City Council

​Last saved on 10/24/2025 2:10 PM​ ​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Vice-Chairwoman Noel.​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Budget and Finance Committee​ ​➢​ ​Budget Research Proposal​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​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.​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​(None)​ ​IX.​ ​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​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, October 28, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​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.​ ​(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.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, November 4, 2025​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 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.​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Economic Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Update on the Northgate Mall public hearing​ ​➢​ ​Neighborhood retail corridor plan presentation​ ​➢​ ​RiverCity presentation on storefront and retail improvement​ ​initiatives​ ​❖​ ​Planning and Zoning Committee​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​: (None)​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​: (None)​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​to​ ​erect​ ​a​ ​commemorative​ ​name​ ​sign​ ​renaming​ ​Cannon​ ​Avenue​ ​to​ ​“Leamon Pierce Avenue” in honor of the late Leamon Pierce.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, November 4, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Second​ ​Agreement​ ​to​ ​Exercise​ ​Option​ ​to​ ​Renew​ ​with​ ​Hamilton​​County,​​Tennessee,​​Board​​of​​Education,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​Tax​​Parcel​​Nos.​​136L-M-002,​​136L-M-005,​​and​​136L-M-006,​​for​​the​ ​continued​ ​operation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Avondale​ ​Head​ ​Start/Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​Program​ ​at​ ​2302​ ​Ocoee​​Street,​​for​​an​​additional​​term​​of​​one​​(1)​​year​​through​​December​​31,​​2026,​​for​ ​the amount of $1.00.​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​enter​​into​​a​​Second​​Agreement​​to​​Exercise​​Option​​to​​Renew​​with​​the​ ​Hamilton​​County,​​Tennessee,​​Board​​of​​Education,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​ ​for​​use​​of​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Parcel​​No.​​168I-C-032,​​for​​the​​continued​​operation​​of​​the​ ​Cedar​ ​Hill​ ​Head​ ​Start/Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​Program​ ​at​ ​4701​ ​Divine​ ​Avenue,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​additional term of one (1) year through December 31, 2026, for the amount of $1.00.​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Second​ ​Agreement​ ​to​ ​Exercise​ ​Option​ ​to​ ​Renew​ ​with​ ​Hamilton​​County,​​Tennessee,​​Board​​of​​Education,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​ ​for​​use​​of​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Parcel​​No.​​066M-D-014,​​for​​the​​continued​​operation​​of​​the​ ​Daisy​ ​Head​ ​Start/Early​ ​Head​ ​Start​ ​Program​ ​at​ ​9517​ ​W.​ ​Ridge​ ​Trail​​Road​​in​​Soddy​ ​Daisy,​​TN,​​for​​an​​additional​​term​​of​​one​​(1)​​year​​through​​December​​31,​​2026,​​for​​the​ ​amount of $1.00.​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​execute​​QuitClaim​​Deeds​​for​​the​​conveyance​​of​​sixteen​​(16)​​certain​ ​or​​certain​​combinations​​of​​parcels,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​to​​the​​approved​ ​highest​ ​bidders​ ​on​ ​properties​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga​ ​and​ ​Hamilton​ ​County​ ​as​ ​acquired through previous delinquent tax sales.​ ​INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​Information​ ​Officer​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​three-year​ ​blanket​ ​contract​ ​via​ ​sole​ ​source​ ​with​ ​Thomson​ ​Reuters​ ​–​ ​West​ ​for​ ​Clear​ ​Law​ ​Enforcement​ ​Plus​ ​and​ ​Clear​ ​Proflex​ ​LPR​ ​software​ ​applications,​ ​to​ ​be​ ​used​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Police​​Department​​for​​interface​​access​​to​​proprietary,​​secure,​​web-based​ ​investigative​​public​​records,​​for​​an​​amount​​not​​to​​exceed​​$75,000.00​​per​​year,​​with​​a​ ​three-year term in the amount of $225,000.00.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, November 4, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​Information​ ​Officer​ ​to​ ​renew​ ​Vector​ ​Solutions​ ​(formerly​​Target​​Solutions​​Learning,​​LLC)​​blanket​​agreement​​556370​​for​​a​​five-year​ ​term​ ​with​ ​an​ ​annual​ ​spend​ ​limit​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$80,000.00​ ​/​ ​$400,000.00,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​complete​ ​term​ ​which​ ​annual​ ​renewal​ ​provides​ ​support,​ ​maintenance,​ ​and​ ​premier​ ​subscription​ ​fees​ ​for​ ​an​ ​educational​ ​training​ ​product​ ​used​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Fire​ ​Department and the Moccasin Bend Environmental Center.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Robin​ ​Derryberry​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Carter​ ​Street​ ​Corporation​ ​Board,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​November​ ​5,​ ​2025,​ ​and​ ​ending on November 4, 2029.​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​i.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​and​​directing​​the​​Clerk​​of​​the​​Council​​to​​advertise​​for​​public​ ​hearing​ ​on​ ​December​ ​9,​ ​2025,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​deannexation​ ​of​ ​certain​ ​property​ ​owned​ ​by​ ​Versailles​ ​Land​ ​and​ ​Development​ ​Co.​ ​LLC,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​tenant,​​Chick-Fil-A​​Restaurant,​ ​located​ ​at​ ​8883​​Old​​Lee​​Hwy.,​​within​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga,​​in​​Hamilton​​County,​ ​Tennessee,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​referenced​ ​as​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​131-082.18,​ ​more​ ​fully​ ​described in the attached map.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​j.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Department​​of​​Parks​​&​​Outdoors​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​accept​ ​a​ ​Healthy​ ​and​ ​Sustainable​ ​Communities​ ​Grant​ ​from​ ​the​ ​U.S.​ ​Conference​ ​of​ ​Mayors​ ​and​ ​the​ ​American​ ​Beverage​ ​Association​ ​to​ ​expand the Every Kid Outdoor Program, in the amount of $200,000.00.​ ​k.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Department​​of​​Parks​​&​​Outdoors​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​for,​​and​​if​​awarded,​​accept​​a​​Youth​​Sports​​Access​​(NRPA-Musco​​Lighting)​ ​Grant​​for​​the​​in-kind​​donation​​and​​installation​​of​​a​​mini-pitch​​system​​with​​lighting​​at​ ​East​​Lake​​Community​​Center​​Park​​valued​​at​​$100,000.00,​​and​​to​​provide​​$20,000.00​ ​for the activation of the infrastructure.​ ​l.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​waiver​ ​for​ ​park​ ​rental​ ​fees​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Zack​ ​Meservey​ ​Foundation​​in​​support​​of​​the​​Not​​My​​Child​​5K​​Run/Walk​​for​​the​​November​​15,​​2025,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$1,000.00,​ ​which​ ​includes​ ​a​ ​$500.00​ ​rental​ ​fee​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Green​​and​​a​​$500.00​​rental​​fee​​for​​Ross’s​​Landing,​​with​​a​​deposit​​in​​the​ ​amount​​of​​$1,000.00​​(responsibility​​of​​the​​applicant),​​for​​the​​duration​​of​​the​​event​​to​ ​include​ ​set-up​ ​and​ ​breakdown.​ ​(Added​ ​with​ ​permission​ ​of​ ​Vice-Chairwoman​ ​Noel)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, November 4, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​Public Works​ ​m.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​Memorandum​ ​of​ ​Agreement​ ​between​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Norfolk​ ​Southern​ ​Railway​ ​Company,​ ​Chattanooga​​MF​​Joint​​Venture,​​LLC,​​and​​Chattanooga​ ​706​ ​Land​​Co.​​LLC​​regarding​​the​​closure​​of​​two​​private​​at-grade​​crossings​​(73467W​ ​and​ ​736945H)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​installation​ ​of​ ​two​ ​public​ ​at-grade​ ​crossings​ ​(946998L​ ​and​ ​947002G)​​for​​the​​construction​​of​​two​​residential​​and​​mixed-use​​communities​​at​​702,​ ​706, and 710 Manufacturers Road.​ ​(District 1)​ ​n.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​an​ ​Agreement​ ​between​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Chattanooga​ ​MF​ ​Joint​ ​Venture,​ ​LLC,​ ​and​ ​Chattanooga​​706​​Land​​Co.​​LLC​​detailing​​cost​​and​​responsibility​ ​obligations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​parties​ ​for​ ​the​ ​closure​​of​​two​​private​​at-grade​​crossings​​(73467W​ ​and​ ​736945H)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​installation​ ​of​ ​two​ ​public​ ​at-grade​ ​crossings​ ​(946998L​ ​and​ ​947002G)​​for​​the​​construction​​of​​two​​residential​​and​​mixed-use​​communities​​at​​702,​ ​706, and 710 Manufacturers Road.​ ​(District 1)​ ​o.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Tom​ ​Dauzat​ ​as​ ​a​ ​special​​police​​officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works,​ ​LDO​ ​Code​ ​Division,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​duties​ ​in​ ​his​ ​position as Demolition Abatement Specialist.​ ​p.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​appointment​​of​​Mark​​Johnson​​as​​a​​special​​police​​officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works,​ ​LDO​ ​Code​ ​Division,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​duties​ ​in​ ​his​ ​position as Code Enforcement Inspector.​ ​q.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Aaron​ ​Levy​ ​as​ ​a​ ​special​ ​police​​officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works,​ ​LDO​ ​Code​ ​Division,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​duties​ ​in​ ​his​ ​position as Code Enforcement Inspector 1.​ ​Wastewater​ ​r.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​​for​​the​​Wastewater​​Department​​to​​award​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​W-20-020-201,​ ​23​​rd​ ​Street​ ​Pump​ ​Station​ ​Improvements​ ​Project,​ ​to​ ​Dugan​​&​​Meyers​​Industrial​​LLC,​​of​​Cincinnati,​​OH,​​for​​pump​​station​​improvements​ ​at​ ​23​​rd​ ​Street​ ​Pump​ ​Station,​​in​​the​​amount​​of​​$11,584,000.00,​​with​​a​​contingency​​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$1,158,400.00,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$12,742,400.00​ ​(Consent​ ​Decree) (District 7)​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, November 4, 2025​ ​Page​​5​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​