Midtown Business Improvement District Funding

At a glance

What: Three related actions on the Midtown Central Business Improvement District (MBID): the Fiscal Year 2027 MBID budget (BL2026-1521), a $5,720,989 appropriation for the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) and the MBID (RS2026-2227), and a new board appointment.
Where it stands: The budget passed third reading on September 15, 2026, 32 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain. The appropriation was adopted September 1, 30 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.

Detail

Budget bill BL2026-1521: Approved by the Budget and Finance Committee. Second reading September 1: Council Member Evans moved passage; voice vote with Porterfield abstaining. Third reading September 15: Council Member Kupin moved passage; roll call 32-1-1, with Welsch voting no and Kimbrough abstaining.
Appropriation RS2026-2227: $5,720,989 to certain accounts for NDOT and the MBID. Council Member Spain moved adoption on September 1; 30 yes, 0 no, Porterfield abstaining; Gamble, Harrell and Sepulveda absent.
Board seat: Angie Gleason was confirmed unanimously on September 1 to the Small Commercial Property Owner seat on the MBID board, term to May 6, 2029.
May 7, 2026 (board seats): The Council confirmed thirteen Midtown Central Business Improvement District board members, each recommended by the Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee and confirmed on Council Member Cash's motion by a unanimous vote. Three-year terms: Michael Babb (residential property owner), Walt Burton (commercial tenant), Lisa Haller (residential property owner) and Andree LeQuire. Two-year terms: Julia Baker, Bob Franklin (commercial tenant), Allie Hall Eagles (large commercial owner), Emily Schneller (residential property owner) and Donovan Sheffield. One-year terms: Charly Couture, Chris Gala (residential tenant), Malik Gaye and Keith Siebenaler (large commercial property owner). A further nominee, Andrew Cook (large commercial property owner, one-year term), was re-referred to the next meeting.
August 18 (earlier steps): BL2026-1521 passed first reading and was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee. The nomination of Angie Gleason to the Small Commercial Property Owner seat (26-146, term to May 6, 2029) appeared before the Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee, which approved a re-referral to the next meeting.