Metro Council preview: Final transportation vote

Metro Council's busy agenda Tuesday includes the final vote on whether to put Mayor Freddie O'Connell's $3.1 billion transportation plan on the November ballot.

Why it matters: If O'Connell's Choose How You Move plan clears the council, as expected, it would only need approval from the Davidson County Election Commission before heading to voters.

What's inside: O'Connell seeks to impose a half-cent sales tax increase to fund his plan for increased bus service, new transit hubs, more sidewalks and modernized traffic signals.

What we're watching: In addition to the final transportation plan vote, council will consider legislation related to the East Bank Development Authority, housing rules and homelessness services.

🔍 East Bank Development Authority: Council will take a decisive second vote on creating a new agency to oversee development of the East Bank .

🏘️ Housing: Legislation from Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton would allow residential development in properties zoned for commercial or office uses.

• This bill is one of several proposals filed earlier this year to address Nashville's housing shortage . Some of the more ambitious bills were deferred while city departments work on a study .

📄 Homeless services: Metro Councilmember Jordan Huffman's proposal to create an inventory of homeless services providers in Davidson County is up for a final vote. The legislation narrowly survived a second vote.

🚓 The intrigue: Metro Councilmember Jeff Preptit filed legislation to prohibit police department staffers and officers from "unlawful association" with hate groups and paramilitary gangs.

• Preptit's proposal comes after white nationalist groups marched through downtown in recent weeks.
• His plan calls on the police department to develop policies for investigating allegations of officers involved with hate groups and paramilitary groups.
• Preptit, a civil rights attorney, indicated he plans to defer his proposal until September for a vote.