City Council

City Council | Agenda Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – 1:30 PM City Hall – Council Chambers 2309 15th Street, Gulfport 1:30 PM Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Call to Order Agenda Order Confirmation or Adjustment of the Agenda Order Presentation Agenda • Mayor's Report Policy Issues Hearings / Appeals 1 Code Enforcement Hearing - on resolution to declare that certain properties are in such a state of uncleanliness as to be a menace to the public health, safety and welfare of the community and to authorize advertisements for bids and lot clean-ups and/or demolitions. Recommendations 2 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Amend Zoning Ordinance - amending Zoning Map to rezone property to R-1-10 (Single Family) - Orange Grove Road - Case #2606PC076 - Ward 7. 3 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Amend Zoning Ordinance - amending Zoning Map to rezone properties to R-1-7.5 - Dedeaux Road - Case #2605PC093 - Ward 6. Resolutions 4 Resolution - approving 2026 Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival and annual dates thereof, and for related purposes. 5 Resolution - approving Business Service Agreement with Sparklight Business, and for related purposes. 6 Resolution - approving Certificate of Substantial Completion for the North Gulfport Waste Water Treatment Plant Headworks Project, and for related purposes. 7 Resolution - approving Change Order No. 3 to Contract with Malouf Construction, LLC, for the North Gulfport Waste Water Treatment Plant Headworks Project, and for related purposes. 8 Resolution - approving Contract and Agreement with Mississippi Delta Shows, LLC, for the 2026 Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival, and for related purposes. Gulfport City Council Agenda July 21, 2026 9 Resolution - approving Memorandum of Agreement with the United States Department of the Navy, and for related purposes. 10 Resolution - approving Professional Services Agreement with Brown, Mitchell & Alexander, Inc., for the Harbor Expansion Parking Area (Jones Park) Project, and for related purposes. 11 Resolution - approving signatories on City bank accounts at Huntington Bank, and for related purposes. 12 Resolution - authorizing Application to the Mississippi Development Authority seeking grant funding pursuant to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Grant Program authorized under Miss. Code Ann. § 57-119-1, et seq., to support projects within the jurisdiction of the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, and for related purposes. 13 Resolution - authorizing pursuit of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Officer Grant for 2026-2027, and for related purposes. 14 Resolution - authorizing the City of Gulfport to accept the 2024 Mississippi Department of Public Safety Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), Grant Number 15PBJA-24-GG-04253-MUMU, and for related purposes. 15 Resolution - authorizing an expenditure for advertising and bringing into favorable notice the opportunities, possibilities and resources of the City of Gulfport in connection with the 2026 Port City Bowl, and for related purposes. 16 Resolution - authorizing an expenditure for advertising and bringing into favorable notice the opportunities, possibilities and resources of the City of Gulfport in the 2027 Waterway Guide, and for related purposes. 17 Resolution - authorizing designation of fifteen (15) minute parking spaces, in accord with Section 6-380 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gulfport, and for related purposes. 18 Resolution - supporting an Application to the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund (GCRF) to establish an Intermodal Transportation Center at Memorial Hospital Gulfport, and for related purposes. Budget Amendments / Docket of Claims 19 Budget Amendment #93 - allocating 2024 MS DPS Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), Grant Number 15PBJA-24-GG-04253-MUMU, funds. (no publication needed) 20 Docket of Claims - to be approved through July 22, 2026. Routine Agenda 21 Acknowledgment - of previously approved and subsequently executed Agreements, Contracts, and/or Documents - to be made a part of the minutes. 22 Acknowledgment - of twenty-seven (27) Satisfactions of Deeds of Trust documents in connection with the HOME Investment Partnership Program - to be made a part of the minutes. 23 Code Enforcement Notice(s) - to be made a part of the minutes. 2|Page City of Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport City Council Agenda July 21, 2026 24 Legal Notice - advertisement for Construction of Interconnecting Gulfport - Airport Road Extension & Interstate 10 Overpass Project. 25 Letter - regarding bid awarded by Purchasing to Eagle Services for Replacing 5-ton Complete Horizontal A/C Gas Furnace System - Building Maintenance - to be made a part of the minutes. 26 Letter - regarding bid awarded by Purchasing to Purvis Enterprises, Inc. (Wiggins Saw Co.) for Mowers - Beautification - to be made a part of the minutes. 27 Letter - regarding bid awarded by Purchasing to Wintergreen Corporation for Lights and Wires / Harbor Lights - Leisure Services - to be made a part of the minutes. 28 Privilege License Report - for the month of June 2026 - to be made a part of the minutes. 29 Receipt - of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025, from Independent Auditors (Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC) - to be made a part the minutes. 30 Request - authorization for issuance of special check payable to Kansas City Southern Railway Company/Canadian Pacific Kansas City. 31 Request - authorization to enter into negotiations with Neel Schaffer, Inc. for Interconnecting Gulfport BUILD Grant Project. Public Agenda • Citizen Forum - Up to thirty minutes shall be allowed for public input with a three minute time limit on each speaker. Council Comments Memorial Adjournment Executive Session Setting of Next Meeting and Adjournment 3|Page City of Gulfport, Mississippi