City Council

​Last saved on 09/19/2025 1:50 PM​ ​TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Dotley).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​None​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final 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​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 23, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​Year​ ​2025-2026​ ​to​ ​reallocate​ ​available​ ​appropriations​ ​for​ ​certain​ ​new​ ​or​ ​changed​ ​positions.​ ​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) (Deferred from 09-09-2025)​ ​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)​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​EARLY LEARNING​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​of​ ​Early​ ​Learning​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Construction​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​James​ ​D.​ ​Fisher​ ​d/b/a​ ​James​ ​Fisher​ ​Construction,​ ​in​ ​substantially​ ​the​ ​form​ ​attached,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​completion​ ​of​ ​construction​ ​work​ ​on​ ​the​ ​building​ ​facility​ ​of​ ​21​​st​ ​Century​ ​Child​ ​Development​ ​Center​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2507​ ​Bailey​ ​Avenue,​​for​​the​​term​​ending​​on​​May​​31,​​2026,​​with​​an​​option​​to​​extend​​the​​term​​upon​ ​mutual written agreement, for the total sum of $75,000.00.​ ​(District 9)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​the​ ​FY25-26​ ​collaboration​ ​contracts​ ​to​ ​offer​ ​quality​ ​services​ ​for​ ​sixty-four​ ​(64)​ ​children​ ​in​ ​Chattanooga​ ​by​ ​partnering​ ​with​ ​local​ ​childcare​​providers​​as​​follows:​ ​(1)​​Chambliss​​Center​​for​​Children​​-​​24​​children​ ​(ages​ ​1-3)​ ​for​ ​up​ ​to​ ​233​ ​days,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​amount​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$277,922.40;​ ​(2)​ ​Maurice​ ​Kirby​ ​Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​-​​24​​children​​(ages​​8​​weeks-3​​years)​​for​​up​​to​ ​233​​days,​​for​​an​​amount​​not​​to​​exceed​​$277,922.40;​​and​​(3)​​Children’s​​Academy​ ​-​ ​16​ ​children​ ​(ages​ ​1-3)​ ​for​ ​up​ ​to​ ​233​ ​days,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​amount​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$185,281.60,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​for​ ​services​ ​rendered​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$741,126.40. (Added with permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 23, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​transfer​ ​of​ ​$500,000.00​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Health,​ ​Educational,​ ​and​ ​Housing​ ​Facility​ ​Board​ ​(HEB)​​of​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga,​​as​​approved​​in​​the​​FY26​​Budget​​Ordinance,​​to​​be​ ​used​ ​for​ ​an​ ​Eviction​ ​Prevention​ ​Program​ ​to​ ​help​ ​individuals​ ​and​ ​families​​at​​risk​​of​ ​homelessness maintain existing housing.​ ​INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​Information​ ​Officer​ ​(CIO)​ ​to​ ​extend​ ​the​ ​Data​ ​Driven​ ​LLC​ ​blanket​ ​agreement​ ​(Blanket​ ​PA100257)​ ​for​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​twenty-four​ ​(24)​ ​month​ ​period​ ​with​ ​Data​ ​Driven​ ​being​ ​the​ ​sole​ ​provider​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Watson​ ​Field-Based​ ​Reporting​ ​Software​ ​Licensing​ ​support​ ​and​ ​professional​ ​services​ ​currently​​used​​by​​the​​Chattanooga​​Police​​Department,​​with​​an​​annual​​spend​​limit​​not​ ​to exceed $75,000.00 and $150,000.00 for the two-year extended term.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​e.​ ​A​​resolution​​to​​amend​​Resolution​​No.​​32207​​to​​state​​that​​RiverCity​​Company​​will​​be​ ​the​ ​company​ ​that​ ​provides​ ​service​ ​for​ ​the​ ​“Evolving​ ​Our​ ​Riverfront​ ​Parks”​ ​framework​​to​​complete​​construction​​documents​​between​​RiverCity​​Company,​​City​​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​and​ ​Hamilton​ ​County,​​Tennessee,​​for​​the​​cost​​of​​the​​Second​​Interlocal​ ​Agreement, in the amount of $2.2 million.​ ​Public Works​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​approve​​Change​​Order​​No.​​2​​to​​Contract​​No.​​E-13-002-201,​​Walnut​​Street​​Pedestrian​ ​Bridge​ ​Repairs,​ ​with​ ​Southern​ ​Road​ ​and​ ​Bridge,​ ​LLC,​ ​of​ ​Tarpon​ ​Springs,​ ​FL,​ ​for​ ​unforeseen​ ​structural​ ​steel​ ​repairs,​​light​​fixture​​shades,​​and​​new​​CCTV​​cameras,​​for​ ​an​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$5,085,828.55,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​contingency​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$500,000.00, for a revised total amount of $40,874,964.63.​ ​(Districts 2 & 7)​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​authorize​ ​Change​ ​Order​ ​No.​ ​3​ ​for​ ​construction​ ​administration​ ​services​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​Volkert​ ​&​ ​Associates,​ ​Inc.​ ​for​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​E-13-002-103,​ ​Walnut​ ​Street​ ​Bridge​ ​Repair​​And​​Rehabilitation,​​TDOT​​PIN#128099.00,​​for​​an​​increase​​of​​$435,343.32​​for​ ​additional​ ​structural​ ​steel​ ​inspection,​ ​development​ ​of​ ​additional​ ​repair​ ​details,​ ​and​ ​construction​ ​administration​ ​services,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​project​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​$1,331,485.25.​ ​(Districts 2 & 7)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, September 23, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​Wastewater​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Wastewater​​Department​​to​​award​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​W-17-16-201,​ ​Water​ ​Use​ ​and​ ​Reuse​ ​Implementation​ ​Project​ ​to​ ​Clark​ ​Construction​ ​Group,​ ​LLC​ ​for​ ​water​ ​use​ ​and​ ​reuse​ ​implementation​ ​services​ ​for​ ​$8,516,900.00,​ ​with​ ​a​​contingency​​in​​the​​amount​​of​​$851,690.00,​​for​​a​​total​​amount​ ​not to exceed $9,368,590.00.​ ​(District 1)​ ​POLICE​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Mayor​​to​​apply​​for,​​and​​if​​awarded,​​accept​​a​​Tennessee​ ​Highway​ ​Safety​ ​Office​ ​(THSO)​ ​Grant​ ​on​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Police​ ​Department​ ​for​ ​enforcement​ ​of​ ​Tennessee​ ​Driving​ ​Under​ ​the​ ​Influence​ ​laws​ ​to​ ​be​ ​used​ ​for​ ​community​ ​traffic​ ​safety​ ​enforcement​ ​and​ ​education​ ​which​ ​will​ ​include​ ​overtime,​​supplies,​​training/travel,​​and​​equipment,​​for​​a​​contract​​period​​beginning​​on​ ​October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2026, in the amount of $275,000.00.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Vice-Chairwoman Noel).​ ​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, Public Works, and Wastewater Committee​ ​➢​ ​Trust for Public Land Presentation​ ​➢​ ​Wastewater Presentation​ ​❖​ ​Economic Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Amendment to TIF in North River​ ​➢​ ​New TIF for Hixson/Northgate​ ​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 30, 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)​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​a.​ ​MR-2024-0041​ ​N​ ​&​ ​R​ ​Properties​ ​c/o​ ​Mike​ ​Price​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​​portion​​of​​the​​unopened​​right-of-way​​in​​the​​7200​​block​​of​ ​Noah​ ​Reid​ ​Road,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Public​ ​Works)​ ​POLICE​ ​b.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​16,​​Section​​16-57,​ ​relative to charges for fingerprints and record checks.​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Brent​ ​Goldberg​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Industrial​ ​Development​ ​Board​ ​for​ ​District​ ​9,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​October​ ​1,​ ​2025,​ ​and​ ​ending on September 30, 2031.​ ​(District 9)​ ​b.​ ​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) (Deferred from 09-09-2025)​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​​Council​​of​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga,​​Tennessee,​​authorizing​ ​the​​appropriate​​staff​​of​​the​​City​​to​​accept​​an​​application​​for​​a​​Tax​​Increment​​Incentive​ ​relating​ ​to​ ​public​ ​infrastructure​ ​improvements​ ​to​ ​support​ ​the​ ​revitalization​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Northgate​ ​Mall​ ​area,​ ​which​ ​application​ ​is​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​include​ ​requests​ ​for​ ​waivers​ ​under the City’s Policies and Procedures relating to Tax Increment Incentives.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Conservation​ ​Services​ ​Agreement​ ​for​ ​2025-2026​ ​with​ ​The​ ​Trust​ ​for​​Public​​Land,​​in​​substantially​ ​the​ ​form​ ​attached,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​term​ ​of​ ​one​ ​(1)​ ​year,​ ​from​ ​July​ ​1,​ ​2025,​ ​through​ ​June​ ​30,​ ​2026,​​to​​be​​paid​​in​​four​​(4)​​quarterly​​installments​​of​​$37,500.00,​​for​​an​​amount​​not​​to​ ​exceed $150,000.00.​ ​Public Works​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​renew​ ​On-Call​ ​Blanket​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​D-22-201,​ ​Demolition​ ​Services​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Land​ ​Development​ ​Office,​ ​Code​ ​Enforcement​ ​Division​ ​for​ ​year​ ​four​ ​(4)​ ​of​ ​four​ ​(4)​ ​to​ ​Tower​​Construction​​Company,​​LLC,​​of​​Chattanooga,​​TN,​​and​​restricted​​for​​use​​only​ ​by​ ​Public​ ​Works,​ ​Land​ ​Development,​ ​Code​ ​Enforcement​ ​Division,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​amount of $650,000.00.​ ​Wastewater​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Wastewater​​Department​​to​​award​ ​Contract​​No.​​W-22-005-201,​​Big​​Ridge​​Pump​​Station​​#14​​Settlement​​Repair​​Project,​ ​to​​J.​​Brennon​​Construction,​​Inc.,​​of​​Dalton,​​GA,​​for​​pump​​station​​settlement​​repairs​​at​ ​Big​​Ridge​​Pump​​Station​​#14,​​in​​the​​amount​​of​​$295,350.00,​​with​​a​​contingency​​in​​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$29,535.00,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$324,885.00.​ ​(Consent​ ​Decree)​ ​POLICE​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Arianna​ ​Schoonover​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Special​ ​Commissioned​ ​Officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​​McKamey​​Animal​​Services,​​to​​perform​​duties​ ​expressly limited to the performance of her duties in the position of Investigator.​ ​h.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​appointment​​of​​Trevor​​Pham​​as​​a​​Special​​Commissioned​ ​Officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​McKamey​ ​Animal​ ​Services,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited to the performance of his duties in the position of Investigator.​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​