A Recess Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs was called to order by Mayor Ainsworth at 7:00 p.m. on August 15, 2000, at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs. Present were Aldermen Jalanivich, McDonnell, Cody, Cosper, Denyer and Gill, City Attorney Oscar Jordan and City Clerk Adrienne Howell. Alderman Garrard was absent.

Alderman Cody gave the Invocation.

Mayor Ainsworth led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approve minutes of Regular Meeting of August 1, 2000

Accept Action Report

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

(Docket Summary)

Accept recommendation to accept resignation of Meter Reader Garry Johnson, effective August 31, 2000, and authorize her to begin the process to fill the vacancy immediately:

(Johnson Resignation)

Accept recommendation to schedule the Police Dept. bicycle auction for Saturday, September 30, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. and authorize the City Clerk to publish the notice of auction in the local newspapers

Accept recommendation to place Officer Jason Krohn on permanent employee status:

(Krohn Permanent Letter)

Allow Ptn. Jason Krohn to attend Basic Law Enforcement Class in Long Beach beginning September 10, 2000, and prepay any necessary registration fee and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Accept recommendation to hire James D. Owens and Sean Blevins as Patrol Officers, contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment requirements:

(Owens & Blevins Hire Letter)

Accept recommendation to place Firefighters Jarod Coates and Corey Chaney on full-time employee status:

(Coates & Chaney Permanent Letter)

Accept Fire Report for July 2000

Accept recommendation with regard to college tuition reimbursement:

(College Tuition Reimbursement)

Accept travel report regarding attendance at Basic Firefighter Orientation class by Firefighters Richard Bennett, Eric Smith and Matthew Welford in Jackson on August 8, 2000, as approved by Mayor Ainsworth, spread the report upon the minutes and pay expenses of $34.98:

(Travel Report)

Accept recommendation to hire Joe (Robby) Berry as Summer Hire, effective July 31, 2000, at $5.50 per hour:

(Berry Hire Letter)

Accept recommendation to pay invoice from Graham Construction Co., Inc. ($1,106.00) as release of the retainage held regarding sewer line repairs on Colmer, Stennis and Eastland:

(Graham Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay invoice from Graham Construction Co., Inc. ($2,937.60) for sewer line repairs on 1220 Wellington east easement:

(Graham Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay 2 invoices from Twin L Construction, Inc. totaling $10,690.76 (retainage) regarding city-wide sidewalk restoration:

(Twin L Invoice)

Accept recommendation to pay 8 invoices from Twin L Construction, Inc. in the net total of $30,180.78 for city-wide sidewalk and street panel restoration:

(Twin L Invoice)

Community Development & Planning:

Allow Planning Director to attend Mississippi Main Street Association annual conference in Jackson on September 11-13, 2000, prepay any necessary registration fee and pay all other reasonable and actual expenses

Accept Building Report for July 2000

City Attorney:

Pay City Attorney’s bill for July 2000 ($1,980.00)

Pay invoice from D. Neil Harris for services rendered as City Judge/Prosecutor Pro Tem from April 26 – July 26, 2000 ($1,000.00)

Motion by Cody, seconded by Gill, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Earl Fayard of Ocean Springs Seafood, Inc. appealed the Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny a special use permit for condominiums at his property at 400 Front Beach Dr. He reiterated to the Board that he had full and complete ownership of the property, that the area on Front Beach was not limited to residential, but had a mix of uses, and suggested the Board had no legal reason to deny an exception to the C-2 zoning.

Clair Brou of Jackson Ave. expressed her opposition to the proposed condominium development and requested that the Board establish a clear and concise amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to exclude the retail stores listed in the C-2 zone.

Bruce Tolar advised the Board that the only issue they should be addressing was whether or not the proposed use of the property would be in conflict with other C-2 zoning uses.

Attorney Dean R. Wilson, representing Friends of Front Beach and interested property owners, expressed opposition to any zoning changes or the issuance of a special use permit for the proposed condominiums, and read aloud a statement he presented to the Board.

Dave Jensen presented a petition with signatures of residents and others opposed to the proposed condominium development. Marion Wingo thanked the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and the Planning Commission for listening to property owners and requested they be responsive to them.

Mayor Ainsworth read aloud a petition from Raymond and Maureen Hudacheck and Mary Jensen opposing the condo development. The petition asserted that they constituted more than 20% of the property owners within the 160 ft. zone enumerated in Section 17-1-17 of the Mississippi Code Annotated.

(Wilson Statement)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to accept the document submitted by Dean R. Wilson and spread it upon the minutes.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

TEMPORARILY ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Jalanivich

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Jensen/Hudacheck Petition)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to accept the petition submitted by Mr. Dave Jensen and spread it upon the minutes.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

TEMPORARILY ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Jalanivich

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Residents Petition)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to accept the petition pertaining to a number of property owners that object to the issuance of a special use permit for condos on at 400 Front Beach Dr. and spread it upon the minutes.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

TEMPORARILY ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Jalanivich

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Planning Commission Letter re: Condos)

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cosper, to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission and deny a special use permit for the property in question, Ocean Springs Seafood.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

TEMPORARILY ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Jalanivich

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to recess the Regular Session and convene as the full Zoning and Adjustment Board.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Review Section Committee members present were Richard Schmidt and Ray Heddings. Marshall Johnson, Angela Sanders and David LaPointe were absent.

(Pulliam Documents)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cosper, to accept the Review Section Committee’s recommendation to grant Asa Pulliam a 20% front yard variance and a minimum lot width variance of 8 ft. for construction of a new residence on Lot 48 Bienville Place Subdivision.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard and Members Johnson, Sanders and LaPointe

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to adjourn as the full Zoning and Adjustment Board and to resume the Regular Session.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Motion by Gill, seconded by Cody, to ratify the actions of the full Zoning and Adjustment Board.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

At this time the City Clerk presented the Mayor and Board of Aldermen with the proposed budget for FYE 2001.

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to schedule the public hearing on the proposed budget for FYE 2001 for Monday, August 28, 2000, at 6:00 p.m.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Motion by Cosper, seconded by Cody, to install adequate signs for bus turn around on Halstead Rd. until the bridge is repaired.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Jalanivich

The Fire Chief reported he was still awaiting information on a sprinkler system for the Community Center and would report back at the next meeting.

Motion by McDonnell, seconded by Cody, to authorize the City Clerk to advertise bids for the CDBG Eagle Nest Rd. Sewer Project.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Bailey Documents)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Denyer, to accept the Building Official’s recommendation to issue a permit to John Bailey for construction of a new bulkhead to replace the existing one at 3203 Cumberland Rd.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

The Risk Manager received permission from the Board to review the possibility of using a local urgent care facility as a clinic for drug testing purposes.

The following agenda items were held over until the next meeting: Hanshaw Rd. Crosswalk, Lot Cleaning – 1128 Vermont Ave., and West Winds LLC – Request for Release of Bayou’s End Subdivision Cash Bond.

Motion by Cosper, seconded by Denyer, to appoint Marshall Johnson to the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of Dr. James Sutton.

VOTING AYE Aldermen Jalanivich, Cosper and Denyer

VOTING NAY Aldermen McDonnell, Cody and Gill

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(MS Power Lighting Recommendation – Choctaw Circle)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to accept and implement the recommendation from Mississippi Power Co. with regard to improved street lighting for Choctaw Circle.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

Michael Sturgill, Operations Manager for AMR, presented the following statistical report for June 2000.

(Ambulance Report)

(McDowell Documents – Replat of Promenade North Subdivision)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Cody, to accept the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve the replat of Promenade North Subdivision.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Carroll’s Welding Service Documents – Special Use Permit)

Motion by Jalanivich, seconded by Gill, to accept the Planning Commission’s recommendation to grant a special use permit to Carroll’s Welding Service for a light welding shop at 7509 Bienville Blvd.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

(Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art – Request for $8,334.00 Donation for Building Fund Drive)

Motion by Cosper, seconded by Cody, to release the $8,334.00 budgeted in FYE 2000 for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

The proposed agreement with the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA was held over until the next meeting.

Cheri Hanemann of 305 Front Beach Dr. suggested the City could solve the problem of school buses not having room to make turns by painting stop lines at intersections to indicate where other vehicles should stop to allow the buses to turn.

Motion by Gill, seconded by Cody, to recess until Monday, August 28, 2000, at 6:00 p.m.

VOTING AYE ALL

VOTING NAY NONE

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Alderman Garrard

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City Clerk Mayor

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