2025 11 18 City Council Regular Session Packet

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City Manager’s Office (continued)  
4 Have a feasibility study prepared to 
complete/expand the SE TN Trade & Conference 
Center using Hotel/Motel Tax Funds, $60,000. 
City Manager RFQ prepared, bid deadline was Sept. 
23, 2025. Reviewing 4 responses.  
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 
Go live was Aug. 22, 2025. Fine 
tuning.  
7 Replace HV AC units at City Hall using Capital 
Improvement Funds, $580,000. 
City Manager Bid opening was Sept. 29, 2025. On 
Oct. 13, 2025 work session for 
consideration and approved on Oct. 
21, 2025 regular session. Completion 
during Jan. 2026. 
Community Development  
8 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.  
9 Continue dilapidated/unfit structure enforcement per 
city code 13-302. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Began an additional 7 structure enforcements (1615 
Betts St., 1413 W. Madison, 
800 Ohio Ave., 604 
Railroad Ave., 1701 Railroad Ave., 642 Sunview Dr., 
and 305 Young St.) Hearings are scheduled for Jan. 
8, 2026.  
Community Dev. 
Director /  
City Manager 
Completing two enforcement orders 
previously approved and filed in Court 
(206 Stansberry St. and 2019 
Hammerhill Rd.) and  began 9  
additional structure enforcements (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 Frankfort).  
 
Council discussed changing the 
hearing process on July 31, 2025.  
Made clarification of who is certified.  
 
City attorney prepared and distributed 
the 9 hearing notices. Hearings were 
held on Sept. 9, and Oct. 7, 2025.  
 
City attorney mailed the 9 orders. In 
the 90 -day waiting period to have 
owners clean up or demolish, or early 
Jan. 2026.  
 
Began an additional 7 structure 
enforcements (1506 Adams St, 12 
Alford St, 507 Bank St, 704 Haley St, 
1504 View St, 408 Pope Ave, and 1402 
Hammerhill Rd). Hearings are 
scheduled for Nov. 19, 2025.  
 
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