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Votes at a glance: Consent agenda adopted; grants, leases and amendments approved
Summary
The council adopted a lengthy consent agenda and approved several resolutions and ordinances either on consent or after brief discussion. Item withdrawals and deferrals are listed below; amounts and key votes are included where specified in the meeting record.
The Budget & Finance committee adopted the consent agenda by voice vote and then considered multiple items removed from consent or taken up separately. Below are key outcomes recorded during the meeting. This is a concise vote list based on the meeting record and captions read aloud.
Consent and consent removals - The consent agenda (including numerous resolutions: RS2025‑15‑56; RS2025‑15‑57; RS2025‑15‑59; RS2025‑15‑60; RS2025‑15‑61; RS2025‑15‑65 through RS2025‑15‑66; RS2025‑15‑69 through RS2025‑15‑79; RS2025‑15‑80 through RS2025‑15‑84; RS2025‑15‑88; and bills 20 25‑10‑73 and 20 25‑10‑75) was adopted by voice vote after councilmembers removed RS2025‑15‑67 and RS2025‑15‑71 from consent for discussion.
Selected items approved (non‑exhaustive) - Resolution 20 25‑15‑58: Appropriated $474,000 from a general fund account to the United Way of Middle Tennessee for Financial Empowerment Center services — approved by voice vote. - Resolution 20 25‑15‑64: Authorized Barnes Fund grants not exceeding $9,590,000 for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation to specified nonprofits — approved by voice vote. - Resolution 20 25‑15‑67 (item 14): Intergovernmental agreement with Tennessee Department of Transportation and Metro ITS for installation/maintenance of private use facilities in state right‑of‑way — approved after council confirmation about tree protection and NDOT standards. - Resolution 20 25‑15‑71 (item 18), amendment to WIC grant from Tennessee Department of Health: Approved; council heard the health department explain a statewide reduction in available federal funds caused the WIC amendment amount to be reduced. - Bill 20 25‑10‑73: Repealed a 2008 ordinance regarding annual departmental reporting on paper consumption and postage expense reduction efforts — filed on consent and adopted. - Bill 20 25‑10‑50 (item 33): Management agreement with Nashville Riverfront Amphitheatre LLC (Opry affiliate) — approved as amended (see separate article).
Deferrals and tabled items - Resolutions 20 25‑15‑33 and 20 25‑15‑34 (Homeland Security and UASI grant applications) — two‑meeting deferral approved (see separate article). - Bill 20 25‑10‑63 (NDOT fees and code changes) — one‑meeting deferral approved after council requested a presentation and additional materials (see separate article). - Resolution 20 25‑15‑62 (Casey Place TIF activities) and Resolution 20 25‑15‑63 (Jefferson Street TIF activities) — one‑meeting deferral approved so additional materials, including attachments, can be provided.
Procedural notes - Multiple items were deferred either to allow additional staff or sponsor response or because agencies (for example, MDHA) were not present to answer questions. - Several items were passed unanimously by voice vote; the meeting record does not show roll‑call tallies for those votes.
