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Votes at a glance: contracts, leases and zoning from Oct. 13 Knoxville City Council meeting
Summary
Council approved multiple resolutions including professional services agreements for transportation engineering and greenway design, a lease with TDOT, zoning changes and the Affordable Housing Fund amendment. Several agenda items were postponed.
At its Oct. 13 meeting, Knoxville City Council recorded the following actions and outcomes on routine and substantive items:
- Item 12d: Resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Canon, Inc. for staff augmentation services in the transportation engineering division in an annual amount not to exceed $55,000. Motion made and seconded; "Motion carries." Outcome: approved (tally not specified in the record).
- Item 12e: Resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with CDM Smith Inc. to provide professional engineering services for the Gay Street Bridge traffic study in an amount not to exceed $96,100. Motion made and seconded; "Motion carries." Outcome: approved (tally not specified).
- Item 12f: Resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with CDM Smith Inc. for design services at the Fort Sanders neighborhood Tyson Park connection greenway in an amount not to exceed $980,770. Motion made and seconded; "Motion carries." Outcome: approved (tally not specified).
- Item 12g: Resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into a lease with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for property under James White Parkway and Hall of Fame Drive for an annual amount of $149,000 for the first five years. Motion made and seconded; "Motion carries." Outcome: approved (tally not specified).
- Item 13I: Ordinance to amend city code to dedicate the lesser of $10,000,000 or 22% of additional local option sales-tax revenue from any rate increase approved on or before Nov. 4, 2025, to the City of Knoxville Affordable Housing Fund. Motion made and seconded; recorded vote: 8 in favor, 1 opposed. Outcome: adopted (8–1).
- Postponements: Council approved requests to postpone agenda items 13j, 13n and 13q to future meetings (motions made, seconded and carried).
- Zoning: Item 13ks, rezoning property at 6109 Creekhead Drive from AG to RN1, was approved on motion and seconded; "Motion carries." Outcome: approved (tally not specified).
Several items were handled on the consent agenda, which passed as presented with the removed postponed items.
