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Germantown unanimously approves consent agenda including USDOT Safe Streets grant and development contracts

Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Germantown · January 12, 2026

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Summary

The board unanimously approved a consent agenda that included a USDOT Safe Streets grant (packet lists $1,518,000), rejection of a Poplar Avenue culvert bid about $700,000 over budget, change orders, development contracts for a Starbucks and UT Martin facility, and donations to Bobby Lanier Farm Park.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the consent agenda after the mayor read Items A–J into the record. Notable items included a Memphis-Shelby County Schools facility-usage agreement; rejection of the Poplar Avenue Culvert replacement Phase 5 bid due to it being approximately $700,000 over budget; Change Order #4 for Riverdale Park Reinvestment Phase 2 (about $16,000 for ADA adjustments); and a USDOT Safe Streets grant listed in the packet at $1,518,000 for traffic calming and safety.

The consent agenda also included development contract number 1264 for a Starbucks at Exeter Village and contract number 1266 for a UT Martin education building; the board acknowledged representatives in attendance. Other items approved were donations to Parks and Recreation of approximately $26,000 for Bobby Lanier Farm Park Inc., a sanitary sewer lift-station generator design and easement agreement (~$61,000), a stormwater-design-manual PSA amendment (~$90,000), and Greenway Veil improvements (~$51,000).

Vice Mayor Gibson moved approval of the consent agenda and Alderman Hicks seconded; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from the aldermen present and the consent agenda passed unanimously. Vice Mayor Gibson and Alderman Hicks spoke in praise of the Friends of the Farm Park and noted memorial donations in honor of local community members.

What’s next: items move forward to contract execution or as directed in staff recommendations; board members and staff said further questions on individual consent items can be raised and items can be pulled for separate presentation if desired.