City of Knoxville, TN City Council — Votes — Doug Lloyd, year 2026

Meeting	Agenda item	Doug Lloyd’s vote	Disposition	Tally	Badges
Sep 29, 2026	Approve application for Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center grant R-272-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept the 2026 Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the amount of $300,000.00, with no required local match, for funding of the Knoxville Police Department's Forensic Unit to enhance gun crime investigations and prosecutions. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Sep 15, 2026	Agreement with TBI for Internet Crimes Against Children conference grant R-261-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to support the Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force by coordinating one annual training conference, pursuant to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, in an annual amount not to exceed $130,000.00, with an option to renew the agreement for two additional one-year periods upon written agreement by the parties. Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	7-0-0-2	Unanimous
Aug 18, 2026	Apply for DOJ grant for law enforcement recruitment initiative R-236-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award, in the amount of $200,000.00, with no required local match, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Community Oriented Policing Services, to be used to support the development, implementation, and expansion of an innovative law enforcement recruitment, hiring and retention initiative. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Aug 4, 2026	Apply for Downtown Knoxville Alliance funding for Mounted Unit R-220-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept funding from the Downtown Knoxville Alliance, in the amount of $10,000, with no required match, to purchase equipment and provide care for the Knoxville Police Department’s Mounted Unit. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-1-0-0	Split
Aug 4, 2026	Apply for Downtown Knoxville Alliance funding for cameras R-218-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept funding from the Downtown Knoxville Alliance, in the amount of $31,069.84, with no required match, to purchase cameras for the Downtown/Market Square area. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-1-0-0	Split
Jul 21, 2026	Resolution to apply for and accept grant for School Resource Officer Program R-204-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award from the State of Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00 for the School Resource Officer Program, with no local match, to be used for expenses such as training, equipment, salary and benefits for School Resource Officers at six Knox County Schools. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jul 21, 2026	Resolution to apply for and accept Byrne Discretionary Grant award R-203-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documentation necessary to apply for and accept FY2026 Discretionary Community Projects Grant/Byrne Discretionary Grant award, in the amount of $675,000.00, with no required local match, from the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to support the Tennessee ICAC Task Force, to be used for expenses such as training, equipment, and software for the enhancement of Child Exploitation Investigation Support. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jul 21, 2026	Resolution to accept potential DHS Fire Prevention and Safety grant R-202-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to accept, if awarded, a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program in an amount not exceed $606,071.42 with a 5% City in-kind match of $30,303.58 to support Community Risk Reduction Programming, administered by the Knoxville Fire Department. (Requested by Fire Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jul 21, 2026	Resolution to accept potential FEMA AFG grant for Fire Department R-201-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to accept, if awarded, a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program in an amount not to exceed $499,000.00 with a required City match of $49,900.00 in order to enhance KFD’S emergency response capabilities as well as other eligible projects as approved by FEMA. (Requested by Fire Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 23, 2026	Authorize application for FY2026 Office for Victims of Crimes grant R-177-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a FY2026 Office for Victims of Crimes grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, in the amount of $500,000.00, with no required local match, to support the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	7-0-1-1
May 26, 2026	Accept HIDTA grant for Police Department overtime R-146-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to accept an Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area grant in the amount of $109,000.00, with no required matching funds, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, as part of the multi-jurisdictional law enforcement agency efforts in combating narcotics crimes, to be used to fund officer overtime pay. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
May 26, 2026	Accept grant for Fire Department PPE R-145-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to apply for and, if awarded, accept a grant from the Thompson Charitable Foundation in the amount of $25,000.00 for specialized Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Knoxville Fire Department. (Requested by Fire Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Apr 28, 2026	Apply for grant for public safety innovation R-124-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award of up to $50,000.00, with no required local match, from the University of Virginia Center for Public Safety and Justice and the Howard and Carol Safir Foundation to address forward-thinking innovation in public safety. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Apr 28, 2026	Apply for 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant R-123-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply jointly with Knox County for the 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award of $156,082.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice for improved operation of the criminal justice system, and if such application is approved, authorizing the Mayor to accept such a grant award. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Mar 31, 2026	Accept DOJ grant for gun crime forensic investigations R-98-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept the 2025 Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the amount of $300,000.00, with no required local match, for funding of the Knoxville Police Department's Forensic Unit to enhance gun crime investigations and prosecutions. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 31, 2026	Accept Highway Safety Office grant for traffic enforcement/safety programs R-97-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to apply for and accept a grant award from the State of Tennessee Highway Safety Office in the amount of $250,000.00, with no required match, to support Traffic Enforcement, Traffic Safety and Safe Community Programs. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 31, 2026	Accept Highway Safety Office grant for pedestrian safety overtime R-96-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office in the amount of $35,000.00, with no required local match, to provide overtime funding for pedestrian safety campaigns. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 31, 2026	Accept Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council grant R-95-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award of up to $1,600,000.00, with no required local match, from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council for substance abuse advocacy and prevention, and for combating overdose deaths. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 31, 2026	Extend Victims of Crime Act grant for one year R-94-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to extend for one year the Victims of Crime Act grant from the State of Tennessee, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, for an additional amount of $150,535.00, with no required local match. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 17, 2026	Accept Project Safe Neighborhoods grant for gun violence prevention equipment R-83-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs, in the amount of $47,608.00, with no required matching funds, to be used to purchase equipment and supplies used in programs designed to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent and gun crimes. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Mar 17, 2026	Fund Helen Ross McNabb Center therapy services for high-risk individuals R-74-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Helen Ross McNabb Center, Inc. to provide individual and group therapy to individuals identified as being at high risk for involvement in community-based violence and enrolled in outreach and/or life coaching, for an annual amount not to exceed $121,000.00. (Requested by Office of Community Safety and Empowerment) Public safety Item history →	No	Adopted	6-3-0-0	Split
Mar 17, 2026	Fund C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Ministries violence-prevention case management services R-73-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Ministries to provide individual case management, wraparound social services and emergency relocation support to individuals at high-risk for being involved in community-based violence for an annual amount not to exceed $186,100.00. (Requested by Office of Community Safety and Empowerment) Public safety Item history →	No	Adopted	6-2-1-0	Split
Mar 17, 2026	Amend city code to adjust classification and compensation plans O-16-2026 — An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville to amend Chapter 2, Article III, Division 2, Section 2-450 of the Knoxville City Code to adjust the classification and compensation plans. (Requested by Human Resources Department) Personnel & appointments Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Accept Internet Crimes Against Children grant funding R-84-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept the 2027-2029 Internet Crimes Against Children grant in the amount of $720,000.00 from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs, with no required local match, for the purpose of supporting the national mission of the Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement agencies in developing and maintaining an effective response to cyber crimes involving children. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Rezone 3010 Greenway Drive from RN-1 to RN-3 2-C-26-RZ — An Ordinance to change the base zoning classification of property located at 3010 Greenway Drive from RN-1 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood) district to RN-3 (General Residential Neighborhood) district, leaving all special purpose and overlay districts unchanged, Andrew Davis, Applicant. (Planning staff recommended approval; Planning Commission Approved 14-0) (File No. 2-C-26-RZ) (Council District 4) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Rezone 0 Washington Pike from Office to Neighborhood Commercial 2-D-26-RZ — An Ordinance to change the base zoning classification of property located at 0 Washington Pike from O (Office) district to C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) district, Taylor D. Forrester, Applicant. (Planning staff recommended approval; Planning Commission Approved 14-0 Consent) (File No. 2-D-26-RZ) (Council District 4) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Amend East City Sector Plan land use designation for Bill Williams Ave/N. Broadway 1-B-26-SP — An Ordinance approving the request of Heyoh Architecture for an amendment to the East City Sector Plan from Traditional Neighborhood Residential to Medium Density Residential/Office for property located at 0 Bill Williams Avenue and a portion of property located at 2802 N. Broadway, leaving the existing MU-SD (Mixed Use - Special District) designation unchanged. (Planning staff recommended approval; Planning Commission Approved 14-0) (File No. 1-B-26-SP) (Council District 4) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Amend One Year Plan land use designation for Bill Williams Ave/N. Broadway 1-C-26-PA — An Ordinance approving the request of Heyoh Architecture for an amendment to the One Year Plan from Traditional Neighborhood Residential to Medium Density Residential/Office for property located at 0 Bill Williams Avenue and for a portion of property located at 2802 N. Broadway, leaving the existing MU-SD (Mixed Use - Special District) designation unchanged. (Planning staff recommended approval; Planning Commission Approved 14-0) (File No. 1-C-26-PA) (Council District 4) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Mar 17, 2026	Rezone Bill Williams Ave/N. Broadway properties to RN-6 multi-family 1-I-26-RZ — An Ordinance to change the base zoning classification of property located at 0 Bill Williams Avenue and at 2802 N. Broadway from C-G-2 (General Commercial) district and O (Office) district to RN-6 (Multi-Family Residential Neighborhood) district, leaving all special purpose and overlay districts unchanged, Heyoh Architecture, Applicant. (Planning staff recommended approval of a different zone; Planning Commission Approved 14-0) (File No. 1-I-26-RZ) (Council District 4) (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history → Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Feb 17, 2026	Apply for up to $300,000 state grant for fire department rescue equipment R-53-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to apply for and, if awarded, accept a grant from the State of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance in an amount up to $300,000.00 to purchase personal protective equipment, trauma medical kits, and essential rescue equipment for the Knoxville Fire Department Special Operations and Technical Rescue teams as part of the State's Rescue Squad Grant Program. (Requested by Fire Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Feb 17, 2026	Award up to $23,950 in Youth Violence Prevention Week microgrants to eight organizations R-48-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to award a total amount not to exceed $23,950.00 in Youth Violence Prevention Week Microgrants Program grants to support programming to eight community-based organizations in the City. (Requested by Office of Community Safety and Empowerment) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Feb 17, 2026	Award up to $140,000 in Community Safety and Empowerment grants to 11 organizations R-47-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to award a total amount not to exceed $140,000.00 in Community Safety and Empowerment grants to support programming to 11 community-based organizations in the City. (Requested by Office of Community Safety and Empowerment) Public safety Item history →	No	Adopted	8-1-0-0	Split
Jan 6, 2026	Apply for and accept grant from DOJ for ICAC Task Force R-9-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award of $631,577.00, with no local match, from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, for continued funding of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous

Sep 29, 2026

Approve application for Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center grant R-272-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept the 2026 Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the amount of $300,000.00, with no required local match, for funding of the Knoxville Police Department's Forensic Unit to enhance gun crime investigations and prosecutions. (Requested by Police Department) Public safety Item history →

Aye

Adopted

8-0-0-1

Unanimous

Sep 15, 2026

Agreement with TBI for Internet Crimes Against Children conference grant R-261-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to support the Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force by coordinating one annual training conference, pursuant to a grant from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, in an annual amount not to exceed $130,000.00, with an option to renew the agreement for two additional one-year periods upon written agreement by the parties. Public safety Item history →

Aye

Adopted

7-0-0-2

Unanimous