148 bills and resolutions and 8 appointments. Meeting page · Agenda (PDF) · Minutes (PDF)
Final votes: these are now law or adopted.
An ordinance establishing a Voluntary Attainable Housing Incentive Program for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County for the purpose of authorizing certain incentives to be provided to property owners who seek to build multi-family attainable housing.
Showing the official title: a second reading by Claude found the plain-language summary may not match the text.
Lets Metro, including the Waste Services Department, buy and use route management software with street-facing cameras to confirm waste receptacles are emptied, through a cooperative agreement with Routeware, Inc. The anticipated project value is $4 million and the agreement would expire April 30, 2029.
Approves an agreement with Tennessee State Parks and the Department of Environment and Conservation for the Metropolitan Public Defender's office to hold a trial skills workshop for the Nashville and Memphis public defender offices at the Lodge at Montgomery Bell from June 1, 2026, to June 5, 2026. The conference space costs $800 per day.
Changes the General Government pay plan to give eligible employees permanently assigned to the Sheriff's Office Mobile Command Unit an extra $576.92 per two-week pay period, starting February 14, 2026.
Approves an agreement with Sumiden Wire Products Corporation to run a foreign-trade subzone within Foreign-Trade Zone No. 78, once the federal Foreign-Trade Zones Board approves it. Sumiden would pay Metro $20,000 a year in administration fees, and the agreement lasts five years.
Approves an agreement with Dorman Products, Inc. to run a foreign-trade subzone within Foreign-Trade Zone No. 78, once the federal Foreign-Trade Zones Board approves the request. Authorizes the Mayor to sign it.
Authorizes Metro to issue general obligation improvement bonds of up to $660 million to pay for public works projects and to pay off commercial paper notes. Debt payments would come from property taxes on taxable property in Metro.
Authorizes Metro to issue general obligation refunding bonds of up to $825 million in multiple series, to refund some of its outstanding bonds, including Series 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021B and 2021C, in order to save on debt payments.
Approves an application by the General Services Department for a TVA Energy Right Business & Industry Incentives Program grant of up to $54,690.16 from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Services, with no cash match. The grant helps businesses save money and energy by installing energy-saving equipment.
Approves an application by the Office of Family Safety for a $10,000 Predators Foundation Helper Grant, with no cash match. The money would pay for the third annual Back to School Fair for families impacted by interpersonal violence.
Accepts a grant of up to $30,000 from the Carolyn Smith Foundation and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for the Office of Family Safety, with no cash match. The money funds the Holiday Shop for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Approves a change to an easement agreement with Q & A Holdings, GP for the space above a new Alley 371 near 302 McMillan Street and 301 15th Avenue North. It gives the developer two more years to start construction, and the $30,000 payment to Metro stays the same.
Approves an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to repair pavement failures and resurface 3.64 miles of Cane Ridge Road, from Bell Rd to Old Hickory Blvd. The project is estimated to cost $1,847,600, and Metro would pay $36,952, or 2%.
Lets TN Printers Hotel Owner LLC build and maintain string lights over the public right-of-way at 315-323 Union Street. The company must carry at least $2 million in liability insurance naming Metro as an insured party and must cover all costs and claims.
Allows the Department of Law to settle George Brooks's discrimination and retaliation claims against Metro for $100,000. The Waste Services Department would pay $25,196.31 and the Judgments and Losses fund would pay $74,803.69.
Approves an agreement between Metro Water Services and the Tennessee Department of Transportation for a tree-planting landscaping project on Murfreesboro Pike (U.S. Highway 41) between Vultee Boulevard and Town Park Drive. Metro Water Services would plant and maintain the trees in the public right-of-way.
Changes the East Bank stormwater ordinance (BL2024-381) so the director of Water and Sewerage Services can waive stormwater rules and technical guidelines in the East Bank Stormwater District when Metro's interests and good engineering practice require it. Any waiver and the reasons for it must be in writing.
Lets Metro abandon about 189 feet of existing two and a quarter-inch water main and accept about 307 feet of new eight-inch water main at 910 B North Hill Drive, also known as East Trinity Mixed-Use. It also lets the Directors of Water and Sewerage Services and Public Property Administration sign the needed documents.
Rezones property at Old Hickory Boulevard (unnumbered), about 249 feet east of Farris Avenue (1.44 acres), from RS10 to RM9-NS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 1435 Meridian Street, at the corner of Meridian Street and Gatewood Ave (0.18 acres), from RS5 to R6-A. The property is in a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay District.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires a permit from the Department of Codes Administration before building a fence, with fees set by that department, starting January 1, 2026. Temporary construction, tree protection and festival fencing, fencing around a place of incarceration, and fences in the AR, AG, R80 or RS80 zoning districts are exempt, as are earlier fences that are not a visibility hazard.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Adds electric vehicle charging stations to the zoning code as an accessory use allowed in all zoning districts. Level 2 chargers are allowed in all districts, while fast chargers (DCFC) are not allowed in AR2a, RS, R, RN and RL districts and must be at least 20 feet from adjacent properties in those districts or RM, with screening required within 100 feet.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 400 and 408 Maple Street, at the southeast corner of Maple Street and 4th Avenue (0.5 acres), from RS5 to a Specific Plan (SP) district. It allows a maximum of three detached homes and bans short-term rentals.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building fronts at 400 and 408 Maple Street to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, and glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the building plans. This goes with the Specific Plan rezoning in BL2025-1132.
Updates the Regulating Plan and subdistrict designations of the River North Urban Design Overlay, which covers 165.21 acres on Cowan Street, Waterside Drive, Oldham Street, North 1st Street, River North Boulevard, Spring Street, and Cowan Court.
Requires building faces in the River North Urban Design Overlay that can be seen from a public street, open space, or interstate to be made of materials such as masonry, textured metal, metal paneling, or precast concrete, or similar materials. Clear windows are not covered, and spandrel glass is allowed on upper stories only.
Rezones 3208, 3210, 3212 and 3218 Glencliff Road, at the northeast corner of Glencliff Road and Antioch Pike (6.88 acres), from RS7.5 to SP zoning to allow up to 80 multi-family residential units. Short-term rentals are banned, and a 20-foot buffer must be kept along the edge of the site.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building fronts at the Glencliff Road and Antioch Pike development (BL2025-1161) to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the building drawings.
Rezones 708 26th Avenue North, about 205 feet north of Clifton Avenue (0.18 acres), from RS5 to R6-A. The property is within the Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Overlay District.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 114 Rose Street, about 160 feet east of Foster Avenue (0.34 acres), from RS5 to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 220, 230 and 240 Great Circle Road, about 428 feet north of Vantage Way (15.07 acres), from IWD to MUG-NS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 322 Lutie Street, about 235 feet east of Nolensville Pike (0.2 acres), from CS to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones the unnumbered property on Haynie Avenue, about 369 feet west of Brick Church Pike (0.17 acres), from R8 to IWD.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 3417 Springbrook Drive, about 392 feet north of Woodmont Boulevard (0.26 acres), from RS10 to R10.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 308 Peachtree Street, about 212 feet west of Burbank Avenue (0.26 acres), from RS5 to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones various properties along Lathan Court, south of Young Lane and north of the Cumberland River (3.7 acres), from R8 to RS10. The land is within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 308 Polk Avenue, at the corner of Polk Avenue and Whitney Avenue (0.39 acres), from R6 to RM9-A-NS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Amends a specific plan (SP) and rezones 7435 Old Hickory Boulevard, about 632 feet west of Blevins Road (34.74 acres), from AR2a to SP. It allows a mixed use development with up to 208,000 square feet of non-residential uses such as office, retail, light manufacturing and warehouse, and bans short term rentals. It also sets conditions, including no outdoor storage.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades facing a public street to be made of masonry or similar materials at 7435 Old Hickory Boulevard, unless other designs are approved on the building elevations with the preliminary SP. This goes with the mixed-use zoning plan in BL2025-1178.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 14768 Old Hickory Blvd (20.24 acres), about 3,275 feet south of Bell Rd, from AR2a to SP zoning to allow up to 135 multi-family homes. Short-term rentals are banned, and the plan sets conditions on roads, sidewalks, access easements and fire access.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades at 14768 Old Hickory Blvd to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding and glass, or similar materials, unless other designs are approved on the building elevations with the preliminary SP. This goes with the 135-unit zoning plan in BL2025-1180.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones properties at 9320, 9323 and 9315 Highway 100, unnumbered Highway 100 land, and part of 8540 Old Harding Pike (2.89 acres) from CN, MUL and AR2A to SP zoning for a mixed-use development. Uses are limited to building contractor supply, retail and restaurants, and one parcel is limited to building contractor supply only.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires new buildings on the Highway 100 and Old Harding Pike site to use masonry products on street-facing facades, with Planning reviewing the elevations with the final SP application. This goes with the zoning plan in BL2025-1182.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 3055 Lebanon Pike and unnumbered Lebanon Pike land (21.73 acres), about 305 feet west of Jackson Downs Boulevard, from OR20 and MUL to SP zoning to allow a mixed-use development.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades in the mixed-use development at 3055 Lebanon Pike and Lebanon Pike (unnumbered), about 305 feet west of Jackson Downs Boulevard (21.73 acres), to be made of brick, stone, stucco, cementitious siding, metal panel, masonry, glass or similar materials unless other elevations are approved.
Rezones 0.86 acres at 919 C Gallatin Avenue, about 160 feet north of Petway Avenue, from OR20 to SP to allow a mixed-use development. Uses are limited to those of MUN-A-NS plus artisan manufacturing, short term rentals are banned, and any expansion is capped at 1,500 square feet and two stories.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 0.33 acres at 3827 Cleghorn Avenue, about 490 feet north of Abbott Martin Road, from OR20 to MUL-A-NS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Sets up a program for Fiscal Year 2026 to help low-income elderly residents, using $6,847,000 in the Property Tax Relief Program account. People who qualified for the state Property Tax Relief Program for tax year 2025 and earn no more than $37,530 are eligible, the Trustee decides payment amounts, and the program ends June 30, 2026.
Approves an agreement between Metro Parks and Vanderbilt University Medical Center so Parks can join a six-week research program that supports healthy weight for children ages 6-11. Vanderbilt will reimburse Metro up to $20,000, either as payment or as equipment of equal value.
Approves and accepts donated greenway conservation easements from Riverwalk at Mill Creek Homes, LLC at 0 Mill Creek Meadow Drive and 0 Lebanon Pike, covering 7.81 acres. There is no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro give up a 10-foot stormwater quality access easement and a 3,428-square-foot stormwater drainage easement at 550 Great Circle Road, which are no longer needed. The property owner, Metro Center North Owner, LLC, asked for this.
Lets Metro accept about 1,703 feet of new eight-inch water main, about 931 feet of two-inch sewer force main, about 831 feet of three-inch sewer force main, two fire hydrant assemblies and easements for Sage Run Phase 2. The properties are on Stella Drive (unnumbered) and at 5754 River Road.
Recognizes January 2026 as Muslim American Heritage Month in Nashville and Davidson County to honor the achievements, traditions and contributions of Muslim Americans.
Recognizes February 2026 as Black History Month in Nashville and Davidson County, and notes the history and contributions of Black residents in Nashville.
Bills pass three readings; these cleared one or two tonight.
Changes Metro Code Section 6.08.080 so the Nashville Public Library permanently takes over running the Nashville Education, Community, and Arts Television Corporation's public and educational access channels. The chief librarian would set channel rules, and government access television would stay with the Department of Information Technology Services.
Requires businesses in Nashville and Davidson County that advertise prices set by an algorithm using a person's own data to show the notice "THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA." The Department of Codes Administration would enforce it.
Requires a two-year permit from the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) before anyone puts a sandwich board sign on a public sidewalk or street. Applicants must show liability insurance, and the signs have limits on size, height, location and overnight display.
Lets licensed landscape architects, along with land surveyors and professional engineers, prepare and stamp plans for Tier I and Tier II residential infill development. Tier III plans must still be stamped by a professional engineer.
An ordinance amending Chapters 17.16 and 17.40 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, to permit detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) on legally created residential lots with non-conforming lot area (Proposal No. 2026Z-005TX-001).
Showing the official title: a second reading by Claude found the plain-language summary may not match the text.
Approves a second change to Metro's contract with Hydromax USA, LLC for valve exercising and hydrant maintenance. It adds six months, for a total of 66 months, changes the proof of insurance wording, and adds required language about the boycott of Israel.
Lets Metro accept about 1,529 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe, seven manholes and easements for two properties on West Division Street (unnumbered) in Mt. Juliet, known as Canebrake Subdivision - Phase 2B. It has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro accept new sewer pipes (about 1,478 feet of eight-inch, 687 feet of two-inch and 100 feet of one and a half-inch), eight manholes and easements for 9913 and 9917 Maupin Road, known as WMN Regency Hills. It has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro give up old sewer pipes, six manholes and easements and accept new water and sewer lines, two fire hydrant assemblies, 18 manholes and easements for nine properties at Dickerson Pike, Gatewood Avenue and Marie Street, known as The Pike Phase 1. It has no cost to Metro.
Rezones 228 and 230 Elberta Street, at the corner of Burbank Avenue (0.56 acres), from RS5 to SP to allow four new multi-family units plus one existing duplex unit. Short-term rentals are banned, and the plan sets design, landscaping and parking conditions.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades at 228 and 230 Elberta Street, at the corner of Burbank Avenue and Elberta Street (0.56 acres), to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed building elevations with the preliminary plan.
Rezones 1004 and 1104 Cass Street, at the northwest corner of Cass Street and Owen Street (0.38 acres), from R6 to SP zoning to allow up to eight multi-family homes. Short-term rentals are banned, and the ordinance lists conditions the plans must meet.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building facades at 1004 and 1104 Cass Street, at the northwest corner of Cass Street and Owen Street (0.38 acres), to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless other materials are approved on the detailed building elevations with the preliminary plan.
Rezones 4046 and 4060 Murfreesboro Pike, about 399 feet southwest of Maxwell Road (10.12 acres), from AR2a to RM15-A-NS zoning. The land is within the Murfreesboro Pike Urban Design Overlay District.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 307 Joyner Avenue, about 164 feet west of Burbank Avenue (0.17 acres), from RS5 to R6-A zoning.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 3, 3B, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13A, 13B, 13C and 13D Fern Avenue and 101, 103, 105 and 107 Elmhurst Avenue (0.61 acres) from RM20-A to SP zoning. It allows all RM20-A uses plus short-term rentals where the owner does not live, and lists conditions the plans must meet.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Changes the Neighborhood Landmark Overlay District at 1085 Zophi Street (0.21 acres, about 215 feet west of Gallatin Pike) to add personal care services as an allowed use. Allowed uses there become R6 uses, religious institution, multi-media production, and personal care services, with limits such as no vehicle access from Zophi Street and signs totaling no more than 30 square feet.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 505 Patterson Street, about 125 feet west of Meade Avenue (0.34 acres), from RS7.5 to R8-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 50 Vantage Way, at the corner of French Landing Drive and Vantage Way (3.43 acres), from IWD to MUG-NS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 1103 West Grove Avenue, about 79 feet west of 11th Avenue South (0.17 acres), from R8 to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Replaces the Downtown Code with a new version that adds an East Bend Subdistrict on the East Bank, bounded by I-24 on the south and east, Korean Veterans Blvd on the north, and the Cumberland River on the west. It also tells planning staff to work with other Metro groups on a street grid plan and to send the East Bend Public Realm Design Framework to the Downtown Code Design Review Committee.
Rezones 524 High Street, about 42 feet northeast of Mays Street (0.16 acres), from RS7.5 to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 12.91 acres on West Campbell Road (unnumbered), about 364 feet north of Cunniff Parkway, from RS20 to a Specific Plan (SP) district allowing 17 single-family lots and 19 multi-family residential units. Short term rentals are prohibited, and the SP sets conditions such as a 20-foot landscape buffer along West Campbell Road.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Sets building material rules for the West Campbell Road Specific Plan (BL2026-1275): building facades must be brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials, unless detailed building elevations in the preliminary SP show otherwise.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 0.73 acres at 4206 Hermitage Road, about 455 feet north of Lebanon Pike, from R10 to CS.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Applies a Historic Landmark Overlay District to 0.74 acres at 253 Leon Loop, about 113 feet south of Humphreys Street, which is zoned SP.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Authorizes building material restrictions and requirements for the Historic Landmark Overlay District at 253 Leon Loop (BL2026-1278), as described in Exhibit A. Requests for a waiver go to the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission when applying for a historic preservation permit.
Rezones 0.17 acres at 109 Elberta Street, about 245 feet east of Foster Avenue, from RS5 to R6-A.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 2003 Straightway Avenue, about 190 feet east of Scott Avenue (1.83 acres), from R6 to SP to allow up to 36 multi-family homes, 20 already there and 16 new. Short-term rentals are banned in the development.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires buildings at the 2003 Straightway Avenue development (BL2026-1281) to have facades that are at least 50% brick. The rest can be brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials.
Rezones part of 1900 Acklen Avenue, about 265 feet east of 20th Avenue South (0.14 acres), from OR20 to MUL. The land is partly in the Hillsboro Village Urban Design Overlay.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 40.96 acres of various properties east of Korean Veterans Boulevard and south of Sylvan Street from IG to DTC.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Rezones 5.94 acres on Hobson Pike, about 460 feet northeast of Hamilton Church Road, from RS10 to SP for a mixed-use development. It allows 52 multi-family units plus CN uses, but bars beer and cigarette markets, bars and nightclubs, and short-term rentals.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires buildings at the Hobson Pike mixed-use development (BL2026-1285) to have facades of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, glass, or similar materials.
Lets Nashville Department of Transportation enforcement, maintenance and repair workers and equipment operators direct traffic if they have finished a training course approved by the chief of police. It also lets fire department officers direct or help police direct traffic at the scene of a fire or any other emergency.
Renames Roehrig Court, from Jones Circle to the cul-de-sac, to "Magnolia Shores." The Roehrig Estates Homeowners Association asked for the change because the spelling and pronunciation of the old name made it hard to communicate for delivery and emergency services.
Approves an agreement with Piedmont Natural Gas, Inc. to relocate a natural gas pipeline on the Nissan Stadium campus for the new performing arts center. Metro pays the estimated $5,166,200 cost, including $2,583,100 in advance within 15 days of the agreement's effective date.
Approves an agreement for Nashville to host Japan's national soccer team as its base camp and training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Metro would help with transportation, parking, safety and security, and pay its own costs; the agreement ends December 31, 2026.
Approves a ten-year agreement letting Metro's Department of Human Resources use cubicle office space and shared areas at Operation Stand Down Tennessee's building at 1125 12th Ave South at no cost.
Allows Metro to give the Electric Power Board overhead and underground easements on its land at 6 Main Street and 116 S 1st Street. The easements are for supplying electricity to a pumping station on Woodland Street.
Approves a lease letting Chiqui Cafe, LLC run the Sunnyside Mansion Cafe in 357 square feet at 3021 Lealand Lane. Chiqui pays $1,000 per month, and the lease runs from February 20, 2026 to February 21, 2029.
Accepts a donated greenway conservation easement of 3.095 acres from Main Street Land Trust at 0 Bethwood Drive, 2539 Allenwood Drive and 2543 Allenwood Drive. There is no cost to Metro.
Approves a donated greenway conservation easement from Domain Timberlake Multistate 2, LLC to Metro for greenway improvements at 1032 Bear Run, 409 Misty Creek Court, and 0 Nature Trail Way. The easement covers 1.64 acres and costs Metro nothing.
Lets the Board of Parks and Recreation waive remaining park improvement requirements, such as walking trails, when it accepts a six-acre park at Brick Church Pike from Habitat for Humanity. Habitat has put in or raised more than $2.2 million for the park and the nearby Parkwood Ballpark area.
Approves an agreement between the Metro Police Department and Care.com, Inc. giving eligible people access to a site for finding child, senior and pet care, tutoring and more. Metro pays $11,176 a year, rising five percent with each renewal, and the term runs March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027.
Renames Alley #569, from Morrison Street to 11th Avenue North, as "Clowder Alley" and Alley #535, from Jackson Street to Alley #569, as "Catamount Alley". A developer is building townhomes reached only by alley, and the new names should help emergency services find the units.
Abandons the Alley #1907 right-of-way from Drake Avenue to Alley #1906, as requested by Matthew McSpadden. Metro keeps its utility easements there.
Lets 616 Ewing Partners build and maintain an underground NES transformer vault, bike racks and a projecting sign in the public right-of-way at 616 Ewing Avenue. The company must carry at least $4 million in liability insurance and cover Metro against claims.
Gives up Metro's rights to an existing 10-foot public utility and drainage easement at 3801 Cleghorn Avenue, as requested by the owner, CHSL Cleghorn Hotel Partners, LLC.
Lets Metro give up one sewer manhole and take over new sewer pipes, 12 manholes, a wetwell change and easements at 1686 Reynolds Road, Reynolds Road (unnumbered) and 600 Airpark Commerce Drive. The new pipes are about 331 feet of 12-inch main, about 1,497 feet of eight-inch main and about 718 feet of eight-inch main, at no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro take over new sewer pipes, eight manholes and easements at Gray Street and Martin Street, known as Martin and Gray Townhomes. The pipes are about 107 feet and about 311 feet of eight-inch main, at no cost to Metro.
Accepts about 40 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe, one manhole and easements for the property at 1212 Baptist World Center Drive. The text says it costs Metro nothing.
Lets Metro abandon old water and sewer pipes and accept new water and sewer pipes, manholes, two relocated fire hydrant assemblies and easements for Vanderbilt University - CUI Phase A & B at 2415 Vanderbilt Place. It abandons about 630 feet of six-inch and 61 feet of 20-inch water main and about 495 feet of eight-inch sewer main, and it replaces one manhole.
Lets Metro take over new water and sewer pipes, four fire hydrant assemblies, 20 sewer manholes and easements at 3124 Murfreesboro Pike and 3201 Hamilton Church Road, known as Antioch 15 Phase 1. The pipes are about 2,396 feet of eight-inch water main and about 1,992 feet and 1,217 feet of eight-inch sewer main, at no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro accept about 27 feet of new eight-inch sewer pipe, one sewer manhole and the related easements for the properties at 3620 and 3628 Anderson Road. The text says it has no cost to Metro.
Lets Metro Water and Sewerage Services accept $367,464.64 from the DuPont settlement over contamination of public drinking water systems, and put it in the Water and Sewer Revenue Fund. It also allows Metro to accept and add any further settlement payments from DuPont to that fund.
Approves an agreement between the Office of Family Safety and Liberty University so Liberty social work students can get field work experience. The students are unpaid, and there is no cost to Metro.
Deferred to a later meeting or sent to committee.
Opposes The Boring Company's proposed Music City Loop tunnel, citing concerns about safety, labor practices, transparency, environmental and geological risk, and lack of engagement with residents and the Council. Asks the company to hold public briefings, release its studies, show it follows fair labor standards, communicate with all Council Members, and give plans for delay or abandonment.
Asks the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission to require an online complaint or grievance form on every Metro department, board and commission website, with confirmation of submission. It also asks that each complaint get a response within two business days and be resolved within ninety days of filing.
Approves a contract with Fairpointe Planning, LLC for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, and program management, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Gresham Smith for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, traffic signals, and construction inspection, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with GRW Engineers, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as multimodal planning, design, and traffic signals, for any Metro department to use. It can cost up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and construction inspection, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Lose & Associates, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and surveying, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and program management, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Orchards, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM Advisors) for technical and engineering services, such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals and surveying, that any Metro department can use. It is worth up to $44.2 million and lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible.
Approves a contract with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Borra, Himakara Gupta dba Borra Consulting for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers traffic signals, communications and public relations, development services and survey/CAD work.
Approves a contract with CDM Smith Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Collier Engineering Co., Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Consor North America Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection, communications, surveys and program management.
Approves a contract with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. for technical and engineering services, paid up to $44.2 million, that any Metro department can use. It lasts three years with five one-year extensions, and covers planning, design, communications and public relations, development services, and grant/loan/research/policy coordination.
Approves a contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, inspection and survey work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Alfred Benesch & Company for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, public relations and CAD work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, public relations, survey and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Arcadis US Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, development services and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Barge Design Solutions, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection and survey work. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for technical and engineering services such as transportation planning, design, traffic signals, construction inspection and program management. Pays up to $44.2 million, runs three years with five one-year extensions, and any Metro department can use it.
Approves a contract with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with KCI Technologies, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Lamar Dunn & Associates, Inc. dba LDA Engineering for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Ragan-Smith Associates, LLC for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, costing up to $44.2 million. It lasts three years, with five one-year extensions possible, and is paid from Fund 40025.
Approves a contract with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
Approves a contract with Volkert Inc. for technical and engineering services, such as design, construction inspection and surveying, that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
Approves a contract with WSP USA Inc. for technical and engineering services that any Metro department can use, at up to $44.2 million. The contract runs three years with five one-year extension options, which goes past the usual 60-month limit.
Replaces Metro's driveway rules with the NDOT Access Management Manual, which sets how driveways and other access from private property to public streets must be built for new development. It also lets owners ask NDOT for waivers, with appeals to the Traffic and Parking Commission, and adds setback rules for off-street loading docks.
Rezones properties on Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive, at the southwest corner of Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive (5.29 acres), from R8 to SP zoning for a mixed-use development. It allows up to 225 residential units in all districts and up to 12,100 square feet of nonresidential uses in District 1, and bans short-term rentals in Districts 2 and 3.
In Metro Planning's words. All zoning terms and sources.
Requires building fronts at the Buena Vista Pike and Cliff Drive development (BL2025-1163) to be made of brick, brick veneer, stone, cast stone, cementitious siding, and glass, or substantially similar materials, unless other materials are approved on detailed building drawings.
A substitute version took this one's place.
Recognizes Metro employees in departments including NDOT, Waste Services, NES, Water Services, Emergency Management, Fire, Emergency Communications, Police, Parks, Social Services and Homeless Services for their work planning for and responding to the January 2026 winter storm, and thanks them and volunteers for their efforts.
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