City of Knoxville · City Council
On December 19, 2017, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council recorded 29 published decisions. Each links to its place in the official minutes.
Official minutes (PDF) →Our summary — not the record
The City Council of Knoxville met to approve minutes from previous meetings and adopt the agenda. Several resolutions were approved, primarily confirming appointments to various city boards and committees. The council also passed ordinances to close an alley and rezone a commercial property, and approved agreements for governmental relations services, grant acceptance for childhood obesity programs, affordable housing development, ADA transition plan documentation, road intersection improvements, engineering services for a park project, and amendments to existing contracts for streetscape work and building repairs. Additionally, a lease for fire department office space and agreements for fuel and waste disposal services were authorized.
Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.
Tuesday, December 05, 2017 Saturday, December 16, 2017
Motion to: approve the minutes of the December 5, 2017 Regular Meeting and December 16th, 2017 Special Meeting of City Council.
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution approving the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance to Alcoa Highway Liquors, relative to its application to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission to renew its license to operate a liquor store in the City.(Requested by Finance Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution approving the appointment of the members of City Council's Audit Committee.(Requested by Vice Mayor)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the reappointment of Michael C. Thomas to the Better Building Board of the City of Knoxville.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the reappointments of Sarah Glass, Ronnie Nease, Karen Pappas and Dr. Marcy Souza to the Knoxville Animal Control Board.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Stephanie Welch · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution electing Adrienne Simpson-Brown to the Knoxville Utilities Board of Commissioners.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the reappointments of Dale Madden, Craig Walker and Thomas Welborn and the appointments of Jenny Arthur, Andrew Caylor and Daniel Steinhoff to the Knoxville Tree Board.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Mark Campen
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the appointments of Sheryl Ely and Chad Weth to the Knoxville City Golf Course Advisory Committee.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by George C. Wallace · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the reappointment of Linda Gay Blanc to the City Pension Board.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution confirming the appointment of Jason E. Legg to the Board of the Public Building Authority.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to close an unnamed alley from West Emerald Avenue to West Oldham Avenue, subject to one condition, and authorizing the Mayor to execute quitclaim deeds to the adjacent property owners, North Knoxville Baptist Church, Applicant. (MPC Approved 15-0) (File No. 11-A-17-AC) (Fifth District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Moved by Mark Campen · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to rezone property located on the southeast side of Moss Grove Boulevard, south of Kingston Pike, from PC-1 (Retail and Office Park) to C-6 (General Commercial Park) District, subject to one condition, Tim Dwyer, Leesman Engineering, Applicant (MPC approved 14-1) (MPC File No. 10-J-17-RZ) (Second District)(Requested by Metropolitan Planning Commission)
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Fred D. (Tony) Thompson, Jr. in the amount of $55,000.00 to provide governmental relations services for the City of Knoxville.(Requested by Law Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a 2018 United States Conference of Mayors Grant for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs in the amount of $120,000.00, with no local match required, to fund the Neighborhoods to Nature Program.(Requested by Mayor Rogero)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with The Restoration House of East Tennessee, Inc. to award $180,000.00 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund for the development of twelve affordable housing units for low-income, single- mother households, to be located at 2205 Village Place Way.(Requested by Community Development Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Helen Ross McNabb Center, Inc. to award $300,000.00 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund for the development of ten affordable housing units for homeless veterans, to be located at 3720 Middlebrook Pike.(Requested by Community Development Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a letter to the Tennessee Department of Transportation outlining the City's Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.(Requested by Community Development Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Twin K Construction, Inc. for the Merchant Drive/Clinton Highway Intersection Improvements Project for an amount not to exceed $3,365,000.01.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
Moved by Mark Campen · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the Urban Wilderness Gateway Project for an amount not to exceed $184,500.00.(Requested by Department of Engineering)
Moved by George C. Wallace · seconded by Stephanie Welch
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Contract No. C-14-0059 with CDM Smith, Inc. for design modifications to the Old City Streetscape Improvement Project along W. Jackson Avenue, increasing the contract amount by $71,900.00 for a new contract amount of $350,300.00 and extending the date of completion.(Requested by Office of Redevelopment and Department of Engineering)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Stephanie Welch
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend contract C-17-0336 with Anderson Lumber Company, Inc. to increase the scope of work on the Sanitary Laundry building to remove windows and panels that are not properly anchored resulting in an additional cost of $49,361.00 for a new contract amount not to exceed $613,512.00 and to extend the term of the contract an additional thirty days.(Requested by Office of Redevelopment)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Rogers Petroleum, Inc. for the provision of bulk fuels for vehicles and equipment managed by the Fleet Services Department and Knoxville Area Transit for an initial term of six months at an estimated cost per term of $1,653,895.00.(Requested by Department of Finance)
Moved by Marshall Stair · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Hill Avenue Partners, LLC to lease office space at CityScape (formerly known as Regency Business Park) for a term of three years to be used for administrative offices of the Knoxville Fire Department for a rental amount of $94,753.68 per year and a common area maintenance fee of $18,081.00 per year for a total annual contract price of $112,835.12.(Requested by Knoxville Fire Department)
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by Stephanie Welch
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with C.M. Henley Company, LLC d/b/a Rackley Company East TN for the Fire Station #18 Fascia Repair and Painting Project at a cost not to exceed $42,435.00.(Requested by Public Service Department)
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend Document No. C-17-0369, an Agreement with Baseline Sports Construction, LLC., for additional work regarding the Kyle Testerman Tennis Courts Enhancement Project for an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.(Requested by Department of Parks and Recreation)
Moved by George C. Wallace · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Knoxville Landfills, LLC to provide waste disposal services for any construction and demolition waste delivered from the City's Solid Waste Transfer Facility.(Requested by Public Service Department)
Moved by George C. Wallace · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend the current agreement between the City of Knoxville and Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc. to address the City exceeding the 5% enrollment in backdoor garbage collection, private drives and narrow streets not being referenced in the current contract, and excessive amounts of waste in the Fort Sanders area during special events at the University of Tennessee for an additional annual amount not to exceed $101,088.00.(Requested by Public Service Department)
Moved by Lauren Rider · seconded by Finbarr Saunders
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance to amend Knoxville City Code, Chapter 24, Article I, Section 24-3, "Interest and Penalty on Delinquent Taxes."(Requested by Finance Department)
Approved on First Reading
Moved by Finbarr Saunders · seconded by George C. Wallace
Follow & discuss this decision →An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $12,769.32 from the Save our Sons fund to the YWCA to support two Project Reach service-learning internships.(Requested by Community Relations)
Approved on First Reading
Moved by George C. Wallace · seconded by Mark Campen
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