Quarterly Town Hall Meeting - Thursday, January 23 - 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - McKissack Middle School

37208 Community Listening Session

In October 2019, Vice Mayor Jim Shulman created a set of special committees to address issues facing the Metro Council and tasked each committee with developing recommendations in response to the committee’s framing question. The question to the Special Committee on 37208 was, “Zip code region 37208 has the highest percentage of incarceration in the country, according to reports. What needs to be done to correct that?”

After two months of productive small-group meetings, the Special Committee now opens the discussion to 37208 residents, business owners, and interested neighbors, via a community listening session at noon on Jan. 25th at McGruder Family Resource Center, located at 2013 25th Ave N. The session will be led by Special Committee Chair and District 21 Councilmember Brandon Taylor.

There is a Metro Council Meeting tomorrow night… An agenda has been provided, and you can watch the meeting live via channel 3 or stream live on your electronic devices.

What to expect tomorrow night:

• BL2020-148 is on first reading tomorrow. If approved by Council, this bill would not allow Metro to contract any private contractor to operate, manage, construct, or lease any detention facilities. In short, this bill would not allow any contractual partnerships or relationships with Metro Nashville and any privatized correction facility/company.
• I'm co-sponsoring a bill with CM Toombs - BL2020-149. This bill will require landlords to notify tenants of a rate increase by providing a 90-day written notice to the residential tenant. 
• A few people have contacted me regarding the "Idling Bill" - BL2020-114. This bill would prohibit a motor vehicle to idle for longer than 3 minutes while parking, standing, or stopping. It will also, prohibit a motor vehicle for idling for longer than 1 minute in a school zone while parking, standing, or stopping. I'm interested to hear the discussion regarding this bill. What are your thoughts?
• I have a bill on Third Reading - BL2019-89 - that will allow Crossroads Pets to rezone and develop the land located at 1757 16th Avenue North and 1601, 1603, and 1609 Buchanan Street.
• Scooters are back in the conversation - BL2019-109 - by CMs O'Connell, Henderson, and Allen, is requesting that we we end the pilot program for SUMDs (shared urban mobility devices)/scooters and began a process to open an RFP (request for proposal) process for future scooter companies. The scooter operators must receive an RFP from the city and adhere to the public safety and right-of-way guidelines set forth in BL2019-109.

Dates to remember:

• Tuesday, January 21 - Council Meeting 
• Thursday, January 23 - District 21 Quarterly Town Hall Meeting - Moses McKissack Middle School - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Saturday, January 25 - 37208 Committee Community Listening Session - McGruder Family Resource Center - 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• Saturday, February 1 - My Brother's Keeper - Nashville Launch - IT Creswell Middle Prep - 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Lets Connect:

I invite all District 21 residents to reach out to me directly with any information or concerns in our community. Email is the best form of communication, but invite you to call me as well. My contact information is below.

Contact information: Email - [email protected] / Phone: 615.946.9700

Best regards,

Brandon