Regular City Council Meeting

569 SPECIAL CALL MEETING MUNICIPAL MINUTES CITY OF TUPELO STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Be it remembered that a regular meeting of the Tupelo City Council was scheduled to be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall building on Tuesday, February 16. 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Due to winter weather, the regular meeting was cancelled and a special meeting of the Tupelo City Council was called to be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall building on Monday, February 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. with the following in attendance: Council members Markel Whittington, Lynn Bryan, Travis Beard, Nettie Davis, Buddy Palmer, Mike Bryan and Willie Jennings; Attorney Ben Logan and Missy Shelton, Clerk of the Council. Councilman Lynn Bryan led the invocation, and Councilwoman Nettie Davis led the pledge of allegiance. President Mike Bryan called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. CONFIRMATION OR AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA AND AGENDA ORDER Councilman Palmer moved, seconded by Councilman Whittington, to confirm the agenda and agenda order, with the follow change: ADD: Item #7 Ratify Proclamation of Local Emergency The vote was unanimous in favor. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND REPORTS AGENDA PUBLIC RECOGNITION Councilwoman Nettie Davis asked for prayers for the Norwood family. She also asked that everyone remember the family of Barbara Ivy. Mrs. Ivy was the wife of Lee County Supervisor, Tommy Ivy. Councilman Travis Beard thanked the administration and all the workers of the City of Tupelo for all their hard work during the winter storm. He also extended his condolences to the Ivy family. Councilman Markel Whittington also thanked the various departments who were heavily involved in the work during the winter storm. He specifically mentioned Administration, Public Works, Park and Recreation and Tupelo Water & Light.  570 Councilman Buddy Palmer thanked Public Works, Tupelo Water & Light and the Police Department for all the hard work and the help administered during the winter storm. He also mentioned the family of David Puckett. Councilman Willie Jennings thanked all the city departments for their work during the winter storm and the quick responses when he called them. He reminded everyone to get the COVID vaccine as soon as possible. Councilman Mike Bryan thanked the City for their quick response to the winter storm and for all the preparedness that the City showed. MAYOR'S REMARKS Mayor Jason Shelton thanked all the departments for the team effort in the response of the winter storm. He also thanked the Council for all the support they give. He thanked the legal team and the administration in the quick response of the emergency declaration. He echoed the Council with his sympathies for the Logan, Norwood, Ivy and Puckett families. He reminded everyone that, if possible, they should take the COVID vaccine because this is the best hope of getting back to normal. ROUTINE AGENDA IN THE MATTER OF MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Councilwoman Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Beard, to approve the minutes of the regular Council meeting of February 5, 2021. The vote was unanimous in favor. IN THE MATTER OF BILL PAY Bills were reviewed at 2:00 p.m. by Council members: Markel Whittington, Nettie Davis, Travis Beard, Willie Jennings, and Buddy Palmer; and Accounts Payable Clerk Traci Dillard. Councilman Jennings moved, seconded by Councilman Palmer, to approve the payment of the checks, bills, claims and utility adjustments. The vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX A IN THE MATTER OF PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Councilman Palmer moved, seconded by Councilman L Bryan, to approve the February 1, 2021, Minutes of the Planning Committee. The vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX B IN THE MATTER OF ACCEPTING MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH MOU FOR INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN Police Chief Bart Aguirre addressed the Council with his condolences to retired Police Officer Jessie King in the loss of his son. He then asked that the Council approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Tupelo Police Department and office of Attorney General Lynn Fitch for internet crimes against children. This MOU will provide grant resources, joint operations, and extensive training  572 CHECK INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL MEETING Feb 16, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 FUND CHECK NUMBERS POOL CASH 399820-400120 EFT 50000964-50000984 TWL ADJUSTMENTS ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS AS SHOWN ON THE FACE OF DOCKET INVOICES AS SHOWN ON FACE OF DOCKET APPENDIX A  573 MINUTES OF THE TUPELO PLANNING COMMITTEE February 1, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ms. Leslie Mart called the meeting to order. Ms. Patti Thompson, Mr. Scott Davis, Mr. Gus Hildenbrand, Mr. Jimmy Swann, Mr. Bill Smith, and Development Services staff members Pat Falkner and Marilyn Vail were in person. Ms. Mart, Ms. Pam Hadley, and Mr. Lindsey Leake were present using Zoom. Chairperson Mart asked Ms. Pam Hadley to open with a prayer and Mr. Jimmy Swann to lead the pledge of allegiance. REVIEW OF DECEMBER 21, 2020 MINUTES Chairperson Mart asked the group if they had reviewed the minutes of the last meeting. Mr. Leake made a motion to approve the minutes as written and Ms. Thompson seconded. The motion carried and the minutes were approved. REPORT ON COUNCIL ACTIONS Mr. Falkner reported that the December 6 and December 21 actions would be on the City Council agenda for approval on February 2. NEW BUSINESS MAJSUB 21-01: Wellstone 77 lot residential subdivision proposed by JTM LLC, located off Purnell Road. Mr. Falkner presented the application, noting that the Development Code does not require a public hearing on subdivisions. He reported that the plat as submitted met the design standards for the Medium Density zoning district, but that the lots were in fact comparable in area and width to those in Low Density districts. He mentioned that the plat reflects the required sidewalks on internal streets, but that no sidewalk was required on the Purnell Road frontage due to there being no existing sidewalk to connect to within over a mile. It was also discussed that due to the limited street frontage of the site only one point of access was feasible. Mr. Falkner noted that the developer considered making a secondary street connection to the Lake Circle subdivision to south, but that this option was not pursued based on staff and applicant agreement that it would be likely to have more negative results than positive. Ms. Mart asked if the city engineer had assessed the impact of potential traffic. Mr. Falkner said that the engineer was consulted, and had determined that the 77 residential lots would APPENDIX B  574 not generate the number of daily trips to require a formal traffic study. He also observed that traffic to and from the proposed development would probably affect Purnell Road primarily, with some diverting north via Walsh Road. Ms. Mart asked if the city had a process to consider the cumulative effect of adding residential traffic to streets like Purnell Road that were originally two lane country roads. Mr. Falkner reported that this was monitored by the Public Works department who would be responsible for recommending any street capacity improvements. Ms. Mart asked about the landscape area at the entrance to the development. Mr. Falkner explained that this area was included in the open space requirement but that the city did not have required planting standards for entrance areas. He went on to explain that with the other two open space tracts shown on the plat, the project was slightly under the required 10% open space requirement, but that the shortfall was within the scope of administrative adjustment. He also pointed out that the two interior open spaces did have pedestrian access easements shown, so that all of the lots were within the required 2,600 foot walking distance of one of the open space areas. Ms. Mart asked about drainage plans. Mr. Falkner answered that these would be included in the construction plans which would be submitted after council action. Mr. Davis made a motion to approve the application. Mr. Hildenbrand seconded the motion which was passed with Davis, Hildenbrand, Thompson, Swann, Smith, Mart, and Hadley voting in favor and Mr. Leake abstaining. Mr. Falkner reported that there were no applications in the office for March. The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Mrs. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Hildenbrand. The Committee adjourned the meeting. APPENDIX B 575 576 577 578 22nd day of February  579 AGENDA REQUEST TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Johnny Timmons, Manager TW&L DATE February 10, 2021 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF BID AWARD 2021-003WL JT Request: I recommend the following bid award for consideration at your regular meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2021: Bid No. 2021-003WL – The Hive Sewer Line to the low qualified bid submitted by TL Wallace Construction in the amount of $517,967.15 as recommended by Cook Coggin Engineers. If you have any questions, please let me know. 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