2026-10-20 - Metropolitan Council

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00:00:54Still lgbt History Month. I ve got some history I want to circle back towards the end of the meeting and kind of cover its Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so keep that in your brain. It s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so please make sure you get regular mammograms, especially for my my sisters out there with the

00:01:11high level estrogen, we need to be regular mammograms every single year. Um, national Disability Employment Awareness Month. And we need to make sure we keep that at the forefront of our minds. Um, Dyslexia Awareness Month. And a lot of people don t understand how

00:01:30many people that affects. And yours truly has dyslexia. So, um, we can we can prevail in things. We just have to work a little harder. Um, national cybersecurity awareness. And then, of course, national bullying prevention. And I just

00:01:47want to say, I know that we re getting close to election. I know times are getting rough out there, and I just ask everybody to please be kind. Please be careful before you share anything, to vet it, to make sure it s 100% accurate, and go out of the way to try to be nice to somebody over the

00:02:04next few days until the election is over. Are you ready, MISS Porterfield? All righty.

00:02:23Thank you so very much. MADAM Pro Tem, I would like to invite any council members to come and stand with us, as well as the family of MR. Jason Gooch. If anyone would like to either stand or come up, feel free to come up. And this is resolution number 2026. Dash 2325. A

00:02:41resolution honoring the life and legacy of MR. Jason Gooch, a longtime employee of the Metropolitan Department of Parks and Recreation, something to give the family a moment to, to come and gather.

00:03:15Whereas Jason Roderick Gooch was born on JULY 13th, 1980, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Dieter and Gregory Gooch and James Richard Gooch graduated from Rice Creek High School and established a career marked by public service and community involvement, and.

00:03:37Whereas MR. Gooch worked for 22 years with Fedex ground, beginning as a package handler in 2004 and advancing to the position of operations Manager and.

00:03:51Whereas for 15 years MR. Gooch served as a recreational leader with the Metropolitan Department of Parks and Recreation at Hartman Park, coaching, mentoring and instructing youth within afterschool and summer programs and maintaining contact with participants through their pursuit of higher education and.

00:04:12Whereas MR. Gooch brought members of the community together through athletics by organizing local basketball leagues and pickup games for high school students, young adults, and peers across Nashville and Davidson County and. Whereas whereas.

00:04:31MR. Gooch married on. MAY 7th, 2015, to Jennifer d Gooch, sharing a blended family with five daughters, Michelle, Jamaica Jordan, Jade and Jenny, and leaving a sustained record of service to his family and city and.

00:04:51Whereas after having ultimate passage on AUGUST 31st, 2026, MR. Gooch was remembered for his dedication to his family and the generosity with his time, knowledge and heart and.

00:05:05Whereas it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council recognize and honor Jason Roger Gooch and his ability to create a welcoming space for the people around him. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, the Metropolitan Council hereby

00:05:23goes on record as recognizing the life of Jason Roger Gooch and his meaningful contributions to Nashville and Davidson County. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption.

00:05:34The welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, requiring it. And we re going to give his family a brief moment to make a remark.

00:05:48So first, I want to. Say, like on behalf of the entire Gooch family, I just want to say thank you for honoring the life and legacy of my big brother, Jason Gooch. If you knew Jason, you knew he loved people. He loved his family. He loved his community.

00:06:05But two things he had a special love for is Hartman Community Center. And the kids who walked through those doors every day. Hartman wasn t something. I was somewhere. My brother just worked. It was a place he loved. And those kids weren t just the kids he looked after,

00:06:24but he cared about them, believed in them, and wanted to see them become the best version of themselves. My brother had a big heart and when he loved something, he gave it everything he had. So while our hearts are still heavy, moments like this remind

00:06:41us that Jason s life mattered. His work mattered, and the impact he made will live far beyond his years as a family.

00:06:54We are committed to making sure his name and legacy continues to live on, especially through the young people and the family that he cared so much about. So thank you for seeing what we saw in Jason, for recognizing his love for his community and

00:07:13honoring my big brother. It means more to me in our family than you all know. So I want to say thank you. And if he was here, he would say thank you as well.

00:08:26This was. Did you say? For. I love that.

00:08:45Me. One. Two three. Three. Three. He said.

00:09:28Thank you. All right. It is my honor to

00:10:30present this resolution honoring the Honorable Brenda Wayne. I had the pleasure of knowing me. I went for a really, really long time. Even before I ran for office. I can let all of you know that more than what is on this resolution. She s done so much for Nashville. I can attest to the fact that there

00:10:47s so many rooms that I walk in where things about Nashville have been discussed, that MISS Wynne is in there. She s everywhere. But the good thing is, she s very quiet. You don t hardly see her. But when you talk about movers and shakers and people that have actually taught a lot of things in

00:11:04Nashville, that is the honorable MISS Brenda Wayne. It s been a pleasure to call her a mentor, a friend, and for everything that she s done for Nashville. And it s an honor to present. Resolution number Iris 2026 2219. A resolution commending and honoring Brenda Wayne upon her retirement from

00:11:20the office of the Davidson County Clerk. Whereas Brenda Winters retired from her role as Davidson County Clerk after 14 years of exceptional service in that office, she was the first. She was first appointed to the office by the Metropolitan Council in 2012, and.

00:11:39Whereas in a subsequent. Special election, MISS Wynne became the first African American woman to win election to a constitutional office in Davidson County. In 2012, and.

00:12:07Whereas the county clerk s office manages and administers motor vehicle registration, business licenses, manufactured home registration, marriage licenses, and much more. And.

00:12:22Whereas, while serving as County Clerk, Brenda Wynne has implemented solutions to make a visit to the county clerk easier for Nashville, and she began a program for online and kiosk motor vehicle registration, renewal, cutting down processing and wait time and. Whereas MISS Wynne has transitioned the county clerk to a numbers based waiting system, allowing residents to sit while they wait instead of standing in line and.

00:12:41Whereas prior. To her time as the county clerk, MISS Wynne served as the director of Community Outreach for Congressman Jim Cooper and the inaugural director of the Mayor s Office of Neighborhoods under mayor Bill Purcell and.

00:12:57Whereas outside of her work is the county clerk, MISS Wynne has served the community in many other facets and organizations like the ywca, League of Women Voters, National Public Radio, Leadership Nashville Alumni Association, Nashville Public Education Foundation, among others, and.

00:13:20Whereas in her time at the County Clerk, MISS Wynne has worked to build trust in the Davidson County Clerk s office and has made a visit to the County Clerk a more enjoyable experience in Davidson County and.

00:13:35Whereas it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council. Oh no. Whereas in her time as County. Clerk. Sorry. My fingers. Whereas in her time as county clerk, she married my wife Jessica, and I MISS Wynne has worked to build trust in the Davidson County Clerk s office and has made a visit to the

00:13:52county clerk a more enjoyable experience in Davidson County and. And whereas it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council honor Brenda Wynne for her high quality management of the Davidson County Clerk

00:14:07s Office and her decades of service to the people of Nashville in Davidson County. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, section one, that the Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record as commending

00:14:24and honoring Brenda Wayne upon her retirement from the office of Davidson County Clerk, section two. That this resolution shall take effect from and and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, requiring it.

00:14:44Thank you guys so much. Members of the. Metro Council, thank you so much. For this incredible honor. I can t tell you how much I appreciate it. Um, just some brief words. Serving as Davidson County clerk was, in fact, an incredible honor. None of what we accomplished in that

00:15:02office over my 14 years of service happened alone. And I want to take a minute just to thank the people who helped make that possible. My husband is here with me. My husband of 47 years and and it went to my family and friends. Thank you

00:15:20for your patience and and unwavering support over 14 years of long days and hard work. Your love has been the foundation of everything I ve accomplished to my colleagues, past and present. Team Cooper, the Purcell administration, thank you for your partnership

00:15:38and shared commitment to serving the people of Davidson County. It s been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated public servants to the Davidson County Democratic Party and the Metropolitan Council. Thank you for the nomination. I couldn t have

00:15:55done this had you guys not nominated me. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart for that nomination. There were more than 300 women who signed a letter supporting my nomination to you. And I want to I want to say thank you to those ladies, their voices and

00:16:13their advocacy meant so much to me. And I carried those words of support with me throughout my tenure in the office to the staff of the Davidson County Clerk s Office. Thank you for your service, your professionalism, and your dedication to the residents of Davidson County. The accomplishments we made in that

00:16:31office belong to all of you, as much as they belong to me, and finally to the residents of Davidson County. Thank you for the trust you placed in me. Serving as Davidson County Clerk was in fact, the high point of my career. Heartfelt thanks to all of you for this

00:16:49recognition, I thank you, I appreciate the opportunity to serve this great city that I love so much. My best.

00:17:02All right. Can you do my tag? I no, and you can stop. You can stop at the South. Hastings. Stop at the South Police precinct. And get.

00:17:16That done. I think I know where you live. Well, they re finishing up back there. If anybody s got an announcement, if you go ahead and get in the queue. All right, go ahead. Everybody good? Thank you, thank you,

00:17:39thank. You, thank you. I did already. Yes, okay. Thank you. I ve got to get up here.

00:17:50Thank you. A wonderful lady. I appreciate you. Good to see you. Thanks so much. Good time.

00:18:04Congratulations. Thank you. So of course. Okay. If anyone has any announcements, if y all go ahead and get in the queue. My wife and I, our. Oh, I said yes. My last. You know.

00:18:31Go ahead meself at. Thank you, MADAME Pro tem. I wanted to take a minute to recognize my daughter. Doctor Aisha Suarez, whose birthdays today. We re so proud of her.

00:18:43We love her. And, uh, just a happy birthday and wishing at the very best. Uh, and because I have three kids in OCTOBER. Even though all of them are not today, I wanted to wish I be Doctor Abebe Suara. Happy birthdays was on Friday, and the princess will be on Halloween. So happy birthday, Habeeb, Aisha and Safiya. So

00:19:00proud of all of you. Thank you. MISTER Spain, did I see your name in the queue? I thought I okay. 47 years.

00:19:10MR. Cuban. Thank you, MADAM. Pro tem. Uh, two two fun things. First of all, I want to wish a belated happy birthday to our very own. Justin Bradford had his birthday yesterday. Um, and then also a little, little fun connection.

00:19:27Um, the the Major League Baseball World Series is starting on Friday, and some MAY know that the Nashville Sounds is the Triple-a team of the Milwaukee Brewers. And many of the folks that are playing in the World Series. Uh, this weekend came through, uh, came through Nashville, came through Germantown, and played with the

00:19:44Nashville Sounds. So really cool to see that Tennessee connection and wish them all the best in the World Series. Thanks. Thank you sir. MISS Toombs.

00:19:56Thank. You, MADAM Pro Tem. I just want to announce the monthly district two community meeting that will take place on Monday, OCTOBER the 26th at 6:30 P.M.

00:20:06At the North Precinct. Again, that is Monday, OCTOBER 26th at 6:30 P.M. At the North Precinct in the community room. There is also a zoom option. You can reach out to me for that link.

00:20:18Thank you, MISS Toombs. MISS Campbell. Thank you, MADAM Pro Tem. I d like to announce that the district three quarterly meeting will be held on next Tuesday, OCTOBER 27th at 6 P.M.

00:20:31At the Parkwood Community Center. We will hear from mpd Madison Precinct with the Public Safety Update and will also discuss three proposed projects, including the 30 to 30 Brick Church, Pike Library multi-purpose project. So come on out on OCTOBER 27th, 6 P.M.

00:20:49At the Parkwood Community Center for the district three quarterly meeting. Thanks. Thank you, MR. Campbell. MISS Alford, did you put your name back in? Yes.

00:20:59Is that. I forgot to say this, and I don t know if anyone in the queue is. I don t know who is there, but, um. I want to invite everyone to join the immigrant caucus on Saturday. Uh, from 12 to 430. We re doing a vote together party, and we re inviting everyone who s election is going to early.

00:21:14Voting is going on, and we encourage everyone to to come out. And so this is a party, uh, put together by the Immigrant Caucus. Uh, our chair and MR.. And MR. PRESIDENT, uh, and we re asking everyone to come it s going to be at the southwest, uh, Community Center. And like I said, it s going to be from 12 to 430.

00:21:38Thank you, MR.. MISS Sepulveda. I was going to. Have the same invitation as my colleague, Council member Suara. Southeast Community Center. Uh, yes. So I.

00:21:49I just wanted to add a couple of more things. So Southeast Community Center, 12 to 430. We will have free food. There will be multiple food trucks giving out free food. We will also have several bands that will be playing. So bring out family members, young people. Uh, we

00:22:07are having a party out there, so come on out at Gary la Comunidad Veneta, El Centro. They el vamos a tenor. Una fiesta para vamos a estar ahi desde las dos hasta las cuatro y media. Vamos a tener comida

00:22:25gratis. Tambi\n vamos a tener um unos grupos de musica. Vamos a tenor um un podria. Entonces todo el venir esta invited. A Los esperar. Este sabado.

00:22:38Thank you ma am. MISS Allen. Thank you MADAM Chair. I just want to make sure people have seen the emails or the notices that have gone out about the trash and recycling schedule in November. Um, there will be the Monday. Mondays will be used to

00:22:59cover trash pickup. So the. If you have trash pickup on NOVEMBER 11th, which is Veterans Day, that will be moved to the Monday before NOVEMBER 9th. There are also some changes at the end of the month, so council members should be on the lookout so you can put it in your, um, in your newsletters that go out or whatever, and we can announce that at some meetings in NOVEMBER. But for now, just plan on NOVEMBER 9th, pick up

00:23:16for your Wednesday, NOVEMBER 11th trash and recycling. Thank you, MISS Allen. MR. Harrell. Item pro tem. Um, for district eight, uh, we have the Antioch District fall Festival and

00:23:34trunk or treat. Uh, that will be on the 31st from 12 P.M. To 3 P.M.. Um, actually, in the on the 26th, I got my days out of order. I m sorry. Uh, the district eight, uh, community meeting. Our monthly meeting will be at Hamilton United

00:23:51Methodist Church, uh, at 6 P.M. Again. And we will have members of mmp. Thank you. Thank you, MR. Harrell. MISS Vo.

00:24:04Thank you so much. Pro tem. Um, I just want to wish everyone a happy Vietnamese Women s Day. Um, it s actually celebrated every OCTOBER 20th. And Vietnamese, it s called nai food. Nuh uh. Vietnam. So I just want to make sure and I wish that to all the Vietnamese women out there, um, we have a lot going on in district 17.

00:24:22Um, in addition to our early vote party happening in Southeast Community Center. Um, I do want to call out on Saturday. There s a MARCH to the polls in Edgehill, and that s happening at 11:00. Um, I want to wish Si Hubbard United Methodist Church a happy 151 year anniversary as a

00:24:40church. They ll be celebrating on Sunday. Um, and then also to the Royal Lao classical Dancers. They are celebrating their 30th anniversary, um, this Saturday. So lots of celebrations. Um, and then just wanted to make sure that my constituents know we are having

00:24:58two community meetings next week in specific neighborhoods on Tuesday, OCTOBER 27th at 5:30 P.M., we re going to have a meeting in Wedgewood, Houston at the Snap Community Center.

00:25:09And then on Wednesday, OCTOBER 28th, we are going to have a community meeting in Napier at the Napier Community Center at 5:30 P.M. So everyone is welcome. But we are honing in on specific, um, various reasons and infrastructure projects. Um, and then I want to make sure that everyone is

00:25:28invited to our inaugural Dia del Muertos at the National City Cemetery on Sunday, NOVEMBER 1st, from 1 to 4 P.M. This is a free, family friendly community event and we hope to see everyone there. Thank you so much.

00:25:42Thank you, MISS Miss Porterfield.

00:25:54Thank you MADAM Pro-Tem. Uh, today I gained a new ancestor, so I just wanted to take a moment of personal privilege, um, to speak the name of my uncle who transitioned this morning. MR. Kenneth James Porterfield. Um, he was very

00:26:12much loved by his family, and I wanted to send condolences to my grandmother, who lost her son, as well as my mother, who lost her brother. Um, and to just speak his name into the room. So thank you, MADAM Pro-Tem.

00:26:26Absolutely. Anyone else? MISS? MISS. Hold on. There you go, MISS Cat. Thank you so much. I wanted to share just a couple of things.

00:26:41Um, one, uh, a big thank you to all the constituents who came out and neighbors who came out in the last couple of weeks to a community meeting we had, uh, regarding a property there on West End. Um, and also a big thank you to the wetland and Richland West End neighborhood associations for their work.

00:27:00Um, also, when I think to the neighbors that came out to, um, uh, join us for removing invasive species along the Richland Creek with Harpeth River Conservancy, uh, recently and then to mark people s calendars to come out for tree

00:27:18planting. We have going on in Sullivan Park on, um, we re going to have two that s coming up. Um, one will be on the 17th and then, um, we ll also have in NOVEMBER on the 15th, we ll have two different, uh, tree

00:27:35plantings that are, that are being organized in the community. So encouraging folks to, to come out to those, um, and then as we move into honor and as you spoke earlier about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, um, we will take a moment later in this council meeting, um, to, to spend time

00:27:53on a resolution, but wanted to remind people that there are resources available and, um, to make sure that as we re, uh, that those resources are shared with us. So the Office of Family Safety, which is always a place to call or go to the

00:28:12ywca, Jean Crow Advocacy Center and others here in town, um, just want to remind folks that there are resources and there is no shame in reaching out for support.

00:28:26Thank you. MISS. Anybody else? Okay, I will close this out real quick since it s lgbt History Month and give it a little piece of lgbt history. Um, 38 years ago today, uh, yours truly was in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Bahrain.

00:28:37I had finally got an opportunity to get a shower and get to Iraq and finally sleep in some air conditioning. When one of my shipmates came and punched me in the chest and said, hey, you got a message at radio? And I jumped up and I ran to radio. Radio was at the front of the ship. It was eight floors up, and I took off

00:28:55running up there and found out that when they had me a little Western Union piece of paper, that I would earned the greatest title I ve ever had, which was parent and son s birthday was actually yesterday. But my mother s paid a small fortune to send it Western Union, uh, to make sure that I learned about the next

00:29:12day. He was seven one and a quarter, 19.5in long. And, um, in case you re watching. Happy birthday, son, I love you.

00:29:27Anybody else? Anybody else?

00:32:26Six. This is the 19th regular meeting of 2026 and the 71st meeting of the current term of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County. Will all members of the council, as well as the public, please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance? The invocation is being offered

00:32:43this evening by district 26 Council Member Courtney Johnston, Council member. You are recognized. Thank you. Heavenly father, we. Come before you this evening with grateful hearts, thankful for this city we call home, for the people who make it special and for the opportunity we

00:32:58ve been given to serve them. Public service is both a privilege and a tremendous responsibility. While we MAY come to this chamber with different perspectives and priorities, I pray that we never lose sight of the fact that we re all here for something greater than ourselves. Give us the courage to do what is right, even when

00:33:15it s difficult. The humility to acknowledge when we are wrong. The patience to listen, especially when we disagree, and the integrity to place principle above politics and service above self, remind us that the positions we hold are not ours to possess, but

00:33:32responsibilities entrusted to us by the people we serve. Help us remember that behind every ordinance, every resolution, and every dollar we spend are

00:33:49real people whose lives are affected by the decisions we make in this chamber. When the right path is not the easiest one, when our convictions are tested and the work feels heavier than we anticipated. Grant us strength without pride. Conviction without arrogance and compassion without compromise. Help us extend grace to one another, remembering that disagreement does not have to mean division.

00:34:03Let us constantly be reminded why we are here. Not for recognition, not for personal gain, but for the privilege of making our community a better place. In your holy name we pray. Amen.

00:34:17Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

00:34:35Thank you very much. Council member. All right. Welcome, Council and community members. Today is election hero Day. So a special thank you to all the Election Commission staff and poll workers that make our

00:34:52locally administered elections run so smoothly. Early voting is underway now in Nashville through Thursday, OCTOBER the 29th. As always, we strongly encourage civilians to vote early at any of the 15 locations across the county on Tuesday and Thursday evening.

00:35:11Even right now, polls are open until 7 P.M. There are roughly 480,000 registered voters in Davidson County, and as of Monday evening, 44,525 of us had voted. So approaching 10% to the 90%. Myself included. A

00:35:29friendly reminder don t delay. There are eight more days to vote early and make your voice heard. Make a plan. Invite a friend, bring your photo id and do not wait until NOVEMBER the 3rd. You never know what might come up that day due to the

00:35:46election on Tuesday, NOVEMBER 3rd, which would normally be a council meeting day. By rule, the council does not meet. Council will instead meet on Thursday, NOVEMBER the 5th with our committee meetings normally on Monday shifting to Wednesday, NOVEMBER 4th.

00:36:04OCTOBER is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we are grateful for all the government and nonprofit partners who are working to raise awareness of the signs and the resources to support and save everyone experiencing interpersonal violence in our city. I encourage you to follow our partners, like Metro

00:36:20s Office of Family Safety, and share their helpful informational content with your constituents and friends. Council members. In AUGUST, I announced from this dais that the special counsel position had been publicly posted by the Metro hr Department for the first time

00:36:36in Metro Council s history. That position closed SEPTEMBER 7th and we received 12 applications. Also a first. The last time this seat was vacant, there were just two candidates.

00:36:50After a thorough and diligent review process that included two rounds of interviews and numerous reference calls, and offer has been made and accepted. The Special Counsel contract and associated draft resolution planned for the full council s consideration on the NOVEMBER 5th Council meeting.

00:37:07Agenda will be discussed at the Executive Committee tomorrow in Committee Room one at 4:30 P.M.. As always, all council members are encouraged to watch the live stream or the replay or come in person. The Metro YouTube channel has a playlist specifically for the Executive Committee. If you are looking

00:37:24for upcoming or previous meetings, Executive Committee meeting announcements are in the council offices. Weekly published calendar and Friday email to council and the agenda was posted online yesterday.

00:37:37All right, without objection, we will suspend the calling of the role and ask the clerk to please record the names of the members present throughout the meeting. Is there a motion for approval of the minutes of the meeting of OCTOBER 6th, 2026?

00:37:50Okay. There is a motion properly seconded. And so, without objection, and seeing no one seeking to be recognized for a change to the minutes.

00:37:59All right. The minutes of the meeting of OCTOBER 6th are approved. MR. Clark, are there any messages from the mayor? There are no messages from the mayor. All right. Thank you, MR. Clark.

00:38:11All right. Rolling right into our agenda, section e appointees and nominees. This portion of the agenda shares all persons who are scheduled to appear before the rules, confirmations and public elections Committee for an interview this evening.

00:38:24Referrals back to the committee are by rule. As part of the council s two meeting process for elections and confirmations. No votes will be taken by the body in this section of the agenda. Chair Sepulveda, your brief report, please. No vote totals necessary. Simply the name of those interviewed and for which seats. And if a person in the

00:38:41appointment and confirmation process was unable to attend your committee this evening at what meeting they will next appear, or if they have been withdrawn? Go ahead ma am. Thank you, Vice Mayor Samuel.

00:38:54Becerra for civil service. Commission. Uh, community. Correction advisory board.

00:39:09Donna grayer. Uh. , Metropolitan Animal Care control commission. Julie. Doctor Julia. Buford, metropolitan animal care control commission. Heather. Derek, metropolitan animal care control commission. Marcia. Missoula, Metropolitan animal care control commission.

00:39:23Lisa, set said, set. To. Set. Senator. That s it. Okay. And planning commission appointment. Valerie Franklin Hernandez, wastewater hearing authority. Jennifer p Dodd, wastewater hearing authority at

00:39:42Katie Doria wastewater hearing authority. Doctor Jan Wade, Leslie wastewater hearing authority, um Jay Tant was a one meeting deferral.

00:39:54Wastewater hearing Authority doctor Robert c Wingfield, junior. Um. And the rest were approved. All right. Okay.

00:40:04You re recognized again for your committee report on the appointees in section f of our agenda. And the second step of your committee s two meeting process, this time with vote totals in a consolidated motion for the confirmation of those persons, or a first for a deferral motion or any withdrawals, if there are any.

00:40:21Go ahead, ma am. I will the first will be a withdraw. Uh, for, uh, Randy Howell for the employee benefit board. Okay.

00:40:31That has been withdrawn. Thank you. All right. Uh. Back.

00:40:42For the Community Review board. Appointment of judge. Retired judge. Joe b Brown for a term expiring OCTOBER 31st, 2029. Rules voted for in favor zero again. Zero. Not voting for Sustainability Advisory Committee. Appointment of Catherine Price for a term expiring APRIL 15th, 2028. Was

00:41:01voted for in favor zero zero not voting for transportation Licensing Commission. Reappointment of Freddy l Carver term expiring NOVEMBER 5th, 2028. Rules voted four in favor zero again. Zero not voting. Move for approval. All right. There is a motion to confirm these one, two, three.

00:41:21Um, appointees is properly seconded. Does anyone wish to remove an item from this consolidated motion for purposes of an individual abstention or no vote? Okay.

00:41:30Seeing none, all in favor of the remaining confirmations, please say aye. All right. Um. Uh. Council then has a confirmed, uh, these three persons, if you chose to return to the council chamber this evening, which is not required due, please stand as I call your names so that we

00:41:49can recognize you. Uh, Council has confirmed the reappointment of the Honorable Judge Joe b Brown. Uh, Council has confirmed to the the appointment of MISS Catherine Price to the sustainability Advisory Committee. Uh, Judge

00:42:08Brown was reappointed to the community review Board. Should have said that. And council has confirmed the reappointment of Freddy l Carr to the transportation Licensing Commission. Uh, congratulations to everyone, whether here in person or watching from home.

00:42:24We appreciate your willingness to serve. Thank you. Congratulations. All right. Now

00:42:44we are in section g of our agenda. Nominations. Um, first, I will bring your attention. Council members as well as members of the public, uh, as required by rule, uh, to, uh, notice the vacancy. Of the

00:43:03sheriff and the upcoming election. Council members received a memo to this effect on OCTOBER 16th. That notice is hereby given of the retirement of Davidson County Sheriff Darren Hall. That was effective OCTOBER 19th. Uh, the Davidson

00:43:21County sheriff vacancy is to be filled by the Metropolitan Council. And any person appointed shall serve until a successor is elected at the AUGUST 2028 general election.

00:43:35Uh, rule 49 indicates that I will announce this vacancy here at this meeting, and then at least four weeks must pass before the election to fill the vacancy occurs. All right.

00:43:47NOVEMBER 17th. That meeting is the first council meeting date following that required four week period. As to the nominations themselves, both council members and members of the public MAY nominate candidates to fill the vacant seat. A person MAY nominate themselves to fill the vacancy.

00:44:07All persons nominated must be eligible to serve as sheriff. As provided in the Metro Charter and state law, all nominations must be in writing, so we will not do it from the floor as we often do for other positions. They must be signed by the nominator and filed with

00:44:34the Metro clerk, with MR. Clerk by 4 P.M. On OCTOBER 27th, uh, at the physical office here in the historic courthouse and City Hall on the second floor, suite 205, adjacent to us. Um, then the Metro clerk will provide subsequent documents and those required to be sent to the peace officer standards and Training Commission for each candidate. Candidates will be notified and required to

00:44:52appear before the rules, confirmations and Public elections. Committee on Tuesday, NOVEMBER 10th. So that will be a special called meeting of the rules, confirmations and Public Elections Committee. So we thank Chair Sepulveda to be interviewed to ensure that the candidate meets all the

00:45:11required qualifications. The election will be held as the first agenda item at the NOVEMBER 17th Council meeting. That is in accordance with rule 48.2 and 48.3. Again, Council members, you have a memo to this effect. If you have interested constituents or

00:45:28people you think are well suited to the role, I encourage you to forward this memo to them so that they will have detailed information, or they can contact the clerk or the council office for additional information. All right. So that vacancy has been announced. Um, we want to express our

00:45:46appreciation to Sheriff Hall for his 24 years of elected service as sheriff and 35 total years with the sheriff s office. We are grateful for his service. So thank you. All

00:46:06right. Now in section g here regarding nominations on the agenda item g one, uh, for the Contract and Compliance board nominations to fill two vacancies on the board, uh, with terms expiring on OCTOBER 15th, 2028, with an election

00:46:23also to be conducted on NOVEMBER 17th. If council members are interested in making nominations, please enter the queue. All right. Council member Huffman, you re recognized, sir.

00:46:33Thank you. Vice mayor, I d like to nominate Ann Barnett. Okay. Um, Council member Huffman has nominated Anne Barnett. Okay. Uh, Council member Porterfield, you re recognized. Ma am.

00:46:46Thank you. Vice mayor, I would like to nominate Charlie Rodriguez. Okay. Council member Porterfield has nominated Charlie Rodriguez. Are there any additional nominations for those two vacancies on the contract and compliance board?

00:47:04Okay. Seeing none, those nominations are closed, and we will now move on to agenda item g two. This is regarding the East Bank Design Review Committee nominations to fill one vacancy on the committee for a four year term, with an

00:47:21election to be again conducted NOVEMBER 17th. At that council meeting, the nominees shall reside within the East Nashville Community Plan Area, but not west of I-24. The only council members that MAY um, uh, make nominations for this

00:47:39particular committee are those that represent the council districts. Five, six, and seven. Um can nominate into that vacancy. All right. Council member. So those nominations are open. And Councilmember cap, you re recognized, sir.

00:47:51Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT, I nominate Hunter g. Okay. Council member caf has nominated Hunter g. Seeing no one else. Um, those nominations are closed. Okay. Thank you.

00:48:12The clerk will be in touch with your nominees. Next is agenda section h. Our public comment period. Members of the public who are Tennessee residents wishing to speak during public comment MAY sign up at the

00:48:28table outside the council chamber from 5 to 6 P.M. On the day of the council meeting. Public comment is limited to 20 minutes total at council meetings, and each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to speak. Persons speaking on agenda items. Um must be prioritized to comply with state law. All right. Um. Uh,

00:48:49the first two persons speaking for public comment. Um, first is MR. Steve Ryder. Uh, he is speaking on agenda item 76. This is ordinance 1568, in opposition, after MR. Ryder will be Calvin Donovan. Go ahead, uh, MR. Ryder, you

00:49:06re recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM Chair. And members of the council. I oppose this proposed consulting contract for initial $250,000 over 16 months with focus Strategies, a California company, and the housing division of the planning

00:49:23department. And the reason is real simple is we don t need them. We ve done permanent supportive housing in this town. We ve got Strobel House, we ve got Victory Hall for the veterans. And Charlie did a project over there and the campus at room at the end. So

00:49:40it just doesn t make sense. We re we re going out there and we re going to spend a lot of money for this California group to come here. We

00:49:57re going to pay their airfare. We re going to pay their hotel, their meals and get a report that we don t even need any alternative. I put out there and say, why don t you just set up a blue ribbon commission that can go out there and address this? We have the people here that know how to do the financing. We have the people here who know how to do pro formas. We have the talent right here. We don t need to be going out and paying

00:50:14a California firm to do something when we can do it here. And the initial $250,000 could balloon well up to $500,000 with their upselling.

00:50:23We just don t need that. When people in this town are complaining about their property taxes that are going way, way higher all the time, we need to go out there and be more fiscally responsible, more fiscally responsible about how we re doing business here.

00:50:40There s no reason for this. So I urge everybody here to vote that down. Please vote it down. It is not needed. Thank you so much.

00:50:52Thank you. Next is Calvin Donovan speaking on agenda item 65. This is ordinance 1551. In support. Uh, Calvin will be followed by Kelly Chiang. Uh go ahead sir.

00:51:06Oh hello, I m Calvin Donovan. Uh, I m here simply to thank, uh, COUNCILMAN Taylor and this council for voting affirmative for us to build a home and a on a lot in North Nashville that my parents bought in 1931. And

00:51:28we plan on living there, and we simply are here to thank you for your help. Thank you, sir. I appreciate you coming out. Um, next is Kelly Chiang. Um, uh, regarding agenda item number two, um, this is resolution 2305. Uh,

00:51:48after Kelly will be Robert. Uh, Ben. Chief. Go ahead. You re recognized. Hey, y all. Um, I want to speak to you all tonight about the $35 million allocation included in the mayor s capital spending plan for a new jail in Nashville.

00:52:03The $35 million is a drop in the bucket towards the total estimated cost of $450 million. I imagine by the time construction is underway, that number will have increased substantially. Just as the new kid jail campus costs have skyrocketed. I m under no illusion that this allocation won t be made this evening, but as we carelessly decide to spend nearly half $1 billion on

00:52:22a new jail, we need to ask ourselves some questions. Have we even attempted to implement strategies to lessen the number of people in our jails? Have we pulled the data demonstrating how many people are in our jails due to poverty, whether that s trespassing charges for people experiencing homelessness, inability to pay court costs and ability to pay bond, and many other things.

00:52:39According to a report, a report produced by the Rent Collective, a group of former prosecutors around the country, the average bond amount set in Davidson County is $10,000 for felonies. This number rises to $25,000. This is the average amount of money required for people who have not even been convicted of a crime to bond

00:52:56out of jail until their case is resolved or sent to trial. According to the same report from the Rend Collective, over the past decade, 40% of people held in Davidson County jails are being held on public order offenses. Public order offenses are often referred to as victimless crimes, including

00:53:13public drunkenness, prostitution, parole, and probation violations. These are victimless and nonviolent charges, yet they make up 40% of Davidson County jail population over the past decade, according to the same report, from 2022 to 2025, there was a 57% increase in the

00:53:31number of unhoused individuals charged with felonies in Nashville and held pretrial. There was a 268% increase in unhoused individuals charged with the misdemeanor and held pretrial. These increases add up to an additional 180 unhoused individuals a day in Davidson County jails. As you can guess, people experiencing homelessness are very unlikely

00:53:49to be able to afford bond to get out of jail. We ve heard from the interim sheriff this is about jail conditions. But she also mentioned that it s about overcrowding. And I ask you all to go beyond tonight and beyond your duties as council members to come together and figure out ways.

00:54:02Time included. In our jails. Your time has concluded. Thank you. Next is Robert Ben Schiff. He is speaking about the Ice call center. Go ahead. Sir.

00:54:13Hi. I m here today speaking for the many Nashville Indians that do not want an Ice call center in Donelson. When Donald Trump was running for PRESIDENT, he said that he was going to use ice to catch the worst of the worst, which is not what is happening. Ice is not taking the worst of the worst. They

00:54:29re taking every one they can. And some of them are American citizens. Citizens. Many of them are here legally. They re being treated horribly. And Nashville does not need to be an accessory to their crimes.

00:54:44The citizens of Nashville have two questions for this council. We would like to know what actions the council is able or willing to take to stop the Ice call center and what can be what we can, as citizens do to support you in taking these actions.

00:55:06Just a second. I got lost. We posed these three questions in an email one week ago to the council members of the Immigrant Caucus asking for a meeting, but we have not received a reply. At a time when many Tennesseans are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. This

00:55:24administration is instead prioritizing, prioritizing, pouring billions of dollars into Ice. Detention centers, call centers, and mass deportations, all for their own political gain. Our communities are suffering while Ice gets hundreds of billions of our tax dollars to terrorize our communities and separate our

00:55:44families. Nashville are clear that they don t want our law enforcement agencies partnering with Ice and kidnapping our neighbors. This call center is an attempt at streamlining Ice and law enforcement collaboration across the entire nation, with a special focus on

00:56:01targeting and deporting those who came to the U.S. As unaccompanied, unaccompanied children. These crimes need to be stopped. Thank you for your time. Thank you.

00:56:11That concludes our public comment period. Next section I of our agenda is a single resolution on public hearing.

00:56:22Uh. Spanish interpretation services are provided for all Metro Council public disponibles en la audiencia publica. Gracias.

00:56:34Gracias. We appreciate you. Terpretation in Espanol Disponibles? Gracias, gracias. We appreciate you. Uh, for those wishing to speak this evening as part of this public hearing, please do. State your name. But it is not required for you to provide your exact address if you do not wish to

00:56:51do so, you MAY want instead to tell us in what neighborhood or area you l public hearing will be heard.

00:57:04That item is agenda item one, resolution 2026-2328 sponsor coupon. This is a resolution exempting demure cocktail lounge, located at 13196 avenue north, from the minimum distance requirements for obtaining a beer permit.

00:57:18Councilmember. You're recognized. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Open the public hearing, please. I need. Committee reports. Yes. Thank you sir. Go ahead, chair eastlick.

00:57:27Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Gov ops and regulations took this up. Voted five in favor, zero against zero not voting. Alrighty, now it's back to you, MR. Cooper.

00:57:37Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT. Open the public hearing. Okay. I declare the public hearing open for council member coupons resolution 2328. Would all members of the public here in support of this resolution, please raise your hand? Thank you. Would all members of the

00:57:54public here in opposition to this resolution please raise your hand? Seeing no one here in opposition, does the person here in support seek to be recognized or speak? He is shaking his head. No, MR.

00:58:05Cooper. And so with that, I will declare the public hearing closed and it's back to you for a motion on this resolution. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Move approval. All right. Is there a second? All right. It's properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on this resolution? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any

00:58:23voting? No. Any abstaining? All right. You have adopted this resolution. Next section j of our agenda, the consolidated consent agenda, all resolutions and second and third reading ordinances on this agenda are included on the consent agenda,

00:58:41if recommended for approval unanimously by all committees to which the item was referred, items on the consent agenda will be voted on at a single time. The item number, along with the resolution and ordinance number of the items on the consent agenda will be read by me, and then members of the council MAY remove any item

00:58:58from the consent agenda by request before the consent agenda vote is taken. All right. The first item in our resolution section proposed proposed for this consent agenda is agenda item three.

00:59:18Resolution 2026-2329. Agenda item four. Resolution 2026-2330. Agenda item six. Resolution 2026. Dash 2332. Agenda item

00:59:38seven. Resolution 2026. Dash 2333. Agenda item eight. Resolution 2026. Dash 2334. Agenda item nine. Resolution 2026. Dash 2335. Agenda item

01:00:01ten. Resolution 2026. Dash 2336. Agenda item 11. Resolution 2026. Dash 2337. Agenda item 12. Resolution 2026. Dash 2338.

01:00:18Agenda item 13. Resolution 2026-2339. Agenda item 14. Resolution 2026-2340. Agenda item 16. 2026. Dash 2342. Agenda item 17.

01:00:45Resolution 2026. Dash 2343. All right. Agenda item 18. Resolution 2026-2344. Agenda item 19. Resolution 2026. Dash 2345. Agenda item 20.

01:01:08Resolution 2026. Dash 2346. Agenda item 22. Resolution 2026. Dash 2348. Agenda item 23.

01:01:24Resolution 2026-2349. Agenda item 24. Resolution 2026-2350. Now for items on second reading proposed for the consolidated consent agenda. First among those is agenda item 40. This

01:01:46is ordinance bl2026-537, or rather 2026-1533. Next is agenda item 42. Ordinance bl

01:02:052026-1582. Agenda item 43 ordinance bill 2026-1583. agenda item 44. Ordinance bill 2026-1584. Agenda item 45.

01:02:25Ordinance bl 2026-1585. Agenda item 46. Ordinance bl 2026-1586. Agenda item 47. Agenda item or rather ordinance bl 2026-1587.

01:02:53Agenda item 48. Ordinance bl 2026-1588. Agenda item 49. Ordinance bl 2026-1589. Agenda item 50 ordinance bl 2026-1590.

01:03:16Agenda item 51 ordinance bl 2026-1591. Agenda item 52 ordinance bl2026-1592. And agenda item 53, ordinance

01:03:37bl2026-1593. Now for bills on third reading agenda item 54 ordinance bl 2026-1395. Agenda item 55 ordinance bl 2026-1400.

01:04:00Agenda item 56 ordinance bl2026-1401. Agenda item 59 ordinance bl 2026-1520. Agenda item 60 ordinance bl2026-1546.

01:04:23Agenda item 61 ordinance bl2026-1547. Agenda item 62 ordinance bl 2026-1548. Agenda item 63 ordinance bl 2026-1549.

01:04:45Agenda item 64. Ordinance bl 2026-1550. Agenda item 65. Ordinance bill 2026-1551. Agenda item 66. Ordinance bl 2026-1512. Agenda item 69.

01:05:09Ordinance bl 2026-1555. Agenda item 70. Ordinance bl 2026-1556. Agenda item 71. Ordinance bill 2026-1557. Agenda item 72.

01:05:30Ordinance bill 2026-1560. Agenda item 73. Ordinance bill 2026-1561. Agenda item 74.

01:05:44Ordinance bl 2026-1564. Agenda item 75. Ordinance bl 2026-1565. Agenda item 76 ordinance bl

01:06:042026-1568. Agenda item 77. Ordinance bl2026-1569. All right, it's on screen now.

01:06:20Agenda item 78, ordinance bl 2026-1570. Agenda item 79 ordinance bl 2026-1571. Agenda item eight. Ordinance bl

01:06:382026-1572. Agenda item 81 ordinance bl 2026-1573. Agenda item 82 ordinance bl 2026-1574.

01:06:58Agenda item 83 ordinance bl 2026-1575. Agenda item 84. Ordinance bill 2026-1576. And lastly, agenda item 85, ordinance bl 2026-1577. All

01:07:18right. Do any items need to be removed from the consent agenda? If so, members, please join the queue to request that council member welsh, if you would please just provide the agenda number please ma'am.

01:07:29Is item number 58 on consent? I missed that. No worries, we can go back. I'd like to pull it if it is okay.

01:07:40All right. Agenda item 58 was not on consent. Thank you. Okay. Next in the queue is council member suara. You're recognized. Ma'am.

01:07:50Thank you, vice mayor. Item number 23. Okay. 2026 2349 yep. Let's go just with the agenda numbers, please. Agenda item 23. This is resolution 223, four, nine, and

01:08:09it has been now removed from consent. Next council member gadd, you're recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. Item number 24.

01:08:23Okay. Agenda item 24 is council member gad's resolution 2350. It has been removed from consent. Council member kimbrough, you're recognized.

01:08:33Ma'am. Item 40 please. Okay. Agenda item 40. It is council member horton's ordinance 1533.

01:08:53It has been removed from consent. Council member cap. You're recognized sir. thank you. Vice mayor. Number 46, please. Okay. Agenda item 46 is council member capps, ordinance 1586. It has been removed from

01:09:12consent. Council member lee, you're recognized. Ma'am. I would like to remove 66, please. Just for the purpose of a no vote. Okay. Agenda item 66 is

01:09:30styles resolution or rather ordinance 1552. It has been removed from consent. And last in the queue. Council member parker, you're recognized, sir.

01:09:42Vice mayor, my apologies. I don't have my agenda. In front of me was the barnes distribution removed from consent? Thank you. It was all right. All right. Do any other items need to be removed from the consolidated consent agenda?

01:09:58Okay, MR. Clerk, are all committee reports in for the items on the remaining on the consent agenda? Yes. All committee reports are in. Thank you, MR. Clerk. Members, is there a motion for approval of the consent agenda? Okay, there's a motion in a second.

01:10:14All in favor, please say aye. All right. Council has passed all items on the consent agenda. All right. Now we will go back in agenda order for items that were not on consent. So back to

01:10:37resolutions. First among those is agenda item two. Resolution 2026-2305. Sponsors spain and gad. This is an initial resolution determining to issue general obligation bonds of the metropolitan government of

01:10:54nashvlle and davidson county in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed 544,720,000 or $20,000. Also known as the capital spending plan or csp council member spain. MISTER Chair, you're

01:11:10recognized sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee reports. Budget and finance considered and recommended approval of amendment number one. Zero in favor, eight against one not voting.

01:11:25Disapproval of amendment number two. Three in favor, five against one not voting. Disapproval of amendment number three. Two in favor and seven against zero not voting disapproval of amendment number four. One in favor, eight against zero not voting.

01:11:35Amendment number five was not moved in committee. Committee then recommended approval of the resolution eight in favor, zero against and one not voting. Okay, I will move approval.

01:11:44All right. Is there a second? Okay. There is a motion to approve. It is properly seconded. And we are on to discussion if there is any. Okay. First in the queue, councilmember welsh, you are recognized, ma'am.

01:12:00Thank you. Vice mayor. I would like to move a one meeting deferral after the budget and finance hearing last night on. Is there a second for the motion to defer? Okay.

01:12:12Go ahead. After the budget and finance discussion last night, I have some questions about the $35 million that was brought up in public. Comment about the jails, what we're actually using that for. There was some confusion, whether it is just jail conditions or overcrowding. And I think we just have need to have a few more details about

01:12:31that. Also, I think there is some some other things that council members are perhaps not particularly happy with, that they'd like to have more time to look at, to see if they would also like to attempt to amend, to make the the capital spending plan more responsive to council concerns and needs

01:12:52that were addressed in the csp so the cip excuse me. So I would like to move a one meeting deferral. All right. That has been moved and properly seconded. And you've spoken on your reasoning for that. So we're on to discussion on the deferral motion specifically. MR. Isaac on the deferral. Go ahead sir.

01:13:09Thank you. I stand in support of the one meeting deferral. After looking over exhibit b, there are several questions I have about architectural engineering cost versus some of the others.

01:13:22For the antioch cluster elementary, there are 15 million in construction and zero in architectural engineering. The same for fire station 25 in the crime lab. I'm trying to figure out where the engineering money is in that. On the other end, the davidson county sheriff's office replacement shows 21

01:13:40million in architectural engineering on a $35 million request. That's 14 million for construction, 21 million for engineering. It just doesn't seem to add up. There's also another at 60%, vision zero has 37% design in there. So

01:13:58there are a lot of questions about this, and I'm not sure exactly how this is all laid out in that forum. It seems there MAY be an inconsistency in some of the people that are putting this together, and I'd like more information on that% before we vote on this.

01:14:11All right. Council member, spain, budget chair and sponsor. Sir, you're recognized on the deferral motion. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Can we hear from the administration on what the impact of one meeting deferral of this resolution would be?

01:14:26Yes. MR. Rosenberg, do you want to speak to the impact of a one meeting deferral? You're recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

01:14:36Dave rosenberg from the mayor's office. Some work will get slowed down, but don't have any specific things that. I would note that the items with no architectural and engineering, becausethose were previously funded and don't need to be.

01:14:52And glad to go into additional detail. Anybody would like on any matters in the csp. All right. Back to you, MR. Spain. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'm going to oppose the one meeting deferral. We had a very thorough conversation of the the issue of the new jail facility and budget finance yesterday. I encourage anyone who has more questions about

01:15:11that to go back and watch that. You know, just like the operating budget, the csp is sort of a zero sum game. We all have more items that we would like to see funded in our districts, but if you do that, you got to take that money from somewhere. And as we heard yesterday, taking that money from other places that are in the csp has has detrimental

01:15:29effects across metro. So I agree that we should work towards having a process that is more inclusive of council priorities, and that's something that we can work towards going forward. We also heard yesterday that several of the items that are high on the council's priority list are funded in one form or another in this in the csp, and for the

01:15:47ones that aren't, they're very good reasons why they're not. So for that reason, I'm going to oppose deferral. Thank you. All right. MISS Suara on the deferral motion. Go ahead ma'am.

01:15:57Thank you, vice mayor. I'm going to stand and speak in support of the deferral. I wanted to say a lot of questions were asked in budget, and sheriff old and the new acting sheriff, MISS Joan, have done a tremendous job explaining a lot of things. And a lot of the questions have

01:16:14been answered as far as I'm concerned. But following yesterday's meeting, there was a question about the number of unhoused population in the jail right now. And since then, I've received some numbers. And there's still more clarification, because the numbers that I received seems very high. It MAY not, you know,

01:16:32stop the building of the jail going forward, but I think that it would be good for us to understand a lot of things. And I think part of what I'm hoping that most of us are hoping. You heard the statistics that were MISS Kelly during public comment, is that hopefully, even if it does not stop the building of this jail,

01:16:50maybe there's some policy issues that it will bring up. Maybe there's some questions that still need to be answered. And so based on the information that I received today, I needed to clarify some of that information. I do support the one meeting deferral. Thank you.

01:17:04All right. Is there any further discussion on the one meeting deferral motion? All right. We'll try this first by voice. Again, as always remind you, please. It is by number, not by volume. And so all in favor of the one meeting deferral motion,

01:17:26please say I. Okay. All against the one meeting deferral motion. Please say no. Okay. I do believe the ayes have it. And so this will be deferred one meeting. Okay. This will be

01:17:50taken up again at the NOVEMBER 5th meeting. All right. Next item that was not on consent is agenda item five. That is resolution 2026-2331 sponsors

01:18:11johnston. Spain. Horton welsh, alan gadd, ewing, suarez and ellis. This is a resolution authorizing grants not to exceed $6 million from the barnes fund for affordable housing to certain nonprofits for the express purpose of constructing, constructing rather affordable or workforce housing. Council member

01:18:27johnston, you're recognized, ma'am. Committee reports, please. For the report of the budget and finance committee chair, spain. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Budget and finance recommended approval nine in favor, zero against zero not voting.

01:18:40All right. And for the report of the planning and zoning committee, chair horton. Thank you. Vice mayor. Recommended approval. Seven in favor, zero against two not voting. All right. It's back to you, MISS Johnson, for a motion move.

01:18:50Approval, please. Okay. It's properly moved and seconded. Anything else you would like to share, MISS Johnson? No, ma'am. Okay. Is there anyone seeking discussion?

01:19:00Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any voting? No. Any abstaining? Okay. MR. Parker, you will be recorded as an abstention. Okay. Council has adopted this resolution.

01:19:19Next is agenda item 15. Resolution 2026-2341. Sponsors spain and prep tea. This is resolution approving application for the statewide school resource officer sro program grant from the tennessee department of safety and homeland security to the

01:19:37metropolitan government acting by and through the metropolitan nashville police department to provide funding for the placement of one full time school resource officer in each k through 12 public and public charter school. Council member.

01:19:50Spain. You're recognized sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee reports. Budget and finance recommended approval. Seven in favor, two against zero not voting. All right. And further report of the public health and safety committee chair prep.

01:20:00Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. The committee voted to approve six in favor, one against one not voting. Okay. All right. Back to you, MR.

01:20:10Spain, for a motion. Move approval. Okay. Is there a second? All right. It's properly moved and seconded. We are on to discussion. Anyone seeking discussion on this resolution? Okay. Seeing none.

01:20:26All in favor, please say aye. Any voting? No. All right. So we'll have to go on the boards as this is a resolution that is required by rule as it only has one vote. So, MR. Clerk, if you would please load the vote.

01:21:24Okay. With all votes in, MISTER Clerk, please show the vote. All right. The motion to approve has passed with 27 votes in favor, six against and one abstention. Next is agenda item 21, resolution 2026-2347.

01:21:43Sponsor coupon. This is a resolution requesting the nashville department of transportation and multimodal infrastructure, also known as indot, and the metropolitan department of parks and recreation, to review safety measures and proposed solutions relative to crosswalks and

01:22:04street crossings on greenways in nashville and davidson county council member koopman, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee reports, please. Okay. For the report of the transportation and infrastructure committee. Would that be you, vice chair allen? Okay. You're recognized, ma'am.

01:22:14Thank you, MADAM Vice chair. The transportation infrastructure voted for a one meeting deferral, eight in favor, one against zero not voting. Then there was a motion to rescind that because the sponsor had was dashing into the room. That was seven in favor, two against zero not voting. And then we came back

01:22:31with a motion to approve eight in favor, zero against one not voting. Okay. And for the report of the arts, parks, libraries and entertainment committee chair vote. You're recognized. Thank you, vice mayor. The committee voted six in favor, zero against zero not voting.

01:22:46Okay, back to you, MR. Cooper, for a motion. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Like to move a one meeting deferral with a brief comment. Okay. Is there a second for that motion? Okay. Go ahead sir.

01:22:55Thank you. So appreciate all the work on this legislation. It's important to me that our fantastic greenway network in our city, as it crosses our right of ways, is protected. And I know I've got a number of crossings in my district that are very unsafe, as do many others. We see a lot of mid-block crossings or third

01:23:12block crossings on greenways. And so something really important. I've been speaking with department transportation and with parks about this. There's a couple of fiscal pieces to work out, and I want to make sure we get this right. So asking my colleagues to support a one meeting deferral as we work through those questions. Thanks.

01:23:27All right. Is there any discussion on the one meeting deferral motion? Seeing none. All in favor. Oh, go ahead sir. So sorry, MADAM PRESIDENT. Can I also amend that to have a referral back to the arts parks libraries committee?

01:23:42Yep. That's that will happen as it remains on second. Yeah. No it won't. Okay. Because we already have committee reports. Yep. Okay. So there is a motion to amend the motion such that it has a one meeting deferral with a referral. Do you want to refer to both. Re refer to both

01:24:00committees sir. Just just apple please. okay. Arts parks and libraries. Is there a second for that motion. Okay. Properly seconded. All right. So we are on a one meeting deferral motion with a referral to arts parks and libraries. All in favor please say aye. Any

01:24:19voting no any abstaining. All right. This has been deferred one meeting and it will be taken up again on NOVEMBER 5th. All right. Agenda item 23.

01:24:38Resolution 2026-2349. Okay. Having a few technical difficulties. Next is agenda item 23. I see it there.

01:24:52Resolution 2026-2349. Sponsors. Suara GOD. Spain. Benedict evans and nash evans, seagull, tombs, taylor cortez, rutherford, ewing and ellis. This is a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of leadership.

01:25:06Nashville council member suara, you recognized ma'am. Council member suara. Okay, MISS Gadd, would you like you are the second co-sponsor on a resolution recognizing the 50th

01:25:22anniversary of leadership nashville. Would you like to be recognized or did MISS Suara ask for you to take that up, MISS Sepulveda? Okay, MISS Gadd, go ahead. Ma'am.

01:25:32Yeah. I would like to ask for committee reports. Okay. For the report of the rules, confirmations and public elections committee chair sepulveda. Thank you. Vice mayor. Rules voted five in favor, zero against zero not voting. All right.

01:25:45Okay, it's back to you, MISS Gadd. okay. I would like to make a motion with a brief comment, and also to give my colleague a little bit more time to get in the room so she MAY speak on this resolution, if that is okay.

01:26:00All right. She's not okay. There is a motion to approve. Is there a second? Okay. Anything you want to say about leadership? Nashville and its 50th anniversary.

01:26:12Would appreciate everyone's support here. And thank you to our colleague, who's also an alum who has participated in this program and all the other leaders who have gone through it. So thank you all. And I'm sure our colleague will appreciate everyone's support.

01:26:27All right, councilmember allen. Hold on. Other members in our audience too. Oh, there we go. So thank you so much. Hello there, MISS Allen. You are in the queue to speak. Go ahead ma'am.

01:26:37Thank you, MADAM Chair. As as myself. And there are many of us here. This is an amazing organization that just gives people a chance to spend time with folks that are from a different part of nashville, and learn a whole lot about how the city works. And I just happen to know that it is their homework to either be here or

01:26:54be watching on tv for the class of 23, so hopefully they're also smart. Hopefully everybody else is watching from home. There are some individuals who are actually in the gallery. I'm just going to say. So we acknowledge those that are here and hope that there are others at home watching, because they will learn a lot from this. So I fully support this.

01:27:09All right. Council member greg recognized, sir. I also. Stand as a proud alumni, and I just want to encourage my colleagues. If you've if you've not considered going through the program, I will tell you it was one of the most rewarding experiences I've had since moving to nashville, and it definitely has helped me

01:27:27in times when I needed to figure out the most complex of issues and connecting with people that could solve those problems. So if you've not considered, please do. MISTER Greg. If you want to sign on, you can email the clerk. I did.

01:27:40Okay. Got you sir. I was just noticing here that you were not listed among the folks. Okay. Any further discussion? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting? No or abstaining? All right. Council has adopted this resolution.

01:27:56Next, last, next and last on our resolutions, not on consent agenda item 24. This is resolution 2026-2350. Sponsors gad, benedict, ewing, sawara and ellis. This is a resolution recognizing OCTOBER 2026 as domestic violence awareness

01:28:13month in nashville, and davidson county council member gad, you're recognized, ma'am. I would like to move for or ask for committee reports. Okay, chair sepulveda, you're recognized. Thank you. Vice mayor. Rules voted five in favor, zero against zero. Not voting.

01:28:26Okay, back to you for motion, MISS Gad. I would like to make a motion and a brief comment. Okay. There's a motion to approve and it's properly seconded. Go ahead ma'am.

01:28:37Wonderful. Well, thank you so much, colleagues, for taking a moment to recognize domestic violence awareness month also references interpersonal violence. We, we, we come together annually to do this.

01:28:53For those that joined. Meet us at the bridge hosted by the coalition locally this year, names from those who were deceased who passed or were murdered by their partner were shared, and a moment of remembrance was giving given to to those. What I'd like to do

01:29:12is just think about and have each one of us do this, but just take a moment and think about what it means to just have the fear of being in your home, and to hear the sound of a key opening up the front door.

01:29:26To calculate whether asking a question of what money you're going to spend, or if you're even going to reach for your phone. Will that put you in danger? As we know, home should be a place where we can finally exhale, that we can feel safe.

01:29:41For many of us and some of us in our lives, and for many of us and many, many of us in our community, this is just not the case. So this is domestic violence awareness month. The theme is with survivors always.

01:29:57So for colleagues that are representing tonight, 1 in 4, if you could rise in each row, there's one person who volunteered to to, to rise to demonstrate what 1 in 4 looks like. Colleagues, you can remain standing or you can have

01:30:16a seat. But I do want us just to take a take a look around. 1 in 4 is what the cdc estimates that nearly 1 in 4 women. But we also know that is not isolated to to women, often men, lgbt members of the lgbtq

01:30:33community have high, incredibly high numbers as well as. Minorities black, african, black, latino, and people of color. These numbers are are human. They're a friend or coworker. They're someone you love. Or perhaps it's you. So

01:30:53here in nashville, we are lucky to have many resources. The office of family safety's 2025 report actually recorded that there are 861 of what they reference as advocacy clients that came through their doors that year. And these are the people who reported

01:31:12strangulation. As my time runs out, I wonder if my colleague would add some time. Thank you. That's fine. Go ahead. Ma'am. Thank you so much. They they reported clients who reported strangulation 861 and 352

01:31:33advocacy clients reported threats with a gun. Those are disclosures from people. Those are disclosures frompeople who reached out to our advocates.

01:31:44They do not capture everyone living with abuse. I think about the courage it takes to tell someone the responsibility that you and I assume when when folks come to us with their stories, this is the courage

01:32:01that as we move forward, we must be asking ourselves. The courage must be met with our capacity to act. When someone is prohibited from having a gun, we need that meaningful follow through. This council has tried to act on that. When someone

01:32:19needs a safe place to go, someone needs shelter and housing that's within reach. What we have found our shelters are crying for more assistance with the acts of our previous council chair for the committee of public health and safety, with a public awareness

01:32:37campaign. Our providers for those shelters are worried of what a campaign awareness campaign will mean. That means they will notbe able to house who they need to house. So as we move into this budget session and we look to see what

01:32:53safety really looks like and where our money needs to be, I ask our colleagues to think about that. We think about that as we show up through our budgets, and to every survivor that's listening to that's going through something that hasn't reached out, whatever your gender, whatever your identification, this abuse is not your fault,

01:33:10not your fault. You deserve safety. You deserve to be believed, and you deserve to be supported. So, colleagues, thank you for standing tonight. And if you weren't asked to stand, I know your heart and mind is with us all. So thank you. As our responsibility continues and we sit down, we'll just remember that with

01:33:29survivors always means that when our budgets are tight and when the camera tight, when our budgets are tight and when the cameras are gone, when we finally find the courage for when someone finally finds the courage to ask for help, let's make sure that we are there to

01:33:46to be that help. Right. Thank you, councilmember gadd, council member porterfield, you're recognized ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor. And I want to thank my colleague, councilmember gabe for bringing and I just wanted to take a moment to speak the name of a

01:34:07colleague and former public servant who was a victim of domestic violence, who was killed by her husband earlier this year. So I just wanted to take a moment to speak the name of nancy mace here on wednesday, APRIL 1st, 2026, the world lost

01:34:24one of its brightest lights, the honorable nancy mateo, an act of senseless violence. She was a beloved daughter, sister, friend, and dedicated public servant. Through her years in public office, she led with integrity, compassion and an unwavering sense of purpose. As a trailblazing public servant, she made history as the first

01:34:44black and asian american female commissioner elected in coral springs, florida. First elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, she was appointed in DECEMBER of 2024 as vice mayor of coral springs, a role she carried with grace, vision and a deep commitment to her community.

01:35:00Her life was defined by passion for service, environmental stewardship, inclusion and advocacy for others. Her professional and personal mission was rooted in making sure people felt, seen, heard and valued. She believed deeply in fostering a community where everyone had a seat at the table and where every voice mattered. Her leadership

01:35:16extended across numerous local and national boards, reflecting a lifelong commitment to sustainability, equity and civic life. As a graduate of florida agricultural and mechanical university and johns hopkins university, nancy worked as an environmental scientist to advance water quality, public health and

01:35:35disaster response across florida. Prior to assuming public office, her husband took her life the day before she was going to announce her bid to run for congress. And nancy was a brilliant, a brilliant public

01:35:51servant. I had the opportunity of serving with her on the leadership committee of the black caucus for local progress, and she was just a brilliant person and a beautiful light.

01:36:03So as my colleague talked about domestic violence, we think about these things and we do these resolutions. But I just wanted to take a moment to remind us that there is a face behind the things that we do, and a face behind the causes that we stand for. So thank you all for giving me that moment to speak nancy's name into the

01:36:20room. Thank you councilmember. You're recognized ma'am. Thank you. Thank you so much, council member GOD, for bringing this to the floor. I wanted to take a moment to add a few statistics on domestic violence

01:36:38among disabled individuals. So it's it's really important as we're looking at this scourge, to also understand the different impacted communities, the prevalence rate of domestic violence in the disabilities community is, is horrendous.

01:36:55People with disabilities are five times more likely to experience domestic violence compared to those without disabilities. And estimates suggest that adults with disabilities are twice as likely to be victims of violent crime, and three times as likely to be sexually assaulted.

01:37:13And there's a severe underreporting of these cases between 70% and 85% of abuse cases against disabled adults go unreported. I wanted to just bring this to light as we're

01:37:30talking about this as it is awareness month, it's important to expand our awareness and our understanding. Thank you. Thank you, MISS Ewing. Councilmember lee, you're recognized ma'am.

01:37:42Thank you, MADAM Chair. I am standing in total support of this, and I'm not sure if I'm talking in support or if I'm asking for a point of inquiry. I would like to know if we can attach 12.3 to this.

01:37:59Yes, MISS Gadd, are you amenable to that? Okay. So is there a second for the motion to approve with 12.3 applied such that all persons voting in the affirmative will be listed as co-sponsors? Okay.

01:38:12Thank you. All right. Seeing no further discussion. Thank you. Colleagues. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. All right.

01:38:28Council has adopted this resolution. Next is section l of our agenda bills on introduction and first reading. By rule, all items on first reading shall be voted on at the sametime, unless requested otherwise, by the primary sponsor or two other members.

01:38:45Do any items need to be removed from the collective vote on first reading? All right, council member horton, you're recognized, sir. Item 27, please.

01:38:58Okay. Agenda item 27. Sponsor horton 1610 will be removed from this consolidated motion. Is. Are there any other members seeking to remove an

01:39:15item? No. Okay. Is there a motion for approval of all items remaining on first consideration? Okay. Properly seconded. Without objection. All right. You have approved all items on first reading with the exception of agenda item 27, which we will go back to now,

01:39:37that is ordinance bl 2026-1610. Sponsors. Horton, evan, siegel, gadd. Welsh. Toombs. Parker. Bradford. Koopman. Cortez, benedict, vo, huffman, sepulveda and cap. This is an ordinance amending section 17.40.720 of the metro code zoning regulations to expand notice requirements to all

01:39:55residents by requiring mailed notices to all dwelling units on and within 1000ft of a parcel. Included in amendments to the official zoning map. Councilmember horton, you're recognized, sir.

01:40:05Thank you, vice mayor. I'd like to move for approval on first and defer public hearing to the second meeting of FEBRUARY to align with the planning commission schedule. Okay. First meeting of.

01:40:14First meeting of FEBRUARY. Okay. All right. There is a motion to approve on first and defer the second reading in public hearing to the first meeting of FEBRUARY. Is there a second for that motion? Okay.

01:40:29Properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on this motion? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. All right. This has passed its first reading. It's second reading will be at the first meeting of FEBRUARY. All right.

01:40:46Now on to section m of our agenda. Bills on second reading that were not on consent. First among those is agenda item 38. This is ordinance bill 2026-1450. Sponsors cortez ellis and suara. This is an

01:41:03ordinance directing the metropolitan nashville police department and the mayor's office through the office of youthsafety and requesting the coordination of the metropolitan nashville public schools to jointly develop an education and information sharing initiative aimed at identifying and countering the

01:41:20growing threat of online extremist content that targets and exploits young people in nashville and davidson county council member cortez, you are recognized, sir. Thank you.

01:41:30Vice mayor committee reports. All right. For the report of. We've got all the committee reports in, sir.

01:41:40Fantastic. I'd - like to move the substitute with an explanation. Okay. First, let's move approval to get it before us. Move or move. Substitute for approval? No, just the bill.

01:41:49I'd like to move for approval. Okay. All right. Now, you MAY move the substitute motion to substitute. Thank you. Colleagues, the keep kids safe. Is there. A second? Procedurally.

01:41:59Okay. Is there a motion? A second on the motion to substitute. Okay, on you go. All good.

01:42:09Thank you, vice mayor. Colleagues, the keeps kids safe online act is about getting ahead of a threat the most parents and families don't even know exists. Violent online networks are actively targeting young people through social media, gaming platforms, and messaging apps. They're using grooming, manipulation, coercion, and blackmail to exploit vulnerable children, pushing them toward sexual sexual exploitation, self-harm

01:42:28and animal abuse, and even violence, amongst others. The numbers are absolutely terrifying. In 2025, the national center missing and exploited children received more than 3000 reports of sadistic online exploitation involving violent online groups targeting children, an increase of more than 125% from the

01:42:46previous year. Of the identified victims in the cited data set, 96% were 17 or younger and 1 in 4 was 13 or younger. Ncmec also escalated more than 53,000. Urgent cyber line tipline reports to law enforcement in 2025, including

01:43:04reports involved in imminent danger. This is not a threat to anyone. Department school family can address alone parents, educators, law enforcement and community organizations all bring different perspectives and different pieces of the puzzle.

01:43:18I am especially grateful that our partners outside of the council's direct authority, including metro nashville

01:43:34public schools and the juvenile court, have helped shape this legislation and have agreed to participate in the ongoing effort, and their experience and epertise will be invaluable as we work together to raise awareness, share the information and strengthen prevention across the community. That's what this bill is about bringing the right people together, sharing information and building a more coordinated approach to prevention. This substitute directs the metro human relations commission, working with m, p, d and other metro departments with relevant experience to develop an

01:43:51ongoing public awareness initiative to help families recognize warning signs, understand how these networks operate and what to do when their kids are targeted. It also requires all relevant metro departments to cooperate, establishes reporting requirements, and ensures that the initiative is updatedas online platforms, terminology

01:44:09and tactics evolve. So we are not creating a new enforcement mechanism. We're using the resources and expertise we already have to better inform our community and give parents, educators, and young people a better chance to recognize these threats before they escalate. We MAY not be able to eliminate the threat, but we can make sure that nashville is

01:44:26better informed, better coordinated, and better prepared to protect our kids. Thank you jeff. All right. There is a motion to substitute.

01:44:38It's properly seconded. You've heard a description by council member cortez. Is there any discussion on the motion to substitute? Seeing none. All in favor of the substitute, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining? All right. MR.

01:44:54Cortez, I presume you want to renew your motion to approve a substitute? Yes. Renew the motion to to approve a substitute. Seconded. Okay. Is thereany discussion to approve on second reading? A substituted seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. Okay.

01:45:11This has passed. Its second of three readings is substituted. next is agenda item 39, ordinance bill 2026-1497.

01:45:21Sponsor sepulveda welsh, evan psiegel. Benedict suara ad. Horton. Porterfield, bo parker, bradford and harrell. This is an ordinance to amend chapter 12.12 of the metro code of laws relative to right turns on red reporting requirements regarding roadway safety and other related clarifications.

01:45:39Council member sepulveda. You're recognized, ma'am. Thank you, vice mayor. I'm going to withdraw with a brief comment. Go ahead ma'am. Thank you. I want to thank all of the sponsors, my colleagues and advocates from the community, as well as mndot. We wouldn't

01:46:01have gotten this far without everyone who has advocated for this measure, and I and it has been very successful because it's going to happen, which is why I'm withdrawing now at this point. And I said this in

01:46:18committee, but I wanted to repeat this for the entire body, since not everyone was in committee. So from the 59 intersections, 14 will be installed in the next two weeks.

01:46:30Others will be installed in the upcoming months from the 59 intersections, 50 already have lp eyes. The rest will be updated. I had a vry productive conversation with mndot.

01:46:44Do you want to share with the public what an lp is? Yes. Pedestrian. Yes. Sorry, I, I speak in acronyms. Yes, sometimes. And I forget to spell things out. And so in my

01:47:03conversation with mndot, they they also had some other updates for us. They had a backlog of some intersection updates where we had seen 42 pedestrian fatalities in the

01:47:24past. And they, the. Our new director has directed indot to update those as soon as possible, and those updates range from light timing to street painting among a whole slew of new updates. And so

01:47:44when I first filed this legislation, it was so broad because you you asked for ten and you get eight at the end of the day. And this is a strategy and it works. And here we are.

01:48:00So I don't do things just to do things. I do things because they work and we are saving lives at the end of the day. And we are going to save pedestrians and we're going to save cyclists, and the city is going to be better off. And this is not a catch all. We are

01:48:19going to implement other measures and data worked at the end of the day. And I, I said this, and I'm going to repeat it because I, I think it is important that we use best

01:48:36practices that have worked, that have seen 92 and up to 97% in every. And let me repeat that in every city where it has been implemented.

01:48:50Go ahead, ma'am. I'm sure somebody would be willing to yield time if you would wrap it up. Go ahead. And it is important that we do not legislate out of fear. The state is going to do whatever the state is going to do. The state has preempted us in

01:49:11everything, and we have seen them try and do things against us when we are not even, you know, when we're just sitting here, when we're doing other things. So I think that it's important that we legislate for

01:49:29our city, and we do what is important for our constituents. And so I appreciate each and every one of you for being involved in this conversation.

01:49:43And I appreciate our advocates. And because we have a concrete plan now, and if it wasn't concrete, I wouldn't have withdrawn it. And I know that I, along with some of my other colleagues, will be keeping that timeline close. And we

01:50:04will be having this conversation again, if that is not the case. And so I appreciate all of you because. You know, we're working hard for the city. And so with that, I just wanted to say thank you to everybody.

01:50:19All right. Thank you so much. That item has been withdrawn. All okay. Next is agenda item 40. Ordinance bl 2026-1533. Sponsors horton and evan siegel. This is an ordinance authorizing the metro

01:50:35government of nashville and davidson county to accept new public water and sanitary sewer mains, fire hydrant assembly, sanitary sewer manholes and easements for property located at 3622 whites creek pike, also known as white creek rather, whites creek estates council

01:50:54member. Horton. MR. Chair, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. Move approval. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. Miss kimbrough, did you seek to be recognized or speak? Okay. Go ahead.

01:51:07Yes. Thank you. I have spoken with MR. Withers, and I'm not going to defer anything. Okay. All right.

01:51:17Is there any. Is there any further discussion on this item? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting? No were abstaining.

01:51:31Okay. This has passed its second of three readings. All right. Next agenda item 41, ordinance bl 2026-1581. Sponsor coupon. This is an ordinance to amend an ordinance amending title five of the metro code of

01:51:48laws, relative to providing funds for improving nashville and davidson county's multimodal infrastructure. Council member koopman, you are recognized, sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Committee reports, please.

01:51:59For the report of the transport budget and finance committee chair, spain. Go ahead sir. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Budget and finance recommended a deferral until. Until the first meeting in JANUARY. Nine in favor, zero against one not voting.

01:52:10All right. And for the report of the transportation and infrastructure committee, vice chair alan. Yes, ma'am. Transportation infrastructure recommended a deferral to the first meeting in JANUARY, which is actually the third week of JANUARY. Nine in favor, zero against zero not voting.

01:52:24okay. So yes, the 1st JANUARY meeting, which is the third tuesday, the first and only JANUARY meeting. Okay. With that, those reports.

01:52:37And MR. Koopman, it's back to you, sir, for a motion. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'd like to move to defer to the first meeting in JANUARY, please. Okay. Properly moved and seconded. Any discussion on that motion? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining? All right. This will be taken up

01:52:57again in JANUARY. Next is agenda item 46, ordinance bill 2026-1586. Sponsors cap horton, evan siegel and vo. This is an ordinance authorizing the granting of permanent easement to piedmont natural gas company on certain property located or owned by the metro government,

01:53:17located at 2909 severe street. MR. Cap, you're recognized, sir. Thank you, vice mayor. I move to withdraw this. It names the incorrect counterparty and it needs to be renegotiated. All right. This item, MR. Caps ordinance 1586, has been withdrawn. All right, that

01:53:39concludes our second reading items. Next is section n of our agenda. Bills on third reading that were not on our consent agenda. First among those is agenda item 57, ordinance bill

01:53:572026-1433. Sponsors stiles and allen. This is an ordinance amending chapters 2.240, 6.28 and 7.08 and title 17 of the metro code of laws to replace, quote, daycare uses with, quote, child care and adult day services, uses and amend

01:54:15related conditions and standards. Council member allen, you are recognized, ma'am. Thank you, MADAM Chair. I don't I do have a committee report, please.

01:54:24Yes, ma'am. For the report of the planning and zoning committee chair horton. Thank you. Vice mayor. Planning and zoningvoted for indefinite deferral. Ten in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay.

01:54:40All right. It is back to you. MISS Allen, because I guess, MR. Wilson, can you explain, please, sir, relative to our rule against the objection of the sponsor, that objection was not explicit. Is that correct, sir? And thus we're going to

01:54:58put it back to the sponsor. Special counsel. Go ahead. Vice mayor. Rule 8.2 states that any legislation that received over the objection of the sponsor that receives a committee recommendation of indefinite deferral by two thirds majority would be indefinitely deferred without debate or discussion.

01:55:14In this case, the primary sponsor was not present in committee and did not make an objection. All right. So, MISS Allen, it is up to you to make a motion.

01:55:26Thank you, MADAM Chair. I would move for an indefinite deferral with a brief explanation. Okay. Is there a second? Okay. Go ahead, ma'am. Thank you. So there were some concerns expressed that one of which was with regard to the distance requirements.

01:55:41Councilmember ewing was eloquent about that, and I we intend to work to solve that, that concern. And the second was about the prioritization and permitting. And that was actually taken care of by an amendment that was put on on second reading. So I want to remind council members of that.

01:55:57So this will allow us time to work through and deal with any other issues that have been concerned. We can bring it back with with after 60 days, with a written notice to the council, that will be the intention. So it should come back in JANUARY, but we'll do a little bit of homework on that and try to deal with the issues that have been brought up through this

01:56:14discussion. I appreciate the input. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, MISS Allen. Are there is a motion to defer properly seconded. You've heard a description by co-sponsor allen.

01:56:24Is there any further discussion on this matter? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. All right. This has been indefinitely deferred. Next is agenda item 58, ordinance bill 2026-1514. Sponsor ellis. This

01:56:41is an ordinance amending title three of the metro code of laws to examine best practices for metro government to conduct periodic surveys of employees by departments, boards and employees of departments, boards and commissions of the metro government. Council

01:56:58member. Ellis. You're recognized, ma'am. I would like to make a motion to approve. It's properly seconded. Go ahead. Anything you want to say on the motion to approve?

01:57:10So thrilled that we have gotten to a point to where we can codify employee surveys and to make it into a reality.

01:57:21All right. Thank you. Is there any further discussion on the motion to approve on third and final reading? Seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting? No. Okay. Because it is on third and final reading. We

01:57:39will have to go on the boards. MR. Clerk, please load the vote.

01:58:12I'm going to go against the employees. Since the last election. Hey, MR. Employees, this is going to be for. After that. We MAY you and jenny. Was

01:58:32that code. With all votes in? MISTER Clerk, please show the vote. All right. The motion to approve on third and final reading has passed with 31 votes in favor, three against and one abstention. All right.

01:58:56Next is agenda item 66, ordinance bl 2026-1552. Sponsor styles. This is ordinance to amend title 17 of the metro code of laws zoning ordinance, the metro government of nashville and davidson county.

01:59:11By changing from a r to a to rm9 in zoning for property located at cambridge road, unnumbered approximately 776ft southeast of preston road, this is 3.9 acres. Is there a

01:59:27missiles not being present? Has any colleagues signed on to co-sponsor this? Okay, MISS Tombs, if you'll sign on with the clerk. Or perhaps you already have. Go ahead. You are recognized.

01:59:39Thank you, MADAM Vice mayor. Move for approval. Is there a second? Okay. It's properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Oh, rather I apologize. You do need to have committee reports.

01:59:52Third reading, title 17 matter. Council member horton on MISS Stiles is a bill 1552. Please, sir. Thank you, vice mayor.

02:00:03Planning and zoning recommended approval nine in favor, zero against zero not voting. Okay with that? There is a motion to approve and was properly seconded and first in the queue for purposes of discussion or just. Okay. Go ahead, MISS Lee.

02:00:19You're recognized. Oh, I'm sorry ma'am. Oh, I'm overloaded because I have too many. Thank you. Go ahead ma'am. Thank you, MADAM Chair. I actually would like to move to defer this until NOVEMBER the 5th, the first meeting NOVEMBER with a brief statement, please.

02:00:37Okay. It's been properly seconded. Go ahead. Please, ma'am. I know I first I said I was going to vote no on this, but I think it would be behoove us to have a little more information on it.

02:00:49This is right in the corner of where my area is, and it's very small. And the roads are like this. And so I would like to hear what the intention is on doing a multifamily place right there.

02:01:04All right. There is a motion to defer one meeting, the third reading to NOVEMBER 5th. It was properly seconded. Is there any discussion on that motion? Seeing none. All in favor of the one meeting deferral, please say aye.

02:01:20Aye. Any voting no. Okay. Any abstaining. All right. The ayes have it. And so this will be deferred one meeting.

02:01:33Thank you, MADAM Chair. Okay. Next are agenda items 67 and 68 which are companions to each other.

02:01:44That said MISS Vote for purposes of a potential amendment. We're just going to take 67 first. And once you move to approve that get your amendment on, then you can kind of reconsolidate your motion if you see fit. Okay, so agenda item 67, ordinance bill

02:02:042026-1553. Sponsor vote is an ordinance to amend title 17, the metro code of laws zoning ordinance, the metro government by changing from c, f to sp zoning on property located at 300 mccann street at the northwest corner of mccann street and third avenue south.

02:02:21This is 0.69 acres to permit. 311 multifamily residential units, all of which are described here in MISS Bow. You are recognized. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'm. Committee report.

02:02:34Chair horton, if you would go ahead and give the report, sir, for both this bill and its companion at this point. Go ahead, sir. Thank you. Vice mayor. On 1553, planning and zoning recommended approval of ten in favor, zero against. You're not voting then, as on the bill, as amended, ten in favor, zero against, you're not voting. And

02:02:52on bill 1554, we recommended approval, ten in favor, zero against. You're not voting. All right. So it's back to you as voters for a motion to get 1553 before us, please, ma'am.

02:03:01Great. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'd like to move to approve. Okay. Is there a second? Go ahead. Okay. And now I'd like to move my amendment. Is there a second on the motion to amend? Okay.

02:03:14Go ahead ma'am. Great share about the amendment. Sure. The amendment is just a a slightly increasing the live work units, but keeping the overall units the same.

02:03:26All righty. Is there any further discussion on the motion to amend seeing none. All in favor of the amendment, please say I any voting? No or abstaining. All right. Do you seek to renew your motion to approve, as amended, adding

02:03:45perhaps 1554, which requires certain materials to be restricted in the construction of buildings that were mentioned in 1553? Yes. Okay. Is there a second for that motion? Okay. Anything you'd like to say at this juncture?

02:03:57Sure. Go ahead. Just a brief comment. I just want to talk about how this project I'm very excited about it because our city needs affordable housing and we are building it in district 17. So I'm really proud of this partnership. And just working with everybody in the community is very excited

02:04:14about it, but we are focused on a complete development that will be all affordable housing. So I'm really excited about this. So thank you so much. All right. Is there any further discussion on this motion to approve 1553, as amended, along

02:04:35with its companion? 1554 seeing none. All in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining. All right. That concludes this evening's agenda.

02:04:46Our next council meeting will be on thursday, NOVEMBER 5th. Please go vote. Is there a motion to adjourn? We are adjourned.

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