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- Total speaking time
- 54:28
- Avg per meeting
- 3:38
- Segments
- 582
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Top issues during term (20)
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.
Decisions during term (356)
Recorded while Sanders was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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
Voting record (72)
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Set Agenda
Approval of Minutes – September 28, 2026
Beer Permit – La Hacienda, Wolf River Blvd. (On-Premise)
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)
Appeal of Planning Commission Decision – Bodine School
Concluded that the commission's conditions and engineering requirements properly address community concerns.
Approval of Minutes
Consent Agenda (InSouth Bank Directional Signs & Goodwin Farms PUD Final Plan)
Poplar Market Place Revised Sign Policy
Adoption of the August 10, 2026 Meeting Agenda
Approval of July 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Beer Permit - Urban Fusion Asian Bistro
Temporary Beer Permit - Germantown Chamber of Commerce
Consent Agenda
Resolution 26R11 – Goodwin Farms Planned Unit Development – Revised Outline Plan
Set Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Temporary Beer Permit - Memphis Youth Athletics
Consent Agenda
Temporary Beer Permit - Germantown Education Foundation
Temporary Beer Permit - Germantown Festival
Temporary Beer Permit - Tiger Rugby Foundation
Consent Agenda
Set Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Ordinance 2026-1 – Year-End Budget Adjustments – Third and Final Reading
Ordinance 2026-2 – Germantown Municipal School District Year-End Budget Adjustments – Third and Final Reading
Ordinance 2026-3 – Ordinance to Adopt the FY2027 Budget – Third and Final Reading
Ordinance 2026-4 – Real & Personalty Property Taxes – Third and Final Reading
Resolution 26R01 – Resolution on Revenues
Resolution 26R07 – Capital Improvements Program
CONSENT AGENDA
Variance Approval for 8482 Steinerbridge Lane (Case 26-014)
I move to approve this based upon the exceptional situation created by the error in the original plat as it was recorded back in 1997.
Accessory Structure Determination for Outdoor TV Screen at 3570 Forest Hill Irene Rd (Case 26-015)
Accessory Structure Variances for Pickleball Court at 3570 Forest Hill Irene Rd (Case 26-015)
I'm going to vote yes under the, because of the exceptional situation of having this accessory structure already built prior to requesting a permit and the conditions created because of that.