Mike Palazzolo

Bodine School Expansion and Neighborhood Safety

The private project represents a $10 million investment by the school, with $7,500 in tree mitigation fees paid to the city.

Goodwin Farms PUD Phase 2 Development and Phasing Shift

Minimal tree mitigation required for Phase 2 under the current payment-in-lieu formula.

Neighborhood Traffic Speeding and Pedestrian Safety

Supported in part by a $1.6 million USDOT Safe Streets for All grant.

Temporary Beer Permit for Memphis Youth Athletics Gala

Permit fees and local event economic activity.

City-Wide Temporary Sign Regulations

Minor administrative savings from clearer regulations.

Tree Ordinance and Mitigation Requirements

$40,000 in mitigation funds will be spent on street tree plantings.

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) 2027-2032

Approximately $3.7 million total in project costs, with roughly $605,000 funded by city tax dollars and the rest covered by grants.

General Obligation Bond Issuance and Refunding

Increases estimated general fund debt capacity from approximately $82.6 million to $100 million.

Thrive Germantown 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update

None discussed.

Wolf River Greenway Public Art & Mural Project

$5,000 grant matched internally for the wolf sculpture project.

public safety

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Poplar Market Place Signage and Window Frosting Policy

Retail investment and storefront renovation within the Germantown Collection.

The Standard Project Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Request

The proposed 20-year TIF would allocate approximately $22 million in tax increments to the developer for infrastructure, while diverting property tax growth away from the city's general fund and school system.

School Resource Officer State Grant

Shifts part of the SRO cost burden from Germantown taxpayers to the state.

Senior Center and Community Grants and Donations

About $715,430 of the $2.1 million consent agenda was covered by grants and donations rather than local tax dollars.

Water Main Looping and Fire Protection Improvements

Funded through private developer infrastructure improvements with future CIP culvert repairs budgeted at approximately $270,000.

Design Review Commission bylaws and meeting schedule change

Public notification sign policy update

Germantown Municipal School District Funding and Budget Alignment

Includes $73.4 million in revenues and $76.2 million in expenditures for GMSD alongside a $10 million bond issuance for Houston High School improvements.

Wolf River Medical Project Development

Private commercial investment enhancing local medical infrastructure.

Approval of meeting minutes (Sept. 22, 2026 and Oct. 8, 2026 subcommittee)

Consent agenda — Water Tower Place sign policy approval

Bodine School — revised final site plan

Discover Germantown Pack Partner public art decal

Revision of public notification sign policy

Design Review Commission bylaws amendments

Set Agenda

Approval of Minutes – September 28, 2026

Beer Permit – La Hacienda, Wolf River Blvd. (On-Premise)

Consent Agenda (Items 9.a–9.p, as amended)

Goodwin Farms PUD – Final Plan Phase 2

Amendment to Ordinance 2026-7 – Residential Sign Height 30" to 4 Feet

Ordinance 2026-7 – Temporary Sign Code Amendments (Second Reading)

Contract – Fire Hydrant Maintenance

Contract – Holiday Decorations and Installation

Declaration – Surplus Property – Fire Engine F-148

Donation – Germantown Education Foundation – Friend of the Foundation – 1st Quarter

PSA – On-Call Engineering Services (Stormwater)

PSA – USDOT Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Demonstration Grant

Purchase – Lighting Console Replacement

Approval of Minutes

Consent Agenda (InSouth Bank Directional Signs & Goodwin Farms PUD Final Plan)

Poplar Market Place Revised Sign Policy

Conditional Use Permit and Revised Final Site Plan for Bodine School (Case 22-020)

Affirmed support for the project.

Approval of Goodwin Farms PUD Revised Outline Plan

Approval of Goodwin Farms PUD Phase 2 Final Plan with Tree Mitigation Amendment

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Wolf River Medical Project Preliminary and Final Site Plan