There is a Metro Council Meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. An agenda has been provided and you can watch the meeting live via channel 3 or stream live on your electronic devices. Also, please do not respond to this email... You can reach me at [email protected].

Davidson County Primary Elections - Tuesday, May 3, 2022

The upcoming Davidson County primary elections will have ballots for judgeships, District Attorney, Court Clerks, Sherriff, and School Board District's 2, 4, 6, & 8.

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Early Voting Begins Next Wednesday April 13.

What I've Been Up To

• There will be a meeting to discuss Traffic Calming and a Conservation Overlay in the Cumberland Gardens community on Thursday at St. Luke's CME Church beginning at 6pm. Over the past year, I have worked with NDOT (Public Works) to review areas within the District that have much-needed traffic calming measures. District 21 has five streets in this year's Traffic Calming, and I am working to add others for the upcoming traffic calming.
  • Cumberland Gardens community has been asking for a conservation overlay for several years. We are continuing this conversation and will be discussing this on Thursday.
• Follow this link: Traffic Calming Application - To complete the application for your neighborhood. Be sure to get your neighbors in the loop. Also, add me to your application form as you submit it.
• I've met with NDOT Director, Diana Alacron, several times throughout the past two months. We are working to add illegal dumping weekly cleanups to the areas that are overwhelmed with dumping sites. I have a meeting on April 26 at 6pm (location TBD) with Dir. Alacron and you are definitely invited to share your thoughts.
• Mosaic 2-D Murals have been installed at Elizabeth Park Senior Community Center. This project was initiated in 2017. The first installation was installed in August of 2018 depicting a photo of Ms. Curlie E. McGruder. The additional installations feature 4 notable Black North Nashville Women Leaders of the Civil Rights movement, Ms. Nora Evelyn Ransom, Ms. Mary Louise Watson, Ms. Frankie Pierce, and Ms. Willie Mae Boddie. We will honor this art installation with a ceremony in the coming months. I will keep you updated here with more information.

What's Happening Tonight

BL2021-922 - This bill will be deferred to track with planning. An ordinance amending Sections 17.04.060, 17.08.030, and 17.16.070 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to implement a distance requirement for the "bar or nightclub" use (Proposal No. 2021Z- 018TX-001).

BL2022-1138 - An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by changing from CF and MUI-A to SP zoning for properties located at 1901 and 1903 Church Street and 1902 Hayes Street, at the southwest corner of 19th Ave N and Church Street, (0.97 acres), to permit a mixed use development, all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2022SP-005-001). 

BL2022-1139 - This is a companion bill with BL2022-1138 regarding building material restrictions and requirements.

BL2022-1146 - This ordinance will apply a Historic Landmark Overlay District for a portion of the property at 2208 Elliston Place, better known as EXIT/IN.

BL2022-1150 - An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by changing from CS and RS5 to SP zoning for properties located at 1701, 1703, 1705, 1707, 1709, and 1711 9th Ave N and 901 Buchanan Street, approximately 360 feet east of 10th Ave N, (1.08 acres), to permit a mixed use development, all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2021SP-059-001). This development has been discussed since 2019. We've held 5 community meetings to discuss the project. This process lead to the development of a two story mixed-use building and a dog park.

BL2022-1154 - An ordinance to amend Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, the Zoning Ordinance of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, by changing from MUI-A to SP zoning for property located at 1705 Hayes Street, approximately 100 feet west of 17th Avenue South (0.51 acres), to permit a maximum 295 multi-family residential or 345 hotel units and 2,500 square feet of restaurant, all of which is described herein (Proposal No. 2021SP-089-001).

RS2022-1326 - This is a resolution asking planning to review the current Nashville Next plan. We are roughly 6 1/2 years into the plan and we have some areas that have seen an overwhelming amount of growth. I'd like to see the plan reviewed to find some relief from policies that allow for intense zoning within, strictly, residential neighborhoods.

RS2022-1443 - A resolution declaring surplus and authorizing the conveyance of real property to certain nonprofit organizations, and authorizing grants not exceeding $15,497,279.00 from the Barnes Fund for Affordable Housing to certain nonprofit organizations selected for the express purpose of constructing and rehabilitating affordable or workforce housing. (Proposal No. 2022M-004PR-001.)

Dates to Remember

• Cumberland Gardens Community Meeting
  • RE: Traffic Calming & Conservation Overlay Conversation
  • Thursday, April 7
  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • St. Luke CME Church | 2008 Ed Temple Blvd. 
• District 21 Town Hall
  • RE: Illegal Dumping
  • Tuesday, April 26
  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Location: TBD

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