Brenda Wynn was elected County Court Clerk by the Council to fill the remainder of term of office of John Arriolo who resigned in disgrace creating the vacancy. She was elected by a vote of 28 to 9. Charlie Tygard sought the office also, pledging he would only serve out the remainder of the current term and would not seek reelection to the office and he would donate the salary to charity. Tygard got votes from Bennett, Glover, Stites, Claiborne, Tenpenny, Weiner, Blalock, Dominy, and Duvall. Read more here and here.
Council Member Karen Johnson presents a large version of a framed resolution
honoring Mrs. Rosetta Miller Perry as a
"civil rights pioneer." She
takes the opportunity to criticize the Council. (Starts at 2:28)
Congressman Jim Cooper attends the Council meeting and his presence is
recognized but he gets no face-time on TV.
The election of the County Court Clerk starts at 22:28. Each candidate is
given five minutes. Mr. Eaton withdraws his name from consideration. Charlie
Tygard makes a good presentation. If I
would have been serving in the Council, I would have had to vote for Charlie
Tygard. He makes a very good case, promising not to seek reelection to the office
and offering to donate his salary to the city. (The election is concluded at 37:58)
A discussion of Bill 2012-195, on public hearing, starts at 46:09. This bill would rezone hundreds of acres in
midtown along the corridor of the proposed East-West bus rapid transit route (BRT). Included in the
proposed BRT plan is a new authority to impose new taxes on the properties
along this corridor. Several people speak against the bill. There is a lot of unknowns
about this proposal. How many riders on the BRT? How will it be funded? What
will it cost? In my view, this bill was very premature. The bill is wisely deferred
for two meetings. Discussion ends at 56:40.
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