City Council - Regular Meeting

I would like to call our October 6th, 2026 council meeting out of recess. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call the roll.

Present. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, you have a quorum. Thank you. Welcome to the October 6th, 2026 recessed regular meeting of the Memphis City Council. Meeting agendas and public comment cards are available at the front of the room. If you would like to speak about an item on today's agenda, please complete a comment card and give it to the staff before that item comes for discussion. If you would like to speak about something that is not on the agenda, you may sign up for a general comment at the end of the meeting. Only individuals who have completed and submitted a comment card w

Thank you, Madam Comptroller. Councilwoman Walker, you're recognized.

All right, it has been moved by Councilwoman Walker.

Second by Vice Chair Carlisle. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote. Councilmembers, please cast your vote.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call the planning and development items, items four through eight.

Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized at this time.

Item four has been moved by Councilman Spinoza, second by Councilwoman Green. There are no council in the queue to speak. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number five.

We may wanna look at a presentation, because it is a gas station.

All right. We're ready to hear from the applicant at this time.

Councilman Carlisle, you're recognized at this time.

Thank you so much, sir. We appreciate your thorough response. Councilwoman Cooper-Sutton, you are recognized at this time, and then we'll have Councilwoman White.

Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman White, you're recognized.

Quickly, Councilwoman Cooper-Sutton, and then we're ready for the vote. Madam Comptroller.

All right, we understand. Thank you. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote.

Thank you. We're ready, Madam Comptroller. Moved by Council Spinoza, second by Councilwoman Green.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number six. Thank you, members.

Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized for item number six.

Madam Comptroller, it's showing item number five.

All right. It has been moved by Councilman Spinoza, second by Councilman Warren. We have Councilman Ford-Canale and Councilwoman Logan in the queue.

A gate, what's going to hinder people from still hanging out after 7.30?

Okay. All right. Councilman Forcanale, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I believe Councilwoman Logan and I would maybe like to see a little bit more on the presentation, but also I had a question for... Not for Mr. Bacchus, but maybe is the owner here?

I know you are, Mr. Bacchus. Is the owner here?

Thank you, sir. Mr. Bacchus. I've spoken with you about this project. I support this project. I just want to hear from you representing the owner that There's been a lot of new car washes that have gone in across the city, and they're great and shiny and new when they first opened, and then they just kind of don't do any regular maintenance, and they start to go downhill. I just would like to hear from you that the person that you're representing is going to stay on top of that standard maintenance, and that the property is going to continue to look good. Maintenance will be done on this equip

Can the SUP ever be revoked because of code violations? Yes. Okay. All right. That's all I have.

There are no more counsel in the queue to speak. So, Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen. Counsel, please cast your vote for item number six. Oh, wait, wait, wait. Before you do that, I had one comment card from Sander Snowden.

All right. So we're voting as amended. Item number six.

Thank you. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number seven.

Thank you, Madam Comptroller. My pleasure. Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized.

All right, so item seven will be held until the next.

Please note that that item will be held until October 20th. Madam Comptroller, we will please call item number eight.

Is this the 301 plan that we're voting on?

The notices, are they changing the zoning?

Okay, Councilwoman White, you're recognized.

All right, thank you. Was this the item that we were discussing that to give constituents an opportunity to have an appeal process in case their zoning was changed? Have we finalized that to include that verbiage?

Were you a part of this project as well? Yes, sir.

Did you have anything else that you needed added? No, ma'am. Okay.

Councilwoman Walker, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Director Brett.

I yield the floor. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for item number eight.

That item passes. Thank you. Madam Comptroller. Thank you. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call the consent agenda items, items 32 and 33.

Vice Chair Carlisle, you're recognized at this time.

It has been moved by Vice Chair Carlisle. Second by Council. Councilwoman Green. I have Councilwoman Easter-Thomas in the queue.

Okay. Madam Comptroller, if you will please note.

All right, Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call on our add-on agenda and same-night-minute items.

That item has been held. Madam Comptroller, if you will please start with item number 16 and then 25. I got 16 on my script. Okay, start with item number 25.

Councilman Canale, you're recognized at this time.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee met, recommended approval, and I so move.

It has been properly moved by Councilman Hoare-Canale, seconded by Councilman Spinoza. There are no council to speak in the queue. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote.

That item passes. Please call item number 26.

Councilman Hoard-Canale, you're recognized.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee met, recommended approval, and I so move.

It has been moved by Councilman Hoard-Canale, seconded by Councilman Spinoza. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen.

Councilwoman White, you're recognized for item number 27.

It has been moved by Councilwoman White, second by Councilwoman Green for that appointment. Madam Comptroller, please prepare the screen. Councilmembers, please cast your vote for item number 27.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 28.

Councilwoman White, you're recognized for item number 28. The committee met and recommended approval, and I so move. It's been moved by Councilwoman White, seconded by Councilman Spinoza. Madam Comptroller, please prepare the screen for item number 28.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, please call item number 29.

It's always exciting to accept grant funds. Councilman Smiley, you're recognized at this time.

It's been moved by Councilman Smiley, seconded by Councilwoman Easter Thomas. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for item number 29.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 30.

It has been moved by Councilman Smiley, second by Councilman Warren. Madam Comptroller, please prepare the screen for the vote.

That item passes. That takes us to our regular agenda items, starting with item number 17. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 17.

The committee met and recommended approval and I so move. It has been moved by Councilwoman White, seconded by Councilman Spinoza. Nobody in the queue to ask questions? Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 18.

Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized at this time.

It has been moved by Councilman Spinoza, second by Councilwoman Dr. Easter-Thomas. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen for the vote for item 18.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 22.

Yay, Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized. Woo!

Madam Comptroller, oh, Dr. Warren is in the queue.

Madam Chair, I would like to be added as a co-sponsor of this and I think probably everybody up here would like to do that because we think this is great work and we wanna be with you.

Great work. Thank you so much. Madam, oh, Councilwoman Logan. Sorry, Chair, that's what I was gonna say. I wanted to be your co-sponsor. Thank you, great work, sponsor. You gonna add everyone? All right, everybody's invited to the party. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call, please prepare the screen for item number 23. Item number 22. Council Members, cast your votes for number 22. Thank you.

That item passes. Madam Comptroller, if you will please call item number 23. What's this say?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Committee met, recommend approval, I so move.

It's been moved by Councilman Warren. Can I get a second? It's been second by Councilwoman White. We have Councilwoman Green in the queue for the vote.

Yes, Councilwoman Green. We asked the parks to come and give us reports at each of our meetings until this is resolved.

I think they've got some that they're dealing with, so it's a constant. I think they're actively doing it. I'll get the park commissioner director to come up and talk to us. Thank you.

It has been voted for this item. It's been motioned for this item to be held.

Okay, so without objection, we will hold it. It has been had a motion from Councilwoman Green, seconded by Councilman Smiley, so that item will be held. for two weeks, so we'll be back for the October 20th meeting. That takes us to our same night minute items. Vice Chair Carlisle, if you would please read the same night minute items into record. Councilman Ford-Canale.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The same-night-minute items are two, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. And with that, I move it to the floor, Madam Chair.

All right, thank you. Councilman Ford-Canale has moved it. It has been seconded by Councilman Spinoza. Madam Comptroller, if you will please prepare the screen to vote for the same-night-minute items. Since that item was held, we didn't have comments on that. Okay. Council, please prepare the screen for the vote.

That item passes. That brings us to the end of our meeting. I will, no, no, no, no. It's now time for our comment cards. We will begin with Richard Massey and then Paul Klein.

Thank you. We'll have Paul Klein and then Jasmine Houston.

Thank you. We'll have Mark Wilson and then Alexa Pouncey. Okay, Mark Wilson isn't here, Alexa Pouncey.

Thank you so much. We'll have Carrie Iacomini and Andrea Ball. Okay, not here. Andrea Ball and Jessica Miller. Okay, Gloria Jones. Crystal Hollins.

Thank you. We will now have Brandi Price and then Alexander Perkins.

Thank you so much for your insight. That was part of the meeting and discussion today to make sure we're including experts. Councilman Spinoza, you're recognized.

No, we are not gonna have that. The schedule will be posted and you will know all of that information. Thank you. Alexander Perkins.

Alexander Perkins and then Amber Sherman.

Thank you. Amber Sherman and then Justin Pearson.

Thank you. Justin Pearson, I'm in for Sean Pearson.

We do welcome comments and we want the community to have input. But we want to have a professional meeting without bull horns, without standing in chairs and hollering and screaming. We want to be able to have a professional meeting. So there was some correspondence that was sent out, and I'm more than happy to talk with you after the meeting to follow up.

And that's why we had to go into recess because it was so chaotic.

Thank you. I've been courteous, but your time is up.

Thank you. Our last comment card is Mr. Isaac Freeman.

Thank you. That concludes our meeting. I will entertain a motion to adjourn. Been moved by Councilman Smiley, second by Councilwoman Walker. Thank you all for coming out. Have a great evening.