Upcoming City Council Agenda For Tuesday

  • Friday, February 15, 2019

Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday:

I. Call to Order.

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

III. Minute Approval.

IV. Special Presentation.

V. Ordinances – Final Reading:

PLANNING

a. 2019-007 Chazen Engineering Group ? Justin Tirsun (R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone and UGC Urban General Commercial
Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning
Ordinance, so as to rezone part of property located at southwest of the 500 block of
Kestrel Lane, more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone to R-T/Z
Residential Townhouse/Zero Lot Line Zone and UGC General Commercial Zone.
(District 1) (Recommended for approval by Planning and recommended for
deferral for up to 60 days by Staff) (Planning Version #2)

b.

2019-002 Wayne Williams (Lift Conditions). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga
City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to lift Conditions 1 thru 4 of
Ordinance No. 10781 of previous Case No. 1998-187, off property located at 6550
Lee Highway, more particularly described herein. (District 6) (Recommended for
approval by Planning)

c. 2019-003 Chazen Engineering ? Justin Tirsun (M-1 Manufacturing Zone to UGC
Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 3220
Williams Street and 1121 West 33rd Street, more particularly described herein, from
M-1 Manufacturing Zone to UGC Urban General Commercial Zone. (District 7)
(Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff)

d. 2019-008 Chazen Engineering Group ? Justin Tirsun (U-PK Urban Parks and Open
Space Zone to U-RM-3 Urban Residential Multi-Unit Zone with 3 Stories Maximum
Height and U-CX-3 Urban Commercial Mixed Use Zone with 3 Stories Maximum
Height). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning
Ordinance, so as to rezone part of an unaddressed and un-parceled former railroad
right-of-way located along the west line of the 1500 through 1700 blocks of Adams
Street, more particularly described herein, from U-PK Urban Parks and Open Space
Zone to U-RM-3 Urban Residential Multi-Unit Zone with 3 Stories Maximum Height
and U-CX-3 Urban Commercial Mixed Use Zone with 3 Stories Maximum Height.
(District 7) (Recommended for approval by Planning)

e. 2019-006 Chazen Engineering Group ? Justin Tirsun (R-1 Residential Zone to UGC
Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 916 East
14th Street, more particularly described herein, from R-1 Residential Zone to UGC
Urban General Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 8)
(Recommended for approval by Planning) (Planning Version #2)

f. 2019-009 Brent and Maggie Bill (R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban General
Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter
38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone properties located at 2308 and 2314 East 13th
Street, more particularly described herein, from R-2 Residential Zone to UGC Urban
General Commercial Zone. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Planning
and recommended for denial by Staff) (Planning Version #2)

g. 2019-011 Pat Neuhoff (R-3 Residential Zone to R-4 Special Zone). An ordinance to
amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone
property located at 527 O’Neal Street, more particularly described herein, from R-3
Residential Zone to R-4 Special Zone, subject to limited uses only. (District 8)
(Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff)

h. 2019-001 Ridgedale Mill, LLC ? Jay Martin (M-1 Manufacturing Zone to UGC
Urban General Commercial Zone). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code,
Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to rezone property located at 1101 South
Watkins Street, more particularly described herein, from M-1 Manufacturing Zone to
UGC Urban General Commercial Zone, subject to certain conditions. (District 9)
(Recommended for approval by Planning and Staff) (Planning Version #2)

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

i. MR-2018-225 Lynn Anderson-Allen & Hoshall (Abandonment). An ordinance
closing and abandoning a sewer easement located in the 800 block of Airport Road,
as detailed on the attached map. (District 5) (Recommended for approval by
Public Works and Planning)

Transportation

j. MR-2019-004 Barge Design Solutions, Inc. ? Tyler W. Gross, Agent for Owner,
Hamilton County Department of Education (Abandonment). An ordinance closing
and abandoning the 100 to 300 blocks of East 25th Street for the construction of a
new Howard High School track and field complex, as detailed on the attached map,
subject to certain conditions. (District 7) (Recommended for approval by
Transportation)

k. MR-2019-005 Chazen Engineering ? Justin Tirsun, Agent for Owner, 14th Street
Properties, LLC (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of
the intersection of the 900 block of East 14th Street and the 1400 block of Fagan
Street to facilitate future development, as detailed on the attached map, subject to
certain conditions. (District 8) (Recommended for approval by Transportation)

l. MR-2019-017 A.D. Engineering ? Tiffany J. Farley, Agent for Owner, Power
Property Partners ? Rob Jenkins (Abandonment). An ordinance closing and
abandoning a portion of the 800 block of Daisy Street to facilitate future
development, as detailed on the attached map, subject to certain conditions. (District
8) (Recommended for approval by Transportation)

VI. Ordinances – First Reading:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 21, by renaming the
Chapter “Property Maintenance”; deleting Articles I, II, III, IV and VI relative to
Housing and replacing with new Articles I, II, III, IV, and V relative to Property
Maintenance; renumbering Article V Referral Service to Article VI Referral Service;
moving Article VIII to new Article III, Division 4, relative to the Administrative
Hearing Officer; deleting Chapter 18, Sections 18-158 through 18-170, relative to
Litter and Overgrowth; and adding Appendix A to Chapter 21.

FINANCE

b. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13334, known as “the Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Budget Ordinance” so as to reappropriate $25,000.00 from the General Fund,
Department of Economic and Community Development Homeless Outreach Project
(G00106) to Family Promise to meet the emergency housing needs of displaced
individuals experiencing homelessness and shelter needs for veterans in its program.

c. An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 13335, known as “the Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Capital Improvement Budget Ordinance,” so as to reappropriate $30,000.00 from the
Department of Transportation Capital Fund to Chattanooga Area Regional Transit
Authority (CARTA) for a Transit Network Redesign Study and $60,000.00 from the
Department of Economic and Community Development Capital Fund to Rivercity
Company for the 3rd/4th Street Master Plan and appropriate $500,000.00 from the
Chattanooga Public Library Operating Fund to Library HVAC Lighting and Asbestos
Removal Capital Project.

d. An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 13214, known as “the Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Capital Improvement Budget Ordinance,” so as to appropriate $500,000.00 from the
Department of Economic and Community Development Capital Fund to the
Southeast Tennessee Development District (SETDD) for the Small Business Loan
Program.

PLANNING

e. 2018-222 MAP Engineers, LLC (Amend and Lift Conditions). An ordinance to
amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to amend
and lift conditions on property located at 706, 710, and 716 Ashland Terrace, more
particularly described herein. (District 2) (Planning Alternate Version #3)
(Deferred from 2/5/2019)

VII. Resolutions:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Second Agreement to Exercise
Option to Renew with the Chattanooga Housing Authority, in substantially the form
attached, for a term of one (1) year for the use of the gymnasium at Cromwell Hills
Apartments to operate programs for youth, young adults, and families on the property
located at 3940 Camellia Drive. (District 5)

b. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Second Agreement to Exercise
Option to Renew with the Chattanooga Housing Authority, in substantially the form
attached, for a term of one (1) year for the use of the Sheila Jennings Wellness Center
to operate programs for youth, young adults, and families on the property located at
1201 Poplar Street. (District 7)

c. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and
Community Development to award HOME Program Funding to Habitat for
Humanity of Chattanooga for the development of four (4) affordable homeownership
opportunities, in the amount of $160,000.00. (Districts 7, 8 & 9)

d. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Economic and
Community Development to exercise the first option to renew the Administrative
Hearing Officer Agreement with Judge Walter Williams for an additional twelve (12)
month term with three (3) remaining twelve (12) month extension options, for a total
amount of $25,000.00.

e. A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a City of Chattanooga 2019 Public Art
Strategic Plan and authorize the Chattanooga Public Art Commission and Public Art
Division Staff to advance public art policy recommendations.

SHORT TERM VACATION RENTAL APPLICATION

f. 2019-03 Jennifer Dixon. A resolution approving Short Term Vacation Rental
Application No. 18-STVR-00162 for property located at 4204 Seneca Avenue.
(District 7) (Deferred from 1/29/19)

g. 2019-10 Christopher & Elizabeth Keene. A resolution approving Short Term
Vacation Rental Application No. 18-STVR-00178 for property located at 611
Tremont Street. (District 2)

h. 2019-11 Fred & Pam Spahn. A resolution approving Short Term Vacation Rental
Application No. 18-STVR-00190 for property located at 1609 Long Street, Unit 105.
(District 7)

i. 2019-12 Chattanooga Vacation Rentals/James E. Murray. A resolution approving
Short Term Vacation Rental Application No. 18-STVR-00200 for property located at
4421 Alabama Avenue. (District 7)

j. 2019-13 Tim Crowe. A resolution approving Short Term Vacation Rental
Application No. 18-STVR-00225 for property located at 507 Colville Street.
(District 2)

MAYOR’S OFFICE

k. A resolution to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Jeffery McClendon to the
Chattanooga Housing Authority Board.

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

l. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works to
enter into an agreement with ENCO Utility Services for sewer billing services for a
one (1) year term with two (2) optional one (1) year renewals for a cost of $1.20 per
bill per month plus set-up, licensing, and incidentals (shut off notice printing, call
center services, etc.), for a total amount not to exceed $1.2 million. (Deferred from
1/29/19)

m. A resolution authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 1 with HDR Engineering,
Inc. to perform a Rate Structure Analysis relative to the Water Quality Program Rate
Study, in the amount of $73,500.00, for a revised amount not to exceed $438,194.00.

n. A resolution authorizing the renewal of on-call modeling and floodplain analysis
services from (1) LDA Engineering; (2) CDM Smith; (3) Stantec; (4) AECOM; (5)
Wood Environmental; (6) JBWSC; (7) Fulghum, Macindoe; and (8) HDR, for
renewal of eight (8) one (1) year blanket contracts with these professional firms for
year 3 of 3 for professional services estimated at $650,000.00 total annually for all
eight (8) professional firms for use by all departments.

VIII. Purchases.

IX. Other Business.

Approval of certification for new grocery stores wishing to sell wine:

a) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3538, 3709 Cummings Highway (District 1)
b) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3530, 4600 Highway 58 (District 5)
c) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3687, 7701 Lee Highway (District 6)
d) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3692, 6200 Lee Highway (District 6)
e) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3536, 8604 N. Hickory Valley Road (District 6)
f) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3534, 100 West 20th Street (District 7)
g) MAPCO Express, Inc. d/b/a MAPCO #3542, 2727 Rossville Boulevard (District 8)

X. Committee Reports.

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

XII. Adjournment.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
6:00 PM

1. Call to Order.

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

3. Minute Approval.

4. Special Presentation.

5. Ordinances – Final Reading:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 21, by renaming the
Chapter “Property Maintenance”; deleting Articles I, II, III, IV and VI relative to
Housing and replacing with new Articles I, II, III, IV, and V relative to Property
Maintenance; renumbering Article V Referral Service to Article VI Referral Service;
moving Article VIII to new Article III, Division 4, relative to the Administrative
Hearing Officer; deleting Chapter 18, Sections 18-158 through 18-170, relative to
Litter and Overgrowth; and adding Appendix A to Chapter 21.

FINANCE

b. An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13334, known as “the Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Budget Ordinance” so as to reappropriate $25,000.00 from the General Fund,
Department of Economic and Community Development Homeless Outreach Project
(G00106) to Family Promise to meet the emergency housing needs of displaced
individuals experiencing homelessness and shelter needs for veterans in its program.

c. An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 13335, known as “the Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Capital Improvement Budget Ordinance,” so as to reappropriate $30,000.00 from the
Department of Transportation Capital Fund to Chattanooga Area Regional Transit
Authority (CARTA) for a Transit Network Redesign Study and $60,000.00 from the
Department of Economic and Community Development Capital Fund to Rivercity
Company for the 3rd/4th Street Master Plan and appropriate $500,000.00 from the
Chattanooga Public Library Operating Fund to Library HVAC Lighting and Asbestos
Removal Capital Project.

d. An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 13214, known as “the Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Capital Improvement Budget Ordinance,” so as to appropriate $500,000.00 from the
Department of Economic and Community Development Capital Fund to the
Southeast Tennessee Development District (SETDD) for the Small Business Loan
Program.

PLANNING

e. 2018-222 MAP Engineers, LLC (Amend and Lift Conditions). An ordinance to
amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, Zoning Ordinance, so as to amend
and lift conditions on property located at 706, 710, and 716 Ashland Terrace, more
particularly described herein. (District 2) (Planning Alternate Version #3)
(Deferred from 2/5/2019)

6. Ordinances – First Reading: (None)

7. Resolutions:

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

a. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Third Agreement to Exercise Option
to Renew for an additional term of one (1) year with North Chickamauga Creek
Conservancy, in substantially the form attached, for the lease and management of a
community garden at Greenway Farms Park, with an address of 5051 Gann Store
Road. (District 3)

b. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a License Agreement, in substantially
the form attached, with Friends of the Festival, Inc. for Riverbend Festival 2019, for
the period of May 24, 2019 through June 4, 2019.

MAYOR’S OFFICE

c. A resolution to confirm the Mayor’s re-appointment of Jim Hall to the Airport
Authority Board.

d. A resolution to confirm the Mayor’s re-appointment of Edna Varner to the
Chattanooga Housing Authority Board.

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

Public Works

e. A resolution authorizing the approval of Change Order No. 1 (Final) for Tri-State
Roofing Contractors of Chattanooga, TN, relative to Contract No. Y-17-019-201,
Replacement Roofing System for Shepherd YFD Center Building, for an increased
amount of $18,546.00, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $173,615.00.
(District 6)

f. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Public Works is
hereby authorized to apply for, and accept, if awarded, reimbursable funds for the
household hazardous waste grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation (TDEC) to operate the household hazardous waste facility, for an
amount not to exceed $95,000.00.

Transportation

g. A resolution authorizing M Street Chatt, LLC ? Reggie Walls to use temporarily the
right-of-way located at 405 N. Market Street for the purpose of installing a projecting
sign, as shown on the maps attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference,
subject to certain conditions. (District 1)

h. A resolution authorizing Buddy Ratley Signs ? Buddy Ratley, on behalf of property
owner, R. Steve Hunt, to use temporarily the right-of-way located at 631 Broad Street
for the purpose of installing projecting signs, as shown on the maps attached hereto
and made a part hereof by reference, subject to certain conditions. (District 7)

i. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Transportation to
enter into an agreement with The Corradino Group relative to Contract No.
T-15-027-201 for professional services associated with Chattanooga Regional ITS
Phase 1A: CCTV Cameras in the CBD Construction Engineering and Inspection, in
the amount of $94,850.00. (District 7)

YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

j. A resolution authorizing the Administrator for the Department of Youth and Family
Development to enter into a contract with Duke University Family Connects
International to provide a feasibility study for Chattanooga’s adoption of family
connects, for a one time amount not to exceed $50,000.00.

8. Purchases.

9. Other Business.

10. Committee Reports.

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

12. Adjournment.

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