[1:41] today is tuesday, AUGUST the
[1:44] 18th, and I want to open by
[1:45] acknowledging that this meeting
[1:47] is being held on the unceded
[1:49] stolen land of the cherokee,
[1:51] shawnee and yuchi people. And
[1:53] to remind you all that no one
[1:56] is illegal on stolen land built
[1:58] by stolen labor. And with that,
[2:00] I would like to open up the
[2:01] announcement period. Colleagues,
[2:04] if you have any announcements,
[2:08] please get into the queue.
[2:09] Council member styles, you're
[2:10] recognized.
[2:12] Thank you. Next
[2:13] thursday, we'll be having our
[2:16] district 32nd AUGUST community
[2:17] meeting. 6:00 the southeast
[2:19] community center will be doing
[2:21] community safety updates, as
[2:25] well as a presentation from the youth design team of
[2:27] the civic design center, as
[2:29] well as a presentation from
[2:31] wego on the upcoming transit
[2:34] center. We'll also hear from
[2:35] darrell hawks, executive
[2:37] director of friends of mill
[2:38] ridge. And he's going to be
[2:40] sharing about the grant for the
[2:41] new event center that we're
[2:43] going to have in the park, and
[2:45] we will be doing a discussion
[2:49] on a rezone for property at
[2:51] 3501 murfreesboro road, which
[2:52] is going to be bringing some
[2:54] single family and condos on
[3:01] that site. Thank you so much.
[3:02] Councilmember. You're
[3:03] recognized.
[3:03] Thank you, mayor
[3:05] pro tem, I just want to say
[3:06] that the district energy
[3:08] advisory board meeting is going
[3:10] to be this thursday for the
[3:11] first time. It'll be broadcast
[3:13] live at 10 A.M. On the metro
[3:14] nashville network. And so I
[3:16] just want everybody that wants
[3:17] to see what's going on with
[3:18] that in the budget. You're more
[3:20] than welcome to watch.
[3:20] Thank
[3:22] you so very much. Council
[3:24] member vo, you're recognized.
[3:26] Thank you so much. Pro tem,
[3:28] there are quite a few road
[3:29] closures and some changes in
[3:31] district 17 that I want to make
[3:33] sure my constituents know about,
[3:33] starting.
[3:34] With councilmember vo.
[3:36] We are in the announcement
[3:37] period and there is a lot of
[3:38] conversation happening, which
[3:39] makes it hard to hear the
[3:41] person is speaking. If you
[3:42] don't mind, could you please
[3:43] remove yourself from the floor
[3:44] if you're having side
[3:45] conversations? Go ahead.
[3:46] Councilmember.
[3:46] Thank you so
[3:48] much. Pro tem. I just want to
[3:50] let my district 17 constituents
[3:52] know that starting tomorrow,
[3:55] wednesday, AUGUST 19th, the
[3:56] mildred shoot from fourth
[3:58] avenue south to second avenue
[4:00] south is going to have a one
[4:02] way conversion. So I just want
[4:03] everyone to be mindful of that.
[4:05] It starts tomorrow. So if you
[4:06] want to avoid. I would
[4:08] recommend that you find detours,
[4:10] but it should be completed at
[4:12] the end of this week. And then
[4:14] on sunday, AUGUST 23rd, there
[4:15] will be a road closure on
[4:19] fourth avenue south from oak
[4:21] street all the way up to hart
[4:23] street. And so I really would
[4:25] like for my constituents and
[4:28] everyone and anyone to avoid
[4:31] that area from 9 A.M. To 6 P.M.
[4:32] If at all possible, because
[4:34] there will be a road closure on
[4:37] that day. And we have two great
[4:39] community events this weekend.
[4:42] On saturday, AUGUST 22nd,
[4:44] there's the rising together at
[4:45] napier place in sudhakar
[4:48] apartments from 12 to 3 P.M.
[4:49] And then the east edgehill will
[4:50] be having their summer social
[4:53] from 5 to 7 P.M. At the
[4:55] reservoir park, so everyone is
[4:57] invited to either of those
[4:59] community events. And I do also
[5:00] want to just acknowledge the
[5:04] winners of the smitty fan
[5:07] challenge. W o smith has an
[5:10] annual band competition where
[5:12] bands in the community from
[5:15] their companies can come and
[5:17] participate in a battle of the
[5:18] bands and just want to
[5:20] congratulate the winners. And
[5:21] it also supports W.O. Smith
[5:23] school in district 17. Thank
[5:24] you so much.
[5:25] Thank you, council
[5:26] member vo. Next we have council
[5:27] member sepulveda. You are
[5:28] recognized.
[5:29] Thank you, MADAM
[5:31] Pro tem, I just wanted to make
[5:33] an announcement that we will be
[5:36] having mariposa park's grand
[5:39] opening on AUGUST 22nd, which
[5:43] is saturday at 10 A.M. It is
[5:45] located on tusculum road. We
[5:48] will have mariachi viva, mexico.
[5:53] We will also have danza azteca,
[5:54] so just wanted to invite the
[5:56] whole community to come out. We
[5:57] will also have food trucks so
[5:59] it should be a fun time. Toda
[6:02] la comunidad para q venga a
[6:05] estreno de el parque mariposa.
[6:07] Vamos a un mariachi
[6:08] mariachi. Viva me
[6:09] xico tambie
[6:09] n
[6:10] vamos a tener danza azteca.
[6:12] Vamos a tener comida. Entonces
[6:15] vamos a la comunidad. Venga de
[6:17] agosto. Veintidos es el sabado
[6:23] a las diez de la manana.
[6:24] Gracias. Council member
[6:25] sepulveda council member
[6:28] bradford. You recognized.
[6:29] Thank
[6:30] you. Pro tem just a
[6:31] announcement for residents who
[6:33] MAY be interested in some free
[6:37] music on the 30th of AUGUST,
[6:39] which is on sunday from 3 to 6
[6:42] P.M. Join us at the two rivers
[6:43] mansion for the two rivers
[6:44] orchestra's music at the
[6:48] mansion again, that is sunday,
[6:50] the 20th of AUGUST, from 3 to 6
[6:52] P.M.
[6:54] Thank you. Are there any
[6:55] other council members that
[6:57] would like to be recognized?
[7:00] Council member evans is in
[7:01] committee meeting right now,
[7:04] but she did bring beautiful
[7:07] yellow flowers for the women to
[7:10] signify today, AUGUST 18th.
[7:13] Back in 1920, the 19th
[7:15] amendment was ratified today,
[7:18] which we know was a part of the
[7:20] women's suffrage, allowing
[7:22] women to have the right to vote.
[7:24] So council member evans did
[7:25] want to acknowledge that and
[7:27] acknowledge the historic nature
[7:29] of our with the first
[7:31] time of having gender parity
[7:34] with 50% of the council being
[7:36] female, led by a female vice
[7:38] mayor. And I also wanted to add
[7:40] to that, just a reminder that
[7:42] not all women were allowed the
[7:44] right to vote when that
[7:46] happened in 1920, native
[7:48] american, asian american,
[7:51] latinx, and african american
[7:52] suffragists had to fight for
[7:54] the right to vote well after
[7:55] the 19th amendment was ratified.
[7:57] So we were still fighting for
[7:59] that right to vote for council
[8:00] members who just came in. We
[8:01] still have the announcement
[8:02] period open. If anyone would
[8:08] like to make any announcements.
[8:10] all right. Seeing none, the
[8:11] announcement period is closed.
[8:13] Oh, I do have an announcement
[8:15] at our next meeting, the first
[8:16] meeting in SEPTEMBER. During
[8:17] the announcement period, we
[8:21] will be honoring our resolution.
[8:23] Honoring honoring vonda
[8:25] mcdaniel. So we want to invite
[8:28] everyone out at that meeting
[8:30] the first tuesday in SEPTEMBER
[8:33] at 6 P.M. We will gather to
[8:35] honor MISS Mcdaniel.
[8:36] Councilmember gamble, you're
[8:38] recognized.
[8:39] Thank you, MADAM
[8:40] Pro tem, you reminded me when
[8:42] you said that just recognizing
[8:44] former council member jamie
[8:46] isabel, who passed away last
[8:48] week. He served on the metro
[8:51] council from 2003 to 2007,
[8:52] representing district two. I
[8:53] know district two councilmember
[8:56] tombs is in probably still in
[8:58] rules, but just wanted to
[9:00] acknowledge and recognize his
[9:02] service, his his service to the
[9:04] city of nashville will not be
[9:06] forgotten and is very much
[9:08] appreciated. His celebration of
[9:11] life is this friday. I think of
[9:15] MISS Rosie shacklett hayes sent
[9:17] out the information regarding
[9:18] the services and if anyone
[9:20] would like to attend, but just
[9:21] wanted to recognize his service
[9:23] to the city of nashville and
[9:26] pray and offer condolences to
[9:28] his family, his wife karen, and
[9:30] his children. Thank you.
[9:31] Thank
[9:32] you so very much. Council
[9:34] member gamble. Definitely a big
[9:35] loss to the community. So thank
[9:38] you for that. Colleagues. Does
[9:39] anyone else have any
[9:39] announcements that they would
[9:41] like to bring forward at this
[9:44] time? Council member sawyer,
[9:46] you recognize.
[9:47] Thank you, MADAM
[9:49] Pro tem, I almost forgot. I
[9:50] just wanted to wish my son a
[9:52] happy birthday. His birthday
[9:55] was yesterday. Is 34 years old.
[9:57] So happy birthday emmett.
[9:58] How
[10:00] sweet. Happy birthday,
[10:01] councilmember tombs. You're
[10:03] recognized.
[10:04] Thank you, MADAM
[10:06] Pro tem. I just want to give a
[10:09] reminder that on next monday,
[10:13] which is. What is it, AUGUST
[10:14] 24th, there's a district two
[10:17] community meeting, 6:30 P.M. In
[10:18] the community room at the
[10:20] william d bodenheimer building,
[10:21] which is where the north
[10:22] precinct is housed. Again, that
[10:24] is 630. There is a zoom option.
[10:26] Just reach out to me to get the
[10:28] zoom link. Once again, that is
[10:30] monday, AUGUST the 24th at 6:30
[10:35] P.M.
[10:36] Thank you councilmember. I
[10:37] also want to acknowledge
[10:39] upcoming. On SEPTEMBER.
[10:39] The.
[10:41] 7th, there will be the
[10:43] ethiopian community association
[10:45] in nashville will be having a
[10:47] big celebration on that day. So
[10:48] just wanted to acknowledge them
[10:49] as well and also congratulate
[10:52] all of our students and
[10:53] educators on starting off their
[10:55] school year and wishing
[10:57] everyone a school
[10:59] year. With that, I'm going to
[11:17] close the announcement period.
[32:19] 86 and the 67th meeting of the
[32:20] current term of the
[32:22] metropolitan council of
[32:24] nashville and davidson county.
[32:27] Roughly one year from today on
[32:29] AUGUST 17th, 2027. We will have
[32:31] the final meeting of this
[32:33] council term. That means there
[32:35] are 23 regular meetings
[32:38] remaining this term. As
[32:39] nashville's elected policy
[32:41] makers, I know you will use
[32:43] this remaining time and these
[32:46] meetings wisely. Will all
[32:47] members of the council, as well
[32:49] as the public, please rise for
[32:51] the invocation and remain
[32:53] standing for the pledge of
[32:56] allegiance? The invocation is
[32:57] being offered this evening by
[32:59] district 22 council member
[33:01] sherry weiner. Council member,
[33:02] you are recognized.
[33:03] Thank you,
[33:05] vice mayor. Let us pause and
[33:07] remember the responsibility
[33:09] that is entrusted to us. We're
[33:11] here to serve the people of
[33:14] nashville, to listen carefully,
[33:16] to deliberate thoughtfully, and
[33:17] to make decisions that
[33:19] strengthen our communities and
[33:21] protect the public good. As we
[33:23] enter the final year of this
[33:26] term, we do so during a time of
[33:28] uncertainty, division and
[33:30] increasing noise around us.
[33:32] Grant us the wisdom to rise
[33:34] above distractions, personal
[33:36] differences and political
[33:38] pressures, and remain focused
[33:39] on the work that we were
[33:41] elected to do. Help us lead
[33:44] with humility, fairness and
[33:46] integrity. Remind us that
[33:48] disagreement doesn't require
[33:50] disrespect, that strong
[33:52] leadership is not driven by
[33:53] personality, and that our
[33:55] personal feelings should never
[33:57] outweigh our responsibility to
[33:59] the people that we represent.
[34:02] We also pause to remember those
[34:03] whose lives have forever
[34:06] altered or lost through no
[34:08] action or fault of their own.
[34:11] We hold especially close the
[34:13] children who do not understand
[34:15] the world around them. The
[34:18] decisions of adults or the
[34:19] circumstances that have changed
[34:21] their lives forever. MAY they
[34:24] be surrounded by protection,
[34:27] compassion, comfort and hope.
[34:28] MAY we consider each issue on
[34:30] its merits. Treat one another
[34:33] with dignity, and remember that
[34:35] our words and actions reach far
[34:37] beyond this chamber. They
[34:39] affect families, neighborhoods,
[34:41] businesses, and residents who
[34:44] depend on us to govern
[34:46] responsibly, keep our motives
[34:48] honorable, our judgments sound,
[34:50] our hearts compassionate, and
[34:52] our attention centered on the
[34:56] needs of nashville. Amen.
[34:57] I
[34:59] pledge allegiance to the flag
[35:01] of the united states of america
[35:03] and to the republic for which
[35:07] it stands one nation under GOD,
[35:10] indivisible, with liberty and
[35:16] justice for all. Thank you,
[35:20] council member. Wiener. Welcome.
[35:21] Council and community members,
[35:23] I want to take this opportunity
[35:25] to thank all of this year's
[35:27] committee chairs, especially
[35:28] several outgoing chairs, for
[35:30] their extra service and
[35:32] leadership this past year. For
[35:34] those chairs who led their
[35:36] final meetings yesterday and
[35:37] today, they will all continue
[35:39] to serve on their committees
[35:40] and are an important part of
[35:42] this body retaining its
[35:44] institutional memory for policy
[35:46] work. Speaking of our policy
[35:47] work, I want to let the council
[35:49] and the legal community know
[35:50] that online today, for the
[35:51] first time, is a publicly
[35:54] posted position with metro hr.
[35:56] The job opening for special
[35:57] counsel and legislative
[35:59] services division director is
[36:02] live. As I have worked in
[36:03] partnership with the executive
[36:04] committee, council office staff
[36:06] and our consultant partner to
[36:08] help evolve the council office
[36:09] operational model to meet the
[36:11] council's changing needs and
[36:13] the expectations and demands of
[36:15] a rapidly growing city. We are
[36:16] taking a somewhat new approach
[36:18] to this position, and we
[36:20] encourage experienced attorneys
[36:21] interested in municipal policy
[36:23] and leading a legal services
[36:26] team to apply. I also want to
[36:27] thank interim special counsel
[36:29] wilson for continuing to serve
[36:31] the council so well during this
[36:32] transitional period. The
[36:34] special counsel job application
[36:38] will close with metro hr on
[36:40] SEPTEMBER the 7th. All right.
[36:41] On a sad note, I know the
[36:43] council joins me in extending
[36:45] our condolences on the passing
[36:47] of the honorable jamie isbell,
[36:49] the former council member for
[36:51] district two. I have sent a
[36:52] letter on behalf of the council
[36:53] to his family to express the
[36:55] council's gratitude for his
[36:57] service to nashville. I
[36:58] understand that council member
[36:59] toombs is preparing a
[37:01] resolution to honor him, and as
[37:03] that resolution will no doubt
[37:04] share. He was an entrepreneur
[37:07] from a young age, a graduate of
[37:09] tsu. He chaired two council
[37:10] committees and was a founder of
[37:13] the black caucus of the council.
[37:14] The council office has shared
[37:16] the arrangements for the
[37:18] visitation and provided a flag
[37:22] of the metropolitan MR. Isbell's family. We
[37:24] encourage all former council
[37:25] members to please stay in touch
[37:26] with the council office so that
[37:28] we can continue to share in
[37:30] metro celebrations and also in
[37:34] sad times like these. All right,
[37:35] without objection, we will
[37:36] suspend the calling of the roll
[37:37] and ask the clerk to please
[37:39] record the names of the members
[37:41] present throughout the meeting.
[37:42] Is there a motion for approval
[37:43] of the minutes of the meeting
[37:47] of AUGUST 4th? Okay. Is there a
[37:49] second? All right. There is a
[37:52] motion, properly seconded,
[37:54] without objection. And seeing
[37:56] no one seeking to be recognized
[37:59] for a change to the minutes.
[38:00] All right. The minutes of the
[38:02] meeting of AUGUST 4th are
[38:04] approved, MR. Clerk. Are there
[38:06] any messages from the mayor?
[38:07] There are no messages from the
[38:08] mayor.
[38:09] All right. Thank you,
[38:13] MR. Clerk. All right. Next off
[38:15] the top of our agenda, section
[38:20] e for elections. Members will
[38:22] see their election tablets are
[38:26] open for item e one. Regarding
[38:29] the auditorium commission, this
[38:33] is the consideration of three
[38:35] nominees to fill two vacancies
[38:38] on the commission with terms
[38:42] expiring on JUNE 30th of 2029.
[38:45] That election is to be held
[38:50] today, right now, and this
[38:52] election for the two vacancies
[38:55] among three persons requires 21
[39:00] votes for each person to be
[39:03] able to be elected to this
[39:06] position. And so with that, MR.
[39:10] Clark, can you open the vote on
[39:27] members tablets, please? Okay.
[39:28] MISS Weiner appears to need
[39:32] some assistance with her tablet.
[39:34] If any other council members
[39:36] need technical assistance. If
[39:53] you would raise your hands.
[40:25] All
[40:27] right, with all votes in, MR.
[40:40] Clark, please show the vote.
[40:43] All right. Council has elected
[40:47] ron deal jr with 29 votes and
[40:51] rick rodriguez with 23 votes.
[40:53] We also appreciate a man cash
[40:56] for for putting themselves
[40:59] forward. Congratulations to MR.
[41:14] Deal and MR. Rodriguez. We
[41:15] appreciate your willingness to
[41:16] serve. Thank you.
[41:27] Congratulations. All right. Now
[41:29] moving into section f of our
[41:30] agenda appointees and nominees,
[41:31] this portion of the agenda
[41:33] shares all persons who are
[41:34] scheduled to appear before the
[41:35] rules, confirmations andpublic
[41:37] elections committee for an
[41:38] interview this evening. Re
[41:40] referrals back to the committee
[41:42] will be by rule as part of the
[41:43] council's two meeting process
[41:45] for elections and confirmations.
[41:46] No votes will be taken by the
[41:48] body in this section of the
[41:49] agenda. Chair. Cash a brief
[41:51] report, please, sir. No vote
[41:52] totals necessary. Simply the
[41:53] name of the board, commission,
[41:54] committee or entity and the
[41:57] name of the appointees who were
[41:59] interviewed. And if a person in
[42:00] the appointment confirmation
[42:02] process was unable to attend
[42:03] your committee this evening, at
[42:04] what meeting they will next
[42:07] appear, please, sir, go ahead.
[42:08] Okay. For the health and
[42:10] educational facilities board,
[42:12] doctor weeda davis, matt
[42:13] wilshire, keith randall and
[42:16] howard jones were interviewed.
[42:18] We had some great discussion
[42:20] about our four legged
[42:21] nashvillians as we interviewed
[42:23] a bunch of people for metro
[42:25] animal care and control.
[42:28] Compassion not just for. But
[42:31] they came up more than usual.
[42:35] Peyton robbins, mary nell.
[42:38] Brian was withdrawn. Jordan
[42:41] parenteau, heather derek was
[42:45] withdrawn. Penny adams. Doctor
[42:51] yasin kukoyi was withdrawn.
[42:55] Jeanne gang and then michelle
[42:58] spaziano. Jessica schultz,
[43:02] doctor. Kelly boyd, dana mobley
[43:05] and then annette filippone was
[43:06] withdrawn and carolyn bennett
[43:09] was withdrawn. And then for the
[43:11] metro animal care and control
[43:14] commission nominee that is from
[43:16] a representing a local
[43:20] nonprofit. Lisa stetter was
[43:22] withdrawn. And we interviewed
[43:27] brandon dice and becky carter.
[43:32] We interviewed council member
[43:36] bradford for the metro animal
[43:37] care and control commission,
[43:41] council rep, then for the
[43:42] midtown central business
[43:44] improvement district board. We
[43:49] interviewed. I'm not seeing the
[43:52] name lisa. Thank you. And then
[43:54] for the national nashville
[43:56] entertainment commission, we
[43:59] interviewed michael montgomery
[44:02] and erica nichols and for the
[44:04] solid waste region board. We
[44:05] interviewed council member
[44:07] berkley allen and council
[44:09] member russ bradford.
[44:11] All right.
[44:14] Thank you, chair. Hold tight.
[44:16] You are still recognized for
[44:17] your committee report on the
[44:18] appointees and the second step
[44:20] of your committees. Two meeting
[44:22] process, this time with vote
[44:23] totals and a consolidated
[44:24] motion for the confirmation of
[44:26] those persons for first, a
[44:27] deferral, a deferral motion, if
[44:29] there are any. Go ahead sir.
[44:30] Okay. For the bicycle and
[44:31] pedestrian advisory commission,
[44:33] we voted to approve seven to 0
[44:36] to 0 for the contract and
[44:39] compliance board. We we
[44:41] interviewed and approved marcus
[44:43] t booth seven to 0 to 0 for the
[44:45] housing trust fund commission.
[44:47] Lizzie goddard approved seven
[44:50] to 0 to 0. Nashville
[44:51] entertainment commission peter
[44:54] kurland seven to 0 to 0. Parks
[44:56] and recreation appointment of
[44:59] gina emanuel approved seven to
[45:01] 0 to 0. Transportation and
[45:03] licensing commission
[45:04] appointment of david andrews
[45:08] approved seven to 0 to 0 and I
[45:10] move approval of the nominees.
[45:12] All right. There's a motion to
[45:15] confirm the six appointees and
[45:17] a consolidated motion properly
[45:19] seconded. Does anyone wish to
[45:20] remove an item from this motion
[45:23] for purposes of an individual
[45:26] abstention or no vote? All
[45:28] right. Seeing none. All in
[45:30] favor of these confirmations,
[45:32] please say aye. All right.
[45:35] Council has confirmed these six
[45:37] appointees to these folks.
[45:39] Contract. Congratulations. If
[45:41] you chose to return to the
[45:42] council chamber this evening,
[45:44] do please stand, as I call your
[45:48] name to be recognized. Council
[45:50] has confirmed the appointment
[45:53] of kim page, the bicycle and
[45:56] pedestrian advocacy advisory
[45:57] commission. We've changed that
[45:59] name a few times. Thank you.
[46:02] Council has confirmed the
[46:03] reappointment of marcus t booth
[46:06] to the contract and compliance
[46:08] board. If y'all would please
[46:11] remain standing. If council has
[46:13] confirmed to the housing trust
[46:15] fund commission the
[46:18] reappointment of lizzie goddard
[46:19] council has confirmed to the
[46:20] nashville entertainment
[46:22] commission the reappointment of
[46:25] peter kurland to the parks and
[46:26] recreation board, the
[46:28] appointment of gina emmanuel.
[46:30] And then lastly, council has
[46:31] confirmed the appointment of
[46:33] david andrews to the
[46:35] transportation and licensing
[46:37] commission. So we thank you all,
[46:39] whether watching at home or in
[46:40] person. Thank you, MISS Page,
[46:43] for being here with us and and
[46:46] congratulations to you all. We
[46:46] appreciate your willingness to
[46:57] serve our city. Thank you. All
[46:59] right. Next section of our
[47:02] agenda regarding nominations.
[47:04] First is agenda item h one
[47:05] regarding the health, education
[47:08] and facilities boards, I will
[47:10] now take nominations to fill
[47:13] one vacancy on this board.
[47:15] Council will have received a
[47:17] memo from me on AUGUST 3rd
[47:18] regarding those nominations to
[47:21] be taken today. This is to a
[47:23] term that is expiring on
[47:28] SEPTEMBER 30th of 2032.
[47:34] Nominations are open.
[47:36] Recognized. You're recognized.
[47:37] Council member. Thank you,
[47:38] MADAM Chair. I would like to
[47:40] nominate two people. Will
[47:44] rosenthal and brian drobnick.
[47:46] Okay. Council member allen has
[47:48] nominated will rosenthal and
[47:56] brian drobnick. Okay. Council
[47:57] member parker, you're
[47:58] recognized, sir.
[47:59] Thank you,
[48:01] vice mayor. I'd like to
[48:02] nominate chase markham.
[48:02] Okay.
[48:04] Council member parker has
[48:11] nominated chase markham. Right.
[48:12] Are there any additional
[48:14] nominations? All right. I will
[48:15] declare those nominations
[48:20] closed. Next agenda item h two.
[48:23] Regarding our PRESIDENT Pro tem
[48:26] of the council members have
[48:27] received a memo from me about
[48:29] this annual nomination and
[48:31] election process on AUGUST the
[48:36] 10th. This is for the final
[48:38] service annual service, with
[48:40] that term expiring on AUGUST
[48:44] 31st of 2027. We will hold this
[48:45] election at the next council
[48:48] meeting. Nominations are open.
[48:49] First in the queue is council
[48:51] member bradford. You're
[48:52] recognized sir.
[48:53] Thank you,
[48:54] MADAM PRESIDENT. It's my
[48:55] distinct honor to nominate my
[48:56] friend and colleague, council
[48:57] member olivia hill.
[48:57] All right.
[49:00] Council member bradford has
[49:02] nominated council member olivia
[49:07] hill. Right. Council member
[49:08] taylor, you're recognized sir.
[49:10] Thank you. I nominate council
[49:11] member jeff pepsi.
[49:13] All right.
[49:15] Council member taylor has
[49:17] nominated council member jeff
[49:22] prep to. Are there any
[49:25] additional nominations? All
[49:27] right. Those nominations are
[49:31] closed as well. Thank you. All
[49:34] right. Next on our agenda is
[49:40] section I public comment.
[49:41] Members of the public who are
[49:44] tennessee residents wishing to public comment MAY
[49:46] sign up at the table outside
[49:49] the council chamber from 5 to 6
[49:51] P.M. On the evening of the
[49:52] council meeting. Public comment
[49:54] is limited to 20 minutes total
[49:55] at council meetings, and each
[49:57] speaker is allowed up to two
[50:00] minutes to speak. Persons
[50:02] speaking on agenda items must
[50:04] be prioritized to comply with
[50:09] state law. All right. The first
[50:11] persons in the queue to speak
[50:14] are michael lacy, charles ellis
[50:17] and trina, who will. Michael
[50:19] lacy is speaking on agenda item
[50:23] number 64. This is ordinance
[50:26] 1498 in support of. Go ahead,
[50:28] MR. Lacy. You're recognized.
[50:29] Before I worked in government,
[50:30] I worked in live streaming
[50:33] video production for fortune
[50:35] 100 clients. Hsbc, jp morgan,
[50:37] citibank. That's where I
[50:39] learned about video encryption.
[50:41] With that experience, I say, I
[50:42] do not believe we have
[50:44] sufficient protections around
[50:46] surveillance tech until we
[50:47] require all surveillance
[50:50] footage to have end to end
[50:52] encryption with vendor lock out.
[50:53] There's no reason a vendor
[50:55] providing ai powered corporate
[50:57] mass surveillance needs access
[50:59] to the footage of our residents,
[51:01] our private spaces, and our
[51:03] city's children. I publish a
[51:06] transparency dashboard with
[51:08] 100% of my drone flights, not
[51:10] just the 25 flights m, p d
[51:13] posts, so m, m, p, d or
[51:14] industry lobbyists claim that
[51:15] encrypting footage of our
[51:17] children so that corporations
[51:18] cannot view it would somehow
[51:21] eliminate transparency. That's
[51:22] inaccurate, and I'm happy to
[51:25] explain why. Not having access
[51:27] to footage might make
[51:28] corporations less money, but I
[51:31] know none of you on council on
[51:33] m, p, d or those lobbying
[51:34] council believe that people
[51:35] should make money from footage
[51:37] of our neighbors, our private
[51:39] spaces, and our children. End
[51:41] to end video encryption with
[51:43] vendor lockout does exactly one
[51:45] thing. It stops corporations
[51:47] from viewing footage of our
[51:48] neighbors. It is the only thing
[51:50] that would have stopped floc
[51:52] from showing a live stream
[51:54] video of a jewish community
[51:56] centers children's gymnasium in
[51:58] a live sales demo, something
[52:00] that was reported on in hbo's
[52:02] last week tonight recently.
[52:04] Unless companies like fuse's,
[52:06] axon, and skydio are profiting
[52:08] off of footage of our private
[52:09] spaces, there's no reason they
[52:11] need access to it. This isn't
[52:11] -
[52:13] about whether we trust police,
[52:15] it's about hether we trust
[52:18] corporations who have access to
[52:24] this footage. I don't do you.
[52:25] All right. Next is actually
[52:28] charles ellis. MR. Ellis is
[52:30] speaking on agenda item number
[52:35] 77. This is ordinance 1416 in
[52:36] support. Go ahead.
[52:37] Hi, my name
[52:39] is chip ellis and I live on
[52:40] twin hills drive, and I
[52:42] strongly support 1416 for the
[52:43] contextual overlay for the
[52:44] neighborhood. Many of our
[52:46] neighbors are very concerned
[52:47] with everything that's going on
[52:48] in our neighborhood. We've got
[52:50] a we've all invested in the
[52:52] neighborhood. We all call it
[52:54] home. A lot of us, you know,
[52:55] were original owners or bought
[52:57] from the original owners of the
[52:58] neighborhood. And we bought
[53:00] there because we appreciate the
[53:01] vibe and esthetic of the
[53:03] neighborhood over the last 11
[53:04] years or so. I've watched some
[53:06] of that erode away. I don't
[53:08] want to see the long term
[53:09] residents of the neighborhood
[53:11] take a back seat to developers
[53:13] ambitions. We've. I know that
[53:16] affordable housing is a concern.
[53:18] The. The enclave at the end of
[53:19] twin hills drive was supposed
[53:21] to help with that. It didn't
[53:23] sell quick enough. A lot of it
[53:24] got sold to investors and now
[53:25] they're overpriced rental
[53:28] properties. Very transient. The
[53:30] the traffic in our neighborhood
[53:31] has gone up quite a bit, and
[53:33] because of all the traffic on
[53:35] gallatin road, we have touse
[53:36] the goodwill parking lot just
[53:38] to get on our street to the
[53:39] point where the goodwill
[53:40] parking lot gets gridlocked.
[53:41] The light only lets three cars
[53:43] through at a time.
[53:44] MR. Ellis,
[53:45] would you kindly pull that
[53:46] microphone just a little bit
[53:47] closer to you, please, sir? No
[53:48] worries. We just want to be
[53:49] sure to hear you.
[53:50] We have
[53:51] another development going on in
[53:53] our neighborhood that's been on
[53:54] and off for five years. Lots of
[53:56] trucks, lots of debris in the
[53:58] road.We're the ones that pay
[54:00] our taxes, improve our homes,
[54:01] try and keep the neighborhood
[54:02] up. And we don't want to take a
[54:04] back seat to investors wanting
[54:05] to build tall and skinnies,
[54:07] tear down the the lots or the
[54:08] houses on the lots, put
[54:10] multiple homes on them. We like
[54:12] our neighborhood the way it is.
[54:13] And with all the affordable
[54:14] housing going in at the
[54:16] rivergate not to mention
[54:18] all the half empty apartment
[54:19] complexes just south of
[54:22] rivergate, I think this
[54:23] contextual overlay is a good
[54:24] idea, and I strongly support it,
[54:26] as do most of my neighbors.
[54:27] Thank you.
[54:31] Thank you. Next is
[54:33] trina. After MISS You will be
[54:36] nancy wilson and tyler deaton.
[54:37] Trina is speaking regarding
[54:39] agenda item 64. This is
[54:42] ordinance 1498 in opposition.
[54:43] Go ahead please.
[54:44] Hi, my name is
[54:47] trina. I live in district six,
[54:51] metro code 130808. Exempts
[54:53] surveillance technology on a
[54:55] temporary basis for a criminal
[54:56] investigation supported by
[54:58] reasonable suspicion, a
[55:00] lawfully issued search warrant,
[55:03] or exigent circumstances as
[55:05] defined by case law. That is,
[55:07] the legal basis in mpd in the
[55:08] mayor's office site for the
[55:09] drone is first responder
[55:11] program, but the dispatch data
[55:13] shows drones sent to vehicle
[55:14] accidents involving only
[55:16] property damage, a civil matter
[55:17] to vehicles blocking the right
[55:19] of way tocalls about a
[55:21] suspicious person. None of that
[55:23] is a criminal investigation, a
[55:25] warrant or an emergency. I
[55:26] support the legislation
[55:28] narrowing this exemption, and I
[55:30] support closing it all the way
[55:31] because mpd has shown it cannot
[55:34] be trusted to interpret its own
[55:36] limits. My own records requests
[55:38] are part of why we know this.
[55:41] Mpd filed two extensions before
[55:42] ultimately confirming no
[55:43] written agreement exists
[55:45] between the department and its
[55:48] drone vendor. No agreement, no
[55:49] written terms on how long
[55:51] footage is kept, who can access
[55:53] it, or how it's secured. We've
[55:55] simply been told to trust it.
[55:57] On AUGUST 7th, I and other
[55:58] residents were turned away at
[56:01] the door of mpd headquarters, a
[56:02] publicly funded building, from
[56:04] a demonstration of this very
[56:05] program that a council member
[56:07] had announced is open to the
[56:09] public. A lobbyist was let in
[56:10] when I called for help because
[56:12] I believed our own sunshine
[56:14] laws were being violated in
[56:16] real time. No help came. No
[56:18] drone, no officer, nothing. If
[56:20] this program is marketed as a
[56:23] first responder, I'd ask mpd
[56:25] own officers whether they're
[56:25] comfortable with a camera in
[56:27] the sky being called by the
[56:29] same name as the training that
[56:32] they receive. I also followed
[56:35] one of these drone cases of an
[56:37] armed burglary to its
[56:38] completion in court, where all
[56:40] charges were dropped and
[56:42] dismissed because no witness
[56:43] could be produced, the drone
[56:47] can't be called to court.
[56:48] Thank
[56:52] you. Next is nancy wilson
[56:54] speaking on agenda item 78.
[56:57] This is ordinance 1420 in
[56:59] support. Go ahead.
[57:00] Good evening,
[57:02] vice mayor henderson, council
[57:04] members. My name is doctor
[57:06] nancy wilson and I live in the
[57:07] cumberland and north hills
[57:09] neighborhood. I am here tonight
[57:11] to lend and request support for
[57:16] council bill. Bl 2026 1420 as a
[57:17] gentrification and housing
[57:19] researcher as well as an urban
[57:22] planner, my work focuses on
[57:24] equitable ways communities can
[57:27] grow and thrive without losing
[57:28] the people, the history, and
[57:31] the character of our unique
[57:33] neighborhoods. I'd like to
[57:35] state unequivocally that this
[57:37] overlay is not about stopping
[57:40] growth. It is about managing
[57:43] growth responsibly. Our homes
[57:47] are almost 60 to 70 years old,
[57:49] and collectively they represent
[57:51] more than lot lines, setbacks
[57:53] and patterns. They represent
[57:55] the lives of multiple
[57:57] generations of residents who
[58:00] call our neighborhoods home.
[58:01] Collectively, our neighbors
[58:04] have attended many meetings and
[58:07] some of them could not be here
[58:12] to this evening. But the are
[58:15] supporting this bill. This bill
[58:16] gives our community the
[58:18] planning tools to help us
[58:20] preserve our homes and
[58:22] accomplish that balance between
[58:24] growth as as well as
[58:25] preservation. Thank you so much
[58:27] for your time, your service,
[58:30] and your role in supporting
[58:32] this bill by voting yes to
[58:34] create this contextual overlay
[58:37] for precious community.
[58:38] Thank
[58:43] you. All right. Next is tyler
[58:46] deaton. Following tyler will be
[58:49] ronnie greer and kelly chang.
[58:51] Tyler deaton is speaking
[58:55] regarding agenda item 73,
[58:58] ordinance 1406 in support. Go
[58:59] ahead.
[59:00] Good afternoon. My name
[59:02] is tyler deaton and I'm with mi
[59:04] homes. My comments today are in
[59:07] reference to bl 2026-1406 and
[59:10] its companion bill 1407, both
[59:11] of which passed two weeks ago
[59:13] at second reading. During the
[59:15] public hearing, there was a
[59:16] request that we meet with the
[59:17] community again. Prior to the
[59:19] third reading. Council member
[59:21] lee facilitated that meeting.
[59:22] Our eighth community meeting,
[59:24] which was held on thursday. As
[59:27] a result of that meeting, we've
[59:28] made two additional commitments
[59:30] to future improvements. First,
[59:31] we will make a partial
[59:33] financial contribution
[59:35] city towards improvements at
[59:36] the intersection of cane ridge
[59:39] road and barfield drive. Second,
[59:41] we have committed to an
[59:42] additional proactive measure
[59:44] for adjacent homeowner to
[59:46] further mitigate their concerns
[59:47] regarding potential impacts on
[59:49] their property. Both
[59:51] commitments are directly
[59:52] responsive to concerns brought
[59:53] up at that community meeting
[59:55] and reflect our continued
[59:56] effort to work alongside the
[59:58] community throughout this
[59:59] process. We respectfully ask
[1:00:00] for your approval at third
[1:00:02] reading tonight. Thank you.
[1:00:10] Thank you. Next is ronnie greer.
[1:00:13] speaking regarding chime that
[1:00:15] choose how you move referendum
[1:00:19] and transportation plan in
[1:00:21] opposition. Go ahead sir.
[1:00:21] Thank
[1:00:23] you, MR. Vice mayor. Members of
[1:00:24] the council. My name is ronnie
[1:00:27] greer. I'm an alumni of this
[1:00:29] body, having served eight years.
[1:00:31] Yes, sir. The honorable ronnie
[1:00:33] greer. Welcome, sir. Yes.
[1:00:33] And I
[1:00:35] came to speak about the mayor's
[1:00:37] choose how you move project.
[1:00:40] I've just been. I've just been
[1:00:42] made aware that that project is
[1:00:44] going to move up edgehill
[1:00:46] avenue from 21st avenue to
[1:00:48] eighth avenue. Actually going
[1:00:50] to go around to chestnut. The
[1:00:53] plan is to turn that four lane
[1:00:55] road into a two lane road with
[1:00:59] bike bike protected bike lanes
[1:01:02] on either side. Tonight I asked
[1:01:04] an offer or encourage each of
[1:01:08] you to go out to edgehill
[1:01:12] avenue between 430 and 530 and
[1:01:14] try to come up from 21st and
[1:01:16] just go to eighth avenue as it
[1:01:17] is right now, where we got four
[1:01:19] lanes of traffic going in two
[1:01:21] in each direction. And think
[1:01:24] about changing that to one lane,
[1:01:26] going in each direction you've
[1:01:27] change. Made a ten minute trip
[1:01:29] from eighth avenue to
[1:01:31] vanderbilt, a 20 minute trip.
[1:01:33] Just because you narrowed the
[1:01:35] road. You would think that as
[1:01:38] we grow, we would like to cause
[1:01:40] our citizens to be able to move
[1:01:43] more freely. This plan, this
[1:01:46] design for the community, will
[1:01:48] cause us to bottleneck that no
[1:01:49] one right now, no one wants to
[1:01:50] go downtown because of the
[1:01:52] bottleneck. Now you're creating
[1:01:53] that same bottleneck in the
[1:01:55] south nashville side. Edgehill
[1:01:58] is a is a thruway. It's a
[1:02:01] connector between west end at
[1:02:04] 21st and murfreesboro road. The
[1:02:07] only other connector is
[1:02:08] wedgewood avenue. There are no
[1:02:10] other ways to get from 21st
[1:02:12] across town, and I thought the
[1:02:15] project is already. So I know
[1:02:16] 90% in this design phase
[1:02:18] already completed, but it
[1:02:20] doesn't have to be that way. I
[1:02:22] strongly encourage you to ride
[1:02:24] up edgehill. Check it out.
[1:02:25] Thank you. Thank you, MR. Greer.
[1:02:32] All right, next is kelly chang.
[1:02:33] Kelly will be followed by john
[1:02:36] bull and michael marra. MISS
[1:02:38] Chang is speaking regarding
[1:02:40] agenda item 64. This is
[1:02:43] ordinance 1498 in support. Go
[1:02:44] ahead.
[1:02:47] Hi. I am in support of
[1:02:48] this legislation, although I
[1:02:50] have to admit I do not have
[1:02:52] much faith that it will be
[1:02:53] effective because time after
[1:02:55] time after time, we have seen
[1:02:57] mmpd, along with the help of
[1:02:58] metro legal and the mayor's
[1:03:01] office, assist them in routing
[1:03:03] around, breaking legally
[1:03:04] implementing surveillance
[1:03:06] technology in our city. We saw
[1:03:08] this with sis, which, yes, came
[1:03:09] under john cooper and continued
[1:03:11] for a little while under mayor
[1:03:13] o'connell. They then brought a
[1:03:14] new contract back to continue
[1:03:16] surveilling us with fuzes and
[1:03:17] aggregating all of our data
[1:03:20] into a single pane of glass. We
[1:03:23] saw this within MAY, the start
[1:03:25] of the skydio drone trial
[1:03:27] program, which most council
[1:03:28] members did not know about when
[1:03:30] it happened. Again, as trina
[1:03:31] said, nothing in writing. I
[1:03:33] don't need to read you all the
[1:03:35] exemptions or why people don't
[1:03:37] believe that this fits into
[1:03:39] that exemption. As trina said,
[1:03:40] there are plenty of things you
[1:03:42] can pull the information
[1:03:43] yurself. I'll email you a csv.
[1:03:45] Of all the reasons why these
[1:03:47] drones have been used to spy on
[1:03:48] our neighbors, these are not
[1:03:50] all emergencies. Are there some
[1:03:51] emergencies in there? Sure, but
[1:03:54] there are things like suicidal.
[1:03:56] So I guess if someone in our
[1:03:57] city is going through a mental
[1:03:58] health crisis and is thinking
[1:04:00] about committing suicide, they
[1:04:01] now get a drone to show up to
[1:04:03] them. That is not what we need.
[1:04:05] That is not safety. And while
[1:04:07] this was happening, I was
[1:04:08] alerted last week by someone
[1:04:09] from another state who was
[1:04:11] doing their own research on
[1:04:12] what their police department is
[1:04:14] using and how they're abusing
[1:04:16] flock, and found out that mpd
[1:04:18] has been using side door access
[1:04:19] completely unapproved by you
[1:04:21] all, and has run more than 1000
[1:04:23] flock searches through their
[1:04:25] national database looking for
[1:04:27] information on nashvillians.
[1:04:28] That is not something that has
[1:04:29] been approved by this council.
[1:04:31] And as I said, time and time
[1:04:32] again, violating
[1:04:33] these things. They talk about
[1:04:35] building public trust, but
[1:04:36] there is no basis for public
[1:04:37] trust when they're constantly
[1:04:38] spying on us and not even
[1:04:40] coming to you all for the
[1:04:41] proper approval. If you all
[1:04:42] want to approve it, that is
[1:04:44] your purview. But you don't
[1:04:45] even get the chance to do that.
[1:04:47] And it's a pattern, and we're
[1:04:48] sick of it.
[1:04:50] Thank you. Next is
[1:04:56] john bull speaking on agenda as well, ordinance 1498
[1:04:58] in support. Go ahead sir.
[1:04:58] Thank
[1:05:01] you sir. I'm a registered voter,
[1:05:06] south nashville. I, I support
[1:05:08] the the ordinance in particular
[1:05:11] the proposed substitute. I'm
[1:05:13] impressed with the work the
[1:05:15] sponsors have done in working
[1:05:19] with this. I know too much
[1:05:24] about bureaucracies. I, I have
[1:05:27] I appreciate the effort that
[1:05:34] the. Kale and. And. Take care
[1:05:38] of our privacies. But this is
[1:05:41] the. These are hard times, to
[1:05:45] be sure. Yes, I support the
[1:05:49] proposed substitute. It's.
[1:05:51] We're watching this. Thank you.
[1:05:57] Thank you sir. Okay. Next is
[1:06:00] michael marra. Michael is a
[1:06:03] speaking regarding ordinance
[1:06:08] 1497. No. Right on read in
[1:06:09] opposition. Go ahead sir.
[1:06:09] Yes.
[1:06:11] And I won't be able to attend
[1:06:12] the SEPTEMBER reading. So thank
[1:06:14] you for taking the time today.
[1:06:15] My name is michael. I'm a
[1:06:17] resident hoa leader and I work
[1:06:18] on broadway in downtown
[1:06:19] nashville 5 to 7 nights a week.
[1:06:21] Safety and well-being of
[1:06:22] nashvillians and visitors is my
[1:06:25] life. I firmly believe this
[1:06:26] well-intentioned initiative
[1:06:27] will have the opposite effect,
[1:06:28] and it will make life and
[1:06:30] travel worse. And for both
[1:06:31] drivers and pedestrians, it
[1:06:33] will put more lives in danger.
[1:06:34] I also want to mention that the
[1:06:35] recent tragedy on broadway
[1:06:37] involved an individual going
[1:06:38] straight through a red light
[1:06:39] and not turning, so we should
[1:06:41] be wary before we use that for
[1:06:42] this initiative. Right on reds
[1:06:44] are essentially stop signs. You
[1:06:46] must come to a full stop and
[1:06:47] then turn right. No one would
[1:06:48] accuse stop signs of being
[1:06:50] deadly traffic initiatives.
[1:06:51] What they do is help traffic
[1:06:54] flow, and if you stop that, you
[1:06:55] will have more congestion,
[1:06:57] irritated drivers, and busier
[1:06:59] and more dangerous streets.
[1:07:01] There is a 2020 nih study on
[1:07:03] the relation between congestion
[1:07:05] and traffic accidents, which
[1:07:07] came to the same conclusion
[1:07:09] that, and I quote, managing
[1:07:11] traffic to avoid higher levels
[1:07:12] of congestion would have the
[1:07:14] greatest impact on reducing
[1:07:16] accident occurrence. I lived
[1:07:18] through the the attempt at the
[1:07:20] bus lane on broadway, which
[1:07:21] turned a five minute drive into
[1:07:23] a 35 minute traffic nightmare.
[1:07:25] It increased traffic by 800%.
[1:07:27] It made life worse for wildlife.
[1:07:30] Try it. So in closing, I think
[1:07:32] we all have the shared goal to
[1:07:35] make our roads and roads safe
[1:07:36] for residents and visitors,
[1:07:39] drivers and pedestrians. If we
[1:07:40] want to reduce accident
[1:07:42] occurrence, I believe we must
[1:07:43] avoid and rethink bills like
[1:07:45] the no right on red initiative,
[1:07:46] which will not achieve our
[1:07:48] shared goal. Thank you.
[1:07:49] Thank
[1:07:53] you. All right. Next is
[1:07:56] benjamin davis speaking on
[1:08:01] agenda item 64, ordinance 1498
[1:08:02] speaking in support. Go ahead.
[1:08:04] Good evening. Councilors or
[1:08:06] council members. As many of you
[1:08:08] know, the drone program ws
[1:08:10] started without any
[1:08:11] authorization from this council
[1:08:15] or any other because they said
[1:08:17] that they were given free and
[1:08:20] no contract drones by bypassing
[1:08:21] all of our local elected
[1:08:23] officials, mpd has shown a
[1:08:24] blatant disregard for the
[1:08:26] citizens of this city, and it's
[1:08:27] just one in a long list of
[1:08:29] their unwillingness to respect
[1:08:30] the rule of law and the rights
[1:08:32] of those that live here. By
[1:08:33] voting against this bill, you
[1:08:35] will be giving mpd and the
[1:08:37] corporations that supply the
[1:08:38] technology unfettered access to
[1:08:42] patrol our skies and to spy on
[1:08:43] our citizens. The people of
[1:08:45] nashville are sick of being
[1:08:46] recorded without their consent,
[1:08:48] and of having their privacy
[1:08:50] revoked. Please do not give
[1:08:53] them yet another tool to invade
[1:08:55] our lives. I would encourage
[1:08:57] all of you to educate yourself
[1:08:59] about this technology and
[1:09:00] surveillance technology in
[1:09:01] general. If you don't
[1:09:02] understand what end to end
[1:09:03] encryption is, or you think
[1:09:05] that you understand it better
[1:09:06] than those that are providing
[1:09:08] this technology, then you are
[1:09:10] incorrect. If you think that
[1:09:11] mpd understands it better than
[1:09:13] those that are supplied, that
[1:09:14] are creating and supplying this
[1:09:16] technology, you are incorrect.
[1:09:18] Please educate yourselves
[1:09:19] before you vote on this bill.
[1:09:21] Thank you.
[1:09:24] Thank you. All right.
[1:09:25] We have just shy of four
[1:09:27] minutes of recess time. So we
[1:09:30] have two folks on our waiting
[1:09:34] list. First is a man in hall
[1:09:36] speaking regarding agenda item
[1:09:40] 64, ordinance 1498 in support.
[1:09:42] Go ahead, MR. Hall.
[1:09:43] Hey, I've
[1:09:45] already spoken on this
[1:09:46] legislation. Well, I guess
[1:09:48] before it existed, I brought to
[1:09:49] you all the issue of these
[1:09:52] drones bypassing council and
[1:09:53] not going through the proper
[1:09:56] channels, you know, the proper
[1:09:58] channels. And so I'm in support
[1:09:59] of this legislation in support
[1:10:00] of the substitute. Also would
[1:10:03] love to touch on just how you
[1:10:06] move strong support of that. I
[1:10:08] was at a community meeting with
[1:10:10] the honorable rodney glenn
[1:10:13] greer at just last week, and it
[1:10:15] talked about there's a great
[1:10:18] presentation on why we should
[1:10:19] narrow, why we should reduce
[1:10:20] thelanes, why we should have a
[1:10:24] road diet on edgehill. The it
[1:10:26] doesn't it doesn't meet the
[1:10:28] needs of four lanes of traffic.
[1:10:32] It also. The goal is to make it
[1:10:33] safer, make it more accessible
[1:10:34] for people that are going to
[1:10:36] choose to walk, choose to bike.
[1:10:38] There is a between eighth and
[1:10:39] 12th where they're concerned.
[1:10:42] There is a school, actually
[1:10:43] multiple schools. There is
[1:10:45] parks, and then it's right
[1:10:48] across from thousands of units
[1:10:50] of housing. So making that a
[1:10:51] safer street for those
[1:10:52] individuals to cross, to
[1:10:54] interact with, to bike to and%
[1:10:56] frm narrowing. I mean,
[1:11:00] reducing the lanes also will
[1:11:01] encourage all the drivers that
[1:11:03] ultimately right now, the
[1:11:06] traffic is in between 430 and 6.
[1:11:08] Are people trying to avoid
[1:11:09] getting on the freeway or, you
[1:11:12] know, around the gulch area.
[1:11:14] And so it's like, let's get the
[1:11:15] people that are not his
[1:11:16] neighbors. Let's the people in
[1:11:17] edgehill, let's make it safer
[1:11:20] for them to get around and
[1:11:21] discourage people driving
[1:11:25] through their neighborhood.
[1:11:28] Also, you know, the bustling
[1:11:29] downtown last year, the bus
[1:11:31] pilot, you know, someone who
[1:11:34] often frequents going down
[1:11:35] nolensville, going down
[1:11:37] murfreesboro pike. It was an
[1:11:38] incredible improvement. It
[1:11:40] reduced times 30 plus minutes.%
[1:11:41] and I would love to see the
[1:11:44] data around 800%. Changes, but
[1:11:46] yeah. Thanks.
[1:11:48] all right. Next
[1:11:52] is casey abramson. Regarding
[1:11:55] being proactive with ice storms.
[1:11:57] Go ahead. Casey, you're
[1:11:58] recognized.
[1:11:59] Thank you very much.
[1:12:01] I just moved here about two
[1:12:03] weeks ago, and during that time,
[1:12:05] I've spoken to a lot of people
[1:12:07] in the city, and they told me
[1:12:09] about the very catastrophic ice
[1:12:12] storm last year, and I think
[1:12:14] the city would do very, very
[1:12:17] well in being more proactive in
[1:12:19] preventing things like this.
[1:12:21] It's much more affordable to
[1:12:24] the taxpayers in terms
[1:12:26] making sure that the trees stay
[1:12:27] healthy, lessening their
[1:12:28] chances of collapsing and
[1:12:30] destroying power lines, also
[1:12:32] maintaining the soil. This
[1:12:34] would also help create jobs
[1:12:37] year round for residents in the
[1:12:40] city. And I understand I am not
[1:12:42] aware of the city's budget or
[1:12:44] the city's way of doing things,
[1:12:46] but as a private citizen of
[1:12:48] this city, I really look
[1:12:50] forward to working closely with
[1:12:54] all of you to, you know, making
[1:12:56] this not just a better city,
[1:12:58] but also a better state. Thank
[1:12:59] you everybody.
[1:12:59] Alrighty. Thank
[1:13:01] you, and welcome to nashville.
[1:13:02] All right. That concludes
[1:13:16] public comment. Next is section
[1:13:19] j of our agenda, our
[1:13:20] consolidated consent agenda,
[1:13:22] all resolutions and second and
[1:13:23] third reading ordinances on
[1:13:25] this agenda are included on the
[1:13:27] consent agenda, if recommended
[1:13:29] for approval unanimously by all
[1:13:30] committees to which the item
[1:13:31] was referred, items on the%
[1:13:33] consnt agenda will be voted on
[1:13:35] at a single time. The item
[1:13:36] number, along with the
[1:13:37] resolution and ordinance number
[1:13:38] of the items on the consent
[1:13:40] agenda will be read by me, and
[1:13:41] then members of the council MAY
[1:13:43] remove any item from the
[1:13:44] consent agenda by request
[1:13:46] before the consent agenda vote
[1:13:54] is taken. All righty. The first
[1:13:57] item, our first resolution
[1:14:00] proposed for consent is agenda
[1:14:07] item three, resolution
[1:14:11] 2026-2183. Agenda item four.
[1:14:17] Resolution 2026-2184. Agenda
[1:14:24] item five. Resolution 2026-2185.
[1:14:29] Agenda item six. Resolution
[1:14:33] 2026-2186. Agenda item seven.
[1:14:38] Resolution 2026. Dash 2187.
[1:14:43] Agenda item eight. Resolution
[1:14:47] 2026-2188. Agenda item ten.
[1:14:54] Resolution 2026-2190. Agenda
[1:15:01] item 11. Resolution 2026-2191.
[1:15:07] Agenda item 12. Resolution
[1:15:11] 2026-2192. Agenda item 13.
[1:15:17] Resolution 2026-2193. Agenda
[1:15:24] item 14. Resolution 2026-2194.
[1:15:30] Agenda item 15. Resolution
[1:15:33] 2026-2195. Agenda item 16.
[1:15:38] Resolution 2026-2196. Agenda
[1:15:46] item 17. Resolution 2026-2197.
[1:15:51] Agenda item 18. Resolution
[1:15:55] 2026-2198. Agenda item 19.
[1:16:00] Resolution 2026-2199. Agenda
[1:16:07] item 20. Resolution 2026-2200.
[1:16:12] Agenda item 21. Resolution
[1:16:16] 2026-2201. Agenda item 22.
[1:16:23] Resolution 2026-2202. Agenda
[1:16:31] item 23. Resolution 2026-2203.
[1:16:37] Agenda item 24. Resolution
[1:16:43] 2026-2204. Agenda item 25.
[1:16:49] Resolution 2026-2205. Agenda
[1:16:56] item 26. Resolution 2026-2206.
[1:17:02] Agenda item 27. Resolution
[1:17:05] 2026-2207. Agenda item 29.
[1:17:11] Resolution 2026-2209. Agenda
[1:17:17] item 30. Resolution 2026-2210.
[1:17:22] Agenda item 31. Resolution
[1:17:25] 2026-2211. Agenda item 32.
[1:17:31] Resolution 2026-2212. Agenda
[1:17:36] item 33. Resolution 2026. Dash
[1:17:40] 2213. Agenda item 34.
[1:17:45] resolution 2026-2214. Agenda
[1:17:50] item 35. Resolution 2026. Dash
[1:17:53] 2215. Agenda item 36.
[1:17:58] Resolution 2026-2216. Agenda
[1:18:05] item 37. Resolution 2026-2217.
[1:18:11] Agenda item 38. Resolution
[1:18:13] 2026-2218. Agenda item 39.
[1:18:19] Resolution 2026-2219. Agenda
[1:18:25] item 40. Resolution 2026. Dash
[1:18:31] 2220. Next for bills on second
[1:18:33] reading proposed for the
[1:18:35] consolidated consent agenda.
[1:18:38] First among those is agenda
[1:18:45] item 65, ordinance bl2026-1499.
[1:18:51] Agenda item 66 ordinance
[1:18:55] bl2026-1500. Agenda item 67
[1:19:00] ordinance bl2026-1501. Agenda
[1:19:09] item 68. Ordinance bl2026-1502.
[1:19:11] And then lastly, on second
[1:19:14] reading, agenda item 69,
[1:19:20] ordinance bl2026-1503. Now for
[1:19:21] bills on third reading proposed
[1:19:23] for the consnt agenda. First
[1:19:26] among those agenda item 70
[1:19:34] ordinance bl2026-1402. Agenda
[1:19:41] item 73 ordinance bl2026-1406.
[1:19:47] Agenda item 74 ordinance
[1:19:53] bl2026-1407. Agenda item 79
[1:19:58] ordinance bl2026-1430. Agenda
[1:20:06] item 80. Ordinance bl2026-1434.
[1:20:12] Agenda item 81 ordinance
[1:20:15] bl2026-1464. Agenda item 82
[1:20:21] ordinance bl2026-1465. Agenda
[1:20:29] item 83 ordinance bl2026-1468.
[1:20:35] Agenda item 84. Ordinance
[1:20:38] bl2026-1469. Agenda item 85.
[1:20:43] Ordinance bl2026-1470. Agenda
[1:20:50] item 86 ordinance bl2026-1471.
[1:20:56] Agenda item 87 ordinance
[1:20:58] bl2026-1472. Agenda item 88
[1:21:04] ordinance bl2026-1473. Agenda
[1:21:10] item 89 ordinance bl2026-1474.
[1:21:15] Agenda item 90 ordinance
[1:21:18] bl2026-1475. Agenda item 91
[1:21:24] ordinance bl2026-1476. Agenda
[1:21:32] item 92 ordinance bl2026-1477.
[1:21:37] Agenda item 93 ordinance
[1:21:41] bl2026-1478. Agenda item 96.
[1:21:46] Ordinance bl2026-1482. Agenda
[1:21:52] item 97. Ordinance bl2026-1483.
[1:21:58] agenda item 98 ordinance
[1:22:01] bl2026-1484. Agenda item 99
[1:22:06] ordinance bl2026-1485. Agenda
[1:22:13] item 100. Ordinance bl2026-1486.
[1:22:18] Agenda item 101. Ordinance
[1:22:22] bl2026-1487. Agenda item 102
[1:22:27] ordinance bl2026-1488. Agenda
[1:22:34] item 103. Ordinance bl2026-1492.
[1:22:39] Agenda item 104 ordinance
[1:22:42] bl2026-1492. Agenda item 105
[1:22:47] ordinance bl2026-1494. Agenda
[1:22:54] item 106. Ordinance bl2026-1495.
[1:22:57] And then lastly, agenda item
[1:23:04] 107, ordinance bl2026-1496. Do
[1:23:05] any items need to be removed
[1:23:08] from the consent agenda? If so,
[1:23:09] if members would please join
[1:23:14] the queue to request that. All
[1:23:19] right, council member coupon.
[1:23:21] You are recognized, sir.
[1:23:22] Thank
[1:23:25] you. MADAM PRESIDENT. Can we
[1:23:26] please remove item 16 for the
[1:23:29] purpose of an abstention?
[1:23:30] Okay.
[1:23:36] Agenda item 16, resolution 2196
[1:23:41] will be removed from consent.
[1:23:43] All right. Next, council member
[1:23:44] styles, you're recognized.
[1:23:46] Ma'am.
[1:23:48] Yes. If we could please
[1:23:51] take agenda item 73 and 74.
[1:23:51] Can
[1:23:53] you say the agenda item.
[1:23:54] Two,
[1:23:57] 2026, 1406 and 1407?
[1:23:58] Okay. 73
[1:24:08] and 74 okay. Okay. Agenda items
[1:24:11] 73 and 74. These are ordinances.
[1:24:15] 1406 and 1407 have been removed
[1:24:18] from consent. Next council
[1:24:20] member bo, you're recognized.
[1:24:20] Ma'am.
[1:24:21] Thank you so much. Vice
[1:24:23] mayor, can we please remove
[1:24:27] agenda item 40 hours 2026-2220
[1:24:33] and agenda item 88. Bl
[1:24:33] 2026-1473.
[1:24:34] Okay. Hang on.
[1:24:37] Agenda item 40, this is
[1:24:40] resolution 2220 will be removed
[1:24:42] from consent and then after
[1:24:43] agenda item 40. What was next?
[1:24:44] Please vote yes.
[1:24:46] Agenda item 88.
[1:24:47] Okay.
[1:24:49] Bl 2026-14.
[1:24:50] That's great.
[1:24:51] If y'all would give me the
[1:24:54] agenda number first, and then I
[1:24:55] will go there, and then I will
[1:24:56] actually share the ordinance
[1:24:58] number. That helps me because
[1:25:00] when you do two at a time and
[1:25:01] then you read the ordinance
[1:25:02] number, it makes it a little
[1:25:04] bit hard to get there. So thank
[1:25:09] you all. Okay. Agenda item 88,
[1:25:11] ordinance 1473 has been removed
[1:25:13] from consent. Thank you. Thank
[1:25:15] you, council member suara, you
[1:25:18] are recognized.
[1:25:19] Thank you, vice
[1:25:21] mayor. Agenda item number 39.
[1:25:26] Agenda item 39. Okay. That is
[1:25:29] resolution 2219. Yes. Will be
[1:25:34] removed from consent. All right.
[1:25:37] Is anyone else seeking to be
[1:25:38] recognized? Remove an item from
[1:25:40] consent. MISS Porterfield,
[1:25:45] you're recognized.
[1:25:46] Thank you,
[1:25:47] MADAM Vice mayor, I just want
[1:25:49] to confirm that agenda item
[1:25:52] number nine, 2081 is not on
[1:25:53] consent.
[1:25:54] Okay?
[1:25:54] And not that is
[1:25:55] not on consent.
[1:25:56] Okay? Yes.
[1:25:59] Agenda item nine is not on
[1:26:00] consent. That's correct.
[1:26:01] Council member styles, you're
[1:26:03] recognized again. Ma'am.
[1:26:03] Please
[1:26:04] forgive me. I left off agenda
[1:26:05] item 75.
[1:26:07] No worries. Agenda
[1:26:13] item 75. Which those are
[1:26:15] already off consent because
[1:26:17] there's a proposed amendment.
[1:26:20] So agenda item 75 and 76 are
[1:26:23] not on consent. That's okay.
[1:26:26] All right. MR. Clark, are all
[1:26:28] committee reports in for the
[1:26:30] items remaining on the consent
[1:26:31] agenda?
[1:26:31] Yes. All committee
[1:26:32] reports are in.
[1:26:33] Okay. Thank you,
[1:26:35] MR. Clark. Members, is there a
[1:26:36] motion for approval of the
[1:26:40] consent agenda? Okay. Properly
[1:26:41] moved and seconded. All in
[1:26:43] favor, say aye. All right.
[1:26:45] Council has passed all items on
[1:26:47] the consent agenda. We will now
[1:26:49] go back in agenda order for
[1:26:52] those items that were not on
[1:26:58] consent. All right. And first
[1:27:02] among those is agenda item one
[1:27:07] resolution 2026-2132. Sponsors
[1:27:08] tombs, evans, siegel, hill,
[1:27:10] benton and vo. This is a
[1:27:11] resolution accepting the terms
[1:27:13] of a cooperative purchasing
[1:27:15] master agreement with sweeping
[1:27:17] corporation of america, llc for
[1:27:18] street sweeping, sewer jetting
[1:27:20] and hydro excavation for the
[1:27:21] nashville department of
[1:27:24] transportation and multimodal
[1:27:25] infrastructure. MISS Tombs,
[1:27:26] your recognized.
[1:27:26] Thank you,
[1:27:28] MADAM Vice mayor. Committee
[1:27:29] reports. Budget and finance
[1:27:31] voted to recommend approval as
[1:27:33] amended. 11 in favor, zero
[1:27:35] against zero not voting.
[1:27:35] Thank
[1:27:37] you, MADAM Chair, and for the
[1:27:38] report of the transportation
[1:27:39] and infrastructure committee
[1:27:41] chair evan siegel. You're
[1:27:42] recognized the.
[1:27:42] Transportation
[1:27:43] and infrastructure committee
[1:27:45] recommended approval of the
[1:27:46] amendment ten in favor, zero
[1:27:47] against zero not voting and to
[1:27:48] approve, as amended, ten in
[1:27:50] favor, zero against zero not
[1:27:50] voting.
[1:27:53] All righty. With that,
[1:27:55] it is back to you for a motion
[1:27:56] to get the bill before us. MISS
[1:27:58] Tombs. I'm sorry, MISS Tombs.
[1:27:59] Move for approval.
[1:28:00] All right.
[1:28:04] Is there a second? Okay, we're
[1:28:05] on to discussion. And first in
[1:28:06] the queue is councilmember
[1:28:08] allen. You're recognized. Thank
[1:28:09] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'd like
[1:28:10] to move the amendment, please.
[1:28:11] All right. Is there a second?
[1:28:13] Go ahead. Anything you want to
[1:28:14] share about a brief explanation?
[1:28:16] This just adds an audit policy
[1:28:18] that that worked with jd lane
[1:28:20] to get formalized and
[1:28:21] appreciate the work that he did
[1:28:23] to make that be part of this
[1:28:26] bill. All right. MISS Hancock,
[1:28:27] do you seek to be recognized on
[1:28:30] the amendment specifically?
[1:28:32] Okay. Is there any further
[1:28:33] discussion on the motion to
[1:28:36] amend? All right. Seeing none.
[1:28:37] All in favor of the amendment,
[1:28:38] please say aye. Aye. Any voting
[1:28:40] no or abstaining?Okay. With
[1:28:42] that, MR. Holmes, it's your
[1:28:43] intent to renew.
[1:28:44] Move for
[1:28:45] approval, as amended.
[1:28:45] All right.
[1:28:48] Thank you. Properly seconded.
[1:28:50] Discussion continues. And then
[1:28:51] first in the queue is council
[1:28:53] member hancock. You're.
[1:28:53] Thank
[1:28:55] you for recognizing me. I was
[1:28:57] wondering if this agreement
[1:28:58] would replace the street
[1:29:01] sweepers that we have purchased,
[1:29:03] including the four named. In
[1:29:06] debris and do something. And we
[1:29:08] had such a great public input
[1:29:10] in naming the street sweepers
[1:29:12] that I was just going to be
[1:29:13] disappointed if they were now
[1:29:14] out of work.
[1:29:15] I think those are
[1:29:17] bike lanes, specific sweepers,
[1:29:18] MISS Hancock. So I.
[1:29:19] Really tiny
[1:29:20] mini sweepers.
[1:29:21] Yes, they are
[1:29:21] skinny.
[1:29:22] Thank you for the
[1:29:23] education.
[1:29:25] Yes. Okay. Anyone
[1:29:27] else? A sponsor on the bill
[1:29:29] wanting to be recognized to
[1:29:30] explain anything further with
[1:29:32] MISS Hancock's question. Seeing
[1:29:34] none, is there any further
[1:29:35] discussion on this motion to
[1:29:37] approve this resolution as
[1:29:40] amended? Seeing none. All in
[1:29:41] favor, please say aye. Any
[1:29:44] voting no or abstaining? All
[1:29:46] right. You have adopted this
[1:29:50] resolution, as amended, and
[1:29:52] dismembering and demon brewin
[1:29:55] or however we say it is a very
[1:29:59] safe sweeping our bike lanes.
[1:30:02] Demon run. Okay. All right,
[1:30:04] moving on. Agenda item two.
[1:30:09] Resolution 2026-2135. Sponsor
[1:30:11] tombs. Swara allen and coupon.
[1:30:13] This is a resolution approving
[1:30:14] an intergovernmental project
[1:30:15] agreement
[1:30:16] metropolitan government of
[1:30:17] nashville and davidson county
[1:30:19] and the convention center
[1:30:19] authority of the metro
[1:30:20] government of nashville and
[1:30:22] davidson county relating to the
[1:30:24] financing and refinancing of
[1:30:27] the music city center. Council
[1:30:29] member tombs, you are
[1:30:30] recognized.
[1:30:30] Thank you, MADAM
[1:30:33] Vice mayor, committee report,
[1:30:34] budget and finance is already
[1:30:35] in.
[1:30:36] okay. Yes, that was
[1:30:38] submitted last time with ten
[1:30:41] zero and one. And so the
[1:30:42] current report would be from
[1:30:44] the ad hoc east bank committee
[1:30:46] chair evan siegel.
[1:30:47] The ad hoc
[1:30:49] east bank committee. Always a
[1:30:51] mouthful to say recommended
[1:30:53] approval for in favor three
[1:30:55] against and zero not voting.
[1:30:58] All right. With that it's back
[1:30:59] to you for a motion on your
[1:31:00] bill. MISS Tombs.
[1:31:01] Move for
[1:31:01] approval.
[1:31:02] All right. It's
[1:31:04] properly moved and seconded.
[1:31:07] And we are on to discussion.
[1:31:08] First in the queue is council
[1:31:09] member parker. You're
[1:31:11] recognized, sir.
[1:31:11] Thank you,
[1:31:14] vice mayor. I, I assumed this
[1:31:15] was going to be deferred to
[1:31:17] track with the ordinance, but I
[1:31:22] guess it's not. You know, my
[1:31:25] overall concern about this
[1:31:28] arrangement is how much money
[1:31:32] is bing directed toward a $1
[1:31:35] billion new convention center.
[1:31:38] It's widely recognized that the
[1:31:40] 2010 convention center
[1:31:41] arrangement kind of overegged
[1:31:46] the omelet, capturing tons of
[1:31:48] excess revenue in that
[1:31:51] structure, not allowing it to
[1:31:52] be utilized to improve
[1:31:53] nashville outside of the
[1:31:56] convention center. And I'm
[1:31:57] curious why we are doubling
[1:31:59] down on that model. You know,
[1:32:00] if you add up the revenue
[1:32:03] sources enumerated in this in
[1:32:06] this agreement with a very
[1:32:07] conservative growth projections,
[1:32:09] we're looking at about $6
[1:32:12] billion in revenue. I would say
[1:32:13] that if these revenues are
[1:32:15] growing at 1 to 2%, as
[1:32:16] projected by finance, that
[1:32:18] would be like the most
[1:32:19] disastrous economy you could
[1:32:20] possibly imagine for nashville
[1:32:22] across the life of this deal.
[1:32:24] That also assumes that there is
[1:32:26] no growth in hotel occupancy
[1:32:28] because we're building a
[1:32:31] convention center. So
[1:32:32] realistically, those $6 billion
[1:32:34] that that finance is projecting
[1:32:38] out is more likely to be 8 or
[1:32:40] $9 billion. This is to build a
[1:32:41] $1 billion new convention
[1:32:43] center. I'm afraid that we are
[1:32:44] doubling down on the mistakes
[1:32:46] of the past here. And I really
[1:32:47] just can't support this. And I
[1:32:48] would encourage my colleagues
[1:32:50] to vote no as well.
[1:32:51] All right.
[1:32:54] Next in the queue is council
[1:32:55] member evan siegel. You're
[1:33:00] recognized I.
[1:33:02] Court thank you,
[1:33:05] MADAM PRESIDENT. I, I rise I, I
[1:33:08] think what we have seen since
[1:33:09] the convention center deal was
[1:33:11] passed is a significant amount
[1:33:12] of excess funds sitting over at
[1:33:14] the convention center. And as a
[1:33:16] city, we've had to go to the
[1:33:18] convention center during budget
[1:33:20] crises with hat in hand, and
[1:33:22] beg for them to make us whole
[1:33:23] with our own money. So I think
[1:33:26] my colleague raises a valid
[1:33:28] points. I would say that this
[1:33:30] deal in many ways makes that
[1:33:31] worse, because instead of us
[1:33:34] being able to go back, hat in
[1:33:35] hand for those funds to make
[1:33:37] our budget hole, those funds
[1:33:39] are actually going into a state
[1:33:40] administered grant program
[1:33:43] which will provide tax relief
[1:33:44] only to businesses within the
[1:33:47] tdc. And I think if you sat
[1:33:48] down most nashvillians today
[1:33:52] and you said, would you like to
[1:33:55] help prop up just just broadway
[1:33:57] businesses after the tax raise?
[1:33:59] We had to do so that we can
[1:34:01] build a bigger convention
[1:34:03] center and do that all at once.
[1:34:05] I think most of them would be
[1:34:06] appalled, because what we hear
[1:34:08] over and over and over again
[1:34:10] from our constituents is that
[1:34:12] there is a lot of money
[1:34:13] downtown, and people out in the
[1:34:15] county don't feel the benefit
[1:34:17] of that money. That money stays
[1:34:18] downtown. And now it's not only
[1:34:20] going to stay downtown, but the
[1:34:23] downtown participants will not
[1:34:25] be paying the same taxes as
[1:34:27] everybody else. And that's
[1:34:29] welfare. It's corporate welfare
[1:34:32] that we as a city are agreeing
[1:34:34] to with this deal and with this
[1:34:36] refinancing scheme. And and I
[1:34:38] can't in good conscience vote
[1:34:39] for that. I'm sure this will
[1:34:41] pass tonight. And I'm sure many
[1:34:42] people in here will decide they
[1:34:44] can support that. But I cannot
[1:34:47] sit here and support our
[1:34:49] tourist dollars, our residents
[1:34:50] dollars, people's hardworking
[1:34:53] dollars going to prop up very
[1:34:55] profitable businesses when we
[1:34:58] can't even prop up residents in
[1:35:00] need, because the state law
[1:35:03] doesn't allow us to do that.
[1:35:05] All right, next in the queue is
[1:35:06] council member styles. You're
[1:35:09] recognized, ma'am.
[1:35:09] Thank you
[1:35:14] very much. I can't say that I
[1:35:18] am in love with this deal.
[1:35:22] However, I do think that
[1:35:23] there's this perception that
[1:35:26] the businesses downtown that
[1:35:28] make up the majority of our
[1:35:31] budget were somehow giving
[1:35:35] cutting them a break, when
[1:35:36] really the break is money that
[1:35:38] we are supposed to be
[1:35:39] distributing across the entire
[1:35:40] county. I think part of our
[1:35:42] problem is that we don't turn
[1:35:43] around and distribute it
[1:35:45] equitably across the entire
[1:35:49] county when we have it. So yes,
[1:35:51] this is uncomfortable. Sounds
[1:35:52] like it might not be the
[1:35:53] greatest deal. We were
[1:35:55] certainly in a position like
[1:35:57] this last term when we were
[1:35:58] having a conversation about the
[1:35:59] stadium, but that other deal
[1:36:03] was horrible and the new one is
[1:36:05] better. I'm going to vote yes
[1:36:07] for this being
[1:36:08] but I know that our bars
[1:36:09] downtown and our businesses
[1:36:11] downtown, they are helping us
[1:36:12] make money that goes to our
[1:36:13] programing. So we're not
[1:36:15] cutting people a break because
[1:36:17] of those businesses go away. We
[1:36:19] will suffer as a whole city,
[1:36:21] and I'm not sure why we don't
[1:36:22] see that, because if they close,
[1:36:24] what businesses then produce
[1:36:26] that money for us to provide
[1:36:28] any programing for anyone.
[1:36:30] Thank you.
[1:36:31] Thank you, MISS
[1:36:34] Styles. Next in the queue is
[1:36:35] council member tombs. MADAM
[1:36:37] Chair, you recognized.
[1:36:37] Thank
[1:36:40] you, MADAM Vice mayor. I stand
[1:36:42] in of this legislation.
[1:36:44] I understand that there are
[1:36:47] concerns regarding the amount
[1:36:48] of money that circulates
[1:36:50] downtown. I will say that we
[1:36:52] have always gotten money from
[1:37:00] the rtdzztd. Oh my gosh, tdz. I
[1:37:01] we we've always gotten the base
[1:37:03] amount that has always come
[1:37:04] back into the general
[1:37:05] there is a net benefit
[1:37:09] financial benefit to metro with
[1:37:12] the changes that have been made
[1:37:14] to the stat law, we still have
[1:37:15] the same revenue sources. It's
[1:37:17] still essentially the same set
[1:37:18] up because that's what the
[1:37:20] state law is. We can't change
[1:37:22] state law. We were able,
[1:37:24] through the changes in this
[1:37:26] recent session, we've been we
[1:37:29] can remove the backstop that we
[1:37:30] have that puts metro on the
[1:37:32] hook for the bonds, for the
[1:37:34] convention center, for the omni
[1:37:35] hotel. We can remove that
[1:37:38] backstop that increases our
[1:37:39] capacity to do the affordable
[1:37:40] housing bonds that we've been
[1:37:43] wanting to do. So it is a net
[1:37:46] benefit for metro. I get it,
[1:37:48] folks. I want to see money
[1:37:50] circulating downtown, but I
[1:37:51] actually have to agree with
[1:37:53] COUNCILWOMAN Styles that the
[1:37:56] money, the money that we make
[1:37:58] downtown benefits the city as a
[1:38:00] whole and helps us to fund the
[1:38:02] things that we fund. A
[1:38:03] significant portion of, of what
[1:38:05] we fund comes from downtown. So
[1:38:08] this is a, a win win for metro,
[1:38:09] and I encourage my colleagues
[1:38:11] to support it.
[1:38:12] Thank you, MISS
[1:38:14] Tombs. Next in the queue,
[1:38:14] councilmember johnson, you're
[1:38:15] recognized ma'am. Previous
[1:38:18] question. All right.
[1:38:19] Councilmember johnson has
[1:38:22] called the previous question.
[1:38:23] This is a non-debatable motion.
[1:38:26] It requires two thirds of those
[1:38:28] voting in the affirmative to
[1:38:31] end debate. We'll try it first
[1:38:34] by voice. Again, remember, it's
[1:38:36] number, not volume. If I can
[1:38:38] ascertain, it will go to the
[1:38:40] machine. If you are in favor.
[1:38:41] The previous question you want
[1:38:43] to end debate. Favor of
[1:38:44] the previous question, please
[1:38:48] say aye. All against calling
[1:38:52] the question. Please say no.
[1:38:55] Okay. MR. Clerk, would you
[1:38:57] please put that on the board,
[1:39:01] please, sir? I think there was
[1:39:03] a little volume action
[1:39:05] happening over here, but in an
[1:39:22] abundance of caution.
[1:39:36] MR. Clerk,
[1:39:40] please show the vote. Okay. The
[1:39:41] motion to call the question has
[1:39:42] failed. It does require two
[1:39:44] thirds of those voting, with 24
[1:39:48] voting in favor, 13 against.
[1:39:50] All right. So debate continues.
[1:39:52] Next in the queue is council
[1:39:54] member suara. You're recognized
[1:39:57] ma'am.
[1:39:59] Thank you, vice mayor. I
[1:40:01] rise in support of this bill. A
[1:40:03] lot of conversation went in in
[1:40:04] budget yesterday. And also I
[1:40:07] hear the concerns from my
[1:40:08] colleagues and the skepticism
[1:40:10] about what this does and the
[1:40:12] money. But for those that were
[1:40:13] in finance yesterday, a couple
[1:40:14] of things were discussed, and
[1:40:17] that was the fact that the
[1:40:18] housing, social housing bond
[1:40:19] that we've been trying to do
[1:40:21] all this time, we will be able
[1:40:23] to do it because of the
[1:40:24] backstop. I shared before with
[1:40:27] many of you that the deal was
[1:40:28] like that when it started. It
[1:40:30] was not good to start with. I
[1:40:31] agree with my colleagues and we
[1:40:33] could have gone and make a
[1:40:34] better deal. We could have gone
[1:40:36] and asked for money to put
[1:40:37] elsewhere. We did not. But the
[1:40:39] deal that was in front of us is
[1:40:41] a deal that is in front of us
[1:40:43] now. I also want people to
[1:40:44] understand that when you're
[1:40:45] talking about sales tax, 7% of
[1:40:47] our sales tax belong to the
[1:40:50] state. Ours is only 2.75. And
[1:40:52] so if we're not, the state is
[1:40:54] allowing us to keep that in
[1:40:56] there, hotel taxes part of it.
[1:40:58] But the tax is a big part of it.
[1:40:59] and when we did the
[1:41:00] conversation with budget the
[1:41:02] other day, the finance also
[1:41:04] shows that because of this, we
[1:41:07] are getting net money into our
[1:41:08] general general fund as well.
[1:41:10] So it is a net benefit. We
[1:41:12] don't trust the state. We don't
[1:41:13] know how the money will be used.
[1:41:15] Yes, but I believe that
[1:41:16] yesterday we got a commitment
[1:41:18] from the finance director that
[1:41:21] when we save money and from not
[1:41:23] supporting this bond anymore,
[1:41:25] that we will be able to put
[1:41:26] that money in housing. We were
[1:41:28] also told, and we also asked
[1:41:31] that we have the opportunity to
[1:41:32] now distribute that 300 that
[1:41:34] we're not spending on the east
[1:41:35] bank to make sure that it goes
[1:41:37] all around the city, throughout
[1:41:38] the county. So we have the
[1:41:40] opportunity to do that. We've
[1:41:41] never been able to do that
[1:41:42] before. When we were in a
[1:41:45] financial crisis our first time,
[1:41:47] it took a lot for the director
[1:41:49] to be able to get 20 million
[1:41:50] out of that thing, because it
[1:41:52] was the state. Money was the
[1:41:53] way that it was drawn. I've
[1:41:55] always hoped that we would get
[1:41:56] money out of there. So for me,
[1:41:58] the fact that we're able to get
[1:42:00] 300 million out, I think is a
[1:42:02] win. I wish it's structured
[1:42:03] differently. Yes, I agree,
[1:42:04] maybe it should have been
[1:42:05] structured for housing or
[1:42:06] something else. I agree, but
[1:42:08] the fact that we can take that
[1:42:10] out, I want us to look at it as
[1:42:12] when we take it out and we're
[1:42:13] not using our money to fund
[1:42:14] these infrastructure, that
[1:42:15] money is now available for us
[1:42:17] to put wherever we deem it fit
[1:42:19] to, to, to put it in. And that
[1:42:21] backstop for anybody that is
[1:42:22] interested in funding and
[1:42:25] things like that, when you are
[1:42:26] backstopping somebody else
[1:42:28] bonds and debt, it means that
[1:42:30] if they don't pay it, we have
[1:42:32] to pay it. That is something
[1:42:33] that we should never sign up
[1:42:34] for. It's like guaranteeing
[1:42:36] your your kids car and then if
[1:42:38] they don't pay, you have to be
[1:42:39] on the hook for it. We don't
[1:42:41] want to do that. And so this is
[1:42:43] an opportunity for us to get
[1:42:45] out of that and not be the one
[1:42:46] signing up or responsible for
[1:42:48] the bond if it's not paid. So
[1:42:49] with all of that, yes, I'm
[1:42:51] skeptical, but we got the
[1:42:52] promise that we can move it
[1:42:53] somewhere else. And the fact
[1:42:55] that we'll be able to do all of
[1:42:57] this with that is the reason
[1:42:58] why I'm supporting it. Thank
[1:42:58] you.
[1:43:00] Thank you, MISS Suara.
[1:43:02] Next is council member
[1:43:03] porterfield. MADAM Pro tem,
[1:43:07] you're recognized.
[1:43:08] Thank you,
[1:43:09] vice mayor. I don't know if I'm
[1:43:12] rising in support or opposition.
[1:43:14] I've really struggled with this.
[1:43:17] And thank you to finance and
[1:43:19] director reed for spending so
[1:43:20] much time with me going going
[1:43:22] through this. I think we spent
[1:43:23] almost two hours going through
[1:43:25] this with a fine tooth comb,
[1:43:27] because I wanted to make sure
[1:43:28] that I considered ll things.
[1:43:30] There are things about this. I
[1:43:31] like things about it that I
[1:43:33] don't like, just want to be
[1:43:34] really transparent. But I think
[1:43:36] for something that is this big,
[1:43:37] like it's important that we get
[1:43:38] some of this information on the
[1:43:40] record so that our constituents
[1:43:41] can kind of know, like what
[1:43:43] we're dealing with here. I
[1:43:46] don't love the idea. I guess
[1:43:49] it's a both a benefit and the
[1:43:50] opposite of a benefit, whatever
[1:43:52] that word would be. The idea of
[1:43:54] like 300 million going to east
[1:43:57] bank. In essence, that frees up
[1:43:59] more money to do things like
[1:44:00] across the city. And we're
[1:44:02] saying that we want to be able
[1:44:03] to use those bonds to be able
[1:44:05] to get affordable housing,
[1:44:06] which is something that many of
[1:44:07] us want across the board is
[1:44:08] something that we've been
[1:44:10] advocating for. But it does
[1:44:11] feel like trickle down
[1:44:13] economics. It feels like, let's
[1:44:14] put money over here. Let's free
[1:44:16] up this money for east bank so
[1:44:17] that we can have money for
[1:44:18] other things. We know that's
[1:44:20] not going to be a dollar for
[1:44:22] dollar. So we know that that's
[1:44:23] not going to be 300 million
[1:44:24] that we're seeing going to
[1:44:26] these affordable housing bonds
[1:44:27] or going into neighborhoods. I
[1:44:28] do like that it's freeing up
[1:44:30] the backstop. I do like that it
[1:44:32] will free up money for the
[1:44:33] affordable housing bonds. I do
[1:44:34] have a concern that if we vote
[1:44:36] this down, the money just sits
[1:44:38] there and we're not getting the
[1:44:39] benefit out of it. I did ask
[1:44:41] questions about these taxes.
[1:44:43] Like, if we vote this down,
[1:44:44] like, can we use this tax money
[1:44:46] for something else? But these
[1:44:48] taxes, like the room occupancy
[1:44:49] tax and the rental car fee and%
[1:44:51] the hotel tax, these are taxes
[1:44:54] that are imposed by the state,
[1:44:56] meaning the state says where
[1:44:58] these tax dollars go. So we
[1:44:59] don't have the ability to come
[1:45:01] in and say, hey, we're going to
[1:45:03] use that for affordable housing,
[1:45:04] or we're going to use it for
[1:45:05] schools. Like we can't redirect
[1:45:08] those revenue streams elsewhere.
[1:45:11] So, you know, if we do vote it
[1:45:12] down, we're still we're not
[1:45:13] getting any benefit out of it.
[1:45:15] If we pass it, we at least get
[1:45:17] the benefit of the the 300
[1:45:18] million. And I don't want to
[1:45:20] say at least 300 million is a
[1:45:21] lot of money. That's like
[1:45:22] nothing to sneeze at. It's also
[1:45:26] some other benefits that we are
[1:45:27] looking at, like saving the
[1:45:29] general fund, the 91 million
[1:45:31] over the 16 years until 2043
[1:45:32] and preserving the capital
[1:45:36] spending plan. So I don't love
[1:45:38] it, but I do think that it
[1:45:41] gives us more benefit to pass
[1:45:44] it than if we don't pass it.
[1:45:46] I'm also concerned that if we
[1:45:48] vote it down, we still don't
[1:45:50] get we still can't allocate
[1:45:51] these funds the way that we
[1:45:53] want to allocate the funds.
[1:45:54] We're always talking about
[1:45:56] wanting to get money out of the
[1:45:57] convention center. This has
[1:45:58] been the only way that that
[1:46:00] we're going to be able to get
[1:46:02] meaningful dollars out of the
[1:46:03] out of the convention center.
[1:46:04] And lastly, I'm not convinced
[1:46:05] that the convention center
[1:46:06] needs expanding at this point.
[1:46:09] So I also have council member
[1:46:11] parker's concern there.
[1:46:11] Thank
[1:46:14] you, MISS Porterfield. Next in
[1:46:15] the queue is council member
[1:46:16] bradford. You're recognized sir.
[1:46:19] Thank you, vice mayor. When I
[1:46:21] ran in 2019, one of the things
[1:46:23] I ran on was the evils of the
[1:46:25] tdc and the amount of money
[1:46:26] that just stays downtown and
[1:46:28] doesn't come out into our
[1:46:31] neighborhoods. Tonight, I'm
[1:46:33] voting in favor of this because
[1:46:34] of the data thati've seen, the
[1:46:36] information I've seen, like
[1:46:38] we've heard tonight, the tdc
[1:46:40] was not really a positive thing
[1:46:42] for the city. There's a lot of
[1:46:43] money that we couldn't use. If
[1:46:45] we vote this down, there's
[1:46:47] still money we can't use.
[1:46:50] Vote this up, then we free up
[1:46:52] tax bond issuance. I don't like
[1:46:54] it when we have any deal that
[1:46:56] has a metro backstop.As was
[1:46:57] mentioned before, if something
[1:46:59] goes south, we, the taxpayers
[1:47:01] are responsible for paying that
[1:47:03] bill. This takes that
[1:47:04] responsibility off the
[1:47:05] taxpayers. That's a good thing.
[1:47:07] It frees up the ability for
[1:47:08] metro to issue bonds for
[1:47:09] capital projects elsewhere in
[1:47:11] the city, instead of the east
[1:47:13] bank. That's good for our
[1:47:15] communities outside of downtown.
[1:47:17] Is this the best deal we could
[1:47:18] have gotten? No. Is it perfect?
[1:47:20] No, but it is slightly better
[1:47:21] than what we had before, which
[1:47:22] was nothing. We are getting
[1:47:24] some benefit out of this for
[1:47:25] that. I'm willing to support
[1:47:27] this, considering my my
[1:47:30] previous opinions on this area.
[1:47:32] Thank you, MR. Bradford. Next
[1:47:33] in the queue, councilmember
[1:47:40] johnston yeah, there's no more
[1:47:41] left in that. No one else left
[1:47:44] in the queue. Alrighty. With
[1:47:48] that, and knowing that we have
[1:47:51] some no votes already declared
[1:47:55] from the floor, we will need to
[1:47:57] vote by machine as this is a
[1:47:59] resolution. So council or
[1:48:03] rather, MR. Clerk, would you
[1:48:20] please load the vote, sir?
[1:48:57] All
[1:48:58] votes in. MR. Clerk, please
[1:49:02] show the vote. All right.
[1:49:04] Council has adopted this
[1:49:06] resolution with 31 votes in
[1:49:09] favor, six votes against and
[1:49:14] zero abstentions. All right.
[1:49:18] next on the agenda is agenda
[1:49:24] item nine, resolution 2026-2189.
[1:49:26] Sponsors cortez and ellis. This
[1:49:28] is a resolution requesting that
[1:49:29] we go public transit, expand
[1:49:32] the journey pass program, or
[1:49:34] provide a similar low or fare
[1:49:37] free program to residents in
[1:49:40] the music city construction
[1:49:42] careers program. Council member
[1:49:43] cortez, you're recognized, sir.
[1:49:45] Thank you. Vice mayor.
[1:49:46] Committee reports, please.
[1:49:46] For
[1:49:47] the report of the
[1:49:47] transportation and
[1:49:48] infrastructure committee chair
[1:49:50] evan siegel, your recognized.
[1:49:51] Transportation and
[1:49:52] infrastructure committee
[1:49:53] recommended a one meeting
[1:49:54] deferral ten in favor, zero
[1:49:54] against zero.
[1:49:55] Not voting. Okay
[1:49:57] with that, MISTER Cortez, that
[1:49:59] is a mandatory deferral by rule
[1:50:01] 8.1. So that is deferred one
[1:50:02] meeting. This will be taken up
[1:50:05] again at the first meeting in
[1:50:10] SEPTEMBER. Next is agenda item
[1:50:14] 16, resolution 2026-2196.
[1:50:16] Sponsors vo tombs, welsh GOD
[1:50:18] ellis allen and suara. This is
[1:50:19] a resolution appropriating a
[1:50:23] total of $71,900 from the
[1:50:24] nashville public library to
[1:50:26] water walkers for the provision
[1:50:27] of free and high quality after
[1:50:29] school and summer programing
[1:50:30] through the libraries.
[1:50:33] Nashville after zone alliance and out of school
[1:50:35] time coordinating system
[1:50:36] council member vo. You're
[1:50:38] recognized, MADAM Chair.
[1:50:38] Thank
[1:50:40] you. Vice mayor. Committee
[1:50:41] reports. I can give mine.
[1:50:42] Yes,
[1:50:42] ma'am.
[1:50:43] You can. All right. The
[1:50:46] committee voted five in favor.
[1:50:48] Zero against zero not voting.
[1:50:50] All right. And for the report
[1:50:51] of the budget and finance
[1:50:53] committee, chair, tombs.
[1:50:53] Budget
[1:50:54] and finance voted to recommend
[1:50:56] approval. 11 in favor, zero
[1:50:57] against zero not voting.
[1:50:58] All
[1:51:01] right. Okay. With that, MISS
[1:51:02] Votes back to you for a motion.
[1:51:04] Motion to approve.
[1:51:05] Okay.
[1:51:07] There's a motion properly
[1:51:09] seconded. Is there any further
[1:51:12] discussion on this resolution?
[1:51:13] Seeing none. All in favor,
[1:51:16] please say aye. Any voting? No.
[1:51:18] Any abstaining? Okay. MR.
[1:51:21] Coupon, MR. Clerk, if you would
[1:51:22] please record him as abstention.
[1:51:26] Please, sir. All right. This
[1:51:29] resolution has been adopted.
[1:51:33] Okay. Next among our
[1:51:36] resolutions is agenda item 28.
[1:51:40] Resolution 2026-2208. Sponsors,
[1:51:42] tombs and evan siegel. This is
[1:51:43] resolution accepting the terms
[1:51:44] of a cooperative purchasing
[1:51:47] master agreement with altec
[1:51:48] industries, inc. For public
[1:51:51] utility equipment with related supplies for
[1:51:54] the nashville, dot MISS Tombs.
[1:51:55] You're recognized.
[1:51:56] Thank you.
[1:51:57] Withdraw.
[1:51:59] Okay. This resolution
[1:52:03] will be withdrawn. Or has been
[1:52:11] withdrawn. All right. Next is
[1:52:15] agenda item 39. Resolution
[1:52:17] 2026-2219. Sponsor. Suara.
[1:52:18] Gamble. Evans. Huffman. Stiles.
[1:52:20] Bradford. Ellis. Porterfield.
[1:52:21] Vo. Welsh. Johnston. Nash.
[1:52:22] Rutherford. Benedict. Ewing.
[1:52:24] Lee. Kap. Gad. Greg. Hancock
[1:52:26] and allen. This resolution,
[1:52:27] commending and honoring brenda
[1:52:29] nguyen upon her retirement from
[1:52:31] the office of the davidson
[1:52:33] county clerk council member
[1:52:37] suara, you are
[1:52:38] thank you. Vice mayor.
[1:52:39] Committee reports.
[1:52:40] Yes. For the
[1:52:41] report of the rules.
[1:52:43] Confirmations. Committee chair.
[1:52:44] Cash recognized. Sir.
[1:52:45] We voted
[1:52:46] to approve seven in favor, zero
[1:52:47] against. They were not voting.
[1:52:49] All right, back to you, MISS
[1:52:49] Suara.
[1:52:51] Thank you. I'd like to
[1:52:52] renew my motion. And I want to
[1:52:54] add 12.3 to it. And then a
[1:52:55] brief explanation of brief
[1:52:56] comments.
[1:52:57] Okay. So there is a
[1:53:00] motion to approve with three
[1:53:01] applied such that all members
[1:53:03] voting in the affirmative will
[1:53:06] be listed as co-sponsors. Is
[1:53:09] there a second for that motion?
[1:53:10] All right. Go ahead, ma'am.
[1:53:12] Thank you. Vice mayor. This is
[1:53:15] a very important one for me. I
[1:53:17] know, I mean, you can tell by
[1:53:18] the co-sponsors that we have
[1:53:19] already. MISS Brenda has
[1:53:21] touched a lot of people in this
[1:53:23] city with the work that she did
[1:53:24] as the county clerk. She was
[1:53:25] the first african american
[1:53:27] woman to be a constitutional
[1:53:28] officer, and she's brought a
[1:53:30] lot of changes to that office
[1:53:31] from using numbers to the kiosk.
[1:53:33] I mean, when you go into that
[1:53:34] office, it's it's working a
[1:53:37] whole lot better. But what I
[1:53:39] love MISS Brenda about is that
[1:53:40] all the community organizations
[1:53:42] that she's a part of and how
[1:53:44] much she actually love this
[1:53:45] city and how many things she's
[1:53:48] done, there's hardly anything
[1:53:49] important going on that she
[1:53:50] doesn't have a hand in, and
[1:53:52] she's usually one of those
[1:53:53] people that is in the
[1:53:54] background. You don't see her
[1:53:56] in the front a lot, but she
[1:53:57] does a whole lot for the
[1:53:59] community. And so it is my
[1:54:00] pleasure to bring this
[1:54:01] resolution to thank her for 14
[1:54:03] years of service in that office.
[1:54:04] I mean, she's done more. She
[1:54:06] continues to do more. And I
[1:54:07] know she will continue even
[1:54:08] after retirement. But I think
[1:54:10] it's worthwhile for us to just
[1:54:12] rise and thank somebody who was
[1:54:15] a servant leader and who opened
[1:54:16] the doors for so many and
[1:54:18] continues to serve in so many
[1:54:20] ways, not just in a public
[1:54:21] office, but throughout the city.
[1:54:22] And with that, I renew my
[1:54:23] motion.
[1:54:24] Thank you, MISS Suara.
[1:54:26] I appreciate you bringing this.
[1:54:28] Next in the queue is council
[1:54:30] member porterfield. MADAM Pro
[1:54:33] tem, you're recognized.
[1:54:33] Thank
[1:54:36] you, vice mayor. I actually got
[1:54:37] teary eyed listening to council
[1:54:39] member sawyer and getting ready
[1:54:42] to stand up and speak. The
[1:54:44] honorable brenda wynn has just
[1:54:46] been a force in her heart for
[1:54:48] this city and her service for
[1:54:50] this city. Like councilmember
[1:54:52] sawyer said, she has had her
[1:54:54] hands in so many things with
[1:54:56] regards to this city and has
[1:54:58] supported so many initiatives,
[1:54:59] so much of that behind the
[1:55:01] scenes. You MAY never see her
[1:55:03] face or her name on it, but her
[1:55:05] footprint is on it and she has
[1:55:06] her fingerprints on it, and she
[1:55:08] has touched just so many
[1:55:09] initiatives in this city. She
[1:55:12] truly is a statesman or
[1:55:14] stateswoman and knows how to
[1:55:16] work across the aisle and work
[1:55:18] with all people to just further
[1:55:22] the agenda of, of, of nashville
[1:55:24] and for the people of nashville.
[1:55:26] She is so dedicated to this
[1:55:28] position. She loves the service
[1:55:30] that she has done during her
[1:55:32] time in her tenure as the
[1:55:35] county clerk. She has made so
[1:55:37] many improvements to this
[1:55:38] office. Whenever you go to the
[1:55:40] office. I was just there
[1:55:41] recently. I had to get some
[1:55:43] tags and every time I'm down
[1:55:45] there, just the efficiency, the
[1:55:46] way that people are moving
[1:55:48] through the office quickly, how
[1:55:49] happy the employees are. And
[1:55:51] you could just see all of the
[1:55:52] improvements that she's made.
[1:55:53] So we just want to congratulate
[1:55:55] her on her retirement and just
[1:55:56] thank her for her service to
[1:55:57] the city.
[1:55:58] Thank you, MADAM Pro
[1:56:01] tem next council member
[1:56:01] benedict, you're recognized
[1:56:02] ma'am.
[1:56:04] Thank you, vice mayor.
[1:56:06] So I can't say anything better
[1:56:07] than what my colleagues have
[1:56:09] already said, but I do want to
[1:56:12] tell a quick story about our
[1:56:15] our about brenda. I'm just
[1:56:17] going to call her brenda here
[1:56:18] on the floor, the honorable
[1:56:21] brenda wynn. Long before I
[1:56:23] wanted to run for office, I
[1:56:25] asked a woman to marry me and
[1:56:28] she said yes. And then we went
[1:56:29] a few months later down to the
[1:56:31] county clerk's office to get
[1:56:33] the paperwork. And while we got
[1:56:35] the paperwork, I was my normal,%
[1:56:40] you know, rowdy self. And and
[1:56:41] there's brenda and she comes
[1:56:43] out and I, she said, you know,
[1:56:45] oh, so what are your plans? And,
[1:56:47] you know, just really engaged
[1:56:51] with me and, and I said, will
[1:56:53] you marry us? And she said,
[1:56:55] absolutely. And she said, when?
[1:56:57] And I said, oh, gosh, we got to
[1:56:58] pick a date. And we, my wife
[1:57:00] and I don't know if it's
[1:57:01] NOVEMBER 20th 1 or 26. We've
[1:57:03] got to write it down somewhere.
[1:57:04] We never know every year, but
[1:57:06] it's on the paperwork that she
[1:57:07] gave us and that she signed,
[1:57:11] and she went over to the. She,
[1:57:12] she said, where do you want to
[1:57:14] do it and when? And we said,
[1:57:15] how about the pedestrian bridge?
[1:57:16] And she said, absolutely, I'll
[1:57:18] be there. Now. I was just a
[1:57:20] member of the public. I was not
[1:57:22] an elected official. I walked
[1:57:25] in her office and she said, I'm
[1:57:27] on it. Let's do it. And she
[1:57:28] went and she did it, and we've
[1:57:31] got photos. And it was just a,
[1:57:34] you know, we eloped, but brenda
[1:57:37] was there and that's who she is.
[1:57:40] And I'll, I'll forever be
[1:57:42] grateful for that memory. And,
[1:57:44] and of course, all of the work
[1:57:47] that she's done for the city
[1:57:49] and, you know, in her official
[1:57:50] capacity and in her other
[1:57:52] official capacities with the
[1:57:53] organizations with which she
[1:57:56] works. So thank you, brenda,
[1:57:58] kathleen murphy and I were
[1:57:59] texting, and so I wanted to
[1:58:01] invoke the murphy rule because
[1:58:04] I know she equally respects the
[1:58:05] honorable brenda wynne, but I
[1:58:07] know that council member suara
[1:58:10] already used our existing title
[1:58:13] for that. But in honor of the
[1:58:15] honorable kathleen murphy, I
[1:58:16] would like to invoke the murphy
[1:58:17] rule, but I don't know if
[1:58:21] anybody seconded the 13.2.
[1:58:21] So
[1:58:23] that was already a part of MISS
[1:58:25] Suarez initial motion, and it
[1:58:29] was properly seconded. So.
[1:58:29] Well,
[1:58:30] I've said my what I've said.
[1:58:33] and so if the honorable
[1:58:34] kathleen murphy is watching.
[1:58:35] Did kathleen threaten you by
[1:58:37] text and tell you if you didn't
[1:58:37] say it.
[1:58:39] Right, maybe that would
[1:58:40] be in in character.
[1:58:41] Thank you.
[1:58:44] Appreciate her authoring that
[1:58:47] rule during her time of service.
[1:58:50] So it is applied to this
[1:58:51] resolution. And thank you for
[1:58:53] sharing that story, MISS
[1:58:54] Benedict. Okay, councilmember.
[1:58:54] -
[1:58:56] you're recognized. Ma'am.
[1:58:56] Thank
[1:58:59] you so much, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:59:00] and I'm so glad I can continue
[1:59:02] on with councilmember
[1:59:04] benedict's love story, because
[1:59:06] today I had the greatest
[1:59:08] privilege of marrying a couple
[1:59:09] in my district. And we were
[1:59:11] talking about, you know, them
[1:59:12] going to the county clerk's
[1:59:13] office. And they were so
[1:59:15] excited to submit their
[1:59:17] marriage license. And I do want
[1:59:18] to thank the honorable brenda
[1:59:20] wynne for making sure that all
[1:59:23] the love that, you know,
[1:59:25] happens here in nashville is
[1:59:28] recorded. And it's been such a
[1:59:29] privilege. And I will say, you
[1:59:31] know, when I was running for
[1:59:32] office and she was always so
[1:59:34] kind and everywhere you see her
[1:59:35] in the city, wherever you are,
[1:59:37] whether official or not, she's
[1:59:38] always, I think, willing to
[1:59:39] help, always wanting to be a
[1:59:41] partner, always wanting to make
[1:59:43] sure that all of us, you know,
[1:59:45] can make sure that our city
[1:59:47] continues to be led by great
[1:59:48] people. And she has been such a
[1:59:50] great example to so many of us.
[1:59:52] So I just want to congratulate
[1:59:54] her on her retirement, and i
[1:59:56] love that. It's very fitting.
[1:59:58] Oh, that.
[2:00:00] You have a musical
[2:00:01] track.
[2:00:05] Yeah. Some that today on
[2:00:07] that we get to honor her in the
[2:00:09] chambers that we were able to
[2:00:10] also, you know, I was able to
[2:00:13] also marry a couple in the
[2:00:14] district. So thank you so much.
[2:00:17] Thank you. MISS. All right.
[2:00:20] That concludes our discussion.
[2:00:23] All in favor of this resolution,
[2:00:25] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:00:27] or abstaining? Of course not.%
[2:00:29] all right. Council has adopted
[2:00:33] this resolution. And again,
[2:00:33] congratulations to the
[2:00:36] honorable brenda wynne. Next is
[2:00:42] agenda item 40, resolution
[2:00:46] 2026-2220. Sponsors vo styles
[2:00:48] coupe and nash ad suara web.
[2:00:49] Truffle. Huffman. Tombs.
[2:00:51] Allison allen. This is a
[2:00:53] resolution recognizing the 40th
[2:00:54] anniversary of the master
[2:00:56] gardeners of davidson county
[2:00:58] council member vo. You are
[2:00:59] recognized, MADAM Chair.
[2:00:59] Thank
[2:01:01] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Can I
[2:01:03] have committee reports, please?
[2:01:04] Yes. For the report of the
[2:01:05] rules, confirmations and public
[2:01:07] elections committee chair. Cash.
[2:01:07] Go ahead.
[2:01:09] We voted to approve.
[2:01:10] Four in favor, zero against
[2:01:11] zero not voting.
[2:01:11] All right,
[2:01:12] back to you, MISS.
[2:01:13] Thank you.
[2:01:14] Motion to approve with a brief
[2:01:15] comment.
[2:01:16] Go ahead, ma'am.
[2:01:16] Thank
[2:01:18] you so much, colleagues. It's
[2:01:19] my pleasure to be able to
[2:01:21] celebrate this really special
[2:01:23] milestone, the 40th anniversary
[2:01:24] of the master gardeners of
[2:01:26] davidson county. For four
[2:01:27] decades, this wonderful
[2:01:28] organization has shared
[2:01:30] knowledge, encouraged a love of
[2:01:31] gardening, supported our
[2:01:32] community, and helped make
[2:01:34] middle tennessee a more
[2:01:35] beautiful place. This
[2:01:36] anniversary is really a
[2:01:38] wonderful opportunity to
[2:01:39] recognize the dedication and
[2:01:41] passion of all the volunteers,
[2:01:43] past and present, who have made
[2:01:44] the master gardeners such a
[2:01:47] valued part of our community.
[2:01:49] This past year, I had the
[2:01:50] privilege of being part of the
[2:01:51] most recent class, where you're
[2:01:52] trained with 40 hours of
[2:01:54] horticultural classes, and then
[2:01:56] you have 40 hours of volunteer
[2:01:58] community service. And I really
[2:01:59] encourage anyone in the
[2:02:00] community who's interested in
[2:02:01] applying to do that for the
[2:02:04] next master gardener class. And
[2:02:06] there's even, you know, more to
[2:02:07] look forward to this year. The
[2:02:08] master gardeners will have a
[2:02:10] beautiful butterfly exhibit at
[2:02:11] the nashville fair that's going
[2:02:12] to run from SEPTEMBER 11th
[2:02:14] through the 20th. And it's a
[2:02:15] wonderful chance for families
[2:02:17] and visitors to learn more
[2:02:18] about butterflies, gardening,
[2:02:20] and the importance of creating
[2:02:23] habitats that support beautiful
[2:02:24] pollinators. So under the
[2:02:26] leadership of amy dunlap and
[2:02:27] karen brown, I really just want
[2:02:28] to congratulate the master
[2:02:31] gardeners of davidson county on
[2:02:33] 40 remarkable years of service,
[2:02:34] and that MAY the next 40 be
[2:02:36] just as inspiring, educational
[2:02:38] and fun. So happy 40th
[2:02:39] anniversary to the master
[2:02:40] gardeners of davidson county.
[2:02:41] thank you.
[2:02:43] Thank you, MISS Foe.
[2:02:44] Council member. On to
[2:02:45] discussion. Council member
[2:02:47] hoffman. You're recognized sir.
[2:02:48] Just follow that up really
[2:02:50] quick. If you don't have
[2:02:51] pollinators on your property,
[2:02:54] why not? Thank you.
[2:02:55] Thank you,
[2:02:57] MR. Hoffman, for that important
[2:02:59] reminder. I'm sure the master
[2:03:00] gardeners appreciate it as much
[2:03:02] as we appreciate them. All
[2:03:04] right. Any further discussion?
[2:03:05] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:03:07] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:03:09] or abstaining? All right.
[2:03:10] Council has adopted this
[2:03:15] resolution. Next is agenda item
[2:03:19] l one, a late filed resolution
[2:03:22] without a number so far sponsor
[2:03:23] horton. This is resolution
[2:03:24] authorizing the director of
[2:03:27] public property or his designee
[2:03:29] to exercise option agreements
[2:03:31] for the purchase of a flood
[2:03:35] prone property located at 716
[2:03:38] height street for metro water
[2:03:40] services. Council member horton.
[2:03:42] You are recognized, sir.
[2:03:42] Thank
[2:03:43] you, vice mayor. I'd like to
[2:03:44] move to suspend the rules,
[2:03:45] please.
[2:03:49] Okay, chair. Cash, did
[2:03:51] you take up the MR. Horton's
[2:03:53] resolution regarding height
[2:03:54] street, sir?
[2:03:54] Yes, we did, and
[2:03:56] we approved the late filed
[2:03:58] nature four in favor, zero
[2:03:59] against zero. Not voting.
[2:03:59] All
[2:04:01] right. Having heard the report
[2:04:03] of chair cash, are there any
[2:04:04] objections to the suspension of
[2:04:06] the rules? Seeing none, the
[2:04:08] rules are suspended. Go ahead,
[2:04:08] MR. Horton.
[2:04:09] move for approval,
[2:04:10] please.
[2:04:12] Is there a second? Okay.
[2:04:14] Is there any discussion? Seeing
[2:04:16] none. All in favor, please say
[2:04:18] aye. Any voting? No or
[2:04:20] abstaining? All right. Council
[2:04:28] has adopted this resolution.
[2:04:32] All right. Okay. Section m of
[2:04:33] our agenda is bills on
[2:04:34] introduction and first reading.
[2:04:36] By rule, all items on first
[2:04:37] reading shall be voted on at
[2:04:39] the same time, unless requested
[2:04:40] otherwise, by a primary sponsor
[2:04:43] or by two other members. Do any
[2:04:44] items need to be removed from
[2:04:47] the collective first reading
[2:04:52] vote? Seeing none. Is there a
[2:04:53] motion for approval of all
[2:04:55] items on first consideration?
[2:04:57] Okay. Properly seconded.
[2:04:59] Without objection, you have
[2:05:01] approved all items on first
[2:05:11] reading. All right. Next is
[2:05:13] agenda section n. We have two
[2:05:17] late bills numbered first in
[2:05:22] one an ordinance sponsor coupon
[2:05:24] that approves an access
[2:05:26] easement agreement between the
[2:05:27] metropolitan government of
[2:05:28] nashville and davidson county
[2:05:29] through the department of water
[2:05:33] and sewerage services and mplx
[2:05:35] terminals, llc for a permanent
[2:05:37] easement. Councilmember.You're
[2:05:37] recognized sir.
[2:05:38] Thank you,
[2:05:39] MADAM PRESIDENT. Move to
[2:05:40] suspend the rules, please.
[2:05:41] All
[2:05:44] right, council member cash, you
[2:05:46] are recognized, sr, on the
[2:05:48] late filed nature.
[2:05:50] We went we
[2:05:51] voted to approve the late filed
[2:05:53] nature four in favor zero
[2:05:54] against zero not voting.
[2:05:54] Okay.
[2:05:55] Members having heard the report
[2:05:57] of chair cash, is there any
[2:05:58] objection to the suspension of
[2:06:01] the rules? Seeing none, the
[2:06:03] rules are suspended, MR. Corbyn.
[2:06:04] Go ahead.
[2:06:05] Thank you. Move.
[2:06:05] Approval, please.
[2:06:06] Is there a
[2:06:08] second? Okay. There's a motion
[2:06:08] -
[2:06:10] to approve. It's properly
[2:06:11] seconded. Is there any
[2:06:14] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:06:16] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:06:18] voting? No or abstaining? All
[2:06:20] right. This ordinance has now
[2:06:24] passed its first reading. Next
[2:06:27] is agenda item n two. Sponsor
[2:06:30] tombs. This is an ordinance
[2:06:32] authorizing the rounding of ad
[2:06:34] valorem property tax amounts
[2:06:35] and central business
[2:06:37] improvement district. Special
[2:06:38] assessment amounts to the
[2:06:41] nearest dollar. Council member
[2:06:43] tombs, you are recognized.
[2:06:44] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[2:06:46] Request to suspend the rules.
[2:06:49] All right, council member, cash
[2:06:50] for your report, please. Sir,
[2:06:51] on the late filed nature.
[2:06:51] We
[2:06:53] did hear it. We approved the
[2:06:55] late filed nature four in favor,
[2:06:56] zero against zero not voting
[2:06:56] right.
[2:06:57] Council members, having
[2:06:59] heard the report of chair cash
[2:07:00] on the late file nature, is
[2:07:02] there any objection to the
[2:07:05] suspension of the rules? Seeing
[2:07:06] none, the rules are suspended.
[2:07:07] Go ahead. MISS Tombs.
[2:07:08] Move for
[2:07:08] approval.
[2:07:10] Is there a second?
[2:07:12] Okay. It's properly moved and
[2:07:14] seconded. Is there any
[2:07:15] discussion on this bill now? On
[2:07:18] its first reading? Seeing none.
[2:07:20] all in favor please say aye.
[2:07:22] Any voting no or abstaining.
[2:07:23] All right. This ordinance has
[2:07:25] passed first of three
[2:07:28] readings. Next, we move on to
[2:07:30] bills. On second reading, a
[2:07:33] section of our agenda. First
[2:07:37] item is agenda item 62,
[2:07:41] ordinance bill 2026-1437.
[2:07:43] Sponsors web coupon. Evans,
[2:07:44] bradford, allen, ellis, benton
[2:07:45] and hancock. This is an
[2:07:47] ordinance requiring that all
[2:07:48] boards, commissions, committees
[2:07:49] and authorities of metropolitan
[2:07:50] government with financial
[2:07:53] authority or a fiduciary duty
[2:07:54] record and make publicly
[2:07:55] available the proceedings of
[2:07:57] their meetings. Council member
[2:08:04] webb, you are recognized, ma'am.
[2:08:07] Government. We got withdrawn.
[2:08:09] What you need to say that you
[2:08:10] are withdrawing it.
[2:08:11] I'm
[2:08:11] withdrawing it.
[2:08:12] Okay. Thank you
[2:08:15] ma'am. Okay. This bill has been
[2:08:16] withdrawn by the primary
[2:08:20] sponsor. Next is agenda item 63,
[2:08:25] ordinance bl 2026-1493.
[2:08:27] Sponsors, tombs and coupon.
[2:08:29] This is an ordinance amending
[2:08:30] certain sections of the metro
[2:08:33] code of laws relating to the
[2:08:35] apportionment, distribution and
[2:08:36] allocation of revenues from
[2:08:39] tourist accommodation taxes to
[2:08:41] comply with the provisions of
[2:08:45] chapter number 1079 of the 2026
[2:08:46] public acts of tennessee, and
[2:08:49] to extend the levy and
[2:08:50] collection of the additional
[2:08:52] hotel occupancy privilege tax
[2:08:54] in accordance with applicable
[2:08:59] state law. Okay, MISS Tombs,
[2:09:01] MADAM Chair, you are recognized.
[2:09:02] Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor.
[2:09:04] Committee report.
[2:09:05] Okay. We
[2:09:06] already have in the report of
[2:09:08] the budget and finance
[2:09:10] committee from last meeting 110
[2:09:12] and oh, and now for the report
[2:09:14] of the ad hoc east bank
[2:09:15] committee chair, evan siegel.
[2:09:18] You are recognized.
[2:09:19] The ad hoc
[2:09:21] east bank committee recommended
[2:09:23] approval for in favor three
[2:09:24] against and zero not voting.
[2:09:26] All right. Thank you, MADAM
[2:09:27] Chair. Okay, it's back to you,
[2:09:29] MISS Tombs, for a motion.
[2:09:29] Move
[2:09:30] for approval.
[2:09:32] Is there a second?
[2:09:33] Okay. It's properly moved and
[2:09:35] seconded, and we're on to
[2:09:36] discussion. First in the queue
[2:09:37] is council member parker.
[2:09:39] You're recognized, sir.
[2:09:39] Thank
[2:09:41] you, vice mayor. I just wanted
[2:09:42] to call attention to the fact
[2:09:44] that, you know, we talk a lot
[2:09:45] about the tourism development
[2:09:46] zone of the revenue sources
[2:09:47] that contribute to this
[2:09:51] convention funding. The tdc is
[2:09:53] not even half of that. And the
[2:09:56] state portion of the tdc is,
[2:09:57] you know, like a seven to to
[2:09:59] two ratio basically. So, you
[2:10:01] know, a lot of assertions are
[2:10:02] made about, you know, how much
[2:10:04] control the state should have
[2:10:05] based on their share of the tdc.
[2:10:07] But really the funding sources
[2:10:10] that we are reauthorizing with
[2:10:11] this proposed legislation make
[2:10:13] up the lion's share of the
[2:10:16] funding. These are county wide
[2:10:17] taxes that are levied within
[2:10:19] davidson county. There is no
[2:10:21] state portion of these, and
[2:10:23] these do make up the bulk of
[2:10:25] the financing that would go
[2:10:26] toward the convention center.
[2:10:29] And again, you know, the way
[2:10:31] that the state has it set up,
[2:10:33] the benefits of these funds are,
[2:10:34] in many cases, not in every
[2:10:36] case, but in many cses are
[2:10:37] restricted to a certain
[2:10:39] geographic area, which is the
[2:10:42] tdc. So we're collecting taxes.
[2:10:43] You stay in a hotel in
[2:10:44] goodlettsville and davidson
[2:10:46] county. You're paying taxes
[2:10:48] that will go to support the
[2:10:50] broadway bailout and the tdc,
[2:10:51] but not for a struggling
[2:10:53] business in goodlettsville. I
[2:10:54] just don't think it's fair. I
[2:10:56] think this is a terrible
[2:10:56] arrangement. I'll be voting
[2:10:57] against this.
[2:10:58] Right. Next in
[2:11:01] the queue is council. No. Is
[2:11:03] there any further discussion on
[2:11:06] this item that is on its second
[2:11:08] of three readings? Seeing none.
[2:11:11] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:11:17] Any voting? No. Okay. And any
[2:11:20] abstaining? Okay. Colleagues.
[2:11:22] This is on its second of three
[2:11:24] readings, hearing no votes and
[2:11:25] understanding that there will
[2:11:27] be on the third and final
[2:11:28] reading, we will go on the
[2:11:30] boards and record that vote.
[2:11:32] But the ayes have it at this
[2:11:34] juncture. And so this moves on
[2:11:35] to its third reading at our
[2:11:38] next meeting. Okay, next is
[2:11:40] agenda item 64. This is
[2:11:46] ordinance bl 2026-1498. Sponsor.
[2:11:47] Sepulveda. Horton. Benedict.
[2:11:49] Suarez. Welch. Gadzhiyevo.
[2:11:50] Porterfield. Harrell. Evans,
[2:11:52] siegel and parker. This is an
[2:11:56] ordinance amending section
[2:11:57] 13.08.080 of the metro code of
[2:11:59] laws, relative to the use of
[2:12:02] unmanned aircraft systems and
[2:12:04] surveillance technology.
[2:12:05] Council member sepulveda, you
[2:12:07] are recognized, ma'am.
[2:12:07] Thank
[2:12:09] you. Vice mayor. Committee
[2:12:10] reports.
[2:12:11] Okay. For the report
[2:12:12] of the public health and safety
[2:12:13] committee. Chair huffman.
[2:12:14] You're recognized, sir.
[2:12:15] Thank
[2:12:16] you, vice mayor. Public health
[2:12:18] and safety recommended this
[2:12:19] approved as substituted, as
[2:12:21] amended with the late file.
[2:12:22] Eight again or eight in favor,
[2:12:24] zero against zero not voting.
[2:12:30] Okay. All right. Right. Okay.
[2:12:32] That is it. Single committee
[2:12:33] report. And so then it's back
[2:12:35] to you, MISS Sepulveda, for a
[2:12:37] motion to get this bill before
[2:12:37] us.
[2:12:38] So moved.
[2:12:39] Okay. There's a
[2:12:41] motion to approve. Properly
[2:12:42] seconded. You have the floor,
[2:12:43] MISS Boveda.
[2:12:44] Thank you, vice
[2:12:48] mayor. I do have a substitute
[2:12:50] and a late filed amendment to
[2:12:52] the substitute.
[2:12:53] Why don't you
[2:12:54] move that substitute? First is
[2:12:55] what I would suggest.
[2:12:56] Move the
[2:12:57] substitute.
[2:12:58] Okay. There is a
[2:13:00] motion to substitute. It's
[2:13:01] properly seconded. Is there
[2:13:02] anything you want to share
[2:13:03] about the substitute?
[2:13:04] Yes. So
[2:13:07] colleagues substitute does a
[2:13:09] couple of things. Right. We
[2:13:10] heard and I'm repeating a
[2:13:12] couple of things that were said
[2:13:14] in committee, but not everyone
[2:13:16] was there. So there was a bit
[2:13:18] of concern from different
[2:13:21] departments in regards to what
[2:13:25] their current drones do. So for
[2:13:26] example, metro water has drones
[2:13:29] that take a look at pipes. Some
[2:13:32] departments use drones in their
[2:13:33] communications to take video
[2:13:36] and then post that video. So we
[2:13:38] wanted to make sure that we
[2:13:40] were not going to conflict with
[2:13:42] that. And so this substitute
[2:13:44] specifically addresses the
[2:13:47] drones as first responder pilot
[2:13:51] program. It also requires that
[2:13:53] there be a public hearing
[2:13:56] whenever there is a pilot
[2:13:58] program. Even before I was on
[2:14:01] council, the body, before many
[2:14:05] of us were seated, had a
[2:14:06] specific requirement that there
[2:14:08] be a public hearing when a new
[2:14:10] surveillance technology was
[2:14:12] brought forward, regardless if
[2:14:14] a contract was approved or not,
[2:14:17] to give the general public an
[2:14:20] opportunity to speak and give
[2:14:22] their thoughts. And so I wanted
[2:14:25] to make sure that we codified
[2:14:30] that. And there are specific
[2:14:33] regulations into what a drone
[2:14:35] as a first responder can be
[2:14:39] used, as. There are four. So
[2:14:42] one is an active shooter
[2:14:44] incident, a hostage situation,
[2:14:47] an active search for a missing
[2:14:48] person. And that was added due
[2:14:51] in large part to some
[2:14:52] conversations on this floor.
[2:14:56] And then the last one is for an
[2:14:59] a state of emergency declared
[2:15:03] by the mayor of nashville for a
[2:15:05] period of up to ten days. And
[2:15:09] this is mainly for natural
[2:15:10] disasters. So if there's a
[2:15:14] flood or something, etc. So we
[2:15:19] also added two new items in
[2:15:22] which we eliminated. We made
[2:15:29] sure to take out. We made sure
[2:15:32] to take out autonomous drones.
[2:15:35] So some people had some
[2:15:36] questions in regards to this.
[2:15:40] So this would eliminate the use
[2:15:44] of drones that are not manned
[2:15:46] by a physical person. So drone
[2:15:49] manned by ai. So metro would
[2:15:52] not be able to use this type of
[2:15:55] drone. And so this would not
[2:15:57] affect private drones, just
[2:16:01] metro drones manned by ai. And
[2:16:04] then we also removed facial
[2:16:06] recognition from all metro
[2:16:07] departments. And currently no
[2:16:09] metro departments use facial
[2:16:11] recognition. So that is what
[2:16:13] the substitute does. And with
[2:16:15] that I would like to move well,
[2:16:17] I would like to move to suspend
[2:16:20] the rules. No.
[2:16:21] No, we have to
[2:16:22] vote on your substitute.
[2:16:22] With
[2:16:25] that, I would like to ask for
[2:16:27] your support. We worked on this
[2:16:28] quite a bit, going back and
[2:16:32] forth with community members,
[2:16:35] different departments and okay,
[2:16:36] I would ask for your support.
[2:16:40] All right. There is a motion to
[2:16:42] substitute with the sponsors
[2:16:44] substitute. It was properly
[2:16:46] seconded. And you have heard
[2:16:49] the description of that
[2:16:51] substitute by the sponsor. Is
[2:16:53] there any discussion on the
[2:16:55] motion to substitute with MISS
[2:16:59] Sepulveda's substitute. Okay.
[2:17:01] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:17:05] please sayi any voting? No.
[2:17:07] Okay. One no vote on the motion
[2:17:11] to substitute any abstentions.
[2:17:13] One abstention there from MISS
[2:17:17] Stiles. Okay, so the substitute
[2:17:20] is on the bill. MISS Sepulveda,
[2:17:22] do you seek to renew your
[2:17:24] motion to approve as
[2:17:26] substituted?
[2:17:28] Yes. I renew my
[2:17:28] motion.
[2:17:29] To approve a substitute.
[2:17:33] Is there a second? Okay. That's
[2:17:35] where we are in the debate. You
[2:17:37] do still have the floor, ma'am,
[2:17:38] because there's nobody else in
[2:17:40] the queue seeking to be
[2:17:41] recognized at this time. So i
[2:17:45] heard you say that you have a
[2:17:47] late filed amendment.
[2:17:48] Yes. I
[2:17:49] would like to move to suspend
[2:17:50] the rules.
[2:17:55] Okay. MR. Cash, MR.
[2:17:56] Chair, I understand that you
[2:17:59] took up this substitute. We did.
[2:18:00] Go ahead, sir.
[2:18:01] We approved the
[2:18:02] late filed nature four in favor,
[2:18:04] zero against. You're not voting.
[2:18:07] Okay. Having heard the report
[2:18:09] of chair cash and members
[2:18:10] having received this amendment,
[2:18:13] I think about 2:00 today
[2:18:15] regarding a typographical error,
[2:18:17] is there any objection to
[2:18:20] suspension of the rules? Seeing
[2:18:23] none, the rules are suspended.
[2:18:25] So you MAY offer this amendment
[2:18:26] if you wish to do so. MISS.
[2:18:28] Move for approval with a brief
[2:18:28] comment.
[2:18:29] Okay. Is there a
[2:18:31] second? All right. Go ahead,
[2:18:31] ma'am.
[2:18:33] This just fixes a typo
[2:18:40] in that last section five l two.
[2:18:44] So just fixing some typo so I
[2:18:45] would just ask for your
[2:18:46] approval.
[2:18:47] All right. Is there
[2:18:49] any discussion on the motion to
[2:18:52] amend seeing none. All in favor
[2:18:54] of the amendment please say aye.
[2:18:57] Any voting no any abstaining.
[2:19:00] All right. MISS Is it your
[2:19:02] intent to renew your motion.
[2:19:03] Renew my motion.
[2:19:04] To approve as
[2:19:07] substituted and as amended.
[2:19:09] That's properly seconded. And
[2:19:11] discussion continues at this
[2:19:12] time. Next in the queue is
[2:19:13] council member suara. You
[2:19:15] recognized ma'am.
[2:19:16] Thank you,
[2:19:18] vice mayor. I want to thank my
[2:19:19] colleague for bringing this
[2:19:21] legislation. I think that we
[2:19:22] all have to understand the
[2:19:24] purpose of it and what it
[2:19:26] serves. I will say that the
[2:19:27] weekend of the drone testing, I
[2:19:30] had no idea it was community
[2:19:31] members that are tracking
[2:19:32] things like this that called
[2:19:33] and said, you know, this was
[2:19:35] happening. And I think as a
[2:19:36] government, we are responsible
[2:19:37] for making sure that, you know,
[2:19:39] we are transparent, we're open,
[2:19:40] and people know what's going on.
[2:19:42] We have a rule in the book that
[2:19:43] says that any surveillance
[2:19:45] technology has to be approved
[2:19:46] by council, and it has to go
[2:19:47] through public hearing. That
[2:19:49] did not happen in this case.
[2:19:50] And so the purpose of this,
[2:19:52] which I'm glad that she brought,
[2:19:55] make sure that that loophole, I
[2:19:56] don't even know if it's
[2:19:58] loophole, but there is no way
[2:19:59] to circumvent the rules that we
[2:20:01] have in the books. And so I'm
[2:20:02] grateful for that. I'm also
[2:20:03] happy that, you know, she's
[2:20:05] worked tirelessly with make sure that
[2:20:07] they no unintended consequences
[2:20:09] or the departments doesn't have
[2:20:11] a private people. But as our
[2:20:13] police that are building trust
[2:20:14] with our community that are
[2:20:16] saying that we're here, that we
[2:20:17] want to make sure we're not
[2:20:18] being surveilled, we want to
[2:20:20] make sure that any time there's
[2:20:21] a technology that has a
[2:20:22] surveillance component to it
[2:20:23] that is actually discussed by
[2:20:25] us, that we make sure that the
[2:20:26] parameters around it are people
[2:20:28] said they look at what is
[2:20:29] collected, and there's so many
[2:20:30] discrepancy there, but that
[2:20:31] never we never had the
[2:20:33] opportunity to even now what
[2:20:34] that is. And so I'm grateful
[2:20:37] for that for this legislation,
[2:20:38] because it makes sure that
[2:20:40] we're doing our work and that
[2:20:41] the police is coming to us.
[2:20:42] Anytime the surveillance is
[2:20:44] being used and the community
[2:20:45] has the opportunity tosay
[2:20:47] something about it. Thank you.
[2:20:49] Thank you, MISS Suara. Next in
[2:20:51] the queue is council member
[2:20:53] hoffman. MR. Chair, you're
[2:20:53] recognized. Sir.
[2:20:54] I'm just here
[2:20:55] to call. Previous question, but
[2:20:56] nobody follows.
[2:20:57] Yeah, not
[2:20:58] going to do that because
[2:20:59] there's nobody else in the
[2:21:03] queue. Any further discussion?
[2:21:05] All right. Seeing none, there
[2:21:07] is a motion to approve on
[2:21:09] second reading as substituted
[2:21:11] and amended. It's properly
[2:21:13] seconded. All in favor, please
[2:21:17] say aye. Any voting? No. Okay.
[2:21:23] MISS Hancock, any abstaining?
[2:21:25] Pardon. MR. MISTER isaac is
[2:21:27] also a no. And MISS Stiles is
[2:21:28] an abstention. Okay. Again,
[2:21:30] colleagues, the ayes have it.
[2:21:32] This is a bill on its second of
[2:21:34] three readings. It will be on
[2:21:37] its third and final reading at
[2:21:38] the next meeting. The first
[2:21:41] meeting in SEPTEMBER. All right,
[2:21:44] now we are on to bills on third
[2:21:49] reading, first among those are
[2:21:52] companion bills. But, MR.
[2:21:54] Parker, if you would please
[2:21:56] move the first among these
[2:21:59] bills, your 71 and 72, because
[2:22:01] 71 will need that amendment. So
[2:22:03] let me, if I can read it into
[2:22:05] the record. Agenda item 71,
[2:22:08] ordinance bl2026-1403. Sponsor
[2:22:10] parker. This is an ordinance to
[2:22:11] amend title 17, the metro code
[2:22:13] of laws zoning ordinance. Metro
[2:22:14] government by amending a
[2:22:15] specific plan for various
[2:22:16] properties located west of
[2:22:17] gallatin avenue, east of emmett
[2:22:19] avenue, south of mcclurkin
[2:22:20] avenue and north of douglas
[2:22:21] avenue. These are zoned s, p
[2:22:23] and changing the zoning on
[2:22:25] properties from r, s, five c, s
[2:22:28] and or22sp. This is 19.09 acres
[2:22:31] to permit a mixed use
[2:22:32] development, all of which is
[2:22:34] described here in. Go ahead sir,
[2:22:35] you're recognized.
[2:22:36] Thank you.
[2:22:37] Vice mayor. Committee reports,
[2:22:37] please.
[2:22:38] All right. For the
[2:22:40] report of the planning and
[2:22:42] zoning committee. Chair horton.
[2:22:43] You're recognized, sir.
[2:22:43] Thank
[2:22:45] you. Vice mayor pnc considered
[2:22:46] the bill and an amendment we
[2:22:48] consider voted for approval of
[2:22:50] the amendment eight in favor,
[2:22:51] zero against. You're not voting.
[2:22:53] And as for the bill, as amended,
[2:22:54] eight in favor, zero against
[2:22:55] zero not voting.
[2:22:56] Okay. All
[2:22:58] righty. It's back to you for a
[2:23:01] motion, MR. Parker. First for
[2:23:03] 1403. And then once it's
[2:23:05] amended, we presume then you
[2:23:06] can combine it with 1404 for
[2:23:09] its companion to advance it
[2:23:10] together. So go ahead, sir.
[2:23:11] Wonderful. I'll move 1403 for
[2:23:13] the purposes of moving my
[2:23:13] amendment.
[2:23:14] Okay. Properly.
[2:23:15] Second. Go ahead sir.
[2:23:16] I will
[2:23:17] move the amendment.
[2:23:17] Okay.
[2:23:18] Anything you want to share
[2:23:19] about the amendment?
[2:23:20] Just very
[2:23:21] briefly, this amendment does
[2:23:24] three things. It it requires
[2:23:27] mndot to evaluate the signal
[2:23:28] timing. What we're doing here
[2:23:30] is we're likely signalizing a
[2:23:31] new realigned intersection very
[2:23:32] close to the intersection of
[2:23:34] douglas and gallatin. We want
[2:23:35] to make sure that we're not
[2:23:38] recreating the speedway double
[2:23:40] untimed signal scenario. So we
[2:23:41] want to make sure that those
[2:23:43] are synchronized and smart and
[2:23:45] that mndot is involved with
[2:23:46] that process and that
[2:23:48] everything is good there. It
[2:23:53] also. Puts it formalizes
[2:23:55] something that has been asked a
[2:23:57] lot about improving the kind of
[2:23:58] landscaping and open space
[2:24:00] around the mansion, which is
[2:24:02] being relocated. There's
[2:24:03] already been a little bit of
[2:24:05] progress there. If you look on
[2:24:06] the development tracker, you'll
[2:24:08] see that the the they reported
[2:24:11] the parcel that the house is
[2:24:13] going to sit on. And, you know,
[2:24:15] they don't have a tenant yet.
[2:24:16] They don't have exactly final
[2:24:18] plans for build out yet. But we
[2:24:19] do hope that this condition
[2:24:20] being formalized is going to
[2:24:22] yield kind of a more inviting
[2:24:23] atmosphere around the mansion
[2:24:24] there. And then the last thing
[2:24:26] it does, you know, in the plan,
[2:24:28] there is a depiction of how
[2:24:29] many townhomes and how many
[2:24:30] freestanding homes, but it's
[2:24:32] it's not enumerated. It's only
[2:24:34] sort of drawn and sketched out.
[2:24:35] So we thought it was important
[2:24:37] to set a floor that at least
[2:24:38] 40% of the units in the
[2:24:40] residential portion behind the
[2:24:41] mansion, at least 40% of those
[2:24:43] units are going to be attached
[2:24:45] to townhome product or similar
[2:24:45] plex, whatever, but some kind
[2:24:47] of attached product and that no
[2:24:49] more than 60% of the units in
[2:24:51] that area would be detached,
[2:24:54] single family house style units.
[2:24:55] So those are the three things
[2:24:57] this amendment does. I would
[2:24:58] ask colleagues to support it
[2:24:59] and happy to answer any
[2:24:59] questions.
[2:25:01] All right. There is
[2:25:02] a motion to amend. It was
[2:25:03] properly seconded. And you have
[2:25:05] heard a description of the
[2:25:06] amendment by the sponsor. Is
[2:25:07] there any discussion on the
[2:25:08] motion to amend seeing none.
[2:25:10] All in favor of the amendment,
[2:25:12] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:25:14] or abstaining. All right. MR.
[2:25:16] Parker, at this time with the
[2:25:17] amendment on the bill, if you
[2:25:19] would like to renew your motion
[2:25:23] to approve 1403, as amended,
[2:25:25] along with approval of 1404,
[2:25:28] which is the companion bill to
[2:25:29] 1403, that requires certain
[2:25:30] materials to be restricted in
[2:25:32] the construction of the
[2:25:33] buildings. You MAY do so, sir.
[2:25:35] Thank you, vice mayor. So moved.
[2:25:36] All right. Properly moved and
[2:25:37] seconded. Is there any
[2:25:40] discussion? Seeing none. All in
[2:25:42] favor, please say aye. Any
[2:25:45] voting no or abstaining. All
[2:25:47] right. You have passed these
[2:25:49] ordinances as amended, on their
[2:25:53] third and final reading. Next,
[2:25:59] our agenda items 73 and 74.
[2:26:01] They are companions to each
[2:26:06] other. Agenda item 73 sponsors.
[2:26:10] Lee is our sponsor. Lee is an
[2:26:14] ordinance bl2026-1406 to amend
[2:26:15] title 17 of the metro code of
[2:26:17] laws zoning ordinance, metro
[2:26:18] government of nashville and
[2:26:19] davidson county. By changing
[2:26:21] from a r to a to sp zoning for
[2:26:27] properties located at 56015621
[2:26:29] cambridge road, cambridge road,
[2:26:30] unnumbered, 1314 old franklin
[2:26:33] road. This is 42.2 acres to
[2:26:35] permit 79 multifamily
[2:26:37] residential units and 100
[2:26:38] single family residential lots,
[2:26:43] and again, 74 agenda item
[2:26:45] ordinance 1407, which is the
[2:26:47] companion to 1406, which
[2:26:48] requires certain materials to
[2:26:49] be restricted in the
[2:26:50] construction of buildings at
[2:26:53] all of the addresses. In 1406.
[2:26:54] Councilmember lee, you're
[2:26:55] recognized. Ma'am.
[2:26:56] If I am
[2:26:56] permitted.
[2:26:57] I would like.
[2:26:58] To
[2:26:59] move both of these together.
[2:27:00] Yes, ma'am. You MAY.
[2:27:01] I would
[2:27:02] like to move both of these
[2:27:03] together with a brief comment.
[2:27:05] Okay. There is a motion to
[2:27:07] approve 1406 and 1407. It's
[2:27:08] properly seconded. Go ahead
[2:27:10] please, ma'am.
[2:27:11] Yes. I hope you
[2:27:12] all paid attention. One of the
[2:27:14] builders was in the public.
[2:27:14] Oh,
[2:27:15] I'm sorry, we needed your
[2:27:16] committee reports, ma'am.
[2:27:17] I'm
[2:27:17] sorry.
[2:27:18] Committeereports,
[2:27:20] please.
[2:27:21] Thank you, chair horton.
[2:27:23] I felt left out. Zoning
[2:27:24] recommended approval of both
[2:27:25] companion bills in favor. Zero
[2:27:26] against. They're not voting.
[2:27:28] Okay. Thank you for the report.
[2:27:29] Typically, we get that before
[2:27:31] we make the motion, but we're
[2:27:32] just going to roll on ahead. Go
[2:27:33] ahead ma'am.
[2:27:34] Thank you. One of
[2:27:35] the builders of this spoke in
[2:27:37] the public comment, and I hope
[2:27:38] that you heard the things that
[2:27:41] he was his company was helped,
[2:27:43] was volunteering to help with
[2:27:44] the community. We have had
[2:27:47] several meetings. I want I
[2:27:48] don't want to say several
[2:27:50] meetings. I want to say a lot
[2:27:51] of meetings on this type of
[2:27:53] property. And he is still open
[2:27:54] to and discussing with some of
[2:27:56] the residents that had some
[2:27:58] problems with the buildings,
[2:27:59] some of the things that they
[2:28:01] could do for their property to
[2:28:05] help help things go smoothly.
[2:28:06] They have been very open to
[2:28:10] doing things and have also been
[2:28:11] open to seeing what they can do
[2:28:15] to help improve the whole
[2:28:16] community. And so I would like
[2:28:19] to ask, please, for your
[2:28:21] commitment and approval for
[2:28:26] this, and I renew my motion.
[2:28:28] Okay. There is a motion to
[2:28:32] approve. 1406 and 1407 it was
[2:28:34] properly seconded in a
[2:28:35] consolidated motion. Is there
[2:28:39] any discussion on these bills
[2:28:41] companion bills seeing none.
[2:28:43] All in favor, please say aye.
[2:28:47] Any voting no. Any abstaining?
[2:28:49] Does the person voting no
[2:28:50] perhaps want to abstain instead
[2:28:52] so we don't have to go on the
[2:28:55] boards. All right with that,
[2:28:57] MR. Clerk, because these are on
[2:28:58] their third and final reading
[2:29:00] and we have a no vote. We do
[2:29:02] have to go on the boards. If
[2:29:03] you would please load the vote,
[2:29:20] MR. Clerk.
[2:29:41] MR. Cooper, are you
[2:29:44] seeking a vote, sir? All votes
[2:29:46] are in. MR. Clerk, please show
[2:29:49] the vote. Okay. These bills
[2:29:50] have passed their third and
[2:29:52] final reading with 33 votes in
[2:29:55] favor, one vote against and one
[2:29:58] abstention. All right. Next,
[2:30:03] our agenda items 75 and 76.
[2:30:04] They are companions to each
[2:30:08] other. Again, sponsors lee and
[2:30:12] hill. Agenda item 75 is
[2:30:16] ordinance bl 2026-1411. This is
[2:30:18] an ordinance to amend title 17
[2:30:20] of the metro code of laws, the
[2:30:21] zoning ordinance of the metro
[2:30:23] government by changing from a r
[2:30:25] to a to sp. Zoning for property
[2:30:28] located at 13181 old hickory
[2:30:30] boulevard at the corner of old
[2:30:32] hickory boulevard and twin oaks
[2:30:34] lane. This is 4.97 acres. To
[2:30:37] permit a mixed use development.
[2:30:38] Council member lee saying that
[2:30:42] you have an amendment for 1411.
[2:30:43] After you get your committee
[2:30:45] report. We can get the report
[2:30:46] on both, but I'll need you just
[2:30:49] to move 1411 for purposes of
[2:30:50] amendment, and then we can re
[2:30:52] consolidate them. Okay. Go
[2:30:53] ahead ma'am, you're recognized.
[2:30:55] I would like to request
[2:30:56] committee reports, please.
[2:30:56] For
[2:30:58] the report of the planning and
[2:30:59] zoning committee. Chair horton.
[2:31:00] You're recognized. Sir.
[2:31:00] Are we
[2:31:01] recommended approval? Eight in
[2:31:03] favor, zero against zero not
[2:31:03] voting.
[2:31:06] Okay. All right. It's
[2:31:08] back to you, MISS Lee, for a
[2:31:10] motion on 1411. First, please.
[2:31:10] Ma'am.
[2:31:12] I would like to request
[2:31:14] to move this for the purposes
[2:31:15] of adding an amendment.
[2:31:16] Okay.
[2:31:18] Is there a second? All right.
[2:31:20] The bill is before us, and now
[2:31:21] you can move your amendment.
[2:31:22] MISS Lee.
[2:31:23] I would like to move
[2:31:26] my amendment on this with, I
[2:31:27] guess, a slight comment.
[2:31:28] All
[2:31:29] right. Is there a second to the
[2:31:31] motion to amend? All right.
[2:31:32] Properly seconded. Go ahead.
[2:31:32] Ma'am.
[2:31:34] i would like to ask for
[2:31:37] your for your support and
[2:31:39] approving this. The amendment
[2:31:42] has to do with some items that
[2:31:44] came out in our community
[2:31:45] meeting. We have had a
[2:31:47] community meeting with this. We
[2:31:49] also had one actually last
[2:31:52] night and we had tea and water.
[2:31:54] They're also meeting with some
[2:31:55] community members to talk about
[2:31:56] how different things could be
[2:32:00] done to help in the community
[2:32:01] and help with this particular
[2:32:05] project. T-dot has been very
[2:32:07] open and committed to continued
[2:32:09] help with us on this. And the
[2:32:12] developers of this also
[2:32:14] continue to remain open and
[2:32:16] listen to constituents and work
[2:32:17] with them to try to get things
[2:32:20] done. They likewise have also
[2:32:22] promised to do some things in
[2:32:27] some yards or some private
[2:32:29] property around to try to make
[2:32:30] things a little better. So I
[2:32:33] would like to ask for your
[2:32:36] approval of this. And, MADAM
[2:32:38] Chair, since this had an
[2:32:39] amendment, we cannot take both
[2:32:41] of these together now, correct?
[2:32:41] Correct.
[2:32:43] So we're asked for
[2:32:45] where we if you will move and
[2:32:49] approve my amendment going on
[2:32:51] 2026 1411, please.
[2:32:51] Yes, ma'am.
[2:32:53] So what is before us at present
[2:32:56] is just a motion to approve of
[2:32:59] 1411 and there now is a motion
[2:33:02] to amend properly seconded
[2:33:03] already. And you've heard the
[2:33:04] description of that amendment
[2:33:07] from MISS Lee. So is there any
[2:33:08] further discussion specifically
[2:33:11] on the motion to amend, seeing
[2:33:12] none. All in favor of the
[2:33:14] amendment, please say aye. Any
[2:33:17] voting no or abstaining? All
[2:33:18] right. At this juncture, miss
[2:33:20] lee, I would ask if you seek to
[2:33:23] renew your motion to approve
[2:33:25] 1411, as amended, along with
[2:33:28] its companion 1412, which
[2:33:29] requires certain materials to
[2:33:30] be restricted in the
[2:33:31] construction of buildings. Of
[2:33:35] all the addresses in 1411.
[2:33:35] Yes,
[2:33:36] I would like to do that, and I
[2:33:38] won't repeatit again, since.
[2:33:40] You can just say so. Moved. All
[2:33:41] right. Is there a second on
[2:33:43] that? Okay. Is there any
[2:33:44] discussion on the motion to
[2:33:47] approve 1411 as amended, along
[2:33:51] with its companion? 1412 seeing
[2:33:52] none. All in favor, please say
[2:33:56] aye. Any voting no. Any the
[2:33:59] abstaining MISS Styles, are you
[2:34:00] an abstention? Any other
[2:34:03] abstentions? One abstention.
[2:34:05] This has passed its third and
[2:34:08] final reading, as amended.
[2:34:09] Thank you, MADAM Chair.
[2:34:10] Thank
[2:34:14] you, MISS Lee. Next is agenda
[2:34:20] item 77. This is ordinance bl
[2:34:22] 2026-1416. Sponsor webb. This
[2:34:23] is an ordinance to amend title
[2:34:25] 17 of the metro code of
[2:34:26] zoning ordinance of the metro
[2:34:29] government by applying a
[2:34:30] contextual overlay district to
[2:34:31] various properties along
[2:34:33] shepherd hills drive and twin
[2:34:35] hills drive, southeast of
[2:34:38] gallatin pike. This is zoned r
[2:34:44] 20. Is 137.6 acres. MISS
[2:34:47] Webb, you are recognized, ma'am.
[2:34:47] Committee reports.
[2:34:48] Yes. For the
[2:34:49] report of the planning zoning
[2:34:51] committee. Chair horton. You're
[2:34:51] recognized, sir.
[2:34:52] Thank you,
[2:34:53] vice mayor. Planning and zoning
[2:34:54] recommended approval. Five in
[2:34:56] favor, two against one not
[2:34:56] voting.
[2:34:57] all right. Thank you,
[2:34:59] chair horton. It's back to you,
[2:35:00] MISS Webb, for a motion to get
[2:35:01] this bill before us.
[2:35:02] I would
[2:35:04] like to move for approval just
[2:35:05] with a small comment.
[2:35:05] Okay. Is
[2:35:07] there a second? Go ahead. Ma'am.
[2:35:08] As council members, we are
[2:35:10] elected to work with our
[2:35:11] constituents on what's best for
[2:35:12] our neighborhoods. This isn't
[2:35:14] this shouldn't be controversial.
[2:35:15] This is simple contextual
[2:35:17] overlay. And as stated before,
[2:35:18] contextual overlay does not
[2:35:20] affect density. I'm asking my
[2:35:21] colleagues to help me do what
[2:35:23] is supported by my communityas
[2:35:25] the best option for us to
[2:35:27] protect a wonderful, charmed,
[2:35:29] and affordable housing area in
[2:35:31] my district. Thank you.
[2:35:32] All
[2:35:34] right. There is a motion to
[2:35:36] approve. Its been properly
[2:35:37] seconded. Is there any
[2:35:41] discussion on this ordinance?
[2:35:46] Okay. As this is a disapproved
[2:35:48] bill by the planning commission,
[2:35:51] it requires 27 votes and a roll
[2:35:55] call by rule. So seeing no
[2:35:57] additional debate or discussion,
[2:35:59] MR. Clark, I would ask that you
[2:36:02] please load the vote for
[2:36:05] ordinance 1416. Please, sir.
[2:36:07] Colleagues, this requires 27
[2:36:24] votes for passage.
[2:36:31] With all
[2:36:33] votes. And, MR. Clerk, please
[2:36:35] show the vote. All right. This
[2:36:36] ordinance has passed its third
[2:36:38] and final reading with 29 votes
[2:36:41] in favor, three against and one
[2:36:44] abstention. Next. Also, a
[2:36:46] sponsor web is agenda item 78.
[2:36:51] Ordinance bl 2026-1420. This is
[2:36:53] an ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:36:54] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:36:55] ordinance. The metro government,
[2:36:56] by applying a contextual
[2:36:58] overlay district to various
[2:36:59] properties along cumberland
[2:37:01] hills drive and northside drive,
[2:37:04] south of gallatin pike. Zoned
[2:37:08] rs40, this is 68.2 acres. MISS
[2:37:09] Webb, you are recognized.
[2:37:09] I'd
[2:37:11] like to move for approval with
[2:37:13] the same speech. I don't think
[2:37:13] I have to.
[2:37:15] Repeat it. First, we
[2:37:17] need to get the report. We need
[2:37:18] to first get the report of the
[2:37:19] planning and zoning committee.
[2:37:21] Chair horton, for your report,
[2:37:23] please. On 1420.
[2:37:24] Thank you,
[2:37:25] vice mayor. Planning and zoning
[2:37:26] recommended approval. Five in
[2:37:27] favor, two against one not
[2:37:27] voting.
[2:37:29] Okay with that report
[2:37:31] in. You MAY now move approval.
[2:37:32] Okay, move for approval. But I
[2:37:34] won't say it again. Same speech.
[2:37:37] Okay. And that properly
[2:37:39] seconded. Is there any
[2:37:44] discussion on this ordinance? This was disapproved by
[2:37:46] the planning commission. So by
[2:37:49] rule on its third and final
[2:37:52] vote it requires 27 votes and a
[2:37:54] roll call. So with that, MR.
[2:37:57] Clark, if you would please load
[2:38:13] the vote.
[2:38:16] All right. With all
[2:38:17] votes in. MR. Clerk, please
[2:38:20] show the vote. All right. This
[2:38:21] ordinance has passed its third
[2:38:23] and final reading with 30 votes
[2:38:26] in favor, three votes against
[2:38:31] and zero abstentions. Okay,
[2:38:34] next on our agenda is agenda
[2:38:40] item 88. This is ordinance bl
[2:38:42] 2026-1473. Sponsor bo. This is
[2:38:43] ordinance to amend title 17,
[2:38:44] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:38:46] ordinance. The metro government
[2:38:50] by changing from our. As
[2:38:51] 52munans zoning for property
[2:38:55] located at 1212 villa place,
[2:38:56] approximately 320ft south of
[2:38:59] edgehill avenue. This is 0.28
[2:39:01] acres and within the edge hill
[2:39:03] neighborhood conservation
[2:39:05] overlay district council member
[2:39:07] bo.You're recognized. Ma'am.
[2:39:15] Oh, does someone else. Okay.
[2:39:17] Thank you, MISS Gad, for your
[2:39:18] willingness there. No worries.
[2:39:24] It's all good. MISS Foe. I have
[2:39:25] read this into the record. It
[2:39:27] is now time to ask for your
[2:39:28] committee reports.
[2:39:28] Thank you.
[2:39:29] Committee reports.
[2:39:29] Please.
[2:39:31] Chair horton for the report of
[2:39:32] the planning and zoning
[2:39:32] committee, sir.
[2:39:33] Thank you, vice
[2:39:34] mayor. Planning and zoning
[2:39:35] recommended approval. Eight in
[2:39:36] favor, zero against zero. Not
[2:39:37] voting.
[2:39:38] Okay with that
[2:39:39] committee report in. It's back
[2:39:41] to you, MISS. Vote for a motion
[2:39:42] to get the bill before us.
[2:39:44] Thank you. Move to approve with
[2:39:45] a brief comment.
[2:39:46] Okay. Is there
[2:39:47] a second I heard it motion to
[2:39:48] approve. Properly seconded. Go
[2:39:49] ahead ma'am.
[2:39:50] Thank you so much,
[2:39:52] vice mayor. I just want to make
[2:39:53] a comment on this specific
[2:39:54] rezoning. Has it's been
[2:39:55] consistent with the surrounding
[2:39:56] land use pattern and
[2:39:57] established policies. The
[2:39:58] property is surrounded by
[2:40:00] commercially zoned parcels,
[2:40:01] making this a logical and
[2:40:02] compatible transition rather
[2:40:05] than an isolated change. I know
[2:40:07] we've had conversations with my
[2:40:09] constituents, and I let them
[2:40:10] know that I would comment on
[2:40:12] this, that I also support
[2:40:13] moving forward with the
[2:40:15] assurance that this decision is
[2:40:17] made. You know, that's not
[2:40:18] being viewed as a slippery
[2:40:21] slope, but you know that each
[2:40:22] rezoning is always evaluated on
[2:40:25] its own merits and the
[2:40:27] surrounding context and
[2:40:28] consistency with its adopted
[2:40:29] policies. So I just want to put
[2:40:31] that into the record. Thank you
[2:40:32] so much.
[2:40:34] Appreciate that, MISS.
[2:40:36] All right. Is there any further
[2:40:39] discussion on the motion to
[2:40:40] approve this ordinance on its
[2:40:43] third and final reading? Seeing
[2:40:44] none. All in favor, please say
[2:40:46] aye. Any voting no or
[2:40:48] abstaining. All right. This
[2:40:49] bill has passed its third and
[2:40:53] final reading. Next is agenda
[2:40:59] item 94, and it has a companion
[2:41:04] 95 sponsor hancock. The first
[2:41:08] among those is 1479. This is an
[2:41:10] ordinance to amend title 17 of
[2:41:12] the metro code of laws zoning
[2:41:13] ordinance. The metro government,
[2:41:16] by changing from rs7 point five
[2:41:18] to sp zoning for the properties
[2:41:22] located at 515 anderson lane
[2:41:24] and anderson lane. Unnumbered
[2:41:26] approximately 450ft east of
[2:41:29] snow avenue and approximately
[2:41:31] 650ft west of pierce road. This
[2:41:34] is 3.93 acres to permit 57
[2:41:37] multifamily residential units.
[2:41:39] MISS Hancock, I see that you
[2:41:43] have a potential amendment on
[2:41:45] 1479. So if that is something
[2:41:47] that you want to offer at this
[2:41:50] time, and when you request your
[2:41:51] committee reports, you would
[2:41:53] need to move 1479 separately
[2:41:55] for purposes of amendment. If
[2:41:57] that is your intent, go ahead,
[2:41:59] MISS Hancock, you're recognized.
[2:42:01] Committee reports on 1479,
[2:42:01] please.
[2:42:03] Okay. And we can go
[2:42:05] ahead and do 1480 at the same
[2:42:06] time. Chair horton, go ahead.
[2:42:08] Thank you, vice mayor. For 1479
[2:42:10] pnc recommended approval of the
[2:42:11] amendment eight in favor, zero
[2:42:12] against. You're not voting as
[2:42:14] the of the bill as amended.
[2:42:15] Eight in favor, zero against.
[2:42:17] You're not voting. And the
[2:42:18] companion bill 1480 we
[2:42:19] recommended approval eight in
[2:42:20] favor, zero against zero not
[2:42:21] voting.
[2:42:22] Okay. It's back to you,
[2:42:25] MISS Hancock, for a motion.
[2:42:26] I'd
[2:42:27] like to move the amendment with
[2:42:28] a brief comment.
[2:42:29] We need to
[2:42:31] move 1479 first to get it
[2:42:32] before us.
[2:42:33] 1479 first to get it
[2:42:34] before us, please.
[2:42:35] Okay. Is
[2:42:37] there a second on 1479? Okay.
[2:42:38] You still have the floor.
[2:42:39] Can make the motion to amend.
[2:42:42] I'd like to amend with another
[2:42:44] amendment. We did an amendment,
[2:42:45] the previous reading, but
[2:42:46] another amendment today. Can
[2:42:48] move that and have a brief
[2:42:49] comment.
[2:42:50] You absolutely
[2:42:51] there's a motion to amend. Is
[2:42:53] it seconded. Go ahead ma'am.
[2:42:54] So
[2:42:55] this amendment addresses some
[2:42:56] of the comments that we heard
[2:42:58] at public hearing last reading,
[2:43:01] where it's kind of a drastic
[2:43:02] change from the current
[2:43:03] neighborhood. So we made a more
[2:43:05] gradual change on the front,
[2:43:06] facing lots with the heights.
[2:43:09] And we also saved a 20 foot
[2:43:12] buffer of the large established
[2:43:15] trees on the back or north side,
[2:43:17] and added an environmental
[2:43:19] survey to see if we can
[2:43:21] establish if there are any of
[2:43:22] the state endangered streamside
[2:43:23] salamanders that madison knows
[2:43:25] and loves. And I'd like to move
[2:43:26] for approval.
[2:43:27] Okay, there is a
[2:43:30] motion to amend. It is properly
[2:43:31] seconded. And you've heard a
[2:43:32] description of the amendment
[2:43:35] from sponsor hancock. Is there
[2:43:36] any discussion on the motion to
[2:43:39] amend or salamanders? No. Okay.
[2:43:40] All in favor of the amendment,
[2:43:42] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:43:45] or abstaining. Okay. At this
[2:43:48] time, do you wish to renew your
[2:43:50] motion to approve, as amended,
[2:43:53] and add 1480? The companion at
[2:43:54] this time.
[2:43:56] I'd like to move
[2:43:57] 1479 as amended, as amended,
[2:44:00] and 1480 at the same time for
[2:44:01] approval, with another very
[2:44:02] brief comment.
[2:44:03] Okay. Is there a
[2:44:06] second on that motion? Okay. Go
[2:44:06] ahead. MISS Hancock.
[2:44:06] Just
[2:44:08] wanted to emphasize that we
[2:44:09] were able to get all of the
[2:44:11] suggestions in and still keep
[2:44:13] the proposed number of 57 new
[2:44:15] homes and for this particular
[2:44:16] community, move for approval.
[2:44:19] All right. There is a motion to
[2:44:22] approve 1479, as amended, and
[2:44:23] consolidated motion with its
[2:44:26] companion 1480, which requires
[2:44:26] certain materials to be
[2:44:28] restricted in the construction
[2:44:30] of buildings at the addresses
[2:44:33] in 1479. It's properly seconded.
[2:44:35] Is there any further discussion?
[2:44:36] Seeing none. All in favor,
[2:44:39] please say aye. Any voting no
[2:44:41] or abstaining? Okay. These
[2:44:43] bills have passed their third
[2:44:46] and final reading. And that
[2:44:48] concludes our agenda for this
[2:44:50] evening. Is there a motion to
[2:45:06] adjourn? We are adjourned.
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