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Nashville Metro Council Meeting September 15, 2026: HEFB Vote, Consent Agenda, and Public Comment

Metropolitan Council — Tuesday, September 15, 2026

BodyNashville, Tennessee

SessionMetropolitan Council

DateTuesday, September 15, 2026

StatusFILED

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My name's Olivia Hill.

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Today is September the 15th.

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September is also child cancer month.

0:08

And September 15th is actually National Tackle Kids Cancer Day.

0:14

And I want to give a shout out to my grandson Zach, who's currently in remission, who's uh cancer survivor, and and I ask everybody to to uh support.

0:26

He's one of the strongest kids I know, and and uh he is in part because of his great mom, but um I may be a little bit biased.

0:34

Uh September is also um Hispanic Heritage Month.

0:38

And I don't know why I'm nervous, y'all.

0:47

This is my first time sitting up here, but I uh good to have you all out there and thank you all so much.

0:55

Uh it just happens to be the very first time in in the United States history that a trans person has held the position of President Pro Tem.

1:13

Today is National Uh Voter Registration Day.

1:16

So uh I ask everybody to check and make sure that you're registered to vote, just double check it and make sure, and I ask everyone to vote early, often, and in every single election.

1:27

I don't care how you vote, I just ask that you show up and vote.

1:30

I mean, I'd love for you to all vote blue, but hey, I just want you to all show up and vote, but make sure you register to vote.

1:37

Go to Tennessee uh, what is it?

1:39

Go vote Tennessee.gov and and just double check and make sure that you're registered to vote.

1:44

And if you're not go through the process, but make sure everyone's registered to vote.

1:49

Um I guess if everyone to put their name in a queue, if you have any announcements that you want to give, but we're gonna move through that first.

1:56

I think Miss Stiles has a uh presentation that she wants to do on the later half.

2:01

So if you want to put your name in a queue, we'll go from there.

2:17

Go ahead, Miss Foe.

2:20

Thank you, Pro Tim, and um happy Hismanic Heritage Month to everyone.

2:25

Um, District 17 is uh busy as always.

2:29

If you haven't had a chance to check out the Nashville Fair, you have five more days um to go visit the fairgrounds and to check out Benny, who is the mascot who is a Nigerian dwarf goat who is adorable.

2:42

So please go and check the Nashville Fair out.

2:45

Um and then on Friday, um there's gonna be the Transportation Demand Management Summit that's happening at Nissan.

2:52

It is free if people would like to participate.

2:54

And I'm very excited to be talking on one of the panels um in the afternoon.

2:59

Um and I would like to invite everyone out to my quarterly town hall.

3:04

It's gonna be on Saturday, September 26th at 1 p.m.

3:08

And it will um be at Church of the Messiah, and we'll be focusing on talking um about affordability, um, um inner faith, uh property tax freeze, um, and of course, about um choose how you move.

3:22

So everyone is welcome and thank you so much.

3:25

Thank you, Ms.

3:26

Vaux.

3:28

Ms.

3:29

Pulpna.

3:31

Thank you, Madam President.

3:32

Did that say it right?

3:34

It was close.

3:35

It was close.

3:35

Oh it's a pullbila.

3:38

Um, we'll practice in the back.

3:41

Absolutely.

3:42

All right.

3:42

Uh thank you, Madam Pro Tem.

3:45

Uh, you look great up there, by the way.

3:48

Oh, I I told her first, so I went.

3:51

All right.

3:51

Uh I wanna wish everybody a happy uh Latin his well, Heritage Month, really, and I'll say it that way.

4:00

Um, but it is a great time to encourage everyone to go and shop locally and go and try some food and also to just participate with uh nonprofits and other people who are working within the community and just ask how can I help, right?

4:17

Because we always need that, and uh the community is going through uh uh pretty hard time right now.

4:24

So I would encourage everyone to do that.

4:26

I also wanted to mention uh that today we also have some people here from the election commission who will be helping uh if you need to update your voter status or anything of the sort.

4:40

I think they're they're might be in the room or they might be outside in the hallway.

4:44

Um but um I would encourage everyone to go ahead, register to vote, encourage somebody else to register to vote, uh, check your voter status.

4:54

Um it is a very important time to be doing that, and it is a tool that we that we have.

5:01

Um I think that's it.

5:03

And if anyone would like some Mexican candy, I have a pot right here.

5:11

Thank you, Madam Pro Temp.

5:17

Mr.

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Public Engagement█████████████████17%

Community Engagement███████████████15%

Zoning and Land Use████████8%

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Summary of Proceedings

Nashville Metropolitan Council Regular Session — September 15, 2026

The Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County met at the Historic Metro Courthouse on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The regular session began at 6:30 p.m., following 6:00 p.m. announcements. The meeting opened with the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and the council approved the minutes of the September 1, 2026, meeting.

Announcements

The Davidson County Election Commission was promoted as the definitive and trusted source for voting information; residents were directed to GoVoteTN.gov to verify voter registration and update addresses.

Consent Calendar

The council voted on the consolidated consent agenda after Resolutions 2026-2262 and 2026-2278 were removed as companion items by request. The remaining consent items — routine resolutions and ordinances recommended unanimously by committees — were approved by a roll-call vote with 33 yes votes.

Public Comments & Testimony

A public commenter spoke against an ICE-related call center, saying it would enable what the speaker called the "often unconstitutional actions of ICE." The commenter said Nashville should not enable or support ICE on a national level, argued the call center would not benefit Davidson County or Tennessee, and pledged to continue fighting so that neighbors who choose to call Nashville home can live, belong, and thrive there.
Public comment was limited to 20 minutes total, with up to two minutes per speaker. No testimony was given during the public hearing on Resolution 2026-2291; no opponents were present, and supporters present did not request to speak.

Elections

Will Rosenthal was elected to the Health and Educational Facilities Board for a term expiring September 30, 2032. The vote was 27-7 over Chase Markham. Rosenthal was nominated by Council Member Allen, and Markham was nominated by Council Member Parker.

Discussion Items

Ordinance BL2026-1512, sponsored by Council Member Benedict, was discussed on third and final reading. The ordinance would require MDHA to provide Council information if MDHA chooses to change the current 75% maximum set-aside for TIFs. A roll-call vote was required if any member voted no; the supplied materials do not include the final count.
During council discussion, a member urged the Council not to write each other off over a single vote, noting that members may agree 99% of the time but will never agree 100% of the time.
Appointees and nominees who appeared before the Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee were presented for interviews. No votes were taken in that section; the council follows a two-meeting process for elections and confirmations.

Key Outcomes

Minutes of September 1, 2026, approved.
Will Rosenthal elected to the Health and Educational Facilities Board, 27-7.
Consent agenda approved with 33 yes votes.
A vacancy on the Human Relations Commission (term expiring April 18, 2027) and a vacancy for a non-voting board member are scheduled to be filled by election at the October 6, 2026, Council meeting.
The next regular Council meeting was announced for Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

My name's Olivia Hill. Today is September the 15th. September is also child cancer month. And September 15th is actually National Tackle Kids Cancer Day. And I want to give a shout out to my grandson Zach, who's currently in remission, who's uh cancer survivor, and and I ask everybody to to uh support. He's one of the strongest kids I know, and and uh he is in part because of his great mom, but um I may be a little bit biased. Uh September is also um Hispanic Heritage Month. And I don't know why I'm nervous, y'all. This is my first time sitting up here, but I uh good to have you all out there and thank you all so much. Uh it just happens to be the very first time in in the United States history that a trans person has held the position of President Pro Tem. Today is National Uh Voter Registration Day. So uh I ask everybody to check and make sure that you're registered to vote, just double check it and make sure, and I ask everyone to vote early, often, and in every single election. I don't care how you vote, I just ask that you show up and vote. I mean, I'd love for you to all vote blue, but hey, I just want you to all show up and vote, but make sure you register to vote. Go to Tennessee uh, what is it? Go vote Tennessee.gov and and just double check and make sure that you're registered to vote. And if you're not go through the process, but make sure everyone's registered to vote. Um I guess if everyone to put their name in a queue, if you have any announcements that you want to give, but we're gonna move through that first. I think Miss Stiles has a uh presentation that she wants to do on the later half. So if you want to put your name in a queue, we'll go from there. Go ahead, Miss Foe. Thank you, Pro Tim, and um happy Hismanic Heritage Month to everyone. Um, District 17 is uh busy as always. If you haven't had a chance to check out the Nashville Fair, you have five more days um to go visit the fairgrounds and to check out Benny, who is the mascot who is a Nigerian dwarf goat who is adorable. So please go and check the Nashville Fair out. Um and then on Friday, um there's gonna be the Transportation Demand Management Summit that's happening at Nissan. It is free if people would like to participate. And I'm very excited to be talking on one of the panels um in the afternoon. Um and I would like to invite everyone out to my quarterly town hall. It's gonna be on Saturday, September 26th at 1 p.m. And it will um be at Church of the Messiah, and we'll be focusing on talking um about affordability, um, um inner faith, uh property tax freeze, um, and of course, about um choose how you move. So everyone is welcome and thank you so much. Thank you, Ms. Vaux. Ms. Pulpna. Thank you, Madam President. Did that say it right? It was close. It was close. Oh it's a pullbila. Um, we'll practice in the back. Absolutely. All right. Uh thank you, Madam Pro Tem. Uh, you look great up there, by the way. Oh, I I told her first, so I went. All right. Uh I wanna wish everybody a happy uh Latin his well, Heritage Month, really, and I'll say it that way. Um, but it is a great time to encourage everyone to go and shop locally and go and try some food and also to just participate with uh nonprofits and other people who are working within the community and just ask how can I help, right?

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