Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:
I. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Henderson).
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:
? Planning and Zoning Committee
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
VII.
Ordinances – Final Reading: (None)
VIII. Ordinances - First Reading:
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
a. MR-2025-0066 Sam Koebley c/o Koesten Development Company LLC
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in
the 200 block of Tremont Street, as detailed on the attached maps. (District 2)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)
(Deferred from 07-01-2025 and 07-15-2025)
MR-2025-0066 Sam Koebley c/o Koesten Development Company LLC
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened
right-of-way in the 200 block of Tremont Street, as detailed on the attached
maps, subject to certain conditions. (Alternate Version)
b. MR-2025-0079 Wendy Elliot (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning
the unopened right-of-way in the unit block of Chambliss Street, as shown on the
attached maps, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for
approval by Planning Commission and Public Works) (Deferred from
07-22-2025) (Planning Version #2)
IX. Resolutions:
FINANCE
a. A resolution authorizing the Department of Finance to utilize the new Senior Tax
Freeze amounts set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. Section 67-5-705(f)(3)(A)(iii), with an
income limit of $60,000.00 on all applications for the Senior Tax Freeze Program
established at City Code Section 2-111 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
(Sponsored by Councilman Elliott and co-sponsored by Council members Noel,
Clark, Dotley, Henderson, and Davis)
MAYOR’S OFFICE
b. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of Terry Knowles as Fire Chief.
c. A resolution confirming Mayor Kelly’s appointment of AI’Manuel Douglas to the
Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation Board, for a term beginning on
August 6, 2025, and ending on August 5, 2028. (Added with permission of
Vice-Chairwoman Noel)
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
d. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Proposal with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation for PIN #129839.00, U.S. 41 from Wauhatchie
Pike/Browns Ferry Road to near SR-17 in Chattanooga Route SR-2.
e. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Proposal with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation for PIN #125387.00, at LMs 4.6 and 5.1 in
Chattanooga (Rockfall Mitigation) Route SR-2.
f. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Proposal with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation for PIN #125259.00, at LM 3.8 (Rockfall Mitigation)
Route SR-148.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
g. A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to erect commemorative
secondary street name signs on Central Avenue from E. 38th Street to Workman Road,
designating such portions as “Milton L. Jackson, Sr. Avenue”. (District 7)
h. A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to erect commemorative
secondary street name signs on W. 45th Street from Central Avenue to Oakland
Avenue, designating it as “Florence High Avenue”. (District 7)
Wastewater
i. A resolution authorizing four (4) year On-Call blanket contracts for plan production
services, Contract No. W-24-026, with the following firms: (1) Anaergia; (2) C2RL
Engineering, Inc.; (3) Consor Engineers, LLC; (4) Gresham Smith; (5) HDR, Inc.; (6)
Jacobs Solutions; (7) Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; (8) LJA Engineering, Inc.;
(9) Stantec, Inc.; (10) Symbiont Science, Engineering, and Construction, Inc.; (11)
Ardurra; (12) Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; (13) Black & Veatch Corporation; (14)
CDM Smith, Inc.; (15) Clean Methane Systems; (16) Croy Engineering, LLC; (17)
CTI and Associates, Inc.; (18) Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; (19) Lamar Dunn &
Associates; (20) Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.; (21) Rummel, Klepper & Kahl,
LLP; and (22) TWM, Inc., for professional services estimated at $1 million annually
for all twenty-two (22) professional firms, for use by the Wastewater Department.
X. Purchases.
XI. Committee Reports.
XII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
XIII. Adjournment.
Proposed Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED AGENDA
3:30 PM
1. Call to Order by Chairwoman Hill.
2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Chairwoman Hill).
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:
? Community Development Committee Meeting
RECESS
Order of Business for City Council
7. Ordinances - Final Reading:
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
a. MR-2025-0066 Sam Koebley c/o Koesten Development Company LLC
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in
the 200 block of Tremont Street, as detailed on the attached maps. (District 2)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Public Works)
(Deferred from 07-01-2025 and 07-15-2025)
MR-2025-0066 Sam Koebley c/o Koesten Development Company LLC
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in
the 200 block of Tremont Street, as detailed on the attached maps, subject to certain
conditions. (Alternate Version)
b. MR-2025-0079 Wendy Elliot (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning
the unopened right-of-way in the unit block of Chambliss Street, as shown on the
attached maps. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and Public Works) (Deferred from 07-22-2025)
8. Ordinances - First Reading:
PLANNING
a. 2025-0099 Llew Boyd (C-C Commercial Corridor Zone to I-L Light Industrial Zone).
An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning
Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 4525 Hixson Pike, from C-C
Commercial Corridor Zone to I-L Light Industrial Zone. (District 2)
(Recommended for denial by Planning Commission and Staff)
b. 2025-0109 Riverton LLC (RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial
Corridor Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38,
Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located in the 1100 block of Lupton
Drive, from RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial Corridor
Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for approval by
Planning Commission and Staff)
2025-0109 Riverton LLC (RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial
Corridor Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38,
Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located in the 1100 block of Lupton
Drive, from RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone to C-C Commercial Corridor
Zone. (Applicant Version)
c. 2025-0054 Joseph Postell (RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-2
Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 7458 and
7460 Pinewood Drive, from RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-2
Residential Neighborhood Zone. (District 4) (Recommended for denial by
Planning Commission and Staff)
d. 2025-0112 John Felkner and Louise Wilkins c/o Wilkins Partners, LP (C-NT
Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood
Zone to RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga
City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located
at 1721, 1723, 1725, and 1735 Joiner Road, from C-NT Neighborhood Transition
Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-3 Residential
Neighborhood Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 4) (Recommended for
approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
2025-0112 John Felkner and Louise Wilkins c/o Wilkins Partners, LP (C-NT
Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood
Zone to RN-3 Residential Neighborhood Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga
City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located
at 1721, 1723, 1725, and 1735 Joiner Road, from C-NT Neighborhood Transition
Commercial Zone and RN-1-6 Residential Neighborhood Zone to RN-3 Residential
Neighborhood Zone. (Applicant Version)
e. 2025-0089 Eric Hudson c/o Semnoz Properties, LLC (RN-1-6 Residential
Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone). An
ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance,
so as to rezone property located at 7117 Bonny Oaks Drive, from RN-1-6 Residential
Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone, subject to
certain conditions. (District 6) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and denial by Staff)
2025-0089 Eric Hudson c/o Semnoz Properties, LLC (RN-1-6 Residential
Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone). An
ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance,
so as to rezone property located at 7117 Bonny Oaks Drive, from RN-1-6 Residential
Neighborhood Zone to C-NT Neighborhood Transition Commercial Zone.
(Applicant Version)
f. 2025-0102 Seth Francis c/o Crunk Engineering (C-C Commercial Corridor Zone to
INST Institutional Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II,
Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone part of a property located at 6401
Mountain View Road, from C-C Commercial Corridor Zone to INST Institutional
Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 6) (Recommended for approval by
Planning Commission and Staff)
2025-0102 Seth Francis c/o Crunk Engineering (C-C Commercial Corridor Zone to
INST Institutional Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II,
Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone part of a property located at 6401
Mountain View Road, from C-C Commercial Corridor Zone to INST Institutional
Zone. (Applicant Version)
g. 2025-0111 Ben Berry c/o Berry Engineers (Lift Condition). An ordinance to amend
Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift Condition
No. 1 from Ordinance No. 13935 of previous Case No. 2022-0233 on properties
located at 4905 and 4907 Pattentown Road, and to add a new condition. (District 6)
(Recommended for approval by Planning Commission and Staff)
2025-0111 Ben Berry c/o Berry Engineers (Lift Condition). An ordinance to amend
Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift Condition
No. 1 from Ordinance No. 13935 of previous Case No. 2022-0233 on properties
located at 4905 and 4907 Pattentown Road. (Applicant Version)
h. 2025-0105 N & R Properties (C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional
Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter
38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3524 Broad Street, from
C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional Commercial Zone, subject to
certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning
Commission and denial by Staff)
2025-0105 N & R Properties (C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional
Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter
38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 3524 Broad Street, from
C-MU1 Commercial Mixed-Use Zone to C-R Regional Commercial Zone.
(Applicant Version)
i. An ordinance to approve corrections to the Official Zoning Map as referenced below.
9. Resolutions:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
a. A resolution authorizing the transfer of $588,809.98 in remaining funds from the
terminated Chattanooga Opportunity Fund with Chattanooga Neighborhood
Enterprise (CNE) to the Industrial Development Board (IDB) Account No.
NR14Z00306 to be used for economic development purposes.
b. A resolution rescinding Resolution No. 32212 and authorizing the Administrator for
the Department of Economic Development to execute a Second Amendment to the
Agreement with the Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments (Southeast
Tennessee Development District) for the management of the City’s EPA Brownfield
Cleanup Grant adding the option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year term and
authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic Development to
execute an Agreement to Exercise Option to Renew for an additional one (1) year
term beginning September 1, 2025, and ending on August 31, 2026.
PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND WASTEWATER
Public Works
c. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
award Contract No. S-25-001-201, Mountain Creek Stream Restoration, to Global
Infrastructure, Inc., of Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $1,815,000.00, with a
contingency in the amount of $181,500.00, for a total amount of $1,996,500.00.
(District 1)
d. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
award Contract No. O-22-001 Chattanooga Skatepark to Robert Roberts, LLC, of
Chattanooga, TN, in the amount of $999,834.98, with a contingency in the amount of
$49,991.75, for an amount not to exceed $1,049,826.73. (District 7)
Wastewater
e. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Wastewater Department to award
Contract No. W-20-019-201, Big Ridge 2 Pump Station Improvements Project, to J.
Brennon Construction, of Dalton, GA, for Pump Station Improvements at Big Ridge
2 Pump Station, in the amount of $1,826,000.00, with a contingency in the amount of
$182,600.00, for a total amount not to exceed $2,008,600.00.
f. A resolution authorizing the reassignment of existing contracts from WK Dickson to
Ardurra Group, Inc., due to the acquisition of WK Dickson by Ardurra Group, Inc.,
and directing all future contract obligations, rights, and responsibilities to be
transferred to Ardurra Group, Inc., effective upon adoption of this resolution.
10. Purchases.
11. Committee Reports.
12. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.
13. Adjournment.