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An ordinance providing the honorary street name designation of "Charles Dungey Way" for a portion of 40th Avenue North.
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WHEREAS, Charles Dungey, Jr., was an internationally recognized jazz bassist and vocalist. He left an indelible legacy; and
WHEREAS, he devoted his professional career to jazz performance and education; and
WHEREAS, throughout his career, he toured with Pearl Bailey and Sammy Davis, Jr; played in the orchestra for the syndicated Mike Douglas Show, and worked alongside jazz greats as Milt Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Betty Carter, and Hank Crawford; and
WHEREAS, locally, he was the first black bassist with the Nashville Symphony in the 1970s. He also served as a faculty member at Tennessee State University, which has an endowment in his name and memory, and as an instructor at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, which also has a scholarship named in his memory; and
WHEREAS, Charles Dungey, Jr., passed away on September 22, 2003. It is fitting and proper that a portion of 40th Avenue North, near where his father's landmark establishment Deborah's Casino Royale Supper Club once stood, be designated in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 13.08 of the Metropolitan Code provides for the designation of honorary street names and signs without amending the Official Street and Alley Acceptance and Maintenance Map for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, and without requiring residents and businesses to change their address.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That 40th Avenue North between Indiana Avenue and Clifton Avenue is hereby designated with the honorary street name of "Charles Dungey Way".
Section 2. This honorary street designation shall not require residents located on 40th Avenue North to change their street address.
Section 3. The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure is hereby authorized and direct...
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