City Council Committee - Regular Meeting

Parks and Environmental Committee meeting to order. Could we please have a roll call?

Councilman Green. Councilman Ford. Councilman Walker.

Present.

Chairwoman Swearingen-Washington.

Present.

Councilman Cooper-Sutton. and Committee Chair Warren.

Thank you. Colleagues, we have nine items on the agenda, but I just want to let you know it is not as daunting as it appears. Most of these items are just allocating money that has already been assigned in our CIP for these projects. So, Director, you have the floor.

Good morning. Justice Bolden, Memphis Parks Director, 2599 Avery. We have a total of nine resolutions. I'll start with the first.

Could I have a motion for approval? Move it. Move it. Moved by Walker, seconded by Cooper Sutton. Go right ahead.

Okay. And that's to appropriate 3.1 million for FY27 to Jesse Turner Park. This is District 4, Super District 8.

Seeing no questions, all those in favor? All those in favor. Aye. Any opposed? Chairs, an aye. That passes. Item number two, please.

OK. This resolution is for FY27 CIP Zoop Major Maintenance. Resolution to allocate and appropriate $1,250,000 for this project. District 5, Super District 9.

Move by Ford, second by Swearendon Washington. Seeing no discussion, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chair's also an aye. That passes. Item number three is a resolution to allocate appropriate funds of $500,000 for FY2027 Kennedy Park improvements, project PKTBD, contract construction, District 1, Super District 9, sponsored by administration. Moved by Ford. Seconded by Soren in Washington. Let the record show Councilwoman Logan is with us. Okay, all those in favor, please say aye. Any opposed? That passes. Item number four is a resolution to allocate and appropriate funds of $500,000. Critical Park Needs Fund. It goes for furniture, et cetera, to the various areas. It's all council districts sponsored by administration. Move by board, second by Councilwoman Washington. Any discussion, questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chairs, an aye. That passes. Item number five is the resolution allocating appropriate and transfer funds of $250,000 for FY2027 CIP MRPP cover line contract, project number GA07002 contract. Construction for FY27 CIP Riverfront Park Improvement and Maintenance, project number GA07009, contract construction, Super District 7, District 8, moved by Ford, seconded by Swearendon Washington. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chairs in aye, that passes. Aye. Item number six is a resolution allocating appropriate funds of $500,000 for FY27 CIP Wolf River Greenway Phase 5C project number PK07127. District 7049 moved by Ford. Seconded by Swearington Washington. No discussion. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Chairs, an aye. That passes. Item number seven's resolution to allocate appropriate funds of $500,000 for Overton Park Metal Museum, project number PKTBD, contract construction, District 5, Super District 9. Moved by Ford, seconded by- Second. Sarandon Washington. No discussion, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye, chairs, an aye, that passes. Item number eight is a resolution to allocate and appropriate funds of $150,000 for FY27 CIP Pine Hill Golf Course netting, project number PK to be determined, district, super district, district six, super district eight, moved by Ford, seconded by Oswearendon Washington. No discussion. Let the record show Councilwoman Green is with us. That passes. Chair was an aye also. Okay. And did I call the vote? I did, right? Well, let's have the vote for that. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. And chairs and I also. Okay, that passes. All right. Last one is resolution allocating appropriate funds of $750,000 for FY27 CIP, levied shell improvements, project number GSO1050, contract construction, District 5, Super District 9, moved by Ford, seconded by Green. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Chairs and I and colleagues, if possible, since these are things that they're going to actually be doing and we're just giving them money, could we possibly send them down with same-night minutes so they can get started without objection? Without objection. Okay. We'll send those down without objection. Are there any other items to come before the Parks Committee? If not, we are adjourned. Thank you, guys. And we are back on time for public order.