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​Last saved on 07/29/2025 12:20 PM​ ​TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Elliott).​ ​III.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​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​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​LEGAL​ ​a.​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​7,​​Section​​7-107​​and​ ​Chapter 7, Section 7-145, relative to Urban Chickens.​ ​(Version #10)​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​b.​ ​MR-2025-0092​ ​Kimley-Horn​ ​c/o​ ​Donna​ ​Shepherd​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​closing​​and​​abandoning​​the​​unopened​​right-of-way​​located​​in​​the​​200​​block​​of​​W.​​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​as​ ​shown​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, July 29, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​c.​ ​MR-2025-0095​ ​Clemons​ ​Surveying​ ​c/o​ ​Samuel​ ​W.​ ​Clemons​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​​the​​unopened​​right-of-way​​located​​in​​the​​600​​block​ ​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​ ​d.​ ​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,​ ​from​​I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​Zone​​to​​TRN-3​​Transitional​​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 07-08-2025)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​(None)​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​LIBRARY​ ​a.​ ​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​ ​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,​​targeting​​materials​​in​​persons​ ​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)​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​32547,​ ​to​ ​read​ ​as​ ​follows:​ ​“A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​a​ ​four​ ​(4)​ ​year​​contract​​for​​the​​On-Call​​blanket​​contracts​​for​​design​​and​ ​plan​ ​production​ ​services,​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​S-25-002-101,​​with​​the​​following​​firms:​ ​(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​ ​Group​​Company,​​for​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, July 29, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​professional​ ​services​ ​estimated​ ​at​ ​$1.5​ ​million​ ​total,​ ​for​ ​all​ ​ten​ ​(10)​ ​professional​ ​firms, for use by all departments.”​ ​Wastewater​ ​d.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Administrator​​for​​the​​Wastewater​​Department​​to​​approve​ ​Change​​Order​​No.​​4​​with​​Reeves​​Young,​​LLC,​​of​​Sugar​​Hill,​​GA,​​for​​Contract​​Nos.​ ​W-17-023-201​ ​and​ ​W-18-008-201,​ ​MBWWTP​​Improvements​​–​​Schedules​​A​​and​​B,​ ​for​ ​incorporating​ ​CRF​ ​Nos.​ ​17,​ ​18,​ ​19,​ ​20,​ ​and​ ​21​ ​for​ ​material​ ​testing,​ ​concrete​ ​coatings,​ ​bypass​ ​piping,​ ​re-routing​ ​of​ ​wiring,​ ​and​ ​revisions​ ​to​ ​the​​eighty-four​​(84”)​ ​inch​ ​pipe​​alignment,​​for​​an​​increase​​of​​$1,486,622.69,​​for​​a​​revised​​contract​​amount​ ​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.​ ​A​​resolution​​to​​amend​​Resolution​​No.​​32381​​to​​extend​​the​​date​​of​​the​​Tennessee​​Law​ ​Enforcement​​Hiring,​​Training,​​and​​Recruitment​​Program​​Grant​​period​​to​​February​​1,​ ​2025, and ending March 19, 2029, with no change in amount.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​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)​ ​XIII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIV.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 5, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Henderson).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Planning and Zoning Committee​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​: (None)​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0066​ ​Sam​ ​Koebley​ ​c/o​ ​Koesten​ ​Development​ ​Company​ ​LLC​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​​the​​unopened​​right-of-way​​in​ ​the​ ​200​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Tremont​ ​Street,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Public​ ​Works)​ ​(Deferred from 07-01-2025 and 07-15-2025)​ ​b.​ ​MR-2025-0079​​Wendy​​Elliot​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​ ​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) (Deferred from 07-22-2025)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 5, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​FINANCE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Finance​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​the​ ​new​ ​Senior​ ​Tax​ ​Freeze​ ​amounts​ ​set​​forth​​in​​Tenn.​​Code​​Ann.​​Section​​67-5-705(f)(3)(A)(iii),​​with​​an​ ​income​ ​limit​ ​of​ ​$60,000.00​ ​on​ ​all​ ​applications​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Senior​ ​Tax​ ​Freeze​ ​Program​ ​established at City Code Section 2-111 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​b.​ ​A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment​​of Terry Knowles as Fire Chief.​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​AI’Manuel​ ​Douglas​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Downtown​​Redevelopment​​Corporation​​Board,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​ ​August 6, 2025, and ending on August 5, 2028.​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​Proposal​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Tennessee​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Transportation​ ​for​ ​PIN​ ​#129839.00,​ ​U.S.​ ​41​ ​from​ ​Wauhatchie​ ​Pike/Browns Ferry Road to near SR-17 in Chattanooga Route SR-2.​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​Proposal​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Tennessee​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Transportation​ ​for​ ​PIN​ ​#125387.00,​ ​at​ ​LMs​ ​4.6​ ​and​ ​5.1​ ​in​ ​Chattanooga (Rockfall Mitigation) Route SR-2.​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​Proposal​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Tennessee​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Transportation​ ​for​ ​PIN​ ​#125259.00,​ ​at​​LM​​3.8​​(Rockfall​​Mitigation)​ ​Route SR-148.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​erect​ ​commemorative​ ​secondary​​street​​name​​signs​​on​​Central​​Avenue​​from​​E.​​38​​th​ ​Street​​to​​Workman​​Road,​ ​designating such portions as “Milton L. Jackson, Sr. Avenue”.​ ​(District 7)​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​erect​ ​commemorative​ ​secondary​ ​street​ ​name​ ​signs​ ​on​ ​W.​ ​45​​th​ ​Street​ ​from​ ​Central​ ​Avenue​ ​to​ ​Oakland​ ​Avenue, designating it as “Florence High Avenue”.​ ​(District 7)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 5, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​Wastewater​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​four​​(4)​​year​​On-Call​​blanket​​contracts​​for​​plan​​production​ ​services,​ ​Contract​​No.​​W-24-026,​​with​​the​​following​​firms:​ ​(1)​​Anaergia;​​(2)​​C2RL​ ​Engineering,​​Inc.;​​(3)​​Consor​​Engineers,​​LLC;​​(4)​​Gresham​​Smith;​​(5)​​HDR,​​Inc.;​​(6)​ ​Jacobs​ ​Solutions;​ ​(7)​ ​Kimley-Horn​ ​and​ ​Associates,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(8)​​LJA​​Engineering,​​Inc.;​ ​(9)​ ​Stantec,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(10)​ ​Symbiont​ ​Science,​ ​Engineering,​ ​and​ ​Construction,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(11)​ ​Ardurra;​ ​(12)​ ​Barge​ ​Design​ ​Solutions,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(13)​ ​Black​ ​&​ ​Veatch​ ​Corporation;​​(14)​ ​CDM​ ​Smith,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(15)​ ​Clean​ ​Methane​ ​Systems;​ ​(16)​ ​Croy​ ​Engineering,​​LLC;​​(17)​ ​CTI​ ​and​ ​Associates,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(18)​ ​Geosyntec​ ​Consultants,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(19)​ ​Lamar​ ​Dunn​ ​&​ ​Associates;​ ​(20)​ ​Orchard,​ ​Hiltz​ ​&​ ​McCliment,​ ​Inc.;​​(21)​​Rummel,​​Klepper​​&​​Kahl,​ ​LLP;​​and​​(22)​​TWM,​​Inc.,​​for​​professional​​services​​estimated​​at​​$1​​million​​annually​ ​for all twenty-two (22) professional firms, for use by the Wastewater Department.​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​