PUBLIC HEARING
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009 – 6:45 P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Discussion of an Ordinance Amending the Site Plan Requirements in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Kingston, Tennessee
REGULAR MEETING - KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Call to order
2. Invocation and pledge
3. Roll call
4. Approval of Minutes
• March 10, 2009
4. Citizen Comments/Persons to Appear
6. Reports
A. Reports by Mayor and Council Members
B. Department Reports
C. City Manager’s Report
D. Report by Rockwood Electric Representative - Councilmember McClure
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Site Plan Requirements in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Kingston, Tennessee
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Adopt an Amended Resolution Relative to Participation in the Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool
B. Adopt a Resolution Petitioning Tennessee’s Congressional Leaders to Sponsor a Grant for Construction of a Model 21st Century Steel Interstate Rail System Along the Interstate 81/Interstate 40 Corridor to Demonstrate the Potential of Fast Freight Rail and Passenger Service to the Nation – Requested by the City of Kingsport
C. Appoint Tony Brown as Kingston’s Representative to the County Mayor’s Long Range Recovery Committee
D. An Ordinance to Amend the Ordinances of the City of Kingston Relative to the Advertising and Signage Allowed by A Liquor Licensee for Retail Sale
E. Set Thursday, May 7, 2009, as the Date for the Council Budget Work Session to Begin at 9:00 a.m. and End at 3:00 p.m.
F. Set Monday, May 18, 2009, as the Second Council Budget Work Session to Begin at 9:00 a.m. and End at Noon
G. Change the Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Work Session Date to Thursday, June 4, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. to Accommodate Election Day
H. Set the Date for the Candidate Forum as May 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Banquet Room at the Kingston Community Center
Topics:
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Eco warriors and politics
- ‘Literally heartbreaking as a librarian’ 150 titles pulled from Rutherford County school libraries (TN Lookout)
- Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists (TN Lookout)
- Top two Tennessee House Democrats retain caucus leadership (TN Lookout)
- Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections (TN Lookout)
- Community coalition issues demands for BlueOval City benefits, calls on Ford to negotiate (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Buy your hemp sticks before they clean the shelves (TN Lookout)
- Lawmaker accuses private-prison operator of celebrating potential boost in inmate population (TN Lookout)
- Federal agencies illegally okayed river dredging to restore railroad lost in Helene flooding (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions (Science News Daily)
- Dengue is classified as an urban disease. Mosquitoes don’t care (Science News Daily)
- Refurbished heart pacemakers work like new (Science News Daily)
- Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system (Science News Daily)
- Satellite space junk might wreak havoc on the stratosphere (Science News Daily)
- Scientists identify a long-sought by-product of some drinking water treatments (Science News Daily)
- For adult chimps, playing may be more important than previously thought (Science News Daily)
- This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy (Science News Daily)
- Mars’ potato-shaped moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid (Science News Daily)
- Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
Sponsors
Brother Websites
Local Interest:
Folks that Help:
Progressiveness:
- All Hat No Cattle
- American Progress
- Campaign for America's Future
- Daily KOS
- digby
- Paul Krugman
- Talking Points Memo
- Whitehouse.gov
Local News Media:
Local Government:
- City of Harriman
- City of Harriman Code
- City of Kingston
- City of Kingston Code
- City of Oliver Springs
- City of Oliver Springs Code
- City of Rockwood
- City of Rockwood Code
- Congressman Charles 'Chuck' J. Fleischmann
- Rep. Kent Calfee
- Rep. Ron Travis
- Roane County
- Roane Schools
- St. Sen. Ken Yager
Candidates:
Does the City of Kingston...
... not yet know that the name of the office in Roane County is "County Executive?" It's been that way since very shortly after Mike Farmer took office. There IS no County Mayor in Roane County.
RB
We do
However, in defense of our City Manager's assistant, she is overworked; underappreciated and old habits are hard to break.
In addition, all the counties around us still have Mayors.