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​Last saved on 12/16/2025 10:35 AM​ ​TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025​ ​CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Henderson).​ ​III.​ ​Special Presentations.​ ​IV.​ ​Minute Approval.​ ​V.​ ​Discussion of Agenda.​ ​❖​ ​Next Week’s Proposed Agenda Items​ ​❖​ ​Purchasing Questions​ ​❖​ ​Future Considerations (3 Week Look Ahead)​ ​❖​ ​Horse Carriage Amendment (Henderson & Co-Sponsors Clark,​ ​Davis, Elliott, and Harvey)​ ​VI.​ ​Committee or Department Reports:​ ​❖​ ​None​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​INTERNAL AUDIT​ ​a.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​2,​ ​to​ ​delete​ ​and​ ​update​ ​Article​ ​XIV​ ​regarding​ ​communications​ ​and​ ​audit​ ​process​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Audit​ ​Committee​ ​following​ ​prior​​revisions​​to​​the​​Chattanooga​​City​​Charter​​Sections​​3.111​ ​through 3.118 and the deletion of Charter Section 8.15 of the Charter.​ ​b.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​2,​ ​Article​ ​XV,​ ​Whistle​​Blower​​Protection​​by​​revising​​Sections​​2-782,​​2-783(e),​​and​​2-784(e)​​relative​ ​to the Audit Committee.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, December 16, 2025​ ​Page​​2​ ​PLANNING​ ​c.​ ​2025-0173​ ​MBSC​ ​Black​ ​Creek​ ​LLC​ ​(C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone,​ ​C-MU1​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed-Use​ ​Zone,​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​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​​4571,​​4603,​​4637,​​4659,​​4685,​​and​​4711​​Ravinia​​Lane,​​from​​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone,​ ​C-MU1​ ​Commercial​ ​Mixed-Use​ ​Zone,​ ​and​ ​TRN-3​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​1)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Staff)​ ​d.​ ​2025-0147​ ​Marilyn​ ​Rampersand​ ​(RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-N​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Commercial​ ​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​ ​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​915​​Barton​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-N​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Commercial​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0164​ ​Ian​ ​Blackmore​ ​c/o​ ​Pratt​ ​and​ ​Associates​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​at​ ​6112​ ​and​ ​6118​ ​Hixson​ ​Pike,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​3)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and Staff)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0165​​Stone​​Creek​​Consulting​​LLC​​(RN-1-6​​Residential​​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​4100​ ​and​ ​4200​ ​blocks​ ​of​ ​Shallowford​ ​Road,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​ ​I-L​​Industrial​​Light​​Zone,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​​5)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Planning Version #3)​ ​g.​ ​2025-0170​ ​Miller​ ​Industries​ ​Towing​ ​Equipment,​ ​Inc.​ ​(Lift​ ​and​ ​Amend​ ​Condition).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​lift​​Condition​​No.​​1​​and​​amend​​Condition​​No.​​3​​of​​Ordinance​​No.​ ​13043​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​No.​​2016-035​​for​​part​​of​​a​​property​​located​​at​​8595​​Hilltop​ ​Drive,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​​6)​ ​(Recommended​​for​​approval​​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, December 16, 2025​ ​Page​​3​ ​h.​ ​2025-0167​​Stone​​Creek​​Consulting​​LLC​​(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​ ​1309​ ​Chamberlain​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​​TRN-3​​Traditional​​Residential​​Neighborhood​​Zone,​​subject​​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and denial by Staff) (Planning Version #2)​ ​i.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​ ​23,​ ​2024,​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​Special​ ​Exceptions​​Permit​​for​​a​​reception​​facility​​and​​add​​a​​standalone​​drive-through​​facility​ ​use.​ ​(Alternate Version)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​deannexing​ ​certain​ ​property​ ​owned​ ​by​ ​Versailles​ ​Land​ ​and​ ​Development​​Company,​​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.​ ​b.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​35,​ ​Article​ ​VI,​ ​Horse-Drawn​ ​Carriages;​ ​Section​ ​35-186,​ ​Definitions;​​Section​​35-203,​​Requirements​ ​for​​Horses​​in​​Service;​​and​​Section​​35-204,​​Animal​​Working​​Conditions.​ ​(Sponsored​ ​by​ ​Councilman​ ​Henderson​ ​and​ ​Co-Sponsored​ ​by​ ​Councilmen​ ​Clark,​ ​Davis,​ ​Elliott, and Harvey)​ ​PLANNING​ ​c.​ ​2025-0119​ ​Claudine​ ​Evans​ ​c/o​ ​One​ ​A​ ​Event​ ​Parlour​ ​(C-C-​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​​to​​C-R​​Regional​​Commercial​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​ ​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​​property​​located​​at​​5813​ ​Lee​ ​Highway,​ ​from​ ​C-C-​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-R​ ​Regional​ ​Commercial​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​denial​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and approval by Staff) (Deferred from 10-14-2025)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, December 16, 2025​ ​Page​​4​ ​d.​ ​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)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from 11-18-2025)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0169​ ​Groundscapes​ ​Concepts,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​​C-C​​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​​I-H​​Industrial​​Heavy​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​property​​located​​at​​4272​​Bonny​​Oaks​​Drive,​​from​​RN-1-6​​Residential​​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-H​ ​Industrial​ ​Heavy​​Zone,​​subject​​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​5)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​​and​​denial​​by​​Staff)​ ​(Deferred​​from​​12-09-2025)​ ​(Planning​​Version​ ​#2)​ ​2025-0169​ ​Groundscapes​ ​Concepts,​ ​LLC​ ​(RN-1-6​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​and​​C-C​​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​​I-H​​Industrial​​Heavy​​Zone).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​ ​amend​​Chattanooga​​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​​so​​as​​to​​rezone​ ​property​​located​​at​​4272​​Bonny​​Oaks​​Drive,​​from​​RN-1-6​​Residential​​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​​and​​C-C​​Commercial​​Corridor​​Zone​​to​​I-H​​Industrial​​Heavy​​Zone.​ ​(Applicant​ ​Version)​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Premises​ ​Use​ ​Agreement​​with​​Tennessee​​River​​Soccer​ ​d/b/a​ ​North​ ​River​ ​Soccer,​ ​in​ ​substantially​ ​the​ ​form​ ​attached,​ ​for​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​soccer​ ​facility​​on​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​119H-A-003.01,​​for​​a​​term​​of​​one​​(1)​​year​​with​ ​annual​​rent​​of​​$1.00,​​with​​document​​execution​​and​​use​​of​​the​​premises​​subject​​to​​the​ ​tenant’s​​compliance​​with​​all​​insurance​​requirements​​in​​the​​Premises​​Use​​Agreement.​ ​(District 2)​ ​HUMAN RESOURCES​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​revisions​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Employee​​Information​​Guide​​(EIG)​​policy​ ​(9.0​​Compensation,​​Section​​9.11​​Call​​Back​​Pay)​​to​​Double​​Call​​Back​​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.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, December 16, 2025​ ​Page​​5​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​request​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​funds​ ​from​ ​the​ ​State​ ​of​ ​Tennessee​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Environment​​and​​Conservation​​Local​​Parks​​Acquisition​​Fund​​for​​the​​purchase​​of​​the​ ​Mountain Creek Quarry for use as a park, in the amount of $1,740,000.00.​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​payment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Downtown​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Alliance​ ​(DCA)​ ​from​ ​January​ ​1,​ ​2026,​ ​through​ ​December​ ​31,​ ​2026,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​amount​ ​not​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​$150,000.00.​ ​(Added with permission of Chairwoman​​Hill)​ ​Public Works​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​approve​ ​Change​ ​Order​ ​No.​ ​1​ ​(Final)​ ​to​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​R-22-014-201,​ ​Summit​ ​of​ ​Softball​​Concession​​Stands​​Ventilation,​​with​​J.​​Brennan​​Construction,​​Inc.,​​of​​Rocky​ ​Face,​​GA,​​for​​structural​​modifications​​to​​the​​original​​design​​and​​the​​addition​​of​​GFCI​ ​breakers​ ​and​ ​relay​ ​receptacles,​ ​for​​an​​increased​​amount​​of​​$55,678.95,​​for​​a​​revised​ ​contract amount of $432,964.88.​ ​(District 6)​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​approve​​Change​​Order​​No.​​1​​(Final)​​to​​Contract​​No.​​E-21-022-201,​​Watkins​​Building​ ​ACM​ ​Abatement​ ​and​ ​Mold​ ​Remediation,​ ​with​ ​E.​ ​Luke​ ​Greene​ ​Company,​ ​Inc.,​ ​of​ ​New​ ​Market,​ ​TN,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​removal​ ​of​ ​two​ ​additional​ ​ACM​ ​areas​ ​and​ ​the​ ​additional​ ​storage​ ​of​ ​therapeutic​ ​recreation​ ​materials​ ​not​ ​previously​ ​identified​ ​within​ ​the​ ​contract,​ ​for​ ​an​ ​increased​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$23,400.00,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​revised​ ​contract​​amount​​of​ ​$117,942.55.​ ​(District 9)​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​