Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Council Chambers
Agenda — 35 items
- 1 6:00 P.M.
- 2 CALL TO ORDER
- 3 ROLL CALL
- 4 PRAYER
- 5 PLEDGE
- 6 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
- 1. Approval/corrections of Minutes of the Regular Meeting, December 2 2025 and Special Called Meeting, December 16, 2025.
- 7 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 2. Approval of the claims docket for December 2, 2025 to January 6, 2026.
- 3. Approval of Applications
- 4. Approval of authorization to travel
- 5. Order to approve and authorize the Professional Services Agreement by and between, Mississippi Engineering Group, Inc. and the City of Pearl for general engineering services.
- 6. Order to approve and authorize the Annual Software Maintenance Agreement, in the amount of $15,985.00 and Hardware Agreement, by and between the City of Pearl and BBI, Inc., effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, and to authorize Mayor Windham to sign the same.
- 7. Order to approve the recommendation of City Clerk, Kelly Scouten, for the city to accept the proposal of Community Bank for the term of (4) four years for the following accounts: 1) The City of Pearl Water & Sewer Fund, 2) The City of Pearl Water & Sewer Fund #2 3) The City of Pearl Customer Meter Refund; and to accept the proposal of Priority One Bank for the term of (4) four years as the city depository for all other accounts that are currently on deposit with Priority One Bank.
- 8. Order to approve and authorize payment to Axon Enterprises in the amount of $79,266 for (4) LPR cameras for the intersection of El Dorado and East Metro Parkway. (SP)
- 9. Order to approve and authorize payment to Suncoast Infrastructure in the amount of $25,254.44 for the Citywide Sewer project.(SP)
- 10. Order to approve and authorize payment to Suncoast Infrastructure in the amount of $368,239.54 for the Citywide Sewer project. (SP)
- 11. Order to approve and authorize final payment to Suncoast Construction in the amount of $181,042.68 for the Citywide Sewer project, and to authorize and approve Change Order 5 to reflect the final contract value of the project.(SP)
- 12. Order to approve and authorize payment to Pickering Firm in the amount of $7,050 for the Citywide Sewer project.(SP)
- 13. Order to approve and authorize payment to Pickering Firm in the amount of $25,370 for the SE Sanitary Phase II project.(SP)
- 14. Order to approve and authorize payment to Pickering Firm in the amount of $5,445 for the Raised Medians Project.(SP)
- 15. Order to approve and authorize payment to Pickering Firm in the amount of $12,410.63 for the Concourse Drive Extension project.(SP)
- 16. Order to approve and authorize payment to Thornton Construction in the amount of $110,048 for the Southeast Sanitary Phase II project.(SP)
- 17. Order to approve and authorize the police officers identified on the proposed part-time work schedule for January 2026, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, the use of the official Pearl Police Department uniform and official Pearl Police Department duty weapon and finding that the proposed employment is not likely to bring disrepute to the City of Pearl, or the Pearl Police Department, the officers at issue, or law enforcement generally, and that the use of the official uniform and weapon in the discharge of the officer’s private security endeavor promotes the public interest of the City of Pearl. (PD)
- 18. Order to approve and authorize the application for the FY27 Police Traffic Service Grant with the MS Office of Highway Safety and authorize Mayor Windham to sign the same.(PD)
- 19. Order to approve and authorize the application for the FY27 Impaired Driving Grant with the MS Office of Highway Safety and authorize Mayor Windham to sign the same. (PD)
- 21. Order to set public hearing on January 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to determine whether or not that certain parcel of real property owned by Elizabeth I. Bardwell and located at 171 North Foxhall Road, Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi 39208, is in such a condition or state as to be unsightly and un-kept or otherwise a menace to the public health and safety of the community, and therefore prohibited, pursuant to Chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pearl, Mississippi and Section 21-19-11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as Amended.
- 22. Order to adopt a Resolution to Adjudicate the cost of cleaning of properties and assess the costs against said properties on the list attached and made a part hereof.
- 23. Order to approve and authorize the emergency repairs to the Napoleon Dr. emergency siren by Lewis Electric in the amount of $12,800.00.
- 24. Order to adopt a Resolution declaring the intention of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Pearl, Mississippi to issue taxable Urban Renewal Revenue Refunding Bonds of said city in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed twenty-three million dollars ($23,000,000.00) for the purpose of refunding all of the outstanding $10,000,000.00 City of Pearl, Mississippi Taxable Urban Renewal Revenue Refunding Bond, Series 2013 (Childre Road Urban Renewal Revenue Refunding Project) plus accrued and unpaid interest, and for related purposes.
- 31 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 1. Consider request by Rankin First Economic Development Authority for a Dimensional Variance to allow a 125’ maximum height building instead of the allowed 35’ maximum height building on their property on Parcel Numbers F7-9, F7-11, F8-1, F8-3 and F8-3-20.(CD)
- 33 GENERAL BUSINESS
- 34 EMERGENCY CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARD MATTERS.
- 35 ADJOURN