Mayor and Board of Aldermen - Regular Meeting

We're live. Oh, okay. We're live.

Have any business before this board, please come forward and you'll be heard. Uh in lie of a prayer tonight, we're going to have a moment of silence in uh memory of Judge Straight. It really is. Um,

okay. Good. Hey y'all, I'm I'm reading the 2019 111 notices, but I'm going to read the ones that requested an extension first and then I'm going to go through the other ones fast. Um, first one requesting that avenue and that's way Lee and Betty Morgan. Um, coming down further when I get to it, we're going to take off 1619 Rosemary Road as as Denita has verified that that cleanup has been done. Uh, continue. And that's all the requests. We have one more request.

Okay. Requesting a 60-day extension. Oh, I might have skipped that. That was the the house that burned. That was Yes. Okay.

All right. All right, here I go. Uh 304 South 2nd Avenue, Bailey Investments LLC. Skipping down 600 East Carpenter Street, WB Alexander, Highway 61, Parcel 33-16-900-3509 WB Alexander Edall, Rosemary Road, parcel 19 acres 33-16-900-35000. again WB Alexander Edall continuing 409 Industrial Parkway again a track by identification number and that is 33-16-900-3508 and that's Gene Dole 301 East Sunflower Road Herder Rental Company LLC LLC um 503 Robinson Drive O W Miller Edux continuing down 517 Cross Street, James G and Ezrael Roads. Kitty con 114 Washington Street Isabel and Pleasant. Oh, Isabel at Pleasant Estate, excuse me. 300 South Davis Avenue, Southern Development of Mississippi LLC. Uh, skipping 619 Rosemary Road as it's removed. 601 Jane Street, that's Linda Cook and Arthur L. Juncan Jr. 214 North Davis Avenue, Carthage Brothers Development LLC. 920 Alo Avenue estate ever and Jerome Edwards Caroff 934 Alo Avenue Rash Sammy Rash Revokable Trust

1213 Alo Avenue Gregory Frasier 1513 Arnold Avenue Essie Bates 15 Garrison Avenue Henry D and Elnora Wright 11:08 Johnson Avenue, Geneva Ross Holdings LLC, 1029 Johnson Avenue, Michael and Bonita White, and 931 Pearl Avenue, EJ Luster and Raymond.

Motion by Gary, second. Second by Bryant. All those in favor? Okay. Thank you. Uh to me. Yeah, it is. All right. The next thing and we've got Billy and we have Denita here with us in purpose person, but we have two public hearings that we need to call and I can call them at the same time. Uh first a public hearing for Mr. Curtis Digpin's application at 505 Murphy Street. Is there anyone here to address that? Yes.

Okay. and you've already been before us and uh Mr. Troder has recommended it and if if y'all had any questions at Mr. Dickpin you could ask him and then the second one is a public hearing again Mr. Dickpin at 929 Pearl Avenue and with both of these is anyone here to address that second one except for you. Okay, with both of these uh Billy has looked at the size of the lots and the widths of the lots. Planning Commission has recommended your approval. This will be constructing houses on this lots and uh the variance requested or the exception requested is basically that the lots a little narrow. So unless there's questions it would be in order for y'all to move.

So move accept second by Danny. All those in favor we do. Yes sir. All right.

Thank you. We need some house and I don't have much tonight. I'll just give a brief update on a couple of active projects. Uh city hall, we're wrapping up the punch list. We issued a punch list last week to the contractor. We're hoping to get that wrapped up this week. We're also meeting with the cabinet maker about our table board table on Thursday get started. So hopefully hopefully all that will be in works and uh we'll get that wrapped up sooner than later. Uh Bishop Road, we're going to do a final inspection this week. We do have one location for concrete repair, two panels. Uh they're going to get knocked out this week. It's the last concrete and we're going to issue a punch list and try to get that job wrapped up by the end of the year. Uh street project. They've completed the concrete on first in Maple and they've moved over South Street. I think they're planning to pour on Wednesday on South Street and we'll probably work on South Street for three or four weeks. And then uh the last thing I have, we started looking to the utility patches. We put together a um a consolidated list working with wastewater and public works and since we put together about 20 of them have already been addressed. So we're going to tighten up this list and make sure um kind of get it cleaned up. Five of them our contractor sewer contractor completed all his. Public works completed about 15 asphalt patches. We've identified the concrete patches that are going to get contracted out to Roy Collins. And so now we're going to consolidate it and go back through and and make sure all of them are issued to someone to get addressed. That's all I have.

Any questions for Josh? No, he say all and move in accordance and we're good. Looks pretty appreciate y'all getting on that. Thanks Josh. Thank you. Lawyer. Hey. Uh the next thing I'm back. Um uh if unless there are any questions, it would be in order to have a motion and second to the consent agenda. Second motion by Gary, second by Danny. All those in favor? Opposed. All right. And then I have your little memo in there unless there are any questions. The only other thing I have will be to a matter reserved for executive session. That's a litigation update.

Okay. So, do we need to vote on changing that ordinance since the planning commission recommended? Oh, I'm coming down to that. Yeah. Yeah. that that it's under said that was all Denita and I have it and we also have a a public safety uh issue for executive session in addition to the litigation update. Okay. Yeah. If you'd like if you'd like Denita and I to proceed with Bill Billy's on Billy's on

either he is on Zoom so however you want to proceed. The first item is Brian Evans and they are putting in a drive-thru coffee place and that application has been submitted requesting a special exception to the LDO. That's one of those areas that y'all have to approve. Um the planning commission has recommended it and Billy's recommended it. It would be in order for a motion unless there's questions. So move motion by Brian. Second by Robert. All those in favor? All right. No, my third. No, no, I'm voting for it.

Okay. I'm saying I wanted to ask a question. That's the lot adjacent to Mallister. Yes. Oh, you say it's good. It's good. Robert, hi, Robert. How you doing, sir? Good.

Hey, I I'll keep going on Billy's list if it's okay. recommendation by the planning commission to review the LDO and to allow us to do more than two curb cuts by special exception. Y'all asked, y'all took some discussion on that and you had it sent back to the planning commission. They discussed it and it's before you to approve. What that will be is is you and of course we'll publish but uh from henceforth when you run into this situation like the gentleman whose daughter is about to become of age and they don't have a place enough place for their cars that could come to you and you could approve it

plans Right. That's right. Right. That's right. That's right. It's still going to be a couple weeks. Yeah. Well, she she didn't have a driver's license yet, so apparently and and I think the question party appreciates. And finally on on there's a list here appointing Don Joe to fill an unexpired term on the Heritage Commission. Uh that was once filled by Johnette Valentine before she passed and Lauren Powell

and Lauren Powell bill. Oh, I was taking them one at a time. Okay, I got them. A motion motion by Robert. Second by Brian. All those in favor?

I don't have anything. I was going to say I think they got all you did. You didn't have to get wet. Oh, Anna,

can y'all hear me? Hey, your mouth's How are y'all? We're good. How are you? Good. Uh, you have my report unless y'all need something from me. Anybody got any questions for Anna? Good job. Thank you. Stay warm. A lot going on. Chief, yeah, I have my report if y'all have any questions for me. Any questions for the chief? No. All right. Great.

A little more detail on the truck. We are going to try to be here to go. It's finished. We're waiting on one part on back order and then they'll deliver it to EV and one lake. Then they'll get it to us. So we're making arrangements to have the truck. We'll have two line of trucks at the same time only one being service. So hopefully by January the 23rd it'll be in service. Greg upon receiving out new truck take possession old truck.

Yes sir. That's in the agreement. Okay. We just did something on that. Yes sir.

Any questions for Greg? take it all. You know, um I was late turning in my report, so I'm not sure if y'all got it, but I've got it in front of me if y'all have any questions. Good job. It was a crazy week last week. Any questions for Jamie? Thank you. Thank y'all. Thomas, well, I'm sorry. Raheem, Raheem is here in place of Thomas. Good evening, y'all. Uh, you guys have the report unless y'all have anything for me?

Uh, what hydrant been replaced on college and around college and feel are you aware of that fire hydrant on college? Well, we're we're um we're in the in the in the um movement of of getting that hydrant done. We're we're still having to find valves to uh to cut that that uh section off in order to change that that hydrant, but we're we're still we're still trying to get that figured out. Okay. All right. Any other questions?

Okay. Thank y'all. Yes, good afternoon everyone. Uh, I don't have anything outside my report unless you have something for me. Any questions? Anyone? All right. Thanks, Eva. Thank y'all. outside. Any questions for me?

Any questions, Christian? Have we hung the door? The the roll up door? We have. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. All right. Thank you, lady. I and just need approval of the lowest and best quote to replace our um HVAC unit that's on the back hall. So move motion by T second by Brian. All those in favor I all you got one item action unless you have any questions

any questions anyone make a motion to approve motion by gangster lady second by Abraham all those in favor All right. Uh, Robert, mayor, I just wanted to tell Heather that, you know, I know you've been going through a storm here and we we were right here with you. So, my good friend Josh Drake, we we're going to miss him. And of course, uh, the Clint the tourism committee sends their love and man, I tell you, you were outstanding during the time we were here. Don't forget you don't have anything.

Nothing. Nothing here. I don't have anything. What's down? Everything. Thanks for letting No, sir. Good. Bishop sir. Deputy sir.

Okay. So, I'm gonna go ahead and screw up y'all's very quickly. Y'all have a letter. from uh Faren Shala. You have a copy that they're asking for a permission for a national day of that coincides with the national day of mediation meditation. Not mediation mediation lately through my head. meditation on December the 21st uh to be signed somewhere in Cleveland, which she'll have to get with Michelle and we'll have to get a permit and beware this could work. Uh nothing really required of us except for the permission of the board to to say that yes, we will allow this to be done and if maybe it'll we have another we'll have one more find a place of where this is going to be maybe and

but then just the standard uh form to uh I've had an opportunity to work closely with her organization and they could find it being a rewarding situation. Let me just say it that way. So, uh we can find a place and the rest of the board if they coincide. Yeah. I make the motion. Okay. Second by Danny. All those in favor. Oppos.

Uh it I just mentioned y'all. That's all I had. you offro. Oh yeah, y'all's got in front of you uh committee assignments basically all the same except for those committee added um for the next this upcoming year and we'll how we go if anything needs to be changed but appreciate y'all uh doing that helps the department heads also to have someone to report and complain too.

But anyone else have anything? I didn't say one last thing. I know I've been loudly talking tonight, but as we wrap up the December month, I want to say you, Mr. Mayor, and this great board of ours was uh great job as we end the year. Nice. Yep. But we can't do it without department head. Let me get that clear. That's trust me. Okay. Ma'am, can I You're not on the agenda. But I mean, what what would you No, nothing. But that if anybody wanted any more information, I provide it. That's

No problem. All right. Mr. May I make a motion we consider entering executive session for is litigation update and a matter of public safety. Second motion by Brian, second by Danny. Executive session. All those in favor? You want to make a motion? I forgot that. Make a motion we enter executive session for this thing. Second. Resto.