[3:45] Today is Tuesday, JULY the 21st,
[3:46] and I would like to call this
[3:48] meeting to order. I want to
[3:49] open by acknowledging that this
[3:51] meeting is being held on the
[3:53] unceded stolen land of the
[3:55] Cherokee, Shawnee, and Yuchi
[3:57] people. And to remind everyone
[3:58] that no one is illegal on
[4:00] stolen land, built by stolen
[4:02] labor. And with that, I
[4:06] m going
[4:09] you are recognized.
[4:11] Thank you, want to
[4:13] say that tomorrow night at the
[4:14] national soccer club is pride
[4:16] night. And it's also military
[4:17] appreciation night. So if you
[4:18] want to go, you're more than. I
[4:20] would love to see you all there.
[4:21] I'm actually going to be
[4:23] honored on the field. As for
[4:25] military appreciation asa
[4:26] combat veteran, and then for
[4:27] pride night, I'll also be
[4:28] honored as the first trans
[4:30] elected to tennessee. So if
[4:31] anybody wants to come, I'd love
[4:33] to see you there.
[4:35] Congratulations. Council member,
[4:37] council member styles. You're
[4:38] recognized.
[4:39] Thank you very much.
[4:42] This thursday is the district
[4:44] 32nd JULY meeting. Community
[4:45] meeting. It will be at
[4:47] southeast community center at
[4:51] 6:00. We will be. Are we going
[4:53] to talk about the new transit
[4:54] center in antioch? And then
[4:56] we'll have community safety
[4:58] updates and regular community
[4:59] updates. And then two days
[5:02] later, it is the fifth annual
[5:03] southeast community day. So I
[5:04] hope people will make plans to
[5:06] attend. We have a community
[5:08] parade with our antioch high
[5:11] school bands. We have a parade
[5:13] giving away free backpacks, and
[5:14] then in the evening, from 6 to
[5:16] 10, we have a free music
[5:18] festival featuring nashville's
[5:20] own butter and grit, who are
[5:23] now on america's got talent. So
[5:25] hope to see you all there.
[5:28] Thank you councilmember. You're
[5:28] recognized.
[5:29] Thank you, MADAM
[5:31] Pro tem. So district eight, we
[5:33] will be having our monthly
[5:37] meeting on JULY 27th, the last
[5:39] monday of the month at 6 P.M.
[5:40] At hamilton united methodist
[5:43] church. Our guests will be
[5:46] metro waste services.
[5:46] Thank you
[5:48] so very much. Council member,
[5:49] council member. Kimbrough.
[5:50] You're recognized.
[5:51] Thank you.
[5:52] District one will have a
[5:55] community meeting on tuesday,
[5:57] JULY 28th at the iv center on
[6:01] ashland city pike. Mda will be
[6:02] present. Also, I'd like to
[6:04] alert or bring to everyone's
[6:06] attention that there's a
[6:07] tennessee state university
[6:09] graduate who also completed one
[6:11] year of law school who is
[6:14] missing. If you google lakeisha
[6:18] gunn, lakesha gunn gunn, you'll
[6:20] see her picture. There's a tbi,
[6:23] silver alert for her, silver
[6:24] alert for her, she's five foot
[6:28] two, 120 pounds. My
[6:30] understanding from the family
[6:31] is it hasn't really received
[6:33] the proper attention, so I want
[6:35] to make sure that everyone
[6:39] knows that this lady is missing
[6:40] and share that information with
[6:42] your friends. Thank you.
[6:42] Thank
[6:45] you, council member kimbrough,
[6:47] council member sarwar, you
[6:48] recognized.
[6:49] Thank you, pro tem.
[6:51] And I do hope that we'll find
[6:54] miss gunn safe and sound. And I
[6:55] will share as well. And I
[6:57] encourage everybody to do so as
[6:59] well. I want to thank everyone
[7:01] that came out saturday for the
[7:02] john lewis fifth annual john
[7:03] lewis way MARCH. I was very,
[7:06] very hot. But nashvillians thank you colleagues. That
[7:08] came the vice mayor, the mayor,
[7:11] our speaker, reverend dyson and
[7:13] reverend brown, a whole lot of
[7:14] them. We have about 15
[7:15] ministers that serve as a grand
[7:17] marshal. It was a it was a
[7:19] beautiful day to step out and
[7:20] step in the footsteps of our%
[7:21] ancestors. There's been a lot
[7:23] of marches in nashville that
[7:24] are called to ensure that
[7:25] change happen. And that's what
[7:26] we were emulating and doing
[7:28] what they did in those days.
[7:29] But I also want to remind
[7:31] everyone that while it was good
[7:33] for us to do that, we also have
[7:35] to follow it up with action. So
[7:36] early voting is going on right
[7:38] now, so we already MARCH. Now
[7:39] we need to MARCH to the polls.
[7:41] We need to go vote. And so
[7:43] please go out and let your
[7:44] voices be heard. The second
[7:45] thing that I wanted to do,
[7:47] MADAM Pro tem, is it's my. I
[7:49] wanted to welcome a colleague
[7:50] who. She will stand up. She's a
[7:52] council member from colorado
[7:53] springs. Council member
[7:54] kimberly gold is visiting us,
[7:56] and I wanted to welcome her to
[8:01] nashville.
[8:02] Thank you, council
[8:04] member, and welcome. We hope
[8:07] that you enjoy our proceedings.
[8:08] Enjoy is a strong word. That's
[8:11] probably relative, but we
[8:13] welcome you here to nashville.
[8:14] Hopethat you get some good
[8:15] food, especially hot chicken,
[8:17] while you're here.
[8:18] councilmember. Well, she
[8:20] recognized.
[8:22] Thank you pro tem.
[8:23] I have mentioned this before,
[8:25] but the heimerdinger foundation
[8:27] is a foundation started by the
[8:29] family of mike heimerdinger,
[8:30] who used to be the offensive
[8:31] coordinator for the tennessee
[8:33] titans, who died of cancer in
[8:35] 2010. The foundation provides
[8:37] foods for people in active
[8:38] cancer treatment in davidson
[8:40] and williamson county, both for
[8:42] the patient and for another
[8:43] family member or a caregiver
[8:45] free of charge for 12 weeks.
[8:47] And for the first time in quite
[8:49] a few years, they have openings.
[8:51] We have openings. When my arm
[8:53] is actually functioning, I cook
[8:55] and I actually help people heal.
[8:56] They don't have problems from
[8:57] my cooking, so it's a really
[8:59] great thing for me to. But if
[9:01] you would like some information
[9:02] on how. If you are an active
[9:03] cancer treatment or know
[9:04] someone who is who could use
[9:06] that support, the heimerdinger
[9:07] foundation is there to step
[9:09] right in. You can contact them
[9:10] through heimerdinger foundation
[9:14] online, or you can email me,
[9:14] jenny.Welch@nashville.Gov, and
[9:16] I will give you all the contact
[9:17] information. It's a wonderful
[9:18] program, so if you need the
[9:20] support, do not hesitate to do
[9:21] it. It's 12 weeks free of
[9:23] charge, with an option for
[9:24] another 12 weeks for a nominal
[9:27] fee. So if you need it, take
[9:29] advantage of it. Thank you.
[9:30] Thank you, council member welch.
[9:32] Next we have council member
[9:34] gamble. You are recognized.
[9:36] Thank you, MADAM Pro tem, I'd
[9:37] like announce that there
[9:38] will be adistrict three
[9:40] quarterly meeting on JULY 28th
[9:43] at 6 P.M. At the madison
[9:45] library. We will have a public
[9:47] safety update and discuss three
[9:49] proposed projects in the in the
[9:51] district, so I invite everyone
[9:53] to come out on JULY 28th, 6
[9:55] P.M. At the madison library.
[9:57] Thanks.
[9:58] Thank you, council
[9:59] member gamble. Council member.
[10:02] Nash, you're recognized.
[10:02] Thank
[10:04] you, MADAM Pro tem. I just want
[10:05] to give a friendly reminder to
[10:08] my colleagues that the. You're
[10:09] invited to the andrew jackson
[10:11] police youth camp open house
[10:13] tomorrow on old hickory lake.
[10:16] It's a great opportunity to
[10:17] meet a bunch of special units
[10:19] of the police departmentand
[10:21] greet about 50 children from
[10:23] underprivileged homes that are
[10:25] had a week at camp on the lake,
[10:28] and got to do some activities
[10:29] and see some things they
[10:30] wouldn't necessarily get to see
[10:33] backat home. And lunch is
[10:37] served at 12 to. So I'd love to
[10:39] have you.
[10:40] Thank you. Council
[10:41] member nash. Are there any
[10:42] other council members that
[10:44] would like to be recognized for
[10:58] announcements? I know we have
[10:59] at least one council member
[11:00] that wants to be recognized, so
[11:02] we're going to hold the
[11:03] announcement period open for a
[11:10] few more moments. Council
[11:21] member vo, you are recognized.
[11:22] Thank you so much. Pro tem, I
[11:24] just want to remind everyone
[11:25] that we know it is so hot
[11:27] outside and that the metro
[11:28] action commission has their
[11:29] summer cooling program that
[11:30] provides air conditioning units
[11:31] at no cost to qualifying
[11:32] davidson county residents. So
[11:33] this program is going on now
[11:35] through AUGUST 31st. So if you
[11:36] please, if you do qualify, you
[11:38] have to be a davidson county
[11:39] resident age 60 years or older
[11:41] that meets income guidelines.
[11:42] But just call me back. I just
[11:44] want to make sure that all of
[11:45] our residents that are eligible
[11:47] for the cooling program can get
[11:48] an air conditioner, especially
[11:50] in this hot heat. And tomorrow,
[11:52] I mean, sorry, on thursday,
[11:55] JULY 23rd from 1130 to 2 P.M.
[11:56] I'm very excited about this
[11:58] summer. Chefs showcase farmer's
[12:00] market that will be happening
[12:02] at tennessee justice center.
[12:04] And it's really exciting
[12:05] because they'll be featuring
[12:06] some young chefs through the
[12:08] joy kitchen project. So if you
[12:10] don't have lunch plans, please
[12:11] make sure and stop by the
[12:13] tennessee justice center and
[12:15] support and really be part of
[12:18] this amazing summer chef
[12:21] showcase. Thank you so much.
[12:24] Thank you. Council member vo.
[12:26] Do we have any other council
[12:27] members that would like to be
[12:33] recognized? Going once, going
[12:35] twice, going three times. Sold.
[12:36] We're going to go ahead and
[12:37] close the announcement period.
[12:40] Have a great rest of the
[12:56] evening.
[33:52] The 13th regular meeting of
[33:55] 2026 and the 65th regular
[33:56] meeting of the current term of
[33:58] the metropolitan council of
[34:00] nashville and davidson county.
[34:02] Will all members of the council,
[34:03] as well as the public, please
[34:05] rise for the invocation and
[34:06] remain standing for the pledge
[34:08] of allegiance. The invocation
[34:11] is being offered this evening
[34:13] by pastor tommy clark of the
[34:15] west nashville cumberland
[34:16] presbyterian church. He is the
[34:18] guest of district 20 council
[34:20] member rollin horton. Pastor
[34:21] clark, you're recognized.
[34:22] Thank
[34:26] you. Pray with me if you would.
[34:29] Holy and gracious GOD, we give
[34:31] thanks for this space, this
[34:33] group of people, all that are
[34:35] here and gathered. And we also
[34:37] give thanks for your presence.
[34:40] Lord, we gather here as
[34:44] colleagues, friends, neighbors,
[34:46] and here we are. We're
[34:49] connected by a shared city, a
[34:52] holy space, and also a common
[34:54] hope. And we have a
[34:57] responsibility to one another.
[34:59] Though we all come from
[35:01] different spaces. I believe
[35:03] you've created us very unique
[35:04] and different. We come from
[35:06] different neighborhoods and
[35:08] very different experiences and
[35:10] perspectives, but we are united
[35:13] by our desire to build a
[35:15] community where every person
[35:19] can live and flourish. GOD, we
[35:21] ask that you bless the members
[35:23] of this council that are all
[35:26] gathered here. GOD, we ask that
[35:29] you grant our leaders wisdom,
[35:31] wisdom that listens before they
[35:34] they speak. We also pray that
[35:37] you grant them courage that
[35:39] chooses what is right over what
[35:43] is often easy. And also we ask
[35:45] that you grant them humility
[35:47] that remembers public services.
[35:49] Sacred. Lord, in a time when
[35:52] disagreement can become what
[35:53] seems to be division, we ask
[35:56] that you teach us a better way.
[35:58] Remind us that that unity does
[36:01] not really require uniformity.
[36:03] Lord, we don't have to think
[36:05] alike to work together. So we
[36:07] ask that you help us meet one
[36:09] another with patience instead
[36:12] of anger, and also meet one
[36:14] another with curiosity instead
[36:17] of suspicion. And also, of
[36:19] course, respect. MAY the
[36:21] decisions that are made here
[36:23] consider not only those voices
[36:25] who are always and easily heard,
[36:28] but also those that are often
[36:30] overlooked. You know them, lord.
[36:32] We pray for them. The
[36:34] struggling family, the neighbor
[36:36] without secure housing, the
[36:39] senior that lives alone, the
[36:42] worker that seeks dignity, and
[36:45] every person longing to to be
[36:48] part of something bigger. So
[36:52] GOD, we ask that our words be
[36:55] thoughtful and give us sincere
[36:57] listening, and let our actions
[37:02] be guided by a common goodness.
[37:04] Unite us through a shared
[37:06] commitment to serve faithfully
[37:08] and perhaps leave this city
[37:11] better than we found it. With
[37:12] gratitude for our community and
[37:14] hope for all its people. We
[37:18] offer this prayer. Amen.
[37:19] I
[37:21] pledge allegiance to the flag
[37:24] of the united states of america
[37:25] and to the republic for which
[37:29] it stands one nation under GOD,
[37:32] indivisible, with liberty and
[37:37] justice for all. Thank you very
[37:42] much. Thank you. Welcome,
[37:44] council and community members.
[37:47] Early voting is underway at 15
[37:48] locations across the county.
[37:49] Registered voters MAY vote at
[37:52] any of those locations, and 11
[37:54] days of early voting remain. Or
[37:57] I guess there's 30, 40, 20
[38:00] minutesleft this evening.
[38:01] Polls are open on tuesdays and
[38:04] thursdays till 7 P.M. So please
[38:07] text some friends and go to
[38:09] dinner and democracy together.
[38:10] Please encourage your friends
[38:12] and family to vote early.
[38:15] Election day is thursday,
[38:16] august the 6th. For more
[38:18] information. As always,
[38:21] nashvillians can go to
[38:23] nashville.Gov/vote. Members
[38:24] have received two memos from me
[38:27] this week regarding board and
[38:28] commission vacancies to be
[38:29] filled by council nomination
[38:32] and election. One on the health
[38:34] and educational facilities
[38:38] board and four on the new metro
[38:40] animal care and control
[38:42] commission. One of those
[38:44] openings is for a council
[38:46] member, and all the remaining
[38:48] vacancies are for community
[38:49] members. So please review those
[38:52] members memos carefully and be
[38:54] thinking about a good folks to
[38:56] serve. I will take those
[38:59] nominations at the AUGUST 4th
[39:03] council meeting. All right.
[39:04] Without objection, we will
[39:05] suspend the calling of the roll
[39:07] and ask the clerk to please
[39:09] record the names of the members
[39:11] present throughout the meeting.
[39:13] I want to recognize council
[39:15] member deontay harrell, who is
[39:17] celebrating his birthday with
[39:19] us this evening. So happy
[39:24] birthday, COUNCILMAN. Is there
[39:25] a motion for approval of the
[39:28] minutes of the meeting of JULY
[39:33] 7th? Okay. There is a motion without
[39:35] objection. And seeing no one
[39:37] seeking to be recognized for a
[39:40] change to the minutes. All
[39:41] right. The minutes of the
[39:43] meeting of JULY 7th are
[39:46] approved, MR. Clerk. Are there
[39:49] any messages from the mayor?
[39:50] Yes. There is a message from
[39:50] the mayor.
[39:52] All right, go ahead,
[39:53] dear vice
[39:54] mayor henderson and members of
[39:55] council, pursuant to
[39:57] regulations of the tennessee
[39:58] comptroller's office. Please
[39:59] find the state of tennessee
[40:01] reporting forms for the 2026
[40:03] interfund tax anticipation
[40:04] notes. In the cumulative amount
[40:08] of $208 million. The tax
[40:08] anticipation notes were
[40:10] authorized through resolution
[40:15] are as 2026-1962 on MAY 19th,
[40:17] 2026. Interfund tax
[40:19] anticipation notes provide
[40:20] temporary short term financing
[40:21] to meet cash flow needs early
[40:23] in the fiscal year, until
[40:25] property tax and other major
[40:26] revenues are collected. The
[40:28] notes are borrowed from other
[40:30] metro funds with available cash
[40:31] balances, and are repaid with
[40:33] interest from current fiscal
[40:34] year revenues once those
[40:36] revenues are received. As
[40:37] always, we appreciate the
[40:39] metropolitan council support on
[40:40] these important financing
[40:42] initiatives. Sincerely, mayor
[40:43] freddie o'connell.
[40:44] All righty.
[40:45] Thank you, mayor o'connell, and
[40:51] thank you, MR. Clerk. Next,
[40:53] we'll start into our agenda.
[40:56] Section e appointees and
[40:57] nominees. This portion of the
[40:58] agenda shares all persons who
[40:59] are scheduled to appear before
[41:00] the rules, confirmations and
[41:01] public elections committee for
[41:05] an interview this evening. Re
[41:06] referrals back to the committee
[41:08] will be by rule as part of the
[41:09] council's two meeting process
[41:10] for elections and confirmations.
[41:12] No votes will be taken by the
[41:13] body in this section of the
[41:14] agenda. Chair. Cash a brief
[41:16] report, please. No vote totals
[41:17] necessary. Simply the name of
[41:18] the board, commission,
[41:19] committee or entity and the
[41:20] name of the appointees who were
[41:22] interviewed. And if a person in
[41:23] the appointment and
[41:25] confirmation process was unable
[41:26] to attend your committee this
[41:28] evening, at what meeting they
[41:29] will next appear, please, sir.
[41:30] Go ahead. Chair.
[41:32] Yes, ma'am.
[41:32] Airport authority. Appointment
[41:34] of wallace dietz. Arts
[41:36] commission appointment of henry
[41:38] walker. Charter revision
[41:39] commission. Reappointment of
[41:41] eileen behan. Charter revision.
[41:42] Commission. Reappointment of
[41:45] dewey brandstatter. Contract
[41:47] and compliance board.
[41:49] Reappointment of marcus t booth.
[41:50] We deferred that for one
[41:51] meeting.
[41:53] Okay. So will you all
[41:56] will interview then, MR. Booth
[41:58] at the first meeting in AUGUST,
[42:00] correct? Yes. Okay. Go ahead.
[42:01] Sir. Hospital authority
[42:04] reappointment of doctor raymond
[42:06] martin, hospital authority,
[42:08] reappointment of courtney j.
[42:10] Pitts and social services
[42:12] commission. Appointment of will
[42:13] s will acuff.
[42:14] All right.
[42:14] Thank
[42:16] you. I'd like to move those
[42:17] nominees.
[42:17] Okay. Well, at this
[42:19] juncture, you're just reporting
[42:20] onpeople who were interviewed,
[42:22] so we don't have to take a vote.
[42:24] Now we're into section f of our
[42:26] agenda confirmations. Chair
[42:27] cash recognized again for your
[42:28] committee report on the
[42:29] appointees in the second step
[42:30] of your committee's two meeting
[42:32] process, this time with vote
[42:33] totals and a consolidated
[42:34] motion for the confirmation of
[42:35] those persons, or first for a
[42:37] deferral motion if there are
[42:38] any. Go ahead sir. Yep.
[42:38] the
[42:40] community corrections advisory
[42:41] board appointment of jamal
[42:45] boykin. We approved 7 to 0 zero
[42:48] contract and compliance board
[42:49] reappointment of michael
[42:51] iadevaia for a term for term
[42:53] expiring AUGUST 28th, 2029.
[42:55] Approved seven to 0 to 0
[42:57] contract compliance board
[43:03] reappointment of matthew p neal seven to 0 to 0.
[43:04] Director of law appointment of
[43:06] tyler yarbrough approved seven
[43:10] to 0 to 0. Electric power board
[43:11] appointment of robert d boone.
[43:14] The second approved seven to 0
[43:16] to 0 employee benefit board
[43:18] reappointment of g. Thomas
[43:23] curtis approved seven to 0 to 0.
[43:24] Farmers market board
[43:26] appointment of jackson zeitlin.
[43:28] I think all the rest are there,
[43:30] all 7 to 0. Okay. Historical
[43:31] commission reappointment f
[43:33] clay bailey by the same vote.
[43:35] Historical commission of jay
[43:39] brothers with seven votes.
[43:40] Historical commission
[43:42] reappointment of caitlin jones
[43:45] approved 7 to 0 zero historical
[43:46] commission. Reappointment of
[43:48] doctor marissa richmond with
[43:49] seven votes approved with seven
[43:51] votes. Historical commission.
[43:53] Reappointment of lindo t win
[43:57] seven to 0 to 0 and the transit
[43:58] authority appointment of
[44:01] whitney weeks approved seven to
[44:03] 0 to 0.
[44:05] All right.
[44:06] Move those
[44:07] nominees.
[44:09] Okay. There is a
[44:12] motion to confirm all of these
[44:15] appointees, and it is properly
[44:17] seconded. Does anyone wish to
[44:18] remove an item from this
[44:20] consolidated motion for
[44:21] purposes of an individual
[44:25] abstention or no vote? All
[44:28] right. Seeing none. All in
[44:30] favor of the remaining
[44:32] confirmations, please say I.
[44:36] All right. Council has
[44:37] confirmed all of these
[44:39] appointees. If you chose to
[44:40] return to the council chamber
[44:43] this evening, do please stand
[44:45] as I call your name, and then
[44:46] we'll have a collective
[44:49] applause at the end. So council
[44:53] has confirmed to the community
[44:57] corrections and advisory board
[45:01] the appointment of jamal boykin.
[45:03] Council has confirmed the
[45:04] reappointments to the contract
[45:08] and compliance board of michael
[45:11] iadevaia and matthew p neal.
[45:14] Council has confirmed the
[45:16] appointment to serve as the
[45:18] director of law. The
[45:19] metropolitan director of law,
[45:22] tyler yarbrough council has
[45:23] confirmed to the electric
[45:26] board the appointment of robert
[45:29] d boone. Council has confirmed
[45:31] to the employee benefit board
[45:33] the reappointment of g. Thomas
[45:37] curtis to the farmers market
[45:40] board. Council has approved
[45:43] jackson zeitlin. And then now I
[45:44] see quite a few folks from our
[45:46] historical commission with us
[45:48] to the historical commission.
[45:50] Council has reconfirmed the
[45:52] appointments of doctor clay
[45:55] bailey. The new appointment of
[45:58] MR. J. Brothers, the
[46:00] reappointment of caitlin jones,
[46:02] the reappointment of doctor
[46:04] marissa richmond and council
[46:06] has also confirmed the
[46:08] reappointment to the historical
[46:11] commission of doctor linda t
[46:13] nguyen and then lastly to the
[46:14] transit authority. Council has
[46:16] confirmed the appointment of
[46:19] whitney weeks. We congratulate
[46:20] everyone, whether here in
[46:22] person or watching from home or
[46:24] on replay. We appreciate your
[46:26] willingness to serve our city
[46:27] and a special thank you and
[46:29] congratulations to the new
[46:30] metropolitan director of law,
[46:33] MISS Tyler yarbrough. Thank you
[46:49] all.
[47:00] Thank you. Yes, yes.
[47:14] Appreciate it. Okay.
[47:14] Usually
[47:18] I'd say.
[47:34] Yes.
[47:52] All right.
[47:54] Colleagues, again, thank you to
[47:55] everyone for your willingness
[47:59] to serve. Next section g and
[48:04] our agenda nominations. We will
[48:07] be taking now nominations for
[48:09] the municipal auditorium
[48:11] commission. This is to fill two
[48:13] vacancies with terms expiring
[48:18] on JUNE 30th, 2029, with an now to be conducted at
[48:21] the AUGUST 18th meeting,
[48:23] members received a memo from me
[48:25] about this first on JUNE 15th,
[48:26] and nominations were open at
[48:28] the JULY 7th meeting, with no
[48:31] nominations being made. So at
[48:32] this juncture, the nominations
[48:33] are open and if you would
[48:35] please enter the queue. Council
[48:36] member huffman, you're
[48:37] recognized, sir.
[48:38] Thank you,
[48:39] vice mayor. I'd like to
[48:41] nominate ron deal.
[48:42] Okay. MR.
[48:49] Ron. Deal. Okay. Council
[48:51] members, again, we have two
[48:54] vacancies. Are there any
[48:55] further nominations for the
[48:57] municipal auditorium commission?
[49:01] We have one nomination for two
[49:08] vacancies.
[49:09] Okay.
[49:10] MISS, are you
[49:12] seeking to be recognized? Go
[49:14] ahead. Ma'am, you are
[49:18] recognized.
[49:19] Thank you, vice
[49:21] mayor. I have a person. I have
[49:23] the first name. I don't have
[49:24] the last name. Oh, iman.
[49:26] Kushner.
[49:26] Iman?
[49:31] Yes, I'm a
[49:31] nkhoshnaw.
[49:35] Okay. Council member
[49:38] suara has nominated inman,
[49:40] kushner and MR. Huffman has
[49:43] nominated ron deal. Council
[49:45] member sepulveda. You're
[49:46] recognized.
[49:47] Thank you, vice
[49:49] mayor. I rick
[49:50] rodriguez.
[49:52] Okay. Council member
[49:54] sepulveda has nominated rick
[49:58] rodriguez. Are there any
[50:00] additional nominations at this
[50:03] time? Seeing none, nominations
[50:06] are closed. The clerk will be
[50:08] in touch with the nominators
[50:11] and your nominees to get their
[50:13] information. And again, we will
[50:19] hold those elections on with interviews to be
[50:23] prior to that. Okay. All righty.
[50:25] Next is our public comment
[50:29] period. Members of the public
[50:30] are tennessee residents wishing
[50:32] to speak at public comment, and
[50:33] council meetings MAY sign up at
[50:35] the table outside the council
[50:37] chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the
[50:38] day of the council meeting.
[50:40] Public comment is limited to 20
[50:41] minutes total at council
[50:42] meetings, and each speaker is
[50:44] allowed up to two minutes to
[50:45] speak. Person speaking on
[50:46] agenda items must be
[50:48] prioritized to comply with
[50:50] state law. We have eight folks
[50:52] that have signed up for public
[50:54] comment this evening, the first
[50:56] two among them. If you would go
[50:58] ahead and come forward, are
[51:01] emily otnes and manning hall.
[51:03] Emily otnes is speaking on
[51:06] agenda ite 1391 data center
[51:09] regulations in support. Emily,
[51:10] go ahead and come forward,
[51:15] please. You're recognized.
[51:17] Hello, everyone. My name is
[51:18] emily. I'm an artist, real
[51:20] estate professional and human
[51:21] being here in the city of
[51:23] nashville. I'm proud to be yet
[51:24] another physical reminder of
[51:26] the resistance against data
[51:27] centers structures that pose
[51:29] serious risks to our
[51:30] communities, our wildlife, and
[51:32] the nashvillians who invest so
[51:34] wholeheartedly into the health
[51:36] of this city. I'm asking you to
[51:38] consider, beyond the 520,000
[51:40] signatures from people who pay
[51:41] taxes, create opportunities,
[51:43] and live their daily lives here,
[51:44] that passing this legislation
[51:46] is just the beginning of
[51:48] necessary restrictions. As an
[51:49] artist, I see the impact of ai
[51:52] on creative work every day. Dc
[51:53] blocks claimed theirs would not
[51:55] be an ai facility, but their
[51:57] own website markets them as ai
[51:59] ready infrastructure. In south
[52:01] carolina, they bought land, got
[52:02] approved, then came back six
[52:03] months later asking for more
[52:06] because of ai demand. As a real
[52:07] estate professional, I help
[52:08] nashville homeowners navigate
[52:09] an already complex and
[52:11] difficult market. I know that
[52:13] this community opposition of
[52:15] this scale translates directly
[52:16] into buyer and seller
[52:17] hesitation. Hesitation that
[52:19] erodes confidence and threatens
[52:21] the wealth of many hard working
[52:22] nashvillians who spend a
[52:24] lifetime building this. Lastly,
[52:25] we know the nashville crayfish
[52:27] is a federally protected
[52:29] endangered species whose entire
[52:30] population lives only here in
[52:32] mill creek tributaries that run
[52:33] through the zoo. The zoo is one
[52:35] of many habitats that could be
[52:36] threatened by data centers,
[52:38] light pollution, noise and
[52:39] environmental disruption, and
[52:41] no city's resources. Land,
[52:43] water or wildlife should be
[52:45] ever put at risk for a company
[52:47] like dc blox, whose own website
[52:48] lists their priorities as
[52:50] employees first, customers
[52:52] second and investors third.
[52:53] Nashville is nowhere on that
[52:55] list. Bill 2026 1391 is just
[52:57] the beginning. Protect
[52:58] nashville and thank you for
[52:59] your time.
[53:02] Thank you. Next is
[53:05] man in hall. Also speaking on
[53:07] ordinance 1391 regarding data
[53:10] center regulations in support.
[53:12] Following MISTER Hall will be
[53:14] charles remke and whitney
[53:15] adkinson. If you want to go
[53:16] ahead and come forward, go
[53:18] ahead, MR. Hall.
[53:20] Thank you.
[53:22] Good evening, council members.
[53:24] I'm thrilled to witness these
[53:25] data center protections and
[53:28] regulations passed tonight. Do
[53:32] not defer. Still, there is way,
[53:33] way more work that needs to be
[53:34] done to protect us from the
[53:36] harms of data center
[53:38] development. Council members
[53:40] porterfield, horton, johnston,
[53:41] suara, nash and many others
[53:43] have indicated that important
[53:44] protections and amendments will
[53:47] not be added tonight to keep
[53:48] this legislation from being
[53:50] referred rereferred to the
[53:52] planning commission. Y'all are
[53:53] saying that this legislation is
[53:56] not enough, that this is just
[53:57] the start, and your
[53:59] constituents agree they want
[54:01] more more environmental
[54:02] protections, more protections
[54:04] for our air, more protections
[54:07] for our neighborhoods. We're
[54:10] asking you that after this
[54:11] legislation passes tonight,
[54:13] that you wake up and you get to
[54:14] work and you continue to find
[54:17] ways to protect nashvillians
[54:19] from the harms that these data
[54:21] centers bring, the harms that
[54:23] ai brings to our communities.
[54:25] And I thank you guys for the
[54:27] work that you are doing, and we
[54:29] will make sure that work
[54:31] continues. Thank you.
[54:32] Thank you.
[54:35] Next is MR. Remke speaking on
[54:41] ordinance 1423 regarding this
[54:42] development and the aspect of
[54:45] murals related to it in in
[54:46] opposition. Go ahead, sir.
[54:48] Thank you, vice mayor, council,
[54:49] and appreciate the work you do.
[54:51] I'm chris remke, resident
[54:53] district 20, a design, build
[54:54] and development professional
[54:55] and acting with save our
[54:56] nashville neighborhoods,
[54:58] partners, artists and nations
[55:00] residents. I've read this bill,
[55:04] the filed amendment, and the
[55:06] 2023 plan that was discussed at
[55:08] the meeting last night. Last
[55:10] night, your committee planning
[55:11] committee passed this bill
[55:12] believing that the amendment
[55:14] had teeth that would partners,
[55:16] the developer would fund the
[55:17] preservation of ten murals. It
[55:20] does not. We talked about they
[55:23] talked about intentions. Are we
[55:25] to believe that would. Partners.
[55:26] $1 billion landlord is a
[55:29] philanthropic organization. The
[55:32] 2026 application documents
[55:34] traditionally the home for such
[55:35] comments and where you
[55:38] memorialize these requirements
[55:42] are silent on these issues. The
[55:44] word mural is not in any of the
[55:46] planning commission documents
[55:50] for 2026. There's nothing on
[55:53] who requires funds. There's
[55:56] just an intention. It does not
[55:58] hold the permits. If nothing
[56:00] happens. That's not documented.
[56:06] What the. Sorry. What the
[56:07] committee heard was a three
[56:08] year old intention spoken for
[56:11] by by council member. Wood
[56:12] partners was not at the meeting.
[56:14] No written comment or
[56:16] participation in the fund
[56:18] without teeth in the text.
[56:19] There's one obvious option, the
[56:20] one not discussed last night
[56:22] disassemble the murals, stack
[56:24] them in a pile, and leave them
[56:25] for the neighborhood or art
[56:27] guild to pick up. That's not
[56:28] preservation. That's solving
[56:29] the developer's problem onto
[56:30] the backs of the neighborhoods
[56:33] and the artists, MR. Horton
[56:34] pledges the developer's
[56:37] attention, intention, prudent
[56:38] practices would cause the
[56:39] developer to have to
[56:43] memorialize these before a vote.
[56:47] Yes. Bl20261423. The ten murals
[56:49] will be an indiscretion and a
[56:50] neglect of stewardship.
[56:50] Thank
[56:51] you sir.
[56:52] Landmarks.
[56:53] Thank you.
[56:56] Next is whitney atkinson
[56:59] speaking on ordinance 1391
[57:00] regarding data center
[57:02] regulations in support of
[57:03] following. MISS Atkinson will
[57:06] be chris pipkin and carly moffa.
[57:07] If you would go ahead and come
[57:08] forward. Go ahead, MISS
[57:08] Atkinson.
[57:10] Hi. My name is
[57:11] whitney atkinson. I live in
[57:13] district 34. I'm a national zoo
[57:14] member. Previously was a
[57:15] nashville zoo docent, currently
[57:17] work for the nashville humane
[57:18] association, helping animals
[57:20] with medical and or behavioral
[57:22] needs. I would like for you to
[57:23] think about the effects of
[57:25] noise from a data center will
[57:26] have on the zoo's animals.
[57:27] Research demonstrates that
[57:29] chronic noise exposure disrupts
[57:31] animal behavior, increases
[57:33] stress, interferes with feeding,
[57:34] reproduction, maternal care and
[57:36] social interactions, and one
[57:37] year long study conducted at an
[57:39] urban zoo increased
[57:40] construction noise alter the
[57:42] behavior of every species
[57:44] observed. Giraffes responded
[57:45] with increased movement,
[57:47] vigilance, grooming, and social
[57:49] behavior, indicating stress,
[57:50] agitation, and threats. When
[57:52] exposed to noise, they
[57:53] consistently move to quieter
[57:55] areas of their enclosure. They
[57:56] spent twice as much time
[57:57] together than normally
[57:59] perceiving noise as a threat.
[58:00] After the noise stopped, they
[58:01] continued. Stress related
[58:03] behaviors such as pawing and
[58:04] stomping, indicating that the
[58:07] harmful effects extended beyond
[58:08] exposure. Another study found
[58:09] that noise alter the behavior
[58:11] of a female bear and her cub
[58:13] during a six month postpartum
[58:15] period. Louder days the mom
[58:16] spent less time foraging and
[58:17] feeding and more time staying
[58:19] with her cub, indicating that
[58:21] elevated noise disrupted normal
[58:23] maternal behavior. It was a
[58:25] problem because reduced feeding
[58:26] negatively affects a mother's%
[58:28] health and her cubs development.
[58:30] A four year study of the
[58:31] effects of noise on bears in a
[58:33] zoo found that chronic exposure
[58:35] caused long term stress. Higher
[58:36] noise levels were associated
[58:37] with increased movement,
[58:39] attempts to escape their
[58:40] enclosure, more frequent
[58:42] scratching and agitated
[58:43] vocalizations. Female bears
[58:45] were especially sensitive to
[58:47] noise during lactation,
[58:48] suggesting that chronic noise
[58:50] harms maternal health.
[58:51] Additional studies have
[58:53] documented negative impacts
[58:54] across many species at the
[58:55] national zoo, including
[58:57] leopards, gibbons, alligators,
[58:59] alpacas, owls, turtles, birds,
[59:01] tigers, goats, monkeys, fish,
[59:02] snakes and frogs. Together,
[59:04] this growing body of scientific
[59:05] evidence demonstrates that
[59:07] noise from a data center will
[59:09] negatively affect animal
[59:11] behavior. Thank you.
[59:12] Thank you,
[59:15] MISS Atkinson. Next is chris
[59:18] pipkin speaking on a school
[59:21] board matter in opposition. Go
[59:21] ahead sir.
[59:22] Thank you for having
[59:24] me. Unlike most of these people,
[59:26] I don't have a well put
[59:28] together speech. I'm actually
[59:31] here asking for some help. You
[59:33] guys should have a document on
[59:36] your desk that MR. Aaron evans
[59:38] helped me to get in front of
[59:39] you. I want to give some
[59:40] context to that and really
[59:42] raise some awareness to some
[59:43] situations that maybe other
[59:45] people are going through. My
[59:47] daughter was expelled from
[59:48] antioch high school for
[59:50] allegedly writing a threatening
[59:52] note about a gun threat. She
[59:54] turned that note into the
[59:56] office because she was scared.
[59:58] Sh ended up expelled.
[1:00:02] I went out and got a forensic
[1:00:04] handwriting analysis done. On
[1:00:06] that note, based on her
[1:00:07] handwriting, you guys have that
[1:00:08] report in front of you that
[1:00:11] shows that she didn't write
[1:00:13] this note yet. Metro nashville
[1:00:16] the school board is still
[1:00:18] continuing with that expulsion.
[1:00:19] They're still upholding it.
[1:00:20] I've been through a lot of
[1:00:22] appeals processes, andi'm
[1:00:24] really getting kind of crickets,
[1:00:26] and I just want that to be made
[1:00:27] aware. Maybe somebody else is
[1:00:28] going through that problem, and
[1:00:30] it MAY be something that needs
[1:00:33] to get some attention in
[1:00:34] nashville. I'll continue being
[1:00:36] at those board meetings,
[1:00:37] asking for help and trying to
[1:00:42] get some, I guess, revision of
[1:00:44] that, of that expulsion. I
[1:00:46] don't know what you guys can do,
[1:00:47] but I'm here just asking for
[1:00:49] any help and attention. And
[1:00:50] that's, that's really all I
[1:00:51] have. Thank you guys.
[1:00:52] All right.
[1:00:57] Thank you. Okay. Next is carly
[1:01:00] moffa speaking regarding
[1:01:04] ordinance 1391 data center
[1:01:06] regulations in support after
[1:01:08] carly moffa will be richard
[1:01:10] massey and lastly, shani
[1:01:12] glapion. Go ahead, carly you're
[1:01:13] recognized.
[1:01:15] Thank you. I'm
[1:01:19] carly, I am a musician in
[1:01:21] nashville and I live, as I've
[1:01:27] mentioned before, less than a
[1:01:27] mile from the zoo. My neighbors
[1:01:27] and I live in modest brick
[1:01:29] homes, not industrial buildings.
[1:01:32] My parents are farmers, my
[1:01:33] grandparents are farmers. And I
[1:01:37] hope one day, sorry, I hope one
[1:01:40] day to also own a farm. And as
[1:01:42] a farmer, I learned how sacred
[1:01:45] water is. You know, I learned
[1:01:47] that we're all connected, that
[1:01:49] what we do on our farm actually
[1:01:52] affects what the person, the
[1:01:56] farmer next to us is able to do.
[1:01:58] And almost most importantly,
[1:02:00] what I learned from my parents
[1:02:03] farming is that once the water
[1:02:06] system is damaged, it's nearly
[1:02:11] impossible to fix. My pop up is
[1:02:13] was from italy. And he used to
[1:02:15] say that knowledge is the one
[1:02:16] thing that no one can take from
[1:02:18] you. They can beat you up, they
[1:02:20] can steal from you, but they
[1:02:21] can't take away what you know.
[1:02:23] And so as someone who would
[1:02:24] live less than a mile from the
[1:02:26] zoo, I started researching, I
[1:02:27] was hungry, I'm hungry for
[1:02:28] knowledge, I'm curious all the
[1:02:30] time. And what I found is that
[1:02:31] even in closed loop systems, as
[1:02:34] your legislation specifies.
[1:02:35] That water systems have
[1:02:36] actually been poisoned in
[1:02:37] cheyenne, wyoming, I'm sure
[1:02:39] you're all aware of that was
[1:02:40] actually a process of like a
[1:02:42] flush, you know, testing these
[1:02:43] pipes and the pressure. They
[1:02:45] were doing like a flush during
[1:02:47] the construction phase and it
[1:02:49] damaged. It was a closed loop
[1:02:50] system and it damaged the water.
[1:02:53] And so I no, I'm running out of
[1:02:55] time. But do you know what
[1:02:56] specific chemicals dc blox uses
[1:02:57] to inhibit the rust? All
[1:02:59] there's so many questions. So
[1:03:01] I'm really grateful for the
[1:03:02] protection that you are all
[1:03:04] trying to give us. And I would
[1:03:05] just ask thatyou continue to
[1:03:07] do that, that you continue to
[1:03:09] question things that just that
[1:03:10] we already have leared through
[1:03:11] other residents living near
[1:03:12] these data centers. Because
[1:03:14] I've compiled a whole list of
[1:03:15] common threads that they
[1:03:17] experience. So thanks.
[1:03:18] Thank
[1:03:20] you, MISS Martha. Next is
[1:03:23] richard massey, speaking also
[1:03:27] on ordinance 1391 regarding
[1:03:29] data center regulation in
[1:03:30] support. Go ahead sir.
[1:03:31] Good
[1:03:33] evening council. I've come all
[1:03:34] the way from the other side of
[1:03:36] the state in memphis to alert
[1:03:37] you of the consequences of
[1:03:39] having ai data centers pop up
[1:03:40] in your backyards at the in the
[1:03:42] depths of the night since JUNE
[1:03:44] of 2024, x ai, which is now
[1:03:45] space x ai has built out
[1:03:46] massive data center campuses in
[1:03:48] the blackest part of the
[1:03:49] blackest city in the united
[1:03:50] states, operating off of
[1:03:52] ethane gas turbines that emit
[1:03:54] formaldehyde and nitrous oxide
[1:03:55] 24 over seven, while
[1:03:57] simultaneously draw 800,000
[1:03:58] gallons of water each and every
[1:04:00] day from the memphis sands
[1:04:01] aquifer. Much like the proposed
[1:04:02] data centers here in nashville,
[1:04:04] next to the national zoo and on
[1:04:06] fisk university's campus,
[1:04:07] communities were given little
[1:04:08] to no notice whatsoever before
[1:04:09] executives announced that this
[1:04:11] was already a done deal. But
[1:04:12] folks understand that this
[1:04:14] business model comes with a
[1:04:15] real human cost. There's a
[1:04:17] reason why cities all over the
[1:04:18] country oppose data center
[1:04:19] development, from denver to
[1:04:21] seattle to charlotte. That's
[1:04:22] because we need ample time to
[1:04:24] both study and regulate this
[1:04:25] massive technological expansion
[1:04:27] that is exploiting entire
[1:04:28] communities, causing real
[1:04:29] health problems, jacking up
[1:04:31] utility bills and lining the
[1:04:34] pockets of tech executives. Ai
[1:04:36] is human output sold back to us
[1:04:37] at a markup without any
[1:04:39] compensation or credit. This
[1:04:40] technology should work for us,
[1:04:41] not against us. And from what
[1:04:42] we're seeing from north
[1:04:44] nashville to south memphis, ai
[1:04:45] is harming working class
[1:04:46] communities that have already
[1:04:48] suffered from generations of
[1:04:50] legacy pollution. Pass this
[1:04:51] bill that establishes
[1:04:53] guardrails, and data centers go
[1:04:54] further by mandating
[1:04:55] environmental impact studies
[1:04:57] and distance from medium sized
[1:04:59] data centers. Mandate quarterly
[1:05:00] reporting for power, demand,
[1:05:01] and protect folks in nashville.
[1:05:03] Prior to the groundbreaking of
[1:05:04] both of these proposed data
[1:05:05] centers. Thank you.
[1:05:09] Thank you.
[1:05:11] Next and last for public
[1:05:12] comment is shawnee glapion,
[1:05:15] also speaking on ordinance 1391
[1:05:16] regarding data center
[1:05:18] regulation in support. Go ahead.
[1:05:19] You didn't say, but not least,
[1:05:20] that's important.
[1:05:21] Oh, yes. Last
[1:05:23] but not least, certainly.
[1:05:26] Shawnee glapion here I am here
[1:05:28] because I of course, like you,
[1:05:31] we know data centers, right? I
[1:05:33] feel like this is going to pass
[1:05:34] the day. I don't think you're
[1:05:36] going to let me or the
[1:05:37] community down. The community
[1:05:38] has not asked for this to be
[1:05:40] deferred, did not ask for. We
[1:05:42] have asked for stronger
[1:05:44] restrictions, but we understand
[1:05:45] that that might have to come
[1:05:47] later. So we are asking you to
[1:05:48] stay locked in with us,
[1:05:50] continue the fight, continue
[1:05:52] having these conversations with
[1:05:53] community. Let's get this thing
[1:05:55] right. But today, let's go
[1:05:57] ahead and pass what we got.
[1:05:58] That's what everybody has asked
[1:06:01] for. Community has not asked
[1:06:02] for deferral. If you are trying
[1:06:04] to put a deferral on the table,
[1:06:06] I'm thinking that you have been
[1:06:09] maybe coaxed by lobbyists or
[1:06:11] corporation or something,
[1:06:12] because the community has not
[1:06:14] asked for this. They've asked
[1:06:16] for a lot. But deferral is not
[1:06:19] it. So look forward to hearing
[1:06:21] your your conversations. Y'all
[1:06:22] have a good night.
[1:06:23] Thank you,
[1:06:25] MISS Glapion. All right, that
[1:06:27] concludes our public comment
[1:06:33] portion of the agenda. Next is
[1:06:35] section I, our consolidated
[1:06:37] consent agenda, all resolutions
[1:06:38] and second and third reading
[1:06:40] ordinances on this agenda are
[1:06:41] included on the consent agenda,
[1:06:43] if recommended for approval
[1:06:45] unanimously by all committees
[1:06:47] to which the item was referred,
[1:06:48] items on the consent agenda
[1:06:50] will be voted on at a single
[1:06:51] time. The item number, along
[1:06:53] with the resolution ordinance
[1:06:54] number of the items on the
[1:06:56] consent agenda will be read by
[1:06:58] me. Members of the council MAY
[1:06:59] remove any item from the
[1:07:01] consent agenda by request
[1:07:03] before the consent agenda vote
[1:07:10] is taken. All right. The first
[1:07:12] item proposed for the
[1:07:15] consolidated consent agenda is
[1:07:22] agenda item two. Resolution
[1:07:28] 2026-2077. Agenda item nine.
[1:07:35] Resolution 2026-2114. Agenda
[1:07:42] item ten. Resolution 2026-2115.
[1:07:48] Agenda item 11. Resolution
[1:07:51] 2026-2116. Agenda item 12.
[1:07:56] Resolution 2026-2117. Agenda
[1:08:05] item 13. Resolution 2026-2118.
[1:08:10] Agenda item 14. Resolution
[1:08:14] 2026-2119. Agenda item 15.
[1:08:20] Resolution 2026-2120. Agenda
[1:08:27] item 16. Resolution 2026-2121.
[1:08:33] Agenda item 17. Resolution
[1:08:36] 2026-2122. Agenda item 18.
[1:08:41] resolution 2026. Dash 2123.
[1:08:47] Agenda item 19. Resolution
[1:08:49] 2026-2124. Agenda item 20.
[1:08:55] Resolution 2026-2125. Agenda
[1:09:00] item 21. Resolution 2026. Dash
[1:09:04] 2126. Agenda item 22.
[1:09:09] Resolution 2026-2127. Agenda
[1:09:15] item 23. Resolution 2026-2128.
[1:09:21] Agenda item 24. Resolution
[1:09:24] 2026-2129. Agenda item 25.
[1:09:29] Resolution 2026-2130. Agenda
[1:09:37] item 26. Resolution 2026-2131.
[1:09:43] Agenda item 28. Resolution
[1:09:47] 2026-2133. Agenda item 31.
[1:09:51] Resolution 2026. Dash 2136.
[1:09:57] Agenda item 32. Resolution
[1:10:00] 2026-2137. Agenda item 33.
[1:10:06] Resolution 2026-2131 or rather
[1:10:10] 2138. Agenda item 34.
[1:10:16] Resolution 2026-2139. Agenda
[1:10:22] item 35. Resolution 2026-2140.
[1:10:27] Agenda item 36. Resolution
[1:10:30] 2026-2141. Agenda item 37.
[1:10:35] Resolution 2026-2142. Agenda
[1:10:42] item 38. Resolution 2026-2143.
[1:10:47] Agenda item 39. Resolution
[1:10:51] 2026-2144. Agenda item 40.
[1:10:56] Resolution 2026-2145. Agenda
[1:11:02] item 41. Resolution 2026. Dash
[1:11:06] 2146. Agenda item 42.
[1:11:12] Resolution 2026-2147. Agenda
[1:11:24] item 43. Resolution 2026-2148.
[1:11:26] Next proposed for the consent
[1:11:29] agenda under bills on second
[1:11:32] reading. First among those is
[1:11:36] agenda item 59 resolution or
[1:11:43] ordinance bl 2026-1449. Agenda
[1:11:51] item 63 ordinance bl 2026-1453.
[1:11:57] Agenda item 64. Ordinance bl
[1:12:00] 2026-1454. Agenda item 65
[1:12:06] ordinance bl 2026-1455. Agenda
[1:12:14] item 66. Ordinance bl 2026-1456.
[1:12:19] Agenda item 67 ordinance bl
[1:12:22] 2026-1457. Agenda item 68.
[1:12:28] Ordinance bl 2026-1458. Agenda
[1:12:35] item 69. Ordinance bl 2026-1459.
[1:12:41] Agenda item 70. Ordinance bl
[1:12:44] 2026-1460. Agenda item 71
[1:12:49] ordinance bl 2026-1461. Agenda
[1:12:57] item 72 ordinance bl 2026-1462.
[1:13:04] agenda item 73 ordinance bl
[1:13:06] 2026-1463. Agenda item 74
[1:13:12] ordinance bl 2026-1464. Agenda
[1:13:19] item 75 ordinance bl 2026-1465.
[1:13:25] Agenda item 76 ordinance bl
[1:13:27] 2026-1466. Agenda item 78
[1:13:34] ordinance bl 2026-1490. And now
[1:13:36] for items on third reading
[1:13:38] proposed consent agenda.
[1:13:41] First among those agenda item
[1:13:47] 79 ordinance bl 2026-1314.
[1:13:53] Agenda item 80 ordinance bl
[1:13:56] 2026-1360. Agenda item 82
[1:14:04] ordinance bl 2026-1362. Agenda
[1:14:13] item 83 ordinance bl 2026-1387.
[1:14:19] Agenda item 86 ordinance bl
[1:14:22] 2026-1396. Agenda item 87
[1:14:28] ordinance bl 2026-1397. Agenda
[1:14:35] item 88 ordinance bl 2026-1398.
[1:14:40] Agenda item 89. Ordinance bl
[1:14:43] 2026-1399. Agenda item 90.
[1:14:48] Ordinance bl 2026-1405. Agenda
[1:14:55] item 91 ordinance bl 2026-1408.
[1:15:01] Agenda item 92 ordinance bl
[1:15:03] 2026-1409. Agenda item 93
[1:15:08] ordinance bl 2026-1410. Agenda
[1:15:15] item 94 ordinance bl 2026-1413.
[1:15:21] Agenda item 97 ordinance bl
[1:15:25] 2026-1417. Agenda item 98.
[1:15:30] Ordinance bl 2026-1418. Agenda
[1:15:36] item 99. Ordinance bl 2026-1419.
[1:15:42] Agenda item 100. Ordinance bl
[1:15:47] 2026-1421. Agenda item 103
[1:15:52] ordinance bl 2026-1427. Agenda
[1:15:58] item 104. Ordinance bl
[1:16:01] 2026-1428. Agenda item 105.
[1:16:05] Ordinance bl 2026-1429. Agenda
[1:16:12] item 106. Ordinance bl
[1:16:16] 2026-1435. Agenda item 108.
[1:16:20] Ordinance bl 2026-1439. Agenda
[1:16:26] item 109. Ordinance bl
[1:16:29] 2026-1440. Agenda item 110.
[1:16:34] Ordinance bl 2026-1448. Agenda
[1:16:40] item 111. Ordinance bl
[1:16:42] 2026-1443. And lastly proposed
[1:16:44] for the consent agenda. Agenda
[1:16:53] item 112 ordinance bl 2026-1444.
[1:16:55] All right. Do any items need to
[1:16:57] be removed from the consent
[1:16:59] agenda? If so, members, please
[1:17:03] join the queue to request that
[1:17:04] council member porterfield.
[1:17:07] MADAM Pro tem, you are
[1:17:10] recognized. Oh, I'm sorry, MISS,
[1:17:12] for a point of order.
[1:17:13] Thank you,
[1:17:16] vice mayor. I think item 110
[1:17:18] was written already to record
[1:17:24] as item b, 1448 instead of 1441.
[1:17:27] Agenda item 110 is in fact
[1:17:29] ordinance 1441.
[1:17:30] I believe it
[1:17:31] was read as 1448.
[1:17:32] I appreciate
[1:17:33] the clarification. My apologies.
[1:17:36] Thank you. Okay, MADAM Pro tem,
[1:17:37] you're recognized.
[1:17:38] Thank you,
[1:17:39] vice like to
[1:17:43] pull agenda item 41rs2026-2146.
[1:17:46] Okay. MISS Porterfield has
[1:17:50] requested agenda item 41,
[1:17:55] resolution 2146 be removed from
[1:17:58] consent. It has been removed.
[1:18:00] Council member cap, you're
[1:18:01] recognized, sir.
[1:18:01] Thank you.
[1:18:02] Vice mayor, request to pull
[1:18:05] number 34 for the purposes of
[1:18:06] an abstention.
[1:18:07] Okay. Council
[1:18:09] member cap has requested that
[1:18:13] agenda item 34. This is
[1:18:16] resolution 2139. Be removed
[1:18:19] from consent. It has been
[1:18:22] removed. Next council member
[1:18:25] terry, vote. You are recognized.
[1:18:27] Thank you. Vice mayor, can you
[1:18:28] please remove agenda item 43
[1:18:31] hours 2026-2148, please.
[1:18:31] Okay.
[1:18:32] MISS Foe has requested the
[1:18:35] removal of agenda item 43. This
[1:18:41] is resolution 2148. It has been
[1:18:43] removed from consent. Are any
[1:18:44] other members seeking to remove
[1:18:49] an item from the consent agenda?
[1:18:52] All right. Seeing none, MR.
[1:18:55] Clerk. Are all. Oh, I'm sorry,
[1:18:58] MISS Kimbrough. You're
[1:18:59] recognized. Ma'am.
[1:18:59] Go ahead
[1:19:02] with 61 on consent.
[1:19:02] Let me
[1:19:08] check. No, ma'am. It is not on
[1:19:10] consent. Thank you. Okay. MR.
[1:19:13] Clerk, are all committee
[1:19:15] reports in for the items
[1:19:17] remaining on the consent agenda?
[1:19:18] Yes. All committee reports are
[1:19:18] in.
[1:19:22] Okay. Thank you, MR. Clerk.
[1:19:23] Members, is there a motion for
[1:19:26] approval of the consent agenda?
[1:19:28] Okay. Properly moved and
[1:19:29] seconded. All in favor, say aye.
[1:19:31] All right. Council has passed
[1:19:37] all items on the consent agenda.
[1:19:39] Okay. Next, we will go back
[1:19:42] through an agenda order for
[1:19:45] items that were not on consent,
[1:19:46] starting with our resolutions
[1:19:50] in section j of our agenda.
[1:19:53] First among those is agenda
[1:19:59] item one, resolution 2026-2064.
[1:20:00] Sponsors coupon drawful. Alan
[1:20:03] stiles, ewing evans and ellis.
[1:20:04] This is a resolution urging the
[1:20:05] nashville department of
[1:20:10] transportation multimodal.
[1:20:12] Infrastructure and the mayor's
[1:20:14] office to renew and accelerate
[1:20:16] its commitment to vision zero
[1:20:19] initiatives to eliminate
[1:20:21] pedestrian fatalities in
[1:20:22] response to a sharp increase in
[1:20:24] pedestrian and cyclist deaths
[1:20:25] in nashville and davidson
[1:20:28] county in 2026. Sponsor coupon.
[1:20:29] You're recognized sir.
[1:20:29] Thank
[1:20:30] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[1:20:31] reports please for.
[1:20:32] The report
[1:20:33] of the transportation and
[1:20:33] infrastructure committee chair
[1:20:35] evan siegel.
[1:20:35] The transportation
[1:20:37] and infrastructure committee
[1:20:39] recommended a deferral to
[1:20:40] september 15th with nine in
[1:20:42] favor, zero against and zero voting.
[1:20:44] Okay. All right.
[1:20:45] Back to you, MR. Koopman.
[1:20:46] Thank
[1:20:47] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Like to
[1:20:48] move a deferral to SEPTEMBER
[1:20:50] 15th with a brief comment.
[1:20:50] All
[1:20:51] right. Is there a second? Okay.
[1:20:52] Go ahead sir.
[1:20:53] So obviously,
[1:20:55] this is a very important issue.
[1:20:56] As since the inception of this
[1:20:57] bill, I've continued to have to
[1:20:59] update it as more and more
[1:21:00] folks have been killed on our
[1:21:02] streets. We need to be
[1:21:03] committed to vision zero. We
[1:21:04] need to work harder to get
[1:21:06] there. We've got the money to
[1:21:08] do it. We've got the resources
[1:21:09] to do it. And that's why I
[1:21:10] brought this resolution. That
[1:21:12] being said, and that is
[1:21:13] currently in a rfp process for
[1:21:14] vision zero program director
[1:21:16] and a new director of the
[1:21:17] department. And they had asked
[1:21:18] that I continue to give a
[1:21:20] little bit more time so that
[1:21:21] the new staff members don't
[1:21:22] walk into a certain deadline or
[1:21:24] expectation, but rather work
[1:21:25] with them to implement that
[1:21:26] process. So I've agreed to that.
[1:21:27] Hopefully, my colleagues will
[1:21:29] as well. With another deferral
[1:21:31] to the SEPTEMBER 15th meeting,
[1:21:32] which should give enough time
[1:21:34] to kind of get closer to that
[1:21:35] destination. But of course, in
[1:21:36] the meantime, have implored
[1:21:37] mndot to continue to work
[1:21:39] towards these efforts because
[1:21:40] the work can't stop in the
[1:21:42] meantime.
[1:21:44] All right. There is a
[1:21:46] motion to defer to the meeting
[1:21:50] of SEPTEMBER 15th. It is
[1:21:53] properly seconded. MISS
[1:21:56] Sepulveda, you are recognized.
[1:21:58] Thank you, vice mayor. Can I
[1:22:00] inquire when that person will
[1:22:02] be hired? I'm sorry if I think
[1:22:05] I missed that.
[1:22:06] MR. Cooper, are
[1:22:07] you aware? Go ahead, sir.
[1:22:07] Thank
[1:22:09] you. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[1:22:12] I don't know exactly when that
[1:22:13] person will be hired. I know
[1:22:15] that they're actively engaged
[1:22:16] in that process. And when I
[1:22:18] asked how much time they
[1:22:20] actually said end of SEPTEMBER,
[1:22:22] and I don't want to go all the
[1:22:23] way that far. So I settled on
[1:22:25] SEPTEMBER 15th. So I don't know
[1:22:27] if there's an exact date, but I
[1:22:28] know that they're actively in
[1:22:28] that process.
[1:22:29] And just to
[1:22:31] clarify, rather than a person,
[1:22:32] I believe you said it's an rfp
[1:22:34] for a program manager. So that
[1:22:35] would be a firm.
[1:22:36] Program
[1:22:37] manager for the firm and then
[1:22:38] director for the department
[1:22:38] itself.
[1:22:40] So two different things,
[1:22:40] MISS.
[1:22:41] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:22:42] I'm actually going to vote
[1:22:44] against the deferral. I think
[1:22:47] we have. We have constituents
[1:22:48] who are dying every day. We
[1:22:51] have constituents who are
[1:22:54] struggling. Currently. I don't
[1:22:55] think we have time to waste. We
[1:22:58] have people who are currently
[1:23:00] at in dot who are responsible
[1:23:03] for this program. I think that
[1:23:05] we we shouldn't be wasting more
[1:23:09] time. I think that our children
[1:23:10] deserve better. Our
[1:23:12] constituents deserve better. We
[1:23:15] deserve better. We have signs
[1:23:19] that are up that aren't
[1:23:20] translated in areas of town
[1:23:22] that need to be translated,
[1:23:26] that say, somebody in this
[1:23:29] intersection was hit by a car
[1:23:32] crossing the road. Right. And
[1:23:34] people in my neighborhood can't
[1:23:37] always read that. That's that's
[1:23:38] unacceptable. We, we need to be
[1:23:40] more conscious of what we're
[1:23:44] doing here. It's they have had
[1:23:47] more than enough time to
[1:23:49] address this issue. And so I, I,
[1:23:51] I, respectfully, I, I don't
[1:23:54] wish to wait any longer. And so
[1:23:57] I, I, I'm going to have to
[1:23:59] disagree with that. And I think
[1:24:01] that council member koopman was
[1:24:03] right to file this. And I think
[1:24:05] that we should put more
[1:24:07] pressure on mndot to address
[1:24:10] this issue. We have to do
[1:24:11] better, and we should have been
[1:24:13] doing better a long time ago.
[1:24:14] So I I'm I'm against the
[1:24:15] deferral.
[1:24:17] All right, MISS Welsh,
[1:24:19] you're next in the queue on the
[1:24:21] deferral motion, please, ma'am.
[1:24:22] Thank you, vice mayor. I have
[1:24:23] to concur with everything that
[1:24:26] my colleague said. And also
[1:24:27] just mention that this
[1:24:29] resolution is simply urging
[1:24:29] mndot to do something they
[1:24:31] should have been doing all
[1:24:32] along. And in the budget
[1:24:34] process we just went through,
[1:24:38] we passed a 0.5 percent, 0.0 5%
[1:24:40] tax decrease, that all the
[1:24:42] money came from vision zero.
[1:24:43] This is we're running around in
[1:24:45] circles and not doing the
[1:24:46] things we said that we
[1:24:48] were going to do. We fund these
[1:24:49] things with money from vision
[1:24:51] there. That's so important. And
[1:24:52] then we put forward a
[1:24:53] resolution that urges mndot to
[1:24:55] do the right thing for vision
[1:24:56] zero, to do everything they
[1:24:58] possibly can now to stop
[1:25:00] pedestrian deaths. I just think
[1:25:01] this is silly, and I think we
[1:25:04] can't wait two months to urge
[1:25:05] them to do the right thing. So
[1:25:06] I'll be voting against deferral.
[1:25:07] Thank you.
[1:25:08] All right,
[1:25:09] councilmember evans, you're
[1:25:10] recognized.
[1:25:11] Thank you, vice
[1:25:12] mayor. I, I have been
[1:25:14] influenced by my previous
[1:25:16] speaker colleagues here.
[1:25:17] Normally, I would have just
[1:25:19] supported the deferral at the
[1:25:20] request of the sponsor. But the
[1:25:22] reality is, is that departments
[1:25:26] will defer things into oblivion
[1:25:28] if we allow that to happen. And
[1:25:29] to everyone's point, you know,
[1:25:31] this is a conversation that we
[1:25:33] have repeatedly and we see
[1:25:35] accidents and not a lot happens
[1:25:36] or not a lot changes. And so if
[1:25:37] we're not going to urge
[1:25:39] something to happen in the last
[1:25:41] year of this term, then what's
[1:25:42] we MAY as well end the term
[1:25:44] right now, for that matter. So
[1:25:45] I'm going to vote against the
[1:25:47] deferral as well.
[1:25:48] All right.
[1:25:50] Next in the queue, MR. Bradford,
[1:25:51] on the deferral.
[1:25:52] Thank you,
[1:25:55] MADAM Chair. The question I
[1:25:56] have to ask the question I've
[1:25:58] asked before when dealing with
[1:26:01] mndot, give me a number. How
[1:26:03] many more people have to die or
[1:26:04] be hurt before they do
[1:26:07] something? I can't in good
[1:26:09] conscience support a deferral
[1:26:12] on this. Because if some. If
[1:26:14] someone is to get hurt or
[1:26:17] killed between now and
[1:26:19] SEPTEMBER 15th, this body is
[1:26:21] complicit. We cannot complain
[1:26:23] about in not not doing their
[1:26:24] job. If we kick this can down
[1:26:26] the road, we will be just as
[1:26:28] guilty as mndot for any future
[1:26:31] harm caused on our roadways. So
[1:26:32] I'm asking my colleagues, I
[1:26:34] understand the sponsors
[1:26:36] rationale, but to the point
[1:26:38] that was already made, some of
[1:26:39] these departments, if we give
[1:26:41] them an inch, they're going to
[1:26:43] take a mile. So we need to be
[1:26:45] firm and remind them they have
[1:26:48] a job to do to protect our
[1:26:50] constituents, to protect our
[1:26:51] residents, and we're going to
[1:26:53] hold them to that.
[1:26:54] All right.
[1:26:56] MR. Koopman, would you like to
[1:26:57] hear from MISS Allen first, who
[1:26:59] has yet to speak? Councilmember
[1:27:01] allen, you're recognized.
[1:27:01] Thank
[1:27:03] you, MADAM Chair. I rise in
[1:27:05] support of the deferral as a as
[1:27:07] a co-sponsor of this bill, I
[1:27:08] think it's important to send
[1:27:10] the message not just to the
[1:27:11] departments, but to the leaders
[1:27:12] of those departments and to the
[1:27:14] new program director. I guess
[1:27:16] it would help me make a
[1:27:17] decision. I think my colleagues
[1:27:18] make good points about there's
[1:27:20] no time to waste here, but is
[1:27:23] there is there a mechanism for
[1:27:25] rescinding this after those
[1:27:27] those leaders are in place?
[1:27:29] Because I think if it's already
[1:27:30] been sent to the departments
[1:27:32] and it's kind of there in the
[1:27:33] background, it doesn't have the
[1:27:34] same force as sending it. When
[1:27:36] those two new leaders arrive.
[1:27:38] So can someone answer the
[1:27:39] question of is there can we
[1:27:41] guarantee a mechanism that that
[1:27:43] it gets sent twice? If we do
[1:27:45] defer it now according to the
[1:27:46] regular schedule? And then
[1:27:48] again, once these new leaders
[1:27:50] are picked.
[1:27:51] I can put it back
[1:27:53] to the sponsor in regard to
[1:27:54] that commitment. Right. I guess
[1:27:56] he could send the legislation
[1:27:57] upon the arrival of the new
[1:27:59] director and otherwise. Or
[1:28:00] would you like me to address it
[1:28:01] to the sponsor or to special
[1:28:02] counsel? Wilson, relative to
[1:28:05] the council office sending
[1:28:05] legislation.
[1:28:06] A set timing that
[1:28:08] that precludes it? I saw
[1:28:09] someone stand up at planning as
[1:28:11] well, but whoever can answer
[1:28:12] that question. So I know what
[1:28:13] I'm working with.
[1:28:14] Okay. Special
[1:28:16] counsel, go ahead.
[1:28:19] Councilmember. There is no set
[1:28:20] timeline or instruction in this
[1:28:22] resolution about who to send it
[1:28:24] to and when. Any explicit
[1:28:25] instruction would require an
[1:28:27] amendment.
[1:28:29] Or special counsel.
[1:28:30] MR. Koopman could just direct
[1:28:32] the council office to please
[1:28:33] send it to said persons.
[1:28:33] Correct.
[1:28:35] That's also an option,
[1:28:35] vice mayor.
[1:28:36] Okay, thank you,
[1:28:38] MR. Koopman. You're recognized.
[1:28:39] Sorry, sir. Go ahead.
[1:28:40] Thank you,
[1:28:41] MADAM PRESIDENT. I'd like to
[1:28:42] direct the council office to
[1:28:44] send it to those people. But no,
[1:28:46] I actually would like to
[1:28:47] withdraw my motion to defer. I
[1:28:49] think that I appreciate deeply
[1:28:50] my colleague's sentiments. I
[1:28:51] think that there's, you know,
[1:28:53] something to be said about,
[1:28:54] again, letting people come in
[1:28:55] and set them up for success.
[1:28:57] But I agree, I've had too many
[1:28:58] families I've talked to who
[1:29:00] have been hit and killed, have
[1:29:01] had loved ones hit and killed
[1:29:03] again. We've got the money,
[1:29:04] we've got the resources. We
[1:29:06] continue to go down this road.
[1:29:08] This the kind of the date in
[1:29:10] this is an ask for and not to
[1:29:12] come to the transportation and
[1:29:13] infrastructure committee with
[1:29:15] interim solutions before
[1:29:18] DECEMBER 30th, 2026, which give ample time, I think,
[1:29:21] for a new director to come in
[1:29:22] and vision zero to come in and
[1:29:25] do this. But I you know, I,
[1:29:26] again, appreciate the
[1:29:27] department's concerns, was
[1:29:29] willing to kind of entertain
[1:29:30] that. But hearing my colleague
[1:29:31] speak and with the importance
[1:29:32] of this, I would withdraw that.
[1:29:34] And with that move for approval.
[1:29:36] Is there a second for the
[1:29:37] motion to approve? Okay. The
[1:29:38] motion to defer has been
[1:29:39] withdrawn. The sponsor has made
[1:29:41] a motion to approve, and it is
[1:29:43] properly seconded. Discussion
[1:29:44] continues on the motion to
[1:29:45] approve. MR. Benton, do you
[1:29:47] seek to be recognized on the
[1:29:48] motion to approve? Go ahead,
[1:29:49] sir.
[1:29:51] I just had a point of
[1:29:52] clarification that I. I guess
[1:29:55] I'm not sure where the e for
[1:29:57] enforcement comes from, because
[1:29:59] we had 200,000 traffic stops in
[1:30:02] 2018, and last year we had
[1:30:04] 48,000. That's a significant
[1:30:06] decrease. That enforcement came
[1:30:10] from mpd. Maybe the mayor's
[1:30:12] office could help me understand
[1:30:14] vision zero better to I don't
[1:30:16] think mndot has an enforcement
[1:30:20] arm for vision zero. So I'm
[1:30:21] assuming that it's mpd. That
[1:30:24] would be the one. And I don't
[1:30:26] see us keeping the e for
[1:30:28] enforcement up. And I think
[1:30:30] that's there's five pillars and
[1:30:32] we're handling the education,
[1:30:34] encouragement, engineering and
[1:30:36] evaluation. But who does the
[1:30:38] enforcement?
[1:30:39] Do you want to
[1:30:41] address that to special counsel?
[1:30:43] I mean, it's mpd traffic
[1:30:43] division.
[1:30:46] But yeah, whoever I
[1:30:47] mean, I didn't design vision
[1:30:50] zero, but I know that's part of
[1:30:52] it. That's one of the e's
[1:30:53] enforcement.
[1:30:54] Okay. So your
[1:30:55] question having been answered,
[1:30:56] do you do you want me to
[1:30:57] specifically address it to
[1:30:59] somebody or just want to speak
[1:31:00] this into the space for the
[1:31:01] record.
[1:31:02] Either maybe I'm wrong,
[1:31:03] maybe there's another way to
[1:31:04] get enforcement, but I don't
[1:31:06] think we're enforcing.
[1:31:06] Okay. So
[1:31:07] your question specifically is
[1:31:09] at this juncture, who does
[1:31:10] speeding enforcement for the
[1:31:11] metropolitan government? Okay.
[1:31:15] For vision zero.
[1:31:17] Okay. Special
[1:31:18] counsel wilson, do you want to
[1:31:21] take that, sir?
[1:31:21] Council member
[1:31:24] I to my knowledge, there is no
[1:31:28] one specifically targeted for
[1:31:29] enforcement under vision zero.
[1:31:31] However, the the police
[1:31:32] department does do traffic
[1:31:35] enforcement, and the department
[1:31:36] of transportation does have
[1:31:37] limited authority not for
[1:31:39] traffic violations, but for
[1:31:41] parking and such. They would
[1:31:42] also have some authority to act.
[1:31:44] And I know it's almost a
[1:31:45] ridiculous question, but I. I
[1:31:47] see us reducing from 200,000
[1:31:51] stops to 48,000 over our
[1:31:54] failure to reduce our deaths
[1:31:57] and serious injuries, so I how
[1:31:59] do we get that up?
[1:31:59] All right.
[1:32:01] Well, so noted, sir, we're on a
[1:32:03] motion to approve. Thank you.
[1:32:04] Okay. Next in the queue is
[1:32:06] council member eastlick on the
[1:32:07] motion to approve. MR. Eastlick,
[1:32:10] are you still here, sir? Okay.
[1:32:11] Next in the queue is council
[1:32:13] member cash on the motion to
[1:32:14] approve. Go ahead sir. I'm
[1:32:15] sorry. Go ahead sir.
[1:32:16] That's
[1:32:17] fine. Thank you. Chair. I mean,
[1:32:19] I remember in this term that
[1:32:22] there have been like that mpd
[1:32:24] and mndot have have gone out
[1:32:26] together to to do stuff and
[1:32:29] they've teamed up to, to, to do
[1:32:31] some enforcement and related to
[1:32:32] vision zero. I mean, I think
[1:32:35] vision zero is a, is a, you
[1:32:37] know, it's a goal. I don't know
[1:32:39] that it just belongs. It's in
[1:32:41] dot's largely, but it belongs
[1:32:42] to all of us and everybody. I
[1:32:43] think multiple departments
[1:32:46] pitch in to, to try and do
[1:32:48] things better. So I just wanted
[1:32:49] to put that out into the space.
[1:32:50] Thank you.
[1:32:51] Thank you, MR. Cash.
[1:32:53] Council member porterfield,
[1:32:54] MADAM Pro tem, you're
[1:32:55] recognized.
[1:32:56] Thank you so very
[1:32:57] much, vice mayor. I just wanted
[1:33:00] to quickly speak into the room.
[1:33:01] I think it's really important
[1:33:04] when we what we say here goes
[1:33:05] on the record. And that becomes
[1:33:07] like the public record. And for
[1:33:08] the viewing audience and for
[1:33:09] people that are watching who
[1:33:11] MAY not understand like the
[1:33:12] bigger context, I think it's
[1:33:14] really important that we set
[1:33:16] the narrative straight. We've
[1:33:17] talked about this plenty of
[1:33:18] times before, prior to any of
[1:33:20] us being on council, except for
[1:33:21] maybe council member allen and
[1:33:23] I think probably councilmember
[1:33:25] weiner. There was a report that
[1:33:26] was done, which was the driving
[1:33:29] while black report that showed
[1:33:31] disparities in black drivers
[1:33:32] being pulled over here in
[1:33:33] nashville and davidson county.
[1:33:35] And as a result of that, mpd
[1:33:37] changed the way that they did
[1:33:38] traffic stops and
[1:33:38] traffic
[1:33:40] enforcement, and they are now
[1:33:42] doing precision policing, which
[1:33:44] has. Evidence has shown that to
[1:33:46] be more accurate. So while the
[1:33:48] number of traffic stops have
[1:33:50] gone down, that's a very data
[1:33:52] driven approach. And it is
[1:33:54] approach that that has reduced
[1:33:55] some of the racial disparities
[1:33:56] that we've seen in this city.
[1:33:59] So cannot directly equate the
[1:34:02] number of traffic stops to the
[1:34:03] efficacy of what we're seeing
[1:34:04] with vision zero. These are two
[1:34:06] totally separate things. And I
[1:34:07] just wanted to make sure that
[1:34:10] that was spoken into the record.
[1:34:12] Thank you. Next in the queue is
[1:34:13] council member johnston. Go
[1:34:13] ahead ma'am.
[1:34:15] Previous question.
[1:34:18] Okay. Councilmember johnson has
[1:34:19] called the previous question.
[1:34:20] It's properly seconded
[1:34:21] this non-debatable and requires
[1:34:23] two thirds of those voting. If
[1:34:24] you vote in favor of the
[1:34:25] previous question. Previous
[1:34:26] question, you want to end
[1:34:28] debate and move to the vote.
[1:34:29] And if you want to continue
[1:34:31] debate, you would vote no. All
[1:34:32] in favor? The previous question,
[1:34:35] please say aye. Any voting no.
[1:34:37] The ayes have it. We will move
[1:34:43] to the vote. Okay. All in favor
[1:34:48] of resolution 2064, please say
[1:34:52] I any voting? No. Any
[1:34:54] abstaining? All right. You have
[1:34:58] adopted this resolution. Next
[1:35:01] is agenda item three ordinance
[1:35:06] or rather resolution 2026-2078.
[1:35:07] Sponsors beaucoup and tombs.
[1:35:09] Horton, allen, suarez and ellis.
[1:35:10] This is a resolution approving
[1:35:10] -
[1:35:13] the activities and improvements
[1:35:15] eligible for tax increment
[1:35:19] financing in the arts center
[1:35:22] redevelopment plan. So I know
[1:35:24] last we took up this series of
[1:35:25] bills, it was in fact MISS
[1:35:28] Tombs as a co-sponsor. But are
[1:35:32] you prepared to do a collective
[1:35:33] motion amongst the two of you
[1:35:35] all to kind of clear all this
[1:35:36] out at the same time? MISS
[1:35:38] Tombs, do you recall that last
[1:35:39] time, how we addressed that?
[1:35:41] Would you be okay then, MISS?
[1:35:43] Oh, okay. MISS Tombs, I'm going
[1:35:45] to recognize you for the
[1:35:47] committee reports. Given what
[1:35:51] we know the reports to be, then
[1:35:55] by rule. So if we could then,
[1:35:57] MR. Wilson, do I have to read
[1:35:59] them all into the record? Okay,
[1:36:01] I do have to read them all into
[1:36:03] the record, MISS Tombs. And so
[1:36:06] some are sponsored primarily by
[1:36:09] MISS, MISS Tombs, MR. Bradford
[1:36:10] and so forth, but they are all
[1:36:12] related and traveling in a
[1:36:13] similar manner. So again,
[1:36:17] agenda item three, resolution
[1:36:20] 2026-2078 is a resolution
[1:36:21] regarding the arts center
[1:36:22] redevelopment plan agenda item
[1:36:26] for resolution 2026-2079 is a
[1:36:27] resolution approving the
[1:36:28] activities and improvements
[1:36:30] eligible for tax increment
[1:36:32] financing in the bordeaux
[1:36:34] redevelopment plan. Okay. And
[1:36:37] then next is agenda item five,
[1:36:41] resolution 2026-2080, which is
[1:36:42] resolution approving the
[1:36:43] activities and improvements
[1:36:45] eligible for tax increment
[1:36:46] financing in the central state
[1:36:48] redevelopment plan. Next is
[1:36:50] agenda item six. This is
[1:36:54] resolution 2026-2081 primary
[1:36:55] sponsor coupon. The primary
[1:36:56] sponsor on the previous one was
[1:36:58] bradford. This is resolution
[1:36:59] approving the activities and
[1:37:01] improvements eligible for tax
[1:37:02] increment financing in the
[1:37:03] phillips jackson redevelopment
[1:37:05] plan. You all can see a theme
[1:37:06] here. These are all related to
[1:37:07] the redevelopment plans. Next
[1:37:08] is agenda item seven,
[1:37:12] resolution 2026-2082 primary
[1:37:13] sponsor coupon. This is
[1:37:14] resolution approving activities
[1:37:15] and improvements eligible for
[1:37:17] tax increment financing in the
[1:37:19] rutledge hill redevelopment
[1:37:23] plan. And then lastly, agenda
[1:37:27] item eight, resolution
[1:37:30] 2026-2083. Primary sponsor
[1:37:32] tombs is resolution approving
[1:37:34] the activities and improvements
[1:37:35] eligible for tax increment
[1:37:38] financing in the skyline
[1:37:41] redevelopment plan. So MISS
[1:37:42] Tombs, if there is no objection
[1:37:45] from the other primary sponsors, all of
[1:37:48] these together at one time. And
[1:37:50] so, MISS Tombs, if you would
[1:37:52] please provide your report,
[1:37:53] MADAM Chair.
[1:37:54] Thank you, MADAM
[1:37:56] Vice mayor, for items three
[1:37:59] through nine budget and finance.
[1:38:00] Three through eight. I'm sorry.
[1:38:01] Budget and finance voted to
[1:38:02] recommend a one meeting
[1:38:04] deferral. Nine in favor, zero
[1:38:05] against zero not voting.
[1:38:07] Okay.
[1:38:10] And given that being the report
[1:38:12] for agenda items three, four,
[1:38:15] five, six, seven and eight,
[1:38:20] those are all deferred by rule
[1:38:22] 8.11 meeting. Okay, so those
[1:38:23] will all be taken up at the
[1:38:27] next meeting. Thank you, fellow
[1:38:28] sponsors, for just letting us
[1:38:30] be efficient about that one.
[1:38:37] Thank you. Okay, next. Is
[1:38:42] agenda item 27. Resolution
[1:38:43] 2026-2132. Sponsors tombs,
[1:38:45] evans, siegel and hill. This is
[1:38:46] a resolution accepting the
[1:38:47] terms of a cooperative
[1:38:49] purchasing master agreement
[1:38:51] with corporation of
[1:38:52] america, llc for street
[1:38:54] sweeping, sewer jetting and
[1:38:57] hydro excavation for the
[1:38:58] nashville department of
[1:39:01] transportation and multimodal
[1:39:03] infrastructure. MISS Tombs, you
[1:39:06] are recognized.
[1:39:06] Thank you,
[1:39:08] MADAM Vice mayor. Committee
[1:39:09] reports. Budget and finance
[1:39:11] voted to recommend a two
[1:39:12] meeting deferral. Nine in favor,
[1:39:14] zero against zero not voting.
[1:39:15] Okay. And for the report of the
[1:39:17] transportation and
[1:39:18] infrastructure committee, MISS
[1:39:19] Evans siegel.
[1:39:19] The
[1:39:21] transportation and
[1:39:23] infrastructure committee voted
[1:39:24] to recommend a two meeting
[1:39:25] deferral, nine in favor, zero
[1:39:26] against zero not voting.
[1:39:27] Okay.
[1:39:28] Thank you, MADAM Chair. With
[1:39:31] that, it's back to you for a
[1:39:32] motion on this resolution. MISS
[1:39:33] Tombs.
[1:39:34] Move for two. Meeting
[1:39:35] deferral.
[1:39:36] Okay. It's properly
[1:39:38] moved and seconded. Is there
[1:39:41] any discussion on this two
[1:39:44] meeting deferral motion? Seeing
[1:39:45] none. All in favor, please say
[1:39:49] I any voting? No. Any
[1:39:50] abstaining? All right. This has
[1:39:55] been deferred to meetings to
[1:40:00] the second meeting in AUGUST.
[1:40:03] Okay. Next is agenda item 29,
[1:40:07] resolution 2026-2134. Sponsors
[1:40:09] tombs and evans siegel. This is
[1:40:10] a resolution approving a
[1:40:11] contract between the
[1:40:11] metropolitan government of
[1:40:12] nashville and davidson county,
[1:40:15] and nixon power services, llc
[1:40:17] to provide factory authorized
[1:40:18] products, parts and services
[1:40:20] for the department of water and
[1:40:22] sewerage services. MISS Tombs,
[1:40:24] you are recognized.
[1:40:24] Thank you,
[1:40:25] MADAM Vice mayor. Committee
[1:40:26] reports budget and finance
[1:40:28] voted to recommend approval.
[1:40:29] Eight in favor, zero against
[1:40:30] one not voting.
[1:40:31] Thank you,
[1:40:33] MADAM Chair. Chair. Evans.
[1:40:34] Siegel. You're recognized.
[1:40:35] Ma'am.
[1:40:37] The transportation and
[1:40:37] infrastructure committee voted
[1:40:39] to approve. Eight
[1:40:41] zero against and one abstention.
[1:40:43] Okay. All right. Back to you,
[1:40:45] MISS Tombs, for a motion.
[1:40:45] Move
[1:40:46] for approval.
[1:40:48] Is there a second?
[1:40:51] Okay. Council member allen, you
[1:40:54] are recognized.
[1:40:54] Thank you,
[1:40:56] MADAM Vice mayor. I just need
[1:40:57] to be recorded as abstaining.
[1:41:00] Okay. All right. So noted. MR.
[1:41:02] Clark, if you would note the
[1:41:07] same. Any further discussion on
[1:41:10] this resolution? Seeing none.
[1:41:12] All in favor, please say aye.
[1:41:15] Any voting? No. Okay. And, MISS
[1:41:16] Allen, you will be recorded as
[1:41:18] an abstention. Okay. This
[1:41:20] resolution has been adopted.
[1:41:21] All right. Next is agenda item
[1:41:26] 30. Resolution 2026-2135.
[1:41:28] Sponsors, tombs and suara. This
[1:41:30] is a resolution approving an
[1:41:30] intergovernmental project
[1:41:31] agreement between the
[1:41:32] metropolitan government of
[1:41:33] nashville and davidson county,
[1:41:34] and the convention center
[1:41:35] authority of the metro
[1:41:36] government of nashville and
[1:41:38] davidson county, relating to
[1:41:40] the financing ad refinancing
[1:41:44] of the music city center. MISS
[1:41:46] Tombs, you are recognized.
[1:41:47] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[1:41:49] Committee reports. Budget and
[1:41:50] finance voted to recommend a
[1:41:51] one meeting deferral nine in
[1:41:53] favor, zero against zero not
[1:41:53] voting.
[1:41:54] Okay. And further
[1:41:56] report of the ad hoc east bank
[1:41:58] committee chair evan siegel.
[1:42:00] You're recognized.
[1:42:00] Thank you,
[1:42:02] MADAM PRESIDENT. The ad hoc
[1:42:04] east bank committee recommended
[1:42:06] a one meeting deferral, five in
[1:42:07] favor, zero against and zero
[1:42:08] not voting.
[1:42:10] Okay. And with that
[1:42:14] MISS Tombs, that is a mandatory
[1:42:17] deferral by rule 8.1, it'll be
[1:42:21] deferred one meeting. Okay,
[1:42:27] next. Agenda item 34.
[1:42:31] Resolution 2026-2139. Sponsors
[1:42:32] cash horton and evan siegel.
[1:42:34] This is a resolution
[1:42:35] authorizing the metropolitan
[1:42:36] government of nashville and
[1:42:37] davidson county to abandon
[1:42:39] public fire hydrant assembly
[1:42:41] and to accept the relocation of
[1:42:42] public fire hydrant assembly
[1:42:45] for property located at 2415
[1:42:47] vanderbilt place, also known as
[1:42:49] vanderbilt university central
[1:42:52] neighborhood. Rc3 council
[1:42:54] member cash recognized, sir.
[1:42:55] Thanks. Do any committee
[1:42:55] reports.
[1:42:56] You do, sir?
[1:42:57] Yes. Yes.
[1:42:57] Committee reports please.
[1:42:59] Okay.
[1:43:00] For the report of the planning
[1:43:01] and zoning committee, chair
[1:43:01] horton.
[1:43:03] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[1:43:04] Planning and zoning voted in
[1:43:05] favor. Eight in favor, zero
[1:43:06] against zero not voting.
[1:43:07] Okay.
[1:43:08] And for the report of the
[1:43:09] transportation infrastructure
[1:43:10] committee chair evan siegel.
[1:43:11] The transportation and
[1:43:12] infrastructure committee voted
[1:43:14] nine in favor, zero against and
[1:43:15] zero not voting to approve.
[1:43:18] Okay. All right. It's back to
[1:43:19] you, MR. Cash, for a motion on
[1:43:20] your bill.
[1:43:21] Move approval so we
[1:43:23] can move a fire hydrant.
[1:43:24] Okay.
[1:43:26] Properly moved and seconded. Is
[1:43:28] there any discussion on this
[1:43:32] resolution? Did anyone need to
[1:43:34] abstain? Okay, we can do it at
[1:43:36] the time. That's fine. All in
[1:43:37] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:43:40] voting? No. Any abstaining? MR.
[1:43:42] Capp will be recorded as an
[1:43:44] abstention. All right. You have
[1:43:50] adopted this resolution. Next.
[1:43:54] Is a rather agenda item 41,
[1:43:58] resolution 2026-2146. Sponsors.
[1:43:59] Porterfield, sepulveda, suara.
[1:44:00] Tombs. Taylor. Welch. Spain.
[1:44:02] Parker. Nash. Stiles. Huffman.
[1:44:05] Allen. Rutherford. Evans.
[1:44:06] Weiner. Evan. Siegel. Benedict.
[1:44:08] Ellis, cortez. Bradford. Gamble
[1:44:09] and coupon. This is a
[1:44:11] resolution honoring the life of
[1:44:13] vonda mcdaniel and her legacy
[1:44:14] of service to the labor
[1:44:15] movement in nashville and
[1:44:17] davidson county. Miss
[1:44:18] porterfield, MADAM Pro tem, you
[1:44:20] are recognized.
[1:44:21] Thank you, vice
[1:44:22] mayor. Committee reports,
[1:44:22] please.
[1:44:24] For the report of rules.
[1:44:27] Confirmations. MR. Cash.
[1:44:28] We
[1:44:29] approved unanimously. I think
[1:44:31] it was five to 0 to 0.
[1:44:31] Okay.
[1:44:32] Yes.
[1:44:33] All right. Back to you for
[1:44:35] motion, MISS Pro tem.
[1:44:35] Thank you.
[1:44:37] Vice mayor. I'd like to move
[1:44:38] for approval to comment.
[1:44:38] Yeah.
[1:44:40] Is there a second? Go ahead,
[1:44:41] ma'am.
[1:44:43] Thank you. Colleagues.
[1:44:46] Tonight, as we consider our is
[1:44:48] 2026-2146. We honor more than a
[1:44:50] labor leader. We honor a woman
[1:44:52] who is the heart and soul of
[1:44:53] nashville's labor movement. To
[1:44:55] so many of us, vonda mcdaniel
[1:44:56] was the queen mother of labor
[1:44:58] here in nashville, across
[1:45:00] tennessee, and across our
[1:45:02] nation. Vonda had a rare gift.
[1:45:03] She saw the best in people
[1:45:04] before they saw it in
[1:45:06] themselves. She didn't just
[1:45:08] organize workers, she built
[1:45:09] leaders. She encouraged us to
[1:45:11] step forward, to find our
[1:45:12] voices and to believe that
[1:45:14] ordinary people could
[1:45:16] accomplish extraordinary things
[1:45:18] together. Even if you didn't
[1:45:21] know her name or her face, you
[1:45:22] benefited for her work. From
[1:45:24] her work, vonda dedicated her
[1:45:27] life to this movement, to
[1:45:29] fighting for fair wages and
[1:45:31] fair working conditions for
[1:45:32] people across the state of
[1:45:34] tennessee and across the nation.
[1:45:35] Her fight for working people
[1:45:39] reached far beyond our city,
[1:45:40] improving the lives here in
[1:45:42] nashville and across this
[1:45:45] nation. Vonda helped build
[1:45:47] organizations and entities and
[1:45:49] infrastructure like stand up
[1:45:50] nashville, the nashville
[1:45:52] justice league, and the music
[1:45:54] city construction careers
[1:45:56] bundle was also one of the
[1:45:57] founding members of tennessee
[1:46:01] for all. We appreciate all of
[1:46:04] the work. That vonda did, the
[1:46:07] dedication of her life, and I
[1:46:09] hope that we continue to honor
[1:46:11] her with more than a resolution,
[1:46:12] with more than words, but with
[1:46:15] our actions and with our lives
[1:46:17] that we go forward and look for
[1:46:19] ways to continue to fight, for
[1:46:21] workers, to fight for working
[1:46:22] people, and to fight for the
[1:46:25] labor movement. Let's honor her
[1:46:27] by lifting up new leaders, by
[1:46:29] standing with working families,
[1:46:30] and by continuing the work that
[1:46:32] she dedicated her life to. We
[1:46:34] will be after the passing of
[1:46:35] this resolution tonight. We
[1:46:37] will be honoring her here
[1:46:39] during the announcement period
[1:46:41] on SEPTEMBER the 1st. So we
[1:46:43] would like to invite all of our
[1:46:44] council member colleagues, as
[1:46:48] well as labor leaders, union
[1:46:49] members, and anyone who wants
[1:46:51] to come out and honor vonda and
[1:46:53] celebrate her life and legacy.
[1:46:55] And I would also like to invite
[1:46:56] all of our colleagues to email
[1:46:58] the clerk and sign on. If
[1:46:59] you've not already signed on to
[1:47:01] this. And with that, I would
[1:47:04] ask our colleagues to support.
[1:47:06] Thank you, MADAM Pro tem. Well
[1:47:08] said. Next in the queue,
[1:47:10] council member sepulveda,
[1:47:24] you're recognized ma'am. You
[1:47:26] got this.
[1:47:27] This one's a little
[1:47:40] hard. Vonda wasn't only my boss.
[1:47:43] She was a friend for for many
[1:47:50] years. For over ten years. And.
[1:47:51] Many of you all know that one
[1:47:53] of the things that I work on
[1:47:57] the most when it comes to my
[1:48:06] work at council is figuring out to how to fight for workers
[1:48:09] in this city. And vonda was a
[1:48:12] big part of that. She has been
[1:48:19] there every step of the way and.
[1:48:24] I just. I don't know how it's
[1:48:26] going to be without her. I
[1:48:27] never picture her not being
[1:48:31] here. And she really was the
[1:48:36] best of us. And. I hope that
[1:48:39] you all will join us on labor
[1:48:44] day will be SEPTEMBER 5th, and
[1:48:45] hopefully it'll be the biggest
[1:48:51] one yet. But the labor movement
[1:48:54] has been better because of all
[1:48:57] the work that she has done, not
[1:49:00] just here in tennessee, but
[1:49:01] nationally. I mean, there's a
[1:49:03] reason that the PRESIDENT Of
[1:49:06] the afl-cio came to her
[1:49:10] celebration of life, and she
[1:49:14] touched so many people, and she
[1:49:22] has helped so many people. And.
[1:49:26] I hope that in the remainder of
[1:49:33] my time. On council and in my
[1:49:38] work, that I could do a
[1:49:42] fraction of the service that
[1:49:47] she did for everyone. So.
[1:49:52] Please join us this labor day.
[1:49:53] Fonda widow wanted you all
[1:49:56] there.
[1:49:57] Thank you, MISS
[1:49:58] Sepulveda. Council member lee,
[1:50:02] you're recognized, ma'am.
[1:50:02] Thank
[1:50:05] you, MADAM Chair. Most things
[1:50:08] have already been said, so I
[1:50:10] did want to stand in support of
[1:50:12] this. I want to say I have
[1:50:15] worked with sister mcdaniel for
[1:50:18] quite some some years now.
[1:50:20] She's been a mentor, she's been
[1:50:23] a teacher, she's been a
[1:50:24] waymaker. And more than that, I
[1:50:29] consider her a friend. So I, i
[1:50:31] could not sit there and not
[1:50:33] stand up to give some praises
[1:50:35] to her, the things that she
[1:50:36] represents, and not just her
[1:50:38] and her represent
[1:50:39] representation, but of how she
[1:50:42] has touched other people and
[1:50:44] gotten them to see the light in
[1:50:45] a lot of different things and
[1:50:49] to move on. So GOD is blessing
[1:50:51] her now, and I'm just standing
[1:50:53] in support. Thank you.
[1:50:53] Thank
[1:50:55] you, MISS Lee. Next is council
[1:50:57] member suara. You're recognized
[1:51:02] ma'am.
[1:51:05] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:51:07] I'm just going to read what I
[1:51:09] wrote when I found out that
[1:51:12] vonda passed away. I couldn't
[1:51:14] find enough words. But this is
[1:51:17] just what came to me. It says
[1:51:20] real heroes don't fly. They
[1:51:24] stand beside you. They show up,
[1:51:26] they walk with you, and they
[1:51:29] walk for you. Vonda mcdonough
[1:51:31] was that kind of hero to so
[1:51:33] many. She spent her life
[1:51:35] lifting others, making their
[1:51:37] lives better in ways big and
[1:51:40] small. What makes the news so
[1:51:41] painful is that vonda wasn't a
[1:51:43] hero from a comic book. She was
[1:51:46] here with us, living, serving,
[1:51:48] fighting for workers, for her
[1:51:50] church family, for her family,
[1:51:53] and for our community. She was
[1:51:55] real. She was present. She was
[1:51:58] tireless. History will write
[1:52:00] about vonda. Our words will
[1:52:03] carry her name. But all of that
[1:52:04] will pale in comparison to the
[1:52:06] memories and stories held by
[1:52:09] the people who truly knew her.
[1:52:12] She was a soldier, a fighter,
[1:52:14] selfless, caring, and
[1:52:17] profoundly human. This loss
[1:52:19] hurts, but I find comfort in
[1:52:21] having known vonda, and I thank
[1:52:23] vonda for everything that she
[1:52:26] gave, not just to me, but to so
[1:52:29] many. She's irreplaceable. When
[1:52:34] we went to vonda viewing. It
[1:52:38] was very hard to picture her
[1:52:42] just lying there. And it's a.
[1:52:46] It's a reminder to every single
[1:52:50] one of us that that is a given.
[1:52:53] We all one day. But
[1:52:56] the true legacy of a life well
[1:52:58] lived. Is it the memories of
[1:53:01] the people that you helped, the
[1:53:03] lives that you touched. She
[1:53:05] built organization. She built
[1:53:07] people. She built community.
[1:53:10] She built nashville. And we all
[1:53:12] MISS Her. And I hope that our
[1:53:14] life is a reminder to all of us
[1:53:18] to be kind to each other and to
[1:53:19] be good, because someday we
[1:53:22] will be called to. And so,
[1:53:23] vonda, thank you for all that
[1:53:25] you did. Thank you for all that
[1:53:28] you are. Rest in power.
[1:53:28] Thank
[1:53:30] you, MISS Suara. Next in the
[1:53:31] queue, councilmember koopman,
[1:53:32] you're recognized sir.
[1:53:32] Thank
[1:53:34] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. And I
[1:53:35] concur with everything that's
[1:53:38] been said so far. JUNE 29th,
[1:53:39] 9:02 A.M. I got a text from
[1:53:41] vonda inviting me to a town
[1:53:43] hall later that week about the
[1:53:45] future of democracy in our in
[1:53:47] our city and our state. And
[1:53:48] just, you know, quiet little
[1:53:49] invite. And the next morning I
[1:53:51] texted her saying, yes, I'll be
[1:53:52] there, not knowing that by that
[1:53:54] point she was already gone.
[1:53:55] Even so, even to her last
[1:53:57] moments, she was working,
[1:54:00] advocating, sharing, leading,
[1:54:01] and at her viewing and at MISS
[1:54:02] Rosetta perry's viewing, both
[1:54:04] at the the first baptist church,
[1:54:06] I found myself looking over to
[1:54:07] the side pews. Most people in
[1:54:08] this room will know exactly
[1:54:10] what I'm talking about, where
[1:54:11] she was always seated, just
[1:54:12] quietly looking and leading in
[1:54:14] her presence was just was so
[1:54:16] powerful and, you know, heard
[1:54:17] at her celebration of life.
[1:54:19] Just people talking about how,
[1:54:21] you know, she she kind of just
[1:54:22] caused you to move forward. She
[1:54:23] caused you to lead, she caused
[1:54:25] you to be elevated. It wasn't
[1:54:26] it wasn't a strong hand. It
[1:54:28] wasn't a force. It was just,
[1:54:30] she just kind of made it made
[1:54:31] it happen. And so I know that
[1:54:33] she lives on in so many in this
[1:54:35] room. I got to know her for a
[1:54:37] lot less time than many here.
[1:54:38] But she's deeply impacted my
[1:54:40] life and my, my leadership and
[1:54:41] how I want to advocate for the
[1:54:43] labor movement and advocate for
[1:54:44] the workers of our of our city
[1:54:46] that we come across. And so I
[1:54:47] MISS Her terribly. I still
[1:54:49] can't believe that she's gone.
[1:54:50] I keep waiting to turn around
[1:54:52] and see her, see her standing
[1:54:53] there. And so, vonda, you'll
[1:54:54] you'll be in my heart. You'll
[1:54:56] be. I'm carrying you with me
[1:54:57] and rest in power. Thank you
[1:54:58] for all you've done.
[1:54:59] Thank you,
[1:55:00] MR. Koopman. Next council
[1:55:02] member. Hill. You're recognized.
[1:55:02] Thank you.
[1:55:03] Vice mayor. There's
[1:55:04] really nothing that I can say
[1:55:06] that hasn't already been said.
[1:55:08] So I just want to say I want to
[1:55:10] move to use 12.3. All right,
[1:55:12] everybody that be added votes.
[1:55:13] Yes.
[1:55:17] Okay. There is a motion to
[1:55:22] amend the approval motion with
[1:55:26] 12.3 properly seconded. Okay.
[1:55:28] We'll continue. MISS Styles,
[1:55:30] you are next in the queue,
[1:55:32] ma'am.
[1:55:36] thank you very much. I
[1:55:39] met vonda over ten years ago
[1:55:42] working with her on the mlk day
[1:55:44] committee. When she came to
[1:55:46] bring the labor breakfast back
[1:55:48] and to discuss how important
[1:55:51] that was in the movement and
[1:55:53] her commitment every single
[1:55:56] year to spread the word about
[1:56:00] labor. I was in awe of her then
[1:56:02] and had tremendous respect for
[1:56:05] her. And as I became a council
[1:56:06] member, had the opportunity to
[1:56:09] work with her even more. I
[1:56:11] think we've talked about the
[1:56:12] work that she's done, but we
[1:56:14] haven't spoken about how she
[1:56:16] was able to get that work done,
[1:56:18] and it was the quiet strength
[1:56:21] that she had that made you move
[1:56:23] without even knowing you were
[1:56:28] moving. She was kind. Listen to
[1:56:30] everyone that's speaking in
[1:56:32] this room. We don't always
[1:56:34] agree, but every once in a
[1:56:36] while we have a moment like
[1:56:39] this. And though it's sad, we
[1:56:42] have a moment to come together,
[1:56:44] united to say that there are
[1:56:45] some people that are great no
[1:56:49] matter what your difference is.
[1:56:53] And vonda was that person. And
[1:56:55] I still can't believe that we
[1:56:57] are standing here talking about
[1:56:59] her and what was instead of
[1:57:02] what is. But I'm so grateful
[1:57:04] that her life was honored the
[1:57:06] way that it was last week. I
[1:57:07] don't know about any of you,
[1:57:12] but who else gets to have a
[1:57:13] service at the music city
[1:57:15] center? Come one, come all.
[1:57:18] We've got this covered. And I
[1:57:20] might say they were short ribs.
[1:57:21] These were not chicken nuggets
[1:57:24] or tenders that MR. Stark paid
[1:57:27] for. Again, a testament to how
[1:57:29] amazing she was and how long
[1:57:30] she served on that commission.
[1:57:32] But, I mean, I think we can all
[1:57:34] go on and on and on. But I just
[1:57:37] wanted to say heaven has a has
[1:57:39] a working angel right now. And
[1:57:40] I'm grateful that we had the
[1:57:41] opportunity, all of us, to have
[1:57:44] known her and worked with her.
[1:57:45] Thank you, MR. House. Next
[1:57:47] council member gadd, you're
[1:57:48] recognized, ma'am.
[1:57:49] I'd like to
[1:57:52] just join in the course, but I
[1:57:54] want to also lift up an
[1:57:58] additional organization and
[1:58:01] group of folks that vonda
[1:58:03] invested in over ten years ago.
[1:58:06] There were a group of women
[1:58:08] that wanted to come together
[1:58:11] and create a, a program to
[1:58:12] recruit and train women to run
[1:58:16] for office. The woman who was
[1:58:17] at the table from the beginning
[1:58:21] and was a constant movement and
[1:58:23] herself. But to bring folks
[1:58:24] together and to invest in that
[1:58:28] was vonda mcdaniel. With that
[1:58:31] emerge, tennessee got off the
[1:58:32] ground and trained many of us
[1:58:34] who are in this room tonight.
[1:58:36] And I just wanted to take a
[1:58:37] moment to recognize one more
[1:58:40] thing that she has done. I
[1:58:41] don't have the words, like many
[1:58:43] of you all do, that can be
[1:58:45] spoke so eloquently. But with
[1:58:47] that, I would like to take at
[1:58:49] least five seconds of my time
[1:58:52] for just a moment. And that is
[1:59:01] a moment of remembrance. Thank
[1:59:03] you so much.
[1:59:04] Thank you, MISS
[1:59:06] Gad. Council member kimbrough,
[1:59:07] you're recognized, ma'am.
[1:59:08] Thank
[1:59:09] you, vice mayor. I'd like to
[1:59:12] say that vonda mcdaniel and her
[1:59:14] father lived in my district. He
[1:59:16] still resides in my district.
[1:59:19] She was a fine person in all
[1:59:20] regards, a good person. She
[1:59:24] came from good stock. I
[1:59:25] appreciated her. She was a
[1:59:27] straight shooter and I
[1:59:29] appreciate that. She told me
[1:59:30] when I came in some of the
[1:59:35] things she expected, and
[1:59:36] ironically, I was actually
[1:59:38] working on one of her
[1:59:40] suggestions at the time she
[1:59:42] passed. And it's going to
[1:59:44] happen. But I just wanted to
[1:59:45] acknowledge her and say she was
[1:59:47] a fine person, came from a fine
[1:59:49] family, and she will be missed.
[1:59:51] Thank you.
[1:59:52] Thank you, thank you
[1:59:54] to all members for speaking so
[1:59:57] kindly and so well. All right.
[1:59:59] Seeing no one else in the queue,
[2:00:01] we will move to the vote. There
[2:00:03] is a motion to approve with
[2:00:04] rule 12.3 applied, such that
[2:00:06] all those voting in the
[2:00:08] affirmative will be added as
[2:00:10] co-sponsors. All in favor,
[2:00:12] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:00:14] or abstaining. All right. You
[2:00:16] have adopted this resolution
[2:00:18] honoring the life of vonda
[2:00:21] mcdaniel. Thank you. Next is
[2:00:25] agenda item 43, resolution
[2:00:27] 2026-2148. Sponsors vo tombs,
[2:00:29] gad, welch, lee, taylor. Nash.
[2:00:31] Stiles. Allen. Kapp, evans.
[2:00:33] Wiener. Evan siegel, suara,
[2:00:34] benedict, ellis, truffle, and
[2:00:36] koopman. This is a resolution
[2:00:39] recognizing JULY 18th to AUGUST
[2:00:41] 17th as south asian heritage
[2:00:42] month in nashville, and
[2:00:44] davidson county council member
[2:00:46] vo, you are recognized.
[2:00:46] Thank
[2:00:47] you. Vice mayor. Committee
[2:00:48] reports. Please.
[2:00:49] Council member
[2:00:51] cash for the report of rules.
[2:00:54] Confirmations. Please. Sir, we.
[2:00:56] We supported five in favor,
[2:00:57] zero against. You're not voting.
[2:00:59] All right. Back to you, miss
[2:00:59] foe.
[2:01:00] Thank you, vice mayor. I'd
[2:01:02] like to move to approve with a
[2:01:03] brief comment.
[2:01:04] All right. Go
[2:01:04] ahead, ma'am.
[2:01:05] Thank you so much.
[2:01:07] I'm so honored to recognize
[2:01:08] south asian heritage month and
[2:01:09] celebrate the rich history,
[2:01:11] culture, and contributions of
[2:01:12] south asian americans in
[2:01:14] nashville and davidson county.
[2:01:16] As you said before, it is just
[2:01:18] kicking off. It will be
[2:01:20] observed JULY 18th through
[2:01:21] AUGUST 17th, and it recognizes
[2:01:23] the heritage of people with
[2:01:25] roots in afghanistn,
[2:01:27] bangladesh, bhutan, india, the
[2:01:29] maldives, nepal, pakistan and
[2:01:32] sri lanka. It's a really a
[2:01:33] special time to celebrate the
[2:01:35] diversity, resilience and
[2:01:37] achievements of these amazing
[2:01:38] communities, and I'm really
[2:01:40] proud to say that it was our
[2:01:41] council that first formally
[2:01:43] recognized south asian heritage
[2:01:45] month in 2024, and this
[2:01:47] resolution is really important
[2:01:48] and deserves to be uplifted
[2:01:50] every year because it sends a
[2:01:52] message that every community
[2:01:53] belongs, that every story is
[2:01:54] valued, and that the
[2:01:56] contributions of south asian
[2:01:58] residents are are an essential
[2:02:01] part of nashville's success. We
[2:02:03] have seen them become
[2:02:04] entrepreneurs, creating jobs,
[2:02:06] physicians and health care
[2:02:08] professionals caring for our
[2:02:09] families, engineers and
[2:02:11] technology leaders, driving
[2:02:12] innovation, educators shaping
[2:02:15] our future generations, small
[2:02:16] business owners strengthening
[2:02:18] our neighborhoods, artists
[2:02:19] enriching our cultures and
[2:02:21] public servants giving back to
[2:02:24] our city and from beloved
[2:02:25] neighborhood businesses like
[2:02:27] patel brothers and taj indian
[2:02:29] restaurants to nationally
[2:02:30] recognized destinations like
[2:02:32] chowhan el and masala house and
[2:02:34] taylor nashville, south asian
[2:02:35] owned businesses create jobs,
[2:02:37] attract visitors, and enrich
[2:02:39] our culinary landscape, which
[2:02:41] is really wonderful. And if you
[2:02:42] want to celebrate and not just
[2:02:44] observe south asian heritage
[2:02:46] month, you can join 615 chutney
[2:02:47] this thursday where they're
[2:02:50] going to have a special event
[2:02:52] highlighting south asian local
[2:02:54] artists like strange curry, and
[2:02:56] everyone is invited. So I just
[2:02:57] want to remind us that as
[2:02:59] nashville continues to grow, I
[2:03:00] want us to continue to be a
[2:03:02] welcoming and diverse community.
[2:03:04] And today we proudly affirm
[2:03:06] that our south asian neighbors
[2:03:08] are an integral part of our
[2:03:10] city and our story. So MAY this
[2:03:11] resolution inspire and have
[2:03:12] greater understanding so that
[2:03:13] we can have stronger
[2:03:16] partnerships and continue to
[2:03:17] celebrate the amazing cultures
[2:03:19] that make nashville and
[2:03:21] davidson county a wonderful
[2:03:22] place to live. Thank you.
[2:03:22] Thank
[2:03:24] you, MISS Foe. There's a motion
[2:03:25] to approve and is properly
[2:03:27] seconded. We're on to
[2:03:28] discussion. MISS Suara, you're
[2:03:29] recognized.
[2:03:30] Thank you, vice
[2:03:31] mayor. I'm going to be very,
[2:03:33] very short. I just want to rise
[2:03:34] in support of this resolution.
[2:03:36] A lot of folks in the south
[2:03:38] asian community are also part
[2:03:41] of the muslim community. Rashid
[2:03:43] is bangladeshi. So s sabina
[2:03:44] and the whole family that have
[2:03:46] been here. They've been
[2:03:47] instrumental in the first
[2:03:48] immigrant mosque in nashville
[2:03:50] and a lot of kids being raised
[2:03:52] in that in that in that mosque,
[2:03:54] including my kids too. And so
[2:03:57] in addition to being our
[2:03:58] community members and doctors
[2:04:01] and everything else, been able to be bridge
[2:04:02] builders. They've also been
[2:04:04] good neighbors. And so I want
[2:04:07] to rise in support and say,
[2:04:10] happy south asian mosque month.
[2:04:12] Thank you, MISS Flora. All
[2:04:14] right. Seeing no further
[2:04:16] discussion. All in favor,
[2:04:18] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:04:21] or abstaining. Okay. Council
[2:04:24] has adopted this resolution.
[2:04:27] Next is section k of our agenda.
[2:04:30] A late resolution as of yet a
[2:04:32] numbered sponsor tombs. This is
[2:04:35] a resolution appropriating a $5
[2:04:37] million grant from the U.S.
[2:04:40] Department of housing and urban
[2:04:42] development to the metropolitan
[2:04:43] government acting by and
[2:04:45] through the housing division of
[2:04:46] the metro nashville planning
[2:04:48] department for. Pathways to
[2:04:51] removing obstacles to housing.
[2:04:54] MISS Tombs, I'm going to
[2:04:55] recognize you for potential
[2:04:56] suspension of the rules. Go
[2:04:57] ahead. Ma'am.
[2:04:58] Thank you. MADAM
[2:05:00] Vice mayor requestd to suspend
[2:05:01] the rules.
[2:05:04] Okay, chair. Cash,
[2:05:05] do you have a report on the
[2:05:08] nature of this suspension? Go
[2:05:08] ahead. Sir.
[2:05:10] We did. We
[2:05:13] discussed it and approved the
[2:05:15] late filed nature six in favor.
[2:05:17] Zero against zero not voting.
[2:05:19] All right. Having heard the
[2:05:21] report of chair cash, is there
[2:05:22] any objection to the suspension
[2:05:25] of the rules? Seeing none, the
[2:05:27] rules are suspended. So it's
[2:05:29] over to you, MISS Tombs, for a
[2:05:32] motion to get the bill before
[2:05:34] us. And I see as well we have
[2:05:36] some committee referrals. Okay.
[2:05:38] And did they go, in fact, to
[2:05:39] those committees even though it
[2:05:42] was late filed. Okay. So are
[2:05:43] you requesting committee
[2:05:45] reports? Go ahead.
[2:05:45] Budget and
[2:05:46] finance voted to recommend
[2:05:48] approval. Nine in favor, zero
[2:05:49] against zero. Not voting.
[2:05:50] Okay
[2:05:51] for the report of the planning
[2:05:54] and zoning committee. I do not
[2:05:57] see chair horton. Vice chair
[2:05:59] harrell is moving over to the
[2:06:03] desk. This is a late filed
[2:06:09] resolution k sponsor tombs. To
[2:06:15] get our report. Here comes MR.
[2:06:20] Horton. There's a little delay
[2:06:23] out there on the mezzanine. So.
[2:06:24] Go ahead, sir.
[2:06:25] Thank you. Vice
[2:06:26] mayor. Planning and zoning
[2:06:27] voted to approve. Eight in
[2:06:28] favor, zero against. You're not
[2:06:28] voting.
[2:06:31] Okay. And chair cash.
[2:06:33] You had the report on the late
[2:06:36] file nature, I presume. Similar
[2:06:37] six. No. Okay. Go ahead, MR.
[2:06:39] Holmes. Yes. All set.
[2:06:39] Move for
[2:06:40] approval.
[2:06:41] All right. Properly
[2:06:43] moved and seconded. Any
[2:06:47] discussion? Any discussion on
[2:06:49] this resolution? Seeing none.
[2:06:52] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:06:55] Any voting no or abstaining.
[2:06:57] All right. Council has adopted
[2:07:01] this resolution. Next is
[2:07:03] section l bills on introduction
[2:07:05] and first reading. By rule, all
[2:07:06] items on first reading shall be
[2:07:08] voted on at the same time,
[2:07:09] unless requested otherwise, by
[2:07:11] a primary sponsor or two other
[2:07:13] members. Do any items need to
[2:07:15] be removed from the collective
[2:07:21] vote? All right. Seeing none,
[2:07:22] is there a motion for approval
[2:07:24] of all items on first
[2:07:27] consideration? Okay. Properly
[2:07:29] seconded. Without objection,
[2:07:31] you have approved all items on
[2:07:38] first reading. All right, now
[2:07:41] we're on to section m bills on
[2:07:45] second reading that were not on
[2:07:46] consent. And first among those
[2:07:53] is agenda item 50, ordinance
[2:07:55] bl2026-1254. Sponsors cortez,
[2:07:57] harrell, bradford, gad,
[2:07:58] sepulveda, ellis, suarez and
[2:08:00] benton. This is an ordinance to
[2:08:02] amend title six of the metro
[2:08:03] code of laws regarding the
[2:08:05] disclosure of personalized
[2:08:07] algorithmic and dynamic pricing.
[2:08:09] Council member cortez, you're
[2:08:09] recognized, sir.
[2:08:10] Thank you,
[2:08:11] vice mayor withdrawal with a
[2:08:12] brief comment.
[2:08:13] Go ahead sir.
[2:08:14] Yes, yes.
[2:08:15] So this is just a
[2:08:17] procedural move. We were going
[2:08:20] back and forth with the states
[2:08:22] attorney general's office. They
[2:08:23] most recently responded about a
[2:08:25] week and a half ago. So I'm now
[2:08:27] working with metro legal on the
[2:08:28] enforcement arm of this. And we
[2:08:30] just need more time. And if I
[2:08:32] was to defer again, it would be
[2:08:33] a indefinite deferral. So I
[2:08:34] will withdraw and then
[2:08:35] reintroduce at a later date.
[2:08:37] All right. Appreciate the
[2:08:38] explanation. This bill has been
[2:08:39] withdrawn. One, two. Five four.
[2:08:42] Sponsor cortez is withdrawn.
[2:08:46] All right. Next is agenda item
[2:08:52] 51, ordinance bl2026-1403.
[2:08:56] Sponsor parker. This has a
[2:08:58] companion bill in agenda item
[2:09:02] 52, ordinance bl2026-1404, but
[2:09:04] we will have to take them
[2:09:05] separately. MISTER Parker,
[2:09:06] since there is an amendment on
[2:09:10] the first bill, 1403 is an
[2:09:11] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:09:12] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:09:14] ordinance, the metro government
[2:09:15] of nashville and davidson
[2:09:16] county by amending a specific
[2:09:18] plan for various properties
[2:09:20] generally located west of
[2:09:21] gallatin avenue, east of emmett
[2:09:23] avenue, south of mcclurkin
[2:09:24] avenue and north of douglas
[2:09:26] avenue. Zoned s p and changing
[2:09:28] thezoning on properties from r,
[2:09:33] s, five c, s and or22sp. This
[2:09:36] is 19.09 acres to permit a
[2:09:37] mixed use development, all of
[2:09:39] which is described here in and
[2:09:42] after we take 1403 up
[2:09:43] separately for purposes
[2:09:45] potentially of amending, you
[2:09:47] can then consolidate it with
[2:09:48] 1404, which would require
[2:09:49] certain materials to be
[2:09:50] restricted in the construction
[2:09:52] of buildings at all the
[2:09:55] addresses mentioned in 1403. Go
[2:09:56] ahead, MR. Parker. You
[2:09:57] recognized.
[2:09:57] Thank you, vice
[2:09:58] mayor. We actually won't be
[2:10:00] moving the amendment today.
[2:10:01] Okay. So can I move?
[2:10:02] You MAY go
[2:10:04] ahead and make a consolidated
[2:10:04] motion then, please.
[2:10:05] Bill 2026
[2:10:09] 1403 and bill 26, 2026 1404.
[2:10:12] Okay. There is a motion to
[2:10:16] approve. 1403 and 1404.
[2:10:18] Apologies, I, I tend to defer
[2:10:20] one meeting both of them.
[2:10:21] Okay.
[2:10:24] And go ahead. It is a motion to
[2:10:24] defer.
[2:10:25] Thank you. Yes. Motion
[2:10:26] to defer with a brief
[2:10:29] explanation. I have not had
[2:10:32] time to connect with the the
[2:10:33] developer of this project
[2:10:34] regarding some of the
[2:10:36] outstanding concerns or the
[2:10:37] amendment that you'll see in
[2:10:38] the packet today. And so at
[2:10:40] their request, we're going to
[2:10:41] defer second reading one more
[2:10:42] meeting, and that will give me
[2:10:44] time to to have time to connect
[2:10:46] with them. So, all right, just
[2:10:47] renew a motion deferral of 1403
[2:10:48] and 1404.
[2:10:49] All right. To the
[2:10:51] first one meeting to the first
[2:10:53] meeting in AUGUST. It is
[2:10:55] properly seconded. Is there any
[2:10:57] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:10:58] favor please say aye. Aye. Any
[2:11:01] voting no or abstaining. Okay.
[2:11:03] Both these bills will be
[2:11:05] deferred to the first meeting
[2:11:08] in AUGUST. All right. Next is
[2:11:13] agenda item 53. Ordinance bl
[2:11:15] 2026-1430. This is an or
[2:11:16] sponsors. Bradford. Ellis.
[2:11:17] Johnston. Evans. Siegel. Welsh.
[2:11:19] Bowe, evans, hoffman. Cooper
[2:11:21] and wiener. This is an
[2:11:24] ordinance amending section
[2:11:25] 2.08.030 of the metro code of
[2:11:27] laws relative to the
[2:11:28] publication of the annual
[2:11:30] operating budget and the
[2:11:32] capital improvements budget.
[2:11:34] Council member bradford, you're
[2:11:35] recognized sir.
[2:11:35] Thank you,
[2:11:37] MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee
[2:11:38] report.
[2:11:39] For the report of the
[2:11:41] budget and finance committee
[2:11:42] chair, tombs. Go ahead.
[2:11:43] Budget
[2:11:44] and finance voted to recommend
[2:11:45] a one meeting deferral nine in
[2:11:47] favor, zero against zero not
[2:11:47] voting okay.
[2:11:49] as such, it's rule
[2:11:52] 8.1, a mandatory deferral with
[2:11:53] no debate or discussion that
[2:11:55] will be deferred to the next
[2:11:58] meeting. Next is agenda item 54.
[2:12:02] Ordinance bl 2026-1431.
[2:12:03] Sponsors vo, horton, cap.
[2:12:05] Benedict. Bradford. Ellis. Gadd.
[2:12:06] Porterfield. Cash.
[2:12:09] Parker. Weiner. Rutherford,
[2:12:10] harrell, spain. Huffman, nash,
[2:12:12] sepulveda and prep tee. This is
[2:12:14] an amend chapter
[2:12:16] 2.147 of the metro code of laws
[2:12:17] regarding the nashville
[2:12:19] entertainment commission.
[2:12:21] Council member vo, you are
[2:12:22] recognized.
[2:12:23] Thank you so much.
[2:12:24] Should you. Should I do my
[2:12:26] committee reports?
[2:12:26] Yes.
[2:12:27] Request
[2:12:28] it from yourself. Go ahead
[2:12:28] ma'am.
[2:12:29] MADAM Chair. Thank you,
[2:12:32] vice mayor. The amendment for
[2:12:35] bl 2026 1431 was zero in favor,
[2:12:37] seven against two not voting.
[2:12:38] And then the substitute was two
[2:12:41] in favor, six against one not
[2:12:43] voting. And the bill
[2:12:44] itself was six in favor, three
[2:12:46] against zero not voting.
[2:12:48] Okay,
[2:12:51] six in favor, three against
[2:12:52] zero not voting.
[2:12:53] That's correct.
[2:12:56] Okay. With that report in, it's
[2:12:58] back to you for a motion to get
[2:12:59] the bill before us.
[2:13:00] Thank you
[2:13:02] so much. I'd like to move to
[2:13:03] approve with a brief comment.
[2:13:04] Go ahead.
[2:13:05] Thank you so much,
[2:13:07] vice mayor. And I want to thank
[2:13:09] every single person in our
[2:13:11] entire council and the%
[2:13:12] community, the entertainment
[2:13:14] commission and everyone who
[2:13:15] weighed in. I know that this is
[2:13:17] a bill we've been working on,
[2:13:19] and I know that the community
[2:13:20] wants to see us move forward,
[2:13:23] and I'm very excited that out
[2:13:25] of committee, we were able to
[2:13:27] take that first step, and my
[2:13:29] hope is that we are going to
[2:13:32] see the first executive
[2:13:33] director of the national
[2:13:34] entertainment commission
[2:13:36] announced soon, and this is the
[2:13:38] first step that we need to do
[2:13:40] as the metro council to move
[2:13:42] that forward. So I really just
[2:13:45] invite my colleagues to please
[2:13:47] join me in supporting this bill
[2:13:49] so that we can, you know, honor
[2:13:51] the people of nashville and the
[2:13:52] work of the entertainment
[2:13:53] commission over the years so
[2:13:55] that we can move forward. Thank
[2:13:56] you so much.
[2:13:58] All right. There
[2:13:59] is a motion to approve. It's
[2:14:01] properly seconded. And we're on
[2:14:02] to discussion. First in the
[2:14:04] queue is council member styles.
[2:14:06] You're recognized.
[2:14:07] I would like
[2:14:09] to move for a one meeting
[2:14:10] deferral with a brief comment
[2:14:12] if I MAY.
[2:14:14] Is there a second.
[2:14:17] Okay, okay. There is a motion
[2:14:19] to defer is properly seconded.
[2:14:20] Go ahead.
[2:14:21] Thank you very much.
[2:14:23] Vice mayor. What council member
[2:14:26] vo said is correct. This has
[2:14:28] definitely been a long time
[2:14:29] coming. We created the
[2:14:31] commission last term hoping
[2:14:32] that this would move forward.
[2:14:34] In the last three years, it's
[2:14:36] it's just been very laborious
[2:14:38] and it should be a real fun
[2:14:40] commission and also a great
[2:14:42] office. The executive director
[2:14:43] will be of the office, not of
[2:14:47] the commission, but today we
[2:14:50] had an emergency entertainment
[2:14:52] commission meeting to discuss
[2:14:54] both of these pieces of
[2:14:57] legislation, and it was clear
[2:14:59] by the end of the meeting that
[2:15:03] there wasn't support for either
[2:15:07] bill because they want one bill
[2:15:08] numerous times today. They
[2:15:10] express distrust in this
[2:15:11] administration and their
[2:15:12] ability to move anything with
[2:15:18] them forward. As I spoke with
[2:15:19] derek smith and metro legal,
[2:15:21] who is their representative,
[2:15:24] after the meeting was over, he
[2:15:25] did say that it looked like
[2:15:27] there was a way forward.
[2:15:28] Legally. There's some language
[2:15:32] that seemed ambiguous, and so
[2:15:33] proposing a one meeting
[2:15:34] deferral. I'm I'm not into
[2:15:35] deferrals. I think most of you
[2:15:38] know that. But if the greater
[2:15:39] good can be had here where
[2:15:42] there's one bill that we can
[2:15:44] all agree on. I did volunteer
[2:15:47] in the meeting today to work
[2:15:48] with the mayor's office. The
[2:15:53] mayor's office refused, and I
[2:15:55] think it would benefit our
[2:15:57] constituents. This is not about
[2:16:00] us. Our personal relationships,
[2:16:01] petty squabbles. This is about
[2:16:04] a group of people that have
[2:16:06] spent a lot of time in the last
[2:16:07] three years trying to get this
[2:16:09] off the ground. And I'd like to
[2:16:11] read a comment from one of the
[2:16:12] commissioners post the meeting
[2:16:14] today. And this is from our
[2:16:16] academy award nominee. So we're
[2:16:17] talking about these are real
[2:16:19] experts, not we're not
[2:16:21] quarterback coaching. Here at
[2:16:23] the nsc meeting today, we were
[2:16:24] shown and discussed all the
[2:16:25] various versions of proposed
[2:16:26] legislation, but I don't think
[2:16:27] anyone on the commission was
[2:16:30] excited about any of them.
[2:16:31] Ultimately, the lack of trust
[2:16:32] in the mayor's office to follow
[2:16:33] through on their stated plan
[2:16:35] led us to decide not to support
[2:16:37] the offered bills. The only
[2:16:39] hope of optimism was a hope
[2:16:41] that, given a little more time,
[2:16:43] a new version that could be
[2:16:44] drafted could be more close,
[2:16:47] could more closely meet
[2:16:50] everyone's goals. And I get it.
[2:16:52] We're we're tired of having
[2:16:53] this conversation. I think some
[2:16:56] people signed on just so in the
[2:16:57] hopes that shenanigans could
[2:16:58] stop and move things forward.
[2:17:00] But at the end of the day, we
[2:17:01] create commissions and we
[2:17:02] appoint people to commissions
[2:17:05] to serve constituency groups
[2:17:07] and help move our city forward.
[2:17:08] And right now, we have a lot of
[2:17:09] projects that are coming to
[2:17:11] nashville that need a dedicated
[2:17:13] office and a one stop shop that
[2:17:15] needs an executive director,
[2:17:16] and it needs the support of
[2:17:18] this commission, MR. Rosenberg
[2:17:20] said during the meeting. Before
[2:17:21] that, they have no expertise in
[2:17:23] hiring, so I think we should
[2:17:25] take that and move forward
[2:17:25] accordingly.
[2:17:27] All right. So what
[2:17:29] is before us is a motion to
[2:17:34] defer. 14311 meeting. It was
[2:17:36] properly seconded, and we are
[2:17:37] on to discussion on the one
[2:17:39] meeting deferral motion. MR.
[2:17:41] Koopman, do you seek to be
[2:17:42] recognized on the deferral? Go
[2:17:42] ahead sir.
[2:17:43] Thank you, MADAM
[2:17:45] PRESIDENT. I am really torn on
[2:17:46] the deferral versus not. But,
[2:17:48] you know, I think that the the
[2:17:49] goal that was stated is
[2:17:52] important. And to consider as whether or
[2:17:54] not to defer for more time, the
[2:17:55] commission very clearly today
[2:17:56] said that they would like to
[2:17:58] stop the mayor's office
[2:17:59] and the council members and
[2:18:00] everybody fighting, and just
[2:18:02] please come together on one
[2:18:05] bill and hear us. And I share
[2:18:06] their frustration. At the end
[2:18:08] of the day, it's important to
[2:18:09] me to have a commission here
[2:18:11] that's that's taking up these
[2:18:12] matters. And so, you know,
[2:18:14] again, I'm I'm torn on whether
[2:18:16] we should defer or not. But I
[2:18:17] do think that the commission
[2:18:18] was frustrated with the
[2:18:19] multiple bills I did here.
[2:18:21] Council member styles share a
[2:18:23] desire to compromise whether or
[2:18:25] not the substitute itself was
[2:18:27] sufficient. I did hear that
[2:18:29] desire expressed. I was hoping
[2:18:30] that that would lead to a
[2:18:31] moment with the mayor's office
[2:18:33] coming together and getting to
[2:18:35] one bill so we could
[2:18:36] unanimously pass something to
[2:18:37] move forward. But it sounded
[2:18:39] like the mayor's office felt
[2:18:40] that their bill was
[2:18:41] structurally sound and didn't
[2:18:43] want to put any changes into it.
[2:18:44] So I know that's not a clear
[2:18:46] direction. I just want to hear
[2:18:47] how the discussion goes. But I
[2:18:49] do think that there's a a
[2:18:50] desire to get to something. And
[2:18:52] I think that if we move forward,
[2:18:54] I'll just end by saying if we
[2:18:55] move forward today, we're
[2:18:57] picking one versus the other.
[2:18:59] And that means that we're not
[2:18:59] honoring the commission's
[2:19:01] wishes of coming together
[2:19:03] unanimously. But obviously, if
[2:19:04] we defer, we might have a
[2:19:05] chance of getting to that. But
[2:19:07] we also, you know, burn more
[2:19:09] time where we don't have this
[2:19:10] commission stood up. So I want
[2:19:11] to see how the discussion goes
[2:19:13] and go from there.
[2:19:14] All right.
[2:19:14] Discussion continues on the
[2:19:16] motion to defer one meeting.
[2:19:17] Next in the queue is council
[2:19:19] member easily recognized, sir.
[2:19:20] Thank you very much. I'm in
[2:19:21] support of the deferral. I was
[2:19:23] at the meeting this afternoon.
[2:19:25] There as no more clarity in
[2:19:27] the beginning of the meeting or
[2:19:28] the end of the meeting. The
[2:19:29] commissioners weren't happy.
[2:19:31] There were no real clear
[2:19:32] answers. We're still split on
[2:19:34] the best way to do this. The
[2:19:36] commissioners do have concerns
[2:19:37] about the mayor being in charge
[2:19:39] of the executive director of
[2:19:41] this commission, and I think
[2:19:42] that's something tht we really
[2:19:43] need to look at. We're looking
[2:19:45] at starting a snowball right
[2:19:48] now. It's $300,000, but before
[2:19:50] we know it, this will be a full
[2:19:52] department with a giant annual
[2:19:53] budget, and we won't be able to
[2:19:56] stop it. But we will know as of
[2:19:57] tonight that we started it on
[2:19:59] the wrong path. And if we
[2:20:00] expect it to end up on the
[2:20:02] right path after putting it on
[2:20:03] the wrong path in the beginning,
[2:20:05] we're just lying to ourselves.
[2:20:06] There are some council members
[2:20:07] that do want to move this
[2:20:09] forward, and I feel like, like
[2:20:11] my colleague said, it's out of
[2:20:13] frustration instead of out of
[2:20:14] completion. And we don't have
[2:20:16] to do this tonight. We can take
[2:20:18] a little more time, try to get
[2:20:21] the two, the mayor's
[2:20:22] administration and the sponsor
[2:20:24] of the bill to come together on
[2:20:25] a better plan, rather than just
[2:20:26] throwing our hands up and
[2:20:28] saying, let's just vote on
[2:20:30] something and get it done. So I
[2:20:31] would ask the rest of the
[2:20:33] council to think about this.
[2:20:35] Give two more weeks, just two
[2:20:37] more weeks to try to find a
[2:20:38] better solution. If we don't,
[2:20:39] it's okay. We're still in the
[2:20:41] same spot, but at least we
[2:20:42] tried.
[2:20:43] All right. Thank you.
[2:20:44] Next in the queue is council
[2:20:46] member cap on the motion to
[2:20:47] defer. Go ahead sir.
[2:20:48] Thank you,
[2:20:50] vice mayor. Those of us in the
[2:20:52] apple committee have been
[2:20:54] through this on various
[2:20:55] versions of bills related to
[2:20:56] the entertainment commission
[2:20:57] for this entire term. And I
[2:20:59] know on the floor we've been
[2:21:01] through it as well. There's
[2:21:02] something I'd like to deduce
[2:21:04] from that experience, which is
[2:21:05] that all the bills we've passed
[2:21:07] so far have not resulted in a
[2:21:08] functioning entertainment
[2:21:11] commission for this city. It's
[2:21:14] been stated that folks want one
[2:21:16] bill. Well, that means that
[2:21:18] it's down to us to decide how
[2:21:20] to proceed on this bill. I
[2:21:22] think it's highly unlikely that
[2:21:24] a deferral of this bill will
[2:21:26] result in a compromise between
[2:21:27] the idea that the mayor's
[2:21:29] office has hiring authority
[2:21:30] over the executive director's
[2:21:31] position, or that the
[2:21:33] commission does. I think it's
[2:21:35] unlikely that all of the
[2:21:37] previous deferrals that didn't
[2:21:38] result in some synthesis
[2:21:40] between those views will result
[2:21:42] in one over the next two weeks.
[2:21:44] It is up to us to make this
[2:21:46] decision. I come at this from a
[2:21:47] perspective of these
[2:21:48] commissioners have worked
[2:21:51] really hard and have had an
[2:21:52] incredibly frustrating
[2:21:54] experience over the past few
[2:21:56] years. It is up to us to give
[2:21:57] them a framework to move
[2:21:59] forward. If we share an
[2:22:00] interest in standing up a
[2:22:02] commission that can function,
[2:22:03] that will be accountable, we
[2:22:04] will all be watching. We will
[2:22:06] know whether it succeeds or
[2:22:07] fails. Everybody is going to be
[2:22:09] paying attention to this. We've
[2:22:11] got to give it a structure to
[2:22:12] work. Every previous structure
[2:22:14] that we've tried to do has not
[2:22:16] resulted in a functioning
[2:22:19] commission. We tonight can move
[2:22:21] forward on a bill that allows
[2:22:23] that to happen, that will then
[2:22:24] stand up this commission
[2:22:25] without any further delay. I
[2:22:27] urge us to do that tonight. We
[2:22:29] can make the decision. This is
[2:22:32] how we get to one bill. We can
[2:22:33] debate and discuss and decide
[2:22:35] this isn't just something to
[2:22:37] move it forward. This is the
[2:22:39] bill that can that we have
[2:22:40] debated in committee and
[2:22:42] discussed as a way of doing a
[2:22:44] workable framework. If an
[2:22:45] executive director is in an
[2:22:48] office by herself or himself,
[2:22:50] he or she will not be able to
[2:22:51] coordinate across metro
[2:22:52] departments in the way that we
[2:22:54] are all hoping to happen, that,
[2:22:55] for better or worse, can only
[2:22:57] happen through the imprimatur
[2:22:58] of the mayor's office. We all
[2:23:00] are asking for that to happen,
[2:23:02] so let's make it happen. Thank
[2:23:03] you colleagues.
[2:23:04] Thank you, MR.
[2:23:08] Cap. MISS Foe, do you want me
[2:23:10] to keep. Okay. Next in the
[2:23:14] queue. MR. Nash. Recognized,
[2:23:18] sir.
[2:23:20] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:23:22] As one of the older members of
[2:23:24] this council. I would like to
[2:23:27] see something passed while I'm
[2:23:32] still able to be here. The. The.
[2:23:35] This has been discussed and
[2:23:37] discussed and discussed, and I
[2:23:39] really think it is time we pass
[2:23:40] it. I remember when the
[2:23:42] commissioners were here during
[2:23:44] budget talks and they were
[2:23:48] asking for the 325,000 some
[2:23:49] dollars, and I went back to
[2:23:52] them and I said, well, where
[2:23:53] are you going to be working out
[2:23:55] of the trunk of your car? And
[2:23:56] they really didn't have an
[2:23:59] answer for that. The mayor has
[2:24:01] now given them an answer. They
[2:24:03] can work out of the mayor's
[2:24:05] office as they grow this
[2:24:07] commission, as they develop
[2:24:09] this business. We don't need to
[2:24:11] defer this any further. Thank
[2:24:12] you.
[2:24:14] All right. MISS, you have
[2:24:16] yet to speak on the deferral
[2:24:17] motion, specifically in your
[2:24:18] next in the queue. So go ahead,
[2:24:19] please, ma'am.
[2:24:20] Thank you, vice
[2:24:22] mayor. I do want to point out
[2:24:23] in committee we did discuss a
[2:24:25] deferral and failed four in
[2:24:27] favor, five against and zero
[2:24:31] not voting. And I really
[2:24:32] appreciate the sentiments of
[2:24:35] and comments and discussion.
[2:24:39] But I rise in against the
[2:24:40] deferral because of the reasons
[2:24:43] I stated before. And I think
[2:24:45] that we are all ready for
[2:24:46] action. I think this allows us
[2:24:48] to see action and that we will
[2:24:51] keep the pressure on so that we
[2:24:53] can have all the different,
[2:24:55] amazing opportunities that this
[2:24:57] office will present itself, and
[2:24:58] we need someone to lead that.
[2:25:00] And so I encourage my
[2:25:01] colleagues to vote, to vote
[2:25:04] against deferral and to vote
[2:25:07] for the bill. Thank you.
[2:25:09] Council member evans. You're
[2:25:09] recognized.
[2:25:10] Thank you, vice
[2:25:12] mayor. I appreciate being
[2:25:13] recognized on the deferral. I
[2:25:14] am in support of the deferral
[2:25:16] tonight. I could not be at the
[2:25:17] meeting this afternoon because
[2:25:19] I had a conflict. But I think
[2:25:20] that the biggest struggle that
[2:25:23] I have related to the
[2:25:25] commission, the members
[2:25:26] experience and kind of the
[2:25:27] feedback that they have
[2:25:30] provided so far is, you know,
[2:25:32] getting it right for them means
[2:25:34] a variety of different things.
[2:25:35] You know, we've talked about
[2:25:37] this idea of incubation and
[2:25:38] what that really looks like. I
[2:25:40] don't feel like I have a firm
[2:25:42] understanding of define
[2:25:43] incubation and what level of
[2:25:46] support are we going to have
[2:25:47] with the commission and the
[2:25:49] executive director being in the
[2:25:50] mayor's office? What does that
[2:25:52] looklike? And when we talk
[2:25:53] about, you know, we were
[2:25:55] talking earlier about mndot and
[2:25:56] vision zero and things like
[2:25:58] that. And if you don't have
[2:26:00] institutional support, that is
[2:26:03] legitimate. Meaning in this
[2:26:05] case, the administration that's
[2:26:06] really willing to put their
[2:26:08] money where their mouth is.
[2:26:09] Remember, we were the ones that
[2:26:13] had to resurrect this entire
[2:26:14] process as part of the
[2:26:16] substitute budget. It was not
[2:26:18] part of the administration's
[2:26:20] budget. And so I can understand
[2:26:22] their frustration and their
[2:26:24] uncertainty as a commission,
[2:26:27] thinking that we do not
[2:26:28] collectively have their back
[2:26:31] based on how that whole process
[2:26:33] transpired. And so when I'm
[2:26:34] thinking about the level of
[2:26:36] commitment that I would like to
[2:26:39] see, I think an ability for
[2:26:41] both stakeholders in this case
[2:26:42] between the administration and
[2:26:45] the prime sponsor to work
[2:26:47] through kind of these issues in
[2:26:49] conjunction, you know, with
[2:26:51] with derek and metro legal, I
[2:26:53] think that would be a valid or
[2:26:55] warranted exercise. And I and
[2:26:56] for the folks that are like,
[2:26:57] well, I've heard this during
[2:26:59] this term, think about those of
[2:27:00] us who are second termers who
[2:27:02] have been through this,you
[2:27:03] know, with council member
[2:27:05] swope's feedback kind of
[2:27:07] resonating as part of in my
[2:27:09] head right now related to his
[2:27:11] concerns about our ability to
[2:27:12] actually execute on this
[2:27:14] process. And so I'm going to
[2:27:16] support the deferral tonight.
[2:27:17] If the deferral fails, I will
[2:27:20] be voting against bill. So
[2:27:22] thank you so much.
[2:27:22] Thank you,
[2:27:26] MISS Evans. Debate continues on
[2:27:27] the deferral motion. Next in
[2:27:28] the queue, councilmemberparker.
[2:27:30] Go ahead sir.
[2:27:31] Previous question,
[2:27:32] MADAM Vice mayor.
[2:27:34] Okay. Okay.
[2:27:35] MR. Parker has called the
[2:27:36] previous question. It's been
[2:27:38] properly seconded. This is a
[2:27:39] non-debatable motion that
[2:27:41] requires two thirds of those
[2:27:44] voting. If you vote in favor of
[2:27:45] the previous question, you want
[2:27:47] to end debate and move to the
[2:27:50] vote. If you vote no, you would
[2:27:52] like a discussion on this
[2:27:55] deferral motion to continue. As
[2:27:57] I always ask on these somewhat
[2:27:59] contentious matters, please, by
[2:28:02] number, not by volume. Okay.
[2:28:03] All in favor of the previous
[2:28:04] question, please say aye.
[2:28:05] Aye.
[2:28:06] All of those against the
[2:28:07] previous question, please say
[2:28:12] no. The ayes have it in an
[2:28:15] abundance of caution. MR. Clark,
[2:28:17] if you would please load the
[2:28:20] vote for the one meeting
[2:28:39] deferral motion.
[2:28:48] We will be
[2:29:00] back for three years. Right?
[2:29:03] MISS Hancock, do you seek to
[2:29:03] vote?
[2:29:04] Is this more than a year
[2:29:05] of the.
[2:29:06] Last term?
[2:29:06] Okay. All
[2:29:08] votes in. MR. Clerk, please
[2:29:10] show the vote. Okay. The
[2:29:12] deferral motion has failed.
[2:29:15] With ten votes in favor and 25
[2:29:16] against and one abstention.
[2:29:19] That means we are now back on
[2:29:22] the motion to approve. All
[2:29:27] right. MISS Stiles, do you seek
[2:29:29] to be recognized on the motion
[2:29:32] to approve? Okay. Go ahead,
[2:29:35] ma'am.
[2:29:36] I think it goes without
[2:29:38] saying that I'm going to be a
[2:29:40] no. I just wanted to say, for
[2:29:42] the record, we are spitting in
[2:29:43] the faces of every single
[2:29:45] creative that has told us they
[2:29:47] don't want this to happen. We
[2:29:49] haven't received a single email
[2:29:50] from anyone in the creative
[2:29:52] community in this city to tell
[2:29:53] us that they want this to go in
[2:29:55] the mayor's office. So if we're
[2:29:56] sitting here and we're voting
[2:29:57] for something that we know
[2:29:59] these people do not want, and I
[2:30:01] don't trust this administration
[2:30:02] to get this off the ground in a
[2:30:04] year. I hope that my saying
[2:30:06] that spurs them to do something
[2:30:06] that's actually great, but I
[2:30:08] don't believe it's going to
[2:30:13] happen. But please, please
[2:30:14] consider this is not about us
[2:30:18] in here. This is about the
[2:30:20] constituency group of creatives.
[2:30:21] And there was a lot of
[2:30:22] frustration. And not one of you
[2:30:24] that is on this bill showed up
[2:30:25] at today's meeting or the
[2:30:28] meeting two weeks ago. If it
[2:30:29] mattered that much to you to
[2:30:30] move it forward, certainly the
[2:30:32] lead sponsor could have shown
[2:30:34] up, but that didn't happen
[2:30:38] either. So I hope, you know,
[2:30:40] the idea of putting pressure on
[2:30:41] the group of people that have
[2:30:43] spent all of their efforts and
[2:30:44] energy to stop them from doing
[2:30:45] anything doesn't really make
[2:30:49] sense. So I hope please
[2:30:52] reconsider voting yes for this.
[2:30:55] Please vote no. Maybe we could
[2:30:57] come up with something that
[2:30:57] could make sense.
[2:30:58] All right.
[2:30:59] Discussion continues on the
[2:31:04] motion to approve. 1431. Next
[2:31:05] in the queue is council member
[2:31:06] copen. Go ahead sir.
[2:31:07] Thank you,
[2:31:08] MADAM PRESIDENT. Would the
[2:31:09] would this be an appropriate
[2:31:12] time to offer my amendment, or
[2:31:13] are we still on MISS Style
[2:31:15] substitute?
[2:31:16] We're we're on the
[2:31:19] bill. And so we were never on
[2:31:21] MISS Styles substitute. She had
[2:31:23] a motion to defer. That has
[2:31:24] failed. And so a motion to
[2:31:25] amend is a proper motion, and.
[2:31:27] I would like to move to amend
[2:31:28] with a brief comment.
[2:31:29] Is there
[2:31:31] a second on the motion to amend?
[2:31:33] MISS Allen has seconded. Go
[2:31:34] ahead, MR. Cooper.
[2:31:34] Thank you,
[2:31:35] MADAM PRESIDENT. I appreciate
[2:31:36] this discussion. I think at the
[2:31:38] end all know
[2:31:39] that music, tv, film are
[2:31:41] incredibly important to our
[2:31:43] city, and I appreciate
[2:31:44] everybody's efforts, even
[2:31:46] though there's disagreement on
[2:31:47] how to get there, on the
[2:31:50] commitment to do it, as MISS
[2:31:51] Evans stated originally, this
[2:31:53] was unfunded in the original
[2:31:54] budget, and I appreciate our
[2:31:55] support here in the body for
[2:31:56] getting that funding and
[2:31:58] getting this moving and making
[2:32:00] this a topic that the mayor has
[2:32:02] now pledged full support to.
[2:32:03] And I have no doubt that if
[2:32:05] thispasses and it ends up in
[2:32:07] his office, that he will, you
[2:32:09] know, with full force, hire
[2:32:10] this person and, you know,
[2:32:13] begin that process. So this my
[2:32:15] amendment isn't really speaking
[2:32:16] to this process, but rather
[2:32:18] codifying how we got to this
[2:32:21] higher in the in the current
[2:32:23] iteration, it set up such that
[2:32:24] the commission gets to narrow
[2:32:26] down the candidate shaping the
[2:32:27] direction of the office, and
[2:32:29] then the mayor hires their
[2:32:32] their selection. And so both
[2:32:34] the mayor's initial bill and
[2:32:35] MISS Dale's initial bill took
[2:32:38] that process away. And so this
[2:32:39] amendment would bring it back.
[2:32:41] I think that one of the one of
[2:32:43] the top things I've heard from
[2:32:44] the commissioners is to not let
[2:32:46] this be a politicized office,
[2:32:47] whether it's one administration
[2:32:48] or two administrations or ten
[2:32:50] down the road. This is a highly
[2:32:51] political industry. It'san
[2:32:53] industry that that runs the
[2:32:54] risk of becoming a political
[2:32:56] football. We've seen it happen
[2:32:59] here. And so this amendment
[2:33:00] would restore the commission's
[2:33:03] ability to shape the direction
[2:33:06] of the of the hires. The mayor
[2:33:07] retains the right to hire. He
[2:33:09] retains the right to reject any
[2:33:10] of the candidates. And so I
[2:33:12] know that there were some
[2:33:12] concerns from legality
[2:33:15] perspective over kind of where
[2:33:17] where that charter authority is.
[2:33:18] But I still
[2:33:20] believe that this
[2:33:21] amendment would be okay because,
[2:33:23] again, the mayor, at the end of
[2:33:24] the day, can reject the
[2:33:27] candidates and be received new
[2:33:28] ones. It does also put a shot
[2:33:30] clock that gives him 60 days to
[2:33:32] respond once commit. Once the
[2:33:34] members are put forward. So I
[2:33:36] think it's a good amendment. I
[2:33:37] think it would help help the
[2:33:39] bill, help the commissioners
[2:33:40] feel like they have a sense of
[2:33:42] purpose if this amendment
[2:33:44] doesn't go on and the bill
[2:33:45] mayor's bill goes forward,
[2:33:47] where this is in the mayor's
[2:33:48] office for an unspecified
[2:33:49] amount of incubation time, with
[2:33:51] no opportunity for the
[2:33:53] commissioners to weigh in the
[2:33:54] commission. I mean, I don't at
[2:33:55] that point, I don't even know
[2:33:57] what the what the goal of the
[2:33:58] commission then becomes. So my
[2:34:00] hope is that we can listen to
[2:34:01] the people, listen to the
[2:34:03] public as we say we do, and at
[2:34:04] least give the commission some
[2:34:06] voice in this matter.
[2:34:07] All right.
[2:34:10] So we are on the motion to
[2:34:12] amend with MISTER Coupons
[2:34:14] amendment. It was properly
[2:34:16] seconded. You've heard a
[2:34:17] description of the amendment
[2:34:19] from the sponsor. And so we are
[2:34:21] going to continue discussion. I
[2:34:22] believe I saw MISS Benedict
[2:34:23] shaking her head that she does
[2:34:25] not seek to be recognized on
[2:34:26] the motion to amend. MISS Welch
[2:34:29] on the motion to amend MISS
[2:34:30] Suara on the motion toamend.
[2:34:33] Is there anyone in the queue
[2:34:34] specifically seeking to be
[2:34:35] recognized on the motion to
[2:34:39] amend? Okay, let me go. In
[2:34:42] order again. Hands for motion
[2:34:47] to amend. Bradford horton. Oh
[2:34:50] yeah. Okay. I believe first in
[2:34:51] the queue on the motion to
[2:34:53] amend is MISS Vo. MISS Vo,
[2:34:54] you're recognized.
[2:34:55] Thank you so
[2:34:57] much, vice mayor. I do want to
[2:34:58] just remind everyone that we
[2:35:00] did discuss the amendment in
[2:35:01] committee, and it failed. Zero
[2:35:03] in favor, seven against two not
[2:35:05] voting. And we had concerns
[2:35:08] about legal issues. And I'd
[2:35:09] like to defer to the mayor's
[2:35:13] office for additional input.
[2:35:17] Okay. You're seeking a position
[2:35:19] from the administration on.
[2:35:19] On
[2:35:20] the amendment.
[2:35:22] Yes. Thank you,
[2:35:23] MR. Rosenberg. You're
[2:35:24] recognized, sir.
[2:35:24] Thank you,
[2:35:26] MADAM PRESIDENT. Dave rosenberg
[2:35:28] with the mayor's office, metro
[2:35:31] legal expressed that this
[2:35:32] amendment would not be
[2:35:33] compliant with the charter
[2:35:34] because it limits who the mayor
[2:35:36] can hire into his office. You
[2:35:38] can imagine ordinances saying
[2:35:39] that for any position in the
[2:35:41] mayor's office, that the
[2:35:42] council gets to pick two
[2:35:44] finalists or that sort of thing.
[2:35:45] So you can see the natural
[2:35:47] outcome of it all. That said,
[2:35:49] the mayor has committed to
[2:35:51] hiring a commission
[2:35:52] recommendation if this
[2:35:54] legislation passes this file.
[2:35:56] So thank you for your support.
[2:35:57] Thank you, council member.
[2:35:57] all
[2:35:59] right, MISS, back to you.
[2:36:00] Yes.
[2:36:03] And so I'm rising in opposition
[2:36:07] to the amendment and just hope
[2:36:09] that my colleagues will also
[2:36:09] join.
[2:36:13] All right. Next in the
[2:36:17] queue on the motion to amend
[2:36:20] specifically is next, MR.
[2:36:24] Horton. Go ahead, sir.
[2:36:24] Council
[2:36:25] member asked all the questions.
[2:36:27] I was going to thank you.
[2:36:27] Okay.
[2:36:29] Is there anyone else in the
[2:36:31] queue seeking to be recognized
[2:36:36] on the motion to amend? Okay.
[2:36:38] Seeing none, let's go to the
[2:36:42] vote on the motion to amend. We
[2:36:45] will try it first by voice. If
[2:36:47] I cannot tell, we will go to
[2:36:50] the boards. So again number not
[2:36:53] volume. All in favor of the
[2:36:58] motion to amend please say I.
[2:36:59] Against the motion to amend.
[2:37:03] Please say no. Okay. The nos
[2:37:06] have it. The motion to amend
[2:37:09] has failed. And so we continue
[2:37:13] on discussion on the motion to
[2:37:15] approve. Next in the queue for
[2:37:17] that discussion is MISS
[2:37:18] Benedict. You are recognized.
[2:37:20] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. I
[2:37:20] call the question.
[2:37:22] Okay,
[2:37:24] council member benedict has
[2:37:25] called the question. Was there
[2:37:28] a second? Okay. This is a
[2:37:29] non-debatable motion that
[2:37:30] requires two thirds of those
[2:37:34] voting. If you want to end
[2:37:36] debate, you would vote in favor
[2:37:39] of the previous question by
[2:37:41] saying I or yes, if you want
[2:37:42] debate to continue on the
[2:37:45] motion to approve this
[2:37:48] ordinance on its second reading,
[2:37:51] you would vote no. Okay. Would.
[2:37:53] All in favor the previous
[2:37:56] question, please say I. Any
[2:38:00] voting no. The ayes have it and
[2:38:03] we will move to the vote. MR.
[2:38:05] Clerk, if you would please load
[2:38:09] the vote for 1431. The motion
[2:38:25] to approve.
[2:38:41] All votes. And, MR.
[2:38:43] Clerk, please show the vote.
[2:38:44] All right. The motion to
[2:38:46] approve on second reading has
[2:38:49] passed with 27 votes in favor,
[2:38:51] seven against and three
[2:38:52] abstentions. All right. This
[2:38:55] bill will continue on to its
[2:38:57] third and final reading at the
[2:39:00] next meeting. Next is agenda
[2:39:05] item 55, ordinance bill
[2:39:07] 2026-1432. Sponsor styles welsh,
[2:39:09] evans, coogan, cortez hill,
[2:39:11] drawful, suarez and webb. This
[2:39:12] is an ordinance amending
[2:39:16] chapter 2.147 of the metro code
[2:39:18] of laws, relative to the
[2:39:20] nashville entertainment
[2:39:22] commission. Sponsor styles you
[2:39:25] are recognized.
[2:39:26] Thank you very
[2:39:27] much. Committee reports please.
[2:39:28] Okay. For the report of the
[2:39:30] arts, parks, libraries and
[2:39:32] entertainment committee chair.
[2:39:34] Thank you, vice mayor. The
[2:39:36] committee voted to indefinitely%
[2:39:41] defer bl 2026-14327 in favor,
[2:39:43] one against and one non voting.
[2:39:47] And according to 8.2 because it
[2:39:49] was the indefinite deferral was
[2:39:51] voted by two thirds of the
[2:39:54] members voting. This is
[2:39:54] indefinitely deferred without
[2:39:57] debate or discussion.
[2:40:00] Understood. That said, I do
[2:40:03] have to go back to the sponsor
[2:40:04] because also an option to her
[2:40:06] is to withdraw. And so the
[2:40:08] sponsor has been recognized for
[2:40:09] purposes of requesting their
[2:40:11] committee reports. You have
[2:40:12] provided it. I appreciate you
[2:40:14] clarifying the indefinite defer
[2:40:18] with 2.3. And so, MISS Styles,
[2:40:21] I'm going to go back to you.
[2:40:23] Your only option at this
[2:40:26] juncture is a withdrawal. And
[2:40:28] if you were to speak towards a
[2:40:30] withdrawal, it needs to be very
[2:40:32] brief on the reasoning or the
[2:40:34] nature of the withdrawal. Okay,
[2:40:38] if that is your choice, but if
[2:40:40] it is anything other thanthat,
[2:40:41] there is no discussion. Okay.
[2:40:43] So that.
[2:40:45] Indefinite deferral.
[2:41:01] Okay.
[2:41:05] Go ahead ma'am, you're
[2:41:16] recognized. All right, all
[2:41:16] right.
[2:41:20] Okay.
[2:41:21] Next is agenda
[2:41:29] item 56, ordinance bl 2026-1434.
[2:41:31] Sponsors lee and koopman. This
[2:41:32] is an ordinance to amend
[2:41:35] section 13.2, 0.020 of the
[2:41:38] metro code of laws relative to
[2:41:39] required notice and permission
[2:41:41] for excavations in the right of
[2:41:44] way. Council member lee or
[2:41:45] recognized ma'am.
[2:41:46] Yes. MADAM
[2:41:48] Chair, committee reports please.
[2:41:50] Okay. For the report of the
[2:41:50] transportation and
[2:41:51] infrastructure committee chair,
[2:41:54] evan siegel. Thank you, MADAM
[2:41:55] PRESIDENT. The transportation
[2:41:57] and infrastructure committee
[2:41:58] recommended a one meeting%
[2:41:59] deferral, ten in favor, zero
[2:42:01] against and zero not okay with
[2:42:04] rule 8.1, MISS Lee. That is a
[2:42:06] mandatory deferral by rule one
[2:42:10] meeting. Okay. Next is agenda
[2:42:16] item 57. Ordinance bl 2026-1437.
[2:42:18] Sponsors. Webb, koopman, evans,
[2:42:19] bradford, allen, ellis and
[2:42:22] benton. This is an ordinance
[2:42:23] requiring that all boards,
[2:42:24] commissions, committees and
[2:42:26] authorities of the metropolitan
[2:42:27] government with financial
[2:42:29] authority or a fiduciary duty
[2:42:31] record and make publicly
[2:42:32] available the proceedings of
[2:42:36] heir meetings. MISS Webb is
[2:42:38] not present. Does another
[2:42:40] sponsor, MR. Koopman, you are
[2:42:42] next in the queue on
[2:42:46] sponsorship here. Are are you
[2:42:51] prepared to proceed?
[2:42:53] I can
[2:42:54] thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[2:42:54] I
[2:42:55] just request your.
[2:42:56] Committee
[2:42:56] reports.
[2:42:56] Please.
[2:42:57] For the report
[2:42:59] of the budget and finance
[2:43:01] committee. Chair, tombs.
[2:43:01] Thank
[2:43:02] you, MADAM Vice mayor, budget
[2:43:04] and finance voted to recommend
[2:43:05] a one meeting deferral nine in
[2:43:07] favor, zero against zero. Not
[2:43:07] voting.
[2:43:08] Okay for the report of
[2:43:09] the government operations and
[2:43:10] regulations committee. Chair
[2:43:11] hill.
[2:43:12] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[2:43:13] mayor. We recommend the same
[2:43:15] one meeting deferral seven in
[2:43:16] favor, zero against zero not
[2:43:16] voting.
[2:43:19] All right. Per rule 8.1.
[2:43:22] That is a mandatory deferral by
[2:43:24] rule. This bill on second
[2:43:26] reading will be taken up at the
[2:43:36] next meeting. Okay. All right.
[2:43:38] Next is ageda item 58,
[2:43:42] ordinance bill 2026-1442.
[2:43:43] Sponsors tombs, evans, siegel
[2:43:45] and allen. This ordinance
[2:43:46] approving amendment two to a
[2:43:47] contract between the metro
[2:43:48] government of nashville and
[2:43:50] davidson county and waste
[2:43:51] management, inc. Of tennessee
[2:43:53] for the provision of solid
[2:43:54] waste collection and collection
[2:43:58] of carts. MISS. Tombs, you are
[2:43:59] recognized.
[2:44:00] Thank you, MADAM
[2:44:01] Vice mayor. Comittee reports
[2:44:02] budget and finance voted to
[2:44:04] recommend approval as amended.
[2:44:05] Nine in favor, zero against
[2:44:06] zero not voting.
[2:44:07] All right. And
[2:44:08] for the report of the
[2:44:09] transportation and
[2:44:10] infrastructure committee chair
[2:44:11] evan siegel, the.
[2:44:12] Transportation and
[2:44:14] infrastructure committee voted
[2:44:15] to approve the amendment and in
[2:44:16] favor zero against zero not
[2:44:18] voting and to approve, as
[2:44:19] amended, ten in favor, zero
[2:44:21] against and zero not voting.
[2:44:23] Okay. All right, MISS Tombs,
[2:44:25] it's back to you for a motion.
[2:44:26] Move for approval.
[2:44:27] Okay.
[2:44:29] Properly moved and seconded, we
[2:44:31] are on to discussion. First in
[2:44:33] the queue is council member
[2:44:35] parker. You're recognized, ir.
[2:44:36] Thank you, vice mayor. I would
[2:44:38] like to move the amendment.
[2:44:38] All
[2:44:39] right. It's properly seconded.
[2:44:41] Go ahead. Sir, we're on a
[2:44:42] motion to amend.
[2:44:42] Thank you. So
[2:44:44] we had a lot of great
[2:44:45] discussion in committee about
[2:44:46] this amendment. So I'll try to
[2:44:48] summarize that in the amount of
[2:44:49] time that I have here.
[2:44:51] Essentially this this amendment,
[2:44:52] the main driver of it coming to
[2:44:55] us is the shift from the five
[2:44:56] day pickup schedule to the four
[2:44:59] day pickup schedule. And it was
[2:45:00] a request, my understanding, it
[2:45:02] was a request of the the
[2:45:04] contractor waste management to
[2:45:06] also extend the contract by an
[2:45:08] additional five years and a
[2:45:11] additional $60 million in scope.
[2:45:14] You know, that's a pretty
[2:45:17] that's a pretty extensive
[2:45:19] extension there. And if you
[2:45:21] think about when we first
[2:45:24] signed this contract, we had
[2:45:26] just moved the solid waste
[2:45:27] function out of public works.
[2:45:29] It was temporarily housed at
[2:45:31] metro water services, who did a
[2:45:32] phenomenal job handling it
[2:45:34] through some really difficult
[2:45:35] times. We had the failure of
[2:45:38] one of our major haulers, and
[2:45:39] they managed to to kind of keep
[2:45:41] the wheels rolling there. So
[2:45:42] huge thanks to metro water for
[2:45:44] that, that incredible work. But
[2:45:45] but, you know, we're not in
[2:45:47] that situation anymore. We're
[2:45:48] not in a situation where we
[2:45:50] have contractors failing left
[2:45:52] and right. We're in a situation
[2:45:53] where we've established a
[2:45:55] professional, dedicated
[2:45:57] department of solid waste. And
[2:46:00] I think like with the sort of
[2:46:01] parallel contract another
[2:46:03] major hauler waste pro, I think
[2:46:05] that this contract should go
[2:46:07] out to bid rather than be
[2:46:09] extended by amendment five
[2:46:12] years and $60 million. I think
[2:46:13] that's the most appropriate
[2:46:15] thing to let our new solid
[2:46:17] waste department, the director,
[2:46:19] the professional staff that we
[2:46:21] have, work with metro
[2:46:22] procurement to make sure that
[2:46:24] we get the best contract for
[2:46:26] taxpayers that we can and not
[2:46:27] extend this by five years. So
[2:46:28] essentially, what we're doing
[2:46:30] here, we're enacting the other
[2:46:31] necessary parts of the contract
[2:46:32] amendment. But what we'd be
[2:46:33] doing is removing the sections
[2:46:35] that extend it by five years
[2:46:37] and add $60 million to the
[2:46:39] contract total. So I would ask
[2:46:40] colleagues to please support
[2:46:42] this amendment, and we'll get
[2:46:43] this out to bid, and we'll get
[2:46:45] a new contract next year.
[2:46:45] All
[2:46:46] right. Thank you for the
[2:46:48] explanation. All right. We are
[2:46:50] on a motion to amend with MR.
[2:46:51] Parker's amendment, and we're
[2:46:52] on to discussion. Council
[2:46:53] member porterfield, you're
[2:46:54] recognized.
[2:46:54] Thanks.
[2:46:56] Vice mayor.
[2:46:57] I got in the queue in case the
[2:46:58] council member needed extra
[2:47:00] time. Seeing as though he dos
[2:47:01] not need any. I will just say
[2:47:03] that I am rising in support and
[2:47:06] thankful that he brought this
[2:47:07] council member gadd,
[2:47:08] you're recognized.
[2:47:09] Thank you so
[2:47:12] much, MADAM Speaker. I also
[2:47:13] rise in support of this
[2:47:14] amendment. And specifically, I
[2:47:17] want to recognize and thank the.
[2:47:20] The new director over at our
[2:47:22] our our new department of waste
[2:47:23] services, the amount of work
[2:47:25] that she has done in order to
[2:47:28] try to get waste management to
[2:47:30] the table, who has been robbing
[2:47:33] the city for generations of
[2:47:35] resources, and they're
[2:47:37] incredibly poor performance.
[2:47:39] And they're they don't even.
[2:47:40] There's so many things that
[2:47:42] have been uncovered during her
[2:47:44] push back on this company. So
[2:47:46] while I applaud where they've
[2:47:49] been able to get this contract
[2:47:51] from an incredibly unwilling
[2:47:54] and angry provider who wants to
[2:47:56] who tries to monopolize this,
[2:47:59] this, this area of services, I
[2:48:02] do rise in complete support of
[2:48:04] council member parker and this
[2:48:05] amendment, and hopefully that
[2:48:09] will also demonstrate that we
[2:48:12] expect more. So while I'm very
[2:48:13] thankful for the department and
[2:48:15] the leadership for the
[2:48:16] incredible work they have done
[2:48:18] to get us into a place that we
[2:48:20] are, I definitely rise in
[2:48:21] support of this amendment. So
[2:48:22] thank you.
[2:48:23] All right. Thank you.
[2:48:25] Is there any further discussion
[2:48:26] specifically on the motion to
[2:48:29] amend MISS Ellis? You're
[2:48:30] recognized.
[2:48:30] Thank you, MADAM
[2:48:31] PRESIDENT. I couldn't press my
[2:48:34] button fast enough to echo
[2:48:36] councilmember gadd's comments.
[2:48:38] And I just wanted to say to the
[2:48:40] public, if you're listening,
[2:48:41] waste management picks up your
[2:48:43] trash email your council member,
[2:48:46] let them know that you want to
[2:48:50] switch to a metro route.
[2:48:51] All
[2:48:54] right, so we are on the motion
[2:48:55] to amend any further discussion
[2:48:58] on the amendment right. Seeing
[2:49:00] none, we'll try by voice. All
[2:49:02] infavor of the motion to amend,
[2:49:05] please say aye. Any voting no.
[2:49:09] Any abstaining. Okay. So we
[2:49:11] have put the amendment on the
[2:49:13] bill. MISS Tombs sponsor, I'm
[2:49:15] looking to you. Do you wish to
[2:49:17] renew your motion to approve,
[2:49:21] as amended? Thank you. I didn't
[2:49:23] have her mic on, but she did
[2:49:24] say move approval, as amended.
[2:49:25] It was properly seconded. Is
[2:49:28] there any further discussion on
[2:49:30] the motion to approve, as
[2:49:33] amended, for this bill, on its
[2:49:36] second of three readings?
[2:49:37] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:49:39] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[2:49:41] Any abstaining? Okay. This is
[2:49:43] passed its second reading as
[2:49:46] amended. Next is agenda item 60,
[2:49:51] ordinance bl 2026-1450.
[2:49:52] Sponsors cortez and ellis. This
[2:49:54] is an ordinance directing the
[2:49:56] metropolitan nashville police
[2:49:57] department and the mayor's
[2:49:58] office through the office of
[2:50:00] youth safety and requesting the
[2:50:01] coordination of metropolitan
[2:50:03] nashville public schools to
[2:50:04] jointly develop an education
[2:50:06] and information sharing
[2:50:07] initiative aimed at identifying
[2:50:09] and countering the growing
[2:50:10] threat of online extremist
[2:50:12] content that targets and
[2:50:14] exploits young people in
[2:50:16] nashville and davidson county.
[2:50:18] Sponsor. Cortez, you are
[2:50:19] recognized, sir.
[2:50:20] Thank you.
[2:50:21] Vice mayor. Committee reports.
[2:50:23] Okay. For the report of the
[2:50:24] budget and finance committee
[2:50:26] chair, tombs.
[2:50:27] Budget and
[2:50:28] finance voted to recommend a
[2:50:30] three meeting deferral, nine in
[2:50:31] favor, zero against zero not
[2:50:31] voting.
[2:50:32] Okay.
[2:50:33] And for the
[2:50:34] reportof the public health and
[2:50:39] safety committee chair hoffman.
[2:50:40] Thank you, vice mayor, public
[2:50:42] health and safety recommended
[2:50:43] to defer this. Three meetings,
[2:50:44] eight in favor, zero against
[2:50:45] zero not voting.
[2:50:46] Okay. All
[2:50:48] right. So it's back to you, MR.
[2:50:49] Cortez, for a motion, sir. Go
[2:50:49] ahead.
[2:50:50] Thank you, vice mayor.
[2:50:52] I'd like to make a motion for
[2:50:53] three meeting deferral with a
[2:50:54] brief comment.
[2:50:56] Okay. Properly
[2:50:58] moved and seconded. Yes, sir.
[2:50:59] Brief comment. Go ahead.
[2:50:59] Thank
[2:51:01] you. It was brought to my
[2:51:02] attention that the fantastic
[2:51:03] reverend david tucker and his
[2:51:05] team at hrc have done some work
[2:51:07] on this. So we're going to have
[2:51:08] a meeting of the minds to make
[2:51:10] this bill even stronger. And I
[2:51:11] look forward to working with
[2:51:12] him and his team.
[2:51:13] Thank you so
[2:51:15] much. Okay. There is a motion
[2:51:17] to defer three meetings
[2:51:18] properly seconded. You've heard
[2:51:21] an explanation of the sponsor
[2:51:23] for his support of that motion.
[2:51:24] Is there any further discussion
[2:51:26] on the three meeting deferral
[2:51:29] motion? Seeing none. All in
[2:51:31] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:51:33] voting no or abstaining. Okay.
[2:51:34] The second reading of this bill
[2:51:37] will be deferred. Three
[2:51:41] meetings. Thank you. Next is
[2:51:46] agenda item 61, ordinance bl
[2:51:47] 2026-1451. Sponsor tombs.
[2:51:50] Horton, kimbrough, bradford and
[2:51:51] allen. This is an ordinance
[2:51:53] approving amendment six to the
[2:51:55] arts center redevelopment plan.
[2:51:57] Amendment number one to the
[2:51:58] bordeaux redevelopment plan.
[2:52:00] Amendment number one to the
[2:52:01] central state redevelopment
[2:52:02] plan. Amendment number six to
[2:52:04] the phillips jackson
[2:52:05] redevelopment plan. Amendment
[2:52:06] number nine to the rutledge
[2:52:07] hill redevelopment plan.
[2:52:09] Amendment number one to the
[2:52:12] skyline redevelopment plan.
[2:52:14] Okay, MISS Tombs, you are
[2:52:15] recognized.
[2:52:16] Thank you, MADAM
[2:52:18] Vice mayor, committee reports
[2:52:19] budget and finance voted to
[2:52:21] recommend approval as amended.
[2:52:22] Eight in favor, zero against
[2:52:23] zero not voting.
[2:52:24] Okay. And for
[2:52:25] the report of the planning and
[2:52:26] zoning committee chair horton.
[2:52:28] Thank you, vice mayor pnc,
[2:52:29] consider the bill and the
[2:52:31] amendment. We voted in favor of
[2:52:32] the amendment eight in favor,
[2:52:33] zero against zero not voting in
[2:52:35] favor of the bill, as amended.
[2:52:36] Eight in favor, zero against
[2:52:37] zero, not voting.
[2:52:37] Okay.
[2:52:38] With
[2:52:39] those committee reports in.
[2:52:40] It's back to you, MISS Tombs,
[2:52:42] for a motion to get this before
[2:52:42] us.
[2:52:43] Move for approval.
[2:52:44] All
[2:52:46] right. Is there a second? Okay.
[2:52:47] There's a motion to approve.
[2:52:49] It's properly seconded. And
[2:52:50] we're on to discussion. First
[2:52:52] in the queue is council member
[2:52:54] allen. Go ahead, ma'am.
[2:52:54] Thank
[2:52:56] you, MADAM Chair. I'd like to
[2:52:57] move my amendment with a brief
[2:52:57] explanation.
[2:52:59] Okay. Is there a
[2:53:00] second on the motion to amend?
[2:53:01] Okay. Go ahead ma'am.
[2:53:02] Thank you.
[2:53:03] So this this bill basically
[2:53:05] adds some things that came out
[2:53:06] of a study that that then
[2:53:07] council member mendez did that
[2:53:10] that required a review on a on
[2:53:11] a periodic basis. And also that
[2:53:14] set the amount of the loans
[2:53:16] that could be paid back by the
[2:53:18] tax that is collected on the
[2:53:20] increment at 75%. And it gave
[2:53:23] me a the ability to change that
[2:53:25] 75% if they needed to based on
[2:53:27] written criteria that they
[2:53:29] developed. And so that's what's
[2:53:30] in this amendment for all, all,
[2:53:32] all of these different
[2:53:34] development districts. What my
[2:53:35] amendment would do is just
[2:53:36] simply to add notification if m,
[2:53:38] d, h a chooses to do that, that
[2:53:40] the council would get written
[2:53:41] notification that that has
[2:53:44] happened. Because otherwise we,
[2:53:46] we have no way to know that
[2:53:48] projects that are worthy
[2:53:49] projects and infrastructure
[2:53:52] that needs to happen is, is
[2:53:54] using up every bit of the new
[2:53:55] property taxes. And none of
[2:53:56] that is available for schools.
[2:53:57] And that was the whole reason
[2:53:59] that whole process was done in
[2:54:01] the first place. So not, not
[2:54:02] decreasing their ability to
[2:54:03] make that change at all, but
[2:54:05] just asking that we get written
[2:54:06] notification when that change
[2:54:07] happens. So I would ask for
[2:54:08] support.
[2:54:10] All right. There is a
[2:54:11] motion to amend properly
[2:54:13] seconded. You have heard a
[2:54:15] description of the amendment by
[2:54:17] its sponsor, MISS Allen. Is
[2:54:18] there any discussion on the
[2:54:22] motion to amend seeing none.
[2:54:24] All in favor. Oh MISS Kimbro,
[2:54:26] go ahead ma'am.
[2:54:27] Thank you, vice
[2:54:28] mayor. I just want to say on
[2:54:33] this I'm going to abstain. I
[2:54:34] ask that they remove my name
[2:54:35] because I never put my name on
[2:54:37] there. But one of the reasons I
[2:54:39] am going to abstain is because
[2:54:42] my community gets concerned.
[2:54:43] And they want to know more
[2:54:46] about tiff and the mdha project
[2:54:46] -
[2:54:48] and mdha has agreed to come to
[2:54:50] our next meeting, which will be
[2:54:52] tuesday. And this might just be
[2:54:53] great, but I just wanted he
[2:54:56] community to hear from mdha
[2:55:00] before I, you know, showed my
[2:55:02] support for the bill. So I'm
[2:55:03] going to abstain for those
[2:55:03] reasons.
[2:55:05] Okay. On both the
[2:55:06] motion to amend and the motion
[2:55:08] to approve as amended.
[2:55:09] yes.
[2:55:11] Okay. Thank you. All right. Is
[2:55:13] there any further discussion on
[2:55:15] the motion to amend? Seeing
[2:55:16] none. All in favor of the
[2:55:19] amendment, please say aye. Any
[2:55:21] voting? No. Any abstaining?
[2:55:23] MISS Kimbrough will be recorded
[2:55:26] as a no on the motion to amend
[2:55:29] rather apologize an abstention.
[2:55:32] Okay. So the amendment has
[2:55:34] passed. And MISS Toombs, if you
[2:55:36] would please let me know. Do
[2:55:37] you seek to renew your motion
[2:55:40] to approve, as amended.
[2:55:41] A move
[2:55:42] for approval, as amended.
[2:55:42] All
[2:55:45] right. Okay. There is a motion
[2:55:47] to approve on second reading,
[2:55:48] as amended. It's properly
[2:55:50] seconded. Is there any further
[2:55:52] discussion on this bill on
[2:55:55] second reading? Seeing none.
[2:55:56] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:56:01] Any voting? No. Any abstaining?
[2:56:02] MISS Kimbro, you will be
[2:56:04] recorded as an abstention on
[2:56:06] this second reading. Okay. This
[2:56:08] bill has passed its second
[2:56:10] reading, as amended. Next is
[2:56:13] agenda item 62, ordinance
[2:56:15] bl2026-1452. Sponsors evans,
[2:56:17] hoffman, spain, ellis, gad and
[2:56:18] suara. This is an ordinance
[2:56:19] establishing the opioid
[2:56:21] settlement steering committee
[2:56:22] role in guiding the strategic
[2:56:24] use of the metropolitan
[2:56:25] government's opioid settlement
[2:56:26] funds through a clear,
[2:56:28] transparent and data driven
[2:56:30] process. Sponsor. Evans. You're
[2:56:31] recognized.
[2:56:32] Thank you, vice
[2:56:33] mayor. I would like to move for
[2:56:35] one meeting deferral with a
[2:56:35] very brief comment.
[2:56:36] Okay. Did
[2:56:38] you want to get your committee
[2:56:40] reports prior to doing so?
[2:56:40] Sure.
[2:56:41] We can do that.
[2:56:42] MR. Hoffman,
[2:56:44] what is the report of your
[2:56:45] public health and safety
[2:56:45] committee?
[2:56:46] Vice mayor, public
[2:56:47] health and safety recommended
[2:56:49] to defer this one meeting eight
[2:56:50] in favor, zero against zero not
[2:56:52] voting.
[2:56:54] Okay. Okay. So that is
[2:57:00] rule 8.1. MISS Evans. That that
[2:57:02] is our kind of order of
[2:57:03] business there, right? Like if
[2:57:05] I acknowledge you, you request
[2:57:07] committee reports. It's 8.1.
[2:57:08] There's no debate and
[2:57:10] discussion. Okay. I know you
[2:57:11] have some context to provide
[2:57:13] thebody and you kindly put
[2:57:14] something in, but we've got a
[2:57:16] council connect post.
[2:57:16] Understood.
[2:57:17] Yeah.
[2:57:17] No worries.
[2:57:18] Sorry about that.
[2:57:19] Okay.
[2:57:20] 8.1 is
[2:57:21] applied here such that there's
[2:57:23] no debate or discussion that is
[2:57:26] deferred by rule one meeting.
[2:57:35] Okay. Next is. Okay agenda item
[2:57:40] 77, ordinance bl2026-1489.
[2:57:41] Sponsors horton, porterfield,
[2:57:43] cooper and parker, spain. Gad,
[2:57:45] benedict, ewing, cortez, weiner,
[2:57:46] rutherford, greg nash and
[2:57:49] harrell. This is an ordinance
[2:57:50] authorizing the metro
[2:57:52] government to acquire the fee
[2:57:54] interest in a parcel of
[2:58:00] property. Parcel id number
[2:58:02] 13300013500. Through
[2:58:04] negotiation or condemnation for
[2:58:06] office warehouse training and
[2:58:09] other uses. Council member
[2:58:11] horton, you are recognized, sir.
[2:58:13] Thank you, vice mayor. Move for
[2:58:14] approval, please.
[2:58:14] Okay. There
[2:58:16] is a motion to approve on
[2:58:18] second reading. Properly
[2:58:26] seconded. And we are on to this.
[2:58:27] Let's see. Do we need committee
[2:58:29] reports at this juncture? Oh
[2:58:33] I'm sorry. So MR. Horton.
[2:58:34] Committee reports planning and
[2:58:35] zoning voted in favor. Eight in
[2:58:38] favor, zero against zero not
[2:58:38] voting.
[2:58:40] Okay.
[2:58:41] And for the
[2:58:42] report of the budget and
[2:58:44] finance committee chair james.
[2:58:45] Budget and finance voted to
[2:58:46] recommend approval. Six in
[2:58:48] favor, one against one not
[2:58:48] voting.
[2:58:49] Okay. Now, with those
[2:58:51] committee reports in place, sir.
[2:58:52] Move for approval, please.
[2:58:52] Okay.
[2:58:55] All right. There is a motion to
[2:58:56] approve on second or third
[2:58:59] reading. There is a very deep
[2:59:02] queue here. MISS Benedict, you
[2:59:04] are at the top of it. You're
[2:59:04] recognized.
[2:59:05] Thank you, MADAM
[2:59:07] Vice mayor. I move to call the
[2:59:08] question.
[2:59:11] Okay. The question
[2:59:15] has been called. This is a non
[2:59:16] debate. It's has been seconded.
[2:59:17] This is a non-debatable motion.
[2:59:20] It requires two thirds of those
[2:59:24] voting. If you wish to end
[2:59:27] debate on this bill, you would
[2:59:30] vote I. If you wish to continue
[2:59:33] with the debate, you would vote
[2:59:35] no. We will try it first by
[2:59:37] voice. If I cannot determine
[2:59:39] the two thirds, we will move to
[2:59:41] the machine. All in favor of
[2:59:43] the previous question, please
[2:59:48] say I. I those voting no please
[2:59:48] say no.
[2:59:51] No.
[2:59:52] i believe the ayes
[3:00:01] have it. So. This has passed
[3:00:04] its second. Oh, I'm so sorry.
[3:00:06] Okay, I apologize. That was
[3:00:08] kind of surprising to me
[3:00:10] because this is a major matter
[3:00:14] and we're not going to have
[3:00:19] debate. Okay. Okay. There is a
[3:00:23] second for putting the vote of
[3:00:28] the. Calling the question to a
[3:00:30] roll call. Is that correct?
[3:00:36] Okay. All right. Sorry, folks.
[3:00:40] So we called the vote. We were
[3:00:41] moving subsequent. There has
[3:00:43] been a request. It has for roll
[3:00:45] call. It requires how many
[3:00:48] seconds? It requires three
[3:00:49] seconds.
[3:00:52] Okay, okay.
[3:00:56] So. MR.
[3:01:01] MR. Clark, can you load the
[3:01:02] vote for the previous question,
[3:01:18] please, sir?
[3:01:43] Okay.
[3:01:44] With all
[3:01:45] votes in, MR. Clark, please
[3:01:50] show the vote. Okay. The motion
[3:01:52] to call the previous question
[3:01:54] requires two thirds of those
[3:01:56] voting in the affirmative. Thus,
[3:01:58] the motion has failed with 20
[3:02:03] votes. Yes. And 15 votes? No.
[3:02:05] Which means we will continue
[3:02:09] with discussion on the motion
[3:02:13] to approve on second reading.
[3:02:15] MISS Benedict, you have already
[3:02:17] been recognized, MR. Clark. I
[3:02:19] think that needs to be cleared
[3:02:20] from the queue. Next in the
[3:02:22] queue is MISS Evan siegel.
[3:02:24] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
[3:02:27] would ask if the sponsor who
[3:02:29] moved to approve would consider
[3:02:31] amending her motion to move to
[3:02:33] approve with a re referral back
[3:02:34] to committee. I have some open
[3:02:36] questions to finance. I got
[3:02:37] pretty short answers to those
[3:02:38] questions, and I think it would
[3:02:40] be helpful to talk about them
[3:02:41] in committee.
[3:02:42] Okay, so MR.
[3:02:43] Horton is the primary sponsor
[3:02:43] and.
[3:02:44] MR. Horton, I apologize.
[3:02:46] I'm so used to budget matters.
[3:02:48] That's fine.
[3:02:49] So there is a
[3:02:50] request by MISS Evan siegel
[3:02:53] about your willingness to amend
[3:02:56] your motion to approve with a
[3:02:59] re referral to committee.
[3:02:59] Budget.
[3:03:01] Finance to budget and
[3:03:02] finance.
[3:03:02] No objection to that.
[3:03:05] I would happy to amend. Can I
[3:03:06] do that now? You MAY. I'd like
[3:03:09] to move to move to amend my
[3:03:10] motion to approve to a motion
[3:03:12] to approve the re referral to
[3:03:13] budget and finance.
[3:03:14] Okay. There
[3:03:15] is a motion to approve on
[3:03:18] second reading with a re
[3:03:20] referral to the budget and
[3:03:22] finance committee. Is it
[3:03:25] seconded. Okay. And so
[3:03:27] discussion continues on that.
[3:03:29] Is there anything that you
[3:03:30] wanted to say with the rest of
[3:03:33] your time? Seven siegel nope.
[3:03:35] Okay. So there is a motion to
[3:03:38] approve with a re referral to
[3:03:41] budget and finance. It was discussion
[3:03:42] continues. Council member
[3:03:43] johnston, you're recognized.
[3:03:44] Thank you.
[3:03:45] I appreciate the re
[3:03:47] referral back.
[3:03:48] You know this is
[3:03:50] a significant piece of
[3:03:51] legislation. It's probably one
[3:03:54] of the more bold moves that
[3:03:56] I've seen in my seven years for
[3:03:59] sure. And so to have no
[3:04:04] discussion I thought was. Not
[3:04:06] responsible. And I get there's
[3:04:07] risks of this, that and the
[3:04:09] other. But we are the
[3:04:09] legislative body and I think it
[3:04:11] is worth this, orth the
[3:04:12] discussion. And so I'm happy to
[3:04:14] do that in committee. And so I
[3:04:16] will I will hold my comments
[3:04:18] and concerns. I would like to
[3:04:20] hear from our new legal
[3:04:21] director, because this started
[3:04:23] under a previous legal director
[3:04:25] and is the new legal director
[3:04:26] that should be that will be
[3:04:31] carrying out whatever possible.
[3:04:32] Condemnation efforts. And so I
[3:04:34] would love to hear her, her
[3:04:36] thought process on this. And
[3:04:37] that can be done privately, I
[3:04:39] don't mind, but I'm going to be
[3:04:40] abstaining because I don't feel
[3:04:41] comfortable because I don't
[3:04:43] know, I don't feel comfortable
[3:04:46] voting yes or no. And so I hate
[3:04:48] abstaining, but that's the only
[3:04:49] thing I feel comfortable doing.
[3:04:51] And this is in my district, the
[3:04:53] parcel that we're talking about,
[3:04:55] it would have, you know, a
[3:04:57] massive effect. And so my
[3:04:59] concern is taxpayers liability,
[3:05:01] quite frankly. And until I can
[3:05:02] get to a comfort level to
[3:05:04] support that, I appreciate
[3:05:05] let's talk about, you know,
[3:05:06] negotiation. I don't have a
[3:05:08] problem with negotiation. Bold
[3:05:10] move, eminent domain. So I just
[3:05:11] want to have a comfort level
[3:05:12] there that we're not putting
[3:05:14] our taxpayers in, in a
[3:05:15] situation of liability. So I
[3:05:16] will be abstaining. Thank you.
[3:05:18] All right. Next in the queue,
[3:05:19] councilmember allen, you're
[3:05:19] recognized.
[3:05:20] Thank you, MADAM
[3:05:21] PRESIDENT. I need to be
[3:05:22] recorded as abstaining.
[3:05:25] Okay.
[3:05:27] MISS Styles, you are recognized
[3:05:30] on motion to approve on second
[3:05:31] reading. Go ahead.
[3:05:31] thank you
[3:05:33] very much, vice mayor. I think
[3:05:36] this is irresponsible
[3:05:38] legislation. I I'm definitely
[3:05:40] voting no. I think this is a
[3:05:41] guaranteed lawsuit. We have all
[3:05:43] kinds of issues. I don't know
[3:05:45] what you're saying to me, but.
[3:05:53] Okay. Okay. You done? Okay. So
[3:05:54] as I said, I think it's
[3:05:55] irresponsible. We are
[3:05:59] constantly talking about how we money, and I just
[3:06:00] don't think, where are we going
[3:06:02] to get this money from? Even if
[3:06:04] it goes back to committee? I
[3:06:05] don't think that we get a good
[3:06:07] answer for this. This feels
[3:06:08] like a knee jerk, feel good
[3:06:09] reaction because everyone else
[3:06:11] had a plan except the mayor's
[3:06:12] office. And so now we just
[3:06:13] throw out eminent domain. We
[3:06:15] don't have a plan for what the
[3:06:17] land would be for. It's just
[3:06:18] nonsense. So everyone should
[3:06:19] vote no.
[3:06:21] All right.
[3:06:21] Council
[3:06:23] member spain, you're next in
[3:06:24] the queue. Go ahead sir.
[3:06:24] Thank
[3:06:25] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. My
[3:06:26] previous question.
[3:06:27] Okay.
[3:06:28] All
[3:06:29] right. MR. Spain has called the
[3:06:30] previous question. It's
[3:06:32] properly seconded. This is a
[3:06:33] non-debatable motion that
[3:06:35] requires two thirds of those
[3:06:39] voting.
[3:06:40] Pardon.
[3:06:42] Okay. MR.
[3:06:43] Eslick has requested a roll
[3:06:45] call vote for the previous
[3:06:47] question. Are there three
[3:06:48] seconds?
[3:06:51] Second.
[3:06:53] Okay, that is
[3:06:55] three. So, MR. Clerk, if you
[3:06:57] would please load the vote.
[3:06:59] This is the previous question,
[3:07:01] a yes vote for the previous
[3:07:04] question ends debate. A no vote
[3:07:05] means you want to continue
[3:07:10] debate on this matter. This is
[3:07:27] on the previous question. All
[3:07:28] votes. And MR. Clerk, please
[3:07:31] show the vote. Okay. The motion
[3:07:32] has passed in the previous
[3:07:33] question has been called with
[3:07:36] 32 votes in favor, three
[3:07:37] against and one abstention,
[3:07:39] which means that we will then
[3:07:41] move to the vote knowing that
[3:07:43] we have some noes and
[3:07:45] abstentions, even though this
[3:07:49] is on second, MR. Clerk, if you
[3:07:54] would please load the vote for
[3:07:57] 1489 on its second of three
[3:08:13] readings, please, sir.
[3:08:54] MR.
[3:08:55] Benton, are you seeking to vote,
[3:08:58] sir? All votes are in. MR.
[3:08:59] Clerk, if you would please show
[3:09:02] the vote. All right. This
[3:09:04] motion to approve on second
[3:09:06] reading has passed with 27
[3:09:10] votes in favor, three against
[3:09:13] and five abstentions. This will
[3:09:16] be by the motion re referred to
[3:09:17] budget and finance committee on
[3:09:21] its third reading at next
[3:09:26] meeting. Okay. That concludes
[3:09:29] our items on second reading.
[3:09:31] We're on to third reading
[3:09:35] section. End of our agenda.
[3:09:39] Next is agenda item 81,
[3:09:44] ordinance bl2026-1361. Sponsors
[3:09:45] benedict cap coupon and evan
[3:09:47] siegel. This is an ordinance to
[3:09:49] amend chapter 17.37 of the
[3:09:51] metro code of laws to establish
[3:09:53] an east bank design review
[3:09:54] committee within the downtown
[3:09:58] code. Okay, MISS Benedict, you
[3:09:59] are recognized.
[3:09:59] Thank you, vice
[3:10:01] mayor. Can I have my committee
[3:10:02] report, please?
[3:10:02] let's see. This
[3:10:05] is on third. So, planning and
[3:10:07] zoning chair horton, you're
[3:10:08] recognized.
[3:10:09] Thank you. Vice
[3:10:11] mayor pnc considered the bill
[3:10:13] and an amendment to. We voted
[3:10:15] in favor of amendment two. Five
[3:10:16] in favor, three against zero
[3:10:18] not voting. Amendment one was
[3:10:20] not considered. We considered
[3:10:21] the bill, as amended by
[3:10:22] amendment two eight in favor,
[3:10:24] zero against zero not voting.
[3:10:24] Okay.
[3:10:26] Back to you for a motion
[3:10:27] to get this before us, MISS
[3:10:28] Benedict.
[3:10:29] Move approval.
[3:10:29] Is
[3:10:32] there a second? Okay. You have
[3:10:35] the floor still okay? MR. Cuban
[3:10:37] is next in the queue. Go ahead,
[3:10:37] sir.
[3:10:38] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[3:10:40] And thank you to my colleague
[3:10:41] for bringing this and working
[3:10:43] hard to make sure the voices of
[3:10:44] east nashville are represented
[3:10:46] on the east bank drc. I did
[3:10:47] have an amendment, and I would
[3:10:49] like to move amendment two with
[3:10:50] a brief comment.
[3:10:51] Is there a
[3:10:52] second for the motion to amend
[3:10:55] with amendment two? Okay. Go
[3:10:56] ahead, sir.
[3:10:58] Thank you. And so
[3:11:01] one of the seats that would be
[3:11:03] on this drc replacing the urban
[3:11:05] residents association seat,
[3:11:06] would be from the imagine east
[3:11:09] bank area. And in the
[3:11:14] legislation, it had a kind of on it until 1000
[3:11:15] residential units receive
[3:11:16] certificates of occupancy. The
[3:11:18] concern that I heard was about
[3:11:19] quorum, making sure that people
[3:11:22] can come to that meeting and in
[3:11:25] a. And spoke to the the sponsor
[3:11:26] at the committee meeting
[3:11:27] yesterday, and she had asked if
[3:11:29] I had anybody in mind for that
[3:11:30] seat or if I knew, you know,
[3:11:32] people over there. At the
[3:11:34] time I said, well, you know, no,
[3:11:36] just I just know that there are,
[3:11:37] you know, 600 some odd people
[3:11:39] over in that area. And an odd
[3:11:40] twist of fate. Later that
[3:11:41] evening, a constituent from the
[3:11:43] oxbow reached out to me about a
[3:11:45] greenway along the river. And I
[3:11:46] said, hey, can we can I pick
[3:11:47] your brain on something? And
[3:11:48] asked about this legislation
[3:11:50] and, you know, said, you know,
[3:11:52] do you think that the people in
[3:11:53] your building would care about
[3:11:55] this? Would they want to sit on
[3:11:56] something like this? Is it too
[3:11:58] far away? Again, trying to
[3:11:59] represent my constituents? And
[3:12:00] he was very excited. He said
[3:12:02] that he would actually love to
[3:12:03] serve on potentially on this on
[3:12:04] this seat. So there are
[3:12:05] constituents there. There are
[3:12:07] about 600, 6 or 700. There's a
[3:12:09] lot more coming. So I don't see
[3:12:11] the reason to wait for the 1000
[3:12:12] person mark. I think we've got
[3:12:13] multiple people that are ready,
[3:12:15] ready to serve. I think that we
[3:12:16] have projects coming down the
[3:12:18] pipeline. It's a great idea to
[3:12:19] have this committee, but I
[3:12:21] would hate to wait any longer
[3:12:22] to have a voice of someone that
[3:12:24] lives in that area. On this
[3:12:25] commission committee. Again, I
[3:12:26] understand the quorum issues. I
[3:12:27] don't think that'll be an issue,
[3:12:29] given the conversation I had
[3:12:30] with this individual today. So
[3:12:32] I urge my colleagues to support
[3:12:32] the amendment.
[3:12:33] All right.
[3:12:35] There's a motion to with
[3:12:38] amendment two. You've heard an
[3:12:39] explanation of the amendment by
[3:12:41] the sponsor. And so we are on
[3:12:42] to discussion on the motion to
[3:12:44] amend. Is anyone seeking to be
[3:12:47] recognized on the amendment?
[3:12:48] Seeing none. All in favor of
[3:12:50] amendment two, please say aye.
[3:12:54] Any voting no. Any abstaining?
[3:12:57] Okay. MISS Benedict, is it your
[3:12:59] desire to renew your motion to
[3:13:00] approve.
[3:13:00] As amended?
[3:13:01] Thank you.
[3:13:04] Ma'am, is there a second? Okay,
[3:13:06] so this is on its third and
[3:13:08] final reading. There is a
[3:13:10] motion to approve, as amended,
[3:13:12] with amendment two. Is there
[3:13:15] anyone else seeking discussion?
[3:13:17] Okay. Seeing none. All in favor,
[3:13:20] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[3:13:21] Any abstaining? All right. This
[3:13:23] has passed its third and final
[3:13:28] reading, as amended. Okay. The
[3:13:29] bill you've all been waiting
[3:13:38] for, agenda item 84, ordinance
[3:13:40] bl2026-1391. Sponsors. Horton,
[3:13:41] porterfield, gad huffman, welsh.
[3:13:43] Teams. Prep. Tee. Benedict,
[3:13:45] spain. Parker. Weiner. Bradford.
[3:13:46] Copen. Ewing. Johnston.
[3:13:48] Sepulveda. Evans, cortez. Hill,
[3:13:50] allen. Taylor, cap. Gamble.
[3:13:52] Gregg, suara, harrell, benton,
[3:13:54] nash and rutherford. This is an
[3:13:56] ordinance amending title 17 of
[3:13:58] the metro code of laws to add
[3:14:00] various new data center uses
[3:14:02] and related definitions and
[3:14:06] conditions to the zoning code.
[3:14:09] MR. Horton, I know this bill
[3:14:11] has a companion, but at this
[3:14:14] juncture, let's just work with
[3:14:16] 1391 okay. And so you are
[3:14:17] recognized, sir.
[3:14:17] Thank you.
[3:14:19] Vice mayor. Committee reports.
[3:14:21] Before I give them, I put a
[3:14:22] cheat sheet on everyone's desk,
[3:14:24] so you don't have to try to
[3:14:25] memorize what I'm about to say.
[3:14:27] But amendment one, we
[3:14:28] recommended approval. Eight in
[3:14:30] favor, zero against zero not
[3:14:32] voting. Amendment two was not
[3:14:34] considered. Amendment three was
[3:14:36] not considered. Amendment four.
[3:14:37] We recommended approval. Eight
[3:14:39] in favor, zero against zero not
[3:14:41] voting. Amendment five we voted
[3:14:42] for recommended approval. Eight
[3:14:43] in favor, zero against. You're
[3:14:46] not voting. Amendment six. We
[3:14:47] recommended approval. Eight in
[3:14:48] favor, zero against. You're not
[3:14:50] voting. Amendment seven we
[3:14:51] recommended against approval.
[3:14:53] Zero in favor, eight against
[3:14:55] zero not voting on amendment
[3:14:56] eight. We recommended against
[3:14:58] approval. Zero in favor, eight
[3:15:00] against zero. Not voting.
[3:15:01] Amendment nine recommended
[3:15:03] against approval. Zero in favor.
[3:15:05] Eight against zero. Not voting
[3:15:06] for amendment ten. We
[3:15:07] recommended approval. Eight in
[3:15:09] favor. Zero against zero. Not
[3:15:11] voting for amendment 11. We
[3:15:12] voted recommended approval.
[3:15:13] Eight in favor. Zero against
[3:15:16] zero. Not voting or amendment
[3:15:17] 12. We recommended approval.
[3:15:18] Eight in favor, zero against.
[3:15:20] You're not voting for amendment
[3:15:22] 13. We recommended approval.
[3:15:23] Eight in favor, zero against
[3:15:25] zero not voting. Amendment 14
[3:15:27] we recommended against approval.
[3:15:29] Zero in support, eight against
[3:15:31] zero. Not voting for amendment
[3:15:34] 15. We recommended approval.
[3:15:35] Eight in favor, zero against
[3:15:37] zero not voting. And then the
[3:15:39] bill as amended with the
[3:15:39] recommended amendments. We
[3:15:41] voted in favor eight in favor,
[3:15:43] zero against zero not voting.
[3:15:45] And with that, I would like to
[3:15:48] move for approval so that I may
[3:15:51] then move amendment one, please.
[3:15:51] Okay.
[3:15:53] All right. So there's a
[3:15:54] motion to approve. It's
[3:15:55] properly seconded. The primary
[3:15:57] sponsor still has the floor.
[3:15:59] And in that time he has moved
[3:16:02] an amendment one. So there is a
[3:16:03] motion to amend with amendment
[3:16:06] one. It is properly seconded.
[3:16:08] Anything you want to say on the
[3:16:08] amendment, sir.
[3:16:09] This is a
[3:16:10] housekeeping amendment and
[3:16:11] corrects section numbers.
[3:16:11] Okay.
[3:16:13] Is there any discussion on
[3:16:15] amendment one? Is anyone in the
[3:16:17] queue seeking to be recognized
[3:16:20] on amendment one? Folks, I
[3:16:22] presume some of you who are in
[3:16:25] the queue are there for
[3:16:26] purposes of discussion. Once
[3:16:28] the bill is amended relative to
[3:16:31] its approval. So as someone
[3:16:33] makes a motion to amend because
[3:16:35] the queue is a little bit deep
[3:16:36] here, I will just ask for a
[3:16:38] show of hands if anyone wants
[3:16:39] to speak specifically on that
[3:16:42] amendment. Okay. So seeing no
[3:16:43] one seeking to be recognized on
[3:16:45] amendment one, is that correct?
[3:16:48] Seeing no one. Okay. All in
[3:16:50] favor of amendment one, please
[3:16:54] say aye. Any voting? No. Any
[3:16:56] abstaining? Okay. MR. Horton,
[3:16:57] do you want to renew your
[3:16:59] motion to approve, as amended.
[3:17:00] To move for approval, as
[3:17:01] amended, with amendment one,
[3:17:02] please.
[3:17:03] Okay. Are there any
[3:17:04] other amendments that you would
[3:17:06] like to offer at this time, sir?
[3:17:07] No, ma'am.
[3:17:08] Okay.
[3:17:09] All right.
[3:17:11] Okay. So we continue on
[3:17:14] discussion. First in the
[3:17:15] miss benedict, do you seek to
[3:17:18] be recognized? Okay. She's
[3:17:21] saying no. MISS Tombs, do you
[3:17:24] seek to be recognized? Go ahead,
[3:17:24] ma'am.
[3:17:25] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[3:17:26] mayor, I'd like to move
[3:17:27] amendment number 15.
[3:17:28] Okay.
[3:17:31] There is a motion to amend with
[3:17:33] amendment 15. Anything that you
[3:17:34] want to share about.
[3:17:35] This at
[3:17:36] some quarterly reporting from
[3:17:38] the zoning administrator to the
[3:17:38] council.
[3:17:39] Okay.
[3:17:41] Is there any
[3:17:43] discussion on the motion to
[3:17:47] amend with amendment 15? Okay.
[3:17:48] Raise your hand if you want to
[3:17:50] speak on amendment 15, seeing
[3:17:52] none. All in favor of amendment
[3:17:54] 15, please say I. Any voting no
[3:17:57] or abstaining. Okay. MR. Horton,
[3:17:59] I'm just going to keep going
[3:18:00] back to you don't have to stand.
[3:18:02] But if you'll just nod that you
[3:18:03] seek to like, continue to renew
[3:18:05] your motion to approve, as
[3:18:06] amended, we'll just roll
[3:18:08] through. Okay. All right. So we
[3:18:10] are continuing on the bill on
[3:18:12] the motion to approve at
[3:18:13] present, as amended, with
[3:18:16] amendment one and amendment 15,
[3:18:19] we continue. MISS Benedict, do
[3:18:21] you intend to offer any
[3:18:22] amendments? You just want to
[3:18:24] speak at the end. Okay. You MAY
[3:18:26] you can. That's proper at this
[3:18:28] time. Go ahead.
[3:18:29] I want to speak.
[3:18:31] At the end once everything is
[3:18:33] amended. Okay. Next in the
[3:18:35] queue is MISS Porterfield.
[3:18:38] You're recognized.
[3:18:39] Thank you,
[3:18:41] vice mayor. I would like to
[3:18:44] move amendment number six.
[3:18:44] okay.
[3:18:46] There is motion to amend with
[3:18:48] amendment six. It's properly
[3:18:49] seconded. Anything you want to
[3:18:50] share about amendment six,
[3:18:50] ma'am?
[3:18:52] Yes. Vice mayor,
[3:18:54] amendment six would require a
[3:18:57] public notice for data centers
[3:19:00] for both small and medium sized
[3:19:01] data centers. This public
[3:19:05] notice will be mailed out to
[3:19:08] properties within 1000ft of the
[3:19:10] subject property, no more than
[3:19:12] 21 days following the
[3:19:13] application of any permit
[3:19:15] related to the proposed data
[3:19:17] center development. Also, in
[3:19:19] the event that there is a
[3:19:21] renter, the notice will be
[3:19:25] mailed out to both the property
[3:19:28] owner as well as the mailing
[3:19:31] address of the property. Also,
[3:19:33] I just wanted to share that I
[3:19:36] would not be moving amendments
[3:19:37] seven and eight. I know that we
[3:19:39] all have a overwhelming desire
[3:19:41] to make this legislation as
[3:19:43] strong as possible, and we also
[3:19:45] want to make sure that we're
[3:19:47] being cognizant of not doing
[3:19:49] anything that would potentially
[3:19:51] delay passage of the
[3:19:52] legislation. So I just wanted
[3:19:54] to stand for anyone who was not
[3:19:55] in committee yesterday. I know
[3:19:56] a lot of constituents asked us
[3:20:00] for additional amendments to
[3:20:01] strengthen this legislation. So
[3:20:02] for anyone that wasn't there
[3:20:03] yesterday, just making sure
[3:20:04] that people understand that
[3:20:05] there are some additional
[3:20:07] things being worked on. But if
[3:20:09] it had to be re referred back
[3:20:12] to planning in an effort to
[3:20:13] continue with this legislation,
[3:20:14] I won't be moving those
[3:20:16] additional amendments.
[3:20:17] Okay.
[3:20:19] all right. So you've heard a
[3:20:21] description of amendment six by
[3:20:24] MISS Porterfield. It was
[3:20:27] properly seconded. Is anyone
[3:20:28] seeking to be recognized
[3:20:29] specifically on the motion to
[3:20:32] amend with amendment six?
[3:20:33] Anyone in the queue? Raise your
[3:20:35] hand if you're wanting to speak
[3:20:38] on amendment six. Okay. All in
[3:20:39] favor of amendment six, please
[3:20:42] say aye. Any voting no or
[3:20:45] abstaining. Okay. MR. Horton,
[3:20:46] sponsor, is it your intent to
[3:20:49] renew your motion to approve as
[3:20:53] amended? Okay, on we go. Next
[3:20:55] in the queue is council member
[3:20:56] cortez. You're recognized, sir.
[3:20:58] Thank you, vice mayor. I just
[3:20:59] want to speak to that. I'm
[3:21:01] going to withdraw amendment two
[3:21:02] and three for the sake of
[3:21:03] getting this bill passed, and I
[3:21:05] will bring this back at a later
[3:21:05] date.
[3:21:07] Okay. Amendments two and
[3:21:09] three will be withdrawn and not
[3:21:12] offered. Okay. Thank you, sir.
[3:21:13] Thank you, vice mayor.
[3:21:14] Next in
[3:21:16] the queue is council member
[3:21:17] johnston. Go ahead, ma'am.
[3:21:18] You're recognized.
[3:21:18] Thank you.
[3:21:20] I'd like to move amendment five,
[3:21:20] please.
[3:21:21] Okay.
[3:21:22] There is a motion
[3:21:24] to amend with amendment five.
[3:21:25] It's properly seconded.
[3:21:26] Anything you want to share
[3:21:27] about the amendment?
[3:21:29] Yes. So it
[3:21:30] requires an emergency response
[3:21:32] and our resiliency plan to be
[3:21:33] submitted to the fire marshal.
[3:21:35] The office of emergency
[3:21:36] management, zoning
[3:21:38] administrator, nes prior to
[3:21:38] approval. We did have some
[3:21:40] concern yesterday about the
[3:21:41] timing of that, but codes has
[3:21:43] assured me that we can do that
[3:21:46] before an occupancy. And so the
[3:21:48] language was fine. And so again,
[3:21:49] I renew my.
[3:21:50] Motion for.
[3:21:50] Motion
[3:21:51] for approval.
[3:21:52] Thank you. Okay.
[3:21:53] With amendment five. Okay.
[3:21:55] There's a motion to amend with
[3:21:56] amendment five. You've heard an
[3:21:58] explanation of the amendment by
[3:22:00] its sponsor. Is there anyone
[3:22:02] seeking a discussion on
[3:22:04] amendment five specifically? If
[3:22:05] so, if you would please raise
[3:22:08] your hand. Okay. Seeing none.
[3:22:11] All in favor of amendment five,
[3:22:13] please say aye. Any voting no
[3:22:15] or abstaining? MR. Horton, is
[3:22:17] it your intent to renew your
[3:22:18] motion to approve, as amended,
[3:22:21] up to this point? Okay. So
[3:22:24] there is a motion to approve,
[3:22:27] as amended presently with
[3:22:30] amendments one, four, five, six
[3:22:32] and 15.
[3:22:33] Okay.
[3:22:36] No. One five, six.
[3:22:38] Oh, yeah. I got ahead of myself.
[3:22:40] I marked four because of some
[3:22:42] other issues. All right. A lot
[3:22:44] of things on here. Got a plan
[3:22:47] here list and checking circling
[3:22:50] okay. Motion to amend with
[3:22:53] amendments one, five six and 15.
[3:22:55] Okay. On we go. Discussion
[3:22:56] continues. Council member
[3:22:58] hoffman, speaking of amendment
[3:22:59] four. Go ahead sir.
[3:23:00] Very timely.
[3:23:02] Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like
[3:23:04] to move amendment four. However,
[3:23:06] I need to make a motion to
[3:23:08] amend that on the floor for
[3:23:12] housekeeping reasons.
[3:23:14] Okay. I
[3:23:15] know that we spoke and kind of
[3:23:17] talked through, you know, the
[3:23:18] motion to amend the amendment
[3:23:20] and so forth. Subsequently, I
[3:23:21] did speak with special counsel
[3:23:23] about that in the proper order.
[3:23:25] So, if I MAY, I'm just going to
[3:23:27] go to special counsel so he can
[3:23:30] share with us how to get
[3:23:31] potentially this late filed
[3:23:33] amendment that makes a minor
[3:23:35] text change per your proposal,
[3:23:36] a special counsel, can you
[3:23:39] speak to MR. Hoffman's late
[3:23:41] filed amendment relative to his
[3:23:44] amendment four and how that
[3:23:47] should proceed? Please, sir.
[3:23:49] Vice mayor, a.
[3:23:50] Late filed
[3:23:50] amendment approved by the
[3:23:53] council member was drafted and
[3:23:55] sent to the inboxes of all
[3:23:56] council members in the clerk's
[3:23:59] office. A viable way forward
[3:24:00] would simply be to move to
[3:24:02] suspend the rules, to consider
[3:24:03] the late filed amendment.
[3:24:04] Okay,
[3:24:06] I are you so moved?
[3:24:07] So moved.
[3:24:10] Okay. Is there any objection to
[3:24:12] the motion to suspend the rules
[3:24:14] so MR. Hoffman can make a minor
[3:24:16] edit to his amendment four with
[3:24:18] the amendment that you all have
[3:24:22] previously been sent, seeing no
[3:24:24] one seeking to object to the
[3:24:25] suspension of the rule, the
[3:24:27] rules are suspended. And so you
[3:24:28] MAY offer specifically your
[3:24:30] late filed amendment, sir.
[3:24:31] Thank you, vice mayor. And as I
[3:24:34] said, this is a minor change.
[3:24:35] Essentially, the only change
[3:24:38] here is it removes the word
[3:24:38] telecommunication and replaces
[3:24:40] that with fiber and broadband.
[3:24:44] Okay. I appreciate the
[3:24:47] explanation there. Anything
[3:24:48] else you would like to say
[3:24:50] about that amendment
[3:24:50] specifically?
[3:24:51] No, ma'am.
[3:24:51] That's
[3:24:54] okay. On the motion to amend
[3:24:55] with MR. Hoffman's amendment.
[3:24:57] Go ahead, MISS Porterfield.
[3:24:58] Thank you. Rise and complete
[3:24:59] support. Just want to confirm
[3:25:01] that that does not require a
[3:25:02] referral. Back to planning. If
[3:25:03] we could confirm that from
[3:25:04] planning.
[3:25:05] Planning staff, if
[3:25:07] you can, please confirm that
[3:25:08] for us.
[3:25:09] Sure. The late file
[3:25:10] would not.
[3:25:11] Require a referral.
[3:25:14] Okay, thank you for that
[3:25:16] confirmation. MADAM Pro tem, is
[3:25:20] there any further discussion on
[3:25:22] the hoffman late filed
[3:25:25] amendment? Seeing none. All in
[3:25:27] favor, please say aye. Any
[3:25:30] voting no or abstaining? Okay.
[3:25:32] This amendment is also on the
[3:25:38] bill. Okay. Sponsor, is it your
[3:25:39] intent to renew your motion to
[3:25:41] approve, as amended at present
[3:25:42] with all these amendments? Okay,
[3:25:45] on we go. Next in the queue is
[3:25:46] councilmember gamble. You're
[3:25:46] recognized.
[3:25:47] Thank you, vice
[3:25:48] mayor. I would like.
[3:25:49] To move.
[3:25:51] Amendment ten.
[3:25:53] Okay.
[3:25:55] Councilmember gamble has moved
[3:25:57] amendment ten. It's properly
[3:25:58] seconded. Anything you want to
[3:25:59] share about the amendment, MISS
[3:25:59] Gamble?
[3:26:01] Yes. Thank you. The
[3:26:03] amendment defines the terms pue,
[3:26:05] which is power usage
[3:26:07] effectiveness and wue, which is
[3:26:10] water usage usage effectiveness.
[3:26:11] These terms are used for
[3:26:13] describing metrics for
[3:26:15] measuring performance of energy
[3:26:17] and water usage with data
[3:26:19] centers. The amendment also
[3:26:21] requires data center operators
[3:26:23] to monitor and report the p, e
[3:26:26] and w, u, e metrics annually to
[3:26:27] the zoning administrator, who
[3:26:29] will make those reports
[3:26:30] available to the public. And
[3:26:32] the intent of the amendment is
[3:26:33] to ensure best practices and
[3:26:35] good resource stewardship and
[3:26:37] energy and water efficiency
[3:26:39] reporting and transparency.
[3:26:40] Thank you.
[3:26:42] All right. There is
[3:26:44] a motion to amend with
[3:26:46] amendment ten by MISS Gamble.
[3:26:49] You have heard an explanation
[3:26:53] by the sponsor. Is there any
[3:26:54] discussion on the motion to
[3:26:57] amend with amendment ten? If
[3:26:58] anyone is seeking discussion on
[3:26:59] that amendment specifically,
[3:27:02] please raise your hand. Seeing
[3:27:03] none. All in favor of amendment
[3:27:06] ten, please say aye. Any voting
[3:27:08] no or abstaining sponsor.
[3:27:09] Horton, do you renew your
[3:27:11] motion to approve as amended?
[3:27:13] Okay, on we go. Right. We're
[3:27:16] adding amendment ten. Next in
[3:27:18] the queue for discussion is
[3:27:20] council member. Gad, MISS Gad,
[3:27:29] you're recognized. Okay, next
[3:27:30] after that, because MISS
[3:27:31] Benedict wants to speak on
[3:27:33] amended as the end is. MR. Cap,
[3:27:34] you are recognized, sir.
[3:27:35] Thank
[3:27:36] you, vice mayor. I have three
[3:27:37] amendments to move. I'll start
[3:27:39] by moving amendment number 11.
[3:27:41] Okay, sir. Properly seconded.
[3:27:42] Go ahead.
[3:27:43] Thank you. This
[3:27:45] amendment requires the zoning
[3:27:47] administrator to publicize the
[3:27:49] compliance reports required
[3:27:51] elsewhere in the legislation.
[3:27:53] all right. There's a motion to
[3:27:55] amend with amendment 11.
[3:27:56] Properly seconded. And you've
[3:27:59] heard the explanation of
[3:28:03] sponsor cap. Is there any
[3:28:04] discussion specifically on
[3:28:07] amendment 11? If you seek to be
[3:28:08] recognized on that amendment,
[3:28:10] please raise your hand. Seeing
[3:28:12] none. All in favor, please say
[3:28:14] aye. Any voting no or
[3:28:18] abstaining? Okay. MR. Horton,
[3:28:19] he is nodding his head. On we
[3:28:23] go. Motion to approve, as
[3:28:24] amended. Go ahead, MR. Cap. You
[3:28:25] still have the floor.
[3:28:25] Move.
[3:28:28] Amendment number 12, right.
[3:28:30] Anything you want to say about
[3:28:30] amendment 12, sir?
[3:28:31] Briefly,
[3:28:32] vice mayor. Thank you. This
[3:28:33] tightens up some pretty
[3:28:35] important definitions in
[3:28:37] legislation. The first of all,
[3:28:39] it defines emergency use to to
[3:28:41] really require a true emergency
[3:28:42] when backup power generation
[3:28:45] might be required. And it also
[3:28:47] specifies truly renewable and
[3:28:49] sustainable sources of energy,
[3:28:51] rather than using more
[3:28:53] capacious terms. That could be
[3:28:54] a little too flexible. So with
[3:28:56] that, I ask your support.
[3:28:56] All
[3:28:58] right. There's a motion to
[3:29:00] amend with amendment 11. You've
[3:29:01] heard a description of that
[3:29:02] amendment by its sponsor, MR.
[3:29:04] Cap. Is anyone seeking to be
[3:29:06] recognized specifically on
[3:29:08] amendment 11? Raise your hand
[3:29:10] if so, seeing none. All in
[3:29:11] favor of amendment 11, please
[3:29:12] say aye.
[3:29:13] Point of order. Yes.
[3:29:14] 12.
[3:29:16] I am so sorry, sir, I
[3:29:19] apologize. Okay. To clarify,
[3:29:22] there is a motion to amend with
[3:29:25] amendment 12 as described by
[3:29:27] council member cap. Is there
[3:29:30] any discussion on amendment 12?
[3:29:32] Appreciate the point of order
[3:29:33] if you seek to be recognized.
[3:29:34] Amendment 12, please raise your
[3:29:37] hand. Seeing none. All in favor
[3:29:40] of amendment 12, please say aye.
[3:29:42] Aye. Any voting no or
[3:29:45] abstaining? Okay. MR. Horton,
[3:29:46] do you seek to renew your
[3:29:47] motion to approve, as amended,
[3:29:49] at this juncture? Okay, MR. Cap,
[3:29:49] it's back to you.
[3:29:50] Move!
[3:29:51] Amendment 13, please.
[3:29:53] Okay. Go
[3:29:53] ahead, sir.
[3:29:54] Thank you, vice
[3:29:56] mayor. This requires owners and
[3:29:58] operators to require sound
[3:29:59] monitoring systems at the
[3:30:00] property line.
[3:30:02] All right, so
[3:30:04] there is a motion to amend with
[3:30:07] amendment 13. You have heard a
[3:30:09] description of the amendment by
[3:30:11] its sponsor, MISTER Cap. Is
[3:30:13] anyone seeking to be recognized
[3:30:15] specifically on the motion to
[3:30:17] amend with amendment 13? If so,
[3:30:19] please raise your hand. Seeing
[3:30:21] none. All in favor. Amendment
[3:30:23] 13, please say aye. Any voting
[3:30:26] no or abstaining. Okay.
[3:30:29] Amendment 13 is on the bill.
[3:30:31] MR. Horton, do you seek to
[3:30:34] approve, as amended? Okay. All
[3:30:36] right. MISS Benedict, you have
[3:30:38] remained at the top. Thank you
[3:30:40] for all this time. You are
[3:30:41] recognized. Go ahead.
[3:30:42] Thank you,
[3:30:43] MADAM Vice mayor. Previous
[3:30:45] question.
[3:30:51] Okay. There is a
[3:30:53] motion to call the previous
[3:30:57] question. It is properly
[3:31:00] seconded and it requires two
[3:31:02] thirds of those voting. We will
[3:31:02] try.
[3:31:04] Point of parliamentary
[3:31:04] inquiry.
[3:31:05] Yes, ma'am. Go ahead.
[3:31:07] Could you please. What the
[3:31:08] motion is, what that previous
[3:31:10] motion is with the amendment
[3:31:10] numbers, please.
[3:31:11] Right. So
[3:31:12] first we will dispose of the
[3:31:14] previous question. But
[3:31:15] subsequent to that, when we do,
[3:31:17] if the previous question
[3:31:19] prevails and we move to the
[3:31:20] vote, then I will restate all
[3:31:23] the amendments that are on the
[3:31:28] bill at that time. Okay. So. At
[3:31:30] this juncture, MISS Benedict
[3:31:34] has called the question which
[3:31:39] would end debate. And so if you
[3:31:40] want to end debate, you will
[3:31:43] say, I if you want to continue
[3:31:46] with discussion on this bill,
[3:31:49] you will say no. All in favor
[3:31:50] of the previous question,
[3:31:53] please say I, I any voting no,
[3:31:56] please say no. Okay. That's
[3:31:58] pretty clear. That is two
[3:32:00] thirds of those voting. The
[3:32:02] question has been called. That
[3:32:05] means that we will now go back
[3:32:09] to the motion to approve. And
[3:32:11] of course, no sooner had we
[3:32:12] done that, I lost my place.
[3:32:15] Found it. Okay, so we're going
[3:32:19] to move to the vote and the
[3:32:22] motion to approve, as amended
[3:32:26] with amendments one, the
[3:32:28] hoffman late filed bill
[3:32:33] amendments five, six. Ten. 12.
[3:32:42] 13 and 15. Y'all okay? Did did
[3:32:44] we put 11 on there, y'all? Yes,
[3:32:46] MISTER. Special counsel. Okay.
[3:32:51] Sorry, y'all. And I did take
[3:32:53] the late fall off the top one
[3:32:57] late fall. Five, six, 1011 1213
[3:33:00] and 15. Yeah. All right. Motion
[3:33:02] to approve as amended with the
[3:33:05] amendments just stated. The
[3:33:06] question has been called. So
[3:33:11] there is no debate. So we will
[3:33:13] move to the vote. Will try it
[3:33:14] first by voice. All in favor
[3:33:17] please say aye. Aye. Any voting
[3:33:21] no any abstaining. All right.
[3:33:22] This bill has passed its third
[3:33:29] and final reading, as amended.
[3:33:32] All right, MR. Horton, we also
[3:33:38] have agenda item 85, ordinance
[3:33:40] bl2026-1392, which requires
[3:33:41] certain materials to be
[3:33:42] restricted in the construction
[3:33:49] of buildings that were in 1391.
[3:33:50] You're recognized, sir, on that
[3:33:51] bill.
[3:33:52] Move for approval, please.
[3:33:53] Okay. Do you have your
[3:33:55] committee report on that
[3:33:56] portion?
[3:33:57] Recommended approval
[3:33:58] eight in favor, zero against.
[3:33:58] Okay.
[3:34:00] Move for approval.
[3:34:00] Yep.
[3:34:01] There's a motion to approve.
[3:34:02] Properly seconded. Is there any
[3:34:04] discussion on this required?
[3:34:06] Companion bill? Seeing none.
[3:34:08] All in favor, please say aye.
[3:34:10] Any voting no or abstaining.
[3:34:13] Okay. That 21392 has passed its
[3:34:16] third and final reading. Okay.
[3:34:22] Next we move on to agenda item
[3:34:26] 95 and 96. They are companions
[3:34:30] to each other. Agenda item 95
[3:34:34] is ordinance bl 2026-1414
[3:34:36] sponsor evans. This is an
[3:34:37] ordinance to amend title 17,
[3:34:38] the metro code of laws zoning
[3:34:39] ordinance of the metro
[3:34:41] government by changing from our.
[3:34:42] S 15 to sp zoning for property
[3:34:45] located at 6114 north new hope
[3:34:47] road, approximately 352ft north
[3:34:50] of central pike. This is 3.0
[3:34:52] acres to permit 44 multi family
[3:34:54] residential units as well.
[3:34:58] Agenda item 96 also sponsor
[3:35:03] evans. It is ordinance bl
[3:35:07] 2026-1415. It is a companion to
[3:35:08] 1411414 and requires certain
[3:35:09] materials to be restricted in
[3:35:11] the construction of buildings.
[3:35:13] MISS Evans, you're recognized.
[3:35:14] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[3:35:15] Committee reports, please.
[3:35:15] For
[3:35:16] the report of the planning
[3:35:18] zoning committee. Chair horton.
[3:35:19] Thank you. Vice mayor pnc
[3:35:20] considered both items and
[3:35:21] recommended a one meeting
[3:35:23] deferral for each.
[3:35:24] Okay. And so
[3:35:29] by rule 8.1, both 95 and 96, as
[3:35:31] they are companions to each
[3:35:33] other, are deferred by rule one
[3:35:37] meeting per rule 8.1. Okay.
[3:35:44] Next is agenda item 101 and 102.
[3:35:49] This is ordinance bl 2026-1423
[3:35:53] and agenda item 102. It's
[3:35:56] companion ordinance bl 2026 142
[3:35:59] for both sponsors. Horton 1423
[3:36:00] is an ordinance to amend title
[3:36:02] 17, the metro code of laws
[3:36:03] zoning ordinance, the metro
[3:36:04] government of nashville and
[3:36:05] davidson county by amending a
[3:36:06] specific plan on property
[3:36:08] located at 5901 california
[3:36:09] avenue at the southeast corner
[3:36:11] of 60th avenue north and
[3:36:12] california avenue. This is
[3:36:15] zoned sp. It's 8.12 acres to
[3:36:16] permit a mixed use development,
[3:36:18] and again 1424, which is the
[3:36:20] companion to 1423 and requires
[3:36:21] that certain materials be
[3:36:22] restricted in the construction
[3:36:23] of buildings. Councilmember
[3:36:24] horton, you're recognized.
[3:36:25] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[3:36:26] Committee reports planning and
[3:36:31] zoning considered. Bl 2020
[3:36:33] 61423 and its amendment. We
[3:36:34] recommended approval of the
[3:36:36] amendment eight in favor zero
[3:36:37] against zero not voting
[3:36:38] recommended in favor of the
[3:36:40] bill, as amended in favor. Zero
[3:36:41] against. You're not voting. We
[3:36:42] consider the companion bill
[3:36:43] 1424 recommended approval eight
[3:36:45] in favor, zero against zero not
[3:36:45] voting.
[3:36:47] Okay. If you would, sir,
[3:36:48] you consolidate the motion
[3:36:50] afterwards, but if you would
[3:36:52] move approval of 1423, as I do
[3:36:53] see you have an amendment.
[3:36:54] Approval of.
[3:36:55] 1423 okay. Is
[3:36:57] there a second? Okay. Back to
[3:36:57] you, sir.
[3:36:59] Move approval of the
[3:36:59] amendment.
[3:37:00] Okay. Is there a
[3:37:02] second for the motion to amend?
[3:37:04] Okay. Any discussion
[3:37:04] amendment?
[3:37:05] Move approval of the
[3:37:08] bill as amended? No.
[3:37:09] Okay. Is
[3:37:10] anyone seeking to be recognized
[3:37:14] on the motion to amend MISS
[3:37:17] Allen on the motion to amend?
[3:37:18] You're recognized.
[3:37:18] MADAM Vice
[3:37:20] PRESIDENT, we just had a lot of
[3:37:23] emails with with statements of
[3:37:25] concern about the mural. So I
[3:37:27] would ask if the the sponsor
[3:37:28] and perhaps the planning
[3:37:30] commission can offer assurance
[3:37:32] that this amendment does indeed
[3:37:35] preserve that mural so that it
[3:37:36] will be publicly available. And
[3:37:38] what what mechanisms are there
[3:37:40] to ensure that that actually
[3:37:40] happens?
[3:37:41] I'm going to put it
[3:37:43] back to the sponsor first to
[3:37:45] respond. Okay. Go ahead, MR.
[3:37:45] Horton.
[3:37:47] Thank you, vice mayor.
[3:37:48] This is not a new project. This
[3:37:50] is an amendment to an existing
[3:37:51] sp approved by my predecessor
[3:37:53] back in 2023. It's being
[3:37:55] amended to remove a condition
[3:37:57] that required the reuse of
[3:37:58] portions of the existing
[3:38:00] building. Unfortunately, one of
[3:38:02] the portions of the building
[3:38:03] that wasn't going to be reused
[3:38:05] was the mural on the side,
[3:38:06] which is the only remarkable
[3:38:07] part of the building. This
[3:38:09] amendment. We're modifying the
[3:38:11] provision now to codify the new
[3:38:13] plan of the sp, which does
[3:38:14] include the intent to preserve
[3:38:17] the existing mural. This
[3:38:19] amendment codifies that intent
[3:38:20] requires the mural to be
[3:38:23] preserved, reused, re donated
[3:38:24] to the artist if they would
[3:38:26] like it, or otherwise displayed
[3:38:27] in a public place. It makes
[3:38:30] this a condition of the sp.
[3:38:30] All
[3:38:32] right. Is that sufficient to
[3:38:33] answer your question, MISS
[3:38:35] Allen?
[3:38:37] If there's anything else
[3:38:38] that can be said just in terms
[3:38:41] of what what mechanisms that actually happens, I
[3:38:43] think there's still some
[3:38:44] concern that just because it's
[3:38:46] an amendment doesn't mean it's
[3:38:48] it's force of law. And, and my
[3:38:49] understanding is that this is
[3:38:52] as good as what was recommended
[3:38:53] by the planning ommission that
[3:38:55] once we vote on this, it it is
[3:38:59] it is a a firm piece of the sp
[3:39:00] that has to happen.
[3:39:01] Okay.
[3:39:01] MR.
[3:39:03] Can be done to just confirm
[3:39:03] that.
[3:39:04] This is something we
[3:39:05] discussed in committee
[3:39:06] yesterday, and I'll defer to
[3:39:08] the planning department again
[3:39:09] if they're able to speak on
[3:39:10] this like they did.
[3:39:11] Yesterday.
[3:39:12] MISS Milligan, for the planning
[3:39:14] department. Go ahead, ma'am.
[3:39:14] Sure.
[3:39:16] At the time that a final
[3:39:17] site plan is submitted, which
[3:39:19] is the second part of a
[3:39:21] specific plan approval. Final
[3:39:22] site plans are submitted at the
[3:39:23] time that they're submitted.
[3:39:25] Then planning staff and all of
[3:39:26] the other metro departments
[3:39:28] review those final site plans
[3:39:29] against the plans that were
[3:39:30] approved by the planning
[3:39:31] commission. The plans that are
[3:39:32] approved here, in addition to
[3:39:35] any conditions that are added
[3:39:37] to the bill, and so we review
[3:39:38] those to ensure compliance with
[3:39:40] all the conditions that are
[3:39:42] added, and that is done in
[3:39:43] advance of any final site plans
[3:39:45] being approved.
[3:39:46] MISS Allen,
[3:39:47] does that address your concerns?
[3:39:51] Okay. Is there any additional
[3:39:53] discussion on specifically on
[3:39:55] the motion to amend MISS Ellis?
[3:39:56] Okay. Go ahead. You're
[3:39:57] recognized.
[3:39:58] So I just wanted to
[3:39:59] understand from the planning
[3:40:01] committee. So is it written in
[3:40:05] this current amendment that the
[3:40:09] murals will be protected?
[3:40:09] MISS
[3:40:10] Milligan, for the planning
[3:40:11] department, do you want to
[3:40:15] further expound on that?
[3:40:16] The
[3:40:19] wording the amendment says the
[3:40:20] existing mural on the west
[3:40:22] facade of the existing
[3:40:24] structure fronting 60th avenue
[3:40:26] north, shall be preserved and
[3:40:27] reused or repurposed within the
[3:40:30] new development, returned or
[3:40:32] donated to the artists, or
[3:40:34] otherwise relocated to another
[3:40:37] publicly viewable area.
[3:40:37] All
[3:40:41] right, I heard a shout. Okay,
[3:40:45] any further discussion on the
[3:40:47] motion to amend specifically
[3:40:49] MISS Gadd? Go ahead.
[3:40:49] Thank you
[3:40:51] so much. And also just
[3:40:54] clarification from the planning
[3:40:56] department table. Was this
[3:40:59] language included in the
[3:41:01] previously council approved s p
[3:41:03] for the protection of the mural,
[3:41:05] or is this new.
[3:41:05] MISS Milligan,
[3:41:08] you're recognized for planning.
[3:41:10] The previous version of the sp
[3:41:11] did not include this language.
[3:41:13] I went back and reviewed the
[3:41:15] plan today, and there is one
[3:41:17] notation in regards to a mural
[3:41:19] on the parking garage, but it
[3:41:20] did not indicate that it would
[3:41:22] be a relocation of the existing
[3:41:26] mural. It it didn't indicate
[3:41:27] precisely what mural it would
[3:41:28] be.
[3:41:29] Okay, MISS.
[3:41:30] Thank you so
[3:41:32] much. And I, I think like
[3:41:35] others receiving, you know,
[3:41:36] comments and concerns, just
[3:41:38] wanted to be able to say thank
[3:41:41] you to those constituents and
[3:41:42] members of the community who
[3:41:44] care so much about art, whether
[3:41:46] that's on private property, it
[3:41:47] becomes public and something
[3:41:48] that we all love. And thank you
[3:41:50] to the sponsor for ensuring,
[3:41:51] even though this wasn't
[3:41:53] protected in this way in the
[3:41:54] previous s p that was
[3:41:56] previously previously approved,
[3:41:59] I'm really grateful to him
[3:42:01] working on to make sure this is
[3:42:04] a part of this s p moving
[3:42:06] forward. So thank you so much
[3:42:07] and I'll be supporting it.
[3:42:08] All
[3:42:11] right. So we are on the motion
[3:42:13] to amend. MR. Bradford, do you
[3:42:14] seek to be recognized? Go ahead
[3:42:15] sir.
[3:42:16] Thank you, MADAM Vice
[3:42:18] mayor. I don't know if this
[3:42:19] question is more directed
[3:42:21] towards director wilson or
[3:42:24] planning. And this question MAY
[3:42:26] open a can of worms. My you
[3:42:28] know, the the
[3:42:29] constituents and one question
[3:42:31] or concern I have and we've
[3:42:32] seen it happen here in
[3:42:34] nashville. When we try to
[3:42:37] require developers to protect
[3:42:39] something, they come through in
[3:42:40] the middle of the night and
[3:42:43] destroy it. So I my concern is
[3:42:45] what repercussions or actions
[3:42:48] can be taken if we pass this
[3:42:49] amendment tonight with these
[3:42:51] protections and the developer
[3:42:53] decides what they don't want to
[3:42:54] spend the money to relocate,
[3:42:55] and they tear it down the
[3:42:57] middle of the night, do we do
[3:42:59] we have any recourse on that?
[3:43:01] What happens in that situation?
[3:43:03] So your question is a
[3:43:05] hypothetical related to the
[3:43:06] passage of this amendment. With
[3:43:09] it in place, is there any
[3:43:13] recourse for the city relative
[3:43:15] to these specifications?
[3:43:15] If the
[3:43:17] developer turns around and does
[3:43:18] not follow the sb and.
[3:43:19] A
[3:43:20] special counsel? Wilson, do you
[3:43:26] want to opine on that?
[3:43:30] Councilmember broadly? A the sb
[3:43:32] has the effect of law. So any
[3:43:34] any violation of that sp or a
[3:43:36] lack of fulfillment of these
[3:43:37] conditions would be a violation
[3:43:38] of the metropolitan code of
[3:43:40] laws.
[3:43:41] Thank you.Special
[3:43:44] counsel, MR. Bradford.
[3:43:44] So what
[3:43:46] actions would metro then take?
[3:43:47] would. They would require the
[3:43:49] builder to put the wall back up.
[3:43:51] Are we charging a $50 fine.
[3:43:55] Like what exactly would happen
[3:43:58] if they violated the law?
[3:44:00] Special counsel wilson the
[3:44:02] violation of specifications of
[3:44:07] an s p, sir, could.
[3:44:08] I at this
[3:44:09] point, I would say that it
[3:44:11] would depend on the
[3:44:11] circumstances. It would depend
[3:44:13] on the facts of the case and.
[3:44:17] And it would depend on how the
[3:44:17] metropolitan government wished
[3:44:19] to proceed.
[3:44:22] Thank you. Okay. We
[3:44:24] are on the motion to amend.
[3:44:26] MISS Suara. Do you seek to be
[3:44:27] recognized? Go ahead.
[3:44:28] Vice
[3:44:30] mayor. Appreciate it. I think
[3:44:31] councilmember bradford was
[3:44:33] going where I was, but mine is
[3:44:37] not so much that they are mess
[3:44:38] it up or do something. But I
[3:44:40] just wanted to know as somebody
[3:44:42] who doesn't do a lot of zoning.
[3:44:44] So having this protection now,
[3:44:45] will the planning department be
[3:44:48] able to stop them from
[3:44:50] continuing if they do not
[3:44:52] adhere to this protection in
[3:44:56] the in the in the zoning? Now.
[3:44:58] MISS Milligan was speaking
[3:44:59] earlier to the sp zoning and
[3:45:01] the kind of the secondary
[3:45:02] process there. Would you like
[3:45:06] her to elaborate on that, MISS
[3:45:10] Milligan?
[3:45:12] So specific plan
[3:45:13] zoning is a multi step process.
[3:45:15] The first step is a preliminary
[3:45:17] sp which is what is before you
[3:45:18] all tonight, which establishes
[3:45:20] the entitlements and the rules
[3:45:21] regarding the development of
[3:45:22] the property. The second step
[3:45:24] of the process is a final site
[3:45:26] plan. That is the detailed
[3:45:27] construction documents that
[3:45:29] come in that establish the, I'm
[3:45:30] sorry, the detailed
[3:45:31] construction documents that
[3:45:33] include everything from
[3:45:35] building materials to building
[3:45:37] elevations to water and sewer
[3:45:38] plans. When those final site
[3:45:39] plans are submitted, the
[3:45:40] planning department, along with
[3:45:41] all of the other metro
[3:45:43] reviewing agencies, review
[3:45:45] those construction plans for
[3:45:46] compliance with all of the
[3:45:49] standards of the metro codes as
[3:45:51] adopted, including any
[3:45:52] standards or conditions that
[3:45:55] are adopted as part of the sp
[3:45:56] ordinance. And so planning
[3:45:57] would review those, and a final
[3:45:59] site plan would not be reviewed
[3:46:02] until compliance is confirmed.
[3:46:04] Thank you, thank you.
[3:46:04] Okay,
[3:46:06] MISS Suara, MISS Styles, do you
[3:46:08] still seek to be recognized on
[3:46:11] the amendment? Please go ahead.
[3:46:14] So if art has to be re
[3:46:17] repurposed, does that allow for
[3:46:19] does the artist have any say in
[3:46:21] that and how it's repurposed?
[3:46:24] Is it just the language says it repurposed in whatever
[3:46:25] way.
[3:46:27] Do you want me to address
[3:46:28] that to the planning table or
[3:46:30] to MR. Horton? Okay, MISS
[3:46:33] Milligan, you're recognized.
[3:46:35] I'm happy to. I can read that
[3:46:37] language again. It simply says
[3:46:39] preserved and reused or
[3:46:40] repurposed within the new
[3:46:41] development, returned or
[3:46:43] donated to the artist or
[3:46:45] otherwise relocated to another
[3:46:46] publicly viewable
[3:46:47] okay.
[3:46:49] Thank you, MISS Milligan. Go
[3:46:50] ahead, MISS Styles.
[3:46:51] Okay, so
[3:46:52] there's there's nothing that
[3:46:54] says the artist has any
[3:46:54] conversation about that. That's
[3:46:56] what I wanted clarity on. Thank
[3:46:58] you.
[3:47:01] Okay. Seeing no further
[3:47:03] discussion on the motion to
[3:47:04] amend. All in favor of the
[3:47:07] amendment, please say I any
[3:47:09] voting? No. Any abstaining?
[3:47:11] Okay. The amendment is on the
[3:47:12] bill. And MR. Horton, if you
[3:47:14] would please renew your motion
[3:47:17] to consolidate it. 1423 as
[3:47:19] amended, and its companion.
[3:47:20] 1424 for approval.
[3:47:21] Move
[3:47:22] approval of 1423, as amended,
[3:47:24] and its companion bill, please.
[3:47:25] Okay. It's properly seconded.
[3:47:28] Is there any discussion on that
[3:47:31] motion? Seeing none. All in
[3:47:32] favor, please say aye. Any
[3:47:36] voting no or abstaining. Okay.
[3:47:38] So we're going to have to go on
[3:47:39] the boards then because this is
[3:47:41] on its third or final reading.
[3:47:43] Just to clarify. So those are
[3:47:45] no votes. Not even if they were
[3:47:48] extensions would we have to
[3:47:49] okay, are y'all abstaining or
[3:47:52] you want to vote no. Okay,
[3:47:54] we'll have to go on the boards.
[3:47:57] So, MR. Clark, if you would
[3:48:00] please load the vote on a
[3:48:04] motion to approve 1423, as
[3:48:07] amended, and 1424 on their%
[3:48:08] third and final reading, please,
[3:48:17] sir. Yes, ma'am. Go ahead.
[3:48:18] So
[3:48:20] is there a way to tie the art
[3:48:22] to the building permits where?
[3:48:24] Where we are on the vote now,
[3:48:28] so we we can't go back. Okay.
[3:48:44] Yep. Thank you.
[3:49:25] Give me one
[3:49:37] minute.
[3:49:40] MISTER. Are you seeking
[3:49:47] to vote? With all votes in? MR.
[3:49:50] Clerk, please show the vote.
[3:49:52] This bill has passed its third
[3:49:54] and final reading, as amended,
[3:49:58] with 31 votes in favor, three
[3:50:01] nos. And one abstention. All
[3:50:04] right. We have just two items
[3:50:09] remaining on our agenda. Next
[3:50:12] is agenda item 107, ordinance
[3:50:17] bill 2026-1436. Sponsors. Tombs. Allen, ellis, ewing and
[3:50:19] suara harrell and gad. This is
[3:50:20] an ordinance approving a lease
[3:50:21] agreement by and between the
[3:50:22] metro government of nashville
[3:50:24] and davidson county, acting by
[3:50:26] and through the metropolitan
[3:50:27] nashville board of public
[3:50:30] education and pencil foundation
[3:50:32] council member tombs, you are
[3:50:35] recognized.
[3:50:36] Thank you, MADAM
[3:50:38] Vice mayor. Move for approval.
[3:50:41] Okay. It's properly moved and
[3:50:43] seconded. All the committee
[3:50:46] reports are in. Anything you
[3:50:48] would like to say on the bill
[3:50:50] at this time?
[3:50:51] Not at this time.
[3:50:54] Okay, so we're on to discussion
[3:50:55] on the motion to approve on
[3:50:57] third and final reading. First
[3:50:59] in the queue is MISS Johnston.
[3:51:00] Go ahead ma'am.
[3:51:00] Thank you. I
[3:51:02] just briefly wanted to bring to
[3:51:03] everyone's attention we had
[3:51:04] really good discussion about
[3:51:07] this on council connect, so I
[3:51:08] won't go through that. But
[3:51:09] there were a couple of things
[3:51:11] that I would have wanted to see
[3:51:13] with regard to the accounting
[3:51:16] and transparency around the
[3:51:17] credits that are going to be
[3:51:20] applied to the rental rate for
[3:51:23] pencil. And I just wanted to
[3:51:25] give a thank you, a big thank
[3:51:28] you to ceo books for responding
[3:51:30] to that in a in a really
[3:51:31] awesome fashion, actually. And
[3:51:32] so we are currently in the
[3:51:34] process of putting together an
[3:51:35] mou for pencil to do just that
[3:51:38] for us to the legislative body.
[3:51:40] And it's an mou just between
[3:51:43] the two of us, us meaning this
[3:51:44] body. And so I just wanted to
[3:51:46] thank her, thank her for doing
[3:51:47] that. In the interest of
[3:51:48] transparency and accountability
[3:51:50] and trust in between a partner
[3:51:51] that we truly value. So thank
[3:51:54] you, MISS Boogs.
[3:51:57] All right.
[3:51:59] Discussion continues. I do not
[3:52:00] see anyone else in the queue at
[3:52:02] this time. Would you like me to
[3:52:05] go back to you sponsor tombs?
[3:52:07] Just real briefly as christian
[3:52:11] bugs.
[3:52:12] We've all mispronounced
[3:52:13] people's last names. I did it
[3:52:15] one time to MISS Johnston and
[3:52:16] she called me out for that,
[3:52:18] remember? That's right. So we
[3:52:22] all. We all get our mouths a
[3:52:23] little, you know, it's.
[3:52:24] Our
[3:52:25] first name is quiet.
[3:52:26] So yes, I
[3:52:27] think I think MISS Johnston
[3:52:29] knows that it is is bugs.
[3:52:31] Indeed. So all good.
[3:52:31] Renew my
[3:52:33] motion for approval.
[3:52:34] Okay. All
[3:52:36] right. So there is a motion to
[3:52:38] approve. Propely seconded. We
[3:52:41] see no further discussion at
[3:52:46] this time. All in favor of 1436
[3:52:48] on its third and final reading
[3:52:51] please say aye. Any voting no
[3:52:54] any abstaining. All right. This
[3:52:57] has passed its third and final
[3:53:01] reading. Lastly on the agenda.
[3:53:04] Agenda item 113. This is
[3:53:10] ordinance bl 2026-1448.
[3:53:11] Sponsors. Johnston, bradford.
[3:53:13] Koopman. Wiener. Evans. Hoffman.
[3:53:15] Stiles. Spain. Cortez. Ellis,
[3:53:16] nash, hill, truffle, rutherford,
[3:53:18] benton and ewing. This is an
[3:53:20] ordinance declaring a temporary
[3:53:22] moratorium upon the acceptance,
[3:53:23] processing, approval, and
[3:53:25] issuance of zoning, building or
[3:53:27] grading permits for data center
[3:53:28] developments on property within
[3:53:30] nashville and davidson county.
[3:53:32] Sponsor johnson, you are
[3:53:32] recognized.
[3:53:33] Committee reports,
[3:53:33] please.
[3:53:35] For the report of the
[3:53:36] planning and zoning committee
[3:53:37] chair horton.
[3:53:38] Thank you. Vice
[3:53:40] mayor pnc considered the bill
[3:53:41] and the amendment. We
[3:53:41] recommended approval of the
[3:53:43] amendment eight in favor, zero
[3:53:45] against. They're not voting.
[3:53:46] Bill, as amended. Eight in
[3:53:47] favor, zero against zero not
[3:53:48] voting.
[3:53:49] Okay. And for the
[3:53:50] report of the government
[3:53:51] operations and regulations
[3:53:51] committee chair hill.
[3:53:52] Thank you,
[3:53:54] vice mayor. We voted to approve
[3:53:55] the amendment seven in favor,
[3:53:56] zero against zero not voting
[3:53:59] and and as amended, seven in
[3:54:00] favor, zero against zero not
[3:54:00] voting.
[3:54:02] All right. With those
[3:54:03] committee reports. And it's
[3:54:07] back to you, MISS Johnston. Oh,
[3:54:08] I'm sorry ma'am. Go ahead.
[3:54:10] Sorry. Move the amendment,
[3:54:11] please.
[3:54:12] Let's. If you would
[3:54:13] please just move approval to
[3:54:14] get it before us.
[3:54:15] First move
[3:54:15] approval.
[3:54:16] Okay, now go ahead.
[3:54:18] You can move your amendment.
[3:54:19] Move me. Move my amendment,
[3:54:19] please.
[3:54:24] Okay. Properly motioned
[3:54:25] and seconded. Anything you
[3:54:27] would like to share about the
[3:54:28] amendment at this time?
[3:54:29] Yes. So
[3:54:30] the amendment deletes the
[3:54:31] language that ends this
[3:54:32] moratorium upon the passage of
[3:54:34] 1391, which has already
[3:54:36] happened, and it extends that
[3:54:37] date from what was originally
[3:54:38] put into the bill, which was
[3:54:40] NOVEMBER 1st to DECEMBER 1st.
[3:54:41] The that is twofold.
[3:54:42] Number one, there was executive
[3:54:44] order 59, which directs several
[3:54:46] departments, including other as
[3:54:49] well as agencies, to report
[3:54:50] within two months, which would
[3:54:51] be AUGUST the 15th of a
[3:54:53] delivery date. The impacts of
[3:54:55] such departments or agencies of
[3:54:58] data center as a use. And so we
[3:54:59] expect to have some legislation
[3:55:01] in response to those reports.
[3:55:03] And so we want to be able to
[3:55:05] have time to digest those
[3:55:06] reports, come up with the
[3:55:07] legislation passed the
[3:55:08] legislation before anything
[3:55:11] could move forward. Also, as we
[3:55:12] saw tonight, there were several
[3:55:14] amendments that were not moved.
[3:55:15] There are several amendments
[3:55:17] that were not even brought
[3:55:19] forth because we all had a have
[3:55:21] a collective thought process
[3:55:22] that that getting something on
[3:55:25] the books tonight is imperative.
[3:55:27] And so let's not the, the
[3:55:29] perfect be the enemy of good.
[3:55:30] And so we wanted to do that.
[3:55:33] And so I appreciate everyone's
[3:55:34] cooperation with that and
[3:55:35] everybody's support in that.
[3:55:38] And so this also gives us time
[3:55:40] to do the good work of refining
[3:55:42] this policy, as I think some of
[3:55:43] us have some concerns around
[3:55:45] some environmental things. Et
[3:55:48] cetera. Et cetera. And so I
[3:55:49] renew my motion to approve the
[3:55:51] amendment, please.
[3:55:52] Okay. Is
[3:55:54] there any further discussion on
[3:55:56] the amendment? MISS Porterfield,
[3:55:58] do you seek to be recognized on
[3:55:59] the amendments? Okay. Go ahead,
[3:56:00] ma'am.
[3:56:01] Thank you, vice mayor. I
[3:56:03] rise in support of the
[3:56:06] amendment. I think it's no
[3:56:07] surprise to everyone that I was
[3:56:10] against the bill initially. My
[3:56:11] concerns have now been
[3:56:13] addressed. My concern was that
[3:56:16] this bill was only until 1391
[3:56:18] passed, and that upon the
[3:56:20] passage of 1391, there would
[3:56:21] not be a need for a moratorium.
[3:56:23] But now that the date is
[3:56:26] extended to DECEMBER 1st, I am
[3:56:27] happy to support it. So I'm
[3:56:29] standing in support and I
[3:56:30] wanted to explain that.
[3:56:30] All
[3:56:31] right. Thank you so much.
[3:56:33] Cuncil member styles. You seek
[3:56:34] to be recognized specifically
[3:56:39] on the motion to amend. Okay.
[3:56:42] With that, then we will move to
[3:56:43] the vote on the amendment. All
[3:56:44] in favor of the amendment,
[3:56:47] please say aye. Any voting no.
[3:56:50] Any abstaining? Okay. So the
[3:56:52] amendment is on. Do you want to
[3:56:54] renew your motion to approve,
[3:56:58] as amended? Go ahead, ma'am.
[3:57:00] Renew my motion to approve as
[3:57:00] amended, please.
[3:57:00] Thank you.
[3:57:02] Properly seconded. Is there any
[3:57:04] discussion on the motion to
[3:57:05] approve on third and final
[3:57:09] reading, as amended. Okay. MISS
[3:57:11] Styles, you're recognized.
[3:57:13] Thank you. I just wanted to say
[3:57:14] thank you again to the sponsor
[3:57:16] for doing this. I think
[3:57:17] moratorium is the smartest
[3:57:19] thing to do so that nothing can
[3:57:21] happen. We have some time to
[3:57:23] really think things through and
[3:57:24] not rush into making some
[3:57:26] decisions. So I'm just
[3:57:27] appreciative. Thank you,
[3:57:28] councilmember johnston.
[3:57:28] All
[3:57:31] right. Any additional
[3:57:32] discussion on this bill, as
[3:57:34] amended, on its third and final
[3:57:35] reading? Seeing none. All in
[3:57:37] favor, please say aye. Any
[3:57:40] voting? No. Any abstaining?
[3:57:42] Okay. This has passed its third
[3:57:45] and final reading, as amended.
[3:57:46] That concludes this evening's
[3:57:47] agenda. Our next council
[3:57:49] meeting will be on tuesday,
[3:57:50] AUGUST the 4th. Is there a
[3:57:53] motion to adjourn? We are
[3:58:04] adjourned.
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