Music City Center Refinancing Agreement

At a glance

What: RS2026-2135 approves an intergovernmental project agreement between Metro and the Convention Center Authority relating to the financing and refinancing of the Music City Center.
Where it stands: Adopted August 18, 2026 by roll call, 31 yes, 6 no, 0 abstain, after a motion to cut off debate failed. It had been deferred under Rule 8.1 on August 4.
Related: Tourist Accommodation Tax Allocation (the hotel-tax bill moving through the Council in parallel and also sent through the Ad-Hoc East Bank Committee) and Convention Center Authority Appointments.

August 4: The Budget and Finance Committee and the Ad-Hoc East Bank Committee recommended deferral; the resolution was deferred under Rule 8.1 of the Rules of Procedure.
August 18: The Ad-Hoc East Bank Committee approved it. Council Member Toombs moved adoption. After discussion Council Member Johnston called the previous question; it failed on a roll call, 24 yes and 13 no. No: Suara, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Kimbrough, Cortese, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Welsch, Vo, Preptit, Sepulveda and Ewing.
After further discussion Toombs moved adoption again. Roll call: Yes (31) Suara, Porterfield, Allen, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Capp, Benedict, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Druffel, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Rutherford, Styles, Lee, Ewing and Spain. No (6) Evans-Segall, Kimbrough, Parker, Welsch, Vo and Sepulveda.
Several members (for example Suara, Porterfield, Cortese, Capp, Benedict, Preptit and Ewing) voted against ending debate and then for the resolution.
The minutes do not record the discussion, the financing amounts or the terms of the agreement.
July 21: The Ad-Hoc East Bank and Budget and Finance Committees recommended deferral, and RS2026-2135 was deferred under Rule 8.1. It was not on the July 7 agenda.

Previous question failed 24-13; adopted 31-6.

Deferred under Rule 8.1 on committee recommendation.

Deferred under Rule 8.1 on committee recommendation.