I. Call to Order.

II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Gilbert)

III. Minute Approval.

IV. Special Presentation.

V. Ordinances – Final Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 24, Sections 24-337, 24-338, 24-339 and 24-340, relative to permits for valet parking in metered spaces for downtown businesses.  (Revised.)

b) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 10, so as to adopt the 2012 Editions of the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, and the 2009 Edition of the Energy Conservation Code and certain appendices of those codes as revised and amended as the Official Building Code, Residential Code and Energy Conservation Code of the City of Chattanooga, and to amend § 10-7 concerning the adoption of the 2009 ANSI National Standard as the Official Handicap and Accessibility Code of the City of Chattanooga.

c) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 14, so as to adopt the 2011 Edition of the National Electrical Code and certain appendices as revised and amended as the Official Electrical Code of the City of Chattanooga.

d) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 19, so as to adopt the 2012 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code and certain appendices as revised and amended as the Official Gas Code of the City of Chattanooga.

e) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 22.5, so as to adopt the 2012 Edition of the International Mechanical Code and certain appendices as revised and amended as the Official Mechanical Code of the City of Chattanooga.

f) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 27, so as to adopt the 2012 Edition of the International Plumbing Code as revised and amended as the Official Plumbing Code of the City of Chattanooga.

g) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Article XII, Streets and Sidewalks, by amending Section 32-285, “As-Built” drawings.

h) An ordinance providing for an interim budget and appropriating funds for the usual and ordinary expenses of the City government for the months of July, August, and September 2012, pending the adoption of the 2012-2013 annual budget.  (Revised.)

i) MR-2012-031 Stringer’s Ridge Association c/o Michael Martin (Abandonment).  An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of two right-of-ways of an unopened portion of Wayne Avenue and the 900 block of Whitehall Road with Comcast to maintain the easement in the full width, more particularly described herein, subject to certain conditions.  (District 1.)

j) An ordinance appropriating an additional $10,000.00 from the General Fund to Bessie Smith Cultural Center for expenses incurred in organization and implementation of the 2012 Bessie Smith Strut.  

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 12534, entitled “An ordinance appropriating, authorizing or allocating funds to the Capital Improvements Budget for the Fiscal Year 2011/2012” so as to accept $100,000.00 from Hamilton County and provide funding for the Visionair RMS/Mobile Software Database Application Upgrade.

b) An ordinance appropriating an additional $45,000.00 from the General Fund to River City, LLC to be used for the specific purpose of replacing wayfinding signs in the Central Business District.

c) MR-2012-026 Greg Nye/LBYD, Inc./Health South Corporation/Rebound, LLC (Abandonment).  An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of a sewer easement within properties located in the 2400 block of McCallie and Duncan Avenue, more particularly described herein, subject to certain conditions.  (Recommended for approval by Public Works.)  (District 7.)

VII. Resolutions: 

a) A resolution amending Resolution No. 26943 entitled, “A resolution authorizing payment to Arthur J. Gallagher for renewal of property, equipment, and fleet insurance for 2012, which includes the library locations, for an annual premium of $316,061.40.” so as to include a contingency amount of five (5%) percent of $15,803.07, which shall be for yearly adjustments as additional property, equipment, and fleet items added to the inventory.

b) A resolution authorizing the renewal of the Personal Services Contract for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 with Don Sneed d/b/a Don Sneed Appraisals and Investigations to perform vehicle appraisals and accident investigations for the City in an estimated annual amount of $15,000.00.

 
c) A resolution expressing the intent of the City of Chattanooga to issue bonds in the aggregate amount not to exceed $30 million of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs of the following:  City Hall Campus; maintain software current (ERP only); HR performance mgmt, self service, HR service enhancement; fire apparatus; ESIP connector road extension; road improvement – Goodwin Drive; Gunbarrel Road widening at mall entrance; Shallowford Road widening; Fairmount Avenue; Roundabout – Igou Gap Road and Jenkins Road; Gunbarrel Road – Shallowford to Standifer Gap; sidewalks; Hixson Recreation Center; roof replacements; HVAC systems; John A. Patten Park (restrooms); Memorial Auditorium & Tivoli repair & maintenance; main terrain art park; wood recycling outfall improvements; City yards outfall #2; heavy equipment; WPA system; 3500 block Broad Street; Briarwood Circle; McCutcheon Road; levee certification & repair; lid retrofit; floodplain remodeling; private sanitary service lateral repair; and Ross’s Landing riverfront hardedge repairs.  (Revised.)

d) A resolution authorizing the Gang Task Force to extend the contract with John Hayes, Ph.D., through the end of Fiscal Year 2012 in the amount of $5,000.00.

e) 2012-049 Paisa, Inc. (Special Exceptions Permit).  A resolution approving a Special Exceptions Permit for use of a late night entertainment center located at 6175 Airways Boulevard, as more particularly described in the attached report and maps, subject to certain conditions.  (District 6.)  

2012-049 Paisa, Inc. (Special Exceptions Permit).  A resolution approving a Special Exceptions Permit for use of a late night entertainment center located at 6175 Airways Boulevard, as more particularly described in the attached report and maps, subject to certain conditions.  (Alternate Version.)

2012-049 Paisa, Inc. (Special Exceptions Permit).  A resolution approving a Special Exceptions Permit for use of a late night entertainment center located at 6175 Airways Boulevard, as more particularly described in the attached report and maps, subject to certain conditions.  (Alternate Version No. 2.)  (Deferred from 5/22/2012.)

f) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Education, Arts & Culture to apply for and, if awarded, accept a United States Department of Justice Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Competitive Grant (CFDA #16.817) to provide neighborhood revitalization programming, for an amount not to exceed $1 million.  (Added by permission of Council Chairwoman Ladd.)  (Revised.)

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, June 5, 2012.

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

XIV. Adjournment.
 
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012

1. Call to Order.

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

3. Minute Approval.

4. Special Presentation:

5. Ordinances - Final Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 12534, entitled “An ordinance appropriating, authorizing or allocating funds to the Capital Improvements Budget for the Fiscal Year 2011/2012” so as to accept $100,000.00 from Hamilton County and provide funding for the Visionair RMS/Mobile Software Database Application Upgrade.

b) An ordinance appropriating an additional $45,000.00 from the General Fund to River City, LLC to be used for the specific purpose of replacing wayfinding signs in the Central Business District.

c) MR-2012-026 Greg Nye/LBYD, Inc./Health South Corporation/Rebound, LLC (Abandonment).  An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of a sewer easement within properties located in the 2400 block of McCallie and Duncan Avenue, more particularly described herein, subject to certain conditions.  (Recommended for approval by Public Works.)  (District 7.)

6. Ordinances – First Reading:

a) An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 5, Sections 5-84 and 5-84, relative to the Beer Board of Chattanooga and reciprocal suspension or revocation of permits.

7. Resolutions:

a) A resolution authorizing an on-the-job injury settlement between Hewitt Coleman and Walter Dana Young in the amount of $10,001.00, in accordance with Ordinance No. 12573.

b) A resolution authorizing the award of a bid for installation of HVAC units and necessary ductwork for the 11th Street police station to Jake Marshall Services, Inc. in the amount of $97,610.00.  (District 8.)

c) A resolution authorizing the Department of Education, Arts & Culture to apply for and, if awarded, accept a grant from the Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability for the Eastgate Senior Activity Center programming, in the amount of $44,952.00.

d) A resolution authorizing the appointment of Azure Botts as a special police officer (unarmed) for the City of Chattanooga Public Works Department, to do special duty as prescribed herein, subject to certain conditions.

e) A resolution authorizing the appointment of Sarah Kurtz as a special police officer (unarmed) for the City of Chattanooga Public Works Department, to do special duty as prescribed herein, subject to certain conditions.

f) A resolution authorizing the Personnel Administrator to enter into an agreement with Morris & McDaniel, Inc. for the development and administration of exams for promotional testing for the positions of police sergeant, police lieutenant, and police captain, for an amount not to exceed $133,828.00 with encumbrances to the Personnel Department and the Police Department.

g) A resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into a contract for Vision Air Upgrade for new RMS, mobile, FBR, and Dell Marketing equipment upgrade to support the Police Department, for a total project cost in the amount of $363,585.67.

h) A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (“TDOT”) relative to the Central Avenue Extension from Third Street to Riverside Drive, City Contract No. E-11-011, PIN No. 117216.00, Federal Project No. STP-M-9202(110), and receive reimbursements from TDOT, for an amount up to $3,938,444.00.  (District 8.)

i) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with Consolidated Technologies, Inc. for professional services relative to Contract No. W-12-004-101, Sanitary Sewer Projects associated with Annexation Area 4B, for an amount not to exceed $285,000.00.  (District 3.)

j) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with Hamilton County for the Hamilton County Courts Community Service Program to pick up litter along the City rights-of-way using first-time, non-violent offenders, in the amount of $60,000.00.

k) A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for scope of work relative to the Flood Plain Management Services Program, Contract No. S-12-006, and authorizing the City to pay $150,000.00 as a 50% match, for a total project cost in the amount of $300,000.00.

l) A resolution authorizing Chattanooga Housing Authority c/o Naveed Minhas to use temporarily the right-of-way located in the 1100 block of Fairmont Avenue for a community marker of the townhomes to identify the entrance with signage, as shown on the map attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions.  (District 1.)


m) A resolution authorizing McCallie School c/o William C. Kropff, Executive Director of Operations, to use temporarily a portion of right-of-way located on Anderson Avenue for the school’s ability to facilitate an internal access plan for students, as shown on the map and drawing attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions.  (District 7.)

n) A resolution authorizing payment to New Hope Presbyterian Church for a right-of-way easement relative to Contract No. E-05-031, Shallowford Road Widening Lifestyle Way to I-75 on-ramp for Tract No. 1, property located at 7301 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN  37421, Tax Map No. 149H-A-020, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.  (District 4.)

o) A resolution authorizing BlueCross/BlueShield of Tennessee to use the City of Chattanooga’s Seal on a city employee link within their website.

p) A resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for and, if approved, accept a Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant from the Department of Justice to provide funds for a dedicated gang intelligence officer to work with the City and County law enforcement and prosecutors, in the amount of $300,000.00.

q) MR-2012-006 City of Chattanooga c/o Dan Thornton.  A resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission to surplus Dogwood Manor and authorizing the Director of General Services to accept $105,128.00 payable to the City of Chattanooga in exchange for the Dogwood Manor Apartments located at 959 Gateway, Tax Map No. 145C-B-006, and authorizing the transfer of Dogwood Manor Apartments to the Chattanooga Housing Authority, and authorizing the transfer of approximately 2.8 acres and a 40 foot right-of-way of the former East Brainerd Elementary School site located at 7453 East Brainerd Road to the Chattanooga Housing Authority when the transaction between the City of Chattanooga and the Hamilton County Board of Education is complete, and authorizing the Director of General Services to execute all necessary documents.  (Districts 4, 7 & 8.)

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, June 12, 2012.

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

14. Adjournment.