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The board approved change order No. 1 on the Argo Construction Corporation contract for the Maywood Water and Gas Improvement Projects, extending the contract by 150 calendar days to a new completion date in June 2025. Staff said the extension responds to certification delays for gas work and weather-related impacts; the board approved the extension unanimously.

The board also approved an amendment to Cruz Engineering and Consulting LLC’s contract, adding $5,000 and increasing that contract from $20,000 to $25,000 to cover additional professional engineering services for a gas regulator station at Highway 178 and Center Hill Road. Staff said the extra engineering work is intended to address capacity shortfalls during the coldest days and that larger capital pipe work would be considered in the next fiscal year.

Separately, the board approved three small change orders to A & B Construction on the City Public Works Complex. The change orders were additive amounts of $7,392.87 (underground electrical equipment), $1,261.63 (required foundation work), and $11,978.77 (wiring modification), bringing the contract total to $8,613,780.27. Staff described the adjustments as small, sometimes unavoidable costs uncovered during construction and said they represent a modest percentage of the overall project cost. The board approved all three change orders in a single vote.

On airport Avgas storage, the board moved to table consideration after the city received a single bid and staff said FAA approval is needed before proceeding. The item was tabled until FAA issues are resolved.

Alderman Earhart moved the Maywood time-extension approval; the motion passed. Other motions on contract amendments carried on unanimous votes. Staff noted potential liquidated-damage provisions if the extended completion date is not met; the extension reflected only time deemed justified by certification and weather delays.

The board’s actions were framed as contract management steps to keep major infrastructure projects on track while ensuring required certifications and oversight are in place.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Olive Branch Board of Aldermen Meeting 5/20/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved a 150-day extension to the Maywood Water and Gas Improvement contract, authorized a $5,000 amendment to Cruz Engineering for a gas regulator station, approved three small change orders to A & B Construction on the Public Works Complex, and voted to table an Avgas storage award until FAA approval is resolved.","taxTitle","Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi","taxId",52209,"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},6229811,"Olive Branch authorizes municipal adviser, signals intent to issue up to $10 million in GO bonds",193,3635000,3828000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa&start=3635&end=3828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa/thumbnail_3635000.jpg","/articles/6229811/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Olive-Branch-authorizes-municipal-adviser-signals-intent-to-issue-up-to-10-million-in-GO-bonds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229811-633b3db9c39d14c283d1be2c5a5be423/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153371&Signature=UMiEJMwAqHJuaAb6VzOHosC~4fqHOg0Izp1liJbwuonT-jSPqLxBm2B25JTbMtfEGIKNOpRsV5sOtFXIndWhSpRb5KhrTtYjJotE6RknqCYUCJl2m36xZB~-x3GqjEddf4Xw52xJWSe7EvKUQS~SyUiOhQOTqWCqS4PQcbGvZC83pRoRsfe0Oq9Ty1yU5bEKTR6ihb-QxWnplGUH1gaqeDFKtJHVjePGiYaYa6qysj75nkP5qECdjJrAMA~PFqBuBXU9SY-7xGGROF29LtbqAGqA8nwpjzUxNvcZBagKTqjKHk18PKB~CMUJwCo0lY6BWU~dpQyv79EESY5zXGT6oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen voted to employ an independent registered municipal adviser and adopted a resolution declaring the city’s intent to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for various capital projects.

City staff said the actions are preliminary steps in the bond issuance process. Hiring a municipal adviser is required if the city issues bonds through the Mississippi Development Bank; staff said the adviser will also help structure and size any issue to secure favorable terms.

City staff (Mr. Dye) told the board the resolution is the first formal step that triggers publication of notice to bidders and other procedural requirements; any actual bond sale would return to the board for further approvals. The memo in the board packet from Mr. May analyzing the opportunity and debt capacity was referenced during the presentation.

Alderman Collins moved to approve employment of the municipal adviser; Alderman Hamilton seconded. Later, Alderman Dixon moved approval of the resolution declaring the city’s intent to issue bonding; Alderman Collins seconded. Both actions passed on unanimous voice votes.

Staff and the city’s financial advisers noted that the bond plan is part of the upcoming budget-cycle considerations, including setting millage rate and assessing remaining debt capacity. The board did not set a sale date and stressed that subsequent steps (advertisement, bid process and final board approvals) are required before bonds are issued.","The board approved hiring an independent municipal adviser and adopted a resolution declaring the city's intent to issue general obligation bonds of up to $10 million to fund capital projects, starting the public notice process.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":44,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6229816,"Olive Branch orders cleanup of multiple properties, directs staff to proceed",171,3403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa&start=3403&end=3574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa/thumbnail_3403000.jpg","/articles/6229816/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Olive-Branch-orders-cleanup-of-multiple-properties-directs-staff-to-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229816-a02748bdc9ff1230195edd9423e9b33d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153371&Signature=nxX3yN-9MIXh9L7NrJcZJSW0TP3BfvtWbu5BBLB2nsKF8yNLOy1dzRQUrKHby-cDWivDbhJ6ExqOWDeRwFto5DUUBh3P9DveQd-DbGn3RH~y6NAlCgT13VgH-gDYN6yGN3z~ZokY3~yYVO6Pjk0UVm9Icv98zdH2XzTB5-~XUOUOpLEXtx9vNgcqJthhgKtEfU812ggcvcUqJuTrr-55hIjwOzxE-26eUNxck3u8j~-fTgUpxWYEzTBukdttUvN-D9GKRdGQ~3BqG1B1KlO0YuPTevmStT95xt3c5WdfWnyK337l-R~ci0bRSyyQ~ZMxnFpAHQtaWwiRq0O8gPUcDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to declare several privately owned lots to be a public health and safety nuisance and to authorize city staff or contract labor to clean the properties forthwith.

City staff presented photographs and a status update identifying properties that remained overgrown or otherwise uncleaned and several that had been cleared since the packet went out. No property owners appeared at the hearing and no members of the public spoke in opposition.

Staff identified addresses included in the cleanup action: 9236 Railroad Avenue; 4322 Lexi Drive; 6380 Nesting Dove Drive; 4178 Duval Drive; 4199 Bethel Road; and others shown in the meeting packet. Staff said one property (9893 Cherokee Drive) had already been cleaned and that the Hernandez property in Magnolia Gardens had been bush-hogged.

Alderman Wallace moved approval; Alderman Aldridge seconded. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote and directs the city to proceed with cleaning of the remaining flagged properties and to charge or pursue cost recovery in accordance with city code where applicable.

Staff noted the before-and-after photos in the record and said the locations and images are part of the administrative file. The board closed public comment on the item before taking its vote.

The action is administrative: it declares nuisance conditions and authorizes abatement by city staff or contractors. Specific scheduling and billing actions will follow the city’s code-enforcement process and individual property notifications.","The Board of Aldermen declared several private properties a public-health and safety nuisance and directed city staff or contractors to clean them; some properties had already been cleared while others remain unremediated in the May packet.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6229822,"Olive Branch approves rezoning for Bristow Oaks with 75% brick requirement",1990,1276000,3266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa&start=1276&end=3266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3443709-7e944d09fc7c1482011cb758ac4ab2aa/thumbnail_1276000.jpg","/articles/6229822/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Olive-Branch-approves-rezoning-for-Bristow-Oaks-with-75-brick-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229822-2b22a7a4571411a44a9af992c05dc670/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153371&Signature=GOQC40r6pJfPtAABCWwfn6q1CtldZs9XivvL0FN8jigFfTqZecRLviYmnj8LzXSVBICek37XF3KfX4T99mfM68HWVXLl0A3Uoy-PkogDNL0Q~HG4QhsgwmDDF0F5hUliY06YVgT1O-eui7ZJvN3aJtvA1ahirrrdPyauiGydbFNkMtKuC8Jg-h1BW-A2VjbTyXd6DdZioP1Z49Djst6QkmV-KBCKw0EsIZMwMMbmNclx6bYNQ3lIOUVzf6phXD5-ZURRhg1hWjaGVhaenxK52bElDAo8rB8Isz1z7PJOUQ7hLPlM1oAxtLsCy~LHmC-oG1OwTbYzMUuqtWQRXBK9jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen on a unanimous vote approved rezoning roughly 38.89 acres at the southeast corner of Pleasant Hill Road and State Line Road from AR (agricultural residential) to an R-3 planned residential district and approved the associated project text and preliminary development plan for Bristow Oaks.

The planning staff recommended approval after the Planning Commission found a change in the character of the area and a public need for additional housing. The board’s action included a requirement that 75% of exterior wall surfaces on houses be brick and that the remaining 25% not be wood siding.

City planning presenter Song outlined the site’s history and the proposal’s details, saying the parcel originally was part of a 48.69-acre rezoning in 2005 and that 10 acres subsequently were sold to a church and later used for a power substation. Song said the developer’s revised plan reduces the number of lots and adds stormwater detention and other amenities that would not have been required under AR zoning. Song told the board the current proposal is for 42 lots on the 38.89-acre tract and that the density is about 1.08–1.1 dwelling units per acre. He said minimum house size would be 2,000 square feet, minimum lot sizes would be roughly one-half acre (with lots along State Line Road at a higher minimum), and that a stormwater retention pond is proposed on-site.

Lauren Ward, the applicant’s representative from Daniel Coker in Oxford, said the application originally raised a “mistake” argument about a 2012 rezoning but that the team had also presented change-in-character and public-need evidence. \"Our application was initially based on a mistake in the 2012 rezoning... However, based on guidance provided by the planning staff... we decided to also proceed with this argument based on a change in character in the neighborhood,\" Ward said.

Alderman Earhart, who moved approval, said he saw \"no factual evidence that in my opinion precludes us from approving this.\" The motion to approve included the 75% brick specification and a prohibition on wood siding for the remaining 25%.

Planning staff and the applicant emphasized stormwater and utility changes since 2005: public water and sewer are now available to the property and the revised plan includes curb, gutter, sidewalks, and on-site stormwater management to address neighborhood concerns about runoff.

The Planning Commission had advised the applicant to adjust the preliminary development plan to provide required open space (minimum 10% under current rules), add stormwater controls, and remove outdated strike-through project-text edits; the applicant submitted revisions that the commission recommended to the board. There were no public speakers in opposition at the hearing.

The board approved the rezoning and the project text and preliminary development plan as presented with the added exterior-material requirement. The developer will return later in the subdivision process with the final plat and covenants, where additional standards and restrictive covenants (such as private restrictions on rentals) can be proposed by the developer and enforced privately, not by the city.

The approved change modifies what would otherwise have been an AR development (about 38 lots under AR) to a plan that adds roughly four lots while providing sidewalks, stormwater detention, and open space.

Additional details in the record: the tract’s earlier 2005 plan was for 71 lots at a gross density of 1.46 dwelling units per acre; the applicant’s revised plan was described in the staff report as reduced from 51 lots to 42 lots (density ~1.08–1.1 du/ac). The board’s approval was unanimous.","The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen voted to rezone about 38.89 acres at Pleasant Hill Road and State Line Road from agricultural-residential (AR) to R-3 planned residential, approving the project text and preliminary development plan for Bristow Oaks and adding a 75% brick exterior requirement.","actionData","errors"]

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