Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/4/2024 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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ID 24-7212 1A. MinutesMay 21, 2024approvedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7216 1A. Resolution to Conduct HearingConsider adopting a Resolution to conduct a public hearing on June 4, 2024 in regards to a property located at 1637 N. Mississippi Ave., belonging to S. Lavon Evans Jr. Realty LLC, to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 4adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7217 1B. Resolution to Conduct HearingConsider adopting a Resolution to conduct a public hearing on June 4, 2024 in regards to a property located at 1020 N. 12th Ave., belonging to Willie Bilbrew to determine whether or not the property is in such a state of dilapidation so as to be a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Property is located in Ward 2adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7218 1A. Citizens HearingScott Carmichael   Action details Not available
ID 24-7221 1A. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Laurel, Mississippi Finding and Determining that a Notice of Resolution of Intent to Issue Either General Obligation Bonds of the City or a General Obligation Bond of the City for Sale to the Mississippi Development Bank or to Enter into a Loan with the Mississippi Development Bank was Duly Published as Required by Law Pursuant to Sections 21-33-301 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, as Amended and/or Supplemented; Authorizing Said Bonds and Loan to be Issued or Entered Into, as the Case May Be; and for Related Purposes.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7222 1B. ResolutionConsider adopting RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI (THE "CITY"), DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2024, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, OF SAID CITY IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,115,000) TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR (I) CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, RECONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, AND REPAIRING ROADS AND STREETS AND ACQUIRING RIGHTS-OF-WAY THEREFORE IF NECESSARY; (II) ERECTING, REPAIRING, IMPROVING, EXTENDING OR MAINTAINING WATERWORKS OR WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, AND REPAIRING, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE SAME; (III) ESTABLISHING ERECTING, REPAIRING, IMPROVING, EXTENDING OR MAINTAINING SANITARY, STORM, DRAINAGE OR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; (IV) CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, RECONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, AND REPAIRING BRIDGES AND CULVERTS; AND (V) FOR OTHER AUTHORIZED PURPOSES UNDER MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972 SECTIONS 21-33-301 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, PAYING THE COSTS OF BORROWING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7208 1C. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution Authorizing, Approving and Directing the Employment of Certain Law Firms to Represent the City of Laurel in Potential Litigation Regarding PFA Contamination.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7203 1D. OrdinanceConsider approving the Second Reading of An Ordinance Enlarging, Extending, and Defining the Corporate Limits and Boundaries of the City of Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi; Specifying the Improvements to be Made in the Annexed Territory and the Municipal or Public Services to be Rendered Therein; and for Other Purposes Related Thereto.approved on second readingPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7205 1E. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution Regarding Updating the Designation of Applicant’s Agents to Authorize and File Applications for Federal and/or State Assistance Related to FEMA Disaster 4415.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7209 1F. OrderConsider adopting an Order to Authorize Administration to Sign an Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit for Howard Industries.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7210 1G. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution to Consider Budget Adjustments.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7211 1H. OrderConsider adopting an Order to approve certain budget amendments to FY 2024 budget.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7202 1I. OrderConsider adopting an Order Regarding the Ratification of an Emergency Order Authorizing Payment of Expenses Necessary for City of Laurel Public Relations Specialist to Travel to Ridgeland, MS, on May 20, 2024 for PRAM Job Training and Awards Luncheon.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7214 1J.2024 DALE CARNEGIE STEP UP TO LEADERSHIP TRAININGOrderConsider adopting an Order request that Earl Reed be allowed to attend the 2024 Dale Carnegie Step Up To Leadership Training on June 12, 2024 in Ridgeland, MS at an estimated cost of $524.00. Funds will be taken from the Police Department Travel Account 001-200-610-0.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7213 1K.2024 FINGERPRINT CONTRACT RENEWALOrderConsider adopting an Order request that the Laurel Police Department renew the Fingerprint Contract at a total cost of $549.00 from HID Global Com. Funds will be taken from the Maintenance and Service account (001-200-638-0).adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7207 1L. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution Regarding the Re-Appointment of Mrs. Whitney Pickering to the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Authority of Jones County.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7206 1M. OrderConsider adopting an Order Regarding the Re-Appointment of Mr. Keith Ridgeway as a Member of the Board of Building Adjustments and Appeals.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7204 1N. OrderConsider adopting an Order Concerning the Reappointment of Members to the City Planning Commission.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7215 1O. OrderConsider adopting Order rescinding Council Orders regarding approved tax exemptions for Ad Valorem Tax Exemption applications.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7219 1P. OrderConsider adopting an Order to approve lot cleaning assessments on the following properties: A. Cleaning of property assessed to John F. III & Joseph R. Wooten, at 1830 Lee St. Total assessed cost $75.00 Ward 1 B. Cleaning of property assessed to Henry E. Thompson Est., at 2314 N. 5th Ave. Total assessed cost $105.00 Ward 3 C. Cleaning of property assessed to Omeria McDonald Scott, at Lot W. of 523 E. 14th St. Total assessed cost $260.00 Ward 4 D. Cleaning of property assessed to Raven Haynes, at 516 Arco Lane. Total assessed cost $105.00 Ward 5 E. Cleaning of property assessed to Ebrahim Aldiri, at 313 Pine St. Total assessed cost $90.00 Ward 5 F. Cleaning of property assessed to Rose Helen Williams Bolton Est % Daniel Magee, 210 Flora Ave. Total assessed cost $90.00 Ward 5 G. Cleaning of property assessed to Frank Carriere Est % John Carriere, at Lot W. of 224 N. Cook Ave. Total assessed cost $105.00 Ward 5 H. Cleaning of property assessed to Dora M. Ducksworth Est., at 462 S. 14th Ave. Total assessed cost $65.00 Ward 6 I. Cleaning of property assessed to Martin Miss Investments LLadoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7238 1Q. OrderConsider adopting an Order to approve advertisement for sealed bids to be publicly opened Monday, June 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Clerk’s Office for a Used Knuckleboom for Sanitation Department.adoptedPass Action details Not available
ID 24-7220 1A. ResolutionConsider adopting a Resolution to approve the Claims Docket.adoptedPass Action details Not available