City Council

​Last saved on 11/14/2025 2:30 PM​ ​TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Dotley).​ ​III.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​Wuxi, China Sister Cities Trip​ ​By Chairwoman Hill and Councilman Jeff Davis​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Library Department Report​ ​❖​ ​Economic Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Sales Tax Initiative​ ​➢​ ​Economic Impact Plan/Proposed Sales Tax Agreement​ ​➢​ ​Two Council Office Resolutions​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​: (None)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Chapter​ ​11,​ ​Article​ ​VII,​ ​Junk​ ​and​ ​Secondhand Dealers, Section 11-216, Definitions.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, November 18, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​b.​ ​MR-2025-0133​ ​Jay​ ​Floyd​ ​c/o​ ​Ragan​ ​Smith​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​a​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unopened​ ​right-of-way​ ​in​ ​the​ ​7400​​block​​of​​Sonia​ ​Lane,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)​ ​c.​ ​MR-2025-0125​ ​Chadley​ ​P.​ ​Bonawitz​ ​(Abandonment).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​the​ ​unused​​rail​​right-of-way​​of​​a​​former​​narrow​​gauge​​railroad​​operated​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City’s​ ​railway​ ​system​ ​in​ ​the​ ​200​ ​block​ ​of​ ​North​ ​Orchard​ ​Knob,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning Commission and Public Works)​ ​d.​ ​MR-2025-0137​​Chris​​Davis​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​ ​portion​​of​​the​​unopened​​alley​​in​​the​​2200​​block​​of​​East​​19​​th​ ​Street,​​as​​detailed​​on​​the​ ​attached​ ​maps,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)​ ​PLANNING​ ​e.​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-2​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0144​ ​Joshua​ ​A.​ ​Murphy​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​ ​2802​ ​Curtis​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​(Recommended for denial by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0152​ ​East​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Development,​ ​LLC​ ​c/o​ ​KH​ ​Property​ ​Group​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2003​​Wilcox​​Boulevard,​​from​​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended​​for​​approval​​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, November 18, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​2025-0152​ ​East​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Development,​ ​LLC​ ​c/o​ ​KH​ ​Property​ ​Group​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​2003​​Wilcox​​Boulevard,​​from​​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​g.​ ​2025-0151​ ​Matt​ ​Stone​ ​c/o​ ​Southern​ ​Spear​ ​Properties​ ​Lucey​ ​LLC​ ​(Lift​ ​Condition).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​lift​​Condition​​No.​​1​​from​​Ordinance​​No.​​13576​​of​​previous​​Case​ ​No.​ ​2019-0133​ ​on​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1305​ ​Anderson​ ​Avenue,​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​146J-D-012​ ​only,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​the​ ​following​ ​condition​ ​shall​ ​remain.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​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​ ​zoning​ ​map​ ​interpretations​ ​for​ ​right-of-way​ ​abandonments,​ ​and​ ​add​ ​as​ ​a​ ​permitted use one unit attached or detached dwelling in the C-N and C-NT Zones.​ ​i.​ ​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,​ ​more​ ​specifically​ ​Article​ ​II,​ ​Definitions,​ ​Article​ ​VIII,​ ​Special​ ​Purpose​ ​Zones,​ ​Section​ ​38-38,​ ​F/W​ ​Floodway,​ ​Section​ ​38-39,​ ​F/H​ ​Flood​ ​Hazard,​ ​and​ ​Article​ ​XVIII,​ ​Nonconformities, Section 38-98, Nonconforming Structure.​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​directing​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga​ ​to​ ​suspend​ ​water​ ​shutoffs​ ​related​​to​ ​unpaid​ ​sewer​ ​fees​ ​until​ ​either​ ​(a)​ ​federal​ ​funding​ ​for​​SNAP​​benefits​​resumes​​or​​(b)​ ​any federal government shutdown ends – whichever comes first.​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​urging​ ​the​ ​Electric​ ​Power​ ​Board​ ​(EPB)​ ​to​ ​take​ ​all​ ​steps​ ​possible​ ​to​ ​safeguard​ ​Chattanooga​ ​customers​ ​during​ ​the​ ​SNAP​ ​suspension,​ ​including,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to,​ ​temporary​​pauses​​on​​disconnections​​for​​non-payment,​​expanded​​payment​ ​plans, flexible fee/late fee policies, and proactive outreach to at-risk households.​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​$200,000.00​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Area​ ​Food​ ​Bank​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​critical​ ​support​ ​and​ ​nutritional​ ​assistance​ ​to​ ​residents​ ​during​ ​the​ ​suspension​ ​of​ ​Supplemental​ ​Nutrition​ ​Assistance​ ​Program​ ​(SNAP)​ ​funds.​ ​(Added​ ​with​ ​permission​ ​of​ ​Chairwoman​ ​Hill)​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, November 18, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​​the​​appointment​​of​​Bob​​Geier​​for​​the​​Board​​of​​Zoning​ ​Appeals​ ​for​ ​District​ ​1,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​November​​19,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on November 18, 2028. (Added with permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​an​ ​agreement​ ​with​ ​RiverCity​ ​Company​ ​for​ ​a​ ​storefront​ ​improvement and retail recruitment initiative, in the amount of $500,000.00.​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​accept​​Emergency​​Solutions​​Grant​​(ESG)​​funds​​from​​the​​Tennessee​ ​Housing​ ​Development​ ​Agency​ ​(THDA)​ ​to​ ​be​ ​used​ ​for​ ​homelessness​ ​outreach​ ​and​ ​prevention activities, for an amount not to exceed $134,375.00.​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​to​ ​submit​ ​such​​Brownfield​ ​Voluntary​​Agreement​​Application​​to​​the​​Tennessee​​Department​​of​​Environment​ ​and​ ​Conservation​ ​(TDEC),​ ​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​and​​if​​approved,​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​such​ ​Brownfield​ ​Voluntary​ ​Agreement​ ​(BVA)​ ​and​​Notice​​of​​Land​ ​Use​ ​Restrictions​ ​as​ ​it​ ​relates​ ​to​ ​the​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​Finley​ ​Stadium​ ​Park​ ​Campus​ ​1620,​ ​1656,​ ​1785,​ ​1801,​ ​1826,​ ​1835,​​and​​1905​​Reggie​​White​​Blvd.​​(Tax​ ​Map​ ​Nos.​ ​145K-F-001,​ ​145K-F-001.01,​ ​145K-E-001.01,​ ​145K-E-001,​ ​145K-E-002,​ ​145K-E-004,​ ​145K-B-006)​ ​and​ ​500​ ​W.​ ​Main​ ​Street​ ​(Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​145K-F-003),​ ​and​ ​519​ ​W.​ ​19​​th​ ​Street​ ​(Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​145K-C-007).​ ​(Added​​with​ ​permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​FINANCE​ ​h.​ ​Initial​ ​Resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​issuance​ ​of​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$40,300,000​ ​General​ ​Obligation Bonds of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee.​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​issuance​ ​of​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Bonds​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Tennessee,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​aggregate​ ​principal​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$40,300,000,​ ​in​ ​one​ ​or​ ​more​ ​series;​ ​making​ ​provision​ ​for​ ​the​ ​issuance,​ ​sale,​ ​and​ ​payment​​of​​said​​bonds;​​establishing​​the​​terms​​thereof​​and​​the​​disposition​​of​​proceeds​ ​therefrom;​ ​and​ ​providing​ ​for​ ​the​ ​levy​ ​of​ ​taxes​ ​for​ ​the​ ​payment​ ​of​ ​principal​ ​of,​ ​premium, if any, and interest on the bonds.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​j.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Greg​ ​Whisenant​ ​as​ ​Risk​ ​Officer of the Risk Department.​ ​k.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​​Kelly’s​​appointment​​of​​Karen​​Rennich​​as​​Executive​ ​Director of the Regional Planning Agency.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, November 18, 2025​ ​Page​​5​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​l.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​waiver​ ​of​ ​park​​rental​​fees,​​in​​the​​amount​​of​​$3,000.00,​ ​for​ ​RiverCity​ ​Company​ ​and​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Presents,​ ​in​ ​support​ ​of​ ​Reindeer​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Riverfront,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​dates​ ​of​ ​November​ ​28,​ ​29,​ ​and​ ​30,​ ​2025,​ ​to​ ​be​ ​held​ ​in​ ​Ross’s​ ​Landing,​​Renaissance​​Park,​​and​​Chattanooga​​Green,​​with​​a​​refundable​​deposit,​​in​​the​ ​amount of $3,000.00 (responsibility of the applicant), for a total amount of $6,000.00.​ ​Public Works​ ​m.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Tristan​ ​McCroskey​ ​as​ ​a​ ​special​ ​police​ ​officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works,​ ​LDO​ ​Codes​ ​Division,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​​performance​​of​​duties​​in​ ​his position as Code Enforcement Inspector 1.​ ​n.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​2025​ ​Annual​ ​Inflation​ ​Adjustment​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Financial​ ​Assurance​​for​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga​​Landfill,​​Permit​​Nos.​​SNL330000273,​​original​ ​at​ ​Birchwood​ ​Landfill​ ​as​ ​required​ ​by​​the​​regulations​​of​​the​​Division​​of​​Solid​​Waste​ ​Management,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​decrease​ ​of​ ​$48,846.78,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​revised​ ​total​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$1,436,359.19.​ ​o.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​2025​ ​Annual​ ​Inflation​ ​Adjustment​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Financial​ ​Assurance​​for​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga​​Landfill,​​Permit​​Nos.​​SNL330000273,​​Lateral​ ​Expansion​ ​Area​ ​3​ ​at​ ​Birchwood​ ​Landfill​ ​as​ ​required​ ​by​ ​the​ ​regulations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Division​ ​of​ ​Solid​ ​Waste​ ​Management,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​increase​ ​of​​$226,188.92,​​for​​a​​revised​ ​amount of $9,650,727.44.​ ​p.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​2025​ ​Annual​ ​Inflation​ ​Adjustment​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Financial​ ​Assurance​​for​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga​​Landfill,​​Permit​​Nos.​​SNL330000035,​​Phases​ ​1​ ​and​ ​2​ ​at​ ​Summit​ ​Landfill,​ ​as​ ​required​ ​by​ ​the​ ​regulations​ ​of​​the​​Division​​of​​Solid​ ​Waste​​Management,​​for​​an​​increase​​of​​$35,129.80,​​for​​a​​revised​​amount​​not​​to​​exceed​ ​$1,498,871.46.​ ​POLICE​ ​q.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Chief​ ​of​ ​Police​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​along​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Community​ ​Safety​ ​and​ ​Gun​ ​Violence​​Prevention​​to​​apply​​for,​​and​​if​ ​awarded,​​accept​​the​​Downtown​​Public​​Safety​​Grant​​through​​the​​State​​of​​Tennessee​​to​ ​be​​used​​to​​enhance​​safety,​​reduce​​crime,​​and​​strengthen​​public​​confidence​​within​​the​ ​City’s​ ​downtown​ ​core,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​three​​(3)​​year​​grant​​period​​beginning​​July​​1,​​2025,​​and​ ​ending June 30, 2028, for an amount not to exceed $2,947,215.00.​ ​Agenda for Tuesday, November 18, 2025​ ​Page​​6​ ​r.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​​Chief​​of​​Police​​to​​apply​​for,​​and​​if​​awarded,​​accept​​the​ ​Violent​ ​Crime​ ​Intervention​​Fund​​Grant​​through​​the​​State​​of​​Tennessee​​to​​be​​used​​to​ ​implement​ ​programming​ ​based​ ​upon​ ​proven​ ​effective​ ​violent​ ​crime​ ​intervention​ ​models​ ​by​ ​creating​ ​evidence-based​ ​programs​ ​and​ ​purchasing​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​infrastructure,​​for​​a​​three​​(3)​​year​​grant​​period​​beginning​​on​​July​​1,​​2025,​​and​​ending​ ​on June 30, 2028, for an amount not to exceed $2.9 million.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​