Crossville CIty Council Called Meeting and Work Session Set for Monday, July 2 at 5 PM

The Crossville city council will meet for a brief special called meeting on Monday evening July 2 followed immediately by the monthly work session in preparation for the regular July Council meeting.

Crossville City Hall

The Special called meeting agenda set for 5 PM has just a single item on it, the 2nd of three required readings for an ordinance allowing the city to collect the new 2 percent Hotel/Motel tax. The third and final reading is expected to come on the regular meeting agenda.

The work session agenda will review items in consideration to be included in the regular council meeting coming up on July 10.

One of those items offered by council member Pamala Harris seeks council approval of a new proposal to expand the council to 7 members by putting the matter to a referendum of city voters. The proposal to expand the council was approved previously by the council and sent to the state legislature that also approved it but when it came back before the council it did not receive the required supermajority vote as several council members said they wanted the matter to go to a referendum.

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Also at the request of council member Harris, a discussion of the extension of city manager Greg Wood's contract for an additional year will be considered.

Council will hear from NORESCO about energy savings projects for the city. According to information with the agenda, the various projects would cost about $2 million and is estimated to save between $150,000 and $200,000 per year in energy costs that would pay for the cost of the proposed projects. The company says it will guarantee the savings if they and the city decide to move forward.

Council will also discuss a proposed incentive matrix for the use by an industry of the of the city, county and state-funded building pad ready for construction of an up to 200,000 square foot building. The pad is located in the city-owned Interchange Park and under construction now. The matrix looks at the level of investment and number of jobs proposed by the project and will award reduced cost of land and possible PILOT tax incentives based on the total points earned by the project.

Council will consider an offer from Forbus investments to purchase an additional 23 acres in Wyatt Court Industrial Park on Woodlawn Road. Currently, the company owns the property at the front of the park and the two buildings located there. If the purchase is approved and goes through, the city would retain some 6 acres at the rear of the property that is not level or really useful for industrial use. The City Charter requires a period of advertising the sale to give citizens an opportunity to put the matter to referendum by a petition.

The city's debt policy review is on the work session agenda. Originally written in 2011, it must be reviewed each year for appropriateness. Council will look at the purchase of a backhoe and a truck both for the street department as well as two street closing requests.