Murfreesboro City Council on Oct. 2 considered several resolutions, ordinances and contracts. Below are the formal actions and outcomes recorded on the agenda.

Votes at a glance

- Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment (Resolution 25 R 29): Approved. Council adopted a resolution recognizing new school‑related revenues presented by Director Duke, including $183,000 for a public school safety grant (cameras, radios and safetyrelated expenditures) and about $802,000 in additional federal allocations (Title I, II, III and special education). Vote: unanimous approval on roll call.

- Kingdom Ridge rezoning to PCD (Ordinance 25 OZ 29, first reading): Approved on first reading. The council held a public hearing and approved first reading to rezone Parcel B of Kingdom Ridge from PUD to Planned Commercial District (PCD) for development of eight commercial lots; planning commission had recommended approval with site plan review conditions. Vote: approved on first reading (roll call recorded as ayes).

- Cason Lane rezoning (17.26 acres) and related sewer variance (Ordinance 25 OZ 30 / variance): Rezoning public hearing held; both the sewer allocation variance and the rezoning were deferred by council for additional information (see separate article on the sewer variance). Motion to defer passed.

- Annexation and zoning for John R. Rice Boulevard / Spike Trail (Ordinance 25 OZ 31): Approved. Council held the required public hearing, accepted the plan of services and approved annexation of the specified area and rezoned the annexed parcel to PCD with GDO‑1; related site uses described by the applicant include an off‑site overflow/storage lot for a Mazda dealership. Vote: unanimous approval on roll call.

- Engagement (legal services) with Evan Cope, PLLC (master services agreement): Approved. The contract to continue engaging outside counsel for specialized condemnation/eminent domain matters was approved; one councilmember abstained. Vote: approval with one abstention.

- Wilkinson Pike developer agreement (turn lane improvements): Approved. Council approved a developer agreement to combine required turn‑lane improvements across multiple developments into a single city project estimated at $1,560,000 with developers funding 70% of costs and the city contributing approximately $467,921 from reallocated FY22 bond and loan savings. Vote: unanimous approval.

- Arcadis Inc. change order (pilot priority signal preemption project): Approved. Council approved a reallocation within an ARPA‑funded pilot project to adapt to updated FCC communication protocols; no additional city funds were requested. Vote: unanimous approval.

- TDOT statewide partnership / transportation modernization program: Approved. Council affirmed the city's previously approved $25,000,000 commitment to a selected roadway project to leverage TDOT's program and authorized an initial preliminary engineering deposit of $3,800,000 to TDOT. Vote: unanimous approval.

- SSR task order for pump station improvements (engineering services): Approved. Council authorized a design and construction administration task order for improvements at seven pump stations, including new equipment, VFD replacement, controls relocation and an improved sewer dump station; contract value about $492,000. Vote: unanimous approval.

- CIA (MTE) pump station design proposal (Bridal Tennessee Electric property): Approved. Council authorized the $148,080 design proposal for a sewer pump station that will be part of a property development; the city will initially fund engineering then recoup via a sanitary sewer assessment district. Vote: unanimous approval.

- 2023–24 sanitary sewer rehabilitation final change order (SBW Constructors): Approved. Council approved a deductive final change order reflecting removed scope items and additional time; final contract amount about $6,000,000 after adjustments. Vote: unanimous approval.

- 2025–26 sewer rehabilitation contract award (SBW Constructors): Approved. Council awarded the 2025–26 sanitary sewer rehabilitation contract to the low bidder SBW Constructors; total contract just over $4,300,000 with developer and institutional alternates funded separately. Vote: unanimous approval.

- J. Percy Priest (JPP) allocation reallocation study (Jones Fortuna): Approved. Council agreed to join Consolidated Utility District, Smyrna and La Vergne in funding a Corps of Engineers study to examine allocations from J. Percy Priest Lake; Murfreesboro's estimated share over three years is about $808,108. Vote: unanimous approval.

- Board and commission appointments, beer permits, special events and a single disbursement: Approved. Council approved two beer permits, a special event permit for a charity event, several board appointments (including a replacement on the Board of Zoning Appeals and a Community Investment Trust appointment) and a statement payment to a property owner for easement acquisition.

What the council asked staff to follow up on

- For the Cason Lane sewer variance and rezoning: assemble corridorwide inventory of approved vs. unbuilt projects, reconfirm remaining sewer connection calculations and outline options for equitable allocation approaches before the item returns to council.

- For Broad Street Keystone: finalize purchase and sale documents and report on parcel closings and TIF implementation milestones as the development team moves into preconstruction.

Note on procedure: Items that required public hearings held those hearings at this meeting. Several items presented were professional services or construction contracts that proceeded after staff recommendation and standard procurement processes; the council recorded roll call votes for all actions.