City Council - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon. Welcome to our Chattanooga City Council meeting for Tuesday, March 10th, 2026. Um, today I have the pleasure of leading the pledge of allegiance and invocation. So, please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

So, uh, council, some of some of you, but not all of you know that I've been part of a nine-month cohort with the local faith co-op. It's called Maine and Market Partners. Um, and with that, we're exploring the intersection of faith and work. And, um, at a recent retreat had the challenge to rewrite the Lord's Prayer in honor of our work. Um, and so this is a liturgy for Council Tuesdays. Um, our father who art in heaven, join our city leaders in today's work. May Chattanooga be a new Jerusalem flowing with your justice, mercy, and righteousness through Christ our Lord. Give us today the resources and wisdom we need to represent the people of District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9. And steward the 191,000 souls who call our city home. Forgive us our pride and self-reliance. Inspire us to readily humble ourselves in forgiveness of others. Protect us from the temptations of impatience, arrogance, and callousness. Keep our ears alert to the sound of suffering, our minds attuned to the impacts of chaos, and our hearts open to new perspectives. Rescue us from ourselves and our assumptions. for you set our world in motion and our king of all civilization forever and ever. Amen.

We have no special presentations this afternoon. Can I get a motion on the minutes, please? So move.

Thank you. Motion uh the minutes will stand without objection. Um okay, so we're going to jump into discussing our agenda for today. We don't have any committee or department reports at the top of our meeting. So, we won't be coming back for for those u after this. Um we have some items that are ordinances under final reading. If you have any questions or concerns, please hit your light. I will note that after today's agenda session, we will have an attorney client meeting. Um okay, ordinance is under first reading. We have several planning items up for consideration tonight. The first three are um related to the code overall.

Um and the first item that is a planning case is item D. U Councilman Elliot and Counciloman Bur, you have your lights lit. Is it um for items A, B, or C? No. Okay. All right. Then I'm going to go ahead and address item D um before we move on to the next one. So item D is in district two. Um and we have received a formal request from the applicant to withdraw this case. So I would welcome a motion to withdraw um case 2025 0168. Thank you. Okay, Councilman Elliot.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, Councilman Clark is unable to join us today. So, he has asked for a couple things pertaining to item E. Um, we are going to hear from uh the Karen and the developer for this item as their most recent plans they're drawing up and he is also going to be seeking for a deferment until March 24th for this. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, Madam Chair. Council members.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I was going to address the the same thing if you hadn't because Yeah, because he reached out to it sounds like to both of us, but I will since uh I've already already got the floor. Um item F um did meet with the neighborhood association and I will be um making a motion to approve with with some conditions and the developer or the engineer is here today as well and he's going to speak just for a minute about it during our regular meeting with regards to those conditions and u does uh and Karen will as well. Does staff or our attorney have a copy of those conditions? Not yet, but I will make sure that they have them during the break. Awesome. Thank you very I think Karen Karen added them to the slides and she does have them. So, super. Unless we make any changes, we do have them ready.

Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Okay, council. Any other planning items to discuss? All right. Seeing none, let's take a look at resolutions, please. All right. Looks like we are good on resolutions, council. Let's go ahead and uh move over to purchases except I see Councilman Elliot here uh has an item. Also, I did want to point out, council, there is a very um small but important difference between economic development items B and C. Um they are almost identical except one of them is renewing an agreement with Carta and the other is renewing an agreement with the cassette skate shop. Those are the differences on that. Um Councilman Elliot,

thank you Madam Chair. Uh I want to pro provide some context. Um if we decide to pass item um A under resolutions in a few weeks um probably 6 to 8 weeks we can expect a presentation from public works approximately if some changes will let us know but at least so folks know that there will be some followup coming behind this resolution if it is passed. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Okay council let's take a look at our purchases for this evening. We have several purchases today um along with a handful of RFPs and one um soul source purchase. Do we have any questions about any of those items? All right, seeing none, let's go ahead then and look at our twoe agenda, please. for first reading. We have um several different mandatory or a couple different mandatory referrals, a zoning item looking at resolutions. Um, I'd like to um welcome up uh Darren Leadford to talk about item D for next week. This is a resolution authorizing Parks and Outdoors to enter into anou with Launchpad.

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Madam Vice Chair, members of council. Hello.

I'd like to make an introduction to somebody who needs no introduction. city of Chattanooga and that is uh the incredible person that I've known for a long time doing fantastic work in this city in the realm of wellness from recovery and addiction in regards to this. This is a pretty important u project that they are undertaking and we're grateful for it. So, if you'll allow me to introduce to you, as you already know, Scotty Bowman from the Launchpad, founder and CEO, but also Shelley Armstrong, executive director, and Kelly Cruz, uh, the clinical director, and they will be happy to explain to you more about what this project is hoping to accomplish.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Um, hello, I'm Scotty Bowman, uh, founder of the Launchpad. Um we're here to talk about the possibility of putting a box for free Narcan in Miller Plaza. Uh we think this project's really important because there's really no place for anyone to receive free Narcan and it does save lives. Uh the stigma that's goes around about them having to either go to the health department or go and pay for this item. Uh it really keeps people from having that on hand when someone does have an overdose on opioids. Um, and we've pro we've projected about 10 boxes a day to to be given out across the city. Uh, Kelly has been very involved with the health department and the county to try and try and get this project underway. I think the county is going to sponsor the project, but we need the city to allow us to put the box in Miller Plaza. We've chosen Miller Plaza because we feel like it's a central location. Uh, and maybe down the road there'll be other areas that we can put the boxes in. Um, but I'm gonna introduce Kelly Cruz, our ex um, clinical director to talk more about it. She has a few slides to show you.

Yes, just a few slides. Hello, council members. My name is Kelly and I am the clinical director at the Launchpad. I'm assuming that y'all all know what the Launchpad is, but currently today we're we are housing 52 women um, in their first year sobriety. So, we're making a big impact on our community. Um, this idea actually came um out of the um regional, it's the original addiction uh and dependency committee. Uh it's a meet, it's a meeting of like stakeholders. We meet once a month, but it was a little focus group that we were doing and it's a initiative where we would uh repurpose uh old newspaper boxes. So, the Times Free Press has agreed to give us an old newspaper box and we would um fix it up like this one and um keep it full with Narcan. So, um the concept is simple but impactful and um the Narcan is, you know, is a life-saving medication. If you were to buy this over- the-counter medication at Walgreens, it would cost you about $24. So, here here's the thing is that the people who need it can't afford it and this would make it 24-hour access. Um, we have applied for a grant um from Hamilton County. Uh, we won't have an answer for on that grant probably until May. So, with that grant, we would be able to keep 10 boxes a day in that box um for 365 days a year. And the Launchpad has agreed to host the grant, which means we'll be checking the box at least three times a week to make sure that it's stocked um to make sure the medication, you know, is still safe because uh it doesn't like a whole lot of heat, which is kind of one of the reasons that we picked the spot that we picked. Um so it can kind of be shaded. Um and so

I guess I did bring some statistics about overdoses in uh 2023. So 174 overdoses um this initiative may save lives um by making the medication available when it's needed and exactly where it's needed. So I thank you all for your consideration and sometimes saving a life comes comes whether or not the right tool is available at the time that it's needed. Thank you for letting me share. Thank you. Did you guys have any questions or anything further we could tell you? Looks like I do have a couple folks on the board. Councilman Harvey.

Yeah, thank you for being here. Um, I'm a nurse and and unfortunately have responded to someone uh in an opioid uh overdose situation and wish I'd had Narcan handily available at the time. So, um, so I I absolutely think this is a great thing. Just a couple questions. It looks like this is the nasal spray. Is that right? Okay. All right. So, it's relatively easy to use for a common person. Yes. And if you see on the side of the of that box, it has kind of how to use it. So, the idea is to to put a sticker like that on the actual box. Okay. So, that I mean I mean it's it's pretty simple to to figure out and use and and it's not harmful. So, so

Okay. And then is it u are you able to put instead of nlloxxone uh can you put narcan on the on the box or is it I know that's the generic name but um um I I I I don't know the answer to that for sure. There's a a lot of people who are are are working on this with me. I had letters of support from um at least four different organizations when we turned in the grant. So, um I I'm afraid I couldn't answer that with 100% certainty, but I I believe that Narcan, you know, is the brand that we're buying, right? Yeah. Okay.

I think it's probably important to address that, though, because most of the the people that know about the life-saving drug know it as Narcan, right? So, I think we should at least maybe try to put that in parentheses and and address that because they're not going to know what Nlloxxone is. I've heard that word plenty times, but when Shelley said it to me, I was like, "Oh, yeah, that's the the actual name of the drug and not the company." But most people know the company, right? Exactly. That that was going to be my recommendation. That is important. I I think so, too. So, we did we do have a local artist um who has agreed to like design and paint the box for us so that um so it would look nice. But I think definitely having Narcan, you know, somewhere on the box is very important.

Yeah. Absolutely. If at all possible. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Great. Thank you, Councilwoman Dotley. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. Uh this is being down at Miller Park. It's going to be fantastic. That is District 7 and all great things happen in District 7. So, I am uh grateful for that. My question is how will um the box be serviced? Um you know, who do they call for maintenance and how often is this happening? So, um the the you know the box itself, um you know, we're going to have it like we're going to have it painted and looking really nice. And so the the the launch pad, you know, the women the 52 women that we serve, they love love love to give back to this community. So together, we're going to all come check the box three times a week. Okay.

Um and make sure that it's in properly working order and that it's it's got the medic medication in it. Okay. Yeah. I want to add also that if we see that three times a week is not enough like if it's the the Narcan's disappearing every day we we'll come more often. We have seven staff me members now as well as 52 residents and uh they are required to do some community service. So this would be one of the things that qualifies as community service for them. Okay.

So we fully expect at at the beginning for the medication to disappear quickly. Um so and that's okay. That's really what we want. We we want this medication out to the people who are going to use it. So, we fully expect the first month or so for the medication to be gone almost overnight, but once they realize that it's going to be there, right, then that's really when it will make the most impact. Okay, Deworth. Thank you so much. Thank you, Madam Chair. Councilwoman Burr.

Yep. Thank you, Madam Chair. Ladies, thank you so much for your efforts and I think access is the key is making sure that people have access. So, with that in mind, uh because we're talking to in our communities all of the time, how how can we help you all get the word out, you you're just going to have this one location right now that uh is in, you know, one part of town. So, how will information about this become available?

Well, that's a great question. I I mean, I wish Mark Height were here because he was the king of press releases. Um, but hopefully we have somebody on our board that can help us to get in touch with the right person and do a press release on it and let that know be known that it's there. And also the the demographic that this is for, word travels quickly. So in that community, they are going to know they're going to know that the medication's there. We'll probably announce it in our community circle as well with the meetings that we attend. put a flyer up on in all of the locations of our meetings to let people know exactly where it is and we anticipate that the need will grow.

Yeah, word of mouth is your best advertising. If you when you do a flyer or a press release, if you would please share it with our council clerk so that we have it available to send out through the different channels that we use to get information out to the community. We'd love to help. Well, I would love to help. I can't imagine there's anybody up here that wouldn't. So, I don't want to speak for everybody else, but that would be great. I I mean, my staff at the Big Chill, we hire a lot of the residents of Kadis, and I've had staff members have personally narcanned four people. Yeah. In in a year's span. Um, and save their lives. So, it's really important. We keep it at all my restaurants. We keep it at all of our houses. And we keep it in all of our cars. So,

thank you, Scotty, for all you do. and and and you all as well uh for creating those pathways of hope for people. Thank you. We have a great team and and we're really interested in in saving lives and you know the opioid crisis is it goes way deep. Thank you. Vice Chairwoman Null. Thank you. Hi Scotty. Hi. How are you all? Good. So ju just a couple of question or do you have concerns as far as the youth being able to um have access to it? And the next question would be how would you keep those from going in there taking it and actually reselling it? Have you thought about that?

Yeah, we have not thought about that. Kelly may have. We've talked about that and we and we've discussed that. Um, but there's there I mean there's just not a lot that that you can do because um the the people who really need this medication can't afford it even if it's resold. So

we feel like the risk of not having it is greater than the risk of having it and it being in the wrong hands. And honestly, I don't know that there is a wrong hand for for Narcan to be in in whatever avenue that it goes in. So, if somebody is trying to resell it, one thing is hopefully we're going to get the word out that they don't have to, that it's always going to be there and it's, you know, and it's free. Um, it's just you, you can't control human nature. Um, and you know, and it's hard to stand up here and say these people that need the drug can't afford it because we think about the fact that we spend a lot of time affording our drugs,

you know, but the person who's saving the life typically is a family member or a friend and they're possibly not an addict. But yeah, it's it's easy to say the addict uh can't could afford it if they didn't do the drugs, but the addict's the one that's knocked out and and not able to narcan themselves anyway. So the person that's hands it's in is somebody that can actually save their life. Okay. So the the other question was concern of the youth having access to it.

That is not something that that we have addressed specifically but but the medication is is not dangerous. Even if you use the medication and it's not being if you're riding down the road and you see somebody passed out on the side of the road and you use the medication on them and it's not happen to be an opioid overdose, it does no harm to them. Okay. Because some people you might have fallout that they just could be having a seizure. Yeah. And you know people do get them confused. Yes. It it's easy to confuse and but there is no harm that comes to them. At least you're trying to give them some kind of medical attention. Okay. Thanks. Maybe we get one in our neighborhood. Marine.

Yes, indeed. Scotty Bees. Yes, indeed. Um, that's uh she has a spot in the great district a Yes indeed. So, so we share Scotty. Okay. Um, that looks like that's all of our questions. Thank you all for what you're doing. I appreciate it. Thank you so much for having us.

Okay, council. Um, other resolutions. Uh, if you've got any questions, hit your light. You've already talked about purchases. Oh, this is that's for next week anyway. Okay, let's take a look at our future considerations, please. Um, I would like to, um, go ahead and get a little bit more information in front of the council on item B. And as we are also item B also discusses is an item on Volkswagen Drive which brings up Enterprise South. And I'd like to after we talk about item B, I'd like to um bring up representative from Nonics to talk with us about um the potential that they won't be going to Enterprise South. Um so let's get started please with uh someone to share with us. um from economic development about the contract for sale and purchase with the Cherokee area council. The Boy Scout tract high Richard Beand economic develop adjacent to Enterprise South AR or Enterprise South Nature Park and the interstate. Um it's about a 19 to 20 acre spot. Uh, we talked with the county. It came up for sale and we're jointly purchasing it with them.

Okay. Council, do you have any questions about this property? Looks like I've got pretty hot board. Councilwoman Dotley, did you have a question about this one? I did not. Okay. Well, then we're going to come back around in a in a sec. Okay. Let's see. Next, we've got Councilwoman Bur, did you have a question? I did. Yeah. Okay. You did. Okay. Go ahead. Yeah. Just a question comment. So Richard, as I understand it, um, from the discussion with administration, there's no plans to do anything with this property at this point. It's just an opportunity that the city and county saw as a joint venture to to make sure that we have we protect the land and have a say so in its destiny versus a private entity. Is that my understanding?

Right. To be determined. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. Okay. Councilman Harvey, that was also my question. just did we have any sort of plans um for what what this will be used for? Um is there anything currently on the site or is it just is it a wooded area? Yes, it is just a wooded area. It was known by the Boy Scouts. Okay. All right. Okay. That's all. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. Um Kevin, I'd like to ask you to come up and get our Neonics conversation started, please.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Kevin Roy, chief of staff. Good evening, council. Um, so this is regarding the newspaper article about Nonics expressing an interest in the property adjacent to their Big Blue facility um at the Riverbend. And so I just wanted to a couple of you guys had raised some questions um particularly around potential implication to the pilot that you approved last year at Enterprise South. And so one just wanted to to say this is a good sign for the economy. We we know that when our local businesses win, we all win. And so um notionally it's exciting that Nonics is is looking for additional expansion opportunities. But I also wanted to underscore that this does not change or um impact the agreed upon pilot agreement that you guys passed. Um as Robert Long, the CFO for Navonics will share here in a moment. um this is simply them exploring a potential opportunity from the administration's perspective. We are going to ensure that as their due diligence period progresses um and should it evolve into some alternate proposal um one that does not happen automatically. any change to that agreement would be subject to the same process that created it in the first place, which means going back through the IDB, through the council, through the commission. Um, but it's incumbent upon all of us to ensure that every dollar of incentive is backed by the investment and by the jobs that we have agreed upon and that this council approved. So with that, I just wanted to invite Robert Long, CFO for Nonics, up to share a little bit more from their perspective in terms of the thinking behind this announcement.

Kevin, remind us how long is the due diligence period? I think it's 150 days. 150 days. Yep. For the pilot, the the due diligence for the announcement of them exploring the adjacent property, there's a 150day period that they are going to be looking at. Yeah. Okay. So, um, yeah, my I was asking a different question thinking you were referring to the pilot as it exists. U, the pilot's a 15-year pilot, right? But remind us what the timeline is on them getting started or us having clawbacks.

So, I think it was 2028 is when it was supposed to get started, I think. So, I'd have to follow up, but I believe so. Yeah, there there's a period that we're um still in assessment and we haven't bought the Enterprise South property yet. So, the pilot's not yet. Thank you. Pilot start date is January the 1st, 2028 if you elect to go through it. Thank you very much. We had a pilot in district 2 at the Invista plant that um that became the Cordsa plant that satow and we were at the very end. We did not at that point have a cancellation date. So we want to know that we're intending to move forward. So welcome Robert.

That's right.

Thank you Madam Chair. Uh Robert Long. I'm the chief financial officer of Neonics. U been in Chattanooga my whole life. So great to uh see some of you again and to me for the first time. Um maybe some background would be helpful. Um, as many of you know or certain of you may know, we are a public company on the Australian stock exchange. The Australian Stock Exchange requires certain disclosure rules that are different and on the one hand materially different than the US stock exchange rules like the Securities and Exchange Commission. One big difference is it's under the Australian stock exchange is is um a continuous disclosure regime which means and there's a provision that if you enter into a binding or potentially binding transaction which we we settled on the potential purchase price if we move forward with the land uh that considers um is considered a binding transaction. So we had a disclosure obligation. So under just securities exchange commission rules, we wouldn't necessarily have had to disclose. We could have the same conversations but not necessarily publicly. So we did of course have to remain and want to remain compliant with the Australian stock exchange rules. So therefore the announcement um this is an exploratory assessment right now for the 150day right of access and exclusivity period we have. We are not um assuming anything other than we want to make the best business decision for the business, the shareholders. When this became potentially available, we wanted to explore the um the property. Um just having the the plant positioned right next door, there would be maybe obvious efficiencies and uh opportunities to explore and understand. And so that's what we're doing right now. This is really day one of 150day exploratory

period to understand the property, what's possible. Um during that period as we progress, we'll of course keep the city and the county u up to speed, but right now we're in early stages and we're not assuming anything other than we really want to understand the property and its potential. Okay. Um when the newspaper knows before the city council knows, you know that's a problem. Yeah. Yep. And um they um they knew through other channels. Okay. Councilman Elliot.

Thanks, Madam Chair. this new piece of property you have or that you're looking at, where is that located and does it tip into the footprint of the bend? It is within the bend. It is um directly adjacent to it's the 17 1/2 acres directly to the east of our Riverside, the big blue building. It's between our building and Riverfront Parkway. Is it within the tiff boundary of the bend? I believe it is. And that's as far as the TIFF and the interaction. That's uh I'd have to have someone more educated on this.

This may not be a question for you, but how does this impact I wasn't here when we did the Bend project, but how does this impact our agreement with the Bend and I don't know and colleagues that were here and council I don't know I think this may be you. Yeah. I don't know if we agreed for there to be a master plan for the bend. There is. There is. Well, no, there's no master plan. There's a um they have their own zoning.

Their own zoning. Okay. And I'm I'm assuming this may match the zoning or whatnot. I'm I'm just curious and I don't know if y'all have the answers for this now, but at some point, how does this impact the BIN project and everything else that goes on? because you know the bend being successful also ensures that the west side is successful but also I don't know what was promised through that tiff and is this in congruent with what was promised I don't know that but I would like to know how does this match up

sure it's a great question I one that is something that we would have to answer u because obviously this was not part of the original bend tiff. Um, but again, we don't know what we don't what we don't know. Um, so depending on how this evolves, we would have to figure that out and we would have to basic basically we know that we can have both a pilot and a tiff, right? And we know that there the tiff has been approved. Um, and so we would have to to figure out how to address that discrepancy, but it's to be determined.

I want to make sure I'm potentially following. Is there potential that we may look to try to move this pilot from Enterprise South to this project here? The administration is not assuming that at this point. We have an existing pilot agreement in place and that is what we're operating from. So the big blue has a pilot. Oh, he currently has a pilot. Correct. But you can't uh we do not allow a stack of a pilot and a tip and a tip. Um

Okay. But I think your question is more about the intent of the use of the of the bend and how it would be developed and is this in keeping with what has been

yes committed by the developer. I'll say this, I've tried to reach out to them a couple times um over the last couple weeks, the folks at the B for who are running the bend because I know a couple of my colleagues have mentioned wanting to get updates on that project and particularly for our economic development conversations since we're having this and so the administration can have that conversation with them or we can just somebody should probably reach out to us cuz I've reached out to them twice so far and I haven't heard back, but council has asked, at least a couple of my colleagues have asked about this project and I think it's time for us to get an update. If y'all can help us that with the bid. Absolutely.

That would be helpful. Phil, you said something that sparked a question. Yes. Are we basically about to be in limbo until 2028 as to it what we can do with the extra piece of Enterprise South or whenever whenever that uh item was actually uh reviewed initially, they gave two alternate start dates. One was January the 1st of 2028 and the other one was January 1st, 2029. Okay. So, they had two different option dates that they could elect. We've not seen any election at this point in time yet. and that there's got to be a closure on the property as well.

And can I ask this then? If you all do decide to move forward with the Ben property, will you be relinquishing anything on Enterprise South or is that something you're looking to still consider through those two start dates? If we move forward with the BIN project, we would relinquish. Okay. The Enterprise South. And that's that's 187 acres out there. Okay. and yours 17 17 17 Okay, that's the assessment and that's one of the diligence items is to assess the the fit and function of the plant on the current on the potential site.

Okay. And and I'll just echo some of what Chairwoman um Hill said. I would love for us to be proactive in some of these instances, especially if you know it's going to get disclosed on the front end just so we're not caught off guard and um we're just not firing questions from the hip. I just ask if y'all can just lean in a little bit a little bit more in the future. But I'm I'm glad y'all are moving forward um and y'all are wanting to stay in Chattanooga. We want you to stay in Chattanooga. Um, but we just have to make sure that everything is aligned with what was promised to the public and that we're still doing right by everything that's been established with taxpayer dollars and everything else. So, thank you. That's all, Madam Chair.

Good questions, Councilman, if I do say so myself. All right, council. Um, we got Councilwoman Dotley. Yes. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. So, just for clarity, I just want to be clear. So at the current moment, this is just the investigative phase. No action at the moment. Whatever we have in the pilot stands at the moment. And if you decide to move on the project, we need to figure out how this pilot tiff situation works. Is that sums? Is there anything else I missed? You got it. All right. That's it. Thank you, Madam Chair. Got it. Okay, council. Moving on to the rest of future considerations. If you've got question, Councilwoman Dotley, you had Oh, yes. Yeah. Sorry. Oh, yeah. Uh, okay. Go ahead, council.

Okay. Thanks so much, Madam Chair. So, my question was about item nine on the office of the city attorney. I've gotten a few questions about this and maybe I missed it. I know I was out a couple of Tuesdays. Uh, but the ordinance regarding new orders relative to booting and immobilization of vehicles. Will there be a presentation on that or what what's the situation there? Yes, great question. So, um Kevin has the exact dates. Um, okay. Thank you, Councilwoman Doyle. Yes. So, uh, Charles Frasier Aarta plans to be here on the 24th to give a presentation prior to consideration first read on the 31st. Yes. So, your current future considerations document may say the 24th on it, but we're going to move it back a week. Okay.

So, the council will have a full week to consider. Okay, that works. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. Thank you. Thank you. So council to reiterate on the 24th Charles Frasier from Carter will come and discuss the the booting um the booting project that they're discussing. Also is worth noting that this this is an ordinance that would would allow would put in Phil explain it please. Yes there is a new state law sorry y'all this migraine is this migraine is a problem too. Yeah there is a new state law that is being followed here in connection with our ordinance. This also allows us to regulate people that would actually have a license to be able to do this on both private lots and on uh other locations on here. So that's the purpose and Mr. Frasier will tell you about it.

Yeah, he'll give us full details. And so then um we will look at it on the agenda the following week. Okay. Thank you. Council members. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, on item 10, uh, Brian, is Brian still here? Parks. I I would like to get more information on, uh, the I understand the grant, but I'm just curious as to what the infrastructure plans are for the greenway, the Briner levy. Looks like Darren will be covering that for parks or Darren, even better.

Good afternoon. Um, and after our meeting this morning at 9:30, uh, Councilwoman, we're, uh, kind of re-shifting the presentation to better clarify what the request is. So, we will have a video actually, uh, that will help explain if you'll allow us until just a little bit more time on that. That'd be great. Thank you. So, would we expect that video next week? I would like that deadline. Thank you, Madam Chair. All right. Because you are on the agenda for the 24th. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Yep. Next week would be great. And I believe is that the 17th? 17th next week. It's the 17th. Yeah. Spring break. No, I was going to say Fourth of July, but what I meant was St. Patrick's Day.

Yes, it is. You all wear green. Got it. We already got the green. Off by one number, off by one holiday. Okay. All right. Council, do we have any other questions about future considerations? All right, looks like our board is quiet. Looks like all the questions are answered. Um, we will return at 5:00. We will take a brief recess. And please, council note that we do have an attorney client.

you were hot and you were Oh, okay. When you two chapter 35, section 35160, building and charges for district records. Second. Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do you have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Slow it down on Gravesville Road. All right. Let's take items uh C and D as a package, please.

Item C, an ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of the unopened rideway in the 100 block of Lawn Street is detailed on the attached maps subject to certain conditions. Item D, an ordinance to amend Chhatting City Code Part 2, chapter 31, section 31314, private property responsibility to include subsection F single family residential pond program. Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do we have any questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. All right. Now, we are headed into first reading. We're getting planning items. State planning item A please madam clerk

an ordinance to amend new city code part 2 chapter 38 zoning ordinance as adopted by ordinance number 14137 on July 23 2024 article 9 uses table 3841.1 use matrix and section 3842 principal use standards to revise terminology from adult use to adult orient oriented establishment approved. Second. Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I

opposed. Motion passes. Item B, please. An ordinance to amend city code part 2 chapter 38 zoning ordinance as adopted by ordinance number 14137 on July 23 2024 article 9 uses table 3841.1 use matrix at drive-thru facilities as an accessory use in the INST institutional zone move to approve second. Thank you council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Item C,

an ordinance to amend Champing City Code Part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance ordinance as adopted by ordinance number 14137 on July 23, 2024, article 14, administrator section 3872 notice. Move. Second. Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. The way that that just ended with notice. That just makes me chuckle. Notice. All right. Item D, please.

An ordinance to amend Chhattan City Code Part 2, Chap 38 zoning ordinance so as to resone property located at 1300 1335 Mercer Street from RN16 residential neighborhood zone to RN13 residential neighborhood zone. Withdraw. Second. Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to withdraw with a proper second. Do you have any questions or comments? All in favor? I. Opposed? Motion to withdraw approved. Item E, please.

An ordinance to amend city code part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to reszone property located at 3886 Aella Drive from RN16 residential neighborhood zone to RN3 residential neighborhood zone subject to certain conditions. Thank you. This is planning case 20250190. Is the applicant present? Thank you. Do we have any opposition present? Thank you. Um Karen, I believe we would like to have a presentation, please. And then what we will do after Karen does a presentation is we will um have seven minutes for the applicant to share um to share their case. And then we'll have nine minutes for opposition to speak. That nine minutes for opposition will be shared amongst all um who are opposed to the case and then we'll have a final two minutes for the applicant to um clarify anything. Go ahead, Kieran.

Okay. This is a case I gave um a very robust presentation on last week. So I might streamline it a little bit and if there's questions I can answer that at the end. Um so this is um case number um 2025 190. This um has um been deferred a couple times. Um and just to help you Orin again, this is Agawilla Drive, 2886 Agawa. Has the pin in it. This is the intersection of Northmore, Shallford, and Will Cox. It's the request to reszone from RN16 to the RN3 residential neighborhood zone. The original request was for 79 units and as we discussed last week, that unit count um was reduced during the planning process. The applicant did have proposed conditions. I'm just skip over them now because additional conditions were added through the process. So, um the property is a mix of land uses including multi-unit and single unit residential, commercial, and institutional uses. Um the um the land use, excuse me, the zoning is very reflective of the land use pattern. The um brown R3 zone, RN3 zone to the left is Eastwood Manor, just senior housing. And then there is a um property a vacant property owned by New Hope Missionary Baptist also shown there. The commercial zones are um at the intersection of um Shalifer to North Moore. So staff did note that the request is compatible with adjacent land uses at that node and that is an extension of that RN3 uh zoning. Um this is just a um just a little bit of zooming out. I think that you'll hear from some of the neighbors that are shown here um particularly the Indian Hills neighborhood that abuts the site. We had original site plan and think the applicant's going to speak to some of the differences there. Um staff noted that the North Briner area plan recommends single family residential

development is the dominant form with some exceptions made for town homes, patio homes, or two family dwellings that the density is compatible. But the plan also has goals to maintain residential integrity while supporting appropriate residential and commercial development and strengthening single family residential development while allowing a diversity of residential uses. Um we also discussed that the draft plan Chattanooga had a similar recommendation with some moderate density residential development such as small lot homes or attached town homes may exist on major streets or near a transit route or school. Um so the site is located at a neighborhood node next to commercial multi-unit residential and institutional land uses. It is served by transit. Um although the request for multi-unit residential is different from the recommendation specific recommendation the plan it does comply with other plan goals to provide a diversity of residential housing while supporting appropriate residential and commercial development. The site plan depicts a residential form mo more closely resembling town homes than the massing of larger footprint apartment style buildings. So staff recommended approval with the two two additional conditions showed in um black there. So the applicant had to propose the conditions in red and then to support kind of the um more townhouse massing that condition number two was added and then um the condition for the number of units. There was opposition president planning commission interest in keeping the existing RN16 zone um desire to um have additional meetings with the neighborhood concerns about traffic and um rental use. Um planning commission did find that the with conditions the development form um the projects is um appropriate similar development form and adjacent land uses to the area and planning commission had similar conditions except the unit count dropped to 67 units as as the process went along that was one of the changes. So, um it's

entire the conditions are intended to address some of the um concerns with um traffic and access and just the amount of development on the site including that maximum building height of 35 ft. I'm happy to answer any questions now or I can um there are slides that the applicant would like to present. I think we can move to the applicant slides and like to welcome the applicant to the podium. You will have seven minutes to present your case.

Great. Good evening, council. My name is Alan Jones. of Stone Creek Consulting. Um so this project um I've been working with with with Councilman um Clark for for quite a while on this project. Unfortunately, he's uh still recovering from an illness today. Um so I do know at the end of this presentation um I would be um encouraging or asking for a twoe deferral. Um so that way we can have a chance to come back here and let him um you know hear any other concerns and and any other information that that comes out from from today's meeting. Um but as far far as the process goes I think let me see if I so let me go back to the original. So this was the original site plan that we presented uh with the reasonzoning case and we had a prop total of 79 units. Um and after kind of working with him uh we we wanted to find a way to reduce the density to not make it as as intrusive uh for the 79 units. Um and so what we did with the revised site plan is looking at reducing it from 79 to 67 units. Um and what this does is introduces a mix of housing types. This allows the the project to have both uh some singlestory kind of call them cottage court style houses um that can be uh you know maybe geared a little bit more toward um you know some some older residents that might be looking for a single story whether it's for purchase or for sale. Um and then the rest of the units um you know they back up against the existing uh R3 which is the apartment complex behind it uh or the kind of the vacant uh commercial u that's along Wilcox Boulevard and Shalifford Road and then along the the frontage along um Awell the drive is providing um no no street cuts for individual driveways. Um this is a way to clean up the street uh as you're as you're going back into the Indian Hills subdivision. Um, and this and this option would provide uh car two-car garage parking for all the units. Um, but then surface parking for for the two cottage courts. Um, you know, a lot of reszoning cases I work with, my client

has a property under contract. Um, and it's pending the the zoning change. Uh, that's that's not the case with this project. Uh, my client owns this property. He's owned it for quite a few years now. And so, he is looking to develop this property. Um, so, uh, Councilman Clark had asked me to, you know, basically says, "Well, if this doesn't move forward, what are you going to do? Um, you're just going to build five homes on it. What, you know, what are you going to do with this property?" So, we went through and developed a plan of what could be done. Um, just because, you know, my client is going to develop the property. So, we went through and kind of utilizing the what's called the cottage court um the cottage court uh guidelines that are in in the zoning ordinance that's allowable in the RN16 would basically be a kind of a kind of a duplex style uh development u for this for this project. Um this one would have a total of 36 total units. Um you would kind of do a combination of individual single family lots that would be subdivided along Agawella. uh put in a a street with a culde-sac and then having those cottage court duplexes um kind of coming off of that culdesac. Um you know with with the uh with this style uh it's a it's a lot more service parking um this would definitely be a rental project um as opposed to a for sale unit style project. Um the request for the higher density so that we can create a higher quality product something that can um be for sale or for rent. you know, there could be a combination of um but also with with the pre with the with the proposed uh plan that we're trying to achieve. I'm going go the other direction with this direction. Uh my client's also uh willing to work with I think there's a I can't remember the official title of it, but there's like a there's a focus for first responders. Um so he wants to be able to incentivize first responders to move into this community, whether it's firefighters, uh firemen, that kind of thing, or policemen. um in a way to kind of entice uh some some of those service people that work for the city and the county uh to be able to have a place that they can afford. Um but after that with that, I'll just leave it to any questions that

the city council may have and I'll let the opposition speak. Okay, council, do we have any questions? Councilman Elliot. Uh I have one question. This alternative plan, would it require resoning? No, sir. This Let me back up. Yeah, this plan is would be completely uh we could develop this within the RN16 subdivision. This would be a just we'd do a simple preliminary plat subdivision to planning commission and RPA and then the you know as long as it meets the subdivision requirements it would get approved and then we would just go through the just your traditional uh land disturbance permit process. Right. That's and the council member wouldn't have any you know any kind of really feedback in in that process. Okay.

That's all madam chair. Councilwoman Dotley. Yes. So, and so for this pillar, how you doing? Hey, good. How are you? I'm good. Uh, so for this particular plan, how many unit is this again? How many? This one's 36. 36 units with no reszoning needed. Correct. Um, so I guess I just asked that cuz that was up. But my question was, what were the issues with the opposition? What were the uh what what was the main thing that came up?

Main thing is traffic um and and and keeping the single family detached style of homes. sets. If you look at the overall area map, and I think, uh, Karen had shown it. Yeah, here we go. Um, you know, this the way this site is situated, it's kind of the, you know, it can be seen as the entrance to the Indian Hills subdivision because they have two entrance points. Um, I can't remember the street name, but it's a little bit further to the left, uh, past the R2 zone. Um, you know, it's it's the entrance. It's not in their neighborhood, but it's the entrance of their neighborhood. Um, so you know, kind of introducing uh a different housing type than your than your your single family ranch style house and then plus the traffic that it would generate.

Okay. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you, Madam Chair. Can you go back, Alan, please? Okay. Uh, can we go to the the drawing? So, yeah, let's go to the this drawing. Okay. So, um, so cottage courts are really a pretty cool build style, um, with the with the parking separate and the potential to, um, you know, create community within the the courts themselves. Um, but it looks like what you are suggesting is a single family house with an attached ADU as a way to affect like you said, you're creating duplexes,

correct? So, the way that these are designed would not be in keeping with our requirements because if I'm remembering correctly about ADUs, the door to the ADU cannot be on the front of the property. Um, so, so I'm thinking that this design probably isn't entirely representative of

the elevation's probably not 100% correct, but as far as the ADU, using the ADU tool for that kind of duplex style, yes, it would be, you know, the primary house would probably be 12-,400 square ft. Uh, and then that secondary unit would would be, you know, 800 ft² or less. Um, you know, and the ADUs do allow for whether it's attached or detached. Yes. Um, and I hate to use ADU as a a negative term because I think it's a very positive term, especially when you look at some, you know, providing infill housing for Chattanooga. Um, but this is really a way to and in the front door could be, you know, on the side or the rear uh for that secondary unit or it could even be in the rear. Um,

yeah, I mean, ADUs and cottage courts to me are both terrific development tools. Um, I I wouldn't want this to be seen as a well, you better do what we want or we're No, and it's not that. I think what this plan does is it the reasonzoning plan provides us a good opportunity I think to isolate how many street cuts we have yeah

along the street um only two points of access into the development um and also you know a good way to be able to provide um you know I think better parking requirements um you know the the with the zoning change we'd have to do two cars per per unit um with this option we wouldn't have to have as much parking requirements because ADU does not require uh parking So, um, you said that, and this is within your rights, um, as property owners, but you said that if you were going to build this model, you would be more rental versus ownership. Um, why is that?

So, with the ownership route, we, you know, going back to this version, um, this would allow, you know, with with the higher with the higher density, he can create a higher quality product, um, that would be better suited for sale. Um, and also, you know, in my understanding of the community, this is a this is a nice community. Um, so we want to be able to provide something that's that's of nice quality. Um, you know, and the, you know, with higher infrastructure costs and things like that, we would have to keep on the 36 units. It's, you know, it's very similar as far as, you know, the infrastructure requirements. Um, but when you can share the infrastructure across more units, you can kind of, you know, you can put more quality into the homes and have a better product. Okay. Thank you very much. You're welcome,

Councilman Henderson. On this uh site plan here, um I do know that and I was at that meeting. U many of the concerns were the fact that it it wasn't in character with the rest of the neighborhood. Why did you not put the single family dwelling, the detached along um what you pronounce that? Aguella. A a Agawala. Agawella. I guess if you say it fast enough, you can get by with mispronouncing it. Um why would you have not put the single family

along that line and then put the quads kind of where the single family so that it I guess would give that appearance of having the single family. And that's a fair question and you know and and that's you know with the zoning this is not the final site plan. You know this is probably close. Um, but when you come to, you know, with the house that's right where the RN16 label is behind those four single family houses, our or the thought was, let's have a better transition from that single family house that's there instead of having a wall of of town homes behind them

um and then having, you know, then having those uh and then putting some more of that density along Agawala. Um, but with that density along Agawala, you're still not having individual, you know, individual driveways. So, but you know, but could we look at putting four town, you know, putting two town home blocks backing up to the single family resident to the north and and single families along Aguel? Absolutely. Well, I was just thinking of the, you know, the perception of having the same um characteristics. Sure. As the rest of the neighborhood because I know that was a a concern, right? And and to be fair, you know, the characteristic of this neighborhood is going to be a challenge for any developer to achieve in Chattanooga.

Well, I get it. I mean, yeah, halfacre lots on a ranch house, ranch style house, I get it. But but certainly single family detached would be more in keeping than than a quad. Um the next thing, what what is in the conditions that would spell out the focus on first responders? Like what what is Mhm. What's the hook for the stable long-term uh residents with a focus on

the focus on that one is with this style he is looking at doing you know having these also for sale. Um this would be an HPR style development so they can be sold fee simple with your traditional mortgage. Um now you can't put anything in zoning that you know states you have to have some you you can't income cap and things like that from a zoning perspective. That's I think it's illegal. I'll I'll I'll defer to our city attorney on that one. Um, but my understanding is you can't put those kind of conditions in that restrict income barriers or, you know, types of people that are going to be living there. Um, but in talking with my client, he he is committed to if he can get the higher density, he's committed to working with the first responder community and and providing some of those discounts. Well, understand from our perspective, if we don't see it in writing

100%. Then it doesn't exist. Yeah. Just something to think about. Understood. That's it, Madam Chair. Okay. Thank you very much. Um, I believe we have some opposition. If you would like to come to the podium to share your concerns, we welcome you. Now, um, there will be nine minutes on the clock to be shared amongst all opposition. Um, and when you are when you're here, please do u give us your name and your address for our records. Please go back. I wouldn't mind if you went back to the side right there. That's perfect. Thank you. Okay. Can we get nine minutes on the clock, please?

Hi, my name is Shelley Stevens and I am a resident in the neighborhood. We are not expecting the lot to stay empty. That is an unrealistic expectation. Our main primary concerns are the amount of traffic in the 90° bend. That is a blind corner at the entrance into the neighborhood. Also, um the perspective, it doesn't really show it very well, but there is an actual cutout into that neighborhood just left of the 90° bend. That is a primary concern for us. It's already pretty much a head-to-head situation when you come around the curve. Also, where Agawila hits Shallow Wilcox, there's no left turn signal for us to exit our neighborhood. We have a signal, but we can't turn left onto Shallow to exit. Uh we could go right or we could go straight, but not left. Um and with the increase in the Chattanooga traffic, especially with the development on the interstate, the additional traffic that Boyd Buchanan has brought in with their recent expansion, it's almost impossible to turn left and get out. We don't oppose a development in our neighborhood. We love our neighborhood. More neighbors would be great. What we do want to is just spend a little extra time on the amount of traffic and the impact it would have on us, especially in a dangerous situation. And I think one thing that people have overlooked is the sighteline that's bordered up to the commercial property. There's actually a significant drainage ditch that exits into South Chikamogle Creek and there is flooding prone to that area. So that lot will have to be filled in. We just are concerned as to what happens with the water runoff at that point because it's a low-lying area. Traditionally, in the past, the property is flooded

almost all the way up to the A in agila on your map. So, we are just concerned and we have some concerns and we would just like to slow the process down a bit to address those concerns. Okay. Thank you. Good evening, Cynthia Stanley Cash. Um, 1703 Ganita. I hate to say we're here in opposition as far as we have been getting along. We know Mr.

and uh, you all posed a lot of good questions as far as those are our concerns as far as the style of the units and all that. and Councilman Henderson like that that was a good point as far as uh positioning the structures that fit the the houses in the community in the neighborhood. We have like up to 69 I think homes. They're all homeowned home or homes and up to 45 years of living in the in the community. We love our community and that's been like a sanctuary in that area. So, we heard a lot more here and we want to give thanks to the regional planning commission as far as they have given us two deferrals as far as to have the opportunity to sit down with our councilman and the developers and discuss more of their plans and uh and that started in December, January and February. So, we're hearing more here and we have uh gotten a commitment to meet with the developer and the council person, especially since u the deferral uh of the the meeting, the next meeting Councilman Elliot mentioned as far as delaying it to March 24th. Mhm.

So hopefully the councilman will be available and again sometime we're not uh in opposition. We're just in the dark, you know, as far as we've been protecting that area like a green space area with wildlife and all that. And uh it's just so many other developments going on uh in the area district five and nine and we got pigs and hog hog hogs and boores running around and deers. they're being misplaced. And um so this is a win-win. Thank you all. Thank you. Do we have any other opposition here that would like to speak?

Okay, looks like we've got everybody. Um would our applicant like to come back and say anything else in the remaining two minutes? No, I'm good. Thank you. Okay. Um, I would like to ask Allan, um, given that Councilman Clark is not here, we we have a a similar issue in district 2 related to, um, needing a a left turn signal. um if you could just make a note um to to consider I I know it wouldn't be your job as the representative but in those conversations to for somebody to talk to public works to see about if there's a different way to time that light as part of our overall retiming

and I don't want to speak on his behalf but I believe Councilman Clark's already initiated that discussion works okay because um I mean that makes makes a lot of sense that you need to be able to turn left and um to have a protected turn even just for a few moments without a separate lane um could be helpful. Correct. Thank you, Councilman Elliot. Yes, Madam Chair. I would like to make a motion defer this until March 24th. Thank you. Okay, we've got a um motion on the floor to defer until March 24th with a proper second. Councilman Harvey,

I I would just add u Alan if if you all would look at that uh blind spot turn. I don't know if there's anything and again Councilman Clark may be looking into this, but I think that's a concern as well um we can try to address. Correct. You know, and that's something that's going to come through the land difference permit process as well, whether it's through a reasonzoning or through the existing zoning. Okay. But we'll definitely look at that.

Thank you. And I will I will add um just for the record, sometimes it's nice to hear something from the dis that um when a development like this goes in, there is a requirement for all the water to be captured on the site. And so the concerns that the community has about the flooding are um very rational uh concerns and practicalities that would absolutely be required to be addressed by the developer when the when the land disturbance permit um is considered. Okay, council. Looks like we have cleared our our question queue. So, um, did you get a second on the motion? I sure did. Um, so all in favor of deferring for until the 24th.

Opposed. Motion to defer passes. Thank you all. Appreciate your input. Item F, please. An ordinance to amend chatting of city code part 2 chap 38 zoning ordinance so as to reszone property located at 2149 West Shepard Road from RN2 residential neighborhood zone to TR3 traditional residential neighborhood zone. Thank you. This is planning case 2025 0189 is the applicant present. I think I recognize you from earlier. Do we have any opposition present? All right, council members, this is in your district. Yes. Uh Karen was going to make a short presentation because we have some new information regarding some conditions. I think she was going to talk about that briefly. Okay.

And make the applicant had drafted some additional conditions and um we just provided a few tweaks to those after review. So the um right now that's written as a resone to TRN3 traditional residential neighborhood zone. The three proposed conditions are maximum building height of 35 ft, a 100 foot maximum width per building mass, and then masked building, which is another term we use more commonly, and 10-ft landscape buffer along the southern property line. Um, so Karen, I just have a question. This may be for you as well, Alan. You explained that changing the massing from four units to 100 ft. Sure.

Yeah. if you'll explain that just a little bit further. Right. So, at the neighborhood meeting that we had last week, um you know, the residents were good with kind of the the scale of the town houses. Um but one of the questions was can we have some sometory uh unit options? Um and then I think you either you or another member in the audience had mentioned well you could have like an 800 foot unit on one floor and 800 foot on the other floor which would be really cool but if we limit ourselves to four units now we can't do that option. So you could do three units in like that versus

three units like that. But this one would give us an option to still have the same kind of building mass that they that you know that we presented at the meeting. Um but if you took one of those units and made it uh you know one unit below, one unit above, now you've got five, but that wouldn't meet that four requirement. Um but this just gives the developer some flexibility to help provide some of those more ground floor uh one-bedroom options that they were asking for. Good. Good. Okay. Well, thank you for taking that back to the drawing board and coming up with some options. I think they'll be pleased by that. I think that the the idea of people being able to age in place in that community is very desirable and I think they made that clear. So, I'm glad that you all are able to come up with something to offer them. So, thank you for that. You're welcome. Um, that's all I have. I'm ready to make a motion unless anybody else has any questions.

Go ahead and make the motion. If they have a question later, we'll get it. Okay. All right. Um, I'd like to make a motion uh to approve uh the zoning change with the conditions that Karen listed. Karen Renick listed and you said you got those. Yeah, I got them. We need to amend it to add those conditions. Yes. Yes. So, I'd like to make a motion to approve the zoning. Yeah. To approve the zoning change. Okay. Council, we have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Okay. Now, I'd like to make a motion to amend um to add the following conditions. a maximum building height of 35 feet, a 100 foot maximum width per building mass, and then 10 foot landscape buffer along the southern property line.

Thank you, council. We have a motion on the floor to amend with a proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor of the amendment? I opposed. Motion to uh We've gotten that pass. Can I get a motion to approve as amended? So move. Second. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to approve as amended with a proper second. Do we have any questions or comments? All in favor? I I This is to approve as amended just for the recordy record. Um all in favor to approve as amended. That has passed. Um I believe unanimously, but just in case. Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Okay. Item G, please. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to reszone property located at 1010 East 3rd Street from CN neighborhood commercial zone to INST institutional zone. This is zoning case number 20260016. Is the applicant present? Thank you. Do we have any opposition present? Vice Chairwoman Null, this is in your district.

Thank you, Madame Chair. Um so I did speak with them and that was one of the um issues that we had last week. So and then something else is was really uh going to benefit the great district a is that they are going to allow other individuals other than their um patients to actually have use of the pharmacy which is a great thing for us. That is great. So I make a motion to approve. Thank you council. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Item H, please.

An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, chapter 38 zoning ordinance so as to resone property in the 700 block of North Greenwood Avenue from RN15 residential neighborhood zone to RN13 residential neighborhood zone. Thank you. This is zoning case 20260022. Is the applicant present? Thank you. Do we have any opposition present? All right. C Vice Chairwoman Null, this is in your district. Okay. U Miss Randic, can you come and give me a little short give us a little short um presentation, please? Yes.

Um this case has a lot of math, but I'm going just um kind of skip to the end.

Yes. Um so this is um you can kind of see maybe on this picture the best there's one lot and then there's a portion of two lots and so in order to subdivide this property in order to have two lots so it's basically felt like um um to in order to subdivide the property in order to have two single family homes the applicant needs the RN13 zoning and so um we just noticed looked at the frontages we looked at the lot size and we felt that this was um compatible and would allow the construction of two single family homes. And just a reminder um ADUs are not um are not a permitted use right now in the RN13. So it would be two single family homes.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Renie. Um Mr. Kefir, uh yeah, you want to come up and say anything? Oh, certainly. Yeah, if you'd like, we can have our pre You can have we can put seven minutes on the clock, please. Uh, yes. Stated, uh, the plan is to reszone it and, uh, split it into two equal lots, 40 by 95 for two single family homes. Uh, that's, uh, that should go with the neighborhood. Uh, cuz it's all, you know, the the current existing homes. So, uh, no ADUs, no, uh, nothing else.

Okay. Oh, praise the Lord. Thank you. Because that is going to be such a major u change for that street. That is that street down on that lower end is doesn't have a good look. So, it's definitely going to be um a major improvement. So, I can use some chocolate kisses for that. That's that's doing well. Okay. So, I thank you, Mr. Yes. You want to make a motion? Yes. So, I'll make a motion to approve happily. Okay. Um, do we have any questions or comments?

I have one question. I just want to confirm with RPA and with the applicant that you actually own the lots that we're taking from for this on either side. Yes, ma'am. Okay. We never want to assume forgotten. Thank you very much. Okay. Council, we have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Questions and comments have been answered. All in favor? I I oppose. Motion passes. Thank you. Yes. Um item I please,

an ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance, so as to lift condition number one from ordinance number 13576, a previous case number 20190133 on property located at 1305 Anderson Avenue. Tax map number 146 JD012 only. subject to the following condition shall remain. Thank you. This is planning case 2025151. Is the applicant present? Do we have any opposition present? All right, Councilman Elliot, this is in your district. I do not see an applicant or opposition to approve.

All right, council, we have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. All in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. All right. Number uh item J, please. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, chapter 38, zoning the ordinance so it's resone property located at 2212 Bailey Avenue from RN2 residential neighborhood zone to TRN3 traditional residential neighborhood zone. Thank you. This is planning case 20 26008 is the applicant present. Is there any opposition present? Councilman Elliot, this is in your district. I see no applicant or opposition to approve second.

Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do we have any questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Resolutions. Item A, please. A resolution authorizing the creation of a strategic plan to address litter problems across all city communities, to deploy any available funds with a specific emphasis on utilizing storm water dollars, and to explore putting out contracts or hiring dedicated staff whose purpose is to clean up local communities. Thank you, council. Can I get a motion? Motion approve. Second.

We have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. Do we have any questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Let's take items uh B and C as a package, please.

Item B, a resolution authorizing the administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a first agreement to exercise option to renew with Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority and substantially the form attached for the use of property at 3937 St. Memo Avenue, further identified as tax map number 155 OEE011 for use as a pop-up skate park for an additional term of 6 months through October 31, 2026 at the rent of $1. Item C, a resolution authorizing the administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a first agreement to exercise option to renew with Cassette LLC DBA Cassette Skate Shop and substantially form attached to subleas the premises at 3937 St. Elmo Avenue. further identified as tax map number 155E011 for the operation of a temporary popup skate park for an additional term of 6 months through October 31, 2026 at the rent of $1.

Second. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor?

Opposed? Motion passes. Item D, please. A resolution authorizing a spend limit increase for existing Axon blanket contract PA1000209 year 5 increased by $300,000 to accommodate incar camera system equipment purchase and installation for the Chattanooga Police Department's new vehicle fleet representing an increase of $1,43,999 to1,73,999 cents annual spend limit for a consistency of the Axon camera product through the CPD fleet.

Sorry, did anybody notice that the cents have changed on that? And yet it was a round number. It's neither here or there. Probably it's 13 cents, but we're increasing it by 300,000. I don't know. Okay, we have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second and we have a potential of very few cents difference that we may have the opportunity to do another resolution for next week. All in favor? Oppose. Motion passes. Okay, let's take items E and F as a package, please.

Item E, a resolution confirm M. Kelly is a reappoint of Nicholas um going to the Head Start Governing Board for a term beginning on April 3, 2026 and ending on April 2, 2028. Item F resolution confirm Mela's appointment of Lonni McGee to the beer board for a term beginning on March 11, 2026 and ending on March 10, 2029. Second. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to approve with the proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Are either of these folks here?

Well, maybe you're with us on the internet. Thank you so much for your service to our community. Item G, please. A resolution amending resolution number 32544 by authorizing the office of the city attorney to add and engage Valerie L. Mau wage to the law firm of Grant Common Linka and Harrison PC for legal services for the period of February 23, 2026 through June 30, 2026. Vote to Miss Valor. Yes. Councilman Elliot, does Valor still work for us? She just retired. She retired on the 20th of uh February.

Dang. And we might need her on a few things that are still floating. I feel like Yes. I didn't know she retired. We're hiring her back. If you can hear us, Valerie, I didn't know you tired. Thank you. She's a u a huge uh asset for the city and a wealth of knowledge. So, I know it's going to be difficult to fill in your office, but I know you got a good team. I just didn't know she retired. And so, I skimmed over this part. I just saw Valerie. I was like, "Oh, it's going to be fine." Um, so she snuck out. Okay, that's all. Thank you. Okay. All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. Purchases. We have a new face for purchases. Weston's going to be reading them from here on out.

Yes. You got bear with me. Get your auctioneer voice going.

Good evening. Weston Porter, CFO of the city. Uh we have nine purchases recommended for approval this evening. Uh the first one is for Treasury. It's a year four renewal. Uh, Lumis Armored is requesting a 2% increase due to the increase in labor and insurance cost. The annual limit will remain the same at $50,000. Number two is traffic operations public works. Again, year four renewal. Avery Dennison is requesting a 5% increase due to the increase in the cost of raw material and transportation. The estimated annual spend will remain the same at $354,000. Number three is for wastewater. This is a one-time purchase to cover pass due invoices for sewer, video, and sonar inspection services for wastewater. This purchase from Amt Surveying will be in the amount of $126,47721. Number four is technology services. This is a new agreement for records management software upgrade to include license maintenance and support for police with an implementation fee of $395,12344 and no charge for year 1 for maintenance and support. This will be a 5-year agreement with Central Square in the amount of $54,580.80 80 cents with a 3% increase annually annually utilizing source well contract fleet management division public works. This is new agreement for vehicle preventative maintenance services. This will be a 4-year agreement not to exceed $130,000 annually. The awards will go to East Ridge Fast Lube and Highland Tire and Auto as the best bids. Number six is again Fleet Management Division of Public Works. This is a new agreement for automotive parts. This will be four-year agreement not to exceed $200,000 annually. The award will go to Mid America Auto Parts as the best bid.

Number seven is with the Fleet Management Division of Public Works. This is a one-time purchase of a Ford F550 truck to be used by Wastewater. This purchase from Nicholls Fleet Equipment will be in the amount of $389,000 $389,13.35 utilizing the HGAC cooperative agreement. Uh number eight is for technology services. Technologies Services is requesting an increase of $35,493.71 to agreement PA1000827 to cover the renewal increase and additional license for Oracle Cloud ERP. The new annual estimated spend will be 1,268,42.38. And finally, number nine, again, technology services. They're requesting an increase of $9,690 to agreement PA1000828 for Oracle Automated Testing Services to cover the final invoice. The new estimated spend will be

$122,190. Okay. Thank you very much. Council, you have heard the purchase request for this evening. What is your pleasure? Second. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. Any questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed? Motion passes.

Great. We have four RFPs uh this evening. Uh we're requesting approval for these. They are all for human resources. Um this is not a request for approval to award. Uh just to issue the RFPs. Uh, number one, human resources is seeking life and disability insurance and FMLA management for the city of Chattanooga employees benefit package. Number two, human resources is seeking vision insurance for the city of Chattanooga employees benefit package. Number three, human resources is seeking pharmacy bene benefit management for the city of Chattanooga employees benefit package. And number four, human resources is seeking health plan administration services for the city of Chattanooga employee benefits package.

Approval of second. Thank you. Council, we have a motion on the floor to approve these RFP format recommendations with a proper second. Do I have any questions or comments? All in favor? I opposed. Motion passes. And we do have one sole source purchase to report this evening for the fire department. This is a one-time purchase of a Super X strut rescue jack vehicle stabilization system to be used by the fire department at a cost of $49,176.80.

Thank you very much. Okay, council. Um, someone checked my math on item D and uh we do need to reconsider that item. I wasn't crazy. I was actually incredibly I was incredibly clever. Um, so Madame Clerk, we are going to um we're going to need to go back to that one, please. Council, can I get a motion to reconsider item D? Resolution item D. That is uh 9 D. Second. Thank you.

Okay, so folks, here's what we're going to do. We're going to reconsider this. We got a motion on the floor to reconsider with a proper second. All in favor of reconsidering? I opposed. Motion passes. We're going to reconsider this. Um so what would be really helpful would be if we can get an amendment on the floor. Um and madame vice chair has the number for the amendment. So um first can I get a motion on the floor to approve? So moved. Second. Thank you. Uh we have a motion on the floor to approve with a proper second. Can I get a motion to amend to this? Okay. We have motion to amend for 1,73,999.79.

Second. Thank you very much. We have uh we have a Hold on. Let me think real quick. We have a um motion on the floor to amend with a proper second. Do we have any questions or comments about that? All in favor of I talk. All in favor of the amendment. Oh, teamwork. We're getting there. Okay, great. Um, can I get a motion to approve as amended? So, move it. Okay, we have a motion on the floor to approve as amended with a proper second. Do we have any questions or comments? All in favor to approve as amended. I opposed. All right, there we go. We got those cents.

Now, what I can't tell you is how many cents difference that is. Just I can't do that off the top of my head. I'm not going. Forgive us those cents difference. 63 63. Don't let anybody tell you this council is not paying attention to the to the pennies. We love our brown. Okay. Indeed. Okay. Committee reports. Councilman Elliot the pennies. No report, Madam Chair. Councilwoman Dotley.

Yeah. I'm so sorry. I was distracted by Madam Vice Chair. Um yes. Um, we will have a budget working group to discuss Dr. Auff's research on Tuesday, March 31st. That is start at 9:00 a.m. council. So, be ready and I'll be sending you out some additional documentation. We'll be discussing that as well as uh finalizing those four policies uh to hopefully move those to our agenda. Okay, that's it. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Councilwoman Burs. No report. Councilman Henderson. Councilman Davis.

Yes, we will have a parks and public works committee meeting next Tuesday. Okay. Thank you. Councilman Harvey, no report. Councilman Clark is not here. Vice Chairwoman Nulls. No report, but the brown scent was because the pennies are brown. Okay. Don't let me get some clarity on that. They are. If only we still made them. Yeah, I know. Oh, I still got a jar full. Oh, don't we all? Um, all right. Other business. Mr. Attorney.

Yes. Would like to announce that we were in a uh trial last week in front of Judge Peek in division two of circuit court. Uh we were scheduled for two days after the first day of trial. We at least uh had an agreement with the attorney on the other side to reduce his demands in that case. And I would like to announce the settlement in the case involving Troder versus the city of Chattanooga for the sum of $250,000 based upon the injuries this lady had. Thank you very much. Okay, we have reached the point in our meeting where we are happy to recognize folks who are here that would like to address the council. If you are here and would like to speak this evening, please line up behind the podium and listen while our attorney reads the rules.

Yes, ma'am. At the end of each council business meeting, the chair will recognize members of the public who wish to address the council. And here's your rules. Each speaker wishing to address the council can only be recognized at the microphone provided up front for that purpose. Can't have more than three minutes to speak. And you can address the council only upon matters within the legislative and judicial quasi judicial authority of the council and not upon matters which are not under their authority or regulated by other governmental bodies or agencies. You can't engage in any vulgar or obscene language, nor use the floor to personally attack or personally denigrate others and address your comments to the council as a whole and not towards individual council members. And lastly, do not engage in disorderly conduct or disrupting a public meeting which is prohibited by Tennessee law and someone commits that offense if a person substantially obstructs or interferes with the meeting by physical action or verbal utterance with the intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting or gathering. Having stated those rules, please go ahead, Mr. Bell.

Well, thank you, Mr. Attorney, uh, councel. Mighty Bell, the homeless journalist, the great here at Fox, man with the trillion dollar boy, 727 East 11 Street. I still refer to it as the community kitchen. Um, exposure and lack thereof. I'm not sure how I want to start my little three minutes because as an entertainer uh I've never had to talk about men pursuing me. Never had to talk about that. It's a strange conversation and I think that I'm going to get into a new hobby, clock cleaning. I've got to clean some clocks around here. There's a lot of people in my city, this county and state. It seems to be way back there in 1778. I've got a book here that's called the United States Constitution for Everyone. It seems to be outdated. It's sad to say that as a broadcaster, and I've been in this profession ever since I was 13, I've never needed anybody to advertise money bail. I don't need it now. I retired when I was 28 to get away from people who had a problem being who they were. I never had that challenge in radio, television, or the newspaper printing, but I got it down with legal matters. Uh, I'm going to just play this.

Mr. I can answer for you. Anything I can help with?

Well, I guess the only thing is we we've not been served with any of these documents. uh at all in this case and we've not been made a party to our knowledge here. There was a motion for restraining order and preliminary injunction listing the city that was apparently filed yesterday in court but that's the only notice we got never been served. Well, I think I think all you got to do is look at the rules of civil procedure. I can't assist Mr. Bell. He has every right to represent himself and I appreciate that but I can't assist him service pro things. So obviously never serve process that you participate. Yes, sir. That's up to you.

Never been served in the life of money bail, but you're there. You weren't served. I'm in the clock business. I'm going clean your clock. I've had enough of you, sir. Is there anyone else here who would like to address the council tonight? Council, I don't see anyone else in line who would like to address the council. Second. Thank you. We have a motion on the floor to adjurnn with a proper second. Do we have any further questions or comments? All in favor of adjourning? I opposed. We are adjourned. Thank you.