Aldermen Agendas
AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PROCLAMATION – week of May 20 – 26, 2007 as National Public Works Week (Exhibit 3)
4. PRESENTATIONS
a) Earth Day, April 21st, slide presentation. Commendation to Delta Sanitation in gratitude for their generous donation of time and resources. Thanks to Departments of Public Works, Fire and Police, and the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce. Letter from Mary Page, Leader of Girl Scout Troop 217, thanking the city for the event (Exhibit 4-a)
b) 2004-2005 Audit Report – Jack Oppie
5. OLD BUSINESS
a) Harbor Landing Project Appeal, exhibits of former old and new parking plan and landscape plan (Exhibit 5-a)
b) Discussion of revisions to Waterview Preservation District Ordinance (Exhibit 5-b)
c) Proposed Boom Box/Loud Car Stereo Ordinance (Exhibit 5-c)
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) Objection to Special Use Permit request for 1128-B Vermont Avenue – Joe Chism (Exhibit 6-a)
7. 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.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor:
a) Authorize employment of Eric Meyer as Director of Community Development and Planning, annual salary $55,000.00, effective May 2, 2007 (Exhibit 8-a)
b) Authorize Tara Skelton to attend the MEMA Hurricane Conference on May 2-3, 2007 in Biloxi and authorize payment of $50.00 registration fee
c) Appoint Adrienne Howell and Andre Kaufman as primary and secondary point of contact to work with state and federal agencies for long term recovery effort (Exhibit 8-c)
d) Accept executed Automatic Aid Agreement with Fountainebleu Volunteer Fire Dept. (Exhibit 8-d)
City Clerk:
e) Approve Minutes: Recess Meeting April 17, 2007 (Exhibit 8-e)
f) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread docket summary upon the Minutes (Exhibit 8-f)
g) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 8-g)
h) Adopt budget amendment for Senior Citizen Building (Exhibit 8-h)
i) Adopt budget amendment to transfer $30,000.00 from Drainage Dept. to Street Dept. (Exhibit 8-i)
j) Authorize Mayor to execute management agreement with Friends of Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center (Exhibit 8-j)
Police Dept.:
k) Accept resignation of Patrolman Jeremy Miller effective April 28, 2007 and authorize beginning the process to fill the vacancy (Exhibit 8-k)
l) Accept bid and authorize purchase of a fingerprint time and attendance system from Time Clock Plus in the amount of $34,210.41 to be paid by the building grant (Exhibit 8-l)
m) Authorize transfer of 1993 GMC bus and 1978 Ford bus to Fire Dept. (Exhibit 8-m)
Fire Dept.:
Human Resources/Risk:
n) Authorize payment of $1,026.00 to Huntington T. Block Insurance for renewal of Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center fine arts insurance policy (Exhibit 8-n)
City Engineer:
Public Works:
o) Authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids for a Street Sweeper (Exhibit 8-o)
Community Development & Planning:
p) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 8-p)
Parks & Leisure Services:
q) Authorize employment of Deborah Joiner, Custodian, hourly rate $9.00, effective April 17, 2007 pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 8-q)
r) Accept proposal from Jefcoat Recreation for the construction of the playground and spray park at Clay Boyd Park in the amount of $136,000.00 to be paid by capital improvement funds, private donations and some aldermen funds (Exhibit 8-r)
City Attorney:
Facilities:
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
a) School Board agreement for tree planting (Exhibit 9-a)
City Clerk:
Police:
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk Manager:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
b) Land Work Permits Ordinance (Exhibit 9-b)
Parks & Leisure Services:
c) Capital improvement status report (Exhibit 9-c)
City Attorney:
Facilities:
10. ALDERMAN’S FORUM
a) Consideration of No Parking signs near Fort Bayou Children’s Park on Nottingham and reduction of speed limit with input from Chief Cothern – Alderman Gill (Exhibit 10-a)
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a) Personnel issue in Planning Department – Mayor
RECESS UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on April 17, 2007
