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WORK SESSION

Hamilton County Commission Work Session — 2015-11-16

23 agenda items, 19 approved, 0 rejected.

November 16, 2015

MEETING SUMMARY

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AGENDA & VOTES

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ITEM 1·GENERAL

Ms. Lillian Mashburn, Advocacy Chair for Friends of the Library,

Ms. Lillian Mashburn, Advocacy Chair for Friends of the Library, was present and thanked the commission for all their support and introduced Ms. Claire Serrell, President for the Friends of the Library. Ms. Claire Serrell, President for the Friends of the Library, was present and thanked the commission for all their support and introduced Ms. Martha Gill, Secretary for the Friends of the Library, and Ms. Kay Hayes, member of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Library. She also spoke concerning Everyday Advocacy ‘Did You Know’ Points about the Library and its Friends. * * * * * * IN RE: HONORARY RESOLUTIONS: IN RE: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE HONORING TABER GABLE – R-15-11-101: Without objection, Commissioner Wright amended the agenda to defer this item to the December 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting. * * * * * * IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA:

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APPROVED

ITEM 10·ZONING

Consideration of the request of Robert Byrne for rezoning from

Consideration of the request of Robert Byrne for rezoning from Agricultural Zone to PR Planned Residential Zone at a density up to 5 dwelling units per acre was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located northwest side McKamey Road, north of Amherst Road. (3 rd Commission District) Mr. Robert Byrne, applicant, was present and spoke on behalf of the request. Mr. Gerald Green, Executive Director for Metropolitan Planning Commission, was present and spoke on the matter. Commissioner Wright asked if there was any opposition to the request. There was no response. Commissioner Smith moved to approve zoning request RZ-15-11-108 Request of Robert Byrne for rezoning from Agricultural Zone to PR Planned Residential Zone at a density up to 4.8 dwelling units per acre as per MPC’s recommendation. Commissioner Ownby seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. Property located northwest side McKamey Road, north of Amherst Road. (3 rd Commission District) MPC’s file number: 10-P-15-RZ. * * * * * *

ITEM 11·ZONING

Consideration of the request of John King for rezoning from A

Consideration of the request of John King for rezoning from A Agricultural Zone to PR Planned Residential Zone was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located southeast side of Bob Kirby Road, southwest of Middlebrook Pike. (6 th Commission District) Mr. John King, applicant, was present and spoke on behalf of the request. Mr. Gerald Green, Executive Director for Metropolitan Planning Commission, and Mr. Daniel Sanders, Knox County Deputy Law Director, were present and spoke on the matter. Commissioner Wright asked if there was any opposition to the request. There was no response. Commissioner Anders moved to approve zoning request RZ-15-11-109 - Request of John King for rezoning from A Agricultural Zone to PR Planned Residential Zone at a density up to 10 dwelling units per acre as per MPC’s recommendation. Commissioner Smith seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. Property located southeast side of Bob Kirby Road, southwest of Middlebrook Pike. (6 th Commission District) MPC’s file number: 9-C-15-RZ. * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 12·ZONING

Consideration of the request of H

Consideration of the request of H. E. Bittle III for rezoning from A Agricultural/ TO Technology Overlay Zone to OB Office, Medical and Related Services/ TO Technology Overlay Zone was before the Board of Commissioners. Property located south side Hardin Valley Road, west of Valley Vista Road. (6 th Commission District) Commissioner Anders moved to defer to the December 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting the request of H. E. Bittle III for rezoning from A Agricultural/ TO Technology Overlay Zone to OB Office, Medical and Related Services/ TO Technology Overlay Zone. Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. Property located south side Hardin Valley Road, west of Valley Vista Road. (6 th Commission District) * * * * * * IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA – (CONTINUED):

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APPROVED

ITEM 2·EDUCATION

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution R-15-11-201 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving a Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Agreement with the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, a Project of the Tides Center, a California 501(c)(3) non-profit, for the Knox County Schools to participate in SSEP Mission 9 to the International Space Station at a cost of $23,000.00 plus any additional potential expenses. Ms. Elizabeth Alves, Chief Academic Officer for Knox County Schools, was present and spoke on the matter. This item was considered later at the day’s meeting. (See Page ______) * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 3·CONTRACTS

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution R-15-11-219 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving a contract with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for a comprehensive Human Resources and Payroll Information System (MUNIS) for a term of seven (7) years beginning December 1, 2015 and ending November 30, 2022 with the option to extend for an additional three (3) year term with a cost not to exceed $238,975.00 in one-time fees, $257,656.00 in annual recurring subscription fees and applicable travel expenses for trainers in the estimated amount of $54,448.00. Mr. Bob Thomas, Assistant Superintendent for Knox County Schools, and Mr. Chris Caldwell, Knox County Finance Director, were present and spoke on the matter. This item was considered later at the day’s meeting. (See Page ______) * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 4·EDUCATION

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution R-15-11-220 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving contracts with NovaCopy and Riso, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 annually as needed for high speed printers for eighty-nine (89) Knox County School sites for the term of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 with the option to extend for an additional four (4) years, one (1) year at a time, for a total of five (5) years. Mr. Bob Thomas, Assistant Superintendent for Knox County Schools, was present and spoke on the matter. This item was considered later at the day’s meeting. (See Page ______) * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 5·GENERAL

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution R-15-11-903 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving various amendments to the Knox County Commission Rules as shown on the attached. This item was considered later at the day’s meeting. (See Page ______) * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 6·GENERAL

At this time, there was discussion concerning guidelines for the

At this time, there was discussion concerning guidelines for the Consent Agenda. Mr. Richard Armstrong, Knox County Law Director, was present and spoke on the matter. Commissioner Wright amended the agenda to add the following item: Discussion regarding the possibility of scheduling a Special Session meeting to discuss guidelines for the Consent Agenda. * * * * * *

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ITEM 7·BUDGET

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to add the

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to add the following items: Resolution R-15-11-410 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving Work Order Number 3 and the Proposed Scope of Services in the amount of $144,300.00 with AMEC Foster Wheeler, formerly AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., under the Master Services Agreement designated as Knox County Contract Number 11-466 for the continued development of a permanent stormwater management program; and Discussion regarding the sale of property off of Tazewell Pike. Commissioner Schoonmaker seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * *

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APPROVED

ITEM 8·ZONING

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to defer the

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to defer the following item to the December 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting: Resolution R-15-11-301 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee approving a contract with Securus Technologies for the provision of an Inmate Management and Communication System. Commissioner Schoonmaker seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: DRIVES AND ROADS – TO BE CLOSED: No Drives and Roads to be closed received. * * * * * * IN RE: LINE ITEM TRANSFERS: No Line Item Transfers received. * * * * * * IN RE: NOTARY APPLICATIONS: 123 Notary Public Applications received. Commissioner Brown moved to approve the 123 Notary Public Applications. Commissioner Ownby seconded the motion and upon roll call vote Commissioners McKenzie, Broyles, Smith, Ownby, Schoonmaker, Anders, Busler, Wright, Brown, Thomas and Brantley voted aye. The motion carried 11-0-0-0. * * * * * * IN RE: CONSENT CALENDAR: IN RE: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE APPROVING A STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM (SSEP) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION, A PROJECT OF THE TIDES CENTER, A CALIFORNIA 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, FOR THE KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN SSEP MISSION 9 TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE …

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APPROVED

ITEM 9·ZONING

At this time, there was discussion regarding an appointment to the

At this time, there was discussion regarding an appointment to the Knox County Audit Committee due to Dr. Joseph Carcello’s resignation from the committee. Mr. Chris Caldwell, Knox County Finance Director, was present and spoke on the matter. No action was taken. * * * * * * IN RE: DISCUSSION REGARDING THE KNOX COUNTY LEGISLATIVE JOINT MEETING: Discussion regarding the Knox County Legislative Joint Meeting was before the Board of Commissioners. No action was taken but this item will be discussed at the December 2015 Board of Commissioners Agenda Work Session meeting. * * * * * * IN RE: DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SALE OF PROPERTY OFF OF TAZEWELL PIKE: Discussion regarding the sale of property off of Tazewell Pike was before the Board of Commissioners. No action was taken. * * * * * * IN RE: DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SCHEDULING A SPECIAL SESSION MEETING TO DISCUSS GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA: Discussion regarding the possibility of scheduling a Special Session meeting to discuss guidelines for the Consent Agenda was before the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Richard Armstrong, Knox County Law Director, was present and spoke on the matter. No action was taken. * * * * * * IN RE: ROLL CALL – (7:00 P.M.): IN RE: ZONING REQUESTS:

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Hamilton County Commission Work Session — 2015-11-16

AGENDA & VOTES

Ms. Lillian Mashburn, Advocacy Chair for Friends of the Library,

Consideration of the request of Robert Byrne for rezoning from

Consideration of the request of John King for rezoning from A

Consideration of the request of H

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning Resolution

At this time, there was discussion concerning guidelines for the

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to add the

Commissioner Ownby moved to amend the agenda to defer the

At this time, there was discussion regarding an appointment to the

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