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Chattanooga City Council minutes — March 24, 2026: rezoning approved (3886 Agawela), levee and parcel actions, grants/contracts adopted

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Council met March 24, 2026 (recessed meeting). Major actions: adopted an ordinance closing a public sewer easement; passed first-reading rezoning for 3886 Agawela Drive as amended; approved resolutions authorizing use/maintenance of the Brainerd levee, joint purchase of a 19.6-acre Boy Scouts parcel (cost shared with Hamilton County), acceptance of park grant funding and associated matches, approval of multiple contracts and change orders (including stormwater asset management and Westside reconnecting design), renewal of an employee health services agreement, several board appointments, and appointments of unarmed special commissioned officers for McKamey Animal Services. Council also approved recommended purchases and requested future agendas include cost centers in resolution captions.

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Ordinance #14345 approved (final reading): close and abandon a public sewer easement in the 1200 block of North Moore Road (Tax Map No. 147K-C-045).
Ordinance #14346 (first reading) passed as amended: rezone property at 3886 Agawela Drive from RN-1-6 to RN-3 with added condition requiring a 7' privacy fence and 10' landscape buffer along the northern property line adjacent to Parcel No. 147C-D-001.
Resolution #32829 adopted: authorize Economic Development Administrator to enter license agreement with the State of Tennessee to use I-24 mile markers 13.71–14.31 for continued maintenance of the Brainerd levee and floodwall (10-year term, no cost to the city).
Resolution #32830 adopted: authorize joint purchase with Hamilton County of approx. 19.6-acre tract (Tax Map No. 130-003) from Cherokee Area Council/ Boy Scouts of America for $525,000 plus up to $5,000 closing expenses (total not to exceed $530,000), with City responsibility being one-half of total acquisition expense.
Resolution #32831 adopted: authorize Deputy Chief HR Officer to execute one two-year renewal with One to One Health, LLC for preventative, wellness, disease management, occupational and/or primary care services (term Dec 26, 2026–Dec 26, 2028).
Resolution #32836 adopted: accept, if awarded, a $1,790,915 grant from Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation for Brainerd Levee/greenway improvements; required match to be provided by a potential ARC-ARISE grant ($1,196,068) and a city commitment of $594,847 (total project $3,581,830).
Resolution #32838 amended/authorized: four-year contract (SWAMP) with Barge Design Solutions, Inc., for stormwater asset management plan professional services (authority up to $4,230,000 annually as amended).
Resolution #32841 adopted: authorize agreement with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. to develop 30% design and preliminary engineering plan for Reconnecting Westside for $2,064,150 with contingency $206,415 (total not to exceed $2,270,565).
Resolutions adopting various procurement and contract actions and change orders, including final change order for Fire Training Tower (Resolution #32837) and consent of assignment for multiple public works purchase orders (Resolution #32839).
Resolutions confirming mayoral appointments to boards and commissions (Resolutions #32832–32835) and appointing James Stuart and Jillian Kruck as unarmed special commissioned police officers for McKamey Animal Services (Resolutions #32842 & #32843).
Council approved recommended new purchases across departments (including asphaltic concrete, traffic sign posts, painting services, radio ads, fire hose, and TPA services totaling listed amounts).
Council instructed that cost centers be included in resolution captions on future agendas; requested a budget work session (March 31) and noted the April 14 meeting will start early to accommodate stadium opening and include election of Council officers.

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Mar 24, 2026, 8:30 PMcompleted

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