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Chattanooga, TN · January 6, 2026

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​Last saved on 01/06/2026 11:30 AM​ ​TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​II.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Chairwoman Hill).​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Public Safety Committee (re: Fire Department Presentation)​ ​❖​ ​Planning and Zoning Committee​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​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)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 6, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​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) (Planning Version #2)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​MR-2021-0187​ ​Hopkins​ ​Surveying​​Group​​on​​behalf​​of​​Don​​Duff/Travis​​Hulsey​​Co.​ ​Trustees​​(Abandonment​​Amendment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​two​ ​unopened​ ​alleyways​ ​in​ ​the​ ​6000​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Ooltewah-Georgetown​ ​Road,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​map,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions,​ ​and​ ​shall​ ​correct​ ​the​ ​scrivener’s​ ​error​ ​in​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​​to​​reflect​ ​the​​correct​​Alley​​#2​​legal​​description​​as​​being​​the​​alley​​that​​separates​​Lot​​16​​from​​Lot​ ​17,​ ​Block​ ​A,​ ​Scoggins​ ​Addition​ ​to​ ​Ooltewah,​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​Lot​ ​17​ ​from​ ​Lot​ ​18.​ ​(District 6)​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​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)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from​ ​11-18-2025​ ​and​ ​12-02-2025)​ ​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)​ ​POLICE​ ​c.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​24,​ ​Article​ ​XIV,​ ​Section 24-502, Schedule II – Speed on Through Streets.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 6, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​COUNCIL OFFICE​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​David​ ​Hudson​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Industrial​ ​Development​ ​Board​ ​for​ ​District​ ​1,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​term​ ​beginning​ ​on​ ​January​ ​7,​ ​2026,​ ​and​ ​ending on January 6, 2032.​ ​(District 1)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​urging​ ​the​ ​Industrial​ ​Development​ ​Board​ ​(“IDB”)​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​the​ ​following​ ​provisions​ ​are​ ​included​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Development​ ​Agreement​ ​which​ ​that​ ​body​ ​will​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​with​ ​CBL​ ​Properties​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​Northgate​ ​Mall​ ​Infrastructure​ ​Project,​​with​​the​​expectation​​that​​the​​redevelopment​​of​​the​​site​​of​​Northgate​​Mall​​will​ ​balance​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public​ ​with​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​a​ ​viable​ ​commercial​ ​real​ ​estate​ ​project,​​with​​the​​ultimate​​goal​​of​​transforming​​the​​site​​into​​a​​compact,​​walkable​​town​ ​center as envisioned in Chattanooga’s Hixson/Red Bank area plan.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​urging​ ​the​ ​Industrial​ ​Development​ ​Board​ ​(“IDB”)​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​the​​following​​provisions​​are​​included​​in​​the​​Development​​Agreement​​which​​that​ ​body​ ​will​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​with​ ​CBL​ ​Properties​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​Northgate​ ​Mall​ ​Infrastructure​​Project,​​with​​the​​expectation​​that​​the​​redevelopment​​of​​the​​site​​of​ ​Northgate​ ​Mall​ ​will​ ​balance​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public​ ​with​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​a​ ​viable​ ​commercial​ ​real​ ​estate​ ​project,​ ​with​ ​the​ ​ultimate​ ​goal​ ​of​ ​transforming​ ​the​ ​site​ ​into​ ​a​ ​compact,​ ​walkable​ ​town​ ​center​ ​as​ ​envisioned​ ​in​ ​Plan​ ​Chattanooga’s​ ​Hixson/Red Bank area plan. (Alternate Version)​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Donation​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Housing​ ​Authority,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​​the​​property​​known​​as​​the​​James​​A.​ ​Henry​ ​Building​ ​located​​at​​1341​​Grove​​Street,​​and​​further​​identified​​as​​Tax​​Map​​No.​ ​145F-A-003,​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​donation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​property,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​all​ ​documents​ ​required to complete the acceptance transaction.​ ​(District 7)​ ​FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Family​ ​Justice​ ​Center​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​for​ ​a​ ​continuation​ ​of​ ​funds,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​accept​ ​an​ ​amount​ ​not​ ​to​​exceed​​$200,000.00​​from​​Hamilton​ ​County​ ​government​ ​to​ ​support​ ​the​ ​services​ ​provided​ ​to​ ​victims​ ​living​ ​within​ ​Hamilton County.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 6, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​FINANCE​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Finance​ ​Officer​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​Henderson,​​Hutcherson​​&​​McCullough,​​PLLC​​relating​​to​​external​​audit​​services,​​for​ ​a​ ​term​ ​of​ ​five​ ​(5)​ ​years​ ​with​​pricing​​as​​follows:​ ​Year​​One​​(1)​​is​​$131,000.00;​​Year​ ​Two​​(2)​​is​​$135,900.00;​​Year​​Three​​(3)​​is​​$141,000.00;​​Year​​Four​​(4)​​is​​$146,300.00;​ ​and Year Five (5) is $151,800.00.​ ​LIBRARY​ ​f.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Executive​​Director​​of​​the​​Chattanooga​​Public​​Library​​to​ ​accept​ ​$12,000.00​ ​from​ ​the​ ​State​ ​of​ ​Tennessee,​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Secretary​ ​of​ ​State,​ ​Tennessee​ ​Library​ ​and​ ​Archives​ ​for​ ​the​ ​purchase​ ​of​ ​computers​ ​for​ ​use​ ​by​ ​library​ ​patrons​ ​and​ ​staff;​ ​library​ ​management​ ​software​ ​for​​increased​​efficiency​​in​​access​​to​ ​library​ ​collections​ ​and​ ​services;​ ​networking​ ​hardware,​ ​mobile​ ​devices;​ ​peripheral​ ​devices;​ ​software​ ​for​ ​library​ ​use;​ ​and/or​ ​other​ ​technological​ ​items​ ​and​ ​supplies​ ​to​ ​enhance the use of technology services available at the public library.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Brent​ ​Smith​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Construction​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Adjustment​ ​and​ ​Appeals,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​7,​ ​2026, and ending on January 6, 2030.​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​​confirming​​Mayor​​Kelly’s​​appointment​​of​​Casey​​Smith​​to​​the​​Board​​of​ ​Electrical​​Examiners,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​7,​​2026,​​and​​ending​​on​​January​ ​6, 2030.​ ​i.​ ​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.​ ​j.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Cynthia​​Dale​​to​​the​​Library​ ​Board​​of​​Directors,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​7,​​2026,​​and​​ending​​on​​January​ ​6, 2029.​ ​k.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Dan​ ​Kopf​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Library​ ​Board​​of​​Directors,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​7,​​2026,​​and​​ending​​on​​January​ ​6, 2029.​ ​l.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​​appointment​​of​​Jared​​Pickens​​to​​the​​Library​ ​Board​​of​​Directors,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​7,​​2026,​​and​​ending​​on​​January​ ​6, 2029.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 6, 2026​ ​Page​​5​ ​m.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​reappointment​ ​of​ ​Lee​ ​Brock​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Construction​ ​Board​​of​​Adjustment​​and​​Appeals,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​August​​22,​ ​2022, and ending on August 21, 2026.​ ​n.​ ​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.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​o.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​an​ ​Interlocal​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Town​ ​of​ ​Signal​ ​Mountain​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​stormwater maintenance activities as needed along SR-8/Hwy. 127.​ ​(District 1)​ ​p.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​contract​ ​for​ ​the​ ​development​ ​and​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Stormwater​ ​Asset​ ​Management​ ​Plan​ ​(SWAMP),​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​S-25-009-100,​ ​with​ ​Barge​ ​Design​ ​Solutions, Inc. for professional services, in the amount of $4,230,000.00.​ ​q.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​a​ ​Public/Private​ ​Partnership​ ​Agreement​ ​between​ ​the​ ​City​ ​and​ ​Hiren​ ​Desai,​ ​3H​​Group,​​and​​SAI​​Main-Hiren​​LLC​​related​​to​​the​​Station​​Street​​alleyway​​expansion​ ​for​ ​reimbursement​ ​of​ ​fifty​ ​(50%)​ ​percent​ ​of​ ​incurred​ ​costs​ ​up​ ​to​ ​$150,000.00.​ ​(District 7)​ ​Wastewater​ ​r.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​32606​ ​to​ ​remove​ ​Clean​ ​Methane​ ​Systems,​ ​LLC​ ​from​ ​the​ ​four​ ​(4)​ ​year​ ​on-call​ ​blanket​ ​contracts​ ​for​ ​plan​ ​production​ ​services,​ ​Contract​ ​No.​​W-24-026,​​reducing​​the​​total​​number​​of​​firms​​from​​twenty-two​​(22)​​to​ ​twenty-one (21), for use by the Wastewater Department.​ ​s.​ ​A​​resolution​​authorizing​​the​​Administrator​​for​​the​​Department​​of​​Wastewater​​to​​apply​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​accept​ ​funds​ ​for​ ​the​ ​linear​ ​generator​ ​(LGEN)​ ​Project​ ​–​ ​Phase​ ​One,​​including​​a​​TVA​​Energy​​Right​​Incentive,​​in​​the​​amount​​of​​$2,393,974.00​​and​​a​ ​Federal​​Investment​​Tax​​Credit​​(ITC),​​not​​to​​exceed​​$2.4​​million,​​for​​a​​total​​amount​​of​ ​$4,793,974.00.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 6, 2026​ ​Page​​6​ ​PLANNING​ ​t.​ ​58​ ​TN​ ​Corporation​ ​(Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit).​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​new​ ​Special​​Exceptions​​Permit​​for​​a​​new​​liquor​​store​​located​​at​​4850​​Hwy.​​58,​​Suite​​130​ ​and 140, Chattanooga, TN.​ ​(District 5)​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Other Business. (Item Listed Below):​ ​a.​ ​Certificate​ ​of​ ​Compliance,​ ​58​​TN​​Corporation​​d/b/a​​Bobby’s​​Wine​​and​​Liquor,​ ​4850 Hwy. 58, Suite 130, Chattanooga, TN. (District 5)​ ​XIII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIV.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Davis).​ ​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​ ​➢​ ​Overview of Special Districts​ ​❖​ ​Community Development Committee​ ​➢​ ​Senior Center Update​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​:​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​a.​ ​MR-2021-0187​ ​Hopkins​ ​Surveying​​Group​​on​​behalf​​of​​Don​​Duff/Travis​​Hulsey​​Co.​ ​Trustees​​(Abandonment​​Amendment).​ ​An​​ordinance​​to​​amend​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​ ​closing​ ​and​ ​abandoning​ ​two​ ​unopened​ ​alleyways​ ​in​ ​the​ ​6000​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Ooltewah-Georgetown​ ​Road,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​map,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions,​ ​and​ ​shall​ ​correct​ ​the​ ​scrivener’s​ ​error​ ​in​​Ordinance​​No.​​13748​​to​​reflect​ ​the​​correct​​Alley​​#2​​legal​​description​​as​​being​​the​​alley​​that​​separates​​Lot​​16​​from​​Lot​ ​17,​ ​Block​ ​A,​ ​Scoggins​ ​Addition​ ​to​ ​Ooltewah,​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​Lot​ ​17​ ​from​ ​Lot​ ​18.​ ​(District 6)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​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)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from​ ​11-18-2025​ ​and​ ​12-02-2025)​ ​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)​ ​POLICE​ ​c.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​24,​ ​Article​ ​XIV,​ ​Section 24-502, Schedule II – Speed on Through Streets.​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Wastewater​ ​a.​ ​MR-2025-0191​​View​​at​​Mission​​Ridge​​Partners​​LLC​​(Abandonment).​ ​An​​ordinance​ ​closing​​and​​abandoning​​a​​sanitary​​sewer​​easement,​​Record​​No.​​1214_15,​​being​​a​​ten​ ​(10’)​​foot​​wide​​sewer​​easement​​per​​Plat​​Book​​70,​​Page​​129,​​ROHC,​​beginning​​at​​the​ ​northwest​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​156K-E-008.01,​ ​thence​ ​southwest​​along​​the​​west​ ​line​ ​of​ ​said​ ​property​ ​approximately​ ​fifty​ ​(50’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point,​ ​thence​ ​northwest​ ​approximately​ ​one​ ​hundred​ ​forty-seven​ ​(147’)​ ​feet​ ​to​ ​a​ ​point​ ​in​ ​the​ ​eastern​ ​right-of-way​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2400​ ​block​ ​of​ ​15​​th​ ​Avenue,​ ​as​ ​detailed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​maps.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​Wastewater)​ ​PLANNING​ ​b.​ ​2025-0176​ ​Amalia​ ​Jacinto​ ​Ramirez​ ​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​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​​3014​​Dodds​​Avenue,​​from​​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​C-C​ ​Commercial​ ​Corridor​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​8)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​c.​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​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​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone,​​subject​​to​​certain​​conditions.​ ​(District​​9)​ ​(Recommended​​for​ ​approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​2025-0177​ ​Blake​ ​Campbell​ ​(RN-2​ ​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​​property​​located​​at​​2420​​East​ ​12​​th​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-2​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​d.​ ​2025-0179​ ​Mark​​Richmond​​c/o​​MMECJL​​LLC​​Series​​1​​(I-H​​Heavy​​Industrial​​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​​property​​located​​at​ ​5601​ ​Tennessee​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​I-H​ ​Heavy​ ​Industrial​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​7)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​e.​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​​Zone​​to​​TRN-1​​Traditional​​Neighborhood​​Residential​​Zone,​​subject​​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and denial by Staff)​ ​2025-0183​ ​Wayne​ ​Williams​ ​c/o​ ​Workshop​ ​Architecture​ ​(RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​​Code,​​Part​​II,​​Chapter​​38,​​Zoning​​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​rezone​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​511​ ​Rosewood​ ​Street,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​TRN-1​ ​Traditional​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Residential​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​f.​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​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​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​6)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​2025-0186​ ​Honest​ ​Street​ ​Holdings​ ​(RN-3​ ​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​​property​​located​​at​​5920​​Pine​​Grove​ ​Trail,​ ​from​ ​RN-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​I-L​ ​Industrial​ ​Light​ ​Zone.​ ​(Applicant Version)​ ​g.​ ​2025-0192​​Jarod​​Dotson​​c/o​​Skapa​​Development​​(RN-1-5​​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​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1513​ ​Chamberlain​ ​Avenue,​ ​from​ ​RN-1-5​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone​ ​to​ ​RN-1-3​ ​Residential​ ​Neighborhood​ ​Zone.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)​ ​h.​ ​2025-0178​ ​Clecia​ ​Joi​ ​Mason​ ​c/o​ ​Townsend​ ​Street​ ​Wine​ ​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.​ ​14048​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​No.​ ​2023-0130,​ ​on​ ​property​ ​located​ ​at​ ​2409​ ​East​ ​Main​ ​Street,​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​certain​ ​conditions.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission​ ​and Staff)​ ​i.​ ​2025-0182​ ​Erlanger​ ​Health​ ​c/o​ ​Tripp​ ​Stephens​ ​(Lift​ ​Conditions).​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​so​ ​as​​to​​lift​ ​conditions​ ​from​ ​Ordinance​ ​Nos.​ ​8943,​ ​9649,​ ​and​ ​10108​ ​of​ ​previous​ ​Case​ ​Nos.​ ​1988-0121,​​1991-0189,​​and​​1994-0170​​on​​properties​​located​​at​​1747​​Gunbarrel​​Road​ ​and​ ​7233​ ​Crane​ ​Road.​ ​(District​ ​9)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​j.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​ ​as​ ​adopted​ ​by​ ​Ordinance​ ​No.​ ​14137​ ​on​ ​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​ ​XV,​ ​Application​ ​Process,​ ​Section​ ​38-73,​ ​Vesting​ ​to​ ​Align​ ​with​ ​recent​ ​state​ ​law​ ​changes per Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-4-310.​ ​k.​ ​An​ ​ordinance​ ​amending​ ​Chattanooga​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​Part​ ​II,​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Zoning​ ​Ordinance,​​as​​adopted​​by​​Ordinance​​No.​​14137​​on​​July​​23,​​2024,​​to​​amend​​Article​​II,​ ​Definitions,​ ​Section​ ​38-10,​ ​Rules​ ​of​ ​Measurement​ ​to​ ​add​ ​graphics​ ​for​ ​irregular​ ​shaped​ ​lots​ ​and​ ​to​ ​amend​ ​Chapter​ ​38,​ ​Article​ ​VI,​ ​Downtown​ ​Form-Based​ ​Code,​ ​Division​ ​3,​ ​Rules​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Zones,​ ​Section​ ​38-698,​ ​Measurements​​and​​Exceptions,​​(4)​ ​Height and Mass, A. Building Height to replace the graphic for Item 2.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​5​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​the​ ​surplus​ ​and​ ​authorizing​​the​​Administrator​​of​​Economic​ ​Development​​to​​enter​​into​​a​​Contract​​for​​Sale​​and​​Purchase​​with​​Fifty​​One​​Bricks​​at​​a​ ​Time​​Properties,​​LLC,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​​the​​acquisition​​of​​6954​ ​Robinson​ ​Drive,​ ​further​ ​identified​ ​as​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​No.​ ​148E-A-033,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​purchase​ ​price​ ​of​ ​$40,000.00,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​execute​ ​all​ ​documents​ ​required​ ​to​ ​consummate​ ​the​ ​transaction,​​with​​closing​​fees​​not​​to​​exceed​​$5,000.00,​​for​​a​​total​​transactional​​amount​ ​not to exceed $45,000.00.​ ​(District 6)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​​the​​acceptance​​of​​$86,569.65​​from​​Hamilton​​County​​as​​the​ ​City’s​​portion​​from​​the​​September​​2025​​Hamilton​​County​​surplus​​property​​sale​​with​ ​$85,120.72​ ​applied​ ​as​ ​the​ ​City’s​ ​profit,​ ​$169.80​ ​applied​ ​to​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Attorney​ ​fees,​ ​$1,279.13​​applied​​to​​fees​​of​​the​​City​​Treasurer,​​and​​authorizing​​the​​transfer​​of​​all​​net​ ​proceeds to the Chattanooga Land Bank Authority.​ ​MAYOR’S OFFICE​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Robyn​ ​Stringfellow​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Public​​Art​​Commission,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​14,​​2026,​​and​ ​ending on January 13, 2029.​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​confirming​ ​Mayor​ ​Kelly’s​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​Alexis​ ​D’Ambrosio​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​​Public​​Art​​Commission,​​for​​a​​term​​beginning​​on​​January​​14,​​2026,​​and​ ​ending on January 13, 2027.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​Carver​ ​Park​ ​Master​ ​Plan​ ​presented​​by​​HDLA,​​subject​​to​ ​revision,​​in​​an​​effort​​to​​establish​​a​​public​​vision​​for​​the​​future​​revitalization​​of​​Carver​ ​Park.​ ​Public Works​ ​f.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Development​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​Barry​ ​Payne​ ​Development​ ​LLC,​ ​in​ ​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​in​​connection​​with​​the​​right-of-way​​requirements​​for​ ​Tax​ ​Map​ ​Nos.​ ​148N-A-002​ ​and​ ​148N-A-003,​ ​as​ ​related​ ​to​ ​the​​development​​of​​Tax​ ​Map No. 148N-A-014 at 6745 Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, January 13, 2026​ ​Page​​6​ ​g.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Permanent​ ​Right-of-Way​ ​Easement​ ​with​ ​Good​ ​Steward​ ​Management​ ​LLC​​on​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​148N-A-003,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​ ​Barry​​Payne​​Development​​LLC​​to​​complete​​the​​required​​improvements​​for​​the​​public​ ​extension of Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​h.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Permanent​ ​Right-of-Way​ ​Easement​ ​with​ ​Tennessee​ ​Office​ ​Properties​ ​LLC​​on​​a​​portion​​of​​Tax​​Map​​No.​​148N-A-002,​​in​​substantially​​the​​form​​attached,​​for​ ​Barry​​Payne​​Development​​LLC​​to​​complete​​the​​required​​improvements​​for​​the​​public​ ​extension of Customer Delight Drive.​ ​(District 6)​ ​i.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​erect​ ​commemorative​ ​secondary​ ​street​ ​signs​​on​​Ohls​​Avenue​​from​​the​​West​​38​​th​ ​Street​​to​​West​​45​​th​ ​Street,​ ​designating such portions as “Rosemary Gantt-Porter Avenue”.​ ​(District 7)​ ​j.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​award​ ​Contract​ ​No.​ ​S-25-008-100​ ​for​ ​professional​ ​services​ ​for​ ​On-Call​ ​Watershed​ ​Modeling​​and​​Floodplain​​Analysis​​to​​the​​following​​seven​​(7)​​entities:​ ​(1)​​WSP​​USA​ ​Inc.;​ ​(2)​ ​Barge​ ​Design​ ​Solutions;​ ​(3)​ ​CDM​ ​Smith​ ​Inc.;​ ​(4)​ ​Stantec​ ​Consulting​ ​Services,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(5)​ ​Aecom​ ​Technical​ ​Services,​ ​Inc.;​ ​(6)​ ​Rummel,​ ​Klepper​ ​&​ ​Kahl,​ ​LLP; and (7) Neel-Schafer, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $1.5 million.​ ​PLANNING​ ​k.​ ​2025-0193​ ​Joseph​ ​Ingram​ ​c/o​ ​Ingram,​ ​Gore​ ​&​ ​Associates​ ​(Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit).​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​approving​ ​a​ ​Special​ ​Exceptions​ ​Permit​ ​for​ ​a​ ​Residential​ ​Planned​ ​Unit​ ​Development​ ​Amendment​ ​on​ ​properties​ ​located​ ​in​​the​​1000​​and​​1100​ ​blocks​ ​of​ ​Meroney​ ​Street​ ​and​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​property​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1400​ ​block​ ​of​ ​Hamilton​ ​Avenue.​ ​(District​ ​2)​ ​(Recommended​ ​for​ ​approval​ ​by​ ​Planning​ ​Commission and Staff)​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Other Business. (Item Listed Below):​ ​a.​ ​CPD​ ​Report​ ​–​ ​Donation​ ​received​ ​from​ ​Ron​ ​Hart​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Police​ ​Foundation to pay for holiday meals for all CPD employees totaling $5,015.40.​ ​13.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​14.​ ​Adjournment.​

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