Aldermen Minutes
MINUTES
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
RECESS MEETING OF MAY 18, 2009
Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs met in a Recess meeting at the Ocean Springs Community Center in the City of Ocean Springs at 6:00 p.m. on May 18, 2009. Mayor Moran presiding, Aldermen Gill, McDonnell, Lloyd, Weaver, Denyer, Hagan and Dalgo were present. Also present were City Clerk Shelly Ferguson and City Attorney John Edwards.
Dr. Mike Barnett gave the invocation and the Mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan to amend the agenda to consider only the Consent Agenda and items (6-d) and (6-e) under the Department Reports.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of item (c) which was pulled by the Mayor; item (m) which was pulled by Alderman Lloyd and item (w) was pulled by Alderman Denyer.
The Mayor pulled item (c) for clarification on the Change Order. Motion was made by Alderman Lloyd, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to authorize Mayor to execute Change Order No. 3 to revise panel and fixtures associated conduit and wire for single phase power in lieu of three phase power and authorize Contractor to install sleeves for irrigation at a cost of $2,100 to allow the city to award Additive Alternates 8 and 9 – Irrigation and Landscaping if funds are available.
Alderman Lloyd pulled item (m) for clarification from the Fire Chief concerning the creation of the three (3) lieutenants positions. The Fire Chief stated this will allow him to have an officer in charge on all shifts. He further stated there are funds in the current budget to cover these positions. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to authorize creation of three (3) additional Fire Lieutenants positions (Exhibit 5-m).
Alderman Denyer pulled item (w) to ask if anything had changed in the final plat. The Planning Director stated the number of lots decreased from 34 to 29 single family lots. Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to accept the Planning Commissions recommendation to approve final plat for a private subdivision at SW corner of Government Street and Hanley Road – Sweetgrass Estates (Exhibit 5-w). Alderman Lloyd stated the City accepts no responsibility to the Protective Covenants of Sweetgrass Estates Subdivision, a private planned unit development.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Community Development & Planning:
The Planning Director explained the Zoning and Adjustment Board did not consider the application of Audry Yglesias for a 20% setback variance at 411 Martin Avenue due to no quorum. The Community Development and Planning Department is recommending approval of this request. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Lloyd and unanimously carried to accept the Community Development and Planning Department recommendation to approve 20% setback variance at 411 Martin Avenue based on the findings in the report (Exhibit 6-d).
City Attorney:
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell and seconded by Alderman Lloyd to adopt Ordinance No. 2009-12 Amendment to Code of Ordinances, City of Ocean Springs, Requiring Stop Signs at the following intersection: Holcomb Boulevard and East Beach Drive (Exhibit 6-e). The motion passed with a roll call vote as follows:
Alderman Weaver Voted Aye
Alderman Gill Voted Aye
Alderman McDonnell Voted Aye
Alderman Lloyd Voted Aye
Alderman Denyer Voting Aye
Alderman Dalgo Voting Aye
Alderman Hagan Voting Aye
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to adjourn until 6:00 p.m. on June 2, 2009.
Meeting ended at 6:25 p.m.
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