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December 2, 2025 City Council Meeting Tuesday, December 02, 2025 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.December 8, 2025 – Bronze Star Honoring Congressman Gene Taylor

  2. b.December 16, 2025 - Next City Council Meeting

  3. c.December 25-26, 2025 - Offices closed for Christmas

  4. d.January 1-2, 2025 - City Offices Closed for New Years

3.Guest Speakers

  1. a.Proclamation - Mrs. Faye Alliston 

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

5.Public Hearing - Minimum Wake Zone for Garden Isles

  1. No Wake Zone for Garden Isles

6.Minutes Approval

  1. a.Motion to approve the Minutes of November 18, 2025

7.Consent Agenda

  1. a.Motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of Bay S. Louis, Mississippi, authorizing and approving the form and execution of an equipment lease purchase agreement between the city and Cadence Equipment Finance, a division of Cadence Bank, and related matters.

  2. b.Motion to create a new restricted Tree Fund for the City of Bay St. Louis for the purchase of new trees and/or for maintaining existing trees.

  3. c.Motion to accept a donation of $3,900 from Will Raines in lieu of the requirement for tree replacement based on the city’s existing tree ordinance for 403 South Necaise Avenue.

  4. d.Motion to accept the donation of furniture and equipment totaling an amount of $23,647 that was located on the first floor of the visitors center at the Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau.

  5. e.Motion to approve pay app 2 from Bay Motor Winding Inc. in the amount of $260,708.50 for work completed on the lift station assessments rehabilitation and SCADA installation project.

  6. f.Motion to approve payment to Moffatt and Nichol in the amount of $20,511.33.

  7. g.Motion to approve the interfund transfers between funds.

  8. h.Motion to approve the Bay Saint Louis Utility Refund Check Register #25-065 dated December 2, 2025 in the amount of $3,193.24.

  9. i.Motion to spread the Bay Saint Louis Payroll in the amount of $243,098.11 dated November 26, 2025 on the Minutes.

  10. j.Motion to spread the Bay Saint Louis Certification Letter dated December 2, 2025, for Utility Refund Register #25-065, on the Minutes. 

  11. k.Motion to approve certification letters for Docket 25-064 & 25-066 Special dated December 2, 2025

  12. l.Motion to spread the following reports on the minutes; Cash Balances, RG Revenue Report, Grant Revenue Report, Revenue & Expense Report, Wage and Hours Report, Gaming & Sales Tax Report.

8.Project Updates

  1. a.Motion to approve the Engineer's recommendation and award the contract to the lowest and best bid, David Rush Construction, in the amount of $1,251,490.50 for the Bay St. Louis downtown ADA Boardwalk project.

9.Ordinances

  1. a.Motion to approve Ordinance 677-12-2025 of the governing authority of the city of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, amending Ordinance 630-07-2018 entitled "An Ordinance adopting various building and related codes and standards, and appendixes regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of buildings and structures, providing for the issuance of permits and collections of fees therefore; providing for and relating to inspections activities and enforcement of building provisions as provided in various codes; and for related purposes; as heretofore amended to adopt the 2024 revisions to the family of international building codes for the city of Bay St. Louis. 

10.City Clerk's Report

  1. a.Motion to approve Docket of Claims 25-064 dated December 2, 2025 in the amount of $4,982,176.21.

  2. b.Motion to approve Docket of Claims 25-066 Special dated December 2, 2025 in the amount of $25,386.33.

11.Mayor's Agenda

  1. a.Motion to approve the professional services agreement with SMPDD to generate a Road Network Maintenance and Improvements Plan for $41,325 using County Road and Bridge Funds as budgeted.

12.Council Business

                  Old and New Business

  1. a.Motion to terminate the lease between the City of Bay St. Louis and the Alice Moseley Folk Art & Antique Museum effective February 28, 2026 for a portion of the 2nd floor of the Historic BSL Train Depot.

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

14.Attorney's Report

  1. a.Motion to approve the resolution of the mayor and city council of the City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, opting out of the Safe Solicitation Act.

15.Executive Session If Needed

16.Adjournment

  1. a.Motion to adjourn the meeting of December 2, 2025