City of Knoxville, TN City Council — Votes — Tommy Smith, year 2024

Meeting	Agenda item	Tommy Smith’s vote	Disposition	Tally	Badges
Dec 10, 2024	Authorize Industrial Development Board to negotiate PILOT for North Broadway/Stone Street R-337-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to negotiate and accept from McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc, or an affiliate thereof (“Applicant”), payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (“PILOT”) with respect to certain real property located at 625 North Broadway and 750 Stone Street, and finding that such payments are deemed to be in furtherance of the public purposes of the Board as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-53-305.(Requested by Administration) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Dec 10, 2024	Appropriate $23,650 from Community Improvement Fund for community agencies O-142-2024 — An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $23,650.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Community Agencies and Organizations as set forth in the attachment.(Requested by Vice Mayor Smith and Councilmembers Roberto, Singh, Rider, Thomas, McKenzie, Fugate, and Parker) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Absent	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Nov 26, 2024	Authorize PILOT payments for 0 W. Hill Ave & 0 Locust Street R-322-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to negotiate and accept from Origin Development Partners LLC, or an affiliate thereof (“Applicant”), payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (“PILOT”) with respect to certain real property located at 0 W. Hill Ave and 0 Locust Street in the City of Knoxville, Tennessee and finding that such payments are deemed to be in furtherance of the public purposes of the Board as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-53-305.(Requested by Administration) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Nov 26, 2024	Amend hotel occupancy tax amount and uses O-136-2024 — An Ordinance to amend the Knoxville City Code Chapter 16, Article XIII, to amend the amount of the hotel occupancy tax imposed by the City and to amend the permitted uses of the proceeds of such tax.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	6-0-0-3	Unanimous
Nov 12, 2024	Award Affordable Rental Development Funds to The Village at Inskip GP, LLC R-316-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to award an amount not to exceed $1,440,000.00 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund to The Village at Inskip GP, LLC, for the development of 48 affordable rental housing units to be located at 520 Inskip Village Way (Parcel ID No. 069 PE 01801) as more specifically described herein.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Nov 12, 2024	Authorize Mayor to agreement with KCDC for ARPA funds for affordable housing R-315-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation regarding the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, in an amount not to exceed $2,273,351.77, to support the acquisition and development of affordable housing within the City of Knoxville.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Nov 12, 2024	Authorize Mayor to agreement with UT College of Social Work for KnoxHMIS support R-314-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the University of Tennessee College of Social Work to provide for enhanced KnoxHMIS support for the Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Nov 12, 2024	Authorize Mayor to agreement with UT College of Social Work for Coordinated Entry System R-313-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the University of Tennessee College of Social Work to support a Coordinated Entry System for standardized intake, assessment and referral for use by local service providers of shelter and housing programs as a resource for individuals and families seeking assistance, shelter and housing in the Knoxville community, in an amount not to exceed $90,452.00.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Oct 15, 2024	Apply for HUD Continuum of Care planning grant. R-286-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and accept a grant award in the amount of $124,344.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Continuum of Care planning grant to support CoC planning activities, with a required local match of 25%.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Oct 15, 2024	Authorize PILOT payments for property at 516 and 0 W. Vine Avenue. R-280-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to negotiate and accept from City Summit LLC, or an affiliate thereof, payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (“PILOT”) with respect to certain real property located at 516 and 0 W. Vine Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee, and finding that such payments are deemed to be in furtherance of the public purposes of the Board as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-53-305.(Requested by Urban Design and Development) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	7-1-0-1	Split
Oct 1, 2024	Authorize Mayor to apply for and accept Connected Communities 2.0 grant 11-q — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents necessary to apply for and, if awarded, accept a Connected Communities 2.0 grant from the Department of Energy in an amount not to exceed $5,600,000.00, with a local match of in-kind staff time, to create technology innovations that support increased energy efficiency for homes, commercial buildings, and an electric system that is flexible and resilient.(Requested by Office of Sustainability) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Absent	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Oct 1, 2024	Amend Operating and Capital budgets for fiscal year 24/25 9-a — An Ordinance to amend the Operating and Capital budgets for fiscal year 24/25.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-1-0-0	Split
Oct 1, 2024	Approve Certificate of Compliance for Mapco Express Inc. d/b/a Mapco #3697 for wine license 11-r — A Resolution approving the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance to Mapco Express Inc. d/b/a Mapco #3697 relative to its application to the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Retail Food Store Wine License.(Requested by Finance Department) Contracts & purchasing Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $5,619.00/month to Christopher S. Baldwin of KPD 11-s — A Resolution granting a pension of $5,619.00 per month to Christopher S. Baldwin, an employee of the Knoxville Police Department.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $4,217.88/month to Donald W. Tipton, Jr. of KFD 11-t — A Resolution granting a pension of $4,217.88 per month to Donald W. Tipton, Jr., an employee of the Knoxville Fire Department.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $4,286.50/month to Christopher G. Karnes of KFD 11-u — A Resolution granting a pension of $4,286.50 per month to Christopher G. Karnes, an employee of the Knoxville Fire Department.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $4,489.14/month to Keli R. Randolph of KPD 11-v — A Resolution granting a pension of $4,489.14 per month to Keli R. Randolph, an employee of the Knoxville Police Department.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $641.81/month to Michael E. Brown of KFD 11-w — A Resolution granting a pension of $641.81 per month to Michael E. Brown, an employee of the Knoxville Fire Department.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $151.18/month (Defined Benefit Only) to Robert D. Becker 11-x — A Resolution granting a pension of $151.18 per month (Defined Benefit Only) to Robert D. Becker, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Robert D. Becker) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $1,370.33/month to Nicholas A. Spine, III of General Government 11-y — A Resolution granting a pension of $1,370.33 per month to Nicholas A. Spine, III, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Grant pension of $706.53/month to William K. Roberts of General Government 11-z — A Resolution granting a pension of $706.53 per month to William K. Roberts, an employee of the Knoxville General Government.(Requested by Pension Board) Personnel & appointments Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Oct 1, 2024	Emergency ordinance appropriating $32,505 from Community Improvement Fund for agencies 12-b — An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $32,505.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Community Agencies and Organizations as set forth in the attachment.(Requested by Vice Mayor Smith and Councilmembers Roberto, Singh, Rider, Thomas, McKenzie, Fugate, Helsley, and Parker) Budget & taxes Adopted on consent (no individual discussion)	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous Consent
Sep 17, 2024	Amend City Code to increase nonconsensual tow rates O-112-2024 — An Ordinance amending chapter 26, Article IV, §26-228, §26-302 and §26-410 of the Knoxville City Code increasing nonconsensual tow rates and clarifying the definition of vehicle class and storage fees.(Requested by Administration) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Aug 20, 2024	Resolution authorizing Mayor to award $510,000 for affordable housing rehabilitation R-223-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Pines III, L.P., to award an amount not to exceed $510,000.00 from the Rental Rehabilitation Program Fund for the rehabilitation of 17 affordable housing units for very low income households located at 5999 Tannahill Drive.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	6-0-0-3	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Execute agreement with YWCA for transitional housing R-160-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley to provide an amount not to exceed $45,000.00 for transitional housing through its Keys of Hope program.(Requested by Housing & Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Execute agreement with Volunteer Ministry Center for street outreach R-159-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Volunteer Ministry Center, Inc. to provide for two street outreach social workers to work with the unsheltered homeless population in order to connect individuals with shelter, housing, and social services, in an amount not to exceed $175,008.00.(Requested by Housing & Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Execute agreement with Catholic Charities for shelter services R-158-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Catholic Charities of East Tennessee to provide an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for the provision of Emergency Shelter/Services through Samaritan Place.(Requested by Housing & Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Execute agreement with Volunteer Ministry Center for shelter services R-157-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Volunteer Ministry Center, Inc., to provide an amount not to exceed $94,917.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds and Homeless General Funds for the provision of emergency shelter services to approximately 205 individuals through its Dental Clinic and Resource Center.(Requested by Housing & Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Supplement resolution for Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 00-2024 R-155-2024 — A Resolution supplementing Resolution No. 2075 adopted by the City Council of the City of Knoxville, Tennessee on April 20, 1954 entitled "A Resolution providing for the issuance of Water Revenue Bonds" so as to provide for the issuance of not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) of Water System Revenue Bonds, Series 00-2024.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Supplement resolution for Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series QQ-2024 R-154-2024 — A Resolution supplementing Resolution No. 1644 adopted by the City Council of the City of Knoxville, Tennessee on January 4, 1949 entitled "A Resolution providing for the issuance of Electric System Revenue Bonds" so as to provide for the issuance of not to exceed Ninety-One Million and no/100 Dollars ($91,000,000) of Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series QQ-2024.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Award grants for African American Equity Restoration Task Force R-151-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to award a total amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in African American Equity Restoration Task Force investment grants to support programming to 18 community-based organizations in the City.(Requested by Office of Community Safety & Empowerment) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Approve FY 2025-2030 Knoxville Capital Improvements Program O-76-2024 — An Ordinance to approve and adopt the FY 2025-2030 Knoxville Capital Improvements Program, including the FY 2025 Capital Improvements Budget, City of Knoxville, Applicant. (Planning Commission approved 12-0 Consent) (File No. 5-A-24-OB) (All Districts)(Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 11, 2024	Appropriate $18,535 from Community Improvement Fund for donations O-75-2024 — An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $18,535.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Community Agencies and Organizations as set forth in the attachment.(Requested by Vice Mayor Smith and Councilmembers Roberto, Singh, Rider, Thomas, McKenzie, Fugate, and Parker) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
May 28, 2024	Appropriations ordinance for FY 2024-2025 O-53-2024 — An Ordinance making and fixing the annual appropriations for the several departments, agencies, and funds of the City of Knoxville for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025 and providing the authority to reappropriate non-project related encumbrances at the end of FY 23/24 into FY 24/25.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	7-1-0-1	Split
Apr 16, 2024	Amend Capital Budget, Operating Budget, and transfer funds for FY 23/24 O-47-2024 — An Ordinance to amend the Capital Budget and the Operating Budget, both as approved by Ordinance O-69-2023 for Fiscal Year 23/24, and to transfer surplus, excess, or unencumbered funds between various units and funds as reflected in the various funds and budgets of the City of Knoxville.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Motion to amend:Adopted	7-0-0-2	Unanimous
Mar 19, 2024	Award Opportunity Youth Program grants R-94-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to award a total amount not to exceed $220,200.00 in Opportunity Youth Program grants to support and programming for youth and young adults to 10 community-based organizations in the City.(Requested by Office of Community Safety & Empowerment) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 19, 2024	Authorize IDB to accept payments in lieu of taxes for specified properties R-93-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to negotiate and accept from Knox OnCore, LLC, or an affiliate thereof, payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes with respect to real property located at the following locations: 0 Clark Street, 0 May Avenue, 0 Richards St, 0 W. Fifth Avenue, 0 W. Fourth Avenue, and 1000 May Avenue, and finding that such payments are deemed to be in furtherance of the public purposes of the Board as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-53-305.(Requested by Administration) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	7-1-0-1	Split
Feb 6, 2024	Set In Lieu of Tax Payments for Knoxville Utilities Board for FY 2023-2024. R-60-2024 — A Resolution setting the In Lieu of Tax Payments for the Electric, Gas, and Fiber Systems of the Knoxville Utilities Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and providing for the allocation and distribution of such payments to the affected taxing jurisdictions.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous
Jan 23, 2024	Authorization to execute revised loan documents for Bell Street 2 L.P. housing project R-35-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a revised Agreement and other associated revised loan documents with Bell Street 2 L.P. to incorporate revisions caused by the project's delayed closing, recently requested modifications, and a new development schedule, with no change to the awarded amount, which is not to exceed $1,500,000.00 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund, and no change to the number of units to be developed, which is 50 permanent supportive housing units for very low income seniors, to be located at 245 S. Bell Street.(Requested by Housing and Neighborhood Development Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jan 23, 2024	Ordinance to update permit fee structure in the Knoxville City Code O-8-2024 — An Ordinance to amend the Knoxville City Code, Chapter 22.5, Article II, to implement an updated permit fee structure.(Requested by Department of Engineering) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	8-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jan 9, 2024	Amend Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Year 23/24 O-1-2024 — An Ordinance to amend the Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Year 23/24.(Requested by Finance Department) Budget & taxes	Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye	Adopted	9-0-0-0	Unanimous

Dec 10, 2024

Authorize Industrial Development Board to negotiate PILOT for North Broadway/Stone Street R-337-2024 — A Resolution authorizing the Industrial Development Board of the City of Knoxville to negotiate and accept from McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc, or an affiliate thereof (“Applicant”), payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (“PILOT”) with respect to certain real property located at 625 North Broadway and 750 Stone Street, and finding that such payments are deemed to be in furtherance of the public purposes of the Board as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-53-305.(Requested by Administration) Budget & taxes

Tommy Smith’s vote: Aye

Adopted

9-0-0-0

Unanimous

Dec 10, 2024

Appropriate $23,650 from Community Improvement Fund for community agencies O-142-2024 — An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville appropriating the sum of $23,650.00 from the Community Improvement (202) Fund and donating same to Community Agencies and Organizations as set forth in the attachment.(Requested by Vice Mayor Smith and Councilmembers Roberto, Singh, Rider, Thomas, McKenzie, Fugate, and Parker) Budget & taxes

Tommy Smith’s vote: Absent

Adopted

8-0-0-1

Unanimous