Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Council Chambers
Agenda — 40 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, June 4, 2024 and Special Called Meeting, June 12, 2024.
- 7 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 2. Approval of the claims docket for June 4, 2024 to June 18, 2024.
- 3. Approval of Application(s)
- 4. Approval of authorization to travel
- 5. Approval of garbage exemptions
- 6. Approval of wage increases.
- 7. Order to adopt a Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Pearl, Mississippi declaring the intention to enter into a loan agreement with the Mississippi Development Authority in a principal amount of not to exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing a firetruck and directing the publication of a notice of such intention; and for related purposes.
- 8. Order to adopt a Resolution accepting the bid of Powell Construction Services, Inc. for Traffic Signal Installation: East Metro Parkway at El Dorado Road, finding that the conforming bid of Powell Construction Services, Inc., is the lowest and best bid in the amount of $237,054.75, and that the contract should be and hereby is awarded to Powell Construction Services Inc., and to authorize Mayor Windham to sign all related documents.
- 9. Order to approve and authorize payment to Thrash Commercial Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $846,447.09, for the Pearl Fire Stations. (pay app #6)
- 10. Order to authorize the advertisement for construction on the Riverwind and Mary Ann Drive sidewalk projects.
- 11. Order to authorize the advertisement for construction on two Municipal and County Water Infrastructure projects: Southeast Sewer Airport Road and Citywide Sewer Rehabilitation
- 12. Order to approve and authorize payment of Pickering Invoice for $34,802.86 on the Pearl-Richland Intermodal Bridge Project.
- 13. Order to approve and authorize payment to Peninger Body Shop in the amount of $6,258.60.
- 14. Order to approve and authorize payment to Central Pipe Supply, Inc. in the amount of $13,898.88.
- 15. Order to approve and authorize payment of invoice package #7 to Pickering Firm, Inc. for $52,523.89 on the Pearl-Richland Intermodal Connector Phase II project.
- 16. Order to approve and authorize payment of invoice package #7 to Pickering Firm, Inc. for $5,096.96 on the MPO Signal Upgrade Project (80/20) MDOT
- 17. To promote business, commerce, and appropriate industry within the Redevelopment District, approval of tax exemptions according to City of Pearl Ordinance 2021-01, partially exempting from 2024 municipal ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes (maximum allowed by law), excluding ad valorem taxes for school district purposes commercial parcels: 11825, 11461, 11826, 11466 for John Alumbaugh; 11231 for Pauline Holcombe; 11417 and 11413 for JT Crownover, 15168 for Candace Ray; 11250 and 11247 for Trustmark National Bank. The following parcels are removed for fulfillment of commitment: 11229 Tim Brown; 11246 Michael Wimberly and 11230 Pauline Holcombe.
- 18. Order to approve and authorize payment of May invoices from Pickering Firm, Inc. on the Mary Ann Sidewalk ($12,375) and Riverwind Sidewalk ($14,635). Budgeted items
- 19. Order to authorize and approve Pay App #3 for $222,031.23 from Hemphill Construction Company on the Grandview Heights Sewer Rehabilitation Project (ARPA Funds)
- 20. Order to authorize and approve payment of May Neel-Schaffer invoice for $17,602.50 for engineering services on the Highway 80 Lighting Project (HB 603 funding)
- 21. Order to authorize and approve payment of $9,375 to JLL-KCS & CPKC Permit Team for the processing fee for a railroad permit on the SE Sewer-Airport Road Project (ARPA funds)
- 22. Request approval for annual renewal (thru May 2025) of COP-Palo Alto Cortex in the amount of $10,580.00 to Pileum Corporation.
- 23. Order to set public hearing on July 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to determine whether or not Michael Cameron Turner and located at 111 Maxine Drive, 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.
- 24. 3420 East Lisa Trust % Bravo Realty and located at 3420 East Lisa Drive, Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi 39208
- 25. Order to set public hearing for July 2, 2024, to determine whether or not a Conditional Use permit should be granted to Pearson Road Coin, LLC. to continue operating a laundry mat in a R-1 zone located at 610 South Pearson Road.
- 26. Order to set public hearing for July 2, 2024, to determine whether or not a conditional use permit should be granted to allow Friends of Children of Mississippi Inc. to build and operate an early childhood educaton center at 214 Lonnie T. Jenkins Drive.
- 27. Order to set public hearing for July 2, 2024, to determine whether or not a conditional use permit to allow Porchia Amiker to operate a daycare at 212 St. Paul Street should be granted.
- 28. Order to set public hearing for July 2, 2024, to consider amendments to the Pearl Development Ordinance .
- 29. Order to set public hearing for July 2, 2024, to determine whether or a not a Conditional Use permit should be granted to Phu (Phillip) Nguyen to operate a nail salon and day spa at 3037 Highway 80 E.
- 30. Order to approve the Employee Assistance Program Agreement by and between, the City of Pearl and The Counseling Center for City of Pearl Employees and to authorize Mayor Windham to sign the same.
- 37 GENERAL BUSINESS
- 38 EMERGENCY CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARD MATTERS.
- 39 ADJOURN IN HONOR OF JOANN LADNER