Upcoming City Council Agendas

Friday, August 17, 2012

Here are City Council agendas for Tuesday, Aug. 21 and Aug. 28:

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman McGary)

Minute Approval.

Special Presentation:

“MEMORIAL PROCLAMATION HONORING ROBBY MCMURTRY,
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST”
Presented by Mayor Littlefield

Ordinances – Final Reading:

An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 14, Section 14-
84, relative to the Board of Electrical Examiners.

An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 10, Sections 10-
3(j), relative to building permit and other fees and to add a new Section 10-3(u)
regarding design methodology for retaining walls and reinforced soil slopes.

An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 35, Sections 35-
44 and 35-59 relative to temporary medical exceptions for drivers of vehicles for
hire.

2012-091 James D. Lee (R-1 Residential Zone, R-2 Residential Zone, and R-4
Special Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone, C-5 Neighborhood
Commercial Zone, O-1 Office Zone, and R-T/Z Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot
Line Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38,
Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 8244 East Brainerd Road,
more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone, R-2 Residential
Zone, and R-4 Special Zone to C-2 Convenience Commercial Zone, C-5
Neighborhood Commercial Zone, O-1 Office Zone, and R-T/Z Residential
Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone, subject to certain conditions. (Recommended
for approval by Planning.) (District 4.)
Ordinances – First Reading:

An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 24, Section 24-
507, Schedule VII, restricted on-street parking area. (Revised.)

An ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Chattanooga, and all acts,
ordinances, and other charter provisions amendatory thereof, pursuant to the
provisions of Article XI, Section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee
(Home Rule Amendment) so as to change the dates of election for Mayor and
City Council members and the term for the first Mayor and City Council
members elected following the change in election dates.

MR-2012-111 Walnut Commons (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and
abandoning a general slope easement containing 231 square feet, more or less,
and a temporary construction easement containing 449 square feet, more or less,
more particularly described herein. (Recommended for approval by General
Services, Public Works, and Planning.) (District 8.) (Revised.)

A resolution authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a blanket
contract for a telephone system from Mac Source Communications to complete
the phone system for the City of Chattanooga, for an amount not to exceed
$1,350,000.00. (Revised.)

A resolution allowing permanent paper records to be maintained by photographic
or electronic means.

A resolution authorizing payment to Woodland Park Baptist Church for a
Sanitary Sewer Easement, relative to Contract No. W-10-005, ESIP Sanitary
Sewer Basin Improvements, for Tract No. 1, property located at 6735 Standifer
Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421, Tax Map No. 138-E-A-001.01, for an
amount not to exceed $909.00. (District 6.)

A resolution authorizing payment to Woodland Park Baptist Church for a
Sanitary Sewer Easement, relative to Contract No. W-10-005, ESIP Sanitary
Sewer Basin Improvements, for Tract No. 2, property located at 6735 Standifer
Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421, Tax Map No. 138-E-A-001.01, for an
amount not to exceed $2,429.00. (District 6.)

A resolution authorizing payment to Woodland Park Baptist Church for a
Sanitary Sewer Easement, relative to Contract No. W-10-005, ESIP Sanitary
Sewer Basin Improvements, for Tract No. 3, property located at 6735 Standifer
Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421, Tax Map No. 138-E-A-001.01, for an
amount not to exceed $16,002.00. (District 6.)

A resolution authorizing Enzo’s Southside Market c/o Eric Cummings to use
temporarily a portion of a right-of-way along the west right-of-way line of street
beginning at West Main Street to its intersection at 16th Street for the installation
of a retaining wall and for the installation of a canopy along a portion of 100
West Main Street, as shown in the drawing and map attached hereto and made a
part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions. (District 8.) (Revised.)

A resolution authorizing Mike and Taylor Monen c/o Blythe Bailey to use
temporarily the right-of-way located at 850 Market Street for the installation of
planters below the existing windows of the business and small stoop for access to
the business along portion of said right-of-way, as shown in the map attached
hereto and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions.
(District 8.) (Revised.)

A resolution authorizing James Barrett c/o Blythe Bailey to use temporarily the
right-of-way located at 100 Tremont Street to install a canopy, as shown in the
map attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain
conditions. (District 2.)

A resolution to make certain findings relating to the granting of incentives to
develop housing in downtown Chattanooga; to delegate certain authority to the
Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of the City of Chattanooga,
Tennessee; to adopt a program for downtown housing development; to authorize
the Mayor of the City of Chattanooga to enter into agreements for payments in
lieu of ad valorem taxes meeting the criteria of said program and to provide for a
termination of this incentive program in ten (10) years. (District 8.)

A resolution authorizing the Fire Chief to enter into a contract for sale and
purchase with JR Realty, LLC, for the purchase of 55,729 square feet of real
estate that is a portion of Tax Map No. 101-010, located at 6406 Hixson Pike,
with property to be used for the construction of a new fire station for the sum of
$175,000.00. (District 3.)

A resolution authorizing the Administrator of the Department of Parks and
Recreation to enter into an agreement with the Chattanooga Rugby Club, Inc. to
lease a portion of Montague Park from the City of Chattanooga to construct a
building that shall be open to the public and shall be known as the Montague Park
Fieldhouse. (District 8.)

2010-012 Fishers Landing (formerly known as Mackey Glen) (Special Exceptions
Permit). A resolution to extend the special exceptions permit for a Planned Unit
Development (formerly known as Mackey Glen) now referred to as Fishers
Landing Planned Unit Development, and referenced in City Council Resolution
No. 26403, on tracts of land located at 1091 Mackey Avenue. (District 4.)

Overtime Report.

Departmental Reports:

Department of Human Services.
Department of Parks and Recreation.
Department of Public Works.
Department of Neighborhood Services.
Department of Education, Arts & Culture.
Fire Department.
Police Department.
Department of Personnel.
Department of Finance and Administration.
City Attorney.

Committee Reports.

 

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


Corker: Further Reduction Of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Without Modernization First Could Amount To “Unilateral Disarmament”

Responding to President Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin signaling further reduction of U.S. nuclear forces, Senator Bob Corker, R-Tn., the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday said any additional limitations of the U.S. nuclear arsenal without first fulfilling commitments to modernization of existing forces could amount to “unilateral disarmament.”   ... (click for more)

TBI Releases "Family Violence Study 2012"

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday released a report focused on domestic violence that occurs between family members entitled “Family Violence Study 2012.” The study is based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies to the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System in 2012 where approximately 14.5 percent of all crimes reported were domestic in nature. ... (click for more)

Replace Airport Authority Board Members - And Response

The public needs to intervene on the absolutely absurd Wilson Air Waste (WWW) at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.  What this all comes down to is our elected officials have appointed board members to oversee the budget and decision making at the airport, and they clearly do not respect public resources.   Contrary to the Airport Authority CEO’s statement ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: The Colonel: ‘Tell My Sons’

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)

UTC Football In Top 25 Preseason Magazine Listings

With 72 days left until the start of the 2013 college football season, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs are already getting plenty of recognition from the preseason prognosticators.  UTC is included in the Lindy’s Sports Annuals, Athlon Sports and The Sporting News top-25 listings. Chattanooga checks in at No. 20 in the Lindy’s and Sporting News ... (click for more)

Unbeaten Country Club Swimmers Still Leading White Division

The Country Club Wavemakers have been a dominant force in the Chattanooga Area Swim League in years past when they were associated with Shepherd Hills. That was back about 30 or more years ago when they always had some incredible dual meets with the Cumberland Youth Foundation. Times have changed since those glory days, but coach Stan Corcoran is working hard to ... (click for more)