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Last saved on 08/19/2025 1:20 PM TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA 3:30 PM I.​ Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill. II.​ Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Davis). III.​​ Special Presentations. PUBLIC HEARING - FY26 BUDGET AMENDMENT Mayor’s Proposal re: Intent to Exceed Certified Tax Rate to $1.93 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: ​ ❖​ None RECESS Order of Business for City Council VII.​ Ordinances – Final Reading: PLANNING a.​ 2025-0109 Riverton LLC (RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial Corridor Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located in the 1000 block of Lupton Drive, from RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial Corridor Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Page 2 b.​ 2025-0112 John Felkner and Louise Wilkins c/o Wilkins Partners, LP (C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 1721, 1723, 1725, and 1735 Joiner Road, from C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 4) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) c.​ 2025-0089 Eric Hudson c/o Semnoz Properties, LLC (RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 7117 Bonny Oaks Drive, from RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 6) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and denial by Staff) d.​ 2025-0111 Ben Berry c/o Berry Engineers (Lift Condition). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift Condition No. 1 from Ordinance No. 13935 of previous Case No. 2022-0233 on properties located at 4905 and 4907 Pattentown Road, and to add a new condition. (District 6) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) e.​ 2025-0105 N & R Properties (C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3524 Broad Street, from C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and denial by Staff) ​ f.​ An ordinance to approve corrections to the Official Zoning Map as referenced below. VIII.​ Ordinances - First Reading: PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER Wastewater a.​ MR-2025-0083 City of Chattanooga Wastewater c/o Mark Heinzer, P.E. (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning multiple sanitary sewer easements in the 1500 block of Mercer Street and the 1100 block of Luptonville Crossing, including: (1) a sewer easement beginning at MH #S118N001 thence northeastwardly 3,770 feet to MH #S118L001; (2) a sewer easement beginning at MH Revised Agenda for Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Page 3 #S118E053 thence southwest 1,171 feet to MH #S118E306; and (3) portions of thirty (30”) inch force main and forty-eight (48”) inch gravity sewer easements as described in the attached documentation, Tax Map Nos. 118E-E-006, 118K-E-004, 007 thru 020, 118K-E-027, 028, 038, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Wastewater) b.​ MR-2025-0038 Joseph Parks c/o March Adams & Associates, Inc. (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a sanitary sewer and easement in the 400 block of Palmetto Street, beginning twenty (20) feet NW from MH #S146A019 thence 287 feet to MH #S146A020, for a total of 287 linear feet, Tax Map No. 146A-F-008, as shown on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Wastewater) IX.​ Resolutions: COUNCIL OFFICE a.​ A resolution confirming the appointment of Ronika Bryant to the City of Chattanooga Sports Authority Board for District 5, for a term beginning on August 20, 2025, and ending on August 19, 2031. (District 5) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT b.​ A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter into an Indemnity, Hold Harmless, and Contribution Agreement with Dew James, LLC, in substantially the form attached, and to authorize the payment of $269,000.00 for reimbursement to Dew James, LLC for the placement of lightweight flowable fill into the City’s rights-of-ways at Broad and Eighth Streets as necessary to maintain the structural integrity of the City sidewalks and rights-of-ways. (District 7) MAYOR’S OFFICE c.​ A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in a form attached to be approved by the City Attorney, pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement referenced in Resolution No. 32562, for real-time traffic management and other expenses related to the 2023 U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart Grants Program award with funding through the Smart Grants Program. (Added with permission of Chairwoman Hill) (Revised) Revised Agenda for Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Page 4 PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER Parks & Outdoors d.​ A resolution authorizing the Administrator for Parks & Outdoors to apply for, and if awarded, accept a Tennessee Tourism Enhancement Grant for the Coolidge Park Live and Electric Project, in the amount of $100,000.00, with a funding match not to exceed $100,000.00 from local private foundation support. Public Works e.​ A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to approve Change Order No. 2 with J. Brennon Construction, Inc., of Dalton, GA, relative to Contract No. E-23-017-201, City Hall Annex Improvements, for window trim remediation, rooftop doorway weatherproofing, and ADA bathroom additions, for an increase of $128,973.27, with a contingency in the amount of $50,000.00, for a revised amount not to exceed $2,140,130.75. (District 8) X.​ Purchases. XI.​ Committee Reports. XII.​ Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council. XIII.​ Adjournment. Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Page 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025 CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA 3:30 PM 1.​ Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill. 2.​ ​ Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Harvey). 3.​ ​ Special Presentations. PUBLIC HEARING - FY26 BUDGET AMENDMENT Councilman Henderson’s Alternate Proposal re: Intent to Exceed Certified Tax Rate to $1.69 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: ​ ❖​ None RECESS Order of Business for City Council 7.​ Ordinances - Final Reading: PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER Wastewater a.​ MR-2025-0083 City of Chattanooga Wastewater c/o Mark Heinzer, P.E. (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning multiple sanitary sewer easements in the 1500 block of Mercer Street and the 1100 block of Luptonville Crossing, including: (1) a sewer easement beginning at MH #S118N001 thence northeastwardly 3,770 feet to MH #S118L001; (2) a sewer easement beginning at MH #S118E053 thence southwest 1,171 feet to MH #S118E306; and (3) portions of thirty (30”) inch force main and forty-eight (48”) inch gravity sewer easements as described in the attached documentation, Tax Map Nos. 118E-E-006, 118K-E-004, 007 thru Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Page 2 020, 118K-E-027, 028, 038, as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Wastewater) b.​ MR-2025-0038 Joseph Parks c/o March Adams & Associates, Inc. (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a sanitary sewer and easement in the 400 block of Palmetto Street, beginning twenty (20) feet NW from MH #S146A019 thence 287 feet to MH #S146A020, for a total of 287 linear feet, Tax Map No. 146A-F-008, as shown on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Wastewater) 8.​ Ordinances - First Reading: FINANCE a.​ An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 14239, also known as “the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operations Budget,” for the City of Chattanooga, fixing the rate of taxation on all taxable properties in the City; amend estimated General Fund revenue; amend Sections 5 and 5(A) so as to appropriate the same from General Fund; amend Section 7(A) to revise provision for sworn employees; amend Section 7(E) to adjust authorized positions; and to amend Fire and Police pay plans. (Mayor’s Proposal to increase tax rate to $1.93) b.​ An ordinance to strike certain portions of Ordinance No. 14239, also known as “the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operations Budget,” for the City of Chattanooga and to substitute the following provisions fixing the rate of taxation on all taxable properties in the City; amending estimated General Fund revenues; amend Sections 5 and 5(A) so as to appropriate the same from General Fund; amend Section 7(A) to revise provision for sworn employees; amend Section 7(E) to adjust authorized positions; and to amend Fire and Police pay plans. (Alternate Proposal to increase the tax rate to $1.69) (Sponsored by Councilmen Henderson and Davis) c.​ An ordinance to amend the Capital Budget Ordinance No. 14240, known as “the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget,” appropriating, authorizing, or allocating funds to the Capital Improvements Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to increase the Capital Budget by $13,350,000.00 from General Fund Operations. Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Page 3 9.​ Resolutions: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT a.​ A resolution authorizing the Department of Community Development to apply for, and if awarded, accept the Older American Act Senior Center Services Grant by the Southeast Tennessee Development District/Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability for senior community-based services and activities for a grant period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $20,000.00. COUNCIL OFFICE b.​ A resolution confirming the appointment of Jonathan Mason to the Health, Educational, and Housing Facility Board for District 4, with a term beginning on August 27, 2025, and ending on August 26, 2031. (District 4) PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER Parks & Outdoors c.​ A resolution authorizing the Department of Parks & Outdoors to apply for, and if awarded, accept a BlueCross Healthy Places Grant for the renovation of the Chattanooga Skate Park (RWB Park), in the amount of $2 million. (Added with permission of Chairwoman Hill) Public Works d.​ A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. Y-25-007-201, Carver Community Center Gym Floor Replacement, to Wilder Contracting, LLC, of Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $128,968.00, with a contingency in the amount of $3,207.00, for a total amount of $132,175.00. (District 8) e.​ A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. E-21-022-201, Watkins Building ACM Abatement and Mold Remediation, to E. Luke Greene Company, Inc., of New Market, TN, in the amount of $94,542.55, with a contingency in the amount of $9,450.00, for a total amount of $104,042.55. (District 9) Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Page 4 POLICE f.​ A resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to apply for, and if awarded, accept a grant from the Hamilton County District 3 Homeland Security Council, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness State Homeland Security Grant Program 2024 awarded Hamilton County, in the amount of $182,406.46, which will be administered to the Chattanooga Police Department and other municipalities, wherein the Chattanooga Police Department will receive $33,261.50 to purchase equipment, for a grant period ending January 31, 2027. 10.​ Purchases. 11.​ Committee Reports. 12.​ Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council. 13.​ Adjournment.