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MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE C ITY COUNCIL MEETING July 12, 2022 CALL TO ORDER: The City of Bristol, Tennessee City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Mahlon Luttrell on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. in the Slater Center Auditorium. RO LL CALL: Present: Mayor Mahlon Luttrell, Vice Mayor Vince Turner, Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend, and Councilwoman Lea Powers. Others Present: City Manager William Sorah, City Attorney Danielle Smith, City Recorder Mary Lee Williams, Director of Development Services and Planning Cherith Young, Director of Parks and Recreation Terry Napier, Assistant Fire Chief Tommy Castle, Police Chief Matt Austin, Director of Economic Development Tom Anderson , Director of Community Relations Jon Luttrell. Director of Utility Services Will Witcher, Director of Operations Dave Wilson, Director of Public Services Wes Ritchie, Senior IT Manager Shane Varney, IT Manager Greg Cross, and other members of City staff. INVOCATION AN D PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilwoman Lea Powers gave the invocation and Vice Mayor Vince Turner led the pledge of allegiance. AGENDA ADDIT IONS AN D / OR CHANGES: None PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNIT IONS: Parks and Recreation Month - Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend read a proclamation designating July 2022 as Parks and Recreation Month. Mike Mus ick, Recreation Superintendent, was in attendance to accept the proclamation. Mr. Musick thanked Council for the recognition. Councilwoman Lea Powers mentioned a few of the facilities and programs Parks and Recreation offers that her famil y enjoys as well as some of the positive comments from the community about the new skate park. Bristol First Awards Program - Anne Dunham, Digital Media and Communications Manager, shared that the events concerning this action began June 3, 2022, when Officers Chesney Roark and Michele Meade responded to two young children running unsupervised near Mountain View Apartments on Avoca Road. The officers went to the mother's apartment to return the children, speak with the mother, and make a referral to the Department of Children's Services. They found that the mother was struggling to make ends meet due to recently becoming a single mother, her vehicle becoming disabled, and losing her job due to a lack of transportation. The officers assessed the situation and gave the appropriate help and referral s in their official capacity before leaving. Afterward, Officer Roark then took it upon herself to purchase diapers, bath soap. fruit, oatmeal, and other items. In addition, Officer Meade bought clothing for the kids, dish soap, laundry detergent, and mi lk. Because of the close relationship between our City Police Officers and Central Dispatch, Dispatcher Charlsie Shaffer learned of the needs of the  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 2 of 12 children and took it upon herself to purchase shoes and several clothing outfits for them. These three individuals spent over $300 of their own money, moti vated by a desire to assist a family in desperate need of assistance. These employees went above and beyond their work responsibilities to protect and serve and utilized personal resources and time to assist a fam il y in our community. Sen ior Police Office Chesney Roark, Officer Michele Meade, and E-911 Dispatcher Charlsie Shaffer were presented with the Bristol First Award. PRESENTATIONS: None BOARD OF EDUCATION LIAISON REPORT: Dr. Annette Tudor, Director of Schools, commented the new school year will soon be starting. Over the past two years due to the pandemic, free breakfasts and lunches were available to all students regardless of their ability to pay, but the federal government has changed those guidelines so that is no longer an option and the program has reverted back to the pre-pandemic guidelines. Families will need to app ly for reduced cost or free meals for the upcoming school year. T he local board of education recently passed a policy with a new protocol of free tuition for Fairmount Elementary School to offer an option to families in Bristol and in our region. State legislators recently passed a new law revising the uniform grading scale to align the grading at high school s to that of colleges and uni versiti es which is a ten point scale with 90-100 being an 'A' and so forth . The local school board revised that to be consistent in grades 2-12 which will be implemented this school year. Freshman orientation is Jul y 2l5t. All teachers return July 26th_ Laptop distribution for the elementary school fami lies will be July 25th and 26th_ Distribution for midd le school and high school will be upon their return during first week of school. PUBLI C HEARI NGS: Ord inance 22-8 - An Ordinance to Amend the Zo ning Map of Bristol, Tennessee by Designating Certain Property as PRO (Planned Residential District) (Fox Meadows Extension) City Manager Bill Sorah mentioned that both public hearings are closely related to the development of Fox Meadows Subdivision. Staff received a request from the Ardent Development Group to rezone 23.29 acres of property located south of the ex isting Fox Meadows Subdivision. This area is already inside the city limits and is currently zoned R-2. The request of the owner is to rezone the property from its current designation of R-2 (S ingle-Fami ly and Duplex Residential) to PRO (Planned Residen tial Development). The PRO zoning regulations will provi de the owner / developer with greater flexibi lity in meeting the set-back requi rements for residential construction and fitt ing the project to the avai lable land and its contours. Both of the ordinances are related to a proposed residential single-fam ily development with 176 homes and an approximately $60,000,000 investment. The Bristol Regional Planning Commission considered this item during their May 16th meeting. A motion was made to forward a favorab le recommendation to C ity Council on the rezoning request, but the motion failed to pass with a 4-to-4 vote. Ordinance 22-8 was approved on first reading at the June 7th Council meeting. Cherith Young, Director of Development Services and Planni ng, shared sl ides providing some background and history on Fox Meadows. This ordinance deals with the original property that has been inside the city limits since the early 2000s. The preliminary plat developed it in four phases and three phases have been final platted. Thi s ordinance addresses the fi nal Phase 4 that was never developed. She reviewed and compared the permitted uses of the current and the proposed zoni ngs, the permitted  C ity Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 3 of 12 densities, the current zoning of the subj ect parcel and the surrounding parcels. City staff feels PRD is an appropriate zoning to complement the R-2 residential area. Future development wi ll require the approval of the Planning Commission. This request meets the Future Land Use Map and Policy. Public notice of the request was posted on the property and the adjacent property owners were notified of the request by letter. Staff received ten phone calls asking questions unti l the June 7th meeting and eight comment letters with three in favor of the rezoning and five in opposition. Staff has not received any additional calls or comments since the June 7th Council meeting. There were no publ ic comments and the hearing was closed. Ordinance 22-9 - An Ordinance to Designate the Zoning of Property Newly Annexed Into the City of Bristol, Tennessee as PRD (Planned Residential District) (Fox Meadows Expansion) The City Manager restated this is a companion ordinance to Ordinance 22-8. It deals with the recentl y annexed property that was approved at the June 7, 2022 meeting and is to address the zoning of that property. The property currently has a Sullivan County zoning designation of A- 1 (General Agricultural /Estate Residential). The owner has requested the PRD (Planned Residential District) zoning designation to allow greater fl exibility under the set-back requirements in the PRD. The owner plans to construct an estimated 176 single-family homes wi th an anticipated investment of $60,000,000. City Council approved the annexation of 22.242 acres located south of the Fox Meadow Subdi vision. The Bristol Regional Planning Commission reviewed the Plan of Services fo r this annexation during their April 18th meeting. The Plan of Services included a zoning designation of PRD. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a favorab le recommendation to City Council. The same zoni ng criteria that was reviewed for Ordinance 22-8 also applies to this ordinance. There were no public comments and the hearing was closed. APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS: Jennifer Harkleroad, l 08 Sequoia Lane, is close to the Bristol, Virginia Landfi ll. She came to sincerely thank Council on behalf of residents of East Bristol for the efforts to address the landfill issues they have been and still are experiencing. Due to the efforts of Council they have hope. She understands it was a difficult decis ion and wanted to thank Council for looking out for the citizens. John Linke, 1100 Georgia Avenue, wanted to thank Council for the efforts to address the issue with the Bristol Virginia Landfil l. Even though they are still experiencing issues, there is hope. Counci l cares about the citizens on both sides of town . Also , he wanted to thank Council and Terry Napier for the quick response to the citizen request for a skate park of a few months ago. The conversion of the old tennis court at Rooster Front Park to a temporary skate park was quick, it is functioning, and everyone is excited. They are looking forward to working w ith the City on a future location for the permanent skate park. Vice Mayor Turner has seen Mr. Linke helping to keep the park clean and expressed his appreciation. Mr. Linke repl ied it was community service. George Linke, 307 Rutledge Street, wanted to fo llow-up his father in thanking Council, Terry Napier, and Recreation Programmer Taylor Harmon, for the temporary skate park. The Skate Bristol group is pursuing 50lc3 status to become Friends of the Skate Park, sim ilar to Friends of Steele Creek. The  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 4 of 12 group participated in the July 4th Parade and consists of 257 members . A counterculture group such as this often has a reputation for being noisy and angry and he felt it was important for the public to know that comments from this particular group have included things such as ' this is the best day I' ve had in forever' ; ' I fee l like somebody sees me'; 'this was incredibly fun '; and ' I feel like the C ity has finally acknowledged us'. This has been a transformative and positive experience. A young man in the group was riding an old board that broke and he was unsure when he would be able to get a new one. Mr. Linke received private messages from fourteen members about getting a board for him so he could continue riding. The group is ready to assist Council if they need anything. Councilwoman Feierabend thanked Mr. Linke for his involvement w ith HOPE for Bristol and helping it to be as positive as it has been. She then thanked him for participating with the skate park project and the involvement of his family as wel l. Councilwoman Powers thanked Mr. Linke for the group parttctpation in the July 4th Parade and encouraged them to participate in the Christmas Parade. She also thanked Terry Napier and Taylor Harmon for stepping up with the project for the skate park. APPOINTMENTS: Better Property Board - City Counci l addressed the vacancy of one seat on the Better Property Board. Councilwoman Feierabend spoke on behalf of the candidates. The vote was as follows: Councilwoman Powers Lonnie Barrett Mayor Luttrell Lonnie Barrett Vice Mayor Turner Lonnie Barrett Councilwoman Feierabend Alexander Brumlik Mr. Lonnie Barrett had the requisite three votes and was appointed to the Better Property Board to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2025. Bristol Public Library Foundation - City Council addressed the vacancy of one seat on the Bristol Public Library Foundation. Councilwoman Feierabend and Mayor Luttrell spoke on behalf of the candidate. Mr. David Rudd was unanimously appointed to the Bristol Public Library Foundation to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2025. Emergency Communications District Board - City Counci l addressed the vacancy of three seats on the Emergency Communications District Board. Councilwoman Powers spoke on behalf of the candidates. Mr. Alexander Brumlik, Mr. David Ring, and Mr. Blaine Wade were unanimously appointed to the Emergency Communications District Board to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2026. Parks and Recreation Commission - City Council addressed the vacancy of three seats on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Councilwoman Feierabend spoke on behalf of the candidates. The vote was as fo llows: Councilwoman Powers Clyde Downs, Christopher Estep, and Sherril Willinger Mayor Luttrell Clyde Downs, David Warren, and Sherril Willinger Vice Mayor Turner Clyde Downs, Christopher Estep, and Sherril Willinger Councilwoman Feierabend Clyde Downs, David Warren, and Sherril Willinger  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 5 of 12 Mr. Clyde Downs and Ms. Sherril Willinger were unanimously appointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2025. Neither Mr. Christopher Estep nor Mr. David Warren had the three requisite votes to be appointed. Council decided to table the appointment for the third vacancy until the August Counci l meeting. Planning Commission - City Council addressed the vacancy of one seat on the Planning Commission. Counci lwoman Feierabend spoke on behalf of a ll the candidates, Mr. David Akard III , Mr. Kevin Buck, and Ms. Katherine Stigers. The vote was as follows: Councilwoman Powers David Akard III Mayor Luttrell David Akard Ill Vice Mayor T urner David Akard Ill Councilwoman Feierabend Katherine Stigers Mr. David Akard III had the requisite three votes and was appointed to the Planning Commission to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2025. Power Board - C ity Council addressed the vacancy of one seat on the Power Board. Counci lwoman Powers, Vice Mayor Turner, and Councilwoman Feierabend all spoke on behalf of the candidate. Ms. Erin Downs was unanimously appointed to the Power Board to serve a term of office ending June 30, 2026. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: A. First Reading of New Ordinances: Ordinance 22-11 - An Ordinance to Rename Agero Drive to Ayers Place City Manager Sarah mentioned that in 2018 Sprint Drive was renamed as Agero Drive at the request of the new business operating in the former Sprint facility. Recently, Agero sold their call center faci lity to Advanced Call Center Technologies (ACT) for their telecommunications services. It has been suggested that the roadway be renamed to reflect a geographic feature of the area as opposed to a business operating on the roadway. At the June 20th meeting of the Planning Commission, the Commission voted to recommend Agero Drive be renamed as Ayers Place instead of a particular business. Ayers Place is the name of the adjacent knob property located behind the faci lity. If the ordinance is approved on first reading, a second reading will be scheduled during the August meeting of Council. Vice Mayor Turner thinks it is a good idea and should be considered in future renaming requests. Counci lwoman Feierabend asked if this naming guideline could become part of a City policy and the City Manager said that is probably a work session discussion and would be a good practice. Councilwoman Powers mentioned the Agero jobs are sti ll intact. She asked Tom Anderson, Director of Econom ic Development, how many jobs have been retained through Agero as there has been some confusion and Mr. Anderson replied 670 jobs. Councilwoman Powers thanked BTES and all of the local economic development team for their assistance with this project. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve and Counci lwoman Powers seconded. There was no additional discussion and Ordinance 22-11 passed unanimously by roll call vote.  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 6 of 12 Ordinance 22-12 - An Ordinance to Amend Zoning Ordinance Chapter 2, Definitions, and Chapter 4, Business Districts, Relative to Permitted Zoning for Indoor Storage Facilities The City Manager reminded everyone that earlier in the year, Council approved an ordinance that removed the ability to have a storage unit constructed within a B-3 Di strict. During the June 20th meeting of the Planning Commission, the members recommended a text amendment to Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow indoor storage units in a B-3 District with a Special Use Permit issued by the Planning Commission. C ity Manager Sorah asked if Cherith Young, Director of Development Services and Planning, had anything further to share with Council. She added the Commission stipulated under the Special Use Permit item that operation of a commercial business from the individual storage units is prohibited. Councilwoman Powers asked if storage units can still be located in M-1 or M-2 and Ms. Young replied that was correct and this amendment stipulates the particular type of storage unit facility that can go in B-3 is indoor accessible and would require the Special Use Permit. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve and Councilwoman Feierabend seconded. There was no additional discussion and Ordinance 22- 12 passed unanimously by roll call vote. B. Adoption of New Ordinances (Second Reading): Ordinance 22-8 - An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Map of Bristol, Tennessee by Designating Certain Property as PRO (Planned Residential District) (Fox Meadows Extension) This item was summarized during the public hearing earl ier this evening. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve and Councilwoman Feierabend seconded. Councilwoman Feierabend understands this has been difficult and complimented Councilwoman Powers for explaining the difference between the zoning in the C ity versus the zoning in the county at the Council meeting last month. She thanked Ms. Young for providing detailed explanations on the key issues involved. She also noted the developer attended the last meeting and stated he was go ing to build the units as proposed. She feels he intends to build as proposed, but the discussion of that meeting also put him in a position where he absolutely will follow through and not build apartments or condomin iums. There was no additional discussion and Ordinance 22-8 passed unanimously by roll call vote. Councilwoman Powers added the Planning Department is not finished with this project. It is important for them to provide the oversight to ensure the homes are built to codes and specifications that the City hopes to bring to all of Bristol. Housing is desperately needed and she appreciates the community having an open mind as we move forward. Ordinance 22-9 - An Ordinance to Designate the Zoning of Property Newly Annexed Into the City of Bristol, Tennessee as PRO (Planned Residential District) (Fox Meadows Expansion) This item was summarized during the public hearing earlier this evening. Councilwoman Feierabend motioned to approve and Mayor Luttrell seconded. There was no discussion and Ordinance 22-9 passed unanimously by roll call vote.  C ity Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 7 of 12 C. Resolutions: Resolution 22-53 - A Resolution Adopting Amended and Restated Rules and Procedures of the City Council The Ci ty Manager summari zed the Rules and Procedures of the City Council guides the process for making decisions and establishes the policies and procedures in which City Council conducts its business such as board appointments, the selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor. type of meetings to be held by Council, and the adoption of ordinances and resolutions. This new document reflects the amendments to the Charter that moves the selection of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to January with the seating of Council that is elected in November. There has also been some discussion amongst Council about the starting time for work sessions and the business meetings. As di scussed during the cal led meeting of last week, it was determined to place the item on the agenda this evening to enable all five Council members to have a discussion of that starting time. As one member was absent from this meeting the C ity Manager suggested discussion be postponed until the July work session and place the item on the August agenda, but it was up to Council to decide how to proceed. Vice Mayor T urner stated he prefers the business meeting continue to commence at 7 P. M. to allow the public to attend after normal business hours, but would like the work session to commence at 5:00 P.M. which he feels would be more considerate of C ity staff. He has spoken to Councilman Hutton concerni ng the matter and he seems to be in agreement. There were no objections fro m the other Counci l members. The Vice Mayor asked City Attorney Danielle Smith on the proper way to proceed. She directed him to make the motion and then request the time change. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve Resolution 22-53 to adopt the current draft and change the starting time of the work sessions to 5:00 P.M. Councilwoman Powers seconded. There was no further discussion and the resolution passed unanimously by roll call vote. Resolution 22-54 - A Resolution Confirm ing the Appointment of a Student Member to th e Parks and Recreation Commission City Manager Sorah commented it pleases Counci l to annually appoint a student member to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Comm ission is comprised of twelve members with two student members selected by Tennessee High School staff. Dr. Kim Kirk, Tennessee High Schoo l Principal, has recommended Mr. Payne Ladd, a rising junior, to serve as student representative for a two-year term. Mayor Luttrell mentioned he knows Mr. Ladd and he is a very outstanding young man. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve and Counci lwoman Powers seconded . Counci lwoman Feierabend suggested that even though the City is working toward youth participation through youth council, with the expanding community programs she would like Council to consider ways to obtain more community input on some of the less traditional sports such as skate boarding and nerf ball, among others. There was no further discussion and the resolution passed unanimously by roll call vote.  C ity Counci l Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 8 of 12 Resolution 22-55 - A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Bristol Holdings LLC, to Lease Space for Public Pickleball Courts The City Manager stated that Bristol Holdings LLC, the owner of property at the Bristol Sportsplex, is interested in a potential public-private partnership that would allow for the development of twelve outdoor public pickleball courts at their Bluff City Highway location. Pickleball is a rapidly growi ng racket sport that is attracting participants of all ages and has been a much sought after recreation amen ity in our community. This partnership provides for a thirty-year lease which would allow the City to develop the outdoor pickleball courts recreation amenity and associated parking and circulation drive, but it would remain in the hands of the tenant long-term in terms of ownership. The owners plan to oversee recreation programm ing on the courts such as tournament play. When the courts are not in use for tournament play they would be open to the public at all times. It is a good exampl e of how to partner with the private sector to create a significant recreation am enity for the community. He asked Terry Napier, Director of Parks and Recreation, to provide further detai ls. Mr. Napier mentioned as the City is a member of the National Tennis Association, he receives a month ly newsletter which shared they have been tracki ng pickleball and are making it part of their program as it is growing so fast. Pickleball has been in the City for approx imately twelve years beginning in the gymnasi um at Slater Center, moved the game to tennis courts that were converted to pickleball courts, and the City can no longer meet the need of this growing sport and community. The project is proposed for the old outdoor tennis courts at the Bristol Indoor Tenni s Center. This is a plus as the property is already prepared for tennis courts, reducing the amount of work needed to build the pickleball courts and the associated parking. The property is owned by Matt and Hollie Lavi nder and they have been excited about this project from the beginning. He encouraged everyone to visit the Sportsplex to see how they have transformed the facil ity, what they have to offer to the community, and the caliber of the amenities. The proposed project is an annual lease for a public park: built, designed, and maintained as a public park, w ith the agreement that Sportsplex will host all of the tournam ents and maintain all of the programming, which wi ll be fee-based to pay the instructors. Some courts wi ll always be available for public use. The Sportsplex will oversee the tournaments and the programm ing. Mr. Napier presented slides of the property and the proposed design. There will be the ability to convert other courts temporaril y for tournament play maki ng it one o f the largest pickleball complexes in the state fo r a tournament. Vice Mayor Turner said it is a great project and great for that part of town. Councilwoman Powers asked for information on the size and breadth of tournaments anticipated to attract. Mr. Napier replied the goal is four national level tournaments per year with potentially monthl y local / regional tournaments. Mayor Luttrell commented there is no question they will do well based on what the Lavinders have already accompli shed with the existing property. Councilwoman Powers mentioned this is another step toward a vibrant community and will be a tremendous opportunity. It is a sport for the ageless. Councilwoman Feierabend added that we need to look at more greenway. Vice Mayor Turner motioned to approve and Counci lwoman Powers seconded. There was no further discussion and Resolution 22-55 passed unan imously by roll call vote. CONSENT AGENDA: City Manager Sorah presented the Consent Agenda to Council. Councilwoman Feierabend motioned to approve and Vice Mayor Turner seconded. T he following items were approved by unanimous Council roll call vote:  City Council Meeting Jul y 12, 2022 Page 9 of 12 • Minutes June 7, 2022 C ity Council Meeting • Minutes June 28 , 2022 Called City Counci l Meeting • Mi nutes June 28, 2022 City Council Work Session • Resolution 22-56 A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Abuse Alternatives, Inc., for Funding Support • Resolution 22-57 A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Believe In Bristol, Inc., for Funding Support • Resolution 22-58 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with the Birthplace of Country Music, Inc., for the Operation and Support of the Bristol Country Music Museum • Resolution 22-59 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with the Boone Lake Association in Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-60 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with the Bristol Chamber of Commerce for Program Support in Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-61 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with the Bristol Regional Speech and Hearing Center for Funding Support in Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-62 A Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Agreement w ith the Bristol Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation fo r Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-63 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with Famil y Promise of Bristol • Resolution 22-64 A Resolution Authori zing an Appropriation Agreement with the Paramount Foundation, Inc. (Paramount Center for the Arts) • Reso lution 22-65 A Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Agreement with the Sulli van County Family Justice Center (Branch House) • Resolution 22-66 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee • Resolution 22-67 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with Theatre Bristol  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 10 of 12 • Resolution 22-68 A Resolution Authorizing Payment in Support of the United Way of Bristol TNN A in Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-69 A Reso lution Authorizing Payment in Support of the YMCA of Bristo l TNN A in Fiscal 2023 • Resolution 22-70 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Turnout Gear for Fire Personnel • Resol ution 22-71 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Delivered Stone and Sand • Resolution 22-72 A Reso lution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Stone and Sand on a Picked-Up Basis • Resolution 22-73 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of In-Place Asphalt • Resolution 22-74 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Bulk Asphalt Products • Reso lution 22-75 A Resolution Award ing a Bid for the Purchase of Bu lk Concrete Products • Resolution 22-76 A Resolution Awarding Bid for the Purchase of Roll-Out Refuse Containers • Resolution 22-77 A Resolution Awarding Bids for the Purchase of Bulk Water and Sewer Supplies • Resolution 22-78 A Resolution Awarding Bid for the Purchase of Automated Side Loader Refuse Co llection Vehicle • Resolution 22-79 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Field Reporting Software Support • Resolution 22-80 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Software Support for the Financial Software System • Resolution 22-81 A Resolution Awarding Proposal for Mowing Maintenance and Litter Removal • Resolution 22-82 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for Resurfacing Ida Stone Tennis Court • Reso lution 22-83 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into Professional Services Agreement for Designi ng New Pickleball Park  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 11 of 12 • Resolution 22-84 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into Professional Services Agreement for Conceptual Plans for an Active Recreational Area • Resolution 22-85 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into Professional Services Agreement for DeFriece Park • Resolution 22-86 A Resolution Authorizing a Standard Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect to Prepare Plans for Slater Community Center Renovation • Resolution 22-87 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into Professional Services Agreement for Expansion of Lakeside Trail at Steele Creek Park • Resolution 22-88 A Resolution Authorizing a Standard Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for City Hall Annex Roof Replacement • Resolution 22-89 A Resolution Authorizing Payment to Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP for Legal Fees • Resolution 22-90 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Police Training Simulator • Resolution 22-91 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Road Barrier System • Resolution 22-92 A Resolution Awardi ng a Bid for the Purchase of Portable X-Ray Units for the Police Hazardous Devices Unit • Resolution 22-93 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Taser Sets for the Police Department • Resolution 22-94 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Greens Mower for the Steele Creek Golf Course CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: City Manager Sorah reminded Council of the Sullivan NETWORKS Partnersh ip important meeting tomorrow morning with regionalism and the HUB organization considered on the agenda. There is a called lndustrial Development Board meeting on Thursday, July 14th at 3:30 P.M. in the annex to hear a report from Randall Gross regarding market research on commercial and residential development in Bristol. July 19th is the work session and the first agenda item is Project Spirit, a very exciting project that will be presented to Council for formal action on the August agenda. There was discussion as to when the new starting time for the work session would begin and Council decided the 5:00 P.M. starting time would commence in August. He introduced Dave Wilson, the new Director of Operations, who wi ll oversee the departments of Public Services, Util ity Services, and Engineering Services and he gave some background information on Mr. Wilson.  City Council Meeting July 12, 2022 Page 12 of 12 CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS: Mayor Luttrell acknowledged several people in attendance and thanked them for their participation. Vice Mayor Turner is pleased there are so many good things going on in the community and he thinks it will only get better. Councilwoman Powers is excited about the announcements coming, the new school year, the work continuing work downtown by Believe In Bristol, and the upcoming BCM Rhythm and Roots Festival. All of the City departments are outstanding and she welcomed Dave Wilson. Councilwoman Feierabend asked if there would be a children ' s day this year at Rhythm and Roots. Co uncilwoman Powers was unsure, but will find out. Council woman Feierabend explained that Council meetings are a priority, but occasionally members have to miss a meeting and she wil l not be able to attend the August business meeting. Sometime in the future she would like the State of Tennessee to allow full virtual participation by Council at times when it is not possible to attend in person due to extenuating circumstances, including illness, as long as a majority are in attendance. She is excited at the potential of a health department being avai lable in Bristol, Tennessee. She reiterated she feels there is a need to have a growth study that includes capacity in different areas. Where do we need to look? How do we prepare for future growth? People are moving here from other states and we have a lot to offer. Our schools need to be prepared for growth as well. She acknowledged the loss of Dr. W.A. Johnson, a pillar of the community. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:3 1 P.M. ~t, '/))ll.4,.~ Mary Lee Williams, City Recorder