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Board approves routine consent items, adopts drought plan and defers two paid-parking proposals
Summary
The board approved a series of consent items on Jan. 14 including murals, a liquor-license certificate, a PILOT consent resolution for Harpeth Hills Apartments, and a city drought-management plan; two paid-parking items were deferred to Jan. 28.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Jan. 14 approved a set of consent and resolution items largely deemed noncontroversial and acted on several stand-alone votes.
Key outcomes:
- Liquor-license certificate: Franklin Wine and Spirits LLC (managing agents Dayaramani and Nakun Kumar) — Approved (6–1). - Murals: Resolution 2024-103 (1560 West McEwen) and Resolution 2024-104 (7087 Bakers Bridal Avenue) — Both approved unanimously. - Consent to payments in lieu of ad valorem tax: Resolution 2024-105 regarding Harpeth Hills Apartments acquisition and rehabilitation (finding PILOTs are in furtherance of public purpose under Tennessee Code Annotated §48-101-312) — Approved unanimously. - Budget goals: Resolution 2024-108 adopting budget goals for FY 2025–26 — Approved unanimously. - TDOT contract amendment: Amendment No. 10 to City Contract 2011-0129 to extend completion date to Dec. 31, 2025 for ITS infrastructure expansion — Approved unanimously. - Appointment: Eric Jacobson to Civil War Historical Commission as Battle of Franklin Trust representative — Approved unanimously. - Paid parking proposals for properties at 9498 East Main Street and 127 Second Avenue North (Resolutions 2024-85 and 2024-84) — Both deferred to Jan. 28, 2025 for further consideration. - Drought management plan: Resolution 2024-87 accepting the 2024 drought management plan with an effective date of Jan. 14, 2025 — Approved unanimously.
All recorded votes and motions were taken during the consent portion or by roll call as indicated in the meeting record.
