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City Council moves $3.75 million from Ed Rice addition to North Frasier community center
Summary
The Memphis City Council budget committee approved a capital-improvement amendment transferring $3,750,000 from the Ed Rice Community Center banquet addition to renovations for the North Frasier Community Center; reallocations from that new line require council sponsor approval.
The Memphis City Council budget committee on the record approved an amendment to the fiscal year 2026 capital improvement program that transfers $3,750,000 from the Ed Rice Community Center banquet addition to a new line for North Frasier Community Center renovations.
The change was read into the record by Chair Carlisle and moved by Councilman Jeff Warren; the motion was seconded by Vice Chair JSW and approved by voice vote. Chair Carlisle said the deduction "shall be moved to a new line item titled North Frasier Community Center Renovations" and that the change "shall be effective upon approval of this resolution and incorporated into the fiscal year 2026 budget ordinance." The resolution also states that any allocation or readjustment from the new line requires prior approval from the council sponsors Michael and Easter Thomas.
Committee members discussed sponsor placement and ensured copies of the resolution were available before the vote. Council members Ford and Warren added their names as co-sponsors during the meeting. No numerical roll-call tally was recorded on the audio; the item passed by voice vote with no objections raised on the floor.
Background: the action is a reallocation within the fiscal year 2026 capital improvement program. The resolution text places the effective date at approval and makes future transfers from the new line conditional on sponsor approval.
What happens next: the approved amendment will be incorporated into the FY2026 budget ordinance and the city will administratively record the new CIP line for North Frasier Community Center renovations. Any later reallocation from that line must come back to the Memphis City Council sponsors named in the resolution for prior approval.
