Aldermen Agendas
AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
December 15, 2009 – 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. OLD BUSINESS
a) Adopt Ordinance enlarging and defining the corporate limits of the City of Ocean Springs and specifying the improvements to be made and the municipal services to be rendered within the proposed annexation territory (Exhibit 3-a)
4. NEW BUSINESS
a) Police stops in parking lot of Learning Depot – Karla Owens (Exhibit 4-a)
b) Building Permit for #7 Gulfview Drive – Maralou Guice Richards (Exhibit 4-b)
c) Ferson Optics Clean-up Update – Mike Daigle
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) Authorize city-wide blood drive with members of the Mayor’s Youth Council and the Blood Center for February 5, 2010 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the Board Room at City Hall (Exhibit 6-a)
b) Approve ASHRAE Level II Energy Audit for City Hall to apply for the Retrofit Program (Exhibit 6-b)
c) Authorize $500.00 to advertise city resources at the American Cancer Society Jackson County Relay for Life on April 30, 2010 (Exhibit 6-c)
City Clerk:
d) Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting December 1, 2009 (Exhibit 6-d)
e) Approve Minutes: Special Call Meeting December 7, 2009 (Exhibit 6-e)
f) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread upon the Minutes (Exhibit 6-f)
g) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 6-g)
h) Accept Budget Amendment (Exhibit 6-h)
Police Dept.:
i) Accept resignation of Sergeant Leah Eileen McCool effective December 17, 2009, and authorize to begin the process of promoting a patrolman to sergeant and begin process to fill the vacant patrolman position (Exhibit 6-i)
j) Authorize promotion of Detective Andrew Lott to position of Sergeant effective December 18, 2009, $39,748.80 annual salary, and six-month probationary period (Exhibit 6-j)
k) Accept employment of Stephanie Ramirez, as Patrol Officer, $26,000.00 annual salary, probation for one-year, effective date December 16, 2009, pending successful completion of all pre-employment qualifications, and after successful completion of the academy raise annual salary to $29,000.00 (Exhibit 6-k)
l) Accept employment of Brian Kestner, as Patrolman, $35,360.00 annual salary, probation for one-year, effective date December 16, 2009, pending successful completion of all pre-employment qualifications (Exhibit 6-l)
m) Authorize employment of Mike Jensen as part-time Court Probation & Parole, 20 hours per week, $13.46 hourly, effective December 16, 2009 and six-month probationary period (Exhibit 6-m)
n) Approve Special Event Permit for Charity 5k to benefit the 1699 Historical Society on April 24, 2010 (Exhibit 6-n)
Fire Dept.:
o) Authorize employment of Anthony Johnson as Firefighter, $33,000.00 annual salary, effective December 28, 2009, one-year probationary period and pending successful completion of all pre-employment qualifications (Exhibit 6-o)
p) Accept resignation of Firefighter Anthony Ducote, effective December 22, 2009, and authorize to begin the process of filing the vacancy (Exhibit 6-p)
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
q) Accept Tree Committee report (Exhibit 6-q)
r) Authorize Mayor to execute the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with CSX Transportation to coordinate engineering of two signal projects on Government Street (Exhibit 6-r)
s) Authorize employment of Carl Miley, Code Enforcement Officer, $35,000.00 annual, effective January 4, 2010, six-month probationary period, pending successful completion of all pre-employment qualifications (Exhibit 6-s)
Planning Commission:
t) Accept Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve a Limited Professional Office (LPO) Use Permit at 614 Magnolia Avenue – David Keith (Exhibit 6-t)
Zoning & Adjustment Board
u) Accept Zoning & Adjustment Boards recommendation to approve a 20% south side yard setback variance at 614 Magnolia Avenue (Exhibit 6-u)
v) Accept Zoning & Adjustment Board recommendation to approve a 20% north and south side setback variance and 20% east front setback variance at 807 General Pershing Avenue and a 20% east front setback variance at 809 General Pershing Avenue (Exhibit 6-v)
Historic Preservation Commission
w) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve minor renovations and/or repairs at 517 Rayburn Avenue (Exhibit 6-w)
x) Accept Historic Preservation Commissions recommendation to approve landscaping and site improvements at 921 Ocean Avenue (Exhibit 6-x)
Parks & Leisure Services:
y) Approve Minutes: Parks Advisory Meeting December 9, 2009 (Exhibit 6-y)
z) Approve proposed rental fees for Fort Maurepas Park (Exhibit 6-z)
aa) Approve job description for Park Superintendent and authorize reclassification of Harold Mayfield as Park Superintendent (Exhibit 6-aa)
City Attorney:
7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Information Items:
a) Status Update: CDBG/DEQ Disaster Recovery Projects S24 & W21 (Water/Sewer Expansion Project (Exhibit 7-a)
b) Drainage Project Update (Exhibit 7-b)
Discussion Item:
c) Drainage Priorities in strategic plan as presented by the Drainage and Infrastructure Committee (Exhibit 7-c)
Action Item:
d) Authorize Mayor to contract with Compton Engineering for engineering services for area drainage work at Simon Blvd., Ogden Ave., and White Ave. (Exhibit 7-d)
City Clerk:
Police:
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk:
City Engineer:
Public Works:
Community Development & Planning:
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
8. ALDERMEN’S FORUM
a) Economic Development Council – Alderman John Gill (Exhibit 8-a)
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on January 5, 2010
