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2023-03-06 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny Glenda Faye Wilson's length-to-width variance requestPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny Glenda Faye Wilson's length-to-width variance request.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by John Proffitt.
Deny the Glenda Faye Wilson final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Glenda Faye Wilson final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by John Proffitt.
2023-02-21 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the January 17 and January 23 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the January 17 regular-meeting and January 23 called-meeting minutes.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Approve revised study-session guidelinesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved changes to the study-session guidelines.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Authorize settlement of Eaton v. City of AthensCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council authorized the interim city manager to resolve Eaton v. City of Athens while accounting for insurance proceeds.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
- Pelley: Absent
Fund the purchasing assistant positionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council funded the purchasing assistant position and removed funding for the assistant to the city manager for the rest of FY2023.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Approve the February 21 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved five consent-agenda items covering surplus dumpsters, a fee schedule amendment, and board appointments.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Purchase Cook Park playground equipmentCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved purchasing Cook Park playground equipment for $28,217.83.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Council replaces contractor award with Wilson ConstructionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the Robert Roberts award and approved Wilson Construction for $2,459,000 covering the base bid and Alternate 1. The supporting memo identifies $2,254,000 as Wilson's base bid and $205,000 as the Humane Society-funded clinic alternate. This supersedes the earlier award; it should not be added to it. AYES: Curtis, Witt-McMahan, Eaton, Sherlin. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Pelley.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Appoint Burkett Witt as an honorary advisory committee memberCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Dr. Burkett Witt as a lifetime honorary voting member of the Council Advisory Committee.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Award the animal shelter contract to Wilson ConstructionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected Robert Roberts LLC's animal-shelter bid and accepted Wilson Construction's $2,459,000 base bid and Alternate 1.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Align advisory committee terms with appointing councilmembersCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Make Council Advisory Committee terms coincide with the terms of the councilmembers who appointed them, effective immediately.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
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- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Abstain
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Pelley: Absent
2023-02-15 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve November 28, 2022 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the November 28, 2022 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Dick Pelley; seconded by Becky Simpson.
Fund two Chinzei Gakuin excursion mealsSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Provide $1,200 for two meals during outside excursions for the 2023 Chinzei Gakuin visit.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson; seconded by Becky Simpson.
Request additional student-exchange fundingSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Request that the Athens Parks Foundation ask McMinn County for a donation to Sister Cities.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Mike Keith; seconded by Lindsey Ferguson.
2023-02-06 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve January 3, 2023 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve January 3, 2023 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Approve January 30, 2023 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve January 30, 2023 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Approve November 28, 2022 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve November 28, 2022 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Approve the Athens MHP LLC final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Athens MHP LLC final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve the Bell Chase Phase II final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Bell Chase Phase II final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Sam Stephens; seconded by Janice Hardaway.
Approve the L. Mark Workman DVM final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the L. Mark Workman DVM final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Deny the Shoppes on Decatur Pike final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Shoppes on Decatur Pike final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Janice Hardaway; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
2023-02-02 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve January 5, 2023 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the January 5 meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Ratify replacement gutters at 410 Ingleside AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Ratify replacement of deteriorated white metal gutters.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jona Garrett; seconded by Laura Lenoir.
Ratify replacement porch at 410 Ingleside AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Ratify replacement of the back porch.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Laura Lenoir.
2023-01-23 · City Council · Called session
Negotiate Stephen Hatchett's payment agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council authorized the mayor and interim city manager to discuss a payment agreement with incoming City Attorney Stephen Hatchett based on his proposal.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Appoint Stephen Hatchett as city attorneyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council appointed Stephen Hatchett as city attorney.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2023-01-17 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the December 20 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the December 20, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Postpone the Retail Strategies renewal decisionCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected postponing the Retail Strategies contract-renewal decision.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Approve the January 17 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved five consent-agenda items covering grants, Flood Awareness Week, a quitclaim deed, cemetery trustee services, and the financial audit.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Abstain
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Decline to renew the Retail Strategies contractCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council voted not to renew the professional retail-development consulting agreement with Retail Strategies LLC.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Amend the order of business for council meetingsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1115 on second and final reading, changing the order of business for regular council meetings.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Join the MTAS retail recruitment programCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved joining MTAS retail recruitment for $5,000 per year in nonbinding dues.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Replace the city government logoCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved replacing the displayed city government logo with the redesigned official city logo.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
2023-01-05 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve November 3, 2022 minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the November 3, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
Elect Laura Lenoir as vice chairHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Laura Lenoir as vice chairperson.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jona Garrett.
Elect Timberly Guffey as secretaryHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Timberly Guffey as secretary.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir.
Elect Will Houston as chairHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Will Houston as chairperson.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Ratify roof replacement at 500 East Madison AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Ratify the certificate of appropriateness for replacing the rear flat roof at 500 East Madison Avenue with white rubber roofing that is not visible from the road.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jona Garrett; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
2023-01-03 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the December 27, 2022 work-session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the December 27, 2022 work-session.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Janice Hardaway.
Approve the December 5, 2022 regular-meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the December 5, 2022 regular-meeting.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Janice Hardaway.
Approve the Heritage Park Development PlanPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the Heritage Park Development Plan as presented.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by John Proffitt.
Approve the Pryor final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the Pryor three-lot final plat on County Roads 132 and 138.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Deny the Athens MHP final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission denied the Athens MHP LLC plat because required signatures were incomplete.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by John Proffitt.
Elect Janice Hardaway as secretaryPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission elected Janice Hardaway as secretary.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Elect Jona Garrett as chairpersonPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission reelected Jona Garrett as chairperson.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Janice Hardaway.
Elect Sam Stephens as vice-chairpersonPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission elected Sam Stephens as vice-chairperson.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Janice Hardaway; seconded by Frances Witt-McMahan.
2022-12-20 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the November 14, November 15, and December 6 minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the November 14 called-meeting, November 15 regular-meeting, and December 6 called-meeting minutes.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Council approves initial Robert Roberts bidCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Council approved Robert Roberts LLC's $2,106,003 base bid and $154,716 Alternate 1 for the shelter and adoption center. The minutes state that McMinn Regional Humane Society would fund Alternate 1. The combined $2,260,719 award is contract authority, not expenditure or final cost. AYES: Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Sherlin. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Eaton.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Move the Retail Strategies discussion to the January study sessionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council moved discussion of the Retail Strategies contract to the January 9, 2023 study session.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.