Hattiesburg City Council Agenda for Tuesday February 8th Meeting

PROPOSED AGENDA

HATTIESBURG CITY COUNCIL

4:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 7, 2011

I. Call to Order

  1. Call to Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
  1. Agenda Order
  1. Approval of Minutes of January 4, 7, and 18, 2011

V. PRESENTATION AGENDA

    1. POLICY AGENDA

1. APPROVE or DENY the petition filed by Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., on behalf of Martin W. Garrick Trust, owner, represented by Joe Gordy, to allow a Use Permit Upon Review for a Telecommunication Tower, Article 4, Section 62.03 (6) in a B-5 (Regional Business) District, for certain property located at 116 W. Park Drive (parcel #51P-11-027.001, PPIN 31886, Ward 3); Hattiesburg Planning Commission recommended to DENY on December 1, 2010.
2. APPROVE or DENY the petition filed by Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., on behalf of Martin W. Garrick Trust, owner, represented by Joe Gordy,

  1. To vary from Article 5, Section 98.06 (3A) which states that the tower shall be set back the height of the tower on all sides from the tower site’s property lines and from any public right-of-ways, and instead allow setback of twenty-five (25) feet on the north for a variance of seventy-five (75) feet,

b.   A setback of thirty-one feet eight inches (31’8”) on the south, for a variance of sixty-

eight feet four inches (68’4”), and

c.   A setback of twenty-three feet seven inches (23’7”) on the east, for a variance of seventy-six feet five inches (76’5”), and

  1. A setback of fifty-three feet four inches (53’4”) on the west, for a variance of forty-six feet eight inches (46’8”), and
  2. A setback nineteen feet (19’) on the Eastern Right-of Way of W. Park Drive, for  a variance of eighty-one feet (81’),

for certain property located at 116 W. Park Drive (parcel #51P-11-027.001, PPIN 31886, Ward 3); Hattiesburg Planning Commission recommended to DENY on December 1, 2010.
3. Adopt Resolutions determining the following properties are in such a state of uncleanliness so as to be a menace to the health and safety of the community and providing a specified period of time as recorded on the Resolutions to remove violations per the recommendations of the Code Enforcement Manager.  (See attached list.)
4. Adopt Resolutions adjudicating and directing the placement of cleanup costs as an assessment against the following properties, in accordance with state law.  (See Attached List)
5. Adopt a Resolution approving the request for a tax exemption filed by HTR Development for ad valorem tax exemption, except school district ad valorem taxes, for property located in the downtown central business district at 127 Buschman Street, in the amount of $203,060, for a period of seven (7) years, beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2016.
6. Authorize execution of the HUD Form 1044 “Cooperative Agreement” for the HUD/DOT TIGER II Planning Grant “Mid-Town Master Plan for Mixed-Used District.”
7. Authorize Mayor to execute duplicate original contract between the City of Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation Department and the Noon Day Optimist Club, to develop and promote Dixie Boys Baseball for Hattiesburg Residents from October 1, 2010 through September 20, 2011.  (Nunc Pro Tunc)
8. Authorize Mayor to execute duplicate original contract between the City of Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation Department and the Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Association to develop and promote soccer programs for Hattiesburg residents from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. (Nunc Pro Tunc)
9. Approve and authorize the execution of a Subrecipient Agreement with Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity to provide Basic Rehabilitation in connection with the City’s CDBG/HOME Housing Rehabilitation/Reconstruction and Repair Grant Program. {Entitlement}
10. Approve and authorize the execution of a Subrecipient Agreement with the Hattiesburg Housing Consortium, a partnership between Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity, Community Connections, Housing Alternatives in Hattiesburg, and R3SM (Recover, Rebuild, Restore Southeast Mississippi) as lead agency, to provide Basic Rehabilitation in connection with the City’s CDBG/HOME Housing Rehabilitation/Reconstruction and Repair Grant Program. {Entitlement}
11. Approve Public Service Grant Award to AIDS Services Coalition in an amount not to exceed $13,208 and authorize the Mayor to execute triplicate original Subrecipient Grant Agreements in connection with the same. {Entitlements}
12. Approve Public Service Grant Award to The First Tee of the Pinebelt in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute triplicate original Subrecipient Grant Agreements in connection with the same. {Entitlements}
13. Approve Public Service Grant Award to Pinebelt Community Services in an amount not to exceed $12,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute triplicate original Subrecipient Grant Agreements in connection with the same. {Entitlements}
14. Approve Public Service Grant Award to Forrest General Hospital’s Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute triplicate original Subrecipient Grant Agreements in connection with the same. {Entitlements}
15. Approve Public Service Grant Award to United Way of Southeast Mississippi in an amount not to exceed $10,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute triplicate original Subrecipient Grant Agreements in connection with the same. {Entitlements}

VII.     ROUTINE AGENDA

        1. Acknowledge receipt of the monthly budget report for the month ending January 31, 2010, on permanent file in the City Clerk’s Office.

2. Acknowledge receipt of two-bid purchase docket report for period of December 23, 2010, through January 31, 2011, as provided for in Section 31-7-13 (B) of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
3. Acknowledge receipt of letter from the Mississippi State Tax Commission granting the requested ad valorem tax exemption to Rexam Closure Systems, Inc. for a period not to exceed ten (10) years, commencing on December 31, 2009 and ending on December 31, 2019, with a total true value of $17,707,188.00; and adopt a  final order granting and allowing same.
4. Acknowledge receipt of the 2010 Hattiesburg Dixie Boys Baseball financial report from the Noon Day Optimist Club.
5. Acknowledge receipt of the 2010 Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Association financial report from the Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Association, Inc.
6. Acknowledge receipt of a check totaling $493.00 from the State of Mississippi to the Hattiesburg Police Department, and authorize monies to be placed in the Hattiesburg Police Department’s Forfeiture Fund.
7. Acknowledge designation of Justin Heskew, Historic Preservation Planner, as Certified Local Government (CLG) Coordinator and submittal of a Certified Local Government Coordinator Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
8. Authorize Mayor to execute renewal of annual maintenance agreement with ITC Deltacom for telephone system equipment at the Police and Fire Training Academy in the amount of $450.00.
9. Authorize Mayor to execute renewal of annual maintenance agreement with ITC Deltacom for telephone system equipment at City Hall in the amount of $2,264.00.
10. Authorize Mayor to Enter Into Agreement between the City of Hattiesburg and MBI for annual monitoring of alarm system located in the Hub City Transit Department in the amount not to exceed $300.00, beginning November 1, 2010.
11. Acknowledge receipt of bids received on January 20, 2011 for demolition services and accept a bid of J & J Construction at a total cost of $27,000.00, as the lowest and best bid received that meets the city’s advertised specifications.  {Entitlements}
12. Acknowledge receipt of the bids received on January 20, 2011for Saferooms, Project No. 1235-045 and accept the bid from Nobles Contracting, LLC of Hattiesburg in the amount of $172,000.00 as the best and lowest bid.
13. Authorize publication of the “Request for Proposals” for the HUD/DOT TIGER II Planning Grant “Mid-Town Mixed-Used District Master Plan.”
14. Approve Specifications and Authorize Publication of Advertisement for Term Bid Items #13 and #14 for the Hattiesburg Water Department for the period beginning April 1, 2011, and ending September 30, 2011.
15. Approve Specifications and Authorize Publication of Advertisement for Term Bid Item #29-Rehabilitation of Manhole Interior Surfacing Systems for the Public Services Department for the period beginning April 1, 2011, and ending March 31, 2013.
16. Approve Specifications and Authorize Publication of Advertisement for Term Bid Item Numbers 36 and 37 for the Public Services Department for the period beginning April 1, 2011, and ending September 30, 2011.
17. Approve the City’s purchase of one (1) grave space located in the North Half (N1/2) of  Lot 4, Section 25, Highland Cemetery, recorded at MB 1982-2/200 in the amount of $175.00 from Jerry and Jobie Ainsworth, and authorize a manual check for the same.
18. Approve the City’s purchase of one (1) grave space located in the North Half (N1/2) of Northeast Quarter (NE1/4), Lot 53, Section 26, Highland Cemetery, recorded at MB 1994-3/410-411 in the amount of $175.00 from Sherry McKenzie Andrews, and authorize a manual check for the same.
19. Approve the City’s purchase of  one (1) grave space located in the South Half (S1/2) of Southeast Quarter (SE1/4), Lot 39, Section 26, Highland Cemetery, recorded at MB 1994-3/409-410 in the amount of $175.00 from Jenice McKenzie McBeth, and authorize a manual check for the same.
20. Approve and authorize issuance of manual checks for HOME Program claims per attached memorandum. {Entitlement}
21. Approve and authorize issuance of manual checks for HOME Program claims per attached memorandum. {Entitlement}
22. Approve and authorize issuance of manual checks for CDBG Program claims per attached memorandum. {Entitlement}
23. Approve Claims Docket for the period ending January 31, 2011.

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