Upcoming City Council Agenda

  • Friday, November 29, 2019

Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:

I. Call to Order by Chairman Oglesby.

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

III. Special Presentation.
Order of Business for City Council

IV. Minute Approval.

V. Ordinances – Final Reading:

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

a. MR-2019-139 Hixson Investors, LLC (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and
abandoning a sewer easement located in the 5800 block of Highway 153, as detailed
on the attached map, subject to certain conditions.

(Districts 1 & 3)
(Recommended for approval by Public Works)

b. MR-2019-0103 Map Engineers ? Mike Price (Abandonment). An ordinance closing
and abandoning a sewer easement located at 713 Hamilton Avenue, as detailed on the
attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District 2) (Recommended for
approval by Public Works)

c. MR-2019-0013 ASA Engineering & Consulting, Inc. ? Micah Duffey
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a sewer easement located in
the 1200 block of East 13th Street, as detailed on the attached map. (District 8)
(Recommended for approval by Public Works)

d. MR-2019-0130 ASA Engineering & Consulting, Inc. ? Micah Duffey
(Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a sewer easement located in
the 2200 block of Fagan Street, as detailed on the attached map, subject to certain
conditions. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Public Works)

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 11, Article XX,
Short Term Vacation Rental Certificate in connection with an annual review.

PLANNING

b. 2019-0137 John Wise (Lift Condition). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City
Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift Condition “D” (Walkway
between alley and Tucker Street and work with the Transportation Department on
planned connection) of Ordinance Number 13367 of previous Case Number
2018-150, more particularly described herein. (District 2) (Recommended for
approval by Planning and denial by Staff) (Deferred from 11/12/2019)

VII. Resolutions:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Quitclaim Deed to David S. Adams
for the conveyance of road rights-of-way previously abandoned by Ordinance No.
9220 on August 22, 1989, and required to resolve title issues due to the inadvertent
omission of the former rights-of-way in the deed’s legal description. (District 7)

b. A resolution approving an Economic Impact Plan for the East Chattanooga Rising
Tax Increment Financing Development Area.

c. A resolution authorizing the exemption of the City of Chattanooga from certain
procedures of the application process for tax increment financing when the City of
Chattanooga initiates a TIF application, because the City of Chattanooga is the
applicant for tax increment financing related to the redevelopment of the former
Harriet Tubman Site also known as the East Chattanooga Rising TIF Application.

d. A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an agreement for the
private sale and transfer of fifteen (15) properties offered through the City of
Chattanooga Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) for the production and preservation
of affordable housing units for a combined bid amount of $13,455.00.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

e. A resolution authorizing a spend limit increase for the existing contract with
Carahsoft Technology Corporation to provide Accela software, licensing, and
support, for a total increase of $20,281.32 for each contract year beginning May 24,
2019 through May 23, 2020, for a total contract amount of $225,000.00.

f. A resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to amend the City’s existing
blanket agreement with CentralSquare Technologies allowing for consolidation of
multiple items under a single agreement, mirroring the acquisition and consolidation
of multiple firms by CentralSquare, increasing the annual spend limit from
$80,000.00 to $250,000.00, with expenditures not to exceed $750,000.00.

POLICE

g. A resolution authorizing the Chief of the Chattanooga Police Department to enter into
an agreement with Foster and Freeman USA, Inc. to provide a recover (LFT) Latent
Fingerprint Technology basic laboratory system for equipment site installation and
training cost inclusive of travel and shipping, for a total amount not to exceed
$66,600.00.

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

h. A resolution to approve Change Order No. 1 for Integrated Properties, LLC of
Chattanooga, TN, relative to Contract No. R-19-006-201, Multiple Ballfield and
Facility Improvements, for an increased amount of $30,143.00, to provide a
contingency amount of $20,000.00, for a revised contract amount of $191,048.04.
(Districts 1, 6, 7 & 8)

i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
enter into an agreement with Artech Design Group, Inc. for professional design
services for Contract No. C-17-017-101, Wood Recycling Center Facility, for the
contract amount of $84,715.00. (District 5)

j. A resolution to approve Change Order No. 1 for Kleenco Construction of Tennessee,
Inc. relative to Contract No. S-15-016-201, East Lake Park Water Quality
Improvement Project, for an increased amount of $307,620.98, plus a new
contingency amount of $110,594.34, for a revised contract amount of $2,329,774.18.
(District 7)

k. A resolution to approve Change Order No. 1 for Williams Restoration and
Waterproofing, Inc. of LaVergne, TN, relating to Contract No. E-18-017-201, City
Hall and City Council Buildings Exterior Refurbishments, for an increased amount of
$53,950.00, plus a contingency amount of $5,000.00, for a revised contract amount of
$354,700.00. (District 8)

l. A resolution to approve Change Order No. 1 for CD Technical Services relative to
Contract No. R-15-021-101, Various Parks ADA Compliance, for additional
professional services, in the amount of $24,400.00, for a revised contract amount of
$181,400.00.

m. A resolution authorizing the third of five payments to Hamilton County GIS relative
to GIS addressing for Fiscal Year 2020 with future compensation to be negotiated on
an annual basis as noted in the City/County addressing MOU dated May 19, 2006, for
an amount not to exceed $68,100.00.
Transportation

n. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Transportation to
enter into an agreement with Wilson Construction Group, LLC relative to Contract
No. T-17-011-201 for construction services associated with Shallowford Bonnie Way
Sidewalk, in the amount of $705,222.70, with a contingency amount of $70,522.27,
for a total amount of $775,744.97. (District 5)

VIII. Purchases.

IX. Other Business.

Settlement with UTC regarding stormwater fees.

X. Committee Reports.

XI. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Council.

XII. Adjournment.

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