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August 18, 2026 City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 18, 2026 05:30 PM 598 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

  1. a.September 1, 2026 - Next City Council Meeting

  2. b.September 1, 2026 - Public Hearing for FY27 Budget

3.Guests

4.Public Forum - Agenda Items Only (Three Minute Time Limit)

5.Minutes Approval

  1. a.Motion to approve the Minutes of August 4, 2026.

  2. b.Motion to approve the Minutes of August 5, 2026 Workshop

  3. c.Motion to approve the minutes of August 10, 2026 Recessed meeting.

6.Public Hearing

  1. a.231 Sycamore St

  2. b.2112 Bienville Ave

7.Consent Agenda

  1. a.Motion to approve and authorize the mayor to execute the sub-award agreement between the City of Bay St. Louis and MDEQ for the downtown ADA walkway. 

  2. b.Motion to approve the mayor's signature for the request for reimbursement in the amount of $5,000.00 for engineering and design during the application development of the structure elevation project located at 3100 Roberson Road. FMA-PJ-04-MS-2022-008.

  3. c.Motion to approve the renewal of the (PMA) Preventative Maintenance Agreement contract for 12 generators with Power Systems of Mississippi for $6,000.00.

  4. d.Motion to approve the license renewal from Cisco Meraki in the amount of $5,492.90 for the Municipal Harbor cameras, WiFi, firewall and video cloud storage and support of those systems.

  5. e.Motion to approve the NCRS extension request for the city of Bay St. Louis main drain debris removal project to January 6, 2027. 

  6. f.Motion to approve renewal of Cyber Insurance Policy with Betz and Rosetti for $11,745.00.

  7. g.Motion to approve the flood insurance renewal from Betz Rosetti in the amount of $3,120.98 for the police department.

  8. h.Motion to extend the existence of a local emergency caused by Hurricane Zeta to September 26, 2026.

  9. i.Motion to approve pay application 4 from Warren Paving in the amount of $221,229.17 for work completed on the Hurricane Ida Road repairs project.

  10. j.Motion to approve pay application 3 from Bottom2Top in the amount of $486,644.04 for work completed on the Lift Station Repairs Project.

  11. k.Motion to approve Pay Application 4 from Bottom2Top in the amount of $69,942.74 for work on the Lift Station repairs project.

  12. l.Motion to approve pay application 18 from BLD Services in the amount of $292,814.23 for work completed on the Bay St. Louis Citywide Sewer Improvements Project.

  13. m.Motion to approve pay application 19 retainage from BLD Services in the amount of $198,141.97 for work completed on the Citywide Sewer Improvements Project.

  14. n.Motion to approve change order 5 from Bottom2Top in the amount of $35,471.50 for the Bay St. Louis Lift Station Repairs. 

  15. o.Motion to approve the certificate of substantial completion from Bottom2Top Construction for work completed on the Bay St. Louis Lift Station Repairs Project. 

  16. p.Motion to approve change order 6 from BDL Services in the amount of $276,503.00 for work on the Bay St. Louis Citywide Sewer Improvements Project.

  17. q.Motion to approve a MOU between the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force and the Bay St. Louis Police Department to investigate and prosecute those who are involved in trafficking of children and adults; provide training and software to those involved in investigating; and prosecuting human trafficking cases and to provide community education regarding the prevention of human trafficking.

  18. r.Motion to spread the following reports on the minutes: July harbor reports, 

8.Planning and Zoning Applications

  1. a.Motion to follow Planning and Zonings recommendation and deny the application for variance of 4ft from the maximum allowable fence height of 6ft, resulting in a proposed fence height of 10ft submitted by Mark and Nancy Mellon located at 410 Carroll Avenue. Parcel 149E-0-29-088.000. APR 6-0

  2. b.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and deny the application for a variance of 12'10" resulting in a 7'2" setback to the rear yard submitted by Mark and April Johnson located at the corner of Citizen Street and Old Spanish Trail, Parcel Number 137J-0-44-213.001. APR 6-0

  3. c.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning's recommendation and deny the application for a Special Use District to allow a private seven-cottage residential development on property to be recorded on a condominium plat submitted by FE & SE Investments located at 600 block of Third Street. Parcel 149N-0-30-238.001. APR 5-1

  4. d.Motion to follow Planning and Zoning recommendation and approve the application for a variance of 2', resulting in a 3' side yard setback, to allow the construction of an accessory structure/pavilion submitted by Rea Montjoy located at 355 Main Street.  Parcel 149E-0-29-277.000. APR 3-2

9.Project Updates

10.Ordinances

11.City Clerk's Report

  1. a.Motion to Docket of Claims 26-044 dated August 18, 2026 in the amount of $1,205,097.65.

  2. b.Motion to approve Docket of Claims 26-045 Special dated August 18-2026 in the amount of $299.94.

12.Mayor's Agenda

13.Council Business

                  Old and New Business

  1. a.Request for Appeal for 11650 Bayou Drive tree removal.

14.Public Forum - Non Agenda Topics (Three Minute Time Limit)

15.Attorney's Report

16.Executive Session If Needed

17.Adjournment

  1. a.Motion to adjourn the meeting of August 18, 2026