Aldermen Minutes
MINUTES
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 1, 2008
Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs met in a Regular Meeting at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs at 6:00 p.m. on April 1, 2008. Mayor Pro Tempore Weaver presiding, Aldermen Gill, McDonnell, Lloyd, Denyer, and Hagan were present. Also present was City Clerk Shelly Ferguson and City Attorney John Edwards. Mayor Moran and Alderman Dalgo were absent.
The Mayor Pro Tempore gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PROCLAMATION
The Mayor Pro Tempore read a proclamation declaring the week of April 1, 2008, as St. Alphonsus Catholic School Week.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Maurice Owens spoke concerning the benefit poker run to be held on Saturday, April 19th, at the Fort Bayou Saloon. Mr. Owens advised that there would be outside music until 10:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Bruce Duckett spoke against trimming lower tree limbs to MDOT clearance in the City.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
City Clerk
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill to adopt the Resolution Declaring the Intention of the City to Authorize the Borrowing of an Amount not to Exceed $15 Million with the Mississippi Development Bank (Exhibit 7-a).
Human Resources/Risk Manager
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan, and unanimously carried to accept the revision to Time and Attendance Policy for change to 14-day pay period for Police Department (Exhibit 7-b).
Community Development and Planning
The Community Development Director gave an update on the Human Resource Cottage that was relocated to the City Hall complex. The Community Development Director was instructed to report back at the next meeting the status of hiring a code enforcement officer and office placement of that employee.
Parks and Leisure Services
Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to approve the Summer Hockey Program Proposal. Alderman McDonnell recused himself from the vote (Exhibit 7-f).
City Attorney
The City Attorney provided information on City Street Vertical Clearance (Exhibit 7-d).
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Hagan, and unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor Pro Tempore to execute the Contract for Burn Services (Exhibit 7-g).
Facilities
The Facilities Director provided a City Rental Facility comparison of the surrounding rental facilities (Exhibit 7-e).
ALDERMEN’S FORUM
Alderman McDonnell expressed his concern about insurance coverage on the Armory. The Armory building is a state of disrepair. He asked each board to view the Armory building prior to insurance premium renewal due May, 2008.
Alderman Lloyd asked the City Attorney to research how other cities’ handle residential street parking.
Alderman Denyer asked the Public Works Department to investigate water issues at Myrtle Street.
Alderman Denyer asked the Police Chief to investigate how to slow traffic down on Halstead Road.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to recess until 6:00 p.m. on April 15, 2008.
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City Clerk Mayor Pro Tempore
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