Aldermen Agendas
AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
January 19, 2010 – 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. NEW BUSINESS
a) Comments by newly-elected President of the Friends of the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center – Juliet Lawson Jowett
4. OLD BUSINESS
a) Economic Development Commission Candidate Selection
b) Fort Maurepas Sign Presentation – Mr. Frank Burandt
5. PUBLIC COMMENT: The public is invited to address the Board for up to 3 minutes. The Board will take all comments under advisement for potential action at a later date if warranted.
6. CONSENT AGENDA*
* Consent Agenda – All matters listed under Item 6, Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Board of Aldermen and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
Mayor:
a) Authorization for Mayor’s Youth Council to host a youth dance for Ocean Springs students, grades 6-12, at Fort Maurepas Park, Friday, March 19th, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Exhibit 6-a)
b) Authorization for Mayor’s Youth Council to attend the Mississippi Municipal League’s Youth Leadership Summit in Jackson on March 5-6, 2010 (Exhibit 6-b)
c) Authorize Mayor to execute Resolution Authorizing Application for Funds from the Mississippi Department of Transportation through the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety for the Purpose of D.U.I. Enforcement and any and all documentation to accept and implement this program including the purchase of a 2010 Dodge Charger (Exhibit 6-c)
d) Authorize to waive fee for use of the Community Center for DMR/Grand Bay NERR except for clean up fee.
e) Authorize Mayor to execute Application for “Keep America Beautiful” (Exhibit 6-e)
f) Authorize removal of Jeffrey Ponson, Fire Chief, from probationary status and placement on full time status, effective immediately (Exhibit 6-f)
City Clerk:
g) Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting January 5, 2010 (Exhibit 6-g)
h) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread upon the Minutes (Exhibit 6-h)
i) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 6-i)
j) Adopt Budget Amendment (Exhibit 6-j)
k) Accept Oath of Office of Janice Hilton, Deputy City Clerk (Exhibit 6-k)
Police Dept.:
Fire Dept.:
l) Authorize removal of Lieutenants Tim Heath and Brad Chennault from probationary status and placement on full time status, effective immediately (Exhibit 6-l)
Risk Manager/HR:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
m) Award bid to J.H. Wright & Associates, Inc. for One-Year Contract for Sewer Pumps (Exhibit 6-m)
Community Development & Planning:
n) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 6-n)
o) Authorize employment of Michael Watkins, current City Building Inspector, as Deputy Building Official, effective January 20, 2010, annual salary $45,000.00 and six-month probationary period (Exhibit 6-o)
p) Authorization to contract with Neel Schaffer to design, engineer, and permit the construction of new sidewalks on Porter Avenue, per grant requirements, pending legal review (Exhibit 6-p)
Planning Commission:
q) Accept Planning Commission recommendation to approve rezoning 1600 Government St. from R-2 single family residential district to C-2 community commercial district (Exhibit 6-q)
r) Accept Planning Commissions recommendation to approve reconfiguration two lots – 502 Magnolia Ave. and 504 Forest Hill Dr (Exhibit 6-r)
Historic Preservation Commission
s) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to allow addition of greenhouse at rear of property located at 507 East Beach Drive (Exhibit 6-s)
Zoning & Adjustment Board
t) Accept Zoning & Adjustment Boards recommendation to approve 11% decrease for the required lot square footage at 504 Forest Hill Drive (Exhibit 6-t)
Parks & Leisure Services:
u) Approve revised Fort Maurepas Park Rental Fees (Exhibit 6-u)
Human Resources/City Clerk:
City Attorney:
v) Rescind May 2007 Decision of 2005-2009 Board of Aldermen finding business proposal a permitted use but with the additional restrictions on parking, noise and hours of operation as conditions to the use which the Court found as a special use permit (Exhibit 6-v)
7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Discussion Item:
a) Creation of eight planning commission position and draft ordinance
b) Intersection of Old Spanish Trail and Fontainbleau Rd (Exhibit 7-b)
City Clerk:
Police:
Fire:
Risk Manager/HR:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
c) Ordinance Defining the Speed Limits on Lover’s Lane from its Intersection at Highway 90 (Bienville Boulevard), Westward to its Intersection at Iola Road to provide an Adequate Deceleration Area When Exiting Bienville Boulevard (Exhibit 7-c)
8. ALDERMEN’S FORUM
a) Accept donation from Jackson County Board of Supervisors in the amount of $7,000.00 for improvements in Ward 5 – Dalgo
b) Authorize up to $5,000.00 from Ward 5 Capital Improvement Account for Bayou Sauvolle Subdivision – Dalgo
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on February 2, 2010
