July 8th, 2025 City Council Meeting Tuesday, July 08, 2025 05:30 PM 598 Main Street, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

Call to Order

Invocation and Pledge

• 1.Motion to elect the president and vice president for the Bay St. Louis City Council.

Agenda Amendments if Needed

Announcements

• 2.July 21-23, 2025 - MML Summer Conference

• 3.July 22, 2025 - Next City Council meeting

Guests 

• 4.James Lafleur - American Legion 

Public Hearing for TIF Plan

• 5.Laurence Leyens - TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Redevelopment Plan

• 6.Motion to approve the resolution approving the adoption and implementation of the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Plan, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 2025.

Minutes Approval

• 7.Motion to approve the Minutes of June 17, 2025

Mayor's Report

Council Business

• 8.Motion to move the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting to Thursday July 24, 2025 due to the MML Summer Conference. 

Public Forum

Project Updates

• 9.Engineer's Report

• 10.Motion to approve Work Order 15-007-007 amendment 1 for re-design, re-bidding and construction phase services for the repairs to roads in Ward 6 due to hurricane Ida damage.

• 11.Motion to authorize the city engineer to apply for a Gulf Coast Restoration Fund (GCRF) grant with matching funds of 20% resolution.

City Clerk's Report

• 12.Motion to approve the Docket of Claims 25-032 dated July8, 2025 in the amount of $648,317.86.

• 13.Motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and the city council of the city of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi approving the employment of professionals in connection with the issuance of a grant anticipation loan, in one or more series, in the aggregate principle amount of not to exceed three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) to raise money for the purpose of providing interim financing for various projects for which grant commitments have been received by the city, and paying the costs of issuance for the note; and related purposes. 

Consent Agenda

• 14.Motion to approve the budget calendar for fiscal year 2026.

• 15.Motion to approve Mayor Mike Favre as the voting delegate and Linda Kay Davis as the alternate voting delegate for the MML 2025 Election of MML 2nd Vice President at the summer conference in Biloxi on July 22, 2025.
  
   

• 16.Motion to ratify Mike Reso as Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk.  

• 17.Motion to ratify Monty Strong as the Fire Chief 

• 18.Motion to ratify Alvin Kingston as Interim Police Chief.

• 19.Motion to ratify Ronnie Vanney as Public Work Director.

• 20.Motion to ratify Heather Smith as City Attorney.

• 21.Motion to ratify Jason Chiniche as City Engineer.

• 22.Motion to ratify Dolly Gonzales, Dana Feuerstein, Katie Fillingame, Jeremy Burke, Caitlin Bourgeois, Linda Garcia, Kim Fore, and Chenea Cardinale as deputy city clerks for the City of Bay St. Louis.

• 23.Motion to ratify city judge Stephen Maggio

• 24.Motion to ratify the city Prosecutor Ed Edwards

• 25.Motion to ratify the city Public Defender Damian Holcomb

• 26.Motion to approve Amendment #1 to the Interlocal Contract for Licensing SCPDC Software to add the Public Records Request module for $200 per month.

• 27.Motion to approve Amendment #2 to the Interlocal Contract for Licensing SCPDC Software to add the Public Works Module for $400 per month.

• 28.Motion to approve addendum to the audit engagement letter dated October 6, 2023 with AVL for the FY23 Audit.

• 29.Motion to spread the monthly report rom Tetra Tech for the SWIFT Grant. 

• 30.Motion to approve pay app 2 from Bottom 2 Top construction LLC in the amount of $193,083.00 for work completed on Beyer Drive sidewalk improvements project. 

• 31.Motion to spread the Oaths of Office for the Mayor and City Council Members for the 2025-2029 term.

• 32.Motion to approve the invoices from Chiniche Engineering in the total amount of $23,337.40.

• 33.Motion to approve the certification letter for Docket of Claims 25-032 dated July 8, 2025.

• 34.Motion to spread the Bay Saint Louis Payroll in the amount of $218,677.52 dated June 27, 2025 on the Minutes.

Spread Reports

• 35.Motion to spread the Wage and Hours Report, June Meetings Chamber Report, June Harbor Report.

Attorney's Report

Executive Session (If Needed)

Adjourn

• 36.Motion to adjourn the meeting of July 8, 2025