City Council

​Last saved on 10/17/2025 1:45 PM​ ​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Vice-Chairwoman Noel.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Harvey).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Budget and Finance Committee​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0114​​Frank​​May​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unopened​ ​right-of-way​ ​in​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unit​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Rose​ ​Circle,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​1)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, October 21, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​Wastewater​ ​b.​ ​MR-2025-0113​ ​Mike​ ​S.​ ​Kirk​ ​(Hamilton​ ​County);​ ​Michael​ ​B.​ ​Hutcherson,​ ​P.E.,​ ​March​​Adams​​&​​Associates​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​ ​sanitary​ ​sewer​ ​easement​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1600​ ​block​ ​of​ ​East​ ​3​r​d​ ​Street,​ ​beginning​ ​at​ ​MH​ ​#S146G020​ ​thence​ ​southeastwardly​ ​two​ ​hundred​ ​ninety​ ​point​ ​three​ ​(290.3’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​MH​​#S146G024,​​for​​a​​total​​of​​two​​hundred​​ninety​​point​​three​​(290.3’)​​linear​​feet,​​Tax​ ​Map​​No.​​146G-H-001,​​as​​detailed​​on​​the​​attached​​maps,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Wastewater)​ ​c.​ ​MR-2025-0131​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Tennessee​ ​at​ ​Chattanooga;​ ​Ray​ ​Boaz,​ ​DH&W​ ​Architects​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​a​ ​sanitary​​sewer​ ​easement​ ​in​ ​the​ ​600​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Vine​ ​Street,​ ​beginning​ ​at​ ​MH​ ​#S145D902​ ​thence​ ​southeastwardly​​four​​hundred​​seventy-five​​(475’)​​feet​​to​​MH​​#S145D823,​​for​​a​​total​ ​of​​four​​hundred​​seventy-five​​(475’)​​linear​​feet,​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​146A-B-001,​​as​​detailed​ ​on​​the​​attached​​maps,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Wastewater)​ ​PLANNING​ ​d.​ ​2025-0140​ ​Magnolia​ ​Gardens​ ​Homeowners​ ​Association​ ​(Lift​ ​Conditions).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​lift​ ​conditions​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​11615​​of​​previous​​Case​​No.​​2004-0154​ ​from​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​7500​ ​through​ ​7600​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Magnolia​ ​Leaf​ ​Lane.​ ​(District 4) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0135​​Jack​​McAfee​​c/o​​Chattanooga​​Metropolitan​​Airport​​(I-H​​Industrial​​Heavy​ ​Zone​​to​​OS​​Open​​Space​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​part​​of​​a​​property​​located​​at​​5749​ ​Lovell​ ​Field​ ​Loop,​ ​from​ ​I-H​ ​Industrial​ ​Heavy​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​OS​ ​Open​ ​Space​ ​Zone.​ ​(Districts​ ​5​ ​&​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Staff)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0132​ ​Jay​ ​Floyd​ ​c/o​ ​Ragan​ ​Smith​ ​Associates​​(RN-2​​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​​at​​7406​ ​Tyner​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, October 21, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​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​ ​Article​ ​XVII,​ ​Short​ ​Term​ ​Vacation​ ​Rentals,​ ​by​ ​amending​ ​the​ ​Short​ ​Term​ ​Vacation​ ​Rental​​Overlay​​District​​Map​​and​​Boundaries​​to​​include​​an​​additional​​area​​within​​City​ ​Council District 5.​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission)​ ​h.​ ​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​ ​add​ ​clarity​ ​on​ ​additions​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​and​ ​refine​ ​minimum​ ​planting​ ​requirements​ ​for​ ​buffer​ ​yards.​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​An​​ordinance​​amending​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​35,​​Section​​35-160,​ ​Billing and Charges for District Wreckers.​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​reappointment​ ​of​ ​Sarah​ ​Brogdon​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code​ ​Committee,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​September​ ​1,​ ​2025,​ ​and​ ​ending on August 31, 2028.​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Javier​ ​Peralta-Ramos​​to​​the​ ​Form-Based​​Code​​Committee,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​October​​22,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on October 21, 2028.​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Lindsay​ ​Willke​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Form-Based​​Code​​Committee,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​October​​22,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on October 21, 2028.​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​28466​ ​adopting​ ​a​ ​revised​ ​Record​ ​and​ ​Information​​Management​​Policy​​and​​revised​​Records​​Retention​​Schedule​​for​​the​​City​ ​of Chattanooga.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, October 21, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Wastewater​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​reassignment​ ​of​ ​existing​ ​contracts​ ​from​ ​NCR​ ​Voyix​ ​Corporation​ ​to​ ​TSYS​​Merchant​​Solutions,​​LLC,​​a​​global​​payments​​company,​​due​​to​ ​the​ ​acquisition​ ​of​ ​NCR​ ​Voyix​ ​Corporation​ ​by​ ​TSYS​​Merchant​​Solutions,​​LLC,​​and​ ​directing​​all​​future​​contracts,​​obligations,​​rights,​​and​​responsibilities​​to​​be​​transferred​ ​to TSYS Merchant Solutions, LLC, effective upon adoption of this resolution.​ ​POLICE​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​of​ ​Police​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​accept​ ​a​ ​grant​​from​​the​​Stanton​​K9​​Foundation,​​which​​honors​​the​​lives​​of​​K9s​​lost​​in​​the​​line​ ​of​​duty,​​to​​fund​​the​​purchase​​of​​a​​new​​K9​​and​​bullet-proof​​vest,​​for​​an​​amount​​up​​to​ ​$15,000.00.​ ​g.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Chief​​of​​Police​​to​​accept​​equipment​​won​​as​​a​​door​​prize​ ​at​​the​​Kentucky​​Tactical​​Officers​​Association​​Conference,​​which​​equipment​​is​​a​​Penn​ ​Arms​ ​L140-4​ ​Compact​ ​40MM​ ​Launcher​ ​and​ ​Penn​ ​Arms​ ​–​ ​Savior​ ​Equipment​ ​Launcher/Gun Bag to be used by SWAT, valued at $1,700.00.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, October 28, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Vice-Chairwoman Noel.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Clark).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​None​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​An​​ordinance​​amending​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​35,​​Section​​35-160,​ ​Billing and Charges for District Wreckers.​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​: (None)​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​enter​​into​​a​​First​​Agreement​​to​​Exercise​​Option​​to​​Renew​​with​​Brian​ ​M.​ ​Cotter,​ ​in​ ​substantially​ ​the​​form​​attached,​​for​​the​​lease​​of​​a​​house​​located​​at​​324​ ​Bass​​Road​​on​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​158I-C-021.01,​​and​​further​​identified​​as​​the​​Brown​​Acres​ ​Rental​ ​House,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​term​ ​of​ ​three​ ​(3)​ ​years,​ ​through​ ​January​ ​31,​ ​2029.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, October 21, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​(District 6)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​Second​ ​Amendment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Economic​ ​Impact​ ​Plan​​for​​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​the​ ​North​ ​River​ ​Commerce​ ​Center​ ​Industrial​ ​Park​ ​and​ ​the​ ​redevelopment of North Access Road.​ ​HUMAN RESOURCES​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​revisions​ ​to​ ​the​​Employee​​Information​​Guide​​(EIG)​​Policy​ ​(9.0​​Compensation,​​Section​​9.10​​On​​Call​​Pay)​​to​​double​​on​​call​​pay,​​to​​comply​​with​ ​budget​ ​amendment​ ​passed​ ​by​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​on​ ​September​ ​9,​ ​2025,​ ​for​ ​immediate​ ​implementation and to be applied retroactively to July 1, 2025.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Department​​of​​Parks​​&​​Outdoors​ ​to​​apply​​for,​​and​​if​​awarded,​​accept​​a​​Life​​Floor’s​​Sixth​​Annual​​Make​​a​​Splash​​grant​ ​for​​the​​donation​​and​​installation​​of​​2,000​​sq.​​ft.​​of​​life​​floor​​tiles​​for​​the​​splash​​pad​​at​ ​Warner Park, with a value of $65,000.00.​ ​Public Works​ ​e.​ ​A​​resolution​​to​​approve​​the​​Insight​​Global,​​LLC​​statement​​of​​work​​and​​contract​​with​ ​Patrick​​Bethea​​for​​Traffic​​Signals​​System​​Engineer​​for​​a​​period​​of​​October,​​31,​​2025,​ ​through October 30, 2026.​ ​Wastewater​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​31648​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​payment​ ​to​ ​Capital​ ​Waste​ ​Services​ ​for​ ​Rhea​ ​County​ ​Landfill​ ​and​ ​to​ ​Republic​ ​Services​ ​for​ ​Bradley​ ​County​ ​Landfill,​​for​​three​​(3)​​years​​through​​November​​11,​​2026,​​for​​Bradley​​County​​or​​Rhea​ ​County​ ​Landfill​ ​disposal​ ​of​ ​biosolid​ ​sludge​ ​and​ ​other​ ​special​ ​waste,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​amount not to exceed $400,000.00.​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​