City Council
Regular MeetingChattanooga, TN · August 15, 2023
Agenda
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023
CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA
6:00 PM
I. Call to Order by Chair Dotley.
II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Noel).
III. Special Presentation.
IV. Minute Approval.
Order of Business for City Council
V. Ordinances – Final Reading:
LEGAL
a. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 2, Section 2-303(22)
and 2-311(1), relative to the General Pension Plan.
PLANNING
b. 2021-0213 PBD Development, GP, Gunbarrel Partners, Chattanooga Hotel Properties
Investment, LLC, and Napier Associates (Lift Conditions). An ordinance to amend
Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to Lift
Conditions of #11B and #11C from Ordinance No. 13110 of previous Case No.
2016-0060, from the properties located in the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Elam Lane,
and the 2300 through 2500 blocks of Gunbarrel Road, 2321 Lifestyle Way, and 7344
McCutcheon Road, subject to certain conditions. (District 4) (Alternate Version)
c. 2023-0083 Collier Construction (R-1 Residential Zone and 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 property located at 73
Shallowford Road and two (2) unaddressed properties in the 200 block of Obey
Street, from R-1 Residential Zone and R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General
Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 9) (Recommended for
approval by Planning Commission) (Deferred from 07-11-2023) (Planning
Version #2)
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VI. Ordinances – First Reading:
PLANNING
a. 2023-0075 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (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
properties located at 1111 North Hawthorne Street and an unaddressed property in the
1100 block of North Hawthorne Street, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District
8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred
from 07-11-2023, 07-25-2023 & 08-08-2023)
2023-0075 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (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
properties located at 1111 North Hawthorne Street and an unaddressed property in the
1100 block of North Hawthorne Street, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone. (Applicant Version)
VII. Resolutions:
MAYOR’S OFFICE
a. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Toccora Johnson-Petersen
to the Head Start Governing Board, for a term beginning on August 24, 2023, and
ending on August 23, 2025.
b. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Joyce Jackson to the Head
Start Governing Board, for a term beginning on August 24, 2023, and ending on
August 23, 2025.
PUBLIC WORKS
c. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
apply for, and if awarded, accept a Competitive American Rescue Plan Resource
Protection Grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
(TDEC) to address in-stream sediment pollution rates in the Mountain Creek
watershed through three (3) stream restoration projects, in the amount of
$1,785,000.00, and authorizing the City’s seventeen (17%) percent match of
$300,000.00, for a total project cost of $2,085,000.00. (District 1) (Revised)
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d. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Design and Construction
Management Fee Agreement with The Sports Authority of the County of Hamilton
and the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Chattanooga Professional Baseball, LLC;
and Perimeter Properties, LLC relating to the payment of architect fees for design
services and construction manager at risk fees for pre-construction, construction
management services, and early procurement construction packages for the proposed
stadium in the South Broad District Ballpark for up to $3.3 million total, to be equally
shared among the City of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Professional Baseball, LLC, and
Perimeter Properties, LLC; and authorizing the City’s share of $1.1 million with such
funds to be reimbursed from bond proceeds from bonds to be issued by the Sports
Authority. (District 7)
e. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
award the professional services for continuing environmental consulting services for
asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, and other environmental assessments, On-Call
blanket Contract No. E-23-014-301, with the following ten (10) consultant firms: (1)
Alternative Actions, Inc.; (2) Athena Engineering and Environmental, LLC; (3) ECS
Southeast, LLP; (4) Ensafe, Inc.; (5) Frost Environmental Services, LLC; (6)
GeoServices; (7) Jah Environmental Safety and Health, LLC; (8) Labella Associates,
DPC; (9) Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and (10) Terracon Consultants, Inc.,
based upon their qualifications within the identified service categories, for a four (4)
year term, for an annual amount of $5 million for use by all departments.
f. A resolution to amend Resolution No. 30716 to increase the annual amount by $1.5
million due to additional contract utilization, for the On-Call blanket contracts for the
geo-environmental consulting and construction materials testing services, Contract
No. E-21-002-301, 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) service categories of
geotechnical, construction materials testing, and environmental services for each
qualified consultant, for a revised annual amount of $3 million to be used by all
departments.
VIII. Purchases.
IX. Committee Reports.
X. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
XI. Adjournment.
Proposed Agenda for Tuesday, August 22, 2023
SUBJECT TO COUNCIL ACTION
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2023
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA
6:00 PM
1. Call to Order by Chair Dotley.
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Coonrod).
3. Special Presentation.
4. Minute Approval.
Proposed Order of Business for City Council
5. Ordinances - Final Reading:
PLANNING
a. 2023-0075 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (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
properties located at 1111 North Hawthorne Street and an unaddressed property in the
1100 block of North Hawthorne Street, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District
8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred
from 07-11-2023, 07-25-2023 & 08-08-2023)
2023-0075 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (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
properties located at 1111 North Hawthorne Street and an unaddressed property in the
1100 block of North Hawthorne Street, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone. (Applicant Version)
Proposed Agenda for Tuesday, August 22, 2023
SUBJECT TO COUNCIL ACTION
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6. Ordinances - First Reading:
PLANNING
a. 2023-0098 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (R-2 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 5217 Slayton Avenue and an unaddressed property in the 5200
block of Slayton Avenue, from R-2 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential
Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 7)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred
from 08-08-2023)
2023-0098 Tower Construction Company c/o Calvin Ball (R-2 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 5217 Slayton Avenue and an unaddressed property in the 5200
block of Slayton Avenue, from R-2 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential
Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone. (Applicant Version)
b. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning
Ordinance, Sections 38-2, 38-36, 38-432, 38-436, and 38-568, relative to Short-Term
Vacation Rental Certificates. (Alternate Version #2) (Deferred from 08-08-2023)
WASTEWATER
c. MR-2023-0089 LaBella Associates (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and
abandoning a sanitary sewer and easement located in the 2200 block of Gunbarrel
Road, beginning at 125 feet southeast of MH# S149I757, thence northwest 125 feet to
MH# S149I575, thence northeast 50 feet, Tax Map No. 149I-B-001.15, as detailed on
the attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 4) (Recommended for
approval by Wastewater and Planning Commission)
7. Resolutions:
COUNCIL OFFICE
a. A resolution authorizing the City of Chattanooga to allocate $17,810.97 from the
American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the
Chattanooga Zoo for the expansion of the promotion of ethnic diversity in zoos
program to provide year long paid employment opportunities and mentorship to
Chattanooga Area high school students. (District 1)
Proposed Agenda for Tuesday, August 22, 2023
SUBJECT TO COUNCIL ACTION
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b. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Technology
Services to accept an award of $25,000.00 from the American Rescue Plan Act
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the purchase and installation
of enhanced street and pedestrian lighting in areas of District 8 where students and
residents have identified a need for increased safety and security. (District 8)
c. A resolution confirming the appointment of Eric Smith to the Animal Control Board
for District 8, with a term beginning on August 23, 2023, and ending on August 22,
2026. (District 8)
LIBRARY
d. A resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Chattanooga Public Library to
accept $430,500.00 from the State of Tennessee, Office of the Secretary of State,
Tennessee State Library and Archives for providing access to and/or circulating
library materials in a variety of formats, providing special services to children and
young people, to promote general education support services, and targeting materials
to persons having difficulty using a library and to the underserved.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
e. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement with the
University of Tennessee Chattanooga Master of Public Health Program to support the
goals of the City of Chattanooga’s Care Coalition to address health disparities in
Chattanooga through work in health literacy, health data, and continued COVID-19
response, for an amount not to exceed $103,994.00.
PARKS & OUTDOORS
f. A resolution to amend Resolution No. 30906, authorizing the Department of Parks &
Outdoors to enter into an Amended Agreement for the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza and
water feature maintenance with the Tennessee Aquarium, a non-profit agency, for an
increase of $80,625.00, for an annual total amount of $403,125.00.
g. A resolution authorizing the City of Chattanooga to apply for, and if awarded, accept
a Tennessee Tourism Enhancement Round 6 Grant, for the purchase and installation
of lighting for ten (10) tennis courts at Champions Club Tennis Complex, in the
amount of $100,000.00, with a City match in the amount of $100,000.00.
Proposed Agenda for Tuesday, August 22, 2023
SUBJECT TO COUNCIL ACTION
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PUBLIC WORKS
h. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
award Contract No. D-22-006-201, to Wilder Contracting, LLC, of Harrison, TN, for
the Family Justice Center Alterations, in the amount of $87,790.00, with a
contingency in the amount of $7,210.00, for a total amount of $95,000.00. (District
6)
i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
award Contract No. C-21-002-203, to Pillar Construction Group, LLC, of
Chattanooga, TN, CWS Tool Room Bathroom Improvements, in the amount of
$66,955.00, with a contingency in the amount of $6,695.00, for a total amount of
$73,650.00. (District 8)
8. Purchases.
9. Committee Reports.
10. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
11. Adjournment.
August 15, 2023, Council Session 2023, Council Meeting
Recommended New Purchases
Council approval is recommended to award contracts for the following new purchases: Department Feedback for Renewals - Still Being Refined
BIDS BIDS ANNUAL COST DOCUMENTATION Responsivenes Timeliness Accuracy of Quality of
DEPARTMENT ITEM DESCRIPTION REQUESTED RETURNED LOWEST/BEST BIDDER ESTIMATE FUND NAME SUMMARY LINK Other notes s to contact of delivery invoicing goods/services
Requesting a four (4)
Southern Lighting & Traffic year Catalog Purchase
Department of Total Annual
Traffic signals, parts, Systems (SLTS) Agreement (CPA) for
Technology - - Spend NTE General Fund REQ136940 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
and equipment 113 Industrial Park Drive traffic signals, parts and
Services (DTS) $250,000
Cumming, Ga 30040 equipment not to exceed
$250,0000 annually.
Year 1 This is a sole souce -
$1,407,253.50 requesting a new four (4)
Year 2 year blanket agreement
$1,439,141.50 for AST ERP covering
Department of AST Corporation
Year 3 Annual Hosting,
Technology ERP Blanket Renewal - - 1755 Park Street Suite 100 General Fund REQ137494 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
$1,439,791.50 Managed Services,
Services (DTS) Naperville, IL 60563
Year 4 Sympro, ORC/OTL,
$1,441,649.50 EBS/OCI, EBS Yearly
Year 5 Lights On, Benefix. This
$1,434,767.25 is a sole souce purchase.
This is a one (1) time
purchase of one (1)
Peterbilt 520B Cab &
Purchase of one (1) Chassis with Labrie 31
Peterbilt 520B Cab & Cubic Yard Side Load
Chassis with Labrie 31 Labrie Environmental Group Body and two (2) Autocar
Fleet
Cubic Yard Side Load 175-B Rte Marie Victorin ACX64 Cab & Chassis
Management Public Works
Body and two (2) - - Levis, Quebec $1,159,351.02 with Labrie 31 Cubic REQ136987 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Division, Public Capital Projects
Autocar ACX64 Cab & Canada Yard Side Load Body
Works
Chassis with Labrie 31 G7A 2T3 Refuse Trucks for Street
Cubic Yard Side Load Maintenance, Waste
Body Refuse Trucks Division. This purchase
will be utilizing
Sourcewell Contract No.
091219-LEG
New blanket contract for
lime kiln dust. This will
be a four (4) year
agreement not to exceed
Mintek Resources, Inc. Interceptor $550,000 per year. Bids
Wastewater Lime Kiln Dust 5 1 2440 Dayton-Xenia Road Ste D $550,000.00 Sewer were received from one 200522-2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Beavercreek, OH 45434 Operations (1) vendor. The invitation
was re-advertised and
resulted in no additional
bids. The award will go
to Mintek Resources, Inc.
New blanket contract for
Stowers Rentals & Supplies rental equipment. This
4066 S. Access Rd. will be a four (4) year
Knoxville 37914 agreement not to exceed
Interceptor
Rental equipment - Chattanooga, TN 37406 $100,000 per year. The
Wastewater 5 4 $100,000.00 Sewer 200537,1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Citywide and award will go to Stowers
Operations
Herc Rentals, Inc. Rentals & Supplies and
1913 East 24th St. Place Herc Rentals, as the best
Chattanooga, TN 37404 bids for the City of
Chattanooga.
This is a request to
increase the annual
spend $15,000 from
$75,000 to $90,000. This
Iron Mountain Information Increase of
Records and first year had higher than
Office of City Management Inc $15,000 for an
Information - - General Fund anticapated cost due to a PA100311 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Attorney's 6300 Enterprise Park Drive Annual Total of
Management Services large document transfer
Chattanooga, TN 37416 $90,000.00
from the previous vendor
to Iron Mountain in order
to consoldate all City
documents storage.
Request for a 1 year
extension of the blanket
contract for Urban Design
Services, completing
work previously started
and funded through
Chattanooga Design Studio
Regional RPA Fund budget appropriations.
Urban Design Services - - 850 Market St. Suite #206 $125,000.00 Sole Source Form N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Planning Agency Balance This will be a one (1)
Chattanooga, TN 37402
year agreement
extension not to exceed
$125,000. The award will
go to Chattanooga
Design Studio as a sole
source agreement.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Talley, Interim Chief Procurement Officer
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