DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MOU(Passed) approving a Memorandum of Understanding to transfer public property administration responsibilities from the Department of Finance to the Department of General Services along with the related operational activities and personnel.
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SALARY(Passed) Approving a $260,000 annual salary for the new Director of Health.
ANIMAL SHELTERS(Passed) A grant from the Friends of Metro Animal Care & Control to Metropolitan to provide funding for various programs for shelter animals.
CONSERVING THE PARTHENON(Passed)Accepting a $83,908.52 from the Centennial Park Conservancy to fund improvements at the Parthenon.
SROs IN SCHOOLS(Passed) Accepting a Statewide School Resource Officer Program Grant to provide funding for the placement of School Resource Officers in Metropolitan Nashville public and charter schools.
FOOTING THE BILL(Passed) Setting the General Obligation Bonds of Metro in the amount of $527,170,000 to fund various projects contained in the Mayor’s proposed capital spending plan for FY25. It provides $413,267,000 for the General Government, $98,400,000 for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, and a total contingency amount of $15,503,000.
TACTICAL (TAKEDOWN) ERROR(Passed) A $220,000 settlement with two people after being mistakenly identified in a stolen vehicle case resulting in MNPD executing a tactical takedown.
FIXING THE POTHOLES(Passed) Approving an agreement with TDOT for the repair of existing pavement failures and resurfacing of 5.26 miles of Granny White Pike.
BUILDING NEW BIKE LANES (Passed) designating United States Bicycle Route (USBR) 80 through Nashville.
MORGAN WALLEN’S NEON LIGHT (Passed) authorizing 4th Avenue Property LLC to construct and install an aerial encroachment at 107 4th Ave North.
PROTECTING US FROM POLICE(Passed) A resolution requesting the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Davidson County Sheriff's Office, Nashville Fire Department, and Civil Service Commission to review current personnel policies and enact new regulations regarding participation in hate groups and paramilitary gangs as well as the misuse of water cannons and fire hoses.
DRY JANUARY(Passed) A resolution declaring January 2025 as Dry January USA Month.
BILLS ON FIRST READING
BL2024-677(Passed)An agreement with Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. to digitize certain library documents and microfilm records.
BILLS ON SECOND READING
There were a lot of zoning changes to allow mix-use and multi-family residential units throughout Davidson County on first reading. You can take a look at the agenda here.
BILLS ON THIRD READING
BL2024-609(Passed) Amending a portion of a Specific Plan for property located at 54th Avenue North (unnumbered), at the current terminus of 54th Avenue North, zoned SP (8.1 acres), to permit up to 320 multi-family residential units in Zone 1 and to modify allowed heights within Zone.
BL2024-616 (Passed) Changing from R8 to SP zoning for a portion of property located at 858 West Trinity Lane, approximately 500 feet west of Horizon Drive, (6.3 acres), to permit 254 multi-family residential units.
BL2024-617(Passed) Proposes utilizing the size of the tree protection zone to determine the natural area calculated for protected, heritage, and historic and specimen trees as part of the conservation development standards. Currently, there is no defined standard to calculate the natural area of trees in the section.
BL2024-618(Passed) Urban Zoning Overlay District for various properties located of Interstate 65, west of Interstate 24, and east of the Cumberland River, generally located along Cowan Street from Interstate 65 to Cowan Court, zoned MUI-A and IG, and located within the River North Urban Design Overlay (59.71 acres).
BL2024-626(Passed) Redefining Metro’s threshold for competitive sealed bidding or requests for proposals requirement thresholds to the maximum amount permitted under state law.
