Here are the City Council agendas held at City Hall at 6 p.m.

Agenda for Tuesday:

I. Call to Order.

II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Scott.)

III. Minute Approval.

IV. Special Presentations.

“RiverCity Company – Kim White”

V. Ordinances – Final Reading:

a) MR-2009-166 Race Trac Petroleum (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning an unopened alley located in the 300 block of West 25th and West 26th Streets, more particularly described herein, subject to certain conditions. (District 7.) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works. Recommended for denial by Planning Staff.)

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, by removing in their entirety Sections 38-43(4) and 38-524, relative to two-family dwellings in a R-1 Residential Zone.

VII. Resolutions:

a) A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a permanent conservation easement from Hamilton County Board of Education through the Trust for Public Land.

b) A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a permanent conservation easement from Hixson Development Partners through the Trust for Public Land.

c) A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a permanent conservation easement from Hixson Medical Investors, LLC through the Trust for Public Land.

d) A resolution authorizing the General Services Director to accept a proposal from Emerson Burch for the purchase of the old St. Elmo Fire Hall in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

e) A resolution authorizing the General Services Director to accept the old Hixson Middle School from the Hamilton County Department of Education for recreational use.

f) A resolution authorizing the Police Department to apply for and accept a grant from Target for the purchase of a thermal imager/camera to be used by the Chattanooga Police Department SWAT Team in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.

g) A resolution authorizing the payment of membership dues for the U.S. Conference of Mayors in an amount not to exceed $12,242.00.

h) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to enter into a blanket contract with Synagro South, LLC for beneficial use of biosolids.

i) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Neighborhood Services and Community Development to award $24,000.00 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds to Quality Lifestyle Services. (Added by permission of Council Chair and Vice Chair.)

j) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Neighborhood Services and Community Development to amend Resolution No. 26155 by changing the amount awarded to The Brainerd Project II from $134,850.00 to $60,000.00 and allowing $74,850.00 to be used for future HomeAgain Projects. (Added by permission of Council Chair and Vice Chair.)

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 & 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, March 30, 2010.

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

XIV. Adjournment.

XII. Agenda Session for Tuesday, March 30, 2010:

1. Call to Order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Robinson.)

3. Minute Approval.

4. Special Presentations.

5. Ordinances - Final Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, by removing in their entirety Sections 38-43(4) and 38-524, relative to two-family dwellings in a R-1 Residential Zone.

6. Ordinances – First Reading:

7. Resolutions:

a) A resolution authorizing payment to the Southeast Tennessee Development District for 2010 dues in the amount of $36,038.00.

b) A resolution authorizing the Police Department to apply for and accept a grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, in the amount of $417,160.00 to be used for solving cold cases with DNA funds to cover overtime, training, supplies, and lab testing with matching funds of $46,668.57 to pay for benefits.

c) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 2 (Final) relative to Contract No. E-06-006-201, Northpoint Boulevard Extension Phase 1, with Stein Construction Company, Inc., for a decreased amount of $122,178.81, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,141,748.30, and to release the $111,392.89 in contingency funds.

d) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 (Final) relative to Contract No. E-03-028-201, Hamill Road Improvements – Highway 153 to Hixson Pike Phase 1, with Stein Construction Company, Inc., for a decreased amount of $15,808.75, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $569,736.10, and to release the $60,000.00 in contingency funds.

e) A resolution authorizing Lloyd Stanley, III on behalf of Clyde M. Reeves, II to use temporarily a portion of the right-of-way beginning at the end of the paved 2400 Woolson Road to remove existing hardwoods and construction of a private drive leading to 570 N. Crest Road, as shown on the attached map, subject to certain conditions.


f) A resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for and, if awarded, accept a “Grants for Safe Routes to School” from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for sidewalks at Big Ridge Elementary School and for crosswalks and related work in the vicinity of Battle Academy, Brown Academy, Chattanooga Middle, Dalewood Middle, and Thrasher Elementary Schools in the amount of $346,029.00.

g) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 relative to Contract No. E-06-006-202, Northpoint Boulevard Extension Phase 2 and 3, with Stein Construction Company, Inc., for a decreased amount of $5,729.15, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,985,524.70, and to release the $200,000.00 in contingency funds.

h) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 (Final) relative to Contract No. W-04-008-201, Lake Hills Interceptor Relocation, with Haren Construction Company, Inc., for an increased amount of $15,254.12, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $425,469.12, and to release the remaining $24,745.88 in contingency.

i) A resolution authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 relative to Contract No. S-008-004-201, Private Sanitary Sewer Service Line Repair (SLAP), with C&C Construction Services, LLC, for an increased amount of $3,500.00 and for a revised contract amount not to exceed $14,700.00.

j) A resolution authorizing the Director of Personnel to extend the Administrative Services Agreement with PHP Companies, Inc. d/b/a Cariten TPA Services to provide “run out” insurance benefits for certain retirees beginning March 1, 2010, through May 31, 2010, for a total cost of approximately $8,000.00.

k) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to pay Stowers Machinery the monthly rental for a transformer needed at the Oxygen Plant in the amount of $27,787.50.

8. Overtime Report.

9. 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 & Culture.
f) Fire Department.
g) Police Department.
h) Department of Personnel.
i) Department of Finance and Administration
j) City Attorney.

10. Other Business.

11. Committee Reports.

12. Agenda Session for Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

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

14. Adjournment.