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Votes at a glance: Johnson City Commission actions on leases, bonds, right-of-way abandonment and fire code amendment
Summary
At its April 17, 2025 meeting the Johnson City Commission approved consent items including a tower lease and private-activity bond approval, and approved ordinances on right‑of‑way abandonment and a fire code amendment; roll-call votes recorded unanimous approval on each recorded item.
The Johnson City Commission took the following formal actions at its April 17, 2025 meeting at the Water and Sewer Services Complex. Where votes were recorded, commissioners voted in the affirmative as shown.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (agenda item 3.1): The commission approved the minutes for the April 3, 2025 regular meeting. Roll call: Commissioner Brock — yes; Commissioner Fowler — yes; Vice Mayor Cox — yes; Mayor Hunter — yes.
- Consent: Buffalo Mountain tower lease renewal (agenda item 6.10.1): Staff described a proposed lease renewal with VB Nimbus LLC (formerly Cumulus Media) for one tower on Buffalo Mountain. The lease renews for a 10‑year term with options for two additional five‑year extensions and was described as producing about $52,000 in revenue annually for the city. Action: Consent item approved. Roll call: Commissioner Brock — yes; Commissioner Fowler — yes; Vice Mayor Cox — yes; Mayor Hunter — yes.
- Consent: Issuance of private‑activity bonds for DGA Lakewood (agenda item 6.10.3): The commission approved a public‑approval step required under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) to allow issuance of up to $20,000,000 in private‑activity bonds for the owner DGA Lakewood. Staff said the bonds would fund refurbishment of roughly 100 units at the Lakewood Village apartment complex near Swadley and Plymouth Road and that the required public hearing had been advertised with no public objections. Action: Consent item approved. Roll call: Commissioner Brock — yes; Commissioner Fowler — yes; Vice Mayor Cox — yes; Mayor Hunter — yes.
- Right‑of‑way abandonment, Circle Court (agenda item 8.1; ordinance 49-08-25, second reading and public hearing): Development Services presented a request to abandon all of the public right-of-way on Circle Court to facilitate future housing authority development; staff said a 15‑foot utility easement would be retained and that utilities and departments raised no objections. Public hearing: no speakers. Action: Ordinance 49-08-25 approved on second reading. Roll call: Commissioner Brock — yes; Commissioner Fowler — yes; Vice Mayor Cox — yes; Mayor Hunter — yes.
- Fire code amendment (agenda item 8.2; ordinance 49-09-25, second reading and public hearing): The commission approved a second‑reading amendment to Johnson City code to revise the locally adopted 2018 International Fire Prevention Code (Appendix D 107.1). The change raises the threshold that triggers a required second entrance into a new residential development from 30 homes to 50 homes. Staff said the amendment aligns the city with neighboring municipalities and aims to reduce development barriers on certain parcels. Public hearing: no speakers. Action: Ordinance 49-09-25 approved on second reading. Roll call: Commissioner Brock — yes; Commissioner Fowler — yes; Vice Mayor Cox — yes; Mayor Hunter — yes.
Notes on procedure and attribution: Motions on several items were made and seconded; the transcript identifies roll‑call votes for each item as recorded above. Where motion makers or seconders were not named in the transcript, the minutes show the motion was made and seconded but do not record the individual mover/second in the spoken record available in the transcript.
Ending: Other items on the agenda included first readings of water and wastewater funding ordinances and an informational presentation of unaudited financial statements; those items were handled separately in discussion and first‑reading action.
