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Key voted items (selected):
- Concession stand construction: the board awarded construction for the concession stand at the Long Beach softball fields to Phoenix Construction, low bidder, in the amount of $527,000. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Energy efficiency award: the board acknowledged receipt of a U.S. Department of Energy energy efficiency and conservation block grant equipment rebate voucher in the amount of $75,231 to support projects (staff said projects include traffic-signal and some solar conversions).
- Land sale concurrence: the board concurred with a resolution of the Harrison County Development Commission to sell about 5.048 acres to Metal Properties LLC for a purchase price of $250,000.
- Preventive maintenance contract: the board approved a proposal from Eiger Heating and Air for preventative maintenance in the amount of $1,678 (payable from account 001201544) for Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2025.
- Fire alarm system: the board authorized a 50% down payment in the amount of $6,775 due upon receipt to Rebel Sound for fire alarm system replacement (board described the work as an emergency-qualified expenditure).
- Miscellaneous approvals: the board approved final plats (River Hill Subdivision phase 1, part 2), interlocal cooperation advertising for tax assessments and collections (items later tabled for further city discussion), and adjustments to community-center rental agreements (the board voted to approve a revised rental agreement but directed staff to provide revenue vs. expense comparisons).

Items taken under advisement or tabled: supervisors voted not to take one interlocal cooperation agreement off the table, directing staff to consult with city partners before final action.

Administrative notes: the board also approved typical administrative motions — budget amendments, payment of claims, VPN and county email access for named staff, travel approvals, and appointments making EMA director Matt Stratton and EMA office manager Jessica Durell co-subrecipient grant administrators for Homeland Security grants.

Most motions were carried by voice vote with the board recording \"aye\"; the transcript records board members approving the consent agenda and individual orders by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Harrison County Board of Supervisors Meeting | January 13th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved routine and contract items including a $527,000 concession stand contract, a $75,231 DOE energy equipment rebate voucher, a $250,000 land sale resolution, preventive maintenance and other administrative orders. Several items were taken under advisement or tabled following discussion.","taxTitle","Harrison County, Mississippi","taxId",24960,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675258,"Harrison County discusses FEMA denial, explores lower-cost pier mitigation after Zeta",661,862000,1523000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107794-c8164f57625db319e80b021f3e0bc8ee&start=862&end=1523","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107794-c8164f57625db319e80b021f3e0bc8ee/thumbnail_862000.jpg","/articles/6675258/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Harrison-County-discusses-FEMA-denial-explores-lower-cost-pier-mitigation-after-Zeta","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675258-6ccee04e34d909287b95da091a3cbaee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182515&Signature=WqdErVo9Hi~aUgrZ-PYhCtFoH79xT7HpIKdW8Bf3ApPKZBLxFoVc5sTbGruNZziUi18TWT3MjEJFhHo3nj4pH1a~HL80EoXHtlSvHDbFSwwHAHSbeRlre5ywQ-nTrz2TE2WvWS-Vr1n2FlSDVgg2-~EjebLyL0yXjmmNK-~HSCINoXRezvy2tGAAc2T8GVKRtPKQLlZdKw7c3rYtGTdry1l4vG-DYROWAMgyUzjfhLXKwfs5w6eqxe4cAk5biNObA8G5SkNSxMgYURDsrAfNhmXT5NEFmZuPmINCsRUL4INhuxYT~yMONsS-Ug7phJtwgFt8P7ctAQEmHqCENCz4gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harrison County supervisors acknowledged receipt of a FEMA determination on repairs tied to Hurricane Zeta and spent substantial time discussing next steps after FEMA said the county’s mitigation proposal was not cost-effective in light of higher bid prices.

Matt Stratton, the county’s emergency management director, told the board that FEMA issued a determination after bids for mitigation came in far higher than the county’s earlier approved mitigation plan. “We have an approved scope of work that they’re not going to fund,” Stratton said during the discussion, summarizing the agency’s position.

Stratton outlined three possible paths forward: rebuild the pier in wood (a lower-cost but less-resilient option that would likely require future repairs after storms); proceed with the more resilient mitigation design (which FEMA would only partially fund under the agency’s capped mitigation contribution); or remove the pier and use available FEMA funds to pay for demolition or an alternate resilience or recreation project on the beach.

Board members pressed staff on why the county engineering estimate was so low compared with construction bids. Stratton and others said they could not fully explain the discrepancy from the 2020 estimate and offered to investigate the engineers’ assumptions.

Several supervisors recommended consulting with municipalities that used “flow-through” decking on wooden piers after storms. A board member who had overseen pier rebuilding in Orange Beach said wooden pilings with flow-through decking there survived storms better than solid-deck designs, and urged staff to explore a mitigation design that uses flow-through decking as a lower-cost option.

The board directed staff to consult further with the engineer (Trey) and to send questions to the state and FEMA about whether a flow-through decking design could meet mitigation caps (FEMA’s mitigation cap was discussed in the meeting as approximately 15% of the original structure cost). Stratton said he would pursue those questions and report back.

The board took a ministerial vote to acknowledge the FEMA determination memo before continuing discussion; no final decision to reconstruct, demolish, or accept an alternate project was made at the meeting.","County staff told supervisors FEMA deemed the county’s engineered mitigation for a damaged pier not cost-effective after bids exceeded initial estimates; the board discussed options including wood flow-through decking, demolition, or alternate projects funded by remaining FEMA money.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675265,"Harrison County authorizes administrator to commit to Corps letter as funding options for Sand Beach renourishment are weighed",570,116000,686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2107794-c8164f57625db319e80b021f3e0bc8ee&start=116&end=686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2107794-c8164f57625db319e80b021f3e0bc8ee/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6675265/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Harrison-County-authorizes-administrator-to-commit-to-Corps-letter-as-funding-options-for-Sand-Beach-renourishment-are-weighed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675265-f40b97d7f0a15fdd5b8a6c302bbf1d0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182515&Signature=BWng68PO1xwksCmFqp9vzjQlN5hE4PFOILZnFH955LwN-JVhXZlhKhx6c9PUJm3T3vE9mFfUn4nPOJS9~uMnTJa2qiTEfWukOitjVwJEF~U-1uXLSMY5hX4aOjfv-rnxlNxL~7YDm2SmX5d2DRqU8gMH~i~j4oxCLY~5EB5qXorZdA-civezUYn3lGheOfo1gx53E9LEeB2hQrOSLgVlksew9VYe4N-fuBqia3w3TGpMMlK4pzVnfuxvyLc~wZwp-gqtnAX0aLQP946uvPfT9Xkbm81xJKnks3scCIKtp3Y2IE6bgD~9wu9dt0RVZaoWeIBM8lLGhNz2tHWFIJ5u1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harrison County supervisors on Monday authorized the county administrator to sign a commitment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the county refines how it will pay the local match for a planned Sand Beach renourishment project.

County leaders heard staff say the federal-state split on the Corps-backed project would be about 65% federal and 35% local, and that the county share is roughly $17 million to $19 million under current estimates. County Administrator Robert told the board he is holding weekly calls with Corps staff and that federal funding is at risk unless the county demonstrates a viable source for the local match.

The motion before the board was to authorize the administrator to sign the Corps financial-commitment paperwork so the Corps can proceed; board members also directed staff to come back next month with concrete bond scenarios and cost estimates. The board approved that motion by voice vote.

Why it matters: the county says it has miles of beachfront that are severely narrowed in places and that renourishment is linked to other infrastructure work, including outfall projects funded with ARPA and storm-recovery funds. Project estimates discussed during the meeting varied; the county presented a project estimate range the board referenced as roughly $30 million to $45 million for the full Corps project, with the county’s 35% share estimated at about $17 million to $19 million.

Board discussion and options: staff identified several funding paths: 1) use of GOMESA (Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act) funds — but staff said GOMESA cannot be used directly for this match in current interpretation; 2) seek state money through a disaster omnibus bill being pursued at the legislature; 3) issue county bonds to fund the match, with examples given from other counties that used 15- or 20-year schedules; and 4) pursue a more limited “hot spot” dredge rather than a full-scale renourishment to reduce the local match.

County staff noted the practical timeline for bonding: issuing a bond would take roughly three months from start to finish, which the staff said would help demonstrate to federal partners that the county is moving forward. Staff said engineering and federal contracting practices help constrain bid pricing — federal dredging jobs use prequalified contractors and fiscal-year price schedules — but acknowledged bid pricing could cause variance from preliminary estimates.

Board members pressed for options that would reduce near-term cost, including targeting worst-hit beach segments rather than undertaking a full-scope dredge. Staff said the Corps’ federal share is substantial but that the county needs a decision on whether to commit matching funds to avoid losing federal funding that is currently “at risk.”

The board’s immediate direction: authorize the county administrator to sign the Corps letter of commitment and return with financing scenarios (bond amortization options, cost-of-issuance estimates, and a target county-match figure) for formal consideration the next month.

Additional details: staff said the county typically loses about 100,000 cubic yards of sand per year and that the current project would place on the order of 2,000,000 cubic yards of dredged material onto the beach — an amount staff described as giving roughly a 20-year benefit under normal conditions. Staff also noted prior renourishment work had occurred after Hurricane Katrina and occasional spot projects in 2018.

The board’s action does not obligate the county to a specific financing vehicle; instead it authorizes the administrator to execute the commitment paperwork requested by the Corps to preserve federal funding while the board evaluates concrete funding options.","Supervisors authorized the county administrator to sign a commitment letter for the Sand Beach renourishment project and asked staff to return with detailed financing scenarios after discussing GOMESA limits, potential bonds, and federal funding risk.","actionData","errors"]

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Harrison County supervisors approve consent items, contracts and grants; board logs several administrative orders

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Harrison County authorizes administrator to commit to Corps letter as funding options for Sand Beach renourishment are weighed