01BL2026-1255
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Huffman, Horton and Kupin brought forward this amendment to Chapter 13.08 governing sandwich board signs in the public right of way. It was read in under their sponsorship with no recorded disposition at this meeting.
Metropolitan Council on 2026-04-21 6:30 PM · Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 3h 4m
The one where a street-safety amendment named for two dead Nashvillians got a unanimous 10-0 committee recommendation, a
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Emily Benedict rose to move the 'Yolanda Parm and Canon Oldham Street Safety Amendment', late-filed #3, limiting East Bank curb cuts to three locations, recommended 10-0 in Planning & Zoning. Enough colleagues objected that the rules weren't suspended: it was never voted on. Minutes later, two other late-filed amendments, one with no committee recommendation at all, were taken up without a single objection and adopted. Benedict then said the promised 30% public open space and the infrastructure bill 'is not in the bill in front of us,' said she couldn't tell residents whether taxpayers or deve
From the room
Miss Willis oversaw the expansion of the park through the construction of the Susan Warner Bass learning center,
“It talks about a connect East Bank action plans, motor connect downtown action plan to address the congestion concerns,”
— Kupin
“For amendment one by council member Kupin, it was not moved, for approval, and so we did not issue a committee recommendation.”
— Rollin Horton
“back to you, mister Horton, cosponsor for, the deferral motion. Thank you. I'd like to move for one meeting deferral”
— Rollin Horton
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The decisions
502BL2026-1360
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Approved on first reading as substituted, meaning the version now moving is not the one originally filed. The bill rewrites Chapter 17.28 of the Metro Code to change how underground utilities are regulated.
03BL2026-1361
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Cleared first reading as substituted, putting a new East Bank Design Review Committee inside the Downtown Code on track. Amending Chapter 17.37 gives the East Bank its own design gate rather than routing everything through the existing DTC review path.
04BL2026-1254
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Kicked down the road: deferred to the second July meeting on July 21. The bill would amend Title 6 to force disclosure of personalized algorithmic and dynamic pricing, and it will not get a decision until that date.
05BL2026-1334
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Passed second reading with a single abstention. It lets Metro abandon an existing reservoir drain line and accept new public sanitary sewer main, manholes and easements at 1431 Vultee Boulevard for the Jetway Logistics site.
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Conditions
- Greenways and open space are written into the zoning itself across the entire district — required, not incentive-based
- Late-filed amendment 3 keeps curb cuts limited to three locations on the East Bank street
- Applicant commits the location will not become a beer-selling establishment; beer service is limited to the Oktoberfest event and off-premise catering
- The grant is fully reimbursable - Metro reimburses against documented expenditures rather than disbursing funds up front
- Grant carries specific deliverables that Gideon's Army is required to meet
- Callback provision: if deliverables are not met, Metro may cancel the grant and be reimbursed for funds disbursed
+17 more conditions
Questions & answers
Vice Mayor (presiding): Is that correct? Brittle with a b?
Vice Mayor: Did the late-filed resolution come to your committee on its late-filed nature?
Vice Mayor: Would you like to describe the substitute?
Kupin (Council member, primary sponsor): Explain the unintended consequences of the step-back requirement and how light/air is already addressed in the legislation
Kupin (Council member): If a project came to the Downtown DRC — or a potential East Bank DRC — would that body have the ability to impose step backs or otherwise adjust light and airflow?
+3 more exchanges
Citations & precedent
Metro Code of Laws § 6.28.030(B)(2)(d) · Vice Mayor
Tennessee open meetings requirements (Open Meetings / Sunshine Law) · Parker
Title 17, Metropolitan Code of Laws (the zoning ordinance) · Vice Mayor
Title 17, Metropolitan Code of Laws (zoning ordinance) · Vice Mayor
Procedure
- Two ceremonial presentations scheduled: Ewing memorial proclamation for Eleanor Willis; Gadd resolution on National Library Week — Sepulveda
- Gadd states the National Library Week resolution has already passed on the council floor; this is the ceremonial reading — Gadd
- Council Member Vo invokes a personal point of privilege during the announcements block — Terry Vo
- No discussion; unanimous voice vote, no no-votes or abstentions — Vice Mayor
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The people
Practitioners & applicants
Luke · Cynthia "Cindy" Clinton · James "Jim" Hubler · Jennifer Turner · Brian Hubbard · Samuel "Sam" Lingo · Matthew Payne · Gamble · Toombs · Jennifer Gamble
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