Aldermen Minutes
MINUTES
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
RECESS MEETING OF MAY 18, 2010
Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs met in a Recess meeting at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs at 6:00 p.m. on May 18, 2010. Mayor Pro Tempore Hagan presiding, Aldermen Ross, Gill, McDonnell, Cody, Dalgo, Denyer and Hagan were present. Also present was City Clerk Shelly Ferguson and City Attorney John Edwards. Mayor Moran was absent.
Alderman Cody led the invocation and the Mayor Pro Temp Hagan led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to remove 101 Ashley Place from the lot cleaning process.
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to dismiss the remaining properties listed under Public Hearings from the lot cleaning process. The Building Official will give a status report on the remaining lots to be dealt with at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Kirk Halstead, 101 Halstead Road, stated he submitted an application to remove five (5) magnolia trees from his property and the tree committee authorized removal of only one (1) tree. He asked the Board to delay action on the acceptance of the tree committee’s report to allow him to discuss mitigation on this matter.
Mr. Kevin Ladd, 217 Mitchell Street, stated there is an ongoing problem with sinkholes appearing in his yard and asked the City to fix this problem. Mr. Ladd stated this problem was caused by City digging on his property three (3) years ago.
Mr. Heath Jackson, 113 Elliott Place, requested a temporary street closure to hold a block party for the children in his subdivision on Sunday, May 23rd. The Police Department will meet with Mr. Jackson to consider this request.
Ms. Claire Brou, 313 Jackson Avenue, spoke on behalf of her sister, concerning the lot cleaning notice received for 325 Jackson Avenue. Ms. Brou stated she thought the language in the notice was very strong. Mayor Pro Tempore Hagan advised this matter had been addressed and voted on earlier in the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to accept the Consent Agenda with exception of items (a) and (l) which were pulled by Alderman Hagan.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to authorize to waive the rental fees for Ocean Springs Civic Center for the hurricane preparedness/health safety event to be held on July 17, 2010, to promote the resources of the City (Exhibit 5-a).
Alderman Hagan pulled item (l) for discussion on the tree committee report. Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to accept the tree committee report with the exception of the request for 101 Halstead Road; to be tabled until the next meeting. (Exhibit 5-l).
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
The Mayor Pro Tempore presented the list of streets selected by Supervisor Tommy Brodnax to be overlaid (Exhibit 6-a).
City Attorney:
The City Attorney presented a Contract with Anchor QEA, LLC to act as an environmental consultant concerning the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation of the City Attorney to authorize the Mayor to execute the Contract with Anchor QEA, LLC contingent upon Department of Marine Resource’s approval of the City’s plan submitted to them to access BP Deepwater Horizon Block Grant funds.
Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman McDonnell and unanimously carried to add the Addendum to the Agenda.
Motion was made by Alderman Cody, seconded by Alderman McDonnell and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation of the City Attorney to enter into a Contract with Design Precast & Pipe to deploy, maintain, and remove oil adsorbent barriers to protect the City’s shorelines and waterways, contingent upon legal and public works approval.
ADDENDUM
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to accept the Consent Agenda on the Addendum.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to award the bid to Delta Construction in the amount of $1,269,864.35 for the CDBG-funded Streetscape Project on Washington Avenue and Government Street pending legal review and approval (Exhibit A-1a).
Motion was made by Alderman Cody, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the Special Call meeting on May 14, 2010 (Exhibit A-1b).
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to accept the Community Development and Planning Department’s recommendations for items A-1c, A-1d and A-1e (Exhibits A-1c, A-1d, and A-1e).
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to remove Exhibit A-2a from the Addendum. It was previously discussed.
ALDERMEN’S FORUM
Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to authorize up to $2,000.00 from Ward 1 Capital Improvement Account for Mount Vernon/Fort Bayou Estates entrance projects.
Alderman McDonnell asked the Public Information Officer to research the vacancies on the Museum Commission. She will report at the next meeting.
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Ross and unanimously carried to authorize up to $500.00 from Ward 2 Capital Improvement Account to complete the construction of the fence at Keyes Municipal Park to be done by the Parks and Leisure Services Department in coordination with the Planning Department.
Alderman McDonnell asked for assistance from the Public Works Department in coordination with the Planning Department for fill dirt and top soil to plant grass seeds and lay additional sod to complete the Keyes Municipal Project.
Alderman McDonnell asked that the fencing project at Keyes Municipal Park be complete within the next 2-4 weeks to add an additional 24 parking spaces in the downtown area.
Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Cody and unanimously carried to authorize up to $500.00 from Ward 2 Capital Improvement Account to advertise the resources of the City through the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.
Motion was made by Alderman Cody and seconded by Alderman McDonnell to relocate the fire hydrant on Cash Alley and Desoto Street to a place determined by the Fire Chief and the Public Works Director. Motion carried with Aldermen Gill, McDonnell, Cody, Ross and Dalgo voting aye and Alderman Denyer voting nay.
Motion was made by Alderman Cody, seconded by Alderman Gill to authorize the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to instruct no parking – tow away zone on Cash Alley.
Alderman Cody asked to have the appropriate power company conduct a light study on Handy Avenue.
Alderman Ross commended the Parks and Leisure Services Department on how nice the park facilities look and the cleanliness of the restrooms.
Alderman Denyer commended the Public Works Department and Police Department on performing a good job during and after the heavy rains over the past weekend.
Alderman Denyer asked the Parks and Leisure Services Director to check the picnic tables at the new pavilion under the oak trees; they are uneven.
Alderman Dalgo asked for update on the Youth Corp Program. The Planning Director advised there were 10 openings and 9 positions had been filled.
Alderman Dalgo asked for an update on the traffic lights on Government Street. The Planning Director advised he will have a full report at next meeting.
Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman Cody and unanimously carried to adjourn until 6:00 p.m. on June 1, 2010.
Meeting ended at 6:59 p.m.
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