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2022-08-16 · City Council
Council approves renovation layout and biddingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Resolution 2022-24 approved the layout and renovation scope for the proposed facility at 320 South Jackson Street and directed staff to finalize bid documents and solicit construction bids. The resolution references an August 2021 authorization to design an alternative location, but the underlying Resolution 2021-31 was not used to assign a cost here. AYES: Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson. NAYS: None.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
Approve the August 16 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved eight consent-agenda items covering appointments, equipment, construction, a budget amendment, and grant applications.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Adopt services plan for the County Road 129 annexationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-20 adopting a plan of services for the County Road 129 annexation.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Annex County Road 129 propertyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-21 annexing the remaining portion of Tax Map 055 Parcel 104.00 off County Road 129.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Adopt services plan for the Velma Road annexationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-22 adopting a plan of services for the Velma Road annexation.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Annex Velma Road propertyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-23 annexing property off Velma Road.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the proposed animal shelter design and scopeCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-24 establishing the layout and scope of the proposed animal shelter facility.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Zone County Road 129 property for medium-density residential useCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1111 on first reading, zoning the County Road 129 annexation for Medium Density Residential use.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Zone Velma Road property for high-density residential useCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1112 on first reading, zoning the Velma Road annexation for High Density Residential use.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-07-19 · City Council · Regular session
Approve June 21, 2022 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve June 21, 2022 meeting minutes.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
Postpone Public Works furniture purchaseCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council voted one yea and four nays on postponing consent-agenda Item c, an $85,994.49 Public Works furniture purchase, to the next study session.
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.
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Lockmiller: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
Suspend the rules to discuss July 11 study-session itemsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Suspend the rules to discuss July 11 study-session items.
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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Approve furniture for the new Public Works facilityCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the purchase and installation of furniture for the new Public Works facility for $85,994.49.
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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Remove the Public Works furniture purchase from the consent agendaCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Remove the Public Works furniture purchase from the consent agenda.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
Approve the July 2022 consent agenda without the Public Works furniture purchaseCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the July 2022 consent agenda without the Public Works furniture purchase.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
Second STBG paving award increase approvedCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Resolution 2022-17 explicitly increases the same PIN 123661.00 Rogers Group contract from $1,097,731.16 to $1,145,611.48, an additional $47,880.32. This supplies the amount omitted from the adopted-minutes summary.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
Minutes PDF · page 4 · Minutes PDF · page 5 · Minutes PDF · page 53
Rezone Knoxville Avenue and Sherwood Avenue propertyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1110 on second and final reading, rezoning property at Knoxville and Sherwood avenues from Medium Density Residential to Light Industrial.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-06-21 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the August 10, 2021 called-meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the August 10, 2021 called-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the May 17 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the May 17, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the October 18, 2021 called-meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the October 18, 2021 called-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the amended annual budgetCity Council · PASSED — as amended
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1109 as amended after the preceding budget debate.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Adopt the strategic planCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the submitted strategic plan, described as a living document to be reviewed annually.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Remove $375,000 for pickleball courts from the capital budgetCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Remove $375,000 for pickleball courts from the capital budget.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Lockmiller: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
Host an ICMA veterans fellowshipCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved becoming a host organization for the ICMA Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship Program.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the June 21 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda covering appointments, facilities contracts, budgets, project changes, grants, and surplus equipment.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Adopt the county hazard mitigation planCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-15 adopting the McMinn County multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Knoxville and Sherwood rezoning on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1110 on first reading to rezone the described property from Medium Density Residential to Light Industrial.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Increase the E. G. Fisher Library budget allocationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council amended the FY2022-23 budget to add $4,600 to the E. G. Fisher Public Library allocation.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Nay
Remove the Communications Coordinator from the budgetCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the amendment to remove funding for the Communications Coordinator.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
2022-04-19 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the April 19 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council collectively approved cemetery maintenance, paving engineering, public-safety training-facility services, and a one-time retiree cost-of-living adjustment.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Absent
Refer the parking ordinance to the advisory committeeCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected referral of the parking ordinance to the Council Advisory Committee for a report in May or June.
- Perkinson: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Lockmiller: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
- Curtis: Absent
Extend free on-street parking to four hoursCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the original motion for the parking ordinance following rejection of the committee referral.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
- Curtis: Absent
2022-03-15 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the March 15 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council collectively approved paving changes, replacement equipment, park maintenance, engineering negotiations, grant and housing resolutions, and auditors. Pelley was absent.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Approve Hacker Sign's city wayfinding proposalCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Hacker Sign's proposal to design and construct city wayfinding signs.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
PIN 123661.00 Rogers Group contract increaseCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Council approved increasing PIN 123661.00 from $1,066,988.50 to $1,097,731.16. The finance memorandum says Mattern & Craig verified the final cost and requested the $30,742.66 increase to allow final payment. This establishes authorization, not a disbursement.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Absent
Minutes PDF · page 12 · Minutes PDF · page 4 · Minutes PDF · page 5 · Minutes PDF · page 13
2022-02-15 · City Council
Council approves ARPA project allocationsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Council approved allocating ARPA funds among four projects, including $600,000 for the Animal Shelter Building. Approval reserves funding authority; it does not show when shelter costs were incurred or paid. AYES: Curtis, Pelley, Lockmiller, Perkinson. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Witt-McMahan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Challenge the ruling on suspending the rulesCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected Pelley’s challenge to the chair’s ruling regarding his motion to suspend the rules.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Perkinson: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Approve the February 15 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council collectively approved advisory appointments, a senior-citizens board representative, fire-training tower purchase, and surplus vehicle disposal.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Amend the Humane Society agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the amendment to the McMinn Regional Humane Society memorandum of understanding.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Allocate ARPA funds to four projectsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved allocations of $600,000 for the animal shelter, $2.5 million for the Public Works building, $600,000 for the fire-training tower, and $1 million for City Hall renovations.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Authorize Redfern Drive right-of-way acquisitionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-04 to negotiate and purchase property for the Redfern Drive connection.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Sell Redfern Drive land to Athens Utilities BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-05 for the sale of two acres of city-owned land at 2115 Redfern Drive to AUB.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Support restoring state-local revenue sharingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-06 supporting restoration of the historic revenue-sharing relationship and return of the local single-article-cap share.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Approve West Madison rezoning on final readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1108 on second and final reading to rezone the described West Madison property to Light Industrial.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
Accept the FY2021 financial reportCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council accepted the comprehensive annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2021. Witt-McMahan had left the meeting.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
2022-01-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the January 18 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council collectively approved a Housing Authority reappointment, Public Works renovation bid, transportation services, engineering selection, Flood Awareness Week, and surplus equipment.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Absent
Authorize Jamison Road right-of-way purchaseCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-02 to negotiate and purchase property for a Jamison Road connection.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Absent
Approve Ingleside rezoning on final readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1106 on second and final reading to rezone the described Ingleside properties from Local Business to Medium Density Residential.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Absent
Approve East Avenue rezoning on final readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1107 on second and final reading to rezone the property from Heavy Industrial to Intensive Business.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Absent
Approve West Madison rezoning on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1108 on first reading to rezone the described property from High Density Residential to Light Industrial.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Absent
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.