Topic: Memphis City Council
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November 2020
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A trio of proposed convenience stores before the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Nov. 17, went one for three. -
Council discusses violent crime task force, change in MPD leadership
The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.
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Frank Colvett elected City Council chairman, followed by heated discussion
Frank Colvett won election as City Council chairman Tuesday over Martavius Jones. But Colvett’s selection did not come without some controversy.
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Council delays votes on Rust Hall lease, Downtown parking plan
Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals.
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Rust Hall lease, MLGW budget and Downtown parking overhaul top council agenda
The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.
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Street renaming group settles on specific focus
The City Council-appointed citizens panel decided Thursday its priority will be eliminating Confederacy-related names from city street and finding problematic street names for first responders. The group is to make recommendations to the Memphis City Council.
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City Council delays votes on most major items in brief Election Day session
Memphis City Council members met briefly Tuesday, Nov. 3, in their regularly schedule online session.
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City Council to have short Election Day session
Lots of items are pushed to the Nov. 17 council session, including changes to the city pension system to start carrying out the intent of a half-cent sales tax approved by Memphis voters in 2019.
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October 2020
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Free MATA rides on Election Day
Rides will be free all day on Nov. 3 for all MATA modes of transportation.
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Strickland trying to get process back on track for possible MLGW exit from TVA
The mayor says taking bids from possible rivals to TVA should include transmission costs to get the cost estimates needed to make a decision about MLGW leaving the federal agency.
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City Council talks riverfront tower project and record homicide count
The Tuesday city council session will also include a call for more information about the percentage of city contracts that minority-owned businesses get.
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MLGW board won’t meet with City Council over stalled look at TVA exit
Attorneys for the utility board warned against a joint meeting with City Council members the day after the council rejected a contract to move ahead with a look at replacing TVA as MLGW’s electric power supplier.
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City Council rejects MLGW consultant contract
Memphis City Council members have rejected a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division contract with a power industry consultant to explore what it would take for the utility to leave the Tennessee Valley Authority. The vote stops the two-year old process, at least for now. The MLGW board could have a response Wednesday morning at its regular meeting.
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Summer Avenue rezoning process for church preservation gets started
The resolution approved Tuesday by the Memphis City Council for two areas along Summer is designed to make it more difficult to demolish a set of four churches for other kinds of development. It’s similar to a recent rezoning of part of Lamar Avenue but with a slightly different motivation.
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Homicide record and MLGW-TVA top City Council agenda
The council discussion of the record number of homicides so far this year could venture into past discussions of police reform. The City Council also discusses a rezoning of Summer Avenue to preserve four churches along the busy thoroughfare after one was about to be demolished.
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September 2020
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City Council grants process evolves and adjusts for pandemic
Martavius Jones, the Memphis City Council budget committee chairman who oversaw pitches by more than 150 nonprofits seeking a share of $1.95 million, has problems with the way grants are awarded.
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City Council, MLGW board could meet on utility cutoffs
MLGW declared a moratorium on utility cutoffs in mid-March as the worldwide pandemic was declared. This month, when the moratorium was lifted, the utility received an overwhelming number of calls to work out payment plans and avoid cutoffs.
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Payday lending resolution, lobbying disclosures top City Council agenda
The payday loan resolution is not binding on the Tennessee Legislature and is the latest discussion by a local elected body about the impact such businesses have on citizens’ financial health.
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City Council Scorecard: Finding the BLM divide and changing Lamar
The latest edition of our City Council scorecard finds a healthy council majority in favor of changing street names as part of a slate of Black Lives Matter proposals. Plus, the Council held a unanimous vote to begin changing the business streetscape along a stretch of Lamar Avenue.
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Davy Crockett golf course could give way to community orchard
The tentative plan by the city parks and neighborhoods division includes mountain-bike trails around the borders of the 18-hole golf course and walking trails with workout equipment.
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Changes in The Walk on Union financing approved
Memphis City Council members have approved a change in the financing of the multi-use Walk on Union project, changing a tax increment financing district, or TIF district, to a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, arrangement. -
City Council approves changes to renaming process
The approval of the ordinance Tuesday is part of the council's larger debate about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Several other resolutions from that larger discussion were also approved by the council.
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MLGW halts utility cutoffs for another two weeks
The announcement came Tuesday as Memphis City Council members called for a better accounting of the various funds that help those behind on utility bills.
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Police reform discussion continues at City Council
The council has two final votes scheduled as part of its ongoing discussion of police reform and a discussion of a third measure to create an online portal for the public to see some details of complaints of police misconduct.
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August 2020
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Council approves church demolition moratorium
Any demolition permit for a church on Summer Avenue that is 50 years old or older would have to get Memphis City Council approval for the next six months.
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