Aldermen Minutes
MINUTES
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS
REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2, 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 September 2, 2008. Mayor Moran presiding, Aldermen Gill, Lloyd, McDonnell, Weaver, Denyer, Dalgo and Hagan were present. Also present were City Clerk Shelly Ferguson and City Attorney John Edwards.
The Mayor gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATION
Mr. Brad Bradford of the Jackson County Utility Authority presented a Service Agreement for the supply of water. Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to authorize to enter into a Service Agreement for the Supply of Water between the City of Ocean Springs and Jackson County Utility Authority (Exhibit 3-a).
The Mayor thanked all of the department heads and staff for their hard work during Hurricane Gustav.
OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Henry Furr presented the site plan for the proposed public safety facility on Highway 90. Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to accept the conceptual plan for the proposed public safety facility to allow to proceed with submittal of permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and that the Board has the right to reject any and all items of the plan (Exhibit 4-a).
NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Theresa Pavlov representing the St. Vincent de Paul requested funding from the City of Ocean Springs for the community pharmacy. Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to consider the request in the FY08-09 budget.
Mr. Gerald Strength, 3246 Nottingham Road, asked for a waiver of a building permit to erect a cover of the existing driveway. The Building Official recommended that Mr. Strength present this matter to the Zoning and Adjustment Board. No action taken.
Motion was made by Alderman Weaver, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to table item 5-c.
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Denyer and unanimously carried to table item 5-d.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to table item 5-e.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Larry Lucas, Treasurer of the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee, requested a waiver of rental fees and use of the Civic Center for September 16, 2008, for a promotion ceremony for the Petty Officers Association. Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to waive the rental fees and allow the Petty Officer’s Association use of the Civic Center, if available, on September 16, 2008, for a promotion ceremony to advertise the resources of the city.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion was made by Alderman Gill, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of item (a) which was pulled by Alderman Dalgo.
Alderman Dalgo pulled item (a) for clarification on engineering fees. The Grants Coordinator advised that this is for survey work only. Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman Weaver and unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor to execute the Brown & Mitchell, Inc. contract for public safety center/CDBG Round III pending legal and CDBG approval (Exhibit 7-a).
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Mayor:
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Dalgo and unanimously carried to authorize waiver of rental fee of the Civic Center on November 18-19, 2008 for a seminar on domestic violence to be hosted by the Chancellors of Jackson, George and Greene counties along with the Attorney General’s office (Exhibit 8-a).
Human Resources/Risk Management:
The Human Resources/Risk Management Director gave an update on open enrollment.
Public Works:
The Public Works Director thanked the staff for hard work during the storm and gave a Hurricane Gustav briefing. Motion was made by Alderman Weaver, seconded by Alderman Lloyd and unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the cities in Jackson County asking them to address their damage assessment according to the categories identified by the Public Works Director.
City Attorney:
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer and seconded by Alderman Dalgo to adopt Ordinance No. 7-2008 AMENDMENT TO CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS, REQUIRING STOP SIGNS AT THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTION: HOLCOMB BOULEVARD AND LAFITTE STREET (Exhibit 8-c). The motion carries 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 Voted Aye
Alderman Dalgo Voted Aye
Alderman Hagan Voted Aye
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan and seconded by Alderman Dalgo to adopt Ordinance No. 8-2008 AMENDMENT TO CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS, REQUIRING STOP SIGN AT THE TERMINATION POINTS OF CURMIS BROOME DRIVE (Exhibit 8-d). The motion carries 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 Voted Aye
Alderman Dalgo Voted Aye
Alderman Hagan Voted Aye
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan and seconded by Alderman Dalgo to adopt Ordinance No. 9-2008 AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 13-1976 REZONING PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED FROM C-4A TO C-3 WITH CONDITIONS: STRUCTURE LIMITED TO ONE STORY AND REVERTER (Exhibit 8-e). The motion carries 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 Voted Aye
Alderman Dalgo Voted Aye
Alderman Hagan Voted Aye
ALDERMEN’S FORUM
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to spend the remainder of Ward 4 Capital Improvement Account for Ashley Place Halstead Bayou Homeowner’s Association for entrance landscaping.
Alderman Denyer reported there are 3 FEMA trailers in Ward 4. He asked the Building Official and City Attorney to report on the status of the remaining FEMA trailers.
Alderman Denyer asked the Planning Director and Building Official how to expedite the lot cleaning process.
Alderman Lloyd asked about the garbage pick-up schedule due to Hurricane Gustav. The garbage schedule is one day behind due to the Labor Day holiday.
Alderman Weaver says she has a possible litigation matter that should be discussed in Executive Session.
Alderman Denyer commended the city employees for their work during Hurricane Gustav and suggested a post hurricane meeting to discuss any problems that occurred and to help prepare for future storms.
Alderman Dalgo asked if Delta Sanitation would re-run the garbage route in in Ward 1 due to Hurricane Gustav.
Motion was made by Alderman Dalgo, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to accept $5,000.00 from the Jackson County Board of Supervisors for a capital project in Ward 5 to be determined in FY 08-09.
Alderman Hagan asked about compensation for the employees who worked during Hurricane Gustav.
Motion was made by Alderman Weaver, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to ratify the proclamation of existence of a local emergency and to lift the state of emergency for Tropical Storm Fay.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to go into closed session to determine the necessity of going into executive session.
The City Clerk returned to the meeting and announced that a motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to remain in executive session to discuss personnel in the Fire Department, personnel in the Parks Department and personnel in the City Clerk’s office and possible litigation on private property in Ward 6.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to terminate Victoria Williams, Custodian, effective immediately.
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Weaver and unanimously carried to terminate probationary firefighter, William Emile, effective immediately.
Motion was made by Alderman Weaver, seconded by Alderman McDonnell and unanimously carried to authorize Mayor to contact other agencies regarding property concerning public health and safety.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Hagan and unanimously carried to come out of executive session and return to regular session.
Motion was made by Alderman Denyer, seconded by Alderman Gill and unanimously carried to authorize to hire Geri Straight as Parks and Leisure Services Director, annual salary $48,000.00, effective September 3, 2008.
Motion was made by Alderman Hagan, seconded by Alderman Weaver and unanimously carried to recess until 6:00 p.m. on September 16, 2008.
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