City Council
Regular MeetingChattanooga, TN · July 22, 2025
Agenda
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TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
3:30 PM
I. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Vice-Chairwoman Noel).
III. Special Presentations.
Fire & Police Pension Report
By Chris Hopkins
IV. Minute Approval.
V. Discussion of Agenda.
❖ Next Week’s Proposed Agenda Items
❖ Purchasing Questions
❖ Future Considerations (3 Week Look Ahead)
VI. Committee or Department Reports:
❖ Legislative Committee
➢ Senior Tax Freeze Program
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
VII. Ordinances – Final Reading:
LEGAL
a. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 10, Section 10-3
relatingtoamendmentstothe2018InternationalBuildingCoderegardingSingleExit
Stairways.
Agenda for Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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PLANNING
b. 2025-0090 Mark Richmond (RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to TRN-2
Transitional Residential Neighborhood Zone). AnordinancetoamendChattanooga
CityCode,PartII,Chapter38,ZoningOrdinance,soastorezonepropertylocatedat
1614 East 17th Street, from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to TRN-2
TransitionalResidentialNeighborhoodZone,subjecttocertainconditions. (District
8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission) (Planning Version
#2)
c. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning
Ordinance, to add the Voluntary Incentives Program.
VIII. Ordinances - First Reading:
LEGAL
a. AnordinancetoamendChattanoogaCityCode,PartII,Chapter7,Section7-107and
Chapter 7, Section 7-145, relative to Urban Chickens. (Version #10)
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
b. MR-2025-0079WendyElliot(Abandonment). Anordinanceclosingandabandoning
the unopened right-of-way in the unit block of Chambliss Street, as shown on the
attached maps. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and Public Works)
c. MR-2025-0092 Kimley-Horn c/o Donna Shepherd (Abandonment). An ordinance
closingandabandoningtheunopenedright-of-waylocatedinthe200blockofW.27th
Street, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 7)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)
d. MR-2025-0095 Clemons Surveying c/o Samuel W. Clemons (Abandonment). An
ordinanceclosingandabandoningtheunopenedright-of-waylocatedinthe600block
of N. Crest Road, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions.
(District 9) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public
Works)
Agenda for Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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PLANNING
e. 2025-0088 Mikhail Livarchuk (I-H Heavy Industrial Zone to TRN-3 Transitional
Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 2105
Randolph Street, fromI-HHeavyIndustrialZonetoTRN-3TransitionalResidential
Neighborhood Zone. (District 9) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 07-08-2025)
IX. Resolutions:
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
a. A resolution authorizing the Family Justice Center to apply for, and if awarded,
accepttheFY25OVWGrantstopreventandrespondtoviolenceagainstchildrenand
foryouthprogramfundingfromtheU.S.DepartmentofJustice,foranamountnotto
exceed $500,000.00; and the funds will pass through for an amount not to exceed
$260,000.00 to Willow Bend Farms, as more fully described herein.
MAYOR’S OFFICE
b. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of ToccoraJohnson-Petersen
to the Head Start Governing Board, for a term beginning on August 24, 2025, and
ending on August 23, 2027.
c. A resolution confirmingMayorKelly’sreappointmentofJoyceJacksontotheHead
Start Governing Board, for a term beginning on August 24, 2025, and ending on
August 23, 2027.
d. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Jeffery McClendon tothe
ChattanoogaHousingAuthority,foratermbeginningonJune1,2025,andendingon
May 31, 2030.
e. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of James Richards to the
Wastewater Regulations and Appeals Board,foratermbeginningonJuly23,2025,
and ending on July 22, 2029.
f. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Mark Harrison to the
Wastewater Regulations and Appeals Board, for a term beginning on January 27,
2025, and ending on January 26, 2029.
g. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Roland McClendon to the
CommunityAdvisoryCommittee:StandiferGap(Region9),foratermbeginningon
July 23, 2025, and ending on July 22, 2028.
Agenda for Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
h. A resolution authorizing the appointment of Chattanooga HousingAuthorityPublic
Safety Officer, specifically Investigator Joseph Goulet as special police officer
(armed) for the Chattanooga Housing Authority, to do special duty as prescribed
herein, subject to certain conditions.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
i. A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works, Solid WasteDivision,to
extendtheOrangeGrovecontracttoSeptember30,2025,withOrangeGrovestaffing
for three (3) refuse and five (5) recycle centers, for a total amount of $200,000.00.
j. A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept the Organics
Management Grant (Composting) Award by the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation (TDEC) for the Solid Waste Division, for the
expansion of recycling service for composting in efforts to reduce waste, with the
City’s matching grant in the amount of $105,000.00, for a total amount of
$210,000.00.
POLICE
k. A resolution authorizing theChiefofPolicetoapplyfor,andifawarded,acceptthe
FY25CommunityPolicingDevelopmentMicroGrantsfromtheOfficeofCommunity
OrientedPolicingServices(COPS),forthegrantperiodofOctober1,2025,through
September 30, 2027, to support overtime expenses for BETAtestingdronesasfirst
responders for law enforcement, in the amount of $174,998.00.
l. A resolution authorizing theChiefofPolicetoapplyfor,andifawarded,acceptthe
FY25SaferOutcomesEnhancingDe-EscalationandCrisisResponseTrainingGrant
from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), to be used for
local training and provide overtime, training, and materials for city officers and
co-responders,foratwo-yeargrantperiodofOctober1,2025,throughSeptember30,
2027, in the amount of $119,270.00.
X. Purchases.
XI. Committee Reports.
XII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
XIII. Adjournment.
Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA
3:30 PM
1. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Elliott).
3. Special Presentations.
4. Minute Approval.
5. Discussion of Agenda.
❖ Next Week’s Proposed Agenda Items
❖ Purchasing Questions
❖ Future Considerations (3 Week Look Ahead)
6. Committee or Department Reports:
❖ Parks and Public Works Committee
➢ Paving List - By Jerramy Wood & team
➢ Parks & Outdoors Goals and Vision - By April Furth
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
7. Ordinances - Final Reading:
LEGAL
a. AnordinancetoamendChattanoogaCityCode,PartII,Chapter7,Section7-107and
Chapter 7, Section 7-145, relative to Urban Chickens. (Version #10)
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
b. MR-2025-0079WendyElliot(Abandonment). Anordinanceclosingandabandoning
the unopened right-of-way in the unit block of Chambliss Street, as shown on the
attached maps. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and Public Works)
Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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c. MR-2025-0092 Kimley-Horn c/o Donna Shepherd (Abandonment). An ordinance
closingandabandoningtheunopenedright-of-waylocatedinthe200blockofW.27th
Street, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 7)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)
d. MR-2025-0095 Clemons Surveying c/o Samuel W. Clemons (Abandonment). An
ordinanceclosingandabandoningtheunopenedright-of-waylocatedinthe600block
of N. Crest Road, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions.
(District 9) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public
Works)
PLANNING
e. 2025-0088 Mikhail Livarchuk (I-H Heavy Industrial Zone to TRN-3 Transitional
Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 2105
Randolph Street, fromI-HHeavyIndustrialZonetoTRN-3TransitionalResidential
Neighborhood Zone. (District 9) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 07-08-2025)
8. Ordinances - First Reading: (None)
9. Resolutions:
LIBRARY
a. AresolutionauthorizingtheExecutiveDirectoroftheChattanoogaPublicLibraryto
accept $430,500.00 from the State of Tennessee, Office of the Secretary of State,
Tennessee 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,topromotegeneraleducationsupportservices,targetingmaterialsinpersons
having difficulty using a library, and to the underserved.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
b. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
enter into a Green Grants Project Agreement with Chattanooga Food Center for
design and installation of a Water Quality Retrofit Project at 901 Dodds, for an
amount not to exceed $99,660.00. (District 9)
Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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c. A resolution amending Resolution No. 32547, to read as follows: “A resolution
authorizing a four (4) yearcontractfortheOn-Callblanketcontractsfordesignand
plan production services, Contract No. S-25-002-101,withthefollowingfirms: (1)
WSP USA; (2) Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; (3) Jacobs Engineering; (4) Consor
Engineers, LLC; (5) Alfred Benesch & Co.; (6) Arcadis US, Inc.;(7)Ragan-Smith
Associates, Inc.; (8) Lichliter, Jameson & Associates Engineering, Inc.; (9)
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; and (10) Civil Site Design GroupCompany,for
professional services estimated at $1.5 million total, for all ten (10) professional
firms, for use by all departments.”
Wastewater
d. AresolutionauthorizingtheAdministratorfortheWastewaterDepartmenttoapprove
ChangeOrderNo.4withReevesYoung,LLC,ofSugarHill,GA,forContractNos.
W-17-023-201 and W-18-008-201, MBWWTPImprovements–SchedulesAandB,
for incorporating CRF Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 for material testing, concrete
coatings, bypass piping, re-routing of wiring, and revisions to theeighty-four(84”)
inch pipealignment,foranincreaseof$1,486,622.69,forarevisedcontractamount
of $12,426,209.90, with a contingency in the amount of $413,450.00, for a total
amount of $12,839,659.90.
POLICE
e. AresolutiontoamendResolutionNo.32381toextendthedateoftheTennesseeLaw
EnforcementHiring,Training,andRecruitmentProgramGrantperiodtoFebruary1,
2025, and ending March 19, 2029, with no change in amount.
10. Purchases.
11. Committee Reports.
12. Other Business. (Item Listed Below):
a. Certificate of Compliance, 7-Eleven, Inc. d/b/a Speedway #42185 (1886), 4862
Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. (District 5) (Deferred from
07-15-2025)
13. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
14. Adjournment.
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