City Council
Regular MeetingBristol, TN · July 9, 2024
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 9,2024
CALL TO ORDER:
The City of Bristol, Tennessee City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Vince Turner on
Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in the Slater Center Auditorium.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Vince Turner, Vice Mayor Mark Hutton, Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend,
Councilman Mahlon Luttrell, and Councilwoman Lea Powers.
Others Present: City Manager Kelli Bourgeois, City Attorney Danielle Smith, City Recorder Mary Lee
Williams, Director of Community Relations Jon Luttrell, Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Mains, IT
Manager Greg Cross, Fire Chief Mike Carrier, Director of Community Engagement and Events Terry
Napier, Director of Public Services Wes Ritchie, Director of General Services Russell Whitaker, Director
of Community Development and Planning Cherith Young, Director of Utility Services Mark Quickel, Police
Chief Matt Austin, Economic Development Specialist Matt Garland, and other members of City staff.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Vice Mayor Mark Flutton gave the invocation and Councilwoman Lea Powers led the pledge of allegiance.
AGENDA ADDITIONS AND / OR CHANGES: None
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Parks and Recreation Month - Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend presented a proclamation
designating July as Parks and Recreation Month. Mr. Doug Harmon, Chair of the Parks and Recreation
Commission, was in attendance to accept the proclamation.
PRESENTATIONS: None
BOARD OF EDUCATION LIAISON REPORT:
Ms. Jennifer Henson, School Board Secretary, presented the report. Summer school was great this year
with approximately 400 students attending daily. The high school students focused on credit recovery.
The elementary and middle schools incorporated language arts, math, related arts, physical activity, and
acceleration in either intervention or enrichment opportunities depending on the need. No students
were retained due to the third-grade law. Several students met adequate growth targets during summer
camp. Students in K-8^^ grades participated in Stan Tucker's reading challenge, and she gave some details
on that program. The Bristol Tennessee Police Department visited the elementary and middle school
sites and shared information on the drone unit and how it supports their work. In addition, students
learned about the educational requirements if someone is interested in this career path. The middle
Agenda
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 9, 2024
7:00 PM
Wyatt Auditorium - Slater Center
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
4. Agenda Additions
5. Proclamations and Recognitions
■ Proclamation – Parks and Recreation Month
6. Presentations
None
7. Board of Education Liaison Report
8. Public Hearings
■ Resolution 24-64 A Resolution Establishing The Hideaway at Fox Meadows
Residential Infrastructure Development District
9. Appearance of Citizens
10. Appointments
■ Better Property Board
■ Parks and Recreation Commission
■ Planning Commission
■ Power Board
■ Tree Board
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11. Ordinances and Resolutions
A. First Reading of New Ordinances
■ Ordinance 24-10 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 7 (Flood Plain Districts) of
the Zoning Ordinance to Adopt Updated Flood Insurance
Rate Maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency
B. Adoption of Ordinances (Second Reading)
■ Ordinance 24-7 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 7 (Flood Plain Districts) of
the Zoning Ordinance to Adopt Updated Flood Insurance
Rate Maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency
C. Resolutions
■ Resolution 24-64 A Resolution Establishing The Hideaway at Fox Meadows
Residential Infrastructure Development District
■ Resolution 24-65 A Resolution Approving a Second Amendment to the City of
Bristol Redevelopment Plan Extending the Term of the
Volunteer Parkway South Redevelopment District (Hudson
Terrace Project)
12. Consent Agenda
■ Minutes June 4, 2024 City Council Meeting
■ Minutes June 11, 2024 City Council Called Meeting
■ Minutes June 25, 2024 City Council Work Session
■ Resolution 24-66 A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Abuse
Alternatives, Inc., for Funding Support
■ Resolution 24-67 A Resolution Approving an Agreement with Believe In
Bristol, Inc., for Funding Support
■ Resolution 24-68 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
the Birthplace of Country Music, Inc., for Funding Support
■ Resolution 24-69 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
the Bristol Chamber of Commerce for Program Support in
Fiscal 2025
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■ Resolution 24-70 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
the Bristol Regional Speech and Hearing Center for Funding
Support in Fiscal 2025
■ Resolution 24-71 A Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Agreement with
Bristol Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation (Explore
Bristol) in Fiscal 2025
■ Resolution 24-72 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
Family Promise of Bristol
■ Resolution 24-73 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
the Paramount Foundation, Inc. (Paramount Center for the
Arts)
■ Resolution 24-74 A Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Agreement with the
Sullivan County Family Justice Center (Branch House)
■ Resolution 24-75 A Resolution Authorizing an Appropriation Agreement with
Theatre Bristol
■ Resolution 24-76 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Highway
Paint and Pavement Marking Application
■ Resolution 24-77 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of Stone and
Sand (Delivered / Picked-Up)
■ Resolution 24-78 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Purchase of In-Place
Asphalt
■ Resolution 24-79 A Resolution Awarding Bid for the Purchase of Bulk Asphalt
Products
■ Resolution 24-80 A Resolution Awarding Bid for the Purchase of Bulk Concrete
Products
■ Resolution 24-81 A Resolution Awarding Bids for the Purchase of Bulk Water
and Sewer Supplies
■ Resolution 24-82 A Resolution Awarding a Bid for Sidewalk Replacement
■ Resolution 24-83 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Software Support
for the Tyler Technologies System (Incode & Munis)
■ Resolution 24-84 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Software Support
for the Local Government Corporation System
(NextGen/Zortec)
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■ Resolution 24-85 A Resolution Approving an Interlocal Cooperation
Agreement with the Emergency Communications District of
the City of Bristol, Tennessee
■ Resolution 24-86 A Resolution Awarding Bid for CDBG Housing Rehabilitation
Specialist
■ Resolution 24-87 A Resolution Authorizing Submittal of Application for Federal
Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants
(5339) for Transit Capital Assistance
■ Resolution 24-88 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of GMC Terrain Under
State Contract for General Services
■ Resolution 24-89 A Resolution Awarding Bid for Purchase of Ford Bronco for
Economic Development
■ Resolution 24-90 A Resolution Awarding Bid for Purchase of Dodge Durango
for Fire Department Administration
■ Resolution 24-91 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of a Fire Engine Through
Sourcewell, a Cooperative Purchasing Association
■ Resolution 24-92 A Resolution Awarding the Purchase of a Utility Task Vehicle
for the Fire Department
■ Resolution 24-93 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus Cylinders Through Sourcewell, a
Cooperative Purchasing Association
■ Resolution 24-94 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Tablets for the Fire
Department Through OMNIA Partners, a Cooperative
Purchasing Association
■ Resolution 24-95 A Resolution Authorizing Submittal of Connected
Community Facilities Grant Application
■ Resolution 24-96 A Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Use of Public
Property by Tennessee Hills Distillery for the Service of
Complimentary Samples of Alcoholic Beverages (Hoppy
Possum)
■ Resolution 24-97 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Police Vehicles under
State Contract
■ Resolution 24-98 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Police Vehicle
Equipment Under the State Contract
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■ Resolution 24-99 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Radar Equipment for
the Police Department Under the State Contract
■ Resolution 24-100 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Tasers for the Police
Department
■ Resolution 24-101 A Resolution Authorizing Purchase of In-Car Video Systems
with Body Cameras
■ Resolution 24-102 A Resolution Authorizing Annual Purchases of Multiple Items
from Vendors Throughout the Fiscal Year
■ Resolution 24-103 A Resolution Awarding Bid for High Density Mineral Bond
Paving Preservation
■ Resolution 24-104 A Resolution Authorizing the City of Bristol, Tennessee to
Join the State of Tennessee and Other Local Governments in
Amending the Tennessee State-Subdivision Opioid
Abatement Agreement and Approving the Related
Settlement Agreement
■ Resolution 24-105 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into a Memorandum of
Understanding and an Addendum to Same Between the
Bristol Tennessee City School System and The City of Bristol,
Tennessee for the School Resource Officer Program (Fiscal
Year 2025)
■ Resolution 24-106 A Resolution Authorizing the City to Enter Into a Safe Streets
for All Grant Agreement and Local Match Cost Sharing
Agreement
■ Resolution 24-107 A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Application
for a Multimodal Access Grant Funding Weaver Pike
Sidewalk Improvements
■ Resolution 24-108 A Resolution Authorizing the Emergency Replacement of
HVAC Units at Slater Center
■ Resolution 24-109 A Resolution Approving the Sale of a Tract of Real Property
Owned by the City of Bristol for the Benefit of BTES to TVA,
Along with the Conveyance of Related Easements (SR 394
Substation)
■ Resolution 24-110 A Resolution Authorizing Renewal of a Lease Agreement for
a Parking Lot on 6th Street
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■ Resolution 24-111 A Resolution Authorizing Payment to Troutman Pepper
Hamilton Sanders LLP for Legal Fees
13. City Manager’s Report
14. City Council Comments
15. Adjournment
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