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Dr. Kimberly Owens Pearson urged the council to direct a larger share of revenue to ZIP code 38109, describing the area as the \"epicenter\" of impacts from a nearby facility. She said the ordinance’s draft allocation — which she said would send 25% to 38109 and had a $100 million cap — was insufficient. \"We do not want 25% in 38109, we want 100 of all the tax revenue,\" Dr. Owens Pearson said, adding that impacts are concentrated within 1–3 miles and asking the council to adopt a 1–3 mile radius rather than 1–5 miles. She also called for a community advisory board for the 38109 area to provide resident input on spending.
Another commenter identifying herself as \"Youre Again\" (transcript: Yeargan) said an AI facility on Tulane Road should be included in the ordinance’s radius and urged the council to amend the draft before third reading to incorporate that facility. She said the Tulane Road facility is expected to be larger than the 38109 site and is currently excluded from the ordinance’s defined geography.
Speakers framed their remarks as requests for stronger community investment, clearer geographic coverage and removal of an arbitrary cap on proceeds; one called the $100 million cap \"asinine\". These comments were given during the public‑comment section; no ordinance language was read into the record during the meeting and no vote on amendment was taken at the session. Item 8 on the consent agenda had been listed earlier as a zoning ordinance up for second reading, but the speakers referenced an ordinance on AI/data‑center revenue allocation as being under consideration.
Council staff did not present a response on the record during the public‑comment period. The council did not amend or vote on the ordinance during the Aug. 5 session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Memphis City Council: August 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents urged the Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 to expand the geographic scope and remove a proposed cap in a draft ordinance allocating revenue from AI/data centers, and to create a community advisory board to guide spending in heavily impacted neighborhoods.","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},6143738,"Council approves cost‑recovery agreement with airport authority for Raleigh‑Millington sewer work",361,3139000,3500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4&start=3139&end=3500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4/thumbnail_3139000.jpg","/articles/6143738/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Council-approves-costrecovery-agreement-with-airport-authority-for-RaleighMillington-sewer-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6143738-2b8dd1d1594aeb35cf75d02880a9facb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168288&Signature=OP7r~sqsRXmxmITgthQ-n53eZ-zLWF6IgGK9Ppo-M6wxvQ1Sk-je342-URzSKPeYIKUcxYGf2pi6mWnYfMHChenXR8ScsbPn3Tt1G2q3nkTuVUD9drwN94-RumSFUjAcc8sYMh2JZtsLczcvTBhASFD32R858P2w7JxBgddd2hokrtTN8IL2Mud5Rw7luw~UmBLSkoToLoiOVlF-f2nY6hW~BgijtbbJjy~-JKEmbpLeRFCyurrVgV6fTc~Q1v4MXgcXcB9WfbF6VkQkg98rVJw1RopJNYtcpmovIM4wRFONCpPsogXiIphbMDdHTgVuU-vmm0lSBN-CB87PnDS13Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 approved a resolution authorizing a cost-sharing/cost-recovery agreement between the City of Memphis and the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority for sewer improvements identified as the Raleigh‑Millington Forest Main Sewer Improvements.
The resolution (item 32) was presented by the administration and carries a request for same-night minutes. Committee recommended approval. Public Works Director Scott Morgan explained the airport requested an alternate sanitary sewer connection as the city replaces failing sewer lines near the airport. \"They requested an alternate location which cost more money because it was a longer connection point,\" Morgan said. He and staff said the airport agreed to pay the additional cost for the alternate connection. Morgan stated the additional cost to be paid by the airport is $354,000. \"We're gonna do the work, they're gonna pay us back,\" he said.
Council members sought clarity that the city will not subsidize the airport’s alternate connection. Morgan and others confirmed that the city's planned sewer replacement would proceed regardless and that the airport would cover the incremental cost of the requested alternate connection. Councilman Warren moved the item from the floor for discussion and it carried after a recorded roll-call vote with all members present voting in favor.
The resolution establishes terms for the city to perform the work with reimbursement from the airport authority; legal and implementation details were not read into the record beyond the cost‑recovery description.","The council approved a cost‑sharing/cost‑recovery memorandum of understanding with the Memphis‑Shelby County Airport Authority for sewer improvements; the airport will pay roughly $354,000 for an alternate connection to the city sanitary system, city staff said.",{"_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},6143743,"Memphis Council approves $7.25 million GEO bond appropriation for Southwest Wind redevelopment",77,3708000,3785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4&start=3708&end=3785","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4/thumbnail_3708000.jpg","/articles/6143743/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Memphis-Council-approves-725-million-GEO-bond-appropriation-for-Southwest-Wind-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6143743-7b20677a285061f8bf2dbefb7db1b5dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168288&Signature=K-4CZOGYRq~S7a6kSvds-~M3lwKxWP0zIoBgNzMverVDkhYoBmms2jIWts2XWpvtrBS21-YisFSN5KbFsvLZmbbQffrlYp25dwlhxGi3aNGpj8gok7dmaXr~mJvQTWUT4jvH~bMcZk-jqKXw74jWFbYQNmVoWZgTJ~gxGEEUU8pLdhx7mTaLVDei-NipJg-AzL3rSVShL9iRJc3dfWXvFrJkxu1SwZpS6pohlag6CWB4C7ZREQ6tfobC~fHYqBr43rygmLJye4I1r4XeElygQ0M7IhIgWdB37dAKfqPLEPnY9UFeKERIlWF-zdkeCmsa7U023CGMY2OtSwl4JhG4GQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Memphis City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 5 to appropriate $7,250,000 in GEO bonds for the Southwest Wind redevelopment project, a FY26 capital improvement program allocation.
The resolution, sponsored by the administration, was presented as item 30 and carried on a committee recommendation. Vice Chair (Councilwoman) Ford moved the item and Councilman Spinoza seconded the motion. The voting roll showed the motion passed with recorded \"yes\" votes from councilmembers present and the chairman.
The appropriation is chargeable to the FY26 CIP budget and is identified as project CD 1104. No amendments or conditions were recorded during the council discussion. The council’s committee reported a favorable recommendation prior to the floor vote.
The action was procedural and budgetary: funds are now committed under the stated GEO-bond authority to allow work on the Southwest Wind redevelopment to proceed under the terms of the city's capital program. No speakers representing the project appeared on the floor to provide additional project scope or timeline at the time of the vote.","The Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 approved a $7.25 million appropriation from GEO bonds for the Southwest Wind redevelopment project (CD 1104) in the FY26 capital improvement program.",{"_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},6143748,"Library workers ask Memphis City Council to reclassify them as civil service employees",415,4677000,5092000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4&start=4677&end=5092","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4/thumbnail_4677000.jpg","/articles/6143748/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Library-workers-ask-Memphis-City-Council-to-reclassify-them-as-civil-service-employees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6143748-87906fb919a03e1f26e2975af00016ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168288&Signature=Ta8E91gXGctiqIfzJFioMd594BZTsBYl0inSvsX84CaV~J99xXPZ-9rqlQeWapz39b2~uOwfNlcptw3SARYeMpcvuh4UugQJ2wD2GVxc2QtoinnOS-CtjxSxlzAWfDKf7m-odOKOlZWZ~WPPoDbUDJmH3wd9A8qrWOzIWBRQK-AYY7C~muQorS4PDF6E~sAPE1FyGvrv98djW5IdXCIZoia9PqiIAPl1IXFyWRpCjcaR~eBaRqNjOBWxBrFbokxqdz6pwUFwB-OSmbW6~Bl~CFDEOWS41WblVjUe-A0s8SQA7bv4VVuU304F1w9frKLJi54wBnpX1za-wPPCtzZ0Cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of Memphis Public Library employees and supporters asked the Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 to reclassify library staff from \"appointed\" employees to civil service status, saying the change would protect jobs, preserve accrued benefits and clarify workers' rights.
The request came during the public-comment period, where library staff, including librarians and assistants, described daily work connecting residents to housing, legal aid, food and youth programs. \"Library workers show up with compassion and dedication to serve the people of Memphis,\" said Alexandra Farmer, who identified herself as a librarian at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. \"We are here today to start this conversation and to ask this council to act.\"
City Human Resources Chief Fonda Fouche responded that the municipal charter currently classifies library employees as appointed and said the HR office is conducting a compensation study covering all city positions, which she said should be available by late August or early September. \"This is in the city charter,\" Fouche said. \"We are working with compensation and we are working on a comp study to review the library positions.\"
Council members discussed next steps. Councilman JB Smiley Jr. and Councilman JB Canale and others acknowledged the difference between reclassification and the separate issue of unionization. Councilman JB Smiley Jr. (commenting in the meeting) and Councilman JB Easter Thomas urged that the council’s library committee consider the question of unionization and civil-service status at an upcoming meeting; Thomas said she would request the item be placed on the Aug. 19 committee agenda for discussion. \"Those two things aren't connected but not conjoined,\" Thomas said while urging an early committee conversation on the rights to unionize and the classification issue.
Library employees asked that any reclassification preserve accrued years of service and benefits. Multiple speakers described their roles as broader than traditional librarian duties, noting work with Link 2-1-1, legal clinics, youth programs and social-service referrals. Anthony Lucatelli, a librarian, said: \"We're public servants, and we should be treated as such.\"
No ordinance or charter change was introduced or voted on during the meeting; councilmembers directed staff and legal to provide more information. HR and legal staff agreed to follow up with the council and to share the compensation-study timeline.","Multiple Memphis Public Library employees urged the City Council to reclassify library staff from appointed positions to civil service status, citing job protections, preserved benefits and the ability to unionize; city HR said the classification is set in the city charter and a compensation study is underway.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6143729,"Council approves sale of 924 Thomas St. to Young Actors Guild for nominal fee",110,3596000,3706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4&start=3596&end=3706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5535446-baed2c2152f4adb66ebdec12517e1bc4/thumbnail_3596000.jpg","/articles/6143729/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Council-approves-sale-of-924-Thomas-St-to-Young-Actors-Guild-for-nominal-fee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6143729-3093030b7557344b8b0bfd8840a58045/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168288&Signature=QSsp-cfy3PdQoLuMbY9MhUG-TvZKsa4mWwX5Wg1h8JXitgS~YygjHtpVmV-oABU0S2xgMFtLP2BQOai3dfwpi9dYD-xEYIuOTzXcsftqrAnVDt43PV~BJlqz1XFJk1qHuZP9khRPG~KaEdhyBTtZYslfjCQPqsV~DacilrympXG7cyRAvh07Kc16fEu8E6sgnLEinXMjYycmRLvSKDXnKP2dy8IAwgsn2eTs2hTpJ51Kfp5aplzmGTxJE8L8K~gIHJUW~RcKSzK3WjARTd9NJxbQMuxxNayVQHptRhz5urril7PqVrV~hDCgIkkP5PH7Wbv4MriG2f2~ojLDgoAIyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Memphis City Council on Aug. 5 approved a resolution conveying the city property at 924 Thomas Street (parcel number 02700500051) to Young Actors Guild, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), for a nominal fee.
The resolution (item 33), sponsored by the administration, was presented with a request for same‑night minutes. Councilman Patrice Warren moved approval on a committee recommendation and the item passed on a recorded roll‑call vote with the votes shown as \"yes\" by councilmembers present.
The resolution transfers the described parcel to Young Actors Guild for community arts use; the recorded action at the meeting did not include the sale price beyond the phrase \"nominal fee,\" nor additional covenants or deed restrictions read into the record. The council approved same‑night minutes for the item.","The Memphis City Council approved a resolution conveying 924 Thomas Street to Young Actors Guild, a nonprofit (501(c)(3)), for a nominal fee; the action was approved on same‑night minutes.","actionData","errors"]

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