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BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN BUSINESS MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 2025 07:00 PM City Hall, 415 Broad Street, Montgomery-Watterson Boardroom

Board of Mayor and Aldermen

Mayor Paul W. Montgomery, Presiding
Vice Mayor Darrell Duncan                                                                                Alderman Colette George
Alderman Morris Baker                                                                                Alderman Gary Mayes
Alderman Betsy Cooper                                                                                Alderman James Phillips

Leadership Team

Chris McCartt, City Manager                                                                                Ryan McReynolds, Deputy City Manager
Michael Borders, Assistant City Manager                                                 Jessica Harmon, Assistant City Manager
Bart Rowlett, City Attorney                                                                                 Tyra Copas, Human Resources Director
Travis Bishop, City Recorder                                                                                 Dale Phipps, Police Chief
John Morris, Budget Director                                                                                Adrienne Batara, Public Relations Director
Scott Boyd, Fire Chief                                                                                 Floyd Bailey, Chief Information Officer

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

  1. 1.New Vision Youth

III.INVOCATION

  1. 1.Pastor Stephen Collins, Kingsport Community Church

IV.ROLL CALL

V.RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  1. 1.Dobyns-Bennett High School Wrestling Team (Alderman Cooper)

  2. 2.Fire Chief Scott Boyd (Chris McCartt)

VI.COMMENT
Citizens may speak on agenda items and issue-oriented items. When you come to the podium, please state your name and address, and sign the register that is provided. You are encouraged to keep your comments non-personal in nature, and they should be limited to five minutes. A total of thirty minutes is allocated for public comment.

VII.APPOINTMENTS

  1. 1.Consideration of Appointments to the Neighborhood Advisory Commission (AF-72-2025) (Mayor Montgomery)

  2. 2.Consideration of Appointments to the Board of Zoning Appeals (AF-86-2025) (Mayor Montgomery)

  3. 3.Consideration of Appointments to the Kingsport Higher Education Commission (AF-87-2025) (Mayor Montgomery)

  4. 4.Consideration of Appointments to the Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority (AF-88-2025) (Mayor Montgomery)

VIII.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

  1. 1.April 1, 2025 - Business Meeting

  2. 2.March 31, 2025 - Work Session

IX.BUSINESS MATTERS REQUIRING FIRST READING AND/ OR PUBLIC HEARINGS
For items requiring a public hearing: When you come to the podium, please state your name and address, and sign the register that is provided. Comments of speaker must pertain to the item which is the subject of the public hearing. You are encouraged to keep your comments non-personal in nature, and they should be limited to five minutes.

  1. 1.Conduct a Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution to Approve the 2025-2026 CDBG Five-Year Consolidated Plan including Annual Action Plan (AF 93-2025) (Michael Price)

  2. 2.Consideration of a Budget Adjustment Ordinance for Various Funds in FY2025 (AF-95-2025) (Chris McCartt)

X.BUSINESS MATTERS REQUIRING FINAL ADOPTION

  1. 1.Consideration of a Budget Ordinance for Various Funds FY25 (AF-82-2025) (Chris McCartt)

XI.OTHER BUSINESS

  1. 1.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Mt. Carmel for the City of Kingsport to Provide Residential Automated Garbage Collection (AF-89-2025) (Ryan McReynolds)

  2. 2.Consideration of a Resolution for City to Renew an Agreement with Icon Environmental, LLC for Services at Kingsport’s Construction & Demolition Landfill (AF-92-2025) (Ryan McReynolds)

  3. 3.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement to Allow Goodwill Industries of Tenneva Area, Inc. to Place a Container at City Convenience Centers to Collect Donated Items (AF-91-2025) (Ryan McReynolds)

  4. 4.Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize the Mayor to Execute All Documents Necessary to Apply for and Receive a Tennessee Department of Health Project Diabetes Grant (AF-90-2025) (Michael Borders)

  5. 5.Consideration of a Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Property Located at Netherland Inn Road (AF-99-2025) (Michael T. Borders)

  6. 6.Consideration of a Resolution to Reject Proposals for Golf Equipment for Cattails (AF-100-2025) (Michael T. Borders)

  7. 7.Consideration of a Resolution to Enter into an Agreement with RCX Sports for a NFL FLAG Football League (AF-101-2025) (Michael T. Borders) 

  8. 8.Consideration of a Resolution Accepting a Donation from the Bays Mountain Park Association for the Fox Den Playground (AF-102-2025) (Michael T. Borders) 

  9. 9.Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Nfina for the Purchase of a High Availability Sever Cluster and Five Years of Support and Cloud Based Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution (AF-96-2025) (Floyd Bailey)

  10. 10.Consideration of a Resolution  Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Right of Entry Form with the U.S. Army Corps  of Engineers (AF-105-2025) (Ryan McReynolds)

XII.CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered in the ordinary course of business by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and will be enacted on by one motion by a roll call vote.  However, if discussion of an item is desired by any member of the board, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.

XIII.COMMUNICATIONS

  1. 1.City Manager

  2. 2.Mayor and Board Members

XIV.ADJOURN