Historic Metro Courthouse  
1 Public Square, 2nd floor  
Nashville, TN 37201  
Metropolitan Nashville and  
Davidson County, TN  
Metropolitan Council  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, June 9, 2026  
Call to Order  
6:00 PM  
Metropolitan Courthouse  
Special Meeting  
The Metropolitan Council met in special session on this date at 6:00 p.m. in the Metropolitan  
Courthouse.  
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
The invocation was offered by Vice Mayor Angie Emery Henderson.  
The Metropolitan Council gave the pledge of allegiance to the American Flag.  
Roll Call  
The roll was called and the following members were present during the progress of the meeting:  
Henderson, Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Allen, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker,  
Capp, Benedict, Hancock, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Vo, Cash,  
Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis,  
Ewing, and Spain  
Present (30)  
Suara, Hill, Kimbrough, Harrell, Webb, Welsch, Taylor, Sepulveda, Rutherford,  
Styles, and Lee  
Absent (11)  
Approval of Minutes  
The minutes of the regular meeting on June 2, 2026 were approved.  
Public Comment Period  
Public  
Members of the public, who are Tennessee residents, wishing to speak may  
sign-up at a table outside of the Council Chamber from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  
on the day of the Council meeting. Public Comment is limited to twenty minutes  
total at Council meetings and each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to  
speak. Requests for interpretation services should be directed to the Council  
Office at 615-862-6780. Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación  
deben dirigirse a la Oficina del Consejo a 615-862-6780.  
Comment  
Period  
Members of the public who registered in advance spoke upon matters of  
interest.  
Late Bills  
BL2026-1448 An ordinance declaring a temporary moratorium upon the acceptance,  
processing, approval, and issuance of zoning, building, or grading permits for  
data center developments on property within Nashville & Davidson County.  
Council Member Johnston moved to suspend the rules of procedure to introduce  
a late filed bill. Without objection, Council Member Johnston moved that the bill  
be passed on first reading, which motion was properly seconded. Council  
Member Porterfield called for a roll call vote, which motion was properly  
seconded. The matter recurred on the motion that the bill be passed on first  
reading, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call  
vote:  
Evans-Segall, Allen, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker,  
Benedict, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg, Vo, Cash,  
Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash,  
Benton, Ellis, Ewing, and Spain  
Yes (26)  
Porterfield  
No (1)  
Abstain (0)  
Consent Agenda  
Pursuant to Rule 40 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council, the following resolutions, ordinances on  
second reading, and ordinances on third reading were considered together under the Consent  
Agenda. The bills on third reading consent begin with BL2026-1383.  
BL2026-1383 An ordinance authorizing the renaming of Alley #659 to “Eliza Alley”. (Proposal  
Number 2026M-002SR-001).  
BL2026-1384 An ordinance authorizing the renaming of Alley #581 to “Birdsong Alley”.  
(Proposal Number 2026M-001SR-001).  
BL2026-1385 An ordinance authorizing The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and  
Davidson County to abandon existing public sanitary sewer force mains and  
easements, and to accept new sanitary sewer force mains and easements, for  
18 properties located on Cowan Street, Cowan Court, Waterside Drive, River  
North Boulevard and North 9th Street, also known as Oracle Force Main  
Relocation (MWS Project No. 25-SL-199 and Proposal No. 2026M-026ES-001).  
BL2026-1390 An ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within specified  
areas of downtown Nashville as a temporary “Special Event Zone” during the  
time period beginning at six o’clock (6:00) p.m. on July 2, 2026, and ending at  
eleven fifty-nine (11:59) p.m. on July 5, 2026, relative to the use of these areas  
in conjunction with the 2026 July 4th Celebration and related activities and  
events.  
Having been unanimously approved by all of the appropriate committees, upon motion duly seconded,  
all of the items on the Consent Agenda were approved by the following vote: Yes (28): Porterfield,  
Evans-Segall, Allen, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker, Benedict, Hancock, Eslick, Evans, Bradford,  
Huffman, Gregg, Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton,  
Ellis, Ewing, and Spain; No (0); Abstain (0).  
Bills on Third Reading  
BL2026-1380 An ordinance adopting the 2026-2027 through 2031-2032 Capital Improvements  
Budget for The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County as  
the official Capital Improvements Budget of the Metropolitan Government of  
Nashville and Davidson County for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.  
The bill was approved with an amendment by the Budget and Finance  
Committee and the Planning and Zoning Committee. Council Member Toombs  
moved that the bill be passed on third reading, which motion was properly  
seconded. Council Member Benedict offered Amendment No. 1 and moved that  
it be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the  
Council. Council Member Toombs moved that the bill be passed on third reading  
as amended, which motion was seconded and approved by the following vote by  
the following vote: Yes (28): Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Allen, Toombs, Gamble,  
Cortese, Parker, Benedict, Hancock, Eslick, Evans, Bradford, Huffman, Gregg,  
Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash,  
Benton, Ellis, Ewing, and Spain; No (0); Abstain (0).  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned.