Every action the Metro Council, the Mayor and the Tennessee General Assembly have taken on the Midtown BID, in the order they happened, with the vote, the dollar figure and the source for each one.
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Budget and Finance Committee: approved A resolution initiating the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District, and setting a public hearing regarding the creation of the…
Passed on first reading An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
Upon motion duly seconded, the bill passed first reading and will be considered at the next regular meeting. The bill is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee.
Adopted A resolution initiating the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District, and setting a public hearing regarding the creation of the…
The resolution was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Kupin moved that the resolution be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote:
Abstain: Deonte Harrell, Sandy Ewing, Zulfat Suara.No: Brandon Taylor, Brenda Gadd, Clay Capp, Delishia Porterfield, Ginny Welsch, Russ Bradford, Sandra Sepulveda, Sean Parker, Terry Vo.Absent: Courtney Johnston, Emily Benedict, Jeff Gregg, Joy Smith Kimbrough, Quin Evans-Segall, Sheri Weiner.
Signed by the Mayor A resolution initiating the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District, and setting a public hearing regarding the creation of the…
Deferred An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
The bill was recommended for deferral by the Budget and Finance Committee. Pursuant to Rule 8.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council, the bill is deferred.
Budget and Finance Committee: approved with an amendment An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
Amended An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
The bill was approved with an amendment by the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Kupin moved that the bill be passed on second reading, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Kupin offered Amendment No. 1 and moved that it be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. Council Member Kupin moved that the bill be passed on second reading as amended, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council.
Passed on second reading as amended An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
Passed on third reading An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
Council Member Kupin requested a hearing from the public on this bill which had been previously advertised. The President asked if anyone desired to be heard for or against the bill and citizens were heard in favor of and in opposition to the bill. The President declared the public hearing closed. Council Member Kupin moved that the bill be passed on third reading, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote:
Abstain: Delishia Porterfield.Absent: Brenda Gadd, Clay Capp, Courtney Johnston, David Benton, Jeff Preptit, Sandra Sepulveda, Tasha Ellis.No: Ginny Welsch, Terry Vo.
Signed by the Mayor An ordinance amending Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws authorizing the creation of a Midtown Central Business Improvement District and…
Appointment deferred: Andrew Cook
The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections recommended a one-meeting deferral. Council Member Cash moved to defer the appointment, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council.
13 confirmed: Allie Hall Eagles, Julia Baker and 11 others
The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee recommended the appointment. Council Member Cash moved to confirm the appointment, which motion was seconded and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
Confirmed: Andrew Cook
The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee recommended the appointment. Council Member Cash moved to confirm the appointment, which motion was seconded and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
Board appointment filed for confirmation: Angie Gleason
Confirmed: Angie Gleason
The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee recommended the appointment. Council Member Sepulveda moved to confirm the appointment, which motion was seconded and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
Filed: An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
Filed: An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
Passed on first reading An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
Upon motion duly seconded, the bill passed first reading and will be considered at the next regular meeting. The bill is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee.
Passed on first reading An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
Council Member Toombs moved to suspend the rules of procedure to introduce a late ordinance. Without objection, Council Member Toombs moved to pass the bill on first reading, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. The bill is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee.
Filed: A resolution appropriating to certain accounts for the benefit of the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) and…
Budget and Finance Committee: approved An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
Budget and Finance Committee: approved An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
Adopted A resolution appropriating to certain accounts for the benefit of the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) and…
The resolution was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Spain moved that the resolution be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by the following vote:
Non-voting: Angie Henderson.Abstain: Delishia Porterfield.Absent: Deonte Harrell, Jennifer Gamble, Sandra Sepulveda.
Passed on second reading An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
The bill was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee.
Passed on second reading An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
The bill was approved by the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Evans moved that the bill be passed on second reading, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council, with Council Member Porterfield abstaining.
Passed on third reading An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
Council Member Kupin moved that the bill be passed on third reading, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote:
Absent: Brenda Gadd, Courtney Johnston, Delishia Porterfield, Jeff Gregg, Kyonzte Toombs, Tonya Hancock.Abstain: Joy Smith Kimbrough.No: Ginny Welsch.
Passed on third reading An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
Absent: Brenda Gadd, Delishia Porterfield, Jeff Gregg, Jennifer Gamble, Kyonzte Toombs, Sheri Weiner, Tonya Hancock.Non-voting: Angie Henderson.
Signed by the Mayor An ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Midtown Central Business Improvement District Budget.
Signed by the Mayor An ordinance authorizing the rounding of ad valorem property tax amounts and central business improvement district special assessment amounts to the…
SB1924 As introduced, removes provision that allows speakers to alternatively appoint a senator or representative whose district was in a central business improvement district as of January 1, 1999, as ex officio board of directors member.
HB2217 As introduced, removes provision that allows speakers to alternatively appoint a senator or representative whose district was in a central business improvement district as of January 1, 1999, as ex officio board of directors member.
Preliminary budget to Metro April 14, 2026; board-approved July 8; submitted July 12.
Exhibit A to BL2026-1521 (PDF)
| Member | Category on record | Term | Confirmed | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Babb | Residential Property Owner | 3 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-073 |
| Walt Burton | Commercial Tenant | 3 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-074 |
| Lisa Haller | Residential Property Owner | 3 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-075 |
| Andree LeQuire | not stated | 3 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-076 |
| Julia Baker | not stated | 2 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-077 |
| Bob Franklin | Commercial Tenant | 2 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-078 |
| Allie Hall Eagles | Large Commercial Owner | 2 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-079 |
| Emily Schneller | Residential Property Owner | 2 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-080 |
| Donovan Sheffield | not stated | 2 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-081 |
| Andrew Cook | Large Commercial Property Owner | 1 yr | May 19, 2026 | 26-082 |
| Charly Couture | not stated | 1 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-083 |
| Chris Gala | Residential Tenant | 1 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-084 |
| Malik Gaye | not stated | 1 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-085 |
| Keith Siebenaler | Large Commercial Property Owner | 1 yr | May 7, 2026 | 26-086 |
| Angie Gleason | Small Commercial Property Owner | to May 6, 2029 | Sept 1, 2026 | 26-146 |
The ordinance also seats, ex officio and without a vote toward quorum, the state senator and representative whose districts cover most of the MBID, and every Council member whose district includes any of it. Those seats do not go through Council confirmation and do not appear on Legistar. (2.179.050(C))
“Is there any discussion on, the motion, to defer, as I recall, 1 meeting? Is that right? Okay. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining? Okay. This has been deferred, 1 meeting, to the 1st meeting in October. Next is agenda item 80, ordinance b l 20 26 dash 1 5 2 1. This is an ordinance approved, sponsors, Coopin and Evans. This is an ordinance approving the fiscal year…”
“This is, for the Midtown Central Business Improvement District appointment of Angie Bill,Senate fill a vacancy representing the small commercial property owner category with the term expiring 05/06/2029. Board voted 7 in favor 0 against 0 not voting for the National Entertainment Commission reappointment of Michael Montgomery for a term expiring 06/20/2030,”
“Lisa Stetter was withdrawn, and we interviewed Brandon Dice and Becky Carter. We interviewed, council member Bradford, for the Metro Animal Care and Control Commission council rep. Then for the Midtown Central Business Improvement District Board, we interviewed”
“Council Rep. Then for the Midtown Central Business Improvement District Board, we interviewed, I'm not seeing the name. Ms. Gleeson. Thank you. And then for the Nashville Entertainment Commission, we interviewed Michael Montgomery and Erica Nichols. And then for the Solid Waste Region Board, we interviewed Council Member Berkley Allen”
“and members of our city. And we just had a conversation a few moments ago about tax revenue and grocery taxes being reduced or not, and how that's a reduction in revenue. And a huge reduction in revenue would be if we didn't have a business improvement district downtown funding millions of dollars of investment into our core and generating sales tax revenue, right? So when we look at our Metro budget, we look at…”
Budget and Finance, during the downtown district budget hearing.
“Director Wilson. I can confirm that it passed unanimously on first reading and by voice vote on second, I don't recall a no vote from the full council on second reading. Okay, thank you. That's what I thought. I just sometimes worry I'm reading legistar wrong, especially when something hasn't like gone all the way through, it's kind of hard to like tell what the vote is. So I just wanna like make sure people…”
“Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I'm not comfortable with, any special interest group, including a business improvement district using taxpayer money to fund a dedicated security force to patrol our public spaces. And I wanna emphasize that's what this is, is public spaces. And you ask yourself, well, why are they doing this? Well, I think it's pretty simple. It's that when somebody goes out there and calls the…”
Budget and Finance, on the downtown district budget. The only recorded objection to the BID model this cycle; Council Member Toombs was absent for the Midtown budget’s third reading.
“of Mr. Steve Swartz? Seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Any voting no or abstaining? All right, council has confirmed the appointment of Steve Swartz. So to all our confirmed appointees, if you chose to return to the council chamber this evening, which is not required, but if you are here, do please stand as I call your names. Council has confirmed to the airport authority, Marcus Shute. They have also…”
“for a term expiring April 5th, 2032, also 6-0-0. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission appointment of Winston Wright for a term expiring April 16th, 2030, six in favor, zero against, zero not voting. Farmers Market Board appointment of Sylvia Marcela Gomez for a term expiring May 5th, 2031, 6-0-0. Historic Zoning Commission reappointment of Elizabeth Mayhall for a term expiring June 1st, 2031, 6-0-0. Midtown…”
“6 to 0 to 0. Historic zoning commission reappointment of Elizabeth Mayhall for a term expiring 06/01/2031, 6 to 0 to 0. Midtown Central Business Improvement District board of director Andrew Cook, for a 1 year term, approved 6 to 0 to 0. The Tourism and Convention Commission reappointment of Sybil Brown for a term expiring 06/30/2039, 6 to 0 0. Tourism and”
“Emily Schneller, Donovan Sheffield, Charlie Couture, Chris Gala, Melit Gay, Keith Sebenaler. Those were all for the Midtown Central Business Improvement District board of directors. Then parks and recreation board, reappointment of doctor Michelle Steele, short term rental appeals board appointment of David Kleinfelter,”
“Farmers market aboard board appointment of Sylvia Marcela Gomez. The historic zoning commission, reappointment of Elizabeth Mayhall, Midtown Central Business Improvement District Board Of Directors, Andrew Cook, property standards and appeals board. We interviewed, Grafton Brittle and Roger Farmer. For the short term rental appeals board, we interviewed Diamond Bell and Kevin and Kevin Griffin I'm sorry, Griffith.”
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State Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-84-501 et seq. (Central Business Improvement District Act of 1990)
Local Metropolitan Code of Laws, Title 2, Chapter 2.179 (added by BL2025-1113)
The district exists under Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-84-501 and following. The annual budget requirement comes from § 7-84-519(e); the list of permitted services from § 7-84-520. Any bill amending Title 7, Chapter 84 lands here automatically.