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Council Agenda

August 31, 2009, 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PRECEDING SESSIONS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PERSONAL APPEARANCES:

REMARKS OF COUNCIL:

PETITIONS:

REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS:

From the Boards and Commissions and Committees:

1. Consideration of reappointing Thomas Miller, Sr. and Sylvester Payne to the Local Development Finance Authority with a term to expire June 1, 2013.

REPORTS FROM MANAGER:

Management Update:

• Comments on issues from Larry Slovin, President/CEO of B & P Processing.

Recommended Actions:

1. Recommending that a budget adjustment be completed to increase the General Fund’s State Shared Revenue/State Grant Account, No. 101 0000 511 5109 from $504,000.00 to $609,497.00.  Further recommend that the Department of Development, Zoning and Planning Division’s Deconstruction Account, No. 101 3863 761 8026 be increased by the same amount, from $1,500.00 to $106,997.00. 

2. Recommending that a budget adjustment be completed to decrease the General Fund’s State Shared Revenue/State Grant Account, No. 101 0000 511 5109 from $609,497.00 to $109,497.00.  Further, the Department of Development Inspection’s Division Demolition Account, No. 101 3865 761 8025 should be decreased by the same amount, from $1,126,000.00 to $626,000.00.  In addition, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Fund – MSHDA Revenue Account No. 279 0000 511 6001 should be increased from $0 to $500,000.00, and the NSP Fund – Demolition Account, No. 279 6550 761 8025 should be increased by the same amount.

3. Recommending that a budget adjustment be completed to increase the Neighborhood Stabilization Fund (NSP) – MSHDA Revenue Account, No. 279 0000 511 6001 from $500,000.00 to $2,797,000.00, which amounts to $2,297,000.00.  In addition, the following expenditure accounts should be increased: House Acquisition by $100,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8455; Housing Construction Project by $200,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8330; Demolition by $1,910,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8025; Advertising by $7,000, Account No 279 6550 761 8008; Employment Agency Fees by $40,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8004; Professional Services by $30,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8001; Insurance Fees by $5,000, Account No. 279 6550 761 8006; Taxes by $2,500, Account No. 279 6550 761 8062; and Printing by $2,500, Account No. 279 6550 761 8030.

4. Recommending that payment be made to BS&A Software in the amount of $4,760.00 for the renewal of annual software maintenance and support.  The maintenance covers the Tax, Special Assessment and Delinquent Personal Property systems used by the Fiscal Services Department and Treasurer’s Division and includes all support and updates to the software for one year.  Funds are budgeted in the Information Services Operating Services Account No. 658 1720 711 8005.

5. Recommending approval of the U. S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Recovery Program Grant Agreement and authorization for the award document to be signed by the City Manager and the Chief of Police.  The Department of Justice requires that the award document be signed by the both the government executive and the law enforcement executive.  Further recommend that the City Manager and the Chief of Police be authorized to sign the Grant Award document on behalf of the City.

 

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:
CONSIDERATION AND PASSING OF ORDINANCES:
RESOLUTIONS:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

Darnell Earley
City Manager