Aldermen Agendas

AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. OLD BUSINESS
a) Present final drawings of Hwy. 90/Ocean Springs Road intersection – Supervisor John McKay
b) Request extension of termination date for FEMA park at Civic Center – Mike Andrews/FEMA (Exhibit 3-b)
c) Accept Planning Commissions recommendation to approve rezoning of property from R-2 (Single Family Residential) to C-3 (Highway Commercial) at 714 Halstead – Barry Page (Exhibit 3-c)

4. NEW BUSINESS
a) Ocean Springs Firefighters Association – Anthony Johnson (Exhibit 4-a)
b) Request demolition at 1607 Porter Avenue – Jack and Beth Riley (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 removal of  Travis Green from the Planning Commission due to residence outside of City
b) Accept resignation of  Lisa Flottman from the Historic Preservation Commission (Exhibit 6-b)
c) Accept the following appointments:
1.  Emergency Operations Manager: Interim Fire Chief Pat Williams, term expiring 06/30/2008
2.  Historic Preservation Commission: Appoint Sue Jones, term expiring 06/30/2011
City Clerk:
d) Approve Minutes: Recess Meeting June 20, 2007 (Exhibit 6-d)
e) Approve Minutes: Special Call Meeting June 25, 2007 (Exhibit 6-e)
f) Approve Minutes: Special Call Meeting June 27, 2007 (Exhibit 6-f)
g) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread docket summary upon the Minutes (Exhibit 6-g)
h) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 6-h)
i) Accept proposal from Wolfe, McDuff & Oppie, P.A. for audit services FY 2006 and authorize Mayor to execute contract (Exhibit 6-i)
j) Adopt budget amendment (Exhibit 6-j)
Police Dept.:
k) Authorize employment of Jon Bozek and Kenneth Gillis as Patrolmen 2nd Class, annual salary $31,000.00, probation one year, effective July 23, 2007 (Exhibit 6-k)
Fire Dept.:
l) Accept executed Mutual Aid Agreement with Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. (Exhibit 6-l)
Human Resources/Risk:
m) Authorize outsourcing of COBRA administration (Exhibit 6-m)
City Engineer:
Public Works:

n) Accept resignation of Shane Ballard from the Street Department and authorize employment of Barry Darnell, Street Department, hourly rate $10.50, pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 6-n)
o) Authorize Neshoba & Joy Apostolic Church to tie into the City’s sewer system on Ocean Springs Road at Riley Road (Exhibit 6-o)
Community Development & Planning:
p) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 6-p)
q) Authorize beginning the lot cleaning process at 448 Whispering Pines (Exhibit 6-q)
r) Authorize beginning the lot cleaning process at 5912 Chicope Trace (Exhibit 6-r)
s) Adopt resolution determining necessity for lot cleaning at 406 Porter Street (Exhibit 6-s)

Historic Preservation Commission
t) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to deny demolition at 801 Iberville Drive (Exhibit 6-t)
u) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction at 410 Ruskin Avenue (Exhibit 6-u)
v) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction at 418 Ruskin Avenue (Exhibit 6-v)
w) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve renovations at 204 Washington Avenue (Exhibit 6-w)
x) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve renovations at 309 Front Beach Drive (Exhibit 6-x)
y) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction at 313 Jackson Avenue (Exhibit 6-y)
z) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction of garden shed  at 302 Shearwater Drive (Exhibit 6-z)
Zoning & Adjustment Board:
aa) Accept Zoning & Adjustment Boards recommendation to deny a height variance for a free standing sign at 2703 Bienville Boulevard (Exhibit 6-aa)
Parks & Leisure Services
bb) Authorize Mayor to execute facility use agreement with Ocean Springs Men’s Softball Organization (Exhibit 6-bb)
City Attorney:
Facilities:

7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Information Items:
a) Planned Board retreat for Strategic Planning on July 6, 2007, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Preserve in Vancleave with facilitator Phil Hardwick from the Stennis Institute of Government
b) Memorandum from Jackson County Utility Authority regarding regulation of “Storm Water Systems” (Exhibit 7-b)
City Clerk:
Police:

c) Request one way traffic on Front Beach July 4, 2007 for traffic control
Fire:
d) Residential sprinkler report (Exhibit 7-d)
Human Resources/Risk Manager:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
Facilities:

8. ALDERMAN’S FORUM

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION

RECESS UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on July 17, 2007


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