My First Four Years
What I've Been Doing
COUNCIL
Committee Chair
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Special Committee on Voting Rights and Civic Engagement (Final Report)
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Council Human Services Committee (formerly Health, Hospital and Social Services), 2021-2022
Committee Vice-chair
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Council Health, Hospital and Social Services committee, 2019-2021
Served On
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Planning, Zoning and Historical Committee
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Affordable Housing Committee
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Charter Revision Committee
METRO
Committee Chair
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Communications Sub-committee of the Mayor’s Census Committee
Tasked with restructuring of Title VI compliance throughout Metro
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Produced report on Title VI deficiencies throughout Metro (Final Report)
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Secured funding for first dedicated Metro Title VI compliance officer, housed under Metro Human Relations Commission (MHRC)
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Secured funding for Spanish language closed-captioning system in Metro chambers
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Secured funding for dedicated Spanish language television channel on Metro Nashville Network, to simulcast all meetings broadcast on the network in Spanish
16th SPECIFIC
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Constituent services
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Worked on over 1,100 constituent issues and concerns
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Mill Creek Cleanup
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Got company responsible for creek debris to accept responsibility and commence debris cleanup; currently in litigation with insurance carrier regrading cleanup completion
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650 new housing units (completed/in process/to come)
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30% affordable and workforce housing
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Sidewalks (working with NDOT) (completed/in progress/to come)
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Hartford Avenue - completed
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Norris Ave from Armory Dr to Foster Creighton Dr - completed; now in ADA compliance
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Gaps in the existing sidewalk on Glengarry Dr from Murfreesboro Pike to Winthorne Drive
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Gaps in the sidewalk on E. Thompson Lane from Lawndale Dr to Murfreesboro Pike - beginning December 2023
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Gaps on Murfreesboro Pike from Crutchfield Ave to Spence Lane - beginning December 2023
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Foster Ave from Thompson Lane to Whitsett Rd to provide connectivity to transit, Coleman Park, the library, and St. Edwards School (in progress)
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A new sidewalk on Murfreesboro Pike, from Bowwood Court to Kermit is set to begin later this year, but no start date has been given yet.
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Bike lanes (in progress)
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E. Thompson Lane from Thompson Lane to Murfreesboro Pike
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Thompson Lane from I-65 to Nolensville
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Sidco Drive from Harding Place to Thompson Lane
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Traffic calming - 8 projects approved since 2019; installations include
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Collier Avenue; Harlin Drive; Foothill Drive; Southlake Drive; Peachtree Street; Lutie Street; Whitsett Road; Radnor Street; Curry Road; Glengarry Drive; Neese Drive
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District Schools
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Partnering
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850 hygiene bags distributed, with extras for a hygiene pantry
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300 hat and glove sets
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Parade jerseys for student council members
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Trees (with Root Nashville)
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267 new trees planted in Glencliff, Woodbine and Glencliff Estates
- 173 to come to Glengarry, The Church at Woodbine and the Pepsi Bottling plant
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Community Garden (with Cosecha Community Development) in progress
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Building on land next to the Woodbine Clinic
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Blood drives (working with Thompson Lane Library)
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3 drives to date
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67 pints of blood donated
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