CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA

June 9, 2026

 4:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, Lobby Floor

City Hall - 125 North Main Street

Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2017­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

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District 4. Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington

Super District 9-1. Vice Chairman Chase Carlisle

District 1. Rhonda Logan

District 2. Jerri Green

District 3. Pearl Eva Walker

District 5. Philip Spinosa

District 6. Edmund Ford, Sr.

District 7. Dr. Michalyn Easter-Thomas

Super District 8-1. JB Smiley, Jr.

Super District 8-2. Janika White

Super District 8-3. Yolanda Cooper-Sutton

Super District 9-2. J. Ford Canale

Super District 9-3. Dr. Jeff Warren

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. CALL TO ORDER by the Sergeant-at-Arms

1. INVOCATION

Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council and do not necessarily represent the religious beliefs or views of the Council in part or as a whole. No member of the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of the Council. Copies of the policy governing invocations and setting forth the procedure to have a volunteer deliver an invocation are available upon written request submitted to the Chief of Staff of the Memphis City Council.  

• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. CALL OF ROLL by the Comptroller

1. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES (May 26, 2026)

1. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPEARANCE CARDS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING

• ITEMS HELD OR DROPPED FROM THE AGENDA

PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION OF VISITORS 

1. RESOLUTION honoring Juneteenth in recognition of its historical significance and enduring

impact. This Resolution is sponsored by Councilwoman Easter-Thomas.

PUBLIC HEARING (None)

DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (None)

ZONING ORDINANCE - THIRD AND FINAL READING (None)

CONSENT AGENDA

GENERAL ORDINANCES - FIRST READING (None)

GENERAL ORDINANCES - SECOND READING

2. ORDINANCE for the designation of Qualified Public Use Facility, creation of the

Green 33 Beale Street Tourism Development Zone Tourism Surcharge and otherwise

Chairwoman, providing with respect to the foregoing, up for S E C O N D reading. Ordinance

Economic No. 5972 is sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) &

Development Central City Revenue Finance Corporation (CCRFC).

& Tourism

Committee ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Ordinance on Second reading

3. ORDINANCE pursuant to Chapter 9.10.1(C) of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified

Spinosa Development Code approving a Street Name Change at the subject property located

Chairman, between the E.H. Crump Roundabout and Metal Museum Drive, up for S E C O N D

Planning reading. This Ordinance is sponsored by the Division of Planning and Development.

& Zoning 

Committee Case No. SNC 26-02

  Ordinance No. 5973

 Applicant: Carissa Hussong – Metal Museum

Request: Street name change from Alston Avenue

to Metal Museum Drive

LUCB and DPD recommendation: APPROVAL, with conditions

 ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Ordinance on Second reading

ZONING ORDINANCE - FIRST READING (None)

ZONING ORDINANCE - SECOND READING (None)

NOTATION FROM DPD (None)

ENGINEERING DIVISION 

4. RESOLUTION approving the final plat for AMENDMENT TO COMMONS @ DEXTER LAKE

 OUTPARCEL C [P. D. 2025-14] and accepting bond as security. (Request for Same Night Minutes)

  Contract No. CR-5497

 Resolution approves the final plat within the present limits of the City of Memphis, as

reflected on the final plat and located on the south side of Dexter Road at Candle Ridge

Drive in Memphis, Tennessee. Cost of the required improvements to be borne by the

Developer. Resolution also accepts the Palmetto Surety Corporation Performance Bond

No. PSC-1348 in the amount of $364,300.00 as security.

ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution

5. RESOLUTION approving the engineering plans for SANDBROOK STREET / SPRINGBROOK

 AVENUE REALIGNMENT and accepting bond as security. (Request for Same Night Minutes)

  Contract No. CR-5498

 Resolution approves the engineering plans within the present limits of the City of Memphis,

as shown on the engineering plans and located at 1400 Springbrook Avenue, in Memphis, Tennessee. Cost of the required improvements to be borne by the Developer. Resolution

also accepts the Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Performance Bond No. 108443112 in the amount of $535,500.00 as security.

ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution

GENERAL ITEM 

6. RESOLUTION approving an Honorary Street Name Change on Homer Road between Given

Avenue and Rhea Avenue for Jerry Lawler. District 5, Super District 9. This Resolution is

sponsored by Councilman Warren.

 FISCAL CONSENT AGENDA

7. RESOLUTION accepting additional grant funds of Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven

Dollars ($8,857.00) from Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging for Frayser-Raleigh

Center. This Resolution is sponsored by the Administration. (Request for Same Night Minutes)

MLGW FISCAL CONSENT

Chair: Pearl Eva Walker, Vice Chair: Philip Spinosa

8. RESOLUTION awarding Contract No. 12627, Outage Map to Data Capable, Inc. in the funded

amount of $501,910.00. 

9. RESOLUTION approving the Increase and Renewal (Change No. 6) to Contract No. 12267

(formerly Purchase Order #7017597), MicroFocus License Renewal with Thomas Consultants, Inc. to increase and renew the current contract in the funded amount of $507,523.17.

10. RESOLUTION awarding purchase orders for three-quarter ton pickup trucks to Landers Ford, Inc. and Wilson County Motors, LLC. in the amount of $576,855.04.

11. RESOLUTION awarding a purchase order for light duty four-wheel drive pickup trucks to Landers Ford, Inc. in the amount of $601,833.24.

12. RESOLUTION awarding a purchase order for a horizontal directional drilling machine with mixing system and trailer to Vermeer Midsouth Inc. in the amount of $503,607.78.

13. RESOLUTION approving the Scope Expansion, Increase and Extension (Change No. 17) to Contract No. 10765, Private Label Service Agreement with Utility Consumer Analytics, Inc. (formerly Aclara Technologies, LLC) to expand the scope, increase and extend the current contract in the funded amount of $1,481,554.56.

14. RESOLUTION approving the Ratification, Extension and Increase (Change No. 7) to Contract No. 12043, Property & Boiler Insurance with FM Global to ratify, extend and increase the current contract in the funded amount, based on approved rates, not-to-exceed $3,122,783.00.

REGULAR AGENDA

APPOINTMENTS (None)

GENERAL ORDINANCE -THIRD AND FINAL READING

15. ORDINANCE to appropriate the proceeds of the tax levy on the assessed values

Carlisle on all properties of every species within the city limits of general purposes for

Chairman, the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, inclusive, together with all

Budget collections from privilege licenses fees, fines, permits, charges, revenue receipts

Committee of the City of Memphis for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027,

 inclusive, to provide the manner in which monies may be transferred from one fund to another and to provide the standard code or designations under which the appropriations are to be administered and accounting control maintained, up for T H I R D and F I N A L reading. Ordinance No. 5971 is sponsored by the Administration.

ACTION REQUESTED: Take whatever action Council deems advisable

CITY COUNCIL-EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL RESOLUTION (None)

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT (None)

ENGINEERING DIVISION (None)

EXECUTIVE DIVISION (None)

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

16. RESOLUTION Fiscal Year 2026 3rd Quarter Budget “Neutral” Adjustment.

Carlisle All Council Districts. This Resolution is sponsored by the Administration.

Chairman, (Held from 5/26)

Budget 

Committee ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution

17. RESOLUTION for City Treasurer to Prepare 2026 Tax Bills for State Assessed

Carlisle Properties. All Council Districts. This Resolution is sponsored by the

Chairman, Administration. (Held from 5/12)

Budget 

Committee ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution

DIVISION OF FIRE SERVICES (None)

DIVISION OF GENERAL SERVICES (None)

DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (None)

DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES (None)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (None)

LAW DIVISION (None)

LIBRARY SERVICES (None)

MLGW DIVISION (None)

MEMPHIS PARKS (None)

DIVISION OF POLICE SERVICES (None)

DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS (None)

DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE (None)

GENERAL ITEM 

18. RESOLUTION requesting Mayor Paul Young to issue an Executive Order establishing

White Paid Parental Leave for eligible City of Memphis employees. All Council Districts.

Chairwoman, This Resolution is sponsored by Councilmembers Easter-Thomas, Green, Warren, and

Personnel & Cooper-Sutton.

Governmental 

Affairs ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution

Committee

APPEARANCE CARDS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING

ADJOURNMENT

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