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2025-03-06 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve siding replacement at 612 E. Madison AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for Stephen and Rebekah Baker to replace vinyl siding on the detached apartment at 612 E. Madison Avenue with wood siding matching its front.
Unanimous
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Laura Lenoir.
Elect Laura Lenoir as Vice ChairpersonHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Laura Lenoir as Vice Chairperson.
All in favor; none opposed
Moved by Jordan Curtis.
Elect Shawn McKeehan as ChairpersonHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Shawn McKeehan as Chairperson.
All in favor; none opposed
Moved by Jordan Curtis.
Elect Timberly Guffey as SecretaryHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Timberly Guffey as Secretary.
All in favor; none opposed
Moved by Jordan Curtis.
Host downtown historic-overlay information meetingHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Host an informational meeting about the proposed downtown historic overlay.
Unanimous
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
2025-03-05 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve October 2024 and February 2025 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the October 14, 2024 and February 12, 2025 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Lindsey Ferguson.
Award one-time $1,000 SCRA scholarshipSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
As a one-time exception, award a $1,000 Sister City Resident Ambassador scholarship because there were no other local student applicants.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson; seconded by Becky Simpson.
Elect committee officersSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Elect Larry Eaton as chair, Randy Dowling as vice chair, Becky Simpson as treasurer, and Betty Ruleman as secretary.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson; seconded by Victoria White.
Fund two additional resident ambassadorsSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Provide $2,140 to fund two additional Sister City Resident Ambassadors for the 2025 Chinzei Gakuin visit.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Becky Simpson; seconded by Randy Dowling.
Set Bento Box class registration feeSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Charge a $10 registration fee for the Bento Box class.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson; seconded by Betty Ruleman.
2025-03-03 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the February 24, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the February 24, 2025 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Approve the February 3, 2025 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the February 3, 2025 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Allow the chairperson to sign plats during the secretary's absencePlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Allow the Planning Commission chairperson to sign plats while the secretary is absent.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve Health Department driveway accessPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve commercial driveway access for the McMinn County Health Department project on Elizabeth Street.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by John Proffitt.
Approve the Welliver final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the six-lot Justin Welliver final plat off Scenic Drive and Avalon Street, subject to completion of all signatures.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
2025-02-27 · City Council · Called session
End debate on the proposed real-estate negotiationsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Call the question on authorizing real-estate purchase negotiations with a $1.35 million limit.
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.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Authorize settlement negotiations in Robert Roberts LLC v. City of AthensCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council authorized the city attorney to negotiate settlement of Robert Roberts LLC v. City of Athens with an $86,000 maximum.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
Authorize negotiations to purchase real estate for up to $1.35 millionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Authorize negotiations to purchase real estate for up to $1.35 million.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
2025-02-26 · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
Approve the October 23, 2024 meeting minutesBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board approved the October 23, 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Larry Eaton.
Approve multifamily use on review for Guthrie RoadBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board approved a use on review for at least six multifamily dwellings and efficiency apartments on the combined 0.923-acre Lots 46-B and 46-C on Guthrie Road, conditioned on combining the lots.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Kenny Charles.
Elect John Proffitt as secretaryBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board elected John Proffitt as secretary.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Sam Stephens; seconded by Kenny Charles.
Elect Sam Stephens as vice-chairpersonBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board reelected Sam Stephens as vice-chairperson.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Kenny Charles; seconded by John Proffitt.
Elect Wesley Kite as chairpersonBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board reelected Wesley Kite as chairperson.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Kenny Charles.
2025-02-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the January 21 and February 4 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the January 21 CDBG hearing and regular-session minutes and the February 4 called-meeting minutes.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve stormwater code updates on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1138 on first reading to update the stormwater management ordinance.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
Rescind the November 15, 2022 information-request policyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Rescind the November 15, 2022 motion requiring City Council personnel to route information requests through the city manager.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Postpone the Humane Society agreement to the March 2025 study sessionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Postpone the Humane Society agreement to the March 2025 study session.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
Clarify the 2022 public-records motionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council clarified that its November 15, 2022 public-records motion requires following state law and Tennessee Open Records Counsel recommendations.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Abstain
Approve city-code recodification on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1137 on first reading to adopt a new city code.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
Offer Glenn Whiting binding arbitration with capped damagesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Offer Glenn Whiting binding arbitration with capped damages.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
End debate on the historic-overlay ordinanceCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the motion to call the question during discussion of Ordinance 1136. This roll call concerns ending debate, not approval of the ordinance.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve consent items A through J covering park equipment, fireworks, emergency equipment, grants, appointments, and railroad-safety improvements.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Appoint Jacob Burnette to the Library BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Appoint Jacob Burnette to the Library Board.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Reconsider and rescind the North City School demolitionCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected reconsidering and rescinding the December 17, 2024 decision to demolish North City School.
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
Appoint Frances Witt-McMahan to the Library BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Appoint Frances Witt-McMahan to the McMinn County Library Board.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Duggan: Abstain
- Sherlin: Abstain
Approve Ordinance 1136 creating the H-2 historic overlay districtCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1136 creating the H-2 historic overlay district.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Duggan: Abstain
Adjourn the February 18 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
2025-02-18 · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve December 17, 2024 meeting minutesBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve the December 17, 2024 regular meeting minutes.
Passed 5-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept CVS beer-permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept relinquishment of the package-store beer permit for CVS/pharmacy #3783 at 928 Decatur Pike.
Passed 5-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept Michael's Casual Dining beer-permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept relinquishment of the caterer beer permit for Michael's Casual Dining at 925 Congress Parkway North.
Passed 5-0
Moved by Pelley; seconded by Curtis.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Adjourn the meetingBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Adjourn the Beer Board meeting at 5:31 p.m.
Passed 5-0
The minutes omit formal motion wording but place a unanimous roll-call vote immediately after the chairman adjourned the meeting.
Moved by Chairman Eaton.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
2025-02-12 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Donate $2,500 for lecture seriesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Donate $2,500 to continue the Athens–Isahaya lecture series after receiving an invoice.
Motion carried; vote count and individual votes not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Lindsey Ferguson.
Host Chinzei Gakuin welcome dinnerSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Have the Sister Cities Committee host the Chinzei Gakuin welcome dinner.
Committee agreement; no motion, vote count, or individual votes listed
The minutes explicitly state that the board agreed to host the dinner.
Invalid $10 Bento Box registration feeSister Cities Committee · FAILED — approval invalid
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Charge a $10 registration fee for the Bento Box class.
Approval explicitly recorded as invalid; no vote listed
The motion was invalid because it was seconded by a non-voting member.
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson.
Invalid funding for two additional SCRAsSister Cities Committee · FAILED — approval invalid
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Provide $2,140 for two additional student cultural representatives.
Approval explicitly recorded as invalid; no vote listed
The motion was invalid because it was seconded by a non-voting member.
Moved by Ersa Henry.
Invalid minutes-approval motionSister Cities Committee · FAILED — approval invalid
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve prior meeting minutes; the source does not identify the meeting date.
Approval explicitly recorded as invalid; no vote listed
The motion was invalid because it was made by a non-voting member.
Invalid one-time SCRA scholarship exceptionSister Cities Committee · FAILED — approval invalid
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Award a one-time $1,000 SCRA scholarship exception because no other eligible local student applied.
Approval explicitly recorded as invalid; no vote listed
The motion was invalid because it was seconded by a non-voting member.
Moved by Lindsey Ferguson.
Sponsor JapanFest after invoiceSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Sponsor JapanFest at Athens City Primary School and send the approved funds after receiving an invoice.
Motion carried; vote count and individual votes not listed
Moved by Betty Ruleman; seconded by Ersa Henry.
2025-02-04 · City Council · Called session
End debate on the 2025 CDBG project motionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Call the question on proposed Knight Park and surrounding street, pedestrian, and traffic improvements for the 2025 CDBG application.
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.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Knight Park-area improvements for the 2025 CDBG applicationCity Council · PASSED — as reported
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Approve Knight Park-area improvements for the 2025 CDBG application.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.