City Council Full Meeting, July 21, 2026
Approves Appointment of Chris Winton as Chief Administrative Officer, unanimous
What happened
The Memphis City Council's only substantive land-use item was the appeal of Romulus Corporation and others (Memphis Alcohol Commission matter T36342) contesting the Alcohol Commission's approval of Ethan Edwards'/Grind Management's liquor store at 870 South White Station Road; th…
- Jurisdiction
- Memphis, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 13
UDC amendment to establish procedure for replacing the zoning map (held)
Joint ordinance to amend the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code to establish a procedure for replacing the zoning map, sponsored by the Division of Planning and Development. Councilman Spinoza moved to pull it from the consent agenda and hold it for a first reading in committee; Director Ragsdale agreed. No controversy stated.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Memphis City Council's only substantive land-use item was the appeal of Romulus Corporation and others (Memphis Alcohol Commission matter T36342) contesting the Alcohol Commission's approval of Ethan Edwards'/Grind Management's liquor store at 870 South White Station Road; th…
Key Decisions (13)
UDC amendment to establish procedure for replacing the zoning map (held)
Supplemental agreement for Selphel Memphis East Holmes Road
MLGW fiscal consent items 5-10 (paving, contracts)
Amendment to Chapter 25 Pension and Retirement System
Ordinance to increase sewer fees (Chapter 33)
Lobbyist registration referendum ordinance (held to Aug 4)
Civil service appeals referendum ordinance (held to Aug 4)
Appointment of Art Davis as Chief Financial Officer
Appointment of Chris Winton as Chief Administrative Officer
Appointments to the Airport Authority
Surface transportation block grant for Airport Plow Boulevard Access Road
Appointment of MATA's fiscal trustee
Appeal of Alcohol Commission approval of liquor store at 870 South White Station Road
Development Activity (1)
Grind Management liquor store (the Station) at White Station Plaza
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
The contested liquor store at 870 South White Station Road…
Infrastructure
Memphis is raising sewer fees (ordinance 5975) and channeling a…
Infrastructure
MATA transit service remains severely strained, with new buses arriving…
Sentiment
The council flagged that the alcohol-store proximity ordinance is ambiguous…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 attorneys, and 6 members of the public.
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