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​Last saved on 01/27/2026 10:51 AM​ ​TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL REVISED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​I.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Parks, Public Works, and Wastewater Committee​ ​➢​ ​Parks & Outdoors Annual Report - presented by April Furth​ ​❖​ ​Education Committee​ ​➢​ ​Head Start program update​ ​➢​ ​311 update​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​VII.​ ​Ordinances – Final Reading​:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​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) (Planning Version #2)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 27, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​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) (Alternate Version)​ ​VIII.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​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)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from 01-13-2026)​ ​b.​ ​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) (Deferred from 01-13-2026)​ ​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)​ ​c.​ ​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,​ ​12-02-2025 & 01-06-2026) (Deferred from 01-13-2026)​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 27, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​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)​ ​IX.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​$150,000.00​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Fund​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Airport​ ​as​ ​support​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Small​ ​Community​ ​Air​ ​Service​ ​Development​ ​Grant​ ​to​ ​facilitate​ ​non-stop​ ​service​ ​from​​United​​Airlines​​(operated​​by​​Skywest​​Airlines,​​Inc.)​​from​​the​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Airport​ ​(CHA)​ ​to​ ​Houston’s​ ​George​ ​Bush​ ​Intercontinental​ ​Airport​ ​(IAH) beginning on March 20, 2026.​ ​(District 6)​ ​OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​amending​ ​Resolution​ ​No.​ ​32678​ ​adopting​ ​a​ ​revised​ ​records​ ​retention​ ​schedule​​for​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga​​to​​include​​retention​​requirements​​for​​the​​Family​ ​Justice Center.​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Parks & Outdoors​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​of​ ​Parks​ ​&​ ​Outdoors​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​a​ ​financial​ ​contribution​ ​from​ ​a​ ​private​ ​non-profit​ ​entity,​ ​if​ ​awarded,​ ​up​ ​to​ ​an​ ​amount​​of​​$3​​million​​for​​the​​renovations​​to​​the​​Chattanooga​​Skatepark.​ ​(Added​ ​with permission of Chairwoman Hill)​ ​Public Works​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Administrator​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Works​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​three-year​ ​agreement​ ​with​ ​Waterways,​ ​a​ ​non-profit​ ​educational​ ​organization,​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​providing​ ​administration​ ​of​ ​the​​City’s​​rainsmart​​yards​​and​ ​adopt-a-waterway programs, for an amount not to exceed $192,000.00.​ ​Revised Agenda for Tuesday, January 27, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​Wastewater​ ​e.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Tennessee,​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Construction​ ​Manager​ ​At-Risk​ ​(CMAR)​ ​contract​ ​delivery​ ​method​ ​under​ ​certain​ ​specified​ ​wastewater​ ​utility​ ​and​​public​​works​​infrastructure​​projects,​​consistent​​with​ ​Tennessee​ ​Code​ ​Annotated​ ​§​ ​12-4-107,​ ​and​ ​establishing​ ​implementation​ ​and​ ​oversight guidelines for such projects in the forms attached.​ ​X.​ ​Purchases.​ ​XI.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​XII.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​XIII.​ ​Adjournment.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 3, 2026​ ​Page​​1​ ​TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026​ ​CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA​ ​3:30 PM​ ​1.​ ​Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.​ ​2.​ ​Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Berz).​ ​3.​ ​Special Presentations -​​Food Bank Donations Report​.​ ​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:​ ​❖​ ​Department Report:​ ​➢​ ​Air Pollution Control Board​ ​❖​ ​Planning and Zoning Committee​ ​❖​ ​Legislative Committee​ ​➢​ ​Zoning ordinance amendment re: Landscape Plans -​ ​Councilman Harvey​ ​RECESS​ ​Order of Business for City Council​ ​7.​ ​Ordinances - Final Reading​:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​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)​ ​(Deferred​ ​from 01-13-2026)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 3, 2026​ ​Page​​2​ ​b.​ ​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) (Deferred from 01-13-2026)​ ​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)​ ​c.​ ​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) (Alternate Version)​ ​d.​ ​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,​ ​12-02-2025 & 01-06-2026) (Deferred from 01-13-2026)​ ​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)​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 3, 2026​ ​Page​​3​ ​8.​ ​Ordinances - First Reading​:​ ​PLANNING​ ​a.​ ​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) (Deferred from 11-18-2025 and 12-02-2025)​ ​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)​ ​9.​ ​Resolutions:​ ​ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT​ ​a.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​to​ ​award​ ​up​ ​to​ ​$40,000.00​ ​to​ ​Habitat​ ​for​ ​Humanity​ ​of​ ​Greater​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Area,​ ​to​ ​construct​ ​a​ ​house​ ​at​ ​2117​ ​Davenport Street for affordable homeownership.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​b.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​Mayor​ ​or​ ​his​ ​designee​ ​to​ ​award​ ​up​ ​to​ ​$40,000.00​ ​to​ ​Habitat​ ​for​ ​Humanity​ ​of​ ​Greater​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Area,​ ​to​ ​construct​ ​a​ ​house​ ​at​ ​2113​ ​Davenport Street for affordable homeownership.​ ​(District​​8)​ ​PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER​ ​Public Works​ ​c.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​​appointment​​of​​Luke​​Kaiser​​as​​a​​special​​commissioned​ ​police​​officer​​(unarmed)​​for​​the​​City​​of​​Chattanooga,​​Chattanooga​​Parking​​Authority,​ ​to​​perform​​duties​​expressly​​limited​​to​​the​​performance​​of​​the​​duties​​in​​the​​position​​of​ ​parking ambassador.​ ​d.​ ​A​ ​resolution​ ​authorizing​ ​the​ ​appointment​ ​of​ ​William​ ​Benford​ ​as​ ​a​ ​special​ ​commissioned​ ​police​ ​officer​ ​(unarmed)​ ​for​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Chattanooga,​ ​Chattanooga​ ​Parking​ ​Authority,​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​duties​ ​expressly​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​the​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​duties in the position of parking ambassador.​ ​Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 3, 2026​ ​Page​​4​ ​10.​ ​Purchases.​ ​11.​ ​Committee Reports.​ ​12.​ ​Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.​ ​13.​ ​Adjournment.​