council member

1032
00:39:37,324 --> 00:39:38,992
celebrating their birthday with

1033
00:39:38,992 --> 00:39:40,127
us this evening. Pro tem

1034
00:39:40,127 --> 00:39:41,262
already announced it, but again,

1035
00:39:41,262 --> 00:39:43,662
happy birthday to council

1036
00:39:44,932 --> 00:39:46,735
member sepulveda. Is there a

1037
00:39:46,735 --> 00:39:48,569
motion for approval of the

1038
00:39:48,569 --> 00:39:52,139
minutes of the meeting of JUNE

1039
00:39:52,139 --> 00:39:54,420
16th, 2026? All right. Okay.

1040
00:39:54,420 --> 00:39:55,343
There's a motion is properly

1041
00:39:55,343 --> 00:39:57,770
seconded. I do understand that

1042
00:39:57,770 --> 00:39:58,646
we have one member seeking to

1043
00:39:58,646 --> 00:40:01,820
clarify the minutes. So, MR.

1044
00:40:01,820 --> 00:40:01,949
Capp, you are recognized, sir.

1045
00:40:01,949 --> 00:40:02,950
Go ahead.

1046
00:40:02,950 --> 00:40:03,984
Thank you for

1047
00:40:03,984 --> 00:40:05,819
recognizing me, vice mayor. I

1048
00:40:05,819 --> 00:40:06,921
briefly need to move to amend

1049
00:40:06,921 --> 00:40:08,560
the minutes from the last

1050
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:11,560
meeting to reflect my intention

1051
00:40:12,826 --> 00:40:14,495
to abstain from bl 2026, 1445,

1052
00:40:14,495 --> 00:40:15,897
1446 and 1447.

1053
00:40:15,897 --> 00:40:17,897
Okay. So noted.

1054
00:40:19,434 --> 00:40:21,834
MR. Clerk, without objection.

1055
00:40:21,869 --> 00:40:24,372
Members, the motion to approve

1056
00:40:24,372 --> 00:40:26,400
the minutes can be amended with

1057
00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:28,509
that change. Is there any

1058
00:40:28,509 --> 00:40:29,844
objection? All right. Now,

1059
00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:31,450
seeing no one else seeking to

1060
00:40:31,450 --> 00:40:33,248
be recognized for any change to

1061
00:40:33,248 --> 00:40:35,383
the minutes and the motion

1062
00:40:35,383 --> 00:40:37,518
having been amended with MR.

1063
00:40:37,518 --> 00:40:39,620
Capps, change, the minutes of

1064
00:40:39,620 --> 00:40:42,557
the meeting of JUNE 16th are

1065
00:40:42,557 --> 00:40:44,692
approved, as amended. All right,

1066
00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:46,794
MR. Clerk. Are there any

1067
00:40:46,794 --> 00:40:46,895
messages from the mayor?

1068
00:40:46,895 --> 00:40:48,229
Yes.

1069
00:40:48,229 --> 00:40:48,429
There is a message from the

1070
00:40:48,429 --> 00:40:50,131
mayor.

1071
00:40:50,131 --> 00:40:50,465
All right, MR. Clerk, go

1072
00:40:50,465 --> 00:40:51,332
ahead, please.

1073
00:40:51,332 --> 00:40:52,667
Dear vice mayor

1074
00:40:52,667 --> 00:40:54,735
henderson and members of

1075
00:40:54,735 --> 00:40:55,803
members, members of the council.

1076
00:40:55,803 --> 00:40:56,904
Tonight's agenda includes

1077
00:40:56,904 --> 00:40:58,105
several items that speak

1078
00:40:58,105 --> 00:40:59,474
directly to how nashville grows

1079
00:40:59,474 --> 00:41:00,508
and how we protect our

1080
00:41:00,508 --> 00:41:02,508
neighborhoods, institutions,

1081
00:41:02,510 --> 00:41:03,711
and quality of life. For months,

1082
00:41:03,711 --> 00:41:04,812
we've heard from neighbors,

1083
00:41:04,812 --> 00:41:05,914
families, and zoo supporters

1084
00:41:05,914 --> 00:41:07,648
from every corner of this

1085
00:41:07,648 --> 00:41:08,916
county about the proposed data

1086
00:41:08,916 --> 00:41:10,584
center adjacent to the

1087
00:41:10,584 --> 00:41:11,986
nashville zoo. I share their

1088
00:41:11,986 --> 00:41:14,188
concerns about the proposed use

1089
00:41:14,188 --> 00:41:15,623
of that site, but the question

1090
00:41:15,623 --> 00:41:17,158
before us is bigger than one

1091
00:41:17,158 --> 00:41:18,920
parcel. Right now, our zoning

1092
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:19,994
code doesn't distinguish

1093
00:41:19,994 --> 00:41:21,863
between a server room and a 100

1094
00:41:21,863 --> 00:41:24,266
megawatt campus. That's a gap

1095
00:41:24,266 --> 00:41:25,700
we must close. I urge passage

1096
00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:27,168
of both zoning bill and the

1097
00:41:27,168 --> 00:41:29,168
moratorium legislation before

1098
00:41:29,337 --> 00:41:30,438
you tonight. As substituted

1099
00:41:30,438 --> 00:41:32,438
council member horton's

1100
00:41:33,441 --> 00:41:34,775
ordinance bill 2026 1391 would

1101
00:41:34,775 --> 00:41:36,611
give nashville its first data

1102
00:41:36,611 --> 00:41:38,800
center specific zoning

1103
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:39,470
standards. I support this

1104
00:41:39,470 --> 00:41:40,248
framework and appreciate the

1105
00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:42,248
planning commission's thorough

1106
00:41:42,651 --> 00:41:43,852
work to strengthen it. The

1107
00:41:43,852 --> 00:41:46,852
legislation MAY not arrive in

1108
00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:48,457
time to apply, MAY not arrive

1109
00:41:48,457 --> 00:41:49,590
in time to apply to the

1110
00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:51,360
property next to the zoo, but

1111
00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:52,427
it sets the important blueprint

1112
00:41:52,427 --> 00:41:53,561
for how we regulate data

1113
00:41:53,561 --> 00:41:55,263
centers in our city. Moving

1114
00:41:55,263 --> 00:41:56,999
forward. Departments working

1115
00:41:56,999 --> 00:41:58,500
under executive order 59 will

1116
00:41:58,500 --> 00:41:59,501
identify further impacts and

1117
00:41:59,501 --> 00:42:01,402
determine how best to guard

1118
00:42:01,402 --> 00:42:03,171
against them to further

1119
00:42:03,171 --> 00:42:04,639
safeguard our communities.

1120
00:42:04,639 --> 00:42:06,639
Paired with councilmember

1121
00:42:07,509 --> 00:42:08,977
johnston's ordinance bill 2026

1122
00:42:08,977 --> 00:42:10,245
1448, which would pause new

1123
00:42:10,245 --> 00:42:12,514
data center approvals, we have

1124
00:42:12,514 --> 00:42:14,383
a responsible path. Press pause

1125
00:42:14,383 --> 00:42:16,618
and put thoughtful rules in

1126
00:42:16,618 --> 00:42:17,919
place. Separately, you have

1127
00:42:17,919 --> 00:42:20,122
before you before you tonight,

1128
00:42:20,122 --> 00:42:22,224
a late filed bill for my

1129
00:42:22,224 --> 00:42:23,358
administration. I filed

1130
00:42:23,358 --> 00:42:25,358
condemnation legislation to

1131
00:42:25,927 --> 00:42:27,796
allow metro to acquire the adjacent to the zoo

1132
00:42:27,796 --> 00:42:29,980
for public use. We've been

1133
00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:30,866
looking for space in this area

1134
00:42:30,866 --> 00:42:32,100
for of the city for some time

1135
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:33,969
and have multiple needs that

1136
00:42:33,969 --> 00:42:35,537
this site would address. I hope

1137
00:42:35,537 --> 00:42:36,405
you will support that

1138
00:42:36,405 --> 00:42:38,173
legislation, which might give

1139
00:42:38,173 --> 00:42:39,507
us the only option available to

1140
00:42:39,507 --> 00:42:41,509
address immediate needs in this

1141
00:42:41,509 --> 00:42:43,245
area. I understand. Earlier

1142
00:42:43,245 --> 00:42:45,470
this evening, dc blocks issued

1143
00:42:45,470 --> 00:42:46,848
a statement that is full of

1144
00:42:46,848 --> 00:42:48,250
inaccurate wishful thinking,

1145
00:42:48,250 --> 00:42:49,170
divorced from reality, and

1146
00:42:49,170 --> 00:42:51,119
indicative of a company trying

1147
00:42:51,119 --> 00:42:52,955
to repair a pr problem that

1148
00:42:52,955 --> 00:42:54,456
calls for themselves. The

1149
00:42:54,456 --> 00:42:56,910
timing would suggest an attempt

1150
00:42:56,910 --> 00:42:57,893
to disrupt tonight's council

1151
00:42:57,893 --> 00:42:59,694
votes on data center

1152
00:42:59,694 --> 00:43:00,929
legislation. To be clear, I

1153
00:43:00,929 --> 00:43:01,963
called a meeting because there

1154
00:43:01,963 --> 00:43:03,865
are three parties interested in

1155
00:43:03,865 --> 00:43:05,867
the property and metro intends

1156
00:43:05,867 --> 00:43:07,969
to acquire the land. We will

1157
00:43:07,969 --> 00:43:09,238
proceed in metro's interest.

1158
00:43:09,238 --> 00:43:10,539
Thank you to this council for

1159
00:43:10,539 --> 00:43:12,407
the seriousness you bring to

1160
00:43:12,407 --> 00:43:13,275
these questions and to the many

1161
00:43:13,275 --> 00:43:14,810
nashvillians who will spend

1162
00:43:14,810 --> 00:43:15,844
their tuesday evening

1163
00:43:15,844 --> 00:43:17,479
participating in your

1164
00:43:17,479 --> 00:43:18,580
government that represents

1165
00:43:18,580 --> 00:43:20,315
local government at its best,

1166
00:43:20,315 --> 00:43:21,316
and I appreciate it. Every time

1167
00:43:21,316 --> 00:43:23,252
a nashvillian works to make

1168
00:43:23,252 --> 00:43:24,352
their city a better place, I

1169
00:43:24,352 --> 00:43:26,388
appreciate the chance to join

1170
00:43:26,388 --> 00:43:28,423
you on that journey. Best mayor

1171
00:43:28,423 --> 00:43:29,224
freddie o'connell.

1172
00:43:29,224 --> 00:43:30,992
All

1173
00:43:30,992 --> 00:43:34,592
thank you, MR. Mayor. And thank

1174
00:43:36,832 --> 00:43:38,600
you, MR. Clerk. All right. Next,

1175
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,600
we'll proceed right into our

1176
00:43:41,603 --> 00:43:43,271
agenda. Section e appointees

1177
00:43:43,271 --> 00:43:44,806
and nominees. This portion of

1178
00:43:44,806 --> 00:43:45,874
the agenda shares all persons

1179
00:43:45,874 --> 00:43:47,342
who are scheduled to appear

1180
00:43:47,342 --> 00:43:48,410
before the rules, confirmations

1181
00:43:48,410 --> 00:43:50,478
and public elections committee

1182
00:43:50,478 --> 00:43:52,480
for an interview this evening.

1183
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,383
Referrals back to the committee

1184
00:43:54,383 --> 00:43:55,617
will be by rule as part of the

1185
00:43:55,617 --> 00:43:57,419
council's two meeting process

1186
00:43:57,419 --> 00:43:59,221
for elections and confirmations.

1187
00:43:59,221 --> 00:44:00,522
No votes will be taken by the

1188
00:44:00,522 --> 00:44:04,122
body in this section of the

1189
00:44:04,126 --> 00:44:06,361
agenda. Chair, cash your brief

1190
00:44:06,361 --> 00:44:07,696
report, please. No vote totals

1191
00:44:07,696 --> 00:44:09,965
necessary. Simply the name of

1192
00:44:09,965 --> 00:44:12,467
those interviewed and for which

1193
00:44:12,467 --> 00:44:13,468
seats. And if a person in the

1194
00:44:13,468 --> 00:44:14,936
appointment confirmation

1195
00:44:14,936 --> 00:44:16,872
proess was unable to attend

1196
00:44:16,872 --> 00:44:18,174
your committee this evening, at

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00:44:18,174 --> 00:44:20,420
what meeting they will next

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00:44:20,420 --> 00:44:21,777
appear, please, sir, go ahead.

1199
00:44:21,777 --> 00:44:22,770
Chair. Cash, recognized.

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00:44:22,770 --> 00:44:24,770
For

1201
00:44:25,314 --> 00:44:27,314
community corrections advisory.

1202
00:44:27,983 --> 00:44:30,520
Jamal boykin for contract and

1203
00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:32,255
compliance board. We deferred

1204
00:44:32,255 --> 00:44:33,622
marcus t booth for one meeting.

1205
00:44:33,622 --> 00:44:36,220
Okay. For the contract

1206
00:44:37,660 --> 00:44:39,595
compliance board. Michael, I'd

1207
00:44:39,595 --> 00:44:43,795
ovadia and you sent me that too.

1208
00:44:44,660 --> 00:44:46,466
I'm sorry. For contracting

1209
00:44:49,872 --> 00:44:52,272
compliance for. Matthew. Neil

1210
00:44:52,341 --> 00:44:54,576
for director of law. Tyler

1211
00:44:54,576 --> 00:44:56,976
yarbrough for electric power

1212
00:44:57,746 --> 00:45:00,146
board. Robert boone for

1213
00:45:00,349 --> 00:45:02,749
employee benefit board. Thomas

1214
00:45:03,819 --> 00:45:06,789
curtis for farmers market board.

1215
00:45:06,789 --> 00:45:09,189
Jackson zeitlin for historical

1216
00:45:09,725 --> 00:45:12,125
commission. I've got five

1217
00:45:12,895 --> 00:45:15,295
doctor clay bailey, jay

1218
00:45:17,967 --> 00:45:20,102
brothers, caitlin jones. Doctor

1219
00:45:20,102 --> 00:45:22,502
marissa richmond and linda

1220
00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:24,640
nguyen for short rental

1221
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:27,400
appeals board. Kevin griffith

1222
00:45:27,276 --> 00:45:29,676
was withdrawn for transit

1223
00:45:30,212 --> 00:45:30,513
authority. Whitney weeks.

1224
00:45:30,513 --> 00:45:32,381
All

1225
00:45:32,381 --> 00:45:33,749
right. So I appreciate you

1226
00:45:33,749 --> 00:45:36,749
sharing all persons that were

1227
00:45:37,753 --> 00:45:39,254
interviewed. And we will note.

1228
00:45:39,254 --> 00:45:41,757
Okay, that marcus booth is

1229
00:45:41,757 --> 00:45:44,157
deferred one meeting and

1230
00:45:45,394 --> 00:45:46,662
griffith is withdrawn. Pro tem,

1231
00:45:46,662 --> 00:45:47,129
you're recognized for a point

1232
00:45:47,129 --> 00:45:48,565
of order.

1233
00:45:48,565 --> 00:45:49,599
Thank you. Vice mayor

1234
00:45:49,599 --> 00:45:50,799
tyler yarbrough should be for

1235
00:45:50,799 --> 00:45:52,902
the director of law, not for

1236
00:45:52,902 --> 00:45:53,636
the electric power board. I was

1237
00:45:53,636 --> 00:45:55,171
just speaking.

1238
00:45:55,171 --> 00:45:56,505
I appreciate you

1239
00:45:56,505 --> 00:45:59,441
correcting the record. If that

1240
00:45:59,441 --> 00:46:01,577
was misread. Yes. MISS Tyler

1241
00:46:01,577 --> 00:46:04,577
yarbrough had her interview in

1242
00:46:05,781 --> 00:46:10,486
committee to serve as the director of law.

1243
00:46:10,486 --> 00:46:12,321
Okay. With that chair cash, you

1244
00:46:12,321 --> 00:46:14,890
are now recognized for your

1245
00:46:14,890 --> 00:46:15,624
committee report on the

1246
00:46:15,624 --> 00:46:16,992
appointees in the second step

1247
00:46:16,992 --> 00:46:18,494
of your committee's two meeting

1248
00:46:18,494 --> 00:46:20,290
process, with vote totals this

1249
00:46:20,290 --> 00:46:21,631
time, and a consolidated motion

1250
00:46:21,631 --> 00:46:24,534
for the confirmation of those

1251
00:46:24,534 --> 00:46:26,335
persons first for deferral

1252
00:46:26,335 --> 00:46:27,300
motion, if there are any, go

1253
00:46:27,300 --> 00:46:28,400
ahead, sir.

1254
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:29,204
All right. For

1255
00:46:29,204 --> 00:46:30,372
bicycle and pedestrian advisory

1256
00:46:30,372 --> 00:46:32,372
commission, the reappointment

1257
00:46:33,143 --> 00:46:35,445
of alvin j. Haney. We approved

1258
00:46:35,445 --> 00:46:37,246
6 to 0 zero for the central

1259
00:46:37,246 --> 00:46:38,581
business improvement district

1260
00:46:38,581 --> 00:46:40,183
board appointment of

1261
00:46:40,183 --> 00:46:42,583
christopher carlson for term

1262
00:46:44,530 --> 00:46:45,822
expiring JUNE 15th, 2029. We

1263
00:46:45,822 --> 00:46:48,290
voted to approve four in favor,

1264
00:46:48,290 --> 00:46:50,920
one against and one not voting.

1265
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:51,127
And then for the tourism and

1266
00:46:51,127 --> 00:46:53,127
convention commission. The

1267
00:46:53,762 --> 00:46:55,832
appointment of darius mcdonald

1268
00:46:55,832 --> 00:46:57,633
for a term expiring JUNE 30th,

1269
00:46:57,633 --> 00:47:00,330
2029 approved six in favor,

1270
00:47:00,236 --> 00:47:03,236
zero against zero not voting.

1271
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:06,610
And I move the nominees.

1272
00:47:06,610 --> 00:47:08,610
Okay,

1273
00:47:09,212 --> 00:47:11,780
so there is a motion to confirm

1274
00:47:11,780 --> 00:47:13,516
these three appointees in a

1275
00:47:13,516 --> 00:47:15,385
consolidated motion, properly

1276
00:47:15,385 --> 00:47:16,553
seconded. That said, does

1277
00:47:16,553 --> 00:47:19,823
anyone wish to remove an item

1278
00:47:19,823 --> 00:47:22,559
from this consolidated motion individual

1279
00:47:22,559 --> 00:47:25,950
abstention or a no vote? MISS

1280
00:47:25,950 --> 00:47:26,629
Sepulveda, you're recognized.

1281
00:47:26,629 --> 00:47:28,632
Thank you. Vice mayor. Can we

1282
00:47:28,632 --> 00:47:29,766
remove the seabed nominees?

1283
00:47:29,766 --> 00:47:31,766
Yes.

1284
00:47:32,702 --> 00:47:34,104
Okay. Any other seeking to be

1285
00:47:34,104 --> 00:47:35,805
recognized in that regard? Okay.

1286
00:47:35,805 --> 00:47:38,842
So the amended motion at this

1287
00:47:38,842 --> 00:47:40,943
juncture is for the approval of

1288
00:47:40,943 --> 00:47:43,943
the or rather the confirmation

1289
00:47:45,715 --> 00:47:47,851
of alvin j. Haney and darius

1290
00:47:47,851 --> 00:47:50,251
mcdonald in a consolidated

1291
00:47:51,521 --> 00:47:52,422
motion. All set.

1292
00:47:52,422 --> 00:47:54,422
Move approval.

1293
00:47:55,240 --> 00:47:57,994
Okay. All right. All in favor,

1294
00:47:57,994 --> 00:48:00,430
please say aye. Any voting no

1295
00:48:00,430 --> 00:48:02,365
or abstaining. Okay. And if

1296
00:48:02,365 --> 00:48:03,533
you'll hang with us so we can

1297
00:48:03,533 --> 00:48:05,101
recognize everyone who is here.

1298
00:48:05,101 --> 00:48:07,270
Appreciate you all that have

1299
00:48:07,270 --> 00:48:10,270
just been confirmed. Next in

1300
00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:11,541
our agenda is item f two

1301
00:48:11,541 --> 00:48:13,941
regarding the central business

1302
00:48:14,310 --> 00:48:16,112
improvement district board. The

1303
00:48:16,112 --> 00:48:18,248
seabed board, it is the

1304
00:48:18,248 --> 00:48:20,248
appointment of christopher

1305
00:48:21,184 --> 00:48:24,184
carlson for a term expiring

1306
00:48:25,455 --> 00:48:28,455
JUNE 15th, 2029. MR. Cash chair,

1307
00:48:28,792 --> 00:48:30,159
can you make a motion for that

1308
00:48:30,159 --> 00:48:30,560
approval of confirmation?

1309
00:48:30,560 --> 00:48:32,395
I

1310
00:48:32,395 --> 00:48:34,597
move the approval of

1311
00:48:34,597 --> 00:48:34,931
christopher carlson for the sea

1312
00:48:34,931 --> 00:48:36,931
bed.

1313
00:48:37,330 --> 00:48:39,836
Okay. All right. And with

1314
00:48:39,836 --> 00:48:42,500
that, we will move to the vote.

1315
00:48:42,500 --> 00:48:45,605
All in favor, please say aye.

1316
00:48:46,843 --> 00:48:49,780
Any voting? No. Okay. MR. Clark,

1317
00:48:49,780 --> 00:48:52,780
is that sufficient to record

1318
00:48:52,516 --> 00:48:55,516
with raised hands? Okay. Any

1319
00:48:57,587 --> 00:48:59,987
abstaining? Okay. Council has

1320
00:48:59,989 --> 00:49:01,989
confirmed. Also christopher

1321
00:49:02,158 --> 00:49:03,592
carlson. So it appears that we

1322
00:49:03,592 --> 00:49:04,962
have some of our confirmed

1323
00:49:04,962 --> 00:49:07,300
appointees with us this evening.

1324
00:49:07,300 --> 00:49:08,465
If you chose to return to the

1325
00:49:08,465 --> 00:49:09,666
council chamber, which is not

1326
00:49:09,666 --> 00:49:11,167
required, do please stand and

1327
00:49:11,167 --> 00:49:13,690
be recognized as I call your

1328
00:49:13,690 --> 00:49:15,972
name. Council has confirmed the

1329
00:49:15,972 --> 00:49:17,974
appointments of alvin j. Haney.

1330
00:49:17,974 --> 00:49:20,543
He was reappointed to the

1331
00:49:20,543 --> 00:49:22,943
bicycle and pedestrian advisory

1332
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:26,480
commission. Council has

1333
00:49:27,150 --> 00:49:29,152
confirmed the appointment of

1334
00:49:29,152 --> 00:49:31,552
christopher carlson to the

1335
00:49:32,890 --> 00:49:33,156
seabed board. And last but

1336
00:49:33,156 --> 00:49:35,225
certainly not least, council

1337
00:49:35,225 --> 00:49:37,227
has confirmed the appointment

1338
00:49:37,227 --> 00:49:39,696
of darius mcdonald to the

1339
00:49:39,696 --> 00:49:41,198
tourism and convention

1340
00:49:41,198 --> 00:49:41,998
commission. Thank you to

1341
00:49:41,998 --> 00:49:44,398
everyone for your willingness

1342
00:49:44,802 --> 00:49:47,802
to serve. We appreciate you.

1343
00:50:00,984 --> 00:50:02,190
Thank you.

1344
00:50:02,190 --> 00:50:04,419
All right. We are

1345
00:50:05,255 --> 00:50:07,791
now in section g nominations of

1346
00:50:07,791 --> 00:50:09,259
our. For our agenda. Council

1347
00:50:09,259 --> 00:50:11,328
members will have received a

1348
00:50:11,328 --> 00:50:13,497
memo from me on JUNE 15th

1349
00:50:13,497 --> 00:50:16,366
announcing two vacancies on the

1350
00:50:16,366 --> 00:50:18,366
municipal auditorium commission.

1351
00:50:18,535 --> 00:50:21,535
those vacancies will be with

1352
00:50:22,973 --> 00:50:25,108
terms expiring on JUNE 30th,

1353
00:50:25,108 --> 00:50:27,177
2029. An election will be

1354
00:50:27,177 --> 00:50:29,313
conducted at the AUGUST 4th

1355
00:50:29,313 --> 00:50:32,313
meeting so that your nominees

1356
00:50:33,317 --> 00:50:36,917
can go through our two step

1357
00:50:36,920 --> 00:50:38,789
process that those openings or

1358
00:50:38,789 --> 00:50:40,157
those vacancies were also

1359
00:50:40,157 --> 00:50:42,626
announced from this dais at

1360
00:50:42,626 --> 00:50:46,826
last meeting. And so I will now

1361
00:50:47,130 --> 00:50:49,990
open nominations. If you seek

1362
00:50:49,990 --> 00:50:52,990
to nominate someone, you can

1363
00:50:53,838 --> 00:50:57,438
get into the queue. Or raise

1364
00:50:58,275 --> 00:51:00,675
your hands. Council members,

1365
00:51:01,812 --> 00:51:03,814
we've been busy, but also you

1366
00:51:03,814 --> 00:51:07,484
got a memo and I mentioned it

1367
00:51:07,484 --> 00:51:10,120
at the last meeting. Anyone?

1368
00:51:10,120 --> 00:51:11,188
Can we defer?

1369
00:51:11,188 --> 00:51:12,422
Yeah. I mean, if

1370
00:51:12,422 --> 00:51:14,190
there are no nominations made,

1371
00:51:14,190 --> 00:51:16,126
it will we will just defer it

1372
00:51:16,126 --> 00:51:17,193
to the next agenda. We don't. I

1373
00:51:17,193 --> 00:51:18,395
believe special counsel need to

1374
00:51:18,395 --> 00:51:21,395
engage in any procedure. We'll

1375
00:51:22,599 --> 00:51:24,768
just. Okay. All right. So I

1376
00:51:24,768 --> 00:51:26,303
will close the nominations as

1377
00:51:26,303 --> 00:51:27,904
there were none. And then I

1378
00:51:27,904 --> 00:51:31,175
would point you all, please, to

1379
00:51:31,175 --> 00:51:32,609
my memo of JUNE 15th and ask

1380
00:51:32,609 --> 00:51:34,440
and and again, put it out to

1381
00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:35,545
the community. There are two

1382
00:51:35,545 --> 00:51:37,140
vacancies on our municipal

1383
00:51:37,140 --> 00:51:38,415
auditorium commission. If you

1384
00:51:38,415 --> 00:51:39,817
have an interest in serving,

1385
00:51:39,817 --> 00:51:41,170
please do contact your council

1386
00:51:41,170 --> 00:51:43,120
member so that they MAY

1387
00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:44,221
nominate you. Council members,

1388
00:51:44,221 --> 00:51:45,323
you know, please give that

1389
00:51:45,323 --> 00:51:47,291
board and commission a look and

1390
00:51:47,291 --> 00:51:48,558
see who is currently serving

1391
00:51:48,558 --> 00:51:50,161
and otherwise. And we will take

1392
00:51:50,161 --> 00:51:52,496
up these nominations again at

1393
00:51:52,496 --> 00:51:54,896
our meeting. Okay. All

1394
00:51:55,366 --> 00:51:58,569
right. Next we are in section h

1395
00:51:58,569 --> 00:52:00,904
of our agenda. That is the

1396
00:52:00,904 --> 00:52:02,172
public comment period. Members

1397
00:52:02,172 --> 00:52:03,641
of the public are tennessee

1398
00:52:03,641 --> 00:52:05,876
residents wishing to speak MAY

1399
00:52:05,876 --> 00:52:06,811
sign up at a table for public

1400
00:52:06,811 --> 00:52:09,211
comment outside the council

1401
00:52:09,213 --> 00:52:10,381
chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the

1402
00:52:10,381 --> 00:52:12,116
day of a council meeting.

1403
00:52:12,116 --> 00:52:13,184
Public comment is limited to 20

1404
00:52:13,184 --> 00:52:14,252
minutes total at council

1405
00:52:14,252 --> 00:52:16,530
meetings, and each speaker is

1406
00:52:16,530 --> 00:52:18,550
allowed up to two minutes to

1407
00:52:18,550 --> 00:52:19,457
speak. A person speaking on

1408
00:52:19,457 --> 00:52:21,292
agenda items must be

1409
00:52:21,292 --> 00:52:23,692
prioritized to comply with

1410
00:52:25,930 --> 00:52:29,530
state law. All right. With that,

1411
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:31,402
the first, second and third

1412
00:52:31,402 --> 00:52:33,300
persons for public comment. So

1413
00:52:33,300 --> 00:52:35,500
I would ask that they all just

1414
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:37,842
go ahead and come on forward.

1415
00:52:37,842 --> 00:52:40,711
Are trina huel, mannon hall and

1416
00:52:40,711 --> 00:52:42,790
john hamilton. Trina huel is

1417
00:52:42,790 --> 00:52:44,790
speaking regarding public

1418
00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:46,584
hearings, processes and

1419
00:52:46,584 --> 00:52:48,285
procedures. Go ahead, MISS Hill.

1420
00:52:48,285 --> 00:52:49,253
You're recognized.

1421
00:52:49,253 --> 00:52:50,821
Hi, my name

1422
00:52:50,821 --> 00:52:52,790
is trina. I live in district

1423
00:52:52,790 --> 00:52:54,759
six. Tonight I saw a neighbor

1424
00:52:54,759 --> 00:52:56,193
with a cane waiting in a line

1425
00:52:56,193 --> 00:52:57,828
that goes up a flight of stairs

1426
00:52:57,828 --> 00:52:59,830
to the second floor, just to

1427
00:52:59,830 --> 00:53:01,365
receive a ticket. Once people

1428
00:53:01,365 --> 00:53:03,765
receive a ticket, they're

1429
00:53:04,969 --> 00:53:06,637
ushered. Not. Once they receive

1430
00:53:06,637 --> 00:53:08,138
a ticket, they're ushered into

1431
00:53:08,138 --> 00:53:09,941
what appears to be some kind of

1432
00:53:09,941 --> 00:53:11,709
cattle herding situation. And

1433
00:53:11,709 --> 00:53:14,109
there's very little seating.

1434
00:53:14,712 --> 00:53:16,547
And what I've heard expressed

1435
00:53:16,547 --> 00:53:18,215
out the one thing that

1436
00:53:18,215 --> 00:53:19,717
we can guarantee is that this

1437
00:53:19,717 --> 00:53:23,688
city does not want us to have a

1438
00:53:23,688 --> 00:53:26,123
place to sit, but people

1439
00:53:26,123 --> 00:53:28,993
standing in that line, right?

1440
00:53:28,993 --> 00:53:30,561
The last I saw, the line is

1441
00:53:30,561 --> 00:53:33,300
down the stairs to get a ticket,

1442
00:53:33,300 --> 00:53:34,765
which we have one staff member

1443
00:53:34,765 --> 00:53:36,133
sorting which of the two

1444
00:53:36,133 --> 00:53:37,969
hearings you want to speak on.

1445
00:53:37,969 --> 00:53:39,770
And I filmed and it's taken

1446
00:53:39,770 --> 00:53:42,673
about 90s to two minutes just

1447
00:53:42,673 --> 00:53:44,775
to get one person a ticket. So

1448
00:53:44,775 --> 00:53:46,760
I do appreciate that. A lot of

1449
00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:48,780
work went into planning tonight,

1450
00:53:48,780 --> 00:53:49,814
and I do think that this is an

1451
00:53:49,814 --> 00:53:50,915
improvement. But on JUNE 2nd,

1452
00:53:50,915 --> 00:53:52,830
constituents were asked to show

1453
00:53:52,830 --> 00:53:54,184
grace while standing in a line

1454
00:53:54,184 --> 00:53:55,352
that broke down immediately on

1455
00:53:55,352 --> 00:53:56,353
JUNE 11th at the planning

1456
00:53:56,353 --> 00:53:57,855
commission, people waited

1457
00:53:57,855 --> 00:53:59,591
outside a 90 degree heat and

1458
00:53:59,591 --> 00:54:01,250
were told the fire marshal was

1459
00:54:01,250 --> 00:54:03,270
the reason they couldn't come

1460
00:54:03,270 --> 00:54:04,561
in. I contacted the nashville

1461
00:54:04,561 --> 00:54:06,640
fire department deputy fire

1462
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:08,166
marshal michael figlio. The

1463
00:54:08,166 --> 00:54:09,600
third responded in writing. To

1464
00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:10,768
my knowledge, there was no

1465
00:54:10,768 --> 00:54:12,360
enforcement needed from our

1466
00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:13,738
office regarding the occupant

1467
00:54:13,738 --> 00:54:15,773
load within the space as the

1468
00:54:15,773 --> 00:54:17,241
space was not over the maximum

1469
00:54:17,241 --> 00:54:19,577
occupant load, let alone near

1470
00:54:19,577 --> 00:54:20,845
it. Tonight's ticketed system

1471
00:54:20,845 --> 00:54:22,180
is an improvement, but a

1472
00:54:22,180 --> 00:54:23,481
neighbor with a cane is

1473
00:54:23,481 --> 00:54:24,482
navigating a staircase inside

1474
00:54:24,482 --> 00:54:26,217
this building right now, just

1475
00:54:26,217 --> 00:54:28,520
to get in line to speak with

1476
00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:29,870
nowhere to sit while they wait.

1477
00:54:29,870 --> 00:54:30,388
The people of nashville who

1478
00:54:30,388 --> 00:54:31,623
show up to participate in their

1479
00:54:31,623 --> 00:54:33,240
government deserve betterthan

1480
00:54:33,240 --> 00:54:35,961
this. We have deserved better

1481
00:54:35,961 --> 00:54:36,594
for a long time. Thank you.

1482
00:54:36,594 --> 00:54:37,729
I

1483
00:54:37,729 --> 00:54:39,898
appreciate your feedback. And I

1484
00:54:39,898 --> 00:54:42,801
will just add, for those

1485
00:54:42,801 --> 00:54:44,302
listening, any staff member,

1486
00:54:44,302 --> 00:54:45,670
sheriff's office, anybody on

1487
00:54:45,670 --> 00:54:47,806
the mezzanine or the ground

1488
00:54:47,806 --> 00:54:50,800
floor is very happy to provide

1489
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:52,408
ada accommodation to anyone

1490
00:54:52,510 --> 00:54:55,380
about whom there is a concern,

1491
00:54:55,380 --> 00:54:57,820
and use the elevator rather

1492
00:54:57,820 --> 00:54:58,583
than the stairs. It is not

1493
00:54:58,583 --> 00:54:59,484
required to use the stairs. I

1494
00:54:59,484 --> 00:55:01,860
appreciate you sharing that

1495
00:55:01,860 --> 00:55:02,887
with me. Just want to speak

1496
00:55:02,887 --> 00:55:04,389
that for people's assistance.

1497
00:55:04,389 --> 00:55:07,389
MR. Mendenhall is speaking on

1498
00:55:11,262 --> 00:55:12,297
agenda item 73. This is our

1499
00:55:12,297 --> 00:55:13,365
s2026-2097. Speaking in

1500
00:55:13,365 --> 00:55:14,499
opposition, this is an mou

1501
00:55:14,499 --> 00:55:15,734
regarding law enforcement

1502
00:55:15,734 --> 00:55:17,369
within the public transit

1503
00:55:17,369 --> 00:55:17,669
system. Go ahead, MR. Hall.

1504
00:55:17,669 --> 00:55:18,837
Hi,

1505
00:55:18,837 --> 00:55:20,604
my name is mendenhall. I'm

1506
00:55:20,604 --> 00:55:22,107
speaking as an individual who

1507
00:55:22,107 --> 00:55:23,875
relies on the bus every single

1508
00:55:23,875 --> 00:55:25,210
day, and I'm asking you to

1509
00:55:25,210 --> 00:55:26,177
defer vote down this mou

1510
00:55:26,177 --> 00:55:28,546
between the metro transit

1511
00:55:28,546 --> 00:55:30,782
authority, mpd and rta. First,

1512
00:55:30,782 --> 00:55:32,517
I must ask why has has an mta

1513
00:55:32,517 --> 00:55:33,952
in time fully fund fully

1514
00:55:33,952 --> 00:55:35,353
launched the journeys pass the

1515
00:55:35,353 --> 00:55:36,988
journey pass program with

1516
00:55:36,988 --> 00:55:38,523
income verification. First, it

1517
00:55:38,523 --> 00:55:40,725
was going to be launched last

1518
00:55:40,725 --> 00:55:43,610
spring, then fall 2025, then

1519
00:55:43,610 --> 00:55:44,762
spring 2026. And now they're

1520
00:55:44,762 --> 00:55:46,531
saying by the end of the year

1521
00:55:46,531 --> 00:55:48,967
2026, why do they keep pushing

1522
00:55:48,967 --> 00:55:50,501
timelines with no explanation?

1523
00:55:50,501 --> 00:55:52,270
The transportation improvement

1524
00:55:52,270 --> 00:55:55,870
program, the the tip that chime

1525
00:55:55,907 --> 00:55:58,143
funded, approved by the voters,

1526
00:55:58,143 --> 00:55:59,511
only allocated $5 million for

1527
00:55:59,511 --> 00:56:01,312
security improvements over the

1528
00:56:01,312 --> 00:56:03,810
15 year program. It's in the

1529
00:56:03,810 --> 00:56:04,916
document. The mta has already

1530
00:56:04,916 --> 00:56:06,251
drawn down more than $5 million

1531
00:56:06,251 --> 00:56:08,651
for a currently non-existent

1532
00:56:09,621 --> 00:56:11,355
transit police division. When

1533
00:56:11,355 --> 00:56:13,755
the transit ambassador program

1534
00:56:14,492 --> 00:56:18,920
is being slowly slow rolled, we

1535
00:56:18,596 --> 00:56:19,731
are encouraging and acting on

1536
00:56:19,731 --> 00:56:21,366
getting the people that need to

1537
00:56:21,366 --> 00:56:22,567
ride the bus, the ability to

1538
00:56:22,567 --> 00:56:24,302
ride the bus more frequently

1539
00:56:24,302 --> 00:56:26,938
with the journey pass program.

1540
00:56:26,938 --> 00:56:29,338
When metro interacts, when.

1541
00:56:30,375 --> 00:56:33,770
When mpd and the security at at

1542
00:56:33,770 --> 00:56:35,514
mta on the bus. Their strategy

1543
00:56:35,514 --> 00:56:37,582
is just to ban someone for a

1544
00:56:37,582 --> 00:56:39,451
day, for a week, for a month.

1545
00:56:39,451 --> 00:56:42,451
That's what the policing and

1546
00:56:43,489 --> 00:56:45,557
the security do at wego.

1547
00:56:45,557 --> 00:56:47,126
Prioritizing more police at m

1548
00:56:47,126 --> 00:56:49,227
at at wego central and at the

1549
00:56:49,227 --> 00:56:50,228
bus stops is not

1550
00:56:50,228 --> 00:56:51,330
increase the safety because

1551
00:56:51,330 --> 00:56:52,764
those people will come back

1552
00:56:52,764 --> 00:56:54,166
after their their day, after

1553
00:56:54,166 --> 00:56:56,434
their week, after their month.

1554
00:56:56,434 --> 00:56:58,136
It's by bringing the transit

1555
00:56:58,136 --> 00:56:59,905
ambassador program to the front,

1556
00:56:59,905 --> 00:57:02,305
making that the priority,

1557
00:57:04,643 --> 00:57:06,478
putting that in place now by

1558
00:57:06,478 --> 00:57:08,647
having ambassadors who can

1559
00:57:08,647 --> 00:57:09,747
connect our bus riders with the

1560
00:57:09,747 --> 00:57:10,782
resources they need, like we

1561
00:57:10,782 --> 00:57:12,417
have resources, we'll talk

1562
00:57:12,417 --> 00:57:13,652
about it all the time, rather

1563
00:57:13,652 --> 00:57:16,255
than just banning them from the

1564
00:57:16,255 --> 00:57:17,323
system over and over again, we

1565
00:57:17,323 --> 00:57:20,323
can actually make our bus

1566
00:57:23,610 --> 00:57:23,195
system safer. Thank you.

1567
00:57:23,195 --> 00:57:25,195
Thank

1568
00:57:26,598 --> 00:57:28,990
you, MR. Hall. Next is john

1569
00:57:28,990 --> 00:57:30,499
hamilton, also speaking on

1570
00:57:33,872 --> 00:57:35,941
agenda item 73rs2026-2097 in

1571
00:57:35,941 --> 00:57:37,509
opposition. Go ahead, MR.

1572
00:57:37,509 --> 00:57:39,211
Hamilton. You're recognized.

1573
00:57:39,211 --> 00:57:39,978
Yes. And and hamilton is my

1574
00:57:39,978 --> 00:57:41,130
middle name.

1575
00:57:41,130 --> 00:57:42,147
Oh, I apologize

1576
00:57:42,147 --> 00:57:44,116
sir. What's your last name?

1577
00:57:44,116 --> 00:57:45,500
Bull bullbull.

1578
00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:47,500
Thank you sir.

1579
00:57:48,253 --> 00:57:50,653
MR. Bull, you're recognized.

1580
00:57:51,890 --> 00:57:53,592
The current system is effective.

1581
00:57:53,592 --> 00:57:56,128
I'm a frequent rider of the bus.

1582
00:57:56,128 --> 00:57:58,330
For example, yesterday county

1583
00:57:58,330 --> 00:58:01,930
transfers. I rode the bus for

1584
00:58:02,267 --> 00:58:04,369
for for nine routes. And I've

1585
00:58:04,369 --> 00:58:07,369
been riding the mass transit

1586
00:58:09,740 --> 00:58:12,344
system for a half decade since

1587
00:58:12,344 --> 00:58:13,712
wego implemented what security

1588
00:58:13,712 --> 00:58:16,112
arrangements they've done, it's

1589
00:58:18,116 --> 00:58:20,586
been very effective. It's if it

1590
00:58:20,586 --> 00:58:23,822
works, you don't fix it. My

1591
00:58:23,822 --> 00:58:24,256
opinion. Thank you.

1592
00:58:24,256 --> 00:58:26,256
Thank you,

1593
00:58:26,291 --> 00:58:27,793
MR. Bull. All right. That

1594
00:58:27,793 --> 00:58:30,193
concludes our public comment

1595
00:58:38,570 --> 00:58:40,706
period. All right. Now we are

1596
00:58:40,706 --> 00:58:43,342
moving into the public hearing

1597
00:58:43,342 --> 00:58:46,178
portion of our evening and our

1598
00:58:46,178 --> 00:58:48,578
agenda. These are sectionsi

1599
00:58:49,448 --> 00:58:51,249
and j, a resolution single

1600
00:58:51,249 --> 00:58:53,352
resolution, and then multiple

1601
00:58:53,352 --> 00:58:54,886
bills on public hearing.

1602
00:58:54,886 --> 00:58:56,522
Spanish interpretation services

1603
00:58:56,522 --> 00:58:58,724
are provided for all metro

1604
00:58:58,724 --> 00:59:00,926
council public hearings. MISS

1605
00:59:00,926 --> 00:59:02,761
Sandra obando is here as the

1606
00:59:02,761 --> 00:59:04,620
interpreter this evening. MISS

1607
00:59:04,620 --> 00:59:07,620
Obando, will you please share

1608
00:59:08,868 --> 00:59:10,703
how you can help? Please, ma'am.

1609
00:59:10,703 --> 00:59:12,404
Buenas. My name is sandra

1610
00:59:12,404 --> 00:59:14,600
obando. Soy interpreter en

1611
00:59:14,600 --> 00:59:15,407
espanol. Para la seccion de

1612
00:59:15,407 --> 00:59:17,176
esta noche. Si necesita

1613
00:59:17,176 --> 00:59:18,544
asistencia esto sentada

1614
00:59:18,544 --> 00:59:19,311
izquierda. Gracias.

1615
00:59:19,311 --> 00:59:21,311
Gracias. We

1616
00:59:21,580 --> 00:59:23,582
appreciate you. All right. For

1617
00:59:23,582 --> 00:59:25,830
those wishing to speak on

1618
00:59:25,830 --> 00:59:26,853
public hearing items this

1619
00:59:26,853 --> 00:59:28,154
evening, please do state your

1620
00:59:28,154 --> 00:59:30,156
name, but it is not required

1621
00:59:30,156 --> 00:59:31,690
for you to provide your exact

1622
00:59:31,690 --> 00:59:33,692
address. If you do not wish to

1623
00:59:33,692 --> 00:59:34,794
do so, you MAY want to tell us

1624
00:59:34,794 --> 00:59:36,929
in what neighborhood or area

1625
00:59:36,929 --> 00:59:38,464
you live, your connection to an

1626
00:59:38,464 --> 00:59:42,640
agenda item or project, or who

1627
00:59:43,102 --> 00:59:46,102
your council member is. Okay.

1628
00:59:47,874 --> 00:59:50,750
All right. First, in section I,

1629
00:59:50,750 --> 00:59:52,945
we have a resolution on public

1630
00:59:52,945 --> 00:59:55,945
hearing. This is agenda item

1631
00:59:57,316 --> 00:59:59,188
one, rs2026-2070. Sponsor

1632
00:59:59,188 --> 01:00:01,190
taylor this is a resolution

1633
01:00:01,190 --> 01:00:03,422
exempting vibes bar and lounge

1634
01:00:03,422 --> 01:00:05,157
located at 114 28th avenue

1635
01:00:05,157 --> 01:00:06,626
north from the minimum distance

1636
01:00:06,626 --> 01:00:09,260
requirements for obtaining a

1637
01:00:11,764 --> 01:00:14,567
beer permit pursuant to section

1638
01:00:14,567 --> 01:00:16,402
708090 of our metropolitan code.

1639
01:00:16,402 --> 01:00:17,436
MR. Taylor, you're recognized,

1640
01:00:17,436 --> 01:00:18,871
sir.

1641
01:00:18,871 --> 01:00:20,439
Thank you, vice mayor.

1642
01:00:20,439 --> 01:00:20,673
Move to open the public hearing,

1643
01:00:20,673 --> 01:00:21,906
please.

1644
01:00:21,906 --> 01:00:23,576
Okay. Committee report.

1645
01:00:23,576 --> 01:00:25,745
Well, we can do committee

1646
01:00:25,745 --> 01:00:27,380
report first. We've we've done

1647
01:00:27,380 --> 01:00:28,381
it either way. But for the

1648
01:00:28,381 --> 01:00:29,582
report of the government

1649
01:00:29,582 --> 01:00:31,551
operations and regulations

1650
01:00:31,551 --> 01:00:33,819
committee of chair hill, you're

1651
01:00:33,819 --> 01:00:35,455
recognized. Ma'am.

1652
01:00:35,455 --> 01:00:36,122
This was 20

1653
01:00:36,122 --> 01:00:37,523
2070. Ready?

1654
01:00:37,523 --> 01:00:37,857
Yes, ma'am.

1655
01:00:37,857 --> 01:00:39,391
Yeah.

1656
01:00:39,391 --> 01:00:40,993
We recommed six in favor zero

1657
01:00:40,993 --> 01:00:41,894
against zero not voting.

1658
01:00:41,894 --> 01:00:43,763
Okay.

1659
01:00:43,763 --> 01:00:45,698
Alrighty then. And now I heard

1660
01:00:45,698 --> 01:00:47,533
you request to open the public

1661
01:00:47,533 --> 01:00:49,168
hearing. Absolutely. So I

1662
01:00:49,168 --> 01:00:52,710
declare the public hearing open

1663
01:00:52,710 --> 01:00:54,471
for council member taylor's

1664
01:00:55,674 --> 01:00:56,809
resolution 2070 with all

1665
01:00:56,809 --> 01:00:58,144
members of the public here in

1666
01:00:58,144 --> 01:01:00,544
support of this resolution,

1667
01:01:01,413 --> 01:01:03,182
please raise your hand. Thank

1668
01:01:03,182 --> 01:01:05,351
you. Would all members of the

1669
01:01:05,351 --> 01:01:06,986
public here in opposition to

1670
01:01:06,986 --> 01:01:09,386
this resolution please raise

1671
01:01:11,123 --> 01:01:12,892
your hand? Seeing no one here

1672
01:01:12,892 --> 01:01:14,961
in opposition, do the persons

1673
01:01:14,961 --> 01:01:17,696
here in support seek to be

1674
01:01:17,696 --> 01:01:20,960
recognized or speak? Okay.

1675
01:01:20,232 --> 01:01:22,632
Thank you. Appreciate that.

1676
01:01:23,636 --> 01:01:25,805
Seeing no one here to speak,

1677
01:01:25,805 --> 01:01:27,306
whether in support or

1678
01:01:27,306 --> 01:01:29,442
opposition, I will declare the

1679
01:01:29,442 --> 01:01:31,577
public hearing closed, MR.

1680
01:01:31,577 --> 01:01:33,813
Taylor, and it is back to you

1681
01:01:33,813 --> 01:01:35,948
for a motion on this bill.

1682
01:01:35,948 --> 01:01:37,500
Given that you have, or rather

1683
01:01:37,500 --> 01:01:37,750
resolution with your committee

1684
01:01:37,750 --> 01:01:39,218
report in.

1685
01:01:39,218 --> 01:01:40,686
Thank you. I like to

1686
01:01:40,686 --> 01:01:40,953
move for approval with a brief

1687
01:01:40,953 --> 01:01:41,620
comment.

1688
01:01:41,620 --> 01:01:42,321
Go ahead, sir.

1689
01:01:42,321 --> 01:01:44,321
Thank

1690
01:01:44,524 --> 01:01:48,124
you. So I'll make it brief.

1691
01:01:48,494 --> 01:01:52,940
Thank you. So just give some

1692
01:01:52,531 --> 01:01:54,366
timeline with this. The vibes

1693
01:01:54,366 --> 01:01:56,135
owner approached me, I believe.

1694
01:01:56,135 --> 01:01:58,135
Late 2020 four, DECEMBER,

1695
01:02:01,107 --> 01:02:03,275
NOVEMBER and time's up. And so

1696
01:02:03,275 --> 01:02:05,745
and in that moment, there was

1697
01:02:05,745 --> 01:02:08,480
some pushback from neighbors in

1698
01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:10,850
regards to this project. They

1699
01:02:10,850 --> 01:02:12,252
had some apprehensions. And as

1700
01:02:12,252 --> 01:02:13,386
the property owner to come or

1701
01:02:13,386 --> 01:02:15,888
the business owner to come and

1702
01:02:15,888 --> 01:02:17,690
have a conversation, and over

1703
01:02:17,690 --> 01:02:20,226
time, that business owner made

1704
01:02:20,226 --> 01:02:21,961
a vow to be a good neighbor.

1705
01:02:21,961 --> 01:02:23,362
And so since that time that

1706
01:02:23,362 --> 01:02:25,565
they've come to that community

1707
01:02:25,565 --> 01:02:27,965
meeting opened and moved

1708
01:02:28,340 --> 01:02:29,235
forward, they vowed to be a

1709
01:02:29,235 --> 01:02:30,403
good neighbor. We just recently

1710
01:02:30,403 --> 01:02:33,403
had a community meeting. This

1711
01:02:33,839 --> 01:02:34,974
topic was on the table. They've

1712
01:02:34,974 --> 01:02:36,750
been such a good community

1713
01:02:36,750 --> 01:02:37,744
member that the community was

1714
01:02:37,744 --> 01:02:40,747
mad at me for not giving them

1715
01:02:40,747 --> 01:02:42,215
the permit already. And so

1716
01:02:42,215 --> 01:02:43,949
moving forward, I'd just like

1717
01:02:43,949 --> 01:02:45,830
to thank the the property owner,

1718
01:02:45,830 --> 01:02:46,151
the community members for

1719
01:02:46,151 --> 01:02:48,210
working through this process

1720
01:02:48,210 --> 01:02:48,987
with me, and I renew my motion

1721
01:02:48,987 --> 01:02:50,523
to approve.

1722
01:02:50,523 --> 01:02:52,523
All right. There's

1723
01:02:52,625 --> 01:02:53,993
a motion to approve, properly

1724
01:02:53,993 --> 01:02:56,162
seconded. Is there any

1725
01:02:56,162 --> 01:02:57,697
discussion on this resolution?

1726
01:02:57,697 --> 01:02:58,398
Council member alan, you're

1727
01:02:58,398 --> 01:02:59,980
recognized.

1728
01:02:59,980 --> 01:03:00,800
Thank you, MADAM

1729
01:03:00,800 --> 01:03:01,900
Chair. If I might just make a

1730
01:03:01,900 --> 01:03:03,360
couple of comments. I had a

1731
01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:04,504
good conversation with council

1732
01:03:04,504 --> 01:03:06,639
member taylor. Some concerns

1733
01:03:06,639 --> 01:03:08,208
from some of my constituents

1734
01:03:08,208 --> 01:03:10,100
who live on the other side of

1735
01:03:10,100 --> 01:03:11,344
west end, just about past

1736
01:03:11,344 --> 01:03:13,790
behavior, which he has, has

1737
01:03:13,790 --> 01:03:15,647
addressed. And so I guess my

1738
01:03:15,647 --> 01:03:17,150
question would be he's been

1739
01:03:17,150 --> 01:03:18,585
motivated to have good behavior

1740
01:03:18,585 --> 01:03:21,200
to get this beer permit, and I

1741
01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:22,522
am fully confident that he will

1742
01:03:22,522 --> 01:03:24,757
continue in that in that vein,

1743
01:03:24,757 --> 01:03:26,158
which is good. Is there someone

1744
01:03:26,158 --> 01:03:28,394
who could answer the question

1745
01:03:28,394 --> 01:03:30,262
of if that motivation to get

1746
01:03:30,262 --> 01:03:32,320
the beer permit isno longer

1747
01:03:32,320 --> 01:03:34,433
there? And there was a

1748
01:03:34,433 --> 01:03:35,168
regression to former past

1749
01:03:35,168 --> 01:03:37,568
behavior that had been

1750
01:03:38,370 --> 01:03:39,873
troubling neighbors. Is there a

1751
01:03:39,873 --> 01:03:41,307
process for revocation of beer

1752
01:03:41,307 --> 01:03:43,109
permits that would just provide

1753
01:03:43,109 --> 01:03:44,544
some comfort in terms of number

1754
01:03:44,544 --> 01:03:46,646
of calls to police, for example,

1755
01:03:46,646 --> 01:03:47,513
or something like that?

1756
01:03:47,513 --> 01:03:49,513
So the

1757
01:03:49,615 --> 01:03:51,985
question is potentially to

1758
01:03:51,985 --> 01:03:54,921
special counsel. Is there a

1759
01:03:54,921 --> 01:03:57,321
specific procedure relative to

1760
01:03:58,258 --> 01:04:00,360
revocation related to the

1761
01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:01,761
number of.

1762
01:04:01,761 --> 01:04:03,229
That has been a past

1763
01:04:03,229 --> 01:04:04,931
measure of.

1764
01:04:04,931 --> 01:04:05,650
Certified or.

1765
01:04:05,650 --> 01:04:06,833
Calls

1766
01:04:06,833 --> 01:04:08,100
to police. Is something

1767
01:04:08,100 --> 01:04:09,836
measurable? Okay. That number

1768
01:04:09,836 --> 01:04:11,571
had been very high many years

1769
01:04:11,571 --> 01:04:13,472
ago. It has not been high for a

1770
01:04:13,472 --> 01:04:14,473
number of years, and I very

1771
01:04:14,473 --> 01:04:15,641
much appreciate the change.

1772
01:04:15,641 --> 01:04:15,942
Particular to this property,

1773
01:04:15,942 --> 01:04:16,843
particular.

1774
01:04:16,843 --> 01:04:18,843
To this property.

1775
01:04:19,479 --> 01:04:21,314
Is there is there a process for

1776
01:04:21,314 --> 01:04:22,448
revoking permits that could

1777
01:04:22,448 --> 01:04:23,516
provide neighbors just a little

1778
01:04:23,516 --> 01:04:24,483
bit of assurance that that

1779
01:04:24,483 --> 01:04:25,484
we're good.

1780
01:04:25,484 --> 01:04:26,686
Special counsel. Is

1781
01:04:26,686 --> 01:04:27,721
there anything codified to that

1782
01:04:27,721 --> 01:04:28,721
effect, sir?

1783
01:04:28,721 --> 01:04:30,223
Yes, vice mayor,

1784
01:04:30,223 --> 01:04:33,590
there is within the urban

1785
01:04:33,590 --> 01:04:34,828
services district. Their permit

1786
01:04:34,828 --> 01:04:36,963
board has the power within its

1787
01:04:36,963 --> 01:04:38,465
discretion and in addition to

1788
01:04:38,465 --> 01:04:40,300
other penalties to suspend for

1789
01:04:40,300 --> 01:04:42,802
a period of time, revoked

1790
01:04:42,802 --> 01:04:44,270
permanently any beer permit for

1791
01:04:44,270 --> 01:04:47,173
violation of the metro code

1792
01:04:47,173 --> 01:04:50,773
upon giving a the permit holder

1793
01:04:54,847 --> 01:04:55,915
written notice and. The written

1794
01:04:55,915 --> 01:04:57,500
notice within the rules and

1795
01:04:57,500 --> 01:04:57,484
regulations of the beer permit

1796
01:04:57,484 --> 01:04:58,618
board.

1797
01:04:58,618 --> 01:05:00,618
I appreciate that

1798
01:05:00,787 --> 01:05:02,388
assurance. I support this and

1799
01:05:02,388 --> 01:05:03,389
and will let my constituents

1800
01:05:03,389 --> 01:05:03,857
know that we're covered.

1801
01:05:03,857 --> 01:05:04,560
all

1802
01:05:04,560 --> 01:05:05,391
right.

1803
01:05:05,391 --> 01:05:05,925
Appreciate the work that

1804
01:05:05,925 --> 01:05:07,930
councilmember taylor did.

1805
01:05:07,930 --> 01:05:08,928
Okay.

1806
01:05:08,928 --> 01:05:11,928
Is there any further discussion

1807
01:05:12,265 --> 01:05:14,133
on this resolution? Seeing none.

1808
01:05:14,133 --> 01:05:15,969
All in favor, please say aye.

1809
01:05:15,969 --> 01:05:18,204
Any voting no or abstaining?

1810
01:05:18,204 --> 01:05:21,204
All right. This resolution has

1811
01:05:23,476 --> 01:05:26,476
been adopted. Next section j

1812
01:05:28,147 --> 01:05:31,147
bills on public hearing. Agenda

1813
01:05:33,919 --> 01:05:35,822
item two, ordinance bl2026-1314.

1814
01:05:35,822 --> 01:05:37,123
Sponsors horton and evan siegel.

1815
01:05:37,123 --> 01:05:38,925
This is an ordinance amending

1816
01:05:38,925 --> 01:05:40,925
certain sections and

1817
01:05:44,464 --> 01:05:46,464
subsections of chapters 2.104,

1818
01:05:50,136 --> 01:05:51,571
6.26, 13.32, 17.2, 4.2,

1819
01:05:51,571 --> 01:05:53,406
8.36 of the metro code of laws

1820
01:05:53,406 --> 01:05:55,700
to correct typographical errors,

1821
01:05:55,700 --> 01:05:56,976
incorrect references.

1822
01:05:56,976 --> 01:05:58,344
Redundancies and other minor

1823
01:05:58,344 --> 01:06:00,744
errors. Council member horton.

1824
01:06:13,159 --> 01:06:15,559
You're recognized, sir. Is

1825
01:06:17,797 --> 01:06:18,931
there anybody? This is

1826
01:06:18,931 --> 01:06:20,300
predominantly planning and

1827
01:06:20,300 --> 01:06:22,502
zoning. I don't know if. Vice

1828
01:06:22,502 --> 01:06:24,171
chair harrell planning and

1829
01:06:24,171 --> 01:06:26,105
zoning. Would you be willing to

1830
01:06:26,105 --> 01:06:29,710
sign on to this bill, sir, for

1831
01:06:29,710 --> 01:06:31,545
purposes of keeping this moving?

1832
01:06:31,545 --> 01:06:31,811
Oh, I'm sorry, MR. Hill.

1833
01:06:31,811 --> 01:06:33,811
Yes.

1834
01:06:35,148 --> 01:06:38,748
Okay. MR. Clark, so noted. And

1835
01:06:39,152 --> 01:06:41,540
given that, MR. Harrell, do you

1836
01:06:41,540 --> 01:06:42,789
seek to open the public hearing

1837
01:06:42,789 --> 01:06:44,525
to staff, know that that is MR.

1838
01:06:44,525 --> 01:06:44,791
Horton's intent at this time?

1839
01:06:44,791 --> 01:06:45,826
Okay.

1840
01:06:45,826 --> 01:06:48,226
Open the public hearing.

1841
01:06:48,895 --> 01:06:52,310
All right. Okay. I declare the

1842
01:06:52,310 --> 01:06:53,467
public hearing open for council

1843
01:06:53,467 --> 01:06:55,867
members. Horton,evan siegel

1844
01:06:58,172 --> 01:06:59,740
and harrell's ordinance 1314.

1845
01:06:59,740 --> 01:07:01,742
Would all members of the public

1846
01:07:01,742 --> 01:07:05,342
here in support of this bill,

1847
01:07:05,379 --> 01:07:07,180
please raise your hand? Okay.

1848
01:07:07,180 --> 01:07:10,160
Would all members of the public

1849
01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:13,353
here in opposition to this bill

1850
01:07:13,353 --> 01:07:16,353
please raise your hand? Mr.

1851
01:07:16,556 --> 01:07:19,460
harrell, seeing no one present

1852
01:07:19,460 --> 01:07:21,661
on either side seeking to be

1853
01:07:21,661 --> 01:07:24,661
recognized, I will declare the

1854
01:07:26,633 --> 01:07:28,680
public hearing closed, and, MR.

1855
01:07:28,680 --> 01:07:29,903
Horton, MR. Harrell, your vice

1856
01:07:29,903 --> 01:07:32,139
chair has taken up that bill.

1857
01:07:32,139 --> 01:07:33,674
Are you okay with him? We want

1858
01:07:33,674 --> 01:07:35,742
to put it back over to you, as

1859
01:07:35,742 --> 01:07:36,943
I know you do have a substitute

1860
01:07:36,943 --> 01:07:40,543
and so forth. So the public

1861
01:07:42,820 --> 01:07:45,285
hearing is now closed. And with I can now recognize you,

1862
01:07:45,285 --> 01:07:48,655
MR. Horton, for a motion to get

1863
01:07:48,655 --> 01:07:48,855
this bill before us.

1864
01:07:48,855 --> 01:07:50,657
Thank you,

1865
01:07:50,657 --> 01:07:51,892
vice mayor. Apologies for that.

1866
01:07:51,892 --> 01:07:53,593
I'd like to move for approval,

1867
01:07:53,593 --> 01:07:55,593
please.

1868
01:07:55,762 --> 01:07:57,197
Okay. So there's a

1869
01:07:57,197 --> 01:07:58,665
motion to approve. Properly

1870
01:07:58,665 --> 01:08:00,867
seconded. We're on to

1871
01:08:00,867 --> 01:08:02,202
discussion. Do you seek to make

1872
01:08:02,202 --> 01:08:02,302
a motion to substitute?

1873
01:08:02,302 --> 01:08:03,937
I'd

1874
01:08:03,937 --> 01:08:04,171
like to move the substitute,

1875
01:08:04,171 --> 01:08:05,605
please.

1876
01:08:05,605 --> 01:08:06,940
Okay. Anything you want

1877
01:08:06,940 --> 01:08:08,408
to share about the substitute?

1878
01:08:08,408 --> 01:08:10,210
As the caption shared, this is

1879
01:08:10,210 --> 01:08:11,978
a housekeeping bill and so is

1880
01:08:11,978 --> 01:08:12,846
the substitute. Okay. All right.

1881
01:08:12,846 --> 01:08:13,313
And move for approval.

1882
01:08:13,313 --> 01:08:14,514
All

1883
01:08:14,514 --> 01:08:16,716
right. Is there any discussion

1884
01:08:16,716 --> 01:08:17,884
on the motion to substitute?

1885
01:08:17,884 --> 01:08:19,853
Seeing none. All in favor of

1886
01:08:19,853 --> 01:08:22,560
the substitute, please say aye.

1887
01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:23,723
Any voting no or abstaining.

1888
01:08:23,723 --> 01:08:25,158
All right. And MR. Horton, if

1889
01:08:25,158 --> 01:08:25,992
you renew your motion to

1890
01:08:25,992 --> 01:08:26,293
approve a substitute.

1891
01:08:26,293 --> 01:08:27,360
To move

1892
01:08:27,360 --> 01:08:27,494
for approval substitute.

1893
01:08:27,494 --> 01:08:29,494
All

1894
01:08:29,896 --> 01:08:31,640
right. Any discussion on that?

1895
01:08:31,640 --> 01:08:33,660
Seeing none. All in favor,

1896
01:08:33,660 --> 01:08:34,734
please say aye. Any voting no

1897
01:08:34,734 --> 01:08:36,737
or abstaining. All right. This

1898
01:08:36,737 --> 01:08:39,706
has passed its second of three

1899
01:08:39,706 --> 01:08:41,441
readings as substituted. Next

1900
01:08:41,441 --> 01:08:44,441
is agenda item three. Ordinance

1901
01:08:46,947 --> 01:08:49,347
bl 2026-1360. Sponsors, styles

1902
01:08:49,449 --> 01:08:51,219
and evan siegel. If someone

1903
01:08:51,219 --> 01:08:52,752
could please go get MR. There

1904
01:08:52,752 --> 01:08:54,121
she is. Yes, ma'am. An

1905
01:08:54,121 --> 01:08:55,688
ordinance amending chapter

1906
01:08:55,688 --> 01:08:57,791
17.28 of the metro code of laws

1907
01:08:57,791 --> 01:08:59,580
to amend regulations on

1908
01:08:59,580 --> 01:09:01,580
underground utilities. MISS

1909
01:09:02,996 --> 01:09:05,396
Styles, you recognize, ma'am.

1910
01:09:05,632 --> 01:09:07,167
Thank you, vice mayor.

1911
01:09:07,167 --> 01:09:08,835
Committee reports on this one.

1912
01:09:08,835 --> 01:09:10,704
Not at this juncture, no.

1913
01:09:10,704 --> 01:09:11,371
That's on third.

1914
01:09:11,371 --> 01:09:13,371
Get moved.

1915
01:09:14,975 --> 01:09:16,477
Open the public hearing. Okay.

1916
01:09:16,477 --> 01:09:18,578
I declare the public hearing

1917
01:09:18,578 --> 01:09:21,578
open for council member styles

1918
01:09:21,849 --> 01:09:24,249
and evan siegel's ordinance,

1919
01:09:24,351 --> 01:09:25,718
1360. Would all members of the

1920
01:09:25,718 --> 01:09:28,956
public here in support of this

1921
01:09:28,956 --> 01:09:30,156
bill please raise your hand?

1922
01:09:30,156 --> 01:09:31,959
Would all members of the public

1923
01:09:31,959 --> 01:09:34,361
here in opposition to this bill

1924
01:09:34,361 --> 01:09:37,361
please raise your hand? All

1925
01:09:37,530 --> 01:09:39,399
right. Seeing no one here on

1926
01:09:39,399 --> 01:09:42,399
either side, I declare the

1927
01:09:43,703 --> 01:09:45,172
public. Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

1928
01:09:45,172 --> 01:09:46,973
Where are we? Behind the column

1929
01:09:46,973 --> 01:09:48,474
here. Okay. I'm terribly sorry.

1930
01:09:48,474 --> 01:09:52,446
I have a line of sight issue

1931
01:09:52,446 --> 01:09:54,514
here. So is there one person in

1932
01:09:54,514 --> 01:09:57,451
support and one person in

1933
01:09:57,451 --> 01:09:59,851
opposition? Is that correct?

1934
01:10:02,956 --> 01:10:04,858
Okay. If. Let's see. So will

1935
01:10:04,858 --> 01:10:06,927
those persons wishing to speak

1936
01:10:06,927 --> 01:10:09,295
in support. Please come forward

1937
01:10:09,295 --> 01:10:12,166
to the podium if you seek to be

1938
01:10:12,166 --> 01:10:14,566
recognized on this bill.

1939
01:10:16,203 --> 01:10:17,538
Supporting speakers go first.

1940
01:10:17,538 --> 01:10:20,441
Does the person here in support

1941
01:10:20,441 --> 01:10:22,342
seek to be recognized or speak?

1942
01:10:22,342 --> 01:10:25,279
Okay, I literally cannot see

1943
01:10:25,279 --> 01:10:27,748
behind the column. Okay. Does

1944
01:10:27,748 --> 01:10:30,251
the person here in opposition

1945
01:10:30,251 --> 01:10:33,254
seek to be recognized and speak?

1946
01:10:33,254 --> 01:10:36,957
All right. Okay. So with no one

1947
01:10:36,957 --> 01:10:38,625
seeking to be recognized. To

1948
01:10:38,625 --> 01:10:40,361
speak, I will declare the

1949
01:10:40,361 --> 01:10:41,695
public hearing closed and it's

1950
01:10:41,695 --> 01:10:44,597
back to you for a motion on

1951
01:10:44,597 --> 01:10:45,320
your bill. Styles.

1952
01:10:45,320 --> 01:10:46,266
Thank you

1953
01:10:46,266 --> 01:10:47,935
very much. Vice mayor. I'd like

1954
01:10:47,935 --> 01:10:50,304
to move for approval, please.

1955
01:10:50,304 --> 01:10:51,906
All right. There's a motion to

1956
01:10:51,906 --> 01:10:54,742
approve on second reading. Is

1957
01:10:54,742 --> 01:10:56,476
there a second? It's properly

1958
01:10:56,476 --> 01:10:58,120
seconded. We're on to

1959
01:10:58,120 --> 01:10:59,380
discussion. Do you seek to move

1960
01:10:59,380 --> 01:11:00,814
your substitute at this

1961
01:11:00,814 --> 01:11:02,150
juncture?

1962
01:11:02,150 --> 01:11:03,684
Yes. I would like to

1963
01:11:03,684 --> 01:11:04,818
move the substitute, please.

1964
01:11:04,818 --> 01:11:05,819
Okay.

1965
01:11:05,819 --> 01:11:06,320
There you are.

1966
01:11:06,320 --> 01:11:08,320
There's a

1967
01:11:09,423 --> 01:11:10,858
motionto substitute. Okay. Is

1968
01:11:10,858 --> 01:11:13,727
there anything you'd like to

1969
01:11:13,727 --> 01:11:14,462
share about the substitute?

1970
01:11:14,462 --> 01:11:15,496
No.

1971
01:11:15,496 --> 01:11:17,398
Okay.

1972
01:11:17,398 --> 01:11:19,398
Okay. How? Housekeeping.

1973
01:11:20,267 --> 01:11:21,301
Perhaps a little bit. Yes. From

1974
01:11:21,301 --> 01:11:22,200
directly from planning, not

1975
01:11:22,200 --> 01:11:23,203
from me.

1976
01:11:23,203 --> 01:11:25,500
Yeah. The planning

1977
01:11:25,500 --> 01:11:25,706
department table. This was a

1978
01:11:25,706 --> 01:11:26,400
substitute provided

1979
01:11:26,400 --> 01:11:27,740
by the

1980
01:11:27,740 --> 01:11:28,575
planning department. They are

1981
01:11:28,575 --> 01:11:31,345
concurring that it is of a

1982
01:11:31,345 --> 01:11:32,446
housekeeping nature. Okay. Any

1983
01:11:32,446 --> 01:11:34,846
further discussion on the

1984
01:11:35,315 --> 01:11:36,549
motion to substitute? Seeing

1985
01:11:36,549 --> 01:11:38,218
none. All in favor of the

1986
01:11:38,218 --> 01:11:40,821
substitute, please say aye. Any

1987
01:11:40,821 --> 01:11:42,220
voting no or abstaining. Okay.

1988
01:11:42,220 --> 01:11:43,560
MISS Styles, if you would renew

1989
01:11:43,560 --> 01:11:44,758
your motion to approve on

1990
01:11:44,758 --> 01:11:45,225
second as substituted.

1991
01:11:45,225 --> 01:11:46,593
I'd like

1992
01:11:46,593 --> 01:11:47,695
to move for approval.

1993
01:11:47,695 --> 01:11:49,530
Substitute, please.

1994
01:11:49,530 --> 01:11:51,530
Okay. Is

1995
01:11:52,320 --> 01:11:53,534
there any discussion? Seeing

1996
01:11:53,534 --> 01:11:55,135
none. All in favor, please say

1997
01:11:55,135 --> 01:11:57,337
aye. Any voting no or

1998
01:11:57,337 --> 01:11:58,672
abstaining. All right. This has

1999
01:11:58,672 --> 01:12:01,672
passed its second of three

2000
01:12:02,743 --> 01:12:04,178
readings as substituted. All

2001
01:12:04,178 --> 01:12:07,178
right. Next agenda item for

2002
01:12:07,448 --> 01:12:09,182
ordinance bl 2026-1361.

2003
01:12:09,182 --> 01:12:10,817
Sponsors benedict cap and evan

2004
01:12:10,817 --> 01:12:12,152
siegel. This is an ordinance to

2005
01:12:12,152 --> 01:12:14,880
amend chapter 17.37 of the

2006
01:12:14,880 --> 01:12:15,989
metro code of laws to establish

2007
01:12:15,989 --> 01:12:18,192
an east bank design review

2008
01:12:18,192 --> 01:12:20,592
committee within the downtown

2009
01:12:21,829 --> 01:12:23,230
code, also known as the dtc

2010
01:12:23,230 --> 01:12:24,264
council member. Benedict, you

2011
01:12:24,264 --> 01:12:24,965
are recognized.

2012
01:12:24,965 --> 01:12:26,990
Thank you,

2013
01:12:26,990 --> 01:12:27,201
MADAM Vice mayor, I'd like to

2014
01:12:27,201 --> 01:12:27,968
open the public hearing.

2015
01:12:27,968 --> 01:12:29,350
I

2016
01:12:29,350 --> 01:12:30,371
declare the public hearing open

2017
01:12:30,371 --> 01:12:32,371
for councilmember benedict's

2018
01:12:33,974 --> 01:12:35,742
bill 1361 regarding the east

2019
01:12:35,742 --> 01:12:36,944
bank design review committee,

2020
01:12:36,944 --> 01:12:38,779
with all members of the public

2021
01:12:38,779 --> 01:12:41,182
here in support of this bill,

2022
01:12:41,182 --> 01:12:43,160
please raise your hand. Okay.

2023
01:12:43,160 --> 01:12:46,190
And if you happen to be behind

2024
01:12:46,190 --> 01:12:48,322
a column out and kind of give

2025
01:12:48,322 --> 01:12:50,457
me a wave. Okay, so I do hear

2026
01:12:50,457 --> 01:12:51,993
see some people here in support,

2027
01:12:51,993 --> 01:12:53,460
would all members of the public

2028
01:12:53,460 --> 01:12:57,600
here in opposition to this bill

2029
01:12:57,765 --> 01:12:59,967
please raise your hand? Okay.

2030
01:12:59,967 --> 01:13:01,469
Seeing no one here in

2031
01:13:01,469 --> 01:13:03,203
opposition, do the persons here

2032
01:13:03,203 --> 01:13:05,500
in support seek to be

2033
01:13:05,500 --> 01:13:07,441
recognized or speak? I am

2034
01:13:07,441 --> 01:13:09,644
seeing some heads being shook.

2035
01:13:09,644 --> 01:13:11,278
No. And so with that, I will

2036
01:13:11,278 --> 01:13:12,579
declare the public hearing

2037
01:13:12,579 --> 01:13:13,847
closed. And it's back to you

2038
01:13:13,847 --> 01:13:14,616
for a motion on this bill, MISS

2039
01:13:14,616 --> 01:13:15,716
Benedict.

2040
01:13:15,716 --> 01:13:16,584
Thank you, vice mayor.

2041
01:13:16,584 --> 01:13:17,585
I move approval.

2042
01:13:17,585 --> 01:13:19,585
All right. Is

2043
01:13:20,587 --> 01:13:21,756
there a second? Okay. We're on

2044
01:13:21,756 --> 01:13:22,689
to discussion. And you still

2045
01:13:22,689 --> 01:13:23,457
have the floor, man.

2046
01:13:23,457 --> 01:13:24,625
Thank you.

2047
01:13:24,625 --> 01:13:24,859
Move the second substitute,

2048
01:13:24,859 --> 01:13:26,427
please.

2049
01:13:26,427 --> 01:13:27,528
Okay. There is a motion

2050
01:13:27,528 --> 01:13:29,230
to substitute with the second

2051
01:13:29,230 --> 01:13:30,731
substitute. Is there a second?

2052
01:13:30,731 --> 01:13:31,732
Okay. Is there any discussion

2053
01:13:31,732 --> 01:13:34,501
on the substitute? Anything you

2054
01:13:34,501 --> 01:13:34,869
want to share about it, ma'am?

2055
01:13:34,869 --> 01:13:36,204
No.

2056
01:13:36,204 --> 01:13:38,720
We made improvements to the

2057
01:13:38,720 --> 01:13:40,274
planning department and with

2058
01:13:40,274 --> 01:13:41,308
other sponsors of the bill. So

2059
01:13:41,308 --> 01:13:43,110
it's better. Bill.

2060
01:13:43,110 --> 01:13:44,511
Okay. Any

2061
01:13:44,511 --> 01:13:46,747
any further discussion on the

2062
01:13:46,747 --> 01:13:47,881
motion to substitute? Seeing

2063
01:13:47,881 --> 01:13:49,716
none. All in favor of the

2064
01:13:49,716 --> 01:13:50,985
substitute, please say aye. All

2065
01:13:50,985 --> 01:13:52,820
right. And, MISS Benedict, do

2066
01:13:52,820 --> 01:13:54,822
you want to renew your motion

2067
01:13:54,822 --> 01:13:54,922
to approve as substituted.

2068
01:13:54,922 --> 01:13:55,723
Yes.

2069
01:13:55,723 --> 01:13:56,524
That please.

2070
01:13:56,524 --> 01:13:57,758
Yes. That's good

2071
01:13:57,758 --> 01:13:59,427
seeing. Just say so moved when

2072
01:13:59,427 --> 01:14:01,496
I reiterated. There. That's a

2073
01:14:01,496 --> 01:14:03,697
good deal. Okay. Is there any

2074
01:14:03,697 --> 01:14:05,599
discussion on that. Seeing none.

2075
01:14:05,599 --> 01:14:06,968
All in favor please say aye.

2076
01:14:06,968 --> 01:14:08,360
Any voting no or abstaining.

2077
01:14:08,360 --> 01:14:10,137
All right. This has passed its

2078
01:14:10,137 --> 01:14:12,707
second of three readings as

2079
01:14:12,707 --> 01:14:15,107
substituted. Next is agenda

2080
01:14:16,377 --> 01:14:17,879
item five. This is ordinance bl

2081
01:14:17,879 --> 01:14:19,514
2026-1386. Sponsor styles. This

2082
01:14:19,514 --> 01:14:20,648
is an ordinance to amend title

2083
01:14:20,648 --> 01:14:21,752
17, the metro code of laws

2084
01:14:21,752 --> 01:14:22,750
zoning ordinance of the metro

2085
01:14:22,750 --> 01:14:25,530
government by amending a

2086
01:14:25,530 --> 01:14:26,387
portion of ridge view, udo

2087
01:14:26,387 --> 01:14:28,589
urban design overlay for

2088
01:14:28,589 --> 01:14:30,240
property located at eagle view

2089
01:14:30,240 --> 01:14:31,525
boulevard, unnumbered and the

2090
01:14:31,525 --> 01:14:33,594
northeast corner of eagle view

2091
01:14:33,594 --> 01:14:36,594
boulevard and baby ruth lane

2092
01:14:37,598 --> 01:14:40,340
zoned m, u, l and rm9. This is

2093
01:14:40,340 --> 01:14:42,434
14.21 acres to permit assisted

2094
01:14:42,903 --> 01:14:44,105
care, living and open space.

2095
01:14:44,105 --> 01:14:46,505
Council member styles. You're

2096
01:14:48,420 --> 01:14:49,510
recognized, ma'am.

2097
01:14:49,510 --> 01:14:51,510
Yes. I

2098
01:14:53,114 --> 01:14:54,810
actually need to defer this.

2099
01:14:54,810 --> 01:14:54,915
Okay.

2100
01:14:54,915 --> 01:14:57,510
Would you? I'm just

2101
01:14:57,510 --> 01:14:57,318
trying to figure out how many

2102
01:14:57,318 --> 01:14:58,519
meetings.

2103
01:14:58,519 --> 01:14:59,687
Okay. If you defer it,

2104
01:14:59,687 --> 01:15:01,522
you have to defer it to the

2105
01:15:01,522 --> 01:15:03,570
next public hearing because a

2106
01:15:03,570 --> 01:15:05,927
public hearing is required. You

2107
01:15:05,927 --> 01:15:08,462
could do that at the meeting of

2108
01:15:08,462 --> 01:15:10,731
AUGUST 4th or the meeting of

2109
01:15:10,731 --> 01:15:12,733
SEPTEMBER 1st, or the meeting

2110
01:15:12,733 --> 01:15:14,569
of OCTOBER 6th. Those are the

2111
01:15:14,569 --> 01:15:15,937
next three public hearings for

2112
01:15:15,937 --> 01:15:17,438
zoning items.

2113
01:15:17,438 --> 01:15:19,438
I'm going to

2114
01:15:22,176 --> 01:15:23,411
defer this until the. First

2115
01:15:23,411 --> 01:15:25,120
meeting in SEPTEMBER.

2116
01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:27,120
All right.

2117
01:15:29,450 --> 01:15:30,751
There is a motion to defer this

2118
01:15:30,751 --> 01:15:33,151
ordinance on second reading,

2119
01:15:33,221 --> 01:15:35,623
and it's a public hearing to

2120
01:15:35,623 --> 01:15:37,725
the first meeting in SEPTEMBER.

2121
01:15:37,725 --> 01:15:39,270
Is there a second properly

2122
01:15:39,270 --> 01:15:42,270
moved and seconded? Is there

2123
01:15:45,990 --> 01:15:46,300
any discussion on that motion?

2124
01:15:46,300 --> 01:15:48,502
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,

2125
01:15:48,502 --> 01:15:50,438
please say aye. Any voting no

2126
01:15:50,438 --> 01:15:51,939
or abstaining. All right. This

2127
01:15:51,939 --> 01:15:54,175
is deferred to the first

2128
01:15:54,175 --> 01:15:55,643
meeting in SEPTEMBER. Thank you.

2129
01:15:55,643 --> 01:15:58,643
Next agenda item six, ordinance

2130
01:15:58,913 --> 01:16:00,810
bl 2026-1387. Sponsor kimbro.

2131
01:16:00,810 --> 01:16:01,916
This is an ordinance to amend

2132
01:16:01,916 --> 01:16:02,917
title 17, the metro code of

2133
01:16:02,917 --> 01:16:03,918
laws zoning ordinance. The

2134
01:16:03,918 --> 01:16:05,920
metro government by changing

2135
01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:08,590
from r s ten to r ten. Zoning

2136
01:16:08,590 --> 01:16:10,691
for property located at 1616

2137
01:16:10,691 --> 01:16:12,560
ashton avenue, approximately

2138
01:16:12,560 --> 01:16:15,529
540ft west of hydes ferry road.

2139
01:16:15,529 --> 01:16:16,830
This is 0.37 acres. Council

2140
01:16:16,830 --> 01:16:17,565
member kimbro, you're

2141
01:16:17,565 --> 01:16:18,990
recognized.

2142
01:16:18,990 --> 01:16:19,166
Thank you. Vice

2143
01:16:19,166 --> 01:16:20,135
mayor, would you please open

2144
01:16:20,135 --> 01:16:20,969
the public hearing?

2145
01:16:20,969 --> 01:16:22,236
I declare

2146
01:16:22,236 --> 01:16:25,236
the public hearing open for

2147
01:16:25,472 --> 01:16:27,472
council member kimbrough's

2148
01:16:28,375 --> 01:16:30,145
ordinance 1387. Would all

2149
01:16:30,145 --> 01:16:31,612
members of the public here in

2150
01:16:31,612 --> 01:16:34,612
support of this bill please

2151
01:16:34,949 --> 01:16:36,617
raise your hand? Okay. Would

2152
01:16:36,617 --> 01:16:38,419
all members of the public here

2153
01:16:38,419 --> 01:16:41,419
in opposition to this bill

2154
01:16:41,422 --> 01:16:43,390
please raise your hand? Seeing

2155
01:16:43,390 --> 01:16:44,592
no one here on either side, I

2156
01:16:44,592 --> 01:16:45,993
will declare the public hearing

2157
01:16:45,993 --> 01:16:47,495
closed. It's back to you, mis

2158
01:16:47,495 --> 01:16:48,163
kimbrough, for a motion on your

2159
01:16:48,163 --> 01:16:49,197
bill.

2160
01:16:49,197 --> 01:16:49,531
Thank you. Move for

2161
01:16:49,531 --> 01:16:50,731
approval.

2162
01:16:50,731 --> 01:16:51,699
Is there a second?

2163
01:16:51,699 --> 01:16:52,900
Okay. There's a motion to

2164
01:16:52,900 --> 01:16:54,234
approve. Properly seconded. Is

2165
01:16:54,234 --> 01:16:56,437
there any discussion on this

2166
01:16:56,437 --> 01:16:57,571
bill on second reading? Seeing

2167
01:16:57,571 --> 01:16:59,306
none. All in favor, please say

2168
01:16:59,306 --> 01:17:00,408
aye. Any voting no or

2169
01:17:00,408 --> 01:17:02,243
abstaining? Okay. This has

2170
01:17:02,243 --> 01:17:04,412
passed its second of three

2171
01:17:04,412 --> 01:17:07,412
readings. Next is agenda item

2172
01:17:08,490 --> 01:17:09,840
seven. Ordinance bl 2026-1388

2173
01:17:09,840 --> 01:17:10,218
sponsor styles. This is an

2174
01:17:10,218 --> 01:17:11,819
ordinance to amend title 17,

2175
01:17:11,819 --> 01:17:12,887
the metro code of laws zoning

2176
01:17:12,887 --> 01:17:15,287
ordinance. The metro government

2177
01:17:16,190 --> 01:17:17,725
by changing from our m20ns to a

2178
01:17:17,725 --> 01:17:20,725
r2a zoning for properties

2179
01:17:21,396 --> 01:17:23,197
located at 5118 mount view road

2180
01:17:23,197 --> 01:17:25,299
and mount view road. Unnumbered

2181
01:17:25,299 --> 01:17:27,699
approximately 360ft west of

2182
01:17:27,769 --> 01:17:28,802
highland drive. This is 9.4

2183
01:17:28,802 --> 01:17:30,371
acres. Councilmember styles,

2184
01:17:30,371 --> 01:17:30,705
you are recognized.

2185
01:17:30,705 --> 01:17:32,340
Thank you

2186
01:17:32,340 --> 01:17:32,840
very much. Withdrawal.

2187
01:17:32,840 --> 01:17:34,608
All

2188
01:17:34,608 --> 01:17:36,811
right. This bill has been

2189
01:17:36,811 --> 01:17:39,211
withdrawn. MISS Styles, bill

2190
01:17:40,982 --> 01:17:42,249
1388 will be withdrawn. Okay.

2191
01:17:42,249 --> 01:17:45,849
Next is agenda item eight. This

2192
01:17:46,488 --> 01:17:47,989
is ordinance bl 2026-1389. Also

2193
01:17:47,989 --> 01:17:49,560
sponsor styles. This is an

2194
01:17:49,560 --> 01:17:50,257
ordinance to amend title 17,

2195
01:17:50,257 --> 01:17:51,358
the metro code of laws zoning

2196
01:17:51,358 --> 01:17:53,394
ordinance. The metro government

2197
01:17:53,394 --> 01:17:54,596
by changing from s p to a r2a

2198
01:17:54,596 --> 01:17:56,297
zoning for properties located

2199
01:17:56,297 --> 01:17:58,433
at five, three, two and 538

2200
01:17:58,433 --> 01:17:59,534
bell road, approximately 570ft

2201
01:17:59,534 --> 01:18:01,603
southwest of murfreesboro pike

2202
01:18:01,603 --> 01:18:03,137
and located in the murfreesboro

2203
01:18:03,137 --> 01:18:04,906
pike urban design overlay

2204
01:18:04,906 --> 01:18:06,400
district and corridor corridor

2205
01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:08,440
design overlay district. This

2206
01:18:09,177 --> 01:18:09,978
is 5.25 acres style. She

2207
01:18:09,978 --> 01:18:11,790
recognized.

2208
01:18:11,790 --> 01:18:13,114
Thank you very much.

2209
01:18:13,114 --> 01:18:13,848
I'd like to call for the public

2210
01:18:13,848 --> 01:18:15,848
hearing.

2211
01:18:16,784 --> 01:18:18,887
Okay. All right. Do we

2212
01:18:18,887 --> 01:18:21,722
have a notice issue on this one?

2213
01:18:21,722 --> 01:18:24,726
Okay. All righty. I had a note

2214
01:18:24,726 --> 01:18:26,160
that you might be intending to

2215
01:18:26,160 --> 01:18:26,528
defer. Just double checking.

2216
01:18:26,528 --> 01:18:28,129
No,

2217
01:18:28,129 --> 01:18:29,630
this one is the one that stays.

2218
01:18:29,630 --> 01:18:31,966
Okay. The other ones are good.

2219
01:18:31,966 --> 01:18:32,967
Got it. I appreciate the

2220
01:18:32,967 --> 01:18:34,368
clarification. All right, so I

2221
01:18:34,368 --> 01:18:36,604
declare the public hearing open

2222
01:18:36,604 --> 01:18:39,400
for council member styles's

2223
01:18:39,107 --> 01:18:41,509
bill one three, eight nine.

2224
01:18:41,509 --> 01:18:42,677
Would all members of the public

2225
01:18:42,677 --> 01:18:45,213
here in support of this bill

2226
01:18:45,213 --> 01:18:46,214
please raise your hand? Okay.

2227
01:18:46,214 --> 01:18:47,915
Would all members of the public

2228
01:18:47,915 --> 01:18:50,952
here in opposition to this bill

2229
01:18:50,952 --> 01:18:52,787
please raise your hand? Seeing

2230
01:18:52,787 --> 01:18:54,222
no one here on either side, I

2231
01:18:54,222 --> 01:18:55,957
will declare the public hearing

2232
01:18:55,957 --> 01:18:57,125
closed. It's back to you for a

2233
01:18:57,125 --> 01:19:00,125
motion on your bill. MISS

2234
01:19:02,430 --> 01:19:03,598
Styles.

2235
01:19:03,598 --> 01:19:06,167
I could not read your

2236
01:19:06,167 --> 01:19:06,601
lips fully. Are you talking to

2237
01:19:06,601 --> 01:19:07,201
the seeking?

2238
01:19:07,201 --> 01:19:08,703
The planning?

2239
01:19:08,703 --> 01:19:11,205
Would you like to recognize the

2240
01:19:11,205 --> 01:19:12,340
planning table? Okay. Planning.

2241
01:19:12,340 --> 01:19:14,340
MISS Milligan, you're

2242
01:19:15,110 --> 01:19:15,410
recognized.

2243
01:19:15,410 --> 01:19:16,477
Yes.

2244
01:19:16,477 --> 01:19:18,212
Thank you. The

2245
01:19:18,212 --> 01:19:19,781
planning commission has not yet

2246
01:19:19,781 --> 01:19:21,116
made a recommendation on this

2247
01:19:21,116 --> 01:19:22,450
zoning bill. With an understand

2248
01:19:22,450 --> 01:19:25,553
we had an understanding that it

2249
01:19:25,553 --> 01:19:27,953
was to be deferred.

2250
01:19:30,191 --> 01:19:31,325
Oh, okay.

2251
01:19:31,325 --> 01:19:33,725
special counsel wilson, what

2252
01:19:36,664 --> 01:19:39,801
would you advise? Or would you

2253
01:19:39,801 --> 01:19:41,269
like me to. MISS Milligan? Do

2254
01:19:41,269 --> 01:19:43,204
you want to offer advice to

2255
01:19:43,204 --> 01:19:47,404
MISS Styles as far as the order

2256
01:19:48,810 --> 01:19:51,810
of operations at this juncture?

2257
01:19:52,580 --> 01:19:55,116
Yes. This is we are scheduled

2258
01:19:55,116 --> 01:19:55,917
to hear this in at the JULY

2259
01:19:55,917 --> 01:19:57,818
planning commission meeting,

2260
01:19:57,818 --> 01:19:58,886
which is at the end of JULY,

2261
01:19:58,886 --> 01:20:00,421
because we only have one

2262
01:20:00,421 --> 01:20:01,521
meeting. So if you wanted to

2263
01:20:01,521 --> 01:20:02,590
move forward with second

2264
01:20:02,590 --> 01:20:04,926
reading tonight, you could

2265
01:20:04,926 --> 01:20:06,194
defer third reading beyond that

2266
01:20:06,194 --> 01:20:07,195
date, which would allow

2267
01:20:07,195 --> 01:20:09,300
planning to have a

2268
01:20:09,300 --> 01:20:12,300
recommendation to you all in

2269
01:20:13,768 --> 01:20:14,135
advance of third reading.

2270
01:20:14,135 --> 01:20:15,937
All

2271
01:20:15,937 --> 01:20:18,720
right. So just to restate that,

2272
01:20:18,720 --> 01:20:21,672
that would be a motion to

2273
01:20:23,144 --> 01:20:23,377
approve on second with third

2274
01:20:23,377 --> 01:20:25,377
reading.

2275
01:20:26,714 --> 01:20:27,480
To be deferred.

2276
01:20:27,480 --> 01:20:29,480
At

2277
01:20:31,520 --> 01:20:34,520
which meeting? First meeting in

2278
01:20:36,758 --> 01:20:39,394
AUGUST. Okay. Is there a point

2279
01:20:39,394 --> 01:20:42,394
of order? AUGUST. AUGUST 4th.

2280
01:20:42,730 --> 01:20:44,650
Thank you. Sorry. I heard a or

2281
01:20:44,650 --> 01:20:47,650
in your little tonal sound

2282
01:20:47,635 --> 01:20:48,837
there. Okay, so that's a proper

2283
01:20:48,837 --> 01:20:50,972
motion. Is there a second for

2284
01:20:50,972 --> 01:20:52,640
that motion? All right. Is

2285
01:20:52,640 --> 01:20:54,809
there any discussion on that

2286
01:20:54,809 --> 01:20:57,312
motion seeing none. All in

2287
01:20:57,312 --> 01:20:59,180
favor, please say aye. Any

2288
01:20:59,180 --> 01:21:00,581
voting no or abstaining. All

2289
01:21:00,581 --> 01:21:01,650
right. So this has passed its

2290
01:21:01,650 --> 01:21:03,451
second reading and had its

2291
01:21:03,451 --> 01:21:04,919
public hearing here. It will

2292
01:21:04,919 --> 01:21:05,753
next go to the planning

2293
01:21:05,753 --> 01:21:07,154
commission for any member of

2294
01:21:07,154 --> 01:21:09,257
the community is listening. And

2295
01:21:09,257 --> 01:21:12,860
that will be at the JULY the

2296
01:21:12,860 --> 01:21:14,129
next, the 23rd at the planning

2297
01:21:14,129 --> 01:21:15,763
commission, at which juncture

2298
01:21:15,763 --> 01:21:17,565
it will be before this

2299
01:21:17,565 --> 01:21:18,799
body on its third and final

2300
01:21:18,799 --> 01:21:21,469
reading, and in committee at

2301
01:21:21,469 --> 01:21:23,938
that time at the meeting of

2302
01:21:23,938 --> 01:21:25,774
AUGUST 4th. Okay. All right.

2303
01:21:25,774 --> 01:21:28,774
Next is agenda item nine,

2304
01:21:29,444 --> 01:21:30,678
ordinance bl 2026-1395 sponsor

2305
01:21:30,678 --> 01:21:32,447
welsh. This is an ordinance to

2306
01:21:32,447 --> 01:21:33,515
amend title 17, the metro code

2307
01:21:33,515 --> 01:21:34,615
of laws zoning ordinance. The

2308
01:21:34,615 --> 01:21:36,451
metro government by changing

2309
01:21:36,451 --> 01:21:38,353
from rs7 point five to r eight.

2310
01:21:38,353 --> 01:21:40,755
A zoning for property located

2311
01:21:40,755 --> 01:21:42,524
at 470 radnor street,

2312
01:21:42,524 --> 01:21:44,524
approximately 270ft northeast

2313
01:21:45,760 --> 01:21:47,195
of meade avenue. This is 0.2

2314
01:21:47,195 --> 01:21:47,996
acres. Council member welsh

2315
01:21:47,996 --> 01:21:48,629
recognized. Ma'am.

2316
01:21:48,629 --> 01:21:49,864
Thank you.

2317
01:21:49,864 --> 01:21:50,899
Vice mayor. I'd like to defer

2318
01:21:50,899 --> 01:21:51,799
for lack of notice.

2319
01:21:51,799 --> 01:21:53,799
All right.

2320
01:21:54,436 --> 01:21:56,300
And defer to the next public.

2321
01:21:56,300 --> 01:21:56,237
Hearing to the first meeting of

2322
01:21:56,237 --> 01:21:57,772
AUGUST.

2323
01:21:57,772 --> 01:21:59,508
Okay. Is there a second

2324
01:21:59,508 --> 01:22:01,242
for that motion? Okay. Is ther

2325
01:22:01,242 --> 01:22:03,110
any discussion on that motion?

2326
01:22:03,110 --> 01:22:04,879
All in favor, please say aye.

2327
01:22:04,879 --> 01:22:06,681
Any voting no or abstaining?

2328
01:22:06,681 --> 01:22:08,150
Okay. This will be back on

2329
01:22:08,150 --> 01:22:11,150
public hearing at the first

2330
01:22:18,559 --> 01:22:21,462
meeting in AUGUST. Okay. Next

2331
01:22:21,462 --> 01:22:23,231
we have two bills. They are

2332
01:22:23,231 --> 01:22:25,660
companions to each other.

2333
01:22:25,660 --> 01:22:26,801
Council member parker for

2334
01:22:26,801 --> 01:22:28,302
purposes of the public hearing,

2335
01:22:28,302 --> 01:22:30,771
they can be taken together. I

2336
01:22:30,771 --> 01:22:33,241
will go ahead and read both the

2337
01:22:33,241 --> 01:22:35,641
captions into the record.

2338
01:22:38,460 --> 01:22:39,447
Agenda item ten is ordinance bl

2339
01:22:39,447 --> 01:22:40,514
2026-1396. Sponsor parker. This

2340
01:22:40,514 --> 01:22:42,217
is an ordinance to mental. 17

2341
01:22:42,217 --> 01:22:43,185
the metro code of laws zoning

2342
01:22:43,185 --> 01:22:44,152
ordinance of the metro

2343
01:22:44,152 --> 01:22:46,552
government by amending a

2344
01:22:47,220 --> 01:22:50,220
specific plan and changing from

2345
01:22:50,240 --> 01:22:53,240
rs52 sp zoning for properties

2346
01:22:54,496 --> 01:22:56,496
located at 832834836838 seymour

2347
01:22:58,199 --> 01:23:00,199
avenue. 905907 west eastland

2348
01:23:00,935 --> 01:23:02,935
avenue. 939 30 c mcferrin

2349
01:23:08,309 --> 01:23:10,144
avenue and wait for it

2350
01:23:10,144 --> 01:23:12,144
609611613615625627639631, 633,

2351
01:23:13,382 --> 01:23:15,382
635, six, 37, 639, six, 41, six,

2352
01:23:15,850 --> 01:23:17,585
43 and 645. Richmond bend,

2353
01:23:17,585 --> 01:23:19,221
approximately 417ft west of

2354
01:23:19,221 --> 01:23:20,880
mcferrin avenue and located

2355
01:23:20,880 --> 01:23:20,989
within the greenwood

2356
01:23:20,989 --> 01:23:21,990
neighborhood conservation

2357
01:23:21,990 --> 01:23:23,424
overlay district in the

2358
01:23:23,424 --> 01:23:25,424
detached accessory dwelling

2359
01:23:25,594 --> 01:23:26,928
unit overlay district. This is

2360
01:23:26,928 --> 01:23:29,328
3.24 acres to permit eight

2361
01:23:29,397 --> 01:23:29,864
additional units and 3250ft

2362
01:23:29,864 --> 01:23:31,864
s of

2363
01:23:32,700 --> 01:23:34,469
non residential units or other

2364
01:23:34,469 --> 01:23:37,205
uses. And again, it's companion

2365
01:23:37,205 --> 01:23:40,205
bill which is agenda item 11.

2366
01:23:41,742 --> 01:23:44,780
That's ordinance bl 2026-1397,

2367
01:23:44,780 --> 01:23:45,112
which requires certain

2368
01:23:45,112 --> 01:23:46,247
materials to be restricted in

2369
01:23:46,247 --> 01:23:48,647
the construction of buildings

2370
01:23:49,216 --> 01:23:50,685
at all those addresses in 1396,

2371
01:23:50,685 --> 01:23:53,685
which I will mercifully not

2372
01:23:55,230 --> 01:23:58,230
repeat. Okay. With that, MR.

2373
01:23:58,226 --> 01:24:01,226
Parker, you are recognized, sir.

2374
01:24:01,596 --> 01:24:02,864
Oh, I'm sorry sir. Go ahead.

2375
01:24:02,864 --> 01:24:04,599
Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like

2376
01:24:04,599 --> 01:24:04,706
to open the public hearing.

2377
01:24:04,706 --> 01:24:05,934
All

2378
01:24:05,934 --> 01:24:07,702
right. I declare the public

2379
01:24:07,702 --> 01:24:10,702
hearing open for council member

2380
01:24:13,708 --> 01:24:15,243
parker's bills. 13961396 and

2381
01:24:15,243 --> 01:24:17,479
1397, which are companions to

2382
01:24:17,479 --> 01:24:18,980
each other. Would all members

2383
01:24:18,980 --> 01:24:20,150
of the public here in support

2384
01:24:20,150 --> 01:24:23,150
of these bills please raise

2385
01:24:23,517 --> 01:24:25,220
your hands? Okay. Would all

2386
01:24:25,220 --> 01:24:26,387
members of the public here in

2387
01:24:26,387 --> 01:24:28,787
opposition to these bills

2388
01:24:29,624 --> 01:24:31,226
please raise your hands? Seeing

2389
01:24:31,226 --> 01:24:32,894
no one here in opposition to

2390
01:24:32,894 --> 01:24:34,296
the persons here in support

2391
01:24:34,296 --> 01:24:35,831
seek to be recognized or speak.

2392
01:24:35,831 --> 01:24:37,699
They are both shaking their

2393
01:24:37,699 --> 01:24:39,200
heads. No, MR. Parker. And so

2394
01:24:39,200 --> 01:24:40,936
with that, I will declare the

2395
01:24:40,936 --> 01:24:42,570
public hearing closed. And now,

2396
01:24:42,570 --> 01:24:43,738
as I come back to you, given

2397
01:24:43,738 --> 01:24:45,473
that you have substitutes, we

2398
01:24:45,473 --> 01:24:47,976
will have to take these up

2399
01:24:47,976 --> 01:24:49,344
individually for purposes of

2400
01:24:49,344 --> 01:24:50,845
substitution and passage. So go

2401
01:24:50,845 --> 01:24:51,479
ahead, sir.

2402
01:24:51,479 --> 01:24:53,479
Thank you, vice

2403
01:24:54,149 --> 01:24:56,818
mayor. I would like to move the

2404
01:24:56,818 --> 01:24:58,818
substitute on bill 2026 1396.

2405
01:24:58,820 --> 01:24:59,921
Okay. If we can if you could

2406
01:24:59,921 --> 01:25:02,921
please just move approval on

2407
01:25:03,570 --> 01:25:03,825
1396 to get it before us and

2408
01:25:03,825 --> 01:25:05,693
then.

2409
01:25:05,693 --> 01:25:06,795
Move approval of bill

2410
01:25:06,795 --> 01:25:07,729
2026 1396.

2411
01:25:07,729 --> 01:25:09,330
Is there a second?

2412
01:25:09,330 --> 01:25:10,665
Okay. And I heard you already

2413
01:25:10,665 --> 01:25:12,701
make the motion to substitute.

2414
01:25:12,701 --> 01:25:14,603
Is there a second for that?

2415
01:25:14,603 --> 01:25:15,771
Second? Okay. All right.

2416
01:25:15,771 --> 01:25:18,173
Anything you want to say about

2417
01:25:18,173 --> 01:25:21,173
the substitute, sir? All right.

2418
01:25:21,476 --> 01:25:23,878
There is a motion to substitute

2419
01:25:23,878 --> 01:25:25,460
1396. Is there any discussion?

2420
01:25:25,460 --> 01:25:27,115
Seeing none. All in favor,

2421
01:25:27,115 --> 01:25:28,684
please say aye. Any voting no

2422
01:25:28,684 --> 01:25:30,285
or abstaining? Okay. If you

2423
01:25:30,285 --> 01:25:32,287
could renew your motion to

2424
01:25:32,287 --> 01:25:32,921
approve a substituted.

2425
01:25:32,921 --> 01:25:34,389
Approve

2426
01:25:34,389 --> 01:25:35,523
1396 as substituted.

2427
01:25:35,523 --> 01:25:37,523
Okay. Any

2428
01:25:38,259 --> 01:25:40,128
discussion on that? Seeing none.

2429
01:25:40,128 --> 01:25:41,863
All in favor please say aye.

2430
01:25:41,863 --> 01:25:43,798
Any voting no or abstaining.

2431
01:25:43,798 --> 01:25:46,234
Okay. So that has passed its

2432
01:25:46,234 --> 01:25:48,700
second of three readings as

2433
01:25:48,700 --> 01:25:51,700
substituted. Next we're on to

2434
01:25:51,740 --> 01:25:54,509
agenda item 11. Go ahead sir.

2435
01:25:54,509 --> 01:25:56,111
I'd like to move bill 2026 1397.

2436
01:25:56,111 --> 01:25:57,345
All right. Go ahead. Back to

2437
01:25:57,345 --> 01:25:57,980
you. For the substitute.

2438
01:25:57,980 --> 01:25:59,470
I

2439
01:25:59,470 --> 01:25:59,347
would like to move the

2440
01:25:59,347 --> 01:26:00,682
substitute.

2441
01:26:00,682 --> 01:26:03,820
Okay. Is there any

2442
01:26:03,485 --> 01:26:04,686
discussion on the substitute

2443
01:26:04,686 --> 01:26:05,853
seeing none. All in favor of

2444
01:26:05,853 --> 01:26:08,853
the motion to substitute please

2445
01:26:09,240 --> 01:26:09,791
say I I okay. Any voting? No or

2446
01:26:09,791 --> 01:26:10,992
abstaining. All right. And if

2447
01:26:10,992 --> 01:26:12,600
you could renew your motion.

2448
01:26:12,600 --> 01:26:12,827
Move a substitute.

2449
01:26:12,827 --> 01:26:14,796
All right.

2450
01:26:14,796 --> 01:26:15,930
So it is. I'm going to presume

2451
01:26:15,930 --> 01:26:17,265
that your motion was to approve

2452
01:26:17,265 --> 01:26:19,000
on second reading as

2453
01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:21,302
substituted. Any discussion on

2454
01:26:21,302 --> 01:26:22,937
that. All right. Seeing none.

2455
01:26:22,937 --> 01:26:25,206
All in favor, please say aye.

2456
01:26:25,206 --> 01:26:28,206
Any voting no or abstaining.

2457
01:26:30,378 --> 01:26:32,146
Okay. Ten and 11, 1396 and 1397

2458
01:26:32,146 --> 01:26:35,146
have passed their second of

2459
01:26:35,917 --> 01:26:38,317
three readings as substituted.

2460
01:26:48,597 --> 01:26:52,167
Yes, sir. All right. Next we

2461
01:26:52,167 --> 01:26:54,202
are on to agenda items 12 and

2462
01:26:54,202 --> 01:26:56,602
13. Again, they are companions

2463
01:26:57,973 --> 01:27:00,175
to each other. The both sponsor

2464
01:27:00,175 --> 01:27:03,175
taylor. The first is ordinance

2465
01:27:05,613 --> 01:27:06,949
bl 2026-1398. This is an

2466
01:27:06,949 --> 01:27:08,150
ordinance to amend title 17,

2467
01:27:08,150 --> 01:27:09,250
the metro code laws zoning

2468
01:27:09,250 --> 01:27:11,219
ordinance. The metro government

2469
01:27:11,219 --> 01:27:13,722
by changing from our six to sp

2470
01:27:13,722 --> 01:27:16,692
zoning for property located at

2471
01:27:16,692 --> 01:27:18,460
1038 28th avenue north. This is

2472
01:27:18,460 --> 01:27:20,860
approximately 138ft north of

2473
01:27:21,796 --> 01:27:24,196
meharry boulevard. It is 0.10

2474
01:27:24,599 --> 01:27:26,330
acres. Its companion 1399,

2475
01:27:26,330 --> 01:27:26,935
and it requires certain

2476
01:27:26,935 --> 01:27:29,571
materials to be restricted in

2477
01:27:29,571 --> 01:27:31,971
the construction of buildings

2478
01:27:32,907 --> 01:27:34,375
mentioned in ordinance 1398.

2479
01:27:34,375 --> 01:27:35,410
MR. Taylor. For purposes of the

2480
01:27:35,410 --> 01:27:37,512
public hearing, we can take

2481
01:27:37,512 --> 01:27:38,313
these items up together. Go

2482
01:27:38,313 --> 01:27:38,680
ahead sir.

2483
01:27:38,680 --> 01:27:40,482
Absolutely. Thank

2484
01:27:40,482 --> 01:27:43,351
you. I'd like to open the

2485
01:27:43,351 --> 01:27:45,186
public hearing for bl 2026,

2486
01:27:45,186 --> 01:27:45,854
1398 and 1399.

2487
01:27:45,854 --> 01:27:47,655
Okay. I declare

2488
01:27:47,655 --> 01:27:49,458
the public hearing open for

2489
01:27:49,458 --> 01:27:51,458
council member taylor's

2490
01:27:53,428 --> 01:27:55,630
companion bills 1398 and 1399.

2491
01:27:55,630 --> 01:27:56,565
Would all members of the public

2492
01:27:56,565 --> 01:27:59,501
here in support of these bills

2493
01:27:59,501 --> 01:28:01,269
please raise your hand? Okay.

2494
01:28:01,269 --> 01:28:02,704
Would all members of the public

2495
01:28:02,704 --> 01:28:05,704
here in opposition to these

2496
01:28:06,341 --> 01:28:08,876
bills please raise your hands?

2497
01:28:08,876 --> 01:28:11,130
Okay, just wait just for a

2498
01:28:11,130 --> 01:28:12,113
little bit. I've been advised

2499
01:28:12,113 --> 01:28:13,949
that you just want to give

2500
01:28:13,949 --> 01:28:16,818
people a little bit more time

2501
01:28:16,818 --> 01:28:18,887
in case they are out on the

2502
01:28:18,887 --> 01:28:21,287
mezzanine. Again, we have

2503
01:28:21,523 --> 01:28:22,624
seating for anyone that has a

2504
01:28:22,624 --> 01:28:24,293
public hearing item coming in

2505
01:28:24,293 --> 01:28:25,827
front of these data centers. So

2506
01:28:25,827 --> 01:28:28,630
you can come on inside. If

2507
01:28:28,630 --> 01:28:30,398
you're listening upon the

2508
01:28:30,398 --> 01:28:32,301
second or third floor. Okay. So

2509
01:28:32,301 --> 01:28:33,435
with that, having held a little

2510
01:28:33,435 --> 01:28:35,137
bit of time there, I will

2511
01:28:35,137 --> 01:28:37,338
declare the public hearin

2512
01:28:37,338 --> 01:28:39,842
closed. And with that, it is

2513
01:28:39,842 --> 01:28:41,343
back to you for a motion on

2514
01:28:41,343 --> 01:28:42,544
your bills, MR. Taylor, because

2515
01:28:42,544 --> 01:28:43,511
you don't have any substitutes

2516
01:28:43,511 --> 01:28:45,347
or amendments, you can move

2517
01:28:45,347 --> 01:28:45,580
both of these in a consolidated

2518
01:28:45,580 --> 01:28:46,415
motion.

2519
01:28:46,415 --> 01:28:47,115
Absolutely. Move for

2520
01:28:47,115 --> 01:28:47,749
approval.

2521
01:28:47,749 --> 01:28:49,417
All right. Is there

2522
01:28:49,417 --> 01:28:52,200
any discussion on the motion to

2523
01:28:52,200 --> 01:28:54,420
approve 1398 and 1399 on second

2524
01:28:55,190 --> 01:28:56,758
reading? Seeing none. All in

2525
01:28:56,758 --> 01:28:58,193
favor, please say aye. Any

2526
01:28:58,193 --> 01:28:59,294
voting no or abstaining. Okay.

2527
01:28:59,294 --> 01:29:02,294
These have passed their second

2528
01:29:02,797 --> 01:29:05,797
of three readings. Next are

2529
01:29:06,801 --> 01:29:09,201
agenda items 14 and 15 sponsors

2530
01:29:09,738 --> 01:29:11,573
lee and hill. Again, these are

2531
01:29:11,573 --> 01:29:13,973
companions to each other.

2532
01:29:14,109 --> 01:29:16,711
Agenda item 14 is ordinance bl

2533
01:29:16,711 --> 01:29:17,879
2026 1400. This is an ordinance

2534
01:29:17,879 --> 01:29:19,548
to amend title 17, the metro

2535
01:29:19,548 --> 01:29:20,515
code of laws zoning ordinance,

2536
01:29:20,515 --> 01:29:21,550
the metro government of

2537
01:29:21,550 --> 01:29:23,950
nashville and davidson county

2538
01:29:24,185 --> 01:29:26,354
by changing from a r to a to sp

2539
01:29:26,354 --> 01:29:27,756
zoning for property located at

2540
01:29:27,756 --> 01:29:29,658
5683 cambridge road,

2541
01:29:29,658 --> 01:29:31,660
approximately 479ft south of

2542
01:29:31,660 --> 01:29:34,660
spring park lane. This is 6.64

2543
01:29:35,697 --> 01:29:38,267
acres to permit 68 multifamily and again,

2544
01:29:38,267 --> 01:29:40,667
it's companion agenda item 15,

2545
01:29:41,369 --> 01:29:42,370
which is ordinance 1401, which

2546
01:29:42,370 --> 01:29:43,472
requires certain materials to

2547
01:29:43,472 --> 01:29:45,340
be restricted in the

2548
01:29:45,340 --> 01:29:47,740
construction of the buildings

2549
01:29:49,344 --> 01:29:50,845
mentioned in ordinance 1400. Go

2550
01:29:50,845 --> 01:29:51,146
ahead, MISS Hill. You are

2551
01:29:51,146 --> 01:29:51,914
recognized.

2552
01:29:51,914 --> 01:29:53,815
Thank you, vice

2553
01:29:53,815 --> 01:29:54,882
mayor. I'd like to move for a

2554
01:29:54,882 --> 01:29:56,218
two meeting deferral to the

2555
01:29:56,218 --> 01:29:56,985
first meeting in AUGUST will be

2556
01:29:56,985 --> 01:29:58,190
AUGUST the 4th.

2557
01:29:58,190 --> 01:29:59,888
Okay. All right.

2558
01:29:59,888 --> 01:30:03,324
So we will move these to the

2559
01:30:03,324 --> 01:30:05,724
AUGUST public hearing and

2560
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:09,130
AUGUST 4th. That is the motion.

2561
01:30:09,130 --> 01:30:11,633
It is is there a second to hear

2562
01:30:11,633 --> 01:30:14,633
that? Is there any discussion

2563
01:30:14,803 --> 01:30:15,871
on that deferral motion? Seeing

2564
01:30:15,871 --> 01:30:18,172
none. All in favor, please say

2565
01:30:18,172 --> 01:30:19,808
aye. Any voting no or

2566
01:30:19,808 --> 01:30:22,208
abstaining. Okay. Those are

2567
01:30:25,981 --> 01:30:27,816
both deferred to AUGUST 4th.

2568
01:30:27,816 --> 01:30:30,216
Next is agenda item 16.

2569
01:30:31,352 --> 01:30:32,854
Ordinance bl 2026-1402 sponsor

2570
01:30:32,854 --> 01:30:34,560
welsh. This is an ordinance to

2571
01:30:34,560 --> 01:30:35,790
amend title 17, the metro code

2572
01:30:35,790 --> 01:30:36,758
of laws zoning ordinance. The

2573
01:30:36,758 --> 01:30:38,494
metro government by changing

2574
01:30:38,494 --> 01:30:40,261
from rs7 point five to r eight.

2575
01:30:40,261 --> 01:30:43,261
A zoning for property located

2576
01:30:43,665 --> 01:30:45,433
at 412 veritas street, located

2577
01:30:45,433 --> 01:30:47,833
approximately 380ft west of

2578
01:30:47,969 --> 01:30:49,471
nolensville pike. This is 0.26

2579
01:30:49,471 --> 01:30:49,771
acres. MISS Welsh, you are

2580
01:30:49,771 --> 01:30:50,572
recognized.

2581
01:30:50,572 --> 01:30:52,474
Thank you, vice

2582
01:30:52,474 --> 01:30:53,675
mayor. I would like to defer to

2583
01:30:53,675 --> 01:30:54,676
the first meeting in AUGUST due

2584
01:30:54,676 --> 01:30:55,577
to lack of notice.

2585
01:30:55,577 --> 01:30:57,479
Okay. There

2586
01:30:57,479 --> 01:30:58,780
is a motion to defer to the

2587
01:30:58,780 --> 01:31:00,181
first meeting in AUGUST. That's

2588
01:31:00,181 --> 01:31:02,581
AUGUST 4th. It's properly

2589
01:31:02,718 --> 01:31:04,718
seconded. Is there

2590
01:31:04,787 --> 01:31:05,988
discussion? Seeing none. All in

2591
01:31:05,988 --> 01:31:07,489
favor, please say aye. Any

2592
01:31:07,489 --> 01:31:10,292
voting no or abstaining? Okay.

2593
01:31:10,292 --> 01:31:12,940
This will next be taken up on

2594
01:31:12,940 --> 01:31:15,630
AUGUST the 4th. Next, our

2595
01:31:15,630 --> 01:31:17,463
agenda items 17 and 18. They

2596
01:31:17,932 --> 01:31:20,350
are companions to each other.

2597
01:31:20,350 --> 01:31:23,350
Sponsor parker. The first is

2598
01:31:23,205 --> 01:31:24,940
ordinance bl 2026-1403. This is

2599
01:31:24,940 --> 01:31:26,275
an ordinance to amend title 17,

2600
01:31:26,275 --> 01:31:27,609
the metro code of laws zoning

2601
01:31:27,609 --> 01:31:29,711
ordinance. The metro government

2602
01:31:29,711 --> 01:31:31,246
by amending a specific plan for

2603
01:31:31,246 --> 01:31:32,914
various properties generally

2604
01:31:32,914 --> 01:31:35,150
located west of gallatin avenue,

2605
01:31:35,150 --> 01:31:36,618
east of emmett avenue, south of

2606
01:31:36,618 --> 01:31:38,687
mcclurkin avenue and north of

2607
01:31:38,687 --> 01:31:40,155
douglas avenue. Zoned s p and

2608
01:31:40,155 --> 01:31:42,555
changing the zoning on

2609
01:31:43,158 --> 01:31:47,358
properties from r, s, five c, s

2610
01:31:48,796 --> 01:31:51,633
and or20 to s p. This is 19.09

2611
01:31:51,633 --> 01:31:53,501
acres. To permit a mixed use

2612
01:31:53,501 --> 01:31:55,901
development, and again, it's

2613
01:31:56,504 --> 01:31:58,904
companion agenda item 18, which

2614
01:32:00,709 --> 01:32:02,177
is ordinance bl 2026-1404,

2615
01:32:02,177 --> 01:32:04,177
which requires certain

2616
01:32:04,246 --> 01:32:05,681
materials to be constructed or

2617
01:32:05,681 --> 01:32:08,810
restricted in the construction

2618
01:32:08,951 --> 01:32:11,453
of buildings that are within

2619
01:32:11,453 --> 01:32:12,721
ordinance. 1403 councilmember

2620
01:32:12,721 --> 01:32:13,989
parker, you're recognized.

2621
01:32:13,989 --> 01:32:15,724
Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like

2622
01:32:15,724 --> 01:32:15,824
to open the public hearing.

2623
01:32:15,824 --> 01:32:17,580
All

2624
01:32:17,580 --> 01:32:18,727
right. I declare the public

2625
01:32:18,727 --> 01:32:21,727
hearing open for council member

2626
01:32:28,336 --> 01:32:30,172
parker's bills one 403 and 1404.

2627
01:32:30,172 --> 01:32:31,640
Would all members of the public

2628
01:32:31,640 --> 01:32:34,543
here in support of these ills

2629
01:32:34,543 --> 01:32:37,513
please raise your hand? Thank

2630
01:32:37,513 --> 01:32:39,414
you all. Would all members of

2631
01:32:39,414 --> 01:32:41,160
the public here in opposition

2632
01:32:41,160 --> 01:32:43,986
to these bills please raise

2633
01:32:43,986 --> 01:32:46,986
your hand? Okay. There are

2634
01:32:50,359 --> 01:32:51,827
several here in opposition. So.

2635
01:32:51,827 --> 01:32:54,362
Persons in support do speak

2636
01:32:54,362 --> 01:32:55,731
first. And so if those persons

2637
01:32:55,731 --> 01:32:57,650
wishing to speak in support

2638
01:32:57,650 --> 01:33:00,650
wold please come forward to

2639
01:33:00,436 --> 01:33:02,370
the podium. Supporting speakers

2640
01:33:02,370 --> 01:33:03,639
will go first in. Persons in

2641
01:33:03,639 --> 01:33:05,774
opposition wishing to speak

2642
01:33:05,774 --> 01:33:09,374
will go after those speaking in

2643
01:33:11,547 --> 01:33:13,782
support. Do the persons here in

2644
01:33:13,782 --> 01:33:16,782
support seek to be recognized

2645
01:33:18,186 --> 01:33:18,921
okay? Go ahead sir. You're

2646
01:33:18,921 --> 01:33:19,921
recognized.

2647
01:33:19,921 --> 01:33:20,789
Michael mcnally.

2648
01:33:20,789 --> 01:33:22,424
Southern land, where the owner

2649
01:33:22,424 --> 01:33:25,600
and developer of the property.

2650
01:33:25,600 --> 01:33:26,594
And just here to say thank you

2651
01:33:26,594 --> 01:33:27,829
to COUNCILMAN Parker. We've

2652
01:33:27,829 --> 01:33:30,320
been working on this project

2653
01:33:30,320 --> 01:33:32,432
for several years. Some

2654
01:33:33,267 --> 01:33:34,603
modification to an existing s p

2655
01:33:34,603 --> 01:33:36,271
here to answer any questions.

2656
01:33:36,271 --> 01:33:38,306
But we're appreciate the time

2657
01:33:38,306 --> 01:33:38,573
and effort to review this.

2658
01:33:38,573 --> 01:33:40,573
All

2659
01:33:41,176 --> 01:33:42,877
right. Thank you, MR. Mcnally.

2660
01:33:42,877 --> 01:33:44,446
All right. Does anyone else

2661
01:33:44,446 --> 01:33:48,460
seek to be recognized to speak

2662
01:33:49,351 --> 01:33:50,686
in support? Okay. Seeing none,

2663
01:33:50,686 --> 01:33:53,755
do the persons here who raised

2664
01:33:53,755 --> 01:33:56,524
their hands in opposition seek

2665
01:33:56,524 --> 01:33:58,293
to be recognized or speak? If

2666
01:33:58,293 --> 01:34:01,300
so, please go ahead and come on

2667
01:34:01,300 --> 01:34:02,197
forward.

2668
01:34:02,197 --> 01:34:03,531
Hey, man. In nine one,

2669
01:34:03,531 --> 01:34:05,634
two. Strauss live in the

2670
01:34:05,634 --> 01:34:06,701
neighborhood. I'm really

2671
01:34:06,701 --> 01:34:07,870
excited about this development.

2672
01:34:07,870 --> 01:34:10,870
You know, it's already approved

2673
01:34:11,730 --> 01:34:13,575
s p my my concerns is like the

2674
01:34:13,575 --> 01:34:16,440
the homes that are now detached

2675
01:34:16,440 --> 01:34:18,614
in this along emmett ave. I was

2676
01:34:18,614 --> 01:34:20,449
really excited for there to be,

2677
01:34:20,449 --> 01:34:21,950
you know, single family homes

2678
01:34:21,950 --> 01:34:23,485
attached no side yards because

2679
01:34:23,485 --> 01:34:24,653
that meant there was going to

2680
01:34:24,653 --> 01:34:25,854
be more green space at both

2681
01:34:25,854 --> 01:34:27,589
like the corners. And there's

2682
01:34:27,589 --> 01:34:28,623
going to be, you know, space

2683
01:34:28,623 --> 01:34:29,691
for the community use the

2684
01:34:29,691 --> 01:34:31,927
community really likes right

2685
01:34:31,927 --> 01:34:34,729
now, the green space that's

2686
01:34:34,729 --> 01:34:35,864
accessible while, you know,

2687
01:34:35,864 --> 01:34:37,699
they're waiting for this sb to

2688
01:34:37,699 --> 01:34:39,501
be developed right on the hill

2689
01:34:39,501 --> 01:34:40,869
there. And so obviously the

2690
01:34:40,869 --> 01:34:41,970
neighborhood and the future

2691
01:34:41,970 --> 01:34:43,438
residents would be great for

2692
01:34:43,438 --> 01:34:44,472
those who live in the apartment

2693
01:34:44,472 --> 01:34:45,974
complexes to have more access

2694
01:34:45,974 --> 01:34:48,343
to green space. What this

2695
01:34:48,343 --> 01:34:50,112
amendment does is it removes it

2696
01:34:50,112 --> 01:34:51,781
moves some of the single family

2697
01:34:51,781 --> 01:34:53,114
homes that were attached and

2698
01:34:53,114 --> 01:34:54,983
makes them detached and adds

2699
01:34:54,983 --> 01:34:56,151
like, you know, five foot or,

2700
01:34:56,151 --> 01:34:58,587
you know, along those lines,

2701
01:34:58,587 --> 01:35:00,288
side yards, which over a whole

2702
01:35:00,288 --> 01:35:01,456
block, you know, gets rid of

2703
01:35:01,456 --> 01:35:02,857
all the green space that was

2704
01:35:02,857 --> 01:35:04,760
like basically a little pocket

2705
01:35:04,760 --> 01:35:05,761
park. And now, I don't know if

2706
01:35:05,761 --> 01:35:07,395
y'all been in neighborhoods

2707
01:35:07,395 --> 01:35:08,463
where people have like five

2708
01:35:08,463 --> 01:35:09,564
foot side yards, it's not

2709
01:35:09,564 --> 01:35:11,499
really usable space. It's kind

2710
01:35:11,499 --> 01:35:13,680
of dead space. And so by that

2711
01:35:13,680 --> 01:35:14,350
nature, it also is making the

2712
01:35:14,350 --> 01:35:16,138
homes more expensive. A

2713
01:35:16,138 --> 01:35:17,572
detached home is more expensive.

2714
01:35:17,572 --> 01:35:19,441
And the market than, you know,

2715
01:35:19,441 --> 01:35:20,475
a home that is attached. And so

2716
01:35:20,475 --> 01:35:21,977
obviously would love to see

2717
01:35:21,977 --> 01:35:23,345
homes that are attached and

2718
01:35:23,345 --> 01:35:24,846
slightly more affordable and

2719
01:35:24,846 --> 01:35:26,681
which ultimately benefits the

2720
01:35:26,681 --> 01:35:28,317
community. So I think if it

2721
01:35:28,317 --> 01:35:29,517
were possible for them to come

2722
01:35:29,517 --> 01:35:31,386
back to the table and find a

2723
01:35:31,386 --> 01:35:32,488
way to include green space and

2724
01:35:32,488 --> 01:35:34,323
make sure the homes are

2725
01:35:34,323 --> 01:35:34,689
attached, I would love to see

2726
01:35:34,689 --> 01:35:35,491
that. Thank you.

2727
01:35:35,491 --> 01:35:37,326
All right.

2728
01:35:37,326 --> 01:35:38,860
Thank you, MR. Hall. Go ahead.

2729
01:35:38,860 --> 01:35:40,595
Come on forward. Okay, folks,

2730
01:35:40,595 --> 01:35:42,430
we do not clap after folks

2731
01:35:42,430 --> 01:35:42,897
speaking. Go ahead sir.

2732
01:35:42,897 --> 01:35:44,897
Hi, my

2733
01:35:45,533 --> 01:35:47,702
name is liz shaw. I live at

2734
01:35:47,702 --> 01:35:49,672
2407 brasher avenue. And I just

2735
01:35:49,672 --> 01:35:51,506
want to read a statement here.

2736
01:35:51,506 --> 01:35:52,474
Thank you, council members. I'm

2737
01:35:52,474 --> 01:35:55,474
speaking on behalf of the

2738
01:35:55,477 --> 01:35:57,279
southern land lincoln tech sb

2739
01:35:57,279 --> 01:35:59,381
amendment, sponsored by council

2740
01:35:59,381 --> 01:36:01,250
member parker. The planning

2741
01:36:01,250 --> 01:36:03,318
commission approved this on

2742
01:36:03,318 --> 01:36:04,385
APRIL 9th by a vote of 8 to 0,

2743
01:36:04,385 --> 01:36:05,887
with conditions including

2744
01:36:05,887 --> 01:36:07,887
meaningful neighborhood green

2745
01:36:08,257 --> 01:36:09,524
space. And I have a statement

2746
01:36:09,524 --> 01:36:10,892
prepared by my neighbor, bree

2747
01:36:10,892 --> 01:36:11,726
merrill, also living on

2748
01:36:11,726 --> 01:36:13,862
bratcher avenue, who couldn't

2749
01:36:13,862 --> 01:36:14,996
be here at the last meeting.

2750
01:36:14,996 --> 01:36:15,965
The planning commission

2751
01:36:15,965 --> 01:36:17,320
recognized something our

2752
01:36:17,320 --> 01:36:18,660
neighborhood has been

2753
01:36:18,660 --> 01:36:19,601
advocating for from the

2754
01:36:19,601 --> 01:36:21,303
beginning that meaningful

2755
01:36:21,303 --> 01:36:22,671
neighborhood green space is an

2756
01:36:22,671 --> 01:36:24,506
essential part of this

2757
01:36:24,506 --> 01:36:26,775
development, not simply an

2758
01:36:26,775 --> 01:36:27,909
optional amenity. We left that

2759
01:36:27,909 --> 01:36:29,611
meeting encouraged because

2760
01:36:29,611 --> 01:36:30,712
there seemed to be a shared

2761
01:36:30,712 --> 01:36:32,712
understanding that additional

2762
01:36:32,981 --> 01:36:34,649
green space would help create a

2763
01:36:34,649 --> 01:36:36,510
project that better serves both

2764
01:36:36,510 --> 01:36:37,786
future residents and the

2765
01:36:37,786 --> 01:36:39,722
existing neighborhood. Yet the

2766
01:36:39,722 --> 01:36:41,523
latest plan appears to move

2767
01:36:41,523 --> 01:36:42,991
away from that direction, as

2768
01:36:42,991 --> 01:36:44,760
the commission's guidance was

2769
01:36:44,760 --> 01:36:47,630
viewed as a suggestion rather

2770
01:36:47,630 --> 01:36:49,165
than an important expectation.

2771
01:36:49,165 --> 01:36:50,866
Neighborhood green space

2772
01:36:50,866 --> 01:36:53,266
provides lasting benefits that

2773
01:36:53,335 --> 01:36:54,803
extend far beyond esthetics. It

2774
01:36:54,803 --> 01:36:56,672
creates a space where children

2775
01:36:56,672 --> 01:36:58,107
can safely play, where

2776
01:36:58,107 --> 01:36:59,875
neighbors can gather, where

2777
01:36:59,875 --> 01:37:02,430
families can picnic, where

2778
01:37:02,430 --> 01:37:03,746
seniors can walk, and where the

2779
01:37:03,746 --> 01:37:05,746
community can build

2780
01:37:06,150 --> 01:37:08,183
relationships. It also improves

2781
01:37:08,183 --> 01:37:10,183
stormwater management, supports

2782
01:37:10,652 --> 01:37:13,520
mature trees and wildlife,

2783
01:37:13,188 --> 01:37:14,290
reduces the urban heat island

2784
01:37:14,290 --> 01:37:15,691
effect, and contributes to

2785
01:37:15,691 --> 01:37:17,192
better physical and mental

2786
01:37:17,192 --> 01:37:18,761
health for the community. These

2787
01:37:18,761 --> 01:37:20,796
are investments that continue

2788
01:37:20,796 --> 01:37:22,497
paying dividends for

2789
01:37:22,497 --> 01:37:24,333
generations. This development

2790
01:37:24,333 --> 01:37:26,168
has the opportunity to become a

2791
01:37:26,168 --> 01:37:27,937
model for thoughtful planning,

2792
01:37:27,937 --> 01:37:29,305
one that balances new

2793
01:37:29,305 --> 01:37:31,240
investment with the quality of

2794
01:37:31,240 --> 01:37:33,642
life for everyone who calls

2795
01:37:33,642 --> 01:37:35,110
this neighborhood home. We

2796
01:37:35,110 --> 01:37:37,112
respectfully ask the metro

2797
01:37:37,112 --> 01:37:38,580
council to remain steadfast in

2798
01:37:38,580 --> 01:37:40,449
the direction established at

2799
01:37:40,449 --> 01:37:42,384
the previous meeting and

2800
01:37:42,384 --> 01:37:44,384
require meaningful neighborhood

2801
01:37:45,821 --> 01:37:46,989
green space as part of any

2802
01:37:46,989 --> 01:37:47,188
final approval. Thank you very

2803
01:37:47,188 --> 01:37:48,957
much.

2804
01:37:48,957 --> 01:37:50,559
Thank you. Go ahead.

2805
01:37:50,559 --> 01:37:51,693
You're recognized. Come on.

2806
01:37:51,693 --> 01:37:52,895
Forward.

2807
01:37:52,895 --> 01:37:55,597
Thank you. My name is

2808
01:37:55,597 --> 01:37:57,532
katie gustafson. I live at 905

2809
01:37:57,532 --> 01:37:59,234
b strauss avenue in the

2810
01:37:59,234 --> 01:38:01,360
neighborhood. And first of all,

2811
01:38:01,360 --> 01:38:02,171
I just want to really thank the

2812
01:38:02,171 --> 01:38:03,872
southern land company. I think

2813
01:38:03,872 --> 01:38:04,973
they've done a great job

2814
01:38:04,973 --> 01:38:06,842
engaging the community in terms

2815
01:38:06,842 --> 01:38:08,610
of this development. I will not

2816
01:38:08,610 --> 01:38:10,746
try to repeat what lynch said

2817
01:38:10,746 --> 01:38:12,715
so eloquently, which is just

2818
01:38:12,715 --> 01:38:14,750
the importance of green space.

2819
01:38:14,750 --> 01:38:16,151
And I would also just add to

2820
01:38:16,151 --> 01:38:17,252
that, I think some other

2821
01:38:17,252 --> 01:38:19,521
recommendations that were made

2822
01:38:19,521 --> 01:38:21,223
was a traffic study and maybe

2823
01:38:21,223 --> 01:38:23,250
additional access into the

2824
01:38:23,250 --> 01:38:24,559
neighborhood. It's hard to

2825
01:38:24,559 --> 01:38:26,962
imagine, I think, what that

2826
01:38:26,962 --> 01:38:28,697
space is. It's about 20 acres.

2827
01:38:28,697 --> 01:38:30,966
And I think in terms of what's

2828
01:38:30,966 --> 01:38:32,334
being proposed, which is super

2829
01:38:32,334 --> 01:38:34,169
exciting, and I am not at all

2830
01:38:34,169 --> 01:38:37,169
opposed to the development, but

2831
01:38:37,172 --> 01:38:39,208
it is a substantial number of

2832
01:38:39,208 --> 01:38:42,110
people and vehicles that will

2833
01:38:42,110 --> 01:38:43,878
be in that 20 acres. And so I

2834
01:38:43,878 --> 01:38:46,448
think all of us, the neighbors

2835
01:38:46,448 --> 01:38:48,250
and the southern land company,

2836
01:38:48,250 --> 01:38:50,786
want that to be a place that

2837
01:38:50,786 --> 01:38:52,154
still functions in terms of the

2838
01:38:52,154 --> 01:38:53,789
traffic and what that means for

2839
01:38:53,789 --> 01:38:56,859
people there. And so I would

2840
01:38:56,859 --> 01:38:59,428
just really encourage the the

2841
01:38:59,428 --> 01:39:01,496
committee tonight to reiterate

2842
01:39:01,496 --> 01:39:03,332
maybe by saying no tonight and

2843
01:39:03,332 --> 01:39:04,466
please come back with that sort

2844
01:39:04,466 --> 01:39:06,335
of additional information

2845
01:39:06,335 --> 01:39:07,336
around the traffic and

2846
01:39:07,336 --> 01:39:09,736
additional access to the

2847
01:39:11,306 --> 01:39:11,673
neighborhood. Thank you.

2848
01:39:11,673 --> 01:39:13,342
All

2849
01:39:13,342 --> 01:39:15,511
right. Does anyone else seek to

2850
01:39:15,511 --> 01:39:18,447
be recognized to speak in

2851
01:39:18,447 --> 01:39:19,882
opposition? All right. Seeing

2852
01:39:19,882 --> 01:39:21,283
none, I will declare the public

2853
01:39:21,283 --> 01:39:24,219
hearing closed. And it's back

2854
01:39:24,219 --> 01:39:25,320
to you, MR. Parker. With no

2855
01:39:25,320 --> 01:39:26,355
amendments or substitutes or

2856
01:39:26,355 --> 01:39:27,956
anything, you can make a

2857
01:39:27,956 --> 01:39:28,524
consolidated motion for both of

2858
01:39:28,524 --> 01:39:29,291
these, sir.

2859
01:39:29,291 --> 01:39:31,590
Thank you, vice

2860
01:39:31,590 --> 01:39:32,861
mayor. I think I'd like to

2861
01:39:32,861 --> 01:39:33,161
defer one meeting with a brief

2862
01:39:33,161 --> 01:39:33,962
explanation.

2863
01:39:33,962 --> 01:39:35,962
All right. So

2864
01:39:36,198 --> 01:39:39,198
there's a motion to defer 1403

2865
01:39:42,204 --> 01:39:43,605
and 14041 meeting. So just to

2866
01:39:43,605 --> 01:39:45,374
clarify, sir, public hearing

2867
01:39:45,374 --> 01:39:46,641
having been held, that is just

2868
01:39:46,641 --> 01:39:48,310
to the next meeting. Is your

2869
01:39:48,310 --> 01:39:50,545
intent for second reading. Okay.

2870
01:39:50,545 --> 01:39:50,879
Properly seconded. Go ahead.

2871
01:39:50,879 --> 01:39:52,548
So

2872
01:39:52,548 --> 01:39:53,715
I want to thank our three

2873
01:39:53,715 --> 01:39:56,585
neighbors from ren ra who came

2874
01:39:56,585 --> 01:39:59,870
out to speak tonight. It is a

2875
01:39:59,870 --> 01:40:00,589
kind of a relatively compact

2876
01:40:00,589 --> 01:40:02,524
neighborhood, and this s p

2877
01:40:02,524 --> 01:40:04,192
represents a significant chunk

2878
01:40:04,192 --> 01:40:06,495
of that neighborhood. So we've

2879
01:40:06,495 --> 01:40:08,497
had a ton of meetings over,

2880
01:40:08,497 --> 01:40:09,731
gosh, the last 4 or 5 years

2881
01:40:09,731 --> 01:40:11,500
about the original s p, which

2882
01:40:11,500 --> 01:40:12,867
is actually in place on the

2883
01:40:12,867 --> 01:40:14,669
site right now. And then this

2884
01:40:14,669 --> 01:40:16,538
amendment to the s p there's a

2885
01:40:16,538 --> 01:40:18,306
lot of great things in this

2886
01:40:18,306 --> 01:40:19,641
amendment to the s p we're able

2887
01:40:19,641 --> 01:40:20,742
to realign strauss, which is

2888
01:40:20,742 --> 01:40:23,142
going to significantly help

2889
01:40:25,800 --> 01:40:28,800
with traffic flow and safety.

2890
01:40:28,316 --> 01:40:31,286
The the way that the commercial

2891
01:40:31,286 --> 01:40:32,854
buildings engage with the

2892
01:40:32,854 --> 01:40:35,190
gallatin corridor, I think, is

2893
01:40:35,190 --> 01:40:36,591
a massive improvement over what

2894
01:40:36,591 --> 01:40:39,561
was in the previous s p the one

2895
01:40:39,561 --> 01:40:41,830
that's in place right now.

2896
01:40:41,830 --> 01:40:43,198
There's there's still obviously

2897
01:40:43,198 --> 01:40:45,600
a big desire from the community

2898
01:40:45,600 --> 01:40:47,836
for more green space. I do want

2899
01:40:47,836 --> 01:40:50,236
to temper expectations because

2900
01:40:50,972 --> 01:40:54,572
this is going from a open,

2901
01:40:55,677 --> 01:40:57,677
institutional campus style

2902
01:40:58,280 --> 01:40:59,647
development to a dense, mixed

2903
01:40:59,647 --> 01:41:01,216
use development. Like that's

2904
01:41:01,216 --> 01:41:02,884
still what's happening. That's

2905
01:41:02,884 --> 01:41:04,486
the s p that's in place today,

2906
01:41:04,486 --> 01:41:06,122
allows that to happen. So we're

2907
01:41:06,122 --> 01:41:08,290
not going to be able to add

2908
01:41:08,290 --> 01:41:10,459
like a park here. But what I'm

2909
01:41:10,459 --> 01:41:12,294
hoping we can do in the the

2910
01:41:12,294 --> 01:41:14,130
time of the deferral is take a

2911
01:41:14,130 --> 01:41:15,363
look at that question of, is

2912
01:41:15,363 --> 01:41:17,198
there anything we can do with

2913
01:41:17,198 --> 01:41:19,670
the structure, the s p that's

2914
01:41:19,670 --> 01:41:19,835
in place had, as one of the

2915
01:41:19,835 --> 01:41:21,835
speakers mentioned, more

2916
01:41:23,305 --> 01:41:26,741
attached product in the sort of

2917
01:41:26,741 --> 01:41:27,876
for sale multifamily area had

2918
01:41:27,876 --> 01:41:28,977
more attached product, which

2919
01:41:28,977 --> 01:41:30,977
means not burning

2920
01:41:30,980 --> 01:41:32,881
that space between units. And

2921
01:41:32,881 --> 01:41:34,950
is there an opportunity to

2922
01:41:34,950 --> 01:41:37,786
cluster some of those units and

2923
01:41:37,786 --> 01:41:39,955
yield a little bit of

2924
01:41:39,955 --> 01:41:42,355
additional green space? That's,

2925
01:41:43,292 --> 01:41:45,794
I think, the most viable path

2926
01:41:45,794 --> 01:41:46,895
to potentially making an

2927
01:41:46,895 --> 01:41:48,563
amendment here. That's what I

2928
01:41:48,563 --> 01:41:50,432
want to spend the deferral time

2929
01:41:50,432 --> 01:41:51,300
looking at as well. As, you

2930
01:41:51,300 --> 01:41:53,602
know, the planning commission,

2931
01:41:53,602 --> 01:41:55,403
we talked about how the area

2932
01:41:55,403 --> 01:41:57,939
around the mansion is going to

2933
01:41:57,939 --> 01:41:59,774
be programed or arranged or

2934
01:41:59,774 --> 01:42:00,776
addressed. So that's the

2935
01:42:00,776 --> 01:42:02,577
purpose of the deferral. And

2936
01:42:02,577 --> 01:42:03,578
I'll be reaching out to both

2937
01:42:03,578 --> 01:42:05,480
southern and some of the

2938
01:42:05,480 --> 01:42:06,515
neighbors to, to try and have

2939
01:42:06,515 --> 01:42:08,483
some discussions about that in

2940
01:42:08,483 --> 01:42:09,618
the in the time. So I would

2941
01:42:09,618 --> 01:42:10,619
just renew my motion for a one

2942
01:42:10,619 --> 01:42:11,453
meeting deferral.

2943
01:42:11,453 --> 01:42:12,621
All right.

2944
01:42:12,621 --> 01:42:14,923
And there's a motion to defer

2945
01:42:14,923 --> 01:42:16,292
one meeting to the meeting of

2946
01:42:16,292 --> 01:42:18,794
JULY 21st. It was properly

2947
01:42:18,794 --> 01:42:19,995
seconded. You've heard an

2948
01:42:19,995 --> 01:42:22,395
explanation from the sponsor.

2949
01:42:23,532 --> 01:42:25,000
Is there any further discussion?

2950
01:42:25,000 --> 01:42:27,836
Okay. And again, this is for

2951
01:42:27,836 --> 01:42:29,271
both 1403 and its companion.

2952
01:42:29,271 --> 01:42:31,373
1404. All in favor, please say

2953
01:42:31,373 --> 01:42:33,309
aye. Aye. Any voting no or

2954
01:42:33,309 --> 01:42:36,309
abstaining? Okay. These will be

2955
01:42:40,490 --> 01:42:44,249
back on our agenda on JULY 21st.

2956
01:42:45,154 --> 01:42:48,754
Okay. So next is agenda item 19,

2957
01:42:49,525 --> 01:42:50,759
ordinance bl2026-1405. Sponsor

2958
01:42:50,759 --> 01:42:52,528
taylor. This is an ordinance to

2959
01:42:52,528 --> 01:42:53,595
amend title 17, the metro code

2960
01:42:53,595 --> 01:42:54,696
of laws zoning ordinance of

2961
01:42:54,696 --> 01:42:57,960
metro government by changing

2962
01:42:57,699 --> 01:43:00,970
from rs5 to r six. A zoning for

2963
01:43:00,970 --> 01:43:02,471
property located at 1704 10th

2964
01:43:02,471 --> 01:43:04,205
avenue north, approximately

2965
01:43:04,205 --> 01:43:06,708
80ft northwest of jane street.

2966
01:43:06,708 --> 01:43:08,544
This is 0.17 acres and located

2967
01:43:08,544 --> 01:43:10,944
within the detached accessory

2968
01:43:11,800 --> 01:43:12,848
dwelling unit. Overlay district

2969
01:43:12,848 --> 01:43:13,849
council member taylor, you are

2970
01:43:13,849 --> 01:43:14,282
recognized, sir.

2971
01:43:14,282 --> 01:43:15,685
Thank you.

2972
01:43:15,685 --> 01:43:17,186
Please open the public hearing.

2973
01:43:17,186 --> 01:43:18,888
Okay. I declare the public

2974
01:43:18,888 --> 01:43:21,888
hearing open for council member

2975
01:43:22,291 --> 01:43:24,126
taylor's ordinance 1405 with

2976
01:43:24,126 --> 01:43:25,327
all members of the public here

2977
01:43:25,327 --> 01:43:28,927
in support of this bill, please

2978
01:43:29,264 --> 01:43:31,367
raise your hands. Okay. All

2979
01:43:31,367 --> 01:43:33,869
members of the public here in

2980
01:43:33,869 --> 01:43:36,869
opposition to this bill, please

2981
01:43:38,273 --> 01:43:41,176
raise your hand. Okay. Seeing

2982
01:43:41,176 --> 01:43:42,611
no one here on either side. I

2983
01:43:42,611 --> 01:43:44,146
will declare the public hearing

2984
01:43:44,146 --> 01:43:45,480
closed. It's back to you for a

2985
01:43:45,480 --> 01:43:47,316
motion on your bill, MR. Taylor.

2986
01:43:47,316 --> 01:43:48,517
Thank you. Move for approval.

2987
01:43:48,517 --> 01:43:50,185
Okay. Properly seconded. Is

2988
01:43:50,185 --> 01:43:51,620
there any discussion on this

2989
01:43:51,620 --> 01:43:53,622
bill on its second of three

2990
01:43:53,622 --> 01:43:54,924
readings? Seeing none. All in

2991
01:43:54,924 --> 01:43:56,925
favor, please say aye. Any

2992
01:43:56,925 --> 01:43:58,727
voting no or abstaining? Okay.

2993
01:43:58,727 --> 01:44:01,727
This has passed its second

2994
01:44:02,970 --> 01:44:04,567
reading. Next, our agenda items

2995
01:44:04,567 --> 01:44:06,967
20 and 21. They are companions

2996
01:44:07,870 --> 01:44:11,470
to each other. Sponsors lee and

2997
01:44:12,841 --> 01:44:16,311
hill. The first is ordinance bl

2998
01:44:16,311 --> 01:44:17,546
2026-1406. The second, 14071406,

2999
01:44:17,546 --> 01:44:19,247
is an ordinance to amend title

3000
01:44:19,247 --> 01:44:20,249
17, the metro code of laws

3001
01:44:20,249 --> 01:44:21,316
zoning ordinance. The metro

3002
01:44:21,316 --> 01:44:23,252
government by changing from a r

3003
01:44:23,252 --> 01:44:26,588
to a to sp. Zoning for

3004
01:44:26,588 --> 01:44:28,524
properties located at 56015621

3005
01:44:28,524 --> 01:44:30,492
cambridge road, cambridge road

3006
01:44:30,492 --> 01:44:32,492
unnumbered and 3314 old

3007
01:44:33,280 --> 01:44:35,197
franklin road. This is 42.2

3008
01:44:35,197 --> 01:44:36,998
acres to permit 79 multifamily

3009
01:44:36,998 --> 01:44:38,998
residential units and 100

3010
01:44:39,902 --> 01:44:42,302
single family residential lots.

3011
01:44:43,372 --> 01:44:44,373
Again, it's companion bill 1407

3012
01:44:44,373 --> 01:44:45,374
requires certain materials to

3013
01:44:45,374 --> 01:44:46,976
be restricted in the

3014
01:44:46,976 --> 01:44:48,976
construction of buildings

3015
01:44:50,679 --> 01:44:53,790
mentioned in 1406. MISS Hill,

3016
01:44:53,148 --> 01:44:54,160
you are recognized. Oh, I'm

3017
01:44:54,160 --> 01:44:54,817
sorry ma'am. Go ahead.

3018
01:44:54,817 --> 01:44:55,917
Thank

3019
01:44:55,917 --> 01:44:58,153
you, vice mayor. I'd like to

3020
01:44:58,153 --> 01:44:59,755
move for deferral to AUGUST for

3021
01:44:59,755 --> 01:44:59,988
two. Meeting deferral to AUGUST

3022
01:44:59,988 --> 01:45:01,988
4th.

3023
01:45:02,157 --> 01:45:05,757
Okay. So there is a motion

3024
01:45:05,760 --> 01:45:07,162
to defer these public hearings

3025
01:45:07,162 --> 01:45:08,764
and the second reading of these

3026
01:45:08,764 --> 01:45:10,199
bills to the meeting of AUGUST

3027
01:45:10,199 --> 01:45:11,800
4th. It is properly seconded.

3028
01:45:11,800 --> 01:45:13,535
Is there any discussion on that

3029
01:45:13,535 --> 01:45:15,103
motion? Seeing none. All in

3030
01:45:15,103 --> 01:45:16,905
favor, please say aye. Any

3031
01:45:16,905 --> 01:45:18,374
voting no or abstaining. All

3032
01:45:18,374 --> 01:45:20,843
right. Those will be taken up

3033
01:45:20,843 --> 01:45:24,443
on AUGUST the 4th. Next is

3034
01:45:24,513 --> 01:45:25,981
agenda item 22, ordinance bl

3035
01:45:25,981 --> 01:45:27,516
2026-1408. Sponsor welch. This

3036
01:45:27,516 --> 01:45:28,650
is an ordinance to amend title

3037
01:45:28,650 --> 01:45:29,684
17, the metro code of laws

3038
01:45:29,684 --> 01:45:30,853
zoning ordinance. The metro

3039
01:45:30,853 --> 01:45:33,210
government by changing from our.

3040
01:45:33,210 --> 01:45:35,223
As five to our six a zoning for

3041
01:45:35,223 --> 01:45:37,623
property located at 311 joiner

3042
01:45:38,930 --> 01:45:39,194
avenue, approximately 350ft

3043
01:45:39,194 --> 01:45:41,594
southeast of nolensville pike.

3044
01:45:41,730 --> 01:45:42,864
This is 0.17 acres of. MISS

3045
01:45:42,864 --> 01:45:43,498
Welch recognized.

3046
01:45:43,498 --> 01:45:44,633
Thank you,

3047
01:45:44,633 --> 01:45:45,667
vice mayor. I'd like to open

3048
01:45:45,667 --> 01:45:46,501
the public hearing.

3049
01:45:46,501 --> 01:45:48,236
I declare

3050
01:45:48,236 --> 01:45:51,236
the public hearing open for

3051
01:45:51,840 --> 01:45:53,208
council member welch's. Bill

3052
01:45:53,208 --> 01:45:54,977
1408. Would all members of the

3053
01:45:54,977 --> 01:45:57,913
public here in support of this

3054
01:45:57,913 --> 01:45:59,748
bill please raise your hand?

3055
01:45:59,748 --> 01:46:01,483
Okay. Would all members of the

3056
01:46:01,483 --> 01:46:02,918
public here in opposition to

3057
01:46:02,918 --> 01:46:05,918
this bill please raise your

3058
01:46:06,922 --> 01:46:08,690
hand? All right. Seeing no one

3059
01:46:08,690 --> 01:46:09,691
here on either side, I will

3060
01:46:09,691 --> 01:46:10,926
declare the public hearing

3061
01:46:10,926 --> 01:46:11,894
closed. It's back to you for a

3062
01:46:11,894 --> 01:46:12,861
motion on this bill.

3063
01:46:12,861 --> 01:46:13,996
Thank you,

3064
01:46:13,996 --> 01:46:15,998
vice mayor. Move to approve.

3065
01:46:15,998 --> 01:46:17,650
All right. Is there a second?

3066
01:46:17,650 --> 01:46:18,100
Okay. Properly seconded. Is

3067
01:46:18,100 --> 01:46:19,201
there any discussion?

3068
01:46:19,201 --> 01:46:20,402
Okay.

3069
01:46:20,402 --> 01:46:22,204
Seeing none. All in favor,

3070
01:46:22,204 --> 01:46:23,538
please say aye. Any voting? No

3071
01:46:23,538 --> 01:46:25,307
or abstaining? All right. This

3072
01:46:25,307 --> 01:46:26,775
has passed its second of three

3073
01:46:26,775 --> 01:46:29,775
readings. Next is agenda item

3074
01:46:30,412 --> 01:46:32,800
23. Ordinance bl 2026-1409.

3075
01:46:32,800 --> 01:46:33,148
Sponsor parker. This is an

3076
01:46:33,148 --> 01:46:34,349
ordinance to amend title 17,

3077
01:46:34,349 --> 01:46:35,484
the metro code of laws zoning

3078
01:46:35,484 --> 01:46:37,884
ordinance. The metro government,

3079
01:46:40,422 --> 01:46:41,857
by changing from our m nine to

3080
01:46:41,857 --> 01:46:44,857
rm15ans zoning for property

3081
01:46:45,226 --> 01:46:47,429
located at 705 a skyline ridge

3082
01:46:47,429 --> 01:46:49,829
drive, approximately 44ft north

3083
01:46:50,565 --> 01:46:51,366
of channing drive. This is 0.84

3084
01:46:51,366 --> 01:46:52,668
acres. Councilmember parker,

3085
01:46:52,668 --> 01:46:52,801
you're recognized, sir.

3086
01:46:52,801 --> 01:46:54,690
Thank

3087
01:46:54,690 --> 01:46:55,203
you, I'd like to

3088
01:46:55,203 --> 01:46:55,273
open the public hearing.

3089
01:46:55,273 --> 01:46:57,500
I

3090
01:46:57,500 --> 01:46:58,139
declare the public hearing open

3091
01:46:58,139 --> 01:47:00,539
for council member parker's

3092
01:47:01,430 --> 01:47:02,377
ordinance 1409. Would all

3093
01:47:02,377 --> 01:47:03,812
members of the public here in

3094
01:47:03,812 --> 01:47:06,812
support of this bill please

3095
01:47:07,490 --> 01:47:08,517
raise your hand? Thank you.

3096
01:47:08,517 --> 01:47:10,686
Would all members of the public

3097
01:47:10,686 --> 01:47:14,286
here in opposition to this bill

3098
01:47:14,589 --> 01:47:16,558
please raise your hand? Seeing

3099
01:47:16,558 --> 01:47:17,826
no one here in opposition, does

3100
01:47:17,826 --> 01:47:19,461
the gentleman here in support

3101
01:47:19,461 --> 01:47:20,762
seek to be recognized or speak?

3102
01:47:20,762 --> 01:47:22,497
He is shaking his head. No, MR.

3103
01:47:22,497 --> 01:47:23,732
Parker. And so with I

3104
01:47:23,732 --> 01:47:25,500
will declare the public hearing

3105
01:47:25,500 --> 01:47:26,568
closed. It's back to you for a

3106
01:47:26,568 --> 01:47:27,469
motion on this bill.

3107
01:47:27,469 --> 01:47:28,603
Thank you,

3108
01:47:28,603 --> 01:47:28,871
vice mayor. I'd like to move

3109
01:47:28,871 --> 01:47:30,871
approval.

3110
01:47:31,139 --> 01:47:33,139
Okay. Seconded. Any

3111
01:47:34,760 --> 01:47:35,110
discussion? All right. Seeing

3112
01:47:35,110 --> 01:47:37,279
none. All in favor, please say

3113
01:47:37,279 --> 01:47:38,447
aye. Any voting no or

3114
01:47:38,447 --> 01:47:39,781
abstaining? Okay. This has

3115
01:47:39,781 --> 01:47:41,750
passed its second of three

3116
01:47:41,750 --> 01:47:44,150
readings. Next agenda item 24.

3117
01:47:45,287 --> 01:47:46,355
This is ordinance bl 2026-1410.

3118
01:47:46,355 --> 01:47:47,389
Sponsor taylor. This is an

3119
01:47:47,389 --> 01:47:49,910
ordinance to amend title 17,

3120
01:47:49,910 --> 01:47:50,158
the metro code of laws zoning

3121
01:47:50,158 --> 01:47:51,693
ordinance. The metro government

3122
01:47:51,693 --> 01:47:54,664
by changing from our. As five

3123
01:47:54,664 --> 01:47:58,200
to our m20a and s zoning for

3124
01:47:58,200 --> 01:48:00,200
property located at 2839

3125
01:48:00,769 --> 01:48:02,638
georgia avenue, approximately

3126
01:48:02,638 --> 01:48:05,800
808ft west of 28th avenue north.

3127
01:48:05,800 --> 01:48:05,774
This is 0.74 acres.

3128
01:48:05,774 --> 01:48:06,175
Councilmember taylor, you're

3129
01:48:06,175 --> 01:48:07,750
recognized, sir.

3130
01:48:07,750 --> 01:48:08,211
Thank you.

3131
01:48:08,211 --> 01:48:10,780
Open the public hearing, please.

3132
01:48:10,780 --> 01:48:11,480
All right. I declare the public

3133
01:48:11,480 --> 01:48:14,480
hearing open for council member

3134
01:48:15,517 --> 01:48:16,985
taylor's bill 1410. Would all

3135
01:48:16,985 --> 01:48:18,200
members of the public here in

3136
01:48:18,200 --> 01:48:21,200
support of this bill please

3137
01:48:22,250 --> 01:48:23,959
raise your hand? Thank you sir,

3138
01:48:23,959 --> 01:48:25,528
and okay. Would all members of

3139
01:48:25,528 --> 01:48:27,329
the public here in opposition

3140
01:48:27,329 --> 01:48:30,929
to this bill please raise your

3141
01:48:31,333 --> 01:48:33,690
hand? Okay. Seeing no one here

3142
01:48:33,690 --> 01:48:34,170
in opposition to the persons

3143
01:48:34,170 --> 01:48:36,372
here in support seek to be

3144
01:48:36,372 --> 01:48:37,839
recognized or speak. They are

3145
01:48:37,839 --> 01:48:39,108
both shaking their heads. No.

3146
01:48:39,108 --> 01:48:40,109
And so with that, I will

3147
01:48:40,109 --> 01:48:41,411
declare the public hearing

3148
01:48:41,411 --> 01:48:43,111
closed, MR. Taylor, and it's

3149
01:48:43,111 --> 01:48:43,513
back to you for a motion on

3150
01:48:43,513 --> 01:48:44,613
this bill.

3151
01:48:44,613 --> 01:48:46,613
move for approval.

3152
01:48:46,815 --> 01:48:49,815
Okay. Is there a second

3153
01:48:50,385 --> 01:48:51,687
properly moved and seconded. Okay. Seeing

3154
01:48:51,687 --> 01:48:53,957
none. All in favor, please say

3155
01:48:53,957 --> 01:48:55,491
aye. Any voting no or

3156
01:48:55,491 --> 01:48:58,328
abstaining. All right. This has

3157
01:48:58,328 --> 01:49:01,430
passed its second of three next, our agenda

3158
01:49:01,430 --> 01:49:03,699
items 25 and 26. Again, they

3159
01:49:03,699 --> 01:49:06,699
are companions to each other.

3160
01:49:06,936 --> 01:49:09,936
Sponsors lee and hill. The

3161
01:49:13,409 --> 01:49:16,409
first is ordinance bl 2026-1411.

3162
01:49:17,714 --> 01:49:19,470
The second is 14121411. Is an

3163
01:49:19,470 --> 01:49:20,283
ordinance to amend title 17,

3164
01:49:20,283 --> 01:49:21,517
the metro code of laws zoning

3165
01:49:21,517 --> 01:49:23,519
ordinance. The metro government

3166
01:49:23,519 --> 01:49:26,755
by changing from a r to a to sp.

3167
01:49:26,755 --> 01:49:27,857
Zoning for property located at

3168
01:49:27,857 --> 01:49:28,992
13181 old hickory boulevard at

3169
01:49:28,992 --> 01:49:30,293
the corner of old hickory

3170
01:49:30,293 --> 01:49:32,828
boulevard and twin oaks lane.

3171
01:49:32,828 --> 01:49:34,796
This is 4.97 acres to permit a

3172
01:49:34,796 --> 01:49:36,499
mixed use development, and then

3173
01:49:36,499 --> 01:49:37,499
again, the companion 1412

3174
01:49:37,499 --> 01:49:38,701
requires certain materials to

3175
01:49:38,701 --> 01:49:41,101
be restricted in the

3176
01:49:41,204 --> 01:49:43,604
construction of buildings of

3177
01:49:43,740 --> 01:49:44,540
council member hill. You are

3178
01:49:44,540 --> 01:49:44,907
recognized.

3179
01:49:44,907 --> 01:49:46,242
Thank you, MADAM

3180
01:49:46,242 --> 01:49:47,910
Vice mayor. I'd like to move

3181
01:49:47,910 --> 01:49:48,811
for a two meeting deferral with

3182
01:49:48,811 --> 01:49:49,780
a brief comment.

3183
01:49:49,780 --> 01:49:51,780
Okay, so

3184
01:49:51,547 --> 01:49:54,547
there's a motion for two

3185
01:49:55,285 --> 01:49:56,986
meeting deferral such that this

3186
01:49:56,986 --> 01:49:58,820
would again be on its second

3187
01:49:58,820 --> 01:49:59,188
reading for public hearing on

3188
01:49:59,188 --> 01:49:59,856
AUGUST the 4th.

3189
01:49:59,856 --> 01:50:01,856
Yes, ma'am.

3190
01:50:04,226 --> 01:50:07,497
Okay. And that is applicable to

3191
01:50:07,497 --> 01:50:09,565
1411 and 1412. Is there a

3192
01:50:09,565 --> 01:50:10,466
second for that motion? Okay.

3193
01:50:10,466 --> 01:50:11,533
Go ahead ma'am.

3194
01:50:11,533 --> 01:50:13,503
I just want to

3195
01:50:13,503 --> 01:50:14,503
also add that there will be a

3196
01:50:14,503 --> 01:50:16,306
meeting at the cambridge

3197
01:50:16,306 --> 01:50:17,607
community center at 6 P.M. JULY

3198
01:50:17,607 --> 01:50:18,641
the 23rd. So I want to make

3199
01:50:18,641 --> 01:50:19,575
sure everybody was aware of

3200
01:50:19,575 --> 01:50:21,177
that as well.

3201
01:50:21,177 --> 01:50:23,577
okay. 6 P.M. JULY

3202
01:50:23,980 --> 01:50:26,380
23rd community meeting. Okie

3203
01:50:27,216 --> 01:50:29,519
dokes. No one else seeking to

3204
01:50:29,519 --> 01:50:31,286
be recognized for discussion.

3205
01:50:31,286 --> 01:50:32,689
There is a motion to defer to

3206
01:50:32,689 --> 01:50:34,424
the meeting of AUGUST 4th.

3207
01:50:34,424 --> 01:50:35,825
Properly seconded. All in favor,

3208
01:50:35,825 --> 01:50:39,425
please say aye. Any voting no

3209
01:50:41,764 --> 01:50:44,764
or abstaining. Okay. Next is

3210
01:50:44,968 --> 01:50:46,350
agenda item 27. Ordinance bl

3211
01:50:46,350 --> 01:50:47,169
2026-1413 sponsor welsh. This

3212
01:50:47,169 --> 01:50:48,971
is an ordinance to amend title

3213
01:50:48,971 --> 01:50:49,973
17, the metro code of laws

3214
01:50:49,973 --> 01:50:51,400
zoning ordinance. The metro

3215
01:50:51,400 --> 01:50:52,975
government by changing from rs

3216
01:50:52,975 --> 01:50:54,243
five to r six. A zoning for

3217
01:50:54,243 --> 01:50:56,478
property located at 110 ludy

3218
01:50:56,478 --> 01:50:57,980
street, located approximately

3219
01:50:57,980 --> 01:50:59,716
270ft west of miller street.

3220
01:50:59,716 --> 01:51:00,383
This is 0.17 acres.

3221
01:51:00,383 --> 01:51:00,717
Councilmember. Well she

3222
01:51:00,717 --> 01:51:01,249
recognized.

3223
01:51:01,249 --> 01:51:03,520
Thank you, vice

3224
01:51:03,520 --> 01:51:03,418
mayor. I'd like to open the

3225
01:51:03,418 --> 01:51:04,220
public hearing.

3226
01:51:04,220 --> 01:51:05,388
All right. I

3227
01:51:05,388 --> 01:51:07,956
declare the public hearing open

3228
01:51:07,956 --> 01:51:09,425
for council member welch's bill

3229
01:51:09,425 --> 01:51:10,994
1413. Would all members of the

3230
01:51:10,994 --> 01:51:12,261
public here in support of this

3231
01:51:12,261 --> 01:51:14,297
bill please raise your hand?

3232
01:51:14,297 --> 01:51:15,998
Thank you. Would all members of

3233
01:51:15,998 --> 01:51:17,567
the public here in opposition

3234
01:51:17,567 --> 01:51:21,167
to this bill please raise your

3235
01:51:21,671 --> 01:51:23,339
hand? Okay. Seeing no one here

3236
01:51:23,339 --> 01:51:24,807
in opposition, does the person

3237
01:51:24,807 --> 01:51:26,609
here in support seek to be

3238
01:51:26,609 --> 01:51:28,770
recognized or speak? She is

3239
01:51:28,770 --> 01:51:29,746
shaking her head no. And so

3240
01:51:29,746 --> 01:51:30,780
with that, I will declare the

3241
01:51:30,780 --> 01:51:31,981
public hearing closed. It's

3242
01:51:31,981 --> 01:51:32,882
back to you for a motion on

3243
01:51:32,882 --> 01:51:33,849
your bill.

3244
01:51:33,849 --> 01:51:34,951
Thank you, vice

3245
01:51:34,951 --> 01:51:35,840
mayor. Move to approve.

3246
01:51:35,840 --> 01:51:36,853
Okay.

3247
01:51:36,853 --> 01:51:37,920
Is there a second? Okay. It's

3248
01:51:37,920 --> 01:51:38,888
properly moved and seconded.

3249
01:51:38,888 --> 01:51:40,230
Any discussion? Seeing none.

3250
01:51:40,230 --> 01:51:41,758
All in favor, please say aye.

3251
01:51:41,758 --> 01:51:42,825
any voting no or abstaining?

3252
01:51:42,825 --> 01:51:44,459
Okay. This has passed its

3253
01:51:44,459 --> 01:51:46,428
second of three readings. Next,

3254
01:51:46,428 --> 01:51:47,929
our agenda items 28 and 29.

3255
01:51:47,929 --> 01:51:50,800
Again, they are companions to

3256
01:51:50,800 --> 01:51:53,200
each other. Sponsor evans.

3257
01:51:55,138 --> 01:51:56,506
Agenda item 28 is ordinance bl

3258
01:51:56,506 --> 01:51:57,974
2026-1414. This is an ordinance

3259
01:51:57,974 --> 01:51:59,242
to amend title 17, the metro

3260
01:51:59,242 --> 01:52:00,209
code of laws zoning ordinance.

3261
01:52:00,209 --> 01:52:02,278
The metro government by

3262
01:52:02,278 --> 01:52:05,113
changing from our. S 15 to sp

3263
01:52:05,113 --> 01:52:07,160
zoning for property located at

3264
01:52:07,160 --> 01:52:09,416
6114 north new hope road,

3265
01:52:09,451 --> 01:52:11,254
approximately 352ft north of

3266
01:52:11,254 --> 01:52:14,570
central pike. This is three

3267
01:52:14,570 --> 01:52:17,260
acres to permit 44 multi family

3268
01:52:17,260 --> 01:52:19,426
residential units and ordinance.

3269
01:52:21,130 --> 01:52:22,980
Bl 2026 1415. It's companion

3270
01:52:22,980 --> 01:52:23,166
which requires certain

3271
01:52:23,166 --> 01:52:25,100
materials to be restricted in

3272
01:52:25,100 --> 01:52:27,401
the construction of buildings

3273
01:52:27,804 --> 01:52:29,138
in the aforementioned 1414.

3274
01:52:29,138 --> 01:52:30,506
MISS Evans, you're recognized

3275
01:52:30,506 --> 01:52:32,875
for purposes of public hearing.

3276
01:52:32,875 --> 01:52:34,210
These can be taken up together.

3277
01:52:34,210 --> 01:52:35,411
Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like

3278
01:52:35,411 --> 01:52:36,212
to move to open the public

3279
01:52:36,212 --> 01:52:36,379
hearing, please.

3280
01:52:36,379 --> 01:52:38,214
Okay. I

3281
01:52:38,214 --> 01:52:40,482
declare the public hearing open

3282
01:52:40,482 --> 01:52:43,252
for council member evans bills

3283
01:52:43,252 --> 01:52:44,453
1414 and 1415, with all members

3284
01:52:44,453 --> 01:52:45,521
of the public here in support

3285
01:52:45,521 --> 01:52:48,521
of these bills. Please raise

3286
01:52:49,225 --> 01:52:50,526
your hands. Thank you. Would

3287
01:52:50,526 --> 01:52:52,950
all members of the public here

3288
01:52:52,950 --> 01:52:55,950
in opposition to these bills

3289
01:52:55,865 --> 01:52:57,500
please raise your hand? Seeing

3290
01:52:57,500 --> 01:52:58,768
no one here in opposition, does

3291
01:52:58,768 --> 01:53:00,136
the gentleman here in support

3292
01:53:00,136 --> 01:53:02,171
seek to be recognized or speak?

3293
01:53:02,171 --> 01:53:03,506
He is shaking his head no. And

3294
01:53:03,506 --> 01:53:05,740
so with that, I will declare

3295
01:53:05,740 --> 01:53:06,342
the public hearing closed and

3296
01:53:06,342 --> 01:53:08,770
it's back to you. You can make

3297
01:53:08,770 --> 01:53:08,277
a consolidated motion on these

3298
01:53:08,277 --> 01:53:09,278
bills.

3299
01:53:09,278 --> 01:53:11,800
Thank you, vice mayor.

3300
01:53:11,800 --> 01:53:11,514
I'd like to move to approve

3301
01:53:11,514 --> 01:53:12,181
both bills, please.

3302
01:53:12,181 --> 01:53:13,916
Okay.

3303
01:53:13,916 --> 01:53:15,985
There's a motion to approve

3304
01:53:15,985 --> 01:53:18,221
1414 and 1415. Is there a

3305
01:53:18,221 --> 01:53:20,356
second? All right. Is there any

3306
01:53:20,356 --> 01:53:21,891
discussion? Seeing none. All in

3307
01:53:21,891 --> 01:53:23,626
favor, please say aye. Any

3308
01:53:23,626 --> 01:53:26,626
voting no or abstaining? All

3309
01:53:27,230 --> 01:53:29,230
right. 1414 and 1415 have

3310
01:53:29,365 --> 01:53:31,200
passed their second of three

3311
01:53:31,200 --> 01:53:34,200
readings. Next is agenda item

3312
01:53:34,804 --> 01:53:36,205
30. Ordinance bl 2026-1416.

3313
01:53:36,205 --> 01:53:37,273
Sponsor webb. This is an

3314
01:53:37,273 --> 01:53:38,508
ordinance to amend title 17,

3315
01:53:38,508 --> 01:53:39,575
the metro code of laws zoning

3316
01:53:39,575 --> 01:53:40,877
ordinance. The metro government,

3317
01:53:40,877 --> 01:53:42,645
by applying a contextual

3318
01:53:42,645 --> 01:53:44,180
overlay district to various

3319
01:53:44,180 --> 01:53:46,316
properties along shepherd hills

3320
01:53:46,316 --> 01:53:48,117
drive and twin hills drive,

3321
01:53:48,117 --> 01:53:50,517
southeast of gallatin pike.

3322
01:53:53,489 --> 01:53:54,624
Zoned r 20. This is 137.6 acres.

3323
01:53:54,624 --> 01:53:55,391
Council member webb, you're

3324
01:53:55,391 --> 01:53:55,792
recognized. Ma'am.

3325
01:53:55,792 --> 01:53:55,862
I'd like.

3326
01:53:55,862 --> 01:53:57,694
To

3327
01:53:57,694 --> 01:53:57,927
ask for one meeting deferral,

3328
01:53:57,927 --> 01:53:59,927
please.

3329
01:53:59,963 --> 01:54:01,431
Okay. Is your intent to

3330
01:54:01,431 --> 01:54:03,599
defer to the next meeting in

3331
01:54:03,599 --> 01:54:05,368
JULY or to the public hearing

3332
01:54:05,368 --> 01:54:05,768
in AUGUST? The first meeting in

3333
01:54:05,768 --> 01:54:06,936
AUGUST?

3334
01:54:06,936 --> 01:54:08,771
Yes, the meeting.

3335
01:54:08,771 --> 01:54:09,939
In AUGUST. Okay. There is a

3336
01:54:09,939 --> 01:54:11,107
motion to defer to the first

3337
01:54:11,107 --> 01:54:12,775
meeting in AUGUST for purposes

3338
01:54:12,775 --> 01:54:13,910
of public hearing and second

3339
01:54:13,910 --> 01:54:15,144
reading. Is there a second

3340
01:54:15,144 --> 01:54:17,580
properly seconded. Is there any

3341
01:54:17,580 --> 01:54:19,449
discussion? Seeing none. All in

3342
01:54:19,449 --> 01:54:21,250
favor, please say aye. Any

3343
01:54:21,250 --> 01:54:22,652
voting no or abstaining. All

3344
01:54:22,652 --> 01:54:26,252
right. This will be deferred to

3345
01:54:27,457 --> 01:54:28,825
the meeting of AUGUST the 4th.

3346
01:54:28,825 --> 01:54:31,225
Next is agenda item 31,

3347
01:54:31,628 --> 01:54:32,996
ordinance bl 2026-1417 sponsor

3348
01:54:32,996 --> 01:54:34,197
tombs. This is an ordinance to

3349
01:54:34,197 --> 01:54:34,274
amend title 17, the metro code

3350
01:54:34,274 --> 01:54:35,465
-

3351
01:54:35,465 --> 01:54:36,699
of laws, the zoningordinance.

3352
01:54:36,699 --> 01:54:38,501
The metro government by

3353
01:54:38,501 --> 01:54:40,370
changing from our s five to r

3354
01:54:40,370 --> 01:54:42,438
six eight zoning for property

3355
01:54:42,438 --> 01:54:44,838
located at 129 elmhurst avenue,

3356
01:54:44,974 --> 01:54:47,143
approximately 96ft north of

3357
01:54:47,143 --> 01:54:48,379
lucille street. This is 0.17

3358
01:54:48,379 --> 01:54:49,345
acres. Councilmember tombs,

3359
01:54:49,345 --> 01:54:49,479
you're recognized. Ma'am.

3360
01:54:49,479 --> 01:54:50,714
Thank

3361
01:54:50,714 --> 01:54:51,781
you, MADAM Vice mayor, request

3362
01:54:51,781 --> 01:54:52,416
open the public hearing.

3363
01:54:52,416 --> 01:54:53,616
Okay.

3364
01:54:53,616 --> 01:54:55,818
I declare the public hearing

3365
01:54:55,818 --> 01:54:58,818
open for council member tombs

3366
01:54:59,522 --> 01:55:01,491
bill 1417. Would all members of

3367
01:55:01,491 --> 01:55:02,992
the public here in support of

3368
01:55:02,992 --> 01:55:05,528
this bill please raise your

3369
01:55:05,528 --> 01:55:07,164
hand? Thank you. Would all

3370
01:55:07,164 --> 01:55:08,298
members of the public here in

3371
01:55:08,298 --> 01:55:11,298
opposition to this bill please

3372
01:55:12,435 --> 01:55:14,604
raise your okay. Seeing

3373
01:55:14,604 --> 01:55:16,105
no one here in opposition, does

3374
01:55:16,105 --> 01:55:17,407
the gentleman here in support

3375
01:55:17,407 --> 01:55:19,310
seek to be recognized or speak?

3376
01:55:19,310 --> 01:55:20,978
He is shaking his head no. And

3377
01:55:20,978 --> 01:55:22,111
so with that, MISS Tombs, I

3378
01:55:22,111 --> 01:55:23,212
will declare the hearing

3379
01:55:23,212 --> 01:55:24,181
closed back to you for motion

3380
01:55:24,181 --> 01:55:25,182
on your bill.

3381
01:55:25,182 --> 01:55:26,950
Move for approval.

3382
01:55:26,950 --> 01:55:28,584
Okay. There's a motion to

3383
01:55:28,584 --> 01:55:30,654
approve. Properly seconded. Is

3384
01:55:30,654 --> 01:55:31,788
there any discussion on this?

3385
01:55:31,788 --> 01:55:33,690
Seeing none. All in favor,

3386
01:55:33,690 --> 01:55:35,826
please say aye. Any voting no

3387
01:55:35,826 --> 01:55:37,328
or abstaining? Okay. This has

3388
01:55:37,328 --> 01:55:38,963
passed its second of three

3389
01:55:38,963 --> 01:55:41,363
readings. Next agenda item 32.

3390
01:55:42,566 --> 01:55:43,833
Ordinance bl 2026-1418. Sponsor

3391
01:55:43,833 --> 01:55:45,569
spain. This is an ordinance to

3392
01:55:45,569 --> 01:55:46,769
amend title 17, the metro code

3393
01:55:46,769 --> 01:55:47,637
of laws, the zoning ordinance.

3394
01:55:47,637 --> 01:55:50,370
The metro government by

3395
01:55:51,941 --> 01:55:54,911
changing from a r to a to rm9ns

3396
01:55:54,911 --> 01:55:56,646
zoning for property located at

3397
01:55:56,646 --> 01:55:59,460
7345 old charlotte pike. This

3398
01:55:59,216 --> 01:56:02,520
is approximately 322ft east of

3399
01:56:02,520 --> 01:56:03,553
old hickory boulevard and it is

3400
01:56:03,553 --> 01:56:04,587
0.93 acres. Council member

3401
01:56:04,587 --> 01:56:05,522
spain. You're recognized sir.

3402
01:56:05,522 --> 01:56:07,223
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3403
01:56:07,223 --> 01:56:08,558
Like to open the public hearing.

3404
01:56:08,558 --> 01:56:10,260
All right. I declare the public

3405
01:56:10,260 --> 01:56:12,829
hearing open for council member.

3406
01:56:12,829 --> 01:56:14,197
Spain's bill 1418, with all

3407
01:56:14,197 --> 01:56:15,365
members of the public here in

3408
01:56:15,365 --> 01:56:18,365
support of this bill, please

3409
01:56:18,635 --> 01:56:20,370
raise your hand. Okay. Would

3410
01:56:20,370 --> 01:56:21,438
all members of the public here

3411
01:56:21,438 --> 01:56:24,340
in opposition to this bill

3412
01:56:24,340 --> 01:56:26,142
please raise your hand? MR.

3413
01:56:26,142 --> 01:56:27,677
Spain, seeing no one here on

3414
01:56:27,677 --> 01:56:28,811
either side, I will declare the

3415
01:56:28,811 --> 01:56:30,346
public hearing closed. It's

3416
01:56:30,346 --> 01:56:30,613
back to you for a motion on

3417
01:56:30,613 --> 01:56:31,548
this bill.

3418
01:56:31,548 --> 01:56:32,583
Thank you, MADAM

3419
01:56:32,583 --> 01:56:33,350
PRESIDENT. I move approval.

3420
01:56:33,350 --> 01:56:34,451
All

3421
01:56:34,451 --> 01:56:35,552
right. Is there a second?

3422
01:56:35,552 --> 01:56:37,540
Properly moved. And second, is

3423
01:56:37,540 --> 01:56:38,354
there any discussion? Seeing

3424
01:56:38,354 --> 01:56:40,523
none. All in favor, please say

3425
01:56:40,523 --> 01:56:42,325
aye. Any voting no or

3426
01:56:42,325 --> 01:56:44,460
abstaining? Okay. This has

3427
01:56:44,460 --> 01:56:45,896
passed its second of three

3428
01:56:45,896 --> 01:56:48,896
readings. Next is agenda item

3429
01:56:49,199 --> 01:56:50,900
33, ordinance bill 2026-1419.

3430
01:56:50,900 --> 01:56:51,969
Sponsor evans. This is an

3431
01:56:51,969 --> 01:56:53,270
ordinance to amend title 17,

3432
01:56:53,270 --> 01:56:54,270
the metro code of laws zoning

3433
01:56:54,270 --> 01:56:56,600
ordinance. The metro government

3434
01:56:56,600 --> 01:56:57,841
by changing from our. S 15 to

3435
01:56:57,841 --> 01:57:00,241
our. 15 zoning for property

3436
01:57:00,677 --> 01:57:03,770
located at 3524 earhart road,

3437
01:57:03,947 --> 01:57:06,347
approximately 535ft south of

3438
01:57:06,849 --> 01:57:07,885
hess road. This is 3.2 acres.

3439
01:57:07,885 --> 01:57:08,252
Councilmember evans, you're

3440
01:57:08,252 --> 01:57:08,752
recognized.

3441
01:57:08,752 --> 01:57:10,653
Thank you, vice

3442
01:57:10,653 --> 01:57:11,688
mayor. I'd like to move to open

3443
01:57:11,688 --> 01:57:11,789
the public hearing, please.

3444
01:57:11,789 --> 01:57:13,557
All

3445
01:57:13,557 --> 01:57:14,692
right. I declare the public

3446
01:57:14,692 --> 01:57:17,561
hearing open for council member

3447
01:57:17,561 --> 01:57:19,290
evans's bill 1419. Would all

3448
01:57:19,290 --> 01:57:20,264
members of the public here in

3449
01:57:20,264 --> 01:57:23,264
support of this bill please

3450
01:57:23,434 --> 01:57:25,235
raise your hand? Okay. Would

3451
01:57:25,235 --> 01:57:27,710
all members of the public here

3452
01:57:27,710 --> 01:57:30,710
in opposition to these bills

3453
01:57:30,573 --> 01:57:32,900
please raise your hand? MISS

3454
01:57:32,900 --> 01:57:33,277
Evans. Seeing no one here on

3455
01:57:33,277 --> 01:57:34,311
either side, I will declare the

3456
01:57:34,311 --> 01:57:35,411
public hearing closed is back

3457
01:57:35,411 --> 01:57:36,347
to you for a motion.

3458
01:57:36,347 --> 01:57:38,182
Thank you,

3459
01:57:38,182 --> 01:57:38,649
vice mayor. I'd like to move

3460
01:57:38,649 --> 01:57:39,350
for approval, please.

3461
01:57:39,350 --> 01:57:40,517
All right.

3462
01:57:40,517 --> 01:57:41,719
Is there a second? Properly

3463
01:57:41,719 --> 01:57:43,487
moved and seconded. Any

3464
01:57:43,487 --> 01:57:45,389
discussion? Seeing none. All in

3465
01:57:45,389 --> 01:57:47,490
favor, please say aye. Any

3466
01:57:47,490 --> 01:57:48,926
voting? No or abstaining? Okay.

3467
01:57:48,926 --> 01:57:50,894
This has passed its second of

3468
01:57:50,894 --> 01:57:53,894
three readings. Next is agenda

3469
01:57:56,500 --> 01:57:57,968
item 34. Ordinance bl 2026-1420.

3470
01:57:57,968 --> 01:57:59,300
Sponsor. Well, this is an

3471
01:57:59,300 --> 01:58:00,803
ordinance to amend 17,

3472
01:58:00,803 --> 01:58:01,771
the metro code of laws, the

3473
01:58:01,771 --> 01:58:02,939
ordinance, the zoning ordinance,

3474
01:58:02,939 --> 01:58:04,775
the metro government by

3475
01:58:04,775 --> 01:58:06,210
applying a contextual overlay

3476
01:58:06,210 --> 01:58:08,120
district to various properties

3477
01:58:08,120 --> 01:58:09,780
along cumberland hills drive

3478
01:58:09,780 --> 01:58:12,750
and northside drive, south of

3479
01:58:12,750 --> 01:58:15,686
gallatin pike. Zoned rs40. This

3480
01:58:15,686 --> 01:58:16,887
is 68.2 acres. MISS Webb,

3481
01:58:16,887 --> 01:58:17,721
you're recognized.

3482
01:58:17,721 --> 01:58:19,523
I'd like to

3483
01:58:19,523 --> 01:58:20,590
ask for another deferral till

3484
01:58:20,590 --> 01:58:20,958
AUGUST the 4th meeting.

3485
01:58:20,958 --> 01:58:22,793
Okay.

3486
01:58:22,793 --> 01:58:24,962
Is there a second? Okay. There

3487
01:58:24,962 --> 01:58:26,830
is a motion to defer the public

3488
01:58:26,830 --> 01:58:28,899
hearing and second reading to

3489
01:58:28,899 --> 01:58:30,301
the meeting of AUGUST 4th. It's

3490
01:58:30,301 --> 01:58:32,436
properly seconded. Is there any

3491
01:58:32,436 --> 01:58:34,438
discussion? Seeing none. All in

3492
01:58:34,438 --> 01:58:36,106
favor, please say aye. Any

3493
01:58:36,106 --> 01:58:38,275
voting no or abstaining? Okay.

3494
01:58:38,275 --> 01:58:40,440
This will be taken up again at

3495
01:58:40,440 --> 01:58:43,644
the meeting of AUGUST 4th. Next

3496
01:58:44,815 --> 01:58:46,383
is agenda item 35. Ordinance bl

3497
01:58:46,383 --> 01:58:47,952
2026-1421 sponsor tombs. This

3498
01:58:47,952 --> 01:58:49,486
is ordinance title 17, the

3499
01:58:49,486 --> 01:58:50,587
metro code of laws. The zoning

3500
01:58:50,587 --> 01:58:52,987
ordinance. The metro government.

3501
01:58:53,424 --> 01:58:54,825
by changing from our. As 52r6a

3502
01:58:54,825 --> 01:58:57,225
zoning for properties located

3503
01:58:58,429 --> 01:58:59,563
at one, 233 and 1235 john l

3504
01:58:59,563 --> 01:59:01,310
copeland boulevard at the

3505
01:59:01,310 --> 01:59:02,333
southeast corner weekley

3506
01:59:02,333 --> 01:59:04,733
avenue and john copeland

3507
01:59:05,602 --> 01:59:06,403
boulevard. This is 0.28 acres.

3508
01:59:06,403 --> 01:59:07,438
Councilmember tombs, you're

3509
01:59:07,438 --> 01:59:08,105
recognized ma'am.

3510
01:59:08,105 --> 01:59:09,173
Thank you,

3511
01:59:09,173 --> 01:59:10,273
MADAM Vice mayor, request to

3512
01:59:10,273 --> 01:59:10,407
open the public hearing.

3513
01:59:10,407 --> 01:59:12,109
Okay.

3514
01:59:12,109 --> 01:59:14,678
I declare the public hearing

3515
01:59:14,678 --> 01:59:17,678
open for council member tombs.

3516
01:59:18,282 --> 01:59:19,850
Bill 1421. Would all members of

3517
01:59:19,850 --> 01:59:21,117
the public here in support of

3518
01:59:21,117 --> 01:59:24,117
this bill please raise your

3519
01:59:25,189 --> 01:59:26,457
hand? Okay. Would all members

3520
01:59:26,457 --> 01:59:27,725
of the public here in

3521
01:59:27,725 --> 01:59:30,725
opposition to this bill please

3522
01:59:31,127 --> 01:59:32,796
raise your hand? Seeing no one

3523
01:59:32,796 --> 01:59:33,864
here on either side, MISS Tombs,

3524
01:59:33,864 --> 01:59:34,898
I will declare the public

3525
01:59:34,898 --> 01:59:36,834
hearing closed. It's back to

3526
01:59:36,834 --> 01:59:38,702
you for a motion on the bill.

3527
01:59:38,702 --> 01:59:40,304
Move for approval.

3528
01:59:40,304 --> 01:59:41,571
Okay. There

3529
01:59:41,571 --> 01:59:44,571
is a motion to approve.

3530
01:59:44,842 --> 01:59:46,877
Robustly seconded. Is there any

3531
01:59:46,877 --> 01:59:48,411
discussion? Seeing none. All in

3532
01:59:48,411 --> 01:59:50,614
favor, please say aye. Any

3533
01:59:50,614 --> 01:59:52,383
voting? No or abstaining? Okay.

3534
01:59:52,383 --> 01:59:54,184
This has passed its second of

3535
01:59:54,184 --> 01:59:57,184
three readings. Next is agenda

3536
01:59:59,256 --> 02:00:00,991
item 36. Ordinance bl 2026-1422

3537
02:00:00,991 --> 02:00:02,660
sponsor benedict. This is an

3538
02:00:02,660 --> 02:00:04,161
ordinance to amend title 17 of

3539
02:00:04,161 --> 02:00:05,162
the metro code of laws zoning

3540
02:00:05,162 --> 02:00:07,562
ordinance. The metro government,

3541
02:00:07,564 --> 02:00:09,300
by changing from rs7 point five

3542
02:00:09,300 --> 02:00:12,900
to r eight. A zoning for

3543
02:00:13,337 --> 02:00:15,139
property located at 863 argyle

3544
02:00:15,139 --> 02:00:16,940
avenue, located at the corner

3545
02:00:16,940 --> 02:00:19,430
of argyle avenue and emmett

3546
02:00:19,430 --> 02:00:20,110
avenue. This is 0.58 acres.

3547
02:00:20,110 --> 02:00:20,844
MISS Benedict, you are

3548
02:00:20,844 --> 02:00:21,444
recognized, ma'am.

3549
02:00:21,444 --> 02:00:23,444
Thank you,

3550
02:00:23,446 --> 02:00:23,780
MADAM Vice mayor. Our goal is

3551
02:00:23,780 --> 02:00:24,181
correct.

3552
02:00:24,181 --> 02:00:24,982
Thank you.

3553
02:00:24,982 --> 02:00:26,817
For that. I

3554
02:00:26,817 --> 02:00:27,510
know I said argyle, but I

3555
02:00:27,510 --> 02:00:28,786
didn't.

3556
02:00:28,786 --> 02:00:29,887
Know you got it. I'm

3557
02:00:29,887 --> 02:00:31,880
going to move this to for

3558
02:00:31,880 --> 02:00:32,456
deferral to the first meeting

3559
02:00:32,456 --> 02:00:33,157
in AUGUST, please.

3560
02:00:33,157 --> 02:00:35,157
Okay. There

3561
02:00:35,326 --> 02:00:36,693
is a motion to defer properly

3562
02:00:36,693 --> 02:00:37,995
seconded to move the public

3563
02:00:37,995 --> 02:00:39,696
hearing and second reading of

3564
02:00:39,696 --> 02:00:41,732
this bill to the first meeting

3565
02:00:41,732 --> 02:00:43,934
in AUGUST, AUGUST 4th. Is there

3566
02:00:43,934 --> 02:00:45,350
any discussion on that motion?

3567
02:00:45,350 --> 02:00:46,837
Seeing none. All in favor,

3568
02:00:46,837 --> 02:00:50,374
please say aye. Any voting no

3569
02:00:50,374 --> 02:00:53,243
or abstaining? Okay. Next, our

3570
02:00:53,243 --> 02:00:55,643
agenda items 37 and 38. They

3571
02:00:55,846 --> 02:00:58,846
are companions to each other.

3572
02:00:59,316 --> 02:01:01,716
Sponsor horton 37 is ordinance

3573
02:01:04,455 --> 02:01:07,455
bl 2026-1423 and agenda item 38

3574
02:01:08,240 --> 02:01:09,326
is 14241423 is an ordinance to

3575
02:01:09,326 --> 02:01:10,995
amend title 17, the metro code

3576
02:01:10,995 --> 02:01:12,363
of laws zoning ordinance. The

3577
02:01:12,363 --> 02:01:14,163
metro government by amending a

3578
02:01:14,163 --> 02:01:16,563
specific plan on property

3579
02:01:16,600 --> 02:01:18,680
located at 5901 california

3580
02:01:18,680 --> 02:01:20,270
avenue at the southeast corner

3581
02:01:20,270 --> 02:01:22,740
of 60th avenue north and

3582
02:01:22,740 --> 02:01:25,642
california avenue, zoned s p

3583
02:01:25,642 --> 02:01:27,411
this is 8.12 acres to permit a

3584
02:01:27,411 --> 02:01:29,811
mixed use development, and

3585
02:01:30,981 --> 02:01:33,381
again, it's companion bill 1424,

3586
02:01:33,517 --> 02:01:34,852
which will require certain

3587
02:01:34,852 --> 02:01:36,954
materials to be restricted in

3588
02:01:36,954 --> 02:01:38,789
the construction of buildings

3589
02:01:38,789 --> 02:01:41,189
at the aforementioned addresses.

3590
02:01:42,359 --> 02:01:43,327
In 1423. Council member horton.

3591
02:01:43,327 --> 02:01:43,694
Sponsor. You're recognized, MR.

3592
02:01:43,694 --> 02:01:44,962
Chair.

3593
02:01:44,962 --> 02:01:46,163
Thank you, vice mayor.

3594
02:01:46,163 --> 02:01:46,964
I'd like to open the public

3595
02:01:46,964 --> 02:01:47,131
hearing, please.

3596
02:01:47,131 --> 02:01:49,131
Okay. I

3597
02:01:50,167 --> 02:01:54,471
declare the public hearing open council member horton's

3598
02:01:54,471 --> 02:01:56,206
bills 1423 and 1424. Would all

3599
02:01:56,206 --> 02:01:57,308
members of the public here in

3600
02:01:57,308 --> 02:02:00,308
support of these bills please

3601
02:02:00,944 --> 02:02:02,713
raise your hand? Thank you.

3602
02:02:02,713 --> 02:02:04,548
Would all members of the public

3603
02:02:04,548 --> 02:02:07,170
here in opposition to these

3604
02:02:07,170 --> 02:02:09,453
bills please raise your hands?

3605
02:02:09,453 --> 02:02:11,722
Okay. Seeing that there are

3606
02:02:11,722 --> 02:02:13,657
folks here, both in support and

3607
02:02:13,657 --> 02:02:15,657
opposition, are supporting

3608
02:02:15,759 --> 02:02:18,295
speakers. Go first. If the

3609
02:02:18,295 --> 02:02:20,264
persons here in support. I seek

3610
02:02:20,264 --> 02:02:22,866
to be recognized and speak. If

3611
02:02:22,866 --> 02:02:25,469
you would go ahead and come

3612
02:02:25,469 --> 02:02:28,439
forward to the podium and line

3613
02:02:28,439 --> 02:02:30,808
up behind. All right. Go ahead,

3614
02:02:30,808 --> 02:02:31,208
sir, you are recognized.

3615
02:02:31,208 --> 02:02:32,776
Good

3616
02:02:32,776 --> 02:02:34,878
evening. I'm wesley smith here

3617
02:02:34,878 --> 02:02:36,613
in a personal capacity. I live

3618
02:02:36,613 --> 02:02:38,749
right down the street from this.

3619
02:02:38,749 --> 02:02:39,883
And what I'm most excited

3620
02:02:39,883 --> 02:02:42,520
selfishly for this project is

3621
02:02:42,520 --> 02:02:43,821
it fills a pretty significant

3622
02:02:43,821 --> 02:02:45,923
sidewalk gap from my apartment

3623
02:02:45,923 --> 02:02:48,920
to west park. I walk this

3624
02:02:48,920 --> 02:02:49,593
stretch several times a week. I

3625
02:02:49,593 --> 02:02:50,995
did this morning before work.

3626
02:02:50,995 --> 02:02:52,297
There's no sidewalk on either

3627
02:02:52,297 --> 02:02:53,931
side of the street, on the

3628
02:02:53,931 --> 02:02:55,666
frontage of this property on

3629
02:02:55,666 --> 02:02:57,167
60th, and so it connects

3630
02:02:57,167 --> 02:02:58,869
basically from the food project

3631
02:02:58,869 --> 02:03:00,337
to west park, also from saint

3632
02:03:00,337 --> 02:03:02,272
john, saint luke's community%

3633
02:03:02,272 --> 02:03:04,341
house to the park as well. So

3634
02:03:04,341 --> 02:03:06,276
it does a lot of what we say we

3635
02:03:06,276 --> 02:03:08,278
want more of in this city feels

3636
02:03:08,278 --> 02:03:09,780
sidewalk gaps paid by for by

3637
02:03:09,780 --> 02:03:11,915
developers and it builds more

3638
02:03:11,915 --> 02:03:13,885
housing. And so that's as

3639
02:03:13,885 --> 02:03:15,152
simple as it gets for me, and I

3640
02:03:15,152 --> 02:03:15,854
hope you will support it. Thank

3641
02:03:15,854 --> 02:03:17,870
you.

3642
02:03:17,870 --> 02:03:18,857
All right. I just do want

3643
02:03:18,857 --> 02:03:19,858
to make a point of

3644
02:03:19,858 --> 02:03:20,991
clarification. MR. Horton has

3645
02:03:20,991 --> 02:03:22,920
several items on the agenda

3646
02:03:22,920 --> 02:03:24,529
this evening. But this this is

3647
02:03:24,529 --> 02:03:25,729
an sp zoning particular to the

3648
02:03:25,729 --> 02:03:26,998
nations on which you just spoke.

3649
02:03:26,998 --> 02:03:28,866
Thank you, sir, but I do just

3650
02:03:28,866 --> 02:03:29,933
want to make sure that folks

3651
02:03:29,933 --> 02:03:31,870
hearing MR. Horton's name did

3652
02:03:31,870 --> 02:03:33,400
not queue up as it relates to

3653
02:03:33,400 --> 02:03:34,905
data centers. But if you are

3654
02:03:34,905 --> 02:03:36,141
here to speak on that item in

3655
02:03:36,141 --> 02:03:37,241
the nations, go ahead and come

3656
02:03:37,241 --> 02:03:37,841
on forward. Sir. You're

3657
02:03:37,841 --> 02:03:38,842
recognized.

3658
02:03:38,842 --> 02:03:40,842
Good evening. My

3659
02:03:42,460 --> 02:03:42,346
name is dean white.

3660
02:03:42,346 --> 02:03:44,346
My family

3661
02:03:44,748 --> 02:03:46,550
owns the property at 5901

3662
02:03:46,550 --> 02:03:49,186
california. I want to express

3663
02:03:49,186 --> 02:03:51,922
my support for the proposed

3664
02:03:51,922 --> 02:03:53,191
project. I. We've been a

3665
02:03:53,191 --> 02:03:56,191
business owner in the nations

3666
02:03:56,694 --> 02:03:58,896
for over a decade. We've become

3667
02:03:58,896 --> 02:04:00,230
very familiar with kind of what

3668
02:04:00,230 --> 02:04:03,101
works and what doesn't work

3669
02:04:03,101 --> 02:04:04,902
within the the group. And we

3670
02:04:04,902 --> 02:04:07,439
think it's very important to

3671
02:04:07,439 --> 02:04:09,240
have residential opportunities

3672
02:04:09,240 --> 02:04:10,408
as well as commercial

3673
02:04:10,408 --> 02:04:12,808
opportunities. And that's what

3674
02:04:13,278 --> 02:04:14,645
this project does.

3675
02:04:14,645 --> 02:04:16,414
Unfortunately, as a as the

3676
02:04:16,414 --> 02:04:19,414
owner of this property, we've

3677
02:04:19,650 --> 02:04:22,554
had a lot of really bad things

3678
02:04:22,554 --> 02:04:25,522
happen. Our property is now

3679
02:04:25,522 --> 02:04:27,592
vacant because of the sp that

3680
02:04:27,592 --> 02:04:30,562
was going to go on the property

3681
02:04:30,562 --> 02:04:32,597
our tenants vacated. We've had

3682
02:04:32,597 --> 02:04:35,166
numerous break ins at the

3683
02:04:35,166 --> 02:04:36,567
building. All the wire copper

3684
02:04:36,567 --> 02:04:38,302
wires been stripped out of the

3685
02:04:38,302 --> 02:04:40,702
building. We've got vagrants

3686
02:04:40,905 --> 02:04:43,174
that are living in the property.

3687
02:04:43,174 --> 02:04:45,976
We call call the police

3688
02:04:45,976 --> 02:04:48,513
numerous times to try to get

3689
02:04:48,513 --> 02:04:50,682
this situation addressed. And

3690
02:04:50,682 --> 02:04:53,451
it's it's been a real drain on

3691
02:04:53,451 --> 02:04:55,654
us and on the project. This

3692
02:04:55,654 --> 02:04:58,540
project would deliver housing,

3693
02:04:58,957 --> 02:05:01,792
retail space and a better

3694
02:05:01,792 --> 02:05:04,192
landscape community with more

3695
02:05:05,950 --> 02:05:06,197
trees and new sidewalks. The

3696
02:05:06,197 --> 02:05:07,765
team behind the project has

3697
02:05:07,765 --> 02:05:09,367
spent a lot of time working

3698
02:05:09,367 --> 02:05:11,202
with the people in the

3699
02:05:11,202 --> 02:05:13,602
neighborhood, trying to find

3700
02:05:13,772 --> 02:05:16,600
common ground. I think we have

3701
02:05:16,600 --> 02:05:18,176
got the support of a large

3702
02:05:18,176 --> 02:05:19,944
percentage of the people in the

3703
02:05:19,944 --> 02:05:21,790
neighborhood because as a

3704
02:05:21,790 --> 02:05:23,479
result of these efforts,

3705
02:05:23,648 --> 02:05:25,817
although we do still have some

3706
02:05:25,817 --> 02:05:28,286
opposition, we're ready to sell

3707
02:05:28,286 --> 02:05:30,286
this property. And

3708
02:05:31,156 --> 02:05:34,250
unfortunately, our plan b will

3709
02:05:34,250 --> 02:05:36,728
would have to be resorting to

3710
02:05:36,728 --> 02:05:39,970
an industrial use or continuing

3711
02:05:39,970 --> 02:05:42,000
an industrial use in the middle

3712
02:05:42,000 --> 02:05:43,401
of a almost 100% residential

3713
02:05:43,401 --> 02:05:45,270
neighborhood, which we think

3714
02:05:45,270 --> 02:05:47,339
would be very adverse to the

3715
02:05:47,339 --> 02:05:48,806
neighborhood. So we ask you all

3716
02:05:48,806 --> 02:05:49,907
to join us in supporting this

3717
02:05:49,907 --> 02:05:50,976
project.

3718
02:05:50,976 --> 02:05:53,376
All right. Thank you

3719
02:05:53,945 --> 02:05:56,945
sir. Next, speaking in support

3720
02:05:57,115 --> 02:05:58,984
of MR. Horton's bill 1423. Go

3721
02:05:58,984 --> 02:06:00,500
ahead ma'am.

3722
02:06:00,500 --> 02:06:01,218
Hi, my name is

3723
02:06:01,218 --> 02:06:03,221
mark. I'm a homeowner and

3724
02:06:03,221 --> 02:06:04,322
resident of district 20. I

3725
02:06:04,322 --> 02:06:05,523
wholeheartedly support this

3726
02:06:05,523 --> 02:06:06,524
proposal. I welcome this

3727
02:06:06,524 --> 02:06:07,892
development that would augment

3728
02:06:07,892 --> 02:06:09,930
our neighborhoods character.

3729
02:06:09,930 --> 02:06:10,395
We're in great need of walkable

3730
02:06:10,395 --> 02:06:11,863
spaces to build community, and

3731
02:06:11,863 --> 02:06:12,563
adding both housing and

3732
02:06:12,563 --> 02:06:14,398
businesses would help us

3733
02:06:14,398 --> 02:06:16,340
achieve this. I'm a mother as

3734
02:06:16,340 --> 02:06:17,350
well, and I look forward to

3735
02:06:17,350 --> 02:06:18,236
communal spaces that would

3736
02:06:18,236 --> 02:06:20,380
allow for my child to walk or

3737
02:06:20,380 --> 02:06:21,271
bike safely in the neighborhood.

3738
02:06:21,271 --> 02:06:22,707
And it's no secret that there's

3739
02:06:22,707 --> 02:06:24,675
a housing shortage in nashville,

3740
02:06:24,675 --> 02:06:25,877
and we continue to perpetuate

3741
02:06:25,877 --> 02:06:26,978
an artificial shortage by

3742
02:06:26,978 --> 02:06:28,780
trying to block important

3743
02:06:28,780 --> 02:06:29,881
measures like this one.

3744
02:06:29,881 --> 02:06:31,783
Opponents of this measure, by

3745
02:06:31,783 --> 02:06:32,784
and large, do not have a stake

3746
02:06:32,784 --> 02:06:33,884
in this neighborhood. They

3747
02:06:33,884 --> 02:06:35,252
either don't live here, don't

3748
02:06:35,252 --> 02:06:37,455
send their kids to our public

3749
02:06:37,455 --> 02:06:39,855
schools, and don't meaningfully

3750
02:06:39,991 --> 02:06:41,793
invest in our community. More

3751
02:06:41,793 --> 02:06:43,528
housing would help families and

3752
02:06:43,528 --> 02:06:45,730
renters move in. The arguments

3753
02:06:45,730 --> 02:06:46,698
against this are provably false.

3754
02:06:46,698 --> 02:06:48,199
Evidence based research shows

3755
02:06:48,199 --> 02:06:48,867
that renters socialize and

3756
02:06:48,867 --> 02:06:50,350
participate in their

3757
02:06:50,350 --> 02:06:51,836
communities rather than detract

3758
02:06:51,836 --> 02:06:52,936
from them. We need housing

3759
02:06:52,936 --> 02:06:54,838
options for people who would

3760
02:06:54,838 --> 02:06:56,700
like to put down roots in the

3761
02:06:56,700 --> 02:06:57,108
area, but can't afford a single

3762
02:06:57,108 --> 02:06:58,842
family home. In addition, we

3763
02:06:58,842 --> 02:06:59,944
need more families to attend

3764
02:06:59,944 --> 02:07:01,846
our local public school or my

3765
02:07:01,846 --> 02:07:02,847
child will be starting in the

3766
02:07:02,847 --> 02:07:04,416
fall. More registered students

3767
02:07:04,416 --> 02:07:05,550
means more much needed

3768
02:07:05,550 --> 02:07:06,551
resources as we lag behind

3769
02:07:06,551 --> 02:07:08,485
compared to other nashville

3770
02:07:08,485 --> 02:07:10,154
public schools. Property taxes

3771
02:07:10,154 --> 02:07:11,957
paid by developers would go

3772
02:07:11,957 --> 02:07:13,458
toward local budgets, which

3773
02:07:13,458 --> 02:07:16,458
will provide our public schools

3774
02:07:16,661 --> 02:07:17,828
with those resources. Opponents

3775
02:07:17,828 --> 02:07:19,597
continue to distort facts, rely

3776
02:07:19,597 --> 02:07:20,664
on misinformation, and provide

3777
02:07:20,664 --> 02:07:22,400
emotional arguments that don't

3778
02:07:22,400 --> 02:07:23,867
hold up to scrutiny. These

3779
02:07:23,867 --> 02:07:24,903
regressive arguments seek to

3780
02:07:24,903 --> 02:07:26,371
restrict growth and housing

3781
02:07:26,371 --> 02:07:28,730
options for people in need, due

3782
02:07:28,730 --> 02:07:29,808
to fears that are not supported

3783
02:07:29,808 --> 02:07:31,108
by facts. Mixed use buildings

3784
02:07:31,108 --> 02:07:32,476
would enhance the feeling of

3785
02:07:32,476 --> 02:07:33,545
community in our neighborhood.

3786
02:07:33,545 --> 02:07:35,945
This phenomenon is widely

3787
02:07:36,113 --> 02:07:37,849
reported from tokyo to texas

3788
02:07:37,849 --> 02:07:38,984
will undoubtedly benefit from,

3789
02:07:38,984 --> 02:07:40,752
like the small businesses and

3790
02:07:40,752 --> 02:07:42,153
cafes that this measure would

3791
02:07:42,153 --> 02:07:43,321
attract. Blocking this measure

3792
02:07:43,321 --> 02:07:44,422
would prevent us from

3793
02:07:44,422 --> 02:07:45,857
increasing the quality of our

3794
02:07:45,857 --> 02:07:46,891
life and improving our

3795
02:07:46,891 --> 02:07:47,959
neighborhood. This development

3796
02:07:47,959 --> 02:07:49,930
should be encouraged here in

3797
02:07:49,930 --> 02:07:50,495
the nation's and across

3798
02:07:50,495 --> 02:07:51,229
nashville. Thank you for your

3799
02:07:51,229 --> 02:07:53,229
time.

3800
02:07:53,531 --> 02:07:56,531
Thank you. Go ahead and

3801
02:07:56,635 --> 02:07:58,103
come on forward.

3802
02:07:58,103 --> 02:08:00,103
Katelyn jones.

3803
02:08:00,205 --> 02:08:01,339
I'm a I own a townhome in the

3804
02:08:01,339 --> 02:08:02,440
west mill townhome development,

3805
02:08:02,440 --> 02:08:05,276
which is directly adjacent to

3806
02:08:05,276 --> 02:08:06,579
this property. And I'm actually

3807
02:08:06,579 --> 02:08:07,879
here for a different agenda

3808
02:08:07,879 --> 02:08:09,748
item. But while I was sitting

3809
02:08:09,748 --> 02:08:11,160
here for a little bit of time,

3810
02:08:11,160 --> 02:08:12,751
I saw that this was on the

3811
02:08:12,751 --> 02:08:14,351
agenda and attended a community

3812
02:08:14,351 --> 02:08:16,655
meeting about it. So I just

3813
02:08:16,655 --> 02:08:18,490
wanted to vote or say support,

3814
02:08:18,490 --> 02:08:20,250
say that I'm in support of this

3815
02:08:20,250 --> 02:08:21,526
project. Again, I've lived in

3816
02:08:21,526 --> 02:08:23,728
that townhome for several years

3817
02:08:23,728 --> 02:08:25,463
and have seen the property just

3818
02:08:25,463 --> 02:08:26,865
become derelict. There's, you

3819
02:08:26,865 --> 02:08:27,932
know, and I just think that

3820
02:08:27,932 --> 02:08:29,401
this development, they've

3821
02:08:29,401 --> 02:08:31,169
worked a lot with the community.

3822
02:08:31,169 --> 02:08:33,438
Again, I the the developer

3823
02:08:33,438 --> 02:08:35,340
would partners came to me as a

3824
02:08:35,340 --> 02:08:36,408
former member of the board of

3825
02:08:36,408 --> 02:08:37,709
my townhome development to set

3826
02:08:37,709 --> 02:08:38,777
up a community meeting with the

3827
02:08:38,777 --> 02:08:40,912
townhomes that were directly

3828
02:08:40,912 --> 02:08:42,747
adjacent to. They've really

3829
02:08:42,747 --> 02:08:45,283
worked, I think, to, to get

3830
02:08:45,283 --> 02:08:46,985
information to us. So I'm just

3831
02:08:46,985 --> 02:08:48,850
excited about more housing in

3832
02:08:48,850 --> 02:08:50,422
the neighborhood. This is a

3833
02:08:50,422 --> 02:08:52,123
perfect parcel. It's in tucked

3834
02:08:52,123 --> 02:08:53,825
in the neighborhood. I just

3835
02:08:53,825 --> 02:08:54,926
think that that the current

3836
02:08:54,926 --> 02:08:56,393
development that they have

3837
02:08:56,393 --> 02:08:57,829
slated is what's appropriate

3838
02:08:57,829 --> 02:08:59,130
for the neighborhood and what's

3839
02:08:59,130 --> 02:09:00,731
going to add to the

3840
02:09:00,731 --> 02:09:02,500
neighborhood. And I'm excited

3841
02:09:02,500 --> 02:09:04,680
about it as someone who has a

3842
02:09:04,680 --> 02:09:06,171
property next door. So I just

3843
02:09:06,171 --> 02:09:07,939
wanted to voice my favor for

3844
02:09:07,939 --> 02:09:08,273
this project. Thank you.

3845
02:09:08,273 --> 02:09:09,941
Thank

3846
02:09:09,941 --> 02:09:11,276
you. Go ahead and come on

3847
02:09:11,276 --> 02:09:13,178
forward. Y'all can come up a

3848
02:09:13,178 --> 02:09:14,446
little bit closer to the podium

3849
02:09:14,446 --> 02:09:15,380
so we can just keep it moving.

3850
02:09:15,380 --> 02:09:16,347
Go ahead sir.

3851
02:09:16,347 --> 02:09:17,482
hi, I'm adam

3852
02:09:17,482 --> 02:09:19,183
nicholson, I live in district

3853
02:09:19,183 --> 02:09:20,318
30. I'm speaking in favor

3854
02:09:20,318 --> 02:09:22,186
because this is the kind of

3855
02:09:22,186 --> 02:09:23,355
thing we need to be building

3856
02:09:23,355 --> 02:09:24,456
all over the city. At about

3857
02:09:24,456 --> 02:09:26,156
90,000 units shortfall. This

3858
02:09:26,156 --> 02:09:27,859
area has sidewalks. Only 90% of

3859
02:09:27,859 --> 02:09:29,493
the city has sidewalks. There's

3860
02:09:29,493 --> 02:09:31,329
west park city park two blocks

3861
02:09:31,329 --> 02:09:32,497
away. Highly desirable

3862
02:09:32,497 --> 02:09:33,865
neighborhood. So much better to

3863
02:09:33,865 --> 02:09:35,867
absorb this kind of demand in

3864
02:09:35,867 --> 02:09:36,835
this area versus greenfield

3865
02:09:36,835 --> 02:09:38,535
development's bottlenecking off

3866
02:09:38,535 --> 02:09:40,500
the highways going to zoom

3867
02:09:40,500 --> 02:09:40,705
through town. Give us more

3868
02:09:40,705 --> 02:09:42,474
traffic. These people are

3869
02:09:42,474 --> 02:09:43,908
already where they want to be.

3870
02:09:43,908 --> 02:09:44,909
I would much rather see this

3871
02:09:44,909 --> 02:09:46,478
kind of thing in my

3872
02:09:46,478 --> 02:09:47,912
neighborhood instead of a data

3873
02:09:47,912 --> 02:09:50,115
center. I would love to have

3874
02:09:50,115 --> 02:09:52,183
more neighbors in the existing

3875
02:09:52,183 --> 02:09:53,284
desirable neighborhoods.

3876
02:09:53,284 --> 02:09:54,719
Belmont. Hillsborough just lost

3877
02:09:54,719 --> 02:09:56,487
a 50 unit multifamily

3878
02:09:56,487 --> 02:09:58,230
affordable unit in favor of a

3879
02:09:58,230 --> 02:10:00,580
handful of multi million dollar

3880
02:10:00,580 --> 02:10:01,593
single family homes. So we can

3881
02:10:01,593 --> 02:10:03,728
do better. Please support this.

3882
02:10:03,728 --> 02:10:04,629
Thank you. Go ahead sir. You're

3883
02:10:04,629 --> 02:10:05,196
recognized.

3884
02:10:05,196 --> 02:10:07,196
Yeah.

3885
02:10:07,631 --> 02:10:10,631
Stephans 9 to 9 gill lane. I'm

3886
02:10:11,303 --> 02:10:13,405
the project lead and managing

3887
02:10:13,405 --> 02:10:15,674
director for wood partners. All

3888
02:10:15,674 --> 02:10:17,342
the 60th is thoughtfully

3889
02:10:17,342 --> 02:10:19,440
designed and created mixed use

3890
02:10:19,440 --> 02:10:20,679
development in the heart of the

3891
02:10:20,679 --> 02:10:22,380
nation's. We've worked hard to.

3892
02:10:22,380 --> 02:10:24,282
To get it to this point, the

3893
02:10:24,282 --> 02:10:26,170
updated city would transform an

3894
02:10:26,170 --> 02:10:27,485
inoperable abandoned warehouse

3895
02:10:27,485 --> 02:10:29,485
into activated, vibrant,

3896
02:10:29,688 --> 02:10:31,156
vibrant landscape neighborhood

3897
02:10:31,156 --> 02:10:33,156
appropriate development. Early

3898
02:10:34,359 --> 02:10:36,940
in the process, we explored a

3899
02:10:36,940 --> 02:10:38,494
large amount of commercial.

3900
02:10:39,970 --> 02:10:40,799
That project deemed to be

3901
02:10:40,799 --> 02:10:43,100
unfeasible. So we pivoted to

3902
02:10:43,100 --> 02:10:44,436
this plan. With this updated

3903
02:10:44,436 --> 02:10:45,670
plan, we've retained a small

3904
02:10:45,670 --> 02:10:47,238
retail footprint while creating

3905
02:10:47,238 --> 02:10:48,340
a project that's both

3906
02:10:48,340 --> 02:10:49,374
financially viable and

3907
02:10:49,374 --> 02:10:51,376
responsive to the site's

3908
02:10:51,376 --> 02:10:54,376
context. The updated sp has

3909
02:10:54,546 --> 02:10:56,946
less units, more trees,

3910
02:10:56,948 --> 02:10:58,249
sidewalks, crosswalks. We're

3911
02:10:58,249 --> 02:11:00,249
also maintaining essentially

3912
02:11:01,386 --> 02:11:02,988
the same height as the original

3913
02:11:02,988 --> 02:11:04,889
sp and essentially adheres to

3914
02:11:04,889 --> 02:11:06,240
the adheres to the udo

3915
02:11:06,240 --> 02:11:07,920
guidelines. Throughout the

3916
02:11:07,920 --> 02:11:08,426
process, we've worked closely

3917
02:11:08,426 --> 02:11:10,695
with the neighborhood leaders,

3918
02:11:10,695 --> 02:11:12,564
neighborhood neighbors nearby,

3919
02:11:12,564 --> 02:11:13,766
and business owners, and

3920
02:11:13,766 --> 02:11:15,667
COUNCILMAN Horton to understand

3921
02:11:15,667 --> 02:11:16,635
the priorities and shape a plan

3922
02:11:16,635 --> 02:11:17,636
that supports the area's

3923
02:11:17,636 --> 02:11:19,636
continued growth while

3924
02:11:19,971 --> 02:11:21,873
remaining feasible to deliver.

3925
02:11:21,873 --> 02:11:23,308
We're thankful to receive the

3926
02:11:23,308 --> 02:11:25,308
planning commission's unanimous

3927
02:11:25,810 --> 02:11:26,911
approval on APRIL 23rd. We

3928
02:11:26,911 --> 02:11:28,246
believe the project will bring

3929
02:11:28,246 --> 02:11:30,349
much needed housing to

3930
02:11:30,349 --> 02:11:31,916
nashville, and we appreciate

3931
02:11:31,916 --> 02:11:32,283
the support. Thank you.

3932
02:11:32,283 --> 02:11:33,752
All

3933
02:11:33,752 --> 02:11:35,521
righty. Thank you so much.

3934
02:11:35,521 --> 02:11:37,322
Anyone else seeking to be

3935
02:11:37,322 --> 02:11:39,924
recognized to speak in support?

3936
02:11:39,924 --> 02:11:42,600
All right. Now, if those among

3937
02:11:42,600 --> 02:11:43,828
you who raise your hand in

3938
02:11:43,828 --> 02:11:45,630
opposition would seek to speak,

3939
02:11:45,630 --> 02:11:48,767
please do come forward at this

3940
02:11:48,767 --> 02:11:52,967
time. Go ahead and come on down

3941
02:11:54,139 --> 02:11:55,340
close to the podium. Go ahead.

3942
02:11:55,340 --> 02:11:55,740
Ma'am. You're recognized.

3943
02:11:55,740 --> 02:11:57,409
I'm

3944
02:11:57,409 --> 02:11:59,778
rachel gladstone. I've lived in

3945
02:11:59,778 --> 02:12:01,880
the nations for 25 years. I'm

3946
02:12:01,880 --> 02:12:03,882
here specifically to ask for a

3947
02:12:03,882 --> 02:12:06,282
deferral this evening. The

3948
02:12:07,919 --> 02:12:10,255
original s p grandfathered in

3949
02:12:10,255 --> 02:12:11,958
because of featured adaptive

3950
02:12:11,958 --> 02:12:14,759
reuse of an existing building.

3951
02:12:14,759 --> 02:12:17,620
there's a 350 foot long mural

3952
02:12:17,620 --> 02:12:18,930
painted by 12 artists that will

3953
02:12:18,930 --> 02:12:21,930
be destroyed when this building

3954
02:12:22,100 --> 02:12:24,269
is taken down. The new s p left

3955
02:12:24,269 --> 02:12:26,710
out any mention of this mural.

3956
02:12:26,710 --> 02:12:27,840
The original s p had it in. It

3957
02:12:27,840 --> 02:12:29,541
is not mentioned at all. Once

3958
02:12:29,541 --> 02:12:30,977
the developer owns this land,

3959
02:12:30,977 --> 02:12:32,744
they'll have the legal right to

3960
02:12:32,744 --> 02:12:34,212
destroy this public art

3961
02:12:34,212 --> 02:12:36,815
installation and will have no

3962
02:12:36,815 --> 02:12:38,183
recourse to stop them. On APRIL

3963
02:12:38,183 --> 02:12:39,651
27th, sam horton assured the

3964
02:12:39,651 --> 02:12:41,287
neighborhood association that

3965
02:12:41,287 --> 02:12:43,255
the bill would not come up for

3966
02:12:43,255 --> 02:12:45,357
first reading until fall. I've

3967
02:12:45,357 --> 02:12:46,791
sent an email to all of you

3968
02:12:46,791 --> 02:12:49,791
showing you the art, the

3969
02:12:52,998 --> 02:12:54,299
beautiful art. And this meant

3970
02:12:54,299 --> 02:12:55,901
we'd have a few months to

3971
02:12:55,901 --> 02:12:58,637
figure out what to do and how

3972
02:12:58,637 --> 02:13:00,505
to dismantle the mural. But the

3973
02:13:00,505 --> 02:13:02,674
first reading came on JUNE 2nd,

3974
02:13:02,674 --> 02:13:04,760
unbeknownst to any of us. So an

3975
02:13:04,760 --> 02:13:06,412
artist sent a demand letter to

3976
02:13:06,412 --> 02:13:08,146
the developer with a federal

3977
02:13:08,146 --> 02:13:10,182
law that protects their work.

3978
02:13:10,182 --> 02:13:11,983
The visual artists rights act

3979
02:13:11,983 --> 02:13:14,186
requires the developer to give

3980
02:13:14,186 --> 02:13:15,954
90 days notice to each of these

3981
02:13:15,954 --> 02:13:18,123
12 artists before their work

3982
02:13:18,123 --> 02:13:20,326
can be touched. The developer

3983
02:13:20,326 --> 02:13:21,494
thus far has not replied to

3984
02:13:21,494 --> 02:13:23,529
this demand letter, which went

3985
02:13:23,529 --> 02:13:25,364
out on JUNE 23rd by certified

3986
02:13:25,364 --> 02:13:26,765
mail. And in the light of the

3987
02:13:26,765 --> 02:13:28,200
accelerated timeline being

3988
02:13:28,200 --> 02:13:30,360
pushed here, we respectfully

3989
02:13:30,360 --> 02:13:32,137
ask for this bill to be

3990
02:13:32,137 --> 02:13:34,306
deferred for a brief period of

3991
02:13:34,306 --> 02:13:35,374
three meetings, so the artists

3992
02:13:35,374 --> 02:13:37,176
in the community hve a

3993
02:13:37,176 --> 02:13:39,176
meaningful opportunity to

3994
02:13:39,711 --> 02:13:42,711
pursue every possible avenue to

3995
02:13:43,715 --> 02:13:46,715
save this iconic 150 foot, a

3996
02:13:46,986 --> 02:13:50,155
350 foot mural. I know the city

3997
02:13:50,155 --> 02:13:52,291
loves art. I know this council

3998
02:13:52,291 --> 02:13:54,427
loves public art. It's a huge

3999
02:13:54,427 --> 02:13:56,762
part of nashville and we would

4000
02:13:56,762 --> 02:13:58,697
like a chance to save it. We

4001
02:13:58,697 --> 02:13:59,732
don't want you to vote on the

4002
02:13:59,732 --> 02:14:00,633
merit of the bill.

4003
02:14:00,633 --> 02:14:01,734
Please do.

4004
02:14:01,734 --> 02:14:02,935
Your time is concluded. Thank

4005
02:14:02,935 --> 02:14:05,237
you. Go ahead and come forward,

4006
02:14:05,237 --> 02:14:06,504
please. You're recognized.

4007
02:14:06,504 --> 02:14:08,407
Hello, I'm becky turner. I live

4008
02:14:08,407 --> 02:14:09,575
in treaty oaks in the nations.

4009
02:14:09,575 --> 02:14:11,344
Some properties directly,

4010
02:14:11,344 --> 02:14:12,812
directly behind my house. And I

4011
02:14:12,812 --> 02:14:14,646
want to read a letter from one

4012
02:14:14,646 --> 02:14:16,820
of the artists that couldn't be

4013
02:14:16,820 --> 02:14:17,883
here today. It says, my name is

4014
02:14:17,883 --> 02:14:19,284
audie rocks. I am one of the

4015
02:14:19,284 --> 02:14:21,420
artists who created the nations

4016
02:14:21,420 --> 02:14:23,222
mural wall on 60th avenue. This

4017
02:14:23,222 --> 02:14:25,423
project, brought together by 12

4018
02:14:25,423 --> 02:14:27,258
of nashville's most prolific

4019
02:14:27,258 --> 02:14:28,995
muralist, to create a work of

4020
02:14:28,995 --> 02:14:30,496
art that celebrates the beauty

4021
02:14:30,496 --> 02:14:32,896
and diverse community that

4022
02:14:33,332 --> 02:14:35,201
calls the nations home. This

4023
02:14:35,201 --> 02:14:36,602
350 foot mural has become a

4024
02:14:36,602 --> 02:14:38,371
fixture of the nashville's

4025
02:14:38,371 --> 02:14:39,772
public art scene. Today, it's

4026
02:14:39,772 --> 02:14:41,606
at risk of being destroyed as

4027
02:14:41,606 --> 02:14:43,142
part of this redevelopment

4028
02:14:43,142 --> 02:14:44,577
project, the artist who created

4029
02:14:44,577 --> 02:14:46,277
the mural poured their hearts

4030
02:14:46,277 --> 02:14:48,481
and souls in this work, and by

4031
02:14:48,481 --> 02:14:49,915
all accounts, this is a piece

4032
02:14:49,915 --> 02:14:51,783
of public art that was

4033
02:14:51,783 --> 02:14:53,219
meaningfully meaningful.

4034
02:14:53,219 --> 02:14:54,286
Considered in the site's

4035
02:14:54,286 --> 02:14:55,755
redevelopment plans. It's

4036
02:14:55,755 --> 02:14:57,455
nowhere in there. We're going

4037
02:14:57,455 --> 02:14:58,924
to lose this great piece of art

4038
02:14:58,924 --> 02:14:59,958
today. I find myself in this

4039
02:14:59,958 --> 02:15:01,394
heartbreaking position asking

4040
02:15:01,394 --> 02:15:03,562
metro council for something

4041
02:15:03,562 --> 02:15:05,331
very simple. Just more time,

4042
02:15:05,331 --> 02:15:06,866
more time, time to bring

4043
02:15:06,866 --> 02:15:08,301
artists together. Time to

4044
02:15:08,301 --> 02:15:10,369
explore the protections under

4045
02:15:10,369 --> 02:15:12,204
federal law. Time to work with

4046
02:15:12,204 --> 02:15:14,206
the community and determine

4047
02:15:14,206 --> 02:15:16,142
whether this irreplaceable work

4048
02:15:16,142 --> 02:15:17,977
of art can be preserved.

4049
02:15:17,977 --> 02:15:19,578
Nashville proudly calls itself

4050
02:15:19,578 --> 02:15:21,314
the athens of the south. I hope

4051
02:15:21,314 --> 02:15:23,783
it can continue to live up to

4052
02:15:23,783 --> 02:15:25,584
this reputation by valuing art

4053
02:15:25,584 --> 02:15:27,190
as much as we do development.

4054
02:15:27,190 --> 02:15:29,550
Once this mural is gone, it's

4055
02:15:29,550 --> 02:15:30,990
gone forever. I respectfully

4056
02:15:30,990 --> 02:15:32,792
ask to defer this bill for

4057
02:15:32,792 --> 02:15:35,227
three meetings, so that the

4058
02:15:35,227 --> 02:15:36,362
artists and the community can

4059
02:15:36,362 --> 02:15:38,362
meaningfully opportunity to

4060
02:15:39,231 --> 02:15:41,320
take any action we can to save

4061
02:15:41,320 --> 02:15:42,535
and work on this opportunity

4062
02:15:42,535 --> 02:15:44,360
just to keep this piece of art.

4063
02:15:44,360 --> 02:15:45,104
So I would appreciate any

4064
02:15:45,104 --> 02:15:47,205
deferral at this time. So

4065
02:15:47,205 --> 02:15:48,741
thanks for your consideration.

4066
02:15:48,741 --> 02:15:51,143
All right. Anyone else seeking

4067
02:15:51,143 --> 02:15:53,980
to be recognized to speak in

4068
02:15:53,980 --> 02:15:55,281
opposition? We're not we're not

4069
02:15:55,281 --> 02:15:56,148
going back to support.

4070
02:15:56,148 --> 02:15:56,881
I'min

4071
02:15:56,881 --> 02:15:58,250
opposition.

4072
02:15:58,250 --> 02:15:58,718
Okay.

4073
02:15:58,718 --> 02:16:00,718
There's too

4074
02:16:00,819 --> 02:16:01,887
many parking spots.

4075
02:16:01,887 --> 02:16:02,221
Okay.

4076
02:16:02,221 --> 02:16:04,230
It's

4077
02:16:04,230 --> 02:16:05,591
it's it's less than two

4078
02:16:05,591 --> 02:16:07,693
football fields away from the

4079
02:16:07,693 --> 02:16:09,295
19. And it's a very short bike

4080
02:16:09,295 --> 02:16:10,495
ride away from the 50. Would

4081
02:16:10,495 --> 02:16:11,664
just love to see developments

4082
02:16:11,664 --> 02:16:12,398
like this with less parking.

4083
02:16:12,398 --> 02:16:13,766
Thanks.

4084
02:16:13,766 --> 02:16:15,234
All right. Thank you.

4085
02:16:15,234 --> 02:16:16,636
Anyone else seeking to be

4086
02:16:16,636 --> 02:16:19,500
recognized to speak in

4087
02:16:19,500 --> 02:16:20,305
opposition? Seeing none, I will

4088
02:16:20,305 --> 02:16:22,408
declare the public hearing

4089
02:16:22,408 --> 02:16:24,510
closed for both these companion

4090
02:16:24,510 --> 02:16:25,611
bills. And it's back to you for

4091
02:16:25,611 --> 02:16:27,879
a motion, MR. Horton, to get

4092
02:16:27,879 --> 02:16:28,314
them before us. I'm sorry, sir.

4093
02:16:28,314 --> 02:16:29,180
Go ahead.

4094
02:16:29,180 --> 02:16:30,983
Thank you, vice mayor.

4095
02:16:30,983 --> 02:16:32,180
I'd like to move approval with

4096
02:16:32,180 --> 02:16:32,118
a brief comment, please.

4097
02:16:32,118 --> 02:16:33,919
All

4098
02:16:33,919 --> 02:16:36,121
right. There is a motion to

4099
02:16:36,121 --> 02:16:37,589
approve 1423 and its companion

4100
02:16:37,589 --> 02:16:37,957
1424. Properly seconded. Go

4101
02:16:37,957 --> 02:16:39,224
ahead.

4102
02:16:39,224 --> 02:16:40,326
Thank you. First,I'd

4103
02:16:40,326 --> 02:16:41,460
like to thank all of my

4104
02:16:41,460 --> 02:16:43,228
constituents who showed up to

4105
02:16:43,228 --> 02:16:44,396
share their thoughts on this,

4106
02:16:44,396 --> 02:16:46,231
both in support and those in

4107
02:16:46,231 --> 02:16:47,700
opposition to the proposal.

4108
02:16:47,700 --> 02:16:49,101
This is not a new project. This

4109
02:16:49,101 --> 02:16:50,936
is an amendment to an existing

4110
02:16:50,936 --> 02:16:53,438
sb that was approved by my

4111
02:16:53,438 --> 02:16:55,574
predecessor back in 2023. The

4112
02:16:55,574 --> 02:16:56,941
sp is being amended to modify a

4113
02:16:56,941 --> 02:16:58,811
provision that requires the

4114
02:16:58,811 --> 02:17:00,246
reuse of the existing building.

4115
02:17:00,246 --> 02:17:01,681
That provision is being

4116
02:17:01,681 --> 02:17:02,815
modified due to damage that the

4117
02:17:02,815 --> 02:17:03,883
structure has incurred while

4118
02:17:03,883 --> 02:17:05,718
it's remained vacant, both due

4119
02:17:05,718 --> 02:17:06,918
to vandalism and an unhoused

4120
02:17:06,918 --> 02:17:08,521
community who has been residing

4121
02:17:08,521 --> 02:17:09,921
on the premises, the existing

4122
02:17:09,921 --> 02:17:11,230
building is primarily

4123
02:17:11,230 --> 02:17:13,525
remarkable because of the cool

4124
02:17:13,525 --> 02:17:14,760
mural that's on the side of it.

4125
02:17:14,760 --> 02:17:15,828
Ironically, that was not part

4126
02:17:15,828 --> 02:17:17,696
of the structure that was going

4127
02:17:17,696 --> 02:17:19,532
to be preserved in the original

4128
02:17:19,532 --> 02:17:21,320
sb, but it will be preserved in

4129
02:17:21,320 --> 02:17:22,902
this current one. It is the

4130
02:17:22,902 --> 02:17:25,902
developers intent to reuse the

4131
02:17:26,205 --> 02:17:27,606
mural and the new development,

4132
02:17:27,606 --> 02:17:29,342
and we'll all be bringing an

4133
02:17:29,342 --> 02:17:30,910
amendment to codify that intent

4134
02:17:30,910 --> 02:17:33,212
on third reading and can defer

4135
02:17:33,212 --> 02:17:35,810
it if necessary to if we need

4136
02:17:35,810 --> 02:17:36,615
more time to get that amendment

4137
02:17:36,615 --> 02:17:37,883
in, I'd like to remove renew

4138
02:17:37,883 --> 02:17:40,118
the motion for approval, please.

4139
02:17:40,118 --> 02:17:43,718
All right. There's a motion to

4140
02:17:43,789 --> 02:17:46,189
approve 1423 and 1424 on their

4141
02:17:46,424 --> 02:17:49,424
second of three readings. Any

4142
02:17:49,528 --> 02:17:51,928
further discussion? Seeing none.

4143
02:17:52,365 --> 02:17:55,965
All in favor, please say aye.

4144
02:17:57,303 --> 02:18:00,903
Any voting? Where in the middle

4145
02:18:01,340 --> 02:18:02,141
of voting. So. Do you have a

4146
02:18:02,141 --> 02:18:03,376
point of order?

4147
02:18:03,376 --> 02:18:05,110
I had when you

4148
02:18:05,110 --> 02:18:07,246
asked for additional commentary?

4149
02:18:07,246 --> 02:18:10,483
I put my hand up before we

4150
02:18:10,483 --> 02:18:10,616
started voting, if I MAY.

4151
02:18:10,616 --> 02:18:12,518
we've

4152
02:18:12,518 --> 02:18:14,487
moved on to the vote, ma'am, I

4153
02:18:14,487 --> 02:18:14,753
apologize. I did not see you in

4154
02:18:14,753 --> 02:18:16,489
the queue.

4155
02:18:16,489 --> 02:18:17,623
So you missed it. So

4156
02:18:17,623 --> 02:18:19,625
because you missed it, then I

4157
02:18:19,625 --> 02:18:19,792
don't get to say what I need to

4158
02:18:19,792 --> 02:18:21,594
say.

4159
02:18:21,594 --> 02:18:22,595
Well, it's on its second

4160
02:18:22,595 --> 02:18:23,829
reading. It will be in

4161
02:18:23,829 --> 02:18:25,563
committee on its third reading,

4162
02:18:25,563 --> 02:18:27,466
and we have already moved to

4163
02:18:27,466 --> 02:18:28,701
the vote, so we are not going

4164
02:18:28,701 --> 02:18:31,404
back. Okay, so we had said, all

4165
02:18:31,404 --> 02:18:34,239
in favor, please say aye. Any

4166
02:18:34,239 --> 02:18:36,709
voting? No. Okay. MISS Styles

4167
02:18:36,709 --> 02:18:39,645
will be recordedas a no. Any

4168
02:18:39,645 --> 02:18:41,113
abstaining? Okay. This has

4169
02:18:41,113 --> 02:18:43,949
passed its second of three

4170
02:18:43,949 --> 02:18:46,840
readings. Again it will go to

4171
02:18:46,840 --> 02:18:48,484
committee on third reading.

4172
02:18:48,620 --> 02:18:51,620
These bills are amendable on

4173
02:18:55,930 --> 02:18:58,640
their third reading. Okay. Next

4174
02:18:58,640 --> 02:19:00,166
agenda items 39 and 40. They

4175
02:19:00,166 --> 02:19:03,166
are companions to each other.

4176
02:19:05,304 --> 02:19:07,704
Ordinance bl2026-1425 and 1426.

4177
02:19:08,407 --> 02:19:09,908
Sponsor l 1425 is an ordinance

4178
02:19:09,908 --> 02:19:11,410
to amend title 17 of the metro

4179
02:19:11,410 --> 02:19:12,411
code of laws zoning ordinance.

4180
02:19:12,411 --> 02:19:14,413
The metro government by

4181
02:19:14,413 --> 02:19:16,348
changing from a r to a to sp.

4182
02:19:16,348 --> 02:19:18,217
Zoning for property located at

4183
02:19:18,217 --> 02:19:20,217
3233 hamilton church road,

4184
02:19:20,653 --> 02:19:23,530
approximately 315ft west of

4185
02:19:23,923 --> 02:19:25,758
buck passer avenue. This is 4.5

4186
02:19:25,758 --> 02:19:27,193
acres and located within the

4187
02:19:27,193 --> 02:19:28,994
hamilton hills. Urban design

4188
02:19:28,994 --> 02:19:30,763
overlay to permit 24

4189
02:19:30,763 --> 02:19:32,565
multifamily residential units.

4190
02:19:32,565 --> 02:19:34,330
And again, the companion is

4191
02:19:34,330 --> 02:19:35,100
1426. It requires certain

4192
02:19:35,100 --> 02:19:36,969
materials to be restricted in

4193
02:19:36,969 --> 02:19:39,369
the construction of buildings

4194
02:19:40,940 --> 02:19:42,307
in the aforementioned 1425.

4195
02:19:42,307 --> 02:19:43,900
MISTER L vice chair. You're

4196
02:19:43,900 --> 02:19:43,376
recognized, sir.

4197
02:19:43,376 --> 02:19:45,110
Thank you,

4198
02:19:45,110 --> 02:19:48,710
MADAM Vice mayor. So I would

4199
02:19:50,249 --> 02:19:51,984
like to move to defer 1425 and

4200
02:19:51,984 --> 02:19:52,351
14261 meeting due to lack of

4201
02:19:52,351 --> 02:19:53,753
notice.

4202
02:19:53,753 --> 02:19:56,656
Okay. And so let's do

4203
02:19:56,656 --> 02:19:58,824
that one or rather two meetings

4204
02:19:58,824 --> 02:19:59,893
to the next public hearing for

4205
02:19:59,893 --> 02:20:01,193
purposes of public hearing.

4206
02:20:01,193 --> 02:20:02,495
Okay. So that will be a

4207
02:20:02,495 --> 02:20:04,930
deferral of two meetings to the

4208
02:20:04,930 --> 02:20:07,650
meeting of AUGUST 4th. And it

4209
02:20:07,650 --> 02:20:10,200
will have its public hearing

4210
02:20:10,200 --> 02:20:11,404
and second reading at that time.

4211
02:20:11,404 --> 02:20:12,805
Is there a second for that

4212
02:20:12,805 --> 02:20:15,410
motion? Okay. Properly moved

4213
02:20:15,410 --> 02:20:16,175
and seconded. Any discussion?

4214
02:20:16,175 --> 02:20:17,943
Seeing none. All in favor,

4215
02:20:17,943 --> 02:20:21,480
please say aye. Any voting no

4216
02:20:21,480 --> 02:20:23,880
or abstaining. Okay. Next

4217
02:20:24,817 --> 02:20:27,217
agenda items are item 41

4218
02:20:29,522 --> 02:20:31,922
ordinance bl 2026-1427. Sponsor

4219
02:20:32,693 --> 02:20:35,461
and hancock and MR. Horton

4220
02:20:35,461 --> 02:20:37,330
chair has signed on. This is an

4221
02:20:37,330 --> 02:20:38,931
ordinance to amend title 17 of

4222
02:20:38,931 --> 02:20:40,232
the metro code of laws. Zoning

4223
02:20:40,232 --> 02:20:42,680
ordinance of metro government

4224
02:20:42,680 --> 02:20:43,469
by changing from rs ten to our

4225
02:20:43,469 --> 02:20:46,380
ten zoning for property located

4226
02:20:46,380 --> 02:20:48,380
at 917 hospital drive,

4227
02:20:48,474 --> 02:20:50,874
approximately 444ft east of

4228
02:20:51,410 --> 02:20:53,810
kingsley boulevard. This is

4229
02:20:54,747 --> 02:20:56,449
0.443 acres. Council member

4230
02:20:56,449 --> 02:20:58,500
horton, you are recognized,sir.

4231
02:20:58,500 --> 02:20:59,218
Thank you. Vice mayor. I'd like

4232
02:20:59,218 --> 02:20:59,452
to open the public hearing,

4233
02:20:59,452 --> 02:21:00,287
please.

4234
02:21:00,287 --> 02:21:02,154
Okay. I declare the

4235
02:21:02,154 --> 02:21:04,724
public hearing open for council

4236
02:21:04,724 --> 02:21:07,724
member hancock and MR. Horton's

4237
02:21:09,280 --> 02:21:10,230
bill 1427. Would all members of

4238
02:21:10,230 --> 02:21:11,330
the public here in support of

4239
02:21:11,330 --> 02:21:13,700
this bill please raise your

4240
02:21:13,700 --> 02:21:15,101
hand with all members of the

4241
02:21:15,101 --> 02:21:16,569
public here in opposition to

4242
02:21:16,569 --> 02:21:19,569
this bill, please raise your

4243
02:21:20,172 --> 02:21:21,474
hand. Seeing no one here on

4244
02:21:21,474 --> 02:21:22,576
either side, I will declarethe

4245
02:21:22,576 --> 02:21:24,210
public hearing closed. It's

4246
02:21:24,210 --> 02:21:24,343
back to you for a motion.

4247
02:21:24,343 --> 02:21:26,790
Thank

4248
02:21:26,790 --> 02:21:28,470
you. Move for approval, please.

4249
02:21:28,470 --> 02:21:29,548
All right. Properly moved and

4250
02:21:29,548 --> 02:21:31,170
seconded. Is there any

4251
02:21:31,170 --> 02:21:32,818
discussion? Seeing none. All in

4252
02:21:32,818 --> 02:21:35,255
favor, please say aye. Any

4253
02:21:35,255 --> 02:21:36,756
voting? No or abstaining? Okay.

4254
02:21:36,756 --> 02:21:38,324
This is passed its second of

4255
02:21:38,324 --> 02:21:40,724
three readings. Next agenda

4256
02:21:42,628 --> 02:21:43,562
item 42. Ordinance bl 2026-1428.

4257
02:21:43,562 --> 02:21:45,164
Sponsor benedict. This is an

4258
02:21:45,164 --> 02:21:46,400
ordinance to amend title 17,

4259
02:21:46,400 --> 02:21:47,567
the metro code of laws zoning

4260
02:21:47,567 --> 02:21:49,967
ordinance. The metro government

4261
02:21:51,871 --> 02:21:53,673
by changing from our s ten to

4262
02:21:53,673 --> 02:21:55,841
munasanss zoning for properties

4263
02:21:55,841 --> 02:21:58,745
located at two, two, one two

4264
02:21:58,745 --> 02:21:59,779
and 2216 riverside drive at the

4265
02:21:59,779 --> 02:22:01,248
northwest corner of oakhurst

4266
02:22:01,248 --> 02:22:04,248
drive and riverside drive. This

4267
02:22:04,450 --> 02:22:05,151
is 0.60 acres. Councilmember

4268
02:22:05,151 --> 02:22:05,585
benedict, you're recognized

4269
02:22:05,585 --> 02:22:06,420
ma'am.

4270
02:22:06,420 --> 02:22:08,154
Thank you, MADAM Vice

4271
02:22:08,154 --> 02:22:08,654
mayor, I'd like to open the

4272
02:22:08,654 --> 02:22:09,221
public hearing, please.

4273
02:22:09,221 --> 02:22:10,356
All

4274
02:22:10,356 --> 02:22:11,624
right. I declare the public

4275
02:22:11,624 --> 02:22:14,527
hearing open for council member

4276
02:22:14,527 --> 02:22:15,995
benedict's bill 1428. Would all

4277
02:22:15,995 --> 02:22:17,530
members of the public here in

4278
02:22:17,530 --> 02:22:19,966
support of this bill please

4279
02:22:19,966 --> 02:22:22,966
raise your hand? Okay. Thank

4280
02:22:23,102 --> 02:22:24,571
you. Would all mmbers of the in opposition to

4281
02:22:24,571 --> 02:22:27,571
this bill please raise your

4282
02:22:28,207 --> 02:22:29,109
hand? Seeing no one here in

4283
02:22:29,109 --> 02:22:30,744
opposition to the persons here

4284
02:22:30,744 --> 02:22:32,144
in support seek to be

4285
02:22:32,144 --> 02:22:33,980
recognized. They are shaking

4286
02:22:33,980 --> 02:22:35,147
their head. No, MISS Benedict,

4287
02:22:35,147 --> 02:22:36,182
so I will declare the public

4288
02:22:36,182 --> 02:22:37,149
hearing closed. It's back to

4289
02:22:37,149 --> 02:22:38,317
you for motion.

4290
02:22:38,317 --> 02:22:39,850
Thank you. Move!

4291
02:22:39,850 --> 02:22:41,850
Approval, please.

4292
02:22:41,253 --> 02:22:42,990
All right. Is

4293
02:22:42,990 --> 02:22:45,124
there a motion to approve? It's

4294
02:22:45,124 --> 02:22:46,959
properly seconded. We're on to

4295
02:22:46,959 --> 02:22:49,359
discussion. Is there any

4296
02:22:49,695 --> 02:22:51,230
discussion? Seeing none. All in

4297
02:22:51,230 --> 02:22:52,833
favor, please say aye. Any

4298
02:22:52,833 --> 02:22:54,400
voting no or abstaining? Okay.

4299
02:22:54,400 --> 02:22:58,000
This has passed its second of

4300
02:22:59,238 --> 02:23:01,638
three readings. All right.

4301
02:23:02,740 --> 02:23:04,177
last non data center item on

4302
02:23:04,177 --> 02:23:06,345
public hearing. Just the

4303
02:23:06,345 --> 02:23:08,547
regular old public hearing is

4304
02:23:08,547 --> 02:23:10,947
agenda item 43. This is

4305
02:23:13,219 --> 02:23:15,287
ordinance bl 2026-1429. Sponsor

4306
02:23:15,287 --> 02:23:18,580
spain. This is an ordinance to

4307
02:23:18,580 --> 02:23:19,692
amend title 17 of the metro zoning ordinance.

4308
02:23:19,692 --> 02:23:21,460
The metro government, by

4309
02:23:21,460 --> 02:23:22,863
canceling a portion of a

4310
02:23:22,863 --> 02:23:24,863
residential planned unit

4311
02:23:25,970 --> 02:23:27,497
development overlay district on

4312
02:23:28,669 --> 02:23:31,690
properties located at 8011 and

4313
02:23:31,204 --> 02:23:33,604
8087 poplar creek road and

4314
02:23:34,107 --> 02:23:36,507
poplar creek road. Unnumbered

4315
02:23:36,642 --> 02:23:39,420
approximately 2078ft west of

4316
02:23:39,546 --> 02:23:41,348
old harding pike. This is 39.2

4317
02:23:41,348 --> 02:23:44,116
acres and it's zoned r, s 15

4318
02:23:44,116 --> 02:23:45,618
and a r two a council member.

4319
02:23:45,618 --> 02:23:46,820
Spain. You're recognized sir.

4320
02:23:46,820 --> 02:23:48,622
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

4321
02:23:48,622 --> 02:23:49,755
Last but not least, I'd like to

4322
02:23:49,755 --> 02:23:51,625
open the public hearing, please.

4323
02:23:51,625 --> 02:23:52,725
All right. I declare the public

4324
02:23:52,725 --> 02:23:55,725
hearing open for council member.

4325
02:23:56,280 --> 02:23:57,164
Spain's bill 1429. Would all

4326
02:23:57,164 --> 02:23:58,564
members of the public here in

4327
02:23:58,564 --> 02:24:01,670
support of this bill please

4328
02:24:01,670 --> 02:24:02,535
raise your hand? Thank you.

4329
02:24:02,535 --> 02:24:04,337
Would all members of the public

4330
02:24:04,337 --> 02:24:07,207
here in opposition this bill

4331
02:24:07,207 --> 02:24:09,900
please raise your hand? Okay. I

4332
02:24:09,900 --> 02:24:12,245
see you, sir. Thank you for

4333
02:24:12,245 --> 02:24:14,714
leaning out there, seeing that

4334
02:24:14,714 --> 02:24:15,983
there is a person here in

4335
02:24:15,983 --> 02:24:18,383
opposition. Does the person

4336
02:24:18,752 --> 02:24:19,786
here in support seek to be

4337
02:24:19,786 --> 02:24:22,186
recognized and speak? Persons

4338
02:24:22,689 --> 02:24:26,889
in support will go first if you

4339
02:24:33,533 --> 02:24:35,669
seek to speak. Okay. All right.

4340
02:24:35,669 --> 02:24:38,939
You are recognized to speak in

4341
02:24:38,939 --> 02:24:40,841
support. Go ahead. Oh, I'm

4342
02:24:40,841 --> 02:24:42,775
sorry ma'am, I apologize. I did

4343
02:24:42,775 --> 02:24:43,943
not have your mic on and I

4344
02:24:43,943 --> 02:24:45,846
would ask that you also just

4345
02:24:45,846 --> 02:24:46,847
stand very close to the mic as

4346
02:24:46,847 --> 02:24:47,681
well. Thank you.

4347
02:24:47,681 --> 02:24:48,682
Jane stretch

4348
02:24:48,682 --> 02:24:50,830
in support.

4349
02:24:50,830 --> 02:24:52,830
This is family

4350
02:24:52,919 --> 02:24:54,755
property that was had a pud

4351
02:24:54,755 --> 02:24:57,556
overlay on it that we are

4352
02:24:57,556 --> 02:25:00,494
seeking to take the overlay off

4353
02:25:00,494 --> 02:25:02,329
so that it can return to farm

4354
02:25:02,329 --> 02:25:04,729
property, as my father

4355
02:25:05,165 --> 02:25:07,366
initially intended it to be our

4356
02:25:07,366 --> 02:25:09,503
one of our children and her

4357
02:25:09,503 --> 02:25:11,605
family want to build on it and

4358
02:25:11,605 --> 02:25:13,730
operate it in the way that it

4359
02:25:13,730 --> 02:25:14,975
was operated in the past and

4360
02:25:14,975 --> 02:25:15,742
that dad sought to have

4361
02:25:15,742 --> 02:25:17,110
preserved.

4362
02:25:17,110 --> 02:25:19,510
All right. Thank you,

4363
02:25:19,913 --> 02:25:21,448
ma'am. Just a person here in

4364
02:25:21,448 --> 02:25:23,848
opposition behind the column

4365
02:25:23,917 --> 02:25:26,530
seek to be recognized and speak.

4366
02:25:26,530 --> 02:25:27,888
Okay. Just just to make sure

4367
02:25:27,888 --> 02:25:29,523
anyone else here in support.

4368
02:25:29,523 --> 02:25:31,458
Okay. Go ahead. In opposition,

4369
02:25:31,458 --> 02:25:33,994
you MAY come forward. Go ahead.

4370
02:25:33,994 --> 02:25:36,229
I'm only. I live on poplar

4371
02:25:36,229 --> 02:25:37,665
creek, and all I knew about

4372
02:25:37,665 --> 02:25:39,533
this was they're trying to take

4373
02:25:39,533 --> 02:25:40,801
away from being residential.

4374
02:25:40,801 --> 02:25:42,690
And so I figured I wanted to

4375
02:25:42,690 --> 02:25:43,136
remain residential. But she's

4376
02:25:43,136 --> 02:25:46,573
saying it's going to go to

4377
02:25:46,573 --> 02:25:47,975
farmland instead of homes.

4378
02:25:47,975 --> 02:25:49,843
That's even better. I just

4379
02:25:49,843 --> 02:25:50,243
didn't want it to be okay.

4380
02:25:50,243 --> 02:25:52,243
All

4381
02:25:52,346 --> 02:25:55,346
right. So is anyone else

4382
02:25:56,383 --> 02:25:58,552
seeking to be recognized in in

4383
02:25:58,552 --> 02:25:59,853
opposition? Okay. Seeing none,

4384
02:25:59,853 --> 02:26:01,540
I will declare the public

4385
02:26:01,540 --> 02:26:02,856
hearing closed. It's back to

4386
02:26:02,856 --> 02:26:03,556
you, MR. Spain, for a motion on

4387
02:26:03,556 --> 02:26:04,560
your bill, sir.

4388
02:26:04,560 --> 02:26:05,826
Thank you,

4389
02:26:05,826 --> 02:26:07,294
MADAM PRESIDENT. Apparently, we

4390
02:26:07,294 --> 02:26:08,327
could have done a better job

4391
02:26:08,327 --> 02:26:10,429
communicating the intent of

4392
02:26:10,429 --> 02:26:11,798
this. But as was mentioned, the

4393
02:26:11,798 --> 02:26:13,100
existing pud calls for another

4394
02:26:13,100 --> 02:26:14,468
90 plus homes on this property

4395
02:26:14,468 --> 02:26:16,690
was included as a possible

4396
02:26:16,690 --> 02:26:17,337
future phase five of poplar

4397
02:26:17,337 --> 02:26:19,500
creek estates. That's not going

4398
02:26:19,500 --> 02:26:20,207
to happen. You heard from MR.

4399
02:26:20,207 --> 02:26:22,410
Ransom what the intent for the

4400
02:26:22,410 --> 02:26:22,309
property is. With that, I move

4401
02:26:22,309 --> 02:26:23,143
approval.

4402
02:26:23,143 --> 02:26:24,945
Okay. All right.

4403
02:26:24,945 --> 02:26:28,545
There's a motion to approve her

4404
02:26:30,900 --> 02:26:30,126
second. All right. Is there any

4405
02:26:30,126 --> 02:26:31,752
further discussion on this bill?

4406
02:26:31,752 --> 02:26:33,787
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,

4407
02:26:33,787 --> 02:26:36,355
please say aye. Any voting no

4408
02:26:36,355 --> 02:26:39,355
or abstaining? Okay. This has

4409
02:26:39,559 --> 02:26:41,662
passed its second of three

4410
02:26:41,662 --> 02:26:44,620
readings. Alrighty. Okay, so

4411
02:26:44,964 --> 02:26:47,768
now we are moving in to the

4412
02:26:47,768 --> 02:26:50,768
portion of our public hearing

4413
02:26:52,539 --> 02:26:54,307
related to data centers. This

4414
02:26:54,307 --> 02:26:55,676
portion of the public hearing,

4415
02:26:55,676 --> 02:26:58,545
as you all who have very

4416
02:26:58,545 --> 02:27:00,945
patiently waited, are aware,

4417
02:27:01,214 --> 02:27:03,614
has ticketed, queuing and

4418
02:27:04,840 --> 02:27:05,419
ticketed speaking so as not to

4419
02:27:05,419 --> 02:27:06,620
be tedious throughout the

4420
02:27:06,620 --> 02:27:08,422
evening. I am not going to call

4421
02:27:08,422 --> 02:27:10,724
people sort of number by number

4422
02:27:10,724 --> 02:27:14,324
at this juncture. I presume we

4423
02:27:14,661 --> 02:27:18,861
kind of have our our first five.

4424
02:27:18,967 --> 02:27:20,801
And what I am going to do

4425
02:27:20,801 --> 02:27:21,969
occasionally is just ask the

4426
02:27:21,969 --> 02:27:23,903
person who is speaking what

4427
02:27:23,903 --> 02:27:25,872
their ticket number is, because

4428
02:27:25,872 --> 02:27:29,750
I imagine over time we MAY have

4429
02:27:29,750 --> 02:27:31,511
some attrition, right. And so I

4430
02:27:31,511 --> 02:27:33,413
will just ask for that

4431
02:27:33,413 --> 02:27:35,983
occasionally. And then I will

4432
02:27:35,983 --> 02:27:37,417
also update sort of the

4433
02:27:37,417 --> 02:27:40,287
listening or viewing or present

4434
02:27:40,287 --> 02:27:43,824
public on where we are from a

4435
02:27:43,824 --> 02:27:46,224
status standpoint. So this

4436
02:27:46,693 --> 02:27:48,428
first public hearing, and I

4437
02:27:48,428 --> 02:27:50,297
will go to the sponsor to make

4438
02:27:50,297 --> 02:27:53,897
it official, but this is for

4439
02:27:53,934 --> 02:27:56,334
agenda items 44 and 45. They

4440
02:27:57,204 --> 02:28:00,204
are companions to each other.

4441
02:28:01,908 --> 02:28:04,908
They are bills 1391 and its

4442
02:28:05,770 --> 02:28:06,580
companion 1392. I will just

4443
02:28:06,580 --> 02:28:10,830
read these into the record and

4444
02:28:10,830 --> 02:28:12,483
then recognize the sponsor.

4445
02:28:13,530 --> 02:28:14,788
1391 or the primary sponsor has

4446
02:28:14,788 --> 02:28:16,622
sponsors horton, porterfield,

4447
02:28:16,622 --> 02:28:18,792
gad huffman, welsh, toombs prep,

4448
02:28:18,792 --> 02:28:20,927
tea, benedict, spain, parker,

4449
02:28:20,927 --> 02:28:22,696
wiener, bo. Bradford, copen,

4450
02:28:22,696 --> 02:28:24,696
ewing. Johnston, sepulveda,

4451
02:28:25,299 --> 02:28:27,467
evans, cortez. Hill, allen.

4452
02:28:27,467 --> 02:28:29,703
Taylor, cap. Gamble, greg.

4453
02:28:29,703 --> 02:28:32,606
Suara, harrell and truffle. As

4454
02:28:32,606 --> 02:28:36,409
of this printing. So a lot of

4455
02:28:36,409 --> 02:28:38,878
sponsors. This 1391 is an amend title 17 of

4456
02:28:38,878 --> 02:28:40,747
the metro code laws to add

4457
02:28:40,747 --> 02:28:42,849
various new data center uses

4458
02:28:42,849 --> 02:28:45,249
and related definitions and

4459
02:28:47,254 --> 02:28:49,455
conditions to the zoning code.

4460
02:28:49,455 --> 02:28:50,456
1392 is the companion to that

4461
02:28:50,456 --> 02:28:52,292
bill that requires certain

4462
02:28:52,292 --> 02:28:55,292
materials to be restricted in

4463
02:28:55,461 --> 02:28:57,861
the construction of buildings.

4464
02:28:57,931 --> 02:29:00,901
So, MR. Horton, you are

4465
02:29:00,901 --> 02:29:01,635
recognized, sir. I'm sorry. Go

4466
02:29:01,635 --> 02:29:02,636
ahead, sir.

4467
02:29:02,636 --> 02:29:03,804
Thank you, vice

4468
02:29:03,804 --> 02:29:04,771
mayor. I'd like to open the

4469
02:29:04,771 --> 02:29:04,871
public hearing, please.

4470
02:29:04,871 --> 02:29:06,640
All

4471
02:29:06,640 --> 02:29:08,508
right. I declare the public

4472
02:29:08,508 --> 02:29:11,508
hearing open for council member

4473
02:29:15,682 --> 02:29:17,682
horton's bills 1391 and 1392.

4474
02:29:19,987 --> 02:29:23,557
We are just going to proceed

4475
02:29:23,557 --> 02:29:25,759
through. Let's see. Do we

4476
02:29:25,759 --> 02:29:27,260
actually ask if anybody is in

4477
02:29:27,260 --> 02:29:28,962
opposite. Okay. So this is just

4478
02:29:28,962 --> 02:29:30,130
like we do at the budget public

4479
02:29:30,130 --> 02:29:31,197
hearing. If you're for or

4480
02:29:31,197 --> 02:29:33,699
against or whatever, you are

4481
02:29:33,699 --> 02:29:35,402
just speaking on this bill. But

4482
02:29:35,402 --> 02:29:38,704
I will, I guess, for purposes

4483
02:29:38,704 --> 02:29:40,374
of dramatic photography, ask

4484
02:29:40,374 --> 02:29:41,674
what all members of the public

4485
02:29:41,674 --> 02:29:44,778
here in support of this bill,

4486
02:29:44,778 --> 02:29:46,613
please raise your hands. Okay.

4487
02:29:46,613 --> 02:29:49,149
Would all members of the public

4488
02:29:49,149 --> 02:29:52,719
here in opposition to this bill

4489
02:29:52,719 --> 02:29:55,719
please raise your hand? Okay.

4490
02:29:58,910 --> 02:30:00,260
All right. So as I stated

4491
02:30:00,260 --> 02:30:03,130
earlier, and just for the

4492
02:30:03,130 --> 02:30:06,650
general public to be aware, we

4493
02:30:06,650 --> 02:30:07,834
are going to have our staff

4494
02:30:07,834 --> 02:30:09,636
support folks in getting queued

4495
02:30:09,636 --> 02:30:12,571
in ticketed order. We don't

4496
02:30:12,571 --> 02:30:16,171
want folks to be standing too

4497
02:30:16,243 --> 02:30:17,944
long, and we will continue to

4498
02:30:17,944 --> 02:30:19,712
call people kind of from the

4499
02:30:19,712 --> 02:30:22,582
mezzanine and down from the

4500
02:30:22,582 --> 02:30:24,383
third floor as needed. I do

4501
02:30:24,383 --> 02:30:26,953
want to share with folks, as

4502
02:30:26,953 --> 02:30:29,823
you contemplate whether or not

4503
02:30:29,823 --> 02:30:31,591
you wish to speak this evening,

4504
02:30:31,591 --> 02:30:33,760
you MAY be here for several

4505
02:30:33,760 --> 02:30:36,964
hours. You are here in numbers.

4506
02:30:36,964 --> 02:30:39,466
And we see and we feel that you

4507
02:30:39,466 --> 02:30:42,402
MAY feel that folks have, you

4508
02:30:42,402 --> 02:30:45,720
know, spoken great words with

4509
02:30:45,720 --> 02:30:48,750
which you concur. So you each

4510
02:30:48,750 --> 02:30:49,609
have two minutes. You don't

4511
02:30:49,609 --> 02:30:52,879
have to use the entirety of

4512
02:30:52,879 --> 02:30:54,280
your two minutes, nor if you

4513
02:30:54,280 --> 02:30:57,184
see that others are saying what

4514
02:30:57,184 --> 02:30:59,686
you might want to say, the

4515
02:30:59,686 --> 02:31:02,255
ticket that you does not

4516
02:31:02,255 --> 02:31:04,758
require you to speak. Okay, you

4517
02:31:04,758 --> 02:31:07,260
might change your mind. You are

4518
02:31:07,260 --> 02:31:09,462
very welcome. You are very

4519
02:31:09,462 --> 02:31:13,367
welcome to speak. I do want to

4520
02:31:13,367 --> 02:31:18,167
let you know that as of 8 P.M.

4521
02:31:19,438 --> 02:31:21,838
There were 245 ticket ticketed.

4522
02:31:24,511 --> 02:31:25,612
Yes, sir.

4523
02:31:25,612 --> 02:31:28,120
Sponsors do we have

4524
02:31:28,148 --> 02:31:28,548
on this bill. 2828 sponsors.

4525
02:31:28,548 --> 02:31:30,548
Yes.

4526
02:31:30,717 --> 02:31:32,486
Thank you. And yeah, as

4527
02:31:32,486 --> 02:31:34,287
those were the 28 sponsors that

4528
02:31:34,287 --> 02:31:35,389
I read into the record, I think

4529
02:31:35,389 --> 02:31:36,490
MR. Taylor is perhaps

4530
02:31:36,490 --> 02:31:38,890
mentioning that, because what

4531
02:31:40,361 --> 02:31:43,664
that implies is this bill is if

4532
02:31:43,664 --> 02:31:46,533
every sponsor votes in favor is

4533
02:31:46,533 --> 02:31:50,133
is likely to pass this evening.

4534
02:31:51,271 --> 02:31:53,907
So as of 8 P.M. There were 245

4535
02:31:53,907 --> 02:31:56,276
ticketed speakers. So everybody,

4536
02:31:56,276 --> 02:31:59,980
if you want to do the math two

4537
02:31:59,980 --> 02:32:02,980
times 245 speakers is an eight

4538
02:32:03,417 --> 02:32:06,417
hour public hearing. Okay. And

4539
02:32:07,120 --> 02:32:08,822
so this is a public hearing.%

4540
02:32:08,822 --> 02:32:10,624
folks who want to speak will be

4541
02:32:10,624 --> 02:32:14,224
heard. But I would ask that

4542
02:32:14,561 --> 02:32:16,290
with respect to everyone here,

4543
02:32:16,290 --> 02:32:18,198
you know, let's let's think

4544
02:32:18,198 --> 02:32:20,101
about this as we as we go along.

4545
02:32:20,101 --> 02:32:22,136
Okay. And so with that, the

4546
02:32:22,136 --> 02:32:23,270
public hearing is open. And so

4547
02:32:23,270 --> 02:32:26,270
if our first speaker would

4548
02:32:27,975 --> 02:32:28,942
please come forward.

4549
02:32:28,942 --> 02:32:30,430
Hi. I was

4550
02:32:30,430 --> 02:32:31,545
not expecting to have to go

4551
02:32:31,545 --> 02:32:33,130
first, but. Good evening. My

4552
02:32:33,130 --> 02:32:34,514
name is catherine wyatt and I

4553
02:32:34,514 --> 02:32:35,782
live in the davidson county

4554
02:32:35,782 --> 02:32:37,317
side of hermitage, tennessee,

4555
02:32:37,317 --> 02:32:39,119
and council district 14. I'm

4556
02:32:39,119 --> 02:32:41,955
here to speak in support of

4557
02:32:41,955 --> 02:32:43,724
ordinance bill 26, 2026 1391,

4558
02:32:43,724 --> 02:32:45,292
because I want strong and

4559
02:32:45,292 --> 02:32:46,293
permanent rules and regulations

4560
02:32:46,293 --> 02:32:47,794
around data centers in

4561
02:32:47,794 --> 02:32:49,596
nashville and davidson county,

4562
02:32:49,596 --> 02:32:51,531
not just at fisk university or

4563
02:32:51,531 --> 02:32:53,167
the zoo, and not just for six

4564
02:32:53,167 --> 02:32:54,868
months. This means not a single

4565
02:32:54,868 --> 02:32:56,671
large scale data center goes up

4566
02:32:56,671 --> 02:32:58,472
in davidson county, hopefully

4567
02:32:58,472 --> 02:32:59,806
forever. But if not that, then

4568
02:32:59,806 --> 02:33:01,375
until the full scope of effects

4569
02:33:01,375 --> 02:33:02,750
on our power grid

4570
02:33:02,750 --> 02:33:03,543
infrastructure, water and

4571
02:33:03,543 --> 02:33:05,780
public health can be fully

4572
02:33:05,780 --> 02:33:06,147
understood, and the companies

4573
02:33:06,147 --> 02:33:07,748
who want to build them can

4574
02:33:07,748 --> 02:33:08,949
fully account for how they are

4575
02:33:08,949 --> 02:33:10,500
going to mitigate these effects,

4576
02:33:10,500 --> 02:33:11,785
so that the population of

4577
02:33:11,785 --> 02:33:12,986
middle tennessee is not left

4578
02:33:12,986 --> 02:33:14,755
bearing the health and

4579
02:33:14,755 --> 02:33:16,858
financial consequences of the

4580
02:33:16,858 --> 02:33:17,924
current run on unnecessary data

4581
02:33:17,924 --> 02:33:19,861
centers being built to

4582
02:33:19,861 --> 02:33:22,262
capitalize on massive tax cuts

4583
02:33:22,262 --> 02:33:23,730
to corporations, including dc

4584
02:33:23,730 --> 02:33:25,667
blox, a company headquartered

4585
02:33:25,667 --> 02:33:27,635
in atlanta, georgia. Thank you

4586
02:33:27,635 --> 02:33:29,370
to council member horton, my

4587
02:33:29,370 --> 02:33:30,505
council member huffman, and all

4588
02:33:30,505 --> 02:33:31,571
the other sponsors of this

4589
02:33:31,571 --> 02:33:33,106
ordinance for looking out for

4590
02:33:33,106 --> 02:33:34,175
davidson county residents.

4591
02:33:34,175 --> 02:33:36,175
Thank you.

4592
02:33:36,209 --> 02:33:38,780
Thank you. Next. Go

4593
02:33:38,780 --> 02:33:39,246
ahead, folks. We're going to

4594
02:33:39,246 --> 02:33:41,248
move much faster if we don't

4595
02:33:41,248 --> 02:33:43,250
have clapping. And if folks to

4596
02:33:43,250 --> 02:33:44,418
the podium will just come on

4597
02:33:44,418 --> 02:33:45,385
right on up and roll on through.

4598
02:33:45,385 --> 02:33:45,687
Go ahead, sir. You're

4599
02:33:45,687 --> 02:33:46,354
recognized.

4600
02:33:46,354 --> 02:33:47,254
Thank you.

4601
02:33:47,254 --> 02:33:48,455
my name

4602
02:33:48,455 --> 02:33:49,390
is rick heron. I'm a resident

4603
02:33:49,390 --> 02:33:50,358
of nashville, live in

4604
02:33:50,358 --> 02:33:51,425
germantown neighborhood. I'm a

4605
02:33:51,425 --> 02:33:52,493
volunteer leader with the

4606
02:33:52,493 --> 02:33:54,328
tennessee chapter of the sierra

4607
02:33:54,328 --> 02:33:56,164
club. I'd like to share my

4608
02:33:56,164 --> 02:33:58,564
personal thoughts on bill 2026,

4609
02:33:58,565 --> 02:33:59,734
1391 and 1448 tonight. The

4610
02:33:59,734 --> 02:34:01,168
rapid and unchecked growth of

4611
02:34:01,168 --> 02:34:02,469
data centers is quickly

4612
02:34:02,469 --> 02:34:03,637
overwhelming utilities putting

4613
02:34:03,637 --> 02:34:05,106
ratepayers at risk of increased

4614
02:34:05,106 --> 02:34:06,206
bills, undermining our

4615
02:34:06,206 --> 02:34:07,908
environmental goals and public

4616
02:34:07,908 --> 02:34:09,811
health, and putting our air,

4617
02:34:09,811 --> 02:34:11,278
water and climate at risk. I

4618
02:34:11,278 --> 02:34:14,278
urge council members to support

4619
02:34:14,481 --> 02:34:15,483
both bills 1391 and 1448 to

4620
02:34:15,483 --> 02:34:16,950
protect davidson county from

4621
02:34:16,950 --> 02:34:18,418
adverse impacts we've seen, not

4622
02:34:18,418 --> 02:34:19,721
only in memphis but across the

4623
02:34:19,721 --> 02:34:21,356
country, where tech companies

4624
02:34:21,356 --> 02:34:23,457
are allowed to run roughshod

4625
02:34:23,457 --> 02:34:24,659
over communities. I support

4626
02:34:24,659 --> 02:34:26,727
1391 as a first step in the

4627
02:34:26,727 --> 02:34:28,562
right direction, but the

4628
02:34:28,562 --> 02:34:30,962
current language in 1391 must

4629
02:34:31,365 --> 02:34:33,200
be strengthened. We need to be

4630
02:34:33,200 --> 02:34:35,300
vigilant to have not only the

4631
02:34:35,300 --> 02:34:36,737
intent, but the reality of

4632
02:34:36,737 --> 02:34:38,538
protections with real teeth.

4633
02:34:38,538 --> 02:34:39,641
And what we don't need. Are

4634
02:34:39,641 --> 02:34:42,143
holes big enough to drive a

4635
02:34:42,143 --> 02:34:44,312
trailer bed full of noisy,

4636
02:34:44,312 --> 02:34:46,147
polluting gas turbines through.

4637
02:34:46,147 --> 02:34:47,347
To that end, I urge council

4638
02:34:47,347 --> 02:34:49,490
members to support amendments

4639
02:34:49,490 --> 02:34:51,449
to 1391 that include the

4640
02:34:51,486 --> 02:34:53,353
following one the use of

4641
02:34:53,353 --> 02:34:54,422
renewable energy and

4642
02:34:54,422 --> 02:34:55,889
substantially increasing the

4643
02:34:55,889 --> 02:34:57,991
requirements in the bill so

4644
02:34:57,991 --> 02:34:59,526
that any projects do not move

4645
02:34:59,526 --> 02:35:02,329
us backwards from our own

4646
02:35:02,329 --> 02:35:03,463
city's goal of reducing

4647
02:35:03,463 --> 02:35:05,863
community wide greenhouse gas

4648
02:35:07,350 --> 02:35:08,468
emissions 80% by 2050. To the

4649
02:35:08,468 --> 02:35:09,269
extent any emissions producing

4650
02:35:09,269 --> 02:35:10,971
generators are allowed at all

4651
02:35:10,971 --> 02:35:13,508
for on site power, there need

4652
02:35:13,508 --> 02:35:15,376
to be very strict, strong

4653
02:35:15,376 --> 02:35:16,811
limitations so that these

4654
02:35:16,811 --> 02:35:18,780
onsite power generators are not

4655
02:35:18,780 --> 02:35:19,981
used for routine operations or

4656
02:35:19,981 --> 02:35:22,850
as a substitute for any grid

4657
02:35:22,850 --> 02:35:24,385
power produced by any s and tva

4658
02:35:24,385 --> 02:35:26,540
also need written confirmation

4659
02:35:26,540 --> 02:35:27,288
from any s or tva that they

4660
02:35:27,288 --> 02:35:29,324
have, or will have the capacity

4661
02:35:29,324 --> 02:35:32,225
to fully serve any projects, so

4662
02:35:32,225 --> 02:35:33,661
that power reliability for the

4663
02:35:33,661 --> 02:35:35,862
rest of us will not be

4664
02:35:35,862 --> 02:35:37,731
compromised. Again, I speak in

4665
02:35:37,731 --> 02:35:39,660
support of this bill. Language

4666
02:35:39,660 --> 02:35:40,200
needs to bestrengthened. I

4667
02:35:40,200 --> 02:35:41,602
urge council members to support

4668
02:35:41,602 --> 02:35:43,438
these amendments. Thank you.

4669
02:35:43,438 --> 02:35:46,341
Thank you. Go ahead and come on

4670
02:35:46,341 --> 02:35:48,341
forward. You're recognized.

4671
02:35:48,342 --> 02:35:49,811
Hello, my name is amber rose. I

4672
02:35:49,811 --> 02:35:51,278
am a homeowner in district

4673
02:35:51,278 --> 02:35:53,448
seven. Shout out to

4674
02:35:53,448 --> 02:35:55,283
COUNCILWOMAN Benedict. Ditto

4675
02:35:55,283 --> 02:35:56,751
what they said. I support it

4676
02:35:56,751 --> 02:35:58,518
and I'm glad there's 28

4677
02:35:58,518 --> 02:35:59,220
sponsors. So thanks.

4678
02:35:59,220 --> 02:36:00,254
Thank you.

4679
02:36:00,254 --> 02:36:01,823
Go ahead and come on forward.

4680
02:36:01,823 --> 02:36:02,423
You're recognized.

4681
02:36:02,423 --> 02:36:04,225
My name is

4682
02:36:04,225 --> 02:36:05,826
megan castleberry. I live in

4683
02:36:05,826 --> 02:36:06,761
nashville in district five. I'm

4684
02:36:06,761 --> 02:36:08,596
a member of the middle

4685
02:36:08,596 --> 02:36:10,596
tennessee democratic socialist

4686
02:36:11,165 --> 02:36:13,201
chapter, and I support bill

4687
02:36:13,201 --> 02:36:13,935
2026 1391 to hopefully in the

4688
02:36:13,935 --> 02:36:15,360
future with strengthened

4689
02:36:15,360 --> 02:36:16,170
language, prevent the

4690
02:36:16,170 --> 02:36:17,705
construction of all data

4691
02:36:17,705 --> 02:36:20,174
centers, but if not to prevent

4692
02:36:20,174 --> 02:36:23,174
and to strictly regulate the

4693
02:36:23,845 --> 02:36:25,513
use of ai in both fields. Arts

4694
02:36:25,513 --> 02:36:26,980
and education simply must be

4695
02:36:26,980 --> 02:36:28,815
regulated, as is taking a

4696
02:36:28,815 --> 02:36:29,850
direct toll on the creative job

4697
02:36:29,850 --> 02:36:31,152
market, as well as the

4698
02:36:31,152 --> 02:36:32,754
well-being of young people whom

4699
02:36:32,754 --> 02:36:33,755
I work directly with, both in

4700
02:36:33,755 --> 02:36:35,755
davidson and williamson

4701
02:36:35,990 --> 02:36:37,491
counties. The use of ai systems

4702
02:36:37,491 --> 02:36:39,227
aside, it's been shown time and

4703
02:36:39,227 --> 02:36:40,628
time again that environmental

4704
02:36:40,628 --> 02:36:41,729
impact of data centers on local

4705
02:36:41,729 --> 02:36:44,531
communities and the planet at

4706
02:36:44,531 --> 02:36:45,933
large are undeniably awful. I'm

4707
02:36:45,933 --> 02:36:47,468
a proud born and raised

4708
02:36:47,468 --> 02:36:50,370
tennessean. I have moved out of

4709
02:36:50,370 --> 02:36:51,405
state and back here largely in

4710
02:36:51,405 --> 02:36:53,908
support of the natural beauty

4711
02:36:53,908 --> 02:36:55,420
of living here and those data

4712
02:36:55,420 --> 02:36:57,177
centers. Wrecking that natural

4713
02:36:57,177 --> 02:36:58,613
beauty is a direct attack

4714
02:36:58,613 --> 02:37:00,181
against our humanity and

4715
02:37:00,181 --> 02:37:01,549
against tennesseans. So we're

4716
02:37:01,549 --> 02:37:03,418
in support of this bill. Glad

4717
02:37:03,418 --> 02:37:04,419
to see you all are too, along

4718
02:37:04,419 --> 02:37:05,119
with tennessee.

4719
02:37:05,119 --> 02:37:06,454
Thank you so

4720
02:37:06,454 --> 02:37:07,655
much. Go ahead and come forward.

4721
02:37:07,655 --> 02:37:08,456
And could you share your ticket

4722
02:37:08,456 --> 02:37:09,757
number, please?

4723
02:37:09,757 --> 02:37:11,592
Oh yes, I'm

4724
02:37:11,592 --> 02:37:12,590
ticket number six.

4725
02:37:12,590 --> 02:37:13,761
Go ahead.

4726
02:37:13,761 --> 02:37:16,297
And my name is rachel glidden

4727
02:37:16,297 --> 02:37:19,534
and I live in district seven.

4728
02:37:19,534 --> 02:37:22,337
And I'm here to support bill

4729
02:37:22,337 --> 02:37:23,905
2026 1391. I want to ask the

4730
02:37:23,905 --> 02:37:25,973
question, I guess, of the group,

4731
02:37:25,973 --> 02:37:27,400
which is basically, if the

4732
02:37:27,400 --> 02:37:28,509
people building these data

4733
02:37:28,509 --> 02:37:30,440
centers don't want to live by

4734
02:37:30,440 --> 02:37:31,120
them, why should we? That's

4735
02:37:31,120 --> 02:37:31,712
that's pretty much it.

4736
02:37:31,712 --> 02:37:32,880
Thank

4737
02:37:32,880 --> 02:37:35,415
you. Thank you so much. Go

4738
02:37:35,415 --> 02:37:37,452
ahead and come on forward.

4739
02:37:37,452 --> 02:37:38,919
Ticket number seven. My name is

4740
02:37:38,919 --> 02:37:41,222
riley newton. I live in

4741
02:37:41,222 --> 02:37:43,224
nashville in district six. And

4742
02:37:43,224 --> 02:37:45,727
I'm here in support of bill

4743
02:37:45,727 --> 02:37:46,561
2026 1391. I concur with

4744
02:37:46,561 --> 02:37:47,862
everything that's been said

4745
02:37:47,862 --> 02:37:49,664
before and I yield my time.

4746
02:37:49,664 --> 02:37:50,898
Thank you, thank you. Excellent.

4747
02:37:50,898 --> 02:37:53,735
Go ahead and come on forward.

4748
02:37:53,735 --> 02:37:54,469
Sir. You're recognized.

4749
02:37:54,469 --> 02:37:55,536
I am

4750
02:37:55,536 --> 02:37:55,870
ticket number eight.

4751
02:37:55,870 --> 02:37:57,500
not

4752
02:37:57,500 --> 02:37:58,338
everybody has to state their

4753
02:37:58,338 --> 02:37:59,874
ticket. I'm just going to ask

4754
02:37:59,874 --> 02:38:00,908
occasionally, but thank you. Go

4755
02:38:00,908 --> 02:38:02,343
ahead.

4756
02:38:02,343 --> 02:38:04,912
My name is henry bennett

4757
02:38:04,912 --> 02:38:07,912
jones. I've lived in district

4758
02:38:08,516 --> 02:38:10,585
24. I'm in support of bill 2026

4759
02:38:10,585 --> 02:38:12,985
1391. I've lived in nashville

4760
02:38:14,856 --> 02:38:17,457
my entire life and. I've gone

4761
02:38:17,457 --> 02:38:19,994
to the zoo as a child. And I

4762
02:38:19,994 --> 02:38:21,462
think that, you know, on behalf

4763
02:38:21,462 --> 02:38:24,332
of everyone that has grown up

4764
02:38:24,332 --> 02:38:25,700
going to the zoo and on behalf

4765
02:38:25,700 --> 02:38:27,602
of those that want to be able

4766
02:38:27,602 --> 02:38:28,836
to enjoy the zoo in the future,

4767
02:38:28,836 --> 02:38:31,204
I think that a data center,

4768
02:38:31,204 --> 02:38:34,740
there would be a extreme

4769
02:38:34,740 --> 02:38:35,476
detriment to my ability and

4770
02:38:35,476 --> 02:38:37,245
others ability to enjoy going

4771
02:38:37,245 --> 02:38:39,380
to the zoo, and an extreme

4772
02:38:39,380 --> 02:38:41,780
detriment to the surrounding

4773
02:38:41,949 --> 02:38:42,984
neighborhoods of nolensville

4774
02:38:42,984 --> 02:38:43,418
pike. Thank you.

4775
02:38:43,418 --> 02:38:45,850
Appreciate you

4776
02:38:45,850 --> 02:38:47,755
coming out. Thank you. Go ahead

4777
02:38:47,755 --> 02:38:48,122
sir. You're recognized.

4778
02:38:48,122 --> 02:38:49,924
My name

4779
02:38:49,924 --> 02:38:50,925
is amir meyers.

4780
02:38:50,925 --> 02:38:52,925
MR. Meyers, can

4781
02:38:52,927 --> 02:38:54,128
you pull that mic up so I can

4782
02:38:54,128 --> 02:38:54,929
hear you a little bit better?

4783
02:38:54,929 --> 02:38:56,640
Go ahead.

4784
02:38:56,640 --> 02:38:57,932
Sir, my name is amir

4785
02:38:57,932 --> 02:38:59,320
meyers. I am from district 28

4786
02:38:59,320 --> 02:39:01,690
around the antioch area, and I

4787
02:39:01,690 --> 02:39:02,236
am a. I am in support of both

4788
02:39:02,236 --> 02:39:04,380
bills. And honestly, I just

4789
02:39:04,380 --> 02:39:05,139
have to say, what's the point

4790
02:39:05,139 --> 02:39:07,141
of innovation if it's going to

4791
02:39:07,141 --> 02:39:08,175
lead to the harm of others and

4792
02:39:08,175 --> 02:39:09,110
I. I yield my time.

4793
02:39:09,110 --> 02:39:10,211
Thank you.

4794
02:39:10,211 --> 02:39:12,130
Go ahead, ma'am, come on

4795
02:39:12,130 --> 02:39:12,981
forward. And if you could share

4796
02:39:12,981 --> 02:39:13,770
your ticket number, I.

4797
02:39:13,770 --> 02:39:14,115
Am

4798
02:39:14,115 --> 02:39:15,160
ticket number ten.

4799
02:39:15,160 --> 02:39:15,917
Okay. Thank

4800
02:39:15,917 --> 02:39:16,183
you. Go ahead.

4801
02:39:16,183 --> 02:39:17,986
good evening,

4802
02:39:17,986 --> 02:39:19,153
I'm emily tataryn. I am in

4803
02:39:19,153 --> 02:39:21,210
district 29, and for the sake

4804
02:39:21,210 --> 02:39:22,924
of brevity, I'm here to tell

4805
02:39:22,924 --> 02:39:24,580
you that I am in support of

4806
02:39:24,580 --> 02:39:24,992
this bill. I am a fifth

4807
02:39:24,992 --> 02:39:26,127
generation nashvillian. My

4808
02:39:26,127 --> 02:39:27,327
daughters are sixth generation,

4809
02:39:27,327 --> 02:39:28,963
and I would like to leave

4810
02:39:28,963 --> 02:39:30,965
nashville in a better place

4811
02:39:30,965 --> 02:39:32,166
than how I found it and how I

4812
02:39:32,166 --> 02:39:32,967
grew up here. So please pass

4813
02:39:32,967 --> 02:39:34,350
this bill.

4814
02:39:34,350 --> 02:39:35,970
Thank you. Thank you

4815
02:39:35,970 --> 02:39:37,105
so much. Go ahead and come on

4816
02:39:37,105 --> 02:39:38,238
forward. Go ahead and come on

4817
02:39:38,238 --> 02:39:39,173
forward. You're recognized. If

4818
02:39:39,173 --> 02:39:40,240
everybody could keep coming

4819
02:39:40,240 --> 02:39:42,430
forward, not leaning against

4820
02:39:42,430 --> 02:39:43,143
the wall. Go ahead and come on

4821
02:39:43,143 --> 02:39:43,478
forward. Go ahead ma'am.

4822
02:39:43,478 --> 02:39:45,478
Hello.

4823
02:39:45,613 --> 02:39:47,447
I'm number 11, alex van zeeland

4824
02:39:47,447 --> 02:39:50,447
from inglewood, and I support

4825
02:39:51,753 --> 02:39:53,621
bill 2026 1391, 250 years ago,

4826
02:39:53,621 --> 02:39:54,989
our forefathers fought for our

4827
02:39:54,989 --> 02:39:57,558
right to live in a free country,

4828
02:39:57,558 --> 02:39:59,626
and 250 years later, I find

4829
02:39:59,626 --> 02:40:01,429
myself questioning am I truly

4830
02:40:01,429 --> 02:40:02,965
free? Am I free? When my

4831
02:40:02,965 --> 02:40:03,698
government gives tax breaks to

4832
02:40:03,698 --> 02:40:05,330
billionaires for the

4833
02:40:05,330 --> 02:40:06,934
construction of a building that

4834
02:40:06,934 --> 02:40:08,703
harms my neighbors? Am I truly

4835
02:40:08,703 --> 02:40:10,505
free when my cost of living

4836
02:40:10,505 --> 02:40:12,272
skyrockets? And the only answer

4837
02:40:12,272 --> 02:40:14,776
we the people receive is deal

4838
02:40:14,776 --> 02:40:16,711
with it. Am I truly free when

4839
02:40:16,711 --> 02:40:19,147
my data is more valuable than

4840
02:40:19,147 --> 02:40:21,150
my life? Your life, and the

4841
02:40:21,150 --> 02:40:22,717
animals caught in between? And

4842
02:40:22,717 --> 02:40:23,750
when our rights and civil

4843
02:40:23,750 --> 02:40:25,619
liberties are eroded by

4844
02:40:25,619 --> 02:40:28,190
corruption and greed, history

4845
02:40:28,122 --> 02:40:30,725
shows what comes next. The seed

4846
02:40:30,725 --> 02:40:32,527
of revolution. Just like our

4847
02:40:32,527 --> 02:40:34,162
forefathers before us, we don't

4848
02:40:34,162 --> 02:40:36,640
want watered down restrictions.

4849
02:40:36,640 --> 02:40:38,598
We don't want half measures. We

4850
02:40:38,598 --> 02:40:40,400
don't want data centers at all.

4851
02:40:40,400 --> 02:40:42,537
consider this my creativity.

4852
02:40:42,537 --> 02:40:44,272
Thrown into the boston harbor

4853
02:40:44,272 --> 02:40:47,174
and made this movement inspire

4854
02:40:47,174 --> 02:40:49,177
every other state in this

4855
02:40:49,177 --> 02:40:50,812
country to follow suit and call

4856
02:40:50,812 --> 02:40:52,680
out the people in power who

4857
02:40:52,680 --> 02:40:54,820
look to profit off the harm of

4858
02:40:54,820 --> 02:40:55,283
our citizens.

4859
02:40:55,283 --> 02:40:56,517
All right. Thank

4860
02:40:56,517 --> 02:40:58,486
you. Go ahead and come forward.

4861
02:40:58,486 --> 02:40:59,854
Sir. You're recognized. Let's

4862
02:40:59,854 --> 02:41:01,550
please not pause in between

4863
02:41:01,550 --> 02:41:02,390
speakers, sir. Come on. Forward.

4864
02:41:02,390 --> 02:41:02,690
Thank you sir. You're

4865
02:41:02,690 --> 02:41:04,125
recognized.

4866
02:41:04,125 --> 02:41:06,525
My name is alan

4867
02:41:09,464 --> 02:41:12,464
diehl. I'm in support of 1391

4868
02:41:16,137 --> 02:41:18,906
and. If heaven were on earth,

4869
02:41:18,906 --> 02:41:20,908
it would have to be the zoo.

4870
02:41:20,908 --> 02:41:22,443
There is so much to see and a

4871
02:41:22,443 --> 02:41:24,278
whole lot to do. From the

4872
02:41:24,278 --> 02:41:26,714
gibbons to the rhinos, the zoo

4873
02:41:26,714 --> 02:41:30,385
is the place to go. Where else

4874
02:41:30,385 --> 02:41:32,386
can you say pink flamingos?

4875
02:41:32,386 --> 02:41:33,588
There is a lot to do and you

4876
02:41:33,588 --> 02:41:35,890
never can tell. You might even

4877
02:41:35,890 --> 02:41:38,225
ride a wild animal on the

4878
02:41:38,225 --> 02:41:40,828
carousel. You can soar like an

4879
02:41:40,828 --> 02:41:42,964
eagle way up in the sky. Or

4880
02:41:42,964 --> 02:41:46,234
ride a toy train while the

4881
02:41:46,234 --> 02:41:47,635
people wave bye. But it isn't

4882
02:41:47,635 --> 02:41:49,704
just the animals that you see

4883
02:41:49,704 --> 02:41:52,673
at the zoo. The one thing I

4884
02:41:52,673 --> 02:41:55,910
hope to see is you. Let's not

4885
02:41:55,910 --> 02:41:58,880
put this data center here. It

4886
02:41:58,880 --> 02:41:59,213
don't belong. Thank you.

4887
02:41:59,213 --> 02:42:00,648
Thank

4888
02:42:00,648 --> 02:42:02,500
you sir, we appreciate your

4889
02:42:02,500 --> 02:42:04,585
poem. Okay, go ahead and come

4890
02:42:04,585 --> 02:42:06,187
forward. You're recognized.

4891
02:42:06,187 --> 02:42:07,855
Hello. My name is darcy keyser.

4892
02:42:07,855 --> 02:42:10,391
I live in nashville in district

4893
02:42:10,391 --> 02:42:12,600
five, and I support bill 1391.

4894
02:42:12,600 --> 02:42:13,260
I'm a nashville native and the

4895
02:42:13,260 --> 02:42:15,429
daughter of a prominent figure

4896
02:42:15,429 --> 02:42:16,531
in animal activism. My mom

4897
02:42:16,531 --> 02:42:17,932
started the first no kill

4898
02:42:17,932 --> 02:42:20,168
animal shelter in greater

4899
02:42:20,168 --> 02:42:21,502
nashville. As an animal rights

4900
02:42:21,502 --> 02:42:23,271
activist. My mom spoke for the

4901
02:42:23,271 --> 02:42:25,773
voiceless and that is why I am

4902
02:42:25,773 --> 02:42:27,342
hre today. I do not want to

4903
02:42:27,342 --> 02:42:29,477
see a data center built near

4904
02:42:29,477 --> 02:42:31,179
the zoo. This isn't just about

4905
02:42:31,179 --> 02:42:32,714
the animals, it's also about

4906
02:42:32,714 --> 02:42:34,315
the human impact. There are

4907
02:42:34,315 --> 02:42:35,882
three facts that support why we

4908
02:42:35,882 --> 02:42:38,386
should not have data centers in

4909
02:42:38,386 --> 02:42:39,887
davidson county at all. Power

4910
02:42:39,887 --> 02:42:42,390
supply. A typical data center,

4911
02:42:42,390 --> 02:42:44,192
takes up power of over 100,000

4912
02:42:44,192 --> 02:42:45,693
homes. Residents already

4913
02:42:45,693 --> 02:42:47,462
experience the horrors that was

4914
02:42:47,462 --> 02:42:48,895
winter storm fern. The

4915
02:42:48,895 --> 02:42:50,198
residents of davidson county do

4916
02:42:50,198 --> 02:42:51,432
not need to see rising

4917
02:42:51,432 --> 02:42:53,832
electrical costs and failed

4918
02:42:53,868 --> 02:42:55,336
systems again. Water pollution.

4919
02:42:55,336 --> 02:42:56,738
Our rivers already have been

4920
02:42:56,738 --> 02:42:58,573
tested and have shown a

4921
02:42:58,573 --> 02:43:00,341
persistent presence offorever

4922
02:43:00,341 --> 02:43:02,577
chemicals of pfas. We don't

4923
02:43:02,577 --> 02:43:04,345
need more water pollution.

4924
02:43:04,345 --> 02:43:06,745
Noise pollution data centers

4925
02:43:06,847 --> 02:43:08,950
can make noise of up to 85db.

4926
02:43:08,950 --> 02:43:10,418
This noise won't just impact

4927
02:43:10,418 --> 02:43:12,253
the zoo animals. That noise

4928
02:43:12,253 --> 02:43:14,389
impacts the entire city's

4929
02:43:14,389 --> 02:43:16,224
ecosystem. For example, birds,

4930
02:43:16,224 --> 02:43:18,426
frogs, squirrels, and bats have

4931
02:43:18,426 --> 02:43:20,595
mating calls that depend on

4932
02:43:20,595 --> 02:43:21,995
acoustical environments. Simply,

4933
02:43:21,995 --> 02:43:23,798
we will see a change in our

4934
02:43:23,798 --> 02:43:25,333
wildlife species and food chain

4935
02:43:25,333 --> 02:43:27,969
as a result. As a result of

4936
02:43:27,969 --> 02:43:29,604
this data center. In summary,

4937
02:43:29,604 --> 02:43:32,730
we do not need any new data

4938
02:43:32,730 --> 02:43:33,473
centers. I support bill 1391

4939
02:43:33,473 --> 02:43:35,643
because it puts restrictions

4940
02:43:35,643 --> 02:43:37,446
and rules in place about data

4941
02:43:37,446 --> 02:43:40,348
centers, and that's a start.

4942
02:43:40,348 --> 02:43:42,150
Truly, bill 1391 is only a

4943
02:43:42,150 --> 02:43:44,686
compromise to no data centers

4944
02:43:44,686 --> 02:43:45,687
at all. Thank you.

4945
02:43:45,687 --> 02:43:46,787
Thank you so

4946
02:43:46,787 --> 02:43:47,889
much. Could you share your

4947
02:43:47,889 --> 02:43:48,556
ticket number, please?

4948
02:43:48,556 --> 02:43:48,923
Number

4949
02:43:48,923 --> 02:43:50,425
15.

4950
02:43:50,425 --> 02:43:50,626
Okay. Thank you ma'am. Go

4951
02:43:50,626 --> 02:43:51,926
ahead.

4952
02:43:51,926 --> 02:43:53,695
Good evening, vice mayor

4953
02:43:53,695 --> 02:43:55,129
and council. I'm penny judd,

4954
02:43:55,129 --> 02:43:56,931
I'm a goodlettsville resident

4955
02:43:56,931 --> 02:43:59,670
and I serve on the national zoo

4956
02:43:59,670 --> 02:44:00,868
board. I'm here in support of

4957
02:44:00,868 --> 02:44:02,637
council approving measures to

4958
02:44:02,637 --> 02:44:04,439
create zoning rules for data

4959
02:44:04,439 --> 02:44:06,839
centers and other lawful

4960
02:44:06,975 --> 02:44:08,810
measures to protect the zoo.

4961
02:44:08,810 --> 02:44:11,279
While economic growth is key to

4962
02:44:11,279 --> 02:44:13,470
a vibrant city, this pause to

4963
02:44:13,470 --> 02:44:14,882
review and amend land use

4964
02:44:14,882 --> 02:44:16,718
policies is an important and

4965
02:44:16,718 --> 02:44:18,486
responsible step toward

4966
02:44:18,486 --> 02:44:20,321
balancing quality of life with

4967
02:44:20,321 --> 02:44:22,557
economic growth so that

4968
02:44:22,557 --> 02:44:25,393
children of all ages can enjoy

4969
02:44:25,393 --> 02:44:26,427
the zoo for years to come. Our

4970
02:44:26,427 --> 02:44:28,262
family has cherished the

4971
02:44:28,262 --> 02:44:30,399
nashville zoo, visiting often

4972
02:44:30,399 --> 02:44:32,200
for the past 20 years, enjoying

4973
02:44:32,200 --> 02:44:34,335
the wildlife and beautiful,

4974
02:44:34,335 --> 02:44:36,170
serene setting and is such an

4975
02:44:36,170 --> 02:44:37,572
asset for children and families

4976
02:44:37,572 --> 02:44:40,108
and a great treasure for

4977
02:44:40,108 --> 02:44:42,710
everyone in our region. Our

4978
02:44:42,710 --> 02:44:44,779
community has this significant

4979
02:44:44,779 --> 02:44:46,582
opportunity to protect animal

4980
02:44:46,582 --> 02:44:48,160
habitats, park space and

4981
02:44:48,160 --> 02:44:50,416
surroundings for generations to

4982
02:44:51,285 --> 02:44:53,421
come. With over a half million

4983
02:44:53,421 --> 02:44:54,889
petition signatures, it is

4984
02:44:54,889 --> 02:44:57,289
evident that our community

4985
02:44:57,392 --> 02:44:59,792
agrees with this sentiment.

4986
02:45:01,696 --> 02:45:03,798
Further, I support innovation advancement

4987
02:45:03,798 --> 02:45:06,340
as a tool toward greater

4988
02:45:06,340 --> 02:45:07,802
prosperity and american

4989
02:45:07,802 --> 02:45:09,802
competitiveness. This location

4990
02:45:10,380 --> 02:45:12,507
is simply not the right place

4991
02:45:12,507 --> 02:45:14,676
or land use for a data center

4992
02:45:14,676 --> 02:45:16,110
next door to this park setting.

4993
02:45:16,110 --> 02:45:18,212
With animal habitats and

4994
02:45:18,212 --> 02:45:20,212
surrounding neighborhoods. In

4995
02:45:21,482 --> 02:45:22,717
closing, the nashville zoo is

4996
02:45:22,717 --> 02:45:24,452
thriving as nashville's number

4997
02:45:24,452 --> 02:45:26,852
one tourist attraction, with

4998
02:45:27,889 --> 02:45:29,457
over 1.3 million visitors in

4999
02:45:29,457 --> 02:45:31,527
2025. As reported in the

5000
02:45:31,527 --> 02:45:33,628
nashville business journal. I

5001
02:45:33,628 --> 02:45:35,463
share this to encourage council

5002
02:45:35,463 --> 02:45:37,732
to rally around building upon

5003
02:45:37,732 --> 02:45:39,467
this momentum of great things

5004
02:45:39,467 --> 02:45:40,702
happening at the zoo and

5005
02:45:40,702 --> 02:45:42,670
protecting this amazing asset

5006
02:45:42,670 --> 02:45:45,340
for our community. Thank you.

5007
02:45:45,340 --> 02:45:47,408
Thank you so much. Go ahead.

5008
02:45:47,408 --> 02:45:47,742
You're recognized.

5009
02:45:47,742 --> 02:45:49,742
Hello, my

5010
02:45:49,945 --> 02:45:52,413
name is noel shaw. I am a

5011
02:45:52,413 --> 02:45:54,983
resident of district 33, and I

5012
02:45:54,983 --> 02:45:55,817
am here in support of this

5013
02:45:55,817 --> 02:45:56,452
legislation. Thank you.

5014
02:45:56,452 --> 02:45:58,452
Thank

5015
02:45:59,288 --> 02:45:59,654
you. Next. Come on forward.

5016
02:45:59,654 --> 02:46:01,654
Hi,

5017
02:46:01,889 --> 02:46:03,691
my name is katie bridgeforth.

5018
02:46:03,691 --> 02:46:05,526
I'm a resident of district 13

5019
02:46:05,526 --> 02:46:06,527
near b and a and donelson. I'm

5020
02:46:06,527 --> 02:46:08,927
here speaking tonight in

5021
02:46:09,765 --> 02:46:10,865
support of bill 2026 1391.

5022
02:46:10,865 --> 02:46:12,301
Legislation surrounding data

5023
02:46:12,301 --> 02:46:14,680
centers is important for our

5024
02:46:14,680 --> 02:46:15,203
city, having clear guidelines

5025
02:46:15,203 --> 02:46:16,738
surrounding how and where data

5026
02:46:16,738 --> 02:46:18,406
centers can operate supports

5027
02:46:18,406 --> 02:46:20,174
the people and animals

5028
02:46:20,174 --> 02:46:21,610
nashville calls home.

5029
02:46:21,610 --> 02:46:22,644
Legislation once passed, canbe

5030
02:46:22,644 --> 02:46:24,413
amended as we seek to better

5031
02:46:24,413 --> 02:46:26,813
protect our homes, our

5032
02:46:26,981 --> 02:46:28,883
communities, our safe places.

5033
02:46:28,883 --> 02:46:30,252
Legislation sets a clear

5034
02:46:30,252 --> 02:46:32,252
precedent. Nashville protects

5035
02:46:32,520 --> 02:46:33,756
our communities. Research shows

5036
02:46:33,756 --> 02:46:35,591
the negative effects of data

5037
02:46:35,591 --> 02:46:36,858
centers on communities. To

5038
02:46:36,858 --> 02:46:39,227
summarize, data centers disrupt

5039
02:46:39,227 --> 02:46:40,663
the ability to live life in our

5040
02:46:40,663 --> 02:46:42,164
own city. Two proposed sites

5041
02:46:42,164 --> 02:46:43,898
near fisk university in

5042
02:46:43,898 --> 02:46:45,400
nashville zoo have united

5043
02:46:45,400 --> 02:46:46,802
people in support of better

5044
02:46:46,802 --> 02:46:49,202
legislation to keep communities

5045
02:46:49,704 --> 02:46:51,372
safe. Bill 2026 1391 is the

5046
02:46:51,372 --> 02:46:52,574
start in keeping schools like

5047
02:46:52,574 --> 02:46:55,143
pearl-cohn and mlk safe from

5048
02:46:55,143 --> 02:46:57,246
disruptions in education. Bill

5049
02:46:57,246 --> 02:46:59,480
2026 1391 is a start in

5050
02:46:59,480 --> 02:47:00,749
protecting the nashville zoo, a

5051
02:47:00,749 --> 02:47:01,949
place beloved by the people,

5052
02:47:01,949 --> 02:47:04,530
the animals who live there, and

5053
02:47:04,530 --> 02:47:04,753
the people who visit. For the

5054
02:47:04,753 --> 02:47:06,422
representatives who have

5055
02:47:06,422 --> 02:47:08,570
supported this bill, thank you

5056
02:47:08,570 --> 02:47:09,925
for your support of nashville.

5057
02:47:09,925 --> 02:47:11,593
And for those of you still

5058
02:47:11,593 --> 02:47:14,463
deciding, I am asking for your

5059
02:47:14,463 --> 02:47:15,597
support of bill 2026 1391,

5060
02:47:15,597 --> 02:47:17,433
protecting nashville and what

5061
02:47:17,433 --> 02:47:19,601
she holds dear. Thank you.

5062
02:47:19,601 --> 02:47:21,437
Thank you. Go ahead and come on

5063
02:47:21,437 --> 02:47:22,871
forward.

5064
02:47:22,871 --> 02:47:24,939
Good evening. My name

5065
02:47:24,939 --> 02:47:26,741
is dan russell and I live in

5066
02:47:26,741 --> 02:47:28,544
district 21 and work in the

5067
02:47:28,544 --> 02:47:30,745
environmental sector. I am here

5068
02:47:30,745 --> 02:47:33,315
because although I support bill

5069
02:47:33,315 --> 02:47:35,351
2026 1391, I want to see the

5070
02:47:35,351 --> 02:47:36,884
following changes made to it.

5071
02:47:36,884 --> 02:47:37,919
First, we needclear

5072
02:47:37,919 --> 02:47:38,988
definitions outlining what

5073
02:47:38,988 --> 02:47:40,455
kinds of data centers are

5074
02:47:40,455 --> 02:47:42,924
allowed to be built regardless

5075
02:47:42,924 --> 02:47:44,393
of size. Right now, quote data

5076
02:47:44,393 --> 02:47:45,861
center is a catch all term,

5077
02:47:45,861 --> 02:47:47,629
ranging from basic school

5078
02:47:47,629 --> 02:47:49,498
computer labs to advanced cloud

5079
02:47:49,498 --> 02:47:51,299
computing and ai use. We need

5080
02:47:51,299 --> 02:47:52,701
clarity here and much stricter

5081
02:47:52,701 --> 02:47:55,236
restrictions put forth on data

5082
02:47:55,236 --> 02:47:56,338
centers using advanced cloud

5083
02:47:56,338 --> 02:47:57,305
computing and ai that have

5084
02:47:57,305 --> 02:47:58,806
shown more harmful

5085
02:47:58,806 --> 02:48:00,242
environmental and public health

5086
02:48:00,242 --> 02:48:02,343
impacts, regardless of their

5087
02:48:02,343 --> 02:48:03,879
size. Second, I don't believe

5088
02:48:03,879 --> 02:48:05,947
the recommended distances for

5089
02:48:05,947 --> 02:48:08,149
new data center builds close to

5090
02:48:08,149 --> 02:48:09,617
residential, academic,

5091
02:48:09,617 --> 02:48:11,617
religious and conservation

5092
02:48:12,154 --> 02:48:13,554
areas go far enough. Small data

5093
02:48:13,554 --> 02:48:15,240
centers should now be one mile

5094
02:48:15,240 --> 02:48:16,791
away. Medium data centers

5095
02:48:16,791 --> 02:48:18,227
should now be two miles away,

5096
02:48:18,227 --> 02:48:21,162
and large data centers should

5097
02:48:21,162 --> 02:48:23,264
now be three miles away. Third,

5098
02:48:23,264 --> 02:48:25,800
all new data center builds must

5099
02:48:25,800 --> 02:48:28,300
run on 100% renewable energy

5100
02:48:28,300 --> 02:48:29,371
resources. This includes both

5101
02:48:29,371 --> 02:48:32,307
primary and backup power in the

5102
02:48:32,307 --> 02:48:34,442
event of a shutdown. Again, no

5103
02:48:34,442 --> 02:48:36,311
exceptions there. Also, there

5104
02:48:36,311 --> 02:48:37,680
needs to be a local incentive

5105
02:48:37,680 --> 02:48:40,800
program to transition current

5106
02:48:40,516 --> 02:48:42,517
data center centers to run on

5107
02:48:42,517 --> 02:48:44,517
100% renewable energy. Fourth,

5108
02:48:44,919 --> 02:48:46,622
and finally, revise section

5109
02:48:46,622 --> 02:48:48,923
seven on quote permits to data

5110
02:48:48,923 --> 02:48:50,993
centers under line item I to

5111
02:48:50,993 --> 02:48:52,795
where data center operators

5112
02:48:52,795 --> 02:48:53,862
must give now quarterly

5113
02:48:53,862 --> 02:48:55,331
compliance reports at the

5114
02:48:55,331 --> 02:48:56,498
beginning of each fiscal

5115
02:48:56,498 --> 02:48:57,532
quarter, as opposed to the

5116
02:48:57,532 --> 02:48:59,932
current language saying only

5117
02:48:59,934 --> 02:49:01,637
once a year, no later than the

5118
02:49:01,637 --> 02:49:03,505
1st of JANUARY, to keep these

5119
02:49:03,505 --> 02:49:04,840
companies accountable. Thank

5120
02:49:04,840 --> 02:49:06,342
you. And please consider my

5121
02:49:06,342 --> 02:49:08,342
revisions.

5122
02:49:08,477 --> 02:49:10,877
Thank you. Go ahead.

5123
02:49:11,346 --> 02:49:12,347
You're recognized.

5124
02:49:12,347 --> 02:49:14,249
Hi, my name

5125
02:49:14,249 --> 02:49:17,849
is jack settle. I live in

5126
02:49:18,153 --> 02:49:19,822
district 16. My home is on

5127
02:49:19,822 --> 02:49:21,856
sanford avenue, which is three

5128
02:49:21,856 --> 02:49:24,359
quarters of a mile from 648

5129
02:49:24,359 --> 02:49:26,527
grassmere additionally, I work

5130
02:49:26,527 --> 02:49:28,263
for an audio visual company

5131
02:49:28,263 --> 02:49:31,165
located less than half a mile

5132
02:49:31,165 --> 02:49:33,565
from 648 grassmere in district

5133
02:49:33,736 --> 02:49:36,538
26, and also do just want to

5134
02:49:36,538 --> 02:49:39,740
thank all the sponsors of this

5135
02:49:39,740 --> 02:49:41,740
bill, specifically council

5136
02:49:41,276 --> 02:49:43,579
members horton, welch and

5137
02:49:43,579 --> 02:49:45,313
johnston. As you probably

5138
02:49:45,313 --> 02:49:47,383
guessed, I am strongly opposed

5139
02:49:47,383 --> 02:49:48,783
to new data centers being built

5140
02:49:48,783 --> 02:49:50,586
anywhere in the city,

5141
02:49:50,586 --> 02:49:53,155
especially right next to me. I

5142
02:49:53,155 --> 02:49:54,589
have many concerns, as others

5143
02:49:54,589 --> 02:49:55,658
have mentioned, noise,

5144
02:49:55,658 --> 02:49:57,658
environmental impact, energy

5145
02:49:57,792 --> 02:49:58,861
use, property value, and the

5146
02:49:58,861 --> 02:49:59,927
quality of life in my

5147
02:49:59,927 --> 02:50:00,929
neighborhood. I feel like my

5148
02:50:00,929 --> 02:50:02,765
neighborhood has so much

5149
02:50:02,765 --> 02:50:04,330
potential, and this would be a

5150
02:50:04,330 --> 02:50:06,402
big kick in the face to put

5151
02:50:06,402 --> 02:50:08,604
that there. Nashville is a very

5152
02:50:08,604 --> 02:50:09,905
special place. It's as was

5153
02:50:09,905 --> 02:50:11,874
mentioned in the invocation,

5154
02:50:11,874 --> 02:50:13,409
it's an international hub for

5155
02:50:13,409 --> 02:50:15,144
business, music, health care,

5156
02:50:15,144 --> 02:50:17,780
tourism, and so much more. My

5157
02:50:17,780 --> 02:50:18,713
little slice of that that I fit

5158
02:50:18,713 --> 02:50:20,849
into is music and entertainment.

5159
02:50:20,849 --> 02:50:22,351
I'm a singer and songwriter

5160
02:50:22,351 --> 02:50:24,119
fortunate to get to play on

5161
02:50:24,119 --> 02:50:25,888
occasion at the bluebird cafe,

5162
02:50:25,888 --> 02:50:28,857
and every time I play there, I

5163
02:50:28,857 --> 02:50:30,258
meet people from like at least

5164
02:50:30,258 --> 02:50:32,394
two other countries and

5165
02:50:32,394 --> 02:50:33,829
probably ten other states.

5166
02:50:33,829 --> 02:50:37,429
Those people don't come here to

5167
02:50:37,800 --> 02:50:39,201
see our data centers. They come

5168
02:50:39,201 --> 02:50:41,300
here for our music, for our

5169
02:50:41,300 --> 02:50:43,300
talent, for tennessee's

5170
02:50:43,571 --> 02:50:45,571
incredibly beautiful scenery.

5171
02:50:45,708 --> 02:50:47,542
So let's continue to make

5172
02:50:47,542 --> 02:50:49,377
nashville welcoming place to

5173
02:50:49,377 --> 02:50:50,813
visitors, but most importantly,

5174
02:50:50,813 --> 02:50:52,915
a safe, comfortable home for

5175
02:50:52,915 --> 02:50:54,750
its residents. The people of

5176
02:50:54,750 --> 02:50:56,751
nashville have made it clear

5177
02:50:56,751 --> 02:50:58,252
today what they want. I'm sure

5178
02:50:58,252 --> 02:50:59,754
you all heard the chanting

5179
02:50:59,754 --> 02:51:01,255
outside and outside the

5180
02:51:01,255 --> 02:51:03,125
building, so I'm asking that

5181
02:51:03,125 --> 02:51:05,561
you vote in favor of us people

5182
02:51:05,561 --> 02:51:08,330
of nashville and not in favor

5183
02:51:08,330 --> 02:51:09,798
of an out of state corporation

5184
02:51:09,798 --> 02:51:12,333
asking you to say no to data

5185
02:51:12,333 --> 02:51:13,469
centers and say yes to greenery.

5186
02:51:13,469 --> 02:51:15,300
Thank you.

5187
02:51:15,300 --> 02:51:17,403
Thank you. Go ahead

5188
02:51:18,730 --> 02:51:20,242
and come on forward. Hello.

5189
02:51:20,242 --> 02:51:22,411
Welcome. You can pull that mic

5190
02:51:22,411 --> 02:51:22,811
way down. Thank you sir. Go

5191
02:51:22,811 --> 02:51:24,279
ahead.

5192
02:51:24,279 --> 02:51:26,814
My name is josiah. I

5193
02:51:26,814 --> 02:51:28,616
live in district five. I love

5194
02:51:28,616 --> 02:51:30,686
the zoo and I want the animals

5195
02:51:30,686 --> 02:51:32,488
to stay happy and healthy.

5196
02:51:32,488 --> 02:51:34,488
Thank you.

5197
02:51:35,324 --> 02:51:37,724
Thank you, hang on,

5198
02:51:38,326 --> 02:51:39,762
hang on. Josiah. Wait there.

5199
02:51:39,762 --> 02:51:39,861
Okay. Go ahead.

5200
02:51:39,861 --> 02:51:40,896
Hi.

5201
02:51:40,896 --> 02:51:42,765
my name is

5202
02:51:42,765 --> 02:51:43,899
sarah rivas. I live in mcferrin

5203
02:51:43,899 --> 02:51:46,168
park in east nashville. Council

5204
02:51:46,168 --> 02:51:47,403
district five. I am here in

5205
02:51:47,403 --> 02:51:49,505
support of this bill. My eight

5206
02:51:49,505 --> 02:51:50,906
year old goes to school about a

5207
02:51:50,906 --> 02:51:52,708
mile and a half from this

5208
02:51:52,708 --> 02:51:54,309
proposed data center site, and

5209
02:51:54,309 --> 02:51:56,110
I want him to have clean air,

5210
02:51:56,110 --> 02:51:57,546
clean water. But the reality is,

5211
02:51:57,546 --> 02:51:58,547
every single eight year old in

5212
02:51:58,547 --> 02:51:58,615
nashville deserves that. Just

5213
02:51:58,615 --> 02:52:00,215
-

5214
02:52:00,215 --> 02:52:01,617
like my son in every part of

5215
02:52:01,617 --> 02:52:03,452
nashville. So I urge the

5216
02:52:03,452 --> 02:52:04,819
council to consider that it's

5217
02:52:04,819 --> 02:52:06,388
thegovernment's responsibility

5218
02:52:06,388 --> 02:52:07,956
to regulate corporate interests

5219
02:52:07,956 --> 02:52:09,258
before they hurt people, before

5220
02:52:09,258 --> 02:52:11,427
they hurt animals, before they

5221
02:52:11,427 --> 02:52:13,228
hurt the environment, if at all

5222
02:52:13,228 --> 02:52:14,363
possible. And I urge the

5223
02:52:14,363 --> 02:52:16,230
council to consider that in all

5224
02:52:16,230 --> 02:52:16,665
of the data center bills going

5225
02:52:16,665 --> 02:52:17,399
forward. Thank you.

5226
02:52:17,399 --> 02:52:19,399
Thank you

5227
02:52:21,303 --> 02:52:24,903
so much. Go ahead. Come on.

5228
02:52:25,641 --> 02:52:26,608
Forward. You're very welcome.

5229
02:52:26,608 --> 02:52:27,609
You can pull that.

5230
02:52:27,609 --> 02:52:29,411
Hi, my name

5231
02:52:29,411 --> 02:52:31,914
is jenny mott. My district is

5232
02:52:31,914 --> 02:52:33,749
29 and I support this bill. One

5233
02:52:33,749 --> 02:52:35,484
issue I have is with the metro

5234
02:52:35,484 --> 02:52:36,852
stormwater permits documents

5235
02:52:36,852 --> 02:52:38,387
showing that all three of the

5236
02:52:38,387 --> 02:52:40,387
site stormwater drainage

5237
02:52:40,488 --> 02:52:41,991
outfalls from the data center

5238
02:52:41,991 --> 02:52:43,392
currently flow onto the

5239
02:52:43,392 --> 02:52:44,493
existing stormwater

5240
02:52:44,493 --> 02:52:46,629
infrastructure located on the

5241
02:52:46,629 --> 02:52:48,731
zoo property. According to

5242
02:52:48,731 --> 02:52:50,265
permit documents, a and

5243
02:52:50,265 --> 02:52:52,768
sewer review was canceled with

5244
02:52:52,768 --> 02:52:54,603
no explanation. A noise review

5245
02:52:54,603 --> 02:52:57,603
was approved, but no documents

5246
02:52:57,805 --> 02:52:59,975
have been provided from it. The

5247
02:52:59,975 --> 02:53:01,744
zoo's stormwater retention

5248
02:53:01,744 --> 02:53:03,744
system is already

5249
02:53:04,313 --> 02:53:06,810
the zoo's retention pond works

5250
02:53:06,810 --> 02:53:08,317
overtime to filter stormwater

5251
02:53:08,317 --> 02:53:10,419
runoff, where the data center

5252
02:53:10,419 --> 02:53:11,887
plans to be built. The

5253
02:53:11,887 --> 02:53:13,689
infrastructure protects

5254
02:53:13,689 --> 02:53:15,124
groundwater and streams that

5255
02:53:15,124 --> 02:53:16,910
not only run through the zoo,

5256
02:53:16,910 --> 02:53:18,491
but also through the

5257
02:53:19,428 --> 02:53:20,796
neighboring community. The data

5258
02:53:20,796 --> 02:53:22,310
center will have detrimental

5259
02:53:22,310 --> 02:53:25,310
impacts on the well-being of

5260
02:53:25,534 --> 02:53:27,670
the animals at the zoo. Effects

5261
02:53:27,670 --> 02:53:29,872
of noise pollution from ai

5262
02:53:29,872 --> 02:53:32,410
centers on animals are chronic

5263
02:53:32,410 --> 02:53:34,410
stress, disruptive breeding

5264
02:53:34,143 --> 02:53:35,978
patterns, hearing damage the

5265
02:53:35,978 --> 02:53:37,812
constant hum can disrupt and

5266
02:53:37,812 --> 02:53:39,213
mask natural sounds that the

5267
02:53:39,213 --> 02:53:41,830
animals use to communicate

5268
02:53:41,830 --> 02:53:43,830
amongst themselves, leaving

5269
02:53:43,519 --> 02:53:44,986
them confused and agitated.

5270
02:53:44,986 --> 02:53:47,156
Prolonged or sudden noises can

5271
02:53:47,156 --> 02:53:49,325
cause direct hearing damage,

5272
02:53:49,325 --> 02:53:51,325
heightened anxiety,

5273
02:53:51,492 --> 02:53:53,492
cardiovascular or respiratory.

5274
02:53:53,595 --> 02:53:55,431
Arrest. Following the effects

5275
02:53:55,431 --> 02:53:56,832
of the air pollution on animals

5276
02:53:56,832 --> 02:53:58,832
can compromise their

5277
02:53:59,340 --> 02:54:00,869
respiratory systems, give them

5278
02:54:00,869 --> 02:54:02,604
neurological damage and

5279
02:54:02,604 --> 02:54:04,473
reproductive failure. The U.S.

5280
02:54:04,473 --> 02:54:06,275
Already has eight times more

5281
02:54:06,275 --> 02:54:09,275
data centers than any other

5282
02:54:09,510 --> 02:54:11,910
country. We have 4280 data

5283
02:54:12,448 --> 02:54:14,984
centers. The closest to us has

5284
02:54:14,984 --> 02:54:16,719
527 data centers. That is by

5285
02:54:16,719 --> 02:54:18,820
far the greatest number of data

5286
02:54:18,820 --> 02:54:21,123
centers in the world. And this

5287
02:54:21,123 --> 02:54:22,790
also I my notes for more for

5288
02:54:22,790 --> 02:54:24,159
the zoo, but I also disagree

5289
02:54:24,159 --> 02:54:25,995
with it next to the fisc.

5290
02:54:25,995 --> 02:54:27,629
Because of the same dangers,

5291
02:54:27,629 --> 02:54:30,290
noise pollution, air quality

5292
02:54:30,365 --> 02:54:31,660
and the stream, water or energy.

5293
02:54:31,660 --> 02:54:31,800
Thank you.

5294
02:54:31,800 --> 02:54:33,800
Appreciate you

5295
02:54:35,403 --> 02:54:37,206
coming out. Yeah. Go ahead.

5296
02:54:37,206 --> 02:54:38,207
You're recognized.

5297
02:54:38,207 --> 02:54:40,207
Hi. My name

5298
02:54:41,477 --> 02:54:44,813
is jack smart and the nashville

5299
02:54:44,813 --> 02:54:47,616
zoo is ranked top ten zoos in

5300
02:54:47,616 --> 02:54:49,451
the country and top ten

5301
02:54:49,451 --> 02:54:51,851
attractions in tennessee, and

5302
02:54:52,755 --> 02:54:54,356
all six primates at the zoo are

5303
02:54:54,356 --> 02:54:56,356
endangered or critically

5304
02:54:57,393 --> 02:54:59,393
endangered. The leopard,

5305
02:54:59,495 --> 02:55:01,495
sumatran tiger, clouded

5306
02:55:02,397 --> 02:55:04,397
leopards, cheetahs, eastern

5307
02:55:04,565 --> 02:55:06,965
hellbenders and the nashville

5308
02:55:08,537 --> 02:55:12,137
crayfish. The zoo. The zoo has

5309
02:55:12,141 --> 02:55:14,141
over 350 species and 3000

5310
02:55:15,377 --> 02:55:17,777
animals, and the zoo

5311
02:55:18,247 --> 02:55:20,647
participates in over 50 species

5312
02:55:23,987 --> 02:55:26,155
survival plans. Ai, ai data

5313
02:55:26,155 --> 02:55:29,755
centers are being built at an

5314
02:55:31,926 --> 02:55:34,326
alarming pace. Posing possible

5315
02:55:34,830 --> 02:55:36,765
risk to to diverse and

5316
02:55:36,765 --> 02:55:38,400
vulnerable communities. This

5317
02:55:38,400 --> 02:55:41,270
one could be feet away from the

5318
02:55:41,270 --> 02:55:43,670
most fragile and rare

5319
02:55:44,873 --> 02:55:47,873
collections of of animals in

5320
02:55:48,110 --> 02:55:49,979
the country. The zoo's

5321
02:55:49,979 --> 02:55:52,114
incredibly rare animals and

5322
02:55:52,114 --> 02:55:54,248
endangered animals are the ammo

5323
02:55:54,248 --> 02:55:57,248
leopard, which is the world's

5324
02:55:58,954 --> 02:56:01,954
rarest big cat. The spotted

5325
02:56:02,624 --> 02:56:04,327
fauna is the first american zoo.

5326
02:56:04,327 --> 02:56:07,529
The national zoo is the first

5327
02:56:07,529 --> 02:56:09,929
american zoo to successfully

5328
02:56:11,300 --> 02:56:13,368
breed this rare animal. The

5329
02:56:13,368 --> 02:56:16,368
sumatran tigers are the rarest

5330
02:56:16,939 --> 02:56:19,141
tigers on earth, and the masai

5331
02:56:19,141 --> 02:56:21,644
are endangered species. The zoo

5332
02:56:21,644 --> 02:56:24,247
is is a great place and I love

5333
02:56:24,247 --> 02:56:24,881
seeing the animals happy. Thank

5334
02:56:24,881 --> 02:56:26,881
you.

5335
02:56:27,784 --> 02:56:30,652
Thank you very much. All

5336
02:56:30,652 --> 02:56:33,652
right. Could you please share

5337
02:56:34,589 --> 02:56:37,589
with me your ticket number? 424.

5338
02:56:37,793 --> 02:56:39,793
Okay, started at 837.

5339
02:56:40,696 --> 02:56:41,930
It is now 901 and we're on our

5340
02:56:41,930 --> 02:56:43,632
24 speakers, so we're moving in

5341
02:56:43,632 --> 02:56:44,300
good time. Go ahead. Ma'am.

5342
02:56:44,300 --> 02:56:46,300
I'm

5343
02:56:46,368 --> 02:56:49,400
perry del favero from district

5344
02:56:49,400 --> 02:56:51,106
20. In a perfect world, we

5345
02:56:51,106 --> 02:56:54,900
wouldn't need zoos. But our

5346
02:56:54,900 --> 02:56:55,444
world isn't perfect. Human

5347
02:56:55,444 --> 02:56:57,247
progress has inflicted a

5348
02:56:57,247 --> 02:56:58,714
permanent scar on the creatures

5349
02:56:58,714 --> 02:57:00,883
who share our planet. And we

5350
02:57:00,883 --> 02:57:02,685
can't turn back the clock. But

5351
02:57:02,685 --> 02:57:05,187
we can create places that

5352
02:57:05,187 --> 02:57:07,587
protect wildlife and promote

5353
02:57:08,890 --> 02:57:09,892
conservation. Zoos. Let's talk

5354
02:57:09,892 --> 02:57:13,128
about the elephant in the room.

5355
02:57:13,128 --> 02:57:14,630
Some people don't like zoos. I

5356
02:57:14,630 --> 02:57:16,131
love sharing with skeptics what

5357
02:57:16,131 --> 02:57:17,433
I've learned inmy two decades

5358
02:57:17,433 --> 02:57:19,568
of involvement with the

5359
02:57:19,568 --> 02:57:20,970
nashville zoo. These

5360
02:57:20,970 --> 02:57:22,970
educational institutions are

5361
02:57:23,173 --> 02:57:25,375
highly regulated by governing

5362
02:57:25,375 --> 02:57:27,375
bodies, overseeing construction

5363
02:57:27,576 --> 02:57:28,509
materials, diets, even which

5364
02:57:28,509 --> 02:57:30,746
bears are permitted to hump

5365
02:57:30,746 --> 02:57:32,747
each other. The zoos of our

5366
02:57:32,747 --> 02:57:34,750
childhood looked very different,

5367
02:57:34,750 --> 02:57:36,486
and as our knowledge has grown,

5368
02:57:36,486 --> 02:57:38,620
they've evolved. Zoos are the

5369
02:57:38,620 --> 02:57:40,822
reason we still have so many

5370
02:57:40,822 --> 02:57:42,291
previously endangered species.

5371
02:57:42,291 --> 02:57:44,793
Our national zoo has released

5372
02:57:44,793 --> 02:57:46,195
over 40,000 crested toad

5373
02:57:46,195 --> 02:57:49,990
tadpoles to their native puerto

5374
02:57:49,990 --> 02:57:52,990
rico. Countless wild animals of

5375
02:57:52,301 --> 02:57:54,269
today descend from raised

5376
02:57:54,269 --> 02:57:55,571
responsibly in human care. It

5377
02:57:55,571 --> 02:57:57,339
is through this work that I

5378
02:57:57,339 --> 02:57:58,874
believe we're atoning for our

5379
02:57:58,874 --> 02:58:00,874
environmental, environmental

5380
02:58:01,343 --> 02:58:03,512
sins. Zoos didn't earn our

5381
02:58:03,512 --> 02:58:05,140
trust quickly or by accident.

5382
02:58:05,140 --> 02:58:05,247
Over time,

5383
02:58:05,247 --> 02:58:07,182
society and

5384
02:58:07,182 --> 02:58:09,180
government demanded standards,

5385
02:58:09,180 --> 02:58:11,180
transparency and accountability.

5386
02:58:11,854 --> 02:58:13,423
The ceo of dc blocks claimed

5387
02:58:13,423 --> 02:58:15,858
much of the concern expressed

5388
02:58:15,858 --> 02:58:17,960
is related to last generation

5389
02:58:17,960 --> 02:58:20,829
data centers that were less

5390
02:58:20,829 --> 02:58:22,998
efficient and utilized older.

5391
02:58:22,998 --> 02:58:25,200
This is misleading, to put it

5392
02:58:25,200 --> 02:58:26,435
nicely in this context. Last

5393
02:58:26,435 --> 02:58:28,737
generation doesn't mean decades,

5394
02:58:28,737 --> 02:58:29,972
not even one decade. He's

5395
02:58:29,972 --> 02:58:31,340
referencing facilities that

5396
02:58:31,340 --> 02:58:34,209
were considered state of the

5397
02:58:34,209 --> 02:58:36,450
art only a few years ago. His

5398
02:58:36,450 --> 02:58:37,546
own words prove my point. Data

5399
02:58:37,546 --> 02:58:39,181
centers are evolving so quickly

5400
02:58:39,181 --> 02:58:41,350
that there are complete unknown,

5401
02:58:41,350 --> 02:58:42,585
as is their long term impact.

5402
02:58:42,585 --> 02:58:43,852
Responsible oversight shouldn't

5403
02:58:43,852 --> 02:58:45,287
be an afterthought. It should

5404
02:58:45,287 --> 02:58:46,422
be the starting point. Thank

5405
02:58:46,422 --> 02:58:48,422
you.

5406
02:58:49,658 --> 02:58:51,126
Thank you. Go ahead.

5407
02:58:51,126 --> 02:58:51,493
You're recognized.

5408
02:58:51,493 --> 02:58:51,827
Hello.

5409
02:58:51,827 --> 02:58:53,827
My

5410
02:58:53,996 --> 02:58:56,532
name is dara rosenkrantz and

5411
02:58:56,532 --> 02:58:58,000
I'm a district 27 resident and

5412
02:58:58,000 --> 02:59:01,000
homeowner. I'm here to express

5413
02:59:01,169 --> 02:59:02,605
support for bill 2026 1391,

5414
02:59:02,605 --> 02:59:03,739
strong legislation that

5415
02:59:03,739 --> 02:59:05,107
protects every neighborhood in

5416
02:59:05,107 --> 02:59:07,309
nashville from the dangers of

5417
02:59:07,309 --> 02:59:08,777
data centers. We have the

5418
02:59:08,777 --> 02:59:11,177
opportunity to prevent terrible

5419
02:59:11,246 --> 02:59:12,613
harm, and we must. In my jewish

5420
02:59:12,613 --> 02:59:14,850
tradition, one of our most

5421
02:59:14,850 --> 02:59:17,386
important values is tikkun olam,

5422
02:59:17,386 --> 02:59:19,188
which is usually translated as

5423
02:59:19,188 --> 02:59:20,622
repairing the world. However,

5424
02:59:20,622 --> 02:59:22,390
many jewish scholars have

5425
02:59:22,390 --> 02:59:23,492
argued that a more authentic

5426
02:59:23,492 --> 02:59:25,492
translation is actually

5427
02:59:25,661 --> 02:59:27,596
preventing harm by setting up

5428
02:59:27,596 --> 02:59:29,365
systems that stop harm before

5429
02:59:29,365 --> 02:59:31,734
it occurs. That is what we have

5430
02:59:31,734 --> 02:59:33,202
the opportunity to do with this

5431
02:59:33,202 --> 02:59:33,936
legislation, and we must thank

5432
02:59:33,936 --> 02:59:35,936
you.

5433
02:59:37,573 --> 02:59:38,308
Thank you. Go ahead.

5434
02:59:38,308 --> 02:59:38,674
Welcome.

5435
02:59:38,674 --> 02:59:39,675
Hello.

5436
02:59:39,675 --> 02:59:40,809
My name is

5437
02:59:40,809 --> 02:59:42,244
olivia cantrell. This is polly

5438
02:59:42,244 --> 02:59:43,313
and we are fourth and fifth

5439
02:59:43,313 --> 02:59:45,115
generation nashvillians. I

5440
02:59:45,115 --> 02:59:47,983
think my fellow citizens have

5441
02:59:47,983 --> 02:59:50,519
hammered home the ideas that

5442
02:59:50,519 --> 02:59:52,254
really illustrate how negative

5443
02:59:52,254 --> 02:59:53,123
data centers can be, the

5444
02:59:53,123 --> 02:59:55,523
consequences of which obviously

5445
02:59:58,427 --> 03:00:00,563
have been said. It is no secret

5446
03:00:00,563 --> 03:00:01,631
that data centers destroy the

5447
03:00:01,631 --> 03:00:03,980
environment in which surrounds

5448
03:00:03,980 --> 03:00:05,969
them, as well as the quality of

5449
03:00:05,969 --> 03:00:07,403
life. So although I support

5450
03:00:07,403 --> 03:00:08,504
legislation such as this, I'm

5451
03:00:08,504 --> 03:00:10,306
proposing something for you

5452
03:00:10,306 --> 03:00:12,441
guys to think about and think

5453
03:00:12,441 --> 03:00:13,509
about steadfastly. I would

5454
03:00:13,509 --> 03:00:14,977
suggest that we ban them

5455
03:00:14,977 --> 03:00:16,790
entirely in the city of

5456
03:00:16,790 --> 03:00:17,313
nashville. I would love for

5457
03:00:17,313 --> 03:00:19,982
them to be banned entirely in

5458
03:00:19,982 --> 03:00:21,483
the state of tennessee as well.

5459
03:00:21,483 --> 03:00:22,751
And that leads me to the next

5460
03:00:22,751 --> 03:00:24,153
question. Do we make decisions

5461
03:00:24,153 --> 03:00:26,121
that are good for nashville?

5462
03:00:26,121 --> 03:00:28,325
Are we steadfast in our moral

5463
03:00:28,325 --> 03:00:30,460
compass or are we misaligned?

5464
03:00:30,460 --> 03:00:32,995
And only my short lifetime I've

5465
03:00:32,995 --> 03:00:34,396
seen I've seen things happen in

5466
03:00:34,396 --> 03:00:36,298
nashville that break my heart.

5467
03:00:36,298 --> 03:00:38,334
I've seen this degenerate. I've

5468
03:00:38,334 --> 03:00:41,334
seen choices that leave our

5469
03:00:41,637 --> 03:00:43,380
local businesses and homeowners

5470
03:00:43,380 --> 03:00:44,274
hanging at the gallows. If

5471
03:00:44,274 --> 03:00:45,507
property taxes were gallows,

5472
03:00:45,507 --> 03:00:48,711
you guys would tell us to hang

5473
03:00:48,711 --> 03:00:50,714
in there. You know, there's not

5474
03:00:50,714 --> 03:00:51,881
much that we can do on our end

5475
03:00:51,881 --> 03:00:53,849
except for speak our voice and

5476
03:00:53,849 --> 03:00:56,180
our opinions and tell you that

5477
03:00:56,180 --> 03:00:57,860
I don't think the future is ai.

5478
03:00:57,860 --> 03:00:59,989
Inherently in my heart. I

5479
03:00:59,989 --> 03:01:01,390
believe ai is anti-human, and I

5480
03:01:01,390 --> 03:01:02,858
think data centers are

5481
03:01:02,858 --> 03:01:03,559
anti-human as well. I'm not

5482
03:01:03,559 --> 03:01:05,270
anti-technology, not byany

5483
03:01:05,270 --> 03:01:07,620
stretch of the imagination, but

5484
03:01:07,620 --> 03:01:10,000
I am against anything that is

5485
03:01:10,000 --> 03:01:10,766
anti-human. And listen to your

5486
03:01:10,766 --> 03:01:12,568
hearts.

5487
03:01:12,568 --> 03:01:14,968
Thank you. Go ahead.

5488
03:01:16,505 --> 03:01:18,905
Come on. Forward. You're

5489
03:01:19,809 --> 03:01:20,142
recognized. Thank you.

5490
03:01:20,142 --> 03:01:20,476
Good

5491
03:01:20,476 --> 03:01:21,778
evening.

5492
03:01:21,778 --> 03:01:22,879
My name is vesna

5493
03:01:22,879 --> 03:01:24,447
galovic. I live in north

5494
03:01:24,447 --> 03:01:26,847
nashville, district 21, and I'm

5495
03:01:27,316 --> 03:01:29,853
here in support of bill 2026

5496
03:01:29,853 --> 03:01:31,687
1391. I wanted to begin by

5497
03:01:31,687 --> 03:01:33,123
acknowledging this very moment.

5498
03:01:33,123 --> 03:01:34,524
Today, people from across

5499
03:01:34,524 --> 03:01:36,358
davidson county took the time

5500
03:01:36,358 --> 03:01:37,427
away from their jobs, their

5501
03:01:37,427 --> 03:01:38,827
families, their

5502
03:01:38,827 --> 03:01:39,962
responsibilities to come here

5503
03:01:39,962 --> 03:01:41,730
and ask you to protect

5504
03:01:41,730 --> 03:01:42,764
something. We all share our

5505
03:01:42,764 --> 03:01:44,566
resources, our neighborhoods,

5506
03:01:44,566 --> 03:01:46,803
our wildlife, the air we

5507
03:01:46,803 --> 03:01:48,170
breathe and the water we drink.

5508
03:01:48,170 --> 03:01:49,738
If I wanted to build an even

5509
03:01:49,738 --> 03:01:51,840
small industrial operation on

5510
03:01:51,840 --> 03:01:53,610
my own property, I couldn't.

5511
03:01:53,610 --> 03:01:54,710
There are zoning laws, setbacks,

5512
03:01:54,710 --> 03:01:55,777
noise regulations, and

5513
03:01:55,777 --> 03:01:57,777
environmental protections that

5514
03:01:57,946 --> 03:02:00,820
exist to protect my neighbors.

5515
03:02:00,820 --> 03:02:01,151
So why should facilities that

5516
03:02:01,151 --> 03:02:03,119
consume enormous amounts of

5517
03:02:03,119 --> 03:02:04,788
waterand electricity and have

5518
03:02:04,788 --> 03:02:05,888
the potential to create

5519
03:02:05,888 --> 03:02:07,656
significant negative impacts on

5520
03:02:07,656 --> 03:02:10,656
our communities, be held to

5521
03:02:11,360 --> 03:02:13,162
lower standards? Bill 2026 1391

5522
03:02:13,162 --> 03:02:14,931
is an important first step, but

5523
03:02:14,931 --> 03:02:15,732
it should do more than just

5524
03:02:15,732 --> 03:02:17,935
determine where data centers

5525
03:02:17,935 --> 03:02:19,601
MAY be built before any project

5526
03:02:19,601 --> 03:02:21,360
is approved. There should be

5527
03:02:21,360 --> 03:02:22,472
independent, transparent

5528
03:02:22,472 --> 03:02:24,607
evidence that it will not harm

5529
03:02:24,607 --> 03:02:26,408
nearby residents, strain our

5530
03:02:26,408 --> 03:02:28,210
water and power infrastructure,

5531
03:02:28,210 --> 03:02:29,979
increase noise and pollution,

5532
03:02:29,979 --> 03:02:31,380
or add to the cumulative

5533
03:02:31,380 --> 03:02:32,514
burdens already carried by

5534
03:02:32,514 --> 03:02:34,514
communities like north

5535
03:02:34,650 --> 03:02:36,286
nashville. The burden of proof

5536
03:02:36,286 --> 03:02:38,655
should rest with the project,

5537
03:02:38,655 --> 03:02:40,556
not with the community. Growth

5538
03:02:40,556 --> 03:02:42,558
should never occur and come at

5539
03:02:42,558 --> 03:02:44,361
the expense of the people who

5540
03:02:44,361 --> 03:02:45,495
call this city home. Our

5541
03:02:45,495 --> 03:02:46,894
neighborhoods are not

5542
03:02:46,894 --> 03:02:49,980
industrial parks. They are

5543
03:02:49,980 --> 03:02:51,980
homes, schools, hospitals,

5544
03:02:51,266 --> 03:02:52,668
parks and communities that make

5545
03:02:52,668 --> 03:02:56,268
nashville what it is and they

5546
03:02:57,673 --> 03:03:00,673
are worth protecting. Thank you.

5547
03:03:02,711 --> 03:03:05,711
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

5548
03:03:05,949 --> 03:03:07,449
recognized.

5549
03:03:07,449 --> 03:03:09,849
Hello. My name is

5550
03:03:09,953 --> 03:03:12,953
calvin canada. Like the country

5551
03:03:14,257 --> 03:03:17,257
district 21. And I'm here to

5552
03:03:20,960 --> 03:03:21,297
support bill. Bill 2026 1391.

5553
03:03:21,297 --> 03:03:23,165
There's a lot that's been said,

5554
03:03:23,165 --> 03:03:24,700
but I'm here to go further and

5555
03:03:24,700 --> 03:03:26,135
talk about the accountability

5556
03:03:26,135 --> 03:03:27,971
enforcement. So I'm here to

5557
03:03:27,971 --> 03:03:30,106
advocate the use of community

5558
03:03:30,106 --> 03:03:31,173
benefits agreements, which is a

5559
03:03:31,173 --> 03:03:32,642
mechanism for the establishment

5560
03:03:32,642 --> 03:03:34,144
of transparency between the

5561
03:03:34,144 --> 03:03:36,612
developer and the community as

5562
03:03:36,612 --> 03:03:38,130
as well as enforceable

5563
03:03:38,130 --> 03:03:39,249
accountability. Community

5564
03:03:39,249 --> 03:03:40,816
benefits agreement will require

5565
03:03:40,816 --> 03:03:42,718
the data center owners to do

5566
03:03:42,718 --> 03:03:44,187
things like restrict which

5567
03:03:44,187 --> 03:03:46,587
energy sources are permitted,

5568
03:03:47,560 --> 03:03:49,158
and restricted capacity caps,

5569
03:03:49,158 --> 03:03:50,593
local labor requirements and

5570
03:03:50,593 --> 03:03:53,593
publishing of all reports, such

5571
03:03:54,263 --> 03:03:56,660
as the utility of most of the

5572
03:03:56,660 --> 03:03:57,534
servers or all of the servers.

5573
03:03:57,534 --> 03:03:58,702
Seeing as most of the servers

5574
03:03:58,702 --> 03:04:00,736
that we have currently are not

5575
03:04:00,736 --> 03:04:03,136
even being operated near

5576
03:04:03,306 --> 03:04:04,640
capacity, as well as data from

5577
03:04:04,640 --> 03:04:06,476
sensors installed to monitor

5578
03:04:06,476 --> 03:04:07,544
the environment, which keep the

5579
03:04:07,544 --> 03:04:08,744
community informed on the

5580
03:04:08,744 --> 03:04:10,446
impact of the data center on

5581
03:04:10,446 --> 03:04:11,982
their lives. Instead of relying

5582
03:04:11,982 --> 03:04:14,117
on words which all too often

5583
03:04:14,117 --> 03:04:15,451
have been hollow. After all, we

5584
03:04:15,451 --> 03:04:17,287
wouldn't want a repeat of the

5585
03:04:17,287 --> 03:04:18,755
data center debacle debacle in

5586
03:04:18,755 --> 03:04:20,156
memphis. This will be a step

5587
03:04:20,156 --> 03:04:21,658
forward to ensuring this never

5588
03:04:21,658 --> 03:04:22,691
happens again. And that's all

5589
03:04:22,691 --> 03:04:23,792
for me.

5590
03:04:23,792 --> 03:04:26,629
Thank you very much. Go

5591
03:04:26,629 --> 03:04:28,765
ahead and come on forward.

5592
03:04:28,765 --> 03:04:29,265
You're recognized.

5593
03:04:29,265 --> 03:04:31,265
Hello, my

5594
03:04:31,368 --> 03:04:33,169
name is olivia molitor. I live

5595
03:04:33,169 --> 03:04:36,169
in district 17 and I support

5596
03:04:36,740 --> 03:04:38,173
bill 20261391. The ideal

5597
03:04:38,173 --> 03:04:39,843
scenario is there to be no data

5598
03:04:39,843 --> 03:04:40,977
centers at all. But with this

5599
03:04:40,977 --> 03:04:42,745
bill, the overall harm imposed

5600
03:04:42,745 --> 03:04:44,313
by the centers is mitigated and

5601
03:04:44,313 --> 03:04:46,115
the people recognize that ai

5602
03:04:46,115 --> 03:04:47,183
benefits no one except the tech

5603
03:04:47,183 --> 03:04:49,618
oligarchs and and anybody on

5604
03:04:49,618 --> 03:04:50,719
their bankroll. Any part in the

5605
03:04:50,719 --> 03:04:51,654
progress of ai is an

5606
03:04:51,654 --> 03:04:52,688
unmistakable betrayal against

5607
03:04:52,688 --> 03:04:55,688
the american people that we

5608
03:04:56,525 --> 03:04:58,295
won't forget. There are 546,890

5609
03:04:58,295 --> 03:05:00,497
signatures on a change.Org

5610
03:05:00,497 --> 03:05:02,897
petition opposing the data

5611
03:05:03,800 --> 03:05:04,801
center, and 17,459 signatures

5612
03:05:04,801 --> 03:05:06,970
opposing the fisk university

5613
03:05:06,970 --> 03:05:07,937
data center. Your public

5614
03:05:07,937 --> 03:05:09,710
servants. You're supposed to

5615
03:05:09,710 --> 03:05:10,974
act in the interest of the

5616
03:05:10,974 --> 03:05:13,410
people with this bill. I call

5617
03:05:13,410 --> 03:05:17,380
on you to not so so shamelessly

5618
03:05:17,380 --> 03:05:19,515
sell out nashville. Thank you.

5619
03:05:19,515 --> 03:05:19,883
Thank you so much. Go ahead.

5620
03:05:19,883 --> 03:05:21,685
My

5621
03:05:21,685 --> 03:05:23,852
name is taylor darden from

5622
03:05:23,852 --> 03:05:26,852
district 28, and I'm here in

5623
03:05:28,992 --> 03:05:31,392
support of bill 2026, 1391. And

5624
03:05:32,494 --> 03:05:35,364
I would just like to say that

5625
03:05:35,364 --> 03:05:37,866
as human beings, we are the

5626
03:05:37,866 --> 03:05:40,436
only species that has the

5627
03:05:40,436 --> 03:05:42,605
willingness and ability to

5628
03:05:42,605 --> 03:05:44,373
deliberately use our resources

5629
03:05:44,373 --> 03:05:46,342
in such a negative capacity.

5630
03:05:46,342 --> 03:05:48,110
There are thousands of species

5631
03:05:48,110 --> 03:05:50,800
in the state of tennessee, and

5632
03:05:50,800 --> 03:05:52,648
over 350 of them represented in

5633
03:05:52,648 --> 03:05:55,185
the national zoo alone. And

5634
03:05:55,185 --> 03:05:56,719
while I think, as my

5635
03:05:56,719 --> 03:05:58,421
predecessor said, it would be

5636
03:05:58,421 --> 03:05:59,923
great to have no data centers

5637
03:05:59,923 --> 03:06:03,930
at all, putting one anywhere in

5638
03:06:03,930 --> 03:06:04,326
a community, anywhere near the

5639
03:06:04,326 --> 03:06:06,663
animals and those that cannot

5640
03:06:06,663 --> 03:06:09,663
speak for themselves is an

5641
03:06:09,965 --> 03:06:11,301
egregious error and should be

5642
03:06:11,301 --> 03:06:13,937
opposed. Thank you so much.

5643
03:06:13,937 --> 03:06:16,937
Thank you. Could you please

5644
03:06:18,400 --> 03:06:20,100
share your ticket number 3131.

5645
03:06:20,100 --> 03:06:20,509
Okay. Thank you sir.

5646
03:06:20,509 --> 03:06:22,312
All right.

5647
03:06:22,312 --> 03:06:25,782
My name is ezra howard. I live

5648
03:06:25,782 --> 03:06:27,584
in district 22. I think what

5649
03:06:27,584 --> 03:06:29,719
this whole debacle sort of

5650
03:06:29,719 --> 03:06:31,954
illustrates here is this is a

5651
03:06:31,954 --> 03:06:33,220
lot of reaction. Like even this

5652
03:06:33,220 --> 03:06:34,958
legislation, while I support it,

5653
03:06:34,958 --> 03:06:36,920
I think it's good. And I think

5654
03:06:36,920 --> 03:06:38,270
there's gotten a lot of good

5655
03:06:38,270 --> 03:06:39,829
feedback on things to make it

5656
03:06:39,829 --> 03:06:41,964
stronger tonight. It shows that

5657
03:06:41,964 --> 03:06:44,134
we're all reacting to things

5658
03:06:44,134 --> 03:06:47,102
and even the ad hoc, you know,

5659
03:06:47,102 --> 03:06:48,738
previous 43 ish items that are

5660
03:06:48,738 --> 03:06:51,600
a bunch of zoning, that's an ad

5661
03:06:51,600 --> 03:06:52,207
hoc sort of approach. So we

5662
03:06:52,207 --> 03:06:54,100
need to really think about, and

5663
03:06:54,100 --> 03:06:55,645
I want to impress upon you,

5664
03:06:55,645 --> 03:06:57,180
like a proactive approach to

5665
03:06:57,180 --> 03:06:59,616
zoning on this, like just all

5666
03:06:59,616 --> 03:07:01,685
of nashville, we down zoned

5667
03:07:01,685 --> 03:07:03,286
like almost the entire cityin

5668
03:07:03,286 --> 03:07:05,387
the 90s. And we really need to

5669
03:07:05,387 --> 03:07:07,891
think about like, what is a

5670
03:07:07,891 --> 03:07:09,359
human centered, housing

5671
03:07:09,359 --> 03:07:11,126
centered approach to zoning

5672
03:07:11,126 --> 03:07:12,562
that can get us to the

5673
03:07:12,562 --> 03:07:15,497
affordability that we want, and

5674
03:07:15,497 --> 03:07:16,632
not just sort of picking at the

5675
03:07:16,632 --> 03:07:18,501
margins. We do this that lot

5676
03:07:18,501 --> 03:07:20,869
and that lot. And then we're

5677
03:07:20,869 --> 03:07:22,672
found flat footed with, you

5678
03:07:22,672 --> 03:07:24,206
know, a data center that we

5679
03:07:24,206 --> 03:07:26,875
didn't think of, you know,

5680
03:07:26,875 --> 03:07:28,178
ahead of time. And not only because I have a

5681
03:07:28,178 --> 03:07:29,746
minute left, because I don't

5682
03:07:29,746 --> 03:07:30,914
have prepared notes, I really

5683
03:07:30,914 --> 03:07:32,749
just wanted to take a picture

5684
03:07:32,749 --> 03:07:36,119
of my kid with, with those

5685
03:07:36,119 --> 03:07:37,786
resolution that there seems to

5686
03:07:37,786 --> 03:07:38,855
be needs to be better lines of

5687
03:07:38,855 --> 03:07:40,855
communication between the

5688
03:07:40,990 --> 03:07:43,390
administration and council too,

5689
03:07:43,560 --> 03:07:45,362
because like this was at least

5690
03:07:45,362 --> 03:07:46,363
on some level known by the

5691
03:07:46,363 --> 03:07:47,631
administration. And this could

5692
03:07:47,631 --> 03:07:49,432
have been brought a lot sooner,

5693
03:07:49,432 --> 03:07:50,834
in my opinion. I don't know the

5694
03:07:50,834 --> 03:07:54,434
back end stuff. You guys can

5695
03:07:55,710 --> 03:07:56,840
talk that out, but yeah, this

5696
03:07:56,840 --> 03:07:57,941
seems to keep happening where

5697
03:07:57,941 --> 03:07:59,109
someone knows something, but

5698
03:07:59,109 --> 03:08:01,143
it's not making it down the

5699
03:08:01,143 --> 03:08:02,311
line to legislation. So I think

5700
03:08:02,311 --> 03:08:03,513
that needs to be, you know,

5701
03:08:03,513 --> 03:08:04,714
improved either both on your

5702
03:08:04,714 --> 03:08:06,415
side and the administration

5703
03:08:06,415 --> 03:08:07,651
side, because it just between

5704
03:08:07,651 --> 03:08:09,486
this and the boring company,

5705
03:08:09,486 --> 03:08:11,255
because it has, you know, a lot

5706
03:08:11,255 --> 03:08:13,423
of sort of reverberations of

5707
03:08:13,423 --> 03:08:16,260
that story too. It just needs

5708
03:08:16,260 --> 03:08:18,427
to be, you know, proactive and

5709
03:08:18,427 --> 03:08:19,996
not reactive. So thank you.

5710
03:08:19,996 --> 03:08:20,296
Thank you so much. Go ahead.

5711
03:08:20,296 --> 03:08:21,898
A

5712
03:08:21,898 --> 03:08:22,700
lot of people out there.

5713
03:08:22,700 --> 03:08:23,867
So

5714
03:08:23,867 --> 03:08:25,635
good luck. Yeah. Go ahead and

5715
03:08:25,635 --> 03:08:26,360
come on forward. You're

5716
03:08:26,360 --> 03:08:27,102
recognized.

5717
03:08:27,102 --> 03:08:28,872
Hi, I'm carolina

5718
03:08:28,872 --> 03:08:30,500
sears. I'm resident of district

5719
03:08:30,500 --> 03:08:31,107
ten. And I'm also an

5720
03:08:31,107 --> 03:08:33,107
environmental justice advocate

5721
03:08:33,275 --> 03:08:35,450
here in nashville. I'm in

5722
03:08:35,450 --> 03:08:38,645
support of the regulation on b

5723
03:08:38,982 --> 03:08:40,417
with bl20261391 with some

5724
03:08:40,417 --> 03:08:42,152
caveats. But before I share

5725
03:08:42,152 --> 03:08:43,687
those, I really want to urge

5726
03:08:43,687 --> 03:08:45,121
our city council to legislate

5727
03:08:45,121 --> 03:08:47,230
more policies promoting clean

5728
03:08:47,230 --> 03:08:48,692
air in nashville. I am someone

5729
03:08:48,692 --> 03:08:50,126
who suffers from a severe lung

5730
03:08:50,126 --> 03:08:51,962
condition as a cf carrier and

5731
03:08:51,962 --> 03:08:53,430
with severe asthma, and I

5732
03:08:53,430 --> 03:08:54,831
already struggle to breathe

5733
03:08:54,831 --> 03:08:56,633
healthily in this county.

5734
03:08:56,633 --> 03:08:58,368
According to the 2026 american

5735
03:08:58,368 --> 03:08:59,868
lung association state of the

5736
03:08:59,868 --> 03:09:01,270
air, we are the 39th most

5737
03:09:01,270 --> 03:09:02,706
polluted city in particle

5738
03:09:02,706 --> 03:09:03,907
pollution, and we have a

5739
03:09:03,907 --> 03:09:06,376
failing grade when it comes to

5740
03:09:06,376 --> 03:09:07,444
federal air standards, data

5741
03:09:07,444 --> 03:09:08,877
centers have a reputation for

5742
03:09:08,877 --> 03:09:10,146
being bad for clean air and

5743
03:09:10,146 --> 03:09:11,414
water, but with regulation,

5744
03:09:11,414 --> 03:09:12,883
their impacts can be

5745
03:09:12,883 --> 03:09:13,916
ameliorated. I suggest that the

5746
03:09:13,916 --> 03:09:16,316
city council consider these

5747
03:09:16,486 --> 03:09:17,921
amendments to the existing bill

5748
03:09:17,921 --> 03:09:19,723
renewable energy. Encourage the

5749
03:09:19,723 --> 03:09:20,791
use of it to power data centers.

5750
03:09:20,791 --> 03:09:22,525
The more of it, the better.

5751
03:09:22,525 --> 03:09:23,293
however, due to the state's

5752
03:09:23,293 --> 03:09:25,950
peculiar definition of

5753
03:09:25,950 --> 03:09:26,162
renewable energy, I would

5754
03:09:26,162 --> 03:09:28,980
encourage explicit language

5755
03:09:28,980 --> 03:09:29,299
that specifies wind and solar

5756
03:09:29,299 --> 03:09:32,340
energy and not fossil fuels

5757
03:09:32,340 --> 03:09:33,370
such as natural gas. I cosign

5758
03:09:33,370 --> 03:09:35,138
what others have said about the

5759
03:09:35,138 --> 03:09:36,972
distance between data centers

5760
03:09:36,972 --> 03:09:38,774
and key places like residences,

5761
03:09:38,774 --> 03:09:40,209
parks, schools. Et cetera. They

5762
03:09:40,209 --> 03:09:41,645
need to be farther away from

5763
03:09:41,645 --> 03:09:43,747
people where people and animals

5764
03:09:43,747 --> 03:09:45,614
live in patron. Lastly,

5765
03:09:45,614 --> 03:09:47,500
portable fossil fuel turbines

5766
03:09:47,500 --> 03:09:48,485
don't allow the data centers to

5767
03:09:48,485 --> 03:09:49,552
use them. They are heavily

5768
03:09:49,552 --> 03:09:51,200
polluting. And our friends in

5769
03:09:51,200 --> 03:09:52,656
memphis dealing with x. I can

5770
03:09:52,656 --> 03:09:54,591
tell you all about how they are

5771
03:09:54,591 --> 03:09:55,725
bad for our air and our health.

5772
03:09:55,725 --> 03:09:57,127
And please remember, as you

5773
03:09:57,127 --> 03:09:58,628
legislate, clean air is not

5774
03:09:58,628 --> 03:09:59,663
optional. It is a human right.

5775
03:09:59,663 --> 03:10:01,970
Thank you.

5776
03:10:01,970 --> 03:10:03,497
Thank you so much.

5777
03:10:03,633 --> 03:10:05,835
Go ahead sir. You're recognized.

5778
03:10:05,835 --> 03:10:08,337
I'm dan tarango, district six.

5779
03:10:08,337 --> 03:10:09,372
I represent climate, nashville,

5780
03:10:09,372 --> 03:10:10,807
tennessee, interfaith power and

5781
03:10:10,807 --> 03:10:11,907
light, and the creation care

5782
03:10:11,907 --> 03:10:13,409
ministries of the tennessee

5783
03:10:13,409 --> 03:10:15,478
western kentucky conference of

5784
03:10:15,478 --> 03:10:17,279
the united methodist church.

5785
03:10:17,279 --> 03:10:20,279
Three organizations, a lot of

5786
03:10:21,584 --> 03:10:23,753
folks, tva just released its

5787
03:10:23,753 --> 03:10:25,554
irp. It's an integrated

5788
03:10:25,554 --> 03:10:28,554
resource plan. It has a

5789
03:10:28,792 --> 03:10:31,127
potential massive natural gas

5790
03:10:31,127 --> 03:10:32,762
build out due to data centers,

5791
03:10:32,762 --> 03:10:34,197
which would essentially

5792
03:10:34,197 --> 03:10:36,332
decimate any chance to

5793
03:10:36,332 --> 03:10:38,133
decarbonize tennessee and for

5794
03:10:38,133 --> 03:10:40,637
nashville to meet its carbon

5795
03:10:40,637 --> 03:10:42,471
goals. So our organizations

5796
03:10:42,471 --> 03:10:43,573
would really like to we really

5797
03:10:43,573 --> 03:10:44,841
commend the work that's been

5798
03:10:44,841 --> 03:10:46,476
done, and we really appreciate

5799
03:10:46,476 --> 03:10:47,577
the work that's been done, but

5800
03:10:47,577 --> 03:10:48,645
we'd like to see this

5801
03:10:48,645 --> 03:10:50,480
strengthened to make sure that

5802
03:10:50,480 --> 03:10:52,148
data centers, if they are going

5803
03:10:52,148 --> 03:10:54,584
to be built out, are built out

5804
03:10:54,584 --> 03:10:56,190
in ways that have renewable

5805
03:10:56,190 --> 03:10:57,886
energy and don't have portable

5806
03:10:57,886 --> 03:10:59,755
gas turbines. I do a lot of

5807
03:10:59,755 --> 03:11:00,890
work in memphis, and that's a

5808
03:11:00,890 --> 03:11:02,250
disaster. We don't want that to

5809
03:11:02,250 --> 03:11:04,661
see that happen here in

5810
03:11:04,661 --> 03:11:06,129
nashville. And so for climate

5811
03:11:06,129 --> 03:11:08,129
reasons and environmental

5812
03:11:08,298 --> 03:11:09,765
justice reasons, we just would

5813
03:11:09,765 --> 03:11:11,534
we appreciate the work, but

5814
03:11:11,534 --> 03:11:13,303
would urge you to strengthen

5815
03:11:13,303 --> 03:11:15,505
the legislation. Thank you.

5816
03:11:15,505 --> 03:11:18,408
Thank you so much. Go ahead and

5817
03:11:18,408 --> 03:11:20,543
come forward. You're recognized.

5818
03:11:20,543 --> 03:11:21,945
Good evening. My name is yana

5819
03:11:21,945 --> 03:11:24,180
and I am a resident of

5820
03:11:24,180 --> 03:11:25,548
nashville in. District 30. I'm

5821
03:11:25,548 --> 03:11:26,650
here this evening to speak in

5822
03:11:26,650 --> 03:11:29,500
support of council member

5823
03:11:29,585 --> 03:11:31,154
horton's legislation bill 2026

5824
03:11:31,154 --> 03:11:33,123
1391 to restrict and regulate

5825
03:11:33,123 --> 03:11:35,291
data centers. I live within

5826
03:11:35,291 --> 03:11:36,250
five minutes of the zoo, so the

5827
03:11:36,250 --> 03:11:37,494
proposed data center will

5828
03:11:37,494 --> 03:11:39,562
directly affect me and my

5829
03:11:39,562 --> 03:11:41,765
neighbors, dc block said. They

5830
03:11:41,765 --> 03:11:43,232
will build a data center only

5831
03:11:43,232 --> 03:11:45,100
50mw, but there are data

5832
03:11:45,100 --> 03:11:46,536
centers in northern georgia,

5833
03:11:46,536 --> 03:11:48,772
southwest michigan and texas

5834
03:11:48,772 --> 03:11:51,772
that are 30mw, and residents

5835
03:11:51,875 --> 03:11:54,377
there are registering 60db as a

5836
03:11:54,377 --> 03:11:55,444
consistent noise. Consistent

5837
03:11:55,444 --> 03:11:57,130
noise at this level has been

5838
03:11:57,130 --> 03:12:00,130
proven to affect mental health

5839
03:12:00,216 --> 03:12:01,384
in and well being. And

5840
03:12:01,384 --> 03:12:03,219
not to mention the effect it

5841
03:12:03,219 --> 03:12:04,287
has on animals and pets who

5842
03:12:04,287 --> 03:12:06,588
have more sensitive hearing

5843
03:12:06,588 --> 03:12:07,756
than we do. This is only one of

5844
03:12:07,756 --> 03:12:09,692
the many concerns that I have.

5845
03:12:09,692 --> 03:12:10,760
I don't have time to speak on

5846
03:12:10,760 --> 03:12:12,760
the severe environmental

5847
03:12:13,960 --> 03:12:15,496
effects or unnecessary water

5848
03:12:15,598 --> 03:12:16,633
usage, or the increased

5849
03:12:16,633 --> 03:12:19,330
electricity bills, which I

5850
03:12:19,935 --> 03:12:22,380
don't want. And even if dc

5851
03:12:22,380 --> 03:12:25,380
blocks addresses all of these

5852
03:12:26,420 --> 03:12:27,410
issues, which I don't trust as I can throw them, the

5853
03:12:27,410 --> 03:12:29,479
constant pushing and the no

5854
03:12:29,479 --> 03:12:31,848
means yes attitude is predatory

5855
03:12:31,848 --> 03:12:34,848
and unwelcome to the council

5856
03:12:34,851 --> 03:12:36,853
members that have shown support legislation. Thank you

5857
03:12:36,853 --> 03:12:38,880
for showing you care about us

5858
03:12:38,880 --> 03:12:40,490
and for the council. Members

5859
03:12:40,490 --> 03:12:42,892
have not yet shown your support.

5860
03:12:42,892 --> 03:12:45,495
We see you and we'll know who

5861
03:12:45,495 --> 03:12:47,530
to vote out next. Thank you.

5862
03:12:47,530 --> 03:12:49,990
Thank you. Go ahead and come on

5863
03:12:49,990 --> 03:12:50,566
forward. Could you share your

5864
03:12:50,566 --> 03:12:51,635
ticket number, please?

5865
03:12:51,635 --> 03:12:52,702
Yes. 35.

5866
03:12:52,702 --> 03:12:53,336
Okay. Thank you sir.

5867
03:12:53,336 --> 03:12:54,871
Hi, my

5868
03:12:54,871 --> 03:12:57,407
name is wesley porter and I

5869
03:12:57,407 --> 03:12:59,576
live in council district 19,

5870
03:12:59,576 --> 03:13:03,513
and I'm here today to voice my

5871
03:13:03,513 --> 03:13:05,248
support for bill 2026 1391. I

5872
03:13:05,248 --> 03:13:07,830
urge the city council to enact

5873
03:13:07,830 --> 03:13:08,618
common sense regulations around

5874
03:13:08,618 --> 03:13:10,120
large scale data centers, like

5875
03:13:10,120 --> 03:13:13,120
the one endangering the zoo.

5876
03:13:13,188 --> 03:13:14,624
And at fisk, I work in tech.

5877
03:13:14,624 --> 03:13:16,792
The proliferation of data

5878
03:13:16,792 --> 03:13:19,329
centers should not be decided

5879
03:13:19,329 --> 03:13:21,164
solely by those who profit from

5880
03:13:21,164 --> 03:13:23,633
them. Large scale data centers

5881
03:13:23,633 --> 03:13:25,680
are not inevitable. We have a

5882
03:13:25,680 --> 03:13:26,503
choice. We do not have to

5883
03:13:26,503 --> 03:13:28,305
accept a future of increased

5884
03:13:28,305 --> 03:13:30,305
energy costs,

5885
03:13:30,473 --> 03:13:32,242
most importantly, harm to our

5886
03:13:32,242 --> 03:13:33,310
overall community. Our

5887
03:13:33,310 --> 03:13:35,710
community shouldn't bear the

5888
03:13:35,879 --> 03:13:38,715
cost for the expedient personal

5889
03:13:38,715 --> 03:13:40,550
enrichment of a few. This is a

5890
03:13:40,550 --> 03:13:41,417
nonpartizan issue. I strongly

5891
03:13:41,417 --> 03:13:43,486
encourage the council to listen

5892
03:13:43,486 --> 03:13:45,287
to the unified voice of the

5893
03:13:45,287 --> 03:13:47,390
community. Support and pass

5894
03:13:47,390 --> 03:13:47,756
bill 2026 1391 into law.

5895
03:13:47,756 --> 03:13:49,124
Thank

5896
03:13:49,124 --> 03:13:51,940
you. Thank you so much. Go

5897
03:13:51,940 --> 03:13:52,495
ahead and come on forward. If

5898
03:13:52,495 --> 03:13:53,663
folks could come up a little

5899
03:13:53,663 --> 03:13:55,532
bit closer to the podium, that

5900
03:13:55,532 --> 03:13:56,833
way we can just rotate right on

5901
03:13:56,833 --> 03:13:58,902
through. Go ahead. Ma'am. Hi.

5902
03:13:58,902 --> 03:14:00,370
My name is grace wegener. I'm a

5903
03:14:00,370 --> 03:14:02,572
resident of east nashville in

5904
03:14:02,572 --> 03:14:05,572
district six, and I strongly

5905
03:14:05,774 --> 03:14:06,942
support bill 2026 1391. I

5906
03:14:06,942 --> 03:14:08,778
concur with what has been said

5907
03:14:08,778 --> 03:14:09,779
so far. I believe data centers

5908
03:14:09,779 --> 03:14:10,947
don't belong anywhere in

5909
03:14:10,947 --> 03:14:12,782
nashville at all, but if they

5910
03:14:12,782 --> 03:14:14,384
are built, they must be subject

5911
03:14:14,384 --> 03:14:15,885
to strict regulation and

5912
03:14:15,885 --> 03:14:16,987
oversight to avoid the

5913
03:14:16,987 --> 03:14:18,210
catastrophic impacts to

5914
03:14:18,210 --> 03:14:19,154
residents, animals and natural

5915
03:14:19,154 --> 03:14:20,890
areas that you've been hearing

5916
03:14:20,890 --> 03:14:21,658
about tonight. We cannot let

5917
03:14:21,658 --> 03:14:23,259
technological growth come at

5918
03:14:23,259 --> 03:14:24,661
the expense of working people

5919
03:14:24,661 --> 03:14:26,529
and our environment. Thank you

5920
03:14:26,529 --> 03:14:27,764
to all the sponsors of this

5921
03:14:27,764 --> 03:14:28,798
bill. I hope those who are

5922
03:14:28,798 --> 03:14:30,266
undecided will prioritize the

5923
03:14:30,266 --> 03:14:31,569
people of nashville and support

5924
03:14:31,569 --> 03:14:31,707
it. Thank you very much.

5925
03:14:31,707 --> 03:14:33,570
Thank

5926
03:14:33,570 --> 03:14:34,938
you so much. Go ahead. You're

5927
03:14:34,938 --> 03:14:35,838
recognized.

5928
03:14:35,838 --> 03:14:36,106
Good evening.

5929
03:14:36,106 --> 03:14:37,473
My

5930
03:14:37,473 --> 03:14:39,275
name is winston wellington

5931
03:14:39,275 --> 03:14:41,411
wright, a proud alumni of fisk

5932
03:14:41,411 --> 03:14:42,846
university, class of 2017. And

5933
03:14:42,846 --> 03:14:45,348
tonight I'm here to speak in

5934
03:14:45,348 --> 03:14:46,416
support of bill 1391 and to ask

5935
03:14:46,416 --> 03:14:47,584
you all to ensure the

5936
03:14:47,584 --> 03:14:49,190
legislation remains strong

5937
03:14:49,190 --> 03:14:50,587
enough to protect north

5938
03:14:50,587 --> 03:14:52,222
nashville from the proposed 30

5939
03:14:52,222 --> 03:14:54,890
megawatt data center shell at

5940
03:14:54,890 --> 03:14:55,525
fisk university. A few weeks

5941
03:14:55,525 --> 03:14:56,326
ago, I created a petition

5942
03:14:56,326 --> 03:14:57,627
against the proposed data

5943
03:14:57,627 --> 03:14:59,796
center at fisk that has gained

5944
03:14:59,796 --> 03:15:01,598
over 17,000 signatures. As

5945
03:15:01,598 --> 03:15:02,866
mentioned earlier, I want to be

5946
03:15:02,866 --> 03:15:04,134
clear that despite the rhetoric

5947
03:15:04,134 --> 03:15:06,269
being shared by some officials

5948
03:15:06,269 --> 03:15:08,710
across the city, fisk does not

5949
03:15:08,710 --> 03:15:09,505
want a data center on campus.

5950
03:15:09,505 --> 03:15:10,573
The fisk university

5951
03:15:10,573 --> 03:15:12,420
administration and board of

5952
03:15:12,420 --> 03:15:13,243
trustees MAY have interest in

5953
03:15:13,243 --> 03:15:14,611
placing a potentially harmful

5954
03:15:14,611 --> 03:15:17,611
and destructive building in the

5955
03:15:17,814 --> 03:15:19,582
heart of 37208. But many alumni,

5956
03:15:19,582 --> 03:15:20,650
residents and students have no

5957
03:15:20,650 --> 03:15:22,485
interest in being the test

5958
03:15:22,485 --> 03:15:24,870
subjects for a potential quote,

5959
03:15:24,870 --> 03:15:25,355
unquote, do no harm experiment.

5960
03:15:25,355 --> 03:15:26,790
When communities across the

5961
03:15:26,790 --> 03:15:27,624
country have been fighting back

5962
03:15:27,624 --> 03:15:28,992
against these buildings that

5963
03:15:28,992 --> 03:15:30,427
have been making everyday

5964
03:15:30,427 --> 03:15:32,329
people sick. And while I know

5965
03:15:32,329 --> 03:15:33,463
many of you MAY be in support

5966
03:15:33,463 --> 03:15:35,398
of this ordinance, I have to

5967
03:15:35,398 --> 03:15:36,532
call out the optics that are at

5968
03:15:36,532 --> 03:15:37,667
play. Currently, it appears as

5969
03:15:37,667 --> 03:15:39,403
if nashville cares more about

5970
03:15:39,403 --> 03:15:40,503
animals than we do about the

5971
03:15:40,503 --> 03:15:42,305
residents of north nashville,

5972
03:15:42,305 --> 03:15:43,707
many of whom have

5973
03:15:43,707 --> 03:15:45,542
impacted by other forms of

5974
03:15:45,542 --> 03:15:46,977
harmful infrastructure like

5975
03:15:46,977 --> 03:15:48,445
interstate 40, which is forced

5976
03:15:48,445 --> 03:15:49,813
current and former residents to

5977
03:15:49,813 --> 03:15:51,281
live with the legacy of

5978
03:15:51,281 --> 03:15:52,716
intentional harm, displacement

5979
03:15:52,716 --> 03:15:54,517
and health impacts that still

5980
03:15:54,517 --> 03:15:55,952
have not been solved for

5981
03:15:55,952 --> 03:15:57,530
allowing the fisk university

5982
03:15:57,530 --> 03:15:58,888
administration to build a data

5983
03:15:58,888 --> 03:16:00,657
center of the proposed size and

5984
03:16:00,657 --> 03:16:02,920
power usage would exacerbate

5985
03:16:02,920 --> 03:16:03,660
and be a continuation of the

5986
03:16:03,660 --> 03:16:05,695
historic and current harm done

5987
03:16:05,695 --> 03:16:07,497
on the neighborhood. Again, the

5988
03:16:07,497 --> 03:16:08,898
fisk community does not want

5989
03:16:08,898 --> 03:16:10,567
this data center. This is why

5990
03:16:10,567 --> 03:16:11,801
I'm asking you all to reinforce,

5991
03:16:11,801 --> 03:16:12,837
through this ordinance

5992
03:16:12,837 --> 03:16:14,400
protections that will hold the

5993
03:16:14,400 --> 03:16:15,138
current university

5994
03:16:15,138 --> 03:16:17,138
administration accountable and

5995
03:16:17,207 --> 03:16:19,709
make no exceptions to allow a

5996
03:16:19,709 --> 03:16:20,777
large ai data center in 37208.

5997
03:16:20,777 --> 03:16:21,778
Thank you.

5998
03:16:21,778 --> 03:16:23,778
Thank you, MR.

5999
03:16:25,715 --> 03:16:28,715
Wright. Go ahead, sir, you're

6000
03:16:28,719 --> 03:16:29,419
recognized.

6001
03:16:29,419 --> 03:16:30,787
good evening.

6002
03:16:30,787 --> 03:16:32,689
Council members. My name is

6003
03:16:32,689 --> 03:16:34,124
scott hoeflinger. I reside in

6004
03:16:34,124 --> 03:16:35,191
the union hill region of

6005
03:16:35,191 --> 03:16:37,360
northern davidson county, and

6006
03:16:37,360 --> 03:16:38,462
I'm here representing myself,

6007
03:16:38,462 --> 03:16:39,829
but as well, the middle

6008
03:16:39,829 --> 03:16:41,564
tennessee group of the sierra

6009
03:16:41,564 --> 03:16:43,400
club. We believe that data

6010
03:16:43,400 --> 03:16:46,360
centers are a necessity for the

6011
03:16:46,360 --> 03:16:47,404
future of our nation as a

6012
03:16:47,404 --> 03:16:48,972
leader in technology, but we

6013
03:16:48,972 --> 03:16:51,372
must develop reasonable rules

6014
03:16:51,408 --> 03:16:52,809
and regulations accommodate

6015
03:16:52,809 --> 03:16:54,744
the infrastructure relating to

6016
03:16:54,744 --> 03:16:56,479
these centers that no matter

6017
03:16:56,479 --> 03:16:58,214
their size, data centers are

6018
03:16:58,214 --> 03:16:59,983
not simply another warehouse or

6019
03:16:59,983 --> 03:17:01,451
office building. They are a new

6020
03:17:01,451 --> 03:17:02,919
class of critical

6021
03:17:02,919 --> 03:17:04,187
infrastructure. Although this.

6022
03:17:04,187 --> 03:17:05,789
This is not a decision directly

6023
03:17:05,789 --> 03:17:07,580
on the table tonight. We

6024
03:17:07,580 --> 03:17:09,250
strongly believe that placing a

6025
03:17:09,250 --> 03:17:10,427
data center near our zoo that

6026
03:17:10,427 --> 03:17:12,629
could be expanded to quite a

6027
03:17:12,629 --> 03:17:15,290
large footprint footprint is

6028
03:17:15,533 --> 03:17:18,340
not in the best interest of all davidson

6029
03:17:18,340 --> 03:17:19,736
county. In addition to the zoo

6030
03:17:19,736 --> 03:17:20,971
itself, now there is an

6031
03:17:20,971 --> 03:17:21,805
opportunity to be a leader in

6032
03:17:21,805 --> 03:17:23,773
developing rules and

6033
03:17:23,773 --> 03:17:25,242
regulations that go beyond this

6034
03:17:25,242 --> 03:17:26,643
to be more comprehensive in

6035
03:17:26,643 --> 03:17:28,845
overall consideration of all

6036
03:17:28,845 --> 03:17:30,380
resources, including water

6037
03:17:30,380 --> 03:17:32,480
resources and pollution. Many

6038
03:17:32,480 --> 03:17:33,483
data centers across the nation

6039
03:17:33,483 --> 03:17:36,520
have been consuming water at an

6040
03:17:36,520 --> 03:17:37,487
alarming rate. Even those that

6041
03:17:37,487 --> 03:17:38,922
say they are recycling the

6042
03:17:38,922 --> 03:17:40,357
water or discharging polluting

6043
03:17:40,357 --> 03:17:42,125
water into sewer systems or

6044
03:17:42,125 --> 03:17:44,125
natural streams. Electrical

6045
03:17:44,294 --> 03:17:46,429
needs, including grid risk and

6046
03:17:46,429 --> 03:17:47,864
effects on tv. A carbon

6047
03:17:47,864 --> 03:17:49,700
emissions throughout the region,

6048
03:17:49,700 --> 03:17:50,400
air emissions from all sources,

6049
03:17:50,400 --> 03:17:52,400
particularly emissions

6050
03:17:52,936 --> 03:17:53,803
producing turbines. Noise

6051
03:17:53,803 --> 03:17:56,203
including all sensitive animals

6052
03:17:56,906 --> 03:17:58,308
at risk. Use of renewable

6053
03:17:58,308 --> 03:18:00,176
energy sources in lieu of

6054
03:18:00,176 --> 03:18:02,176
conventional sources that

6055
03:18:03,130 --> 03:18:04,800
increase greenhouse gases, land

6056
03:18:04,800 --> 03:18:05,248
use, long term and

6057
03:18:05,248 --> 03:18:06,983
comprehensive impacts. Given

6058
03:18:06,983 --> 03:18:08,818
the above, we believe that a

6059
03:18:08,818 --> 03:18:11,818
comprehensive set of new zoning

6060
03:18:12,890 --> 03:18:13,490
regulations is needed and that

6061
03:18:13,490 --> 03:18:14,592
bl20261391 could be a start

6062
03:18:14,592 --> 03:18:16,192
with additional requirements to

6063
03:18:16,192 --> 03:18:17,827
better serve the needs of the

6064
03:18:17,827 --> 03:18:19,529
community in the future. An

6065
03:18:19,529 --> 03:18:21,310
option would be to impose a

6066
03:18:21,310 --> 03:18:22,660
moratorium while those improve

6067
03:18:22,660 --> 03:18:23,167
regulations are finalized.

6068
03:18:23,167 --> 03:18:24,601
Thank you.

6069
03:18:24,601 --> 03:18:27,100
Thank you very much.

6070
03:18:27,871 --> 03:18:30,400
Go ahead sir. You're recognized.

6071
03:18:30,400 --> 03:18:31,174
Hello. The night before the

6072
03:18:31,174 --> 03:18:33,277
last one of these public

6073
03:18:33,277 --> 03:18:34,678
hearings, I weirdly had a

6074
03:18:34,678 --> 03:18:37,780
conversation with jeff uphues,

6075
03:18:37,248 --> 03:18:38,848
the ceo of dc blocks, and I

6076
03:18:38,848 --> 03:18:40,160
asked him to convince me. I

6077
03:18:40,160 --> 03:18:41,851
asked him, what's in this for

6078
03:18:41,851 --> 03:18:43,320
me? How is this project going

6079
03:18:43,320 --> 03:18:45,522
to positively impact my life?

6080
03:18:45,522 --> 03:18:47,223
Long story short, he completely

6081
03:18:47,223 --> 03:18:49,492
failed to convince me in any

6082
03:18:49,492 --> 03:18:51,261
way. I'm even more skeptical

6083
03:18:51,261 --> 03:18:53,830
about his honesty now. And this

6084
03:18:53,830 --> 03:18:55,231
is extremely subjective, but

6085
03:18:55,231 --> 03:18:57,631
I'm completely skeptical about

6086
03:18:59,202 --> 03:19:00,603
his honesty and maybe more

6087
03:19:00,603 --> 03:19:01,672
objective take away from the

6088
03:19:01,672 --> 03:19:03,974
conversation is that yeah,

6089
03:19:03,974 --> 03:19:05,475
there is no upside to this.

6090
03:19:05,475 --> 03:19:06,677
These companies don't come here,

6091
03:19:06,677 --> 03:19:09,646
you know, to improve our lives.

6092
03:19:09,646 --> 03:19:11,480
They come here to make money.

6093
03:19:11,480 --> 03:19:13,184
Among the crazy things he said

6094
03:19:13,184 --> 03:19:16,453
at one point was that his

6095
03:19:16,453 --> 03:19:18,853
priorities are his employees,

6096
03:19:19,824 --> 03:19:21,858
his clients, and then his

6097
03:19:21,858 --> 03:19:23,693
investors in that order. So I

6098
03:19:23,693 --> 03:19:25,362
waited to see if he would. I

6099
03:19:25,362 --> 03:19:26,496
let him dig his own grave a

6100
03:19:26,496 --> 03:19:28,331
little, waited to see if he

6101
03:19:28,331 --> 03:19:29,866
would say the community or

6102
03:19:29,866 --> 03:19:31,434
consent didn't occur to him. So

6103
03:19:31,434 --> 03:19:33,703
that's the kind of person we're

6104
03:19:33,703 --> 03:19:34,671
dealing with. There's a lot I

6105
03:19:34,671 --> 03:19:35,739
could share about the

6106
03:19:35,739 --> 03:19:37,400
conversation. He's talked at me

6107
03:19:37,400 --> 03:19:40,400
for like 30 minutes straight. I

6108
03:19:41,312 --> 03:19:43,481
barely got a word in, and he

6109
03:19:43,481 --> 03:19:44,247
sounds just dead set on this

6110
03:19:44,247 --> 03:19:45,316
project going through. No

6111
03:19:45,316 --> 03:19:47,830
matter what he said, they've

6112
03:19:47,830 --> 03:19:48,284
already put too much time into

6113
03:19:48,284 --> 03:19:51,884
it. Et cetera, et cetera, et

6114
03:19:53,223 --> 03:19:54,924
cetera. And he let's see. Well,

6115
03:19:54,924 --> 03:19:56,920
I just want people to keep in

6116
03:19:56,920 --> 03:19:57,928
mind these people lie. They lie

6117
03:19:57,928 --> 03:19:59,620
all the time. I mean, the

6118
03:19:59,620 --> 03:20:00,998
PRESIDENT Lies now and no one

6119
03:20:00,998 --> 03:20:02,198
blinks an eye. He one thing he

6120
03:20:02,198 --> 03:20:04,101
was harping over and over again

6121
03:20:04,101 --> 03:20:05,902
is how. This is not that kind

6122
03:20:05,902 --> 03:20:07,370
of data center. We're not that

6123
03:20:07,370 --> 03:20:08,380
kind of company. But that's

6124
03:20:08,380 --> 03:20:08,973
probably what they told

6125
03:20:08,973 --> 03:20:10,730
everyone in memphis. His

6126
03:20:10,730 --> 03:20:11,908
website says they're going to

6127
03:20:11,908 --> 03:20:13,143
be ai ready and whatever that

6128
03:20:13,143 --> 03:20:15,513
means. And then he is trying to

6129
03:20:15,513 --> 03:20:16,646
be that kind of company. So

6130
03:20:16,646 --> 03:20:18,382
full skepticism. Don't trust

6131
03:20:18,382 --> 03:20:18,816
these people. Thank you.

6132
03:20:18,816 --> 03:20:20,816
Thank

6133
03:20:21,651 --> 03:20:22,653
you. Go ahead. You're

6134
03:20:22,653 --> 03:20:24,188
recognized. Could you share

6135
03:20:24,188 --> 03:20:24,522
your ticket number, please?

6136
03:20:24,522 --> 03:20:25,255
I'm

6137
03:20:25,255 --> 03:20:26,256
number 40.

6138
03:20:26,256 --> 03:20:27,424
Ticket number 40.

6139
03:20:27,424 --> 03:20:28,591
Okay. Thank you. Go ahead.

6140
03:20:28,591 --> 03:20:30,994
Thank you for recognizing me.

6141
03:20:30,994 --> 03:20:32,462
My name is andrea young. I am a

6142
03:20:32,462 --> 03:20:34,564
former zookeeper at the

6143
03:20:34,564 --> 03:20:35,632
nashville zoo, and I'm also a

6144
03:20:35,632 --> 03:20:37,300
current master's degree

6145
03:20:37,300 --> 03:20:39,235
candidate at harvard university

6146
03:20:39,235 --> 03:20:40,537
in the field of conservation

6147
03:20:40,537 --> 03:20:41,805
biology. And I do appreciate

6148
03:20:41,805 --> 03:20:43,440
you all for letting me speak

6149
03:20:43,440 --> 03:20:45,343
here, and I appreciate the care

6150
03:20:45,343 --> 03:20:46,476
that I see that you are putting

6151
03:20:46,476 --> 03:20:48,345
into this project. I have a

6152
03:20:48,345 --> 03:20:50,480
short story for you, the great

6153
03:20:50,480 --> 03:20:51,514
auk. It was a flightless bird,

6154
03:20:51,514 --> 03:20:53,316
similar to the penguin that

6155
03:20:53,316 --> 03:20:56,316
lived in the north atlantic

6156
03:20:57,621 --> 03:20:59,621
until 1844. 44 john branson.

6157
03:21:01,258 --> 03:21:02,993
Seager is. And ketil catterson

6158
03:21:02,993 --> 03:21:04,327
are remembered as the three men

6159
03:21:04,327 --> 03:21:05,896
that were directly responsible

6160
03:21:05,896 --> 03:21:09,132
for the extinction of the great

6161
03:21:09,132 --> 03:21:10,601
auk. I bring up this tragedy to

6162
03:21:10,601 --> 03:21:12,669
highlight this, to highlight a

6163
03:21:12,669 --> 03:21:13,870
similarity. So in addition to

6164
03:21:13,870 --> 03:21:15,672
its threat to the zoo and to

6165
03:21:15,672 --> 03:21:17,410
the community, the data center

6166
03:21:17,410 --> 03:21:18,842
is a direct threat to the

6167
03:21:18,842 --> 03:21:20,310
nashville crayfish, which is a

6168
03:21:20,310 --> 03:21:22,113
federally protected species

6169
03:21:22,113 --> 03:21:23,547
that lives only in a handful of

6170
03:21:23,547 --> 03:21:25,315
tributaries near the planned

6171
03:21:25,315 --> 03:21:27,218
location. It is found nowhere

6172
03:21:27,218 --> 03:21:29,253
else in the world. It's a very

6173
03:21:29,253 --> 03:21:31,521
small creature, but it's ours,

6174
03:21:31,521 --> 03:21:34,190
not tennessee, but nashville is

6175
03:21:34,190 --> 03:21:36,159
its only home. So members of

6176
03:21:36,159 --> 03:21:37,193
this council and any

6177
03:21:37,193 --> 03:21:38,995
representatives of dc blocks

6178
03:21:38,995 --> 03:21:40,865
that MAY be present or watching.

6179
03:21:40,865 --> 03:21:43,701
I want you to take a second and

6180
03:21:43,701 --> 03:21:45,169
think about your names, because

6181
03:21:45,169 --> 03:21:47,337
you could, in the very near

6182
03:21:47,337 --> 03:21:49,206
future, be named alongside the

6183
03:21:49,206 --> 03:21:50,875
aforementioned men as humans

6184
03:21:50,875 --> 03:21:53,770
who directly facilitated the

6185
03:21:53,770 --> 03:21:54,878
extinction of a species. So

6186
03:21:54,878 --> 03:21:57,380
please do your part to prevent

6187
03:21:57,380 --> 03:21:58,315
or relocate this data center by

6188
03:21:58,315 --> 03:22:00,251
strengthening the regulations

6189
03:22:00,251 --> 03:22:01,384
of the proposed bill. By

6190
03:22:01,384 --> 03:22:03,384
fighting for enforceable

6191
03:22:03,520 --> 03:22:04,789
safeguards with real penalties.

6192
03:22:04,789 --> 03:22:06,390
This should include prevention

6193
03:22:06,390 --> 03:22:08,192
of any data center related

6194
03:22:08,192 --> 03:22:09,360
pollution of the mill creek

6195
03:22:09,360 --> 03:22:10,695
tributaries. So I ask the

6196
03:22:10,695 --> 03:22:12,430
voting members in this room to

6197
03:22:12,430 --> 03:22:13,597
ask yourselves, will you be

6198
03:22:13,597 --> 03:22:14,665
remembered as someone that

6199
03:22:14,665 --> 03:22:16,500
facilitated the extinction of

6200
03:22:16,500 --> 03:22:17,968
an entire species, or is

6201
03:22:17,968 --> 03:22:19,370
someone who did everything to

6202
03:22:19,370 --> 03:22:20,603
protect one of GOD's and

6203
03:22:20,603 --> 03:22:21,839
nashville's fragile creatures?

6204
03:22:21,839 --> 03:22:23,839
Thank you.

6205
03:22:24,742 --> 03:22:27,142
Thank you. Go ahead.

6206
03:22:27,645 --> 03:22:27,944
You're recognized.

6207
03:22:27,944 --> 03:22:28,745
Hi.

6208
03:22:28,745 --> 03:22:30,314
My name

6209
03:22:30,314 --> 03:22:32,350
is laura conwell. I'm actually

6210
03:22:32,350 --> 03:22:33,717
a resident of greenbrier, but

6211
03:22:33,717 --> 03:22:35,186
I've been going to the national

6212
03:22:35,186 --> 03:22:37,200
zoo for over 20 years, so I

6213
03:22:37,200 --> 03:22:40,257
hope you'll still hear me out

6214
03:22:40,257 --> 03:22:41,658
today. Executive order 59

6215
03:22:41,658 --> 03:22:42,760
highlighted four areas

6216
03:22:42,760 --> 03:22:44,528
concerning the data center

6217
03:22:44,528 --> 03:22:45,962
development, infrastructure,

6218
03:22:45,962 --> 03:22:47,797
environment, economy and

6219
03:22:47,797 --> 03:22:49,667
community infrastructure in

6220
03:22:49,667 --> 03:22:53,267
JANUARY of this year, at one

6221
03:22:53,904 --> 03:22:55,706
point in time, over 230,000

6222
03:22:55,706 --> 03:22:58,241
citizens were without power and

6223
03:22:58,241 --> 03:22:59,677
some for over two weeks. Dc

6224
03:22:59,677 --> 03:23:02,513
block says they will pay for

6225
03:23:02,513 --> 03:23:04,348
power used, and while that

6226
03:23:04,348 --> 03:23:07,948
feels like it should be, it

6227
03:23:07,952 --> 03:23:09,453
doesn't have to be said. The

6228
03:23:09,453 --> 03:23:11,856
what. What is the plan when

6229
03:23:11,856 --> 03:23:14,856
that power quite literally is

6230
03:23:15,126 --> 03:23:17,294
not there for environmental

6231
03:23:17,294 --> 03:23:18,362
concerns? We don't know.

6232
03:23:18,362 --> 03:23:20,362
Unfortunately, the tech

6233
03:23:20,531 --> 03:23:22,667
industry standard of move fast

6234
03:23:22,667 --> 03:23:24,502
and break things is now

6235
03:23:24,502 --> 03:23:26,304
encompassing our community.

6236
03:23:26,304 --> 03:23:27,405
Tennesseans are expected to be

6237
03:23:27,405 --> 03:23:29,539
involuntary guinea pigs in a

6238
03:23:29,539 --> 03:23:31,309
real time study of the

6239
03:23:31,309 --> 03:23:33,709
ecological consequences of ai

6240
03:23:35,680 --> 03:23:37,481
data centers, 55% of those that

6241
03:23:37,481 --> 03:23:39,283
support ai data centers cite

6242
03:23:39,283 --> 03:23:40,717
job growth. Companies like dc

6243
03:23:40,717 --> 03:23:42,520
blocks themselves will admit

6244
03:23:42,520 --> 03:23:44,455
that they do not offer that

6245
03:23:44,455 --> 03:23:47,191
many jobs. In fact, the permit

6246
03:23:47,191 --> 03:23:49,360
for this data center cited 25

6247
03:23:49,360 --> 03:23:51,360
expected jobs. Yesterday,

6248
03:23:51,896 --> 03:23:54,296
microsoft laid off over 4500

6249
03:23:54,365 --> 03:23:56,534
employees, citing that ai is

6250
03:23:56,534 --> 03:23:58,636
changing how things are done

6251
03:23:58,636 --> 03:24:00,503
for community. I think I will

6252
03:24:00,503 --> 03:24:01,939
let the unprecedented number of

6253
03:24:01,939 --> 03:24:04,475
citizens who have arrived here

6254
03:24:04,475 --> 03:24:06,610
today to show their support for

6255
03:24:06,610 --> 03:24:08,913
this item to speak for

6256
03:24:08,913 --> 03:24:10,915
themselves. And lastly, while I

6257
03:24:10,915 --> 03:24:13,417
was looking over data for this,

6258
03:24:13,417 --> 03:24:14,618
I was on facebook and I saw

6259
03:24:14,618 --> 03:24:16,320
comments from other cities

6260
03:24:16,320 --> 03:24:18,855
where they had held protests

6261
03:24:18,855 --> 03:24:21,359
against data centers. And one

6262
03:24:21,359 --> 03:24:22,860
comment I saw was, I wish our

6263
03:24:22,860 --> 03:24:25,860
governments cared for us like

6264
03:24:26,290 --> 03:24:28,429
nashville's does. Thank you.

6265
03:24:29,330 --> 03:24:30,735
Thank you. Go ahead, sir.

6266
03:24:30,735 --> 03:24:31,502
You're recognized.

6267
03:24:31,502 --> 03:24:33,502
Thank you,

6268
03:24:33,971 --> 03:24:34,338
vice mayor and reps.

6269
03:24:34,338 --> 03:24:36,172
You're all

6270
03:24:36,172 --> 03:24:38,676
doing great. My name is stephen

6271
03:24:38,676 --> 03:24:40,111
mason. I live in district five.

6272
03:24:40,111 --> 03:24:42,213
I'm grateful to be represented

6273
03:24:42,213 --> 03:24:43,648
by sean parker, who wields a

6274
03:24:43,648 --> 03:24:46,480
chainsaw like jimi hendrix

6275
03:24:47,685 --> 03:24:49,200
played guitar. This was all

6276
03:24:49,200 --> 03:24:50,954
because of the power issues and

6277
03:24:50,954 --> 03:24:54,825
the trees. And so shout out to

6278
03:24:54,825 --> 03:24:57,695
you, sean, I, I own a one chair

6279
03:24:57,695 --> 03:25:00,950
barbershop in district 17. Go

6280
03:25:00,965 --> 03:25:02,400
nc. I support both these bills

6281
03:25:02,400 --> 03:25:03,868
and for previous speakers, I

6282
03:25:03,868 --> 03:25:05,603
believe this is a good start,

6283
03:25:05,603 --> 03:25:08,139
but given that lawyers for this

6284
03:25:08,139 --> 03:25:10,400
development lied about permits

6285
03:25:10,400 --> 03:25:12,109
in hand and billionaires say

6286
03:25:12,109 --> 03:25:13,943
this is inevitable, I can tell

6287
03:25:13,943 --> 03:25:16,447
we're in this for the long haul.

6288
03:25:16,447 --> 03:25:16,781
So courage and I support this

6289
03:25:16,781 --> 03:25:18,249
bill.

6290
03:25:18,249 --> 03:25:20,785
Thank you so much. Go

6291
03:25:20,785 --> 03:25:21,152
ahead. You're recognized.

6292
03:25:21,152 --> 03:25:22,919
Good

6293
03:25:22,919 --> 03:25:25,790
evening. My name is danielle

6294
03:25:25,790 --> 03:25:27,625
caron. I am a resident of

6295
03:25:27,625 --> 03:25:30,930
district 19 and I grew up in

6296
03:25:30,930 --> 03:25:31,195
franklin, tennessee. I am a

6297
03:25:31,195 --> 03:25:32,663
professional mechanical

6298
03:25:32,663 --> 03:25:34,640
engineer, a leed accredited

6299
03:25:34,640 --> 03:25:35,900
professional, and a certified

6300
03:25:35,900 --> 03:25:37,134
decarbonization professional. I

6301
03:25:37,134 --> 03:25:40,134
am speaking in strong support

6302
03:25:40,938 --> 03:25:41,805
of bill 2026 1391. This bill

6303
03:25:41,805 --> 03:25:43,240
establishes a strong framework

6304
03:25:43,240 --> 03:25:45,942
for all future data centers,

6305
03:25:45,942 --> 03:25:48,145
and it represents a giant step

6306
03:25:48,145 --> 03:25:49,213
in the right direction. The zoo

6307
03:25:49,213 --> 03:25:50,380
presents an opportunity to

6308
03:25:50,380 --> 03:25:52,415
learn about where data centers

6309
03:25:52,415 --> 03:25:53,818
should and should not go, and

6310
03:25:53,818 --> 03:25:56,487
what sort of legislation should

6311
03:25:56,487 --> 03:25:57,855
be established for them. That

6312
03:25:57,855 --> 03:25:59,657
said, I have a couple of

6313
03:25:59,657 --> 03:26:01,459
suggestions for potential

6314
03:26:01,459 --> 03:26:02,927
amendments to the bill. The

6315
03:26:02,927 --> 03:26:04,662
purpose of a site assessment,

6316
03:26:04,662 --> 03:26:06,970
according to lead, which

6317
03:26:06,970 --> 03:26:07,897
considers it a core essential

6318
03:26:07,897 --> 03:26:09,699
requirement, is to protect the

6319
03:26:09,699 --> 03:26:11,168
health of vulnerable

6320
03:26:11,168 --> 03:26:12,603
populations by ensuring that

6321
03:26:12,603 --> 03:26:14,472
the site is assessed for

6322
03:26:14,472 --> 03:26:15,839
environmental contamination and

6323
03:26:15,839 --> 03:26:17,340
that any environmental

6324
03:26:17,340 --> 03:26:19,340
contaminant contamination has

6325
03:26:19,543 --> 03:26:21,912
been remediated. I believe this

6326
03:26:21,912 --> 03:26:24,312
should be consideredin the

6327
03:26:25,215 --> 03:26:27,217
amendment in future amendments.

6328
03:26:27,217 --> 03:26:28,419
In the case of the zoo, while a

6329
03:26:28,419 --> 03:26:29,552
human can choose to rationalize

6330
03:26:29,552 --> 03:26:30,955
or adapt to a constant

6331
03:26:30,955 --> 03:26:31,689
mechanical hum, the captive and

6332
03:26:31,689 --> 03:26:33,858
endangered species at the

6333
03:26:33,858 --> 03:26:34,959
nashville zoo cannot. The best

6334
03:26:34,959 --> 03:26:36,594
estimate of how an animal will

6335
03:26:36,594 --> 03:26:37,828
react to new sounds comes from

6336
03:26:37,828 --> 03:26:39,562
those who study it the most.

6337
03:26:39,562 --> 03:26:41,650
That would be the employees of

6338
03:26:41,650 --> 03:26:42,466
the nashville zoo. I believe

6339
03:26:42,466 --> 03:26:43,334
that there should be more

6340
03:26:43,334 --> 03:26:45,334
collaboration between future

6341
03:26:45,336 --> 03:26:46,804
data centers and the

6342
03:26:46,804 --> 03:26:49,640
communities with which it is

6343
03:26:49,640 --> 03:26:50,775
adjacent to. While it is true,

6344
03:26:50,775 --> 03:26:51,941
not all data centers are the

6345
03:26:51,941 --> 03:26:53,644
same, they all still consume

6346
03:26:53,644 --> 03:26:55,780
massive amounts of power and

6347
03:26:55,780 --> 03:26:56,514
electricity equals heat,

6348
03:26:56,514 --> 03:26:58,914
meaning thermal plumes form

6349
03:27:00,117 --> 03:27:01,519
around them. Eliminating water not eliminate

6350
03:27:01,519 --> 03:27:02,687
environmental impact, it simply

6351
03:27:02,687 --> 03:27:03,753
transforms it into a larger

6352
03:27:03,753 --> 03:27:04,989
power load that comes with a

6353
03:27:04,989 --> 03:27:06,589
higher chemical or atmospheric

6354
03:27:06,589 --> 03:27:08,759
leak risk. And the bill

6355
03:27:08,759 --> 03:27:10,561
addresses this very well by

6356
03:27:10,561 --> 03:27:11,729
requiring closed loop cooling

6357
03:27:11,729 --> 03:27:13,464
systems in the future, it MAY

6358
03:27:13,464 --> 03:27:14,532
be wise to establish more

6359
03:27:14,532 --> 03:27:15,565
stringent maintenance

6360
03:27:15,565 --> 03:27:16,300
requirements to prevent

6361
03:27:16,300 --> 03:27:18,102
groundwater pollution from

6362
03:27:18,102 --> 03:27:20,338
these systems when replacing

6363
03:27:20,338 --> 03:27:21,705
them. Data centers are a

6364
03:27:21,705 --> 03:27:22,773
meaningful piece of modern

6365
03:27:22,773 --> 03:27:23,140
infrastructure.

6366
03:27:23,140 --> 03:27:25,140
Thank you,

6367
03:27:25,676 --> 03:27:27,144
thank you. Appreciate you

6368
03:27:27,144 --> 03:27:28,945
coming out. Go ahead. You're

6369
03:27:28,945 --> 03:27:30,140
recognized.

6370
03:27:30,140 --> 03:27:31,449
Hello, my name is

6371
03:27:31,449 --> 03:27:33,617
jimmy sears and I live in

6372
03:27:33,617 --> 03:27:35,353
district ten. I think it's very

6373
03:27:35,353 --> 03:27:36,854
good that metro council is

6374
03:27:36,854 --> 03:27:38,656
setting standards for data

6375
03:27:38,656 --> 03:27:40,791
centers, but I would like to

6376
03:27:40,791 --> 03:27:42,960
humbly recommend three changes,

6377
03:27:42,960 --> 03:27:43,330
number one, for clarity, that

6378
03:27:43,330 --> 03:27:44,728
-

6379
03:27:44,728 --> 03:27:46,597
the acceptable renewable energy

6380
03:27:46,597 --> 03:27:48,597
sources be comprehensively

6381
03:27:49,166 --> 03:27:50,701
listed, that the distance from

6382
03:27:50,701 --> 03:27:53,700
data centers to residential

6383
03:27:53,700 --> 03:27:55,172
areas be increased, and that

6384
03:27:55,172 --> 03:27:58,409
there be very strict and very

6385
03:27:58,409 --> 03:28:00,760
clear limits on any on site

6386
03:28:00,760 --> 03:28:02,760
emissions producing generators

6387
03:28:03,814 --> 03:28:05,615
or ideally no on site emissions

6388
03:28:05,615 --> 03:28:07,840
producing generators. Thank you

6389
03:28:07,840 --> 03:28:08,818
for your time and consideration.

6390
03:28:08,818 --> 03:28:10,321
Thank you very much. Go ahead.

6391
03:28:10,321 --> 03:28:11,389
You come forward. You're

6392
03:28:11,389 --> 03:28:12,622
recognized.

6393
03:28:12,622 --> 03:28:14,625
Hi there. My name

6394
03:28:14,625 --> 03:28:16,994
is wendy timmons. I live in

6395
03:28:16,994 --> 03:28:18,963
district 23, and for whatever

6396
03:28:18,963 --> 03:28:22,563
it's worth, I work in district

6397
03:28:23,668 --> 03:28:25,803
21. I am in support of this

6398
03:28:25,803 --> 03:28:27,972
bill, but I want to please urge

6399
03:28:27,972 --> 03:28:29,607
you all to keep pushing. It's

6400
03:28:29,607 --> 03:28:31,208
not enough for us to say, not

6401
03:28:31,208 --> 03:28:32,276
in my backyard. These data

6402
03:28:32,276 --> 03:28:35,146
centers don't really have a

6403
03:28:35,146 --> 03:28:36,781
place in tennessee. As people

6404
03:28:36,781 --> 03:28:39,116
living and working in nashville,

6405
03:28:39,116 --> 03:28:40,583
as people serving nashville,

6406
03:28:40,583 --> 03:28:41,751
the capital of tennessee, we

6407
03:28:41,751 --> 03:28:43,888
really have an opportunity here

6408
03:28:43,888 --> 03:28:45,623
to lead the entire state in how

6409
03:28:45,623 --> 03:28:47,390
the state approaches data

6410
03:28:47,390 --> 03:28:49,193
centers, their construction,

6411
03:28:49,193 --> 03:28:51,262
their location, so on and so

6412
03:28:51,262 --> 03:28:52,330
forth. Thank you for putting

6413
03:28:52,330 --> 03:28:53,331
this all together. Thank you

6414
03:28:53,331 --> 03:28:55,266
for your consideration. The

6415
03:28:55,266 --> 03:28:55,800
bill does take a lot of these

6416
03:28:55,800 --> 03:28:57,800
things into consideration

6417
03:28:58,536 --> 03:28:59,637
already, but please keep

6418
03:28:59,637 --> 03:29:00,300
pushing. Thank you.

6419
03:29:00,300 --> 03:29:02,300
Thank you

6420
03:29:02,640 --> 03:29:03,607
very much. Go ahead. Ma'am,

6421
03:29:03,607 --> 03:29:06,143
could you share your ticket

6422
03:29:06,143 --> 03:29:06,243
number, please?

6423
03:29:06,243 --> 03:29:07,210
46.

6424
03:29:07,210 --> 03:29:08,312
Ticket 46.

6425
03:29:08,312 --> 03:29:09,146
Okay. Thank you. Go ahead.

6426
03:29:09,146 --> 03:29:10,214
Good

6427
03:29:10,214 --> 03:29:11,515
evening, andthank yu for

6428
03:29:11,515 --> 03:29:14,515
sticking with all these people.

6429
03:29:15,119 --> 03:29:16,954
I just wanted to say that I'm

6430
03:29:16,954 --> 03:29:19,900
actually, I might cry. I have

6431
03:29:19,900 --> 03:29:21,490
four grandchildren that love

6432
03:29:21,958 --> 03:29:23,793
the zoo, and it would be

6433
03:29:23,793 --> 03:29:26,631
devastating to them. I'm from

6434
03:29:26,631 --> 03:29:28,798
williamson county, but they are

6435
03:29:28,798 --> 03:29:30,601
nashvillians and I just really

6436
03:29:30,601 --> 03:29:32,360
hope that people will

6437
03:29:32,360 --> 03:29:35,360
understand that it's not only

6438
03:29:35,639 --> 03:29:37,808
about the zoo, but it's about

6439
03:29:37,808 --> 03:29:38,943
families. And if you have

6440
03:29:38,943 --> 03:29:41,450
grandchildren, I'm sure you

6441
03:29:41,450 --> 03:29:43,140
take your children to the zoo.

6442
03:29:43,140 --> 03:29:44,614
I also want to say that I feel

6443
03:29:44,614 --> 03:29:47,551
that tennessee is a testing

6444
03:29:47,551 --> 03:29:50,551
ground for these data centers.

6445
03:29:50,755 --> 03:29:54,355
And I read today that blackrock

6446
03:29:55,259 --> 03:29:57,627
has put $41 billion designated

6447
03:29:57,627 --> 03:29:59,764
it for data centers. And I just

6448
03:29:59,764 --> 03:30:01,599
want you to keep that in mind

6449
03:30:01,599 --> 03:30:03,668
and that I hope we will not be

6450
03:30:03,668 --> 03:30:05,136
a testing ground for these data

6451
03:30:05,136 --> 03:30:06,304
centers.

6452
03:30:06,304 --> 03:30:08,704
Thank you. Go ahead.

6453
03:30:10,573 --> 03:30:10,941
You're recognized.

6454
03:30:10,941 --> 03:30:12,376
Hello,

6455
03:30:12,376 --> 03:30:14,145
everyone. Thank you for those

6456
03:30:14,145 --> 03:30:15,445
speedy procedures to be able to

6457
03:30:15,445 --> 03:30:17,315
get through this. I appreciate

6458
03:30:17,315 --> 03:30:18,516
your patience. My name is joe.

6459
03:30:18,516 --> 03:30:19,684
I live a couple blocks away

6460
03:30:19,684 --> 03:30:21,385
from the proposed location for

6461
03:30:21,385 --> 03:30:23,321
the data center, less than a

6462
03:30:23,321 --> 03:30:24,455
mile from it and only a couple

6463
03:30:24,455 --> 03:30:25,556
blocks away from the zoo. I

6464
03:30:25,556 --> 03:30:27,325
have several concerns as a

6465
03:30:27,325 --> 03:30:28,559
neighbor over the potential of

6466
03:30:28,559 --> 03:30:30,461
a data center in my backyard.

6467
03:30:30,461 --> 03:30:31,996
And so I want to voice that. I

6468
03:30:31,996 --> 03:30:33,996
support bill 1391, declaring

6469
03:30:34,632 --> 03:30:35,766
the 1448 moratorium. And if we

6470
03:30:35,766 --> 03:30:37,601
need to, to consider eminent

6471
03:30:37,601 --> 03:30:38,970
domain in this situation, my

6472
03:30:38,970 --> 03:30:41,172
first concern is quality of

6473
03:30:41,172 --> 03:30:42,273
life concerns. I think the

6474
03:30:42,273 --> 03:30:43,373
psychological or physical

6475
03:30:43,373 --> 03:30:45,760
effects of infrasound, for

6476
03:30:45,760 --> 03:30:47,760
instance, are understudied

6477
03:30:47,645 --> 03:30:50,450
severely, and whose effects

6478
03:30:50,548 --> 03:30:52,490
could be both psychological and

6479
03:30:52,490 --> 03:30:53,384
gastrointestinal. Number two is

6480
03:30:53,384 --> 03:30:54,952
the displacement of local

6481
03:30:54,952 --> 03:30:55,987
wildlife habitats. I'd want

6482
03:30:55,987 --> 03:30:57,755
more rigorous environmental

6483
03:30:57,755 --> 03:30:59,523
studies, as has been mentioned

6484
03:30:59,523 --> 03:31:01,325
before, and those that live in

6485
03:31:01,325 --> 03:31:02,258
the neighborhood alongside me

6486
03:31:02,258 --> 03:31:03,995
know that the surrounding

6487
03:31:03,995 --> 03:31:05,295
creeks and trees host a diverse

6488
03:31:05,295 --> 03:31:06,263
array of local wildlife that

6489
03:31:06,263 --> 03:31:07,965
would definitely be affected by

6490
03:31:07,965 --> 03:31:09,567
this development. Number three

6491
03:31:09,567 --> 03:31:11,680
is an unnecessary strain on the

6492
03:31:11,680 --> 03:31:12,603
power grid. During the ice

6493
03:31:12,603 --> 03:31:14,138
storm this year, my house lost

6494
03:31:14,138 --> 03:31:15,506
power for seven days in JANUARY.

6495
03:31:15,506 --> 03:31:17,141
I don't want my house, others

6496
03:31:17,141 --> 03:31:18,275
or the zoo to be affected by

6497
03:31:18,275 --> 03:31:20,478
the increase in power

6498
03:31:20,478 --> 03:31:21,178
consumption. Also, dc blox

6499
03:31:21,178 --> 03:31:22,580
characterizes the plant

6500
03:31:22,580 --> 03:31:23,747
structure as a digital

6501
03:31:23,747 --> 03:31:25,149
connectivity hub, but they

6502
03:31:25,149 --> 03:31:26,317
still advertise, as has been

6503
03:31:26,317 --> 03:31:28,119
established as being ai ready

6504
03:31:28,119 --> 03:31:29,153
on their website. And I don't

6505
03:31:29,153 --> 03:31:31,220
know their clients. But my

6506
03:31:31,220 --> 03:31:32,256
fourth concern is the

6507
03:31:32,256 --> 03:31:33,791
ethics around ai. I'm worried

6508
03:31:33,791 --> 03:31:34,692
about a potential for copyright

6509
03:31:34,692 --> 03:31:35,893
infringement that undermines

6510
03:31:35,893 --> 03:31:37,610
the local artists here in

6511
03:31:37,610 --> 03:31:38,462
nashville. I'm a musician here

6512
03:31:38,462 --> 03:31:39,630
as well, so this directly

6513
03:31:39,630 --> 03:31:41,499
affects me and all four of

6514
03:31:41,499 --> 03:31:42,599
these ways. And I'm just one

6515
03:31:42,599 --> 03:31:43,834
person speaking, but I live in

6516
03:31:43,834 --> 03:31:45,503
a household with several others

6517
03:31:45,503 --> 03:31:46,570
who couldn't make it today,

6518
03:31:46,570 --> 03:31:47,805
that are happy voicing that

6519
03:31:47,805 --> 03:31:49,573
they stand with me and my

6520
03:31:49,573 --> 03:31:50,741
concerns. So thank you so much

6521
03:31:50,741 --> 03:31:52,476
for your time. I'm encouraged

6522
03:31:52,476 --> 03:31:53,576
by the potential to do good

6523
03:31:53,576 --> 03:31:54,745
here, and I'm thankful y'all

6524
03:31:54,745 --> 03:31:56,647
been willing to hear the voices

6525
03:31:56,647 --> 03:31:57,481
of the public on this issue. So

6526
03:31:57,481 --> 03:31:59,283
good luck.

6527
03:31:59,283 --> 03:32:01,117
Thank you so much.

6528
03:32:01,117 --> 03:32:03,620
Sir. Could you share your

6529
03:32:03,620 --> 03:32:05,288
ticket number 48? Okay, so I

6530
03:32:05,288 --> 03:32:08,292
just want to share before you

6531
03:32:08,292 --> 03:32:11,228
speak, that we are at just

6532
03:32:11,228 --> 03:32:14,165
about to hit 937. We began the

6533
03:32:14,165 --> 03:32:17,300
hearing at 837. So we are one

6534
03:32:17,300 --> 03:32:19,837
hour in and on our 48 ticketed

6535
03:32:19,837 --> 03:32:22,837
speaker. Just for reference, we

6536
03:32:23,808 --> 03:32:25,643
have 245 speakers, potential

6537
03:32:25,643 --> 03:32:27,645
speakers ticketed. Go ahead sir.

6538
03:32:27,645 --> 03:32:28,813
Hi, my name is adam murdoch. I

6539
03:32:28,813 --> 03:32:30,648
live off of harding place on

6540
03:32:30,648 --> 03:32:33,500
lynn drive, about a block or

6541
03:32:33,500 --> 03:32:34,185
two from the zoo. A lot of the

6542
03:32:34,185 --> 03:32:35,186
concerns. I had a couple

6543
03:32:35,186 --> 03:32:37,540
prepared remarks, but most of

6544
03:32:37,540 --> 03:32:38,888
them have been covered. I would

6545
03:32:38,888 --> 03:32:40,658
just pray and admonish you guys

6546
03:32:40,658 --> 03:32:41,659
to make the wise and just

6547
03:32:41,659 --> 03:32:43,728
decision with this, and I

6548
03:32:43,728 --> 03:32:45,595
support this bill in that to

6549
03:32:45,595 --> 03:32:46,300
that extent. Thank you.

6550
03:32:46,300 --> 03:32:48,300
Thank

6551
03:32:48,866 --> 03:32:49,934
you. Go ahead. You're

6552
03:32:49,934 --> 03:32:50,267
recognized.

6553
03:32:50,267 --> 03:32:51,350
Hello.

6554
03:32:51,350 --> 03:32:51,369
My name.

6555
03:32:51,369 --> 03:32:53,400
Is

6556
03:32:53,400 --> 03:32:54,271
laine fodor and I live in

6557
03:32:54,271 --> 03:32:56,671
franklin, tennessee. I support

6558
03:32:57,740 --> 03:32:58,208
bill 2026 1391. I'm here to

6559
03:32:58,208 --> 03:32:59,377
speak on behalf of my many

6560
03:32:59,377 --> 03:33:00,844
friends and colleagues living

6561
03:33:00,844 --> 03:33:02,246
and working in nashville, many

6562
03:33:02,246 --> 03:33:03,648
of whom I gained during my four

6563
03:33:03,648 --> 03:33:05,416
years as a student at

6564
03:33:05,416 --> 03:33:06,583
vanderbilt. I not only support

6565
03:33:06,583 --> 03:33:07,718
this legislation for how it

6566
03:33:07,718 --> 03:33:09,452
will protect the quality of

6567
03:33:09,452 --> 03:33:11,689
life for fellow students at

6568
03:33:11,689 --> 03:33:13,157
fisk university and the people

6569
03:33:13,157 --> 03:33:14,859
and animals of the nashville

6570
03:33:14,859 --> 03:33:16,926
zoo. By reading noise, air and

6571
03:33:16,926 --> 03:33:17,927
water pollution. I support this

6572
03:33:17,927 --> 03:33:19,463
legislation because I believe

6573
03:33:19,463 --> 03:33:20,164
it will set the precedent for

6574
03:33:20,164 --> 03:33:22,133
responsible development

6575
03:33:22,133 --> 03:33:23,767
throughout tennessee. I second

6576
03:33:23,767 --> 03:33:25,236
the more stringent distance and

6577
03:33:25,236 --> 03:33:27,236
renewable energy amendment

6578
03:33:27,371 --> 03:33:28,806
amendments mentioned previously.

6579
03:33:28,806 --> 03:33:30,741
This legislation puts in place

6580
03:33:30,741 --> 03:33:32,376
common sense, distance, energy

6581
03:33:32,376 --> 03:33:33,878
and water protections for the

6582
03:33:33,878 --> 03:33:35,278
nashville community and the

6583
03:33:35,278 --> 03:33:37,214
environment, which are, in fact,

6584
03:33:37,214 --> 03:33:38,549
inseparable entities. I'm tired

6585
03:33:38,549 --> 03:33:39,983
of hearing the same story of an

6586
03:33:39,983 --> 03:33:41,818
industry coming to a community,

6587
03:33:41,818 --> 03:33:42,887
claiming to bring economic

6588
03:33:42,887 --> 03:33:43,954
development, and then

6589
03:33:43,954 --> 03:33:45,890
extracting all the value from

6590
03:33:45,890 --> 03:33:46,856
the people in the land with

6591
03:33:46,856 --> 03:33:47,892
little to no consequences. I'm

6592
03:33:47,892 --> 03:33:48,959
personally invested in the

6593
03:33:48,959 --> 03:33:50,127
issue of responsible

6594
03:33:50,127 --> 03:33:51,828
development. As a student of

6595
03:33:51,828 --> 03:33:53,496
both climate studies and

6596
03:33:53,496 --> 03:33:55,496
economics. This legislation

6597
03:33:55,832 --> 03:33:58,200
puts in bare minimum guardrails

6598
03:33:58,200 --> 03:33:59,370
on how data centers can be

6599
03:33:59,370 --> 03:34:01,205
developed, and lets the people

6600
03:34:01,205 --> 03:34:02,606
decide if they want to pave

6601
03:34:02,606 --> 03:34:04,410
paradise or put up a data

6602
03:34:04,410 --> 03:34:05,209
center lot. Again, I support

6603
03:34:05,209 --> 03:34:06,243
this legislation and thank you

6604
03:34:06,243 --> 03:34:06,977
for your time.

6605
03:34:06,977 --> 03:34:08,977
Thank you very

6606
03:34:09,145 --> 03:34:10,581
much. Go ahead. You're

6607
03:34:10,581 --> 03:34:11,649
recognized.

6608
03:34:11,649 --> 03:34:13,584
Hello, my name is

6609
03:34:13,584 --> 03:34:15,619
ray covey and I live in gulf

6610
03:34:15,619 --> 03:34:17,540
view. I am a retired school

6611
03:34:17,540 --> 03:34:18,489
principal. I spent my life

6612
03:34:18,489 --> 03:34:20,291
teaching children to consider

6613
03:34:20,291 --> 03:34:22,359
the consequences of their

6614
03:34:22,359 --> 03:34:24,996
actions. I ask you to do the

6615
03:34:24,996 --> 03:34:27,164
same vote in support of common

6616
03:34:27,164 --> 03:34:28,933
sense guidelines on data

6617
03:34:28,933 --> 03:34:31,102
centers. In fact, tighten the

6618
03:34:31,102 --> 03:34:33,270
rules and regs and let this be

6619
03:34:33,270 --> 03:34:33,604
your legacy. Thank you.

6620
03:34:33,604 --> 03:34:35,439
Thank

6621
03:34:35,439 --> 03:34:36,507
you. Go ahead. You're

6622
03:34:36,507 --> 03:34:37,575
recognized.

6623
03:34:37,575 --> 03:34:38,709
Good evening. My

6624
03:34:38,709 --> 03:34:40,578
name is annabelle davies. I am

6625
03:34:40,578 --> 03:34:42,246
a social worker and a lifelong

6626
03:34:42,246 --> 03:34:43,714
resident of tennessee. I was

6627
03:34:43,714 --> 03:34:44,982
born at baptist hospital and

6628
03:34:44,982 --> 03:34:46,217
have been blessed to call

6629
03:34:46,217 --> 03:34:48,386
nashville my home for my entire

6630
03:34:48,386 --> 03:34:50,187
life. Thus far, I know and have

6631
03:34:50,187 --> 03:34:51,656
worked with many, many people

6632
03:34:51,656 --> 03:34:53,240
who have worked tirelessly to

6633
03:34:53,240 --> 03:34:54,825
pursue the safety of

6634
03:34:54,825 --> 03:34:56,627
nashville's families and the

6635
03:34:56,627 --> 03:34:59,270
preservation of its ecosystems.

6636
03:34:59,163 --> 03:35:00,563
Data centers jeopardize both,

6637
03:35:00,563 --> 03:35:02,500
and have already been proven to

6638
03:35:02,500 --> 03:35:03,968
negatively impact both in other

6639
03:35:03,968 --> 03:35:06,360
parts of our country. And that

6640
03:35:06,360 --> 03:35:07,938
is the understatement of this

6641
03:35:07,938 --> 03:35:09,774
century. I wish I had time here

6642
03:35:09,774 --> 03:35:11,175
to provide you the list of the

6643
03:35:11,175 --> 03:35:12,443
debilitating consequences. I've

6644
03:35:12,443 --> 03:35:14,780
been around since the 90s, and

6645
03:35:14,780 --> 03:35:15,346
have been a firsthand witness

6646
03:35:15,346 --> 03:35:17,148
of the boom of our beloved city

6647
03:35:17,148 --> 03:35:18,282
of nashville. In the past ten

6648
03:35:18,282 --> 03:35:19,683
years, nashville has become one

6649
03:35:19,683 --> 03:35:21,552
of the fastest growing cities

6650
03:35:21,552 --> 03:35:22,920
in the entire country. We did

6651
03:35:22,920 --> 03:35:23,988
not need data centers to

6652
03:35:23,988 --> 03:35:26,388
accomplish this, and we

6653
03:35:26,490 --> 03:35:27,658
absolutely do not need them now,

6654
03:35:27,658 --> 03:35:30,160
especially if they do not come

6655
03:35:30,160 --> 03:35:31,295
with strict permanent rules and

6656
03:35:31,295 --> 03:35:33,300
regulations surrounding them

6657
03:35:33,300 --> 03:35:34,432
and where they are implemented.

6658
03:35:34,432 --> 03:35:36,233
I have confidence that I can

6659
03:35:36,233 --> 03:35:37,768
speak on behalf of my fellow

6660
03:35:37,768 --> 03:35:39,470
tennesseans behind me and in

6661
03:35:39,470 --> 03:35:41,372
the mezzanine and across the

6662
03:35:41,372 --> 03:35:43,140
state here, as well as the rest

6663
03:35:43,140 --> 03:35:44,842
of davidson county, that we,

6664
03:35:44,842 --> 03:35:47,110
the people are vehemently

6665
03:35:47,110 --> 03:35:48,179
opposed to ai data center

6666
03:35:48,179 --> 03:35:49,914
development in our city and

6667
03:35:49,914 --> 03:35:51,381
county. As things currently

6668
03:35:51,381 --> 03:35:53,917
stand, I stand here tonight to

6669
03:35:53,917 --> 03:35:56,454
vocalize my full support for bl

6670
03:35:56,454 --> 03:35:57,888
2026 1391, and I implore you to

6671
03:35:57,888 --> 03:35:59,357
stand with this legislature to

6672
03:35:59,357 --> 03:36:00,825
stand with this legislation and

6673
03:36:00,825 --> 03:36:02,892
stand with the people for the

6674
03:36:02,892 --> 03:36:04,328
sake of a healthier for

6675
03:36:04,328 --> 03:36:05,730
nashville, davidson county, and

6676
03:36:05,730 --> 03:36:06,130
all of tennessee. Thank you so

6677
03:36:06,130 --> 03:36:08,130
much.

6678
03:36:09,133 --> 03:36:11,533
Thank you. Go ahead.

6679
03:36:11,535 --> 03:36:12,535
You're recognized.

6680
03:36:12,535 --> 03:36:14,535
My name is

6681
03:36:15,139 --> 03:36:17,675
dave seaman. I live in district

6682
03:36:17,675 --> 03:36:18,709
16, just northeast of the

6683
03:36:18,709 --> 03:36:20,178
proposed data center site. I've

6684
03:36:20,178 --> 03:36:21,579
lived there for seven years.

6685
03:36:21,579 --> 03:36:25,179
I'm also an engineer and a

6686
03:36:28,419 --> 03:36:29,620
product designer. I think that.

6687
03:36:29,620 --> 03:36:33,124
Time and time again, we've seen

6688
03:36:33,124 --> 03:36:34,892
a cycle where we become the

6689
03:36:34,892 --> 03:36:38,492
product, and these tools end up

6690
03:36:38,929 --> 03:36:41,132
limiting our creativity and our

6691
03:36:41,132 --> 03:36:42,900
and our control. I'm not here

6692
03:36:42,900 --> 03:36:44,502
as a skeptic of technology, but

6693
03:36:44,502 --> 03:36:46,437
as a skeptic of the intentions

6694
03:36:46,437 --> 03:36:48,306
of the companies that build and

6695
03:36:48,306 --> 03:36:49,807
deploy these technologies. And

6696
03:36:49,807 --> 03:36:52,243
so far, dc blox has not made

6697
03:36:52,243 --> 03:36:53,844
the best impression on me as a

6698
03:36:53,844 --> 03:36:55,790
neighbor. I have a number of

6699
03:36:55,790 --> 03:36:56,914
ethical concerns about why this

6700
03:36:56,914 --> 03:36:59,160
location was chosen and who and

6701
03:36:59,160 --> 03:36:59,750
what it will impact as a

6702
03:36:59,750 --> 03:37:01,852
professional. Some of my

6703
03:37:01,852 --> 03:37:03,870
concerns are how do we know

6704
03:37:03,870 --> 03:37:04,855
this facility won't be used to

6705
03:37:04,855 --> 03:37:06,570
charge more at the kroger down

6706
03:37:06,570 --> 03:37:07,992
the street? How do we know it

6707
03:37:07,992 --> 03:37:09,160
won't be used to put carbon

6708
03:37:09,160 --> 03:37:10,928
uber drivers out of business?

6709
03:37:10,928 --> 03:37:12,863
More critically, how can we be

6710
03:37:12,863 --> 03:37:14,198
sure that it won't use be used

6711
03:37:14,198 --> 03:37:16,598
for surveillance or malicious

6712
03:37:16,701 --> 03:37:18,102
targeting here or abroad? Being

6713
03:37:18,102 --> 03:37:18,936
concerned, I read up on dc

6714
03:37:18,936 --> 03:37:20,638
blocks to see how they

6715
03:37:20,638 --> 03:37:21,973
described themselves on the

6716
03:37:21,973 --> 03:37:23,541
website. I found the value of

6717
03:37:23,541 --> 03:37:24,909
teamwork, which named customers,

6718
03:37:24,909 --> 03:37:26,430
partners, investors, local

6719
03:37:26,430 --> 03:37:27,478
community leaders and

6720
03:37:27,478 --> 03:37:29,280
government. But design tells a

6721
03:37:29,280 --> 03:37:30,681
different story. Above that

6722
03:37:30,681 --> 03:37:32,516
were customer testimonials from

6723
03:37:32,516 --> 03:37:34,318
holders of state and city

6724
03:37:34,318 --> 03:37:36,870
offices, a governor, a mayor, a

6725
03:37:36,870 --> 03:37:37,922
commerce secretary and a

6726
03:37:37,922 --> 03:37:39,590
director at google. That's a

6727
03:37:39,590 --> 03:37:40,825
lot of attention paid to a

6728
03:37:40,825 --> 03:37:42,226
narrow audience, and know

6729
03:37:42,226 --> 03:37:43,661
now that real life has

6730
03:37:43,661 --> 03:37:45,496
reflected what is on their site.

6731
03:37:45,496 --> 03:37:47,632
I think as a result of that

6732
03:37:47,632 --> 03:37:50,320
initial exclusion, we're seeing

6733
03:37:50,868 --> 03:37:53,268
what real community teamwork

6734
03:37:53,304 --> 03:37:54,405
looks like. We don't need a

6735
03:37:54,405 --> 03:37:55,473
data center without input from

6736
03:37:55,473 --> 03:37:58,420
the local community, which is

6737
03:37:58,420 --> 03:37:59,877
why I support both of these particularly the

6738
03:37:59,877 --> 03:38:01,679
moratorium. And I would support

6739
03:38:01,679 --> 03:38:04,790
more rigorous restrictions as

6740
03:38:06,250 --> 03:38:07,451
well. Furthermore, I think that

6741
03:38:07,451 --> 03:38:08,519
what we really need are

6742
03:38:08,519 --> 03:38:10,354
protections, rights, and

6743
03:38:10,354 --> 03:38:12,230
interests in our data and the

6744
03:38:12,230 --> 03:38:13,524
works that use them, not new

6745
03:38:13,524 --> 03:38:15,524
data centers.

6746
03:38:16,794 --> 03:38:17,161
Thank you.

6747
03:38:17,161 --> 03:38:18,230
Go

6748
03:38:18,230 --> 03:38:18,596
ahead. You're recognized.

6749
03:38:18,596 --> 03:38:18,897
Hello,

6750
03:38:18,897 --> 03:38:20,399
my.

6751
03:38:20,399 --> 03:38:22,633
name is landon nettles from

6752
03:38:22,633 --> 03:38:24,335
district district 13, and I'm

6753
03:38:24,335 --> 03:38:27,935
just here to show my support

6754
03:38:28,339 --> 03:38:29,407
for bl 2026 1391 and say that I

6755
03:38:29,407 --> 03:38:31,575
think I can speak for everyone

6756
03:38:31,575 --> 03:38:33,110
here that we don't like data

6757
03:38:33,110 --> 03:38:34,780
centers. And I would I would

6758
03:38:34,780 --> 03:38:35,880
feel personally very hostile

6759
03:38:35,880 --> 03:38:38,880
towards data centers, and I

6760
03:38:39,483 --> 03:38:40,685
want them and the profiteering

6761
03:38:40,685 --> 03:38:42,353
ceos and people that are in

6762
03:38:42,353 --> 03:38:45,222
charge of those corporations to

6763
03:38:45,222 --> 03:38:46,691
feel the hostile nature of our

6764
03:38:46,691 --> 03:38:47,240
opposition. Thank you.

6765
03:38:47,240 --> 03:38:48,859
Thank

6766
03:38:48,859 --> 03:38:50,261
you. Go ahead. You're

6767
03:38:50,261 --> 03:38:51,729
recognized.

6768
03:38:51,729 --> 03:38:53,197
Hi, my name is jade

6769
03:38:53,197 --> 03:38:55,366
erwin. I live in nashville's

6770
03:38:55,366 --> 03:38:58,366
district 13 and I'm here to

6771
03:38:58,570 --> 03:39:00,638
support bl 2026 1391 and the

6772
03:39:00,638 --> 03:39:01,772
ordinance to follow. I do ask

6773
03:39:01,772 --> 03:39:03,674
that if you're looking at your

6774
03:39:03,674 --> 03:39:04,675
phone right now, you look up

6775
03:39:04,675 --> 03:39:05,776
here and pay attention. I

6776
03:39:05,776 --> 03:39:07,211
support the demand for

6777
03:39:07,211 --> 03:39:09,460
amendments to strengthen the

6778
03:39:09,460 --> 03:39:10,214
regulatory language within this

6779
03:39:10,214 --> 03:39:12,116
legislation and ensure that

6780
03:39:12,116 --> 03:39:13,351
there is no and will never be

6781
03:39:13,351 --> 03:39:15,152
room for interpretation that

6782
03:39:15,152 --> 03:39:16,254
puts our community at risk. I

6783
03:39:16,254 --> 03:39:17,855
agree with almost everything

6784
03:39:17,855 --> 03:39:19,900
that has been said at this

6785
03:39:19,900 --> 03:39:20,891
podium today, but I do want to

6786
03:39:20,891 --> 03:39:22,126
detail a couple things that I

6787
03:39:22,126 --> 03:39:23,861
feel have not been mentioned,

6788
03:39:23,861 --> 03:39:24,962
but are of utmost importance to

6789
03:39:24,962 --> 03:39:25,964
the council members and other

6790
03:39:25,964 --> 03:39:27,310
elected officials who have

6791
03:39:27,310 --> 03:39:28,265
shown up today with the

6792
03:39:28,265 --> 03:39:29,300
intention of representing the

6793
03:39:29,300 --> 03:39:31,300
needs and interests interests

6794
03:39:31,300 --> 03:39:32,403
of nashvillians. Thank you for

6795
03:39:32,403 --> 03:39:34,271
fulfilling the expectations of

6796
03:39:34,271 --> 03:39:36,441
your elected position, and

6797
03:39:36,441 --> 03:39:38,175
please continue to do so to

6798
03:39:38,175 --> 03:39:39,978
those who are undecided or who

6799
03:39:39,978 --> 03:39:41,780
are in support of data center

6800
03:39:41,780 --> 03:39:43,214
development within our city or

6801
03:39:43,214 --> 03:39:45,717
even our state, I remind you

6802
03:39:45,717 --> 03:39:47,885
that you have been elected as a

6803
03:39:47,885 --> 03:39:50,210
representative. Your job is to

6804
03:39:50,210 --> 03:39:52,256
voice and to represent the

6805
03:39:52,256 --> 03:39:53,791
interests of your constituents,

6806
03:39:53,791 --> 03:39:56,495
not those who line your pockets

6807
03:39:56,495 --> 03:39:58,290
or whose policy tickles your

6808
03:39:58,290 --> 03:39:59,797
fancy. So please remember when

6809
03:39:59,797 --> 03:40:01,599
and regardless of what you vote

6810
03:40:01,599 --> 03:40:03,734
for, that this state belongs to

6811
03:40:03,734 --> 03:40:05,170
the people. Welcome to the

6812
03:40:05,170 --> 03:40:07,170
revolution.

6813
03:40:07,772 --> 03:40:09,106
Thank you. If you

6814
03:40:09,106 --> 03:40:09,874
could share your ticket number,

6815
03:40:09,874 --> 03:40:10,941
please.

6816
03:40:10,941 --> 03:40:11,310
Ticket 55.

6817
03:40:11,310 --> 03:40:11,942
Okay.

6818
03:40:11,942 --> 03:40:12,109
Thank

6819
03:40:12,109 --> 03:40:13,178
you.

6820
03:40:13,178 --> 03:40:15,613
My name is camden lee

6821
03:40:15,613 --> 03:40:17,181
perez. I live in dstrict 13. I

6822
03:40:17,181 --> 03:40:18,483
just want to say I concur with

6823
03:40:18,483 --> 03:40:20,284
everyone on this bill. Thank

6824
03:40:20,284 --> 03:40:22,186
you for listening to all of us.

6825
03:40:22,186 --> 03:40:23,521
And I'm going to say is I feel

6826
03:40:23,521 --> 03:40:25,324
like when the question is

6827
03:40:25,324 --> 03:40:26,858
convenience and profits versus

6828
03:40:26,858 --> 03:40:28,959
physical quality of life, I

6829
03:40:28,959 --> 03:40:29,260
feel like the answer should be

6830
03:40:29,260 --> 03:40:30,362
obvious.

6831
03:40:30,362 --> 03:40:32,762
Thank you. Thank you.

6832
03:40:32,897 --> 03:40:34,198
Go ahead. You're recognized.

6833
03:40:34,198 --> 03:40:36,501
Hello, my name is shelby kirby.

6834
03:40:36,501 --> 03:40:38,870
I live in district 33. I'm in

6835
03:40:38,870 --> 03:40:40,805
support of bill 2026 1391 for

6836
03:40:40,805 --> 03:40:41,806
the sake of the zoo, fisk

6837
03:40:41,806 --> 03:40:43,700
university and all of

6838
03:40:43,700 --> 03:40:44,442
nashville's residents. However,

6839
03:40:44,442 --> 03:40:46,110
I will be mainly speaking in

6840
03:40:46,110 --> 03:40:47,450
regards to the zoo. As a

6841
03:40:47,450 --> 03:40:48,213
nashville native, I want the

6842
03:40:48,213 --> 03:40:49,246
nashville zoo to keep boasting

6843
03:40:49,246 --> 03:40:50,281
about their exciting new

6844
03:40:50,281 --> 03:40:51,650
additions of animals, programs

6845
03:40:51,650 --> 03:40:53,650
for conservation, and

6846
03:40:53,784 --> 03:40:54,952
investments in education and

6847
03:40:54,952 --> 03:40:56,921
expansion. I do not want the

6848
03:40:56,921 --> 03:40:58,890
zoo to be forced to be one of

6849
03:40:58,890 --> 03:40:59,757
the first to conduct research

6850
03:40:59,757 --> 03:41:00,826
and report on the negative

6851
03:41:00,826 --> 03:41:01,926
effects of data centers on

6852
03:41:01,926 --> 03:41:02,760
animals, many of which are

6853
03:41:02,760 --> 03:41:02,960
already endangered.

6854
03:41:02,960 --> 03:41:04,960
Thank you.

6855
03:41:06,731 --> 03:41:07,798
Thank you. Next.

6856
03:41:07,798 --> 03:41:08,566
Hi, my name is

6857
03:41:08,566 --> 03:41:09,600
graciela.

6858
03:41:09,600 --> 03:41:11,435
Armendariz and I am.

6859
03:41:11,435 --> 03:41:12,536
Deeply concerned about my city

6860
03:41:12,536 --> 03:41:13,938
and the corporate interests

6861
03:41:13,938 --> 03:41:15,774
that seeks to take advantage.

6862
03:41:15,774 --> 03:41:17,541
Of a lack of protections so

6863
03:41:17,541 --> 03:41:18,676
they can build without the

6864
03:41:18,676 --> 03:41:20,312
impediment of the consent of

6865
03:41:20,312 --> 03:41:22,914
the people or the protection of

6866
03:41:22,914 --> 03:41:25,117
our resources. That is a

6867
03:41:25,117 --> 03:41:27,517
classic villain storyline that

6868
03:41:28,686 --> 03:41:31,188
we do not have to go down. This

6869
03:41:31,188 --> 03:41:33,357
council has the immense

6870
03:41:33,357 --> 03:41:34,493
responsibility to protect its

6871
03:41:34,493 --> 03:41:36,628
constituents, and I hope that

6872
03:41:36,628 --> 03:41:38,797
you feel the weight of that

6873
03:41:38,797 --> 03:41:41,797
tonight. And while I support

6874
03:41:42,400 --> 03:41:43,834
bill 2026 1391, I believe the

6875
03:41:43,834 --> 03:41:45,670
restrictions are not yet strong

6876
03:41:45,670 --> 03:41:47,371
enough. It is obvious to me

6877
03:41:47,371 --> 03:41:48,839
that the people of the city

6878
03:41:48,839 --> 03:41:50,308
will contest the interests of

6879
03:41:50,308 --> 03:41:52,308
these billionaires alongside

6880
03:41:53,511 --> 03:41:55,120
you, and we need you to do your

6881
03:41:55,120 --> 03:41:58,216
part. Thank you for your time.

6882
03:41:58,216 --> 03:42:01,850
Thank you. Go ahead sir. You're

6883
03:42:01,850 --> 03:42:02,860
recognized.

6884
03:42:02,860 --> 03:42:03,154
Thank you, ice

6885
03:42:03,154 --> 03:42:04,322
mayor and members of the

6886
03:42:04,322 --> 03:42:06,722
council. And I particularly

6887
03:42:07,225 --> 03:42:08,694
want to thank the 546,831

6888
03:42:08,694 --> 03:42:10,562
people who have signed our

6889
03:42:10,562 --> 03:42:11,662
petition, as well as the 244

6890
03:42:11,662 --> 03:42:13,664
people who have signed up

6891
03:42:13,664 --> 03:42:14,765
tonight to speak. I'm rick

6892
03:42:14,765 --> 03:42:16,934
schwartz, PRESIDENT And ceo of

6893
03:42:16,934 --> 03:42:18,737
the national zoo. I'm here to

6894
03:42:18,737 --> 03:42:20,539
ask you to use every tool

6895
03:42:20,539 --> 03:42:23,441
available to protect our zoo.

6896
03:42:23,441 --> 03:42:26,277
The 3150 animals we care for,

6897
03:42:26,277 --> 03:42:28,446
our 370 staff members, our

6898
03:42:28,446 --> 03:42:29,548
surrounding neighbors, and the

6899
03:42:29,548 --> 03:42:31,782
1.4 million visitors that come

6900
03:42:31,782 --> 03:42:33,151
here each year. My entire life

6901
03:42:33,151 --> 03:42:34,585
has been dedicated to

6902
03:42:34,585 --> 03:42:36,585
understanding and protecting

6903
03:42:36,755 --> 03:42:38,322
animals. 36 years ago, when I

6904
03:42:38,322 --> 03:42:40,250
founded the zoo, I did so with

6905
03:42:40,250 --> 03:42:42,127
a simple dream to create a

6906
03:42:42,127 --> 03:42:43,127
world class zoo that inspires

6907
03:42:43,127 --> 03:42:44,629
generations to connect with

6908
03:42:44,629 --> 03:42:46,970
animals from around the world

6909
03:42:46,970 --> 03:42:48,266
and protect them from

6910
03:42:48,266 --> 03:42:49,501
extinction. Now, with the

6911
03:42:49,501 --> 03:42:51,503
threats of this data center,

6912
03:42:51,503 --> 03:42:52,937
that dream is on the line. My

6913
03:42:52,937 --> 03:42:54,405
concern for the well-being of

6914
03:42:54,405 --> 03:42:56,574
our animals has remained the

6915
03:42:56,574 --> 03:42:58,709
same from the beginning of this.

6916
03:42:58,709 --> 03:43:00,979
Paramount concerns is noise,

6917
03:43:00,979 --> 03:43:03,379
specifically tonal noise, not

6918
03:43:03,381 --> 03:43:05,170
the 65db that dc box has said

6919
03:43:05,170 --> 03:43:07,351
they will conform to, but the

6920
03:43:07,351 --> 03:43:09,154
constant exposure of low

6921
03:43:09,154 --> 03:43:10,689
electromagnetic frequency

6922
03:43:10,689 --> 03:43:12,824
vibrations, the type of 24 over

6923
03:43:12,824 --> 03:43:14,526
seven noise disruption that has

6924
03:43:14,526 --> 03:43:16,328
already impacted the health of

6925
03:43:16,328 --> 03:43:18,130
cattle in rural areas, causing

6926
03:43:18,130 --> 03:43:20,599
lower milk production due to

6927
03:43:20,599 --> 03:43:22,434
diminished feeding, inhibited

6928
03:43:22,434 --> 03:43:24,434
breeding behaviors, and

6929
03:43:24,970 --> 03:43:26,772
premature or stillborn calves.

6930
03:43:26,772 --> 03:43:28,240
We cannot risk those negative

6931
03:43:28,240 --> 03:43:29,641
impacts on vulnerable animals

6932
03:43:29,641 --> 03:43:32,176
like the clouded leopard, or

6933
03:43:32,176 --> 03:43:33,278
signature conservation species.

6934
03:43:33,278 --> 03:43:34,312
National zoo has bred more

6935
03:43:34,312 --> 03:43:36,180
clouded leopards than any zoo

6936
03:43:36,180 --> 03:43:38,350
in the world, and this data

6937
03:43:38,350 --> 03:43:40,451
center will be only 32 320ft

6938
03:43:40,451 --> 03:43:41,853
from the area they call home.

6939
03:43:41,853 --> 03:43:42,988
The question for council is not

6940
03:43:42,988 --> 03:43:44,455
whether data centers should

6941
03:43:44,455 --> 03:43:45,490
exist in nashville. The

6942
03:43:45,490 --> 03:43:46,791
question is whether large data

6943
03:43:46,791 --> 03:43:48,260
centers should be allowed to

6944
03:43:48,260 --> 03:43:50,195
move forward in uniquely

6945
03:43:50,195 --> 03:43:51,263
sensitive location. It is my

6946
03:43:51,263 --> 03:43:53,980
ethical responsibility to

6947
03:43:53,980 --> 03:43:54,566
protect these animals. I cannot

6948
03:43:54,566 --> 03:43:56,501
stand by and let the animals in

6949
03:43:56,501 --> 03:43:58,690
our care become an experiment

6950
03:43:58,690 --> 03:44:00,138
of the long term effects of

6951
03:44:00,138 --> 03:44:00,605
data centers. Thank you very

6952
03:44:00,605 --> 03:44:02,605
much.

6953
03:44:04,943 --> 03:44:07,790
Thank you. Go ahead, sir,

6954
03:44:07,790 --> 03:44:08,547
you're recognized. Go ahead sir,

6955
03:44:08,547 --> 03:44:11,116
go ahead and start speaking,

6956
03:44:11,116 --> 03:44:12,183
please. You're recognized. Go

6957
03:44:12,183 --> 03:44:12,484
ahead and start speaking,

6958
03:44:12,484 --> 03:44:13,585
please.

6959
03:44:13,585 --> 03:44:14,319
Okay.

6960
03:44:14,319 --> 03:44:14,685
I'm dario.

6961
03:44:14,685 --> 03:44:16,685
Meeks,

6962
03:44:18,290 --> 03:44:20,920
I'm from district two. I just

6963
03:44:20,920 --> 03:44:23,692
came here today in support of

6964
03:44:24,363 --> 03:44:26,763
bill 2026 1391. I believe that

6965
03:44:28,650 --> 03:44:29,534
the we need more time to, you

6966
03:44:29,534 --> 03:44:30,602
know, better regulate how these

6967
03:44:30,602 --> 03:44:33,200
datacenters are going to

6968
03:44:33,672 --> 03:44:34,439
affect our communities. That's

6969
03:44:34,439 --> 03:44:36,439
it.

6970
03:44:39,111 --> 03:44:41,647
Thank you sir. All right.

6971
03:44:41,647 --> 03:44:44,470
Go ahead. You're recognized.

6972
03:44:46,717 --> 03:44:47,785
Okay. Hi. My name is whitney

6973
03:44:47,785 --> 03:44:50,322
atkinson and I reside in

6974
03:44:50,322 --> 03:44:52,722
district 34. I'm here in

6975
03:44:53,525 --> 03:44:55,293
support of 1391 and also 1448.

6976
03:44:55,293 --> 03:44:57,129
I am a member of the national

6977
03:44:57,129 --> 03:44:59,310
zoo and previously served as

6978
03:44:59,310 --> 03:45:00,699
zoo docent. I currently work%

6979
03:45:00,699 --> 03:45:01,867
for the nashville humane

6980
03:45:01,867 --> 03:45:02,668
association, where I remain

6981
03:45:02,668 --> 03:45:04,536
committed to helping animals

6982
03:45:04,536 --> 03:45:06,338
and also serving our community.

6983
03:45:06,338 --> 03:45:09,700
I have a lot of really serious

6984
03:45:09,700 --> 03:45:10,442
concerns about this data center,

6985
03:45:10,442 --> 03:45:12,442
data center, infrastructure,

6986
03:45:12,644 --> 03:45:14,450
cooling towers, chillers, hvac

6987
03:45:14,450 --> 03:45:16,450
systems, generators,

6988
03:45:16,213 --> 03:45:18,150
transformers produce continuous

6989
03:45:18,150 --> 03:45:19,183
noises. Low frequency noise is

6990
03:45:19,183 --> 03:45:20,886
particularly concerning because

6991
03:45:20,886 --> 03:45:21,987
it travels long distances,

6992
03:45:21,987 --> 03:45:23,200
penetrates buildings more

6993
03:45:23,200 --> 03:45:24,855
easily than high frequency

6994
03:45:24,855 --> 03:45:26,657
sound, and is perceived as

6995
03:45:26,657 --> 03:45:28,459
vibration, even if noise

6996
03:45:28,459 --> 03:45:29,961
generated by the data center is

6997
03:45:29,961 --> 03:45:31,329
acceptable for humans. Many of

6998
03:45:31,329 --> 03:45:32,798
the animals at the zoo have

6999
03:45:32,798 --> 03:45:34,599
hearing far beyond our own,

7000
03:45:34,599 --> 03:45:36,401
such as andean bears, tigers,

7001
03:45:36,401 --> 03:45:37,802
clouded leopards, giraffes,

7002
03:45:37,802 --> 03:45:39,237
rhinoceros, bats, owls,

7003
03:45:39,237 --> 03:45:40,706
kangaroos, horses, goats, sheep,

7004
03:45:40,706 --> 03:45:42,507
guinea pigs, cattle and many

7005
03:45:42,507 --> 03:45:43,941
others. Prolonged exposure to

7006
03:45:43,941 --> 03:45:45,776
noise will negatively impact

7007
03:45:45,776 --> 03:45:45,853
their health by increasing

7008
03:45:45,853 --> 03:45:47,179
-

7009
03:45:47,179 --> 03:45:47,913
stress, disrupting

7010
03:45:47,913 --> 03:45:48,981
communication, altering

7011
03:45:48,981 --> 03:45:50,981
behaviors, interfering with

7012
03:45:51,482 --> 03:45:52,918
breeding and interrupting rest.

7013
03:45:52,918 --> 03:45:54,419
Noise pollution MAY also affect

7014
03:45:54,419 --> 03:45:56,210
nearby residents. Research has

7015
03:45:56,210 --> 03:45:58,290
shown that prolonged exposure

7016
03:45:58,290 --> 03:45:59,790
to noise can negatively impact

7017
03:45:59,790 --> 03:46:00,859
cardiovascular health, sleep

7018
03:46:00,859 --> 03:46:02,859
quality, cognitive performance,

7019
03:46:02,994 --> 03:46:04,620
and mental well-being. In

7020
03:46:04,620 --> 03:46:05,897
addition, the proposed data

7021
03:46:05,897 --> 03:46:07,699
centers projected electricity

7022
03:46:07,699 --> 03:46:08,867
demand has been estimated to be

7023
03:46:08,867 --> 03:46:11,636
comparable to the around the

7024
03:46:11,636 --> 03:46:13,238
clock energy use of 50,000

7025
03:46:13,238 --> 03:46:14,539
single family homes, which

7026
03:46:14,539 --> 03:46:16,341
could place additional strain

7027
03:46:16,341 --> 03:46:17,808
on the electrical grid,

7028
03:46:17,808 --> 03:46:18,877
potentially affecting

7029
03:46:18,877 --> 03:46:20,877
reliability, increasing energy

7030
03:46:21,460 --> 03:46:22,814
costs and contributing to more

7031
03:46:22,814 --> 03:46:24,160
outages. The proposed data

7032
03:46:24,160 --> 03:46:25,684
center also threatens local

7033
03:46:25,684 --> 03:46:27,519
water quality by further

7034
03:46:27,519 --> 03:46:28,886
training the zoo stormwater

7035
03:46:28,886 --> 03:46:30,389
system, which protects

7036
03:46:30,389 --> 03:46:32,157
community groundwater and

7037
03:46:32,157 --> 03:46:33,258
streams, and continuous

7038
03:46:33,258 --> 03:46:35,590
exterior lighting, MAY also

7039
03:46:35,590 --> 03:46:36,828
disrupt natural daylight cycles

7040
03:46:36,828 --> 03:46:38,330
for both animals and nearby

7041
03:46:38,330 --> 03:46:40,980
residents. Increased vehicle

7042
03:46:40,980 --> 03:46:41,900
traffic and facility operations

7043
03:46:41,900 --> 03:46:44,803
will cause higher levels of

7044
03:46:44,803 --> 03:46:46,171
pollution. In summary, the data

7045
03:46:46,171 --> 03:46:47,639
center will have many numerous

7046
03:46:47,639 --> 03:46:49,740
impacts on both animals and the

7047
03:46:49,740 --> 03:46:51,740
community.

7048
03:46:53,445 --> 03:46:54,546
Thank you. All right.

7049
03:46:54,546 --> 03:46:56,982
Could you please share your

7050
03:46:56,982 --> 03:46:59,382
ticket number 65. Okay. We're

7051
03:47:00,251 --> 03:47:01,386
on ticket 65. We're skipping

7052
03:47:01,386 --> 03:47:02,387
ahead a little

7053
03:47:02,387 --> 03:47:02,454
yeah.

7054
03:47:02,454 --> 03:47:04,454
My

7055
03:47:04,588 --> 03:47:06,390
name is aubrey l with an a,

7056
03:47:06,390 --> 03:47:08,493
ivanov with an I. Yes, my

7057
03:47:08,493 --> 03:47:11,797
initials are a I and I am

7058
03:47:11,797 --> 03:47:13,598
against a I. I'm a resident of

7059
03:47:13,598 --> 03:47:15,330
hermitage, tennessee district

7060
03:47:15,330 --> 03:47:18,330
12. I'm here to state my

7061
03:47:18,637 --> 03:47:20,380
support for bl 2026 1391. I

7062
03:47:20,380 --> 03:47:21,640
urge the council to listen to

7063
03:47:21,640 --> 03:47:23,208
the over 200 people who have

7064
03:47:23,208 --> 03:47:25,477
shown up today to make our

7065
03:47:25,477 --> 03:47:27,279
voices heard. I have known no

7066
03:47:27,279 --> 03:47:28,679
other home than nashville,

7067
03:47:28,679 --> 03:47:30,181
tennessee. It is already

7068
03:47:30,181 --> 03:47:33,180
difficult as it is without an

7069
03:47:33,180 --> 03:47:34,860
ai data center to live here.

7070
03:47:34,860 --> 03:47:36,254
Nashville should be for its

7071
03:47:36,254 --> 03:47:38,790
people. Its citizens do not

7072
03:47:38,790 --> 03:47:40,559
allow greed to poison the city.

7073
03:47:40,559 --> 03:47:43,462
I will not be bullied out of

7074
03:47:43,462 --> 03:47:45,596
this city. We the people have

7075
03:47:45,596 --> 03:47:47,596
spoken. Thank you.

7076
03:47:47,799 --> 03:47:49,799
Thank you.

7077
03:47:51,360 --> 03:47:51,103
Go ahead. You're recognized.

7078
03:47:51,103 --> 03:47:53,103
My

7079
03:47:53,105 --> 03:47:54,238
name is drew small. I live in

7080
03:47:54,238 --> 03:47:56,108
district 30 and I'm here in

7081
03:47:56,108 --> 03:47:57,876
support of this legislation.

7082
03:47:57,876 --> 03:47:58,944
This bill isn't about punishing

7083
03:47:58,944 --> 03:48:00,745
one company, though they MAY

7084
03:48:00,745 --> 03:48:02,180
act like it. It's about

7085
03:48:02,180 --> 03:48:04,349
protecting all of the people in

7086
03:48:04,349 --> 03:48:05,416
davidson county. You see,

7087
03:48:05,416 --> 03:48:07,185
punishment looks backwards at

7088
03:48:07,185 --> 03:48:08,654
what was done. While protection

7089
03:48:08,654 --> 03:48:10,489
looks forward to our shared and

7090
03:48:10,489 --> 03:48:11,890
collective futures, however,

7091
03:48:11,890 --> 03:48:14,590
it's worth looking back for a

7092
03:48:14,590 --> 03:48:16,595
moment not to be petty, but to

7093
03:48:16,595 --> 03:48:18,730
gain proper perspective at

7094
03:48:18,730 --> 03:48:19,965
every turn. Doug sloan and dc

7095
03:48:19,965 --> 03:48:21,633
blocks have told us something

7096
03:48:21,633 --> 03:48:23,101
that is flatly contradicted by

7097
03:48:23,101 --> 03:48:25,337
the public records available to

7098
03:48:25,337 --> 03:48:27,339
all. They claim vested rights

7099
03:48:27,339 --> 03:48:28,807
to permit record says otherwise.

7100
03:48:28,807 --> 03:48:30,108
They said they'd only run their

7101
03:48:30,108 --> 03:48:31,343
generators for maintenance,

7102
03:48:31,343 --> 03:48:33,450
then sent lobbyists to weaken

7103
03:48:33,450 --> 03:48:34,713
the limits on how much they can

7104
03:48:34,713 --> 03:48:36,414
run them. They said they wanted

7105
03:48:36,414 --> 03:48:37,816
to work with the community, but

7106
03:48:37,816 --> 03:48:40,180
never held a town hall or

7107
03:48:40,180 --> 03:48:41,420
reached out to stakeholders.

7108
03:48:41,420 --> 03:48:42,854
This pattern is what happens

7109
03:48:42,854 --> 03:48:45,570
when there are no rules to

7110
03:48:45,570 --> 03:48:46,825
guide us. Corporations will

7111
03:48:46,825 --> 03:48:48,960
always act in their own best

7112
03:48:48,960 --> 03:48:50,394
interest. Decade after decade.

7113
03:48:50,394 --> 03:48:52,229
Profit over people has been the

7114
03:48:52,229 --> 03:48:54,629
backbone of this american

7115
03:48:54,732 --> 03:48:56,535
experience. Expecting otherwise

7116
03:48:56,535 --> 03:49:00,135
at this point would be willful

7117
03:49:00,404 --> 03:49:02,700
ignorance. Council. Your job is

7118
03:49:02,700 --> 03:49:03,775
not to makeeasy choices or to

7119
03:49:03,775 --> 03:49:06,440
bend to whoever you spoke to

7120
03:49:06,440 --> 03:49:07,980
last, nor is it to be some kind

7121
03:49:07,980 --> 03:49:09,815
of lone hero in all of this.

7122
03:49:09,815 --> 03:49:10,916
But it is to work together

7123
03:49:10,916 --> 03:49:12,884
amongst each other, to lay a

7124
03:49:12,884 --> 03:49:14,119
path where we, where all of us

7125
03:49:14,119 --> 03:49:15,820
can stay in the neighborhoods

7126
03:49:15,820 --> 03:49:17,422
we love, near the people we

7127
03:49:17,422 --> 03:49:19,524
love, and those that love us in

7128
03:49:19,524 --> 03:49:20,692
return. Between now and the

7129
03:49:20,692 --> 03:49:23,528
third reading, I urge you to

7130
03:49:23,528 --> 03:49:24,763
hold your support for this bill.

7131
03:49:24,763 --> 03:49:26,598
Everyone in nashville deserves

7132
03:49:26,598 --> 03:49:28,233
to be safe in their homes, and

7133
03:49:28,233 --> 03:49:29,668
this bill protects that right.

7134
03:49:29,668 --> 03:49:31,470
I hope you won't let clever

7135
03:49:31,470 --> 03:49:33,238
words from lobbyists or selfish

7136
03:49:33,238 --> 03:49:36,238
ambitions for your own futures

7137
03:49:36,475 --> 03:49:39,378
cloud your vision. Thank you.

7138
03:49:39,378 --> 03:49:42,378
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

7139
03:49:42,647 --> 03:49:43,648
recognized.

7140
03:49:43,648 --> 03:49:45,648
Ticket number 67.

7141
03:49:46,218 --> 03:49:48,320
Okay. Thanks for sharing. Yeah.

7142
03:49:48,320 --> 03:49:50,155
Hi, I'm will thompson. I live

7143
03:49:50,155 --> 03:49:52,155
in district 26, specifically

7144
03:49:54,159 --> 03:49:56,559
the caldwell neighborhood. I'm

7145
03:49:57,290 --> 03:49:58,496
just a dad. In the afternoons,

7146
03:49:58,496 --> 03:50:00,632
my son rides his bike up and

7147
03:50:00,632 --> 03:50:02,801
down our block with his friends

7148
03:50:02,801 --> 03:50:05,671
that, you know, we see every

7149
03:50:05,671 --> 03:50:07,439
day. My neighbors and I have

7150
03:50:07,439 --> 03:50:09,274
worked really hard to grow

7151
03:50:09,274 --> 03:50:11,420
wildflower gardens. All

7152
03:50:11,420 --> 03:50:13,442
throughout the neighborhood, we

7153
03:50:13,912 --> 03:50:15,414
now see fireflies coming back,

7154
03:50:15,414 --> 03:50:17,416
sitting on our porch enjoying

7155
03:50:17,416 --> 03:50:20,786
some iced tea. I think we can

7156
03:50:20,786 --> 03:50:22,387
all can relate to that. My wife

7157
03:50:22,387 --> 03:50:25,823
and I take walks at night

7158
03:50:25,823 --> 03:50:28,293
talking about our days. There's

7159
03:50:28,293 --> 03:50:29,795
families like mine all around

7160
03:50:29,795 --> 03:50:32,264
nashville that are going to be

7161
03:50:32,264 --> 03:50:34,466
impacted by this. Families

7162
03:50:34,466 --> 03:50:35,968
around fisk and north nashville

7163
03:50:35,968 --> 03:50:39,568
that I've never met that will

7164
03:50:39,905 --> 03:50:42,373
be affected by this. We're all

7165
03:50:42,373 --> 03:50:44,176
just regular people. We're not

7166
03:50:44,176 --> 03:50:46,576
experts. We're not billionaire

7167
03:50:47,779 --> 03:50:49,779
backed corporations. We're

7168
03:50:52,840 --> 03:50:52,817
asking you, please help us.

7169
03:50:52,817 --> 03:50:54,817
Thank you.

7170
03:50:55,687 --> 03:50:57,856
Thank you. Go ahead.

7171
03:50:57,856 --> 03:50:58,557
You're recognized.

7172
03:50:58,557 --> 03:51:00,557
Thank you.

7173
03:51:00,859 --> 03:51:02,194
My name is anna tate. I live on

7174
03:51:02,194 --> 03:51:04,329
harding place in district 26.

7175
03:51:04,329 --> 03:51:05,564
I'm will's backyard neighbor,

7176
03:51:05,564 --> 03:51:07,332
and I'm here to voice support

7177
03:51:07,332 --> 03:51:09,368
for this bill. I'm not a

7178
03:51:09,368 --> 03:51:11,169
nashville native, but I am so

7179
03:51:11,169 --> 03:51:12,738
proud of this city and of my

7180
03:51:12,738 --> 03:51:15,400
community, and I'm so happy to

7181
03:51:15,400 --> 03:51:16,208
call it home. My husband and I

7182
03:51:16,208 --> 03:51:18,110
bought our home ten years ago

7183
03:51:18,110 --> 03:51:19,478
in south nashville, 0.8 miles

7184
03:51:19,478 --> 03:51:21,279
from the proposed data center

7185
03:51:21,279 --> 03:51:22,447
site that's near the zoo. On a

7186
03:51:22,447 --> 03:51:24,482
clear day, we can hear the

7187
03:51:24,482 --> 03:51:25,751
zoo's gibbons from our backyard.

7188
03:51:25,751 --> 03:51:27,486
Community is the heart of this

7189
03:51:27,486 --> 03:51:29,521
city, and my neighborhood is a

7190
03:51:29,521 --> 03:51:30,989
huge part of my community. Our

7191
03:51:30,989 --> 03:51:32,900
six year old can walk to her

7192
03:51:32,900 --> 03:51:33,992
friends houses through the gate

7193
03:51:33,992 --> 03:51:34,926
we built into our fence, and we

7194
03:51:34,926 --> 03:51:36,930
regularly celebrate holidays

7195
03:51:36,930 --> 03:51:37,462
and birthdays with the families

7196
03:51:37,462 --> 03:51:39,231
on the street behind us,

7197
03:51:39,231 --> 03:51:40,398
including, well, my backyard

7198
03:51:40,398 --> 03:51:42,834
garden is my favorite spot in

7199
03:51:42,834 --> 03:51:44,636
all of nashville. I'm concerned,

7200
03:51:44,636 --> 03:51:45,737
like many here tonight, for the

7201
03:51:45,737 --> 03:51:47,172
negative effects that data

7202
03:51:47,172 --> 03:51:48,940
center could have

7203
03:51:48,940 --> 03:51:50,409
on my community and other

7204
03:51:50,409 --> 03:51:51,877
communities in nashville, I

7205
03:51:51,877 --> 03:51:53,278
believe that neither the

7206
03:51:53,278 --> 03:51:55,146
moratorium nor the eminent

7207
03:51:55,146 --> 03:51:56,348
domain plan are sustainable

7208
03:51:56,348 --> 03:51:58,500
solutions for the many concerns

7209
03:51:58,500 --> 03:51:59,170
that have been raised. My

7210
03:51:59,170 --> 03:52:00,117
neighbors and fellow

7211
03:52:00,117 --> 03:52:01,919
nashvillians deserve

7212
03:52:01,919 --> 03:52:03,210
responsible legislation that

7213
03:52:03,210 --> 03:52:04,189
adequately protects our

7214
03:52:04,189 --> 03:52:06,258
communities and resources like

7215
03:52:06,258 --> 03:52:07,659
our universities and the zoo.

7216
03:52:07,659 --> 03:52:09,260
We need our leaders to promise

7217
03:52:09,260 --> 03:52:10,329
us that the safety and quality

7218
03:52:10,329 --> 03:52:11,997
of our neighborhoods will not

7219
03:52:11,997 --> 03:52:13,465
be sacrificed for the sake of

7220
03:52:13,465 --> 03:52:15,465
corporate profit or

7221
03:52:15,599 --> 03:52:17,101
technological advancement. If

7222
03:52:17,101 --> 03:52:18,470
larger and more powerful data

7223
03:52:18,470 --> 03:52:20,380
centers are now a necessary

7224
03:52:20,380 --> 03:52:22,730
part of american life, then so

7225
03:52:22,730 --> 03:52:23,175
is legislation that holds

7226
03:52:23,175 --> 03:52:25,175
corporations accountable for

7227
03:52:25,711 --> 03:52:27,112
how and where these centers are

7228
03:52:27,112 --> 03:52:28,880
developed. I'm hopeful that

7229
03:52:28,880 --> 03:52:30,449
this city can set an example

7230
03:52:30,449 --> 03:52:31,850
for our state and the nation on

7231
03:52:31,850 --> 03:52:33,384
how to prioritize the

7232
03:52:33,384 --> 03:52:35,200
well-being of its citizens over

7233
03:52:35,200 --> 03:52:36,854
the corporations that wish to

7234
03:52:36,854 --> 03:52:37,656
profit off of us. Council

7235
03:52:37,656 --> 03:52:39,557
members, thank you for your

7236
03:52:39,557 --> 03:52:39,791
time and the work that you do

7237
03:52:39,791 --> 03:52:41,791
for us.

7238
03:52:42,227 --> 03:52:44,627
Thank you. Go ahead.

7239
03:52:44,796 --> 03:52:45,300
You're recognized.

7240
03:52:45,300 --> 03:52:46,865
Hello. Thank

7241
03:52:46,865 --> 03:52:47,933
you all for your time and

7242
03:52:47,933 --> 03:52:49,835
consideration for this. My name

7243
03:52:49,835 --> 03:52:51,269
is claire campbell, district 21.

7244
03:52:51,269 --> 03:52:53,738
I born and raised middle

7245
03:52:53,738 --> 03:52:54,873
tennessee. I'm really concerned

7246
03:52:54,873 --> 03:52:56,508
about data centers encroaching

7247
03:52:56,508 --> 03:52:58,760
on our well-being, especially

7248
03:52:58,760 --> 03:52:59,110
in the energy. Everyone knows

7249
03:52:59,110 --> 03:53:00,979
that we had several days

7250
03:53:00,979 --> 03:53:02,447
without power in JANUARY, and

7251
03:53:02,447 --> 03:53:04,215
this would just exacerbate the

7252
03:53:04,215 --> 03:53:06,418
already issues in our

7253
03:53:06,418 --> 03:53:07,819
infrastructure there. And so

7254
03:53:07,819 --> 03:53:08,153
thank you for your time.

7255
03:53:08,153 --> 03:53:10,122
Thank

7256
03:53:10,122 --> 03:53:11,323
you. All right. Next, go ahead.

7257
03:53:11,323 --> 03:53:12,491
And if you could share your

7258
03:53:12,491 --> 03:53:12,858
ticket number, please.

7259
03:53:12,858 --> 03:53:13,592
Ticket

7260
03:53:13,592 --> 03:53:14,693
number 70.

7261
03:53:14,693 --> 03:53:14,892
Okay. Thank you. Go

7262
03:53:14,892 --> 03:53:16,610
ahead.

7263
03:53:16,610 --> 03:53:17,728
My name is kelsey

7264
03:53:17,728 --> 03:53:18,964
alexander and I am a south

7265
03:53:18,964 --> 03:53:20,432
nashville resident in district

7266
03:53:20,432 --> 03:53:22,234
16. And I'm here to support

7267
03:53:22,234 --> 03:53:23,303
this bill because I work in

7268
03:53:23,303 --> 03:53:24,102
sustainability for real estate

7269
03:53:24,102 --> 03:53:25,470
investment funds. I workwith

7270
03:53:25,470 --> 03:53:27,272
data centers every single day

7271
03:53:27,272 --> 03:53:29,374
tracking their utility usage.

7272
03:53:29,374 --> 03:53:31,310
And it is no joke. They use a

7273
03:53:31,310 --> 03:53:33,178
wild amount of energy and water,

7274
03:53:33,178 --> 03:53:34,279
and I see it every day. And

7275
03:53:34,279 --> 03:53:36,615
it's research has shown that

7276
03:53:36,615 --> 03:53:37,683
the presence of data centers

7277
03:53:37,683 --> 03:53:38,817
increases the likelihood of

7278
03:53:38,817 --> 03:53:40,217
rolling blackouts in

7279
03:53:40,217 --> 03:53:41,687
neighborhoods. It increases the

7280
03:53:41,687 --> 03:53:43,655
utility bills for residences,

7281
03:53:43,655 --> 03:53:44,889
for businesses, and it increase

7282
03:53:44,889 --> 03:53:48,489
the pollutants in the air and

7283
03:53:48,859 --> 03:53:50,329
the water as well. And I, I

7284
03:53:50,329 --> 03:53:51,430
think this bill is a great

7285
03:53:51,430 --> 03:53:52,597
starting point. I love some of

7286
03:53:52,597 --> 03:53:55,000
the ideas I've heard other

7287
03:53:55,000 --> 03:53:56,802
people talk about, like

7288
03:53:56,802 --> 03:53:58,802
requiring mandating, reporting

7289
03:53:59,304 --> 03:54:00,472
on utility usage, looking at

7290
03:54:00,472 --> 03:54:02,872
requiring renewable energy that

7291
03:54:02,873 --> 03:54:04,376
is not natural gas, or even

7292
03:54:04,376 --> 03:54:07,376
investing in our utility grid%

7293
03:54:07,612 --> 03:54:09,470
here in nashville. And I do not

7294
03:54:09,470 --> 03:54:10,114
trust any of these companies to

7295
03:54:10,114 --> 03:54:11,550
think about what's good for

7296
03:54:11,550 --> 03:54:12,617
nashville, unless it also

7297
03:54:12,617 --> 03:54:14,850
conveniently lines their

7298
03:54:14,850 --> 03:54:15,787
pockets. And so I'm looking to

7299
03:54:15,787 --> 03:54:17,189
you, my elected representatives,

7300
03:54:17,189 --> 03:54:18,290
to think about your neighbors,

7301
03:54:18,290 --> 03:54:19,458
think about your neighborhood,

7302
03:54:19,458 --> 03:54:20,492
and think about your

7303
03:54:20,492 --> 03:54:21,994
constituents. And I'm asking

7304
03:54:21,994 --> 03:54:23,395
you here today to protect

7305
03:54:23,395 --> 03:54:24,129
nashville from data centers.

7306
03:54:24,129 --> 03:54:26,129
Thank you.

7307
03:54:26,999 --> 03:54:28,834
Thank you. Go ahead.

7308
03:54:28,834 --> 03:54:29,201
You're recognized.

7309
03:54:29,201 --> 03:54:31,201
Hi there.

7310
03:54:31,203 --> 03:54:34,106
I'm ticket number 71. Thank you.

7311
03:54:34,106 --> 03:54:37,642
My name is carter murphy and I

7312
03:54:37,642 --> 03:54:39,177
also live in district 16. And I

7313
03:54:39,177 --> 03:54:41,460
first off, I just want to say

7314
03:54:41,460 --> 03:54:42,714
thank you all for taking the

7315
03:54:42,714 --> 03:54:44,916
time to listen to our input. We

7316
03:54:44,916 --> 03:54:46,351
really do appreciate it. I'm

7317
03:54:46,351 --> 03:54:48,487
primarily concerned about the

7318
03:54:48,487 --> 03:54:50,287
manner in which dc blox is

7319
03:54:50,287 --> 03:54:51,823
planning its data center

7320
03:54:51,823 --> 03:54:53,392
construction. To me, it looks

7321
03:54:53,392 --> 03:54:54,559
like that they're trying to

7322
03:54:54,559 --> 03:54:56,495
rush the completion of the data

7323
03:54:56,495 --> 03:54:57,629
center to get it, to get ahead

7324
03:54:57,629 --> 03:54:59,665
of the law and to avoid

7325
03:54:59,665 --> 03:55:01,990
regulatory regulatory oversight,

7326
03:55:01,990 --> 03:55:02,266
even if that oversight would

7327
03:55:02,266 --> 03:55:04,369
protect members of that

7328
03:55:04,369 --> 03:55:05,771
surrounding community. I have

7329
03:55:05,771 --> 03:55:08,171
read about the ecological

7330
03:55:08,307 --> 03:55:09,775
effects of ai data centers.

7331
03:55:09,775 --> 03:55:11,910
According to a publication at

7332
03:55:11,910 --> 03:55:14,413
tufts university, in average ai

7333
03:55:14,413 --> 03:55:16,813
chat session consumes on

7334
03:55:17,348 --> 03:55:18,784
average one liter of water and

7335
03:55:18,784 --> 03:55:21,620
the amount of energy that's

7336
03:55:21,620 --> 03:55:23,422
used to train an ai program

7337
03:55:23,422 --> 03:55:24,856
consumes five times as much

7338
03:55:24,856 --> 03:55:27,726
energy that an automobile does

7339
03:55:27,726 --> 03:55:29,227
in its entire lifetime. Given

7340
03:55:29,227 --> 03:55:30,495
what we've witnessed about data

7341
03:55:30,495 --> 03:55:32,197
centers around the country, I

7342
03:55:32,197 --> 03:55:33,864
am not convinced that dc blox

7343
03:55:33,864 --> 03:55:35,667
is taking the welfare of

7344
03:55:35,667 --> 03:55:37,435
nashville residents into

7345
03:55:37,435 --> 03:55:38,904
consideration with this project,

7346
03:55:38,904 --> 03:55:40,500
especially given that a common

7347
03:55:40,500 --> 03:55:42,507
response to these issues by

7348
03:55:42,507 --> 03:55:43,842
tech authorities is ai is

7349
03:55:43,842 --> 03:55:45,842
inevitable. And deal

7350
03:55:46,780 --> 03:55:47,913
with it. Official statements of

7351
03:55:47,913 --> 03:55:49,348
ai blocks or other major tech

7352
03:55:49,348 --> 03:55:51,116
companies are not enough to

7353
03:55:51,116 --> 03:55:52,918
ensure the well-being of our

7354
03:55:52,918 --> 03:55:54,386
citizens. Regarding this data

7355
03:55:54,386 --> 03:55:55,454
center, it's crucial to have

7356
03:55:55,454 --> 03:55:57,622
regulations put in place so

7357
03:55:57,622 --> 03:55:58,724
that ai companies do not incur

7358
03:55:58,724 --> 03:56:00,492
financial and ecological

7359
03:56:00,492 --> 03:56:01,560
burdens on nashville citizens.

7360
03:56:01,560 --> 03:56:03,128
Thank you.

7361
03:56:03,128 --> 03:56:04,463
Thank you. Go ahead

7362
03:56:04,463 --> 03:56:06,230
and come forward. You're

7363
03:56:06,230 --> 03:56:08,230
recognized.

7364
03:56:08,433 --> 03:56:10,235
Hi, I'm zafar, a

7365
03:56:10,235 --> 03:56:12,371
proud and lifelong nashvillian

7366
03:56:12,371 --> 03:56:14,206
currently living in district 17.

7367
03:56:14,206 --> 03:56:15,607
I'm here in support of both the

7368
03:56:15,607 --> 03:56:17,175
moratorium and guidelines on

7369
03:56:17,175 --> 03:56:18,510
data centers in nashville. In

7370
03:56:18,510 --> 03:56:20,312
fact, I would support more

7371
03:56:20,312 --> 03:56:22,147
thorough guidelines or more

7372
03:56:22,147 --> 03:56:24,282
permanent moratorium, both city

7373
03:56:24,282 --> 03:56:25,717
and state wide. We've seen time

7374
03:56:25,717 --> 03:56:26,817
and time again that data

7375
03:56:26,817 --> 03:56:27,919
centers are built to the

7376
03:56:27,919 --> 03:56:29,688
detriment of the communities

7377
03:56:29,688 --> 03:56:31,122
that they are built in. They

7378
03:56:31,122 --> 03:56:32,824
increase noise pollution and

7379
03:56:32,824 --> 03:56:34,126
utility bills at the expense of

7380
03:56:34,126 --> 03:56:36,528
a working class people that you

7381
03:56:36,528 --> 03:56:38,300
are meant to represent. They

7382
03:56:38,300 --> 03:56:40,132
put strain on electrical and

7383
03:56:40,132 --> 03:56:41,533
water systems, systems that

7384
03:56:41,533 --> 03:56:43,702
we've seen fail in nashville

7385
03:56:43,702 --> 03:56:45,170
just in this past year. We can

7386
03:56:45,170 --> 03:56:46,571
even look to our neighbors in

7387
03:56:46,571 --> 03:56:47,639
memphis as an example of how

7388
03:56:47,639 --> 03:56:49,841
harmful they are to the

7389
03:56:49,841 --> 03:56:50,908
surrounding community. The

7390
03:56:50,908 --> 03:56:51,977
effects of these data centers

7391
03:56:51,977 --> 03:56:53,445
haven't been studied nearly

7392
03:56:53,445 --> 03:56:55,747
enough for me to be comfortable

7393
03:56:55,747 --> 03:56:55,981
living near one, and

7394
03:56:55,981 --> 03:56:57,848
and I

7395
03:56:57,848 --> 03:56:59,510
don't want or expect that for

7396
03:56:59,510 --> 03:57:01,530
my neighbors in south or north

7397
03:57:01,530 --> 03:57:02,487
nashville. Any time I've heard

7398
03:57:02,487 --> 03:57:04,289
opposition to ai and data

7399
03:57:04,289 --> 03:57:05,757
centers expressed, it's shut

7400
03:57:05,757 --> 03:57:08,757
down by the suggestion that

7401
03:57:08,894 --> 03:57:10,829
these things are. And there's

7402
03:57:10,829 --> 03:57:12,731
no point in stopping them all

7403
03:57:12,731 --> 03:57:14,733
in the name of progress. I urge

7404
03:57:14,733 --> 03:57:16,234
you to reconsider this notion

7405
03:57:16,234 --> 03:57:17,235
and to represent your

7406
03:57:17,235 --> 03:57:19,635
constituents that actually live

7407
03:57:19,838 --> 03:57:20,105
in nashville. Thank you.

7408
03:57:20,105 --> 03:57:22,105
Thank

7409
03:57:22,274 --> 03:57:24,674
you. Go ahead. You're

7410
03:57:27,312 --> 03:57:28,513
recognized.

7411
03:57:28,513 --> 03:57:29,648
Hello. My name is

7412
03:57:29,648 --> 03:57:30,449
trevor white. I'm from middle

7413
03:57:30,449 --> 03:57:31,750
tennessee, chapter of the

7414
03:57:31,750 --> 03:57:33,485
democratic socialists of

7415
03:57:33,485 --> 03:57:34,586
america. I was born and raised

7416
03:57:34,586 --> 03:57:36,788
and live in tennessee,

7417
03:57:36,788 --> 03:57:38,788
currently in district 15.

7418
03:57:38,890 --> 03:57:39,992
Speaking on 1391 and the

7419
03:57:39,992 --> 03:57:41,193
moratorium. I'm here not only

7420
03:57:41,193 --> 03:57:42,961
to support the regulations, but

7421
03:57:42,961 --> 03:57:44,396
want to press that they do not

7422
03:57:44,396 --> 03:57:45,530
go far enough. People behind

7423
03:57:45,530 --> 03:57:47,990
this data center have already

7424
03:57:47,990 --> 03:57:48,300
shown time and time again, they

7425
03:57:48,300 --> 03:57:50,200
are willing to lie and scheme

7426
03:57:50,200 --> 03:57:51,803
the public to further their

7427
03:57:51,803 --> 03:57:53,639
agenda. Speaking of shout out

7428
03:57:53,639 --> 03:57:55,474
to the guy who gave me these ai

7429
03:57:55,474 --> 03:57:56,842
generated data center stickers

7430
03:57:56,842 --> 03:57:58,577
and wanted me to hand them out

7431
03:57:58,577 --> 03:57:59,611
for him and attempt to make

7432
03:57:59,611 --> 03:58:01,947
those opposing data centers

7433
03:58:01,947 --> 03:58:03,115
look foolish. Boo. Indeed. If

7434
03:58:03,115 --> 03:58:05,350
you're watching this, I hope

7435
03:58:05,350 --> 03:58:07,319
you got paid up front. To give

7436
03:58:07,319 --> 03:58:08,420
you an idea on how much this

7437
03:58:08,420 --> 03:58:09,454
community does not want these

7438
03:58:09,454 --> 03:58:11,356
centers, we implemented a

7439
03:58:11,356 --> 03:58:13,825
ticketing system just to do

7440
03:58:13,825 --> 03:58:14,960
this. We know these data

7441
03:58:14,960 --> 03:58:16,329
centers draw our power, poison

7442
03:58:16,329 --> 03:58:17,830
our air and our water, and

7443
03:58:17,830 --> 03:58:18,897
disrupt the peace with their

7444
03:58:18,897 --> 03:58:20,465
noise. And that's just by

7445
03:58:20,465 --> 03:58:22,340
themselves. Just ask our

7446
03:58:22,340 --> 03:58:23,168
neighbors in memphis or any of

7447
03:58:23,168 --> 03:58:24,970
the areas across the nation.

7448
03:58:24,970 --> 03:58:27,172
These have been built. So who

7449
03:58:27,172 --> 03:58:28,440
does want these? The usual

7450
03:58:28,440 --> 03:58:30,440
suspects developers, lobbyists,

7451
03:58:31,109 --> 03:58:32,177
or tech company handlers led by

7452
03:58:32,177 --> 03:58:33,979
oligarchs who tell us to our

7453
03:58:33,979 --> 03:58:35,347
face their goals to replace

7454
03:58:35,347 --> 03:58:37,747
workers and dismantle our

7455
03:58:38,317 --> 03:58:40,252
democracy. At this point, I can

7456
03:58:40,252 --> 03:58:41,353
only assume that if any of the

7457
03:58:41,353 --> 03:58:42,921
members of the council are for

7458
03:58:42,921 --> 03:58:44,356
the building of these centers,

7459
03:58:44,356 --> 03:58:45,424
you are either naive or

7460
03:58:45,424 --> 03:58:47,824
benefiting from benefiting from

7461
03:58:49,940 --> 03:58:51,494
them personally. Thank you.

7462
03:58:52,230 --> 03:58:55,230
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

7463
03:58:58,700 --> 03:58:59,905
recognized. Go ahead.

7464
03:58:59,905 --> 03:59:01,173
Hi. My

7465
03:59:01,173 --> 03:59:03,609
name is michelle bukowski and I

7466
03:59:03,609 --> 03:59:06,144
live in district four. I

7467
03:59:06,144 --> 03:59:07,746
support bill bl 2026 1391, but

7468
03:59:07,746 --> 03:59:09,315
I think it's just a start. We

7469
03:59:09,315 --> 03:59:10,549
definitely need to do more. We

7470
03:59:10,549 --> 03:59:11,683
need to keep data centers away

7471
03:59:11,683 --> 03:59:13,318
from our beloved zoo. The

7472
03:59:13,318 --> 03:59:15,354
residents around the area and

7473
03:59:15,354 --> 03:59:17,122
out of nashville permanently. I

7474
03:59:17,122 --> 03:59:18,557
want to thank the council, my

7475
03:59:18,557 --> 03:59:19,791
COUNCILMAN, and all the council

7476
03:59:19,791 --> 03:59:22,191
members supporting this bill.

7477
03:59:22,294 --> 03:59:24,329
Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead.

7478
03:59:24,329 --> 03:59:25,640
You're recognized.

7479
03:59:25,640 --> 03:59:27,640
Thank you.

7480
03:59:27,599 --> 03:59:30,599
Number 75. My name is miller

7481
03:59:31,203 --> 03:59:32,838
way. I'm in district 11, and I

7482
03:59:32,838 --> 03:59:36,174
just wanted to offer my support

7483
03:59:36,174 --> 03:59:37,576
for bill 2026 1391 for all the

7484
03:59:37,576 --> 03:59:39,770
reasons given around health,

7485
03:59:39,770 --> 03:59:41,477
around noise pollution. I

7486
03:59:41,546 --> 03:59:44,160
myself am an asthmatic as well.

7487
03:59:44,160 --> 03:59:46,685
I don't want this development

7488
03:59:46,685 --> 03:59:48,154
for the profit of a few, to the

7489
03:59:48,154 --> 03:59:49,622
detriment of the many in my

7490
03:59:49,622 --> 03:59:51,289
neighborhood. I don't want the

7491
03:59:51,289 --> 03:59:52,858
young people learning at fisk

7492
03:59:52,858 --> 03:59:54,226
subjected to this. I don't want

7493
03:59:54,226 --> 03:59:55,627
their neighbors subjected to

7494
03:59:55,627 --> 03:59:56,795
this. I don't want the

7495
03:59:56,795 --> 03:59:58,630
neighbors of the zoo. I don't

7496
03:59:58,630 --> 03:59:59,665
want the animals at the zoo

7497
03:59:59,665 --> 04:00:00,866
subjected in this. And I

7498
04:00:00,866 --> 04:00:02,000
appreciate you all for standing

7499
04:00:02,000 --> 04:00:03,635
up and supporting this bill.

7500
04:00:03,635 --> 04:00:04,636
Thank you, especially to all

7501
04:00:04,636 --> 04:00:05,737
y'all sponsoring it. I

7502
04:00:05,737 --> 04:00:06,838
appreciate that we have looks

7503
04:00:06,838 --> 04:00:09,238
like three friendly amendments

7504
04:00:10,108 --> 04:00:11,376
and two sort of adjacent bills.

7505
04:00:11,376 --> 04:00:12,377
Thank you again to the sponsors

7506
04:00:12,377 --> 04:00:14,179
and those who brought those

7507
04:00:14,179 --> 04:00:15,280
bills forth. As you can see,

7508
04:00:15,280 --> 04:00:17,680
nashville is very passionate

7509
04:00:19,418 --> 04:00:21,920
about this. And please, please

7510
04:00:21,920 --> 04:00:24,189
stay vigilant. We watch D.C.

7511
04:00:24,189 --> 04:00:25,357
Blocks repeatedly try to weasel,

7512
04:00:25,357 --> 04:00:28,957
cajole, and mock their way out

7513
04:00:29,928 --> 04:00:31,630
of public pushback and would not press

7514
04:00:31,630 --> 04:00:32,798
trust any promises or

7515
04:00:32,798 --> 04:00:34,900
assurances they make. You do

7516
04:00:34,900 --> 04:00:37,900
not invite vampires into your

7517
04:00:38,136 --> 04:00:39,237
home. Nashville is watching. I

7518
04:00:39,237 --> 04:00:40,272
support this legislation. I

7519
04:00:40,272 --> 04:00:41,975
hope my council member,

7520
04:00:41,975 --> 04:00:44,543
eastlake, can support it on

7521
04:00:44,543 --> 04:00:47,543
this reading. Along with lee

7522
04:00:47,579 --> 04:00:50,480
and stiles, who I believe were

7523
04:00:50,480 --> 04:00:51,483
a no in a an abstain on the

7524
04:00:51,483 --> 04:00:52,217
previous reading. Thank you

7525
04:00:52,217 --> 04:00:54,217
again.

7526
04:00:54,353 --> 04:00:57,353
Thank you. Go ahead. You

7527
04:00:59,570 --> 04:01:00,993
recognize. Come on forward.

7528
04:01:00,993 --> 04:01:02,527
Hello. I'm number 76 city

7529
04:01:02,527 --> 04:01:03,996
council members. My name is

7530
04:01:03,996 --> 04:01:06,231
connor shank. I'm here as a

7531
04:01:06,231 --> 04:01:08,266
concerned citizen of voting

7532
04:01:08,266 --> 04:01:09,835
district number five. I'm here

7533
04:01:09,835 --> 04:01:12,835
to show support for the

7534
04:01:13,505 --> 04:01:14,940
proposed bill 2026 1391.

7535
04:01:14,940 --> 04:01:16,141
Supporter of our zoo, a regular

7536
04:01:16,141 --> 04:01:17,809
volunteer at a pet rescue out

7537
04:01:17,809 --> 04:01:19,277
in hermitage and founder of

7538
04:01:19,277 --> 04:01:21,313
squawk rock music festival that

7539
04:01:21,313 --> 04:01:23,615
I have for conservation. Others

7540
04:01:23,615 --> 04:01:24,884
have spoken and will speak on

7541
04:01:24,884 --> 04:01:26,485
the moral and the environmental

7542
04:01:26,485 --> 04:01:27,587
impacts of these centers, but

7543
04:01:27,587 --> 04:01:29,621
what I'd like to bring to

7544
04:01:29,621 --> 04:01:32,210
everyone's attention is the

7545
04:01:32,558 --> 04:01:35,495
consequences of apathy and the

7546
04:01:35,495 --> 04:01:36,862
consequences of inaction. Every

7547
04:01:36,862 --> 04:01:38,263
detrimental act caused by human

7548
04:01:38,263 --> 04:01:39,364
beings throughout history,

7549
04:01:39,364 --> 04:01:40,732
whether we think of famous

7550
04:01:40,732 --> 04:01:42,602
atrocities or everyday

7551
04:01:42,602 --> 04:01:44,200
injustices, are rarely caused

7552
04:01:44,200 --> 04:01:46,171
only by individuals with

7553
04:01:46,171 --> 04:01:48,600
malintent. No, it has to be

7554
04:01:48,600 --> 04:01:50,542
allowed to occur by average

7555
04:01:50,542 --> 04:01:51,911
everyday people like you and me.

7556
04:01:51,911 --> 04:01:53,212
People with otherwise good

7557
04:01:53,212 --> 04:01:55,214
hearts have become complacent

7558
04:01:55,214 --> 04:01:57,349
in order for inequity to thrive.

7559
04:01:57,349 --> 04:01:58,450
So we're faced today with a

7560
04:01:58,450 --> 04:02:00,385
starting prevalent in

7561
04:02:00,385 --> 04:02:02,155
our society and our culture. So

7562
04:02:02,155 --> 04:02:03,889
it's up to us right now to set

7563
04:02:03,889 --> 04:02:05,757
a precedent to make sure it's

7564
04:02:05,757 --> 04:02:07,794
used responsibly and mitigate

7565
04:02:07,794 --> 04:02:09,295
its negative repercussions. We

7566
04:02:09,295 --> 04:02:10,395
need to enact legislation to

7567
04:02:10,395 --> 04:02:11,730
prevent those who only care

7568
04:02:11,730 --> 04:02:12,632
about profit, to build these

7569
04:02:12,632 --> 04:02:14,666
centers without the consent of

7570
04:02:14,666 --> 04:02:16,135
their neighbors, and without

7571
04:02:16,135 --> 04:02:17,836
proper long term environmental

7572
04:02:17,836 --> 04:02:19,672
studies being conducted. But

7573
04:02:19,672 --> 04:02:21,441
let's drop ranked guys. I'm

7574
04:02:21,441 --> 04:02:22,507
embarrassed to be here,

7575
04:02:22,507 --> 04:02:23,977
I'm embarrassed that we've

7576
04:02:23,977 --> 04:02:25,510
gotten this far. I'm

7577
04:02:25,510 --> 04:02:27,546
embarrassed that me, a piano

7578
04:02:27,546 --> 04:02:28,714
bar singer, feels the need to

7579
04:02:28,714 --> 04:02:30,482
come down to city council and

7580
04:02:30,482 --> 04:02:32,217
preach on responsibility. Like,

7581
04:02:32,217 --> 04:02:34,870
come on, I'm embarrassed to

7582
04:02:34,870 --> 04:02:35,888
have alicia porterfield as a

7583
04:02:35,888 --> 04:02:36,955
representative of nashville who

7584
04:02:36,955 --> 04:02:38,924
embodies the inaction that I'm

7585
04:02:38,924 --> 04:02:40,759
speaking out against. I'd like

7586
04:02:40,759 --> 04:02:41,927
to leave everyone today with a

7587
04:02:41,927 --> 04:02:44,620
quote by tolkien that I think

7588
04:02:44,620 --> 04:02:45,230
about. Some believe that it's

7589
04:02:45,230 --> 04:02:47,650
only great power that can hold

7590
04:02:47,650 --> 04:02:49,340
evil in check, but that's not

7591
04:02:49,340 --> 04:02:50,680
what I found. I found it as a

7592
04:02:50,680 --> 04:02:51,104
small, everyday deeds of

7593
04:02:51,104 --> 04:02:52,772
ordinary folk that keep the

7594
04:02:52,772 --> 04:02:54,720
darkness at bay. Small acts of

7595
04:02:54,720 --> 04:02:56,800
kindness and love. It applies

7596
04:02:56,800 --> 04:02:57,476
to people like me, but more

7597
04:02:57,476 --> 04:02:58,577
importantly, people like you.

7598
04:02:58,577 --> 04:03:00,712
There's a right thing to be

7599
04:03:00,712 --> 04:03:04,312
done here today. Please do it.

7600
04:03:05,170 --> 04:03:06,853
All right. Thank you. All right.

7601
04:03:06,853 --> 04:03:07,687
prior to the next speaker

7602
04:03:07,687 --> 04:03:10,422
beginning, I just want to say

7603
04:03:10,422 --> 04:03:14,220
that it is 1007. We began this

7604
04:03:14,327 --> 04:03:17,229
public hearing at 837, and we

7605
04:03:17,229 --> 04:03:20,829
are now on speaker. What is

7606
04:03:20,899 --> 04:03:22,268
your ticket, sir? 7777 okay,

7607
04:03:22,268 --> 04:03:23,100
everybody, do the math. Go

7608
04:03:23,100 --> 04:03:23,402
ahead.

7609
04:03:23,402 --> 04:03:24,436
Hello.

7610
04:03:24,436 --> 04:03:25,604
My name is owen

7611
04:03:25,604 --> 04:03:27,500
mcguire. I'm from springfield,

7612
04:03:27,500 --> 04:03:28,707
tennessee, and I'm in support

7613
04:03:28,707 --> 04:03:30,609
of bill 1391, which is which

7614
04:03:30,609 --> 04:03:31,610
enforces serious ai data center

7615
04:03:31,610 --> 04:03:32,812
regulations at least, and

7616
04:03:32,812 --> 04:03:34,579
hopefully at best, the

7617
04:03:34,579 --> 04:03:35,914
abolition of ai data centers in

7618
04:03:35,914 --> 04:03:37,150
nashville. Not only are there

7619
04:03:37,150 --> 04:03:38,183
already countless studies on ai

7620
04:03:38,183 --> 04:03:39,351
data centers harming the

7621
04:03:39,351 --> 04:03:41,530
environment, and I must say it

7622
04:03:41,530 --> 04:03:42,455
is simply morally bankrupt to

7623
04:03:42,455 --> 04:03:43,555
build one on an animal

7624
04:03:43,555 --> 04:03:45,357
conservation facility and

7625
04:03:45,357 --> 04:03:47,159
beloved city landmark. We must

7626
04:03:47,159 --> 04:03:48,827
not allow the epstein class of

7627
04:03:48,827 --> 04:03:50,280
people to come from GOD knows

7628
04:03:50,280 --> 04:03:51,931
where into our city and ruin

7629
04:03:51,931 --> 04:03:53,660
our way of life for no good

7630
04:03:53,660 --> 04:03:54,833
reason other than the greed and

7631
04:03:54,833 --> 04:03:55,902
benefit of the rich. While

7632
04:03:55,902 --> 04:03:57,700
stepping over the corpses of

7633
04:03:57,700 --> 04:03:58,905
half the people in attempt to

7634
04:03:58,905 --> 04:04:00,105
control the other half, you can

7635
04:04:00,105 --> 04:04:01,940
ask anyone in line behind me.

7636
04:04:01,940 --> 04:04:03,750
No one wants a large scale

7637
04:04:03,750 --> 04:04:04,844
people and animal killing data

7638
04:04:04,844 --> 04:04:06,611
center in our city. Not now,

7639
04:04:06,611 --> 04:04:08,413
not ever. I urge the members of

7640
04:04:08,413 --> 04:04:09,581
this council to come to their

7641
04:04:09,581 --> 04:04:11,383
senses and do what they were

7642
04:04:11,383 --> 04:04:13,319
elected to do and protect the

7643
04:04:13,319 --> 04:04:14,386
people of our city, and not the

7644
04:04:14,386 --> 04:04:15,554
cowards that dc blocks who

7645
04:04:15,554 --> 04:04:17,423
didn't even have the nerve to

7646
04:04:17,423 --> 04:04:18,825
come and face the people that

7647
04:04:18,825 --> 04:04:20,592
they were trying to ruin

7648
04:04:20,592 --> 04:04:22,128
together. As the 99%, we must

7649
04:04:22,128 --> 04:04:23,763
have the courage to kick the 1%

7650
04:04:23,763 --> 04:04:25,731
in the nuts and make them smile

7651
04:04:25,731 --> 04:04:27,466
at us and like it. As long as

7652
04:04:27,466 --> 04:04:28,634
we as nashvillians stick

7653
04:04:28,634 --> 04:04:30,690
together, we will remain the

7654
04:04:30,690 --> 04:04:31,270
powers that be in the city and

7655
04:04:31,270 --> 04:04:33,500
the rich degenerates who want

7656
04:04:33,500 --> 04:04:35,700
to bury us under their data

7657
04:04:35,700 --> 04:04:36,775
centers will have no power over

7658
04:04:36,775 --> 04:04:38,610
us. I leave you with the final

7659
04:04:38,610 --> 04:04:40,460
message of people over profits.

7660
04:04:40,460 --> 04:04:42,460
Thank you.

7661
04:04:42,181 --> 04:04:44,581
Thank you. All right,

7662
04:04:46,551 --> 04:04:46,620
go ahead. Come on. Forward.

7663
04:04:46,620 --> 04:04:48,620
My

7664
04:04:48,688 --> 04:04:50,123
name is morgan mae. Ilive in

7665
04:04:50,123 --> 04:04:51,890
district six, and I'm going to

7666
04:04:51,890 --> 04:04:53,426
read human generated lyrics

7667
04:04:53,426 --> 04:04:55,826
because original music built

7668
04:04:56,262 --> 04:04:57,729
this city and deserves respect.

7669
04:04:57,729 --> 04:05:00,233
This is the story of noah and

7670
04:05:00,233 --> 04:05:02,350
the lost art. Noah went to

7671
04:05:02,350 --> 04:05:03,802
school to be a writer. His

7672
04:05:03,802 --> 04:05:05,238
roommate studied graphical

7673
04:05:05,238 --> 04:05:06,538
design. He's loving on a

7674
04:05:06,538 --> 04:05:08,407
lyricist from georgia who likes

7675
04:05:08,407 --> 04:05:10,676
to paint when she can find the

7676
04:05:10,676 --> 04:05:12,445
time. Noah's got a friend in

7677
04:05:12,445 --> 04:05:14,212
animation. She's married to a

7678
04:05:14,212 --> 04:05:15,647
radio dj. Their neighbors

7679
04:05:15,647 --> 04:05:16,916
nature shots are really

7680
04:05:16,916 --> 04:05:18,517
gorgeous. Who'd have thought

7681
04:05:18,517 --> 04:05:20,530
they'd live to see this day,

7682
04:05:20,530 --> 04:05:21,486
where they're all in the same

7683
04:05:21,486 --> 04:05:23,690
boat and they've got to get

7684
04:05:23,690 --> 04:05:25,791
away? Noah had a dream. He had

7685
04:05:25,791 --> 04:05:28,260
no readers. His roommate lost

7686
04:05:28,260 --> 04:05:29,795
his job to a machine. His lady

7687
04:05:29,795 --> 04:05:31,197
couldn't sell a song for

7688
04:05:31,197 --> 04:05:33,666
nothing, and nobody had time to

7689
04:05:33,666 --> 04:05:35,434
wait for anything. Noah's

7690
04:05:35,434 --> 04:05:37,170
inside voice said, save the

7691
04:05:37,170 --> 04:05:39,105
planet and gather all the ones

7692
04:05:39,105 --> 04:05:40,906
who still can think. Build a

7693
04:05:40,906 --> 04:05:42,274
ship for every dreamer and

7694
04:05:42,274 --> 04:05:44,444
creator, and hope and pray to

7695
04:05:44,444 --> 04:05:46,112
GOD. We don't all sink because

7696
04:05:46,112 --> 04:05:48,181
we're all in the same boat, and

7697
04:05:48,181 --> 04:05:50,650
we've got to do something one

7698
04:05:50,650 --> 04:05:52,384
by one, even two by two, till

7699
04:05:52,384 --> 04:05:54,253
almost everybody in the world

7700
04:05:54,253 --> 04:05:55,588
forgot what they could do. Till

7701
04:05:55,588 --> 04:05:57,457
everything on dry land with the

7702
04:05:57,457 --> 04:05:58,958
breath of life inside them died.

7703
04:05:58,958 --> 04:06:00,659
Till nearly every living thing

7704
04:06:00,659 --> 04:06:02,861
on the face of earth was wiped.

7705
04:06:02,861 --> 04:06:04,663
Till the birds and the bees.

7706
04:06:04,663 --> 04:06:06,465
Everybody business couldn't eat,

7707
04:06:06,465 --> 04:06:08,266
couldn't be me, couldn't be.

7708
04:06:08,266 --> 04:06:09,736
You couldn't be. People and

7709
04:06:09,736 --> 04:06:11,871
creatures and wild things that

7710
04:06:11,871 --> 04:06:14,340
move. Till everything was gone.

7711
04:06:14,340 --> 04:06:15,774
Except a walk in the park. Till

7712
04:06:15,774 --> 04:06:17,643
only noah was left. And those

7713
04:06:17,643 --> 04:06:19,178
he kept with him in the ark.

7714
04:06:19,178 --> 04:06:20,846
Because the breath of life came

7715
04:06:20,846 --> 04:06:22,315
with noah in the ark. The

7716
04:06:22,315 --> 04:06:24,784
breath of life stayed with noah

7717
04:06:24,784 --> 04:06:26,953
in the dark. Noah opened a new

7718
04:06:26,953 --> 04:06:28,755
window on his macbook pro, his

7719
04:06:28,755 --> 04:06:30,556
cursor winking back as if to

7720
04:06:30,556 --> 04:06:32,358
say, you don't need to know

7721
04:06:32,358 --> 04:06:34,227
everything at once, love. Just

7722
04:06:34,227 --> 04:06:36,290
write down what you think about

7723
04:06:36,290 --> 04:06:37,964
today. And so he built a life

7724
04:06:37,964 --> 04:06:39,640
he could be proud of. Learn to

7725
04:06:39,640 --> 04:06:40,899
make the writer's block his

7726
04:06:40,899 --> 04:06:42,670
friend and to his other friends,

7727
04:06:42,670 --> 04:06:43,903
he paid attention when they let

7728
04:06:43,903 --> 04:06:45,700
out all that lives inside their

7729
04:06:45,700 --> 04:06:46,371
heads. He knows the value in

7730
04:06:46,371 --> 04:06:48,174
what's lived and breathed and

7731
04:06:48,174 --> 04:06:50,109
bled because we're all in the

7732
04:06:50,109 --> 04:06:51,109
same boat and we've got to make

7733
04:06:51,109 --> 04:06:51,844
it through the end.

7734
04:06:51,844 --> 04:06:53,844
Thank you,

7735
04:06:56,810 --> 04:06:57,183
thank you. Go ahead. You're

7736
04:06:57,183 --> 04:06:58,318
recognized.

7737
04:06:58,318 --> 04:07:00,318
I'm jennifer

7738
04:07:00,420 --> 04:07:03,420
richmond, I live in district

7739
04:07:05,910 --> 04:07:05,858
nine and I'm for bl20261391.

7740
04:07:05,858 --> 04:07:06,958
Short and sweet.

7741
04:07:06,958 --> 04:07:08,394
Thank you. All

7742
04:07:08,394 --> 04:07:10,530
right. Come on. Forward your

7743
04:07:10,530 --> 04:07:11,864
next.

7744
04:07:11,864 --> 04:07:14,990
My name is trevor silva.

7745
04:07:14,990 --> 04:07:17,699
I'm district six clay cap and

7746
04:07:17,736 --> 04:07:18,805
here to express support for

7747
04:07:18,805 --> 04:07:19,939
bl2220261391. Thank you to

7748
04:07:19,939 --> 04:07:21,730
everyone who showed up to make

7749
04:07:21,730 --> 04:07:22,441
their voices heard tonight.

7750
04:07:22,441 --> 04:07:24,977
This is what nashville strong

7751
04:07:24,977 --> 04:07:26,512
looks like right here. I know

7752
04:07:26,512 --> 04:07:28,146
the majority. If not everyone

7753
04:07:28,146 --> 04:07:29,849
has to work a day job tomorrow

7754
04:07:29,849 --> 04:07:31,417
and nights like this make for

7755
04:07:31,417 --> 04:07:33,653
earlymornings. It does for us

7756
04:07:33,653 --> 04:07:34,721
to let tonight be a reminder

7757
04:07:34,721 --> 04:07:36,689
that while we would prefer to

7758
04:07:36,689 --> 04:07:38,524
be at home, we are willing to

7759
04:07:38,524 --> 04:07:40,760
lose sleep and make you all do

7760
04:07:40,760 --> 04:07:42,561
the same. If it means our city against

7761
04:07:42,561 --> 04:07:43,763
intruders like dc, blocks do

7762
04:07:43,763 --> 04:07:45,565
not have our best interests at

7763
04:07:45,565 --> 04:07:48,633
heart. As a business owner, I

7764
04:07:48,633 --> 04:07:49,702
have to trust those who make with a lot

7765
04:07:49,702 --> 04:07:51,603
of people, make a lot of

7766
04:07:51,603 --> 04:07:52,804
promises. But I can tell you

7767
04:07:52,804 --> 04:07:54,707
one thing if someone lies to

7768
04:07:54,707 --> 04:07:57,576
you once, they will do it again,

7769
04:07:57,576 --> 04:07:58,511
doug sloane, the lawyer of dc

7770
04:07:58,511 --> 04:07:59,512
blocks, told planning

7771
04:07:59,512 --> 04:08:00,613
commission the building is

7772
04:08:00,613 --> 04:08:01,814
vested. They're going to build

7773
04:08:01,814 --> 04:08:03,650
it there. We already have the

7774
04:08:03,650 --> 04:08:04,817
permits in hand. That was false.

7775
04:08:04,817 --> 04:08:06,519
If that's the level of honesty

7776
04:08:06,519 --> 04:08:07,654
we get before companies like

7777
04:08:07,654 --> 04:08:08,755
this have their broken ground,

7778
04:08:08,755 --> 04:08:09,789
that tells us everything we

7779
04:08:09,789 --> 04:08:11,591
needed to know about what

7780
04:08:11,591 --> 04:08:13,493
they'll do once they have their

7781
04:08:13,493 --> 04:08:14,494
claws in us. We need to protect

7782
04:08:14,494 --> 04:08:15,528
ourselves and our community

7783
04:08:15,528 --> 04:08:16,662
because they've already proven

7784
04:08:16,662 --> 04:08:18,531
they will not only lie, but

7785
04:08:18,531 --> 04:08:19,766
their agenda is not the agenda

7786
04:08:19,766 --> 04:08:20,800
of the people of nashville. I'm

7787
04:08:20,800 --> 04:08:22,502
asking that you support this

7788
04:08:22,502 --> 04:08:23,602
bill and always put people

7789
04:08:23,602 --> 04:08:25,505
before profit, because we don't

7790
04:08:25,505 --> 04:08:26,639
want to you up all night,

7791
04:08:26,639 --> 04:08:28,508
but you better believe that we

7792
04:08:28,508 --> 04:08:29,709
will, and we'll do more than

7793
04:08:29,709 --> 04:08:31,711
that to protect our community.

7794
04:08:31,711 --> 04:08:33,111
As we say in our chicken themed

7795
04:08:33,111 --> 04:08:35,130
anti-fascist soap company. Look

7796
04:08:35,130 --> 04:08:36,815
around and out. Appreciate

7797
04:08:36,815 --> 04:08:38,551
y'all.

7798
04:08:38,551 --> 04:08:40,951
All right. Go ahead.

7799
04:08:42,188 --> 04:08:42,622
You're recognized.

7800
04:08:42,622 --> 04:08:44,424
Hello, my

7801
04:08:44,424 --> 04:08:46,159
name is hannah JUNE. I want to

7802
04:08:46,159 --> 04:08:47,694
start out by saying thank you

7803
04:08:47,694 --> 04:08:49,762
to everyone who is here from

7804
04:08:49,762 --> 04:08:50,863
the council. Thank you.

7805
04:08:50,863 --> 04:08:52,230
Especially to the people who

7806
04:08:52,230 --> 04:08:53,666
are paying really close

7807
04:08:53,666 --> 04:08:55,635
attention. I've been watching

7808
04:08:55,635 --> 04:08:56,902
all of you, and I know the ones

7809
04:08:56,902 --> 04:08:58,400
who are watchingand paying

7810
04:08:58,400 --> 04:08:59,639
attention and nodding along and

7811
04:08:59,639 --> 04:09:00,907
the ones who maybe aren't. And

7812
04:09:00,907 --> 04:09:02,708
I would also like to remind you

7813
04:09:02,708 --> 04:09:04,644
that, yes, we've been here for

7814
04:09:04,644 --> 04:09:06,212
a long time. You guys have been

7815
04:09:06,212 --> 04:09:08,460
here for a long time, but we

7816
04:09:08,460 --> 04:09:09,949
have also been here for a very

7817
04:09:09,949 --> 04:09:11,683
long time, including well

7818
04:09:11,683 --> 04:09:14,420
before this meeting started. I

7819
04:09:14,420 --> 04:09:15,989
got here at 5:15 P.M. And I

7820
04:09:15,989 --> 04:09:18,825
know a lot of people were here

7821
04:09:18,825 --> 04:09:22,950
before me because I am number

7822
04:09:22,950 --> 04:09:23,997
83. So I would just like to say

7823
04:09:23,997 --> 04:09:25,732
that I live in council district

7824
04:09:25,732 --> 04:09:26,899
29. I've been a resident of

7825
04:09:26,899 --> 04:09:29,200
nashville for only three years.

7826
04:09:29,200 --> 04:09:30,403
So yes, I am a newbie. Prior to

7827
04:09:30,403 --> 04:09:31,837
that, I traveled the country

7828
04:09:31,837 --> 04:09:33,606
for two years trying to pick a

7829
04:09:33,606 --> 04:09:34,741
place to call home, and I

7830
04:09:34,741 --> 04:09:36,542
planted roots in nashville

7831
04:09:36,542 --> 04:09:38,678
because I love this community.

7832
04:09:38,678 --> 04:09:39,679
I love the diversity, the

7833
04:09:39,679 --> 04:09:42,790
creativity, and the passion

7834
04:09:42,215 --> 04:09:43,516
that I found here. I own my own

7835
04:09:43,516 --> 04:09:45,516
occupational therapy practice

7836
04:09:46,252 --> 04:09:47,720
that utilizes the outdoors as a

7837
04:09:47,720 --> 04:09:49,488
therapy space for children and

7838
04:09:49,488 --> 04:09:50,890
adults with special needs and

7839
04:09:50,890 --> 04:09:52,392
disabilities. I host a local

7840
04:09:52,392 --> 04:09:53,826
trash pickup at percy priest

7841
04:09:53,826 --> 04:09:55,261
lake every month, and I'm

7842
04:09:55,261 --> 04:09:56,729
currently in the process of

7843
04:09:56,729 --> 04:09:58,464
transforming my own yard into

7844
04:09:58,464 --> 04:10:00,864
half native garden, half

7845
04:10:01,000 --> 04:10:03,603
community farm and pantry. I am

7846
04:10:03,603 --> 04:10:06,390
really invested in nashville in

7847
04:10:06,390 --> 04:10:07,907
our community and in

7848
04:10:07,907 --> 04:10:09,342
environmentalism, and I care so

7849
04:10:09,342 --> 04:10:11,760
deeply about the people and the

7850
04:10:11,760 --> 04:10:12,478
wildlife of this great state.

7851
04:10:12,478 --> 04:10:13,945
the most important point here

7852
04:10:13,945 --> 04:10:15,415
is that data centers havean

7853
04:10:15,415 --> 04:10:16,415
enormous impact on our

7854
04:10:16,415 --> 04:10:17,950
environment, our wellness, and

7855
04:10:17,950 --> 04:10:19,786
the delicate habitat that

7856
04:10:19,786 --> 04:10:21,988
supports our native wildlife.

7857
04:10:21,988 --> 04:10:23,456
Our zoo animals are important,

7858
04:10:23,456 --> 04:10:25,458
yes, but the native wildlife

7859
04:10:25,458 --> 04:10:28,361
and our community of human

7860
04:10:28,361 --> 04:10:29,829
beings is equally, if not more

7861
04:10:29,829 --> 04:10:31,290
important. So I agree with my

7862
04:10:31,290 --> 04:10:33,290
preceding community members

7863
04:10:33,310 --> 04:10:35,167
that are demanding more intense

7864
04:10:35,167 --> 04:10:36,302
restrictions to keep all

7865
04:10:36,302 --> 04:10:37,937
tennesseans safe from the

7866
04:10:37,937 --> 04:10:38,837
impacts of these data centers.

7867
04:10:38,837 --> 04:10:39,906
Thank you so much.

7868
04:10:39,906 --> 04:10:41,906
Thank you.

7869
04:10:43,176 --> 04:10:44,510
Go ahead. You're recognized.

7870
04:10:44,510 --> 04:10:46,510
Hi,

7871
04:10:47,460 --> 04:10:48,514
I am addison gould, a high

7872
04:10:48,514 --> 04:10:51,170
school student and resident of

7873
04:10:51,170 --> 04:10:52,518
district 35, descended for from

7874
04:10:52,518 --> 04:10:54,918
over five generations of

7875
04:10:55,388 --> 04:10:57,788
nashville locals. I fervently

7876
04:10:58,623 --> 04:11:00,393
believe that bl20261391 could

7877
04:11:00,393 --> 04:11:02,895
benefit our city, but also that

7878
04:11:02,895 --> 04:11:04,330
data centers have no place in

7879
04:11:04,330 --> 04:11:05,999
nashville. For one, the

7880
04:11:05,999 --> 04:11:07,599
construction of more parasitic

7881
04:11:07,599 --> 04:11:09,350
data centers here would further

7882
04:11:09,350 --> 04:11:10,268
strain our infrastructure,

7883
04:11:10,268 --> 04:11:12,205
especially our power grid and

7884
04:11:12,205 --> 04:11:13,739
the cumberland. Additionally,

7885
04:11:13,739 --> 04:11:14,907
the noise pollution produced by

7886
04:11:14,907 --> 04:11:16,376
data centers has the potential

7887
04:11:16,376 --> 04:11:18,377
to decimate the quality of life

7888
04:11:18,377 --> 04:11:19,579
of thousands. The chemical

7889
04:11:19,579 --> 04:11:20,946
pollutants left behind have

7890
04:11:20,946 --> 04:11:22,415
even more adverse effects on

7891
04:11:22,415 --> 04:11:24,517
the people and animals which

7892
04:11:24,517 --> 04:11:26,351
inhabit nashville. Power bills

7893
04:11:26,351 --> 04:11:28,154
MAY also skyrocket for already

7894
04:11:28,154 --> 04:11:29,355
struggling families. No

7895
04:11:29,355 --> 04:11:31,357
nashvillian would benefit from

7896
04:11:31,357 --> 04:11:33,526
a lack of restriction on data

7897
04:11:33,526 --> 04:11:34,994
centers. Is sacrificing the

7898
04:11:34,994 --> 04:11:36,796
well-being of our people worth

7899
04:11:36,796 --> 04:11:38,196
it? Is it worth letting this

7900
04:11:38,196 --> 04:11:39,999
technology that just promotes

7901
04:11:39,999 --> 04:11:41,534
laziness take up our land and

7902
04:11:41,534 --> 04:11:43,236
resources? I don't think so.

7903
04:11:43,236 --> 04:11:46,105
And clearly I'm not the only

7904
04:11:46,105 --> 04:11:47,707
one. Bl20261391 would not

7905
04:11:47,707 --> 04:11:49,474
permanently save nashville from

7906
04:11:49,474 --> 04:11:51,210
the plague of data centers, but

7907
04:11:51,210 --> 04:11:52,412
it could greatly aid the

7908
04:11:52,412 --> 04:11:54,213
quality of life for the animals

7909
04:11:54,213 --> 04:11:55,481
of the nashville zoo, many of

7910
04:11:55,481 --> 04:11:57,616
which are endangered species.

7911
04:11:57,616 --> 04:11:59,117
The proposed centers by the zoo

7912
04:11:59,117 --> 04:12:00,553
would be detrimental to the

7913
04:12:00,553 --> 04:12:01,620
sleeping and behavioral

7914
04:12:01,620 --> 04:12:03,220
patterns of these beloved

7915
04:12:03,220 --> 04:12:04,223
animals because of the immense

7916
04:12:04,223 --> 04:12:06,325
noise and light pollution that

7917
04:12:06,325 --> 04:12:08,940
would inevitably, inevitably be

7918
04:12:08,940 --> 04:12:09,929
produced by such a large data

7919
04:12:09,929 --> 04:12:10,963
center. On top of that, the

7920
04:12:10,963 --> 04:12:13,990
affordability and quality of

7921
04:12:13,990 --> 04:12:15,601
life of the nearby residents of

7922
04:12:15,601 --> 04:12:17,203
caldwell hall need to be taken

7923
04:12:17,203 --> 04:12:18,905
into account. I urge each of

7924
04:12:18,905 --> 04:12:20,730
you to be prudent and

7925
04:12:20,730 --> 04:12:21,641
prioritize the people of our

7926
04:12:21,641 --> 04:12:22,742
city and our local environment.

7927
04:12:22,742 --> 04:12:23,643
Thank you for listening to what

7928
04:12:23,643 --> 04:12:25,110
I have to say.

7929
04:12:25,110 --> 04:12:26,446
Thank you. Go

7930
04:12:26,446 --> 04:12:28,381
ahead and come on forward.

7931
04:12:28,381 --> 04:12:30,115
You're recognized, and if you

7932
04:12:30,115 --> 04:12:30,817
could share with us your ticket

7933
04:12:30,817 --> 04:12:31,150
number, please.

7934
04:12:31,150 --> 04:12:31,951
85.

7935
04:12:31,951 --> 04:12:33,586
Okay. Thank

7936
04:12:33,586 --> 04:12:34,620
you sir. Go ahead.

7937
04:12:34,620 --> 04:12:36,289
My name is

7938
04:12:36,289 --> 04:12:38,390
henry moses gould. I live on

7939
04:12:38,390 --> 04:12:40,393
the outskirts of belle mead,

7940
04:12:40,393 --> 04:12:43,696
and I am a grand total of 16

7941
04:12:43,696 --> 04:12:45,531
years old. To be quite blunt,

7942
04:12:45,531 --> 04:12:49,131
I'm wearing a trash bag right

7943
04:12:49,202 --> 04:12:50,637
now. This is due to the fact

7944
04:12:50,637 --> 04:12:53,506
that. Well, I should start off

7945
04:12:53,506 --> 04:12:57,706
by saying I walked a mile here

7946
04:12:58,544 --> 04:13:02,482
in the prime of the rainstorm trash bag,

7947
04:13:02,482 --> 04:13:04,617
because when I found a store, I

7948
04:13:04,617 --> 04:13:08,217
was not able to afford an

7949
04:13:10,723 --> 04:13:12,157
umbrella. And I believe that

7950
04:13:12,157 --> 04:13:14,557
billionaires such as donald

7951
04:13:14,993 --> 04:13:17,993
trump, elon musk, larry fink

7952
04:13:18,998 --> 04:13:21,868
and many others coming into

7953
04:13:21,868 --> 04:13:24,868
nashville and say digging holes

7954
04:13:25,438 --> 04:13:27,974
and also building a identity

7955
04:13:27,974 --> 04:13:30,576
data centers is only allowing

7956
04:13:30,576 --> 04:13:33,460
them to continue to make more

7957
04:13:33,460 --> 04:13:35,446
profit while letting people

7958
04:13:35,581 --> 04:13:37,750
like me not be able to afford

7959
04:13:37,750 --> 04:13:40,620
an umbrella due to how high the

7960
04:13:40,620 --> 04:13:43,880
prices are. Not only that, I

7961
04:13:43,880 --> 04:13:46,725
would like to add on that this

7962
04:13:46,725 --> 04:13:49,595
ai data center would be

7963
04:13:49,595 --> 04:13:51,595
detrimental to wildlife

7964
04:13:52,832 --> 04:13:55,832
surrounding it, and I would

7965
04:13:57,502 --> 04:14:01,107
also like to add a very cliche

7966
04:14:01,107 --> 04:14:04,100
sort of quote from a character

7967
04:14:04,100 --> 04:14:06,144
I look up to quite a lot. And

7968
04:14:06,144 --> 04:14:08,314
that is with great power comes

7969
04:14:08,314 --> 04:14:09,515
great responsibility. And I

7970
04:14:09,515 --> 04:14:11,851
feel like the people with great

7971
04:14:11,851 --> 04:14:14,454
power at the current moment are

7972
04:14:14,454 --> 04:14:16,854
using their responsibility to

7973
04:14:19,125 --> 04:14:22,125
no extent and just constantly

7974
04:14:22,762 --> 04:14:24,864
belittling the working class

7975
04:14:24,864 --> 04:14:27,264
while only uplifting themselves,

7976
04:14:29,202 --> 04:14:30,670
causing more inflation. And I

7977
04:14:30,670 --> 04:14:33,840
would like to finish off by

7978
04:14:33,840 --> 04:14:36,420
saying a quote from the man my

7979
04:14:36,420 --> 04:14:38,544
middle name belongs to. Let my

7980
04:14:38,544 --> 04:14:40,313
people go.

7981
04:14:40,313 --> 04:14:42,810
Okay, go ahead and

7982
04:14:42,810 --> 04:14:43,916
come on forward. You're

7983
04:14:43,916 --> 04:14:45,817
recognized.

7984
04:14:45,817 --> 04:14:47,817
Good evening. My

7985
04:14:48,253 --> 04:14:49,722
name is jacob volker. I'm from

7986
04:14:49,722 --> 04:14:51,491
district 19, proudly

7987
04:14:51,491 --> 04:14:53,891
represented by charlene oliver,

7988
04:14:55,461 --> 04:14:57,697
and I'm in support of bl 2026

7989
04:14:57,697 --> 04:14:59,632
1391. There's a lot of hurt

7990
04:14:59,632 --> 04:15:01,200
that I have at the fact that

7991
04:15:01,200 --> 04:15:03,101
this data center is still being

7992
04:15:03,101 --> 04:15:04,804
under consideration after all

7993
04:15:04,804 --> 04:15:07,400
the pushback that has been

7994
04:15:07,400 --> 04:15:08,774
received after being adversely

7995
04:15:08,774 --> 04:15:10,909
affected for so long, the last

7996
04:15:10,909 --> 04:15:13,211
thing that this community needs

7997
04:15:13,211 --> 04:15:15,213
is a complex that will drain

7998
04:15:15,213 --> 04:15:17,417
the power supply, which is

7999
04:15:17,417 --> 04:15:19,218
already and upend

8000
04:15:19,218 --> 04:15:21,354
decades of work by our life

8001
04:15:21,354 --> 04:15:22,455
saving neighbors. That has been

8002
04:15:22,455 --> 04:15:24,257
done to preserve the

8003
04:15:24,257 --> 04:15:25,725
environment of endangered of

8004
04:15:25,725 --> 04:15:27,592
endangered species. It is

8005
04:15:27,592 --> 04:15:29,295
simply not worth it if it will

8006
04:15:29,295 --> 04:15:30,729
come at the expense of

8007
04:15:30,729 --> 04:15:32,498
tennessee's most ethnically

8008
04:15:32,498 --> 04:15:34,498
diverse communities and

8009
04:15:34,700 --> 04:15:36,169
endangered wildlife. I'm

8010
04:15:36,169 --> 04:15:38,304
already appalled at the

8011
04:15:38,304 --> 04:15:39,372
willingness of dc blocks to

8012
04:15:39,372 --> 04:15:41,772
seemingly ignore the sheer

8013
04:15:43,376 --> 04:15:44,744
amount of outrage. 525,000

8014
04:15:44,744 --> 04:15:46,980
signatures that should have set

8015
04:15:46,980 --> 04:15:48,414
off alarm bells. Although I

8016
04:15:48,414 --> 04:15:50,149
believe more work needs to be

8017
04:15:50,149 --> 04:15:52,318
done in order to preserve our

8018
04:15:52,318 --> 04:15:55,221
environment. I thank you, MR.

8019
04:15:55,221 --> 04:15:56,356
Horton, for proposing this

8020
04:15:56,356 --> 04:15:58,291
legislation and to let us know

8021
04:15:58,291 --> 04:15:59,492
that you hear us. To those of

8022
04:15:59,492 --> 04:16:02,280
you who are staying silent

8023
04:16:02,280 --> 04:16:03,463
about it, I would take a moment

8024
04:16:03,463 --> 04:16:05,698
to question your ability to

8025
04:16:05,698 --> 04:16:06,733
serve the interests of your

8026
04:16:06,733 --> 04:16:08,167
constituents instead of just

8027
04:16:08,167 --> 04:16:09,901
serving the interests of

8028
04:16:09,901 --> 04:16:10,303
yourselves. Thank you.

8029
04:16:10,303 --> 04:16:11,903
Thank

8030
04:16:11,903 --> 04:16:15,503
you. Go ahead and come on

8031
04:16:16,208 --> 04:16:17,510
forward. You're recognized and

8032
04:16:17,510 --> 04:16:18,244
pull that mic down. There you

8033
04:16:18,244 --> 04:16:19,711
go.

8034
04:16:19,711 --> 04:16:22,810
My name is ashley karimi

8035
04:16:22,810 --> 04:16:24,651
and I live in council district

8036
04:16:24,651 --> 04:16:28,121
21, and I am here in support of

8037
04:16:28,121 --> 04:16:29,889
bl 2026 1391. I do believe it's

8038
04:16:29,889 --> 04:16:31,560
a good start, but I think

8039
04:16:31,560 --> 04:16:33,259
there's so much more that can

8040
04:16:33,259 --> 04:16:35,528
be done. This is unprecedented.

8041
04:16:35,528 --> 04:16:36,863
It's something that a lot of us

8042
04:16:36,863 --> 04:16:38,597
are not super familiar with,

8043
04:16:38,597 --> 04:16:40,599
and there needs to be more

8044
04:16:40,599 --> 04:16:41,768
thoughtful consideration about

8045
04:16:41,768 --> 04:16:42,902
what this looks like moving

8046
04:16:42,902 --> 04:16:43,703
forward in our communities.

8047
04:16:43,703 --> 04:16:45,571
Thank you.

8048
04:16:45,571 --> 04:16:47,600
Thank you. Next. Go

8049
04:16:47,600 --> 04:16:48,174
ahead.

8050
04:16:48,174 --> 04:16:50,610
Hi, my name is nicole

8051
04:16:50,610 --> 04:16:53,412
weller. I'm from district 21. I

8052
04:16:53,412 --> 04:16:55,181
am in support of 1391. It is a

8053
04:16:55,181 --> 04:16:56,816
great start and I am also

8054
04:16:56,816 --> 04:16:58,184
asking for stronger

8055
04:16:58,184 --> 04:16:59,819
restrictions and legislation

8056
04:16:59,819 --> 04:17:00,190
around it as well. Thank you so

8057
04:17:00,190 --> 04:17:01,540
much.

8058
04:17:01,540 --> 04:17:02,822
Thank you very much. Go

8059
04:17:02,822 --> 04:17:03,156
ahead. You're recognized.

8060
04:17:03,156 --> 04:17:04,956
Hi,

8061
04:17:04,956 --> 04:17:07,860
my name is matthew palmieri.

8062
04:17:07,860 --> 04:17:10,630
I'm a resident of district 17

8063
04:17:10,630 --> 04:17:12,165
and I am up here speaking after

8064
04:17:12,165 --> 04:17:13,599
nearly 100 people have stated

8065
04:17:13,599 --> 04:17:14,734
their opposition to data

8066
04:17:14,734 --> 04:17:16,903
centers and their support for

8067
04:17:16,903 --> 04:17:18,705
this bill. I hope that there

8068
04:17:18,705 --> 04:17:21,705
are 100 people that come after

8069
04:17:22,175 --> 04:17:24,744
me and state that same thing.

8070
04:17:24,744 --> 04:17:26,913
And, you know, those are the

8071
04:17:26,913 --> 04:17:28,448
people that you represent.

8072
04:17:28,448 --> 04:17:31,584
These are the people that you

8073
04:17:31,584 --> 04:17:34,153
work for, not dc blocks, not

8074
04:17:34,153 --> 04:17:37,153
other data center companies and

8075
04:17:37,422 --> 04:17:39,225
not tech oligarchs. So I here,

8076
04:17:39,225 --> 04:17:41,427
I hope that you hear that

8077
04:17:41,427 --> 04:17:43,463
nobody wants data centers. I'm

8078
04:17:43,463 --> 04:17:44,564
not hereand not anywhere. So

8079
04:17:44,564 --> 04:17:46,564
thank you.

8080
04:17:47,199 --> 04:17:48,601
Thank you. And if

8081
04:17:48,601 --> 04:17:49,334
could you share your ticket

8082
04:17:49,334 --> 04:17:50,669
number please.

8083
04:17:50,669 --> 04:17:51,300
Yes, it's number

8084
04:17:51,300 --> 04:17:52,105
92.

8085
04:17:52,105 --> 04:17:52,472
Okay. Thank you.

8086
04:17:52,472 --> 04:17:54,339
Hey y'all.

8087
04:17:54,339 --> 04:17:56,808
I'm allison summers and I was

8088
04:17:56,808 --> 04:17:58,244
born and raised in nashville,

8089
04:17:58,244 --> 04:18:01,800
and I currently live in

8090
04:18:01,800 --> 04:18:03,480
district 15. I support this

8091
04:18:04,170 --> 04:18:07,617
bill, although it do be weak.

8092
04:18:07,653 --> 04:18:09,722
Okay, it be weak. This bill

8093
04:18:09,722 --> 04:18:12,291
needs more protections in place

8094
04:18:12,291 --> 04:18:14,761
for people and the wildlife in

8095
04:18:14,761 --> 04:18:17,296
this city. I would love it. I

8096
04:18:17,296 --> 04:18:19,365
would love to see any new data

8097
04:18:19,365 --> 04:18:21,299
centers banned. I would love to

8098
04:18:21,299 --> 04:18:23,769
see any new data data centers

8099
04:18:23,769 --> 04:18:26,769
banned. I urge you to

8100
04:18:28,508 --> 04:18:30,908
strengthen this legislation. Dc

8101
04:18:31,344 --> 04:18:33,112
blocks does not care about the

8102
04:18:33,112 --> 04:18:36,112
people of nashville, and they

8103
04:18:37,116 --> 04:18:39,252
do not care about you. I urge

8104
04:18:39,252 --> 04:18:40,687
you to strengthen the

8105
04:18:40,687 --> 04:18:42,855
legislation. I am so proud of

8106
04:18:42,855 --> 04:18:44,230
the city of nashville for

8107
04:18:44,230 --> 04:18:46,192
showing up for those who could

8108
04:18:46,192 --> 04:18:48,227
not show up today. And the

8109
04:18:48,227 --> 04:18:50,627
people nashville are tired

8110
04:18:51,564 --> 04:18:53,299
of being pushed around by

8111
04:18:53,299 --> 04:18:55,867
billionaires and tech bros. We

8112
04:18:55,867 --> 04:18:57,971
are tired. So this is just the

8113
04:18:57,971 --> 04:18:59,772
beginning. If you cannot be an

8114
04:18:59,772 --> 04:19:01,574
advocate for the people in

8115
04:19:01,574 --> 04:19:03,776
these communities that you have

8116
04:19:03,776 --> 04:19:06,346
sworn to serve, then we'll be

8117
04:19:06,346 --> 04:19:08,810
coming for your seats. Queens.

8118
04:19:08,810 --> 04:19:10,810
Okay.

8119
04:19:10,917 --> 04:19:13,419
Thank you. Next you are

8120
04:19:13,419 --> 04:19:13,853
recognized. Go ahead.

8121
04:19:13,853 --> 04:19:15,853
Hey,

8122
04:19:16,322 --> 04:19:18,491
y'all. I'm nathan, I'm number

8123
04:19:18,491 --> 04:19:21,600
93. It's kind of weird to say

8124
04:19:21,600 --> 04:19:24,397
I'm out in district six. Hi. Hi,

8125
04:19:24,397 --> 04:19:26,699
clay. Clay cap squad. I support

8126
04:19:26,699 --> 04:19:28,701
this bill. I'm here on behalf

8127
04:19:28,701 --> 04:19:30,703
of my kids, on my boo. It's a

8128
04:19:30,703 --> 04:19:31,904
lot to have one of us stay home

8129
04:19:31,904 --> 04:19:33,773
with our three year old and our

8130
04:19:33,773 --> 04:19:35,730
six month old. We sacrificed to

8131
04:19:35,730 --> 04:19:36,900
be here. Our all of our

8132
04:19:36,900 --> 04:19:38,409
children are going through

8133
04:19:39,440 --> 04:19:40,546
sleep regressions. I'm here

8134
04:19:40,546 --> 04:19:41,748
also on behalf of a law like

8135
04:19:41,748 --> 04:19:43,548
just a whole mess of friends

8136
04:19:43,548 --> 04:19:45,451
and family who wish they could

8137
04:19:45,451 --> 04:19:46,653
be here, but they got to work

8138
04:19:46,653 --> 04:19:48,488
because we live in this city.

8139
04:19:48,488 --> 04:19:49,756
I'm also here on behalf of a

8140
04:19:49,756 --> 04:19:51,591
long line of billies who didn't

8141
04:19:51,591 --> 04:19:52,659
get to say like, what went in

8142
04:19:52,659 --> 04:19:54,494
their haulers. So this one

8143
04:19:54,494 --> 04:19:56,429
feels a little personal to me.

8144
04:19:56,429 --> 04:19:57,300
I got four things. I don't want

8145
04:19:57,300 --> 04:19:57,664
infrastructure for antisocial

8146
04:19:57,664 --> 04:19:58,831
stuff. I don't want

8147
04:19:58,831 --> 04:19:59,966
infrastructure for slop, for

8148
04:19:59,966 --> 04:20:00,933
speculation, for police

8149
04:20:00,933 --> 04:20:03,333
surveillance. Especially not in

8150
04:20:06,720 --> 04:20:08,374
music city. Number two. I mean,

8151
04:20:08,374 --> 04:20:09,642
look, bald squad doug sloan is

8152
04:20:09,642 --> 04:20:11,277
an embarrassment to this

8153
04:20:11,277 --> 04:20:13,579
haircut. And I see a number of

8154
04:20:13,579 --> 04:20:14,781
other people who share that.

8155
04:20:14,781 --> 04:20:16,115
But look, they're these people

8156
04:20:16,115 --> 04:20:18,184
are snake oil salesmen. They

8157
04:20:18,184 --> 04:20:19,352
really are. We have to live

8158
04:20:19,352 --> 04:20:21,287
here. All they've got to do is

8159
04:20:21,287 --> 04:20:23,289
make money off of those of us

8160
04:20:23,289 --> 04:20:24,457
who live here. And so I would

8161
04:20:24,457 --> 04:20:25,558
prefer to work with trustworthy

8162
04:20:25,558 --> 04:20:27,994
people. Number three, this bill

8163
04:20:27,994 --> 04:20:29,861
could be meaner. I think,

8164
04:20:29,861 --> 04:20:31,970
regulating these kinds of

8165
04:20:31,970 --> 04:20:32,365
extractive folks is probably

8166
04:20:32,365 --> 04:20:34,100
the nicest thing you can do.

8167
04:20:34,100 --> 04:20:35,268
It's like when you are told, if

8168
04:20:35,268 --> 04:20:37,360
you can't say something nice,

8169
04:20:37,360 --> 04:20:38,237
don't say anything at all. Well,

8170
04:20:38,237 --> 04:20:40,730
this is kind of like shutting

8171
04:20:40,730 --> 04:20:42,800
up this bill could make like my

8172
04:20:42,800 --> 04:20:43,420
six month old who once again is

8173
04:20:43,420 --> 04:20:44,143
going through a sleep

8174
04:20:44,143 --> 04:20:46,120
regression and I'm still here

8175
04:20:46,120 --> 04:20:47,947
and who I hope will continue to

8176
04:20:47,947 --> 04:20:49,148
live in this city. And it could

8177
04:20:49,148 --> 04:20:51,490
get more teeth. And lastly, for

8178
04:20:51,490 --> 04:20:52,151
those of you who are like pearl

8179
04:20:52,151 --> 04:20:53,186
clutchers and are undecided,

8180
04:20:53,186 --> 04:20:54,287
imagine how much porn they're

8181
04:20:54,287 --> 04:20:56,456
going to make with this

8182
04:20:56,456 --> 04:20:58,456
infrastructure. Thank you.

8183
04:20:58,658 --> 04:21:02,858
Thank you. Go ahead and come on

8184
04:21:03,329 --> 04:21:04,731
forward, please. Ma'am. Go

8185
04:21:04,731 --> 04:21:06,499
ahead and come on forward. We

8186
04:21:06,499 --> 04:21:08,634
can't we can't have kind of the

8187
04:21:08,634 --> 04:21:10,203
extended time in between very

8188
04:21:10,203 --> 04:21:12,500
humorous comments, which are

8189
04:21:12,500 --> 04:21:12,338
fine, but go ahead. You're

8190
04:21:12,338 --> 04:21:13,439
recognized.

8191
04:21:13,439 --> 04:21:14,874
Glad that the humor

8192
04:21:14,874 --> 04:21:16,342
was acknowledged on the floor.

8193
04:21:16,342 --> 04:21:17,510
I don't really know how I'm

8194
04:21:17,510 --> 04:21:19,345
going to go after that, but

8195
04:21:19,345 --> 04:21:21,347
like, proud that I made friends

8196
04:21:21,347 --> 04:21:24,583
with him in line. So my name is

8197
04:21:24,583 --> 04:21:26,519
lilia. I'm living out west and

8198
04:21:26,519 --> 04:21:28,221
kind of the area that would be

8199
04:21:28,221 --> 04:21:31,221
affected by the proposed data

8200
04:21:31,691 --> 04:21:33,960
center out north. And yes, I am

8201
04:21:33,960 --> 04:21:34,994
here to speak not only on the

8202
04:21:34,994 --> 04:21:36,396
regulations, but most

8203
04:21:36,396 --> 04:21:37,864
importantly, where the two most

8204
04:21:37,864 --> 04:21:39,265
discussed and resisted data

8205
04:21:39,265 --> 04:21:41,534
center data centers are

8206
04:21:41,534 --> 04:21:43,690
proposed. Right now. We can

8207
04:21:43,690 --> 04:21:44,137
talk about the fture, but I

8208
04:21:44,137 --> 04:21:45,972
think it's more important to

8209
04:21:45,972 --> 04:21:47,273
think about the implications.

8210
04:21:47,273 --> 04:21:48,700
And that is no small

8211
04:21:48,700 --> 04:21:49,742
coincidence. You're talking

8212
04:21:49,742 --> 04:21:51,377
about a historically black

8213
04:21:51,377 --> 04:21:53,120
community in an overwhelmingly

8214
04:21:53,120 --> 04:21:54,380
spanish speaking or immigrant

8215
04:21:54,380 --> 04:21:55,815
strong community, each

8216
04:21:55,815 --> 04:21:58,170
respectively, in the north and

8217
04:21:58,170 --> 04:21:59,118
south, which, might I add, have

8218
04:21:59,118 --> 04:22:01,254
grown to be such because

8219
04:22:01,254 --> 04:22:03,388
they've been targeted and

8220
04:22:03,388 --> 04:22:05,558
basically moved out or pushed

8221
04:22:05,558 --> 04:22:06,959
out by transplants. As a

8222
04:22:06,959 --> 04:22:08,428
graduate of fisk mentioned

8223
04:22:08,428 --> 04:22:10,663
earlier, the community does not

8224
04:22:10,663 --> 04:22:12,899
want this, and the

8225
04:22:12,899 --> 04:22:14,133
administration might. But I

8226
04:22:14,133 --> 04:22:15,868
read an article that said most

8227
04:22:15,868 --> 04:22:16,936
of the residents on buchanan

8228
04:22:16,936 --> 04:22:18,137
actually didn't even know was

8229
04:22:18,137 --> 04:22:19,272
proposed. It's interesting to

8230
04:22:19,272 --> 04:22:21,841
think about what would happen

8231
04:22:21,841 --> 04:22:23,910
if this were out west or, you

8232
04:22:23,910 --> 04:22:25,745
know, out east, like new east

8233
04:22:25,745 --> 04:22:27,380
nashville or also in green

8234
04:22:27,380 --> 04:22:28,548
hills. But it's impossible to

8235
04:22:28,548 --> 04:22:30,316
think of that happening because

8236
04:22:30,316 --> 04:22:31,718
we only ever think of black and

8237
04:22:31,718 --> 04:22:34,354
brown people taking the brunt

8238
04:22:34,354 --> 04:22:35,540
of environmental racism

8239
04:22:35,540 --> 04:22:36,488
manufactured. Right. That's

8240
04:22:36,488 --> 04:22:37,690
part of the reason why they're

8241
04:22:37,690 --> 04:22:39,358
not here. They don't have a

8242
04:22:39,358 --> 04:22:40,525
reason to trust that y'all

8243
04:22:40,525 --> 04:22:42,361
would maybe listen to them. And

8244
04:22:42,361 --> 04:22:43,663
if you think about the spanish

8245
04:22:43,663 --> 04:22:44,831
speaking communities in

8246
04:22:44,831 --> 04:22:45,898
nashville, a lot of them are

8247
04:22:45,898 --> 04:22:47,834
scared because this city has

8248
04:22:47,834 --> 04:22:50,570
allowed ice to just kidnap them

8249
04:22:50,570 --> 04:22:52,739
off the streets. Right? Yeah.

8250
04:22:52,739 --> 04:22:54,874
Thank you. So these people do

8251
04:22:54,874 --> 04:22:56,609
not need us to talk for them,

8252
04:22:56,609 --> 04:22:58,770
but they do need to feel like

8253
04:22:58,770 --> 04:23:00,313
we take part in their struggle.

8254
04:23:00,313 --> 04:23:03,182
And when they suffer, we will

8255
04:23:03,182 --> 04:23:05,510
suffer because empathy, right?

8256
04:23:05,510 --> 04:23:06,653
Nashville. Empathy. We are glad

8257
04:23:06,653 --> 04:23:08,187
that you guys listen to our

8258
04:23:08,187 --> 04:23:09,321
housing requests. And please

8259
04:23:09,321 --> 04:23:10,230
make the decision that you can

8260
04:23:10,230 --> 04:23:11,900
stand behind.

8261
04:23:11,900 --> 04:23:13,900
All right. Thank

8262
04:23:13,959 --> 04:23:15,610
you. Go ahead. You're

8263
04:23:15,610 --> 04:23:16,950
recognized. Can you share your

8264
04:23:16,950 --> 04:23:16,829
ticket number, please?

8265
04:23:16,829 --> 04:23:18,765
Yes, 95.

8266
04:23:18,765 --> 04:23:19,932
Thank you. My name is allison

8267
04:23:19,932 --> 04:23:21,868
quattlebaum. I'm a resident of

8268
04:23:21,868 --> 04:23:22,968
oak hill in district 25. As a

8269
04:23:22,968 --> 04:23:24,737
creative professional working

8270
04:23:24,737 --> 04:23:25,872
less than a 10th of a mile from

8271
04:23:25,872 --> 04:23:28,872
a proposed data center, I

8272
04:23:29,142 --> 04:23:29,941
support bl20261391 as a

8273
04:23:29,941 --> 04:23:31,770
beginning to stronger data

8274
04:23:31,770 --> 04:23:31,878
center regulation.

8275
04:23:31,878 --> 04:23:33,379
Thank you,

8276
04:23:33,379 --> 04:23:35,882
thank you. Go ahead. You're

8277
04:23:35,882 --> 04:23:37,500
recognized.

8278
04:23:37,500 --> 04:23:38,851
Hey, I'm suzanne

8279
04:23:38,851 --> 04:23:40,987
fletcher, resident of district

8280
04:23:40,987 --> 04:23:43,387
26 and lifelong tennessean. I

8281
04:23:43,556 --> 04:23:44,290
support bill 2026 1391. Thanks

8282
04:23:44,290 --> 04:23:45,224
for listening.

8283
04:23:45,224 --> 04:23:47,160
Thank you. Go

8284
04:23:47,160 --> 04:23:47,427
ahead. You're next. Hi,

8285
04:23:47,427 --> 04:23:48,594
everyone.

8286
04:23:48,594 --> 04:23:49,796
My name is danielle.

8287
04:23:49,796 --> 04:23:51,300
Peterson and I live. In

8288
04:23:51,300 --> 04:23:52,465
district 25.

8289
04:23:52,465 --> 04:23:53,534
I support this

8290
04:23:53,534 --> 04:23:55,368
legislation because these data.

8291
04:23:55,368 --> 04:23:56,470
Centers are a mistake that we

8292
04:23:56,470 --> 04:23:56,936
can't take back.

8293
04:23:56,936 --> 04:23:57,236
And I'm.

8294
04:23:57,236 --> 04:23:57,836
So

8295
04:23:57,836 --> 04:23:59,372
grateful.

8296
04:23:59,372 --> 04:24:00,140
To my fellow 245

8297
04:24:00,140 --> 04:24:02,241
tennesseans who came out

8298
04:24:02,241 --> 04:24:04,344
tonight, and many who could not

8299
04:24:04,344 --> 04:24:05,411
come, who don't believe that

8300
04:24:05,411 --> 04:24:05,812
reckless pollution and

8301
04:24:05,812 --> 04:24:06,946
corruption.

8302
04:24:06,946 --> 04:24:07,213
Are inevitable.

8303
04:24:07,213 --> 04:24:08,748
To

8304
04:24:08,748 --> 04:24:10,616
those who still have hope that

8305
04:24:10,616 --> 04:24:11,317
this democracy works for us. I

8306
04:24:11,317 --> 04:24:12,819
agree with everything that's

8307
04:24:12,819 --> 04:24:13,953
been said this evening, and I'm

8308
04:24:13,953 --> 04:24:16,589
so thankful for all of you

8309
04:24:16,589 --> 04:24:18,910
voting in support of bl 2026

8310
04:24:18,910 --> 04:24:19,225
1391 to protect our land, our

8311
04:24:19,225 --> 04:24:19,792
animals, and every single one

8312
04:24:19,792 --> 04:24:21,260
of us.

8313
04:24:21,260 --> 04:24:23,796
Thank you, thank you. Go

8314
04:24:23,796 --> 04:24:24,230
ahead. You're recognized.

8315
04:24:24,230 --> 04:24:24,932
Hi.

8316
04:24:24,932 --> 04:24:25,932
I'm ticket.

8317
04:24:25,932 --> 04:24:27,133
Number 99 and my

8318
04:24:27,133 --> 04:24:28,968
name is cecelia forbes from

8319
04:24:28,968 --> 04:24:30,169
district seven. I'm a 15 year

8320
04:24:30,169 --> 04:24:31,938
old high school student who has

8321
04:24:31,938 --> 04:24:33,106
been going to the national zoo

8322
04:24:33,106 --> 04:24:35,410
since before I could walk or

8323
04:24:35,410 --> 04:24:36,943
talk. It has been an essential

8324
04:24:36,943 --> 04:24:38,770
part of my growing up and a key

8325
04:24:38,770 --> 04:24:39,879
factor in inspiring my career

8326
04:24:39,879 --> 04:24:41,147
in zoology. I've been to nearly

8327
04:24:41,147 --> 04:24:42,882
half a dozen zoos across the

8328
04:24:42,882 --> 04:24:44,651
nation, and our hometown has by

8329
04:24:44,651 --> 04:24:46,486
far the best. What sets the

8330
04:24:46,486 --> 04:24:47,654
national zoo apart is its clean

8331
04:24:47,654 --> 04:24:49,422
facilities, the extensive care

8332
04:24:49,422 --> 04:24:50,857
its facilitators have for the

8333
04:24:50,857 --> 04:24:53,260
animals, and its ability to

8334
04:24:53,260 --> 04:24:54,260
inspire passion in others. Dc

8335
04:24:54,260 --> 04:24:56,195
blox is pushing its centers at

8336
04:24:56,195 --> 04:24:57,664
both the zoo and at fisk

8337
04:24:57,664 --> 04:24:59,298
university. They say the ai is

8338
04:24:59,298 --> 04:25:00,532
our future, but why should it

8339
04:25:00,532 --> 04:25:02,335
be? Why can't we have a future

8340
04:25:02,335 --> 04:25:03,536
free of pollution generators? I

8341
04:25:03,536 --> 04:25:04,604
don't know if you're familiar

8342
04:25:04,604 --> 04:25:06,639
with the movie the lorax, but

8343
04:25:06,639 --> 04:25:08,341
ai is a near perfect replica of

8344
04:25:08,341 --> 04:25:09,575
a thneed, a fictional piece of

8345
04:25:09,575 --> 04:25:11,411
fabric that can morph to suit

8346
04:25:11,411 --> 04:25:12,378
the needs of its owners.

8347
04:25:12,378 --> 04:25:14,180
However, its producion turned

8348
04:25:14,180 --> 04:25:16,316
a paradise into a wasteland. I

8349
04:25:16,316 --> 04:25:20,516
am in full support of not only

8350
04:25:22,155 --> 04:25:23,523
bl 2026-1391, as well as bl

8351
04:25:23,523 --> 04:25:25,580
2026-1448 and the rule

8352
04:25:25,580 --> 04:25:26,920
suspension regarding mayor

8353
04:25:26,920 --> 04:25:27,527
o'connell's acquisition and

8354
04:25:27,527 --> 04:25:28,828
condemnation. Bill, this is

8355
04:25:28,828 --> 04:25:30,530
music city. Let's please keep

8356
04:25:30,530 --> 04:25:31,597
it free of ai generated music.

8357
04:25:31,597 --> 04:25:32,398
Thank you for your time.

8358
04:25:32,398 --> 04:25:34,398
Thank

8359
04:25:36,135 --> 04:25:38,370
you. Go ahead. You're

8360
04:25:38,370 --> 04:25:39,806
recognized.

8361
04:25:39,806 --> 04:25:41,908
Hi, my name is

8362
04:25:41,908 --> 04:25:44,477
renee moore. I have ticket

8363
04:25:44,477 --> 04:25:46,579
number 100 and I live in

8364
04:25:46,579 --> 04:25:48,414
district seven. I spent my

8365
04:25:48,414 --> 04:25:49,849
childhood at nashville zoo and

8366
04:25:49,849 --> 04:25:51,751
I've created many memories

8367
04:25:51,751 --> 04:25:53,520
there. I, along with these

8368
04:25:53,520 --> 04:25:53,953
people, want to protect the

8369
04:25:53,953 --> 04:25:55,555
environment and the animals

8370
04:25:55,555 --> 04:25:56,823
this data center would

8371
04:25:56,823 --> 04:25:58,658
even as a high school student,

8372
04:25:58,658 --> 04:25:59,993
I can see the damage the center

8373
04:25:59,993 --> 04:26:01,665
would create and I urge you to

8374
04:26:01,665 --> 04:26:02,795
as well. I encourage the

8375
04:26:02,795 --> 04:26:04,163
council to support these bills.

8376
04:26:04,163 --> 04:26:04,664
Thank you. GOD bless you.

8377
04:26:04,664 --> 04:26:06,664
Thank

8378
04:26:08,201 --> 04:26:10,370
you. Go ahead. You're next.

8379
04:26:10,370 --> 04:26:11,504
Good evening. My name is laura

8380
04:26:11,504 --> 04:26:13,206
shumate. I live in district

8381
04:26:13,206 --> 04:26:15,800
seven and my ticket number is

8382
04:26:15,800 --> 04:26:16,109
101. Thank you. I know that I'm

8383
04:26:16,109 --> 04:26:17,911
still a high school student,

8384
04:26:17,911 --> 04:26:19,646
but even I know that this data

8385
04:26:19,646 --> 04:26:22,582
center has poor impacts on both

8386
04:26:22,582 --> 04:26:24,617
the environment and the animals.

8387
04:26:24,617 --> 04:26:25,818
I. I have been going to the

8388
04:26:25,818 --> 04:26:27,720
national zoo for a very, very

8389
04:26:27,720 --> 04:26:29,389
long time, and I know that this

8390
04:26:29,389 --> 04:26:30,858
community truly loves this zoo.

8391
04:26:30,858 --> 04:26:34,458
And that's why we're all here

8392
04:26:35,595 --> 04:26:37,630
tonight. Another thing about

8393
04:26:37,630 --> 04:26:38,898
data centers that I do want to

8394
04:26:38,898 --> 04:26:40,701
bring attention to, that a few

8395
04:26:40,701 --> 04:26:42,735
people have spoken about is the

8396
04:26:42,735 --> 04:26:44,537
jobs that it prevents. I'm very

8397
04:26:44,537 --> 04:26:45,972
artistic and creative person,

8398
04:26:45,972 --> 04:26:48,107
and I want to be able to do

8399
04:26:48,107 --> 04:26:50,900
that when I'm older and when I

8400
04:26:50,900 --> 04:26:51,378
have a future job. I either

8401
04:26:51,378 --> 04:26:53,246
want to be an actor or an

8402
04:26:53,246 --> 04:26:54,947
artist or an animator, but with

8403
04:26:54,947 --> 04:26:56,449
ai, that MAY not be a

8404
04:26:56,449 --> 04:26:57,884
possibility, and it really puts

8405
04:26:57,884 --> 04:26:59,353
people at risk. And I want

8406
04:26:59,353 --> 04:27:01,870
people to bring that to

8407
04:27:01,870 --> 04:27:03,289
attention more because kids

8408
04:27:03,289 --> 04:27:04,691
like me might not have a future

8409
04:27:04,691 --> 04:27:06,327
doing something fun that we

8410
04:27:06,327 --> 04:27:07,593
want to do, that we are very

8411
04:27:07,593 --> 04:27:09,993
passionate about. Thank you.

8412
04:27:10,763 --> 04:27:12,198
Thank you. All right. You're

8413
04:27:12,198 --> 04:27:14,330
recognized.

8414
04:27:14,330 --> 04:27:15,535
Hi, my name is

8415
04:27:15,535 --> 04:27:17,704
madison palazzo. I live in

8416
04:27:17,704 --> 04:27:19,906
district 19 and I support bill

8417
04:27:19,906 --> 04:27:21,700
2026 1391. I'm not going to

8418
04:27:21,700 --> 04:27:22,475
restate why building a data

8419
04:27:22,475 --> 04:27:23,843
center would be horrific. We've

8420
04:27:23,843 --> 04:27:24,911
had plenty of people here that

8421
04:27:24,911 --> 04:27:26,512
have already talked about the

8422
04:27:26,512 --> 04:27:28,481
air pollution, noise pollution

8423
04:27:28,481 --> 04:27:29,649
and wasted water. What I am

8424
04:27:29,649 --> 04:27:31,551
going to tell you is that I

8425
04:27:31,551 --> 04:27:32,685
don't care about a lot of

8426
04:27:32,685 --> 04:27:34,520
things. Until this issue came

8427
04:27:34,520 --> 04:27:35,655
up, I had never been to a

8428
04:27:35,655 --> 04:27:37,490
committee meeting or a public

8429
04:27:37,490 --> 04:27:38,958
hearing, and until last week, I

8430
04:27:38,958 --> 04:27:40,590
had never even been to a

8431
04:27:40,590 --> 04:27:41,494
protest. I guess I always

8432
04:27:41,494 --> 04:27:42,662
thought that there would be

8433
04:27:42,662 --> 04:27:43,830
other people to care about the

8434
04:27:43,830 --> 04:27:45,498
things I should care about.

8435
04:27:45,498 --> 04:27:46,699
There would be more educated

8436
04:27:46,699 --> 04:27:47,801
people to speak on the things

8437
04:27:47,801 --> 04:27:49,603
that should be spoken about.

8438
04:27:49,603 --> 04:27:51,504
But we needed numbers on this

8439
04:27:51,504 --> 04:27:52,605
one, and I realized I could no

8440
04:27:52,605 --> 04:27:54,475
longer just watch things happen.

8441
04:27:54,475 --> 04:27:55,642
The animals at the zoo were not

8442
04:27:55,642 --> 04:27:56,777
asked if they wanted a data

8443
04:27:56,777 --> 04:27:58,645
center. The students at fisk

8444
04:27:58,645 --> 04:27:59,679
were not asked if they wanted a

8445
04:27:59,679 --> 04:28:00,748
data center. Citizens of

8446
04:28:00,748 --> 04:28:02,682
davidson county were not asked

8447
04:28:02,682 --> 04:28:04,484
if we wanted a data center. But

8448
04:28:04,484 --> 04:28:06,352
here we are in record numbers

8449
04:28:06,352 --> 04:28:08,454
telling you, imploring you not

8450
04:28:08,454 --> 04:28:09,956
to sell the soul of nashville.

8451
04:28:09,956 --> 04:28:11,692
i mentioned earlier that I

8452
04:28:11,692 --> 04:28:12,892
didn't care about a lot of

8453
04:28:12,892 --> 04:28:14,994
things, and that alone should

8454
04:28:14,994 --> 04:28:16,129
scare anyone in favor of data

8455
04:28:16,129 --> 04:28:17,296
centers. Because if it's gotten

8456
04:28:17,296 --> 04:28:19,980
to the point that I'm speaking

8457
04:28:19,980 --> 04:28:21,100
in public, which I don't know

8458
04:28:21,100 --> 04:28:22,168
if you can tell, but this is

8459
04:28:22,168 --> 04:28:24,400
kind of a nightmare scenario

8460
04:28:24,400 --> 04:28:25,471
for me. It's gotten to a pretty

8461
04:28:25,471 --> 04:28:27,206
critical point. Dc blocks, I am

8462
04:28:27,206 --> 04:28:28,775
now speaking directly to you or

8463
04:28:28,775 --> 04:28:30,410
whatever lawyer proxy you send

8464
04:28:30,410 --> 04:28:31,544
in your place. I will be at

8465
04:28:31,544 --> 04:28:33,413
every meeting. I will be at

8466
04:28:33,413 --> 04:28:34,714
every protest. I will be the

8467
04:28:34,714 --> 04:28:36,349
thorn in your side. You MAY

8468
04:28:36,349 --> 04:28:37,451
have money, but we have

8469
04:28:37,451 --> 04:28:38,451
something money could never buy,

8470
04:28:38,451 --> 04:28:39,786
and that's something worth

8471
04:28:39,786 --> 04:28:40,219
fighting for. Thank you.

8472
04:28:40,219 --> 04:28:42,219
Thank

8473
04:28:43,456 --> 04:28:46,456
you. All right, go ahead.

8474
04:28:46,626 --> 04:28:47,795
You're recognized.

8475
04:28:47,795 --> 04:28:49,795
Hi, my name

8476
04:28:50,930 --> 04:28:53,767
is shakira erica nash, and I am

8477
04:28:53,767 --> 04:28:56,167
in the newly gerrymandered

8478
04:28:56,703 --> 04:28:57,870
district 31, john rutherford.

8479
04:28:57,870 --> 04:29:01,400
Not sure where he. Oh, there

8480
04:29:01,400 --> 04:29:02,375
you are. Hi. I alongside I'm.

8481
04:29:02,375 --> 04:29:04,944
I'm looking forward to getting

8482
04:29:04,944 --> 04:29:07,114
to know you alongside many new

8483
04:29:07,114 --> 04:29:09,382
constituents. I have to say we

8484
04:29:09,382 --> 04:29:11,452
I, I am in agreement with

8485
04:29:11,452 --> 04:29:14,687
everyone else who is here. I

8486
04:29:14,687 --> 04:29:17,687
support both bills for the

8487
04:29:18,992 --> 04:29:20,127
freezing, the freezing, the the

8488
04:29:20,127 --> 04:29:21,595
process so that we can go

8489
04:29:21,595 --> 04:29:23,696
through and actually have a

8490
04:29:23,696 --> 04:29:25,696
stronger, more strict

8491
04:29:26,566 --> 04:29:28,801
regulation. And also, if at all

8492
04:29:28,801 --> 04:29:31,700
possible, we can get back the

8493
04:29:31,700 --> 04:29:33,706
city, reclaim the city, reclaim

8494
04:29:33,706 --> 04:29:36,376
the land around the zoo. I'm

8495
04:29:36,376 --> 04:29:39,813
not sure why the fisk admin

8496
04:29:39,813 --> 04:29:41,714
would want to consider selling

8497
04:29:41,714 --> 04:29:43,516
part of their property to a

8498
04:29:43,516 --> 04:29:45,819
company that has questionable

8499
04:29:45,819 --> 04:29:48,219
moral and ethical reputation,

8500
04:29:48,221 --> 04:29:50,424
that would put thousands of

8501
04:29:50,424 --> 04:29:52,492
signatures on petitions and

8502
04:29:52,492 --> 04:29:53,961
over 200 people that are here

8503
04:29:53,961 --> 04:29:56,610
staying here late. But I want

8504
04:29:56,610 --> 04:29:57,897
for you to think about this.

8505
04:29:57,897 --> 04:29:59,330
Please remember we are

8506
04:29:59,330 --> 04:30:00,767
constituents. Remember, we will

8507
04:30:00,767 --> 04:30:02,870
be voting. We will be watching.

8508
04:30:02,870 --> 04:30:05,873
We will be looking to see what

8509
04:30:05,873 --> 04:30:07,940
will come from this. And thank

8510
04:30:07,940 --> 04:30:08,308
you very much for listening to

8511
04:30:08,308 --> 04:30:10,308
us.

8512
04:30:13,380 --> 04:30:14,381
Thank you, thank you. Go

8513
04:30:14,381 --> 04:30:14,514
ahead.

8514
04:30:14,514 --> 04:30:15,382
Hello.

8515
04:30:15,382 --> 04:30:15,549
My.

8516
04:30:15,549 --> 04:30:17,517
Name is.

8517
04:30:17,517 --> 04:30:19,386
Isabel rose moore. I live in

8518
04:30:19,386 --> 04:30:22,880
district 24 and I am ticket

8519
04:30:22,880 --> 04:30:24,488
number 108. I'm speaking today

8520
04:30:25,224 --> 04:30:26,493
in strong support of bill 2026

8521
04:30:26,493 --> 04:30:28,127
1391. I also am in support of

8522
04:30:28,127 --> 04:30:29,395
the moratorium. And after

8523
04:30:29,395 --> 04:30:31,970
listening to my neighbors

8524
04:30:31,970 --> 04:30:33,299
tonight, I am in strong support

8525
04:30:33,299 --> 04:30:35,501
of even stricter restrictions.

8526
04:30:35,501 --> 04:30:37,204
I am so tired of hearing that

8527
04:30:37,204 --> 04:30:38,771
we have to start somewhere that

8528
04:30:38,771 --> 04:30:41,400
fighting is pointless. That

8529
04:30:41,400 --> 04:30:42,875
change takes years. Enough. And

8530
04:30:42,875 --> 04:30:43,978
I would love to just come in

8531
04:30:43,978 --> 04:30:46,245
swinging. It's been my entire

8532
04:30:46,245 --> 04:30:47,413
life. I echo the sentiments of

8533
04:30:47,413 --> 04:30:48,782
those that are far more

8534
04:30:48,782 --> 04:30:49,849
eloquent than I who have been

8535
04:30:49,849 --> 04:30:51,884
speaking tonight, and my

8536
04:30:51,884 --> 04:30:53,186
message is simple and emotional

8537
04:30:53,186 --> 04:30:54,787
for those council members who

8538
04:30:54,787 --> 04:30:56,423
have not yet shown support for

8539
04:30:56,423 --> 04:30:57,791
this bill, or for those who

8540
04:30:57,791 --> 04:30:59,192
remain on the fence about the

8541
04:30:59,192 --> 04:31:02,395
ethics of data centers as a

8542
04:31:02,395 --> 04:31:04,197
whole. Please take a good long

8543
04:31:04,197 --> 04:31:06,100
look at the turnout we have

8544
04:31:06,100 --> 04:31:09,100
tonight. We are passionate. We

8545
04:31:09,336 --> 04:31:10,738
are concerned, we are angry.

8546
04:31:10,738 --> 04:31:11,704
And the most incredible thing

8547
04:31:11,704 --> 04:31:13,573
that I've witnessed today is

8548
04:31:13,573 --> 04:31:15,408
the fact that we aren't going

8549
04:31:15,408 --> 04:31:16,477
anywhere. I beg of you to

8550
04:31:16,477 --> 04:31:18,312
consider the health and lives

8551
04:31:18,312 --> 04:31:20,447
of your constituents of the

8552
04:31:20,447 --> 04:31:22,282
wildlife in nashville. To place

8553
04:31:22,282 --> 04:31:24,451
people over profit and to value

8554
04:31:24,451 --> 04:31:25,852
the lives of those in my

8555
04:31:25,852 --> 04:31:27,387
generation and the next

8556
04:31:27,387 --> 04:31:28,521
generation that consists of

8557
04:31:28,521 --> 04:31:29,990
nashville's children who will

8558
04:31:29,990 --> 04:31:31,324
have to live with the

8559
04:31:31,324 --> 04:31:33,724
consequences of your actions

8560
04:31:33,794 --> 04:31:34,861
for much longer than you will.

8561
04:31:34,861 --> 04:31:36,330
Please don't take your

8562
04:31:36,330 --> 04:31:37,965
responsibility lightly. Thank

8563
04:31:37,965 --> 04:31:39,265
you to all of those tonight who

8564
04:31:39,265 --> 04:31:40,233
have been paying attention. And

8565
04:31:40,233 --> 04:31:42,101
thank you to the sponsors of

8566
04:31:42,101 --> 04:31:44,538
this bill for your efforts.

8567
04:31:44,538 --> 04:31:46,773
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8568
04:31:46,773 --> 04:31:47,908
recognized.

8569
04:31:47,908 --> 04:31:49,642
Hello, my name is

8570
04:31:49,642 --> 04:31:51,178
dylan caligiuri. I'm a resident

8571
04:31:51,178 --> 04:31:52,546
in district 24, and I would

8572
04:31:52,546 --> 04:31:56,146
like to speak in support of

8573
04:31:56,483 --> 04:31:57,884
bill 2026-1391. And I echo the

8574
04:31:57,884 --> 04:32:00,284
same sentiments that others

8575
04:32:00,420 --> 04:32:01,955
before me have communicated

8576
04:32:01,955 --> 04:32:03,690
specifically that water and air

8577
04:32:03,690 --> 04:32:05,525
are non-negotiable. Human

8578
04:32:05,525 --> 04:32:08,361
rights and data centers have no

8579
04:32:08,361 --> 04:32:09,429
place in or even close to the

8580
04:32:09,429 --> 04:32:11,431
surrounding communities of the

8581
04:32:11,431 --> 04:32:13,330
zoo and fisk university. Thank

8582
04:32:13,330 --> 04:32:15,601
you to the bill, sponsors and

8583
04:32:15,601 --> 04:32:17,136
all 245 community members

8584
04:32:17,136 --> 04:32:17,637
speaking out in support of this

8585
04:32:17,637 --> 04:32:18,905
bill.

8586
04:32:18,905 --> 04:32:21,308
Thank you. Thank you so

8587
04:32:21,308 --> 04:32:23,510
much and could you please

8588
04:32:23,510 --> 04:32:23,910
share your ticket number?

8589
04:32:23,910 --> 04:32:25,646
Sure.

8590
04:32:25,646 --> 04:32:27,547
Yeah. 110.

8591
04:32:27,547 --> 04:32:30,830
Okay. I am a I just

8592
04:32:30,830 --> 04:32:32,853
want to share that it is. 1037

8593
04:32:32,853 --> 04:32:34,355
so we are two hours into the

8594
04:32:34,355 --> 04:32:36,824
public hearing and we are on.

8595
04:32:36,824 --> 04:32:39,824
Speaker number 110. We have a

8596
04:32:40,259 --> 04:32:41,161
total of 249 ticketed speakers.

8597
04:32:41,161 --> 04:32:42,295
Go ahead.

8598
04:32:42,295 --> 04:32:43,830
Sure. Hey y'all. My

8599
04:32:43,830 --> 04:32:45,798
name is liz clayton fuller. I

8600
04:32:45,798 --> 04:32:48,798
live in district 35 and i

8601
04:32:49,434 --> 04:32:51,105
strongly support bill 2026 1391.

8602
04:32:51,105 --> 04:32:53,720
I'm an artist born and raised

8603
04:32:53,720 --> 04:32:54,407
in nashville in a place that

8604
04:32:54,407 --> 04:32:56,210
thrives on creativity. We have

8605
04:32:56,210 --> 04:32:58,746
seen time and time again our

8606
04:32:58,746 --> 04:33:00,947
city prioritize profit. Profit

8607
04:33:00,947 --> 04:33:02,349
over people, profit over common

8608
04:33:02,349 --> 04:33:03,883
sense, profit over

8609
04:33:03,883 --> 04:33:05,618
environmental impact, profit

8610
04:33:05,618 --> 04:33:07,854
over public health. Profit over

8611
04:33:07,854 --> 04:33:09,220
all. This is a chance to show

8612
04:33:09,220 --> 04:33:10,791
the people of nashville that

8613
04:33:10,791 --> 04:33:12,825
you do still care about us and

8614
04:33:12,825 --> 04:33:15,696
our future. They keep telling

8615
04:33:15,696 --> 04:33:17,798
us we have to embrace ai and I

8616
04:33:17,798 --> 04:33:18,866
refuse. What I want is to

8617
04:33:18,866 --> 04:33:20,967
embrace my community and the

8618
04:33:20,967 --> 04:33:22,201
future of the city. I encourage

8619
04:33:22,201 --> 04:33:24,371
you all to further strengthen

8620
04:33:24,371 --> 04:33:25,772
this legislation. If we don't

8621
04:33:25,772 --> 04:33:27,573
get this right, it will not

8622
04:33:27,573 --> 04:33:29,343
just be the data centers at

8623
04:33:29,343 --> 04:33:31,211
fisk and on the zoo's front

8624
04:33:31,211 --> 04:33:33,347
steps. There will be more. No

8625
04:33:33,347 --> 04:33:34,747
one is safe from this issue.

8626
04:33:34,747 --> 04:33:35,849
Already wealthy people will

8627
04:33:35,849 --> 04:33:37,685
rush to line their pockets.

8628
04:33:37,685 --> 04:33:39,152
More overriding good practices%

8629
04:33:39,152 --> 04:33:41,210
and sustainability for the sake

8630
04:33:41,210 --> 04:33:42,855
of profit. I have a one and a

8631
04:33:42,855 --> 04:33:44,224
half year old daughter, and I

8632
04:33:44,224 --> 04:33:45,592
want to build her a better,%

8633
04:33:45,592 --> 04:33:47,328
sustainable world, not an

8634
04:33:47,328 --> 04:33:48,594
unlivable one. No new data

8635
04:33:48,594 --> 04:33:49,830
centers. We deserve better.

8636
04:33:49,830 --> 04:33:51,830
Thank you.

8637
04:33:53,367 --> 04:33:54,868
Thank you. Go ahead.

8638
04:33:54,868 --> 04:33:55,903
You're recognized.

8639
04:33:55,903 --> 04:33:57,837
My name is

8640
04:33:57,837 --> 04:34:00,340
mary harris. I'm in district 34

8641
04:34:00,340 --> 04:34:02,740
in nashville. That's my

8642
04:34:02,810 --> 04:34:05,446
daughter. I'm here for my

8643
04:34:05,446 --> 04:34:07,846
children and my grandchildren.

8644
04:34:08,214 --> 04:34:10,483
And it's your job to protect

8645
04:34:10,483 --> 04:34:13,253
them. I can't do it by myself.

8646
04:34:13,253 --> 04:34:15,756
It's your job. Help me protect

8647
04:34:15,756 --> 04:34:18,756
them and support this bill.

8648
04:34:21,160 --> 04:34:21,929
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8649
04:34:21,929 --> 04:34:23,396
recognized.

8650
04:34:23,396 --> 04:34:25,198
My name is linda

8651
04:34:25,198 --> 04:34:27,330
gregg, and I'm from south

8652
04:34:27,330 --> 04:34:30,633
nashville, and I am in support

8653
04:34:31,972 --> 04:34:34,372
of bill 2026 1391. Have y'all

8654
04:34:35,575 --> 04:34:37,310
ever had lunch with the tiger?

8655
04:34:37,310 --> 04:34:40,310
My four year old granddaughter

8656
04:34:40,313 --> 04:34:42,415
and I do. That is her absolute

8657
04:34:42,415 --> 04:34:45,252
favorite thing to do at the zoo.

8658
04:34:45,252 --> 04:34:47,860
We pack our lunchables. We walk

8659
04:34:47,860 --> 04:34:49,657
ourselves to the tiger exhibit,

8660
04:34:49,657 --> 04:34:51,492
we say hi to the tiger, and we

8661
04:34:51,492 --> 04:34:53,559
go sit on the wall and we eat

8662
04:34:53,559 --> 04:34:55,496
our lunch. And she loves it.

8663
04:34:55,496 --> 04:34:57,564
And granted, we're ot really

8664
04:34:57,564 --> 04:35:00,670
eating lunch with the tiger,

8665
04:35:00,670 --> 04:35:02,568
but in her mind we are. And

8666
04:35:02,568 --> 04:35:04,771
that makes for really a

8667
04:35:04,771 --> 04:35:07,171
priceless memory. Memories that

8668
04:35:08,700 --> 04:35:11,700
can't be replaced by technology

8669
04:35:11,278 --> 04:35:13,130
or phones or anything. And one

8670
04:35:13,130 --> 04:35:15,214
of the things I think is really

8671
04:35:15,214 --> 04:35:17,350
cool about the national zoo is

8672
04:35:17,350 --> 04:35:19,453
they are up close and personal

8673
04:35:19,453 --> 04:35:21,287
with the animals. Oh my GOD.

8674
04:35:21,287 --> 04:35:23,857
You can see a tiger on the

8675
04:35:23,857 --> 04:35:26,292
other side of the glass and

8676
04:35:26,292 --> 04:35:28,828
andean bear. And the first time

8677
04:35:28,828 --> 04:35:30,664
she saw the koi fish, they were

8678
04:35:30,664 --> 04:35:32,765
face to face. And both of them

8679
04:35:32,765 --> 04:35:34,967
eyes were huge. I thought I

8680
04:35:34,967 --> 04:35:37,471
would die laughing. And these

8681
04:35:37,471 --> 04:35:39,600
are memories we can all make.

8682
04:35:39,600 --> 04:35:41,410
But the only way we're going to

8683
04:35:41,410 --> 04:35:43,609
be able to make those memories

8684
04:35:43,609 --> 04:35:45,746
are if we support the zoo and

8685
04:35:45,746 --> 04:35:48,314
say no to the data centers in

8686
04:35:48,314 --> 04:35:50,450
dc blox pack and back to

8687
04:35:50,450 --> 04:35:51,651
atlanta. So thank you for

8688
04:35:51,651 --> 04:35:54,530
hearing me out. I hope y'all

8689
04:35:54,530 --> 04:35:54,388
have a good evening and thank

8690
04:35:54,388 --> 04:35:56,388
you.

8691
04:35:56,957 --> 04:35:58,592
Thank you. All right. And

8692
04:35:58,592 --> 04:35:59,460
go ahead and come on forward.

8693
04:35:59,460 --> 04:36:00,194
Thank you.

8694
04:36:00,194 --> 04:36:01,594
Hi. My name is

8695
04:36:01,594 --> 04:36:04,197
kenneth stutz. I live in

8696
04:36:04,197 --> 04:36:07,334
district 26. I'm a lawyer and I

8697
04:36:07,334 --> 04:36:08,570
support bill 2026 1391. I live

8698
04:36:08,570 --> 04:36:10,604
half a mile from the zoo with

8699
04:36:10,604 --> 04:36:12,406
my partner and three kids. I'm

8700
04:36:12,406 --> 04:36:14,575
also so close to the zoo that i

8701
04:36:14,575 --> 04:36:15,676
can hear the gibbons from my

8702
04:36:15,676 --> 04:36:17,578
backyard. I don't want that

8703
04:36:17,578 --> 04:36:18,912
sound to be drowned out by the

8704
04:36:18,912 --> 04:36:20,580
constant buzz of a data center.

8705
04:36:20,580 --> 04:36:21,814
More than that, though, I can't

8706
04:36:21,814 --> 04:36:23,884
see how a data center helps

8707
04:36:23,884 --> 04:36:24,684
nashville in any way. Dc has

8708
04:36:24,684 --> 04:36:26,519
already admitted that the

8709
04:36:26,519 --> 04:36:28,221
center would create barely any

8710
04:36:28,221 --> 04:36:29,322
permanent jobs, and there's a

8711
04:36:29,322 --> 04:36:31,225
thousand better uses that I can

8712
04:36:31,225 --> 04:36:32,291
think of for that land that

8713
04:36:32,291 --> 04:36:33,427
would create more jobs and

8714
04:36:33,427 --> 04:36:35,229
wouldn't cause the heat, air,

8715
04:36:35,229 --> 04:36:36,529
water, or noise pollution of a

8716
04:36:36,529 --> 04:36:37,664
data center. I watched the last

8717
04:36:37,664 --> 04:36:37,739
meeting hoping to see blocks

8718
04:36:37,739 --> 04:36:39,232
-

8719
04:36:39,232 --> 04:36:40,400
lawyer doug sloan provide some

8720
04:36:40,400 --> 04:36:41,568
kind of evidence to show any

8721
04:36:41,568 --> 04:36:43,200
way the data center would

8722
04:36:43,200 --> 04:36:44,471
address pollution and safety

8723
04:36:44,471 --> 04:36:45,973
concerns, but I heard nothing.

8724
04:36:45,973 --> 04:36:46,974
He dismissed legitimate

8725
04:36:46,974 --> 04:36:47,741
community concerns and

8726
04:36:47,741 --> 04:36:48,809
attempted to shut down

8727
04:36:48,809 --> 04:36:50,944
opposition to the data center

8728
04:36:50,944 --> 04:36:52,211
by saying inaccurately that the

8729
04:36:52,211 --> 04:36:53,846
permits for the data center

8730
04:36:53,846 --> 04:36:55,549
were already in hand. I've been

8731
04:36:55,549 --> 04:36:57,450
a lawyer for 20 years. I can't

8732
04:36:57,450 --> 04:36:58,484
think of a single time when a

8733
04:36:58,484 --> 04:36:59,887
corporate counsel like doug

8734
04:36:59,887 --> 04:37:01,822
sloan said, trust me, bro, with

8735
04:37:01,822 --> 04:37:03,890
no evidence and it was a good

8736
04:37:03,890 --> 04:37:04,992
idea to trust them. I can't

8737
04:37:04,992 --> 04:37:06,600
imagine trusting the already

8738
04:37:06,600 --> 04:37:07,294
less than truthful information

8739
04:37:07,294 --> 04:37:09,295
about this data center from

8740
04:37:09,295 --> 04:37:12,966
D.C. Blocks and doug sloan. I

8741
04:37:12,966 --> 04:37:14,233
support bill 2026, 1391 and amendments to

8742
04:37:14,233 --> 04:37:15,802
strengthen it. I encourage you

8743
04:37:15,802 --> 04:37:16,936
to vote this bill into law and

8744
04:37:16,936 --> 04:37:19,600
require data centers to follow

8745
04:37:19,600 --> 04:37:20,107
the rules that will keep all

8746
04:37:20,107 --> 04:37:22,507
nashvillians safe and healthy.

8747
04:37:24,511 --> 04:37:26,981
Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead.

8748
04:37:26,981 --> 04:37:28,115
You're recognized.

8749
04:37:28,115 --> 04:37:29,382
Hello, my

8750
04:37:29,382 --> 04:37:30,551
name is maria weir. I'm a

8751
04:37:30,551 --> 04:37:32,586
nashville native living in

8752
04:37:32,586 --> 04:37:34,120
district 22. I'm here to

8753
04:37:34,120 --> 04:37:35,956
support this legislation both

8754
04:37:35,956 --> 04:37:37,391
as myself and on behalf of

8755
04:37:37,391 --> 04:37:38,559
several older people who can't

8756
04:37:38,559 --> 04:37:40,560
stay up this late, but would

8757
04:37:40,560 --> 04:37:42,620
love to yell at you all. We

8758
04:37:42,620 --> 04:37:43,497
have already heard so many

8759
04:37:43,497 --> 04:37:45,232
amazing comments today and we

8760
04:37:45,232 --> 04:37:47,660
will hear many more. So I don't

8761
04:37:47,660 --> 04:37:48,868
feel the need to list all the

8762
04:37:48,868 --> 04:37:50,436
reasons that I despise data

8763
04:37:50,436 --> 04:37:52,872
centers. But I am here because

8764
04:37:52,872 --> 04:37:54,975
I am deeply concerned and

8765
04:37:54,975 --> 04:37:56,510
frankly, absolutely furious.

8766
04:37:56,510 --> 04:37:58,745
And this rage comes from love I

8767
04:37:58,745 --> 04:38:00,780
feel toward my city, my state,

8768
04:38:00,780 --> 04:38:03,282
and my fellow living beings,

8769
04:38:03,282 --> 04:38:05,282
our animals, environment,

8770
04:38:06,152 --> 04:38:07,588
resources, and people are worth

8771
04:38:07,588 --> 04:38:10,157
protecting. And that is the

8772
04:38:10,157 --> 04:38:11,191
task in front of you. Pass this

8773
04:38:11,191 --> 04:38:12,458
legislation and continue to%

8774
04:38:12,458 --> 04:38:14,628
strengthen it. People over

8775
04:38:14,628 --> 04:38:16,397
profits. No new data centers.

8776
04:38:16,397 --> 04:38:16,863
Thank you for your time.

8777
04:38:16,863 --> 04:38:18,863
Thank

8778
04:38:19,699 --> 04:38:21,101
you. Go ahead and could you

8779
04:38:21,101 --> 04:38:23,236
share your ticket number,

8780
04:38:23,236 --> 04:38:25,236
please?

8781
04:38:25,505 --> 04:38:27,608
I'm number 115 and it's

8782
04:38:27,608 --> 04:38:30,608
1043 at nights. I've been here

8783
04:38:30,778 --> 04:38:32,460
since 530. My name is kristen.

8784
04:38:32,460 --> 04:38:35,646
I am speaking today in support

8785
04:38:35,949 --> 04:38:37,884
of sb 20261391 with some

8786
04:38:37,884 --> 04:38:39,752
reservations. I live in 37208,

8787
04:38:39,752 --> 04:38:41,387
less than a half a mile from

8788
04:38:41,387 --> 04:38:43,257
the proposed fisk data center

8789
04:38:43,257 --> 04:38:45,726
and also work in the same area

8790
04:38:45,726 --> 04:38:46,894
in cancer research. I am also a

8791
04:38:46,894 --> 04:38:47,995
circus and burlesque performer,

8792
04:38:47,995 --> 04:38:50,697
so some of you have probably

8793
04:38:50,697 --> 04:38:52,865
seen me in my nighttime persona.

8794
04:38:52,865 --> 04:38:54,367
I do want to also say, as a

8795
04:38:54,367 --> 04:38:56,350
person who lives on the street,

8796
04:38:56,350 --> 04:38:57,171
that will be able to see this

8797
04:38:57,171 --> 04:38:59,273
proposed data center, we didn't

8798
04:38:59,273 --> 04:39:02,273
know. I found out through

8799
04:39:03,310 --> 04:39:04,712
instagram. Okay, great. Thanks.

8800
04:39:04,712 --> 04:39:05,745
Today I want to address the

8801
04:39:05,745 --> 04:39:06,879
setback requirements. The

8802
04:39:06,879 --> 04:39:09,216
current proposal. This bill

8803
04:39:09,216 --> 04:39:09,782
defines small as 20,000ft

8804
04:39:09,782 --> 04:39:11,782
s or

8805
04:39:11,884 --> 04:39:13,387
less and five megawatts

8806
04:39:13,387 --> 04:39:15,189
megawatts max. These are

8807
04:39:15,189 --> 04:39:16,890
proposed to be 100ft from

8808
04:39:16,890 --> 04:39:18,392
residential use. Daycares,

8809
04:39:18,392 --> 04:39:20,392
religious institutions,

8810
04:39:20,494 --> 04:39:22,363
community education, parks, zoo,

8811
04:39:22,363 --> 04:39:24,363
correctional facilities or

8812
04:39:24,832 --> 04:39:28,168
other data centers. A large one

8813
04:39:28,168 --> 04:39:29,669
is 100,000 to 500,000ft

8814
04:39:29,669 --> 04:39:31,669
s. 20 to

8815
04:39:32,473 --> 04:39:35,376
100mw and recommended to be

8816
04:39:35,376 --> 04:39:37,311
2640ft away. 100ft is a 20 to

8817
04:39:37,311 --> 04:39:40,311
30 second mile walk. The length

8818
04:39:41,810 --> 04:39:42,816
of a bowling lane. 2640ft is

8819
04:39:42,816 --> 04:39:43,950
half a mile. For reference,

8820
04:39:43,950 --> 04:39:45,119
chiefs on broadway is a half

8821
04:39:45,119 --> 04:39:46,920
mile from here, and that's

8822
04:39:46,920 --> 04:39:48,255
about a 12 minute walk. Might

8823
04:39:48,255 --> 04:39:50,560
need a drink after this, but

8824
04:39:50,560 --> 04:39:51,225
let's contrast that with the

8825
04:39:51,225 --> 04:39:53,360
state house cabaret bill that

8826
04:39:53,360 --> 04:39:54,461
was so hot earlier this year, a

8827
04:39:54,461 --> 04:39:56,496
bill that stated that these

8828
04:39:56,496 --> 04:39:57,698
cabaret shows and look that up,

8829
04:39:57,698 --> 04:39:59,466
I'm not going to explain it to

8830
04:39:59,466 --> 04:40:01,969
you in. Even community centers

8831
04:40:01,969 --> 04:40:03,737
and dance studios must be

8832
04:40:03,737 --> 04:40:05,906
1000ft away from these

8833
04:40:05,906 --> 04:40:07,508
aforementioned residential uses

8834
04:40:07,508 --> 04:40:09,810
schools, churches, etc. There

8835
04:40:09,810 --> 04:40:11,278
is absolutely no reason why

8836
04:40:11,278 --> 04:40:12,412
machinery contributing to

8837
04:40:12,412 --> 04:40:13,790
environmental and noise

8838
04:40:13,790 --> 04:40:15,140
pollution should be allowed to

8839
04:40:15,140 --> 04:40:16,500
be so close to a home. When our

8840
04:40:16,500 --> 04:40:17,784
own state government is

8841
04:40:17,784 --> 04:40:19,887
terrified of a drag show being

8842
04:40:19,887 --> 04:40:22,890
less than 1000ft away. It is

8843
04:40:22,890 --> 04:40:24,958
ridiculous. I recommend that

8844
04:40:24,958 --> 04:40:26,393
the setbacks be a minimum of

8845
04:40:26,393 --> 04:40:27,895
1000ft for small centers and

8846
04:40:27,895 --> 04:40:29,295
scaled up for larger. That

8847
04:40:29,295 --> 04:40:31,465
scale, large data centers would

8848
04:40:31,465 --> 04:40:33,599
be five miles away. Take a

8849
04:40:33,599 --> 04:40:35,402
stand for this city.

8850
04:40:35,402 --> 04:40:37,402
Thank you.

8851
04:40:39,406 --> 04:40:40,807
all right. Go ahead. You're

8852
04:40:40,807 --> 04:40:41,875
recognized.

8853
04:40:41,875 --> 04:40:43,711
Hello, my name is

8854
04:40:43,711 --> 04:40:45,211
emily wilkerson. I'm number 116.

8855
04:40:45,211 --> 04:40:46,580
I'm from murfreesboro, and I

8856
04:40:46,580 --> 04:40:49,480
would like to speak in support

8857
04:40:49,480 --> 04:40:50,617
of both bill 2026 1391 and the

8858
04:40:50,617 --> 04:40:51,986
moratorium for the students of

8859
04:40:51,986 --> 04:40:53,387
fisk, for every person in

8860
04:40:53,387 --> 04:40:54,621
tennessee, for the animals at

8861
04:40:54,621 --> 04:40:56,657
the zoo, and for every member

8862
04:40:56,657 --> 04:40:58,920
of our amazing local ecosystems.

8863
04:40:58,920 --> 04:40:58,993
I support this bill. I am in

8864
04:40:58,993 --> 04:41:00,794
agreement with everyone else

8865
04:41:00,794 --> 04:41:02,463
who has spoken in favor of even

8866
04:41:02,463 --> 04:41:03,931
stronger regulations. Nathan

8867
04:41:03,931 --> 04:41:05,666
was right. This bill nearly

8868
04:41:05,666 --> 04:41:07,134
mean enough. I support the

8869
04:41:07,134 --> 04:41:08,602
strongest possible regulations

8870
04:41:08,602 --> 04:41:10,304
because data centers have a

8871
04:41:10,304 --> 04:41:11,739
massive toxic impact on both

8872
04:41:11,739 --> 04:41:13,207
human beings and the local

8873
04:41:13,207 --> 04:41:15,420
ecology, as many others have

8874
04:41:15,420 --> 04:41:16,810
already spoken about. And do we

8875
04:41:16,810 --> 04:41:18,245
benefit? Hell no. I think all

8876
04:41:18,245 --> 04:41:20,147
of us here can think of a

8877
04:41:20,147 --> 04:41:21,281
laundry list of ways ai has

8878
04:41:21,281 --> 04:41:22,583
affected, or soon will affect

8879
04:41:22,583 --> 04:41:24,350
us negatively from having it

8880
04:41:24,350 --> 04:41:25,452
forced down our throats in the

8881
04:41:25,452 --> 04:41:27,222
workplace to having our art,

8882
04:41:27,222 --> 04:41:29,570
music and writing stolen to

8883
04:41:29,570 --> 04:41:31,225
train generative ai, to vomit

8884
04:41:31,225 --> 04:41:32,393
out cheap and soulless slop, to

8885
04:41:32,393 --> 04:41:34,261
seeing our older family members

8886
04:41:34,261 --> 04:41:35,896
fall prey to ai generated scams

8887
04:41:35,896 --> 04:41:37,330
and misinformation, to the

8888
04:41:37,330 --> 04:41:38,799
effects of ai dependance,

8889
04:41:38,799 --> 04:41:40,100
especially in our student

8890
04:41:40,100 --> 04:41:41,368
population, who deserve to have

8891
04:41:41,368 --> 04:41:43,138
every opportunity to learn to

8892
04:41:43,138 --> 04:41:44,472
think for themselves as their

8893
04:41:44,472 --> 04:41:45,639
brains are in a critical stage

8894
04:41:45,639 --> 04:41:47,441
of development, to one of the

8895
04:41:47,441 --> 04:41:48,910
most concerning effects

8896
04:41:48,910 --> 04:41:50,645
constantly increasing police

8897
04:41:50,645 --> 04:41:52,513
surveillance. We must not let

8898
04:41:52,513 --> 04:41:53,914
tech companies poison and

8899
04:41:53,914 --> 04:41:55,382
parasitize our communities.

8900
04:41:55,382 --> 04:41:57,518
They want us to think their

8901
04:41:57,518 --> 04:41:58,886
vision of an ai future is

8902
04:41:58,886 --> 04:42:00,421
inevitable. They want us to

8903
04:42:00,421 --> 04:42:01,555
lose hope and give up. But

8904
04:42:01,555 --> 04:42:03,325
every person here tonight is

8905
04:42:03,325 --> 04:42:04,859
proof that we will not. We will

8906
04:42:04,859 --> 04:42:07,329
fight tooth and nail for the

8907
04:42:07,329 --> 04:42:10,329
future we want. Thank you.

8908
04:42:10,465 --> 04:42:11,565
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

8909
04:42:11,565 --> 04:42:13,201
recognized.

8910
04:42:13,201 --> 04:42:15,136
Hi, y'all. My name

8911
04:42:15,136 --> 04:42:17,400
is ashley crocker. I live in

8912
04:42:17,400 --> 04:42:18,390
district 16 in south nashville.

8913
04:42:18,390 --> 04:42:20,208
That's about a seven minute

8914
04:42:20,208 --> 04:42:22,110
drive from the zoo and proposed

8915
04:42:22,110 --> 04:42:23,979
data center site. At the end of

8916
04:42:23,979 --> 04:42:25,380
the day, I'm a southerner. I

8917
04:42:25,380 --> 04:42:26,681
love living in nashville. You

8918
04:42:26,681 --> 04:42:28,182
love living in nashville?

8919
04:42:28,182 --> 04:42:29,617
Everyone here does. We're all

8920
04:42:29,617 --> 04:42:32,420
here because we care about the

8921
04:42:32,420 --> 04:42:33,587
city so much. And when I say

8922
04:42:33,587 --> 04:42:35,422
I'm a southerner, I mean it.

8923
04:42:35,422 --> 04:42:36,658
Sweet tea runs through my veins.

8924
04:42:36,658 --> 04:42:38,493
I believe we'd be a lot better

8925
04:42:38,493 --> 04:42:39,661
off if more people listened to

8926
04:42:39,661 --> 04:42:41,429
the words of john prine. I

8927
04:42:41,429 --> 04:42:42,596
believe in hollerin the truth.

8928
04:42:42,596 --> 04:42:44,432
I believe in standing up for

8929
04:42:44,432 --> 04:42:46,101
what you believe in. I believe

8930
04:42:46,101 --> 04:42:47,469
in the golden rule and that you

8931
04:42:47,469 --> 04:42:48,670
should always speak up for

8932
04:42:48,670 --> 04:42:51,700
others, humans and animals

8933
04:42:52,240 --> 04:42:54,743
alike. I support bill 1391 as a

8934
04:42:54,743 --> 04:42:56,311
means to stop the unprecedented,

8935
04:42:56,311 --> 04:42:58,380
unchecked money grab that is

8936
04:42:58,380 --> 04:42:59,781
the expansion of unwanted data

8937
04:42:59,781 --> 04:43:02,170
centers into our communities,

8938
04:43:02,170 --> 04:43:04,485
our universities, our zoos, and

8939
04:43:04,485 --> 04:43:05,920
our beloved music city. I'm

8940
04:43:05,920 --> 04:43:06,621
disappointed that once again,

8941
04:43:06,621 --> 04:43:08,157
nashville leadership is

8942
04:43:08,157 --> 04:43:10,625
preparing to pass the buck to

8943
04:43:10,625 --> 04:43:12,270
to off to its citizens. Certain

8944
04:43:12,270 --> 04:43:14,427
billionaires big dumb hole

8945
04:43:15,295 --> 04:43:17,166
comes to mind for all our sakes

8946
04:43:17,166 --> 04:43:18,867
now and for the rest of time, I

8947
04:43:18,867 --> 04:43:20,100
urge you to pass this

8948
04:43:20,100 --> 04:43:22,100
legislation and continue

8949
04:43:22,700 --> 04:43:23,905
pushing for strong, bold

8950
04:43:23,905 --> 04:43:25,307
regulation of data centers. An

8951
04:43:25,307 --> 04:43:26,808
outright ban would be ideal.

8952
04:43:26,808 --> 04:43:28,243
Just throwing that out there

8953
04:43:28,243 --> 04:43:29,344
give us a reason to believe

8954
04:43:29,344 --> 04:43:31,446
this city will no longer be

8955
04:43:31,446 --> 04:43:33,248
bought and sold. To borrow the

8956
04:43:33,248 --> 04:43:34,816
words from john prine, don't

8957
04:43:34,816 --> 04:43:37,218
write this down as the progress

8958
04:43:37,218 --> 04:43:38,720
of man. Thank you.

8959
04:43:38,720 --> 04:43:40,720
Thank you.

8960
04:43:42,324 --> 04:43:43,590
Go ahead. Your next.

8961
04:43:43,590 --> 04:43:44,793
Hello, my

8962
04:43:44,793 --> 04:43:47,290
name is maxwell rooks. I am in

8963
04:43:47,290 --> 04:43:48,431
cultural council district 16 as

8964
04:43:48,431 --> 04:43:51,431
well, and I'm in here

8965
04:43:52,500 --> 04:43:53,836
supporting the like

8966
04:43:53,836 --> 04:43:55,300
many have said before me and

8967
04:43:55,300 --> 04:43:56,739
continue to say throughout the

8968
04:43:56,739 --> 04:43:57,740
night, I believe that this bill

8969
04:43:57,740 --> 04:43:58,941
will defend homeowners and

8970
04:43:58,941 --> 04:44:00,743
tenants who are at risk of one

8971
04:44:00,743 --> 04:44:01,743
of these data centers being

8972
04:44:01,743 --> 04:44:02,811
constructed near their houses,

8973
04:44:02,811 --> 04:44:03,979
like the patrons, staff and

8974
04:44:03,979 --> 04:44:04,946
animals of the nashville zoo

8975
04:44:04,946 --> 04:44:05,948
will defend these local

8976
04:44:05,948 --> 04:44:07,449
nashvillians from things like

8977
04:44:07,449 --> 04:44:08,551
increased water scarcity, noise

8978
04:44:08,551 --> 04:44:10,119
pollution, raised utilities,

8979
04:44:10,119 --> 04:44:12,188
and hazardous electronic waste

8980
04:44:12,188 --> 04:44:13,621
and disposal. Many other

8981
04:44:13,621 --> 04:44:14,991
avoidable drawbacks. Most

8982
04:44:14,991 --> 04:44:16,257
importantly, this bill will

8983
04:44:16,257 --> 04:44:17,525
attempt to defend nashville

8984
04:44:17,525 --> 04:44:19,925
from the increasingly tight

8985
04:44:20,290 --> 04:44:21,197
grip of uncaring big tech

8986
04:44:21,197 --> 04:44:23,298
companies that show little to

8987
04:44:23,298 --> 04:44:25,134
no consideration for the people

8988
04:44:25,134 --> 04:44:26,369
they are negatively affecting.

8989
04:44:26,369 --> 04:44:27,602
Other southeastern towns are

8990
04:44:27,602 --> 04:44:29,438
already feeling this pressure.

8991
04:44:29,438 --> 04:44:30,906
In my original home state of

8992
04:44:30,906 --> 04:44:32,375
mississippi, six data centers

8993
04:44:32,375 --> 04:44:35,177
are being proposed or being

8994
04:44:35,177 --> 04:44:37,460
built as we speak, including in

8995
04:44:37,460 --> 04:44:39,446
southaven, minutes from memphis,

8996
04:44:39,981 --> 04:44:41,150
tennessee. An estimated $20

8997
04:44:41,150 --> 04:44:43,520
billion cost of construction

8998
04:44:43,520 --> 04:44:44,920
data center is being proposed,

8999
04:44:44,920 --> 04:44:46,755
courtesy of a certain social

9000
04:44:46,755 --> 04:44:49,257
media grifter and his company,

9001
04:44:49,257 --> 04:44:50,725
xii. I do not want nashville to

9002
04:44:50,725 --> 04:44:52,460
experience the same treatment.

9003
04:44:52,460 --> 04:44:54,331
This is now my home and I

9004
04:44:54,331 --> 04:44:55,931
demand that it is protected. I

9005
04:44:55,931 --> 04:44:57,330
want to end with the william

9006
04:44:57,330 --> 04:44:58,234
faulkner quote. He said once,

9007
04:44:58,234 --> 04:45:00,437
never be afraid to raise your

9008
04:45:00,437 --> 04:45:01,837
voice for honesty and truth and

9009
04:45:01,837 --> 04:45:03,837
compassion against injustice

9010
04:45:04,173 --> 04:45:05,608
and lying and greed. If people

9011
04:45:05,608 --> 04:45:07,177
all over the world would do

9012
04:45:07,177 --> 04:45:08,744
this, it would change the earth.

9013
04:45:08,744 --> 04:45:10,446
Thank you.

9014
04:45:10,446 --> 04:45:12,282
Thank you. Go ahead.

9015
04:45:12,282 --> 04:45:13,949
Come on. Forward. You're next.

9016
04:45:13,949 --> 04:45:15,885
Hi, my name is emily wire. I

9017
04:45:15,885 --> 04:45:18,885
live in district 31 and I

9018
04:45:19,155 --> 04:45:20,189
support bill 2026 1391. As a

9019
04:45:20,189 --> 04:45:21,624
lifelong nashvillian, I'm

9020
04:45:21,624 --> 04:45:23,793
concerned about the impact data

9021
04:45:23,793 --> 04:45:24,994
centers will have on our city,

9022
04:45:24,994 --> 04:45:26,563
specifically pollution in%

9023
04:45:26,563 --> 04:45:28,970
multiple forms and the long

9024
04:45:28,970 --> 04:45:30,970
term consequences, including

9025
04:45:30,967 --> 04:45:32,401
harm to humans, wildlife and

9026
04:45:32,401 --> 04:45:34,700
agriculture, just to name a few.

9027
04:45:34,700 --> 04:45:35,338
I call on city leaders to take

9028
04:45:35,338 --> 04:45:36,439
a stand against the

9029
04:45:36,439 --> 04:45:38,241
corporations who want to take

9030
04:45:38,241 --> 04:45:39,408
over nashville. Stand with

9031
04:45:39,408 --> 04:45:41,408
nashville residents. Support

9032
04:45:42,578 --> 04:45:43,212
the first step. Bill 2026 1391.

9033
04:45:43,212 --> 04:45:45,212
Thank you.

9034
04:45:45,382 --> 04:45:46,482
Thank you very much.

9035
04:45:46,482 --> 04:45:48,585
Could you please share your

9036
04:45:48,585 --> 04:45:50,386
ticket number?

9037
04:45:50,386 --> 04:45:50,786
I am 122.

9038
04:45:50,786 --> 04:45:51,922
Okay.

9039
04:45:51,922 --> 04:45:52,956
Thank you.

9040
04:45:52,956 --> 04:45:54,157
My name is meg

9041
04:45:54,157 --> 04:45:56,926
krause and I live in council

9042
04:45:56,926 --> 04:45:58,662
district two metro center,

9043
04:45:58,662 --> 04:46:02,262
and I'm here in support of

9044
04:46:05,302 --> 04:46:07,400
legislation b2bl2060 gosh. 2026

9045
04:46:07,400 --> 04:46:08,838
1391 because I believe allowing

9046
04:46:08,838 --> 04:46:10,273
ai data centers to expand,

9047
04:46:10,273 --> 04:46:11,641
build and develop without any

9048
04:46:11,641 --> 04:46:14,410
kind of regulations or

9049
04:46:14,511 --> 04:46:16,130
protections for the communities is not only a

9050
04:46:16,130 --> 04:46:17,114
danger to the people and

9051
04:46:17,114 --> 04:46:18,882
animals health in the near

9052
04:46:18,882 --> 04:46:20,683
vicinity, but is also enabling

9053
04:46:20,683 --> 04:46:22,510
a business that is actively

9054
04:46:22,510 --> 04:46:23,887
devaluing and exploiting

9055
04:46:23,887 --> 04:46:25,589
artists here that live in

9056
04:46:25,589 --> 04:46:27,123
nashville. And those are the

9057
04:46:27,123 --> 04:46:29,292
people who make music city

9058
04:46:29,292 --> 04:46:30,360
music city 21 million

9059
04:46:30,360 --> 04:46:31,628
copyrighted songs have been

9060
04:46:31,628 --> 04:46:33,630
scraped by companies to train

9061
04:46:33,630 --> 04:46:35,399
their ai to mimic the hard work

9062
04:46:35,399 --> 04:46:36,799
of these artists. Many of these

9063
04:46:36,799 --> 04:46:39,302
artists are here tonight as

9064
04:46:39,302 --> 04:46:41,380
well. These artists work, play,

9065
04:46:41,380 --> 04:46:42,305
record, sing and write in this

9066
04:46:42,305 --> 04:46:45,108
city, bringing business to bars

9067
04:46:45,108 --> 04:46:47,108
and arenas alike

9068
04:46:47,678 --> 04:46:48,779
around the world to experience

9069
04:46:48,779 --> 04:46:51,179
this wonderful, beautiful city

9070
04:46:51,214 --> 04:46:52,983
that we have. But if we let

9071
04:46:52,983 --> 04:46:54,818
outside influencers devalue our

9072
04:46:54,818 --> 04:46:55,519
music, our artists, our

9073
04:46:55,519 --> 04:46:57,454
community, to the point where

9074
04:46:57,454 --> 04:46:59,556
we can even, we can no longer

9075
04:46:59,556 --> 04:47:01,910
hear them due to the dissonant

9076
04:47:01,910 --> 04:47:03,460
baseline of processing servers

9077
04:47:03,460 --> 04:47:04,928
next zoo or a college. Can

9078
04:47:04,928 --> 04:47:07,864
we really even call ourselves

9079
04:47:07,864 --> 04:47:09,366
music city? Data centers don't

9080
04:47:09,366 --> 04:47:11,468
belong on college campuses next

9081
04:47:11,468 --> 04:47:12,570
to zoos in davidson county or

9082
04:47:12,570 --> 04:47:13,136
tennessee. Thank you for your

9083
04:47:13,136 --> 04:47:15,136
time.

9084
04:47:15,739 --> 04:47:17,507
Thank you. Go ahead.

9085
04:47:17,507 --> 04:47:18,410
You're recognized.

9086
04:47:18,410 --> 04:47:19,543
Hey, y'all,

9087
04:47:19,543 --> 04:47:21,511
I'm jesse baker, I live in

9088
04:47:21,511 --> 04:47:23,140
district 16 and I support this

9089
04:47:23,140 --> 04:47:24,781
legislation. I appreciate your

9090
04:47:24,781 --> 04:47:26,483
patience and your endurance

9091
04:47:26,483 --> 04:47:27,818
tonight for the people behind

9092
04:47:27,818 --> 04:47:29,620
me. I appreciate it even more.

9093
04:47:29,620 --> 04:47:31,289
I know that you all have worked

9094
04:47:31,289 --> 04:47:33,190
and raised your kids and come

9095
04:47:33,190 --> 04:47:35,920
here and stood here and waited

9096
04:47:35,920 --> 04:47:36,660
to say your piece as well, so I

9097
04:47:36,660 --> 04:47:37,762
appreciate it. For too long,

9098
04:47:37,762 --> 04:47:39,970
nashville has prioritized

9099
04:47:39,970 --> 04:47:41,399
growth and profit over

9100
04:47:41,399 --> 04:47:43,266
community and sustainability.

9101
04:47:43,266 --> 04:47:43,835
nashvillians are exhausted.

9102
04:47:43,835 --> 04:47:44,936
We're tired of our

9103
04:47:44,936 --> 04:47:46,304
neighborhoods and our voices

9104
04:47:46,304 --> 04:47:48,639
being treated as afterthought

9105
04:47:48,639 --> 04:47:50,341
to tourism, corporate kickbacks

9106
04:47:50,341 --> 04:47:52,143
and billionaire projects,

9107
04:47:52,143 --> 04:47:53,211
and cynical opportunists who

9108
04:47:53,211 --> 04:47:55,480
prioritize their profits above

9109
04:47:55,480 --> 04:47:57,849
all else, no matter the human

9110
04:47:57,849 --> 04:47:59,183
or environmental cost. Long

9111
04:47:59,183 --> 04:48:00,718
after artificial intelligence

9112
04:48:00,718 --> 04:48:02,186
has poisoned its last well and

9113
04:48:02,186 --> 04:48:04,220
displaced its last human

9114
04:48:04,220 --> 04:48:05,823
employee. When the data centers

9115
04:48:05,823 --> 04:48:07,992
of today stand as obsolete,

9116
04:48:07,992 --> 04:48:09,270
abandoned monoliths, we will

9117
04:48:09,270 --> 04:48:10,194
continue to reap the

9118
04:48:10,194 --> 04:48:12,230
consequences of what is sown

9119
04:48:12,230 --> 04:48:13,463
here by this council. As a

9120
04:48:13,463 --> 04:48:15,863
proud nashvillian who's lived

9121
04:48:15,900 --> 04:48:17,334
here since the 1900s, I humbly

9122
04:48:17,334 --> 04:48:18,770
ask that your vote for this

9123
04:48:18,770 --> 04:48:20,605
bill is an act of goodwill

9124
04:48:20,605 --> 04:48:22,740
towards the people who are the

9125
04:48:22,740 --> 04:48:24,108
heartbeat of this city the

9126
04:48:24,108 --> 04:48:25,243
musicians, the students, the

9127
04:48:25,243 --> 04:48:26,611
teachers, the servers, the

9128
04:48:26,611 --> 04:48:27,745
bartenders, the cooks, the

9129
04:48:27,745 --> 04:48:29,180
tradespeople, the rideshare

9130
04:48:29,180 --> 04:48:30,647
drivers, the hospitality

9131
04:48:30,647 --> 04:48:32,383
workers, hospitality workers,

9132
04:48:32,383 --> 04:48:35,383
and future city council members,

9133
04:48:35,420 --> 04:48:37,880
depending on your vote, those

9134
04:48:37,880 --> 04:48:38,923
that stand to profit from data

9135
04:48:38,923 --> 04:48:41,793
centers do not care about the

9136
04:48:41,793 --> 04:48:42,961
people or the soul of nashville.

9137
04:48:42,961 --> 04:48:44,795
They weren't here to clean up

9138
04:48:44,795 --> 04:48:45,997
after the storm in 94, the

9139
04:48:45,997 --> 04:48:47,865
flood in 2010, or the tornado

9140
04:48:47,865 --> 04:48:49,534
in 2020. Probably not even for

9141
04:48:49,534 --> 04:48:51,235
fern in 2026. They won't be

9142
04:48:51,235 --> 04:48:53,171
here to clean up the mess that

9143
04:48:53,171 --> 04:48:54,720
they leave in the wake of their

9144
04:48:54,720 --> 04:48:55,239
shortsighted technological gold

9145
04:48:55,239 --> 04:48:57,750
rush. It's no mistake that they

9146
04:48:57,750 --> 04:48:58,277
don't plan to build these data

9147
04:48:58,277 --> 04:49:00,780
centers, or it is no mistake

9148
04:49:00,780 --> 04:49:01,212
that they plan to build these

9149
04:49:01,212 --> 04:49:01,613
data centers in working class,

9150
04:49:01,613 --> 04:49:03,810
culturally diverse

9151
04:49:03,810 --> 04:49:04,148
neighborhoodsand not their own

9152
04:49:04,148 --> 04:49:05,383
backyards. They don't want to

9153
04:49:05,383 --> 04:49:07,180
live near one either, and they

9154
04:49:07,180 --> 04:49:08,854
don't expect working class

9155
04:49:08,854 --> 04:49:10,189
nashvillians to fight back. As

9156
04:49:10,189 --> 04:49:12,157
you can see here tonight,

9157
04:49:12,157 --> 04:49:13,826
they're wrong. Please vote for

9158
04:49:13,826 --> 04:49:15,627
this bill.

9159
04:49:15,627 --> 04:49:18,270
Thank you. Go ahead.

9160
04:49:18,530 --> 04:49:18,864
You're recognized.

9161
04:49:18,864 --> 04:49:20,864
Rachel

9162
04:49:22,100 --> 04:49:23,969
benner of district 16. I am so

9163
04:49:23,969 --> 04:49:25,700
proud of him. I'm very proud of

9164
04:49:25,700 --> 04:49:26,839
all the people who have come

9165
04:49:26,839 --> 04:49:28,107
before me and the people who

9166
04:49:28,107 --> 04:49:29,942
stand behind me. And I really

9167
04:49:29,942 --> 04:49:31,744
want to be proud of you all,

9168
04:49:31,744 --> 04:49:32,977
too. We can't afford to get

9169
04:49:32,977 --> 04:49:36,181
this right or get this wrong.

9170
04:49:36,181 --> 04:49:37,216
Bill 2026 1391 is very

9171
04:49:37,216 --> 04:49:38,350
important. Make the right

9172
04:49:38,350 --> 04:49:40,152
decision.

9173
04:49:40,152 --> 04:49:41,620
Thank you. Go ahead.

9174
04:49:41,620 --> 04:49:42,854
You're recognized. And could

9175
04:49:42,854 --> 04:49:43,822
you please share your ticket

9176
04:49:43,822 --> 04:49:45,624
number?

9177
04:49:45,624 --> 04:49:46,258
Yeah, I am 126.

9178
04:49:46,258 --> 04:49:46,558
Okay,

9179
04:49:46,558 --> 04:49:47,692
thanks.

9180
04:49:47,692 --> 04:49:49,795
My name is melody

9181
04:49:49,795 --> 04:49:52,764
cornwell and I am a preschool

9182
04:49:52,764 --> 04:49:55,968
teacher, and I am a resident of

9183
04:49:55,968 --> 04:49:57,369
district 20. The kids I work

9184
04:49:57,369 --> 04:49:59,137
with are two year olds, and

9185
04:49:59,137 --> 04:50:01,373
they being outside is the best

9186
04:50:01,373 --> 04:50:02,741
part of their day. And they

9187
04:50:02,741 --> 04:50:05,377
couldn't go outside all last

9188
04:50:05,377 --> 04:50:07,746
week because of the heat wave.

9189
04:50:07,746 --> 04:50:09,981
But we were very excited to get

9190
04:50:09,981 --> 04:50:11,784
back outside on monday, and I

9191
04:50:11,784 --> 04:50:13,218
just worry for their future

9192
04:50:13,218 --> 04:50:16,880
being able to go outside as

9193
04:50:16,880 --> 04:50:18,991
they grow up, especially with

9194
04:50:18,991 --> 04:50:21,930
data centers. So that's why I

9195
04:50:21,930 --> 04:50:23,262
support this bill, and I would

9196
04:50:23,262 --> 04:50:25,998
support any bill with stronger

9197
04:50:25,998 --> 04:50:28,334
regulations for ai data centers.

9198
04:50:28,334 --> 04:50:30,502
Thank you, thank you. Go ahead

9199
04:50:30,502 --> 04:50:30,936
and come on forward.

9200
04:50:30,936 --> 04:50:32,738
Hello. My

9201
04:50:32,738 --> 04:50:34,239
name is ainsley golden. I'm a

9202
04:50:34,239 --> 04:50:37,239
resident of district 20 and I'm

9203
04:50:37,743 --> 04:50:39,478
in support of bill 2026 1391. I

9204
04:50:39,478 --> 04:50:41,140
would prefer no data centers

9205
04:50:41,140 --> 04:50:42,781
anywhere, ever, but I will take

9206
04:50:42,781 --> 04:50:46,381
what I can get. Thank you.

9207
04:50:46,752 --> 04:50:47,753
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

9208
04:50:47,753 --> 04:50:48,821
recognized.

9209
04:50:48,821 --> 04:50:50,756
Hi, my name is

9210
04:50:50,756 --> 04:50:52,491
katie hahn and I'm here with my

9211
04:50:52,491 --> 04:50:54,226
daughter celestine, who did not

9212
04:50:54,226 --> 04:50:57,970
want to go home until she had a

9213
04:50:57,970 --> 04:50:58,565
turn to speak. We live in

9214
04:50:58,565 --> 04:51:00,320
district six, along with my

9215
04:51:00,320 --> 04:51:01,935
husband and my other daughter

9216
04:51:01,935 --> 04:51:03,536
in east nashville, and we're

9217
04:51:03,536 --> 04:51:06,536
here to support the legislation.

9218
04:51:06,905 --> 04:51:08,707
Bill 2026 1391. We are

9219
04:51:08,707 --> 04:51:10,760
volunteers at the national zoo,

9220
04:51:10,760 --> 04:51:11,544
and we've had a family

9221
04:51:11,544 --> 04:51:12,911
membership for a long time. Our

9222
04:51:12,911 --> 04:51:15,281
daughters have taken classes

9223
04:51:15,281 --> 04:51:16,616
there for years, and my husband

9224
04:51:16,616 --> 04:51:18,785
and I were actually married at

9225
04:51:18,785 --> 04:51:20,720
the knoxville zoo in 2004. So

9226
04:51:20,720 --> 04:51:22,550
you could say that the zoo has

9227
04:51:22,550 --> 04:51:24,858
always been a special place for

9228
04:51:24,858 --> 04:51:26,292
our family members of our house

9229
04:51:26,292 --> 04:51:28,862
church, also whom we love

9230
04:51:28,862 --> 04:51:29,896
dearly, live near one of the

9231
04:51:29,896 --> 04:51:31,698
neighborhoods in question or in

9232
04:51:31,698 --> 04:51:33,698
that neighborhood. Actually,

9233
04:51:33,832 --> 04:51:36,200
our daughter's school one tree

9234
04:51:36,200 --> 04:51:38,571
tutorial and enrichment is also

9235
04:51:38,571 --> 04:51:40,373
in the neighborhood in question.

9236
04:51:40,373 --> 04:51:41,840
And I know that all have we

9237
04:51:41,840 --> 04:51:43,543
significant places in and

9238
04:51:43,543 --> 04:51:46,790
around nashville that evoke a

9239
04:51:46,790 --> 04:51:47,981
sense of joy and connection to

9240
04:51:47,981 --> 04:51:50,283
ourselves, to nature, to our

9241
04:51:50,283 --> 04:51:51,785
loved ones, and to our roots.

9242
04:51:51,785 --> 04:51:53,252
And we're asking you to do all

9243
04:51:53,252 --> 04:51:54,753
that you can to protect the

9244
04:51:54,753 --> 04:51:56,823
future of our cherished places

9245
04:51:56,823 --> 04:51:58,291
in nashville. Passing strict,

9246
04:51:58,291 --> 04:52:00,291
enforceable legislation will

9247
04:52:00,827 --> 04:52:02,262
keep us all protected, and it

9248
04:52:02,262 --> 04:52:04,640
and I would argue that it needs

9249
04:52:04,640 --> 04:52:06,299
to go even further. But having

9250
04:52:06,299 --> 04:52:08,670
a starting point is critical.

9251
04:52:08,670 --> 04:52:09,836
if that's not done, then we

9252
04:52:09,836 --> 04:52:11,604
will soon be here again.

9253
04:52:11,604 --> 04:52:13,807
Defending the next park

9254
04:52:13,807 --> 04:52:15,275
historical site, church,

9255
04:52:15,275 --> 04:52:17,675
community or neighborhood. And

9256
04:52:17,777 --> 04:52:18,578
where does it end? We can

9257
04:52:18,578 --> 04:52:20,613
continue to make our voices

9258
04:52:20,613 --> 04:52:22,716
heard on this issue, but I know

9259
04:52:22,716 --> 04:52:24,217
you'd rather have us out in our

9260
04:52:24,217 --> 04:52:25,986
communities, loving our

9261
04:52:25,986 --> 04:52:28,189
neighbors, volunteering at the

9262
04:52:28,189 --> 04:52:31,570
zoo, or doing other meaningful

9263
04:52:31,570 --> 04:52:33,227
work. Please. Thank you for

9264
04:52:33,227 --> 04:52:34,294
listening to us and we

9265
04:52:34,294 --> 04:52:36,796
appreciate you doing the right

9266
04:52:36,796 --> 04:52:37,998
thing. And also thank you for

9267
04:52:37,998 --> 04:52:40,340
the number of sponsors on this

9268
04:52:40,340 --> 04:52:41,268
bill.

9269
04:52:41,268 --> 04:52:43,270
Thank you both for coming

9270
04:52:43,270 --> 04:52:45,472
out. Oh, are we going to hear

9271
04:52:45,472 --> 04:52:45,906
from you too? Yay. Okay.

9272
04:52:45,906 --> 04:52:47,708
I know

9273
04:52:47,708 --> 04:52:49,809
your first question is why is a

9274
04:52:49,809 --> 04:52:51,645
child speaking, but I'm old

9275
04:52:51,645 --> 04:52:51,912
enough to use my voice and.

9276
04:52:51,912 --> 04:52:53,547
I

9277
04:52:53,547 --> 04:52:55,181
will you welcome your voice?

9278
04:52:55,181 --> 04:52:55,515
It's great. Thank you.

9279
04:52:55,515 --> 04:52:57,350
Hello.

9280
04:52:57,350 --> 04:52:59,519
My name is solstein hahn and I

9281
04:52:59,519 --> 04:53:02,823
live in district six, and I

9282
04:53:02,823 --> 04:53:05,223
support this legislation. Bl

9283
04:53:05,960 --> 04:53:07,795
2026 1391, because all voices

9284
04:53:07,795 --> 04:53:09,263
deserve to be heard. And

9285
04:53:09,263 --> 04:53:11,320
because I love the zoo, my

9286
04:53:11,320 --> 04:53:12,199
school is in that area and

9287
04:53:12,199 --> 04:53:14,602
people I love and care about

9288
04:53:14,602 --> 04:53:16,771
live in that area. All thrown

9289
04:53:16,771 --> 04:53:19,306
aside just for a day to center.

9290
04:53:19,306 --> 04:53:20,341
Please protect our zoos,

9291
04:53:20,341 --> 04:53:22,341
neighborhoods, parks and

9292
04:53:22,510 --> 04:53:24,510
schools. Thank you.

9293
04:53:30,840 --> 04:53:30,584
Thank you.

9294
04:53:30,584 --> 04:53:32,119
Go ahead.

9295
04:53:32,119 --> 04:53:34,822
How am I supposed to

9296
04:53:34,822 --> 04:53:37,692
follow that? Oh my GOD. My name

9297
04:53:37,692 --> 04:53:40,561
is ali moresco and I live in

9298
04:53:40,561 --> 04:53:42,961
district 17. I strongly support

9299
04:53:43,396 --> 04:53:45,266
bill 1391 and respectfully ask

9300
04:53:45,266 --> 04:53:47,680
the council to strengthen this

9301
04:53:47,680 --> 04:53:48,836
bill as we go forward and not

9302
04:53:48,836 --> 04:53:51,370
weaken it. Please do not add

9303
04:53:51,370 --> 04:53:53,140
any amendments that reduce its

9304
04:53:53,140 --> 04:53:54,975
protections or whack back the

9305
04:53:54,975 --> 04:53:56,975
safeguards discussed during

9306
04:53:57,111 --> 04:53:59,246
this process. I believe that

9307
04:53:59,246 --> 04:54:01,820
davidson county deserves strong,

9308
04:54:01,820 --> 04:54:03,250
permanent regulations that put

9309
04:54:03,250 --> 04:54:04,685
the health, safety and

9310
04:54:04,685 --> 04:54:06,454
well-being of our residents

9311
04:54:06,454 --> 04:54:08,122
first. So thank you for your

9312
04:54:08,122 --> 04:54:10,580
leadership and for protecting

9313
04:54:10,580 --> 04:54:12,580
our community.

9314
04:54:12,960 --> 04:54:14,161
Thank you. Go

9315
04:54:14,161 --> 04:54:15,463
ahead. And can you share your

9316
04:54:15,463 --> 04:54:16,964
ticket number, please?

9317
04:54:16,964 --> 04:54:17,298
Yes, I'm

9318
04:54:17,298 --> 04:54:18,699
134.

9319
04:54:18,699 --> 04:54:20,167
Thank you.

9320
04:54:20,167 --> 04:54:22,167
Hi, I'm aaron

9321
04:54:22,404 --> 04:54:25,404
christie, I live in district 24

9322
04:54:25,574 --> 04:54:27,709
and I support bill 1391. I

9323
04:54:27,709 --> 04:54:29,511
found myself wondering, does ai

9324
04:54:29,511 --> 04:54:30,611
itself recognize the

9325
04:54:30,611 --> 04:54:32,180
implications of building data

9326
04:54:32,180 --> 04:54:34,216
centers in our communities? So

9327
04:54:34,216 --> 04:54:36,318
I typed a simple question why

9328
04:54:36,318 --> 04:54:38,153
are ai data centers bad for the

9329
04:54:38,153 --> 04:54:39,221
communities? The answer

9330
04:54:39,221 --> 04:54:40,322
highlighted concerns. We all

9331
04:54:40,322 --> 04:54:42,900
know increased strain of our

9332
04:54:42,900 --> 04:54:43,392
power grids, significant water

9333
04:54:43,392 --> 04:54:44,993
consumption, noise pollution,

9334
04:54:44,993 --> 04:54:46,993
and harmful environmental

9335
04:54:47,161 --> 04:54:48,964
impacts. If even the technology

9336
04:54:48,964 --> 04:54:50,499
driving this industry

9337
04:54:50,499 --> 04:54:52,899
identifies these risks, we

9338
04:54:53,335 --> 04:54:55,437
should take this seriously. I

9339
04:54:55,437 --> 04:54:56,505
ask you to choose policies that

9340
04:54:56,505 --> 04:54:57,973
strengthen our community and

9341
04:54:57,973 --> 04:54:59,508
protect our environment, not

9342
04:54:59,508 --> 04:55:01,543
policies that benefit a handful

9343
04:55:01,543 --> 04:55:02,711
of large corporations, while

9344
04:55:02,711 --> 04:55:04,445
leaving our residents to bear

9345
04:55:04,445 --> 04:55:05,881
the long term consequences.

9346
04:55:05,881 --> 04:55:07,316
Please make decisions that

9347
04:55:07,316 --> 04:55:08,684
serve the long term health,

9348
04:55:08,684 --> 04:55:09,885
well-being, and future of the

9349
04:55:09,885 --> 04:55:11,286
city and the people who call it

9350
04:55:11,286 --> 04:55:13,121
home. Thank you.

9351
04:55:13,121 --> 04:55:15,121
thank you. Go

9352
04:55:15,223 --> 04:55:15,957
ahead. You're recognized.

9353
04:55:15,957 --> 04:55:17,957
I, I

9354
04:55:18,159 --> 04:55:19,561
am a resident of the 16th

9355
04:55:19,561 --> 04:55:20,996
district. I'm a native

9356
04:55:20,996 --> 04:55:22,397
nashvillian and have seen a lot

9357
04:55:22,397 --> 04:55:24,366
of changes over my life. Some

9358
04:55:24,366 --> 04:55:25,934
for the good, some not so much.

9359
04:55:25,934 --> 04:55:28,203
And I'm not a spring chicken,

9360
04:55:28,203 --> 04:55:29,638
so I've seen a lot. What has

9361
04:55:29,638 --> 04:55:31,138
remained steadfast and makes

9362
04:55:31,138 --> 04:55:32,941
nashville such a great place to

9363
04:55:32,941 --> 04:55:35,770
grow up and live is that at the

9364
04:55:35,770 --> 04:55:36,845
heart and soul of nashville has

9365
04:55:36,845 --> 04:55:38,981
always been a strong sense of

9366
04:55:38,981 --> 04:55:40,482
community. Nashville zoo was

9367
04:55:40,482 --> 04:55:42,651
created for that community to

9368
04:55:42,651 --> 04:55:43,752
learn about animals on a global

9369
04:55:43,752 --> 04:55:45,520
scale, have a beautiful place

9370
04:55:45,520 --> 04:55:47,289
to make memories with loved

9371
04:55:47,289 --> 04:55:48,690
ones, and provide a serene

9372
04:55:48,690 --> 04:55:50,726
place to feel connected to

9373
04:55:50,726 --> 04:55:52,361
nature right inside city limits.

9374
04:55:52,361 --> 04:55:54,864
We're very fortunate to have

9375
04:55:54,864 --> 04:55:56,732
this property. It also has a

9376
04:55:56,732 --> 04:55:58,133
very successful conservation

9377
04:55:58,133 --> 04:56:00,533
program created through the

9378
04:56:00,602 --> 04:56:02,437
years, years long passion and

9379
04:56:02,437 --> 04:56:04,640
dedication of countless people.

9380
04:56:04,640 --> 04:56:07,176
So to support that purpose, I

9381
04:56:07,176 --> 04:56:09,645
urge the passage of 1391 in any

9382
04:56:09,645 --> 04:56:11,413
and all additional measures and

9383
04:56:11,413 --> 04:56:13,813
stricter regulations to protect

9384
04:56:13,950 --> 04:56:15,318
our zoo, this city and this

9385
04:56:15,318 --> 04:56:17,219
community against the negative

9386
04:56:17,219 --> 04:56:19,322
impacts of outside corporations.

9387
04:56:19,322 --> 04:56:20,323
They come in and pillage our

9388
04:56:20,323 --> 04:56:21,858
resources, seek to undermine

9389
04:56:21,858 --> 04:56:23,693
our resilience and sense of

9390
04:56:23,693 --> 04:56:24,760
community, and have a complete

9391
04:56:24,760 --> 04:56:25,894
disregard for our places of

9392
04:56:25,894 --> 04:56:28,294
respite and sanctuary, for

9393
04:56:28,665 --> 04:56:30,133
their sole agenda of profit. In

9394
04:56:30,133 --> 04:56:31,534
closing, if you aren't familiar

9395
04:56:31,534 --> 04:56:32,669
with the history of the zoo

9396
04:56:32,669 --> 04:56:33,769
property and theadjacent

9397
04:56:33,769 --> 04:56:35,170
business park, the grassmere

9398
04:56:35,170 --> 04:56:37,306
business park where this is set

9399
04:56:37,306 --> 04:56:38,374
to be built, I strongly

9400
04:56:38,374 --> 04:56:40,309
encourage you to learn it,

9401
04:56:40,309 --> 04:56:42,311
which you can also learn at the

9402
04:56:42,311 --> 04:56:43,646
zoo, by the way. And it is the

9403
04:56:43,646 --> 04:56:46,316
best evidence of the benefits

9404
04:56:46,316 --> 04:56:47,750
of choosing conservation over

9405
04:56:47,750 --> 04:56:49,385
profit. And I ask each of you

9406
04:56:49,385 --> 04:56:50,720
to honor the legacy of the

9407
04:56:50,720 --> 04:56:52,488
family that gave this land and

9408
04:56:52,488 --> 04:56:53,922
the legacy of this city. By

9409
04:56:53,922 --> 04:56:56,322
choosing this community and

9410
04:56:56,425 --> 04:56:57,527
your constituents over

9411
04:56:57,527 --> 04:56:57,827
corporations. Thank you very

9412
04:56:57,827 --> 04:56:59,827
much.

9413
04:56:59,996 --> 04:57:01,831
Thank you. Go ahead.

9414
04:57:01,831 --> 04:57:02,865
You're recognized.

9415
04:57:02,865 --> 04:57:04,000
Hi, my name

9416
04:57:04,000 --> 04:57:05,835
is lauren lot and I live in

9417
04:57:05,835 --> 04:57:07,303
district 12. I'm a former

9418
04:57:07,303 --> 04:57:09,703
zookeeper from nashville zoo,

9419
04:57:09,738 --> 04:57:11,641
and today I work in development.

9420
04:57:11,641 --> 04:57:13,476
I am not anti-development and

9421
04:57:13,476 --> 04:57:14,911
pays my bills. However, I left

9422
04:57:14,911 --> 04:57:16,612
my career, legacy and my work

9423
04:57:16,612 --> 04:57:18,470
at the national zoo. I can

9424
04:57:18,470 --> 04:57:19,482
speak to the idea that this

9425
04:57:19,482 --> 04:57:20,583
data center proposed would be

9426
04:57:20,583 --> 04:57:22,318
absolutely detrimental to the

9427
04:57:22,318 --> 04:57:24,520
lives of the animals. I've seen

9428
04:57:24,520 --> 04:57:26,289
with my eyes the storm water

9429
04:57:26,289 --> 04:57:28,910
issues I've personally measured

9430
04:57:28,910 --> 04:57:29,125
decibel levels, reaching inside

9431
04:57:29,125 --> 04:57:31,525
overnight buildings to protect

9432
04:57:31,694 --> 04:57:33,262
the kangaroos, hearing from

9433
04:57:33,262 --> 04:57:34,597
environmental impacts. I have

9434
04:57:34,597 --> 04:57:36,320
seen firsthand how the

9435
04:57:36,320 --> 04:57:37,501
environment around the zoo can

9436
04:57:37,501 --> 04:57:39,302
stand in the way of the world

9437
04:57:39,302 --> 04:57:40,370
changing work. They do.

9438
04:57:40,370 --> 04:57:41,537
Hundreds of the best

9439
04:57:41,537 --> 04:57:42,839
nashvillians I have ever known

9440
04:57:42,839 --> 04:57:43,673
have poured so much of

9441
04:57:43,673 --> 04:57:45,441
themselves into their work

9442
04:57:45,441 --> 04:57:46,509
there, and it's a pillar of

9443
04:57:46,509 --> 04:57:47,945
pride in our community. I'm

9444
04:57:47,945 --> 04:57:49,212
begging our council members to

9445
04:57:49,212 --> 04:57:50,614
protect our people and animals.

9446
04:57:50,614 --> 04:57:51,848
I have sat in these hearings

9447
04:57:51,848 --> 04:57:53,683
and observed people from every

9448
04:57:53,683 --> 04:57:54,751
walk of life and political

9449
04:57:54,751 --> 04:57:56,587
background, but we can all

9450
04:57:56,587 --> 04:57:57,621
agree we are extremely

9451
04:57:57,621 --> 04:57:59,550
uncomfortable with data centers

9452
04:57:59,550 --> 04:58:00,491
of this scale coming to our

9453
04:58:00,491 --> 04:58:02,292
city because of what we are

9454
04:58:02,292 --> 04:58:04,610
hearing from around the country,

9455
04:58:04,610 --> 04:58:06,296
where these centers have have

9456
04:58:06,296 --> 04:58:07,131
been built. Nashville finds

9457
04:58:07,131 --> 04:58:09,199
themselves a guinea pig. In

9458
04:58:09,199 --> 04:58:10,566
this new world, we can either

9459
04:58:10,566 --> 04:58:11,668
be the guinea pig that makes

9460
04:58:11,668 --> 04:58:13,103
policy, that protects our

9461
04:58:13,103 --> 04:58:15,271
people. As an example for how

9462
04:58:15,271 --> 04:58:16,572
other municipalities can remain

9463
04:58:16,572 --> 04:58:18,842
safe when they find themselves

9464
04:58:18,842 --> 04:58:20,440
this flat footed. Or we can be

9465
04:58:20,440 --> 04:58:21,145
the guinea pigs of what happens

9466
04:58:21,145 --> 04:58:22,813
to hundreds of different types

9467
04:58:22,813 --> 04:58:25,480
of animal species and

9468
04:58:25,480 --> 04:58:26,150
vulnerable human demographics

9469
04:58:26,150 --> 04:58:27,885
when there is a large data

9470
04:58:27,885 --> 04:58:29,787
center nearby. I hope that we

9471
04:58:29,787 --> 04:58:31,120
are not to become the data and

9472
04:58:31,120 --> 04:58:33,120
statistics that strengthen

9473
04:58:33,357 --> 04:58:35,492
future bills in other cities

9474
04:58:35,492 --> 04:58:36,860
where we served as a warning.

9475
04:58:36,860 --> 04:58:38,696
Maybe data centers are only as

9476
04:58:38,696 --> 04:58:40,531
bad as they promise us they are.

9477
04:58:40,531 --> 04:58:41,564
Maybe in a few years they will

9478
04:58:41,564 --> 04:58:42,966
get better. Maybe eventually

9479
04:58:42,966 --> 04:58:44,835
this won't be an issue. But for

9480
04:58:44,835 --> 04:58:48,738
now, I would love to see you

9481
04:58:48,738 --> 04:58:50,140
pass. Bill 2026 1391 today and

9482
04:58:50,140 --> 04:58:52,900
amend and strengthen it

9483
04:58:52,900 --> 04:58:54,178
tomorrow. I know how developers

9484
04:58:54,178 --> 04:58:55,579
work. They find a way. I'm

9485
04:58:55,579 --> 04:58:57,380
still afraid there is room for

9486
04:58:57,380 --> 04:58:59,516
large, harmful data centers to

9487
04:58:59,516 --> 04:59:01,510
build in phases and clusters to

9488
04:59:01,510 --> 04:59:03,186
skirt these regulations that we

9489
04:59:03,186 --> 04:59:05,255
adopt today. I also believe

9490
04:59:05,255 --> 04:59:06,230
setback distances should be

9491
04:59:06,230 --> 04:59:08,230
increased. Thanks.

9492
04:59:08,892 --> 04:59:10,327
Thank you.

9493
04:59:10,327 --> 04:59:11,462
Go ahead. You're recognized.

9494
04:59:11,462 --> 04:59:13,462
Hi,

9495
04:59:14,298 --> 04:59:18,268
my name is jesse banks. I live

9496
04:59:18,268 --> 04:59:20,700
in council district four. And I

9497
04:59:20,700 --> 04:59:22,573
want to remind all of you that

9498
04:59:22,573 --> 04:59:25,573
it is your responsibility to

9499
04:59:25,843 --> 04:59:28,679
protect us, and it's your

9500
04:59:28,679 --> 04:59:30,800
responsibility to listen to us.

9501
04:59:30,800 --> 04:59:31,248
and I hope that you're

9502
04:59:31,248 --> 04:59:33,648
listening and not thinking

9503
04:59:34,840 --> 04:59:35,219
about what time it is, because

9504
04:59:35,219 --> 04:59:37,870
we've all been here for a

9505
04:59:37,870 --> 04:59:38,222
really long time, and we all

9506
04:59:38,222 --> 04:59:40,224
don't really want to be here

9507
04:59:40,224 --> 04:59:42,393
right now. But this is really,

9508
04:59:42,393 --> 04:59:44,928
really important to all of us.

9509
04:59:44,928 --> 04:59:46,664
And I hope that you'll remember

9510
04:59:46,664 --> 04:59:48,499
that those are your

9511
04:59:48,499 --> 04:59:50,899
responsibilities when you are

9512
04:59:51,368 --> 04:59:54,368
voting on this bill, because

9513
04:59:54,972 --> 04:59:56,408
this is just the first step in

9514
04:59:56,408 --> 04:59:58,943
protecting the people that you

9515
04:59:58,943 --> 05:00:00,440
are supposed to be protecting.

9516
05:00:00,440 --> 05:00:01,879
Thank you.

9517
05:00:01,879 --> 05:00:02,947
Thank you. Go ahead.

9518
05:00:02,947 --> 05:00:03,782
You're recognized.

9519
05:00:03,782 --> 05:00:05,782
Good evening.

9520
05:00:06,350 --> 05:00:10,200
My name is via jimenez. I live

9521
05:00:10,200 --> 05:00:13,558
in council district nine. I am

9522
05:00:13,558 --> 05:00:16,127
in favor of bill 2026 1391, and

9523
05:00:16,127 --> 05:00:18,996
I want to strongly encourage

9524
05:00:18,996 --> 05:00:20,799
you all to use your natural

9525
05:00:20,799 --> 05:00:22,567
intelligence and human

9526
05:00:22,567 --> 05:00:24,469
creativity to find even

9527
05:00:24,469 --> 05:00:26,869
stricter legislation to protect

9528
05:00:26,870 --> 05:00:29,341
our community. I am an artist.

9529
05:00:29,341 --> 05:00:31,576
I am an educator, and I'm a

9530
05:00:31,576 --> 05:00:32,977
somatic therapist. So obviously

9531
05:00:32,977 --> 05:00:34,813
I share the concerns of my

9532
05:00:34,813 --> 05:00:36,948
neighbors about the negative

9533
05:00:36,948 --> 05:00:38,416
impacts of artificial

9534
05:00:38,416 --> 05:00:40,218
intelligence and its

9535
05:00:40,218 --> 05:00:42,618
infrastructure. I moved to

9536
05:00:43,880 --> 05:00:44,488
nashville in 2022 to work

9537
05:00:44,488 --> 05:00:46,240
specifically on affordable

9538
05:00:46,240 --> 05:00:48,240
housing, design, development

9539
05:00:51,429 --> 05:00:53,531
and operations. As evidenced by

9540
05:00:53,531 --> 05:00:56,434
the many bills that came before

9541
05:00:56,434 --> 05:00:58,570
this one. It is incredibly

9542
05:00:58,570 --> 05:01:00,970
difficult to construct housing

9543
05:01:01,406 --> 05:01:03,575
for real people in nashville.

9544
05:01:03,575 --> 05:01:05,210
So why are we allowing

9545
05:01:05,210 --> 05:01:07,511
imaginary people like claude

9546
05:01:07,511 --> 05:01:10,782
and alexa to build their big,

9547
05:01:10,782 --> 05:01:12,917
loud, dirty, ugly houses in our

9548
05:01:12,917 --> 05:01:15,917
city with no repercussions and

9549
05:01:15,920 --> 05:01:17,621
no oversight? All of y'all

9550
05:01:17,621 --> 05:01:18,723
should be just as off as

9551
05:01:18,723 --> 05:01:20,624
everybody else in this room,

9552
05:01:20,624 --> 05:01:21,693
and I encourage you to tap into

9553
05:01:21,693 --> 05:01:23,495
that moving forward to carry

9554
05:01:23,495 --> 05:01:24,429
you through the rest of this

9555
05:01:24,429 --> 05:01:25,964
hearing. Thank you.

9556
05:01:25,964 --> 05:01:27,964
Thank you.

9557
05:01:28,799 --> 05:01:30,235
Go ahead. You're recognized.

9558
05:01:30,235 --> 05:01:30,669
Well, well, well.

9559
05:01:30,669 --> 05:01:32,370
Hello, my

9560
05:01:32,370 --> 05:01:34,938
name is rebecca lawson, and I

9561
05:01:34,938 --> 05:01:38,538
live 2.3 miles from the zoo. I

9562
05:01:38,942 --> 05:01:40,345
support bill 2026-1391. I'm a

9563
05:01:40,345 --> 05:01:41,513
preschool teacher here in

9564
05:01:41,513 --> 05:01:42,847
nashville. One of our favorite

9565
05:01:42,847 --> 05:01:44,648
books is the lorax by doctor

9566
05:01:44,648 --> 05:01:46,184
seuss. It teaches children that

9567
05:01:46,184 --> 05:01:48,584
caring means protecting those

9568
05:01:48,586 --> 05:01:50,550
who cannot protect themselves.

9569
05:01:50,550 --> 05:01:51,589
Every day we teach our children

9570
05:01:51,589 --> 05:01:53,240
to care for one another, to

9571
05:01:53,240 --> 05:01:54,726
care for animals, and to care

9572
05:01:54,726 --> 05:01:56,528
for the world around them. I

9573
05:01:56,528 --> 05:01:58,296
wish our elected officials and

9574
05:01:58,296 --> 05:02:00,696
lawmakers modeled that same

9575
05:02:00,832 --> 05:02:03,368
lesson in 2023. I lost a

9576
05:02:03,368 --> 05:02:05,570
pregnancy at 18 weeks. For 11

9577
05:02:05,570 --> 05:02:07,500
days I lived in fear, knowing I

9578
05:02:07,500 --> 05:02:08,740
could hemorrhage or develop a

9579
05:02:08,740 --> 05:02:10,141
life threatening infection. I

9580
05:02:10,141 --> 05:02:12,100
was told to wait until it

9581
05:02:12,100 --> 05:02:14,410
became an emergency, became.

9582
05:02:14,512 --> 05:02:15,980
Before anyone could help me, I

9583
05:02:15,980 --> 05:02:17,782
experienced firsthand what it

9584
05:02:17,782 --> 05:02:20,285
feels like when people in power

9585
05:02:20,285 --> 05:02:22,387
claim to value life, but fail

9586
05:02:22,387 --> 05:02:25,724
to care for the people living

9587
05:02:25,724 --> 05:02:28,724
it. That experience changed how

9588
05:02:28,961 --> 05:02:31,620
I hear the phrase pro-life. It.

9589
05:02:31,620 --> 05:02:33,231
If tennessee and the cities

9590
05:02:33,231 --> 05:02:34,632
within it truly value life,

9591
05:02:34,632 --> 05:02:36,502
then that commitment cannot

9592
05:02:36,502 --> 05:02:37,636
stop at birth. It has to

9593
05:02:37,636 --> 05:02:39,338
include protecting children in

9594
05:02:39,338 --> 05:02:40,438
their classrooms. It has to

9595
05:02:40,438 --> 05:02:41,874
include listening to families

9596
05:02:41,874 --> 05:02:43,676
and making meaningful changes.

9597
05:02:43,676 --> 05:02:45,760
After tragedies like covenant

9598
05:02:45,760 --> 05:02:46,578
school shooting. It has to

9599
05:02:46,578 --> 05:02:47,646
include creating healthy

9600
05:02:47,646 --> 05:02:49,582
communities where children can

9601
05:02:49,582 --> 05:02:50,915
grow, learn, and thrive. It has

9602
05:02:50,915 --> 05:02:52,318
to include protecting the

9603
05:02:52,318 --> 05:02:53,519
animals at our zoo and

9604
05:02:53,519 --> 05:02:55,554
preserving the natural spaces

9605
05:02:55,554 --> 05:02:56,588
that make nashville home.

9606
05:02:56,588 --> 05:02:58,423
Instead, we are considering

9607
05:02:58,423 --> 05:02:59,992
placing massive industrial data

9608
05:02:59,992 --> 05:03:02,280
centers at fisk university near

9609
05:03:02,280 --> 05:03:03,462
the zoo. Whether it's children,

9610
05:03:03,462 --> 05:03:05,631
neighbors, families or wildlife,

9611
05:03:05,631 --> 05:03:07,833
the message feels the same our

9612
05:03:07,833 --> 05:03:09,669
voices and our well-being come

9613
05:03:09,669 --> 05:03:11,300
second. As a teacher, as a

9614
05:03:11,300 --> 05:03:12,437
woman who has experienced

9615
05:03:12,437 --> 05:03:13,673
pregnancy loss, and as someone

9616
05:03:13,673 --> 05:03:15,708
who loves this city, I'm asking

9617
05:03:15,708 --> 05:03:18,276
you to be consistent. If you

9618
05:03:18,276 --> 05:03:20,379
say you value life, then prove

9619
05:03:20,379 --> 05:03:22,214
it. If protect the lives

9620
05:03:22,214 --> 05:03:23,249
already here. Protect our

9621
05:03:23,249 --> 05:03:24,450
children, protect our

9622
05:03:24,450 --> 05:03:26,118
communities, protect the future

9623
05:03:26,118 --> 05:03:27,987
they deserve. And like MR.

9624
05:03:27,987 --> 05:03:29,722
Lorax said, unless someone like

9625
05:03:29,722 --> 05:03:31,123
you cares a whole awful lot,

9626
05:03:31,123 --> 05:03:33,250
nothing is going to get better.

9627
05:03:33,250 --> 05:03:35,250
It's not.

9628
05:03:35,528 --> 05:03:36,929
Thank you. Could you

9629
05:03:36,929 --> 05:03:37,162
share your ticket number,

9630
05:03:37,162 --> 05:03:39,162
please?

9631
05:03:39,498 --> 05:03:40,166
I am number 148.

9632
05:03:40,166 --> 05:03:42,166
Okay.

9633
05:03:44,170 --> 05:03:46,471
We are 2.5 hours in and at

9634
05:03:46,471 --> 05:03:47,740
ticket number 148. Thank you.

9635
05:03:47,740 --> 05:03:48,807
Go ahead.

9636
05:03:48,807 --> 05:03:50,608
Hello, everyone. My

9637
05:03:50,608 --> 05:03:53,144
name is stephanie ali. I live

9638
05:03:53,144 --> 05:03:54,580
in council district 26,

9639
05:03:54,580 --> 05:03:56,580
represented by courtney

9640
05:03:56,782 --> 05:03:58,217
johnston. I'm also a teacher in

9641
05:03:58,217 --> 05:04:00,386
district five. And like so many

9642
05:04:00,386 --> 05:04:03,622
before me, I'm here to speak in

9643
05:04:03,622 --> 05:04:05,758
favor of 1391. Now, honestly, I

9644
05:04:05,758 --> 05:04:06,859
would prefer no new data

9645
05:04:06,859 --> 05:04:08,694
centers, but I'm thrilled that

9646
05:04:08,694 --> 05:04:10,396
we are looking to pass data

9647
05:04:10,396 --> 05:04:12,231
center regulations, and I want

9648
05:04:12,231 --> 05:04:14,330
to urge the council to follow

9649
05:04:14,330 --> 05:04:16,135
stand up nashville's data

9650
05:04:16,135 --> 05:04:18,135
center recommendations that

9651
05:04:18,337 --> 05:04:20,737
would include prohibiting all

9652
05:04:20,906 --> 05:04:22,708
large scale data centers,

9653
05:04:22,708 --> 05:04:24,777
requiring a 90 day public

9654
05:04:24,777 --> 05:04:27,346
notice for all data center

9655
05:04:27,346 --> 05:04:29,149
regulations or developments, a

9656
05:04:29,149 --> 05:04:31,350
required monthly reporting on

9657
05:04:31,350 --> 05:04:33,119
water, electricity, noise and

9658
05:04:33,119 --> 05:04:35,621
any change in consumer rate

9659
05:04:35,621 --> 05:04:38,621
costs broken down by county

9660
05:04:39,558 --> 05:04:41,930
council district. A ban on nds

9661
05:04:41,930 --> 05:04:43,263
between any metro council

9662
05:04:43,263 --> 05:04:44,798
member and any data center

9663
05:04:44,798 --> 05:04:46,432
affiliated parties. And while

9664
05:04:46,432 --> 05:04:48,267
the proposal for this data

9665
05:04:48,267 --> 05:04:49,935
center near the zoo is what

9666
05:04:49,935 --> 05:04:51,137
catapulted this conversation,

9667
05:04:51,137 --> 05:04:52,638
there are already several data

9668
05:04:52,638 --> 05:04:55,141
centers in nashville and a

9669
05:04:55,141 --> 05:04:56,676
proposed one at fisk. If data

9670
05:04:56,676 --> 05:04:59,780
centers aren't good for animals,

9671
05:04:59,780 --> 05:05:00,946
they are not good for people,

9672
05:05:00,946 --> 05:05:02,314
and it is important to. Oh my

9673
05:05:02,314 --> 05:05:04,283
gosh, my screen time just

9674
05:05:04,283 --> 05:05:06,253
kicked off and it's important

9675
05:05:06,253 --> 05:05:08,388
to pass this legislation to

9676
05:05:08,388 --> 05:05:10,190
continue to protect those of us

9677
05:05:10,190 --> 05:05:11,992
who actually live in this

9678
05:05:11,992 --> 05:05:13,793
community, rather than allowing

9679
05:05:13,793 --> 05:05:15,962
large corporations like market

9680
05:05:15,962 --> 05:05:17,763
street to prioritize profit

9681
05:05:17,763 --> 05:05:19,333
over us. Because how do

9682
05:05:19,333 --> 05:05:21,100
davidson county residents

9683
05:05:21,100 --> 05:05:24,100
benefit from large scale data

9684
05:05:24,236 --> 05:05:26,873
centers? We don't. So please

9685
05:05:26,873 --> 05:05:29,873
pass. 1391 thank you for your

9686
05:05:30,743 --> 05:05:32,979
time and GOD bless.*thank you.

9687
05:05:32,979 --> 05:05:34,413
Go ahead. You're recognized.

9688
05:05:34,413 --> 05:05:36,316
Hello, my name is wyatt parks

9689
05:05:36,316 --> 05:05:37,717
and I live in district 30 in

9690
05:05:37,717 --> 05:05:39,786
south nashville, about five

9691
05:05:39,786 --> 05:05:40,853
minutes from the zoo, a

9692
05:05:40,853 --> 05:05:41,955
beautiful, beautiful, diverse

9693
05:05:41,955 --> 05:05:44,910
part of nashville. And I'm a

9694
05:05:44,910 --> 05:05:45,224
tennessee native. I'm a

9695
05:05:45,224 --> 05:05:46,760
musician and songwriter, and I

9696
05:05:46,760 --> 05:05:47,828
came here to express my

9697
05:05:47,828 --> 05:05:49,763
vehement opposition to any new

9698
05:05:49,763 --> 05:05:50,897
data centers in our city and my

9699
05:05:50,897 --> 05:05:52,299
support for this legislation to

9700
05:05:52,299 --> 05:05:54,935
regulate data centers in the

9701
05:05:54,935 --> 05:05:56,669
city. As public consciousness

9702
05:05:56,669 --> 05:05:58,380
about these centers has grown,

9703
05:05:58,380 --> 05:05:59,573
we know now that they are

9704
05:05:59,573 --> 05:06:00,941
extremely destructive to our

9705
05:06:00,941 --> 05:06:02,776
communities. They provide no

9706
05:06:02,776 --> 05:06:04,210
tangible public benefit and in

9707
05:06:04,210 --> 05:06:05,645
fact, only take from our

9708
05:06:05,645 --> 05:06:08,450
communities our energy, our

9709
05:06:08,181 --> 05:06:10,383
water, and our peace of mind.

9710
05:06:10,383 --> 05:06:11,418
Their primary purpose is to

9711
05:06:11,418 --> 05:06:12,919
continue propping up an

9712
05:06:12,919 --> 05:06:14,321
increasingly speculative and

9713
05:06:14,321 --> 05:06:15,122
destructive industry, which

9714
05:06:15,122 --> 05:06:17,124
parasitically profits from the

9715
05:06:17,124 --> 05:06:18,625
work of real human artists, and

9716
05:06:18,625 --> 05:06:19,892
which only benefits a tiny

9717
05:06:19,892 --> 05:06:21,161
handful of tech companies and

9718
05:06:21,161 --> 05:06:22,329
their shareholders while

9719
05:06:22,329 --> 05:06:24,363
sucking the life and resources

9720
05:06:24,363 --> 05:06:25,532
out of our communities. I plan

9721
05:06:25,532 --> 05:06:27,467
to make nashville my home for

9722
05:06:27,467 --> 05:06:29,368
many years to come, and as such,

9723
05:06:29,368 --> 05:06:30,370
I ask for your support for both

9724
05:06:30,370 --> 05:06:31,438
pieces of legislation being

9725
05:06:31,438 --> 05:06:33,407
discussed tonight, as well as

9726
05:06:33,407 --> 05:06:35,575
your continued continued future

9727
05:06:35,575 --> 05:06:37,377
support, continued future

9728
05:06:37,377 --> 05:06:38,445
opposition, excuse me, to new

9729
05:06:38,445 --> 05:06:39,579
data centers as stopping the

9730
05:06:39,579 --> 05:06:41,381
development of these centers is

9731
05:06:41,381 --> 05:06:42,582
one of the most critical things

9732
05:06:42,582 --> 05:06:44,550
you can do to protect our

9733
05:06:44,550 --> 05:06:46,950
beautiful city. Thank you.

9734
05:06:48,722 --> 05:06:50,570
Thank you very much. Go ahead.

9735
05:06:50,570 --> 05:06:51,258
You're recognized. Would you

9736
05:06:51,258 --> 05:06:51,458
share your ticket number as

9737
05:06:51,458 --> 05:06:52,393
well?

9738
05:06:52,393 --> 05:06:52,959
I'm 150.

9739
05:06:52,959 --> 05:06:53,427
Thank you.

9740
05:06:53,427 --> 05:06:55,396
Of

9741
05:06:55,396 --> 05:06:57,970
course. Hi, my name is liz

9742
05:06:57,970 --> 05:07:00,970
bailey. I'm from district seven

9743
05:07:01,134 --> 05:07:03,204
and I'm here in favor of 2026

9744
05:07:03,204 --> 05:07:04,405
1391. I don't pretend to be

9745
05:07:04,405 --> 05:07:06,206
well versed in tech. I'm not an

9746
05:07:06,206 --> 05:07:07,341
engineer. But as a lifelong

9747
05:07:07,341 --> 05:07:09,110
tennessean, I feel well versed

9748
05:07:09,110 --> 05:07:10,844
in the needs of my neighbors.

9749
05:07:10,844 --> 05:07:12,413
The growth that nashville's

9750
05:07:12,413 --> 05:07:14,481
population faces already leaves

9751
05:07:14,481 --> 05:07:15,582
us drastically in need of

9752
05:07:15,582 --> 05:07:16,583
resources, public

9753
05:07:16,583 --> 05:07:17,684
transportation, and better

9754
05:07:17,684 --> 05:07:19,486
infrastructure. Yet while

9755
05:07:19,486 --> 05:07:20,520
taking on these data center

9756
05:07:20,520 --> 05:07:22,189
development and tunnel deals

9757
05:07:22,189 --> 05:07:23,657
with billionaires, we continue

9758
05:07:23,657 --> 05:07:25,893
to allocate our resources to

9759
05:07:25,893 --> 05:07:28,161
out of state one percenters. I

9760
05:07:28,161 --> 05:07:29,230
feel as a nashvillian and as an

9761
05:07:29,230 --> 05:07:31,650
american, I've lost all

9762
05:07:31,650 --> 05:07:32,766
autonomy and representation to

9763
05:07:32,766 --> 05:07:34,535
a technocracy that preys on the

9764
05:07:34,535 --> 05:07:36,371
downfall of our agriculture,

9765
05:07:36,371 --> 05:07:37,838
working class, our children's

9766
05:07:37,838 --> 05:07:39,673
education, and our right to

9767
05:07:39,673 --> 05:07:40,908
privacy. I ask you to vote in

9768
05:07:40,908 --> 05:07:42,610
favor of tennesseans and meet

9769
05:07:42,610 --> 05:07:43,611
their needs, rather than

9770
05:07:43,611 --> 05:07:45,790
participating in the creation

9771
05:07:45,790 --> 05:07:46,814
of an industry that employs no

9772
05:07:46,814 --> 05:07:48,615
one but the elites who invented

9773
05:07:48,615 --> 05:07:50,784
it, forced it on us and demand

9774
05:07:50,784 --> 05:07:52,353
more. Still, I ask that you go

9775
05:07:52,353 --> 05:07:54,755
beyond this, beyond this bill,

9776
05:07:54,755 --> 05:07:56,157
and continue to protect

9777
05:07:56,157 --> 05:07:57,592
nashvillians with rigorous

9778
05:07:57,592 --> 05:07:59,592
environmental evaluations.

9779
05:07:59,761 --> 05:08:02,697
Lower noise thresholds, ban a

9780
05:08:02,697 --> 05:08:04,432
ban on ndas, require renewable

9781
05:08:04,432 --> 05:08:05,867
energy sources, and say no to

9782
05:08:05,867 --> 05:08:07,680
the surveillance state. Thank

9783
05:08:07,680 --> 05:08:09,370
you.

9784
05:08:09,370 --> 05:08:12,370
Thank you. Go ahead. Come

9785
05:08:12,407 --> 05:08:14,508
on. Orward. You're recognized.

9786
05:08:14,508 --> 05:08:18,546
Hi, my name is claire green. I

9787
05:08:18,546 --> 05:08:21,546
live in district 16 and I'm

9788
05:08:22,450 --> 05:08:24,986
here in support of bill 2026

9789
05:08:24,986 --> 05:08:27,986
1391. And if anybody sitting in

9790
05:08:28,256 --> 05:08:30,357
front of me is not for that, I

9791
05:08:30,357 --> 05:08:33,357
implore you to tell the 150

9792
05:08:35,396 --> 05:08:37,164
people behind me and 100 more

9793
05:08:37,164 --> 05:08:40,164
that they don't deserve clean

9794
05:08:40,401 --> 05:08:43,401
drinking water, clean air, time

9795
05:08:43,705 --> 05:08:45,239
outside with their families. So

9796
05:08:45,239 --> 05:08:46,974
please do what you're here for.

9797
05:08:46,974 --> 05:08:48,175
Thank you.

9798
05:08:48,175 --> 05:08:49,843
Thank you. And just

9799
05:08:49,843 --> 05:08:51,646
to clarify, there are now 100

9800
05:08:51,646 --> 05:08:54,181
people behind you. So thank you

9801
05:08:54,181 --> 05:08:54,549
so much. You're recognized.

9802
05:08:54,549 --> 05:08:56,217
Hi,

9803
05:08:56,217 --> 05:08:58,453
I'm carly mafa, I live in

9804
05:08:58,453 --> 05:08:59,854
district 16. I heard the

9805
05:08:59,854 --> 05:09:01,689
representative from dc block

9806
05:09:01,689 --> 05:09:04,592
say that, quote, the zoo isn't

9807
05:09:04,592 --> 05:09:06,600
surrounded by some farm or

9808
05:09:06,600 --> 05:09:07,462
pastoral setting, that it's in

9809
05:09:07,462 --> 05:09:10,640
the middle of an industrial

9810
05:09:10,640 --> 05:09:12,133
park. I personally live less

9811
05:09:12,133 --> 05:09:13,968
than a mile from the zoo, and

9812
05:09:13,968 --> 05:09:16,471
myself and my neighbors live in

9813
05:09:16,471 --> 05:09:18,172
brick homes, modest brick homes,

9814
05:09:18,172 --> 05:09:19,774
not industrial buildings. And

9815
05:09:19,774 --> 05:09:21,110
there actually so many

9816
05:09:21,110 --> 05:09:22,111
families and children who live

9817
05:09:22,111 --> 05:09:23,278
in our neighborhoods directly

9818
05:09:23,278 --> 05:09:25,113
across the street from the zoo,

9819
05:09:25,113 --> 05:09:26,247
that those of us who live

9820
05:09:26,247 --> 05:09:27,348
around the zoo avoid. Elysian

9821
05:09:27,348 --> 05:09:29,250
fields road when it's bus drop

9822
05:09:29,250 --> 05:09:30,284
off and pick up time, because

9823
05:09:30,284 --> 05:09:32,720
those busses stop on every

9824
05:09:32,720 --> 05:09:34,389
corner. I'm not an expert in

9825
05:09:34,389 --> 05:09:36,325
zoning. I'm really nervous to

9826
05:09:36,325 --> 05:09:37,826
be up here or realestate, but

9827
05:09:37,826 --> 05:09:39,927
I know how to google and I know

9828
05:09:39,927 --> 05:09:41,296
how to read. And my

9829
05:09:41,296 --> 05:09:43,132
disappointment actually lies

9830
05:09:43,132 --> 05:09:44,532
more with this city than the

9831
05:09:44,532 --> 05:09:46,135
company that is trying to build

9832
05:09:46,135 --> 05:09:47,336
here, because it is this very

9833
05:09:47,336 --> 05:09:48,570
city who had the ability to

9834
05:09:48,570 --> 05:09:50,139
protect the land and the

9835
05:09:50,139 --> 05:09:51,273
communities, and yet did not.

9836
05:09:51,273 --> 05:09:52,507
Just over a year ago, my

9837
05:09:52,507 --> 05:09:54,143
council member, jenny welsh,

9838
05:09:54,143 --> 05:09:55,376
was so focused on passing a

9839
05:09:55,376 --> 05:09:56,111
blanket of zoning in my

9840
05:09:56,111 --> 05:09:57,246
neighborhood, the same

9841
05:09:57,246 --> 05:09:58,647
neighborhood that is less than

9842
05:09:58,647 --> 05:10:00,249
a mile from the zoo, that

9843
05:10:00,249 --> 05:10:01,817
hundreds of us had to leave,

9844
05:10:01,817 --> 05:10:03,285
work early and attend planning

9845
05:10:03,285 --> 05:10:05,486
meetings to fight our own

9846
05:10:05,486 --> 05:10:06,588
council member, to not pass

9847
05:10:06,588 --> 05:10:08,424
restrictions that would

9848
05:10:08,424 --> 05:10:10,824
literally determine what plants

9849
05:10:11,560 --> 05:10:13,280
I could put in my yard. My

9850
05:10:13,280 --> 05:10:14,630
council member focused on

9851
05:10:14,630 --> 05:10:15,197
passing stringent rules and

9852
05:10:15,197 --> 05:10:16,532
regulations on residents who

9853
05:10:16,532 --> 05:10:18,660
are now fighting not to live

9854
05:10:18,660 --> 05:10:20,836
near a data center. Regulations

9855
05:10:20,836 --> 05:10:21,970
with a d oh, including a set of

9856
05:10:21,970 --> 05:10:23,710
rules and regulations that

9857
05:10:23,710 --> 05:10:24,973
dictated what plants I could

9858
05:10:24,973 --> 05:10:26,108
put in my yard. Yet they can

9859
05:10:26,108 --> 05:10:27,976
build an entire data center

9860
05:10:27,976 --> 05:10:29,144
less than a mile from my house.

9861
05:10:29,144 --> 05:10:30,979
That's a problem. We should be

9862
05:10:30,979 --> 05:10:32,181
less focused on my driveway and

9863
05:10:32,181 --> 05:10:33,115
porch size and more focused on

9864
05:10:33,115 --> 05:10:34,215
protecting children, because

9865
05:10:34,215 --> 05:10:35,217
had you been slightly more

9866
05:10:35,217 --> 05:10:36,351
focused? I'm sorry. I'm a

9867
05:10:36,351 --> 05:10:37,319
little angry. Protecting the

9868
05:10:37,319 --> 05:10:38,987
families. I'm protecting the

9869
05:10:38,987 --> 05:10:40,220
families in the land rather

9870
05:10:40,220 --> 05:10:41,991
than restricting what plants I

9871
05:10:41,991 --> 05:10:43,125
can put in my yard, and passing

9872
05:10:43,125 --> 05:10:45,940
a udo that resembled an hoa

9873
05:10:45,940 --> 05:10:46,261
that I didn't sign up for when

9874
05:10:46,261 --> 05:10:47,996
I bought my house, maybe we

9875
05:10:47,996 --> 05:10:49,131
wouldn't be in this situation.

9876
05:10:49,131 --> 05:10:50,265
Thank you, courtney, for asking

9877
05:10:50,265 --> 05:10:51,233
for a pause, because this is

9878
05:10:51,233 --> 05:10:52,967
not a strong enough

9879
05:10:52,967 --> 05:10:54,690
restrictions in here and we

9880
05:10:54,690 --> 05:10:55,270
need it.

9881
05:10:55,270 --> 05:10:56,405
All right. And go

9882
05:10:56,405 --> 05:10:59,405
ahead and come on forward,

9883
05:11:00,476 --> 05:11:00,576
please. You're recognized.

9884
05:11:00,576 --> 05:11:02,576
When

9885
05:11:02,578 --> 05:11:03,612
I wrote this down it said good

9886
05:11:03,612 --> 05:11:04,813
afternoon. But that doesn't

9887
05:11:04,813 --> 05:11:06,648
really apply anymore. But hello.

9888
05:11:06,648 --> 05:11:08,917
My name is rebecca sale and I

9889
05:11:08,917 --> 05:11:10,853
am a member of district 18, and

9890
05:11:10,853 --> 05:11:14,590
I have come here to show my

9891
05:11:14,590 --> 05:11:16,590
support of bill 2026 1391.

9892
05:11:16,725 --> 05:11:17,493
However, I will agree that with

9893
05:11:17,493 --> 05:11:18,827
several members that have

9894
05:11:18,827 --> 05:11:20,262
already come to speak, that

9895
05:11:20,262 --> 05:11:22,970
these regulations could be

9896
05:11:22,970 --> 05:11:23,650
stronger and more stringent.

9897
05:11:23,650 --> 05:11:24,600
Fortunately, there are still

9898
05:11:24,600 --> 05:11:26,468
multiple hearings that this

9899
05:11:26,468 --> 05:11:28,237
bill will undergo before being

9900
05:11:28,237 --> 05:11:31,174
voted on. So I hope that the

9901
05:11:31,174 --> 05:11:34,430
council takes the time to look

9902
05:11:34,430 --> 05:11:35,450
into some of the proposed

9903
05:11:35,450 --> 05:11:36,912
legislative amendments that

9904
05:11:36,912 --> 05:11:39,312
stand up. Nashville has

9905
05:11:40,149 --> 05:11:42,180
proposed, and add those as

9906
05:11:42,180 --> 05:11:43,190
amendments to this proposed

9907
05:11:43,190 --> 05:11:44,153
legislation. However, there's

9908
05:11:44,153 --> 05:11:46,220
one more point that I would

9909
05:11:46,220 --> 05:11:47,289
like to make as a concerned

9910
05:11:47,289 --> 05:11:49,910
citizen of nashville, and that

9911
05:11:49,910 --> 05:11:50,527
is if these data centers do end

9912
05:11:50,527 --> 05:11:52,428
up being built, I think that we

9913
05:11:52,428 --> 05:11:54,164
also need to have additional

9914
05:11:54,164 --> 05:11:55,597
legislation to plan for that

9915
05:11:55,597 --> 05:11:57,330
possibility. And I think that

9916
05:11:57,330 --> 05:11:59,200
one of the issues that arises

9917
05:11:59,200 --> 05:12:01,737
with these data centers is that

9918
05:12:01,737 --> 05:12:03,173
they could be built, and they

9919
05:12:03,173 --> 05:12:04,374
could say that, hey, we're not

9920
05:12:04,374 --> 05:12:06,750
going to cause air pollution,

9921
05:12:06,750 --> 05:12:07,177
we're not going to cause water

9922
05:12:07,177 --> 05:12:08,378
pollution. But then they go

9923
05:12:08,378 --> 05:12:10,180
ahead and do those things, and

9924
05:12:10,180 --> 05:12:11,447
no amount of fining will hold

9925
05:12:11,447 --> 05:12:12,915
these datacenter companies

9926
05:12:12,915 --> 05:12:15,840
accountable. And so we need to

9927
05:12:15,840 --> 05:12:16,850
consider additional legislation,

9928
05:12:16,850 --> 05:12:18,288
legislation that will hold

9929
05:12:18,288 --> 05:12:19,656
these data center companies

9930
05:12:19,656 --> 05:12:21,191
accountable, that if they do

9931
05:12:21,191 --> 05:12:21,992
not meet these quality control

9932
05:12:21,992 --> 05:12:24,327
standards, that they will be

9933
05:12:24,327 --> 05:12:26,196
shut down. Thank you very much

9934
05:12:26,196 --> 05:12:28,310
for your time, and please

9935
05:12:28,310 --> 05:12:31,310
support this bill. Thank you.

9936
05:12:31,634 --> 05:12:34,504
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

9937
05:12:34,504 --> 05:12:35,605
recognized.

9938
05:12:35,605 --> 05:12:37,574
It's a little low.

9939
05:12:37,574 --> 05:12:38,541
You can pull that mic up. It

9940
05:12:38,541 --> 05:12:39,476
moves. There you go.

9941
05:12:39,476 --> 05:12:41,277
Hi. My

9942
05:12:41,277 --> 05:12:44,877
name is allison nagle. I'm from

9943
05:12:46,715 --> 05:12:49,715
district six. And I support

9944
05:12:50,353 --> 05:12:52,455
bill 2026 1391. I'll pass the

9945
05:12:52,455 --> 05:12:54,991
baton to my best friend who has

9946
05:12:54,991 --> 05:12:57,861
a lot to say on it.

9947
05:12:57,861 --> 05:12:59,861
Thank you.

9948
05:12:59,896 --> 05:13:01,564
Hi, my name is charlie. I'm a

9949
05:13:01,564 --> 05:13:03,533
resident of district 24. That's

9950
05:13:03,533 --> 05:13:05,468
my council member, and I'm here

9951
05:13:05,468 --> 05:13:08,371
to voice my support for bill

9952
05:13:08,371 --> 05:13:10,172
2026 1391. There's a reason ai

9953
05:13:10,172 --> 05:13:11,274
data centers are shrouded in

9954
05:13:11,274 --> 05:13:13,309
ambiguity, and why there are no

9955
05:13:13,309 --> 05:13:14,444
cut and dry answers to simple

9956
05:13:14,444 --> 05:13:16,646
questions, even when posed to

9957
05:13:16,646 --> 05:13:17,647
our mayor. This type of

9958
05:13:17,647 --> 05:13:19,181
infrastructure is contingent

9959
05:13:19,181 --> 05:13:20,151
upon developers

9960
05:13:20,151 --> 05:13:22,180
overcomplicating it. Otherwise,

9961
05:13:22,180 --> 05:13:23,286
they know the public would be

9962
05:13:23,286 --> 05:13:24,554
vehement in teir opposition

9963
05:13:24,554 --> 05:13:26,822
and their investment would be

9964
05:13:26,822 --> 05:13:28,491
at risk. On paper, we already

9965
05:13:28,491 --> 05:13:30,126
know the enormous environmental

9966
05:13:30,126 --> 05:13:31,661
strain in ai data center puts

9967
05:13:31,661 --> 05:13:32,829
on the water supply. We know it

9968
05:13:32,829 --> 05:13:34,963
pollutes the air. We know it

9969
05:13:34,963 --> 05:13:36,767
makes people sick. We also know

9970
05:13:36,767 --> 05:13:37,933
these data centers

9971
05:13:37,933 --> 05:13:39,302
disproportionately impact black

9972
05:13:39,302 --> 05:13:41,400
and marginalized communities.

9973
05:13:41,400 --> 05:13:43,404
The most disenfranchized group

9974
05:13:43,573 --> 05:13:45,410
in history. And still, the only

9975
05:13:45,410 --> 05:13:46,476
reason we have any kind of

9976
05:13:46,476 --> 05:13:47,744
clarity is because of a

9977
05:13:47,744 --> 05:13:49,713
grassroots movement started by

9978
05:13:49,713 --> 05:13:51,181
a nashville resident. Whether

9979
05:13:51,181 --> 05:13:52,816
we're being patronized by

9980
05:13:52,816 --> 05:13:54,418
doctor clark fisk university's

9981
05:13:54,418 --> 05:13:56,319
own PRESIDENT, about what a

9982
05:13:56,319 --> 05:13:58,388
data center is and why it alone

9983
05:13:58,388 --> 05:14:00,156
can save fisk university from

9984
05:14:00,156 --> 05:14:01,958
falling further into disrepair.

9985
05:14:01,958 --> 05:14:03,394
Or we're being given the

9986
05:14:03,394 --> 05:14:05,228
runaround by our mayor, who is

9987
05:14:05,228 --> 05:14:06,629
desperate to please everybody

9988
05:14:06,629 --> 05:14:08,650
but did nothing when he first

9989
05:14:08,650 --> 05:14:09,667
heard in FEBRUARY about the

9990
05:14:09,667 --> 05:14:12,360
data center proposed for a plot

9991
05:14:12,360 --> 05:14:13,838
of land next to the nashville

9992
05:14:13,838 --> 05:14:15,390
zoo, one thing is clear the

9993
05:14:15,390 --> 05:14:16,374
citizens of davidson county

9994
05:14:16,374 --> 05:14:17,942
want regular regulatory

9995
05:14:17,942 --> 05:14:19,976
framework. As the nation drags

9996
05:14:19,976 --> 05:14:22,512
us, kicking and screaming into

9997
05:14:22,512 --> 05:14:24,347
an era of unchecked preemptive

9998
05:14:24,347 --> 05:14:25,449
growth. So a few major

9999
05:14:25,449 --> 05:14:27,318
corporations can be in a race

10000
05:14:27,318 --> 05:14:29,319
to destroy as much of the

10001
05:14:29,319 --> 05:14:31,555
planet as possible for a

10002
05:14:31,555 --> 05:14:33,723
potential payout. And as a

10003
05:14:33,723 --> 05:14:35,793
reminder to everyone here, the

10004
05:14:35,793 --> 05:14:36,861
mayor, our king of

10005
05:14:36,861 --> 05:14:39,630
contradictions, who sent a

10006
05:14:39,630 --> 05:14:40,164
clerk today in his place,

10007
05:14:40,164 --> 05:14:42,333
maintains his support for

10008
05:14:42,333 --> 05:14:43,868
fiske's quantum leap initiative.

10009
05:14:43,868 --> 05:14:45,568
In the coming weeks, he will

10010
05:14:45,568 --> 05:14:46,971
seek to weaken this legislation

10011
05:14:46,971 --> 05:14:48,806
in order to make accommodations

10012
05:14:48,806 --> 05:14:50,574
for fiske's proposed data

10013
05:14:50,574 --> 05:14:51,809
center. Please stay vigilant

10014
05:14:51,809 --> 05:14:54,545
and please continue to show up

10015
05:14:54,545 --> 05:14:56,680
for our community. And 37208

10016
05:14:56,680 --> 05:14:58,680
thank you.

10017
05:15:00,284 --> 05:15:01,752
Thank you. Could you

10018
05:15:01,752 --> 05:15:03,587
please share your ticket number?

10019
05:15:03,587 --> 05:15:03,988
My ticket number is 156.

10020
05:15:03,988 --> 05:15:04,689
Thank

10021
05:15:04,689 --> 05:15:05,823
you.

10022
05:15:05,823 --> 05:15:07,691
Good evening all. My name

10023
05:15:07,691 --> 05:15:08,692
is sean grimes. I'm a fourth

10024
05:15:08,692 --> 05:15:09,894
generation immigrant. Iwas

10025
05:15:09,894 --> 05:15:11,128
born and raised in nashville.

10026
05:15:11,128 --> 05:15:12,830
And let's just be honest, this

10027
05:15:12,830 --> 05:15:14,732
is not good. It will decrease

10028
05:15:14,732 --> 05:15:16,367
our water quality, quality. The

10029
05:15:16,367 --> 05:15:17,501
water pressure will go down. It

10030
05:15:17,501 --> 05:15:18,636
will increase ourutility bills.

10031
05:15:18,636 --> 05:15:20,503
We're going to put we're going

10032
05:15:20,503 --> 05:15:21,639
to be footing the bill for the

10033
05:15:21,639 --> 05:15:22,940
data centers. It's just that

10034
05:15:22,940 --> 05:15:25,340
simple. It disrupts animal

10035
05:15:26,510 --> 05:15:29,510
breeding habits. It disrupts a

10036
05:15:30,915 --> 05:15:33,500
cow production. The animals

10037
05:15:33,500 --> 05:15:35,152
have. They're given birth to a

10038
05:15:35,152 --> 05:15:36,620
stillborn offspring. And I

10039
05:15:36,620 --> 05:15:37,955
don't trust doug sloan. Doug

10040
05:15:37,955 --> 05:15:39,190
sloan has lied. He said that

10041
05:15:39,190 --> 05:15:41,625
the property is vested and that

10042
05:15:41,625 --> 05:15:42,827
the permits are already

10043
05:15:42,827 --> 05:15:44,295
approved. I don't know why he

10044
05:15:44,295 --> 05:15:45,628
would lie about that, because

10045
05:15:45,628 --> 05:15:47,798
when people lie, they either

10046
05:15:47,798 --> 05:15:49,233
think you're stupid or they

10047
05:15:49,233 --> 05:15:51,369
think you're not smart enough

10048
05:15:51,369 --> 05:15:54,969
to know the truth and concern.

10049
05:15:56,474 --> 05:15:58,275
Doug stone is probably both.

10050
05:15:58,275 --> 05:15:59,744
And to everyone who's watching

10051
05:15:59,744 --> 05:16:00,978
at home right now, just know

10052
05:16:00,978 --> 05:16:02,179
that the people of nashville,

10053
05:16:02,179 --> 05:16:03,948
they don't care about you. They

10054
05:16:03,948 --> 05:16:05,649
never did you. Just an obstacle

10055
05:16:05,649 --> 05:16:07,251
to be overcome, your nuisance

10056
05:16:07,251 --> 05:16:11,188
to be gotten rid of you. Just

10057
05:16:11,188 --> 05:16:13,157
someone to foot the bill. Your

10058
05:16:13,157 --> 05:16:15,920
money will always there. Money

10059
05:16:15,920 --> 05:16:16,160
will always come first and you

10060
05:16:16,160 --> 05:16:17,728
will always come second. Thank

10061
05:16:17,728 --> 05:16:18,429
you for listening to me.

10062
05:16:18,429 --> 05:16:20,197
Thank

10063
05:16:20,197 --> 05:16:21,699
you. Go ahead. You're

10064
05:16:21,699 --> 05:16:22,767
recognized.

10065
05:16:22,767 --> 05:16:25,167
Hello, my name is

10066
05:16:26,671 --> 05:16:29,710
christopher hopkins. Hi, olivia.

10067
05:16:29,273 --> 05:16:32,760
Let's dive right in. Let's talk

10068
05:16:32,760 --> 05:16:33,878
about ai. It's what lazy people

10069
05:16:33,878 --> 05:16:36,747
use when they don't have enough

10070
05:16:36,747 --> 05:16:40,180
talent to create art music, or

10071
05:16:40,180 --> 05:16:42,887
they're too lazy to do research.

10072
05:16:42,887 --> 05:16:45,287
We have allowed corporations

10073
05:16:45,423 --> 05:16:48,693
for decades, my entire life, to

10074
05:16:48,693 --> 05:16:51,330
run this country. No more.

10075
05:16:51,330 --> 05:16:54,330
We're done. They have bought

10076
05:16:54,398 --> 05:16:56,798
and sold politicians like

10077
05:17:02,107 --> 05:17:04,508
trading cards. It ends. There

10078
05:17:04,508 --> 05:17:05,977
are record companies. There are

10079
05:17:05,977 --> 05:17:08,790
music streaming services that

10080
05:17:08,790 --> 05:17:10,479
all use artificial intelligence

10081
05:17:18,156 --> 05:17:21,460
to steal ideas. Why? For profit?

10082
05:17:21,460 --> 05:17:24,328
The point being, we don't need

10083
05:17:24,328 --> 05:17:26,163
this. We never have. What we

10084
05:17:26,163 --> 05:17:27,933
need is to get away from it.

10085
05:17:27,933 --> 05:17:30,933
It's not just data centers,

10086
05:17:31,503 --> 05:17:33,438
it's all of it. Ai is not our

10087
05:17:33,438 --> 05:17:35,540
future. And fun fact we are two

10088
05:17:35,540 --> 05:17:38,310
and a half years away from the

10089
05:17:38,310 --> 05:17:41,310
setting of terminator two. Let

10090
05:17:43,150 --> 05:17:45,550
that sink in for a second. The

10091
05:17:45,550 --> 05:17:47,352
price we pay for our freedom is

10092
05:17:47,352 --> 05:17:49,488
vigilance, and we will be

10093
05:17:49,488 --> 05:17:52,488
vigilant. No politician in any

10094
05:17:52,691 --> 05:17:56,662
party is safe. A vote for ai is

10095
05:17:56,662 --> 05:17:58,396
political suicide. And let's

10096
05:17:58,396 --> 05:18:00,666
face it, and let me be very

10097
05:18:00,666 --> 05:18:02,833
blunt with the ai companies,

10098
05:18:02,833 --> 05:18:04,569
you're just no more than the

10099
05:18:04,569 --> 05:18:06,438
jared fogle of the tech

10100
05:18:06,438 --> 05:18:08,438
industry. Thank you.

10101
05:18:08,607 --> 05:18:10,607
thank you.

10102
05:18:13,278 --> 05:18:13,378
Go ahead. You're recognized.

10103
05:18:13,378 --> 05:18:14,446
Hi,

10104
05:18:14,446 --> 05:18:15,380
I'm deirdre kelly.

10105
05:18:15,380 --> 05:18:17,380
I live in

10106
05:18:17,515 --> 05:18:21,115
district six. I'm here not only

10107
05:18:21,920 --> 05:18:24,423
to voice my support of 2026

10108
05:18:24,423 --> 05:18:25,957
1391 and the moratorium and to

10109
05:18:25,957 --> 05:18:27,292
add my voice to the several

10110
05:18:27,292 --> 05:18:29,494
people who've spoken before me

10111
05:18:29,494 --> 05:18:31,897
who have astutely observed that

10112
05:18:31,897 --> 05:18:34,466
this legislation does not go

10113
05:18:34,466 --> 05:18:36,635
far enough in giving people

10114
05:18:36,635 --> 05:18:38,635
salient protections against

10115
05:18:39,904 --> 05:18:42,740
this particular type of

10116
05:18:42,740 --> 05:18:44,474
capitalist exploitation of our

10117
05:18:47,446 --> 05:18:49,214
communities. I would like to

10118
05:18:49,214 --> 05:18:52,814
argue that the sheer number of

10119
05:18:52,918 --> 05:18:55,318
people here advocating for

10120
05:18:56,880 --> 05:18:58,290
regulation in response to an

10121
05:18:58,290 --> 05:18:59,910
attack upon our communities

10122
05:18:59,910 --> 05:19:01,859
should give us pause, because

10123
05:19:01,859 --> 05:19:05,130
there is going to be another

10124
05:19:05,130 --> 05:19:08,400
exploiter. All of these ai is

10125
05:19:08,400 --> 05:19:10,100
another iteration of, excuse me,

10126
05:19:10,100 --> 05:19:13,601
I should have prepared notes. I

10127
05:19:15,507 --> 05:19:18,430
had 2.5 hours to do it. Ai is

10128
05:19:18,430 --> 05:19:20,579
another in a line of several

10129
05:19:20,579 --> 05:19:22,381
sort of new technological

10130
05:19:22,381 --> 05:19:23,982
paradigms, disruptions backed

10131
05:19:23,982 --> 05:19:25,449
by astounding amounts of money,

10132
05:19:25,449 --> 05:19:27,219
whose practical applications,

10133
05:19:27,219 --> 05:19:30,288
in the case of ai in particular,

10134
05:19:30,288 --> 05:19:31,390
are most demonstrable in surveillance. And I'm

10135
05:19:31,390 --> 05:19:33,158
surprised it hasn't been

10136
05:19:33,158 --> 05:19:36,158
brought up already. The killing

10137
05:19:37,830 --> 05:19:39,631
of 150 schoolgirls in iran,

10138
05:19:39,631 --> 05:19:41,833
maven ai was directly

10139
05:19:41,833 --> 05:19:44,403
implicated in that. Its error

10140
05:19:44,403 --> 05:19:46,171
killed all of those girls, and

10141
05:19:46,171 --> 05:19:48,574
I believe that is directly

10142
05:19:48,574 --> 05:19:49,675
relevant because that is what

10143
05:19:49,675 --> 05:19:52,750
this technology serves, and

10144
05:19:52,277 --> 05:19:54,800
because the imperative to kill

10145
05:19:54,800 --> 05:19:55,381
people in foreign countries for

10146
05:19:55,381 --> 05:19:56,549
profit is going to remain and

10147
05:19:56,549 --> 05:19:58,684
is going to continue to affect

10148
05:19:58,684 --> 05:20:00,853
our cities. We need proactive

10149
05:20:00,853 --> 05:20:02,853
legislation which prevents

10150
05:20:04,570 --> 05:20:06,457
these kinds of predatory

10151
05:20:07,393 --> 05:20:09,393
corporations from beginning

10152
05:20:10,629 --> 05:20:11,664
this. We cannot react. Thank

10153
05:20:11,664 --> 05:20:13,664
you.

10154
05:20:14,200 --> 05:20:16,600
Thank you. Go ahead.

10155
05:20:16,702 --> 05:20:17,302
You're recognized.

10156
05:20:17,302 --> 05:20:19,271
Good evening.

10157
05:20:19,271 --> 05:20:21,440
My name is johanna sestito. I

10158
05:20:21,440 --> 05:20:22,708
reside in district six, and I'm

10159
05:20:22,708 --> 05:20:25,377
here to support to voice

10160
05:20:25,377 --> 05:20:26,846
support for bill 2026 1391, as

10161
05:20:26,846 --> 05:20:29,246
well as increasing the

10162
05:20:30,115 --> 05:20:31,851
regulations specifically for

10163
05:20:31,851 --> 05:20:33,986
minimizing the allowable data

10164
05:20:33,986 --> 05:20:36,254
center sizes in davidson county

10165
05:20:36,254 --> 05:20:38,240
and limiting and reducing the

10166
05:20:38,240 --> 05:20:39,692
amount of allowable energy use

10167
05:20:39,692 --> 05:20:41,728
for those regulated for those

10168
05:20:41,728 --> 05:20:43,896
data centers. I also just want

10169
05:20:43,896 --> 05:20:45,231
to thank you for embodying what

10170
05:20:45,231 --> 05:20:46,899
local government is supposed to

10171
05:20:46,899 --> 05:20:48,901
do, and that is listen to us

10172
05:20:48,901 --> 05:20:50,937
and to listen to all of us who

10173
05:20:50,937 --> 05:20:52,739
can come. Prior to moving to

10174
05:20:52,739 --> 05:20:54,907
nashville just a few short

10175
05:20:54,907 --> 05:20:56,708
three years ago, I lived in a

10176
05:20:56,708 --> 05:20:59,312
in a small town in alaska,

10177
05:20:59,312 --> 05:21:00,413
where the size of the people

10178
05:21:00,413 --> 05:21:02,215
who showed up here was the

10179
05:21:02,215 --> 05:21:03,249
entire population. And I can

10180
05:21:03,249 --> 05:21:04,317
tell you, they're having the

10181
05:21:04,317 --> 05:21:07,153
same conversation today that we

10182
05:21:07,153 --> 05:21:07,954
are. So as you think about what

10183
05:21:07,954 --> 05:21:10,757
innovation looks like, it is

10184
05:21:10,757 --> 05:21:12,358
not data centers. Innovation is

10185
05:21:12,358 --> 05:21:14,758
not dehumanizing our neighbors

10186
05:21:15,461 --> 05:21:18,631
and our communities in order to

10187
05:21:18,631 --> 05:21:20,633
be faster with mediocre

10188
05:21:20,633 --> 05:21:22,235
information. Innovation is what

10189
05:21:22,235 --> 05:21:23,536
you have the opportunity to do

10190
05:21:23,536 --> 05:21:25,405
tonight and tomorrow, and for

10191
05:21:25,405 --> 05:21:26,406
the rest of the time that

10192
05:21:26,406 --> 05:21:28,741
you're here in nashville's

10193
05:21:28,741 --> 05:21:29,841
leadership. So thank you for

10194
05:21:29,841 --> 05:21:30,943
supporting a thriving city, and

10195
05:21:30,943 --> 05:21:32,679
thank you for helping us

10196
05:21:32,679 --> 05:21:35,679
protect what we love with

10197
05:21:35,982 --> 05:21:39,252
policy and, and a lot of care.

10198
05:21:39,252 --> 05:21:40,253
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

10199
05:21:40,253 --> 05:21:41,721
recognized. Could you share

10200
05:21:41,721 --> 05:21:42,880
your ticket number, please?

10201
05:21:42,880 --> 05:21:44,880
sure.

10202
05:21:44,624 --> 05:21:45,291
I'm number 162.

10203
05:21:45,291 --> 05:21:47,291
Thank you.

10204
05:21:47,827 --> 05:21:49,996
Hi, my name is miriam spier. I

10205
05:21:49,996 --> 05:21:51,698
live in district six. Thank you

10206
05:21:51,698 --> 05:21:52,932
for listening to all of us

10207
05:21:52,932 --> 05:21:53,933
tonight. This is so interesting.

10208
05:21:53,933 --> 05:21:56,669
I've never done this and I'm

10209
05:21:56,669 --> 05:21:58,971
winging it. There's been so

10210
05:21:58,971 --> 05:22:00,373
much said tonight. It's been so

10211
05:22:00,373 --> 05:22:01,774
brilliant and inspiring. Just

10212
05:22:01,774 --> 05:22:03,242
to hear the intelligence and

10213
05:22:03,242 --> 05:22:05,511
heart of all these people from

10214
05:22:05,511 --> 05:22:08,214
all over nashville. The one

10215
05:22:08,214 --> 05:22:12,185
thing I want to say that is

10216
05:22:12,185 --> 05:22:15,488
maybe something else. I see us

10217
05:22:15,488 --> 05:22:17,590
as like a society at a crisis

10218
05:22:17,590 --> 05:22:19,826
of values right now that's

10219
05:22:19,826 --> 05:22:22,226
becoming stronger and stronger.

10220
05:22:22,628 --> 05:22:24,497
And whether or not this is the

10221
05:22:24,497 --> 05:22:25,531
issue that pushes us even

10222
05:22:25,531 --> 05:22:27,333
further towards that crisis,

10223
05:22:27,333 --> 05:22:29,836
are we going to value human

10224
05:22:29,836 --> 05:22:32,438
life, or are we going to value

10225
05:22:32,438 --> 05:22:35,275
profit? And I feel like in our

10226
05:22:35,275 --> 05:22:36,509
country, we've set this

10227
05:22:36,509 --> 05:22:38,378
precedence that you need to

10228
05:22:38,378 --> 05:22:39,445
take care of your own, be

10229
05:22:39,445 --> 05:22:41,381
really careful, get as much

10230
05:22:41,381 --> 05:22:43,282
money as you can and set your

10231
05:22:43,282 --> 05:22:46,520
next generation up for success.

10232
05:22:46,520 --> 05:22:48,187
But if that's done so at the

10233
05:22:48,187 --> 05:22:51,187
detriment of the environment or

10234
05:22:51,791 --> 05:22:53,259
other communities or other

10235
05:22:53,259 --> 05:22:55,620
ecological systems that need to

10236
05:22:55,620 --> 05:22:57,231
thrive in order for us to

10237
05:22:57,231 --> 05:22:59,330
thrive as humanity, that's when

10238
05:22:59,330 --> 05:23:01,568
I start to really become

10239
05:23:01,568 --> 05:23:03,102
baffled by that mentality, and

10240
05:23:03,102 --> 05:23:04,270
I do. I wish we could have like

10241
05:23:04,270 --> 05:23:06,240
a round table discussion

10242
05:23:06,240 --> 05:23:08,141
because I am curious, those who

10243
05:23:08,141 --> 05:23:10,310
oppose this what's in it

10244
05:23:10,310 --> 05:23:12,460
for you? Like what is truly in

10245
05:23:12,460 --> 05:23:13,881
it for you? Maybe some money? I

10246
05:23:13,881 --> 05:23:15,248
don't even know how that works,

10247
05:23:15,248 --> 05:23:17,550
to be honest. I don't know how

10248
05:23:17,550 --> 05:23:19,853
these people bribe you because

10249
05:23:19,853 --> 05:23:21,287
it is bribery. We call it

10250
05:23:21,287 --> 05:23:22,722
lobbying in this country, but

10251
05:23:22,722 --> 05:23:25,122
everywhere else it's called

10252
05:23:25,292 --> 05:23:28,292
bribery. So I'm truly confused

10253
05:23:28,662 --> 05:23:31,662
as a critical thinking member

10254
05:23:31,865 --> 05:23:33,000
of your council district, and I

10255
05:23:33,000 --> 05:23:35,350
would implore you to really

10256
05:23:35,350 --> 05:23:36,803
think about what you value

10257
05:23:36,803 --> 05:23:38,672
going forward in this life.

10258
05:23:38,672 --> 05:23:40,672
Thank you.

10259
05:23:41,941 --> 05:23:44,341
Thank you. Go ahead.

10260
05:23:45,479 --> 05:23:46,847
You're recognized.

10261
05:23:46,847 --> 05:23:48,847
Hello, my

10262
05:23:49,160 --> 05:23:50,818
name is alisa sun and I'm a

10263
05:23:50,818 --> 05:23:53,218
resident of nashville council

10264
05:23:53,687 --> 05:23:55,254
district 35. The construction

10265
05:23:55,254 --> 05:23:56,256
of a new data center in

10266
05:23:56,256 --> 05:23:57,691
nashville would cause

10267
05:23:57,691 --> 05:23:59,493
inevitable harm to communities

10268
05:23:59,493 --> 05:24:01,893
already struggling to survive.

10269
05:24:02,428 --> 05:24:03,530
The quality of life will lower

10270
05:24:03,530 --> 05:24:05,666
further while keeping the rich

10271
05:24:05,666 --> 05:24:07,167
safe and in power, creating

10272
05:24:07,167 --> 05:24:08,836
unsafe and unhealthy conditions

10273
05:24:08,836 --> 05:24:11,236
for vulnerable populations of

10274
05:24:11,437 --> 05:24:14,437
both humans and animals. I

10275
05:24:14,708 --> 05:24:16,708
strongly support bill 2026 1391

10276
05:24:16,777 --> 05:24:18,212
and urge this council to

10277
05:24:18,212 --> 05:24:19,646
support even stronger

10278
05:24:19,646 --> 05:24:20,713
restrictions on data centers

10279
05:24:20,713 --> 05:24:23,584
because, as you can clearly see

10280
05:24:23,584 --> 05:24:25,520
by the 250 people here who have

10281
05:24:25,520 --> 05:24:26,487
spoken passionately before me

10282
05:24:26,487 --> 05:24:28,288
and waited several hours to

10283
05:24:28,288 --> 05:24:30,240
have our voices heard, we

10284
05:24:30,240 --> 05:24:31,190
simply want to live in a world

10285
05:24:31,190 --> 05:24:33,226
where everyone is valued and

10286
05:24:33,226 --> 05:24:34,727
taken care of, a world where we

10287
05:24:34,727 --> 05:24:36,563
can breathe freely, pay our

10288
05:24:36,563 --> 05:24:38,465
bills on time, go to sleep with

10289
05:24:38,465 --> 05:24:40,670
a roof over our head, and

10290
05:24:40,670 --> 05:24:41,802
on our table. Unfortunately,

10291
05:24:41,802 --> 05:24:43,690
many of us aren't even able to

10292
05:24:43,690 --> 05:24:44,471
do that in this moment, and the

10293
05:24:44,471 --> 05:24:46,600
construction of a gargantuan

10294
05:24:46,600 --> 05:24:47,107
data center would cause

10295
05:24:47,107 --> 05:24:48,241
irreparable damage to our city

10296
05:24:48,241 --> 05:24:49,143
and the folks living in it.

10297
05:24:49,143 --> 05:24:50,544
Thank you.

10298
05:24:50,544 --> 05:24:52,944
Thank you very much.

10299
05:24:54,214 --> 05:24:54,948
Go ahead. You're recognized.

10300
05:24:54,948 --> 05:24:55,715
Hi,

10301
05:24:55,715 --> 05:24:57,251
my name is beth.

10302
05:24:57,251 --> 05:24:59,651
Ann and I live

10303
05:24:59,686 --> 05:25:01,550
in council district number 26.

10304
05:25:01,550 --> 05:25:02,555
Hello, courtney. And thank you

10305
05:25:02,555 --> 05:25:04,658
so much to courtney and the

10306
05:25:04,658 --> 05:25:06,193
other council people who have

10307
05:25:06,193 --> 05:25:09,193
sponsored these bills. I speak

10308
05:25:10,970 --> 05:25:12,497
in support of bill 2026, 1391,

10309
05:25:13,967 --> 05:25:15,967
13, 92, 1448 and everything and

10310
05:25:16,970 --> 05:25:18,305
anything you can do to make all

10311
05:25:18,305 --> 05:25:20,441
of these people that have

10312
05:25:20,441 --> 05:25:22,309
signed petition petitions,

10313
05:25:22,309 --> 05:25:24,412
waited here all night to speak,

10314
05:25:24,412 --> 05:25:26,812
without leaving, without giving

10315
05:25:27,381 --> 05:25:28,449
up, while you also have been so

10316
05:25:28,449 --> 05:25:30,484
attentive. I have watched so

10317
05:25:30,484 --> 05:25:33,530
many of you listen because like

10318
05:25:33,530 --> 05:25:34,521
myself, I imagine you feel

10319
05:25:34,521 --> 05:25:37,521
inspired by the community, by

10320
05:25:39,860 --> 05:25:42,290
the wisdom, by the pleas to

10321
05:25:42,290 --> 05:25:45,290
maintain some integrity in our

10322
05:25:45,632 --> 05:25:46,900
city. I am so lucky to have a

10323
05:25:46,900 --> 05:25:49,300
council person who advocates

10324
05:25:50,404 --> 05:25:52,473
for us on a regular basis. I

10325
05:25:52,473 --> 05:25:54,641
wish that for every citizen of

10326
05:25:54,641 --> 05:25:56,176
every part of this country, but

10327
05:25:56,176 --> 05:25:57,911
particularly in our city, where

10328
05:25:57,911 --> 05:26:01,181
it sometimes feels like we are

10329
05:26:01,181 --> 05:26:03,283
under siege. I live in a

10330
05:26:03,283 --> 05:26:04,785
beautiful part of this town

10331
05:26:04,785 --> 05:26:07,185
that's right. Between radnor

10332
05:26:07,254 --> 05:26:08,722
lake, the ellington ag center,

10333
05:26:08,722 --> 05:26:11,291
and just a couple miles from

10334
05:26:11,291 --> 05:26:13,428
the zoo, it's hard to think of

10335
05:26:13,428 --> 05:26:15,263
a prettier part of town, but

10336
05:26:15,263 --> 05:26:16,997
it's also a part of town that

10337
05:26:16,997 --> 05:26:19,200
has now been beleaguered by

10338
05:26:19,200 --> 05:26:21,301
change in flight plans and the

10339
05:26:21,301 --> 05:26:23,303
sound of the airplanes alone,

10340
05:26:23,303 --> 05:26:24,638
day to day, has caused friends

10341
05:26:24,638 --> 05:26:26,807
of mine to put their houses up

10342
05:26:26,807 --> 05:26:29,210
for sale because they simply

10343
05:26:29,210 --> 05:26:32,800
can't take it. When I magnify

10344
05:26:32,800 --> 05:26:33,548
that and multiply it. It's the

10345
05:26:33,548 --> 05:26:35,383
accumulation of all the ways in

10346
05:26:35,383 --> 05:26:37,552
which we are being attacked

10347
05:26:37,552 --> 05:26:39,200
that is problematic. Does it

10348
05:26:39,200 --> 05:26:40,654
feel like attack to everyone?

10349
05:26:40,654 --> 05:26:42,891
Maybe not, but when you've

10350
05:26:42,891 --> 05:26:44,325
lived in a very peaceful

10351
05:26:44,325 --> 05:26:47,228
environment and all of a sudden

10352
05:26:47,228 --> 05:26:48,763
all you get is noise and the

10353
05:26:48,763 --> 05:26:51,465
quiet of the night? I can hear

10354
05:26:51,465 --> 05:26:52,934
the train from my house. I can

10355
05:26:52,934 --> 05:26:54,302
hear the people racing on

10356
05:26:54,302 --> 05:26:57,302
edmondson pike, even though I

10357
05:26:57,572 --> 05:27:00,572
don't live on edmondson pike.

10358
05:27:01,943 --> 05:27:05,179
Thank you, thank you. All right.

10359
05:27:05,179 --> 05:27:05,512
You're recognized. Go ahead.

10360
05:27:05,512 --> 05:27:07,349
Hi,

10361
05:27:07,349 --> 05:27:08,783
my name is sissy dinkle and I

10362
05:27:08,783 --> 05:27:10,552
have lived in various places

10363
05:27:10,552 --> 05:27:12,754
around nashville for the last

10364
05:27:12,754 --> 05:27:14,189
11 years, and I consider

10365
05:27:14,189 --> 05:27:16,589
nashville, davidson county and

10366
05:27:17,492 --> 05:27:19,227
tennessee to be my home. I am

10367
05:27:19,227 --> 05:27:20,294
one of the many full time

10368
05:27:20,294 --> 05:27:21,429
musicians that make up the

10369
05:27:21,429 --> 05:27:22,897
thriving music community in

10370
05:27:22,897 --> 05:27:24,599
nashville, and we know we've

10371
05:27:24,599 --> 05:27:26,101
all seen and heard the effects

10372
05:27:26,101 --> 05:27:27,869
that ai has had on the creative,

10373
05:27:27,869 --> 05:27:29,869
professional communities around

10374
05:27:30,372 --> 05:27:31,740
the world, really. And I am

10375
05:27:31,740 --> 05:27:32,874
concerned about the impact that

10376
05:27:32,874 --> 05:27:35,750
these data centers will have on

10377
05:27:35,750 --> 05:27:36,511
the city, not only the

10378
05:27:36,511 --> 05:27:37,912
environmental consequences to

10379
05:27:37,912 --> 05:27:39,114
the zoo animals and the

10380
05:27:39,114 --> 05:27:41,514
ecosystem surrounding the areas

10381
05:27:41,549 --> 05:27:42,984
where these centers will go.

10382
05:27:42,984 --> 05:27:44,850
But as well as neighborhoods

10383
05:27:44,850 --> 05:27:46,850
and communities surrounding%

10384
05:27:46,888 --> 05:27:48,923
these areas as well. I don't

10385
05:27:48,923 --> 05:27:50,525
think that it is a coincidence

10386
05:27:50,525 --> 05:27:51,992
that these proposed data

10387
05:27:51,992 --> 05:27:53,610
centers that are largely being

10388
05:27:53,610 --> 05:27:54,995
discussed at this meeting are

10389
05:27:54,995 --> 05:27:56,297
at the zoo, which is located in

10390
05:27:56,297 --> 05:27:57,799
one of the most racially

10391
05:27:57,799 --> 05:28:00,335
diverse areas of nashville, and

10392
05:28:00,335 --> 05:28:02,170
also at fisk university, one of

10393
05:28:02,170 --> 05:28:03,738
our cherished hbcus and the

10394
05:28:03,738 --> 05:28:04,805
home of the fisk jubilee

10395
05:28:04,805 --> 05:28:06,410
singers, which the reason why

10396
05:28:06,410 --> 05:28:09,610
we're called music city in the

10397
05:28:09,610 --> 05:28:10,712
first place. This comes along

10398
05:28:10,712 --> 05:28:12,280
with the ethical and

10399
05:28:12,280 --> 05:28:13,848
surveillance concerns that come

10400
05:28:13,848 --> 05:28:17,448
with ai usage, as well as

10401
05:28:17,584 --> 05:28:18,653
spread of misinformation. I

10402
05:28:18,653 --> 05:28:20,354
felt compelled to come and

10403
05:28:20,354 --> 05:28:23,124
speak to you all today because

10404
05:28:23,124 --> 05:28:25,193
it would be so easy to be angry

10405
05:28:25,193 --> 05:28:26,393
in my home and to be angry on

10406
05:28:26,393 --> 05:28:28,797
the internet and be angry with

10407
05:28:28,797 --> 05:28:30,165
my friends. But when I have the

10408
05:28:30,165 --> 05:28:32,100
opportunity to come speak to

10409
05:28:32,100 --> 05:28:33,635
you face to face, I believe

10410
05:28:33,635 --> 05:28:35,670
that to keep my mouth closed

10411
05:28:35,670 --> 05:28:36,905
would be as good as apathy. And

10412
05:28:36,905 --> 05:28:39,174
we all know that there's no

10413
05:28:39,174 --> 05:28:42,774
such thing as a middle ground.

10414
05:28:43,511 --> 05:28:44,979
I urge you all to pass.

10415
05:28:44,979 --> 05:28:46,140
Bl20261931 and restrict the

10416
05:28:46,140 --> 05:28:47,749
data center production in our

10417
05:28:47,749 --> 05:28:48,149
city and in our state. Thank

10418
05:28:48,149 --> 05:28:50,149
you.

10419
05:28:52,688 --> 05:28:54,289
Thank you. Go ahead.

10420
05:28:54,289 --> 05:28:54,857
You're recognized.

10421
05:28:54,857 --> 05:28:55,524
Hi, everyone.

10422
05:28:55,524 --> 05:28:57,158
And I'm.

10423
05:28:57,158 --> 05:28:58,993
Ticket number 168.

10424
05:28:58,993 --> 05:29:01,129
Thank you. My name is rita

10425
05:29:01,129 --> 05:29:02,497
phifer. I'm from district 23. I

10426
05:29:02,497 --> 05:29:04,400
don't haven't heard that as

10427
05:29:04,400 --> 05:29:06,267
often. I'm in nashville. Native,

10428
05:29:06,267 --> 05:29:08,667
longtime resident, obviously in

10429
05:29:09,771 --> 05:29:11,606
support of bill 2026 1391, the

10430
05:29:11,606 --> 05:29:13,606
proposed amendments, the

10431
05:29:14,760 --> 05:29:15,310
moratorium, the kitchen sink.

10432
05:29:15,310 --> 05:29:17,178
Thank you guys so much for your

10433
05:29:17,178 --> 05:29:19,915
work on this. But y'all, it's

10434
05:29:19,915 --> 05:29:21,282
not enough. We also agree with

10435
05:29:21,282 --> 05:29:23,518
stand up nashville's proposed

10436
05:29:23,518 --> 05:29:26,518
changes based on policy expert

10437
05:29:26,689 --> 05:29:28,156
opinions. It's still not enough

10438
05:29:28,156 --> 05:29:29,524
beyond even stricter

10439
05:29:29,524 --> 05:29:32,940
regulations. What we truly need

10440
05:29:32,940 --> 05:29:33,495
is real accountability from you.

10441
05:29:33,495 --> 05:29:34,562
First of all, our

10442
05:29:34,562 --> 05:29:36,562
infrastructure is already

10443
05:29:36,831 --> 05:29:38,601
strained and outdated. Are we

10444
05:29:38,601 --> 05:29:40,601
really prioritizing corporate

10445
05:29:40,669 --> 05:29:43,690
profit over updating our

10446
05:29:43,939 --> 05:29:45,440
lackluster infrastructure again?

10447
05:29:45,440 --> 05:29:47,243
Also, I'm curious to see

10448
05:29:47,243 --> 05:29:48,677
metro's legislation supporting

10449
05:29:48,677 --> 05:29:50,445
enforcement and holding data

10450
05:29:50,445 --> 05:29:52,281
centers accountablewhen data

10451
05:29:52,281 --> 05:29:55,281
centers inevitably lie and harm

10452
05:29:55,584 --> 05:29:57,352
our communities, what recourse fight this

10453
05:29:57,352 --> 05:29:59,154
corporate greed? Oversight is

10454
05:29:59,154 --> 05:30:01,570
not enough. Increased taxes and

10455
05:30:01,570 --> 05:30:02,892
fines I don't think are enough.

10456
05:30:02,892 --> 05:30:04,694
So what are we going to do

10457
05:30:04,694 --> 05:30:07,363
about that? And then after all

10458
05:30:07,363 --> 05:30:08,798
of that, is the cost worth the

10459
05:30:08,798 --> 05:30:10,433
risk? Especially when we don't

10460
05:30:10,433 --> 05:30:12,401
really know the full extent of

10461
05:30:12,401 --> 05:30:14,170
the long term damage? And

10462
05:30:14,170 --> 05:30:16,338
council, I guess I wonder why

10463
05:30:16,338 --> 05:30:17,907
we are once again reactively

10464
05:30:17,907 --> 05:30:20,307
drafting rushed policy because

10465
05:30:20,343 --> 05:30:21,810
of public outrage instead of

10466
05:30:21,810 --> 05:30:23,878
proactively planning for our

10467
05:30:23,878 --> 05:30:25,348
future, I propose the 90 day

10468
05:30:25,348 --> 05:30:26,816
public notice of developments

10469
05:30:26,816 --> 05:30:28,217
no ndas and business

10470
05:30:28,217 --> 05:30:30,453
development as a baseline

10471
05:30:30,453 --> 05:30:31,786
standard because we shouldn't

10472
05:30:31,786 --> 05:30:34,322
have channel four news being

10473
05:30:34,322 --> 05:30:37,360
the reason we draft this. And I

10474
05:30:37,360 --> 05:30:39,762
say this as a city, as a place

10475
05:30:39,762 --> 05:30:41,163
I love, I expect so much

10476
05:30:41,163 --> 05:30:43,366
because we need you more than

10477
05:30:43,366 --> 05:30:44,767
ever. The soul of nashville is

10478
05:30:44,767 --> 05:30:45,968
three quarters of the truth.

10479
05:30:45,968 --> 05:30:47,670
We're singing the truth loud

10480
05:30:47,670 --> 05:30:49,872
and clear. I really hope you

10481
05:30:49,872 --> 05:30:52,872
sing along. Thanks so much.

10482
05:30:54,176 --> 05:30:57,776
Thank you. Go ahead. Sir. You

10483
05:30:58,179 --> 05:30:59,215
recognized.

10484
05:30:59,215 --> 05:31:01,215
Hi, I'm jared

10485
05:31:01,750 --> 05:31:03,486
harper. I live in metropolitan

10486
05:31:03,486 --> 05:31:05,486
nashville, district number 21.

10487
05:31:05,587 --> 05:31:06,554
It's the same

10488
05:31:06,554 --> 05:31:07,555
a district that

10489
05:31:07,555 --> 05:31:08,723
has. Fisk university, where

10490
05:31:08,723 --> 05:31:10,826
they proposed a location for a

10491
05:31:10,826 --> 05:31:13,226
30 megawatt data center. And

10492
05:31:13,295 --> 05:31:14,530
it's right next to my it's my

10493
05:31:14,530 --> 05:31:16,650
alma mater, and it's right next

10494
05:31:16,650 --> 05:31:18,467
to my alma mater of meharry

10495
05:31:18,467 --> 05:31:19,535
medical. In fact, I live in the

10496
05:31:19,535 --> 05:31:20,603
same neighborhood as meharry

10497
05:31:20,603 --> 05:31:22,405
medical college, and I've lived

10498
05:31:22,405 --> 05:31:25,405
in those two neighborhoods for

10499
05:31:25,574 --> 05:31:28,878
the last 12 years. I'm here in

10500
05:31:28,878 --> 05:31:30,980
support of bill 2026 1391. I've

10501
05:31:30,980 --> 05:31:32,415
been a student, a health care

10502
05:31:32,415 --> 05:31:33,883
professional, a computer

10503
05:31:33,883 --> 05:31:35,718
technician, I.T. Worker, and

10504
05:31:35,718 --> 05:31:37,486
I'm currently a teacher. And

10505
05:31:37,486 --> 05:31:38,921
I'm coming today as a local

10506
05:31:38,921 --> 05:31:41,230
resident concerned for nearby

10507
05:31:41,230 --> 05:31:42,458
students and colleges, high

10508
05:31:42,458 --> 05:31:44,260
schools, middle schools, and

10509
05:31:44,260 --> 05:31:46,620
elementary schools nearby that

10510
05:31:46,620 --> 05:31:48,130
aren't really here to speak for

10511
05:31:48,130 --> 05:31:49,832
themselves. We've had a history

10512
05:31:49,832 --> 05:31:51,901
in nashville where railroads

10513
05:31:51,901 --> 05:31:54,360
were split, where split the

10514
05:31:54,360 --> 05:31:55,471
city up by race. We've had an

10515
05:31:55,471 --> 05:31:56,572
entire highway cut through a

10516
05:31:56,572 --> 05:31:58,741
once thriving community of

10517
05:31:58,741 --> 05:32:00,142
north nashville, and there's a

10518
05:32:00,142 --> 05:32:01,577
data center show that's

10519
05:32:01,577 --> 05:32:02,645
proposed in north nashville,

10520
05:32:02,645 --> 05:32:03,713
and there needs to be

10521
05:32:03,713 --> 05:32:05,648
regulations in place to help

10522
05:32:05,648 --> 05:32:07,783
protect those who really hadn't

10523
05:32:07,783 --> 05:32:08,751
been made aware. I know you're

10524
05:32:08,751 --> 05:32:10,921
probably aware of concerns

10525
05:32:10,921 --> 05:32:12,455
about the cost of electricity,

10526
05:32:12,455 --> 05:32:14,523
about concerns about the stress

10527
05:32:14,523 --> 05:32:15,624
and risks of local water

10528
05:32:15,624 --> 05:32:17,270
systems, potential problems

10529
05:32:17,270 --> 05:32:18,127
with pollution from diesel.

10530
05:32:18,127 --> 05:32:19,628
You're probably aware of

10531
05:32:19,628 --> 05:32:21,430
concerns about cardiac and

10532
05:32:21,430 --> 05:32:23,533
respiratory issues and concerns

10533
05:32:23,533 --> 05:32:24,701
about low frequency emissions,

10534
05:32:24,701 --> 05:32:25,801
increased traffic in the area,

10535
05:32:25,801 --> 05:32:27,671
and even desires to use the

10536
05:32:27,671 --> 05:32:28,672
land for other purposes in and

10537
05:32:28,672 --> 05:32:29,972
around davidson county. But

10538
05:32:29,972 --> 05:32:31,907
what I hope you're most aware

10539
05:32:31,907 --> 05:32:34,110
of is that everybody who's come

10540
05:32:34,110 --> 05:32:35,778
here is in general, is in

10541
05:32:35,778 --> 05:32:36,912
opposition to data center

10542
05:32:36,912 --> 05:32:39,480
expansion, but they have

10543
05:32:39,480 --> 05:32:41,448
virtually unanimous consent for

10544
05:32:42,180 --> 05:32:43,686
bill 2026 1391. And I hope

10545
05:32:43,686 --> 05:32:46,655
you're aware that there are

10546
05:32:46,655 --> 05:32:48,725
many fisk student alumni who

10547
05:32:48,725 --> 05:32:49,726
want transparency and

10548
05:32:49,726 --> 05:32:51,327
accountability. That's why I'm

10549
05:32:51,327 --> 05:32:53,630
here in support of this bill

10550
05:32:53,630 --> 05:32:55,232
and not to oppose innovation or

10551
05:32:55,232 --> 05:32:57,734
fisk, but to support common

10552
05:32:57,734 --> 05:32:59,734
sense regulation.

10553
05:33:01,771 --> 05:33:03,771
Thank you. Go

10554
05:33:03,874 --> 05:33:05,342
ahead. Could you share your

10555
05:33:05,342 --> 05:33:06,760
ticket number, please?

10556
05:33:06,760 --> 05:33:08,760
Yes. I'm

10557
05:33:09,278 --> 05:33:09,779
ticket number 175.

10558
05:33:09,779 --> 05:33:11,779
Okay, we're

10559
05:33:14,283 --> 05:33:16,453
on ticket number 175 at 1137

10560
05:33:16,453 --> 05:33:18,355
ish. We are three hours into

10561
05:33:18,355 --> 05:33:20,570
our public hearing. Again, it's

10562
05:33:20,570 --> 05:33:21,892
ticket 175. Go ahead please.

10563
05:33:21,892 --> 05:33:23,627
Good evening, council members.

10564
05:33:23,627 --> 05:33:26,128
My name is emma garrett and I

10565
05:33:26,128 --> 05:33:28,732
live in district 19. I'm a

10566
05:33:28,732 --> 05:33:30,266
software developer and I'm

10567
05:33:30,266 --> 05:33:32,636
excited to demand more from

10568
05:33:32,636 --> 05:33:34,538
this bill more from you all

10569
05:33:34,538 --> 05:33:35,906
here. And until this bill is

10570
05:33:35,906 --> 05:33:37,708
stronger, I support a complete

10571
05:33:37,708 --> 05:33:39,876
moratorium on data center

10572
05:33:39,876 --> 05:33:41,845
permits. The first thing I can

10573
05:33:41,845 --> 05:33:44,214
tell you is that ai companies

10574
05:33:44,214 --> 05:33:46,683
do not care about this city.

10575
05:33:46,683 --> 05:33:48,919
Open ai lost over $38 billion

10576
05:33:48,919 --> 05:33:50,319
last year and is scrambling for

10577
05:33:50,319 --> 05:33:51,988
capital. That's why there's a

10578
05:33:51,988 --> 05:33:53,222
race to get these data centers

10579
05:33:53,222 --> 05:33:55,359
built. They need they need more

10580
05:33:55,359 --> 05:33:57,828
cash to deliver a return to

10581
05:33:57,828 --> 05:33:59,162
their investors. Tech oligarchs

10582
05:33:59,162 --> 05:34:01,640
don't care who gets sacrificed

10583
05:34:01,640 --> 05:34:03,300
in the process. So I'd like to

10584
05:34:03,300 --> 05:34:05,680
make some suggestions. First,

10585
05:34:05,680 --> 05:34:06,903
let's upgrade to a full ban on

10586
05:34:06,903 --> 05:34:09,303
large data centers. Facilities

10587
05:34:09,373 --> 05:34:11,174
larger than 20mw. A medium data

10588
05:34:11,174 --> 05:34:12,709
center is the size of a 7 to 8

10589
05:34:12,709 --> 05:34:14,211
floor residential building. Why

10590
05:34:14,211 --> 05:34:17,211
would we want anything larger

10591
05:34:17,748 --> 05:34:19,750
than that? The proposed fisk

10592
05:34:19,750 --> 05:34:20,851
data center is 30mw and the zoo

10593
05:34:20,851 --> 05:34:21,918
should be 50. You've heard

10594
05:34:21,918 --> 05:34:23,820
tonight that no one wants

10595
05:34:23,820 --> 05:34:26,256
either of these, so the fix is

10596
05:34:26,256 --> 05:34:28,792
simple ban large data centers

10597
05:34:28,792 --> 05:34:30,227
completely. We need penalties

10598
05:34:30,227 --> 05:34:31,661
for companies who flout

10599
05:34:31,661 --> 05:34:32,662
electricity and water use

10600
05:34:32,662 --> 05:34:34,230
restrictions. Let's hit them

10601
05:34:34,230 --> 05:34:35,365
with everything we have. That

10602
05:34:35,365 --> 05:34:36,967
means fines. That means getting

10603
05:34:36,967 --> 05:34:38,901
the water utility to turn off

10604
05:34:38,901 --> 05:34:40,671
the tap if they take too much

10605
05:34:40,671 --> 05:34:41,805
water. We should also be

10606
05:34:41,805 --> 05:34:42,938
deprioritizing data centers,

10607
05:34:42,938 --> 05:34:44,741
electricity during heat waves

10608
05:34:44,741 --> 05:34:46,476
to make sure that we're never

10609
05:34:46,476 --> 05:34:48,612
supporting big tech over an

10610
05:34:48,612 --> 05:34:51,148
elder's a c or refrigerated

10611
05:34:51,148 --> 05:34:52,549
insulin. More importantly,

10612
05:34:52,549 --> 05:34:54,317
nashville needs more time to

10613
05:34:54,317 --> 05:34:56,720
decide if we want data centers

10614
05:34:56,720 --> 05:35:00,320
at all. How about we extend

10615
05:35:00,924 --> 05:35:04,461
that moratorium to a full year?

10616
05:35:04,461 --> 05:35:06,196
Ai is not inevitable. We can't

10617
05:35:06,196 --> 05:35:08,596
take silicon valley's promise

10618
05:35:09,865 --> 05:35:11,368
of prosperity at face value.

10619
05:35:11,368 --> 05:35:12,769
When I think of prosperity, I

10620
05:35:12,769 --> 05:35:14,871
think of the nashvillians in

10621
05:35:14,871 --> 05:35:17,107
this room who braved the rain

10622
05:35:17,107 --> 05:35:19,309
and sacrificed sleep to be here,

10623
05:35:19,309 --> 05:35:21,378
to look you in the eye and

10624
05:35:21,378 --> 05:35:22,446
demand more. I urge you to

10625
05:35:22,446 --> 05:35:24,446
listen.

10626
05:35:28,618 --> 05:35:29,653
Thank you. Go ahead.

10627
05:35:29,653 --> 05:35:30,454
You're recognized.

10628
05:35:30,454 --> 05:35:31,822
Good evening.

10629
05:35:31,822 --> 05:35:32,923
My name is david camp. I'm a

10630
05:35:32,923 --> 05:35:35,323
nashville native living in

10631
05:35:35,459 --> 05:35:37,627
district 23, and I support bill

10632
05:35:37,627 --> 05:35:38,729
2026 1391. First of all, thanks

10633
05:35:38,729 --> 05:35:40,630
for taking the time. I know

10634
05:35:40,630 --> 05:35:41,698
it's a long night, but this is

10635
05:35:41,698 --> 05:35:43,633
crucially important and I think

10636
05:35:43,633 --> 05:35:45,502
it's time well spent. I want to

10637
05:35:45,502 --> 05:35:46,503
zoom out a little bit. We're

10638
05:35:46,503 --> 05:35:47,504
currently living through the

10639
05:35:47,504 --> 05:35:48,710
sixth great extinction, a

10640
05:35:48,710 --> 05:35:48,905
degradation of biodiversity

10641
05:35:48,905 --> 05:35:50,674
unprecedented in human history.

10642
05:35:50,674 --> 05:35:52,509
That is the result of a way of

10643
05:35:52,509 --> 05:35:53,510
life that is in direct

10644
05:35:53,510 --> 05:35:54,678
contradiction with the millions

10645
05:35:54,678 --> 05:35:55,912
of other species that call this

10646
05:35:55,912 --> 05:35:57,581
planet home. Here in north

10647
05:35:57,581 --> 05:35:59,549
america, we've lost 30% of our

10648
05:35:59,549 --> 05:36:00,618
bird population since 1970. The

10649
05:36:00,618 --> 05:36:02,586
planet is estimated to be

10650
05:36:02,586 --> 05:36:03,620
losing 1 to 2% of insects each

10651
05:36:03,620 --> 05:36:06,200
year. Insects that pollinate

10652
05:36:06,356 --> 05:36:08,525
more than 75% of global crops

10653
05:36:08,525 --> 05:36:09,927
annually. We lose an estimated

10654
05:36:09,927 --> 05:36:12,129
3.6% of small mammals in north

10655
05:36:12,129 --> 05:36:13,230
america. Much of this loss has

10656
05:36:13,230 --> 05:36:14,265
been attributed to human

10657
05:36:14,265 --> 05:36:15,566
activity, mainly through

10658
05:36:15,566 --> 05:36:16,867
overdevelopment and agriculture,

10659
05:36:16,867 --> 05:36:18,201
both of which also exacerbate

10660
05:36:18,201 --> 05:36:19,604
the climate crisis. But at

10661
05:36:19,604 --> 05:36:21,138
least one could argue that

10662
05:36:21,138 --> 05:36:22,906
agriculture is a necessity.

10663
05:36:22,906 --> 05:36:23,974
Data centers are anything but.

10664
05:36:23,974 --> 05:36:25,743
Data centers threaten our

10665
05:36:25,743 --> 05:36:27,310
drinking water, our air and our

10666
05:36:27,310 --> 05:36:29,460
wildlife. And for what? A

10667
05:36:29,460 --> 05:36:30,480
bubble that has already burst.

10668
05:36:30,480 --> 05:36:31,616
Adopters of ai such as

10669
05:36:31,616 --> 05:36:33,160
microsoft and uber have already

10670
05:36:33,160 --> 05:36:34,484
started rolling back its use.

10671
05:36:34,484 --> 05:36:35,586
It seems to me we are

10672
05:36:35,586 --> 05:36:37,200
sacrificing plots of land that

10673
05:36:37,200 --> 05:36:38,389
should be expropriated and

10674
05:36:38,389 --> 05:36:40,558
turned into green spaces to

10675
05:36:40,558 --> 05:36:42,260
benefit the neighborhood. For a

10676
05:36:42,260 --> 05:36:43,427
mirage, a too good to be true

10677
05:36:43,427 --> 05:36:45,228
panacea promised to us by

10678
05:36:45,228 --> 05:36:46,296
parasitic developers.

10679
05:36:46,296 --> 05:36:47,431
Developers who are looking to

10680
05:36:47,431 --> 05:36:48,533
make a quick buck while

10681
05:36:48,533 --> 05:36:50,301
destroying our city in the

10682
05:36:50,301 --> 05:36:52,690
process. I reject the ghastly

10683
05:36:52,690 --> 05:36:53,603
future that ai ensures. I

10684
05:36:53,603 --> 05:36:55,306
reject this faustian bargain

10685
05:36:55,306 --> 05:36:56,740
built lies and deceit. I

10686
05:36:56,740 --> 05:36:58,542
reject the subversion of

10687
05:36:58,542 --> 05:37:00,942
democracy by moneyed interests.

10688
05:37:01,780 --> 05:37:03,140
I embrace a future filled with

10689
05:37:03,140 --> 05:37:03,981
songbirds and silkworms. I

10690
05:37:03,981 --> 05:37:05,116
embrace a life affirming pact

10691
05:37:05,116 --> 05:37:06,818
with the natural world that

10692
05:37:06,818 --> 05:37:09,153
birthed us. I embrace a

10693
05:37:09,153 --> 05:37:10,555
political system that needs of the working class

10694
05:37:10,555 --> 05:37:12,657
at its forefront. I believe

10695
05:37:12,657 --> 05:37:14,759
that a better world is possible.

10696
05:37:14,759 --> 05:37:15,859
Into the chrysalis we go.

10697
05:37:15,859 --> 05:37:16,893
Thanks to everybody who's going

10698
05:37:16,893 --> 05:37:17,995
to talk tonight, who has

10699
05:37:17,995 --> 05:37:18,763
already talked. I appreciate

10700
05:37:18,763 --> 05:37:20,763
your time.

10701
05:37:20,832 --> 05:37:23,101
thank you. Go ahead.

10702
05:37:23,101 --> 05:37:24,836
You're recognized.

10703
05:37:24,836 --> 05:37:25,570
I am ticket

10704
05:37:25,570 --> 05:37:26,671
180.

10705
05:37:26,671 --> 05:37:27,372
Thank you. Appreciate that.

10706
05:37:27,372 --> 05:37:28,405
Okay.

10707
05:37:28,405 --> 05:37:29,507
Yeah.

10708
05:37:29,507 --> 05:37:31,507
I'm here tonight.

10709
05:37:31,676 --> 05:37:32,743
As a resident. These are my

10710
05:37:32,743 --> 05:37:34,979
personal views. They're not the

10711
05:37:34,979 --> 05:37:37,448
views of my employer. My name

10712
05:37:37,448 --> 05:37:39,951
is stephan cange. I've lived in

10713
05:37:39,951 --> 05:37:42,620
nashville for 14 years. I am a

10714
05:37:42,620 --> 05:37:45,620
resident of district 16. I live

10715
05:37:45,723 --> 05:37:47,925
a mile from the zoo. I love my

10716
05:37:47,925 --> 05:37:50,395
neighborhood. I love our city.

10717
05:37:50,395 --> 05:37:52,497
And I'm here to support both

10718
05:37:52,497 --> 05:37:54,431
the council bills before us as

10719
05:37:54,431 --> 05:37:56,534
well as the condemnation effort.

10720
05:37:56,534 --> 05:37:59,370
I think we have to use every

10721
05:37:59,370 --> 05:38:00,738
tool at our disposal. This is a

10722
05:38:00,738 --> 05:38:02,939
really good start for us. I

10723
05:38:02,939 --> 05:38:04,475
think we can do more, and I

10724
05:38:04,475 --> 05:38:07,612
don't want to belabor that too

10725
05:38:07,612 --> 05:38:10,547
much. It's late. I think we've

10726
05:38:10,547 --> 05:38:13,351
all seen that these data center

10727
05:38:13,351 --> 05:38:15,987
people will say and do anything

10728
05:38:15,987 --> 05:38:18,489
for a buck. These people are

10729
05:38:18,489 --> 05:38:21,658
liars. Do not roll over for

10730
05:38:21,658 --> 05:38:24,996
them. This issue is a political

10731
05:38:24,996 --> 05:38:27,980
loser. It is radioactive. I

10732
05:38:27,980 --> 05:38:28,933
think we've all seen what's

10733
05:38:28,933 --> 05:38:31,333
been happening in primary

10734
05:38:31,769 --> 05:38:34,169
elections across the country.

10735
05:38:34,272 --> 05:38:36,174
Anybody who backs a data center

10736
05:38:36,174 --> 05:38:40,374
will not be in office after the

10737
05:38:40,478 --> 05:38:41,879
next election. And one more

10738
05:38:41,879 --> 05:38:44,382
thing. I just want to thank all

10739
05:38:44,382 --> 05:38:46,250
the metro staff for working so

10740
05:38:46,250 --> 05:38:47,318
hard tonight. They do a great

10741
05:38:47,318 --> 05:38:48,720
job.

10742
05:38:48,720 --> 05:38:51,120
Thank you. That's very

10743
05:38:51,388 --> 05:38:53,791
kind. Thank you. Go ahead.

10744
05:38:53,791 --> 05:38:54,920
You're recognized.

10745
05:38:54,920 --> 05:38:54,859
Hey.

10746
05:38:54,859 --> 05:38:56,859
My name

10747
05:38:57,950 --> 05:38:58,863
is anna. I live in district 22

10748
05:38:58,863 --> 05:39:01,666
and I'm here because I support

10749
05:39:01,666 --> 05:39:03,101
bill 2026 1391. I'm glad

10750
05:39:03,101 --> 05:39:04,202
there's been a lot of people

10751
05:39:04,202 --> 05:39:05,970
talking about the zoo, and I'm

10752
05:39:05,970 --> 05:39:07,105
right there with them. It's

10753
05:39:07,105 --> 05:39:08,572
easy to ignore issues outside

10754
05:39:08,572 --> 05:39:09,974
of our own neighborhoods. Y'all

10755
05:39:09,974 --> 05:39:11,409
do have an obligation to see

10756
05:39:11,409 --> 05:39:13,911
and serve every part of the

10757
05:39:13,911 --> 05:39:16,800
city, and nobody wants a data

10758
05:39:16,800 --> 05:39:17,848
center in their neighborhood.

10759
05:39:17,848 --> 05:39:19,349
This legislation is a nice step,

10760
05:39:19,349 --> 05:39:21,185
but it's nowhere near as strict

10761
05:39:21,185 --> 05:39:22,954
as it should be. The data

10762
05:39:22,954 --> 05:39:24,155
center near fisk was announced

10763
05:39:24,155 --> 05:39:25,890
after the students had moved

10764
05:39:25,890 --> 05:39:27,225
out for the summer. If it was

10765
05:39:27,225 --> 05:39:28,260
that exciting of an

10766
05:39:28,260 --> 05:39:29,360
announcement, I would think you

10767
05:39:29,360 --> 05:39:31,229
would want the community to

10768
05:39:31,229 --> 05:39:32,663
celebrate with. I feel like

10769
05:39:32,663 --> 05:39:34,332
it's also worth mentioning that

10770
05:39:34,332 --> 05:39:36,501
fisk is right next to meharry

10771
05:39:36,501 --> 05:39:37,669
and tsu. These are three of the

10772
05:39:37,669 --> 05:39:39,136
most significant institutions

10773
05:39:39,136 --> 05:39:40,538
o higher education, and

10774
05:39:40,538 --> 05:39:41,939
students and community members

10775
05:39:41,939 --> 05:39:44,876
deserve to be involved in the

10776
05:39:44,876 --> 05:39:45,778
conversation from the beginning,

10777
05:39:45,778 --> 05:39:47,745
especially after everything

10778
05:39:47,745 --> 05:39:49,180
that's happened in memphis. The

10779
05:39:49,180 --> 05:39:50,615
damage from elon's data center,

10780
05:39:50,615 --> 05:39:52,450
the national guard, and

10781
05:39:52,450 --> 05:39:53,885
completely overhauling the only

10782
05:39:53,885 --> 05:39:55,286
majority black congressional

10783
05:39:55,286 --> 05:39:56,755
district in the state. The

10784
05:39:56,755 --> 05:39:58,290
message that you would send by

10785
05:39:58,290 --> 05:40:00,690
letting corporations have their

10786
05:40:00,725 --> 05:40:02,260
way city is more,

10787
05:40:02,260 --> 05:40:03,561
please, that you're okay with

10788
05:40:03,561 --> 05:40:04,997
the possibility of more

10789
05:40:04,997 --> 05:40:06,799
destruction and more culturally

10790
05:40:06,799 --> 05:40:08,232
diverse and historical black

10791
05:40:08,232 --> 05:40:09,300
communities. The way that

10792
05:40:09,300 --> 05:40:10,935
leadership associated with

10793
05:40:10,935 --> 05:40:13,672
these data centers is handled.

10794
05:40:13,672 --> 05:40:15,841
It has been shady at best and

10795
05:40:15,841 --> 05:40:17,241
fascist at worst. We like to

10796
05:40:17,241 --> 05:40:19,444
think we're better than this,

10797
05:40:19,444 --> 05:40:21,547
so prove it. Thanks.

10798
05:40:21,547 --> 05:40:23,414
Thank you.

10799
05:40:23,414 --> 05:40:24,782
Go ahead. You're recognized.

10800
05:40:24,782 --> 05:40:25,170
Could you share your ticket

10801
05:40:25,170 --> 05:40:26,551
number?

10802
05:40:26,551 --> 05:40:27,719
Yes, I'm 183.

10803
05:40:27,719 --> 05:40:28,987
Thank you.

10804
05:40:28,987 --> 05:40:30,823
First of all, thank you, vice

10805
05:40:30,823 --> 05:40:32,457
mayor. And all the council men

10806
05:40:32,457 --> 05:40:33,758
and women for hosting this. My

10807
05:40:33,758 --> 05:40:35,927
name is jess heartland and I

10808
05:40:35,927 --> 05:40:37,796
live in city sorry, city

10809
05:40:37,796 --> 05:40:39,230
council, district 17 with

10810
05:40:39,230 --> 05:40:40,933
COUNCILWOMAN Vo. I was born in

10811
05:40:40,933 --> 05:40:42,660
what was formerly known as

10812
05:40:42,660 --> 05:40:43,969
baptist hospital, and I spent

10813
05:40:43,969 --> 05:40:46,370
every year of my 21 living in

10814
05:40:46,370 --> 05:40:47,872
and around nashville, tennessee.

10815
05:40:47,872 --> 05:40:49,707
I am also opening a startup in

10816
05:40:49,707 --> 05:40:51,209
the construction materials

10817
05:40:51,209 --> 05:40:54,746
industry. And I would be a liar

10818
05:40:54,746 --> 05:40:56,181
if I told you that accepting a

10819
05:40:56,181 --> 05:40:57,915
contract to be building those

10820
05:40:57,915 --> 05:40:59,830
data centers would be bigger

10821
05:40:59,830 --> 05:41:00,953
than anything that I have ever

10822
05:41:00,953 --> 05:41:02,187
earned in my entire year and a

10823
05:41:02,187 --> 05:41:04,230
half of working on it, probably

10824
05:41:04,230 --> 05:41:05,190
to the point where I would

10825
05:41:05,190 --> 05:41:06,925
stand to benefit from this bill

10826
05:41:06,925 --> 05:41:08,270
failing more than anybody in

10827
05:41:08,270 --> 05:41:09,930
this room, even the most

10828
05:41:09,930 --> 05:41:10,229
corrupt of yourselves included.

10829
05:41:10,229 --> 05:41:13,829
But none of you are, because

10830
05:41:14,133 --> 05:41:17,402
you're all awesome. Yet I am

10831
05:41:17,402 --> 05:41:20,271
still here in support of bill

10832
05:41:20,271 --> 05:41:22,241
2026, 1391 and all of its add

10833
05:41:22,241 --> 05:41:23,876
ons and amendments. I would

10834
05:41:23,876 --> 05:41:25,440
choose to decline those offers

10835
05:41:25,440 --> 05:41:26,411
privately, even if it meant the

10836
05:41:26,411 --> 05:41:27,479
permanent closure of my

10837
05:41:27,479 --> 05:41:29,581
business to nashville business

10838
05:41:29,581 --> 05:41:31,283
owners and operators. There is

10839
05:41:31,283 --> 05:41:32,918
no price big enough that is

10840
05:41:32,918 --> 05:41:34,286
worth putting any facility like

10841
05:41:34,286 --> 05:41:36,488
this in davidson county, let

10842
05:41:36,488 --> 05:41:38,570
alone in our national urban

10843
05:41:38,570 --> 05:41:40,570
services district. You've

10844
05:41:40,590 --> 05:41:41,427
already heard 182 around their

10845
05:41:41,427 --> 05:41:43,361
curated reasons why. So here's

10846
05:41:43,361 --> 05:41:44,362
mine thrown in the ring. Given

10847
05:41:44,362 --> 05:41:45,464
preliminary reports from

10848
05:41:45,464 --> 05:41:46,565
farmers and families living

10849
05:41:46,565 --> 05:41:48,100
around presently, operating

10850
05:41:48,100 --> 05:41:50,169
data centers, caution and pause

10851
05:41:50,169 --> 05:41:51,403
are indeed the wise takeaways.

10852
05:41:51,403 --> 05:41:53,500
This is a really big reference

10853
05:41:53,500 --> 05:41:54,573
to what rick schwartz was

10854
05:41:54,573 --> 05:41:56,642
talking about, especially with

10855
05:41:56,642 --> 05:41:58,510
the farmers in west texas.

10856
05:41:58,510 --> 05:42:00,212
After the data center was built,

10857
05:42:00,212 --> 05:42:01,914
their cows are struggling to be

10858
05:42:01,914 --> 05:42:03,415
bearing livestock as well as

10859
05:42:03,415 --> 05:42:04,616
their milk production. And it's

10860
05:42:04,616 --> 05:42:05,751
low frequency that's coming

10861
05:42:05,751 --> 05:42:07,419
from these data centers means

10862
05:42:07,419 --> 05:42:08,453
it can't be dampened. So even

10863
05:42:08,453 --> 05:42:09,355
if they say that there's

10864
05:42:09,355 --> 05:42:10,656
countermeasures that they can

10865
05:42:10,656 --> 05:42:12,458
put in place, they're lying.

10866
05:42:12,458 --> 05:42:13,992
Once again, tennessee state

10867
05:42:13,992 --> 05:42:14,993
university is, of course, a

10868
05:42:14,993 --> 05:42:16,528
major host of agricultural

10869
05:42:16,528 --> 05:42:18,263
research in tennessee, which

10870
05:42:18,263 --> 05:42:19,998
would also be affected by the

10871
05:42:19,998 --> 05:42:21,660
data center and then the

10872
05:42:21,660 --> 05:42:22,167
clouded leopards at national

10873
05:42:22,167 --> 05:42:23,502
zoo. Their adorable little

10874
05:42:23,502 --> 05:42:24,737
faces speak for themselves.

10875
05:42:24,737 --> 05:42:25,871
These projects are strongly

10876
05:42:25,871 --> 05:42:27,573
opposed by nationals top and

10877
05:42:27,573 --> 05:42:29,375
bottom, 1% blue and white

10878
05:42:29,375 --> 05:42:30,642
collar workers and all other

10879
05:42:30,642 --> 05:42:31,543
sorts. And so I hope you vote

10880
05:42:31,543 --> 05:42:33,543
against it.

10881
05:42:34,747 --> 05:42:35,880
Thank you. Go ahead.

10882
05:42:35,880 --> 05:42:36,681
You're recognized.

10883
05:42:36,681 --> 05:42:38,681
I'm megan,

10884
05:42:40,252 --> 05:42:43,821
I'm a resident of city district

10885
05:42:43,821 --> 05:42:45,490
26. I am a nashville native and

10886
05:42:45,490 --> 05:42:49,561
just wanted to be here to voice

10887
05:42:49,561 --> 05:42:52,561
my support for bill 2026. And

10888
05:42:53,432 --> 05:42:55,267
sorry, 1391. I can't really say

10889
05:42:55,267 --> 05:42:57,690
anything better than what my

10890
05:42:57,690 --> 05:42:59,710
beautiful neighbors have said.

10891
05:42:59,710 --> 05:43:00,239
I do want to add, I'm

10892
05:43:00,239 --> 05:43:01,440
I've been working in emergency

10893
05:43:01,440 --> 05:43:03,542
rooms and hospitals for most of

10894
05:43:03,542 --> 05:43:05,711
my career. I've watched as

10895
05:43:05,711 --> 05:43:07,579
we've not been able to provide

10896
05:43:07,579 --> 05:43:09,682
timely and appropriate care to

10897
05:43:09,682 --> 05:43:12,518
the nashville population. And I

10898
05:43:12,518 --> 05:43:14,518
do recognizethat allowing

10899
05:43:15,454 --> 05:43:17,623
these data centers is going to

10900
05:43:17,623 --> 05:43:19,391
add significant physical and

10901
05:43:19,391 --> 05:43:20,959
mental health issues, and put

10902
05:43:20,959 --> 05:43:23,362
further strain on our system

10903
05:43:23,362 --> 05:43:25,664
and our ability to care for our

10904
05:43:25,664 --> 05:43:27,664
community. Thanks.

10905
05:43:29,134 --> 05:43:30,236
Thank you.

10906
05:43:30,236 --> 05:43:31,270
Welcome. Could you share your

10907
05:43:31,270 --> 05:43:32,304
ticket number?

10908
05:43:32,304 --> 05:43:33,472
Yes, my ticket

10909
05:43:33,472 --> 05:43:34,572
number is 185.

10910
05:43:34,572 --> 05:43:34,906
Thank you. Go

10911
05:43:34,906 --> 05:43:36,342
ahead.

10912
05:43:36,342 --> 05:43:38,510
Hey y'all, my name is

10913
05:43:38,510 --> 05:43:40,713
maria miller. You've seen me

10914
05:43:40,713 --> 05:43:42,481
before. You've heard me before.

10915
05:43:42,481 --> 05:43:44,550
Tonight, I think I won't take

10916
05:43:44,550 --> 05:43:46,652
up too much of your time. I

10917
05:43:46,652 --> 05:43:50,852
usually go over time, but I am

10918
05:43:51,423 --> 05:43:54,423
here in support of bill

10919
05:43:55,361 --> 05:43:58,197
2026-1391. I live in district

10920
05:43:58,197 --> 05:43:59,331
21. Shout out north nashville

10921
05:43:59,331 --> 05:44:01,100
and I have pretty much been

10922
05:44:01,100 --> 05:44:04,100
born and raised in north

10923
05:44:05,370 --> 05:44:06,839
nashville, and that is why I

10924
05:44:06,839 --> 05:44:08,207
have the stance that I have. I

10925
05:44:08,207 --> 05:44:11,207
do not believe that there

10926
05:44:11,543 --> 05:44:15,143
should be any data centers in

10927
05:44:15,148 --> 05:44:17,548
nashville. However, with the

10928
05:44:17,650 --> 05:44:20,120
proposed one at fisk and the

10929
05:44:20,120 --> 05:44:22,654
zoo, I do believe that

10930
05:44:22,654 --> 05:44:24,654
nashvillians deserve more

10931
05:44:27,600 --> 05:44:29,460
transparency, truth, and just

10932
05:44:36,168 --> 05:44:38,170
honesty. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like

10933
05:44:38,170 --> 05:44:41,400
I go to church and. 37208 and I

10934
05:44:41,400 --> 05:44:42,475
don't remember any of like my

10935
05:44:42,475 --> 05:44:43,910
leadership saying anything

10936
05:44:43,910 --> 05:44:46,910
about the fisk data center,

10937
05:44:47,579 --> 05:44:49,581
which I think is pretty weird.

10938
05:44:49,581 --> 05:44:50,749
Oh, shucks. Yeah. And I just,

10939
05:44:50,749 --> 05:44:51,785
we don't need this. There's

10940
05:44:51,785 --> 05:44:55,880
other things that need to be

10941
05:44:55,880 --> 05:44:56,156
done, y'all. So yeah, do what's

10942
05:44:56,156 --> 05:44:58,156
right. Thank you.

10943
05:44:59,725 --> 05:45:01,725
Thank you. Go

10944
05:45:02,295 --> 05:45:03,290
ahead. You're recognized.

10945
05:45:03,290 --> 05:45:05,290
Paul

10946
05:45:05,131 --> 05:45:07,332
williams out of district 21. I

10947
05:45:07,332 --> 05:45:09,536
stand before you as a man who

10948
05:45:09,536 --> 05:45:11,705
has come to love and fight for

10949
05:45:11,705 --> 05:45:14,140
north nashville as a community

10950
05:45:14,140 --> 05:45:16,443
ambassador. I've seen what has

10951
05:45:16,443 --> 05:45:18,177
happened. When progress forgets

10952
05:45:18,177 --> 05:45:19,946
people, I've seen highways

10953
05:45:19,946 --> 05:45:21,946
divide neighborhoods, black

10954
05:45:22,820 --> 05:45:24,482
businesses disappear. I've seen

10955
05:45:25,180 --> 05:45:27,860
family families displaced while

10956
05:45:27,860 --> 05:45:28,956
someone else called it

10957
05:45:28,956 --> 05:45:30,790
development. Now history is

10958
05:45:30,790 --> 05:45:32,558
knocking again. This time it

10959
05:45:32,558 --> 05:45:34,661
wears the face of technology.

10960
05:45:34,661 --> 05:45:38,261
And I have one question. Who

10961
05:45:38,665 --> 05:45:39,766
pays the price? I'm not against

10962
05:45:39,766 --> 05:45:41,766
innovation. I'm against

10963
05:45:42,335 --> 05:45:44,335
repeating history. Because

10964
05:45:44,403 --> 05:45:46,803
progress without justice isn't

10965
05:45:46,973 --> 05:45:49,409
progress. If the fisk project

10966
05:45:49,409 --> 05:45:51,277
project is truly good for

10967
05:45:51,277 --> 05:45:53,450
nashville, then don't fear

10968
05:45:53,450 --> 05:45:54,481
transparency. Don't fear

10969
05:45:54,481 --> 05:45:56,881
independent review. Don't fear

10970
05:45:58,451 --> 05:46:00,653
community voices require an

10971
05:46:00,653 --> 05:46:02,653
environmental justice impact

10972
05:46:03,890 --> 05:46:05,258
assessment. Measure not only

10973
05:46:05,258 --> 05:46:07,827
what this project brings, but

10974
05:46:07,827 --> 05:46:09,996
what it could take away,

10975
05:46:09,996 --> 05:46:11,996
require independent experts

10976
05:46:12,132 --> 05:46:13,933
selected by metro, not by the

10977
05:46:13,933 --> 05:46:16,333
developer. Because trust cannot

10978
05:46:17,836 --> 05:46:20,407
be built on self evaluation,

10979
05:46:20,407 --> 05:46:21,508
require meaningful community

10980
05:46:21,508 --> 05:46:23,243
engagement. Don't say that you

10981
05:46:23,243 --> 05:46:25,111
did it when you didn't, becuse

10982
05:46:25,111 --> 05:46:27,313
nobody got anything in the mail

10983
05:46:27,313 --> 05:46:29,382
before. Decisions are made, not

10984
05:46:29,382 --> 05:46:30,849
after communities are told to

10985
05:46:30,849 --> 05:46:33,249
accept them. Our neighborhoods

10986
05:46:33,720 --> 05:46:35,522
are more than parcels on a

10987
05:46:35,522 --> 05:46:37,490
zoning map. They are homes,

10988
05:46:37,490 --> 05:46:39,159
churches, schools, history.

10989
05:46:39,159 --> 05:46:40,226
They are people and people

10990
05:46:40,226 --> 05:46:42,362
deserve to be protected.

10991
05:46:42,362 --> 05:46:43,830
Tonight I'm asking you to

10992
05:46:43,830 --> 05:46:46,230
strengthen this ordinance, not

10993
05:46:46,299 --> 05:46:48,100
to stop progress, but to ensure

10994
05:46:48,100 --> 05:46:50,303
that progress includes justice.

10995
05:46:50,303 --> 05:46:52,439
Because the measure of a great

10996
05:46:52,439 --> 05:46:55,800
city is not how many data

10997
05:46:55,800 --> 05:46:56,343
centers it can build in. It's

10998
05:46:56,343 --> 05:46:58,178
whether the people who have

10999
05:46:58,178 --> 05:46:59,612
carried this city for

11000
05:46:59,612 --> 05:47:02,120
generations are still standing

11001
05:47:02,115 --> 05:47:04,317
when the building is done. Our

11002
05:47:04,317 --> 05:47:05,752
neighborhoods are not sacrifice

11003
05:47:05,752 --> 05:47:07,587
zones. They are living,

11004
05:47:07,587 --> 05:47:09,456
breathing communities whose

11005
05:47:09,456 --> 05:47:11,524
survival depends on the choices

11006
05:47:11,524 --> 05:47:11,791
you make tonight. So make the

11007
05:47:11,791 --> 05:47:13,791
right one.

11008
05:47:15,950 --> 05:47:17,495
Thank you. All right.

11009
05:47:19,132 --> 05:47:20,567
You're recognized. Go ahead.

11010
05:47:20,567 --> 05:47:21,634
Let's see.

11011
05:47:21,634 --> 05:47:23,403
Hello, my name is

11012
05:47:23,403 --> 05:47:24,604
tony davidson. I am a singer,

11013
05:47:24,604 --> 05:47:26,706
songwriter, producer and serve

11014
05:47:26,706 --> 05:47:28,108
as vice PRESIDENT Of glencliff

11015
05:47:28,108 --> 05:47:30,508
neighborhood group in district

11016
05:47:31,745 --> 05:47:33,213
16. What's up, jenny courtney?

11017
05:47:33,213 --> 05:47:35,348
First, I would like to applaud

11018
05:47:35,348 --> 05:47:37,830
the 246 nashvillians who showed

11019
05:47:37,830 --> 05:47:38,886
up and showed out tonight. All

11020
05:47:38,886 --> 05:47:40,353
the people who submitted public

11021
05:47:40,353 --> 05:47:41,788
comments and the over half a

11022
05:47:41,788 --> 05:47:43,256
million people who signed the

11023
05:47:43,256 --> 05:47:44,657
grassmere park and fisk

11024
05:47:44,657 --> 05:47:46,657
university data center

11025
05:47:46,793 --> 05:47:47,927
petitions. I would also like to

11026
05:47:47,927 --> 05:47:50,640
thank the council members who

11027
05:47:50,640 --> 05:47:52,665
sponsored these bills. To those

11028
05:47:52,665 --> 05:47:53,967
of you who are not at 11:52

11029
05:47:53,967 --> 05:47:55,569
P.M. Right now in support of

11030
05:47:55,569 --> 05:47:56,570
these bills, think about the

11031
05:47:56,570 --> 05:47:57,771
record attendance tonight made

11032
05:47:57,771 --> 05:48:00,807
up of people who have never

11033
05:48:00,807 --> 05:48:01,908
been involved, the soon to be

11034
05:48:01,908 --> 05:48:03,377
eligible voters who have been

11035
05:48:03,377 --> 05:48:04,444
here for hours. This is us

11036
05:48:04,444 --> 05:48:05,546
fighting back against the

11037
05:48:05,546 --> 05:48:07,347
out-of-state corporations,

11038
05:48:07,347 --> 05:48:09,830
buying and destroying our land,

11039
05:48:09,830 --> 05:48:10,584
depleting our natural, national

11040
05:48:10,584 --> 05:48:12,584
natural resources, and

11041
05:48:12,719 --> 05:48:14,521
polluting our ecosystems.

11042
05:48:14,521 --> 05:48:15,955
Lastly, I have a message to the

11043
05:48:15,955 --> 05:48:18,590
folks attempting to build these

11044
05:48:18,590 --> 05:48:20,960
data centers in davidson county.

11045
05:48:20,960 --> 05:48:23,640
Clearly, we are a persistent

11046
05:48:23,640 --> 05:48:24,932
bunch and this hearing still

11047
05:48:24,932 --> 05:48:26,667
isn't over. We aren't going

11048
05:48:26,667 --> 05:48:27,934
anywhere, and we will continue

11049
05:48:27,934 --> 05:48:30,400
to resist these data centers

11050
05:48:30,400 --> 05:48:32,939
being built. And if it isn't

11051
05:48:32,939 --> 05:48:35,339
obvious, I support bill 2026,

11052
05:48:35,376 --> 05:48:36,843
1391 and 1392. Thank you and

11053
05:48:36,843 --> 05:48:39,843
everybody, have a great morning.

11054
05:48:40,814 --> 05:48:41,115
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

11055
05:48:41,115 --> 05:48:43,115
recognized.

11056
05:48:44,385 --> 05:48:46,152
On 95. I'm doctor

11057
05:48:46,152 --> 05:48:48,321
stacy elliott from district 16.

11058
05:48:48,321 --> 05:48:50,156
I apologize. Did you say ticket

11059
05:48:50,156 --> 05:48:50,758
195. Yes ma'am. Thank you for

11060
05:48:50,758 --> 05:48:51,559
clarifying that. Thank you.

11061
05:48:51,559 --> 05:48:52,660
Go

11062
05:48:52,660 --> 05:48:53,794
ahead doctor stacy elliott from

11063
05:48:53,794 --> 05:48:55,629
district 16. And I'm a member

11064
05:48:55,629 --> 05:48:57,300
of the party for socialism and

11065
05:48:57,300 --> 05:48:58,466
liberation. The people have

11066
05:48:58,466 --> 05:48:59,767
spoken. Nobody in nashville,

11067
05:48:59,767 --> 05:49:00,968
memphis or anywhere else wants

11068
05:49:00,968 --> 05:49:02,135
a new data center coming to

11069
05:49:02,135 --> 05:49:04,538
town and poisoning their air

11070
05:49:04,538 --> 05:49:07,740
and water. Dc blocks go kick

11071
05:49:07,740 --> 05:49:08,542
rocks. Aside from the policy

11072
05:49:08,542 --> 05:49:09,944
questions and debates about ai,

11073
05:49:09,944 --> 05:49:11,110
this threat raises serious

11074
05:49:11,110 --> 05:49:12,113
questions for metro and the

11075
05:49:12,113 --> 05:49:13,881
entire corporate ruling class

11076
05:49:13,881 --> 05:49:15,715
of nashville. Questions like

11077
05:49:15,715 --> 05:49:16,717
will you again insist on

11078
05:49:16,717 --> 05:49:18,252
trampling over the popular will

11079
05:49:18,252 --> 05:49:19,353
of the people, then make us

11080
05:49:19,353 --> 05:49:21,554
foot the bill for enriching

11081
05:49:21,554 --> 05:49:22,722
some lazy, entitled capitalists?

11082
05:49:22,722 --> 05:49:24,580
Will you again hand our city

11083
05:49:24,580 --> 05:49:25,793
over to corporate elites so

11084
05:49:25,793 --> 05:49:27,560
they can sponge up profits and

11085
05:49:27,560 --> 05:49:29,130
have the public dime absorb the

11086
05:49:29,130 --> 05:49:30,864
costs? Will you once again ante

11087
05:49:30,864 --> 05:49:32,365
up our public dollars to

11088
05:49:32,365 --> 05:49:33,434
bankroll corporate cash grab

11089
05:49:33,434 --> 05:49:34,534
projects while forcing us to

11090
05:49:34,534 --> 05:49:36,237
foot the bill for their

11091
05:49:36,237 --> 05:49:37,371
gambling addiction? We, the

11092
05:49:37,371 --> 05:49:39,472
working class, create the

11093
05:49:39,472 --> 05:49:41,108
city's prosperity. And yet you

11094
05:49:41,108 --> 05:49:42,476
force us to play the role of

11095
05:49:42,476 --> 05:49:44,845
the only casino in history

11096
05:49:44,845 --> 05:49:46,280
where the house always loses

11097
05:49:46,280 --> 05:49:48,148
when it comes to any sort of

11098
05:49:48,148 --> 05:49:49,150
corporate gamble or financial

11099
05:49:49,150 --> 05:49:50,751
speculation. Riding the waves

11100
05:49:50,751 --> 05:49:52,860
of booms and busts, the powers

11101
05:49:52,860 --> 05:49:53,487
that be in nashville, the

11102
05:49:53,487 --> 05:49:54,989
chamber of commerce, the

11103
05:49:54,989 --> 05:49:56,891
nashville downtown partnership,

11104
05:49:56,891 --> 05:49:58,893
the mpd, the mayor's office.

11105
05:49:58,893 --> 05:50:00,628
Y'all cannot wait to be an easy

11106
05:50:00,628 --> 05:50:02,129
mark and get us ripped off once

11107
05:50:02,129 --> 05:50:03,564
again, despite all public

11108
05:50:03,564 --> 05:50:05,165
opposition and evidence against

11109
05:50:05,165 --> 05:50:07,267
them, you fell for scams like

11110
05:50:07,267 --> 05:50:08,268
license plate readers and flock

11111
05:50:08,268 --> 05:50:09,904
surveillance that have never

11112
05:50:09,904 --> 05:50:11,538
made anyone safer, but do make

11113
05:50:11,538 --> 05:50:13,700
it possible for cops to spy on

11114
05:50:13,700 --> 05:50:14,709
their ex wives and other

11115
05:50:14,709 --> 05:50:15,810
targets instead of listening to

11116
05:50:15,810 --> 05:50:17,110
workers in the unions that

11117
05:50:17,110 --> 05:50:18,713
helped many of you get into

11118
05:50:18,713 --> 05:50:19,714
office, you keep funneling our

11119
05:50:19,714 --> 05:50:20,915
public dollars to consulting

11120
05:50:20,915 --> 05:50:23,170
firms to do whatever it is that

11121
05:50:23,170 --> 05:50:24,585
consultants supposedly do. You

11122
05:50:24,585 --> 05:50:26,320
refuse to grant workers a cola

11123
05:50:26,320 --> 05:50:27,687
that actually keeps pace with

11124
05:50:27,687 --> 05:50:29,890
inflation. You made us the city

11125
05:50:29,890 --> 05:50:31,625
that has only one fewer nfl

11126
05:50:31,625 --> 05:50:33,828
stadium than it has nfl regular

11127
05:50:33,828 --> 05:50:35,960
season wins, and you made us

11128
05:50:35,960 --> 05:50:36,863
taxpayers subsidize that sort

11129
05:50:36,863 --> 05:50:38,531
of billionaire vanity project.

11130
05:50:38,531 --> 05:50:39,899
We're tired of metro leadership

11131
05:50:39,899 --> 05:50:40,901
bowing down to the whims of

11132
05:50:40,901 --> 05:50:42,303
capitalist elites instead of

11133
05:50:42,303 --> 05:50:44,500
serving the people. We say no

11134
05:50:44,500 --> 05:50:46,730
to data centers and no to any

11135
05:50:46,730 --> 05:50:47,842
other extractive scams free

11136
05:50:47,842 --> 05:50:49,842
palestine.

11137
05:50:51,479 --> 05:50:53,879
All right. Next, go

11138
05:50:55,149 --> 05:50:55,249
ahead. You're recognized.

11139
05:50:55,249 --> 05:50:57,151
Hi.

11140
05:50:57,151 --> 05:50:58,352
My name is seth campbell. I

11141
05:50:58,352 --> 05:50:59,386
live in district nine and I'm

11142
05:50:59,386 --> 05:51:00,488
here to support this

11143
05:51:00,488 --> 05:51:02,123
legislation legislation. This

11144
05:51:02,123 --> 05:51:04,158
is my first time attending any

11145
05:51:04,158 --> 05:51:05,558
sort of hearing like this. I've

11146
05:51:05,558 --> 05:51:06,594
been a tennessee resident my

11147
05:51:06,594 --> 05:51:07,728
entire life in nashville,

11148
05:51:07,728 --> 05:51:09,697
resident for six years, and I

11149
05:51:09,697 --> 05:51:11,598
plan to be in the city for a

11150
05:51:11,598 --> 05:51:12,733
long time because I love the

11151
05:51:12,733 --> 05:51:13,868
people. In the spirit of this

11152
05:51:13,868 --> 05:51:15,603
community, time and time again,

11153
05:51:15,603 --> 05:51:16,604
the people of nashville and

11154
05:51:16,604 --> 05:51:17,605
tennessee show their resilience.

11155
05:51:17,605 --> 05:51:19,539
And when confronted with

11156
05:51:19,539 --> 05:51:20,941
adversity on nights like

11157
05:51:20,941 --> 05:51:23,209
tonight, this city, I think

11158
05:51:23,209 --> 05:51:24,278
it's at its best. While the

11159
05:51:24,278 --> 05:51:26,147
community of nashville is made

11160
05:51:26,147 --> 05:51:27,148
up of some of the most generous

11161
05:51:27,148 --> 05:51:29,160
and resilient people in the

11162
05:51:29,160 --> 05:51:30,884
world. At the same time, this

11163
05:51:30,884 --> 05:51:31,918
city seems to be full of power

11164
05:51:31,918 --> 05:51:33,320
brokers and local politicians,

11165
05:51:33,320 --> 05:51:35,890
some of which are in this room,

11166
05:51:35,890 --> 05:51:36,890
who show us over and over again

11167
05:51:36,890 --> 05:51:38,250
that they are hell bent on

11168
05:51:38,250 --> 05:51:39,160
selling the city out to the

11169
05:51:39,160 --> 05:51:41,529
highest bidder. And this seems

11170
05:51:41,529 --> 05:51:43,630
to be just another chapter.

11171
05:51:43,630 --> 05:51:45,466
While I am in full support of

11172
05:51:45,466 --> 05:51:46,801
bill 2026 1391, and I'm

11173
05:51:46,801 --> 05:51:47,902
thankful for all the council

11174
05:51:47,902 --> 05:51:50,302
members that are co-sponsoring

11175
05:51:50,971 --> 05:51:52,390
this bill. These are kid gloves

11176
05:51:52,390 --> 05:51:54,700
restrictions and should be only

11177
05:51:54,700 --> 05:51:55,376
a starting point. Like others

11178
05:51:55,376 --> 05:51:58,790
have stated, these data centers

11179
05:51:58,790 --> 05:52:00,214
do not meet a simple cost

11180
05:52:00,214 --> 05:52:01,682
benefit analysis that any

11181
05:52:01,682 --> 05:52:03,117
community would or should

11182
05:52:03,117 --> 05:52:05,319
accept. You should be able to

11183
05:52:05,319 --> 05:52:06,519
answer simple questions like

11184
05:52:06,519 --> 05:52:08,956
what are the benefit of these

11185
05:52:08,956 --> 05:52:10,359
data centers? Who is benefiting?

11186
05:52:10,359 --> 05:52:11,459
What? How are these

11187
05:52:11,459 --> 05:52:12,993
monstrosities that use as much

11188
05:52:12,993 --> 05:52:15,129
water and electricity as a

11189
05:52:15,129 --> 05:52:17,565
small city going to be used to

11190
05:52:17,565 --> 05:52:18,766
benefit our local communities?

11191
05:52:18,766 --> 05:52:20,101
How are we supposed to accept

11192
05:52:20,101 --> 05:52:21,202
these in our towns, when the

11193
05:52:21,202 --> 05:52:22,670
billionaire owners of these

11194
05:52:22,670 --> 05:52:24,105
companies can't even say

11195
05:52:24,105 --> 05:52:27,800
loud what their defined end

11196
05:52:27,800 --> 05:52:28,750
goal is, I urge any member of

11197
05:52:28,750 --> 05:52:29,778
this council or any other

11198
05:52:29,778 --> 05:52:31,612
elected official who is still

11199
05:52:31,612 --> 05:52:33,140
deciding or not in full support

11200
05:52:33,140 --> 05:52:34,548
of this legislation and further

11201
05:52:34,548 --> 05:52:36,317
restrictive legislation, to

11202
05:52:36,317 --> 05:52:38,252
take a look at how long we've

11203
05:52:38,252 --> 05:52:39,320
all been here and take a look

11204
05:52:39,320 --> 05:52:40,621
around the country and how

11205
05:52:40,621 --> 05:52:43,210
united people are against

11206
05:52:43,425 --> 05:52:45,227
projects like these. This issue

11207
05:52:45,227 --> 05:52:47,161
will not go away, and it will

11208
05:52:47,161 --> 05:52:50,161
define you as council members

11209
05:52:50,731 --> 05:52:52,340
and politicians if you let it.

11210
05:52:52,340 --> 05:52:53,368
We do not and will not accept

11211
05:52:53,368 --> 05:52:55,537
these billionaire pet projects

11212
05:52:55,537 --> 05:52:57,339
at the zoo, at fisk university,

11213
05:52:57,339 --> 05:52:58,340
or anywhere else in our city or

11214
05:52:58,340 --> 05:53:00,340
state. Thank you.

11215
05:53:01,809 --> 05:53:02,910
Thank you.

11216
05:53:02,910 --> 05:53:04,450
Welcome. Can you please share

11217
05:53:04,450 --> 05:53:05,112
your ticket number?

11218
05:53:05,112 --> 05:53:06,947
I am ticket

11219
05:53:06,947 --> 05:53:08,947
number 200.

11220
05:53:09,817 --> 05:53:11,118
Okay. You.

11221
05:53:11,118 --> 05:53:12,854
Hello, my name is emily summers.

11222
05:53:12,854 --> 05:53:14,550
I'm a resident of district 31

11223
05:53:14,550 --> 05:53:17,580
and I'm here to express my

11224
05:53:17,580 --> 05:53:19,580
support for legislation 139192

11225
05:53:19,493 --> 05:53:21,629
and 1448. Here is thesimple

11226
05:53:21,629 --> 05:53:24,199
truth about ai data centers. We

11227
05:53:24,199 --> 05:53:25,666
don't know what we don't know.

11228
05:53:25,666 --> 05:53:27,350
Data centers present serious

11229
05:53:27,350 --> 05:53:28,637
quality of life risks that

11230
05:53:28,637 --> 05:53:30,305
cannot be mitigated because

11231
05:53:30,305 --> 05:53:32,841
they are not yet fully

11232
05:53:32,841 --> 05:53:34,576
understood. Dc blocks and those

11233
05:53:34,576 --> 05:53:35,876
who stand to benefit from these

11234
05:53:35,876 --> 05:53:38,212
projects are hoping that we

11235
05:53:38,212 --> 05:53:40,916
will turn a blind eye as they

11236
05:53:40,916 --> 05:53:42,951
use college students, families

11237
05:53:42,951 --> 05:53:44,653
and even endangered animals as

11238
05:53:44,653 --> 05:53:46,420
the canaries in their coal

11239
05:53:46,420 --> 05:53:48,223
mines. But the people of

11240
05:53:48,223 --> 05:53:50,826
nashville are not blind and we

11241
05:53:50,826 --> 05:53:51,926
are not powerless. So, council

11242
05:53:51,926 --> 05:53:53,761
members, you have an

11243
05:53:53,761 --> 05:53:54,830
opportunity in front of you.

11244
05:53:54,830 --> 05:53:56,531
You have the opportunity to

11245
05:53:56,531 --> 05:53:58,766
show the people of nashville

11246
05:53:58,766 --> 05:54:00,534
that your loyalty is firmly

11247
05:54:00,534 --> 05:54:01,970
planted here with your

11248
05:54:01,970 --> 05:54:03,638
neighbors, not with the

11249
05:54:03,638 --> 05:54:06,638
financial interests of out of

11250
05:54:06,941 --> 05:54:08,750
state developers. Each of you

11251
05:54:08,750 --> 05:54:09,544
individually has the

11252
05:54:09,544 --> 05:54:11,612
opportunity tonight to prove to

11253
05:54:11,612 --> 05:54:14,182
us that you deserve to be

11254
05:54:14,182 --> 05:54:16,318
sitting where you are. It is in

11255
05:54:16,318 --> 05:54:18,520
your best interest to serve the

11256
05:54:18,520 --> 05:54:20,254
people who you were elected to

11257
05:54:20,254 --> 05:54:22,824
serve. Because if you haven't

11258
05:54:22,824 --> 05:54:25,393
noticed, my ticket number is

11259
05:54:25,393 --> 05:54:28,393
200. The people are showing up

11260
05:54:28,563 --> 05:54:29,965
and we are paying attention to

11261
05:54:29,965 --> 05:54:33,565
you. Thank you for your time.

11262
05:54:34,502 --> 05:54:35,437
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

11263
05:54:35,437 --> 05:54:35,937
recognized. Hi.

11264
05:54:35,937 --> 05:54:36,203
My name.

11265
05:54:36,203 --> 05:54:37,972
Is

11266
05:54:37,972 --> 05:54:39,408
hayden exley. I am from

11267
05:54:39,408 --> 05:54:41,408
murfreesboro, tennessee. I

11268
05:54:41,910 --> 05:54:43,311
support the bill 2026 1391, and

11269
05:54:43,311 --> 05:54:44,846
I support even stronger

11270
05:54:44,846 --> 05:54:46,982
regulation here and across our

11271
05:54:46,982 --> 05:54:49,184
beloved state. In wendell

11272
05:54:49,184 --> 05:54:50,652
berry's poem manifesto the mad

11273
05:54:50,652 --> 05:54:52,200
farmer liberation front, he

11274
05:54:52,200 --> 05:54:53,722
says things I hope you consider

11275
05:54:53,722 --> 05:54:56,692
in light of the question before

11276
05:54:56,692 --> 05:54:58,427
us. It begins love the quick

11277
05:54:58,427 --> 05:55:00,595
profit, the annual raise.

11278
05:55:00,595 --> 05:55:02,970
Vacation with pay. Want more of

11279
05:55:02,970 --> 05:55:03,297
everything ready made? Be

11280
05:55:03,297 --> 05:55:05,300
afraid to know your neighbors

11281
05:55:05,300 --> 05:55:07,202
and to die. And you will have a

11282
05:55:07,202 --> 05:55:08,603
window in your head. Not even

11283
05:55:08,603 --> 05:55:10,806
your own future will be a

11284
05:55:10,806 --> 05:55:11,973
mystery to you anymore. Your

11285
05:55:11,973 --> 05:55:13,941
mind will be punched in a card

11286
05:55:13,941 --> 05:55:14,976
and shut away in a little

11287
05:55:14,976 --> 05:55:16,777
drawer. When they want you to

11288
05:55:16,777 --> 05:55:17,979
buy something, they will tell

11289
05:55:17,979 --> 05:55:19,881
you. When they want you to die

11290
05:55:19,881 --> 05:55:21,450
for profit, they will let you

11291
05:55:21,450 --> 05:55:24,190
know. In the interest of time,

11292
05:55:24,190 --> 05:55:26,121
I'll paraphrase the rest. He

11293
05:55:26,121 --> 05:55:27,956
continues, so friends, every

11294
05:55:27,956 --> 05:55:30,158
day do something that won't

11295
05:55:30,158 --> 05:55:32,160
compute. Love the lord, love

11296
05:55:32,160 --> 05:55:33,829
the world. Give your approval

11297
05:55:33,829 --> 05:55:35,397
to all that you cannot

11298
05:55:35,397 --> 05:55:36,998
understand. Praise, ignorance

11299
05:55:36,998 --> 05:55:38,330
for what man has not

11300
05:55:38,330 --> 05:55:40,433
encountered, he has not

11301
05:55:40,901 --> 05:55:43,380
destroyed. Say that your main

11302
05:55:43,380 --> 05:55:44,506
crop is the forest that you did

11303
05:55:44,506 --> 05:55:46,708
not plant, and that you will

11304
05:55:46,708 --> 05:55:48,509
not live to harvest. Ask

11305
05:55:48,509 --> 05:55:50,612
yourself, will this satisfy a

11306
05:55:50,612 --> 05:55:52,381
woman satisfied to bear a child?

11307
05:55:52,381 --> 05:55:54,982
Will this disturb the sleep of

11308
05:55:54,982 --> 05:55:57,190
a woman near to giving birth?

11309
05:55:57,190 --> 05:55:58,320
So let nashville be remembered

11310
05:55:58,320 --> 05:55:59,688
how we chose the care of our

11311
05:55:59,688 --> 05:56:01,155
home over the profit of

11312
05:56:01,155 --> 05:56:03,291
strangers who cannot care or

11313
05:56:03,291 --> 05:56:04,559
keep our home for us. I hope

11314
05:56:04,559 --> 05:56:06,228
data centers can be regulated

11315
05:56:06,228 --> 05:56:07,596
or stopped, not only here in

11316
05:56:07,596 --> 05:56:09,970
nashville, but in my home of

11317
05:56:09,970 --> 05:56:11,166
rutherford county and in

11318
05:56:11,166 --> 05:56:13,735
tennessee as a whole. I love my

11319
05:56:13,735 --> 05:56:15,637
home. Please, please protect it.

11320
05:56:15,637 --> 05:56:17,139
Do unto those downstream as you

11321
05:56:17,139 --> 05:56:18,773
would have those upstream do

11322
05:56:18,773 --> 05:56:21,173
unto you. Thank you.

11323
05:56:21,309 --> 05:56:22,678
Thank you.

11324
05:56:22,678 --> 05:56:23,450
Go ahead. You're recognized.

11325
05:56:23,450 --> 05:56:24,913
Hi,

11326
05:56:24,913 --> 05:56:26,614
my name is emily short. I have

11327
05:56:26,614 --> 05:56:27,783
been a resident of the 16th

11328
05:56:27,783 --> 05:56:30,285
district for more than ten

11329
05:56:30,285 --> 05:56:33,885
years. I'm here in support of

11330
05:56:34,990 --> 05:56:37,390
bl 2026 1391. And I guess

11331
05:56:39,227 --> 05:56:41,930
further moratoriums on it. I

11332
05:56:41,930 --> 05:56:43,699
believe the most important a community is to protect

11333
05:56:43,699 --> 05:56:45,333
the people and the animals who

11334
05:56:45,333 --> 05:56:46,768
already live there. Nashville

11335
05:56:46,768 --> 05:56:48,300
needs to ensure that its growth

11336
05:56:48,300 --> 05:56:49,771
and its progress does not come

11337
05:56:49,771 --> 05:56:51,540
at the expense of our health

11338
05:56:51,540 --> 05:56:52,641
and our safety through the

11339
05:56:52,641 --> 05:56:53,308
sacrifice of our neighborhoods.

11340
05:56:53,308 --> 05:56:54,810
Thank you.

11341
05:56:54,810 --> 05:56:57,210
Thank you. Go ahead.

11342
05:56:59,147 --> 05:56:59,514
You're recognized.

11343
05:56:59,514 --> 05:57:01,283
Hello, my

11344
05:57:01,283 --> 05:57:03,318
name is landon caswell. I'm

11345
05:57:03,318 --> 05:57:05,718
from franklin, tennessee county

11346
05:57:05,987 --> 05:57:08,987
district ten. I'm here to

11347
05:57:11,293 --> 05:57:13,862
support bl20261391. But most of

11348
05:57:13,862 --> 05:57:17,650
all, I am here to support the

11349
05:57:17,650 --> 05:57:18,834
nashville zoo. I am a card

11350
05:57:18,834 --> 05:57:20,302
carrying zoo member. My family

11351
05:57:20,302 --> 05:57:22,237
and I have been visiting the

11352
05:57:22,237 --> 05:57:24,606
zoo for as long as I can

11353
05:57:24,606 --> 05:57:27,606
remember. Over the years, I've

11354
05:57:27,843 --> 05:57:30,746
seen it grow from a humble,

11355
05:57:30,746 --> 05:57:33,949
modest family zoo to an award

11356
05:57:33,949 --> 05:57:35,751
winning aza accredited facility

11357
05:57:35,751 --> 05:57:38,688
from their state of the art vet

11358
05:57:38,688 --> 05:57:40,822
hospital to their new clouded

11359
05:57:40,822 --> 05:57:42,290
leopard exhibit, their leopard

11360
05:57:42,290 --> 05:57:44,690
forest exhibit, which opened

11361
05:57:44,727 --> 05:57:47,996
last year. The national zoo has

11362
05:57:47,996 --> 05:57:50,132
grown to become a leader in

11363
05:57:50,132 --> 05:57:51,600
animal husbandry and wildlife

11364
05:57:51,600 --> 05:57:53,502
conservation. They are

11365
05:57:53,502 --> 05:57:56,271
literally writing the books on

11366
05:57:56,271 --> 05:57:57,773
the breeding and caring for

11367
05:57:57,773 --> 05:57:59,908
rare and endangered species

11368
05:57:59,908 --> 05:58:02,110
such as giant anteaters,

11369
05:58:02,110 --> 05:58:04,110
rhinoceros hornbills, sumatran

11370
05:58:04,279 --> 05:58:06,150
tigers and especially clouded

11371
05:58:06,150 --> 05:58:08,917
leopards. My concern is that

11372
05:58:08,917 --> 05:58:11,253
this data center will severely

11373
05:58:11,253 --> 05:58:12,554
degrade this beloved nashville

11374
05:58:12,554 --> 05:58:14,954
destination, as well as

11375
05:58:15,390 --> 05:58:16,958
jeopardize all the dedication,

11376
05:58:16,958 --> 05:58:19,728
research and hard work from the

11377
05:58:19,728 --> 05:58:21,864
zoo staff. I want the nashville

11378
05:58:21,864 --> 05:58:23,666
zoo to continue to grow into

11379
05:58:23,666 --> 05:58:25,802
the best zoo in america, and I

11380
05:58:25,802 --> 05:58:27,703
don't see how a data center

11381
05:58:27,703 --> 05:58:28,370
will make that possible. Thank

11382
05:58:28,370 --> 05:58:30,370
you.

11383
05:58:30,807 --> 05:58:33,207
Thank you. Go ahead.

11384
05:58:33,743 --> 05:58:34,210
You're recognized.

11385
05:58:34,210 --> 05:58:35,977
Hello, my

11386
05:58:35,977 --> 05:58:38,915
name is dave dohrmann and I'm a

11387
05:58:38,915 --> 05:58:39,949
resident of district 24. My

11388
05:58:39,949 --> 05:58:41,490
neighbors have already said

11389
05:58:41,490 --> 05:58:42,452
everything I've thought of over

11390
05:58:42,452 --> 05:58:43,586
the last few hours and days

11391
05:58:43,586 --> 05:58:45,355
before coming in here. So just

11392
05:58:45,355 --> 05:58:47,590
one second. Everything has been

11393
05:58:47,590 --> 05:58:48,990
said before. And yeah, thank

11394
05:58:48,990 --> 05:58:50,590
you for addressing this matter

11395
05:58:50,590 --> 05:58:50,792
for all of us. Have a good

11396
05:58:50,792 --> 05:58:52,792
night.

11397
05:58:52,895 --> 05:58:54,297
Thank you so much. Can

11398
05:58:54,297 --> 05:58:57,297
you please share your ticket?

11399
05:59:00,403 --> 05:59:00,802
Number? 215 yeah.

11400
05:59:00,802 --> 05:59:02,802
215 okay.

11401
05:59:03,272 --> 05:59:04,272
thank you. Go ahead.

11402
05:59:04,272 --> 05:59:06,272
My name is

11403
05:59:06,542 --> 05:59:08,277
emily hines. I live in district

11404
05:59:08,277 --> 05:59:10,480
24. What's up brenda, thanks

11405
05:59:10,480 --> 05:59:12,347
for supporting this bill. I do

11406
05:59:12,347 --> 05:59:13,683
support this bill, but like

11407
05:59:13,683 --> 05:59:15,518
most of the people that came

11408
05:59:15,518 --> 05:59:17,754
before me said, I'd like I'd

11409
05:59:17,754 --> 05:59:19,489
like to see no data centers in

11410
05:59:19,489 --> 05:59:20,923
nashville. And we already have

11411
05:59:20,923 --> 05:59:22,724
plenty in the works. And that's

11412
05:59:22,724 --> 05:59:23,960
frankly a shame. It's also a

11413
05:59:23,960 --> 05:59:26,696
shame that I'm standing before

11414
05:59:26,696 --> 05:59:28,164
you at midnight to beg for my

11415
05:59:28,164 --> 05:59:30,990
life and for the lives of the

11416
05:59:30,990 --> 05:59:31,334
people that I love in the city,

11417
05:59:31,334 --> 05:59:33,169
because clearly these death

11418
05:59:33,169 --> 05:59:35,405
centers are not going to help

11419
05:59:35,405 --> 05:59:37,806
us. I work as a musician and as

11420
05:59:37,806 --> 05:59:42,600
a farmer, and in both of those

11421
05:59:43,311 --> 05:59:45,470
industries, ai is catastrophic,

11422
05:59:45,470 --> 05:59:46,683
especially feeling that right

11423
05:59:46,683 --> 05:59:48,651
now because I was out in the

11424
05:59:48,651 --> 05:59:51,154
heat all last week and my brain

11425
05:59:51,154 --> 05:59:53,122
is fried, I'm exhausted, and

11426
05:59:53,122 --> 05:59:55,124
I'm overwhelmed by the heat

11427
05:59:55,124 --> 05:59:56,925
that we are staring down the

11428
05:59:56,925 --> 05:59:59,620
barrel right now with el nino,

11429
05:59:59,620 --> 06:00:02,331
we are on the brink of massive

11430
06:00:02,331 --> 06:00:03,733
crop failure and ecological

11431
06:00:03,733 --> 06:00:04,934
extinction that we will not

11432
06:00:04,934 --> 06:00:07,300
recover from, and we will live

11433
06:00:07,300 --> 06:00:09,604
to see the consequences of the

11434
06:00:09,604 --> 06:00:11,741
choices that y'all make tonight.

11435
06:00:11,741 --> 06:00:14,544
So I'm asking you to please

11436
06:00:14,544 --> 06:00:16,346
pass this legislation and pass

11437
06:00:16,346 --> 06:00:18,548
amendments that are much more

11438
06:00:18,548 --> 06:00:20,490
stringent. 100ft is nothing,

11439
06:00:20,490 --> 06:00:22,449
especially when y'all have

11440
06:00:24,721 --> 06:00:27,121
passed legislation that bans.

11441
06:00:28,591 --> 06:00:31,427
Trans folks and drag shows at

11442
06:00:31,427 --> 06:00:32,595
way more stringent codes. So

11443
06:00:32,595 --> 06:00:34,364
yeah, I'd really appreciate it

11444
06:00:34,364 --> 06:00:36,232
if you would follow your hearts

11445
06:00:36,232 --> 06:00:39,680
or if your hearts are dead.

11446
06:00:39,680 --> 06:00:39,435
Listen to us. Thank you.

11447
06:00:39,435 --> 06:00:41,435
Thank

11448
06:00:42,672 --> 06:00:45,720
you. Go ahead. You're

11449
06:00:45,174 --> 06:00:46,943
recognized.

11450
06:00:46,943 --> 06:00:49,343
Hi, my name is

11451
06:00:49,479 --> 06:00:52,140
christa wells. I'm a mother and

11452
06:00:52,140 --> 06:00:54,183
a musician and a resident of

11453
06:00:54,183 --> 06:00:56,652
district five. I'm here in

11454
06:00:56,652 --> 06:00:59,652
support of bill 1391 as a

11455
06:00:59,922 --> 06:01:01,323
minimum, because once we

11456
06:01:01,323 --> 06:01:03,723
collectively lose our health

11457
06:01:03,926 --> 06:01:06,462
and well-being, nothing else is

11458
06:01:06,462 --> 06:01:08,264
going to matter at all. And I

11459
06:01:08,264 --> 06:01:10,330
think we all know that we're

11460
06:01:10,330 --> 06:01:11,434
already collectively losing our

11461
06:01:11,434 --> 06:01:13,970
health and well-being for all

11462
06:01:13,970 --> 06:01:15,672
kinds of reasons. And it

11463
06:01:15,672 --> 06:01:17,840
appears that the health of our

11464
06:01:17,840 --> 06:01:19,641
immediate community members and

11465
06:01:19,641 --> 06:01:21,511
the environment that our

11466
06:01:21,511 --> 06:01:23,911
children and our grandchildren

11467
06:01:24,747 --> 06:01:27,147
and great grandchildren depend

11468
06:01:28,352 --> 06:01:30,553
on depends in part on the

11469
06:01:30,553 --> 06:01:34,153
decision that you all get to

11470
06:01:35,124 --> 06:01:37,326
make tonight on our behalf. Our

11471
06:01:37,326 --> 06:01:39,195
descendants are going to look

11472
06:01:39,195 --> 06:01:41,165
back on all these decisions

11473
06:01:41,165 --> 06:01:42,732
we're making around technology,

11474
06:01:42,732 --> 06:01:44,434
and we've never done it before.

11475
06:01:44,434 --> 06:01:45,968
It's hard. They're going to

11476
06:01:45,968 --> 06:01:47,437
look back on all these

11477
06:01:47,437 --> 06:01:50,437
decisions, and they're going to

11478
06:01:51,374 --> 06:01:55,377
either thank us or hate us for

11479
06:01:55,377 --> 06:01:57,513
them putting strong safeguards

11480
06:01:57,513 --> 06:01:59,249
in place before a stranger

11481
06:01:59,249 --> 06:02:02,849
comes into the house with your

11482
06:02:03,553 --> 06:02:07,156
kids. It's not a big ask. It's

11483
06:02:07,156 --> 06:02:10,756
wisdom. And wisdom is what we

11484
06:02:11,960 --> 06:02:13,663
count on. You guys to exercise.

11485
06:02:13,663 --> 06:02:15,332
So I want to thank you in

11486
06:02:15,332 --> 06:02:18,332
advance because I am choosing

11487
06:02:20,536 --> 06:02:22,272
to believe that you are here to

11488
06:02:22,272 --> 06:02:25,272
uphold the duties of your

11489
06:02:26,243 --> 06:02:28,430
office. I trust you will

11490
06:02:28,430 --> 06:02:30,443
prioritize the needs and

11491
06:02:30,948 --> 06:02:33,348
reflect the expressed desires

11492
06:02:34,917 --> 06:02:36,686
of your people, which is

11493
06:02:36,686 --> 06:02:38,489
nashville people. So thank you

11494
06:02:38,489 --> 06:02:38,856
so much for your time.

11495
06:02:38,856 --> 06:02:40,856
Thank

11496
06:02:44,460 --> 06:02:46,230
you. As you step to the podium,

11497
06:02:46,230 --> 06:02:49,433
I just want to share. It's 1207.

11498
06:02:49,433 --> 06:02:50,400
So we're 3.5 hours into our

11499
06:02:50,400 --> 06:02:51,835
hearing. And for purposes of

11500
06:02:51,835 --> 06:02:53,360
just kind of every half hour

11501
06:02:53,360 --> 06:02:55,471
where we are, could you please

11502
06:02:55,471 --> 06:02:57,573
share your ticket number 217

11503
06:02:57,573 --> 06:02:57,940
thank you so much. Go ahead.

11504
06:02:57,940 --> 06:02:59,743
My

11505
06:02:59,743 --> 06:03:03,130
name is madeline beyer. I am

11506
06:03:03,130 --> 06:03:04,481
from council district three. I

11507
06:03:04,481 --> 06:03:05,848
struggle to feel like I deserve

11508
06:03:05,848 --> 06:03:08,785
to be up here speaking to you

11509
06:03:08,785 --> 06:03:09,886
all. But I believe that I do. I

11510
06:03:09,886 --> 06:03:11,387
sincerely hope that each and

11511
06:03:11,387 --> 06:03:13,890
every one of you believe that

11512
06:03:13,890 --> 06:03:15,292
you deserve to be in these

11513
06:03:15,292 --> 06:03:16,359
seats. And if you don't, you

11514
06:03:16,359 --> 06:03:19,359
should spend some time with

11515
06:03:19,563 --> 06:03:20,563
that. There is a long list of

11516
06:03:20,563 --> 06:03:22,132
evidence that these data

11517
06:03:22,132 --> 06:03:24,234
centers negatively impact and

11518
06:03:24,234 --> 06:03:26,103
are already negatively

11519
06:03:26,103 --> 06:03:28,503
impacting communities of real

11520
06:03:28,538 --> 06:03:29,973
people vulnerable,

11521
06:03:29,973 --> 06:03:31,973
under-resourced and targeted

11522
06:03:32,208 --> 06:03:33,643
groups, environments and

11523
06:03:33,643 --> 06:03:35,646
ecosystems. Et cetera. Et

11524
06:03:35,646 --> 06:03:37,810
cetera. Properly functioning

11525
06:03:37,810 --> 06:03:39,450
data centers should not need

11526
06:03:39,450 --> 06:03:42,251
this amount of resource at this

11527
06:03:42,251 --> 06:03:43,786
insane and unsustainable scale,

11528
06:03:43,786 --> 06:03:45,455
especially not at the expense

11529
06:03:45,455 --> 06:03:48,424
of people getting their most

11530
06:03:48,424 --> 06:03:49,792
basic met. I do not care

11531
06:03:49,792 --> 06:03:51,595
what companies are doing to

11532
06:03:51,595 --> 06:03:52,962
minimize the use of these

11533
06:03:52,962 --> 06:03:54,980
resources, because under these

11534
06:03:54,980 --> 06:03:56,498
circumstances, it does not

11535
06:03:56,632 --> 06:03:58,801
matter and it should not matter.

11536
06:03:58,801 --> 06:04:00,570
This is, in my opinion,

11537
06:04:00,570 --> 06:04:02,773
absolutely stupid and violence

11538
06:04:02,773 --> 06:04:05,773
against humanity. I am here

11539
06:04:06,377 --> 06:04:08,611
today in support of bill 2026

11540
06:04:08,611 --> 06:04:10,140
1391. But I want to reiterate,

11541
06:04:10,140 --> 06:04:12,216
as so many before me have said,

11542
06:04:12,216 --> 06:04:13,584
that it needs changes to

11543
06:04:13,584 --> 06:04:15,584
restrictions and protections

11544
06:04:16,850 --> 06:04:17,621
that actually legitimately

11545
06:04:17,621 --> 06:04:20,900
protect the land, the animals

11546
06:04:20,900 --> 06:04:23,900
and the people. Thank you.

11547
06:04:23,293 --> 06:04:24,395
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

11548
06:04:24,395 --> 06:04:25,461
recognized.

11549
06:04:25,461 --> 06:04:27,263
Thank you. Hold on

11550
06:04:27,263 --> 06:04:28,632
one moment, please. My name is

11551
06:04:28,632 --> 06:04:29,699
catherine richtmyer. I am a

11552
06:04:29,699 --> 06:04:30,933
district 20 resident, and I'm

11553
06:04:30,933 --> 06:04:32,350
here this evening to support my

11554
06:04:32,350 --> 06:04:33,337
council member's bill. Council

11555
06:04:33,337 --> 06:04:35,737
member ron haughton's. Bill,

11556
06:04:36,439 --> 06:04:38,750
bill 2026 1391. A lot of people

11557
06:04:38,750 --> 06:04:39,943
are here tonight because of the

11558
06:04:39,943 --> 06:04:42,412
zoo or fisk, but this bill is

11559
06:04:42,412 --> 06:04:44,882
about is bigger than either of

11560
06:04:44,882 --> 06:04:46,350
those projects. It's about of davidson

11561
06:04:46,350 --> 06:04:47,851
county from the dangers of data

11562
06:04:47,851 --> 06:04:49,186
centers. Every corner of

11563
06:04:49,186 --> 06:04:50,620
davidson county deserves to be

11564
06:04:50,620 --> 06:04:52,121
protected. Unlike other data

11565
06:04:52,121 --> 06:04:53,257
center related bills, this bill

11566
06:04:53,257 --> 06:04:55,426
was not born under public

11567
06:04:55,426 --> 06:04:56,927
pressure or for pr. It's not

11568
06:04:56,927 --> 06:04:59,280
about a single project. It's

11569
06:04:59,280 --> 06:05:00,970
the only proactive piece of

11570
06:05:00,970 --> 06:05:01,980
legislation. Ron saw the

11571
06:05:01,980 --> 06:05:02,232
devastation that data centers

11572
06:05:02,232 --> 06:05:03,300
have inflicted on other

11573
06:05:03,300 --> 06:05:04,435
communities and has worked for

11574
06:05:04,435 --> 06:05:06,270
months on this bill, long

11575
06:05:06,270 --> 06:05:07,337
before the zoo or fisk were

11576
06:05:07,337 --> 06:05:08,505
announced. But the best part

11577
06:05:08,505 --> 06:05:10,308
about this bill isn't that it's

11578
06:05:10,308 --> 06:05:11,375
rollins bill. He's made it our

11579
06:05:11,375 --> 06:05:12,475
bill, the community's bills.

11580
06:05:12,475 --> 06:05:14,244
He's worked with us and taken

11581
06:05:14,244 --> 06:05:15,346
feedback on it for amendments

11582
06:05:15,346 --> 06:05:17,800
and implemented them in real

11583
06:05:17,800 --> 06:05:18,316
time. Please do not let poison

11584
06:05:18,316 --> 06:05:20,284
pill amendments over the next

11585
06:05:20,284 --> 06:05:21,552
two weeks be added on to this

11586
06:05:21,552 --> 06:05:22,720
bill. We heard representatives

11587
06:05:22,720 --> 06:05:24,253
on our metro planning

11588
06:05:24,253 --> 06:05:25,356
commission asking for

11589
06:05:25,356 --> 06:05:28,258
flexibility in trying to weaken

11590
06:05:28,258 --> 06:05:30,658
bill 2026 1391. I urge council

11591
06:05:30,694 --> 06:05:33,163
to not delay, but to pass bill

11592
06:05:33,163 --> 06:05:33,930
2026 1391 in its strongest form

11593
06:05:33,930 --> 06:05:35,650
because, as council member

11594
06:05:35,650 --> 06:05:37,334
horton says, we shouldn't be in

11595
06:05:37,334 --> 06:05:39,269
a race to become a leader in ai,

11596
06:05:39,269 --> 06:05:40,670
to become a leader and health

11597
06:05:40,670 --> 06:05:42,500
and safety for our people.

11598
06:05:42,500 --> 06:05:44,500
Thank you.

11599
06:05:45,609 --> 06:05:48,900
Thank you. Go ahead.

11600
06:05:48,711 --> 06:05:49,747
You're recognized. Thank you

11601
06:05:49,747 --> 06:05:50,681
for your time.

11602
06:05:50,681 --> 06:05:52,216
This is my

11603
06:05:52,216 --> 06:05:53,817
second time seeing you guys. I

11604
06:05:53,817 --> 06:05:55,190
spoke at the first council,

11605
06:05:55,190 --> 06:05:56,653
which is my very first time

11606
06:05:56,653 --> 06:05:59,230
public speaking, and my heart

11607
06:05:59,230 --> 06:06:02,959
beats in my ears. But it's fine.

11608
06:06:02,959 --> 06:06:04,329
I support bl 2026 1391 and any

11609
06:06:04,329 --> 06:06:06,529
legislation that is going to

11610
06:06:06,529 --> 06:06:09,990
put more restrictions on ai

11611
06:06:09,990 --> 06:06:12,636
data centers. I drove two hours

11612
06:06:12,636 --> 06:06:13,637
about to get here, and I am a

11613
06:06:13,637 --> 06:06:14,738
licensed massage therapist. I

11614
06:06:14,738 --> 06:06:15,973
forgot to mention that last

11615
06:06:15,973 --> 06:06:19,110
time. So my special interest is

11616
06:06:19,110 --> 06:06:21,680
in infrasound. We know very

11617
06:06:21,680 --> 06:06:22,912
much about how much music

11618
06:06:22,912 --> 06:06:25,160
affects humans. Music therapy

11619
06:06:25,160 --> 06:06:26,315
won't go into that. So I just

11620
06:06:26,315 --> 06:06:27,751
wanted to say I support strong

11621
06:06:27,751 --> 06:06:28,620
legislation that protects every

11622
06:06:28,620 --> 06:06:31,200
neighborhood in nashville from

11623
06:06:31,722 --> 06:06:33,458
the dangers of data centers. I

11624
06:06:33,458 --> 06:06:35,292
waited hours to say this, that

11625
06:06:35,292 --> 06:06:37,126
I had misspoke at my first

11626
06:06:37,126 --> 06:06:40,531
speech because I was so nervous.

11627
06:06:40,531 --> 06:06:42,866
So I had cited ben jordan for

11628
06:06:42,866 --> 06:06:43,902
the infrasound information. I

11629
06:06:43,902 --> 06:06:46,103
mispronounced his last name. I

11630
06:06:46,103 --> 06:06:47,938
was so nervous. So ben jordan

11631
06:06:47,938 --> 06:06:50,442
was who I cited my information

11632
06:06:50,442 --> 06:06:51,809
from. He records infrasound

11633
06:06:51,809 --> 06:06:54,412
across all of the ai data

11634
06:06:54,412 --> 06:06:56,580
centers across the U.S. And his

11635
06:06:56,580 --> 06:06:58,283
findings were just disgusting,

11636
06:06:58,283 --> 06:07:00,885
if I MAY be so frank, there was

11637
06:07:00,885 --> 06:07:03,387
a six year old girl in 2025 in

11638
06:07:03,387 --> 06:07:05,523
the summer of 2025, who

11639
06:07:05,523 --> 06:07:07,725
developed very intense seizures

11640
06:07:07,725 --> 06:07:10,594
by living next to the ai data

11641
06:07:10,594 --> 06:07:13,796
center elon musk. Elon musk put

11642
06:07:13,796 --> 06:07:15,330
up after the family took out a

11643
06:07:15,330 --> 06:07:17,167
just another mortgage for their

11644
06:07:17,167 --> 06:07:18,634
house and walked away and moved

11645
06:07:18,634 --> 06:07:20,304
so their daughter could have

11646
06:07:20,304 --> 06:07:21,604
better opportunity to be away

11647
06:07:21,604 --> 06:07:22,606
from the ai data center they

11648
06:07:22,606 --> 06:07:24,274
thought was causing the

11649
06:07:24,274 --> 06:07:26,176
seizures. All of her symptoms

11650
06:07:26,176 --> 06:07:27,911
immediately stopped upon

11651
06:07:27,911 --> 06:07:29,681
leaving. So I just want to say

11652
06:07:29,681 --> 06:07:31,116
that the movie good luck, have

11653
06:07:31,116 --> 06:07:32,282
fun, don't die. I feel like

11654
06:07:32,282 --> 06:07:34,510
maybe has the vibes of what's

11655
06:07:34,510 --> 06:07:35,252
going on where everyone cares

11656
06:07:35,252 --> 06:07:37,287
so much, and if it's bad for

11657
06:07:37,287 --> 06:07:39,590
animals, it is bad for humans.

11658
06:07:39,590 --> 06:07:41,159
Please understand that I know

11659
06:07:41,159 --> 06:07:42,961
that y'all are in for a long

11660
06:07:42,961 --> 06:07:44,629
time and lobbyists have. I

11661
06:07:44,629 --> 06:07:45,796
don't have the money for that,

11662
06:07:45,796 --> 06:07:47,765
but I brought you a bag of

11663
06:07:47,765 --> 06:07:51,965
candy to lobby for you guys to

11664
06:07:52,302 --> 06:07:54,571
be sweet and do the right thing.

11665
06:07:54,571 --> 06:07:56,571
Councilmember benedict is

11666
06:07:59,576 --> 06:08:01,976
coming. Alrighty. Next. Next

11667
06:08:10,422 --> 06:08:11,789
speaker please. Next speaker.

11668
06:08:11,789 --> 06:08:13,824
Go ahead. You're recognized.

11669
06:08:13,824 --> 06:08:15,793
Thank you. Hello, everybody.

11670
06:08:15,793 --> 06:08:17,529
Thank you so much for your time.

11671
06:08:17,529 --> 06:08:19,798
My name is olivia and I'm from

11672
06:08:19,798 --> 06:08:22,798
williamson county and I support

11673
06:08:24,768 --> 06:08:26,538
the bill. Bl 2020 261391.

11674
06:08:26,538 --> 06:08:27,971
Having that said, I do support

11675
06:08:27,971 --> 06:08:29,106
technological innovation and

11676
06:08:29,106 --> 06:08:31,175
progress, especially in terms

11677
06:08:31,175 --> 06:08:33,377
of economic growth and human

11678
06:08:33,377 --> 06:08:34,446
flourishing. However,

11679
06:08:34,446 --> 06:08:36,280
innovation and technology

11680
06:08:36,280 --> 06:08:38,382
should not come before humans,

11681
06:08:38,382 --> 06:08:40,584
animals or the environment

11682
06:08:40,584 --> 06:08:41,352
until data centers are

11683
06:08:41,352 --> 06:08:43,530
environmentally friendly and

11684
06:08:43,530 --> 06:08:44,955
work for everyone, I will not

11685
06:08:44,955 --> 06:08:46,560
be supporting them, and I'm

11686
06:08:46,560 --> 06:08:47,958
certain the animals that live

11687
06:08:47,958 --> 06:08:49,159
in the zoo and the humans that

11688
06:08:49,159 --> 06:08:50,928
live near thezoo do not want

11689
06:08:50,928 --> 06:08:52,130
their air, water or soil

11690
06:08:52,130 --> 06:08:54,965
polluted from a proposed data

11691
06:08:54,965 --> 06:08:57,201
center. I believe what is owed

11692
06:08:57,201 --> 06:08:58,469
to humans, animals and the

11693
06:08:58,469 --> 06:09:00,869
environment is a sustainable,

11694
06:09:01,138 --> 06:09:02,706
eco friendly future. And I

11695
06:09:02,706 --> 06:09:04,308
believe that starts with all of

11696
06:09:04,308 --> 06:09:06,110
us. I don't believe we deserve

11697
06:09:06,110 --> 06:09:07,277
a lifeless, ai controlled

11698
06:09:07,277 --> 06:09:08,278
corporate corporate

11699
06:09:08,278 --> 06:09:09,480
surveillance state with the

11700
06:09:09,480 --> 06:09:10,481
likes of pixar's wall-e, in

11701
06:09:10,481 --> 06:09:11,915
which corporations have the

11702
06:09:11,915 --> 06:09:14,151
final say in humans and the

11703
06:09:14,151 --> 06:09:15,252
planet were just another

11704
06:09:15,252 --> 06:09:17,652
disposable resource to give

11705
06:09:17,655 --> 06:09:18,823
away and destroy. So I want to

11706
06:09:18,823 --> 06:09:19,924
leave you with this. We don't

11707
06:09:19,924 --> 06:09:21,692
take anything from this world

11708
06:09:21,692 --> 06:09:22,794
other than our memories and our

11709
06:09:22,794 --> 06:09:24,629
own conscience. So please do

11710
06:09:24,629 --> 06:09:25,796
the right thing and please vote

11711
06:09:25,796 --> 06:09:25,997
for the bill. Thank you very

11712
06:09:25,997 --> 06:09:27,997
much.

11713
06:09:31,268 --> 06:09:32,403
Thank you. Go ahead.

11714
06:09:32,403 --> 06:09:33,103
You're recognized.

11715
06:09:33,103 --> 06:09:35,103
Hi, my name

11716
06:09:36,700 --> 06:09:39,607
is trina. I live in district

11717
06:09:41,112 --> 06:09:42,913
six. I'm number 222. Everything

11718
06:09:42,913 --> 06:09:45,115
in this poem is sourced from

11719
06:09:45,115 --> 06:09:46,817
data map wpln and n s

11720
06:09:46,817 --> 06:09:48,252
own after action review. But it

11721
06:09:48,252 --> 06:09:49,788
was written before freddie

11722
06:09:49,788 --> 06:09:53,388
finally came out in support of

11723
06:09:53,391 --> 06:09:55,292
this. So sorry freddie, we're

11724
06:09:55,292 --> 06:09:56,627
in the middle of a heat wave,

11725
06:09:56,627 --> 06:09:58,762
but I still remember being cold

11726
06:09:58,762 --> 06:10:00,865
and now n s is verified. At

11727
06:10:00,865 --> 06:10:02,300
least one outside crew was told

11728
06:10:02,300 --> 06:10:03,601
that we had everything we

11729
06:10:03,601 --> 06:10:04,803
needed, and now they asked for

11730
06:10:04,803 --> 06:10:06,303
help. Too late. They've

11731
06:10:06,303 --> 06:10:08,473
conducted a review and

11732
06:10:08,473 --> 06:10:09,973
recommended 58 listed ways they

11733
06:10:09,973 --> 06:10:12,110
could be better, ways they

11734
06:10:12,110 --> 06:10:15,710
could take better care, but I

11735
06:10:17,816 --> 06:10:19,783
can't imagine adding data

11736
06:10:19,783 --> 06:10:20,618
centers was in there. They're

11737
06:10:20,618 --> 06:10:22,320
building one right now. Brick

11738
06:10:22,320 --> 06:10:23,520
church pike, 12mw. More power

11739
06:10:23,520 --> 06:10:25,290
than my zip code. Y'all connect

11740
06:10:25,290 --> 06:10:26,524
the dots. The data center by

11741
06:10:26,524 --> 06:10:28,292
the zoo would put 40 more on

11742
06:10:28,292 --> 06:10:29,527
lock, equivalent to the power

11743
06:10:29,527 --> 06:10:30,528
used by all of antioch. Both

11744
06:10:30,528 --> 06:10:32,630
doug sloan and community

11745
06:10:32,630 --> 06:10:34,566
pointed to the other 26. But no

11746
06:10:34,566 --> 06:10:36,533
one can say the load on any s

11747
06:10:36,533 --> 06:10:38,200
because no real info exists. We

11748
06:10:38,200 --> 06:10:40,471
need the bill for zoning and

11749
06:10:40,471 --> 06:10:41,506
the moratorium. We need the the

11750
06:10:41,506 --> 06:10:43,742
mayor to join our fight. We

11751
06:10:43,742 --> 06:10:45,175
need him to stop playing dumb,

11752
06:10:45,175 --> 06:10:46,611
but he won't even stand for

11753
06:10:46,611 --> 06:10:48,312
benches. And so we ask that he

11754
06:10:48,312 --> 06:10:50,180
sit down and follow the leaders

11755
06:10:50,180 --> 06:10:51,950
of the city who put benches all

11756
06:10:51,950 --> 06:10:53,785
over town. The super bowl is

11757
06:10:53,785 --> 06:10:55,687
coming at the same time of year

11758
06:10:55,687 --> 06:10:57,880
as fern, and if we don't get

11759
06:10:57,880 --> 06:11:00,880
this right, we'll have another

11760
06:11:00,625 --> 06:11:02,794
freezer burn. So I am asking

11761
06:11:02,794 --> 06:11:04,962
you guys to pass the zoning

11762
06:11:04,962 --> 06:11:06,664
bill and support the moratorium.

11763
06:11:06,664 --> 06:11:08,232
But write each one of these

11764
06:11:08,232 --> 06:11:10,435
data centers on one piece of

11765
06:11:10,435 --> 06:11:12,536
land, adds another zip code of

11766
06:11:12,536 --> 06:11:15,536
power being consumed. Like, I

11767
06:11:16,410 --> 06:11:19,410
don't think we just went

11768
06:11:20,779 --> 06:11:22,547
through fern and like we I just

11769
06:11:22,547 --> 06:11:24,348
don't understand hw any of

11770
06:11:24,348 --> 06:11:26,918
these places are attracted to

11771
06:11:26,918 --> 06:11:30,121
this grid. This grid is not

11772
06:11:30,121 --> 06:11:31,923
good. So right. We need to

11773
06:11:31,923 --> 06:11:34,125
shore up what we've got here

11774
06:11:34,125 --> 06:11:34,793
and reject these outsiders.

11775
06:11:34,793 --> 06:11:36,793
Thank you.

11776
06:11:36,961 --> 06:11:39,361
Thank you. Go ahead.

11777
06:11:39,531 --> 06:11:40,532
You're recognized.

11778
06:11:40,532 --> 06:11:40,731
Hey, all. My

11779
06:11:40,731 --> 06:11:41,800
name.

11780
06:11:41,800 --> 06:11:44,268
Is jake grayson. I'm a

11781
06:11:44,268 --> 06:11:45,470
resident of district two. I

11782
06:11:45,470 --> 06:11:46,371
don't think I can say really

11783
06:11:46,371 --> 06:11:48,771
anything that's not already

11784
06:11:49,240 --> 06:11:51,408
been said tonight, especially as creatively or eloquently.

11785
06:11:51,408 --> 06:11:53,177
But perhaps I'll add that I'm a

11786
06:11:53,177 --> 06:11:55,113
phd student at vanderbilt, and

11787
06:11:55,113 --> 06:11:56,814
in my role as a teacher, I've

11788
06:11:56,814 --> 06:11:59,316
seen how the technologies that

11789
06:11:59,316 --> 06:12:01,519
these data centers fuel have

11790
06:12:01,519 --> 06:12:03,288
really poisoned the critical

11791
06:12:03,288 --> 06:12:04,390
thinking and work ethic of

11792
06:12:04,390 --> 06:12:06,458
ostensibly some of our

11793
06:12:06,458 --> 06:12:08,258
brightest students. And so I

11794
06:12:08,258 --> 06:12:11,858
just wanted to voice my support

11795
06:12:12,663 --> 06:12:14,990
for bill to 2026, 1391 and any

11796
06:12:14,990 --> 06:12:15,866
stricter further legislation

11797
06:12:15,866 --> 06:12:17,669
that would prohibit

11798
06:12:17,669 --> 06:12:19,471
corporations from, you know,

11799
06:12:19,471 --> 06:12:20,839
wreaking havoc on our our

11800
06:12:20,839 --> 06:12:22,272
communities. I think at this

11801
06:12:22,272 --> 06:12:23,941
point, you guys know the right

11802
06:12:23,941 --> 06:12:25,430
thing to do. It's just a

11803
06:12:25,430 --> 06:12:26,378
question, a question of, you

11804
06:12:26,378 --> 06:12:28,413
know, whether you are willing

11805
06:12:28,413 --> 06:12:30,347
to prioritize your fellow

11806
06:12:30,347 --> 06:12:32,510
nashvillians and your own, I

11807
06:12:32,510 --> 06:12:33,219
think, moral character and

11808
06:12:33,219 --> 06:12:34,518
dignity above whatever

11809
06:12:34,518 --> 06:12:38,118
kickbacks you MAY stand to gain.

11810
06:12:39,224 --> 06:12:39,657
So thank you. Good night.

11811
06:12:39,657 --> 06:12:41,657
Okay.

11812
06:12:41,794 --> 06:12:42,828
You're recognized.

11813
06:12:42,828 --> 06:12:44,729
Hi, my name

11814
06:12:44,729 --> 06:12:45,960
is matt day. I'm number 225.

11815
06:12:45,960 --> 06:12:45,797
So

11816
06:12:45,797 --> 06:12:46,498
thank you.

11817
06:12:46,498 --> 06:12:48,898
Pretty close to the

11818
06:12:48,967 --> 06:12:50,702
end here. So I'm speaking my

11819
06:12:50,702 --> 06:12:52,904
private capacity as a resident

11820
06:12:52,904 --> 06:12:55,904
of district 18 in support of

11821
06:12:56,241 --> 06:12:57,610
bill 2026 1391 and proposed

11822
06:12:57,610 --> 06:12:58,677
amendments with some

11823
06:12:58,677 --> 06:13:00,178
suggestions. While the planning

11824
06:13:00,178 --> 06:13:01,313
committee's map showed that

11825
06:13:01,313 --> 06:13:02,682
proposed setbacks would

11826
06:13:02,682 --> 06:13:04,115
preclude the construction of

11827
06:13:04,115 --> 06:13:06,351
most data center projects in

11828
06:13:06,351 --> 06:13:08,530
davidson county as a whole, I

11829
06:13:08,530 --> 06:13:09,221
would request stronger setback

11830
06:13:09,221 --> 06:13:10,587
requirements and anti

11831
06:13:10,587 --> 06:13:12,457
clustering language in the

11832
06:13:12,457 --> 06:13:13,892
final reading of this bill.

11833
06:13:13,892 --> 06:13:16,127
Besides that, I only have two

11834
06:13:16,127 --> 06:13:18,960
small things to add to the 224

11835
06:13:18,960 --> 06:13:19,931
people who preceded me. First,

11836
06:13:19,931 --> 06:13:21,733
if you look at the dc blocks

11837
06:13:21,733 --> 06:13:23,536
website, the front page is

11838
06:13:23,536 --> 06:13:25,936
plastered with news about

11839
06:13:26,104 --> 06:13:27,871
identical projects across the

11840
06:13:27,871 --> 06:13:28,972
nation. Their own marketing

11841
06:13:28,972 --> 06:13:30,342
material makes it clear that

11842
06:13:30,342 --> 06:13:31,643
they do not care about

11843
06:13:31,643 --> 06:13:33,311
nashville and the communities

11844
06:13:33,311 --> 06:13:34,846
into which they parachute. This

11845
06:13:34,846 --> 06:13:36,848
is a special place, and I know

11846
06:13:36,848 --> 06:13:37,749
that the council and my fellow

11847
06:13:37,749 --> 06:13:39,584
residents feel that in their

11848
06:13:39,584 --> 06:13:41,553
ownway. I therefore hope that

11849
06:13:41,553 --> 06:13:43,210
you all will support this bill.

11850
06:13:43,210 --> 06:13:45,224
Second, there has been no

11851
06:13:45,224 --> 06:13:47,291
public good articulated by any

11852
06:13:47,291 --> 06:13:49,940
major official or executive as

11853
06:13:49,940 --> 06:13:50,261
to the purpose of not just the

11854
06:13:50,261 --> 06:13:52,797
dc blocks data center near the

11855
06:13:52,797 --> 06:13:53,898
zoo, but data center

11856
06:13:53,898 --> 06:13:55,532
infrastructure writ large.

11857
06:13:55,532 --> 06:13:57,802
Their transparent interest is

11858
06:13:57,802 --> 06:13:59,537
to use our community, its power

11859
06:13:59,537 --> 06:14:01,373
grid and its people without

11860
06:14:01,373 --> 06:14:03,141
much return. I therefore think

11861
06:14:03,141 --> 06:14:04,576
that this bill and subsequent

11862
06:14:04,576 --> 06:14:06,378
amendments are a simple start

11863
06:14:06,378 --> 06:14:07,813
to protecting the special place.

11864
06:14:07,813 --> 06:14:09,813
Thank you.

11865
06:14:10,315 --> 06:14:11,450
Thank you. Go ahead.

11866
06:14:11,450 --> 06:14:12,218
You're recognized.

11867
06:14:12,218 --> 06:14:14,218
Hi, my name

11868
06:14:14,285 --> 06:14:16,422
is susan lamoureux. I'm a

11869
06:14:16,422 --> 06:14:18,223
resident of district 18, and I

11870
06:14:18,223 --> 06:14:21,823
wanted to voice my support for

11871
06:14:21,826 --> 06:14:24,226
the bill. 2026 1391. I also

11872
06:14:27,199 --> 06:14:29,199
support stricter legislation

11873
06:14:30,135 --> 06:14:32,535
around this issue. No

11874
06:14:34,939 --> 06:14:36,775
clustering and a more permanent

11875
06:14:36,775 --> 06:14:38,444
moratorium. And I just wanted

11876
06:14:38,444 --> 06:14:39,544
to mention, you know, one thing

11877
06:14:39,544 --> 06:14:41,346
that hasn't really been brought

11878
06:14:41,346 --> 06:14:42,614
up tonight is the heat island

11879
06:14:42,614 --> 06:14:43,815
effect that data centers also

11880
06:14:43,815 --> 06:14:46,686
bring, in addition to the

11881
06:14:46,686 --> 06:14:48,853
myriad other pollution and, you

11882
06:14:48,853 --> 06:14:52,900
know, effects that they have on

11883
06:14:52,900 --> 06:14:53,526
the local environment. Were

11884
06:14:53,526 --> 06:14:55,393
these two data centers to be

11885
06:14:55,393 --> 06:14:57,496
built in downtown nashville.

11886
06:14:57,496 --> 06:14:58,630
That heat island effect would

11887
06:14:58,630 --> 06:15:00,565
also impact the area of the

11888
06:15:00,565 --> 06:15:02,200
city that I live in, which is

11889
06:15:02,200 --> 06:15:04,300
not really that close to the

11890
06:15:04,300 --> 06:15:06,403
proposed locations. It would

11891
06:15:06,472 --> 06:15:09,472
affect the entirety of downtown.

11892
06:15:10,108 --> 06:15:11,944
I think, you know, that is

11893
06:15:11,944 --> 06:15:13,446
reason in and of itself, given

11894
06:15:13,446 --> 06:15:15,480
the heat waves we've been

11895
06:15:15,480 --> 06:15:18,750
seeing just in this past week

11896
06:15:18,750 --> 06:15:21,750
alone, to not allow further

11897
06:15:23,122 --> 06:15:24,290
warming of the city. And and

11898
06:15:24,290 --> 06:15:27,580
recently, a lot of companies

11899
06:15:27,580 --> 06:15:28,160
have begun scaling back ai

11900
06:15:28,160 --> 06:15:30,610
applications. Other people have

11901
06:15:30,610 --> 06:15:31,730
mentioned this tonight. Ai is

11902
06:15:31,730 --> 06:15:33,132
more expensive than human

11903
06:15:33,132 --> 06:15:34,133
workers. It is not more

11904
06:15:34,133 --> 06:15:35,266
efficient or more effective,

11905
06:15:35,266 --> 06:15:37,837
and it's certainly not more

11906
06:15:37,837 --> 06:15:39,939
creative. So as an artist

11907
06:15:39,939 --> 06:15:41,239
myself and recently moved to

11908
06:15:41,239 --> 06:15:43,575
nashville, I would encourage

11909
06:15:43,575 --> 06:15:46,112
you to support this legislation

11910
06:15:46,112 --> 06:15:47,912
and strengthen it. Furthermore,

11911
06:15:47,912 --> 06:15:49,414
going forward into the future,

11912
06:15:49,414 --> 06:15:51,916
we do not need or want these

11913
06:15:51,916 --> 06:15:54,916
data centers here or anywhere.

11914
06:15:55,387 --> 06:15:56,454
As has been mentioned over and

11915
06:15:56,454 --> 06:15:57,323
over tonight. Thank you for

11916
06:15:57,323 --> 06:15:59,323
your time.

11917
06:15:59,424 --> 06:16:01,824
Thank you. Go ahead.

11918
06:16:02,862 --> 06:16:03,395
You're recognized.

11919
06:16:03,395 --> 06:16:05,395
Hello, my

11920
06:16:05,631 --> 06:16:07,666
name is ginger rose creek. I

11921
06:16:07,666 --> 06:16:09,602
live in the watkins park

11922
06:16:09,602 --> 06:16:11,602
neighborhood, district 21, just

11923
06:16:11,670 --> 06:16:13,720
a short walk from fisk

11924
06:16:13,720 --> 06:16:14,874
university and one block from

11925
06:16:14,874 --> 06:16:17,750
mlk high school, where I have

11926
06:16:17,750 --> 06:16:20,750
an 11th grade student. I

11927
06:16:21,447 --> 06:16:23,315
support bill 2026 1391. I have

11928
06:16:23,315 --> 06:16:25,317
lived in nashville for 20 years,

11929
06:16:25,317 --> 06:16:27,553
and I lead a local

11930
06:16:27,553 --> 06:16:29,210
environmental nonprofit that is

11931
06:16:29,210 --> 06:16:30,789
working to save a collapsing

11932
06:16:30,789 --> 06:16:33,591
urban forest at two rivers

11933
06:16:33,591 --> 06:16:35,727
regional park in donelson. I

11934
06:16:35,727 --> 06:16:38,698
have spent countless hours over

11935
06:16:38,698 --> 06:16:42,000
the last decade in the trenches

11936
06:16:42,000 --> 06:16:43,769
of sustainable land management,

11937
06:16:43,769 --> 06:16:45,938
while inviting others to come

11938
06:16:45,938 --> 06:16:47,740
into an active living

11939
06:16:47,740 --> 06:16:50,140
relationship with our local

11940
06:16:50,308 --> 06:16:52,708
ecosystem and wildlife. Both

11941
06:16:53,446 --> 06:16:56,820
are under immense pressure from

11942
06:16:56,820 --> 06:16:58,551
rapid urban development. I know

11943
06:16:58,551 --> 06:16:59,919
from firsthand experience that

11944
06:16:59,919 --> 06:17:02,540
when it comes to our

11945
06:17:02,540 --> 06:17:04,454
relationship with the earth,

11946
06:17:05,323 --> 06:17:08,923
human activity can lead to ruin

11947
06:17:08,960 --> 06:17:10,363
or recovery. It is our

11948
06:17:10,363 --> 06:17:12,498
responsibility to consider the

11949
06:17:12,498 --> 06:17:15,340
impacts of our actions on the

11950
06:17:15,340 --> 06:17:16,569
next seven generations. I'm

11951
06:17:16,569 --> 06:17:18,938
here to encourage the council

11952
06:17:18,938 --> 06:17:21,206
to choose people and planet

11953
06:17:21,206 --> 06:17:23,410
over profit. The people have

11954
06:17:23,410 --> 06:17:26,544
not asked for data centers next

11955
06:17:26,544 --> 06:17:29,140
to our zoo, on our educational

11956
06:17:29,140 --> 06:17:30,816
campuses, or in any of our

11957
06:17:30,816 --> 06:17:32,816
neighborhoods. The planet

11958
06:17:33,853 --> 06:17:35,888
cannot withstand our continual

11959
06:17:35,888 --> 06:17:37,888
overconsumption of resources.

11960
06:17:39,158 --> 06:17:41,694
We are nashville, and we are

11961
06:17:41,694 --> 06:17:43,662
all here to witness you in

11962
06:17:43,662 --> 06:17:45,998
fulfilling your duty to protect

11963
06:17:45,998 --> 06:17:47,466
the land that we all share.

11964
06:17:47,466 --> 06:17:49,466
Thank you.

11965
06:17:51,771 --> 06:17:52,704
Thank you. Go ahead.

11966
06:17:52,704 --> 06:17:53,906
You're recognized. Could you

11967
06:17:53,906 --> 06:17:55,740
share your ticket number,

11968
06:17:55,740 --> 06:17:57,740
please?

11969
06:17:57,510 --> 06:17:58,978
I am ticket number 231.

11970
06:17:58,978 --> 06:18:00,112
Thank you. Go ahead.

11971
06:18:00,112 --> 06:18:02,112
My name is

11972
06:18:03,115 --> 06:18:05,818
janessa riley creek. I've lived

11973
06:18:05,818 --> 06:18:07,520
heremy whole life. Most of

11974
06:18:07,520 --> 06:18:09,855
what I wanted to say has

11975
06:18:09,855 --> 06:18:11,791
already been said. So all I

11976
06:18:11,791 --> 06:18:13,826
have left to say is that the

11977
06:18:13,826 --> 06:18:16,228
reason I am still here past

11978
06:18:16,228 --> 06:18:19,828
midnight is. I am afraid that

11979
06:18:21,000 --> 06:18:24,600
if I am not this bill

11980
06:18:25,503 --> 06:18:28,503
won't happen. And I'm very

11981
06:18:29,607 --> 06:18:31,770
nervous. I'm sorry. I love my

11982
06:18:31,770 --> 06:18:32,845
home and I have a lot of

11983
06:18:32,845 --> 06:18:33,245
personal stake in this.

11984
06:18:33,245 --> 06:18:35,245
Thanks

11985
06:18:36,820 --> 06:18:38,617
for coming out. Thank you. All

11986
06:18:38,617 --> 06:18:39,352
right. Next. Go ahead. You're

11987
06:18:39,352 --> 06:18:40,753
recognized.

11988
06:18:40,753 --> 06:18:43,153
What up guys. Good

11989
06:18:43,655 --> 06:18:44,890
morning. That's okay. I can see

11990
06:18:44,890 --> 06:18:46,592
all your eyes are glazed over.

11991
06:18:46,592 --> 06:18:47,727
And you know side conversations

11992
06:18:47,727 --> 06:18:49,950
are starting. But you're almost

11993
06:18:49,950 --> 06:18:50,596
there, I promise. All right.

11994
06:18:50,596 --> 06:18:51,997
Hello. My name is judas peace,

11995
06:18:51,997 --> 06:18:54,433
and I'm a resident of district

11996
06:18:54,433 --> 06:18:57,433
five, and I vehemently support

11997
06:18:58,404 --> 06:19:00,306
bill 2026-1391. And I would

11998
06:19:00,306 --> 06:19:01,306
also love to see further

11999
06:19:01,306 --> 06:19:02,408
restrictions placed on the

12000
06:19:02,408 --> 06:19:03,641
building of data centers in

12001
06:19:03,641 --> 06:19:05,510
nashville, preferably so that

12002
06:19:05,510 --> 06:19:07,480
they cannot be built at all.

12003
06:19:07,480 --> 06:19:08,848
But we can get to that. I mean,

12004
06:19:08,848 --> 06:19:10,820
we've all heard the facts

12005
06:19:10,820 --> 06:19:11,784
stated all night long, but as

12006
06:19:11,784 --> 06:19:13,152
we draw close to the end of our

12007
06:19:13,152 --> 06:19:14,920
public comment section, I'm

12008
06:19:14,920 --> 06:19:15,888
going to repeat them again,

12009
06:19:15,888 --> 06:19:16,422
because these aren't just

12010
06:19:16,422 --> 06:19:18,422
talking points, they're

12011
06:19:18,924 --> 06:19:20,693
people's lives. Data centers

12012
06:19:20,693 --> 06:19:22,160
are one stop pollution shops,

12013
06:19:22,160 --> 06:19:23,562
air pollution from fossil fuels,

12014
06:19:23,562 --> 06:19:25,310
water pollution from cooling

12015
06:19:25,310 --> 06:19:26,565
systems. Light pollution, even

12016
06:19:26,565 --> 06:19:28,267
in small amounts, can be

12017
06:19:28,267 --> 06:19:29,403
incredibly detrimental to local

12018
06:19:29,403 --> 06:19:30,536
wildlife. And GOD knows we

12019
06:19:30,536 --> 06:19:33,536
don't need more light pollution

12020
06:19:33,773 --> 06:19:34,874
in nashville. And the big one

12021
06:19:34,874 --> 06:19:37,874
that poses the greatest risk

12022
06:19:38,100 --> 06:19:39,277
for our zoo is noise pollution,

12023
06:19:39,277 --> 06:19:41,277
specifically low frequencies

12024
06:19:42,982 --> 06:19:44,850
that can get up to 80 to 100db,

12025
06:19:44,850 --> 06:19:48,870
which is way over the legal

12026
06:19:48,870 --> 06:19:49,789
limit. But I digress. Also, the

12027
06:19:49,789 --> 06:19:51,230
audacity from dc blocks to try

12028
06:19:51,230 --> 06:19:53,926
to put this thing right next to

12029
06:19:53,926 --> 06:19:55,327
our beloved zoo. It's it's

12030
06:19:55,327 --> 06:19:56,428
disrespectful is what it

12031
06:19:56,428 --> 06:19:58,297
you know, we already have a

12032
06:19:58,297 --> 06:19:59,465
dozen. We have dozens of these

12033
06:19:59,465 --> 06:20:01,367
things in our state. So, you

12034
06:20:01,367 --> 06:20:02,567
know, why don't we just put it

12035
06:20:02,567 --> 06:20:04,303
right next to our lovely aza

12036
06:20:04,303 --> 06:20:05,504
accredited zoo? You know, that

12037
06:20:05,504 --> 06:20:06,538
could be a great idea. With

12038
06:20:06,538 --> 06:20:08,641
multiple breeding programs for

12039
06:20:08,641 --> 06:20:10,544
endangered species, such as the

12040
06:20:10,544 --> 06:20:11,844
clouded leopard, puertorican

12041
06:20:11,844 --> 06:20:13,779
crested toad, and eastern

12042
06:20:13,779 --> 06:20:15,779
eastern hellbender, animals

12043
06:20:15,816 --> 06:20:17,216
that have become endangered

12044
06:20:17,216 --> 06:20:18,684
because of the actions of

12045
06:20:18,684 --> 06:20:19,853
humans, specifically

12046
06:20:19,853 --> 06:20:21,554
corporations seeking expansion

12047
06:20:21,554 --> 06:20:22,387
and profit with no

12048
06:20:22,387 --> 06:20:24,190
consideration for the only

12049
06:20:24,190 --> 06:20:25,658
planet that we have to live on.

12050
06:20:25,658 --> 06:20:27,360
This legislation needs to pass

12051
06:20:27,360 --> 06:20:29,295
for the future of the zoo and

12052
06:20:29,295 --> 06:20:30,529
for the future of our for the

12053
06:20:30,529 --> 06:20:32,231
future of our community. And we

12054
06:20:32,231 --> 06:20:32,698
will never stop pushing for

12055
06:20:32,698 --> 06:20:33,499
stronger and stronger

12056
06:20:33,499 --> 06:20:35,368
restrictions on data centers

12057
06:20:35,368 --> 06:20:37,103
until we erase the stain on our

12058
06:20:37,103 --> 06:20:39,905
planet that is, data centers.

12059
06:20:39,905 --> 06:20:41,730
All right, all right, that's

12060
06:20:41,730 --> 06:20:44,176
pretty much it. Thank you guys.

12061
06:20:44,176 --> 06:20:45,345
Free palestine.

12062
06:20:45,345 --> 06:20:47,345
All right. You

12063
06:20:48,147 --> 06:20:49,315
are recognized. Go ahead sir.

12064
06:20:49,315 --> 06:20:50,750
Good evening, council members.

12065
06:20:50,750 --> 06:20:52,853
My name is nick mansfield.

12066
06:20:52,853 --> 06:20:53,953
Ticket number 237. I live in

12067
06:20:53,953 --> 06:20:55,953
antioch, tennessee currently

12068
06:20:56,220 --> 06:20:57,823
and have lived in nashville my

12069
06:20:57,823 --> 06:21:00,793
whole entire life for over

12070
06:21:00,793 --> 06:21:02,561
three decades. I have been at

12071
06:21:02,561 --> 06:21:03,796
this meeting now for several

12072
06:21:03,796 --> 06:21:06,932
hours. I was at the meeting on

12073
06:21:06,932 --> 06:21:08,340
the 11th of last month, and the

12074
06:21:08,340 --> 06:21:10,136
response from the public

12075
06:21:10,136 --> 06:21:11,604
reminds me frankly of the

12076
06:21:11,604 --> 06:21:12,705
response that I remember from

12077
06:21:12,705 --> 06:21:14,507
people in my neighborhood

12078
06:21:14,507 --> 06:21:16,676
cleaning up after the flood in

12079
06:21:16,676 --> 06:21:17,910
2010. However, people now are

12080
06:21:17,910 --> 06:21:19,513
afraid and have said multiple

12081
06:21:19,513 --> 06:21:21,347
times that they fear that

12082
06:21:21,347 --> 06:21:22,815
nashville and america as a

12083
06:21:22,815 --> 06:21:24,917
whole has become government of

12084
06:21:24,917 --> 06:21:27,860
the dollar by the dollar for

12085
06:21:27,860 --> 06:21:28,287
the dollar. The lawyers

12086
06:21:28,287 --> 06:21:30,289
representative of D.C. Blocks

12087
06:21:30,289 --> 06:21:31,525
have come in and lied about the

12088
06:21:31,525 --> 06:21:32,625
state of the permits that they

12089
06:21:32,625 --> 06:21:34,460
have filed for, claiming that

12090
06:21:34,460 --> 06:21:36,495
they are in hand when they are

12091
06:21:36,495 --> 06:21:39,650
still pending. At the meeting

12092
06:21:39,650 --> 06:21:40,660
at the 11th, their lawyer

12093
06:21:40,660 --> 06:21:41,267
bulldozed through his two

12094
06:21:41,267 --> 06:21:43,690
minute time slot and had to be

12095
06:21:43,690 --> 06:21:44,236
only stopping when he was

12096
06:21:44,236 --> 06:21:47,836
called on it by the other

12097
06:21:47,973 --> 06:21:50,177
people present at the time. I

12098
06:21:50,177 --> 06:21:51,545
believe in nashville, I love

12099
06:21:51,545 --> 06:21:54,470
nashville, I've lived here my

12100
06:21:54,470 --> 06:21:55,748
whole entire life, and I think

12101
06:21:55,748 --> 06:21:56,582
that if you can't trust the

12102
06:21:56,582 --> 06:21:58,180
representatives of

12103
06:21:58,180 --> 06:22:00,180
representatives of these

12104
06:22:00,554 --> 06:22:02,288
corporations to be honest and

12105
06:22:02,288 --> 06:22:04,623
respect the small things, why

12106
06:22:04,623 --> 06:22:06,259
would we expect them to be

12107
06:22:06,259 --> 06:22:07,793
honest and respectful of the

12108
06:22:07,793 --> 06:22:10,793
health and well-being of our

12109
06:22:11,765 --> 06:22:14,765
communities? I ask you all

12110
06:22:16,802 --> 06:22:17,904
tonight to vote yes on 2026,

12111
06:22:17,904 --> 06:22:19,673
1391 and all relevant

12112
06:22:19,673 --> 06:22:20,773
amendments and moratoriums, and

12113
06:22:20,773 --> 06:22:22,509
prove to the people of

12114
06:22:22,509 --> 06:22:24,110
nashville and america that

12115
06:22:24,110 --> 06:22:26,879
government of the people, by

12116
06:22:26,879 --> 06:22:28,981
the people, for the people, has

12117
06:22:28,981 --> 06:22:30,784
not yet perished from this

12118
06:22:30,784 --> 06:22:32,752
earth. Thank you so much for

12119
06:22:32,752 --> 06:22:34,154
your time. I hope you all are

12120
06:22:34,154 --> 06:22:34,488
able to get coffee soon.

12121
06:22:34,488 --> 06:22:36,488
Thank

12122
06:22:37,657 --> 06:22:39,590
you. Go ahead. You're

12123
06:22:39,590 --> 06:22:40,559
recognized.

12124
06:22:40,559 --> 06:22:42,395
Hi, my name is maya.

12125
06:22:42,395 --> 06:22:43,429
Bundy and I live in east

12126
06:22:43,429 --> 06:22:45,829
nashville. I'm speaking in

12127
06:22:47,000 --> 06:22:49,169
support of bill 2026 1391. I

12128
06:22:49,169 --> 06:22:50,637
work in tech and I am disturbed

12129
06:22:50,637 --> 06:22:53,106
by the effects ai is having on

12130
06:22:53,106 --> 06:22:54,908
my industry. People's jobs are

12131
06:22:54,908 --> 06:22:56,420
already being replaced. Their

12132
06:22:56,420 --> 06:22:58,442
livelihoods are being stripped

12133
06:22:58,844 --> 06:22:59,980
away because of corporate greed.

12134
06:22:59,980 --> 06:23:01,113
Additionally, we have seen and

12135
06:23:01,113 --> 06:23:02,883
heard how local environments

12136
06:23:02,883 --> 06:23:04,751
are devastated by these data

12137
06:23:04,751 --> 06:23:07,120
centers. We deserve better than

12138
06:23:07,120 --> 06:23:08,988
that. If I lose my job, that's

12139
06:23:08,988 --> 06:23:11,123
a hurdle I will overcome. But

12140
06:23:11,123 --> 06:23:15,323
how will we recover if we lose

12141
06:23:16,697 --> 06:23:17,963
nashville to data centers? Well,

12142
06:23:17,963 --> 06:23:19,733
I hope that data centers will

12143
06:23:19,733 --> 06:23:20,834
be banned completely. In the

12144
06:23:20,834 --> 06:23:23,300
meantime, I ask for city

12145
06:23:23,300 --> 06:23:24,437
council to stand with nashville

12146
06:23:24,437 --> 06:23:25,839
residents by passing this bill.

12147
06:23:25,839 --> 06:23:27,441
Thank you.

12148
06:23:27,441 --> 06:23:29,841
Thank you. Go ahead.

12149
06:23:31,978 --> 06:23:32,979
You're recognized.

12150
06:23:32,979 --> 06:23:34,979
My name is

12151
06:23:35,982 --> 06:23:39,582
kara harris. I live in district

12152
06:23:40,654 --> 06:23:41,355
six. 248.

12153
06:23:41,355 --> 06:23:42,155
Pardon?

12154
06:23:42,155 --> 06:23:42,856
What's your

12155
06:23:42,856 --> 06:23:44,224
ticket?

12156
06:23:44,224 --> 06:23:45,292
248 okay.

12157
06:23:45,292 --> 06:23:47,394
Do I get to

12158
06:23:47,394 --> 06:23:47,794
start my time over since.

12159
06:23:47,794 --> 06:23:49,396
Yes,

12160
06:23:49,396 --> 06:23:52,199
you can, we can restart your

12161
06:23:52,199 --> 06:23:53,600
time.

12162
06:23:53,600 --> 06:23:55,102
D.C. Blocks is here

12163
06:23:55,102 --> 06:23:57,571
because they believe it will be

12164
06:23:57,571 --> 06:23:59,673
easy. They believe the back

12165
06:23:59,673 --> 06:24:00,874
door deals and the good old boy

12166
06:24:00,874 --> 06:24:03,276
politics of the south will make

12167
06:24:03,276 --> 06:24:04,711
for an easy process with little

12168
06:24:04,711 --> 06:24:05,812
resistance. And they have,

12169
06:24:05,812 --> 06:24:07,646
frankly, every reason to

12170
06:24:07,646 --> 06:24:10,646
believe that. Right? We've seen

12171
06:24:13,353 --> 06:24:16,223
it happen before. We are here,

12172
06:24:16,223 --> 06:24:19,459
right? All of us, because we

12173
06:24:19,459 --> 06:24:21,280
refuse to let that be the case.

12174
06:24:21,280 --> 06:24:23,463
We're tired of seeing big money

12175
06:24:23,463 --> 06:24:27,630
do whatever they want in our

12176
06:24:29,669 --> 06:24:31,738
city with no regard for us. You,

12177
06:24:31,738 --> 06:24:35,409
all of you have the power to

12178
06:24:35,409 --> 06:24:37,611
change that narrative. Let's do

12179
06:24:37,611 --> 06:24:40,447
more than just create some

12180
06:24:40,447 --> 06:24:42,481
broad regulations. Let's create

12181
06:24:42,481 --> 06:24:45,481
strong ones that truly protect

12182
06:24:47,921 --> 06:24:49,322
our land and our people. The

12183
06:24:49,322 --> 06:24:51,722
distance, as you've heard,

12184
06:24:51,925 --> 06:24:54,925
needs to increase. It's not

12185
06:24:56,196 --> 06:24:58,699
enough. Regular checks need to

12186
06:24:58,699 --> 06:25:00,666
be established. This is an

12187
06:25:00,666 --> 06:25:03,103
ongoing, evolving thing. And if

12188
06:25:03,103 --> 06:25:04,171
we don't build that in, we're

12189
06:25:04,171 --> 06:25:06,571
setting ourselves up for

12190
06:25:08,875 --> 06:25:10,977
failure over and over. Right?

12191
06:25:10,977 --> 06:25:13,213
And then we need to establish

12192
06:25:13,213 --> 06:25:15,213
establish actual consequences

12193
06:25:15,649 --> 06:25:16,783
for failure to comply. This is

12194
06:25:16,783 --> 06:25:19,783
something we haven't done well

12195
06:25:20,687 --> 06:25:23,523
at all in this city. Fines are

12196
06:25:23,523 --> 06:25:25,425
not going to do it. They need

12197
06:25:25,425 --> 06:25:29,329
to be clear and they need to be

12198
06:25:29,329 --> 06:25:31,231
real and actionable. Consider

12199
06:25:31,231 --> 06:25:33,599
whether you want to be part of

12200
06:25:33,599 --> 06:25:36,136
the status quo, or if you want

12201
06:25:36,136 --> 06:25:37,637
to be part of the change.

12202
06:25:37,637 --> 06:25:39,637
Established nashville as

12203
06:25:41,241 --> 06:25:44,811
different and be an example for

12204
06:25:44,811 --> 06:25:46,913
other southern cities. Make

12205
06:25:46,913 --> 06:25:48,415
nashville history for a reason

12206
06:25:48,415 --> 06:25:51,618
that you can actually be proud

12207
06:25:51,618 --> 06:25:53,618
of.

12208
06:25:56,230 --> 06:25:57,924
Thank you. Go ahead. You're

12209
06:25:57,924 --> 06:25:59,924
recognized.

12210
06:25:59,926 --> 06:26:01,461
Thank you. It's 249.

12211
06:26:01,461 --> 06:26:05,610
I'm ross benford. I live in

12212
06:26:06,990 --> 06:26:07,901
district 19. I support bill

12213
06:26:07,901 --> 06:26:09,369
2026-1391. I'll keep it simple

12214
06:26:09,369 --> 06:26:10,604
because everyone in front of me

12215
06:26:10,604 --> 06:26:13,305
and so many other members of

12216
06:26:13,305 --> 06:26:14,306
the community have laid out the

12217
06:26:14,306 --> 06:26:15,842
numerous negative effects and

12218
06:26:15,842 --> 06:26:17,210
lack of really any positive

12219
06:26:17,210 --> 06:26:18,779
effects that these data centers

12220
06:26:18,779 --> 06:26:20,380
have. The community has shown

12221
06:26:20,380 --> 06:26:22,249
up and demanded no data centers

12222
06:26:22,249 --> 06:26:24,418
at fisk or the zoo, and we've

12223
06:26:24,418 --> 06:26:26,286
also demanded stronger

12224
06:26:26,286 --> 06:26:28,540
regulations than this bill

12225
06:26:28,540 --> 06:26:29,222
provides as well. No one wants

12226
06:26:29,222 --> 06:26:31,580
this, and we will remember how

12227
06:26:31,580 --> 06:26:32,925
you vote on this bill. We will

12228
06:26:32,925 --> 06:26:34,930
be furious if there's a data

12229
06:26:34,930 --> 06:26:35,929
center built by fisk, the zoo,

12230
06:26:35,929 --> 06:26:37,397
or anywhere else in the city,

12231
06:26:37,397 --> 06:26:38,465
the community, as well as over

12232
06:26:38,465 --> 06:26:39,366
520,000 petition signers,

12233
06:26:39,366 --> 06:26:41,133
people who came here tonight

12234
06:26:41,133 --> 06:26:42,435
and so many others across the

12235
06:26:42,435 --> 06:26:44,237
city have all made it clear

12236
06:26:44,237 --> 06:26:45,372
that they do not want this

12237
06:26:45,372 --> 06:26:47,140
again. We will remember how

12238
06:26:47,140 --> 06:26:48,241
this goes and your seats are

12239
06:26:48,241 --> 06:26:50,641
not safe. Thank you.

12240
06:26:51,511 --> 06:26:53,511
Thank you.

12241
06:26:53,880 --> 06:26:55,449
Go ahead. You're recognized.

12242
06:26:55,449 --> 06:26:57,449
Good. Wednesday morning,

12243
06:26:58,685 --> 06:27:00,754
council members. I'm natalie

12244
06:27:00,754 --> 06:27:02,923
montalvo, a local realtor in

12245
06:27:02,923 --> 06:27:05,323
the greater nashville area.

12246
06:27:05,425 --> 06:27:08,425
I've resided in tennessee in

12247
06:27:08,428 --> 06:27:11,428
district two for 45 years, and

12248
06:27:11,932 --> 06:27:13,500
bill 1391 is something, but I

12249
06:27:13,500 --> 06:27:16,203
think it's a band aid for what

12250
06:27:16,203 --> 06:27:18,805
we really need to happen. I

12251
06:27:18,805 --> 06:27:21,410
prefer to not have data centers

12252
06:27:21,410 --> 06:27:23,143
near our community. I realize

12253
06:27:23,143 --> 06:27:24,544
we are evolving into a new era,

12254
06:27:24,544 --> 06:27:25,644
the same as we did with

12255
06:27:25,644 --> 06:27:27,347
computers and the internet. But

12256
06:27:27,347 --> 06:27:29,483
my major concern with data

12257
06:27:29,483 --> 06:27:31,617
centers is the vast amount of

12258
06:27:31,617 --> 06:27:34,870
land use and resources that is

12259
06:27:34,870 --> 06:27:38,287
required. I was on a call with

12260
06:27:38,825 --> 06:27:41,728
ali finn, who is the co owner

12261
06:27:41,728 --> 06:27:43,497
of ai now, who spoke to

12262
06:27:43,497 --> 06:27:45,665
realtors on the importance of

12263
06:27:45,665 --> 06:27:47,901
advocating for our communities.

12264
06:27:47,901 --> 06:27:49,970
She stated that even a five

12265
06:27:49,970 --> 06:27:52,940
megawatt data center uses the

12266
06:27:52,940 --> 06:27:54,940
equivalent energy of 300

12267
06:27:55,420 --> 06:27:56,910
households. Even with the

12268
06:27:56,910 --> 06:27:59,310
implementation of this loop

12269
06:28:00,414 --> 06:28:02,814
cooling method, which utilizes

12270
06:28:03,650 --> 06:28:05,119
less water but uses more energy,

12271
06:28:05,119 --> 06:28:06,954
I ask you to give strong

12272
06:28:06,954 --> 06:28:09,220
consideration to homeowners and

12273
06:28:09,220 --> 06:28:10,657
residents because we have a

12274
06:28:10,657 --> 06:28:12,660
right to clean living without

12275
06:28:12,660 --> 06:28:14,628
worrying about pollution,

12276
06:28:14,628 --> 06:28:16,563
increase asthma cases and other

12277
06:28:16,563 --> 06:28:19,200
health concerns. We have a

12278
06:28:19,200 --> 06:28:20,600
right to advocate to adequate

12279
06:28:20,600 --> 06:28:22,703
resources without competing for

12280
06:28:22,703 --> 06:28:24,971
energy and water, not just from

12281
06:28:24,971 --> 06:28:26,707
the massive data centers, but

12282
06:28:26,707 --> 06:28:28,141
also the backup diesel

12283
06:28:28,141 --> 06:28:31,141
generators that come along with

12284
06:28:33,547 --> 06:28:35,716
it. These generators also cause

12285
06:28:35,716 --> 06:28:37,851
more pollution and are very

12286
06:28:37,851 --> 06:28:40,354
loud. As homeowners, we have a

12287
06:28:40,354 --> 06:28:43,954
right to the quiet enjoyment of

12288
06:28:51,498 --> 06:28:54,402
our properties. I ask you to.

12289
06:28:54,402 --> 06:28:57,402
Give consideration to the data

12290
06:28:58,380 --> 06:28:59,774
centers impending impact on

12291
06:28:59,774 --> 06:29:00,441
rising electricity.

12292
06:29:00,441 --> 06:29:02,409
Thank you.

12293
06:29:02,409 --> 06:29:05,409
Your time is concluded. Thank

12294
06:29:05,613 --> 06:29:07,347
you. Right. This looks to be

12295
06:29:07,347 --> 06:29:08,810
our last speaker. Go ahead

12296
06:29:08,810 --> 06:29:10,810
please.

12297
06:29:12,190 --> 06:29:12,886
Did it.

12298
06:29:12,886 --> 06:29:14,221
Okay, MISS

12299
06:29:14,221 --> 06:29:16,230
Glapion, I guess you're

12300
06:29:16,230 --> 06:29:17,425
standing up to speak. Go ahead,

12301
06:29:17,425 --> 06:29:18,492
ma'am, I apologize. Please go

12302
06:29:18,492 --> 06:29:20,492
ahead.

12303
06:29:20,994 --> 06:29:23,994
Yes. My name is tina

12304
06:29:24,298 --> 06:29:27,898
chamberlain. I am in favor of

12305
06:29:29,200 --> 06:29:31,402
bl 2026 1391 and the moratorium.

12306
06:29:32,639 --> 06:29:35,443
When I was a little girl, I

12307
06:29:35,443 --> 06:29:38,246
longed with all of my heart for

12308
06:29:38,246 --> 06:29:42,250
nashville to have a zoo one day.

12309
06:29:42,250 --> 06:29:45,250
And grassmere started up and

12310
06:29:45,852 --> 06:29:47,988
they had two turtles and an emu.

12311
06:29:47,988 --> 06:29:49,156
And I thought, well, that is so

12312
06:29:49,156 --> 06:29:51,556
different from memphis, so

12313
06:29:51,759 --> 06:29:53,160
jealous of memphis. But through

12314
06:29:53,160 --> 06:29:56,160
the years I've watched them

12315
06:29:57,732 --> 06:30:00,667
just very slowly, with great

12316
06:30:00,667 --> 06:30:03,670
care and intentionality, build

12317
06:30:03,504 --> 06:30:05,273
up the zoo with with so much

12318
06:30:05,273 --> 06:30:08,273
research and so much thought

12319
06:30:08,876 --> 06:30:11,876
put into it. And same

12320
06:30:13,581 --> 06:30:15,717
way the communities have been

12321
06:30:15,717 --> 06:30:18,117
raising their families with,

12322
06:30:19,720 --> 06:30:22,720
with great care and great

12323
06:30:23,623 --> 06:30:25,623
intentionality, fragile animals,

12324
06:30:27,228 --> 06:30:29,628
fragile communities. And in

12325
06:30:30,865 --> 06:30:33,768
this day and age, I see so much

12326
06:30:33,768 --> 06:30:36,168
has been happening, especially

12327
06:30:37,400 --> 06:30:39,806
in the past ten years. That has

12328
06:30:39,806 --> 06:30:41,750
not been done with a lot of

12329
06:30:41,750 --> 06:30:44,245
thought behind it. And some of

12330
06:30:44,245 --> 06:30:46,645
the consequences have been

12331
06:30:47,515 --> 06:30:50,180
really rough. So I just I want

12332
06:30:50,180 --> 06:30:53,921
to thank you all today for, for

12333
06:30:53,921 --> 06:30:55,690
just really being here. And,

12334
06:30:55,690 --> 06:30:56,858
and so many of you have

12335
06:30:56,858 --> 06:30:58,860
listened so attentively to all

12336
06:30:58,860 --> 06:31:01,462
of us. And I want to thank you

12337
06:31:01,462 --> 06:31:03,564
for that and ask that moving

12338
06:31:03,564 --> 06:31:05,964
forward, you'll consider this

12339
06:31:07,168 --> 06:31:08,603
with deep care and

12340
06:31:08,603 --> 06:31:08,970
intentionality. Thank you so

12341
06:31:08,970 --> 06:31:10,970
much.

12342
06:31:14,842 --> 06:31:17,378
Thank you. All right. Go

12343
06:31:17,378 --> 06:31:17,512
ahead. You're recognized.

12344
06:31:17,512 --> 06:31:19,512
Sorry,

12345
06:31:20,580 --> 06:31:23,184
y'all. My number was 121, but

12346
06:31:23,184 --> 06:31:24,885
here I am. And I thank you for,

12347
06:31:24,885 --> 06:31:26,354
you know, y'all do look rather

12348
06:31:26,354 --> 06:31:28,489
engaged tonight. So I just want

12349
06:31:28,489 --> 06:31:31,580
to commend you there. You heard

12350
06:31:31,580 --> 06:31:32,493
from the community. I mean,

12351
06:31:32,493 --> 06:31:34,893
everybody gave their feelings

12352
06:31:34,962 --> 06:31:36,863
on everything, right? As many

12353
06:31:36,863 --> 06:31:38,599
sponsors, co-sponsors that are

12354
06:31:38,599 --> 06:31:41,569
on the bill, I feel confident

12355
06:31:41,569 --> 06:31:45,390
that it will pass. But I want

12356
06:31:45,390 --> 06:31:46,941
to talk about is it enough? And

12357
06:31:46,941 --> 06:31:49,810
that's a determination that I

12358
06:31:49,810 --> 06:31:52,246
need you all to look into, do

12359
06:31:52,246 --> 06:31:54,415
some research on, is this

12360
06:31:54,415 --> 06:31:56,217
enough? Why do they want to

12361
06:31:56,217 --> 06:31:58,486
build so many data centers in

12362
06:31:58,486 --> 06:32:00,855
this city? What is the. What is

12363
06:32:00,855 --> 06:32:03,124
the need for them? If we. What

12364
06:32:03,124 --> 06:32:06,600
is the innovation that we are

12365
06:32:06,600 --> 06:32:08,290
looking for? Ai. Are we looking

12366
06:32:08,290 --> 06:32:11,629
to take metro jobs? What is

12367
06:32:12,330 --> 06:32:13,935
metro's push for innovation?

12368
06:32:13,935 --> 06:32:15,169
Right. And I know there is a

12369
06:32:15,169 --> 06:32:17,472
need for innovation. I'm not

12370
06:32:17,472 --> 06:32:18,573
anti innovation. I believe in

12371
06:32:18,573 --> 06:32:20,973
community housing. I think

12372
06:32:21,109 --> 06:32:22,643
that's very innovative. So I

12373
06:32:22,643 --> 06:32:24,110
want the innovation. But I want

12374
06:32:24,110 --> 06:32:25,679
innovation for the people. I

12375
06:32:25,679 --> 06:32:26,847
need innovation for the people.

12376
06:32:26,847 --> 06:32:28,716
That's what we need, right? So

12377
06:32:28,716 --> 06:32:29,717
we need to make sure that we

12378
06:32:29,717 --> 06:32:31,717
are putting restrictive

12379
06:32:32,220 --> 06:32:34,322
measures on to ensure that the

12380
06:32:34,322 --> 06:32:35,889
right things are being built in

12381
06:32:35,889 --> 06:32:37,425
our community. Data centers are

12382
06:32:37,425 --> 06:32:39,761
not them. Everybody has told

12383
06:32:39,761 --> 06:32:40,994
y'all that you can't. You y'all

12384
06:32:40,994 --> 06:32:42,663
don't feel comfortable banning

12385
06:32:42,663 --> 06:32:44,965
them. Okay, how can we get

12386
06:32:44,965 --> 06:32:46,601
stricter with our bill? It's a

12387
06:32:46,601 --> 06:32:48,536
good bill. I do want to say

12388
06:32:48,536 --> 06:32:50,638
it's a good bill. It can be

12389
06:32:50,638 --> 06:32:51,838
better. So do the work. Let's

12390
06:32:51,838 --> 06:32:53,775
figure out how we can make it

12391
06:32:53,775 --> 06:32:55,443
as impactful as possible. I

12392
06:32:55,443 --> 06:32:57,345
believe in you all. And then

12393
06:32:57,345 --> 06:32:59,947
I'm gonna let the other ones go

12394
06:32:59,947 --> 06:33:04,147
so y'all can get out of here.

12395
06:33:04,686 --> 06:33:07,155
All right? Go ahead. This will

12396
06:33:07,155 --> 06:33:08,288
be our final speaker.

12397
06:33:08,288 --> 06:33:08,656
Good

12398
06:33:08,656 --> 06:33:10,656
morning.

12399
06:33:10,757 --> 06:33:12,193
Well, no, I apologize.

12400
06:33:12,193 --> 06:33:14,950
You've got the moratorium

12401
06:33:14,950 --> 06:33:15,263
ticket there. Go ahead. Not you.

12402
06:33:15,263 --> 06:33:16,898
Iapologize. The woman behind

12403
06:33:16,898 --> 06:33:17,898
you a little confused, I

12404
06:33:17,898 --> 06:33:18,732
apologize. Go ahead.

12405
06:33:18,732 --> 06:33:20,732
I was also

12406
06:33:21,235 --> 06:33:22,703
confused. Hi. Good morning. I

12407
06:33:22,703 --> 06:33:24,639
bet y'all are longing for the

12408
06:33:24,639 --> 06:33:26,407
days when it was mostly

12409
06:33:26,407 --> 06:33:26,741
threatening your seats.

12410
06:33:26,741 --> 06:33:28,543
We have

12411
06:33:28,543 --> 06:33:29,544
a whole host of new people

12412
06:33:29,544 --> 06:33:31,412
threatening seats now. In the

12413
06:33:31,412 --> 06:33:32,513
six years I've been coming to

12414
06:33:32,513 --> 06:33:33,548
council, this is the first

12415
06:33:33,548 --> 06:33:35,416
piece of legislation I have

12416
06:33:35,416 --> 06:33:36,584
ever been in favor of. And

12417
06:33:36,584 --> 06:33:38,586
while I'm in favor of it, I

12418
06:33:38,586 --> 06:33:39,587
think that's a big deal. For me

12419
06:33:39,587 --> 06:33:40,787
personally. It's current

12420
06:33:40,787 --> 06:33:42,657
amendments strengthen it some,

12421
06:33:42,657 --> 06:33:43,725
but there's still a lot to be

12422
06:33:43,725 --> 06:33:44,925
done to further strengthen it.

12423
06:33:44,925 --> 06:33:47,161
The details of which many have

12424
06:33:47,161 --> 06:33:49,564
before me. I think we've heard

12425
06:33:49,564 --> 06:33:51,298
from multiple people over the

12426
06:33:51,298 --> 06:33:52,900
past few weeks or months like

12427
06:33:52,900 --> 06:33:54,602
this just caught us by surprise.

12428
06:33:54,602 --> 06:33:56,337
Well, a lot of us have done our

12429
06:33:56,337 --> 06:33:57,438
research on it. And so it is

12430
06:33:57,438 --> 06:33:59,273
incumbent all to do

12431
06:33:59,273 --> 06:33:59,806
your research as well. I

12432
06:33:59,806 --> 06:34:01,542
appreciate council member

12433
06:34:01,542 --> 06:34:03,878
horton's efforts, but I would

12434
06:34:03,878 --> 06:34:05,120
also add that it is not enough

12435
06:34:05,120 --> 06:34:06,881
for you all to just support

12436
06:34:06,881 --> 06:34:08,348
this legislation, because these

12437
06:34:08,348 --> 06:34:10,840
people are pulling receipts and

12438
06:34:10,840 --> 06:34:11,352
election time. We're going to

12439
06:34:11,352 --> 06:34:13,870
be looking at who brought what

12440
06:34:13,870 --> 06:34:14,288
amendments. So you all need to

12441
06:34:14,288 --> 06:34:15,356
be doing your work, too. Just

12442
06:34:15,356 --> 06:34:17,258
supporting this is not enough.

12443
06:34:17,258 --> 06:34:18,326
I think it would be great if

12444
06:34:18,326 --> 06:34:19,360
people would do their own

12445
06:34:19,360 --> 06:34:20,328
research and bring forth

12446
06:34:20,328 --> 06:34:21,396
stronger and stronger

12447
06:34:21,396 --> 06:34:23,970
amendments. I think shauni

12448
06:34:23,970 --> 06:34:24,265
stand up. Lots of people who

12449
06:34:24,265 --> 06:34:25,666
are experts have given

12450
06:34:25,666 --> 06:34:27,268
excellent ideas, and it's not

12451
06:34:27,268 --> 06:34:28,503
enough to just sit on your

12452
06:34:28,503 --> 06:34:29,636
hands and say, you support this

12453
06:34:29,636 --> 06:34:31,272
or make some campaign season

12454
06:34:31,272 --> 06:34:32,272
speech. These people are smart

12455
06:34:32,272 --> 06:34:33,708
and these people are

12456
06:34:33,708 --> 06:34:35,376
researching even more than me,

12457
06:34:35,376 --> 06:34:36,277
some of them, the secondary

12458
06:34:36,277 --> 06:34:37,210
effects of data centers are

12459
06:34:37,210 --> 06:34:38,680
already horrifying. We don't

12460
06:34:38,680 --> 06:34:39,847
even have robust long term

12461
06:34:39,847 --> 06:34:40,948
studies on what the damage

12462
06:34:40,948 --> 06:34:42,784
looks like years down the road.

12463
06:34:42,784 --> 06:34:43,851
But what do we need data

12464
06:34:43,851 --> 06:34:46,421
centers for? We need data

12465
06:34:46,421 --> 06:34:48,222
centers to keep track of our

12466
06:34:48,222 --> 06:34:49,557
every move that is tracked

12467
06:34:49,557 --> 06:34:50,491
through surveillance technology,

12468
06:34:50,491 --> 06:34:52,260
that is tracked through

12469
06:34:52,260 --> 06:34:53,294
websites we go to online. Our

12470
06:34:53,294 --> 06:34:54,428
data is constantly being

12471
06:34:54,428 --> 06:34:57,465
scraped. Every time one of you

12472
06:34:57,465 --> 06:34:59,434
makes a questionable ai flier

12473
06:34:59,434 --> 06:35:01,836
for a community event that is

12474
06:35:01,836 --> 06:35:03,710
using computing power, which is

12475
06:35:03,710 --> 06:35:04,872
what we need these data centers

12476
06:35:04,872 --> 06:35:06,274
for. These are not an

12477
06:35:06,274 --> 06:35:08,409
inevitability. And we see

12478
06:35:08,409 --> 06:35:10,278
through any attempts by the

12479
06:35:10,278 --> 06:35:11,713
mayor and others to do

12480
06:35:11,713 --> 06:35:12,880
performative things like

12481
06:35:12,880 --> 06:35:14,182
executive orders that don't

12482
06:35:14,182 --> 06:35:15,383
actually protect us. So just

12483
06:35:15,383 --> 06:35:16,551
supporting this isn't enough.

12484
06:35:16,551 --> 06:35:20,751
You all need to get to work

12485
06:35:21,723 --> 06:35:25,323
these next two weeks. Thank you.

12486
06:35:25,326 --> 06:35:27,495
Hey, guys. Let's ban data

12487
06:35:27,495 --> 06:35:30,495
centers down to five megawatts.

12488
06:35:32,633 --> 06:35:34,268
Why not? We can do that. I want

12489
06:35:34,268 --> 06:35:36,204
to see this become the

12490
06:35:36,204 --> 06:35:38,500
strongest legislation in the

12491
06:35:38,500 --> 06:35:39,173
country. I want everyone to

12492
06:35:39,173 --> 06:35:40,142
look towards nashville. Today.

12493
06:35:40,142 --> 06:35:42,276
I was speaking to someone

12494
06:35:42,276 --> 06:35:44,110
fighting data centers in

12495
06:35:44,110 --> 06:35:45,880
indianapolis and across indiana,

12496
06:35:45,880 --> 06:35:48,820
and they were like, wow, I wish

12497
06:35:48,820 --> 06:35:50,510
freddie was our mayor. And man,

12498
06:35:50,510 --> 06:35:52,860
I wish, I wish I felt that way

12499
06:35:52,860 --> 06:35:53,755
every day. But this is the

12500
06:35:53,755 --> 06:35:55,857
opportunity for council, for

12501
06:35:55,857 --> 06:35:57,459
people. When you go to your

12502
06:35:57,459 --> 06:35:59,128
your conferences across the

12503
06:35:59,128 --> 06:36:01,620
country, for them to come up to

12504
06:36:01,620 --> 06:36:02,196
you and be like, oh, what was

12505
06:36:02,196 --> 06:36:04,232
that amendment you put up that

12506
06:36:04,232 --> 06:36:05,266
prevented, you know, data

12507
06:36:05,266 --> 06:36:06,267
centers from being built in

12508
06:36:06,267 --> 06:36:07,402
your neighborhoods? What was

12509
06:36:07,402 --> 06:36:08,736
that amendment that you put up

12510
06:36:08,736 --> 06:36:11,136
that required public hearings

12511
06:36:12,141 --> 06:36:14,275
at metro council, that required

12512
06:36:14,275 --> 06:36:16,812
processes that that focused on

12513
06:36:16,812 --> 06:36:18,981
the community? What this

12514
06:36:18,981 --> 06:36:20,848
legislation is about is about

12515
06:36:20,848 --> 06:36:23,248
giving nashvillians a voice.

12516
06:36:23,251 --> 06:36:25,651
It's about remembering that

12517
06:36:26,554 --> 06:36:28,389
zoning impacts humans, impacts

12518
06:36:28,389 --> 06:36:30,580
our lives, it impacts our

12519
06:36:30,580 --> 06:36:32,695
housing, and now it's impacting

12520
06:36:32,695 --> 06:36:35,830
our ability to live well. Let's

12521
06:36:35,830 --> 06:36:38,366
not get cancer. Let's get, you

12522
06:36:38,366 --> 06:36:39,568
know, let's like make music

12523
06:36:39,568 --> 06:36:41,369
city, music city again. I don't

12524
06:36:41,369 --> 06:36:44,539
want to be a tourist hellhole.

12525
06:36:44,539 --> 06:36:48,739
I want to be a fisk jubilee

12526
06:36:48,811 --> 06:36:50,712
singers on the news everywhere.

12527
06:36:50,712 --> 06:36:53,548
Let's, let's, let's tighten the

12528
06:36:53,548 --> 06:36:55,651
restrictions. Let's move medium.

12529
06:36:55,651 --> 06:36:58,651
Let's make large medium. Let's

12530
06:37:01,489 --> 06:37:03,258
make small. Medium. Let's let's.

12531
06:37:03,258 --> 06:37:05,658
Require reporting. That is

12532
06:37:05,727 --> 06:37:09,327
third party that is funded by

12533
06:37:09,398 --> 06:37:11,532
applicants. Let's build data

12534
06:37:11,532 --> 06:37:12,834
centers in nashville. Thank you.

12535
06:37:12,834 --> 06:37:15,834
All right. Does anyone else

12536
06:37:17,672 --> 06:37:19,740
seek to berecognized on 1391?

12537
06:37:19,740 --> 06:37:22,740
Okay. I declare the public

12538
06:37:22,745 --> 06:37:25,145
hearing for 1391 closed. All

12539
06:37:27,490 --> 06:37:30,490
right. With that, MR. Horton

12540
06:37:30,651 --> 06:37:32,787
sponsor, it is back to you for

12541
06:37:32,787 --> 06:37:33,188
a motion, sir.

12542
06:37:33,188 --> 06:37:35,240
Thank you, vice

12543
06:37:35,240 --> 06:37:36,250
mayor. I'd like to move for

12544
06:37:36,250 --> 06:37:36,892
approval so I can.

12545
06:37:36,892 --> 06:37:38,892
Okay. Just

12546
06:37:38,927 --> 06:37:41,763
to clarify, it's a motion to

12547
06:37:41,763 --> 06:37:42,531
approve both 1391 and 1392.

12548
06:37:42,531 --> 06:37:43,599
Correct, sir.

12549
06:37:43,599 --> 06:37:44,666
Yes, ma'am.

12550
06:37:44,666 --> 06:37:46,666
Okay.

12551
06:37:49,370 --> 06:37:51,540
properly seconded. Is there any.

12552
06:37:51,540 --> 06:37:53,442
Oh, special council is

12553
06:37:53,442 --> 06:37:54,777
reminding me that you have.

12554
06:37:54,777 --> 06:37:55,878
While I understand maybe for

12555
06:37:55,878 --> 06:37:56,878
your substitutes and other

12556
06:37:56,878 --> 06:37:58,147
amendments, you're going to

12557
06:37:58,147 --> 06:38:01,747
wait till the next reading. But

12558
06:38:01,883 --> 06:38:03,819
the proposed amendment on 1392.

12559
06:38:03,819 --> 06:38:06,955
No, I moved to substitute this

12560
06:38:06,955 --> 06:38:08,123
evening. Please. Going to do all those

12561
06:38:08,123 --> 06:38:09,558
things.

12562
06:38:09,558 --> 06:38:11,558
Just the substitute.

12563
06:38:11,627 --> 06:38:12,995
Okay. All right. So because we

12564
06:38:12,995 --> 06:38:15,263
are amending and substituting

12565
06:38:15,263 --> 06:38:16,699
the bill, we cannot take them

12566
06:38:16,699 --> 06:38:19,635
together. So if you would

12567
06:38:19,635 --> 06:38:21,570
please restate your motion and

12568
06:38:21,570 --> 06:38:21,836
let's start with 1391 please

12569
06:38:21,836 --> 06:38:23,138
sir.

12570
06:38:23,138 --> 06:38:24,339
Move for approval.

12571
06:38:24,339 --> 06:38:26,339
1391

12572
06:38:26,742 --> 06:38:26,842
second okay. Go ahead sir.

12573
06:38:26,842 --> 06:38:28,744
I'd

12574
06:38:28,744 --> 06:38:29,311
like to move approval of the

12575
06:38:29,311 --> 06:38:31,311
substitute, please.

12576
06:38:31,480 --> 06:38:33,480
Okay. There

12577
06:38:33,982 --> 06:38:35,383
is a motion to substitute. It's

12578
06:38:35,383 --> 06:38:36,452
properly seconded. Anything you

12579
06:38:36,452 --> 06:38:37,119
want to share about the

12580
06:38:37,119 --> 06:38:37,519
substitute?

12581
06:38:37,519 --> 06:38:39,880
The substitute

12582
06:38:39,880 --> 06:38:39,521
aligns the bill with the

12583
06:38:39,521 --> 06:38:40,122
planning commission.

12584
06:38:40,122 --> 06:38:41,190
Recommendation includes

12585
06:38:41,190 --> 06:38:42,591
technical improvements such as

12586
06:38:42,591 --> 06:38:44,293
how to measure distance. It

12587
06:38:44,293 --> 06:38:45,427
also incorporates some of the

12588
06:38:45,427 --> 06:38:46,762
improvements suggested at the

12589
06:38:46,762 --> 06:38:48,762
planning commission public

12590
06:38:48,764 --> 06:38:50,499
hearing to highlight just one

12591
06:38:50,499 --> 06:38:52,434
success by district 20 resident.

12592
06:38:52,434 --> 06:38:54,169
It adds presence of sensitive

12593
06:38:54,169 --> 06:38:56,672
uses that data centers can't be

12594
06:38:56,672 --> 06:38:57,840
located by, so includes both

12595
06:38:57,840 --> 06:38:59,942
technical improvements as well

12596
06:38:59,942 --> 06:39:02,342
as substantive amendments to

12597
06:39:02,410 --> 06:39:03,879
the bill. Okay. The substitute.

12598
06:39:03,879 --> 06:39:05,314
Is there any additional

12599
06:39:05,314 --> 06:39:07,249
discussion? I see some folks in

12600
06:39:07,249 --> 06:39:09,251
the queue, but on the motion to

12601
06:39:09,251 --> 06:39:11,520
substitute specifically, do you

12602
06:39:11,520 --> 06:39:14,623
seek to be recognized on the

12603
06:39:14,623 --> 06:39:17,623
motion to substitute MR. Cortez?

12604
06:39:20,696 --> 06:39:22,331
Okay. MISS Benedict, on the okay.

12605
06:39:22,331 --> 06:39:23,999
Seeing no one else seeking to

12606
06:39:23,999 --> 06:39:25,670
be recognized on the motion to

12607
06:39:25,670 --> 06:39:27,467
substitute. All in favor,

12608
06:39:28,369 --> 06:39:31,173
please say I any voting? No or

12609
06:39:31,173 --> 06:39:32,608
abstaining. Okay. If you would

12610
06:39:32,608 --> 06:39:33,776
please renew your motion, sir.

12611
06:39:33,776 --> 06:39:34,877
Like to move approval

12612
06:39:34,877 --> 06:39:35,844
substitute, please.

12613
06:39:35,844 --> 06:39:37,844
Okay, so

12614
06:39:38,247 --> 06:39:40,490
discussion continues. Anything

12615
06:39:40,490 --> 06:39:41,116
else that you want to say, MR.

12616
06:39:41,116 --> 06:39:42,451
Horton, while you have the

12617
06:39:42,451 --> 06:39:44,153
floor? No. Okay. Next in the

12618
06:39:44,153 --> 06:39:46,789
queue is council member cortez.

12619
06:39:46,789 --> 06:39:46,921
You're recognized, sir.

12620
06:39:46,921 --> 06:39:48,157
Thank

12621
06:39:48,157 --> 06:39:49,925
you.Vice mayor. With the

12622
06:39:49,925 --> 06:39:51,126
county wide attention and

12623
06:39:51,126 --> 06:39:52,360
concern over this issue, I felt

12624
06:39:52,360 --> 06:39:53,529
it was appropriate to introduce

12625
06:39:53,529 --> 06:39:54,997
these amendments on second

12626
06:39:54,997 --> 06:39:56,131
reading, to give legal time to

12627
06:39:56,131 --> 06:39:57,499
work through any potential

12628
06:39:57,499 --> 06:39:59,100
state and federal preemptions,

12629
06:39:59,100 --> 06:39:59,668
and also give our neighbors the

12630
06:39:59,668 --> 06:40:01,360
opportunity to review and

12631
06:40:01,360 --> 06:40:02,538
potentially strengthen them.

12632
06:40:02,538 --> 06:40:04,600
I'd like to move these these

12633
06:40:04,600 --> 06:40:05,740
amendments for committee review

12634
06:40:05,740 --> 06:40:06,542
and just give context to the

12635
06:40:06,542 --> 06:40:08,510
amendment regarding the

12636
06:40:08,510 --> 06:40:10,479
decommissioning bond. So I

12637
06:40:10,479 --> 06:40:12,448
don't want to move for a vote.

12638
06:40:12,448 --> 06:40:13,549
I just want I want them to go

12639
06:40:13,549 --> 06:40:15,384
through the committee process.

12640
06:40:15,384 --> 06:40:15,551
But I want to give context to

12641
06:40:15,551 --> 06:40:16,618
the.

12642
06:40:16,618 --> 06:40:18,487
You don't have to make

12643
06:40:18,487 --> 06:40:19,555
such a motion, sir. It will

12644
06:40:19,555 --> 06:40:20,555
travel with the. They will

12645
06:40:20,555 --> 06:40:21,389
travel with the bill.

12646
06:40:21,389 --> 06:40:22,524
Okay,

12647
06:40:22,524 --> 06:40:22,758
ma'am. MAY I make a brief

12648
06:40:22,758 --> 06:40:23,524
comment?

12649
06:40:23,524 --> 06:40:24,393
You MAY.

12650
06:40:24,393 --> 06:40:24,525
Sure.

12651
06:40:24,525 --> 06:40:25,661
thank

12652
06:40:25,661 --> 06:40:26,395
you. We're on discussion.

12653
06:40:26,395 --> 06:40:27,529
This

12654
06:40:27,529 --> 06:40:28,663
amendment is about a simple

12655
06:40:28,663 --> 06:40:30,399
principle. If a private company

12656
06:40:30,399 --> 06:40:31,467
stands to profit from a project,

12657
06:40:31,467 --> 06:40:32,568
it should be responsible for

12658
06:40:32,568 --> 06:40:33,769
cleaning it up. If a data

12659
06:40:33,769 --> 06:40:35,604
center shuts down, goes

12660
06:40:35,604 --> 06:40:36,739
bankrupt, or gets abandoned,

12661
06:40:36,739 --> 06:40:38,807
taxpayers should not be left

12662
06:40:38,807 --> 06:40:40,375
holding the bag. The amendment

12663
06:40:40,375 --> 06:40:42,478
requires developers to provide

12664
06:40:42,478 --> 06:40:43,879
financial assurance up front.

12665
06:40:43,879 --> 06:40:46,480
Resources to remove equipment,

12666
06:40:46,480 --> 06:40:48,480
remediate contamination, safely

12667
06:40:48,250 --> 06:40:49,251
dispose of hazardous hazardous

12668
06:40:49,251 --> 06:40:50,419
materials and restore the

12669
06:40:50,419 --> 06:40:52,186
property to the condition they%

12670
06:40:52,186 --> 06:40:54,323
found it in. It's not a radical

12671
06:40:54,323 --> 06:40:56,491
idea. It is basic risk

12672
06:40:56,491 --> 06:40:57,992
management. I want to tell you

12673
06:40:57,992 --> 06:40:59,460
what working on this amendment

12674
06:40:59,460 --> 06:41:00,562
has taught me, and it speaks

12675
06:41:00,562 --> 06:41:01,563
directly to the frustrations we

12676
06:41:01,563 --> 06:41:03,399
heard tonight during public

12677
06:41:03,399 --> 06:41:04,433
hearing. Over the last several

12678
06:41:04,433 --> 06:41:05,501
months, I've authored

12679
06:41:05,501 --> 06:41:06,635
legislation to protect our

12680
06:41:06,635 --> 06:41:08,370
neighbors, bringing

12681
06:41:08,370 --> 06:41:09,304
transparency to algorithmic

12682
06:41:09,304 --> 06:41:10,606
pricing, educating families

12683
06:41:10,606 --> 06:41:11,940
about extremist networks,

12684
06:41:11,940 --> 06:41:13,308
targeting children online, and

12685
06:41:13,308 --> 06:41:14,876
making sure taxpayers are not

12686
06:41:14,876 --> 06:41:17,450
left paying for abandoned

12687
06:41:17,450 --> 06:41:19,445
industrial sites. Again and

12688
06:41:19,648 --> 06:41:21,116
again, I found the same pattern.

12689
06:41:21,116 --> 06:41:22,284
When ordinary people need

12690
06:41:22,284 --> 06:41:24,119
protection, we are told the law

12691
06:41:24,119 --> 06:41:25,320
does not allow it. But when

12692
06:41:25,320 --> 06:41:26,354
powerful interests want fewer

12693
06:41:26,354 --> 06:41:29,240
safeguards, there is always a

12694
06:41:29,240 --> 06:41:29,925
path forward. Consider what

12695
06:41:29,925 --> 06:41:31,794
just happened at the united

12696
06:41:31,794 --> 06:41:34,296
states supreme court. The court

12697
06:41:34,296 --> 06:41:36,980
overturned a 1.25 million jury

12698
06:41:36,980 --> 06:41:38,233
verdict for john darnell, a man

12699
06:41:38,233 --> 06:41:39,735
diagnosed with non-hodgkin's

12700
06:41:39,735 --> 06:41:41,703
lymphoma. After years of

12701
06:41:41,703 --> 06:41:43,138
exposure to roundup. They sided

12702
06:41:43,138 --> 06:41:44,773
with bayer. Monsanto, a foreign

12703
06:41:44,773 --> 06:41:46,508
based pesticide company, over

12704
06:41:46,508 --> 06:41:48,100
an american farmer with cancer.

12705
06:41:48,100 --> 06:41:49,845
The current administration in

12706
06:41:49,845 --> 06:41:51,914
washington filed on the company

12707
06:41:51,914 --> 06:41:52,915
side. The question in court was

12708
06:41:52,915 --> 06:41:54,160
really answering the same

12709
06:41:54,160 --> 06:41:55,217
question we nswer every time

12710
06:41:55,217 --> 06:41:57,353
we vote on an amendment like

12711
06:41:57,353 --> 06:42:00,220
this when something goes wrong,

12712
06:42:00,220 --> 06:42:01,589
who bears the cost, the company

12713
06:42:01,589 --> 06:42:02,757
that profited, or the people

12714
06:42:02,757 --> 06:42:03,992
who have to live with the

12715
06:42:03,992 --> 06:42:04,927
consequences? We're approaching

12716
06:42:04,927 --> 06:42:06,600
a moment where local

12717
06:42:06,600 --> 06:42:07,830
communities MAY not even be

12718
06:42:07,830 --> 06:42:09,298
permitted to require private

12719
06:42:09,298 --> 06:42:10,698
developer to set money aside to

12720
06:42:10,698 --> 06:42:11,400
restore property and

12721
06:42:11,400 --> 06:42:12,200
contaminants, leaving

12722
06:42:12,200 --> 06:42:14,200
neighboring homeowners and

12723
06:42:14,236 --> 06:42:16,105
local taxpayers to pay the bill

12724
06:42:16,105 --> 06:42:17,105
and bear the health

12725
06:42:17,105 --> 06:42:18,374
consequences. That's a threat

12726
06:42:18,374 --> 06:42:20,376
to every one of us, regardless

12727
06:42:20,376 --> 06:42:21,377
of party. When a state and

12728
06:42:21,377 --> 06:42:22,811
federal government leaves gaps

12729
06:42:22,811 --> 06:42:24,379
in the law, local government

12730
06:42:24,379 --> 06:42:25,848
has a responsibility to fill

12731
06:42:25,848 --> 06:42:26,582
them. COUNCILMAN Haughton's

12732
06:42:26,582 --> 06:42:28,384
legislation. This amendment

12733
06:42:28,384 --> 06:42:29,718
helped to fill those gaps. My

12734
06:42:29,718 --> 06:42:31,860
job is not to protect corporate

12735
06:42:31,860 --> 06:42:32,154
balance sheets. It's to protect

12736
06:42:32,154 --> 06:42:33,521
to protect the people who

12737
06:42:33,521 --> 06:42:35,157
elected me. Private profit

12738
06:42:35,157 --> 06:42:36,558
should not become a public

12739
06:42:36,558 --> 06:42:37,359
liability after committee

12740
06:42:37,359 --> 06:42:38,827
deliberations. I hope my

12741
06:42:38,827 --> 06:42:40,295
colleagues will support this

12742
06:42:40,295 --> 06:42:41,330
amendment and send a clear

12743
06:42:41,330 --> 06:42:42,664
message. Nashville believes the

12744
06:42:42,664 --> 06:42:43,966
company should stand behind the

12745
06:42:43,966 --> 06:42:45,702
projects they believe and keep

12746
06:42:45,702 --> 06:42:46,335
the promises they make. Thank

12747
06:42:46,335 --> 06:42:48,335
you.

12748
06:42:48,804 --> 06:42:51,204
All right, MISS Benedict,

12749
06:42:51,473 --> 06:42:54,543
we are on a motion to approve

12750
06:42:54,543 --> 06:42:56,445
as substituted. Go ahead. Ma'am,

12751
06:42:56,445 --> 06:42:57,513
there's.

12752
06:42:57,513 --> 06:42:59,513
A previous question.

12753
06:43:00,716 --> 06:43:02,184
Okay. There's only one more

12754
06:43:02,184 --> 06:43:03,185
person in the queue, but you

12755
06:43:03,185 --> 06:43:04,286
want to.

12756
06:43:04,286 --> 06:43:06,286
Yep. Previous question.

12757
06:43:10,492 --> 06:43:11,894
Okay, okay. Okay. We're going

12758
06:43:11,894 --> 06:43:13,395
to call the previous question

12759
06:43:13,395 --> 06:43:14,797
that requires. Second, we have

12760
06:43:14,797 --> 06:43:15,564
that. It's not debatable. It

12761
06:43:15,564 --> 06:43:17,633
requires two thirds of those

12762
06:43:17,633 --> 06:43:19,468
voting. We can do it by voice.

12763
06:43:19,468 --> 06:43:20,469
All those in favor of the

12764
06:43:20,469 --> 06:43:21,737
previous question, which means

12765
06:43:21,737 --> 06:43:23,806
you want to end debate, please

12766
06:43:23,806 --> 06:43:27,406
say I any voting against the

12767
06:43:27,776 --> 06:43:29,912
previous question. Okay, the

12768
06:43:29,912 --> 06:43:31,714
ayes have it. The question is

12769
06:43:31,714 --> 06:43:35,914
called and we will move to the

12770
06:43:35,951 --> 06:43:38,951
vote on 1391 on its second

12771
06:43:39,655 --> 06:43:42,424
reading, a motion to approve as

12772
06:43:42,424 --> 06:43:45,424
substituted. I guess we can

12773
06:43:47,963 --> 06:43:50,990
also do this by voice. MR. Pepe,

12774
06:43:50,990 --> 06:43:52,301
do you seek to be recognized?

12775
06:43:52,301 --> 06:43:55,901
Okay. All in favor, please say

12776
06:43:56,972 --> 06:43:59,410
aye. Any voting? No. Any

12777
06:43:59,410 --> 06:44:01,610
abstaining? All right. This has

12778
06:44:01,610 --> 06:44:04,610
passed its second reading as

12779
06:44:05,547 --> 06:44:06,949
substituted. Next is 13. Oh.

12780
06:44:06,949 --> 06:44:08,550
Point of order, sir. Go ahead.

12781
06:44:08,550 --> 06:44:09,986
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

12782
06:44:09,986 --> 06:44:11,754
We've been at it for about six

12783
06:44:11,754 --> 06:44:13,622
hours now, though members have

12784
06:44:13,622 --> 06:44:14,923
been able to to leave the room.

12785
06:44:14,923 --> 06:44:16,725
I know staff and members of the

12786
06:44:16,725 --> 06:44:17,861
public MAY not have been able

12787
06:44:17,861 --> 06:44:19,695
to. So just to provide an

12788
06:44:19,695 --> 06:44:20,863
opportunity for a bio break for

12789
06:44:20,863 --> 06:44:22,698
everybody at this juncture, I'm

12790
06:44:22,698 --> 06:44:24,700
going to make a motion for a.

12791
06:44:24,700 --> 06:44:25,868
And I know we've got a lot to

12792
06:44:25,868 --> 06:44:27,836
get through. I'm going to make

12793
06:44:27,836 --> 06:44:28,700
a motion for a brief ten minute

12794
06:44:28,700 --> 06:44:28,904
recess.

12795
06:44:28,904 --> 06:44:29,973
Second.

12796
06:44:29,973 --> 06:44:31,840
Are we on the

12797
06:44:31,840 --> 06:44:33,642
verge of losing quorum here or

12798
06:44:33,642 --> 06:44:35,544
something?

12799
06:44:35,544 --> 06:44:36,345
I mean. Are we going

12800
06:44:36,345 --> 06:44:36,979
to use the restroom?

12801
06:44:36,979 --> 06:44:38,814
i mean, if

12802
06:44:38,814 --> 06:44:39,815
anyone needs to use the

12803
06:44:39,815 --> 06:44:41,500
restroom, they're very welcome

12804
06:44:41,500 --> 06:44:44,650
to go. If we can maintain

12805
06:44:45,487 --> 06:44:47,289
quorum. Respectfully, MR. T can

12806
06:44:47,289 --> 06:44:48,391
we just keep rolling? And

12807
06:44:48,391 --> 06:44:50,260
anybody wants to use the

12808
06:44:50,260 --> 06:44:51,161
restroom can use the restroom.

12809
06:44:51,161 --> 06:44:52,795
Can we just keep moving?

12810
06:44:52,795 --> 06:44:54,363
Understandable. Vice vice mayor.

12811
06:44:54,363 --> 06:44:55,431
I just want also wanted to

12812
06:44:55,431 --> 06:44:57,366
provide an opportunity for, for

12813
06:44:57,366 --> 06:44:57,766
staff to be able to use the

12814
06:44:57,766 --> 06:44:58,567
restroom as well.

12815
06:44:58,567 --> 06:45:00,369
But okay, I

12816
06:45:00,369 --> 06:45:02,138
appreciate that staff is very

12817
06:45:02,138 --> 06:45:03,840
welcome to do so as well.

12818
06:45:03,840 --> 06:45:06,176
Please everyone, feel free to

12819
06:45:06,176 --> 06:45:08,978
use the restroom. Okay. Thank

12820
06:45:08,978 --> 06:45:10,130
you sir. All right. I

12821
06:45:10,130 --> 06:45:11,460
appreciate your consideration

12822
06:45:11,460 --> 06:45:12,781
of your colleagues and our

12823
06:45:12,781 --> 06:45:13,983
staff. Genuinely, I do, but I

12824
06:45:13,983 --> 06:45:15,180
would like us to keep

12825
06:45:15,180 --> 06:45:16,418
proceeding. And obviously

12826
06:45:16,418 --> 06:45:18,521
anyone is welcome to use the

12827
06:45:18,521 --> 06:45:20,756
restroom whenever they need or

12828
06:45:20,756 --> 06:45:23,693
a bio break, as you so

12829
06:45:23,693 --> 06:45:26,693
eloquently put it. Okay. Where

12830
06:45:27,296 --> 06:45:30,896
were we? We were on right?

12831
06:45:31,567 --> 06:45:33,203
Okay. 1392 has already been

12832
06:45:33,203 --> 06:45:35,137
read into the record ahead of

12833
06:45:35,137 --> 06:45:36,839
the hearing. So it's back to

12834
06:45:36,839 --> 06:45:38,774
you, MR. Horton, for a motion

12835
06:45:38,774 --> 06:45:39,175
to get 1392 in front of us,

12836
06:45:39,175 --> 06:45:40,609
please, sir.

12837
06:45:40,609 --> 06:45:42,609
Move for approval.

12838
06:45:43,450 --> 06:45:44,213
Okay. All right. We're onto

12839
06:45:44,213 --> 06:45:46,490
discussion. You still have the

12840
06:45:46,490 --> 06:45:47,817
floor. Would you ike to make a

12841
06:45:47,817 --> 06:45:48,450
motion to amend? No.

12842
06:45:48,450 --> 06:45:48,917
No.

12843
06:45:48,917 --> 06:45:50,653
No.

12844
06:45:50,653 --> 06:45:52,121
Yes. Sorry. Move, move.

12845
06:45:52,121 --> 06:45:52,454
Approval of the amendment,

12846
06:45:52,454 --> 06:45:54,190
please.

12847
06:45:54,190 --> 06:45:56,792
Okay. So there is a

12848
06:45:56,792 --> 06:45:57,494
motion to amend. Is there a

12849
06:45:57,494 --> 06:45:57,926
second?

12850
06:45:57,926 --> 06:45:58,895
Second.

12851
06:45:58,895 --> 06:45:59,996
okay. Is there

12852
06:45:59,996 --> 06:46:02,165
anything you want to share

12853
06:46:02,165 --> 06:46:02,965
about this amendment to 1392?

12854
06:46:02,965 --> 06:46:04,965
No.

12855
06:46:05,468 --> 06:46:06,836
Okay. Is there any

12856
06:46:06,836 --> 06:46:09,471
discussion on the motion to

12857
06:46:09,471 --> 06:46:11,608
amend seeing none. All in favor,

12858
06:46:11,608 --> 06:46:13,810
please say aye. Any voting no

12859
06:46:13,810 --> 06:46:16,413
or abstaining. Okay. That's on

12860
06:46:16,413 --> 06:46:17,580
the motion to amend. I presume

12861
06:46:17,580 --> 06:46:19,282
you want to renew your motion

12862
06:46:19,282 --> 06:46:21,618
to approve as amended. Yes.

12863
06:46:21,618 --> 06:46:22,752
Okay. Any discussion on that?

12864
06:46:22,752 --> 06:46:24,153
Seeing none. All in favor,

12865
06:46:24,153 --> 06:46:26,690
please say aye. Any voting no

12866
06:46:26,690 --> 06:46:28,791
or abstaining. Okay. So this

12867
06:46:28,791 --> 06:46:31,961
has also passed its second of

12868
06:46:31,961 --> 06:46:34,361
three readings, as amended.

12869
06:46:36,733 --> 06:46:40,360
Okay. So agenda item 46 is our

12870
06:46:40,360 --> 06:46:43,360
last matter on public hearing.

12871
06:46:44,641 --> 06:46:46,109
It's ordinance bl2026-1448.

12872
06:46:46,109 --> 06:46:47,911
Sponsors. Johnston, bradford.

12873
06:46:47,911 --> 06:46:50,790
Koopman. Wiener. Evans. Hoffman.

12874
06:46:50,790 --> 06:46:51,580
Stiles, spain, cortez, ellis,

12875
06:46:51,580 --> 06:46:52,581
nash, hill, drawful and

12876
06:46:52,581 --> 06:46:54,384
rutherford. This is an

12877
06:46:54,384 --> 06:46:56,186
ordinance declaring a temporary

12878
06:46:56,186 --> 06:46:57,987
moratorium upon the acceptance,

12879
06:46:57,987 --> 06:46:59,755
processing, approval and

12880
06:46:59,755 --> 06:47:02,155
issuance of zoning, building

12881
06:47:02,325 --> 06:47:05,325
grading permits for data center

12882
06:47:05,595 --> 06:47:07,297
developments on property within

12883
06:47:07,297 --> 06:47:09,697
nashville and davidson county.

12884
06:47:10,166 --> 06:47:13,103
This matter requires a public

12885
06:47:13,103 --> 06:47:16,400
hearing. I will just make the

12886
06:47:16,400 --> 06:47:18,541
point that we did not preclude

12887
06:47:18,541 --> 06:47:19,609
anyone prior to speaking on the

12888
06:47:19,609 --> 06:47:21,510
moratorium in the context of

12889
06:47:21,510 --> 06:47:23,212
the earlier public hearing, but

12890
06:47:23,212 --> 06:47:25,681
we do have some people that

12891
06:47:25,681 --> 06:47:27,283
secured tickets specifically on

12892
06:47:27,283 --> 06:47:28,618
this. But if you have had a

12893
06:47:28,618 --> 06:47:30,486
previous opportunity to speak

12894
06:47:30,486 --> 06:47:31,855
or otherwise, or you feel your

12895
06:47:31,855 --> 06:47:33,355
piece has been said at this

12896
06:47:33,355 --> 06:47:34,690
juncture, you know, feel free

12897
06:47:34,690 --> 06:47:36,860
to decide as you will. And with

12898
06:47:36,860 --> 06:47:38,261
that, MISS Johnston, you have

12899
06:47:38,261 --> 06:47:39,729
the floor. You're recognized.

12900
06:47:39,729 --> 06:47:40,462
Public hearing, please.

12901
06:47:40,462 --> 06:47:42,462
okay. I

12902
06:47:42,565 --> 06:47:45,565
declare the public hearing open

12903
06:47:45,869 --> 06:47:48,269
for council member johnston's

12904
06:47:50,172 --> 06:47:52,642
bill 1448, also known as the

12905
06:47:52,642 --> 06:47:54,110
data center moratorium. Would

12906
06:47:54,110 --> 06:47:55,478
all members of the public here

12907
06:47:55,478 --> 06:47:58,114
in support of this please raise

12908
06:47:58,114 --> 06:47:59,882
your hand? Okay. Would all

12909
06:47:59,882 --> 06:48:01,317
members of the public here in

12910
06:48:01,317 --> 06:48:03,717
opposition please raise your

12911
06:48:04,887 --> 06:48:07,887
hand? Okay, everyone here in

12912
06:48:08,558 --> 06:48:10,392
support. Seeing here, no one

12913
06:48:10,392 --> 06:48:12,128
here in opposition. Does anyone

12914
06:48:12,128 --> 06:48:15,131
here in support seek to be

12915
06:48:15,131 --> 06:48:16,766
recognized and speak? Okay. If

12916
06:48:16,766 --> 06:48:19,334
you would please line up in

12917
06:48:19,334 --> 06:48:21,104
ticketed order then please MISS

12918
06:48:21,104 --> 06:48:22,939
Shacklett, can could you

12919
06:48:22,939 --> 06:48:25,410
confirm your your ticket for

12920
06:48:25,410 --> 06:48:27,644
those wanting to speak so that

12921
06:48:27,644 --> 06:48:30,644
those will remain in the

12922
06:48:33,950 --> 06:48:35,517
ticketed order? MISS Shacklett,

12923
06:48:35,517 --> 06:48:37,917
who is our first

12924
06:48:42,325 --> 06:48:44,160
person among these folks? All

12925
06:48:44,160 --> 06:48:44,494
right, go ahead. You are

12926
06:48:44,494 --> 06:48:45,928
recognized.

12927
06:48:45,928 --> 06:48:47,928
Thank you. Well,

12928
06:48:48,980 --> 06:48:48,865
once again. Hello, danielle

12929
06:48:48,865 --> 06:48:50,330
caron.

12930
06:48:50,330 --> 06:48:52,680
If you would pull the

12931
06:48:52,680 --> 06:48:52,134
mic a little bit closer to.

12932
06:48:52,134 --> 06:48:54,690
My

12933
06:48:54,690 --> 06:48:55,704
name is danielle caron. Lots of

12934
06:48:55,704 --> 06:48:58,704
letters after my name. Hi,

12935
06:48:58,875 --> 06:48:59,976
berkeley. Also good to see you.

12936
06:48:59,976 --> 06:49:02,976
Hopefully I won't forget to

12937
06:49:03,146 --> 06:49:06,146
breathe this time. I'm speaking

12938
06:49:06,850 --> 06:49:09,753
in strong support of 1448. This

12939
06:49:09,753 --> 06:49:11,870
bill is essential because give us time to establish

12940
06:49:11,870 --> 06:49:13,487
firm guidelines for data

12941
06:49:15,125 --> 06:49:17,260
centers. And as the bill states,

12942
06:49:17,260 --> 06:49:19,260
enhance bill 2026 1391, like

12943
06:49:20,397 --> 06:49:21,798
that all renewable energy idea.

12944
06:49:21,798 --> 06:49:22,899
If we can build giant data

12945
06:49:22,899 --> 06:49:25,435
centers, we can build giant

12946
06:49:25,435 --> 06:49:26,903
renewable energy plants or ways

12947
06:49:26,903 --> 06:49:28,638
to reduce peak loads like

12948
06:49:28,638 --> 06:49:30,140
minimum ups and server

12949
06:49:30,140 --> 06:49:32,274
efficiencies, it will give us

12950
06:49:32,274 --> 06:49:34,144
time to learn from the mistakes

12951
06:49:34,144 --> 06:49:35,245
of established data centers,

12952
06:49:35,245 --> 06:49:37,645
research their effects on

12953
06:49:37,747 --> 06:49:39,182
humans, animals, and plants,

12954
06:49:39,182 --> 06:49:41,451
and hone in on exactly what we

12955
06:49:41,451 --> 06:49:43,153
need to do to place, operate

12956
06:49:43,153 --> 06:49:44,387
and maintain them safely. As

12957
06:49:44,387 --> 06:49:46,388
many speakers have mentioned,

12958
06:49:46,388 --> 06:49:48,158
we have more to discuss, to

12959
06:49:48,158 --> 06:49:49,359
regulate and to communicate,

12960
06:49:49,359 --> 06:49:51,610
hopefully in collaboration with

12961
06:49:51,610 --> 06:49:53,529
data centers in their proposed

12962
06:49:53,529 --> 06:49:54,998
locations. Eyes hear data

12963
06:49:54,998 --> 06:49:56,900
centers are here and they won't

12964
06:49:56,900 --> 06:49:58,268
just go away. This bill will

12965
06:49:58,268 --> 06:49:59,636
take a pause and send a message

12966
06:49:59,636 --> 06:50:00,536
to future data centers that

12967
06:50:00,536 --> 06:50:02,105
nashville takes them seriously

12968
06:50:02,105 --> 06:50:04,390
and will be watching their

12969
06:50:04,390 --> 06:50:05,408
development closely. No more

12970
06:50:05,408 --> 06:50:07,808
flimsy truths about their

12971
06:50:07,911 --> 06:50:09,546
impacts from their developers.

12972
06:50:09,546 --> 06:50:11,614
As I said before, data centers

12973
06:50:11,614 --> 06:50:12,615
are a meaningful part of modern

12974
06:50:12,615 --> 06:50:14,117
infrastructure. And who isn't

12975
06:50:14,117 --> 06:50:15,819
satisfied when you can type a

12976
06:50:15,819 --> 06:50:17,253
question into google and get a

12977
06:50:17,253 --> 06:50:18,687
meaningful answer, but they

12978
06:50:18,687 --> 06:50:20,156
must be scrutinized at a

12979
06:50:20,156 --> 06:50:22,580
significantly more granular

12980
06:50:22,580 --> 06:50:23,560
level level, we need more time

12981
06:50:23,560 --> 06:50:24,893
to consider the impacts, more

12982
06:50:24,893 --> 06:50:27,630
time for data centers and

12983
06:50:27,630 --> 06:50:28,598
people to work together. Data

12984
06:50:28,598 --> 06:50:29,999
centers don't need to be bad.

12985
06:50:29,999 --> 06:50:32,135
We just need to come together

12986
06:50:32,135 --> 06:50:33,603
to make them good. Please vote

12987
06:50:33,603 --> 06:50:35,305
yes to give us the time the

12988
06:50:35,305 --> 06:50:36,773
community deserves. Thank you.

12989
06:50:36,773 --> 06:50:38,908
All right. Thank you. Go ahead.

12990
06:50:38,908 --> 06:50:39,976
You're recognized.

12991
06:50:39,976 --> 06:50:41,976
Hi again.

12992
06:50:43,545 --> 06:50:45,749
Wendy timmons, district 23. And

12993
06:50:45,749 --> 06:50:48,952
just to keep it short and sweet,

12994
06:50:48,952 --> 06:50:53,152
I would be even more in favor

12995
06:50:53,323 --> 06:50:55,124
of a an indefinite moratorium.

12996
06:50:55,124 --> 06:50:57,627
However, a temporary one is

12997
06:50:57,627 --> 06:50:58,962
really a good start, as was the

12998
06:50:58,962 --> 06:51:00,130
previous bill. It's a really

12999
06:51:00,130 --> 06:51:01,263
good start to a much longer

13000
06:51:01,263 --> 06:51:04,263
conversation and a lot more

13001
06:51:04,467 --> 06:51:05,602
work that needs to be done.

13002
06:51:05,602 --> 06:51:07,470
Yeah. Thanks again. Good night.

13003
06:51:07,470 --> 06:51:10,272
All right. Thank you. Go ahead.

13004
06:51:10,272 --> 06:51:12,800
You're recognized. Hi, carly.

13005
06:51:12,800 --> 06:51:13,910
District 16. Like I mentioned

13006
06:51:13,910 --> 06:51:16,746
earlier, I live within a mile

13007
06:51:16,746 --> 06:51:19,549
of the zoo, and when I bought

13008
06:51:19,549 --> 06:51:21,418
my home, I bought it in my 20s.

13009
06:51:21,418 --> 06:51:24,287
Single within my means. So that

13010
06:51:24,287 --> 06:51:25,922
meant there were mice. There

13011
06:51:25,922 --> 06:51:28,591
were holes in the wall, holes

13012
06:51:28,591 --> 06:51:29,625
in the ceiling. I have replaced

13013
06:51:29,625 --> 06:51:30,760
appliances. Didn't work. I've

13014
06:51:30,760 --> 06:51:32,529
replaced hot water heaters. I

13015
06:51:32,529 --> 06:51:34,640
grew up, my parents worked two

13016
06:51:34,640 --> 06:51:35,431
jobs, but we worked on houses

13017
06:51:35,431 --> 06:51:36,932
after school every day. And so

13018
06:51:36,932 --> 06:51:39,200
I learned to spackle cut in at

13019
06:51:39,200 --> 06:51:41,504
a very young age. My

13020
06:51:41,504 --> 06:51:42,839
neighborhood has the largest

13021
06:51:42,839 --> 06:51:44,400
population of like percentage

13022
06:51:44,400 --> 06:51:45,975
of with of hispanic of the

13023
06:51:45,975 --> 06:51:47,644
hispanic population than all

13024
06:51:47,644 --> 06:51:49,790
the other areas in nashville.

13025
06:51:49,790 --> 06:51:51,648
My neighbors are kind and

13026
06:51:51,648 --> 06:51:53,750
they're hard working. They are

13027
06:51:53,750 --> 06:51:55,185
caring enough to literally come

13028
06:51:55,185 --> 06:51:56,319
over. I've drilled my hand to

13029
06:51:56,319 --> 06:51:58,887
the sheathing and stuck on a

13030
06:51:58,887 --> 06:52:00,889
ladder. They'll run over. And

13031
06:52:00,889 --> 06:52:03,560
all that to say is like, I can

13032
06:52:03,560 --> 06:52:05,628
hear the monkeys in my backyard.

13033
06:52:05,628 --> 06:52:08,198
And I also have a garden where

13034
06:52:08,198 --> 06:52:10,300
I plant whatever I want in my

13035
06:52:10,300 --> 06:52:12,802
backyard. And there are were

13036
06:52:12,802 --> 06:52:14,802
more restrictions and

13037
06:52:16,506 --> 06:52:17,607
regulations in the, the

13038
06:52:17,607 --> 06:52:18,708
whatever. Like the thing that

13039
06:52:18,708 --> 06:52:20,577
our council member was trying

13040
06:52:20,577 --> 06:52:24,777
to pass last year that are in

13041
06:52:25,882 --> 06:52:27,283
the 1391. And so this

13042
06:52:27,283 --> 06:52:29,520
moratorium is really important

13043
06:52:29,520 --> 06:52:30,520
because we need a pause to

13044
06:52:30,520 --> 06:52:32,655
protect the people who live

13045
06:52:32,655 --> 06:52:33,857
there and the, and the small

13046
06:52:33,857 --> 06:52:36,292
houses and properties that they

13047
06:52:36,292 --> 06:52:38,361
work their entire lives to, to

13048
06:52:38,361 --> 06:52:39,896
have. And so I'm really

13049
06:52:39,896 --> 06:52:41,698
grateful. I know it's been late.

13050
06:52:41,698 --> 06:52:43,833
I also get up at 5 A.M. Just

13051
06:52:43,833 --> 06:52:46,136
like I'm sure most of you do,

13052
06:52:46,136 --> 06:52:48,380
which is how I was able to work

13053
06:52:48,380 --> 06:52:49,205
on my home, which it does not

13054
06:52:49,205 --> 06:52:50,306
have all that. It was

13055
06:52:50,306 --> 06:52:52,706
disgusting. It's not disgusting

13056
06:52:53,643 --> 06:52:55,578
anymore. It's really nice. But

13057
06:52:55,578 --> 06:52:57,147
I did that by getting up before

13058
06:52:57,147 --> 06:52:58,649
work and staying up till I fell

13059
06:52:58,649 --> 06:53:00,750
asleep and working on my home.

13060
06:53:00,750 --> 06:53:02,819
And I'm so proud of where I

13061
06:53:02,819 --> 06:53:05,880
live, and I really want you to

13062
06:53:05,880 --> 06:53:07,557
protect it. And that's selfish,

13063
06:53:07,557 --> 06:53:07,924
but also for my neighbors. So

13064
06:53:07,924 --> 06:53:09,759
thanks.

13065
06:53:09,759 --> 06:53:12,159
Thank you. Go ahead.

13066
06:53:12,962 --> 06:53:13,464
You're recognized.

13067
06:53:13,464 --> 06:53:15,464
Thank you.

13068
06:53:15,532 --> 06:53:18,134
My name is kelly and I live in

13069
06:53:18,134 --> 06:53:20,136
district 16. Jenny and I work

13070
06:53:20,136 --> 06:53:21,772
at an mmps school in my

13071
06:53:21,772 --> 06:53:24,172
neighborhood. I'm speaking in

13072
06:53:25,241 --> 06:53:26,643
favor of bill 2026 1448 to

13073
06:53:26,643 --> 06:53:27,877
issue a moratorium on data

13074
06:53:27,877 --> 06:53:29,512
centers and urge city council

13075
06:53:29,512 --> 06:53:30,947
to make decisions that protect

13076
06:53:30,947 --> 06:53:32,782
current residents rather,

13077
06:53:32,782 --> 06:53:35,782
rather than benefit a small

13078
06:53:36,190 --> 06:53:38,121
gaggle of big tech profiteers.

13079
06:53:38,121 --> 06:53:41,910
When I walk to work, I see more

13080
06:53:41,910 --> 06:53:43,594
empty waymo's than I see fellow

13081
06:53:43,594 --> 06:53:46,594
pedestrians. There are no bus

13082
06:53:47,197 --> 06:53:49,199
stops, few sidewalks, and due

13083
06:53:49,199 --> 06:53:51,199
to unsustainable development,

13084
06:53:51,901 --> 06:53:53,636
my road is regularly flooded by

13085
06:53:53,636 --> 06:53:55,439
stormwater. I've worked in.

13086
06:53:55,439 --> 06:53:57,600
I've worked as an educator in

13087
06:53:57,600 --> 06:53:59,760
nashville for eight years and

13088
06:53:59,760 --> 06:54:00,911
have seen how big tech has

13089
06:54:00,911 --> 06:54:02,679
increased surveillance in our

13090
06:54:02,679 --> 06:54:04,547
classrooms as out of state

13091
06:54:04,547 --> 06:54:07,170
corporations feed videos of our

13092
06:54:07,170 --> 06:54:09,119
students into their ai programs,

13093
06:54:09,119 --> 06:54:11,550
while local teachers jobs are

13094
06:54:11,550 --> 06:54:14,550
being to be professionalized by

13095
06:54:14,225 --> 06:54:15,658
the very same programs. I want

13096
06:54:15,658 --> 06:54:17,794
a nashville where my students

13097
06:54:17,794 --> 06:54:18,562
can look forward to dignified

13098
06:54:18,562 --> 06:54:21,399
careers where they can think

13099
06:54:21,399 --> 06:54:22,832
for themselves. I've used the

13100
06:54:22,832 --> 06:54:24,201
songs of threatened and

13101
06:54:24,201 --> 06:54:26,436
endangered birds of tennessee

13102
06:54:26,436 --> 06:54:28,639
to teach hundreds of students

13103
06:54:28,639 --> 06:54:30,700
about sound waves and start

13104
06:54:30,700 --> 06:54:31,875
conversations about habitat

13105
06:54:31,875 --> 06:54:33,610
loss. I want a nashville where

13106
06:54:33,610 --> 06:54:35,812
my students can hear these bird

13107
06:54:35,812 --> 06:54:37,547
calls, where my students are

13108
06:54:37,547 --> 06:54:38,649
not overstimulated by noise

13109
06:54:38,649 --> 06:54:41,490
pollution when they step

13110
06:54:41,185 --> 06:54:42,585
outside their homes. A data set.

13111
06:54:42,585 --> 06:54:44,870
A data center in washington

13112
06:54:44,870 --> 06:54:46,257
county, tennessee, had to be

13113
06:54:46,257 --> 06:54:49,927
shut down by court order due to

13114
06:54:49,927 --> 06:54:53,730
noise. It had a max energy draw

13115
06:54:53,730 --> 06:54:57,930
of 25mw. This is less than both

13116
06:54:58,501 --> 06:55:01,501
proposed data centers and also

13117
06:55:02,106 --> 06:55:04,307
science studies show that noise

13118
06:55:04,307 --> 06:55:06,307
pollution influences bird

13119
06:55:06,377 --> 06:55:08,377
behavior drastically. Over 75%

13120
06:55:08,511 --> 06:55:10,470
of birds species that were

13121
06:55:10,470 --> 06:55:11,480
studied, the birds that migrate

13122
06:55:11,480 --> 06:55:13,480
through tennessee migrate

13123
06:55:13,183 --> 06:55:14,984
across our country and into

13124
06:55:14,984 --> 06:55:16,187
venezuela as protect us,

13125
06:55:16,187 --> 06:55:17,621
protect our birds, protect our

13126
06:55:17,621 --> 06:55:18,222
kids. Thank you.

13127
06:55:18,222 --> 06:55:20,222
Thank you.

13128
06:55:20,424 --> 06:55:22,226
Does anyone else seek to be

13129
06:55:22,226 --> 06:55:24,626
recognized as specifically on

13130
06:55:27,598 --> 06:55:28,833
the moratorium bill 1448?

13131
06:55:28,833 --> 06:55:30,434
Seeing none, I will declare the

13132
06:55:30,434 --> 06:55:31,969
public hearing closed. And it's

13133
06:55:31,969 --> 06:55:33,370
back to you, MISS Johnston, for

13134
06:55:33,370 --> 06:55:33,903
a motion on your bill.

13135
06:55:33,903 --> 06:55:35,139
Thank

13136
06:55:35,139 --> 06:55:36,720
you. And I'd like to move the

13137
06:55:36,720 --> 06:55:36,941
substitute, please.

13138
06:55:36,941 --> 06:55:38,108
If you

13139
06:55:38,108 --> 06:55:39,944
could please just move the bill

13140
06:55:39,944 --> 06:55:41,244
and get it before us first.

13141
06:55:41,244 --> 06:55:43,130
Move, move for approval, please.

13142
06:55:43,130 --> 06:55:43,947
Okay. All right. Now you can

13143
06:55:43,947 --> 06:55:44,181
move the substitute.

13144
06:55:44,181 --> 06:55:45,820
Move the

13145
06:55:45,820 --> 06:55:45,982
substitute, please.

13146
06:55:45,982 --> 06:55:47,184
Is there a

13147
06:55:47,184 --> 06:55:48,219
second? All right. Anything you

13148
06:55:48,219 --> 06:55:48,952
want to share about the

13149
06:55:48,952 --> 06:55:49,953
substitute?

13150
06:55:49,953 --> 06:55:51,220
So the substitute

13151
06:55:51,220 --> 06:55:53,422
just adds some clarification

13152
06:55:53,456 --> 06:55:55,325
about removing small, like,

13153
06:55:55,325 --> 06:55:57,160
computer rooms and ancillary

13154
06:55:57,160 --> 06:55:59,363
things that that's not subject

13155
06:55:59,363 --> 06:56:00,731
to, to this moratorium. That's

13156
06:56:00,731 --> 06:56:02,366
not what we're worried about

13157
06:56:02,366 --> 06:56:05,436
here. And I did want to say

13158
06:56:05,436 --> 06:56:06,604
that I filed this, this, this

13159
06:56:06,604 --> 06:56:08,606
moratorium in order to give us

13160
06:56:08,606 --> 06:56:10,106
the time that we MAY need in

13161
06:56:10,106 --> 06:56:11,342
order to get this bill right.

13162
06:56:11,342 --> 06:56:12,943
It's incredibly important that

13163
06:56:12,943 --> 06:56:15,512
we get it right, not just get

13164
06:56:15,512 --> 06:56:18,140
it done. I did vet it. There's

13165
06:56:18,140 --> 06:56:19,784
been some talk about possible

13166
06:56:19,784 --> 06:56:20,918
litigation because of this

13167
06:56:20,918 --> 06:56:22,860
moratorium. I vetted this

13168
06:56:22,860 --> 06:56:23,988
before I filed it, which is

13169
06:56:23,988 --> 06:56:25,956
what I do with all of my

13170
06:56:25,956 --> 06:56:27,230
legislation. There are two

13171
06:56:27,230 --> 06:56:28,159
criteria that the state of

13172
06:56:28,159 --> 06:56:29,293
tennessee requires for

13173
06:56:29,293 --> 06:56:30,961
moratoriums. We meet that

13174
06:56:30,961 --> 06:56:32,430
criteria. It's also extremely

13175
06:56:32,430 --> 06:56:34,231
temporary in nature. By the

13176
06:56:34,231 --> 06:56:35,266
time someone would file a

13177
06:56:35,266 --> 06:56:37,666
lawsuit, the moratorium would

13178
06:56:39,636 --> 06:56:43,836
be over. It is just until bill

13179
06:56:44,241 --> 06:56:46,241
2020, 2026, 1391 passes or

13180
06:56:46,844 --> 06:56:48,279
NOVEMBER the 1st three months,

13181
06:56:48,279 --> 06:56:50,481
whatever comes first, it's

13182
06:56:50,481 --> 06:56:52,249
extremely temporary, and so we

13183
06:56:52,249 --> 06:56:54,285
MAY not need it at all. But if

13184
06:56:54,285 --> 06:56:56,253
we do need it, I would like to

13185
06:56:56,253 --> 06:56:58,255
have it and not need it than to

13186
06:56:58,255 --> 06:57:00,157
need it and not have it. And so

13187
06:57:00,157 --> 06:57:01,292
that was the purpose of this

13188
06:57:01,292 --> 06:57:03,159
moratorium. And I hope to have

13189
06:57:03,159 --> 06:57:04,610
your support and not a whole

13190
06:57:04,610 --> 06:57:04,528
lot of discussion.

13191
06:57:04,528 --> 06:57:06,528
Okay. So

13192
06:57:06,564 --> 06:57:08,399
we're we're on a motion to

13193
06:57:08,399 --> 06:57:09,967
substitute is any is anyone in

13194
06:57:09,967 --> 06:57:11,968
the queue specifically seeking

13195
06:57:11,968 --> 06:57:13,371
to speak on the substitute or

13196
06:57:13,371 --> 06:57:15,706
is everybody in the queue

13197
06:57:15,706 --> 06:57:17,740
wanting to speak on the bill as

13198
06:57:17,740 --> 06:57:19,740
substituted afterwards? You

13199
06:57:19,242 --> 06:57:20,611
want to speak on the substitute

13200
06:57:20,611 --> 06:57:22,747
specifically, raise your hand.

13201
06:57:22,747 --> 06:57:24,480
anyone know? All in favor of

13202
06:57:24,480 --> 06:57:27,480
the motion to substitute please

13203
06:57:27,785 --> 06:57:30,320
say aye. Any voting no or

13204
06:57:30,320 --> 06:57:31,522
abstaining. Okay. And MISS

13205
06:57:31,522 --> 06:57:33,224
Johnson, do you seek to renew

13206
06:57:33,224 --> 06:57:33,557
your motion to approve as

13207
06:57:33,557 --> 06:57:35,393
substituted?

13208
06:57:35,393 --> 06:57:35,493
Yes. Renew my.

13209
06:57:35,493 --> 06:57:37,395
Yes.

13210
06:57:37,395 --> 06:57:38,696
All right. Okay. So now we're

13211
06:57:38,696 --> 06:57:40,398
on to discussion on that. And

13212
06:57:40,398 --> 06:57:40,898
first in the queue is council

13213
06:57:40,898 --> 06:57:42,898
member styles. You're

13214
06:57:43,300 --> 06:57:43,734
recognized ma'am.

13215
06:57:43,734 --> 06:57:44,335
Thank you.

13216
06:57:44,335 --> 06:57:46,335
I

13217
06:57:46,937 --> 06:57:49,140
just want to thank the sponsor

13218
06:57:49,140 --> 06:57:50,941
for putting this bill forth. I

13219
06:57:50,941 --> 06:57:53,440
think a moratorium makes sense

13220
06:57:53,440 --> 06:57:54,978
so that we have a moment

13221
06:57:54,978 --> 06:57:56,680
collectively to make sure that

13222
06:57:56,680 --> 06:57:57,848
we can create a bill that we

13223
06:57:57,848 --> 06:57:59,616
can all be proud of that

13224
06:57:59,616 --> 06:58:00,684
doesn't have pieces here and

13225
06:58:00,684 --> 06:58:02,219
there that we're trying to

13226
06:58:02,219 --> 06:58:03,821
cobble together, or putting the

13227
06:58:03,821 --> 06:58:05,623
cart before the horse. I think

13228
06:58:05,623 --> 06:58:07,458
this allows for that

13229
06:58:07,458 --> 06:58:09,894
opportunity, and I hope that we

13230
06:58:09,894 --> 06:58:11,395
will all approve this so we can

13231
06:58:11,395 --> 06:58:12,897
have that time. Thank you.

13232
06:58:12,897 --> 06:58:13,998
Thank you. Next in the queue,

13233
06:58:13,998 --> 06:58:14,297
councilmember benedict, you're

13234
06:58:14,297 --> 06:58:15,299
recognized.

13235
06:58:15,299 --> 06:58:17,299
Previous question.

13236
06:58:17,668 --> 06:58:18,803
Oh, you keep doing this when

13237
06:58:18,803 --> 06:58:19,670
there's only one more person in

13238
06:58:19,670 --> 06:58:20,570
the queue.

13239
06:58:20,570 --> 06:58:20,871
Non-debatable motion

13240
06:58:20,871 --> 06:58:22,606
vice mayor.

13241
06:58:22,606 --> 06:58:25,142
I got it, I got it.

13242
06:58:25,142 --> 06:58:27,645
Hey, I'm not debating. Okay,

13243
06:58:27,645 --> 06:58:29,130
there's a second. It requires

13244
06:58:29,130 --> 06:58:30,981
two thirds of those voting. We

13245
06:58:30,981 --> 06:58:32,683
can do it by voice. All in

13246
06:58:32,683 --> 06:58:33,751
favor of the previous question?

13247
06:58:33,751 --> 06:58:36,553
Meaning you want to end debate,

13248
06:58:36,553 --> 06:58:37,922
please say I those against the

13249
06:58:37,922 --> 06:58:40,922
previous question. You want to

13250
06:58:41,659 --> 06:58:44,161
keep talking, please say no.

13251
06:58:44,161 --> 06:58:48,361
the ayes have it. We will move

13252
06:58:50,601 --> 06:58:54,201
to the vote of approval of 1448

13253
06:58:54,237 --> 06:58:57,740
on its second of three readings,

13254
06:58:57,740 --> 06:59:00,740
as substituted. All in favor,

13255
06:59:00,678 --> 06:59:04,278
please say aye. Any voting? No.

13256
06:59:04,347 --> 06:59:06,830
Any abstaining? Okay. MISS

13257
06:59:06,830 --> 06:59:07,918
Porterfield is an abstention.

13258
06:59:07,918 --> 06:59:10,821
So this has passed its second

13259
06:59:10,821 --> 06:59:13,240
reading as substituted. All

13260
06:59:13,240 --> 06:59:15,859
right, hang in everybody. We're

13261
06:59:15,859 --> 06:59:17,228
going to go real fast now as we

13262
06:59:17,228 --> 06:59:19,628
move into our consolidated

13263
06:59:20,164 --> 06:59:22,332
consent agenda section k of our

13264
06:59:22,332 --> 06:59:23,467
agenda. And thank you again to

13265
06:59:23,467 --> 06:59:24,802
everyone who came out for our

13266
06:59:24,802 --> 06:59:26,337
public hearings this evening.

13267
06:59:26,337 --> 06:59:29,540
We we appreciate you and we

13268
06:59:29,540 --> 06:59:30,274
thank you. Okay. All

13269
06:59:30,274 --> 06:59:31,142
resolutions and second and

13270
06:59:31,142 --> 06:59:32,877
third reading ordinances on

13271
06:59:32,877 --> 06:59:33,878
this agenda are included on the

13272
06:59:33,878 --> 06:59:35,312
consent agenda, if recommended

13273
06:59:35,312 --> 06:59:36,147
for approval unanimously by all

13274
06:59:36,147 --> 06:59:37,415
committees to which the item

13275
06:59:37,415 --> 06:59:39,500
was referred, items on the

13276
06:59:39,500 --> 06:59:40,217
consent agenda will be voted on

13277
06:59:40,217 --> 06:59:41,217
at a single time. The item

13278
06:59:41,217 --> 06:59:42,285
number, along with the

13279
06:59:42,285 --> 06:59:44,880
resolution ordinance number of

13280
06:59:44,880 --> 06:59:45,955
the items on the consent agenda

13281
06:59:45,955 --> 06:59:47,124
will be read by me. Members of

13282
06:59:47,124 --> 06:59:48,258
the council MAY remove any item

13283
06:59:48,258 --> 06:59:49,292
from the consent agenda by

13284
06:59:49,292 --> 06:59:51,692
request before the consent

13285
06:59:52,163 --> 06:59:53,630
agenda vote is taken. All right.

13286
06:59:53,630 --> 06:59:55,131
First item proposed for the

13287
06:59:55,131 --> 06:59:57,531
consolidated consent agenda is

13288
07:00:03,773 --> 07:00:05,773
agenda item 47. Resolution

13289
07:00:06,177 --> 07:00:08,577
2026-2071. Council members are

13290
07:00:10,648 --> 07:00:12,883
we? Hang on. Colleagues, are we

13291
07:00:12,883 --> 07:00:15,883
at risk of losing quorum?

13292
07:00:18,521 --> 07:00:20,257
Yeah.

13293
07:00:20,257 --> 07:00:21,658
Hey, MISS Johnson and MISS

13294
07:00:21,658 --> 07:00:23,594
Stiles, can you all just, like,

13295
07:00:23,594 --> 07:00:24,995
hang in we can at least get

13296
07:00:24,995 --> 07:00:27,995
through first reading items and

13297
07:00:30,334 --> 07:00:32,570
our late bills, and then we can.

13298
07:00:32,570 --> 07:00:36,474
Speak further. Is he did he go

13299
07:00:36,474 --> 07:00:39,900
to. MISS Stiles? Went to the

13300
07:00:39,900 --> 07:00:39,777
mezzanine.

13301
07:00:39,777 --> 07:00:40,444
okay.

13302
07:00:40,444 --> 07:00:42,844
What are we at,

13303
07:00:44,382 --> 07:00:47,382
sean? On quorum. Okay, we're

13304
07:00:52,722 --> 07:00:52,890
going to continue.

13305
07:00:52,890 --> 07:00:54,890
I think

13306
07:00:55,225 --> 07:00:55,659
that's good. Yeah. Okay.

13307
07:00:55,659 --> 07:00:57,659
Okay.

13308
07:00:59,497 --> 07:01:01,497
Agenda item 48. Resolution

13309
07:01:06,302 --> 07:01:08,702
2026-2072. Yeah. Agenda item 49.

13310
07:01:11,420 --> 07:01:13,420
Resolution 2026-2073. Agenda

13311
07:01:16,614 --> 07:01:18,614
item 50. Resolution 2026-2074.

13312
07:01:21,619 --> 07:01:23,619
Agenda item 51. Resolution

13313
07:01:23,688 --> 07:01:25,688
2026-2075. Agenda item 52.

13314
07:01:29,794 --> 07:01:31,794
Resolution 2026-2076. Agenda

13315
07:01:34,565 --> 07:01:36,565
item 60. Resolution 2026-2084.

13316
07:01:39,170 --> 07:01:41,170
Agenda item 61. Resolution

13317
07:01:41,672 --> 07:01:43,672
2026-2085. Agenda item 62.

13318
07:01:45,643 --> 07:01:47,643
Resolution 2026-2086. Agenda

13319
07:01:51,480 --> 07:01:53,480
item 64. Resolution 2026-2088.

13320
07:01:56,530 --> 07:01:58,530
Agenda item 66. Resolution

13321
07:01:59,990 --> 07:02:01,990
2026-2090. Agenda item 68.

13322
07:02:04,261 --> 07:02:06,261
Resolution 2026-2092. Agenda

13323
07:02:10,102 --> 07:02:12,102
item 69. Resolution 2026-2093.

13324
07:02:14,338 --> 07:02:16,338
Agenda item 70. Resolution

13325
07:02:17,242 --> 07:02:19,242
2026-2094. Agenda item 71.

13326
07:02:21,645 --> 07:02:23,645
Resolution 2026-2095. Agenda

13327
07:02:27,180 --> 07:02:29,180
item 72. Resolution 2026-2096.

13328
07:02:31,655 --> 07:02:33,655
Agenda item 73. Resolution

13329
07:02:35,292 --> 07:02:38,292
2026-2095 or rather nine seven.

13330
07:02:39,964 --> 07:02:41,964
Agenda item 74. Resolution

13331
07:02:42,500 --> 07:02:44,500
2026-2098. Agenda item 75.

13332
07:02:46,804 --> 07:02:48,804
Resolution 2026-2099. Agenda

13333
07:02:52,843 --> 07:02:54,843
item 76. Resolution 2026-2100.

13334
07:02:57,648 --> 07:02:59,383
Agenda item 77. Resolution

13335
07:02:59,383 --> 07:03:01,383
2026-2101. Agenda item 78.

13336
07:03:03,521 --> 07:03:05,521
Resolution 2026-2102. Agenda

13337
07:03:08,793 --> 07:03:10,793
item 79. Resolution 2026-2103.

13338
07:03:13,130 --> 07:03:15,130
Agenda item 80. Resolution

13339
07:03:15,266 --> 07:03:17,266
2026-2104. Agenda item 81.

13340
07:03:19,336 --> 07:03:21,336
Resolution 2026-2105. Agenda

13341
07:03:24,275 --> 07:03:26,275
item 82. Resolution 2026-2106.

13342
07:03:29,246 --> 07:03:31,820
Agenda item 83. Resolution

13343
07:03:31,820 --> 07:03:33,820
2026-2107. Agenda item 84.

13344
07:03:35,786 --> 07:03:37,786
Resolution 2026-2108. Agenda

13345
07:03:40,491 --> 07:03:42,491
item 85. Resolution 2026-2109.

13346
07:03:45,196 --> 07:03:47,196
Agenda item 86. Resolution

13347
07:03:47,299 --> 07:03:49,299
2026-2110. Agenda item 87.

13348
07:03:51,235 --> 07:03:53,235
Resolution 2026-2111. Agenda

13349
07:03:55,973 --> 07:03:57,973
item 88. Resolution 2026-2112.

13350
07:04:00,644 --> 07:04:02,644
Agenda item 89. Resolution

13351
07:04:04,582 --> 07:04:06,717
2026-2113. Now for second

13352
07:04:06,717 --> 07:04:09,221
reading items proposed for the

13353
07:04:09,221 --> 07:04:11,221
consolidated consent agenda.

13354
07:04:12,858 --> 07:04:15,858
First among those is agenda

13355
07:04:21,199 --> 07:04:23,599
item 135. Ordinance bl2026-1435.

13356
07:04:27,271 --> 07:04:29,271
Agenda item 138 ordinance

13357
07:04:29,807 --> 07:04:32,207
bl2026-1439. Agenda item 139

13358
07:04:34,912 --> 07:04:37,312
ordinance bl2026-1440. Agenda

13359
07:04:41,652 --> 07:04:44,520
item 140 ordinance bl2026-1441.

13360
07:04:46,758 --> 07:04:48,758
Agenda item 142 ordinance

13361
07:04:49,628 --> 07:04:52,280
bl2026-1443. Agenda item 143

13362
07:04:55,300 --> 07:04:57,340
ordinance bl2026-1444. Now for

13363
07:04:57,340 --> 07:04:59,300
items on third reading proposed

13364
07:04:59,300 --> 07:05:02,300
for the consent agenda, there

13365
07:05:02,540 --> 07:05:06,140
are just two one agenda item

13366
07:05:08,679 --> 07:05:11,790
144 ordinance bl2026-1393 and

13367
07:05:14,419 --> 07:05:16,419
agenda item 145, ordinance

13368
07:05:16,722 --> 07:05:18,757
bl2026-1394. Do any items need

13369
07:05:18,757 --> 07:05:20,926
to be removed from the consent

13370
07:05:20,926 --> 07:05:23,926
agenda? If members would please

13371
07:05:26,330 --> 07:05:28,133
join the queue to request that.

13372
07:05:28,133 --> 07:05:30,533
Okay. Council member parker,

13373
07:05:31,335 --> 07:05:33,405
you're recognized sir. I'm

13374
07:05:33,405 --> 07:05:34,939
sorry sir. Hang on a second. Go

13375
07:05:34,939 --> 07:05:36,740
ahead. Sir.

13376
07:05:36,740 --> 07:05:37,441
If you could remove

13377
07:05:37,441 --> 07:05:39,441
item 70, please.

13378
07:05:41,460 --> 07:05:43,460
Okay. Agenda

13379
07:05:47,185 --> 07:05:49,185
item 70.

13380
07:05:49,353 --> 07:05:51,353
Resolution 2094.

13381
07:05:52,991 --> 07:05:55,391
Resolution 2094 will be removed

13382
07:05:56,194 --> 07:05:58,330
from consent. Is that it for

13383
07:05:58,330 --> 07:05:59,865
you, MR. Parker? Okay. Council

13384
07:05:59,865 --> 07:06:00,898
member porterfield, MADAM Pro

13385
07:06:00,898 --> 07:06:01,133
tem, you're recognized.

13386
07:06:01,133 --> 07:06:02,334
Thank

13387
07:06:02,334 --> 07:06:05,871
you. Vice mayor, can you remove

13388
07:06:05,871 --> 07:06:06,238
item 73 hours 2026-2097.

13389
07:06:06,238 --> 07:06:08,238
Okay.

13390
07:06:11,977 --> 07:06:14,377
Agenda item 73rs. Resolution

13391
07:06:16,714 --> 07:06:19,114
2097 will be removed. Council

13392
07:06:19,584 --> 07:06:21,319
member gadd, you're recognized.

13393
07:06:21,319 --> 07:06:23,187
I'm sorry ma'am. Go ahead.

13394
07:06:23,187 --> 07:06:26,787
Thank you. If you could remove

13395
07:06:28,293 --> 07:06:30,280
item number 672026-2091 for the

13396
07:06:30,280 --> 07:06:30,762
purpose of an abstention.

13397
07:06:30,762 --> 07:06:32,762
It is

13398
07:06:33,432 --> 07:06:33,565
already not on consent.

13399
07:06:33,565 --> 07:06:35,565
Well,

13400
07:06:36,667 --> 07:06:36,834
then I removed that emotion.

13401
07:06:36,834 --> 07:06:37,168
no.

13402
07:06:37,168 --> 07:06:39,710
Okay.

13403
07:06:39,710 --> 07:06:40,838
Our motion, not emotion.

13404
07:06:40,838 --> 07:06:42,607
You're good. We got a motions

13405
07:06:42,607 --> 07:06:44,142
and motions and all the things.

13406
07:06:44,142 --> 07:06:46,542
Council member kimbrough, you

13407
07:06:48,130 --> 07:06:48,113
are recognized, ma'am.

13408
07:06:48,113 --> 07:06:49,414
She

13409
07:06:49,414 --> 07:06:51,216
already did it.

13410
07:06:51,216 --> 07:06:52,718
Okay. Thank you,

13411
07:06:52,718 --> 07:06:55,118
council member greg. You're

13412
07:06:55,420 --> 07:06:56,321
recognized. Sir. I'm sorry sir.

13413
07:06:56,321 --> 07:06:57,254
Go ahead.

13414
07:06:57,254 --> 07:06:59,654
Thank you, vice mayor.

13415
07:07:01,360 --> 07:07:01,727
Item number 88rs20262112.

13416
07:07:01,727 --> 07:07:03,727
Okay.

13417
07:07:07,650 --> 07:07:09,650
Agenda item 88, resolution 2112

13418
07:07:10,100 --> 07:07:13,100
will be removed from consent.

13419
07:07:13,972 --> 07:07:17,175
All right. Do any other items

13420
07:07:17,175 --> 07:07:19,945
need to be removed from consent?

13421
07:07:19,945 --> 07:07:21,479
Seeing none, MR. Clark, are all

13422
07:07:21,479 --> 07:07:24,490
committee reports in for the

13423
07:07:24,490 --> 07:07:25,350
items on the consent agenda?

13424
07:07:25,350 --> 07:07:25,517
Yes. All committee reports are

13425
07:07:25,517 --> 07:07:27,517
in.

13426
07:07:28,200 --> 07:07:29,221
Okay. Thank you, MR. Clark.

13427
07:07:29,221 --> 07:07:31,555
Members, is there a motion for

13428
07:07:31,555 --> 07:07:34,555
approval of the consent agenda?

13429
07:07:35,126 --> 07:07:36,995
Okay. All in favor, say I

13430
07:07:36,995 --> 07:07:39,995
council has passed all items

13431
07:07:40,131 --> 07:07:43,131
the consent agenda. All right.

13432
07:07:44,903 --> 07:07:47,405
I'm going to go back into our

13433
07:07:47,405 --> 07:07:49,574
resolutions, quite a few of

13434
07:07:49,574 --> 07:07:52,144
which will be deferred. So fear

13435
07:07:52,144 --> 07:07:53,378
not. In fact, we're going to

13436
07:07:53,378 --> 07:07:55,347
have seven of them. We're going

13437
07:07:55,347 --> 07:07:57,415
to just defer in a big tranche.

13438
07:07:57,415 --> 07:08:01,150
Right. MISS Tombs and I think

13439
07:08:02,586 --> 07:08:05,586
those are coming up. First.

13440
07:08:11,229 --> 07:08:13,629
Okay. So agenda items 53, 54,

13441
07:08:18,770 --> 07:08:20,770
55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 can be

13442
07:08:21,206 --> 07:08:24,109
taken up together, MISS Tombs,

13443
07:08:24,109 --> 07:08:26,645
for purposes of a one meeting

13444
07:08:26,645 --> 07:08:28,512
deferral as they are all

13445
07:08:28,512 --> 07:08:31,512
related. Special counsel, do I

13446
07:08:33,518 --> 07:08:36,880
need to read these into the

13447
07:08:36,880 --> 07:08:38,857
record? Yes. Okay. I do need to

13448
07:08:38,857 --> 07:08:41,426
read them into the record. So

13449
07:08:41,426 --> 07:08:44,426
again, this is agenda item 53,

13450
07:08:45,330 --> 07:08:46,832
resolution 2026-2077. Sponsors,

13451
07:08:46,832 --> 07:08:47,966
tombs and allen. This is

13452
07:08:47,966 --> 07:08:48,967
resolution authorizing the

13453
07:08:48,967 --> 07:08:51,367
metropolitan mayor to submit

13454
07:08:52,537 --> 07:08:55,537
the 2026-2027 annual update to

13455
07:08:55,774 --> 07:08:57,774
the 2023 to 2028 consolidated

13456
07:08:58,342 --> 07:08:59,378
plan for housing and community

13457
07:08:59,378 --> 07:09:01,213
development to the U.S.

13458
07:09:01,213 --> 07:09:04,213
Department of housing and urban

13459
07:09:04,815 --> 07:09:07,215
development. Agenda item 54 is

13460
07:09:08,200 --> 07:09:10,200
resolution 2026-2078. Sonsors

13461
07:09:10,522 --> 07:09:11,656
vo, tombs, horton, allen and

13462
07:09:11,656 --> 07:09:12,657
suara. This is resolution

13463
07:09:12,657 --> 07:09:14,920
approving the activities and

13464
07:09:14,920 --> 07:09:15,694
improvements eligible for tax

13465
07:09:15,694 --> 07:09:17,162
increment financing in the arts

13466
07:09:17,162 --> 07:09:19,162
center redevelopment plan

13467
07:09:21,980 --> 07:09:22,501
agenda item 55. Resolution

13468
07:09:22,501 --> 07:09:23,635
2026-2079. Sponsors tombs,

13469
07:09:23,635 --> 07:09:25,370
horton, allen and suara. This

13470
07:09:25,370 --> 07:09:26,404
is a resolution approving the

13471
07:09:26,404 --> 07:09:27,506
activities and improvements

13472
07:09:27,506 --> 07:09:29,274
eligible for tax increment

13473
07:09:29,274 --> 07:09:31,674
financing in the redevelopment

13474
07:09:32,209 --> 07:09:35,209
plan. Next is agenda item 56,

13475
07:09:35,480 --> 07:09:36,915
resolution 2026-2080. Sponsors

13476
07:09:36,915 --> 07:09:38,283
bradford tombs, horton, allen

13477
07:09:38,283 --> 07:09:39,384
and suara. A resolution

13478
07:09:39,384 --> 07:09:40,752
approving the activities and

13479
07:09:40,752 --> 07:09:42,621
improvements eligible for tax

13480
07:09:42,621 --> 07:09:44,890
increment financing in the

13481
07:09:44,890 --> 07:09:46,890
central state redevelopment

13482
07:09:46,190 --> 07:09:48,590
plan. Next agenda item 57.

13483
07:09:49,428 --> 07:09:51,229
Resolution 2026-2081. Sponsors

13484
07:09:51,229 --> 07:09:52,497
kupin, tombs, horton, allen and

13485
07:09:52,497 --> 07:09:54,166
suara. A resolution approving

13486
07:09:54,166 --> 07:09:55,933
the activities and improvements

13487
07:09:55,933 --> 07:09:57,736
eligible for tax increment

13488
07:09:57,736 --> 07:10:00,500
financing in the phillips

13489
07:10:00,500 --> 07:10:02,500
jackson redevelopment plan

13490
07:10:04,209 --> 07:10:06,209
agenda item 58, resolution

13491
07:10:06,378 --> 07:10:07,446
2026-2082 sponsors coupon tombs,

13492
07:10:07,446 --> 07:10:08,547
horton, allen and suara.

13493
07:10:08,547 --> 07:10:09,614
Resolution approving the

13494
07:10:09,614 --> 07:10:10,716
activities and improvements

13495
07:10:10,716 --> 07:10:12,517
eligible for tax increment

13496
07:10:12,517 --> 07:10:13,885
financing in the rutledge hill

13497
07:10:13,885 --> 07:10:16,285
redevelopment plan. And then

13498
07:10:16,488 --> 07:10:18,488
lastly, agenda item 59,

13499
07:10:20,759 --> 07:10:22,394
resolution 2026-2083 sponsors

13500
07:10:22,394 --> 07:10:24,290
tombs, horton, allen and suara.

13501
07:10:24,290 --> 07:10:25,960
a resolution approving the

13502
07:10:25,960 --> 07:10:26,497
activities and improvements

13503
07:10:26,497 --> 07:10:28,897
eligible for tax increment

13504
07:10:29,101 --> 07:10:31,501
financing in the skyline

13505
07:10:32,371 --> 07:10:33,405
redevelopment plan. Without

13506
07:10:33,405 --> 07:10:35,405
objection. Recognizing that

13507
07:10:36,308 --> 07:10:38,110
there are multiple different

13508
07:10:38,110 --> 07:10:40,612
sponsors, but all these bills

13509
07:10:40,612 --> 07:10:41,713
are going to be deferred one

13510
07:10:41,713 --> 07:10:43,515
meeting and they are all

13511
07:10:43,515 --> 07:10:45,217
pertaining to mdha. Thus,

13512
07:10:45,217 --> 07:10:47,352
that's why we are taking them

13513
07:10:47,352 --> 07:10:49,553
together relative to these

13514
07:10:49,553 --> 07:10:51,553
redevelopment plans. Without

13515
07:10:54,226 --> 07:10:56,626
objection, I will acknowledge.

13516
07:10:56,795 --> 07:10:59,663
MADAM Tombs so that she can

13517
07:10:59,663 --> 07:11:01,500
make a consolidated motion on

13518
07:11:01,500 --> 07:11:04,200
all seven of these bills. Is

13519
07:11:04,200 --> 07:11:06,138
there any objection to that?

13520
07:11:06,138 --> 07:11:09,138
Seeing none, MISS Tombs, you're

13521
07:11:11,510 --> 07:11:13,510
recognized on bill 53, 54, 55,

13522
07:11:13,612 --> 07:11:14,345
56, 57, 58, and 59. Go ahead

13523
07:11:14,345 --> 07:11:15,179
ma'am.

13524
07:11:15,179 --> 07:11:16,982
Thank you, MADAM Vice

13525
07:11:16,982 --> 07:11:18,315
mayor, committee report, budget

13526
07:11:18,315 --> 07:11:20,484
and finance voted to recommend

13527
07:11:20,484 --> 07:11:23,321
a one meeting deferral for

13528
07:11:23,321 --> 07:11:24,756
items 53 through 59, nine in

13529
07:11:24,756 --> 07:11:26,191
favor, zero against zero not

13530
07:11:26,191 --> 07:11:28,191
voting.

13531
07:11:29,761 --> 07:11:31,761
Special counsel. Yeah.

13532
07:11:31,997 --> 07:11:34,166
Right. Okay. And for the report

13533
07:11:34,166 --> 07:11:35,600
of the planning and zoning

13534
07:11:35,600 --> 07:11:37,735
committee on all these bills,

13535
07:11:37,735 --> 07:11:40,772
vice chair harrell, do you have

13536
07:11:40,772 --> 07:11:42,700
MR. Horton's committee report?

13537
07:11:42,700 --> 07:11:43,809
Oh, you are still there, sir?

13538
07:11:43,809 --> 07:11:47,409
Yeah. You they they brought you

13539
07:11:49,548 --> 07:11:52,417
back. So this is on 53, 54, 55,

13540
07:11:52,417 --> 07:11:53,885
56, 57, 58 and 59. If you could

13541
07:11:53,885 --> 07:11:54,952
please give a consolidated

13542
07:11:54,952 --> 07:11:57,352
planning and zoning committee

13543
07:11:58,255 --> 07:11:59,358
report, please, sir. I'm sorry.

13544
07:11:59,358 --> 07:12:00,424
Thank you. Vice mayor

13545
07:12:00,424 --> 07:12:01,460
recommended approval. Ten in

13546
07:12:01,460 --> 07:12:01,693
favor, zero against zero not

13547
07:12:01,693 --> 07:12:03,328
voting.

13548
07:12:03,328 --> 07:12:04,463
And that was true for

13549
07:12:04,463 --> 07:12:06,264
all those bills. Yes, ma'am.

13550
07:12:06,264 --> 07:12:07,265
Okay. All right. So it's back

13551
07:12:07,265 --> 07:12:07,566
to you, MISS Tombs.

13552
07:12:07,566 --> 07:12:09,501
Thank you

13553
07:12:09,501 --> 07:12:11,870
for items 53 through 59. Move

13554
07:12:11,870 --> 07:12:11,970
for one meeting deferral.

13555
07:12:11,970 --> 07:12:13,872
Oh,

13556
07:12:13,872 --> 07:12:15,239
I'm sorry, it's a deferral. I

13557
07:12:15,239 --> 07:12:17,409
apologize. It's rule 8.1. It is

13558
07:12:17,409 --> 07:12:18,777
a deferral by rule having

13559
07:12:18,777 --> 07:12:21,777
gotten in all the committee

13560
07:12:22,381 --> 07:12:25,217
reports. Okay. Thank you. Okay.

13561
07:12:25,217 --> 07:12:28,420
So all those items are deferred

13562
07:12:28,420 --> 07:12:32,200
by rule 8.1. That is a one

13563
07:12:32,391 --> 07:12:37,791
meeting deferral. And all those reports are now in.

13564
07:12:37,829 --> 07:12:40,829
Okay. Next is agenda item 63.

13565
07:12:41,533 --> 07:12:42,534
Resolution 2026-2087. Sponsors,

13566
07:12:42,534 --> 07:12:44,302
tombs, horton, gad, welch,

13567
07:12:44,302 --> 07:12:45,404
campbell and ewing. This is a

13568
07:12:45,404 --> 07:12:46,537
resolution to approve the first

13569
07:12:46,537 --> 07:12:47,506
amendment to a grant contract

13570
07:12:47,506 --> 07:12:49,506
for constructing affordable

13571
07:12:50,809 --> 07:12:51,842
housing approved by r.

13572
07:12:51,842 --> 07:12:53,445
S2024-709 between the

13573
07:12:53,445 --> 07:12:54,746
metropolitan government, acting

13574
07:12:54,746 --> 07:12:55,947
by and through the metropolitan

13575
07:12:55,947 --> 07:12:57,649
housing trust fund commission

13576
07:12:57,649 --> 07:12:59,510
and habitat for humanity of

13577
07:12:59,510 --> 07:13:01,510
greater nashville samaritan

13578
07:13:01,219 --> 07:13:02,654
recovery community, inc. Living

13579
07:13:02,654 --> 07:13:04,222
development concepts, inc.

13580
07:13:04,222 --> 07:13:05,624
Rebuilding nashville,

13581
07:13:05,624 --> 07:13:07,624
rebuilding together nashville

13582
07:13:07,726 --> 07:13:09,128
and tennessee prison outreach

13583
07:13:09,128 --> 07:13:11,128
ministry, inc. Councilmember

13584
07:13:12,731 --> 07:13:14,199
tombs, sponsor. Your recognized.

13585
07:13:14,199 --> 07:13:16,301
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.

13586
07:13:16,301 --> 07:13:17,470
Committee report. Budget and

13587
07:13:17,470 --> 07:13:18,805
finance voted to recommend

13588
07:13:18,805 --> 07:13:20,306
approval. Eight in favor, zero

13589
07:13:20,306 --> 07:13:20,706
against one not voting.

13590
07:13:20,706 --> 07:13:22,740
Okay.

13591
07:13:22,740 --> 07:13:23,909
And for the report of the

13592
07:13:23,909 --> 07:13:26,309
planning and zoning committee,

13593
07:13:27,112 --> 07:13:30,112
MR. Horton on agenda item 63,

13594
07:13:32,884 --> 07:13:33,952
sir. Chair. Agenda item 632087.

13595
07:13:33,952 --> 07:13:34,686
Your committee report, please,

13596
07:13:34,686 --> 07:13:36,455
sir.

13597
07:13:36,455 --> 07:13:37,589
Thank you, vice mayor. We

13598
07:13:37,589 --> 07:13:39,391
recommended approval eight in

13599
07:13:39,391 --> 07:13:40,580
favor, zero against two not

13600
07:13:40,580 --> 07:13:42,580
voting.

13601
07:13:43,695 --> 07:13:46,695
okay. All right. And so

13602
07:13:47,299 --> 07:13:48,567
with that, if you would make a

13603
07:13:48,567 --> 07:13:49,101
motion, please MISS Tombs.

13604
07:13:49,101 --> 07:13:50,135
Move

13605
07:13:50,135 --> 07:13:52,135
for approval.

13606
07:13:53,390 --> 07:13:55,439
Okay. Is there a

13607
07:13:56,608 --> 07:13:58,377
second? Okay. I think this was

13608
07:13:58,377 --> 07:14:01,377
taken off consent for purposes

13609
07:14:02,414 --> 07:14:04,549
of an abstention. And so we can

13610
07:14:04,549 --> 07:14:06,718
acknowledge those when we take

13611
07:14:06,718 --> 07:14:08,220
the vote. Is that correct? Okay.

13612
07:14:08,220 --> 07:14:11,820
All right. All in favor, please

13613
07:14:14,626 --> 07:14:17,797
say aye. Any any voting no. Any

13614
07:14:17,797 --> 07:14:20,797
abstaining. Okay. So MISS Allen

13615
07:14:20,800 --> 07:14:23,800
and MR. Parker are abstaining.

13616
07:14:25,170 --> 07:14:27,570
MR. Clark on 2087. This

13617
07:14:28,410 --> 07:14:30,441
resolution has been adopted.

13618
07:14:37,382 --> 07:14:40,382
Okay. Next is agenda item 65.

13619
07:14:40,585 --> 07:14:42,387
Resolution 2026-2089. Sponsors,

13620
07:14:42,387 --> 07:14:44,290
tombs, huffman, gamble and

13621
07:14:44,290 --> 07:14:47,290
wiener. This is a resolution

13622
07:14:48,961 --> 07:14:50,263
appropriating a total of

13623
07:14:50,263 --> 07:14:51,329
$233,900 from the metropolitan

13624
07:14:51,329 --> 07:14:52,864
government, acting by and

13625
07:14:52,864 --> 07:14:55,264
through the metropolitan board

13626
07:14:58,237 --> 07:15:00,105
of health to street works doing as today's hope to

13627
07:15:00,105 --> 07:15:02,207
expand an existing syringe

13628
07:15:02,207 --> 07:15:03,575
service program by providing

13629
07:15:03,575 --> 07:15:05,410
comprehensive educational

13630
07:15:05,410 --> 07:15:07,279
services focused on opioid

13631
07:15:07,279 --> 07:15:08,747
misuse, harm reduction

13632
07:15:08,747 --> 07:15:11,147
strategies and safe practices

13633
07:15:11,517 --> 07:15:12,584
for youth age 16 to 25 in

13634
07:15:12,584 --> 07:15:14,120
nashville and davidson county

13635
07:15:14,120 --> 07:15:14,853
council member tombs, you're

13636
07:15:14,853 --> 07:15:15,621
recognized.

13637
07:15:15,621 --> 07:15:17,322
Thank you, MADAM

13638
07:15:17,322 --> 07:15:18,824
Vice mayor. Committee report.

13639
07:15:18,824 --> 07:15:19,792
Budget and finance voted to

13640
07:15:19,792 --> 07:15:21,360
recommend approval. Nine in

13641
07:15:21,360 --> 07:15:21,693
favor, zero against zero not

13642
07:15:21,693 --> 07:15:23,620
voting.

13643
07:15:23,620 --> 07:15:24,130
All right. And chair

13644
07:15:24,130 --> 07:15:25,131
huffman for the report of the

13645
07:15:25,131 --> 07:15:25,864
public health and safety

13646
07:15:25,864 --> 07:15:26,865
committee, sir.

13647
07:15:26,865 --> 07:15:28,101
Thank you, vice

13648
07:15:28,101 --> 07:15:28,935
mayor. Public health and safety

13649
07:15:28,935 --> 07:15:30,535
recommended approval. Six in

13650
07:15:30,535 --> 07:15:30,969
favor, zero against one not

13651
07:15:30,969 --> 07:15:32,969
voting.

13652
07:15:34,574 --> 07:15:36,974
Okay. All right. And

13653
07:15:37,760 --> 07:15:38,143
with those reports and a motion,

13654
07:15:38,143 --> 07:15:38,911
please MISS Tombs.

13655
07:15:38,911 --> 07:15:39,212
Move for

13656
07:15:39,212 --> 07:15:40,790
approval.

13657
07:15:40,790 --> 07:15:41,748
All right. There's a

13658
07:15:41,748 --> 07:15:44,148
motion to approve. It's

13659
07:15:44,250 --> 07:15:47,250
properly seconded. Is there any

13660
07:15:47,619 --> 07:15:49,988
discussion? Seeing none. All in

13661
07:15:49,988 --> 07:15:52,924
favor, please say aye. Any

13662
07:15:52,924 --> 07:15:55,324
voting? No. Any abstaining?

13663
07:15:55,495 --> 07:15:57,629
Okay, MR. Nash, you'll be

13664
07:15:57,629 --> 07:16:00,533
recorded as an abstention. All

13665
07:16:00,533 --> 07:16:02,702
right. Council has adopted that

13666
07:16:02,702 --> 07:16:05,702
resolution. Next is agenda item

13667
07:16:05,905 --> 07:16:07,740
67, a resolution 2026-2091.

13668
07:16:07,740 --> 07:16:10,109
Sponsors gad tombs, bo allen,

13669
07:16:10,109 --> 07:16:11,109
welsh hill and ewing. This is a

13670
07:16:11,109 --> 07:16:12,478
resolution accepting a grant

13671
07:16:12,478 --> 07:16:14,247
from the national parks

13672
07:16:14,247 --> 07:16:15,647
foundation to the metro

13673
07:16:15,647 --> 07:16:17,830
government, acting by and

13674
07:16:17,830 --> 07:16:19,552
through the metro board of

13675
07:16:19,552 --> 07:16:21,421
parks and recreation to fund

13676
07:16:21,421 --> 07:16:23,821
improvements at the elmington

13677
07:16:24,257 --> 07:16:27,257
park playground. MISS Gad, you

13678
07:16:30,429 --> 07:16:32,165
are recognized.

13679
07:16:32,165 --> 07:16:33,298
Yeah, I'll move

13680
07:16:33,298 --> 07:16:34,433
for committee reports.

13681
07:16:34,433 --> 07:16:36,134
Okay,

13682
07:16:36,134 --> 07:16:38,404
MISS Voe, for the report of the

13683
07:16:38,404 --> 07:16:38,971
parks and libraries committee.

13684
07:16:38,971 --> 07:16:40,406
Thank you.

13685
07:16:40,406 --> 07:16:41,174
I'm sorry MISS. Go

13686
07:16:41,174 --> 07:16:41,908
ahead, ma'am.

13687
07:16:41,908 --> 07:16:43,676
Thank you.Vice

13688
07:16:43,676 --> 07:16:44,443
mayor. The parks, libraries and

13689
07:16:44,443 --> 07:16:46,443
entertainment committee voted

13690
07:16:46,579 --> 07:16:47,680
six in favor. Zero against one

13691
07:16:47,680 --> 07:16:49,449
not voting.

13692
07:16:49,449 --> 07:16:50,817
Okay. And MISS

13693
07:16:50,817 --> 07:16:51,818
Tombs for the report of the

13694
07:16:51,818 --> 07:16:53,850
budget and finance committee,

13695
07:16:53,850 --> 07:16:53,418
MR. Chair. Thank you.

13696
07:16:53,418 --> 07:16:54,887
Budget

13697
07:16:54,887 --> 07:16:56,254
and finance voted to recommend

13698
07:16:56,254 --> 07:16:57,756
approval. Eight in favor, zero

13699
07:16:57,756 --> 07:16:58,825
against zero not voting.

13700
07:16:58,825 --> 07:17:00,226
Okay,

13701
07:17:00,226 --> 07:17:02,427
so it's back to you, MISS Gad,

13702
07:17:02,427 --> 07:17:05,430
for a motion on this resolution.

13703
07:17:05,430 --> 07:17:08,201
Thank you. I will move this

13704
07:17:08,201 --> 07:17:09,635
with a brief comment. Thank you.

13705
07:17:09,635 --> 07:17:11,635
Okay. Go ahead.

13706
07:17:13,272 --> 07:17:14,307
Okay, so I am

13707
07:17:14,307 --> 07:17:16,707
completely supportive of this,

13708
07:17:17,750 --> 07:17:21,147
but I will be just want to make

13709
07:17:21,147 --> 07:17:22,248
a note that I will need to because I sit on the

13710
07:17:22,248 --> 07:17:23,716
national parks foundation on

13711
07:17:23,716 --> 07:17:25,485
its advisory board, its

13712
07:17:25,485 --> 07:17:27,320
non-voting member of that board,

13713
07:17:27,320 --> 07:17:28,721
but want to make sure I'm not

13714
07:17:28,721 --> 07:17:29,489
in conflict. So.

13715
07:17:29,489 --> 07:17:30,456
Okay.

13716
07:17:30,456 --> 07:17:32,856
Appreciate that. Thank you

13717
07:17:34,127 --> 07:17:35,928
ma'am. So there is a motion to

13718
07:17:35,928 --> 07:17:36,996
approve. It is properly

13719
07:17:36,996 --> 07:17:39,396
seconded. Is there any

13720
07:17:39,499 --> 07:17:40,633
discussion on this resolution?

13721
07:17:40,633 --> 07:17:43,633
Seeing none. All in favor,

13722
07:17:43,870 --> 07:17:46,406
please say aye. Any voting no

13723
07:17:46,406 --> 07:17:48,207
and any abstaining. And MISS

13724
07:17:48,207 --> 07:17:49,574
Gad, you'll be recorded as an

13725
07:17:49,574 --> 07:17:51,778
abstention. Council has adopted

13726
07:17:51,778 --> 07:17:54,778
this resolution. Next is agenda

13727
07:17:55,681 --> 07:17:57,216
item 70. Resolution 2026-2094.

13728
07:17:57,216 --> 07:17:58,918
Sponsors tombs vo, alan gad,

13729
07:17:58,918 --> 07:18:00,119
welsh, hill, gamble and ewing.

13730
07:18:00,119 --> 07:18:01,853
This resolution, accepting a

13731
07:18:01,853 --> 07:18:03,322
grant from habitat for humanity

13732
07:18:03,322 --> 07:18:04,690
of greater nashville to the

13733
07:18:04,690 --> 07:18:05,892
metro government acting by and

13734
07:18:05,892 --> 07:18:07,660
through the metropolitan board

13735
07:18:07,660 --> 07:18:10,530
of parks and recreation to fund

13736
07:18:10,530 --> 07:18:12,930
the construction phase of

13737
07:18:12,998 --> 07:18:14,833
trinity hills park. MISS Tombs,

13738
07:18:14,833 --> 07:18:14,967
you're recognized, ma'am.

13739
07:18:14,967 --> 07:18:16,269
Thank

13740
07:18:16,269 --> 07:18:18,360
you, MADAM Vice mayor.

13741
07:18:18,360 --> 07:18:19,204
Committee report. Budget and

13742
07:18:19,204 --> 07:18:20,606
finance voted to ecommend

13743
07:18:20,606 --> 07:18:21,808
approval. Eight in favor, zero

13744
07:18:21,808 --> 07:18:22,400
against zero not voting.

13745
07:18:22,400 --> 07:18:24,900
All

13746
07:18:24,900 --> 07:18:25,211
right. And further report of

13747
07:18:25,211 --> 07:18:26,145
the arts, parks, libraries and

13748
07:18:26,145 --> 07:18:28,145
entertainment committee chair.

13749
07:18:30,983 --> 07:18:33,983
Vote. This is on 2094. It's

13750
07:18:36,456 --> 07:18:37,889
agenda item 70, a habitat grant

13751
07:18:37,889 --> 07:18:38,491
to parks.

13752
07:18:38,491 --> 07:18:40,491
Okay. Thank you.

13753
07:18:40,727 --> 07:18:41,761
Sorry about that. Arts parks,%

13754
07:18:41,761 --> 07:18:43,562
library and entertainment

13755
07:18:43,562 --> 07:18:45,697
committee voted six in favor.

13756
07:18:45,697 --> 07:18:47,567
Zero against one not voting.

13757
07:18:47,567 --> 07:18:49,567
Okay.

13758
07:18:50,690 --> 07:18:51,503
All right. And with that

13759
07:18:51,503 --> 07:18:52,605
comes back to you for a motion.

13760
07:18:52,605 --> 07:18:53,172
Move for approval.

13761
07:18:53,172 --> 07:18:54,273
Okay.

13762
07:18:54,273 --> 07:18:55,474
There's a motion to approve

13763
07:18:55,474 --> 07:18:57,642
properly seconded. Is there any

13764
07:18:57,642 --> 07:18:59,379
discussion? Seeing none. All in

13765
07:18:59,379 --> 07:19:02,379
favor, please say aye. Any

13766
07:19:04,851 --> 07:19:07,251
voting? No. Any abstaining?

13767
07:19:08,787 --> 07:19:11,423
Who's. Who's our abstention? No

13768
07:19:11,423 --> 07:19:12,825
worries. That's all good. MR.

13769
07:19:12,825 --> 07:19:14,593
Clerk, if you would record,

13770
07:19:14,593 --> 07:19:17,430
please, an abstention for MR.

13771
07:19:17,430 --> 07:19:19,599
Parker. Council has adopted

13772
07:19:19,599 --> 07:19:21,999
this resolution. Next agenda

13773
07:19:24,337 --> 07:19:25,471
item 73, resolution 2026-2097.

13774
07:19:25,471 --> 07:19:27,239
Sponsors. Tombs, evans, siegel,

13775
07:19:27,239 --> 07:19:28,440
hoffman, hill, ewing, spain and

13776
07:19:28,440 --> 07:19:30,760
wiener. This is a resolution

13777
07:19:30,760 --> 07:19:31,511
approving a memorandum of

13778
07:19:31,511 --> 07:19:32,879
understanding entered into, by

13779
07:19:32,879 --> 07:19:33,980
and between the metropolitan

13780
07:19:33,980 --> 07:19:35,414
nashville police department,

13781
07:19:35,414 --> 07:19:36,883
the metropolitan transit

13782
07:19:36,883 --> 07:19:37,984
authority and the regional

13783
07:19:37,984 --> 07:19:39,786
transportation authority to

13784
07:19:39,786 --> 07:19:41,186
formalize the operations of

13785
07:19:41,186 --> 07:19:42,622
dedicated law enforcement

13786
07:19:42,622 --> 07:19:44,220
services within the public

13787
07:19:44,220 --> 07:19:45,490
transit system. Council member

13788
07:19:45,490 --> 07:19:47,360
tombs. You are recognized,

13789
07:19:47,360 --> 07:19:48,461
ma'am.

13790
07:19:48,461 --> 07:19:49,962
Thank you, MADAM Vice

13791
07:19:49,962 --> 07:19:51,329
mayor. Committee report, budget

13792
07:19:51,329 --> 07:19:52,732
and finance voted to recommend

13793
07:19:52,732 --> 07:19:54,233
approval. Not in favor. Zero

13794
07:19:54,233 --> 07:19:54,367
against zero not voting.

13795
07:19:54,367 --> 07:19:56,200
Okay.

13796
07:19:56,200 --> 07:19:57,135
Andfurther report of the

13797
07:19:57,135 --> 07:19:58,471
transportation and

13798
07:19:58,471 --> 07:20:00,471
infrastructure committee. Vice

13799
07:20:00,973 --> 07:20:02,108
chair ewing, you're recognized.

13800
07:20:02,108 --> 07:20:03,909
Transportation infrastructure

13801
07:20:03,909 --> 07:20:05,444
committee voted eight in favor.

13802
07:20:05,444 --> 07:20:07,279
Zero against zero not voting.

13803
07:20:07,279 --> 07:20:08,481
All right. And for the report

13804
07:20:08,481 --> 07:20:09,582
of the public health and safety

13805
07:20:09,582 --> 07:20:09,882
committee chair huffman, you're

13806
07:20:09,882 --> 07:20:10,550
recognized.

13807
07:20:10,550 --> 07:20:12,285
Thank you, vice

13808
07:20:12,285 --> 07:20:13,286
mayor. Public health and safety

13809
07:20:13,286 --> 07:20:14,354
recommended approval seven in

13810
07:20:14,354 --> 07:20:14,586
favor, zero against zero not

13811
07:20:14,586 --> 07:20:16,489
voting.

13812
07:20:16,489 --> 07:20:17,889
Okay. And all right. So

13813
07:20:17,889 --> 07:20:19,592
it's back to you, MISS Tombs,

13814
07:20:19,592 --> 07:20:19,826
for a motion to get the bill

13815
07:20:19,826 --> 07:20:20,860
before.

13816
07:20:20,860 --> 07:20:23,260
Us move for approval.

13817
07:20:23,730 --> 07:20:26,132
Okay. And we're on to

13818
07:20:26,132 --> 07:20:27,367
discussion. First in the queue

13819
07:20:27,367 --> 07:20:28,735
is council member porterfield.

13820
07:20:28,735 --> 07:20:29,680
You are recognized.

13821
07:20:29,680 --> 07:20:30,737
Thank you,

13822
07:20:30,737 --> 07:20:31,670
vice mayor. Move for one

13823
07:20:31,670 --> 07:20:32,772
meeting deferral.

13824
07:20:32,772 --> 07:20:34,772
Okay. There

13825
07:20:35,541 --> 07:20:37,744
is a motion to defer one

13826
07:20:37,744 --> 07:20:39,479
meeting. It is properly

13827
07:20:39,479 --> 07:20:40,546
seconded. Is there any

13828
07:20:40,546 --> 07:20:43,546
discussion on the one meeting

13829
07:20:43,549 --> 07:20:44,617
deferral motion?

13830
07:20:44,617 --> 07:20:45,785
Can I say why

13831
07:20:45,785 --> 07:20:46,552
wanted deferral. I would like

13832
07:20:46,552 --> 07:20:47,620
to discuss.

13833
07:20:47,620 --> 07:20:48,554
Oh sure. Yeah. Go

13834
07:20:48,554 --> 07:20:48,788
ahead man. Yeah.

13835
07:20:48,788 --> 07:20:50,556
Thank you,

13836
07:20:50,556 --> 07:20:52,925
vice mayor. Really briefly. It

13837
07:20:52,925 --> 07:20:53,825
is 125 in the morning. There's

13838
07:20:53,825 --> 07:20:55,294
some I think, some discussion

13839
07:20:55,294 --> 07:20:57,563
that needs to be had around

13840
07:20:57,563 --> 07:20:58,765
this legislation. I do think

13841
07:20:58,765 --> 07:21:00,660
that it is not in our best

13842
07:21:00,660 --> 07:21:01,667
interest to have that

13843
07:21:01,667 --> 07:21:04,667
discussion at this hour, with

13844
07:21:05,710 --> 07:21:06,305
many of us wanting to be the

13845
07:21:06,305 --> 07:21:07,240
best versions of ourselves and

13846
07:21:07,240 --> 07:21:08,840
the sharpest version of

13847
07:21:08,840 --> 07:21:10,176
ourselves to be able to have

13848
07:21:10,176 --> 07:21:13,780
this conversation. I do have

13849
07:21:13,780 --> 07:21:16,780
several questions for both the

13850
07:21:17,160 --> 07:21:18,384
administration, mta as well as

13851
07:21:18,384 --> 07:21:19,218
mmpd, and I would like the

13852
07:21:19,218 --> 07:21:20,987
opportunity to have some of

13853
07:21:20,987 --> 07:21:21,988
those conversations. So I would

13854
07:21:21,988 --> 07:21:23,880
appreciate my colleagues

13855
07:21:23,880 --> 07:21:24,557
support that one meeting

13856
07:21:24,557 --> 07:21:25,692
deferral in order to have some

13857
07:21:25,692 --> 07:21:25,825
additional conversation.

13858
07:21:25,825 --> 07:21:26,291
Thank

13859
07:21:26,291 --> 07:21:27,727
you.

13860
07:21:27,727 --> 07:21:30,127
I appreciate that. And

13861
07:21:30,295 --> 07:21:31,864
okay, we are on a one meeting

13862
07:21:31,864 --> 07:21:33,266
deferral motion. MR. Huffman,

13863
07:21:33,266 --> 07:21:34,967
do you seek to be recognized on

13864
07:21:34,967 --> 07:21:36,402
the deferral? Go ahead, sir.

13865
07:21:36,402 --> 07:21:39,272
Thank you. And I'll keep my

13866
07:21:39,272 --> 07:21:41,974
comments extremely short. It is

13867
07:21:41,974 --> 07:21:44,677
late. I rise to object against

13868
07:21:44,677 --> 07:21:45,445
the one meeting deferral.

13869
07:21:45,445 --> 07:21:46,779
Colleagues, it's it's

13870
07:21:46,779 --> 07:21:49,415
imperative to us that we keep

13871
07:21:49,415 --> 07:21:51,851
our riders on our transit

13872
07:21:51,851 --> 07:21:54,120
systems safe. We've been in

13873
07:21:54,120 --> 07:21:55,121
this chamber before during a

13874
07:21:55,121 --> 07:21:56,556
meeting, and we've heard the

13875
07:21:56,556 --> 07:21:59,425
sirens from shootings from the

13876
07:21:59,425 --> 07:22:00,593
bus station. Thank you.

13877
07:22:00,593 --> 07:22:01,961
Okay.

13878
07:22:01,961 --> 07:22:04,961
Council member nash on the

13879
07:22:06,232 --> 07:22:07,367
deferral, sir. To go ahead.

13880
07:22:07,367 --> 07:22:08,534
Yes.

13881
07:22:08,534 --> 07:22:10,970
I too would like to speak

13882
07:22:10,970 --> 07:22:13,439
against the deferral. We've had

13883
07:22:13,439 --> 07:22:16,342
lots of opportunity to speak to

13884
07:22:16,342 --> 07:22:18,176
at committee, to the

13885
07:22:18,176 --> 07:22:20,576
administration and to chief

13886
07:22:20,680 --> 07:22:22,181
gilder. I it's not a

13887
07:22:22,181 --> 07:22:23,315
complicated issue. A few

13888
07:22:23,315 --> 07:22:26,915
officers that are going to be

13889
07:22:27,887 --> 07:22:29,722
paid for to help start the

13890
07:22:29,722 --> 07:22:31,823
security for busses. This is

13891
07:22:31,823 --> 07:22:35,610
just kind of the initial first

13892
07:22:35,610 --> 07:22:35,428
step as we move forward.

13893
07:22:35,428 --> 07:22:36,896
All

13894
07:22:36,896 --> 07:22:38,698
right, MISS Benedict, on the

13895
07:22:38,698 --> 07:22:40,698
deferral motion, you're

13896
07:22:41,200 --> 07:22:41,566
recognized ma'am.

13897
07:22:41,566 --> 07:22:42,301
Previous

13898
07:22:42,301 --> 07:22:43,469
question.

13899
07:22:43,469 --> 07:22:46,469
There is no one else

13900
07:22:46,571 --> 07:22:47,440
in the queue. Can you? No one

13901
07:22:47,440 --> 07:22:48,408
else in the queue?

13902
07:22:48,408 --> 07:22:50,242
I will, as

13903
07:22:50,242 --> 07:22:51,377
long as there remains nobody in

13904
07:22:51,377 --> 07:22:51,611
the queue. I'll remove that

13905
07:22:51,611 --> 07:22:53,412
motion.

13906
07:22:53,412 --> 07:22:55,812
Okay. All right. Seeing

13907
07:22:55,947 --> 07:22:57,683
no one else seeking discussion

13908
07:22:57,683 --> 07:23:00,683
on the one meeting deferral

13909
07:23:00,953 --> 07:23:03,156
motion, we will move to the

13910
07:23:03,156 --> 07:23:05,725
vote. All in favor of a one

13911
07:23:05,725 --> 07:23:07,460
meeting deferral again, please.

13912
07:23:07,460 --> 07:23:10,460
Number, not volume. Please say

13913
07:23:11,970 --> 07:23:14,434
I. I those against the deferral

13914
07:23:14,434 --> 07:23:15,935
please say no. Okay. MR. Clark,

13915
07:23:15,935 --> 07:23:17,804
if you would please put this on

13916
07:23:17,804 --> 07:23:20,440
the boards. Please. I can't I

13917
07:23:20,440 --> 07:23:22,240
can't tell if the eyes or the

13918
07:23:22,240 --> 07:23:27,400
nose have it. So we are on a

13919
07:23:28,448 --> 07:23:31,448
one meeting deferral motion for

13920
07:23:44,764 --> 07:23:46,764
2097, please, sir.

13921
07:24:05,160 --> 07:24:07,160
All votes in.

13922
07:24:07,987 --> 07:24:10,123
MR. Clerk, please show the vote.

13923
07:24:10,123 --> 07:24:13,260
Okay. The deferral motion has

13924
07:24:13,260 --> 07:24:16,260
failed with 14 votes in favor,

13925
07:24:16,562 --> 07:24:18,562
17 against zero abstentions.

13926
07:24:20,933 --> 07:24:23,136
Okay, so we continue with

13927
07:24:23,136 --> 07:24:25,536
discussion. Is there any

13928
07:24:26,500 --> 07:24:28,405
further discussion on this

13929
07:24:29,642 --> 07:24:32,780
resolution at this time? MR.

13930
07:24:32,780 --> 07:24:34,478
Cortez? You're recognized, sir.

13931
07:24:34,615 --> 07:24:36,490
Okay. Is anyone else seeking

13932
07:24:36,490 --> 07:24:39,490
discussion on this before we

13933
07:24:44,657 --> 07:24:45,758
move to the vote? Okay. I. MR.

13934
07:24:45,758 --> 07:24:47,393
Clerk, if you would just please

13935
07:24:47,393 --> 07:24:48,561
load the vote on this one.

13936
07:24:48,561 --> 07:24:50,396
Please, sir. Seeing no one else

13937
07:24:50,396 --> 07:24:52,796
seeking discussion, we will

13938
07:24:54,767 --> 07:24:55,768
move to the vote. Because I

13939
07:24:55,768 --> 07:24:57,300
guess the deferral motion,

13940
07:24:57,300 --> 07:24:58,638
having failed what was before

13941
07:24:58,638 --> 07:25:01,380
us previouslywas an approval

13942
07:25:01,407 --> 07:25:05,700
motion on the motion to approve.

13943
07:25:17,658 --> 07:25:19,658
Please, sir.

13944
07:25:37,910 --> 07:25:40,310
All votes in. MR.

13945
07:25:40,748 --> 07:25:43,748
Clerk, please show the vote.

13946
07:25:43,751 --> 07:25:45,118
Okay. This resolution has been

13947
07:25:45,118 --> 07:25:48,118
approved. You have adopted it

13948
07:25:49,880 --> 07:25:51,924
with 23 votes in favor, four

13949
07:25:51,924 --> 07:25:54,324
against and three abstentions.

13950
07:25:58,499 --> 07:26:00,899
All right. Last among

13951
07:26:01,340 --> 07:26:03,434
resolutions is agenda item 88.

13952
07:26:04,771 --> 07:26:06,600
Resolution 2026-2112. Sponsors.

13953
07:26:06,600 --> 07:26:07,907
Greg johnson, spain. Welsh,

13954
07:26:07,907 --> 07:26:09,275
nash, huffman, weiner. Evans.

13955
07:26:09,275 --> 07:26:11,450
Evans. Siegel. Stiles. Suarez,

13956
07:26:11,450 --> 07:26:12,111
ellis. Bow cap, eastlick

13957
07:26:12,111 --> 07:26:13,946
truffle, rutherford, koopman

13958
07:26:13,946 --> 07:26:15,381
and allen. This is a resolution

13959
07:26:15,381 --> 07:26:17,885
honoring the life and legacy of

13960
07:26:17,885 --> 07:26:19,318
grand ole opry announcer bill

13961
07:26:19,318 --> 07:26:20,420
cody. Council member greg,

13962
07:26:20,420 --> 07:26:21,550
you're recognized.

13963
07:26:21,550 --> 07:26:22,488
Thank you,

13964
07:26:22,488 --> 07:26:23,691
vice mayor. Committee reports.

13965
07:26:23,691 --> 07:26:24,725
Please.

13966
07:26:24,725 --> 07:26:26,600
Council member. Cash.

13967
07:26:26,600 --> 07:26:27,260
MR. Chair, for the report of

13968
07:26:27,260 --> 07:26:28,729
the rules, confirmations and

13969
07:26:28,729 --> 07:26:30,960
public elections committee. Sir.

13970
07:26:30,960 --> 07:26:31,230
We voted to approve five in

13971
07:26:31,230 --> 07:26:31,998
favor, zero against. You're not

13972
07:26:31,998 --> 07:26:33,990
voting.

13973
07:26:33,990 --> 07:26:34,501
Okay. Back to you, MR.

13974
07:26:34,501 --> 07:26:35,350
Greg, for a motion.

13975
07:26:35,350 --> 07:26:36,269
Thank you.

13976
07:26:36,269 --> 07:26:37,336
I'd like to move for approval

13977
07:26:37,336 --> 07:26:38,104
with a brief comment.

13978
07:26:38,104 --> 07:26:38,505
Okay. Go

13979
07:26:38,505 --> 07:26:40,400
ahead. Sir.

13980
07:26:40,400 --> 07:26:41,174
I know it's late,

13981
07:26:41,174 --> 07:26:43,420
colleagues, and we're all tired,

13982
07:26:43,420 --> 07:26:44,143
but I want to take just a

13983
07:26:44,143 --> 07:26:46,120
moment to honor the life of

13984
07:26:46,120 --> 07:26:47,140
bill cody for more than 30

13985
07:26:47,140 --> 07:26:49,315
years. Bill, welcome listeners

13986
07:26:49,315 --> 07:26:51,500
on wsm and welcome to artists

13987
07:26:51,500 --> 07:26:53,953
and audiences to the grand ole

13988
07:26:53,953 --> 07:26:56,390
opry. Bill made everyone feel

13989
07:26:56,390 --> 07:26:59,292
like they belonged from country

13990
07:26:59,292 --> 07:27:01,227
music legends to first time

13991
07:27:01,227 --> 07:27:03,262
performers, and every person in

13992
07:27:03,262 --> 07:27:05,765
the audience. Bill was more

13993
07:27:05,765 --> 07:27:08,340
than a broadcaster. He was an

13994
07:27:08,340 --> 07:27:10,137
historian, a storyteller, a

13995
07:27:10,137 --> 07:27:12,339
mentor, and an ambassador for

13996
07:27:12,339 --> 07:27:13,573
nashville and country music.

13997
07:27:13,573 --> 07:27:15,943
His passing is not only a loss

13998
07:27:15,943 --> 07:27:17,877
to the grand ole opry and wsm,

13999
07:27:17,877 --> 07:27:19,847
but to nashville. So tonight,

14000
07:27:19,847 --> 07:27:21,949
with this resolution, we simply

14001
07:27:21,949 --> 07:27:23,916
say thank you to bill. Thank

14002
07:27:23,916 --> 07:27:25,551
you, bill cody, for your voice,

14003
07:27:25,551 --> 07:27:27,488
your kindness, and your

14004
07:27:27,488 --> 07:27:29,888
unwavering love for nashville

14005
07:27:29,889 --> 07:27:32,425
and country music. And your

14006
07:27:32,425 --> 07:27:34,962
legacy will live on every time

14007
07:27:34,962 --> 07:27:37,464
the opry curtain rises. And

14008
07:27:37,464 --> 07:27:38,164
with that, I renew my motion to

14009
07:27:38,164 --> 07:27:39,999
approve.

14010
07:27:39,999 --> 07:27:41,402
Thank you. MR. Greg,

14011
07:27:41,402 --> 07:27:43,704
is there any further discussion

14012
07:27:43,704 --> 07:27:45,372
on this resolution? Seeing none.

14013
07:27:45,372 --> 07:27:46,973
All in favor, please say aye.

14014
07:27:46,973 --> 07:27:48,541
Any voting no or abstaining?

14015
07:27:48,541 --> 07:27:51,477
All right. Council has adopted

14016
07:27:51,477 --> 07:27:52,879
this resolution. Next agenda

14017
07:27:52,879 --> 07:27:54,748
section em bills on

14018
07:27:54,748 --> 07:27:56,183
introduction and first reading.

14019
07:27:56,183 --> 07:27:57,618
By rule, all items on first

14020
07:27:57,618 --> 07:27:59,787
reading shall be voted on at

14021
07:27:59,787 --> 07:28:01,554
the same time, unless requested

14022
07:28:01,554 --> 07:28:04,570
otherwise, by a primary sponsor

14023
07:28:04,570 --> 07:28:05,525
or by two other members. Do any

14024
07:28:05,525 --> 07:28:07,661
items need to be removed from

14025
07:28:07,661 --> 07:28:10,610
the collective first reading

14026
07:28:12,399 --> 07:28:15,999
vote? MR. Parker, do you seek

14027
07:28:16,669 --> 07:28:19,206
to be recognized, sir? No. Okay.

14028
07:28:19,206 --> 07:28:22,509
No worries, I get it. Is there

14029
07:28:22,509 --> 07:28:23,776
a motion for approval? Seeing

14030
07:28:23,776 --> 07:28:26,480
none, is there a motion for

14031
07:28:26,480 --> 07:28:29,649
approval of all items on first

14032
07:28:29,649 --> 07:28:31,649
consideration? Okay. Properly

14033
07:28:32,219 --> 07:28:34,219
seconded. Without objection.

14034
07:28:34,388 --> 07:28:37,560
You have approved all items on

14035
07:28:37,560 --> 07:28:40,560
first reading. Okay, now we're

14036
07:28:41,929 --> 07:28:45,299
in agenda section in late bills.

14037
07:28:45,299 --> 07:28:47,935
First among them is in one. It

14038
07:28:47,935 --> 07:28:51,972
is not yet numbered. It is an

14039
07:28:51,972 --> 07:28:53,673
ordinance. It has sponsors

14040
07:28:53,673 --> 07:28:55,576
horton, porterfield, kupin

14041
07:28:55,576 --> 07:28:57,510
parker, spain, gadd, benedict,

14042
07:28:57,510 --> 07:28:59,546
ewing, cortez and wiener. This

14043
07:28:59,546 --> 07:29:00,913
is an ordinance authorizing the

14044
07:29:00,913 --> 07:29:03,182
metro government to acquire the

14045
07:29:03,182 --> 07:29:06,782
fee interest in a parcel of

14046
07:29:09,256 --> 07:29:09,990
property. Parcel id number

14047
07:29:09,990 --> 07:29:11,691
13300013500. Through

14048
07:29:11,691 --> 07:29:13,494
negotiation or condemnation for

14049
07:29:13,494 --> 07:29:15,894
office warehouse training and

14050
07:29:16,497 --> 07:29:18,897
other uses. Council member

14051
07:29:18,932 --> 07:29:21,268
horton, you are recognized. If

14052
07:29:21,268 --> 07:29:23,270
we. You need to. Please request

14053
07:29:23,270 --> 07:29:24,471
a suspension of the rules, sir.

14054
07:29:24,471 --> 07:29:26,730
Thank you, vice mayor. Do I

14055
07:29:26,730 --> 07:29:27,274
need to request committee

14056
07:29:27,274 --> 07:29:27,474
reports for suspension of the

14057
07:29:27,474 --> 07:29:28,508
rules.

14058
07:29:28,508 --> 07:29:30,244
First you just request

14059
07:29:30,244 --> 07:29:30,544
to suspend the rules. Then I

14060
07:29:30,544 --> 07:29:31,577
will go to.

14061
07:29:31,577 --> 07:29:33,247
Suspend the rules.

14062
07:29:33,247 --> 07:29:35,348
Please. Okay. Council member

14063
07:29:35,348 --> 07:29:38,752
cash, can you please share your

14064
07:29:38,752 --> 07:29:40,621
committee report on the nature

14065
07:29:40,621 --> 07:29:40,688
of the rule suspension? Sir.

14066
07:29:40,688 --> 07:29:41,822
On

14067
07:29:41,822 --> 07:29:43,290
the nature of the rules

14068
07:29:43,290 --> 07:29:44,291
suspension. We approved five in

14069
07:29:44,291 --> 07:29:45,125
favor, zero against. They were

14070
07:29:45,125 --> 07:29:46,159
not voting.

14071
07:29:46,159 --> 07:29:48,159
All right.

14072
07:29:48,295 --> 07:29:50,695
Colleagues, having heard the

14073
07:29:50,898 --> 07:29:52,933
report of chair cash, is there

14074
07:29:52,933 --> 07:29:55,933
any objection to a suspension

14075
07:29:57,637 --> 07:30:01,237
of the rules? Seeing only one.

14076
07:30:01,607 --> 07:30:03,143
The rules are suspended. And so

14077
07:30:03,143 --> 07:30:03,977
you can take up your bill now,

14078
07:30:03,977 --> 07:30:04,978
MR. Horton.

14079
07:30:04,978 --> 07:30:05,979
Thank you, vice

14080
07:30:05,979 --> 07:30:07,715
mayor. Move for approval.

14081
07:30:07,715 --> 07:30:09,715
Okay.

14082
07:30:10,584 --> 07:30:13,584
There's a motion to approve

14083
07:30:13,821 --> 07:30:15,656
this ordinance on first reading.

14084
07:30:15,656 --> 07:30:18,158
Properly seconded. Is there any

14085
07:30:18,158 --> 07:30:19,927
discussion? Council member

14086
07:30:19,927 --> 07:30:20,894
allen, you are recognized.

14087
07:30:20,894 --> 07:30:22,562
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I

14088
07:30:22,562 --> 07:30:22,895
just need to be recorded as

14089
07:30:22,895 --> 07:30:24,895
abstaining.

14090
07:30:26,467 --> 07:30:28,867
Okay. We will for

14091
07:30:30,838 --> 07:30:32,873
sure do that. MR. Clark, is

14092
07:30:32,873 --> 07:30:35,873
there any further discussion on

14093
07:30:36,910 --> 07:30:39,120
this item on first reading?

14094
07:30:39,120 --> 07:30:42,612
Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,

14095
07:30:43,384 --> 07:30:45,486
please say I any voting? No.

14096
07:30:45,486 --> 07:30:48,550
Okay. We have no meaning. We

14097
07:30:48,550 --> 07:30:51,257
have we can still move forward

14098
07:30:51,257 --> 07:30:54,257
because it has three readings

14099
07:30:56,697 --> 07:30:59,299
and the ayes have it. And then

14100
07:30:59,299 --> 07:31:02,169
as well the abstentions. So

14101
07:31:02,169 --> 07:31:03,670
we've heard our nose or no

14102
07:31:03,670 --> 07:31:05,439
singular any other abstentions

14103
07:31:05,439 --> 07:31:08,308
other than MISS Allen. Any

14104
07:31:08,308 --> 07:31:10,440
abstentions? Okay. So MISS Webb

14105
07:31:10,440 --> 07:31:11,478
is an abstention. MISS Allen is

14106
07:31:11,478 --> 07:31:13,878
an abstention. Anyone else

14107
07:31:14,348 --> 07:31:17,184
seeking to abstain? Okay. Webb

14108
07:31:17,184 --> 07:31:20,184
and allen. All right. Okay.

14109
07:31:20,788 --> 07:31:24,388
This has passed its first of

14110
07:31:26,126 --> 07:31:28,696
three readings. Next is agenda

14111
07:31:28,696 --> 07:31:31,632
item n two. Another ordinance

14112
07:31:31,632 --> 07:31:33,200
as of yet unnumbered sponsor

14113
07:31:33,200 --> 07:31:35,202
parker. An ordinance amending

14114
07:31:35,202 --> 07:31:37,400
chapter 6.75 of the metro code

14115
07:31:37,400 --> 07:31:40,400
of laws relative to pedicabs

14116
07:31:40,274 --> 07:31:41,408
and pedal carriages. MR. Parker,

14117
07:31:41,408 --> 07:31:43,142
you need to request to suspend

14118
07:31:43,142 --> 07:31:43,410
the rules. Please, sir.

14119
07:31:43,410 --> 07:31:44,610
Request

14120
07:31:44,610 --> 07:31:45,145
suspension of the rules.

14121
07:31:45,145 --> 07:31:47,145
Okay.

14122
07:31:47,147 --> 07:31:49,249
Council member, cash chair, can

14123
07:31:49,249 --> 07:31:51,180
you please give us our rather.

14124
07:31:51,180 --> 07:31:51,385
Your committee report.

14125
07:31:51,385 --> 07:31:52,453
Approved

14126
07:31:52,453 --> 07:31:53,921
five in favor, zero against.

14127
07:31:53,921 --> 07:31:54,621
They were not voting.

14128
07:31:54,621 --> 07:31:56,220
Okay.

14129
07:31:56,220 --> 07:31:58,422
Colleagues, having heard the

14130
07:31:59,326 --> 07:32:01,127
report of chair cash relative

14131
07:32:01,127 --> 07:32:02,896
to the rule suspension, is

14132
07:32:02,896 --> 07:32:05,598
there any objection to a

14133
07:32:05,598 --> 07:32:06,900
suspension of the rules? Seeing

14134
07:32:06,900 --> 07:32:08,350
none, the rules are suspended.

14135
07:32:08,350 --> 07:32:08,736
Go ahead sir.

14136
07:32:08,736 --> 07:32:10,170
Thank you, vice

14137
07:32:10,170 --> 07:32:10,838
mayor. Move approval.

14138
07:32:10,838 --> 07:32:12,306
All right.

14139
07:32:12,306 --> 07:32:13,773
Properly moved and seconded. Is

14140
07:32:13,773 --> 07:32:16,577
there any discussion on this

14141
07:32:16,577 --> 07:32:17,745
matter that is on first reading?

14142
07:32:17,745 --> 07:32:20,147
Seeing none. All in favor,

14143
07:32:20,147 --> 07:32:22,415
please say aye. Any voting no

14144
07:32:22,415 --> 07:32:24,485
or abstaining? Okay. This has

14145
07:32:24,485 --> 07:32:27,485
passed its first of three

14146
07:32:31,358 --> 07:32:33,126
readings. O k. Looking ahead at

14147
07:32:33,126 --> 07:32:34,862
second reading, which is pretty

14148
07:32:34,862 --> 07:32:37,862
short. Colleagues, we have a

14149
07:32:38,165 --> 07:32:41,165
whole lot of rule 8.1 deferrals

14150
07:32:49,430 --> 07:32:50,744
one, two three, four. We've got

14151
07:32:50,744 --> 07:32:52,913
12345678 items, four of which

14152
07:32:52,913 --> 07:32:54,815
are rule 8.1 and then just two

14153
07:32:54,815 --> 07:32:56,683
items on third. So I just want

14154
07:32:56,683 --> 07:33:00,883
to lean in and get this done.

14155
07:33:01,880 --> 07:33:03,223
Okay. All right. Here we go.

14156
07:33:03,223 --> 07:33:06,920
Agenda section o bills on

14157
07:33:06,920 --> 07:33:08,262
second reading that were not on

14158
07:33:08,262 --> 07:33:11,262
consent. First among those is

14159
07:33:13,701 --> 07:33:15,701
agenda item 130, ordinance

14160
07:33:15,836 --> 07:33:17,304
bl2026-1362. Sponsors allen

14161
07:33:17,304 --> 07:33:19,373
ellis, evan siegel, spencer

14162
07:33:19,373 --> 07:33:20,874
hoffman and wiener. This is an

14163
07:33:20,874 --> 07:33:22,309
ordinance requiring an annual

14164
07:33:22,309 --> 07:33:23,444
review and an annual

14165
07:33:23,444 --> 07:33:25,211
presentation to the budget and

14166
07:33:25,211 --> 07:33:26,613
finance committee of the

14167
07:33:26,613 --> 07:33:27,347
metropolitan council from all

14168
07:33:27,347 --> 07:33:28,416
boards, commissions,

14169
07:33:28,416 --> 07:33:30,416
departments and authorities

14170
07:33:30,950 --> 07:33:32,385
that are offering tax abatement

14171
07:33:32,385 --> 07:33:33,821
incentives. Council member

14172
07:33:33,821 --> 07:33:34,955
allen, you are recognized.

14173
07:33:34,955 --> 07:33:36,230
Thank you, MADAM Chair.

14174
07:33:36,230 --> 07:33:36,123
Committee reports, please.

14175
07:33:36,123 --> 07:33:38,250
For

14176
07:33:38,250 --> 07:33:39,226
the report of the budget and

14177
07:33:39,226 --> 07:33:40,395
finance committee. Chair, tombs.

14178
07:33:40,395 --> 07:33:41,762
Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor,

14179
07:33:41,762 --> 07:33:43,329
budget and finance voted to

14180
07:33:43,329 --> 07:33:44,697
recommend approval as amended.

14181
07:33:44,697 --> 07:33:45,733
Nine in favor, zero against

14182
07:33:45,733 --> 07:33:46,433
zero not voting.

14183
07:33:46,433 --> 07:33:48,100
Okay, it's

14184
07:33:48,100 --> 07:33:49,803
back to MISS Allen for a motion

14185
07:33:49,803 --> 07:33:50,300
to get the bill before us. Go

14186
07:33:50,300 --> 07:33:51,739
ahead.

14187
07:33:51,739 --> 07:33:52,973
Ma'am, I would like to

14188
07:33:52,973 --> 07:33:54,740
move with a move for approval

14189
07:33:54,740 --> 07:33:54,742
with a brief explanation.

14190
07:33:54,742 --> 07:33:55,808
Okay.

14191
07:33:55,808 --> 07:33:56,176
Go ahead, ma'am.

14192
07:33:56,176 --> 07:33:58,176
Thank you.

14193
07:33:58,713 --> 07:33:59,880
This is just a result of a long

14194
07:33:59,880 --> 07:34:01,800
process that we went through to

14195
07:34:01,800 --> 07:34:03,417
look at all the different tax

14196
07:34:03,417 --> 07:34:04,550
abatement systems that that

14197
07:34:04,550 --> 07:34:05,886
metro currently has in place.

14198
07:34:05,886 --> 07:34:07,421
And it was a recommendation of

14199
07:34:07,421 --> 07:34:09,858
that committee to have this

14200
07:34:09,858 --> 07:34:10,958
annual review. And so therefore,

14201
07:34:10,958 --> 07:34:12,726
we put this together. And then

14202
07:34:12,726 --> 07:34:13,594
with that I would like to move

14203
07:34:13,594 --> 07:34:14,594
the amendment.

14204
07:34:14,594 --> 07:34:15,829
All right. Is

14205
07:34:15,829 --> 07:34:17,598
there a second to the motion to

14206
07:34:17,598 --> 07:34:18,832
amend? Okay. Go ahead ma'am.

14207
07:34:18,832 --> 07:34:20,601
Thank you. And the amendment

14208
07:34:20,601 --> 07:34:21,602
simply changes the date of this

14209
07:34:21,602 --> 07:34:22,736
to SEPTEMBER, because that

14210
07:34:22,736 --> 07:34:23,805
aligns better with when all the

14211
07:34:23,805 --> 07:34:24,705
other appropriate departments

14212
07:34:24,705 --> 07:34:26,407
have already gotten their

14213
07:34:26,407 --> 07:34:28,807
reports together. And also

14214
07:34:28,876 --> 07:34:30,770
specifies, thanks to input from

14215
07:34:30,770 --> 07:34:32,212
council members, that the staff

14216
07:34:32,212 --> 07:34:33,213
can do this rather than the

14217
07:34:33,213 --> 07:34:34,348
commission volunteer

14218
07:34:34,348 --> 07:34:36,216
commissioners having to do that.

14219
07:34:36,216 --> 07:34:37,216
So with that, I would move for

14220
07:34:37,216 --> 07:34:37,451
approval of the amendment,

14221
07:34:37,451 --> 07:34:38,452
please.

14222
07:34:38,452 --> 07:34:40,220
Okay. There is a motion

14223
07:34:40,220 --> 07:34:41,255
to amend. It was properly

14224
07:34:41,255 --> 07:34:42,423
seconded. And you've heard a

14225
07:34:42,423 --> 07:34:43,457
description of that amendment

14226
07:34:43,457 --> 07:34:45,225
by MISS Allen. Is there any

14227
07:34:45,225 --> 07:34:46,627
discussion on the motion to

14228
07:34:46,627 --> 07:34:47,661
amend seeing none. All in favor

14229
07:34:47,661 --> 07:34:49,798
of the amendment, please say

14230
07:34:49,798 --> 07:34:51,231
aye. Any voting no or

14231
07:34:51,231 --> 07:34:52,467
abstaining? Okay. And if you

14232
07:34:52,467 --> 07:34:53,767
would please renew your motion

14233
07:34:53,767 --> 07:34:53,934
to approve, as amended.

14234
07:34:53,934 --> 07:34:55,235
I'd

14235
07:34:55,235 --> 07:34:55,904
like to move the bill as

14236
07:34:55,904 --> 07:34:57,337
amended.

14237
07:34:57,337 --> 07:34:59,640
Okay. Is there any

14238
07:34:59,640 --> 07:35:01,642
discussion on that? Seeing none.

14239
07:35:01,642 --> 07:35:03,509
All in favor, please say aye.

14240
07:35:03,509 --> 07:35:04,945
Any voting no or abstaining.

14241
07:35:04,945 --> 07:35:06,780
All right. This has passed its

14242
07:35:06,780 --> 07:35:09,780
second of three readings, as

14243
07:35:09,949 --> 07:35:12,949
amended. Next is agenda item

14244
07:35:14,722 --> 07:35:15,789
131. Ordinance bl 2026-1430.

14245
07:35:15,789 --> 07:35:16,890
Sponsors. Bradford, ellis,

14246
07:35:16,890 --> 07:35:19,290
johnson, evans, siegel, welsh,

14247
07:35:19,426 --> 07:35:20,594
bowe, evans, hoffman and wiener.

14248
07:35:20,594 --> 07:35:23,594
This is an ordinance amending

14249
07:35:23,629 --> 07:35:25,164
section 2.08.030 of the metro

14250
07:35:25,164 --> 07:35:26,233
code of laws, relative to the

14251
07:35:26,233 --> 07:35:27,568
publication of the annual

14252
07:35:27,568 --> 07:35:29,436
operating budget and the

14253
07:35:29,436 --> 07:35:30,939
capital improvements budget.

14254
07:35:30,939 --> 07:35:32,339
Councilmember

14255
07:35:32,339 --> 07:35:32,740
recognized, sir.

14256
07:35:32,740 --> 07:35:33,439
Committee

14257
07:35:33,439 --> 07:35:34,442
reports, please.

14258
07:35:34,442 --> 07:35:35,676
For the report,

14259
07:35:35,676 --> 07:35:38,760
the budget and finance

14260
07:35:38,780 --> 07:35:38,213
committee chair, tombs.

14261
07:35:38,213 --> 07:35:39,680
Thank

14262
07:35:39,680 --> 07:35:41,810
you, MADAM Vice mayor, budget

14263
07:35:41,810 --> 07:35:42,248
and finance voted to recommend

14264
07:35:42,248 --> 07:35:43,484
a one meeting deferral nine in

14265
07:35:43,484 --> 07:35:44,840
favor, zero against zero not

14266
07:35:44,840 --> 07:35:45,185
voting.

14267
07:35:45,185 --> 07:35:47,122
All right. And with

14268
07:35:47,122 --> 07:35:48,588
that, that is rule 8.1, a

14269
07:35:48,588 --> 07:35:50,290
mandatory deferral that will be

14270
07:35:50,290 --> 07:35:51,826
taken up on second reading at

14271
07:35:51,826 --> 07:35:54,826
the next meeting. Next is

14272
07:35:57,897 --> 07:35:59,897
agenda item 132, ordinance

14273
07:36:01,101 --> 07:36:02,970
bl2026-1431. Sponsors vrbo,

14274
07:36:02,970 --> 07:36:04,505
horton, cap, benedict, bradford.

14275
07:36:04,505 --> 07:36:05,774
Ellis. Gad. Porterfield. Cash.

14276
07:36:05,774 --> 07:36:07,542
Hancock. Parker. Weiner.

14277
07:36:07,542 --> 07:36:09,143
Rutherford, harrell, spain,

14278
07:36:09,143 --> 07:36:10,178
hoffman, nash and sepulveda.

14279
07:36:10,178 --> 07:36:12,679
This is an ordinance to amend

14280
07:36:12,679 --> 07:36:14,749
chapter 2.147 of the metro code

14281
07:36:14,749 --> 07:36:16,550
of laws regarding the nashville

14282
07:36:16,550 --> 07:36:18,550
entertainment commission.

14283
07:36:19,870 --> 07:36:20,522
Council member vo, you are

14284
07:36:20,522 --> 07:36:21,522
recognized.

14285
07:36:21,522 --> 07:36:23,522
Thank you. Vice

14286
07:36:24,159 --> 07:36:24,525
mayor. Committee reports.

14287
07:36:24,525 --> 07:36:25,526
You

14288
07:36:25,526 --> 07:36:27,328
have your own committee report.

14289
07:36:27,328 --> 07:36:27,493
If you want to start with that

14290
07:36:27,493 --> 07:36:28,328
one.

14291
07:36:28,328 --> 07:36:29,295
Sure, yes.

14292
07:36:29,295 --> 07:36:31,165
And I think

14293
07:36:31,165 --> 07:36:32,367
that's the only one. Go ahead.

14294
07:36:32,367 --> 07:36:33,867
Yes. Arts parks, library and

14295
07:36:33,867 --> 07:36:35,436
entertainment committee voted

14296
07:36:35,436 --> 07:36:37,370
for a one meeting deferral,

14297
07:36:37,370 --> 07:36:37,906
four in favor, three against

14298
07:36:37,906 --> 07:36:38,605
zero not voting.

14299
07:36:38,605 --> 07:36:40,605
Okay. And with

14300
07:36:41,341 --> 07:36:42,576
that rule 8.1 applies. It's a

14301
07:36:42,576 --> 07:36:44,445
mandatory deferral. And this

14302
07:36:44,445 --> 07:36:45,779
will be taken up on its second

14303
07:36:45,779 --> 07:36:48,182
reading at the next meeting.

14304
07:36:48,182 --> 07:36:50,582
Next is agenda item 133,

14305
07:36:52,186 --> 07:36:53,987
ordinance bl2026-1432. Sponsor

14306
07:36:53,987 --> 07:36:56,190
styles welsh, evans, cuban,

14307
07:36:56,190 --> 07:36:57,924
cortez hill and suara. This is

14308
07:36:57,924 --> 07:36:59,360
ordinance amending chapter

14309
07:36:59,360 --> 07:37:00,829
2.147 of the metro code of laws

14310
07:37:00,829 --> 07:37:01,863
relative to the nashville

14311
07:37:01,863 --> 07:37:03,732
entertainment commission.

14312
07:37:03,732 --> 07:37:04,300
Council member styles, you are

14313
07:37:04,300 --> 07:37:04,731
recognized.

14314
07:37:04,731 --> 07:37:05,165
Thank you.

14315
07:37:05,165 --> 07:37:06,267
Committee reports.

14316
07:37:06,267 --> 07:37:08,267
For the

14317
07:37:08,402 --> 07:37:09,971
report of your committee. MISS

14318
07:37:09,971 --> 07:37:10,238
Vo. Go ahead ma'am.

14319
07:37:10,238 --> 07:37:12,720
Thank you

14320
07:37:12,720 --> 07:37:13,400
so much. Vice mayor. The arts,

14321
07:37:13,400 --> 07:37:15,400
parks,

14322
07:37:15,210 --> 07:37:16,677
entertainment committee voted

14323
07:37:16,677 --> 07:37:18,847
seven in favor, zero against

14324
07:37:18,847 --> 07:37:19,913
zero not voting for for one

14325
07:37:19,913 --> 07:37:22,313
meeting deferral. All right.

14326
07:37:23,218 --> 07:37:24,218
And with that's rule 8.1

14327
07:37:24,218 --> 07:37:26,618
applies. That's a mandatory

14328
07:37:26,753 --> 07:37:28,589
deferral. By rule. This item

14329
07:37:28,589 --> 07:37:30,724
will be taken up again on its

14330
07:37:30,724 --> 07:37:33,227
second reading at the next

14331
07:37:33,227 --> 07:37:36,227
meeting. Next is agenda item

14332
07:37:37,198 --> 07:37:39,198
134. Ordinance bl 2026-1434.

14333
07:37:39,768 --> 07:37:42,236
Sponsors lee and coupon an

14334
07:37:42,236 --> 07:37:43,370
ordinance to amend section

14335
07:37:43,370 --> 07:37:44,705
13.20.020 of the metro code of

14336
07:37:44,705 --> 07:37:46,705
laws relative torequired

14337
07:37:46,874 --> 07:37:49,760
notice and permission for

14338
07:37:49,760 --> 07:37:51,212
excavations in the right of way.

14339
07:37:51,212 --> 07:37:51,679
Council member koopman, you are

14340
07:37:51,679 --> 07:37:52,312
recognized, sir.

14341
07:37:52,312 --> 07:37:53,214
Thank you,

14342
07:37:53,214 --> 07:37:54,415
MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee

14343
07:37:54,415 --> 07:37:55,483
reports please. For the report

14344
07:37:55,483 --> 07:37:56,985
of the transportation

14345
07:37:56,985 --> 07:37:58,985
infrastructure committee. Vice

14346
07:37:59,820 --> 07:38:01,820
chair. Ewing.

14347
07:38:04,891 --> 07:38:05,659
Yes.

14348
07:38:05,659 --> 07:38:07,429
It's late

14349
07:38:07,429 --> 07:38:08,395
and I'm tired.

14350
07:38:08,395 --> 07:38:09,564
And your mic

14351
07:38:09,564 --> 07:38:10,497
sticks. I remember it does that

14352
07:38:10,497 --> 07:38:11,533
on that desk.

14353
07:38:11,533 --> 07:38:13,533
Yes. Could have

14354
07:38:14,903 --> 07:38:16,103
warned me. Okay. Transportation

14355
07:38:16,103 --> 07:38:17,772
and infrastructure committee

14356
07:38:17,772 --> 07:38:18,940
voted for a one meeting

14357
07:38:18,940 --> 07:38:21,175
deferral, eight in favor, zero

14358
07:38:21,175 --> 07:38:21,576
against zero zero.

14359
07:38:21,576 --> 07:38:23,177
Thank you

14360
07:38:23,177 --> 07:38:24,478
ma'am. And with that, MR.

14361
07:38:24,478 --> 07:38:25,813
Koopman, rule 8.1 applies. It's

14362
07:38:25,813 --> 07:38:26,715
a mandatory one meeting

14363
07:38:26,715 --> 07:38:28,549
deferral. This will be taken up

14364
07:38:28,549 --> 07:38:29,717
on its second reading at the

14365
07:38:29,717 --> 07:38:32,687
next meeting of the council.

14366
07:38:32,687 --> 07:38:35,870
Next is agenda item 136,

14367
07:38:35,990 --> 07:38:37,359
ordinance bl 2026-1436.

14368
07:38:37,359 --> 07:38:38,493
Sponsors tombs, horton, welch,

14369
07:38:38,493 --> 07:38:40,227
allen, ellis, ewing, koopman

14370
07:38:40,227 --> 07:38:41,296
and suara. This is an ordinance

14371
07:38:41,296 --> 07:38:42,763
approving a lease agreement by

14372
07:38:42,763 --> 07:38:44,199
and between the metro

14373
07:38:44,199 --> 07:38:45,998
government, acting by and

14374
07:38:45,998 --> 07:38:47,468
through the metro nashville

14375
07:38:47,468 --> 07:38:50,468
board of public education and

14376
07:38:51,739 --> 07:38:53,674
the pencil foundation.

14377
07:38:53,674 --> 07:38:54,375
Councilmember tombs, you are

14378
07:38:54,375 --> 07:38:55,342
recognized.

14379
07:38:55,342 --> 07:38:57,342
Thank you, MADAM

14380
07:38:59,120 --> 07:39:00,849
Vice mayor. Committee report,

14381
07:39:00,849 --> 07:39:01,949
budget and finance voted to

14382
07:39:01,949 --> 07:39:03,284
recommend approval. Eight in

14383
07:39:03,284 --> 07:39:03,517
favor, zero against one not

14384
07:39:03,517 --> 07:39:04,451
voting.

14385
07:39:04,451 --> 07:39:05,486
And further report of

14386
07:39:05,486 --> 07:39:06,387
the planning and zoning

14387
07:39:06,387 --> 07:39:06,519
committee. Chair horton.

14388
07:39:06,519 --> 07:39:08,288
Thank

14389
07:39:08,288 --> 07:39:09,357
you, vice mayor. We recommended

14390
07:39:09,357 --> 07:39:10,391
approval ten in favor, zero

14391
07:39:10,391 --> 07:39:12,791
against. You're not voting.

14392
07:39:14,280 --> 07:39:17,280
Okay. Let's see any others?

14393
07:39:17,798 --> 07:39:20,201
Okay. It's back to you, MISS

14394
07:39:20,201 --> 07:39:20,934
Tombs. For a motion.

14395
07:39:20,934 --> 07:39:22,403
Move for

14396
07:39:22,403 --> 07:39:23,838
approval with a brief comment.

14397
07:39:23,838 --> 07:39:25,239
Okay. Is there a second? Go

14398
07:39:25,239 --> 07:39:25,706
ahead ma'am.

14399
07:39:25,706 --> 07:39:27,108
Thank you. I know

14400
07:39:27,108 --> 07:39:28,576
that everyone is familiar with

14401
07:39:28,576 --> 07:39:30,978
the excellent work that the

14402
07:39:30,978 --> 07:39:32,413
pencil foundation does. They

14403
07:39:32,413 --> 07:39:34,480
are a welcome partner in the

14404
07:39:34,480 --> 07:39:35,784
board of community at the

14405
07:39:35,784 --> 07:39:36,785
robert lillard school. I know

14406
07:39:36,785 --> 07:39:38,352
there was some concern in

14407
07:39:38,352 --> 07:39:41,352
committee about the length of

14408
07:39:41,789 --> 07:39:43,257
the lease agreement, the the

14409
07:39:43,257 --> 07:39:45,920
length of the agreement was

14410
07:39:45,920 --> 07:39:46,930
important to pencils ability to

14411
07:39:46,930 --> 07:39:47,561
fundraise for the needed

14412
07:39:47,561 --> 07:39:48,996
capital improvements at the

14413
07:39:48,996 --> 07:39:50,498
school, both inside the

14414
07:39:50,498 --> 07:39:51,899
building as well as outside

14415
07:39:51,899 --> 07:39:54,350
with the playground area making

14416
07:39:54,350 --> 07:39:55,436
it a true community hub.

14417
07:39:55,436 --> 07:39:56,904
Funders don't want to invest

14418
07:39:56,904 --> 07:39:58,707
millions of dollars when they

14419
07:39:58,707 --> 07:40:01,107
don't believe that the

14420
07:40:01,775 --> 07:40:02,943
organization is going to space for a long time, so

14421
07:40:02,943 --> 07:40:04,412
the length of the lease is

14422
07:40:04,412 --> 07:40:06,246
important to their funding

14423
07:40:06,246 --> 07:40:07,414
capabilities. I am a strong

14424
07:40:07,414 --> 07:40:08,816
supporter of this agreement and

14425
07:40:08,816 --> 07:40:10,552
welcome them to the board of

14426
07:40:10,552 --> 07:40:11,720
community. The ceo, MISS

14427
07:40:11,720 --> 07:40:13,454
Christian books. Frazier is a

14428
07:40:13,454 --> 07:40:15,255
daughter of north nashville and

14429
07:40:15,255 --> 07:40:16,591
bordeaux, so I know her

14430
07:40:16,591 --> 07:40:18,493
commitment to that community.

14431
07:40:18,493 --> 07:40:19,960
And so as for my colleagues to

14432
07:40:19,960 --> 07:40:21,362
support this and I renew my

14433
07:40:21,362 --> 07:40:22,630
motion for approval.

14434
07:40:22,630 --> 07:40:24,630
Alrighty.

14435
07:40:24,632 --> 07:40:26,134
Is there any further discussion?

14436
07:40:26,134 --> 07:40:26,433
Councilmember evans, you're

14437
07:40:26,433 --> 07:40:27,268
recognized.

14438
07:40:27,268 --> 07:40:29,103
Thank you. I just

14439
07:40:29,103 --> 07:40:29,536
want to be marked as an

14440
07:40:29,536 --> 07:40:30,237
abstention, please.

14441
07:40:30,237 --> 07:40:32,107
Okay. And I

14442
07:40:32,107 --> 07:40:34,342
think it's off consent for that

14443
07:40:34,342 --> 07:40:36,477
purpose. And so with that,

14444
07:40:36,477 --> 07:40:37,711
anyone else seeking discussion?

14445
07:40:37,711 --> 07:40:40,711
Seeing none. All in favor,

14446
07:40:43,717 --> 07:40:47,317
please say I any voting? No.

14447
07:40:49,900 --> 07:40:51,358
Any voting no. Okay. Any

14448
07:40:51,358 --> 07:40:52,659
abstentions? We have MR. Greg,

14449
07:40:52,659 --> 07:40:54,829
and we have MISS Evans. Are

14450
07:40:54,829 --> 07:40:56,829
there any additional

14451
07:40:58,660 --> 07:41:00,660
abstentions? Seeing none,

14452
07:41:02,700 --> 07:41:05,670
council has passed this bill on

14453
07:41:05,939 --> 07:41:08,939
its second of three readings

14454
07:41:10,645 --> 07:41:12,514
with two abstentions. All right.

14455
07:41:12,514 --> 07:41:16,117
Hang in there. We just have two

14456
07:41:16,117 --> 07:41:18,517
more agenda item 137. Ordinance

14457
07:41:20,755 --> 07:41:22,590
bl 2026-1437 sponsors web

14458
07:41:22,590 --> 07:41:24,580
coupon. Evans, bradford, allen

14459
07:41:24,580 --> 07:41:25,920
and ellis. This is an ordinance

14460
07:41:25,920 --> 07:41:26,194
requiring that all boards,

14461
07:41:26,194 --> 07:41:27,228
commissions, committees and

14462
07:41:27,228 --> 07:41:28,663
authorities of the metro

14463
07:41:28,663 --> 07:41:30,663
government with financial

14464
07:41:30,899 --> 07:41:33,735
authority or a fiduciary duty.

14465
07:41:33,735 --> 07:41:35,136
Record a record and make

14466
07:41:35,136 --> 07:41:36,938
publicly available the

14467
07:41:36,938 --> 07:41:38,707
proceedings of their meetings.

14468
07:41:38,707 --> 07:41:39,474
Council member webb, you're

14469
07:41:39,474 --> 07:41:40,208
recognized, ma'am.

14470
07:41:40,208 --> 07:41:41,609
I'd like to

14471
07:41:41,609 --> 07:41:43,144
have a one meeting deferral,

14472
07:41:43,144 --> 07:41:44,244
please.

14473
07:41:44,244 --> 07:41:45,246
We need to get our

14474
07:41:45,246 --> 07:41:47,246
committee reports, please.

14475
07:41:48,115 --> 07:41:49,149
First, ma'am. Committee for.

14476
07:41:49,149 --> 07:41:49,250
Committee reports, please.

14477
07:41:49,250 --> 07:41:50,884
For

14478
07:41:50,884 --> 07:41:52,486
the report of the budget and

14479
07:41:52,486 --> 07:41:53,921
finance committee. Chair, tombs.

14480
07:41:53,921 --> 07:41:55,230
Budget and finance voted to

14481
07:41:55,230 --> 07:41:56,358
recommend a one meeting

14482
07:41:56,358 --> 07:41:57,592
deferral. Nine in favor, zero

14483
07:41:57,592 --> 07:41:57,726
against zero not voting.

14484
07:41:57,726 --> 07:41:59,193
Okay.

14485
07:41:59,193 --> 07:42:00,395
And for the report of the

14486
07:42:00,395 --> 07:42:01,496
government operations and

14487
07:42:01,496 --> 07:42:01,795
regulations committee chair

14488
07:42:01,795 --> 07:42:03,331
hill.

14489
07:42:03,331 --> 07:42:04,666
We recommend one meeting

14490
07:42:04,666 --> 07:42:05,733
deferral six in favor, zero

14491
07:42:05,733 --> 07:42:05,867
against zero not voting.

14492
07:42:05,867 --> 07:42:07,735
Okay.

14493
07:42:07,735 --> 07:42:09,371
And with that, that is a

14494
07:42:09,371 --> 07:42:10,805
mandatory deferral by rule,

14495
07:42:10,805 --> 07:42:14,405
MISS Webb, that will be taken

14496
07:42:15,877 --> 07:42:19,477
up at the next meeting. Last.

14497
07:42:23,485 --> 07:42:25,620
Lee, agenda item 141. Ordinance

14498
07:42:25,620 --> 07:42:27,756
bl2026-1442. Sponsors tombs,

14499
07:42:27,756 --> 07:42:29,190
evans, siegel and allen. An

14500
07:42:29,190 --> 07:42:30,992
ordinance approving amendment

14501
07:42:30,992 --> 07:42:33,828
two to a contract between the

14502
07:42:33,828 --> 07:42:35,397
metro government and waste

14503
07:42:35,397 --> 07:42:37,399
management inc. Of tennessee

14504
07:42:37,399 --> 07:42:39,799
for the provisionof solid

14505
07:42:40,301 --> 07:42:42,701
waste collection and collection

14506
07:42:42,837 --> 07:42:44,973
of carts. Council member tombs,

14507
07:42:44,973 --> 07:42:45,473
you are recognized.

14508
07:42:45,473 --> 07:42:47,175
Thank you,

14509
07:42:47,175 --> 07:42:48,977
MADAM Vice mayor. Committee

14510
07:42:48,977 --> 07:42:49,677
report. Budget finance voted to

14511
07:42:49,677 --> 07:42:51,246
recommend a one meeting

14512
07:42:51,246 --> 07:42:52,546
deferral nine in favor, zero

14513
07:42:52,546 --> 07:42:54,150
against zero not voting.

14514
07:42:54,150 --> 07:42:56,150
Okay.

14515
07:42:56,184 --> 07:42:57,251
And for the report of the

14516
07:42:57,251 --> 07:42:59,251
transportation and

14517
07:42:59,487 --> 07:43:01,487
infrastructure committee with

14518
07:43:03,240 --> 07:43:05,193
your mic looking good, vice

14519
07:43:05,193 --> 07:43:07,593
chair ewing, you're recognized.

14520
07:43:08,280 --> 07:43:08,863
Now I am ready. The

14521
07:43:08,863 --> 07:43:09,831
transportation and

14522
07:43:09,831 --> 07:43:11,399
infrastructure committee voted

14523
07:43:11,399 --> 07:43:13,168
for one meeting deferral eight

14524
07:43:13,168 --> 07:43:14,135
in favor, zero against zero not

14525
07:43:14,135 --> 07:43:15,270
voting.

14526
07:43:15,270 --> 07:43:18,173
Okay with that. That is

14527
07:43:18,173 --> 07:43:20,573
a rule 8.1 mandatory deferral

14528
07:43:21,876 --> 07:43:23,944
by rule 1442 will be deferred

14529
07:43:23,944 --> 07:43:26,881
to our next meeting. That is

14530
07:43:26,881 --> 07:43:28,183
the last item on our agenda.

14531
07:43:28,183 --> 07:43:30,385
Our next council meeting will

14532
07:43:30,385 --> 07:43:32,854
be on tuesday, JULY 21st. Is

14533
07:43:32,854 --> 07:43:36,454
there a motion to adjourn? We

14534
07:43:44,650 --> 07:43:45,132
are adjourned.

14535
07:43:45,132 --> 07:43:47,267
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07:43:47,267 --> 07:43:48,436
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