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# TONIGHT AT METRO CITY COUNCIL
- URL: https://pamphleteer.co/post/tonight-at-metro-city-council/
- Published: 2023-01-17T18:44:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-17T12:15:51.000Z
- Author: Megan Lee Podsiedlik
- Tags: #Metro Council, #Metro, #hidden, #Import 2026-08-01 20:40

Oprah enters the council chambers, tells everyone to look under their chairs, then points around the room while shouting, “You get an e-bike, and *you* get an e-bike, and *you* get an e-bike!” Last week, a [resolution](https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5991801&GUID=0289E37A-1B53-4F55-A5BF-D80B4BE523CF&ref=pamphleteer.co) was filed introducing a piece of legislation which would provide $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds to subsidize the purchase of e-bikes. If passed, this moneywould go toward standard rebates for residents of up to $300 for an e-bike or $500 for an e-cargo bike. Income-qualified rebates based on household income would also be available: up to $1,400 for both e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. That being said, according to CM Sledge, the legislation will be[ deferred](https://twitter.com/Sledgefor17/status/1613247597820674048?ref=pamphleteer.co) tonight while the council explores alternative ways to support the initiative without ARP funding.

Aside from RS2023-1951, [six](https://nashville.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1006908&GUID=EB734D42-DD42-43F9-95D6-9D453A6D221B&ref=pamphleteer.co) other items on the agenda are also related to “alternative” transportation. As we noted last week, five maintenance resolutions for [lighting](https://nashville.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11567130&GUID=E81980DC-1EDB-4A51-818D-70DFD39967F8&ref=pamphleteer.co) and signal upgrades associated with cycling and pedestrian facilities throughout the city will be up for vote. [RS2023-1965](https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5991777&GUID=B00810B0-1E05-4AA6-AF73-78F769DEC041&FullText=1&ref=pamphleteer.co) will also be introduced to extend the term of the Nashville Complete Trips Transportation Demand Management Program, an initiative aimed at easing traffic congestion, for a grace period of 120 days beyond its December 31st completion date. Below, we take a look at a few more items to keep an eye on this evening, before tallying up the cost of these ARP-funded projects.

#### ARP: YOUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

[**RS2023-1947**](https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5991786&GUID=71594C4E-B0DB-43BB-AA4F-644458A2BE7D&FullText=1&ref=pamphleteer.co) **Ten million dollars** in ARP funds will be allocated to neighborhood needs through a community-led participatory budgeting program. There’s a twist here, though: Davidson County residents will be able to submit ideas to be included on a 35-item ballot. All residents aged 14 and older will be able to cast a vote for the projects they want funded.

[**RS2023-1950**](https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5991774&GUID=19788AF2-604A-43F4-BAAF-571F64C5E52B&ref=pamphleteer.co)This resolution proposes the use of ARP funds to bankroll the salaries and office incidentals of a staff assigned to oversee the allocation of… these very funds. In other words, ARP funds are paying for ARP fund oversight to the tune of **$517,000.**

The grand total of American Rescue Plan Act funds being voted on tonight is **$11,517,000.**

#### BALANCING THE BUDGET

[**RS2022-1901**](http://legislationdetail/?ref=pamphleteer.co) and [**BL2022-1632**](https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5967647&GUID=7BC88FFB-BD14-4D7B-A276-20E7F74582D1&ref=pamphleteer.co): These are paired pieces of legislation aimed at creating reserve operating fund policy that will set aside a minimum target of 17 percent of each governmental operating fund. This will create a stockpile equal to approximately two months’ worth of expenditures which can serve as Metro’s operating budget. Read more on Metro’s past budget-balancing shortfalls [here](https://pamphleteer.co/newsletter/no-403-buy-elvis-old-jet-today/).