Kelly Parkison
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 1:35
- Avg per meeting
- 1:35
- Segments
- 18
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Top issues during term (20)
Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader Contract and Privacy Concerns
The two-year contract costs $30,000 annually, totaling $60,000 from budgeted funds.
Dogwood Circle and Forrest Road Rezoning
South Willow Avenue Left-Turn Lane Right-of-Way Acquisition
The city committed up to $500,000 toward construction costs.
Mental Health Crisis Response Grant and Program Expansion
$1,700,303 requested over a five-year period with no local match required.
Data Centers in Heavy Manufacturing District Zoning Code Amendment
Could attract major technology investments and high-value industrial utility customers.
Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation
The project cost is $1,104,512.
Grand Cascades Preliminary Plat Resubmittal
Generates new property tax revenue and utility connection fees for the city.
Dixie Grove RAO District and Preliminary Plat
Substantial residential development boosting municipal tax base and infrastructure expansion.
Carlile Townhomes Preliminary Plat
Expands local housing inventory and brings in utility service fees.
Bellewood Row Rezoning Study
Potential long-term changes in land use value and property tax revenues.
General Obligation Bonds for Capital Infrastructure Projects
Projects and purchases total several million dollars across road, water, and sanitation departments.
Surplus Property Disposition on West Stevens Street
The property sale brings in approximately $1,054,900, with future private investment valued at $40 million total.
Dodson Branch Road Annexation Area Rezoning
Extension of municipal services such as water, police, fire, and street maintenance to the newly annexed area over time.
South Jefferson Avenue TDOT Partnership Project
The city has committed up to $500,000 in local matching funds.
South Jefferson Avenue TVA Tower Relocation
The project is estimated to cost $759,187, covered largely by a $750,000 state grant with the remaining $9,187 funded by the Electric Division.
Interstate Drive Widening Project Change Order
Project cost increased by $221,220 to a total of $718,943.50.
Inclusive Youth Soccer Facility Grant
$500,000 state grant distributed to the foundation.
Adaptive Multi-Family Residential Reuse Zoning Amendment
Impacts property owners and tenants by establishing rent calculation guidelines and removing short-term tax burdens for qualifying extended-stay conversions.
Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget Adoption
Allocates $244 million across city operations and capital projects without a general tax rate increase.
Oak Avenue Railroad Crossing Engineering
Involves capital costs for constructing the crossing and installing safety fencing and gates along the railroad right-of-way.
Decisions during term (281)
Recorded while Parkison was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Ordinance #O26-09-15 Rezoning 79 Messenger Road
Ordinance #O26-09-16 Rezoning Dogwood Circle and Forrest Road
Consent Agenda
Right-of-Way Purchase for South Willow Avenue Turn Lane
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED
Consider approval of minutes of council meeting held on October 1, 2026.
ADJOURNMENT
Approval of Minutes
Ordinance No. O26-08-14 Second Reading
Surplus Property on West Stevens Street
Consent Agenda Approval
Ordinance No. O26-09-15 First Reading
Ordinance No. O26-09-16 First Reading
Emergency Purchase for WWTP Rotor Assembly
Notice to Proceed for East Cookeville Waterline
Buck Mountain Water Tank Engineering Contract
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED
Consider approval of minutes of council meeting held on September 17, 2026.
Voting record (46)
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