Memphis City Council Committee Meetings: November 10, 2026

Memphis City Council committee meetings, November 10, 2026, included a substantial MLGW consent-agenda procurement presentation totaling approximately $40.8 million. Requests included a $4 million one-year renewal with National Water Service LLC for production-well drilling; seven IT supplemental-workforce renewals, including Tech Systems ($2.01 million), Vaco ($1.83 million), Nextech Solutions ($2.79 million), CD Staffing ($2.71 million), and OneLink Technology ($1.14 million); environmental services renewals with BH&M Environmental Consultants ($9 million), Northwest Contracting Services ($10 million), and General Construction Services ($1.75 million); and a three-year, $729,412 Microsoft 365 award adding users and Microsoft Copilot and Power BI tools. Council members questioned how MLGW evaluates bids and renewal increases; MLGW said renewals are optional and it generally issues new RFPs after renewal terms, and agreed to provide information about bid outcomes and lowest-bidder selections. The transcript does not record a vote on these MLGW requests.

Several spending actions received favorable committee votes: a $2.775 million transfer for fire apparatus purchases (two fire trucks, including a pumper and aerial truck, plus light-fleet vehicles); acceptance of a $697,500 federal port-security grant for a rapid-response boat and downtown camera upgrades; and acceptance of a $575,112 justice-assistance grant for equipment, Crime Stoppers, and leadership training. Committees also approved $1 million for the Zoo’s Northwest Passage water-treatment retrofit and $1 million for fire-station electrical, generator, and related upgrades, with same-night minutes requested. The Libraries committee approved a $100,000 donation payable over ten years for Cloud 901 technology and programming, and a budget amendment accepting up to $250,000 in library book-sale revenue. Other discussions included the Mud Island monorail’s estimated $6.03 million refurbishment and $1.15 million annual maintenance cost, with no current plan or funding decision; a proposed $25,000 city contribution to the Lunar New Year Festival; and a draft data-center zoning framework that would require special-use review for hyperscale facilities and behind-the-meter power generation. The zoning proposal remained under development, not adopted.