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Votes at a glance: council passes zoning, contracts, audits and several service agreements
Summary
Council approved a series of routine land‑use, contract and audit items including zoning changes for Habitat for Humanity properties, contract amendments for a rec center project and professional services agreements; one significant grant (opioid abatement) was postponed and co‑response expansion was approved separately.
Knoxville City Council on Tuesday approved a set of routine agenda items with little debate and recorded motions, while setting aside one high‑profile grant for follow‑up.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- Item 8a: Resolution confirming the reappointment of Jared Smelt and appointments of Kristen Combs and Anna Hallowell Gianfrante to the City of Knoxville Public Arts Committee — motion approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
- Items 9a–9c: Ordinances approving Knoxville Habitat for Humanity’s request to amend the East City Sector Plan and a one‑year plan amendment for property at 4325 Pinehurst Drive (4th District). Council consolidated 9b and 9c; motions approved (voice votes; tallies not specified).
- Item 9d: Ordinance to change the zoning classification of property at 5941 Kingston Pike from CG3 to CG1 (White Realty and Service Corporation; 2nd District) — motion approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
- Items 11a & 11b: Resolutions authorizing Mayor to execute staff augmentation agreements with WSP USA Inc. and Gresham Smith, each in annual amounts not to exceed $55,000 for the city’s transportation engineering division — motions approved (voice votes; tallies not specified).
- Item 11c: Resolution to amend the contract with Design and Construction Services Inc. for Cal Johnson Recreation Center improvements, increasing the contract by $83,858.40 to a new total of $462,208.40 and extending the completion date to Feb. 14, 2025 — motion approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
- Item 11d: Resolution approving selection of Modlin & Jenkins LLC to provide audit services to the Knoxville Utilities Board — motion approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
- Item 11e: Resolution setting in‑lieu‑of‑tax payments for KUB electric, gas and fiber systems for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 — motion approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
- Item 11f: Resolution to apply for up to $1,750,000 from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council — postponed two weeks for additional information (see separate article).
- Item 11g: Resolution to apply for the Appalachia HIDTA grant in the amount of $115,500 — motion approved (voice vote; separate article covers detail).
- Item 11h: Resolution to continue and expand the KPD co‑response program with Helen Ross McNabb Center for up to $820,000 per year — approved 8–1 (covered in separate article).
Most of the items passed by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tally in the transcript; the co‑response contract was recorded as an 8–1 vote in the meeting record. Several council members asked staff to provide additional documentation on contracts and grant applications that carried substantive public interest.
