Metropolitan Nashville and

Davidson County, TN

Meeting Agenda

Budget and Finance Committee

Public Comment

Pursuant to Section 8 44 112 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, time is reserved for public comment

on legislative items appearing on this agenda or related to the committee. Members of the public

wishing to speak may sign up on the Council Committee signup sheet posted outside the room where

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end immediately before the meeting begins. Public Comment is limited to eight minutes total at

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comment speakers must present proof of Tennessee residency. Requests for interpretation services

and/or accessibility accommodations should be directed to the Council Office at 615 862 6780.

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Resolutions

A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master

agreement with For The Record, Ltd. for courtroom audio and visual

equipment, service and storage for the State Trial Courts.

RS2026-1926

Sponsors:

Toombs and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A resolution amending Resolution No. RS2025-1137 to extend the special

session of the Metropolitan Board of Equalization for Tax Year 2025.

RS2026-1928

Sponsors:

Toombs and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A resolution calling the independent Metropolitan Board of Equalization into

regular session beginning June 1, 2026, and special session beginning June

29, 2026.

RS2026-1929

Sponsors:

Toombs and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A resolution approving the appointment of hearing officers by the independent

Metropolitan Board of Equalization to conduct preliminary hearings and to

make investigations regarding complaints before the Board.

RS2026-1930

Sponsors:

Toombs, Kupin and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A resolution to approve the criteria for Operating Support and Thrive grants for

fiscal year 2027 for the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission.

RS2026-1931

Sponsors:

Toombs, Vo and Styles

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

filed

A resolution approving an application for an African American Cultural Heritage

Action Fund grant from National Trust for Historic Preservation to the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Historical

Commission, to complete a study of Nashville and Davidson County,

Tennessee’s historical African American cemeteries.

RS2026-1932

Sponsors:

Toombs, Horton, Welsch, Allen, Gadd and Gamble

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A Resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency

to negotiate and enter into a PILOT Agreement and accept payments in lieu of

ad valorem taxes with respect to a multi-family housing project located at 1429

12th Avenue S. known as Belmont Village Apartments.

RS2026-1933

Sponsors:

Vo, Toombs, Horton, Allen and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

filed

A resolution authorizing a grant not exceeding $1,000,000 from the Barnes

Fund for Affordable Housing to fund a previously expired grant to Inspiritus,

Inc., for the express purpose of constructing and rehabilitating affordable or

workforce housing.

RS2026-1934

Sponsors:

Kupin, Toombs, Horton, Welsch, Allen and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master

agreement with Hustler Turf Equipment, Inc. for grounds maintenance and

landscaping equipment for both the Metropolitan Parks Department and the

General Services Department.

RS2026-1935

Sponsors:

Toombs, Vo, Hill and Welsch

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

referred to the Government Operations and

Regulations Committee

filed

A resolution appropriating a total of $400,000 to Safe Haven Family Shelter

and approving Amendment Number Two to a grant contract between the

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and

through the Office of Homeless Services, and Safe Haven Family Shelter, to

increase the grant amount and extend the grant term to provide hotel rooms

across the Nashville area for emergency alternative shelter for families with

minor children.

10.

RS2026-1936

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment one to a grant from the Greater Nashville

Regional Council to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through

Metropolitan Social Services, to provide nutrition services to eligible seniors

and transportation services for the elderly who are unable to drive or have no

other means of transportation.

11.

RS2026-1937

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving amendment three to a grant from the Tennessee

Department of Children’s Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by

and through the Office of Family Safety, to support the provision of services to

families who have experienced domestic violence and child abuse/neglect.

12.

RS2026-1938

Sponsors:

Toombs, Huffman, Welsch and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to a contract between The

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and ImageTrend,

LLC to provide EMS and Fire Department data collection and reporting

software.

13.

RS2026-1939

Sponsors:

Toombs and Huffman

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving the Sixth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by

and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and Signature

Center, L.P. for office space for the Police Advocacy Support Services

(“PASS”) Program (Proposal No. 2026M-011AG-001).

14.

RS2026-1940

Sponsors:

Taylor, Toombs, Horton and Huffman

Legislative History

3/31/26

4/28/26

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

approved

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master

agreement with Governmentjobs.com, Inc., for workforce management

software for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

15.

RS2026-1941

Sponsors:

Toombs and Huffman

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Public Health and Safety

Committee

filed

A resolution approving an application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice

Assistance Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan

Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police

Department, for specialized training and equipment to ensure personnel

maintain needed certifications for criminal investigation and crime reduction

initiatives.

16.

RS2026-1942

Sponsors:

Toombs and Huffman

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

filed

A resolution approving a preliminary engineering agreement between CSX

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), a Virginia corporation with its principal place of

business in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Nashville Department of

Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to facilitate the

development of proposed bridge repairs over CSXT rail at Cleveland Street,

Hamilton Avenue, Myatt Drive, and Sidco Drive. (Proposal No.

2026M-013AG-001).

17.

RS2026-1943

Sponsors:

Toombs and Horton

Legislative History

4/23/26

4/28/26

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

approved

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

filed

A resolution approving a Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health,

(“REACH”), grant application from the Tennessee Department of Health to the

Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of

Transportation, to advance health equity through meaningful community

engagement initiatives such as the Open Streets Program in areas with

predominantly racial or ethnic minority populations.

18.

RS2026-1944

Sponsors:

Toombs, Evans-Segall, Gamble, Hancock, Taylor, Lee, Welsch, Allen and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

filed

A resolution accepting a Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant from

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Metropolitan Government,

acting by and through the Nashville Department of Waste Services, to fund the

first phase of a multi-phase plan to invest in collection infrastructure and

specialized equipment.

19.

RS2026-1945

Sponsors:

Toombs, Evans-Segall, Welsch, Allen and Gadd

Legislative History

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

filed

A resolution approving a participation agreement between the Metropolitan

Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the

Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services, and Legacy South

Builders, LLC, to provide public sanitary Sewer service improvements for

Legacy South Builders’ proposed development, as well as other existing

properties in the area (MWS Project No. 25-SL-120 and Proposal No.

2026M-008AG-001).

20.

RS2026-1946

Sponsors:

Toombs, Horton and Evans-Segall

Legislative History

4/3/26

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

approved

4/28/26

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

filed

A resolution authorizing the Director of Public Property, or his designee, to

exercise option agreements for the purchase of three flood-prone properties,

located at 230 Harrington Avenue, 3227 West Hamilton Avenue and 3905

Tucker Road, for Metro Water Services. (Proposal No. 2026M-002PR-001).

21.

RS2026-1947

Sponsors:

Hancock, Toombs, Horton and Evans-Segall

Legislative History

4/3/26

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

approved

4/28/26

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/28/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

filed

Bills on Second Reading

An ordinance amending Chapter 2.24.225 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to

modify appraisal requirements for certain real estate acquisitions made by the

Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure and for

Choose How You Move projects.

22.

BL2026-1356

Sponsors:

Toombs and Evans-Segall

Legislative History

4/14/26

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

passed on first reading

An ordinance amending Chapter 2.40 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws

relative to the Department of Law.

23.

BL2026-1357

Sponsors:

Toombs and Benedict

Legislative History

4/14/26

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

passed on first reading

An ordinance amending certain sections and subsections of Chapter 2.62,

Chapter 12.56, and Title 13 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to modify fees

charged by the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal

Infrastructure (“NDOT”) and make various other changes.

24.

BL2026-1358

Sponsors:

Toombs, Evans-Segall, Kupin, Vo, Gadd, Ellis, Cash, Taylor, Welsch and Benedict

Legislative History

4/14/26

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

passed on first reading

An ordinance requiring an annual review and an annual presentation to the

Budget and Finance Committee of the Metropolitan Council from all boards,

commissions, departments, and authorities offering tax abatement

incentives.

25.

BL2026-1362

Sponsors:

Allen, Ellis and Evans-Segall

Legislative History

4/14/26

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

passed on first reading

An ordinance approving a lease agreement between the Metropolitan

Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Hessel Properties, GP for

use of 74,374 square feet of office space located at 1283 Murfreesboro Pike

(Parcel No. 12000015500)(Proposal No.2026M-015AG-001).

26.

BL2026-1364

Sponsors:

Bradford, Toombs, Horton and Hill

Legislative History

4/14/26

4/17/26

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

filed

approved

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

4/21/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Government Operations and

Regulations Committee