Can we just suspend the rules?

Need a motion to suspend the rules.

Move by Mr.

Shoemaker.

Second.

Second by Mr.

Creel.

Any discussion?

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Clerk would read the revisions.

To the consent agenda by adding 5GG resolution accepting the better DCI emergency services and authorizing a contract from debris clearing and preparation for hurricane disaster degree.

Thank you, Chair and motion to approve the agenda as amended.

So moved by Mr.

Creel.

Second by Mr.

Shoemaker in the discussion.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Mayor's report.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Welcome everyone.

See a lot of smiling faces here and uh hope to smiling at the end of uh this one of the last uh sessions in in August of uh 2025.

Uh Ms.

Hunt, would you like to say something?

I'm just checking.

Come on up and say it again.

Hey, that's counting me all.

You know what?

I hope that's bad.

What does that mean?

That means you're asking for something.

Oh, okay.

That too.

I just thank you, y'all.

I am Susan High.

And I can't tell y'all thank you for all you do.

So you see.

That's my comments.

Did you sign in?

Oh, good gracious.

You did just say that.

Thank you, but you got sign in.

Thank you very much.

Thank you all for all of you.

You notice Ms.

Hunt when uh you're here, David doesn't skype in.

He makes sure he makes an appearance to get that blood, but anyway.

Thank you.

While we're waiting on a proclamation for childhood cancer recon events, I'm I'm gonna say a few other things about the events coming up where you have uh on Friday at 10 a.m.

at the Bloxy Visitor Centers.

You know, remember the day that changed the world for us, and that that's gonna be uh Katrina 20 years.

Uh I think uh representative uh Mike Gazelle will be the feature speaker.

We've got a number of other uh folks that have been involved in part of the uh the event and the recovery and uh you know the future of that we're facing because of Katrina.

So that'll happen at 10 a.m.

at the visitor center.

On Sunday at 3 uh p.m.

at the Civic Center, August the 31st, uh would be um the Hall of Fame, Sports Hall of Fame event at the Civic Center.

There'll be uh an exciting number of uh uh uh persons and speeches and uh I think we featuring a number of team uh uh legends, I think the 1959 note of ATM, the number of Beluxi I baseball and uh another uh I think set of uh uh people to remember, people and teams to remember as far as Biloxi.

And right now we're about to you and I'll come up and talk a little bit about the events.

You've had a number of events uh for childhood cancer.

Very very special to me.

I think we we attended uh an event at the uh uh ground zero sunny, wasn't it Sunday?

So uh please come up and we'll we'll tap dance a little bit, okay?

Oh, it's okay.

Well just come on up and sorry.

Okay.

Let me sign it first.

Can you read it for a computer?

Whereas September is designated as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

More than 15,000 children under the age of 19 will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States in 2025, including more than 120 in Mississippi.

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States.

Nearly 500,000 surrounds of childhood cancer are alive in the United States today.

Childhood cancer is the least funded cancer by the government, and it is up to nonprofit organizations like Saint Baldwin's discrimination to raise as much needed funds.

Before I enter four four guillotine Biloxi, Mississippi.

National Childhood Awareness Cancer.

Well, thank you.

So this was our first event last Sunday, August 17th in Biloxi, and it was our best event we've ever had.

We've been doing this for five years on the coast.

We raised triple the amount of money on that day, and the mayor actually came out, which was nice and different from golf port.

And uh we'll still continue our work up and down the coast.

Um a lot of you know a lot of kids here on the coast specifically have been diagnosed with cancer over the past ten years, and we're trying to get to the bottom of that.

We're trying to get a children's hospital built on the coast as well.

I'm a childhood cancer survivor myself.

I had leukemia when I was 12 years old in 1996, and that's why I'm passionate about it.

And I fight for people like his granddaughter um who are also cancer survivors, and those kids that we've lost.

So it's really important that the city of Biloxi goes gold again for September.

We've got support from fire and police here in the area and the city council, so it means a lot to me as a survivor and all of the kids out there that are fighting.

So thank you guys so much for doing this, and uh we'll I look forward to seeing all the gold next month.

That's right.

September.

September.

We're lighting the lighthouse goals.

Look at the lighthouse or whatever.

Thank you, Rebecca.

Appreciate it.

Thank you.

And uh I think Rick, that concludes my report.

Thank you, Mayor.

Any departmental reports?

There being none, we'll move on to council reports.

Mr.

Gray?

Yeah, we got the uh fourth annual Gov Coast Shrimp and Cook Off and Festival from uh September the 5th through the 7th.

It's gonna be right around the corner.

And we have a boat RV car show, Monco Mustang show, and it's gonna be real good.

Um Thursday, the 28th, we'll be having a town hall meeting for Ward 1 and Ward 2.

Um 6 o'clock, right, Marshall.

6 o'clock.

You know, anyway, uh, we get uh if anybody's interested, get with me after this when I let y'all know if anybody wants to come.

That's all I have.

Thank you, Mr.

Marshall.

We'll come back to Mr.

Marshall, Mr.

Neil.

Uh I just want to say, Jamie, thanks a lot for um Hill Park starting to look good.

Um I'm not getting any phone calls, so anybody got any problems, call me up in Ward 3.

Use my phone.

Okay.

I'm ready.

I'm ready to go to work.

But that's it.

Thank you.

All right, Mr.

Cruz.

Yes, if you could vote for a call mic, just kidding.

Um, just to follow up on my comments from last meeting regarding uh Memorial Hospital and their suspending services of uh labor and delivery.

I did follow up with uh Mr.

Kim League Ghostman, very nice guy, called up and we had a long conversation, and um he actually agreed and said going forward rather than using the uh termination or a little longer delivering babies that he likes analogy of suspending because he's all in favor of getting it back, and um it's gonna take it's gonna be a Olympic process, it's not gonna happen overnight to use your analogy, Rick.

It's there's a 30-minute mile and a seven-year mile with I think we're in the seven-year mob, but he thinks it's more like three years that maybe we can get those services back.

So it's a staffing issue, and I know we're all five for the Biloxi.

And we want to continue to people for them to have the opportunity to say that they were born in Biloxi.

So that's it.

Thank you.

Mr.

Tisner.

Yes, uh suggestion.

I know periodically we recognize employees who have reached employment milestones with the city.

Um 5, 10, 15, 20, in some cases, 35 or 40 years.

It would be nice if if folks when they retire and leave the city if we just recognize them sometime af after they leave, whether we do that three times a year for any retirees or just the following council meeting, but it would be nice to do that, I think.

Um we have a ward five meeting.

Maybe September 8th at 5 30 at the Snyder Recreation Center, that's open to the public.

It's not just residents of Ward 5.

So if you'd like to attend, feel free to do so.

Uh just a reminder still uh getting calls on the easement behind Carter Road.

We talked about that.

It's really just uh the easement starts at Randall Drive, goes north just behind two or three homes, and there's a fence that was in the way that's been removed.

Uh maybe Bishhog it or whatever, but they worry about critters in their backyard, and these are senior citizens.

So appreciate that.

Uh Pine Grove Avenue Coliseum has a west gate for the West Parking lot that they open after concerts.

They had uh I don't know, Dirt Dirk Bentley.

Who David would know who he is.

I don't know.

I know the Beatles, that's about it.

And they've not been to the Coliseum.

But uh 1115, the concert was open.

They've got four areas where folks can leave the Coliseum.

They they open to speed the traffic off the premises.

They open that West Gate.

So folks who are trying to sleep on the Friday night or Saturday night when whenever uh that guy was there.

Uh 1115, we have horns honking, the lights, the noise, the music, the hollering, the bumping of bumper traffic.

So uh maybe, maybe with the Bob Sperry extension coming through and the egress from the Coliseum on the west side, maybe maybe that would resolve that issue.

But anyway, they're getting tired of it, and I would too if I lived in that neighborhood.

Also on Pine Grove Avenue, um I know that I'd I'd mentioned the I think it's some of the infrastructure on Pine Grove needs to be replaced, a lot of sinkholes, that kind of stuff.

Uh the Planning Commission, any progress on the tree mitigation ordinances that we were looking at.

I know since February, it's just uh as trees continue to be removed.

Uh the mitigation really isn't sufficient, and I know the planning commission's looking at that.

Mr.

Creel, thank you.

We have uh we formed a committee, meet up with some of the people on the planning commission who trees.

We've been meeting for uh uh over a month now.

Uh actually two months.

And uh we're about halfway through the ordinance.

We're about to start the mitigation next meeting, which will be a week from uh this Friday.

We're making good progress.

All right, thank you, Mr.

Query.

Appreciate that.

The uh folks who live in Edgewater states, we've had another water line break.

I think it was Saturday night.

I believe could have been Friday nights about 1015.

And uh resulting borrowed water notice.

Uh again, I'm sure I'll have residents there on the 8th.

Uh if not, I'll be disappointed.

You might be disappointed too, but I'm I'm sure that uh they will be there.

That's a point of contention.

We just need to come up with a plan and a schedule on where we're gonna replace those water lines, Mr.

Mayor.

Um I don't know if anybody can answer this question, except maybe Diane.

I don't think she's here.

The allocation of our opioid settlement funds, I don't know what that amount is, Peter.

I know it's comprised of several different, I guess, small funds that comes, filters through the state and then comes to the cities or the counties.

Do you know about what amount we're speaking of of I think it's roughly 70,000?

It's basically just going to be the general budget for the police at this point.

If I if I could just uh earmark about 15% of that for judge in the youth court, Judge.

That's why I wrote it down.

Dickinson, Judge Dickens, anyway.

They send a letter in, and I'm sure they're asking all all the cities with uh who have kids coming before him in youth court.

I don't have a problem with that.

I I hope my colleagues up here wouldn't either, Chief.

I don't know if that would create any hardship for you, but if we could do that, that'd be great if somebody would make a note of that.

Thank you.

That's all we have.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesday.

Mr.

Shoemaker, uh just one thing today.

Um I'll just bring up again, and I know I'll beat this drum often, but grass cutting in board seven, please.

I know it's public works is I mean, they've been cutting some.

I've seen them up there, but there's a lot, a lot of areas that haven't been cut yet.

And I know they're on a schedule, and I don't know if we need to maybe look at that schedule or try to do something, revamp it or something, but I'm getting a lot of complaints again.

I've ridden by several streets, and it's it's hadn't been cut in a while.

So if we could see about getting public works maybe to cut some grass up there, I'd appreciate it.

And that's all I have, thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Shoemaker.

Mr.

Marshall.

Okay.

Uh Jen.

Um Bush Park, we're gonna ask that we get signs up uh no dogs allowed.

Um we have um someone who is going into the park with their dog, obviously like walking your dog, and the tenants are really uh the residents in here don't like that, and they call me about it, and I don't know this person, they kind of describe the person's in it.

I'm not even interested in trying to track anybody down, but can you start with some signs?

Is there a sign that we're gonna have that say that what the penalty is?

I I don't just kind of out of the blue.

I like to see if we prohibit don't you want to order?

I mean it is one small sign on there, but for that park was in the wrong end.

But if you wanted to, I can meet you over there, we walk through, I can get a couple of tents that complain about it, and we'll walk through and see what the problem is.

We're gonna try to get it resolved.

But if it's a park and it has one sign and says it, but it's not in the right place.

Uh it seems as though if a someone who's just purposely trying to aggravate the tenants.

Look into it.

Yes.

Okay.

All right.

The next thing is for um the um day park.

I'm not sure this is gonna be for Mr.

Weaver for you, but uh the citizens are still complaining about the people hanging around.

I've spoken up very clearly, it is a thousand percent better.

And they do realize that, but it's still a few uh bad characters.

As far as that back porch, uh I know they're gonna try to do something, but they don't want the back course torn down off of there at all.

But we'll they just want that back porch fixed.

Um they like the house.

The house has a lot of history and it means a lot to them.

So any changes concerned, they don't want to do that.

Um so we want to make sure that you know I tomorrow to make sure that there is not nothing's gonna be changed about the house, it will be repaired.

Am I speaking correctly?

You're correct.

Okay.

All right.

The mayor and I wrote by there yesterday.

And looked at it, and uh so we'll do those once we get the signs up.

And I don't know, Jamie, if we got that part, I think is gonna close at eight o'clock is what you agreed with, man.

And I think that's what you asked for, Mr.

Marshall.

Was eight o'clock, and then Chief, we'll need to enforce that starting on that.

I know Jamie's working on those signs currently right now, but we'll take a look at all of these, and we'll make certain that those are done on Bush.

We'll take a look at that sign and we'll get it moved over, or we'll put some more out there on those.

Same thing, Chief, and animal control go through if they're out there, we'll go ahead and sign them and do whatever the ordinance allows us to do at their point in time.

We were in agreement that uh, you know, that facility needs to stay uh as it is, and you know, cure the bad actors that are causing issues for everybody else.

Okay.

We're committed to probably coming on maybe giving the uh fifth.

So we want the park is closed, we just want the the park closed.

Yeah, we got the uh bids in yesterday at the end.

We sent it to you to get it repaired, and so then uh we should have those funds.

So I would say give me a couple weeks to work through the process to get it done.

Okay.

But yeah, we did get the bid process in to get that fixed along with the railing.

Perfect.

Okay, the next thing is uh thank you, Jim.

Well, the next thing is on Sherry Lane.

Okay the next thing is uh thank you Jay the next thing is on Sherry Lane uh couple residents in the plane that they're uh overgrowth uh greens and going into the streets and scratching up their cars coming in and down the street there's a couple of um trash piles on Sherry Lane uh if you're going to ride through there uh you'll see what we're talking about I believe the chief you you came out to uh you sent the deputy out to uh come off division street heading towards the uh project area uh baby uh apartments can you think of the name of the street puff alley okay there we also you you know she was explaining to me that she know um possibly people just parking in the road can't get through things like that so what do you think would be a solution to that well if we went out there's a lot of drive okay all right so I would like to make sure that I understand you are working on it we are going to get somewhere with it okay um what I like to do is continue to you know and when residents speak of something we want to address it quickly and immediately I appreciate you guys doing so far I've not had any problem I can go and complain about uh as far as your responses they seem to be very positive and to the general uh um satisfaction of um over the residents of east policy and you know I I would say so if it wasn't so yeah and it's kind of you know it's kind of like a oh we all have nothing to complain about really but that's good uh Mr.

Quill uh you will uh power apolog the real clear uh I like to get a developer if you don't mind a system whereas um in East Beluxie we're trying to try to uh push to bring as much economic development possible through there um I've taken off from my main business and I'll devote and with my lovely wife's permission I've devoted way more time to the city than I promised her I will she understands it's necessary uh with that being with that being said uh anything we can get a system together where anybody come to the city and speaking of developing a business pulling the business license in East Beluxy uh anybody who want to uh build permit in East Beluxie I like to have an email to the middle of that I like to be able to talk to them and I like to be able to to make sure that uh we're heading off anything uh like someone trying to do something that we don't want or don't need uh we can be able to hit it up in the beginning instead of rehabiliting meetings and the voting things I can find out what's going on and also I can encourage what we need to have encouraged uh I can't speak for the whole council but for when I say East Bruxity am I want to go on the right track with that?

Yeah.

Okay we like to know if you don't mind copying him also our ward one Mr Mill you want to emphasize it up okay but we really have to know like this ice cream shop is coming it's going before the review committee I'd like to have more about that I I went over there and I talked to them and I you know I love ice cream you know I think it's good I think it's gonna be bringing in jobs for the young people that's what we're looking for you know and you can let us know it's coming without us having to find out about it at one of these meetings you know I can at least you know let the people know what we can do is we can add actually all y'all to the distribution list for DRC.

The first step where commercial developer comes in uh we we post the agenda every Friday right after lunch uh for the next Wednesday's meeting and you know some of those are projects that are just coming to the table for the first time some of them might be coming for the second time but at least it would give you a heads up about what's on the agenda for that next Wednesday.

Okay.

All right I appreciate that but I also like to make sure that anybody pulling the permit in East Bluxi uh I like to know about it.

Okay.

Okay.

Um the last thing is that uh are we gonna have another meeting this month this is the last meeting last meeting okay last meeting okay um this right here are two things two dates and reporting dates remember on September um 18th I'm gonna have my first uh ward meeting for ward two and things that I just asked about we'll be opportunity for those who didn't ward two to come and speak and talk about if there any problems I'm gonna make sure that uh I sent the request out to all the heads of department um Mr.

Um Mr.

Wheeler's gonna show up with three heads for half of his or his department.

Councilman, where is that location?

It's gonna be at the Grid Center.

We would like to have it in East in uh in uh ward two.

However, Ward Two I hope is to have it.

You'll tell it again.

What time is the war meeting?

It was at 5 30.

I have to check and double second by now.

But I was talking about my location, having in Lower 2, but we don't have a facility in Ward 2.

We have our ward meetings.

But God's gonna bless us, we're gonna fix that, we're gonna change that.

Uh the last thing is a ward.

That's not important.

That's a war case.

Well, we're not claiming the seat.

Just make sure you have AC, please.

And we want to keep moving on the subject matter.

Um the last thing in my lease is more of a personal matter.

Um I was running for office.

I asked our young lady for a fifth me to stand by me to have me, and that's my wife.

On the 31st will be our anniversary, and I want to give a shout out to my wife uh sticking with me, standing by me.

Um, this is not what she signed up for.

I know because she reminds me that was not in the contract.

Well, she's done so, and I love it.

I appreciate it.

That concludes my report.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Marshall.

Uh just have uh a few things, be short and brief.

But uh the first one uh like to acknowledge we lost uh a young uh one of our young uh athletes and young men in the community, Marcus Dickey.

He was very well thought of, not only in this community, but at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and had a promising future, and it was uh cut short by a tragic accident.

So I'd uh I'd like uh if we could close this meeting in memory of him, that would be great.

Uh secondly, uh can I get an update um by engineering on the dredging project and where are we?

And if if there's any new information, please share it.

Um I know they pulled out to go, so they had to switch barges, and they had needed about two weeks before their small barge was ready.

Um, I don't know.

That's actually been about two weeks ago, so I need to get you an update on that.

I don't know if they've um come back yet.

I don't think they have, to be honest, but I'll get you an update and uh let you know.

Okay.

Thank you, Director.

Appreciate it.

And uh the last thing I want to talk about, we got a special meeting after this.

Uh we conclude our regular meeting on the budget.

Uh I definitely want to thank uh uh the colonel uh for meeting.

We met uh early Friday morning, 7 30 in the morning.

We had notes from Mr.

Tisdale and notes from uh several council members.

Um we got some information turned around.

Uh we trimmed uh approximately four four million plus out of that budget.

It's gonna be a hard thing.

We've got to live within our means.

We're gonna ask others uh that it might affect that they have to live within their means as well.

Um but there's a lot of hard work.

We'll get into more detail in that.

But uh Colonel, thank you for taking the time and uh getting together, and I'd like to thank the council members for providing some input for letting us get to the point today.

It still has to endure the scrutiny of uh council members at our special meeting today, and we'll see if we can get that uh budget possibly uh put to bed today, maybe.

So uh that concludes my report.

Uh we'll go into citizens' comments.

Uh got a pretty big crowd here today, so we're gonna uh keep it to the three-minute um maximum.

Uh we got a total of 45 minutes uh during this part of the agenda.

Uh I'll ask for you to raise your hand to be recognized uh when you come up to the front, speak clearly into the microphone, including your name and your address for the clerk to record.

Um this is not question and answer.

Uh try not to, if you if you're disgruntled about something, try not to be personal and attack anybody by name, and we'll we'll keep the quorum and uh we'll go ahead and get started.

So on my left, your right, gentlemen in the front.

I'll get to you next.

Gentleman in the front.

That's you.

Yeah.

Honor, I get to sign in behind Susan Hunt.

Uh good afternoon.

My name is Sean Cross.

I live at 11469, Road 537 here in Biloxi, and today I'm speaking in opposition of the zoning amendment from residential estate restricted to community business with the WC4 property as the owner and Mr.

Verma is the applicant.

Two points I want to drive on today.

Number one is drainage.

The Southwest sector of I-10 and Shriners Boulevard.

I received 100% of that drainage from my property.

I've given you guys my survey as well as a colored picture, then it explains that in detail.

That drainage, it's a man-made water course, about 50 years old, and I can tell that just because it was dug.

Probably with a giant tracco, and all of the dirt was piled up on my side of the property.

There's trees that I can't even reach around.

That's why I'm estimating at least 50 years old.

It originates on Mr.

Ford's property at about a thousand feet south of Oaklawn Road.

It crosses onto my property by about 12 feet.

All of that water drains into the wells into the marsh across our land.

I have looked into uh if there's any recorded gross easements across our property, and there are none.

I checked out to the Harrison County Engineering Department, which this is probably done well before Biloxi annexed this portion of the city.

And they have no record of this happening whatsoever.

And I was told to find out anything.

I need to do uh a title search.

We already did that when we bought the property six years ago.

We have no recorded utility easements across this parcel of land.

Second thing I want to talk about is fill.

Mr.

Prickett, the engineer representing Mr.

Verma stated that the planning commission meeting that they would be bringing in up to six feet of fill.

I want to put that into context for you.

I ran the numbers.

This is a three-acre parcel.

It's a little over 130,000 square feet for every foot that we increase vertically with fill.

We are looking at 4,840 cubic yards of fill.

That equates to 242 dump trucks, traxels that hold a 20 cubic yard load.

If we go to six feet high, we are looking at a staggering number of 29,000 cubic feet of fill.

Okay?

That's 1,500 dump trucks.

That is a tremendous amount of fill.

Do we really want 24-hour service station that's going to bring 24 hours worth of problems?

Do we want to, as a city, get into now directing storm surge?

Because this is a solid footprint encompassing three acres.

Trust me, gentlemen, I know a thing or two about storm surge.

It's my business.

It's what I do for a living.

And in closing, I just want to say something really quick.

We, everybody in this room, has a duty and a responsibility to protect the city of Biloxi and make sure that we execute good sound growth for this city.

Because in the future, we're not going to be sitting here.

It's going to be our children and our grandchildren.

And they're going to be stuck with the decisions that are made today and in the future.

And I just ask that you take the information that I given you and the pictures and make a good sound judgment today.

And when I stand up, everyone who's in opposition, please join me.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

All right, lady in the back.

Um, this would be for the budget meeting.

I have a medical trip to go to this afternoon, so I can't stay for that.

Other meeting.

My name is Lori Massey.

I am the director of Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers.

Also serve on the state advisory board and on the national board.

This past weekend, an individual wanted on a felony charge out of Jackson County, along with misdemeanors from Gulfport in Diaborville, was arrested in Biloxi.

All because someone recognized him on Crime Stoppers social media and submitted a tip.

This isn't unusual.

In May, a woman who stole a vehicle in Texas was located here in Biloxi.

In June, a man wanted in Florida for domestic violence and written death threats was also taken into custody here again, thanks to Crime Stoppers and Biloxi.

Now, why do Tipsters call us instead of going directly to police?

We can't say for certain, but we know that people value anonymity, and that's what we give them.

They also may not want to be personally involved, or they may be voted motivated by a potential reward.

Whatever the reason, the end result is the same.

That's the power of crime stoppers.

We give citizens a safe, anonymous way to share what we know, what they know, and help agencies close cases faster without tying up many valuable resources.

Every hour an officer doesn't have to spend chasing down leads is money saved for your city.

And when fugitives are caught sooner, there's less chance they'll commit new crimes, meaning fewer victims, less investigation time, and lower costs for the criminal justice system overall.

Crime Stoppers is a proven partner to every law enforcement agency in our seven counties.

We help them work smarter, stretch the resources further, and keep our community safe.

That's why we're I'm here tonight to ask for 5,000, the same as what we received last year, and to help continue giving Balexi what Blexi residents what they deserve.

There's no questions, is that right?

That's correct.

Okay.

Thank you very much.

We appreciate your support.

Thank you.

Anyone on my left or right?

Raise your hand to be recognized if you want to speak.

Yes, ma'am.

That's you.

Don't look back.

Hi, my name is Kimberly Woodward.

I'm the manager of Belmont Gardens, um, located on 871 Motzi Road.

It was built in 2009.

We've had a lot of um construction since then, obviously.

We have a drainage in the back.

Some people call it a ditch, some people call it a creek.

Um we have had numerous amount of flooding.

The ditch comes off of several public uh companies, and we also have a new construction that's right um right above us with elevation and all of the dirt and the flood comes down to us.

Recently, as of July, we had 13 units flood out.

And it's because of this creeping back.

Um, can I have everyone down my card?

So these are senior citizens that can barely move around.

Your grandmother, and we need help.

We've been asking for over eight years to put it in writing.

We've done everything that we can just support.

Thank you.

Anyone else my left?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh, yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Hello, everyone.

I'm William Graves.

I live at 11671 River Estate Circle.

I would like to speak about the proposed gas station to be built on my residence on River Estate Circle.

Um I'm opposed to it.

And I'm gonna get into a couple things.

Why?

I'm not opposed to it just because it's in my backyard.

I'm gonna discuss a couple things here.

Um I'm opposed to it.

There's a possibility of another surge.

We've all lived back there.

If you live back there since Katrina, you know the surge went over the interstate, underneath the overpass.

The surge line went to the north side of the exit off ramp.

We came home that didn't have Katrina.

They had a telephone washed up that high.

When did the surge came that far?

So I know there's a possibility.

There is a hundred percent certainty of hazardous waste runoff from a facility that's that provides the services that this place will do.

Transmission fluid, break fluid, power still fluid.

These things are horrible, y'all, to get into the environment.

This runoff is going to follow gravity.

There's no way around it.

I wish we had a map up here during the planning commission meeting.

We had an aerial view where you could see just how close the wetlands are to the proposal we're referring to.

It's going to run off into this wetlands.

I'm also opposed to it due to the precedent set by Mr.

Four.

We don't have a property grid up.

Mr.

Shoemaker is familiar with this.

We have one residence on the east side of River Estate Circle in this big chunk of land we wish to resume.

The one residence was a residence estate's restricted parcel hauled out by Mr.

Four.

That is on our street.

This was there when we moved in in 1993.

I feel a precedent was set, or some expectations of a precedent was set.

That was going to be real estate's restriction.

Our subdivision is already restricted.

So we asking the council to protect us once again.

And next thing real quickly, there was no notification given, mom.

I got nothing in the mail.

I only am here because someone was followed the city council docket.

I have a vested interest in this decision, y'all.

This impacts my business state values 10%.

I lost $50,000.

Price 30 of us back there.

I'm watching.

Am I out of time now?

I shouldn't have to wait and spend my time on notifications, y'all.

That is horrible.

I don't understand the right.

I never received anything.

All right.

Sir, your your time's up, sir.

Thank you.

I did you think?

Thank you.

In the back, did you have your hand raised in the back of the door?

Okay.

Anyone on my left?

Wanna come up and speak?

Raise your hand to be recognized.

Anyone?

Anyone on my right?

Wanna be recognized?

Come up and speak.

Anybody in the back?

All right.

Thank you.

Citizens' comments is now closed.

We'll move on to the policy agenda.

Ordinance to amend chapter two, Article 14 pertaining to municipal facilities.

Or was it moved and seconded by Tisdale Creel?

Tisdale here.

Creole.

All right, Mr.

Tisdale.

Pete.

Excuse me, Peter.

Would you just hit the high points if you don't mind?

All right.

This is in um this is a more um friendly to rental groups.

Uh following the amendment made by Councilman Glavin to allow for a 30-day cancellation and a 10% right-of-first refusal.

Um the existing rules had lots of different rentals for different spotlights and microphones, and we did an inventory.

A lot of those items either don't exist or really should just be included as part of the uh facility.

Trying to rent an extra piece of pipe.

I mean, you know, it's it's just not really workable.

So I think also the old brick house and sanger were taken off the list because the Sanger is going to be a separate situation with the facility operator.

And um that's primarily the most of it.

I would say that although we did not have that workshop with the Mardi Gall groups, we've had no real contacts or I'm not gonna say complaints.

We just had no further feedback from them.

Yeah, I think the ones I did talk to are very appreciative of the changes made.

All right, thank you.

I don't have anything to add there, Mr.

Corey.

All right, Mr.

Career.

So just two things to add.

Uh one for clarification.

Still the uh equipment rental for 2026 is still waived.

Um with this.

I know we had we put that in the yeah.

Okay, and then the second thing is just a clarification I got from Jamie, and I appreciate that.

I had a phone call.

Um, so they can rent three years out, however, it's three years minus a day.

So today being August 26, they can go through what's it uh 2028 or 20 uh of August 25th.

So it's three years minus a day that you can still run out for the three years now.

It's gonna take Jamie and his crew probably two weeks or so to get on board in order to accommodate all of those requests, especially the future requests.

So if the public didn't want to go cruise, should just be patient with him and his staff until they can get on board.

That leap year and I would add too that you know it's sort of dependent on when my guard hits as far as you know on my second week after.

Right, yeah.

That's a lot of not you just can't do by three calendar, you know.

Right.

Well, his his scheduling is is three years minus a day, so just to keep that heads up.

If your ball happens to be February the 14th, you've got to call February 15th for three years out, just a heads up there.

So but no, thank you.

And Peter, thank you for the due diligence on this.

Thank you, Mr.

Cruell.

Any other comments on this ordinance?

I'll call for the question.

All in favor, those opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Move on to the resolutions.

Resolution denying a zoning map amendment to authorize a change in zoning from residential estate restricted to community business for a portion of 8275 West Oak Horn Road.

Chair entertain a motion for denial.

I'll second it.

All right.

Move by Mr.

Shoemaker, seconded by Mr.

Tisdale.

Mr.

Shoemaker.

Yes, thank you.

As you can see here today, the room is filled with residents of this area, not residents from other areas in the city, residents and neighbors that surround this particular property.

I meant with I don't know, a couple of dozen recently, all in opposition, all neighbors, and all have serious concerns.

Uh many concerns, but one of them that y'all have heard earlier was drainage.

There is drainage issues.

Already the water from the north side of the interstate all runs south.

So this particular property is south of the interstate.

So that's more water that is gonna run and have to go somewhere, and it's gonna end up in these other yards.

Um obviously if they weren't opposed and weren't concerned, they wouldn't have been here today.

I know we've all had calls and and messages I've had personally, dozens and dozens of calls and and messages and emails, Facebook messages concerning this.

Now I met with uh the applicant Raj uh Verma, I don't know, a month or so ago.

They've got other developments throughout Mississippi, I think in Louisiana.

Nice nice stations, I mean the nice developments.

Is it still on?

I'm sorry, I thought it cut off.

And no doubt it would be a nice development.

However, that being said, I know we have a fiscal responsibility for the city to make money and bring money into the city.

However, we also were elected in this position to represent the citizens of the city and our ward where their voice obviously with the number of calls and the people I've spoken with in opposition.

I'm gonna have to vote against that.

I will not be able to support it.

And so hopefully the rest of the council denial.

I'm gonna vote for the denial.

Yes, I won't be able to support the the development.

I will vote for the denial.

Yes.

That's all I have.

Thank you.

Mr.

Tisdale, yes, as his meeting try and attend these planning commission meetings, and uh it's interesting.

I see a lot of the same faces here today.

As I recall, on the I think it's the north side of West Oaklawn Road, that's commercial.

Is that correct?

And on the south side of West Oak Lawn, that's all residential estate restricted.

Residential.

So there is no commercial south of the commercial sites uh south of West Oaklawn.

Uh I think there was uh it established and looking through the transcript of that planning commission meeting that there really is no compelling need for another gas station.

There are two other gas stations.

I think I don't know, a mile less than a mile away.

I didn't clock it, but I believe that was the the testimony there in the transcript.

And uh there apparently has been no substantive change in the character of the neighborhood.

Um as I think was established uh in that planning commission also.

So having having said that, uh I'll support the denial.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Any other comments?

Also have uh numerous emails and phone calls, so I would be for denial.

Thank you, Mr.

Gray.

Any other comments from council members?

Uh I just like to ask uh one question of the director, and I want to make sure I read this correctly.

Can you give me the just take you a second?

Can you give me the vote of the planning commission for and against?

It was denied 11 and then there you go.

All right.

I don't think we have any further questions.

Uh we'll call uh for the question.

This is all right, make sure we get this right.

This is to deny your voting to deny uh this application.

So all in favor of the denial, all opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Congratulations.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing self-funded employee group health insurance with health gram versus RX Mississippi Physician Care Network and Unity Ring.

Made by Mr.

Tisdale.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Second by Mr.

Crew.

Mr.

Tisdale, can we just wait a moment until the room is cleared?

Sure.

Thank you.

They don't want to hear about the insurance?

No.

I don't think so.

We're gonna wait for him.

Yeah.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Thank you.

And if there are any specific questions, Psy Easterly wave SI from the back.

SI Easterly is here from I can't remember the name.

Yeah, he'll tell you when he gets up here, Gallagher Insurance.

But anyway, uh for those employees who who follow this, there is no increase in what the employees pay.

There is, there continues to be a spousal surcharge of sixty dollars a month.

If your spouse is offered coverage at where their employer works and enrolls in the city of Biloxi's medical plan after they have refused coverage offered by their employer.

So employees need to be aware that the city will fund approximately 9.9 million roughly in some change in lieu of the 120% fixed cost.

So there's as they say a risk card of approximately one and a half million dollars.

That that being said, that's about as knowledgeable as I am.

That's the 10,000 foot view.

Uh but uh uh but again, Sai is here if any of you may have questions.

Thank you, Mr.

Clavin.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale, Mr.

Cruz.

Oh, nothing further.

Okay.

Anyone else on the council have any question on this measure?

Anyone want to say anything?

Um if you come on up and uh as you're coming up, I'd I'd just like to thank the insurance committee.

Uh it's comprised of Mr.

Tisdale, Mr.

Marshall, and myself, and we meet with SI regularly.

There was an actual increase in the cost to the city, and we did not pass.

We we did not pass that cost in any percent uh back to the employees.

Uh so that that was a good thing, and hopefully we can be successful in the future.

Sai go ahead.

Uh yeah, just to echo what uh what Dr.

Tisdale said, we did meet regularly.

There was an increase that he chose to work the bulk of that increase, or actually all the increase.

Uh you did have a good year claims wise this year.

Uh since we last met, we had four people that had lasers on, which means there's an additional liability for the bunk conditions we have.

We were able to get three of those removed.

So approximately one million dollars or nine hundred something thousand dollars of liability was removed from your risk.

So is that hard dollar cost?

No, but is it savings on your liability?

Absolutely.

So we did do that since our last meeting, so that's more encouraging news.

All right, any other question for SA?

No, no question, but a comment, Sai, while you're there.

I I think the employees with their contributions, basically their contributions cover eight percent of the cost as was the case last year.

So it's it's a great benefit for the employees, and it's one that may be overlooked or taken for granted.

But uh as Kenny said, I appreciate your hard work in working with us.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, thank you.

That's it.

Um there being no other questions, all in favor?

Those opposed, motion carries unanimous.

Next next item.

Resolution authorizing an improvident corporation to offer employees and administer volunteering life benefits and long-term disability benefits.

Mr.

Tisdale, do I have a second?

Second.

Thank you, Mr.

Creole.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Uh the purpose of this resolution is uh for those employees who wish to purchase these additional insurance products, whether it's voluntary life insurance or voluntary long-term disability.

That's what it amounts to.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mr.

Crewe?

Nothing further.

Any comments from any other council members?

There being no call for the question.

All in favor?

Opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company to provide an administered cafeteria plan.

Chair entertain a motion.

The chair will entertain a motion, please.

I will make that motion.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Do I have a second?

Thank you, Mr.

Creole.

Mr.

Tisdale.

And again, the these are also this is also for employees who wish to purchase an additional voluntary insurance program.

It's optional.

Thank you.

All right, Mr.

Crell.

Nothing further.

Any other comments from the council?

Being none, all in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing a service agreement with medical analysis to provide acute health care benefits to employees and retired city employees employees.

Chair will entertain a motion, please.

Sure.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesday.

Do I have a second?

Mr.

Gray?

Mr.

Tuesday?

Yeah, this is a service, again, this is a service of benefit that the city provides in in order to help employees with their wellness.

We've been contracting with medical analysis for a number of years.

And apparently very satisfactorily.

All employees have to do is make an appointment, show up for that appointment, and they receive services.

And if there's a cost for those services, they're informed of that.

But typically for many of the services that are offered, they're offered at no cost to the employee.

And Ms.

Bogart is here, should any of you have any questions.

She's with she is medical analysis.

That's right.

All right.

So thank you, Mr.

Tuesday.

We'll move to Mr.

Gray.

Nothing, Father.

Ms.

Bogard, would you like to come up and say a few things?

Or you don't have to, but I'm giving you an opportunity if you'd like to.

What about Ms.

Staff asked?

We'll pass.

Okay.

The only thing I'd like to uh reiterate is what Councilman Tuesday said.

This basically is OJ Care Plus for the city.

We pay an amount and the benefit is there's no copay.

Unlike if you go to an urger care facility, they'll charge you whatever the 2550, whatever the copay is.

So if you don't know what meta-analysis is, please try to use it whenever you can.

It'll save you a little change in your pocket, and uh it's a great benefit, and they got a good relationship with the uh city.

One comment.

Mr.

Tuesday has a comment.

One comment.

Uh Ms.

Bogard, if you could please check with the person who's sneezing intermittently when you leave here.

She may she may need prompt attention.

She needs housekeeping.

Thank you.

That's all I have.

I'm sorry, you want to come up to the microphone?

You did it.

Come on up.

It's like the price is right.

Come on down.

I'd let y'all screw you along.

Well, that's okay.

We got a little bit, we got a couple minutes to spare.

Thank you.

So I just wanted to say that the city also health care clients.

Uh, because they're already filed insurance.

Uh city pays a flat fee model.

And we see the screw.

So we have the employees saying all their out of pocket expenses.

And this is savings as the experience is less.

There is no filing on the clients.

So the lower the experience, premiums.

Thank you.

There was good points.

Thank you.

The microphone just started working.

Better.

You gotta holler at me.

All right.

Any other uh comments?

There being none, call for the question.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries unanimous.

Need uh motion for the consent.

I moved by Mr.

Tuesdale.

Do I have a second?

I need a second.

All right, Mr.

Nail.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Uh yes.

Um said coach.

Uh Mr.

Weaver.

If if you would explain on the items K, L, and E.

These are um contractual agreements, and we're extending them for one month only.

And as I understood, it was really uh a convenience for the city in these instances.

If I want to be sure I understood that correctly, but if you would explain why we why we're doing this.

Yes, sir.

As we go through, especially on yearly contracts, doing them all in October.

That's where it's a mass exodus immediately.

Taking these and moving them one month, then allows us that opportunity to go ahead and get through at the first of the year, and then whenever they were expire, we've got that one month period of time.

So it's more of a convenience from our standpoint of being able to do those contractual agreements that we're going to be locked into for long term anyway.

All right.

Thank you.

That's all I have, Mr.

Graham.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesday, Mr.

Nale, you're next.

That's good.

Okay.

All right.

Mr.

Gray.

Mr.

Schumacher.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

Come on, Dave.

Come on.

Right, y'all.

I apologize.

I regarding the resolution amendment public works department for um the baseball capital maintenance fund.

Is that money?

Is it earmarked right now for anything, or is that just being put in there for any maintenance issues arising in the future?

Tynum.

Yes, sir.

It's going to be over at the Shucker Stadium.

We've got multiple air conditioners, HBACs thing that we're working on currently, right now.

So yes, we have that.

We'll probably have some more.

Okay.

Um, I'm Z, also Z, and that's regarding the Shucker Stadium as well.

The uh containment system.

And I've read through all that, everything that's listed.

And I know that's 135,000.

But I guess part of the contract from years ago, the City of Biloxi has to fund that.

Yes, sir.

We own that is the facility.

All of the maintenance as we go through, there's a portion of the shuckers that they pay us on a yearly basis, and then we maintain all of our management.

Peter, any comments?

Well, the the netting was required by major league baseball throughout all of the minor league uh sort of stadiums.

They've required that a year ago.

The uh it's clearly a safety issue, I think, and uh something like that where the public is affected.

That's clearly our responsibility.

Oh, and I understand that.

I just looking at this, and and I know I've mentioned it before, and I love baseball, but it's we're bleeding money for the Shucker Stadium, and I don't know that we're getting any return from it.

Is there anything, and we can discuss this, I know at another time, but is there will that contract ever be renegotiated with the City of Biloxi?

12 years from now, or so we've got 12 years with what we're doing now, and there's no way around any of these expenses.

So things are always things are always changing, we're always having different ideas.

I mean, we're in talks right now about more increased use in the off season, but until that's concrete, we we're not really gonna come out and just announce it, although I guess I just did.

Well, I think for you to do that.

But you know, our opportunity is to raise more raise more revenue in the the conditions that we were given.

But uh unfortunately, you know, the debt service, the commitments that to uh the major league baseball, the conditions that we have to to raise that revenue, it's pretty much limited.

Right.

It it it yeah, I've learned a lot with that recently, and it's it's I think definitely limited.

Kiesler federal sponsorship, I mean that's that's helped.

That's added 150,000 a year, but it's still uh, you know, at some point we have to look at it as the amenity itself and the spinoff that comes from that and the uh it's like the beach.

What is the beach cost?

What's the return investment on the beach?

Would all of Howard developed and would that area have developed out uh without that or with what was there existing?

So you know that's that's a way to I look at it, but also we're looking at what can we do to improve the situation in the future.

Hopefully there is some resolution to that, but that's all I have.

Thank you all.

Thank you, Mr.

She May.

I'd just like to follow up on that.

And I understand the perception, perception's reality, but to say there's zero return or minimum return, I uh I don't know how you can say that.

We we spend a million one on on the payment thereabouts, and you can't say there's zero return from having a minor league baseball stadium.

Not to mention when we have Mississippi State, we have local other colleges, we usually pack the the stadium for three or four nights.

Uh and there's a lot of hotel rooms that benefit.

There's some retail that benefits.

We mentioned uh Keysler Federal sponsorship that benefits.

Uh plus we have a Biloxi Shuckers baseball team going into these other markets from Tennessee to Charlotte to uh all across the country playing games with that Biloxi uh Shucker, and people are saying, hey, there's a Bloxy team and it brands Biloxi.

I don't know how much you you would pay for that marketing if you had to spend money in those other markets.

There's certainly opportunity, and I'm glad you mentioned that we're we're pursuing that, and we might may be able to see some more increased benefits.

The the thing that we fell short of when when the stadium was built, we anticipated that there would be many concerts and other related events that never really transpired.

Uh attendance is a little over 2,000 per game as I understand it, talking to the Shucker's management, uh, which that's that's okay.

You know, it's not less than a thousand.

At least we're we're putting over two thousand people per game on average uh in the stadium.

That's a good thing.

Um I go to the games, you see people that are reunited.

You see people that live five miles from each other, and it's the first time they've seen each other at a uh you know in the city of Biloxi, and you see them kindling those relationships.

So I don't I don't want to say the the glass is full.

Um, but uh I think there's many opportunities, and I think the Shuckers, what they've contributed nearly over a decade has been positive, more more so than negative.

That's just my opinion.

Any rebuttal from anybody?

Yes, if I may one thing.

Yeah, sure.

And I'm not sure if that was meant for me.

I didn't mean to.

No, it's not meant for you, it's just in general, I promise you.

No, no, that's okay.

I but and again, I'm gonna stress that I am a huge baseball fan.

I go to baseball games all the time at Shucker Stadium.

If we looked at the numbers, I'm 100% confident we are losing money there.

I hate it, I love it, I want them to stay.

I just wish there were more things we could do to make money from the Shucker Stadium and not spend so much like we're doing today.

We're spending 165,000.

We're approving today.

It's gotta be approved.

We have no way not to approve it.

I just wish there was a way we could make more money off of that.

And that's all I have.

I agree.

I agree a hundred percent with you, councilman.

Any other comments?

Real quick.

So the maintenance agreement that we have, does that start over on a fiscal calendar or on the calendar?

So is it the maintenance agreement we have where they have to pay you 50% up until we reach a cap or basis, right?

So does that start over October 1st or is it start over January 1st?

Yeah.

When we put up 50,000.

I took a one and that starts over to where they can start by contributing.

Right.

Okay.

And then once they reach their cap, and then we're on the hook for for the rest of it going forward throughout the year.

If it's applicable.

Uh I have no comments uh on the consent agenda agenda, we'll finish with Mr.

Marshall.

Okay, we're still on the uh consent agenda on item P.

I just want to make clear that uh I'm gonna be abstaining from this when we get to that part where we can exceptions?

I'd like to make sure that that I'm not skipped over on that.

Item B.

You said item B.

Item B.

Okay.

All right.

I'll take the vote on the consent agenda, and then afterwards, if you're uh abstaining or are uh not in favor, we'll take the we'll take those votes after.

All in favor of the consent.

Those opposed, motion carries, I'll take the exceptions.

Mr.

Gray, Mr.

Marshall?

Yes, uh, exception.

Item P.

Mr.

Marshall is abstaining from item B.

P.

P.

I'm sorry, P like and Paul.

P like and Paul.

Okay.

All right, Mr.

Neil.

Are you any any exceptions?

No exceptions.

No exception.

Mr.

Tisdow?

Uh yes.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Um voting no on items T U X.

Y.

I'll read them again.

T U V W XY.

That's it.

Thank you.

Just want to make sure the clerk has that recorded.

Mr.

Shoemaker.

No exception.

No exception.

So we have one thing.

Okay.

Just we have one second, then we can get a chance to look and see what that is.

What the whole talk can just give me one minute.

All right.

We'll pause for a moment.

Mr.

Marshall is looking at the items at the round.

Mr.

Tisdale is uh agreements.

We need the money.

True.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Sure.

Why why are you doing it?

What are we doing here?

Well, we're gonna be tough.

We've been talking about budget for a number of weeks, and we've been sort of tracking what what money we're using losing out on when we waive certain fees.

So based on what I've heard over the last week, uh that's where I am today.

I just don't think we need to be approving waive, excuse me, waiv deposits or arrayman fees.

That's that'll be my position from here on out, by the way.

So first it's just what is it money when we need money?

Thank you.

Good.

All right.

You got those recorded?

Okay.

All right.

We'll move on to code enforcement hearings.

Mr.

Creel, you're up.

Item A, Robert J.

Bonhol.

Uh 2042 Crane Reach, that case has been resolved.

Item B, saying Tran, 150 Rosetti Street, that case has been resolved.

Item C, Irma F.

Processette, and June Goff, 643 Walker Street, that case has been resolved.

Item D, Sheila McIntyre, 515, Esther's Boulevard, that case has been resolved.

Item E, Bernice E.

Whitney Estate, 2178, Pops Ferry Road, that case has been resolved.

Item F Maria Angelica Barrest Digway 286 Wall Street, that case has been resolved.

Item G, Jerry L.

Scott Estate, 177 Daisy Street, that case has been resolved.

Item H, foul on Done, 152 Pine Street, that case has been resolved.

Item I, Anthony J.

Arsenal, Jr., 259 Porter Avenue, that case has been resolved.

Item J, Stark's Investment Properties LLC, Zero Pops Ferry Road, that case has been resolved.

Item K, Sophia L.

Pham, 367 Forest Avenue.

This property is still in violation.

Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of Sophia L.

Fan, 367 Forest Avenue?

There being none, uh, this case is closed.

Item L, Vance Brombaugh, 13162 Hudson Crown Road, that case has been resolved.

Item M, Glenn J.

Soser.

1737 Thomas Jefferson Drive, that case has been resolved.

Item N, Craig B.

Upton, 1040 Division Street, that case has been resolved.

Item O, Michael A.

Jones, 150 Pine Street, this property is still in violation.

Anyone here on to speak on behalf of Michael A.

Jones, 150 Pine Street.

That case has been resolved.

Item Q, Cindy C.

Tran, 321 Keller Avenue, this case has been resolved.

Item R, David M and Abigail Shaper.

371 Belvedere Circle, this property is still in violation.

Anyone here to speak on behalf of David M and Abigail Schaefer, 371 Belvedere Circle?

BNO1, this case is closed.

Item S, professional builders and remodel LLC 305 Belvedere Drive, that case has been resolved.

Item T, John B.

Joyce III, et al.

163 Begonia Street, that case has been resolved.

Item U, Freddie L.

Lane the third and Freddie Lane Jr.

2041 South Drive, that case has been resolved.

Item B, extended stay LLC, 590 Beach Boulevard.

This property is still in violation.

Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of extended stay LLC 590 Beach Boulevard?

There being no one, this case is closed.

Item W, Urban Transitional Living, LLC, 273 Queerens Avenue, that case has been resolved.

Item X, Chan Tran, 173 Dory Street, that case has been resolved.

Item Y, U and Tran 167 Hoxie Street, that case has been resolved.

Item Z, UN Tran 169 Hoxie Street, that case has been resolved.

All right.

Thank you.

So move by Mr.

Creel.

Do I have a second?

Mr.

Shoemaker, Mr.

Creel.

Well.

Well.

Afternoon, Council.

How much money we got?

He wants to say that.

Oh, okay.

I didn't want to get ahead myself.

Well, no, I figured it was a routine agenda, so I think we are at uh just actually called before the council meeting.

MEMA.

Uh confirm.

They have $751,000 in the Mississippi A website.

It's in what they call step 305.

When it gets uh step four, uh, then it starts moving its way down here.

So uh we have a conference call this Thursday with MEMA, and we're gonna ask them to press the little button or do the approvals to get it to step four, and then they'll start making its way down here.

So hopefully by our first meeting in September or the next following meeting uh in September, that money will be here, and I'll be able to provide that to the council.

Perfect.

Awesome.

Thank you.

Yes, sir.

Um item A, uh spoke with Jamie uh on the football gear.

So we've decided to go with uh flag football for age groups 10 and under and then tackle 11 and 12.

Okay, and then the uh equipment is according based on registration and registration is looking at when does it expire to register?

Pretty much we should have our number next day.

Registration up down a little bit down, but uh okay.

Yeah, it's new it'll be new for especially first year of the flag, correct?

We just changed that perfect, thank you, Mr.

Schumacher.

I have nothing okay.

Anyone else have anything to add for the routine?

All right, all in favor of the routine agenda, those opposed.

Motion carries.

Uh as I stated earlier, I'd like to make a motion to close in memory of Marcus Dickey.

Second, do we have a second?

Second.

Second by everybody.

All in favor?

Opposed.

We stand I need a motion for recess.

That was a motion to recess, right?

We're adjourning or recessing.

Adjourning.

I'm sorry.

All right, that was our motion.

All of it was unanimous.