Votes at a glance: Key actions taken by Knoxville City Council on July 1, 2025
June 27, 2025 | City Council Meetings, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee
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The Knoxville City Council took the following formal actions at its July 1 meeting. Tally details are included where the transcript records them; if the transcript did not report a roll-call tally the item outcome is given as recorded.
- 8b: Resolution confirming the reappointment of Jared Warsham and appointing Lisa Serb and Sarah Martin to the Design Review Board — Motion carried.
- 9d: Ordinance to levy an additional one-half of one percent local-option sales tax and place the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot — Motion carried (see full article).
- 9e: Ordinance exempting retail sale of food and food ingredients from the local-option sales tax increase — Motion carried unanimously.
- 11p: Resolution expressing accountability for implementation of the Neighborhood Infrastructure Five-Year Investment Plan, should voters approve the tax — Motion carried (transcript records 7-1).
- 11q: Agreement with Vision Lehi LLC for social-emotional learning workshops, not to exceed $35,000 — Approved (transcript records passed with abstentions).
- 11r: Agreement with Covenant Counseling for counseling services for victims of gun violence, not to exceed $60,000 — Approved (transcript records 6-0-2 in favor/abstentions).
- 11s: Agreement with Health Alliance for Violence Intervention for hospital-linked training and technical assistance, not to exceed $31,050 — Approved (transcript records passed with abstentions).
- 11t: MOU with Knox County to accept $22,505,100 as a subrecipient of the federal homeland security grant — Approved.
- 11u & 11v: Two voluntary annexation resolutions for parcels on Dresser Road and North Gallagher View Road (first readings) — Motions carried.
- 11w: Amendment to Gresham Smith contract for Gay Street signal pole replacement (+$28,935) — Approved.
- 11x: Agreement with Stansell Electric Co. for Gay Street signal pole replacement, not to exceed $889,604.90 — Approved.
- 11y: Agreement with Knoxville Community Media to operate public educational and governmental cable channels — Approved; contract funding share increased to approximately $300,000 (city share raised to 30%).
- 11z: Application and potential acceptance of FEMA Fire Prevention & Safety Grant up to $525,924.75 with a 5% city match — Approved.
- 11aa: Amendment and first renewal option for Iams Nature Center contract increasing annual amount by $50,000 to $197,750 — Approved (Vice Mayor disclosed affiliation and abstention not recorded).
- 11ab: Agreement with River Sports Outfitters, Inc. for services at Augusta Quarry (annual amount not to exceed $168,200) — Approved (transcript records the motion carried: "Motion carries, 7 0 1").
- 11ac / 11ad / 11a / 11af: A suite of U.S. Department of Justice Community Policing Development grants and micro-grants for de-escalation/crisis response, violent crime prevention and recruitment/hiring/retention and opioid/drug market interruption (totaling multiple awards at $175,000 or $500,000 each per agenda) — Motions carried as presented.
- 12ah: Ordinance amending supplemental plan provisions of the city employee pension system (housekeeping and Internal Revenue Code compliance) — Approved.
- 12ai / 12aj / 12ak: A consolidated set of rezoning requests related to a Ball Camp Pike property (rezoning from low-density to medium-density residential; developer committed to an 8-foot privacy fence and sidewalk frontage improvements) — Approved after consolidation and public discussion.
- 12al: Emergency ordinance appropriating community improvement funds to various community agencies. The council amended the ordinance on the floor twice; the final amendments increased the total appropriation to $49,470 and the motion carried as amended.
Notes: Many items were routine contract awards and grant applications. The transcript records vote tallies for some items and records only "motion carries" for others; where roll-call details are not printed in the meeting record provided here, the outcome is recorded as passed per the transcript. Readers seeking exact roll-call tallies should consult the official minutes or the city clerk’s certified vote record.
- 8b: Resolution confirming the reappointment of Jared Warsham and appointing Lisa Serb and Sarah Martin to the Design Review Board — Motion carried.
- 9d: Ordinance to levy an additional one-half of one percent local-option sales tax and place the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot — Motion carried (see full article).
- 9e: Ordinance exempting retail sale of food and food ingredients from the local-option sales tax increase — Motion carried unanimously.
- 11p: Resolution expressing accountability for implementation of the Neighborhood Infrastructure Five-Year Investment Plan, should voters approve the tax — Motion carried (transcript records 7-1).
- 11q: Agreement with Vision Lehi LLC for social-emotional learning workshops, not to exceed $35,000 — Approved (transcript records passed with abstentions).
- 11r: Agreement with Covenant Counseling for counseling services for victims of gun violence, not to exceed $60,000 — Approved (transcript records 6-0-2 in favor/abstentions).
- 11s: Agreement with Health Alliance for Violence Intervention for hospital-linked training and technical assistance, not to exceed $31,050 — Approved (transcript records passed with abstentions).
- 11t: MOU with Knox County to accept $22,505,100 as a subrecipient of the federal homeland security grant — Approved.
- 11u & 11v: Two voluntary annexation resolutions for parcels on Dresser Road and North Gallagher View Road (first readings) — Motions carried.
- 11w: Amendment to Gresham Smith contract for Gay Street signal pole replacement (+$28,935) — Approved.
- 11x: Agreement with Stansell Electric Co. for Gay Street signal pole replacement, not to exceed $889,604.90 — Approved.
- 11y: Agreement with Knoxville Community Media to operate public educational and governmental cable channels — Approved; contract funding share increased to approximately $300,000 (city share raised to 30%).
- 11z: Application and potential acceptance of FEMA Fire Prevention & Safety Grant up to $525,924.75 with a 5% city match — Approved.
- 11aa: Amendment and first renewal option for Iams Nature Center contract increasing annual amount by $50,000 to $197,750 — Approved (Vice Mayor disclosed affiliation and abstention not recorded).
- 11ab: Agreement with River Sports Outfitters, Inc. for services at Augusta Quarry (annual amount not to exceed $168,200) — Approved (transcript records the motion carried: "Motion carries, 7 0 1").
- 11ac / 11ad / 11a / 11af: A suite of U.S. Department of Justice Community Policing Development grants and micro-grants for de-escalation/crisis response, violent crime prevention and recruitment/hiring/retention and opioid/drug market interruption (totaling multiple awards at $175,000 or $500,000 each per agenda) — Motions carried as presented.
- 12ah: Ordinance amending supplemental plan provisions of the city employee pension system (housekeeping and Internal Revenue Code compliance) — Approved.
- 12ai / 12aj / 12ak: A consolidated set of rezoning requests related to a Ball Camp Pike property (rezoning from low-density to medium-density residential; developer committed to an 8-foot privacy fence and sidewalk frontage improvements) — Approved after consolidation and public discussion.
- 12al: Emergency ordinance appropriating community improvement funds to various community agencies. The council amended the ordinance on the floor twice; the final amendments increased the total appropriation to $49,470 and the motion carried as amended.
Notes: Many items were routine contract awards and grant applications. The transcript records vote tallies for some items and records only "motion carries" for others; where roll-call details are not printed in the meeting record provided here, the outcome is recorded as passed per the transcript. Readers seeking exact roll-call tallies should consult the official minutes or the city clerk’s certified vote record.
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