Aldermen Agendas
AGENDA
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
February 17, 2009 – 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATION
a) Presentation regarding the proposed Special Management Area Plan along Highway 57 – Dr. Billy Walker
4. OLD BUSINESS
a) Update on Fort Maurepas Project – Project Manager Milady Howard (Exhibit 4-a)
5. NEW BUSINESS
a) Presentation on YMCA future plans – Mr. Dan Hecker
b) Zoning of MEMA Cottages – Ken and Cherrie Foley (Exhibit 5-b)
6. 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.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor:
a) Adopt Resolution to effect administrative settlements to resolve legitimate claims and avoid litigation delay, uncertainty and expense (Exhibit 7-a)
b) Accept $5,643.07 donation from Village of Hinsdale, Illinois for Iberville statute
c) Authorize $750.00 from Mayor’s Capital Improvement Account and $1,000.00 from Alderman at Large Capital Improvement Account for decorative street signs in Fort Bayou Estate Subdivision (Exhibit 7-c)
d) Adopt Interlocal Governmental Agreement between Jackson County, Mississippi and the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi for use of County owned voting machines in municipal elections (Exhibit 7-d)
City Clerk:
e) Approve Minutes: Special Call Meeting February 3, 2009 (Exhibit 7-e)
f) Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting February 3, 2009 (Exhibit 7-f)
g) Approve payment: Docket of Claims and spread upon the Minutes (Exhibit 7-g)
h) Accept Action Report (Exhibit 7-h)
i) Accept FY07-08 Audit
Police Dept.:
j) Authorize removal of Patrolman Steven Dye and Patrolman Leonard Ordonez from one-year probationary status and placement on full time status, effective immediately (Exhibit 7-j)
Fire Dept.:
k) Authorize removal of Firefighter Jeff Harris from one-year probationary status and placement on full time status, effective February 8, 2009, at the rank of Firefighter III (Exhibit 7-k)
Human Resources/Risk Manager:
l) Approve Minutes: Human Resources Committee Meeting February 9, 2009 (Exhibit 7-l)
City Engineer:
Public Works:
m) Authorize use of loaned equipment, a trackhoe, owned by Grand River Construction, Inc. of Brunswick, MO (Exhibit 7-m)
n) Accept final selection of streets to be milled and overlaid in the City of Ocean Springs (Exhibit 7-n)
Community Development & Planning:
o) Accept Floodplain Management Annual Report (Exhibit 7-o)
p) Accept Tree Committee Report (Exhibit 7-p)
Planning Commission:
q) Accept Planning Commissions recommendation to approve change in Zoning District from C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District to C-2 Community Commercial District at 1107 and 1109 Government Street (Exhibit 7-q)
r) Accept Planning Commissions recommendation to approve lot reconfiguration/split located at North side of Bienville Boulevard, East of Camellia Pointe – The Township at Ocean Springs, LLC (Exhibit 7-r)
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
s) Adopt Resolution to donate space to YADA, Inc., a bona fide non-profit corporation, performing charitable civic acts in the community (Exhibit 7-s)
8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Information Item:
a) CDBG Building Inspector Grant Deadline Extension (Exhibit 8-a)
b) Dredging at Chester M. McPhearson, Jr. Pier (Exhibit 8-b)
City Clerk:
Police:
Fire:
Human Resources/Risk Manager:
c) Recommended Changes to Donated Leave Policy (Exhibit 8-c)
City Engineer:
Public Works:
d) EPA Mom Sewer Program (Exhibit 8-d)
Community Development & Planning:
Parks & Leisure Services:
City Attorney:
e) Adopt Amendment to Ordinance No. 13-1976 Rezoning Property Herein Described from R-1 to C-3 with Conditions: Limited to a Depth of Three Hundred Feet from Bienville Boulevard (Exhibit 8-e)
9. ALDERMEN’S FORUM
ADJOURN UNTIL 6:00 P.M. on March 3, 2009



