Approve minutes of previous meeting
Minutes of the February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Debbie Helsley
City of Knoxville · City Council
On March 4, 2025, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council recorded 18 published decisions. Each links to its place in the official minutes.
Official minutes (PDF) →Absent: Lauren Rider (2 of 7 recorded votes)
Minutes of the February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Debbie Helsley
Announcement of Agenda and Consent Items 11j (Certificate of Compliance) and 11k (Pensions)
A Resolution rescheduling the Beer Board and City Council meetings of April 15, 2025 to April 29, 2025.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Gresham Smith to provide professional design services for the Magnolia Avenue Intersections Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $359,785.00.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by Andrew Roberto
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary from Miovision Technologies Incorporated for the purchase of vehicle detection system hardware utilized at signalized intersections throughout the City for an initial one-year term with up to two one-year renewal options thereafter, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per year.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend the contract with Integrated Response Systems, LLC for the on-call maintenance and repair of the City's inductive vehicle detection loops for traffic signals, increasing the annual contract amount by $25,000.00 for a new total annual contract amount not to exceed $70,000.00.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with U.S. Bank National Association for comprehensive banking services for a term of four years at an annual cost not to exceed $40,000.00.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Lynne Fugate · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to award an amount not to exceed $1,059,400.00 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund to Historic Giffin, LP, for the development of 36 affordable rental housing units to be located at 1834 Beech Street.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Debbie Helsley
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to award an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 in Historic Preservation Program funds to Jennifer Hattar and Khalid Hattar to support property improvements to historic property located at 217 E. Scott Avenue, within the limits of the City of Knoxville.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by Lynne Fugate
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Lakeshore Park Conservancy in order to provide budgetary support for janitorial and mowing costs associated with managing Lakeshore Park, in an annual amount not to exceed $216,395.00.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by Charles Thomas
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Purple Horse Hospitality to provide golf management services at Whittle Springs Golf Course and Knoxville Municipal Golf Course, for an annual amount not to exceed $280,000.00.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Seema Singh · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution approving the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance to S Central Package, LLC d/b/a Corks Wine & Spirits relative to its application to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) for a license to operate a liquor store in the City.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →A Resolution granting pensions in certain amounts per month to certain individuals, employees of the City of Knoxville as set forth in the exhibit attached hereto.
Motion to approve the resolution
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Lauren Rider
Follow & discuss this decision →An Emergency Ordinance to amend the operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 24/25.
Motion to divide the question into three questions: appropriations for capital funds, appropriations for operating funds, and appropriations for personnel positions
Moved by Amelia Parker · seconded by Seema Singh
Motion to approve the ordinance
Moved by Tommy Smith · seconded by Gwen McKenzie
An Ordinance appropriating the total sum of $21,394.06 from the Parks and Recreation Department's Grants and Benevolence Fund and donating same for completed projects to various qualified organizations as part of the Challenge Grant Award Program.
Motion to approve the ordinance
Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by Andrew Roberto
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. O-107-2019, known and cited as The City of Knoxville Zoning Code, to remove a previously approved planned district (C) designation from property located at 0 Millard Beets Road, Millard Beets Development LLC, Applicant. (Planning Commission Approved 13-0)(File No. 2-C-25-SU) (Council District 2) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning)
Motion to approve the ordinance
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by Gwen McKenzie
An Ordinance to change to base zoning classification of property located at 6200 Papermill Drive from C-G-3 (General Commercial) to C-H-2 (Highway Commercial), Benjamin C. Mullins, Applicant. (Planning Commission Approved 15-0 Consent) (File No. 2-G-25-RZ) (Council District 2) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning)
Motion to approve the ordinance
Moved by Andrew Roberto · seconded by Charles Thomas