City Council
Regular MeetingBristol, TN · October 7, 2025
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 7, 2025
CALL TO ORDER:-
The City of Bristol, Tennessee City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Vince Turner on
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in the Slater Center Auditorium.
OATH OF OFFICE:
As the newly appointed City Council member, Matthew Slagle took the oath of office as administered by
City Recorder Mary Lee Williams. Councilman Slagle, who is from the East Councilmanic District, was
selected by Council on September 30, 202S from a group of eleven applicants to fill the vacancy that
occurred when Mark Hutton resigned early In September.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Vince Turner, Vice Mayor Lea Powers, Councilwoman Rae Akard, Councilwoman
Margaret Feierabend, and Councilman Matt Slagle.
Others Present: City Manager Kelli Bourgeois, City Attorney Danielle Smith, City Recorder Mary Lee
Williams, Director of Community Development and Planning Cherith Young, Economic Development
Specialist Bretta Morenings, Fire Chief Mike Carrier, Director of Community Relations Jon Luttrell,
Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Mains, Director of Finance Hollie Verran, Digital Media and
Communications Manager Anne Dunham, IT Network Technician Nick Fugate, and other members of
City staff.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Fire Chief Mike Carrier gave the invocation, and Vice Mayor Lea Powers led the pledge of allegiance.
AGENDA ADDITIONS AND / OR CHANGES: None
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Bristol Motor Speedway - Mayor Turner presented a proclamation in appreciation of the Bristol Motor
Speedway (BMS). Adam Rust, Vice President of Events and Operations at BMS was present to accept
the proclamation. Mr. Rust thanked the City for the honor and their support, stating big events take big
effort of which the City has no shortage. BMS is only as good as the community. They are blessed to be
a part of this community where everyone is pulling in the same direction for the greater good.
Teen Driving Safety Week - Councilman Slagle presented a proclamation designating October 19-2S,
202S as Teen Driving Safety Week. Samuel Jones, Senior Program Coordinator, and Katie Sapikas,
Executive Director for the Appalachian Promise Alliance, were in attendance to receive the proclamation.
Agenda
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 7, 2025
6:00 PM
Wyatt Auditorium - Slater Center
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Oath of Office
3. Roll Call
4. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
5. Agenda Additions
6. Proclamations and Recognitions
■ Proclamation – Bristol Motor Speedway
■ Proclamation – Teen Driving Safety Week
■ Proclamation – National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
■ Proclamation – Nature Center Accreditation
■ Proclamation – Fire Prevention Week
■ Recognition – Government Finance Officers Association Award
■ Recognition – Video Awards
7. Presentations
None
8. Board of Education Liaison Report
9. Public Hearings
■ Ordinance 25-20 An Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the
Establishment of Data Centers
■ A Public Hearing on the Annexation of Territory into the City of Bristol by Owner
Consent (140 Sweet Knobs Trail)
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■ A Public Hearing on the Plan of Services for the Annexation of Territory into the City
of Bristol by Owner Consent (140 Sweet Knobs Trail)
10. Appearance of Citizens
11. Appointments
■ Board of Zoning Appeals
■ Library Board
12. Ordinances and Resolutions
A. Resolutions
■ Resolution 25-162 A Resolution to Annex Certain Territory upon Written Consent
of the Owner, to Incorporate the Same within the Boundaries
of the City of Bristol, Tennessee, and to Approve the Plan of
Services for Such Territory (Shawn Hunt – 140 Sweet Knobs
Trail)
■ Resolution 25-163 A Resolution Authorizing the City to Enter into an Agreement
with Frontier Health for the Provision of Social Work Services
■ Resolution 25-164 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into a Memorandum of
Understanding with Bristol, Virginia for Downtown Cameras
B. First Reading of New Ordinances
■ Ordinance 25-22 An Ordinance to Designate the Zoning of Property Newly
Annexed Into the City of Bristol, Tennessee as R-1A (Low
Density Single-Family Residential) (Sweet Knobs Trail – Shawn
Hunt Property)
■ Ordinance 25-23 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance 25-15 (An Ordinance to
Adopt the Annual Budget and Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year
Beginning July 1, 2025 and Ending June 30, 2026) by Changing
the Previously Established Tax Rate
C. Adoption of Ordinances (Second Reading)
■ Ordinance 25-20 An Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the
Establishment of Data Centers
■ Ordinance 25-21 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 38 (Health and Sanitation),
Section 38-2 (Operation of Junkyards) of the City’s Code of
Ordinances
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12. Consent Agenda
■ Minutes September 9, 2025 City Council Meeting
■ Minutes September 30, 2025 City Council Work Session
■ Minutes September 30, 2025 City Council Special Called Meeting
■ Resolution 25-165 A Resolution Authorizing Acceptance Tennessee Highway
Safety Grant
■ Resolution 25-166 A Resolution Authorizing Payment to Esri, Inc. for Software
Support for GIS
■ Resolution 25-167 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Distribute
Employee Appreciation Gifts
■ Resolution 25-168 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Ammunition for the
Police Department Under State Contract
■ Resolution 25-169 A Resolution Rescinding Resolution 25-119 and Authorizing
the Purchase of In-Car Video Systems and Body Cameras from
Axon Enterprise, Inc. Under State Contract
■ Resolution 25-170 A Resolution Authorizing Entry into a Memorandum of
Understanding Between the Bristol Tennessee City School
System and The City of Bristol, Tennessee for the School
Resource Officer Program (Fiscal Year 2026)
■ Resolution 25-171 A Resolution Adopting the 2025 Sullivan County Hazard
Mitigation Plan
■ Resolution 25-172 A Resolution Rescinding Resolution 25-67 and Awarding
Repairs for Solid Waste Unit 404 to MHC Kenworth
■ Resolution 25-173 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Demographics
Software From Placer.AI
■ Resolution 25-174 A Resolution Rescinding Resolution 25-110 and Authorizing
the Purchase of Panasonic Toughbook Computers and
Mounting Hardware Through Omnia Cooperative Purchasing
Contract
13. City Manager’s Report
14. City Council Comments
15. Adjournment
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