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The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) recommended approval with specific outline plan conditions, saying the request met the approval criteria for a plan development amendment. \"We do find that it is an appropriate addition to the popular area,\" said Chloe Christian, planner with DPD.

Under the amendment, the applicant would base permitted uses on the surrounding CMU‑3 zoning and incorporate the Macy’s parcel into the PD. The plan establishes stepped height limits: areas beginning roughly 300 feet from the adjacent Village neighborhood would be limited to about 100 feet, increasing to a maximum of 180 feet further east. DPD noted that \"1 story is about 10 feet give or take,\" so 180 feet was presented as roughly 18 stories.

Oak Court Partners described extensive community engagement: seven public meetings, multiple follow‑ups and revisions to address neighborhood concerns. Project team members said they removed proposed townhomes, abandoned language to privatize Oak Court Drive and reduced proposed maximum heights after feedback. The concept plans show ground‑floor commercial adjacent to new public green and gathering spaces, with residential and other uses above.

Developers said they intend to retain some existing parking structures where feasible to limit new structured parking costs and to keep Dillard’s and the First Horizon office building outside this PD amendment. The team said Dillard’s has expressed interest in remaining as an anchor and that investors and consultants on the project are locally based.

Council members who spoke praised the outreach and adjustments. Councilman Spinoza noted the lengthy public process and that the applicants had incorporated community feedback; Councilwoman Walker and Councilman Warren asked questions about parking, permitted uses and building height tiers.

The Land Use Control Board and DPD recommended approval subject to the outline plan conditions listed in the staff report. The committee voted to send the amendment forward with a positive recommendation; the motion was moved by Councilman Ford Sr. and seconded by Councilman Espinosa. The final legislative hearing and any additional conditions will be determined when the item returns to full council.

Less critical details: the submitted plans included an alternative for redeveloping an approximately five‑acre office and parking area if office reuse does not materialize; developers said phases and final building footprints will be refined during entitlement and design.

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Council members confirmed the project ties to prior neighborhood flooding concerns and asked whether related HUD resiliency grant work for South Cypress Creek and other projects was progressing. Vellin said the HUD resiliency grant is managed by Shelby County and that portions of the related projects were more than 50% complete; he offered to obtain more detailed status information from county counterparts for council members.

The committee recorded approval to forward the appropriation with a positive recommendation; the motion was moved by Councilman Ford Sr. and seconded by Councilman Smiley.

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McGowan described the largest item, a $3,200,000 contract for electronic bill presentment through 2029, as a multi‑year step to modernize billing channels and reduce per‑transaction costs for phone and online payments when compared to current vendor costs. \"When you consider that we issue 5,000,000 bills per year... If it's done over the phone, it's about 16¢ per transaction. If it's done online, it's about 12¢ per transaction,\" McGowan said.

Other items included a $495,000 Citrix license and support subscription that underpins customer information and GIS systems, a $218,000 Microsoft support/modern engineer contract (second of four annual renewals), and a $187,000 security automation installation and support agreement covering access control and alarm systems at pumping stations and substations.

McGowan said the security automation work covers many MLGW facilities, including 10 water pumping stations and 64 substations, and that the agreements ensure monitoring, alarms and remote access are supported. The items were presented for consent; no substantive debate or roll‑call vote detail appeared in the transcript and items were treated as consent agenda matters.

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Cash said the city was in contract negotiations with the construction manager at risk (Baldwin & Shell) and working with architects (APA) with an early site package expected to begin construction in early August. \"We anticipate having an early site package to start construction, within the very early part of August,\" Cash said.

Councilman Ford Sr. and other members praised the project as long‑sought neighborhood investment and agreed the redevelopment would spur further work along Third Street. The committee voted to send the appropriation forward with a positive recommendation; the motion was moved by Councilman Smiley and seconded by Councilwoman White.

The appropriation will enable continued contracting and early construction work; Cash said negotiations were ongoing for the construction manager at risk and that the project timeline presented in the staff materials shows staggered starts and completions for the precinct, library and pavilion.

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DPD recommended conditions to address neighborhood impacts: a \"no parking\" sign at the adjacent parking lot at 420 South Main Street; two public loading spaces reserved on Nettleton Avenue between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; screened, secured trash collection areas using opaque metal materials subject to administrative review; and a final site and landscape plan to be submitted for DPD approval.

Amit Agarwal, partner with Stallion Apartments LLC and the applicant, said the building contains 28 apartments with kitchens that the hotel would preserve to serve families. \"28. With kitchens,\" Agarwal said, and described the concept as a boutique hotel in which \"every room will be, individually, decorated\" with Memphis‑themed rooms.

Council members asked about accessibility and services. Agarwal said the building was renovated in 2013 from a cold storage building and the property is wheelchair accessible; he stated the team was prepared to make bathroom modifications to meet accessibility guidelines. The applicant also described on‑site 24/7 management and security, a fitness center, business center and a kids' playroom.

DPD recommended the SUP because staff concluded the request met the special use permit criteria in the Unified Development Code. The committee recorded \"ayes have it\" on the motion to forward the application; the motion to sit the case down with a positive recommendation was moved by Councilman Ford and seconded by Councilman Spinoza. The item will return to the full council for final action.

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