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From YouTube: Chattanooga Sports Authority Board Meeting 7/13/2023
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Chattanooga Sports Authority Board Meeting 7/13/2023
A
B
Yes,
sir,
thank
you
so
much
Jermaine,
Freeman
interim
Chief
staff
and
director
of
economic
development
for
the
city,
so
this
process
helps
us
to
bring
on
the
construction
manager
at
risk,
which
is
a
key
component
of
helping
to
get
to
the
final
cost
of
what
will
be
the
potential
Ballpark.
And
so
the
construction
manager
at
risk
will
work
closely
with
the
architectural
firm
dhw,
which
you
all
passed
resolution.
On
the
last
time
we
met
and
as
dhw
goes
through
and
prepares
their
architectural
drawings.
B
The
construction
manager
are
at
risk,
we'll
work
with
them
to
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
to
a
good
quality
design.
That
is
within
a
budget
that
we
can
all
afford
and
and
then
we
can
go
from
there
and
then
that
helps
us
to
also
stay
on
track
in
terms
of
the
design
and
construction
of
the
ballpark,
which
of
course,
we
are
still
shooting
for
and
hoping
to
get
open
in
time
for
opening
day
in
2025.
B
B
B
E
Good
morning,
everyone,
so
the
the
timeline
from
the
pre-construction
services
essentially
will
run
through
the
majority
of
this
calendar
year,
because
we
anticipate
the
construction
itself
to
actually.
While
there
may
be
some
early
release
packages
that
would
be
prepared
in
the
coming
months
and
go
ahead
and
get
started
during
2023.
The
pre-construction
services
themselves
are
actually
services
that
they
will
do
alongside
the
architect
for
approximately
the
next
four
to
six
months,
so
it.
But
it
is
a
lump
sum,
so
it
will
cover
essentially
everything
that's
needed
for
that
time
period.
E
In
order
for
us
to
be
able
to
get
through
that,
so
they
will
attend
as
many
meetings
as
necessary
perform
all
the
work,
that's
necessary
in
order
to
help
cost
help,
cost
that
out
and
provide
recommendations
and
guidance
to
the
design
team,
as
well
in
terms
of
selecting
certain
materials
that
may
be
more
affordable
and
still
achieve
the
same
purpose
or
construction
methods.
That
might,
for
example,
use
a
different
material,
but
take
a
different
amount
of
Labor
those.
E
E
So,
as
dhw
is
preparing
certain
portions
of
the
work
in
certain
portions
of
the
document,
there
are
multiple
buildings
and
multiple
different
facilities
that
are
that
are
there,
and
so,
as
each
one
of
those
goes
through
their
particular
iteration,
then
emj
is
going
to
have
an
embedded
cost
estimator,
who
will
actually
be
looking
at
all
those
and
based
on
the
level
of
detail.
They
will
provide
an
appropriate
cost
estimate
as
we
get
closer
to
final
design.
C
E
Certainly,
and
that's
a
great
question,
the
typically
on
on
a
municipal
project,
we
would
complete
100
of
the
design
and
then
go
forward
to
bids
with
contractors.
At
that
point,
however,
we
won't
know
what
they're
bidding
prior
or
what
those
prices
are
Beyond
sort
of
some
industry
standards
that
the
the
the
the
designer
may
know
or
the
owner
may
know
at
that
point,
and
so
we
we
lose
a
lot
of
opportunity
to
be
able
to
do
value
engineering
until
after
the
bidding.
E
So
what
what
it
will
result
in
is
is
is
greatly
reduce
the
likelihood
that
we
have
you
know
an
extravagantly
priced
set
of
design
documents
that
really
is
unaffordable
because
we're
going
to
be
getting
the
very
best
and
most
current
data
on
pricing,
both
in
the
labor
market
in
the
materials
Market
which,
as
we
all
know,
has
been,
has
been
quite
fluid
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
inflation
pressures,
particularly
in
in
the
recent
months,
so
having
them
embedded.
It
also
allows,
as
the
contractor
is
able
to
price
it.
E
We
will
still
have
competitive
pricing,
so
we
will
still
be
obtaining
the
same
types
of
competition
from
from
highly
qualified,
highly
skilled
subcontractors
throughout
the
project.
So
they
will
still
be
able
to
do
that,
even
even
as
we
get
into
later
phases
under
the
construction
manager
at
risk
contract
so
and
it
will
help
us
get
to
ultimately
a
guaranteed
maximum
price
where
we
will
be
able
to
say
this
is
the
amount
as
long
as
the
scope
doesn't
change.
E
This
is
the
price
that
we
that
we
expect
to
pay
no
more
than
than
a
than
a
certain
amount
of
money
and
we'll
know
that
as
we
get
further
into
into
the
design
process,
but
it
will,
it
will
essentially
eliminate
a
lot
of
that
risk.
That
happens
many
times
at
the
design
phase.
I
know
from
the
city's
perspective,
we've
had
many
jobs
and
contracts
recently
that,
when
we
put
them
out
to
bid
we've
anticipated
a
particular
number,
whether
it's
through
our
budgeting
or
through
the
the
estimating
that
was
done
by
the
designer.
E
But
then,
whenever
we
received
the
bids
from
the
construction
companies,
those
bids
have
been
significantly
different,
and
so
that
has
resulted
in
a
lot
of
delays
in
projects
being
able
to
move
forward,
and
so
construction
manager
at
risk
is,
is
a
is
a
practice,
that's
available
to
this
board,
and
we
think
that
it's
most
appropriate
it
for
this
project.
Thank.
F
E
There
will
be
a
lot
of
thought
process
that
gets
put
into
particularly
put
into
operations
and
maintenance,
so
there
will
be
some
there
will
be
energy
energy
consumption
components
that
will
be
looked
at
it
as
as
well
as
other
materials,
pieces
and
and
operational
pieces.
You
know
what
is
the
life
cycle
of
the
pic
of
the
particular
product.
F
E
Not
specifically,
you
know
with
Mr
Schmidt
there
is,
you
know,
typically
at
least
on
on
this
project.
This
is
really
more
a
combination
because,
with
the
Lookouts
themselves
being
being
essentially
the
third
party
beneficiary
of
the
stadium
that
the
Sports
Authority
is
would
construct.
So
we
will,
we
will
be
working
with
them,
so
it's
a
combination.
Sustainability
in
and
of
itself,
is
really
about.
What
are
the
owners
requirements?
E
The
owners
expectations
in
conjunction
with
the
designer
and
so
in
in
this
case
now,
by
bringing
on
the
construction
manager
at
risk
we'll
be
able
to
take
into
account
the
combination
of
owners
needs,
which
is
both
the
sustained.
You
know
their
sustainability
components
to
what
the
owner
needs,
what
the
tenant
needs,
as
well
as
the
designer
and
the
contractor.
So
in
this
case
we
really
have
four
parties,
but
we
start.
We
will
we'll
we'll
take
a
look
at
that.
E
A
B
Essentially,
what
you're
going
to
hear
today
is
sort
of
a
sort
of
a
set
of
of
of
asks
and
desires
and
sort
of
expectations,
I
think
from
our
community
from
our
Community
Partners.
It's
important
that
you
all
as
a
Sports,
Authority
board
sort
of
understand
what
your
role
is
and
what
you're
about
to
hear
legally
under
state
law.
You
cannot
be
a
part
or
party
to
a
what's
what
is
called
a
community
benefits
agreement.
B
G
Good
morning
my
name
is
Dr
Chandra,
Ward
and
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
Caleb
this
morning
in
the
South
Broad
CBA
Coalition
today
now
Caleb
believes
that
development
should
happen
with
us,
the
community
and
not
to
us.
We
know
the
city
and
the
county
see
potential
with
this
development
and
others
in
the
future
can
have
on
South
Chattanooga
and
that
they
support
the
notion
that
Community
should
have
a
say
in
the
benefits
that
this
type
of
project
may
bring
to
their
Community
through
cbas.
G
Now.
Why
do
we
need
a
community
needs
assessment?
We
know
that
at
its
core,
Caleb
represents
the
interests
of
our
community,
so
we
want
to
know
what
they
needed
and
we
asked
them
after
three
different
Community
listening
meetings
and
nearly
100
chattanoogans
later
we're
able
to
identify
several
issues
that
were
particularly
important
to
South
Chattanooga,
labor
unions
and
other
relevant
stakeholders.
G
So
we
really
need
the
city
of
Chattanooga's
cooperation
as
well
as
various
public
entities,
and
while
we
know
the
city
can't
enter
into
a
CBA
officially
with
the
Coalition,
we
feel
it
is
necessary
for
the
city
to
partner
with
the
South
Broad
CBA
coalition,
to
find
Creative
Solutions
for
the
benefit
of
South
Chattanooga
and
its
residents.
We
remain
hopeful
that
this
project
and
the
city
and
private
stakeholders
work
together,
will
bring
about
a
new
history
for
Chattanooga,
really
envisioning,
that
one
Chattanooga
that
the
mayor
has
committed
to
around
economic
investment
and
local
development.
H
Community
needs
are
addressed,
so
I'm
going
to
go
through
some
of
the
specifics,
but
just
to
sort
of
reiterate
what
Jermaine
and
Chandra
and
other
folks
have
pointed
out.
The
complexities
of
the
a
public-private
partnership
like
this
sometimes
make
it
difficult
to
say
who
exactly
is
responsible
for
what.
As
the
city
engineer
pointed
out,
you've
got
at
least
four
different
parties
who
are
the
decision-making
process.
H
So
here
you
see
a
slide
from
our
CBA
packet
I'm
just
going
to
quickly
go
through
the
items
as
final
client.
We
know
that
you
all
are
not
full-time
construction
managers,
you're,
not
full-time
employees,
working
on
this
project.
But
again,
you
can
be
good
advocates
for
these
things
and,
if
you
take
the
this
presentation
into
your
minds
and
into
your
hearts
and
advocate
for
it,
it'll
make
sure
that
these
sort
of
things
don't
slip
through
the
cracks.
H
Don't
get
brushed
aside
when
the
urgency
of
signing
these
contracts
and
getting
this
project
done
comes
pressing
in
on
us
as
it
sure
to
do
so.
We
want
to
ensure
that
the
people
who
are
doing
this
job
are
safe.
We
want
to
make
sure
this
is
done
as
much
as
possible
by
local
workers
and
as
such,
we're
protecting
the
lives
of
chattanoogans
by
making
sure
that
there
is
strong
safety
standards
on
site.
H
Osha
provides
10
hour
and
30
hour
trainings
for
workers
informant,
and
this
is
an
example
of
a
basic
measure
that
we
can
take.
We
can
ensure
we
can
ask
questions
of
our
construction
managers
of
our
subcontractors.
Are
you
requiring
this
of
your
workers,
and
can
we
verify
this,
and
thus
do
we
know
for
sure
that
these
workers
are
going
to
be
safe
on
this
project?
H
We
want
to
make
sure
that
this
project
provides
opportunity
for
people
in
Chattanooga
to
get
into
these
long-term
lucrative,
stable
jobs
in
construction
that
so
often
in
the
city
we
see
and
city
and
county.
We
see
go-to
out
of
town
construction
firms
who
come
in,
do
one
project
and
then
their
workers
take
that
money
back
to
their
own
communities,
whereas
chattanoogans,
who
who
need
this
work
and
need
this
training
and
need
these
skills
to
have
this
kind
of
a
stable
lifestyle
that
that
we
want
for
all
of
our
neighbors.
H
We
miss
out
on
that
when,
when
we
don't
have
our
own
people
being
trained,
getting
job
experience
on
our
own
projects
and
we
have
the
we
have
the
local
resources
to
put
people
to
work
on
these
things.
But
often
it
takes
an
extra
bit
of
advocacy
to
ensure
that
those
local
people
are
filling
those
jobs
getting
that
training.
H
We
want
to
see
these
contracts
go
to
diverse
business
enterprises,
minority-owned
businesses,
women-owned
businesses,
and
if
such
a
business
is
not
able
to
bid
on
a
blanket
or
you
know,
bid
on
a
large
contract
whenever
possible,
we
want
to
see
the
package
is
broken
down
into
contracts,
where
smaller
companies
of
the
sort
that
Chattanooga
has
a
lot
of
could
actually
bid
on
it,
where
they're
not
responsible
for
taking
on
more
than
they
can
handle.
But
they
can
still
get
a
piece
of
the
pie
through
a
reasonably
sized
contract.
H
In
terms
of
the
environment,
we've
already
heard
a
little
bit
about
that,
but,
and
we
hope
that
these
sort
of
good
steps
that
have
been
taken
to
ensure
that
environmental
safety
is
taken
into
account
continue.
We
have
great
resources
in
green
spaces
and
lots
of
environmental
Advocates
and
staff
members
within
the
city
I'm
not
going
to
go
too
deep
into
these
needs,
but
we
want
to
see
a
study
ahead
of
time
to
make
sure
you
know
this
is
a
site
where
environmental
Horrors
have
occurred
in
the
past.
H
We
want
to
make
sure
that
none
of
the
lingering
effects
of
that
are
putting
workers
of
the
surrounding
community
at
risk.
We
want
to
see
what
the
impact
of
the
new
development
will
be
on
the
environment.
On
the
Watershed,
the
you
know,
the
city
as
a
whole
and
construction
elements
in
the
stadium
enter
into
this.
Is
it
going
to
retain
its
own
storm
water?
Is
it
going
to
have
sustainable
energy?
Is
it
going
to
be
creating
more
heat
in
the
city?
H
H
Intended
Lessie
or
the
Lookouts
for
a
that
they
are
obtaining
high
standards
of
environmental
practices
during
the
in
in
the
operation
of
the
stadium.
Now
we're
very
hopeful
that
they
will
that
they
will
beat
those
high
standards
and
we're
happy
that
they're
negotiating
with
us.
But
again
the
city
can
have
a
role,
can
have
a
hand
in
advocating
for
this,
as
the
owners
of
the
stadium
skip
ahead
to
Transportation.
This
is
something
that
is
critical
to
have
city
and
county
Support.
H
If
we
have
that
in
one
place
sensibly,
designed
with
local
needs
really
taken
into
account,
that'll
make
a
big
difference
in
the
usability
of
this
stadium
and
the
whole
erotic
development.
We
need
expanded
bus
routes.
Obviously,
the
stadium
area
is
currently
not
not
heavily
residential,
but
we
need
to
take
into
account
the
residential
areas
around
there
and
recreate
a
sort
of
vision
for
Carter's,
accessibility
and
usefulness
to
residents
of
that
area.
H
Connection
with
Howard
School
Howard
is,
as
you
know,
one
of
the
both
storied
and
respected
schools.
In
the
south
side,
it's
got
a
lot
of
challenges
with
crowding
and
under
resourcing,
and
we
want
to
ensure
that
Howard
is
connected
to
the
jobs
and
opportunities
that
are
going
to
come
up
around
the
stadium
in
as
many
ways
as
possible.
H
H
H
People
are
getting
displaced
as
we
speak
all
over
chat,
new
girlfriend
neighborhoods
that
they've
lived
in
their
whole
lives
because
the
market
forces
are
are
out
of
control
and
we
need
to
do
as
much
as
we
can
as
a
city
as
a
County
to
make
sure
that
development
where
it's
happening
is
not
pushing
people
out
of
neighborhoods.
That
they've
lived
in
a
long
time,
neighborhoods
that
they
want
to
live
in
and
whether
they're,
tenants
or
homeowners
make
sure
that
they
are
benefiting
from
this
growth
and
not
experiencing
it.
H
As
pressure
to
leave
pressure
to
sell
pressure
to
change
their
circumstances
that
they
may
not
otherwise
want
to
change.
So
we
want
to
connect
long-term
residents,
people
who
especially
people
who
want
fixed
incomes
who
live
in
the
area.
That's
going
to
be
experiencing
all
this
growth
to
a
tax
freeze
where
the
increase
in
taxes
does
not
does
not
force
them
out
of
a
situation
that
in
which
they're
comfortable,
we
want
to
have
Community
Rehabilitation
support
for
residents
who
who
are
already
in
the
area.
Big
development
means
big
changes.
H
Finally,
wherever
we
can,
we
want
to
provide
incentives
and
assistance
to
overcome
barriers
in
housing.
There's
interesting
things
going
on
with
the
West,
Side
evolves
and
other
areas
of
the
city,
but
we
need
more
of
that
sort
of
thing.
We
need
creative
ideas
and
we
need
to
get
help
to
people
who
are
going
to
be
affected
by
this.
We
know
this
is
a
big
change.
We
know
people
are
going
to
be
affected
and
we
don't
want
they
have
to
slip
through
the
cracks.
We
don't
want.
H
A
lot
of
bad
projects
and
bad
results
from
previous
projects
have
come
simply
because,
when
a
critical
decision
was
being
made,
nobody
thought
to
ask
a
strongly
worded
question
about
hey
what
happened
to
these
things.
We
all
said
we
cared
about
in
the
initial
stages
and
why
has
that
been
pushed
to
the
side
in
favor
of
haste
or
efficiency
or
whatever?
H
F
F
H
H
F
D
Thank
you,
yeah
yeah
are
there?
Are
there
any
particular
ideas
about
County?
You
mentioned
Howard,
school's
connection
with
Partnerships
there
for
student
resources
and
kind
of
the
things
listed
in
the
PowerPoint.
Are
we
talking
more
employment
opportunities
for
students
or
other
programs
that
you
know
are
going
to
be
using
the
stadium
side
or
for.
H
Sure
yeah-
and
that
is
something
that
is
we're
hoping
is
going
to
be
in
this
sort
of
formal
text
of
the
CPA,
something
that
the
Lookouts
and
as
as
the
users
of
the
stadium
can
agree
to
is
how
are
we
going
to
get
opportunities
to
local
kids
to
become
either
part
of
this
organization
or
learn
through
it?
How
to
how
to
do
well-paid,
professional
jobs
and
yeah?
H
We're
hopeful
that
that
will
enter
into
the
text
of
formal
agreement
with
the
Lookouts
and
the
folks
are
going
to
be
running
the
stadium,
but
it
we
have
great
in
our
Coalition.
We
have
great
Advocates
who
who
know
a
lot
more
about
the
Howard
connection
than
I
do
and
the
school
board.
Jill
black
has
been
a
party
to
the
development
of
this
process
as
well.
So
she
would
be
a
good
resource
for
making
those
connections,
but
I
know
we.
H
We
have
members
here
who,
maybe
after
the
meeting,
can
can
speak
to
what
that.
What
that
specifically,
could
look
like
and
even
outside
of
the
context
of
the
CVA,
certainly
the
advocacy
of
of
y'all
and
the
city
and
the
county
will
go
a
long
way
to
making
sure
that
those
are
really
meaningful
connections
all
right.
Thank
you.
A
B
F
C
H
Saying
look
if
you
might
be
interested
in
this,
we
might
have
an
opportunity
for
you,
but
the
sooner
that
we
get
sort
of
the
more
the
more
that
we
get
out
the
energy
or
the
sort
of
idea
that
we
want.
We
want
this
project
to
be
putting
chat
nuggets
to
work
at
all
aspects
from
construction
to
operations,
the
more
we
can
make
that
inevitable.
We
can
make
that
happen,
but
it
has
to
it
has
to
be
very
intentional
and
I.
H
Don't
have
the
you
know
a
plan
for
the
specifics
of
how
it
should
work
other
than
it's
one
of
those
things
that
if
we
don't
consistently
advocate
for
it,
it
will
go
by
the
wayside,
so
I
I.
If,
if
you
have
a
particular
interest
in
it,
like
I
said,
we
have
members
administrators
and
staff
at
Howard
who
have
been
part
of
this
process
who
I
know
would
be
eager
to
connect
and
and
sort
of
flesh
out
what
what
that
could
look
like
as
we
as
we
build
through
this
process.
H
Sort
of
that's
a
key
aspect
of
this
whole
thing.
Is
we
don't
want
it
to
just
be?
Yes,
there
was
Community
involvement,
we
you
know,
we
heard
the
Community
Voices.
We
want
concrete
material
benefits
for
the
community
members.
We
want
people
to
say
my
life
changed
for
the
better
when
that
Stadium
came
to
town,
so
we
we
I'm
glad
to
hear
you
say
that
we're
not
interested
in
window
dressing,
we're
interested
in
real
material
benefits.
C
H
And
we
I
want
to
just
reiterate
what
Jermaine
said
and
we
we
are
not
asking
for
that.
We
are
asking
for
y'all
to
be
advocates
for
these
things
that
fall
outside
of
the
community
benefits
agreement.
That's
why
the
you
know
some
things
did
that
we
didn't
mention
are
involved
in
a
separate
agreement
with
the
Lookouts
we're
not
asking
for
any
legal
agreement,
we're
asking
for
y'all
in
Your
Capacity
as
board
members
to
be
advocates
for
these
things.
C
And
I
think
they
can
provide
that
input
to
the
bodies
of
their
some
things
like
multimodal
Transit
centers.
Here
that
cost
money
too,
and
we've
got
specific
amounts
of
at
least
Bond
funding
that
can
be
involved,
and
it's
a
question
about.
Where
does
it
go
in
in
those
issues
and
then
the
the
aspect
of
how
far
does
it
go
within
the
tax
increment
financing
districts
that
would
be
involved
have
to
be
considered
by
the
city
here
and
then
the
housing
concerns.
C
Also,
this
board
doesn't
really
have
the
ability
to
regulate
that,
but
that
is
something
that
the
health,
education
and
housing
facilities
board
or
the
city
through
its
HUD
financing,
may
be
able
to
assist
on.
So
those
are
areas
that
are
sort
of
outside
this
body's
involvement.
They
definitely
are
listening
and
trying
to
figure
out
where
they
can
go.
Yes,.
H
And
thank
you
for
that,
and
I
yeah
I
realized
that
a
lot
of
this
stuff
Falls
outside
the
specific
Fairview
of
this
body.
But
again
it's
one
of
those
things
where
there's
a
lot
of
people
involved
and
the
more
people
that
are
out
there
advocating
for
it
the
better
chance
it
has
of
manifesting.
Yes,
sir.