City Council R 265 261027

Knoxville City Council meeting, October 29, 2026. Council approved an agreement with Design and Construction Services Inc. for the 2027 sidewalk replacement project, not to exceed $548,774.80, and authorized up to $750,000 from the Affordable Rental Development Fund to Impact Housing Indiana Corporation to develop 25 affordable rental units at 360 Level Road. It also approved a resolution authorizing a trade of Knoxville Police Department .45-caliber firearms and ammunition toward new 9mm firearms through Accurate Tactical/Accurate Law Enforcement; staff said the trade-in would bring the cost to about $400 per weapon. A $32,000 quitclaim-deed transaction and a separate $165,000 resolution were approved, but the latter’s subject is not clear in the transcript. The council also approved an agreement with Keep Knoxville [name and details are garbled in the transcript].

Council passed a fiscal-year 2026–27 operating and capital budget amendment that includes an energy-savings performance contract to install energy-efficient indoor and outdoor lighting at 75 city facilities, alongside previously approved solar arrays at the new Burlington project. The mayor said the work is expected to pay for itself in savings in about 12 years; no contract amount was stated. During public forum, residents raised concerns about rental-property conditions and suggested a proactive inspection program, but the council took no action on that proposal. The transcript does not provide roll-call vote counts for the approvals.