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Chattanooga City Council Meeting — 06-14-22

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Good evening, everyone welcome to our tuesday june 14th city council agenda meeting tonight's pledge of allegiance and invocation. If she chooses is led by councilwoman, dr burris.

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To the republic for which he stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with.

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Liberty and justice.

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Thank you, dr burrs. We have no special presentations this evening. I will take a motion to approve the minutes. Do have a motion to approve the minutes. Minutes have a second and they will stand without objection tonight on ordinances. On final reading, we have finance item a madam attorney. Will you please read a.

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An ordinance here and after known as the fiscal year 2022-22 operations budget providing revenue for the fiscal year. Beginning july, 1st 2022 and ending june 30th 2023 appropriating same to the payment of expenses of the municipal government, fixing the rate of taxation on all taxable property in the city and the time taxes and privileges are due how they shall be paid when thou sh they shall become delinquent, providing for interest and penalty on delinquent taxes and privileges.

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Amending city code, part 2, chapter 2, section, 2-267, revelant relative to paid leave for active duty training and two of them in chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 31, sections, 31-36, 31-37, 30-31-41, 31-43 sections, 31-322-31-354,.

A

Thank you, madam attorney, for our conductor, birds. Will you be prepared to take a roll call vote on items a and b? Yes, sir, dr burrs.

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I move approval and request a roll call vote. Please thank.

A

You we do have a motion to approve, we do have a second and we, as predicted, we do have a roll call vote.

A

Madam attorney.

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Yes, and for the record, I would like to note that our clerk is taking minutes online tonight, so minutes will be taken and distributed, but not by me um I might get my order. Incorrect councilwoman, coonrod.

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Councilwoman noel, yes, councilwoman burrs, yes, councilman henderson, yes, councilman smith, yes, councilman hester! Yes, madame chair.

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Vice chairwoman and chairman yes, yes's, have it.

A

I know motion carries. Will you please read item b an.

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Ordinance appropriating authorizing or allocating funds to the capital improvements budget for the fiscal year, 2022-2023.

A

Thank you. We will request a roll call vote on item b as well. I am looking for a motion.

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If you'll there's your light doctor.

C

Yeah move approval and request a roll call vote.

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Very good, I do have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote. Madam attorney roll call vote.

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Councilwoman coonrod councilwoman noel, yes, councilman, burst.

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Councilman, I cannot say I can't stop saying chairman henderson councilman henderson, I'm sorry councilman smith, councilman hester. Yes, uh vice chairwoman,.

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The essays have it. Thank you. Item b does cary. Madam attorney. Will you please read item c.

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Item c, an ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 11 sections, 11, 11-186 and 11-199 relative to hotels and rooming houses and shall include short-term vacation rentals and privileged tax levied use. Dr burrs.

C

I move approval, sir, and this does not require a roll call vote that.

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Is correct, I do have a motion to approve.

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A second I.

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Do have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye aye opposed motion carries. We do have ordinances on first reading planning items. We will start with planning item a and before we read this into the record, madam attorney, I believe that the applicant did request a one week deferral, but if you would read that caption.

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Excuse me an ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone property located at 713 hamilton.

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From erm 3 urban edge residential multi-unit zone to ecx3 urban edge commercial, mixed use zones, certain subject to certain conditions, move.

C

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We have a motion to defer for one week was the request. Sorry.

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From the applicant yeah right um approving one week, um I moved.

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C

A motion to defer.

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For one week I do have a second question comments. Before we vote all those in favor, say, aye opposed motion carries madam attorney item b. Please.

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Item b, an ordinance to a min chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone properties located at 3820, 3834 and 3836 hicks and pike from r1 residential zone and r1 special zone to c2, c2 convenience commercial zone, subject to certain conditions. Councilman henderson.

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Thank you, mr chair. It's come to my attention that there needs to be an additional condition added to this zoning request. I think it only appropriate that the councilwoman be here and be present to make that motion. I'd like to defer, make a motion to defer this until june. The 14th.

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We have a motion to defer to june 21st one week.

H

Have I got my date? Oh yes,.

D

H

Said the 14th the day is reported the.

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21St, yes, thank you! That's okay, councilman! That's why I'm the chair now.

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June 21st june 21st. Thank you, sir. I appreciate the motion. Did I hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed, emotion carries, madam attorney. I don't see.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance, so essa rezoned property located at 2149 crescent club drive from r1 residential zone to rtz residential townhouse. Zero lot line zone is.

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The applicant present, yes, is there any opposition present councilman smith.

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Have a motion to approve and a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed item carries madam attorney item d.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone property located at 1040 givens road from r1 residential zone to our three residential zone, subject to certain conditions.

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Madam vice chair, move to approve the applicant is present.

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I do not see an applica, I see an applicant kind of ish, an applicant-ish. I know you're familiar with it, ms shepherd the project, so any opposition present. I have a motion to approve. Have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed item carries madame attorney. Item e. Please.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone property located at 509 airport road from r4 special zone with conditions to c2 convenience commercial zone.

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Is the applicant present is any opposition present councilman hester?

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We have no applicant, we have opposition, I'm getting there. We have no applicant, but we do have opposition councilman hester. What would you like to do from this point?

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I have a motion to deny with a second questions comments before we vote all in favor, say aye opposed motion to deny carries madam attorney item f.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone properties located at 101, cedar lane, 103 jubilee, drive, 5959 and 5995 brainerd road and 5707 lee highway from r1 residential m2 light industrial zone and c2 convenience commercial zone to m1 manufacturing zone, subject to certain conditions.

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Is the applicant present?

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Is there any opposition present councilman hester have a motion to approve and I'm I'll ask the applicant you're okay with the conditions? Yes, okay. Thank you. Did I hear a second on the motion. Thank you. Questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say. Aye opposed item carries madam attorney item g.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to lift all conditions from conditions from ordinance 13516 of previous case number 2019-0152 for property located at 603 airport road is.

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The applicant present I see an applicant, is there any opposition present councilman hester? What is your wish? I have a motion to approve.

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Hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed motion carries.

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Good evening mr collier.

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Madam attorney item h.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance, so esther reason: property located at 5920 pine grove trail from r1 residential zone to r3 residential zone, subject to certain conditions.

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Is the applicant present?

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Is there any opposition present councilman hester motion to approve? I do have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say. Aye opposed item carries madam attorney item. I please.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to mend amend, condition, 1 and ordinance number 13672 of previous case number 2021-0030 for the properties located at 3698 and 3710 faith. Road.

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Is the applicant present I do see an applicant? Is there any opposition present councilman hester have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all in favor, say aye.

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Those opposed motion carries madam attorney item j. Please.

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An ordinance to amend, chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance. So it's a rezoned property located at 1412, east 49th street, from r1 residential zone to r2 residential zone.

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Is the applicant present?

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Is there any opposition present? Madam vice chair.

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Move to approve exactly have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye opposed.

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Madam attorney item k. Please.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to lift conditions from ordinance number 10349 of previous case number 1995-0293 for property located at 2811, south hickory street.

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Is the applicant present I do see an applicant? Is there any opposition present? Madam vice chair, move to approve, I have a motion to approve. I do have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say. Aye opposed motion carries adam attorney item l.

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An ordinance to amend chattanooga city code part two chapter 38, zoning ordinance so as to rezone properties located at 1300 and 1304 bennett avenue from m to light industrial zone to c2 convenience commercial zone subject to certain conditions, is.

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The applicant present I do see an applicant is there any opposition present councilwoman knoll.

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Let me ask if the conditions are I'm getting a head nod? Thank you. We have a motion to approve the conditions. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say. Aye opposed motion carries item m. Madam.

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Attorney an ordinance to mid-chattanooga city code, part 2, chapter 38, zoning ordinance. So it's a rezone property located at 1817, ridgewood drive drive from r2 residential zone to rtz residential's townhouse, zero lot line.

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Is the applicant present I do see an applicant? Is there any opposition present okay, councilwoman coonrod.

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Guess we're ready for a presentation very good. Karen hang on sir we'll get there hang on one second, we'll get there.

A

There's someone behind us there we go.

K

We'll do a brief presentation.

A

I promise you you'll you'll, have your turn.

K

Okay, this is um near the end of the slide deck. So just give me one moment.

K

K

This is a rezoning on 1817 ridgewood drive to rtz residential townhouse zero lot line zone for a four unit townhome. um This property is zoned r2, which is shown in orange on the zoning map. That's reflective of the zoning, as is the property around it. This abuts, the i24 right-of-way so you're, seeing the ridge cut right-of-way to the west and northwest of this property.

K

uh The applicant is proposing to resent a little bit less than half an acre for those four units. So for a density of about nine and a half units, an acre single-family uses abut the site.

K

um There is no adopted land use plan that provides guidance for the appropriateness of introducing attached housing form in this location. So, in that case, staff defers to the recommendations of the comp plan staff found. The request is not compatible with the neighboring land, uses, development form or natural features of the site and noted that the current zoning will allow the development of a two unit townhome or a duplex at this location, so staffer is recommending deny there was opposition.

K

President planning commission regarding the narrow road did not want townhomes erosion, traffic and some concerns about safety of the road, and I have a picture of that on the next screen.

K

um The planning commission found that the request is compatible with adopted plan that and that's the county-wide adopted plan, development form and adjacent land uses and planning commission recommended approval of the rezoning to rtz because it was a factor so much in the opposition. I wanted to go ahead and show you the location, the zoning side.

K

You see to the right of the slide that yellow zoning sign is on the property and proposed for rezoning and just show you the four unit townhome there with ridgewood drive to the southeast.

K

And I can answer any questions you might have.

A

We will now have uh opportunity for the applicant and after we hear from councilman henderson and then opposition to respond, councilman henderson.

H

I didn't want to jump ahead of, I guess one rod but uh stay right there at that slide. So it looks like carrying everything around it's single, family or r2. I guess, is there any rtz anywhere around this area.

K

Just looking at the zoning map, there's not in the screenshot we have at the zoning map, so um I don't think the other side of I-24 probably comes into play. But on this side, just in what we're showing there this street and then the street to the north, which I'm assuming is perhaps up the ridges, the that is shown in light yellow on the map- and that is the r1 zone. So.

H

By definition, would this be spot zoning.

K

um The plan we don't have a plan that really gives that guidance. So staff was not recommending introducing a new zone type into the area. It would.

H

Definitely be a new zone in the area.

K

That's right a lot of times. um We don't have we there's introducing a new zone type into an r1. This is zoned r2, although the single family homes are developed in the area. Yes, there is not rtz in this immediate vicinity, and I don't know how much farther out we'd have to look before we found that zone. So.

H

You wouldn't go as far as to say this is spot. Zoning.

K

um I usually do not use the term spot zoning um so, but that is, I think, you're picking up on the dissimilar nature of this project that the staff has recommended denial for.

H

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Thank you, councilman henderson, dr burrs,.

C

Did I hear you say it zoned r2 now it.

K

Is currently zoned r2 the property, zoned r2, and that's why staff noted the applicant could already develop a duplex or a two-unit townhome on the site and staff did think that was appropriate.

K

So they were showing that you could already do two units on the site. The applicant would like to do four units, a four unit, townhome.

C

So it could be a two unit, townhome.

K

It could do a two unit townhome right now, as is zoned or duplex, as is zoned.

C

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Madam vice chair.

L

Oh can't miss karen question because we did receive some emails by position from the community members. My question was: is this considered or do you know, will this be affordable housing or is that categorized in that way? Do you know.

K

um I would defer to the applicant. We have had that question kind of um quite a bit a discussion at planning commission. So I don't remember each of the individual responses to those questions. So I'd have to defer to the applicant okay.

L

Thank you so much. I know that affordable housing is an issue within the city, so I wanted to just inquire about that. That's.

K

Right and planning commission certainly supported housing in many locations. I think that's. Why partly has a recommendation to approve okay.

L

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Any other council members have questions for staff. If not, the applicant will have seven minutes to present their case.

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Opposition will have nine minutes and the application will have two minutes to respond.

M

Could we um well, my name is brad brackett, I'm with reagan smith? Could we have the site plan? Please.

M

Okay, so the challenges with this particular site is the configuration of it. You can see it's an odd shape and our client is asking for an increase for two units and the reason we wanted to go to the rtz. Zoning is because there's reduced frontage requirements and setback requirements which allows us to get the four units, and so that was the basis of the rezoning request and it's an increase in two units.

M

I will say from a planning standpoint: no parking would be visible from the right-of-way, it would be. Our architectural facade would have garages on the back, and I think you can see because of the odd configuration that we're working with the site as best as we can, while trying to achieve the four units- um and that's that's my remarks.

A

Thank you does council have any questions for the applicant.

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Sir, I'm not seeing any questions at this time. Okay,.

M

A

Thank you. I did see a number of opposition, especially the gentleman in the blue shirt, come on up, sir. Yes, sir,.

A

You'll have nine minutes in total, so if you'll think about that and the number of folks that want to speak, that would be fantastic.

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My name is franz reichert. I live uh caddy corner to the property in question.

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On my side of that of that particular property, there's a subdivision- that's made up of uh was done about 25 years ago, and it has 450 to 500 000 homes in it. On the other side, there's always nothing but single-family homes, one or two stories on this particular property. There was a single family home. That was two stories that burned down about 15 years ago, and so the problem that I see with this is one is the location of it is.

I

Is um it does not, and actually what it does is it does not take into account the noise from the interstate. I think these these departments at this level, this height, would be very difficult to stay, rented because of the noise from the interstate.

I

In addition, the picture of the view that was shown at the by the applicant and the initial presentation was taken from the other side of the road, and it shows something that would not show from the would not be available to the people that would rent these these departments.

I

um I think that the the staff at the planning commission went out and recommended this not be approved, and I think that that that should be what the council goes with. Thank you.

A

Thank you, sir.

N

Hello, my name is julia smith. I live at 1900, ridgewood drive, I've lived there since 1995.. I also own property at 1801, sunset terrace, which is right above this property.

N

um My stepdaughter has owned property adjacent to this for several years for about she lived there when that other house burnt down, and I also recently bought two more lots upon 23 24 sunset terrace that reach up to the crest. So this um property is right below the crest running up into the interstate.

N

I do have concern about erosion happening. We have had several other residents in the neighborhood that have had erosion and causing damage to their property. That road that we showed a picture of earlier is only about.

N

I don't know, 25 feet wide. Fire trucks can barely get through there. There was one um up there about three weeks ago couldn't barely get through and when, when there is one there, the total road is totally blocked. If you bring in four units two cars, a piece, um the city is not going to be able to manage that street. I'm concerned about the utilities of that street at 1801 sunset terrace, when my husband and I split the utilities, the city city came out there and they didn't even know there was property there.

N

They couldn't even find the the water lines to our property. So I don't even think that the city, water and electric um these units have been up there. This property's been up there so long things have just not organized by the city as well.

N

There's another house in our in our st neighborhood 2021 ridgewood drive zoned by an out of towner. That house has been condemned by you guys, I think three times a tree fell on it um three weeks ago, it's still sitting there laying there one of your city trucks ran into a garage. That's still laying there.

N

We just we want to keep our neighborhood a neighborhood, we don't want it um out of town or it's not being there taking care of their property, etc. So I'm not sure where this applicant is actually from since he's not here tonight. So that's all. I have to say.

A

Evening, sir, hello.

O

Hello city council, my name is chris in the bunk, so I actually live on sunset terrace down the street. Let's see I'll see you on facebook. So, okay, um you know she's on the you know, neighborhood association. um Well, you know the group anyways, um so I honestly do support, like you know more affordable housing developments. I think that this is, you know a nice development. I think it'll help our neighborhood as a community more, but it's this infrastructure is just simply not appropriate.

O

It is a single lane road and it's you're, you're you're not able to have two cars pass, there's just no way. So you know it's and imagine having you know. Maybe if it's a rental unit, you're gonna have multiple parties coming in and out constantly. You know, for if you're going to have four households coming in and out, you know there's a lot of parking spaces right there.

O

So you know just imagine all the you know: cars coming in and out on a daily basis, I'll run into you know other neighbors every now and then um so imagine having you know, eight more cars coming through and it's really just not gonna happen. um Trash pickup is obviously gonna be an issue. I think the roads definitely need to be expanded more, maybe some more on street parking.

O

So my road that I live on, it actually starts as a one lane road and then it expands to two, but even even with that, you know I only have like you know, maybe six houses along the street, and uh so you know, and even during the construction process. You know if you're gonna have utility trucks, construction, trucks.

O

You know all these utility trucks coming in here, they're gonna be blocking that road and there's gonna, there's at least six residences beyond that property that are gonna be severely affected, because that's the only way in and out and the roads are honestly not even in good shape either. So uh it's too bad that you know this is not an appropriate spot, but you know it's. It's just it's just not going to happen. It shouldn't happen. I think I think r2 is pushing it. There are other r2 zoning properties further down the ridge.

O

I take the road. I can't remember what road it was, but oh yeah elder so so elder has two r2 properties on it and it's just such a tight space. You know there's cars tail in on the road. You know and it's a lot of traffic um it it's under very narrow, two, two lane roads. So whenever cars are parked on the side, if they have a party or if they have you know a contractor coming out and it's it's very hazardous to driving that area.

O

I I get anxiety a lot driving through the area just because I know that there may be a car coming around the corner. You know working full-time, I don't know if any other residents in the neighborhood work full-time coming in and out when you're, when you have a busy schedule, you know you you kind of got to get going. You can't really just take your sweet time and uh you know I really don't know what else to say, but but yeah it's just the infrastructure's, just not appropriate.

A

Thank you, sir you're. Welcome any other comments from opposition.

A

I had a question for staff karen.

A

Are there any other options available that staff reviewed during the pc process.

K

I don't remember any other options. um I believe that's why we made a note that you could do the two unit, townhome or two family dwelling, which we felt was compatible. This location can build a single family home. Obviously I don't have notes that we explored more than that, looking at frontage and setbacks, and all that we would need to have all that come into play. Okay,.

A

Dr burrs, I see your light.

C

um That this is a question for the applicant.

C

He has two minutes right. Yes, ma'am.

A

But you can ask him any questions. Can I ask him questions.

C

Okay, um who's, your client.

M

His name is frankie martinez, with renew properties with.

C

M

Renew properties.

C

Okay and what's the intent for this property.

M

Okay, that's a great question and I failed to mention that in my initial remarks. But these would be for sale and not for rent.

C

They will be for sale. Yes,.

M

C

Okay, so there it's not that they're being set up as as short-term vacant, vacation rental or.

M

C

They will be available.

M

They will be available for sale.

C

And what is your price point.

M

I'm not sure the price point, but it will be structured to be along the lines of entry-level housing, entry-level.

C

Housing: okay, thank you.

A

Councilwoman coonrod.

P

I see your light. Thank you chair. um I have been in conversations with frank about this uh location. We've had several conversations. uh I know we always use the word. Affordable, housing and and some people mind, the housing that they're actually advocating for is lower income, housing or or housing. That's gonna uh suit for people, individuals that are living below the poverty line. So I think we've got to use a different word for this area.

P

That's not what's happening, it's affordable for the people, who's going to be able to live on the coast of the ridge.

P

So but my frustration comes with the price point of the house. Like I get it, uh somebody may view 400 000 per unit as entry-level housing, but that's a lot of people when you think about entry level to me, that's not entry level for the people that we're saying that need to be housed.

P

um Now I am a supporter of housing, housing option and I've. You know booked karen and her staff repeatedly about how we can ultimately make this situation work, um and I also kind of look at what's going on in north shore, the street sizes in north shore. The houses that are built being built on the steep slope and this kind of dis, similar situations to it as well, um but for now I'm gonna have to go with we're.

P

Just gonna keep it to remain the same as our r2 and he can build just uh the two townhouses. I think that'll be more appropriate for that area. Now, if he want to go, take a drive in district 9 and look at some other areas and see how he can build some other stuff like I'm open to that. But I just think for now for this location that um I'm gonna have to roll with the community on this one and denied.

P

A

You I have a motion to deny. I do have a sec. Second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say aye opposed motion to deny carries madam attorney under resolutions economic development 7a. Please.

B

A resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee to enter into a license agreement with the state of tennessee in substantially the form attached to maintain a multi-use path underneath the south choco chickamauga creek bridge on south route, 17 at mile marker 8.240 for a term of 10 years for an annual fee of zero dollars and with the license agreement being renewable.

A

Have a motion to approve? I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say aye opposed motion carries under finance item b. Madam attorney.

B

A resolution adopting a five-year capital improvement plan for fiscal years, 2023 through 2027, subject to future revision, a copy of which is attached here too and made a part here of by reference. Dr burrs.

A

Have a motion to approve? I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye opposed promotion carries madam attorney item c. Please.

B

A resolution expressing the intent of the city of chattanooga to issue bonds in the aggregate amount not to exceed 30 million 500 000 for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the cost of the following capital improvements, housing fund, road construction, road resurfacing, sidewalk construction, sidewalk replacement law enforcement, training center fire apparatus, fire station, 15 replacement city facility improvements and other capital improvements in accordance with the capital improvement budget. Dr.

A

Burrs hear a motion to approve very second, all those in favor, say aye opposed motion carries under legal. Madam attorney.

B

A resolution authorizing the office of the city attorney to engage the following firms for legal and lobbying services: chambliss bonner and snowfall; gearhizer, peters, elliott and cannon frost brown, todd luther anderson miller, martin tidwell and associates peter reimy, reimer petey, reimer and yulin davis and haas evac evans, harrison and hackett.

B

The law office of autumn whit, boyd, bassberry and sims butler, snow hush, blackwell, jelk's law, cat and moochen rosenmann, king and spalding waller, lansden, deutsch and davis. The title guarantee and trust of company of chattanooga bradley aaron bolt cummings.

B

Reifer's homes and peters, former boyle brasher brightshare consulting toon intrican and white bridge public affairs for the period of july 1 2022 through june 30 2023.

A

Thank you, madam attorney. Do I have a motion? I have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed motion carries under mayor's office. We have two appointments. If you would read e and f and we will take those as a package.

B

Item e, a resolution confirming mayor kelly's appointment of terra villain to the beer and record board for district 2 with the term expiration of july 31. 2024 item f, a resolution confirming mayor kelly's appointment of owen seton to the beer and record board for district 1 with the term expiration of july 31, 2024. councilman.

A

Henderson, I have a motion to approve here's. A second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye opposed motions, carry under planning item g, a resolution.

B

Approving a special exceptions permit for a residential planned unit, development for the properties located at 3698 and 3710 faith. Road.

A

Councilman hester have a motion to approve. Have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye opposed.

A

Motion carries.

A

Madam attorney, do I do we need to do a case hearing on this because of the special exceptions permit for a pud.

B

uh No sir, the site plan should be in the record. Okay.

A

H

A

And that's that as a courtesy, yeah and you you sense, my yeah and you sensed my paws on that. So I appreciate that back up is the applicant present. Okay. Is there any opposition present?

A

I will move forward with the vote. All those in favor say I and opposed thank you item does carry, and I appreciate that that was my pause as well uh parks and public works under uh item h. Please.

B

Resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works to approve change order number one final: with davis, key outdoor of chattanooga tennessee for contract number y15008-204.

B

Avondale, youth and family development center landscaping project for an increase of eleven thousand and seven dollars for a final reconciliation of unit pay items for a revised contract amount of one hundred nineteen thousand nine hundred two dollars. This.

A

Item being in district 8 councilwoman, I have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed item carries item. I please.

B

A resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works to award the continuing on-call professional surveying services, blanket contract number e-22-002-901.

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With the following eight consultant firms, asa engineering and consulting barge design solutions, consort engineers, croi engineering, earthworks reagan, smith, associates the rls group vaughn and melton consulting engineers based upon their qualifications within the identified service categories for one year of a four-year term, with an annual amount of one million dollars for use by all departments.

A

This is a parks and public works item. Councilman hester I hear a motion to approve. I do have a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say: aye opposed item carries item j.

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A resolution authorizing mayor kelly to amend the hamilton place, boulevard modification contract, pin 127-492 for the tennessee department of transportation to execute the right-of-way phase, federally funded project on behalf of the city with the city's 20 percent share in the amount of four hundred and forty thousand eight hundred dollars with right-of-way costs in the amount of two million two hundred and four thousand dollars.

A

Thank you, madam attorney. This is also in public. We have a motion to approve. I hear a second questions comments before we vote all those in favor, say aye opposed item carries. Thank you for that this evening. Thank you, madam attorney. We now move into purchases. Mr goldberg, I believe we have 13 on deck with one rfp.

G

Yes, sir I'll go as fast as I can, when you're ready all right. First from the waste resources division of public works, we have a new blanket contract for sewer line chemical route control services. One bid was received, the solicitation was re-advertised and yielded no additional bids. The award goes to duke's route control inc. This will be a four-year contract with annual amount not to exceed 200 000.

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Next new blanket contract for wet weather polymer one bid was received. The solicitation was re-advertised and yielded no additional bids. The award goes to polydon inc. This will be a four-year contract with an annual amount not to exceed 375 000.. Third, from waste resources, new blanket contract for generator hauling services, one bid was received. The solicitation was re-advertised and yielded no additional bids. The award goes to doug yates towing, a recovery. This will be a four-year contract with the annual amount not to exceed fifty thousand.

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Fourth from waste resources. Public works, new blanket contract for biosolids data management. One bid was received, the solicitation was re-advertising yield, no additional bids. The award goes to materials matters inc. This will be a four-year contract for the annual amount not to exceed two hundred thousand from parks and outdoors, a new blanket contract for waste and recycling.

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Receptacles three beds were received and the award goes to two vendors recycle away, llc for an annual amount not to exceed 75 570 and cite escapes for an annual amount not to exceed 119, 166 and 80 cents for a combined annual amount not to exceed 194, 736.80, sixth, from facilities, division of public works. Second, final: renewal of contract for paint and paint supplies. Sherwin-Williams company submitted a five percent price increase at the time of renewal for annual amount not to exceed 100 000.

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next from facilities. Second, final: renewal of contract for janitorial and cleaning supplies american paper and twine companies submitted a 10 price increase at the time of renewal for an annual amount not to exceed 150 000.. Eighth from early learning, head start request to increase contract for playground and outdoor fitness equipment. Council approved an increase on may 17th to accommodate the purchase of equipment for parks and outdoors.

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The current increase of 551 000 is to allow head start to purchase equipment with surplus federal grant funds. The new annual amount is not to exceed 1 156 000 for fiscal year. 22.

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early learning, head start request to increase contract for dry frozen food items. Institutional wholesale company inc submitted a 9 increase for the period july, 1st 2022 through december 31st 2022 for an annual amount not to exceed 400 000..

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Next from public works, renewal of contract for pickup and delivery of river sand, ramsey trucking inc submitted a 17 price increase at the time of renewal for an annual amount not to exceed 25 000..

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Next from water quality, division of public works, new blanket contract for water analysis, laboratory services, two bids were received in the award, goes to waypoint analytical inc. This will be a four year contract with an amount not to exceed sixty thousand next from parks and outdoors purchase of outdoor recreation equipment. One bid was received. The station was re-advertised and yielded no additional bids. The award goes to river sports outfitters and the amount is 25 668.38 and lastly, from head start purchase of furniture for various head start locations using fiscal year.

G

22 surplus grant funds, this procurement utilizes by board contracts, 667-22 and 653-21. The vendor is kaplan early learning company and the amount is 219 717.58.

A

I have a motion to approve second questions comments before we vote all those in favor say: aye opposed purchases carry.

G

All right, mr chair, we have one rfp format for this evening. um Council previously approved an rfp format for design and implementation of a new city of chattanooga website. That approval was on march 15 2022. Since then, we have made adjustments to the evaluation criteria. Therefore, we are resubmitting for reapproval.

A

Thank you motion on rfp.

A

I have a motion to approve. I do hear a second questions comments. All those in favor, say aye opposed motion carries. Thank you, mr goldberg. Thank.

G

A

Now move to committee reports, councilwoman coonrod, councilwoman noel, dr burrs.

C

We are through with the budget process. We did the second and final reading of the budget. My sincere thanks to my colleagues who asked really good questions were really studious about the process and the city can be proud of their representatives with that the budget process is finished. Thank you, sir. Thank.

A

You for a wonderful job, ma'am thank you, councilman henderson, councilman smith, councilman, hester,.

G

We met today and we had a presentation regarding the.

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Quarterly consent decree.

C

A

You we're now at the time where we recognize persons wishing to address the council if you'd like to address the council this evening,.

A

Please go ahead and line up and madame attorney will read our rules for addressing the council this evening.

B

Each speaker wishing to address the council shall be recognized only at this microphone. For that purpose. We request that you address the council um only on the legislative or quasi-judicial authority of the council, and we will limit your remarks to three minutes this evening.

A

Good evening, please state your name in your district.

Q

Elizabeth adkins, I'm in district 8., um I'm a family support specialist with the office of family empowerment, and I am here to tell you a little bit about myself and the program I work for the people. I work with at ofe have devoted their lives to helping the people of this city. We speak to families in crisis who are struggling financially to support their homes, to find employment and especially to pay their rent and utility bills.

Q

I am here before you today to ask that you now help me to pay my rent. I've worked for this city with diligence and dedication.

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I've turned down higher paying positions offered to me in the private sector, and I've worked overtime almost every single week for over a year, especially throughout this pandemic, as we have continued to lose irreplaceable employees who have left this work in search of better pay elsewhere.

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Throughout our struggles with understaffing, I myself have had to be personally accountable for answering to clients who were evicted while they were waiting for assistance from our agency. This happened because we are so understaffed that the loss of even one employee is enough to directly affect numerous families in the community.

Q

I'm here, because I don't want to leave my job being able to support my community is the most important work I've ever been privileged to do. It is what feeds my soul, but unfortunately it does not feed my daughter, you see as a single mother with not enough money to pay my bills. I've been utilizing the same food pantry programs that I refer my clients to, because our grant program was not included in the city-wide raises implemented by the mayor's one chattanooga campaign.

Q

We have become second chattanooga and we cannot wait for our pay to be prioritized in the next fiscal year. We have already been waiting almost a year to even have our concerns properly acknowledged.

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If we are not prioritized this great year, myself and other hard working, dedicated staff will be forced to leave ofe to support our own families.

Q

Someone will have to be accountable to the people of chattanooga when our agency fails to complete energy or rent assistance applications in a timely manner, because this agency simply will not have the staff. I'm asking you to prioritize our pay now, so that I and my colleagues are not forced to walk away.

Q

I want to leave you with a quote from dr king, who is credited with advocating for the start of the csbg program in 1964..

Q

There is nothing but a lack of social vision to prevent us from paying an adequate wage to every american citizen, whether he be a hospital worker laundry worker made or day laborer.

Q

Let's add our ofe workers to that list.

A

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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E

Hi as well, my name is rasha saleeb and I am as well um employed by the office of family department trying to get emotional um I've been employed for the city of chattanooga. Since september of 2006, I moved to the office of family empowerment in 2021.

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When the community centers closed due to covet, we were at home for over a year not working.

E

There was a mass email that was sent out to the recreation staff asking if anyone would go help the office of family empowerment because they were overwhelmed with applications and not enough staff. I decided to go when I showed up, and I seen the purpose and the work that they do.

E

I found my it after 15 years with the city I found my purpose. I decided to join the team. However, our positions are grant funded and we are paid by that grant and if the grant is not in the budget for it for us to get paid increases, we do not get paid increases.

E

um We do not feel like. We are included in mayor kelly's one chattanooga plan when mr gold, when mr goldberg was asked in a previous council meeting, why was early head start? The only grant funded position included in the pay increases.

E

Mr goldberg stated that, because it is a high priority on mayors kelly's initiative, as if none of the other grant funded positions were a priority to hear about the raises and the retro pay that all city employees have received, and the upcoming raises that are coming and we have not been included and will not be included, is very disappointing.

E

Mr goldberg also mentioned that bonuses that we will receive those are not will be covered by the city. Those are covered by the grant, if allowed.

E

The grant should not go a hundred percent to fund employee salaries. The grant should cover the needs of the community to provide those services. We are city employees and we serve the city. Yet we have been forgotten about and we have been left behind. This is not just a job. For me, this is a passion that I love, but with great sadness I would have to walk away if no changes are made and the office of family empowerment cannot stand to lose any more employees with the rising cost of everything.

E

We should not be at the mercy of a grant. As mr goldberg stated previously, the office of family empowerment needs the 11 full-time employees that still remain just because we have a passion and we're hopeful that we will be treated like the other city employees and taken in accountability for raises this job as well feeds my soul, but I'm feared that I will have to make a decision in feeding my soul or feeding my family. Thank you for your time.

E

R

Good evening council, my name is kent: dixon, I'm a resident of district, nine, hello, councilman conrad, I'm also the program coordinator for family support programs at ofe. I work beside liz and rasha you've heard from iunique and the other uh five people over here and I'm here to fight for them. uh These people work extremely hard every day.

R

They are, without a doubt, some of the hardest working people in this city and they work to support the people who most need your help and the help of the city government, and they are now some of the least paid people in this city uh last year.

R

The city finally recognized that city wages had not kept up with city living standards that those of us who served this city were not being paid enough to live in this city and they raised 90 of city employees up to the wages they need, but we were excluded from that. We were cut out from that. We began to express concerns about that. Back in september and october of last year, uh we fought for it. We've asked to speak to numerous people.

R

Our leadership's met with our administrator with the mayor's office with the finance powers to be, and these concerns haven't been addressed, um to give you just a little bit of perspective, I'm here to fight for my staff, but as a supervisor as someone with almost a decade of experience in this field and someone's a college degree, I'm one of the best compensated people in this department and my little two-bedroom one-bath house, rent in a very modest neighborhood, was recently raised to more than my bi-weekly paycheck.

R

So we are all struggling really hard from the bottom to the top. um We aren't asking for much we're just asking for quality we're asking for equity with the rest of the city, we're not asking for a high wage, we're asking to be able to feed liz's daughter and to pay our rent and continue to serve this city, and we haven't been given that, as we've met with several members of city leadership, we keep being told that people didn't know about this.

R

Well, when the city instituted these increases, they created a process to appeal anyone who's left out. These increases several of us filed his appeals. I myself wrote an email to the designated hr compensation manager who was pointed to the person. We should appeal to. He told me in october that they were discussing this issue about grand employees and they would give us an answer. I've emailed him multiple times since then.

R

I haven't gotten that answer and we keep being told eight months later that the powers-to-be don't know about it, but their designated spokesperson did know about it. They had the right and responsibility to know about it and they've ignored it. It's not that we haven't spoken up. It's that they've chosen to ignore us.

R

So now we're being asked for more time and more patience, but that's unacceptable because it's been eight months that we've been patient and our requests are still being ignored, and at this point the costs are getting so high that we are rapidly losing staff. We are 50 staffed. So if the city wants to continue to tell its citizens that it cares about those most in need, it needs to either staff the place that provides for their rent and their utilities or stop telling those citizens that cares about them.

R

So please use your authority and power to help our wages become more equitable, with basic living costs in this city. Thank you very much. Thank you.

S

Evening, miss mott good evening, marie mont district 8., you ask: what is our aim? I can answer it with one word: it is victory. Victory at all costs victory in spite of all terror victory, however long and hard. The road ahead, for there is nothing outside of victory, certainly not even survival.

S

Winston churchill, according to the expectations of the city council, listed under the national league of cities, a portion of the city council's responsibilities is to regulate public health and safety and respond to constituents needs as well as complaints to have councilmen and women in meetings with no solutions to increase, gun violence and give us silence. After we were told cameras we paid for didn't work for weeks, it's not only unacceptable, but a failure of you and others who are in leadership during times of uncertainty and crisis.

S

Maybe you think it won't ever happen to you or reach your doorstep, but you couldn't be any more wrong on this past sunday, just one week after mary's shooting a 17, a 72 year old elder was shot in his home on citico and killed. Another woman injured in her car keep in mind this shooting and the one in mary's were both less than two miles away from where mayor kelly and first lady jenny, both live.

S

Not even the mayor can escape the reality of what's going on, and may I say it would be nice to have him do more than talk on press conferences and make the effort of actually showing up in person. Money, passionate community members, brilliant activists and non-profit heads are not lacking in the city. Neither are solutions simply and plainly put. We lack the political will for our council to have a beating heart and respond to to our concerns with enthusiasm, with a message of hope.

S

Even in the midst of the storm, the people demand change grieving mothers are here with me, demanding collaboration and a seat at a table that should be extended to them. I have even spent a week researching a wide range of fresh and successful public health, public safety, business and gun law approaches from all over the country that work are scalable and can be used right where we live.

S

A copy of this comprehensive plan drafted in collaboration with surviving mothers, has already been emailed to the mayor, joda tombachnua, each city, council person, chief celeste, murphy, tamara stewart, yosef hakeem and todd gardenhire.

S

I also have physical copies, of which I would like to hand to every person in leadership that I just named, with the exception of yousef and todd and grieving mothers of chattanooga politely request meetings with the mayor chief of police, dr lambert, tamara steward and troy rogers. Thank.

S

The you please stand up, so they can see that black people care about our communities and we love one another. Thank you. Thank you.

T

Good evening, good evening, commissioners, my name is betty maddux battle. I am one of those grieving mothers. I've stood before you time after time. uh In reference to us collectively, coming together, I have a 501 c 3 nonprofit. That has been in fact since 2010.

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I need the help. These are our children that are being murdered. We as grieving mothers, will continue to occupy the front line and speak on behalf of our murder, loved ones, gun, violence, disproportionately impacts community of color that have suffered from the long-standing base, race, redlining and disinvestment.

T

Community violence is a direct result of unmet social needs and we need to address these needs. We need to continue to have an outcome. We have that outcome. Violence has become one of the nation's most endemic and now epidemic in the middle of a pandemic.

T

Grieving relatives, chattanooga aquatic program and personal development and community haven can provide those needs. A comprehensive community approach recognizes that no single program is sufficient and there are many opportunities for effective programs within this community. We ask that you will stand with us and implement these programs.

T

We talk about love, but we really do not know what love is. First of all, we have to love ourself. Secondly, we have to love what we want for somebody. We have to love what we want for ourself for somebody else. This cannot continue.

T

Don't anyone have moments of pure up, I'm sorry of um poor mental health, everybody don't have mental illness. There is a difference. What affects one directly affects us all, indirectly, these young people that are sitting here these this is our future. I humbly ask that these grieving mothers collectively come together with me and unify. I can be reached at grievingrelatives.org or you may email me at grieve. Underscore families.

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F, I dot com or you can call me at.

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Two 470-885-9524- and I leave you with this- quote the late jimi hendrix once said when the power of love overcomes the love of power. That's when a change! Thank you for listening. Thank.

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U

Amen, um my name is reverend anthony chapman and uh we at wesley chapel also stand behind of the grieving mothers who have lost children with lost guns, I'm just a little country boy and I'm going to leave most of my time for y'all to respond, because we usually don't get answers from the council members on legal on legal uh y'all passed the to add more legal counsel to the city.

U

I have a question: the attorneys that y'all add to y'all's roster once they work for y'all, aren't they dedicated to y'all. um If a citizen tries to use an attorney uh one of those attorneys, can they actually file against y'all without conflict of interest and I'll? Let y'all answer that question because I don't know it just seems like y'all, keep, adding more attorneys to y'all's list and I'm just kind of curious if those attorneys can actually file cases against the city, if there's citizens who try to get them well,.

A

If the attorney has motioned to me, she would like to answer your question, because that is actually a city attorney's office question. Not a council question.

B

uh We engage these firms on a contract basis, for particular projects, um and a conflict of interest would only arise where that attorney has represented the city on some issue related to that client. All lawyers have to deal with conflict entries uh inquiries on every single case and um that's how we they're not necessarily beholden to us. They write contracts, they do paving and environmental research. The gamut of things does that help at all.

U

Well, I was just curious in case a citizen filed a lawsuit against the city and try to get an attorney on their behalf. But they have say they have a conflict of interest because they have done work for the city.

B

That could happen, but typically personal injury attorneys represent the citizens and they don't do other work most of the time they have a pretty niche practice area.

U

So um to understand that, yes, it could be a conflict of interest and they couldn't file against the city. In most cases, leaving.

D

It could don't worry, we get sued plenty. Okay,.

U

All right, I just just wanted to ask I'm just a country boy, I don't know much. That's fair.

A

F

Good evening my name is jamika johnson, I'm the mother of the late dakota, juan jordan senior. My son was murdered on west 38th and central avenue in south chattanooga in chattanooga tennessee on may 6 2018.

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um Upon my arrival to that scene, I was approached by two chattanooga police officers that told me that my son had been gunned down and it was this and that going on on that property of west 38th and central uh after that, no one came to see about me and my children. I had a child to pass out out there that had to be taken to the hospital, my youngest son, so I had two children, two two children out there.

F

I am sick to death about this gun violence, I'm sick of seeing it I'm 47, seven children, one gun down my my city, councilman, came and told me that the people who killed my son reached out to him and said, if anything happen, and if I keep on searching, I stand a chance to lose another child or two.

F

My child is no different from anybody up here. Anybody in here, no matter what he was or what whoever thought he was. He was my child. It didn't matter if he was no different from anyone going and stealing meat out of walmart he's no different from anyone getting pulled over by the law, throwing their weight around of who they are he's no different from any officer. Anyone that did any type of illegal action he's my son.

F

It took for two years for the da office to not knock on my door and address me miss johnson text. My phone see you at 11., I get up there and they tell me two people shot my son, but the whole city chattanooga think it's a licensed carrier passing by every day every day, every day, I'm hurting by the loss of my son, because it's not who nobody thought.

F

He was it's what he is to me and my children and nobody still has reached out to us and I'm just demanding that somebody step up, if not because they care about me, because they care about my kids and my grandson, he left behind and talk to us don't threaten us.

F

F

Don't do that! Nobody has came nobody. All I have is my kids, all single parent, seven children know somebody please reach out and and talk to me and my kids.

V

Hello council, my name is satidra smith. I as well stand here before you today, because I am also a mother that lost her son to gun violence. I also stand here before you today, as a victim myself being shot by a 17 year old in 1999. He had no reason to have a gun, so I stand here before you as a survivor for me to see this many people here in this courtroom. Today is my first time I had to be here because last weekend it was 17 on one street at one time.

V

Many of you don't look like me, but many of you do- and I am so sick and tired of it not being a way for the community to come together to put some type of restrictions in the fed. This got to stop.

V

If it don't stop it's going to get worse, but let me reintroduce myself, I'm satidra smith. I am the mother of jordan clark. He was killed november. Sorry august 25th, 2015.

V

I ask all the time like what can I do to help it's not much. I can do alone, it is community based and all of y'all live in our communities. You're part of our communities. You work for us.

V

So I implore you- and I am demanding that you guys help fix this problem. Let me start by saying you are not the start of the problem. It starts at home. I can't hold all parents accountable. I claim to be a great parent, but guess what I could not control what happened to my child. I was not even here for him when he took his last breath.

V

There's many stories that you're gonna hear here today. I am a grieving mother. I am a survivor. I had no help. I was a 27 year old person. I didn't know where to go. My grandma said: let it go. You can heal on your own. No, the pain still is. Is the scar is still here. It's still here. I almost died, but guess what? Thankfully, I'm here to share my story?

V

I am here to help somebody else out, but I would like for you for this council to potentially reach out some of these to some of these organizations and help them create something that will be sustainable and tangible for this community, because, if not you're going to lose a whole lot and one day it might be. One of yours.

W

Indeed, it is a good evening: uh council money, bail, the homeless fox. uh I have a court order to hold court and since you've banned me from the circuit court's building, I'm going to hold it here. I've got enough conscientious observers.

W

That's all it calls for this legal problem that you uh have now contracted with you all other, I'm worse.

A

I'm terribly sorry, but.

W

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W

Am too because I have been here so many times, let me tell you who you are. Let me let me uh because I've had enough of you all too uh recognitions of persons wishing to address the council. This was november. The 14th 2014.

W

Chairman, mr henderson, you were asked if there were any people here to address the council on gender matters. I was here, but because of a conflict of interest that you had with your attorneys and every one of these attorneys that are on your list, I've sued them and I've won. That's why you're trying to stop me? Let me let you go ahead and hear covet 19 for all the people that are in here wondering about this disease. This is covet 19 she's at utc.

W

Let's see if we can get her up here. This is covet 19.. I want you to hear this because it all started I'm going to hold court here, because I cannot do it at the circuit courts on hamilton county. uh We can't do it anywhere else. I didn't come here uh to discuss this.

W

I came to discuss the fact that we've got 38 million dollars of these black kids that you've been depriving them of you all are the worst landlords that I've seen since I was over in germany and that's where I first seen this thing called a ghetto over there in germany and it wasn't black people. It was the same people that you all keep talking about, killed jesus christ, and this is why hitler was upset, I'm sick of it.

W

You owe me money, 100 billion dollars, for your fraud on the court and your challenge of keeping people in ghettos. Here in this city, you got to stop it. I'm pushing legislation to stop you from putting the budget into the same thing as the police officers. Why are my black kids always in a budget with the police officers? It's not defunding the police, not at all, but you all are under a responsibility to teach people and to give them a place to stay. I've been the homeless journalist the great herd fox for 30 years.

W

Where am I going to get my place? Do I have to do something violent to you all whoa.

A

Whoa, mr bell, this.

W

Is this is true? It's not that mr bell, we are done. We are going to a court order. No, we.

A

Are home court? Stop it? We are done.

W

Stop it look, you are on my youtube channel and you have to remove yourself from that. You have to remove yourself, you and david tulis we're going to come back next week and talk about covet 19 and we're going to there bell. I have a court order. Thank.

A

You, mr man, the whole court, and I thank you very much.

W

You're going to pay me my money. Thank you.

A

And you're going to.

H

W

Kids out of these ghettos, I promise you thank.

H

J

Hi, my name is audrey ramsey and I live in district one for the city, two for the county and I've been coming to the county and the city for several months now, with the primary theme on invest in our children, invest in our parents and invest in our teachers, and with that said, given all that's happened now with the gun, violence, these children are crying out and what they're crying for is some guidance they're.

J

Looking for as a result of the call to action summit, most of them are looking for jobs, guidance and purpose and with the chattanooga aquatic project that I've been advocating now going on a year to present these programs through city-owned facilities, particularly the ones with swimming pools. It is designed to build workforce capacity by building skills and to provide workshops, seminars or webinars that give these young people a purpose that also guide them into what their purpose is and helping them to find those purposes.

J

So I come before you simply to say: let's start investing in our children. Let's look at programs that are designed to help with the holistic development of the child, of the mind of the heart of the soul. That's what's missing in our society today.

J

A

Amen, thank you.

X

Hello, my name is savannah guffey and I am a local, grassroots leader here in chattanooga.

X

So this is my first city council meeting. Welcome, thank you and um just as an observation, I am other than this gentleman, the only white person who has come up and spoken to you all to try to get you to listen, and I think that at a point it kind of comes where you have to ask yourself why you're constantly having people of color beg you to listen to them, and then the white people don't come up here and speak unless it's in regards to their zoning maps.

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It should not be up to our local grassroots organizations to take care of each other, but that's what we're doing we are taking care of people's needs better than the city we are showing up. When you guys are not- and you know the mayor can tweet all he wants- that he wants an end to gun violence in the city.

X

But we cannot then go to ignore all of the societal systems and institutions that cause these intense social problems that then lead to the gun violence.

X

So we want to in the gun violence, but we won't help and raise the people in a way in systems where they feel safe and protected and educated, and just from the people that I've talked to the people that I work with.

X

It's just getting to a point where we can't trust you guys.

X

We have been told to vote over and over. I've voted in every election. I've been able to vote in since I turned 18.

X

and I'm going to be honest, it's just getting worse, so we voted and it's not helping um and it's kind of, like I said just getting to the point where we can't really put our trust in our elected officials.

X

um It all just comes down to it. Shouldn't be up to me, and you know, 10 of my friends, and you know the 18 other activist organizations in the city that we work with to try to fix the problems of the city when that's what you guys get paid to do. Thank you.

A

Y

Good evening, council tasha rose speaking, I'm a resident of east lake courts where crime is very high. I have my kids standing right here with me. I have a shirt on with my nephew that got killed in 2017..

Y

I have yet to hear anything from the police department either. Every time I walked up to somebody to get answers to their murder, which was a double murder. I got phone numbers that reached to nobody.

Y

I walked up to any police officer because I want answers from my nephew's murder. You know what I had to do. We had to reach out to the cold case unit, to get them to look back in the case to see what we can do or see what family.

Y

I got my kid. My kids can't even sit on my porch.

Y

They can't play on a porch because, as they play on the porch, we hear bullets, we hear guns shooting and it's so normal that when they hear it, they know to run in the house. They know what it is, but guess what I want to see them grow up.

Y

How can you all assure me that you're going to pour off into the streets to make that change? You want to change, but can you be the change I can? Can you you want me to, but that ain't, what you want to see.

Y

Stand here and tell you what scares them the most.

Y

And it's losing each other to senseless gun violence when y'all go home, y'all sleep good! When I sleep, I sleep nervously, because just like that young lady said that man died in a comfort in his own home.

Y

Because we on a lower level, come through our wonder what y'all gonna do y'all gonna keep talking or y'all gonna get the walking I wanna see mans grow up, but guess what tell everybody to get saved?

Y

Get god and what you used to do was open the recreation centers, where the kids can go and do something with their lives, because I was one of them: kids, that was my resource. That's what I went to you got the centers open, but what you're doing with the children.

Y

Nothing just like y'all.

Y

They're here everywhere, I go, they go. That's how scared I am to walk in this world.

A

Anybody else wishing to address the council tonight, council, I'm seeing nobody else. I have a motion to adjourn. We are adjourned.