Agenda - Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Entertainment Committee

Historic Metro Courthouse

1 Public Square, 2nd floor

Nashville, TN 37201

Metropolitan Nashville and

Davidson County, TN

Meeting Agenda

Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Entertainment 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

the committee is scheduled to meet. Public Comment sign up for Council Committee meetings will

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

Council Committee meetings and each speaker is allowed up to two minutes to speak. All public

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.

Las solicitudes de servicios de interpretación y/o adaptaciones de accesibilidad deben dirigirse a la

Oficina del Consejo al 615 862 6780.

Resolutions

A resolution appropriating a total of $71,900.00 from the Nashville Public

Library to Water Walkers for the provision of free and high-quality afterschool

and summer programming through the Library’s Nashville After Zone Alliance

after school and out-of-school time coordinating system.

RS2026-2196

Sponsors:

Vo, Toombs, Welsch, Gadd, Ellis and Allen

Legislative History

8/11/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

filed

A resolution approving a grant application from the Tennessee Department of

Disability and Aging to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the

Nashville Public Library, for the purchase and installation of a powered,

adult-sized changing table in the single occupancy restroom of the Madison

Branch Library.

RS2026-2197

Sponsors:

Hancock, Toombs, Vo, Welsch, Gadd and Ellis

Legislative History

8/11/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

filed

A resolution approving a license agreement between The Metropolitan

Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by and through the

Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State of Tennessee, acting by

and through its Commissioner of Transportation, to construct and maintain a

multi-use pedestrian greenway in Davidson County, Tennessee. (Proposal No.

2026M-027AG-001)

RS2026-2198

Sponsors:

Preptit, Vo, Cash, Toombs, Welsch, Gadd and Allen

Legislative History

7/9/26

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

approved

8/11/26

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

8/11/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

8/11/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Mill Ridge Park to

the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of

Parks and Recreation, to fund the purchase and installation of an Automated

External Defibrillator (AED) at Mill Ridge Park.

RS2026-2199

Sponsors:

Toombs, Vo, Welsch and Gadd

Legislative History

8/11/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

filed

Bills on Second Reading

An ordinance approving Amendment 1 to a contract between the Metropolitan

Government of Nashville and Davidson County and The Library Corporation to

provide software maintenance and support for the CarlX integrated library

system.

BL2026-1500

Sponsors:

Toombs, Welsch and Gadd

Legislative History

7/28/26

8/4/26

Metropolitan Council

filed

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

8/4/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

passed on first reading

An ordinance approving a conservation easement agreement between the

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, through the

Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, and Campus Operations, Inc. for

a greenway trail along the east bank of the Cumberland River (Proposal No.

2026M-035AG-001).

BL2026-1501

Sponsors:

Kupin, Toombs, Horton, Evans-Segall, Welsch, Allen and Gadd

Legislative History

7/28/26

8/4/26

Metropolitan Council

Planning Commission

Metropolitan Council

filed

approved

referred to the Budget and Finance

Committee

8/4/26

Metropolitan Council

referred to the Planning and Zoning

Committee

referred to the Transportation and

Infrastructure Committee

referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and

Entertainment Committee

passed on first reading

Chair Report / Updates