October 26th, 2021
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Highlights from Chattanooga's city council meeting for October 26th, 2021
Catch up on the entire meeting of Chattanooga's city council from Tuesday, October 26th, 2021.
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October 26th, 2021
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(cheerful music) - You're watching highlights of the Chattanooga City Council meeting, a production of WTCI PBS.
- Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to our Tuesday, October the 26th, City Council Agenda.
I now call this meeting to order.
Our Pledge of Allegiance and invocation tonight will be given by Councilwoman Hill.
- Would you please stand.
- (everyone together) I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.
One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
- All right.
We have no special presentations this afternoon.
Could I have a motion on the minutes, please?
We have a motion to approve the minutes with a proper second.
Are there any questions or comments before we vote?
Roll call please.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes - Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Coonrod?
- Yes.
- Chairman Smith?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- All right.
The ayes have it.
And I did fail to mention, at the very beginning, that we do not have any internet this afternoon due to an accidental fiber cut that is going on outside.
So, my apologies to anyone that would have been joining us through Zoom or the live stream.
We are recording this session, though, so that those minutes can be in the record as audio.
We have no ordinances on final reading this afternoon.
No ordinances on first reading, moving now to resolutions, Madam Clerk, 7A please.
- A resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract for sale and purchase with Sunlight, LLC, in substantially the form attached, for the purchase of 7725 Lee Highway, identified as tax parcel No.
139F-A-003.04, for the amount of $2,785,000.00, with earnest money in the amount of $25,000.00 deposited with Jones Title Agency, Inc., and to execute all documents related to the transaction, with closing fees, for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $2,795,000.00.
- Council Woman Burrs?
- [Burrs] Move approval, sir.
- We have a motion on the floor with a proper second.
Do have any questions or comments before we vote?
Roll call please.
- Councilwoman Coonrod?
- Yes.
- Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Vice Chairman Smith?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- Nine yes.
- Motion does carry.
Now madam Clerk, if there are no objections from the council, would you take 7B and C together as a package, please?
- Item B: a resolution declaring surplus of property located at 3701 6th Avenue and further identified as tax parcel No.
168H-D-010.
And 7C a resolution authorizing the extension of the professional services agreement with public financial management for financial advisory services for one year to expire on August 20, 2022.
- What is the pleasure to council?
- [Chairperson] New approval.
- [Chairwoman] Second.
- We have motion on the floor to approve items 7B and C with proper second.
Are there any questions or comments before we vote?
- Roll call please.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes.
- Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilman (inaudible)?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- 9 yes'.
- So moved.
- Moving now to Parks and Public Works.
Madam Clerk, if you would please take 7D, E, and F together as a package, please.
- Item D: A resolution authorizing the administrator for the department of public works to approve change order No.
3 for Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for contract No.
E-20-010-201, disaster recovery management services contract, for the addition of Part 5-Emergency Preparedness Plan, for year two, for the increased amount of $217,440.00, for a revised contract amount of $567,967.00.
Item E: a resolution authorizing a renewal of contract number S-20-004-100, the on-call blanket contract for modeling and floodplain analysis services, resolution No.
30549, with one Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; two CDM Smith, Inc.; three Woods Environment and Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.; four AECOM; and five S&ME, Inc., for year two of a four year term, with these five firms at $650,000.00 total annually, for use by all departments.
Item F, a resolution to amend resolution No.
30865, for contract No.
S-18-001, on-call blanket contracts for horticultural and green infrastructure consultation, materials, and maintenance, so as to change the contracting name of four Sweeping Corporation of America, to the contracting name of Sweeping Corporation of America, Inc. - Well, it's the pleasure of the council.
We have a motion on the floor to approve items 7D, E, and F, with a proper second.
Are there any questions or comments before we vote?
Madam Clerk, roll call please.
- Councilwoman Coonrod?
- Yes.
- Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Vice Chairman Hill?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- Nine yes.
- Motion to approve item 7D, E, and F, does carry.
Council if you would pull out your purchases for this afternoon, as Julia comes, to review those with us.
- Good evening Council.
We have three purchases this evening.
The first is from the Fleet Management Division of Public Works.
This is the second and final renewal of the contract for Mower and Bush Hog Parts and Services from Chattanooga Tractor and Equipment, Inc.
The vendor submitted a price increase of 30% for the parts catalog and a 9% increase for line 47 as shown on the spreadsheet.
The total annual cost estimate is $60,000.
The second is from the Parks Maintenance Division of Parks and Outdoors.
This is the first of two renewals for alarm monitoring from Prevention Security, formally Action Alarms of Chattanooga.
The vendor submitted both the name change and a price increase upon renewal.
The price increase will total 50% for the lines listed on the spreadsheet.
The total annual cost estimate is the same as previously approved at $36,000.
So no funds will be added to this contract.
The third is from the Purchasing Department of the Mayor's office.
This is the first of two renewals for trashcan liners from Hamilton Plastics, Inc.
The vendors submitted a price increase of 10% for the lines listed on the spreadsheet.
No money will be added to the contract.
- Councilwoman Hill, did you get your question answered about the alarm?
Okay.
Very well.
What's the pleasure of the Council?
Motion on the floor to approve tonight's purchases with a proper second.
Are there any questions or comments before we vote?
Roll call please.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes.
- Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Coonrod?
- Yes.
- Vice Chairman Smith?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- Nine yeses.
- [Henderson] So moved.
- We also have five RFP formats recommended for approval.
As a reminder, we are just requesting approval to issue these RFPs, not to approve award of any contracts at this time.
The first is from the Benefits Division of HR.
This is an RFP for a Pharmacy Benefit Manager to manage pharmacy claims and the Pharmacy Benefits Plan.
The cost of the administration services is not the main factor in the decision.
The program should add value in savings to our Pharmacy Benefit Administration.
Managing the cost of the medications and pharmaceutical services is a driving factor.
The second is from- Would you like to take these separately, Chairman, or together?
- [Henderson] I'm sorry, say it again please?
- Would you like to take these separately or together?
- [Henderson] If there's no objection from the counselors just take them together.
- Okay.
The second is also from the Benefits Division of HR, it's an RFP for the Health Plan Administrator for active and retired employees and their dependents.
Cost is not the only determining factor in choosing the Health Plan Administrator.
Other factors include the way a carrier may structure the operation of the plan, the provider network, or some other value based, or cost saving structure.
The third is also from the Benefits Division of HR.
This is an RFP for the Vision Benefit Plan for active employees and their dependents.
Although affordability of a vision plan is important to our members, cost is not the driving factor in choosing a vendor.
The vision plan provisions, and number, and location of, network providers are also a major concern.
The fourth RFP is for Lynbrook Park, Public Art Project coming from Public Art within Economic Development.
This project centers around artwork, which is creative and can not be defined by specifications, nor can it be selected based upon price alone.
The artist, in addition to designing, implementing, and installing, the artwork will collaborate with the residents in the area and involve them in the art project.
The fifth and final RFP also comes from Public Art and Economic Development, This is an RFP for East Lake Park Playful Seating Project.
This project also centers around artwork, which is creative and can not be defined by specifications, nor can it be selected based upon price alone.
Also, for this project, the artist will, in addition to designing, implementing, and installing the artwork, collaborate with residents in the area and involve them in the project.
- Alright, Councilman Ledford.
- Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
We did have an opportunity to review these at 3:30 and with that I'll move to approve all five presented RFPs.
- All right.
- We have a motion on the floor to approve these RFPs with a proper second.
Are there any questions or comments before we vote?
Roll call, please.
- Councilwoman Coonrod?
- Yes.
- Councilman Byrd?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Dotley?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Berz?
- Yes.
- Councilman Hester?
- Yes.
- Councilman Ledford?
- Yes.
- Councilwoman Hill?
- Yes.
- Vice Chairman Smith?
- Yes.
- Chairman Henderson?
- Yes.
- Nine yes.
- So moved.
- Moving now to committee reports, Councilwoman Hill.
- [Hill] Nothing to report.
- Councilman Ledford?
- The meeting time will be Tuesday the 2nd.
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
- Councilman Hester.
- No report, we will me next Tuesday.
- Councilwoman Berz.
- No reports, sir.
- Vice Chairman Smith.
- No reports, Mr.
Chair.
- Councilwoman Dotley.
- No reports.
- Councilman Byrd.
- Today we have- (inaudible interruption) - Today we have an amazing update from our quarterly report, from PARC, Police Advisory and Review Committee, thank you.
- Thank you.
- Councilwoman Coonrod.
- No report.
- Alright.
That takes us now to other business.
I would like to announce the reappointment of Ray Atkins, to the Board of Zoning and Appeals.
Madam Clerk, could you make sure we have that down?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
All right, that takes care of our agenda items this afternoon, which brings us to recognitions of persons wishing to address the council this afternoon.
Do we have anybody in the audience with us this afternoon that would like to address the council at this time?
Okay.
All right.
If you would, you could make your way to the podium while I ask (banging sounds) to engage the council.
- Can't read them without the internet, - Try it now.
- I'm always with it.
- She's always with it.
(laughter) - Please limit your comments to the legislative and quasi-judicial authority of the council and you will be limited to three minutes.
Thank you.
- Well all right, can we have three minutes on the clock please?
All right, go ahead and give us your name, district number, and you may begin.
- My name is Keith Morrison, district six, and my question, and maybe I'm late to the party with this, but we owned a Harley Davidson dealership directly across the street from 7725 Lee Highway.
Our address is 7720.
And we'd just like to understand, I guess, the city's plans for the hotel.
- [Henderson] So I would ask you, Councilwoman Berz, if you wouldn't mind to get with Mr. Morrison after the meeting- - [Chairwoman] She went over all of that at 3:30- (Henderson speaks over) (inaudible) - [Henderson] She's well versed on what is happening there, so if you would just get with her after the meeting, we'll take care of it that way.
- Okay.
- [Henderson] Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
- Anyone else that would like to address the council at this time?
All right, Council, I'm not seeing any hands that wish to address the Council.
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