Special Call Meeting — Gulfport, MS
Date: 2025-03-31
Time: 13:00

City Council | Agenda
 Monday, March 31, 2025 – 1:00 PM


 City Hall – Council Chambers
 2309 15th Street, Gulfport




1:00 PM
Declaration of Special Call Meeting
Policy Issues
1 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Approve Final Plat - of 19-lot subdivision
 Florence Gardens Phase 12 - on property zoned T4+ (General Urban Zone "Plus"), R-1-10
 (Single-Family) - Alphabet Road - Case #2505CC048 - Ward 6.
2 Resolution - approving Memorandum of Understanding among the Harrison County
 Development Commission, the City of Gulfport, the City of Biloxi and the City of Rionegro,
 Republic of Columbia, and for related purposes.

3 Request - authorization for issuance of special check payable to Earthing, LLC for Purchase
 Order 251093 and 250960, and for related purposes.

Setting of Next Meeting and Adjournment




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City of Gulfport, Mississippi

City Council | Agenda
 Monday, March 31, 2025 – 1:00 PM


 City Hall – Council Chambers
 2309 15th Street, Gulfport




1:00 PM
Declaration of Special Call Meeting
Policy Issues
1 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Approve Final Plat - of 19-lot subdivision
 Florence Gardens Phase 12 - on property zoned T4+ (General Urban Zone "Plus"), R-1-10
 (Single-Family) - Alphabet Road - Case #2505CC048 - Ward 6.
2 Resolution - approving Memorandum of Understanding among the Harrison County
 Development Commission, the City of Gulfport, the City of Biloxi and the City of Rionegro,
 Republic of Columbia, and for related purposes.

3 Request - authorization for issuance of special check payable to Earthing, LLC for Purchase
 Order 251093 and 250960, and for related purposes.

Setting of Next Meeting and Adjournment




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City of Gulfport, Mississippi
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Attention: Matilda Welch STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
GULFPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT COUNTY OF HARRISON
PO BOX 1780
GULFPORT, MS 39502 Before me, the undersigned Notary of Beaufort
 County, South Carolina personally appeared Mary
 accountspayable@gulfport-ms.gov Castro, who, being by me first duly sworn, did
 depose and say that she is a clerk of The Sun
 Herald, a daily newspaper published in the city of
 Gulfport, in Harrison County, Mississippi and the
 publication of the notice, a copy of which is hereto
 attached, has been made in said paper in the issue
 (s) of:
 1 insertion(s) published on:
 03/23/25




 Affidavit further states on oath that said
 newspaper has been established and published
 continuously in said county for a period of more
 than twelve months next prior to the first
 publication of said notice.




 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of
 March in the year of 2025




 Notary Public
 * The Sun Herald has been deemed eligible for
 publishing legal notices in Jackson County to meet the
 requirements of Miss. Code 1972 Section 13-3-31 and 13-3
 -32.




 Extra charge for lost or duplicate affidavits.
 Legal document please do not destroy!
 There came on for consideration at a duly constituted meeting of the Mayor and Members

of the City Council of the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, held on the ____ day of _____, 2025, the

following Resolution:

 A RESOLUTION BY THE GULFPORT CITY COUNCIL TO
 APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE
 HARRISON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, THE CITY OF
 GULFPORT, THE CITY OF BILOXI AND THE CITY OF RIONEGRO,
 REPUBLIC OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES

 WHEREAS, the City of Rionegro (“Rionegro”), in the Republic of Columbia, has shown

development interest and commitment to pursue business, cultural, science, education and

tourism trade exchanges with the Harrison County Development Commission (“HCDC”), the

City of Gulfport (“Gulfport”), and the City of Biloxi (“Biloxi”), as opportunities arise; and

 WHEREAS, to solidify the common interests of HCDC, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Rionegro,

each wish to reach certain understandings regarding their commitment to pursue positive

opportunities among and between them as mutually favorable circumstances for such may arise;

and

 WHEREAS, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, is a proposed Memorandum of

Understanding among HCDC, Gulfport, Biloxi and Rionegro, to set forth and establish the

understandings among the parties; and

 WHEREAS, approval and execution of the said Memorandum of Understanding is

believed to be in the best interest of the City of Gulfport.

 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

 Section 1. That the matters, facts, and things recited in the Preamble hereto are hereby

adopted as the official findings of the Governing Authority.
 Section 2. That the Memorandum of Understanding between the HCDC, Gulfport,

Biloxi and Rionegro be and the same is hereby approved in substantially the same form as

attached hereto as Exhibit “A” hereto; and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and deliver

the same on behalf of the City of Gulfport.

 Section 3. That this Resolution be, and it is hereby ordered to be spread on the minutes

of the Governing Authority, and to be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and

enactment according to law.

 The above and foregoing Resolution, after having been first reduced to writing and read

by the Clerk, was introduced by Councilmember _____, seconded by Councilmember _____,

and was adopted by the following roll call vote:

 YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT:




 WHEREUPON the President declared the motion carried and the Resolution adopted,

this the ____ day of ____, 2025.



ATTEST: ADOPTED:


_______________________________ _______________________________
Clerk of Council President

 The above and foregoing Resolution having been submitted to and approved by the

Mayor, this the ____ day of _____, 2025.

 APPROVED:


 _______________________________
 Mayor



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City Council | Minutes
 Monday, March 31, 2025 – 1:00 PM


 City Hall – Council Chambers
 2309 15th Street, Gulfport




1:00 PM
The Mayor and Members of Council met at City Hall at 1:00 PM, on the above date, same being
an adjourned meeting from a Regular Meeting on March 18, 2025, at 1:30 P.M.

Present: Mayor Billy Hewes, CAO Wayne Miller, Clerk of Council Brittany Rodgers, Deputy Clerk of
Council Brittany Thomas, Councilmembers: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, B.J. Sellers
Jr., R.Lee Flowers (Teleconference), and Richard Kosloski. Absent: Councilmember Ella Holmes-
Hines.

The President announced a quorum and called the meeting to order.

Declaration of Special Call Meeting
Motion to Declare a Special Called Meeting and to have the meeting notice thereof appended
as Exhibit "A" to these minutes, Moved By Ron Roland, Seconded by Kenneth Casey

Vote: Motion Passed By Unanimous Roll Call Vote
Aye: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, B.J. Sellers Jr., R.Lee Flowers, Richard Kosloski
Absent: Ella Holmes-Hines

Policy Issues
1 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Approve Final Plat - of 19-lot subdivision
 Florence Gardens Phase 12 - on property zoned T4+ (General Urban Zone "Plus"), R-1-10
 (Single-Family) - Alphabet Road - Case #2505CC048 - Ward 6.

 Motion to Accept, Moved By R.Lee Flowers, Seconded by Kenneth Casey

 Vote: Motion Passed By Unanimous Roll Call Vote
 Aye: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, R.Lee Flowers, Richard Kosloski
 Recused: B.J. Sellers, Jr.
 Absent: Ella Holmes-Hines

 Attachment(s):
 048 Application
 048 Locator
 048 Proof of Publication
Gulfport City Council Agenda March 31, 2025 Special Call Meeting


2 Resolution - approving Memorandum of Understanding among the Harrison County
 Development Commission, the City of Gulfport, the City of Biloxi and the City of Rionegro,
 Republic of Columbia, and for related purposes.

 Motion to Approve, Moved By Ron Roland, Seconded by Kenneth Casey

 Vote: Motion Passed By Unanimous Roll Call Vote
 Aye: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, B.J. Sellers Jr., R.Lee Flowers, Richard
 Kosloski
 Absent: Ella Holmes-Hines

 Attachment(s):
 Resolution 03312025_2 - Signed

3 Request - authorization for issuance of special check payable to Earthing, LLC for Purchase
 Order 251093 and 250960, and for related purposes.

 Motion to Approve, Moved By None, Seconded by None

 Vote: Motion Passed By Unanimous Roll Call Vote
 Aye: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, B.J. Sellers Jr., R.Lee Flowers, Richard
 Kosloski
 Absent: Ella Holmes-Hines

 Attachment(s):
 Earthing, LLC - INVOICE 808900
 Earthing, LLC - INVOICE 808899

Setting of Next Meeting and Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, Motion to Adjourn
until April 8, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. for a Regular Meeting, Moved By B.J. Sellers Jr., Seconded by
Kenneth Casey

Vote: Motion Passed By Unanimous Roll Call Vote
Aye: Kenneth Casey, Ron Roland, Rusty Walker, B.J. Sellers Jr., R.Lee Flowers, Richard Kosloski
Absent: Ella Holmes-Hines




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City of Gulfport, Mississippi
 City Council | Agenda
 Monday, March 31, 2025 – 1:00 PM


 City Hall – Council Chambers
 2309 15th Street, Gulfport




1:00 PM
Declaration of Special Call Meeting
Policy Issues
1 Recommendation from Planning Commission to Approve Final Plat - of 19-lot subdivision
 Florence Gardens Phase 12 - on property zoned T4+ (General Urban Zone "Plus"), R-1-10
 (Single-Family) - Alphabet Road - Case #2505CC048 - Ward 6.
2 Resolution - approving Memorandum of Understanding among the Harrison County
 Development Commission, the City of Gulfport, the City of Biloxi and the City of Rionegro,
 Republic of Columbia, and for related purposes.

3 Request - authorization for issuance of special check payable to Earthing, LLC for Purchase
 Order 251093 and 250960, and for related purposes.

Setting of Next Meeting and Adjournment




 Exhibit "A"
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City of Gulfport, Mississippi