AGENDA
APRIL
05, 2005 9:00
A.M.
1. Notification of legal advertisement for the
following:
a.
Asbestos abatement of structures
b.
Painting of freshwater treatment plants
2. Introduction of appointees to boards and commissions.
3. Presentation of FY 2004 Audit.
4. Mayor’s report.
1. Minutes dated March 15, 2005.
2.
Proclamations to be issued by the mayor:
a. April 10-16, 2005 – “National Crime Victims’ Rights
Week”
b. April, 2005 – “National Child Abuse Prevention Month”
3.
Confirmation of appointees to boards and commissions.
4.
Order appointing deputy clerks for the Meridian Municipal Court.
5.
Order declaring equipment surplus and offer for sale.
6.
Order accepting donation from Riley Foundation for promotion of the Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Parade and Celebration.
7.
Order authorizing transfer of victim/witness grant funds to Wesley House
- $6,324.14.
8.
Order setting hearing for unclean property (May 03, 2005 @ 9:30 a.m.)
1.
Order authorizing agreement with Waste Management, Inc. for pickup of
household hazardous
waste during Amnesty Day to be held on April 30, 2005.
2.
Resolution acknowledging revisions to the Drug & Alcohol Testing
Policy for the City of
and confirming applicability of neutral selection
provisions.
3.
Order authorizing submission of application for Fire Act Grant that will
provide specialized confined
space for rescue equipment.
4.
Order authorizing submission of grant application for FY 2005
Competitive Training Grants
Program with Department of Homeland Security to provide
training to responders.
5.
Order authorizing acceptance of Homeland Security Cooperative Agreement
and designation of
Mayor to sign such agreement between city and Mississippi
Department of Public Safety and
authorizing mayor to appoint Homeland Security Director
H.C. Partridge, Jr. as sub-grant
designee for the purpose of administering the grant.
6.
Order authorizing write-off of bad debt from Meridian Transit Commission
for audit purposes.
7. Bids
to be accepted by Council:
a. Portable trash pump
b. Timber cutting
c. Chlorine gas feed system
d. Diffusers
8.
Order authorizing entering into contract agreement with John C. Stennis
Institute of Mississippi
at
9.
Resolution authorizing submission and execution of grant application to
Meridian Lauderdale
County Tourism Bureau for promotion of
10. Order authorizing
contract for Keep America Beautiful advertising campaign to educate/inform
the public on litter problems in the city.
11. Order authorizing
submission of grant application for FY 2005 Home Investment Partnership
Program for City of
12. Order authorizing
execution of city/county cooperative agreement for demolition of city property.
13. Order authorizing
approval of change order granting 2000 Home Investment Funds to Hazel
14. Resolution of Intent
for advertising for Cap Loan for improvements to city’s industrial building
at the
15. Order authorizing the
submission of project application and execution of contract with the
Mississippi Department of Archives & History for FY
2005 Certified Local Government Grant-
in-Aid funds.
16. FY 2005 Budget
amendment.
17. Order authorizing
execution of agreement between city and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for consulting
services.
18. Request from East
Mississippi Electric Power Association to utilize city property for
installation
of a proposed underground power line located along the Hwy
45 bypass.
19. Order authorizing
entering into contract with Engineering Plus for the design of the
Phase II project in accordance with city council Resolution
#5205.
20. Adoption of Ordinance
known as the Bonita Lakes Watershed Fire Prevention Act of 2005.
21. Ordinance rescinding
Ordinance No. 4265 entitled “Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 of The
Code of Ordinance of the City of
22. Claims docket.
STUDY AGENDA
1.
Clean Indoor Air Ordinance.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA
9:30
A.M. – Unclean land – Resolution No. 5230
CITIZENS COMMENTS AGENDA
1.
Citizens hearing.
2.
Citizens forum.