2026-10-27 - City Council

08:42Good afternoon everyone. I'll call to

08:43order the Tuesday, October 27th meeting

08:46of the Chattanooga City Council and

08:48recognize Councilwoman Burrs to lead us

08:50in our pledge of allegiance.

08:55Aliance to the flag of the United States

08:58of America and to the republic for which

09:01it stands. One nation under God,

09:04indivisible, with liberty and justice

09:07for all.

09:12>> Welcome again everyone. Um, at the

09:16beginning of our meeting, we like to

09:17give kind of a rundown of how the

09:19meeting operates for those who might be

09:21new to us so that you'll know what to

09:23expect. Um before I do that though, if

09:26you have a cell phone, please make sure

09:29it's silenced or on vibrate so that we

09:31don't have um any distractions in our

09:33meeting. [snorts] Um the first half of

09:36our meeting is what we call the agenda

09:38session. Um and that's where we go

09:40through um and have a conversation

09:42amongst council here on the dis about

09:45items that we'll be voting on tonight.

09:47Um and then next week and then finally

09:50items that are coming up 3 weeks or

09:52later on our um upcoming agendas so that

09:55we're well prepared. Um and so council

09:58will have that discussion amongst itself

10:01about our agenda items. Um

10:04and then um as we sometimes do during

10:08this first session, we also have um

10:11committee or department reports. Tonight

10:13we do have a planning, zoning, and

10:15housing committee um meeting that we

10:18will have that Councilwoman Burr will

10:21chair for us. Um and after we've done

10:24all of that, we'll take a recess. And as

10:26we normally do during our recess, we

10:28will have an attorney client meeting

10:31with our city attorney. And so when we

10:33get to that point in the meeting, I'll

10:35announce the time at which we will

10:37return after our recess. Um when we get

10:42back then from our recess is when we'll

10:44vote on all the items that are on our

10:45agenda for this evening. Um, and once

10:49we've done that, at the at the very end,

10:51there is a period as we always have for

10:53public comment where we're happy to

10:55recognize members from the public who

10:57are here to address council on on any

10:59topic. And when the time comes for that,

11:01we'll have folks come to the podium down

11:03front and our attorney will read some

11:05rules for that public comment period.

11:08Um, so with that, we'll get into our

11:12agenda session. Council, could I get a

11:14motion on the minutes from our last

11:15meeting? So move.

11:17do have a motion properly seconded on

11:19the minutes from our October 20th

11:21meeting and those minutes will stand as

11:23published.

11:26Council, look with me if you would at

11:28the items on our agenda for this

11:30evening.

11:32Starting with our ordinances um and hit

11:35your lights as you have questions. I see

11:38Councilwoman Burrs, you are recognized.

11:41>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I wanted

11:43[clears throat] to make some remarks

11:44about planning item number 2026113.

11:50It's under final reading. It's to

11:53reszone properties located at Old

11:55Highway. And um council members, I

11:58mentioned last week that um as we

12:01reviewed that item last week and voted

12:04on it for f under first reading that I

12:06had received some last minute calls that

12:09that um caused me some pause for this

12:14matter and I wanted to to share the re

12:16for the record my findings. Um, there

12:19was an overwhelming concern for safety

12:22as it relates to traffic. And I'm sure

12:24we all experience that in this day and

12:26age when development comes around. One

12:28of the first a lot of the times one of

12:29the first questions we get is how is

12:32traffic going to be addressed? And as I

12:35thought about this leading up to today's

12:37meeting and the conversations that I had

12:38with transportation and with the

12:40community that that's always going to be

12:43an issue and it's not that we don't do

12:45development, it's how do we do

12:47development that's smart and helps keep

12:50our streets safe, pedestrian stra

12:54pedestrians safe and keeps our city

12:56moving because we have to do that. You

12:59know, we've got to continue to keep our

13:00city moving. And so I think that was the

13:03the key issue that had come up at the

13:06last minute that I wanted to address.

13:08And so I just wanted to bring you all up

13:10to speed and then I'll move on with pass

13:13it on to the next item on the agenda. Um

13:15I I first wanted to thank the community

13:17again for all of its input. there's been

13:19a lot of concern about the the success

13:22of this project and so I've appreciated

13:24the the community's input and they've

13:27asked a lot of good questions and it

13:30there's been just a lot of neat people

13:32that want to see this project succeed

13:35and um have a lot of care for people

13:38thriving in their community and they've

13:40done a lot of work. This is this is in

13:41the area of Summit which is um right

13:44outside of Udawan and Collegedale and

13:47that community a lot of people have

13:48grown up in that community and they

13:49spent a lot of time really working hard

13:52to um to make that community better and

13:55so it it's been great working with them

13:57and they really do care about the people

14:00who live there and they want the people

14:02who live there to thrive. So I

14:05appreciate all of their input but

14:07traffic and safety that's been the topic

14:08at hand. I had several conversations

14:10with transportation. I want to thank

14:12them for their thoughtful analysis on

14:14how we ensure going back to development

14:17being smart and making sure that we keep

14:19our city safe and our city moving. Um

14:22the lo this location is tricky because

14:25it's because it's a city road. Oldley

14:28Highway is also a state road. So they're

14:30going to have to meet lots of

14:31requirements along with uh ASHTO

14:34guidelines which is the American

14:36Association of State Highway and

14:37Transportation Officials. though um a

14:40traffic impact study will be required

14:42for this project and that's really what

14:43the community wanted and so I had again

14:47great conversations with transportation

14:50um they're going to help to ensure like

14:53they will have with a lot of projects

14:54that are coming up in all of our

14:56districts and I think we'll hear more

14:58about that that the applicant is

14:59creating a smart development that

15:01protects the roads and pedestrian safety

15:03and keeps our city moving which is kind

15:05of the overlying theme. So again, I

15:07wanted to bring you all up to speed on

15:08that and um again, it's on tonight's

15:11agenda for a for a final reading and I

15:14just wanted to make every make sure

15:15everybody knew what those concerns were

15:17before they voted for they

15:18[clears throat] voted today. So thank

15:19you, Mr. Chair.

15:20>> Sure.

15:21>> Thank you,

15:23>> Councilman Henderson. You're recognized.

15:25>> Thank you, sir. Um planning item

15:282026106.

15:31That's the reszoning

15:34uh for the nature center over on Garden

15:36Road. Um since our first reading, I have

15:41uh had a couple of residents reach out

15:44to me. Uh again, it's more about the

15:47condition of Garden Road.

15:50[clears throat] And Mr. Attorney, I I do

15:52think that the Garden Road was mentioned

15:54in uh a lawsuit that the city has. Yes.

15:59Now, for area

16:00>> area 12

16:01>> 12

16:02>> 1972. Yes.

16:03>> And I don't know if Garden Road will be

16:05addressed in that lawsuit or not, but

16:07one of the um residents asked if we

16:10could get a um traffic counter uh

16:15stretched across the road. Chief, I

16:16don't I don't see anybody here from

16:18public works, but Bill, can you address

16:21that? Can we get can we get a traffic

16:24counter stretched across so that we can

16:26actually see the amount of vehicles that

16:28are going going down Garden Road? And

16:30and I think what we're trying to

16:32evaluate here is the the the safety of

16:36the road given the condition that it was

16:39in and the events that the nature center

16:43is planning and trying to make sure that

16:47we're handling the traffic safely.

16:50>> Yes, council. we are able to uh to

16:52provide traffic counts. We actually have

16:54equipment now that doesn't require

16:56stretching the traditional uh sort of

16:58bubble tube uh counter in order to be

17:01able to do that. So, but it's able to

17:04detect that and be able to determine

17:06direction uh generally on that. But we

17:09should be able to to deter that set up

17:11and and maybe put it um more towards I I

17:15guess the north end or west end or

17:19whatever.

17:19>> Yes, sir. We'll take a look at that and

17:20see see what we're able to see what

17:22we're able to to do and address with

17:24that. A lot of it will determine on

17:26typically the it sets up and runs a

17:2824-hour uh count uh for that. So, we may

17:32have to determine maybe the appropriate

17:33times depending on I heard you mention

17:36events.

17:36>> Yeah.

17:37>> That are held there. So that that may be

17:39something that we need to we may need to

17:41coordinate that more specifically on on

17:43exactly how we want to handle that

17:45traditional weekday versus uh if those

17:48events

17:48>> weekend or

17:49>> Yes, sir.

17:50>> Yeah. There's not a lot of Well, I mean

17:52there are several residents, but it's

17:54not it's obviously it's a it's a dead

17:56end. So most of the traffic I think

17:58[laughter] is [clears throat] going uh

18:00to events down at the nature center.

18:02But, uh, if you could put me in an email

18:05thread or something, kind of keep me

18:07updated on when we could coordinate and

18:10put that out, I' I'd appreciate it.

18:11>> Yes, sir. We'll see. We'll work to get a

18:13plan together for that.

18:14>> Okay. Thank you. Yes, sir.

18:15>> Thank you, Bill.

18:17>> That's all I have, Mr. Chair.

18:18>> Okay.

18:20[clears throat]

18:21>> Council, are there any other questions

18:23about ordinances on our agenda for this

18:26evening?

18:28>> Yes. Councilwoman Dobby, you're

18:29recognized.

18:30>> Yes. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. This

18:32is ordinances on the first reading. Uh

18:34last week we moved item 2026-0044

18:37back to a first read uh due to I guess a

18:42communication issue. So I wanted to uh

18:45just indulge me for a second council. I

18:47will go ahead and reread what I read the

18:49first time. Um I do plan to deny this

18:52one. Um but I will re read it again. I

18:55want to first thank CPD Chanu Police

18:57Department and Assistant Chief Trussell

18:59for gathering this data for me. Uh, but

19:01I plan to move to deny case number

19:042026-0044

19:06based on significant public safety

19:08concerns documented by the Chanugle

19:10Police Department within the surrounding

19:12area during the past year. According to

19:14the China Police Department's Crime and

19:16Intelligence Analysis Unit, a call for

19:18service um a calls for service analysis

19:21was conducted for the period of October

19:2312th, 2025 through October 12th, 2026

19:27within the area bounded by Broad Street,

19:3020th Street, Chestnut, and Main Street.

19:33The analysis identified 531 total calls

19:37for service within the study area with

19:40139 calls or 26% of those calls

19:42occurring at Southside Social and

19:44Whiskey Cowgirl. The analysis also

19:47identified concentrated periods of

19:49police activity during the following

19:50times, Thursday through Friday from 9:00

19:52p.m. to 2:00 a.m. with 94 calls for

19:55service and Saturday to Sunday 10:00

19:57p.m. to 2:00 a.m. with 33 calls for

19:59service. The Chattanooga Police

20:00Department further noted that Southside

20:03Social and Whiskey Cowgirl host an 18

20:05and older event on Thursday nights,

20:08which may contribute to increased calls

20:10for service due to higher patron

20:11attendance. Uh, historically, law

20:13enforcement has also encountered large

20:15groups congregating in adjacent parking

20:17lots contributing to multiple incidents

20:19involving disorder and al uh

20:21altercations. Given the documented

20:23frequency of calls for service, the

20:25concentration of incidents during

20:26evening and overnight hours, and the

20:28history of public safety concerns

20:29involving gatherings in adjacent parking

20:31areas, introducing an additional

20:34recreational area, and if you remember,

20:35it is mini golf. Introducing an

20:38additional recreation area use in the

20:40existing parking lot raises concerns

20:42regarding patron safety, crowd

20:44management, and the potential for

20:45increased disorder and altercations. And

20:48as as as fate would have it, uh the week

20:51before this came in that weekend, I

20:53actually witnessed a lot of activity

20:55going on uh between Whiskey and Cowgirl

20:58and Southside Social as well. And given

21:00that they have the same property owner,

21:02um I don't believe that a an additional

21:05recreational use will make the situation

21:07better. So with those reasons uh I

21:09recommend I will be uh mo moving to deny

21:12case number 20260044

21:14in the interest of public safety and the

21:16protection of the surrounding community.

21:17So I just wanted to note that again on

21:19the record and uh that's it Mr. Chair.

21:22So thank you so much.

21:22>> Yes. Thank you.

21:23>> Thank you. That's okay [laughter] feel

21:26as long as we will be live.

21:28>> All right council we will move on and

21:30look at resolutions on our agenda for

21:33this evening. Please hit your lights if

21:35you have any questions or comments about

21:37tonight's resolutions.

21:40[snorts]

21:44>> Councilman Clark, you're recognized.

21:45>> Councilman Davis, I've got a uh I need

21:48to make um I'm sorry to take us back to

21:51first reading if that's okay. Regarding

21:53the ordinance under finance

21:56uh

21:59under a

22:04for the general service funds for the

22:06various departments. Is that part of the

22:08allocation for purpose point leadership

22:10academy?

22:12Is that correct? I need to make um a

22:15public conditional note. Um Kevin, are

22:18you I cannot see Kevin.

22:20>> He just stepped out.

22:21>> Oh, thought that was Kevin in the back.

22:22It is not. Wow. Okay. Um part of It

22:26looks like Kevin.

22:28>> Does that not look like Kevin? does.

22:31>> Yep.

22:31>> He was here.

22:34>> That's new.

22:35>> Is that Who's that?

22:36>> That's That's Andrew, our new

22:38communications.

22:39>> Hey, welcome to council.

22:43>> All right. So, what I need to put on the

22:45record in regards to

22:48>> Oh, Won is here. I'm sorry. I cannot I'm

22:51freezing and I cannot see. So, if you

22:52could come to the podium, Wesson, I need

22:54to get your advice on something. Uh,

22:56Chairman Henderson, this is in reference

22:59to a conditional note we're putting on

23:01the funding for Purpose Point Leadership

23:04Purpose Point Leadership Academy, but

23:06not in the form of an amendment or

23:08resolution. And per the advice of our

23:12chief

23:13uh staff, we don't have to do that, but

23:16you all can make an administrative note

23:18as in reference to the condition. Is

23:20that correct?

23:20>> That's correct.

23:21>> Okay. So, I'd like to put that in public

23:23record with you at the podium.

23:25The premise of that funding was to make

23:27sure they were able to staff and fill

23:29both of those classrooms. And according

23:32to an update that I received from the

23:35administrator on October

23:38the 8th, I do believe.

23:43Let me confirm that date for the public

23:45record. that is that they have not met

23:47those staffing and enrollment

23:50um

23:51requirements as a condition when we

23:53initially met that that that's the whole

23:55purpose is so that they can fill those

23:57classrooms and help them with some of

23:59their enrollment and staffing issues. So

24:02a part of that condition is to release

24:04their funding in increments with the

24:06condition that their first uh the first

24:0950% of that total balance will go to

24:13they'll be able to pull that down their

24:15first increment when the first classroom

24:17is filled with those two

24:19>> teachers and the second classroom

24:22the the second increment will be be able

24:24be available for withdrawal when the

24:26second classroom is also filled with the

24:29eight children with a total of 16 uh

24:32with four classroom teachers subject to

24:34the Head Start the the Head Start

24:36federal regulations of what they are

24:38allowed to staff.

24:40[clears throat and cough]

24:43>> And I'm sure you can judge up the

24:45language to them. To my understanding,

24:47the administrator has notified purpose

24:49point leadership academy of those

24:52conditions. At least that is recorded in

24:54our email back and forth. Okay.

24:56[clears throat]

24:56>> Uh but we want to put those conditions

24:58on there as an administrative function.

25:00um and not reflected as an amendment or

25:03resolution by city council today.

25:05>> Yes, sir.

25:06>> Thank you.

25:08>> Is that all council?

25:10>> That is for finance for me. While I have

25:13early learning up uh chairman Davis, we

25:16can go to resolutions for item A. This

25:20is a resolution authorizing Chattanooga

25:23Head Start to enter into a collaboration

25:25partnership.

25:27>> Um

25:30[cough] Sorry to throw me off. Uh with

25:33Chamblas

25:35with Chamblas and Children's Academy

25:38with 24 infants and toddlers at each

25:41site for a total of 48 infants and

25:43toddlers served for a budget total of

25:46234 [laughter]

25:48classrooms. I'm sorry, for a total of

25:52234

25:54classroom days. Uh my question to the

25:56early learning staff and I see the the

25:59director of HR is here is that

26:01previously there were some building

26:04issues related to the Chamblas Center

26:06for Children prior to me voting for any

26:10more allocations to that facility. Can

26:13you explain a little bit about your

26:15policy and making sure that their

26:16buildings actually pass

26:19uh code as far as if they've been

26:21remediated of all moles and can you say

26:24that for certain for the Chamblas site

26:26which I'm assuming is on Gallet and

26:29where's the children's academy site? So,

26:31Children's Academy is off off of Host

26:33Club. It's in that area. And we have an

26:36a health and safety assessment that we

26:38have to complete in order to um provide

26:42information to the federal government

26:44that our buildings are uh safe for our

26:46children. So, we complete those

26:47assessments and once they are completed

26:50um that confirms that they are they can

26:52allow our children. And so those

26:54assessments to date have been completed

26:57for the host cloth location and the

27:00Gillespie site.

27:01>> Correct.

27:01>> They've been cleared by the federal

27:02government.

27:03>> Well, we submit the assessment form.

27:04I've not received any um correspondence

27:06saying, "Hey, this is a fail." So, we

27:08are good for that.

27:10>> So, given that they have that the

27:12assessment forms have been sent back,

27:14but the federal government has not said

27:16one way or the other if they are

27:19complying with the building sense. Are

27:21we still like awaiting that or?

27:23>> No. So I meet with my program

27:25specialist. I typically meet with her

27:26every month and um she has not brought

27:29that to my attention. So typically when

27:31it's no problem then um we are good to

27:34go. I think she she'll bring it up

27:36during our meeting.

27:37>> I just want to say for the public record

27:38that we did close a site due to some

27:41mold issues and diminish the classroom

27:43size because of that. And so I just want

27:46to make sure that we are doing our due

27:48diligence to make sure that all

27:50inspections are done not only by the

27:52federal guidelines and standards, but

27:54also by our local guidelines and

27:56standards uh for both of their

27:58facilities.

27:59>> Yes. We also house um quality

28:01specialists. So our quality specialists,

28:02they go out every single week and they

28:04have like a checklist of just general

28:06health and safety items that they verify

28:08every single week and that way we can

28:10determine if a site may need support.

28:13then we can offer support if we do find

28:14something that um does not meet

28:16standards.

28:17>> Gotcha. Okay. Thank you so much. I

28:19appreciate that.

28:20>> Uh Mr. Chair, I will yield back. I do

28:24have a question as it relates to

28:25economic development, but I'll yield

28:26back to the board for questions from

28:28colleagues.

28:29>> Okay.

28:34Council, are there any other questions

28:37or comments on any resolutions on

28:40tonight's agenda?

28:45in that case I do. Um, yes sir. Economic

28:48development. This is a technical

28:50question as it relates to the seven

28:52parcels. So are those parcels that we

28:54acquire and then put up to bid? I'm

28:56confused by the language.

28:59It says that we are approving for a

29:01quick ca a quick claim on sever parcels

29:05[snorts] to the approved highest bidder

29:07on properties of the city of Chattanooga

29:10and Hamilton County as acquired through

29:12previous delinquent tax sales. So, did

29:14we acquire property through tax sales

29:16and then the city is going to bid them

29:19off or they were back tax properties

29:22that the city acquired and then they

29:24were sold in the back tax sale and this

29:26is conveying them to the owners. So,

29:29once we have the funds that from the

29:31sale, we'll come back to council

29:32accepting the funds.

29:36>> So, conveying it back to the owners

29:39after we've

29:40>> I'm not conveying it back to the owners.

29:43So the the properties were back taxed.

29:45They became city county property at that

29:47point.

29:48>> So they're identified. The ones that are

29:49identified for the sale go into the sale

29:52and then they're sold and then I will

29:54come back once they're sold with the

29:55amount of money that the city will get

29:58for that and the county will get half

29:59the city will get half.

30:00>> Gotcha. Awesome. Thank you. These have

30:02already gone through the redemption

30:03period. Correct.

30:04>> Right.

30:04>> So there's no

30:05>> So it's not the with the redemption

30:07period that means that the owners cannot

30:09come back and claim the properties.

30:10>> That's right. It's done. Would these

30:11seven parcels be under ownership of the

30:14city?

30:15>> No, they're they're being sold and so

30:18[snorts] so they will be owned by

30:19someone else once once it's

30:21>> Oh, which is why it says to the approved

30:22highest bidder. So So we are rebidding

30:25these properties back out.

30:27>> Selling them, right?

30:29[snorts]

30:29>> Through a bid process. So we are

30:31rebidding the properties back out.

30:33>> So the county has a back tax sale every

30:36quarterly used to be, but now it's

30:38pretty much annually. So the high Yes.

30:40the highest bidder would get the house.

30:42>> Okay. So, through a bidding process.

30:45Awesome. All right. But these are

30:47properties that are owned by the city

30:49that's going to go back for reseller

30:50bidding. But do we have the option of

30:52holding those parcels? We do. And we we

30:55fish them around to the different

30:56departments to see if there is a use

30:58that they have for it. For instance, um

30:59storm water might need it for a storm

31:01water feature and they may need to keep

31:02it or public works may need to keep it

31:04or it could be identified for the um

31:06land bank to be for a potential of

31:09affordable housing. [clears throat]

31:10>> Have we had have we exhausted that

31:13revenue for those seven parcels? Yes.

31:15>> And are they included on the virtual

31:18link the is itemized? I don't see Let me

31:21click on the link.

31:24I'm curious to know what the parcels

31:25are. Okay. And I don't know if they've

31:27been sent to us.

31:29>> I can get you that.

31:30>> Crystal, do you

31:31>> anybody

31:38>> I'm going to the link to see. I I like

31:40to see what the parcels are because we

31:42have land banks. We have people who ask

31:43us all the time if the city has

31:45property, can they acquire them to do

31:47affordable housing? But I think if the

31:50in my opinion if the city comes within

31:52properties from

31:55delinquent tax sales, I'm curious to

31:56know what zip codes they are in and what

31:58uh neighborhoods they're impacting. If

32:00the city is buying properties and

32:03parcels and minority neighborhoods and

32:06if we're giving those organiz if we're

32:08giving those properties back for

32:10affordable housing usage, i.e. and our

32:13land our land bank stuff that we have

32:16and the CLT program. And so I'm just

32:20curious to know what our policies are

32:22when we acquire

32:24properties and delinquent taxes. How can

32:27we flip those

32:30into our housing portfolio and and not

32:33just bid them back and receive the cash

32:35from them? So, we did we it was reviewed

32:38by our housing division um and they did

32:41not identify these properties as

32:43potential sites for affordable housing.

32:50[clears throat]

32:52>> Well, I would like to review the list.

32:55>> So, could you send that to me?

32:56>> Sure.

32:57>> Um I don't think I don't see it in I

32:59don't see it itemized on the agenda.

33:02>> Okay, we'll do that.

33:04>> All right. Thank you. Are we voting on

33:05that tonight?

33:07>> U yes. Yeah. It's one of the resolutions

33:09that's that's on our agenda to vote on

33:12this evening.

33:13>> Richard, is it possible that you could

33:14have a list to us before we vote? If

33:17not, I'm going to uh make a

33:18recommendation to defer for a week.

33:20>> Sure. I'll see if I can get it. Okay.

33:22Thank you so much. [snorts] Y

33:26>> Anything else, Councilman?

33:27>> No, that's it. Thank you.

33:28>> Okay.

33:29>> Councilwoman Hill, you're recognized.

33:31>> Yes. I do want to agree that uh

33:34Councilman Clark is asking an important

33:36question to better understand what the

33:37policies are around how we consider back

33:40tax properties and whether they are

33:42going to be um pursued to go into the

33:45land bank. Um when I was chairing the

33:47affordable housing committee um and

33:49Nicole Haymon had just come on, she did

33:51do quite a bit of work to that end and

33:53it might be something good for us to

33:55talk about in the zoning and housing

33:58committee um so the council could hear

34:00more specifics about that. Also in our

34:03in the digital version of the agenda, if

34:06you click

34:07>> if yes, if you click that link, it does

34:09have those parcels listed. Um, so my

34:13understanding is that as they're looking

34:15at parcels, um, to consider if they

34:17would be appropriate to go into the land

34:19bank, um, one of the things they're

34:20looking at is um, the the titles, how

34:24much what it'll take to clear the

34:27titles, any kind of environmental

34:28concerns they need to be aware of, um,

34:30the salailability of those homes were

34:32there to be. There there's quite a few

34:34things which is not to say those

34:36policies are perfect and I think it's

34:37always wise to take a look at them

34:39because you're right once the land's

34:41gone it's gone.

34:44That's all. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

34:45>> Okay. Thank you.

34:47>> And Councilman Weston just brought to my

34:50attention too that the link is um there

34:52on the digital agenda.

34:54>> I found it now. Thank you.

34:56[clears throat and snorts]

34:56So, uh chairman, could you recognize me,

34:58please? Yeah.

34:59>> Just hit your leg.

35:02>> Okay. So, now that I have the list um by

35:06zip, it's not listed by zip code. I'm

35:09curious to know it's

35:12we have East 42nd Street, 17th Avenue,

35:16East 34th Street, Peach Bloom Drive,

35:18which is in my district, Dalewood Place,

35:21which is in Councilman Elliot's

35:23district,

35:25Black Does that say Black Line Street?

35:29>> Tagger Drive. I would like to know.

35:32>> I'm sorry. What?

35:32>> The 1,00 block.

35:34>> The 10,00 block. So, they're missing zip

35:35code. So, the address is not there. I

35:38would like to know the full address to

35:40zip code the zip code so that I can

35:41analyze them and and I know you to uh

35:45Councilwoman Hill's point is that the

35:48decision was made by the housing

35:49department and I like to know what

35:52criteria they do in making those

35:54decisions because we've never had a

35:55report from our chief policy officer

35:58regarding these policies. And before I

36:00vote on this tonight, I would like to

36:02know a little bit more understanding

36:04when [clears throat] we acquire property

36:06and we have an affordable housing crisis

36:09and just my familiarity with some of

36:11these addresses. These are predominantly

36:13African-American neighborhoods

36:16back tax delinquent unless someone else

36:19since you have the list you missing the

36:22zip codes but just from my knowledge of

36:24where these are. I think we need to have

36:26a deeper broader conversation

36:30one about why we have parcels in these

36:33types of neighborhoods that are going

36:35delinquent and then the city acquires

36:36them and then we're not putting them

36:38back into the community for public

36:41consumption or for public good when we

36:43have an affordable housing crisis.

36:46>> I can get Nicole and her team to get

36:48that information for you. And if they

36:50like Councilwoman was saying,

36:51Councilwoman Hill, if they would like to

36:52have a committee meeting to talk about

36:53that, we can do that.

36:57Well, I don't think we can do it

36:58tonight. So, I'm going to make a I would

37:00like to defer this item for a week.

37:02>> Okay.

37:03>> Of course, it depends on what the

37:04pleasure of the council is. I just would

37:06like more information, including the zip

37:07codes.

37:08>> How can you get the zip code

37:09>> for that? I think there needs to be more

37:10in-depth study and knowledge about why

37:13as a city we acquire, which we can,

37:16[snorts] but what we do with that as a

37:20community benefit to low-income

37:22individuals, cuz I know that's something

37:24that some of our members are interested

37:26in.

37:27>> Okay. Thank you, Richard. [snorts] I

37:29appreciate it.

37:29>> Okay.

37:30>> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

37:34Council, are there any other questions

37:36or comments on any items on tonight's

37:38agenda?

37:41[laughter]

37:42We will turn then to next week's

37:44proposed agenda

37:46[snorts] and we'll start with the

37:48ordinances here. And if you have any

37:51questions or comments about ordinances

37:52on next week's agenda, please hit your

37:55light.

38:09Don't see any lights up here. We'll look

38:12then at resolutions

38:14that are on next week's proposed agenda.

38:25>> Councilman Clark, you're recognized.

38:26>> Thank you. This is resolution under

38:28council office. A resolution authorizing

38:30expressing the support of the city

38:32council of Chattanooga for Tennessee

38:35American Water Company's comprehensive

38:37line [clears throat] service replacement

38:38program. Uh this was a resolution that

38:41was brought to us by the Tennessee

38:43American Water Company. And those of us

38:45who Is Daphany in the audience today?

38:47Maybe not. She was last week. Uh just to

38:50give you all a heads up, before the uh

38:54the owners were required to to replace

38:57the lead pipes to the house and the

39:00Tennessee American Water was responsible

39:02from replacing the pipes from their end.

39:05And what they have done, which I think

39:07is pretty remarkable, is to be able to

39:09find the funding to do it on both ends.

39:12And so this is simply a resolution just

39:14kind of acknowledging that u there's no

39:16there's not any fiduciary obligations on

39:18the council. Um it's just acknowledging

39:22that the utility owned and the

39:24customerowned portions of the lead and

39:25galvanized water lines uh will be

39:28replaced by the Tennessee American Water

39:30Company and we support that. Uh so I

39:33just wanted to put that out there and uh

39:35thank Tennessee American Water Company

39:37for finding the money to do that. oftent

39:39times the uh customerowned portion of

39:42the lead pipe is not affordable in

39:45certain neighborhoods to replace that to

39:47make sure those pipes do not have lead

39:49and they have agreed to replace both the

39:52utility owned side and the uh

39:54customerowned portion and I'm very glad

39:57that they have brought the resolution

39:58for us to acknowledge that and support

40:01that and that'll be up for vote for next

40:03week.

40:04>> Okay.

40:05>> All right. Thank you,

40:08council. Any other questions or comments

40:11about resolutions on next week's agenda?

40:15[clears throat]

40:19I don't see any additional lights. And

40:21so, we will turn to our purchasing items

40:24for tonight that are presented to us for

40:27approval.

40:29Hit [snorts] your lights if you have any

40:30questions about those. We do have quite

40:33a few this evening. Any

40:39questions about any purchasing items?

40:43[snorts]

40:47>> Councilwoman Hill, you're recognized.

40:48>> I just wanted to point out for my

40:50esteemed colleague who is always cold

40:52that there is an item um to help

40:56maintain comfortable temperatures in

40:58city buildings for employees and

41:00citizens. And I just knew you'd want to

41:02make sure you saw that one. I'm

41:04purchasing this.

41:05>> It's a

41:06>> Now, where is [laughter] it? I can't

41:08even see your name.

41:09>> It's a It's a HBAC maintenance and

41:11repair services.

41:13>> Oh, I saw that.

41:13>> And [clears throat] I know that would be

41:15important to you.

41:17>> Yeah, cuz it's always cold in here.

41:19[laughter]

41:20>> That's all.

41:20>> I think I might need some additional

41:22information on that. I might defer it

41:24for a month or so. [laughter]

41:28>> Oh, just

41:29>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was just being

41:30silly for the whole month.

41:32>> Any other questions or comments?

41:33council.

41:36Okay, we'll look then at future

41:39considerations

41:41[snorts]

41:44and hit your lights if you have any

41:48[snorts] any questions or comments on

41:51any of our items on future

41:53consideration.

42:03All right. Don't see any lights up here.

42:08That will take us through our agenda

42:10review.

42:12And so with that, I will yield the chair

42:14to Councilwoman Burrs, who will lead us

42:16in our planning, zoning, and housing

42:18committee meeting.

42:23[laughter]

42:30All right, council members. U call to

42:32order our planning, zoning, and housing

42:34committee meeting. Could I get a motion

42:36to approve the minutes of our last

42:37meeting?

42:39>> And um so this is our first shot at

42:44reviewing cases that are going to be

42:46coming up in November, two weeks in

42:48advance versus a week in advance. So,

42:50these are the cases that will be on our

42:53agenda for approval from last month's

42:56plan or this month's, excuse me, um,

42:58planning and zone, I mean, planning

43:01commission meeting. Get tongue tied. Um,

43:04you have before you the cases that will

43:07be heard two weeks from now. And I see

43:10one, two, three, four cases highlighted.

43:15Um, there are two in district 7 that are

43:19not highlighted. Councilwoman Dotley, do

43:21you have a preference on those two

43:23cases? Do you need any more information?

43:26>> Okay. All right. Um, so we've got two in

43:30in district three, one in four, and one

43:34[clears throat] case in nine. And I'm

43:36assuming everybody would like to hear

43:38the cases that are relative in their

43:40district. Is that correct?

43:42>> Okay. All right. Karen Renick, would you

43:45please join us?

43:50So, for those of you that are uh

43:52attending the meeting today and either

43:54are here for the first time or just as a

43:56reminder during planning and zoning and

43:59housing committee meeting in in during

44:01this meeting, we'll review cases that

44:03will come before us in two weeks for

44:05approval under first reading. And the

44:08ones that we are going to be

44:10highlighting today are the ones that

44:12have some additional information that a

44:14council member may want to hear more

44:16about or maybe they had some opposition

44:18at the planning commission meeting. So

44:20Karen Renick who's head of our planning

44:23agency will review those cases with us

44:25and there may be some discussion. So

44:27Karen

44:28>> I'll let you take it from there. Madam

44:30Chair, I have a slide just to note the

44:32plan Chattanooga didn't win a statewide

44:35um Tennessee American Planning

44:36Association award for a plan for a large

44:38community. They break them up small and

44:41large and so it's a picture of PL Pam

44:44accepting the award with the state

44:45president, but just wanted to pass that

44:47along.

44:47>> That's congratulations.

44:50[applause]

44:53um the first case. And so just um some

44:56housekeeping. Um we send all of the case

45:00information and the planning commission

45:01resolutions to um the city attorney's

45:04office and Maria creates the ordinance

45:06and so there's a little bit of

45:08turnaround time and so it looks your

45:10staff notes look a little bit different.

45:12So um I will and then I tried to send a

45:16a link with all the information. So

45:18we'll try to get on a better routine

45:19about that. but just um she needs time

45:22to create everything and so we need to

45:24make sure we get her everything in prep

45:25for the committee date. So um we'll try

45:28to um get everything in advance. The

45:30first case is on Gad Road 2026119.

45:34Um and this comes this is flagged

45:37because um there wasn't any opposition

45:40but this comes with a recommendation to

45:42deny by both staff and planning

45:44commission. The applicant was present at

45:46the first meeting, asked for a 30-day

45:49deferral, did not come back the second

45:50meeting. And so, just briefly, the

45:53applicant um Gad Road is primarily

45:55single family attached and um some

45:59duplex homes. The applicant wants to bo

46:02build four single family detached homes,

46:04so needs that RN3 zone. Staff just noted

46:07that the existing zoning allows based on

46:10calculations probably could subdivide to

46:12allow an additional homes. You can do

46:14town homes, you could do cottage courts.

46:16Uh plan Chatted Ananooga really

46:18recommends increasing that density when

46:20you're closer to major road or traffic.

46:22So with the um the allowable uses in the

46:25existing zone, staff recommends

46:27maintaining that existing zone. It does

46:30implement the plan recommended denial.

46:32Again, the applicant was not present at

46:34the second hearing. Um and planning

46:37commission recommended denial, but we

46:39will call and remind the applicant that

46:41this is an additional step in the

46:43process.

46:50>> Chairman Davis.

46:51>> Yeah, I just had um what I think is a

46:53technical question. So I see that um the

46:56applicant asked for a deferral at the

47:00September meeting um which would have

47:02been I assume to the October meeting. He

47:05did not show up in October.

47:07>> That's correct.

47:08>> But because he has not moved to withdraw

47:10it, it'll still come before council. I'm

47:13understanding that.

47:13>> That's correct. So, we'll um I did

47:15confirm that nobody on staff had heard

47:17it from the gentleman. So, we'll follow

47:19up and um let him know that it is active

47:22the date and you know, should there

47:25[snorts] should he have thought maybe it

47:26was defer withdrawn, he'd need to go

47:28through the steps if that's something he

47:29wants to do.

47:30>> Yeah. And I'll just note for council, I

47:33have spoken with this applicant and I do

47:35intend to move um to deny this when it

47:38when it comes before us. So, [snorts]

47:42>> thank you, Chairman Davis. I see no

47:43other light. So, Karen, we'll move on to

47:470124.

47:49>> This next case is um a request to

47:51reszone the property next to uh North

47:54Park Hospital in Hixon. Uh, North Park

47:56is the institutional zone shown kind of

47:58in the um, light brown area. There is a

48:02mix of commercial zoning north of Hamill

48:04Road. Uh, the darker red is a

48:07neighborhood commercial zone. Um, it's a

48:09neighborhood commercial zone just north

48:11of the property and then kind of that

48:13larger commercial footprint that's uh,

48:15the Northgate Mall le, excuse me,

48:18highway 153 frontage. The um, there's no

48:21recent resoning history on the site. Um

48:24there's been se zoning south of the road

48:26for neighborhood commercial. So kind of

48:28the pattern here is 153 and the

48:31northgate mall site are that kind of um

48:34heavy commercial use and then as you

48:36transition further um down Hamill Road

48:38toward the residential start to get into

48:40the um neighborhood commercial type

48:42uses.

48:45So the plan recommends both um dep spans

48:49both the properties both campus and a

48:51neighborhood commercial use. The

48:53applicant had uh noted that they planned

48:55on con planned on constructing a medical

48:57compon complex medical office complex

49:00supporting the Memorial Hospital's Hixon

49:03campus. Based on that and the plan

49:06recommendation, staff was recommending

49:09to um deny the CC zone and approve the

49:13INST zone. the INST institutional zone

49:17um supports the proposed use um

49:19implements the plan and um is a more

49:22appropriate zone here without

49:24conditions. The CC commercial corridor

49:26zone is really kind of a more of a um

49:29major thoroughare commercial zone. At

49:32planning commission the applicant,

49:34excuse me, there was opposition um

49:36concerns about traffic. I believe that

49:38was particularly um on accessing on

49:40Hamill Road. At planning commission, the

49:43applicant noted that uh the INST zone

49:46did not have a range of commercial uses

49:48they felt that they might need as part

49:50of this development as it develops in

49:53the future. They did come with a list of

49:55conditions. Planning commission

49:56recommends the CC zone subject to the

49:59following conditions listed there. Um

50:01and that's how it was presented at

50:02planning commission. We might try to

50:04clear that up to be clear. Here is just

50:05a laundry list of prohibited uses

50:08because staff had um noted kind of the

50:10concerns with the vehicular type uses.

50:14That's that first list of uses which is

50:16autoorned uses are prohibited that smoke

50:18vape shops, liquor stores, and dry

50:20cleaners. So, this comes with a

50:21recommendation to prove those list of

50:23prohibited uses.

50:27>> Councilman Davidson.

50:33>> Yeah. And thanks Karen for the

50:35explanation. I'll probably talk with you

50:37um before the 10th just to understand

50:40fully the the staff's recommendation. Um

50:43but I have spoken with the applicant on

50:46this one as well and those that the

50:48conditions seem reasonable. Um but again

50:50I would like to understand from the

50:52staff's perspective kind of the bigger

50:54bigger picture and and what the the

50:57difference in the two could mean down

50:59the road um for the community. So,

51:02>> and I can send a table kind of showing

51:03the uses, too. That might be helpful.

51:05>> That would be Yes. Thank you.

51:09>> Okay. I see no other lights.

51:13All right. I see no other lights. So,

51:14Karen, we'll move on to 0112.

51:18>> This is um the eastern edge of the city

51:20at 8212 Shallford Road. It is right

51:24where Shelford Road turns into Morris

51:26Hill Road um east of Jenkins Road. And

51:30the applicant's requesting to reszone

51:31from RN16

51:33uh which is kind of the um standard

51:37residential development zone, single

51:38family residential development zone in

51:40this area in much of kind of the more

51:42suburban area. They were proposing a

51:44condition of single family detached

51:46only. They do want to reszone to the

51:48TRN1 zone. We'll kind of talk about the

51:51change um the reason for the change and

51:53how that is different. Their plan is to

51:56construct a single family detached

51:57subdivision which is in line with that

51:59condition.

52:00The applicant um noted their intention

52:03on using the TR1 TRN1 zoning to have

52:075,000 ft lots with 45 foot lot widths.

52:11And so it's not allowed in the RN16

52:13zone. So that would be dropping to the

52:15TRN uh one zone. There's quite a few

52:18zones between there, but this gets them

52:20the lot size and minimum lot frontage

52:22they're interested in. The site was

52:25equivalency mapped to RN16 in 2025.

52:28There's no other zoning history for the

52:30site. There is a PUD next door for a 92

52:33unit townhouse development that was

52:35improved in 2019. You can tell it does

52:37leave a lot of um um undeveloped area

52:41and so that's kind of an an open space.

52:44So the um kind of skip maybe some of

52:48these history. The uh plan Chattanooga

52:51does recommend suburban residential

52:52which is primarily single unit detached.

52:55This is the proposed use. Um the plan

52:58Chattanooga also has policy supporting

53:01um housing infill that respects um

53:03neighborhood contexts and develop a

53:06variety of new housing compatible with

53:08its context and clustering development

53:09away from streams and flood planes. So

53:12that is what this development is doing.

53:14In part, there is both um flood plane

53:16and a TVA power line easement which has

53:19led to the clustering of the development

53:21which is tied to their request to reduce

53:23the frontage um and lot size. So the

53:28proposed development does generally

53:30align with plan Chattanooga and this

53:33isn't on the slide. I kind of rewrote

53:34this after doing the presentation. Um

53:37the plan is single unit detached

53:39development which is compatible with the

53:41area and the the plan. The proposed

53:44density is relatively low at 3.2

53:46dwelling units an acre. The plan

53:48recommends clustering development away

53:49from streams and flood planes and the

53:51proposed development does do that.

53:54Overall, the staff recommendation is

53:56really noting the TRN1 zone is setting a

53:58precedent for a more urban form

54:00development in a density that is

54:03generally supposed to be supported by an

54:04urban street grid allows a mix of uses.

54:07So, a lot of the staff recommendation

54:09while noting the development does meet

54:12um plenty of the um recommendations of

54:14plan Chattanooga really trying to um to

54:19for have the pud as the tool here for

54:22the proposed use. it does seem to align

54:24with that. There's quite a bit of

54:25discussion at planning commission about

54:26the pud. Um planning commission found

54:29the reasonzoning is compatible with the

54:32plan and then noted um the applicant had

54:35already requested a condition for single

54:37unit detached only. Planning commission

54:39put a minimum lot frontage of 45 ft in

54:42there and that is to make sure the

54:43density remains to help with the density

54:46remaining compatible. So, this does come

54:48with a recommendation to approve. Um,

54:51and just as a note, madam chair,

54:53planning commission, we did note that we

54:55were t we would be talking with some of

54:58the development community about the

55:00reasons why people were not using the

55:01pud and we did have a meeting Friday

55:04just to kind of understand better. But

55:06again, we've had a couple reasoning

55:08cases where we recommended denial for

55:10the the tool and recommended the putt as

55:13another tool. This is just one example

55:15where we did have some discussion and I

55:17think planning commission added on the

55:18additional condition to kind of help

55:20maintain compatibility.

55:23>> Thank you Karen. Councilman Harvey, this

55:25is in your district. Do you have any

55:27questions?

55:28>> I'm good.

55:29>> Okay, I see no other lights.

55:32So, we'll move on to the next one. Uh

55:34the next one I have is uh Vice Chair

55:37Elliot wanted to hear the presentation

55:40on it. Um I'm not sure when he plans to

55:42step back in. So why don't we skip down

55:44to the last item and then it gives him a

55:47minute to return and then we'll go from

55:49there.

55:54[snorts]

55:59So the last one is a an ordinance

56:02amendment a series of text amendments to

56:04chapter 38. Um we noticed as you know

56:07the first year we had kind of monthly

56:09ordinance amendments. Um we have really

56:12slowed down on that. So this is a series

56:14of text amendments that came out of the

56:16coordination between RPA and LDO. And so

56:19we've been we meet every other week and

56:21then um these are just after discussions

56:24what would be more helpful. Most of

56:26these are not policy changes. They're

56:28just added clarification. So I tried to

56:31do them in a couple batches. Um the

56:33first one's just a correction. The next

56:35three are to be clear that a dwelling

56:38can look like a townhouse, but it's not

56:40a townhouse until it um unless it meets

56:42the definition. And so one of the things

56:45we notice is people say it's a

56:47townhouse. It looks like a townhouse,

56:50but it's not because it's not on its own

56:52lot. And so that is that has been the

56:55case for as long as I remember. This is

56:57just reiterating it. Some of it's just

56:59duplicating language or similar language

57:01and just using it uh rewriting in a

57:04different form, but um LDO found this

57:07would be helpful when conveying when you

57:10call it a townhouse, but it's not a

57:11townhouse, it just looks like a

57:13townhouse. And so we've actually

57:15multi-unit development was put in to try

57:17to address this partly and this was just

57:19another step at making that happen. So

57:22this doesn't change policy. It's just

57:24for some reason we're still kind of

57:26stuck on that. And this came out of

57:28audio as a way to help them. Okay. Um

57:31and I'll just have three or four slides

57:32and then I'm always um can always come

57:34back. The next two um we do have so the

57:37new zoning ordinance does have some

57:39development standards that address more

57:41design elements. It's a little bit more

57:43foot in the door of formbbased code. Um

57:45the first item is just being clear that

57:48um there is a first floor demarcation

57:50line that's really helping kind of with

57:51breaking up larger buildings, more urban

57:54buildings. This is just clarifying that

57:57that doesn't apply to residential

57:59dwellings only. Residential dwellings

58:01have their own standard. Again, that's

58:03not a policy. It's just pointing people

58:05to the right direction. And then we had

58:07calculations on a blank wall that spoke

58:09to area but did not note that includes a

58:12vertical dimension. And so that is again

58:15clear um cleaning up language. There two

58:17more slides. One is just to say when you

58:20um measure the height of an exterior

58:23lighting pool, where does that start?

58:25What are you measuring? And then the

58:27next one is a bit of a policy change,

58:30but I think in line with what has

58:32occurred, the RN175 zone was added later

58:34in the development of the new zoning

58:36ordinance. At the time we moved, I think

58:39we thought we moved over all the uses in

58:41the RN16 zone to the RN175 zone, we let

58:44out left off keeping of livestock and

58:47equin. So the RN175 zone has some of our

58:51largest lots. Remember 7 7.5 is minimum

58:55of 7500 square foot lots. There's lots

58:57of lots that are larger there. So this

59:00is adding that in. Um we do allow it in

59:03other zones. And just a reminder that

59:06there are standards for livestock in

59:08Ecquin. You cannot put it on a 7500T

59:10lot. You have to have a minimum of um an

59:12acre and there are um I think it's a 100

59:16feet from any property line to have

59:17anything that's horse or ecquin in the

59:20proximity. So that is a policy change

59:23that is similar to prior policy we had

59:25and I think just an un um just got

59:28missed in the addition of the 7.5.

59:31>> Okay.

59:32>> And then lastly um these three related

59:35to um to park. There is a definition of

59:38park. It does talk about accessories to

59:41park could include an eating and

59:43drinking establishment, temporary

59:45outdoor uses, but it wasn't clear that

59:47it was public. And so this adds the word

59:50public into park, puts that in the land

59:52use table, and then defines what public

59:55is. And so this is where um I perhaps

59:58couldn't say I have a park and now I

1:00:00have, you know, a series of these. I

1:00:02have a dog park and temporary outdoor

1:00:04uses. It's intended to be a public park

1:00:07managed by a public entity. And this

1:00:08just clarifies that um that that's the

1:00:11intent.

1:00:12>> Okay.

1:00:14I see no lights, so no questions. Uh any

1:00:18more information needed on these

1:00:19amendments?

1:00:22Okay. Um Vice Chair Elliot, we skipped

1:00:25over yours, so you could be present for

1:00:27that review. So if you'll go back to

1:00:300122. Thank you.

1:00:31>> And this is um uh part of the Miltown

1:00:34development u South Watkins. the um

1:00:38Miltown Development was reszoned under a

1:00:42tool at the um under C3 Central Business

1:00:45District, which we are very far from C

1:00:47the C3 Central Business District. When

1:00:50this was reszoned, there was a

1:00:51development tool at that time. Um, as

1:00:54part of that, you had a site utilization

1:00:57plan and because you were using the tool

1:00:59you could use to develop the downtown,

1:01:01which include all the commercial uses,

1:01:03the property was reszoned allowing um it

1:01:07was A and B. A allowed kind of um

1:01:10commercial uses, B only allowed single,

1:01:13excuse me, only allowed residential

1:01:15uses, and all other uses are prohibited.

1:01:18So, um C3, Miltown got rezone. and I

1:01:22think it got a couple zones based on the

1:01:24zoning. Um, it was reszoned to TRN3.

1:01:28The applicant would like to lift the

1:01:29condition of residential uses only, no

1:01:31other uses, um, to be able to take

1:01:34advantage of all the uses listed in the

1:01:36TRN3 zone. So, the TR3 zone has the

1:01:40residential uses. Most of our zones have

1:01:42some sort of civic or accessory use um

1:01:45that are part of those and then special

1:01:47exceptions uses um allowed by uh special

1:01:51exceptions from the board of zoning

1:01:52appeals. So the applicant has just noted

1:01:55that you know they're developing the

1:01:56community. They would like the ability

1:01:58to use some of these um other uses. And

1:02:01so the properties in question, the

1:02:03overall zoning ordinance reszone more

1:02:05properties. These are the properties in

1:02:07question. the property to the south um

1:02:11to south of that has a kind of a junk um

1:02:14yard use and then moving up uh East Side

1:02:17Elementary is just to the um left on the

1:02:21map.

1:02:24A little bit more history again pointing

1:02:26back to the original intent of the

1:02:28zoning why it has a condition it does.

1:02:30Staff just noted lifting the condition

1:02:32opens up that range of accessory uses by

1:02:35right staff recommended approval.

1:02:37lifting the condition of that ordinance

1:02:39for these properties only. It still

1:02:41remains those conditions remain in play

1:02:43for elsewhere on the property. Uh there

1:02:45was an email in opposition about um uses

1:02:49are not appropriate um but it's already

1:02:51zoned for those uses. It's kind of the

1:02:53those residential uses are already um a

1:02:56permitted use. So um but the person

1:02:58didn't come to planning commission to

1:03:00clarify um or provide any more

1:03:02information. So planning commission

1:03:03recommends approval. So, this would lift

1:03:05the condition of residential use only,

1:03:07no other uses, and allow all the other

1:03:10uses allowed in that TRN3 zone.

1:03:14>> Thank you, Karen.

1:03:16Vice Chair Elliot.

1:03:17>> Thank you, Madam Chair. [clears throat]

1:03:18Um Karen, can you send me

1:03:21uh that outline

1:03:24the um allowable uses and everything?

1:03:26>> Yes,

1:03:27>> those three buckets. I'm going to go

1:03:29back to um the petitioner and um just go

1:03:33over with them. Yes, I'll do that.

1:03:35>> Okay. Thank you. But I'm good, madam

1:03:36chair.

1:03:36>> Okay. [laughter]

1:03:36>> Thank you.

1:03:37>> You're welcome. I see no other lights.

1:03:39Karen, did you have anything else?

1:03:42>> I didn't.

1:03:42>> Okay. Unless you're expecting something.

1:03:45Yes. I [laughter] did not have anything

1:03:46else at this point.

1:03:46>> I just wanted to make sure. I do want to

1:03:48thank you all in in um pulling all this

1:03:51together for this shift. Um I will send

1:03:54you dates that I anticipate. I think

1:03:56November and December are going to be a

1:03:57little crazy because they happen to fall

1:03:59on the Tuesdays that we are off.

1:04:02>> Yes. So, we may need to make some figure

1:04:04out what we're going to do for those two

1:04:06months. Okay? And then I'll go ahead and

1:04:07map out the calendar for the rest of um

1:04:10the fiscal year. So, you all have that

1:04:13set.

1:04:14>> I don't think there were any other

1:04:15conflicts. So, thank you all for pulling

1:04:17this together for this one. And council,

1:04:19I'll be interested in your feedback.

1:04:21We'll see, you know, two weeks. Does

1:04:23that give us enough time to then when

1:04:25these come before because I know a lot

1:04:26happens in two weeks, but hopefully it

1:04:28gives everybody that time they need to

1:04:29review cases. Um just as a reminder the

1:04:33uh next planning commission meeting will

1:04:35be November 9th. This this year is

1:04:38flying. So um there will be a whole new

1:04:41round of cases that will come up. And I

1:04:43don't see any other lights. So with

1:04:44that, Mr. Chair, what is your

1:04:47preference?

1:04:48>> 5:30.

1:04:49>> 5:30. Okay. We will recess until 5:30.

1:04:52Thank you.

1:04:56Do we have attorney

2:08:31We are back in session. Madame clerk, if

2:08:33you would please read item 7A.

2:08:36>> An ordinance to resend ordinance number

2:08:3814332 relating to an ordinance closing

2:08:41and abandoning an unopen rideway in the

2:08:43400 block of Maplewood Avenue.

2:08:51That's in your district council. I have

2:08:53a

2:08:53>> motion to approve. Second.

2:08:56>> Have a motion properly seconded um to

2:08:58approve this ordinance on final reading.

2:09:00Council, are there any questions or

2:09:02comments before we vote?

2:09:05>> All in favor? I. [clears throat] Any

2:09:07opposed?

2:09:08>> And the ordinance passes on final

2:09:10reading. Item 7B, please.

2:09:13>> An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City

2:09:14Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning

2:09:16ordinance. So as to reszone properties

2:09:18located at 400, 402 and 405 Garden Road

2:09:21from RN1

2:09:237.5 residential zone to OS open space

2:09:26zone and A1 urban agricultural zone

2:09:29subject to certain conditions.

2:09:30>> Councilman Henderson.

2:09:32>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I stated

2:09:33earlier today and after [clears throat]

2:09:34our first reading, I did get some

2:09:36concerns about uh traffic issues on

2:09:39Garden Road and I've asked for traffic

2:09:42counter to be installed so that we can

2:09:43see uh actual use of that road. Uh and

2:09:48[clears throat] understanding that it is

2:09:49part of a lawsuit in

2:09:51>> Yes. Uh area 12. So uh with that

2:09:53[clears throat and snorts] being said, I

2:09:54want to go ahead and make a motion to

2:09:56approve.

2:09:59>> Second. Have a motion properly seconded

2:10:01to approve this ordinance on final

2:10:03reading. Are there any questions or

2:10:05comments before we vote?

2:10:09All in favor?

2:10:10>> Any opposed? The ordinance passes on

2:10:14final reading. Item 7 C, please. An

2:10:17ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code

2:10:19Part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so

2:10:21as to resone property located at 3935

2:10:24Cromwell Road from RN16

2:10:27residential zone to CN neighborhood

2:10:30commercial zone subject to certain

2:10:31conditions.

2:10:34>> U motion to approve subject to certain

2:10:36conditions. Were the Have the conditions

2:10:38been

2:10:40included in version number two? I'm

2:10:42assuming

2:10:44I'll read them for you.

2:10:47>> Say your attorney is going to read the

2:10:48conditions. [snorts]

2:10:50[clears throat and cough]

2:10:52>> Yeah, our link will come up.

2:10:55>> I think they're in there.

2:10:56>> Yep.

2:10:58>> Yeah. It keeps kicking us all off the

2:10:59internet.

2:11:00>> Kicking us out.

2:11:05>> Sorry. Our computers don't stay

2:11:07consistently connected to the internet,

2:11:09Rick. It keeps kicking us in and out.

2:11:12We have to relog on even inside the

2:11:15building.

2:11:17[snorts]

2:11:17>> It will not let me.

2:11:18>> Okay. So Karen, I'm going to assume that

2:11:20the conditions just for the record that

2:11:23it was only designed the conditions will

2:11:26only allow for the church and the

2:11:28daycare and that those are the

2:11:32condition the certain conditions.

2:11:34>> Yes sir. Um the um section two be it

2:11:37further a day and that this ordinance

2:11:39shall be approved subject to church and

2:11:40daycare use only

2:11:42>> only. Okay. Just want to make sure the

2:11:43word only in there. Uh Chairman Davis,

2:11:45I'd like to make a motion se to approve

2:11:48this subject to those certain

2:11:49conditions.

2:11:50>> Second.

2:11:51>> A motion properly seconded to approve

2:11:53with the noted conditions. Council, are

2:11:56there any questions or comments before

2:11:58we vote? All in favor?

2:12:00>> I.

2:12:01>> Any opposed? An ordinance passes on

2:12:04final reading item 7D, please. An

2:12:08ordinance to amend Chattanooga City code

2:12:10part 2 chapter 38 zoning ordinance so as

2:12:12to reszone properties located at 8022

2:12:158026 and 8030 Oldley Highway and an

2:12:19unadressed parcel in the 8,000 block of

2:12:21Oldly Highway from RN16 residential

2:12:23neighborhood zone RN2 residential zone

2:12:27and CC commercial corridor zone to RN3

2:12:30residential neighborhood zone subject to

2:12:32certain conditions.

2:12:38I [snorts] can read. Oh, yes. Make a

2:12:40motion. Yeah.

2:12:40>> Yes. Council woman is your I'd like to

2:12:42make a motion to approve, please.

2:12:45>> And this is subject to the seven

2:12:46conditions.

2:12:47>> The seven conditions that I read into

2:12:48the record last week. Yes, sir.

2:12:50>> Yes.

2:12:51>> All right. We do have a motion properly

2:12:52seconded uh to approve this ordinance on

2:12:55final reading with the noted conditions.

2:12:58Are there any questions or comments

2:13:00before we vote?

2:13:01>> Mr. Chair, do you have a comment?

2:13:02>> Oh, yes. You're recognized.

2:13:04>> Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um again

2:13:06this the conditions uh the conditions

2:13:09were set last week and there was some

2:13:11further conversation with transportation

2:13:13about a um a traffic impact study which

2:13:16I did talk with transportation about and

2:13:20I did discuss it with the applicant. So

2:13:21the applicant is aware that that has

2:13:23been requested and that um they've also

2:13:26addressed several of the issues that I

2:13:28think will come up at the permitting

2:13:30process. So, um, I appreciate their

2:13:34consideration of those requirements

2:13:35which were identified in in the

2:13:37conditions. So, I just wanted to

2:13:38acknowledge that I have spoken to the

2:13:41applicant about this as well. Okay.

2:13:43>> Thank you.

2:13:45>> Any other questions or comments,

2:13:47council, before we vote?

2:13:49All in favor?

2:13:51>> I. Any opposed?

2:13:53>> And the ordinance passes on final

2:13:55reading. Item 7E, please. An ordinance

2:13:58to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2

2:14:00Chapter 38 zoning ordinance so as to

2:14:02reszone property located at 2411 Autry

2:14:05Street from RN15

2:14:07residential neighborhood zone to CC

2:14:09commercial corridor zone subject to

2:14:11certain conditions.

2:14:13>> Motion

2:14:16properly seconded to approve this

2:14:18ordinance on final reading. Are there

2:14:20any questions or comments before we

2:14:22vote?

2:14:24>> All in favor?

2:14:25>> Any opposed? And ordinance passes on

2:14:28final reading. Um item 8A, please. An

2:14:32ordinance to amend the operations budget

2:14:34ordinance number 14379 known as the

2:14:36fiscal year 2026 2027 operations budget

2:14:40to amend sections 5A 67 so as to

2:14:45appropriate 29,321,000

2:14:48from general fund reserves to various

2:14:51departments and appropriate $26,439,000

2:14:55to capital.

2:14:58>> All right, council. We do have a motion

2:15:00properly seconded. Um, is that what you

2:15:02wanted to be recognized for, Councilman?

2:15:04Okay.

2:15:05>> Um, because this is a budget item,

2:15:08council, we will have a a roll call vote

2:15:10on this one.

2:15:14>> Council [clears throat] Henderson,

2:15:15>> yes.

2:15:16>> Councilwoman Hill,

2:15:18>> yes.

2:15:18>> Councilman Hardy,

2:15:19>> yes.

2:15:20>> Councilman [snorts] Clark,

2:15:21>> yes.

2:15:22>> Councilwoman Bur,

2:15:24>> yes. [clears throat]

2:15:24>> Councilwoman Donley,

2:15:26>> yes.

2:15:28Vice Chair Elliott,

2:15:29>> yes.

2:15:30>> Chairman Davis,

2:15:31>> yes.

2:15:32>> That's eight yeses.

2:15:33>> All right. The ordinance passes on first

2:15:36reading. Um item 8B, please.

2:15:42An ordinance to amend the capital budget

2:15:44ordinance number 14380

2:15:47known as the fiscal year 2026 2027

2:15:49capital budget appropriate appropriating

2:15:52authorizing or allocating funds to the

2:15:55capital improvements budget for the

2:15:57fiscal year 2026 2027 to increase the

2:16:00capital budget from 26,439,000

2:16:04from general fund reserves and $150,000

2:16:08from the Bessie Smith Cultural Center

2:16:10Building Maintenance Fund.

2:16:12approved. Second.

2:16:14>> Do I have a motion properly seconded to

2:16:16approve this ordinance on first reading?

2:16:18Are there any questions or comments,

2:16:20council, before we vote?

2:16:23>> And we'll have a roll call vote on this

2:16:25as well, Madam Clerk.

2:16:28>> Councilwoman Dotley, Councilwoman Bur,

2:16:31>> yes.

2:16:32>> Councilman Clark,

2:16:33>> yes.

2:16:34>> Councilman Harvey,

2:16:35>> yes.

2:16:36>> Councilwoman Hill,

2:16:37>> yes.

2:16:38>> Councilman Henderson,

2:16:39>> yes. Vice Chair Elliott.

2:16:42>> Yes.

2:16:43>> Chairman [clears throat] Davis.

2:16:44>> Yes.

2:16:44>> Eight yeses.

2:16:46>> All right. An ordinance passes on first

2:16:48reading.

2:16:50>> Item 8C, please.

2:16:53An ordinance to amend Chad City Code

2:16:54Part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance, so

2:16:57as to reszone part of the property

2:16:59located at 423 West 20th Street and an

2:17:02unadressed property in the 400 block of

2:17:04West 20th Street from UCX4

2:17:08[snorts]

2:17:09urban commercial mixeduse zone to UCC 3

2:17:13urban commercial corridor zone.

2:17:16And for the record, this is planning

2:17:18item 2026-000044.

2:17:23Is the applicant present?

2:17:26And is there any opposition present?

2:17:29Councilwoman Dotley, you're recognized.

2:17:32>> Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. For this

2:17:33one, I did speak to the applicant after

2:17:35our uh after our earlier meeting. Uh I

2:17:38did recommend for them to withdraw it if

2:17:41they wanted to come back with an

2:17:43additional site plan. And so we agreed

2:17:45to withdraw that one, but I did make

2:17:47them aware I'm not a not a fan of a golf

2:17:50anything. Um, but uh so with that in

2:17:53mind, I do move to withdraw.

2:17:57>> Do I have a motion to withdraw properly

2:17:59seconded? Council, are there any

2:18:00questions or comments before we vote?

2:18:04All in favor?

2:18:05>> I. Any opposed?

2:18:07>> And this item is withdrawn.

2:18:11>> Item 9A, please. a resolution

2:18:14authorizing Chattanooga Head Start to

2:18:17enter into collaboration partnerships

2:18:19for the 2026 2027 school year to allow

2:18:23the Early Head Start program to continue

2:18:25services at current enrollment levels

2:18:28for two sites.

2:18:30Chamblas and Children's Academy with 24

2:18:33infants and toddlers at each site for a

2:18:36total of 48 infants and toddlers served

2:18:38by served for a budgeted total of 234

2:18:42classroom days.

2:18:46>> Second have a motion properly seconded

2:18:48to approve this resolution. Council, are

2:18:51there any questions or comments before

2:18:53we vote?

2:18:54All in favor? I.

2:18:56>> Any oppose? The resolution is adopted.

2:19:00Um item 9B, please.

2:19:02>> A resolution authorizing the

2:19:04administrator for the Department of

2:19:05Economic Development to execute quick

2:19:07claim deeds for the conveyance of seven

2:19:09parcels identified in substantially the

2:19:12form attached to the approved highest

2:19:14biders on properties of the city of

2:19:16Chattanooga and Hamilton County as

2:19:17acquired through previous delinquent tax

2:19:20sales.

2:19:23Move

2:19:23>> approved. Second.

2:19:25>> Have a motion properly seconded um to

2:19:27approve this resolution. Are there any

2:19:29questions or comments before we vote?

2:19:31>> Chairman Davis.

2:19:32>> Yeah. Councilman Clark, you're right.

2:19:34>> Thank you. Uh, thank you, Richard Be.

2:19:36Oh, you were there. Now you're there.

2:19:38Thank you for sending up that email. I

2:19:40do want to u quote an excerpt from it

2:19:42because I think this is what's really

2:19:44exciting about the conversation we were

2:19:46having about the parcels. And in

2:19:50addition to the update, Richard is

2:19:52saying that we are working to resolve a

2:19:54few remaining title issues affecting 30

2:19:56parcels currently in the pipeline for

2:19:59the next round of development. So the

2:20:01exciting thing is that even though these

2:20:02seven parcels, so thank you for spending

2:20:04the zip codes. [clears throat] I

2:20:05appreciate that. That gives us a little

2:20:07bit more analysis on how you all come to

2:20:09the determination whether these

2:20:11properties are viable for development.

2:20:14But knowing that we have 30 other

2:20:16properties and that the proceeds from

2:20:18this from these sales go to push those

2:20:21property those properties through the

2:20:24different levels I guess with the title

2:20:27and stuff like that. So I'm very happy

2:20:29to know that we do have a policy or

2:20:31implementation plan to um make these

2:20:35properties viable the other 30

2:20:37properties viable for development. So,

2:20:39but I would love more information about

2:20:41what those properties are and to be a

2:20:43part of the conversation about how

2:20:44they're repurposed back into our

2:20:46community. So, well, thank you for

2:20:47getting the information to us so

2:20:49quickly. I appreciate that. And with

2:20:51that, uh, Chairman Davis, I yield back

2:20:53and I look forward to supporting this.

2:20:55>> Okay. Any other questions or comments?

2:20:57Council?

2:21:00>> All in favor? I.

2:21:01>> Any opposed? The resolution is adopted.

2:21:04Item 9 C, please. A resolution

2:21:07authorizing the Department of Technology

2:21:09Services to enter into a 5-year contract

2:21:12with Open Gov, Inc. for a fleet

2:21:14enterprise asset management software for

2:21:17use by the Department of Public Works

2:21:18fleet services division with an annual

2:21:21spend limit not to exceed $150,000.

2:21:25Move

2:21:25>> to approve. Second. Have

2:21:27>> a motion properly seconded to approve

2:21:29this resolution. Are there any questions

2:21:31or comments before we vote?

2:21:35All in favor? I.

2:21:37>> Any opposed? The resolution is adopted.

2:21:40Item 9D, please.

2:21:42>> A resolution authorizing administrative

2:21:44for the Department of Public Works to

2:21:46approve change order number one to

2:21:48contract number R24004201.

2:21:53Johnny Patton Ballfield Improvements

2:21:55with John J. Brennan Construction, Inc.

2:21:58for additional conduits and wiring

2:22:00during construction to increase by

2:22:02$32,162.40.

2:22:0440 for revised contract amount of

2:22:07$844,33.11

2:22:11and authorizing a contingency amount of

2:22:13$84,400

2:22:15for a revised total amount not to exceed

2:22:19$928,7311.

2:22:23Move to

2:22:23>> approve.

2:22:25>> We have a motion properly seconded to

2:22:26approve this resolution. Are there any

2:22:29questions or comments before we vote?

2:22:32>> All in favor?

2:22:33>> I. Any opposed? And the resolution is

2:22:36adopted. Item 9E, please.

2:22:39>> A resolution appointing Zlatco Kazika as

2:22:43a special police officer unarmed in the

2:22:45Department of Public Works to perform

2:22:46city code enforcement of sections

2:22:48administered by the public works

2:22:50department.

2:22:52>> Move to [snorts] approve.

2:22:53>> Second.

2:22:54>> We have a motion properly seconded to

2:22:56approve this resolution. Are there any

2:22:58questions or comments before we vote?

2:23:01All in favor?

2:23:03>> I. Any opposed? Resolution is adopted.

2:23:07Item 9 F, please. A resolution

2:23:09authorizing the administrator for the

2:23:11wastewater department to award contract

2:23:13number W26005201

2:23:16Brainer Manor pump station fence

2:23:18enclosure to Integrated Technology LLC

2:23:21of Knoxville, Tennessee for $93,500

2:23:25with a $9,350

2:23:28contingency for a total not to exceed

2:23:31the amount of $12,850.

2:23:35>> Move to approve. [snorts] Second. I have

2:23:37a motion properly seconded to approve

2:23:39this resolution. Council, are there any

2:23:42questions or comments before we vote?

2:23:45All in favor?

2:23:46>> I. Any oppose? Resolution is adopted.

2:23:51Item 9G, please. A resolution

2:23:54authorizing the administrator for the

2:23:55Department of Wastewater to approve

2:23:58change order number three with Hurst

2:23:59Escavating LLC for contract number

2:24:02W19015201

2:24:05Riverview Park CGCC Chronic overflow

2:24:09elimination project to authorize

2:24:11construction of the remaining

2:24:12approximately 7440 linear feet of 24in

2:24:17gravity sewer within the Chattanooga

2:24:20Golf and Country Club property for an

2:24:22increase of [snorts] 1,797,210

2:24:27for a revised contract amount of

2:24:29$5,266,63546.

2:24:34>> Move to approve.

2:24:37>> Have a motion properly seconded to

2:24:38approve this resolution. Are there any

2:24:40questions or comments before we vote?

2:24:43I'm sorry.

2:24:47>> All in favor?

2:24:49>> Any opposed? The resolution is adopted.

2:24:53That takes us to purchases.

2:24:59>> Good evening, council.

2:25:01>> We have 13 purchases recommended for

2:25:03approval this evening.

2:25:06Item number one is with technology

2:25:08services. They are requesting an

2:25:09increase to PA1000737

2:25:13with Aqua to add an outbound connector

2:25:16to the existing inbound connector,

2:25:18increasing year 3 by $13,952

2:25:22and year four by $18,792.

2:25:26The new estimated annual spend will be

2:25:28$77,356.

2:25:31Item number two is with wastewater.

2:25:33Tri-State Electrical Contractors is

2:25:35requesting a 9% increase to PA1000544

2:25:39and PA100078

2:25:42due to the increase in union labor

2:25:44rates. The annual the new annual limits

2:25:47will be $2,180,000

2:25:50for PA1000544

2:25:52and $218,000 for PA1000708.

2:25:57Item number three is also with

2:25:58wastewater. This is a one-time purchase

2:26:00of Seaman's equipment upgrade services

2:26:03and support for the Citigo pump project.

2:26:05The award will go [clears throat] to

2:26:07Inline Electrical as a sole source in

2:26:09the amount of $283,625.

2:26:13Item number four is with public works.

2:26:15This is a new agreement for HVAC

2:26:17maintenance and repair services. This

2:26:18will be a 4-year agreement with an

2:26:20annual spend of $1,300,000.

2:26:23The award will go to Metro Services,

2:26:25Mountain City Services, and Viking

2:26:27Industrial, Inc. Item number five is

2:26:30with waste with public works. This is a

2:26:32one-time purchase of a road of roadway

2:26:35salt to replenish CWS for winter

2:26:37weather. This purchase will be in the

2:26:39amount of $280,420

2:26:42utilizing statewide contract.

2:26:44Item number six is with public works.

2:26:47This is a new agreement for medium and

2:26:49heavy duty parts for fleet management

2:26:51division. This will be a 4-year

2:26:53agreement with an annual amount limit of

2:26:54$1,200,000.

2:26:57The award will go to Dalton Trucking,

2:26:59Thompson Truck Group, and MHC Kinworth

2:27:02as the best bids.

2:27:04Item number seven is with the fire

2:27:05department. The Chic Fire Department has

2:27:07requested an amendment to PA1000868

2:27:10in the amount of $50,000 due to an

2:27:13additional 2026 firefighter academy. The

2:27:16new annual spend for the amendment will

2:27:18be $140,000.

2:27:21Item number eight is with human

2:27:23resources. This is life and disability

2:27:25insurance leave administration with

2:27:27UNUM. This is a three-year agreement

2:27:29with one additional 2year extension for

2:27:32a total of five years. The city's

2:27:34portion of the annual cost estimate is

2:27:36$47,519.

2:27:39Item number nine is with human resources

2:27:41is for pharmacy benefits management.

2:27:43This is a one-year agreement with four

2:27:45additional one-year renewals for a total

2:27:47of 5 years in the amount of $663,352.

2:27:52Item number 10 is with human resources.

2:27:54This is for health plan administrative

2:27:56services. This is a 4-year agreement in

2:27:59the amount of $1,287,500.

2:28:03Item number 11 is also with human

2:28:05resources. This is for vision benefit

2:28:06plan. This is a three-year agreement.

2:28:09Employees pay 100% of the annual cost

2:28:11estimate of $243,05.

2:28:15Item number 12 is with public works.

2:28:18Council approval is requested for a name

2:28:20change from PPG Architectural Finishes,

2:28:23Inc. to the Pittsburgh Paint Company.

2:28:27And then finally, item number 13 is with

2:28:29public works. This is a one-time

2:28:31purchase of a Ford E450 passenger van by

2:28:34the Fleet Department for Parks and

2:28:35Outdoors from National Auto Fleet Group.

2:28:38This purchase is in the amount of

2:28:39$126,665

2:28:42and is utilizing a source agreement.

2:28:45>> Approve. Have a motion properly seconded

2:28:48to approve the purchases this evening.

2:28:50Are there any questions or comments

2:28:51before we vote? All in favor?

2:28:55>> I. Any opposed? And the purchases are

2:28:58approved. Thank you, Weston.

2:29:00>> All right, that takes us to um committee

2:29:02reports. Start with Councilwoman Dotley.

2:29:08>> Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. We will

2:29:10have a community development and

2:29:11education committee meeting Thursday at

2:29:143 p.m. in the JP Collins conference

2:29:17room. So that is all. Thank you.

2:29:18>> Okay. Thank you.

2:29:22>> Councilman Henderson.

2:29:26>> Councilwoman Hill.

2:29:30>> Thank you, sir. We had an economic

2:29:31development committee meeting today

2:29:33where we discussed feedback on um

2:29:37improvements to our tiff policies and

2:29:40the um proposed

2:29:43clawback provisions that have been

2:29:45negotiated for the nippen uh land

2:29:48donation [snorts] nippon, excuse me.

2:29:51>> Okay,

2:29:55>> Councilman Harvey. Uh thank you. no

2:29:58report, but I want to thank everybody

2:29:59who came out and supported uh the IVMAS

2:30:02World of Bluegrass this past week and

2:30:04this past weekend. It was a smashing

2:30:06success, I think, even better than last

2:30:08year. So, uh thank you to those in the

2:30:10administration uh who have worked hard

2:30:12on this and uh recruiting them and uh

2:30:15the intention is to uh and their desire

2:30:18is to stay here in Chattanooga. So,

2:30:19hopefully we can make that happen uh for

2:30:21the long term. So, uh thank you all for

2:30:23your for your hard work on that.

2:30:26Councilman Clark.

2:30:27>> Yes, I do. Rick, do you have that

2:30:30coming? Okay. Uh I do not have a

2:30:32committee report, but I do want to take

2:30:33a point of personal privilege uh to

2:30:36acknowledge our city court city court,

2:30:40our city council clerk,

2:30:43>> uh Nicole Gwyn, who is a graduate from

2:30:45the 2020 ST local government leadership

2:30:48program, which is sponsored by the Nafy

2:30:50Center for Executive Leadership. If you

2:30:52can give her a round OF APPLAUSE.

2:30:55>> [applause]

2:30:59>> NICOLE Nicole was one of two uh

2:31:02residents from Hamilton County who was

2:31:04chosen to be in this program for elected

2:31:06officials and senior level government

2:31:08leaders um with the knowledge, skills,

2:31:12and tools they need to lead effectively.

2:31:14And as you all know, she leads us all

2:31:16very effectively. Our most effective

2:31:18member of our uh city council office, I

2:31:20would say, and argue. But

2:31:22congratulations, Nicole, and thank you

2:31:24so much for everything you do for our

2:31:25city and our county. Thank you.

2:31:28>> Thank you, uh, Mr. Chair. You're back.

2:31:30>> Yes, sir.

2:31:32>> Vice Chair Elliot, just in time.

2:31:34>> No reports.

2:31:35>> All right. That takes us to the portion

2:31:37of our meeting where we're happy to hear

2:31:39from members of the public who are here

2:31:40and would like to address council. And

2:31:42so, if you're here for that purpose, if

2:31:44you would please come to the podium down

2:31:47front here and listen while our attorney

2:31:49reads the rules.

2:31:51Yes, sir.

2:31:53At the end of each council business

2:31:55meeting, the chair will recognize

2:31:56members of the public who wish to

2:31:58address the council. And here's your

2:31:59rules. Each speaker wishing to address

2:32:02the council can only be recognized at

2:32:04the microphone up front for that

2:32:05purpose. And you can't have more than

2:32:07three minutes to speak. You can address

2:32:09the council only upon matters within

2:32:11their legislative and quai judicial

2:32:14authority and not on matters which are

2:32:15not under their authority or regulated

2:32:17by other governmental bodies or

2:32:19agencies. Do not engage in any vulgar or

2:32:22obscene language, nor use the floor to

2:32:23personally attack or personally

2:32:25denigrate others and address the council

2:32:27as a whole and not make comments

2:32:28directed towards individual council

2:32:30members. And lastly, do not engage in

2:32:33disorderly conduct or disrupting a

2:32:35public meeting which is prohibited by

2:32:37Tennessee law and someone commits that

2:32:39offense if a person substantially

2:32:41obstructs or interferes with the meeting

2:32:43by physical action or verbal utterance

2:32:45with the intent to prevent or disrupt a

2:32:46lawful meeting or gathering. Having

2:32:48stated all of those rules, ma'am, would

2:32:50you please give your name and your

2:32:51district?

2:32:52>> My name is Tiffany Rankings. I'm in

2:32:54District 8, Lincoln Park. Uh, I'd like

2:32:57to thank all the council members that

2:32:59came out for our celebration of the Old

2:33:01Negro League. We finally brought them

2:33:04home to their home field uh for history

2:33:08and everything else. Uh, basically uh it

2:33:12was a nice event, a very nice event. uh

2:33:15district five and district nine came

2:33:18out. Uh we had the state representative.

2:33:22I like to thank David Johnson, director

2:33:24of parks. Also the parks and outdoors

2:33:28because they put up with my coordinator

2:33:31like I don't know what if he sent one

2:33:33email he sent a million. I had to put

2:33:36the phone down myself. So, I'd like to

2:33:40thank uh the city uh the outdoors and

2:33:43parks for their patience. District five

2:33:46and district 9 once again, state

2:33:49representative and everyone that showed

2:33:50up. Thank you.

2:33:52>> Thank you.

2:33:55>> Is there anyone else here this evening

2:33:57that would like to address council? Move

2:33:59>> to

2:34:01second.

2:34:02>> There's a motion to adjurnn properly.

2:34:04Seconded. All in favor? We

2:34:06>> are adjourned.

2:34:08Done.

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