Upcoming City Council Agenda For Tuesday

  • Friday, May 22, 2015

Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:

I. Call to Order.

II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Anderson).

III. Minute Approval.

IV. Special Presentation.

V. Ordinances – Final Reading:

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

VII. Resolutions:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of
Economic and Community Development to award HOMEAgain Program
funds for the purpose of creating affordable rental housing development
to Anand-Martin, in the amount of $50,000.00; Tower Construction
Company, in the amount of $160,000.00; CNE, in the amount of
$443,500.00; Otis Rumph, Sr., in the amount of $49,500.00; and Mark
Scott, in the amount of $16,500.00, for a total award in the amount of
$719,500.00. (Added by permission of Chairwoman Berz)

b. A resolution authorizing the acceptance of the Shelter Plus Care (SPC)
Renewal Grant (TN0010L4J001407) from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD), in the amount of $247,287.00. (Added by
permission of Chairwoman Berz)

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Transportation

c. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for and, if awarded, accept a
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
Discretionary Grant from the United States Department of Transportation
to improve the existing Wilcox Tunnel and to create a new tunnel, with
the City’s matching funds in the amount of $25 million through local
and/or other grant funds, for an amount not to exceed $53,346,000.00. 

VIII. Departmental Reports:

a) Police.
b) Fire.
c) Economic and Community Development.
d) Youth and Family Development.
e) Transportation.
f) Public Works.
g) Finance.

IX. Purchases.

X. Other Business.

XI. Committee Reports.

XII. Agenda Session for Tuesday, June 2.

XIII. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council on Non-Agenda Matters.

XIV. Adjournment.

Tuesday, June 2 agenda

1. Call to Order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman Freeman).

3. Minute Approval.

4. Special Presentation.

5. Ordinances – Final Reading:

6. Ordinances – First Reading:

7. Resolutions:

FIRE

a. A resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Fire Department to accept
donations under $10,000.00, which can be accepted without Council
approval, and to be reported to Council on a monthly basis.

b. A resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Fire Department to enter into a
contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for fire protection,
technical rescue, and hazardous material response services at the
Raccoon Mountain Pump Storage Plant.

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

c. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public
Works to award Contract No. W-10-004-201 to RTD Construction, Inc., East
Brainerd Pump Station Upgrades, in the amount of $5,382,091.00, with a
contingency in the amount of $538,000.00, for a total amount not to
exceed $5,920,091.00, subject to SRF loan approval. (District 4)

d. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public
Works to award Contract No. W-12-025-201 to SAK Construction, LLC,
Tannery Flats Interceptor Rehabilitation Project, in the amount of
$4,143,391.00, with a contingency in the amount of $207,170.00, for an
amount not to exceed $4,350,561.00, subject to SRF loan approval.
(District 7)

Transportation

e. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of
Transportation to apply for and, if awarded, accept a Federal Land Access
Program (FLAP) grant from the Eastern Federal Land Highway Division
of the Federal Highway Administration to extend the bicycle and
pedestrian transit network from downtown Chattanooga to the Moccasin
Bend National Archeological District, with the City’s matching funds in
the amount of $234,260.00, for an amount not to exceed $2,238,781.00.
(District 1)

f. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of
Transportation to apply for and, if awarded, accept a Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant from the
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to install transit signal
prioritization, bike and pedestrian improvements, and traffic signal timing
improvements at thirty-two (32) signalized intersections along Brainerd
Road, Lee Highway, Shallowford Road, Gunbarrel Road, and Hamilton
Place Boulevard, with the City’s matching funds in the amount of
$500,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $2.5 million. (Districts 4,
5, 6, and 9)

g. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of
Transportation to enter into a Partnership Agreement with Triad Electric,
Project No. T-14-027-806, for the property located at 509 Riverfront
Parkway and to accept a contribution towards the cost of seven (7)
pedestrian light poles and light fixtures, in the amount of $10,337.32.
(District 7)

h. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of
Transportation to enter into a Partnership Agreement with The Broadway
Group, Project No. T-14-027-805, for the property located at 3210 Wilcox
Boulevard and to accept a contribution towards the cost of the five (5)
pedestrian light poles and light fixtures, in the amount of $7,083.80.
(District 9)

i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of
Transportation to enter into an agreement with Talley Construction
Company, Inc. for construction services associated with resurfacing of
designated roadways within the City of Chattanooga relative to Contract
No. T-15-001, in the amount of $2,882,788.00.

j. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to partner with Oak Ridge National
Laboratory to apply for and, if awarded, accept a grant from the
Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI), a
joint U.S. Department of Transportation initiative, to implement
technologies that will provide better access to transportation for people
with disabilities, veterans with disabilities, and older adults throughout
the City.

8. Departmental Reports:

a) Police.
b) Fire.
c) Economic and Community Development.
d) Youth and Family Development.
e) Transportation.
f) Public Works.
g) Finance.

9. Purchases.

10. Other Business.

11. Committee Reports.

12. Agenda Session for Tuesday, June 9.

13. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council on Non-Agenda
Matters.

14. Adjournment.

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