A Recess Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Ocean Springs was called to order by Mayor
Ainsworth at
Alderman Cody gave the Invocation.
Mayor Ainsworth led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Barry Brupbacher, Project Manager for the CSX railroad relocation project for MDOT, gave the Board a overview of the project and provided the following information on the study being done by DMJM+Harris.
(Railroad Relocation Study Documents)
Terry Breland of the Fort Maurepas Commission outlined
preliminary plans for a street dance party to be held on
Motion by Gill, seconded by Jalanivich, to approve the concept of the Dancing in the Street 4th of July Celebration proposed by the Fort Maurepas Commission.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
City Clerk:
a)
Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of
b) Accept Action Report
c) Pay Docket of Claims and spread docket summary upon the Minutes:
(Docket Summary)
d)
Adopt budget amendment for Summer Youth Employment
Program approved
(Budget Amendment)
Police Dept.:
e)
Allow Karen George to attend Basic 40 Hour APCO Course
in
f)
Place Barbara Molden on full time status as of
(Molden Probation Memo)
Fire Dept.:
g)
Allow Adam Rose to attend the Fire Service Instructor
1041-I course on September 29-
h)
Allow Paul Baker to attend Fire Apparatus
Driver/Operator course on either
i)
Allow Kevin Sharpe to attend CPR Instructor class at
Fountainbleau Fire Station on
j)
Place Anthony D. Johnson on full time status on
(Johnson Probation Memo)
k) Authorize the Fire Chief/Civil Defense Director to participate and apply for a Domestic Preparedness Homeland Security Grant ($14,500.00) to purchase small tools and equipment for both the Police and Fire Departments, and allow City Clerk to amend budget:
(Homeland Security Grant Letter)
City Engineer:
l) Approve Pay Request No. 3 from B&B Electrical and Utility Contractors, Inc. ($32,097.00) regarding Holcomb Blvd. & U.S. Hwy 90 Improvements, STP-9069-0(002):
(B&B Invoice)
m) Approve Final Summary Change Order for the Eagle Point and Quave Road Sewer project ($2,448.30) regarding the David Bayou Wastewater Improvements, CIAP Project No. MS 30.07:
(Eagle Point Change Order)
n) Approve Pay Request No. 3 from SCI, Inc. ($66,572.99) regarding DWSIRLF #DWI-H280035-02 Contract “B” Water Main:
(SCI Invoice)
Public Works:
o)
Allow John Russell to attend Water & Wastewater
Training session in
p)
Accept Jonathan Baum’s recommendation to allow National
Resource Conservation Service to conduct a class on Section 6 (hydrology) of
the Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater, and approve meeting room for
(Class Letter)
q)
Hire Roy R. Franklin as Street Dept. Laborer (in place
of Aubrey J. Seymour, Jr.) at Band 2/Step 7 ($9.87), effective
(Franklin Hire Letter)
r)
Pay invoice from Graham Construction Co., Inc. ($29,406.60)
regarding sewer repairs on
(Graham Invoice)
Community Development & Planning:
s) Accept Monthly Permit Summary Report for April 2003
t)
Allow David Hawkins to attend Building Officials
Association of Mississippi Annual Conference in Bay St. Louis on
u)
Allow the City Planner to attend Smart Growth
Conference in
v)
Pay invoice from Shur-Lock Homes ($1,163.67) for lot
cleaning at
(Shur-Lock Homes Invoice)
w) Accept Historic Preservation Commission’s recommendations with regard to the following Certificates of Appropriateness:
1.
(Brennan COA)
2.
(Aljabai COA)
3.
(Darphin COA)
4.
(Garrard COA)
x) Accept Planning Commission’s recommendations with regard to the following:
1. Indian Springs (Iberville Landing):
(Indian Springs Documents)
2.
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Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Jalanivich, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Alderman Dalgo reported that the City of
Motion by Dalgo, seconded by Jalanivich, to authorize the City Clerk to contact the City Manager or City Clerk of D’Iberville to determine who they contracted with to review their sales tax receipts and to report back to the Board with the outcome from their city and all other pertinent information.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Alderman Gill asked that the budget planning process for the FYE 2004 Budget begin earlier this year due to the number of projects and the amount of money borrowed. The Board agreed to schedule a work session on the issue in June 2003.
Police Dept.
(Street Striping Recommendation)
Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Dalgo, to
implement the recommendation of the Police Dept. regarding traffic improvements
for the intersection of
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
(Coastal Piping Invoice)
Motion by Dalgo, seconded by Gill, to approve Pay Request No. 3 from Coastal Piping, Inc. in the amount of $29,701.83 regarding Davis Bayou Wastewater Improvements, CIAP Project No. MS 30.07; to temporarily transfer funds from the sewer fund to pay the invoice and authorize the City Clerk to prepare the necessary budget amendment; and to instruct the City Planner to contact Jan Buttross of DEQ to assist with expediting the CIAP funding process.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
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Motion by Gill, seconded by Dalgo, to run water to the
landscaped entrance areas in Baywood Subdivision at
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
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Alderman Jalanivich asked that the aldermen review the
property at
Motion by Dalgo, seconded by Jalanivich, to authorize the City Planner to contact Gulf Regional Planning Commission or a professional engineering firm to perform the necessary traffic study in Promenade Subdivision and provide a recommendation for appropriate speed limits to the Board.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Mayor Ainsworth announced that demolition and construction
on the new
Park Superintendent Damian McKay reported that he had the preliminary contracts for the prospective recreation property for review and would bring them before the Board at the next meeting if possible.
At this time Damian McKay and Architect Carl Germany gave a
presentation on the proposed
(Walking Track)
Alderman Gill suggested additional parking be created to prevent parking problems during events at the Civic Center. It was suggested that the restroom facility be moved from the back to a location closer to the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Mr. McKay and Mr. Germany were to incorporate the proposed changes and report back at the next meeting with the design.
(Appointments – Hazard Mitigation Council)
Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to accept the Building Official’s recommendation to appoint Jack Taylor, David LaPointe, Brad Lemon and George Ramseur as citizen appointees to the Hazard Mitigation Council.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Samuel Tucker and Chandra Nicholson of the Fort Maurepas Commission presented the following proposed ordinance for the Board’s consideration.
(Proposed Fort Maurepas Commission Ordinance)
Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Jalanivich, to authorize the City Attorney to review the proposed ordinance, make the necessary revisions and report back to the Board.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to authorize Public Works to move the statue of D’Iberville from the Civic Center to Fort Maurepas at a site approved by the Fort Maurepas Commission.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Brian Lake, Executive Director of the American Cancer Society gave a presentation on the upcoming Relay for Life event in Ocean Springs and presented the following documents. The event was scheduled for July 25, 2003 at Greyhound Stadium and he wanted the City to participate in the event.
(Relay for Life Documents)
Motion by Gill, seconded by Jalanivich, to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event and provide to $1,000.00 in community promotion funds and authorize the City Clerk to make the necessary budget amendment.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Joe Gill addressed the Board regarding tidelands appropriations. He reported that of the allotted $3,765,350.00 tidelands funds, Jackson County had received $1,385,000.00 of which $125,000.00 had been received by the City of Ocean Springs. He stated that the deadline for submitting applications for new tidelands funds was July 1, 2003. Projects discussed by the Board for consideration were: phase II of the fishing bridge project; walking piers behind Fort Maurepas; and refurbishing of the Davis Bayou bridge with additional parking. The Board agreed to prioritize the projects after receiving a cost estimate from the City Engineer.
Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Dalgo, to authorize Moran, Seymour and Associates to work with Joe Gill, LLC to determine the approximate cost of the proposed tidelands fund projects.
VOTING AYE Aldermen Jalanivich, Lloyd, McDonnell, Cody and Dalgo
VOTING NAY NONE
VOTING ABSTAINED Alderman Gill
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Alderman Dalgo stated that there was a 3-mile stretch of Government St. with no stop signs, and after speaking with the Police Chief, suggested placing stop signs in several locations to facilitate traffic flow onto Government. Alderman Cody was concerned the proposed stop signs at Hunter and Government would create a bottleneck; the Police Chief felt it might ease traffic congestion.
Motion by Dalgo, seconded by Jalanivich, to authorize the City Attorney to draft an amendment to the stop sign ordinance to erect stop signs in the following locations: a 4-way stop at Knapp Rd. and Government St. at the Magnolia Bayou Entrance; a 4-way stop at Promenade, Stark Bayou and Government; a 3-way stop at Pittman Rd. and Government; and a 3-way stop at Hunter and Government.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Cheri Hanemann of 305 Front Beach Dr. asked if the Dancing in the Street 4th of July Celebration proposed by the Fort Maurepas Commission was a fundraiser for Fort Maurepas. Mrs. Hanemann was told that plans for the event were not yet finalized. She asked if this event would replace the paintball event. Damian McKay told her no, that the paintball event was still in the planning stages. Mrs. Hanemann also asked about the $250,000.00 tidelands funds requested for acquisition of property. Alderman McDonnell explained that the request was originally on the tidelands funds project list until the property was acquired and rezoned.
Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to go into Closed Session to determine the necessity for an Executive Session.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Motion by Dalgo, seconded by Jalanivich, to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel in the City Clerk’s office and the Fire Dept., potential litigation and potential land acquisition.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
The City Clerk announced to the audience that the Board had elected to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel in the City Clerk’s office and the Fire Dept., potential litigation and potential land acquisition.
The Board began the executive session at approximately 8:15 p.m. and was joined by the City Attorney and City Clerk. The City Clerk left at approximately 8:35 p.m. and the Fire Chief joined them until 9:00 p.m.. The Fire Chief and City Attorney left the executive session and 9:05 p.m. and Park Superintendent Damian McKay joined the Board. The executive session ended at 9:40 p.m.
Motion by Gill, seconded by Jalanivich, to resume the Regular Session.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Motion by Cody, seconded by McDonnell, to accept the City Clerk’s recommendation to accept the verbal resignation of Jackie Tabb, effective 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2003, and authorize the City Clerk to begin the process to fill the vacancy.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Motion by Cody, seconded by Gill, to begin the process to select and promote qualified applicants from within the Fire Dept. to the position of Deputy Fire Chief.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
Motion by Cody, seconded by Dalgo, to adjourn.
VOTING AYE ALL
VOTING NAY NONE
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Carvin
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