Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:
I. Call to Order by Chairman Henderson.
II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Hester).
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 Committee
? Budget & Finance Committee
(Presentation of the FY25 Proposed Budget binders)
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
VII.
Ordinances – Final Reading: (None)
VIII. Ordinances – First Reading: PUBLIC WORKS
a. MR-2024-0046 Chattanooga Christian School (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in the 3300-3600 block of Charger Drive eastern right-of-way, as detailed on the attached maps. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and denial by Public Works)
IX. Resolutions.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
a. A resolution approving the acceptance and distribution of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and program income, all totaling approximately $3,152,454.00.
b. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and Community Development to award HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program funds to Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc. (CNE) to assist with the development of thirty-four (34) newly constructed rental units at 2461 E. 18th Street of which a minimum of eight (8) units will be reserved as "HOME units", for an amount up to $1,133,000.00.
c. A resolution to amend Resolution No. 31906 by reallocating $25,000.00 CDBG-CV funding for LifeSpring Community Health to Metropolitan Ministries.
MAYOR’S OFFICE
d. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Evan Greene to the Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals, for a term beginning on May 1, 2024, and ending on April 30, 2028.
e. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Skip Pond to the Historic Zoning Commission, for a term beginning on April 17, 2024, and ending on April 16, 2029.
POLICE
f. A resolution authorizing the appointment of Michael Parker as a special commissioned police officer (unarmed) for Mckamey Animal Services, to perform duties expressly limited to the performance of the duties in the position of Animal Protection Officer.
PUBLIC WORKS
g. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. E-23-018-201, City Hall Annex elevator, to J. Brennon Construction, Inc., of Dalton, GA, in the amount of $589,782.82, with a contingency in the amount of $30,000.00, for a total amount of $619,782.82. (District 7)
h. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. Y-22-010-201, Cedar Hill Head Start Repair, to Cagle Development, LLC, of Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $188,218.00, with a contingency in the amount of $20,000.00, for a total amount of $208,218.00. (District 7)
i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to operate three continuous real-time precipitation gages and seven continuous real-time stream gages located on North Chickamauga Creek, South Chickamauga Creek, Chattanooga Creek, Mountain Creek, Wolftever Creek, Lookout Creek, and Friar Branch for emergency preparedness and flood response activities for the period beginning April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, in the amount of $113,190.00, authorizing the City's share of $102,315.00.
j. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to execute the Consent to Assignment of all purchase orders for Vendor No. 874427, Integrated Properties, LLC, to Integrated Builds, LLC, relative to the following purchase orders: (1) Batters Place Pickleball Court Canopies, Contract No. R-23-004-201, Purchase Order No. 136534; (2) Wood Recycle New Facility, Contract No. C-17-017-201, Purchase Order No. 113553; and (3) Brainerd Road Sidewalks, Contract No. T-21-001, Purchase Order No. 124253.
k. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. R-24-001-201, Greenway Farms ADA Improvements, to John Bryan Construction, LLC, of Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $113,239.15, with a contingency in the amount of $11,323.92, for a total amount of $124,563.07.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
l. A resolution authorizing the Interim Chief Information Officer with the Department of Technology Services to renew and execute a five (5) year MSA (Master Service Agreement) with EPB (Electric Power Board), purchase blanket agreement PA553646 to include revised rate and service offerings provided per original agreement of fiber optic services and support, for a contract amount not to exceed $2.5 million per contract year. (Added with permission of Chairman Henderson)
X. Purchases.
XI. Committee Reports.
XII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
XIII. Adjournment.
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA 3:30 PM
1. Call to Order by Chairman Henderson.
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Berz).
3. Special Presentations.
2024 Public Works Week Proclamation By Councilman Isiah Hester
Annual Consent Decree Update by the Wastewater Department
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:
? Planning & Zoning Committee
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council 7. Ordinances - Final Reading:
PUBLIC WORKS
a. MR-2024-0046 Chattanooga Christian School (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in the 3300-3600 block of Charger Drive eastern right-of-way, as detailed on the attached maps. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and denial by Public Works)
8. Ordinances - First Reading: PLANNING
a. 2023-0179 Philip Rossillo (R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 608, 614, and four (4) unaddressed properties in the 600 block of Central Avenue, from R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 12-12-2023, 01-23-2024 & 02-20-2024)
2023-0179 Philip Rossillo (R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 608, 614, and four (4) unaddressed properties in the 600 block of Central Avenue, from R-3 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone. (Applicant Version)
9. Resolutions: COUNCIL OFFICE
a. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Althea Jones for the Industrial Development Board for District 2, with a term beginning on June 14, 2024, and ending on June 13, 2030. (District 2)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
b. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a First Agreement to Exercise Option to Renew with Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, Inc., in substantially the form attached, for the use of one hundred sixty (160) square feet of office space at the Family Justice Center at 5705 Uptain Road, identified as Tax Map No. 157M-A-012, with an effective date of July 1, 2024, for the term of two (2) years at the annual rent of one dollar ($1.00).
c. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a First Agreement to Exercise Option to Renew with Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Inc., in substantially the form attached, for the use of five hundred fifty (550) square feet of office space at the Family Justice Center at 5705 Uptain Road, identified as Tax Map No. 157M-A-012, with an effective date of July 1, 2024, for the term of two (2) years at the annual rent of one dollar ($1.00).
d. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a First Agreement to Exercise Option to Renew with Helen Ross McNabb Center, in substantially the form attached, for the use of one hundred twenty (120) square feet of office space at the Family Justice Center at 5705 Uptain Road, identified as Tax Map No. 157M-A-012, with an effective date of July 1, 2024, for the term of two (2) years at the annual rent of one dollar ($1.00).
e. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a Premises Use Agreement with Chattanooga Flying Disc Club, Inc., in substantially the form attached, for disc golf courses at city public parks for daily use and tournament play, for a term of one (1) year, with the option to renew for three (3) additional terms of one (1) year each.
f. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into Amendment Number 1 to lease with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, in substantially the form attached, to extend the term of the lease for the use of the indoor softball facility at 301 N. Holtzclaw Avenue, on a portion of Tax Map No. 146G-A-011, to the date of June 30, 2025.
FINANCE
g. A Second Supplemental Resolution supplementing and amending Resolution No. 31331 for the purpose of providing for and affirming the issuance of, pursuant to Resolution No. 31331, as supplemented and amended, that certain State Revolving Fund Project Loan Agreement (SRF 2023-478), by and among the City, and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Tennessee Local Development Authority, and making certain representations and certifications in connection therewith.
PLANNING
h. 2024-0032 Pratt Land Development Company, LLC c/o Ian Blackmore (Special Exceptions Permit). A resolution approving a Special Exceptions Permit for a Residential Planned Unit Development Amendment for property located at 6107 Hixson Pike. (District 3) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 03-12-2024 and 04-09-2024)
WASTEWATER
i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Wastewater Department to execute a Utility Relocation Contract, in the form substantially attached, with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for relocation of sanitary sewer for the Phase 2 I-24/I-75 interchange project, for an amount of $3,084,483.06.
j. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Wastewater Department to renew blanket Contract No. W-22-018-201, raise and lower manholes for Tennessee State Paving Projects, to Professional Concrete Finishing, Inc., of Chattanooga, TN, with a three (3%) percent price increase due to material and personnel cost escalation, for year two (2) of four (4) with two (2) annual renewals, for an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 annually.
10. Purchases.
11. Committee Reports.
12. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
13. Adjournment.