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No. 
 
Program/Cost/Funding Source 
Responsible 
Party 
 
Status 
City Manager’s Office (continued)  
5 Develop a citizen satisfaction survey and a Parks & 
Recreation amenities survey in -house to obtain 
citizen sentiment/comments about city provided 
services and wanted recreational amenities.  
City Manager’s 
Office 
Preparing. 
6 Keep the website updated to include retail marketing 
and retirement information. 
City Manager / 
Communications 
Coordinator 
Updating. Go live was Aug. 22, 2025. 
Community Development  
7 Complete creating the downtown historic overlay 
district. 
Community Dev. 
Director 
HPB has discussed this topic 
previously, their regular meeting on 
Aug. 7, 2025 had a speaker from 
Sweetwater, HPB may  make 
recommendations in the future.  
8 Continue dilapidated/unfit structure enforcement per 
city code 13-302. 
Community Dev. 
Director /  
City Manager 
Completing two enforcement orders 
previously approved (206 Stansberry 
St. and 2019 Hammerhill Rd.) and 
beginning 9 additional structures (815 
Central Ave, 102 Euclid Ave, 206 Rose 
Dr, 121 Sage St, 206 Sharp St. , 1110 
Old Ingleside Rd, 512 Tellico, 1217 
Clayton, and 104 Frank fort). Council 
talked about changing the hearing 
process on July 31, 2025. No changes. 
City attorney prepared and distributed 
hearing notices. Hearings were Sept. 9, 
2025. City Attorney preparing orders.  
Fire Department 
9 Prepare design plans, develop construction 
drawings, bid out, and begin construction of Fire 
Station #3 using Capital Improvement Funds, 
$3,200,000.  
Fire Chief / 
Project Manager 
Council authorized staff during Jan. 
21, 2025 regular session to hire 
architect to design fire station #3. RFQ 
prepared and distributed. Received 12 
proposals on deadline date of April 3, 
2025. Proposals evaluated and the top 
4 selected for in -person inter views. 
Interviews held on April 23, 2025 and 
a top firm selected (Wold). On May 12, 
2025 work session for award 
consideration and May 20, 2025 
regular session for contract approval. 
Approved Wold. Initial planning 
meeting was June 17, 2025, second 
planning meeting held June 23, 2025 , 
third meeting was July 28, 2025. On 
Aug. 11, 2025 work session and Aug. 
19 regular session 
for consideration. 
On September 8, 2025 work session 
and Sept. 16, 2025 regular session for 
further discussion. 
 
   
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