The Biloxi City Council amended the meeting's consent agenda to add a resolution authorizing an emergency services contract for hurricane debris clearing, and approved an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article 14 regarding municipal facilities and rental rules.

Why it matters: The added debris contract prepares the city to move quickly for storm-related debris removal; the municipal facilities ordinance update standardizes rental equipment lists and clarifies booking, cancellation and right-of-first-refusal rules for facility users and event operators.

Consent-agenda addition. The clerk read that the consent agenda would be amended to add "a resolution accepting the DCR emergency services and authorizing a contract for debris clearing and removal in preparation for hurricane disaster debris" (language from the clerk's reading). The council approved the amended agenda unanimously. The resolution authorizes a contract with the named emergency-services vendor as a preparatory measure; the transcript does not record detailed contract terms. (Clerk; council vote recorded as unanimous.)

Municipal facilities ordinance. The council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article 14 pertaining to municipal facilities. Council discussion and staff explanation said the update consolidated an inventory of equipment (removing some items that either no longer exist or should be considered part of facility operations) and implemented changes including a 30-day cancellation window and a 10% right-of-first-refusal approach as amended by council. Staff said the Sanger facility was removed from the list because facility operations for that location will be addressed separately.

Booking window clarification. Councilmember Creel clarified that while future bookings could be made three years in advance, the policy is "three years minus a day" (so an event on Feb. 14 should be booked on Feb. 15 three years out to fit the policy). Staff said it will take about two weeks to update staff processes to accommodate scheduling changes.

What was not recorded. The transcript does not provide contract-level details for the debris-clearing vendor or a procurement number, nor does it include the full revised ordinance text; the council motion and subsequent vote for both items carried unanimously.