February 19, 2024

February 19 City Council Update

GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS

• On February 20 the city council will vote on the approval of an additional $36M in debt obligations to fund the new Lookouts Stadium. $80M has already been approved.

FEBRUARY 13 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The Agenda Session recording can be found here.

The Business Session recording can be found here.

• The council approved an amendment to the city code, dissolving the Board of Sign Appeals and moving its duties to the Board of Zoning Appeals (first reading).
• The council voted on a number of rezoning requests (first reading).
• The council will vote on an amendment to the city code governing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), allowing a maximum square footage of 800sf (first reading).
• The council approved an amendment to speed limits on Gray Road (35mph to 30mph), Walker Road (35mph to 30mph), and Holtzclaw Road (40mph to 35mph) (first reading).
• The council confirmed the appointments of Robert Grier, Anna Hall, Terri Lee, Paul Darr, Dank Hawkings, Melissa Lozano, Adam Kinsey, Shelby Meek, Angie Reed-Thomas, Stephen Culp, Linda Moss Mines, Erika Roberts, Dreama Campbell, Meghan Ploch, and Lily Barrie to the inaugural Parks and Outdoors Committee.
• The council deferred a vote on the approval of an additional $36M in debt obligations to fund the new Lookouts Stadium until February 20. $80M has already been approved.
• The council approved an increase in the services for the Early Head Start Program from 48 to 56 children, and to increase the budget accordingly.
• The council approved the sale of 5006 and 5010 Rossville Boulevard to a private trust for $22,000.
• The council approved the appointment of several Chattanooga Housing Authority Public Safety Officers.
• The council approved a ~$13k change order in the Hamilton Place Blvd project.
• The council approved 6 routine purchases, including a $2.6M purchase of biosolids handling services from Synagro South, LLC.
• The council was notified of 1 sole source purchase of ~$31k for forensic software from Cellebrite USA.
• Four citizens addressed the council. You can watch the full comments here.

The meeting minutes have not yet been posted.

FEBRUARY 20 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The Proposed Meeting Agenda can be found here.

• The council will vote on an amendment to the city code, dissolving the Board of Sign Appeals and moving its duties to the Board of Zoning Appeals (final reading).
• The council will vote on a number of rezoning requests (final reading).
• The council will vote on an amendment to the city code governing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in the Form Based Code area (final reading).
• The council will vote on an amendment to speed limits on Gray Road (35mph to 30mph), Walker Road (35mph to 30mph), and Holtzclaw Road (40mph to 35mph) (final reading).
• The council will vote on a number of rezoning requests (first reading).
• The council will vote on a number of amendments to the section of city code governing the construction of streets and sidewalks (first reading).
• The council will vote on the approval of an additional $36M in debt obligations to fund the new Lookouts Stadium until February 20. $80M has already been approved.
• The council will vote on a number of use, donation, and grant agreements (see agenda for full details).

FEBRUARY 27 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The Proposed Meeting Agenda can be found here.

• The council will vote on a number of rezoning requests (final reading).
• The council will vote on a number of amendments to the section of city code governing the construction of streets and sidewalks (final reading).
• The council will vote on amendments to the section of city code governing the Beer Board (first reading).
• The council will vote on amendments to the section of city code governing the Wrecker Board (first reading).
• The council will vote on amendments to the Employee Information Guide.
• The council will vote on the appointment of John Hale, Ryan Perry, and Linda Bullard to Community Advisory Committees.
• The council will vote on the approval of a $150k contract with Erlanger Community Health Centers.