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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

Minutes PDF · page 7 · Minutes PDF · page 105

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2 · Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 4

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3 · Minutes PDF · page 4

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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.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea
  • Witt-McMahan: Yea
  • Lockmiller: Yea
  • Perkinson: Yea

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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.

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  • Pelley: Yea
  • Witt-McMahan: Yea
  • Lockmiller: Yea
  • Curtis: Nay
  • Perkinson: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3 · Minutes PDF · page 4

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 4

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 4

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2 · Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

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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

Minutes PDF · page 5

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2 · Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 3

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2

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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

Minutes PDF · page 2 · Minutes PDF · page 3

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This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.