AGENDA

 

APRIL 05, 2005                                                                                                 9:00 A.M.

 

PRESENTATION AGENDA

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. 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

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.)

 

 ROUTINE AGENDA

 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 Meridian

          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

          State University for completion of preliminary planning in response to economic dependencies

          at Meridian Naval Air Station.

 

 9.  Resolution authorizing submission and execution of grant application to Meridian Lauderdale

          County Tourism Bureau for promotion of Main Street events and projects.

 

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 Meridian Employer-Assisted Housing Benefit Plan.

 

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

          Bell at 1211 30th Avenue.

 

14. Resolution of Intent for advertising for Cap Loan for improvements to city’s industrial building

          at the South Industrial Park.

 

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 10th Avenue

          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 Meridian”.

 

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.