Aldermen Minutes
MINUTES
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
RECESS MEETING OF MAY 29, 2007
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 5:30 p.m. on May 29, 2007. Mayor Pro Tempore Weaver presiding, Aldermen Gill, McDonnell, Denyer, Dalgo and Hagan were present. Also present was City Attorney John Edwards and City Clerk Adrienne Howell. Mayor Moran and Alderman Lloyd were absent.
Mayor Pro Tempore Weaver gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Mayor Pro Tempore requested that item 5-a be removed from the agenda. Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman McDonnell and unanimously carried to remove item 5-a from the agenda regarding the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding to support the MS Alternative Housing Program.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman McDonnell and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of item (a) which was pulled by Alderman McDonnell, item (b) which was pulled by Alderman Hagan and item (c) which was pulled by Alderman Denyer.
Alderman McDonnell pulled item (a) and asked the City Attorney if there are any issues with the lease and he said that there are not. Ms. Sueann London with FEMA explained that 24 hour security will begin at the Emergency Shelter park behind the Civic Center tomorrow and that FEMA is working to place the residents of the park by the termination date of August 15, 2007. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell and seconded by Alderman Gill to authorize the extension of the lease with General Services Administration for the FEMA Emergency Shelter site through August 15, 2007 with the provision that the lessee provide security at all times (Exhibit 4-a). Motion carried with Aldermen Gill, McDonnell, Denyer and Dalgo voting aye and Alderman Hagan voting nay.
Alderman Hagan pulled item (b) and the Community Development Director gave an overview of the FEMA trailer extension policy. Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to approve the City of Ocean Springs FEMA Trailer Extension Policy (Exhibit 5-b).
Alderman Denyer pulled item 5-c and asked the City Attorney if it is legal to buy a table for the Boys and Girls Club Steak and Steak Annual Dinner and he said that it is. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to authorize payment in the amount of $500.00 to the Boys and Girls Club Steak and Steak Annual Dinner (Exhibit 5-c).
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
None.
ALDERMAN’S FORUM
Alderman Denyer asked the press to notify the public of openings on the Boards and Commissions.
Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to authorize $2,500.00 from the Ward I Capital Improvement account for landscaping at Fort Bayou Estates.
Alderman Weaver said that residential sprinklers are required if the base floor living accommodations are twenty feet above ground and asked Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Williams if a sprinkler is required if the second floor of a home is twenty feet above ground. He said that a sprinkler system would be required. Alderman Denyer asked the Deputy Fire Chief to find out what other cities require in regard to sprinklers in residential housing, the ballpark cost to install a sprinkler system, what the insurance savings would be and any alternatives that would be acceptable in lieu of a sprinkler system.
ADDENDUM
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to remove item A-1a from the Addendum Consent Agenda. Grant Writer Carolyn Martin gave a breifing on the status of the USDA grant. Motion was made by Alderman McDonnell, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to authorize the preparation of bid specification packages for USDA Construction Grants and amend the budget accordingly (Exhibit A-1a).
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to approve items A-1b, A-1c and A-1d of the Addendum Consent Agenda.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to adjourn until 6:00 p.m. on June 5, 2007.
