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\"Our analysis...shows an overall crime reduction of 13.99% across various categories, including aggravated assault, auto theft, robbery, burglary, and theft from motor vehicles,\" Chief Davis said during the committee briefing. He added that the department cannot attribute the full decline to the vehicle program alone because multiple initiatives operate concurrently.

Assistant Chief Martin Kuhl described the policy controls for officers eligible for take‑home vehicles, saying selection considers residency in the city, performance, disciplinary history and seniority. Kuhl said officers \"do most of the time park the vehicle outside\" to maximize visibility, and that the policy allows officers to take initial action if they encounter incidents while commuting.

Council members pressed for operational detail. Councilwoman Logan asked whether vehicles should be parked outside rather than in garages to increase visibility. \"It would be great if there was something in there about not parking in the garage because it makes no sense to park in the garage if you won't ever see the car,\" she said. She also requested metrics tying take‑home vehicles to overtime and accident rates.

Chief Davis acknowledged outstanding questions and said the department is studying comparative practices in other cities and reviewing corrective actions after at‑fault accidents; officers who cause at‑fault collisions can lose take‑home privileges. The department also said it considers geographic distribution when assigning vehicles so areas with fewer cars receive priority when eligible officers are next in line.

Davis and staff described related enforcement activities designed to reduce traffic fatalities and violent crime: an expanded special traffic enforcement unit, an evening shift for traffic enforcement and multi‑agency operations with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He said the department conducted several \"code 0\" operations this year (large deployments of officers) and a one‑week \"operation slowdown\" focused on interstates.

Council members asked for further data on whether take‑home cars correlate with accident trends and whether vehicle allocation decisions are producing equitable coverage in higher‑crime neighborhoods. Chief Davis said the department will provide more detailed analysis and make staff available to council members for follow‑ups.

The committee did not take formal action on the program during the briefing; council members requested subsequent documentation of the 2024 study, oversight metrics and clarifying materials the department referenced during its presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Memphis City Council Committee Meetings: August 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Chief CJ Davis told Council committees that a 2024 study of the Memphis Police Department's take‑home vehicle program showed a 13.99% reduction in certain crimes within a quarter‑mile of participating officers' homes, while members asked for further accident and distribution data and more oversight of the program.","taxTitle","Memphis City, Shelby County, Tennessee","taxId",3648,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":42,"_43":77,"_45":77,"_46":78,"_48":79,"_50":80,"_52":81,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6786765,"MLGW seeks $250 million bond to fund grid modernization; committee sends authorization to full council",8214905,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a&start=8214&end=8214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a/thumbnail_8214905.jpg","/articles/6786765/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/MLGW-seeks-250-million-bond-to-fund-grid-modernization-committee-sends-authorization-to-full-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786765-584277745016a21df11fb71255cd6844/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006996&Signature=EUhvF7vLYntq0dne4HWqErKMA5N0UlzRux6N0FUfrFTDXYaep9Ep-RFTYrxewQWwjXQMk1TUhL5fmt0nksj5PgZaM~l5Fkr1ZzecA1qBtdPRx4BkKKdFfVNyIrket9T91D-NzeGKKHgpqmy5L-gVB2BBT5PRp-sViMNQSii-3Rj5BejIR~d25jV-b3cnCMf7lhAzzgXB5GQndJAj8V8QBfeX4eTEotd-UTNiQtmJOo52P9Gt6ffqkWuxPwBugS-nBtVUAfLehFR8A56z5AEAtIUq9Jqs5SjXyZzUPltrWcPW7TSH0tt~b-Bykw1td~yBX-C0J4Cw~LpxyrIigAlLYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Doug McGowan, president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas & Water, briefed council members on a multi‑item consent agenda and a proposed bond issuance to finance long‑lived electric system equipment and grid modernization.

\"To date, you all have approved $267,000,000 of spending for MLGW. Today we're requesting about that same amount, dollars $268,000,000,\" McGowan said at the start of the MLGW presentation. He framed the $250 million bond as a component of a multi‑year $984 million to $1.3 billion program of transmission and distribution investments.

McGowan said bond proceeds will be used for capital items with long life spans—transformers and circuit breakers—that are appropriate to fund with long‑term debt. Bond counsel explained the process: the council would adopt an enabling resolution allowing the city to issue bonds on behalf of MLGW, prepare a preliminary official statement for prospective purchasers and engage rating agencies before pricing and sale.

Council members raised no substantive objections at the committee level; the committee voted to send the resolution to the full council with a positive recommendation to proceed with the required documents and sale process. Council counsel and MLGW staff said details on final structure, series and rates would be resolved in subsequent documents after rating‑agency review and market pricing.","Memphis Light, Gas & Water presented a consent package including a proposed issuance of up to $250 million in electric system revenue bonds for transformers, circuit breakers and grid‑modernization components; the committee moved the enabling resolution forward to the full council with a positive recommendation.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":42,"_43":87,"_45":87,"_46":88,"_48":89,"_50":90,"_52":91,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6786769,"Council committee agrees to send Accelerate Memphis A&E transfer to full council after parks staff request",1785670,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a&start=1785&end=1785","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a/thumbnail_1785670.jpg","/articles/6786769/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Council-committee-agrees-to-send-Accelerate-Memphis-AE-transfer-to-full-council-after-parks-staff-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786769-34fb87e61bdc0c9d26b5f58e3c1d93ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006996&Signature=Yq2RLBj4N8nG22FL~skp9ShToEws4Wv1~ieHhDFbPLqcx1W4VMf1z1ouotXM3zXDdwizFXCcPezM~~3f7ieAKVfYxpwi8uD5J97XVXrbfn3T2d9ZUfnOeD6Yqtbd2mGjcM14LYJHaVQx-D6SlLabN1s6Hl39xnBfHLh9~3BaN9BOgvl-eH980ZX1LIh7LCHPLE~Si1~NjXdRs5-xB22gq1OckegvY6zGgpyGvBwHclJ64HYufTIv1ZZE4hy2SVhHEPegshahtx49PLLhqm8r~6gaKRu6ibfTPX0rW0v9lxL22qUeIIed-JfZ9xMPiFL~3MJ~QfR7O5wVHd7Bx21QPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parks staff and city administration asked a council committee to transfer compound interest from Accelerate Memphis accounts to cover outstanding architecture and engineering (A&E) fees tied to multiple community‑center and park projects.

Parks staff identified a list of Accelerate projects (Riverview Community Center, Douglas splash pad, Bigford Aquatic Center work, Whitehaven Banquet Hall, North Frasier roof replacement and deferred maintenance across facilities) and said the total required to complete the outstanding A&E work is $456,200. \"We are requesting a transfer of $436,249,\" a Parks presenter said during the committee presentation.

The administration explained that the funds represent compounded interest previously earmarked for Accelerate projects and emphasized that no key project (for example, Chandler Park) would be defunded by the transfer. \"Parks no longer need [a previous allocation] so we've identified where compound interest was allocated last year, and compound interest will be able to pay the A and E fees,\" an administration official said.

Councilmembers pressed for documentation, including line‑by‑line accounting for the Southwest Twin item and confirmation that Chandler Park remains fully funded; Deputy Director Marsha Allen and administration staff pledged to provide an accounting and to return to the committee and council with more detail if additional funds remain.

Motion to move the resolution to the full council was made by Councilwoman Logan and seconded by Councilwoman Walker. The committee decided to forward the item to the full council \"without recommendation\" to allow members time to review the resolution before the full meeting.","Parks and administration asked committees to transfer compound interest—$436,249 of a $456,200 need—to pay architecture and engineering fees for unfinished Accelerate Memphis projects; staff said Chandler Park remains funded and the item was forwarded to the full council without committee recommendation.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":42,"_43":97,"_45":97,"_46":98,"_48":99,"_50":100,"_52":101,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6786774,"Council shifts ARPA interest funds toward aggressive blight litigation, receivership and indigency support",14740600,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a&start=14740&end=14740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a/thumbnail_14740600.jpg","/articles/6786774/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Council-shifts-ARPA-interest-funds-toward-aggressive-blight-litigation-receivership-and-indigency-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786774-75ddcfccecc83495630e0a2ef145dc25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006996&Signature=QBdnCtny0v9lgFZL29Xm90fRBsjoaokYmVDf873gQC5XgdYf4Fpgb-peesnHc1ovYJLXZ85Xl0lM1q-ULejoF4qHgF-32fcLtAr~RJFei6a19LibbUG-Jw7s1Pz632H0KxOl8iPOEI2tdmc-2npcwQVJJdy8X7R6j9d7vkyv1fsrpPL56vaayJUUHxZ-cdXJjps6r76kikSe3Tv40jgty5vOUut34-Zj90d20I5SwYyc3~ZrgUu8O7XNTAf2aWS-04E9TVfouVrt5OJ0w~XY4nNymOC5gFWWjVKNlqcnzh0JrwyLGo360pzNohqFFUgo9Be3MbxnCtaYn2-83Uvq2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilwoman Logan sponsored a motion to direct ARPA interest revenue to a citywide blight initiative that would fund outside counsel, an internal blight litigation manager and an indigency assistance mechanism for homeowners who cannot afford repairs mandated by enforcement actions.

Chief Legal Officer Tenera Gibson described a more aggressive litigation model and new staffing. \"As we expand this model...we signed on to, where we have a lawyer assigned to the blight litigation in each district,\" Gibson said, adding that the city had recently engaged outside counsel with long experience in receivership work. She cited the city's recent receivership at Serenity Towers as an example of where the approach can generate revenue and return property to productive use.

Gibson and council members discussed a proposed indigency fund to pay court filing fees or certain remediation steps for eligible residents, and a receivership pipeline intended to recycle proceeds from sales or redevelopments back into the program. The administration said the ARPA interest revenue intended for the program is an allowable source because the funds are interest proceeds and are unrestricted under federal guidance.

Council members asked operational questions about court venue (environmental court vs. chancery), the sufficiency of code‑enforcement staffing and whether priorities should instead emphasize additional inspectors. Gibson said an immediate bottleneck is litigation capacity — code inspectors have long inventories but limited court access — and that freeing inspectors from extensive courtroom duties by expanding legal resources would let them return to enforcement work in the field.

The committee voted to send the ARPA allocation forward with a favorable recommendation and asked the legal office to supply short written briefings and periodic status updates as the program is implemented. Several councilmembers emphasized they expect regular reporting on the program's uses, progress in court and any receipts from receiverships.","Council committees moved to reallocate ARPA interest revenue to seed an expanded blight litigation program, fund receiverships for stalled commercial properties and establish an indigency fund to help owners who cannot afford court‑ordered repairs, with Chief Legal Officer Tenera Gibson outlining staffing and outside counsel plans.",{"_33":105,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":106,"_41":42,"_43":107,"_45":107,"_46":108,"_48":109,"_50":110,"_52":111,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":112,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":113,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6786779,"Memphis CIO outlines two‑track 3‑1‑1 overhaul, cites 39 resolved system issues",6113185,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a&start=6113&end=6113","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5731559-8b8ebeed14c19422a5a68bf45599d16a/thumbnail_6113185.jpg","/articles/6786779/Memphis-City/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Memphis-CIO-outlines-twotrack-311-overhaul-cites-39-resolved-system-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6786779-d79653aab29629da94146e46170d9231/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006996&Signature=So4gLn5ooCptiR0INUosBp8res44Y5hLZB2KLN9FejI4APiRVFjGZMQeDTpskED~fHm-5zPesrHpZShBsu1MvjIv-nHW2vcr6pP5kX8S~m4OkvuEtfc4waUvKkbSuRkW80EC4gt5uXsfYGhhzALuUajSpNNUTcpXxdC9ASKCc1QtdUZZ6oxPFfK9zgwUiww9dXJuHcGL9lVemQHsLigM1C8ksIeSXhzEx2Ecm9OEDcANWy3WugAR0DbDRpNqw5pgex8vRgTMePCfDPxKosmM-eqUAbMRPHp2YZyp9r5gi7Si83TPSvb8BOeuIWmyc2XhBJ8QmeMx-a0PpSuePe5dAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Eric Keane, Memphis chief information officer, told a council committee the city's 3‑1‑1 system work is proceeding on two tracks: patching and improving the existing suite of applications and locking down business requirements for a new work‑order/core platform, with a technology decision planned by December.

\"We have a 2 lane strategy,\" Keane said, describing fixes to servers, implementation of server redundancy and the resolution of about 39 outstanding issues that had frustrated users. He said duplicate requests and automatic ticket closures — long complaints from residents and councilmembers — are now fixed.

Keane said the city is engaging Gartner for vendor selection and has embedded FedEx Quality Driven Management (QDM) experts to rework processes. \"We're starting really with approach to business processes...and then fitting the technology to that,\" he said.

Karen Gauss, the mayor's special assistant leading the modernization effort, told council that roughly 53% of tickets are in solid waste requests and that the QDM process will prioritize work in that division first. Barb Wallander, a recently hired FedEx process adviser embedded in the call center, reported boots‑on‑the‑ground observations and recommended department‑to‑department transfer improvements so calls don't bounce back to the call center unnecessarily.

Councilmembers asked about peer cities; Leo Benitsky (FedEx consultant) said staff had studied comparable efforts in Reno, Bridgeport and Chicago. Members also pressed for community user testing; Keane and Gauss said frequent 3‑1‑1 users will be included as testers for improved web and mobile workflows.

Keane emphasized that the 3‑1‑1 program relies on other planned IT investments (data platform modernization and Oracle upgrades) and said the city hopes to choose a replacement core application by December after completing business requirements.

The committee asked for community rollouts and presentations to neighborhood groups; IT staff agreed to provide updated timelines and to brief council members as requirements and vendor choices are finalized.","City CIO Eric Keane said IT has upgraded servers, added redundancy and fixed dozens of long‑standing problems in the aging 3‑1‑1 system while pursuing a December decision on a replacement core platform; FedEx process experts will help prioritize solid‑waste tickets and other high‑volume issues.","actionData","errors"]

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