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From YouTube: City council meeting 06 23 2020
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Biloxi City Council held a regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi City Hall. The meeting was streamed live on the city's website. To see the meeting agenda, visit https://www.biloxi.ms.us/agendas/citycouncil/2020/062320/062320agenda1.pdf.
A
B
A
D
A
E
Have
much
report
on
do
I
Mike
no
I
think
you
know
we're
moving
along
and
trying
to
figure
out
where
we
are
with
regard
to
the
business
opportunities
or
lack
of
business
opportunities
with
dollars
and
and
where
we,
you
know,
beginning
the
to
fill
the
budget.
Holes
and
recoveries
is,
of
course,
whenever
one's
mind
and
we're
still
looking
at
the
numbers
as
they
come
down
from.
You
know
the
Cobra
numbers
and
and
hospitalizations.
So
it's
it's
very
fluid.
E
We
don't
know
when
we
get
the
numbers
and
what
it
really
means,
but
I
think
we're
not
overwhelmed
with
the
hospitalizations,
and
we
hope
this
thing
gets
over.
You
know
sooner
than
later
will
do
I.
Think
our
message
regarding
that
is
on
Mondays
and
Fridays
now
yet
Mondays
and
Fridays.
So
as
these
numbers
and
they've
been
erratic
and
when
they
release
it,
so
we
keep
those
running,
14
day
averages
and
hopefully
there
won't
be
a
serious
enough
changing
those
numbers
to
go
backwards
and
we
don't
want
to
go
backwards.
E
C
F
F
It
shows
census
response
rates
by
county
for
all
of
Mississippi.
As
of
June
11th.
Now
the
most
recent
numbers,
as
of
June
21st,
has
Biloxi
at
fifty
fifty
seven
point,
seven
percent
response
rate
we
are
doing
pretty
well,
but
there
is
still
time
for
people
to
respond
to
either
online
or
by
phone.
They
have
until
October
31st
to
respond
here
on
the
Gulf
Coast,
the
census
offices
in
Gulfport,
and
has
completed
what
we
call
update
leave,
which
is
where
the
enumerators
go
to
homes
that
do
not
receive
mail
in
a
mailbox.
F
They
receive
a
peel
box
type
of
mail
situation.
The
enumerators
have
gone
to
those
houses
and
left
questionnaires
on
door
knobs.
So
that's
some
of
your
rural
areas
in
the
county.
That
operation
is
complete
and
they're,
starting
to
train
enumerators
on
non-response
follow-up.
They
will
go
to
households
where
no
one
has
responded
to
the
census
and
knock
on
the
door
and
do
the
questionnaire
at
the
door.
So
we're
still
pushing
people
to
respond
to
the
census
online
or
by
phone.
To
avoid
that
knock
on
the
door.
G
F
Absolutely
correct
so
there
are
some
addresses
that
are
vacation
properties,
so
you
normally
would
not
get
a
response,
but
enumerators
have
to
go
to
those
homes
three
times
to
verify
that
those
are
not
occupied
on
a
regular
basis
before
they
can
take
them
off
the
workload.
So
anyone
any
address
that
has
not
responded
to
the
census
will
receive
a
knock
on
the
door
at
least
three
times
right.
F
Will
continue
through
the
beginning
of
October?
Okay,
the
census
operation
has
been
delayed
due
to
kovat,
but
it
will
continue.
The
trainings
are
much
smaller
than
they
typically
are.
We're
training
about
three
to
four
people
at
a
time,
and
then
they
do
an
online
training
and
they
received
their
workload
electronically
and
go
out
in
the
streets.
They
will
have
PPE.
Okay,.
G
F
G
F
As
we
go
through
the
training
logs,
it's
difficult
to
get
people
to
come
in,
we
have
a
lot
of
no-shows,
so
they
are
going
back
into
the
system
and
pulling
additional
employees.
So
it's
not
too
late
to
apply,
but
it
really
depends
on
how
many
people
show
up
for
the
trainings
and
since
we're
training
just
a
few.
At
a
time
it's
taking
longer
to
see
who's
not
showing
up.
D
F
The
address
so
there
is
an
address
file
that
we're
using
and
anyone
who
has
not
responded
for
that
address.
It's
loaded
into
what
we
call
a
workload
and
then
the
enumerators
are
assigned
an
area
and
in
that
area
they
go
to
each
of
those
addresses.
If
no
one
is
home,
if
someone
responds
at
the
door,
they
notate
that
and
ask
the
census
questions
right
then,
and
there,
but
if
no
one
is
home,
they
have
to
make
three
attempts
before
they
can
get
that
address
off
their
workload.
F
F
F
F
F
D
F
F
D
F
Census
questionnaire
asks
how
long
you've
lived
at
that
address,
so
they
do
need
to
respond
to
the
census
and
let
the
the
Census
Bureau
determine
if
that
is
considered
their
permanent
residents.
But
there
are
questions
on
the
questionnaire
that
asks
how
long
how
many
months
out
of
the
year
you
live
at
this
address.
F
F
D
I
That,
almost
a
year
ago,
we
got
a
disc
in
the
mail
with
all
the
known
addresses
in
the
city
of
Biloxi.
We
then
spent
a
better
part
of
a
couple
of
months
looking
at
and
all
the
new
addresses
that
had
been
built
since
2010
all
the
new
apartments
and
so
forth
and
adding
to
that
list,
and
then
we
took
that
and
sent
it
back
to
census.
I
So
there's
still
there's
still
lots
of
people
that
we're
not
on
that
list.
For
example,
all
the
airmen
at
Keesler
we're
not
in
the
address
list
that
we
were
working
with
and
we
we've
we've
been
working
with
Keesler
to
try
and
encourage
all
those
young
Airmen
to
fill
out.
Their
census
form
just
go
online
and
do
their
census
and
now
we're
not
seeing
that
data.
I
D
E
D
E
D
I
The
reason
you're
being
briefed
today
is
because
you
and
I
are
all
on
the
Block
C
complete
count
committee.
We
were
by
resolution
something
some
time
back.
We
appointed
ourselves
part
of
the
complete
count
committee,
so
we
need
your
help
and
each
of
those
wards
to
spread
the
word
whether
to
get
the
pastor's
to
speak
at
the
churches
or
whatever
social
media
opportunity
you
have
at
your
place.
I
You
find
a
product
that
the
census
people
did
for
us
and
we'll
get
that
to
you
electronically
in
the
case
of
councilman
Barrett,
we'll
get
it
to
you
with
your
name
spelled
correctly
and
you
you'll
be
able
to
stick
that
on
any
kind
of
social
media
and
just
kind
of
a
message,
a
message
from
your
councilmen
kind
of
thing.
So
that
was
a
product
that
the
census
people
gave
us
this
week.
E
G
Yes,
thank
you.
Do
you
want
to
note
that
DNA
Underground's
contractor
remember
they
do
I
guess
we
have
them
on
retainer,
so
to
speak,
for
these
jobs
that
are
either
time
consuming
or
too
big
to
be
classified
as
small
jobs,
but
too
small
for
spend
a
lot
of
time
and
effort.
I
think
this
was
a
are
the
contracting
out
for
private
services
that
mr.
Demming
noted
a
couple
of
months
back,
but
they
did
a
really
good
job
on
the
Churchill
ditch
we
had
a
sinkhole
there.
G
I
You
it's
like
our
delivery,
indefinite
quantity
contracts
for
concrete
and
sidewalks
and
asphalt.
That's
a
new
mechanism.
We're
using
this
year
be
able
to
fast-track
work.
So
we
we
awarded
a
contract
after
bidding
it
out
to
a
large
number
of
companies.
We
chose
them
and
what
we
do
is
just
issue
a
task
order,
each
time
when
we
need
to
work,
and
so
that
seems
to
be
working
out
pretty
well
we'll
rebid
that
again
this
year.
D
Yes,
we
had
another
great
weekend
in
the
city
of
Biloxi.
The
beaches
were
packed,
the
boat
ran
through
the
pack.
The
city
was
packed,
it's
a
good
thing,
I
know.
Maybe
social
distancing
might
not
be
the
whole
time,
but
you
know
is
still
it's
good
to
see
that
my
sec
Tiffani
again
at
city
of
Luxor
and
had
a
little
fundraiser
for
the
West
End
fire
station
number.
Three
might
wonder
all
those
fire
station
left.
You
know
they
try
to
create
a
little
money
sauna.
We
need
to
do
something
sometime
to
help
them.
D
It's
a
nice
money
to
fix
the
building.
So
that's
something
that's
another
unique
just
like
Sangha
as
a
unique
building
left
in
the
city
of
Biloxi.
It's
made
it
through
everything
and
you
know
we
grew
up
there
doing
that
drinking
Falstaff
and
going
to
the
filing
Day
Parade
was
way
bigger.
At
that
time,
then
the
Mardi
Gras.
E
D
Went
around
put
it
back
was
young
anyway,
it
was
always
a
big
thing
and,
and
they
trying
to
keep
that
thing
going
I
think
so,
if
any
time
the
city
of
Biloxi,
if
we
can
support
them
and
help
them
I,
think
we
need
to
step
up
and
do
that
at
least
I
try
to
raise
money
and
keep
the
thing
open.
You
know
for
the
little
Museum,
it's
a
good
thing
for
city
blocks.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
Yeah
I
noticed
Oscar
rendered,
in
short,
for
the
a
infrastructure
progress,
so
I
need
to
catch
up.
Walt
on
that
later
also
wanted
to
thank
the
mayor,
CEO
chief
Miller
chief
bony,
all
our
police
officers.
They
came
out.
We
had
a
great
weekend
three,
a
trifecta,
the
March
was
great
mayor,
got
up
and
spoke
inspiring
words
Juneteenth
at
him
rebecc--
park
and,
of
course,
the
weight
in
and
the
weight
in.
It's
about
the
legacy.
Of
course,
the
legacy
of
doctor
giver
to
our
Mason,
integrating
the
Biloxi
beaches,
dr.
B
H
Just
a
crew
at
Neptune
had
their
spring
party
I
was
delayed
handed
down
at
Point,
cadet
Plaza.
It
was
really
nice
down
there
with
the
splash
pad
and
everything
work
and
I
do
notice,
and
there
were
some
engineers
with
us
that
kind
of
pointed
out.
We
may
want
to
start
at
least
identifying,
maybe
the
repainting
of
it
there's
some
rust
and
everything
on
the
on
the
metal.
So
somebody
better
check
that
out.
They
they
recommend
it
before
it
gets
too
far
along.
It
may
be
a
little
bit
more
expensive
on
the
amended
budgets.
H
E
Sort
of
a
combination-
you
know
what
we
did
it's
the
first
flush
of
things
is
look
at
where
we
are
right
now
and
I
think
the
numbers
that
we
have
are
year-to-date
and
encumbrances
as
well
as
you
today,
expenses
where
we
are
with
regard
to
the
budget
and
looking
at
items
not
so
much
trying
to
do
a
tremendous
amount.
But
you
know
first,
the
the
biggest
hit
was
in
not
billing
vacancies.
You
know
that
the
directors
we
met
in
order
to
say
what
we
need
for
the
next
30s.
E
You
know
the
next
quarter
and
I
think
that's
the
attack
and
that's
a
pretty
good
chunk
of
money
that
will
fill
that
probably
four
or
five
million
our
whole
that
we're
trying
to
gather
up
again.
We
probably
had
you
know
doing
the
emergency
stage,
a
million
or
so
million
three
million
four
worth
of
extraordinary
expenses
that
may
be
reimbursed
through
FEMA
and
we've
got
that
handle.
E
So
the
immediate
move
was
to
look
at
what
we're
we're,
gonna
save
and
as
far
as
the
budget
in
not
filling
vacancies
between
now
and
October,
one
then
the
other
supplies
and
services
of
the
four
categories
and
capital
items
too.
So
we're
in
data
gathering
mode
right
now,
but
we're
encouraged
about
where
you
know
where
we're
gonna
fill
that
out,
but
I
it
may
be.
A
combination
of
some
budget
amendments
will
just
be
reducing
the
budget
will
be
spending
and
then
realistic
of
looking
at
the
gaming
sales
tax
and
other
hits
that
we're
gonna
take.
I
So
what
they,
what
they
got
councilman
is
they
got
a
spreadsheet
that
shows
what
their
original
budget
was,
what
their
budget
is
now
and
essentially
what
they've
got
to
live
on
for
the
next
90
days
and,
as
the
mayor
pointed
out
of
the
round
about
two
million
dollars
that
we've
stripped
out
of
the
budget.
One
point
six
of
that
is
just
vacancies.
E
I
Or
ten
firemen,
three
four
police
officers,
some
some
construction
workers
these.
These
are
all
all
positions
that
are
vacant
because
the
people
left
and
we
haven't
filled
them
and
that's
that's
the
main
driver
of
the
two
million
dollars
that
we
we
each
one
of
the
department
directors
is
gonna,
get
a
chance
to
look
at
that
draft
revised
budget
and
come
back
to
us
to
tell
us
if
there's
anything
they
can't
live
with
once.
B
B
A
A
I
Yeah
Council,
just
you
know,
fYI.
Our
problem
is
the
general
fund
that
that's
what
that's
where
the
problem
is,
but
we
are
still
going
full
speed
ahead
on
capital
projects
because
that's
different
money
and
that's
not
money-
we
can
use
for
operating
budget.
So
you
know
the
the
pace
of
work
and
engineering
is
breakneck,
I
mean
it
they
are.
They
are
up
to
their
eyeballs
and
bids
and
opening
bids
and
awarding
contracts
and
then
starting
work
I
mean
there's
an
awful
lot
going
on.
That's
not
going
to
change.
B
H
A
Citizens
comments:
please
forgive
me
I.
If
we
have
anybody
on
this
right-hand
side
of
the
room
that
would
like
to
speak.
Please
come
to
the
come
to
the
front
when
you
approach
the
microphone.
Please
state
your
name
and
your
address
for
the
record.
We
have
45
minutes
total
three
minutes
per
person.
Anyone
in
the
side
of
the
room,
anyone
on
the
left
side
of
the
room,
my
right-hand
side
of
the
room,
anyone
in
the
back
there
being
none.
Now
we
will
move
to
the
policy
agenda
or
the
consent
agenda.
B
G
Tisdale,
yes
on
item
5f
deals
with
the
Lee
Street
boat,
ramp
and
I.
Didn't
know
he
had
a
boat
ramp
out
there
I'm,
not
a
big
boater,
but
I.
If
you
say
we
need
to
do
that.
We
need
to
do
that,
but
it
did
trigger
another
thought,
and
that
was
because
I
go
through
Hillier
Park
every
once
in
a
while
and
they
have
a
small
boat
ramp
there
and
it
is
it
a
single
ramp
or
a
double
ramp.
Linear.
G
I
I
G
H
E
B
H
I
G
G
G
G
E
I
Meetings
ago
we
approved
submitting
a
build
grant,
which
was
a
ten
million
dollar
ask
from
the
US
Department
transportation.
At
your
last
meeting,
you
approved
seven
go
Mesa
grant
applications
and
on
our
meeting
today,
I
think
there
are
five
or
six
tidelands
grant
applications.
So
this
is
the
season
and
we're
trying
to
fill
put
a
full
basket
up
on
the
and.
G
D
E
I
think
you
sort
the
renderings
without
application
about
what
we're
doing
start
a
design.
Yet
you
know,
but
again,
this
is
an
application.
We've
developed
some
renderings,
as
we
did
last
year
with
Street
expansion.
So
what
we
have
resubmitted
I
think
it's
up
there
right
now
for
GU
Street
expansion.
Last
year,
Mike
wouldn't
yeah.
E
E
D
E
I
D
I
I
Now,
that's
the
first
bite
of
the
Apple,
but
then
then
we'll
if
we,
if
we
are
successful
and
we
get
the
grant
at
that
point,
we
go
back
and
accept
the
grant,
and
then
we
complete
the
design.
So
there's
many
opportunities
and
what
you're
seeing
right
now
is
a
concept
and
a
rough
estimate.
So
that's
all
all
we're
asking
for
is
I
to
be
able
to
apply
for
the
grant.
I
All
we're
asking
for
us
at
this
point
is
permission
to
submit
a
grant
application
to
try
and
lock
in
some
have
an
opportunity
to
to
get
a
funk.
Some
move
move
forward
and
get
some
money.
There'll
be
many
other
opportunities
that
have
other
bites
at
the
Apple
at
the
DRC.
The
design
review
the
the
Planning
Commission
will
have
to
come
back
to
Council
there'll,
be
many
bites
at
the
Apple
down
the
road
on
these
projects,
but
there,
unless
we
submit
an
application,
there
won't
be
an
apple.
I
I
A
I
J
D
J
E
K
E
E
E
E
D
D
On
be,
and
we
open
up
all
the
the
medical
has
that
been
open
up
with
the
medical
doctors
could
actually
see
their
patient.
Do
electric
surgery
I
mean
this:
it's
killing
these
hospitals
cuz,
they
all
hung
up
on
co19
and
yet
is
what
we
need.
Is
people
taking
care
to
heart
the
knees,
the
back
the
legs
and
we'll
get
back
at
you
allowing
them
to
operate.
Yeah
I
mean.
D
A
I
I
We're
basically
like
so
many
things
here
in
city.
We've
got
properties
that
are
owned
by
deceased
people
and
that
and
it
takes
a
while
to
work
through
the
trust
and
and
and
get
the
lot
sold
and
so
forth.
In
the
meantime,
they
look
start
looking
like
this.
So
I,
don't
believe.
There's
anybody
here
to
speak
is.