Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:
I. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Dotley).
III. Special Presentations.
Mayoral Proclamation - Older Adults Month
By Anthony Sammons
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:
? Budget and Finance Committee
(FY26 Operations and Capital Budget Presentation)
? Planning and Zoning Committee RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
VII.
Ordinances – Final Reading:
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER Transportation
a. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 24, Article XIV, Section 24-502, Schedule II – Speed on Through Streets.
PLANNING
b. 2025-0043 Scenic City Homebuilders, LLC (RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-1-5 Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4281 Webb Road, from RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-1-5 Residential Neighborhood Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and denial by Staff) (Deferred from 04-01-2025 & 04-15-2025) (Planning Version #2)
c. 2025-0037 Duangpratum Jordan (RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-N Commercial Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4326 Bonny Oaks Drive and parts of properties located at 4314 and 4320 Bonny Oaks Drive, from RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-N Commercial Neighborhood Zone. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff) (Deferred from 04-08-2025 & 04-15-2025)
VIII. Ordinances - First Reading:
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
a. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, Section 31-314, Private Property Responsibility.
b. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 21, Section 21-136, Overgrowth.
Wastewater
c. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, Section 31-37, Minimum service charges.
IX. Resolutions: COUNCIL OFFICE
a. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Jacqueline Simpson to the Community Advisory Committee: Bushtown-Glenwood (Region 6), representing District 9, with a term beginning on March 9, 2025, and ending on March 8, 2028. (District 9)
b. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Adam Cowan to the Community Advisory Committee (Shallowford Region), representing District 9, with a term beginning on March 23, 2025, and ending on March 22, 2028. (District 9)
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
c. A resolution approving the City of Chattanooga’s five-year Housing and Community Investment Consolidated Plan and components for 2025-2029.
d. A resolution approving the acceptance and distribution of Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act Funds (HOME) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and program income, all totaling approximately $2,495,000.00, as shown more fully hereinbelow.
FINANCE
e. A Ninth Supplemental Resolution to Resolution No. 22629 providing for the issuance of City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Electric System Refunding Revenue Bonds Series 2025, authorizing up to $160 million Series 2025 bonds, and authorizing the Chief Finance Officer to sign the bond issuance documents and any other necessary documents for this transaction on behalf of the City.
MAYOR’S OFFICE
f. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Alma Smith to the Community Advisory Committee: Region 9 (Standifer Gap), for a term beginning on May 7, 2025, and ending on May 6, 2028.
g. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Oneil Mathews to the Passenger Vehicle for Hire Board, for a term beginning on May 7, 2025, and ending on May 6, 2028.
h. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Megan Ploch to the Parks and Outdoors Committee, for a term beginning on February 14, 2025, and ending on February 13, 2028.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to approve Change Order No. 1 for J. Brennon Construction, Inc., of Dalton, GA, relative to Contract No. E-23-017-201, City Hall Annex Improvements, for modifications and upgrades to the electrical systems, additional ceiling tile replacement, modification to the vent stack and downspouts, parapet wall remediation, and changes to incorporate the new Traffic Management Center on the third floor, for an increase of $269,021.96, for a revised contract amount of $1,961,157.39, with a contingency in the amount of $100,000.00, for a revised total amount of $2,061,157.48. (District 8)
PLANNING
j. A resolution authorizing the waiver of fees for the charging of electric vehicles at the charging stations at the 217 E. 10th Street parking Lots C & D (Tax Map No. 145D-Y-010). (District 8)
POLICE
k. A resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Police Department to apply for, and if awarded, accept 2025 Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program by the United States Conference of Mayors to be used for the Crisis Co-Response Unit (CCRU) to obtain a central hub database that could be used for better follow-up communication, addressing gaps in access, and identify services for individuals and also be used for sensory kits for de-escalation, hosting CIT schools, safety equipment for CCRU members, travel, informational material about resources, and a wheelchair accessible vehicle for physical limitations, for a grant period of one year, for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
X. Purchases.
XI. Committee Reports.
XII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
XIII. Adjournment.
Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 1
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA 3:30 PM
1. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Noel).
3. Special Presentations.
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:
? Equity and Community Development Committee
? Parks and Public Works Committee:
Mayoral Proclamation - Public Works Week 2025
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
7. Ordinances - Final Reading:
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
a. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, Section 31-314, Private Property Responsibility.
b. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 21, Section 21-136, Overgrowth.
Wastewater
c. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 31, Section 31-37, Minimum service charges.
8. Ordinances - First Reading: PLANNING
a. 2025-0053 Kristal Valek (RN-3 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 920 Forest Avenue, from RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to TRN-3 Traditional Residential Neighborhood Zone. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
b. 2025-0067 Luke Bowling c/o Temkin Land Group (Lift Conditions). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift conditions from Ordinance No. 10358 of previous Case No. 1995-0215 on part of a property located at 3945 Cromwell Road. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
c. 2025-0063 Robert Franklin c/o Franklin Associates, Architects, Inc. (C-MU-1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-MU-2 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3210 Broad Street and 3280 Williams Street, from C-MU-1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-MU-2 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
d. 2025-0065 KH Property Group, Inc. (U-IX-4 Urban Industrial Zone to U-CX-6 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 1823 Reggie White Boulevard, from U-IX-4 Urban Industrial Zone to U-CX-6 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
e. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, the Chattanooga Zoning Ordinance as adopted by Ordinance No. 14137 on July 23, 2024, be to clarify multi-unit developments can exceed twenty-five (25%) percent of total units for Short Term Vacation Rentals; correct residential zones dimensional height limitation; clarify on-site tree requirements in setbacks; add Institutional Zone standards inside the Urban Overlay; and add permitted uses in the I-H Heavy Industrial Zone.
9. Resolutions: COUNCIL OFFICE
a. A resolution confirming the appointment of Tom Hirsch to the Health, Educational, and Housing Facility Board for District 1, with a term beginning on May 14, 2025, and ending on May 13, 2031. (District 1)
b. A resolution confirming the reappointment of Ray Adkins to the Board of Zoning Appeals for District 1, with a term beginning on March 16, 2025, and ending on March 15, 2028. (District 1)
c. A resolution confirming the appointment of Cole Webster to the Sports Authority of the County of Hamilton and the City of Chattanooga, for a term beginning on May 14, 2025, and ending on August 9, 2026.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
d. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a Greenway Farms Park Community Garden Lease and Management Agreement with Greenway Farm Garden Project, in substantially the form attached, for the lease and management of the community garden on a portion of Greenway Farms, further identified as Tax Map No. 110-021, for a term of three (3) years, with the option to renew for an additional term of two (2) years, with annual rent of one ($1.00) dollar. (District 3)
e. A resolution to amend Resolution No. 32473 to include the confirmation of the surplus of the parcels identified as Tax Map No. 136E-F-020 at 2211 Davenport Street, Tax Map No. 136E-G-025 at 2117 Davenport Street, and Tax Map No. 136E-G-027 at 2113 Davenport Street. (District 8)
f. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic Development to execute QuitClaim Deeds for the conveyance of the fifteen (15) parcels identified, in substantially the form attached, to the approved highest bidders on properties of the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County as acquired through previous delinquent tax sales.
g. A resolution authorizing the acceptance of $43,735.97 from the November 2024 Hamilton County surplus property sale, with $42,804.76 applied as the City’s profit; $141.16 applied to the City Attorney fees; $790.05 applied to fees of the City Treasurer; and authorizing the transfer of all net proceeds to the Chattanooga Land Bank Authority.
HUMAN RESOURCES
h. A resolution authorizing revisions to the Employee Information Guide (EIG) Policies (2.0 General Policies, 5.0 Recruitment, 9.0 Compensation, 12.0 Leave Policies, 14.0 Injury on Duty, 15.0 Vehicle Use) to comply with residency changes to be effective upon approval.
A resolution authorizing revisions to the Employee Information Guide (EIG) Policies (2.0 General Policies, 5.0 Recruitment, 9.0 Compensation, 12.0 Leave Policies, 14.0 Injury on Duty, 15.0 Vehicle Use) to comply with residency changes to be effective upon approval. (EDITS)
MAYOR’S OFFICE
i. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Tom Hirsch to the Community Advisory Committee: Region 1 (Lookout Valley), for a term beginning on February 22, 2025, and ending on February 21, 2028.
j. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Allison Johnson to the Community Advisory Committee: Region 1 (Lookout Valley), for a term beginning on May 14, 2025, and ending on May 13, 2028.
k. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Lea Anne Wiles to the Community Advisory Committee: Region 3 (North Chattanooga), for a term beginning on January 18, 2025, and ending on January 17, 2028.
l. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Samual Militello to the Community Advisory Committee: Region 6 (Bushtown-Glenwood), for a term beginning on May 14, 2025, and ending on May 13, 2028.
m. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Michael Varnell to the Board of Electrical Examiners, for a term beginning on June 1, 2025, and ending on May 31, 2029.
n. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Paul McGinnis to the Board of Gas Examiners, for a term beginning on May 14, 2025, and ending on May 13, 2027.
o. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s reappointment of Benjamin Moore to the Tree Commission, for a term beginning on February 10, 2025, and ending on February 9, 2029.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Parks & Outdoors
p. A resolution to approve the donation of park space for the use of Ross’s Landing for the following fourteen (14) days/dates: (5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, and 8/30) to Friends of the Festival for the Riverfront Nights Music Series, for a value of $17,000.00.
Public Works
q. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to approve Change Order No. 1 for Southern Road and Bridge, LLC, of Tarpon Springs, FL, relative to Contract No. E-13-002-201, Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge Repairs, for modifications to the post-tension strands/cables to full replacement with a more effective and beneficial approach, for an increase in the amount of $632,250.08, with a contingency in the amount of $12,678.48, for a revised total amount of $35,292,814.56. (Districts 2 & 7)
r. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to award Contract No. Y-23-005-201, Avondale Head Start Roof Replacement, to Tri-State Roofing Contractors, LLC, of Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $464,726.00, with a contingency in the amount of $46,500.00, for a total amount of $511,226.00. (District 8)
10. Purchases.
11. Committee Reports.
12. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
13. Adjournment.