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Historic Metro Courthouse
1 Public Square, 2nd floor
Nashville, TN 37201
Metropolitan Nashville and
Davidson County, TN
Metropolitan Council
Meeting Minutes
6:30 PM Metropolitan CourthouseTuesday, April 25, 2023
Special Meeting
Call to Order
The Metropolitan Council met in regular session on this date at 6:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan
Courthouse.
The invocation was offered by Vice Mayor Jim Shulman.
Pledge of Allegiance
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:
Shulman, Mendes, Hurt, Allen, Suara, Hall, Toombs, Gamble, Swope, Parker, Withers, Benedict,
VanReece, Hancock, Young, Hagar, Evans, Bradford, Rhoten, Syracuse, Welsch, Sledge, Cash,
O'Connell, Roberts, Hausser, Druffel, Murphy, Pulley, Johnston, Nash, Vercher, Porterfield,
Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, Lee, Henderson, and Rosenberg (39); Absent: Taylor (1).
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the regular meeting on April 18, 2023 were approved.
Public Hearing
Council Member Sepulveda moved to amend the rules for the public hearing to extend the time for
those needing interpretation, from two minutes to four minutes, and extend the total time for those in
favor and those opposed as relevant, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the
Council.
A combined Public Hearing for Resolution RS2023-2044 and Ordinance
BL2023-1741. Four hours have been dedicated to the Public Hearing with two
hours total allotted for support and two hours total allotted for opposition of the
measures. Each speaker is limited to two minutes.
Public
Hearing
The President declared the public hearing open. Members of the public were
heard in favor of and in opposition to the two measures pursuant to the
prescribed guidelines. The President declared the public hearing closed.
Council Member O'Connell moved to reopen the public hearing for an unlimited
time frame, which motion was properly seconded. After discussion, Council
Member Withers called for the previous question, which motion was seconded
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