CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
April 28, 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
- CALL TO ORDER by the Sergeant-at-Arms
- 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
- CALL OF ROLL by the Comptroller
- APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES (April 14, 2026; April 21, 2026)
- ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPEARANCE CARDS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING
- ITEMS HELD OR DROPPED FROM THE AGENDA
PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
- RESOLUTION honoring and recognizing Cato Johnson for 40 years of dedicated service to
Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and the entire Memphis community. This Resolution is
sponsored by Chairwoman Swearengen-Washington.
- RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Gina Sweat for her service to the Memphis Fire
Department and the City of Memphis. (Held from 1/27; 2/3; 3/3)
PUBLIC HEARING (None)
DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- RESOLUTION pursuant to Chapter 9.6 of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified
Spinosa Development Code approving a special use permit at the subject property located
Chairman, at 3568 Lamar Avenue. This Resolution is sponsored by the Division of Planning and
Planning Development.
& Zoning
Committee Case No. SUP 26-02
Applicant: James J Skefos/ Curtis Calvin Raymond West, Ray West Designs (Representative)
Request: To allow vehicle sales
LUCB and DPD recommendation: APPROVAL, with conditions
ACTION REQUESTED: Take whatever action Council deems advisable
No opposition at LUCB; No Public Hearing Required
ZONING ORDINANCE - THIRD AND FINAL READING
- ZONING ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 5367 of Code of Ordinance, City
Spinosa of Memphis, Tennessee, adopted on August 10, 2010, as amended, known as
Chairman, the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code, to authorize a Zoning
Planning Use District Reclassification for land located on Tully Street and Woodlawn Street by
& Zoning taking the land out of the Residential Urban – 1 (RU-1) Use District and including it in the
Committee Mixed Use (MU) District, up for T H I R D and F I N A L reading. This Ordinance is sponsored by the Division of Planning and Development.
Case No. Z 26-01
Ordinance No. 5970
Applicant: LC Wallace – Elmington Capital Group
Owen Harris – Kimley-Horn Associates (Representative)
Request: Rezoning of +/- 3.3 acres from the Residential
Urban - 1 (RU-1) to Mixed Used (MU)
LUCB and DPD recommendation: APPROVAL
ACTION REQUESTED: No Recommendation
CONSENT AGENDA
GENERAL ORDINANCE - FIRST READING (None)
GENERAL ORDINANCE - SECOND READING (None)
ZONING ORDINANCE - FIRST READING (None)
ZONING ORDINANCE - SECOND READING (None)
NOTATION FROM DPD (None)
ENGINEERING DIVISION (None)
GENERAL ITEMS (None)
FISCAL CONSENT AGENDA
- RESOLUTION to accept and appropriate Nine Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($9,150.00) from the Tennessee Historical Commission for Memphis Landmarks Commissioner, staff, and neighborhood representative training. All Council Districts. This Resolution is sponsored by the Administration. (Request for Same Night Minutes)
MLGW FISCAL CONSENT
Chair: Pearl Eva Walker, Vice Chair: Philip Spinosa
- RESOLUTION awarding a purchase order for class 8, 55-foot bucket trucks to Altec Industries Incorporated in the amount of $550,854.00.
- RESOLUTION approving the Scope Expansion, Renewal and Increase (Change No. 4) to Contract No. 12409, Trash Removal Services to BFI Waste Services, LLC dba Republic Services of Memphis to expand the scope, renew and increase the current contract in the funded amount of $461,421.31.
- RESOLUTION approving the Scope Change and Increase (Change No. 1) to Contract No. 12491, North Service Center and Expansion Sites: Environmental Site Investigation with Ensafe, Inc. to expand the scope and increase the current contract value in the funded amount of $996,250.00.
- RESOLUTION approving Renewal and Increase (Change No. 5) to Contract No. 12238, Electric Substation Construction and Maintenance Services with RMS Energy Company, LLC to renew the current contract and increase the contract value in the funded amount of $12,000,000.00.
- RESOLUTION awarding Contract No. 12666, Allen Pumping Station Construction Engineering & Inspection Services to HDR Engineering, Inc. in the funded amount of $6,035,491.00.
- RESOLUTION approving the Ratification, Increase and Extension (Change No. 3) to Contract No. 12029, Physical Archive Storage with Vital Records Control, Inc. to ratify, increase and extend the current contract in the funded amount of $9,503.30.
- RESOLUTION awarding a purchase order for half-ton four-wheel drive pickup trucks to Wilson County Motors, LLC in the amount of $1,263,999.80.
- RESOLUTION approving the ratification of Purchase Order Number 7079631 with Seven States Power Corporation for seven (7) electric vehicle charging equipment in the amount of $885,647.71.
REGULAR AGENDA
APPOINTMENTS (None)
GENERAL ORDINANCES -THIRD AND FINAL READING
- ORDINANCE renaming Monroe Avenue between Front Street and Riverside
Spinosa Drive as Hyde Square, up for T H I R D and F I N A L reading. Ordinance No. 5968
Chairman, is sponsored by the Memphis City Council. (Held from 2/24; 3/3)
Planning
& Zoning ACTION REQUESTED: Take whatever action Council deems advisable
Committee
- ORDINANCE to amend the Code of Ordinances of Memphis, Tennessee
Swearengen- regarding the Small Business Enterprise Opportunity Program, up for T H I R D
Washington and F I N A L reading. Ordinance No. 5959 is sponsored by the Administration.
Chairwoman, (Held from 12/2; 12/16; 1/13; 2/3; 2/24; 3/24; 4/14)
Executive
Session 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 (None)
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
- RESOLUTION to accept the recommendations of the Parks and Environment Ad
Warren Hoc Committee. All Council Districts. This Resolution is sponsored by the Memphis
Chairman, City Council. (Held from 12/16; 1/13; 1/27; 2/24; 3/24)
Memphis
Parks ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution
Committee
DIVISION OF POLICE SERVICES (None)
DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS (None)
DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE (None)
GENERAL ITEM
- RESOLUTION to accept the Recommendations of the Compensation Task Force. All
White Council Districts.This Resolution is sponsoredby CouncilwomanWhite.
Chairwoman,
Personnel & ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the Resolution
Governmental
Affairs
Committee
APPEARANCE CARDS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING
ADJOURNMENT
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