Yolanda Cooper-Sutton

Context

Council member, District 8-3. Verified against the city's official council roster on 2026-10-22. Asked for no-truck signs at Homes Road and Two Lane and for the Mud Island update to be delayed.

Issues

• Mud Island update — Asked that the Mud Island update be delayed.
• Data center community benefits fund allocation — Credited for convening the advisory board.
• Homes Road-Two Lane truck traffic — Raised the issue and requested signs.
• Gas Station Special Use Permit at 1681 East Raines Road — Voted no; asked about food service and crime near nearby apartments.
• Car Wash Special Use Permit at 2451 Summer Avenue — Voted yes.
• Data center zoning amendments (Ordinances 5987 and 5988) — Listed as sponsor of Ordinance 5988.
• 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, seconded; 2/24 aye; 2/24 did not vote; 4/14 did not vote; 4/14 did not vote (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 nay (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 did not vote; 2/24 aye, seconded (official minutes).
• Parks Emergency Repair Funding — 1/27 aye (official minutes).
• Drainage Coverline Fund Transfers — 1/27 aye; 2/24 did not vote; 4/14 did not vote (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 did not vote (official minutes).
• Westwood Pool funding transfer — 2/24 did not vote (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 aye (official minutes).
• Downtown Parking Garage Safety Program — 2/24 did not vote (official minutes).
• Decatur Street Honorary Name — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Quince Liquor Appeal — 4/14 aye (official minutes).
• Ikea Way Planned Development — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Litty Place Alley Closure — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Emerald Street Special Use Permit — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Elliston Road Special Use Permit — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Tully Street Rezoning — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Fire Station Seismic Repair Funding — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).
• Monroe Plaza Infrastructure Funding — 4/14 did not vote (official minutes).

Log

• 2026-10-20 - Memphis City Council — Absent; her Mid-South Coliseum resolution and data center standards resolution were held.
• 2026-10-20 - City Council Committees — Mud Island update: Asked that the Mud Island update be delayed. Data center community benefits fund allocation: Credited for convening the advisory board. Homes Road-Two Lane truck traffic: Raised the issue and requested signs.
• 2026-10-08 - Planning & Zoning (2) — Asked how fast data centers can be moved out of industrial neighborhoods near schools.
• 2026-10-08 - Memphis City Council — Voted no on the Raines Road gas station permit after raising crime concerns; voted yes on the Summer Avenue car wash.
• 2026-04-14 - Memphis City Council — Present. Voted no on approval of the March 24 minutes.
• 2026-02-24 - Memphis City Council — Present. Abstained on Federal Immigration Enforcement Resolution; voted no on MLGW Contract Authority Limits.
• 2026-02-03 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.
• 2026-01-27 - Memphis City Council — Present. No dissenting vote recorded.