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- Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:06 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Apr. 15 Council Meeting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6766
Re: Apr. 15 Council Meeting
Hi all, My preference would be to hold a shorter meeting at 5pm that day so as to not disrupt any city business needing to move forward at that time. Also, similar to the parade for UT baseball, it would be ideal in my opinion to already be downtown and parked and able to walk or carpool from the me...
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Alternative Response Resolutions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100800
Re: Alternative Response Resolutions
Hi all, I’ve been told by some community members that there may be the opinion among Council members that the city does not have the authority to lead on this issue because we do not have a health department. Actually, alternative response teams have been adopted into a city’s E-911 services in a my...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Alternative Response Resolutions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100800
Alternative Response Resolutions
Good afternoon fellow members of Council, I am emailing to share my thoughts on the Alternative Response resolutions on the agenda, provide clarity as to why multiple agenda items addressing alternative response are on our agenda, and ask for your support of my resolution. Following our meeting 4 we...
- Wed May 17, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Charter-mandated Fund for parks, greenways, and historic preservation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 431699
Charter-mandated Fund for parks, greenways, and historic preservation
Hi all, To follow up on the charter-mandated funding for parks, greenways, and historic preservation that I mentioned at last night’s city council meeting, please find below the relevant section in our charter. It appears this obligation expires next year in FY 25. https://library.municode.com/tn/kn...
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:53 am
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Animal Welfare Ordinance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 137673
Re: Animal Welfare Ordinance
Hey Janet, Thanks for posting this information. I just happened upon this post today while looking for a different post. Otherwise I would not have known that you posted. We really need automatic notifications set up so we all know when a message is posted in this forum. I will look over these mater...
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:18 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Stadium Agreements: Questions and Concerns
- Replies: 0
- Views: 134580
Stadium Agreements: Questions and Concerns
Dear colleagues. Please see my questions and concerns regarding the proposal for Stadium financing included at this link. The document was too large to upload directly to the forum. http://ameliaparkerforcitycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Stadium-Agreements_Parker-Concerns-v4.pdf Sincerely, ...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:47 am
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Proposed Charter Amendments for November 2022 Ballot
- Replies: 1
- Views: 80511
Re: Proposed Charter Amendments for November 2022 Ballot
Good morning and Happy Father’s Day to the fathers on council, Quick update: To change the final day to approve the budget to June 30 and the final date for city council to receive the budget to May 1st, Rob found three additional sections of the charter that will need to be amended: Sections 801(c)...
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 1:42 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: Proposed Charter Amendments for November 2022 Ballot
- Replies: 1
- Views: 80511
Proposed Charter Amendments for November 2022 Ballot
Afternoon Colleagues, Recently I inquired about the process to form a charter review committee to discuss potential revisions to the city budgeting process and other potential charter amendments. City Council attorney Rob Frost has followed up with that information and it involves forming an ad hoc ...
- Mon Mar 07, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: State/Local Action on Gun Violence
- Replies: 0
- Views: 139193
State/Local Action on Gun Violence
Dear Colleagues, Following the unanimous adoption of the resolution recognizing gun violence as a public health issue and calling on our state to take action, I have added information about the pending bills to my website so that community members may share the information with their contacts throug...
- Tue May 18, 2021 2:47 pm
- Forum: City of Knoxville, Tennessee / City Council Forum
- Topic: FY 21-22 Budget Amendment Proposal
- Replies: 0
- Views: 182497
FY 21-22 Budget Amendment Proposal
I sent the following memo via email to all members of City Council as well as Mayor Kincannon and members of the Administration. I am posting here for the public record. Email text: Good morning Mayor, Council, and staff, I am emailing to share a memo outlining my proposed amendment to the FY 21-22 ...