📅 July 29, 2025 | 📍 Chattanooga, TN

1. 🇺🇸 Call to Order | Pledge | Invocation | Minutes

• (6:27–7:14) Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of previous minutes.

2. 🗂️ Agenda Preview & Housekeeping

• (7:14–10:29) Chair and staff reviewed upcoming items; noted ordinance texts will be translated for public accessibility.

3. 📑 Ordinances & Resolutions – Full Text Readings

3.1 Final Ordinances (2:27:14–2:31:33)

• 7A. Ordinance (2:27:14)
  “An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 10, Section 103, relating to amendments to the 2018 International Building Code regarding single exit stairways.”
  ✅ Approved unanimously.
• 7B. Ordinance (2:27:54)
  “An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone property located at 1614 East 17th Street from RN-2 Residential Neighborhood Zone to TRN-2 Transitional Residential Neighborhood Zone, subject to certain conditions.”
  ✅ Approved.
• 7C. Ordinance (2:28:12)
  “An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning ordinance to add the voluntary incentives program.”
  ✅ Approved.
• 8A. Ordinance (2:28:41)
  “An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 7, Section 7107 and Chapter 7, Section 7145 relative to urban chickens.”
  • Motion to exclude District 8 failed (no second).
  • ✅ Ordinance Version 10 approved 7–2.
• 8B. Ordinance (2:30:00)
  “An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way in the unit block of Chamberlain Street as shown on the attached maps.”
  🔄 Deferred to Aug 5.
• 8C. Ordinance (2:31:11)
  “An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way located in the 200 block of West 27th Street as shown on the attached maps, subject to certain conditions.”
  ✅ Approved.
• 8D. Ordinance (2:31:17)
  “An ordinance closing and abandoning the unopened right-of-way located in the 600 block of North Crest Road as shown on the attached map, subject to certain conditions.”
  ✅ Approved.
• 8E. Ordinance (2:32:02)
  “An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone property located at 2105 Randolph Street from IH Heavy Industrial Zone to TRN-3 Transitional Residential Neighborhood Zone.”
  ✅ Approved.

3.2 Resolutions (2:32:17–2:35:12)

• Item A. (2:32:47)
  “A resolution authorizing the Family Justice Center to apply for, and if awarded, accept the FY25 OBVW Grants to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Children and Youth Program funding from the U.S. Department of Justice for an amount not to exceed $500,000, with funds not to exceed $260,000 passing through to Willow Bend Farms.”
  ✅ Approved.
• Items B–G (2:33:31) — Multiple appointments/reappointments:
  • Head Start Governing Board (Tora Johnson Peterson, Joyce Jackson).
  • Housing Authority (Jeffrey McClendon).
  • Wastewater Board (James Richards, Mark Harrison).
  • Community Advisory Committee GAP Region 9 (Roland McClendon).
    ✅ Approved as a package.
• Item H. (2:35:17)
  “A resolution authorizing the appointment of Chattanooga Housing Authority Public Safety Officer Joseph Goulet as a special police officer, armed, for duty as prescribed, subject to certain conditions.”
  ✅ Approved.
• Public Works Items B–C (2:32:32)
  B: Resolution authorizing Public Works to enter into a Green Grants project agreement with Chattanooga Food Center for water quality retrofit at 901 Dodds Ave., not to exceed $99,660.
  C: Resolution amending Resolution 32547 to authorize 4-year design & plan production services contracts with 10 firms, total est. $1.5M.
  ✅ Approved as a package.
• Public Works Item D (2:34:00)
  Change Order #4 with Reeves Young LLC (Sugar Hill, GA) for MBWWTP improvements, adding $1,486,623 (revised contract $12.43M, plus $413,450 contingency).
  ✅ Approved.
• Public Safety Item E (2:35:15)
  Resolution amending Resolution 32381 to extend TN Law Enforcement Hiring, Training & Recruitment Program Grant to Mar 19, 2029 (no change in amount).
  ✅ Approved.

4. 💰 Purchases & Sole Source (2:35:50–2:37:53)

• Police Dept: Ammunition – $112,458.
• Public Works Fleet: Vehicle detailing contract, +3% renewal – $65,000.
• Parks & Outdoors: Soil for Warner Park turf installation – $113,043 increase; new total $1.88M.
• Sole Source:
  • TN One Call System (811 line location) – $49,391.
  • Police: 56 SIG P320 pistols – $26,000.
    ✅ All approved.

5. 📊 Committee Reports (2:37:59–2:39:14)

• Budget Session #3 recap; Session #4 set for next week.
• Planning & Zoning Committee meeting scheduled.
• Parks & Public Works recap: paving list and new Parks vision presented earlier.

6. 📋 City Attorney Report (2:39:14–2:39:45)

• Retail liquor license: 7-Eleven DBA Speedway #42185 (4862 Bonnie Oaks Dr) approved as compliant.

7. 🗣️ Public Comments (2:40:01–3:03:18)

• Andrew Jones (2:41:03) – Concerns about SIG pistol misfires; skepticism about translating ordinances into Spanish; urged accountability for council attendance.
• Emily Bland (2:44:01) – Battle Academy PTA president: opposed resident-only parking permits restricting access for Title I school parents & staff.
• Andrea Killerbrew (2:46:44) – Parent/small business owner: shared hardships if parking permits pass; urged grace periods for pickup/drop-off.
• Chelsea McCus (2:48:47) – Battle parent: urged that parents/staff be included in parking permits if program passes.
• Joshua David Capellich (2:50:52) – VFW chaplain: honored Fallen Five; emphasized first responder pay as “respect not just pay.”
• Rev. Ernest Reid (2:53:57) – Supported raising Senior Tax Freeze threshold to $60K; urged ethical responsibility.
• Curtis Lancaster (2:56:21) – District 5: raised concerns about speeding and flooding on Tunnel Blvd.
• Marie Mont (2:58:31) – District 6: warned about police/fire pension liability ($18M this year, projected $30M by FY2030).
• Rev. Anne Jones Pierre (3:01:40) – NAACP president: called for full analysis of underfunded pension; linked to city’s lowered bond rating.

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