J. Ford Canale

Context

Associated municipality: Memphis.

Council member, Super District 9-2. Verified against the city's official council roster on 2026-10-22. The auto-captions render the surname as Canali.

Issues

• Memphis aquifer protection and groundwater monitoring
• Data center electric service and ratepayer protections
• Memphis Safe Task Force removal resolution — Abstained.
• US Marshals Service overtime grant — Moved the item.
• Downtown crime center funding transfer — Moved the item.
• Mid-South Coliseum pre-development resolution — Seconded the motion to hold it.
• Bluff City Pickleball lease of the Pipkin Building — Voted yes.
• Data center development standards ordinance (Ordinance 5986) — Voted yes.
• Data center zoning amendments (Ordinances 5987 and 5988) — Listed as a sponsor of Ordinance 5987.
• Data center legislation hearing series
• xAI clean water recycling plant
• Car Wash Special Use Permit at 2451 Summer Avenue — Asked the owner's side to commit to maintenance.
• Gas Station Special Use Permit at 1681 East Raines Road — Voted yes.
• Short-Term Rental Nuisance Enforcement (Ordinance 5980) — Voted yes.
• Zoning Map Replacement (Ordinance 5979) — Voted yes.
• Council Rules of Procedure Amendments — 1/27 aye, moved; 4/14 aye, moved (official minutes).
• Council Board Appointments — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye, seconded; 2/24 aye; 4/14 aye; 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Hyde Square Street Renaming — 1/27 aye; 2/3 aye (official minutes).
• MLGW Contract Authority Limits — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Labor Arbitration Impasse Ordinance — 1/27 aye; 2/3 aye (official minutes).
• MLGW consent agenda approvals — 1/27 aye; 2/3 aye; 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Parks Emergency Repair Funding — 1/27 aye (official minutes).
• Drainage Coverline Fund Transfers — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye, moved; 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Hanley Elementary Pedestrian Safety Project — 2/3 aye (official minutes).
• Library Staff Civil Service Charter Amendment — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Correctional Facilities Zoning Ordinance — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Kirby Gate Planned Development — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Westwood Pool funding transfer — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Memphis Area Transit Authority Funding — 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Federal Immigration Enforcement Resolution — 2/24 abstained (official minutes).
• Mow-to-Own Vacant Parcel Transfer — 2/24 did not vote, moved (official minutes).
• Downtown Parking Garage Safety Program — 2/24 aye, moved (official minutes).
• Decatur Street Honorary Name — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Quince Liquor Appeal — 4/14 abstained (official minutes).
• Ikea Way Planned Development — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Litty Place Alley Closure — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Emerald Street Special Use Permit — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Elliston Road Special Use Permit — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Tully Street Rezoning — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Fire Station Seismic Repair Funding — 4/14 aye, seconded (official minutes).
• Monroe Plaza Infrastructure Funding — 4/14 aye, moved (official minutes).

Log

• 2026-10-19 - Planning & Zoning — Asked about river water permits, demand response and recycled water capacity.
• 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council — Abstained on the task force removal resolution; moved the Marshals grant and the downtown crime center transfer; voted yes on the pickleball lease and Ordinance 5986.
• 2026-10-08 - Memphis City Council — Voted yes on the Raines Road gas station, the zoning map items and the short-term rental ordinance; pressed for maintenance commitments on the Summer Avenue car wash; moved the police-related add-on items; sponsor of Ordinance 5987 (first reading).
• 2026-04-14 - Memphis City Council — Present. Voted no on approval of the March 24 minutes; abstained on Quince Liquor Appeal; moved Monroe Plaza Infrastructure Funding; moved Council Rules of Procedure Amendments.
• 2026-02-24 - Memphis City Council — Present. Abstained on Federal Immigration Enforcement Resolution; moved Mow-to-Own Vacant Parcel Transfer; moved Downtown Parking Garage Safety Program; moved Drainage Coverline Fund Transfers.
• 2026-02-03 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.
• 2026-01-27 - Memphis City Council — Present. Moved Council Rules of Procedure Amendments.