2026-10-13 - City Council

07:30Afternoon

07:41everyone. I'll call to order the

07:43Tuesday, October 13th meeting of the

07:44Chattanooga City Council. If you would

07:46please stand and join me in the pledge

07:48of allegiance.

07:50I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

07:52United States of America and to the

07:55republic for which it stands. One nation

07:59under God, indivisible, with liberty and

08:02justice for all.

08:06>> Thank you [snorts] and welcome everyone.

08:08Thank you for joining us um a little bit

08:10earlier today so that council can get

08:12out to the national night out events in

08:15our different districts with CPD this

08:18evening. Um just to give everybody an

08:21idea um of how our meeting operates.

08:24You'll know what to expect. Uh we do

08:26operate in two parts. The first part of

08:28our meeting is what we call the agenda

08:30session uh where we will go through all

08:33of the items before us for a vote

08:35tonight um in council uh here on the

08:38dis. We'll discuss those as needed. Uh

08:41we'll do the same thing with our agenda

08:43items for next week and also for 3 weeks

08:46or more out. We like to be well prepared

08:49and discuss things um so that we're

08:52prepared for the votes when [snorts]

08:53they come up. And so council will go

08:56through that process uh with all of

08:58those agenda items. Um we'll also look

09:02at items that are presented to us for

09:04approval as far as purchases this

09:06evening. And again, we'll have any

09:08discussion amongst council as needed on

09:11those items. U normally we have a recess

09:14during which we have an attorney client

09:16meeting. I I understand though we do not

09:19need an attorney client meeting today.

09:21>> Not for today.

09:22>> Right. And um so with that and the fact

09:25that um we have places to be this

09:27evening, uh we will just continue

09:30through to our business section of the

09:31meeting without a recess today. Um and

09:35so we will get right into our voting

09:37[snorts]

09:37on the items before us um this evening.

09:41And then at the end of that, we will

09:42have a time at the end of our meeting

09:44for public comment where members of the

09:46public who are here and would like to

09:48address council on any topic are welcome

09:51to do so. And at that time u we'll have

09:54folks come to the podium down front

09:56here. Um and our attorney at that time

09:58will read some rules and that is how our

10:01meeting will operate today. Um we do not

10:05have any special presentations today.

10:08Uh, and so council, uh, could I please

10:10get a motion on the minutes from our

10:12last meeting?

10:13>> So moved.

10:14>> Do have a motion properly seconded on

10:16the minutes from last Tuesday's meeting.

10:19And so those minutes will stand as

10:21published.

10:23Council, look with me, if you will, at

10:25the items on our agenda this evening for

10:28a vote. We do [snorts] have

10:32one ordinance on final reading. And as

10:34we look through, as usual, just hit your

10:36lights if you have any questions or

10:37comments.

10:40We have several first reading

10:42ordinances, including quite [snorts] a

10:45few planning items um which will serve

10:48as public hearings

10:50um for those particular planning items.

10:53[clears throat] Councilwoman Dotley,

10:54you're recognized.

10:55>> Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. Um, as

10:57mentioned last week, planning item

10:592026-000044 [clears throat]

11:03uh for reasonzoning I plan to deny. I

11:05did want to read this statement into the

11:07record and Mr. Attorney, please advise

11:09if I if I need to have anything

11:11additional. Um, I did do some research

11:13and a big thank you to the Chanuk Police

11:15Department's Crime and Intelligence

11:17Analysis Unit. Um, I plan to deny zoning

11:20case number 2026-0044

11:23based on significant public safety

11:24concerns documented by the Chanu Police

11:27Department within the surrounding area

11:29during the past year. Um they provided

11:32data that included um from October 12th,

11:362025 to October 12th, 2026.

11:39>> Uh an analysis of costs for service

11:42during that time frame uh inside the

11:45boundaries of Brawl Street, 20th Street,

11:47Chestnut Street, and Main Street, which

11:49is just a a kind of rectangle block

11:51radius. [snorts] Um, according to the

11:54Chattanooga Police Department's crime in

11:55crime and intelligence analysis unit, a

11:58cause for service CF CFS analysis was

12:01conducted for the period as stated

12:03within the boundary that was stated. Uh,

12:05the analysis identified 531 total calls

12:08for service within the study area with

12:12139 calls, 26% occurring at Southside

12:15Social and Whiskey Cowgirl. The analysis

12:18also identified concentrated periods of

12:20police activity during the following

12:21times, Thursday through Friday, 9:00

12:23p.m. to 2:00 a.m. with 94 calls for

12:25service and Saturday to Sunday, 10:00

12:28p.m. to Saturday to Sunday, 10:00 p.m.

12:30to 2:00 a.m. with 33 calls for service.

12:33The China Police Department further

12:34noted that Southside Social and Whiskey

12:36Cowgirl host an 18 and older event on

12:38Thursday night uh crowd on Thursday

12:40night, which may contribute to increased

12:42calls for service due to higher patron

12:44attendance. Um, historically, law

12:46enforcement has also encountered large

12:49groups congregating in adjacent parking

12:50lots contributing to multiple incidents

12:53involving disorder and altercations.

12:55Given the documenta documentation given

12:57the documented frequency of calls for

12:59service, the concentration of incidents

13:01during evening and overnight hours and

13:03the history of public safety concerns

13:05involving gatherings in adjacent parking

13:06areas, introducing an additional

13:09recreational use in the existing parking

13:12lot raises concerns regarding patron

13:14safety, crowd management, and the

13:15potential for increased disorder and

13:17altercations. Uh for these reasons, I

13:20will be uh moving to deny case number

13:222026-0044

13:25in the interest of public safety and the

13:26protection of the surrounding community.

13:28So I will be I wanted to put that in the

13:30record now. And Mr. Attorney, do I need

13:32to add the um actual uh analysis that

13:35was sent to me to add to the record as

13:37well?

13:38>> Uh just send that and give that to the

13:40clerk for the record here so that you'll

13:42have that. Yes, ma'am.

13:43>> Okay, that works. And that's it. Thank

13:45you so much, uh Mr. Chair.

13:46>> Okay. Thank you. Thank you,

13:49>> Councilwoman Hill. You're recognized.

13:51>> Thank you. Wanted to let council know

13:53that item D, case 2026 0110, the

13:57applicant has made a formal request to

13:59withdraw that item and so I will be

14:02moving to withdraw.

14:07Okay.

14:09And Vice Chair Elliott, I'm sorry. Uh

14:12yes, Vice Chair Elliott, you're

14:14recognized.

14:15>> Thank [clears throat] you, Mr. Chair.

14:16for planning item uh 2026-0099.

14:22I would like to defer this item this

14:24afternoon for one week until October

14:2820th. Um nothing wrong has happened. I

14:31just have not had a chance or haven't

14:32heard back from um the neighborhood

14:35association. They had a meeting with

14:37this um applicant. Um and I think

14:40they're all aligned on everything. I

14:42just need to get updates on how that

14:45conversation went so we can put the

14:47proper conditions on it. I don't want to

14:50go forward without making sure I hear

14:52what they agreed to. So once I get that,

14:54we should be ready by next week.

14:56>> Okay. Thank you, sir.

14:57>> Yes, sir. Thank you,

15:00Councilwoman Burs. You're recognized.

15:02>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm just looking

15:03over our notes from our meeting last

15:05week where um Councilman Henderson

15:08>> asked that item number 20260105

15:12uh be withdrawn and so I'll be making

15:14the motion on his behalf today to

15:17withdraw that. He also made a comment

15:20about uh item number item C which is

15:2320260106

15:25to defer one week uh depending on the

15:29the turnout or the conversation that we

15:32have during the business meeting.

15:33>> Right.

15:34>> Okay. Thank you.

15:37>> Councilman Clark, you're recognized.

15:39>> Thank you, Chairman Davis. Uh Karen

15:40Renick, I've got a question uh regarding

15:43planning item number 20226-0117

15:49as it relates to the Cromwell Road

15:53um reszone

15:55that's currently located on the

15:57property. I've got a question regarding

15:58some conditions I like to place on the

16:00property.

16:01um more so first if you could start off

16:05just kind of give me some examples of

16:07what is allowed in the CN neighborhood

16:09commercial zone. I know you mentioned

16:12last week that their specific intent was

16:15to only allow it for daycare purposes

16:19but without conditions

16:22if the daycare does not go there. Could

16:24you specify what type of items or what

16:27type of businesses in the commercial

16:29zone that could be placed right at that

16:31corner of Shalifford and Crumb Road for

16:33the record, please?

16:34>> Yes. And I'm going to

16:37um pull up the zoning ordinance to be

16:40accurate.

16:41Just give me one moment.

16:42>> And just for the record, this is a rare

16:44zone. This is a new zone to us, at least

16:47for me on the council, that we don't

16:49have very many of them throughout the

16:51city. Is that correct? Um it is a new

16:53zone. We did apply some um some former

16:57C5 neighborhood commercial zone property

16:59would have probably been transitioned to

17:01this zone. Um but we do have we used to

17:03have one zone now we have kind of a

17:05range of um I believe three kind of

17:08neighborhood commercial transitional

17:09zones

17:10>> and that transitional zone meaning more

17:12small scale

17:13>> different scale for different uses.

17:16That's correct. And I can read the uses

17:18in the CN zone. Um because there's the

17:21CN, CNT, and CMU. They all kind of have

17:24a mix. [clears throat] The CN zone.

17:26>> Could you clarify? Read that for the

17:27record, please.

17:28>> Yes. Um the CN zone, and I'm just going

17:30to run down the list and special

17:32exceptions or special exceptions by the

17:34board of zoning appeals. Special

17:36exceptions. Animal care with outdoor

17:37facilities. Permitted animal care is

17:40indoors.

17:44Um, permitted art galleries, permitted

17:46art and fitness studios, special special

17:49exceptions, crematorium, permitted

17:51daycare centers,

17:53permitted dwellings above the ground

17:55floor,

17:56permitted eating and drinking

17:58establishments.

17:59Excuse me, let me make double check

18:00that. Yeah, that was going to be my

18:02question because I think it's it

18:04mentioned something about a drive-thru.

18:06>> Um, there should be no drive-thru, but

18:09uh that'll be at the end. So, I'll

18:10double check that one.

18:12>> Um, permitted uh group home nonprofit

18:15permitted um but special exceptions a

18:18halfway house. No, excuse me, that's

18:20incorrect.

18:21>> Last would be CN, government facility,

18:24no group homes and no special exceptions

18:27for um halfway house. CN does permit um

18:32a liquor store um with a special

18:36exceptions from council. It does CN

18:38permits a lodge, private social club,

18:41medical office clinic,

18:44an office, special exceptions permit for

18:47an outdoor market. Permits a park, a

18:50personal service establishment, place of

18:53worship, private recreational club,

18:56public safety facility,

18:58and

19:02a retail goods establishment, social

19:05services center, [clears throat]

19:08specialty food service, a utility, a

19:11cell tower with a special permit, and

19:14then um it does allow outdoor sales and

19:17display. And then uh drive-thrus are not

19:20a permitted use in the CN zone.

19:23>> Gotcha.

19:24>> And just as a reminder that although

19:26permitted or with special permits, some

19:28of those have uses have their own

19:29citizen standards that apply to it.

19:31>> Perfect. What I like to do uh Karen uh

19:34and Mr. Chair, in reference to this, I

19:37think I want to defer it. I need more

19:40time to work out conditions in regards

19:42to this specifically.

19:44This zone does allow for some commercial

19:46uses that are not compatible with the

19:48residential area off road and uh being

19:51that it's at the intersection across the

19:54street from Vulcan and some of the

19:57industrial development that we have

19:59planned in in the plan Chattanooga. I'm

20:02not certain without conditions that if

20:05we allow the church to place a daycare

20:07there,

20:10it's not limited just to daycare and the

20:12property could sell and be opened up for

20:15other commercial uses, i.e. a liquor

20:17store, etc., etc. And you also mentioned

20:20the per the you mentioned something

20:22about the dwelling.

20:24>> It's a dwelling above the ground floor

20:26and the intention of

20:27>> a commercial at the bottom and mix.

20:31Okay. And so I've got some concerns with

20:33just I know this is for the intent of a

20:36daycare, but opening up that zone I

20:38think opens up other possibilities

20:40pending any a sale. And so I'd like to

20:43defer this a week. Um Chairman Davis or

20:47whoever is taking notes

20:50um and so that we can discuss some

20:52proper conditions on that property.

20:53Okay.

20:53>> Yes, sir. Understood. Thank you.

20:55>> Thank you so much.

20:57>> Thank you, Chairman Davis. Okay.

21:01Is that the piece of

21:03>> All right, [snorts] council. Are there

21:04any other questions in particular about

21:06the planning items on tonight's agenda?

21:11[snorts]

21:13All right. I don't see any other lights

21:15here.

21:16>> I'm coming. [clears throat] I'm coming.

21:17>> Um, we do have

21:21resolutions. We have a [snorts] few

21:22resolutions this evening, but not many.

21:25Um, and Councilman Clark, you're

21:28recognized. Uh, thank you, Chairman

21:29Davis. Um, on under resolutions on the

21:33council office, there's a resolution

21:34confir confirming the appointment of

21:37Brad Shumpert to the industrial

21:39development board for district 5 for a

21:40term beginning October 8th uh, 2026 and

21:45any on October 27th. Uh, Brad Shumpert

21:48is here today and I want to thank you,

21:49sir, for volunteering your time. As many

21:52of you know that Brad Shumper is is an

21:54attorney. uh he's a former uh commercial

21:58real estate executive and brings a lot

21:59of legal, financial, commercial real

22:02estate economic development experience

22:04that I believe will be uh extremely uh

22:07valuable to the industrial development

22:09board. Um and I just want to thank you

22:11for um vol this is a volunteer task and

22:15I think your expertise will be greatly

22:17appreciated and the conversations moving

22:19forward as we look to the renaissance of

22:21development uh for Chattanooga. So, I

22:23just wanted to acknowledge his uh

22:24presence here today. Um, and I plan to

22:28uh make the motion in our voting session

22:30to uh move to approve him uh with the

22:34support of this council uh in our voting

22:38in our business meeting. So, thank you,

22:39Mr. Trumper, for being here.

22:41>> Okay. Thank you.

22:46And then we have two other um

22:49appointment resolutions below that from

22:51the mayor's office. I intend to take

22:52those as a package. I don't think

22:54there's anything else I can take as a

22:56package tonight, but I'll do that in an

22:58effort to speed things along. So, um,

23:01all right. Any other questions or

23:03comments, council, but about anything on

23:05tonight's agenda?

23:07Well, let's turn then to next week's

23:09proposed agenda. Um, I will note for

23:13council and for the public at large, we

23:15do have our public hearing on the

23:18proposed fiscal year 27 budget

23:21amendment. Um, that will be held during

23:24next week's council agenda meeting.

23:29[snorts] And of course, all of our

23:31ordinances on first reading, including

23:34some of those um

23:37planning items will be on final reading

23:40next week.

23:44Any questions on any of those?

23:46Councilwoman Null, you're recognized.

23:49>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, I am um on

23:53resolutions. Am I ahead of you?

23:56>> That's fine. We can go. Yes, ma'am.

23:58>> All right. So, uh, under parks, public

24:01works and wastewater public works item

24:04C. Um, I'm I need to have a conversation

24:08in reference to that because the first

24:10time I've seen it is today. Um, so I've

24:14had a conversation last week about the

24:16process cuz the process is not being

24:18followed. So, that is uh something that

24:21I intend to

24:23uh discuss before the vote on this next

24:26week. And which item is that again?

24:28>> That is under uh E under resolutions 9

24:33E.

24:34>> Gotcha. Okay. I thought I heard C for

24:36some reason. I'm with you now. Okay.

24:38>> I see. No. E.

24:41>> All right. Is that all Councilwoman?

24:44>> Yes. Thank you, Chair.

24:46>> And Vice Chair Elliot, you're

24:47recognized.

24:48>> Yeah, Chair. I'm really sorry about this

24:51one. I have one more is uh planning item

24:54L today. I will also be looking to defer

24:57that one week. I This is my fault. I

25:00have not gotten with Karen this week.

25:02This one's on me um to talk about those

25:05conditions for this one. So,

25:06>> is that a oneweek deferral you'll be

25:08looking for on that one as well?

25:10>> Yes, sir. So, October 20th.

25:13Okay. I meant to mention earlier.

25:18>> Okay.

25:20Is that all?

25:20>> Yes, sir.

25:23>> All right. So, looking back then at next

25:26week's agenda, um, any questions,

25:29council, on any of the ordinances,

25:34>> resolutions?

25:35[snorts]

25:41>> Councilman Clark,

25:43>> Dave, sorry, I'm a little my finger's a

25:45little slow today. Um, for next week's

25:48res uh next week's resolution, I have

25:50not gotten to it yet. This is under the

25:53office of city attorney, the ordinance

25:55number uh MR2025-0156.

26:00And this is a rare occurrence. I'm going

26:03to I'm going to yield to the city

26:04attorney to discuss [snorts]

26:07what the purpose of of resending that

26:10ordinance is because I I'm thinking that

26:12is to re because we voted to

26:15>> abandon

26:15>> abandon the alley. Yes, sir. And now

26:17Mike Price is asking to

26:20>> there there at this point in time there

26:22has been a request to not do the

26:24development that we abandoned the

26:26alleyway for based upon that request

26:29that it could be something completely

26:30different coming into the neighborhood

26:32after that occurred. We wanted to

26:34maintain the alleyway uh here as a

26:37rideway if needed. So the purpose for

26:40the abandonment was only for that to

26:42occur and the concern might be that

26:45another U property owner might come in

26:47and do something here with that

26:49abandoned rideway that you wouldn't

26:50want.

26:51>> Gotcha. So basically that development is

26:53not moving forward.

26:54>> Not moving forward.

26:54>> And so when we res just for educational

26:58purpose when we resend an ordinance to

27:02abandoning an unopen rideway this is

27:04actually giving the rightway back

27:06>> to the city.

27:07>> To the city. Yes sir. It'll retain it

27:09with the city

27:10>> which then allows residents to the

27:13current residents on Maplewood. I think

27:14this is Maplewood. Yeah, Maplewood

27:16Avenue.

27:17>> So when he gives a rideway back to the

27:19city, the residents are along Maple

27:22Avenue can then apply to it's it's still

27:26an unopened rideway at this point in

27:27time, but it would allow development to

27:29occur if some developer wanted to come

27:31in and open that rideway further. Uh,

27:33the reason for the abandonment here was

27:35because they were going to be building

27:36stuff right into that ride ofway.

27:38>> Gotcha. Gotcha. Yes, sir.

27:39>> Cool. Thank you.

27:40>> All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

27:42>> Okay,

27:45>> council. Any other questions on any

27:48items on next week's agenda?

27:50>> Yeah, that's a good

27:56back to the city.

27:57>> Okay, let's turn then to our purchases

28:00for this evening.

28:02We do have three proposed purchases and

28:07[clears throat] also two soul source

28:08purchases to report. Are there any

28:10questions or comments about any of

28:12those?

28:22I don't see any lights on our purchases.

28:26We will turn then to future

28:27considerations.

28:31And so look with me if you would through

28:33our future considerations document and

28:35hit your lights if you have any

28:37questions or comments.

28:43[snorts]

28:54[snorts] All right. I don't see any

28:56lights.

29:00And so that will take us through the

29:02discussion of our agenda. Um we do not

29:06have any committee or department reports

29:09this evening

29:11and no need to recess and so we will

29:13move on into the business portion of our

29:15meeting.

29:17Madame clerk, if you would please read

29:19item 7A,

29:21>> an [snorts] ordinance amending

29:22Chattanooga City Code Part Two to delete

29:25Chapter 11, Article 18, Innovation

29:28District Grants, section 11-477

29:31and 11-478,

29:34so as to authorize the Department of

29:36Economic Development to repurpose the

29:38remaining funds distributed to the

29:40Industrial Development Board, IDB, to be

29:43used for workforce development purposes

29:45by creating a new registered

29:46apprenticeship employer incentive fund

29:50adopted and administered by the IDB.

29:52>> Move to approve.

29:54>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

29:57approve this ordinance on final reading.

29:59Are there any questions or comments

30:01before we vote?

30:03>> All in favor? I. Any [clears throat]

30:05opposed? And the ordinance ordinance is

30:08passed on final reading.

30:11Um item 8A, please. an ordinance closing

30:15and abandoning portions of two sanitary

30:18sewer easements in the 12,200 block of

30:21Popular Street, including a sewer

30:23easement beginning 17 ft east of MHS

30:27145 F00

30:30then southward eastly southeastwardly

30:33500 ft to an unnamed manhole at the end

30:38of the line and a sewer easement

30:40beginning at MHS145F.

30:43F246,

30:44a manhole to remain thin southeastwardly

30:48344 ft to an unnamed manhole at the end

30:52of the line for a total of 844 linear

30:56feet. Tax map number 145 FA002

31:00as shown on the attached maps subject to

31:03certain conditions.

31:04>> Move for second that.

31:06>> We have a motion properly seconded on

31:08this ordinance on first reading. Are

31:10there any questions or comments before

31:12we vote?

31:14All in favor?

31:15>> I.

31:16>> Any opposed? And the ordinance has

31:18passed on first reading. Um item 8B,

31:22please. An ordinance to amend

31:24Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter

31:2638, zoning ordinance so as to reszone

31:29the unadjusted property located at the

31:3111th00 block of Old Pineville Road from

31:35RN16 residential neighborhood zone to

31:39RN15 residential neighborhood zone.

31:43>> Like to make a motion to withdraw a

31:45second.

31:46>> Right. We do have a motion properly

31:48seconded to withdraw this item. This is

31:50uh for the record planning item

31:532026-0105.

31:56Um is the applicant present

31:59and is there any opposition present?

32:03Okay, I see none for either. Um is there

32:08any question or comment before we vote

32:10council?

32:12All in favor?

32:14>> I. Any opposed?

32:16And the ordinance is withdrawn.

32:19>> [clears throat]

32:20>> Item 8 C, please.

32:22>> An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

32:24Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning

32:26ordinance so as to resone properties

32:28located at the 400, 402, and 405 Garden

32:32Road from RN17.5

32:36residential zone to OS open space zone

32:39and A1 urban agricultural zone subject

32:43to certain conditions

32:45to defer the one. Go ahead. I jumped

32:48ahead.

32:48>> [laughter]

32:50>> This is uh for the record planning item

32:532026-0106.

32:56Is the applicant present?

32:58[clears throat]

32:58>> Yes.

32:59>> Okay. Is there any opposition present?

33:02>> Yes.

33:03>> Okay. Um and so what we will do um I

33:08think as I recall, Councilwoman, is that

33:11um Councilman Henderson wanted to go

33:13ahead and have the public hearing. Yes.

33:15>> Um okay. [snorts] Um and so if we could

33:17have the the applicant come down um you

33:21will have um seven minutes to present

33:25your information to us and then our

33:28opposition that is here um will have

33:31nine minutes and then our applicant will

33:33have an additional two for any rebuttal

33:34that might be needed.

33:36>> Okay. Thank you. Um I actually I don't

33:38have a lot. This came from zoning um

33:40with some conditions that we thought

33:41were reasonable conditions and we're

33:44excited to to get ourselves into the

33:46correct zone for what we've been doing

33:48on site for about 70 years now.

33:52>> So, thank you.

33:53>> Okay. Thank you, sir.

33:55>> Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Um if you would

33:57just give us your name and

33:58>> Mark Mcnite, president and CEO of

34:00Reflection Writing.

34:01>> Okay. Thank you.

34:04>> All right, ma'am. Feel free to come on

34:05down. [snorts]

34:13And if you would just state your name

34:14and district for the record.

34:16>> Yes. Uh, thank you for the opportunity

34:18to speak. My name is Maryanne Helton and

34:23I have lived on Garden Road for 32 years

34:26and I have connections to Garden Road

34:28that go even further back.

34:31I want to first of all say that I

34:34support and believe in the mission of

34:38reflection writing, but my concern is

34:43the infrastructure along Garden Road

34:46does not support the current traffic

34:48going to reflection riding and expansion

34:52of activities there only make it worse.

34:55The road is too narrow in many places

34:58for two cars to pla pass, much less a

35:01car in a school bus.

35:04Nothing has been done to the road since

35:072011

35:10uh other than patch potholes. Um and in

35:132011, it had tar and chip placed on it.

35:18The road shoulders are crumbling and

35:21could cause a car to bottom out or a bus

35:24to go off in a ditch.

35:26And perpetual traffic on an insufficient

35:30roaded is causing our 2-in water line,

35:34which was installed in 1958,

35:37to break over and over again.

35:40I have [clears throat] pictures of our

35:42road and as of and of the September one

35:47water mane break that sent a flood of

35:50muddy water down my driveway.

35:53Also, I have a picture of a dump truck

35:56that totally fell through the road in

35:592019.

36:01Um, if you would like to see my

36:03pictures, here they are. [laughter]

36:08dump truck falling through the road,

36:11you know, potholes,

36:13crumbles.

36:16It's all right here. Um, what I would

36:20like to see is the water run, the water

36:24line replaced with an adequate line to

36:28support at least two fire hydrants along

36:30the road. We have no fire hydrants and I

36:34know the nature center has no fire

36:36hydrants.

36:38The roaded widened to a consistent width

36:41and drainage issues addressed. There's a

36:4520 foot road rideway on this uh on city

36:49records and we need to be using all 20

36:52ft. At one point my daughter and I

36:55measured the road and it is 12 feet wide

36:58at one point.

37:01>> [clears throat]

37:02>> These are all infrastructure and safety

37:04issues for residents of Garden Road and

37:08visitors to Reflection Writing. They

37:10need to be addressed before formalizing

37:13the zoning request for 400 402 and 405

37:18Garden Road.

37:21And I guess my time is not quite up.

37:26>> [laughter]

37:26>> I I would also like to say that the

37:29expanding footprint of reflection

37:32writing is also concerning to me. They

37:35had their original 300 acres and now

37:38they have purchased a house that was a

37:40former house in our community that is

37:44outside the perimeter of the main area.

37:48So the increasing footprint

37:51uh the increasing road activity

37:55all of this is of concern

37:58and their plan is

38:03increase increase.

38:06Thank you.

38:07>> Yes ma'am. And if you'd like if um you

38:10would like to hand up those pictures

38:12we'd be happy to make them a part of the

38:13public record.

38:14>> Okay. Thank you. Yes ma'am.

38:19And

38:22there are labels on the back as to what

38:25>> Okay, where

38:26>> I can take it. That's fine.

38:28>> What they are.

38:30>> Thank you.

38:37>> All right. Thank you.

38:45Um

38:46certainly appreciate the challenges with

38:48the road and absolutely agree. Love any

38:51help with any additional um services

38:53that we can get as part of the city and

38:56we are having to plan quite a bit around

38:57some of the limitations that we have

38:59when we did our presubmitt uh for the

39:02new building that we do intend to build.

39:04We are going to be required to hold a

39:06lot of water to be able to um sprinkle

39:08that building. Um but we don't think

39:10that has any relevance to the zoning.

39:12So, we would love to talk to that as we

39:14as we continue. Thank you.

39:17>> Thank you.

39:22All right,

39:24council. Could I get a motion?

39:27>> I'd like to make a motion now to defer

39:30this vote for one week for the second.

39:32>> Okay.

39:33Do I hear a second?

39:34>> Mhm.

39:35>> Okay. We do have a motion properly

39:37seconded to continue um this planning

39:39item on first reading for one week until

39:42October 20th. Um that will allow um

39:45Councilman Henderson time to talk with

39:47the applicant and the and the opposition

39:50um to understand the situation since

39:51he's out of town this week. Um is there

39:54any other question or comments? Council.

39:59All right. All in favor?

40:01>> Any opposed?

40:03And this particular ordinance will be

40:06deferred one week until October 20th.

40:09[snorts]

40:09Um item 8 D, please.

40:12>> An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

40:14Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning

40:17ordinance so as to resone properties

40:19located at 3920, 3976, and 3998 Hixon

40:23Pike from a CC commercial corridor zone

40:26to a CR regional commercial zone.

40:31And for the record, this is planning

40:33item 2026-0110.

40:37Is the applicant present?

40:39And is there any opposition present?

40:43[snorts] Councilwoman Hill, you're

40:44recognized.

40:45>> Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion to

40:47withdraw this item. We have a formal

40:50request from the applicant to withdraw.

40:53>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

40:54withdraw this planning item on first

40:57reading. Are there any questions or

40:58comments before we vote?

41:02All in favor?

41:03>> I. Any opposed? And this item is

41:07withdrawn.

41:09Item 8 E, please. An ordinance to amend

41:13Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 38

41:15zoning ordinance so as to reszone

41:17property located at 3935 Chrome Cromwell

41:21Road from RN16 residential zone to CN

41:25neighborhood commercial zone.

41:31>> And for the record, this is planning

41:33item 2026-017.

41:37Um, is the applicant present?

41:40And is there any opposition present?

41:44And Councilman Clark, I believe you had

41:47a motion.

41:47>> Yes, I'd like to motion to defer to

41:49October 20th.

41:51>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

41:53defer this planning item until October

41:5620th. Um, are there any questions or

41:59comments before we vote? All in favor?

42:03>> I. Any opposed?

42:05>> And this item will be deferred until

42:07next week, October 20th. Item 8F,

42:11please.

42:12>> An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

42:14Code Part 2, chapter 38, zoning

42:16ordinance, so as to lift condition

42:19number two from ordinance number 13064,

42:23previous case number MR2016-0045

42:28for the property located at 6745

42:31Customer Delight Drive.

42:34And this is planning item 2026-0104.

42:39Is the applicant present?

42:42And is there any opposition present?

42:51I don't see any.

42:53And this is in your district.

42:55Councilwoman Bur

42:57>> like to make a motion to approve,

42:58please.

43:00Do have a motion properly seconded um to

43:03approve this ordinance on first reading.

43:06Are there any questions or comments

43:07before we vote?

43:09All in favor?

43:11>> Any opposed? And ordinance has passed on

43:14first reading. Item 8G, please. An

43:18ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code

43:20Part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance, so

43:23as to amend condition number three of

43:25ordinance number 14199, previous case

43:29number 2025-004,

43:33for the property located at 6516 Hunt

43:36Drive

43:38>> and this is planning item 2026-08.

43:43Is the applicant present?

43:45Okay. Is there any opposition present?

43:49I see the applicant and no opposition.

43:52Councilwoman Burs, you're recognized.

43:54>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'd like to

43:56make a motion to approve and Mr.

43:58Attorney, I think we had we amended the

44:00conditions for that particular one.

44:03Demon reading

44:05>> that. I will have to get that.

44:06>> Joe Dean coming to the

44:09to the public.

44:12Um

44:16or maybe Karen, my apologies. I don't

44:18have it here. Just a second.

44:21>> Yeah.

44:22>> Didn't we didn't we amend the

44:24conditions?

44:25>> I I my application was kind of different

44:28than the staff's act. I think the staff

44:30Brian I see Brian. Sorry, Brian. Yeah.

44:32>> You're just trying to get where we're

44:33not buffered against oursel.

44:35>> Right. Right. I think there was one they

44:37lifted one side that you still had to

44:38have a buffer on one side

44:39>> and then it was kind of Joseph Ingram

44:42Minggram Associates, but we we kind of

44:45had where it said buffer on the entire

44:47periphery. So, we were like actually

44:48could interpret we're buffering on the

44:50rightway. So, I think we just we put

44:52buffer on either side of the project and

44:55I I think that's where we end up. Is

44:56that right?

44:57>> I think so, too. Yeah. I just want to

44:59make sure that we're approving the

45:00correct

45:00>> Let let me make sure we've got the

45:02correct version here.

45:03>> Yeah, I think it was I think I kind of

45:05asked I said, "Well, we could do this or

45:07that or we could change to just buffer

45:09to the code." And so it was, you know,

45:11because we're probably going to end up

45:13buying the next piece and we'll be here

45:15again.

45:15>> You'll be back again. [laughter]

45:17Thank you for your patience. My

45:19apologies.

45:20>> Let me double check.

45:25[clears throat] The ordinance is amended

45:27condition three to provide a 10R

45:29residential landscape buffer along the

45:31western property line along the shared

45:34property line with Hamilton County tax

45:36map 158 VB11.

45:39Is that the last?

45:40>> Yes. So, I would like to approve that

45:42version.

45:43>> Yes, ma'am.

45:43>> Yes. Thank you.

45:44>> Thank you, Jamie.

45:45>> Okay. So, we

45:46>> Thank you, Joe.

45:47>> Have a motion to approve uh that version

45:51with the correct

45:54condition amendments as I understand it.

45:56>> Yeah. Approve. [clears throat] Approve

45:57with amended conditions.

45:58>> Amended conditions.

45:59>> Yes. Thank you.

46:00>> Um do we have a second? Second.

46:03>> All right. We do have the motion

46:04properly seconded. Um, are there any

46:07[snorts] questions or comments, council,

46:09before we vote?

46:11All in favor?

46:13>> I. Any opposed? And the ordinance has

46:16passed on first reading.

46:19Item 8H, please. An ordinance to amend

46:24Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter

46:2638, zoning ordinance, so as to reszone

46:29properties located at 8022, 8026, and

46:328030 Old Highway in an unadressed parcel

46:37in the 8,000th block of Oldly Highway

46:40from RN16 residential neighborhood zone,

46:44RN-2 residential zone, and CC commercial

46:48border zone to RN3 residential

46:52neighborhood zone subject to certain

46:54conditions.

46:56>> And [snorts] this is planning item

46:572026-0113.

47:01Is the applicant present?

47:04And is there any opposition present?

47:08Okay, we do have some opposition. Um,

47:12but I did not see the applicant. Is that

47:14correct?

47:16>> Okay.

47:18Yes, Councilwoman Bur, you're

47:20recognized.

47:20>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, I I

47:22think the applicant had every intention

47:24of being here. I'm concerned that maybe

47:27they didn't recognize that we had a new

47:29meeting, a different meeting time. So,

47:31I'd like for us to go ahead since we do

47:32have the opposition here to go ahead and

47:34allow them the opportunity to speak so

47:36we can get it on the record. And then

47:37I'll make a motion to defer it for one

47:39week. And if you all can come back next

47:42week, great. But if not, we at least

47:43have your comments on the record if

47:46>> absolutely. Yeah, if you would just come

47:48to the podium.

47:48>> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

47:49>> Sure.

47:51>> Good afternoon. My name is John K.

47:53Zinger Jr. I'm a resident in Stonehenge

47:57subdivision whose entrance is off of

47:59Oldly Highway adjacent to the um Blue

48:04Terrace

48:05um apartment. I oppose the uh proposed

48:09resoning uh for Odo Flats 130 unit

48:13affordable housing.

48:15Uh, I want to begin by emphasizing that

48:18I fully full fully support affordable

48:20housing. I'm a member board member of a

48:23HUD section 8 projectbased low-income

48:26housing uh, tax credit focused nonprofit

48:30and I certainly recognize the serious

48:32shortage of [clears throat] affordable

48:34housing in Chattanooga. My objection is

48:37not about the people who might live in

48:39the apartments, it's about the location.

48:42All the apartments there will be litec

48:44with income restrictions at or below 30%

48:47and 70% area median income. These

48:51percentages are income eligibility

48:54ceilings. [clears throat]

48:55A qualifying applicant might earn

48:57substantially less. A four-person

49:00household according to the 2026

49:03Chattanooga 30% annual income limit is

49:06approximately $33,000.

49:09What if two wage earners with one

49:11vehicle uh work at different locations

49:13and on different shifts?

49:16How will they get to work? How will they

49:18take their children to affordable

49:20daycare, buy groceries, visit a doctor

49:22or dentist, do their banking, or uh seek

49:25other essential services? There's no

49:28fixed carter service within walking

49:30distance of this property.

49:33uh using on demand microtransit has it

49:35been demonstrated that this service can

49:37reliably accommodate two-way journers

49:40working different shifts childhood

49:42schedules etc.

49:45Uh being geographically close to

49:47Enterprise South does not mean that an

49:50employee without an automobile can

49:52reliable get reliably get to and from

49:54work.

49:56It costs about $10,000 a year to own and

49:58operate two vehicles.

50:01Uh this would consume approximately 30%

50:04of a uh of a $33,000

50:07uh income family.

50:10A family earning less than 30% area

50:13median income, the burden would be much

50:15much greater. And that's before paying

50:18rent, utilities, groceries, child care,

50:20etc.

50:22an apartment can uh meet federal

50:24affordability requirements while being

50:27located where a lower income family

50:29cannot afford to live.

50:32There's some unresolved land use

50:34questions. RPC staff uh [clears throat]

50:38report identified 21.3 apartments per

50:40acre on this uh proposed reszone

50:43property and that exceeds the density of

50:46the two adjacent apartment complexes

50:49used for comparison.

50:51The report lists transportation

50:53department's responses. Quote, "No

50:55comments.

50:57A rigorous traffic study for Udo Flats

50:59have not been completed.

51:02Traffic conditions along the 45 mile

51:04oldly highway are worsening.

51:06Uh my uh the entrance to my subdivision

51:09in Bluestone Steris Terrace uh is only

51:13360 ft apart. There was a head-on

51:16collision in the turn lane last year.

51:19The answers to old uh to Odo Flats and

51:22the Juul may be even closer.

51:26If the council approves reszoning but

51:28Matco never produces purchases the land,

51:30what would happen and how would Chad

51:32Chattanooga residents benefit?

51:36Would the zoning remain in place? Can

51:38the existing owners sell to another

51:40developer without an obligation to

51:42provide pro provide affordable housing

51:45being used to justify this reszoning?

51:48Chattanooga's uh Chattanooga residents

51:50deserve answers before proceeding.

51:54Uh please consider before voting. We

51:56know nothing about what the mix this

51:58these apartments are going to be. We

52:00don't even know if they're going to each

52:01each apartment's going to have a washer

52:02and dryer.

52:05Um other things to consider is whether

52:08this location can actually serve the res

52:11needs of the residents learning earning

52:14below the proposed AMI limits.

52:16[clears throat]

52:17whether the Sycamore Institute's

52:19September 25 financial hardship and

52:21affordability report has been factored

52:24in,

52:26plus the recent uh food stamp and

52:28Medicaid reductions.

52:32We don't know if the city's granting

52:34continuing development rights without

52:35any guarantee that the proposed

52:37affordable housing will ever be built.

52:40Uh, Chattanooga needs much more

52:43affordable housing, but it should be

52:44located where lower-income families can

52:46afford to live, not simply where a

52:49developer can afford to build.

52:51>> Thank you, sir.

52:52>> Thank you.

52:57[clears throat]

52:58>> Charles Adamson, uh, District 6, um,

53:01speaking on behalf of the Summit

53:02Community Association. We do approve

53:05this project. We actually went to the uh

53:08RPA commission meeting as well. Uh the

53:11conditions we asked for were granted.

53:13However, items that we asked for before

53:16we come to council have yet to been sent

53:19to the community association. So, we're

53:21not able to say approve or not approve.

53:24And I don't think one week deferment

53:26will be enough time for Matco Abishek to

53:30get us the information that we need. So,

53:32I think we may be looking at more of a

53:33three-week deferment, but I'll let you

53:35all make that decision. Uh, because

53:37there are some outstanding items we have

53:39yet to uh get from MADCO.

53:47>> Is there anyone else here to speak in

53:49opposition to this particular item?

53:56>> Wait a minute.

54:14Good afternoon.

54:15>> Afternoon.

54:15>> Good afternoon.

54:17>> Uh uh the clock man don't supposed to

54:20start my three minutes until I get to

54:22the podium. Uh you uh just uh took 30

54:25minutes away from me.

54:27>> Oh. Uh my name is uh

54:30>> But before you get started, sir, are are

54:31you just here for public comment in

54:33general?

54:34>> Uh uh I want to uh uh speak on behalf of

54:39the Will Cox Stone.

54:41>> Oh yes, sir. That will be at the end of

54:43the meeting. We're on public opposition

54:46just to this particular planning item.

54:48So we will get you and we'll get you

54:50your full three minutes.

54:51>> Which planning item uh sir are you all

54:54discussing? Because uh Yes, sir. Uh I

54:57knew that uh we were supposed to have a

55:01uh

55:02>> this is 8H. It has to do with a proposed

55:05development um off of let's see old

55:09highway out in the Udawa area.

55:14>> Okay.

55:15>> Thank you.

55:15>> Yes, sir. Okay.

55:22And so I'll return to you, Councilwoman

55:24Bers.

55:25>> Thank you, Mr. there. Um, so I do have

55:28the conditions which I can get a copy

55:30for you all and or I can forward to the

55:33list, Charles. And I think Jack I think

55:36I may Jack, did I send those to you, Mr.

55:39Zinger?

55:40>> Yeah, we got the conditions.

55:41>> The conditions. Okay. Tell me what else

55:43you need. I'm not trying to rush it for

55:45next week, but I just want to make sure.

55:47>> It's all in that email thread.

55:50He mailed Abashek. He hadn't responded.

55:53It's been 30 days. [snorts] He hasn't

55:55responded to the email.

55:56>> Will you send me that email so I know

55:58what you're looking for?

55:59>> Yeah, he made a lot of promises at Do I

56:01need to get back up here because I don't

56:03>> Yeah, come on back up. Sorry. Yeah,

56:05thank you.

56:05>> Yeah,

56:06>> I just want to make sure that I close

56:08that gap and make sure I can be that li.

56:11>> Thank you for coming to the meetings as

56:12well. But, you know, there were certain

56:14items that he made promises that he was

56:16going to deliver.

56:16>> Okay,

56:17>> we've yet to get them. [snorts] So, it's

56:19more like now that he got his approval

56:22to move forward and now he doesn't even

56:23want to talk to the association. Uh,

56:26we've uh my family, several other

56:28families for the last 40 years have put

56:31a lot of money and effort into and love

56:33into this community to make sure it's

56:34done correctly. We just want to make

56:36sure that standard is maintained and it

56:39doesn't come back 3 years later and UDA

56:41Flash become a case study of what not to

56:43do.

56:44>> Sure. you know, we've gotten rid of uh

56:46lack of better words, the whouses, the

56:48gambling houses, just a whole lot of

56:52trash that was in the neighborhood. So,

56:54we've done a lot, but uh we do we don't

56:57oppose the development. It's just that

56:59he's showing us a sign that he's not

57:02going to follow through on his work

57:04because he's yet to communicate back

57:05with the association. Cor

57:07>> Okay, perfect. if you'll send me, it may

57:10have been an email that I was copied on,

57:11but just in case, um,

57:14will you forward to me the latest

57:16request,

57:18>> okay,

57:18>> of items from him and then I'll follow

57:22back up with you.

57:22>> It's on record, too. Commission,

57:24>> is it okay? Yeah.

57:28So, at at this point, um

57:32[laughter]

57:33I know we don't want to keep deferring

57:35and keep deferring, but um I at least

57:38defer it for one would like to make a

57:39motion to at least defer it for one week

57:42to give me the opportunity to

57:45>> um answer any outstanding questions that

57:47the community has because we have had

57:49two really good meetings and the

57:51applicant and the engineer and uh the

57:54applicant's representative was were

57:55there and I think we had good

57:56conversations But the fact that there's

57:58still some information left to be

58:00shared, I want to make sure that that

58:02gap is closed.

58:03>> Okay.

58:03>> And then if we need to do something

58:04different next week, we will.

58:06>> Sure.

58:07>> So that's

58:08>> okay. Thank you.

58:09>> Did I hear a second?

58:10>> Okay. So we do have the motion properly

58:12seconded to defer this item one week

58:14until October 20th. Um are there any

58:17other questions or comments before we

58:19vote?

58:21All in favor?

58:22>> I.

58:23>> Any opposed? And this item will be

58:26deferred uh until next week, October

58:2820th.

58:30Um item 8 I please

58:33>> an ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

58:35Code Part 2 Chapter 38 zoning ordinance

58:38so as to reszone part of the property

58:40located at 40 sorry 423 West 20th Street

58:45and an unadressed property in the 400th

58:48block of West 20th Street from UCX4

58:52urban commercial mixed use zone to UCC3

58:56urban commercial corridor zone.

59:00And this is planning item 2026-000044.

59:05Is the applicant present?

59:08And is there any opposition present?

59:12See no applicant or opposition.

59:14Councilwoman Dotley, you're recognized.

59:18[clears throat]

59:18>> What's that?

59:19>> You're recognized.

59:20>> Oh, thank you so much. Uh Mr. Chair, I'm

59:21just daydreaming about us leaving. Um so

59:24let's see here. Um but I do uh move to

59:28deny this one based on the um the notes

59:30mentioned earlier uh given uh the public

59:34the public safety and protection of the

59:36surrounding community. So with that I

59:37move to deny.

59:39>> Second.

59:39>> Do I have a motion properly seconded to

59:41deny this planning item? Are there any

59:44questions or comments before we vote?

59:46>> One one other question. You're going to

59:48add your items here to the I guess the

59:51minutes here for the evening. Yes, I

59:53sent them on to uh I did send them so

59:55our our clerk the office staff staff has

59:58Yes. It wouldn't hurt if I could have a

1:00:00set too.

1:00:01>> Thank you for I get it over.

1:00:04>> Any other questions or comments?

1:00:06Council.

1:00:07>> All in favor?

1:00:09>> I. Any opposed

1:00:11and this item is denied.

1:00:15Item 8J, please. An ordinance to amend

1:00:18Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter

1:00:2038, zoning ordinance so as to resone

1:00:23property located at 100 East 38th Street

1:00:27from RN2,

1:00:29residential neighborhood zone to CNT,

1:00:32neighborhood transition commercial zone.

1:00:36>> And for the record, this is planning

1:00:37item 2026-07.

1:00:42Is the applicant present?

1:00:45And is there any opposition present?

1:00:49[snorts]

1:00:50Councilwoman Dotley, you're recognized.

1:00:52>> Yes. This is just another great

1:00:53development in Alton Park community on

1:00:55the West 38th Street corridor. So with

1:00:57that one, I move to approve.

1:01:00>> Second.

1:01:00>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

1:01:02approve this planning item on first

1:01:04reading. Are there any questions or

1:01:06comments before we vote?

1:01:09>> All in favor?

1:01:10>> I. Any opposed?

1:01:12An ordinance is passed on first reading.

1:01:15>> Yeah.

1:01:16>> Item 8K, please.

1:01:21>> An ordinance to amend Chhattanooga City

1:01:23Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning

1:01:25ordinance so as to reszone property

1:01:28located at 21102 Advance Avenue from RN3

1:01:32residential zone to CN commercial

1:01:35neighborhood zone.

1:01:38>> [snorts]

1:01:38>> And this is planning item 2026-000099.

1:01:43Is the applicant present?

1:01:46And is there any opposition present?

1:01:50>> All right. I see no applicant or

1:01:52opposition. Vice Chair Elliot, you're

1:01:54recognized.

1:01:54>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to

1:01:56make a motion to defer this item one

1:01:58week to October 20th.

1:02:01>> Second.

1:02:01>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

1:02:03defer one week to October 20th. Are

1:02:05there any questions or comments before

1:02:08we vote? All in favor?

1:02:11>> I. Any opposed? And the ordinance is

1:02:13deferred one week until October 20th.

1:02:17And item 8 L, please.

1:02:19>> An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

1:02:21Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning

1:02:23ordinance so as to reszone property

1:02:25located at 2411

1:02:29Audrey Street. Sorry, from RN15

1:02:33residential zone. residential

1:02:35neighborhood zone to CC commercial

1:02:37corridor zone.

1:02:39>> And this is planning item 2026-09.

1:02:44Is the applicant present?

1:02:47And is there any opposition present?

1:02:51See no applicant or opposition. Vice

1:02:53Chair Elliot, you're recognized.

1:02:55>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to

1:02:57make a motion to defer this item one

1:02:59week to October 20th.

1:03:01>> [snorts]

1:03:01>> Do I have a motion properly seconded to

1:03:03defer one week till October 20th?

1:03:06[clears throat]

1:03:08>> Any questions or comments before we

1:03:10vote?

1:03:12All in favor?

1:03:14>> I. Any opposed? And this item is

1:03:17deferred one week until October 20th.

1:03:21And

1:03:23item 9A, please. A resolution confirming

1:03:26the appointment of Brad Shepard to the

1:03:28Industrial Development Board for

1:03:30District 5 for a term beginning October

1:03:328th, 2026 and ending October 7th, 2032.

1:03:38[snorts]

1:03:40>> Motion to approve.

1:03:41>> Second.

1:03:41>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

1:03:44approve this resolution. Are there any

1:03:47questions or comments, council, before

1:03:49we vote?

1:03:50>> All in favor? I. Any opposed? No.

1:03:55And the resolution is adopted with the

1:03:58one no vote. Uh Mr. Shumpert, thank you

1:04:01again.

1:04:05>> Item uh well, Madam Clerk, if you would

1:04:07please read items 9, B, and C as a

1:04:10package, please. Item B, a resolution

1:04:13confirming Mayor Kelly's reappoint to

1:04:15Laurel Graphi to the Chattanooga Housing

1:04:18Authority for a term beginning June 2nd,

1:04:202026 and ending on June 1st, 2031.

1:04:25Item C, a resolution confirming Mayor

1:04:27Kelly's reappoint of Marian Corals to

1:04:30the board of gas examiners and board of

1:04:33plumbing examiners for a term beginning

1:04:35on October 20th, 2026 and ending on

1:04:38October 19th, 2028.

1:04:43>> Second.

1:04:44>> Do have a motion properly seconded on

1:04:46this resolution. Council, are there any

1:04:48questions or comments before we vote?

1:04:51>> All in favor?

1:04:53>> I. [clears throat] Any opposed? And the

1:04:55resolutions are adopted. And finally,

1:04:58item 8D, please. A resolution

1:05:01authorizing the administrator for the

1:05:03Department of Public Works to process a

1:05:05payment to the US Geological Survey for

1:05:08invoices from April 1st, 2021 through

1:05:11March 31st, 20, 2022

1:05:15that were submitted after the purchase

1:05:16order was finally closed at the end of

1:05:18the fiscal year during the procurement

1:05:20rollover of the Oracle Cloud in the

1:05:22amount of $16,662.50.

1:05:29Second.

1:05:30>> Do have a motion properly seconded on

1:05:32this resolution. Council, are there any

1:05:34questions or comments before we vote?

1:05:37All in favor?

1:05:40>> Any opposed? And the resolution is

1:05:42adopted.

1:05:44And that takes us to purchases.

1:05:47I don't [clears throat] see Weston

1:05:49[snorts]

1:05:50this evening. I hope we have somebody to

1:05:54talk through these purchases with us.

1:06:01We realize Weston is out of town.

1:06:05>> So, chairman, you're stuck with me this

1:06:08afternoon.

1:06:09>> No problem. [snorts]

1:06:10[laughter]

1:06:10>> So, from Wastewater, good afternoon,

1:06:13council. And from Wastewater, we do have

1:06:14a one-time purchase to Samyak Solutions.

1:06:17This system is replacing aging equipment

1:06:19which will be used to analyze waste and

1:06:21wastewater samples for organic compounds

1:06:25in the amount of $56,983.34

1:06:31and from finance a new agreement Purdue

1:06:34Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott LLP for

1:06:37debt collection services in the amount

1:06:39of $300,000

1:06:42and from fleet management division

1:06:43public works a new agreement to American

1:06:46Test center annual equipment safety

1:06:48tests and inspections. The need for the

1:06:51annual equipment safety test and

1:06:53inspections is due to OSHA regulations

1:06:57for fire apparatus and automotive lifts

1:07:00in the amount of $75,000.

1:07:04We have two sole source to report this

1:07:07afternoon.

1:07:08>> Let's get a motion on those first.

1:07:10>> All right, we do have a motion properly

1:07:12seconded to approve these purchases.

1:07:14Council, are there any questions or

1:07:16comments before we vote? All in favor?

1:07:19>> I.

1:07:20>> All right. Thank you.

1:07:21>> Any oppose?

1:07:22>> You know, in almost 10 years, I think

1:07:24this is the first time I've ever read

1:07:26purchases. So,

1:07:28>> diversifying your government experience.

1:07:30>> I Yeah, I appreciate I appreciate the

1:07:31grace and the opportunity. Thank you.

1:07:33[laughter] We have We have two soul

1:07:36source purchases. uh to report this

1:07:38afternoon from public works classities

1:07:42SL uh pilot products to attach to the

1:07:44ground traffic calming pedestrian and

1:07:47bicycle safety for the amount of $24,975

1:07:51and from technology service Lexus Nexus

1:07:55DTS is requesting a 2-year blanket OCA

1:07:58from the office of city attorney monthly

1:08:00uh invoice monthly and requires a

1:08:02blanket to ensure compliance due to

1:08:04total annual cost and that amount is

1:08:07$34,128.

1:08:09>> Well, thank you very much, Deputy Chief

1:08:12Leford.

1:08:14>> All right, that takes us to our

1:08:16committee reports. Um, so we'll go

1:08:18around the dis here. We'll start with

1:08:20Councilwoman Noel.

1:08:22>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. No report

1:08:27that was brought to my attention that

1:08:30>> there is a possibility of mold in the IT

1:08:33service department. Is anyone aware of

1:08:35that?

1:08:36>> [snorts]

1:08:36>> If anyone can um Yeah, Chief Green,

1:08:40thank you.

1:08:41>> Yes, thank you. Um, as far as you're

1:08:44talking about at the annex.

1:08:45>> Yes.

1:08:46>> I am not aware of anything right at this

1:08:48moment, but I will check into that and I

1:08:49will get back to you.

1:08:50>> Okay. Thank you. And then only other

1:08:52thing I would like to say, Mr. cherry is

1:08:54to say um thank you to Miss Wanda

1:08:57Massing

1:08:59uh from the Aenddale Center and doing an

1:09:01amazing job with her um school education

1:09:06activities and programs that she provide

1:09:09over there to our children and they love

1:09:12her to pieces. So kudos to her for that.

1:09:16>> Absolutely.

1:09:16>> Thank you.

1:09:17>> Yes, ma'am.

1:09:19Councilwoman Dodley.

1:09:23Uh yes, thank you so much, Mr. Chair. Uh

1:09:25the community advisory committee did

1:09:27have our uh lunch and learn today where

1:09:30we reestablish their roles. Uh gave them

1:09:33some um some some responsibilities. And

1:09:36so that was a great meeting today just

1:09:38to so they can start engaging more with

1:09:40our community centers. And we will have

1:09:42a community development education

1:09:44committee meeting um Thursday, mixing it

1:09:47up, October 29th at 3 p.m. here at our

1:09:50council chamber. So mixing it up with

1:09:52our new council structure. Hey, long as

1:09:54it has notice, it is fine. So I wanted

1:09:56to make it more convenient for the

1:09:57staff.

1:09:58>> Okay.

1:09:59>> All right. Thank you so much.

1:10:00>> Thank you very much,

1:10:01>> Councilwoman Burs.

1:10:03>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. We had a planning,

1:10:05zoning, and housing committee meeting

1:10:07today. This is our first with the new

1:10:09structure, and I think we had some great

1:10:10conversation. We took up some items that

1:10:13were already on the table. One is a an

1:10:16amendments, possible amendments to our

1:10:17ADU ordinance and the other was uh

1:10:21taking a look at amending our business

1:10:23trade and occupations ordinance

1:10:24regarding vape shops. We ran out of

1:10:27time, but we still have a couple items

1:10:29to discuss, but one of the items that we

1:10:31did discuss at the end of our meeting

1:10:33was making sure that we're meeting the

1:10:35needs of all the council members and our

1:10:38community relative to zoning issues that

1:10:41come on our agenda. And so I'd like to

1:10:44announce that we're going to be uh still

1:10:47still having our reviews of zoning cases

1:10:50here in uh the council meetings, but

1:10:52we're going to move it to the last

1:10:53Tuesday of every month. And that will

1:10:56give us two weeks prior to it coming to

1:10:58be heard like these today. So instead of

1:11:00hearing it last week for this week,

1:11:02you're going to have a twoe window. So

1:11:04that gives you more time if there's

1:11:06something you still need more

1:11:07information on or somebody hasn't had a

1:11:09chance to connect with you then we have

1:11:11a window a little wider window. So the

1:11:13last Tuesday of the month planning we

1:11:15went over that with our regional

1:11:17planning folks and they're in agreement

1:11:19with that as well. So look forward to

1:11:21starting that next month. Uh last but

1:11:23not least two items um I want to make

1:11:27sure everybody has on their calendar.

1:11:28There's flyers out in the hallway. Kind

1:11:30of going along with Vice Chair Elliot's

1:11:33um plan to to attack litter across our

1:11:36city. We have an event coming up that's

1:11:38going to kick off in District 6 next

1:11:40Saturday. It's called Litter Bit Louder.

1:11:42I don't know if the camera could pick

1:11:44that. Litter Bit Louder. So, I think I'

1:11:46I've mentioned it once before, but it

1:11:48combines going out and picking up litter

1:11:49[clears throat] and then coming back and

1:11:51singing about it. So, [laughter] it it's

1:11:54open to anybody around the city. If you

1:11:56just want to do something uh some

1:11:57community focused event that really is

1:11:59making a difference on the streets of

1:12:00our community, we're going to be picking

1:12:02up litter for a couple of hours. Our

1:12:04public works is going to work with us to

1:12:06make sure that as soon as we pick it up,

1:12:08they get it off the streets and out of

1:12:09the community, but it will be uh October

1:12:1224th. So, not this Saturday, but next

1:12:14Saturday, 12 to 5:00 p.m. And it'll all

1:12:18start and finish at the Kitchen

1:12:19Incubator of Chattanooga. So, I'd like

1:12:22to invite everybody to please come out

1:12:23or invite neighbors, friends that really

1:12:26like getting out and and picking up

1:12:27trash. Um, if you want to RSVP, it's

1:12:31greensteps chat.com/events.

1:12:36And then the other thing that I'll

1:12:37announce the Midtown Fall Festival and

1:12:40trunk or treat October 31st, 4:30 to

1:12:447:30. Again, this is a a premier event

1:12:47for those that don't like to do

1:12:49neighborhood trick-or-treating, and it's

1:12:50a city-wide event, so anybody can come.

1:12:52It's free to the public. We're going to

1:12:54have candy, uh, games, food trucks, over

1:12:5830 trunk or treat, uh, trunks. There'll

1:13:00be a kids zone, and several city

1:13:03department. So, I want to thank all the

1:13:04city departments who are going to be

1:13:05participating and coming out and passing

1:13:08out candy and treats to the community.

1:13:10So, again, the flyers are out front. I

1:13:13hope if you don't already have plans or

1:13:14if you have plans come by between 4:30

1:13:16and 7:30 again it will um start at or

1:13:19it'll be held at the kitchen incubator

1:13:21Tadigga. So thank you.

1:13:22>> Okay.

1:13:23>> Thank you

1:13:25Councilwoman Hill.

1:13:29>> Thank you Mr. Chair. I don't have a

1:13:31committee report but I would like to

1:13:33report on the um lunch and learn that

1:13:36the council had over at the chat

1:13:40foundation today. Thank you very much

1:13:41Mr. chair for organizing that. Um while

1:13:44we only had two members of council

1:13:46participate, we did have a really good

1:13:48discussion. Um Casey Tinker from um the

1:13:52city joined us as well as Mackenzie

1:13:54Kelly from the Chattanooga Regional

1:13:55Homeless Coalition and representing the

1:13:59Chat Foundation in addition to their

1:14:01[clears throat] their staff. Um we were

1:14:03joined by uh Mayor Ron Littlefield and

1:14:07members of their board. It was a it was

1:14:09a good open conversation that I think um

1:14:13puts us another step in the right

1:14:14direction of finding what's the um best

1:14:18next step for us as a city as it relates

1:14:21to serving our unhoused neighbors. Thank

1:14:23you.

1:14:24>> Thank you.

1:14:26>> And Councilman Clark.

1:14:28>> Thank you. Um Chairman Davis, I have to

1:14:31think a little bit longer sometimes than

1:14:34I used to call you Jeff. I've got a

1:14:36couple community um district 5 specific

1:14:39things and then I want to make a comment

1:14:40about the uh planning zoning and housing

1:14:43committee today as a kudos to uh council

1:14:46verse. First I want to give an update.

1:14:48As you all know I chair the public works

1:14:50infrastructure what is it? Public works

1:14:53infrastructure outdoors

1:14:55>> parks is in there as well.

1:14:56>> Infrastructure.

1:14:57>> Wow a name but I enjoy it. Um, I'm not

1:15:02making light of this, but we behind the

1:15:03scenes, we call this poop gate. Um, as

1:15:05you all know, there was an overflow of

1:15:10sanitary sewer overflow in the South

1:15:11Chica Creek and as of Friday, we were

1:15:14able to stop the flow around about 10:30

1:15:18in the morning. Um, there was some

1:15:21temporary the Friday the flow the

1:15:23flowing and installation of two

1:15:25temporary plugs, but there's still some

1:15:26permanent work we have to do. Uh, as you

1:15:29all know, South Chikamaga Creek is all

1:15:31in my district and it also runs into the

1:15:33Tennessee uh into the Tennessee River.

1:15:35And so, as a result of that, we have uh

1:15:39pause uh we put restrictions on some of

1:15:41the recreational areas um as it affects

1:15:44the downstream of the South Chica Creek

1:15:46pedestrian bridge. And so access to the

1:15:49Tennessee River remains restricted until

1:15:51October the 14th, I think. Is that

1:15:53correct, Mindy? Um, we are currently

1:15:56sampling and doing some pollution

1:15:58analysis that's underway regarding the

1:16:01water quality. I did speak to Tennessee

1:16:03American Water Company this afternoon

1:16:05and uh they have not noticed anything in

1:16:08the water quality that requires

1:16:10additional treatment. Um, and so we're

1:16:13good. So, although permanent uh repairs

1:16:15are underway, uh council, I did pose

1:16:18some questions to Mandy and her team and

1:16:19Mark who's which a lot of our staff by

1:16:21the way is out because of fall break

1:16:23with their children. So, um including

1:16:25Mark. So, uh they're not able to be

1:16:27here, but I think we do have some

1:16:29members here from the uh moccasin bin

1:16:32uh wastewater treatment plant. Uh the

1:16:34good news is that as you can see in the

1:16:36pictures, our crews responded very

1:16:38quickly to where there was no

1:16:40environmental impact to the river, to

1:16:42the neighbors. Um although there is some

1:16:45overflow that is occurring in the

1:16:47surrounded wooded areas in district 8.

1:16:51Just kidding. I thought she would hear

1:16:53it. But

1:16:55[laughter]

1:16:57>> the great

1:16:58>> the great district there there is some

1:17:00overflow that's occurring. um

1:17:02>> but not discharged from the great

1:17:04district 8 and that is praise the lord

1:17:07um we are waiting some over some updates

1:17:10on that. Uh but this team, as you can

1:17:13see in the pictures, we have a great

1:17:15response team. Not just from public

1:17:17works, from fire and police, but if you

1:17:20look at the amazing work they do, even

1:17:21with our wastewater, you know, in cases

1:17:24like this, they responded. They got it

1:17:27stopped and plugged in uh immediately.

1:17:30And I'm very proud of the team and Mandy

1:17:32and Kevin, even the mayor weighed in

1:17:34this afternoon and we talked. And I just

1:17:37want to give a round of applause to I

1:17:38think y'all are with moccasins and Ben

1:17:40City. Thank you all so much.

1:17:44[applause] Um

1:17:46you all are the first and resp first

1:17:48first responders in making sure that

1:17:50when even when there's a sanitary crisis

1:17:53which is very important to the water

1:17:54quality to our drinking water in our

1:17:56city that they responded and there are

1:17:58no issues and so I just want to put that

1:18:00on the record. So that's good for me.

1:18:02Um, tonight is National Night Out and I

1:18:05do want to announce that in my district

1:18:07we have two uh parties happening. Uh,

1:18:10Hillsboro Heights has a hangout

1:18:12happening. That's the neighborhood off

1:18:14of Dogwood and Tonal Boulevard and the

1:18:16wonderful Lake Hills has an event at our

1:18:18newly opened pavilion in Belleview Park.

1:18:21Thank you again to Parks and Outdoors

1:18:23for that. Uh, Councilwoman Birds, I do

1:18:25want to comment. Um, I did get some

1:18:27feedback from Councilman Gilbert who

1:18:29asked why I wasn't invited to the

1:18:30meeting or whatnot. Um the ADU ordinance

1:18:34amendments were as a result of some

1:18:37concerns that came out of Washington

1:18:38Hills as you know regarding how

1:18:42some of the design has been manipulated

1:18:45I think in a way that might come off as

1:18:47looking like uh duplexes and which is

1:18:50not zoned for that area which is RN1-6.

1:18:54So um I just want to thank you. I did

1:18:56listen was, you know, there's modern

1:18:58technology that allows us to listen in

1:19:00on that. And thank you for uh to Karen

1:19:03and Chip and all of you who all I know

1:19:05have weighed in on that and have taken

1:19:07in some of our recommendations cuz it

1:19:09came out of Washington Hills out of my

1:19:11district. So, thank you all for the work

1:19:13that you're doing to clean that up uh to

1:19:16make sure that we have ADUs that are

1:19:18really ADUs in design and in purpose.

1:19:20So, thank you. So that's that's my

1:19:22gambit of things I wanted to address and

1:19:24thank you again to the moccasin bin team

1:19:27at the wastewater treatment plant for uh

1:19:29stepping in so quickly.

1:19:30>> Yes, sir.

1:19:30>> Thank you, Chairman D.

1:19:32>> Vice Chair Elliot.

1:19:38[clears throat]

1:19:39>> Uh thank you, Mr. Chair. Um couple

1:19:42things. Um,

1:19:44we have a community meeting on October

1:19:4729th at 6:00 at Ganon Arts Center to

1:19:51discuss the redesign of parts of Brainer

1:19:55Road coming out from the Macaulay

1:19:58tunnels to Tunnel Boulevard. That's in

1:20:00the Oldtown Brain area. This is, if you

1:20:04ever been through that area, you

1:20:06probably shoot through that tunnel and

1:20:08probably don't think much about it, but

1:20:10that's a neighborhood there.

1:20:12That's the Oldtown Brainard neighborhood

1:20:14and that stretch of road has been

1:20:17problematic and [snorts] hazardous for

1:20:20years. Um the speed of folks coming out

1:20:23of the tunnel and then it uh really puts

1:20:27a damper on

1:20:29um [clears throat] a lot of the

1:20:30businesses in that area. I have one

1:20:33building in particular I know that comes

1:20:35to mind that has been hit by a vehicle

1:20:37eight times in that um area. There are

1:20:42folks who have lost their lives in that

1:20:44corridor. And so this is the start of us

1:20:48figuring out how can we make this world

1:20:51this road work both for the businesses

1:20:54that are there, the community that calls

1:20:57it home, and everybody who uh passes

1:21:00through. So um we're going to have that

1:21:02again in art studio right there in

1:21:04Oldtown Briner. We would love for you to

1:21:06come out. Um, it's not just for the

1:21:09Oldtown Brandon neighborhood, but we

1:21:12want all voices to to partake because

1:21:14that road is a part of all of us. Before

1:21:16anybody stresses out, and I want to let

1:21:19folks know on the front, it is a state

1:21:21highway and the state has made it clear

1:21:24that it is not going lower than four

1:21:26lanes.

1:21:27>> So, before y'all freak out and tell me

1:21:29you're about to put two lanes, I can't

1:21:31do it. we can uh get some ways to be

1:21:34creative on how do we want it to be be

1:21:36redesigned and once we have a good

1:21:39direction from that standpoint and we

1:21:41hear from the community we'll then take

1:21:43those make sure our state partners are

1:21:46comfortable with it and then find the

1:21:48funding to make sure we can get that

1:21:49redesign. Okay. Um and also to the um

1:21:53national night out [snorts] uh we have

1:21:56two events tonight at um in district 9.

1:22:00The first we have at Hilltop. So if

1:22:02you're in the Hilltop neighborhood,

1:22:04please join us. Uh if you're not in the

1:22:07Facebook group, please be there. I don't

1:22:08want to just put out someone's address

1:22:10like that. But um we also have one in

1:22:13Menllo Park, so please come out uh meet

1:22:16some of our first responders and

1:22:18officers who serve our communities and

1:22:20also meet your neighbors. That's all,

1:22:22Mr. Chair.

1:22:23>> Okay.

1:22:25>> And Councilwoman Burrs, you're

1:22:28recognized.

1:22:28>> Thank you, Mr. Chair, I just wanted to

1:22:30add a comment. Uh, Councilman Clark,

1:22:32thank you for um talking about the

1:22:34committee meeting today. I think as we

1:22:36learn this new structure, I want to make

1:22:38sure that people understand that when

1:22:40we're having these conversations in

1:22:42committee, we're preparing what we want

1:22:43to then bring to the council. So, I'm

1:22:45not necessarily saying it for the

1:22:46council's benefit because I think we

1:22:48know it, but so the community knows that

1:22:49we're not no amendments have been made

1:22:51to an ADU ordinance or anything like

1:22:54that. We're just having the the

1:22:56conversations which it it's streamed so

1:22:59anybody can go and watch it that we will

1:23:01then bring to the council to discuss.

1:23:03We're going to bring the recommendations

1:23:05to the council to discuss before

1:23:06anything gets approved. So, thank you

1:23:08Mr. Chair. I just wanted to add that.

1:23:09>> Sure.

1:23:10>> As we learn more about the structure.

1:23:12Thank you.

1:23:13>> And Councilman Clark, you're recommen

1:23:20Willow Hearn who's a a member of my

1:23:23district. The library is celebrating uh

1:23:26their 50th anniversary this Saturday,

1:23:29October the 17th. They have a block

1:23:31party from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and

1:23:33will feature live music, family

1:23:34activities, and community partners. So,

1:23:37make sure you all come out to celebrate

1:23:38the library's 50th anniversary this

1:23:40Saturday. It's going to be great fall

1:23:42weather. Again, that's 9:00 a.m. to 6:00

1:23:44p.m. uh at the downtown public library.

1:23:47So, just wanted to give them a shout out

1:23:49and happy 50th anniversary to the

1:23:50library.

1:23:52>> All right.

1:23:55And just as a further note, council,

1:23:57about the lunch and learn today, um

1:23:58there are materials in each of your

1:24:00mailboxes um from the chat foundation.

1:24:03Um they gave us a a detailed

1:24:05[clears throat] explanation of their

1:24:06proposed low barrier shelter along with

1:24:10um a budget for the construction of that

1:24:13shelter as well as um an operating

1:24:16budget. Um, and it's my intention to

1:24:19bring this back in front of council at

1:24:22one of our strategic planning meetings

1:24:24before the end of the year. Um, so that

1:24:26we can move in in one direction or the

1:24:29other uh with regard to this important

1:24:31topic that I know is um kind of front of

1:24:35mind for many of our residents and many

1:24:37of us up here as well. So, all right.

1:24:40Well, that takes us to the portion of

1:24:41our meeting where we are happy to hear

1:24:43from members of the public who are here

1:24:44to address council on any topic. And so,

1:24:47if you're here for that purpose, if you

1:24:49would please come to the podium down

1:24:51front here

1:24:53um and listen while our attorney reads

1:24:55the rules, if there's anyone.

1:25:02Oh, okay. Vice Chair Elliot.

1:25:03>> Yeah, they're coming.

1:25:04>> Mr. Green, I know you want to talk about

1:25:06Will Cox. this if you want to still come

1:25:09up this is this is the time

1:25:12>> sir thank you uh councilman Elliot but

1:25:16the will is not in your so I I will

1:25:22not say anything

1:25:27>> that's okay

1:25:29>> I am going to come to the mic because

1:25:36not meeting.

1:25:39[clears throat]

1:25:40>> All right, Mr. Attorney, if you would

1:25:41please read the rules.

1:25:42>> Yes, sir. At the end of each council

1:25:45business meeting, the chair will

1:25:46recognize members of the public who wish

1:25:48to address the council. And here's your

1:25:49rules. Each speaker wishing to address

1:25:52the council can only be recognized at

1:25:54the microphone upfront provided for that

1:25:56purpose. Can't have more than three

1:25:58minutes to speak. that you can address

1:26:00the council only upon matters within

1:26:02their legislative and quai judicial

1:26:04authority and not on matters which are

1:26:06not under their authority and are

1:26:07regulated by other governmental bodies

1:26:09or agencies. Do not engage in any vulgar

1:26:12or obscene language nor use the floor to

1:26:14personally attack or personally

1:26:15denigrate others and address your

1:26:16comments to the council as a whole and

1:26:19not make comments directed towards

1:26:20individual council members. And lastly,

1:26:23do not engage in disorderly conduct or

1:26:25disrupting a public meeting which is

1:26:27prohibited by Tennessee law. and someone

1:26:29commits that offense if a person

1:26:31substantially obstructs or interferes

1:26:33with the meeting by physical action or

1:26:34verbal utterance with the intent to

1:26:36prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting or

1:26:38gathering. Having stated those rules,

1:26:40Mr. Green, go ahead and state your

1:26:42district.

1:26:43>> Uh my name is uh Edward Green Jr.,

1:26:45that's Green with the E on the end. Uh

1:26:49uh my concern not only mine uh but a lot

1:26:53of people in our neighborhood a real

1:26:56concern about the Willox tunnel. uh when

1:26:59the Willox tunnel is closed, uh it uh

1:27:03prohibits a lot of us from getting to uh

1:27:06major tharss

1:27:08and not only that uh our doctor's

1:27:11appointment. Uh and when you close it

1:27:17for the weekend, then it uh hurts the

1:27:20people who go to church uh in that area.

1:27:24Uh and uh we just would like to know

1:27:29uh why uh nobody uh uh uh told us that

1:27:34uh the Willox tunnel was going to be

1:27:36closed last week uh when we found out

1:27:40they just put the cross across the road

1:27:42and they're supposed to uh uh have a

1:27:45more notification that the Willox tunnel

1:27:48is going to be closed. Uh uh the

1:27:52taxpayers are are real upset about the

1:27:55Willox tunnel.

1:27:58Now we know that the Willox tunnel

1:28:00belongs to the city. Now

1:28:03nobody is talking about the Willox

1:28:06Tunnel. Uh and we like to know why

1:28:11we can't uh hear about the Willox

1:28:15Tunnel. It's personal to me. I had my

1:28:19first accident when I was 16 in the

1:28:22Willox tunnel.

1:28:25I'm 74 now.

1:28:28And that same tunnel is the same problem

1:28:31in our neighborhood.

1:28:35It it does not to me does not make a

1:28:37good sense that uh we can get a reports

1:28:41on uh everything else that's going on in

1:28:44the city of Chattanooga, but we can't

1:28:47get any reports on the Will Cox Tunnel.

1:28:51That's my concern.

1:28:53Uh you paved my street. That was one.

1:28:57And so I hope before uh uh a

1:29:01resurrection Sunday comes uh uh that

1:29:04you'll uh uh help me with the last one.

1:29:08Uh uh it is uh

1:29:11time's running out for me.

1:29:15I see it.

1:29:17You all don't see it. Uh I see it.

1:29:23I thank you.

1:29:25>> Thank you, sir. Vice Chair Elliot, you

1:29:27are recognized.

1:29:28>> M Mr. What Mr. Green has uh conveyed or

1:29:32sentiments that I've heard this last few

1:29:34days about Will Cox Tunnel. So, Mr.

1:29:36Green, to you and everybody else who has

1:29:39come to me or I haven't even heard from

1:29:41from concerns. Here's what I can do. I I

1:29:44will do my due diligence to work with

1:29:46the administration ahead of future

1:29:49repairs that we're intentional about

1:29:52pushing out uh notifications a little

1:29:54bit sooner. Um I think I only learned

1:29:57about it or came across my email a

1:29:59couple days prior and it it can just be

1:30:01us communicating um a little bit better.

1:30:05I think to Mr. Green's larger concern,

1:30:08which many folks in Chattanooga share,

1:30:11especially in East Chattanooga and the

1:30:13Eastale community in North Brandard in

1:30:15general, uh is the need for some serious

1:30:18attention to Will Cox Tunnel.

1:30:21Ultimately, that tunnel really needs to

1:30:23be expanded or something needs to be

1:30:25done with it because it is a true safety

1:30:28hazard. [snorts] But until we can get to

1:30:30that point, repairs have to be made to

1:30:34make sure it's still functional. It can

1:30:36serve our communities. And I will do my

1:30:38due diligence work administration to

1:30:40make sure we communicate that a little

1:30:42bit better.

1:30:42>> I thank you, uh, Councilman Elliot.

1:30:45>> Yes, sir.

1:30:46>> And as I take my seat,

1:30:49uh, they're going to do, uh, the

1:30:52overpass down by the train

1:30:56wheel.

1:30:57>> I know, Mr. Green.

1:30:59I know.

1:31:00>> Is there anyone else here would like to

1:31:02address council this evening? Yes, sir.

1:31:06[clears throat]

1:31:07>> Yes. Uh good evening, council. My name

1:31:10is Eddie Hwitt uh in District 9. And

1:31:13first, I I'd like to thank you all for

1:31:16your dedicated service to our city and

1:31:18to our community. We could not do this

1:31:21without such passionate individuals as

1:31:24yourselves leading the way. Um, I am

1:31:28excited to announce that we are

1:31:30submitting to the community forest and

1:31:33open spaces grant and this is an

1:31:36astronomically large opportunity for us

1:31:39to permanently secure and maintain the

1:31:42green space that is in our community

1:31:45here. [snorts] Um,

1:31:48throughout this we have been supported

1:31:50in the last four months of our mission

1:31:52here by hundreds of volunteers. I will

1:31:54not bother you with the time to read all

1:31:57of those off to give them some support,

1:31:59but I would like to take a moment to

1:32:01publicly support the people that have

1:32:03really come together and pushed forth to

1:32:06get this grant to submission that I'm

1:32:08able to put forth tonight. So, with

1:32:10that, I'd like to thank Rachel Humphre,

1:32:12Amanda Hewitt, Liz Huitt, Jared Odell,

1:32:16and his wife for letting him stay up

1:32:17till 2:00 a.m. last night to help me

1:32:18with some maps. Bailey Leenberry,

1:32:21Viviana Ramos, Aaron Morier, Wendy

1:32:25Osborne, Joy Galatro, Darren Wright, Pat

1:32:28Smith, the Tennessee Department of

1:32:30Agriculture for helping us out with all

1:32:32of this and finding this and, you know,

1:32:35giving us a lot of guidance. And

1:32:38finally, I'd like to thank all of you

1:32:40again for everything that you're doing

1:32:42for your communities and invite you to

1:32:44come to our Black Walnut event that

1:32:46we're having on Saturday from 4 to 6:30

1:32:50at Farm Park, 3110 16th Avenue. Thank

1:32:53you very much and have a wonderful

1:32:55night.

1:32:56>> You too. Thank you.

1:32:59>> All right,

1:33:01come on up.

1:33:03>> How y'all doing today? Um, my name is

1:33:05Forest Pierce. with Wise Construction.

1:33:07Uh I was here for the planning case

1:33:1020260044

1:33:12and I guess I must have missed the

1:33:14reschedule from the 3:30 to the 2:00.

1:33:16>> So apologies for that. But I spoke to

1:33:18the gentleman outside. He said u to just

1:33:20make y'all aware so I can get on your

1:33:22schedule for I think next month's um I

1:33:26should have proper procedure to do that.

1:33:34Did you want to speak to that,

1:33:35Councilwoman Dotley or

1:33:41>> Yeah.

1:33:41>> Yeah. Apologize.

1:33:45>> Yes. Thank you so much. Uh I did read

1:33:47into the record what it was. So I I can

1:33:49chat with you afterwards, but pretty

1:33:50much it's just public safety concerns

1:33:52regarding

1:33:53>> up the location of it between um what is

1:33:57it? Whiskey Cow Girl. Yes.

1:33:59>> And Southside Social. As someone who

1:34:01actually witnessed

1:34:02>> all of the chaos that happens on

1:34:04Saturday nights there, I know that it is

1:34:06not it is not a good idea to have

1:34:08anything additional, especially many a

1:34:11mini golf course

1:34:12>> there. So, it has been denied for public

1:34:15safety reasons.

1:34:16>> Okay.

1:34:16>> All right. Thank you.

1:34:17>> Thank you.

1:34:17>> Okay.

1:34:17>> Thank you. Thank you, sir.

1:34:20>> All right.

1:34:21>> And a copy of her concerns will be part

1:34:23of the record here as well.

1:34:26Is there anyone else here this evening

1:34:28that would like to address council?

1:34:33I don't see anyone council. And that

1:34:34takes us through our business for this

1:34:36evening.

1:34:37>> Do have a motion properly seconded to

1:34:39adjurnn. All in favor?

1:34:41>> I. We are journ

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