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No. Program/Cost/Funding Source 
Responsible 
Party Status 
Parks & Recreation Department (continued) 
31 Acquire floor cleaning machine and replacement 
tables for the SE TN Trade & Conference Center, 
$12,500. 
Parks & Rec. 
Director 
32 Obtain cost estimates/wording for Revolutionary 
War, WWI, and WWII memorials for Veterans Park. 
Parks & Rec. 
Director 
On July 7, 2025 work session for 
consideration and July 15, 2025 
regular session for approval. 
33 Install new park benches on Cook Drive (3), 
Veterans Park (7), and Ingleside Park (3), $15,000. 
Parks & Rec. 
Director 
On July 7, 2025 work session for 
consideration and July 15, 2025 
regular session for approval. 
Police Department 
34 Acquire five new police cars using Fleet 
Management Funds, $400,000. 
Police Chief On July 7, 2025 work session for 
consideration and July 15, 2025 
regular session for approval. 
35 Acquire the equipment needed for the five new 
police cars ($80,000) and acquire new in -vehicle 
printers ($24,000).  
Police Chief 
36 Acquire 360-degree crime scene scanner using Drug 
Funds, $18,000. 
Police Chief 
Public Works Department 
37 Resurface 9 city streets totaling 3.94 miles using 
STBG-L funds, $999,000 and Capital Improvement 
Funds, $1,068,000 for a total of $2,067,000.  
• Mt. Verd Rd. from Clearwater Rd to city limits
(.34)
• Sharp Rd. from Velma Rd. to Railroad Ave (.21)
• Tellico Ave. from Congress to Astrid St (.83)
• Dennis St. from Congress to Decatur Pike (.62)
• Woodward Ave. from N. Jackson St. to Ingleside
Ave (1.07)
• Forrest Ave. from Ingleside Ave. to Madison Ave
(.29)
• Guille St. from Ingleside Ave. to Eastanallee Ave
(.12)
• Glendale Ave. from Park St. to Cedar Springs Rd
(.29)
• Cedar Springs Rd. from Glendale Ave. to
Elizabeth St (.17).
Public Works 
Director /  
Project Manager 
City Council approved the 9 list of 
streets during April 2022, Gresham 
Smith Engineers completed final 
design/construction drawings, and 
submitted to TDOT for approval. 
TDOT approved during June, 2025. 
Project on bid, bid deadline is July 23, 
2025. On Aug. 11, 2025 work session 
for consideration and Aug. 19, 2025 
regular session for approval. 
Completion during Nov. 2025. 
38 Prepare design and construction drawings to connect 
and pave View Street using Capital Improvement 
Funds, $305,000. 
Public Works 
Director / Project 
Manager 
Proposal from Gresham Smith 
Engineers to design/prepare 
construction drawings on July 7, 2025 
work session for consideration and 
July 15, 2025 regular session for 
approval. Will bid with N. Jackson 
Street paving.  
39 Improve/stabilize/realign N. Jackson St. in front of 
City Hall using Capital Improvement Funds, 
$480,000. 
Public Works 
Director / 
Project Manager 
Gresham Smith Engineers has 
conducted geotechnical analysis, 
prepared design plans, and 
construction cost estimates. Will bid 
with View Street paving. 
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