AGENDA

 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008                                                                                            5:00 P.M.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 1. Minutes dated September 02, 2008.

 

 2. Order declaring equipment surplus and offer for sale.

 

 3. Order authorizing sole source purchase of SR water meters.

 

 4. Confirmation of appointments to boards and commissions.

 

 ROUTINE AGENDA

 1. Order authorizing agreement for removal of sludge from holding pond at wastewater

          treatment plant.

 

 2. Order authorizing contract agreement with Specialized Management Services, Inc. to

          provide collection service on past due fines.

 

 3. Resolution authorizing execution and filing of grant applications for FY 2009 Hometown

          Mississippi Retirement Marketing grants program and authority for city to enter into

          contract agreement with Mississippi Development Authority upon approval.

 

 4. Ordinance amending Ordinance #3966 to reclassify certain lands in the city from R-3 multi-

          family residential district to B-2 neighborhood business district (vicinity of west side of

Hwy 39N, south of Windmill Drive) including amending official zoning map.

 

 5. Ordinance amending Ordinance #3966 to reclassify certain lands in the city from R-2 two-

          family residential district to B-2 neighborhood business district (512 18th Street)

          including amending official zoning map.

 

 6. Ordinance amending Ordinance #3966 to reclassify certain lands in the city from R-1 single-

          family residential district to R-2 two-family residential district (west side of Newell Road,

          north of 45th Court) including amending official zoning map.

 

 7. Order granting authority for city to spend $11,250 for branding campaign/logo.

 

 8. FY 2008 budget amendment.

 

 9. Adoption of FY 2009 budget.

 

10. Ordinance providing revenue and levy a tax for City of Meridian for FY 2009.

 

11. Ordinance providing revenue and levy a tax for Meridian Separate School District for FY 2009.

 

12. Request for charge-off of inactive and uncollected water accounts for auditing purposes.

 

13. Order authorizing execution of professional services agreement with Neel-Schaffer, Inc. for upgrade

          of existing traffic signals in the downtown and replacement of old controllers along 14th Street

          and 20th Street.

 

14. Order authorizing execution of task order with Thompson Engineering to design the repairs to

          the 22nd Avenue bridge.

 

15. Order authorizing execution of contract for use of County’s jail by the City of Meridian.

 

16. Claims docket.

 

PRESENTATION AGENDA

 1. Notification of legal advertisement for the following:

          a. New concession/restroom building at Jaycee soccer complex.

 

 2. Mayor’s report.

 

CITIZENS COMMENTS AGENDA

 1.  Citizens hearing.

 2.  Citizens forum.  (There is a 3 minute time limit per person.)