Regular City Council Meeting

772 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MUNICIPAL MINUTES CITY OF TUPELO STATE OF MISSISSIPPI JULY 05, 2022 Be it remembered that a regular meeting of the Tupelo City Council was held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall building on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. with the following in attendance: Council Members Lynn Bryan, Nettie Davis, Buddy Palmer, Janet Gaston and Rosie Jones; Ben Logan, City Attorney and Missy Shelton, Clerk of the Council. Council Member Travis Beard attended by ZOOM and Council Member Chad Mims was absent. Council Member Janet Gaston gave the invocation and Council Member Buddy Palmer led the pledge of allegiance. Council President Buddy Palmer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. IN THE MATTER OF ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Council President Buddy Palmer asked for nominations for the position of Council President. Council Member Gaston nominated Council Member Bryan to serve as President of the Council for a one year period. Council Member Davis seconded the nomination. No other nominations were made and, of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor of electing Council Member Lynn Bryan as Council President. IN THE MATTER OF ELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT Newly elected Council President Lynn Bryan, called for nominations of Vice President of the Council. Council Member Davis nominated Council Member Beard to serve as Vice President of the Council for a one year period. Council Member Jones seconded the nomination. No other nominations were made and, of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor of electing Council Member Travis Beard as Vice President of the Council. CONFIRMATION OR AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA AND AGENDA ORDER Council Member Palmer moved, seconded by Council Member Gaston, to confirm the agenda and agenda order, as presented. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION Mayor Jordan recognized the following employees for their service to the City of Tupelo: Joshua Caldwell Tupelo Police Department 5 years John Knight Tupelo Police Department 20 years PUBLIC RECOGNITION  773 Council Member Davis and Janet Gaston offered accolades to Council Member Buddy Palmer for his service as the past president and for his leadership. Council President Lynn Bryan presented a plaque to Council Member Buddy Palmer, on behalf of the Council, for serving as Council President in the 2021-2022 year. Council Member Palmer thanked everyone for their support during his tenure as president. MAYOR'S REMARKS Mayor Todd Jordan congratulated Ms. Kaitlyn Costello for winning 4th alternate in the MS Mississippi Pageant. He commented that Marcus Gary and Hannah Maharrey did an exceptional job with their presentation at the MML Conference. The Carver High School reunion was held last weekend and, as always, the City's fireworks display and celebration of Independence day was great. IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOT MOWING No one appeared to speak at the public hearing for the following properties on the final lot mowing list: Parcel Location 089N3103400 S PARK ST 089F3015000 585 TANK ST 077N3504400 511 MAURY CIR 077P3506700 107 LAKEVIEW DR 101B0206200 614 MEEKS ST IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, GRANTING EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXES TO HAWKEYE INDUSTRIES, INC. Council Member Palmer moved, seconded by Council Member Davis, to approve the resolution granting ad valorem exemption to Hawkeye Industries, Inc. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX A IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF JUNE 21, 2022 MINUTES Council Member Davis moved, seconded by Council Member Jones, to approve the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on June 21, 2022. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. IN THE MATTER OF BILL PAY  774 Bills were reviewed at 4:30 p.m. by Council Members Palmer, Davis and Gaston. Council Member Palmer moved, seconded by Council Member Jones, to approve the payment of the checks, bills, claims and utility adjustments. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX B IN THE MATTER OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL ITEMS Council Member Davis moved, seconded by Council Member Gaston, to approve the advertisement and promotional items, as presented. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX C IN THE MATTER OF CLOSING 2019 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BOND BANK ACCOUNT Council Member Gaston moved, seconded by Council Member Jones, to approve the closing of the 2019 Special obligation Bond Bank Account, no longer needed by the City. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX D IN THE MATTER OF LOT MOWING Council Member Palmer moved, seconded by Council Member Davis, to adjudicate the following properties on the public hearing lot mowing list, which were in such a condition to be a menace to the public health, safety and welfare of the community and in need of mowing pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-11 (1972) as amended.: Parcel Location 089N3103400 S PARK ST 089F3015000 585 TANK ST 077N3504400 511 MAURY CIR 077P3506700 107 LAKEVIEW DR 101B0206200 614 MEEKS ST Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX E IN THE MATTER OF REVIEW/APPROVE LIEN RESOLUTIONS FOR UNPAID DEMOLITIONS Council Member Gaston moved, seconded by Council Member Palmer, to approve a Resolution Adjudicating Cost and Assessing Lien Against Real Property, under Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-11(1972 as amended), for: 439 N Spring Street (PARCEL: 089F-31-083-00) 1104 Chapman Street (PARCEL: 077M-36-059-00) 4826 Hodges Drive (PARCEL: 075S-16-007-00)  775 such properties being previously 1) adjudicated menaces to the public health, safety and welfare of the community and in need of cleaning and 2) cleaned pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-11 (1972 as amended). Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX F IN THE MATTER OF MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MINUTES FOR MAY 9, 2022 Council Member Palmer moved, seconded by Council Member Davis, to approve the May 9, 2022 minutes of the Major Thoroughfare Committee. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX G IN THE MATTER OF RENTAL FEE FOR GUMTREE PARK Tupelo Parks and Recreation Director Alex Farned, requested that the Council set the rental fee for the Gumtree Park at $75/day. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX H IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF BANCORPSOUTH ARENA MINUTES OF MAY 16, 2022 Council Member Gaston moved, seconded by Council Member Palmer, to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2022 meeting of the Bancorpsouth Arena. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. APPENDIX I IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR TUPELO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU EMPLOYEE JENNIE BRADFORD CURLEE AND SET MAXIMUM PER DIEM RATE Council Member Davis moved, seconded by Council Member Palmer, to approve a request to travel to the Travel South USA's Canadian Sales and Media Mission in Toronto, Canada, August 15-18, 2022, and to set the maximum daily per diem rate at $398.00 per day. Of those present, the vote was unanimous in favor. A copy of the letter of request is attached to these minutes as APPENDIX J. Council Member Buddy Palmer recused himself from the next issue on the agenda. IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE Council Member Davis moved, seconded by Council Member Gaston, to approve an electric retail rate adjustment that will increase the customer charge by $3.00 for all Standard Service Customers. This increase addresses the common per customer cost associated with the installation and maintenance of the AMI meters. The schedule is attached to these minutes as APPENDIX K. The vote was, as follows: AYE - Bryan, Beard, Davis, Gaston, and Jones: Recused - Palmer: Absent - Mims.  778 APPENDIX A  779 APPENDIX A  780 APPENDIX A  781 APPENDIX A  782 APPENDIX A  783 APPENDIX A  784 APPENDIX A  785 APPENDIX A  786 APPENDIX A  787 APPENDIX A  788 APPENDIX A  789 APPENDIX A  790 APPENDIX A  791 APPENDIX A  792 CHECK INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL MEETING July 5, 2022 FUND CHECK NUMBERS POOL CASH ID-411030-411036; 411037-411356 EFT 50001689-50001705 TWL ADJUSTMENTS ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS AS SHOWN ON THE FACE OF DOCKET INVOICES AS SHOWN ON FACE OF DOCKET APPENDIX B  793 AGENDA REQUEST TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kim Hanna, CFO DATE July 5, 2022 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL ITEMS KH Request: Proposed item for approval is for the purpose of advertising and bringing into favorable notice the opportunities, possibilities and resources of the City of Tupelo. ITEMS: (Various Vendors) $10,000.00 Expenditures for Lee Williams event. APPENDIX C  794 AGENDA REQUEST TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Kim Hanna, CFO DATE July 5, 2022 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF CLOSING 2019 SPECIAL OBLIGATION BOND BANK ACCOUNT KH Request: To close the 2019 Special Obligation Bond Account. The purpose of this bank account was to receive the proceeds from the 2019 Special Obligation Bond issuance and to expend these funds for expenditures of the Coliseum renovation and Conference Center expansion. These funds have been fully expended. The bank account is with BancorpSouth Bank and the account number is 7968-6754. ITEMS: No Items APPENDIX D  ITEM # 3 AND 9 Final Lot Mowing Report for 7/5/2022 Violation Ref Parcel Location Owner Owner Address Owner City State Zip Inspector 1. 41811 089N3103400 S PARK ST MARSHALL P O BOX 100755 IRONDALE, AL 35210-0755 SB DURBIN FOOD CORP 2. 41816 089F3015000 585 TANK ST NASSAR MARTHA 127 EIGHTH STREET VERONA, MS 38879 SB 3. 41826 077N3504400 511 MAURY CIR WILSON BRIAN A 511 MAURY CIR TUPELO, MS 38804 JLS 4. 41834 077P3506700 107 LAKEVIEW GDA P O BOX 87 RED BANKS, MS 38661 JLS DR INVESTMENTS LLC 5. 41836 101B0206200 614 MEEKS ST PUGH 614 MEEKS TUPELO, MS 38801 JLS CHRISTOPHER D 6. 7. 795 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. APPENDIX E  796 APPENDIX F  797 APPENDIX F  798 APPENDIX F  799 APPENDIX F  800 APPENDIX F  801 APPENDIX F  802 APPENDIX G  803 APPENDIX G  804 AGENDA REQUEST TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Name, Title DATE Month Day, 20XX SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF RENTAL FEE FOR GUMTREE PARK - AF Request: I would like for the Mayor and City Council to approve the rental fee for Gumtree Park. Note: The rental fee for the old pavilion (that was destroyed by tornado) was $50 for ½ day and $100 for whole day. We are recommending that the new fee would be $75. APPENDIX G  805 APPENDIX I  806 APPENDIX I  807 APPENDIX J  808 APPENDIX K  809 APPENDIX K  810 APPENDIX K  811 APPENDIX K  812 APPENDIX K  813 APPENDIX K  814 APPENDIX K  815 APPENDIX K  816 APPENDIX L  817 APPENDIX L