Knoxville City Council approved a number of resolutions and ordinances on a single-agenda meeting. This roundup lists each formal action recorded in the public transcript, the key detail(s) and the outcome as stated on the record.

Votes at a glance

- Minutes (March 18): Motion to approve minutes carried (voice vote recorded; no roll call given).

- Postpone item 12h: Councilmember McKenzie moved to postpone item 12h to the May 13 council meeting. Motion carried.

- Consent items (11h 6j, 12j and 12k): Approved on consent.

- 8a — Resolution confirming appointments to the Public Arts Committee (Audrey Easton and Stacy Velenda Vidalia Pedaglio): Approved (motion carried).

- 9a — Ordinance amending beer-on-property and special events permit sections: Approved (see separate article for details).

- 11a — Agreement with Jones Locating Service for utility damage prevention and related services for city street lighting system, amount not to exceed $150,000: Approved (motion carried).

- 11b — Agreement with Superior Traffic Control LLC for special event flagging and traffic control services, annual amount not to exceed $75,000: Approved.

- 11c — Agreement with AWP Incorporated for special event flagging and traffic control services, annual amount not to exceed $25,000: Approved.

- 11d — Application and acceptance (if awarded) of FEMA reimbursement grant for July 7, 2023 storm damage: total grant $844,386.13, required local match $120,626.58 (project total $965,012.71): Approved.

- 11e — TDOT Improve Act transit investment grant acceptance: $724,611 with city match up to $241,538 for bus-stop improvements (Knoxville Area Transit): Approved. Councilmember Thomas noted sidewalk and bus-pad work in Inskip and thanked constituents for input.

- 11f — Project Safe Neighborhoods grant application to Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs: $53,136, no local match: Approved.

- 11gs — Resolution accepting a $75,000 donation from Downtown Knoxville Alliance for the downtown compactor project: Approved. Waste and Resources manager explained the compactor plan to replace more than 700 downtown carts with about 16 self-contained compactors.

- 11h, 11i, 11j — Additional consent items: Approved as part of consent agenda (specific items referenced in the consent list; transcript notes they passed on consent).

- 12a — Appropriation of $1,500 from Community Safety and Empowerment budget to TKJ Foundation for Camp 24 (community football camp): Approved. Event date provided as July 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- 12b — Appropriation of $1,500 to Genesee Charitable Birth Services for Genesee Community Baby Shower: Approved.

- 12c — Ordinance to close an unimproved, unnamed alley off the eastern side of Waverly Street and to quitclaim to adjacent property owners: Approved. Engineering staff characterized many such "paper alleys" as unused; council discussed access impacts for future garages/ADUs.

- 12d — Ordinance adopting the 2025 one-year plan (amended to retain duplex location standards until conversion-design standards are adopted): Approved 8-1 (see separate article for details).

- 12e/12v — Code amendment to CN zoning district setbacks (minimum interior side, corner side and rear setbacks): Approved. Applicant: Arbenly Marlowe.

- 12f — South City Sector Plan amendment to South Waterfront Mixed Use district type 2 (Daniel Levy): Approved.

- 12g — Base zoning change from IG (General Industrial) to IMU (Industrial Mixed Use) for property at 2201/2209/2215 Ashley Street (Daniel Levy): Approved.

- 12h — Previously postponed earlier in meeting to May 13.

- 12i — Rezoning (RN1 to O) at 413 East Inskip Drive (Julio Herrera): Approved.

- 12j and 12k — Ordinances approved on consent.

Procedural notes: nearly all items were approved by voice vote with the phrase "motion carries" recorded in the public transcript; only the one-year plan recorded an explicit tally (8-1). Several items included short staff presentations or public comments; other items were handled on consent.