City of Ocean Springs

Aldermen Agendas

AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a) Lot Cleaning Hearing – 4146 Bienville Blvd. (Exhibit 3-a)
b) Lot Cleaning Hearing – 132 Siowan Avenue  (Exhibit 3-b)

4. NEW BUSINESS
a) Objectives for Ocean Springs School District – Superintendent Robert Hirsch (Exhibit 4-a)
b) Rezoning of Lane/Lindstrom property (Bay Village) – Anne Mare Moreton (Exhibit 4-b)

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
Mayor:
a) Accept MS Forestry Commission 2007 Assistance Grant Funds and authorize Mayor to execute appropriate agreement documents (Exhibit 6-a)
b) Authorize Mayor to execute contracts with Cowart Architects for bid specifications and architectural services for the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center renovations funded by MDA&H and CDBG (Exhibit 6-b)
c) Authorize advertising bid specification for window repairs and re-glazing for the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center to be funded with CDBG Round I Hurricane Supplemental Funds (Exhibit 6-c)
City Clerk:
d) Approve Minutes:Recess Meeting November 20, 2007 (Exhibit 6-d)
e) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread docket summary upon the Minutes (Exhibit 6-e)
f) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 6-f)
g) Authorize employment of Karen Kennedy as Deputy City Clerk, annual salary $30,000, effective December 17, 2007 pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 6-g)
h) Ratify termination of Christina McKinnon, General Administration Clerk, effective November 26, 2007 and authorize beginning the process to fill the vacancy (Exhibit 6-h)
i) Accept Taxi Board recommendation to approve licensure of Southern Coast Taxi (Exhibit 6-i)
Police Dept.:
j) Accept resignation of Detective Patrolman Matthew Hoggatt, effective December 7, 2007 and authorize beginning the process to fill the vacancy (Exhibit 6-j)
k) Accept quote from Digital Ally for digital videos and radar cables in the amount of $19,975.00 (Exhibit 6-k)
l) Authorize guns in evidence that have been found to be declared surplus, of no value to the City and traded in to Guns & Ammo for credit toward service weapons (Exhibit 6-l)
Fire Dept.:
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
m) Authorize placement of Ron Forsyth on full time status due to completion of six month probationary period (Exhibit 6-m)
n) Authorize acceptance of bid from Triton Water Technologies in the amount of $2,371,976.70 for the Water Meter Replacement Program (Exhibit 6-n)
Community Development & Planning:
o) Accept resignation of Kristen Wujek effective December 14, 2007, authorize use of a temporary service and beginning the process to fill the vacancy (Exhibit 6-o)
p) Authorize placement of City Planner Kyle Smith on full time status due to completion of six month probationary period (Exhibit 6-p)
q) Authorize placement of MEMA Cottage at 623 Jackson Avenue (Exhibit 6-q)
r) Accept Building Department recommendation to issue permit for pier at 110 Temple Terrace (Exhibit 6-r)
s) Accept Building Department Permit Monthly Report for October, 2007 (Exhibit 6-s)
t) Authorize Resolution assessing lot cleaning cost of $5,925.00 to 815 General Pershing Avenue and forward the cost to Jackson County Tax Collector to be added to the property taxes of said property for tax collection (Exhibit 6-t)
u) Authorize Resolution assessing lot cleaning cost of $2,855.00 to 2109 School Street and forward the cost to Jackson County Tax Collector to be added to the property taxes of said property for tax collection (Exhibit 6-u)
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
Facilities:

7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Action Items:
a) Authorize Resolution adopting a Section 3 Plan as required by regulations governing the Katrina Supplemental CDBG Program and the Gulf Region CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Program and to be applicable to projects funded by the respective grant programs (Exhibit 7-a)
b) Authorize Mayor to execute annual Memorandum of Agreement for continuation in Mississippi Main Street Associations’s Main Street-Urban main Street-Small Town Program 2007-2008 (Exhibit 7-b)
c) Authorize Mayor to execute agreement with CGI Communication, Inc. Streaming Video for website (Exhibit 7-c)
Information Item:
d) Cable One rate increase (Exhibit 7-d)
Discussion Item:
e) Explore policy to introduce hybrid vehicles into our fleet and to consider adopting purchasing policy that favors environmentally sensitive products and procurement procedures
City Clerk:
Police:
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
f) Power Point Presentation on Long Range Plan
g) Human Resources building report
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
h) 611 Jackson Rezoning Ordinance (Exhibit 7-h)
i) Authorize Mayor to execute agreement with MCMR and ACOE for Shearwater Bridge project (Exhibit 7-i)
Facilities:

8. ALDERMAN’S FORUM

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
RECESS UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on December 18, 2007

 

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