City Council

​Last saved on 09/05/2025 2:05 PM​ ​TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Clark).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Community Development Committee Meeting​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final 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 the Tax Rate to $1.93)​ ​b.​ ​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.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 9, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​2025-0123​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​and​ ​Associates​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​at​ ​7417​ ​and​ ​7423​ ​Min​ ​Tom​ ​Drive,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​4)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and denial by Staff)​ ​2025-0123​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​and​ ​Associates​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​at​ ​7417​ ​and​ ​7423​ ​Min​ ​Tom​ ​Drive,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​b.​ ​2025-0102​ ​Seth​ ​Francis​ ​c/o​ ​Crunk​ ​Engineering​ ​(C-C​ ​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6401​ ​Mountain​ ​View​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​​for​​approval​​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 08-12-2025)​ ​2025-0102​ ​Seth​ ​Francis​ ​c/o​ ​Crunk​ ​Engineering​ ​(C-C​ ​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6401​ ​Mountain​ ​View​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​c.​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​​and​​Williams​​Street​​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 9, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-MU1​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed-Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​ ​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​ ​and​ ​Williams​ ​Street​ ​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone, subject to certain conditions.​ ​(Staff Version)​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​​and​​Williams​​Street​​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​​Zone.​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version) (Recommended for denial by Staff)​ ​d.​ ​2025-0115​ ​Darin​ ​and​ ​Douglas​ ​Wright​ ​(RN-2​ ​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​​2518​​Bailey​​Avenue,​​from​​RN-2​​Residential​​Neighborhood​​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-NT​​Neighborhood​​Transition​​Commercial​​Zone.​ ​(District​​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0120​ ​Harrison​ ​Lewis​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2306​ ​East​ ​14​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0121​ ​Harrison​ ​Lewis​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2312​ ​East​ ​14​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​g.​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​the​​Chattanooga​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​ ​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​ ​the​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​parking​ ​lot​ ​landscape​ ​requirements,​ ​add​​a​​new​​use​​definition​ ​for​ ​crematoriums,​ ​and​ ​add​ ​parking​ ​requirements​ ​for​ ​crematoriums,​ ​amend​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 9, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​non-conformities for non-residential uses, and amend townhouse massing.​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​reappointing​ ​Lindia​ ​Mathis​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Community​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee:​ ​Region​ ​9​ ​(Standifer​ ​Gap)​ ​for​ ​District​ ​6,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​November​ ​17,​ ​2024, and ending on November 16, 2027.​ ​(District​​6)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​reappointing​ ​Nan​ ​Zamata​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Community​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee:​ ​Region​ ​9​ ​(Standifer​ ​Gap)​ ​for​ ​District​ ​6,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​November​ ​17,​ ​2024, and ending on November 16, 2027.​ ​(District​​6)​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​in​ ​support​ ​of​ ​workers​ ​at​ ​Volkswagen​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Bargaining​ ​Committee​ ​of​ ​United​ ​Auto​ ​Workers​ ​Local​ ​42,​ ​Chattanooga.​ ​(Added​ ​with​ ​permission of Councilmen Elliott and Clark)​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​waiving​ ​Residential​ ​Modification​ ​Permit​ ​Fees​ ​and/or​ ​giving​ ​preference​ ​to​ ​Green​ ​Grant​ ​funding​ ​for​ ​Peak​ ​Attenuation​ ​Control,​ ​TSS,​ ​and​ ​Stormwater​ ​Infiltration​ ​Requirements​ ​for​ ​those​ ​properties​ ​which​​were​​directly​ ​damaged​ ​and​ ​are​ ​being​ ​significantly​ ​redeveloped​ ​or​ ​rebuilt​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga​​due​​to​​the​​Tuesday,​​August​​12,​​2025,​​flood​​damage​​within​​the​​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga​ ​which​ ​will​ ​begin​ ​on​ ​the​ ​adoption​ ​of​ ​this​ ​resolution​ ​and​ ​expire​ ​within​ ​the​ ​next​ ​nine​ ​(9)​ ​months,​ ​on​ ​or​ ​before​ ​May​ ​12,​ ​2026.​ ​(Added​ ​with​ ​permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​EARLY LEARNING​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​services​ ​to​ ​sixteen​ ​(16)​ ​Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​children​​at​​Purpose​​Point​​Learning​​Academy​​for​​services​​to​​be​​rendered​​to​​children​​at​ ​the​ ​establishment​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​federal​ ​funds​ ​from​​the​​FY26​​grant​​award,​​for​​a​​contract​ ​beginning​ ​July​ ​1,​ ​2025,​ ​and​ ​ending​ ​June​ ​30,​ ​2026,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​of​ ​two​ ​hundred​ ​thirty-two days (232), for a service amount not to exceed $184,486.40.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Jarrod​ ​Brock​ ​as​ ​City​ ​Treasurer.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 9, 2025​ ​Page​​5​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​32544​ ​to​ ​read​ ​as​ ​follows:​ ​“A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Attorney​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​the​ ​following​ ​firms​ ​for​ ​legal​ ​and​​lobbying​​services:​ ​(1)​​Baker​​Donelson;​​(2)​​Bass,​​Berry​​&​​Sims,​​PLC;​​(3)​​Butler​ ​Snow​ ​LLP;​ ​(4)​ ​Chambliss,​ ​Bahner​ ​&​ ​Stophel,​ ​P.C.;​ ​(5)​ ​Gearhiser,​ ​Peters,​​Elliott​​&​ ​Cannon,​ ​PLLC;​ ​(6)​ ​Adam​ ​Sowatzka​ ​with​ ​McGuireWoods;​ ​(7)​ ​Miller​ ​&​ ​Martin​ ​PLLC;​ ​(8)​ ​Tidwell​ ​&​ ​Associates,​ ​P.C.;​ ​(9)​ ​Evans,​ ​Harrison​ ​&​ ​Hackett,​ ​PLLC;​​(10)​ ​Brian​ ​Kopet​ ​of​ ​The​ ​Title​ ​Guaranty​​and​​Trust​​Company​​of​​Chattanooga;​​(11)​​Logan​ ​Davis​​of​​Davis​​&​​Hoss;​​(12)​​Tune,​​Entrekin​​&​​White,​​P.C.;​​(13)​​Jones​​Title​​Insurance​ ​Agency,​ ​Inc.;​​(14)​​Robinson,​​Smith​​&​​Wells;​​(15)​​Bridge​​Public​​Affairs;​​(16)​​Philip​ ​M.​ ​Meyer,​ ​II;​ ​and​ ​(17)​ ​Trevor​ ​Atchley,​​for​​the​​period​​of​​July​​1,​​2025,​​through​​June​ ​30, 2026.”​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​approve​ ​Change​ ​Order​ ​No.​ ​1​ ​with​ ​Skilled​ ​Services,​ ​of​ ​Knoxville,​ ​TN,​ ​relative​ ​to​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​P-23-001-201,​ ​Police​ ​Service​ ​Center​ ​Fitness​ ​Area,​ ​for​ ​HVAC​ ​and​ ​electrical​ ​changes,​ ​additional​ ​concrete​ ​in​ ​free​ ​weight​ ​area,​ ​emergency​ ​lighting​ ​upgrades,​ ​and​ ​changes​ ​to​ ​the​ ​floor​ ​matting,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​increase​ ​of​ ​$72,042.93,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​revised contract amount of $399,327.93.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​extend​​and​​increase​​the​​Orange​​Grove​​contract​​by​​ninety​​(90)​​additional​​days​​through​ ​December​ ​31,​ ​2025,​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​staffing​ ​by​ ​Orange​ ​Grove​ ​employees​ ​at​ ​the​ ​City’s​ ​three​ ​(3)​ ​Refuse​ ​Centers​ ​and​ ​five​ ​(5)​ ​Recycle​ ​Centers,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​increased​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$200,000.00, for a total FY26 amount of $400,000.00.​ ​PLANNING​ ​j.​ ​Ziya,​ ​Inc.​ ​(Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit).​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​new​ ​Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit​ ​for​ ​an​ ​existing​ ​liquor​ ​store​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6804​ ​Shallowford​ ​Road.​ ​(District 6)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 9, 2025​ ​Page​​6​ ​POLICE​ ​k.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​of​ ​Police​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Hamilton​ ​County​ ​Family​ ​Justice​ ​Center​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​Office​​for​​Victims​​of​​Crime​​(OVC)​​FY25​​Services​​for​​Victims​​of​​Crimes​​Grant​​from​ ​the​​U.S.​​Department​​of​​Justice,​​Office​​of​​Justice​​Programs​​to​​be​​used​​for​​a​​full-time​ ​position,​ ​therapy​ ​services​ ​for​ ​victims,​ ​and​ ​victims’​ ​emergency​ ​assistance,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​three-year​​award​​period​​beginning​​on​​October​​1,​​2025,​​through​​September​​30,​​2028,​ ​for an award amount up to $500,000.00.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Other Business. (Items Listed Below):​ ​a.​ ​Certificate​​of​​Compliance,​​K-VA-T​​Food​​Stores,​​Inc.​​d/b/a​​Food​​City​​#706,​​4510​ ​Highway 58. (District 5)​ ​b.​ ​Certificate​ ​of​ ​Compliance,​​Ziya,​​Inc.​​d/b/a​​Chattanooga​​Wine​​and​​Spirits,​​6804​ ​Shallowford Road. (District 6)​ ​XIII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIV.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 16, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Berz).​ ​3.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​PUBLIC HEARING - Budget Ordinance​ ​re: Community Development/Dismantling DEI Departments Act​ ​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​:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​2025-0123​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​and​ ​Associates​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​at​ ​7417​ ​and​ ​7423​ ​Min​ ​Tom​ ​Drive,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​4)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and denial by Staff)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 16, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​2025-0123​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​and​ ​Associates​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​at​ ​7417​ ​and​ ​7423​ ​Min​ ​Tom​ ​Drive,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​b.​ ​2025-0102​ ​Seth​ ​Francis​ ​c/o​ ​Crunk​ ​Engineering​ ​(C-C​ ​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6401​ ​Mountain​ ​View​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​​for​​approval​​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 08-12-2025)​ ​2025-0102​ ​Seth​ ​Francis​ ​c/o​ ​Crunk​ ​Engineering​ ​(C-C​ ​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6401​ ​Mountain​ ​View​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​INST​ ​Institutional​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​c.​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​​and​​Williams​​Street​​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission)​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-MU1​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed-Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​ ​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​ ​and​ ​Williams​ ​Street​ ​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone, subject to certain conditions.​ ​(Staff Version)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 16, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​2025-0122​ ​Southside​ ​Gardens,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​properties​​located​​in​​the​​2600​​blocks​​of​​Long​​and​​Williams​​Street​​and​ ​the​ ​100​ ​block​ ​of​ ​West​ ​27​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chestnut​ ​Street​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Context,​ ​the​ ​C-CX-9​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed​ ​Use​​Zone.​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version) (Recommended for denial by Staff)​ ​d.​ ​2025-0115​ ​Darin​ ​and​ ​Douglas​ ​Wright​ ​(RN-2​ ​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​​2518​​Bailey​​Avenue,​​from​​RN-2​​Residential​​Neighborhood​​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-NT​​Neighborhood​​Transition​​Commercial​​Zone.​ ​(District​​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0120​ ​Harrison​ ​Lewis​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2306​ ​East​ ​14​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0121​ ​Harrison​ ​Lewis​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2312​ ​East​ ​14​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​g.​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​the​​Chattanooga​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​ ​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​ ​the​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​parking​ ​lot​ ​landscape​ ​requirements,​ ​add​​a​​new​​use​​definition​ ​for​ ​crematoriums,​ ​and​ ​add​ ​parking​ ​requirements​ ​for​ ​crematoriums,​ ​amend​ ​non-conformities for non-residential uses, and amend townhouse massing.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 16, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​2,​ ​by​ ​repealing​ ​Article​ ​XII,​ ​and​ ​amending​ ​Article​ ​XVI​ ​in​ ​lieu​ ​thereof,​ ​and​ ​further​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​16,​​Section​​16-64,​​and​​Chapter​​31,​​Section​ ​31-361 to comply with Public Chapter PC494 and Public Chapter PC458.​ ​b.​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​the​​Operations​​Budget​​Ordinance​​No.​​14239,​​known​​as​​“the​ ​Fiscal​ ​Year​ ​2025-2026​ ​Operations​ ​Budget,”​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Section​ ​5​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​for​ ​reallocation​ ​of​ ​appropriations​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Equity​ ​and​ ​Community​ ​Engagement​ ​in​ ​compliance​ ​with​ ​the​ ​dismantling​ ​DEI​ ​Act​ ​enacted​ ​in​ ​May​ ​2025​ ​as​ ​Tennessee​​State​​law,​​which​​has​​resulted​​in​​administrative​​actions​​with​​the​​dissolution​ ​of​ ​that​ ​department;​ ​to​ ​include​ ​the​ ​restructuring​ ​of​ ​government​ ​functions​ ​and​ ​consolidation​ ​of​ ​certain​ ​departments;​ ​to​ ​reallocate​ ​appropriations​ ​between​ ​certain​ ​departments;​ ​and​​to​​amend​​Section​​7(E)​​due​​to​​administrative​​changes​​during​​Fiscal​ ​Year​ ​2025-2026​ ​to​ ​reallocate​ ​available​ ​appropriations​ ​for​ ​certain​ ​new​ ​or​ ​changed​ ​positions.​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​restructuring​ ​of​ ​selected​ ​government​ ​functions,​ ​including​ ​the​​creation​​and​​consolidation​​of​​certain​​departments​​to​​comply​ ​with​​Public​​Chapter​​PC494​​and​​Public​​Chapter​​PC458,​​more​​specifically​​outlined​​in​ ​Exhibit 1 attached herein.​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​