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Votes at a glance: key actions taken by Memphis City Council on Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
A consolidated list of the council’s formal votes at the Jan. 21 meeting, including the confirmation of C.J. Davis as police chief, approval of a homelessness hub special‑use permit, multiple MLGW and fiscal consents, property sales, and procedural rule changes.
The Memphis City Council recorded the following formal actions and roll‑call votes at its Jan. 21, 2025 regular meeting. Items are listed by agenda number and short description exactly as reflected in the meeting record.
• Approval of minutes (January 7, 2025): motion to approve the minutes was recorded and the roll call indicates the item passed (recorded roll shows yes votes by present members).
• Special item 1 — remove appointment of C.J. Davis from the table: moved by Councilman Warren; seconded by Councilwoman Cooper Sutton; recorded vote: unanimous yes (13–0).
• Special item 2 — permanent appointment of C.J. Davis as Chief of the Memphis Police Department: moved by Chairman Canale; seconded by Councilwoman Logan; recorded vote: unanimous yes (13–0). Item placed in same‑night minutes.
• Item 4 — Special‑use permit (SUP24‑46) at 4055/4025 Poplar Avenue and 4007/3950 Central Avenue: committee recommended favorable; moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Espinosa; recorded vote: yes (roll call recorded all present as yes); item passed.
• Item 5 — Special‑use permit (SUP24‑402) at 777 Firestone Avenue (held from Jan. 7; substitute site plan filed and adopted): committee recommended favorable; moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Dr. Easter Thomas; recorded vote: unanimous yes (13–0); item passed as amended.
• MLGW Fiscal Consent (Items 15–22): included contract changes, purchases and extensions (examples from agenda: change no. 21 to contract 9955 for pollution control program — $141,512.25; award of Splunk licensing contract 12515 for $1,133,546.80; purchase orders and extensions for EPR cable and other supplies). Committee recommended approval; moved by Espinosa; seconded by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; recorded vote: passed (roll call recorded yes by present members).
• Fiscal Consent (Items 13–14): acceptance of grant funds (example amounts listed on the agenda: $29,846.54 and $46,917); committee recommended approval; moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Warren; recorded vote: passed.
• Consent Agenda (Items 6–12 and item 27): included ordinance readings and building code amendments (examples: amendments to transportation commission term limits, adoption of ICC energy conservation and building codes). Committee recommended favorable; moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Warren; recorded vote: passed with Councilman Carlisle recusing himself from item 12 and the consent vote noted accordingly.
• Item 23 — sale of city property (920 Rutgers Road) for $5,500 (Parcel ID 060022009): moved by Smiley; seconded by Espinosa; recorded vote: passed.
• Item 24 — sale of city property (982 Rutgers Road) for $6,000 (Parcel ID 06002100011): moved by Smiley; seconded by Warren; recorded vote: passed.
• Item 25 — allocate $250,000 for Riverfront Park improvement and maintenance (GA 07009): moved by Warren; seconded by Swearingen Washington; recorded vote: passed with one abstention recorded (Councilmember Smiley abstained); recorded tally in meeting record reflects majority approval.
• Item 26 — amend Memphis City Council rules of procedure (move chair vote timing): committee recommended approval; moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Espinosa; recorded vote: passed.
• Same‑night minutes approval: items 13, 14, 18 and special item 2 were placed into same‑night minutes by motion (moved by Vice Chair Swearingen Washington; seconded by Warren) and the roll call reflected approval.
Several agenda items carried committee recommendations and roll‑call votes were captured by the council’s comptroller; the meeting transcription and official minutes list full roll calls for each action. For items that referenced contracts, grant amounts, or ordinance numbers, the council record lists identifying numbers or dollar amounts in the agenda text; where the hearing did not specify a particular detail, the minutes show “not specified.”
For documentation and tracking, the meeting record assigns the case numbers and contract IDs shown in the agenda text for the items above (for example, SUP24‑402 for Firestone and contract 12515 for the Splunk license award).
