City Council

​Last saved on 09/29/2025 4:15 PM​ ​TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Vice-Chairwoman Noel).​ ​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, Public Works, and Wastewater Committee​ ​➢​ ​Trust for Public Land Presentation​ ​❖​ ​Economic Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Amendment to TIF in North River​ ​➢​ ​New TIF for Hixson/Northgate​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​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)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0041​ ​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.​ ​IX.​ ​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.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​FINANCE​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​revising​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​32598​ ​and​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​​of​ ​Finance​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​the​ ​adjustable​ ​Senior​ ​Tax​ ​Freeze​​amounts​​for​​Tax​​Year​​2026​ ​set​ ​forth​ ​in​ ​Tenn.​ ​Code​ ​Ann.​ ​Section​ ​67-5-705(f)(3)(A)(iii)​ ​by​ ​the​​113​​th​ ​General​ ​Assembly,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​local​ ​option​ ​income​ ​limit​​using​​census​​data​​which​​adjusts​​the​ ​limit​​in​​all​​subsequent​​years​​by​​the​​annual​​Cost-Of-Living​​Adjustment​​(COLA)​ ​for​ ​Social​ ​Security​ ​recipients​ ​on​ ​all​ ​applications​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Senior​ ​Tax​ ​Freeze​ ​Program​ ​established​ ​at​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​2-111​ ​for​ ​each​ ​year​ ​going​ ​forward.​ ​(Added with permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​e.​ ​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​ ​f.​ ​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​ ​g.​ ​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​ ​h.​ ​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.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, September 30, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​i.​ ​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.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, October 7, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Vice-Chairwoman Noel.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Elliott).​ ​3.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​Joint Proclamation “​Honoring EPB and Lawson Electric​​Workers”​ ​By Mayor Tim Kelly​ ​Proclamation​​“Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness​​Month”​ ​By Councilwoman Jenni Berz​ ​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​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0041​ ​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)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, October 7, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​POLICE​ ​b.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​16,​​Section​​16-57,​ ​relative to charges for fingerprints and record checks.​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​: (None)​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​​resolution​​confirming​​the​​appointment​​of​​Victoria​​Johnson​​to​​the​​Board​​of​​Zoning​ ​Appeals​ ​for​ ​District​ ​6,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​October​ ​8,​ ​2025,​ ​and​ ​ending​ ​on​ ​October 7, 2028.​ ​(District 6)​ ​b.​ ​A​​resolution​​confirming​​the​​appointment​​of​​Pam​​Foster​​to​​the​​Head​​Start​​Governing​ ​Board​​for​​District​​7,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​October​​8,​​2025,​​and​​ending​​on​​October​ ​7, 2027.​ ​(District 7)​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​c.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Administrator​​of​​Economic​​Development​​to​​enter​​into​​an​ ​office​ ​lease​ ​with​ ​Street​ ​Grace,​ ​Inc.,​ ​in​ ​substantially​ ​the​ ​form​ ​attached,​ ​for​ ​one​ ​hundred​ ​six​ ​(106)​ ​square​ ​feet​ ​of​ ​office​ ​space​ ​in​ ​a​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Dr.​ ​Carol​ ​B.​​Berz​ ​Family​​Justice​​Center​​at​​5705​​Uptain​​Road,​​identified​​as​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​157M-A-012,​ ​for a term of four (4) years, for the amount of $1.00 annually.​ ​(District 6)​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​to​ ​make​ ​certain​ ​findings​ ​relating​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Atlantic​ ​Companies​ ​702​ ​Manufacturing​​Road​​Project,​​to​​delegate​​certain​​authority​​to​​the​​Health,​​Educational,​ ​and​ ​Housing​ ​Facility​ ​Board​ ​(HEB),​ ​and​ ​to​ ​authorize​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​and​ ​execute an Agreement for Payments in Lieu of Ad Valorem Taxes (PILOT).​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Cedric​ ​Henson​ ​as​ ​Administrator of Community Development.​ ​f.​ ​A​​resolution​​confirming​​Mayor​​Kelly’s​​reappointment​​of​​Randall​​Smith​​to​​the​​Board​ ​of​ ​Mechanical​ ​Examiners,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​term​​beginning​​on​​September​​29,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on September 28, 2029.​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​​reappointment​​of​​David​​Nordy​​to​​the​​Board​ ​of​​Electrical​​Examiners,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​November​​17,​​2025,​​and​​ending​​on​ ​November 16, 2029.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, October 7, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Maria​ ​Graefe​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Housing​​Authority,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​October​​8,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on October 7, 2030.​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​