City of Knoxville · City Council
On August 2, 2016, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council recorded 32 published decisions. Each links to its place in the official minutes.
Official minutes (PDF) →Absent: George C. Wallace (all 4 recorded votes)
Minutes from the July 19, 2016 Regular Meeting of City Council.
Motion to approve the minutes from the July 19, 2016 Regular Meeting of City Council.
Moved by Brenda Palmer · seconded by Nick Pavlis
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance approving the request of Samuel J. Furrow for an amendment to the Southwest County Sector Plan from C (Commercial) and O (Office) to C (Commercial) for property located on the southwest side of Cogdill Road, south of Parkside Drive. (MPC Approved 8-6) (File No. 4-C-16-SP) (Second District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Ordinance approving the request of Samuel J. Furrow for an amendment to the Southwest County Sector Plan.
Moved by Duane Grieve · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
An Ordinance approving the request of Samuel J Furrow for a One Year Plan amendment from GC (General Commercial) and O (Office) to GC (General Commercial) for property located on the southwest side of Cogdill Road, south of Parkside Drive. (MPC Approved 9-5) (File No. 4-D-16-PA) (Second District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Ordinance approving the request of Samuel J Furrow for a One Year Plan amendment.
Moved by Duane Grieve · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
An Ordinance to rezone property located on the southwest side of Cogdill Road, south of Parkside Drive, from C-6 (General Commercial Park) District (with conditions) and O-1 (Office, Medical, and Related Services) District (with conditions) to C-6 (General Commercial Park) District (with four specific conditions), Samuel J Furrow, Applicant. (MPC Approved 9-5) (MPC File No. 4-H-16-RZ) (Second District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Ordinance to rezone property located on the southwest side of Cogdill Road, south of Parkside Drive.
Moved by Duane Grieve · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
A Resolution approving the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance to On The Rocks, LLC relative to its application to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to renew its license to operate a liquor store in the City.(Requested by Department of Finance)
Resolution approving the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance to On The Rocks, LLC to renew its license to operate a liquor store.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $1,546.62 per month to Donald R. Davis, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $1,546.62 per month to Donald R. Davis, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $1,809.60 per month to Vicki Dagnan, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $1,809.60 per month to Vicki Dagnan, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $1,014.66 per month to David P. Rekstis, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $1,014.66 per month to David P. Rekstis, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $811.88 per month to Ronald J. Hickman, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $811.88 per month to Ronald J. Hickman, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $1,041.45 per month to Robert J. Edmonds, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $1,041.45 per month to Robert J. Edmonds, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting a pension of $1,301.95 per month (defined benefit only) to Susan Kay, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board)
Resolution granting a pension of $1,301.95 per month (defined benefit only) to Susan Kay, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →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 Kiwanis International Project Fund of Northside Knoxville Kiwanis Club to be utilized toward sponsorship of the 2016 Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale Event.(Requested by Councilmember Pavlis)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $250.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Kiwanis International Project Fund of Northside Knoxville Kiwanis Club.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $1,000.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to East Tennessee Community Design Center acting as fiscal agent on behalf of Lake Forest Neighborhood Association to be utilized toward the Hastie Natural Area neighborhood entrance sign project.(Requested by Councilmember Pavlis)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $1,000.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to East Tennessee Community Design Center.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →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 Girl Talk, Inc. to be utilized toward program development and support for the expanding program.(Requested by Councilmember Saunders)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $250.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Girl Talk, Inc.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $700.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Knoxville Symphony Society, Inc. to be utilized toward providing in-school performances for Knoxville schools.(Requested by Councilmembers Brown and Saunders)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $700.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Knoxville Symphony Society, Inc.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →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 Beaumont Magnet Academy to be utilized toward equipment for a new theater arts class.(Requested by Councilmember Brown)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $250.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Beaumont Magnet Academy.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $500.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Project Grad Knoxville, Inc., acting as fiscal agent on behalf of Elston Turner Basketball Camp to be utilized toward supplies and mailing costs.(Requested by Councilmember Brown)
Emergency Ordinance appropriating $500.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Project Grad Knoxville, Inc.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville by amending Article VII, Section 702 so as to change the date of City primary elections from the last Tuesday in September to the last Tuesday in August, to be held in odd-numbered years.(Requested by Councilmember Della Volpe)
Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville by amending Article VII, Section 702 so as to change the date of City primary elections.
Moved by Nick Della Volpe · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, specifically chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, “An act to incorporate the City of Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee, and to define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act,” and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article XIII of said Charter, entitled “Pensions,” as previously amended, so as to provide for payments to an alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order in accordance with a change in state law and to bring the provisions of the system related to military service in full compliance with federal law, and further providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee.(Requested by Mayor and Pension Board)
Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, Article XIII (Pensions), to provide for payments to an alternate payee and to comply with federal law regarding military service.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Nick Pavlis
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, specifically chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, “An act to incorporate the City of Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee, and to define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act,” and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article XIII of said Charter, entitled “Pensions,” as previously amended, so as to revise the default death benefit provisions and to clarify disability benefits, and further providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee.(Requested by Mayor and Pension Board)
Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, Article XIII (Pensions), to revise default death benefit and clarify disability benefits.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Nick Della Volpe
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, specifically chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, “An act to incorporate the City of Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee, and to define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act,” and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article XIII of said Charter, entitled “Pensions,” as previously amended, so as to revise the provisions related to adoption of supplemental plan provisions, and further providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee.(Requested by Mayor and Pension Board)
Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, Article XIII (Pensions), to revise provisions related to adoption of supplemental plan provisions.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Nick Della Volpe
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution approving an Appeal by John Daniel of the Board of Zoning Appeals' decision to deny a variance to increase the maximum permitted wall signage size from 81 square feet to 148 square feet, per submitted plan to permit installation of wall signage in a C-6 (General Commercial Park) District, property located 570 East Emory Road, John Daniel, Applicant. BZA File No. 6-C-16-VA (BZA denied 3-0) (Fifth District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Motion to deny the appeal by John Daniel of the Board of Zoning Appeals' decision.
Moved by Duane Grieve · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a multi-party agreement with the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee and Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation to support the Case Management Program, located in the KCDC elderly/disabled housing and focused on homelessness prevention, in the amount of $187,500.00, with the City's portion not to exceed $156,250.00.(Requested by Community Development Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a multi-party agreement with the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee and Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation to support the Case Management Program.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Daniel T. Brown
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the University of Tennessee College of Social Work to provide enhanced KnoxHMIS support for the Office on Homelessness, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.(Requested by Community Development Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the University of Tennessee College of Social Work to provide enhanced KnoxHMIS support for the Office on Homelessness.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Brenda Palmer
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents on behalf of the City of Knoxville necessary to purchase a permanent drainage easement and a temporary construction easement within certain real property located at 301 Maple Loop Road from Sherry A. Taylor for $3,175.00 to alleviate flooding on Maple Loop Road.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute documents to purchase a permanent drainage easement and a temporary construction easement at 301 Maple Loop Road from Sherry A. Taylor.
Moved by Nick Pavlis · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $212,250.00 for the Kingston Pike Complete Connections Project.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Kingston Pike Complete Connections Project.
Moved by Nick Della Volpe · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Contract No. C-16-0012 with Renascent, Inc. for the Lakeshore Park Site Demolition Project, increasing the contract amount by $33,225.32 for a total contract amount of $538,340.15 and extending the date of completion.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Contract No. C-16-0012 with Renascent, Inc. for the Lakeshore Park Site Demolition Project.
Moved by Duane Grieve · seconded by Nick Della Volpe
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver a license agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc. for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, operating and using a fiber optic telecommunications network within the City of Knoxville’s public rights-of-way, subject to certain terms, conditions and limitations.(Requested by Information Systems)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver a license agreement with ExteNet Systems, Inc. for constructing, maintaining, operating and using a fiber optic telecommunications network.
Moved by Brenda Palmer · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Document No. C-09-0129 with Lasercraft, Inc. to extend the term of the original agreement for an additional sixty days to allow the City staff time to negotiate a new contract with the most responsive proposer for the City's Automated Red Light Enforcement System Initiative.(Requested by Knoxville Police Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Document No. C-09-0129 with Lasercraft, Inc. to extend the term of the original agreement.
Moved by Brenda Palmer · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Knox County to accept $26,000.00 as a subrecipient of the 2015 Homeland Security Grant in order to purchase a Bomb Suit.(Requested by Knoxville Police Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Knox County to accept $26,000.00 as a subrecipient of the 2015 Homeland Security Grant to purchase a Bomb Suit.
Moved by Nick Della Volpe · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police to coordinate Internet Crimes Against Children investigation training pursuant to a grant from the State of Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs in an amount not to exceed $50,678.00(Requested by Knoxville Police Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police to coordinate Internet Crimes Against Children investigation training.
Moved by Brenda Palmer · seconded by Nick Della Volpe
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file a grant application with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division, to provide funding for the purchase and installation of trees in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 with a City match of $20,000.00 and authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to accept such a grant.(Requested by Public Service Department)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file a grant application with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division, and to execute documents to accept the grant.
Moved by Mark Campen · seconded by Nick Della Volpe
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