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🕔 Call to Order & Agenda

6:14 PM — Meeting called to order; Pledge & Invocation.
Minutes approved, no special presentations.
Community Development Committee meeting scheduled post-agenda.
Chair noted intent to take some ordinances & resolutions in packages for efficiency.

Items A & B (District 2) — Right-of-Way Abandonments

Tremont St (200 block) and Chambliss St (unit block) — abandoned unopened ROWs, retaining pedestrian access easement.
Approved (unanimous).

Item A — 4525 Hixson Pike (CC → IL for storage containers)
- Staff & Planning Commission: Recommend Denial.
- Opposition from Highland Pediatrics (safety) & developers (precedent concerns).
- Denied (unanimous).
Item B — 1000 block Lupton Drive (RN-3 → CC)
- Fits corridor; sidewalk requirement.
- Approved.
Item C — 7458 & 7460 Pinewood Dr. (RN-16 → RN-2)
- Developer absent; PC recommended denial.
- Denied.
Item D — Joiner Rd parcels (CNT & RN-16 → RN-3 w/ conditions)
- Developer engaged w/ neighbors; favorable.
- Approved.
Item E — 7117 Bonnie Oaks Dr. (RN-16 → CNT w/ conditions)
- Fits corridor, conditions in place.
- Approved.
Item F — 6401 Mountain View Rd. (CC → INST)
- Deferred by request of engineers to Sept. 9.
- Deferred.
Item G — 4905 & 4907 Patten Rd. (Modify prior conditions)
- Replace condition w/ single-unit detached res. only.
- Approved.
Item H — 3524 Broad St. (CMU-1 → CR w/ condition: no access to Charger Dr.)
- Brings new Scooter’s Coffee.
- Approved.
Item I — Zoning map corrections.
- Approved.

A. $588,889.98 transferred from terminated Opportunity Fund (CNE) → Industrial Development Board for small business programs.
- Approved.
B. Brownfield Cleanup Grant mgmt. renewal (SE TN Development District).
- Approved.
C–D. Public Works Contracts
- Mountain Creek Stream Restoration — $1.996M.
- Chattanooga Skate Park — $1.05M.
- Approved.
E–F. Wastewater Contracts
- Big Ridge 2 Pump Station — $2.0M.
- Reassign contracts to Ardura Group.
- Approved.

Fleet: Skid steer — $98,734.67.
Fleet Renewal: Pandora’s European Motorsports — clerical correction: 16% (not 14%) increase; $600K est. annual.
Tech Services: GridSmart name change → Cubic Transportation Systems.
- All Approved.
Sole Source (Reported):
- Wastewater — IT Pipe software ($22,425).
- Wastewater — Flame arrestors ($30,372).

Community Development Committee (Clark):
- Presentation on 2025 summer camps — 625 kids, 100% online reg, 130+ trips, 21K meals served by YMCA.
- Seniors engaged in 4 centers.
- Future: integrate community health + engagement divisions under a permanent administrator.
- Discussion of administrator hiring process — council wants more pre-appointment involvement.
Ad Hoc Budget Committee (Henderson):
- Alternate budget version finalized; public hearing Aug. 26.
Announcements:
- District 9 Town Hall (Aug. 18).
- District 6 Town Hall (Aug. 21, Tyner CC).
- District 5 series of Town Halls (Aug. 21, 23, 24).
- Public hearings for both mayor & council budget proposals: Aug. 19 & 26 (3:30 PM).

Sabrina Daniel (citizen): urged development approvals to consider safety, traffic, schools, and quality of life.
Christine Nunn (District 9): criticized mayor’s executive spending growth & subsidies; warned against misleading “historic tax cut” framing.
Keith Fite (Firefighters Assoc.):
- Urged council to ensure raises ($14M fire, $9M police) fully funded, not offset by cuts elsewhere.
- Warned of brownouts (station closures) if staffing lags; 40% of CFD eligible to retire in 5 yrs.
- Strong support for Ladder 21 station (District 6).
Council Q&A: clarified Ladder 21 ($4M) included in mayor’s 1.99 budget; consensus “something will be passed” for fire/police, but not at expense of other city services.
Janice Gooden (District 8): celebrated her 74th birthday, highlighted Rosenwald Schools legacy, praised Public Works responsiveness, and asked council to standardize evening business meeting times for working residents.

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