I call to order the June 16th, 2026 meeting of the Chattanooga City Council, and I'd like to recognize Councilwoman Dotley to lead us in our pledge and invocation.

Timothy one and seven says thank you.

I'm so sorry, Mr.

Chair.

Did I get my leg?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Thank you, Rick too.

Second Timothy 1 and 7 says, For God, for the Spirit of God gave us gave us for the spirit God gave us, does not make us timid, but give us power, love, and self-discipline.

Let's go to the Lord in prayer.

Heavenly Father, we love you so much.

Thank you for walking with us today, working with us today, Lord.

And we pray for this meeting.

We pray that it is done in decency and in order.

And God, we pray that your love reign over this council and over this city, that we can treat each other with love, care, and compassion, God, and without fear, God, do what you've called us to do.

God, we love you so much, and we thank you.

In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen.

Okay.

Um, as we get started today, we are honored to have with us Mayor Tim Kelly to give us a few words about our budget, I believe.

So, Mayor.

Thank you very much.

And then again, um, thank you for your hard work and forbearance through this process.

Chairman Davis, budgetary Henderson, and budget vice chair Clark, uh, everybody involved, and each each and every one of you.

Uh, and thanks also to my staff, Kevin Roig and and uh Mandy Green and particularly Weston Porter and his team in finance for doing the heavy lifting.

Uh, this is the sixth budget of my administration, and it delivers on the core promise of the one Chattanooga plan that we introduced back in 2021 to put our money where our mouth is and focus relentlessly on our key priorities.

Uh, this budget makes good on that promise.

And together, we are building on our shared vision of the kind of city we believe Chattanooga can be a city where opportunity exists for everyone and where prosperity is plentiful.

Uh last year we worked hard to calibrate property taxes to ensure we could appropriately invest in our first responders and essential services, adjusting for massive macroeconomic headwinds, including, of course, that staggering surge in the cost of municipal materials of over 30 percent since 2020.

And notably the sunsetting of all that pandemic era federal relief.

Uh yet, through lean discipline operations, this fiscal year 27 budget balances the scales and manages our momentum without a tax increase.

With this budget, we will demonstrate our belief in the people who serve our city.

Since 2020, we have increased starting salaries by 46.5% and average salaries by 43%.

So maintain that wage competitiveness and close the workforce gap.

This budget delivers a citywide 3% cost of living pay increase across the board for all civilian and sworn city employees.

Uh this budget will also honor our commitment to invest 10 million a year uh in road quality, building on more than the 50 million dollars my administration's already invested into paving and improving our roads.

Uh we will also prioritize our core responsibilities and essential services.

It is notable that public safety and public works comprise nearly 60 percent of this budget.

We're also showing our commitment to partner with each of you and advance the goals of the constituents we share in each of your council districts.

Uh look, no budget is perfect, as you well know, but every budget reflects our true priorities, and we've made the tough trade-offs to protect core municipal services through a relentless pursuit of efficiencies and internal uh administrative savings, including significant reductions to uh the mayor's office budget.

The bottom line is this.

We're we're running, as we've repeated here uh many times, we're running a lean operation that keeps our property tax flat at a buck ninety-three despite ongoing inflation, so Chattanoogans can keep more money in their pockets.

Despite inflation, we've produced a balanced budget by tightening our belts that takes care of our first responders and civil servants, fixes our roads, and protects the high quality of life that makes Chattanooga the best city in America.

So I respectfully ask for your vote tonight to approve the fiscal uh 27 budget so we can continue moving forward towards one Chattanooga.

Thank you all very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Okay.

And again, welcome to everyone who's joined us this evening.

Um, as we typically do, we'll just provide kind of an overview of how our meeting will run, as you'll know what to expect.

Um, so our meeting is broken up into two sections: the uh agenda session and then the business session uh during the agenda session, um, which will begin here in just a minute.

Um, council will be looking at um items on our agenda for a vote this evening.

Um, and council members will have the opportunity to ask any questions or make any comments about those items.

Um, we'll then do the same thing with our agenda for next week, and then um after that, we'll look at items that are coming before council three weeks or later from now.

Uh, we like to be well prepared and and work ahead.

Um, and so we'll go through that process with all of those agenda items.

We'll also look at our purchasing um questions for this evening, um, purchasing recommendations from the administration that are before council for a vote this evening.

Um, we do not have any committee or department reports.

Um, and so we will have a recess then after we go through that process of looking at our agenda items.

Um we do need an attorney-client meeting uh with our city attorney during that recess.

Um, but then when we come back, that's when we'll vote on all the items on our agenda for this evening.

And once we have done all of that, um the voting is concluded at the end of the meeting.

We will have a time for members of the public that are here and would like to uh address the council, and we'd be happy to welcome you all at that time at the podium down front, and our attorney will read the rules at that time.

So uh with that being said, just a quick reminder as well to please silence your cell phones so that we don't have any uh disruptions to our meeting.

And uh council, could I get a motion on the minutes from our last meeting?

So move.

All right, we have a motion properly seconded, and the minutes will stand as published from our prior meeting.

Council, look with me if you would at our agenda for this evening.

Um starting with our ordinances on final reading.

Are there any questions about those?

All right, I don't see any lights here on our ordinances on final reading.

We'll turn then to our ordinances on first reading.

Um up front there, of course, we have our budget.

Um then following that.

Oh, let's see, councilwoman burrs, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I wanted to um just make a comment under first reading item number uh excuse me, uh, under economic development item A.

I know that we have uh several people here tonight.

This is in regards to Provident Place, which we had a great presentation about a couple weeks ago in strategic planning.

I just want to thank all of the individuals and organizations that spearheaded this uh this um partnership with the city.

I know it's a long time coming, and there are a lot of people and organizations that put endless hours in designing and collaborating to make this not only a safe environment for our children and the adults who um help take care of them.

Experiencing homelessness have a place to go, but I think it in a place to live and thrive.

I think it also serves as a great model for um how we address future opportunities to serve and serve our homeless community.

So I plan to make a motion to approve this ordinance and uh hope that you all will join me in supporting this project.

I think it serves as a great again, a great model for our city, and I hope that we can get other organizations to follow suit and use this as a way to address our homeless population.

So thank you, Mr.

Chair, for a moment just to express that.

I know several of them are in the back of the room, and I might I might embarrass them by asking them just to stand.

So I think if anybody was involved with this partnership and you all happen to be in the audience today, if you would just stand.

I know we've got a few members of our leadership.

Thank you all.

Uh it's been a pleasure working with you getting to this point.

I look forward to continuing to work with you as this comes to fruition.

Uh knock on wood after tonight.

And uh again, thank you so much for all you do.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Yes.

Thank you.

Councilman Clark, you're recognized.

Uh thank you, Chairman Davis.

Shout out to our dear friends again to echo councilman burrs's sentiment from private place.

Uh, our guy David Denmark, thank you for so much for sticking uh standing up uh to take the charge on a really wonderful public-private partnership, which we like to describe as the Chad New Boy.

So we appreciate you.

Um Mr.

Chair, uh, this is in regards to resolutions on the economic development.

Um item B, the resolution authorizing the administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter the lease with East Newgate, uh, which is in reference to our senior center in the Brainerd community.

And I just want to one take the opportunity as you can see these wonderful shirts of some of these people out I call friends, aunties, um, who really have uh made a difference in holding us accountable to push this across the uh the uh finish line to get us to this point.

There's still more work to be done.

Uh but if y'all, all of you who have the seniors uh matter shirts on, if you could please stand so we can recognize you because this is your work, and we just want to applaud you for being here today.

Thank you so much.

Uh Mr.

Chair, seniors do matter, and I know uh Vice Chairman Elliott worked very hard with the Department of Economic Development and having meetings with Darren Ledford and some of their lieutenants.

I see uh Gwen Davis and uh Dr.

Everlena Holmes, who definitely keep it honest with us and making sure that this is something that does not go off of the radar.

Uh this five-year term uh will offer expended uh expanded amenities uh beyond what we had at the previous Eastgate um location.

I do want to say for the record, there's still the conversation about a standalone facility.

I think this is the start, um, but I want to assure you that that is not off of our radar.

Um I know we talk about that and we are preparing for a move after this is approved by the council tonight, but I just want to say on the record to you that does not go in one ear and out the other.

Uh this is what this administrator, this administration has appropriated, and this is what we've been given to work with.

Um, but the work does not stop there.

So I just want to say that in confidence and thank you all for again for doing your civic duty uh and holding us accountable.

This is your money that we're spending and the amount of 354,000 for a five-year lease uh to move you back out of Glenwood.

I'm sure you'd be happy about that, and you will be too, with plenty of parking and to start your senior activities back at East Cape Town Center.

So thank you all for coming tonight.

Okay.

Any other thank you, Councilman.

Any other questions or comments on resolutions on our agenda this evening?

I will note council.

Um, if you'll draw your attention to fire item, it's item resolution I on page four.

Um, our fire department has requested that we withdraw that item.

Apparently, after looking at this particular grant and the needs of the department, it's just not a great fit.

And if I have stated that correctly, um that's great.

If not, we can have looks like Darren's coming down to provide a little more information for us.

Thank you, Chairman, for addressing this item.

The administration does with the with withdrawal that item, please, this evening.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

All right.

Councilwoman Hill, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

As we prepare to vote on the budget this evening for the first time, I just wanted to say thank you very much to Councilman Henderson, who has chaired our budget this year.

Um, and also to Kevin Roig, Chief of Staff, who has done a lot of work to get this to the place it's at.

Um, I want to thank you both for your openness to conversation from the council and to allowing this budget to evolve in a way that um meets the mayor's objectives and also um met council where council needed to be met.

It was a it was a peaceful process this year.

Um, I think it was a a building of confidence and trust process.

Um, and and I for one um am grateful for it.

So thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

And Councilman Clerk, you're recognized.

I forgot that we work.

Do we do you want to comment?

Or are you good?

Okay, then I'll speak as well to echo.

Well, you know, you you are winning, and I want to uh make sure to echo the sentiment.

The uh the sentiment uh expressed by um chairwoman heel.

Um it's been an honor to work with you in this process.

And I and I I thank you for the inclusivity and the openness that you have brought to this table to actually this is something that I believe has brought us all together.

Uh we were able to have some successful town hall meetings, and I want to thank uh Councilman Henderson, Chairwoman Hill, uh Councilman Cody Harvey, and Vice Chairman Elliott and Chairman Davis, who all participated um in our town hall meetings where we heard you.

Uh we were able to have some successful town hall meetings, and I want to thank uh Councilman Henderson, Chairwoman Hill, uh Councilman Cody Harvey, and Vice Chairman Elliott and Chairman Davis who all participated um in our town hall meetings where we heard you um and we were able to have some conversations about allocations to other agencies, um, and that's what working together looks like when we show up for each other.

Um, and we were able to do that in an amical matter with this council, and I just hats off to uh Chairman Henderson for doing that.

I also want to give a shout out to Kevin Roy.

Kevin, uh the chief of staff.

I think one of the key responsibilities is how you work with the council.

You are to be commended, and along with Weston, um there he is in the back, who's our chief financial officer who answers those complex questions.

You show up for us when we're calling you at 6 p.m.

to ask you know, layman's questions that we don't know.

Um, and Kevin, you are to be commended for getting the mayor's budget proposal across the finish line, um, with which would I hope would be unanimous vote tonight, which is to be celebrated as your work as our chief of staff.

I think that's principal to your role, and it's been an honor.

And I can and I speak for uh Councilman Henderson, it's been an honor to work with you uh with our chief operating officer and our deputy, chief of staff Darren Lefford, and of course again, Weston, for your amazing work, and the community should be proud to see that your tax dollars through either through a lease or through whatever per provisions are being spent uh as good stewards, uh structurally sound and physically responsible, and uh that is a team effort with this council and that this mayor's office.

So I just wanted to echo those sentiments and give you again another kudos, Councilman Henderson for your work and bringing us all together for this budget.

Thank you, Chairman Davis.

Okay, council.

Any other questions or comments about anything on tonight's agenda?

All right, we will move on then to next week's agenda and hit your lights.

If you have any questions about ordinances on final reading, it'll just be the budget next week.

We do have also just one ordinance on first reading, but then several resolutions.

Um councilwoman Hill, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I do have a question on that that one item on first reading.

Um, as I read the new language, I'd like to understand what is changing.

I think on future res future considerations it was related to the alcoholic beverages.

Is it line three here?

The this is about um acts that are prohibited in parks.

And line three says it should be unlawful for any park or playground to have uh alcoholic beverage without approval of the mayor or the mayor's designee.

Was that the change?

Yes.

Yes, ma'am, councilwoman Chris Anderson, uh mayor's office.

Yes, previously or currently the ordinance says the administrator of public works because that reflects an old organizational chart.

Okay.

This gives the mayor the flexibility to designate an administrator or deputy administrator who's actually over the parks.

Okay, great.

Timeless change.

Thank you very much.

That's all, Mr.

Chair.

Okay.

And Councilman Clark, you recognize Chairman Davis.

This is in reference, and we're still on the agenda for June 23rd.

Next week, yes.

Okay.

Uh, this is in reference to resolutions under the mayor's office.

Um a resolution accepting and approving the award of unallocated and accrued interest of the opera dollars um to the Office of Early Learning for operational costs for the amount not to see 250,000.

Is that the allocation?

Um, there's our director of Head Star here, Miranda Clark, did not see you over there, and Caritza, our administrators here.

Can anyone can answer that question?

Um, is that the allocation for the expanded hours that will be happening at the West uh for the full day of care?

Yes, sir.

Okay, also yeah.

Uh gets one, I think you guys should be really celebrating and pushing that.

Not only did our head start program reach exceed all of its proficiency levels, but now through the work of our administrator, uh, we were able to expand these hours for working parents to have child care beyond 2 p.m.

So I want the public to know that this is our early learning department is preparing the most well-prepared kindergartens to the Hamilton County school system than any other any other municipality um in this area.

Uh and now we're expanding child care to the James A.

Herring site, which I think is phenomenal.

So I did not want that to go unsaid tonight.

I appreciate it, Councilman Clark.

Kudos to those wonderful women who are leading that department.

And to making sure that child care uh is will be provided in that area where we know it's needed most.

They are indeed doing uh a great job.

We're super excited.

Uh we know that that this is a need in the community, and we're looking forward to uh proving the model in this upcoming year, and we'll see what the subsequent years hold.

And one other quick note, I want to add that this was our recommendation that came out of our budget conversation.

When people say, Oh, you've already decided the budget, this came out in a budget hearing meeting that um Coritz and Mosley Jones attended, went back, had the conversation, and you all found the money to do this.

And to me, that's why that's why I commended you for what you've been able to do in this budget process.

But this is the example that when you speak up and you bring things to our attention and you show up and you get involved because it was some questions that you ask ask as well.

This was the result.

They're success.

That's right.

So I just want to highlight that because we don't talk about successes and collaboration enough as we should, and this is an example of that.

Okay, thank you.

Uh Mr.

Chair, I yield back.

Okay, council.

Any other questions or comments about anything on the agenda for next week?

All right, I don't see any lights here on the board, and so we'll turn our attention to the purchases for this evening.

Do have three purchases up for our approval.

Any questions or comments about those like that?

I don't have anything to show up with something about propositions, but I don't turn our attention to future considerations then, council as you look through this list, just hit your light if you have any questions about any of these items.

Councilwoman Hill, you're recognized.

The information technology item 6A resolution to adopt comprehensive safety action plan.

That'll be on July 7th.

When can we expect to have uh some information or presentation on that?

I know that we will have a a presentation.

Would that be next week?

Because we won't have a meeting on on June 30th.

Next week.

Next week.

Okay, thank you very much.

All right.

Any other questions about future considerations, council?

Okay.

Um that takes us through our agenda session for this afternoon.

Um we do need an attorney client meeting, so let's be in recess until 445.

We are back in session, everyone.

Madam Clerk, if you would please read item seven A.

In ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, part two, chapter thirty-five, section thirty-five, twenty-six, rates of fair schedule.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this ordinance.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Any opposed?

The ordinance passes on final reading.

Um item eight or seven B, please.

In ordinance to me in Chattanooga City Code, part two, chapter ten, section ten, three to delete section four twenty-three of the two thousand eighteen edition of the International Building Code in its entirety as the official building code of the city of Chattanooga.

Second council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this ordinance.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor, any opposed.

So as to amend conditions two and three from orders, numbers one three eight seven five and one four one four four previous case numbers numbers twenty twenty-two zero zero nine seven and twenty twenty-four zero one zero seven on properties located at seventy-five fourteen and seventy-five eighteen standard for gap roads subject to certain conditions.

Item F in ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, part two, chapter days only ordinance.

So it's a reasonable part of a property located at 777 East Brandon Road from CMU one commercial mission zone with conditions to CC commercial corridors on subject to certain conditions.

Item G, in order to amend Chattanooga City Code, part two, chapter 30 days only ordinance.

So it's the reason properties located at 1211 drive and 1301 Grove Street from RN3 residential neighborhood zone to form base code WN7 Westside Neighborhood Zone.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on these items.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor, aye.

Any opposed?

These ordinances all pass on final reading.

Madam Clerk, if you would please read item 8A.

An honest hearing after, also known as the fiscal year 2026-2027 operations budget, providing revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, appropriating the same to the payment of expenses of the municipal government, fixing the rate of taxation on all taxable property in the city and the time taxes and privileges are due, how they shall be paid when they shall become delinquent, providing for interest and penalty on delinquent taxes and privileges, amending Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 2, Section 267 relative to paid leave for active duty training and to amend Chattanooga City Code Part 2, Chapter 31, Section 3136, 3137, 3141, and 3143, sections 3132 and 31354.

Second all right, Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on our budget ordinance.

Are there any questions or comments?

Okay.

Um Madam Clerk, if you would please take a roll call vote.

Councilman Henderson?

Yes.

Councilwoman Hill?

Yes.

Councilman Harvey?

Yes.

Councilman Clark?

Yes.

Councilwoman Burris?

Yes.

Councilwoman Dotley?

Yes.

Councilwoman Oll.

Yes.

Vice Chair Elliott.

Yes.

Chairman Davis?

Yes.

Nine yeses.

And this ordinance passes unanimously.

And Councilman Clark.

Let me get around to you.

Thank you.

This is in reference to the agency funding that we just approved through the uh fiscal year 2026.

I do want to add a supplemental comment to the agency funding regarding the arts build organization.

Um and just for the record, and I know that the mayor's office will be communicating with the President James McKizak regarding uh the addition of the $35,000 uh that was diminished, but we are adding that back through accrued ARPAR interest.

Um, and so I just want to put that on to the public record and to signify to the mayor's office that if you could uh get that in writing, uh, that that is the commitment from the mayor's office to James McKissick, that would be wonderful.

But I just wanted to put that into the public record um after our vote that that a part of that agency funding for arts bill will be supplemented with ARPA interest dollars and will be put in writing to James McThysics is that correct, Mr.

Chief?

Yes, sir.

All right, thank you so much.

Thank you, uh Mr.

Chair.

Okay.

And Madam Clerk, if you would please read item 8b.

An ordinance appropriating, authorizing and allocating funds to the capital improvements budget for the fiscal year 2026-2027.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this ordinance.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

Madam Clerk, if you would please take a roll call vote.

Councilwoman.

Yes.

Councilwoman Dotley?

Councilwoman Burrs?

Yes.

Councilman Clark?

Yes.

Councilman Harvey?

Yes.

Councilwoman Hill.

Yes.

Councilman Henderson.

Yes.

Vice Chair Elliott.

Yes.

Chairman Davis?

Yes.

And this ordinance also passes unanimously.

Madam Clerk, if you would please read item 9A.

A resolution confirming the surplus of the property at 7725 Lee Highway, further identified as tax map number 139 FA003.04, and authorizing the administrative for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a donation agreement with grateful gobbler and substantially the form attached for the donation of the property to provide shelter for families experiencing homelessness with on-site supported services and to execute all documents necessary to consummate the closing transaction.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item 9B, please, Madam Clerk.

A resolution authorizing the administrator for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a lease agreement with East Newga LLC and substantially the form attached for approximately 7,000 17,767 square feet of space at 5600 Brainerd Road further identified as Eastgate Town Center for a term of five years with the option to renew for two additional terms of five years each with a first-year annual rent of 230,971 dollars at a prorated amount and to authorize the payment of the initial build-out budget in the amount of 354,253.

And Vice Chairman Elliott, you're recognized.

I am happily um uh looking to move to approve this item and look forward to getting the senior so a better space in Eastgate, and then on to our next journey after this is a standalone center.

So thank you all so much.

Move to approve, Mr.

Chairman.

Second, okay, and councilman clerk.

I do have a logistics question for Darren Lefford.

Once this is approved, because I know you guys were waiting for the uh lease uh to be approved by council and for just for information purposes for the seniors that are here.

When will we start the build out on this and what is the estimated date or month when they will move into the air to the the new area?

If you could put that on the record for us, please.

Yes, sir.

Councilman Clark, thank you, Darren Leftford Deputy Chief of Staff.

So once the lease uh is signed, then we can move into the next stage, which is construction, and the estimation I use that word carefully is 90 days.

So 90 days from today.

Estimated.

I I know I heard that.

Yes, sir.

I just want to 90 days from today.

Yes, sir, is our target moving date given obviously the current climate for the build out and construction?

Yes, and matter of fact, I believe uh we have the lease ready to go the moment you all vote, and we will uh execute on that immediately.

Okay, I just wanted that so they would know because we get that question quite a bit for those of who've been those of us who have been involved in this process.

So I just wanted to you heard that 90 days from today, the build out estimated, okay.

Estimate.

We get it.

I want to make sure that's really clear.

Let me be very clear about something.

Our our expect I understand estimation, but our expectation, okay, because I don't want to get caught up on estimated, but our expectation is that you will speed this process up and get them out of Glenwood and into this space.

That would be my pleasure.

Yeah, I hear estimation but expectations.

That would be my pleasure to see that happen.

Thank you, uh Mr.

Chief.

Yes, okay.

Uh Chairman, I you bow.

Okay.

And Councilwoman Burrs.

Mr.

Chair, uh, I want to thank Councilman Elliott and anybody else, Vice Chair Elliott, anybody else, uh, Deputy Chief Lebford, everybody's work on this as well.

I'm so happy that y'all are gonna be in District 6.

So I look forward to coming over to events there.

I've always enjoyed coming when the center was there before, so now that you're gonna have this beautiful space, I think you're gonna add so much more life to that center.

So thank you all for the wait, being so patient, and I'm excited for your move.

Thank you.

Okay.

Any other questions or comments, council?

Okay, we do have a motion properly seconded.

Um, all those in favor?

Uh aye.

Any opposed, and the resolution passes.

And if you would please read item nine C, Madam Clerk.

A resolution authorizing the administrative for the Department of Economic Development to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Chattanooga 2.0, first things first.

Chattanooga Housing Authority, Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, Hamilton County and Hamilton County Schools for the N School Age Homelessness Initiative, and to utilize remaining American Rescue Plan Act ARPA funds for support over a three-year period for a total amount of four hundred fifty thousand dollars.

Moving second.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item nine nine D, please, Madam Clerk.

A resolution authorizing the family justice center to apply for and if awarded, accept a three-year OVW office of violence against women grant for services provided to victims living within the city of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Marion County for an amount not to exceed $750,000.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded.

Are there any questions or comments on this item?

All in favor, aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item 9E, please.

A resolution indicating the intent of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to reimburse expected expenditures for public works projects with the proceeds of bonds or other debt obligations.

Second.

Do have a motion properly seconded, Council.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item nine F.

A resolution adopting a five-year capital improvement plan for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, subject to future revision, a copy of which is attached here to and made part hereof by reference.

Second.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded.

Are there any questions or comments on this item?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

The resolution passes.

And then Madam Clerk, if you would please read items 9G and H as a package.

Item G.

A resolution to continue the supplemental fire services agreement with Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department for protection of the Utah Annexation Area.

Original ordinance number 10966 with a contract total amount of 579,759 dollars and 28 cents over a three-year period paid in quarterly increments and subject to an annual increase of 5% with the first year total of 183,904 and 60 cents, or 45,976 and 15 cents quarterly.

The second year total of 193,099 and 84 cents, or $48,274 quarterly.

Unless either party provides 180 days written notice to terminate the contract.

Item H a resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Fire Department to apply for and if awarded itself to 2025 assistance of firefighters grant AFG to be used toward the purchase of new self-contained breathing apparatus, SCBA with updated technology, safety features, backpacks, and harnesses with pressure regulators, face pieces, or masks for each member, built-in personal alert safety system, pass devices and air cylinders for an amount not to exceed $2 million with a 10% match required by AFG with a total project anticipated to exceed $4 million, more particularly described in the resolution.

Sorry.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded.

Are there any questions or comments on these items?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolutions passed.

Um item I, please.

Resolution authorizing the Chattanooga Chattanooga Fire Department to apply for and if awarded, accept the FY 2025 FEMA fire prevention and safety FP and S grant to be used to support fire prevention efforts through a three-fold project is more specifically detailed in the resolution for a grant amount not to exceed $750,000.

Second.

Council, we do have a motion to withdraw properly seconded.

Are there any questions or comments on this item?

All in favor?

Any opposed?

And the item is withdrawn.

Resolution approving a new special exceptions permit for a new liquor store located at 7703 Lee Highway.

Uh yes, moved to approved.

Second.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this item.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

No.

No.

Okay.

I'm not quite sure of the count there.

I think we had bone to 72 to approve.

Okay.

Item 9K, please.

A resolution authorizing the administrative for the Department of Public Works to award contract number S24011201.

Summit Landfield Air Compressors to J.

Brennan Construction Inc.

of Dalton, Georgia, in the amount of 236,610 and 31 cents, and authorizing a contingency of 23,600 for a total amount not to exceed 260,210 and 31 cents.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this item.

Is are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Resolution passes.

Item 9L, please.

A resolution authorizing administrative for the Department of Public Works to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Hill City Ventures LLC DBA overlooked materials for one year continuation of the curbside glass recycling pilot program along specified routes with compensation comprising bin costs of twelve dollars per participating household and a monthly collection fee of four dollars per participating house low household not to exceed 750 households for an annual amount not to exceed 45,000 dollars.

Move to approve second council we do have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye any opposed.

And the resolution passes.

Um item nine, please.

Second.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded.

Are there any questions or comments on this item?

All in favor?

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item 9N, please, madam clerk.

A resolution authorizing the administrative for the department of public works to enter into a third amendment to the memorandum of understanding with new terror compost to extend the duration of kiosk collection services for up to an additional 90 days with continued compensation at the rate of one $1,092 and 50 cents per month for kiosk collection and $777.78 per month month for administrative fees with the increased cost not to exceed $5,610 and 84 cents.

Move to approve.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this item.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item 90, please.

A resolution authorizing the administrative for the department of public works to enter into a purchase agreement with Shift Transit for two bike charging stations and 25 EFIT bikes to be added to the bike Chattanooga network at the 14th Street Greenway and Erling Apart for a total price of what 185,528 dollars.

Council, we do have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Resolution passes.

Item nine P, please.

A resolution authorizing appointment of Craig Neighbors as a special police officer on armed for the city of Chattanooga, Department of Public Works, Land Development, Office, Codes Division to perform duties especially limited to the performance of the duties and the position of code enforcement inspector one.

Second.

Council, we have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

Item nine Q, please.

A resolution authorizing the administrative for the Wastewater Department to approve change order number five with CDM Smith Inc.

for contract number W12026102, DuPont Pump Station and Basin Improvements Phase 2 for an increase of $19,770 and 92 cents, resulting in a revised contract amount of $3,210,796.50.

Council, we have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Resolution passes.

And finally, nine item nine R, please.

The resolution authorizing the Chattenigo Police Department to apply for and if awarded, accept a BJAFY25 local law enforcement crime gun intelligence center integration initiative grant to be used to expand its crime gun intelligence center, C G I G, and establish a specialized firearm assault shooting fast to enhance the investigation and clearance of non-fatal shootings and further reduce related violence in Chattanooga, Tennessee for funding in the amount of 300 $300,000.

Second council, we have a motion properly seconded on this resolution.

Are there any questions or comments?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And the resolution passes.

We'll now invite West into the podium.

Talk us through our purchases for this evening.

Good evening, Council.

We have three purchases recommended for approval this evening.

The first is with wastewater.

It's for a new agreement for programmable logic controller services.

This will be a four-year agreement with an annual amount limit of $1,250,000.

Your word will go to RMJ Consulting as the best bid.

Item number two is also with wastewater.

It is a new agreement for odor control filter media services.

This will be a four-year agreement with an annual amount limit of 115,000.

The award will go to Carbon Activated Corp as a best bid.

And then item number three is with public works.

They're requesting an increase of 14,000 to agreement PA 100533 for manhole components.

The new annual amount limit will be 130,000.

Move to approve.

Council, we have a motion properly seconded on these purchases.

Are there any questions or comments before we vote?

All in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

And uh purchases are approved.

Thank you, Weston.

All right, we'll go around the dais now for committee reports.

We'll start with Councilwoman Noel.

Councilwoman Dotley.

My report.

Councilwoman Burrs.

Councilman Henderson.

Councilwoman Hill.

Councilman Harvey.

No committee report, but I uh did want to say uh it'll be my great honor to represent the city of Chattanooga next week in our sister city, Wolfsburg, Germany to strengthen our relationship and celebrate uh what we have with them, including our uh relationship with Volkswagen.

So I will not be here next week, but I wish you all well and uh please say your prayer for me.

Thank you.

Glad you're going.

I hope your flight and I I think it will be much much shorter than our flight to our sister city of Wu Shi, China last year.

And I know you'll be grateful for that.

Absolutely.

Have a great trip.

Uh councilman Clark.

I have no report, Mr.

Chairman.

Vice Chairman Elliott.

No report, Mr.

Chair.

Okay.

And we do have an item under other business.

Yes, sir.

There is a certificate of background investigation and zoning that has to be done on every liquor store here in the city.

And this establishment, Dream Liquor, Inc., DBA Dream Liquor 7703 Lee Highway has been deferred for a couple of meetings because we didn't have all the information, but we have received all that information at this point and can establish that the applicants are have not been convicted of any crime that would cause them not to be able to operate this place and that the location is acceptable under our zoning ordinance.

So we have got that passed around at this point.

Okay.

All right.

Well, we are now to the portion of our meeting where we're happy to recognize members of the public who are here and might wish to address the council.

And so if you're here for this purpose, um, please approach the podium at the front of the room here and and listen carefully while our uh city attorney reads our rules, and we would just ask that you do listen carefully and abide by all of the rules.

Thank you.

Yes, and 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 wish wishing to address the council can only be recognized at the microphone up front for that purpose, can't have more than three minutes to speak, and you can address the council only upon matters within their legislative and quasi judicial authority and not on matters which are not under their authority or regulated by other governmental bodies or agencies.

Do not engage in 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 make any comments directed 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 the rules, ma'am, would you please state your name and your district?

Uh good evening.

Uh my name is Irene Eubanks, and I am the chairman of the advisory board that will be moving back to Eastgate.

That will be moving back to Eastgate.

On behalf of the seniors, I would like to thank the council for your vote.

And we're not done yet.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Okay, is there anyone else here who wishes to address the council this evening?

Yes, sir.

Oh, good evening.

My name is Dondre Petty.

And uh I was here to address the council uh regards um my employment with the city of Chinooga.

Um I've been employed with the city of Chinooka for five years uh with the wastewater department.

Uh I was recently um terminated because of a situation that I felt that didn't go as planned like it was supposed to.

Um the way they terminated me, things wasn't in the right order.

Um I felt like I should have got at least a write-up warning or whatnot, but the way they went about it, they just immediately terminated me.

And I recently had talked to the plant manager over there.

Uh they communic uh communicated with HR, they talked to HR, and uh they was willing to bring me back uh under circumstances from the state of Tennessee that they got um uh some type of letter stating that I was in compliance or whatnot, which the state of Tennessee provided that showing that I was in compliance with everything.

Um they got it and reached back out to me.

They said that they wasn't able to bring me back because of HR wrongdoing of putting the wrong information on the paperwork.

So just here to try to I would like to see my employment back.

Uh like I said, I have put a lot of dedication and time.

I got my certifications over there, and um, like I said, under the plant manager, everybody was agreeing to bring me back.

Uh, but like I said, under HR, they was something happened, they was wrong, they put the wrong information on the paperwork.

So I was stated to come down here to express my concerns.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you.

And uh Vice Chairman Elliott.

Thank you, sir.

Purrent rules, uh, if you're terminated, you could appeal your termination to city council, and then we will send that to administrating law judge, I believe, not hearing officers, one of those.

But if you will stay afterward, we'll walk you through what that process looks like.

Now there is a timeline, a window for you to do that.

I don't know if we've passed it or not, but we will uh we'll talk more afterward, okay?

Okay, okay, we'll talk more afterward.

Thank you.

Okay.

And councilman clerk.

I was gonna echo what Vice Chairman Elliott mentioned.

I I would like to know more information, uh, Mandy, about the situation since it's been brought to the council floor.

But I like it's a great area for some of us new council people on what the process is.

Um the referral process to the administrative office officer for hearing.

So I like some information about that off after this, but okay.

I want more information on the situation.

Okay.

All right, thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Good evening.

Hello, my name is Grasilia Moore, and I'm also on the board at Glenwood, where the seniors are.

And my uh concern right now, and I'm also in your district, Councilwoman Noel.

And what I would like to say is that lately we've had signs put up saying no parking on the street where we are, and you know the problem that we had when we went to Glenwood was parking.

Okay, when you taking away those parking spaces, I I know someone said it was had to do with maybe visual problems or something like that.

I am in physically good condition.

I park up there where I know the dame is, and I walk and I drive from down that way.

I've never had a problem that I couldn't visually see, and I'll be 74 years old.

So I don't know if they're up there and they're young and they're having a problem trying to see coming around from there.

That's uh they have a definitely a problem.

So I think because we are gonna be moving back to Eastgate, that you could consider for those 90 days or 100 days or whatever, to let us have those parking spaces back.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yes, sir.

Jonathan Easter, District 9.

Uh, just wanted to come by.

I didn't get this through the whole meeting, but wanted to come by and thank city council, especially councilman Elliott, Mr.

Anderson of the Mayor's office to get the taxi rates uh moved forward, move quickly as soon as Mr.

Elliott found out he he moved as fast as he could, and faster than I thought it was going to happen, and I appreciate that.

Um the other thing I wanted to mention was I think something that's kind of overlooked, and I've mentioned it to a few people, and it's not really a legislative or an ordinance thing, so I'm not sure if it applies here, but I'm sure it applies like the administrative offices of the mayor's office.

Um maybe there should be like a uh maybe not for the tow trucks because they're specifically for a call rotation, not all tow truck companies register with the city, but maybe uh uh a standing uh in compliance or certificate of conveniences that have been issued to taxi services to be on the Chattanooga website so that way when people do move to our city or current citizens of the city can go to the website and meet to verify who's legitimate and who's not, who they can trust, who they can you know rely on any sort of accountability in that regard.

But I think it'd be good for people to know that.

Um I've suggested that at the airport as well.

They do have uh something small but uh a little bit more robust, is something I was looking for, but uh just something to think about or consider or push that to whoever deals with the uh the website of Chattanooga.gov to show you know approved taxi services and maybe even tow trucks, it might be a good thing to have those on there.

That way people know that you guys have or the city itself has overlooked and approved these companies that way people can call the trusted companies.

Appreciate it.

Thank you much.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Hi.

I know we came up here the other day, other week, and we all wore our purple shirts, but I'm clarifying we're all representing public works as a whole, and I hope each and every one of y'all are really considering giving us their five percent because we do matter down there at public works.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm Robin Nixon.

Um, I believe I'm in District Six, and I'm a city of Chattanooga employee wastewater department, and I would like for you to consider five percent increase.

I currently have a second job because it's extremely hard.

I don't want to work seven days a week, um, and five percent would be would go a long way with the city employees.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

Janice Gooden from the Great District 8.

Yes.

I've spoken on this before, but uh just want to bring it forward again.

This is about the Rosenwall schools.

I don't know how many people know about the Rosenwall schools, but this was a partnership between Julius Rosenwall and Booker T Washington, and there were over 5,000 schools that were built across the country between 1917 and 1932 in Hamilton County.

There were eight.

Roland W.

Hayes, which was my elementary school, Bakewell Summit, Georgetown, Hickson, Washington, Elementary, I suppose, and then Booger T Washington, and actually the Chickamauga School became the Shepherd Center.

Uh a lot of the schools when they closed became either community centers or other uses.

Um with integration, the schools went away.

But these were actually county schools, and I'm in the Riverside area, but we were in the county.

We had to pay tuition to come.

I had to pay tuition to come to Riverside High School, bye boy.

So anyway, there is an exhibit at the Bessie that's recognizing all of the schools in the state of Tennessee.

It is called The Building A Bright Future, and it's from the Tennessee State Museum, Fifth University.

It was set up on June the 2nd, and it goes through August the 3rd.

Uh there will be uh an opportunity to see the exhibit, but on June 10, we'll have a tent on the line to give out information if anyone wants to know more.

So I hope you all will attend that's Friday.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good afternoon council members Darren Leford Deputy Chief of Staff if you'll allow me in my office there's a big board big board with lots of projects on it.

And as I was sitting in the staff section behind I saw something that I found that needed to be mentioned.

Number one we have a whole bunch of interns here tonight on the back row and we have our seniors on the front row and I'm so happy to see them because what we are seeing and what they are teaching our interns and what I hope that you will see through this is perseverance respect from this council for our seniors and collaboration which is one of the most important things I believe city council can do in working together for the betterment of our community during this process of moving towards the new senior center and I'm so tickled for all of us and it's just thank you to our senior advisory board there are a lot of folks working behind the scenes this isn't done by one person it's done by a whole lot of folks from our administrator to community development Cedric Henson his deputy veronica mcraw Chris Brown Richard Bielans behind me ready to go to work on this Gail Hardin real property I mentioned our senior senior advisory board who's who relentlessly made sure we pursued this and to council members I want to specifically point out Vice Chair Elliott and Councilman Clark.

And I just wanted to say that in front of these interns who are starting off their lives in college and coming to work in city government boy have we shown them an example we passed a budget unanimously with cooperation and again collaboration with this city council who made some very very important changes I think and we worked through it together and I just think that's a very important example that we set to our young people so tonight I just wanted to say thank you to the city council um eight years uh most of you know I served on this board one of the greatest honors of my life and I think uh moving into working under uh the direction of mayor timely who when I first came on board said we need to fix the senior center situation Darren and I said yes sir but it took a heavy heavy lift and it had absolute support from Kevin from Mandy and it's just amazing what we can accomplish when we work together.

So I hope the interns are paying attention I hope that as you spend your time here with us this summer that you see uh just what can happen when you uh went when you do this when you work together and you collaborate so I just wanted to share that thought because I thought you know this is very interesting to to point out I don't know how many opportunities we'll have to have a room full of interns and and and our seniors all together in one room so I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for leading the way on this thank you is there anyone else who'd like to address the council this evening all in favor all right we are adjourned.

No kidding