Michalyn Easter-Thomas

Context

Council member, District 7. Verified against the city's official council roster on 2026-10-22. Sponsor of the Memphis Safe Task Force removal resolution; the only no vote on the US Marshals Service overtime grant.

Issues

• Memphis Safe Task Force removal resolution — Co-sponsor; said the resolution cannot itself remove anyone but is a statement the council can make.
• US Marshals Service overtime grant — Cast the one no vote.
• Data center moratorium ordinance — Co-sponsor; voted yes on the motion to hold it.
• Data center development standards ordinance (Ordinance 5986) — Voted no.
• Bluff City Pickleball lease of the Pipkin Building — Recused.
• 3535 Central tax increment financing plan — Seconded the committee's favorable recommendation.
• Data center zoning amendments (Ordinances 5987 and 5988) — Asked to be removed as co-sponsor of Ordinance 5988.
• Car Wash Special Use Permit at 2451 Summer Avenue — 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; 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Council Board Appointments — 1/27 aye; 2/24 did not vote; 2/24 did not vote; 2/24 did not vote; 2/24 did not vote; 2/24 did not vote; 4/14 absent; 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Hyde Square Street Renaming — 1/27 aye; 2/3 did not vote (official minutes).
• MLGW Contract Authority Limits — 1/27 aye; 2/24 did not vote (official minutes).
• Labor Arbitration Impasse Ordinance — 1/27 aye; 2/3 did not vote (official minutes).
• MLGW consent agenda approvals — 1/27 aye; 2/3 aye; 2/24 did not vote (official minutes).
• Parks Emergency Repair Funding — 1/27 aye (official minutes).
• Drainage Coverline Fund Transfers — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye; 4/14 absent (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 did not vote (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 absent (official minutes).
• Federal Immigration Enforcement Resolution — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Mow-to-Own Vacant Parcel Transfer — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Downtown Parking Garage Safety Program — 2/24 aye (official minutes).
• Decatur Street Honorary Name — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Quince Liquor Appeal — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Ikea Way Planned Development — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Litty Place Alley Closure — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Emerald Street Special Use Permit — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Elliston Road Special Use Permit — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Tully Street Rezoning — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Fire Station Seismic Repair Funding — 4/14 absent (official minutes).
• Monroe Plaza Infrastructure Funding — 4/14 absent (official minutes).

Log

• 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council — Voted no on the Marshals overtime grant; co-sponsored the task force removal resolution and the moratorium; voted no on Ordinance 5986; recused on the Pipkin Building pickleball lease.
• 2026-10-20 - City Council Committees — 3535 Central tax increment financing plan: Seconded the favorable recommendation.
• 2026-10-08 - Planning & Zoning (2) — Asked about timeframes and which ordinances contain a moratorium and community benefit language.
• 2026-10-08 - Memphis City Council — Asked to be removed as co-sponsor of Ordinance 5988 on the first-reading consent agenda; voted yes on the zoning map items and the Summer Avenue car wash.
• 2026-04-14 - Memphis City Council — Absent.
• 2026-02-24 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.
• 2026-02-03 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.
• 2026-01-27 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.