Approve minutes from September 30, 2015 City Council Meeting
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to: approve the minutes from the September 30, 2015 City Council Meeting
R-336-2015
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Postpone Resolution R-336-2015 regarding quitclaim deed to SOAR Youth Ministries
ITEMS FOR POSTPONEMENT (Indicated with "P")
Resolution No. R-336-2015
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a quitclaim deed to SOAR Youth
Ministries, Inc. d/b/a Thrive Lonsdale for one parcel of property located at 1229 Louisiana
Avenue, Parcel ID No. 081-JD-032, within the limits of the City of Knoxville pursuant to
the Homemakers Program for a contract sales price of $500.00.(Requested by
Department of Community Development)
Add Resolution 11-i to the agenda
ITEMS REQUESTED TO BE ADDED BY MOTION (Indicated with "M")
Motion to: add Resolution 11-i to the agenda
O-195-2015
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Appropriate $650 from Community Improvement Fund to West High School baseball boosters
CONSENT ITEMS (Indicated with "*")
Ordinance No. O-195-2015
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of
$650.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to West High
School toward the baseball boosters batting cage, capital project fund.(Requested by
Council Members Della Volpe, Campen, and Brown)
O-196-2015
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Appropriate $800 from Community Improvement Fund to Knox County Public Library Foundation
Ordinance No. O-196-2015
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of
$800.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to the Knox
County Public Library Foundation to be utilized toward the project to create a digital
archive of the Knoxville News Sentinel.(Requested by Council Members Grieve,
Campen, Brown, and Saunders)
O-197-2015
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Appropriate $250 from Community Improvement Fund to Knox Heritage, Inc.
Ordinance No. O-197-2015
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of
$250.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Knox
Heritage, Inc., toward the cost of hosting the East Tennessee Preservation Conference,
October 22-24.(Requested by Council Member Grieve)
O-198-2015
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Appropriate $250 from Community Improvement Fund to Kingston Pike-Sequoyah Hills Assoc.
Ordinance No. O-198-2015
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of
$250.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to the
Kingston Pike-Sequoyah Hills Association to be utilized toward planting willow oak trees
in the park mall area.(Requested by Council Member Della Volpe)
R-323-2015
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Appoint Pat Harmon to City Property Naming Committee
A Resolution appointing Pat Harmon to serve as the First District's representative to the
City of Knoxville Public Property Naming Committee.(Requested by Vice Mayor Pavlis)
R-324-2015
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Confirm appointment of Curtis Casciano to the City Tree Board
A Resolution confirming the appointment of Curtis Casciano to the City Tree
Board.(Requested by Mayor)
R-325-2015
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Confirm appointment of Shana K. Love to the Knoxville Solicitations Board
A Resolution confirming the appointment of Shana K. Love to the Knoxville Solicitations
Board.(Requested by Mayor)
R-326-2015
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Accept $2,500 grant from Knox County Health Dept. for Project Diabetes
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to
accept a grant award of $2,500.00, to be utilized by the Employee Benefits Department,
with no required match, from the Knox County Health Department to fund Project
Diabetes program implementation.(Requested by Employee Benefits)
R-327-2015
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Execute agreement with D. R. Phillips, LLC for stream restoration project
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with D. R. Phillips, LLC, in
an amount not to exceed $366,280.07 for the Cavalier Avenue and Ulster Avenue Stream
Restoration Project.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
R-328-2015
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Amend contract with Vaughn & Melton for Sevier Avenue Improvements Project
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Contract No. C-15-0180 with Vaughn &
Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the Sevier Avenue Improvements Project,
increasing the contract price by $56,000.00 for a new contract total of
$307,095.00.(Requested by Office of Redevelopment and Engineering)
R-329-2015
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Agree with Tennessee Valley Title Insurance Co. for corridor improvements
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Tennessee Valley
Title Insurance Company for real estate title examination and closing services for the
Blount Avenue/Sevier Avenue Corridor Improvements Project, for an amount not to
exceed $75,000.00.(Requested by Office of Redevelopment and Engineering)
R-330-2015
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Authorize IDB to accept payments in lieu of taxes for Brookvale Lane property
A resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to
negotiate and accept from AmeriTeam Services, LLC and Brookvale II, LLC payments in
lieu of ad valorem taxes with respect to real and personal property to be located at 6014
and 6016 Brookvale Lane, and finding that such payments are deemed to be in the
furtherance of the public purposes of the Industrial Development Board as defined in
Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-52-305.(Requested by Office of Redevelopment)
R-331-2015
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Execute agreement with Design & Construction Svcs. for KPD security fence
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Design & Construction
Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $238,054.61 for the installation of a security
fence for the perimeter of the Knoxville Police Department Public Safety
Building.(Requested by Knoxville Police Department)
R-332-2015
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Execute agreement with Design & Construction Svcs. for Solid Waste Transfer Facility
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Design & Construction
Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $203,053.00 for the removal and replacement
of Compactor #1 and rebuilding of Press Pit and Pit Paddle at the City of Knoxville Solid
Waste Transfer Facility located at 1033 Elm Street.(Requested by Public Service
Department)
R-333-2015
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Move Council and Beer Board meetings from Dec 22 to Dec 17, 2015
A Resolution of the Council of the City of Knoxville moving its regularly scheduled Council
and Beer Board meetings from December 22, 2015 to December 17, 2015.(Requested
by Vice Mayor Pavlis and Beer Board Chair Palmer)
Amend Chapter 7.5, Article II, Section 7.5-62 of Knoxville City Code
An Ordinance to amend Chapter 7.5, Article II, Section 7.5-62 of the Knoxville City Code
relative to the Rules of Procedure.(Requested by Vice Mayor Pavlis)
Amend Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Regulations for directory signs
An Ordinance to amend the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Regulations,
regarding certain regulations for directory signs. (MPC approved 11-0-1) (File No. 9-A-
15-OA)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Close portion of Old Callahan Drive and issue quitclaim deeds
An Ordinance to close a portion of Old Callahan Drive from the northwest corner of parcel
067 EA 012 to the southeast corner of parcel 067 EA 012, and authorizing the Mayor to
execute quitclaim deeds to the adjacent property owners, Robert G. Campbell &
Associates, Applicant. (MPC Approved 11-0-1) (File No. 9-A-15-SC) (Third
District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Rezone property on Ogden St./W. Magnolia Ave. from C-3 to C-2
An Ordinance to rezone property on the southwest side of Ogden Street, southeast side
of W. Magnolia Avenue, from C-3 (General Commercial) District to C-2 (Central
Business) District, The Courtland Group, LLC, Applicant. (MPC Approved 12-0) (MPC
File No. 9-B-15-RZ) (Sixth District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Rezone property on Emory Pl./King St. from C-3 to C-2
An Ordinance to rezone property on the southeast side of Emory Place, northeast side of
King Street, from C-3 (General Commercial) District to C-2 (Central Business) District,
John C. Texada, Applicant. (MPC Approved 11-0-1) (MPC File No. 9-E-15-RZ) (Sixth
District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
