Biloxi City Council Meeting - May 19, 2026: Proclamations, Zoning Approvals, and Development Incentives

May 19th, Biloxi City Council meeting.

Uh and I'll go ahead and open it up.

I need a uh motion to approve.

So moved.

The agenda.

Are there any revisions?

Okay, I need a motion to suspend the rules.

So moved.

Moved by Creel, seconded by Mr.

Tisdale.

Creel.

Any discussion?

No discussion.

All right.

Any other discussion by anyone?

All right.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries that the clerk would read the revisions.

To the policy agenda, we're substituting item 4G.

Resolution granting tax exemption pursuant to an application filed by Paritage Properties and or BLX 3.

Substituting item 4I resolution authorizing triparty agreement for commercial redevelopment incentive grant for Biloxi 3.

To the consent agenda, we're substituting 5i resolution authorizing renewal of quick book subscription.

Substituting 5-0 resolution accepting grant award from Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area and adding 5FF resolution accepting proposal of Gallagher for insurance coverage under an equipment voter from Markle American Insurance Company.

Chair, thanks the clerk and would like a uh motion to approve the agenda as amended.

So moved.

All in favor?

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Mayor's report.

Yeah, thank you, Ms.

President.

I too like to welcome everyone.

A lot of smiling faces out there.

We've been making some progress over the last weeks.

Uh and uh we got a this is a very special week because it's public works week week, and uh I see we got some some guys we're proud of and guys and gals we're proud of, and I want to read this proclamation.

So Christie, who should come up here?

Everybody should come up here.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's good.

All right.

Well, this is awesome.

I'm telling you, every time you see me pass by and I see those people out doing your things that I'm proud of and I know you've done some great work uh last few days.

So anyway, it is public works week.

So whereas public works professionals provide infrastructure facilities and services that are vital to a sustainable communities, public health, quality of life, and well-being of the people of Biloxi.

Whereas they're dedicated efforts, support and protect our city's transportation, water supply, solid waste systems, public buildings, and other essential facilities.

And it's important for citizens, civic leaders, and children in Biloxi to understand and appreciate the value of public works and the public works programs in our community.

Whereas 2026 marks the 66th annual National Public Works Week, sponsored by the American Public Works Association, recognizing the contributions of public works professionals and to the health of and quality of life.

Now therefore I agree with Fulfill Gilwich, Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi.

Do hereby proclaim the week of May 17th through 23, 2026 as National Public Works Week.

So congratulations, General.

All right, very good.

Congratulations.

There you go.

Is that way ready?

I know I think everyone has been recognizing that they're on schedule and doing some of the things that we do at this time of the year all the way through October as far as grass and keeping things uh beautiful and safe.

So I do congratulate each and every one of them.

And I think you might know that on the front of the everyone of our vehicles, we got that city of Bloxy logo.

So two in wave when you see them.

So I think that's one of the reasons why you know it's apparent that they're out there doing a pretty tough job.

Um we're making some progress, uh I said every day with uh with public works, and and again, one little comment.

We're in the I think we were having some pretty good success on the the West Biloxi Library.

Electrical challenges, so that's good.

And we're in the final day, some of the things one year gyms of today was regarding the same last days and the last pieces of equipment before those um the opening event, I think on June 7th, June 6th, I think.

So uh appreciate your support of the of these of these efforts, and and uh we uh we look forward to to making even more progress.

And I believe that concludes my report.

Thank you, Mayor.

Any departmental reports?

Thank you for having us here, and I'll have uh Director Labata talk about it in just a moment.

But I did want to say thank you for all the support that we're getting currently as we work towards this new budget, and I would like to remind everyone that the budgets every year are put out on the Facebook page, the city page, home page, and the audits are out there as well.

So if you'd like to see where the money is being spent and where the auditors say, good and bad, everything is on the home page for the city of Biloxi.

So at this time, I asked Director Lamata if she'll give an update.

Okay, so the first thing I'd like to update y'all on is um our grass cutting schedule.

So as you know, we've started our our new schedule this summer.

Um we are still working the kinks out, we're still trying to make sure that we're gonna be able to do that.

Okay.

Uh we're still trying to work the kinks out.

I know we've had a couple complaints uh, like Division Street has gotten kind of tall this week.

Uh so we we we're out catching that, um, getting caught up.

So just be patient with us as we try to work through our schedule and how we make it work when we've got to get pulled off to do other things.

Um, but we also are working towards getting the grass schedule uploaded online where residents can go and see when is the last time a uh street has been cut.

We were trying to automate the process, so it's kind of taking us a little bit of time.

I'm not sure if we're going to be able to automate it, so we're probably gonna go ahead and just put it up there and update it maybe on a weekly basis.

That way residents can check for themselves.

Um especially since this is National Public Works Week.

I thought I would also give an update on everything that Public Works has been doing.

There's been a lot of um uh concerns, not concerns, I guess, but a lot of issues being brought up about the residents of Biloxi, the Mr.

and Mrs.

Biloxi, and things that aren't getting done for them.

And so, appropriately being public works week, I thought I would give a report to let Mr.

and Mrs.

Biloxi know exactly what's being done for them because these guys there's not a lot of them, but they accomplish a lot of work in a year's time.

So I'm gonna run through this real quick, as quickly as I can because it's a lot of stuff.

But um, this is from the last year, May 1st, 2025 through May 1st, 2026.

In public works, we had 633 total requests for service.

I expect that'll go up this year as we progress, having more of the B Connect.

You know, B Connected wasn't in effect that whole time.

So those these are requests that come either from y'all or call-ins from the residents.

Uh of the 633, we have addressed 559, which leaves us about 74 still open.

Generally, if in any given week, we run about 75 to 100 service requests open.

Our number one request for service is a water leak.

The second request is is sewer backups and sewer main brakes.

Throughout the year last year, those service requests turn into work orders.

That's the actual when we actually go out and do the work.

In the past 12 months, public works has completed 9600 work orders.

Streets and drainage, which has only 17 people.

Um, 17 people that do this grass cutting, they've completed over 3,000 work orders for a total value of 1.4 million dollars.

Those same 17 people have picked up 277 uh trash pickups, have made 374 trips to the landfill.

So on average, we're going to the landfill every single day with trash.

Um, I know y'all see a lot of trash on the roadway, but I just this just shows we're out there, we're we're we're trying to get it all.

We can't get it all, but we're making an effort.

Um those 374 trips to the landfill resulted in 920 tons of trash being disposed of in the last year.

Grass cutting, which is also that same group of employees, cut over uh just under 2,000 miles of grass in the right-of-way.

Just to put that in perspective, the city has 300 streets.

Now we don't cut every street, we only cut the major thoroughfares.

But last year we cut 2,000 miles of street and 52 miles of easements.

We repaired over 700 potholes.

I know there's a lot of complaints that we that there's a lot of potholes, potholes don't get addressed, but I want to make sure that Mr.

But I want to make sure that Mr.

and Mrs.

Biloxi know that we are addressing potholes.

There's a lot of them out there.

And last year we were able to correct 700 of them.

Our concrete sidewalks, we have a crew that does nothing but concrete work.

They completed 148 work orders.

That's concrete street replacements and sidewalk replacements.

That for a value of 260,000.

Our sign shop, which replaces street signs, puts in new street signs, completed 834 work orders for 185,000 worth of street sign work last year.

That was only, and that was three employees.

They completed 4,280 work orders for a total value of one point almost 1.5 million dollars.

That is we have 107 lift stations, 11 tanks, 25 wells that go by and are looked at every single day, five days a week.

On top of that, they completed 900 sewer repair work orders and almost 3400 water repair work orders.

So it's it's a lot of work.

They're not always seen every day, but they're accomplishing a lot.

Our vehicle maintenance, they complete they do vehicle maintenance for all city vehicles with the exception of police and fire.

They did 175 oil changes for about 30,000.

So we're doing the oil changes in-house, cost us about 25 to 30 dollars apiece instead of having to contract that out, sending out somewhere.

And last but not least, our building maintenance employees, which are only five, and they are responsible for maintaining uh almost 100 buildings.

They completed 350 work orders and did almost 270,000 worth of building maintenance on our buildings.

Um so all in all, public works completed almost 9700 work orders for a total of in-house labor costs and materials of just over 4 million dollars.

So I just wanted to give this report so that the people of the residents of Biloxi know that we are out there working, we're working hard.

Um we're trying to take care of Mr.

and Mrs.

Biloxi as best we can.

Um and if we have any issues, we're we're here, let us know.

We have B Connect.

We'll send in your complaints, and we will try to address them as soon as possible.

We don't always get to everything as quickly as people would like us to, but but we try.

So thank you.

Thank you, Director.

Well, and then the last thing I would do is one, say thank you to our public works and thank you to all our employees.

And uh remind everyone that uh we appreciate the council support that you've given all of us and uh Mr.

Koreel.

The be alert is up and operational.

So uh they've done a great job on that.

Nothing further, sir.

All right.

Thank you.

Uh we'll begin with council reports, Creel.

Perfect.

Uh let's see here.

First of all, I'd like to recognize uh unless he just walked out, Nathan Barrett, supervisor of district five, and I'm recognizing him just to thank him for uh some paving work that he just did over in Ward 4 and for uh helping out with uh with the citizens over there in Sun Kiss.

So Nathan Todd, uh you your your street guy Todd Heron did a great job, and uh I know the people playing pickleball and all in that area are uh excited for those repairs, so thank you.

Um so the inmate program uh is working is working great.

Um so I I met with um the uh the assistant over there, Craig, and was telling him some of our issues that you had mentioned about if we have eight inmates, only two want to come out or four, not not everybody wants to join.

Um, one recommendation, and I'd mention it to uh to legal was instead of the judge sentencing them to 90 days, he can send us them to 45 days for community service, and then that way they don't they don't have that option to stay inside then uh because they get the two to one automatically, I believe, uh if if they are incarcerated.

So just just a thing, and to further the the that program, uh I spoke to uh Judge uh Simpson earlier today, and he gave me uh he was doing his weekly docket, and so the ones that are in jail, they do it uh via television or what have you, but they couldn't find one inmate.

And so when they finally found him, a deputy came up to him and told him that inmate was happened to be on detail with the city of Biloxi doing litter control.

So they brought him to the to the deal, and not to mention he was uh such a good uh I guess employee that um the judge sentenced into time served, and I believe we got a full-time employee out of it, or or he's he's applying to to come on board to be a full-time employee.

So the irony of the situation is one of the things he was in jail for was littering, and so he was he was there picking up trash.

So um, but uh no, that's that's good.

So that's that's a uh success of the program, and I believe that was mentioned when we started it.

This heaven forbid we get an employee out of it.

So uh thank you for championing that.

Um if we could today, before we uh adjourn and journal memory of Jody Brussard, uh long time Biloxian who uh just recently passed away.

Um hey Christie, um traffic studies.

I know uh we have well we have one and hopefully a second coming, but so the one that's on uh pass road from Nelson to Pops area.

Yeah, it's uh we've submitted the paperwork.

Uh it's it's an MDOT project and funded, so it's got a process to it, unfortunately.

It it it can be a little tedious, but we've submitted the paperwork up to MDOT to activate the project, and then we'll get the MOU back from them.

And we said we got a few more steps, but it's it's it's in the process.

It's in process.

And the other one just if we could keep it on the yes, and I'll and I'll talk to the mayor about getting that other one going and getting some funding to pay for our match for that.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Um also at this time I'd like to congratulate the seniors that just graduated from Biloxi High 2026.

Uh my niece was one of those ones that that was in that class, and uh it was a a great great event at the Coliseum.

Uh the valedictorian salutatorium did very very well with their with their speeches.

Um hey, Jerry, I was just checking on the status of the storage units that we we have uh that we're trying to empty.

The ones that we're trying to eliminate.

Yeah, yes, sir.

Uh Ani Gaso is working on that.

They've looking at combining the I'm hoping we'll just have one storage unit after we get through because there's work underway to get the Mardi Gras Museum to take over the one that that they're taking care of where all their stuff is.

And on the other one, it's just a matter of getting some of the uh cubicles and things out of there.

So I would say probably within 30 days we should have that resolved.

Perfect, perfect.

Um all right, that's it.

Thank you.

Thank you, Krill.

Mr.

Tuesdale.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Glavin.

Um just to remind every to everyone that Monday is Memorial Day.

Of course, all city offices are closed, but they also have a ceremony at the Biloxi VA in the cemetery, if you have the time and wish to attend.

Tomorrow at 5 30, there's uh a ceremony to dedicate the Point Cadet Pavilion in the name of George Lawrence.

That's tomorrow at 5 30.

Tomorrow at 5 o'clock, there's the first public hearing for community development block grants that's going to be at the community development center in the auditorium.

Um I do want to thank the public works folks, because I see them all the time.

Rain or shine, no snow though.

Um, but they they do a good job and they work hard.

And the last thing is I do want to uh thank the police department for again putting on the fallen officer program.

Uh it's an annual event.

They they handle it very well, and it marks uh unfortunately a special occasion where those officers who have fallen uh in the city of Biloxi are memorialized in their family families.

Thank you.

That concludes my comments.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Mr.

Shoemaker.

Thank you.

Just two things.

Uh this past week, we had the groundbreaking for the Thomas and Medical uh Plaza right there, just off of Shriners and Ward Seven.

Uh great event, weather was great.

A lot of people showed up.

So I I know it's kind of been put off in and for probably the last year or so.

Great thing.

It's gonna be a great development for Ward 7, the city and the Gulf Coast.

So hopefully good things coming with that.

Secondly, and I know we mentioned this, it's been a long time ago, microphones and some audio in this room.

I know uh last week it was very sketchy.

I know there might be a microphone or two that's even more sketchy and kind of static y, if you will, but hopefully maybe that's something we can look at soon and maybe get some repairs done or some new audio for in here.

And that's all I have.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Shoemaker.

Mr.

Neil.

Uh I just wanted to say that um Hill Hill of Park starting to look probably the best it's looked in a long time.

And I talked to Jamie earlier about the bathrooms and during works to get fixed and painting and city probably looks better than it's ever looked in a long time.

It really looking good.

And um the library and um West Biloxi, we're gonna um it's gonna look good on the outside.

I know it's gonna be opening we didn't get a report about when it's gonna open, but uh it's it's gonna be soon, hopefully.

And um that that concludes my report.

Thank you, Mr.

Neil.

I'll come back to you, Mr.

Marshall, Mr.

Gray.

Well, and thank the city employees for all that hard work.

Um y'all y'all deserve it.

On one other thing, tonight I'm gonna introduce a resolution requesting a portion of US 90 extended from Porter Avenue to Coom Street, be officially designated as the astronaut Fred Hayes Memorial Highway in honor of Bluxy native Fred Hayes.

Fred Hayes is one of Bluxie's greatest sons from humbly beginning here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

He went to serve our country as a test pilot, NASA astronaut.

A member of and member of the historic Apollo 13 mission, a mission that demonstrated courage, leadership, determination, and American integrity.

Under actionary circumstances, although Apollo 13 never landed on the moon, the successful return of the crew remains one of the greatest accomplishments of history of space exploration, exploitation.

Fred Hayes uh represented the very best of Blocksy during one of the most difficult moments of of the American space program, designating this section of highway 90 in his honor is about more than a road roadway sign.

It is about recognizing a hometown hero whose achievements inspire generations of Americans and continue to do inspire young people today to pursue education, science, aviation, engineering, and public service.

This corridor along our beachfront is one of the most recognized and traveled routes in the city.

Naming in its honor of Fred Hayes creates a last tribute, the resident uh and visitors alike will see for generations to come.

I believe this is a fitting and well deserved recognization for a man who brought pride and and international recognition to the city of Bloxy.

I respect for the support of my fellow council members.

Few people have ever left footprints on history.

Fred Hayes did.

And Bloxy should be proud to recognize that legacy.

Thank you.

That's all I have.

Thank you, Mr.

Gray, Mr.

Marshall.

Uh Mr.

Bate.

Yes, sir.

Uh uh reading, I discussed that with you before.

The um clearing up that that ditch, where are you at with that?

Uh it is on our list, actually.

Uh Cleo and I just talked about it last week.

I will get you an update on that.

Okay.

And you're saying that you're cleaning up in the area of the parks and everything?

Yes, sir.

On this side of the roads.

We're doing we're in charge of the parks and everything on this side of Keese.

Okay.

Because of the fact that this is uh parks uh national parks week.

I'm gonna refrain from any comments in reference to the parks out of respect and appreciation.

So I'm gonna skip like a whole section.

We are in the case.

If you have some yeah, if you have some issues, I can I can write them down and we'll get a press and appreciation for the guys and gals that are out there doing a good job.

I'm going to refrain from any comments about parks because of today and this week.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

All right.

Chief.

It's mayor week too, huh?

Yeah.

All right, unless you plan to adopt these dogs, we need to get rid of them.

Some kind of way is causing a problem.

We have dogs chasing people.

We got a whole lot of uh e-bikes and bicycles and people just being chased by these dogs.

And that's not gonna work anymore.

I can't I mean it's been like four months begging.

What's the status?

Give me a concrete, I gotta tell the people something.

All right, so Animal Control is still working on it as they get time to go over to to that particular area.

Uh as far as the dart guns, they have not come in yet.

They were supposed to be in last Friday.

So we're still waiting on those.

That'll certainly help us uh with the resolving the issue.

Um and then you mentioned e-bikes, and I know you're talking about people chasing them.

We are looking at different things dealing with e-bikes and speeds of e-bikes and scooters and all that kind of stuff because I know that's not what you're referring to, but it is next issue.

That was next.

That is on the sidewalks.

Yeah, they got to have some kind of we gotta have some kind of guidelines coming for that.

Sure.

It's not a regular bicycle, they're on sidewalks, they cut across.

And they're getting faster and faster.

They zipping, man.

They woo whoo.

They're quiet.

You don't hear him.

Next thing you know, they just went by you.

They might be able to catch a dog or something.

I think so.

I think if the dogs have a pitch to it or something.

But we got some smart dogs.

I understand that the dogs say your trucks coming to run.

But we gotta, I guess I can't take the excuses anymore.

I've been real patient about it because my people aren't taking excuses at night.

All we hear is packs of dogs.

Matter of fact, since we you will not have started this conversation, it was even a whole nother chief.

But since then, the dogs have had dogs.

And that's that's just too long.

So we're gonna figure out you know, go back to a uh regroup, have another plan for me.

But that's one of my major complaints in the whole area.

I said um some pictures, uh reference to a uh particular eviction process.

We getting because of the fact we have relevants in our area, and we have the eviction processes where they take everything out the house and they just throw it on the sidewalk.

Uh I would like to have a plan design because if they evict somebody on a Thursday or Friday, my neighborhood looks like you know what, because it's laid out there on the sidewalk.

The people go pick out what they want and they leave everything else just piled up.

So technically I think that's literate.

Uh no, they didn't put it out there, but the landlord caused that action.

And so we need to find a way to to say that they just can't sit there for a whole week waiting on the city to come and pick up something that we didn't cause the action, they cost that action.

We had a situation where next to one of the churches and even across the street from the family coastal.

I was getting phone calls about that.

It was just litter, litter, litter, later.

So maybe they stop and give them a you know knock on the door, see if the homeowners there, uh the owner of the property there, ask them to straighten it up, maybe we can get off the door.

It's literate.

And it looks bad.

We're trying to bring uh cleanness into the neighborhood.

But I understand some people have trouble keeping their houses in the yards, things like that.

But when you got trash thrown up aside the uh up and down the street in a 20 or 30 foot area, just trash, and you got a trash can sitting there next to it.

That's literate.

That's not you know, and I could also get with Justice Court since they handle the eviction process along with the constables and see what what exactly they're telling the uh land uh owners.

Okay.

So that might help.

Now if they had to clean up their yard and they threw, you know, limbs and branches waiting on the trash, man.

That's that's one thing.

But this is literally where they swept the house out, just threw it out there and okay.

So between besides that and the dogs, everything else I think maybe you okay with.

I appreciate you, sir.

Thank you.

I also want to make sure that we uh as counsel do support Fred Hayes.

Fred Hayes is from East Biloxi.

There's no one as I recall from Ward 6 has ever gone as far as this gentleman from East Biloxi.

I know Ward 6 thinks they could got everything and everything is great, but can you claim that?

No.

Thank you, sir.

Yeah, I'm through.

Thank you, Mr.

Marshall.

Got a few things.

Um kicking off with uh uh flags at AJ Holloway uh sportsplex.

Uh they they they need to be replaced.

Um they're looking pretty tattered out there, getting a few calls more than one.

So we just take a look at that, it'd be great.

Um I want to thank public works appropriate today.

Uh submitted, I think less than a week ago, uh, some potholes on Shauna Woodson, Stacey Lane and uh Robot there today.

Uh they they are uh they've been repaired.

Uh that's pending uh uh a repayment of that.

It's on the uh repayment list and and that's pending uh some other uh work to uh to be completed so we can get to that.

I did speak uh to one of the residents, his name's Doug, and uh he was very appreciative of uh taking that first step.

Um also uh uh I can't wait to uh get the dedication uh for George Lawrence.

Uh other than Fred Fred Hayes, uh Mr.

Lawrence's footprints are all over Biloxi uh in more ways than one.

And uh so we're looking uh forward to honoring him uh tomorrow.

I also want to uh recognize another Biloxi resident uh or fellow from Biloxi, Lou Pitalo.

Turned 101 years old, and uh he was honored.

Uh WLOX did a nice story on him.

He's a veteran, very accomplished, um, and he still has his wits about them today.

It was it was good to see his humor uh injected.

So um congratulations to Mr.

Lou.

Uh know him well, see him at the lodge uh every so often, and I think the mayor was there to kind of celebrate that that uh that uh gathering as well.

Um let's see.

Drainage.

Uh drainage issue at Watersview on the north side.

Uh it was a drainage pipe installed some time ago.

It's the black uh kind of ribbed uh drainage pipes.

You want are you aware of what's happening?

Okay, if you if you don't mind speaking to that.

Absolutely.

Cleo went out either Friday or Monday, and they're gonna go in.

Uh a part of that pipe has um for lack of a better term, washed up out of the ground.

Yeah, so it they went and looked at it, they're gonna be able to fix it in-house, so it's it's on their list of uh to do.

So we're it's gonna be addressed.

Okay, director, thank you for that.

Um told the residents that I'd re put that part of my report.

So I appreciate that update very much.

Uh a word about the budget.

Um we're not into the budget, but we're getting closer uh to this next year's fiscal budget.

And uh you have my commitment.

Uh I think we're around the 74 million dollar range to kind of see if we can get a zero-based budget based on that target.

And I think it's uh something frugal and responsible uh for this council uh to do.

Uh we have the means to be able to do it, and I think if we uh take a look at all the data, uh we're very capable of passing a zero-based uh 74 million or are in that range budget.

So I'm looking forward to those days are getting closer.

Looking forward to uh disseminating the information with uh all of my colleagues and the mayor and Rick, and uh I'm sure we'll get that done for the citizens of Biloxi, and they'll be very happy about that.

Um events this weekend by the way, the weather was outstanding this weekend and kicked off in the morning with crew of Neptune down at the uh Point Cadet Pavilion with a Black Hawk uh helicopter arriving uh with the the queen of the crew of Neptune as the national anthem was being sung, and it just was so patriotic, so Biloxi.

Uh and we had thousands of people uh there.

We we probably cooked about uh 3,500 pounds of crawfish and uh had bands, things for the kids to do, and it was very family-oriented, and it was very a very great great event.

And I know my colleague uh didn't mention this, but I I'd be remiss if I didn't mean mention the Billy Creel wooden boat show that was also going on the same day.

And this is an honor named after Billy Creel, whose uh integrity uh camaraderie with his fellow Biloxians are second to none and could never be questioned.

And uh it was really nice to celebrate yet another wooden boat show named after his honor.

Uh very good event.

Uh over at AJ Holloway, as I mentioned, the flags.

We also had the BPA baseball tournament.

Uh all the different age groups uh were participating all weekend long, uh full capacity, thousands of people out there generating uh a significant amount into our economy, and again, it's another testimony of that investment in AJ Holloway Sportsplex.

And I commend Jamie and uh your staff was out there.

I saw Ronnie out there, and uh they were working real hard, making sure everything was maintained and uh supporting that event.

So thank you once again.

Biking the coast.

I know it wasn't a Biloxi event this year, it was over in Long Beach, my good friend uh Jason, uh, but it was spilling over here.

You could see the bikers up and down Biloxi uh uh Beach Boulevard.

Uh so even though the the event wasn't a Biloxi event, we certainly felt its effects, and they got to uh enjoy what we have to offer here.

All right, I'm almost finished.

Uh Biloxi High graduation.

Uh I think this was my 14th year in a row attending this, and the mayor was there.

Uh we were honored to be invited up on the stage, but even more important, uh, we had a chance uh before graduation ceremonies commenced uh in the back uh to be able to talk to some of the students.

Uh, these are bright young people, excited to graduate, excited about the future.

Some of them are not going to be here in Biloxi.

They're going off to uh and they have uh ambitions and and goals, but there's a lot of them that are bullish on Biloxi.

And it was just great to see the positive attitude, and they're so thankful uh for being in this uh unique small community.

And I think it's up to us to foster that to take care of the women, the children, and the young uh men that'll be the future of Biloxi and set the good example for that and know what that means and take take responsibility for that.

And last, um I want to talk about another thing that happened.

This isn't necessarily on the local scene, but it it affects our our locals.

The House of Representatives passed the Save Our Shrimpers Act.

Uh they passed it in the House.

It now goes over to the Senate for consideration.

And and what does this uh bill mean for Biloxi?

It's a measure to support our local uh shrimpers all along the Gulf of Mexico and all the all the different uh states, but also here in our city of Biloxi.

It's the shore up the industry pressures with uh supply chain demands.

Uh this act will uh allow them to get fuel credits.

It'll allow them to get low interest loans, and it'll allow them to have the support uh as they try to make a living in these uh Gulf waters, uh, and that's real important.

So next week I'm going to be introducing a resolution of support to send to the Senate.

I've worked real hard on measures like this that are important, and so has uh the small communities in Louisiana, in Alabama, in Texas, and Florida, and it's our efforts that make a difference for our shrimpers, not only in East Biloxi, but all the cities along the uh Mississippi Gulf Coast.

And uh I don't think I have to ask, I'm sure it would get unanimous uh support, but if you have any questions, uh I'd certainly answer any of those uh if you have any.

And with that, uh that concludes my report.

We're now gonna open it up uh for the public agenda, citizens' comments.

We have a total allotted time of 45 minutes.

Uh if you'd raise your hand to be recognized, uh you come up to the front, uh write your name and address legibly and state it in the microphone clearly so the clerk uh can record it.

Uh direct your comments uh to the chair and to the full council up here, and um with that we'll go ahead and get started.

So on my left, your right, if you raise your hand to be recognized.

Yes, sir.

Yeah, him and then nope, him, you, and you'll be third.

Y'all be patient.

We got time.

Good afternoon.

My name is Donovan Scrug.

I'm here representing Elliott Land Development.

Uh I was before you a couple weeks ago with the first reading of a proposed rezoning for the uh site that is the old Boulevard elementary.

Uh the site plan that we had submitted to the planning commission and the uh staff uh did get approval.

Uh it's a significant reduction of what was previously put before you, which was about a 250 unit development.

Uh this is down to a 100 unit development.

Uh we would I'm here uh to ask any to answer any questions you may have, but you know I am here to support the project, but um I do hope you will vote favorably uh for this project to let it move forward.

I think it'll be good for the area and good for the city of Biloxi.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

All right, sir.

Yep, and then you're next.

My name's John Kemp.

My house lives at 178 Hannibal Court.

I live in the city of Biloxi.

Um Mr.

Mayor, I'm gonna say thank you for my midshipman that's in Annapolis graduating this week.

On Friday, he will be the first officer in his family.

And that started in this building.

I don't know what you saw in him, but what your staff put together in that letter, it got him two Congresspeople to also send them and submit letters after they saw you recommend them.

So we are elated about that.

Um Council.

Uh like I said, I live in the city of Biloxi, so um Jamie, congratulations, blade belated.

Um, Mr.

Marshall.

Um good job, sir.

Uh Mr.

Glavin, we see you everywhere, so you don't need Mr.

Tisdale.

Um, you're the only person I know that would go to every event if somebody just sent out an invite.

So uh so thank you again.

Um I would be remiss if I didn't mention um public works.

I had no idea this is public works.

Uh my water man was broken uh a couple of weeks ago.

And so I called the office and I spoke to uh nice young lady Dawn, uh Britney, and also her uh colleague uh Nora, they they all do wonderful work.

But I was touched by Mr.

Ewing, Jody Ewing.

He came to my house, um, and within two hours, he made the the people digging the fiber dig up the the hole that they said that they had covered, and he wanted to see it himself because we had dirt in our in our sewer and in our water.

Um that took him all day to do that in that sun.

And um, so Miss Lubatard, I think please please um if I can buy the pizza for your office next time, I will um for those three young ladies and Mr.

Jody.

Um and then my last minute I want to talk about something that's near and dear.

Fifty years ago, almost to the day, but Luxie High won his first and only state track meeting.

It's one time in this in the school's history, and I can see the surprise in people's face.

Um, but that team should be celebrated.

Um, because it just doesn't happen.

It's hard to win a state chapter, especially in track.

Um, my uncle uh who spoke to Mr.

Marshall on his deathbed, um, got about half of the points for that track team 50 years ago.

He was first place in the hundred, first place in the 200.

He led the track uh the 440 and the 880 relay, and he was first placed in the long jump.

Um, because of my previous act activism with your predecessor, I think that's why he's not in the hall of fame.

So who's whoever's in charge of the hall of fame, please look at Reginald Kemp's accolades and and consider that whole team.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Mr.

Hustley.

They don't care at the moment.

Um you mentioned something last week, Mr.

Glavin, about some uh potholes as soon as you walked in the door at the last council meeting on Stacy Lane.

And here today you say those those have been repaired.

And we've been grabbing for 14 years with a bike in a ditch uh dug.

Keith from flooding my dad's property.

Fourteen years.

Can anyone here explain to me why that ditch has not been dug?

Anyone?

And yeah, I heard y'all been talking talking about public works and all that they do.

Yeah, they do work.

But how many of them work out there at Walmart?

The same piece of plastic dimension, Mr.

Shoemaker.

I went by this past Sunday, it's still hanging on.

They don't you don't really see hardly anybody out there pay them trash.

Hardly anybody out there doing the ditches.

And the flooding issue has been going on 14 years.

And pictures have been given to you.

Now, what we what are we planning on doing about it?

We're just gonna sit around until you know floods the property out.

Uh the only thing holding water back from coming in my dad's jar is Fondstraw.

Yeah.

I know each one of y'all have a job, and it's important to you.

But this little town right here, I was born and raised in Woolmarket before y'all annexed it, and it looked a heck of a lot better back then than what it does now.

That's my own personal opinion.

And I know y'all about money and making money.

I'm not so much about making money as making the community look right and make it look good.

And do what the people want, not what the city wants, anything like that.

So if it made you mad, sorry, but that's the way I feel.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Yes, ma'am.

Yep.

That's the gas station that you wanted to put in on Pop's Ferry.

Speaking to the microphone, and uh you need to begin by stating your name and address and write it on the piece of paper for the record.

Okay, my name is Carol D'Andrea Teague.

I'm at 2507 Orleans Road in Biloxi.

Okay.

Anyway, I just wanted to make uh a couple of comments regarding that.

Um first of all, it is not needed in the area.

You already have a gas station on Pops Ferry and Pass Road.

The area in that particular is already saturated.

You're going to have a chick fill up soon.

You've got uh coffee shop, plus you've got rouses in that whole corner area to be putting something there would cause uh terrible chaos in traffic that is going to have a terrible impact on anybody that lives off of Atkinson or in Bay Vista, or who has to use a Pops Ferry Bridge at a daily basis because when that bridge is open, that's just gonna be beyond chaotic if you ever were to put any kind of business there.

I mean, you speak of beautification and so forth, but yet you're going in opposition of it by trying to overbuild it, over saturate an area, you know, where these businesses.

Thank you.

Russell my name is uh Russell Kraft.

I'm at 2413 Old Bay Road, and uh we uh feel that the this is concerned the convenience store, Atkinson Pop Square.

We figure you know, we feel that the character of the neighborhood is not changed enough to justify these conditional use items that the owner developers requested.

Uh I realize the property presently is zoned for limited uh business, and uh we're good with that.

And we, you know, whatever can you know, we're welcome to business as long as they comply with the uh present ordinances and zoning laws, and uh without these uh impractical conditional use items that the owners requested.

Uh this property's been in my family for 64 years.

We've seen a lot of changes, uh, good and bad.

And um when Dr.

Bertusi bought the property, he uh plotted it out and zoned it back then.

I don't know what it was called.

Now it's called limited business, and the bank was gonna be on the corner where the subject property is.

You know, fast forward, uh, you know, it they Dr.

Batusi and Dr.

McMurphy has been excellent neighbors.

We had no problem with that use.

And um, you know, building this property uh this development right here in the middle of a four subdivisions would not only destroy the character of the neighborhood, make a bad situation worse with vehicular traffic.

We have future development at the end of Big Lake Road and Old Bay Road, Keysler Credit Union headquarters.

You got to consider the future volume traffic of that, Biloxi Upper Elementary School, myriad of neighborhoods that's coming on north of the bay, and it's it's not a good fit.

So uh, you know, I go on record opposing this project, and uh, you know, I hope the city council shares my views and champions our cause.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Craft.

Anyone else?

Yes, ma'am.

Hi, I'm Sarah Resky, the director of the Harrison County Library System, and I just want to say thank you to uh your to Christie, Rick, and Mr.

Nail for keeping us in the loop about the progress with the West Biloxi Library.

We're really excited that it looks like the electrical repairs are gonna happen.

And just I wanted to tell y'all thank you very much for your communication and your work on this.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

My left, your right.

Raise your hand to be recognized.

My right, your left, yes, sir.

Uh good afternoon.

My name is Bobby Heinrich, uh, 1806 23rd Avenue in Govort.

I'm here to represent items uh C and D, one being the convenience store.

I don't want to take up a whole lot of time for public comment, but I'm here to um just offer some uh some comments that was uh said at the uh or kind of address some of the comments that was set at the Planning Commission and and things like that.

And I I've got a write up here and I'd like to hand that out if you would if you don't mind.

Uh I would love to be able to uh address these things uh during during the case.

Okay.

Just give it to me.

I'll pass it out.

I'll pass it out for you.

I'll pass it out for you.

You time is running out.

Again.

Um I'm here for uh those two items and uh like to be able to address any comments for those two projects.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anybody else on my right?

Yes.

Hello, my name is Kristen Manners, and I live at 2489 Castile Place in Biloxi.

I am here to oppose the proposed gas station convenience store along Popsary Road.

I think it's 416.

Case number 26-022.

I am a property appraiser, and I also live in La Bon Terre.

So this directly affects me, but as a property appraiser, I also understand traffic constraints, traffic flows, and understand how this will impact very adversely for the neighborhood.

Um congestion increases at that intersection, drivers are going to divert through the nearby neighborhoods.

That's the that's a big issue right there.

When they do that, that's going to end up being a safety issue for kids who are riding bikes, all kinds of different, you know, playing outside regularly increased traffic puts all those kids at risk.

The intersection already struggles, especially during peak times.

And I think adding a component like a gas station where you've got constant traffic in and out.

It's not like one of the businesses that are already there, McMurphy or the IDoctor.

Those are limited use.

Something like a gas station is gonna cause increased traffic all times, peak and not peak.

Conditional use requires no adverse impact to safety or infrastructure, but here the impacts are predictable, they're negative, unmitigated, and therefore the standard is not met.

Approving this would signal high traffic uses can be placed and constrained intersections, which undermines the purpose of conditional use.

I strongly oppose this project.

Thank you.

Anyone else, my right, your left?

Raise your hand to be recognized.

Did I miss anyone on the other side of the room or in the back?

Last chance.

Okay, Dok.

If the clerk would tell me Oh, never mind, we got it right here.

Four A Gray and Nail.

All right, if the clerk would read item 4A, please.

Ordinance to amend the land development ordinance pertaining to non-residential and planned development districts.

All right.

The motion was made by Mr.

Gray and the second by Mr.

Nail.

Mr.

Gray is out of the room.

Mr.

Nail.

Thank you.

No comment.

No comments at this time.

Is there any discussion by any of the other council members on this item?

We had a workshop on this earlier today at 11, Jair, if you don't mind summarizing.

Question before you today is whether or not to allow single family homes and zero lot line homes in the PDC and district commercial.

We believe we believe that it should be allowed.

We see a number of reasons why it should be allowed.

We can't come up with any reasons why it shouldn't be allowed.

So all this does is uh would allow single family structures and zero lotline structures in a PDC.

That's it.

Question.

And the planning commission, planning commission voted 13 to zero to recommend approval to the council.

All right.

Mr.

Creel, question.

So if this passes today, does it encompass existing or from day moving forward?

Just from the day moving forward, we can't hold new developments to or we can't go back and retroactively on cases that were held before.

So this would only affect the new cases that come before us.

Yes, sir.

All right.

And so we had mentioned in the workshop there were three um three single family dwellings.

You had the the detached, then you had the single foot uh family uh zero lot lines, but then the one in the middle, which was the single family family Mississippi cottage.

Is there a reason why we excluded the the miss uh the Mississippi cottage?

Is that not no longer a thing?

I believe those were the Katrina cottages, if I'm not mistaken.

They they were, and uh we just didn't consider those.

Most people that still have those cottages are asking to use those for separate uses like uh a guest cottage in their backyard or something like that.

Uh we haven't had anyone approach us about wanting to do a uh Mississippi cottage community or anything.

And so that that that would stay as is.

Yes, sir.

That right there.

Okay, thank you.

Any other questions?

Mr.

Marshall.

So let me uh I want to be clear about this.

So if someone has already got a house that's there and it's in a situation and they want to switch it over from rental.

And they want to switch from rental to to sell them to individual houses.

How would that affect that?

Okay, if if you're asking me, if you've got a residential compound, there are a number of houses in it like we talked about this morning.

And those people wanted decided all of a sudden that they were gonna sell, wanted to sell those houses, they would have to go through the process of having that property subdivided.

It'd go before the DRC, it would go to the Planning Commission for a public hearing.

And then if it were appealed, it would come to the City Council if someone objected to it.

Okay.

Now, if by chance um we didn't approve this, what would it be uh the option to doing that to change those rentals into individual lines?

Well, again, this is only going to affect any projects that come forward in the future.

So any any that have already been approved would not be affected by it.

We see this as uh opening the door for someone to add this to their projects when they move forward.

So uh we see it as a positive thing.

If someone's already got uh the compound of houses or rentals and they decide now they're gonna they need to sell them, but they've already built them, they're not gonna be able to do that.

Are you saying that?

No, they would have to go through the process.

Uh all right, let's use let's use my um uh the way Minark Villas came forward.

My art village came forward, and they were going to do a rental community there, which allowed single-family houses.

All right, but they were all going to be on the same piece of property, the large piece of property there, 1.5 acres.

And so they were able to go through, get approval.

Later on, the market changed, they came back and said, you know what?

The we're we're receiving requests to buy these houses.

So they had to start over again and go back through the process to do the subdivision, and that would be the way for anybody else that uh that tried to do a project like that.

Okay.

All right.

Um East Belux, now you know meast Beluxie guy.

We got a lot of mall lines.

And we're we're we're in the process of changing the zoning.

Okay, so if by chance we let's change the zoning, this is gonna make this harder for us to get people to come in or easier.

Uh no, sir.

Let me tell you about an advantage you have in East Biloxi, but you don't have uh in the other parts of town.

We have a overlay district called a PDI, a PDI.

There is no minimum acreage requirement.

And if someone came in to do a PDI, uh we could they could write a master plan for that.

It would go through the same process to get approval.

But right now, single family houses are allowed as a use by right in the PDI.

So that's the difference.

And that's what we're trying to get to.

Thank you.

Okay, Mr.

Cleel.

All right.

So going on with what you just said there uh on the PDI.

However, the the single family dwelling zero lot lines are not would not be included in the in the PDI.

That that's not are we changing that today as well?

Or is it just PDC?

PDC is the only one that we're doing today.

And I mean, listen, we're open, we're open to that.

If the council charges us with adding zero lot line structures, we'll conduct another public hearing and we'll bring that back if y'all think that's appropriate.

Okay, so so all we're addressing today is just the PDC.

It's it it only.

That's correct.

And so it's not gonna affect any zoning other than in a PDC.

That's correct, yes, sir.

Okay.

So I just want to make sure when you brought up the PDI, I know that the single the detached is, but not the zero lot lines, but we're not addressing that today.

That's correct.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Any other comments or questions?

We'll call for the question.

All in favor of the ordinance amendment is presented.

All opposed.

It's approved on a 5-0 vote.

Still item B.

Ordinance to approve a zoning map amendment to authorize a change in zoning from RS10 low density single family residential to RS5 high density single family residential for property located at 2003 Lawrence Street.

This was motioned by Mr.

Nail, seconded by Mr.

Tisdale.

Mr.

Neil.

Um I think this project is going to be really good for Biloxi.

It's going to open up a lot for next door at the Broadwater Golf Course.

It's going to show, you know, people that progress is being made in that area.

You know, I think it's just a win-win situation.

Uh a lot more, a lot more people, a lot more everything in that area.

We have a new library opened up ready to go.

Thank you, Mr.

Neil.

Mr.

Tuesday.

Yes, just a couple of things to point out.

Appreciate the developer working with us on this.

This has been uh over a series of discussions and and uh appropriate actions before the planning commission in order to reduce the density.

It now compli well it complies with the with the zoning, but really more importantly, the residences to the south and to the east are also RS5 residential single family 5,000 square foot lots.

Yes, sir.

Um so that that's uh that's a big difference.

But like I said, appreciate the developer working with the council on this and the planning commission in order to get to where we are today.

So uh that's a good thing.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale Creel.

So with this um development, would there be any kind of traffic study that comes with it?

Uh I know I know you're looking at 103 houses, so two cars per you look at an additional two hundred cars.

I know there's a red light at the uh the neighborhood Walmart, if right there by the uh pub, the other uh egress uh block away.

Uh I believe that's iris.

Is there any was there any talk or anything from the developer on uh uh possibly a traffic study to determine the uh possibly another red light right there at Iris to uh to help with the uh egress.

I know trying to get out of Iris on a two o'clock on a Sunday is is tough, especially if you hate hanging it left.

So I was just wondering if there's any forward thought of possibly trying to deter traffic uh with the ingress and egress.

Okay.

I don't recall any discussion about a traffic signal there.

I do know that we got numbers from Gulf Regional Planning Commission about the the traffic that comes down those streets and the traffic was minimal coming down Terra Lane, which is right there in front of the Walmart neighborhood market.

Now Iris does have some more traffic going through there, but uh traffic is an issue that gets brought up every time we bring a new subdivision forward.

And uh again, we've actually gone out and staked out some of these places just to see.

I mean, after the fact, just to see if they're uh traffic in there.

And you're right, every every house in there usually has two cars.

But for some reason, other than maybe peak times like when someone's leaving to go to work or somebody's coming home from work, there's almost no traffic going in and out of these subdivisions.

Well, there's not now because there's houses.

However, you have a uh elementary school with a school zone, uh, I believe a block to the west, um, as well as another elementary school with the school zone several blocks down to to the east.

However you have a uh elementary school with a school zone uh I believe a a block to the west um as well as another elementary school with the school zone several blocks down to to the east I I just I don't know if there's a way we could uh be ahead of the game on this traffic especially with the the amount of cars that is determined to be uh in and out of there heaven forbid they sell all 200 of them or 103 rather and and we get uh 206 cars so it just to put it out there I'm not saying it has to be a stipulation I just think I would hope that we would be ahead of the game.

Okay so any other comments if I may.

Yes Mr.

Schumacher.

Thank you.

Just to uh from what Councilman Creel said, you know we have these issues in Ward 7 all the time when it comes to infrastructure roads too small et cetera.

So I would definitely suggest that as well.

If there's anything we can do a couple of those roads are very small and narrow I think and dependent on the traffic that we may get that could become somewhat of an issue possibly moving forward.

So I would definitely hate to approve something and then here we are in a year or two rehashing out about infrastructure and the roads not being widened or wide enough for traffic so if we could I don't know what we can do but if there's something that we can look at we could look at traffic signals uh for that area the road seem to be wide enough for this particular subdivision the other thing too is uh let me remind you is that this is going to eliminate a code enforcement property that we've been dealing with for a number of years you know we've had complaints from the neighbors about people camping out there and everything else and the best thing to do to resolve those kind of issues is to develop the property and what better way to develop it in the single family houses I'd like to make a motion at the appropriate time if this is uh I have a clear you got a comment Mr.

Marshall uh yes sir um I want to say thanks to Mr.

um Tisdale and Dr.

Tis Delga I know you followed this extremely close and you kept us all informed of what was going on especially myself because I wasn't able to get to some of the uh from some of the meetings but talking to you I knew that you was following you was keeping up with it.

Mr.

Nay I want to thank you for pushing for the housing in your neighborhood and more importantly pushing that it fits your neighborhood.

That's good counselmanship I appreciate that.

What is the average price you're thinking that the uh the house is going to go for uh we can ask Mr.

Scrooge he's representing the owner so I'll step aside and let him come up to answer the question again I'm not a discrust I threw a seven pound Elliott Holmes.

Um we really have not priced the homes yet uh we have gone through some thematic designs which is in your packet showing primarily uh two story structures with the garage and what have you I would say the minimum price on these is going to be uh 250 uh and then upwards of 300 I mean you just can't build a house uh uh uh of the level we're trying to build here for anything less than that I think it will be uh much higher than the prices you see in the neighborhood uh I think that will be an asset to the area uh again I want to say uh thank you for coming to East coming to Biloxi building in Biloxi I know you guys got a lot going on you could have gotten that and went somewhere else or done something else and we want to thank you for this the fact that you're building a quarter million of houses in in Biloxi we appreciate that we thank you and if you got any more coming bring them on we're ready for you okay now we start off with way way too many and ruffles and feathers and the fact that you hung in there and you came back you found out what the people wanted what they would accept so a lot of integrity for your organization.

And so when I see your organization coming I know we got we talk about some good people.

I appreciate you and thank you sir.

Well we thank you for your cooperation.

Okay.

I'm good.

Director uh I got a comment or two I've been listening to my colleagues um and some of their uh thoughts and ideas uh including concerns about traffic um you know it it's a when we have traffic that's a good thing actually but um uh so are are you did I hear you correctly you and uh Ms.

Labotard are gonna consider studying the uh traffic uh the necessity of a traffic uh signal or some sort of uh traffic study well one of the things we do as as directors is if the council charges us with doing something like that and the mayor is uh is uh agreeable to it then uh yes we can get uh we can get assistance from Gulf Regional Planning Commission.

We you know we give them uh money every year to help operate, and this is one of the ways they help us.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Clear?

So two two things.

Well, uh first I was going to propose an amendment to require the developer to uh to do a traffic study uh prior to approval or upon approval.

Uh if I could make that that motion to uh to amend this where it would require a traffic study um prior uh upon approval.

All right.

Uh there's a motion by Creel to require a traffic study by the developer in addition to all the uh other material that we've reviewed uh during the uh desire uh to make this happen.

Is there a second?

I'll second.

All right, second by Mr.

Shoemaker discussion, Creel.

So basically, as as we've all made reference to the traffic, uh it's it's not the current traffic that's there, it's the proposed traffic that's coming, which is a good thing.

I agree with you.

It is good that we we're gonna have traffic.

However, I as as as we we we so eloquently said is we need to be ahead of the game and be proactive.

So if we could get that traffic study to see if there's a proposed additional red light, especially with the two schools on each side, uh and and it's a perfect location because you have two streets that's within the block.

One has a red light, the other one, in my opinion, if you're gonna have that many people should have a red light.

Otherwise, we're gonna be studying the the timing and the delays on the current red light that's there now going forward.

So uh just if we could get this, and I think the developers work with us, we've worked with him.

I think it's a great project.

We include this, that makes it a better project.

Thank you.

Mr.

Shoemaker.

I'll just echo everything he said.

That's all I have for.

Any other discussion on the amendment?

Uh you're gonna say something about the traffic study.

Well, I just don't know that you can put a condition on a zoning change request, because you know when you're voting on a zoning change, there are three criteria you have to consider.

Uh mistake in the original zoning uh public need or a change in the character of the neighborhood.

And uh you know is it uh reasonable to ask for a traffic study?

Yes, it's reasonable.

It probably should have been done at the very beginning of this, you know, when the project came forward, but it's been through BRC and Planning Commission, uh with and it look you see how long it's taken to get to here just to get to here.

We can we can go ahead and and start communicating with GRPC about uh a traffic study and whether or not a a light is necessary there, but to add that to a condition of a zoning change, I just don't uh I don't know if that would uh pass state law.

Okay.

Mr.

Nell.

It falls into a category called contractual zoning, and contractual zoning is been determined to be illegal.

Yes.

Uh you gotta remember there was a school there.

The buses, you got how many apartments there?

400?

No.

No traffic problems ever.

Maybe a little bit in the afternoon.

But that's gonna be anywhere in Belgian afternoon.

So do we I'm sorry, go ahead, Mr.

Nell, you have the floor.

Not it.

I wasn't actually approved.

Oh uh excuse me, Mr.

Marshall, you you have the floor.

Uh Mr.

You're right on that.

I've been through there and never had any problems with it.

Uh we've asked this developer.

Mr.

Barcher, your microphone's not on.

Hello.

Okay.

Use his.

Look at the back button.

It cut your mic.

Um why you as working mine?

No.

Okay, I see what's up.

Maybe you've used up all your words so far.

I got some tokens I can put in.

Uh we've asked this developer everything we could to hold this project up.

We've drug him out of the bus.

We've done everything.

That's enough.

That means he spent money, money, money.

We say we want housing, we want development.

Then when they come in, we ask them for any stuff that would not even be legal to ask for.

We need the houses.

We need to build up the city.

People need to move into these houses, and we need to keep moving with it.

That's enough.

I appreciate the man.

I appreciate the company.

They went from 200 and something cut in half.

He's losing money.

We want to write them off.

This is it.

He's he's at the final step.

Let's just do what we got to do.

Thank you.

Is that it?

Yes, sir.

Okay, thank you.

And I'll have to do that.

Let me go real quick.

All right.

So in your opinion, this could actually be an illegal uh uh amendment.

Uh if that's the case, I I I'm uncomfortable supporting it.

I would support a notation that uh that y'all take every effort uh if this does go forward uh to look at the uh traffic and look at the safety in this area and come back with any recommendations as this proceeds uh forward.

Um regardless of how the amendment or the uh or the ordinance goes.

We'll be we'll be happy to do that, yes.

Um Mr.

Tisdale.

Yeah, it's uh it's a bit late in the game, and I have concerns about that.

I mean, there's no reason we couldn't amend the ordinance so that it's an option if the planning commission, based on the circumstances, uh wants to have the developer do a uh a traffic study.

But I'm very familiar with the area.

Uh probably the thing that's going to aggravate motorists more than anything else is going to be stopping for the train and the railroad tracks on Iris coming and going.

Um But having said that, it's just seems like we're adding a twist here at the very end.

When, as you noted, Mr.

Greel, it would have been better to know this up front.

That's why I'd suggest maybe we look in a uh uh amending that ordinance so that it's uh it's always an option that the planning commission could request.

Would you like to uh withdraw your illegal uh motion or would you like to amend it?

Well, at first I'd like to get a legal opinion on whether it's illegal.

We we do have legal staff here.

So I I do think it's it's very close to the line uh because there's been no mention of that until now.

It'd be the same thing as saying we'll approve the zoning change, but you need to uh build the houses a certain way or a certain design or uh certain outlay.

So uh I think the safe thing to do whenever we have traffic issues anywhere, we have a traffic study, you've seen how the traffic study works.

If if there are issues here, uh that's gonna be studied and but it's definitely been brought to our attention now, and I think that's something that the city will work with the developer on a voluntary basis to see what's going on there.

I I withdraw by somewhat walking the fine line amendment.

Thank you, Creel.

Uh Mr.

Schumacher, would you like to withdraw your illegal second on the line?

But I do have a couple of comments I'd like to make, please.

If I may.

Yes, yes, sir.

I appreciate what Councilman Marshall said.

However, unlike me in Ward 7, I live this every day.

And quite frankly, maybe we're not failing today, but we have failed as a city for a long time not addressing these issues.

I can't support it today.

Maybe it's not a traffic issue.

Let's hope it's not.

I'm all for development, and I think this is a good development for sure.

However, I can bring you to a lot of streets in my ward that we did not do what we should have done when it came to infrastructure.

We're still building things that we have not done right with infrastructure.

And I'm living it.

I deal with it every day.

The city may not, but I do in my war, because I have to be the one they're calling and dealing with.

Now I'll make a suggestion, and this is not a motion.

This is just a mere suggestion that the LDO, and this is for anybody in the city that has any right to redo this.

We need to look at this seriously and make some changes.

And maybe we should make a change that we do traffic studies in the future when it comes to subdivisions or apartments or different things.

I don't know how it's worded or how many people with that, whatever it may be, but I think this is something we need to include because I will assure you it is a problem in the city because I'm living it.

It may not be a problem there, but it could be.

So for that, I just can't support it.

But I do I really do.

I think it's a good development and and hopefully it's not a traffic issue in the future.

That's all right.

Would you like to withdraw your second respectfully?

Sure.

Yes, I'll withdraw it.

Okay.

I'll make a comment.

Now we're on we're on the the main uh ordinance.

Okay.

Mr.

Marshall is going to say uh I do agree, Mr.

Schumacher.

In the future, we would be nice to have that up front from the beginning.

That we would know.

Um at this particular point for this particular case, it's looks like we just keep moving the goalposts.

But in the future, we know there's gonna be that many houses coming into an area as uh I would like to see uh as Mr.

Shoemaker said we need to protect the citizens.

That would be a nice imprudent thing to do.

Thank you.

And Mr.

Sherman.

In all seriousness, council members, uh, my colleagues, your intent is sound and we hear you loud and clear and just making a little fun.

Oh no, no.

So all right, uh Mr.

Gray.

This this is for the mayor and and uh maybe Rick.

Ain't we looking at doing a road downside the railroad tracks on the north side in the future?

I don't know how what the future looks like in years.

It was part of the east west corridor.

And uh, but it's probably four years away, but that there is a uh opportunity on north side of veterans.

I mean the north side of the railroad tracks from veterans towards the bees road is what it's it's put on the on the uh conversation list.

Oh boy, at least move on into at least a move.

Right, and and that would help with this traffic coming out of this neighborhood.

Right.

So that's that's in the future too, hopefully.

Right.

So it's some something else to look at also.

I just want to bring that up.

Thank you, Mr.

Grove.

Any other comments?

We're being none, call for the question.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries five to two.

Creel and shoemaker in the descent.

Next slide.

Ordinance to approve a zoning map amendment to authorize a change in zoning for four parcels of land from limited business, neighborhood business, and regional business to RS5 high density single family residential for four unaddressed parcels fronting Wool Market Road.

Chair entertain a motion.

It was already moved.

Uh we move ordinance.

Um motion by shoemaker, seconded by Mr.

Gray, Mr.

Shoemaker.

Just a few things.

I do know this property has some flooding, some drainage issues, but Director Creel, just to confirm today, the only thing the council is voting on today is a zoning change.

That's correct.

That's the subdivision, anything regarding the subdivision will have to go through the process in the future.

Today only is zoning though.

That's that's correct.

Yes, sir.

That's what I thought.

Thank you.

That's all I have.

Thank you, Mr.

Shermacker, Mr.

Gray.

Any comments?

Yes, is the uh engineer here?

Can we ask questions of him?

Yep.

Yes.

No, sir.

What just it takes about half the property.

Um beyond where we're stopping, it's wetlands.

It's all wetlands until you get to the river, then it actually goes back up to uplands, and uh the owner is thinking about putting a personal house back there, but that's way off in the future.

But um the development that you see, I'm sure you got a copy of it.

It only takes half the property.

Right.

So where's y'all where are y'all gonna dump y'all's stormwater drainage?

It's gotta go somewhere.

Yeah, so we um I I mentioned this at the planning commission that I had to describe detention.

So um we'll we'll abide by the uh local, we have to abide by the local and state requirements for stormwater.

So uh Biloxi is one of the only few uh municipalities that requires a 100-year storm event on that property.

So our ponds are probably double in size of uh, if not three times bigger than uh what has been allowed in the past, which is a 25-year storm.

It's all increased.

There's several municipalities that still require a 25-year storm, but what that means is pipes are bigger, the storage is bigger for uh detention, but we are still not allowed to discharge any more water than that's what already what's already is coming on to that property.

So that's what detention is for.

But we will I lived out there Dan Katrina.

Yes, sir.

And I know Mr.

Hustley probably tell you four foot of water over Woolmarket Road.

And and so how is that gonna and I know that's gonna flood everything out there.

My question is if we don't have a uh Katrina hope, we never do, but that uh the amount of flood water coming from the north down here, it's gonna cross and it's got to come through that property to discharge.

So I understand you're you're gonna do the retention ponds three times bigger, but I still don't understand where the water is going to go.

That's just on a normal small rain.

But if we have a a heavy flood, you know, not not a flood, a heavy rain how is that going to hold the retention pond?

It's gonna be able to hold that because I know right now there's two other subdivisions to the north and they have a bad flood problem coming also too dumping a lot of water right onto the property that you're trying to build.

Um again the way to answer that is we go by the city ordinance to design those um ponds for that storm event.

And again you only can only go so so big with that.

You know a hundred year storm is holding a lot of water.

So I I can't guarantee that it's not gonna flood but we also have to build to a certain elevation on this property.

So the houses will be above where they you know what the minimum base flood elevation is it'll have to be above that in a flood zone.

So what you building up now you're going to dump y'all's water it's it's all calculated that all the rooftops are calculated to to go in the streets or to go in that that's what sizes of the ponds.

Right.

Well not what's not being calculated though is the other water coming from other people's property.

And what it only being with the drainage ditches y'all have running through there y'all shouldn't there's not but one by y'all that runs right around One Market Road and had highway 67.

So somebody has to look at this new drainage system for all of Woolmarket out in that area.

So I'm just wondering if y'all looked at that.

Yes sir that's been that's been looked at we um to answer your question before that the water is calculated in these numbers to uh detain that water if it comes onto that property it's it's being in our drainage calculations it's already been you know we've already done that those ponds that you see on there is is been designed okay um do y'all have room to make them bigger than what they are now I know you're doing them a little bit bigger than the than what the ordinances allow but I in my opinion a lot of times those are not big enough.

Well what we can do as uh Mr.

Schumacher was saying we're changing the color of the map right now.

I still have to go through um engineering and I have to go through the state with uh DEQ to have those approved um you can ask me that same question do we do that during that design I'll I'll increase them.

Right well just like we just talked on the last one is the traffic study is too late we don't want this to be too late.

We want to be ahead of the ball game if we're gonna do that.

You still have another opportunity to look at this project before it even gets built.

Right.

Okay I mean I just bringing it up yes all right I understand that's all I have thank you Mr.

Gray any other comments any other comments call for the question all in favor those opposed mex to one Mr Tuesdale on the dissent next item resolution denying conditional use approval to authorize construction of a convenience store with gas sales and two tenant spaces for 416 Pops Ferry Road.

Chair will entertain a motion but I'd like to note that this is a resolution denying the conditional use approval uh each council member has also received additional information if y'all are comfortable uh that you disseminated or you don't have to disseminate that information that's fine.

Uh the chair if anybody uh chose to uh offer tabling it to read the new information that would be considered if offered um I just wanted to kind of lay that out so the resolution is to to deny so moved second right moved by crew seconded by Mr.

Tuesday as you said it's denying I think it was uh 1314 it was unanimous with the planet commission to deny this where it uh it is proposed uh so from Ms.

Manor's um Ms.

Taylor Mr.

Humphreys the entire Anatola Bay along with Mr.

Doomer, Mr.

Paul Dale Campbell just several residents have have voiced their opposition in uh for this uh convenience store it's nothing against the developer it's against the uh the the the proposal uh the the the vehicle congested uh traffic right there at Atkinson and Pops Ferry is is is heavy um most times of the day it's not uh it's not just certain times most times of the day it's it's it's heavy heaven forbid the bridge gets uh stuck up or um uh coming up we're about to do some repairs on that bridge I think we got twelve million dollars to replace the guts in that bridge and I'm I'm assuming that's gonna take months to uh to repair so the bridge will be shut down so now you're looking at uh delivery trucks and or fuel trucks just coming uh from the south headed north and then has to head back south.

I think we got 12 million dollars to replace the guts in that bridge, and I'm I'm assuming that's gonna take months to uh to repair, so the bridge will be shut down.

So now you're looking at uh delivery trucks and/or fuel trucks just coming uh from the south headed north and then has to head back south.

So I I just think the ingress egress with uh delivery uh along with the traffic coming from the neighboring schools, even the Bloxy Upper, uh, when they're coming up uh by Fatima Church to come down Atkinson to to miss the red light at Pops Ferry along with the additional traffic from um Rouse's Chick-fil-A, Seven Brew.

That that and then once we touch 90 with Pops Free Road, I believe it's even going to be worse.

So I would appreciate uh council's um support in uh upholding the planning commission's denial of this project.

Thank you, Queel.

Mr.

Tuesdale.

Yes.

Um after after listening and sitting on the planning commission uh meeting and hearing the comments and reviewing the transcript and listening to the comments today.

In my opinion, it inhibits future development associated with the new Pops Ferry Bridge, which may occur in our lifetime, which may not occur in our lifetime.

We never thought we'd see a Pops Ferry extension that's gonna be completed before the end of this calendar year, so that's that's gonna be the next step.

Uh trying to get a new Pops Ferry Bridge at some point.

The heavy traffic, particularly starting and ending the work day is already a concern.

This does nothing to reduce that concern and only adds more issues and complexities related to that concern.

I also I just can't see maneuvering a tank truck in there to service the gas station.

I know uh during the planning commission meeting it was stated that you can schedule the deliverance, the delivery of fuel at odd hours of the day.

That's a heavily trafficked intersection, and just maneuvering a big truck in that area with all the traffic, I think creates again a safety concern.

There are two existing gas stations about half a mile away to the south.

We're building uh we're not building a developer is building a new gas station at Jam Lane.

You've got uh on that stretch of Pops Ferry Road, you've got what another guest, you have gas station at the drugstore, you've got yeah, the neighborhood.

We have a ton of gas stations over there.

There's no pressing concern for an additional gas station.

In addition to the new upper elementary school, I think they've already begun, literally just begun constructing an upper elementary school.

The surrounding areas are residential, but for the eye clinic and the dental office office there already on what's generally referred to as the Pertuse property.

Uh the risks certainly outweigh the benefits.

Uh and I would say that Kristen Manor's comments sum it up much more eloquently than I tried to do.

And if I could outdo her, I would.

I can.

She stated all the issues very well, and I think has the credentials to ground her comments.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesdale.

Any other comments?

There being none.

Call for the question.

All in favor of denying.

Those opposed.

Motion carries 60.

Next item.

Resolution requesting the legislature of the state of Mississippi to designate a portion of Highway 90 as astronaut Fred Hayes Memorial Highway.

Chair entertain a motion.

I'll make it second.

Second.

Second.

Second.

Okay.

It was seconded very loudly by Mr.

Tisdale.

I think the motion was made by Mr.

Gray very softly.

Mr.

Gray.

I mean, it speaks for itself.

We talked about it earlier.

I have no more to say.

I mean, he's he's Fred Hayes astronaut.

I mean, there's not much more you can't say about it.

There you go, Mr.

Gray.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Yes, I got to know Mr.

Hayes uh personally a number of years ago.

And if you've never met him and have the opportunity, he doesn't travel much, but I know he'll be in town sometime in June, I think.

Um for the I think we're redoing the moon walk and everything down by the the uh lighthouse there in the parking area.

If you ever get a chance to meet him, you won't you won't meet a more humble person.

And uh literally, if you if you don't know what he's done, watch Apollo 13.

I'll tell you everything about Fred Hayes.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesdale.

Any other comments by the council on this motion?

Mr.

Marshall.

Yeah, I want to yield for opportunity for uh war seven to tell us about their astronaut that walked on the moon.

Ward Seven, you walked on the moon.

Um I want to repeat that.

I'm not sure what he said.

Say that again.

We any more moonwalkers, any other wards?

Any other wards want to speak about their moonwalkers?

Any other words?

I we heard you, Mr.

Marshall.

War too.

A little bit of little bit of digital.

Okay.

All right.

Any other comments anywhere?

Mayor, you want to make a comment on this one?

All has been said about Fred.

All right, good.

Uh the only comment I want to make is this stretch uh that we're actually officially doing the right way of memorializing through the legislature.

Uh I think was done by proclamation by the city and the the signs probably blew down years ago.

Uh but we're making an official thank you, Mr.

Gray, uh, for picking this up and taking the leadership on this.

All in favor?

Those opposed?

Motion carries.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing entry into facility rental agreement with the American Red Cross for the Dr.

Frank Rivich Community Center.

All right.

Chair and take a motion.

I'll make that motion.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Do we have a second?

Second.

Thank you, Creel.

Mr.

Tuesdale?

Those of you in shock since it's a facility rental agreement that uh and I actually made the motion.

It's for the it's for the Red Cross for a blood drive that uh that benefits everybody in the community.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuesday.

I concur.

Any other comments on this?

I have Mr.

Gray.

I have a comment, and I don't know if it's on it's not about this, but it's produced about this.

Well, I mean it's kind of about this, about making didn't we do a a chart on deductions?

I mean fall underneath that chart.

We did Ms.

Rachel, you want to I mean it's just a question about this is the first one that's came up since we uh did the chart.

Good question.

Um that we're capable of approving under that resolution is 50 percent.

Because this is Red Cross, we've put it on the agenda requesting a hundred percent.

Okay.

I I I'm just just a question.

That's all I have.

Thank you.

Good good question.

Any other comments?

There being none call for the question.

All in favor?

Those opposed?

Motion carries unanimous.

Next item.

Resolution granting tax exemption pursuit pursuant to an application filed by Paritage Properties and or Belexi BLX3 for property located at 716 Beach Boulevard.

Chair entertain a motion.

I'll make the motion.

Motion by Mr.

Gray.

I'll second it.

Seconded by Mr.

Neil.

Mr.

Gray.

I applaud Mr.

Mr.

Parsage for coming up and trying to do something on this piece of property.

Mr.

Krill, I have a question.

Do we have anything coming up around this piece of property?

Anything anybody's come up with anything?

Ask it about it.

Um if you're talking about the property immediately next to it, we don't have anything right now.

Of course, we have the hotel going in next to the the Wapple House, which they finally got the pile caps, some of the pile caps in the ground on that.

We see this as being a catalyst for other development that will come downtown because most of the people that go in and out of the casinos are looking for something else to do.

And certainly sharkheads, just that name draws people in, people with kids, you know, into those places.

So we believe that this is going to create a lot of interest in those other properties.

Yeah, I do too.

I know whenever he built the other one on the beach, um, we didn't have the reef restaurant there.

We didn't have any of them restaurants, shaggy on them.

And after he came in there, uh I'm not saying they came because of him, but they came there because there was other businesses in that area.

So I I welcome, I mean, I I'm I'm excited for this new business.

We've not had a business come in trying to spend this much money, and I I don't even know.

We we need retail in downtown, and this is gonna start the retail, yes.

We need a lot, and so people can get out and walk around and and visit.

So I I'll ask y'all support on this.

Thank you, Mr.

Gray, Mr.

Nell.

Um, I'm thinking um how many how many Bloxy families actually want to open up a business in Biloxi right now?

Not very many.

Can you have a long loss um resident been here forever?

Wants to open up a business.

Beautiful building.

I support it 100%.

Thank you, Mr.

Nale.

Any other comments?

So, Jerry, real quick on on this five-year abatement.

This is on the um the tax abatement for his assessed value for property.

Uh on under this program this five year, do we have any other current uh any businesses currently within the city of Biloxi that are that have had this uh have this abatement, and and how many are still in tenure, so to speak?

Yeah, I think right now the uh I know community bank, they asked for a similar 50 percent for five years.

That runs out uh in the next year and a half.

Uh I believe the Hilton Garden.

I think the Hilton has rotated off or is about to rotate off.

Right.

We we've done a few.

Uh I think the White House originally had a 50 percent for five years.

Uh the 50 percent for five years has been standardly done on many of the hotels.

Perfect.

Yeah, that that's that that was my question, and that's where I was trying to get to.

Thank you.

Mr.

Tuesdale.

Yeah, I just want to echo that.

This is over the years, uh, particularly since Katrina.

Um, this is not an unusual request.

And I I think at one time.

I think the max you could ask for is 100 percent for seven years.

Correct.

And that's under the Katrina, was that a state act?

Yes, after Katrina to encourage development and over the years with uh some of some of these requests in the past, they have rolled off five or seven years later.

The uh hard rock tower hotel was a good example.

That was years and years ago.

But uh this is not an unusual request.

Thank you.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Back then, I think Half Shell had a uh 100 percent for seven years, I believe.

But this was right after Katrina, and they were the first business to open up.

All right.

Mr.

Schumacher, any comments?

Mr.

Gray, you want to clarify anything over there?

Any any stipulations on this?

Well, I mean, I would like to make a motion to make it 50 percent for the whole 15 years because he's gonna spend eight to nine million dollars to to do this.

And would you like to offer an amendment?

I'd like to offer an amendment.

You can't you can't go more than seven years.

This is only abatement.

Uh the other one is a sales tax.

That one goes to 15 years.

Okay.

That that's going to be on I.

Yes.

Okay.

Let's take it for the seven years.

Mr.

Next.

Okay.

Um it's already on for I'd like to make a motion for the seven years.

For 50 percent.

You'd like to amend it.

Amend it to seven years.

Right.

50 percent.

All right.

There's a there's a motion to amend it uh for seven years at 50 percent?

Yes, because I mean he's spent zero second on the amendment.

I'll second it.

Seconded by Mr.

Nell.

More discussion.

Mr.

Mr.

Gray.

Uh I mean, I'm I welcome this family in.

I mean long coast families been here their whole lives, their whole for generations, three or four generations, if not longer.

I mean, I I'm I'm glad that somebody is stepping up and coming in and putting their first foot in the ground and and getting this kicked off, and hopefully there's many more to come after them.

All right.

This is what we need.

Mr.

Nale, you want to comment on the economic uh I echo what he said.

That's exactly true.

All right, Mr.

Marshall, you look like you're wanting to say something, or you want me to come back to you?

No, sir.

I'm ready.

I'm ready, I'm fired up and ready to go.

Uh uh, Mr.

Perry.

I'm thankful when you coming staying in Biloxi.

I can't say coming because you were here before I got here.

I'm thankful that you're staying here and you're sticking with us, your family is sticking with us.

East Biloxi has a certain set of problems that no other part of Biloxi has.

We're gonna have to go above and beyond.

If this was anywhere else, I would say fifty percent, five years is fine.

But we know that for that company, his family to bill, the price of his insurance is gonna be astronomical.

That runs away so many businesses.

He don't have to bill.

He's doing it because he loves Biloxi.

He's willing to invest.

He's asking that we help him.

I'm gonna ask that my fellow council members please help.

If we were somewhere else, I would take everything that you're gonna say in consideration as far as the financial structure of the city, because situation of the city, but we have got to in East Biloxi, I'm gonna need your help to help us to get businesses to come in.

I know that if he puts that there, someone else is gonna come along beside it and we can get growing.

We gotta make special stipulations for special situations.

And this is one of those situations.

Thank you.

Okay.

I just want to clarify.

You said fellow Croatian council members.

Is that what you said?

Anything you want to do.

Any other comments over here?

Yes.

As long as you vote for it, we don't care.

So since we it was at five years, I'd like to, Mayor, and uh in the administration with legal, I'd like to get your opinion on extending it to another two years for 50 percent.

Again, I think uh the term uh Councilman Gray was reaching on the proximity business that you know in the assessment of what's gonna happen in proximity of this this uh this multi-million dollar investment with is worth the consideration and the extension.

Yeah, we we uh we we can live with what uh the opportunity I don't think we're gonna you know uh set a lot of uh the uh opportunities back by the two years and I guess with with that my my question would be is it what kind of precedent are we setting with the with the few previous people that got the five years and and and not the benefit of an amendment for two.

So if you look at the opportunity for those people to come in at these levels, yeah, I it's uh few and far between.

So I mean it we have been challenged and they're not knocking our doors down at this point in time.

So I don't want to tell anything.

I think uh everybody gets the memo.

This is the right thing to do at this point in time.

You know, the ability to invest and do these things at the you know uh the conditions of the of the you know interest rates and so forth is a pretty good reason to uh accommodate this request.

I know that's this is where we start the next time, and so that's where I was trying to get to.

Yeah, I think uh each one is case by case basis, and uh you kind of got away like uh the council members have said, what's going on there now, what's gonna come later, what the demand of the market is a lot of what ifs uh, you know, we're we're dealing with the present and today.

Uh if there's no other comments, yep, that's good.

There if there is no other comments, we'll vote on the amendment.

All in favor of the amendment.

Those opposed.

Passes 5-2, Creel and Mr.

Tisdale in the dissent.

And now we'll vote on the uh mo the resolution as amended.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Motion carries five to two, creel and Mr.

Tisdale in the dissent.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District to assist in service agent for the city of Biloxi to establish a commercial redevelopment program for redevelopment project at 716 Beach Boulevard.

Chair will entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion.

Motion by Mr.

Gray.

Do I have a second?

I'll second it.

Second by Mr.

Nell.

Mr.

Gray, you have the floor.

I like to thank SMPD for doing this.

This is maybe something we need to look at on some of these uh for the homes, maybe come up with something like this, give them some kind of incentive to help build back houses here.

And I mean it's something for them to look at.

And I ask again, I ask my colleagues to help support this.

Mr.

Neil.

Um I think it's gonna be a good thing for the coast, and uh I support it 100 percent.

Thank you, Mr.

Nell.

Any other comments?

Mr.

Marshall.

Again, I echo the same comments.

Thankful for sex for the SNP D for helping get this.

I want to thank the mayor also for uh helping to put this together and bringing it forward.

East Biloxi.

And I know may surprise some of you, but I do thank you, sir.

Thank you.

All right.

Any other comments?

There being none.

All in favor?

Those opposed, motion carries unanimous.

Next item.

Resolution authorizing entry into a triparty agreement for commercial redevelopment incentive grant among the city of Biloxi, Southern Mississippi Planning and Development Districts and BLX Three for the redevelopment of vacant property at 716 Beach Boulevard.

Chair, I entertain a motion.

I'll make the motion.

Thank you, Mr.

Gray.

Do I have a second?

I'll make that say.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Mr.

Gray.

I'd like to make on this.

He's bringing in jobs.

He's doing something nobody else has stepped up to do in over 20 years.

I I'd like to make a motion to amend this for 50 percent for the whole 15 years.

Mr.

Gray, Mr.

Gray, before you make the motion to amend, can we have a lot of time for everybody to comment on the motion, then we'll come back to you.

Then we'll come back to you.

I'll come back to you on the amendment.

All right.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Well, we had done we had done something like this uh previously, so that this is not the first time we've done something like this.

I believe Rouse's was the the only other time we've done that, and we were looking for a I don't know if catalyst is the right word.

We were just looking.

There was a divan for a grocery store in West Biloxi since Wendixy had closed, and it took a while.

And uh we had to offer an incentive, but we ended up with somebody.

And uh I haven't heard from anybody.

I might after I make this comment.

I haven't heard from anybody that said, boy, I sure wish you hadn't brought Rouse's town.

Yeah.

Uh having said that, uh I view this project.

Uh it's gonna be located down here at the foot of Lemieux Street on the on the corner uh on the west side of Lemuse Street across from Hard Rock.

I think it's an excellent opportunity to uh start some growth in that area, and that uh with all the traffic that I I fully suspect it will bring, particularly those across the street from the casinos, maybe into downtown, that we might see some additional growth because of it.

So uh I can I can support this measure.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Tisdale.

Any other comments from the council?

Any other comment, Mr.

Neil?

I I think that um they're taking the gamble here.

You know that's a big gamble to do it.

Uh I I appreciate them taking a gamble on this.

I think it's gonna work.

All right.

Thank you, Mr.

Nell.

Mr.

Mr.

Marshall, you have something?

There again, I'm gonna say the same thing.

We gotta have businesses coming in.

This is you gotta have a catalyst.

You gotta have someone that will put down the first seat, and that's a multimillion dollar fee.

We need that.

Yep, thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Marshall.

Mr.

Gray, you have an amendment?

Make amendment for 15 uh for 15 years at 50 percent.

Because like like you say, they're taking a gamble.

We know a hurricane can come in before he finished bills it.

Pray that we don't.

We know that that is a gamble for this family, and it's a gamble for Biloxi.

And I I'm willing to take this gamble at 50 percent for 15 years.

All right, is there a second on the amendment?

I'll second it.

Mr.

Nail, Mr.

Gray, you're still you still have the floor.

That's all I have.

All right, Mr.

Gray.

Do you have the floor on the amendment?

I'm sorry, Mr.

Nale, you have the floor on the case.

Uh that's it.

All right.

Anyone want to comment on the amendment?

Question.

Question.

Mr.

Creel.

So with this amendment uh would it still have the three percent caveat cap on the amendment?

Currently it's one through seven is fifty percent, eight through fifteen is uh is twenty-five percent, would not with the cap not to exceed three percent.

So with the fifty percent amendment, would it still have that three percent cap?

It's not three percent, it's one third of the cost.

It's a one-third one third.

Okay, a project costs.

So so would it still have that that cap?

Yes.

At the 50 percent.

One third of the cost.

For the right, but but so the cap the cap would still pertain to the full 15 years at 50 percent.

Okay, yes.

All right.

That concludes your remarks, Cruel.

So we're gonna just any other comments.

That was there.

Again, I want to say the same thing again.

I want to say thank you for coming.

Thank you for taking investment.

If you know of anybody else, tell them come on, we're ready to do business.

We got to grow East Biloxi, we gotta grow Biloxi.

This is not gonna just help East Biloxi, it's gonna help the entire city of Biloxi.

Thank you.

Now you're thinking, thank you, Mr.

Marshall.

Uh all in favor of the amendment.

Those opposed.

Motion carries six to one, Mr.

Tisdale on the dissent.

Now we'll vote on the resolution as amendment, as amended.

All in favor.

Those opposed.

Any opposed?

All uh it was unanimous.

All right, do I have a motion on the consent?

Second.

Clear?

All right.

So item A.

We have uh a non-departmental disbursement of uh two thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and that's the uh for the battle of the beach baseball tournament.

So in the resolution, it says that we have the amount of two thousand eight thirty-five.

However, in section two, it says the check needs to be made out for three thousand.

So I understand last year they came and they were asking for 3500.

This year it was 3,000 with the 19 percent deduction that we did, it brought it down to 2835.

However, it doesn't reflect in the resolution.

Resolution still says that the mayor municipal clerk uh authorized to issue a check in the total amount of three thousand.

So do we need does that need to be changed?

Yeah, it looks like a scribbler's error.

Let's let's entertain a motion to amend that.

Chair entertain a motion to correct the scribbler's error.

Uh I'd make that motion.

Uh do I have a second?

Second by Mr.

Schumacher discussion.

Yeah, so it says the motion is to uh to to correct the language to in the section two to uh state the check and total amount of two thousand eight hundred and thirty-five dollars made out to Bluck Bluxie schools.

All right.

And in addition to this one is uh, you know, guys, keep in mind with this resolution in A for this battle of the beach.

We do um a non-departmental, however, they do use the Shucker Stadium.

We pay the utilities, uh not to mention all the other end kinds.

So we need to look at that going forward uh with non-departmental uh when it comes to taking uh uh account the incon that we do.

Um see we're we're still on your amendment, oh I'm done.

That's okay.

Mr.

Schumacher.

Any other discussion on the amendment of the scribblers error?

All in favor of the amendment.

Those opposed?

Motion carries five five zero.

All right.

Uh we'll so that we'll note that that was amended when we vote on their consent in its entirety.

Um you still have the floor.

Uh section, I mean uh item L.

So we're moving the remaining uh 30,500 uh from uh Capital Project uh 1119 to um 1112 for the Oak Street dock, which currently I believe has a balance of what 400,000 currently.

I don't have the exact balance, but it is far less than 400,000 as we completed design contracts.

We have design contracts against the first grant.

We will be getting a second increment in October, November.

In the meantime, we can only transfer to existing projects.

So that's why it's going it's going to there.

Okay.

Um so on on sec on item M.

So I I guess I'm just a little confused on the on the the way this one.

It says that the leasee is responsible for the first 2500.

They are.

Okay, then anything after that is discussion between us and then we cover uh anything over 2500.

Yes.

Then this particular case, they offered to cover the first three thousand.

There were several things going on.

So we are reimbursing them for the 2500.

They've already paid it.

Yeah, they paid it in full, but okay, that was my question because in essence, according to the lease, we owe them 3,000, not 2,500, but that's something that wasn't on a scrivener's era.

That was the correct man.

Okay.

All right.

Um item Q the 95,000.

So this EDS fund, is this the same fund that I guess back in June uh last May or June that we we did the 200,000 uh alone from uh what prior to us getting here?

It was a 200,000 dollar loan.

Is this the same the same loan?

Uh it so have we started repaying that one yet, or is that has that come up?

How does that how does that work when we took out the $200,000 loan last May and June?

A loan it was it was actually a budgeted sourced by that common development fund.

With the intent we paid back future revenues.

That's what this is the that resolution talked about that would be repaid through the various sponsorships.

Uh if you see in the lobby, there's a lot of space there for where the blocks are.

We're looking at uh $1,000 to $2,000 sponsorships of different businesses.

As that money comes in, that will be used to repay the $200,000.

This one this $95,000 is for theater equipment that will be owned by the city.

And the repayment source for that is some of the future revenues from the ongoing projects.

I think they have uh the three events they have scheduled in the next two or three months.

We're looking at uh probably roughly $10,000 to the city from those three events.

So as those monies come in, a portion of that will go to repay and replenish uh that interfund loan.

Okay, so in the and that that is a loan.

The $95,000 is a loan?

Yes.

Okay, and then the $200,000 was not a loan.

It's a loan as well.

It was a loan as well, but we don't have to pay that back until we start getting sponsorships.

It's it's our it's a interfund loan is it can be done without interest and it could be done on our terms.

Payback as we as we have the money.

Okay.

They turn over chunk.

Well that's yeah it goes yeah right all right it'll take a while to repay but so on item Z.

So I I know we we we amended this to go with the uh percentage base fee total from the vendor uh a proposed 25 percent is there a minimum that the city will will receive or is it just a straight 25 percent with no minimum 25 percent of of what uh what it is 25 percent okay and then is there a a term for how long this this contract is in force is it three years a year two years a whole year city house so it's so it's an annual an annual okay so necessarily to get back out to fit oh no it's not sense the expense of having to use there right no no I I I understand the whole process I just I I didn't see a term limit to see how long that that the contract was it was in um in force for um all right if uh let's see um C C so this this 113 days in the second paragraph it says for a revised completion date of March the 9th 2026 but then it comes into the exhibit where it says uh it's it's bumped up to June 30th 2026 that's Rachel Shribner's error so I so with with this um so so it is June the 30th 2026 is the new completion date?

Yes sir the if you remember the uh current contract completion date is March 9th so this extends 113 days extends it from March 10th through June 30th.

Okay so I know you've been before us previously with some extended uh extension requests that were denied is are these those denials included in this 113 or have we gotten any kind of liquidated damages based on timelines from previous denials or no sir but if they get beyond this June 30th date unless there's some extenuating circumstances and they would fall into that concern.

Let me throw this as punchless items that we identified in order to address it.

So there's there's some questions but I this is punch list items that need to be repaired there's a lot there's an extensive punch list that they need to repair so they've got all the time to get it done so this is the final punch list that we'll give them 113 days to go through the yes sir there's only you're only allowed one formal punch list anyways and this is it and um this is to get them to get their work completed uh by June 30th okay and and so okay so and while you're there DD is uh the the the 7200 uh well the the 13000 altogether is it uh is this budgeted or would this be in addition to this is just reconciliation change order uh like the previous ones the council has approved it just means to get monies back from MEMA we've already paid the contractor okay will not reimburse us though until we change and amend the contract through a change order that the council approves so it's money spent this just means to get it back perfect thank you that's all yes sir thank you um Mr.

Tuesday yes on item P this is a change order for DNA underground Bay Vista water wells um 70 days for a revised completion date of June 10th is is that a good date or do you anticipate any more additional days?

Don't anticipate any at this time now.

Okay.

Whatever was uh ground up on the surface of the road is gonna be filled with asphalt, and then after that, hopefully we can find additional funds to resurface the subdivision.

Okay, thank you, Christy.

Um item X.

I just wanted to to make an observation here.

This deals with the repair of goose point in the in goose point subdivision of the uh couple of spots, I think, in the brick road and sidewalks.

Just want to thank the county, uh Nathan Barrett, supervisor in District Five for uh helping with that.

The next item is D.

And this is the uh this is Project BEA 1, 2, and 3 along Highway 90.

And well, you can just give me a head and a thumbs up where you are.

The completion completion date remains at June 30th, correct?

And all their equipment and everything will be gone by that date, the whole nine yards, or do you anticipate any additional days requested?

Now you have to come up because we want the world to hear this reply.

Thank you.

Thank you, Paul.

If the contractor puts crews to the work, there's no reason he shouldn't be done by June 30th.

Okay, good deal.

Thank you.

And then the last, excuse me, the last item I have is item F.

This deals with the equipment floater for Market American Insurance Company.

And is this I mean, was this kind of coverage included in our previous year's coverage under our policy?

Or is this an add-on for this year?

You may or may not know.

I'm just wondering.

I've never heard of a floater before.

Maybe I slept through a council meeting in the past years when it was mentioned.

But I think the additional cost is uh roughly 276,000.

And I'm just wondering, was it covered in previous contracts?

I just not heard the term before.

I believe it was covered in previous contracts since we have switched the way that we're doing our property insurance.

Right.

It's not available under directly under our property insurance any longer, so we're doing this floater.

It's covering movable equipment, is what it is.

Right.

And that's in addition to our property insurance, which we heard.

So and I noticed that the coverage uh in some instances is the same, and in other instances it actually increases the coverage.

Um and the I guess the the reimbursement if some of this stuff should be damaged uh in a hurricane or something of that nature.

Is that accurate?

That's correct.

Okay, thank you.

That's all I have.

Thank you, Mr.

Tuzdale.

Anyone else have any comments on the consent?

I got one.

Mr.

Neil.

On uh I was gonna ask Christy on on T.

Um.

When is this gonna start and how is it gonna work?

Um well we don't know exactly when it'll start.

We got to get this MOU um approved, then it goes to go back to DMR for them to be for it to be executed, and um then we have to start some kind of because this has to go out because it's a state funded, it has to go out to bid.

So, you know, originally we talked about doing something in-house or doing something with our repair place contractor.

Um we might still be able to do a repair place contractor, but it won't be something we do in-house.

So it's actually gonna have to um have a few more steps in the process, but I don't really know exactly when it'll start yet.

It depends on how quickly we get all the contract paperwork set up and if we're required to go to bed or not.

Do you think that uh what we looked at that day at a start right there and go that way, maybe?

Yep, that's exactly it's gonna cover exactly what we looked at that time.

Okay, all right, thank you.

You're welcome.

Any other comments on consent?

Just one.

Uh I think they uh covered them all.

I don't know.

Mr.

Marshall, you got something in the consent?

Yes.

Okay.

Go ahead, sir.

Yeah, I think you guys went through this.

Ooh.

X-ray.

Uh I want to say first of all, on um again, make sure I get my notes right.

On the E.

Um skippy.

Um, Mr.

Creel, I want to say thank you guys for doing what you're doing.

I believe that's you guys with the uh heritage and the uh the grand budget.

Is that you, Mr.

Creel?

Yes.

Okay, man.

I appreciate that for beautification.

Good work.

You're well good stepping forward, watching out for this here.

We gotta have what you're doing.

Also for the library.

Um I think it's embarrassing that we gotta have donations for our library, but I'm not gonna talk about that.

And I want to thank Mr.

Nell for speaking up for the library, being a fighter for the library for your war.

Thank you for speaking up.

Uh for uh Z, Miss Bernie Pex, could you step forward, please?

Come on down.

You're the next contestant on a Beluxia's right.

Okay, for this I'm gonna yield to Mr.

U Gray.

Thank you for stepping up.

This is a lot of people reach out, they don't want to see the farmers market go away.

So and we didn't have a whole lot of people jump up and down, won't it?

So I'm glad you got it.

We've been talking for a long time, trying to make this work.

So thank you.

Thank you.

And I'm sure everybody in the community will thank you also.

My pleasure.

And we can't look, we I can't wait to see what you what you do, all the things you've been talking about.

So thank you.

That's all.

While you sit down, let me say I went today to the farmer's market.

I like to walk through there, see all the people.

I see the motivation and all the people now.

And I want to say that uh that cake I got from you today.

Oh, yeah, it was the bomb.

Yeah, I mean, I thought grandmama did that, and that was really good.

Anyone that wants to support Bluxi, start by buying local.

Buy local, Mr.

Mrs.

Bilexi.

I'm talking to you.

Go down to your farmers market and buy local support them.

Thank you.

And thank you, ma'am.

That's all right.

Uh I don't know which one was uh has the floor or don't have the floor, but anyway, let's go to Mr.

Shoemaker.

Just one quick question on number F.

That's 77,000.

That's all being paid for with the uh uh CDBG.

Okay.

That's what I thought.

I just want to confirm.

That's all I have.

All right.

Thank you.

Um we'll get the exceptions later.

Uh we will vote on the consent agenda and just note A as amended.

Uh all in favor of the consent.

Those opposed.

Motion carries exceptions.

Mr.

Gray.

None.

Mr.

Marshall.

Yes.

Uh yes.

Uh C C I'm gonna extend.

D D, I'm going to extend.

F, I'm going to explain.

E.

I'm going to abstain.

I did.

That's it.

Okay.

Mr.

Neil.

None.

Mr.

Creel.

C.

Before we go any further, I'll get back to you, Mr.

Creel.

So let's see.

C C Mr.

Marshall.

I didn't think she got them all.

We do them again.

Go ahead and go through them again.

So we got it.

We get them.

Okay.

I'm going to start from the start the reverse way this time, okay?

Uh Extend.

BC, abstain.

D D abstain.

F F abstain.

Foi.

He said you don't have an F F on his.

Do I have a F F of mine?

Mr.

Gray, you want to help him out over there?

Go ahead.

Can he be out like that?

Question?

You got it?

Um gentlemen, are y'all finished colluding?

Okay.

All right.

Mr.

Tuesday.

I'm a no on the item A.

Thank you.

Mr.

Schumaker.

C C thank you.

And I have none.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Move on to code enforcement.

Item A, saying Van Tran, 680 Swan Lane.

Uh this property is still in violation.

Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of Sang Van Tran?

680 Swan Lake.

There being no one, this case is closed.

Item B, Quaker 22 LLC 590 Beach Boulevard.

We're going to have to go back and start that one over.

It's still in violation, but it sold for taxes, so we have to go back and start again.

So what action do we need to take?

None.

No action is taken on item B.

Next item.

Item C, Jennifer C.

Foster, 2191, Sherwood Place.

This property is still in violation.

Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of Jennifer C.

Foster 2191 Sherwood Place?

There being no one, this case is closed.

Item D, Pavilion Health Services, 223, Beauvoir Road, that case has been resolved.

Item E, Carol Hilburn, 2312, Arbor Place, that case has been resolved.

Item F Harry J.

Now Sr.

Zero Morion Alley, that case has been resolved.

Item G, Stacey Zhang, 1515 Wilkes Avenue, that case has been resolved.

Item H, Intrust Group, Incorporated, FBO 153, St.

Peter Street, that case has been resolved.

Item I Division F Lee LLC 511 Division Street, that case has been resolved.

Item J, Helen P.

Gallot, Zero Bayside Drive.

We would ask it's still in violation, but we would ask for two weeks on that one.

I'll make a motion uh for two weeks.

Second.

Second by Mr.

Tisdale.

I have no further discussion.

Mr.

Tisdale.

Any discussion?

Mr.

Tisdale, any discussion?

None.

All right.

There being no discussion, all in favor.

Those opposed, two-week extension.

Next item.

Item K, Doreen D.

Smith, 2124, McKenzie Court.

This property is still in violation.

Okay.

If you come up and speak.

Thank you.

And if you could state your name.

Sure.

Doreen Smith.

Go ahead, Miss Smith.

Though I am a lifetime resident, and uh I wasn't aware that they had sent me a letter.

I just received it, and when I talked with Courtney yesterday, she told me to come today and ask for an extension.

How much time do you need?

Well, I just retired, so it's just been uh difficult.

So I just gave myself some time to to relax.

And uh my I just uh turned 60 at the end of the month of April and I've been out of town, so I was gonna give myself 90 days, but I'm willing to work.

If y'all say, hey, 30 days will extend you.

We want to see some progress, not a problem.

I already have people in the works.

Um I will say this.

Uh the roof got replaced and my roofer backed into the garage.

Well, I'm gonna fix it because he gave me a good deal on the roof.

It's just roof is was very expensive, so now that my budget is back.

Um my guy for the garage is gonna come on Friday this week, I do believe it is.

Yeah, I would like to um I I make a recommendation for 30 days.

The biggest issue is as you can see is the vehicles with the flat tires, the vehicles in the backyard, and then the debris.

So I'd be willing to make a motion to extend for 30 days.

I'll second it.

All right, thank you.

All right, uh, wait a minute.

We got a vote on it.

We got a vote on it.

It hasn't been.

I already been sitting with y'all all up after I'll do a great job.

Any any additional discussion?

None on the uh recommendation.

I have none.

Anyone else all in favor?

Those opposed, 30 day granted.

All right.

Next item.

Where's Marshall?

Item L, Old Lady Muck Holdings, LLC, 757, Howland Drive, that case has been resolved.

Item M, Larry Jones Jr., Zero Hudson Crone Road, that case has been resolved.

Item N, Raymond, and Ray Morris Barnes, 215 Stannard Lane.

That case has been resolved.

Item O, Philip J.

Donnell, 1731, William Harrison Drive.

This property is still in violation.

Okay.

Sir, if you'd come up and state your name.

All right.

Yes, sir.

My name is Philip Danell.

And I live with 1731.

And I have pictures.

See?

And it's all done.

It's all cleaned up.

If Mr.

Gray wants to see him before, I mean, it's I can show you everything.

Buildings down, grass being cut, pools draining.

I mean, I'm still draining the pool.

That's the only thing that has not been done.

Is my pool.

It's just been out.

Sorry.

The garbage can that blew in from the last storm blew in.

But as like I told the inspector, Mr.

Gary yesterday, or the first time I talked to him.

Every time I drain that sucker, it fills back up with rain.

But now I should have, I'm still working, I'm a disabled veteran.

So I'm my wife had just had a stroke.

So we're trying to get ourselves back into the right mind.

But I've been working on for the last couple weeks, and then I got a the sign in the mail.

I didn't get a letter.

I got a sign in the mill.

I mean in the yard.

So that's when I knew about this.

So I just wanted to know if you wanted to see any pictures, if you wanted to see what was done, because I sent everything to Mr.

Gary yesterday, including the brand new clean one that I picked up this morning before I came here.

How much more longer you need to get everything done on this list?

Everything's done except for the pool.

Mr.

Crew, can you verify?

Everything's done on everything's done.

That's where the cooperation.

That's where the building was.

Building was I took multiple pictures.

That's the pool.

And it's down below the fifth, you know, water comes out to ask the pile of all the trash to come pick up.

And yeah, my fence line.

Now this is another picture I wanted to show you real quick.

If I can get it.

Okay.

Right here.

You see all that junk going behind the fence?

That's what's pushing that back fence down.

That's why I got poles and jammed it.

Uh it was on, it was on the building.

That's what was holding my fence up.

That's why we had to put OSA.

Now I needed to know what I need to do, what I could do, because I got one more question while you're right here.

Mr.

Creel, any comments?

It does appear that he has the debris.

That props again.

And the main complaint we received about the swimming labor's complaint about the mosquito.

Vote enforcement said happens about twice a year.

Well, I recommend you give me two weeks be enough to get everything done.

Yes.

Well, I can have no objection.

Sir, uh your your councilman is recommending two weeks.

However, I would suggest that the pool be maintained and fill it filling up back up with water and you can't do nothing about it.

Uh I don't know if that's acceptable.

So I'd I'd advise you to try to either get a cover or try to make some kind of arrangements that the pool doesn't become uh a nuisance.

Well, it's it's it's uh it's I'm just making that comment.

Uh Mr.

Gray has made uh recommendation for two weeks.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Second by Mr.

Nail.

Any discussion?

None.

None.

Any other discussion?

Uh what is your attention with the pool?

Are you gonna do something with it?

Ben Tron, yes, sir.

I yes, sir.

I'm right now.

My house.

I moved into my house and three months later the uh the hurricane through a tree on both sides of it.

So I got finally after the contractors robbed me.

I finally got into the house.

Well, not in end of the house, but I finally got stuff where I'm able to work on the house.

But with my disability check and my vacuum VA check, it's hard to do the inside.

But I've been maintaining outside.

I don't understand.

I've talked to more than one of my neighbors that are on each side and across the street, and nobody said they've ever they've ever done any small false foul smells or any mosquitoes or any bugs or anything that doesn't come from the back bay, a block and a half from the road.

All right, that's and that's what my neighbor said.

You know, and when I lived there, it was the same thing.

I mean, it didn't matter because it's just all the shrubs, the trees.

I mean, like I said, I just got a couple things that I wanted to ask, you know, and everything like that.

Thank you.

Thank you for asking.

Thank you for listening to this council.

We're gonna vote on the recommendation.

All in favor of two weeks.

Those opposed, motion carries two weeks to get it in order.

Thank you.

Finally, item P Glenn J.

Saucer, 1737, Thomas Jefferson Drive.

This property is still in violation.

Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of Glenn J.

Sawyer?

1737 Thomas Jefferson Drive.

There being no one, this case is closed.

Item Q item Hilton G.

Hugger, 316 Magnolia Street.

That case has been resolved.

All right.

Okay.

Thank you, Director.

Need a motion on the routine?

So moved.

Second.

Moved by Mr.

Tisdale, seconded by Creel.

Mr.

Tisdale?

Not a thing.

Creel?

I'd like to abstain from uh Curry Johnson.

Um invoices.

Um also I'm question on the Harrison County invoice.

Uh, is that um the 15,725?

That's for um uh Mr.

Blessy and and save our sound.

Is that what that that one's for yes?

That's a reimbursement of our uh of our share with the county.

Okay, and do we know what the balance of of that left in that account is?

Um I think it was eighty or eighty thousand or so before, so that leaves sixty thousand, I believe.

Okay, all right, thank you.

Okay, and you were questioning that, uh Creel, or you were abstaining from both or questioning one.

Clarification I apologize.

I was quite questioning Harrison County and I've stained from Curry Johnson.

Gotcha, gotcha.

Okay.

Mr.

Tisdale?

Not a thing.

Anyone else on the routine?

All right.

All in favor?

Those opposed.

Motion carries.

Chair entertained a motion to adjourn.

I'll make it all right.

Go ahead.

Oh go ahead.

Go ahead.

In memory of Jody Bruce Sar with Bruce Horror Mechanical.

All right.

Do I have a second?

Second.

You have one more, right?

I don't know.

That's only one.

Thank you, gentlemen.

All in favor?

Those opposed?

Motion carries.

We stand adjourn.