REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008 AT 5:00 P.M.
Meeting
called to order by Council President Henson.
Present: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Absent: None.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. Carl White of
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to
confirm the agenda order for this meeting with an amendment to: add as R-14 a
cooperative agreement with Lauderdale County on paving; add as C-6 order
accepting donation from Sam’s Club for 2008 Run for the Wall and transfer same
to Red Cross.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilman Palmer and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the minutes dated June 03, 2008.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas
duly seconded by Councilman Palmer and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the following proclamations to be issued by the Mayor:
June
2008 – “Responsible Fatherhood Month”
June
6-12, 2008 – “Reconciliation Week”
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14332 ORDER APPROVING TAXI PERMIT FOR:
GWENDOLYN J. MILLER
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14333 ORDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND
SUBMISSION OF THREE
APPLICATIONS
FOR GRANT FUNDING TO SAM’S CLUB (FIRE
PREVENTION
AND SAFETY EDUCATION MATERIALS FOR THE
MERIDIAN
FIRE DEPARTMENT)
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14334 ORDER DECLARING EQUIPMENT SURPLUS AND NO
LONGER
NEEDED BY
THE CITY OF
SALE OF SAID
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14335 ORDER ACCEPTING DONATION FROM SAM’S CLUB
FOR THE 2008
RUN FOR THE
WALL AND AUTHORIZING THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER
THEREOF TO
THE KEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Harris offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14336 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF LAND
PATENT AND
DECLARING
BLIGHTED AND SURPLUS IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CITY’S
DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14337 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PYROTECNICO, NEW CASTLE, PA, AND
THE CITY OF
and, Councilman Harris seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14338 ORDER ACCEPTING LOW BID FOR SOURCE OF
SUPPLY FOR THE
PERIOD OF
JUNE 15, 2008 THRU JUNE 14, 2009 FOR ASPHALT MIX
FROM
APAC-MISSISSIPPI, INC.,
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14339 ORDER ACCEPTING LOW BIDS FOR SOURCE OF
SUPPLY FOR THE
PERIOD
OF JUNE 15, 2008 THRU JUNE 14, 2009 FOR CONCRETE MIX
FROM MMC
MATERIALS, INC.,
INC.,
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14340 ORDER ACCEPTING LOW BID FOR SOURCE OF
SUPPLY FOR THE
PERIOD OF JUNE 15, 2008 THRU JUNE 14, 2009 FOR CONCRETE
PIPE AND
BITUMINOUS PLASTIC CEMENT FROM HANSON PIPE
&
PRECAST, INC., JACKSON, MS
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Palmer offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14341 ORDER ACCEPTING LOW BID FOR 12-MONTH
SOURCE OF SUPPLY
FOR THE
PERIOD OF JUNE 15, 2008 TO JUNE 14, 2009 FOR SIGN
BLANKS AND
MATERIALS FROM CUSTOM PRODUCTS GROUP,
and, Councilwoman Perry seconded the
motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council
by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Harris offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14342 ORDER ACCEPTING LOW BID FOR SOURCE OF
SUPPLY FOR THE
PERIOD OF
JUNE 15, 2008 THRU JUNE 14, 2009 FOR TRAFFIC PAINT
FROM
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.,
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14343 ORDER AUTHORIZING WASTE MANAGEMENT TO
CONNECT AND
DISCHARGE
LEACHATE FROM THE PINE RIDGE LANDFILL TO THE
CITY OF
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14344 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2
BETWEEN
CREEL DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND THE CITY OF
(CONSTRUCTION
OF FIRE STATION NO. 8)
and, Councilman Harris seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Harris offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14345 ORDER ACCEPTING GRANTS FROM KEEP
INC. TO
IMPLEMENT KEEP MERIDIAN/LAUDERDALE COUNTY
BEAUTIFUL
PROJECTS TO INCLUDE A CIGARETTE LITTER
PREVENTION
PROGRAM
and, Councilwoman Perry seconded the
motion, whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council
by a vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Harris offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14346 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CODERED WEATHER
WARNING
SERVICE ADDENDUM BETWEEN EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK, INC. AND THE CITY OF
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14347 ORDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO GRANT
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
SERVICE,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE
CITY OF
69-4423-6-1602)
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14348 ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF
COUNTY,
[JAG]
PROGRAM AWARD)
and, Councilman Harris seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14349 ORDER AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF PROPOSAL
FOR BENCH
SEATING
SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN
TRANSIT SYSTEM
and, Councilman Thomas seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilman Palmer offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14350 ORDER APPOINTING MARY A.B. PERRY AS
PRESIDENT OF
THE
and, Councilman Thomas seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Councilwoman Perry offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Order:
ORDER #14351 ORDER APPOINTING JOHN C. HARRIS AS
VICE-PRESIDENT
OF THE
and, Councilman Palmer seconded the motion,
whereupon said Order was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a vote
as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
Motion was made by Councilman Palmer
duly seconded by Councilwoman Perry and unanimously passed by the Council to
approve the claims docket dated June 12, 2008 in the amount of $5,404,451.89.
Councilman Thomas offered and moved
the adoption and passage of the following Resolution:
RESO. #5523 RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
AND THE CITY
OF
ROADS AND
STREETS)
and, Councilman Harris seconded the motion,
whereupon said Resolution was discussed, passed and adopted by the Council by a
vote as follows:
Yea: Thomas, Perry, Henson, Palmer, Harris.
Nay: None.
President Henson advised of the
notification of legal advertisement for the following: a) Phase IV – City Hall
interior renovations.
President Henson called for the
Mayor’s report. Public Works Director
Monty Jackson stated that the 2007 annual drinking water quality report was
out. A hearing regarding this was held
at 4:00 p.m. earning that day and no one showed up. He stated that the city’s drinking water
meets or exceeds all federal and state requirements. Mayor Smith stated that the opening
ceremonies of State Games will be held on Friday at 5:00 p.m. in downtown. These festivities will include a parade of
athletes and fireworks. He will be
leaving this week to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He will be working with the new transition
teams who will in turn work with the president elect.
B.B. Archer appeared and made a
power point presentation on city hall renovations.
Jeanetta Hossley appeared and gave
an update on the April 01, 2010 census.
They are in the process now of securing a location for workers, hiring
workers, etc. There will be short census
forms to fill out at the 2010 census.
Eddie Ivy with Homeland Security
appeared and stated that a new dialing feature will be added to the CodeRed
system. This is on a volunteer basis and
calls will be made to only those in the area affected by a weather warning.
Mayor Smith stated that the Carousel
House now has air conditioning. The
Community Foundation started this project with former Mayor Al Rosenbaum and
Bruce Martin helping to raise the money.
President Henson called for citizen
comments. Bill March appeared regarding
executive sessions. He said the public
should be made aware of the $14 million commitment on the Threefoot
building. He said he does not feel the
City Council goes into executive session for the correct reasons. Mayor Smith told him that there would be a
public hearing on the 15th of July on this project. He said that the city is sponsoring the
Juneteenth Celebration on June 21st.
He wanted to have a booth at this event to announce his candidacy for
mayor. He was told that he could not do
that. He asked the city council to
change this.
President Henson called for citizen
comments. Various comments were made.
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