October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022 - Early Voting, New Appointments, and More

GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Early voting ends on Thursday, November 3. You can see the full schedule of early voting locations here.
• The mayor has appointed Don Walker as the Deputy Administrator for Community Development, Daniel Harrigan as Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, and Dr. MGeeta Maharaj as Deputy Director of the Office of Community Health and Safety.

OCTOBER 25 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The meeting recording can be found here.
The meeting minutes can be found here.

• On October 25 the city council:
  • hosted a public hearing for the Westside Evolves Plan. This is a plan to redevelop the existing westside public housing complexes into a mixed income development with no loss in subsidized units. You can view the hearing here.
  • authorized a number of leases and property transfers (see the agenda for full details).
  • deferred a vote to amend the Tax Increment Financing Policies and Procedures to November 1. There are two versions on the agenda. The first version can be found here. The second version can be found here. A presentation explaining both versions in detail can be found here.
  • authorized a number of IT contracts (see the agenda for full details).
  • confirmed the reappointment of Marvin Brewster to the Board of Electrical Examiners.
  • authorized a grant application for $200k for architectural improvements to the Outdoor Chattanooga Building.
  • authorized a number of Public Works contracts (see the agenda for full details).
  • approved 3 routine purchases, including an ~$8M purchase for onsite pharmacy services, and a $2M purchase for sanitary sewer installation and repairs.
• The STVR Ad Hoc Committee will meet November 1 at 12:30pm in the council conference room.

NOVEMBER 1 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The proposed meeting agenda can be found here.

• On November 1 the city council will:
  • vote to amend city code to replace the Office of Multicultural Affairs with the Department of Equity and Community Engagement (first reading).
  • vote to authorize a number of leases and property transfers (see the agenda for full details).
  • vote to amend the Tax Increment Financing Policies and Procedures to November 1. There are two versions on the agenda. The first version can be found here. The second version can be found here. A presentation explaining both versions in detail can be found here.
  • vote to authorize the acceptance of $500k in American Rescue Plan Funding for a home repair program administered by the Neighborhood Services Division.
  • vote to authorize the acceptance of a ~$4.6M grant for the “Integrated Smart Electric Grid and Transportation System Management” project.
  • vote to authorize a ~$232k contract with RaganSmith (disclosure: I am employed by RaganSmith) for design services for the Chattanooga Skatepark.
  • vote to adopt the Westside Evolves plan as a roadmap for future land use decisions in the effected area.

NOVEMBER 8 CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

The proposed meeting agenda can be found here.

• On November 8 the city council will:
  • vote to amend city code to replace the Office of Multicultural Affairs with the Department of Equity and Community Engagement (final reading).
  • vote on a number of rezoning cases (see agenda for full details).
  • vote to renew a lease of 36 Sheridan Avenue to the Missionary Ridge Neighborhood Association for the amount of $1 per year.
  • vote to authorize the increase of an IT software licensing contract by ~$186k over three years.
  • vote to confirm the appointment of Ronald Smith to the Beer & Wrecker Board.
  • vote to confirm the appointment of James Walker and Michael Webb to the Board of Construction Appeals.
  • vote to confirm the appointment of Jeffrey Wilson to the General Pension Board.