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Last saved on 04/06/2021 4:36 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA 6:00 PM I. Call to Order by Chairman Henderson. II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Chairman Henderson). III. Special Presentation. Proclamation “Second Chance Month” By Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod and Chairman Chip Henderson IV. Minute Approval. V. Ordinances – Final Reading: PLANNING a. 2020-0027 Paces Ferry Builders (R-1 Residential Zone and R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located in the 7000 block of Shallowford Road and 2301 Rivendell Lane, for R-1 Residential Zone and R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone for the entire site, subject to certain conditions. (District 4) (Alternate Version #2) PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Public Works b. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, by adding a new Section 31-324.3, Vegetative Planting Requirements when Steep Slopes are Disturbed, a new Section 31-324.4, Steep Slope Vegetation Policy and Planting Requirements, and a new Section 31-324.5, Incentives for Preservation of Existing Trees. (Sponsored by Councilpersons Ledford and Mitchell) (Alternate Version #4) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 2 c. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, Article VIII, Division 8, Section 31-365, Hearing Procedure; Judicial Review, to provide the authority for the Stormwater Regulations Board to Prohibit the Issuance of Additional Land Disturbance Permits after notice and hearing by the Stormwater Regulations Board when civil penalties are not paid to the City of Chattanooga. (Sponsored by Chairman Henderson and Councilman Mitchell) VI. Ordinances – First Reading: PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Transportation a. MR-2021-0025 Darian Paris (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of the alley in the 1300 block of Spears Avenue, as detailed on the attached map. (District 1) (Recommended for denial by Transportation) b. MR-2021-0038 South Broad, LLC (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning an unopened alley in the 200 block of West 25th Street, as detailed on the attached map. (District 7) (Recommended for denial by Transportation) c. MR-2021-0047 Southern Spears Properties/Agent for Acme Brick Company (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning multiple rights-of-way, the 4700-4800 block of an unnamed alley, 200 block of Chestnut Street, and 4700-4800 blocks of Highland Avenue, as detailed on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Transportation) PURCHASING d. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 2, Section 2-554, Competitive Sealed Proposals. (Sponsored by Councilpersons Berz, Smith, and Ledford) VII. Resolutions: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT a. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and Community Development to renew the Independent Contractor Services Standard Form Agreement with CBRE, Inc. for real estate services for one (1) year, with the option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year term. Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 3 HUMAN RESOURCES b. A resolution authorizing the Chief Human Resources Officer to renew an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to provide health plan administration services to active and retired employees at the approximate cost of $1,270,000.00 per year for the final renewal option beginning July 1, 2021. c. A resolution authorizing the Chief Human Resources Officer to amend blanket Purchase Order No. 545788 so as to extend contract with Outsource Staffing, LLC, for temporary employment services for eight (8) months from October 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021. d. A resolution authorizing the Chief Human Resources Officer to enter into an agreement with Russ Blakely and Associates, LLC, for benefit advisory and open enrollment services, and to serve as the Agent of Record for all benefit options at no cost for a three (3) year term, with two (2) one (1) year renewal options beginning July 1, 2021. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY e. A resolution authorizing a spend limit increase for the existing blanket contract with AST for OMCS Hosting and Managed Services (Purchase Order No. 537480) to cover services for the remainder of current Fiscal Year June 30, 2021, for contract amount of $3,344,509.62, for an increase of $85,000.00, for a total contract amount of $3,429,509.62. PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Public Works f. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. W-19-014-201, Lupton Drive Chronic Overflow Elimination Project, to Talley Construction Inc., of Rossville, GA, for a contract amount of $1,482,559.80, with a contingency amount of $150,000.00, for an amount not to exceed $1,632,559.80. (District 2) g. A resolution authorizing the recommendation of the Administrator for the Department of Public Works for the street name change of the unopened 700 block of Chestnut Lane to the 700 block of Middleton Lane in the Northshore Heights Subdivision.. (District 2) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 4 h. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to execute all necessary documents under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program relative to storm damage from the February 6, 2019, storms at or near Arbor Creek Way, authorizing an increase of the City's twenty-five (25%) percent share from an amount of $300,000.00 to $352,000.00. (District 3) VIII. Purchases. IX. Committee Reports. X. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council. XI. Adjournment. Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 5 TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 6:00 PM 1. Call to Order by Chairman Henderson. 2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Mitchell). 3. Special Presentation. 4. Minute Approval. Order of Business for City Council 5. Ordinances - Final Reading: PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Transportation a. MR-2021-0025 Darian Paris (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of the alley in the 1300 block of Spears Avenue, as detailed on the attached map. (District 1) (Recommended for denial by Transportation) b. MR-2021-0038 South Broad, LLC (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning an unopened alley in the 200 block of West 25th Street, as detailed on the attached map. (District 7) (Recommended for denial by Transportation) c. MR-2021-0047 Southern Spears Properties/Agent for Acme Brick Company (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning multiple rights-of-way, the 4700-4800 block of an unnamed alley, 200 block of Chestnut Street, and 4700-4800 blocks of Highland Avenue, as detailed on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Transportation) PURCHASING d. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 2, Section 2-554, Competitive Sealed Proposals. (Sponsored by Councilpersons Berz, Smith, and Ledford) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 6 6. Ordinances - First Reading: PLANNING a. 2021-0046 John R. Coffelt (RT-1 Residential Townhouse Zone to R-1 Residential Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located in the 600 block of West View Road, from RT-1 Residential Townhouse Zone to R-1 Residential Zone. (District 1) (Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff) b. 2021-0030 Benjamin Phillips (R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3698 and 3710 Faith Road, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by Planning) 2021-0030 Benjamin Phillips (R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3698 and 3710 Faith Road, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (Staff Version) 2021-0030 Benjamin Phillips (R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3698 and 3710 Faith Road, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone. (Applicant Version) c. 2021-0039 Ingram, Gore & Associates (R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4200 Willard Lane, from R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by Planning) 2021-0039 Ingram, Gore & Associates (R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4200 Willard Lane, from R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone, subject to certain conditions. (Staff Version) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 7 2021-0039 Ingram, Gore & Associates (R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4200 Willard Lane, from R-3MD Moderate Density Zone and R-4 Special Zone to R-3 Residential Zone. (Applicant Version) d. 2021-0023 John Cunningham (R-1 Residential Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone part of a property located in the 6100 block of Highway 58, from R-1 Residential Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 6) (Recommended for approval by Planning and denial by Staff) 2021-0023 John Cunningham (R-1 Residential Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone part of a property located in the 6100 block of Highway 58, from R-1 Residential Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone. (Applicant Version) e. 2021-0037 South Broad, LLC (R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 2500 Cowart Street, in the 2500 block of Williams Street, and in the 200 block of West 26th Street, from R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff) 2021-0037 South Broad, LLC (R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 2500 Cowart Street, in the 2500 block of Williams Street, and in the 200 block of West 26th Street, from R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone. (Applicant Version) f. 2021-0027 Keither Perry (R-1 Residential Zone to R-2 Residential Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 2203 Milne Street, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-2 Residential Zone. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff) g. 2021-0040 Tuba Warden (R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 2218 Bailey Avenue, from R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 9) (Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 8 2021-0040 Tuba Warden (R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 2218 Bailey Avenue, from R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone. (Applicant Version) PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Public Works h. MR-2020-0115 Maynardville Pike Car Wash, LLC ℅ John Wise (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning an unopened sewer easement located in the 300 block of Tremont Street, as detailed on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Public Works) 7. Resolutions: ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT a. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and Community Development to enter into an agreement with Chat-TN, LLC (The Chatt Inn), for non-congregate COVID-19 related housing for up to one hundred (100) households currently experiencing homelessness, for a ninety (90) day period beginning April 13, 2021, and ending July 12, 2021, with an option to extend the agreement, if funds are not expended, for an additional ninety (90) day period, for a FEMA reimbursable amount not to exceed $341,250.00. (Revised) b. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and Community Development to enter into an agreement with Security Engineers, Inc. (SEI), for non-congregate COVID-19 related security services at The Chatt Inn for up to one hundred (100) households currently experiencing homelessness, for a ninety (90) day period beginning April 13, 2021, and ending July 12, 2021, with an option to extend the agreement, if funds are not expended, for an additional ninety (90) day period, for a FEMA reimbursable amount not to exceed $62,100.00. (Revised) c. A resolution waiving the fee for use of Ross’s Landing, estimated at $26,000.00, by Friends of the Festival, Riverfront Nights (Free Community Summer Music Series), beginning on Saturday, June 5, 2021, and each Saturday through August 28, 2021. (Sponsored by Councilman Oglesby) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 9 LEGAL d. A resolution authorizing the City Attorney to obtain an interpretation from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on certain provisions of the Court Order in Brown v. City of Chattanooga, CIV-1-87-388, on the residency requirements for sworn emergency personnel and to draft suggested language revisions to the City Charter at Section 3.1.1 which could be placed on the ballot for a Charter Referendum if it is not contrary to the January 18, 1990, Court Order in Brown v. City of Chattanooga at this time. (Sponsored by Chairman Henderson and Councilman Ledford) MAYOR’S OFFICE e. A resolution for the City of Chattanooga to apply for, and if awarded, accept a grant award for up to $4 million from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health for the funding opportunity Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19. (Added with permission of Chairman Henderson) PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION Public Works f. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to enter into a Public Private Partnerships (P3) with WaterWays, a local non-profit, for a stream restoration project on Mountain Creek south of Morrison Springs Road, with the City’s contribution for in-kind services for payment of the design portion of the project and the FEMA flood study through an existing blanket contract, for a total project cost of $54,850.00. (District 1) g. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. W-16-022-201, MBWWTP Equalization Basin and Blower Replacement Improvements Project, a Non-Consent Decree Project, to J. Cumby Construction, Inc., of Cookeville, TN, for a contract amount of $27,685,500.00, with a contingency amount of $1,384,500.00, for an amount not to exceed $29,070,000.00. (District 1) h. A resolution authorizing payment to Hamilton County GIS relative to Addressing Services for Fiscal Year 2022, according to the Addressing Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County dated May 19, 2006, for an amount not to exceed $68,348.00. Revised Agenda for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Page 10 i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to enter into an Inter-Local Agreement Memorandum of Understanding with Hamilton County for the 2021 Aerial Photography Update of the Planimetric GIS Base Map Dataset, to provide for updated GIS and engineering building footprints, impervious surfaces, and other base mapping data, for a cost not to exceed $133,000.00. j. A resolution accepting the qualifications for the On-Call Blanket contracts for the Geo-Environmental Consulting and Construction Materials Testing Services, Contract No. E-21-002-301, for a one (1) year blanket contract(s) with three (3) additional one (1) year renewable options with the following seven (7) consultant firms: (1) GeoServices, LLC; (2) Geosyntec Consultants; (3) K.S. Ware and Associates, LLC; (4) S&ME, Inc.; (5) Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; (6) Terracon Consultants, Inc.; and (7) Thompson Engineering, Inc.; based upon the three (3) services categories of geotechnical, construction materials testing, and environmental services that each consultant has qualified, for an annual amount of $500,000.00, to be used by all departments. Transportation k. A resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Department of Transportation to erect commemorative secondary street name signs on Bliss Avenue from Latta Street to Crutchfield Street designating said portions of Bliss Avenue as “Bishop James M. Scott, Sr. Avenue”. (District 8) 8. Purchases. 9. Committee Reports. 10. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council. 11. Adjournment.  April 6, 2021 Council Meeting Recommended New Purchases Council approval is recommended to award contracts for the following new purchases: BIDS BIDS ANNUAL COST DOCUMENTATION DEPARTMENT ITEM DESCRIPTION REQUESTED RETURNED LOWEST/BEST BIDDER ESTIMATE FUND NAME SUMMARY LINK Purchase of one (1) 826K LF Compactor Public Works- Stowers Cat Chattanooga for the Birchwood Landfill. This purchase Compactor for Birchwood Landfill - - $937,012.08 Soild Waste Capital R209206 Administration 4066 South Access Road is using the Sourcewell Contract Number Chattanooga, TN 37406 062320. MB of Murfreesboro Nissan LLC Purchase of one (1) Nissan Maxima. This Chattanooga Police Investigation Vehicle - - PO Box 10968 $28,950.00 Special Program Fund purchase is using State of Tennessee R209519 Department Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Contract No. SW209-64462. New Blanket Contracts for Air/Vacuum Relief Valve Services. Contract is for twelve (12) months with the option to Waste Resources Keefe Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. renew for two (2) additional twelve (12) Division, Public Air/Vacuum Relief Valve Services 5 3 1820 E. 23rd. Street $200,000.00 Interceptor Sewer Operations month terms. The award will go to Keefe R208239 Works Chattanooga, TN 37404 Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., as the best bid meeting specifications for the City of Chattanooga. Purchase of six (6) Traffic Cabinets to replace/upgrade currentt cabinets throughout the City of Chattanooga's Chattanooga Temple, Inc. intersections. The replacement cabinets Department of Traffic Cabinet Replacement - - P. O. Box 2066 $78,768 Capital will be consistant with the other 85% of R209611 Transportation Decatur, AL 35602 the traffic cabinets currently being used at various intersections. The standardization of the internal structure of the cabinets helps in the troubleshooting process of the cabinet and or intersection. Sole Source Vendor Respectfully submitted, Vickie Haley, Interim Director of Purchasing