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Council approves consent agenda and a slate of contracts, grants and amendments
Summary
The Knoxville City Council passed unanimous approvals on multiple resolutions including pedestrian-safety funding, design and construction contract amendments, CDBG awards, environmental work and solar assessments; most items were routine and passed on voice vote.
On voice votes with no recorded dissent, the Knoxville City Council approved a series of routine and programmatic resolutions on the consent calendar and related agenda items.
Key items approved included:
- Resolution 12f: Agreement with the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation for pedestrian improvements on Sutherland Avenue, estimated total project cost $300,000 with the city funding $30,000 (Districts 2 and 6).
- Resolution 12g: Amendment to Gresham Smith design-services contract for the South Knoxville Bridal Greenway, increasing the contract by $35,460 to a total not to exceed $275,670 (Districts 1 and 6).
- Resolution 12h: Amendment to Adams Contracting LLC for North Cherry Street stormwater improvements, increasing the contract by $95,842.40 to a new total not to exceed $2,941,689.31, funded with American Rescue Plan funds (District 4).
- Resolution 12i: Extension of a grant/contract (listed as grama number c-22-0552) with Samsera Incorporated to extend telematics hardware and services for Fleet Services for amounts not to exceed $177,633.66.
- Resolution 12k: CDBG subgrantee agreement with Southeastern Housing Foundation to support permanent supportive housing case management (amount in the agenda text listed as "not to exceed $90,000 $775" — transcript formatting unclear; council approved the item). Staff stated these are federal entitlement funds used to assist low- and moderate-income residents.
- Resolution 12l: CDBG agreement with East Tennessee Community Design Center not to exceed $25,000 for conceptual design and technical assistance for approximately seven community projects.
- Resolution 12m: CDBG agreement with Legal Aid of East Tennessee not to exceed $125,000 for legal services to low-income individuals facing wrongful evictions and other housing crises.
- Resolution 12n: CDBG support to the YWCA of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley up to $30,000 for transitional housing through the Keys of Hope program.
- Resolution 12o: Contract with Elite Petroleum Inc. to decommission two underground storage tanks and related environmental sampling at the Knoxville Area Transit Magnolia facility not to exceed $86,926.
- Resolution 12p: Agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley for up to $260,000 to support youth programming and workforce-readiness activities.
- Resolution 12q: Agreement with Train US Incorporated for engineering assessments and proposals for five solar photovoltaic installations on city facilities not to exceed $111,185; the mayor said the five sites will add roughly 250 kilowatts of capacity when online.
All listed items passed on voice vote with motions made, seconded and approved. Council discussion on the community development items emphasized that the funds are federal CDBG (entitlement) dollars used to keep people housed and support supportive services; city staff confirmed departmental oversight.
