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Nashville-Davidson County Meetings
Metropolitan Council, June 16, 2026
Approved: FY2027 Gulch Central Business Improvement District budget, 32-1
3h 28m27,507 words
22 mentionsapprovedpublic hearingmotion to approveresidentialzoningcommercialdeferredNashville-Davidson County, TN
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What happened
On June 16, 2026, Nashville-Davidson County approved FY2027 Gulch Central Business Improvement District budget (32-1).
The Metropolitan Council of Nashville/Davidson County passed its FY2027 operating budget (BL2026-1377, Toombs substitute) on a 35-2 roll-call vote and the accompanying tax levy ordinance (BL2026-1378) 29-7, with no zoning entitlements decided.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Nashville-Davidson County, TN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 32-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
FY2027 Operating Budget (Toombs substitute)
Adopted the budget ordinance BL2026-1377 as substituted by Budget Chair Toombs on third/final reading; over 30 items including $4.5M eviction right to counsel, $23M Barnes Housing Trust Fund, $2.5M Hospitality Hub, affordable housing tools, with 1.5% across-the-board department cuts. A timely-filed Evan Siegel amendment to redirect grocery-tax funds to Barnes Fund failed by voice. Passed 35-2.
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Key Decisions (8)
Approved
FY2027 Operating Budget (Toombs substitute)
Vote: 35-2Moved by Quané Toombs
Approved
FY2026-2027 Tax Levy Ordinance
Vote: 29-7Moved by Quané Toombs
Approved
Local grocery sales tax reduction
Vote: 28-3Moved by Quané Toombs
Approved
FY2027 Central Business Improvement District budget
Vote: 23-10Moved by Jacob Kupin
Approved
FY2027 Gulch Central Business Improvement District budget
Vote: 32-1Moved by Jacob Kupin
Approved
Eviction Right to Counsel program ordinance
Vote: passedMoved by Zulfat Suara
Withdrawn
Temporary moratorium on data center developments
Deferred
Vision Zero pedestrian safety resolution
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Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Council prioritized affordable housing with a 150% funding increase, $23M…
Commercial Demand
Multiple members cited downtown/local business closures (e.g., Burger Up after…
Infrastructure
Ongoing GSD-vs-USD tax-rate split (about 3 cents) and unresolved service…
Other
A data center permitting moratorium is actively advancing through Planning…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote30th Avenue rezone
Case BL2026-1446
No vote recorded
2609 West End Avenue site plan
Case BL2026-1445
No vote recorded
30th Avenue site plan
Case BL2026-1447
No vote recorded
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 14 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 1 Mayor, 3 Public, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 5 Councilmember, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Quané Toombs, Councilmember.
5 more identified names in Pro: 4 Councilmember, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (7)
22 recorded timestamps
- approved (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (2 timestamps)
- motion to approve (10 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
- commercial (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (8)
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