Committee approves four consent items including Musicians Hall lease and AARP grant application (8-0)

On April 1, 2025, the Arts, Parks, Libraries & Entertainment Committee approved four items on the consent agenda by voice vote, with an 8-0 tally in favor and 0 against.

The items approved and brief descriptions provided at the meeting were:

- RS2025-1121: A resolution accepting a special collections grant from the National Public Library Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, for processing, arranging, describing, and digitizing archival materials in the special collections division. (Passed, 8-0.)

- RS2025-1122: A resolution approving an application for a flagship AARP Community Challenge grant to the Metropolitan Government acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation to renovate and revitalize the kitchen in the Elizabeth Senior Center that prepares meals for older adults. (Passed, 8-0.)

- BL2025-772: An ordinance approving a lease agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Auditorium Commission, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (a Tennessee nonprofit corporation). (Passed, 8-0.)

- BL2020-5773: An ordinance approving an agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of Parks and Recreation, and Belmont University to allow occupational therapy students the opportunity to participate in experiential learning. (Passed, 8-0.)

Procedure and vote: The committee chair read the four items as consent, a member moved and another seconded, the committee discussed briefly that items "look great," and the chair called the voice vote. The clerk announced "8 in favor, 0 against, 0 non voting." The committee did not record individual roll-call votes or list a mover and seconder by name in the transcript.

What the committee did not record at the meeting: The consent approvals were taken as a package; the transcript does not include mover/ seconder names, detailed budget figures, or the text of the lease or ordinances beyond the short descriptions read aloud.