JANUARY 3, 1984 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF PEARL RIVER CITY OF PICAYUNE Be It Remembered that the Mayor and Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, met in the Council Chambers at City Hall in regular session Tuesday, January 3, 1984 at 4:00 p.m. with the following officials present: Gregory H. Mitchell, Mayor; Buford Frierson, Billy Alexander, Gerald Patch,Councilmen; Kelly L. McQueen, City Manager; Brenda R. Rich, City Clerk; Jim Gray, Tax Assessor; George Jones, Code Enforcement Officer; C. R. Holladay, City Attorney. It being determined a quorum was present, the Mayor declared the meeting open and the following proceedings were held. I ORDER TO APPROVE MINUTES Motion was made by Councilman Patch to approve the minutes of the Meeting of the Mayor and Council held on December 6, 1983 and recorded in Minute Book 17, pages 471 through 490. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Frierson with the following roll call vote recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Frierson, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Jones and Snyder. Motion was declared carried. ORDER TO APPROVE DOCKET OF CLAIMS Motion was made by Councilman Patch and seconded by Council- man Frierson to approve the following Docket of Claims for the month of December, 1983 as follows: Claim No. 1 - 566 FUND AMOUNT General Fund $ 521,423.24 Federal Revenue Sharing Fund 90,800.00 Title XX 2,205.34 Community Development 35,520.24 School Bond & Interest Fund 320,740.00 School Short Term Loan Fund 87,940.00 General Bond & Interest Fund 6,900.00 Industrial Revenue Fund 54,900.00 West Canal Proj. M-7152-3 73,500.00 Utility Fund 1,137,371.55 Intragovernmental Service Fund 20,979.94 Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund 20,500.00 Palestine Cemetery Trust Fund 91,600.00 School Loan Fund 53,000.00 DOCKET TOTALS $2,517,380.31 The following roll call vote was recorded: Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Alexander, Frierson Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 1984 ORDER TO APPROVE BUILDING PERMITS NO. 3813 - 3826 Motion was made by Councilman Frierson and seconded by Council- man Patch to approve the building permits for the month of December, 1983. The following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Frierson, Patch, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Jones and Snyder Motion was declared carried. IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: LOT MAINTENANCE - RUBY CARTER This being the date set for a public hearing to determine if the condition of property owned by Ruby Carter, Lot 7 and 8, Block 12, Jarrell St..Picayune, MS, constitutes a menace to the I community. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Mayor and Council to declare said property a menace to the public health and safety of the community. Motion was made by Council- man Patch and seconded by Councilman Frierson to allow property owner thirty (30) days to clean said property. The following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Frierson, Patch, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Jones and Snyder Motion was declared carried. IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: LOT MAINTENANCE - WILLIE C. JACKSON This being the date set for a public hearing to determine if the condition of property owned by Willie C. Jackson, Lot 1A, Block B, J. W. Turner addition, Jarrell St., Picayune, MS consti- tutes a menace to the community. Upon motion by Councilman Patch and seconded by Councilman Frierson, said property was declared a menace to the public health and safety to the community and property owner allowed thirty (30) days to clean said property. The following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Frierson, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Jones and Snyder Motion was declared carried. ORDER TO SET DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING - PROPERTY CLEANUP RE: M. S. D'ANTONI _^_______ Motion was made by Councilman Patch and seconded by Councilman Frierson authorizing Brenda Rich, City Clerk, to I set a date of public hearing to determine if the property owned by M. S. D'Antoni constitutes a menace to the public health and safety to the community. NOTICE You are hereby given notice that on the 7th day of February, 1984, at the C ity Council Chambers at the City Hall in Picayune, Mississippi at 4:00 p.m. there will be a hearing before the City Council to determine if the condition of your property described on Exhibit A attached hereto con- stitutes a menace to the public health and safety of the continued REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 1984 Notice to property owner, M. S. D'Antoni continued: community. Should the determination be made that the condition does constitute a menace to the public health and safety, then the condition of the lot may be ordered corrected by the City, a lein placed against the property for the cost of the work and the property may be sold to satisfy the lot. You have the right to appear at the hearing and be heard. You may have the lots cleaned prior to the hearing and notify the City Fire Department to have the cleaned lot inspected. Dated this the 3rd day of January A. D., 1984. I si Brenda R. Rich City Clerk I Picayune, Mississippi POSTED AT: PICAYUNE CITY HALL POST OFFICE IN PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI PROPERTY OWNER: M. S. D'Antoni SW% of E% of Section 14-6-17 (Lot 325) Highway 43 South, Picayune, MS 39466 The following roll call vote was recorded: Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Frierson, Patch, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. IN THE MATTER OF AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION RE: WAGNER INDUSTRIES City Manager, Kelly McQueen, reported that Wagner Industries applied for and was granted a ten year tax exemption in June 1978. McQueen stated to his knowledge they have ceased operations at their Picayune facility on or about April 1982 and that Section 27-21-111 of the Mississippi Code states that "If at any time during an authorized period of ad valorem tax exemption for a given plant there is a cessation of manufacturing operations as herein defined for a continuous period of twelve months or more, all unexpired tax exemptions covered by sections 27-31-101 and 27-31-117 for that particular plant shall become void..." Motion was made by Councilman Patch and seconded by Council- I man Frierson to declare the tax exemption for Wagner Industries to be void and proceed to assess Wagner Industries for 1984 taxes. The following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Frierson, Alexander Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 1984 ORDER TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF PLANNING COMMISSION Motion was made by Councilman Patch and seconded by Council- man Frierson to accept the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Commission held on December 27, 1983 and recorded in Minute Book 3, page 045. the following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Alexander, Frierson Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. ORDER TO GRANT SIDE YARD VARIANCE RE: ARTHUR WILLIAMS, CLARENDA STREET Motion was made by Councilman Patch and seconded by Council- man Frierson to grant the request of Arthur Williams for Clarenda I Street to be accepted as a major street and also grant a 1' side yard variance on the minor street, North Blanks. The following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Alexander, Frierson Voting nay.- None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. IN THE MATTER OF A REQUEST TO ALLOW MINI-STORAGE BUILDINGS IN C-l ZONE RE: GRANVILLE PEARSON Motion was made by Councilman Patch to deny a request by Granville Pearson to place mini-storage buildings in a C-l Zone on Bay Street. The motion was seconded by Councilman Frierson and the following roll call vote was recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Alexander, Frierson Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried. ORDER TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 562 TO AMEND SECTION 808.2, C-3, HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, TO PERMIT MINI-STORAGE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE NO. 562^ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 489, C-3 ZONE, HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 808.2, PERMITTED USES, (r) MINI- STORAGE FACILITY. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, in Meeting Duly Assembled: I 1. That Article Vlll, Section 808.2, Permitted Uses of C-3 Zone, Highway Commercial District, shall be amended to include item (r) as follows: (r) Mini-storage facility. continued REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 1984 Ordinance No. 562 continued: 2. That any ordinance or section of any ordinance in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed. 3. That this ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption by the City Council of the City of Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi. ADOPTED this the 3rd day of January 19 84 . Gregory H. Mitchell, Mayor I ATTEST: Brenda/R. Rich, City Clerk The foregoing Ordinance was adopted upon motion of Councilman Patch and seconded by Councilman Frierson with the following roll call vote recorded. Voting yea: Mayor Mitchell, Councilmen Patch, Alexander Frierson Voting nay: None Absent and not voting: Councilmen Snyder and Jones Motion was declared carried.