[1:19] i want to open up this meeting
[1:21] by acknowledging that this
[1:23] meeting is being held on the
[1:25] unceded stolen land of the
[1:27] Cherokee, Shawnee, and Yuchi
[1:29] people. And to remind you all
[1:31] that no one is illegal on
[1:33] stolen land built by stolen
[1:35] labor. We have two
[1:37] presentations to open up today.
[1:39] Our first presentation is our
[1:43] 20 26-2066 by Council member
[1:45] Barclay Allen. A resolution
[1:47] honoring the contributions of
[1:48] Tom Palko of the Department of
[1:51] Water and Sewage Services upon
[1:53] his retirement. Council Member
[1:54] Allen, you are recognized.
[1:56] Thank you so much, MADAM
[1:57] CHAIRMAN. Um, I
[1:58] m reading a
[1:59] resolution honoring the
[2:01] contributions of Tom Palko of
[2:02] the Department of Water and
[2:03] Sewage Services upon his
[2:05] retirement, and I invite all my
[2:06] colleagues to come back and
[2:08] join me. So whereas Tom Palko
[2:09] was hired as a third stormwater
[2:11] employee of the Metropolitan
[2:12] Department of Public Works in
[2:15] MARCH 1985, he was an engineer
[2:16] in training fresh with a degree
[2:18] from University of Tennessee,
[2:19] working in a meat department,
[2:21] cutting chickens with five
[2:23] years. The other two stormwater
[2:24] employees had left and MR.
[2:25] Palko became head, stormwater
[2:28] employee and Whereas since the
[2:29] first fema flood maps were
[2:31] developed in 1982, MR. Palko
[2:32] missed only three years of
[2:33] flood mapping and has been
[2:35] involved in all nine subsequent
[2:39] revisions and right there.
[2:40] Whereas MR. Palko started the
[2:42] Stormwater National Pollutant
[2:44] Discharge Elimination System
[2:46] program in 1996, when Nashville
[2:47] was issued the first phase one
[2:49] municipal separate storm sewer
[2:51] system permit, and Whereas MR.
[2:53] Palko established Nashville
[2:54] Successful floodplain Home
[2:56] Buyout program, purchasing and
[2:58] removing 485 homes in the
[3:00] floodplain and restoring nearly
[3:02] 250 acres of Nashville
[3:02] s
[3:04] natural floodplain. Turning
[3:06] much of that into public park
[3:07] land. And whereas the
[3:09] stormwater division moved to
[3:12] Metro Water Services in 2002,
[3:14] MR. Palko was named assistant
[3:15] director, adding the
[3:16] maintenance division to perform
[3:17] daily routine stormwater
[3:19] maintenance activities such as
[3:21] cleaning inlets. The stormwater
[3:22] division has grown to a total
[3:28] of 136 employees and.
[3:30] Whereas MR. Palko led efforts
[3:31] to create and continuously
[3:32] update the stormwater
[3:34] Management manual to regulate
[3:36] impacts of development on
[3:38] stormwater runoff, which
[3:39] includes one of the most
[3:40] stringent floodplain
[3:41] development restrictions within
[3:43] the nation. And Whereas, MR.
[3:44] Palko launched stormwater
[3:46] funding with a user fee in
[3:48] 2009, which now brings in $35
[3:50] million annually for
[3:51] maintaining and improving
[3:53] stormwater infrastructure,
[3:54] including hundreds of
[3:55] stormwater capital improvement
[3:57] projects to minimize flash
[3:59] flooding impacts to residents
[4:00] of Nashville and Davidson
[4:06] County, and.
[4:08] And Whereas, in response to the
[4:10] 2010 flood, MR. Palko ensured
[4:11] that the department had full
[4:13] staff in the office every day
[4:15] in MAY to review and issue
[4:18] permits and develop buyout
[4:20] projects. And Whereas, to
[4:21] ensure the stormwater system
[4:23] keeps up with the ongoing
[4:25] growth around the county, MR.
[4:27] Palko launched a new master
[4:30] plan effort in 2023, which will
[4:31] provide guidelines and
[4:32] prioritization for expanding
[4:34] the stormwater system. And
[4:35] Whereas during MR. Falco
[4:37] s 40
[4:38] plus years of leadership,
[4:38] Nashville
[4:40] s stormwater program
[4:42] has successfully navigated
[4:44] through several compliance
[4:45] audits from the Environmental
[4:47] Protection Agency, Federal
[4:49] Emergency Management Agency and
[4:50] the Tennessee Department of
[4:52] Environment and Conservation
[4:54] without any major findings of
[4:59] noncompliance and.
[5:01] Whereas MR. Palko many
[5:02] achievements include receiving
[5:04] the John iv Award, which
[5:06] recognizes superior efforts in
[5:07] certification of floodplain
[5:10] managers serving as a pm,
[5:12] certified floodplain Managers
[5:14] Exam working Group, being
[5:16] responsible nationwide for cfm
[5:18] certification, and overseeing
[5:20] the certification of as many as
[5:22] ten certified floodplain
[5:23] managers at Metro Water
[5:25] Services. And Whereas, MR.
[5:27] Parker served as floodplain
[5:29] basis Basics instructors for
[5:30] the Tennessee Association of
[5:32] Floodplain Management and help
[5:34] charter and continue to serve
[5:35] the state chapter of Silver
[5:36] Jackets, which develop
[5:38] comprehensive and sustainable
[5:40] solutions to natural disasters
[5:47] and.
[5:49] And Whereas MR. Palko is driven
[5:51] to create successful programs
[5:52] and impactful regulations,
[5:54] several of which, such as the
[5:57] home buyout program four feet
[5:59] above base flood elevation
[6:02] requirement and MAY 2010 flood
[6:03] response, where the envy of our
[6:05] municipalities at floodplain
[6:08] manager events. And whereas
[6:11] coworkers at aws Metro Water
[6:13] Services referred to MR. Palko
[6:19] as thank you Herculean Lee
[6:22] competent and steady and his
[6:24] hard work and always cheerful
[6:26] demeanor will be missed upon
[6:28] his retirement, leaving very
[6:32] large shoes to fill.
[6:33] Now therefore, be it resolved
[6:34] by the counsel of the
[6:35] Metropolitan Government of
[6:37] Nashville and Davidson County,
[6:39] that the Metropolitan Council
[6:40] hereby goes on record
[6:42] recognizing the accomplishments
[6:43] of Tom Palko on the occasion of
[6:45] his retirement, and thanking
[6:46] him for his many years of
[6:47] service and leadership,
[6:48] improving Nashville
[6:48] s
[6:50] environment, and wishing him
[7:01] lots of fun on his retirement.
[7:03] Well, well, um, yeah.
[7:04] Thank you very much. And I just
[7:06] want to say I appreciate the
[7:06] support I
[7:07] ve had all the time
[7:08] through the council and as an
[7:10] engineer, all I wanted to do
[7:11] was give you all good
[7:12] information in a timely manner,
[7:14] and hopefully I did that. So
[7:16] thank you very much. All right.
[7:21] Thank you.
[7:21] Thanks.
[7:26] MR. Henderson. Hello.
[7:31] My sister.
[7:41] Terry. That was good. Sonja.
[7:49] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
[7:51] very much. Congratulations.
[7:53] Congratulations, MR. Palko.
[7:57] Next, we have our 2026-2029
[7:59] Council member Terry Vo. A
[8:00] resolution recognizing JUNE
[8:03] 2026 as Immigrant Heritage
[8:05] Month in Nashville and Davidson
[8:06] County Council member Vo. You
[8:07] are recognized.
[8:11] Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um,
[8:12] JUNE has been I mean, I feel
[8:14] like this year has been really
[8:16] fast. And for us, we wanted to
[8:18] make sure the Immigrant Caucus
[8:19] and of course, my colleagues,
[8:21] to honor all the amazing
[8:24] immigrants that live and call
[8:25] Davidson County and Nashville
[8:26] home. And so I
[8:26] m going to read
[8:30] resolution 2026 2029, a
[8:32] resolution recognizing JUNE
[8:34] 2026 as Immigrant Heritage
[8:36] Month in Nashville and Davidson
[8:37] County, whereas Immigrant
[8:39] Heritage Month was started in
[8:41] 2014 to honor and recognize the
[8:43] countless contributions made by
[8:45] immigrants to the fabric of
[8:47] American society. And Whereas
[8:48] the United States is a nation
[8:50] of immigrants for generations,
[8:52] immigrants from all around the
[8:53] world have built the economy of
[8:55] the United States and shape the
[8:59] character of our community and.
[9:01] Whereas immigrants have
[9:02] contributed immeasurably to the
[9:03] economic prosperity,
[9:05] innovation, and entrepreneurial
[9:07] spirit that not only of
[9:09] Nashville and Davidson County
[9:10] by the United States. And
[9:13] whereas immigrants make up 15%
[9:14] of the population of Nashville
[9:16] and Davidson County, Nashville
[9:17] is also home to the largest
[9:19] Kurdish community in the United
[9:20] States, with a population of
[9:28] more than 15,000 and.
[9:30] Whereas in 2013, immigrants
[9:32] made up 9.5% of all business
[9:33] owners in the Greater Nashville
[9:35] area. As of 2019, there were
[9:37] over 13,000 immigrant small
[9:38] business owners in this area,
[9:40] showing the importance of the
[9:41] contribution of immigrants to
[9:41] Nashville
[9:42] s economic vitality.
[9:45] And Whereas since JANUARY 2025,
[9:47] hundreds of Nashville have been
[9:48] arrested by Immigration and
[9:50] Customs Enforcement, more than
[9:51] half of these community members
[9:52] had no prior criminal
[9:53] conviction or any pending
[9:58] criminal charges, and.
[10:00] Whereas now more than ever is
[10:01] important to recognize and
[10:02] celebrate the contributions of
[10:04] immigrants in the United States
[10:05] and fight against policies that
[10:07] harm our immigrant community
[10:13] and.
[10:14] Whereas the Metropolitan
[10:16] Council supports and stands
[10:17] united with our immigrant
[10:19] community. Now, therefore be
[10:20] resolved by the Council of the
[10:21] Metropolitan Government of
[10:25] Nashville and Davidson County.
[10:25] Okay, I
[10:26] ll read the sections.
[10:28] Section one, the Metropolitan
[10:30] County Council hereby goes on
[10:32] record recognizing JUNE 2026 as
[10:33] Immigrant Heritage Month in
[10:35] Nashville and Davidson County.
[10:37] Section two. This resolution
[10:38] shall take effect from and
[10:39] after its adoption. The welfare
[10:41] of the Metropolitan Government
[10:42] of Nashville and Davidson
[10:48] County, requiring it.
[10:49] Yes.
[10:52] And today, we are honored to
[10:54] have Siobhan, who represents
[10:55] the Kurdish community that we
[10:57] referenced in our resolution.
[10:58] If you would like to share a
[11:01] few words.
[11:02] From the Kurdish community, I
[11:03] just want to tell everybody,
[11:05] thank you very much. Thank you
[11:07] for having me. It was wonderful
[11:08] to see everyone.
[11:09] Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[11:32] You got to come up.
[11:38] Pretty tall though. Thank you.
[11:40] Thank you so very much. Council
[11:44] member Vo, before we go into
[11:46] the announcement period, I want
[11:48] to start by acknowledging the
[11:50] tragic loss our community has
[11:53] experienced. On JUNE 30th,
[11:56] Nashville lost a daughter, a
[11:59] leader and an icon. Vonda
[12:01] McDaniel, the Queen mother of
[12:01] Nashville
[12:03] s labor movement.
[12:05] While many Nashville fans MAY
[12:06] never have known her face or
[12:08] her name, countless workers
[12:10] across the city, our state and
[12:12] our nation have benefited from
[12:15] her vision, her leadership, and
[12:17] her unwavering commitment to
[12:19] working people. For more than
[12:21] 30 years, Vonda has been
[12:22] dedicated to the labor
[12:24] movement, starting as a member
[12:26] of the United Rubber Workers in
[12:30] 1994. Since 2013, Vonda served
[12:31] as PRESIDENT Of the Nashville
[12:34] Central Labor Council and has
[12:36] served as vice PRESIDENT Of the
[12:38] afl-cio Executive Council since
[12:41] 2017. Beyond those
[12:43] extraordinary leadership roles,
[12:44] she was a founding member of
[12:47] Stand Up Nashville, the Music
[12:49] City Construction Careers,
[12:51] Music City Construction
[12:53] Careers, and the Nashville
[12:54] Justice League, as well as
[12:57] Tennessee for all her tireless
[12:59] advocacy helped expand
[13:01] opportunity, strengthen workers
[13:03] rights, diversify the labor
[13:06] movement, and build a more just
[13:07] community for generations to
[13:10] come. Her commitment to her
[13:12] faith, her family, and her
[13:14] community leaves a legacy that
[13:16] will continue to inspire all
[13:17] who had the privilege of
[13:19] knowing her, and all who have
[13:20] benefited from her life
[13:21] s work.
[13:23] Her visitation is taking place
[13:24] today at First Baptist Church,
[13:26] Capitol Hill, until 7:30 P.M.
[13:28] And her funeral will be held
[13:29] tomorrow at the Music City
[13:31] Center. Today we honor Rhonda
[13:32] s
[13:33] legacy and we thank her for her
[13:35] extraordinary service to
[13:37] Nashville and beyond. Please
[13:39] join me in observing a moment
[13:55] of silence.
[13:58] Thank you.
[13:59] Council Member Sara, you
[13:59] re
[14:01] recognized.
[14:03] Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem. I
[14:05] also want to rise and share my
[14:07] condolences for the passing of
[14:09] MISS Vonda. When we think about
[14:11] heroes, we think about people
[14:13] with Cape. Think about people
[14:15] that we read in books. We even
[14:17] think about icons. People that
[14:19] have passed, that made
[14:22] monumental change. Not a lot of
[14:26] us have are fortunate enough to
[14:28] actually know a living hero,
[14:30] walk with them and stand with
[14:31] them. And Vonda was one of
[14:33] those. In my tribute to her, I
[14:35] wrote, really, heroes don
[14:35] t
[14:38] fly. They stand beside you.
[14:40] They show up, they walk with
[14:42] you and they walk for you.
[14:44] Vonda McNally was that kind of
[14:46] hero to so many. She spent her
[14:48] life lifting others, making
[14:50] their lives better in ways big
[14:52] and small. What makes this
[14:54] thing so painful is that Vonda
[14:54] wasn
[14:55] t a hero from a comic
[14:58] book. She was here with us,
[15:00] living, serving, fighting for
[15:02] workers for her church, for her
[15:05] family, and for our community.
[15:07] She was real. She was present.
[15:10] She was tireless. Israel will
[15:12] write about Vonda. Many awards
[15:14] will carry her name, but all of
[15:16] that will pale in comparison to
[15:18] the memories and stories held
[15:20] by the people who truly knew
[15:22] her. She was a soldier, a
[15:24] fighter, selfless, caring, and
[15:26] profoundly human. This loss
[15:28] hurts, but it was an honor and
[15:30] privilege to know and work with
[15:31] Vonda. And I know that it
[15:31] s not
[15:34] just me. She touches so many
[15:36] people in so many ways. My
[15:37] prayers are with our families,
[15:40] our friends, our community. Uh,
[15:41] a lot of people are hurting.
[15:43] Uh, but van der requires us to
[15:45] continue the fight, to continue
[15:48] our legacy, to make the world a
[15:49] better place than we found it.
[15:51] She did that. And I pray that
[15:53] the Lord be with her family.
[15:55] That the Lord comforts them,
[15:57] that he, in his mercy, hold
[15:58] them and be with them like no
[16:10] other person can. Thank you.
[16:13] Council Member Nash recognized.
[16:15] Thank you. Mayor Pro Tem. It
[16:16] s
[16:18] always hard to follow such
[16:20] tributes, and I. I would like
[16:21] to say that what I
[16:22] ve. What
[16:22] I
[16:23] ve known of MISS Vonda has
[16:28] always been a friendly face.
[16:31] Willingness to help. Um, is a
[16:34] former labor leader. I know
[16:36] what a big job she had,
[16:37] corralling the whole Central
[16:39] Labor Council with all the
[16:40] different interests. And when
[16:43] and she did it magnificently.
[16:46] Uh, also, I wanted to remind my
[16:49] colleagues to save the date
[16:53] JULY 22nd at 2026, the Andrew
[16:55] Jackson Police Youth Camp will
[16:56] be holding their open house
[16:58] starts at 11 A.M.. Lunch will
[17:01] be served at 12. Uh, the Andrew
[17:03] Jackson Police Youth Camp is a
[17:06] nonprofit summer camp, on Older
[17:07] Lake in Windsor County. It
[17:07] s
[17:08] run by the Fraternal Police
[17:10] Lodge five for underprivileged
[17:11] youth in the Nashville area.
[17:12] Its mission is to build
[17:14] positive relationships between
[17:15] children and police officers
[17:16] through activities that teach
[17:18] life skills like teamwork,
[17:19] decision making, and a safe
[17:21] environment, helping to break
[17:23] down cultural barriers to camp.
[17:25] Features a 35 acre facility
[17:26] with pool, bunkhouse, lake
[17:29] access and hosting around 300
[17:32] children each summer. Um, I
[17:33] invite you to come up to the
[17:34] police department. Does a great
[17:35] job coming up. They
[17:35] ve got the
[17:37] helicopters, the robots, the
[17:39] the horses. Uh, canine
[17:41] exhibitions. It
[17:41] s something
[17:43] that, as council people, I
[17:43] think you
[17:44] d be interested in
[17:47] seeing. Um, just as well as
[17:49] seeing what a great facility is
[17:51] for the kids. And. And this
[17:53] great community outreach that
[17:55] the police department does.
[17:57] Thank you.
[17:58] Thank you. Council member.
[18:00] Nash. Council member. You are
[18:01] recognized.
[18:03] Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um,
[18:05] I just echo your beautiful
[18:08] words for MISS Vonda. As we
[18:10] remember what an amazing leader
[18:12] she was in our community. Um, I
[18:15] just want to invite everyone
[18:17] with this amazing music. Thank
[18:18] you. Thank you so much,
[18:21] Councilmember Gamble. Um,
[18:24] tomorrow. We are so excited.
[18:26] Um, uh, in partnership with the
[18:26] mayor
[18:27] s office and Mndot and
[18:28] choose how you move, we are
[18:31] going to do a groundbreaking
[18:32] for a complete street on
[18:34] Chestnut Street. So that will
[18:36] be happening tomorrow at 1030.
[18:38] Um, right by diocese, in the
[18:40] district. So very excited for
[18:42] that. Um, and I want to make
[18:44] sure that everyone knows I know
[18:45] that the World Cup is happening
[18:46] right now. And even though the
[18:49] us was eliminated last night.
[18:49] Uh, we
[18:50] ve got soccer here
[18:52] happening in Nashville,
[18:53] Davidson County. So youth
[18:54] soccer is happening, and
[18:56] registration is open now
[18:58] through AUGUST 7th and the
[18:59] season will begin SEPTEMBER
[19:00] 12th. And this is in
[19:03] partnership with Metro Parks.
[19:03] And it
[19:04] s for group ages six and
[19:06] under, eight and under and 11
[19:07] and under which is very
[19:08] exciting. So if you
[19:08] ve got kids
[19:10] and you need them to get some
[19:12] energy released, have them sign
[19:13] up for some youth soccer with
[19:15] our metro parks. And I just
[19:16] also want to remind everyone
[19:19] about our, um, language survey
[19:19] that
[19:21] s going on with mhk. Um,
[19:21] it
[19:23] s a quick five minute survey
[19:25] to share your experience with
[19:27] the language services provided
[19:29] by Metro Nashville. We have
[19:30] them available in 12 languages
[19:33] in Spanish, Burmese, Tagalog,
[19:35] Creole, Nepali, Kurdish,
[19:37] Arabic, Chinese, Somali,
[19:39] Korean, Haitian, Vietnamese,
[19:41] and English. If you need a
[19:42] language for your community,
[19:44] please reach out and let us
[19:46] know. And this Saturday, I just
[19:48] want to invite everyone to the
[19:50] Wedgewood Houston Art crawl.
[19:51] Uh, it typically is on the
[19:52] first Saturday, but because of
[19:53] 4th of JULY, it
[19:53] s this
[19:55] Saturday. And last thing is
[19:58] JULY is Parks and Recreation
[19:59] Month. And I just want to
[20:00] highlight the mission of Metro
[20:02] parks, um, about their
[20:04] sustainable and equitable way
[20:06] of providing to everyone in
[20:07] Nashville and Davidson County
[20:10] and our park system was
[20:12] established in APRIL of 1901
[20:14] with Watkins Park as our first
[20:16] park in the city, followed by
[20:19] Centennial Park in 1902. Metro
[20:20] Park offers a variety of
[20:21] facilities and programs
[20:23] throughout Davidson County that
[20:25] includes over 15,000 acres of
[20:29] open space, 189 parks, 110
[20:31] miles of greenways, 158
[20:33] playgrounds, seven public golf
[20:35] courses, two splash pads, five
[20:37] year round pools, three outdoor
[20:39] pools, 12 dog parks, seven
[20:41] historical sites, 28 regional
[20:42] and neighborhood community
[20:44] centers, 155. Tennis and
[20:46] pickleball courts, 73
[20:48] basketball courts. The
[20:49] Centennial Sportsplex Wave
[20:51] Country, and a variety of other
[20:53] recreational facilities and
[20:55] opportunities. And so we really
[20:57] hope that you will come and
[21:00] enjoy all the parks of, um,
[21:01] that Metro Parks has to offer.
[21:03] And we just wanted to make sure
[21:05] that we celebrate Metro parks,
[21:06] and we hope that you get out
[21:07] there and of course, stay
[21:11] hydrated. Thanks.
[21:13] Thank you Councilmember. Thank
[21:14] you for that. A partridge in a
[21:16] pear tree. But thank you. Um, I
[21:17] do have one more quick
[21:18] announcement that I
[21:18] m gonna go
[21:20] to Councilmember Aurora. And
[21:21] for our friends that are
[21:23] visiting us for the very first
[21:24] time, I promise our
[21:25] announcement periods are not
[21:27] usually this heavy, but
[21:28] unfortunately, we lost two
[21:30] giants in the civil rights
[21:32] movement and in our community.
[21:33] So I also want to take a moment
[21:35] to honor the extraordinary life
[21:36] and legacy of MRS. Rosetta
[21:38] miller Perry, who passed on
[21:40] JUNE 26th, a pioneering
[21:41] journalist, civil rights
[21:43] advocate, business leader,
[21:44] veteran and community builder
[21:46] whose impact on Nashville,
[21:47] Tennessee, and beyond will be
[21:49] felt for generations. MRS.
[21:50] Perry dedicated her life to
[21:52] ensuring that truth was told,
[21:53] justice was pursued and the
[21:55] voices of black communities
[21:56] were heard from serving in the
[21:58] United States Navy and working
[21:59] alongside leaders of the Civil
[22:01] Rights movement. During one of
[22:02] the most pivotal moments in our
[22:02] nation
[22:04] s history to leading the
[22:06] Equal Employment Opportunity
[22:08] Commission in Nashville. She
[22:09] spent her life breaking
[22:10] barriers and creating
[22:12] opportunities for others. As
[22:13] the founder and publisher of
[22:15] the Tennessee Tribune. She
[22:17] transformed black media into a
[22:19] powerful platform for advocacy,
[22:21] education, and celebration. She
[22:22] also founded the Greater
[22:23] Nashville Black Chamber of
[22:24] Commerce, established
[22:25] scholarships and journalism
[22:27] programs, mentor countless
[22:29] young leaders, and championed
[22:30] civic engagement. Always
[22:32] reminded us of the importance
[22:34] of using our voices and our
[22:35] votes to create change. MRS.
[22:37] Perry received hundreds of
[22:38] honors throughout her lifetime,
[22:39] but perhaps her greatest
[22:40] achievement was the legacy she
[22:42] leaves and the people she
[22:43] inspired, the institutions she
[22:45] built, and the doors she opened
[22:46] for those who followed. As we
[22:47] begin today
[22:48] s meeting, I want
[22:50] to remember and acknowledge
[22:52] MRS. Rosetta miller Perry with
[22:53] deep gratitude and respect, and
[22:55] MAY we honor her memory by
[22:57] continuing her commitment to
[22:59] truth, service, justice, and
[23:01] opportunity for all.
[23:02] Councilmember Sawyer, you
[23:02] re
[23:04] recognized.
[23:06] Thank you, MADAM Chair, and
[23:08] thank you for agreeing that we
[23:10] should split the, um,
[23:12] acknowledgement into two
[23:14] because the two powerful women
[23:15] and lumping them into one is
[23:16] not going to do them justice,
[23:18] which is why we wanted to do
[23:20] one the first and then do MISS
[23:21] Rosetta Perry. I had the
[23:22] incredible honor of being
[23:24] inducted to the Tennessee Women
[23:25] Hall of Fame with MISS Perry in
[23:27] 2015. Uh, I
[23:28] ve seen her work
[23:29] and done a lot of stuff with
[23:31] her, but what stood out to me
[23:33] the most was in 2019, when I
[23:35] first ran for office, and I
[23:37] started getting her attacks and
[23:38] all the stuff that some of you
[23:40] knew about, uh, she was one of
[23:42] the people that, uh, stood by
[23:45] me, wrote about it. Um, she she
[23:46] doesn
[23:46] t mince words, let me
[23:48] tell you that, uh, she
[23:48] s very
[23:49] bold. And she wouldn
[23:49] t have
[23:50] done all the things that she
[23:51] did if she if she wasn
[23:52] t. She
[23:54] was an icon, a trailblazer. She
[23:55] opened the door for so many
[23:56] people. Uh, and Nashville is
[23:58] blessed to have had an amazing.
[24:00] She will be sorely missed. Uh,
[24:01] and before I sit down, since
[24:02] we
[24:02] re talking about civil
[24:04] rights and civil rights icon,
[24:06] as many of you know, um, we
[24:08] will be having the John Lewis.
[24:10] We MARCH on JULY 18th, another
[24:12] event that we use to honor
[24:13] those that have passed that
[24:15] made Nashville what it is
[24:17] today, a welcoming city that we
[24:19] all talk about, uh, that allows
[24:21] for all of us to be here. And
[24:22] for those who did not know, uh,
[24:24] because of the efforts of our
[24:26] icons. Nashville became the
[24:27] first city in the South to
[24:29] desegregate the lunch counters.
[24:31] And so, in honor of that
[24:33] legacy, we do a John Lewis
[24:35] MARCH to thank them for what
[24:36] they did, but also to remind
[24:37] all of us, uh, we
[24:38] ve talked
[24:39] about Vonda. We talk about MISS
[24:40] Perry, we talk about John
[24:42] Lewis. We named them and we
[24:44] honor them. Uh, but the best
[24:45] thing we can do is to emulate
[24:46] them. The best we can do is
[24:48] when we see something that is
[24:50] not right in our own time, that
[24:51] we get up and we fight against
[24:53] it. John Lewis legacy is the
[24:55] Voting Rights Act, and I will
[24:55] be remiss if I don
[24:56] t talk about
[24:57] all the attack on our voting
[24:59] that is going on right now. All
[25:00] the redistricting that is
[25:02] happening across the country.
[25:04] This is an attack on black and
[25:05] brown voting. So we don
[25:05] t just
[25:06] want to name them, we just
[25:07] don
[25:08] t want to honor them. This
[25:09] is our opportunity to do
[25:10] something. We are here now. We
[25:12] will be gone someday and I hope
[25:14] that we learn from them. So
[25:16] marching is a form of protest.
[25:17] And so we are asking that you
[25:19] join us on JULY 18th at 8 A.M..
[25:21] The MARCH starts at the
[25:22] Tennessee Library and Archives
[25:24] is a one mile MARCH will be
[25:25] marching to the Ryman
[25:27] Auditorium. A featured speaker
[25:28] this year will be Doctor
[25:31] Michael Eric Dyson, a prolific
[25:33] speaker. We have all the, uh, a
[25:35] lot of the churches, uh,
[25:36] pastors that will be leading
[25:38] the MARCH with us. The movement
[25:39] started in the church. And so
[25:40] we
[25:41] re going to have a Doctor
[25:43] Brown from the Lawson Center
[25:44] and a whole bunch of other
[25:46] people. The abc PRESIDENT
[25:47] Joining us in the MARCH. So I
[25:47] m
[25:49] inviting all of you, please
[25:50] come out. Uh, let
[25:50] s protest
[25:51] with our feet. Let
[25:52] s put
[25:53] protest with our mouths. Let
[25:53] s
[25:55] protest with our policies.
[25:55] Let
[25:57] s protest and do what these
[25:59] people are doing that makes
[26:01] them an icon, uh, that we leave
[26:02] this world better for those
[26:03] that are coming behind us. And
[26:06] that. Thank you, MADAM Pro-Tem.
[26:08] Thank you. And closing us out,
[26:09] we have Council member Sandra
[26:11] Sepulveda, Council member. Your
[26:12] happy birthday, Councilmember
[26:16] Sepulveda. Thank you.
[26:19] Um, I just have two quick
[26:21] announcements. Today is the
[26:22] last day to register to vote.
[26:23] So if you want to give me a
[26:24] present, go ahead and register
[26:27] to vote. Um, I also wanted to
[26:30] announce that Mariposa Park is
[26:32] finally going to open on JULY
[26:34] 11th, which is this Saturday at
[26:37] 10 A.M. It will be at 140
[26:39] Tuscola Road. There will be
[26:42] music, food, and a lot of fun.
[26:45] So come on out. Um, it is, uh,
[26:47] something that has been worked
[26:49] on for a very long time. So I
[26:50] m
[26:51] very proud that it
[26:51] s finally
[26:55] happening. And, um, last I just
[26:57] wanted to say that, um, Vonda
[26:59] was a champion for the for the
[27:01] labor movement, and she was one
[27:04] of the best of us. So, um, I
[27:04] m
[27:06] glad that we got to honor her
[27:08] legacy today at her viewing and
[27:10] tomorrow at her celebration of.
[27:12] Life.
[27:13] Thank you, Council member. And
[27:15] again, happy birthday. And with
[27:16] that, our announcement period
[27:30] is adjourned.
[27:32] This has been a service of the
[27:34] Metro Nashville Network. If you
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[33:31] Today is tuesday, JULY 7th,
[33:33] 2026. Do now have a quorum.
[33:35] Thank you for your patience.
[33:36] This is the 64th regular
[33:38] meeting of the current term of
[33:39] the metropolitan council of
[33:41] nashville and davidson county.
[33:42] Will all members of the council,
[33:44] as well as the public, please
[33:46] rise for the invocation
[33:47] remain standing for the pledge
[33:50] of allegiance? The invocation
[33:51] is beingoffered this evening
[33:53] by the reverend doctor kim
[33:55] mcclain of music city west
[33:57] church of the nazarene. She is
[33:59] the guest of district 19
[34:01] council member jacob koopman.
[34:03] Welcome. Pastor mcclain. You
[34:04] are recognized.
[34:06] Good evening.
[34:08] Nashville is known as music
[34:10] city, the place that makes you
[34:11] think of the songs, the stages,
[34:14] the studios and the stars. The
[34:16] rich creative culture here has
[34:19] a colloquial feel that gives it
[34:21] organic authenticity. Two
[34:24] familiar mottos in the music
[34:26] community are. It all begins
[34:30] with a song, and musicians are
[34:31] the reason it's called music
[34:35] city. Nashville's arts culture
[34:37] feeds the soul of all great
[34:39] industries thriving here, from
[34:42] health care to education, trade
[34:44] and government. James allen
[34:45] wrote, creatives are the
[34:47] architects of heaven. Without
[34:50] them, laboring humanity would
[34:52] perish. The rhythm and rhyme
[34:53] pulsing down the boulevards we
[34:56] call music grow. Reach. From
[34:59] our calle carolina to
[35:01] california. By nurturing the
[35:03] creative soul of music city, we
[35:06] bevel the rough edges of a
[35:08] troubled world. Music reminds
[35:10] us that our lives are not
[35:13] simply about making noise, but
[35:15] about finding harmony in
[35:18] different voices, different
[35:20] experiences, and different
[35:23] perspectives. As a songwriter,
[35:24] I've learned that songs have a
[35:28] way telling everyone's story.
[35:30] And as a pastor, I've learned
[35:32] that communities flourish when
[35:35] we join with a common goal to
[35:39] serve with grace, justice,
[35:42] compassion, and conviction. Let
[35:45] us pray. Loving GOD, we thank
[35:47] you for this city and for these
[35:49] leaders who have accepted the
[35:51] responsibility of serving it.
[35:53] Grant them wisdom. Give them
[35:55] courage to make difficult
[35:57] decisions and hearts that seek
[36:00] the common good. Help them
[36:01] remember those whose voices are
[36:04] quiet, whose burdens are heavy,
[36:06] and whose hopes depend upon
[36:09] faithful leadership. MAY this
[36:11] chamber be a place where
[36:14] differences become dialog. And
[36:16] service rises above
[36:18] self-interest. Thank you for
[36:19] these leaders who are guided by
[36:23] love for this city. MAY music
[36:24] city continue to be more than
[36:27] the music it makes. MAY it be
[36:30] the kindness we extend. The
[36:32] dignity we protect. And the
[36:35] hope we leave for the next
[36:37] generation. We ask these things
[36:41] with gratitude and humility.
[36:43] Amen.
[36:45] I pledge allegiance to
[36:47] the flag of the united states
[36:50] of america and to the republic
[36:52] for which it stands. One nation
[36:55] under GOD, indivisible, with.
[36:57] Liberty and.
[37:03] Justice for all.
[37:06] All right. Welcome, council and
[37:07] community members to what could
[37:09] be our longest meeting of this
[37:12] council term. We appreciate so
[37:13] many of you coming out for the
[37:15] public hearings this evening.
[37:17] As of the start of this meeting,
[37:22] we have issued 182 speaker
[37:26] tickets for bl13, 91 and 24 for
[37:29] the moratorium, civic education
[37:31] and increasing access and
[37:32] participation in local
[37:33] government has been a hallmark
[37:35] of this council term and our
[37:37] nation's 250th birthday has
[37:39] hopefully given us all
[37:40] opportunities to contemplate
[37:42] the great promise of our
[37:43] democracy and the knowledge
[37:45] that a democracy of the people,
[37:47] by the people and for the
[37:48] people requires all the
[37:51] people's participation. Council
[37:52] members will have a large group
[37:53] of opportunity now. Summer
[37:55] youth interns from a wide
[37:57] variety of metro departments
[37:59] with us in the chamber for
[38:01] metro council 101 session on
[38:03] the morning of monday, JULY
[38:05] 13th. It is always my hope that
[38:06] we can show the young people
[38:07] that visit with us the
[38:09] diversity of their
[38:10] representation in nashville. So
[38:12] if you would like to join me,
[38:13] please let the council office
[38:16] know by noon this thursday.
[38:17] Participating in democracy also
[38:19] means voting. As elected
[38:20] officials, we do our best to
[38:22] make sure nashvillians have the
[38:23] information they need to
[38:25] exercise their vote in every
[38:27] election. We thank our davidson
[38:28] county election commission and
[38:30] volunteers who do the same.
[38:32] Early voting will be underway
[38:34] before this council meets again
[38:36] starting JULY 17th and
[38:37] continuing through AUGUST 1st.
[38:39] There are 15 locations across
[38:41] the county where you can vote
[38:43] early in state and federal
[38:44] partizan primaries and county
[38:47] general election. Midnight
[38:48] tonight is the deadline to
[38:50] register to vote. Sepulveda
[38:52] mentioned that earlier in
[38:53] announcements. In those
[38:54] elections, you can go to go
[38:56] vote tn.Gov or the davidson
[38:57] county election commission
[38:59] website via nashville.Gov for
[39:02] more information. With only
[39:04] about 6% of active voters
[39:06] having participated in local
[39:08] primary elections in MAY, it is
[39:09] very important that we
[39:10] encourage all of davidson
[39:13] county's 471,000 eligible
[39:15] voters to exercise their right
[39:18] to vote in upcoming elections.
[39:20] Democracy depends on all
[39:22] americans reading, learning,
[39:25] engaging and participating. All
[39:26] right. Without objection, we
[39:28] will spend the calling of the
[39:29] roll and ask the clerk to
[39:31] please record the names of the
[39:32] members present throughout the
[39:33] meeting. The roll call is also
[39:35] the time when I share that we
[39:36] have a council member
[39:37] celebrating their birthday with
[39:38] us this evening. Pro tem
[39:40] already announced it, but again,
[39:41] happy birthday to council
[39:44] member sepulveda. Is there a
[39:46] motion for approval of the
[39:48] minutes of the meeting of JUNE
[39:52] 16th, 2026? All right. Okay.
[39:54] There's a motion is properly
[39:55] seconded. I do understand that
[39:57] we have one member seeking to
[39:58] clarify the minutes. So, MR.
[40:01] Capp, you are recognized, sir.
[40:01] Go ahead.
[40:02] Thank you for
[40:03] recognizing me, vice mayor. I
[40:05] briefly need to move to amend
[40:06] the minutes from the last
[40:08] meeting to reflect my intention
[40:12] to abstain from bl 2026, 1445,
[40:14] 1446 and 1447.
[40:15] Okay. So noted.
[40:19] MR. Clerk, without objection.
[40:21] Members, the motion to approve
[40:24] the minutes can be amended with
[40:26] that change. Is there any
[40:28] objection? All right. Now,
[40:29] seeing no one else seeking to
[40:31] be recognized for any change to
[40:33] the minutes and the motion
[40:35] having been amended with MR.
[40:37] Capps, change, the minutes of
[40:39] the meeting of JUNE 16th are
[40:42] approved, as amended. All right,
[40:44] MR. Clerk. Are there any
[40:46] messages from the mayor?
[40:46] Yes.
[40:48] There is a message from the
[40:48] mayor.
[40:50] All right, MR. Clerk, go
[40:50] ahead, please.
[40:51] Dear vice mayor
[40:52] henderson and members of
[40:54] members, members of the council.
[40:55] Tonight's agenda includes
[40:56] several items that speak
[40:58] directly to how nashville grows
[40:59] and how we protect our
[41:00] neighborhoods, institutions,
[41:02] and quality of life. For months,
[41:03] we've heard from neighbors,
[41:04] families, and zoo supporters
[41:05] from every corner of this
[41:07] county about the proposed data
[41:08] center adjacent to the
[41:10] nashville zoo. I share their
[41:11] concerns about the proposed use
[41:14] of that site, but the question
[41:15] before us is bigger than one
[41:17] parcel. Right now, our zoning
[41:18] code doesn't distinguish
[41:19] between a server room and a 100
[41:21] megawatt campus. That's a gap
[41:24] we must close. I urge passage
[41:25] of both zoning bill and the
[41:27] moratorium legislation before
[41:29] you tonight. As substituted
[41:30] council member horton's
[41:33] ordinance bill 2026 1391 would
[41:34] give nashville its first data
[41:36] center specific zoning
[41:38] standards. I support this
[41:39] framework and appreciate the
[41:40] planning commission's thorough
[41:42] work to strengthen it. The
[41:43] legislation MAY not arrive in
[41:47] time to apply, MAY not arrive
[41:48] in time to apply to the
[41:49] property next to the zoo, but
[41:51] it sets the important blueprint
[41:52] for how we regulate data
[41:53] centers in our city. Moving
[41:55] forward. Departments working
[41:56] under executive order 59 will
[41:58] identify further impacts and
[41:59] determine how best to guard
[42:01] against them to further
[42:03] safeguard our communities.
[42:04] Paired with councilmember
[42:07] johnston's ordinance bill 2026
[42:08] 1448, which would pause new
[42:10] data center approvals, we have
[42:12] a responsible path. Press pause
[42:14] and put thoughtful rules in
[42:16] place. Separately, you have
[42:17] before you before you tonight,
[42:20] a late filed bill for my
[42:22] administration. I filed
[42:23] condemnation legislation to
[42:25] allow metro to acquire the adjacent to the zoo
[42:27] for public use. We've been
[42:29] looking for space in this area
[42:30] for of the city for some time
[42:32] and have multiple needs that
[42:33] this site would address. I hope
[42:35] you will support that
[42:36] legislation, which might give
[42:38] us the only option available to
[42:39] address immediate needs in this
[42:41] area. I understand. Earlier
[42:43] this evening, dc blocks issued
[42:45] a statement that is full of
[42:46] inaccurate wishful thinking,
[42:48] divorced from reality, and
[42:49] indicative of a company trying
[42:51] to repair a pr problem that
[42:52] calls for themselves. The
[42:54] timing would suggest an attempt
[42:56] to disrupt tonight's council
[42:57] votes on data center
[42:59] legislation. To be clear, I
[43:00] called a meeting because there
[43:01] are three parties interested in
[43:03] the property and metro intends
[43:05] to acquire the land. We will
[43:07] proceed in metro's interest.
[43:09] Thank you to this council for
[43:10] the seriousness you bring to
[43:12] these questions and to the many
[43:13] nashvillians who will spend
[43:14] their tuesday evening
[43:15] participating in your
[43:17] government that represents
[43:18] local government at its best,
[43:20] and I appreciate it. Every time
[43:21] a nashvillian works to make
[43:23] their city a better place, I
[43:24] appreciate the chance to join
[43:26] you on that journey. Best mayor
[43:28] freddie o'connell.
[43:29] All
[43:30] thank you, MR. Mayor. And thank
[43:36] you, MR. Clerk. All right. Next,
[43:38] we'll proceed right into our
[43:41] agenda. Section e appointees
[43:43] and nominees. This portion of
[43:44] the agenda shares all persons
[43:45] who are scheduled to appear
[43:47] before the rules, confirmations
[43:48] and public elections committee
[43:50] for an interview this evening.
[43:52] Referrals back to the committee
[43:54] will be by rule as part of the
[43:55] council's two meeting process
[43:57] for elections and confirmations.
[43:59] No votes will be taken by the
[44:00] body in this section of the
[44:04] agenda. Chair, cash your brief
[44:06] report, please. No vote totals
[44:07] necessary. Simply the name of
[44:09] those interviewed and for which
[44:12] seats. And if a person in the
[44:13] appointment confirmation
[44:14] proess was unable to attend
[44:16] your committee this evening, at
[44:18] what meeting they will next
[44:20] appear, please, sir, go ahead.
[44:21] Chair. Cash, recognized.
[44:22] For
[44:25] community corrections advisory.
[44:27] Jamal boykin for contract and
[44:30] compliance board. We deferred
[44:32] marcus t booth for one meeting.
[44:33] Okay. For the contract
[44:37] compliance board. Michael, I'd
[44:39] ovadia and you sent me that too.
[44:44] I'm sorry. For contracting
[44:49] compliance for. Matthew. Neil
[44:52] for director of law. Tyler
[44:54] yarbrough for electric power
[44:57] board. Robert boone for
[45:00] employee benefit board. Thomas
[45:03] curtis for farmers market board.
[45:06] Jackson zeitlin for historical
[45:09] commission. I've got five
[45:12] doctor clay bailey, jay
[45:17] brothers, caitlin jones. Doctor
[45:20] marissa richmond and linda
[45:23] nguyen for short rental
[45:24] appeals board. Kevin griffith
[45:27] was withdrawn for transit
[45:30] authority. Whitney weeks.
[45:30] All
[45:32] right. So I appreciate you
[45:33] sharing all persons that were
[45:37] interviewed. And we will note.
[45:39] Okay, that marcus booth is
[45:41] deferred one meeting and
[45:45] griffith is withdrawn. Pro tem,
[45:46] you're recognized for a point
[45:47] of order.
[45:48] Thank you. Vice mayor
[45:49] tyler yarbrough should be for
[45:50] the director of law, not for
[45:52] the electric power board. I was
[45:53] just speaking.
[45:55] I appreciate you
[45:56] correcting the record. If that
[45:59] was misread. Yes. MISS Tyler
[46:01] yarbrough had her interview in
[46:05] committee to serve as the director of law.
[46:10] Okay. With that chair cash, you
[46:12] are now recognized for your
[46:14] committee report on the
[46:15] appointees in the second step
[46:16] of your committee's two meeting
[46:18] process, with vote totals this
[46:20] time, and a consolidated motion
[46:21] for the confirmation of those
[46:24] persons first for deferral
[46:26] motion, if there are any, go
[46:27] ahead, sir.
[46:28] All right. For
[46:29] bicycle and pedestrian advisory
[46:30] commission, the reappointment
[46:33] of alvin j. Haney. We approved
[46:35] 6 to 0 zero for the central
[46:37] business improvement district
[46:38] board appointment of
[46:40] christopher carlson for term
[46:44] expiring JUNE 15th, 2029. We
[46:45] voted to approve four in favor,
[46:48] one against and one not voting.
[46:50] And then for the tourism and
[46:51] convention commission. The
[46:53] appointment of darius mcdonald
[46:55] for a term expiring JUNE 30th,
[46:57] 2029 approved six in favor,
[47:00] zero against zero not voting.
[47:06] And I move the nominees.
[47:06] Okay,
[47:09] so there is a motion to confirm
[47:11] these three appointees in a
[47:13] consolidated motion, properly
[47:15] seconded. That said, does
[47:16] anyone wish to remove an item
[47:19] from this consolidated motion individual
[47:22] abstention or a no vote? MISS
[47:25] Sepulveda, you're recognized.
[47:26] Thank you. Vice mayor. Can we
[47:28] remove the seabed nominees?
[47:29] Yes.
[47:32] Okay. Any other seeking to be
[47:34] recognized in that regard? Okay.
[47:35] So the amended motion at this
[47:38] juncture is for the approval of
[47:40] the or rather the confirmation
[47:45] of alvin j. Haney and darius
[47:47] mcdonald in a consolidated
[47:51] motion. All set.
[47:52] Move approval.
[47:55] Okay. All right. All in favor,
[47:57] please say aye. Any voting no
[48:00] or abstaining. Okay. And if
[48:02] you'll hang with us so we can
[48:03] recognize everyone who is here.
[48:05] Appreciate you all that have
[48:07] just been confirmed. Next in
[48:10] our agenda is item f two
[48:11] regarding the central business
[48:14] improvement district board. The
[48:16] seabed board, it is the
[48:18] appointment of christopher
[48:21] carlson for a term expiring
[48:25] JUNE 15th, 2029. MR. Cash chair,
[48:28] can you make a motion for that
[48:30] approval of confirmation?
[48:30] I
[48:32] move the approval of
[48:34] christopher carlson for the sea
[48:34] bed.
[48:37] Okay. All right. And with
[48:39] that, we will move to the vote.
[48:42] All in favor, please say aye.
[48:46] Any voting? No. Okay. MR. Clark,
[48:49] is that sufficient to record
[48:52] with raised hands? Okay. Any
[48:57] abstaining? Okay. Council has
[48:59] confirmed. Also christopher
[49:02] carlson. So it appears that we
[49:03] have some of our confirmed
[49:04] appointees with us this evening.
[49:07] If you chose to return to the
[49:08] council chamber, which is not
[49:09] required, do please stand and
[49:11] be recognized as I call your
[49:13] name. Council has confirmed the
[49:15] appointments of alvin j. Haney.
[49:17] He was reappointed to the
[49:20] bicycle and pedestrian advisory
[49:24] commission. Council has
[49:27] confirmed the appointment of
[49:29] christopher carlson to the
[49:32] seabed board. And last but
[49:33] certainly not least, council
[49:35] has confirmed the appointment
[49:37] of darius mcdonald to the
[49:39] tourism and convention
[49:41] commission. Thank you to
[49:41] everyone for your willingness
[49:44] to serve. We appreciate you.
[50:00] Thank you.
[50:02] All right. We are
[50:05] now in section g nominations of
[50:07] our. For our agenda. Council
[50:09] members will have received a
[50:11] memo from me on JUNE 15th
[50:13] announcing two vacancies on the
[50:16] municipal auditorium commission.
[50:18] those vacancies will be with
[50:22] terms expiring on JUNE 30th,
[50:25] 2029. An election will be
[50:27] conducted at the AUGUST 4th
[50:29] meeting so that your nominees
[50:33] can go through our two step
[50:36] process that those openings or
[50:38] those vacancies were also
[50:40] announced from this dais at
[50:42] last meeting. And so I will now
[50:47] open nominations. If you seek
[50:49] to nominate someone, you can
[50:53] get into the queue. Or raise
[50:58] your hands. Council members,
[51:01] we've been busy, but also you
[51:03] got a memo and I mentioned it
[51:07] at the last meeting. Anyone?
[51:10] Can we defer?
[51:11] Yeah. I mean, if
[51:12] there are no nominations made,
[51:14] it will we will just defer it
[51:16] to the next agenda. We don't. I
[51:17] believe special counsel need to
[51:18] engage in any procedure. We'll
[51:22] just. Okay. All right. So I
[51:24] will close the nominations as
[51:26] there were none. And then I
[51:27] would point you all, please, to
[51:31] my memo of JUNE 15th and ask
[51:32] and and again, put it out to
[51:34] the community. There are two
[51:35] vacancies on our municipal
[51:37] auditorium commission. If you
[51:38] have an interest in serving,
[51:39] please do contact your council
[51:41] member so that they MAY
[51:43] nominate you. Council members,
[51:44] you know, please give that
[51:45] board and commission a look and
[51:47] see who is currently serving
[51:48] and otherwise. And we will take
[51:50] up these nominations again at
[51:52] our meeting. Okay. All
[51:55] right. Next we are in section h
[51:58] of our agenda. That is the
[52:00] public comment period. Members
[52:02] of the public are tennessee
[52:03] residents wishing to speak MAY
[52:05] sign up at a table for public
[52:06] comment outside the council
[52:09] chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the
[52:10] day of a council meeting.
[52:12] Public comment is limited to 20
[52:13] minutes total at council
[52:14] meetings, and each speaker is
[52:16] allowed up to two minutes to
[52:18] speak. A person speaking on
[52:19] agenda items must be
[52:21] prioritized to comply with
[52:25] state law. All right. With that,
[52:30] the first, second and third
[52:31] persons for public comment. So
[52:33] I would ask that they all just
[52:35] go ahead and come on forward.
[52:37] Are trina huel, mannon hall and
[52:40] john hamilton. Trina huel is
[52:42] speaking regarding public
[52:45] hearings, processes and
[52:46] procedures. Go ahead, MISS Hill.
[52:48] You're recognized.
[52:49] Hi, my name
[52:50] is trina. I live in district
[52:52] six. Tonight I saw a neighbor
[52:54] with a cane waiting in a line
[52:56] that goes up a flight of stairs
[52:57] to the second floor, just to
[52:59] receive a ticket. Once people
[53:01] receive a ticket, they're
[53:04] ushered. Not. Once they receive
[53:06] a ticket, they're ushered into
[53:08] what appears to be some kind of
[53:09] cattle herding situation. And
[53:11] there's very little seating.
[53:14] And what I've heard expressed
[53:16] out the one thing that
[53:18] we can guarantee is that this
[53:19] city does not want us to have a
[53:23] place to sit, but people
[53:26] standing in that line, right?
[53:28] The last I saw, the line is
[53:30] down the stairs to get a ticket,
[53:33] which we have one staff member
[53:34] sorting which of the two
[53:36] hearings you want to speak on.
[53:37] And I filmed and it's taken
[53:39] about 90s to two minutes just
[53:42] to get one person a ticket. So
[53:44] I do appreciate that. A lot of
[53:46] work went into planning tonight,
[53:48] and I do think that this is an
[53:49] improvement. But on JUNE 2nd,
[53:50] constituents were asked to show
[53:52] grace while standing in a line
[53:54] that broke down immediately on
[53:55] JUNE 11th at the planning
[53:56] commission, people waited
[53:57] outside a 90 degree heat and
[53:59] were told the fire marshal was
[54:01] the reason they couldn't come
[54:03] in. I contacted the nashville
[54:04] fire department deputy fire
[54:06] marshal michael figlio. The
[54:08] third responded in writing. To
[54:09] my knowledge, there was no
[54:10] enforcement needed from our
[54:12] office regarding the occupant
[54:13] load within the space as the
[54:15] space was not over the maximum
[54:17] occupant load, let alone near
[54:19] it. Tonight's ticketed system
[54:20] is an improvement, but a
[54:22] neighbor with a cane is
[54:23] navigating a staircase inside
[54:24] this building right now, just
[54:26] to get in line to speak with
[54:28] nowhere to sit while they wait.
[54:29] The people of nashville who
[54:30] show up to participate in their
[54:31] government deserve betterthan
[54:33] this. We have deserved better
[54:35] for a long time. Thank you.
[54:36] I
[54:37] appreciate your feedback. And I
[54:39] will just add, for those
[54:42] listening, any staff member,
[54:44] sheriff's office, anybody on
[54:45] the mezzanine or the ground
[54:47] floor is very happy to provide
[54:50] ada accommodation to anyone
[54:52] about whom there is a concern,
[54:55] and use the elevator rather
[54:57] than the stairs. It is not
[54:58] required to use the stairs. I
[54:59] appreciate you sharing that
[55:01] with me. Just want to speak
[55:02] that for people's assistance.
[55:04] MR. Mendenhall is speaking on
[55:11] agenda item 73. This is our
[55:12] s2026-2097. Speaking in
[55:13] opposition, this is an mou
[55:14] regarding law enforcement
[55:15] within the public transit
[55:17] system. Go ahead, MR. Hall.
[55:17] Hi,
[55:18] my name is mendenhall. I'm
[55:20] speaking as an individual who
[55:22] relies on the bus every single
[55:23] day, and I'm asking you to
[55:25] defer vote down this mou
[55:26] between the metro transit
[55:28] authority, mpd and rta. First,
[55:30] I must ask why has has an mta
[55:32] in time fully fund fully
[55:33] launched the journeys pass the
[55:35] journey pass program with
[55:36] income verification. First, it
[55:38] was going to be launched last
[55:40] spring, then fall 2025, then
[55:43] spring 2026. And now they're
[55:44] saying by the end of the year
[55:46] 2026, why do they keep pushing
[55:48] timelines with no explanation?
[55:50] The transportation improvement
[55:52] program, the the tip that chime
[55:55] funded, approved by the voters,
[55:58] only allocated $5 million for
[55:59] security improvements over the
[56:01] 15 year program. It's in the
[56:03] document. The mta has already
[56:04] drawn down more than $5 million
[56:06] for a currently non-existent
[56:09] transit police division. When
[56:11] the transit ambassador program
[56:14] is being slowly slow rolled, we
[56:18] are encouraging and acting on
[56:19] getting the people that need to
[56:21] ride the bus, the ability to
[56:22] ride the bus more frequently
[56:24] with the journey pass program.
[56:26] When metro interacts, when.
[56:30] When mpd and the security at at
[56:33] mta on the bus. Their strategy
[56:35] is just to ban someone for a
[56:37] day, for a week, for a month.
[56:39] That's what the policing and
[56:43] the security do at wego.
[56:45] Prioritizing more police at m
[56:47] at at wego central and at the
[56:49] bus stops is not
[56:50] increase the safety because
[56:51] those people will come back
[56:52] after their their day, after
[56:54] their week, after their month.
[56:56] It's by bringing the transit
[56:58] ambassador program to the front,
[56:59] making that the priority,
[57:04] putting that in place now by
[57:06] having ambassadors who can
[57:08] connect our bus riders with the
[57:09] resources they need, like we
[57:10] have resources, we'll talk
[57:12] about it all the time, rather
[57:13] than just banning them from the
[57:16] system over and over again, we
[57:17] can actually make our bus
[57:23] system safer. Thank you.
[57:23] Thank
[57:26] you, MR. Hall. Next is john
[57:28] hamilton, also speaking on
[57:33] agenda item 73rs2026-2097 in
[57:35] opposition. Go ahead, MR.
[57:37] Hamilton. You're recognized.
[57:39] Yes. And and hamilton is my
[57:39] middle name.
[57:41] Oh, I apologize
[57:42] sir. What's your last name?
[57:44] Bull bullbull.
[57:45] Thank you sir.
[57:48] MR. Bull, you're recognized.
[57:51] The current system is effective.
[57:53] I'm a frequent rider of the bus.
[57:56] For example, yesterday county
[57:58] transfers. I rode the bus for
[58:02] for for nine routes. And I've
[58:04] been riding the mass transit
[58:09] system for a half decade since
[58:12] wego implemented what security
[58:13] arrangements they've done, it's
[58:18] been very effective. It's if it
[58:20] works, you don't fix it. My
[58:23] opinion. Thank you.
[58:24] Thank you,
[58:26] MR. Bull. All right. That
[58:27] concludes our public comment
[58:38] period. All right. Now we are
[58:40] moving into the public hearing
[58:43] portion of our evening and our
[58:46] agenda. These are sectionsi
[58:49] and j, a resolution single
[58:51] resolution, and then multiple
[58:53] bills on public hearing.
[58:54] Spanish interpretation services
[58:56] are provided for all metro
[58:58] council public hearings. MISS
[59:00] Sandra obando is here as the
[59:02] interpreter this evening. MISS
[59:04] Obando, will you please share
[59:08] how you can help? Please, ma'am.
[59:10] Buenas. My name is sandra
[59:12] obando. Soy interpreter en
[59:14] espanol. Para la seccion de
[59:15] esta noche. Si necesita
[59:17] asistencia esto sentada
[59:18] izquierda. Gracias.
[59:19] Gracias. We
[59:21] appreciate you. All right. For
[59:23] those wishing to speak on
[59:25] public hearing items this
[59:26] evening, please do state your
[59:28] name, but it is not required
[59:30] for you to provide your exact
[59:31] address. If you do not wish to
[59:33] do so, you MAY want to tell us
[59:34] in what neighborhood or area
[59:36] you live, your connection to an
[59:38] agenda item or project, or who
[59:43] your council member is. Okay.
[59:47] All right. First, in section I,
[59:50] we have a resolution on public
[59:52] hearing. This is agenda item
[59:57] one, rs2026-2070. Sponsor
[59:59] taylor this is a resolution
[1:00:01] exempting vibes bar and lounge
[1:00:03] located at 114 28th avenue
[1:00:05] north from the minimum distance
[1:00:06] requirements for obtaining a
[1:00:11] beer permit pursuant to section
[1:00:14] 708090 of our metropolitan code.
[1:00:16] MR. Taylor, you're recognized,
[1:00:17] sir.
[1:00:18] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:00:20] Move to open the public hearing,
[1:00:20] please.
[1:00:21] Okay. Committee report.
[1:00:23] Well, we can do committee
[1:00:25] report first. We've we've done
[1:00:27] it either way. But for the
[1:00:28] report of the government
[1:00:29] operations and regulations
[1:00:31] committee of chair hill, you're
[1:00:33] recognized. Ma'am.
[1:00:35] This was 20
[1:00:36] 2070. Ready?
[1:00:37] Yes, ma'am.
[1:00:37] Yeah.
[1:00:39] We recommed six in favor zero
[1:00:40] against zero not voting.
[1:00:41] Okay.
[1:00:43] Alrighty then. And now I heard
[1:00:45] you request to open the public
[1:00:47] hearing. Absolutely. So I
[1:00:49] declare the public hearing open
[1:00:52] for council member taylor's
[1:00:55] resolution 2070 with all
[1:00:56] members of the public here in
[1:00:58] support of this resolution,
[1:01:01] please raise your hand. Thank
[1:01:03] you. Would all members of the
[1:01:05] public here in opposition to
[1:01:06] this resolution please raise
[1:01:11] your hand? Seeing no one here
[1:01:12] in opposition, do the persons
[1:01:14] here in support seek to be
[1:01:17] recognized or speak? Okay.
[1:01:20] Thank you. Appreciate that.
[1:01:23] Seeing no one here to speak,
[1:01:25] whether in support or
[1:01:27] opposition, I will declare the
[1:01:29] public hearing closed, MR.
[1:01:31] Taylor, and it is back to you
[1:01:33] for a motion on this bill.
[1:01:35] Given that you have, or rather
[1:01:37] resolution with your committee
[1:01:37] report in.
[1:01:39] Thank you. I like to
[1:01:40] move for approval with a brief
[1:01:40] comment.
[1:01:41] Go ahead, sir.
[1:01:42] Thank
[1:01:44] you. So I'll make it brief.
[1:01:48] Thank you. So just give some
[1:01:52] timeline with this. The vibes
[1:01:54] owner approached me, I believe.
[1:01:56] Late 2020 four, DECEMBER,
[1:02:01] NOVEMBER and time's up. And so
[1:02:03] and in that moment, there was
[1:02:05] some pushback from neighbors in
[1:02:08] regards to this project. They
[1:02:10] had some apprehensions. And as
[1:02:12] the property owner to come or
[1:02:13] the business owner to come and
[1:02:15] have a conversation, and over
[1:02:17] time, that business owner made
[1:02:20] a vow to be a good neighbor.
[1:02:21] And so since that time that
[1:02:23] they've come to that community
[1:02:25] meeting opened and moved
[1:02:28] forward, they vowed to be a
[1:02:29] good neighbor. We just recently
[1:02:30] had a community meeting. This
[1:02:33] topic was on the table. They've
[1:02:34] been such a good community
[1:02:36] member that the community was
[1:02:37] mad at me for not giving them
[1:02:40] the permit already. And so
[1:02:42] moving forward, I'd just like
[1:02:43] to thank the the property owner,
[1:02:45] the community members for
[1:02:46] working through this process
[1:02:48] with me, and I renew my motion
[1:02:48] to approve.
[1:02:50] All right. There's
[1:02:52] a motion to approve, properly
[1:02:53] seconded. Is there any
[1:02:56] discussion on this resolution?
[1:02:57] Council member alan, you're
[1:02:58] recognized.
[1:02:59] Thank you, MADAM
[1:03:00] Chair. If I might just make a
[1:03:01] couple of comments. I had a
[1:03:03] good conversation with council
[1:03:04] member taylor. Some concerns
[1:03:06] from some of my constituents
[1:03:08] who live on the other side of
[1:03:10] west end, just about past
[1:03:11] behavior, which he has, has
[1:03:13] addressed. And so I guess my
[1:03:15] question would be he's been
[1:03:17] motivated to have good behavior
[1:03:18] to get this beer permit, and I
[1:03:21] am fully confident that he will
[1:03:22] continue in that in that vein,
[1:03:24] which is good. Is there someone
[1:03:26] who could answer the question
[1:03:28] of if that motivation to get
[1:03:30] the beer permit isno longer
[1:03:32] there? And there was a
[1:03:34] regression to former past
[1:03:35] behavior that had been
[1:03:38] troubling neighbors. Is there a
[1:03:39] process for revocation of beer
[1:03:41] permits that would just provide
[1:03:43] some comfort in terms of number
[1:03:44] of calls to police, for example,
[1:03:46] or something like that?
[1:03:47] So the
[1:03:49] question is potentially to
[1:03:51] special counsel. Is there a
[1:03:54] specific procedure relative to
[1:03:58] revocation related to the
[1:04:00] number of.
[1:04:01] That has been a past
[1:04:03] measure of.
[1:04:04] Certified or.
[1:04:05] Calls
[1:04:06] to police. Is something
[1:04:08] measurable? Okay. That number
[1:04:09] had been very high many years
[1:04:11] ago. It has not been high for a
[1:04:13] number of years, and I very
[1:04:14] much appreciate the change.
[1:04:15] Particular to this property,
[1:04:15] particular.
[1:04:16] To this property.
[1:04:19] Is there is there a process for
[1:04:21] revoking permits that could
[1:04:22] provide neighbors just a little
[1:04:23] bit of assurance that that
[1:04:24] we're good.
[1:04:25] Special counsel. Is
[1:04:26] there anything codified to that
[1:04:27] effect, sir?
[1:04:28] Yes, vice mayor,
[1:04:30] there is within the urban
[1:04:33] services district. Their permit
[1:04:34] board has the power within its
[1:04:36] discretion and in addition to
[1:04:38] other penalties to suspend for
[1:04:40] a period of time, revoked
[1:04:42] permanently any beer permit for
[1:04:44] violation of the metro code
[1:04:47] upon giving a the permit holder
[1:04:54] written notice and. The written
[1:04:55] notice within the rules and
[1:04:57] regulations of the beer permit
[1:04:57] board.
[1:04:58] I appreciate that
[1:05:00] assurance. I support this and
[1:05:02] and will let my constituents
[1:05:03] know that we're covered.
[1:05:03] all
[1:05:04] right.
[1:05:05] Appreciate the work that
[1:05:05] councilmember taylor did.
[1:05:07] Okay.
[1:05:08] Is there any further discussion
[1:05:12] on this resolution? Seeing none.
[1:05:14] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:05:15] Any voting no or abstaining?
[1:05:18] All right. This resolution has
[1:05:23] been adopted. Next section j
[1:05:28] bills on public hearing. Agenda
[1:05:33] item two, ordinance bl2026-1314.
[1:05:35] Sponsors horton and evan siegel.
[1:05:37] This is an ordinance amending
[1:05:38] certain sections and
[1:05:44] subsections of chapters 2.104,
[1:05:50] 6.26, 13.32, 17.2, 4.2,
[1:05:51] 8.36 of the metro code of laws
[1:05:53] to correct typographical errors,
[1:05:55] incorrect references.
[1:05:56] Redundancies and other minor
[1:05:58] errors. Council member horton.
[1:06:13] You're recognized, sir. Is
[1:06:17] there anybody? This is
[1:06:18] predominantly planning and
[1:06:20] zoning. I don't know if. Vice
[1:06:22] chair harrell planning and
[1:06:24] zoning. Would you be willing to
[1:06:26] sign on to this bill, sir, for
[1:06:29] purposes of keeping this moving?
[1:06:31] Oh, I'm sorry, MR. Hill.
[1:06:31] Yes.
[1:06:35] Okay. MR. Clark, so noted. And
[1:06:39] given that, MR. Harrell, do you
[1:06:41] seek to open the public hearing
[1:06:42] to staff, know that that is MR.
[1:06:44] Horton's intent at this time?
[1:06:44] Okay.
[1:06:45] Open the public hearing.
[1:06:48] All right. Okay. I declare the
[1:06:52] public hearing open for council
[1:06:53] members. Horton,evan siegel
[1:06:58] and harrell's ordinance 1314.
[1:06:59] Would all members of the public
[1:07:01] here in support of this bill,
[1:07:05] please raise your hand? Okay.
[1:07:07] Would all members of the public
[1:07:10] here in opposition to this bill
[1:07:13] please raise your hand? Mr.
[1:07:16] harrell, seeing no one present
[1:07:19] on either side seeking to be
[1:07:21] recognized, I will declare the
[1:07:26] public hearing closed, and, MR.
[1:07:28] Horton, MR. Harrell, your vice
[1:07:29] chair has taken up that bill.
[1:07:32] Are you okay with him? We want
[1:07:33] to put it back over to you, as
[1:07:35] I know you do have a substitute
[1:07:36] and so forth. So the public
[1:07:42] hearing is now closed. And with I can now recognize you,
[1:07:45] MR. Horton, for a motion to get
[1:07:48] this bill before us.
[1:07:48] Thank you,
[1:07:50] vice mayor. Apologies for that.
[1:07:51] I'd like to move for approval,
[1:07:53] please.
[1:07:55] Okay. So there's a
[1:07:57] motion to approve. Properly
[1:07:58] seconded. We're on to
[1:08:00] discussion. Do you seek to make
[1:08:02] a motion to substitute?
[1:08:02] I'd
[1:08:03] like to move the substitute,
[1:08:04] please.
[1:08:05] Okay. Anything you want
[1:08:06] to share about the substitute?
[1:08:08] As the caption shared, this is
[1:08:10] a housekeeping bill and so is
[1:08:11] the substitute. Okay. All right.
[1:08:12] And move for approval.
[1:08:13] All
[1:08:14] right. Is there any discussion
[1:08:16] on the motion to substitute?
[1:08:17] Seeing none. All in favor of
[1:08:19] the substitute, please say aye.
[1:08:22] Any voting no or abstaining.
[1:08:23] All right. And MR. Horton, if
[1:08:25] you renew your motion to
[1:08:25] approve a substitute.
[1:08:26] To move
[1:08:27] for approval substitute.
[1:08:27] All
[1:08:29] right. Any discussion on that?
[1:08:31] Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:08:33] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:08:34] or abstaining. All right. This
[1:08:36] has passed its second of three
[1:08:39] readings as substituted. Next
[1:08:41] is agenda item three. Ordinance
[1:08:46] bl 2026-1360. Sponsors, styles
[1:08:49] and evan siegel. If someone
[1:08:51] could please go get MR. There
[1:08:52] she is. Yes, ma'am. An
[1:08:54] ordinance amending chapter
[1:08:55] 17.28 of the metro code of laws
[1:08:57] to amend regulations on
[1:08:59] underground utilities. MISS
[1:09:02] Styles, you recognize, ma'am.
[1:09:05] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:09:07] Committee reports on this one.
[1:09:08] Not at this juncture, no.
[1:09:10] That's on third.
[1:09:11] Get moved.
[1:09:14] Open the public hearing. Okay.
[1:09:16] I declare the public hearing
[1:09:18] open for council member styles
[1:09:21] and evan siegel's ordinance,
[1:09:24] 1360. Would all members of the
[1:09:25] public here in support of this
[1:09:28] bill please raise your hand?
[1:09:30] Would all members of the public
[1:09:31] here in opposition to this bill
[1:09:34] please raise your hand? All
[1:09:37] right. Seeing no one here on
[1:09:39] either side, I declare the
[1:09:43] public. Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
[1:09:45] Where are we? Behind the column
[1:09:46] here. Okay. I'm terribly sorry.
[1:09:48] I have a line of sight issue
[1:09:52] here. So is there one person in
[1:09:54] support and one person in
[1:09:57] opposition? Is that correct?
[1:10:02] Okay. If. Let's see. So will
[1:10:04] those persons wishing to speak
[1:10:06] in support. Please come forward
[1:10:09] to the podium if you seek to be
[1:10:12] recognized on this bill.
[1:10:16] Supporting speakers go first.
[1:10:17] Does the person here in support
[1:10:20] seek to be recognized or speak?
[1:10:22] Okay, I literally cannot see
[1:10:25] behind the column. Okay. Does
[1:10:27] the person here in opposition
[1:10:30] seek to be recognized and speak?
[1:10:33] All right. Okay. So with no one
[1:10:36] seeking to be recognized. To
[1:10:38] speak, I will declare the
[1:10:40] public hearing closed and it's
[1:10:41] back to you for a motion on
[1:10:44] your bill. Styles.
[1:10:45] Thank you
[1:10:46] very much. Vice mayor. I'd like
[1:10:47] to move for approval, please.
[1:10:50] All right. There's a motion to
[1:10:51] approve on second reading. Is
[1:10:54] there a second? It's properly
[1:10:56] seconded. We're on to
[1:10:58] discussion. Do you seek to move
[1:10:59] your substitute at this
[1:11:00] juncture?
[1:11:02] Yes. I would like to
[1:11:03] move the substitute, please.
[1:11:04] Okay.
[1:11:05] There you are.
[1:11:06] There's a
[1:11:09] motionto substitute. Okay. Is
[1:11:10] there anything you'd like to
[1:11:13] share about the substitute?
[1:11:14] No.
[1:11:15] Okay.
[1:11:17] Okay. How? Housekeeping.
[1:11:20] Perhaps a little bit. Yes. From
[1:11:21] directly from planning, not
[1:11:22] from me.
[1:11:23] Yeah. The planning
[1:11:25] department table. This was a
[1:11:25] substitute provided
[1:11:26] by the
[1:11:27] planning department. They are
[1:11:28] concurring that it is of a
[1:11:31] housekeeping nature. Okay. Any
[1:11:32] further discussion on the
[1:11:35] motion to substitute? Seeing
[1:11:36] none. All in favor of the
[1:11:38] substitute, please say aye. Any
[1:11:40] voting no or abstaining. Okay.
[1:11:42] MISS Styles, if you would renew
[1:11:43] your motion to approve on
[1:11:44] second as substituted.
[1:11:45] I'd like
[1:11:46] to move for approval.
[1:11:47] Substitute, please.
[1:11:49] Okay. Is
[1:11:52] there any discussion? Seeing
[1:11:53] none. All in favor, please say
[1:11:55] aye. Any voting no or
[1:11:57] abstaining. All right. This has
[1:11:58] passed its second of three
[1:12:02] readings as substituted. All
[1:12:04] right. Next agenda item for
[1:12:07] ordinance bl 2026-1361.
[1:12:09] Sponsors benedict cap and evan
[1:12:10] siegel. This is an ordinance to
[1:12:12] amend chapter 17.37 of the
[1:12:14] metro code of laws to establish
[1:12:15] an east bank design review
[1:12:18] committee within the downtown
[1:12:21] code, also known as the dtc
[1:12:23] council member. Benedict, you
[1:12:24] are recognized.
[1:12:24] Thank you,
[1:12:26] MADAM Vice mayor, I'd like to
[1:12:27] open the public hearing.
[1:12:27] I
[1:12:29] declare the public hearing open
[1:12:30] for councilmember benedict's
[1:12:33] bill 1361 regarding the east
[1:12:35] bank design review committee,
[1:12:36] with all members of the public
[1:12:38] here in support of this bill,
[1:12:41] please raise your hand. Okay.
[1:12:43] And if you happen to be behind
[1:12:46] a column out and kind of give
[1:12:48] me a wave. Okay, so I do hear
[1:12:50] see some people here in support,
[1:12:51] would all members of the public
[1:12:53] here in opposition to this bill
[1:12:57] please raise your hand? Okay.
[1:12:59] Seeing no one here in
[1:13:01] opposition, do the persons here
[1:13:03] in support seek to be
[1:13:05] recognized or speak? I am
[1:13:07] seeing some heads being shook.
[1:13:09] No. And so with that, I will
[1:13:11] declare the public hearing
[1:13:12] closed. And it's back to you
[1:13:13] for a motion on this bill, MISS
[1:13:14] Benedict.
[1:13:15] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:13:16] I move approval.
[1:13:17] All right. Is
[1:13:20] there a second? Okay. We're on
[1:13:21] to discussion. And you still
[1:13:22] have the floor, man.
[1:13:23] Thank you.
[1:13:24] Move the second substitute,
[1:13:24] please.
[1:13:26] Okay. There is a motion
[1:13:27] to substitute with the second
[1:13:29] substitute. Is there a second?
[1:13:30] Okay. Is there any discussion
[1:13:31] on the substitute? Anything you
[1:13:34] want to share about it, ma'am?
[1:13:34] No.
[1:13:36] We made improvements to the
[1:13:38] planning department and with
[1:13:40] other sponsors of the bill. So
[1:13:41] it's better. Bill.
[1:13:43] Okay. Any
[1:13:44] any further discussion on the
[1:13:46] motion to substitute? Seeing
[1:13:47] none. All in favor of the
[1:13:49] substitute, please say aye. All
[1:13:50] right. And, MISS Benedict, do
[1:13:52] you want to renew your motion
[1:13:54] to approve as substituted.
[1:13:54] Yes.
[1:13:55] That please.
[1:13:56] Yes. That's good
[1:13:57] seeing. Just say so moved when
[1:13:59] I reiterated. There. That's a
[1:14:01] good deal. Okay. Is there any
[1:14:03] discussion on that. Seeing none.
[1:14:05] All in favor please say aye.
[1:14:06] Any voting no or abstaining.
[1:14:08] All right. This has passed its
[1:14:10] second of three readings as
[1:14:12] substituted. Next is agenda
[1:14:16] item five. This is ordinance bl
[1:14:17] 2026-1386. Sponsor styles. This
[1:14:19] is an ordinance to amend title
[1:14:20] 17, the metro code of laws
[1:14:21] zoning ordinance of the metro
[1:14:22] government by amending a
[1:14:25] portion of ridge view, udo
[1:14:26] urban design overlay for
[1:14:28] property located at eagle view
[1:14:30] boulevard, unnumbered and the
[1:14:31] northeast corner of eagle view
[1:14:33] boulevard and baby ruth lane
[1:14:37] zoned m, u, l and rm9. This is
[1:14:40] 14.21 acres to permit assisted
[1:14:42] care, living and open space.
[1:14:44] Council member styles. You're
[1:14:48] recognized, ma'am.
[1:14:49] Yes. I
[1:14:53] actually need to defer this.
[1:14:54] Okay.
[1:14:54] Would you? I'm just
[1:14:57] trying to figure out how many
[1:14:57] meetings.
[1:14:58] Okay. If you defer it,
[1:14:59] you have to defer it to the
[1:15:01] next public hearing because a
[1:15:03] public hearing is required. You
[1:15:05] could do that at the meeting of
[1:15:08] AUGUST 4th or the meeting of
[1:15:10] SEPTEMBER 1st, or the meeting
[1:15:12] of OCTOBER 6th. Those are the
[1:15:14] next three public hearings for
[1:15:15] zoning items.
[1:15:17] I'm going to
[1:15:22] defer this until the. First
[1:15:23] meeting in SEPTEMBER.
[1:15:25] All right.
[1:15:29] There is a motion to defer this
[1:15:30] ordinance on second reading,
[1:15:33] and it's a public hearing to
[1:15:35] the first meeting in SEPTEMBER.
[1:15:37] Is there a second properly
[1:15:39] moved and seconded? Is there
[1:15:45] any discussion on that motion?
[1:15:46] Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:15:48] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:15:50] or abstaining. All right. This
[1:15:51] is deferred to the first
[1:15:54] meeting in SEPTEMBER. Thank you.
[1:15:55] Next agenda item six, ordinance
[1:15:58] bl 2026-1387. Sponsor kimbro.
[1:16:00] This is an ordinance to amend
[1:16:01] title 17, the metro code of
[1:16:02] laws zoning ordinance. The
[1:16:03] metro government by changing
[1:16:05] from r s ten to r ten. Zoning
[1:16:08] for property located at 1616
[1:16:10] ashton avenue, approximately
[1:16:12] 540ft west of hydes ferry road.
[1:16:15] This is 0.37 acres. Council
[1:16:16] member kimbro, you're
[1:16:17] recognized.
[1:16:18] Thank you. Vice
[1:16:19] mayor, would you please open
[1:16:20] the public hearing?
[1:16:20] I declare
[1:16:22] the public hearing open for
[1:16:25] council member kimbrough's
[1:16:28] ordinance 1387. Would all
[1:16:30] members of the public here in
[1:16:31] support of this bill please
[1:16:34] raise your hand? Okay. Would
[1:16:36] all members of the public here
[1:16:38] in opposition to this bill
[1:16:41] please raise your hand? Seeing
[1:16:43] no one here on either side, I
[1:16:44] will declare the public hearing
[1:16:45] closed. It's back to you, mis
[1:16:47] kimbrough, for a motion on your
[1:16:48] bill.
[1:16:49] Thank you. Move for
[1:16:49] approval.
[1:16:50] Is there a second?
[1:16:51] Okay. There's a motion to
[1:16:52] approve. Properly seconded. Is
[1:16:54] there any discussion on this
[1:16:56] bill on second reading? Seeing
[1:16:57] none. All in favor, please say
[1:16:59] aye. Any voting no or
[1:17:00] abstaining? Okay. This has
[1:17:02] passed its second of three
[1:17:04] readings. Next is agenda item
[1:17:08] seven. Ordinance bl 2026-1388
[1:17:09] sponsor styles. This is an
[1:17:10] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:17:11] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:17:12] ordinance. The metro government
[1:17:16] by changing from our m20ns to a
[1:17:17] r2a zoning for properties
[1:17:21] located at 5118 mount view road
[1:17:23] and mount view road. Unnumbered
[1:17:25] approximately 360ft west of
[1:17:27] highland drive. This is 9.4
[1:17:28] acres. Councilmember styles,
[1:17:30] you are recognized.
[1:17:30] Thank you
[1:17:32] very much. Withdrawal.
[1:17:32] All
[1:17:34] right. This bill has been
[1:17:36] withdrawn. MISS Styles, bill
[1:17:40] 1388 will be withdrawn. Okay.
[1:17:42] Next is agenda item eight. This
[1:17:46] is ordinance bl 2026-1389. Also
[1:17:47] sponsor styles. This is an
[1:17:49] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:17:50] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:17:51] ordinance. The metro government
[1:17:53] by changing from s p to a r2a
[1:17:54] zoning for properties located
[1:17:56] at five, three, two and 538
[1:17:58] bell road, approximately 570ft
[1:17:59] southwest of murfreesboro pike
[1:18:01] and located in the murfreesboro
[1:18:03] pike urban design overlay
[1:18:04] district and corridor corridor
[1:18:06] design overlay district. This
[1:18:09] is 5.25 acres style. She
[1:18:09] recognized.
[1:18:11] Thank you very much.
[1:18:13] I'd like to call for the public
[1:18:13] hearing.
[1:18:16] Okay. All right. Do we
[1:18:18] have a notice issue on this one?
[1:18:21] Okay. All righty. I had a note
[1:18:24] that you might be intending to
[1:18:26] defer. Just double checking.
[1:18:26] No,
[1:18:28] this one is the one that stays.
[1:18:29] Okay. The other ones are good.
[1:18:31] Got it. I appreciate the
[1:18:32] clarification. All right, so I
[1:18:34] declare the public hearing open
[1:18:36] for council member styles's
[1:18:39] bill one three, eight nine.
[1:18:41] Would all members of the public
[1:18:42] here in support of this bill
[1:18:45] please raise your hand? Okay.
[1:18:46] Would all members of the public
[1:18:47] here in opposition to this bill
[1:18:50] please raise your hand? Seeing
[1:18:52] no one here on either side, I
[1:18:54] will declare the public hearing
[1:18:55] closed. It's back to you for a
[1:18:57] motion on your bill. MISS
[1:19:02] Styles.
[1:19:03] I could not read your
[1:19:06] lips fully. Are you talking to
[1:19:06] the seeking?
[1:19:07] The planning?
[1:19:08] Would you like to recognize the
[1:19:11] planning table? Okay. Planning.
[1:19:12] MISS Milligan, you're
[1:19:15] recognized.
[1:19:15] Yes.
[1:19:16] Thank you. The
[1:19:18] planning commission has not yet
[1:19:19] made a recommendation on this
[1:19:21] zoning bill. With an understand
[1:19:22] we had an understanding that it
[1:19:25] was to be deferred.
[1:19:30] Oh, okay.
[1:19:31] special counsel wilson, what
[1:19:36] would you advise? Or would you
[1:19:39] like me to. MISS Milligan? Do
[1:19:41] you want to offer advice to
[1:19:43] MISS Styles as far as the order
[1:19:48] of operations at this juncture?
[1:19:52] Yes. This is we are scheduled
[1:19:55] to hear this in at the JULY
[1:19:55] planning commission meeting,
[1:19:57] which is at the end of JULY,
[1:19:58] because we only have one
[1:20:00] meeting. So if you wanted to
[1:20:01] move forward with second
[1:20:02] reading tonight, you could
[1:20:04] defer third reading beyond that
[1:20:06] date, which would allow
[1:20:07] planning to have a
[1:20:09] recommendation to you all in
[1:20:13] advance of third reading.
[1:20:14] All
[1:20:15] right. So just to restate that,
[1:20:18] that would be a motion to
[1:20:23] approve on second with third
[1:20:23] reading.
[1:20:26] To be deferred.
[1:20:27] At
[1:20:31] which meeting? First meeting in
[1:20:36] AUGUST. Okay. Is there a point
[1:20:39] of order? AUGUST. AUGUST 4th.
[1:20:42] Thank you. Sorry. I heard a or
[1:20:44] in your little tonal sound
[1:20:47] there. Okay, so that's a proper
[1:20:48] motion. Is there a second for
[1:20:50] that motion? All right. Is
[1:20:52] there any discussion on that
[1:20:54] motion seeing none. All in
[1:20:57] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:20:59] voting no or abstaining. All
[1:21:00] right. So this has passed its
[1:21:01] second reading and had its
[1:21:03] public hearing here. It will
[1:21:04] next go to the planning
[1:21:05] commission for any member of
[1:21:07] the community is listening. And
[1:21:09] that will be at the JULY the
[1:21:12] next, the 23rd at the planning
[1:21:14] commission, at which juncture
[1:21:15] it will be before this
[1:21:17] body on its third and final
[1:21:18] reading, and in committee at
[1:21:21] that time at the meeting of
[1:21:23] AUGUST 4th. Okay. All right.
[1:21:25] Next is agenda item nine,
[1:21:29] ordinance bl 2026-1395 sponsor
[1:21:30] welsh. This is an ordinance to
[1:21:32] amend title 17, the metro code
[1:21:33] of laws zoning ordinance. The
[1:21:34] metro government by changing
[1:21:36] from rs7 point five to r eight.
[1:21:38] A zoning for property located
[1:21:40] at 470 radnor street,
[1:21:42] approximately 270ft northeast
[1:21:45] of meade avenue. This is 0.2
[1:21:47] acres. Council member welsh
[1:21:47] recognized. Ma'am.
[1:21:48] Thank you.
[1:21:49] Vice mayor. I'd like to defer
[1:21:50] for lack of notice.
[1:21:51] All right.
[1:21:54] And defer to the next public.
[1:21:56] Hearing to the first meeting of
[1:21:56] AUGUST.
[1:21:57] Okay. Is there a second
[1:21:59] for that motion? Okay. Is ther
[1:22:01] any discussion on that motion?
[1:22:03] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:22:04] Any voting no or abstaining?
[1:22:06] Okay. This will be back on
[1:22:08] public hearing at the first
[1:22:18] meeting in AUGUST. Okay. Next
[1:22:21] we have two bills. They are
[1:22:23] companions to each other.
[1:22:25] Council member parker for
[1:22:26] purposes of the public hearing,
[1:22:28] they can be taken together. I
[1:22:30] will go ahead and read both the
[1:22:33] captions into the record.
[1:22:38] Agenda item ten is ordinance bl
[1:22:39] 2026-1396. Sponsor parker. This
[1:22:40] is an ordinance to mental. 17
[1:22:42] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:22:43] ordinance of the metro
[1:22:44] government by amending a
[1:22:47] specific plan and changing from
[1:22:50] rs52 sp zoning for properties
[1:22:54] located at 832834836838 seymour
[1:22:58] avenue. 905907 west eastland
[1:23:00] avenue. 939 30 c mcferrin
[1:23:08] avenue and wait for it
[1:23:10] 609611613615625627639631, 633,
[1:23:13] 635, six, 37, 639, six, 41, six,
[1:23:15] 43 and 645. Richmond bend,
[1:23:17] approximately 417ft west of
[1:23:19] mcferrin avenue and located
[1:23:20] within the greenwood
[1:23:20] neighborhood conservation
[1:23:21] overlay district in the
[1:23:23] detached accessory dwelling
[1:23:25] unit overlay district. This is
[1:23:26] 3.24 acres to permit eight
[1:23:29] additional units and 3250ft
[1:23:29] s of
[1:23:32] non residential units or other
[1:23:34] uses. And again, it's companion
[1:23:37] bill which is agenda item 11.
[1:23:41] That's ordinance bl 2026-1397,
[1:23:44] which requires certain
[1:23:45] materials to be restricted in
[1:23:46] the construction of buildings
[1:23:49] at all those addresses in 1396,
[1:23:50] which I will mercifully not
[1:23:55] repeat. Okay. With that, MR.
[1:23:58] Parker, you are recognized, sir.
[1:24:01] Oh, I'm sorry sir. Go ahead.
[1:24:02] Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like
[1:24:04] to open the public hearing.
[1:24:04] All
[1:24:05] right. I declare the public
[1:24:07] hearing open for council member
[1:24:13] parker's bills. 13961396 and
[1:24:15] 1397, which are companions to
[1:24:17] each other. Would all members
[1:24:18] of the public here in support
[1:24:20] of these bills please raise
[1:24:23] your hands? Okay. Would all
[1:24:25] members of the public here in
[1:24:26] opposition to these bills
[1:24:29] please raise your hands? Seeing
[1:24:31] no one here in opposition to
[1:24:32] the persons here in support
[1:24:34] seek to be recognized or speak.
[1:24:35] They are both shaking their
[1:24:37] heads. No, MR. Parker. And so
[1:24:39] with that, I will declare the
[1:24:40] public hearing closed. And now,
[1:24:42] as I come back to you, given
[1:24:43] that you have substitutes, we
[1:24:45] will have to take these up
[1:24:47] individually for purposes of
[1:24:49] substitution and passage. So go
[1:24:50] ahead, sir.
[1:24:51] Thank you, vice
[1:24:54] mayor. I would like to move the
[1:24:56] substitute on bill 2026 1396.
[1:24:58] Okay. If we can if you could
[1:24:59] please just move approval on
[1:25:03] 1396 to get it before us and
[1:25:03] then.
[1:25:05] Move approval of bill
[1:25:06] 2026 1396.
[1:25:07] Is there a second?
[1:25:09] Okay. And I heard you already
[1:25:10] make the motion to substitute.
[1:25:12] Is there a second for that?
[1:25:14] Second? Okay. All right.
[1:25:15] Anything you want to say about
[1:25:18] the substitute, sir? All right.
[1:25:21] There is a motion to substitute
[1:25:23] 1396. Is there any discussion?
[1:25:25] Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:25:27] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:25:28] or abstaining? Okay. If you
[1:25:30] could renew your motion to
[1:25:32] approve a substituted.
[1:25:32] Approve
[1:25:34] 1396 as substituted.
[1:25:35] Okay. Any
[1:25:38] discussion on that? Seeing none.
[1:25:40] All in favor please say aye.
[1:25:41] Any voting no or abstaining.
[1:25:43] Okay. So that has passed its
[1:25:46] second of three readings as
[1:25:48] substituted. Next we're on to
[1:25:51] agenda item 11. Go ahead sir.
[1:25:54] I'd like to move bill 2026 1397.
[1:25:56] All right. Go ahead. Back to
[1:25:57] you. For the substitute.
[1:25:57] I
[1:25:59] would like to move the
[1:25:59] substitute.
[1:26:00] Okay. Is there any
[1:26:03] discussion on the substitute
[1:26:04] seeing none. All in favor of
[1:26:05] the motion to substitute please
[1:26:09] say I I okay. Any voting? No or
[1:26:09] abstaining. All right. And if
[1:26:10] you could renew your motion.
[1:26:12] Move a substitute.
[1:26:12] All right.
[1:26:14] So it is. I'm going to presume
[1:26:15] that your motion was to approve
[1:26:17] on second reading as
[1:26:19] substituted. Any discussion on
[1:26:21] that. All right. Seeing none.
[1:26:22] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:26:25] Any voting no or abstaining.
[1:26:30] Okay. Ten and 11, 1396 and 1397
[1:26:32] have passed their second of
[1:26:35] three readings as substituted.
[1:26:48] Yes, sir. All right. Next we
[1:26:52] are on to agenda items 12 and
[1:26:54] 13. Again, they are companions
[1:26:57] to each other. The both sponsor
[1:27:00] taylor. The first is ordinance
[1:27:05] bl 2026-1398. This is an
[1:27:06] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:27:08] the metro code laws zoning
[1:27:09] ordinance. The metro government
[1:27:11] by changing from our six to sp
[1:27:13] zoning for property located at
[1:27:16] 1038 28th avenue north. This is
[1:27:18] approximately 138ft north of
[1:27:21] meharry boulevard. It is 0.10
[1:27:24] acres. Its companion 1399,
[1:27:26] and it requires certain
[1:27:26] materials to be restricted in
[1:27:29] the construction of buildings
[1:27:32] mentioned in ordinance 1398.
[1:27:34] MR. Taylor. For purposes of the
[1:27:35] public hearing, we can take
[1:27:37] these items up together. Go
[1:27:38] ahead sir.
[1:27:38] Absolutely. Thank
[1:27:40] you. I'd like to open the
[1:27:43] public hearing for bl 2026,
[1:27:45] 1398 and 1399.
[1:27:45] Okay. I declare
[1:27:47] the public hearing open for
[1:27:49] council member taylor's
[1:27:53] companion bills 1398 and 1399.
[1:27:55] Would all members of the public
[1:27:56] here in support of these bills
[1:27:59] please raise your hand? Okay.
[1:28:01] Would all members of the public
[1:28:02] here in opposition to these
[1:28:06] bills please raise your hands?
[1:28:08] Okay, just wait just for a
[1:28:11] little bit. I've been advised
[1:28:12] that you just want to give
[1:28:13] people a little bit more time
[1:28:16] in case they are out on the
[1:28:18] mezzanine. Again, we have
[1:28:21] seating for anyone that has a
[1:28:22] public hearing item coming in
[1:28:24] front of these data centers. So
[1:28:25] you can come on inside. If
[1:28:28] you're listening upon the
[1:28:30] second or third floor. Okay. So
[1:28:32] with that, having held a little
[1:28:33] bit of time there, I will
[1:28:35] declare the public hearin
[1:28:37] closed. And with that, it is
[1:28:39] back to you for a motion on
[1:28:41] your bills, MR. Taylor, because
[1:28:42] you don't have any substitutes
[1:28:43] or amendments, you can move
[1:28:45] both of these in a consolidated
[1:28:45] motion.
[1:28:46] Absolutely. Move for
[1:28:47] approval.
[1:28:47] All right. Is there
[1:28:49] any discussion on the motion to
[1:28:52] approve 1398 and 1399 on second
[1:28:55] reading? Seeing none. All in
[1:28:56] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:28:58] voting no or abstaining. Okay.
[1:28:59] These have passed their second
[1:29:02] of three readings. Next are
[1:29:06] agenda items 14 and 15 sponsors
[1:29:09] lee and hill. Again, these are
[1:29:11] companions to each other.
[1:29:14] Agenda item 14 is ordinance bl
[1:29:16] 2026 1400. This is an ordinance
[1:29:17] to amend title 17, the metro
[1:29:19] code of laws zoning ordinance,
[1:29:20] the metro government of
[1:29:21] nashville and davidson county
[1:29:24] by changing from a r to a to sp
[1:29:26] zoning for property located at
[1:29:27] 5683 cambridge road,
[1:29:29] approximately 479ft south of
[1:29:31] spring park lane. This is 6.64
[1:29:35] acres to permit 68 multifamily and again,
[1:29:38] it's companion agenda item 15,
[1:29:41] which is ordinance 1401, which
[1:29:42] requires certain materials to
[1:29:43] be restricted in the
[1:29:45] construction of the buildings
[1:29:49] mentioned in ordinance 1400. Go
[1:29:50] ahead, MISS Hill. You are
[1:29:51] recognized.
[1:29:51] Thank you, vice
[1:29:53] mayor. I'd like to move for a
[1:29:54] two meeting deferral to the
[1:29:56] first meeting in AUGUST will be
[1:29:56] AUGUST the 4th.
[1:29:58] Okay. All right.
[1:29:59] So we will move these to the
[1:30:03] AUGUST public hearing and
[1:30:07] AUGUST 4th. That is the motion.
[1:30:09] It is is there a second to hear
[1:30:11] that? Is there any discussion
[1:30:14] on that deferral motion? Seeing
[1:30:15] none. All in favor, please say
[1:30:18] aye. Any voting no or
[1:30:19] abstaining. Okay. Those are
[1:30:25] both deferred to AUGUST 4th.
[1:30:27] Next is agenda item 16.
[1:30:31] Ordinance bl 2026-1402 sponsor
[1:30:32] welsh. This is an ordinance to
[1:30:34] amend title 17, the metro code
[1:30:35] of laws zoning ordinance. The
[1:30:36] metro government by changing
[1:30:38] from rs7 point five to r eight.
[1:30:40] A zoning for property located
[1:30:43] at 412 veritas street, located
[1:30:45] approximately 380ft west of
[1:30:47] nolensville pike. This is 0.26
[1:30:49] acres. MISS Welsh, you are
[1:30:49] recognized.
[1:30:50] Thank you, vice
[1:30:52] mayor. I would like to defer to
[1:30:53] the first meeting in AUGUST due
[1:30:54] to lack of notice.
[1:30:55] Okay. There
[1:30:57] is a motion to defer to the
[1:30:58] first meeting in AUGUST. That's
[1:31:00] AUGUST 4th. It's properly
[1:31:02] seconded. Is there
[1:31:04] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:31:05] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:31:07] voting no or abstaining? Okay.
[1:31:10] This will next be taken up on
[1:31:12] AUGUST the 4th. Next, our
[1:31:15] agenda items 17 and 18. They
[1:31:17] are companions to each other.
[1:31:20] Sponsor parker. The first is
[1:31:23] ordinance bl 2026-1403. This is
[1:31:24] an ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:31:26] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:31:27] ordinance. The metro government
[1:31:29] by amending a specific plan for
[1:31:31] various properties generally
[1:31:32] located west of gallatin avenue,
[1:31:35] east of emmett avenue, south of
[1:31:36] mcclurkin avenue and north of
[1:31:38] douglas avenue. Zoned s p and
[1:31:40] changing the zoning on
[1:31:43] properties from r, s, five c, s
[1:31:48] and or20 to s p. This is 19.09
[1:31:51] acres. To permit a mixed use
[1:31:53] development, and again, it's
[1:31:56] companion agenda item 18, which
[1:32:00] is ordinance bl 2026-1404,
[1:32:02] which requires certain
[1:32:04] materials to be constructed or
[1:32:05] restricted in the construction
[1:32:08] of buildings that are within
[1:32:11] ordinance. 1403 councilmember
[1:32:12] parker, you're recognized.
[1:32:13] Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like
[1:32:15] to open the public hearing.
[1:32:15] All
[1:32:17] right. I declare the public
[1:32:18] hearing open for council member
[1:32:28] parker's bills one 403 and 1404.
[1:32:30] Would all members of the public
[1:32:31] here in support of these ills
[1:32:34] please raise your hand? Thank
[1:32:37] you all. Would all members of
[1:32:39] the public here in opposition
[1:32:41] to these bills please raise
[1:32:43] your hand? Okay. There are
[1:32:50] several here in opposition. So.
[1:32:51] Persons in support do speak
[1:32:54] first. And so if those persons
[1:32:55] wishing to speak in support
[1:32:57] wold please come forward to
[1:33:00] the podium. Supporting speakers
[1:33:02] will go first in. Persons in
[1:33:03] opposition wishing to speak
[1:33:05] will go after those speaking in
[1:33:11] support. Do the persons here in
[1:33:13] support seek to be recognized
[1:33:18] okay? Go ahead sir. You're
[1:33:18] recognized.
[1:33:19] Michael mcnally.
[1:33:20] Southern land, where the owner
[1:33:22] and developer of the property.
[1:33:25] And just here to say thank you
[1:33:26] to COUNCILMAN Parker. We've
[1:33:27] been working on this project
[1:33:30] for several years. Some
[1:33:33] modification to an existing s p
[1:33:34] here to answer any questions.
[1:33:36] But we're appreciate the time
[1:33:38] and effort to review this.
[1:33:38] All
[1:33:41] right. Thank you, MR. Mcnally.
[1:33:42] All right. Does anyone else
[1:33:44] seek to be recognized to speak
[1:33:49] in support? Okay. Seeing none,
[1:33:50] do the persons here who raised
[1:33:53] their hands in opposition seek
[1:33:56] to be recognized or speak? If
[1:33:58] so, please go ahead and come on
[1:34:01] forward.
[1:34:02] Hey, man. In nine one,
[1:34:03] two. Strauss live in the
[1:34:05] neighborhood. I'm really
[1:34:06] excited about this development.
[1:34:07] You know, it's already approved
[1:34:11] s p my my concerns is like the
[1:34:13] the homes that are now detached
[1:34:16] in this along emmett ave. I was
[1:34:18] really excited for there to be,
[1:34:20] you know, single family homes
[1:34:21] attached no side yards because
[1:34:23] that meant there was going to
[1:34:24] be more green space at both
[1:34:25] like the corners. And there's
[1:34:27] going to be, you know, space
[1:34:28] for the community use the
[1:34:29] community really likes right
[1:34:31] now, the green space that's
[1:34:34] accessible while, you know,
[1:34:35] they're waiting for this sb to
[1:34:37] be developed right on the hill
[1:34:39] there. And so obviously the
[1:34:40] neighborhood and the future
[1:34:41] residents would be great for
[1:34:43] those who live in the apartment
[1:34:44] complexes to have more access
[1:34:45] to green space. What this
[1:34:48] amendment does is it removes it
[1:34:50] moves some of the single family
[1:34:51] homes that were attached and
[1:34:53] makes them detached and adds
[1:34:54] like, you know, five foot or,
[1:34:56] you know, along those lines,
[1:34:58] side yards, which over a whole
[1:35:00] block, you know, gets rid of
[1:35:01] all the green space that was
[1:35:02] like basically a little pocket
[1:35:04] park. And now, I don't know if
[1:35:05] y'all been in neighborhoods
[1:35:07] where people have like five
[1:35:08] foot side yards, it's not
[1:35:09] really usable space. It's kind
[1:35:11] of dead space. And so by that
[1:35:13] nature, it also is making the
[1:35:14] homes more expensive. A
[1:35:16] detached home is more expensive.
[1:35:17] And the market than, you know,
[1:35:19] a home that is attached. And so
[1:35:20] obviously would love to see
[1:35:21] homes that are attached and
[1:35:23] slightly more affordable and
[1:35:24] which ultimately benefits the
[1:35:26] community. So I think if it
[1:35:28] were possible for them to come
[1:35:29] back to the table and find a
[1:35:31] way to include green space and
[1:35:32] make sure the homes are
[1:35:34] attached, I would love to see
[1:35:34] that. Thank you.
[1:35:35] All right.
[1:35:37] Thank you, MR. Hall. Go ahead.
[1:35:38] Come on forward. Okay, folks,
[1:35:40] we do not clap after folks
[1:35:42] speaking. Go ahead sir.
[1:35:42] Hi, my
[1:35:45] name is liz shaw. I live at
[1:35:47] 2407 brasher avenue. And I just
[1:35:49] want to read a statement here.
[1:35:51] Thank you, council members. I'm
[1:35:52] speaking on behalf of the
[1:35:55] southern land lincoln tech sb
[1:35:57] amendment, sponsored by council
[1:35:59] member parker. The planning
[1:36:01] commission approved this on
[1:36:03] APRIL 9th by a vote of 8 to 0,
[1:36:04] with conditions including
[1:36:05] meaningful neighborhood green
[1:36:08] space. And I have a statement
[1:36:09] prepared by my neighbor, bree
[1:36:10] merrill, also living on
[1:36:11] bratcher avenue, who couldn't
[1:36:13] be here at the last meeting.
[1:36:14] The planning commission
[1:36:15] recognized something our
[1:36:17] neighborhood has been
[1:36:18] advocating for from the
[1:36:19] beginning that meaningful
[1:36:21] neighborhood green space is an
[1:36:22] essential part of this
[1:36:24] development, not simply an
[1:36:26] optional amenity. We left that
[1:36:27] meeting encouraged because
[1:36:29] there seemed to be a shared
[1:36:30] understanding that additional
[1:36:32] green space would help create a
[1:36:34] project that better serves both
[1:36:36] future residents and the
[1:36:37] existing neighborhood. Yet the
[1:36:39] latest plan appears to move
[1:36:41] away from that direction, as
[1:36:42] the commission's guidance was
[1:36:44] viewed as a suggestion rather
[1:36:47] than an important expectation.
[1:36:49] Neighborhood green space
[1:36:50] provides lasting benefits that
[1:36:53] extend far beyond esthetics. It
[1:36:54] creates a space where children
[1:36:56] can safely play, where
[1:36:58] neighbors can gather, where
[1:36:59] families can picnic, where
[1:37:02] seniors can walk, and where the
[1:37:03] community can build
[1:37:06] relationships. It also improves
[1:37:08] stormwater management, supports
[1:37:10] mature trees and wildlife,
[1:37:13] reduces the urban heat island
[1:37:14] effect, and contributes to
[1:37:15] better physical and mental
[1:37:17] health for the community. These
[1:37:18] are investments that continue
[1:37:20] paying dividends for
[1:37:22] generations. This development
[1:37:24] has the opportunity to become a
[1:37:26] model for thoughtful planning,
[1:37:27] one that balances new
[1:37:29] investment with the quality of
[1:37:31] life for everyone who calls
[1:37:33] this neighborhood home. We
[1:37:35] respectfully ask the metro
[1:37:37] council to remain steadfast in
[1:37:38] the direction established at
[1:37:40] the previous meeting and
[1:37:42] require meaningful neighborhood
[1:37:45] green space as part of any
[1:37:46] final approval. Thank you very
[1:37:47] much.
[1:37:48] Thank you. Go ahead.
[1:37:50] You're recognized. Come on.
[1:37:51] Forward.
[1:37:52] Thank you. My name is
[1:37:55] katie gustafson. I live at 905
[1:37:57] b strauss avenue in the
[1:37:59] neighborhood. And first of all,
[1:38:01] I just want to really thank the
[1:38:02] southern land company. I think
[1:38:03] they've done a great job
[1:38:04] engaging the community in terms
[1:38:06] of this development. I will not
[1:38:08] try to repeat what lynch said
[1:38:10] so eloquently, which is just
[1:38:12] the importance of green space.
[1:38:14] And I would also just add to
[1:38:16] that, I think some other
[1:38:17] recommendations that were made
[1:38:19] was a traffic study and maybe
[1:38:21] additional access into the
[1:38:23] neighborhood. It's hard to
[1:38:24] imagine, I think, what that
[1:38:26] space is. It's about 20 acres.
[1:38:28] And I think in terms of what's
[1:38:30] being proposed, which is super
[1:38:32] exciting, and I am not at all
[1:38:34] opposed to the development, but
[1:38:37] it is a substantial number of
[1:38:39] people and vehicles that will
[1:38:42] be in that 20 acres. And so I
[1:38:43] think all of us, the neighbors
[1:38:46] and the southern land company,
[1:38:48] want that to be a place that
[1:38:50] still functions in terms of the
[1:38:52] traffic and what that means for
[1:38:53] people there. And so I would
[1:38:56] just really encourage the the
[1:38:59] committee tonight to reiterate
[1:39:01] maybe by saying no tonight and
[1:39:03] please come back with that sort
[1:39:04] of additional information
[1:39:06] around the traffic and
[1:39:07] additional access to the
[1:39:11] neighborhood. Thank you.
[1:39:11] All
[1:39:13] right. Does anyone else seek to
[1:39:15] be recognized to speak in
[1:39:18] opposition? All right. Seeing
[1:39:19] none, I will declare the public
[1:39:21] hearing closed. And it's back
[1:39:24] to you, MR. Parker. With no
[1:39:25] amendments or substitutes or
[1:39:26] anything, you can make a
[1:39:27] consolidated motion for both of
[1:39:28] these, sir.
[1:39:29] Thank you, vice
[1:39:31] mayor. I think I'd like to
[1:39:32] defer one meeting with a brief
[1:39:33] explanation.
[1:39:33] All right. So
[1:39:36] there's a motion to defer 1403
[1:39:42] and 14041 meeting. So just to
[1:39:43] clarify, sir, public hearing
[1:39:45] having been held, that is just
[1:39:46] to the next meeting. Is your
[1:39:48] intent for second reading. Okay.
[1:39:50] Properly seconded. Go ahead.
[1:39:50] So
[1:39:52] I want to thank our three
[1:39:53] neighbors from ren ra who came
[1:39:56] out to speak tonight. It is a
[1:39:59] kind of a relatively compact
[1:40:00] neighborhood, and this s p
[1:40:02] represents a significant chunk
[1:40:04] of that neighborhood. So we've
[1:40:06] had a ton of meetings over,
[1:40:08] gosh, the last 4 or 5 years
[1:40:09] about the original s p, which
[1:40:11] is actually in place on the
[1:40:12] site right now. And then this
[1:40:14] amendment to the s p there's a
[1:40:16] lot of great things in this
[1:40:18] amendment to the s p we're able
[1:40:19] to realign strauss, which is
[1:40:20] going to significantly help
[1:40:25] with traffic flow and safety.
[1:40:28] The the way that the commercial
[1:40:31] buildings engage with the
[1:40:32] gallatin corridor, I think, is
[1:40:35] a massive improvement over what
[1:40:36] was in the previous s p the one
[1:40:39] that's in place right now.
[1:40:41] There's there's still obviously
[1:40:43] a big desire from the community
[1:40:45] for more green space. I do want
[1:40:47] to temper expectations because
[1:40:50] this is going from a open,
[1:40:55] institutional campus style
[1:40:58] development to a dense, mixed
[1:40:59] use development. Like that's
[1:41:01] still what's happening. That's
[1:41:02] the s p that's in place today,
[1:41:04] allows that to happen. So we're
[1:41:06] not going to be able to add
[1:41:08] like a park here. But what I'm
[1:41:10] hoping we can do in the the
[1:41:12] time of the deferral is take a
[1:41:14] look at that question of, is
[1:41:15] there anything we can do with
[1:41:17] the structure, the s p that's
[1:41:19] in place had, as one of the
[1:41:19] speakers mentioned, more
[1:41:23] attached product in the sort of
[1:41:26] for sale multifamily area had
[1:41:27] more attached product, which
[1:41:28] means not burning
[1:41:30] that space between units. And
[1:41:32] is there an opportunity to
[1:41:34] cluster some of those units and
[1:41:37] yield a little bit of
[1:41:39] additional green space? That's,
[1:41:43] I think, the most viable path
[1:41:45] to potentially making an
[1:41:46] amendment here. That's what I
[1:41:48] want to spend the deferral time
[1:41:50] looking at as well. As, you
[1:41:51] know, the planning commission,
[1:41:53] we talked about how the area
[1:41:55] around the mansion is going to
[1:41:57] be programed or arranged or
[1:41:59] addressed. So that's the
[1:42:00] purpose of the deferral. And
[1:42:02] I'll be reaching out to both
[1:42:03] southern and some of the
[1:42:05] neighbors to, to try and have
[1:42:06] some discussions about that in
[1:42:08] the in the time. So I would
[1:42:09] just renew my motion for a one
[1:42:10] meeting deferral.
[1:42:11] All right.
[1:42:12] And there's a motion to defer
[1:42:14] one meeting to the meeting of
[1:42:16] JULY 21st. It was properly
[1:42:18] seconded. You've heard an
[1:42:19] explanation from the sponsor.
[1:42:23] Is there any further discussion?
[1:42:25] Okay. And again, this is for
[1:42:27] both 1403 and its companion.
[1:42:29] 1404. All in favor, please say
[1:42:31] aye. Aye. Any voting no or
[1:42:33] abstaining? Okay. These will be
[1:42:40] back on our agenda on JULY 21st.
[1:42:45] Okay. So next is agenda item 19,
[1:42:49] ordinance bl2026-1405. Sponsor
[1:42:50] taylor. This is an ordinance to
[1:42:52] amend title 17, the metro code
[1:42:53] of laws zoning ordinance of
[1:42:54] metro government by changing
[1:42:57] from rs5 to r six. A zoning for
[1:43:00] property located at 1704 10th
[1:43:02] avenue north, approximately
[1:43:04] 80ft northwest of jane street.
[1:43:06] This is 0.17 acres and located
[1:43:08] within the detached accessory
[1:43:11] dwelling unit. Overlay district
[1:43:12] council member taylor, you are
[1:43:13] recognized, sir.
[1:43:14] Thank you.
[1:43:15] Please open the public hearing.
[1:43:17] Okay. I declare the public
[1:43:18] hearing open for council member
[1:43:22] taylor's ordinance 1405 with
[1:43:24] all members of the public here
[1:43:25] in support of this bill, please
[1:43:29] raise your hands. Okay. All
[1:43:31] members of the public here in
[1:43:33] opposition to this bill, please
[1:43:38] raise your hand. Okay. Seeing
[1:43:41] no one here on either side. I
[1:43:42] will declare the public hearing
[1:43:44] closed. It's back to you for a
[1:43:45] motion on your bill, MR. Taylor.
[1:43:47] Thank you. Move for approval.
[1:43:48] Okay. Properly seconded. Is
[1:43:50] there any discussion on this
[1:43:51] bill on its second of three
[1:43:53] readings? Seeing none. All in
[1:43:54] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:43:56] voting no or abstaining? Okay.
[1:43:58] This has passed its second
[1:44:02] reading. Next, our agenda items
[1:44:04] 20 and 21. They are companions
[1:44:07] to each other. Sponsors lee and
[1:44:12] hill. The first is ordinance bl
[1:44:16] 2026-1406. The second, 14071406,
[1:44:17] is an ordinance to amend title
[1:44:19] 17, the metro code of laws
[1:44:20] zoning ordinance. The metro
[1:44:21] government by changing from a r
[1:44:23] to a to sp. Zoning for
[1:44:26] properties located at 56015621
[1:44:28] cambridge road, cambridge road
[1:44:30] unnumbered and 3314 old
[1:44:33] franklin road. This is 42.2
[1:44:35] acres to permit 79 multifamily
[1:44:36] residential units and 100
[1:44:39] single family residential lots.
[1:44:43] Again, it's companion bill 1407
[1:44:44] requires certain materials to
[1:44:45] be restricted in the
[1:44:46] construction of buildings
[1:44:50] mentioned in 1406. MISS Hill,
[1:44:53] you are recognized. Oh, I'm
[1:44:54] sorry ma'am. Go ahead.
[1:44:54] Thank
[1:44:55] you, vice mayor. I'd like to
[1:44:58] move for deferral to AUGUST for
[1:44:59] two. Meeting deferral to AUGUST
[1:44:59] 4th.
[1:45:02] Okay. So there is a motion
[1:45:05] to defer these public hearings
[1:45:07] and the second reading of these
[1:45:08] bills to the meeting of AUGUST
[1:45:10] 4th. It is properly seconded.
[1:45:11] Is there any discussion on that
[1:45:13] motion? Seeing none. All in
[1:45:15] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:45:16] voting no or abstaining. All
[1:45:18] right. Those will be taken up
[1:45:20] on AUGUST the 4th. Next is
[1:45:24] agenda item 22, ordinance bl
[1:45:25] 2026-1408. Sponsor welch. This
[1:45:27] is an ordinance to amend title
[1:45:28] 17, the metro code of laws
[1:45:29] zoning ordinance. The metro
[1:45:30] government by changing from our.
[1:45:33] As five to our six a zoning for
[1:45:35] property located at 311 joiner
[1:45:38] avenue, approximately 350ft
[1:45:39] southeast of nolensville pike.
[1:45:41] This is 0.17 acres of. MISS
[1:45:42] Welch recognized.
[1:45:43] Thank you,
[1:45:44] vice mayor. I'd like to open
[1:45:45] the public hearing.
[1:45:46] I declare
[1:45:48] the public hearing open for
[1:45:51] council member welch's. Bill
[1:45:53] 1408. Would all members of the
[1:45:54] public here in support of this
[1:45:57] bill please raise your hand?
[1:45:59] Okay. Would all members of the
[1:46:01] public here in opposition to
[1:46:02] this bill please raise your
[1:46:06] hand? All right. Seeing no one
[1:46:08] here on either side, I will
[1:46:09] declare the public hearing
[1:46:10] closed. It's back to you for a
[1:46:11] motion on this bill.
[1:46:12] Thank you,
[1:46:13] vice mayor. Move to approve.
[1:46:15] All right. Is there a second?
[1:46:17] Okay. Properly seconded. Is
[1:46:18] there any discussion?
[1:46:19] Okay.
[1:46:20] Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:46:22] please say aye. Any voting? No
[1:46:23] or abstaining? All right. This
[1:46:25] has passed its second of three
[1:46:26] readings. Next is agenda item
[1:46:30] 23. Ordinance bl 2026-1409.
[1:46:32] Sponsor parker. This is an
[1:46:33] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:46:34] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:46:35] ordinance. The metro government,
[1:46:40] by changing from our m nine to
[1:46:41] rm15ans zoning for property
[1:46:45] located at 705 a skyline ridge
[1:46:47] drive, approximately 44ft north
[1:46:50] of channing drive. This is 0.84
[1:46:51] acres. Councilmember parker,
[1:46:52] you're recognized, sir.
[1:46:52] Thank
[1:46:54] you, I'd like to
[1:46:55] open the public hearing.
[1:46:55] I
[1:46:57] declare the public hearing open
[1:46:58] for council member parker's
[1:47:01] ordinance 1409. Would all
[1:47:02] members of the public here in
[1:47:03] support of this bill please
[1:47:07] raise your hand? Thank you.
[1:47:08] Would all members of the public
[1:47:10] here in opposition to this bill
[1:47:14] please raise your hand? Seeing
[1:47:16] no one here in opposition, does
[1:47:17] the gentleman here in support
[1:47:19] seek to be recognized or speak?
[1:47:20] He is shaking his head. No, MR.
[1:47:22] Parker. And so with I
[1:47:23] will declare the public hearing
[1:47:25] closed. It's back to you for a
[1:47:26] motion on this bill.
[1:47:27] Thank you,
[1:47:28] vice mayor. I'd like to move
[1:47:28] approval.
[1:47:31] Okay. Seconded. Any
[1:47:34] discussion? All right. Seeing
[1:47:35] none. All in favor, please say
[1:47:37] aye. Any voting no or
[1:47:38] abstaining? Okay. This has
[1:47:39] passed its second of three
[1:47:41] readings. Next agenda item 24.
[1:47:45] This is ordinance bl 2026-1410.
[1:47:46] Sponsor taylor. This is an
[1:47:47] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:47:49] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:47:50] ordinance. The metro government
[1:47:51] by changing from our. As five
[1:47:54] to our m20a and s zoning for
[1:47:58] property located at 2839
[1:48:00] georgia avenue, approximately
[1:48:02] 808ft west of 28th avenue north.
[1:48:05] This is 0.74 acres.
[1:48:05] Councilmember taylor, you're
[1:48:06] recognized, sir.
[1:48:07] Thank you.
[1:48:08] Open the public hearing, please.
[1:48:10] All right. I declare the public
[1:48:11] hearing open for council member
[1:48:15] taylor's bill 1410. Would all
[1:48:16] members of the public here in
[1:48:18] support of this bill please
[1:48:22] raise your hand? Thank you sir,
[1:48:23] and okay. Would all members of
[1:48:25] the public here in opposition
[1:48:27] to this bill please raise your
[1:48:31] hand? Okay. Seeing no one here
[1:48:33] in opposition to the persons
[1:48:34] here in support seek to be
[1:48:36] recognized or speak. They are
[1:48:37] both shaking their heads. No.
[1:48:39] And so with that, I will
[1:48:40] declare the public hearing
[1:48:41] closed, MR. Taylor, and it's
[1:48:43] back to you for a motion on
[1:48:43] this bill.
[1:48:44] move for approval.
[1:48:46] Okay. Is there a second
[1:48:50] properly moved and seconded. Okay. Seeing
[1:48:51] none. All in favor, please say
[1:48:53] aye. Any voting no or
[1:48:55] abstaining. All right. This has
[1:48:58] passed its second of three next, our agenda
[1:49:01] items 25 and 26. Again, they
[1:49:03] are companions to each other.
[1:49:06] Sponsors lee and hill. The
[1:49:13] first is ordinance bl 2026-1411.
[1:49:17] The second is 14121411. Is an
[1:49:19] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:49:20] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:49:21] ordinance. The metro government
[1:49:23] by changing from a r to a to sp.
[1:49:26] Zoning for property located at
[1:49:27] 13181 old hickory boulevard at
[1:49:28] the corner of old hickory
[1:49:30] boulevard and twin oaks lane.
[1:49:32] This is 4.97 acres to permit a
[1:49:34] mixed use development, and then
[1:49:36] again, the companion 1412
[1:49:37] requires certain materials to
[1:49:38] be restricted in the
[1:49:41] construction of buildings of
[1:49:43] council member hill. You are
[1:49:44] recognized.
[1:49:44] Thank you, MADAM
[1:49:46] Vice mayor. I'd like to move
[1:49:47] for a two meeting deferral with
[1:49:48] a brief comment.
[1:49:49] Okay, so
[1:49:51] there's a motion for two
[1:49:55] meeting deferral such that this
[1:49:56] would again be on its second
[1:49:58] reading for public hearing on
[1:49:59] AUGUST the 4th.
[1:49:59] Yes, ma'am.
[1:50:04] Okay. And that is applicable to
[1:50:07] 1411 and 1412. Is there a
[1:50:09] second for that motion? Okay.
[1:50:10] Go ahead ma'am.
[1:50:11] I just want to
[1:50:13] also add that there will be a
[1:50:14] meeting at the cambridge
[1:50:16] community center at 6 P.M. JULY
[1:50:17] the 23rd. So I want to make
[1:50:18] sure everybody was aware of
[1:50:19] that as well.
[1:50:21] okay. 6 P.M. JULY
[1:50:23] 23rd community meeting. Okie
[1:50:27] dokes. No one else seeking to
[1:50:29] be recognized for discussion.
[1:50:31] There is a motion to defer to
[1:50:32] the meeting of AUGUST 4th.
[1:50:34] Properly seconded. All in favor,
[1:50:35] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:50:41] or abstaining. Okay. Next is
[1:50:44] agenda item 27. Ordinance bl
[1:50:46] 2026-1413 sponsor welsh. This
[1:50:47] is an ordinance to amend title
[1:50:48] 17, the metro code of laws
[1:50:49] zoning ordinance. The metro
[1:50:51] government by changing from rs
[1:50:52] five to r six. A zoning for
[1:50:54] property located at 110 ludy
[1:50:56] street, located approximately
[1:50:57] 270ft west of miller street.
[1:50:59] This is 0.17 acres.
[1:51:00] Councilmember. Well she
[1:51:00] recognized.
[1:51:01] Thank you, vice
[1:51:03] mayor. I'd like to open the
[1:51:03] public hearing.
[1:51:04] All right. I
[1:51:05] declare the public hearing open
[1:51:07] for council member welch's bill
[1:51:09] 1413. Would all members of the
[1:51:10] public here in support of this
[1:51:12] bill please raise your hand?
[1:51:14] Thank you. Would all members of
[1:51:15] the public here in opposition
[1:51:17] to this bill please raise your
[1:51:21] hand? Okay. Seeing no one here
[1:51:23] in opposition, does the person
[1:51:24] here in support seek to be
[1:51:26] recognized or speak? She is
[1:51:28] shaking her head no. And so
[1:51:29] with that, I will declare the
[1:51:30] public hearing closed. It's
[1:51:31] back to you for a motion on
[1:51:32] your bill.
[1:51:33] Thank you, vice
[1:51:34] mayor. Move to approve.
[1:51:35] Okay.
[1:51:36] Is there a second? Okay. It's
[1:51:37] properly moved and seconded.
[1:51:38] Any discussion? Seeing none.
[1:51:40] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:51:41] any voting no or abstaining?
[1:51:42] Okay. This has passed its
[1:51:44] second of three readings. Next,
[1:51:46] our agenda items 28 and 29.
[1:51:47] Again, they are companions to
[1:51:50] each other. Sponsor evans.
[1:51:55] Agenda item 28 is ordinance bl
[1:51:56] 2026-1414. This is an ordinance
[1:51:57] to amend title 17, the metro
[1:51:59] code of laws zoning ordinance.
[1:52:00] The metro government by
[1:52:02] changing from our. S 15 to sp
[1:52:05] zoning for property located at
[1:52:07] 6114 north new hope road,
[1:52:09] approximately 352ft north of
[1:52:11] central pike. This is three
[1:52:14] acres to permit 44 multi family
[1:52:17] residential units and ordinance.
[1:52:21] Bl 2026 1415. It's companion
[1:52:22] which requires certain
[1:52:23] materials to be restricted in
[1:52:25] the construction of buildings
[1:52:27] in the aforementioned 1414.
[1:52:29] MISS Evans, you're recognized
[1:52:30] for purposes of public hearing.
[1:52:32] These can be taken up together.
[1:52:34] Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like
[1:52:35] to move to open the public
[1:52:36] hearing, please.
[1:52:36] Okay. I
[1:52:38] declare the public hearing open
[1:52:40] for council member evans bills
[1:52:43] 1414 and 1415, with all members
[1:52:44] of the public here in support
[1:52:45] of these bills. Please raise
[1:52:49] your hands. Thank you. Would
[1:52:50] all members of the public here
[1:52:52] in opposition to these bills
[1:52:55] please raise your hand? Seeing
[1:52:57] no one here in opposition, does
[1:52:58] the gentleman here in support
[1:53:00] seek to be recognized or speak?
[1:53:02] He is shaking his head no. And
[1:53:03] so with that, I will declare
[1:53:05] the public hearing closed and
[1:53:06] it's back to you. You can make
[1:53:08] a consolidated motion on these
[1:53:08] bills.
[1:53:09] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:53:11] I'd like to move to approve
[1:53:11] both bills, please.
[1:53:12] Okay.
[1:53:13] There's a motion to approve
[1:53:15] 1414 and 1415. Is there a
[1:53:18] second? All right. Is there any
[1:53:20] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:53:21] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:53:23] voting no or abstaining? All
[1:53:27] right. 1414 and 1415 have
[1:53:29] passed their second of three
[1:53:31] readings. Next is agenda item
[1:53:34] 30. Ordinance bl 2026-1416.
[1:53:36] Sponsor webb. This is an
[1:53:37] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:53:38] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:53:39] ordinance. The metro government,
[1:53:40] by applying a contextual
[1:53:42] overlay district to various
[1:53:44] properties along shepherd hills
[1:53:46] drive and twin hills drive,
[1:53:48] southeast of gallatin pike.
[1:53:53] Zoned r 20. This is 137.6 acres.
[1:53:54] Council member webb, you're
[1:53:55] recognized. Ma'am.
[1:53:55] I'd like.
[1:53:55] To
[1:53:57] ask for one meeting deferral,
[1:53:57] please.
[1:53:59] Okay. Is your intent to
[1:54:01] defer to the next meeting in
[1:54:03] JULY or to the public hearing
[1:54:05] in AUGUST? The first meeting in
[1:54:05] AUGUST?
[1:54:06] Yes, the meeting.
[1:54:08] In AUGUST. Okay. There is a
[1:54:09] motion to defer to the first
[1:54:11] meeting in AUGUST for purposes
[1:54:12] of public hearing and second
[1:54:13] reading. Is there a second
[1:54:15] properly seconded. Is there any
[1:54:17] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:54:19] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:54:21] voting no or abstaining. All
[1:54:22] right. This will be deferred to
[1:54:27] the meeting of AUGUST the 4th.
[1:54:28] Next is agenda item 31,
[1:54:31] ordinance bl 2026-1417 sponsor
[1:54:32] tombs. This is an ordinance to
[1:54:34] amend title 17, the metro code
[1:54:34] -
[1:54:35] of laws, the zoningordinance.
[1:54:36] The metro government by
[1:54:38] changing from our s five to r
[1:54:40] six eight zoning for property
[1:54:42] located at 129 elmhurst avenue,
[1:54:44] approximately 96ft north of
[1:54:47] lucille street. This is 0.17
[1:54:48] acres. Councilmember tombs,
[1:54:49] you're recognized. Ma'am.
[1:54:49] Thank
[1:54:50] you, MADAM Vice mayor, request
[1:54:51] open the public hearing.
[1:54:52] Okay.
[1:54:53] I declare the public hearing
[1:54:55] open for council member tombs
[1:54:59] bill 1417. Would all members of
[1:55:01] the public here in support of
[1:55:02] this bill please raise your
[1:55:05] hand? Thank you. Would all
[1:55:07] members of the public here in
[1:55:08] opposition to this bill please
[1:55:12] raise your okay. Seeing
[1:55:14] no one here in opposition, does
[1:55:16] the gentleman here in support
[1:55:17] seek to be recognized or speak?
[1:55:19] He is shaking his head no. And
[1:55:20] so with that, MISS Tombs, I
[1:55:22] will declare the hearing
[1:55:23] closed back to you for motion
[1:55:24] on your bill.
[1:55:25] Move for approval.
[1:55:26] Okay. There's a motion to
[1:55:28] approve. Properly seconded. Is
[1:55:30] there any discussion on this?
[1:55:31] Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:55:33] please say aye. Any voting no
[1:55:35] or abstaining? Okay. This has
[1:55:37] passed its second of three
[1:55:38] readings. Next agenda item 32.
[1:55:42] Ordinance bl 2026-1418. Sponsor
[1:55:43] spain. This is an ordinance to
[1:55:45] amend title 17, the metro code
[1:55:46] of laws, the zoning ordinance.
[1:55:47] The metro government by
[1:55:51] changing from a r to a to rm9ns
[1:55:54] zoning for property located at
[1:55:56] 7345 old charlotte pike. This
[1:55:59] is approximately 322ft east of
[1:56:02] old hickory boulevard and it is
[1:56:03] 0.93 acres. Council member
[1:56:04] spain. You're recognized sir.
[1:56:05] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[1:56:07] Like to open the public hearing.
[1:56:08] All right. I declare the public
[1:56:10] hearing open for council member.
[1:56:12] Spain's bill 1418, with all
[1:56:14] members of the public here in
[1:56:15] support of this bill, please
[1:56:18] raise your hand. Okay. Would
[1:56:20] all members of the public here
[1:56:21] in opposition to this bill
[1:56:24] please raise your hand? MR.
[1:56:26] Spain, seeing no one here on
[1:56:27] either side, I will declare the
[1:56:28] public hearing closed. It's
[1:56:30] back to you for a motion on
[1:56:30] this bill.
[1:56:31] Thank you, MADAM
[1:56:32] PRESIDENT. I move approval.
[1:56:33] All
[1:56:34] right. Is there a second?
[1:56:35] Properly moved. And second, is
[1:56:37] there any discussion? Seeing
[1:56:38] none. All in favor, please say
[1:56:40] aye. Any voting no or
[1:56:42] abstaining? Okay. This has
[1:56:44] passed its second of three
[1:56:45] readings. Next is agenda item
[1:56:49] 33, ordinance bill 2026-1419.
[1:56:50] Sponsor evans. This is an
[1:56:51] ordinance to amend title 17,
[1:56:53] the metro code of laws zoning
[1:56:54] ordinance. The metro government
[1:56:56] by changing from our. S 15 to
[1:56:57] our. 15 zoning for property
[1:57:00] located at 3524 earhart road,
[1:57:03] approximately 535ft south of
[1:57:06] hess road. This is 3.2 acres.
[1:57:07] Councilmember evans, you're
[1:57:08] recognized.
[1:57:08] Thank you, vice
[1:57:10] mayor. I'd like to move to open
[1:57:11] the public hearing, please.
[1:57:11] All
[1:57:13] right. I declare the public
[1:57:14] hearing open for council member
[1:57:17] evans's bill 1419. Would all
[1:57:19] members of the public here in
[1:57:20] support of this bill please
[1:57:23] raise your hand? Okay. Would
[1:57:25] all members of the public here
[1:57:27] in opposition to these bills
[1:57:30] please raise your hand? MISS
[1:57:32] Evans. Seeing no one here on
[1:57:33] either side, I will declare the
[1:57:34] public hearing closed is back
[1:57:35] to you for a motion.
[1:57:36] Thank you,
[1:57:38] vice mayor. I'd like to move
[1:57:38] for approval, please.
[1:57:39] All right.
[1:57:40] Is there a second? Properly
[1:57:41] moved and seconded. Any
[1:57:43] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:57:45] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:57:47] voting? No or abstaining? Okay.
[1:57:48] This has passed its second of
[1:57:50] three readings. Next is agenda
[1:57:56] item 34. Ordinance bl 2026-1420.
[1:57:57] Sponsor. Well, this is an
[1:57:59] ordinance to amend 17,
[1:58:00] the metro code of laws, the
[1:58:01] ordinance, the zoning ordinance,
[1:58:02] the metro government by
[1:58:04] applying a contextual overlay
[1:58:06] district to various properties
[1:58:08] along cumberland hills drive
[1:58:09] and northside drive, south of
[1:58:12] gallatin pike. Zoned rs40. This
[1:58:15] is 68.2 acres. MISS Webb,
[1:58:16] you're recognized.
[1:58:17] I'd like to
[1:58:19] ask for another deferral till
[1:58:20] AUGUST the 4th meeting.
[1:58:20] Okay.
[1:58:22] Is there a second? Okay. There
[1:58:24] is a motion to defer the public
[1:58:26] hearing and second reading to
[1:58:28] the meeting of AUGUST 4th. It's
[1:58:30] properly seconded. Is there any
[1:58:32] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:58:34] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:58:36] voting no or abstaining? Okay.
[1:58:38] This will be taken up again at
[1:58:40] the meeting of AUGUST 4th. Next
[1:58:44] is agenda item 35. Ordinance bl
[1:58:46] 2026-1421 sponsor tombs. This
[1:58:47] is ordinance title 17, the
[1:58:49] metro code of laws. The zoning
[1:58:50] ordinance. The metro government.
[1:58:53] by changing from our. As 52r6a
[1:58:54] zoning for properties located
[1:58:58] at one, 233 and 1235 john l
[1:58:59] copeland boulevard at the
[1:59:01] southeast corner weekley
[1:59:02] avenue and john copeland
[1:59:05] boulevard. This is 0.28 acres.
[1:59:06] Councilmember tombs, you're
[1:59:07] recognized ma'am.
[1:59:08] Thank you,
[1:59:09] MADAM Vice mayor, request to
[1:59:10] open the public hearing.
[1:59:10] Okay.
[1:59:12] I declare the public hearing
[1:59:14] open for council member tombs.
[1:59:18] Bill 1421. Would all members of
[1:59:19] the public here in support of
[1:59:21] this bill please raise your
[1:59:25] hand? Okay. Would all members
[1:59:26] of the public here in
[1:59:27] opposition to this bill please
[1:59:31] raise your hand? Seeing no one
[1:59:32] here on either side, MISS Tombs,
[1:59:33] I will declare the public
[1:59:34] hearing closed. It's back to
[1:59:36] you for a motion on the bill.
[1:59:38] Move for approval.
[1:59:40] Okay. There
[1:59:41] is a motion to approve.
[1:59:44] Robustly seconded. Is there any
[1:59:46] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[1:59:48] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:59:50] voting? No or abstaining? Okay.
[1:59:52] This has passed its second of
[1:59:54] three readings. Next is agenda
[1:59:59] item 36. Ordinance bl 2026-1422
[2:00:00] sponsor benedict. This is an
[2:00:02] ordinance to amend title 17 of
[2:00:04] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:00:05] ordinance. The metro government,
[2:00:07] by changing from rs7 point five
[2:00:09] to r eight. A zoning for
[2:00:13] property located at 863 argyle
[2:00:15] avenue, located at the corner
[2:00:16] of argyle avenue and emmett
[2:00:19] avenue. This is 0.58 acres.
[2:00:20] MISS Benedict, you are
[2:00:20] recognized, ma'am.
[2:00:21] Thank you,
[2:00:23] MADAM Vice mayor. Our goal is
[2:00:23] correct.
[2:00:24] Thank you.
[2:00:24] For that. I
[2:00:26] know I said argyle, but I
[2:00:27] didn't.
[2:00:28] Know you got it. I'm
[2:00:29] going to move this to for
[2:00:31] deferral to the first meeting
[2:00:32] in AUGUST, please.
[2:00:33] Okay. There
[2:00:35] is a motion to defer properly
[2:00:36] seconded to move the public
[2:00:37] hearing and second reading of
[2:00:39] this bill to the first meeting
[2:00:41] in AUGUST, AUGUST 4th. Is there
[2:00:43] any discussion on that motion?
[2:00:45] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:00:46] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:00:50] or abstaining? Okay. Next, our
[2:00:53] agenda items 37 and 38. They
[2:00:55] are companions to each other.
[2:00:59] Sponsor horton 37 is ordinance
[2:01:04] bl 2026-1423 and agenda item 38
[2:01:08] is 14241423 is an ordinance to
[2:01:09] amend title 17, the metro code
[2:01:10] of laws zoning ordinance. The
[2:01:12] metro government by amending a
[2:01:14] specific plan on property
[2:01:16] located at 5901 california
[2:01:18] avenue at the southeast corner
[2:01:20] of 60th avenue north and
[2:01:22] california avenue, zoned s p
[2:01:25] this is 8.12 acres to permit a
[2:01:27] mixed use development, and
[2:01:30] again, it's companion bill 1424,
[2:01:33] which will require certain
[2:01:34] materials to be restricted in
[2:01:36] the construction of buildings
[2:01:38] at the aforementioned addresses.
[2:01:42] In 1423. Council member horton.
[2:01:43] Sponsor. You're recognized, MR.
[2:01:43] Chair.
[2:01:44] Thank you, vice mayor.
[2:01:46] I'd like to open the public
[2:01:46] hearing, please.
[2:01:47] Okay. I
[2:01:50] declare the public hearing open council member horton's
[2:01:54] bills 1423 and 1424. Would all
[2:01:56] members of the public here in
[2:01:57] support of these bills please
[2:02:00] raise your hand? Thank you.
[2:02:02] Would all members of the public
[2:02:04] here in opposition to these
[2:02:07] bills please raise your hands?
[2:02:09] Okay. Seeing that there are
[2:02:11] folks here, both in support and
[2:02:13] opposition, are supporting
[2:02:15] speakers. Go first. If the
[2:02:18] persons here in support. I seek
[2:02:20] to be recognized and speak. If
[2:02:22] you would go ahead and come
[2:02:25] forward to the podium and line
[2:02:28] up behind. All right. Go ahead,
[2:02:30] sir, you are recognized.
[2:02:31] Good
[2:02:32] evening. I'm wesley smith here
[2:02:34] in a personal capacity. I live
[2:02:36] right down the street from this.
[2:02:38] And what I'm most excited
[2:02:39] selfishly for this project is
[2:02:42] it fills a pretty significant
[2:02:43] sidewalk gap from my apartment
[2:02:45] to west park. I walk this
[2:02:48] stretch several times a week. I
[2:02:49] did this morning before work.
[2:02:50] There's no sidewalk on either
[2:02:52] side of the street, on the
[2:02:53] frontage of this property on
[2:02:55] 60th, and so it connects
[2:02:57] basically from the food project
[2:02:58] to west park, also from saint
[2:03:00] john, saint luke's community%
[2:03:02] house to the park as well. So
[2:03:04] it does a lot of what we say we
[2:03:06] want more of in this city feels
[2:03:08] sidewalk gaps paid by for by
[2:03:09] developers and it builds more
[2:03:11] housing. And so that's as
[2:03:13] simple as it gets for me, and I
[2:03:15] hope you will support it. Thank
[2:03:15] you.
[2:03:17] All right. I just do want
[2:03:18] to make a point of
[2:03:19] clarification. MR. Horton has
[2:03:20] several items on the agenda
[2:03:22] this evening. But this this is
[2:03:24] an sp zoning particular to the
[2:03:25] nations on which you just spoke.
[2:03:26] Thank you, sir, but I do just
[2:03:28] want to make sure that folks
[2:03:29] hearing MR. Horton's name did
[2:03:31] not queue up as it relates to
[2:03:33] data centers. But if you are
[2:03:34] here to speak on that item in
[2:03:36] the nations, go ahead and come
[2:03:37] on forward. Sir. You're
[2:03:37] recognized.
[2:03:38] Good evening. My
[2:03:42] name is dean white.
[2:03:42] My family
[2:03:44] owns the property at 5901
[2:03:46] california. I want to express
[2:03:49] my support for the proposed
[2:03:51] project. I. We've been a
[2:03:53] business owner in the nations
[2:03:56] for over a decade. We've become
[2:03:58] very familiar with kind of what
[2:04:00] works and what doesn't work
[2:04:03] within the the group. And we
[2:04:04] think it's very important to
[2:04:07] have residential opportunities
[2:04:09] as well as commercial
[2:04:10] opportunities. And that's what
[2:04:13] this project does.
[2:04:14] Unfortunately, as a as the
[2:04:16] owner of this property, we've
[2:04:19] had a lot of really bad things
[2:04:22] happen. Our property is now
[2:04:25] vacant because of the sp that
[2:04:27] was going to go on the property
[2:04:30] our tenants vacated. We've had
[2:04:32] numerous break ins at the
[2:04:35] building. All the wire copper
[2:04:36] wires been stripped out of the
[2:04:38] building. We've got vagrants
[2:04:40] that are living in the property.
[2:04:43] We call call the police
[2:04:45] numerous times to try to get
[2:04:48] this situation addressed. And
[2:04:50] it's it's been a real drain on
[2:04:53] us and on the project. This
[2:04:55] project would deliver housing,
[2:04:58] retail space and a better
[2:05:01] landscape community with more
[2:05:05] trees and new sidewalks. The
[2:05:06] team behind the project has
[2:05:07] spent a lot of time working
[2:05:09] with the people in the
[2:05:11] neighborhood, trying to find
[2:05:13] common ground. I think we have
[2:05:16] got the support of a large
[2:05:18] percentage of the people in the
[2:05:19] neighborhood because as a
[2:05:21] result of these efforts,
[2:05:23] although we do still have some
[2:05:25] opposition, we're ready to sell
[2:05:28] this property. And
[2:05:31] unfortunately, our plan b will
[2:05:34] would have to be resorting to
[2:05:36] an industrial use or continuing
[2:05:39] an industrial use in the middle
[2:05:42] of a almost 100% residential
[2:05:43] neighborhood, which we think
[2:05:45] would be very adverse to the
[2:05:47] neighborhood. So we ask you all
[2:05:48] to join us in supporting this
[2:05:49] project.
[2:05:50] All right. Thank you
[2:05:53] sir. Next, speaking in support
[2:05:57] of MR. Horton's bill 1423. Go
[2:05:58] ahead ma'am.
[2:06:00] Hi, my name is
[2:06:01] mark. I'm a homeowner and
[2:06:03] resident of district 20. I
[2:06:04] wholeheartedly support this
[2:06:05] proposal. I welcome this
[2:06:06] development that would augment
[2:06:07] our neighborhoods character.
[2:06:09] We're in great need of walkable
[2:06:10] spaces to build community, and
[2:06:11] adding both housing and
[2:06:12] businesses would help us
[2:06:14] achieve this. I'm a mother as
[2:06:16] well, and I look forward to
[2:06:17] communal spaces that would
[2:06:18] allow for my child to walk or
[2:06:20] bike safely in the neighborhood.
[2:06:21] And it's no secret that there's
[2:06:22] a housing shortage in nashville,
[2:06:24] and we continue to perpetuate
[2:06:25] an artificial shortage by
[2:06:26] trying to block important
[2:06:28] measures like this one.
[2:06:29] Opponents of this measure, by
[2:06:31] and large, do not have a stake
[2:06:32] in this neighborhood. They
[2:06:33] either don't live here, don't
[2:06:35] send their kids to our public
[2:06:37] schools, and don't meaningfully
[2:06:39] invest in our community. More
[2:06:41] housing would help families and
[2:06:43] renters move in. The arguments
[2:06:45] against this are provably false.
[2:06:46] Evidence based research shows
[2:06:48] that renters socialize and
[2:06:48] participate in their
[2:06:50] communities rather than detract
[2:06:51] from them. We need housing
[2:06:52] options for people who would
[2:06:54] like to put down roots in the
[2:06:56] area, but can't afford a single
[2:06:57] family home. In addition, we
[2:06:58] need more families to attend
[2:06:59] our local public school or my
[2:07:01] child will be starting in the
[2:07:02] fall. More registered students
[2:07:04] means more much needed
[2:07:05] resources as we lag behind
[2:07:06] compared to other nashville
[2:07:08] public schools. Property taxes
[2:07:10] paid by developers would go
[2:07:11] toward local budgets, which
[2:07:13] will provide our public schools
[2:07:16] with those resources. Opponents
[2:07:17] continue to distort facts, rely
[2:07:19] on misinformation, and provide
[2:07:20] emotional arguments that don't
[2:07:22] hold up to scrutiny. These
[2:07:23] regressive arguments seek to
[2:07:24] restrict growth and housing
[2:07:26] options for people in need, due
[2:07:28] to fears that are not supported
[2:07:29] by facts. Mixed use buildings
[2:07:31] would enhance the feeling of
[2:07:32] community in our neighborhood.
[2:07:33] This phenomenon is widely
[2:07:36] reported from tokyo to texas
[2:07:37] will undoubtedly benefit from,
[2:07:38] like the small businesses and
[2:07:40] cafes that this measure would
[2:07:42] attract. Blocking this measure
[2:07:43] would prevent us from
[2:07:44] increasing the quality of our
[2:07:45] life and improving our
[2:07:46] neighborhood. This development
[2:07:47] should be encouraged here in
[2:07:49] the nation's and across
[2:07:50] nashville. Thank you for your
[2:07:51] time.
[2:07:53] Thank you. Go ahead and
[2:07:56] come on forward.
[2:07:58] Katelyn jones.
[2:08:00] I'm a I own a townhome in the
[2:08:01] west mill townhome development,
[2:08:02] which is directly adjacent to
[2:08:05] this property. And I'm actually
[2:08:06] here for a different agenda
[2:08:07] item. But while I was sitting
[2:08:09] here for a little bit of time,
[2:08:11] I saw that this was on the
[2:08:12] agenda and attended a community
[2:08:14] meeting about it. So I just
[2:08:16] wanted to vote or say support,
[2:08:18] say that I'm in support of this
[2:08:20] project. Again, I've lived in
[2:08:21] that townhome for several years
[2:08:23] and have seen the property just
[2:08:25] become derelict. There's, you
[2:08:26] know, and I just think that
[2:08:27] this development, they've
[2:08:29] worked a lot with the community.
[2:08:31] Again, I the the developer
[2:08:33] would partners came to me as a
[2:08:35] former member of the board of
[2:08:36] my townhome development to set
[2:08:37] up a community meeting with the
[2:08:38] townhomes that were directly
[2:08:40] adjacent to. They've really
[2:08:42] worked, I think, to, to get
[2:08:45] information to us. So I'm just
[2:08:46] excited about more housing in
[2:08:48] the neighborhood. This is a
[2:08:50] perfect parcel. It's in tucked
[2:08:52] in the neighborhood. I just
[2:08:53] think that that the current
[2:08:54] development that they have
[2:08:56] slated is what's appropriate
[2:08:57] for the neighborhood and what's
[2:08:59] going to add to the
[2:09:00] neighborhood. And I'm excited
[2:09:02] about it as someone who has a
[2:09:04] property next door. So I just
[2:09:06] wanted to voice my favor for
[2:09:07] this project. Thank you.
[2:09:08] Thank
[2:09:09] you. Go ahead and come on
[2:09:11] forward. Y'all can come up a
[2:09:13] little bit closer to the podium
[2:09:14] so we can just keep it moving.
[2:09:15] Go ahead sir.
[2:09:16] hi, I'm adam
[2:09:17] nicholson, I live in district
[2:09:19] 30. I'm speaking in favor
[2:09:20] because this is the kind of
[2:09:22] thing we need to be building
[2:09:23] all over the city. At about
[2:09:24] 90,000 units shortfall. This
[2:09:26] area has sidewalks. Only 90% of
[2:09:27] the city has sidewalks. There's
[2:09:29] west park city park two blocks
[2:09:31] away. Highly desirable
[2:09:32] neighborhood. So much better to
[2:09:33] absorb this kind of demand in
[2:09:35] this area versus greenfield
[2:09:36] development's bottlenecking off
[2:09:38] the highways going to zoom
[2:09:40] through town. Give us more
[2:09:40] traffic. These people are
[2:09:42] already where they want to be.
[2:09:43] I would much rather see this
[2:09:44] kind of thing in my
[2:09:46] neighborhood instead of a data
[2:09:47] center. I would love to have
[2:09:50] more neighbors in the existing
[2:09:52] desirable neighborhoods.
[2:09:53] Belmont. Hillsborough just lost
[2:09:54] a 50 unit multifamily
[2:09:56] affordable unit in favor of a
[2:09:58] handful of multi million dollar
[2:10:00] single family homes. So we can
[2:10:01] do better. Please support this.
[2:10:03] Thank you. Go ahead sir. You're
[2:10:04] recognized.
[2:10:05] Yeah.
[2:10:07] Stephans 9 to 9 gill lane. I'm
[2:10:11] the project lead and managing
[2:10:13] director for wood partners. All
[2:10:15] the 60th is thoughtfully
[2:10:17] designed and created mixed use
[2:10:19] development in the heart of the
[2:10:20] nation's. We've worked hard to.
[2:10:22] To get it to this point, the
[2:10:24] updated city would transform an
[2:10:26] inoperable abandoned warehouse
[2:10:27] into activated, vibrant,
[2:10:29] vibrant landscape neighborhood
[2:10:31] appropriate development. Early
[2:10:34] in the process, we explored a
[2:10:36] large amount of commercial.
[2:10:39] That project deemed to be
[2:10:40] unfeasible. So we pivoted to
[2:10:43] this plan. With this updated
[2:10:44] plan, we've retained a small
[2:10:45] retail footprint while creating
[2:10:47] a project that's both
[2:10:48] financially viable and
[2:10:49] responsive to the site's
[2:10:51] context. The updated sp has
[2:10:54] less units, more trees,
[2:10:56] sidewalks, crosswalks. We're
[2:10:58] also maintaining essentially
[2:11:01] the same height as the original
[2:11:02] sp and essentially adheres to
[2:11:04] the adheres to the udo
[2:11:06] guidelines. Throughout the
[2:11:07] process, we've worked closely
[2:11:08] with the neighborhood leaders,
[2:11:10] neighborhood neighbors nearby,
[2:11:12] and business owners, and
[2:11:13] COUNCILMAN Horton to understand
[2:11:15] the priorities and shape a plan
[2:11:16] that supports the area's
[2:11:17] continued growth while
[2:11:19] remaining feasible to deliver.
[2:11:21] We're thankful to receive the
[2:11:23] planning commission's unanimous
[2:11:25] approval on APRIL 23rd. We
[2:11:26] believe the project will bring
[2:11:28] much needed housing to
[2:11:30] nashville, and we appreciate
[2:11:31] the support. Thank you.
[2:11:32] All
[2:11:33] righty. Thank you so much.
[2:11:35] Anyone else seeking to be
[2:11:37] recognized to speak in support?
[2:11:39] All right. Now, if those among
[2:11:42] you who raise your hand in
[2:11:43] opposition would seek to speak,
[2:11:45] please do come forward at this
[2:11:48] time. Go ahead and come on down
[2:11:54] close to the podium. Go ahead.
[2:11:55] Ma'am. You're recognized.
[2:11:55] I'm
[2:11:57] rachel gladstone. I've lived in
[2:11:59] the nations for 25 years. I'm
[2:12:01] here specifically to ask for a
[2:12:03] deferral this evening. The
[2:12:07] original s p grandfathered in
[2:12:10] because of featured adaptive
[2:12:11] reuse of an existing building.
[2:12:14] there's a 350 foot long mural
[2:12:17] painted by 12 artists that will
[2:12:18] be destroyed when this building
[2:12:22] is taken down. The new s p left
[2:12:24] out any mention of this mural.
[2:12:26] The original s p had it in. It
[2:12:27] is not mentioned at all. Once
[2:12:29] the developer owns this land,
[2:12:30] they'll have the legal right to
[2:12:32] destroy this public art
[2:12:34] installation and will have no
[2:12:36] recourse to stop them. On APRIL
[2:12:38] 27th, sam horton assured the
[2:12:39] neighborhood association that
[2:12:41] the bill would not come up for
[2:12:43] first reading until fall. I've
[2:12:45] sent an email to all of you
[2:12:46] showing you the art, the
[2:12:52] beautiful art. And this meant
[2:12:54] we'd have a few months to
[2:12:55] figure out what to do and how
[2:12:58] to dismantle the mural. But the
[2:13:00] first reading came on JUNE 2nd,
[2:13:02] unbeknownst to any of us. So an
[2:13:04] artist sent a demand letter to
[2:13:06] the developer with a federal
[2:13:08] law that protects their work.
[2:13:10] The visual artists rights act
[2:13:11] requires the developer to give
[2:13:14] 90 days notice to each of these
[2:13:15] 12 artists before their work
[2:13:18] can be touched. The developer
[2:13:20] thus far has not replied to
[2:13:21] this demand letter, which went
[2:13:23] out on JUNE 23rd by certified
[2:13:25] mail. And in the light of the
[2:13:26] accelerated timeline being
[2:13:28] pushed here, we respectfully
[2:13:30] ask for this bill to be
[2:13:32] deferred for a brief period of
[2:13:34] three meetings, so the artists
[2:13:35] in the community hve a
[2:13:37] meaningful opportunity to
[2:13:39] pursue every possible avenue to
[2:13:43] save this iconic 150 foot, a
[2:13:46] 350 foot mural. I know the city
[2:13:50] loves art. I know this council
[2:13:52] loves public art. It's a huge
[2:13:54] part of nashville and we would
[2:13:56] like a chance to save it. We
[2:13:58] don't want you to vote on the
[2:13:59] merit of the bill.
[2:14:00] Please do.
[2:14:01] Your time is concluded. Thank
[2:14:02] you. Go ahead and come forward,
[2:14:05] please. You're recognized.
[2:14:06] Hello, I'm becky turner. I live
[2:14:08] in treaty oaks in the nations.
[2:14:09] Some properties directly,
[2:14:11] directly behind my house. And I
[2:14:12] want to read a letter from one
[2:14:14] of the artists that couldn't be
[2:14:16] here today. It says, my name is
[2:14:17] audie rocks. I am one of the
[2:14:19] artists who created the nations
[2:14:21] mural wall on 60th avenue. This
[2:14:23] project, brought together by 12
[2:14:25] of nashville's most prolific
[2:14:27] muralist, to create a work of
[2:14:28] art that celebrates the beauty
[2:14:30] and diverse community that
[2:14:33] calls the nations home. This
[2:14:35] 350 foot mural has become a
[2:14:36] fixture of the nashville's
[2:14:38] public art scene. Today, it's
[2:14:39] at risk of being destroyed as
[2:14:41] part of this redevelopment
[2:14:43] project, the artist who created
[2:14:44] the mural poured their hearts
[2:14:46] and souls in this work, and by
[2:14:48] all accounts, this is a piece
[2:14:49] of public art that was
[2:14:51] meaningfully meaningful.
[2:14:53] Considered in the site's
[2:14:54] redevelopment plans. It's
[2:14:55] nowhere in there. We're going
[2:14:57] to lose this great piece of art
[2:14:58] today. I find myself in this
[2:14:59] heartbreaking position asking
[2:15:01] metro council for something
[2:15:03] very simple. Just more time,
[2:15:05] more time, time to bring
[2:15:06] artists together. Time to
[2:15:08] explore the protections under
[2:15:10] federal law. Time to work with
[2:15:12] the community and determine
[2:15:14] whether this irreplaceable work
[2:15:16] of art can be preserved.
[2:15:17] Nashville proudly calls itself
[2:15:19] the athens of the south. I hope
[2:15:21] it can continue to live up to
[2:15:23] this reputation by valuing art
[2:15:25] as much as we do development.
[2:15:27] Once this mural is gone, it's
[2:15:29] gone forever. I respectfully
[2:15:30] ask to defer this bill for
[2:15:32] three meetings, so that the
[2:15:35] artists and the community can
[2:15:36] meaningfully opportunity to
[2:15:39] take any action we can to save
[2:15:41] and work on this opportunity
[2:15:42] just to keep this piece of art.
[2:15:44] So I would appreciate any
[2:15:45] deferral at this time. So
[2:15:47] thanks for your consideration.
[2:15:48] All right. Anyone else seeking
[2:15:51] to be recognized to speak in
[2:15:53] opposition? We're not we're not
[2:15:55] going back to support.
[2:15:56] I'min
[2:15:56] opposition.
[2:15:58] Okay.
[2:15:58] There's too
[2:16:00] many parking spots.
[2:16:01] Okay.
[2:16:02] It's
[2:16:04] it's it's less than two
[2:16:05] football fields away from the
[2:16:07] 19. And it's a very short bike
[2:16:09] ride away from the 50. Would
[2:16:10] just love to see developments
[2:16:11] like this with less parking.
[2:16:12] Thanks.
[2:16:13] All right. Thank you.
[2:16:15] Anyone else seeking to be
[2:16:16] recognized to speak in
[2:16:19] opposition? Seeing none, I will
[2:16:20] declare the public hearing
[2:16:22] closed for both these companion
[2:16:24] bills. And it's back to you for
[2:16:25] a motion, MR. Horton, to get
[2:16:27] them before us. I'm sorry, sir.
[2:16:28] Go ahead.
[2:16:29] Thank you, vice mayor.
[2:16:30] I'd like to move approval with
[2:16:32] a brief comment, please.
[2:16:32] All
[2:16:33] right. There is a motion to
[2:16:36] approve 1423 and its companion
[2:16:37] 1424. Properly seconded. Go
[2:16:37] ahead.
[2:16:39] Thank you. First,I'd
[2:16:40] like to thank all of my
[2:16:41] constituents who showed up to
[2:16:43] share their thoughts on this,
[2:16:44] both in support and those in
[2:16:46] opposition to the proposal.
[2:16:47] This is not a new project. This
[2:16:49] is an amendment to an existing
[2:16:50] sb that was approved by my
[2:16:53] predecessor back in 2023. The
[2:16:55] sp is being amended to modify a
[2:16:56] provision that requires the
[2:16:58] reuse of the existing building.
[2:17:00] That provision is being
[2:17:01] modified due to damage that the
[2:17:02] structure has incurred while
[2:17:03] it's remained vacant, both due
[2:17:05] to vandalism and an unhoused
[2:17:06] community who has been residing
[2:17:08] on the premises, the existing
[2:17:09] building is primarily
[2:17:11] remarkable because of the cool
[2:17:13] mural that's on the side of it.
[2:17:14] Ironically, that was not part
[2:17:15] of the structure that was going
[2:17:17] to be preserved in the original
[2:17:19] sb, but it will be preserved in
[2:17:21] this current one. It is the
[2:17:22] developers intent to reuse the
[2:17:26] mural and the new development,
[2:17:27] and we'll all be bringing an
[2:17:29] amendment to codify that intent
[2:17:30] on third reading and can defer
[2:17:33] it if necessary to if we need
[2:17:35] more time to get that amendment
[2:17:36] in, I'd like to remove renew
[2:17:37] the motion for approval, please.
[2:17:40] All right. There's a motion to
[2:17:43] approve 1423 and 1424 on their
[2:17:46] second of three readings. Any
[2:17:49] further discussion? Seeing none.
[2:17:52] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:17:57] Any voting? Where in the middle
[2:18:01] of voting. So. Do you have a
[2:18:02] point of order?
[2:18:03] I had when you
[2:18:05] asked for additional commentary?
[2:18:07] I put my hand up before we
[2:18:10] started voting, if I MAY.
[2:18:10] we've
[2:18:12] moved on to the vote, ma'am, I
[2:18:14] apologize. I did not see you in
[2:18:14] the queue.
[2:18:16] So you missed it. So
[2:18:17] because you missed it, then I
[2:18:19] don't get to say what I need to
[2:18:19] say.
[2:18:21] Well, it's on its second
[2:18:22] reading. It will be in
[2:18:23] committee on its third reading,
[2:18:25] and we have already moved to
[2:18:27] the vote, so we are not going
[2:18:28] back. Okay, so we had said, all
[2:18:31] in favor, please say aye. Any
[2:18:34] voting? No. Okay. MISS Styles
[2:18:36] will be recordedas a no. Any
[2:18:39] abstaining? Okay. This has
[2:18:41] passed its second of three
[2:18:43] readings. Again it will go to
[2:18:46] committee on third reading.
[2:18:48] These bills are amendable on
[2:18:55] their third reading. Okay. Next
[2:18:58] agenda items 39 and 40. They
[2:19:00] are companions to each other.
[2:19:05] Ordinance bl2026-1425 and 1426.
[2:19:08] Sponsor l 1425 is an ordinance
[2:19:09] to amend title 17 of the metro
[2:19:11] code of laws zoning ordinance.
[2:19:12] The metro government by
[2:19:14] changing from a r to a to sp.
[2:19:16] Zoning for property located at
[2:19:18] 3233 hamilton church road,
[2:19:20] approximately 315ft west of
[2:19:23] buck passer avenue. This is 4.5
[2:19:25] acres and located within the
[2:19:27] hamilton hills. Urban design
[2:19:28] overlay to permit 24
[2:19:30] multifamily residential units.
[2:19:32] And again, the companion is
[2:19:34] 1426. It requires certain
[2:19:35] materials to be restricted in
[2:19:36] the construction of buildings
[2:19:40] in the aforementioned 1425.
[2:19:42] MISTER L vice chair. You're
[2:19:43] recognized, sir.
[2:19:43] Thank you,
[2:19:45] MADAM Vice mayor. So I would
[2:19:50] like to move to defer 1425 and
[2:19:51] 14261 meeting due to lack of
[2:19:52] notice.
[2:19:53] Okay. And so let's do
[2:19:56] that one or rather two meetings
[2:19:58] to the next public hearing for
[2:19:59] purposes of public hearing.
[2:20:01] Okay. So that will be a
[2:20:02] deferral of two meetings to the
[2:20:04] meeting of AUGUST 4th. And it
[2:20:07] will have its public hearing
[2:20:10] and second reading at that time.
[2:20:11] Is there a second for that
[2:20:12] motion? Okay. Properly moved
[2:20:15] and seconded. Any discussion?
[2:20:16] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:20:17] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:20:21] or abstaining. Okay. Next
[2:20:24] agenda items are item 41
[2:20:29] ordinance bl 2026-1427. Sponsor
[2:20:32] and hancock and MR. Horton
[2:20:35] chair has signed on. This is an
[2:20:37] ordinance to amend title 17 of
[2:20:38] the metro code of laws. Zoning
[2:20:40] ordinance of metro government
[2:20:42] by changing from rs ten to our
[2:20:43] ten zoning for property located
[2:20:46] at 917 hospital drive,
[2:20:48] approximately 444ft east of
[2:20:51] kingsley boulevard. This is
[2:20:54] 0.443 acres. Council member
[2:20:56] horton, you are recognized,sir.
[2:20:58] Thank you. Vice mayor. I'd like
[2:20:59] to open the public hearing,
[2:20:59] please.
[2:21:00] Okay. I declare the
[2:21:02] public hearing open for council
[2:21:04] member hancock and MR. Horton's
[2:21:09] bill 1427. Would all members of
[2:21:10] the public here in support of
[2:21:11] this bill please raise your
[2:21:13] hand with all members of the
[2:21:15] public here in opposition to
[2:21:16] this bill, please raise your
[2:21:20] hand. Seeing no one here on
[2:21:21] either side, I will declarethe
[2:21:22] public hearing closed. It's
[2:21:24] back to you for a motion.
[2:21:24] Thank
[2:21:26] you. Move for approval, please.
[2:21:28] All right. Properly moved and
[2:21:29] seconded. Is there any
[2:21:31] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:21:32] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:21:35] voting? No or abstaining? Okay.
[2:21:36] This is passed its second of
[2:21:38] three readings. Next agenda
[2:21:42] item 42. Ordinance bl 2026-1428.
[2:21:43] Sponsor benedict. This is an
[2:21:45] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:21:46] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:21:47] ordinance. The metro government
[2:21:51] by changing from our s ten to
[2:21:53] munasanss zoning for properties
[2:21:55] located at two, two, one two
[2:21:58] and 2216 riverside drive at the
[2:21:59] northwest corner of oakhurst
[2:22:01] drive and riverside drive. This
[2:22:04] is 0.60 acres. Councilmember
[2:22:05] benedict, you're recognized
[2:22:05] ma'am.
[2:22:06] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[2:22:08] mayor, I'd like to open the
[2:22:08] public hearing, please.
[2:22:09] All
[2:22:10] right. I declare the public
[2:22:11] hearing open for council member
[2:22:14] benedict's bill 1428. Would all
[2:22:15] members of the public here in
[2:22:17] support of this bill please
[2:22:19] raise your hand? Okay. Thank
[2:22:23] you. Would all mmbers of the in opposition to
[2:22:24] this bill please raise your
[2:22:28] hand? Seeing no one here in
[2:22:29] opposition to the persons here
[2:22:30] in support seek to be
[2:22:32] recognized. They are shaking
[2:22:33] their head. No, MISS Benedict,
[2:22:35] so I will declare the public
[2:22:36] hearing closed. It's back to
[2:22:37] you for motion.
[2:22:38] Thank you. Move!
[2:22:39] Approval, please.
[2:22:41] All right. Is
[2:22:42] there a motion to approve? It's
[2:22:45] properly seconded. We're on to
[2:22:46] discussion. Is there any
[2:22:49] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:22:51] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:22:52] voting no or abstaining? Okay.
[2:22:54] This has passed its second of
[2:22:59] three readings. All right.
[2:23:02] last non data center item on
[2:23:04] public hearing. Just the
[2:23:06] regular old public hearing is
[2:23:08] agenda item 43. This is
[2:23:13] ordinance bl 2026-1429. Sponsor
[2:23:15] spain. This is an ordinance to
[2:23:18] amend title 17 of the metro zoning ordinance.
[2:23:19] The metro government, by
[2:23:21] canceling a portion of a
[2:23:22] residential planned unit
[2:23:25] development overlay district on
[2:23:28] properties located at 8011 and
[2:23:31] 8087 poplar creek road and
[2:23:34] poplar creek road. Unnumbered
[2:23:36] approximately 2078ft west of
[2:23:39] old harding pike. This is 39.2
[2:23:41] acres and it's zoned r, s 15
[2:23:44] and a r two a council member.
[2:23:45] Spain. You're recognized sir.
[2:23:46] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:23:48] Last but not least, I'd like to
[2:23:49] open the public hearing, please.
[2:23:51] All right. I declare the public
[2:23:52] hearing open for council member.
[2:23:56] Spain's bill 1429. Would all
[2:23:57] members of the public here in
[2:23:58] support of this bill please
[2:24:01] raise your hand? Thank you.
[2:24:02] Would all members of the public
[2:24:04] here in opposition this bill
[2:24:07] please raise your hand? Okay. I
[2:24:09] see you, sir. Thank you for
[2:24:12] leaning out there, seeing that
[2:24:14] there is a person here in
[2:24:15] opposition. Does the person
[2:24:18] here in support seek to be
[2:24:19] recognized and speak? Persons
[2:24:22] in support will go first if you
[2:24:33] seek to speak. Okay. All right.
[2:24:35] You are recognized to speak in
[2:24:38] support. Go ahead. Oh, I'm
[2:24:40] sorry ma'am, I apologize. I did
[2:24:42] not have your mic on and I
[2:24:43] would ask that you also just
[2:24:45] stand very close to the mic as
[2:24:46] well. Thank you.
[2:24:47] Jane stretch
[2:24:48] in support.
[2:24:50] This is family
[2:24:52] property that was had a pud
[2:24:54] overlay on it that we are
[2:24:57] seeking to take the overlay off
[2:25:00] so that it can return to farm
[2:25:02] property, as my father
[2:25:05] initially intended it to be our
[2:25:07] one of our children and her
[2:25:09] family want to build on it and
[2:25:11] operate it in the way that it
[2:25:13] was operated in the past and
[2:25:14] that dad sought to have
[2:25:15] preserved.
[2:25:17] All right. Thank you,
[2:25:19] ma'am. Just a person here in
[2:25:21] opposition behind the column
[2:25:23] seek to be recognized and speak.
[2:25:26] Okay. Just just to make sure
[2:25:27] anyone else here in support.
[2:25:29] Okay. Go ahead. In opposition,
[2:25:31] you MAY come forward. Go ahead.
[2:25:33] I'm only. I live on poplar
[2:25:36] creek, and all I knew about
[2:25:37] this was they're trying to take
[2:25:39] away from being residential.
[2:25:40] And so I figured I wanted to
[2:25:42] remain residential. But she's
[2:25:43] saying it's going to go to
[2:25:46] farmland instead of homes.
[2:25:47] That's even better. I just
[2:25:49] didn't want it to be okay.
[2:25:50] All
[2:25:52] right. So is anyone else
[2:25:56] seeking to be recognized in in
[2:25:58] opposition? Okay. Seeing none,
[2:25:59] I will declare the public
[2:26:01] hearing closed. It's back to
[2:26:02] you, MR. Spain, for a motion on
[2:26:03] your bill, sir.
[2:26:04] Thank you,
[2:26:05] MADAM PRESIDENT. Apparently, we
[2:26:07] could have done a better job
[2:26:08] communicating the intent of
[2:26:10] this. But as was mentioned, the
[2:26:11] existing pud calls for another
[2:26:13] 90 plus homes on this property
[2:26:14] was included as a possible
[2:26:16] future phase five of poplar
[2:26:17] creek estates. That's not going
[2:26:19] to happen. You heard from MR.
[2:26:20] Ransom what the intent for the
[2:26:22] property is. With that, I move
[2:26:22] approval.
[2:26:23] Okay. All right.
[2:26:24] There's a motion to approve her
[2:26:30] second. All right. Is there any
[2:26:30] further discussion on this bill?
[2:26:31] Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:26:33] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:26:36] or abstaining? Okay. This has
[2:26:39] passed its second of three
[2:26:41] readings. Alrighty. Okay, so
[2:26:44] now we are moving in to the
[2:26:47] portion of our public hearing
[2:26:52] related to data centers. This
[2:26:54] portion of the public hearing,
[2:26:55] as you all who have very
[2:26:58] patiently waited, are aware,
[2:27:01] has ticketed, queuing and
[2:27:04] ticketed speaking so as not to
[2:27:05] be tedious throughout the
[2:27:06] evening. I am not going to call
[2:27:08] people sort of number by number
[2:27:10] at this juncture. I presume we
[2:27:14] kind of have our our first five.
[2:27:18] And what I am going to do
[2:27:20] occasionally is just ask the
[2:27:21] person who is speaking what
[2:27:23] their ticket number is, because
[2:27:25] I imagine over time we MAY have
[2:27:29] some attrition, right. And so I
[2:27:31] will just ask for that
[2:27:33] occasionally. And then I will
[2:27:35] also update sort of the
[2:27:37] listening or viewing or present
[2:27:40] public on where we are from a
[2:27:43] status standpoint. So this
[2:27:46] first public hearing, and I
[2:27:48] will go to the sponsor to make
[2:27:50] it official, but this is for
[2:27:53] agenda items 44 and 45. They
[2:27:57] are companions to each other.
[2:28:01] They are bills 1391 and its
[2:28:05] companion 1392. I will just
[2:28:06] read these into the record and
[2:28:10] then recognize the sponsor.
[2:28:13] 1391 or the primary sponsor has
[2:28:14] sponsors horton, porterfield,
[2:28:16] gad huffman, welsh, toombs prep,
[2:28:18] tea, benedict, spain, parker,
[2:28:20] wiener, bo. Bradford, copen,
[2:28:22] ewing. Johnston, sepulveda,
[2:28:25] evans, cortez. Hill, allen.
[2:28:27] Taylor, cap. Gamble, greg.
[2:28:29] Suara, harrell and truffle. As
[2:28:32] of this printing. So a lot of
[2:28:36] sponsors. This 1391 is an amend title 17 of
[2:28:38] the metro code laws to add
[2:28:40] various new data center uses
[2:28:42] and related definitions and
[2:28:47] conditions to the zoning code.
[2:28:49] 1392 is the companion to that
[2:28:50] bill that requires certain
[2:28:52] materials to be restricted in
[2:28:55] the construction of buildings.
[2:28:57] So, MR. Horton, you are
[2:29:00] recognized, sir. I'm sorry. Go
[2:29:01] ahead, sir.
[2:29:02] Thank you, vice
[2:29:03] mayor. I'd like to open the
[2:29:04] public hearing, please.
[2:29:04] All
[2:29:06] right. I declare the public
[2:29:08] hearing open for council member
[2:29:15] horton's bills 1391 and 1392.
[2:29:19] We are just going to proceed
[2:29:23] through. Let's see. Do we
[2:29:25] actually ask if anybody is in
[2:29:27] opposite. Okay. So this is just
[2:29:28] like we do at the budget public
[2:29:30] hearing. If you're for or
[2:29:31] against or whatever, you are
[2:29:33] just speaking on this bill. But
[2:29:35] I will, I guess, for purposes
[2:29:38] of dramatic photography, ask
[2:29:40] what all members of the public
[2:29:41] here in support of this bill,
[2:29:44] please raise your hands. Okay.
[2:29:46] Would all members of the public
[2:29:49] here in opposition to this bill
[2:29:52] please raise your hand? Okay.
[2:29:58] All right. So as I stated
[2:30:00] earlier, and just for the
[2:30:03] general public to be aware, we
[2:30:06] are going to have our staff
[2:30:07] support folks in getting queued
[2:30:09] in ticketed order. We don't
[2:30:12] want folks to be standing too
[2:30:16] long, and we will continue to
[2:30:17] call people kind of from the
[2:30:19] mezzanine and down from the
[2:30:22] third floor as needed. I do
[2:30:24] want to share with folks, as
[2:30:26] you contemplate whether or not
[2:30:29] you wish to speak this evening,
[2:30:31] you MAY be here for several
[2:30:33] hours. You are here in numbers.
[2:30:36] And we see and we feel that you
[2:30:39] MAY feel that folks have, you
[2:30:42] know, spoken great words with
[2:30:45] which you concur. So you each
[2:30:48] have two minutes. You don't
[2:30:49] have to use the entirety of
[2:30:52] your two minutes, nor if you
[2:30:54] see that others are saying what
[2:30:57] you might want to say, the
[2:30:59] ticket that you does not
[2:31:02] require you to speak. Okay, you
[2:31:04] might change your mind. You are
[2:31:07] very welcome. You are very
[2:31:09] welcome to speak. I do want to
[2:31:13] let you know that as of 8 P.M.
[2:31:19] There were 245 ticket ticketed.
[2:31:24] Yes, sir.
[2:31:25] Sponsors do we have
[2:31:28] on this bill. 2828 sponsors.
[2:31:28] Yes.
[2:31:30] Thank you. And yeah, as
[2:31:32] those were the 28 sponsors that
[2:31:34] I read into the record, I think
[2:31:35] MR. Taylor is perhaps
[2:31:36] mentioning that, because what
[2:31:40] that implies is this bill is if
[2:31:43] every sponsor votes in favor is
[2:31:46] is likely to pass this evening.
[2:31:51] So as of 8 P.M. There were 245
[2:31:53] ticketed speakers. So everybody,
[2:31:56] if you want to do the math two
[2:31:59] times 245 speakers is an eight
[2:32:03] hour public hearing. Okay. And
[2:32:07] so this is a public hearing.%
[2:32:08] folks who want to speak will be
[2:32:10] heard. But I would ask that
[2:32:14] with respect to everyone here,
[2:32:16] you know, let's let's think
[2:32:18] about this as we as we go along.
[2:32:20] Okay. And so with that, the
[2:32:22] public hearing is open. And so
[2:32:23] if our first speaker would
[2:32:27] please come forward.
[2:32:28] Hi. I was
[2:32:30] not expecting to have to go
[2:32:31] first, but. Good evening. My
[2:32:33] name is catherine wyatt and I
[2:32:34] live in the davidson county
[2:32:35] side of hermitage, tennessee,
[2:32:37] and council district 14. I'm
[2:32:39] here to speak in support of
[2:32:41] ordinance bill 26, 2026 1391,
[2:32:43] because I want strong and
[2:32:45] permanent rules and regulations
[2:32:46] around data centers in
[2:32:47] nashville and davidson county,
[2:32:49] not just at fisk university or
[2:32:51] the zoo, and not just for six
[2:32:53] months. This means not a single
[2:32:54] large scale data center goes up
[2:32:56] in davidson county, hopefully
[2:32:58] forever. But if not that, then
[2:32:59] until the full scope of effects
[2:33:01] on our power grid
[2:33:02] infrastructure, water and
[2:33:03] public health can be fully
[2:33:05] understood, and the companies
[2:33:06] who want to build them can
[2:33:07] fully account for how they are
[2:33:08] going to mitigate these effects,
[2:33:10] so that the population of
[2:33:11] middle tennessee is not left
[2:33:12] bearing the health and
[2:33:14] financial consequences of the
[2:33:16] current run on unnecessary data
[2:33:17] centers being built to
[2:33:19] capitalize on massive tax cuts
[2:33:22] to corporations, including dc
[2:33:23] blox, a company headquartered
[2:33:25] in atlanta, georgia. Thank you
[2:33:27] to council member horton, my
[2:33:29] council member huffman, and all
[2:33:30] the other sponsors of this
[2:33:31] ordinance for looking out for
[2:33:33] davidson county residents.
[2:33:34] Thank you.
[2:33:36] Thank you. Next. Go
[2:33:38] ahead, folks. We're going to
[2:33:39] move much faster if we don't
[2:33:41] have clapping. And if folks to
[2:33:43] the podium will just come on
[2:33:44] right on up and roll on through.
[2:33:45] Go ahead, sir. You're
[2:33:45] recognized.
[2:33:46] Thank you.
[2:33:47] my name
[2:33:48] is rick heron. I'm a resident
[2:33:49] of nashville, live in
[2:33:50] germantown neighborhood. I'm a
[2:33:51] volunteer leader with the
[2:33:52] tennessee chapter of the sierra
[2:33:54] club. I'd like to share my
[2:33:56] personal thoughts on bill 2026,
[2:33:58] 1391 and 1448 tonight. The
[2:33:59] rapid and unchecked growth of
[2:34:01] data centers is quickly
[2:34:02] overwhelming utilities putting
[2:34:03] ratepayers at risk of increased
[2:34:05] bills, undermining our
[2:34:06] environmental goals and public
[2:34:07] health, and putting our air,
[2:34:09] water and climate at risk. I
[2:34:11] urge council members to support
[2:34:14] both bills 1391 and 1448 to
[2:34:15] protect davidson county from
[2:34:16] adverse impacts we've seen, not
[2:34:18] only in memphis but across the
[2:34:19] country, where tech companies
[2:34:21] are allowed to run roughshod
[2:34:23] over communities. I support
[2:34:24] 1391 as a first step in the
[2:34:26] right direction, but the
[2:34:28] current language in 1391 must
[2:34:31] be strengthened. We need to be
[2:34:33] vigilant to have not only the
[2:34:35] intent, but the reality of
[2:34:36] protections with real teeth.
[2:34:38] And what we don't need. Are
[2:34:39] holes big enough to drive a
[2:34:42] trailer bed full of noisy,
[2:34:44] polluting gas turbines through.
[2:34:46] To that end, I urge council
[2:34:47] members to support amendments
[2:34:49] to 1391 that include the
[2:34:51] following one the use of
[2:34:53] renewable energy and
[2:34:54] substantially increasing the
[2:34:55] requirements in the bill so
[2:34:57] that any projects do not move
[2:34:59] us backwards from our own
[2:35:02] city's goal of reducing
[2:35:03] community wide greenhouse gas
[2:35:07] emissions 80% by 2050. To the
[2:35:08] extent any emissions producing
[2:35:09] generators are allowed at all
[2:35:10] for on site power, there need
[2:35:13] to be very strict, strong
[2:35:15] limitations so that these
[2:35:16] onsite power generators are not
[2:35:18] used for routine operations or
[2:35:19] as a substitute for any grid
[2:35:22] power produced by any s and tva
[2:35:24] also need written confirmation
[2:35:26] from any s or tva that they
[2:35:27] have, or will have the capacity
[2:35:29] to fully serve any projects, so
[2:35:32] that power reliability for the
[2:35:33] rest of us will not be
[2:35:35] compromised. Again, I speak in
[2:35:37] support of this bill. Language
[2:35:39] needs to bestrengthened. I
[2:35:40] urge council members to support
[2:35:41] these amendments. Thank you.
[2:35:43] Thank you. Go ahead and come on
[2:35:46] forward. You're recognized.
[2:35:48] Hello, my name is amber rose. I
[2:35:49] am a homeowner in district
[2:35:51] seven. Shout out to
[2:35:53] COUNCILWOMAN Benedict. Ditto
[2:35:55] what they said. I support it
[2:35:56] and I'm glad there's 28
[2:35:58] sponsors. So thanks.
[2:35:59] Thank you.
[2:36:00] Go ahead and come on forward.
[2:36:01] You're recognized.
[2:36:02] My name is
[2:36:04] megan castleberry. I live in
[2:36:05] nashville in district five. I'm
[2:36:06] a member of the middle
[2:36:08] tennessee democratic socialist
[2:36:11] chapter, and I support bill
[2:36:13] 2026 1391 to hopefully in the
[2:36:13] future with strengthened
[2:36:15] language, prevent the
[2:36:16] construction of all data
[2:36:17] centers, but if not to prevent
[2:36:20] and to strictly regulate the
[2:36:23] use of ai in both fields. Arts
[2:36:25] and education simply must be
[2:36:26] regulated, as is taking a
[2:36:28] direct toll on the creative job
[2:36:29] market, as well as the
[2:36:31] well-being of young people whom
[2:36:32] I work directly with, both in
[2:36:33] davidson and williamson
[2:36:35] counties. The use of ai systems
[2:36:37] aside, it's been shown time and
[2:36:39] time again that environmental
[2:36:40] impact of data centers on local
[2:36:41] communities and the planet at
[2:36:44] large are undeniably awful. I'm
[2:36:45] a proud born and raised
[2:36:47] tennessean. I have moved out of
[2:36:50] state and back here largely in
[2:36:51] support of the natural beauty
[2:36:53] of living here and those data
[2:36:55] centers. Wrecking that natural
[2:36:57] beauty is a direct attack
[2:36:58] against our humanity and
[2:37:00] against tennesseans. So we're
[2:37:01] in support of this bill. Glad
[2:37:03] to see you all are too, along
[2:37:04] with tennessee.
[2:37:05] Thank you so
[2:37:06] much. Go ahead and come forward.
[2:37:07] And could you share your ticket
[2:37:08] number, please?
[2:37:09] Oh yes, I'm
[2:37:11] ticket number six.
[2:37:12] Go ahead.
[2:37:13] And my name is rachel glidden
[2:37:16] and I live in district seven.
[2:37:19] And I'm here to support bill
[2:37:22] 2026 1391. I want to ask the
[2:37:23] question, I guess, of the group,
[2:37:25] which is basically, if the
[2:37:27] people building these data
[2:37:28] centers don't want to live by
[2:37:30] them, why should we? That's
[2:37:31] that's pretty much it.
[2:37:31] Thank
[2:37:32] you. Thank you so much. Go
[2:37:35] ahead and come on forward.
[2:37:37] Ticket number seven. My name is
[2:37:38] riley newton. I live in
[2:37:41] nashville in district six. And
[2:37:43] I'm here in support of bill
[2:37:45] 2026 1391. I concur with
[2:37:46] everything that's been said
[2:37:47] before and I yield my time.
[2:37:49] Thank you, thank you. Excellent.
[2:37:50] Go ahead and come on forward.
[2:37:53] Sir. You're recognized.
[2:37:54] I am
[2:37:55] ticket number eight.
[2:37:55] not
[2:37:57] everybody has to state their
[2:37:58] ticket. I'm just going to ask
[2:37:59] occasionally, but thank you. Go
[2:38:00] ahead.
[2:38:02] My name is henry bennett
[2:38:04] jones. I've lived in district
[2:38:08] 24. I'm in support of bill 2026
[2:38:10] 1391. I've lived in nashville
[2:38:14] my entire life and. I've gone
[2:38:17] to the zoo as a child. And I
[2:38:19] think that, you know, on behalf
[2:38:21] of everyone that has grown up
[2:38:24] going to the zoo and on behalf
[2:38:25] of those that want to be able
[2:38:27] to enjoy the zoo in the future,
[2:38:28] I think that a data center,
[2:38:31] there would be a extreme
[2:38:34] detriment to my ability and
[2:38:35] others ability to enjoy going
[2:38:37] to the zoo, and an extreme
[2:38:39] detriment to the surrounding
[2:38:41] neighborhoods of nolensville
[2:38:42] pike. Thank you.
[2:38:43] Appreciate you
[2:38:45] coming out. Thank you. Go ahead
[2:38:47] sir. You're recognized.
[2:38:48] My name
[2:38:49] is amir meyers.
[2:38:50] MR. Meyers, can
[2:38:52] you pull that mic up so I can
[2:38:54] hear you a little bit better?
[2:38:54] Go ahead.
[2:38:56] Sir, my name is amir
[2:38:57] meyers. I am from district 28
[2:38:59] around the antioch area, and I
[2:39:01] am a. I am in support of both
[2:39:02] bills. And honestly, I just
[2:39:04] have to say, what's the point
[2:39:05] of innovation if it's going to
[2:39:07] lead to the harm of others and
[2:39:08] I. I yield my time.
[2:39:09] Thank you.
[2:39:10] Go ahead, ma'am, come on
[2:39:12] forward. And if you could share
[2:39:12] your ticket number, I.
[2:39:13] Am
[2:39:14] ticket number ten.
[2:39:15] Okay. Thank
[2:39:15] you. Go ahead.
[2:39:16] good evening,
[2:39:17] I'm emily tataryn. I am in
[2:39:19] district 29, and for the sake
[2:39:21] of brevity, I'm here to tell
[2:39:22] you that I am in support of
[2:39:24] this bill. I am a fifth
[2:39:24] generation nashvillian. My
[2:39:26] daughters are sixth generation,
[2:39:27] and I would like to leave
[2:39:28] nashville in a better place
[2:39:30] than how I found it and how I
[2:39:32] grew up here. So please pass
[2:39:32] this bill.
[2:39:34] Thank you. Thank you
[2:39:35] so much. Go ahead and come on
[2:39:37] forward. Go ahead and come on
[2:39:38] forward. You're recognized. If
[2:39:39] everybody could keep coming
[2:39:40] forward, not leaning against
[2:39:42] the wall. Go ahead and come on
[2:39:43] forward. Go ahead ma'am.
[2:39:43] Hello.
[2:39:45] I'm number 11, alex van zeeland
[2:39:47] from inglewood, and I support
[2:39:51] bill 2026 1391, 250 years ago,
[2:39:53] our forefathers fought for our
[2:39:54] right to live in a free country,
[2:39:57] and 250 years later, I find
[2:39:59] myself questioning am I truly
[2:40:01] free? Am I free? When my
[2:40:02] government gives tax breaks to
[2:40:03] billionaires for the
[2:40:05] construction of a building that
[2:40:06] harms my neighbors? Am I truly
[2:40:08] free when my cost of living
[2:40:10] skyrockets? And the only answer
[2:40:12] we the people receive is deal
[2:40:14] with it. Am I truly free when
[2:40:16] my data is more valuable than
[2:40:19] my life? Your life, and the
[2:40:21] animals caught in between? And
[2:40:22] when our rights and civil
[2:40:23] liberties are eroded by
[2:40:25] corruption and greed, history
[2:40:28] shows what comes next. The seed
[2:40:30] of revolution. Just like our
[2:40:32] forefathers before us, we don't
[2:40:34] want watered down restrictions.
[2:40:36] We don't want half measures. We
[2:40:38] don't want data centers at all.
[2:40:40] consider this my creativity.
[2:40:42] Thrown into the boston harbor
[2:40:44] and made this movement inspire
[2:40:47] every other state in this
[2:40:49] country to follow suit and call
[2:40:50] out the people in power who
[2:40:52] look to profit off the harm of
[2:40:54] our citizens.
[2:40:55] All right. Thank
[2:40:56] you. Go ahead and come forward.
[2:40:58] Sir. You're recognized. Let's
[2:40:59] please not pause in between
[2:41:01] speakers, sir. Come on. Forward.
[2:41:02] Thank you sir. You're
[2:41:02] recognized.
[2:41:04] My name is alan
[2:41:09] diehl. I'm in support of 1391
[2:41:16] and. If heaven were on earth,
[2:41:18] it would have to be the zoo.
[2:41:20] There is so much to see and a
[2:41:22] whole lot to do. From the
[2:41:24] gibbons to the rhinos, the zoo
[2:41:26] is the place to go. Where else
[2:41:30] can you say pink flamingos?
[2:41:32] There is a lot to do and you
[2:41:33] never can tell. You might even
[2:41:35] ride a wild animal on the
[2:41:38] carousel. You can soar like an
[2:41:40] eagle way up in the sky. Or
[2:41:42] ride a toy train while the
[2:41:46] people wave bye. But it isn't
[2:41:47] just the animals that you see
[2:41:49] at the zoo. The one thing I
[2:41:52] hope to see is you. Let's not
[2:41:55] put this data center here. It
[2:41:58] don't belong. Thank you.
[2:41:59] Thank
[2:42:00] you sir, we appreciate your
[2:42:02] poem. Okay, go ahead and come
[2:42:04] forward. You're recognized.
[2:42:06] Hello. My name is darcy keyser.
[2:42:07] I live in nashville in district
[2:42:10] five, and I support bill 1391.
[2:42:12] I'm a nashville native and the
[2:42:13] daughter of a prominent figure
[2:42:15] in animal activism. My mom
[2:42:16] started the first no kill
[2:42:17] animal shelter in greater
[2:42:20] nashville. As an animal rights
[2:42:21] activist. My mom spoke for the
[2:42:23] voiceless and that is why I am
[2:42:25] hre today. I do not want to
[2:42:27] see a data center built near
[2:42:29] the zoo. This isn't just about
[2:42:31] the animals, it's also about
[2:42:32] the human impact. There are
[2:42:34] three facts that support why we
[2:42:35] should not have data centers in
[2:42:38] davidson county at all. Power
[2:42:39] supply. A typical data center,
[2:42:42] takes up power of over 100,000
[2:42:44] homes. Residents already
[2:42:45] experience the horrors that was
[2:42:47] winter storm fern. The
[2:42:48] residents of davidson county do
[2:42:50] not need to see rising
[2:42:51] electrical costs and failed
[2:42:53] systems again. Water pollution.
[2:42:55] Our rivers already have been
[2:42:56] tested and have shown a
[2:42:58] persistent presence offorever
[2:43:00] chemicals of pfas. We don't
[2:43:02] need more water pollution.
[2:43:04] Noise pollution data centers
[2:43:06] can make noise of up to 85db.
[2:43:08] This noise won't just impact
[2:43:10] the zoo animals. That noise
[2:43:12] impacts the entire city's
[2:43:14] ecosystem. For example, birds,
[2:43:16] frogs, squirrels, and bats have
[2:43:18] mating calls that depend on
[2:43:20] acoustical environments. Simply,
[2:43:21] we will see a change in our
[2:43:23] wildlife species and food chain
[2:43:25] as a result. As a result of
[2:43:27] this data center. In summary,
[2:43:29] we do not need any new data
[2:43:32] centers. I support bill 1391
[2:43:33] because it puts restrictions
[2:43:35] and rules in place about data
[2:43:37] centers, and that's a start.
[2:43:40] Truly, bill 1391 is only a
[2:43:42] compromise to no data centers
[2:43:44] at all. Thank you.
[2:43:45] Thank you so
[2:43:46] much. Could you share your
[2:43:47] ticket number, please?
[2:43:48] Number
[2:43:48] 15.
[2:43:50] Okay. Thank you ma'am. Go
[2:43:50] ahead.
[2:43:51] Good evening, vice mayor
[2:43:53] and council. I'm penny judd,
[2:43:55] I'm a goodlettsville resident
[2:43:56] and I serve on the national zoo
[2:43:59] board. I'm here in support of
[2:44:00] council approving measures to
[2:44:02] create zoning rules for data
[2:44:04] centers and other lawful
[2:44:06] measures to protect the zoo.
[2:44:08] While economic growth is key to
[2:44:11] a vibrant city, this pause to
[2:44:13] review and amend land use
[2:44:14] policies is an important and
[2:44:16] responsible step toward
[2:44:18] balancing quality of life with
[2:44:20] economic growth so that
[2:44:22] children of all ages can enjoy
[2:44:25] the zoo for years to come. Our
[2:44:26] family has cherished the
[2:44:28] nashville zoo, visiting often
[2:44:30] for the past 20 years, enjoying
[2:44:32] the wildlife and beautiful,
[2:44:34] serene setting and is such an
[2:44:36] asset for children and families
[2:44:37] and a great treasure for
[2:44:40] everyone in our region. Our
[2:44:42] community has this significant
[2:44:44] opportunity to protect animal
[2:44:46] habitats, park space and
[2:44:48] surroundings for generations to
[2:44:51] come. With over a half million
[2:44:53] petition signatures, it is
[2:44:54] evident that our community
[2:44:57] agrees with this sentiment.
[2:45:01] Further, I support innovation advancement
[2:45:03] as a tool toward greater
[2:45:06] prosperity and american
[2:45:07] competitiveness. This location
[2:45:10] is simply not the right place
[2:45:12] or land use for a data center
[2:45:14] next door to this park setting.
[2:45:16] With animal habitats and
[2:45:18] surrounding neighborhoods. In
[2:45:21] closing, the nashville zoo is
[2:45:22] thriving as nashville's number
[2:45:24] one tourist attraction, with
[2:45:27] over 1.3 million visitors in
[2:45:29] 2025. As reported in the
[2:45:31] nashville business journal. I
[2:45:33] share this to encourage council
[2:45:35] to rally around building upon
[2:45:37] this momentum of great things
[2:45:39] happening at the zoo and
[2:45:40] protecting this amazing asset
[2:45:42] for our community. Thank you.
[2:45:45] Thank you so much. Go ahead.
[2:45:47] You're recognized.
[2:45:47] Hello, my
[2:45:49] name is noel shaw. I am a
[2:45:52] resident of district 33, and I
[2:45:54] am here in support of this
[2:45:55] legislation. Thank you.
[2:45:56] Thank
[2:45:59] you. Next. Come on forward.
[2:45:59] Hi,
[2:46:01] my name is katie bridgeforth.
[2:46:03] I'm a resident of district 13
[2:46:05] near b and a and donelson. I'm
[2:46:06] here speaking tonight in
[2:46:09] support of bill 2026 1391.
[2:46:10] Legislation surrounding data
[2:46:12] centers is important for our
[2:46:14] city, having clear guidelines
[2:46:15] surrounding how and where data
[2:46:16] centers can operate supports
[2:46:18] the people and animals
[2:46:20] nashville calls home.
[2:46:21] Legislation once passed, canbe
[2:46:22] amended as we seek to better
[2:46:24] protect our homes, our
[2:46:26] communities, our safe places.
[2:46:28] Legislation sets a clear
[2:46:30] precedent. Nashville protects
[2:46:32] our communities. Research shows
[2:46:33] the negative effects of data
[2:46:35] centers on communities. To
[2:46:36] summarize, data centers disrupt
[2:46:39] the ability to live life in our
[2:46:40] own city. Two proposed sites
[2:46:42] near fisk university in
[2:46:43] nashville zoo have united
[2:46:45] people in support of better
[2:46:46] legislation to keep communities
[2:46:49] safe. Bill 2026 1391 is the
[2:46:51] start in keeping schools like
[2:46:52] pearl-cohn and mlk safe from
[2:46:55] disruptions in education. Bill
[2:46:57] 2026 1391 is a start in
[2:46:59] protecting the nashville zoo, a
[2:47:00] place beloved by the people,
[2:47:01] the animals who live there, and
[2:47:04] the people who visit. For the
[2:47:04] representatives who have
[2:47:06] supported this bill, thank you
[2:47:08] for your support of nashville.
[2:47:09] And for those of you still
[2:47:11] deciding, I am asking for your
[2:47:14] support of bill 2026 1391,
[2:47:15] protecting nashville and what
[2:47:17] she holds dear. Thank you.
[2:47:19] Thank you. Go ahead and come on
[2:47:21] forward.
[2:47:22] Good evening. My name
[2:47:24] is dan russell and I live in
[2:47:26] district 21 and work in the
[2:47:28] environmental sector. I am here
[2:47:30] because although I support bill
[2:47:33] 2026 1391, I want to see the
[2:47:35] following changes made to it.
[2:47:36] First, we needclear
[2:47:37] definitions outlining what
[2:47:38] kinds of data centers are
[2:47:40] allowed to be built regardless
[2:47:42] of size. Right now, quote data
[2:47:44] center is a catch all term,
[2:47:45] ranging from basic school
[2:47:47] computer labs to advanced cloud
[2:47:49] computing and ai use. We need
[2:47:51] clarity here and much stricter
[2:47:52] restrictions put forth on data
[2:47:55] centers using advanced cloud
[2:47:56] computing and ai that have
[2:47:57] shown more harmful
[2:47:58] environmental and public health
[2:48:00] impacts, regardless of their
[2:48:02] size. Second, I don't believe
[2:48:03] the recommended distances for
[2:48:05] new data center builds close to
[2:48:08] residential, academic,
[2:48:09] religious and conservation
[2:48:12] areas go far enough. Small data
[2:48:13] centers should now be one mile
[2:48:15] away. Medium data centers
[2:48:16] should now be two miles away,
[2:48:18] and large data centers should
[2:48:21] now be three miles away. Third,
[2:48:23] all new data center builds must
[2:48:25] run on 100% renewable energy
[2:48:28] resources. This includes both
[2:48:29] primary and backup power in the
[2:48:32] event of a shutdown. Again, no
[2:48:34] exceptions there. Also, there
[2:48:36] needs to be a local incentive
[2:48:37] program to transition current
[2:48:40] data center centers to run on
[2:48:42] 100% renewable energy. Fourth,
[2:48:44] and finally, revise section
[2:48:46] seven on quote permits to data
[2:48:48] centers under line item I to
[2:48:50] where data center operators
[2:48:52] must give now quarterly
[2:48:53] compliance reports at the
[2:48:55] beginning of each fiscal
[2:48:56] quarter, as opposed to the
[2:48:57] current language saying only
[2:48:59] once a year, no later than the
[2:49:01] 1st of JANUARY, to keep these
[2:49:03] companies accountable. Thank
[2:49:04] you. And please consider my
[2:49:06] revisions.
[2:49:08] Thank you. Go ahead.
[2:49:11] You're recognized.
[2:49:12] Hi, my name
[2:49:14] is jack settle. I live in
[2:49:18] district 16. My home is on
[2:49:19] sanford avenue, which is three
[2:49:21] quarters of a mile from 648
[2:49:24] grassmere additionally, I work
[2:49:26] for an audio visual company
[2:49:28] located less than half a mile
[2:49:31] from 648 grassmere in district
[2:49:33] 26, and also do just want to
[2:49:36] thank all the sponsors of this
[2:49:39] bill, specifically council
[2:49:41] members horton, welch and
[2:49:43] johnston. As you probably
[2:49:45] guessed, I am strongly opposed
[2:49:47] to new data centers being built
[2:49:48] anywhere in the city,
[2:49:50] especially right next to me. I
[2:49:53] have many concerns, as others
[2:49:54] have mentioned, noise,
[2:49:55] environmental impact, energy
[2:49:57] use, property value, and the
[2:49:58] quality of life in my
[2:49:59] neighborhood. I feel like my
[2:50:00] neighborhood has so much
[2:50:02] potential, and this would be a
[2:50:04] big kick in the face to put
[2:50:06] that there. Nashville is a very
[2:50:08] special place. It's as was
[2:50:09] mentioned in the invocation,
[2:50:11] it's an international hub for
[2:50:13] business, music, health care,
[2:50:15] tourism, and so much more. My
[2:50:17] little slice of that that I fit
[2:50:18] into is music and entertainment.
[2:50:20] I'm a singer and songwriter
[2:50:22] fortunate to get to play on
[2:50:24] occasion at the bluebird cafe,
[2:50:25] and every time I play there, I
[2:50:28] meet people from like at least
[2:50:30] two other countries and
[2:50:32] probably ten other states.
[2:50:33] Those people don't come here to
[2:50:37] see our data centers. They come
[2:50:39] here for our music, for our
[2:50:41] talent, for tennessee's
[2:50:43] incredibly beautiful scenery.
[2:50:45] So let's continue to make
[2:50:47] nashville welcoming place to
[2:50:49] visitors, but most importantly,
[2:50:50] a safe, comfortable home for
[2:50:52] its residents. The people of
[2:50:54] nashville have made it clear
[2:50:56] today what they want. I'm sure
[2:50:58] you all heard the chanting
[2:50:59] outside and outside the
[2:51:01] building, so I'm asking that
[2:51:03] you vote in favor of us people
[2:51:05] of nashville and not in favor
[2:51:08] of an out of state corporation
[2:51:09] asking you to say no to data
[2:51:12] centers and say yes to greenery.
[2:51:13] Thank you.
[2:51:15] Thank you. Go ahead
[2:51:18] and come on forward. Hello.
[2:51:20] Welcome. You can pull that mic
[2:51:22] way down. Thank you sir. Go
[2:51:22] ahead.
[2:51:24] My name is josiah. I
[2:51:26] live in district five. I love
[2:51:28] the zoo and I want the animals
[2:51:30] to stay happy and healthy.
[2:51:32] Thank you.
[2:51:35] Thank you, hang on,
[2:51:38] hang on. Josiah. Wait there.
[2:51:39] Okay. Go ahead.
[2:51:39] Hi.
[2:51:40] my name is
[2:51:42] sarah rivas. I live in mcferrin
[2:51:43] park in east nashville. Council
[2:51:46] district five. I am here in
[2:51:47] support of this bill. My eight
[2:51:49] year old goes to school about a
[2:51:50] mile and a half from this
[2:51:52] proposed data center site, and
[2:51:54] I want him to have clean air,
[2:51:56] clean water. But the reality is,
[2:51:57] every single eight year old in
[2:51:58] nashville deserves that. Just
[2:51:58] -
[2:52:00] like my son in every part of
[2:52:01] nashville. So I urge the
[2:52:03] council to consider that it's
[2:52:04] thegovernment's responsibility
[2:52:06] to regulate corporate interests
[2:52:07] before they hurt people, before
[2:52:09] they hurt animals, before they
[2:52:11] hurt the environment, if at all
[2:52:13] possible. And I urge the
[2:52:14] council to consider that in all
[2:52:16] of the data center bills going
[2:52:16] forward. Thank you.
[2:52:17] Thank you
[2:52:21] so much. Go ahead. Come on.
[2:52:25] Forward. You're very welcome.
[2:52:26] You can pull that.
[2:52:27] Hi, my name
[2:52:29] is jenny mott. My district is
[2:52:31] 29 and I support this bill. One
[2:52:33] issue I have is with the metro
[2:52:35] stormwater permits documents
[2:52:36] showing that all three of the
[2:52:38] site stormwater drainage
[2:52:40] outfalls from the data center
[2:52:41] currently flow onto the
[2:52:43] existing stormwater
[2:52:44] infrastructure located on the
[2:52:46] zoo property. According to
[2:52:48] permit documents, a and
[2:52:50] sewer review was canceled with
[2:52:52] no explanation. A noise review
[2:52:54] was approved, but no documents
[2:52:57] have been provided from it. The
[2:52:59] zoo's stormwater retention
[2:53:01] system is already
[2:53:04] the zoo's retention pond works
[2:53:06] overtime to filter stormwater
[2:53:08] runoff, where the data center
[2:53:10] plans to be built. The
[2:53:11] infrastructure protects
[2:53:13] groundwater and streams that
[2:53:15] not only run through the zoo,
[2:53:16] but also through the
[2:53:19] neighboring community. The data
[2:53:20] center will have detrimental
[2:53:22] impacts on the well-being of
[2:53:25] the animals at the zoo. Effects
[2:53:27] of noise pollution from ai
[2:53:29] centers on animals are chronic
[2:53:32] stress, disruptive breeding
[2:53:34] patterns, hearing damage the
[2:53:35] constant hum can disrupt and
[2:53:37] mask natural sounds that the
[2:53:39] animals use to communicate
[2:53:41] amongst themselves, leaving
[2:53:43] them confused and agitated.
[2:53:44] Prolonged or sudden noises can
[2:53:47] cause direct hearing damage,
[2:53:49] heightened anxiety,
[2:53:51] cardiovascular or respiratory.
[2:53:53] Arrest. Following the effects
[2:53:55] of the air pollution on animals
[2:53:56] can compromise their
[2:53:59] respiratory systems, give them
[2:54:00] neurological damage and
[2:54:02] reproductive failure. The U.S.
[2:54:04] Already has eight times more
[2:54:06] data centers than any other
[2:54:09] country. We have 4280 data
[2:54:12] centers. The closest to us has
[2:54:14] 527 data centers. That is by
[2:54:16] far the greatest number of data
[2:54:18] centers in the world. And this
[2:54:21] also I my notes for more for
[2:54:22] the zoo, but I also disagree
[2:54:24] with it next to the fisc.
[2:54:25] Because of the same dangers,
[2:54:27] noise pollution, air quality
[2:54:30] and the stream, water or energy.
[2:54:31] Thank you.
[2:54:31] Appreciate you
[2:54:35] coming out. Yeah. Go ahead.
[2:54:37] You're recognized.
[2:54:38] Hi. My name
[2:54:41] is jack smart and the nashville
[2:54:44] zoo is ranked top ten zoos in
[2:54:47] the country and top ten
[2:54:49] attractions in tennessee, and
[2:54:52] all six primates at the zoo are
[2:54:54] endangered or critically
[2:54:57] endangered. The leopard,
[2:54:59] sumatran tiger, clouded
[2:55:02] leopards, cheetahs, eastern
[2:55:04] hellbenders and the nashville
[2:55:08] crayfish. The zoo. The zoo has
[2:55:12] over 350 species and 3000
[2:55:15] animals, and the zoo
[2:55:18] participates in over 50 species
[2:55:23] survival plans. Ai, ai data
[2:55:26] centers are being built at an
[2:55:31] alarming pace. Posing possible
[2:55:34] risk to to diverse and
[2:55:36] vulnerable communities. This
[2:55:38] one could be feet away from the
[2:55:41] most fragile and rare
[2:55:44] collections of of animals in
[2:55:48] the country. The zoo's
[2:55:49] incredibly rare animals and
[2:55:52] endangered animals are the ammo
[2:55:54] leopard, which is the world's
[2:55:58] rarest big cat. The spotted
[2:56:02] fauna is the first american zoo.
[2:56:04] The national zoo is the first
[2:56:07] american zoo to successfully
[2:56:11] breed this rare animal. The
[2:56:13] sumatran tigers are the rarest
[2:56:16] tigers on earth, and the masai
[2:56:19] are endangered species. The zoo
[2:56:21] is is a great place and I love
[2:56:24] seeing the animals happy. Thank
[2:56:24] you.
[2:56:27] Thank you very much. All
[2:56:30] right. Could you please share
[2:56:34] with me your ticket number? 424.
[2:56:37] Okay, started at 837.
[2:56:40] It is now 901 and we're on our
[2:56:41] 24 speakers, so we're moving in
[2:56:43] good time. Go ahead. Ma'am.
[2:56:44] I'm
[2:56:46] perry del favero from district
[2:56:49] 20. In a perfect world, we
[2:56:51] wouldn't need zoos. But our
[2:56:54] world isn't perfect. Human
[2:56:55] progress has inflicted a
[2:56:57] permanent scar on the creatures
[2:56:58] who share our planet. And we
[2:57:00] can't turn back the clock. But
[2:57:02] we can create places that
[2:57:05] protect wildlife and promote
[2:57:08] conservation. Zoos. Let's talk
[2:57:09] about the elephant in the room.
[2:57:13] Some people don't like zoos. I
[2:57:14] love sharing with skeptics what
[2:57:16] I've learned inmy two decades
[2:57:17] of involvement with the
[2:57:19] nashville zoo. These
[2:57:20] educational institutions are
[2:57:23] highly regulated by governing
[2:57:25] bodies, overseeing construction
[2:57:27] materials, diets, even which
[2:57:28] bears are permitted to hump
[2:57:30] each other. The zoos of our
[2:57:32] childhood looked very different,
[2:57:34] and as our knowledge has grown,
[2:57:36] they've evolved. Zoos are the
[2:57:38] reason we still have so many
[2:57:40] previously endangered species.
[2:57:42] Our national zoo has released
[2:57:44] over 40,000 crested toad
[2:57:46] tadpoles to their native puerto
[2:57:49] rico. Countless wild animals of
[2:57:52] today descend from raised
[2:57:54] responsibly in human care. It
[2:57:55] is through this work that I
[2:57:57] believe we're atoning for our
[2:57:58] environmental, environmental
[2:58:01] sins. Zoos didn't earn our
[2:58:03] trust quickly or by accident.
[2:58:05] Over time,
[2:58:05] society and
[2:58:07] government demanded standards,
[2:58:09] transparency and accountability.
[2:58:11] The ceo of dc blocks claimed
[2:58:13] much of the concern expressed
[2:58:15] is related to last generation
[2:58:17] data centers that were less
[2:58:20] efficient and utilized older.
[2:58:22] This is misleading, to put it
[2:58:25] nicely in this context. Last
[2:58:26] generation doesn't mean decades,
[2:58:28] not even one decade. He's
[2:58:29] referencing facilities that
[2:58:31] were considered state of the
[2:58:34] art only a few years ago. His
[2:58:36] own words prove my point. Data
[2:58:37] centers are evolving so quickly
[2:58:39] that there are complete unknown,
[2:58:41] as is their long term impact.
[2:58:42] Responsible oversight shouldn't
[2:58:43] be an afterthought. It should
[2:58:45] be the starting point. Thank
[2:58:46] you.
[2:58:49] Thank you. Go ahead.
[2:58:51] You're recognized.
[2:58:51] Hello.
[2:58:51] My
[2:58:53] name is dara rosenkrantz and
[2:58:56] I'm a district 27 resident and
[2:58:58] homeowner. I'm here to express
[2:59:01] support for bill 2026 1391,
[2:59:02] strong legislation that
[2:59:03] protects every neighborhood in
[2:59:05] nashville from the dangers of
[2:59:07] data centers. We have the
[2:59:08] opportunity to prevent terrible
[2:59:11] harm, and we must. In my jewish
[2:59:12] tradition, one of our most
[2:59:14] important values is tikkun olam,
[2:59:17] which is usually translated as
[2:59:19] repairing the world. However,
[2:59:20] many jewish scholars have
[2:59:22] argued that a more authentic
[2:59:23] translation is actually
[2:59:25] preventing harm by setting up
[2:59:27] systems that stop harm before
[2:59:29] it occurs. That is what we have
[2:59:31] the opportunity to do with this
[2:59:33] legislation, and we must thank
[2:59:33] you.
[2:59:37] Thank you. Go ahead.
[2:59:38] Welcome.
[2:59:38] Hello.
[2:59:39] My name is
[2:59:40] olivia cantrell. This is polly
[2:59:42] and we are fourth and fifth
[2:59:43] generation nashvillians. I
[2:59:45] think my fellow citizens have
[2:59:47] hammered home the ideas that
[2:59:50] really illustrate how negative
[2:59:52] data centers can be, the
[2:59:53] consequences of which obviously
[2:59:58] have been said. It is no secret
[3:00:00] that data centers destroy the
[3:00:01] environment in which surrounds
[3:00:03] them, as well as the quality of
[3:00:05] life. So although I support
[3:00:07] legislation such as this, I'm
[3:00:08] proposing something for you
[3:00:10] guys to think about and think
[3:00:12] about steadfastly. I would
[3:00:13] suggest that we ban them
[3:00:14] entirely in the city of
[3:00:16] nashville. I would love for
[3:00:17] them to be banned entirely in
[3:00:19] the state of tennessee as well.
[3:00:21] And that leads me to the next
[3:00:22] question. Do we make decisions
[3:00:24] that are good for nashville?
[3:00:26] Are we steadfast in our moral
[3:00:28] compass or are we misaligned?
[3:00:30] And only my short lifetime I've
[3:00:32] seen I've seen things happen in
[3:00:34] nashville that break my heart.
[3:00:36] I've seen this degenerate. I've
[3:00:38] seen choices that leave our
[3:00:41] local businesses and homeowners
[3:00:43] hanging at the gallows. If
[3:00:44] property taxes were gallows,
[3:00:45] you guys would tell us to hang
[3:00:48] in there. You know, there's not
[3:00:50] much that we can do on our end
[3:00:51] except for speak our voice and
[3:00:53] our opinions and tell you that
[3:00:56] I don't think the future is ai.
[3:00:57] Inherently in my heart. I
[3:00:59] believe ai is anti-human, and I
[3:01:01] think data centers are
[3:01:02] anti-human as well. I'm not
[3:01:03] anti-technology, not byany
[3:01:05] stretch of the imagination, but
[3:01:07] I am against anything that is
[3:01:10] anti-human. And listen to your
[3:01:10] hearts.
[3:01:12] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:01:16] Come on. Forward. You're
[3:01:19] recognized. Thank you.
[3:01:20] Good
[3:01:20] evening.
[3:01:21] My name is vesna
[3:01:22] galovic. I live in north
[3:01:24] nashville, district 21, and I'm
[3:01:27] here in support of bill 2026
[3:01:29] 1391. I wanted to begin by
[3:01:31] acknowledging this very moment.
[3:01:33] Today, people from across
[3:01:34] davidson county took the time
[3:01:36] away from their jobs, their
[3:01:37] families, their
[3:01:38] responsibilities to come here
[3:01:39] and ask you to protect
[3:01:41] something. We all share our
[3:01:42] resources, our neighborhoods,
[3:01:44] our wildlife, the air we
[3:01:46] breathe and the water we drink.
[3:01:48] If I wanted to build an even
[3:01:49] small industrial operation on
[3:01:51] my own property, I couldn't.
[3:01:53] There are zoning laws, setbacks,
[3:01:54] noise regulations, and
[3:01:55] environmental protections that
[3:01:57] exist to protect my neighbors.
[3:02:00] So why should facilities that
[3:02:01] consume enormous amounts of
[3:02:03] waterand electricity and have
[3:02:04] the potential to create
[3:02:05] significant negative impacts on
[3:02:07] our communities, be held to
[3:02:11] lower standards? Bill 2026 1391
[3:02:13] is an important first step, but
[3:02:14] it should do more than just
[3:02:15] determine where data centers
[3:02:17] MAY be built before any project
[3:02:19] is approved. There should be
[3:02:21] independent, transparent
[3:02:22] evidence that it will not harm
[3:02:24] nearby residents, strain our
[3:02:26] water and power infrastructure,
[3:02:28] increase noise and pollution,
[3:02:29] or add to the cumulative
[3:02:31] burdens already carried by
[3:02:32] communities like north
[3:02:34] nashville. The burden of proof
[3:02:36] should rest with the project,
[3:02:38] not with the community. Growth
[3:02:40] should never occur and come at
[3:02:42] the expense of the people who
[3:02:44] call this city home. Our
[3:02:45] neighborhoods are not
[3:02:46] industrial parks. They are
[3:02:49] homes, schools, hospitals,
[3:02:51] parks and communities that make
[3:02:52] nashville what it is and they
[3:02:57] are worth protecting. Thank you.
[3:03:02] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[3:03:05] recognized.
[3:03:07] Hello. My name is
[3:03:09] calvin canada. Like the country
[3:03:14] district 21. And I'm here to
[3:03:20] support bill. Bill 2026 1391.
[3:03:21] There's a lot that's been said,
[3:03:23] but I'm here to go further and
[3:03:24] talk about the accountability
[3:03:26] enforcement. So I'm here to
[3:03:27] advocate the use of community
[3:03:30] benefits agreements, which is a
[3:03:31] mechanism for the establishment
[3:03:32] of transparency between the
[3:03:34] developer and the community as
[3:03:36] as well as enforceable
[3:03:38] accountability. Community
[3:03:39] benefits agreement will require
[3:03:40] the data center owners to do
[3:03:42] things like restrict which
[3:03:44] energy sources are permitted,
[3:03:47] and restricted capacity caps,
[3:03:49] local labor requirements and
[3:03:50] publishing of all reports, such
[3:03:54] as the utility of most of the
[3:03:56] servers or all of the servers.
[3:03:57] Seeing as most of the servers
[3:03:58] that we have currently are not
[3:04:00] even being operated near
[3:04:03] capacity, as well as data from
[3:04:04] sensors installed to monitor
[3:04:06] the environment, which keep the
[3:04:07] community informed on the
[3:04:08] impact of the data center on
[3:04:10] their lives. Instead of relying
[3:04:11] on words which all too often
[3:04:14] have been hollow. After all, we
[3:04:15] wouldn't want a repeat of the
[3:04:17] data center debacle debacle in
[3:04:18] memphis. This will be a step
[3:04:20] forward to ensuring this never
[3:04:21] happens again. And that's all
[3:04:22] for me.
[3:04:23] Thank you very much. Go
[3:04:26] ahead and come on forward.
[3:04:28] You're recognized.
[3:04:29] Hello, my
[3:04:31] name is olivia molitor. I live
[3:04:33] in district 17 and I support
[3:04:36] bill 20261391. The ideal
[3:04:38] scenario is there to be no data
[3:04:39] centers at all. But with this
[3:04:40] bill, the overall harm imposed
[3:04:42] by the centers is mitigated and
[3:04:44] the people recognize that ai
[3:04:46] benefits no one except the tech
[3:04:47] oligarchs and and anybody on
[3:04:49] their bankroll. Any part in the
[3:04:50] progress of ai is an
[3:04:51] unmistakable betrayal against
[3:04:52] the american people that we
[3:04:56] won't forget. There are 546,890
[3:04:58] signatures on a change.Org
[3:05:00] petition opposing the data
[3:05:03] center, and 17,459 signatures
[3:05:04] opposing the fisk university
[3:05:06] data center. Your public
[3:05:07] servants. You're supposed to
[3:05:09] act in the interest of the
[3:05:10] people with this bill. I call
[3:05:13] on you to not so so shamelessly
[3:05:17] sell out nashville. Thank you.
[3:05:19] Thank you so much. Go ahead.
[3:05:19] My
[3:05:21] name is taylor darden from
[3:05:23] district 28, and I'm here in
[3:05:28] support of bill 2026, 1391. And
[3:05:32] I would just like to say that
[3:05:35] as human beings, we are the
[3:05:37] only species that has the
[3:05:40] willingness and ability to
[3:05:42] deliberately use our resources
[3:05:44] in such a negative capacity.
[3:05:46] There are thousands of species
[3:05:48] in the state of tennessee, and
[3:05:50] over 350 of them represented in
[3:05:52] the national zoo alone. And
[3:05:55] while I think, as my
[3:05:56] predecessor said, it would be
[3:05:58] great to have no data centers
[3:05:59] at all, putting one anywhere in
[3:06:03] a community, anywhere near the
[3:06:04] animals and those that cannot
[3:06:06] speak for themselves is an
[3:06:09] egregious error and should be
[3:06:11] opposed. Thank you so much.
[3:06:13] Thank you. Could you please
[3:06:18] share your ticket number 3131.
[3:06:20] Okay. Thank you sir.
[3:06:20] All right.
[3:06:22] My name is ezra howard. I live
[3:06:25] in district 22. I think what
[3:06:27] this whole debacle sort of
[3:06:29] illustrates here is this is a
[3:06:31] lot of reaction. Like even this
[3:06:33] legislation, while I support it,
[3:06:34] I think it's good. And I think
[3:06:36] there's gotten a lot of good
[3:06:38] feedback on things to make it
[3:06:39] stronger tonight. It shows that
[3:06:41] we're all reacting to things
[3:06:44] and even the ad hoc, you know,
[3:06:47] previous 43 ish items that are
[3:06:48] a bunch of zoning, that's an ad
[3:06:51] hoc sort of approach. So we
[3:06:52] need to really think about, and
[3:06:54] I want to impress upon you,
[3:06:55] like a proactive approach to
[3:06:57] zoning on this, like just all
[3:06:59] of nashville, we down zoned
[3:07:01] like almost the entire cityin
[3:07:03] the 90s. And we really need to
[3:07:05] think about like, what is a
[3:07:07] human centered, housing
[3:07:09] centered approach to zoning
[3:07:11] that can get us to the
[3:07:12] affordability that we want, and
[3:07:15] not just sort of picking at the
[3:07:16] margins. We do this that lot
[3:07:18] and that lot. And then we're
[3:07:20] found flat footed with, you
[3:07:22] know, a data center that we
[3:07:24] didn't think of, you know,
[3:07:26] ahead of time. And not only because I have a
[3:07:28] minute left, because I don't
[3:07:29] have prepared notes, I really
[3:07:30] just wanted to take a picture
[3:07:32] of my kid with, with those
[3:07:36] resolution that there seems to
[3:07:37] be needs to be better lines of
[3:07:38] communication between the
[3:07:40] administration and council too,
[3:07:43] because like this was at least
[3:07:45] on some level known by the
[3:07:46] administration. And this could
[3:07:47] have been brought a lot sooner,
[3:07:49] in my opinion. I don't know the
[3:07:50] back end stuff. You guys can
[3:07:55] talk that out, but yeah, this
[3:07:56] seems to keep happening where
[3:07:57] someone knows something, but
[3:07:59] it's not making it down the
[3:08:01] line to legislation. So I think
[3:08:02] that needs to be, you know,
[3:08:03] improved either both on your
[3:08:04] side and the administration
[3:08:06] side, because it just between
[3:08:07] this and the boring company,
[3:08:09] because it has, you know, a lot
[3:08:11] of sort of reverberations of
[3:08:13] that story too. It just needs
[3:08:16] to be, you know, proactive and
[3:08:18] not reactive. So thank you.
[3:08:19] Thank you so much. Go ahead.
[3:08:20] A
[3:08:21] lot of people out there.
[3:08:22] So
[3:08:23] good luck. Yeah. Go ahead and
[3:08:25] come on forward. You're
[3:08:26] recognized.
[3:08:27] Hi, I'm carolina
[3:08:28] sears. I'm resident of district
[3:08:30] ten. And I'm also an
[3:08:31] environmental justice advocate
[3:08:33] here in nashville. I'm in
[3:08:35] support of the regulation on b
[3:08:38] with bl20261391 with some
[3:08:40] caveats. But before I share
[3:08:42] those, I really want to urge
[3:08:43] our city council to legislate
[3:08:45] more policies promoting clean
[3:08:47] air in nashville. I am someone
[3:08:48] who suffers from a severe lung
[3:08:50] condition as a cf carrier and
[3:08:51] with severe asthma, and I
[3:08:53] already struggle to breathe
[3:08:54] healthily in this county.
[3:08:56] According to the 2026 american
[3:08:58] lung association state of the
[3:08:59] air, we are the 39th most
[3:09:01] polluted city in particle
[3:09:02] pollution, and we have a
[3:09:03] failing grade when it comes to
[3:09:06] federal air standards, data
[3:09:07] centers have a reputation for
[3:09:08] being bad for clean air and
[3:09:10] water, but with regulation,
[3:09:11] their impacts can be
[3:09:12] ameliorated. I suggest that the
[3:09:13] city council consider these
[3:09:16] amendments to the existing bill
[3:09:17] renewable energy. Encourage the
[3:09:19] use of it to power data centers.
[3:09:20] The more of it, the better.
[3:09:22] however, due to the state's
[3:09:23] peculiar definition of
[3:09:25] renewable energy, I would
[3:09:26] encourage explicit language
[3:09:28] that specifies wind and solar
[3:09:29] energy and not fossil fuels
[3:09:32] such as natural gas. I cosign
[3:09:33] what others have said about the
[3:09:35] distance between data centers
[3:09:36] and key places like residences,
[3:09:38] parks, schools. Et cetera. They
[3:09:40] need to be farther away from
[3:09:41] people where people and animals
[3:09:43] live in patron. Lastly,
[3:09:45] portable fossil fuel turbines
[3:09:47] don't allow the data centers to
[3:09:48] use them. They are heavily
[3:09:49] polluting. And our friends in
[3:09:51] memphis dealing with x. I can
[3:09:52] tell you all about how they are
[3:09:54] bad for our air and our health.
[3:09:55] And please remember, as you
[3:09:57] legislate, clean air is not
[3:09:58] optional. It is a human right.
[3:09:59] Thank you.
[3:10:01] Thank you so much.
[3:10:03] Go ahead sir. You're recognized.
[3:10:05] I'm dan tarango, district six.
[3:10:08] I represent climate, nashville,
[3:10:09] tennessee, interfaith power and
[3:10:10] light, and the creation care
[3:10:11] ministries of the tennessee
[3:10:13] western kentucky conference of
[3:10:15] the united methodist church.
[3:10:17] Three organizations, a lot of
[3:10:21] folks, tva just released its
[3:10:23] irp. It's an integrated
[3:10:25] resource plan. It has a
[3:10:28] potential massive natural gas
[3:10:31] build out due to data centers,
[3:10:32] which would essentially
[3:10:34] decimate any chance to
[3:10:36] decarbonize tennessee and for
[3:10:38] nashville to meet its carbon
[3:10:40] goals. So our organizations
[3:10:42] would really like to we really
[3:10:43] commend the work that's been
[3:10:44] done, and we really appreciate
[3:10:46] the work that's been done, but
[3:10:47] we'd like to see this
[3:10:48] strengthened to make sure that
[3:10:50] data centers, if they are going
[3:10:52] to be built out, are built out
[3:10:54] in ways that have renewable
[3:10:56] energy and don't have portable
[3:10:57] gas turbines. I do a lot of
[3:10:59] work in memphis, and that's a
[3:11:00] disaster. We don't want that to
[3:11:02] see that happen here in
[3:11:04] nashville. And so for climate
[3:11:06] reasons and environmental
[3:11:08] justice reasons, we just would
[3:11:09] we appreciate the work, but
[3:11:11] would urge you to strengthen
[3:11:13] the legislation. Thank you.
[3:11:15] Thank you so much. Go ahead and
[3:11:18] come forward. You're recognized.
[3:11:20] Good evening. My name is yana
[3:11:21] and I am a resident of
[3:11:24] nashville in. District 30. I'm
[3:11:25] here this evening to speak in
[3:11:26] support of council member
[3:11:29] horton's legislation bill 2026
[3:11:31] 1391 to restrict and regulate
[3:11:33] data centers. I live within
[3:11:35] five minutes of the zoo, so the
[3:11:36] proposed data center will
[3:11:37] directly affect me and my
[3:11:39] neighbors, dc block said. They
[3:11:41] will build a data center only
[3:11:43] 50mw, but there are data
[3:11:45] centers in northern georgia,
[3:11:46] southwest michigan and texas
[3:11:48] that are 30mw, and residents
[3:11:51] there are registering 60db as a
[3:11:54] consistent noise. Consistent
[3:11:55] noise at this level has been
[3:11:57] proven to affect mental health
[3:12:00] in and well being. And
[3:12:01] not to mention the effect it
[3:12:03] has on animals and pets who
[3:12:04] have more sensitive hearing
[3:12:06] than we do. This is only one of
[3:12:07] the many concerns that I have.
[3:12:09] I don't have time to speak on
[3:12:10] the severe environmental
[3:12:13] effects or unnecessary water
[3:12:15] usage, or the increased
[3:12:16] electricity bills, which I
[3:12:19] don't want. And even if dc
[3:12:22] blocks addresses all of these
[3:12:26] issues, which I don't trust as I can throw them, the
[3:12:27] constant pushing and the no
[3:12:29] means yes attitude is predatory
[3:12:31] and unwelcome to the council
[3:12:34] members that have shown support legislation. Thank you
[3:12:36] for showing you care about us
[3:12:38] and for the council. Members
[3:12:40] have not yet shown your support.
[3:12:42] We see you and we'll know who
[3:12:45] to vote out next. Thank you.
[3:12:47] Thank you. Go ahead and come on
[3:12:49] forward. Could you share your
[3:12:50] ticket number, please?
[3:12:51] Yes. 35.
[3:12:52] Okay. Thank you sir.
[3:12:53] Hi, my
[3:12:54] name is wesley porter and I
[3:12:57] live in council district 19,
[3:12:59] and I'm here today to voice my
[3:13:03] support for bill 2026 1391. I
[3:13:05] urge the city council to enact
[3:13:07] common sense regulations around
[3:13:08] large scale data centers, like
[3:13:10] the one endangering the zoo.
[3:13:13] And at fisk, I work in tech.
[3:13:14] The proliferation of data
[3:13:16] centers should not be decided
[3:13:19] solely by those who profit from
[3:13:21] them. Large scale data centers
[3:13:23] are not inevitable. We have a
[3:13:25] choice. We do not have to
[3:13:26] accept a future of increased
[3:13:28] energy costs,
[3:13:30] most importantly, harm to our
[3:13:32] overall community. Our
[3:13:33] community shouldn't bear the
[3:13:35] cost for the expedient personal
[3:13:38] enrichment of a few. This is a
[3:13:40] nonpartizan issue. I strongly
[3:13:41] encourage the council to listen
[3:13:43] to the unified voice of the
[3:13:45] community. Support and pass
[3:13:47] bill 2026 1391 into law.
[3:13:47] Thank
[3:13:49] you. Thank you so much. Go
[3:13:51] ahead and come on forward. If
[3:13:52] folks could come up a little
[3:13:53] bit closer to the podium, that
[3:13:55] way we can just rotate right on
[3:13:56] through. Go ahead. Ma'am. Hi.
[3:13:58] My name is grace wegener. I'm a
[3:14:00] resident of east nashville in
[3:14:02] district six, and I strongly
[3:14:05] support bill 2026 1391. I
[3:14:06] concur with what has been said
[3:14:08] so far. I believe data centers
[3:14:09] don't belong anywhere in
[3:14:10] nashville at all, but if they
[3:14:12] are built, they must be subject
[3:14:14] to strict regulation and
[3:14:15] oversight to avoid the
[3:14:16] catastrophic impacts to
[3:14:18] residents, animals and natural
[3:14:19] areas that you've been hearing
[3:14:20] about tonight. We cannot let
[3:14:21] technological growth come at
[3:14:23] the expense of working people
[3:14:24] and our environment. Thank you
[3:14:26] to all the sponsors of this
[3:14:27] bill. I hope those who are
[3:14:28] undecided will prioritize the
[3:14:30] people of nashville and support
[3:14:31] it. Thank you very much.
[3:14:31] Thank
[3:14:33] you so much. Go ahead. You're
[3:14:34] recognized.
[3:14:35] Good evening.
[3:14:36] My
[3:14:37] name is winston wellington
[3:14:39] wright, a proud alumni of fisk
[3:14:41] university, class of 2017. And
[3:14:42] tonight I'm here to speak in
[3:14:45] support of bill 1391 and to ask
[3:14:46] you all to ensure the
[3:14:47] legislation remains strong
[3:14:49] enough to protect north
[3:14:50] nashville from the proposed 30
[3:14:52] megawatt data center shell at
[3:14:54] fisk university. A few weeks
[3:14:55] ago, I created a petition
[3:14:56] against the proposed data
[3:14:57] center at fisk that has gained
[3:14:59] over 17,000 signatures. As
[3:15:01] mentioned earlier, I want to be
[3:15:02] clear that despite the rhetoric
[3:15:04] being shared by some officials
[3:15:06] across the city, fisk does not
[3:15:08] want a data center on campus.
[3:15:09] The fisk university
[3:15:10] administration and board of
[3:15:12] trustees MAY have interest in
[3:15:13] placing a potentially harmful
[3:15:14] and destructive building in the
[3:15:17] heart of 37208. But many alumni,
[3:15:19] residents and students have no
[3:15:20] interest in being the test
[3:15:22] subjects for a potential quote,
[3:15:24] unquote, do no harm experiment.
[3:15:25] When communities across the
[3:15:26] country have been fighting back
[3:15:27] against these buildings that
[3:15:28] have been making everyday
[3:15:30] people sick. And while I know
[3:15:32] many of you MAY be in support
[3:15:33] of this ordinance, I have to
[3:15:35] call out the optics that are at
[3:15:36] play. Currently, it appears as
[3:15:37] if nashville cares more about
[3:15:39] animals than we do about the
[3:15:40] residents of north nashville,
[3:15:42] many of whom have
[3:15:43] impacted by other forms of
[3:15:45] harmful infrastructure like
[3:15:46] interstate 40, which is forced
[3:15:48] current and former residents to
[3:15:49] live with the legacy of
[3:15:51] intentional harm, displacement
[3:15:52] and health impacts that still
[3:15:54] have not been solved for
[3:15:55] allowing the fisk university
[3:15:57] administration to build a data
[3:15:58] center of the proposed size and
[3:16:00] power usage would exacerbate
[3:16:02] and be a continuation of the
[3:16:03] historic and current harm done
[3:16:05] on the neighborhood. Again, the
[3:16:07] fisk community does not want
[3:16:08] this data center. This is why
[3:16:10] I'm asking you all to reinforce,
[3:16:11] through this ordinance
[3:16:12] protections that will hold the
[3:16:14] current university
[3:16:15] administration accountable and
[3:16:17] make no exceptions to allow a
[3:16:19] large ai data center in 37208.
[3:16:20] Thank you.
[3:16:21] Thank you, MR.
[3:16:25] Wright. Go ahead, sir, you're
[3:16:28] recognized.
[3:16:29] good evening.
[3:16:30] Council members. My name is
[3:16:32] scott hoeflinger. I reside in
[3:16:34] the union hill region of
[3:16:35] northern davidson county, and
[3:16:37] I'm here representing myself,
[3:16:38] but as well, the middle
[3:16:39] tennessee group of the sierra
[3:16:41] club. We believe that data
[3:16:43] centers are a necessity for the
[3:16:46] future of our nation as a
[3:16:47] leader in technology, but we
[3:16:48] must develop reasonable rules
[3:16:51] and regulations accommodate
[3:16:52] the infrastructure relating to
[3:16:54] these centers that no matter
[3:16:56] their size, data centers are
[3:16:58] not simply another warehouse or
[3:16:59] office building. They are a new
[3:17:01] class of critical
[3:17:02] infrastructure. Although this.
[3:17:04] This is not a decision directly
[3:17:05] on the table tonight. We
[3:17:07] strongly believe that placing a
[3:17:09] data center near our zoo that
[3:17:10] could be expanded to quite a
[3:17:12] large footprint footprint is
[3:17:15] not in the best interest of all davidson
[3:17:18] county. In addition to the zoo
[3:17:19] itself, now there is an
[3:17:20] opportunity to be a leader in
[3:17:21] developing rules and
[3:17:23] regulations that go beyond this
[3:17:25] to be more comprehensive in
[3:17:26] overall consideration of all
[3:17:28] resources, including water
[3:17:30] resources and pollution. Many
[3:17:32] data centers across the nation
[3:17:33] have been consuming water at an
[3:17:36] alarming rate. Even those that
[3:17:37] say they are recycling the
[3:17:38] water or discharging polluting
[3:17:40] water into sewer systems or
[3:17:42] natural streams. Electrical
[3:17:44] needs, including grid risk and
[3:17:46] effects on tv. A carbon
[3:17:47] emissions throughout the region,
[3:17:49] air emissions from all sources,
[3:17:50] particularly emissions
[3:17:52] producing turbines. Noise
[3:17:53] including all sensitive animals
[3:17:56] at risk. Use of renewable
[3:17:58] energy sources in lieu of
[3:18:00] conventional sources that
[3:18:03] increase greenhouse gases, land
[3:18:04] use, long term and
[3:18:05] comprehensive impacts. Given
[3:18:06] the above, we believe that a
[3:18:08] comprehensive set of new zoning
[3:18:12] regulations is needed and that
[3:18:13] bl20261391 could be a start
[3:18:14] with additional requirements to
[3:18:16] better serve the needs of the
[3:18:17] community in the future. An
[3:18:19] option would be to impose a
[3:18:21] moratorium while those improve
[3:18:22] regulations are finalized.
[3:18:23] Thank you.
[3:18:24] Thank you very much.
[3:18:27] Go ahead sir. You're recognized.
[3:18:30] Hello. The night before the
[3:18:31] last one of these public
[3:18:33] hearings, I weirdly had a
[3:18:34] conversation with jeff uphues,
[3:18:37] the ceo of dc blocks, and I
[3:18:38] asked him to convince me. I
[3:18:40] asked him, what's in this for
[3:18:41] me? How is this project going
[3:18:43] to positively impact my life?
[3:18:45] Long story short, he completely
[3:18:47] failed to convince me in any
[3:18:49] way. I'm even more skeptical
[3:18:51] about his honesty now. And this
[3:18:53] is extremely subjective, but
[3:18:55] I'm completely skeptical about
[3:18:59] his honesty and maybe more
[3:19:00] objective take away from the
[3:19:01] conversation is that yeah,
[3:19:03] there is no upside to this.
[3:19:05] These companies don't come here,
[3:19:06] you know, to improve our lives.
[3:19:09] They come here to make money.
[3:19:11] Among the crazy things he said
[3:19:13] at one point was that his
[3:19:16] priorities are his employees,
[3:19:19] his clients, and then his
[3:19:21] investors in that order. So I
[3:19:23] waited to see if he would. I
[3:19:25] let him dig his own grave a
[3:19:26] little, waited to see if he
[3:19:28] would say the community or
[3:19:29] consent didn't occur to him. So
[3:19:31] that's the kind of person we're
[3:19:33] dealing with. There's a lot I
[3:19:34] could share about the
[3:19:35] conversation. He's talked at me
[3:19:37] for like 30 minutes straight. I
[3:19:41] barely got a word in, and he
[3:19:43] sounds just dead set on this
[3:19:44] project going through. No
[3:19:45] matter what he said, they've
[3:19:47] already put too much time into
[3:19:48] it. Et cetera, et cetera, et
[3:19:53] cetera. And he let's see. Well,
[3:19:54] I just want people to keep in
[3:19:56] mind these people lie. They lie
[3:19:57] all the time. I mean, the
[3:19:59] PRESIDENT Lies now and no one
[3:20:00] blinks an eye. He one thing he
[3:20:02] was harping over and over again
[3:20:04] is how. This is not that kind
[3:20:05] of data center. We're not that
[3:20:07] kind of company. But that's
[3:20:08] probably what they told
[3:20:08] everyone in memphis. His
[3:20:10] website says they're going to
[3:20:11] be ai ready and whatever that
[3:20:13] means. And then he is trying to
[3:20:15] be that kind of company. So
[3:20:16] full skepticism. Don't trust
[3:20:18] these people. Thank you.
[3:20:18] Thank
[3:20:21] you. Go ahead. You're
[3:20:22] recognized. Could you share
[3:20:24] your ticket number, please?
[3:20:24] I'm
[3:20:25] number 40.
[3:20:26] Ticket number 40.
[3:20:27] Okay. Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:20:28] Thank you for recognizing me.
[3:20:30] My name is andrea young. I am a
[3:20:32] former zookeeper at the
[3:20:34] nashville zoo, and I'm also a
[3:20:35] current master's degree
[3:20:37] candidate at harvard university
[3:20:39] in the field of conservation
[3:20:40] biology. And I do appreciate
[3:20:41] you all for letting me speak
[3:20:43] here, and I appreciate the care
[3:20:45] that I see that you are putting
[3:20:46] into this project. I have a
[3:20:48] short story for you, the great
[3:20:50] auk. It was a flightless bird,
[3:20:51] similar to the penguin that
[3:20:53] lived in the north atlantic
[3:20:57] until 1844. 44 john branson.
[3:21:01] Seager is. And ketil catterson
[3:21:02] are remembered as the three men
[3:21:04] that were directly responsible
[3:21:05] for the extinction of the great
[3:21:09] auk. I bring up this tragedy to
[3:21:10] highlight this, to highlight a
[3:21:12] similarity. So in addition to
[3:21:13] its threat to the zoo and to
[3:21:15] the community, the data center
[3:21:17] is a direct threat to the
[3:21:18] nashville crayfish, which is a
[3:21:20] federally protected species
[3:21:22] that lives only in a handful of
[3:21:23] tributaries near the planned
[3:21:25] location. It is found nowhere
[3:21:27] else in the world. It's a very
[3:21:29] small creature, but it's ours,
[3:21:31] not tennessee, but nashville is
[3:21:34] its only home. So members of
[3:21:36] this council and any
[3:21:37] representatives of dc blocks
[3:21:38] that MAY be present or watching.
[3:21:40] I want you to take a second and
[3:21:43] think about your names, because
[3:21:45] you could, in the very near
[3:21:47] future, be named alongside the
[3:21:49] aforementioned men as humans
[3:21:50] who directly facilitated the
[3:21:53] extinction of a species. So
[3:21:54] please do your part to prevent
[3:21:57] or relocate this data center by
[3:21:58] strengthening the regulations
[3:22:00] of the proposed bill. By
[3:22:01] fighting for enforceable
[3:22:03] safeguards with real penalties.
[3:22:04] This should include prevention
[3:22:06] of any data center related
[3:22:08] pollution of the mill creek
[3:22:09] tributaries. So I ask the
[3:22:10] voting members in this room to
[3:22:12] ask yourselves, will you be
[3:22:13] remembered as someone that
[3:22:14] facilitated the extinction of
[3:22:16] an entire species, or is
[3:22:17] someone who did everything to
[3:22:19] protect one of GOD's and
[3:22:20] nashville's fragile creatures?
[3:22:21] Thank you.
[3:22:24] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:22:27] You're recognized.
[3:22:27] Hi.
[3:22:28] My name
[3:22:30] is laura conwell. I'm actually
[3:22:32] a resident of greenbrier, but
[3:22:33] I've been going to the national
[3:22:35] zoo for over 20 years, so I
[3:22:37] hope you'll still hear me out
[3:22:40] today. Executive order 59
[3:22:41] highlighted four areas
[3:22:42] concerning the data center
[3:22:44] development, infrastructure,
[3:22:45] environment, economy and
[3:22:47] community infrastructure in
[3:22:49] JANUARY of this year, at one
[3:22:53] point in time, over 230,000
[3:22:55] citizens were without power and
[3:22:58] some for over two weeks. Dc
[3:22:59] block says they will pay for
[3:23:02] power used, and while that
[3:23:04] feels like it should be, it
[3:23:07] doesn't have to be said. The
[3:23:09] what. What is the plan when
[3:23:11] that power quite literally is
[3:23:15] not there for environmental
[3:23:17] concerns? We don't know.
[3:23:18] Unfortunately, the tech
[3:23:20] industry standard of move fast
[3:23:22] and break things is now
[3:23:24] encompassing our community.
[3:23:26] Tennesseans are expected to be
[3:23:27] involuntary guinea pigs in a
[3:23:29] real time study of the
[3:23:31] ecological consequences of ai
[3:23:35] data centers, 55% of those that
[3:23:37] support ai data centers cite
[3:23:39] job growth. Companies like dc
[3:23:40] blocks themselves will admit
[3:23:42] that they do not offer that
[3:23:44] many jobs. In fact, the permit
[3:23:47] for this data center cited 25
[3:23:49] expected jobs. Yesterday,
[3:23:51] microsoft laid off over 4500
[3:23:54] employees, citing that ai is
[3:23:56] changing how things are done
[3:23:58] for community. I think I will
[3:24:00] let the unprecedented number of
[3:24:01] citizens who have arrived here
[3:24:04] today to show their support for
[3:24:06] this item to speak for
[3:24:08] themselves. And lastly, while I
[3:24:10] was looking over data for this,
[3:24:13] I was on facebook and I saw
[3:24:14] comments from other cities
[3:24:16] where they had held protests
[3:24:18] against data centers. And one
[3:24:21] comment I saw was, I wish our
[3:24:22] governments cared for us like
[3:24:26] nashville's does. Thank you.
[3:24:29] Thank you. Go ahead, sir.
[3:24:30] You're recognized.
[3:24:31] Thank you,
[3:24:33] vice mayor and reps.
[3:24:34] You're all
[3:24:36] doing great. My name is stephen
[3:24:38] mason. I live in district five.
[3:24:40] I'm grateful to be represented
[3:24:42] by sean parker, who wields a
[3:24:43] chainsaw like jimi hendrix
[3:24:47] played guitar. This was all
[3:24:49] because of the power issues and
[3:24:50] the trees. And so shout out to
[3:24:54] you, sean, I, I own a one chair
[3:24:57] barbershop in district 17. Go
[3:25:00] nc. I support both these bills
[3:25:02] and for previous speakers, I
[3:25:03] believe this is a good start,
[3:25:05] but given that lawyers for this
[3:25:08] development lied about permits
[3:25:10] in hand and billionaires say
[3:25:12] this is inevitable, I can tell
[3:25:13] we're in this for the long haul.
[3:25:16] So courage and I support this
[3:25:16] bill.
[3:25:18] Thank you so much. Go
[3:25:20] ahead. You're recognized.
[3:25:21] Good
[3:25:22] evening. My name is danielle
[3:25:25] caron. I am a resident of
[3:25:27] district 19 and I grew up in
[3:25:30] franklin, tennessee. I am a
[3:25:31] professional mechanical
[3:25:32] engineer, a leed accredited
[3:25:34] professional, and a certified
[3:25:35] decarbonization professional. I
[3:25:37] am speaking in strong support
[3:25:40] of bill 2026 1391. This bill
[3:25:41] establishes a strong framework
[3:25:43] for all future data centers,
[3:25:45] and it represents a giant step
[3:25:48] in the right direction. The zoo
[3:25:49] presents an opportunity to
[3:25:50] learn about where data centers
[3:25:52] should and should not go, and
[3:25:53] what sort of legislation should
[3:25:56] be established for them. That
[3:25:57] said, I have a couple of
[3:25:59] suggestions for potential
[3:26:01] amendments to the bill. The
[3:26:02] purpose of a site assessment,
[3:26:04] according to lead, which
[3:26:06] considers it a core essential
[3:26:07] requirement, is to protect the
[3:26:09] health of vulnerable
[3:26:11] populations by ensuring that
[3:26:12] the site is assessed for
[3:26:14] environmental contamination and
[3:26:15] that any environmental
[3:26:17] contaminant contamination has
[3:26:19] been remediated. I believe this
[3:26:21] should be consideredin the
[3:26:25] amendment in future amendments.
[3:26:27] In the case of the zoo, while a
[3:26:28] human can choose to rationalize
[3:26:29] or adapt to a constant
[3:26:30] mechanical hum, the captive and
[3:26:31] endangered species at the
[3:26:33] nashville zoo cannot. The best
[3:26:34] estimate of how an animal will
[3:26:36] react to new sounds comes from
[3:26:37] those who study it the most.
[3:26:39] That would be the employees of
[3:26:41] the nashville zoo. I believe
[3:26:42] that there should be more
[3:26:43] collaboration between future
[3:26:45] data centers and the
[3:26:46] communities with which it is
[3:26:49] adjacent to. While it is true,
[3:26:50] not all data centers are the
[3:26:51] same, they all still consume
[3:26:53] massive amounts of power and
[3:26:55] electricity equals heat,
[3:26:56] meaning thermal plumes form
[3:27:00] around them. Eliminating water not eliminate
[3:27:01] environmental impact, it simply
[3:27:02] transforms it into a larger
[3:27:03] power load that comes with a
[3:27:04] higher chemical or atmospheric
[3:27:06] leak risk. And the bill
[3:27:08] addresses this very well by
[3:27:10] requiring closed loop cooling
[3:27:11] systems in the future, it MAY
[3:27:13] be wise to establish more
[3:27:14] stringent maintenance
[3:27:15] requirements to prevent
[3:27:16] groundwater pollution from
[3:27:18] these systems when replacing
[3:27:20] them. Data centers are a
[3:27:21] meaningful piece of modern
[3:27:22] infrastructure.
[3:27:23] Thank you,
[3:27:25] thank you. Appreciate you
[3:27:27] coming out. Go ahead. You're
[3:27:28] recognized.
[3:27:30] Hello, my name is
[3:27:31] jimmy sears and I live in
[3:27:33] district ten. I think it's very
[3:27:35] good that metro council is
[3:27:36] setting standards for data
[3:27:38] centers, but I would like to
[3:27:40] humbly recommend three changes,
[3:27:42] number one, for clarity, that
[3:27:43] -
[3:27:44] the acceptable renewable energy
[3:27:46] sources be comprehensively
[3:27:49] listed, that the distance from
[3:27:50] data centers to residential
[3:27:53] areas be increased, and that
[3:27:55] there be very strict and very
[3:27:58] clear limits on any on site
[3:28:00] emissions producing generators
[3:28:03] or ideally no on site emissions
[3:28:05] producing generators. Thank you
[3:28:07] for your time and consideration.
[3:28:08] Thank you very much. Go ahead.
[3:28:10] You come forward. You're
[3:28:11] recognized.
[3:28:12] Hi there. My name
[3:28:14] is wendy timmons. I live in
[3:28:16] district 23, and for whatever
[3:28:18] it's worth, I work in district
[3:28:23] 21. I am in support of this
[3:28:25] bill, but I want to please urge
[3:28:27] you all to keep pushing. It's
[3:28:29] not enough for us to say, not
[3:28:31] in my backyard. These data
[3:28:32] centers don't really have a
[3:28:35] place in tennessee. As people
[3:28:36] living and working in nashville,
[3:28:39] as people serving nashville,
[3:28:40] the capital of tennessee, we
[3:28:41] really have an opportunity here
[3:28:43] to lead the entire state in how
[3:28:45] the state approaches data
[3:28:47] centers, their construction,
[3:28:49] their location, so on and so
[3:28:51] forth. Thank you for putting
[3:28:52] this all together. Thank you
[3:28:53] for your consideration. The
[3:28:55] bill does take a lot of these
[3:28:55] things into consideration
[3:28:58] already, but please keep
[3:28:59] pushing. Thank you.
[3:29:00] Thank you
[3:29:02] very much. Go ahead. Ma'am,
[3:29:03] could you share your ticket
[3:29:06] number, please?
[3:29:06] 46.
[3:29:07] Ticket 46.
[3:29:08] Okay. Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:29:09] Good
[3:29:10] evening, andthank yu for
[3:29:11] sticking with all these people.
[3:29:15] I just wanted to say that I'm
[3:29:16] actually, I might cry. I have
[3:29:19] four grandchildren that love
[3:29:21] the zoo, and it would be
[3:29:23] devastating to them. I'm from
[3:29:26] williamson county, but they are
[3:29:28] nashvillians and I just really
[3:29:30] hope that people will
[3:29:32] understand that it's not only
[3:29:35] about the zoo, but it's about
[3:29:37] families. And if you have
[3:29:38] grandchildren, I'm sure you
[3:29:41] take your children to the zoo.
[3:29:43] I also want to say that I feel
[3:29:44] that tennessee is a testing
[3:29:47] ground for these data centers.
[3:29:50] And I read today that blackrock
[3:29:55] has put $41 billion designated
[3:29:57] it for data centers. And I just
[3:29:59] want you to keep that in mind
[3:30:01] and that I hope we will not be
[3:30:03] a testing ground for these data
[3:30:05] centers.
[3:30:06] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:30:10] You're recognized.
[3:30:10] Hello,
[3:30:12] everyone. Thank you for those
[3:30:14] speedy procedures to be able to
[3:30:15] get through this. I appreciate
[3:30:17] your patience. My name is joe.
[3:30:18] I live a couple blocks away
[3:30:19] from the proposed location for
[3:30:21] the data center, less than a
[3:30:23] mile from it and only a couple
[3:30:24] blocks away from the zoo. I
[3:30:25] have several concerns as a
[3:30:27] neighbor over the potential of
[3:30:28] a data center in my backyard.
[3:30:30] And so I want to voice that. I
[3:30:31] support bill 1391, declaring
[3:30:34] the 1448 moratorium. And if we
[3:30:35] need to, to consider eminent
[3:30:37] domain in this situation, my
[3:30:38] first concern is quality of
[3:30:41] life concerns. I think the
[3:30:42] psychological or physical
[3:30:43] effects of infrasound, for
[3:30:45] instance, are understudied
[3:30:47] severely, and whose effects
[3:30:50] could be both psychological and
[3:30:52] gastrointestinal. Number two is
[3:30:53] the displacement of local
[3:30:54] wildlife habitats. I'd want
[3:30:55] more rigorous environmental
[3:30:57] studies, as has been mentioned
[3:30:59] before, and those that live in
[3:31:01] the neighborhood alongside me
[3:31:02] know that the surrounding
[3:31:03] creeks and trees host a diverse
[3:31:05] array of local wildlife that
[3:31:06] would definitely be affected by
[3:31:07] this development. Number three
[3:31:09] is an unnecessary strain on the
[3:31:11] power grid. During the ice
[3:31:12] storm this year, my house lost
[3:31:14] power for seven days in JANUARY.
[3:31:15] I don't want my house, others
[3:31:17] or the zoo to be affected by
[3:31:18] the increase in power
[3:31:20] consumption. Also, dc blox
[3:31:21] characterizes the plant
[3:31:22] structure as a digital
[3:31:23] connectivity hub, but they
[3:31:25] still advertise, as has been
[3:31:26] established as being ai ready
[3:31:28] on their website. And I don't
[3:31:29] know their clients. But my
[3:31:31] fourth concern is the
[3:31:32] ethics around ai. I'm worried
[3:31:33] about a potential for copyright
[3:31:34] infringement that undermines
[3:31:35] the local artists here in
[3:31:37] nashville. I'm a musician here
[3:31:38] as well, so this directly
[3:31:39] affects me and all four of
[3:31:41] these ways. And I'm just one
[3:31:42] person speaking, but I live in
[3:31:43] a household with several others
[3:31:45] who couldn't make it today,
[3:31:46] that are happy voicing that
[3:31:47] they stand with me and my
[3:31:49] concerns. So thank you so much
[3:31:50] for your time. I'm encouraged
[3:31:52] by the potential to do good
[3:31:53] here, and I'm thankful y'all
[3:31:54] been willing to hear the voices
[3:31:56] of the public on this issue. So
[3:31:57] good luck.
[3:31:59] Thank you so much.
[3:32:01] Sir. Could you share your
[3:32:03] ticket number 48? Okay, so I
[3:32:05] just want to share before you
[3:32:08] speak, that we are at just
[3:32:11] about to hit 937. We began the
[3:32:14] hearing at 837. So we are one
[3:32:17] hour in and on our 48 ticketed
[3:32:19] speaker. Just for reference, we
[3:32:23] have 245 speakers, potential
[3:32:25] speakers ticketed. Go ahead sir.
[3:32:27] Hi, my name is adam murdoch. I
[3:32:28] live off of harding place on
[3:32:30] lynn drive, about a block or
[3:32:33] two from the zoo. A lot of the
[3:32:34] concerns. I had a couple
[3:32:35] prepared remarks, but most of
[3:32:37] them have been covered. I would
[3:32:38] just pray and admonish you guys
[3:32:40] to make the wise and just
[3:32:41] decision with this, and I
[3:32:43] support this bill in that to
[3:32:45] that extent. Thank you.
[3:32:46] Thank
[3:32:48] you. Go ahead. You're
[3:32:49] recognized.
[3:32:50] Hello.
[3:32:51] My name.
[3:32:51] Is
[3:32:53] laine fodor and I live in
[3:32:54] franklin, tennessee. I support
[3:32:57] bill 2026 1391. I'm here to
[3:32:58] speak on behalf of my many
[3:32:59] friends and colleagues living
[3:33:00] and working in nashville, many
[3:33:02] of whom I gained during my four
[3:33:03] years as a student at
[3:33:05] vanderbilt. I not only support
[3:33:06] this legislation for how it
[3:33:07] will protect the quality of
[3:33:09] life for fellow students at
[3:33:11] fisk university and the people
[3:33:13] and animals of the nashville
[3:33:14] zoo. By reading noise, air and
[3:33:16] water pollution. I support this
[3:33:17] legislation because I believe
[3:33:19] it will set the precedent for
[3:33:20] responsible development
[3:33:22] throughout tennessee. I second
[3:33:23] the more stringent distance and
[3:33:25] renewable energy amendment
[3:33:27] amendments mentioned previously.
[3:33:28] This legislation puts in place
[3:33:30] common sense, distance, energy
[3:33:32] and water protections for the
[3:33:33] nashville community and the
[3:33:35] environment, which are, in fact,
[3:33:37] inseparable entities. I'm tired
[3:33:38] of hearing the same story of an
[3:33:39] industry coming to a community,
[3:33:41] claiming to bring economic
[3:33:42] development, and then
[3:33:43] extracting all the value from
[3:33:45] the people in the land with
[3:33:46] little to no consequences. I'm
[3:33:47] personally invested in the
[3:33:48] issue of responsible
[3:33:50] development. As a student of
[3:33:51] both climate studies and
[3:33:53] economics. This legislation
[3:33:55] puts in bare minimum guardrails
[3:33:58] on how data centers can be
[3:33:59] developed, and lets the people
[3:34:01] decide if they want to pave
[3:34:02] paradise or put up a data
[3:34:04] center lot. Again, I support
[3:34:05] this legislation and thank you
[3:34:06] for your time.
[3:34:06] Thank you very
[3:34:09] much. Go ahead. You're
[3:34:10] recognized.
[3:34:11] Hello, my name is
[3:34:13] ray covey and I live in gulf
[3:34:15] view. I am a retired school
[3:34:17] principal. I spent my life
[3:34:18] teaching children to consider
[3:34:20] the consequences of their
[3:34:22] actions. I ask you to do the
[3:34:24] same vote in support of common
[3:34:27] sense guidelines on data
[3:34:28] centers. In fact, tighten the
[3:34:31] rules and regs and let this be
[3:34:33] your legacy. Thank you.
[3:34:33] Thank
[3:34:35] you. Go ahead. You're
[3:34:36] recognized.
[3:34:37] Good evening. My
[3:34:38] name is annabelle davies. I am
[3:34:40] a social worker and a lifelong
[3:34:42] resident of tennessee. I was
[3:34:43] born at baptist hospital and
[3:34:44] have been blessed to call
[3:34:46] nashville my home for my entire
[3:34:48] life. Thus far, I know and have
[3:34:50] worked with many, many people
[3:34:51] who have worked tirelessly to
[3:34:53] pursue the safety of
[3:34:54] nashville's families and the
[3:34:56] preservation of its ecosystems.
[3:34:59] Data centers jeopardize both,
[3:35:00] and have already been proven to
[3:35:02] negatively impact both in other
[3:35:03] parts of our country. And that
[3:35:06] is the understatement of this
[3:35:07] century. I wish I had time here
[3:35:09] to provide you the list of the
[3:35:11] debilitating consequences. I've
[3:35:12] been around since the 90s, and
[3:35:14] have been a firsthand witness
[3:35:15] of the boom of our beloved city
[3:35:17] of nashville. In the past ten
[3:35:18] years, nashville has become one
[3:35:19] of the fastest growing cities
[3:35:21] in the entire country. We did
[3:35:22] not need data centers to
[3:35:23] accomplish this, and we
[3:35:26] absolutely do not need them now,
[3:35:27] especially if they do not come
[3:35:30] with strict permanent rules and
[3:35:31] regulations surrounding them
[3:35:33] and where they are implemented.
[3:35:34] I have confidence that I can
[3:35:36] speak on behalf of my fellow
[3:35:37] tennesseans behind me and in
[3:35:39] the mezzanine and across the
[3:35:41] state here, as well as the rest
[3:35:43] of davidson county, that we,
[3:35:44] the people are vehemently
[3:35:47] opposed to ai data center
[3:35:48] development in our city and
[3:35:49] county. As things currently
[3:35:51] stand, I stand here tonight to
[3:35:53] vocalize my full support for bl
[3:35:56] 2026 1391, and I implore you to
[3:35:57] stand with this legislature to
[3:35:59] stand with this legislation and
[3:36:00] stand with the people for the
[3:36:02] sake of a healthier for
[3:36:04] nashville, davidson county, and
[3:36:05] all of tennessee. Thank you so
[3:36:06] much.
[3:36:09] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:36:11] You're recognized.
[3:36:12] My name is
[3:36:15] dave seaman. I live in district
[3:36:17] 16, just northeast of the
[3:36:18] proposed data center site. I've
[3:36:20] lived there for seven years.
[3:36:21] I'm also an engineer and a
[3:36:28] product designer. I think that.
[3:36:29] Time and time again, we've seen
[3:36:33] a cycle where we become the
[3:36:34] product, and these tools end up
[3:36:38] limiting our creativity and our
[3:36:41] and our control. I'm not here
[3:36:42] as a skeptic of technology, but
[3:36:44] as a skeptic of the intentions
[3:36:46] of the companies that build and
[3:36:48] deploy these technologies. And
[3:36:49] so far, dc blox has not made
[3:36:52] the best impression on me as a
[3:36:53] neighbor. I have a number of
[3:36:55] ethical concerns about why this
[3:36:56] location was chosen and who and
[3:36:59] what it will impact as a
[3:36:59] professional. Some of my
[3:37:01] concerns are how do we know
[3:37:03] this facility won't be used to
[3:37:04] charge more at the kroger down
[3:37:06] the street? How do we know it
[3:37:07] won't be used to put carbon
[3:37:09] uber drivers out of business?
[3:37:10] More critically, how can we be
[3:37:12] sure that it won't use be used
[3:37:14] for surveillance or malicious
[3:37:16] targeting here or abroad? Being
[3:37:18] concerned, I read up on dc
[3:37:18] blocks to see how they
[3:37:20] described themselves on the
[3:37:21] website. I found the value of
[3:37:23] teamwork, which named customers,
[3:37:24] partners, investors, local
[3:37:26] community leaders and
[3:37:27] government. But design tells a
[3:37:29] different story. Above that
[3:37:30] were customer testimonials from
[3:37:32] holders of state and city
[3:37:34] offices, a governor, a mayor, a
[3:37:36] commerce secretary and a
[3:37:37] director at google. That's a
[3:37:39] lot of attention paid to a
[3:37:40] narrow audience, and know
[3:37:42] now that real life has
[3:37:43] reflected what is on their site.
[3:37:45] I think as a result of that
[3:37:47] initial exclusion, we're seeing
[3:37:50] what real community teamwork
[3:37:53] looks like. We don't need a
[3:37:54] data center without input from
[3:37:55] the local community, which is
[3:37:58] why I support both of these particularly the
[3:37:59] moratorium. And I would support
[3:38:01] more rigorous restrictions as
[3:38:06] well. Furthermore, I think that
[3:38:07] what we really need are
[3:38:08] protections, rights, and
[3:38:10] interests in our data and the
[3:38:12] works that use them, not new
[3:38:13] data centers.
[3:38:16] Thank you.
[3:38:17] Go
[3:38:18] ahead. You're recognized.
[3:38:18] Hello,
[3:38:18] my.
[3:38:20] name is landon nettles from
[3:38:22] district district 13, and I'm
[3:38:24] just here to show my support
[3:38:28] for bl 2026 1391 and say that I
[3:38:29] think I can speak for everyone
[3:38:31] here that we don't like data
[3:38:33] centers. And I would I would
[3:38:34] feel personally very hostile
[3:38:35] towards data centers, and I
[3:38:39] want them and the profiteering
[3:38:40] ceos and people that are in
[3:38:42] charge of those corporations to
[3:38:45] feel the hostile nature of our
[3:38:46] opposition. Thank you.
[3:38:47] Thank
[3:38:48] you. Go ahead. You're
[3:38:50] recognized.
[3:38:51] Hi, my name is jade
[3:38:53] erwin. I live in nashville's
[3:38:55] district 13 and I'm here to
[3:38:58] support bl 2026 1391 and the
[3:39:00] ordinance to follow. I do ask
[3:39:01] that if you're looking at your
[3:39:03] phone right now, you look up
[3:39:04] here and pay attention. I
[3:39:05] support the demand for
[3:39:07] amendments to strengthen the
[3:39:09] regulatory language within this
[3:39:10] legislation and ensure that
[3:39:12] there is no and will never be
[3:39:13] room for interpretation that
[3:39:15] puts our community at risk. I
[3:39:16] agree with almost everything
[3:39:17] that has been said at this
[3:39:19] podium today, but I do want to
[3:39:20] detail a couple things that I
[3:39:22] feel have not been mentioned,
[3:39:23] but are of utmost importance to
[3:39:24] the council members and other
[3:39:25] elected officials who have
[3:39:27] shown up today with the
[3:39:28] intention of representing the
[3:39:29] needs and interests interests
[3:39:31] of nashvillians. Thank you for
[3:39:32] fulfilling the expectations of
[3:39:34] your elected position, and
[3:39:36] please continue to do so to
[3:39:38] those who are undecided or who
[3:39:39] are in support of data center
[3:39:41] development within our city or
[3:39:43] even our state, I remind you
[3:39:45] that you have been elected as a
[3:39:47] representative. Your job is to
[3:39:50] voice and to represent the
[3:39:52] interests of your constituents,
[3:39:53] not those who line your pockets
[3:39:56] or whose policy tickles your
[3:39:58] fancy. So please remember when
[3:39:59] and regardless of what you vote
[3:40:01] for, that this state belongs to
[3:40:03] the people. Welcome to the
[3:40:05] revolution.
[3:40:07] Thank you. If you
[3:40:09] could share your ticket number,
[3:40:09] please.
[3:40:10] Ticket 55.
[3:40:11] Okay.
[3:40:11] Thank
[3:40:12] you.
[3:40:13] My name is camden lee
[3:40:15] perez. I live in dstrict 13. I
[3:40:17] just want to say I concur with
[3:40:18] everyone on this bill. Thank
[3:40:20] you for listening to all of us.
[3:40:22] And I'm going to say is I feel
[3:40:23] like when the question is
[3:40:25] convenience and profits versus
[3:40:26] physical quality of life, I
[3:40:28] feel like the answer should be
[3:40:29] obvious.
[3:40:30] Thank you. Thank you.
[3:40:32] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[3:40:34] Hello, my name is shelby kirby.
[3:40:36] I live in district 33. I'm in
[3:40:38] support of bill 2026 1391 for
[3:40:40] the sake of the zoo, fisk
[3:40:41] university and all of
[3:40:43] nashville's residents. However,
[3:40:44] I will be mainly speaking in
[3:40:46] regards to the zoo. As a
[3:40:47] nashville native, I want the
[3:40:48] nashville zoo to keep boasting
[3:40:49] about their exciting new
[3:40:50] additions of animals, programs
[3:40:51] for conservation, and
[3:40:53] investments in education and
[3:40:54] expansion. I do not want the
[3:40:56] zoo to be forced to be one of
[3:40:58] the first to conduct research
[3:40:59] and report on the negative
[3:41:00] effects of data centers on
[3:41:01] animals, many of which are
[3:41:02] already endangered.
[3:41:02] Thank you.
[3:41:06] Thank you. Next.
[3:41:07] Hi, my name is
[3:41:08] graciela.
[3:41:09] Armendariz and I am.
[3:41:11] Deeply concerned about my city
[3:41:12] and the corporate interests
[3:41:13] that seeks to take advantage.
[3:41:15] Of a lack of protections so
[3:41:17] they can build without the
[3:41:18] impediment of the consent of
[3:41:20] the people or the protection of
[3:41:22] our resources. That is a
[3:41:25] classic villain storyline that
[3:41:28] we do not have to go down. This
[3:41:31] council has the immense
[3:41:33] responsibility to protect its
[3:41:34] constituents, and I hope that
[3:41:36] you feel the weight of that
[3:41:38] tonight. And while I support
[3:41:42] bill 2026 1391, I believe the
[3:41:43] restrictions are not yet strong
[3:41:45] enough. It is obvious to me
[3:41:47] that the people of the city
[3:41:48] will contest the interests of
[3:41:50] these billionaires alongside
[3:41:53] you, and we need you to do your
[3:41:55] part. Thank you for your time.
[3:41:58] Thank you. Go ahead sir. You're
[3:42:01] recognized.
[3:42:02] Thank you, ice
[3:42:03] mayor and members of the
[3:42:04] council. And I particularly
[3:42:07] want to thank the 546,831
[3:42:08] people who have signed our
[3:42:10] petition, as well as the 244
[3:42:11] people who have signed up
[3:42:13] tonight to speak. I'm rick
[3:42:14] schwartz, PRESIDENT And ceo of
[3:42:16] the national zoo. I'm here to
[3:42:18] ask you to use every tool
[3:42:20] available to protect our zoo.
[3:42:23] The 3150 animals we care for,
[3:42:26] our 370 staff members, our
[3:42:28] surrounding neighbors, and the
[3:42:29] 1.4 million visitors that come
[3:42:31] here each year. My entire life
[3:42:33] has been dedicated to
[3:42:34] understanding and protecting
[3:42:36] animals. 36 years ago, when I
[3:42:38] founded the zoo, I did so with
[3:42:40] a simple dream to create a
[3:42:42] world class zoo that inspires
[3:42:43] generations to connect with
[3:42:44] animals from around the world
[3:42:46] and protect them from
[3:42:48] extinction. Now, with the
[3:42:49] threats of this data center,
[3:42:51] that dream is on the line. My
[3:42:52] concern for the well-being of
[3:42:54] our animals has remained the
[3:42:56] same from the beginning of this.
[3:42:58] Paramount concerns is noise,
[3:43:00] specifically tonal noise, not
[3:43:03] the 65db that dc box has said
[3:43:05] they will conform to, but the
[3:43:07] constant exposure of low
[3:43:09] electromagnetic frequency
[3:43:10] vibrations, the type of 24 over
[3:43:12] seven noise disruption that has
[3:43:14] already impacted the health of
[3:43:16] cattle in rural areas, causing
[3:43:18] lower milk production due to
[3:43:20] diminished feeding, inhibited
[3:43:22] breeding behaviors, and
[3:43:24] premature or stillborn calves.
[3:43:26] We cannot risk those negative
[3:43:28] impacts on vulnerable animals
[3:43:29] like the clouded leopard, or
[3:43:32] signature conservation species.
[3:43:33] National zoo has bred more
[3:43:34] clouded leopards than any zoo
[3:43:36] in the world, and this data
[3:43:38] center will be only 32 320ft
[3:43:40] from the area they call home.
[3:43:41] The question for council is not
[3:43:42] whether data centers should
[3:43:44] exist in nashville. The
[3:43:45] question is whether large data
[3:43:46] centers should be allowed to
[3:43:48] move forward in uniquely
[3:43:50] sensitive location. It is my
[3:43:51] ethical responsibility to
[3:43:53] protect these animals. I cannot
[3:43:54] stand by and let the animals in
[3:43:56] our care become an experiment
[3:43:58] of the long term effects of
[3:44:00] data centers. Thank you very
[3:44:00] much.
[3:44:04] Thank you. Go ahead, sir,
[3:44:07] you're recognized. Go ahead sir,
[3:44:08] go ahead and start speaking,
[3:44:11] please. You're recognized. Go
[3:44:12] ahead and start speaking,
[3:44:12] please.
[3:44:13] Okay.
[3:44:14] I'm dario.
[3:44:14] Meeks,
[3:44:18] I'm from district two. I just
[3:44:20] came here today in support of
[3:44:24] bill 2026 1391. I believe that
[3:44:28] the we need more time to, you
[3:44:29] know, better regulate how these
[3:44:30] datacenters are going to
[3:44:33] affect our communities. That's
[3:44:34] it.
[3:44:39] Thank you sir. All right.
[3:44:41] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[3:44:46] Okay. Hi. My name is whitney
[3:44:47] atkinson and I reside in
[3:44:50] district 34. I'm here in
[3:44:53] support of 1391 and also 1448.
[3:44:55] I am a member of the national
[3:44:57] zoo and previously served as
[3:44:59] zoo docent. I currently work%
[3:45:00] for the nashville humane
[3:45:01] association, where I remain
[3:45:02] committed to helping animals
[3:45:04] and also serving our community.
[3:45:06] I have a lot of really serious
[3:45:09] concerns about this data center,
[3:45:10] data center, infrastructure,
[3:45:12] cooling towers, chillers, hvac
[3:45:14] systems, generators,
[3:45:16] transformers produce continuous
[3:45:18] noises. Low frequency noise is
[3:45:19] particularly concerning because
[3:45:20] it travels long distances,
[3:45:21] penetrates buildings more
[3:45:23] easily than high frequency
[3:45:24] sound, and is perceived as
[3:45:26] vibration, even if noise
[3:45:28] generated by the data center is
[3:45:29] acceptable for humans. Many of
[3:45:31] the animals at the zoo have
[3:45:32] hearing far beyond our own,
[3:45:34] such as andean bears, tigers,
[3:45:36] clouded leopards, giraffes,
[3:45:37] rhinoceros, bats, owls,
[3:45:39] kangaroos, horses, goats, sheep,
[3:45:40] guinea pigs, cattle and many
[3:45:42] others. Prolonged exposure to
[3:45:43] noise will negatively impact
[3:45:45] their health by increasing
[3:45:45] -
[3:45:47] stress, disrupting
[3:45:47] communication, altering
[3:45:48] behaviors, interfering with
[3:45:51] breeding and interrupting rest.
[3:45:52] Noise pollution MAY also affect
[3:45:54] nearby residents. Research has
[3:45:56] shown that prolonged exposure
[3:45:58] to noise can negatively impact
[3:45:59] cardiovascular health, sleep
[3:46:00] quality, cognitive performance,
[3:46:02] and mental well-being. In
[3:46:04] addition, the proposed data
[3:46:05] centers projected electricity
[3:46:07] demand has been estimated to be
[3:46:08] comparable to the around the
[3:46:11] clock energy use of 50,000
[3:46:13] single family homes, which
[3:46:14] could place additional strain
[3:46:16] on the electrical grid,
[3:46:17] potentially affecting
[3:46:18] reliability, increasing energy
[3:46:21] costs and contributing to more
[3:46:22] outages. The proposed data
[3:46:24] center also threatens local
[3:46:25] water quality by further
[3:46:27] training the zoo stormwater
[3:46:28] system, which protects
[3:46:30] community groundwater and
[3:46:32] streams, and continuous
[3:46:33] exterior lighting, MAY also
[3:46:35] disrupt natural daylight cycles
[3:46:36] for both animals and nearby
[3:46:38] residents. Increased vehicle
[3:46:40] traffic and facility operations
[3:46:41] will cause higher levels of
[3:46:44] pollution. In summary, the data
[3:46:46] center will have many numerous
[3:46:47] impacts on both animals and the
[3:46:49] community.
[3:46:53] Thank you. All right.
[3:46:54] Could you please share your
[3:46:56] ticket number 65. Okay. We're
[3:47:00] on ticket 65. We're skipping
[3:47:01] ahead a little
[3:47:02] yeah.
[3:47:02] My
[3:47:04] name is aubrey l with an a,
[3:47:06] ivanov with an I. Yes, my
[3:47:08] initials are a I and I am
[3:47:11] against a I. I'm a resident of
[3:47:13] hermitage, tennessee district
[3:47:15] 12. I'm here to state my
[3:47:18] support for bl 2026 1391. I
[3:47:20] urge the council to listen to
[3:47:21] the over 200 people who have
[3:47:23] shown up today to make our
[3:47:25] voices heard. I have known no
[3:47:27] other home than nashville,
[3:47:28] tennessee. It is already
[3:47:30] difficult as it is without an
[3:47:33] ai data center to live here.
[3:47:34] Nashville should be for its
[3:47:36] people. Its citizens do not
[3:47:38] allow greed to poison the city.
[3:47:40] I will not be bullied out of
[3:47:43] this city. We the people have
[3:47:45] spoken. Thank you.
[3:47:47] Thank you.
[3:47:51] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[3:47:51] My
[3:47:53] name is drew small. I live in
[3:47:54] district 30 and I'm here in
[3:47:56] support of this legislation.
[3:47:57] This bill isn't about punishing
[3:47:58] one company, though they MAY
[3:48:00] act like it. It's about
[3:48:02] protecting all of the people in
[3:48:04] davidson county. You see,
[3:48:05] punishment looks backwards at
[3:48:07] what was done. While protection
[3:48:08] looks forward to our shared and
[3:48:10] collective futures, however,
[3:48:11] it's worth looking back for a
[3:48:14] moment not to be petty, but to
[3:48:16] gain proper perspective at
[3:48:18] every turn. Doug sloan and dc
[3:48:19] blocks have told us something
[3:48:21] that is flatly contradicted by
[3:48:23] the public records available to
[3:48:25] all. They claim vested rights
[3:48:27] to permit record says otherwise.
[3:48:28] They said they'd only run their
[3:48:30] generators for maintenance,
[3:48:31] then sent lobbyists to weaken
[3:48:33] the limits on how much they can
[3:48:34] run them. They said they wanted
[3:48:36] to work with the community, but
[3:48:37] never held a town hall or
[3:48:40] reached out to stakeholders.
[3:48:41] This pattern is what happens
[3:48:42] when there are no rules to
[3:48:45] guide us. Corporations will
[3:48:46] always act in their own best
[3:48:48] interest. Decade after decade.
[3:48:50] Profit over people has been the
[3:48:52] backbone of this american
[3:48:54] experience. Expecting otherwise
[3:48:56] at this point would be willful
[3:49:00] ignorance. Council. Your job is
[3:49:02] not to makeeasy choices or to
[3:49:03] bend to whoever you spoke to
[3:49:06] last, nor is it to be some kind
[3:49:07] of lone hero in all of this.
[3:49:09] But it is to work together
[3:49:10] amongst each other, to lay a
[3:49:12] path where we, where all of us
[3:49:14] can stay in the neighborhoods
[3:49:15] we love, near the people we
[3:49:17] love, and those that love us in
[3:49:19] return. Between now and the
[3:49:20] third reading, I urge you to
[3:49:23] hold your support for this bill.
[3:49:24] Everyone in nashville deserves
[3:49:26] to be safe in their homes, and
[3:49:28] this bill protects that right.
[3:49:29] I hope you won't let clever
[3:49:31] words from lobbyists or selfish
[3:49:33] ambitions for your own futures
[3:49:36] cloud your vision. Thank you.
[3:49:39] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[3:49:42] recognized.
[3:49:43] Ticket number 67.
[3:49:46] Okay. Thanks for sharing. Yeah.
[3:49:48] Hi, I'm will thompson. I live
[3:49:50] in district 26, specifically
[3:49:54] the caldwell neighborhood. I'm
[3:49:57] just a dad. In the afternoons,
[3:49:58] my son rides his bike up and
[3:50:00] down our block with his friends
[3:50:02] that, you know, we see every
[3:50:05] day. My neighbors and I have
[3:50:07] worked really hard to grow
[3:50:09] wildflower gardens. All
[3:50:11] throughout the neighborhood, we
[3:50:13] now see fireflies coming back,
[3:50:15] sitting on our porch enjoying
[3:50:17] some iced tea. I think we can
[3:50:20] all can relate to that. My wife
[3:50:22] and I take walks at night
[3:50:25] talking about our days. There's
[3:50:28] families like mine all around
[3:50:29] nashville that are going to be
[3:50:32] impacted by this. Families
[3:50:34] around fisk and north nashville
[3:50:35] that I've never met that will
[3:50:39] be affected by this. We're all
[3:50:42] just regular people. We're not
[3:50:44] experts. We're not billionaire
[3:50:47] backed corporations. We're
[3:50:52] asking you, please help us.
[3:50:52] Thank you.
[3:50:55] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:50:57] You're recognized.
[3:50:58] Thank you.
[3:51:00] My name is anna tate. I live on
[3:51:02] harding place in district 26.
[3:51:04] I'm will's backyard neighbor,
[3:51:05] and I'm here to voice support
[3:51:07] for this bill. I'm not a
[3:51:09] nashville native, but I am so
[3:51:11] proud of this city and of my
[3:51:12] community, and I'm so happy to
[3:51:15] call it home. My husband and I
[3:51:16] bought our home ten years ago
[3:51:18] in south nashville, 0.8 miles
[3:51:19] from the proposed data center
[3:51:21] site that's near the zoo. On a
[3:51:22] clear day, we can hear the
[3:51:24] zoo's gibbons from our backyard.
[3:51:25] Community is the heart of this
[3:51:27] city, and my neighborhood is a
[3:51:29] huge part of my community. Our
[3:51:30] six year old can walk to her
[3:51:32] friends houses through the gate
[3:51:33] we built into our fence, and we
[3:51:34] regularly celebrate holidays
[3:51:36] and birthdays with the families
[3:51:37] on the street behind us,
[3:51:39] including, well, my backyard
[3:51:40] garden is my favorite spot in
[3:51:42] all of nashville. I'm concerned,
[3:51:44] like many here tonight, for the
[3:51:45] negative effects that data
[3:51:47] center could have
[3:51:48] on my community and other
[3:51:50] communities in nashville, I
[3:51:51] believe that neither the
[3:51:53] moratorium nor the eminent
[3:51:55] domain plan are sustainable
[3:51:56] solutions for the many concerns
[3:51:58] that have been raised. My
[3:51:59] neighbors and fellow
[3:52:00] nashvillians deserve
[3:52:01] responsible legislation that
[3:52:03] adequately protects our
[3:52:04] communities and resources like
[3:52:06] our universities and the zoo.
[3:52:07] We need our leaders to promise
[3:52:09] us that the safety and quality
[3:52:10] of our neighborhoods will not
[3:52:11] be sacrificed for the sake of
[3:52:13] corporate profit or
[3:52:15] technological advancement. If
[3:52:17] larger and more powerful data
[3:52:18] centers are now a necessary
[3:52:20] part of american life, then so
[3:52:22] is legislation that holds
[3:52:23] corporations accountable for
[3:52:25] how and where these centers are
[3:52:27] developed. I'm hopeful that
[3:52:28] this city can set an example
[3:52:30] for our state and the nation on
[3:52:31] how to prioritize the
[3:52:33] well-being of its citizens over
[3:52:35] the corporations that wish to
[3:52:36] profit off of us. Council
[3:52:37] members, thank you for your
[3:52:39] time and the work that you do
[3:52:39] for us.
[3:52:42] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:52:44] You're recognized.
[3:52:45] Hello. Thank
[3:52:46] you all for your time and
[3:52:47] consideration for this. My name
[3:52:49] is claire campbell, district 21.
[3:52:51] I born and raised middle
[3:52:53] tennessee. I'm really concerned
[3:52:54] about data centers encroaching
[3:52:56] on our well-being, especially
[3:52:58] in the energy. Everyone knows
[3:52:59] that we had several days
[3:53:00] without power in JANUARY, and
[3:53:02] this would just exacerbate the
[3:53:04] already issues in our
[3:53:06] infrastructure there. And so
[3:53:07] thank you for your time.
[3:53:08] Thank
[3:53:10] you. All right. Next, go ahead.
[3:53:11] And if you could share your
[3:53:12] ticket number, please.
[3:53:12] Ticket
[3:53:13] number 70.
[3:53:14] Okay. Thank you. Go
[3:53:14] ahead.
[3:53:16] My name is kelsey
[3:53:17] alexander and I am a south
[3:53:18] nashville resident in district
[3:53:20] 16. And I'm here to support
[3:53:22] this bill because I work in
[3:53:23] sustainability for real estate
[3:53:24] investment funds. I workwith
[3:53:25] data centers every single day
[3:53:27] tracking their utility usage.
[3:53:29] And it is no joke. They use a
[3:53:31] wild amount of energy and water,
[3:53:33] and I see it every day. And
[3:53:34] it's research has shown that
[3:53:36] the presence of data centers
[3:53:37] increases the likelihood of
[3:53:38] rolling blackouts in
[3:53:40] neighborhoods. It increases the
[3:53:41] utility bills for residences,
[3:53:43] for businesses, and it increase
[3:53:44] the pollutants in the air and
[3:53:48] the water as well. And I, I
[3:53:50] think this bill is a great
[3:53:51] starting point. I love some of
[3:53:52] the ideas I've heard other
[3:53:55] people talk about, like
[3:53:56] requiring mandating, reporting
[3:53:59] on utility usage, looking at
[3:54:00] requiring renewable energy that
[3:54:02] is not natural gas, or even
[3:54:04] investing in our utility grid%
[3:54:07] here in nashville. And I do not
[3:54:09] trust any of these companies to
[3:54:10] think about what's good for
[3:54:11] nashville, unless it also
[3:54:12] conveniently lines their
[3:54:14] pockets. And so I'm looking to
[3:54:15] you, my elected representatives,
[3:54:17] to think about your neighbors,
[3:54:18] think about your neighborhood,
[3:54:19] and think about your
[3:54:20] constituents. And I'm asking
[3:54:21] you here today to protect
[3:54:23] nashville from data centers.
[3:54:24] Thank you.
[3:54:26] Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:54:28] You're recognized.
[3:54:29] Hi there.
[3:54:31] I'm ticket number 71. Thank you.
[3:54:34] My name is carter murphy and I
[3:54:37] also live in district 16. And I
[3:54:39] first off, I just want to say
[3:54:41] thank you all for taking the
[3:54:42] time to listen to our input. We
[3:54:44] really do appreciate it. I'm
[3:54:46] primarily concerned about the
[3:54:48] manner in which dc blox is
[3:54:50] planning its data center
[3:54:51] construction. To me, it looks
[3:54:53] like that they're trying to
[3:54:54] rush the completion of the data
[3:54:56] center to get it, to get ahead
[3:54:57] of the law and to avoid
[3:54:59] regulatory regulatory oversight,
[3:55:01] even if that oversight would
[3:55:02] protect members of that
[3:55:04] surrounding community. I have
[3:55:05] read about the ecological
[3:55:08] effects of ai data centers.
[3:55:09] According to a publication at
[3:55:11] tufts university, in average ai
[3:55:14] chat session consumes on
[3:55:17] average one liter of water and
[3:55:18] the amount of energy that's
[3:55:21] used to train an ai program
[3:55:23] consumes five times as much
[3:55:24] energy that an automobile does
[3:55:27] in its entire lifetime. Given
[3:55:29] what we've witnessed about data
[3:55:30] centers around the country, I
[3:55:32] am not convinced that dc blox
[3:55:33] is taking the welfare of
[3:55:35] nashville residents into
[3:55:37] consideration with this project,
[3:55:38] especially given that a common
[3:55:40] response to these issues by
[3:55:42] tech authorities is ai is
[3:55:43] inevitable. And deal
[3:55:46] with it. Official statements of
[3:55:47] ai blocks or other major tech
[3:55:49] companies are not enough to
[3:55:51] ensure the well-being of our
[3:55:52] citizens. Regarding this data
[3:55:54] center, it's crucial to have
[3:55:55] regulations put in place so
[3:55:57] that ai companies do not incur
[3:55:58] financial and ecological
[3:56:00] burdens on nashville citizens.
[3:56:01] Thank you.
[3:56:03] Thank you. Go ahead
[3:56:04] and come forward. You're
[3:56:06] recognized.
[3:56:08] Hi, I'm zafar, a
[3:56:10] proud and lifelong nashvillian
[3:56:12] currently living in district 17.
[3:56:14] I'm here in support of both the
[3:56:15] moratorium and guidelines on
[3:56:17] data centers in nashville. In
[3:56:18] fact, I would support more
[3:56:20] thorough guidelines or more
[3:56:22] permanent moratorium, both city
[3:56:24] and state wide. We've seen time
[3:56:25] and time again that data
[3:56:26] centers are built to the
[3:56:27] detriment of the communities
[3:56:29] that they are built in. They
[3:56:31] increase noise pollution and
[3:56:32] utility bills at the expense of
[3:56:34] a working class people that you
[3:56:36] are meant to represent. They
[3:56:38] put strain on electrical and
[3:56:40] water systems, systems that
[3:56:41] we've seen fail in nashville
[3:56:43] just in this past year. We can
[3:56:45] even look to our neighbors in
[3:56:46] memphis as an example of how
[3:56:47] harmful they are to the
[3:56:49] surrounding community. The
[3:56:50] effects of these data centers
[3:56:51] haven't been studied nearly
[3:56:53] enough for me to be comfortable
[3:56:55] living near one, and
[3:56:55] and I
[3:56:57] don't want or expect that for
[3:56:59] my neighbors in south or north
[3:57:01] nashville. Any time I've heard
[3:57:02] opposition to ai and data
[3:57:04] centers expressed, it's shut
[3:57:05] down by the suggestion that
[3:57:08] these things are. And there's
[3:57:10] no point in stopping them all
[3:57:12] in the name of progress. I urge
[3:57:14] you to reconsider this notion
[3:57:16] and to represent your
[3:57:17] constituents that actually live
[3:57:19] in nashville. Thank you.
[3:57:20] Thank
[3:57:22] you. Go ahead. You're
[3:57:27] recognized.
[3:57:28] Hello. My name is
[3:57:29] trevor white. I'm from middle
[3:57:30] tennessee, chapter of the
[3:57:31] democratic socialists of
[3:57:33] america. I was born and raised
[3:57:34] and live in tennessee,
[3:57:36] currently in district 15.
[3:57:38] Speaking on 1391 and the
[3:57:39] moratorium. I'm here not only
[3:57:41] to support the regulations, but
[3:57:42] want to press that they do not
[3:57:44] go far enough. People behind
[3:57:45] this data center have already
[3:57:47] shown time and time again, they
[3:57:48] are willing to lie and scheme
[3:57:50] the public to further their
[3:57:51] agenda. Speaking of shout out
[3:57:53] to the guy who gave me these ai
[3:57:55] generated data center stickers
[3:57:56] and wanted me to hand them out
[3:57:58] for him and attempt to make
[3:57:59] those opposing data centers
[3:58:01] look foolish. Boo. Indeed. If
[3:58:03] you're watching this, I hope
[3:58:05] you got paid up front. To give
[3:58:07] you an idea on how much this
[3:58:08] community does not want these
[3:58:09] centers, we implemented a
[3:58:11] ticketing system just to do
[3:58:13] this. We know these data
[3:58:14] centers draw our power, poison
[3:58:16] our air and our water, and
[3:58:17] disrupt the peace with their
[3:58:18] noise. And that's just by
[3:58:20] themselves. Just ask our
[3:58:22] neighbors in memphis or any of
[3:58:23] the areas across the nation.
[3:58:24] These have been built. So who
[3:58:27] does want these? The usual
[3:58:28] suspects developers, lobbyists,
[3:58:31] or tech company handlers led by
[3:58:32] oligarchs who tell us to our
[3:58:33] face their goals to replace
[3:58:35] workers and dismantle our
[3:58:38] democracy. At this point, I can
[3:58:40] only assume that if any of the
[3:58:41] members of the council are for
[3:58:42] the building of these centers,
[3:58:44] you are either naive or
[3:58:45] benefiting from benefiting from
[3:58:49] them personally. Thank you.
[3:58:52] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[3:58:58] recognized. Go ahead.
[3:58:59] Hi. My
[3:59:01] name is michelle bukowski and I
[3:59:03] live in district four. I
[3:59:06] support bill bl 2026 1391, but
[3:59:07] I think it's just a start. We
[3:59:09] definitely need to do more. We
[3:59:10] need to keep data centers away
[3:59:11] from our beloved zoo. The
[3:59:13] residents around the area and
[3:59:15] out of nashville permanently. I
[3:59:17] want to thank the council, my
[3:59:18] COUNCILMAN, and all the council
[3:59:19] members supporting this bill.
[3:59:22] Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead.
[3:59:24] You're recognized.
[3:59:25] Thank you.
[3:59:27] Number 75. My name is miller
[3:59:31] way. I'm in district 11, and I
[3:59:32] just wanted to offer my support
[3:59:36] for bill 2026 1391 for all the
[3:59:37] reasons given around health,
[3:59:39] around noise pollution. I
[3:59:41] myself am an asthmatic as well.
[3:59:44] I don't want this development
[3:59:46] for the profit of a few, to the
[3:59:48] detriment of the many in my
[3:59:49] neighborhood. I don't want the
[3:59:51] young people learning at fisk
[3:59:52] subjected to this. I don't want
[3:59:54] their neighbors subjected to
[3:59:55] this. I don't want the
[3:59:56] neighbors of the zoo. I don't
[3:59:58] want the animals at the zoo
[3:59:59] subjected in this. And I
[4:00:00] appreciate you all for standing
[4:00:02] up and supporting this bill.
[4:00:03] Thank you, especially to all
[4:00:04] y'all sponsoring it. I
[4:00:05] appreciate that we have looks
[4:00:06] like three friendly amendments
[4:00:10] and two sort of adjacent bills.
[4:00:11] Thank you again to the sponsors
[4:00:12] and those who brought those
[4:00:14] bills forth. As you can see,
[4:00:15] nashville is very passionate
[4:00:19] about this. And please, please
[4:00:21] stay vigilant. We watch D.C.
[4:00:24] Blocks repeatedly try to weasel,
[4:00:25] cajole, and mock their way out
[4:00:29] of public pushback and would not press
[4:00:31] trust any promises or
[4:00:32] assurances they make. You do
[4:00:34] not invite vampires into your
[4:00:38] home. Nashville is watching. I
[4:00:39] support this legislation. I
[4:00:40] hope my council member,
[4:00:41] eastlake, can support it on
[4:00:44] this reading. Along with lee
[4:00:47] and stiles, who I believe were
[4:00:50] a no in a an abstain on the
[4:00:51] previous reading. Thank you
[4:00:52] again.
[4:00:54] Thank you. Go ahead. You
[4:00:59] recognize. Come on forward.
[4:01:00] Hello. I'm number 76 city
[4:01:02] council members. My name is
[4:01:03] connor shank. I'm here as a
[4:01:06] concerned citizen of voting
[4:01:08] district number five. I'm here
[4:01:09] to show support for the
[4:01:13] proposed bill 2026 1391.
[4:01:14] Supporter of our zoo, a regular
[4:01:16] volunteer at a pet rescue out
[4:01:17] in hermitage and founder of
[4:01:19] squawk rock music festival that
[4:01:21] I have for conservation. Others
[4:01:23] have spoken and will speak on
[4:01:24] the moral and the environmental
[4:01:26] impacts of these centers, but
[4:01:27] what I'd like to bring to
[4:01:29] everyone's attention is the
[4:01:32] consequences of apathy and the
[4:01:35] consequences of inaction. Every
[4:01:36] detrimental act caused by human
[4:01:38] beings throughout history,
[4:01:39] whether we think of famous
[4:01:40] atrocities or everyday
[4:01:42] injustices, are rarely caused
[4:01:44] only by individuals with
[4:01:46] malintent. No, it has to be
[4:01:48] allowed to occur by average
[4:01:50] everyday people like you and me.
[4:01:51] People with otherwise good
[4:01:53] hearts have become complacent
[4:01:55] in order for inequity to thrive.
[4:01:57] So we're faced today with a
[4:01:58] starting prevalent in
[4:02:00] our society and our culture. So
[4:02:02] it's up to us right now to set
[4:02:03] a precedent to make sure it's
[4:02:05] used responsibly and mitigate
[4:02:07] its negative repercussions. We
[4:02:09] need to enact legislation to
[4:02:10] prevent those who only care
[4:02:11] about profit, to build these
[4:02:12] centers without the consent of
[4:02:14] their neighbors, and without
[4:02:16] proper long term environmental
[4:02:17] studies being conducted. But
[4:02:19] let's drop ranked guys. I'm
[4:02:21] embarrassed to be here,
[4:02:22] I'm embarrassed that we've
[4:02:23] gotten this far. I'm
[4:02:25] embarrassed that me, a piano
[4:02:27] bar singer, feels the need to
[4:02:28] come down to city council and
[4:02:30] preach on responsibility. Like,
[4:02:32] come on, I'm embarrassed to
[4:02:34] have alicia porterfield as a
[4:02:35] representative of nashville who
[4:02:36] embodies the inaction that I'm
[4:02:38] speaking out against. I'd like
[4:02:40] to leave everyone today with a
[4:02:41] quote by tolkien that I think
[4:02:44] about. Some believe that it's
[4:02:45] only great power that can hold
[4:02:47] evil in check, but that's not
[4:02:49] what I found. I found it as a
[4:02:50] small, everyday deeds of
[4:02:51] ordinary folk that keep the
[4:02:52] darkness at bay. Small acts of
[4:02:54] kindness and love. It applies
[4:02:56] to people like me, but more
[4:02:57] importantly, people like you.
[4:02:58] There's a right thing to be
[4:03:00] done here today. Please do it.
[4:03:05] All right. Thank you. All right.
[4:03:06] prior to the next speaker
[4:03:07] beginning, I just want to say
[4:03:10] that it is 1007. We began this
[4:03:14] public hearing at 837, and we
[4:03:17] are now on speaker. What is
[4:03:20] your ticket, sir? 7777 okay,
[4:03:22] everybody, do the math. Go
[4:03:23] ahead.
[4:03:23] Hello.
[4:03:24] My name is owen
[4:03:25] mcguire. I'm from springfield,
[4:03:27] tennessee, and I'm in support
[4:03:28] of bill 1391, which is which
[4:03:30] enforces serious ai data center
[4:03:31] regulations at least, and
[4:03:32] hopefully at best, the
[4:03:34] abolition of ai data centers in
[4:03:35] nashville. Not only are there
[4:03:37] already countless studies on ai
[4:03:38] data centers harming the
[4:03:39] environment, and I must say it
[4:03:41] is simply morally bankrupt to
[4:03:42] build one on an animal
[4:03:43] conservation facility and
[4:03:45] beloved city landmark. We must
[4:03:47] not allow the epstein class of
[4:03:48] people to come from GOD knows
[4:03:50] where into our city and ruin
[4:03:51] our way of life for no good
[4:03:53] reason other than the greed and
[4:03:54] benefit of the rich. While
[4:03:55] stepping over the corpses of
[4:03:57] half the people in attempt to
[4:03:58] control the other half, you can
[4:04:00] ask anyone in line behind me.
[4:04:01] No one wants a large scale
[4:04:03] people and animal killing data
[4:04:04] center in our city. Not now,
[4:04:06] not ever. I urge the members of
[4:04:08] this council to come to their
[4:04:09] senses and do what they were
[4:04:11] elected to do and protect the
[4:04:13] people of our city, and not the
[4:04:14] cowards that dc blocks who
[4:04:15] didn't even have the nerve to
[4:04:17] come and face the people that
[4:04:18] they were trying to ruin
[4:04:20] together. As the 99%, we must
[4:04:22] have the courage to kick the 1%
[4:04:23] in the nuts and make them smile
[4:04:25] at us and like it. As long as
[4:04:27] we as nashvillians stick
[4:04:28] together, we will remain the
[4:04:30] powers that be in the city and
[4:04:31] the rich degenerates who want
[4:04:33] to bury us under their data
[4:04:35] centers will have no power over
[4:04:36] us. I leave you with the final
[4:04:38] message of people over profits.
[4:04:40] Thank you.
[4:04:42] Thank you. All right,
[4:04:46] go ahead. Come on. Forward.
[4:04:46] My
[4:04:48] name is morgan mae. Ilive in
[4:04:50] district six, and I'm going to
[4:04:51] read human generated lyrics
[4:04:53] because original music built
[4:04:56] this city and deserves respect.
[4:04:57] This is the story of noah and
[4:05:00] the lost art. Noah went to
[4:05:02] school to be a writer. His
[4:05:03] roommate studied graphical
[4:05:05] design. He's loving on a
[4:05:06] lyricist from georgia who likes
[4:05:08] to paint when she can find the
[4:05:10] time. Noah's got a friend in
[4:05:12] animation. She's married to a
[4:05:14] radio dj. Their neighbors
[4:05:15] nature shots are really
[4:05:16] gorgeous. Who'd have thought
[4:05:18] they'd live to see this day,
[4:05:20] where they're all in the same
[4:05:21] boat and they've got to get
[4:05:23] away? Noah had a dream. He had
[4:05:25] no readers. His roommate lost
[4:05:28] his job to a machine. His lady
[4:05:29] couldn't sell a song for
[4:05:31] nothing, and nobody had time to
[4:05:33] wait for anything. Noah's
[4:05:35] inside voice said, save the
[4:05:37] planet and gather all the ones
[4:05:39] who still can think. Build a
[4:05:40] ship for every dreamer and
[4:05:42] creator, and hope and pray to
[4:05:44] GOD. We don't all sink because
[4:05:46] we're all in the same boat, and
[4:05:48] we've got to do something one
[4:05:50] by one, even two by two, till
[4:05:52] almost everybody in the world
[4:05:54] forgot what they could do. Till
[4:05:55] everything on dry land with the
[4:05:57] breath of life inside them died.
[4:05:58] Till nearly every living thing
[4:06:00] on the face of earth was wiped.
[4:06:02] Till the birds and the bees.
[4:06:04] Everybody business couldn't eat,
[4:06:06] couldn't be me, couldn't be.
[4:06:08] You couldn't be. People and
[4:06:09] creatures and wild things that
[4:06:11] move. Till everything was gone.
[4:06:14] Except a walk in the park. Till
[4:06:15] only noah was left. And those
[4:06:17] he kept with him in the ark.
[4:06:19] Because the breath of life came
[4:06:20] with noah in the ark. The
[4:06:22] breath of life stayed with noah
[4:06:24] in the dark. Noah opened a new
[4:06:26] window on his macbook pro, his
[4:06:28] cursor winking back as if to
[4:06:30] say, you don't need to know
[4:06:32] everything at once, love. Just
[4:06:34] write down what you think about
[4:06:36] today. And so he built a life
[4:06:37] he could be proud of. Learn to
[4:06:39] make the writer's block his
[4:06:40] friend and to his other friends,
[4:06:42] he paid attention when they let
[4:06:43] out all that lives inside their
[4:06:45] heads. He knows the value in
[4:06:46] what's lived and breathed and
[4:06:48] bled because we're all in the
[4:06:50] same boat and we've got to make
[4:06:51] it through the end.
[4:06:51] Thank you,
[4:06:56] thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:06:57] recognized.
[4:06:58] I'm jennifer
[4:07:00] richmond, I live in district
[4:07:05] nine and I'm for bl20261391.
[4:07:05] Short and sweet.
[4:07:06] Thank you. All
[4:07:08] right. Come on. Forward your
[4:07:10] next.
[4:07:11] My name is trevor silva.
[4:07:14] I'm district six clay cap and
[4:07:17] here to express support for
[4:07:18] bl2220261391. Thank you to
[4:07:19] everyone who showed up to make
[4:07:21] their voices heard tonight.
[4:07:22] This is what nashville strong
[4:07:24] looks like right here. I know
[4:07:26] the majority. If not everyone
[4:07:28] has to work a day job tomorrow
[4:07:29] and nights like this make for
[4:07:31] earlymornings. It does for us
[4:07:33] to let tonight be a reminder
[4:07:34] that while we would prefer to
[4:07:36] be at home, we are willing to
[4:07:38] lose sleep and make you all do
[4:07:40] the same. If it means our city against
[4:07:42] intruders like dc, blocks do
[4:07:43] not have our best interests at
[4:07:45] heart. As a business owner, I
[4:07:48] have to trust those who make with a lot
[4:07:49] of people, make a lot of
[4:07:51] promises. But I can tell you
[4:07:52] one thing if someone lies to
[4:07:54] you once, they will do it again,
[4:07:57] doug sloane, the lawyer of dc
[4:07:58] blocks, told planning
[4:07:59] commission the building is
[4:08:00] vested. They're going to build
[4:08:01] it there. We already have the
[4:08:03] permits in hand. That was false.
[4:08:04] If that's the level of honesty
[4:08:06] we get before companies like
[4:08:07] this have their broken ground,
[4:08:08] that tells us everything we
[4:08:09] needed to know about what
[4:08:11] they'll do once they have their
[4:08:13] claws in us. We need to protect
[4:08:14] ourselves and our community
[4:08:15] because they've already proven
[4:08:16] they will not only lie, but
[4:08:18] their agenda is not the agenda
[4:08:19] of the people of nashville. I'm
[4:08:20] asking that you support this
[4:08:22] bill and always put people
[4:08:23] before profit, because we don't
[4:08:25] want to you up all night,
[4:08:26] but you better believe that we
[4:08:28] will, and we'll do more than
[4:08:29] that to protect our community.
[4:08:31] As we say in our chicken themed
[4:08:33] anti-fascist soap company. Look
[4:08:35] around and out. Appreciate
[4:08:36] y'all.
[4:08:38] All right. Go ahead.
[4:08:42] You're recognized.
[4:08:42] Hello, my
[4:08:44] name is hannah JUNE. I want to
[4:08:46] start out by saying thank you
[4:08:47] to everyone who is here from
[4:08:49] the council. Thank you.
[4:08:50] Especially to the people who
[4:08:52] are paying really close
[4:08:53] attention. I've been watching
[4:08:55] all of you, and I know the ones
[4:08:56] who are watchingand paying
[4:08:58] attention and nodding along and
[4:08:59] the ones who maybe aren't. And
[4:09:00] I would also like to remind you
[4:09:02] that, yes, we've been here for
[4:09:04] a long time. You guys have been
[4:09:06] here for a long time, but we
[4:09:08] have also been here for a very
[4:09:09] long time, including well
[4:09:11] before this meeting started. I
[4:09:14] got here at 5:15 P.M. And I
[4:09:15] know a lot of people were here
[4:09:18] before me because I am number
[4:09:22] 83. So I would just like to say
[4:09:23] that I live in council district
[4:09:25] 29. I've been a resident of
[4:09:26] nashville for only three years.
[4:09:29] So yes, I am a newbie. Prior to
[4:09:30] that, I traveled the country
[4:09:31] for two years trying to pick a
[4:09:33] place to call home, and I
[4:09:34] planted roots in nashville
[4:09:36] because I love this community.
[4:09:38] I love the diversity, the
[4:09:39] creativity, and the passion
[4:09:42] that I found here. I own my own
[4:09:43] occupational therapy practice
[4:09:46] that utilizes the outdoors as a
[4:09:47] therapy space for children and
[4:09:49] adults with special needs and
[4:09:50] disabilities. I host a local
[4:09:52] trash pickup at percy priest
[4:09:53] lake every month, and I'm
[4:09:55] currently in the process of
[4:09:56] transforming my own yard into
[4:09:58] half native garden, half
[4:10:01] community farm and pantry. I am
[4:10:03] really invested in nashville in
[4:10:06] our community and in
[4:10:07] environmentalism, and I care so
[4:10:09] deeply about the people and the
[4:10:11] wildlife of this great state.
[4:10:12] the most important point here
[4:10:13] is that data centers havean
[4:10:15] enormous impact on our
[4:10:16] environment, our wellness, and
[4:10:17] the delicate habitat that
[4:10:19] supports our native wildlife.
[4:10:21] Our zoo animals are important,
[4:10:23] yes, but the native wildlife
[4:10:25] and our community of human
[4:10:28] beings is equally, if not more
[4:10:29] important. So I agree with my
[4:10:31] preceding community members
[4:10:33] that are demanding more intense
[4:10:35] restrictions to keep all
[4:10:36] tennesseans safe from the
[4:10:37] impacts of these data centers.
[4:10:38] Thank you so much.
[4:10:39] Thank you.
[4:10:43] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[4:10:44] Hi,
[4:10:47] I am addison gould, a high
[4:10:48] school student and resident of
[4:10:51] district 35, descended for from
[4:10:52] over five generations of
[4:10:55] nashville locals. I fervently
[4:10:58] believe that bl20261391 could
[4:11:00] benefit our city, but also that
[4:11:02] data centers have no place in
[4:11:04] nashville. For one, the
[4:11:05] construction of more parasitic
[4:11:07] data centers here would further
[4:11:09] strain our infrastructure,
[4:11:10] especially our power grid and
[4:11:12] the cumberland. Additionally,
[4:11:13] the noise pollution produced by
[4:11:14] data centers has the potential
[4:11:16] to decimate the quality of life
[4:11:18] of thousands. The chemical
[4:11:19] pollutants left behind have
[4:11:20] even more adverse effects on
[4:11:22] the people and animals which
[4:11:24] inhabit nashville. Power bills
[4:11:26] MAY also skyrocket for already
[4:11:28] struggling families. No
[4:11:29] nashvillian would benefit from
[4:11:31] a lack of restriction on data
[4:11:33] centers. Is sacrificing the
[4:11:34] well-being of our people worth
[4:11:36] it? Is it worth letting this
[4:11:38] technology that just promotes
[4:11:39] laziness take up our land and
[4:11:41] resources? I don't think so.
[4:11:43] And clearly I'm not the only
[4:11:46] one. Bl20261391 would not
[4:11:47] permanently save nashville from
[4:11:49] the plague of data centers, but
[4:11:51] it could greatly aid the
[4:11:52] quality of life for the animals
[4:11:54] of the nashville zoo, many of
[4:11:55] which are endangered species.
[4:11:57] The proposed centers by the zoo
[4:11:59] would be detrimental to the
[4:12:00] sleeping and behavioral
[4:12:01] patterns of these beloved
[4:12:03] animals because of the immense
[4:12:04] noise and light pollution that
[4:12:06] would inevitably, inevitably be
[4:12:08] produced by such a large data
[4:12:09] center. On top of that, the
[4:12:10] affordability and quality of
[4:12:13] life of the nearby residents of
[4:12:15] caldwell hall need to be taken
[4:12:17] into account. I urge each of
[4:12:18] you to be prudent and
[4:12:20] prioritize the people of our
[4:12:21] city and our local environment.
[4:12:22] Thank you for listening to what
[4:12:23] I have to say.
[4:12:25] Thank you. Go
[4:12:26] ahead and come on forward.
[4:12:28] You're recognized, and if you
[4:12:30] could share with us your ticket
[4:12:30] number, please.
[4:12:31] 85.
[4:12:31] Okay. Thank
[4:12:33] you sir. Go ahead.
[4:12:34] My name is
[4:12:36] henry moses gould. I live on
[4:12:38] the outskirts of belle mead,
[4:12:40] and I am a grand total of 16
[4:12:43] years old. To be quite blunt,
[4:12:45] I'm wearing a trash bag right
[4:12:49] now. This is due to the fact
[4:12:50] that. Well, I should start off
[4:12:53] by saying I walked a mile here
[4:12:58] in the prime of the rainstorm trash bag,
[4:13:02] because when I found a store, I
[4:13:04] was not able to afford an
[4:13:10] umbrella. And I believe that
[4:13:12] billionaires such as donald
[4:13:14] trump, elon musk, larry fink
[4:13:18] and many others coming into
[4:13:21] nashville and say digging holes
[4:13:25] and also building a identity
[4:13:27] data centers is only allowing
[4:13:30] them to continue to make more
[4:13:33] profit while letting people
[4:13:35] like me not be able to afford
[4:13:37] an umbrella due to how high the
[4:13:40] prices are. Not only that, I
[4:13:43] would like to add on that this
[4:13:46] ai data center would be
[4:13:49] detrimental to wildlife
[4:13:52] surrounding it, and I would
[4:13:57] also like to add a very cliche
[4:14:01] sort of quote from a character
[4:14:04] I look up to quite a lot. And
[4:14:06] that is with great power comes
[4:14:08] great responsibility. And I
[4:14:09] feel like the people with great
[4:14:11] power at the current moment are
[4:14:14] using their responsibility to
[4:14:19] no extent and just constantly
[4:14:22] belittling the working class
[4:14:24] while only uplifting themselves,
[4:14:29] causing more inflation. And I
[4:14:30] would like to finish off by
[4:14:33] saying a quote from the man my
[4:14:36] middle name belongs to. Let my
[4:14:38] people go.
[4:14:40] Okay, go ahead and
[4:14:42] come on forward. You're
[4:14:43] recognized.
[4:14:45] Good evening. My
[4:14:48] name is jacob volker. I'm from
[4:14:49] district 19, proudly
[4:14:51] represented by charlene oliver,
[4:14:55] and I'm in support of bl 2026
[4:14:57] 1391. There's a lot of hurt
[4:14:59] that I have at the fact that
[4:15:01] this data center is still being
[4:15:03] under consideration after all
[4:15:04] the pushback that has been
[4:15:07] received after being adversely
[4:15:08] affected for so long, the last
[4:15:10] thing that this community needs
[4:15:13] is a complex that will drain
[4:15:15] the power supply, which is
[4:15:17] already and upend
[4:15:19] decades of work by our life
[4:15:21] saving neighbors. That has been
[4:15:22] done to preserve the
[4:15:24] environment of endangered of
[4:15:25] endangered species. It is
[4:15:27] simply not worth it if it will
[4:15:29] come at the expense of
[4:15:30] tennessee's most ethnically
[4:15:32] diverse communities and
[4:15:34] endangered wildlife. I'm
[4:15:36] already appalled at the
[4:15:38] willingness of dc blocks to
[4:15:39] seemingly ignore the sheer
[4:15:43] amount of outrage. 525,000
[4:15:44] signatures that should have set
[4:15:46] off alarm bells. Although I
[4:15:48] believe more work needs to be
[4:15:50] done in order to preserve our
[4:15:52] environment. I thank you, MR.
[4:15:55] Horton, for proposing this
[4:15:56] legislation and to let us know
[4:15:58] that you hear us. To those of
[4:15:59] you who are staying silent
[4:16:02] about it, I would take a moment
[4:16:03] to question your ability to
[4:16:05] serve the interests of your
[4:16:06] constituents instead of just
[4:16:08] serving the interests of
[4:16:09] yourselves. Thank you.
[4:16:10] Thank
[4:16:11] you. Go ahead and come on
[4:16:16] forward. You're recognized and
[4:16:17] pull that mic down. There you
[4:16:18] go.
[4:16:19] My name is ashley karimi
[4:16:22] and I live in council district
[4:16:24] 21, and I am here in support of
[4:16:28] bl 2026 1391. I do believe it's
[4:16:29] a good start, but I think
[4:16:31] there's so much more that can
[4:16:33] be done. This is unprecedented.
[4:16:35] It's something that a lot of us
[4:16:36] are not super familiar with,
[4:16:38] and there needs to be more
[4:16:40] thoughtful consideration about
[4:16:41] what this looks like moving
[4:16:42] forward in our communities.
[4:16:43] Thank you.
[4:16:45] Thank you. Next. Go
[4:16:47] ahead.
[4:16:48] Hi, my name is nicole
[4:16:50] weller. I'm from district 21. I
[4:16:53] am in support of 1391. It is a
[4:16:55] great start and I am also
[4:16:56] asking for stronger
[4:16:58] restrictions and legislation
[4:16:59] around it as well. Thank you so
[4:17:00] much.
[4:17:01] Thank you very much. Go
[4:17:02] ahead. You're recognized.
[4:17:03] Hi,
[4:17:04] my name is matthew palmieri.
[4:17:07] I'm a resident of district 17
[4:17:10] and I am up here speaking after
[4:17:12] nearly 100 people have stated
[4:17:13] their opposition to data
[4:17:14] centers and their support for
[4:17:16] this bill. I hope that there
[4:17:18] are 100 people that come after
[4:17:22] me and state that same thing.
[4:17:24] And, you know, those are the
[4:17:26] people that you represent.
[4:17:28] These are the people that you
[4:17:31] work for, not dc blocks, not
[4:17:34] other data center companies and
[4:17:37] not tech oligarchs. So I here,
[4:17:39] I hope that you hear that
[4:17:41] nobody wants data centers. I'm
[4:17:43] not hereand not anywhere. So
[4:17:44] thank you.
[4:17:47] Thank you. And if
[4:17:48] could you share your ticket
[4:17:49] number please.
[4:17:50] Yes, it's number
[4:17:51] 92.
[4:17:52] Okay. Thank you.
[4:17:52] Hey y'all.
[4:17:54] I'm allison summers and I was
[4:17:56] born and raised in nashville,
[4:17:58] and I currently live in
[4:18:01] district 15. I support this
[4:18:04] bill, although it do be weak.
[4:18:07] Okay, it be weak. This bill
[4:18:09] needs more protections in place
[4:18:12] for people and the wildlife in
[4:18:14] this city. I would love it. I
[4:18:17] would love to see any new data
[4:18:19] centers banned. I would love to
[4:18:21] see any new data data centers
[4:18:23] banned. I urge you to
[4:18:28] strengthen this legislation. Dc
[4:18:31] blocks does not care about the
[4:18:33] people of nashville, and they
[4:18:37] do not care about you. I urge
[4:18:39] you to strengthen the
[4:18:40] legislation. I am so proud of
[4:18:42] the city of nashville for
[4:18:44] showing up for those who could
[4:18:46] not show up today. And the
[4:18:48] people nashville are tired
[4:18:51] of being pushed around by
[4:18:53] billionaires and tech bros. We
[4:18:55] are tired. So this is just the
[4:18:57] beginning. If you cannot be an
[4:18:59] advocate for the people in
[4:19:01] these communities that you have
[4:19:03] sworn to serve, then we'll be
[4:19:06] coming for your seats. Queens.
[4:19:08] Okay.
[4:19:10] Thank you. Next you are
[4:19:13] recognized. Go ahead.
[4:19:13] Hey,
[4:19:16] y'all. I'm nathan, I'm number
[4:19:18] 93. It's kind of weird to say
[4:19:21] I'm out in district six. Hi. Hi,
[4:19:24] clay. Clay cap squad. I support
[4:19:26] this bill. I'm here on behalf
[4:19:28] of my kids, on my boo. It's a
[4:19:30] lot to have one of us stay home
[4:19:31] with our three year old and our
[4:19:33] six month old. We sacrificed to
[4:19:35] be here. Our all of our
[4:19:36] children are going through
[4:19:39] sleep regressions. I'm here
[4:19:40] also on behalf of a law like
[4:19:41] just a whole mess of friends
[4:19:43] and family who wish they could
[4:19:45] be here, but they got to work
[4:19:46] because we live in this city.
[4:19:48] I'm also here on behalf of a
[4:19:49] long line of billies who didn't
[4:19:51] get to say like, what went in
[4:19:52] their haulers. So this one
[4:19:54] feels a little personal to me.
[4:19:56] I got four things. I don't want
[4:19:57] infrastructure for antisocial
[4:19:57] stuff. I don't want
[4:19:58] infrastructure for slop, for
[4:19:59] speculation, for police
[4:20:00] surveillance. Especially not in
[4:20:06] music city. Number two. I mean,
[4:20:08] look, bald squad doug sloan is
[4:20:09] an embarrassment to this
[4:20:11] haircut. And I see a number of
[4:20:13] other people who share that.
[4:20:14] But look, they're these people
[4:20:16] are snake oil salesmen. They
[4:20:18] really are. We have to live
[4:20:19] here. All they've got to do is
[4:20:21] make money off of those of us
[4:20:23] who live here. And so I would
[4:20:24] prefer to work with trustworthy
[4:20:25] people. Number three, this bill
[4:20:27] could be meaner. I think,
[4:20:29] regulating these kinds of
[4:20:31] extractive folks is probably
[4:20:32] the nicest thing you can do.
[4:20:34] It's like when you are told, if
[4:20:35] you can't say something nice,
[4:20:37] don't say anything at all. Well,
[4:20:38] this is kind of like shutting
[4:20:40] up this bill could make like my
[4:20:42] six month old who once again is
[4:20:43] going through a sleep
[4:20:44] regression and I'm still here
[4:20:46] and who I hope will continue to
[4:20:47] live in this city. And it could
[4:20:49] get more teeth. And lastly, for
[4:20:51] those of you who are like pearl
[4:20:52] clutchers and are undecided,
[4:20:53] imagine how much porn they're
[4:20:54] going to make with this
[4:20:56] infrastructure. Thank you.
[4:20:58] Thank you. Go ahead and come on
[4:21:03] forward, please. Ma'am. Go
[4:21:04] ahead and come on forward. We
[4:21:06] can't we can't have kind of the
[4:21:08] extended time in between very
[4:21:10] humorous comments, which are
[4:21:12] fine, but go ahead. You're
[4:21:12] recognized.
[4:21:13] Glad that the humor
[4:21:14] was acknowledged on the floor.
[4:21:16] I don't really know how I'm
[4:21:17] going to go after that, but
[4:21:19] like, proud that I made friends
[4:21:21] with him in line. So my name is
[4:21:24] lilia. I'm living out west and
[4:21:26] kind of the area that would be
[4:21:28] affected by the proposed data
[4:21:31] center out north. And yes, I am
[4:21:33] here to speak not only on the
[4:21:34] regulations, but most
[4:21:36] importantly, where the two most
[4:21:37] discussed and resisted data
[4:21:39] center data centers are
[4:21:41] proposed. Right now. We can
[4:21:43] talk about the fture, but I
[4:21:44] think it's more important to
[4:21:45] think about the implications.
[4:21:47] And that is no small
[4:21:48] coincidence. You're talking
[4:21:49] about a historically black
[4:21:51] community in an overwhelmingly
[4:21:53] spanish speaking or immigrant
[4:21:54] strong community, each
[4:21:55] respectively, in the north and
[4:21:58] south, which, might I add, have
[4:21:59] grown to be such because
[4:22:01] they've been targeted and
[4:22:03] basically moved out or pushed
[4:22:05] out by transplants. As a
[4:22:06] graduate of fisk mentioned
[4:22:08] earlier, the community does not
[4:22:10] want this, and the
[4:22:12] administration might. But I
[4:22:14] read an article that said most
[4:22:15] of the residents on buchanan
[4:22:16] actually didn't even know was
[4:22:18] proposed. It's interesting to
[4:22:19] think about what would happen
[4:22:21] if this were out west or, you
[4:22:23] know, out east, like new east
[4:22:25] nashville or also in green
[4:22:27] hills. But it's impossible to
[4:22:28] think of that happening because
[4:22:30] we only ever think of black and
[4:22:31] brown people taking the brunt
[4:22:34] of environmental racism
[4:22:35] manufactured. Right. That's
[4:22:36] part of the reason why they're
[4:22:37] not here. They don't have a
[4:22:39] reason to trust that y'all
[4:22:40] would maybe listen to them. And
[4:22:42] if you think about the spanish
[4:22:43] speaking communities in
[4:22:44] nashville, a lot of them are
[4:22:45] scared because this city has
[4:22:47] allowed ice to just kidnap them
[4:22:50] off the streets. Right? Yeah.
[4:22:52] Thank you. So these people do
[4:22:54] not need us to talk for them,
[4:22:56] but they do need to feel like
[4:22:58] we take part in their struggle.
[4:23:00] And when they suffer, we will
[4:23:03] suffer because empathy, right?
[4:23:05] Nashville. Empathy. We are glad
[4:23:06] that you guys listen to our
[4:23:08] housing requests. And please
[4:23:09] make the decision that you can
[4:23:10] stand behind.
[4:23:11] All right. Thank
[4:23:13] you. Go ahead. You're
[4:23:15] recognized. Can you share your
[4:23:16] ticket number, please?
[4:23:16] Yes, 95.
[4:23:18] Thank you. My name is allison
[4:23:19] quattlebaum. I'm a resident of
[4:23:21] oak hill in district 25. As a
[4:23:22] creative professional working
[4:23:24] less than a 10th of a mile from
[4:23:25] a proposed data center, I
[4:23:29] support bl20261391 as a
[4:23:29] beginning to stronger data
[4:23:31] center regulation.
[4:23:31] Thank you,
[4:23:33] thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:23:35] recognized.
[4:23:37] Hey, I'm suzanne
[4:23:38] fletcher, resident of district
[4:23:40] 26 and lifelong tennessean. I
[4:23:43] support bill 2026 1391. Thanks
[4:23:44] for listening.
[4:23:45] Thank you. Go
[4:23:47] ahead. You're next. Hi,
[4:23:47] everyone.
[4:23:48] My name is danielle.
[4:23:49] Peterson and I live. In
[4:23:51] district 25.
[4:23:52] I support this
[4:23:53] legislation because these data.
[4:23:55] Centers are a mistake that we
[4:23:56] can't take back.
[4:23:56] And I'm.
[4:23:57] So
[4:23:57] grateful.
[4:23:59] To my fellow 245
[4:24:00] tennesseans who came out
[4:24:02] tonight, and many who could not
[4:24:04] come, who don't believe that
[4:24:05] reckless pollution and
[4:24:05] corruption.
[4:24:06] Are inevitable.
[4:24:07] To
[4:24:08] those who still have hope that
[4:24:10] this democracy works for us. I
[4:24:11] agree with everything that's
[4:24:12] been said this evening, and I'm
[4:24:13] so thankful for all of you
[4:24:16] voting in support of bl 2026
[4:24:18] 1391 to protect our land, our
[4:24:19] animals, and every single one
[4:24:19] of us.
[4:24:21] Thank you, thank you. Go
[4:24:23] ahead. You're recognized.
[4:24:24] Hi.
[4:24:24] I'm ticket.
[4:24:25] Number 99 and my
[4:24:27] name is cecelia forbes from
[4:24:28] district seven. I'm a 15 year
[4:24:30] old high school student who has
[4:24:31] been going to the national zoo
[4:24:33] since before I could walk or
[4:24:35] talk. It has been an essential
[4:24:36] part of my growing up and a key
[4:24:38] factor in inspiring my career
[4:24:39] in zoology. I've been to nearly
[4:24:41] half a dozen zoos across the
[4:24:42] nation, and our hometown has by
[4:24:44] far the best. What sets the
[4:24:46] national zoo apart is its clean
[4:24:47] facilities, the extensive care
[4:24:49] its facilitators have for the
[4:24:50] animals, and its ability to
[4:24:53] inspire passion in others. Dc
[4:24:54] blox is pushing its centers at
[4:24:56] both the zoo and at fisk
[4:24:57] university. They say the ai is
[4:24:59] our future, but why should it
[4:25:00] be? Why can't we have a future
[4:25:02] free of pollution generators? I
[4:25:03] don't know if you're familiar
[4:25:04] with the movie the lorax, but
[4:25:06] ai is a near perfect replica of
[4:25:08] a thneed, a fictional piece of
[4:25:09] fabric that can morph to suit
[4:25:11] the needs of its owners.
[4:25:12] However, its producion turned
[4:25:14] a paradise into a wasteland. I
[4:25:16] am in full support of not only
[4:25:22] bl 2026-1391, as well as bl
[4:25:23] 2026-1448 and the rule
[4:25:25] suspension regarding mayor
[4:25:26] o'connell's acquisition and
[4:25:27] condemnation. Bill, this is
[4:25:28] music city. Let's please keep
[4:25:30] it free of ai generated music.
[4:25:31] Thank you for your time.
[4:25:32] Thank
[4:25:36] you. Go ahead. You're
[4:25:38] recognized.
[4:25:39] Hi, my name is
[4:25:41] renee moore. I have ticket
[4:25:44] number 100 and I live in
[4:25:46] district seven. I spent my
[4:25:48] childhood at nashville zoo and
[4:25:49] I've created many memories
[4:25:51] there. I, along with these
[4:25:53] people, want to protect the
[4:25:53] environment and the animals
[4:25:55] this data center would
[4:25:56] even as a high school student,
[4:25:58] I can see the damage the center
[4:25:59] would create and I urge you to
[4:26:01] as well. I encourage the
[4:26:02] council to support these bills.
[4:26:04] Thank you. GOD bless you.
[4:26:04] Thank
[4:26:08] you. Go ahead. You're next.
[4:26:10] Good evening. My name is laura
[4:26:11] shumate. I live in district
[4:26:13] seven and my ticket number is
[4:26:15] 101. Thank you. I know that I'm
[4:26:16] still a high school student,
[4:26:17] but even I know that this data
[4:26:19] center has poor impacts on both
[4:26:22] the environment and the animals.
[4:26:24] I. I have been going to the
[4:26:25] national zoo for a very, very
[4:26:27] long time, and I know that this
[4:26:29] community truly loves this zoo.
[4:26:30] And that's why we're all here
[4:26:35] tonight. Another thing about
[4:26:37] data centers that I do want to
[4:26:38] bring attention to, that a few
[4:26:40] people have spoken about is the
[4:26:42] jobs that it prevents. I'm very
[4:26:44] artistic and creative person,
[4:26:45] and I want to be able to do
[4:26:48] that when I'm older and when I
[4:26:50] have a future job. I either
[4:26:51] want to be an actor or an
[4:26:53] artist or an animator, but with
[4:26:54] ai, that MAY not be a
[4:26:56] possibility, and it really puts
[4:26:57] people at risk. And I want
[4:26:59] people to bring that to
[4:27:01] attention more because kids
[4:27:03] like me might not have a future
[4:27:04] doing something fun that we
[4:27:06] want to do, that we are very
[4:27:07] passionate about. Thank you.
[4:27:10] Thank you. All right. You're
[4:27:12] recognized.
[4:27:14] Hi, my name is
[4:27:15] madison palazzo. I live in
[4:27:17] district 19 and I support bill
[4:27:19] 2026 1391. I'm not going to
[4:27:21] restate why building a data
[4:27:22] center would be horrific. We've
[4:27:23] had plenty of people here that
[4:27:24] have already talked about the
[4:27:26] air pollution, noise pollution
[4:27:28] and wasted water. What I am
[4:27:29] going to tell you is that I
[4:27:31] don't care about a lot of
[4:27:32] things. Until this issue came
[4:27:34] up, I had never been to a
[4:27:35] committee meeting or a public
[4:27:37] hearing, and until last week, I
[4:27:38] had never even been to a
[4:27:40] protest. I guess I always
[4:27:41] thought that there would be
[4:27:42] other people to care about the
[4:27:43] things I should care about.
[4:27:45] There would be more educated
[4:27:46] people to speak on the things
[4:27:47] that should be spoken about.
[4:27:49] But we needed numbers on this
[4:27:51] one, and I realized I could no
[4:27:52] longer just watch things happen.
[4:27:54] The animals at the zoo were not
[4:27:55] asked if they wanted a data
[4:27:56] center. The students at fisk
[4:27:58] were not asked if they wanted a
[4:27:59] data center. Citizens of
[4:28:00] davidson county were not asked
[4:28:02] if we wanted a data center. But
[4:28:04] here we are in record numbers
[4:28:06] telling you, imploring you not
[4:28:08] to sell the soul of nashville.
[4:28:09] i mentioned earlier that I
[4:28:11] didn't care about a lot of
[4:28:12] things, and that alone should
[4:28:14] scare anyone in favor of data
[4:28:16] centers. Because if it's gotten
[4:28:17] to the point that I'm speaking
[4:28:19] in public, which I don't know
[4:28:21] if you can tell, but this is
[4:28:22] kind of a nightmare scenario
[4:28:24] for me. It's gotten to a pretty
[4:28:25] critical point. Dc blocks, I am
[4:28:27] now speaking directly to you or
[4:28:28] whatever lawyer proxy you send
[4:28:30] in your place. I will be at
[4:28:31] every meeting. I will be at
[4:28:33] every protest. I will be the
[4:28:34] thorn in your side. You MAY
[4:28:36] have money, but we have
[4:28:37] something money could never buy,
[4:28:38] and that's something worth
[4:28:39] fighting for. Thank you.
[4:28:40] Thank
[4:28:43] you. All right, go ahead.
[4:28:46] You're recognized.
[4:28:47] Hi, my name
[4:28:50] is shakira erica nash, and I am
[4:28:53] in the newly gerrymandered
[4:28:56] district 31, john rutherford.
[4:28:57] Not sure where he. Oh, there
[4:29:01] you are. Hi. I alongside I'm.
[4:29:02] I'm looking forward to getting
[4:29:04] to know you alongside many new
[4:29:07] constituents. I have to say we
[4:29:09] I, I am in agreement with
[4:29:11] everyone else who is here. I
[4:29:14] support both bills for the
[4:29:18] freezing, the freezing, the the
[4:29:20] process so that we can go
[4:29:21] through and actually have a
[4:29:23] stronger, more strict
[4:29:26] regulation. And also, if at all
[4:29:28] possible, we can get back the
[4:29:31] city, reclaim the city, reclaim
[4:29:33] the land around the zoo. I'm
[4:29:36] not sure why the fisk admin
[4:29:39] would want to consider selling
[4:29:41] part of their property to a
[4:29:43] company that has questionable
[4:29:45] moral and ethical reputation,
[4:29:48] that would put thousands of
[4:29:50] signatures on petitions and
[4:29:52] over 200 people that are here
[4:29:53] staying here late. But I want
[4:29:56] for you to think about this.
[4:29:57] Please remember we are
[4:29:59] constituents. Remember, we will
[4:30:00] be voting. We will be watching.
[4:30:02] We will be looking to see what
[4:30:05] will come from this. And thank
[4:30:07] you very much for listening to
[4:30:08] us.
[4:30:13] Thank you, thank you. Go
[4:30:14] ahead.
[4:30:14] Hello.
[4:30:15] My.
[4:30:15] Name is.
[4:30:17] Isabel rose moore. I live in
[4:30:19] district 24 and I am ticket
[4:30:22] number 108. I'm speaking today
[4:30:25] in strong support of bill 2026
[4:30:26] 1391. I also am in support of
[4:30:28] the moratorium. And after
[4:30:29] listening to my neighbors
[4:30:31] tonight, I am in strong support
[4:30:33] of even stricter restrictions.
[4:30:35] I am so tired of hearing that
[4:30:37] we have to start somewhere that
[4:30:38] fighting is pointless. That
[4:30:41] change takes years. Enough. And
[4:30:42] I would love to just come in
[4:30:43] swinging. It's been my entire
[4:30:46] life. I echo the sentiments of
[4:30:47] those that are far more
[4:30:48] eloquent than I who have been
[4:30:49] speaking tonight, and my
[4:30:51] message is simple and emotional
[4:30:53] for those council members who
[4:30:54] have not yet shown support for
[4:30:56] this bill, or for those who
[4:30:57] remain on the fence about the
[4:30:59] ethics of data centers as a
[4:31:02] whole. Please take a good long
[4:31:04] look at the turnout we have
[4:31:06] tonight. We are passionate. We
[4:31:09] are concerned, we are angry.
[4:31:10] And the most incredible thing
[4:31:11] that I've witnessed today is
[4:31:13] the fact that we aren't going
[4:31:15] anywhere. I beg of you to
[4:31:16] consider the health and lives
[4:31:18] of your constituents of the
[4:31:20] wildlife in nashville. To place
[4:31:22] people over profit and to value
[4:31:24] the lives of those in my
[4:31:25] generation and the next
[4:31:27] generation that consists of
[4:31:28] nashville's children who will
[4:31:29] have to live with the
[4:31:31] consequences of your actions
[4:31:33] for much longer than you will.
[4:31:34] Please don't take your
[4:31:36] responsibility lightly. Thank
[4:31:37] you to all of those tonight who
[4:31:39] have been paying attention. And
[4:31:40] thank you to the sponsors of
[4:31:42] this bill for your efforts.
[4:31:44] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:31:46] recognized.
[4:31:47] Hello, my name is
[4:31:49] dylan caligiuri. I'm a resident
[4:31:51] in district 24, and I would
[4:31:52] like to speak in support of
[4:31:56] bill 2026-1391. And I echo the
[4:31:57] same sentiments that others
[4:32:00] before me have communicated
[4:32:01] specifically that water and air
[4:32:03] are non-negotiable. Human
[4:32:05] rights and data centers have no
[4:32:08] place in or even close to the
[4:32:09] surrounding communities of the
[4:32:11] zoo and fisk university. Thank
[4:32:13] you to the bill, sponsors and
[4:32:15] all 245 community members
[4:32:17] speaking out in support of this
[4:32:17] bill.
[4:32:18] Thank you. Thank you so
[4:32:21] much and could you please
[4:32:23] share your ticket number?
[4:32:23] Sure.
[4:32:25] Yeah. 110.
[4:32:27] Okay. I am a I just
[4:32:30] want to share that it is. 1037
[4:32:32] so we are two hours into the
[4:32:34] public hearing and we are on.
[4:32:36] Speaker number 110. We have a
[4:32:40] total of 249 ticketed speakers.
[4:32:41] Go ahead.
[4:32:42] Sure. Hey y'all. My
[4:32:43] name is liz clayton fuller. I
[4:32:45] live in district 35 and i
[4:32:49] strongly support bill 2026 1391.
[4:32:51] I'm an artist born and raised
[4:32:53] in nashville in a place that
[4:32:54] thrives on creativity. We have
[4:32:56] seen time and time again our
[4:32:58] city prioritize profit. Profit
[4:33:00] over people, profit over common
[4:33:02] sense, profit over
[4:33:03] environmental impact, profit
[4:33:05] over public health. Profit over
[4:33:07] all. This is a chance to show
[4:33:09] the people of nashville that
[4:33:10] you do still care about us and
[4:33:12] our future. They keep telling
[4:33:15] us we have to embrace ai and I
[4:33:17] refuse. What I want is to
[4:33:18] embrace my community and the
[4:33:20] future of the city. I encourage
[4:33:22] you all to further strengthen
[4:33:24] this legislation. If we don't
[4:33:25] get this right, it will not
[4:33:27] just be the data centers at
[4:33:29] fisk and on the zoo's front
[4:33:31] steps. There will be more. No
[4:33:33] one is safe from this issue.
[4:33:34] Already wealthy people will
[4:33:35] rush to line their pockets.
[4:33:37] More overriding good practices%
[4:33:39] and sustainability for the sake
[4:33:41] of profit. I have a one and a
[4:33:42] half year old daughter, and I
[4:33:44] want to build her a better,%
[4:33:45] sustainable world, not an
[4:33:47] unlivable one. No new data
[4:33:48] centers. We deserve better.
[4:33:49] Thank you.
[4:33:53] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:33:54] You're recognized.
[4:33:55] My name is
[4:33:57] mary harris. I'm in district 34
[4:34:00] in nashville. That's my
[4:34:02] daughter. I'm here for my
[4:34:05] children and my grandchildren.
[4:34:08] And it's your job to protect
[4:34:10] them. I can't do it by myself.
[4:34:13] It's your job. Help me protect
[4:34:15] them and support this bill.
[4:34:21] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:34:21] recognized.
[4:34:23] My name is linda
[4:34:25] gregg, and I'm from south
[4:34:27] nashville, and I am in support
[4:34:31] of bill 2026 1391. Have y'all
[4:34:35] ever had lunch with the tiger?
[4:34:37] My four year old granddaughter
[4:34:40] and I do. That is her absolute
[4:34:42] favorite thing to do at the zoo.
[4:34:45] We pack our lunchables. We walk
[4:34:47] ourselves to the tiger exhibit,
[4:34:49] we say hi to the tiger, and we
[4:34:51] go sit on the wall and we eat
[4:34:53] our lunch. And she loves it.
[4:34:55] And granted, we're ot really
[4:34:57] eating lunch with the tiger,
[4:35:00] but in her mind we are. And
[4:35:02] that makes for really a
[4:35:04] priceless memory. Memories that
[4:35:08] can't be replaced by technology
[4:35:11] or phones or anything. And one
[4:35:13] of the things I think is really
[4:35:15] cool about the national zoo is
[4:35:17] they are up close and personal
[4:35:19] with the animals. Oh my GOD.
[4:35:21] You can see a tiger on the
[4:35:23] other side of the glass and
[4:35:26] andean bear. And the first time
[4:35:28] she saw the koi fish, they were
[4:35:30] face to face. And both of them
[4:35:32] eyes were huge. I thought I
[4:35:34] would die laughing. And these
[4:35:37] are memories we can all make.
[4:35:39] But the only way we're going to
[4:35:41] be able to make those memories
[4:35:43] are if we support the zoo and
[4:35:45] say no to the data centers in
[4:35:48] dc blox pack and back to
[4:35:50] atlanta. So thank you for
[4:35:51] hearing me out. I hope y'all
[4:35:54] have a good evening and thank
[4:35:54] you.
[4:35:56] Thank you. All right. And
[4:35:58] go ahead and come on forward.
[4:35:59] Thank you.
[4:36:00] Hi. My name is
[4:36:01] kenneth stutz. I live in
[4:36:04] district 26. I'm a lawyer and I
[4:36:07] support bill 2026 1391. I live
[4:36:08] half a mile from the zoo with
[4:36:10] my partner and three kids. I'm
[4:36:12] also so close to the zoo that i
[4:36:14] can hear the gibbons from my
[4:36:15] backyard. I don't want that
[4:36:17] sound to be drowned out by the
[4:36:18] constant buzz of a data center.
[4:36:20] More than that, though, I can't
[4:36:21] see how a data center helps
[4:36:23] nashville in any way. Dc has
[4:36:24] already admitted that the
[4:36:26] center would create barely any
[4:36:28] permanent jobs, and there's a
[4:36:29] thousand better uses that I can
[4:36:31] think of for that land that
[4:36:32] would create more jobs and
[4:36:33] wouldn't cause the heat, air,
[4:36:35] water, or noise pollution of a
[4:36:36] data center. I watched the last
[4:36:37] meeting hoping to see blocks
[4:36:37] -
[4:36:39] lawyer doug sloan provide some
[4:36:40] kind of evidence to show any
[4:36:41] way the data center would
[4:36:43] address pollution and safety
[4:36:44] concerns, but I heard nothing.
[4:36:45] He dismissed legitimate
[4:36:46] community concerns and
[4:36:47] attempted to shut down
[4:36:48] opposition to the data center
[4:36:50] by saying inaccurately that the
[4:36:52] permits for the data center
[4:36:53] were already in hand. I've been
[4:36:55] a lawyer for 20 years. I can't
[4:36:57] think of a single time when a
[4:36:58] corporate counsel like doug
[4:36:59] sloan said, trust me, bro, with
[4:37:01] no evidence and it was a good
[4:37:03] idea to trust them. I can't
[4:37:04] imagine trusting the already
[4:37:06] less than truthful information
[4:37:07] about this data center from
[4:37:09] D.C. Blocks and doug sloan. I
[4:37:12] support bill 2026, 1391 and amendments to
[4:37:14] strengthen it. I encourage you
[4:37:15] to vote this bill into law and
[4:37:16] require data centers to follow
[4:37:19] the rules that will keep all
[4:37:20] nashvillians safe and healthy.
[4:37:24] Thank you. Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:37:26] You're recognized.
[4:37:28] Hello, my
[4:37:29] name is maria weir. I'm a
[4:37:30] nashville native living in
[4:37:32] district 22. I'm here to
[4:37:34] support this legislation both
[4:37:35] as myself and on behalf of
[4:37:37] several older people who can't
[4:37:38] stay up this late, but would
[4:37:40] love to yell at you all. We
[4:37:42] have already heard so many
[4:37:43] amazing comments today and we
[4:37:45] will hear many more. So I don't
[4:37:47] feel the need to list all the
[4:37:48] reasons that I despise data
[4:37:50] centers. But I am here because
[4:37:52] I am deeply concerned and
[4:37:54] frankly, absolutely furious.
[4:37:56] And this rage comes from love I
[4:37:58] feel toward my city, my state,
[4:38:00] and my fellow living beings,
[4:38:03] our animals, environment,
[4:38:06] resources, and people are worth
[4:38:07] protecting. And that is the
[4:38:10] task in front of you. Pass this
[4:38:11] legislation and continue to%
[4:38:12] strengthen it. People over
[4:38:14] profits. No new data centers.
[4:38:16] Thank you for your time.
[4:38:16] Thank
[4:38:19] you. Go ahead and could you
[4:38:21] share your ticket number,
[4:38:23] please?
[4:38:25] I'm number 115 and it's
[4:38:27] 1043 at nights. I've been here
[4:38:30] since 530. My name is kristen.
[4:38:32] I am speaking today in support
[4:38:35] of sb 20261391 with some
[4:38:37] reservations. I live in 37208,
[4:38:39] less than a half a mile from
[4:38:41] the proposed fisk data center
[4:38:43] and also work in the same area
[4:38:45] in cancer research. I am also a
[4:38:46] circus and burlesque performer,
[4:38:47] so some of you have probably
[4:38:50] seen me in my nighttime persona.
[4:38:52] I do want to also say, as a
[4:38:54] person who lives on the street,
[4:38:56] that will be able to see this
[4:38:57] proposed data center, we didn't
[4:38:59] know. I found out through
[4:39:03] instagram. Okay, great. Thanks.
[4:39:04] Today I want to address the
[4:39:05] setback requirements. The
[4:39:06] current proposal. This bill
[4:39:09] defines small as 20,000ft
[4:39:09] s or
[4:39:11] less and five megawatts
[4:39:13] megawatts max. These are
[4:39:15] proposed to be 100ft from
[4:39:16] residential use. Daycares,
[4:39:18] religious institutions,
[4:39:20] community education, parks, zoo,
[4:39:22] correctional facilities or
[4:39:24] other data centers. A large one
[4:39:28] is 100,000 to 500,000ft
[4:39:29] s. 20 to
[4:39:32] 100mw and recommended to be
[4:39:35] 2640ft away. 100ft is a 20 to
[4:39:37] 30 second mile walk. The length
[4:39:41] of a bowling lane. 2640ft is
[4:39:42] half a mile. For reference,
[4:39:43] chiefs on broadway is a half
[4:39:45] mile from here, and that's
[4:39:46] about a 12 minute walk. Might
[4:39:48] need a drink after this, but
[4:39:50] let's contrast that with the
[4:39:51] state house cabaret bill that
[4:39:53] was so hot earlier this year, a
[4:39:54] bill that stated that these
[4:39:56] cabaret shows and look that up,
[4:39:57] I'm not going to explain it to
[4:39:59] you in. Even community centers
[4:40:01] and dance studios must be
[4:40:03] 1000ft away from these
[4:40:05] aforementioned residential uses
[4:40:07] schools, churches, etc. There
[4:40:09] is absolutely no reason why
[4:40:11] machinery contributing to
[4:40:12] environmental and noise
[4:40:13] pollution should be allowed to
[4:40:15] be so close to a home. When our
[4:40:16] own state government is
[4:40:17] terrified of a drag show being
[4:40:19] less than 1000ft away. It is
[4:40:22] ridiculous. I recommend that
[4:40:24] the setbacks be a minimum of
[4:40:26] 1000ft for small centers and
[4:40:27] scaled up for larger. That
[4:40:29] scale, large data centers would
[4:40:31] be five miles away. Take a
[4:40:33] stand for this city.
[4:40:35] Thank you.
[4:40:39] all right. Go ahead. You're
[4:40:40] recognized.
[4:40:41] Hello, my name is
[4:40:43] emily wilkerson. I'm number 116.
[4:40:45] I'm from murfreesboro, and I
[4:40:46] would like to speak in support
[4:40:49] of both bill 2026 1391 and the
[4:40:50] moratorium for the students of
[4:40:51] fisk, for every person in
[4:40:53] tennessee, for the animals at
[4:40:54] the zoo, and for every member
[4:40:56] of our amazing local ecosystems.
[4:40:58] I support this bill. I am in
[4:40:58] agreement with everyone else
[4:41:00] who has spoken in favor of even
[4:41:02] stronger regulations. Nathan
[4:41:03] was right. This bill nearly
[4:41:05] mean enough. I support the
[4:41:07] strongest possible regulations
[4:41:08] because data centers have a
[4:41:10] massive toxic impact on both
[4:41:11] human beings and the local
[4:41:13] ecology, as many others have
[4:41:15] already spoken about. And do we
[4:41:16] benefit? Hell no. I think all
[4:41:18] of us here can think of a
[4:41:20] laundry list of ways ai has
[4:41:21] affected, or soon will affect
[4:41:22] us negatively from having it
[4:41:24] forced down our throats in the
[4:41:25] workplace to having our art,
[4:41:27] music and writing stolen to
[4:41:29] train generative ai, to vomit
[4:41:31] out cheap and soulless slop, to
[4:41:32] seeing our older family members
[4:41:34] fall prey to ai generated scams
[4:41:35] and misinformation, to the
[4:41:37] effects of ai dependance,
[4:41:38] especially in our student
[4:41:40] population, who deserve to have
[4:41:41] every opportunity to learn to
[4:41:43] think for themselves as their
[4:41:44] brains are in a critical stage
[4:41:45] of development, to one of the
[4:41:47] most concerning effects
[4:41:48] constantly increasing police
[4:41:50] surveillance. We must not let
[4:41:52] tech companies poison and
[4:41:53] parasitize our communities.
[4:41:55] They want us to think their
[4:41:57] vision of an ai future is
[4:41:58] inevitable. They want us to
[4:42:00] lose hope and give up. But
[4:42:01] every person here tonight is
[4:42:03] proof that we will not. We will
[4:42:04] fight tooth and nail for the
[4:42:07] future we want. Thank you.
[4:42:10] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:42:11] recognized.
[4:42:13] Hi, y'all. My name
[4:42:15] is ashley crocker. I live in
[4:42:17] district 16 in south nashville.
[4:42:18] That's about a seven minute
[4:42:20] drive from the zoo and proposed
[4:42:22] data center site. At the end of
[4:42:23] the day, I'm a southerner. I
[4:42:25] love living in nashville. You
[4:42:26] love living in nashville?
[4:42:28] Everyone here does. We're all
[4:42:29] here because we care about the
[4:42:32] city so much. And when I say
[4:42:33] I'm a southerner, I mean it.
[4:42:35] Sweet tea runs through my veins.
[4:42:36] I believe we'd be a lot better
[4:42:38] off if more people listened to
[4:42:39] the words of john prine. I
[4:42:41] believe in hollerin the truth.
[4:42:42] I believe in standing up for
[4:42:44] what you believe in. I believe
[4:42:46] in the golden rule and that you
[4:42:47] should always speak up for
[4:42:48] others, humans and animals
[4:42:52] alike. I support bill 1391 as a
[4:42:54] means to stop the unprecedented,
[4:42:56] unchecked money grab that is
[4:42:58] the expansion of unwanted data
[4:42:59] centers into our communities,
[4:43:02] our universities, our zoos, and
[4:43:04] our beloved music city. I'm
[4:43:05] disappointed that once again,
[4:43:06] nashville leadership is
[4:43:08] preparing to pass the buck to
[4:43:10] to off to its citizens. Certain
[4:43:12] billionaires big dumb hole
[4:43:15] comes to mind for all our sakes
[4:43:17] now and for the rest of time, I
[4:43:18] urge you to pass this
[4:43:20] legislation and continue
[4:43:22] pushing for strong, bold
[4:43:23] regulation of data centers. An
[4:43:25] outright ban would be ideal.
[4:43:26] Just throwing that out there
[4:43:28] give us a reason to believe
[4:43:29] this city will no longer be
[4:43:31] bought and sold. To borrow the
[4:43:33] words from john prine, don't
[4:43:34] write this down as the progress
[4:43:37] of man. Thank you.
[4:43:38] Thank you.
[4:43:42] Go ahead. Your next.
[4:43:43] Hello, my
[4:43:44] name is maxwell rooks. I am in
[4:43:47] cultural council district 16 as
[4:43:48] well, and I'm in here
[4:43:52] supporting the like
[4:43:53] many have said before me and
[4:43:55] continue to say throughout the
[4:43:56] night, I believe that this bill
[4:43:57] will defend homeowners and
[4:43:58] tenants who are at risk of one
[4:44:00] of these data centers being
[4:44:01] constructed near their houses,
[4:44:02] like the patrons, staff and
[4:44:03] animals of the nashville zoo
[4:44:04] will defend these local
[4:44:05] nashvillians from things like
[4:44:07] increased water scarcity, noise
[4:44:08] pollution, raised utilities,
[4:44:10] and hazardous electronic waste
[4:44:12] and disposal. Many other
[4:44:13] avoidable drawbacks. Most
[4:44:14] importantly, this bill will
[4:44:16] attempt to defend nashville
[4:44:17] from the increasingly tight
[4:44:20] grip of uncaring big tech
[4:44:21] companies that show little to
[4:44:23] no consideration for the people
[4:44:25] they are negatively affecting.
[4:44:26] Other southeastern towns are
[4:44:27] already feeling this pressure.
[4:44:29] In my original home state of
[4:44:30] mississippi, six data centers
[4:44:32] are being proposed or being
[4:44:35] built as we speak, including in
[4:44:37] southaven, minutes from memphis,
[4:44:39] tennessee. An estimated $20
[4:44:41] billion cost of construction
[4:44:43] data center is being proposed,
[4:44:44] courtesy of a certain social
[4:44:46] media grifter and his company,
[4:44:49] xii. I do not want nashville to
[4:44:50] experience the same treatment.
[4:44:52] This is now my home and I
[4:44:54] demand that it is protected. I
[4:44:55] want to end with the william
[4:44:57] faulkner quote. He said once,
[4:44:58] never be afraid to raise your
[4:45:00] voice for honesty and truth and
[4:45:01] compassion against injustice
[4:45:04] and lying and greed. If people
[4:45:05] all over the world would do
[4:45:07] this, it would change the earth.
[4:45:08] Thank you.
[4:45:10] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:45:12] Come on. Forward. You're next.
[4:45:13] Hi, my name is emily wire. I
[4:45:15] live in district 31 and I
[4:45:19] support bill 2026 1391. As a
[4:45:20] lifelong nashvillian, I'm
[4:45:21] concerned about the impact data
[4:45:23] centers will have on our city,
[4:45:24] specifically pollution in%
[4:45:26] multiple forms and the long
[4:45:28] term consequences, including
[4:45:30] harm to humans, wildlife and
[4:45:32] agriculture, just to name a few.
[4:45:34] I call on city leaders to take
[4:45:35] a stand against the
[4:45:36] corporations who want to take
[4:45:38] over nashville. Stand with
[4:45:39] nashville residents. Support
[4:45:42] the first step. Bill 2026 1391.
[4:45:43] Thank you.
[4:45:45] Thank you very much.
[4:45:46] Could you please share your
[4:45:48] ticket number?
[4:45:50] I am 122.
[4:45:50] Okay.
[4:45:51] Thank you.
[4:45:52] My name is meg
[4:45:54] krause and I live in council
[4:45:56] district two metro center,
[4:45:58] and I'm here in support of
[4:46:05] legislation b2bl2060 gosh. 2026
[4:46:07] 1391 because I believe allowing
[4:46:08] ai data centers to expand,
[4:46:10] build and develop without any
[4:46:11] kind of regulations or
[4:46:14] protections for the communities is not only a
[4:46:16] danger to the people and
[4:46:17] animals health in the near
[4:46:18] vicinity, but is also enabling
[4:46:20] a business that is actively
[4:46:22] devaluing and exploiting
[4:46:23] artists here that live in
[4:46:25] nashville. And those are the
[4:46:27] people who make music city
[4:46:29] music city 21 million
[4:46:30] copyrighted songs have been
[4:46:31] scraped by companies to train
[4:46:33] their ai to mimic the hard work
[4:46:35] of these artists. Many of these
[4:46:36] artists are here tonight as
[4:46:39] well. These artists work, play,
[4:46:41] record, sing and write in this
[4:46:42] city, bringing business to bars
[4:46:45] and arenas alike
[4:46:47] around the world to experience
[4:46:48] this wonderful, beautiful city
[4:46:51] that we have. But if we let
[4:46:52] outside influencers devalue our
[4:46:54] music, our artists, our
[4:46:55] community, to the point where
[4:46:57] we can even, we can no longer
[4:46:59] hear them due to the dissonant
[4:47:01] baseline of processing servers
[4:47:03] next zoo or a college. Can
[4:47:04] we really even call ourselves
[4:47:07] music city? Data centers don't
[4:47:09] belong on college campuses next
[4:47:11] to zoos in davidson county or
[4:47:12] tennessee. Thank you for your
[4:47:13] time.
[4:47:15] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:47:17] You're recognized.
[4:47:18] Hey, y'all,
[4:47:19] I'm jesse baker, I live in
[4:47:21] district 16 and I support this
[4:47:23] legislation. I appreciate your
[4:47:24] patience and your endurance
[4:47:26] tonight for the people behind
[4:47:27] me. I appreciate it even more.
[4:47:29] I know that you all have worked
[4:47:31] and raised your kids and come
[4:47:33] here and stood here and waited
[4:47:35] to say your piece as well, so I
[4:47:36] appreciate it. For too long,
[4:47:37] nashville has prioritized
[4:47:39] growth and profit over
[4:47:41] community and sustainability.
[4:47:43] nashvillians are exhausted.
[4:47:43] We're tired of our
[4:47:44] neighborhoods and our voices
[4:47:46] being treated as afterthought
[4:47:48] to tourism, corporate kickbacks
[4:47:50] and billionaire projects,
[4:47:52] and cynical opportunists who
[4:47:53] prioritize their profits above
[4:47:55] all else, no matter the human
[4:47:57] or environmental cost. Long
[4:47:59] after artificial intelligence
[4:48:00] has poisoned its last well and
[4:48:02] displaced its last human
[4:48:04] employee. When the data centers
[4:48:05] of today stand as obsolete,
[4:48:07] abandoned monoliths, we will
[4:48:09] continue to reap the
[4:48:10] consequences of what is sown
[4:48:12] here by this council. As a
[4:48:13] proud nashvillian who's lived
[4:48:15] here since the 1900s, I humbly
[4:48:17] ask that your vote for this
[4:48:18] bill is an act of goodwill
[4:48:20] towards the people who are the
[4:48:22] heartbeat of this city the
[4:48:24] musicians, the students, the
[4:48:25] teachers, the servers, the
[4:48:26] bartenders, the cooks, the
[4:48:27] tradespeople, the rideshare
[4:48:29] drivers, the hospitality
[4:48:30] workers, hospitality workers,
[4:48:32] and future city council members,
[4:48:35] depending on your vote, those
[4:48:37] that stand to profit from data
[4:48:38] centers do not care about the
[4:48:41] people or the soul of nashville.
[4:48:42] They weren't here to clean up
[4:48:44] after the storm in 94, the
[4:48:45] flood in 2010, or the tornado
[4:48:47] in 2020. Probably not even for
[4:48:49] fern in 2026. They won't be
[4:48:51] here to clean up the mess that
[4:48:53] they leave in the wake of their
[4:48:54] shortsighted technological gold
[4:48:55] rush. It's no mistake that they
[4:48:57] don't plan to build these data
[4:48:58] centers, or it is no mistake
[4:49:00] that they plan to build these
[4:49:01] data centers in working class,
[4:49:01] culturally diverse
[4:49:03] neighborhoodsand not their own
[4:49:04] backyards. They don't want to
[4:49:05] live near one either, and they
[4:49:07] don't expect working class
[4:49:08] nashvillians to fight back. As
[4:49:10] you can see here tonight,
[4:49:12] they're wrong. Please vote for
[4:49:13] this bill.
[4:49:15] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:49:18] You're recognized.
[4:49:18] Rachel
[4:49:22] benner of district 16. I am so
[4:49:23] proud of him. I'm very proud of
[4:49:25] all the people who have come
[4:49:26] before me and the people who
[4:49:28] stand behind me. And I really
[4:49:29] want to be proud of you all,
[4:49:31] too. We can't afford to get
[4:49:32] this right or get this wrong.
[4:49:36] Bill 2026 1391 is very
[4:49:37] important. Make the right
[4:49:38] decision.
[4:49:40] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:49:41] You're recognized. And could
[4:49:42] you please share your ticket
[4:49:43] number?
[4:49:45] Yeah, I am 126.
[4:49:46] Okay,
[4:49:46] thanks.
[4:49:47] My name is melody
[4:49:49] cornwell and I am a preschool
[4:49:52] teacher, and I am a resident of
[4:49:55] district 20. The kids I work
[4:49:57] with are two year olds, and
[4:49:59] they being outside is the best
[4:50:01] part of their day. And they
[4:50:02] couldn't go outside all last
[4:50:05] week because of the heat wave.
[4:50:07] But we were very excited to get
[4:50:09] back outside on monday, and I
[4:50:11] just worry for their future
[4:50:13] being able to go outside as
[4:50:16] they grow up, especially with
[4:50:18] data centers. So that's why I
[4:50:21] support this bill, and I would
[4:50:23] support any bill with stronger
[4:50:25] regulations for ai data centers.
[4:50:28] Thank you, thank you. Go ahead
[4:50:30] and come on forward.
[4:50:30] Hello. My
[4:50:32] name is ainsley golden. I'm a
[4:50:34] resident of district 20 and I'm
[4:50:37] in support of bill 2026 1391. I
[4:50:39] would prefer no data centers
[4:50:41] anywhere, ever, but I will take
[4:50:42] what I can get. Thank you.
[4:50:46] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[4:50:47] recognized.
[4:50:48] Hi, my name is
[4:50:50] katie hahn and I'm here with my
[4:50:52] daughter celestine, who did not
[4:50:54] want to go home until she had a
[4:50:57] turn to speak. We live in
[4:50:58] district six, along with my
[4:51:00] husband and my other daughter
[4:51:01] in east nashville, and we're
[4:51:03] here to support the legislation.
[4:51:06] Bill 2026 1391. We are
[4:51:08] volunteers at the national zoo,
[4:51:10] and we've had a family
[4:51:11] membership for a long time. Our
[4:51:12] daughters have taken classes
[4:51:15] there for years, and my husband
[4:51:16] and I were actually married at
[4:51:18] the knoxville zoo in 2004. So
[4:51:20] you could say that the zoo has
[4:51:22] always been a special place for
[4:51:24] our family members of our house
[4:51:26] church, also whom we love
[4:51:28] dearly, live near one of the
[4:51:29] neighborhoods in question or in
[4:51:31] that neighborhood. Actually,
[4:51:33] our daughter's school one tree
[4:51:36] tutorial and enrichment is also
[4:51:38] in the neighborhood in question.
[4:51:40] And I know that all have we
[4:51:41] significant places in and
[4:51:43] around nashville that evoke a
[4:51:46] sense of joy and connection to
[4:51:47] ourselves, to nature, to our
[4:51:50] loved ones, and to our roots.
[4:51:51] And we're asking you to do all
[4:51:53] that you can to protect the
[4:51:54] future of our cherished places
[4:51:56] in nashville. Passing strict,
[4:51:58] enforceable legislation will
[4:52:00] keep us all protected, and it
[4:52:02] and I would argue that it needs
[4:52:04] to go even further. But having
[4:52:06] a starting point is critical.
[4:52:08] if that's not done, then we
[4:52:09] will soon be here again.
[4:52:11] Defending the next park
[4:52:13] historical site, church,
[4:52:15] community or neighborhood. And
[4:52:17] where does it end? We can
[4:52:18] continue to make our voices
[4:52:20] heard on this issue, but I know
[4:52:22] you'd rather have us out in our
[4:52:24] communities, loving our
[4:52:25] neighbors, volunteering at the
[4:52:28] zoo, or doing other meaningful
[4:52:31] work. Please. Thank you for
[4:52:33] listening to us and we
[4:52:34] appreciate you doing the right
[4:52:36] thing. And also thank you for
[4:52:37] the number of sponsors on this
[4:52:40] bill.
[4:52:41] Thank you both for coming
[4:52:43] out. Oh, are we going to hear
[4:52:45] from you too? Yay. Okay.
[4:52:45] I know
[4:52:47] your first question is why is a
[4:52:49] child speaking, but I'm old
[4:52:51] enough to use my voice and.
[4:52:51] I
[4:52:53] will you welcome your voice?
[4:52:55] It's great. Thank you.
[4:52:55] Hello.
[4:52:57] My name is solstein hahn and I
[4:52:59] live in district six, and I
[4:53:02] support this legislation. Bl
[4:53:05] 2026 1391, because all voices
[4:53:07] deserve to be heard. And
[4:53:09] because I love the zoo, my
[4:53:11] school is in that area and
[4:53:12] people I love and care about
[4:53:14] live in that area. All thrown
[4:53:16] aside just for a day to center.
[4:53:19] Please protect our zoos,
[4:53:20] neighborhoods, parks and
[4:53:22] schools. Thank you.
[4:53:30] Thank you.
[4:53:30] Go ahead.
[4:53:32] How am I supposed to
[4:53:34] follow that? Oh my GOD. My name
[4:53:37] is ali moresco and I live in
[4:53:40] district 17. I strongly support
[4:53:43] bill 1391 and respectfully ask
[4:53:45] the council to strengthen this
[4:53:47] bill as we go forward and not
[4:53:48] weaken it. Please do not add
[4:53:51] any amendments that reduce its
[4:53:53] protections or whack back the
[4:53:54] safeguards discussed during
[4:53:57] this process. I believe that
[4:53:59] davidson county deserves strong,
[4:54:01] permanent regulations that put
[4:54:03] the health, safety and
[4:54:04] well-being of our residents
[4:54:06] first. So thank you for your
[4:54:08] leadership and for protecting
[4:54:10] our community.
[4:54:12] Thank you. Go
[4:54:14] ahead. And can you share your
[4:54:15] ticket number, please?
[4:54:16] Yes, I'm
[4:54:17] 134.
[4:54:18] Thank you.
[4:54:20] Hi, I'm aaron
[4:54:22] christie, I live in district 24
[4:54:25] and I support bill 1391. I
[4:54:27] found myself wondering, does ai
[4:54:29] itself recognize the
[4:54:30] implications of building data
[4:54:32] centers in our communities? So
[4:54:34] I typed a simple question why
[4:54:36] are ai data centers bad for the
[4:54:38] communities? The answer
[4:54:39] highlighted concerns. We all
[4:54:40] know increased strain of our
[4:54:42] power grids, significant water
[4:54:43] consumption, noise pollution,
[4:54:44] and harmful environmental
[4:54:47] impacts. If even the technology
[4:54:48] driving this industry
[4:54:50] identifies these risks, we
[4:54:53] should take this seriously. I
[4:54:55] ask you to choose policies that
[4:54:56] strengthen our community and
[4:54:57] protect our environment, not
[4:54:59] policies that benefit a handful
[4:55:01] of large corporations, while
[4:55:02] leaving our residents to bear
[4:55:04] the long term consequences.
[4:55:05] Please make decisions that
[4:55:07] serve the long term health,
[4:55:08] well-being, and future of the
[4:55:09] city and the people who call it
[4:55:11] home. Thank you.
[4:55:13] thank you. Go
[4:55:15] ahead. You're recognized.
[4:55:15] I, I
[4:55:18] am a resident of the 16th
[4:55:19] district. I'm a native
[4:55:20] nashvillian and have seen a lot
[4:55:22] of changes over my life. Some
[4:55:24] for the good, some not so much.
[4:55:25] And I'm not a spring chicken,
[4:55:28] so I've seen a lot. What has
[4:55:29] remained steadfast and makes
[4:55:31] nashville such a great place to
[4:55:32] grow up and live is that at the
[4:55:35] heart and soul of nashville has
[4:55:36] always been a strong sense of
[4:55:38] community. Nashville zoo was
[4:55:40] created for that community to
[4:55:42] learn about animals on a global
[4:55:43] scale, have a beautiful place
[4:55:45] to make memories with loved
[4:55:47] ones, and provide a serene
[4:55:48] place to feel connected to
[4:55:50] nature right inside city limits.
[4:55:52] We're very fortunate to have
[4:55:54] this property. It also has a
[4:55:56] very successful conservation
[4:55:58] program created through the
[4:56:00] years, years long passion and
[4:56:02] dedication of countless people.
[4:56:04] So to support that purpose, I
[4:56:07] urge the passage of 1391 in any
[4:56:09] and all additional measures and
[4:56:11] stricter regulations to protect
[4:56:13] our zoo, this city and this
[4:56:15] community against the negative
[4:56:17] impacts of outside corporations.
[4:56:19] They come in and pillage our
[4:56:20] resources, seek to undermine
[4:56:21] our resilience and sense of
[4:56:23] community, and have a complete
[4:56:24] disregard for our places of
[4:56:25] respite and sanctuary, for
[4:56:28] their sole agenda of profit. In
[4:56:30] closing, if you aren't familiar
[4:56:31] with the history of the zoo
[4:56:32] property and theadjacent
[4:56:33] business park, the grassmere
[4:56:35] business park where this is set
[4:56:37] to be built, I strongly
[4:56:38] encourage you to learn it,
[4:56:40] which you can also learn at the
[4:56:42] zoo, by the way. And it is the
[4:56:43] best evidence of the benefits
[4:56:46] of choosing conservation over
[4:56:47] profit. And I ask each of you
[4:56:49] to honor the legacy of the
[4:56:50] family that gave this land and
[4:56:52] the legacy of this city. By
[4:56:53] choosing this community and
[4:56:56] your constituents over
[4:56:57] corporations. Thank you very
[4:56:57] much.
[4:56:59] Thank you. Go ahead.
[4:57:01] You're recognized.
[4:57:02] Hi, my name
[4:57:04] is lauren lot and I live in
[4:57:05] district 12. I'm a former
[4:57:07] zookeeper from nashville zoo,
[4:57:09] and today I work in development.
[4:57:11] I am not anti-development and
[4:57:13] pays my bills. However, I left
[4:57:14] my career, legacy and my work
[4:57:16] at the national zoo. I can
[4:57:18] speak to the idea that this
[4:57:19] data center proposed would be
[4:57:20] absolutely detrimental to the
[4:57:22] lives of the animals. I've seen
[4:57:24] with my eyes the storm water
[4:57:26] issues I've personally measured
[4:57:28] decibel levels, reaching inside
[4:57:29] overnight buildings to protect
[4:57:31] the kangaroos, hearing from
[4:57:33] environmental impacts. I have
[4:57:34] seen firsthand how the
[4:57:36] environment around the zoo can
[4:57:37] stand in the way of the world
[4:57:39] changing work. They do.
[4:57:40] Hundreds of the best
[4:57:41] nashvillians I have ever known
[4:57:42] have poured so much of
[4:57:43] themselves into their work
[4:57:45] there, and it's a pillar of
[4:57:46] pride in our community. I'm
[4:57:47] begging our council members to
[4:57:49] protect our people and animals.
[4:57:50] I have sat in these hearings
[4:57:51] and observed people from every
[4:57:53] walk of life and political
[4:57:54] background, but we can all
[4:57:56] agree we are extremely
[4:57:57] uncomfortable with data centers
[4:57:59] of this scale coming to our
[4:58:00] city because of what we are
[4:58:02] hearing from around the country,
[4:58:04] where these centers have have
[4:58:06] been built. Nashville finds
[4:58:07] themselves a guinea pig. In
[4:58:09] this new world, we can either
[4:58:10] be the guinea pig that makes
[4:58:11] policy, that protects our
[4:58:13] people. As an example for how
[4:58:15] other municipalities can remain
[4:58:16] safe when they find themselves
[4:58:18] this flat footed. Or we can be
[4:58:20] the guinea pigs of what happens
[4:58:21] to hundreds of different types
[4:58:22] of animal species and
[4:58:25] vulnerable human demographics
[4:58:26] when there is a large data
[4:58:27] center nearby. I hope that we
[4:58:29] are not to become the data and
[4:58:31] statistics that strengthen
[4:58:33] future bills in other cities
[4:58:35] where we served as a warning.
[4:58:36] Maybe data centers are only as
[4:58:38] bad as they promise us they are.
[4:58:40] Maybe in a few years they will
[4:58:41] get better. Maybe eventually
[4:58:42] this won't be an issue. But for
[4:58:44] now, I would love to see you
[4:58:48] pass. Bill 2026 1391 today and
[4:58:50] amend and strengthen it
[4:58:52] tomorrow. I know how developers
[4:58:54] work. They find a way. I'm
[4:58:55] still afraid there is room for
[4:58:57] large, harmful data centers to
[4:58:59] build in phases and clusters to
[4:59:01] skirt these regulations that we
[4:59:03] adopt today. I also believe
[4:59:05] setback distances should be
[4:59:06] increased. Thanks.
[4:59:08] Thank you.
[4:59:10] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[4:59:11] Hi,
[4:59:14] my name is jesse banks. I live
[4:59:18] in council district four. And I
[4:59:20] want to remind all of you that
[4:59:22] it is your responsibility to
[4:59:25] protect us, and it's your
[4:59:28] responsibility to listen to us.
[4:59:30] and I hope that you're
[4:59:31] listening and not thinking
[4:59:34] about what time it is, because
[4:59:35] we've all been here for a
[4:59:37] really long time, and we all
[4:59:38] don't really want to be here
[4:59:40] right now. But this is really,
[4:59:42] really important to all of us.
[4:59:44] And I hope that you'll remember
[4:59:46] that those are your
[4:59:48] responsibilities when you are
[4:59:51] voting on this bill, because
[4:59:54] this is just the first step in
[4:59:56] protecting the people that you
[4:59:58] are supposed to be protecting.
[5:00:00] Thank you.
[5:00:01] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:00:02] You're recognized.
[5:00:03] Good evening.
[5:00:06] My name is via jimenez. I live
[5:00:10] in council district nine. I am
[5:00:13] in favor of bill 2026 1391, and
[5:00:16] I want to strongly encourage
[5:00:18] you all to use your natural
[5:00:20] intelligence and human
[5:00:22] creativity to find even
[5:00:24] stricter legislation to protect
[5:00:26] our community. I am an artist.
[5:00:29] I am an educator, and I'm a
[5:00:31] somatic therapist. So obviously
[5:00:32] I share the concerns of my
[5:00:34] neighbors about the negative
[5:00:36] impacts of artificial
[5:00:38] intelligence and its
[5:00:40] infrastructure. I moved to
[5:00:43] nashville in 2022 to work
[5:00:44] specifically on affordable
[5:00:46] housing, design, development
[5:00:51] and operations. As evidenced by
[5:00:53] the many bills that came before
[5:00:56] this one. It is incredibly
[5:00:58] difficult to construct housing
[5:01:01] for real people in nashville.
[5:01:03] So why are we allowing
[5:01:05] imaginary people like claude
[5:01:07] and alexa to build their big,
[5:01:10] loud, dirty, ugly houses in our
[5:01:12] city with no repercussions and
[5:01:15] no oversight? All of y'all
[5:01:17] should be just as off as
[5:01:18] everybody else in this room,
[5:01:20] and I encourage you to tap into
[5:01:21] that moving forward to carry
[5:01:23] you through the rest of this
[5:01:24] hearing. Thank you.
[5:01:25] Thank you.
[5:01:28] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:01:30] Well, well, well.
[5:01:30] Hello, my
[5:01:32] name is rebecca lawson, and I
[5:01:34] live 2.3 miles from the zoo. I
[5:01:38] support bill 2026-1391. I'm a
[5:01:40] preschool teacher here in
[5:01:41] nashville. One of our favorite
[5:01:42] books is the lorax by doctor
[5:01:44] seuss. It teaches children that
[5:01:46] caring means protecting those
[5:01:48] who cannot protect themselves.
[5:01:50] Every day we teach our children
[5:01:51] to care for one another, to
[5:01:53] care for animals, and to care
[5:01:54] for the world around them. I
[5:01:56] wish our elected officials and
[5:01:58] lawmakers modeled that same
[5:02:00] lesson in 2023. I lost a
[5:02:03] pregnancy at 18 weeks. For 11
[5:02:05] days I lived in fear, knowing I
[5:02:07] could hemorrhage or develop a
[5:02:08] life threatening infection. I
[5:02:10] was told to wait until it
[5:02:12] became an emergency, became.
[5:02:14] Before anyone could help me, I
[5:02:15] experienced firsthand what it
[5:02:17] feels like when people in power
[5:02:20] claim to value life, but fail
[5:02:22] to care for the people living
[5:02:25] it. That experience changed how
[5:02:28] I hear the phrase pro-life. It.
[5:02:31] If tennessee and the cities
[5:02:33] within it truly value life,
[5:02:34] then that commitment cannot
[5:02:36] stop at birth. It has to
[5:02:37] include protecting children in
[5:02:39] their classrooms. It has to
[5:02:40] include listening to families
[5:02:41] and making meaningful changes.
[5:02:43] After tragedies like covenant
[5:02:45] school shooting. It has to
[5:02:46] include creating healthy
[5:02:47] communities where children can
[5:02:49] grow, learn, and thrive. It has
[5:02:50] to include protecting the
[5:02:52] animals at our zoo and
[5:02:53] preserving the natural spaces
[5:02:55] that make nashville home.
[5:02:56] Instead, we are considering
[5:02:58] placing massive industrial data
[5:02:59] centers at fisk university near
[5:03:02] the zoo. Whether it's children,
[5:03:03] neighbors, families or wildlife,
[5:03:05] the message feels the same our
[5:03:07] voices and our well-being come
[5:03:09] second. As a teacher, as a
[5:03:11] woman who has experienced
[5:03:12] pregnancy loss, and as someone
[5:03:13] who loves this city, I'm asking
[5:03:15] you to be consistent. If you
[5:03:18] say you value life, then prove
[5:03:20] it. If protect the lives
[5:03:22] already here. Protect our
[5:03:23] children, protect our
[5:03:24] communities, protect the future
[5:03:26] they deserve. And like MR.
[5:03:27] Lorax said, unless someone like
[5:03:29] you cares a whole awful lot,
[5:03:31] nothing is going to get better.
[5:03:33] It's not.
[5:03:35] Thank you. Could you
[5:03:36] share your ticket number,
[5:03:37] please?
[5:03:39] I am number 148.
[5:03:40] Okay.
[5:03:44] We are 2.5 hours in and at
[5:03:46] ticket number 148. Thank you.
[5:03:47] Go ahead.
[5:03:48] Hello, everyone. My
[5:03:50] name is stephanie ali. I live
[5:03:53] in council district 26,
[5:03:54] represented by courtney
[5:03:56] johnston. I'm also a teacher in
[5:03:58] district five. And like so many
[5:04:00] before me, I'm here to speak in
[5:04:03] favor of 1391. Now, honestly, I
[5:04:05] would prefer no new data
[5:04:06] centers, but I'm thrilled that
[5:04:08] we are looking to pass data
[5:04:10] center regulations, and I want
[5:04:12] to urge the council to follow
[5:04:14] stand up nashville's data
[5:04:16] center recommendations that
[5:04:18] would include prohibiting all
[5:04:20] large scale data centers,
[5:04:22] requiring a 90 day public
[5:04:24] notice for all data center
[5:04:27] regulations or developments, a
[5:04:29] required monthly reporting on
[5:04:31] water, electricity, noise and
[5:04:33] any change in consumer rate
[5:04:35] costs broken down by county
[5:04:39] council district. A ban on nds
[5:04:41] between any metro council
[5:04:43] member and any data center
[5:04:44] affiliated parties. And while
[5:04:46] the proposal for this data
[5:04:48] center near the zoo is what
[5:04:49] catapulted this conversation,
[5:04:51] there are already several data
[5:04:52] centers in nashville and a
[5:04:55] proposed one at fisk. If data
[5:04:56] centers aren't good for animals,
[5:04:59] they are not good for people,
[5:05:00] and it is important to. Oh my
[5:05:02] gosh, my screen time just
[5:05:04] kicked off and it's important
[5:05:06] to pass this legislation to
[5:05:08] continue to protect those of us
[5:05:10] who actually live in this
[5:05:11] community, rather than allowing
[5:05:13] large corporations like market
[5:05:15] street to prioritize profit
[5:05:17] over us. Because how do
[5:05:19] davidson county residents
[5:05:21] benefit from large scale data
[5:05:24] centers? We don't. So please
[5:05:26] pass. 1391 thank you for your
[5:05:30] time and GOD bless.*thank you.
[5:05:32] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:05:34] Hello, my name is wyatt parks
[5:05:36] and I live in district 30 in
[5:05:37] south nashville, about five
[5:05:39] minutes from the zoo, a
[5:05:40] beautiful, beautiful, diverse
[5:05:41] part of nashville. And I'm a
[5:05:44] tennessee native. I'm a
[5:05:45] musician and songwriter, and I
[5:05:46] came here to express my
[5:05:47] vehement opposition to any new
[5:05:49] data centers in our city and my
[5:05:50] support for this legislation to
[5:05:52] regulate data centers in the
[5:05:54] city. As public consciousness
[5:05:56] about these centers has grown,
[5:05:58] we know now that they are
[5:05:59] extremely destructive to our
[5:06:00] communities. They provide no
[5:06:02] tangible public benefit and in
[5:06:04] fact, only take from our
[5:06:05] communities our energy, our
[5:06:08] water, and our peace of mind.
[5:06:10] Their primary purpose is to
[5:06:11] continue propping up an
[5:06:12] increasingly speculative and
[5:06:14] destructive industry, which
[5:06:15] parasitically profits from the
[5:06:17] work of real human artists, and
[5:06:18] which only benefits a tiny
[5:06:19] handful of tech companies and
[5:06:21] their shareholders while
[5:06:22] sucking the life and resources
[5:06:24] out of our communities. I plan
[5:06:25] to make nashville my home for
[5:06:27] many years to come, and as such,
[5:06:29] I ask for your support for both
[5:06:30] pieces of legislation being
[5:06:31] discussed tonight, as well as
[5:06:33] your continued continued future
[5:06:35] support, continued future
[5:06:37] opposition, excuse me, to new
[5:06:38] data centers as stopping the
[5:06:39] development of these centers is
[5:06:41] one of the most critical things
[5:06:42] you can do to protect our
[5:06:44] beautiful city. Thank you.
[5:06:48] Thank you very much. Go ahead.
[5:06:50] You're recognized. Would you
[5:06:51] share your ticket number as
[5:06:51] well?
[5:06:52] I'm 150.
[5:06:52] Thank you.
[5:06:53] Of
[5:06:55] course. Hi, my name is liz
[5:06:57] bailey. I'm from district seven
[5:07:01] and I'm here in favor of 2026
[5:07:03] 1391. I don't pretend to be
[5:07:04] well versed in tech. I'm not an
[5:07:06] engineer. But as a lifelong
[5:07:07] tennessean, I feel well versed
[5:07:09] in the needs of my neighbors.
[5:07:10] The growth that nashville's
[5:07:12] population faces already leaves
[5:07:14] us drastically in need of
[5:07:15] resources, public
[5:07:16] transportation, and better
[5:07:17] infrastructure. Yet while
[5:07:19] taking on these data center
[5:07:20] development and tunnel deals
[5:07:22] with billionaires, we continue
[5:07:23] to allocate our resources to
[5:07:25] out of state one percenters. I
[5:07:28] feel as a nashvillian and as an
[5:07:29] american, I've lost all
[5:07:31] autonomy and representation to
[5:07:32] a technocracy that preys on the
[5:07:34] downfall of our agriculture,
[5:07:36] working class, our children's
[5:07:37] education, and our right to
[5:07:39] privacy. I ask you to vote in
[5:07:40] favor of tennesseans and meet
[5:07:42] their needs, rather than
[5:07:43] participating in the creation
[5:07:45] of an industry that employs no
[5:07:46] one but the elites who invented
[5:07:48] it, forced it on us and demand
[5:07:50] more. Still, I ask that you go
[5:07:52] beyond this, beyond this bill,
[5:07:54] and continue to protect
[5:07:56] nashvillians with rigorous
[5:07:57] environmental evaluations.
[5:07:59] Lower noise thresholds, ban a
[5:08:02] ban on ndas, require renewable
[5:08:04] energy sources, and say no to
[5:08:05] the surveillance state. Thank
[5:08:07] you.
[5:08:09] Thank you. Go ahead. Come
[5:08:12] on. Orward. You're recognized.
[5:08:14] Hi, my name is claire green. I
[5:08:18] live in district 16 and I'm
[5:08:22] here in support of bill 2026
[5:08:24] 1391. And if anybody sitting in
[5:08:28] front of me is not for that, I
[5:08:30] implore you to tell the 150
[5:08:35] people behind me and 100 more
[5:08:37] that they don't deserve clean
[5:08:40] drinking water, clean air, time
[5:08:43] outside with their families. So
[5:08:45] please do what you're here for.
[5:08:46] Thank you.
[5:08:48] Thank you. And just
[5:08:49] to clarify, there are now 100
[5:08:51] people behind you. So thank you
[5:08:54] so much. You're recognized.
[5:08:54] Hi,
[5:08:56] I'm carly mafa, I live in
[5:08:58] district 16. I heard the
[5:08:59] representative from dc block
[5:09:01] say that, quote, the zoo isn't
[5:09:04] surrounded by some farm or
[5:09:06] pastoral setting, that it's in
[5:09:07] the middle of an industrial
[5:09:10] park. I personally live less
[5:09:12] than a mile from the zoo, and
[5:09:13] myself and my neighbors live in
[5:09:16] brick homes, modest brick homes,
[5:09:18] not industrial buildings. And
[5:09:19] there actually so many
[5:09:21] families and children who live
[5:09:22] in our neighborhoods directly
[5:09:23] across the street from the zoo,
[5:09:25] that those of us who live
[5:09:26] around the zoo avoid. Elysian
[5:09:27] fields road when it's bus drop
[5:09:29] off and pick up time, because
[5:09:30] those busses stop on every
[5:09:32] corner. I'm not an expert in
[5:09:34] zoning. I'm really nervous to
[5:09:36] be up here or realestate, but
[5:09:37] I know how to google and I know
[5:09:39] how to read. And my
[5:09:41] disappointment actually lies
[5:09:43] more with this city than the
[5:09:44] company that is trying to build
[5:09:46] here, because it is this very
[5:09:47] city who had the ability to
[5:09:48] protect the land and the
[5:09:50] communities, and yet did not.
[5:09:51] Just over a year ago, my
[5:09:52] council member, jenny welsh,
[5:09:54] was so focused on passing a
[5:09:55] blanket of zoning in my
[5:09:56] neighborhood, the same
[5:09:57] neighborhood that is less than
[5:09:58] a mile from the zoo, that
[5:10:00] hundreds of us had to leave,
[5:10:01] work early and attend planning
[5:10:03] meetings to fight our own
[5:10:05] council member, to not pass
[5:10:06] restrictions that would
[5:10:08] literally determine what plants
[5:10:11] I could put in my yard. My
[5:10:13] council member focused on
[5:10:14] passing stringent rules and
[5:10:15] regulations on residents who
[5:10:16] are now fighting not to live
[5:10:18] near a data center. Regulations
[5:10:20] with a d oh, including a set of
[5:10:21] rules and regulations that
[5:10:23] dictated what plants I could
[5:10:24] put in my yard. Yet they can
[5:10:26] build an entire data center
[5:10:27] less than a mile from my house.
[5:10:29] That's a problem. We should be
[5:10:30] less focused on my driveway and
[5:10:32] porch size and more focused on
[5:10:33] protecting children, because
[5:10:34] had you been slightly more
[5:10:35] focused? I'm sorry. I'm a
[5:10:36] little angry. Protecting the
[5:10:37] families. I'm protecting the
[5:10:38] families in the land rather
[5:10:40] than restricting what plants I
[5:10:41] can put in my yard, and passing
[5:10:43] a udo that resembled an hoa
[5:10:45] that I didn't sign up for when
[5:10:46] I bought my house, maybe we
[5:10:47] wouldn't be in this situation.
[5:10:49] Thank you, courtney, for asking
[5:10:50] for a pause, because this is
[5:10:51] not a strong enough
[5:10:52] restrictions in here and we
[5:10:54] need it.
[5:10:55] All right. And go
[5:10:56] ahead and come on forward,
[5:11:00] please. You're recognized.
[5:11:00] When
[5:11:02] I wrote this down it said good
[5:11:03] afternoon. But that doesn't
[5:11:04] really apply anymore. But hello.
[5:11:06] My name is rebecca sale and I
[5:11:08] am a member of district 18, and
[5:11:10] I have come here to show my
[5:11:14] support of bill 2026 1391.
[5:11:16] However, I will agree that with
[5:11:17] several members that have
[5:11:18] already come to speak, that
[5:11:20] these regulations could be
[5:11:22] stronger and more stringent.
[5:11:23] Fortunately, there are still
[5:11:24] multiple hearings that this
[5:11:26] bill will undergo before being
[5:11:28] voted on. So I hope that the
[5:11:31] council takes the time to look
[5:11:34] into some of the proposed
[5:11:35] legislative amendments that
[5:11:36] stand up. Nashville has
[5:11:40] proposed, and add those as
[5:11:42] amendments to this proposed
[5:11:43] legislation. However, there's
[5:11:44] one more point that I would
[5:11:46] like to make as a concerned
[5:11:47] citizen of nashville, and that
[5:11:49] is if these data centers do end
[5:11:50] up being built, I think that we
[5:11:52] also need to have additional
[5:11:54] legislation to plan for that
[5:11:55] possibility. And I think that
[5:11:57] one of the issues that arises
[5:11:59] with these data centers is that
[5:12:01] they could be built, and they
[5:12:03] could say that, hey, we're not
[5:12:04] going to cause air pollution,
[5:12:06] we're not going to cause water
[5:12:07] pollution. But then they go
[5:12:08] ahead and do those things, and
[5:12:10] no amount of fining will hold
[5:12:11] these datacenter companies
[5:12:12] accountable. And so we need to
[5:12:15] consider additional legislation,
[5:12:16] legislation that will hold
[5:12:18] these data center companies
[5:12:19] accountable, that if they do
[5:12:21] not meet these quality control
[5:12:21] standards, that they will be
[5:12:24] shut down. Thank you very much
[5:12:26] for your time, and please
[5:12:28] support this bill. Thank you.
[5:12:31] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[5:12:34] recognized.
[5:12:35] It's a little low.
[5:12:37] You can pull that mic up. It
[5:12:38] moves. There you go.
[5:12:39] Hi. My
[5:12:41] name is allison nagle. I'm from
[5:12:46] district six. And I support
[5:12:50] bill 2026 1391. I'll pass the
[5:12:52] baton to my best friend who has
[5:12:54] a lot to say on it.
[5:12:57] Thank you.
[5:12:59] Hi, my name is charlie. I'm a
[5:13:01] resident of district 24. That's
[5:13:03] my council member, and I'm here
[5:13:05] to voice my support for bill
[5:13:08] 2026 1391. There's a reason ai
[5:13:10] data centers are shrouded in
[5:13:11] ambiguity, and why there are no
[5:13:13] cut and dry answers to simple
[5:13:14] questions, even when posed to
[5:13:16] our mayor. This type of
[5:13:17] infrastructure is contingent
[5:13:19] upon developers
[5:13:20] overcomplicating it. Otherwise,
[5:13:22] they know the public would be
[5:13:23] vehement in teir opposition
[5:13:24] and their investment would be
[5:13:26] at risk. On paper, we already
[5:13:28] know the enormous environmental
[5:13:30] strain in ai data center puts
[5:13:31] on the water supply. We know it
[5:13:32] pollutes the air. We know it
[5:13:34] makes people sick. We also know
[5:13:36] these data centers
[5:13:37] disproportionately impact black
[5:13:39] and marginalized communities.
[5:13:41] The most disenfranchized group
[5:13:43] in history. And still, the only
[5:13:45] reason we have any kind of
[5:13:46] clarity is because of a
[5:13:47] grassroots movement started by
[5:13:49] a nashville resident. Whether
[5:13:51] we're being patronized by
[5:13:52] doctor clark fisk university's
[5:13:54] own PRESIDENT, about what a
[5:13:56] data center is and why it alone
[5:13:58] can save fisk university from
[5:14:00] falling further into disrepair.
[5:14:01] Or we're being given the
[5:14:03] runaround by our mayor, who is
[5:14:05] desperate to please everybody
[5:14:06] but did nothing when he first
[5:14:08] heard in FEBRUARY about the
[5:14:09] data center proposed for a plot
[5:14:12] of land next to the nashville
[5:14:13] zoo, one thing is clear the
[5:14:15] citizens of davidson county
[5:14:16] want regular regulatory
[5:14:17] framework. As the nation drags
[5:14:19] us, kicking and screaming into
[5:14:22] an era of unchecked preemptive
[5:14:24] growth. So a few major
[5:14:25] corporations can be in a race
[5:14:27] to destroy as much of the
[5:14:29] planet as possible for a
[5:14:31] potential payout. And as a
[5:14:33] reminder to everyone here, the
[5:14:35] mayor, our king of
[5:14:36] contradictions, who sent a
[5:14:39] clerk today in his place,
[5:14:40] maintains his support for
[5:14:42] fiske's quantum leap initiative.
[5:14:43] In the coming weeks, he will
[5:14:45] seek to weaken this legislation
[5:14:46] in order to make accommodations
[5:14:48] for fiske's proposed data
[5:14:50] center. Please stay vigilant
[5:14:51] and please continue to show up
[5:14:54] for our community. And 37208
[5:14:56] thank you.
[5:15:00] Thank you. Could you
[5:15:01] please share your ticket number?
[5:15:03] My ticket number is 156.
[5:15:03] Thank
[5:15:04] you.
[5:15:05] Good evening all. My name
[5:15:07] is sean grimes. I'm a fourth
[5:15:08] generation immigrant. Iwas
[5:15:09] born and raised in nashville.
[5:15:11] And let's just be honest, this
[5:15:12] is not good. It will decrease
[5:15:14] our water quality, quality. The
[5:15:16] water pressure will go down. It
[5:15:17] will increase ourutility bills.
[5:15:18] We're going to put we're going
[5:15:20] to be footing the bill for the
[5:15:21] data centers. It's just that
[5:15:22] simple. It disrupts animal
[5:15:26] breeding habits. It disrupts a
[5:15:30] cow production. The animals
[5:15:33] have. They're given birth to a
[5:15:35] stillborn offspring. And I
[5:15:36] don't trust doug sloan. Doug
[5:15:37] sloan has lied. He said that
[5:15:39] the property is vested and that
[5:15:41] the permits are already
[5:15:42] approved. I don't know why he
[5:15:44] would lie about that, because
[5:15:45] when people lie, they either
[5:15:47] think you're stupid or they
[5:15:49] think you're not smart enough
[5:15:51] to know the truth and concern.
[5:15:56] Doug stone is probably both.
[5:15:58] And to everyone who's watching
[5:15:59] at home right now, just know
[5:16:00] that the people of nashville,
[5:16:02] they don't care about you. They
[5:16:03] never did you. Just an obstacle
[5:16:05] to be overcome, your nuisance
[5:16:07] to be gotten rid of you. Just
[5:16:11] someone to foot the bill. Your
[5:16:13] money will always there. Money
[5:16:15] will always come first and you
[5:16:16] will always come second. Thank
[5:16:17] you for listening to me.
[5:16:18] Thank
[5:16:20] you. Go ahead. You're
[5:16:21] recognized.
[5:16:22] Hello, my name is
[5:16:26] christopher hopkins. Hi, olivia.
[5:16:29] Let's dive right in. Let's talk
[5:16:32] about ai. It's what lazy people
[5:16:33] use when they don't have enough
[5:16:36] talent to create art music, or
[5:16:40] they're too lazy to do research.
[5:16:42] We have allowed corporations
[5:16:45] for decades, my entire life, to
[5:16:48] run this country. No more.
[5:16:51] We're done. They have bought
[5:16:54] and sold politicians like
[5:17:02] trading cards. It ends. There
[5:17:04] are record companies. There are
[5:17:05] music streaming services that
[5:17:08] all use artificial intelligence
[5:17:18] to steal ideas. Why? For profit?
[5:17:21] The point being, we don't need
[5:17:24] this. We never have. What we
[5:17:26] need is to get away from it.
[5:17:27] It's not just data centers,
[5:17:31] it's all of it. Ai is not our
[5:17:33] future. And fun fact we are two
[5:17:35] and a half years away from the
[5:17:38] setting of terminator two. Let
[5:17:43] that sink in for a second. The
[5:17:45] price we pay for our freedom is
[5:17:47] vigilance, and we will be
[5:17:49] vigilant. No politician in any
[5:17:52] party is safe. A vote for ai is
[5:17:56] political suicide. And let's
[5:17:58] face it, and let me be very
[5:18:00] blunt with the ai companies,
[5:18:02] you're just no more than the
[5:18:04] jared fogle of the tech
[5:18:06] industry. Thank you.
[5:18:08] thank you.
[5:18:13] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:18:13] Hi,
[5:18:14] I'm deirdre kelly.
[5:18:15] I live in
[5:18:17] district six. I'm here not only
[5:18:21] to voice my support of 2026
[5:18:24] 1391 and the moratorium and to
[5:18:25] add my voice to the several
[5:18:27] people who've spoken before me
[5:18:29] who have astutely observed that
[5:18:31] this legislation does not go
[5:18:34] far enough in giving people
[5:18:36] salient protections against
[5:18:39] this particular type of
[5:18:42] capitalist exploitation of our
[5:18:47] communities. I would like to
[5:18:49] argue that the sheer number of
[5:18:52] people here advocating for
[5:18:56] regulation in response to an
[5:18:58] attack upon our communities
[5:18:59] should give us pause, because
[5:19:01] there is going to be another
[5:19:05] exploiter. All of these ai is
[5:19:08] another iteration of, excuse me,
[5:19:10] I should have prepared notes. I
[5:19:15] had 2.5 hours to do it. Ai is
[5:19:18] another in a line of several
[5:19:20] sort of new technological
[5:19:22] paradigms, disruptions backed
[5:19:23] by astounding amounts of money,
[5:19:25] whose practical applications,
[5:19:27] in the case of ai in particular,
[5:19:30] are most demonstrable in surveillance. And I'm
[5:19:31] surprised it hasn't been
[5:19:33] brought up already. The killing
[5:19:37] of 150 schoolgirls in iran,
[5:19:39] maven ai was directly
[5:19:41] implicated in that. Its error
[5:19:44] killed all of those girls, and
[5:19:46] I believe that is directly
[5:19:48] relevant because that is what
[5:19:49] this technology serves, and
[5:19:52] because the imperative to kill
[5:19:54] people in foreign countries for
[5:19:55] profit is going to remain and
[5:19:56] is going to continue to affect
[5:19:58] our cities. We need proactive
[5:20:00] legislation which prevents
[5:20:04] these kinds of predatory
[5:20:07] corporations from beginning
[5:20:10] this. We cannot react. Thank
[5:20:11] you.
[5:20:14] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:20:16] You're recognized.
[5:20:17] Good evening.
[5:20:19] My name is johanna sestito. I
[5:20:21] reside in district six, and I'm
[5:20:22] here to support to voice
[5:20:25] support for bill 2026 1391, as
[5:20:26] well as increasing the
[5:20:30] regulations specifically for
[5:20:31] minimizing the allowable data
[5:20:33] center sizes in davidson county
[5:20:36] and limiting and reducing the
[5:20:38] amount of allowable energy use
[5:20:39] for those regulated for those
[5:20:41] data centers. I also just want
[5:20:43] to thank you for embodying what
[5:20:45] local government is supposed to
[5:20:46] do, and that is listen to us
[5:20:48] and to listen to all of us who
[5:20:50] can come. Prior to moving to
[5:20:52] nashville just a few short
[5:20:54] three years ago, I lived in a
[5:20:56] in a small town in alaska,
[5:20:59] where the size of the people
[5:21:00] who showed up here was the
[5:21:02] entire population. And I can
[5:21:03] tell you, they're having the
[5:21:04] same conversation today that we
[5:21:07] are. So as you think about what
[5:21:07] innovation looks like, it is
[5:21:10] not data centers. Innovation is
[5:21:12] not dehumanizing our neighbors
[5:21:15] and our communities in order to
[5:21:18] be faster with mediocre
[5:21:20] information. Innovation is what
[5:21:22] you have the opportunity to do
[5:21:23] tonight and tomorrow, and for
[5:21:25] the rest of the time that
[5:21:26] you're here in nashville's
[5:21:28] leadership. So thank you for
[5:21:29] supporting a thriving city, and
[5:21:30] thank you for helping us
[5:21:32] protect what we love with
[5:21:35] policy and, and a lot of care.
[5:21:39] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[5:21:40] recognized. Could you share
[5:21:41] your ticket number, please?
[5:21:42] sure.
[5:21:44] I'm number 162.
[5:21:45] Thank you.
[5:21:47] Hi, my name is miriam spier. I
[5:21:49] live in district six. Thank you
[5:21:51] for listening to all of us
[5:21:52] tonight. This is so interesting.
[5:21:53] I've never done this and I'm
[5:21:56] winging it. There's been so
[5:21:58] much said tonight. It's been so
[5:22:00] brilliant and inspiring. Just
[5:22:01] to hear the intelligence and
[5:22:03] heart of all these people from
[5:22:05] all over nashville. The one
[5:22:08] thing I want to say that is
[5:22:12] maybe something else. I see us
[5:22:15] as like a society at a crisis
[5:22:17] of values right now that's
[5:22:19] becoming stronger and stronger.
[5:22:22] And whether or not this is the
[5:22:24] issue that pushes us even
[5:22:25] further towards that crisis,
[5:22:27] are we going to value human
[5:22:29] life, or are we going to value
[5:22:32] profit? And I feel like in our
[5:22:35] country, we've set this
[5:22:36] precedence that you need to
[5:22:38] take care of your own, be
[5:22:39] really careful, get as much
[5:22:41] money as you can and set your
[5:22:43] next generation up for success.
[5:22:46] But if that's done so at the
[5:22:48] detriment of the environment or
[5:22:51] other communities or other
[5:22:53] ecological systems that need to
[5:22:55] thrive in order for us to
[5:22:57] thrive as humanity, that's when
[5:22:59] I start to really become
[5:23:01] baffled by that mentality, and
[5:23:03] I do. I wish we could have like
[5:23:04] a round table discussion
[5:23:06] because I am curious, those who
[5:23:08] oppose this what's in it
[5:23:10] for you? Like what is truly in
[5:23:12] it for you? Maybe some money? I
[5:23:13] don't even know how that works,
[5:23:15] to be honest. I don't know how
[5:23:17] these people bribe you because
[5:23:19] it is bribery. We call it
[5:23:21] lobbying in this country, but
[5:23:22] everywhere else it's called
[5:23:25] bribery. So I'm truly confused
[5:23:28] as a critical thinking member
[5:23:31] of your council district, and I
[5:23:33] would implore you to really
[5:23:35] think about what you value
[5:23:36] going forward in this life.
[5:23:38] Thank you.
[5:23:41] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:23:45] You're recognized.
[5:23:46] Hello, my
[5:23:49] name is alisa sun and I'm a
[5:23:50] resident of nashville council
[5:23:53] district 35. The construction
[5:23:55] of a new data center in
[5:23:56] nashville would cause
[5:23:57] inevitable harm to communities
[5:23:59] already struggling to survive.
[5:24:02] The quality of life will lower
[5:24:03] further while keeping the rich
[5:24:05] safe and in power, creating
[5:24:07] unsafe and unhealthy conditions
[5:24:08] for vulnerable populations of
[5:24:11] both humans and animals. I
[5:24:14] strongly support bill 2026 1391
[5:24:16] and urge this council to
[5:24:18] support even stronger
[5:24:19] restrictions on data centers
[5:24:20] because, as you can clearly see
[5:24:23] by the 250 people here who have
[5:24:25] spoken passionately before me
[5:24:26] and waited several hours to
[5:24:28] have our voices heard, we
[5:24:30] simply want to live in a world
[5:24:31] where everyone is valued and
[5:24:33] taken care of, a world where we
[5:24:34] can breathe freely, pay our
[5:24:36] bills on time, go to sleep with
[5:24:38] a roof over our head, and
[5:24:40] on our table. Unfortunately,
[5:24:41] many of us aren't even able to
[5:24:43] do that in this moment, and the
[5:24:44] construction of a gargantuan
[5:24:46] data center would cause
[5:24:47] irreparable damage to our city
[5:24:48] and the folks living in it.
[5:24:49] Thank you.
[5:24:50] Thank you very much.
[5:24:54] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:24:54] Hi,
[5:24:55] my name is beth.
[5:24:57] Ann and I live
[5:24:59] in council district number 26.
[5:25:01] Hello, courtney. And thank you
[5:25:02] so much to courtney and the
[5:25:04] other council people who have
[5:25:06] sponsored these bills. I speak
[5:25:10] in support of bill 2026, 1391,
[5:25:13] 13, 92, 1448 and everything and
[5:25:16] anything you can do to make all
[5:25:18] of these people that have
[5:25:20] signed petition petitions,
[5:25:22] waited here all night to speak,
[5:25:24] without leaving, without giving
[5:25:27] up, while you also have been so
[5:25:28] attentive. I have watched so
[5:25:30] many of you listen because like
[5:25:33] myself, I imagine you feel
[5:25:34] inspired by the community, by
[5:25:39] the wisdom, by the pleas to
[5:25:42] maintain some integrity in our
[5:25:45] city. I am so lucky to have a
[5:25:46] council person who advocates
[5:25:50] for us on a regular basis. I
[5:25:52] wish that for every citizen of
[5:25:54] every part of this country, but
[5:25:56] particularly in our city, where
[5:25:57] it sometimes feels like we are
[5:26:01] under siege. I live in a
[5:26:03] beautiful part of this town
[5:26:04] that's right. Between radnor
[5:26:07] lake, the ellington ag center,
[5:26:08] and just a couple miles from
[5:26:11] the zoo, it's hard to think of
[5:26:13] a prettier part of town, but
[5:26:15] it's also a part of town that
[5:26:16] has now been beleaguered by
[5:26:19] change in flight plans and the
[5:26:21] sound of the airplanes alone,
[5:26:23] day to day, has caused friends
[5:26:24] of mine to put their houses up
[5:26:26] for sale because they simply
[5:26:29] can't take it. When I magnify
[5:26:32] that and multiply it. It's the
[5:26:33] accumulation of all the ways in
[5:26:35] which we are being attacked
[5:26:37] that is problematic. Does it
[5:26:39] feel like attack to everyone?
[5:26:40] Maybe not, but when you've
[5:26:42] lived in a very peaceful
[5:26:44] environment and all of a sudden
[5:26:47] all you get is noise and the
[5:26:48] quiet of the night? I can hear
[5:26:51] the train from my house. I can
[5:26:52] hear the people racing on
[5:26:54] edmondson pike, even though I
[5:26:57] don't live on edmondson pike.
[5:27:01] Thank you, thank you. All right.
[5:27:05] You're recognized. Go ahead.
[5:27:05] Hi,
[5:27:07] my name is sissy dinkle and I
[5:27:08] have lived in various places
[5:27:10] around nashville for the last
[5:27:12] 11 years, and I consider
[5:27:14] nashville, davidson county and
[5:27:17] tennessee to be my home. I am
[5:27:19] one of the many full time
[5:27:20] musicians that make up the
[5:27:21] thriving music community in
[5:27:22] nashville, and we know we've
[5:27:24] all seen and heard the effects
[5:27:26] that ai has had on the creative,
[5:27:27] professional communities around
[5:27:30] the world, really. And I am
[5:27:31] concerned about the impact that
[5:27:32] these data centers will have on
[5:27:35] the city, not only the
[5:27:36] environmental consequences to
[5:27:37] the zoo animals and the
[5:27:39] ecosystem surrounding the areas
[5:27:41] where these centers will go.
[5:27:42] But as well as neighborhoods
[5:27:44] and communities surrounding%
[5:27:46] these areas as well. I don't
[5:27:48] think that it is a coincidence
[5:27:50] that these proposed data
[5:27:51] centers that are largely being
[5:27:53] discussed at this meeting are
[5:27:54] at the zoo, which is located in
[5:27:56] one of the most racially
[5:27:57] diverse areas of nashville, and
[5:28:00] also at fisk university, one of
[5:28:02] our cherished hbcus and the
[5:28:03] home of the fisk jubilee
[5:28:04] singers, which the reason why
[5:28:06] we're called music city in the
[5:28:09] first place. This comes along
[5:28:10] with the ethical and
[5:28:12] surveillance concerns that come
[5:28:13] with ai usage, as well as
[5:28:17] spread of misinformation. I
[5:28:18] felt compelled to come and
[5:28:20] speak to you all today because
[5:28:23] it would be so easy to be angry
[5:28:25] in my home and to be angry on
[5:28:26] the internet and be angry with
[5:28:28] my friends. But when I have the
[5:28:30] opportunity to come speak to
[5:28:32] you face to face, I believe
[5:28:33] that to keep my mouth closed
[5:28:35] would be as good as apathy. And
[5:28:36] we all know that there's no
[5:28:39] such thing as a middle ground.
[5:28:43] I urge you all to pass.
[5:28:44] Bl20261931 and restrict the
[5:28:46] data center production in our
[5:28:47] city and in our state. Thank
[5:28:48] you.
[5:28:52] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:28:54] You're recognized.
[5:28:54] Hi, everyone.
[5:28:55] And I'm.
[5:28:57] Ticket number 168.
[5:28:58] Thank you. My name is rita
[5:29:01] phifer. I'm from district 23. I
[5:29:02] don't haven't heard that as
[5:29:04] often. I'm in nashville. Native,
[5:29:06] longtime resident, obviously in
[5:29:09] support of bill 2026 1391, the
[5:29:11] proposed amendments, the
[5:29:14] moratorium, the kitchen sink.
[5:29:15] Thank you guys so much for your
[5:29:17] work on this. But y'all, it's
[5:29:19] not enough. We also agree with
[5:29:21] stand up nashville's proposed
[5:29:23] changes based on policy expert
[5:29:26] opinions. It's still not enough
[5:29:28] beyond even stricter
[5:29:29] regulations. What we truly need
[5:29:32] is real accountability from you.
[5:29:33] First of all, our
[5:29:34] infrastructure is already
[5:29:36] strained and outdated. Are we
[5:29:38] really prioritizing corporate
[5:29:40] profit over updating our
[5:29:43] lackluster infrastructure again?
[5:29:45] Also, I'm curious to see
[5:29:47] metro's legislation supporting
[5:29:48] enforcement and holding data
[5:29:50] centers accountablewhen data
[5:29:52] centers inevitably lie and harm
[5:29:55] our communities, what recourse fight this
[5:29:57] corporate greed? Oversight is
[5:29:59] not enough. Increased taxes and
[5:30:01] fines I don't think are enough.
[5:30:02] So what are we going to do
[5:30:04] about that? And then after all
[5:30:07] of that, is the cost worth the
[5:30:08] risk? Especially when we don't
[5:30:10] really know the full extent of
[5:30:12] the long term damage? And
[5:30:14] council, I guess I wonder why
[5:30:16] we are once again reactively
[5:30:17] drafting rushed policy because
[5:30:20] of public outrage instead of
[5:30:21] proactively planning for our
[5:30:23] future, I propose the 90 day
[5:30:25] public notice of developments
[5:30:26] no ndas and business
[5:30:28] development as a baseline
[5:30:30] standard because we shouldn't
[5:30:31] have channel four news being
[5:30:34] the reason we draft this. And I
[5:30:37] say this as a city, as a place
[5:30:39] I love, I expect so much
[5:30:41] because we need you more than
[5:30:43] ever. The soul of nashville is
[5:30:44] three quarters of the truth.
[5:30:45] We're singing the truth loud
[5:30:47] and clear. I really hope you
[5:30:49] sing along. Thanks so much.
[5:30:54] Thank you. Go ahead. Sir. You
[5:30:58] recognized.
[5:30:59] Hi, I'm jared
[5:31:01] harper. I live in metropolitan
[5:31:03] nashville, district number 21.
[5:31:05] It's the same
[5:31:06] a district that
[5:31:07] has. Fisk university, where
[5:31:08] they proposed a location for a
[5:31:10] 30 megawatt data center. And
[5:31:13] it's right next to my it's my
[5:31:14] alma mater, and it's right next
[5:31:16] to my alma mater of meharry
[5:31:18] medical. In fact, I live in the
[5:31:19] same neighborhood as meharry
[5:31:20] medical college, and I've lived
[5:31:22] in those two neighborhoods for
[5:31:25] the last 12 years. I'm here in
[5:31:28] support of bill 2026 1391. I've
[5:31:30] been a student, a health care
[5:31:32] professional, a computer
[5:31:33] technician, I.T. Worker, and
[5:31:35] I'm currently a teacher. And
[5:31:37] I'm coming today as a local
[5:31:38] resident concerned for nearby
[5:31:41] students and colleges, high
[5:31:42] schools, middle schools, and
[5:31:44] elementary schools nearby that
[5:31:46] aren't really here to speak for
[5:31:48] themselves. We've had a history
[5:31:49] in nashville where railroads
[5:31:51] were split, where split the
[5:31:54] city up by race. We've had an
[5:31:55] entire highway cut through a
[5:31:56] once thriving community of
[5:31:58] north nashville, and there's a
[5:32:00] data center show that's
[5:32:01] proposed in north nashville,
[5:32:02] and there needs to be
[5:32:03] regulations in place to help
[5:32:05] protect those who really hadn't
[5:32:07] been made aware. I know you're
[5:32:08] probably aware of concerns
[5:32:10] about the cost of electricity,
[5:32:12] about concerns about the stress
[5:32:14] and risks of local water
[5:32:15] systems, potential problems
[5:32:17] with pollution from diesel.
[5:32:18] You're probably aware of
[5:32:19] concerns about cardiac and
[5:32:21] respiratory issues and concerns
[5:32:23] about low frequency emissions,
[5:32:24] increased traffic in the area,
[5:32:25] and even desires to use the
[5:32:27] land for other purposes in and
[5:32:28] around davidson county. But
[5:32:29] what I hope you're most aware
[5:32:31] of is that everybody who's come
[5:32:34] here is in general, is in
[5:32:35] opposition to data center
[5:32:36] expansion, but they have
[5:32:39] virtually unanimous consent for
[5:32:42] bill 2026 1391. And I hope
[5:32:43] you're aware that there are
[5:32:46] many fisk student alumni who
[5:32:48] want transparency and
[5:32:49] accountability. That's why I'm
[5:32:51] here in support of this bill
[5:32:53] and not to oppose innovation or
[5:32:55] fisk, but to support common
[5:32:57] sense regulation.
[5:33:01] Thank you. Go
[5:33:03] ahead. Could you share your
[5:33:05] ticket number, please?
[5:33:06] Yes. I'm
[5:33:09] ticket number 175.
[5:33:09] Okay, we're
[5:33:14] on ticket number 175 at 1137
[5:33:16] ish. We are three hours into
[5:33:18] our public hearing. Again, it's
[5:33:20] ticket 175. Go ahead please.
[5:33:21] Good evening, council members.
[5:33:23] My name is emma garrett and I
[5:33:26] live in district 19. I'm a
[5:33:28] software developer and I'm
[5:33:30] excited to demand more from
[5:33:32] this bill more from you all
[5:33:34] here. And until this bill is
[5:33:35] stronger, I support a complete
[5:33:37] moratorium on data center
[5:33:39] permits. The first thing I can
[5:33:41] tell you is that ai companies
[5:33:44] do not care about this city.
[5:33:46] Open ai lost over $38 billion
[5:33:48] last year and is scrambling for
[5:33:50] capital. That's why there's a
[5:33:51] race to get these data centers
[5:33:53] built. They need they need more
[5:33:55] cash to deliver a return to
[5:33:57] their investors. Tech oligarchs
[5:33:59] don't care who gets sacrificed
[5:34:01] in the process. So I'd like to
[5:34:03] make some suggestions. First,
[5:34:05] let's upgrade to a full ban on
[5:34:06] large data centers. Facilities
[5:34:09] larger than 20mw. A medium data
[5:34:11] center is the size of a 7 to 8
[5:34:12] floor residential building. Why
[5:34:14] would we want anything larger
[5:34:17] than that? The proposed fisk
[5:34:19] data center is 30mw and the zoo
[5:34:20] should be 50. You've heard
[5:34:21] tonight that no one wants
[5:34:23] either of these, so the fix is
[5:34:26] simple ban large data centers
[5:34:28] completely. We need penalties
[5:34:30] for companies who flout
[5:34:31] electricity and water use
[5:34:32] restrictions. Let's hit them
[5:34:34] with everything we have. That
[5:34:35] means fines. That means getting
[5:34:36] the water utility to turn off
[5:34:38] the tap if they take too much
[5:34:40] water. We should also be
[5:34:41] deprioritizing data centers,
[5:34:42] electricity during heat waves
[5:34:44] to make sure that we're never
[5:34:46] supporting big tech over an
[5:34:48] elder's a c or refrigerated
[5:34:51] insulin. More importantly,
[5:34:52] nashville needs more time to
[5:34:54] decide if we want data centers
[5:34:56] at all. How about we extend
[5:35:00] that moratorium to a full year?
[5:35:04] Ai is not inevitable. We can't
[5:35:06] take silicon valley's promise
[5:35:09] of prosperity at face value.
[5:35:11] When I think of prosperity, I
[5:35:12] think of the nashvillians in
[5:35:14] this room who braved the rain
[5:35:17] and sacrificed sleep to be here,
[5:35:19] to look you in the eye and
[5:35:21] demand more. I urge you to
[5:35:22] listen.
[5:35:28] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:35:29] You're recognized.
[5:35:30] Good evening.
[5:35:31] My name is david camp. I'm a
[5:35:32] nashville native living in
[5:35:35] district 23, and I support bill
[5:35:37] 2026 1391. First of all, thanks
[5:35:38] for taking the time. I know
[5:35:40] it's a long night, but this is
[5:35:41] crucially important and I think
[5:35:43] it's time well spent. I want to
[5:35:45] zoom out a little bit. We're
[5:35:46] currently living through the
[5:35:47] sixth great extinction, a
[5:35:48] degradation of biodiversity
[5:35:48] unprecedented in human history.
[5:35:50] That is the result of a way of
[5:35:52] life that is in direct
[5:35:53] contradiction with the millions
[5:35:54] of other species that call this
[5:35:55] planet home. Here in north
[5:35:57] america, we've lost 30% of our
[5:35:59] bird population since 1970. The
[5:36:00] planet is estimated to be
[5:36:02] losing 1 to 2% of insects each
[5:36:03] year. Insects that pollinate
[5:36:06] more than 75% of global crops
[5:36:08] annually. We lose an estimated
[5:36:09] 3.6% of small mammals in north
[5:36:12] america. Much of this loss has
[5:36:13] been attributed to human
[5:36:14] activity, mainly through
[5:36:15] overdevelopment and agriculture,
[5:36:16] both of which also exacerbate
[5:36:18] the climate crisis. But at
[5:36:19] least one could argue that
[5:36:21] agriculture is a necessity.
[5:36:22] Data centers are anything but.
[5:36:23] Data centers threaten our
[5:36:25] drinking water, our air and our
[5:36:27] wildlife. And for what? A
[5:36:29] bubble that has already burst.
[5:36:30] Adopters of ai such as
[5:36:31] microsoft and uber have already
[5:36:33] started rolling back its use.
[5:36:34] It seems to me we are
[5:36:35] sacrificing plots of land that
[5:36:37] should be expropriated and
[5:36:38] turned into green spaces to
[5:36:40] benefit the neighborhood. For a
[5:36:42] mirage, a too good to be true
[5:36:43] panacea promised to us by
[5:36:45] parasitic developers.
[5:36:46] Developers who are looking to
[5:36:47] make a quick buck while
[5:36:48] destroying our city in the
[5:36:50] process. I reject the ghastly
[5:36:52] future that ai ensures. I
[5:36:53] reject this faustian bargain
[5:36:55] built lies and deceit. I
[5:36:56] reject the subversion of
[5:36:58] democracy by moneyed interests.
[5:37:01] I embrace a future filled with
[5:37:03] songbirds and silkworms. I
[5:37:03] embrace a life affirming pact
[5:37:05] with the natural world that
[5:37:06] birthed us. I embrace a
[5:37:09] political system that needs of the working class
[5:37:10] at its forefront. I believe
[5:37:12] that a better world is possible.
[5:37:14] Into the chrysalis we go.
[5:37:15] Thanks to everybody who's going
[5:37:16] to talk tonight, who has
[5:37:17] already talked. I appreciate
[5:37:18] your time.
[5:37:20] thank you. Go ahead.
[5:37:23] You're recognized.
[5:37:24] I am ticket
[5:37:25] 180.
[5:37:26] Thank you. Appreciate that.
[5:37:27] Okay.
[5:37:28] Yeah.
[5:37:29] I'm here tonight.
[5:37:31] As a resident. These are my
[5:37:32] personal views. They're not the
[5:37:34] views of my employer. My name
[5:37:37] is stephan cange. I've lived in
[5:37:39] nashville for 14 years. I am a
[5:37:42] resident of district 16. I live
[5:37:45] a mile from the zoo. I love my
[5:37:47] neighborhood. I love our city.
[5:37:50] And I'm here to support both
[5:37:52] the council bills before us as
[5:37:54] well as the condemnation effort.
[5:37:56] I think we have to use every
[5:37:59] tool at our disposal. This is a
[5:38:00] really good start for us. I
[5:38:02] think we can do more, and I
[5:38:04] don't want to belabor that too
[5:38:07] much. It's late. I think we've
[5:38:10] all seen that these data center
[5:38:13] people will say and do anything
[5:38:15] for a buck. These people are
[5:38:18] liars. Do not roll over for
[5:38:21] them. This issue is a political
[5:38:24] loser. It is radioactive. I
[5:38:27] think we've all seen what's
[5:38:28] been happening in primary
[5:38:31] elections across the country.
[5:38:34] Anybody who backs a data center
[5:38:36] will not be in office after the
[5:38:40] next election. And one more
[5:38:41] thing. I just want to thank all
[5:38:44] the metro staff for working so
[5:38:46] hard tonight. They do a great
[5:38:47] job.
[5:38:48] Thank you. That's very
[5:38:51] kind. Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:38:53] You're recognized.
[5:38:54] Hey.
[5:38:54] My name
[5:38:57] is anna. I live in district 22
[5:38:58] and I'm here because I support
[5:39:01] bill 2026 1391. I'm glad
[5:39:03] there's been a lot of people
[5:39:04] talking about the zoo, and I'm
[5:39:05] right there with them. It's
[5:39:07] easy to ignore issues outside
[5:39:08] of our own neighborhoods. Y'all
[5:39:09] do have an obligation to see
[5:39:11] and serve every part of the
[5:39:13] city, and nobody wants a data
[5:39:16] center in their neighborhood.
[5:39:17] This legislation is a nice step,
[5:39:19] but it's nowhere near as strict
[5:39:21] as it should be. The data
[5:39:22] center near fisk was announced
[5:39:24] after the students had moved
[5:39:25] out for the summer. If it was
[5:39:27] that exciting of an
[5:39:28] announcement, I would think you
[5:39:29] would want the community to
[5:39:31] celebrate with. I feel like
[5:39:32] it's also worth mentioning that
[5:39:34] fisk is right next to meharry
[5:39:36] and tsu. These are three of the
[5:39:37] most significant institutions
[5:39:39] o higher education, and
[5:39:40] students and community members
[5:39:41] deserve to be involved in the
[5:39:44] conversation from the beginning,
[5:39:45] especially after everything
[5:39:47] that's happened in memphis. The
[5:39:49] damage from elon's data center,
[5:39:50] the national guard, and
[5:39:52] completely overhauling the only
[5:39:53] majority black congressional
[5:39:55] district in the state. The
[5:39:56] message that you would send by
[5:39:58] letting corporations have their
[5:40:00] way city is more,
[5:40:02] please, that you're okay with
[5:40:03] the possibility of more
[5:40:04] destruction and more culturally
[5:40:06] diverse and historical black
[5:40:08] communities. The way that
[5:40:09] leadership associated with
[5:40:10] these data centers is handled.
[5:40:13] It has been shady at best and
[5:40:15] fascist at worst. We like to
[5:40:17] think we're better than this,
[5:40:19] so prove it. Thanks.
[5:40:21] Thank you.
[5:40:23] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:40:24] Could you share your ticket
[5:40:25] number?
[5:40:26] Yes, I'm 183.
[5:40:27] Thank you.
[5:40:28] First of all, thank you, vice
[5:40:30] mayor. And all the council men
[5:40:32] and women for hosting this. My
[5:40:33] name is jess heartland and I
[5:40:35] live in city sorry, city
[5:40:37] council, district 17 with
[5:40:39] COUNCILWOMAN Vo. I was born in
[5:40:40] what was formerly known as
[5:40:42] baptist hospital, and I spent
[5:40:43] every year of my 21 living in
[5:40:46] and around nashville, tennessee.
[5:40:47] I am also opening a startup in
[5:40:49] the construction materials
[5:40:51] industry. And I would be a liar
[5:40:54] if I told you that accepting a
[5:40:56] contract to be building those
[5:40:57] data centers would be bigger
[5:40:59] than anything that I have ever
[5:41:00] earned in my entire year and a
[5:41:02] half of working on it, probably
[5:41:04] to the point where I would
[5:41:05] stand to benefit from this bill
[5:41:06] failing more than anybody in
[5:41:08] this room, even the most
[5:41:09] corrupt of yourselves included.
[5:41:10] But none of you are, because
[5:41:14] you're all awesome. Yet I am
[5:41:17] still here in support of bill
[5:41:20] 2026, 1391 and all of its add
[5:41:22] ons and amendments. I would
[5:41:23] choose to decline those offers
[5:41:25] privately, even if it meant the
[5:41:26] permanent closure of my
[5:41:27] business to nashville business
[5:41:29] owners and operators. There is
[5:41:31] no price big enough that is
[5:41:32] worth putting any facility like
[5:41:34] this in davidson county, let
[5:41:36] alone in our national urban
[5:41:38] services district. You've
[5:41:40] already heard 182 around their
[5:41:41] curated reasons why. So here's
[5:41:43] mine thrown in the ring. Given
[5:41:44] preliminary reports from
[5:41:45] farmers and families living
[5:41:46] around presently, operating
[5:41:48] data centers, caution and pause
[5:41:50] are indeed the wise takeaways.
[5:41:51] This is a really big reference
[5:41:53] to what rick schwartz was
[5:41:54] talking about, especially with
[5:41:56] the farmers in west texas.
[5:41:58] After the data center was built,
[5:42:00] their cows are struggling to be
[5:42:01] bearing livestock as well as
[5:42:03] their milk production. And it's
[5:42:04] low frequency that's coming
[5:42:05] from these data centers means
[5:42:07] it can't be dampened. So even
[5:42:08] if they say that there's
[5:42:09] countermeasures that they can
[5:42:10] put in place, they're lying.
[5:42:12] Once again, tennessee state
[5:42:13] university is, of course, a
[5:42:14] major host of agricultural
[5:42:16] research in tennessee, which
[5:42:18] would also be affected by the
[5:42:19] data center and then the
[5:42:21] clouded leopards at national
[5:42:22] zoo. Their adorable little
[5:42:23] faces speak for themselves.
[5:42:24] These projects are strongly
[5:42:25] opposed by nationals top and
[5:42:27] bottom, 1% blue and white
[5:42:29] collar workers and all other
[5:42:30] sorts. And so I hope you vote
[5:42:31] against it.
[5:42:34] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:42:35] You're recognized.
[5:42:36] I'm megan,
[5:42:40] I'm a resident of city district
[5:42:43] 26. I am a nashville native and
[5:42:45] just wanted to be here to voice
[5:42:49] my support for bill 2026. And
[5:42:53] sorry, 1391. I can't really say
[5:42:55] anything better than what my
[5:42:57] beautiful neighbors have said.
[5:42:59] I do want to add, I'm
[5:43:00] I've been working in emergency
[5:43:01] rooms and hospitals for most of
[5:43:03] my career. I've watched as
[5:43:05] we've not been able to provide
[5:43:07] timely and appropriate care to
[5:43:09] the nashville population. And I
[5:43:12] do recognizethat allowing
[5:43:15] these data centers is going to
[5:43:17] add significant physical and
[5:43:19] mental health issues, and put
[5:43:20] further strain on our system
[5:43:23] and our ability to care for our
[5:43:25] community. Thanks.
[5:43:29] Thank you.
[5:43:30] Welcome. Could you share your
[5:43:31] ticket number?
[5:43:32] Yes, my ticket
[5:43:33] number is 185.
[5:43:34] Thank you. Go
[5:43:34] ahead.
[5:43:36] Hey y'all, my name is
[5:43:38] maria miller. You've seen me
[5:43:40] before. You've heard me before.
[5:43:42] Tonight, I think I won't take
[5:43:44] up too much of your time. I
[5:43:46] usually go over time, but I am
[5:43:51] here in support of bill
[5:43:55] 2026-1391. I live in district
[5:43:58] 21. Shout out north nashville
[5:43:59] and I have pretty much been
[5:44:01] born and raised in north
[5:44:05] nashville, and that is why I
[5:44:06] have the stance that I have. I
[5:44:08] do not believe that there
[5:44:11] should be any data centers in
[5:44:15] nashville. However, with the
[5:44:17] proposed one at fisk and the
[5:44:20] zoo, I do believe that
[5:44:22] nashvillians deserve more
[5:44:27] transparency, truth, and just
[5:44:36] honesty. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like
[5:44:38] I go to church and. 37208 and I
[5:44:41] don't remember any of like my
[5:44:42] leadership saying anything
[5:44:43] about the fisk data center,
[5:44:47] which I think is pretty weird.
[5:44:49] Oh, shucks. Yeah. And I just,
[5:44:50] we don't need this. There's
[5:44:51] other things that need to be
[5:44:55] done, y'all. So yeah, do what's
[5:44:56] right. Thank you.
[5:44:59] Thank you. Go
[5:45:02] ahead. You're recognized.
[5:45:03] Paul
[5:45:05] williams out of district 21. I
[5:45:07] stand before you as a man who
[5:45:09] has come to love and fight for
[5:45:11] north nashville as a community
[5:45:14] ambassador. I've seen what has
[5:45:16] happened. When progress forgets
[5:45:18] people, I've seen highways
[5:45:19] divide neighborhoods, black
[5:45:22] businesses disappear. I've seen
[5:45:25] family families displaced while
[5:45:27] someone else called it
[5:45:28] development. Now history is
[5:45:30] knocking again. This time it
[5:45:32] wears the face of technology.
[5:45:34] And I have one question. Who
[5:45:38] pays the price? I'm not against
[5:45:39] innovation. I'm against
[5:45:42] repeating history. Because
[5:45:44] progress without justice isn't
[5:45:46] progress. If the fisk project
[5:45:49] project is truly good for
[5:45:51] nashville, then don't fear
[5:45:53] transparency. Don't fear
[5:45:54] independent review. Don't fear
[5:45:58] community voices require an
[5:46:00] environmental justice impact
[5:46:03] assessment. Measure not only
[5:46:05] what this project brings, but
[5:46:07] what it could take away,
[5:46:09] require independent experts
[5:46:12] selected by metro, not by the
[5:46:13] developer. Because trust cannot
[5:46:17] be built on self evaluation,
[5:46:20] require meaningful community
[5:46:21] engagement. Don't say that you
[5:46:23] did it when you didn't, becuse
[5:46:25] nobody got anything in the mail
[5:46:27] before. Decisions are made, not
[5:46:29] after communities are told to
[5:46:30] accept them. Our neighborhoods
[5:46:33] are more than parcels on a
[5:46:35] zoning map. They are homes,
[5:46:37] churches, schools, history.
[5:46:39] They are people and people
[5:46:40] deserve to be protected.
[5:46:42] Tonight I'm asking you to
[5:46:43] strengthen this ordinance, not
[5:46:46] to stop progress, but to ensure
[5:46:48] that progress includes justice.
[5:46:50] Because the measure of a great
[5:46:52] city is not how many data
[5:46:55] centers it can build in. It's
[5:46:56] whether the people who have
[5:46:58] carried this city for
[5:46:59] generations are still standing
[5:47:02] when the building is done. Our
[5:47:04] neighborhoods are not sacrifice
[5:47:05] zones. They are living,
[5:47:07] breathing communities whose
[5:47:09] survival depends on the choices
[5:47:11] you make tonight. So make the
[5:47:11] right one.
[5:47:15] Thank you. All right.
[5:47:19] You're recognized. Go ahead.
[5:47:20] Let's see.
[5:47:21] Hello, my name is
[5:47:23] tony davidson. I am a singer,
[5:47:24] songwriter, producer and serve
[5:47:26] as vice PRESIDENT Of glencliff
[5:47:28] neighborhood group in district
[5:47:31] 16. What's up, jenny courtney?
[5:47:33] First, I would like to applaud
[5:47:35] the 246 nashvillians who showed
[5:47:37] up and showed out tonight. All
[5:47:38] the people who submitted public
[5:47:40] comments and the over half a
[5:47:41] million people who signed the
[5:47:43] grassmere park and fisk
[5:47:44] university data center
[5:47:46] petitions. I would also like to
[5:47:47] thank the council members who
[5:47:50] sponsored these bills. To those
[5:47:52] of you who are not at 11:52
[5:47:53] P.M. Right now in support of
[5:47:55] these bills, think about the
[5:47:56] record attendance tonight made
[5:47:57] up of people who have never
[5:48:00] been involved, the soon to be
[5:48:01] eligible voters who have been
[5:48:03] here for hours. This is us
[5:48:04] fighting back against the
[5:48:05] out-of-state corporations,
[5:48:07] buying and destroying our land,
[5:48:09] depleting our natural, national
[5:48:10] natural resources, and
[5:48:12] polluting our ecosystems.
[5:48:14] Lastly, I have a message to the
[5:48:15] folks attempting to build these
[5:48:18] data centers in davidson county.
[5:48:20] Clearly, we are a persistent
[5:48:23] bunch and this hearing still
[5:48:24] isn't over. We aren't going
[5:48:26] anywhere, and we will continue
[5:48:27] to resist these data centers
[5:48:30] being built. And if it isn't
[5:48:32] obvious, I support bill 2026,
[5:48:35] 1391 and 1392. Thank you and
[5:48:36] everybody, have a great morning.
[5:48:40] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[5:48:41] recognized.
[5:48:44] On 95. I'm doctor
[5:48:46] stacy elliott from district 16.
[5:48:48] I apologize. Did you say ticket
[5:48:50] 195. Yes ma'am. Thank you for
[5:48:50] clarifying that. Thank you.
[5:48:51] Go
[5:48:52] ahead doctor stacy elliott from
[5:48:53] district 16. And I'm a member
[5:48:55] of the party for socialism and
[5:48:57] liberation. The people have
[5:48:58] spoken. Nobody in nashville,
[5:48:59] memphis or anywhere else wants
[5:49:00] a new data center coming to
[5:49:02] town and poisoning their air
[5:49:04] and water. Dc blocks go kick
[5:49:07] rocks. Aside from the policy
[5:49:08] questions and debates about ai,
[5:49:09] this threat raises serious
[5:49:11] questions for metro and the
[5:49:12] entire corporate ruling class
[5:49:13] of nashville. Questions like
[5:49:15] will you again insist on
[5:49:16] trampling over the popular will
[5:49:18] of the people, then make us
[5:49:19] foot the bill for enriching
[5:49:21] some lazy, entitled capitalists?
[5:49:22] Will you again hand our city
[5:49:24] over to corporate elites so
[5:49:25] they can sponge up profits and
[5:49:27] have the public dime absorb the
[5:49:29] costs? Will you once again ante
[5:49:30] up our public dollars to
[5:49:32] bankroll corporate cash grab
[5:49:33] projects while forcing us to
[5:49:34] foot the bill for their
[5:49:36] gambling addiction? We, the
[5:49:37] working class, create the
[5:49:39] city's prosperity. And yet you
[5:49:41] force us to play the role of
[5:49:42] the only casino in history
[5:49:44] where the house always loses
[5:49:46] when it comes to any sort of
[5:49:48] corporate gamble or financial
[5:49:49] speculation. Riding the waves
[5:49:50] of booms and busts, the powers
[5:49:52] that be in nashville, the
[5:49:53] chamber of commerce, the
[5:49:54] nashville downtown partnership,
[5:49:56] the mpd, the mayor's office.
[5:49:58] Y'all cannot wait to be an easy
[5:50:00] mark and get us ripped off once
[5:50:02] again, despite all public
[5:50:03] opposition and evidence against
[5:50:05] them, you fell for scams like
[5:50:07] license plate readers and flock
[5:50:08] surveillance that have never
[5:50:09] made anyone safer, but do make
[5:50:11] it possible for cops to spy on
[5:50:13] their ex wives and other
[5:50:14] targets instead of listening to
[5:50:15] workers in the unions that
[5:50:17] helped many of you get into
[5:50:18] office, you keep funneling our
[5:50:19] public dollars to consulting
[5:50:20] firms to do whatever it is that
[5:50:23] consultants supposedly do. You
[5:50:24] refuse to grant workers a cola
[5:50:26] that actually keeps pace with
[5:50:27] inflation. You made us the city
[5:50:29] that has only one fewer nfl
[5:50:31] stadium than it has nfl regular
[5:50:33] season wins, and you made us
[5:50:35] taxpayers subsidize that sort
[5:50:36] of billionaire vanity project.
[5:50:38] We're tired of metro leadership
[5:50:39] bowing down to the whims of
[5:50:40] capitalist elites instead of
[5:50:42] serving the people. We say no
[5:50:44] to data centers and no to any
[5:50:46] other extractive scams free
[5:50:47] palestine.
[5:50:51] All right. Next, go
[5:50:55] ahead. You're recognized.
[5:50:55] Hi.
[5:50:57] My name is seth campbell. I
[5:50:58] live in district nine and I'm
[5:50:59] here to support this
[5:51:00] legislation legislation. This
[5:51:02] is my first time attending any
[5:51:04] sort of hearing like this. I've
[5:51:05] been a tennessee resident my
[5:51:06] entire life in nashville,
[5:51:07] resident for six years, and I
[5:51:09] plan to be in the city for a
[5:51:11] long time because I love the
[5:51:12] people. In the spirit of this
[5:51:13] community, time and time again,
[5:51:15] the people of nashville and
[5:51:16] tennessee show their resilience.
[5:51:17] And when confronted with
[5:51:19] adversity on nights like
[5:51:20] tonight, this city, I think
[5:51:23] it's at its best. While the
[5:51:24] community of nashville is made
[5:51:26] up of some of the most generous
[5:51:27] and resilient people in the
[5:51:29] world. At the same time, this
[5:51:30] city seems to be full of power
[5:51:31] brokers and local politicians,
[5:51:33] some of which are in this room,
[5:51:35] who show us over and over again
[5:51:36] that they are hell bent on
[5:51:38] selling the city out to the
[5:51:39] highest bidder. And this seems
[5:51:41] to be just another chapter.
[5:51:43] While I am in full support of
[5:51:45] bill 2026 1391, and I'm
[5:51:46] thankful for all the council
[5:51:47] members that are co-sponsoring
[5:51:50] this bill. These are kid gloves
[5:51:52] restrictions and should be only
[5:51:54] a starting point. Like others
[5:51:55] have stated, these data centers
[5:51:58] do not meet a simple cost
[5:52:00] benefit analysis that any
[5:52:01] community would or should
[5:52:03] accept. You should be able to
[5:52:05] answer simple questions like
[5:52:06] what are the benefit of these
[5:52:08] data centers? Who is benefiting?
[5:52:10] What? How are these
[5:52:11] monstrosities that use as much
[5:52:12] water and electricity as a
[5:52:15] small city going to be used to
[5:52:17] benefit our local communities?
[5:52:18] How are we supposed to accept
[5:52:20] these in our towns, when the
[5:52:21] billionaire owners of these
[5:52:22] companies can't even say
[5:52:24] loud what their defined end
[5:52:27] goal is, I urge any member of
[5:52:28] this council or any other
[5:52:29] elected official who is still
[5:52:31] deciding or not in full support
[5:52:33] of this legislation and further
[5:52:34] restrictive legislation, to
[5:52:36] take a look at how long we've
[5:52:38] all been here and take a look
[5:52:39] around the country and how
[5:52:40] united people are against
[5:52:43] projects like these. This issue
[5:52:45] will not go away, and it will
[5:52:47] define you as council members
[5:52:50] and politicians if you let it.
[5:52:52] We do not and will not accept
[5:52:53] these billionaire pet projects
[5:52:55] at the zoo, at fisk university,
[5:52:57] or anywhere else in our city or
[5:52:58] state. Thank you.
[5:53:01] Thank you.
[5:53:02] Welcome. Can you please share
[5:53:04] your ticket number?
[5:53:05] I am ticket
[5:53:06] number 200.
[5:53:09] Okay. You.
[5:53:11] Hello, my name is emily summers.
[5:53:12] I'm a resident of district 31
[5:53:14] and I'm here to express my
[5:53:17] support for legislation 139192
[5:53:19] and 1448. Here is thesimple
[5:53:21] truth about ai data centers. We
[5:53:24] don't know what we don't know.
[5:53:25] Data centers present serious
[5:53:27] quality of life risks that
[5:53:28] cannot be mitigated because
[5:53:30] they are not yet fully
[5:53:32] understood. Dc blocks and those
[5:53:34] who stand to benefit from these
[5:53:35] projects are hoping that we
[5:53:38] will turn a blind eye as they
[5:53:40] use college students, families
[5:53:42] and even endangered animals as
[5:53:44] the canaries in their coal
[5:53:46] mines. But the people of
[5:53:48] nashville are not blind and we
[5:53:50] are not powerless. So, council
[5:53:51] members, you have an
[5:53:53] opportunity in front of you.
[5:53:54] You have the opportunity to
[5:53:56] show the people of nashville
[5:53:58] that your loyalty is firmly
[5:54:00] planted here with your
[5:54:01] neighbors, not with the
[5:54:03] financial interests of out of
[5:54:06] state developers. Each of you
[5:54:08] individually has the
[5:54:09] opportunity tonight to prove to
[5:54:11] us that you deserve to be
[5:54:14] sitting where you are. It is in
[5:54:16] your best interest to serve the
[5:54:18] people who you were elected to
[5:54:20] serve. Because if you haven't
[5:54:22] noticed, my ticket number is
[5:54:25] 200. The people are showing up
[5:54:28] and we are paying attention to
[5:54:29] you. Thank you for your time.
[5:54:34] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[5:54:35] recognized. Hi.
[5:54:35] My name.
[5:54:36] Is
[5:54:37] hayden exley. I am from
[5:54:39] murfreesboro, tennessee. I
[5:54:41] support the bill 2026 1391, and
[5:54:43] I support even stronger
[5:54:44] regulation here and across our
[5:54:46] beloved state. In wendell
[5:54:49] berry's poem manifesto the mad
[5:54:50] farmer liberation front, he
[5:54:52] says things I hope you consider
[5:54:53] in light of the question before
[5:54:56] us. It begins love the quick
[5:54:58] profit, the annual raise.
[5:55:00] Vacation with pay. Want more of
[5:55:02] everything ready made? Be
[5:55:03] afraid to know your neighbors
[5:55:05] and to die. And you will have a
[5:55:07] window in your head. Not even
[5:55:08] your own future will be a
[5:55:10] mystery to you anymore. Your
[5:55:11] mind will be punched in a card
[5:55:13] and shut away in a little
[5:55:14] drawer. When they want you to
[5:55:16] buy something, they will tell
[5:55:17] you. When they want you to die
[5:55:19] for profit, they will let you
[5:55:21] know. In the interest of time,
[5:55:24] I'll paraphrase the rest. He
[5:55:26] continues, so friends, every
[5:55:27] day do something that won't
[5:55:30] compute. Love the lord, love
[5:55:32] the world. Give your approval
[5:55:33] to all that you cannot
[5:55:35] understand. Praise, ignorance
[5:55:36] for what man has not
[5:55:38] encountered, he has not
[5:55:40] destroyed. Say that your main
[5:55:43] crop is the forest that you did
[5:55:44] not plant, and that you will
[5:55:46] not live to harvest. Ask
[5:55:48] yourself, will this satisfy a
[5:55:50] woman satisfied to bear a child?
[5:55:52] Will this disturb the sleep of
[5:55:54] a woman near to giving birth?
[5:55:57] So let nashville be remembered
[5:55:58] how we chose the care of our
[5:55:59] home over the profit of
[5:56:01] strangers who cannot care or
[5:56:03] keep our home for us. I hope
[5:56:04] data centers can be regulated
[5:56:06] or stopped, not only here in
[5:56:07] nashville, but in my home of
[5:56:09] rutherford county and in
[5:56:11] tennessee as a whole. I love my
[5:56:13] home. Please, please protect it.
[5:56:15] Do unto those downstream as you
[5:56:17] would have those upstream do
[5:56:18] unto you. Thank you.
[5:56:21] Thank you.
[5:56:22] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[5:56:23] Hi,
[5:56:24] my name is emily short. I have
[5:56:26] been a resident of the 16th
[5:56:27] district for more than ten
[5:56:30] years. I'm here in support of
[5:56:34] bl 2026 1391. And I guess
[5:56:39] further moratoriums on it. I
[5:56:41] believe the most important a community is to protect
[5:56:43] the people and the animals who
[5:56:45] already live there. Nashville
[5:56:46] needs to ensure that its growth
[5:56:48] and its progress does not come
[5:56:49] at the expense of our health
[5:56:51] and our safety through the
[5:56:52] sacrifice of our neighborhoods.
[5:56:53] Thank you.
[5:56:54] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:56:59] You're recognized.
[5:56:59] Hello, my
[5:57:01] name is landon caswell. I'm
[5:57:03] from franklin, tennessee county
[5:57:05] district ten. I'm here to
[5:57:11] support bl20261391. But most of
[5:57:13] all, I am here to support the
[5:57:17] nashville zoo. I am a card
[5:57:18] carrying zoo member. My family
[5:57:20] and I have been visiting the
[5:57:22] zoo for as long as I can
[5:57:24] remember. Over the years, I've
[5:57:27] seen it grow from a humble,
[5:57:30] modest family zoo to an award
[5:57:33] winning aza accredited facility
[5:57:35] from their state of the art vet
[5:57:38] hospital to their new clouded
[5:57:40] leopard exhibit, their leopard
[5:57:42] forest exhibit, which opened
[5:57:44] last year. The national zoo has
[5:57:47] grown to become a leader in
[5:57:50] animal husbandry and wildlife
[5:57:51] conservation. They are
[5:57:53] literally writing the books on
[5:57:56] the breeding and caring for
[5:57:57] rare and endangered species
[5:57:59] such as giant anteaters,
[5:58:02] rhinoceros hornbills, sumatran
[5:58:04] tigers and especially clouded
[5:58:06] leopards. My concern is that
[5:58:08] this data center will severely
[5:58:11] degrade this beloved nashville
[5:58:12] destination, as well as
[5:58:15] jeopardize all the dedication,
[5:58:16] research and hard work from the
[5:58:19] zoo staff. I want the nashville
[5:58:21] zoo to continue to grow into
[5:58:23] the best zoo in america, and I
[5:58:25] don't see how a data center
[5:58:27] will make that possible. Thank
[5:58:28] you.
[5:58:30] Thank you. Go ahead.
[5:58:33] You're recognized.
[5:58:34] Hello, my
[5:58:35] name is dave dohrmann and I'm a
[5:58:38] resident of district 24. My
[5:58:39] neighbors have already said
[5:58:41] everything I've thought of over
[5:58:42] the last few hours and days
[5:58:43] before coming in here. So just
[5:58:45] one second. Everything has been
[5:58:47] said before. And yeah, thank
[5:58:48] you for addressing this matter
[5:58:50] for all of us. Have a good
[5:58:50] night.
[5:58:52] Thank you so much. Can
[5:58:54] you please share your ticket?
[5:59:00] Number? 215 yeah.
[5:59:00] 215 okay.
[5:59:03] thank you. Go ahead.
[5:59:04] My name is
[5:59:06] emily hines. I live in district
[5:59:08] 24. What's up brenda, thanks
[5:59:10] for supporting this bill. I do
[5:59:12] support this bill, but like
[5:59:13] most of the people that came
[5:59:15] before me said, I'd like I'd
[5:59:17] like to see no data centers in
[5:59:19] nashville. And we already have
[5:59:20] plenty in the works. And that's
[5:59:22] frankly a shame. It's also a
[5:59:23] shame that I'm standing before
[5:59:26] you at midnight to beg for my
[5:59:28] life and for the lives of the
[5:59:30] people that I love in the city,
[5:59:31] because clearly these death
[5:59:33] centers are not going to help
[5:59:35] us. I work as a musician and as
[5:59:37] a farmer, and in both of those
[5:59:43] industries, ai is catastrophic,
[5:59:45] especially feeling that right
[5:59:46] now because I was out in the
[5:59:48] heat all last week and my brain
[5:59:51] is fried, I'm exhausted, and
[5:59:53] I'm overwhelmed by the heat
[5:59:55] that we are staring down the
[5:59:56] barrel right now with el nino,
[5:59:59] we are on the brink of massive
[6:00:02] crop failure and ecological
[6:00:03] extinction that we will not
[6:00:04] recover from, and we will live
[6:00:07] to see the consequences of the
[6:00:09] choices that y'all make tonight.
[6:00:11] So I'm asking you to please
[6:00:14] pass this legislation and pass
[6:00:16] amendments that are much more
[6:00:18] stringent. 100ft is nothing,
[6:00:20] especially when y'all have
[6:00:24] passed legislation that bans.
[6:00:28] Trans folks and drag shows at
[6:00:31] way more stringent codes. So
[6:00:32] yeah, I'd really appreciate it
[6:00:34] if you would follow your hearts
[6:00:36] or if your hearts are dead.
[6:00:39] Listen to us. Thank you.
[6:00:39] Thank
[6:00:42] you. Go ahead. You're
[6:00:45] recognized.
[6:00:46] Hi, my name is
[6:00:49] christa wells. I'm a mother and
[6:00:52] a musician and a resident of
[6:00:54] district five. I'm here in
[6:00:56] support of bill 1391 as a
[6:00:59] minimum, because once we
[6:01:01] collectively lose our health
[6:01:03] and well-being, nothing else is
[6:01:06] going to matter at all. And I
[6:01:08] think we all know that we're
[6:01:10] already collectively losing our
[6:01:11] health and well-being for all
[6:01:13] kinds of reasons. And it
[6:01:15] appears that the health of our
[6:01:17] immediate community members and
[6:01:19] the environment that our
[6:01:21] children and our grandchildren
[6:01:24] and great grandchildren depend
[6:01:28] on depends in part on the
[6:01:30] decision that you all get to
[6:01:35] make tonight on our behalf. Our
[6:01:37] descendants are going to look
[6:01:39] back on all these decisions
[6:01:41] we're making around technology,
[6:01:42] and we've never done it before.
[6:01:44] It's hard. They're going to
[6:01:45] look back on all these
[6:01:47] decisions, and they're going to
[6:01:51] either thank us or hate us for
[6:01:55] them putting strong safeguards
[6:01:57] in place before a stranger
[6:01:59] comes into the house with your
[6:02:03] kids. It's not a big ask. It's
[6:02:07] wisdom. And wisdom is what we
[6:02:11] count on. You guys to exercise.
[6:02:13] So I want to thank you in
[6:02:15] advance because I am choosing
[6:02:20] to believe that you are here to
[6:02:22] uphold the duties of your
[6:02:26] office. I trust you will
[6:02:28] prioritize the needs and
[6:02:30] reflect the expressed desires
[6:02:34] of your people, which is
[6:02:36] nashville people. So thank you
[6:02:38] so much for your time.
[6:02:38] Thank
[6:02:44] you. As you step to the podium,
[6:02:46] I just want to share. It's 1207.
[6:02:49] So we're 3.5 hours into our
[6:02:50] hearing. And for purposes of
[6:02:51] just kind of every half hour
[6:02:53] where we are, could you please
[6:02:55] share your ticket number 217
[6:02:57] thank you so much. Go ahead.
[6:02:57] My
[6:02:59] name is madeline beyer. I am
[6:03:03] from council district three. I
[6:03:04] struggle to feel like I deserve
[6:03:05] to be up here speaking to you
[6:03:08] all. But I believe that I do. I
[6:03:09] sincerely hope that each and
[6:03:11] every one of you believe that
[6:03:13] you deserve to be in these
[6:03:15] seats. And if you don't, you
[6:03:16] should spend some time with
[6:03:19] that. There is a long list of
[6:03:20] evidence that these data
[6:03:22] centers negatively impact and
[6:03:24] are already negatively
[6:03:26] impacting communities of real
[6:03:28] people vulnerable,
[6:03:29] under-resourced and targeted
[6:03:32] groups, environments and
[6:03:33] ecosystems. Et cetera. Et
[6:03:35] cetera. Properly functioning
[6:03:37] data centers should not need
[6:03:39] this amount of resource at this
[6:03:42] insane and unsustainable scale,
[6:03:43] especially not at the expense
[6:03:45] of people getting their most
[6:03:48] basic met. I do not care
[6:03:49] what companies are doing to
[6:03:51] minimize the use of these
[6:03:52] resources, because under these
[6:03:54] circumstances, it does not
[6:03:56] matter and it should not matter.
[6:03:58] This is, in my opinion,
[6:04:00] absolutely stupid and violence
[6:04:02] against humanity. I am here
[6:04:06] today in support of bill 2026
[6:04:08] 1391. But I want to reiterate,
[6:04:10] as so many before me have said,
[6:04:12] that it needs changes to
[6:04:13] restrictions and protections
[6:04:16] that actually legitimately
[6:04:17] protect the land, the animals
[6:04:20] and the people. Thank you.
[6:04:23] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[6:04:24] recognized.
[6:04:25] Thank you. Hold on
[6:04:27] one moment, please. My name is
[6:04:28] catherine richtmyer. I am a
[6:04:29] district 20 resident, and I'm
[6:04:30] here this evening to support my
[6:04:32] council member's bill. Council
[6:04:33] member ron haughton's. Bill,
[6:04:36] bill 2026 1391. A lot of people
[6:04:38] are here tonight because of the
[6:04:39] zoo or fisk, but this bill is
[6:04:42] about is bigger than either of
[6:04:44] those projects. It's about of davidson
[6:04:46] county from the dangers of data
[6:04:47] centers. Every corner of
[6:04:49] davidson county deserves to be
[6:04:50] protected. Unlike other data
[6:04:52] center related bills, this bill
[6:04:53] was not born under public
[6:04:55] pressure or for pr. It's not
[6:04:56] about a single project. It's
[6:04:59] the only proactive piece of
[6:05:00] legislation. Ron saw the
[6:05:01] devastation that data centers
[6:05:02] have inflicted on other
[6:05:03] communities and has worked for
[6:05:04] months on this bill, long
[6:05:06] before the zoo or fisk were
[6:05:07] announced. But the best part
[6:05:08] about this bill isn't that it's
[6:05:10] rollins bill. He's made it our
[6:05:11] bill, the community's bills.
[6:05:12] He's worked with us and taken
[6:05:14] feedback on it for amendments
[6:05:15] and implemented them in real
[6:05:17] time. Please do not let poison
[6:05:18] pill amendments over the next
[6:05:20] two weeks be added on to this
[6:05:21] bill. We heard representatives
[6:05:22] on our metro planning
[6:05:24] commission asking for
[6:05:25] flexibility in trying to weaken
[6:05:28] bill 2026 1391. I urge council
[6:05:30] to not delay, but to pass bill
[6:05:33] 2026 1391 in its strongest form
[6:05:33] because, as council member
[6:05:35] horton says, we shouldn't be in
[6:05:37] a race to become a leader in ai,
[6:05:39] to become a leader and health
[6:05:40] and safety for our people.
[6:05:42] Thank you.
[6:05:45] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:05:48] You're recognized. Thank you
[6:05:49] for your time.
[6:05:50] This is my
[6:05:52] second time seeing you guys. I
[6:05:53] spoke at the first council,
[6:05:55] which is my very first time
[6:05:56] public speaking, and my heart
[6:05:59] beats in my ears. But it's fine.
[6:06:02] I support bl 2026 1391 and any
[6:06:04] legislation that is going to
[6:06:06] put more restrictions on ai
[6:06:09] data centers. I drove two hours
[6:06:12] about to get here, and I am a
[6:06:13] licensed massage therapist. I
[6:06:14] forgot to mention that last
[6:06:15] time. So my special interest is
[6:06:19] in infrasound. We know very
[6:06:21] much about how much music
[6:06:22] affects humans. Music therapy
[6:06:25] won't go into that. So I just
[6:06:26] wanted to say I support strong
[6:06:27] legislation that protects every
[6:06:28] neighborhood in nashville from
[6:06:31] the dangers of data centers. I
[6:06:33] waited hours to say this, that
[6:06:35] I had misspoke at my first
[6:06:37] speech because I was so nervous.
[6:06:40] So I had cited ben jordan for
[6:06:42] the infrasound information. I
[6:06:43] mispronounced his last name. I
[6:06:46] was so nervous. So ben jordan
[6:06:47] was who I cited my information
[6:06:50] from. He records infrasound
[6:06:51] across all of the ai data
[6:06:54] centers across the U.S. And his
[6:06:56] findings were just disgusting,
[6:06:58] if I MAY be so frank, there was
[6:07:00] a six year old girl in 2025 in
[6:07:03] the summer of 2025, who
[6:07:05] developed very intense seizures
[6:07:07] by living next to the ai data
[6:07:10] center elon musk. Elon musk put
[6:07:13] up after the family took out a
[6:07:15] just another mortgage for their
[6:07:17] house and walked away and moved
[6:07:18] so their daughter could have
[6:07:20] better opportunity to be away
[6:07:21] from the ai data center they
[6:07:22] thought was causing the
[6:07:24] seizures. All of her symptoms
[6:07:26] immediately stopped upon
[6:07:27] leaving. So I just want to say
[6:07:29] that the movie good luck, have
[6:07:31] fun, don't die. I feel like
[6:07:32] maybe has the vibes of what's
[6:07:34] going on where everyone cares
[6:07:35] so much, and if it's bad for
[6:07:37] animals, it is bad for humans.
[6:07:39] Please understand that I know
[6:07:41] that y'all are in for a long
[6:07:42] time and lobbyists have. I
[6:07:44] don't have the money for that,
[6:07:45] but I brought you a bag of
[6:07:47] candy to lobby for you guys to
[6:07:52] be sweet and do the right thing.
[6:07:54] Councilmember benedict is
[6:07:59] coming. Alrighty. Next. Next
[6:08:10] speaker please. Next speaker.
[6:08:11] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[6:08:13] Thank you. Hello, everybody.
[6:08:15] Thank you so much for your time.
[6:08:17] My name is olivia and I'm from
[6:08:19] williamson county and I support
[6:08:24] the bill. Bl 2020 261391.
[6:08:26] Having that said, I do support
[6:08:27] technological innovation and
[6:08:29] progress, especially in terms
[6:08:31] of economic growth and human
[6:08:33] flourishing. However,
[6:08:34] innovation and technology
[6:08:36] should not come before humans,
[6:08:38] animals or the environment
[6:08:40] until data centers are
[6:08:41] environmentally friendly and
[6:08:43] work for everyone, I will not
[6:08:44] be supporting them, and I'm
[6:08:46] certain the animals that live
[6:08:47] in the zoo and the humans that
[6:08:49] live near thezoo do not want
[6:08:50] their air, water or soil
[6:08:52] polluted from a proposed data
[6:08:54] center. I believe what is owed
[6:08:57] to humans, animals and the
[6:08:58] environment is a sustainable,
[6:09:01] eco friendly future. And I
[6:09:02] believe that starts with all of
[6:09:04] us. I don't believe we deserve
[6:09:06] a lifeless, ai controlled
[6:09:07] corporate corporate
[6:09:08] surveillance state with the
[6:09:09] likes of pixar's wall-e, in
[6:09:10] which corporations have the
[6:09:11] final say in humans and the
[6:09:14] planet were just another
[6:09:15] disposable resource to give
[6:09:17] away and destroy. So I want to
[6:09:18] leave you with this. We don't
[6:09:19] take anything from this world
[6:09:21] other than our memories and our
[6:09:22] own conscience. So please do
[6:09:24] the right thing and please vote
[6:09:25] for the bill. Thank you very
[6:09:25] much.
[6:09:31] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:09:32] You're recognized.
[6:09:33] Hi, my name
[6:09:36] is trina. I live in district
[6:09:41] six. I'm number 222. Everything
[6:09:42] in this poem is sourced from
[6:09:45] data map wpln and n s
[6:09:46] own after action review. But it
[6:09:48] was written before freddie
[6:09:49] finally came out in support of
[6:09:53] this. So sorry freddie, we're
[6:09:55] in the middle of a heat wave,
[6:09:56] but I still remember being cold
[6:09:58] and now n s is verified. At
[6:10:00] least one outside crew was told
[6:10:02] that we had everything we
[6:10:03] needed, and now they asked for
[6:10:04] help. Too late. They've
[6:10:06] conducted a review and
[6:10:08] recommended 58 listed ways they
[6:10:09] could be better, ways they
[6:10:12] could take better care, but I
[6:10:17] can't imagine adding data
[6:10:19] centers was in there. They're
[6:10:20] building one right now. Brick
[6:10:22] church pike, 12mw. More power
[6:10:23] than my zip code. Y'all connect
[6:10:25] the dots. The data center by
[6:10:26] the zoo would put 40 more on
[6:10:28] lock, equivalent to the power
[6:10:29] used by all of antioch. Both
[6:10:30] doug sloan and community
[6:10:32] pointed to the other 26. But no
[6:10:34] one can say the load on any s
[6:10:36] because no real info exists. We
[6:10:38] need the bill for zoning and
[6:10:40] the moratorium. We need the the
[6:10:41] mayor to join our fight. We
[6:10:43] need him to stop playing dumb,
[6:10:45] but he won't even stand for
[6:10:46] benches. And so we ask that he
[6:10:48] sit down and follow the leaders
[6:10:50] of the city who put benches all
[6:10:51] over town. The super bowl is
[6:10:53] coming at the same time of year
[6:10:55] as fern, and if we don't get
[6:10:57] this right, we'll have another
[6:11:00] freezer burn. So I am asking
[6:11:02] you guys to pass the zoning
[6:11:04] bill and support the moratorium.
[6:11:06] But write each one of these
[6:11:08] data centers on one piece of
[6:11:10] land, adds another zip code of
[6:11:12] power being consumed. Like, I
[6:11:16] don't think we just went
[6:11:20] through fern and like we I just
[6:11:22] don't understand hw any of
[6:11:24] these places are attracted to
[6:11:26] this grid. This grid is not
[6:11:30] good. So right. We need to
[6:11:31] shore up what we've got here
[6:11:34] and reject these outsiders.
[6:11:34] Thank you.
[6:11:36] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:11:39] You're recognized.
[6:11:40] Hey, all. My
[6:11:40] name.
[6:11:41] Is jake grayson. I'm a
[6:11:44] resident of district two. I
[6:11:45] don't think I can say really
[6:11:46] anything that's not already
[6:11:49] been said tonight, especially as creatively or eloquently.
[6:11:51] But perhaps I'll add that I'm a
[6:11:53] phd student at vanderbilt, and
[6:11:55] in my role as a teacher, I've
[6:11:56] seen how the technologies that
[6:11:59] these data centers fuel have
[6:12:01] really poisoned the critical
[6:12:03] thinking and work ethic of
[6:12:04] ostensibly some of our
[6:12:06] brightest students. And so I
[6:12:08] just wanted to voice my support
[6:12:12] for bill to 2026, 1391 and any
[6:12:14] stricter further legislation
[6:12:15] that would prohibit
[6:12:17] corporations from, you know,
[6:12:19] wreaking havoc on our our
[6:12:20] communities. I think at this
[6:12:22] point, you guys know the right
[6:12:23] thing to do. It's just a
[6:12:25] question, a question of, you
[6:12:26] know, whether you are willing
[6:12:28] to prioritize your fellow
[6:12:30] nashvillians and your own, I
[6:12:32] think, moral character and
[6:12:33] dignity above whatever
[6:12:34] kickbacks you MAY stand to gain.
[6:12:39] So thank you. Good night.
[6:12:39] Okay.
[6:12:41] You're recognized.
[6:12:42] Hi, my name
[6:12:44] is matt day. I'm number 225.
[6:12:45] So
[6:12:45] thank you.
[6:12:46] Pretty close to the
[6:12:48] end here. So I'm speaking my
[6:12:50] private capacity as a resident
[6:12:52] of district 18 in support of
[6:12:56] bill 2026 1391 and proposed
[6:12:57] amendments with some
[6:12:58] suggestions. While the planning
[6:13:00] committee's map showed that
[6:13:01] proposed setbacks would
[6:13:02] preclude the construction of
[6:13:04] most data center projects in
[6:13:06] davidson county as a whole, I
[6:13:08] would request stronger setback
[6:13:09] requirements and anti
[6:13:10] clustering language in the
[6:13:12] final reading of this bill.
[6:13:13] Besides that, I only have two
[6:13:16] small things to add to the 224
[6:13:18] people who preceded me. First,
[6:13:19] if you look at the dc blocks
[6:13:21] website, the front page is
[6:13:23] plastered with news about
[6:13:26] identical projects across the
[6:13:27] nation. Their own marketing
[6:13:28] material makes it clear that
[6:13:30] they do not care about
[6:13:31] nashville and the communities
[6:13:33] into which they parachute. This
[6:13:34] is a special place, and I know
[6:13:36] that the council and my fellow
[6:13:37] residents feel that in their
[6:13:39] ownway. I therefore hope that
[6:13:41] you all will support this bill.
[6:13:43] Second, there has been no
[6:13:45] public good articulated by any
[6:13:47] major official or executive as
[6:13:49] to the purpose of not just the
[6:13:50] dc blocks data center near the
[6:13:52] zoo, but data center
[6:13:53] infrastructure writ large.
[6:13:55] Their transparent interest is
[6:13:57] to use our community, its power
[6:13:59] grid and its people without
[6:14:01] much return. I therefore think
[6:14:03] that this bill and subsequent
[6:14:04] amendments are a simple start
[6:14:06] to protecting the special place.
[6:14:07] Thank you.
[6:14:10] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:14:11] You're recognized.
[6:14:12] Hi, my name
[6:14:14] is susan lamoureux. I'm a
[6:14:16] resident of district 18, and I
[6:14:18] wanted to voice my support for
[6:14:21] the bill. 2026 1391. I also
[6:14:27] support stricter legislation
[6:14:30] around this issue. No
[6:14:34] clustering and a more permanent
[6:14:36] moratorium. And I just wanted
[6:14:38] to mention, you know, one thing
[6:14:39] that hasn't really been brought
[6:14:41] up tonight is the heat island
[6:14:42] effect that data centers also
[6:14:43] bring, in addition to the
[6:14:46] myriad other pollution and, you
[6:14:48] know, effects that they have on
[6:14:52] the local environment. Were
[6:14:53] these two data centers to be
[6:14:55] built in downtown nashville.
[6:14:57] That heat island effect would
[6:14:58] also impact the area of the
[6:15:00] city that I live in, which is
[6:15:02] not really that close to the
[6:15:04] proposed locations. It would
[6:15:06] affect the entirety of downtown.
[6:15:10] I think, you know, that is
[6:15:11] reason in and of itself, given
[6:15:13] the heat waves we've been
[6:15:15] seeing just in this past week
[6:15:18] alone, to not allow further
[6:15:23] warming of the city. And and
[6:15:24] recently, a lot of companies
[6:15:27] have begun scaling back ai
[6:15:28] applications. Other people have
[6:15:30] mentioned this tonight. Ai is
[6:15:31] more expensive than human
[6:15:33] workers. It is not more
[6:15:34] efficient or more effective,
[6:15:35] and it's certainly not more
[6:15:37] creative. So as an artist
[6:15:39] myself and recently moved to
[6:15:41] nashville, I would encourage
[6:15:43] you to support this legislation
[6:15:46] and strengthen it. Furthermore,
[6:15:47] going forward into the future,
[6:15:49] we do not need or want these
[6:15:51] data centers here or anywhere.
[6:15:55] As has been mentioned over and
[6:15:56] over tonight. Thank you for
[6:15:57] your time.
[6:15:59] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:16:02] You're recognized.
[6:16:03] Hello, my
[6:16:05] name is ginger rose creek. I
[6:16:07] live in the watkins park
[6:16:09] neighborhood, district 21, just
[6:16:11] a short walk from fisk
[6:16:13] university and one block from
[6:16:14] mlk high school, where I have
[6:16:17] an 11th grade student. I
[6:16:21] support bill 2026 1391. I have
[6:16:23] lived in nashville for 20 years,
[6:16:25] and I lead a local
[6:16:27] environmental nonprofit that is
[6:16:29] working to save a collapsing
[6:16:30] urban forest at two rivers
[6:16:33] regional park in donelson. I
[6:16:35] have spent countless hours over
[6:16:38] the last decade in the trenches
[6:16:42] of sustainable land management,
[6:16:43] while inviting others to come
[6:16:45] into an active living
[6:16:47] relationship with our local
[6:16:50] ecosystem and wildlife. Both
[6:16:53] are under immense pressure from
[6:16:56] rapid urban development. I know
[6:16:58] from firsthand experience that
[6:16:59] when it comes to our
[6:17:02] relationship with the earth,
[6:17:05] human activity can lead to ruin
[6:17:08] or recovery. It is our
[6:17:10] responsibility to consider the
[6:17:12] impacts of our actions on the
[6:17:15] next seven generations. I'm
[6:17:16] here to encourage the council
[6:17:18] to choose people and planet
[6:17:21] over profit. The people have
[6:17:23] not asked for data centers next
[6:17:26] to our zoo, on our educational
[6:17:29] campuses, or in any of our
[6:17:30] neighborhoods. The planet
[6:17:33] cannot withstand our continual
[6:17:35] overconsumption of resources.
[6:17:39] We are nashville, and we are
[6:17:41] all here to witness you in
[6:17:43] fulfilling your duty to protect
[6:17:45] the land that we all share.
[6:17:47] Thank you.
[6:17:51] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:17:52] You're recognized. Could you
[6:17:53] share your ticket number,
[6:17:55] please?
[6:17:57] I am ticket number 231.
[6:17:58] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:18:00] My name is
[6:18:03] janessa riley creek. I've lived
[6:18:05] heremy whole life. Most of
[6:18:07] what I wanted to say has
[6:18:09] already been said. So all I
[6:18:11] have left to say is that the
[6:18:13] reason I am still here past
[6:18:16] midnight is. I am afraid that
[6:18:21] if I am not this bill
[6:18:25] won't happen. And I'm very
[6:18:29] nervous. I'm sorry. I love my
[6:18:31] home and I have a lot of
[6:18:32] personal stake in this.
[6:18:33] Thanks
[6:18:36] for coming out. Thank you. All
[6:18:38] right. Next. Go ahead. You're
[6:18:39] recognized.
[6:18:40] What up guys. Good
[6:18:43] morning. That's okay. I can see
[6:18:44] all your eyes are glazed over.
[6:18:46] And you know side conversations
[6:18:47] are starting. But you're almost
[6:18:49] there, I promise. All right.
[6:18:50] Hello. My name is judas peace,
[6:18:51] and I'm a resident of district
[6:18:54] five, and I vehemently support
[6:18:58] bill 2026-1391. And I would
[6:19:00] also love to see further
[6:19:01] restrictions placed on the
[6:19:02] building of data centers in
[6:19:03] nashville, preferably so that
[6:19:05] they cannot be built at all.
[6:19:07] But we can get to that. I mean,
[6:19:08] we've all heard the facts
[6:19:10] stated all night long, but as
[6:19:11] we draw close to the end of our
[6:19:13] public comment section, I'm
[6:19:14] going to repeat them again,
[6:19:15] because these aren't just
[6:19:16] talking points, they're
[6:19:18] people's lives. Data centers
[6:19:20] are one stop pollution shops,
[6:19:22] air pollution from fossil fuels,
[6:19:23] water pollution from cooling
[6:19:25] systems. Light pollution, even
[6:19:26] in small amounts, can be
[6:19:28] incredibly detrimental to local
[6:19:29] wildlife. And GOD knows we
[6:19:30] don't need more light pollution
[6:19:33] in nashville. And the big one
[6:19:34] that poses the greatest risk
[6:19:38] for our zoo is noise pollution,
[6:19:39] specifically low frequencies
[6:19:42] that can get up to 80 to 100db,
[6:19:44] which is way over the legal
[6:19:48] limit. But I digress. Also, the
[6:19:49] audacity from dc blocks to try
[6:19:51] to put this thing right next to
[6:19:53] our beloved zoo. It's it's
[6:19:55] disrespectful is what it
[6:19:56] you know, we already have a
[6:19:58] dozen. We have dozens of these
[6:19:59] things in our state. So, you
[6:20:01] know, why don't we just put it
[6:20:02] right next to our lovely aza
[6:20:04] accredited zoo? You know, that
[6:20:05] could be a great idea. With
[6:20:06] multiple breeding programs for
[6:20:08] endangered species, such as the
[6:20:10] clouded leopard, puertorican
[6:20:11] crested toad, and eastern
[6:20:13] eastern hellbender, animals
[6:20:15] that have become endangered
[6:20:17] because of the actions of
[6:20:18] humans, specifically
[6:20:19] corporations seeking expansion
[6:20:21] and profit with no
[6:20:22] consideration for the only
[6:20:24] planet that we have to live on.
[6:20:25] This legislation needs to pass
[6:20:27] for the future of the zoo and
[6:20:29] for the future of our for the
[6:20:30] future of our community. And we
[6:20:32] will never stop pushing for
[6:20:32] stronger and stronger
[6:20:33] restrictions on data centers
[6:20:35] until we erase the stain on our
[6:20:37] planet that is, data centers.
[6:20:39] All right, all right, that's
[6:20:41] pretty much it. Thank you guys.
[6:20:44] Free palestine.
[6:20:45] All right. You
[6:20:48] are recognized. Go ahead sir.
[6:20:49] Good evening, council members.
[6:20:50] My name is nick mansfield.
[6:20:52] Ticket number 237. I live in
[6:20:53] antioch, tennessee currently
[6:20:56] and have lived in nashville my
[6:20:57] whole entire life for over
[6:21:00] three decades. I have been at
[6:21:02] this meeting now for several
[6:21:03] hours. I was at the meeting on
[6:21:06] the 11th of last month, and the
[6:21:08] response from the public
[6:21:10] reminds me frankly of the
[6:21:11] response that I remember from
[6:21:12] people in my neighborhood
[6:21:14] cleaning up after the flood in
[6:21:16] 2010. However, people now are
[6:21:17] afraid and have said multiple
[6:21:19] times that they fear that
[6:21:21] nashville and america as a
[6:21:22] whole has become government of
[6:21:24] the dollar by the dollar for
[6:21:27] the dollar. The lawyers
[6:21:28] representative of D.C. Blocks
[6:21:30] have come in and lied about the
[6:21:31] state of the permits that they
[6:21:32] have filed for, claiming that
[6:21:34] they are in hand when they are
[6:21:36] still pending. At the meeting
[6:21:39] at the 11th, their lawyer
[6:21:40] bulldozed through his two
[6:21:41] minute time slot and had to be
[6:21:43] only stopping when he was
[6:21:44] called on it by the other
[6:21:47] people present at the time. I
[6:21:50] believe in nashville, I love
[6:21:51] nashville, I've lived here my
[6:21:54] whole entire life, and I think
[6:21:55] that if you can't trust the
[6:21:56] representatives of
[6:21:58] representatives of these
[6:22:00] corporations to be honest and
[6:22:02] respect the small things, why
[6:22:04] would we expect them to be
[6:22:06] honest and respectful of the
[6:22:07] health and well-being of our
[6:22:11] communities? I ask you all
[6:22:16] tonight to vote yes on 2026,
[6:22:17] 1391 and all relevant
[6:22:19] amendments and moratoriums, and
[6:22:20] prove to the people of
[6:22:22] nashville and america that
[6:22:24] government of the people, by
[6:22:26] the people, for the people, has
[6:22:28] not yet perished from this
[6:22:30] earth. Thank you so much for
[6:22:32] your time. I hope you all are
[6:22:34] able to get coffee soon.
[6:22:34] Thank
[6:22:37] you. Go ahead. You're
[6:22:39] recognized.
[6:22:40] Hi, my name is maya.
[6:22:42] Bundy and I live in east
[6:22:43] nashville. I'm speaking in
[6:22:47] support of bill 2026 1391. I
[6:22:49] work in tech and I am disturbed
[6:22:50] by the effects ai is having on
[6:22:53] my industry. People's jobs are
[6:22:54] already being replaced. Their
[6:22:56] livelihoods are being stripped
[6:22:58] away because of corporate greed.
[6:22:59] Additionally, we have seen and
[6:23:01] heard how local environments
[6:23:02] are devastated by these data
[6:23:04] centers. We deserve better than
[6:23:07] that. If I lose my job, that's
[6:23:08] a hurdle I will overcome. But
[6:23:11] how will we recover if we lose
[6:23:16] nashville to data centers? Well,
[6:23:17] I hope that data centers will
[6:23:19] be banned completely. In the
[6:23:20] meantime, I ask for city
[6:23:23] council to stand with nashville
[6:23:24] residents by passing this bill.
[6:23:25] Thank you.
[6:23:27] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:23:31] You're recognized.
[6:23:32] My name is
[6:23:35] kara harris. I live in district
[6:23:40] six. 248.
[6:23:41] Pardon?
[6:23:42] What's your
[6:23:42] ticket?
[6:23:44] 248 okay.
[6:23:45] Do I get to
[6:23:47] start my time over since.
[6:23:47] Yes,
[6:23:49] you can, we can restart your
[6:23:52] time.
[6:23:53] D.C. Blocks is here
[6:23:55] because they believe it will be
[6:23:57] easy. They believe the back
[6:23:59] door deals and the good old boy
[6:24:00] politics of the south will make
[6:24:03] for an easy process with little
[6:24:04] resistance. And they have,
[6:24:05] frankly, every reason to
[6:24:07] believe that. Right? We've seen
[6:24:13] it happen before. We are here,
[6:24:16] right? All of us, because we
[6:24:19] refuse to let that be the case.
[6:24:21] We're tired of seeing big money
[6:24:23] do whatever they want in our
[6:24:29] city with no regard for us. You,
[6:24:31] all of you have the power to
[6:24:35] change that narrative. Let's do
[6:24:37] more than just create some
[6:24:40] broad regulations. Let's create
[6:24:42] strong ones that truly protect
[6:24:47] our land and our people. The
[6:24:49] distance, as you've heard,
[6:24:51] needs to increase. It's not
[6:24:56] enough. Regular checks need to
[6:24:58] be established. This is an
[6:25:00] ongoing, evolving thing. And if
[6:25:03] we don't build that in, we're
[6:25:04] setting ourselves up for
[6:25:08] failure over and over. Right?
[6:25:10] And then we need to establish
[6:25:13] establish actual consequences
[6:25:15] for failure to comply. This is
[6:25:16] something we haven't done well
[6:25:20] at all in this city. Fines are
[6:25:23] not going to do it. They need
[6:25:25] to be clear and they need to be
[6:25:29] real and actionable. Consider
[6:25:31] whether you want to be part of
[6:25:33] the status quo, or if you want
[6:25:36] to be part of the change.
[6:25:37] Established nashville as
[6:25:41] different and be an example for
[6:25:44] other southern cities. Make
[6:25:46] nashville history for a reason
[6:25:48] that you can actually be proud
[6:25:51] of.
[6:25:56] Thank you. Go ahead. You're
[6:25:57] recognized.
[6:25:59] Thank you. It's 249.
[6:26:01] I'm ross benford. I live in
[6:26:06] district 19. I support bill
[6:26:07] 2026-1391. I'll keep it simple
[6:26:09] because everyone in front of me
[6:26:10] and so many other members of
[6:26:13] the community have laid out the
[6:26:14] numerous negative effects and
[6:26:15] lack of really any positive
[6:26:17] effects that these data centers
[6:26:18] have. The community has shown
[6:26:20] up and demanded no data centers
[6:26:22] at fisk or the zoo, and we've
[6:26:24] also demanded stronger
[6:26:26] regulations than this bill
[6:26:28] provides as well. No one wants
[6:26:29] this, and we will remember how
[6:26:31] you vote on this bill. We will
[6:26:32] be furious if there's a data
[6:26:34] center built by fisk, the zoo,
[6:26:35] or anywhere else in the city,
[6:26:37] the community, as well as over
[6:26:38] 520,000 petition signers,
[6:26:39] people who came here tonight
[6:26:41] and so many others across the
[6:26:42] city have all made it clear
[6:26:44] that they do not want this
[6:26:45] again. We will remember how
[6:26:47] this goes and your seats are
[6:26:48] not safe. Thank you.
[6:26:51] Thank you.
[6:26:53] Go ahead. You're recognized.
[6:26:55] Good. Wednesday morning,
[6:26:58] council members. I'm natalie
[6:27:00] montalvo, a local realtor in
[6:27:02] the greater nashville area.
[6:27:05] I've resided in tennessee in
[6:27:08] district two for 45 years, and
[6:27:11] bill 1391 is something, but I
[6:27:13] think it's a band aid for what
[6:27:16] we really need to happen. I
[6:27:18] prefer to not have data centers
[6:27:21] near our community. I realize
[6:27:23] we are evolving into a new era,
[6:27:24] the same as we did with
[6:27:25] computers and the internet. But
[6:27:27] my major concern with data
[6:27:29] centers is the vast amount of
[6:27:31] land use and resources that is
[6:27:34] required. I was on a call with
[6:27:38] ali finn, who is the co owner
[6:27:41] of ai now, who spoke to
[6:27:43] realtors on the importance of
[6:27:45] advocating for our communities.
[6:27:47] She stated that even a five
[6:27:49] megawatt data center uses the
[6:27:52] equivalent energy of 300
[6:27:55] households. Even with the
[6:27:56] implementation of this loop
[6:28:00] cooling method, which utilizes
[6:28:03] less water but uses more energy,
[6:28:05] I ask you to give strong
[6:28:06] consideration to homeowners and
[6:28:09] residents because we have a
[6:28:10] right to clean living without
[6:28:12] worrying about pollution,
[6:28:14] increase asthma cases and other
[6:28:16] health concerns. We have a
[6:28:19] right to advocate to adequate
[6:28:20] resources without competing for
[6:28:22] energy and water, not just from
[6:28:24] the massive data centers, but
[6:28:26] also the backup diesel
[6:28:28] generators that come along with
[6:28:33] it. These generators also cause
[6:28:35] more pollution and are very
[6:28:37] loud. As homeowners, we have a
[6:28:40] right to the quiet enjoyment of
[6:28:51] our properties. I ask you to.
[6:28:54] Give consideration to the data
[6:28:58] centers impending impact on
[6:28:59] rising electricity.
[6:29:00] Thank you.
[6:29:02] Your time is concluded. Thank
[6:29:05] you. Right. This looks to be
[6:29:07] our last speaker. Go ahead
[6:29:08] please.
[6:29:12] Did it.
[6:29:12] Okay, MISS
[6:29:14] Glapion, I guess you're
[6:29:16] standing up to speak. Go ahead,
[6:29:17] ma'am, I apologize. Please go
[6:29:18] ahead.
[6:29:20] Yes. My name is tina
[6:29:24] chamberlain. I am in favor of
[6:29:29] bl 2026 1391 and the moratorium.
[6:29:32] When I was a little girl, I
[6:29:35] longed with all of my heart for
[6:29:38] nashville to have a zoo one day.
[6:29:42] And grassmere started up and
[6:29:45] they had two turtles and an emu.
[6:29:47] And I thought, well, that is so
[6:29:49] different from memphis, so
[6:29:51] jealous of memphis. But through
[6:29:53] the years I've watched them
[6:29:57] just very slowly, with great
[6:30:00] care and intentionality, build
[6:30:03] up the zoo with with so much
[6:30:05] research and so much thought
[6:30:08] put into it. And same
[6:30:13] way the communities have been
[6:30:15] raising their families with,
[6:30:19] with great care and great
[6:30:23] intentionality, fragile animals,
[6:30:27] fragile communities. And in
[6:30:30] this day and age, I see so much
[6:30:33] has been happening, especially
[6:30:37] in the past ten years. That has
[6:30:39] not been done with a lot of
[6:30:41] thought behind it. And some of
[6:30:44] the consequences have been
[6:30:47] really rough. So I just I want
[6:30:50] to thank you all today for, for
[6:30:53] just really being here. And,
[6:30:55] and so many of you have
[6:30:56] listened so attentively to all
[6:30:58] of us. And I want to thank you
[6:31:01] for that and ask that moving
[6:31:03] forward, you'll consider this
[6:31:07] with deep care and
[6:31:08] intentionality. Thank you so
[6:31:08] much.
[6:31:14] Thank you. All right. Go
[6:31:17] ahead. You're recognized.
[6:31:17] Sorry,
[6:31:20] y'all. My number was 121, but
[6:31:23] here I am. And I thank you for,
[6:31:24] you know, y'all do look rather
[6:31:26] engaged tonight. So I just want
[6:31:28] to commend you there. You heard
[6:31:31] from the community. I mean,
[6:31:32] everybody gave their feelings
[6:31:34] on everything, right? As many
[6:31:36] sponsors, co-sponsors that are
[6:31:38] on the bill, I feel confident
[6:31:41] that it will pass. But I want
[6:31:45] to talk about is it enough? And
[6:31:46] that's a determination that I
[6:31:49] need you all to look into, do
[6:31:52] some research on, is this
[6:31:54] enough? Why do they want to
[6:31:56] build so many data centers in
[6:31:58] this city? What is the. What is
[6:32:00] the need for them? If we. What
[6:32:03] is the innovation that we are
[6:32:06] looking for? Ai. Are we looking
[6:32:08] to take metro jobs? What is
[6:32:12] metro's push for innovation?
[6:32:13] Right. And I know there is a
[6:32:15] need for innovation. I'm not
[6:32:17] anti innovation. I believe in
[6:32:18] community housing. I think
[6:32:21] that's very innovative. So I
[6:32:22] want the innovation. But I want
[6:32:24] innovation for the people. I
[6:32:25] need innovation for the people.
[6:32:26] That's what we need, right? So
[6:32:28] we need to make sure that we
[6:32:29] are putting restrictive
[6:32:32] measures on to ensure that the
[6:32:34] right things are being built in
[6:32:35] our community. Data centers are
[6:32:37] not them. Everybody has told
[6:32:39] y'all that you can't. You y'all
[6:32:40] don't feel comfortable banning
[6:32:42] them. Okay, how can we get
[6:32:44] stricter with our bill? It's a
[6:32:46] good bill. I do want to say
[6:32:48] it's a good bill. It can be
[6:32:50] better. So do the work. Let's
[6:32:51] figure out how we can make it
[6:32:53] as impactful as possible. I
[6:32:55] believe in you all. And then
[6:32:57] I'm gonna let the other ones go
[6:32:59] so y'all can get out of here.
[6:33:04] All right? Go ahead. This will
[6:33:07] be our final speaker.
[6:33:08] Good
[6:33:08] morning.
[6:33:10] Well, no, I apologize.
[6:33:12] You've got the moratorium
[6:33:14] ticket there. Go ahead. Not you.
[6:33:15] Iapologize. The woman behind
[6:33:16] you a little confused, I
[6:33:17] apologize. Go ahead.
[6:33:18] I was also
[6:33:21] confused. Hi. Good morning. I
[6:33:22] bet y'all are longing for the
[6:33:24] days when it was mostly
[6:33:26] threatening your seats.
[6:33:26] We have
[6:33:28] a whole host of new people
[6:33:29] threatening seats now. In the
[6:33:31] six years I've been coming to
[6:33:32] council, this is the first
[6:33:33] piece of legislation I have
[6:33:35] ever been in favor of. And
[6:33:36] while I'm in favor of it, I
[6:33:38] think that's a big deal. For me
[6:33:39] personally. It's current
[6:33:40] amendments strengthen it some,
[6:33:42] but there's still a lot to be
[6:33:43] done to further strengthen it.
[6:33:44] The details of which many have
[6:33:47] before me. I think we've heard
[6:33:49] from multiple people over the
[6:33:51] past few weeks or months like
[6:33:52] this just caught us by surprise.
[6:33:54] Well, a lot of us have done our
[6:33:56] research on it. And so it is
[6:33:57] incumbent all to do
[6:33:59] your research as well. I
[6:33:59] appreciate council member
[6:34:01] horton's efforts, but I would
[6:34:03] also add that it is not enough
[6:34:05] for you all to just support
[6:34:06] this legislation, because these
[6:34:08] people are pulling receipts and
[6:34:10] election time. We're going to
[6:34:11] be looking at who brought what
[6:34:13] amendments. So you all need to
[6:34:14] be doing your work, too. Just
[6:34:15] supporting this is not enough.
[6:34:17] I think it would be great if
[6:34:18] people would do their own
[6:34:19] research and bring forth
[6:34:20] stronger and stronger
[6:34:21] amendments. I think shauni
[6:34:23] stand up. Lots of people who
[6:34:24] are experts have given
[6:34:25] excellent ideas, and it's not
[6:34:27] enough to just sit on your
[6:34:28] hands and say, you support this
[6:34:29] or make some campaign season
[6:34:31] speech. These people are smart
[6:34:32] and these people are
[6:34:33] researching even more than me,
[6:34:35] some of them, the secondary
[6:34:36] effects of data centers are
[6:34:37] already horrifying. We don't
[6:34:38] even have robust long term
[6:34:39] studies on what the damage
[6:34:40] looks like years down the road.
[6:34:42] But what do we need data
[6:34:43] centers for? We need data
[6:34:46] centers to keep track of our
[6:34:48] every move that is tracked
[6:34:49] through surveillance technology,
[6:34:50] that is tracked through
[6:34:52] websites we go to online. Our
[6:34:53] data is constantly being
[6:34:54] scraped. Every time one of you
[6:34:57] makes a questionable ai flier
[6:34:59] for a community event that is
[6:35:01] using computing power, which is
[6:35:03] what we need these data centers
[6:35:04] for. These are not an
[6:35:06] inevitability. And we see
[6:35:08] through any attempts by the
[6:35:10] mayor and others to do
[6:35:11] performative things like
[6:35:12] executive orders that don't
[6:35:14] actually protect us. So just
[6:35:15] supporting this isn't enough.
[6:35:16] You all need to get to work
[6:35:21] these next two weeks. Thank you.
[6:35:25] Hey, guys. Let's ban data
[6:35:27] centers down to five megawatts.
[6:35:32] Why not? We can do that. I want
[6:35:34] to see this become the
[6:35:36] strongest legislation in the
[6:35:38] country. I want everyone to
[6:35:39] look towards nashville. Today.
[6:35:40] I was speaking to someone
[6:35:42] fighting data centers in
[6:35:44] indianapolis and across indiana,
[6:35:45] and they were like, wow, I wish
[6:35:48] freddie was our mayor. And man,
[6:35:50] I wish, I wish I felt that way
[6:35:52] every day. But this is the
[6:35:53] opportunity for council, for
[6:35:55] people. When you go to your
[6:35:57] your conferences across the
[6:35:59] country, for them to come up to
[6:36:01] you and be like, oh, what was
[6:36:02] that amendment you put up that
[6:36:04] prevented, you know, data
[6:36:05] centers from being built in
[6:36:06] your neighborhoods? What was
[6:36:07] that amendment that you put up
[6:36:08] that required public hearings
[6:36:12] at metro council, that required
[6:36:14] processes that that focused on
[6:36:16] the community? What this
[6:36:18] legislation is about is about
[6:36:20] giving nashvillians a voice.
[6:36:23] It's about remembering that
[6:36:26] zoning impacts humans, impacts
[6:36:28] our lives, it impacts our
[6:36:30] housing, and now it's impacting
[6:36:32] our ability to live well. Let's
[6:36:35] not get cancer. Let's get, you
[6:36:38] know, let's like make music
[6:36:39] city, music city again. I don't
[6:36:41] want to be a tourist hellhole.
[6:36:44] I want to be a fisk jubilee
[6:36:48] singers on the news everywhere.
[6:36:50] Let's, let's, let's tighten the
[6:36:53] restrictions. Let's move medium.
[6:36:55] Let's make large medium. Let's
[6:37:01] make small. Medium. Let's let's.
[6:37:03] Require reporting. That is
[6:37:05] third party that is funded by
[6:37:09] applicants. Let's build data
[6:37:11] centers in nashville. Thank you.
[6:37:12] All right. Does anyone else
[6:37:17] seek to berecognized on 1391?
[6:37:19] Okay. I declare the public
[6:37:22] hearing for 1391 closed. All
[6:37:27] right. With that, MR. Horton
[6:37:30] sponsor, it is back to you for
[6:37:32] a motion, sir.
[6:37:33] Thank you, vice
[6:37:35] mayor. I'd like to move for
[6:37:36] approval so I can.
[6:37:36] Okay. Just
[6:37:38] to clarify, it's a motion to
[6:37:41] approve both 1391 and 1392.
[6:37:42] Correct, sir.
[6:37:43] Yes, ma'am.
[6:37:44] Okay.
[6:37:49] properly seconded. Is there any.
[6:37:51] Oh, special council is
[6:37:53] reminding me that you have.
[6:37:54] While I understand maybe for
[6:37:55] your substitutes and other
[6:37:56] amendments, you're going to
[6:37:58] wait till the next reading. But
[6:38:01] the proposed amendment on 1392.
[6:38:03] No, I moved to substitute this
[6:38:06] evening. Please. Going to do all those
[6:38:08] things.
[6:38:09] Just the substitute.
[6:38:11] Okay. All right. So because we
[6:38:12] are amending and substituting
[6:38:15] the bill, we cannot take them
[6:38:16] together. So if you would
[6:38:19] please restate your motion and
[6:38:21] let's start with 1391 please
[6:38:21] sir.
[6:38:23] Move for approval.
[6:38:24] 1391
[6:38:26] second okay. Go ahead sir.
[6:38:26] I'd
[6:38:28] like to move approval of the
[6:38:29] substitute, please.
[6:38:31] Okay. There
[6:38:33] is a motion to substitute. It's
[6:38:35] properly seconded. Anything you
[6:38:36] want to share about the
[6:38:37] substitute?
[6:38:37] The substitute
[6:38:39] aligns the bill with the
[6:38:39] planning commission.
[6:38:40] Recommendation includes
[6:38:41] technical improvements such as
[6:38:42] how to measure distance. It
[6:38:44] also incorporates some of the
[6:38:45] improvements suggested at the
[6:38:46] planning commission public
[6:38:48] hearing to highlight just one
[6:38:50] success by district 20 resident.
[6:38:52] It adds presence of sensitive
[6:38:54] uses that data centers can't be
[6:38:56] located by, so includes both
[6:38:57] technical improvements as well
[6:38:59] as substantive amendments to
[6:39:02] the bill. Okay. The substitute.
[6:39:03] Is there any additional
[6:39:05] discussion? I see some folks in
[6:39:07] the queue, but on the motion to
[6:39:09] substitute specifically, do you
[6:39:11] seek to be recognized on the
[6:39:14] motion to substitute MR. Cortez?
[6:39:20] Okay. MISS Benedict, on the okay.
[6:39:22] Seeing no one else seeking to
[6:39:23] be recognized on the motion to
[6:39:25] substitute. All in favor,
[6:39:28] please say I any voting? No or
[6:39:31] abstaining. Okay. If you would
[6:39:32] please renew your motion, sir.
[6:39:33] Like to move approval
[6:39:34] substitute, please.
[6:39:35] Okay, so
[6:39:38] discussion continues. Anything
[6:39:40] else that you want to say, MR.
[6:39:41] Horton, while you have the
[6:39:42] floor? No. Okay. Next in the
[6:39:44] queue is council member cortez.
[6:39:46] You're recognized, sir.
[6:39:46] Thank
[6:39:48] you.Vice mayor. With the
[6:39:49] county wide attention and
[6:39:51] concern over this issue, I felt
[6:39:52] it was appropriate to introduce
[6:39:53] these amendments on second
[6:39:54] reading, to give legal time to
[6:39:56] work through any potential
[6:39:57] state and federal preemptions,
[6:39:59] and also give our neighbors the
[6:39:59] opportunity to review and
[6:40:01] potentially strengthen them.
[6:40:02] I'd like to move these these
[6:40:04] amendments for committee review
[6:40:05] and just give context to the
[6:40:06] amendment regarding the
[6:40:08] decommissioning bond. So I
[6:40:10] don't want to move for a vote.
[6:40:12] I just want I want them to go
[6:40:13] through the committee process.
[6:40:15] But I want to give context to
[6:40:15] the.
[6:40:16] You don't have to make
[6:40:18] such a motion, sir. It will
[6:40:19] travel with the. They will
[6:40:20] travel with the bill.
[6:40:21] Okay,
[6:40:22] ma'am. MAY I make a brief
[6:40:22] comment?
[6:40:23] You MAY.
[6:40:24] Sure.
[6:40:24] thank
[6:40:25] you. We're on discussion.
[6:40:26] This
[6:40:27] amendment is about a simple
[6:40:28] principle. If a private company
[6:40:30] stands to profit from a project,
[6:40:31] it should be responsible for
[6:40:32] cleaning it up. If a data
[6:40:33] center shuts down, goes
[6:40:35] bankrupt, or gets abandoned,
[6:40:36] taxpayers should not be left
[6:40:38] holding the bag. The amendment
[6:40:40] requires developers to provide
[6:40:42] financial assurance up front.
[6:40:43] Resources to remove equipment,
[6:40:46] remediate contamination, safely
[6:40:48] dispose of hazardous hazardous
[6:40:49] materials and restore the
[6:40:50] property to the condition they%
[6:40:52] found it in. It's not a radical
[6:40:54] idea. It is basic risk
[6:40:56] management. I want to tell you
[6:40:57] what working on this amendment
[6:40:59] has taught me, and it speaks
[6:41:00] directly to the frustrations we
[6:41:01] heard tonight during public
[6:41:03] hearing. Over the last several
[6:41:04] months, I've authored
[6:41:05] legislation to protect our
[6:41:06] neighbors, bringing
[6:41:08] transparency to algorithmic
[6:41:09] pricing, educating families
[6:41:10] about extremist networks,
[6:41:11] targeting children online, and
[6:41:13] making sure taxpayers are not
[6:41:14] left paying for abandoned
[6:41:17] industrial sites. Again and
[6:41:19] again, I found the same pattern.
[6:41:21] When ordinary people need
[6:41:22] protection, we are told the law
[6:41:24] does not allow it. But when
[6:41:25] powerful interests want fewer
[6:41:26] safeguards, there is always a
[6:41:29] path forward. Consider what
[6:41:29] just happened at the united
[6:41:31] states supreme court. The court
[6:41:34] overturned a 1.25 million jury
[6:41:36] verdict for john darnell, a man
[6:41:38] diagnosed with non-hodgkin's
[6:41:39] lymphoma. After years of
[6:41:41] exposure to roundup. They sided
[6:41:43] with bayer. Monsanto, a foreign
[6:41:44] based pesticide company, over
[6:41:46] an american farmer with cancer.
[6:41:48] The current administration in
[6:41:49] washington filed on the company
[6:41:51] side. The question in court was
[6:41:52] really answering the same
[6:41:54] question we nswer every time
[6:41:55] we vote on an amendment like
[6:41:57] this when something goes wrong,
[6:42:00] who bears the cost, the company
[6:42:01] that profited, or the people
[6:42:02] who have to live with the
[6:42:03] consequences? We're approaching
[6:42:04] a moment where local
[6:42:06] communities MAY not even be
[6:42:07] permitted to require private
[6:42:09] developer to set money aside to
[6:42:10] restore property and
[6:42:11] contaminants, leaving
[6:42:12] neighboring homeowners and
[6:42:14] local taxpayers to pay the bill
[6:42:16] and bear the health
[6:42:17] consequences. That's a threat
[6:42:18] to every one of us, regardless
[6:42:20] of party. When a state and
[6:42:21] federal government leaves gaps
[6:42:22] in the law, local government
[6:42:24] has a responsibility to fill
[6:42:25] them. COUNCILMAN Haughton's
[6:42:26] legislation. This amendment
[6:42:28] helped to fill those gaps. My
[6:42:29] job is not to protect corporate
[6:42:31] balance sheets. It's to protect
[6:42:32] to protect the people who
[6:42:33] elected me. Private profit
[6:42:35] should not become a public
[6:42:36] liability after committee
[6:42:37] deliberations. I hope my
[6:42:38] colleagues will support this
[6:42:40] amendment and send a clear
[6:42:41] message. Nashville believes the
[6:42:42] company should stand behind the
[6:42:43] projects they believe and keep
[6:42:45] the promises they make. Thank
[6:42:46] you.
[6:42:48] All right, MISS Benedict,
[6:42:51] we are on a motion to approve
[6:42:54] as substituted. Go ahead. Ma'am,
[6:42:56] there's.
[6:42:57] A previous question.
[6:43:00] Okay. There's only one more
[6:43:02] person in the queue, but you
[6:43:03] want to.
[6:43:04] Yep. Previous question.
[6:43:10] Okay, okay. Okay. We're going
[6:43:11] to call the previous question
[6:43:13] that requires. Second, we have
[6:43:14] that. It's not debatable. It
[6:43:15] requires two thirds of those
[6:43:17] voting. We can do it by voice.
[6:43:19] All those in favor of the
[6:43:20] previous question, which means
[6:43:21] you want to end debate, please
[6:43:23] say I any voting against the
[6:43:27] previous question. Okay, the
[6:43:29] ayes have it. The question is
[6:43:31] called and we will move to the
[6:43:35] vote on 1391 on its second
[6:43:39] reading, a motion to approve as
[6:43:42] substituted. I guess we can
[6:43:47] also do this by voice. MR. Pepe,
[6:43:50] do you seek to be recognized?
[6:43:52] Okay. All in favor, please say
[6:43:56] aye. Any voting? No. Any
[6:43:59] abstaining? All right. This has
[6:44:01] passed its second reading as
[6:44:05] substituted. Next is 13. Oh.
[6:44:06] Point of order, sir. Go ahead.
[6:44:08] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[6:44:09] We've been at it for about six
[6:44:11] hours now, though members have
[6:44:13] been able to to leave the room.
[6:44:14] I know staff and members of the
[6:44:16] public MAY not have been able
[6:44:17] to. So just to provide an
[6:44:19] opportunity for a bio break for
[6:44:20] everybody at this juncture, I'm
[6:44:22] going to make a motion for a.
[6:44:24] And I know we've got a lot to
[6:44:25] get through. I'm going to make
[6:44:27] a motion for a brief ten minute
[6:44:28] recess.
[6:44:28] Second.
[6:44:29] Are we on the
[6:44:31] verge of losing quorum here or
[6:44:33] something?
[6:44:35] I mean. Are we going
[6:44:36] to use the restroom?
[6:44:36] i mean, if
[6:44:38] anyone needs to use the
[6:44:39] restroom, they're very welcome
[6:44:41] to go. If we can maintain
[6:44:45] quorum. Respectfully, MR. T can
[6:44:47] we just keep rolling? And
[6:44:48] anybody wants to use the
[6:44:50] restroom can use the restroom.
[6:44:51] Can we just keep moving?
[6:44:52] Understandable. Vice vice mayor.
[6:44:54] I just want also wanted to
[6:44:55] provide an opportunity for, for
[6:44:57] staff to be able to use the
[6:44:57] restroom as well.
[6:44:58] But okay, I
[6:45:00] appreciate that staff is very
[6:45:02] welcome to do so as well.
[6:45:03] Please everyone, feel free to
[6:45:06] use the restroom. Okay. Thank
[6:45:08] you sir. All right. I
[6:45:10] appreciate your consideration
[6:45:11] of your colleagues and our
[6:45:12] staff. Genuinely, I do, but I
[6:45:13] would like us to keep
[6:45:15] proceeding. And obviously
[6:45:16] anyone is welcome to use the
[6:45:18] restroom whenever they need or
[6:45:20] a bio break, as you so
[6:45:23] eloquently put it. Okay. Where
[6:45:27] were we? We were on right?
[6:45:31] Okay. 1392 has already been
[6:45:33] read into the record ahead of
[6:45:35] the hearing. So it's back to
[6:45:36] you, MR. Horton, for a motion
[6:45:38] to get 1392 in front of us,
[6:45:39] please, sir.
[6:45:40] Move for approval.
[6:45:43] Okay. All right. We're onto
[6:45:44] discussion. You still have the
[6:45:46] floor. Would you ike to make a
[6:45:47] motion to amend? No.
[6:45:48] No.
[6:45:48] No.
[6:45:50] Yes. Sorry. Move, move.
[6:45:52] Approval of the amendment,
[6:45:52] please.
[6:45:54] Okay. So there is a
[6:45:56] motion to amend. Is there a
[6:45:57] second?
[6:45:57] Second.
[6:45:58] okay. Is there
[6:45:59] anything you want to share
[6:46:02] about this amendment to 1392?
[6:46:02] No.
[6:46:05] Okay. Is there any
[6:46:06] discussion on the motion to
[6:46:09] amend seeing none. All in favor,
[6:46:11] please say aye. Any voting no
[6:46:13] or abstaining. Okay. That's on
[6:46:16] the motion to amend. I presume
[6:46:17] you want to renew your motion
[6:46:19] to approve as amended. Yes.
[6:46:21] Okay. Any discussion on that?
[6:46:22] Seeing none. All in favor,
[6:46:24] please say aye. Any voting no
[6:46:26] or abstaining. Okay. So this
[6:46:28] has also passed its second of
[6:46:31] three readings, as amended.
[6:46:36] Okay. So agenda item 46 is our
[6:46:40] last matter on public hearing.
[6:46:44] It's ordinance bl2026-1448.
[6:46:46] Sponsors. Johnston, bradford.
[6:46:47] Koopman. Wiener. Evans. Hoffman.
[6:46:50] Stiles, spain, cortez, ellis,
[6:46:51] nash, hill, drawful and
[6:46:52] rutherford. This is an
[6:46:54] ordinance declaring a temporary
[6:46:56] moratorium upon the acceptance,
[6:46:57] processing, approval and
[6:46:59] issuance of zoning, building
[6:47:02] grading permits for data center
[6:47:05] developments on property within
[6:47:07] nashville and davidson county.
[6:47:10] This matter requires a public
[6:47:13] hearing. I will just make the
[6:47:16] point that we did not preclude
[6:47:18] anyone prior to speaking on the
[6:47:19] moratorium in the context of
[6:47:21] the earlier public hearing, but
[6:47:23] we do have some people that
[6:47:25] secured tickets specifically on
[6:47:27] this. But if you have had a
[6:47:28] previous opportunity to speak
[6:47:30] or otherwise, or you feel your
[6:47:31] piece has been said at this
[6:47:33] juncture, you know, feel free
[6:47:34] to decide as you will. And with
[6:47:36] that, MISS Johnston, you have
[6:47:38] the floor. You're recognized.
[6:47:39] Public hearing, please.
[6:47:40] okay. I
[6:47:42] declare the public hearing open
[6:47:45] for council member johnston's
[6:47:50] bill 1448, also known as the
[6:47:52] data center moratorium. Would
[6:47:54] all members of the public here
[6:47:55] in support of this please raise
[6:47:58] your hand? Okay. Would all
[6:47:59] members of the public here in
[6:48:01] opposition please raise your
[6:48:04] hand? Okay, everyone here in
[6:48:08] support. Seeing here, no one
[6:48:10] here in opposition. Does anyone
[6:48:12] here in support seek to be
[6:48:15] recognized and speak? Okay. If
[6:48:16] you would please line up in
[6:48:19] ticketed order then please MISS
[6:48:21] Shacklett, can could you
[6:48:22] confirm your your ticket for
[6:48:25] those wanting to speak so that
[6:48:27] those will remain in the
[6:48:33] ticketed order? MISS Shacklett,
[6:48:35] who is our first
[6:48:42] person among these folks? All
[6:48:44] right, go ahead. You are
[6:48:44] recognized.
[6:48:45] Thank you. Well,
[6:48:48] once again. Hello, danielle
[6:48:48] caron.
[6:48:50] If you would pull the
[6:48:52] mic a little bit closer to.
[6:48:52] My
[6:48:54] name is danielle caron. Lots of
[6:48:55] letters after my name. Hi,
[6:48:58] berkeley. Also good to see you.
[6:48:59] Hopefully I won't forget to
[6:49:03] breathe this time. I'm speaking
[6:49:06] in strong support of 1448. This
[6:49:09] bill is essential because give us time to establish
[6:49:11] firm guidelines for data
[6:49:15] centers. And as the bill states,
[6:49:17] enhance bill 2026 1391, like
[6:49:20] that all renewable energy idea.
[6:49:21] If we can build giant data
[6:49:22] centers, we can build giant
[6:49:25] renewable energy plants or ways
[6:49:26] to reduce peak loads like
[6:49:28] minimum ups and server
[6:49:30] efficiencies, it will give us
[6:49:32] time to learn from the mistakes
[6:49:34] of established data centers,
[6:49:35] research their effects on
[6:49:37] humans, animals, and plants,
[6:49:39] and hone in on exactly what we
[6:49:41] need to do to place, operate
[6:49:43] and maintain them safely. As
[6:49:44] many speakers have mentioned,
[6:49:46] we have more to discuss, to
[6:49:48] regulate and to communicate,
[6:49:49] hopefully in collaboration with
[6:49:51] data centers in their proposed
[6:49:53] locations. Eyes hear data
[6:49:54] centers are here and they won't
[6:49:56] just go away. This bill will
[6:49:58] take a pause and send a message
[6:49:59] to future data centers that
[6:50:00] nashville takes them seriously
[6:50:02] and will be watching their
[6:50:04] development closely. No more
[6:50:05] flimsy truths about their
[6:50:07] impacts from their developers.
[6:50:09] As I said before, data centers
[6:50:11] are a meaningful part of modern
[6:50:12] infrastructure. And who isn't
[6:50:14] satisfied when you can type a
[6:50:15] question into google and get a
[6:50:17] meaningful answer, but they
[6:50:18] must be scrutinized at a
[6:50:20] significantly more granular
[6:50:22] level level, we need more time
[6:50:23] to consider the impacts, more
[6:50:24] time for data centers and
[6:50:27] people to work together. Data
[6:50:28] centers don't need to be bad.
[6:50:29] We just need to come together
[6:50:32] to make them good. Please vote
[6:50:33] yes to give us the time the
[6:50:35] community deserves. Thank you.
[6:50:36] All right. Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:50:38] You're recognized.
[6:50:39] Hi again.
[6:50:43] Wendy timmons, district 23. And
[6:50:45] just to keep it short and sweet,
[6:50:48] I would be even more in favor
[6:50:53] of a an indefinite moratorium.
[6:50:55] However, a temporary one is
[6:50:57] really a good start, as was the
[6:50:58] previous bill. It's a really
[6:51:00] good start to a much longer
[6:51:01] conversation and a lot more
[6:51:04] work that needs to be done.
[6:51:05] Yeah. Thanks again. Good night.
[6:51:07] All right. Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:51:10] You're recognized. Hi, carly.
[6:51:12] District 16. Like I mentioned
[6:51:13] earlier, I live within a mile
[6:51:16] of the zoo, and when I bought
[6:51:19] my home, I bought it in my 20s.
[6:51:21] Single within my means. So that
[6:51:24] meant there were mice. There
[6:51:25] were holes in the wall, holes
[6:51:28] in the ceiling. I have replaced
[6:51:29] appliances. Didn't work. I've
[6:51:30] replaced hot water heaters. I
[6:51:32] grew up, my parents worked two
[6:51:34] jobs, but we worked on houses
[6:51:35] after school every day. And so
[6:51:36] I learned to spackle cut in at
[6:51:39] a very young age. My
[6:51:41] neighborhood has the largest
[6:51:42] population of like percentage
[6:51:44] of with of hispanic of the
[6:51:45] hispanic population than all
[6:51:47] the other areas in nashville.
[6:51:49] My neighbors are kind and
[6:51:51] they're hard working. They are
[6:51:53] caring enough to literally come
[6:51:55] over. I've drilled my hand to
[6:51:56] the sheathing and stuck on a
[6:51:58] ladder. They'll run over. And
[6:52:00] all that to say is like, I can
[6:52:03] hear the monkeys in my backyard.
[6:52:05] And I also have a garden where
[6:52:08] I plant whatever I want in my
[6:52:10] backyard. And there are were
[6:52:12] more restrictions and
[6:52:16] regulations in the, the
[6:52:17] whatever. Like the thing that
[6:52:18] our council member was trying
[6:52:20] to pass last year that are in
[6:52:25] the 1391. And so this
[6:52:27] moratorium is really important
[6:52:29] because we need a pause to
[6:52:30] protect the people who live
[6:52:32] there and the, and the small
[6:52:33] houses and properties that they
[6:52:36] work their entire lives to, to
[6:52:38] have. And so I'm really
[6:52:39] grateful. I know it's been late.
[6:52:41] I also get up at 5 A.M. Just
[6:52:43] like I'm sure most of you do,
[6:52:46] which is how I was able to work
[6:52:48] on my home, which it does not
[6:52:49] have all that. It was
[6:52:50] disgusting. It's not disgusting
[6:52:53] anymore. It's really nice. But
[6:52:55] I did that by getting up before
[6:52:57] work and staying up till I fell
[6:52:58] asleep and working on my home.
[6:53:00] And I'm so proud of where I
[6:53:02] live, and I really want you to
[6:53:05] protect it. And that's selfish,
[6:53:07] but also for my neighbors. So
[6:53:07] thanks.
[6:53:09] Thank you. Go ahead.
[6:53:12] You're recognized.
[6:53:13] Thank you.
[6:53:15] My name is kelly and I live in
[6:53:18] district 16. Jenny and I work
[6:53:20] at an mmps school in my
[6:53:21] neighborhood. I'm speaking in
[6:53:25] favor of bill 2026 1448 to
[6:53:26] issue a moratorium on data
[6:53:27] centers and urge city council
[6:53:29] to make decisions that protect
[6:53:30] current residents rather,
[6:53:32] rather than benefit a small
[6:53:36] gaggle of big tech profiteers.
[6:53:38] When I walk to work, I see more
[6:53:41] empty waymo's than I see fellow
[6:53:43] pedestrians. There are no bus
[6:53:47] stops, few sidewalks, and due
[6:53:49] to unsustainable development,
[6:53:51] my road is regularly flooded by
[6:53:53] stormwater. I've worked in.
[6:53:55] I've worked as an educator in
[6:53:57] nashville for eight years and
[6:53:59] have seen how big tech has
[6:54:00] increased surveillance in our
[6:54:02] classrooms as out of state
[6:54:04] corporations feed videos of our
[6:54:07] students into their ai programs,
[6:54:09] while local teachers jobs are
[6:54:11] being to be professionalized by
[6:54:14] the very same programs. I want
[6:54:15] a nashville where my students
[6:54:17] can look forward to dignified
[6:54:18] careers where they can think
[6:54:21] for themselves. I've used the
[6:54:22] songs of threatened and
[6:54:24] endangered birds of tennessee
[6:54:26] to teach hundreds of students
[6:54:28] about sound waves and start
[6:54:30] conversations about habitat
[6:54:31] loss. I want a nashville where
[6:54:33] my students can hear these bird
[6:54:35] calls, where my students are
[6:54:37] not overstimulated by noise
[6:54:38] pollution when they step
[6:54:41] outside their homes. A data set.
[6:54:42] A data center in washington
[6:54:44] county, tennessee, had to be
[6:54:46] shut down by court order due to
[6:54:49] noise. It had a max energy draw
[6:54:53] of 25mw. This is less than both
[6:54:58] proposed data centers and also
[6:55:02] science studies show that noise
[6:55:04] pollution influences bird
[6:55:06] behavior drastically. Over 75%
[6:55:08] of birds species that were
[6:55:10] studied, the birds that migrate
[6:55:11] through tennessee migrate
[6:55:13] across our country and into
[6:55:14] venezuela as protect us,
[6:55:16] protect our birds, protect our
[6:55:17] kids. Thank you.
[6:55:18] Thank you.
[6:55:20] Does anyone else seek to be
[6:55:22] recognized as specifically on
[6:55:27] the moratorium bill 1448?
[6:55:28] Seeing none, I will declare the
[6:55:30] public hearing closed. And it's
[6:55:31] back to you, MISS Johnston, for
[6:55:33] a motion on your bill.
[6:55:33] Thank
[6:55:35] you. And I'd like to move the
[6:55:36] substitute, please.
[6:55:36] If you
[6:55:38] could please just move the bill
[6:55:39] and get it before us first.
[6:55:41] Move, move for approval, please.
[6:55:43] Okay. All right. Now you can
[6:55:43] move the substitute.
[6:55:44] Move the
[6:55:45] substitute, please.
[6:55:45] Is there a
[6:55:47] second? All right. Anything you
[6:55:48] want to share about the
[6:55:48] substitute?
[6:55:49] So the substitute
[6:55:51] just adds some clarification
[6:55:53] about removing small, like,
[6:55:55] computer rooms and ancillary
[6:55:57] things that that's not subject
[6:55:59] to, to this moratorium. That's
[6:56:00] not what we're worried about
[6:56:02] here. And I did want to say
[6:56:05] that I filed this, this, this
[6:56:06] moratorium in order to give us
[6:56:08] the time that we MAY need in
[6:56:10] order to get this bill right.
[6:56:11] It's incredibly important that
[6:56:12] we get it right, not just get
[6:56:15] it done. I did vet it. There's
[6:56:18] been some talk about possible
[6:56:19] litigation because of this
[6:56:20] moratorium. I vetted this
[6:56:22] before I filed it, which is
[6:56:23] what I do with all of my
[6:56:25] legislation. There are two
[6:56:27] criteria that the state of
[6:56:28] tennessee requires for
[6:56:29] moratoriums. We meet that
[6:56:30] criteria. It's also extremely
[6:56:32] temporary in nature. By the
[6:56:34] time someone would file a
[6:56:35] lawsuit, the moratorium would
[6:56:39] be over. It is just until bill
[6:56:44] 2020, 2026, 1391 passes or
[6:56:46] NOVEMBER the 1st three months,
[6:56:48] whatever comes first, it's
[6:56:50] extremely temporary, and so we
[6:56:52] MAY not need it at all. But if
[6:56:54] we do need it, I would like to
[6:56:56] have it and not need it than to
[6:56:58] need it and not have it. And so
[6:57:00] that was the purpose of this
[6:57:01] moratorium. And I hope to have
[6:57:03] your support and not a whole
[6:57:04] lot of discussion.
[6:57:04] Okay. So
[6:57:06] we're we're on a motion to
[6:57:08] substitute is any is anyone in
[6:57:09] the queue specifically seeking
[6:57:11] to speak on the substitute or
[6:57:13] is everybody in the queue
[6:57:15] wanting to speak on the bill as
[6:57:17] substituted afterwards? You
[6:57:19] want to speak on the substitute
[6:57:20] specifically, raise your hand.
[6:57:22] anyone know? All in favor of
[6:57:24] the motion to substitute please
[6:57:27] say aye. Any voting no or
[6:57:30] abstaining. Okay. And MISS
[6:57:31] Johnson, do you seek to renew
[6:57:33] your motion to approve as
[6:57:33] substituted?
[6:57:35] Yes. Renew my.
[6:57:35] Yes.
[6:57:37] All right. Okay. So now we're
[6:57:38] on to discussion on that. And
[6:57:40] first in the queue is council
[6:57:40] member styles. You're
[6:57:43] recognized ma'am.
[6:57:43] Thank you.
[6:57:44] I
[6:57:46] just want to thank the sponsor
[6:57:49] for putting this bill forth. I
[6:57:50] think a moratorium makes sense
[6:57:53] so that we have a moment
[6:57:54] collectively to make sure that
[6:57:56] we can create a bill that we
[6:57:57] can all be proud of that
[6:57:59] doesn't have pieces here and
[6:58:00] there that we're trying to
[6:58:02] cobble together, or putting the
[6:58:03] cart before the horse. I think
[6:58:05] this allows for that
[6:58:07] opportunity, and I hope that we
[6:58:09] will all approve this so we can
[6:58:11] have that time. Thank you.
[6:58:12] Thank you. Next in the queue,
[6:58:13] councilmember benedict, you're
[6:58:14] recognized.
[6:58:15] Previous question.
[6:58:17] Oh, you keep doing this when
[6:58:18] there's only one more person in
[6:58:19] the queue.
[6:58:20] Non-debatable motion
[6:58:20] vice mayor.
[6:58:22] I got it, I got it.
[6:58:25] Hey, I'm not debating. Okay,
[6:58:27] there's a second. It requires
[6:58:29] two thirds of those voting. We
[6:58:30] can do it by voice. All in
[6:58:32] favor of the previous question?
[6:58:33] Meaning you want to end debate,
[6:58:36] please say I those against the
[6:58:37] previous question. You want to
[6:58:41] keep talking, please say no.
[6:58:44] the ayes have it. We will move
[6:58:50] to the vote of approval of 1448
[6:58:54] on its second of three readings,
[6:58:57] as substituted. All in favor,
[6:59:00] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[6:59:04] Any abstaining? Okay. MISS
[6:59:06] Porterfield is an abstention.
[6:59:07] So this has passed its second
[6:59:10] reading as substituted. All
[6:59:13] right, hang in everybody. We're
[6:59:15] going to go real fast now as we
[6:59:17] move into our consolidated
[6:59:20] consent agenda section k of our
[6:59:22] agenda. And thank you again to
[6:59:23] everyone who came out for our
[6:59:24] public hearings this evening.
[6:59:26] We we appreciate you and we
[6:59:29] thank you. Okay. All
[6:59:30] resolutions and second and
[6:59:31] third reading ordinances on
[6:59:32] this agenda are included on the
[6:59:33] consent agenda, if recommended
[6:59:35] for approval unanimously by all
[6:59:36] committees to which the item
[6:59:37] was referred, items on the
[6:59:39] consent agenda will be voted on
[6:59:40] at a single time. The item
[6:59:41] number, along with the
[6:59:42] resolution ordinance number of
[6:59:44] the items on the consent agenda
[6:59:45] will be read by me. Members of
[6:59:47] the council MAY remove any item
[6:59:48] from the consent agenda by
[6:59:49] request before the consent
[6:59:52] agenda vote is taken. All right.
[6:59:53] First item proposed for the
[6:59:55] consolidated consent agenda is
[7:00:03] agenda item 47. Resolution
[7:00:06] 2026-2071. Council members are
[7:00:10] we? Hang on. Colleagues, are we
[7:00:12] at risk of losing quorum?
[7:00:18] Yeah.
[7:00:20] Hey, MISS Johnson and MISS
[7:00:21] Stiles, can you all just, like,
[7:00:23] hang in we can at least get
[7:00:24] through first reading items and
[7:00:30] our late bills, and then we can.
[7:00:32] Speak further. Is he did he go
[7:00:36] to. MISS Stiles? Went to the
[7:00:39] mezzanine.
[7:00:39] okay.
[7:00:40] What are we at,
[7:00:44] sean? On quorum. Okay, we're
[7:00:52] going to continue.
[7:00:52] I think
[7:00:55] that's good. Yeah. Okay.
[7:00:55] Okay.
[7:00:59] Agenda item 48. Resolution
[7:01:06] 2026-2072. Yeah. Agenda item 49.
[7:01:11] Resolution 2026-2073. Agenda
[7:01:16] item 50. Resolution 2026-2074.
[7:01:21] Agenda item 51. Resolution
[7:01:23] 2026-2075. Agenda item 52.
[7:01:29] Resolution 2026-2076. Agenda
[7:01:34] item 60. Resolution 2026-2084.
[7:01:39] Agenda item 61. Resolution
[7:01:41] 2026-2085. Agenda item 62.
[7:01:45] Resolution 2026-2086. Agenda
[7:01:51] item 64. Resolution 2026-2088.
[7:01:56] Agenda item 66. Resolution
[7:01:59] 2026-2090. Agenda item 68.
[7:02:04] Resolution 2026-2092. Agenda
[7:02:10] item 69. Resolution 2026-2093.
[7:02:14] Agenda item 70. Resolution
[7:02:17] 2026-2094. Agenda item 71.
[7:02:21] Resolution 2026-2095. Agenda
[7:02:27] item 72. Resolution 2026-2096.
[7:02:31] Agenda item 73. Resolution
[7:02:35] 2026-2095 or rather nine seven.
[7:02:39] Agenda item 74. Resolution
[7:02:42] 2026-2098. Agenda item 75.
[7:02:46] Resolution 2026-2099. Agenda
[7:02:52] item 76. Resolution 2026-2100.
[7:02:57] Agenda item 77. Resolution
[7:02:59] 2026-2101. Agenda item 78.
[7:03:03] Resolution 2026-2102. Agenda
[7:03:08] item 79. Resolution 2026-2103.
[7:03:13] Agenda item 80. Resolution
[7:03:15] 2026-2104. Agenda item 81.
[7:03:19] Resolution 2026-2105. Agenda
[7:03:24] item 82. Resolution 2026-2106.
[7:03:29] Agenda item 83. Resolution
[7:03:31] 2026-2107. Agenda item 84.
[7:03:35] Resolution 2026-2108. Agenda
[7:03:40] item 85. Resolution 2026-2109.
[7:03:45] Agenda item 86. Resolution
[7:03:47] 2026-2110. Agenda item 87.
[7:03:51] Resolution 2026-2111. Agenda
[7:03:55] item 88. Resolution 2026-2112.
[7:04:00] Agenda item 89. Resolution
[7:04:04] 2026-2113. Now for second
[7:04:06] reading items proposed for the
[7:04:09] consolidated consent agenda.
[7:04:12] First among those is agenda
[7:04:21] item 135. Ordinance bl2026-1435.
[7:04:27] Agenda item 138 ordinance
[7:04:29] bl2026-1439. Agenda item 139
[7:04:34] ordinance bl2026-1440. Agenda
[7:04:41] item 140 ordinance bl2026-1441.
[7:04:46] Agenda item 142 ordinance
[7:04:49] bl2026-1443. Agenda item 143
[7:04:55] ordinance bl2026-1444. Now for
[7:04:57] items on third reading proposed
[7:04:59] for the consent agenda, there
[7:05:02] are just two one agenda item
[7:05:08] 144 ordinance bl2026-1393 and
[7:05:14] agenda item 145, ordinance
[7:05:16] bl2026-1394. Do any items need
[7:05:18] to be removed from the consent
[7:05:20] agenda? If members would please
[7:05:26] join the queue to request that.
[7:05:28] Okay. Council member parker,
[7:05:31] you're recognized sir. I'm
[7:05:33] sorry sir. Hang on a second. Go
[7:05:34] ahead. Sir.
[7:05:36] If you could remove
[7:05:37] item 70, please.
[7:05:41] Okay. Agenda
[7:05:47] item 70.
[7:05:49] Resolution 2094.
[7:05:52] Resolution 2094 will be removed
[7:05:56] from consent. Is that it for
[7:05:58] you, MR. Parker? Okay. Council
[7:05:59] member porterfield, MADAM Pro
[7:06:00] tem, you're recognized.
[7:06:01] Thank
[7:06:02] you. Vice mayor, can you remove
[7:06:05] item 73 hours 2026-2097.
[7:06:06] Okay.
[7:06:11] Agenda item 73rs. Resolution
[7:06:16] 2097 will be removed. Council
[7:06:19] member gadd, you're recognized.
[7:06:21] I'm sorry ma'am. Go ahead.
[7:06:23] Thank you. If you could remove
[7:06:28] item number 672026-2091 for the
[7:06:30] purpose of an abstention.
[7:06:30] It is
[7:06:33] already not on consent.
[7:06:33] Well,
[7:06:36] then I removed that emotion.
[7:06:36] no.
[7:06:37] Okay.
[7:06:39] Our motion, not emotion.
[7:06:40] You're good. We got a motions
[7:06:42] and motions and all the things.
[7:06:44] Council member kimbrough, you
[7:06:48] are recognized, ma'am.
[7:06:48] She
[7:06:49] already did it.
[7:06:51] Okay. Thank you,
[7:06:52] council member greg. You're
[7:06:55] recognized. Sir. I'm sorry sir.
[7:06:56] Go ahead.
[7:06:57] Thank you, vice mayor.
[7:07:01] Item number 88rs20262112.
[7:07:01] Okay.
[7:07:07] Agenda item 88, resolution 2112
[7:07:10] will be removed from consent.
[7:07:13] All right. Do any other items
[7:07:17] need to be removed from consent?
[7:07:19] Seeing none, MR. Clark, are all
[7:07:21] committee reports in for the
[7:07:24] items on the consent agenda?
[7:07:25] Yes. All committee reports are
[7:07:25] in.
[7:07:28] Okay. Thank you, MR. Clark.
[7:07:29] Members, is there a motion for
[7:07:31] approval of the consent agenda?
[7:07:35] Okay. All in favor, say I
[7:07:36] council has passed all items
[7:07:40] the consent agenda. All right.
[7:07:44] I'm going to go back into our
[7:07:47] resolutions, quite a few of
[7:07:49] which will be deferred. So fear
[7:07:52] not. In fact, we're going to
[7:07:53] have seven of them. We're going
[7:07:55] to just defer in a big tranche.
[7:07:57] Right. MISS Tombs and I think
[7:08:02] those are coming up. First.
[7:08:11] Okay. So agenda items 53, 54,
[7:08:18] 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 can be
[7:08:21] taken up together, MISS Tombs,
[7:08:24] for purposes of a one meeting
[7:08:26] deferral as they are all
[7:08:28] related. Special counsel, do I
[7:08:33] need to read these into the
[7:08:36] record? Yes. Okay. I do need to
[7:08:38] read them into the record. So
[7:08:41] again, this is agenda item 53,
[7:08:45] resolution 2026-2077. Sponsors,
[7:08:46] tombs and allen. This is
[7:08:47] resolution authorizing the
[7:08:48] metropolitan mayor to submit
[7:08:52] the 2026-2027 annual update to
[7:08:55] the 2023 to 2028 consolidated
[7:08:58] plan for housing and community
[7:08:59] development to the U.S.
[7:09:01] Department of housing and urban
[7:09:04] development. Agenda item 54 is
[7:09:08] resolution 2026-2078. Sonsors
[7:09:10] vo, tombs, horton, allen and
[7:09:11] suara. This is resolution
[7:09:12] approving the activities and
[7:09:14] improvements eligible for tax
[7:09:15] increment financing in the arts
[7:09:17] center redevelopment plan
[7:09:21] agenda item 55. Resolution
[7:09:22] 2026-2079. Sponsors tombs,
[7:09:23] horton, allen and suara. This
[7:09:25] is a resolution approving the
[7:09:26] activities and improvements
[7:09:27] eligible for tax increment
[7:09:29] financing in the redevelopment
[7:09:32] plan. Next is agenda item 56,
[7:09:35] resolution 2026-2080. Sponsors
[7:09:36] bradford tombs, horton, allen
[7:09:38] and suara. A resolution
[7:09:39] approving the activities and
[7:09:40] improvements eligible for tax
[7:09:42] increment financing in the
[7:09:44] central state redevelopment
[7:09:46] plan. Next agenda item 57.
[7:09:49] Resolution 2026-2081. Sponsors
[7:09:51] kupin, tombs, horton, allen and
[7:09:52] suara. A resolution approving
[7:09:54] the activities and improvements
[7:09:55] eligible for tax increment
[7:09:57] financing in the phillips
[7:10:00] jackson redevelopment plan
[7:10:04] agenda item 58, resolution
[7:10:06] 2026-2082 sponsors coupon tombs,
[7:10:07] horton, allen and suara.
[7:10:08] Resolution approving the
[7:10:09] activities and improvements
[7:10:10] eligible for tax increment
[7:10:12] financing in the rutledge hill
[7:10:13] redevelopment plan. And then
[7:10:16] lastly, agenda item 59,
[7:10:20] resolution 2026-2083 sponsors
[7:10:22] tombs, horton, allen and suara.
[7:10:24] a resolution approving the
[7:10:25] activities and improvements
[7:10:26] eligible for tax increment
[7:10:29] financing in the skyline
[7:10:32] redevelopment plan. Without
[7:10:33] objection. Recognizing that
[7:10:36] there are multiple different
[7:10:38] sponsors, but all these bills
[7:10:40] are going to be deferred one
[7:10:41] meeting and they are all
[7:10:43] pertaining to mdha. Thus,
[7:10:45] that's why we are taking them
[7:10:47] together relative to these
[7:10:49] redevelopment plans. Without
[7:10:54] objection, I will acknowledge.
[7:10:56] MADAM Tombs so that she can
[7:10:59] make a consolidated motion on
[7:11:01] all seven of these bills. Is
[7:11:04] there any objection to that?
[7:11:06] Seeing none, MISS Tombs, you're
[7:11:11] recognized on bill 53, 54, 55,
[7:11:13] 56, 57, 58, and 59. Go ahead
[7:11:14] ma'am.
[7:11:15] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[7:11:16] mayor, committee report, budget
[7:11:18] and finance voted to recommend
[7:11:20] a one meeting deferral for
[7:11:23] items 53 through 59, nine in
[7:11:24] favor, zero against zero not
[7:11:26] voting.
[7:11:29] Special counsel. Yeah.
[7:11:31] Right. Okay. And for the report
[7:11:34] of the planning and zoning
[7:11:35] committee on all these bills,
[7:11:37] vice chair harrell, do you have
[7:11:40] MR. Horton's committee report?
[7:11:42] Oh, you are still there, sir?
[7:11:43] Yeah. You they they brought you
[7:11:49] back. So this is on 53, 54, 55,
[7:11:52] 56, 57, 58 and 59. If you could
[7:11:53] please give a consolidated
[7:11:54] planning and zoning committee
[7:11:58] report, please, sir. I'm sorry.
[7:11:59] Thank you. Vice mayor
[7:12:00] recommended approval. Ten in
[7:12:01] favor, zero against zero not
[7:12:01] voting.
[7:12:03] And that was true for
[7:12:04] all those bills. Yes, ma'am.
[7:12:06] Okay. All right. So it's back
[7:12:07] to you, MISS Tombs.
[7:12:07] Thank you
[7:12:09] for items 53 through 59. Move
[7:12:11] for one meeting deferral.
[7:12:11] Oh,
[7:12:13] I'm sorry, it's a deferral. I
[7:12:15] apologize. It's rule 8.1. It is
[7:12:17] a deferral by rule having
[7:12:18] gotten in all the committee
[7:12:22] reports. Okay. Thank you. Okay.
[7:12:25] So all those items are deferred
[7:12:28] by rule 8.1. That is a one
[7:12:32] meeting deferral. And all those reports are now in.
[7:12:37] Okay. Next is agenda item 63.
[7:12:41] Resolution 2026-2087. Sponsors,
[7:12:42] tombs, horton, gad, welch,
[7:12:44] campbell and ewing. This is a
[7:12:45] resolution to approve the first
[7:12:46] amendment to a grant contract
[7:12:47] for constructing affordable
[7:12:50] housing approved by r.
[7:12:51] S2024-709 between the
[7:12:53] metropolitan government, acting
[7:12:54] by and through the metropolitan
[7:12:55] housing trust fund commission
[7:12:57] and habitat for humanity of
[7:12:59] greater nashville samaritan
[7:13:01] recovery community, inc. Living
[7:13:02] development concepts, inc.
[7:13:04] Rebuilding nashville,
[7:13:05] rebuilding together nashville
[7:13:07] and tennessee prison outreach
[7:13:09] ministry, inc. Councilmember
[7:13:12] tombs, sponsor. Your recognized.
[7:13:14] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[7:13:16] Committee report. Budget and
[7:13:17] finance voted to recommend
[7:13:18] approval. Eight in favor, zero
[7:13:20] against one not voting.
[7:13:20] Okay.
[7:13:22] And for the report of the
[7:13:23] planning and zoning committee,
[7:13:27] MR. Horton on agenda item 63,
[7:13:32] sir. Chair. Agenda item 632087.
[7:13:33] Your committee report, please,
[7:13:34] sir.
[7:13:36] Thank you, vice mayor. We
[7:13:37] recommended approval eight in
[7:13:39] favor, zero against two not
[7:13:40] voting.
[7:13:43] okay. All right. And so
[7:13:47] with that, if you would make a
[7:13:48] motion, please MISS Tombs.
[7:13:49] Move
[7:13:50] for approval.
[7:13:53] Okay. Is there a
[7:13:56] second? Okay. I think this was
[7:13:58] taken off consent for purposes
[7:14:02] of an abstention. And so we can
[7:14:04] acknowledge those when we take
[7:14:06] the vote. Is that correct? Okay.
[7:14:08] All right. All in favor, please
[7:14:14] say aye. Any any voting no. Any
[7:14:17] abstaining. Okay. So MISS Allen
[7:14:20] and MR. Parker are abstaining.
[7:14:25] MR. Clark on 2087. This
[7:14:28] resolution has been adopted.
[7:14:37] Okay. Next is agenda item 65.
[7:14:40] Resolution 2026-2089. Sponsors,
[7:14:42] tombs, huffman, gamble and
[7:14:44] wiener. This is a resolution
[7:14:48] appropriating a total of
[7:14:50] $233,900 from the metropolitan
[7:14:51] government, acting by and
[7:14:52] through the metropolitan board
[7:14:58] of health to street works doing as today's hope to
[7:15:00] expand an existing syringe
[7:15:02] service program by providing
[7:15:03] comprehensive educational
[7:15:05] services focused on opioid
[7:15:07] misuse, harm reduction
[7:15:08] strategies and safe practices
[7:15:11] for youth age 16 to 25 in
[7:15:12] nashville and davidson county
[7:15:14] council member tombs, you're
[7:15:14] recognized.
[7:15:15] Thank you, MADAM
[7:15:17] Vice mayor. Committee report.
[7:15:18] Budget and finance voted to
[7:15:19] recommend approval. Nine in
[7:15:21] favor, zero against zero not
[7:15:21] voting.
[7:15:23] All right. And chair
[7:15:24] huffman for the report of the
[7:15:25] public health and safety
[7:15:25] committee, sir.
[7:15:26] Thank you, vice
[7:15:28] mayor. Public health and safety
[7:15:28] recommended approval. Six in
[7:15:30] favor, zero against one not
[7:15:30] voting.
[7:15:34] Okay. All right. And
[7:15:37] with those reports and a motion,
[7:15:38] please MISS Tombs.
[7:15:38] Move for
[7:15:39] approval.
[7:15:40] All right. There's a
[7:15:41] motion to approve. It's
[7:15:44] properly seconded. Is there any
[7:15:47] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[7:15:49] favor, please say aye. Any
[7:15:52] voting? No. Any abstaining?
[7:15:55] Okay, MR. Nash, you'll be
[7:15:57] recorded as an abstention. All
[7:16:00] right. Council has adopted that
[7:16:02] resolution. Next is agenda item
[7:16:05] 67, a resolution 2026-2091.
[7:16:07] Sponsors gad tombs, bo allen,
[7:16:10] welsh hill and ewing. This is a
[7:16:11] resolution accepting a grant
[7:16:12] from the national parks
[7:16:14] foundation to the metro
[7:16:15] government, acting by and
[7:16:17] through the metro board of
[7:16:19] parks and recreation to fund
[7:16:21] improvements at the elmington
[7:16:24] park playground. MISS Gad, you
[7:16:30] are recognized.
[7:16:32] Yeah, I'll move
[7:16:33] for committee reports.
[7:16:34] Okay,
[7:16:36] MISS Voe, for the report of the
[7:16:38] parks and libraries committee.
[7:16:38] Thank you.
[7:16:40] I'm sorry MISS. Go
[7:16:41] ahead, ma'am.
[7:16:41] Thank you.Vice
[7:16:43] mayor. The parks, libraries and
[7:16:44] entertainment committee voted
[7:16:46] six in favor. Zero against one
[7:16:47] not voting.
[7:16:49] Okay. And MISS
[7:16:50] Tombs for the report of the
[7:16:51] budget and finance committee,
[7:16:53] MR. Chair. Thank you.
[7:16:53] Budget
[7:16:54] and finance voted to recommend
[7:16:56] approval. Eight in favor, zero
[7:16:57] against zero not voting.
[7:16:58] Okay,
[7:17:00] so it's back to you, MISS Gad,
[7:17:02] for a motion on this resolution.
[7:17:05] Thank you. I will move this
[7:17:08] with a brief comment. Thank you.
[7:17:09] Okay. Go ahead.
[7:17:13] Okay, so I am
[7:17:14] completely supportive of this,
[7:17:17] but I will be just want to make
[7:17:21] a note that I will need to because I sit on the
[7:17:22] national parks foundation on
[7:17:23] its advisory board, its
[7:17:25] non-voting member of that board,
[7:17:27] but want to make sure I'm not
[7:17:28] in conflict. So.
[7:17:29] Okay.
[7:17:30] Appreciate that. Thank you
[7:17:34] ma'am. So there is a motion to
[7:17:35] approve. It is properly
[7:17:36] seconded. Is there any
[7:17:39] discussion on this resolution?
[7:17:40] Seeing none. All in favor,
[7:17:43] please say aye. Any voting no
[7:17:46] and any abstaining. And MISS
[7:17:48] Gad, you'll be recorded as an
[7:17:49] abstention. Council has adopted
[7:17:51] this resolution. Next is agenda
[7:17:55] item 70. Resolution 2026-2094.
[7:17:57] Sponsors tombs vo, alan gad,
[7:17:58] welsh, hill, gamble and ewing.
[7:18:00] This resolution, accepting a
[7:18:01] grant from habitat for humanity
[7:18:03] of greater nashville to the
[7:18:04] metro government acting by and
[7:18:05] through the metropolitan board
[7:18:07] of parks and recreation to fund
[7:18:10] the construction phase of
[7:18:12] trinity hills park. MISS Tombs,
[7:18:14] you're recognized, ma'am.
[7:18:14] Thank
[7:18:16] you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[7:18:18] Committee report. Budget and
[7:18:19] finance voted to ecommend
[7:18:20] approval. Eight in favor, zero
[7:18:21] against zero not voting.
[7:18:22] All
[7:18:24] right. And further report of
[7:18:25] the arts, parks, libraries and
[7:18:26] entertainment committee chair.
[7:18:30] Vote. This is on 2094. It's
[7:18:36] agenda item 70, a habitat grant
[7:18:37] to parks.
[7:18:38] Okay. Thank you.
[7:18:40] Sorry about that. Arts parks,%
[7:18:41] library and entertainment
[7:18:43] committee voted six in favor.
[7:18:45] Zero against one not voting.
[7:18:47] Okay.
[7:18:50] All right. And with that
[7:18:51] comes back to you for a motion.
[7:18:52] Move for approval.
[7:18:53] Okay.
[7:18:54] There's a motion to approve
[7:18:55] properly seconded. Is there any
[7:18:57] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[7:18:59] favor, please say aye. Any
[7:19:04] voting? No. Any abstaining?
[7:19:08] Who's. Who's our abstention? No
[7:19:11] worries. That's all good. MR.
[7:19:12] Clerk, if you would record,
[7:19:14] please, an abstention for MR.
[7:19:17] Parker. Council has adopted
[7:19:19] this resolution. Next agenda
[7:19:24] item 73, resolution 2026-2097.
[7:19:25] Sponsors. Tombs, evans, siegel,
[7:19:27] hoffman, hill, ewing, spain and
[7:19:28] wiener. This is a resolution
[7:19:30] approving a memorandum of
[7:19:31] understanding entered into, by
[7:19:32] and between the metropolitan
[7:19:33] nashville police department,
[7:19:35] the metropolitan transit
[7:19:36] authority and the regional
[7:19:37] transportation authority to
[7:19:39] formalize the operations of
[7:19:41] dedicated law enforcement
[7:19:42] services within the public
[7:19:44] transit system. Council member
[7:19:45] tombs. You are recognized,
[7:19:47] ma'am.
[7:19:48] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[7:19:49] mayor. Committee report, budget
[7:19:51] and finance voted to recommend
[7:19:52] approval. Not in favor. Zero
[7:19:54] against zero not voting.
[7:19:54] Okay.
[7:19:56] Andfurther report of the
[7:19:57] transportation and
[7:19:58] infrastructure committee. Vice
[7:20:00] chair ewing, you're recognized.
[7:20:02] Transportation infrastructure
[7:20:03] committee voted eight in favor.
[7:20:05] Zero against zero not voting.
[7:20:07] All right. And for the report
[7:20:08] of the public health and safety
[7:20:09] committee chair huffman, you're
[7:20:09] recognized.
[7:20:10] Thank you, vice
[7:20:12] mayor. Public health and safety
[7:20:13] recommended approval seven in
[7:20:14] favor, zero against zero not
[7:20:14] voting.
[7:20:16] Okay. And all right. So
[7:20:17] it's back to you, MISS Tombs,
[7:20:19] for a motion to get the bill
[7:20:19] before.
[7:20:20] Us move for approval.
[7:20:23] Okay. And we're on to
[7:20:26] discussion. First in the queue
[7:20:27] is council member porterfield.
[7:20:28] You are recognized.
[7:20:29] Thank you,
[7:20:30] vice mayor. Move for one
[7:20:31] meeting deferral.
[7:20:32] Okay. There
[7:20:35] is a motion to defer one
[7:20:37] meeting. It is properly
[7:20:39] seconded. Is there any
[7:20:40] discussion on the one meeting
[7:20:43] deferral motion?
[7:20:44] Can I say why
[7:20:45] wanted deferral. I would like
[7:20:46] to discuss.
[7:20:47] Oh sure. Yeah. Go
[7:20:48] ahead man. Yeah.
[7:20:48] Thank you,
[7:20:50] vice mayor. Really briefly. It
[7:20:52] is 125 in the morning. There's
[7:20:53] some I think, some discussion
[7:20:55] that needs to be had around
[7:20:57] this legislation. I do think
[7:20:58] that it is not in our best
[7:21:00] interest to have that
[7:21:01] discussion at this hour, with
[7:21:05] many of us wanting to be the
[7:21:06] best versions of ourselves and
[7:21:07] the sharpest version of
[7:21:08] ourselves to be able to have
[7:21:10] this conversation. I do have
[7:21:13] several questions for both the
[7:21:17] administration, mta as well as
[7:21:18] mmpd, and I would like the
[7:21:19] opportunity to have some of
[7:21:20] those conversations. So I would
[7:21:21] appreciate my colleagues
[7:21:23] support that one meeting
[7:21:24] deferral in order to have some
[7:21:25] additional conversation.
[7:21:25] Thank
[7:21:26] you.
[7:21:27] I appreciate that. And
[7:21:30] okay, we are on a one meeting
[7:21:31] deferral motion. MR. Huffman,
[7:21:33] do you seek to be recognized on
[7:21:34] the deferral? Go ahead, sir.
[7:21:36] Thank you. And I'll keep my
[7:21:39] comments extremely short. It is
[7:21:41] late. I rise to object against
[7:21:44] the one meeting deferral.
[7:21:45] Colleagues, it's it's
[7:21:46] imperative to us that we keep
[7:21:49] our riders on our transit
[7:21:51] systems safe. We've been in
[7:21:54] this chamber before during a
[7:21:55] meeting, and we've heard the
[7:21:56] sirens from shootings from the
[7:21:59] bus station. Thank you.
[7:22:00] Okay.
[7:22:01] Council member nash on the
[7:22:06] deferral, sir. To go ahead.
[7:22:07] Yes.
[7:22:08] I too would like to speak
[7:22:10] against the deferral. We've had
[7:22:13] lots of opportunity to speak to
[7:22:16] at committee, to the
[7:22:18] administration and to chief
[7:22:20] gilder. I it's not a
[7:22:22] complicated issue. A few
[7:22:23] officers that are going to be
[7:22:27] paid for to help start the
[7:22:29] security for busses. This is
[7:22:31] just kind of the initial first
[7:22:35] step as we move forward.
[7:22:35] All
[7:22:36] right, MISS Benedict, on the
[7:22:38] deferral motion, you're
[7:22:41] recognized ma'am.
[7:22:41] Previous
[7:22:42] question.
[7:22:43] There is no one else
[7:22:46] in the queue. Can you? No one
[7:22:47] else in the queue?
[7:22:48] I will, as
[7:22:50] long as there remains nobody in
[7:22:51] the queue. I'll remove that
[7:22:51] motion.
[7:22:53] Okay. All right. Seeing
[7:22:55] no one else seeking discussion
[7:22:57] on the one meeting deferral
[7:23:00] motion, we will move to the
[7:23:03] vote. All in favor of a one
[7:23:05] meeting deferral again, please.
[7:23:07] Number, not volume. Please say
[7:23:11] I. I those against the deferral
[7:23:14] please say no. Okay. MR. Clark,
[7:23:15] if you would please put this on
[7:23:17] the boards. Please. I can't I
[7:23:20] can't tell if the eyes or the
[7:23:22] nose have it. So we are on a
[7:23:28] one meeting deferral motion for
[7:23:44] 2097, please, sir.
[7:24:05] All votes in.
[7:24:07] MR. Clerk, please show the vote.
[7:24:10] Okay. The deferral motion has
[7:24:13] failed with 14 votes in favor,
[7:24:16] 17 against zero abstentions.
[7:24:20] Okay, so we continue with
[7:24:23] discussion. Is there any
[7:24:26] further discussion on this
[7:24:29] resolution at this time? MR.
[7:24:32] Cortez? You're recognized, sir.
[7:24:34] Okay. Is anyone else seeking
[7:24:36] discussion on this before we
[7:24:44] move to the vote? Okay. I. MR.
[7:24:45] Clerk, if you would just please
[7:24:47] load the vote on this one.
[7:24:48] Please, sir. Seeing no one else
[7:24:50] seeking discussion, we will
[7:24:54] move to the vote. Because I
[7:24:55] guess the deferral motion,
[7:24:57] having failed what was before
[7:24:58] us previouslywas an approval
[7:25:01] motion on the motion to approve.
[7:25:17] Please, sir.
[7:25:37] All votes in. MR.
[7:25:40] Clerk, please show the vote.
[7:25:43] Okay. This resolution has been
[7:25:45] approved. You have adopted it
[7:25:49] with 23 votes in favor, four
[7:25:51] against and three abstentions.
[7:25:58] All right. Last among
[7:26:01] resolutions is agenda item 88.
[7:26:04] Resolution 2026-2112. Sponsors.
[7:26:06] Greg johnson, spain. Welsh,
[7:26:07] nash, huffman, weiner. Evans.
[7:26:09] Evans. Siegel. Stiles. Suarez,
[7:26:11] ellis. Bow cap, eastlick
[7:26:12] truffle, rutherford, koopman
[7:26:13] and allen. This is a resolution
[7:26:15] honoring the life and legacy of
[7:26:17] grand ole opry announcer bill
[7:26:19] cody. Council member greg,
[7:26:20] you're recognized.
[7:26:21] Thank you,
[7:26:22] vice mayor. Committee reports.
[7:26:23] Please.
[7:26:24] Council member. Cash.
[7:26:26] MR. Chair, for the report of
[7:26:27] the rules, confirmations and
[7:26:28] public elections committee. Sir.
[7:26:30] We voted to approve five in
[7:26:31] favor, zero against. You're not
[7:26:31] voting.
[7:26:33] Okay. Back to you, MR.
[7:26:34] Greg, for a motion.
[7:26:35] Thank you.
[7:26:36] I'd like to move for approval
[7:26:37] with a brief comment.
[7:26:38] Okay. Go
[7:26:38] ahead. Sir.
[7:26:40] I know it's late,
[7:26:41] colleagues, and we're all tired,
[7:26:43] but I want to take just a
[7:26:44] moment to honor the life of
[7:26:46] bill cody for more than 30
[7:26:47] years. Bill, welcome listeners
[7:26:49] on wsm and welcome to artists
[7:26:51] and audiences to the grand ole
[7:26:53] opry. Bill made everyone feel
[7:26:56] like they belonged from country
[7:26:59] music legends to first time
[7:27:01] performers, and every person in
[7:27:03] the audience. Bill was more
[7:27:05] than a broadcaster. He was an
[7:27:08] historian, a storyteller, a
[7:27:10] mentor, and an ambassador for
[7:27:12] nashville and country music.
[7:27:13] His passing is not only a loss
[7:27:15] to the grand ole opry and wsm,
[7:27:17] but to nashville. So tonight,
[7:27:19] with this resolution, we simply
[7:27:21] say thank you to bill. Thank
[7:27:23] you, bill cody, for your voice,
[7:27:25] your kindness, and your
[7:27:27] unwavering love for nashville
[7:27:29] and country music. And your
[7:27:32] legacy will live on every time
[7:27:34] the opry curtain rises. And
[7:27:37] with that, I renew my motion to
[7:27:38] approve.
[7:27:39] Thank you. MR. Greg,
[7:27:41] is there any further discussion
[7:27:43] on this resolution? Seeing none.
[7:27:45] All in favor, please say aye.
[7:27:46] Any voting no or abstaining?
[7:27:48] All right. Council has adopted
[7:27:51] this resolution. Next agenda
[7:27:52] section em bills on
[7:27:54] introduction and first reading.
[7:27:56] By rule, all items on first
[7:27:57] reading shall be voted on at
[7:27:59] the same time, unless requested
[7:28:01] otherwise, by a primary sponsor
[7:28:04] or by two other members. Do any
[7:28:05] items need to be removed from
[7:28:07] the collective first reading
[7:28:12] vote? MR. Parker, do you seek
[7:28:16] to be recognized, sir? No. Okay.
[7:28:19] No worries, I get it. Is there
[7:28:22] a motion for approval? Seeing
[7:28:23] none, is there a motion for
[7:28:26] approval of all items on first
[7:28:29] consideration? Okay. Properly
[7:28:32] seconded. Without objection.
[7:28:34] You have approved all items on
[7:28:37] first reading. Okay, now we're
[7:28:41] in agenda section in late bills.
[7:28:45] First among them is in one. It
[7:28:47] is not yet numbered. It is an
[7:28:51] ordinance. It has sponsors
[7:28:53] horton, porterfield, kupin
[7:28:55] parker, spain, gadd, benedict,
[7:28:57] ewing, cortez and wiener. This
[7:28:59] is an ordinance authorizing the
[7:29:00] metro government to acquire the
[7:29:03] fee interest in a parcel of
[7:29:09] property. Parcel id number
[7:29:09] 13300013500. Through
[7:29:11] negotiation or condemnation for
[7:29:13] office warehouse training and
[7:29:16] other uses. Council member
[7:29:18] horton, you are recognized. If
[7:29:21] we. You need to. Please request
[7:29:23] a suspension of the rules, sir.
[7:29:24] Thank you, vice mayor. Do I
[7:29:26] need to request committee
[7:29:27] reports for suspension of the
[7:29:27] rules.
[7:29:28] First you just request
[7:29:30] to suspend the rules. Then I
[7:29:30] will go to.
[7:29:31] Suspend the rules.
[7:29:33] Please. Okay. Council member
[7:29:35] cash, can you please share your
[7:29:38] committee report on the nature
[7:29:40] of the rule suspension? Sir.
[7:29:40] On
[7:29:41] the nature of the rules
[7:29:43] suspension. We approved five in
[7:29:44] favor, zero against. They were
[7:29:45] not voting.
[7:29:46] All right.
[7:29:48] Colleagues, having heard the
[7:29:50] report of chair cash, is there
[7:29:52] any objection to a suspension
[7:29:57] of the rules? Seeing only one.
[7:30:01] The rules are suspended. And so
[7:30:03] you can take up your bill now,
[7:30:03] MR. Horton.
[7:30:04] Thank you, vice
[7:30:05] mayor. Move for approval.
[7:30:07] Okay.
[7:30:10] There's a motion to approve
[7:30:13] this ordinance on first reading.
[7:30:15] Properly seconded. Is there any
[7:30:18] discussion? Council member
[7:30:19] allen, you are recognized.
[7:30:20] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
[7:30:22] just need to be recorded as
[7:30:22] abstaining.
[7:30:26] Okay. We will for
[7:30:30] sure do that. MR. Clark, is
[7:30:32] there any further discussion on
[7:30:36] this item on first reading?
[7:30:39] Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,
[7:30:43] please say I any voting? No.
[7:30:45] Okay. We have no meaning. We
[7:30:48] have we can still move forward
[7:30:51] because it has three readings
[7:30:56] and the ayes have it. And then
[7:30:59] as well the abstentions. So
[7:31:02] we've heard our nose or no
[7:31:03] singular any other abstentions
[7:31:05] other than MISS Allen. Any
[7:31:08] abstentions? Okay. So MISS Webb
[7:31:10] is an abstention. MISS Allen is
[7:31:11] an abstention. Anyone else
[7:31:14] seeking to abstain? Okay. Webb
[7:31:17] and allen. All right. Okay.
[7:31:20] This has passed its first of
[7:31:26] three readings. Next is agenda
[7:31:28] item n two. Another ordinance
[7:31:31] as of yet unnumbered sponsor
[7:31:33] parker. An ordinance amending
[7:31:35] chapter 6.75 of the metro code
[7:31:37] of laws relative to pedicabs
[7:31:40] and pedal carriages. MR. Parker,
[7:31:41] you need to request to suspend
[7:31:43] the rules. Please, sir.
[7:31:43] Request
[7:31:44] suspension of the rules.
[7:31:45] Okay.
[7:31:47] Council member, cash chair, can
[7:31:49] you please give us our rather.
[7:31:51] Your committee report.
[7:31:51] Approved
[7:31:52] five in favor, zero against.
[7:31:53] They were not voting.
[7:31:54] Okay.
[7:31:56] Colleagues, having heard the
[7:31:59] report of chair cash relative
[7:32:01] to the rule suspension, is
[7:32:02] there any objection to a
[7:32:05] suspension of the rules? Seeing
[7:32:06] none, the rules are suspended.
[7:32:08] Go ahead sir.
[7:32:08] Thank you, vice
[7:32:10] mayor. Move approval.
[7:32:10] All right.
[7:32:12] Properly moved and seconded. Is
[7:32:13] there any discussion on this
[7:32:16] matter that is on first reading?
[7:32:17] Seeing none. All in favor,
[7:32:20] please say aye. Any voting no
[7:32:22] or abstaining? Okay. This has
[7:32:24] passed its first of three
[7:32:31] readings. O k. Looking ahead at
[7:32:33] second reading, which is pretty
[7:32:34] short. Colleagues, we have a
[7:32:38] whole lot of rule 8.1 deferrals
[7:32:49] one, two three, four. We've got
[7:32:50] 12345678 items, four of which
[7:32:52] are rule 8.1 and then just two
[7:32:54] items on third. So I just want
[7:32:56] to lean in and get this done.
[7:33:01] Okay. All right. Here we go.
[7:33:03] Agenda section o bills on
[7:33:06] second reading that were not on
[7:33:08] consent. First among those is
[7:33:13] agenda item 130, ordinance
[7:33:15] bl2026-1362. Sponsors allen
[7:33:17] ellis, evan siegel, spencer
[7:33:19] hoffman and wiener. This is an
[7:33:20] ordinance requiring an annual
[7:33:22] review and an annual
[7:33:23] presentation to the budget and
[7:33:25] finance committee of the
[7:33:26] metropolitan council from all
[7:33:27] boards, commissions,
[7:33:28] departments and authorities
[7:33:30] that are offering tax abatement
[7:33:32] incentives. Council member
[7:33:33] allen, you are recognized.
[7:33:34] Thank you, MADAM Chair.
[7:33:36] Committee reports, please.
[7:33:36] For
[7:33:38] the report of the budget and
[7:33:39] finance committee. Chair, tombs.
[7:33:40] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor,
[7:33:41] budget and finance voted to
[7:33:43] recommend approval as amended.
[7:33:44] Nine in favor, zero against
[7:33:45] zero not voting.
[7:33:46] Okay, it's
[7:33:48] back to MISS Allen for a motion
[7:33:49] to get the bill before us. Go
[7:33:50] ahead.
[7:33:51] Ma'am, I would like to
[7:33:52] move with a move for approval
[7:33:54] with a brief explanation.
[7:33:54] Okay.
[7:33:55] Go ahead, ma'am.
[7:33:56] Thank you.
[7:33:58] This is just a result of a long
[7:33:59] process that we went through to
[7:34:01] look at all the different tax
[7:34:03] abatement systems that that
[7:34:04] metro currently has in place.
[7:34:05] And it was a recommendation of
[7:34:07] that committee to have this
[7:34:09] annual review. And so therefore,
[7:34:10] we put this together. And then
[7:34:12] with that I would like to move
[7:34:13] the amendment.
[7:34:14] All right. Is
[7:34:15] there a second to the motion to
[7:34:17] amend? Okay. Go ahead ma'am.
[7:34:18] Thank you. And the amendment
[7:34:20] simply changes the date of this
[7:34:21] to SEPTEMBER, because that
[7:34:22] aligns better with when all the
[7:34:23] other appropriate departments
[7:34:24] have already gotten their
[7:34:26] reports together. And also
[7:34:28] specifies, thanks to input from
[7:34:30] council members, that the staff
[7:34:32] can do this rather than the
[7:34:33] commission volunteer
[7:34:34] commissioners having to do that.
[7:34:36] So with that, I would move for
[7:34:37] approval of the amendment,
[7:34:37] please.
[7:34:38] Okay. There is a motion
[7:34:40] to amend. It was properly
[7:34:41] seconded. And you've heard a
[7:34:42] description of that amendment
[7:34:43] by MISS Allen. Is there any
[7:34:45] discussion on the motion to
[7:34:46] amend seeing none. All in favor
[7:34:47] of the amendment, please say
[7:34:49] aye. Any voting no or
[7:34:51] abstaining? Okay. And if you
[7:34:52] would please renew your motion
[7:34:53] to approve, as amended.
[7:34:53] I'd
[7:34:55] like to move the bill as
[7:34:55] amended.
[7:34:57] Okay. Is there any
[7:34:59] discussion on that? Seeing none.
[7:35:01] All in favor, please say aye.
[7:35:03] Any voting no or abstaining.
[7:35:04] All right. This has passed its
[7:35:06] second of three readings, as
[7:35:09] amended. Next is agenda item
[7:35:14] 131. Ordinance bl 2026-1430.
[7:35:15] Sponsors. Bradford, ellis,
[7:35:16] johnson, evans, siegel, welsh,
[7:35:19] bowe, evans, hoffman and wiener.
[7:35:20] This is an ordinance amending
[7:35:23] section 2.08.030 of the metro
[7:35:25] code of laws, relative to the
[7:35:26] publication of the annual
[7:35:27] operating budget and the
[7:35:29] capital improvements budget.
[7:35:30] Councilmember
[7:35:32] recognized, sir.
[7:35:32] Committee
[7:35:33] reports, please.
[7:35:34] For the report,
[7:35:35] the budget and finance
[7:35:38] committee chair, tombs.
[7:35:38] Thank
[7:35:39] you, MADAM Vice mayor, budget
[7:35:41] and finance voted to recommend
[7:35:42] a one meeting deferral nine in
[7:35:43] favor, zero against zero not
[7:35:44] voting.
[7:35:45] All right. And with
[7:35:47] that, that is rule 8.1, a
[7:35:48] mandatory deferral that will be
[7:35:50] taken up on second reading at
[7:35:51] the next meeting. Next is
[7:35:57] agenda item 132, ordinance
[7:36:01] bl2026-1431. Sponsors vrbo,
[7:36:02] horton, cap, benedict, bradford.
[7:36:04] Ellis. Gad. Porterfield. Cash.
[7:36:05] Hancock. Parker. Weiner.
[7:36:07] Rutherford, harrell, spain,
[7:36:09] hoffman, nash and sepulveda.
[7:36:10] This is an ordinance to amend
[7:36:12] chapter 2.147 of the metro code
[7:36:14] of laws regarding the nashville
[7:36:16] entertainment commission.
[7:36:19] Council member vo, you are
[7:36:20] recognized.
[7:36:21] Thank you. Vice
[7:36:24] mayor. Committee reports.
[7:36:24] You
[7:36:25] have your own committee report.
[7:36:27] If you want to start with that
[7:36:27] one.
[7:36:28] Sure, yes.
[7:36:29] And I think
[7:36:31] that's the only one. Go ahead.
[7:36:32] Yes. Arts parks, library and
[7:36:33] entertainment committee voted
[7:36:35] for a one meeting deferral,
[7:36:37] four in favor, three against
[7:36:37] zero not voting.
[7:36:38] Okay. And with
[7:36:41] that rule 8.1 applies. It's a
[7:36:42] mandatory deferral. And this
[7:36:44] will be taken up on its second
[7:36:45] reading at the next meeting.
[7:36:48] Next is agenda item 133,
[7:36:52] ordinance bl2026-1432. Sponsor
[7:36:53] styles welsh, evans, cuban,
[7:36:56] cortez hill and suara. This is
[7:36:57] ordinance amending chapter
[7:36:59] 2.147 of the metro code of laws
[7:37:00] relative to the nashville
[7:37:01] entertainment commission.
[7:37:03] Council member styles, you are
[7:37:04] recognized.
[7:37:04] Thank you.
[7:37:05] Committee reports.
[7:37:06] For the
[7:37:08] report of your committee. MISS
[7:37:09] Vo. Go ahead ma'am.
[7:37:10] Thank you
[7:37:12] so much. Vice mayor. The arts,
[7:37:13] parks,
[7:37:15] entertainment committee voted
[7:37:16] seven in favor, zero against
[7:37:18] zero not voting for for one
[7:37:19] meeting deferral. All right.
[7:37:23] And with that's rule 8.1
[7:37:24] applies. That's a mandatory
[7:37:26] deferral. By rule. This item
[7:37:28] will be taken up again on its
[7:37:30] second reading at the next
[7:37:33] meeting. Next is agenda item
[7:37:37] 134. Ordinance bl 2026-1434.
[7:37:39] Sponsors lee and coupon an
[7:37:42] ordinance to amend section
[7:37:43] 13.20.020 of the metro code of
[7:37:44] laws relative torequired
[7:37:46] notice and permission for
[7:37:49] excavations in the right of way.
[7:37:51] Council member koopman, you are
[7:37:51] recognized, sir.
[7:37:52] Thank you,
[7:37:53] MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[7:37:54] reports please. For the report
[7:37:55] of the transportation
[7:37:56] infrastructure committee. Vice
[7:37:59] chair. Ewing.
[7:38:04] Yes.
[7:38:05] It's late
[7:38:07] and I'm tired.
[7:38:08] And your mic
[7:38:09] sticks. I remember it does that
[7:38:10] on that desk.
[7:38:11] Yes. Could have
[7:38:14] warned me. Okay. Transportation
[7:38:16] and infrastructure committee
[7:38:17] voted for a one meeting
[7:38:18] deferral, eight in favor, zero
[7:38:21] against zero zero.
[7:38:21] Thank you
[7:38:23] ma'am. And with that, MR.
[7:38:24] Koopman, rule 8.1 applies. It's
[7:38:25] a mandatory one meeting
[7:38:26] deferral. This will be taken up
[7:38:28] on its second reading at the
[7:38:29] next meeting of the council.
[7:38:32] Next is agenda item 136,
[7:38:35] ordinance bl 2026-1436.
[7:38:37] Sponsors tombs, horton, welch,
[7:38:38] allen, ellis, ewing, koopman
[7:38:40] and suara. This is an ordinance
[7:38:41] approving a lease agreement by
[7:38:42] and between the metro
[7:38:44] government, acting by and
[7:38:45] through the metro nashville
[7:38:47] board of public education and
[7:38:51] the pencil foundation.
[7:38:53] Councilmember tombs, you are
[7:38:54] recognized.
[7:38:55] Thank you, MADAM
[7:38:59] Vice mayor. Committee report,
[7:39:00] budget and finance voted to
[7:39:01] recommend approval. Eight in
[7:39:03] favor, zero against one not
[7:39:03] voting.
[7:39:04] And further report of
[7:39:05] the planning and zoning
[7:39:06] committee. Chair horton.
[7:39:06] Thank
[7:39:08] you, vice mayor. We recommended
[7:39:09] approval ten in favor, zero
[7:39:10] against. You're not voting.
[7:39:14] Okay. Let's see any others?
[7:39:17] Okay. It's back to you, MISS
[7:39:20] Tombs. For a motion.
[7:39:20] Move for
[7:39:22] approval with a brief comment.
[7:39:23] Okay. Is there a second? Go
[7:39:25] ahead ma'am.
[7:39:25] Thank you. I know
[7:39:27] that everyone is familiar with
[7:39:28] the excellent work that the
[7:39:30] pencil foundation does. They
[7:39:32] are a welcome partner in the
[7:39:34] board of community at the
[7:39:35] robert lillard school. I know
[7:39:36] there was some concern in
[7:39:38] committee about the length of
[7:39:41] the lease agreement, the the
[7:39:43] length of the agreement was
[7:39:45] important to pencils ability to
[7:39:46] fundraise for the needed
[7:39:47] capital improvements at the
[7:39:48] school, both inside the
[7:39:50] building as well as outside
[7:39:51] with the playground area making
[7:39:54] it a true community hub.
[7:39:55] Funders don't want to invest
[7:39:56] millions of dollars when they
[7:39:58] don't believe that the
[7:40:01] organization is going to space for a long time, so
[7:40:02] the length of the lease is
[7:40:04] important to their funding
[7:40:06] capabilities. I am a strong
[7:40:07] supporter of this agreement and
[7:40:08] welcome them to the board of
[7:40:10] community. The ceo, MISS
[7:40:11] Christian books. Frazier is a
[7:40:13] daughter of north nashville and
[7:40:15] bordeaux, so I know her
[7:40:16] commitment to that community.
[7:40:18] And so as for my colleagues to
[7:40:19] support this and I renew my
[7:40:21] motion for approval.
[7:40:22] Alrighty.
[7:40:24] Is there any further discussion?
[7:40:26] Councilmember evans, you're
[7:40:26] recognized.
[7:40:27] Thank you. I just
[7:40:29] want to be marked as an
[7:40:29] abstention, please.
[7:40:30] Okay. And I
[7:40:32] think it's off consent for that
[7:40:34] purpose. And so with that,
[7:40:36] anyone else seeking discussion?
[7:40:37] Seeing none. All in favor,
[7:40:43] please say I any voting? No.
[7:40:49] Any voting no. Okay. Any
[7:40:51] abstentions? We have MR. Greg,
[7:40:52] and we have MISS Evans. Are
[7:40:54] there any additional
[7:40:58] abstentions? Seeing none,
[7:41:02] council has passed this bill on
[7:41:05] its second of three readings
[7:41:10] with two abstentions. All right.
[7:41:12] Hang in there. We just have two
[7:41:16] more agenda item 137. Ordinance
[7:41:20] bl 2026-1437 sponsors web
[7:41:22] coupon. Evans, bradford, allen
[7:41:24] and ellis. This is an ordinance
[7:41:25] requiring that all boards,
[7:41:26] commissions, committees and
[7:41:27] authorities of the metro
[7:41:28] government with financial
[7:41:30] authority or a fiduciary duty.
[7:41:33] Record a record and make
[7:41:35] publicly available the
[7:41:36] proceedings of their meetings.
[7:41:38] Council member webb, you're
[7:41:39] recognized, ma'am.
[7:41:40] I'd like to
[7:41:41] have a one meeting deferral,
[7:41:43] please.
[7:41:44] We need to get our
[7:41:45] committee reports, please.
[7:41:48] First, ma'am. Committee for.
[7:41:49] Committee reports, please.
[7:41:49] For
[7:41:50] the report of the budget and
[7:41:52] finance committee. Chair, tombs.
[7:41:53] Budget and finance voted to
[7:41:55] recommend a one meeting
[7:41:56] deferral. Nine in favor, zero
[7:41:57] against zero not voting.
[7:41:57] Okay.
[7:41:59] And for the report of the
[7:42:00] government operations and
[7:42:01] regulations committee chair
[7:42:01] hill.
[7:42:03] We recommend one meeting
[7:42:04] deferral six in favor, zero
[7:42:05] against zero not voting.
[7:42:05] Okay.
[7:42:07] And with that, that is a
[7:42:09] mandatory deferral by rule,
[7:42:10] MISS Webb, that will be taken
[7:42:15] up at the next meeting. Last.
[7:42:23] Lee, agenda item 141. Ordinance
[7:42:25] bl2026-1442. Sponsors tombs,
[7:42:27] evans, siegel and allen. An
[7:42:29] ordinance approving amendment
[7:42:30] two to a contract between the
[7:42:33] metro government and waste
[7:42:35] management inc. Of tennessee
[7:42:37] for the provisionof solid
[7:42:40] waste collection and collection
[7:42:42] of carts. Council member tombs,
[7:42:44] you are recognized.
[7:42:45] Thank you,
[7:42:47] MADAM Vice mayor. Committee
[7:42:48] report. Budget finance voted to
[7:42:49] recommend a one meeting
[7:42:51] deferral nine in favor, zero
[7:42:52] against zero not voting.
[7:42:54] Okay.
[7:42:56] And for the report of the
[7:42:57] transportation and
[7:42:59] infrastructure committee with
[7:43:03] your mic looking good, vice
[7:43:05] chair ewing, you're recognized.
[7:43:08] Now I am ready. The
[7:43:08] transportation and
[7:43:09] infrastructure committee voted
[7:43:11] for one meeting deferral eight
[7:43:13] in favor, zero against zero not
[7:43:14] voting.
[7:43:15] Okay with that. That is
[7:43:18] a rule 8.1 mandatory deferral
[7:43:21] by rule 1442 will be deferred
[7:43:23] to our next meeting. That is
[7:43:26] the last item on our agenda.
[7:43:28] Our next council meeting will
[7:43:30] be on tuesday, JULY 21st. Is
[7:43:32] there a motion to adjourn? We
[7:43:44] are adjourned.
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