Committee approves amendment to request 180-day moratorium on housing pilots

The Shelby County pilot review committee voted to amend a draft resolution asking the County Commission to impose a 180-day moratorium on new pilot agreements and pilot extensions affecting housing. Commissioner Brooks presented a consolidated draft, which she said "says resolution requesting a 180 moratorium on the issuance of any new pilot, including extensions for affordable housing ... impacting county government property tax revenue and fiscal stability." The committee debated whether the moratorium should reference "affordable housing" specifically or refer to housing more broadly; members agreed to broaden the language to avoid excluding projects with housing components.

Member Cardio Oran moved to strike the word "affordable" from the caption and to revise the resolved clause to refer to "new pilots and pilot extensions relative to housing." Austin Harrison seconded the motion. Chair Brooks called the question: "All those in favor, say aye." Committee members responded and the amendment was approved; the committee directed legislative counsel to finalize the wording before sending the resolution to the County Commission for its review. (The transcript records the vote as an oral 'aye' without a roll-call tally.)