City Council Agenda For Tuesday Night

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Here is the City Council agenda for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall:

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005

I. Call to Order.

II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Hakeem).

III. Minute Approval.

IV. Special Presentations.

V. Ordinances – Second Reading:

a) 2005-168 Institute of Healing and Health (Wildwood Lifestyle Center) (from R-1 to R-3). An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 6958, as amended, known as the Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone a portion of a tract of land located at 4580 Chambers Road, more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-3 Residential Zone, subject to a condition. (Revised – Need Motion for Substitution.)

b) 2005-172 Jessica Stewart (from R-1 to R-4). An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 6958, as amended, known as the Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone a tract of land located at 202 Walker Street, more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-4 Special Zone, subject to certain conditions.

c) 2005-175 First Centenary United Methodist Church (from R-4 to C-3). An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 6958, as amended, known as the Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone tracts of land located at 451 Oak Street and 625 Houston Street, more particularly described herein, from R-4 Special Zone to C-3 Central Business Zone, subject to certain conditions.

d) 2005-178 Mae Dell Development Corporation (from R-1 to R-T/Z). An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 6958, as amended, known as the Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone tracts of land located at 2115 and 2117 Mae Dell Road, more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions.

e) 2005-179 McCallie School (William Kropff) (from R-2 & C-2 to R-4). An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 6958, as amended, known as the Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone portions of the McCallie School campus located at 500 Dodds Avenue, more particularly described herein, from R-2 Residential Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions.

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 2, by repealing Article XII and substituting a new Article XII in lieu thereof creating an Office of Multicultural Affairs. (Added by permission of Council Vice-Chair Pierce, Councilman Hakeem, and Councilman Franklin.)

VII. Resolutions:

a) A resolution approving a Public Housing Plan of the Chattanooga Housing Authority for development of the Johnson Apartments and to authorize the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary and to provide for payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes for said development.

b) A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding and Statement of Work with the Federal Rail Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation relative to the Atlanta-Chattanooga Maglev Project and authorizing the payment of required local matching funds in the amount of $297,714.00.

c) A resolution accepting the donation of fire equipment to the Chattanooga Fire Department from the Tennessee Valley Authority, Sequoyah.

d) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to execute an agreement with Dennis Smith relative to Contract No. W-05-008, Construction Inspection Services, during the construction of various Public Works projects in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00.

e) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to execute an agreement with Consolidated Technologies, Inc. relative to Contract No. W-05-010-101, Sludge Dewatering Systems Start-Up in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.

f) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to execute an agreement with Arcadis G&M, Inc. relative to Contract No. W-05-009-101, Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant, Primary Sludge Digestion System Start-Up, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.

g) A resolution confirming and approving the appointment of David D. Ashburn, as a member of the Wastewater Regulations and Appeals Board for the City of Chattanooga.

h) A resolution authorizing John K. Thompson to use temporarily the City right-of-way at 402 Riverside Avenue for a sanitary sewer service line, as shown on the drawings attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions.

i) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 3, relative to renovation of the existing structure at Heritage Park, with P&C Construction, Inc., which change order increases the contract amount by $7,683.18, for a revised contract price of $232,813.71. (Added by permission of Council Chair Robinson.)

VIII. Overtime Report.


IX. Departmental Reports:

a) Department of Human Services.

b) Department of Parks and Recreation.

c) Department of Public Works.

d) Department of Neighborhood Services.

e) Department of Education, Arts and Culture.

f) Fire Department.

g) Police Department.

h) Department of Personnel.

i) Department of Finance and Administration

j) City Attorney.

X. Other Business.

XI. Committee Reports.

XII. Agenda Session for Tuesday, November 22, 2005.

XIII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council on Non-Agenda Matters.

XIV. Adjournment.

XII. Agenda Session for Tuesday, November 22, 2005:


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