2021 11 24 Minutes Called Meeting

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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF MEETING
November 24, 2021

The Athens City Council met in called session on November 24, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. with Mayor
Perkinson presiding. The invocation was given by Mayor Perkinson; and upon roll call, the
following members were present:

Curtis, Pelley, Lockmiller, Perkinson
Council Member Witt-McMahan was absent.

The following decision was made and ordered made a part of the records of the Athens City
Council.

The purpose of the meeting, as issued in the “Notice of Called Meeting” dated November 18,
2021, was read and made a part of these minutes:

NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING

There will be a called meeting of the Athens City Council at the Athens Municipal Building
Burkett Witt Council Chambers located at 815 North Jackson Street, Athens, Tennessee,
commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

The purpose of this meeting is to:
1. Approve the sale of city-owned land located at 2115 Redfern Drive.
2. Approve agreement to allow development on city-owned land located at 2115 Redfern
Drive to proceed prior to closing.

Any interested citizen is invited to be present.

[s/
William Bo Perkinson, Mayor
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NEW BUSINESS

APPROVE THE SALE OF CITY-OWNED LAND LOCATED AT 2115 REDFERN DRIVE

City Attorney Trew stated that he had handed out a draft of the purchase and sale agreement
to everyone and exchanged several versions of it by email with Scott Wade, representative for
the buyer. To date, Mr. Wade has not provided City Attorney Trew with any commitment to
the agreement. it was his understanding that the buyer wanted to break ground by February.
If the buyer wants to make any changes to the terms of the agreement, then their start date
may be delayed. City Attorney Trew advised the Council that if Jamison Street ends before it
gets to the property, the City may have an issue regarding ingress and egress. If the City does
not have a right-of-way that goes all the way to this piece of property, they will either need to
negotiate with the adjoining property owners to secure a right-of-way or come into the
property from another direction. The buyer has agreed to run a six-inch water line from the
main up on Hammerhill to the property and construct a road at their expense, but the City
needs to have a right-of-way. It is the City’s intent to subdivide the property into two parcels.
The buyer will get five acres and the remaining property will be set aside for the Fire
Department training facility. Mr. Wade had notified City Attorney Trew that they wanted to
change the name of the buyer to US Farms and Mining, LLC. AUB General Manager Eric
Newberry commented that they had gone over to see a similar project in Decatur. The finished
project will be a gravel area with concrete pads on it. The company brings in storage containers