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Memphis City Council approves CIP amendments, renaming ordinance and multiple MLGW contracts
Summary
Council approved a resolution ratifying a remote meeting, accepted about $390,279.33 in TDOT grant funds and transferred $165,692.72 for a pedestrian project, advanced two ordinances on second reading, and approved five MLGW fiscal items including contract awards and renewals.
The Memphis City Council on Feb. 3 approved several budget amendments, contract awards and ordinance actions during a remote meeting called by Chairwoman Swearingen Washington.
The council ratified a resolution to conduct the Feb. 3 meeting remotely. It then approved an amendment to the FY26 capital improvement program to accept roughly $390,279.33 in federal grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to initiate construction in District 4 (Super District 8). The council also approved a transfer of $165,692.72 from architecture and engineering to contract construction to initiate the STP pedestrian routes project EN0136 across multiple districts.
On the consent agenda the council advanced two ordinances on second reading: Ordinance 5968 would rename Monroe Avenue between Front Street and Riverside Drive as High Square; Ordinance 5969 would amend article 8 (section read aloud) of the code of ordinances governing arbitration of labor disputes and impasse procedures. The chair called for the consent agenda motion, the comptroller conducted roll calls, and the items were recorded as passed.
The council also approved MLGW fiscal consent agenda items 6–10: a $227,000 matching allocation tied to TVA community care funds to be distributed to a 501(c)(3) for utility bill assistance; contract 12606 awarding historian replacement services to Open Systems International, Inc. for $710,857; a purchase order for Quest Toad software licenses to Technologist Inc. for $461,065.29; renewal of janitorial contract 12298 to Mason's Professional Cleaning Services LLC for $360,484.38; and renewal of on-call consulting contract 12253 with Allen and Harshal Inc for $500,000. Committee members recommended approval on each item, motions were made and seconded, and roll-call votes were recorded with the chair declaring each item passed.
Councilman Smiley moved the CIP items; Councilwoman Walker moved the MLGW fiscal consent agenda. Roll-call voting was used for these items and the chair announced each item as passed upon completion of the roll calls.
What’s next: The approved CIP amendments and contract awards will proceed to implementation per the administration’s timelines; the renaming ordinance and code amendment advanced on second reading and remain subject to the city’s ordinance process.
