Tennessee Record
Knoxville
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Amelia Parker

Councilmember2019-2027

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At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Dec 31, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
25
Total speaking time
5:21:34
Avg per meeting
12:52
Segments
5183

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↑Aug 2026[39]

Establishment of Knoxville Charter Review Panel

Costs will be funded through the annual City budget for the Legislative/City Council as approved in advance by the Vice-Mayor.

high↑May 2026[38]

Beer Permit Applications and Special Event Permits

Permit fees contribute to municipal administrative costs.

medium↑Oct 2026[30]

golf course redevelopment

Taxpayers could see shifts in city spending or recreational fees as the redevelopment moves forward.

critical↑May 2026[29]

FY 2027 Proposed City Budget

About $4.9 million total from the city's unassigned fund balance.

high↑Jan 2026[27]

Nora Road Affordable Housing Development and Rezoning

City housing funds and tax credit bonds support ongoing multi-family and supportive housing developments.

high↑Feb 2026[25]

Traffic Signal and Bridge Infrastructure Improvements

$310,874 for traffic signals and $499,894 for bridge inspection services.

critical↑Apr 2026[25]

Certified Property Tax Rate Adjustment

Allocates city operating funds and maintains the property tax rate at $2.1556 per $100 of assessed valuation.

high↑Mar 2026[25]

Public-Private Partnerships and Developer Incentives

Public-private partnerships and TIF financing structures have driven over $2 billion in private investment since 2020 with no direct capital investment from the city.

critical↑Oct 2026[25]

Mark B. Whitaker Water Treatment Plant Expansion

No local match — the state grant covers up to $42.5 million of the expansion.

high→Jun 2026[22]

Zoning Appeal and Religious Exemption for Wallace Street Housing

None directly to the city budget.

medium↑Oct 2021[21]

city council elections

Campaign costs might skyrocket as outside political money floods into races that used to be mostly grassroots.

medium↑Oct 2026[19]

Historic Westview Cemeteries Maintenance and Restoration

Potential future municipal allocation for cemetery maintenance support.

critical→Feb 2026[19]

Comprehensive Plan Update and Community Growth

To be determined once the consultant is selected and the contract scope is finalized.

high↑Mar 2026[18]

Adoption of Parks & Recreation Master Plan

Guides future capital investments and positions the city for state and federal grants.

high↑Oct 2026[18]

South Waterfront Development Appeal at 315 Kerbela Avenue

critical↓Mar 2026[18]

Mental Health Crisis Response and Alternative Dispatch

Estimated initial phase costs ranged up to $750,000 to $1,000,000, though the defeated resolution did not mandate direct budget allocations.

high↑Aug 2026[17]

Market Square Surveillance Camera Installation

Grant-funded project totaling $31,069.84 with no required city match.

high→Sep 2026[16]

Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center Grant

Grant award of $158,586 with no matching requirement.

high↑Apr 2026[16]

Chapman Highway Improvements Project

Cost of $565,300 for design work, largely covered by federal grant funds.

critical↑Mar 2026[16]

Violence Intervention Grants and Contracts

Allocates hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal and local funds toward community safety initiatives.

Decisions during term (654)

Recorded while Parker was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Approval of October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Ordinance O-80-2026 — Add Fire Marshal classification (10.b)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Ordinance O-81-2026 — Rezone 5015 Sullivan Road (10.c)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Ordinance O-82-2026 — Rezone 1204 Sylvan Street (10.d)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Ordinance O-83-2026 — Rezone Kim Watt Drive and Millard Beets Road parcels (10.e)

tabled8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution 11.f — Whetsel variance appeal postponed

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-287-2026 — Markman's Diamonds 50th Anniversary (12.g)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-288-2026 — Vision benefits agreements (12.h)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-289-2026 — 2027 Sidewalk Replacement Project (12.i)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-290-2026 — Homemakers Program deed at 412 Ocala Drive (12.j)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-291-2026 — $750,000 for 25 affordable rentals at 360 Lovell Road (12.k)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-292-2026 — Police firearms trade (12.l)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-293-2026 — Keep Knoxville Beautiful agreement (12.m)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-294-2026 — $42.5M TDEC grant for Whitaker Water Plant (12.n)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolutions R-295 through R-299 — KAT transit fund extensions with TDOT (12.o–12.s)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-300-2026 — $614,230 grant for Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (12.t)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-301-2026 — $72,000 grant for Household Hazardous Waste Facility (12.u)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

Resolution R-302-2026 — Pensions (12.v)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

First reading — Ordinance amending FY26/27 Operating and Capital Budgets (13.w)

approved8-0Oct 27, 2026

CONSENT ITEMS

Voting record (477)

385 yes51 no41 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember Helsley moved to Approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember Grant moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted noOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to move Resolution 9-c to after consideration of Ordinance 10-d

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember Lloyd moved to deny the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to Approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember Adams moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember DeBardelaben moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Councilmember Grant moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Vice-Mayor Fugate moved to approve the ordinance

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Resolution No. R-278-2026: Appeal for 315 Kerbela Avenue

Voted noOct 13, 2026

Resolution No. R-283-2026: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Minutes of the September 15, 2026 Regular Meeting

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Confirming Appointments to Affordable Housing Fund Advisory Committee

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Confirming Appointments to African American Equity Restoration Taskforce

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Ordinance Closing Unnamed Alley off Wright Street

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Ordinance Rezoning 5307 Ballard Drive

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Ordinance Rezoning 318 Nancy Lynn Lane

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Denying Appeal for 1406 Wallace Street

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Postponing Appeal for 315 Kerbela Avenue

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Requesting Planning Commission Review for Conservation or Historic Overlay in District 2

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Approving Certificate of Compliance for Hackney Petroleum

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Approving Certificate of Compliance for EZ Stop Food Marts

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Resolution Granting Monthly Pensions

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Emergency Ordinance Appropriating Community Improvement Funds

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Grant moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member DeBardelaben moved that the beer permit request be approved

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Grant moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Grant moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member DeBardelaben moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Honeycutt moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Grant moved that the beer permit request be approved

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member DeBardelaben moved that the beer permit be extended to the October 27, 2026 meeting

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Honeycutt moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member DeBardelaben moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Lloyd moved that the beer permit request be approved pending final documentation

AbstainedSep 15, 2026

Board Member Grant moved that the beer permit be extended to the October 27, 2026 meeting

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Councilmember Grant moved to approve the minutes

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Resolution Approving Middle Housing Appeal for 1415 W. Fifth Avenue

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Councilmember Thomas moved to approve the resolution

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Councilmember Grant moved to approve the ordinance on first reading

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