City Council Full Meeting, May 26, 2026
Approved: FY2026 general fund budget amendment for Parks Division, unanimous
What happened
On May 26, 2026, Memphis approved FY2026 general fund budget amendment for Parks Division (unanimous).
The Memphis City Council approved a special use permit (SUP 26-03) for a restaurant at 2342 Frazier Boulevard on a unanimous vote, after Councilwoman Easter-Thomas withdrew her earlier objections following meetings with operators Mr. Kent and Mr. Sonny Chow.
- Jurisdiction
- Memphis, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearings2342 Frazier Boulevard
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Special Use Permit at 2342 Frazier Boulevard
Resolution pursuant to Chapter 9.6 of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code approving a special use permit for a restaurant at 2342 Frazier Boulevard, operated by Mr. Kent and Mr. Sonny Chow. Held from May 12th. Passed unanimously.
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Key Decisions (10)
Special Use Permit at 2342 Frazier Boulevard
Consent agenda items 5-11
Animal Shelter donation acceptance
MLGW fiscal consent items 13-27
US Marshal Service grant acceptance
Mayor's veto of Ordinance 5969 and impasse review committee
Schedule AFSCME impasse presentation
Joint ordinance on public-private partnership (withdrawn)
FY2026 general fund budget amendment for Parks Division
FY2026 third quarter budget neutral adjustment (held)
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Development Activity (3)
Restaurant at 2342 Frazier Boulevard
Commercial
Tournament Trail Center Plan Development County
Residential
Oakland Estates Plan Development Phase 3
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
Transit advocates report downtown businesses financially hurting and facing closures…
Commercial Demand
New restaurant operators (Mr. Kent's company) are actively investing across…
Infrastructure
Proposed federal House Bill 8870 (Build America Act) could cut…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 2 Clerk, 8 Councilmember, 8 Public.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 2 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Yolanda Cooper-Sutton, Councilmember.
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Zoning terms (4)
5 recorded timestamps
- approved (2 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- special use permit (1 timestamps)
- plat (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (10)
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