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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
WORK SESSION AGENDA 
 
Monday, March 10, 2025, 5:00pm 
 
Athens Municipal Building  
Burkett L. Witt Council Chambers 
 
 
 I. INVOCATION  
  
 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
  
 III. DISCUSSION 
  
 A. Purchase of Replacement Leaf Vacuum Machine for the Public Works Dept. 
  
 B. Approval of I-75 Exit 49 Decatur Pike Corridor Traffic Signal Retiming Plan Proposal  
  
 C. Award of RFQ 24-08 for Preliminary Design, Environmental Clearances, and Data 
Collection for Historic Downtown Street Improvements at Five Intersections on 
Green Street 
Kimley Horn & Associates - $127,800 
  
 D. Approval of Bid Award for RFB 25-03 of Mowing and Maintenance of City Parks 
and Other Properties Including Alternate #1 (Adding Regional Park)  
Huggins Lawn Care - $2,950  
  
 E. Approval of Cost Sharing with the Athens City Board of Education to Acquire and 
Install a New Playground  
  
 F. Discussion of Amending the Contract Between the City of Athens and Athens City 
Board of Education Regarding Debt Payments for the New City School Project 
  
 G. Approval of a Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Athens and       
McMinn Regional Humane Society 
  
 H. Approval of Resolution 2025 -05 Authorizing Submission of a Grant Application to 
the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Tennessee Highway Safety Office 
Resolution 2025-05  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION 
OF GRANT APPLICATION THROUGH 
THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE (THSO) 
  
 I. Approval of Resolution 2025-06 to Apply for a 2025 Community Development 
Block Grant for Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Improvements on N. Jackson St., N. 
White St., and Improvements to Knight Park 
Resolution 2025-06  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE  
TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)