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Board approves funding increases, scoreboard contract and a management contract amendment; one conflict abstention recorded
Summary
The finance committee recommended and the board approved three resolutions: raising authorized funding for the First Horizon Park condition assessment from $35,000 to $145,000, authorizing a scoreboard/digital-signage contract with Uber Displays, and amending the Coming Management agreement to expand scope for stadium financial oversight. A board member recorded an abstention on the scoreboard item citing a conflict of interest.
The board considered finance committee recommendations and adopted three resolutions brought forward by Chairman Pulley.
Pulley said the committee recommended increasing authorized funding for the comprehensive condition assessment of First Horizon Park. "Back in October, the board approved up to $35,000 in funding to engage Coming Group to help us solicit a firm to conduct the assessment," Pulley said; following selection of Venue Solutions Group, the committee recommended increasing the authorization from $35,000 to $145,000 to cover the completed assessment.
Pulley also presented a resolution authorizing a contract with Uber Displays for repair and replacement of the scoreboard and digital signage at First Horizon Park. He said Uber Displays was selected following solicitation and evaluation of proposals and that Metro Legal and staff had negotiated draft contract highlights. A board member identified in the record as having a conflict of interest "went on the record" and abstained from the scoreboard vote.
A third resolution would amend the agreement with Coming Management to expand scope and add funds to the contract for construction-representation and financial-oversight services tied to the new Nissan Stadium. The transcript presented the contract increase numbers in a format that was unclear; the committee recommended approval and the board moved to adopt the resolution.
Each of the resolutions was moved, seconded and approved on voice vote as recorded in the meeting. The minutes show motions, seconds and affirmative "I" responses on each item; specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript. The finance committee also briefed the board on the mayor’s proposed FY27 budget, which the presenters said includes a 1.7% across-the-board salary increase and a 2% merit component while asking departments to plan for a 1.5% operating reduction; Metro Council must pass a substitute budget by June 30.
The board did not take any additional public action in response to the reports and left implementation details to staff and committee follow-up.
