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Work-session votes at a glance: ordinances and resolutions moved to council, July 22, 2025
Summary
The Gallatin City Council Committee moved multiple ordinances and resolutions to the full council for formal action, including Project Phoenix procedural items, an annexation petition, several appropriations and reappointments.
Below are the formal actions the committee advanced or otherwise acted on during the work session. This list reflects motions taken on the record in the committee; final adoption or appropriation requires action at a subsequent council meeting when applicable.
Votes and motions recorded at the July 22 work session (committee action)
1) Ordinance 02507-43 — Ordinance appropriating $54,862.92 from insurance proceeds for damaged vehicles (line item 888). Action: moved forward to council; committee recorded unanimous approval to send to council.
2) Ordinance 02507-44 — Ordinance ordering the bid and authorizing funds from water/sewer reserves for the wastewater treatment plant clarifier launder covers project (contract 03/25). Action: moved forward to council unanimously.
3) Ordinance 02507-42 — (Myersburg project) Request by applicant to defer; Action: deferred on request to August 12 by unanimous consent.
4) Resolution R2507-39 — Indemnity and hold-harmless agreement to allow street trees in a city-maintained right-of-way in Kennesaw Farm Space 2 subdivision. Action: forwarded to council unanimously.
5) Resolution R2507-40 — Petition to annex approximately 327.12 acres (Gregory property). Action: moved forward to council 5–1 (one member opposed to additional annexations at this time).
6) Wheeler annexation — Six-month plan-of-service update (statutory report under Tenn. Code §6-51-108). Action: informational update provided; public hearing scheduled for Aug. 5, 2025.
7) Resolution R2507-37 — Intent to reimburse city expenditures with tax-exempt bond proceeds (original request ~ $1,350,000 was amended in discussion to include additional projects; staff will provide corrected resolution on council agenda). Action: moved forward to council unanimously; staff said a corrected resolution will appear with expanded project list and amount.
8) Central Business Improvement District (CBID) discussion — Action: committee agreed to host a public information meeting (late August/September suggested) and to work with the city attorney and interested property owners; no appropriation vote required.
9) Resolution R2507-41 — Revised resolution directing inclusion of a new city hall in Project Phoenix plans (clarifies design-only work and does not commit funding). Action: moved forward to council (work-session vote 4–2 after removing a contested economic-impact clause).
10) Amended and restated Memorandum of Understanding (Project Phoenix) — Revised MOU with updated schedule, hotel-product guidance and termination/reimbursement terms. Action: committee voted 5–1 to forward the amended MOU to council for action; staff and attorneys will provide final MOU language with specific reimbursement definitions before council vote.
11) Ordinance 02507-45 — Appropriation from occupancy-tax reserves to support Rock & STOL airport event. Action: committee amended staff request from $15,000 to $30,000 and forwarded the appropriation to council unanimously.
12) Resolution R2507-43 — Authorize city to apply for the Save Tennessee tourism marketing grant (50/50 match). Action: forwarded to council unanimously.
13) Resolution R2507-42 — Confirm reappointment of Kenneth Thompson Jr. to the Gallatin Historic District Commission. Action: forwarded to council unanimously.
14) Resolution R2507-44 — Confirm reappointment of Rick Murphy to the Sumner County Resource Authority board. Action: forwarded to council unanimously.
Notes and next steps
- Items forwarded to council will appear on the formal council agenda for final votes (appropriations and ordinances require council action to take effect).
- The Project Phoenix MOU and the related resolution were amended in committee to remove an economic-impact whereas and to clarify MOU deadlines and reimbursement language; staff will supply clean final documents for council consideration.
- Several public commenters urged greater transparency and asked the council to delay significant development votes while legal disputes are unresolved. The committee recorded those comments in the public-recognition portion of the meeting.
