Pearl Walker

Context

Council member, District 3. Full official name: Pearl Eva Walker. Verified against the city's official council roster on 2026-10-22. Requested the M Street Fiber update.

Issues

• Memphis aquifer protection and groundwater monitoring
• M Street Fiber network buildout — Requested the update; questioned build order and timeline.
• Data center community benefit agency ordinance — Asked about xAI's current community donations.
• Bluff City Pickleball lease of the Pipkin Building
• Data center development standards ordinance (Ordinance 5986)
• Data center moratorium ordinance
• MLGW consent agenda approvals — Moved the MLGW consent items.
• Air quality monitoring and permits near data centers
• Data center electric service and ratepayer protections
• Data center legislation hearing series
• Gas Station Special Use Permit at 1681 East Raines Road — Council member for the site; supported the permit after improvements to the neighboring lot.
• Zoning Map Replacement (Ordinance 5979) — Asked for copies of the public notices.
• Short-Term Rental Nuisance Enforcement (Ordinance 5980)
• Data center noise limits
• Council Rules of Procedure Amendments — 1/27 aye; 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Council Board Appointments — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 2/24 aye; 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, moved (official minutes).
• Labor Arbitration Impasse Ordinance — 1/27 aye; 2/3 aye (official minutes).
• MLGW consent agenda approvals — 1/27 aye, moved; 2/3 aye, moved; 2/24 aye, moved (official minutes).
• Parks Emergency Repair Funding — 1/27 aye (official minutes).
• Drainage Coverline Fund Transfers — 1/27 aye; 2/24 aye; 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 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 aye, moved (official minutes).
• Quince Liquor Appeal — 4/14 aye (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 did not vote (official minutes).
• Fire Station Seismic Repair Funding — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Monroe Plaza Infrastructure Funding — 4/14 aye (official minutes).

Log

• 2026-10-19 - Planning & Zoning — Asked about renewable options, clay breaches and air monitoring near the xAI site.
• 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council — Moved the MLGW consent items; voted for the pickleball lease and the moratorium, against Ordinance 5986.
• 2026-10-20 - City Council Committees — M Street Fiber network buildout: Requested the update; questioned build order and timeline. Data center community benefit agency ordinance: Asked about xAI's current community donations.
• 2026-10-08 - Planning & Zoning (2) — Said the process was rushed; challenged claims that firms will go elsewhere; asked about renewable power and noise.
• 2026-10-08 - Memphis City Council — Moved the MLGW consent items; supported the Raines Road gas station and accepted a no-food-trucks condition; asked for copies of the zoning map notices; seconded adjournment.
• 2026-04-14 - Memphis City Council — Present. Voted no on approval of the March 24 minutes; moved Decatur Street Honorary Name.
• 2026-02-24 - Memphis City Council — Present. Moved MLGW consent agenda approvals; moved MLGW Contract Authority Limits.
• 2026-02-03 - Memphis City Council — Present. Moved MLGW consent agenda approvals.
• 2026-01-27 - Memphis City Council — Present. Moved MLGW consent agenda approvals.