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Rules committee defers ordinance to change Stormwater Management Commission membership
Summary
The committee deferred one meeting an ordinance that would revise membership and credential requirements for the Stormwater Management Commission to allow further review of language and nominations.
The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee on April 1 voted to defer one meeting an ordinance that would amend Title 15 of the Metropolitan Code related to Stormwater Management Commission membership and credential requirements.
Sponsor Council Member Sepulveda explained the measure arose from a working-group recommendation and would rework the stormwater commission’s composition. Key proposed changes described in committee included removing a requirement that one member be a licensed realtor nominated from the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, requiring that at least one of four registered professional engineers be a civil or environmental engineer preferably from the nonprofit or academic sector, and adding a member representing a local environmental organization nominated by Metro Water Service. Committee members requested additional information and clarification on language related to legal counsel and nomination processes before final consideration.
After the sponsor described the intent and the working-group background, a motion to defer the bill one meeting passed. Committee members said they wanted more information about the lawyer-related language and some of the member-nomination provisions before voting on second reading.
Why it matters: The ordinance would change the commission’s membership structure and nomination sources—affecting who represents engineering, environmental and real-estate interests on a body that oversees stormwater policy and implementation.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article: Council Member Sepulveda (sponsor), Chair Evans, Council Member (unnamed in transcript) who asked for clarification, and other committee members who supported a one-meeting deferral.
Clarifying details: 1) The ordinance would remove the specific requirement that a Greater Nashville Association of Realtors nominee hold one of the realtor seats. 2) It would require at least one of the four registered professional engineers to be a civil or environmental engineer, with preference for candidates from the nonprofit or academic sectors. 3) It would require one member to be a representative of a local environmental organization, elected from nominations submitted by Metro Water Service. These specifics were described in committee by the sponsor and related speakers.
Ending: The committee deferred action for one meeting to permit staff and the sponsor to return with clarified language and additional information.
