May 19, 2026 City Council MeetingTuesday, May 19, 2026 05:30 PM598 Main Street, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Call to Order
Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
1.Approval of Agenda
Agenda amendments if needed
2.Announcements
a.May 25, 2026 - City Offices closed for Memorial Day holiday.
b.June 2, 2026 - City Council Meeting
3.Guests
a.Beverly Ogden - Depot Mural
4.Public Forum - Agenda Items Only (Three Minute Time Limit)
5.Minutes Approval
a.Motion to approve the Minutes of May 5, 2026.
6.Consent Agenda
a.Motion to extend the existence of a local emergency caused by Hurricane Zeta to June 26, 2026.
b.Motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, authorizing and approving the form of and execution of an equipment lease purchase agreement between the city and leasing 2, Inc. and related matters.
c.Motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, authorizing and approving the form of and execution of an equipment lease purchase agreement between the city and Bancleasing LLC, and related matters.
d.Motion to approve payment of the prorated warranty charges in the amount of $28,505.00 to Consolidated Pipe for the Neptune Pro-Coder Registers.
e.Motion to approve payment in the amount of $17,336.91 to Stribling Equipment for the repairs of the John Deere 60G Mini Excavator.
f.Motion to approve pay application 1 from JE Borries Inc. in the amount of $171,623.30 for work completed on the Bay St. Louis Municipal harbor dredging rebid project.
g.Motion to approve pay application 15 from BLD Services LLC in the amount of $217,811.72 for work completed on the Bay St. Louis citywide sewer improvements project.
h.Motion to approve pay application 1 from Bottom 2 Top Construction LLC in the amount of $127,771.20 for work completed on the Ramoneda Street sanitary sewer improvements project.
i.Motion to approve pay application 1 for Brotherhood Service Company LLC in the amount of $342,677.83 for work completed on the Main Drain Debris removal project.
j.Motion to approve pay application 2 from Thompson Brothers Drilling Inc in the amount of $360,138.16 for work completed on the Water Supply Well project.
k.Motion to approve pay application 2 from Warren Paving in the amount of $773,052.78 for work completed Hurricane Ida Road Repair project.
l.Motion to approve Task Order 6 from DCMC Partners supporting application and project development of the city's proposed building resilient infrastructure and communities funding request.
m.Motion to approve street closures on May 30, 2026 from 8:30am to 9:30am beginning at St. Rose DeLima heading north to Main Street, east on South Beach Bouelvard then south to OLG for the Corupus Christi Eucharistic Procession. Contingent upon Board of Supervisors approval.
n.Motion to approve the street closure on May 30, 2026 from 9:00am to 9:00pm on Main Street from Gex Street to North 2nd Street to allow for Ms Mary's Bay Fest.
o.Motion to spread special event permits on the minutes.
p.Motion to spread the Bay Saint Louis Payroll in the amount of $234,373.80, dated May 15, 2026, on the Minutes.
q.Motion to approve certification letters for Dockets 26-024 and 26-025 Special dated May 19, 2026.
r.Motion to spread the following reports on the minutes: Cash Balances, Wage and Hours report, Revenue & Expense report, GL Listing, Gaming and Sales Tax report.
7.Planning and Zoning Applications
a.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and approve the application for a variance of 9.1' resulting in a 10.9' setback to the rear yard to construct a dwelling. submitted by James and Mary Olsen located at 204 St. George St. Parcel 149F-0-29-203.000. APR 5-0
b.Motion to follow and Planning and Zoning's recommendation and approve the application for special exception to allow an accessory dwelling on a lot under 15,000 square feet submitted by Michael Farley located at 142 Skyline Drive. Parcel 136N-3-42-037.000. APR 5-0
c.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and deny the application for a variance of 3' resulting in a 2' rear yard setback and a variance of 3.5' resulting in a 1.5' side yard setback to construct an accessory structure submitted by Pete Nuss located at 218 Ballentine Street. Parcel Number 149N-0-30-112.000. APR 5-0
d.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and approve the application for sketch plat approval allowing a private road once constructed to city standards and to include the installation of proper screening between their parcel and Ramoneda Street parcels for a proposed 7 parcel subdivision submitted by FE & SE Investments LLC located at 600 Block of Third Street. Parcel Number 149N-0-30-238.001. APR 5-0
e.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and approve the application for sketch plat approval for a proposed subdivision submitted by Greystone Development located at 1839 Blue Meadow road. Parcels 136N-1-37-025.001, 136N-2-42-085.001 and 136N-2-42-085.002. APR 5-0
f.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and deny the application for special exception to allow boat storage and warehouse storage submitted by Joel Lee located at 3220 Longfellow Drive. Parcel138H-0-46-019.000. APR 4-1
8.Project Updates
a.Engineer's Report
b.Motion to Authorize Engineer to advertise for construction bids the BSL Municipal Harbor Hurricane Zeta General Repairs FEMA #4576 DR-MS PW 497
c.Motion to approve Change Order 1 from Warren Paving to Hurricane Ida Road Repairs Improvement Project for additional asphalt paving in the amount of $537,607.50 with $500,000 to come out of the Capital Project Funds.
9.Ordinances
10.City Clerk's Report
a.Motion to approve the Docket of Claims 26-024 dated May 19, 2026 in the amount of $766,029.54.
b.Motion to approve the Docket of Claims 26-025 Special dated May 19, 2026 in the amount of $116.90.
11.Mayor's Agenda
12.Council Business
Old and New Business
13.Public Forum - Non Agenda Topics (Three Minute Time Limit)
