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Council member Creel moved approval and Council member Nail seconded. Council members reported having spoken with nearby residents in Lauren Falls who raised no objection. Council member Tisdale noted that city utilities staff typically confirm whether private utilities have infrastructure in easements; he said Unity Fiber had registered an unspecified objection but provided no reason on the record.

There was no further discussion and the chair called the vote; the clerk recorded the motion as carried unanimously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council July 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council unanimously approved a resolution vacating a 15‑by‑111.8‑foot utility easement behind 1884 Courtney Lane, clearing the way for a proposed guest cottage; one utility (Unity Fiber) noted an objection without explanation.","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},6163683,"Residents urge city to expand litter awareness campaign, add trash cans on Cavett/Division corridor",119,2424000,2543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927&start=2424&end=2543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927/thumbnail_2424000.jpg","/articles/6163683/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Residents-urge-city-to-expand-litter-awareness-campaign-add-trash-cans-on-CavettDivision-corridor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163683-7117c919ac749eb073780f24b5ab44b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581262&Signature=XcNDEAt-cnL~Vpya6AVhtHHO3iwkQjOk82v6vBO5jbFkMhzyX-gJLsE3zBvWi7N2Zlqbhc9h3N9lMCSVF59yhO-0dh5TWRnLPrf7KJ~J~ejAZA2fW9d9xfMDYXcgwhnj--9MMubVGSa6LY3o~j65aNHk8qFrSrmTqk8pRUFI4ltpUC~rlm9OzCMtoWo8gRcNMkwVw7NVBUsLdSkQ5UeIVbzWE~1EzaCi8FRf~O9I3XMOTe1B2IcI~4glO1CuzSmdgsSWWYUELagaYg2iBHntZ6W1Dz20JbODbmOw5hMOTaRAxM6TrshAWpQmReeHOZeQPzomhy1fv3NySkKsAKO9wg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several residents on July 15 praised the city's new litter awareness campaign and asked officials to make it easier for people to dispose of trash along popular pedestrian routes.

Dr. Gwen Catchings told the council she walks between Raynor/Division and Cavett and said the corridor lacks trash cans; she said she often collects litter but has no convenient place to deposit it. “The only garbage can along that whole area is at the bus stop,” Dr. Catchings said. “I'm asking you to consider trash cans along that stretch because it is embarrassing.”

Catchings also asked the council to address dog waste along Cavett, where she said many dog owners do not pick up after pets. She suggested citations or other enforcement tools to reduce pet waste in public walkways.

Council members acknowledged the requests during the public‑comment period; the mayor and staff said the litter campaign is ongoing and encouraged residents and businesses to participate in pickup days. Staff noted multiple community events, including a depot painting and volunteer cleanups, and agreed to follow up on potential trash‑can placements and enforcement options in the affected corridor.

No ordinance or funding decision was made during the meeting; staff said they would consider receptacle placement and enforcement as part of ongoing public‑works and parks activities.","Speakers praised a new city litter awareness effort and asked the council to add trash receptacles along Division/Cavett and to enforce pet‑waste removal at dog‑walking routes.",{"_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},6163687,"Residents ask council to fund $10,000 sign for Claire Seacole Hornsby Lions Club Park",157,1755000,1912000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927&start=1755&end=1912","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927/thumbnail_1755000.jpg","/articles/6163687/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Residents-ask-council-to-fund-10000-sign-for-Claire-Seacole-Hornsby-Lions-Club-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163687-f855579186d97261b4f0011b372b2ea1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581262&Signature=GONDHx6O1Txr1aIOrxeGsN~BfVGIbvLEE36Wsrv-R4l4wDPcTdGgiLNpv-ZyAC4xinOTqPPB~7ktarT2djENVshfscvmRoBcIfYzaKBqgTxF0LTUkNRP1zsyMFgqYWRABRM9KEEPphV6C9LY7gqoQ0c~lYW2KXvRApykUDwQaNTZC45a1LapvA2nhkXX50AqeTMOB9tAvA6kODM7B2OyBICNeFolmE9LbzKYwXzckF294KMBrbmWKwWqYIKqZMlhIRAfCbOPeo6nqPb5fdUdFaMQhWF9vzj34IAZkxzR3YBXmXn5L60weIiWYzCuwZsL8r8cTm3FdlEI1IhdEkvtyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jane Menardy of Ward 1 asked the Biloxi City Council during public comments to fund a new sign reflecting a 2017 renaming of Lopez Park to Claire Seacole Hornsby Biloxi Lions Club Park.

Menardy said the park still had signage showing the former name and that the Biloxi Lions Club had passed a board resolution asking the city for $10,000 to pay for a brick‑wall sign similar to other city park markers. “Respectfully, we would ask that as you're doing the budget, this budget season that you take that into consideration and find us some money to get that going,” Menardy said and handed a copy of the Lions Club resolution to the clerk for the record.

Menardy told the council she and the Lions Club preferred a masonry wall sign with city and Lions Club seals and said the board had passed a resolution requesting the same $10,000 be included in the city's budget. Council members acknowledged the request and the clerk entered the printed resolution into the meeting record. No formal action or vote was taken during the meeting; the request was placed before staff and council for consideration in the budget process.","A resident asked the council to budget $10,000 to install a commemorative wall sign naming Lopez Park for Claire Seacole Hornsby, and submitted a Lions Club resolution requesting the funding.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6163691,"Councilors discuss boat‑ramp, Oak Street Pier, and bridge expansion; Tidelands funding shortfall noted",118,2036000,2154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927&start=2036&end=2154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927/thumbnail_2036000.jpg","/articles/6163691/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Councilors-discuss-boatramp-Oak-Street-Pier-and-bridge-expansion-Tidelands-funding-shortfall-noted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163691-6ac87479ce8ca403faf10ec653502e85/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581262&Signature=PplNg7wkqwCYiih2m5rqG7jBToiuUpHWG-iFHylyUutzg4CPFp1jIX5cmBbPpOrwQYhwnWQphmtnjw2jZ5b05m8frvuJSl1oimFHHesWAPMt8R5Uya98nE7Pwl4rhE1uj2eIshYwTwMNd7~MvP5ez3Mbsdaky1rT1gfUXsYbim~uGeqsZN2SARXB~uIVn2NeYcOj1e2A1WgtwHs1kkHnAaiKNzh8NeR-pa5tfVd2xT2vBmWJCKV8UOu9FDqVY~S6H08b0PYbW~B9voSKxRKUdUybXA3HC57UfK40DxRFmLiC5CcWpm8PdioepnqQG0aWBDybFYY98ka7xltADcgnRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members used the July 15 meeting to press for clearer capital project lists and to flag several projects facing funding gaps.

Council member Tisdale said the city has about 45 capital projects in various phases and asked staff for an Excel list and draft combined fund statements. He identified Oak Street Pier and an unnamed boat‑ramp expansion (referred to several times in the meeting as the **** Street project) as projects that have engineering finished but lack committed funding.

Tisdale said the city had sought roughly $500,000 in Tidelands or state support for a boat‑ramp expansion and that an additional expected $500,000—meant to bring the project to a bid‑ready state—was not awarded. “We they chose not to give us anything,” Tisdale said. He added that another roughly $800,000 had been identified historically to expand launch and trailer parking at the small craft harbor side of town.

Tisdale also described a roughly $15 million project to expand Bob Sherry Road and repair a bridge, calling the work “to prevent exactly that” after a public complaint about long delays on the road. He said the city was about 30 percent through preliminary engineering and awaiting further phases.

Staff said capital projects lists and spreadsheets will be provided to council members as they reconcile to June figures. Council members stressed the need for timely financial figures — gaming revenue and other receipts can arrive late and affect projections — and asked that project titles, statuses and funding sources be clearly shown in budget documents.

No formal action or appropriation was taken at the July 15 meeting on these projects; council members requested follow-up materials and asked staff to present funding alternatives and status at future budget meetings.","Council members reviewed several capital projects — Oak Street Pier expansion, a proposed large boat ramp, and the Bob Sherry Road/bridge repair — and raised concerns that Tidelands and state funding requests were not awarded.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6163696,"Council delays vote on nearly $1 million COVID-era CDBG allocation for Gruich Center HVAC",3316,2785000,6101000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927&start=2785&end=6101","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5432164-d68e34e50ec4787a8add83a63754c927/thumbnail_2785000.jpg","/articles/6163696/Biloxi/Harrison-County/Mississippi/Council-delays-vote-on-nearly-1-million-COVID-era-CDBG-allocation-for-Gruich-Center-HVAC","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163696-2f357cdf681e6e1c9c103ad20a180b68/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581262&Signature=FEKBLYGBKFm6kYx9gPrc7RBhDX6v2yWmYJMSPF8wmlWFKonypEnSpwTzbhXjwSnmkrAUR~mBvzY6uyuUf5XBiSloCn1KfVm89C6hVLdJXXHxXaf~slqp~U7kAs3VqnTDE9H7fPBIHHl1ZbLh9R2zalkyk0Xuo5U5yI3ioPGahs5mHBfdTy~RkCIeulWmbnbk8ktaklc70jkIne0uk4RsyDmO85NjqBkide2R2t4HfoAZYbFws2u4MLyGdR8cyRVVPazwN~so8MHe5bpHNE7zpO7LJijfLZ7W~56H7PuHYI5FZj2za3PTJPCuc~tjW4eSPqrIO4TnqcOWxPIOW6tIBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Biloxi City Council on July 15 voted to table a resolution authorizing a contract for HVAC work at the Gruich Community Center while staff and federal officials review whether COVID-era Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) money can be redirected to other local needs.

The measure, moved by Council member Marshall for discussion and seconded by Council member Tisdale, would have authorized a procurement for HVAC replacement recommended by HUD officials. After more than an hour of public and council questioning about project eligibility, timing and local priorities, the council voted to table the item until its July 29 meeting.

Council member Marshall said he asked that the city’s CDBG administrator be present to answer detailed questions about prior amendments and deadlines. “I specifically asked if there are any projects in the last 10 years related to COVID, to CDBG, I need a list of them,” Marshall said during the meeting. He told staff the council needed clearer documentation before deciding whether to commit federal funds.

Susan Pickett, a city community development official, told the council the funding is federal CDBG-CV money tied to pandemic relief and that HUD had recommended the Gruich Center HVAC as an eligible use. She said the remaining CDBG-CV award must be spent and closed out by mid‑2026 and that the program had been amended several times since 2019. “We received 272,000. We proposed and we started a program to do rental assistance... HUD held the program up for 9 months,” Pickett said, describing earlier shifts in program strategy.

Council members raised several alternative proposals during the discussion: targeted housing rehabilitation for low‑ and moderate‑income homeowners, emergency repairs for seniors, park repairs and other neighborhood‑level COVID‑related projects. Council member Creel asked whether a portion of the CDBG‑CV balance could be retained for smaller local projects if the larger HVAC contract proceeded; staff said the remaining funds could be considered but that HUD concurrence would be required.

Numbers discussed during the meeting varied in staff and council remarks. Speakers referred to a roughly $925,000–$939,000 total CDBG‑CV allocation under consideration, a contractor bid in the mid‑$600,000 range (DNP/DMP quoted about $624,750 in the discussion) and an approximate remainder of $300,000–$315,000 for other uses. Council members and staff agreed they will provide exact procurement and grant accounting figures before the next meeting.

The council’s formal motion was to table the resolution; Marshall made the motion and Tisdale seconded it. Council President Gavin called the question and the motion to table carried. The item was rescheduled for the July 29 council meeting for further consideration and a staff update to HUD and Jackson regional offices.

Council members and staff emphasized that tabling was intended to preserve the city’s options and to allow staff to consult HUD about whether housing rehabilitation or other neighborhood repairs could be substituted for the HVAC project and still meet federal CDBG‑CV rules and deadlines.

The council did not approve the HVAC contract at the July 15 meeting; no contract award was executed. Staff said they would return with clearer itemized documentation of past CDBG amendments, the exact federal deadline, and a written set of alternative proposals for HUD review.","The Biloxi City Council tabled a resolution to award a roughly $625,000 HVAC contract for the Gruich Community Center and asked staff to explore alternative uses of COVID-era CDBG funds for East Biloxi before reconvening July 29.","actionData","errors"]

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