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].

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Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Music City Center | 8:00 am - 2:30

Conference for Neighborhoods (C4N Nashville) is a one-day training and networking event for anybody who cares about neighborhoods. Whether you’ve been engaged in your neighborhood for years, or just beginning, this conference is for you. This is a great opportunity for residents to learn and network from neighboring communities.

The Conference will highlight the following areas:

• Nurturing a Neighborhood Culture of Engaged Residents
• Creating a Neighborhood Safety Campaign
• Our Inadequate Infrastructure: Challenges, Possibilities, and Best Practices
• A Neighborhood-Based Approach to Homelessness
• The Big Green Umbrella: Ways to "Green" Your Neighborhood
• A Conversation with Planning Commission Chair Greg Adkins
• More Than Pouring Concrete: Addressing the Issues and Challenges of Sidewalks
• Affordable Housing: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
• Digging into the History of your Neighborhood
• Transit: Building a System that Works for Our Neighborhoods
• Mayoral Candidate Forum

Nashville's Lawsuit Against the Sate of Tennessee

As you've probably heard, the State Legislature passed a bill that would decrease the size of the Nashville Davidson County Metropolitan Council by half! This would require Nashville to have new lines drawn by May 1. 

Metro filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the downsizing. The lawsuit argue a few points; the legislation is not lawful due to "Home Rule" being that Nashville will be the only local municipality impacted by this change and that this is unconstitutional due to the fact the the voters of the city did not make this choice at the polls. The Tennessean has a great article that describes these items in a bit more detail.

Where are we now? Well, the lawsuit will be heard by three Justices throughout the state, Middle. East, and West Tennessee will be hearing this injunction. This was a new law created just before the downsizing law: If any municipality sues the state, they would have to come before three judges throughout the State. These judges have been appointed by the Governor and a Davidson County judge shall not be able to preside over these hearings. This case will be heard next week, and we may have a response as soon as next Wednesday.

Tomorrow the Metro Council will be discussing, what I believe as premature, a bill that provides a recommendation for us to limit the council and choose the amount of districts and at-large members for a 20-member council. Review the agenda here.

I plan to keep you updated on this matter.

What's Happening tonight:  

RS2023-2032 -  A resolution requesting that the Metropolitan Department of Codes Administration revise its Landlord Registration Form to require a landlord to provide an acknowledgement the number of unrelated persons who may live together in a single dwelling unit.

RS2023-2070 - A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Centennial Park Conservancy to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to fund the purchase and installation of flooring in the Parthenon's offices.

RS2023-2081 - A resolution recognizing Lorenzo Washington's efforts and contributions to preserve the music legacies of North Nashville and Historic Jefferson Street.

BL2023-1729 and 1730 - BY RQUEST OF THE APPLICANT THIS BILL WILL BE WITHDRAWN: 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 R6 to SP zoning for property located at 1833 Ed Temple Boulevard

Dates to Remember

• Centennial Park/Acklen Park Community Town Hall - Nashville's New Year's Eve Celebration
  • Thursday, March 30 
  • 6pm - 8pm
  • Metro Parks Headquarters |2565 Park Plaza

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