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The presentations and key points

• Memphis Child Advocacy Center: Virginia Stallworth, executive director, said the center houses the Shelby County Child Protective Investigation team and provides coordinated forensic interviews, family advocacy and therapy. Stallworth said the center facilitates a “one‑place” approach where children do not have to retell traumatic events multiple times; the team handled more than 3,600 reports of child abuse in the previous year. The Mayor’s office framed the CAC ask as a proposed $130,000 city investment in FY26; Stallworth reminded council members the CAC received $251,000 in City funding in the prior year ($225,000 plus $26,000 in council member-sponsored grants).

• Juvenile Intervention & Faith-based Follow-up (JIF): Chris Yancey, JIF executive director, said JIF’s mission centers on faith‑based interventions and that the organization updated its social-emotional‑learning and trauma-informed curriculum. JIF asked the city for $130,000 (about 12% of JIF’s operating budget, Yancey said) and described plans to expand community referrals and outreach; recent enrollment numbers cited: 290 youth served in a prior year reduced to 290 then 93 served in the current calendar year to date (Yancey said court referral volume affected the year‑to‑year totals).

• Le Bonheur/Shift program: Dr. William Williams, pediatric surgeon and trauma medical director at Le Bonheur, and program manager Lydia Walker described the hospital-based violence intervention program (Shift). Le Bonheur said the city’s initial ARPA funding helped start Shift in 2022; the hospital requested $140,000 for FY26 (about 16% of its roughly $870,000 program budget). Le Bonheur presented program outcomes including reduced trauma reinjury, improved school attendance and lowered juvenile‑justice involvement among enrolled patients; staff said about 141 patients were enrolled in the first two years and that the program links patients to mental-health services, education support and violence-intervention specialists.

Council questions and budget context

Council members asked about last year’s funding and where current asks are being placed in the mayor’s proposal. Chief administrative staff explained the mayor’s office reallocated portions of a prior $2 million public‑safety grants line, reducing it and moving $650,000 to specified grantees this year. Council members asked for transparency on past funding sources (ARPA, mayoral grants, safer‑communities awards) and confirmation of prior-year amounts; Stallworth and other presenters provided prior-year figures where available. Council members also emphasized the need to route referrals and outreach through MPD precinct community engagement officers, schools and neighborhood centers to increase enrollment and reach.

Ending: The presentations concluded with council members expressing general support and requesting additional budget detail and continued coordination on referrals and eligibility. No final, individual grant appropriation votes were recorded at the hearing; council members asked that the mayor’s office and agency CFO clarify line‑item placements before final votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Budget Wrap-up - June 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Leaders of three public‑safety nonprofits — Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Juvenile Intervention & Faith-based Follow-up (JIF), and Le Bonheur’s Shift program — presented FY26 funding requests to the Memphis City Council and outlined services for abused and injured children.","taxTitle","Memphis City, Shelby County, Tennessee","taxId",3648,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6215926,"National Civil Rights Museum requests $250,000 from city toward $38 million boarding-house renovation",783,2535000,3318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14&start=2535&end=3318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14/thumbnail_2535000.jpg","/articles/6215926/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/National-Civil-Rights-Museum-requests-250000-from-city-toward-38-million-boarding-house-renovation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215926-3ff7a6500dea30475e56f84b43b69cc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139231&Signature=Hytph38YJE14dh9B~eijhuAiw3WtiqIE4IGvHKSVp8zFMEFnSgs7v3nPaerZDx5XThD9i2OkFI88qFWpt8AuNNqQTVfzYS6JqOJnu2PPkhb-nfSi0TguTXMGBPS2qfkK21kaJhW5ESqHctU4Uoxrni9D2oRZtGGGZbu4idlQLX9Pi-HOF6r4Rz~mgywrsFcSmTNRx9IrBH2l75SrIS9uHDH9Ng4KIKnNUgL8ZhPxW7KDkzLNC4yVKQOrxpidjgQarTgH0sYw-yPzLIqycXx6v17M0LwKOHzPd1Rk-WnoClETs1f3IA2Nu9mrE20a2phbwCIDJItdBFpeuDnVfSS6Ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Russ Wigginton, president of the National Civil Rights Museum, asked the council to provide $250,000 toward the museum’s $38 million boarding-house renovation, telling members the completed project will increase visitorship and create new community and education spaces. \"We choose community,\" Wigginton said, explaining the boarding-house renovation will extend the museum’s storytelling from 1968 to the present and highlight topics such as the Poor People's Campaign and environmental justice.

Nut graf: The museum said the renovation is near completion of fundraising—roughly $37.2 million raised toward a $38 million goal—and that the boarding-house exhibit space and improved Founders Park will both expand the museum’s ability to host local programming and draw multi‑day visitors who spend in hotels, restaurants and other city businesses.

Wigginton and other museum staff described the project’s program aims: decade-by-decade galleries covering civil- and human-rights developments since 1968, a new exhibit area dedicated to environmental justice and a reimagined Founders Park (fully funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield, the museum said). Wigginton said about 75% of the museum’s visitors come from more than 120 miles away, and the museum projects attendance growth after the renovation.

Council members pressed on how the museum would expand access for city children and families. Wigginton said the museum has deepened ties with Memphis-Shelby County Schools such that all fifth- and 11th-graders in the district had field trips this academic year. He also said Mondays from 3–5 p.m. are weekly free hours and that community days provide additional free access. Council members asked whether city support could be tied to expanded free access for Memphis children; Councilwoman Green suggested a city grant condition making museum access free for city residents’ children, and Wigginton said the museum already participates in the county's culture pass and other student-access programs but that contract details could be discussed.

Ending: The museum appeared before the council as part of a public presentation of proposed grants; the museum’s $250,000 request was presented for council consideration during the FY26 wrap-up but no final council appropriation vote is recorded in the transcript.","Museum leaders asked the council for a $250,000 city contribution toward a roughly $38 million renovation and repurposing of the boarding house to expand exhibits and youth-focused programming; museum leaders said expanded exhibits should boost visitation and local economic impact.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6215931,"Downtown Memphis Commission urges steady budget, expands clean-and-safe contract to boost downtown recovery",318,451000,769000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14&start=451&end=769","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14/thumbnail_451000.jpg","/articles/6215931/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Downtown-Memphis-Commission-urges-steady-budget-expands-clean-and-safe-contract-to-boost-downtown-recovery","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215931-80f84c50b6e251c96d4e6bdb436f5c93/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139231&Signature=OsVpBD8r~wNIXABzsK5p0DIWhhwq4qQwUnJ~X1QN5SwP1zhS0xke4Uc6TJP4vNEZXgRR8bSiwlm9LcNrTUkE7TCDoI56Atp1H2eBoIAGIk1QpM3U09yakrA4K4pWUWZ52nmXaAYmKKU9x249e~0XXJHMperNGhxDVEOEFVd20RRcRixpzi5xQ4l5vQ1GvV5i59PbSR1D1A1DFn1ttoNJLm1MxGLpdnUEgx-nx1jHyq0kHvcjwPZcVMYJbN2V7ZK8PFgoCL~69GVtj9WBXmohGUmiqfxxRBd0tEU2Tfvck9Sq-gv8SDilqESkG0NpKj7fpUtSX2Nwqob8lJKtozU00A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shandell Ryan, president and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission, told the Memphis City Council at a budget wrap-up hearing that DMC’s FY26 spending plan aims to accelerate downtown recovery by investing in public safety, cleanliness and hospitality. \"The quickest way to change people's experiences is by having beautification on steroids,\" Ryan said, summarizing the agency’s approach to drawing visitors and businesses back to the core.

The DMC said its FY26 budget will rely primarily on a downtown commercial-property assessment (the CBID/CBIT assessment) and additional grants and transfers; Ryan said the assessment is expected to generate about $4.7 million and that total FY26 revenues for DMC are projected at roughly $5.9 million. The board also presented audited financial records and an organizational overview of four affiliated entities that handle incentives, financing and parking operations.

Nut graf: DMC officials told council members the agency is using a mix of incentives, grants and a new contract for cleaning and hospitality to address vacancies and perceptions of unsafety that have reduced visitation and private investment downtown. The commission said targeted public improvements and incentive programs have historically leveraged private investment several times greater than the incentive dollars spent.

Most of the presentation focused on three near-term items: a $2.9 million contract to expand a Clean/Green/Safety team (DMC expects to staff 40 workers under the contract, up from about 35), ongoing façade and exterior-improvement incentive programs managed by a nonprofit CCDC affiliate, and ongoing litigation and blight-reduction work (Ryan said DMC is currently engaged in 11 active cases). Ryan highlighted recent catalytic projects DMC supported and argued more large-scale transformative projects will be needed to fully revitalize the downtown core.

On parking, Ryan said DMC manages six public garages and recently took a $4.2 million loan to address deferred maintenance; the commission has pilot pricing and seasonal $5 special-parking promotions to reduce barriers to downtown visits. Penelope Springer, DMC chief financial officer, provided comparisons showing that downtown budgets in peer cities often have different funding mixes and larger per‑downtown-dollar resources.

Council members pressed DMC on boundaries for incentive (pilot) programs, placement of pilot districts and eligibility; Ryan said the DMC service area (the CCRFC/CBID boundary) was established by ordinance and generally extends to the parkways. Members also asked whether DMC would directly fund public toilets; Ryan said there is no current line item for public restrooms but that the commission would like to explore models used by other cities and add the idea to future grant/pilot conditions.

Council members also asked about programs to help small and emerging developers. Ryan described the Emerging Developers program, an education and networking program run by DMC’s MDEV arm, and said the program is free and has placed several participants into downtown projects. \"They will learn from seasoned developers,\" Ryan said.

The DMC presentation included examples of prior leverage: Ryan showed a slide saying roughly $1.6 million of incentives in 2023 helped catalyze about $15 million of private investment and cited later-year examples where incentive dollars were smaller relative to total project investment. Ryan described the DMC’s affiliated entities that issue PILOTs and administer design review, and noted DMC’s design review board recently updated signage guidelines after public input.

Ending: The council heard the presentation and asked follow-up questions but no formal city budget vote on DMC’s FY26 budget was recorded during the session. Officials indicated they will continue working with council members on specifics and on coordinating incentives and city partners to attract larger, transformative projects to the downtown core.","The Downtown Memphis Commission presented its FY26 operating budget and a $2.9 million contract for a 40-person Clean/Green/Safety team, stressing beautification, safety and incentives as tools to spur private development in the downtown core.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6215915,"Council approves $250,000 neighborhood incentive pilot to reward local cleanup efforts",146,7442000,7588000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14&start=7442&end=7588","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3655823-94d3c2bd446becdd7ddf9c64f42d3d14/thumbnail_7442000.jpg","/articles/6215915/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Council-approves-250000-neighborhood-incentive-pilot-to-reward-local-cleanup-efforts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215915-048a6f0e3616902a18c4f36df5182e6a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139231&Signature=VCKkPdQNCR04~0ptFLvfMMPOvmyoDtHpj4pRKUHoPBRui~rD5ped3o5nspPJk~167xHjecZcb6FZjU4x3XqWL4EGrn8gI~SJWNG50ukv5FTVlvwdgFnRoid0ESB9Q25OTORj3UDMShJ3PfrwkJiYMDv8IGlG9I1zS9Ys2EyEWFDyGBY00KhLSEChmPDLxQoNKoa40GLGCqqUFZhuM1VhuDRKcag0pOiiL9Tb6BsVTn6dOoItwUznQieNjJoyfsix8zOGgwzP5u-8VvzKsu79X5-BNbh9kPu6M3og5esWZ9i02rtA6~zI1GxcKroNDjbD19ZnRE9GUNPboeEaC7NUGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilwoman Cooper Sutton’s resolution creating a neighborhood incentive program won approval after council discussion about verification and administration. The resolution designates $250,000 to reward neighborhood groups and community development corporations for verified clean‑up efforts and reporting, with the funds to be managed through qualified nonprofit entities and the city’s Neighborhood Improvement operation.

Nut graf: The program is intended to give small, tangible rewards to residents and community groups who organize clean‑ups and keep blocks free of blight and illegal dumping. Council members emphasized verification procedures and the need to use qualified community development corporations (CDCs) or nonprofits to receive and distribute awards rather than direct cash payments to individuals.

Councilwoman Cooper Sutton, the resolution sponsor, said the proposal is budget‑neutral (funds reallocated internally) and is meant to recognize residents’ unpaid work: \"It's not much to some people, but it's a lot to those...when you can show people that you appreciate them by giving them something,\" she said. Administration staff and the Neighborhood Improvement director said the funds would come from ground services operations and be used for engagement rather than mitigation; staff confirmed existing capacity to administer the pilot without creating new personnel lines.

The council voted in favor (motion by Councilwoman Swearingen Washington, second by Councilman Warren); no dissent was recorded on the floor. Members asked staff to design verification procedures, and staff committed to returning program details on documentation requirements and award administration.

Ending: The resolution passed and the administration will finalize verification, eligibility and reporting procedures for FY26 implementation.","The Memphis City Council approved a $250,000 resolution from Councilwoman Cooper Sutton to fund incentives for neighborhood groups and community development corporations that report and address blight and illegal dumping; funds will be administered through qualified nonprofits and allocated from Neighborhood Improvement operations.","actionData","errors"]

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