A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs was called to order by Mayor Ainsworth at 6:00 p.m. on April 3, 2001, at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs. Present were Aldermen Jalanivich, Garrard, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper, Denyer and Gill, City Attorney Oscar Jordan and City Clerk Adrienne Howell.

Alderman Cody gave the Invocation.

Nick Fisk of Boy Scout Troop 271 led the Pledge of Allegiance.

At this time Mayor Ainsworth presented the following proclamation to Sarah Bishop of the Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse:

(Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation)

Approve Minutes of Recess Meeting of March 20, 2001

Pay Docket of Claims and spread docket summary upon the Minutes:

(Claims Docket)

Accept Action Report

Allow Lt. William Jackson to attend the "Kinesic Roadside & Field Interview Technique" seminar in Richland, MS, on April 23-24, 2001, prepay the $200.00 registration fee and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Capt. William Kuhn to attend "Critical Incident Review & Survival" course in Gulfport on May 10, 2001, and pay all reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Det. Scott Johnson, and Ptn. Mike Crebassa and Fred Paetow to attend the Tactical Explosive Entry School on April 17, 2001, in Pearl , prepay the $25.00 seminar fee and $5.00 equipment cost for each officer and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Ptn. Jason Krohn and Doug Nelson to attend the "Contemporary Gang School" in Meridian on April 18-20, 2001, and pay all reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Capt. Lionel Cothern to attend the MS Fire Investigators Association Spring Seminar in Biloxi on April 25-27, 2001, prepay the $75.00 per officer registration fee and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Capts. Louis Miller, William Kuhn, Lionel Cothern, Mike Ducote and Ray Akins to attend the "FBI Instructed Hostage Negotiation School" on April 30-May 4, 2001, in Biloxi and pay all reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Police Chief and Deputy Police Chief to attend the MS Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Biloxi on May 28-June 1, 2001, prepay the total registration/membership fee of $175.00 per chief and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Accept resignation of Dispatcher Laura Farrell, effective March 9, 2001, with no eligibility for rehire, and allow the Police Chief to begin the process to fill the vacancy:

(Farrell Resignation)

Allow Lt. Terry Webb to attend the MS Fire Investigators Association Spring Seminar in Biloxi on April 24-27, 2001, prepay the $75.00 registration fee and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Allow Fire Chief to apply for $160,000.00 United States Fire Administration (USFA) equipment grant with 10% City match:

(Grant Letter)

Accept recommendation to approve Pay Request No. 3 from Coastal Piping, Inc. ($44,969.31) regarding Ocean Springs Sewer Expansion Phase I:

(Coastal Piping Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay invoice from Graham Construction ($6,893.10) regarding sewer line relocation on Halstead Bridge:

(Graham Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay invoice from Graham Construction ($1,440.00) regarding sewer line relocation on Forrest Hill Dr.:

(Graham Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay invoice from Graham Construction ($3,006.00 – retainage) for sewer line rehabilitation:

(Graham Invoice)

Accept donation of two mirrors from Friendship Civic Club of Ocean Springs for the Ocean Springs Civic Center dressing rooms:

(Mirror Donation)

Item b was removed from the consent agenda for further consideration.

Motion by Gill, seconded by Garrard, to approve the consent agenda, excluding item b.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

At this time City Clerk Adrienne Howell introduced the new human resources director/risk manager, Jill McDonnell.

(Bid Award – Mary C. O’Keefe Center)

Motion by Garrard, seconded by Denyer, to accept Architect Carl Germany’s recommendation to award the bid for the Mary C. O’Keefe Center roof project to Reflectech, Inc., the second low bidder, in the amount of $89,775.00.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Budget Amendment)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to adopt the FYE 2001Amended Budget for the Library Fund.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

At this time discussion was held regarding item b of the Consent Agenda. The City Clerk asked that the claim from Dement Printing be deleted from the claims docket. Alderman Cosper asked that the claims docket be discussed in executive session later during the meeting.

Motion by Garrard, seconded by McDonnell, to authorize the City Clerk and City Auditor to review the hourly and unit price contracts and report back to the Board at the next meeting to caution the Board where these accounts may overrun.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to accept the donation of a honeysuckle tree from Robert Maxwell and authorize the Public Works Director and the City’s arborist to work with him in removing the tree from his yard and place it in the median in Cherokee Glen.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Unique Imports Documents)

Motion by Gill, seconded by Garrard, to accept the Building Official’s recommendation to grant Unique Imports a permit to construct a water well and septic system on their property on Highway 90 east of Gibson Rd.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Garrard, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper, Denyer and Gill

VOTING NAY NONE

VOTING ABSTAINED Alderman Jalanivich

Motion by Cody, seconded by Cosper, to notify Unique Imports that they would be required to connect to City water and sewer when they become available.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Garrard, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper, Denyer and Gill

VOTING NAY NONE

VOTING ABSTAINED Alderman Jalanivich

(Abrams Pier Documents)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Jalanivich, to approve the amended permit for Don Abrams’ boat slips at 1201 Harbor Dr. and that when dredging is completed upstream, boats will be allowed to dock only in designated slips with no parallel parking adjacent to the pier.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

The City Planner announced he had received documentation from Housing & Urban Development informing him that a $498,900.00 grant had been approved for renovations to the Mary C. O’Keefe building.

Motion by Cosper, seconded by Denyer, to authorize the Mayor to sign the grant agreement with HUD for renovations to the Mary C. O’Keefe Center.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Kemp Invoice)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to pay the invoice from Kemp Associates, PA in the amount of $7,500.00 regarding the Impact Fee Project.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

Motion by Garrard, seconded by Cody, to temporarily board up the structure at 1128 Vermont Ave.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

Motion by Denyer, seconded by Jalanivich, to authorize the City Clerk to look into the possibility or officially recognizing employees and see what other cities do, and report back to the Board.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Joe Gill Consulting Invoice – Lobbying/Sports Complex)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by McDonnell, to pay the invoice from Joe Gill Consulting, LLC in the amount of $1,500.00, contingent upon review and approval by the City Attorney.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Jalanivich, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper and Denyer

VOTING NAY Alderman Garrard

VOTING ABSTAINED Alderman Gill

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Denyer, to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contractual agreement with Joe Gill, LLC, regarding the matter of the sports complex, lobbying and any other matters relating to wetlands issues.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Jalanivich, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper and Denyer

VOTING NAY Alderman Garrard

VOTING ABSTAINED Alderman Gill

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Jalanivich, to allow the Building Dept. to work with the businesses directly in the construction zone on Highway 90 and allow as much latitude as reasonably possible in the use of portable, additional and creative signage, excluding flashing mechanism signs, to help them keep their businesses alive and thriving.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Ocean Springs Park Commission – Street Closing for 1699 Landing of D’Iberville)

Motion by Garrard, seconded by McDonnell, that Front Beach Dr. between Washington Ave. and Jackson be closed as necessary for the annual 1966 Landing of D’Iberville, and that the event be coordinated with the Police Dept.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

(Elks Lodge Letter)

Motion by Garrard, seconded by Denyer, to authorize the release of $1,500.00 from FYE 2001 community promotion funds to the Ocean Springs Elks Lodge No. 2501 for advertising and promoting the resources and possibilities of the City of Ocean Springs during their Sixth Annual Ocean Springs Elks Fishing Rodeo to be held May 25-27, 2001.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Garrard, Cody, Cosper, Denyer and Gill

VOTING NAY NONE

VOTING ABSTAINED Aldermen Jalanivich and McDonnell

Roger Hines of Harbor Dr. asked when the special use permit for Don Abrams would be addressed if the issue were tabled for 30 days. He was advised that it could be addressed any time after the 30-day period was up.

Motion by Garrard, seconded by Gill, to go into closed session to determine the necessity for an executive session.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

Motion by Cody, seconded by Jalanivich, to go into executive session to discuss a matter of potential litigation, personnel matters in the Police and Water Departments, and the claims docket, and to excuse the clerk.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

The City Clerk announced to the audience that the Board had elected to go into executive session to discuss a matter of potential litigation, personnel matters in the Police and Water Departments, and the claims docket.

After approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes the executive session ended and the regular session was resumed.

Motion by Gill, seconded by Jalanivich, to recess until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2001.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

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City Clerk Mayor

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