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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ћрÑÑ7€ö%XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñœò òDON›€ZSELTVAY,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€County€Circuità àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€96C„13ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9605„CV„00201ÌÙ€€ÙœßL€!# ;+'h|*$` ç `€€Lß›METROPOLITAN€GOVERNMENT€OFà à)ÌNASHVILLE€AND€DAVIDSONà àà à)ÌCOUNTY,€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌÌà@ àAT€DAVIDSON€COUNTY,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌà@ àHONORABLE€HAMILTON€V.€GAYDEN,€JR.,€JUDGEÌó óÌÌÌDAN€R.€ALEXANDER,€#7065Ì2016€8th€Avenue€SouthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37204ÌATTORNEY€FOR€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌÌERIKA€GEETTER,€#14617Ì2016€8th€Avenue€SouthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37204ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌÌÓ  Óò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÇò òDON€ZSELTVAY,à àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€County€Circuità àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€96C„13ÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9605„CV„00201ÌMETROPOLITAN€GOVERNMENT€OFà à)ÌNASHVILLE€AND€DAVIDSONà àà à)ÌCOUNTY,€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌÓÓà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)Ìó óÌà@ àòòò òÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ€XÔó óóóÌÌà àThe€plaintiff,€Don€Zseltvay,€has€appealed€from€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€dismissing€hisÏsuit€to€enforce€the€Tennessee€Open€Meetings€Act€as€to€an€action€of€the€Board€of€Parks€and€Recreation€andÏto€invalidate€a€resolution€of€the€Metropolitan€Council€because€it€was€not€based€upon€a€valid€action€of€theÏBoard.ÌÌà àThe€issues,€as€stated€by€appellant€are:ÌÓÓÌà àà àI.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€dismissing€the€complaintÌà àà àà àfor€failure€to€state€a€cause€of€action€upon€which€reliefÌà àà àà àcould€be€granted?ÌÌà àà àII.à àDid€the€trial€court€err€in€finding€that€the€action€of€theÌà àà àà àParks€Board€at€its€January€2,€1996€meeting€ratified€Ìà àà àà àany€technical€mistakes€relating€to€the€April€4,€1995€Ìà àà àà àPark€Boardððs€meeting€nunc€pro€tunc?à àÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€complaint€alleges€that:ÌÓÓÌÓÓà à1.à àPlaintiff€is€a€citizen€of€Nashville.Ìà à2.à àDefendantððs€city€is€controlled€by€T.C.A.€Title€7.Ìà à3.à àThis€action€is€brought€under€T.C.A.€ðð€8„102€et€seq€and€the€general€jurisdiction€of€thisÏCourt.Ìà à4.à àOn€May€16,€1995,€the€Metropolitan€Council€adopted€a€resolution€authorizing€theÏpurchase€of€195.03€acres€for€use€of€the€Board€of€Parks€and€Recreation,€and€stating:ÌÓÓÌà àà àWhereas,€the€purchase€has€been€approved€by€the€BoardÌà àà àof€Parks€and€Recreation€and€the€Metropolitan€PlanningÌà àà àCommission€...ÌÌà àà à5.à àThe€Metropolitan€Charter€provides€that€the€Ìà àà àBoard€of€Parks€and€Recreation€ð ðshall€recommend€to€theÌà àà àCouncilðð€„„„€the€acquisition€by€condemnation€or€Ìà àà àacceptance€of€any€gift€of€lands€offered€for€park€or€Ìà àà àrecreation€purposes.ÌÌà àà à6.à àThe€ð ðordinance€and€lawsðð€of€the€city€requireÌà àà àthe€approval€of€the€Board€prior€to€a€Council€resolutionÌà àà àapproving€the€purchase€of€such€land.ÌÌà àà à7.à àThe€said€resolution€was€passed€prior€to€approvalÌà àà àby€the€Board.ÌÌà àà à8.à àThe€approval€by€the€Board€was€not€passed€at€anÌà àà àð ðopen€meetingðð€and€no€vote€was€taken€in€any€public€Ìà àà àmeeting.ÌÓÓÌà àThe€complaint€prayed€for€enforcement€of€T.C.A.€ðð€38„44„106,€the€Public€Meetings€Law€andÏinvalidation€of€the€Council€resolution.ÌÌà àThe€defendant€moved€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€TheÏmemorandum€supporting€the€motion€asserts€(1)€that€the€complaint€fails€to€state€that€any€action€was€takenÏat€a€meeting€which€violated€the€Public€Meeting€Act.€€(2)€That€the€complaint€fails€to€state€that€the€CouncilÏresolution€was€passed€at€a€meeting€which€violated€the€Public€Meetings€Act,€and€(3)€That€the€complaintÏdoes€not€establish€standing€of€plaintiff€to€invalidate€the€Council€resolution.ÌÌà àPlaintiff€ððs€response€to€the€motion€to€dismiss€presents€his€affidavit€with€certain€documentsÏobtained€from€the€office€of€the€Board.ÌÌà àThe€Trial€Court€entered€the€following€ð ðFinal€Order.ððÌÌÓÓà àà à€€€€This€cause,€brought€pursuant€to€the€Tennessee€Open€Ìà àà àMeetings€Act,€T.C.A.€ðð€8„44„101€et€seq,€came€to€be€Ìà àà àheard€on€the€9th€day€of€February,€1996,€before€the€Ìà àà àHonorable€Hamilton€Gayden,€Judge€of€the€First€Circuit€Ìà àà àCourt€for€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€upon€the€Motion€Ìà àà àto€Dismiss€filed€by€Defendant,€The€Metropolitan€Ìà àà àGovernment€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€County.ÌÌà àà à€€€€After€consideration€of€the€initial€pleadings,€Defendantððs€Ìà àà àmotion,€the€response€thereto,€Defendantððs€reply€to€that€Ìà àà àresponse,€and€accompanying€memoranda€of€law,€as€well€Ìà àà àas€arguments€of€both€counsel€in€open€court,€this€Court€Ìà àà àmakes€the€following€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law:ÌÌà àà à1.à àA€meeting€of€the€Metropolitan€Board€of€Parks€andÌà àà àRecreation)€(ð ðParks€Boardðð)€occurred€on€April€4,€1995.ÌÌà àà à2.à àAt€the€April€4,€1995,€Parks€Board€meeting,€the€Ìà àà àsubject€of€the€acquisition€of€the€Grassmere€Wildlife€Park€Ìà àà àProperty€by€the€Metropolitan€Government€was€before€the€Ìà àà àParks€Board€and€was€fully€discussed.ÌÌà àà à3.à àThere€was€public€notice€of€the€April€4,€1995,€Parks€Ìà àà àBoard€meeting€in€accordance€with€the€requirements€of€the€Ìà àà àOpen€Meetings€Act.ÌÌà àà à4.à àThe€Minutes€of€the€April€4,€1995,€meeting€do€not€Ìà àà àclearly€reflect€the€Parks€Boardððs€approval€of€the€acquisition€Ìà àà àof€the€Grassmere€Park€Property.ÌÌà àà à5.à àA€meeting€of€the€Parks€Board€occurred€on€January€Ìà àà à2,€1996.ÌÌà àà à6.à àAt€the€January€2,€1996,€meeting€of€the€Parks€Board,€Ìà àà àa€resolution€was€passed€approving€the€acquisition€of€theÌà àà àGrassmere€Wildlife€Park€Property€and€amending€the€minutesÌà àà àof€the€April€4,€1995€Meeting€to€reflect€that€approval.ÌÌà àà à7.à àThe€plaintiff,€Mr.€Don€Zseltvay,€was€present€at€the€Ìà àà àJanuary€2,€1996€meeting€of€the€Parks€Board.ÌÌà àà à8.à àThe€action€of€the€Parks€Board€at€its€January€2,€1996,€Ìà àà àmeeting€ratified€any€technical€mistakes€relating€to€the€AprilÌà àà à4,€1995,€Park€Boardððs€meeting€nunc€pro€tunc.ÌÌà àà à€€€€On€the€basis€of€the€above€findings,€this€Court€concludes€that€Ìà àà àthe€Plaintiff€has€failed€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€may€be€Ìà àà àgranted€under€the€Tennessee€Open€Meetings€Act,€and€that€the€Ìà àà àDefendant€is€entitled€to€dismissal€of€this€complaint€against€it.Ì€Ìà àà àIT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED,€AND€DECREED:ÌÌà àà à1.à àThat€all€claims€against€defendant€Metropolitan€Ìà àà àGovernment€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,Ìà àà àin€this€matter€are€hereby€dismissed.ÌÌà àà à2.à àThat€the€costs€in€this€action€should€be€taxed€to€the€Ìà àà àplaintiff,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÌÓÓà àAlthough€not€mentioned€in€appellantððs€issues,€the€matter€of€standing€should€be€discussed€briefly.€ÏThis€suit€is€actually€two€actions,€(1)€a€suit€to€enforce€the€Public€Meetings€Act,€and€(2)€a€suit€forÏdeclaratory€judgment€invalidating€the€Council€resolution.ÌÌà àWhere€a€suit€is€brought€under€the€Public€Meetings€Act€and€the€relief€sought€was€as€allowed€byÏthat€statute,€the€plaintiffððs€right€to€sue€for€that€relief€is€determined€by€that€statute€and€any€reliance€upon€theÏDeclaratory€Judgment€Law€may€be€treated€as€surplusage€for€purposed€of€determining€standing€to€sueÏunder€the€Public€Meetings€Act,€curve€òòElementary€School€Parent€and€Teachers€Organization€v.€LauderdaleÏCounty€School€Boardóó,€Tenn.€App.€1980,€608€S.W.2d€855.ÌÌà àA€Tennessee€Corporation€located€in€Nashville€has€standing€to€sue€to€enforce€the€Public€MeetingsÏLaw€in€respect€to€Nashville€City€Government€actions.€€òòMetro€Air€Research€Testing€Authority€Inc.,€v.ÏMetropolitan€Governmentóó,€Tenn.€App.€1992,€842€S.W.2d€611.ÌÌà àThis€Court€concludes€that€an€allegation€of€citizenship€in€Metropolitan€Nashville€states€standing€toÏsue€to€enforce€the€Public€Meetings€Act€in€respect€to€Metropolitan€Boards.ÌÌà àThat€part€of€plaintiffððs€suit€which€sought€to€enforce€the€Public€Meetings€Act€against€the€Board€ofÏParks€and€Recreation€was€not€subject€to€dismissal€for€lack€of€standing.ÌÌà àThe€motion€to€dismiss€asserts€that€the€complaint€shows€on€its€face€that€the€Board€took€no€officialÏaction€at€the€meeting€which€is€alleged€to€have€violated€the€Public€Meetings€Law.€€The€complaint€states:ÌÓÓà àà àThe€approval€by€the€board€of€Parks€and€Recreation€cited€by€Ìà àà àthe€Metropolitan€cited€by€the€Metropolitan€Counsel€in€Ìà àà àSubstitute€Resolution€N.€R95„1608€was€not€done€at€an€Ìà àà àopen€meeting€in€compliance€with€the€Tennessee€Open€Ìà àà àMeetings€Act€T.C.A.€ðð€8„44„102€et€seq€€There€was€no€Ìà àà àvote€taken€in€any€public€meeting€to€approve€the€purchase€Ìà àà àof€the€real€property€as€is€required€T.C.A.€ðð€8„44„101€et€Ìà àà àseq€and€ðð€8„44„104.ÌÓÓÌà àThe€complaint€does€not€state€affirmatively€that€any€action€was€taken€by€the€Board€in€violation€ofÏthe€Public€Meetings€Law.€€For€this€reason,€it€fails€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€can€be€granted.€€ÌÌà àThere€is€evidence€in€the€record€that€after€the€passage€of€the€Council€Resolution,€the€Board,€at€aÏmeeting€in€compliance€with€the€Public€Meetings€Law,€did€formally€approve€the€acquisition€of€the€subjectÏproperty.€€This€fact,€if€true,€would€not€supply€an€allegation€which€is€missing€from€the€complaint.ÌÌà àIt€is€apparent€that€the€primary€and€ultimate€purpose€of€appellantððs€suit€is€to€prevent€the€acquisitionÏof€the€subject€land€by€the€city€by€invalidating€the€Council€resolution.€€The€complaint€does€not€stateÏgrounds€for€this€relief.ÌÌà àIn€the€first€place,€the€complaint€does€not€allege€facts€which€give€appellant€standing€to€challengeÏthe€resolution.€€ÌÌà àð ðStandingðð€is€a€judge„made€doctrine€used€to€refuse€to€determine€the€merits€of€a€legal€controversyÏirrespective€of€its€correctness,€where€the€party€advancing€it€is€not€properly€situated€to€prosecute€theÏaction.€€Knierim€Leatherwood,€Tenn.€1976,€542€S.W.2d€806.ÌÌà àWithout€averment€by€the€complaining€litigant€of€a€special€interest,€status€or€wrong,€the€courtsÏwill€not€permit€private€citizens€to€interfere€with€a€municipal€contract.òò€€Badgett€v.€Rogersóó,€222€Tenn.€374,Ï436€S.W.2d€292.ÌÌà àThe€standing€doctrine€requires€not€only€a€distinct€and€palpable€injury€but€also€caused€connectionÏbetween€the€claimed€injury€and€the€challenged€conduct.òò€€Morristown€Rescue€Squad,€Inc.€v.€VolunteerÏDevelopment€Co.,€Incóó.€€Tenn.€App.€1990,€793€S.W.2d€262.ÌÌà àThe€complaint€does€not€allege€that€the€plaintiff€is€a€taxpayer€of€the€city€and€will€suffer€increasedÏtaxes,€or€any€other€circumstance€that€will€produce€personal€loss€or€injury€to€him.ÌÌà àThe€complaint€states:ÌÓÓà àà à€€€€It€shall€recommend€to€the€council€(a)€the€sales€of€anyÌà àà àlands€owned€by€the€metropolitan€government€for€park€orÌà àà àrecreation€purposes€and€no€longer€needed€for€such€purposes,Ìà àà à(b)€the€acquisition€by€condemnation€of€any€additional€landsÌà àà àneeded€for€park€or€recreation€purposes,€and€(c)€the€Ìà àà àacceptance€of€any€gift€of€lands€offered€for€park€or€recreationÌà àà àpurposes.€€In€the€acquisition€or€disposition€of€land,€the€board€Ìà àà àshall€cooperate€closely€with€the€planning€commission,€whose€Ìà àà àrecommendation€shall€be€sought€and€carefully€considered€by€Ìà àà àthe€board.ÌÓÓà àà àÌà àA€careful€reading€of€the€quoted€charter€provision€discloses€that€it€doesÌnot€apply€to€all€acquisitions€of€land€for€park€purposes.€€It€specifies:€(a)€acquisition€by€condemnation€andÏ(c)€acceptance€of€gifts€of€land;€but€it€does€not€mention€purchase€without€condemnation,€which€is€theÏtransaction€authorized€by€the€Council€resolution.ÌÌà àThe€resolution€and€option€agreement€exhibited€to€the€complaint€plainly€state€that€the€considerationÏfor€the€transfer€includes€one€dollar€($1.00)€and€other€good€and€valuable€considerations€including€theÏagreement€of€the€city€to€reimburse€the€conveyor€for€specified€maintenance€and€personnel€expenses.€ÏUnder€these€circumstances,€the€proposed€acquisition€was€neither€by€condemnation€nor€by€gift€and€wasÏnot€governed€by€the€quoted€charter€provision.ÌÌà àSince€the€charter€provision€is€inapplicable,€it€is€unnecessary€for€this€Court€to€determine€whether€itÏinvalidates€any€action€of€the€city€Council€which€is€not€approved€by€the€Parks€Board.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€appellant.€ÏThe€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€Court€for€any€necessary€further€proceedings.ÌÌÓ  Óà àò òà àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDED.ó óÌÓ  Óà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à___________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà 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