REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010 AT 5:00 P.M.
Meeting
called to order by Council President Smith.
Present: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Absent: Thomas.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Parks & Recreation Director Mark Naylor and followed by the Pledge to
the Flag.
Motion was made by Councilwoman Henson
duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the agenda for this meeting with an amendment to: add as R-10 a
correction to the COPS grant; add as R-11 ann agreement with the Meridian
Housing Authority; add an executive session regarding litigation. (Councilman Palmer not at
meeting at this time.)
Motion was made by Councilwoman
Henson duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the
council to approve the minutes dated March 02, 2010.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14744 ORDER ACCEPTING DONATION FROM KEEP
AMERICA BEAUTIFUL,
INC. OF A
TROY-BILT BLOWER AND TRIMMER FOR USE BY THE KEEP
MERIDIAN/LAUDERDALE
COUNTY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas, Palmer.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14745 ORDER ACCEPTING DONATION FROM LAUDERDALE
COUNTY
COUNCIL ON
AGING, INC. OF EIGHT NEW COMPUTERS FOR
USE AT THE
MERIDIAN ACTIVITY CENTER
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas, Palmer.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14746 ORDER DECLARING VEHICLES SURPLUS AND NO
LONGER
NEEDED BY
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND AUTHORIZING
SAID
VEHICLES TO BE SOLD
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas, Palmer.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14747 ORDER DECLARING EQUIPMENT SURPLUS AND NO
LONGER
NEEDED BY
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND AUTHORIZING
SAID SURPLUS
EQUIPMENT TO BE DISCARDED
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas, Palmer.
(Councilman Palmer arrived at the
meeting at this time.) Councilwoman
Perry offered and moved the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5647 RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT
PROVIDING
FOR ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT MANNER OF
COLLECTION
OF FINES, ETC. SET BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT
(NCOURT,
LLC)
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5648 RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION AND EXECUTION
OF GRANT
APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF MERIDIAN TO KEEP
AMERICA
BEAUTIFUL, INC. FOR THE CIGARETTE LITTER
PREVENTION
PROGRAM OF THE CITY’S KEEP AMERICA
BEAUTIFUL
COMMISSION
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Ordinance:
ORDIN. #4367 ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
TO: ALLOW BOW HUNTING ONLY, TO REDUCE THE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR REZONING APPEALS, AND ADD TO EXPAND
ERRORS AND
OMISSIONS LANGUAGE
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Ordinance was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5649 RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE
NO. 3966
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 11, 1994, SO
AS TO
RECLASSIFY CERTAIN LANDS IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN FROM
DISTRICT R-1 TO DISTRICT R-2 (APRIL 20, 2010 @ 5:30 P.M.)
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14748 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF 2010 ASSISTANCE
TO
FIREFIGHTER GRANT APPLICATION THROUGH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY (VEHICLE ACQUISITION
PROPOSAL)
And,
Councilman Palmer seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14749 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF 2010 ASSISTANCE
TO
FIREFIGHTER GRANT APPLICATION THROUGH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY (EQUIPMENT PROPOSAL)
And,
Councilman Palmer seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Order: ORDER #14750 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF GRANT
APPLICATION
TO THE LACI
AND CONNER SEARCH AND RESCUE FUND (SEARCH
AND RESCUE
TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR MERIDIAN DIVE TEAM)
And,
Councilman Palmer seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14751 ORDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
AND THE
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Order was discussed,
passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Motion was made by Councilwoman
Henson duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the
Council to approve the claims docket dated March 11, 2010 in the amount of
$3,112,857.46.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5650 RESOLUTION
OF AUTHORIZATION FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONTINGENT
CORRECTION
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
Councilwoman Henson offered and
moved the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5651 RESOLUTION
OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SIGNING AGREEMENT
WITH
MERIDIAN HOUSING AUTHORITY
And,
Councilwoman Perry seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
President Smith advised of the
notification of legal advertisement for the following: a) asphalt mix (12 month
source of supply); b) concrete mix (12 month source of supply); c) concrete
pipe (12 month source of supply); d) sign blanks & materials (12 month
source of supply); e) traffic paint (12 month source of supply).
President Smith called for the
Mayor’s report. She introduced the Boy
Scouts who were present at the meeting and working on their citizenship in
community badge. Joshua Acosta and Ryan
Burnett appeared and told what they had learned while meeting with the
Mayor. Mayor Barry went over projects
that were in progress or were to be started soon – 29th Avenue
bridge replacement; 26th Avenue subway rehabilitation; industrial
park interchange; repairs to the lower dam at Bonita; changing the one-way
streets to two-way streets; lateral transfers to the police department;
community policing; property for the new fire department in the annexed area;
completion of the drill tower and burn building at Homeland Security; baseball
field repairs, work on Soccer fields; annual audit and CAFR. She advised of the meetings/seminars she has
attended recently. Monty Jackson
reported that the contractor for the 26th Avenue subway
rehabilitation wants to move forward with this project and plans to start work
next Monday. It will take approximately
eight months for this project. There
will be a one to two month delay in the start of the 29th Avenue
bridge replacement and this project will take approximately four months. Council President Smith stated he would be
calling a work session in the near future to talk about the golf course.
Fire Chief Anthony Clayton and Fire
Inspector Ginger Hand appeared about the Fire Team USA. They had planned to invite the Council
members to a conference in Tennessee, however, the
conference filled up so they will look at a future conference the Council
members can attend.
President Smith called for citizen
comments. No one appeared.
An executive session was requested
regarding litigation. Motion was made by
Council-woman Henson duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed
by the Council to close the meeting to determine whether to declare an
executive session. Motion was made by
Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by Councilman Palmer and unanimously passed
by the Council to declare an executive session in order to discuss
litigation. The Council then went into
executive session. Motion was made by
Councilwoman Henson duly seconded by Councilman Palmer and unanimously passed
by the Council to go out of executive session.
President Smith called the regular
meeting back to order.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5652 RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
TO NEGOTIATE
AN AGREED ORDER WITH THE MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERTAINING TO THE
CITY’S
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
And,
Councilwoman Henson seconded the motion, whereupon said Resolution was
discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote as follows:
Yea: Perry, Henson, Palmer, Smith.
Nay: None.
Absent: Thomas.
There
being no further business to come before the Council at this time, the meeting
was adjourned. Sine
die.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam
McInnis, Clerk of Council