Aldermen Agendas
AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
April 21, 2009 – 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATION
a) Color Presentation and Pledge of Allegiance by ROTC
4. PROCLAMATION
a) Ocean Springs High School JROTC Day – April 21, 2009 (Exhibit 4-a)
b) Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week – May 3-9, 2009 (Exhibit 4-b)
5. OLD BUSINESS
a) Revisions to Special Event Permit for Mayfest 2009 (Exhibit 5-a)
b) Fort Maurepas Priority of Additive Alternates and Funding Reallocations Change Order Request (Exhibit 5-b)
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) Request support for proposed ordinance for tobacco free parks in Ocean Springs (Exhibit 6-a)
b) Request for privilege license to sell fire arms and associated equipment from home – Rick Randall (Exhibit 6-b)
c) Request Mardi Gras parade date – Steve Munn (Exhibit 6-c)
d) To consider: Proposed City Property Tax Abatement for new commercial businesses in designated districts; Mayor, Planning Director, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce and City Attorney concur (Exhibit 6-d)
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 $24,200.00 for engineering for traffic lights at Beachview Drive and Government Street at Middle School and amend budget accordingly (Exhibit 8-a)
b) Authorize Mayor to execute grant award with USM for the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium to host the 2009 Community Hurricane Preparedness Fair and amend the budget accordingly (Exhibit 8-b)
c) Authorize Mayor to execute Contracts for Mary C. O’Keefe Culinary Arts Café with SMF Services of Ocean Springs in the amount $25,328.56 and Gibson Maintenance LLC of Long Beach, MS in the amount of $62,200.00, pending legal and CDBG approval (Exhibit 8-c)
d) Authorize Mayor to execute amendment to Contract for M.A. Howard, Project Manager for Fort Maurepas Park, increasing lump sum by $5,568.56 (Exhibit 8-d)
City Clerk:
e) Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting April 7, 2009 (Exhibit 8-e)
f) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread upon the Minutes (Exhibit 8-f)
g) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 8-g)
h) Approve invoices to Servpro in the amount of $7,490.71 for emergency expenditure at the library and $2,664.65 for emergency expenditure at the Police Department (Exhibit 8-h)
i) Authorize renewal for annual Tape Checker Service for off-site storage in the amount of $1,300.00 with Premise, Inc. (Exhibit 8-i)
Police Dept.:
j) Authorize creation of additional Lieutenants positions for Ocean Springs Police Department Detective Division (Exhibit 8-j)
k) Authorize promotion of Patrolman Lee Leonard and Detective Eileen McCool to rank of Sergeant, effective immediately, annual salary $37,500.00 with six months probation and Sergeant Steve Futral to the rank of Lieutenant, effective immediately, annual salary $39,055.00 with six months probation (Exhibit 8-k)
l) Authorize invoice to Mid State Telephone in the amount of $2059.50 for emergency repair caused by lightning damage (Exhibit 8-l)
Fire Dept.:
m) Accept resignation of Training Officer Anthony Johnson, effective April 27, 2009, and authorize beginning the process to fill the vacancy (Exhibit 8-m)
n) Authorize testing of firetrucks at the City of Biloxi test pit and agree to free said city of any liability for any damages that might occur from testing (Exhibit 8-n)
Human Resources/Risk:
o) Authorize removal of Human Resources Clerk Charlene Anderson from probationary status and placement on full time status, effective immediately (Exhibit 8-o)
City Engineer:
Public Works:
p) Authorize Mayor to execute Contract with SunCoast Infrastructure, Inc. for Service Agreement for Annual Sewer Maintenance, City Attorney concurs
q) Authorize employment of Joe Tillson, Street Department, hourly rate $12.50, effective April 21, 2009, six-month probationary period, pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 8-q)
r) Authorize payment to Compliance EnvironSystems, LLC in the amount of $74,302.64 for work performed evaluating sanitary sewer system (Exhibit 8-r)
s) Authorize Pay Application No. 1 from L.J. Construction, Inc. in the amount of $38,318.25 for Forest Hill Drive Drainage Improvements funded by USDA/NRCS, Pat Harrison Waterway District and Public Works (Exhibit 8-s)
Community Development & Planning:
t) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 8-t)
u) Authorize beginning the process to fill the vacancy of the building inspector (Exhibit 8-u)
Historic Preservation Commission
v) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction of a storage shed, elevation of house and repair of fence at 420 Jackson Avenue (Exhibit 8-v)
w) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve construction of single porch at 316 Jackson Avenue (Exhibit 8-w)
Parks & Leisure Services:
x) Authorize employment of John Fallo, maintenance worker, hourly rate $10.72, effective immediately, six-month probationary period, pending successful completion of all pre-employment requirements (Exhibit 8-x)
City Attorney:
Facilities:
y) Authorize items declared surplus, of no value to the city and sent to auction (Exhibit 8-y)
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Information Item:
a) Letter of recognition to Police Department from Venecia R. Morehead (Exhibit 9-a)
City Clerk:
Police:
b) Update on Noise Ordinance
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
d) License to Encroach – The Admiralty
Facilities:
10. ALDERMEN’S FORUM
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a) Personnel in Public Works Department
b) Personnel in Parks and Leisure Department
ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on May 5, 2009
