Gulfport council approves 19‑lot subdivision, OKs MOU with Harrison County and issues special check to Earthing LLC

The Gulfport City Council, meeting in a special call session, approved the final plat for a 19‑lot subdivision, authorized a memorandum of understanding with the Harrison County Development Commission for a sister‑city arrangement in Colombia (city name not specified), and approved issuance of a special check to Earthing LLC. The meeting record does not specify dollar amounts or other financial details for the special check.

The final plat decision followed a Planning Commission recommendation to approve the plan. Mr. Roland, a council member, moved to proceed on the planning recommendation; a motion and second were recorded and the chair declared the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Sellers had asked to recuse earlier in the meeting; the council delayed his return to the dais while that was handled. Councilman Flowers joined the meeting by telephone and was “assumed to have voted in the majority unless he speaks up otherwise,” according to the chair.

The council then approved a memorandum of understanding with the Harrison County Development Commission described in the record as relating to a sister‑city relationship in “Rio [name redacted], Republic of Colombia.” The record supplies no further detail about the MOU’s terms, duration, or funding sources. The council took a voice vote with no roll‑call counts given; the chair announced the item carried.

A separate agenda item requested issuance of a special check to Earthing LLC. A motion and second were recorded, there was no substantive discussion in the transcript, and the council approved the request by voice vote; the meeting record does not state the check amount or purpose.

At the start of the special meeting the council adopted the agenda as published. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn; the chair said the next regularly scheduled meeting will occur unless a special meeting is called.

Votes at a glance

- Final plat: Approve final plat for 19‑Lot Subdivision Phase 12. Motion recorded and carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified in the record. Outcome: approved.

- MOU: Approve memorandum of understanding with Harrison County Development Commission for a sister‑city relationship in Colombia (city name not specified). Motion recorded and carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified in the record. Outcome: approved.

- Special check: Authorize issuance of a special check to Earthing LLC. Motion recorded and carried (voice vote). Mover/second not specified in the record. Outcome: approved.

Procedural notes

- Mr. Sellers asked to recuse on an unspecified item; the record shows the council delayed his return while that was resolved.

- Councilman Flowers participated by telephone and was treated as part of the majority unless he spoke otherwise.

- The transcript does not list roll‑call vote tallies or check amounts; where the record omits a detail the article states that detail is not specified.