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Votes at a glance: Council approves reappointments, leases, grants and design contracts
Summary
Council approved a series of routine appointments, appropriations, lease agreements, insurance and grant actions; most passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Several were brief and procedural; details below summarize items recorded during the meeting.
The City Council voted on multiple resolutions, ordinances and agreements during the meeting. The items below were acted on by voice votes; where the transcript recorded a discussion, that detail is noted.
- 8A — Resolution reappointing Joan Cronin and Tim Hill as directors of the Sports Authority of the County of Knox and the City of Knoxville: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 8B — Resolution appointing Mallory Alder to the at-large seat B on the City of Knoxville Public Property Naming Committee: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 9A — Ordinance appropriating $221,394.6 (text in packet) from the Parks and Recreation departmental fund for completed projects and distributing awards under the Challenge Grant program: Motion carried by voice vote (amount as stated in the council packet).
- 9B — Zoning ordinance amendment to remove previously approved plan-district designations for property at 0 Millard Beets Road (Millard Beets Development LLC, Second District): Motion carried by voice vote after brief confirmation from applicant David Presley that outreach had occurred.
- 9C — Zoning map amendment changing classification for property at 6200 Paper Mill Drive from CG3 to CH2 (Benjamin C. Mullins, Second District): Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11A — Resolution authorizing execution of documents to accept proposals for excess liability, vehicle/equipment damage and inland marine insurance under the city's self-insured program; estimated annual premium $762,048: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11B — Resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with HealthEquity, Inc., to update funding language for flexible spending account and health reimbursement administrative services for city employees: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11C — Resolution authorizing an agreement with Johnson, Mermereian & Thompson, Inc. for design services for the Riverwalk–City View Greenway connection (not-to-exceed $315,698): Motion carried by voice vote. Council discussion clarified this contract advances design to the level required by the railroad for final approval; sponsor indicated construction deadline related to a prior funding arrangement is January 2027.
- 11D — Resolution to execute an agreement with Superior Pavement Marking Inc. not to exceed $195,052.50 for the 2025 pedestrian and bicycle pavement marking project: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11E — Resolution to lease a portion of the South Knoxville Community Center to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley for 10 years at $37,938 per year (typo in original packet corrected by amendment): Motion carried by voice vote; council approved a friendly amendment to correct a typographical error in the resolution.
- 11F — Resolution to lease a portion of the South Knoxville Community Center to the Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee for 10 years at $4,200 per year: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11G — Resolution to apply for and accept a Tennessee Highway Safety Office grant of $35,000 (no local match) for pedestrian safety overtime funding: Motion carried by voice vote; one speaker had signed up to speak in opposition but was not present when called.
- 11H — Resolution to apply for and accept $300,000 from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (no local match) for traffic enforcement and safety programs: Motion carried by voice vote.
- 11I — Resolution to execute an agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for up to $100,000 with an option to renew for one additional year: Motion carried by voice vote.
Notes: The agenda referenced an 11J item for Project Safe Neighborhoods that the mayor said did not appear on the packet; staff and council confirmed the item was not on tonight's roll call. Where the transcript recorded no roll-call tallies, results are summarized as "motion carries" by voice vote. The zoning and grant items had brief public-statement or staff-confirmation moments but no extended debate.
Ending: Several items will advance to implementation by the responsible departments; the council adjourned after noting there were no public forum speakers.
