AGENDA 2026 3 17 Work Session website

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I. CALL TO ORDER 
 
II. INVOCATION  
 
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
 
IV. DISCUSSION 
 
A. Resolution 2026 -10, a Resolution Authorizing the City of Athens to Apply for Funding Through the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 
(SAFER) Grant Program. 
 
B. Resolution 2026 -11, a Resolution Authorizing Application to the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) / Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) for a Fiscal Year 2026 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 
(AFG). 
 
C. Resolution 2026-12, a Resolution Authorizing Application for the 2026 Community Development Block 
Grant. 
 
D. Resolution 2026-13, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Athens, Tennessee, Authorizing the 
Submission of an Application for the Tennessee Department of Health Healthy Built Environment Grant 
for Improvements at Prof Powers Park (Brody Ellis Field). 
 
E. Resolution 2026-14, a Resolution Authorizing The City Of Athens, Tennessee, to Apply for a Traffic 
Signal Modernization Program (TSMP) Grant Through the Tennessee Department of Transportation and 
to Commit Local Funding for the Project if the Grant is Awarded. 
 
F. Ordinance 1150, an Ordinance for to Amend ‘The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Athens, Tennessee, so 
as to Amend the Official Zoning Map to Rezone the Property Located on the Corner of Hicks Street and 
Eastanallee Avenue from I -1 (Light Industrial District) to R -2 (Medium Density Residential) said Area 
Being Located Within the Corporate Limits of Athens, Tennessee. 
 
G. Request for Extension – Athens Wine & Liquor  
 
H. Amend the Athens City Code Title 8, Chapter 8-III (“Beer”) and the Municipal Zoning Ordinance to add 
a Craft Beer Restaurant (Brewpub) 
 
V. NEW BUSINESS 
 
VI. BOARDS & COMMITTEES 
 
A. Vacancies  
1. Board of Adjustments & Appeals – 1 Vacancy (alternate) 
2. Historic Preservation Commission – 1 Vacancy (an architect, if available (MZO 3.04.14(B)) 
 
VII. ADJOURNMENT 
 
ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
WORK SESSION 
City Hall Conference Room 
Monday, March 9, 2026, 5:00 p.m.