
Burkley Allen
Council Member
Council member focused on affordable housing, community safety, and environmental justice.
Legislative style
Proactive sponsor of resolutions and ordinances aimed at enhancing community safety, supporting affordable housing initiatives, and recognizing cultural contributions.
- •Sponsoring an ordinance to create a permit prioritization program for affordable housing and day care development projects.
- •Appropriating $221,000 from the Community Safety Fund for grants to nonprofit organizations.
- •Recognizing January 2026 as Muslim American Heritage Month in Nashville and Davidson County.
Voting record
Last 511 recorded votes.
Amendments authored
2Every amendment this member has filed, with AI-generated summaries and intent grouping.
Recent sponsorships
50An ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to create a new chapter establishing a permit prioritization program for affordable housing and day care development projects.
A resolution honoring Dr. Robert Wingfield, Jr. on the occasion of his retirement from Fisk University for his advocacy in environmental justice and scholarship.
A resolution appropriating a total of $221,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for grants to various nonprofit organizations for Community Safety programs.
A resolution recognizing January 2026 as Muslim American Heritage Month in Nashville and Davidson County.
A resolution approving the execution of an Amendment to the Agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Cumberland River Compact, amending their original grant contract and extending its term.
A resolution supporting a proposed landscaping project by the Metropolitan Department of Water and Sewerage Services, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), at the interchange of TN State Highway 155 and County Hospital Road (Proposal No. 2025M-032AG-001).
A resolution appropriating a total of $200,000 from the Office of Family Safety to various nonprofit organizations selected to receive Community Partnership Fund grants.
A resolution accepting a grant from the Nashville Parks Foundation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, for programming improvements to Metropolitan Parks community centers.
A resolution approving an application for a TVA Energy Right Business & Industry Incentives Program grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the General Services Department, to help businesses save money and energy by utilizing the installation of energy-saving equipment.
An ordinance amending Chapters 17.04, 17.08, 17.16, and 17.20 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to modify regulations pertaining to day care uses (Proposal No. 2026Z-006TX-001).
A resolution recognizing Nashville Soccer Club for its first-ever championship by winning the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
A resolution supporting the passage of Cameron’s Law, which accelerates rare disease innovation and access, by the United States Congress.
A resolution recognizing Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as Earth Day in Nashville and Davidson County.
A resolution appropriating a total of $174,796.00 from the Nashville Public Library to Black Lemonade for the provision of free and high-quality afterschool and summer programming through the Library’s Nashville After Zone Alliance after school and out-of-school time coordinating system.
A resolution approving amendment two to a grant contract with Bethlehem Centers of Nashville for the provision of free and high-quality out-of-school programs through the Nashville After Zone Alliance.
A resolution appropriating $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Fund #30216 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville to renovate the historic Parkwood Community Club ballfields.
A resolution accepting a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to reduce gun related violence in Nashville by providing funding for overtime for the investigation of violent crimes involving guns.
A resolution approving amendment one to a grant memorandum of understanding (MOU) from the National League of Cities to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Finance Department, to participate in the Southern Cities Economic Initiative (SCEI) to design and execute local economic strategies that boost economic mobility and resilience for residents and small businesses.
An ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to create a new chapter establishing a permit prioritization program for affordable housing and day care development projects.
A resolution accepting a grant from the Greater Nashville Regional Council to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through Metropolitan Social Services, to provide delivered meals to eligible seniors in their homes and in congregate meal sites throughout Davidson County.
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