18 agenda items, 12 approved, 0 rejected.
At this time, there was a special presentation of Commemorative Pens for Veterans who served in the Vietnam War to be presented to Knox County Employees. Mr. Tim Burchett, Knox County Mayor, and Mr. Don Smith, Assistant Commissioner of Veteran Affairs in the State of Tennessee, were present and spoke on the matter. Mr. Smith presented the Commemorative Pens to the recipients. * * * * * * IN RE: PUBLIC FORUM
At this time, Ms. Chris Wright and Boy Scout Troop 500 were acknowledged for attending the day’s meeting. * * * * * * IN RE: HONORARY RESOLUTIONS IN RE: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, HONORING DWIGHT VAN DE VATE ON BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE TENNESSEE COUNTY SERVICES ASSOCIATION - R-17-11-101: Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, honoring Dwight Van de Vate on being elected President of the Tennessee County Services Association was before the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Anders moved to approve Resolution R-17-11-101 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, honoring Dwight Van de Vate on being elected President of the Tennessee County Services Association. The motion was seconded and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. Mrs. Sandra Sexton, Minutes Clerk to the Knox County Clerk, read the resolution into the record. Mr. Dwight Van de Vate was present to accept the resolution and expressed appreciation to the commission for the resolution. Mr. Van de Vate also acknowledged the presence of his daughter Holly. Mr. David Conner, Executive Director for the Tennessee County Services Association, was present and spoke on the matter. * * * * * * IN RE: AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA – (CONTINUED):
At this time, Mr. Cole Cook of Boy Scout Troop 55 was acknowledged for attending the day’s meeting. * * * * * * IN RE: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: Consideration of approval of the minutes of the previous meeting held on October 23, 2017 was before the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Anders moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on October 23, 2017. Commissioner Carringer seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA – (CONTINUED):
Commissioner Dailey moved to amend the agenda to add the following item: Line Item Transfers. Commissioner Busler seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * *
Commissioner Dailey moved to amend the agenda to defer the following item to the December 2017 Board of Commissioners meeting: Resolution R-17-11-411 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an Accreditation Agreement with Knox County Engineering and Public Works and the American Public Works Association where the County will pay $20,000.00 plus other incidental expenses for the accreditation review. Commissioner Busler seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: LINE ITEM TRANSFERS: Consideration of Line Item Transfers was before the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Anders moved to approve all request for Line Item Transfers. Commissioner Carringer seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: NOTARY APPLICATIONS: 134 Notary Public Applications received. Commissioner Wright moved to approve the 134 Notary Public Applications. Commissioner Busler seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners Gill, Carringer, Smith, Nystrom, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Dailey, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: CONSENT CALENDAR IN RE: ACCEPTANCE O…
At this time, Mr. Dan Kelly, Deputy Director for Metropolitan Planning Commission, addressed the Commission regarding applicants for zoning request being present at the Board of Commissioners meetings in order for the request to be considered. No action was taken. * * * * * * IN RE: ZONING REQUESTS
Consideration of the request of H.E. Bittle III for rezoning from PR Planned Residential Zone at a density of up to 2 dwelling units per acre to PR Planned Residential Zone at a density up to 5 dwelling units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located southeast side of Hardin Valley Road, southeast of Steele Road. (6 th Commission District) Mr. Dan Kelly, Deputy Director for Metropolitan Planning Commission, was present and spoke on the matter. Mr. Arthur Seymour, Attorney representing applicant, was present and spoke on behalf of the request. Mr. Billy Fulghum, Engineer, was present and spoke on the matter. Ms. Laurie Valiga, area resident, was present and spoke in opposition to the request. Mr. Chip Fisher, representing Hardin Valley residents, was present and spoke in support of the request. Mr. Bob Valiga, area resident, was present and spoke in opposition to the request. Mr. Bill Jones, area resident, was present and spoke in opposition to the request. Mr. Rusty Bittle, applicant, was present and spoke on behalf of the request. Commissioner Anders moved to approve zoning request RZ-17-11-107 - Request of H.E. Bittle III for rezoning from PR Planned Residential Zone at a density of up to 2 dwelling units per acre to PR Planned Residential Zone at a density up to 3 dwelling units per acre. Commissioner Dailey seconded the motion. Commissioner Smith moved as a substitute motion to approve the request of H.E. Bittle III for rezoning from PR Planned Resi…
Commissioner Smith amended the agenda to hear the following item at this time: request of Tom Simons to change unnamed right-of-way to Quaker Way between Chapman Highway and dead end. * * * * * * IN RE: ZONING REQUEST – (CONTINUED)
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