* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:06] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE GOT A VERY SHORT TIME WINDOW HERE, AND SO WE'RE GONNA GET RIGHT, RIGHT INTO THIS AND LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER LIVE. WEBCAST OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON BY SUBMITTING ONE OF THE SALMON CODE SLIPS OVER TO THE CITY CLERK OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE CE UH, DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. WITH THAT, COULD WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HERE. MAYOR MORRISON. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM AND COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND VICE MAYOR MOLINA ARE ABSENT. OKAY. UH, WITH THAT, IF WE CAN STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MEMBER IMANI, IF YOU PLEASE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, PLEASE STAND. READY. BEGIN. IPI ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. OKAY. [4. PUBLIC COMMENT] WITH THAT, WE WILL, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ARE ON ITEMS SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA. AND, UH, I TAKE IT WE DO HAVE SPEAKER SLIPS. YES, WE DO. OKAY. UH, BECAUSE THE BREVITY OF TIME THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS MEETING, UH, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONLY ONE MINUTE IN THIS CASE. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WANNA CALL, CALL UP THOSE PAULINA PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY MCKAYLA POLANCO, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL AGIRI. HI, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M PAULINA PEREZ. IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FALSE CLAIM ITEM 5.1, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE REASON WHY IT'S FALSE. THE PROJECT IS NOT A NUISANCE. NO COMMISSIONER ARTICULATED, DISCUSSED, OR ADOPTED ANY NUISANCE FINDING. THE STAFF REPORT CONTAINED NO SUCH DETERMINATION AND THE ONLY MENTION OF THE WORD NUISANCE DURING THE MEETING WAS IN A PLANNING DIVISION. STAFFER'S OFFHAND LIST OF POSSIBLE FINDINGS THE COMMISSION COULD CONSIDER IF IT WISH NOT FINDINGS THE COMMISSION EVER ADOPTED IN THE RESOLUTION NUMBER. IT STATES THE RESOLUTION THAT, SORRY, THE RESOLUTION THAT THE CHAIRPERSON MILLER STATES IN DECEMBER 2ND, 2024. THE CONTRARY IN FINDINGS ONE THROUGH THREE, IT STATES GRANTING THEM PERMIT WOULD CONSTITUTE A INNOCENCE OR BE INJUR OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, OR WELFARE FROM MATERIALLY INJURIOUS TO PERSONS PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE THE VICINITY AND ZONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, MCKAYLA POLANCO. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO ALSO SPEAK ON ITEM 5.1. IF YOU'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT I ITEM 5.1 ABOUT THE CLAIM THIS EVENING, I WOULD URGE YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT AND WE'RE KEEPING A VERY, VERY CLOSE EYE ON THIS. WE WANNA KNOW WHO ALL HELPED JOSIE'S ATTORNEY TO PUT THIS CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY TO SUE THE CITY. WE, WHERE'S THE PRAS ASKING FOR THESE, UH, INFORMATION. WE KNOW THAT LOU MOLINA HELPED JOSIE'S ATTORNEY. WE ALREADY HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT WE KNOW THAT SHE USED, UH, MAYOR MORRISON'S ATTORNEY. WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT. AND HOW DID JOSIE GET ALL THESE VIDEOS THAT SHE POSTED ON THIS FALSE CLAIM WHO ALL HELPED HER DO THIS? AND THAT IS A VERY, VERY ALARMING THING THAT THE CITY IS IN DIRE STRAIT, YET SHE'S BEING, SHE'S SUING THE CITY FOR MONEY THAT CANNOT HAPPEN HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MICHAEL AGIRI, FOLLOWED BY ALICIA MORRISON. THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY ARE ON YOU. YOU HAVE TOLD THEM MORRISON, MOLINA AND BUSH ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY. EVEN THOUGH YOU THREE MORRISON, MOLINA, AND BUSH HAVE HAD IRON CONTROL. IF YOU APPROVE AND YOU IGNORE YOUR CONFLICTS, SOME PAYMENT TO THE MAYOR'S ASSISTANT, WHEN THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY, YOU WILL BE SENDING A MESSAGE THAT YOU [00:05:01] ARE RESPONSIBLE MORRISON, MOLINA AND BUSH FOR THE DIRE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY. THANK YOU. ALICIA MORRISON, FOLLOWED BY DOLE MORRISON. IF THIS ITEM 5.1 IS THE CLARK VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, ET ALL I PROVIDED YOU WITH FACTS AND DOCUMENTATION THAT ERODES PART OF THE CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY. IT WAS INACCURATE AND UNSUPPORTED INFORMATION IN THE CLAIM ABOUT ME QUITTING MY JOB. MY RESIGNATION LETTER INCLUDED IN THE COMMENT SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK WAS DATED NOVEMBER 6TH, 2024. I ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH THE FLYER. NOWHERE ON THE FLYER DOES IT MENTION IF THE GROUP CHALLENGES THE ANNEXATION, THIS PROPERTY COULD BECOME ONLY RESIDENTIAL. ANOTHER INACCURATE AND UNSUPPORTED INFORMATION IN THE CLAIM. UH, PARAGRAPH FIVE STATES A STATEMENT THREATENING LITIGATION MADE BY A PERSON OUTSIDE AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ON A SPECIFIC MATTER WITHIN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEGISLATIVE PARTY, SO LONG AS THE OFFICIAL CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDS IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. DOYLE MORRISON DOLE MORRISON HERE AGAIN TO LET YOU KNOW, WHILE, UH, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPOSURE LITIGATION FROM THE AUGUST 26, 25 LETTER TO MAYOR RON MORRISON, JO FOREST CLARK VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. UH, SPECIFICALLY SECTION TWO, STATEMENT OF FACTS. PAGE 22 IN REFERENCE TO SWEETWATER AN ORANGE PROJECT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2024. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, IT STATES THE ATTORNEY TURNED TO THE PLANNING DIVISION ASKING STAFF, DID YOU HAVE ANY FINDINGS? AS WE DISCUSSED, THE PLANNING DIVISION REPLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE ANSWER SAID NO. THE STAFF MADE NO SUCH FINDINGS AND IT LISTS FOOTNOTE 18. ADDING FOOTNOTE 18 AND REFERENCING A MEETING FOUR MONTHS IN THE FUTURE IS A MANIPULATION OF FACTS THAT SHOULD BE A CONCERN FOR THE COUNCIL AND ALL YOU DECISION MAKERS. IT'S INTERESTING CHOICE OF WORDS THAT, UH, MARTIN REEDER USED IN REGARDS TO, UM, THE FINDINGS. HE SAID, WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY END UP WRITING ANY FINDINGS FOR DENIAL. SO, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WRITINGS, THAT'S ALL WRITINGS AND WE KNOW THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD BACK FORTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT FORTH WITH THE PROPONENTS FOR THAT PROJECT TO TRY TO MAKE IT SMALLER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, THAT IS IT. [5. CLOSED SESSION] WITH THAT WE DO HAVE, WE'LL BE, UH, CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS AND I WILL TURN OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. ALRIGHT, ON ITEM 5.1, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO, SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9. WE'LL BE DISCUSSING TWO SEPARATE CASES TONIGHT AND AS, UM, WITH, UH, THE LAST TIME, ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS A CARRYOVER FROM 5.5, UM, THE LAST TIME, AND THE SAME HOLDS TRUE IN TERMS OF THAT ITEM AND ANOTHER ITEM UNDER SUBSECTION F. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IT WOULD BE PREJUDICIAL TO THE CITY TO HAVE THE ITEM DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS RELATED TO THE MATTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY. ALRIGHT? OKAY. WITH THAT WE ARE IN THE CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL BE REPORTING OUT AFTERWARDS. ALRIGHT? OKAY. I'LL LEAD THIS TO YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. TODAY THE COUNCIL MET ENCLO SESSION STARTING AT 3 0 8, UM, FROM, UH, WITH ALL FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT AT 3 53 TO FOUR 19. MEMBERS MORRISON AND RODRIGUEZ STEPPED OUT. UH, THEY CAME BACK AT FOUR 19. THE SESSION WAS ADJOURNED AT 4 24 AND THE COUNCIL TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS TODAY. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED TO OUR NEXT REGULAR CENTRAL MEETING. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.