Council approves street vacation and two election-commission appointments; tables Back Bay subdivision; OKs Sanger plaster repairs

Biloxi City Council approved a resolution vacating a portion of an unimproved right of way on Elk Street, appointed Ernest Parks and Iris Minor to the Municipal Election Commission, approved a consent-item repair for the Sanger Theatre and removed a surplus‑property listing, while tabling final approval of a 27‑lot commercial subdivision on Back Bay Boulevard.

The council voted 6-0 to vacate a 75-foot stub of Elk Street, splitting the 29-foot width between adjacent property owners to provide additional parking for a nearby building, and to approve two appointments to the Municipal Election Commission: Ernest Parks and Iris Minor (both approved 6-0). The consent agenda passed 6-0 and included a substitute resolution authorizing an additional $29,698.08 for plaster repairs at the Sanger Theatre and the removal of surplus‑property entry 900272 (Tullus Beach area across Highway 90) from the disposal schedule.

Councilmembers also moved to table final subdivision-plat approval for a proposed 27‑lot commercial subdivision at 458 Back Bay Boulevard. A motion to table the plat “subject to call” carried on a 4-2 vote; the item remains pending at the requester’s and ward councilmember’s request.

Votes at a glance: - Resolution: Vacation of portion of Elk Street — approved 6-0; tally yes:6, no:0. (Clerk read item; motion and vote recorded by the council.) - Resolution: Appoint Ernest Parks to the Municipal Election Commission — approved 6-0; tally yes:6, no:0. - Resolution (substitute): Appoint Iris Minor to the Municipal Election Commission — approved 6-0; tally yes:6, no:0. - Consent: Authorize additional plaster repair to the Sanger Theatre, $29,698.08 — approved 6-0; tally yes:6, no:0. - Consent: Remove surplus property item 900272 (Tullus Beach area across Highway 90) from disposal schedule — approved 6-0; tally yes:6, no:0. - Final subdivision plat: 27‑lot commercial subdivision for 458 Back Bay Boulevard — motion to table subject to call approved 4-2; outcome: tabled.

The Elk Street vacation was described by staff as a 75-foot-long, 29-foot‑wide unimproved stub that serves no future access purpose; splitting the strip gives roughly 14.5 feet to the seller and 14.5 feet to the adjacent north property owner to expand parking. The Back Bay subdivision had been previously approved as a planned development infill; tabling followed a ward councilmember’s request to allow the absent ward representative to review the final plat before a sale or rental option proceeds.

The meeting record shows formal motions, seconders and recorded tallies on each listed resolution; individual member roll-call votes were not read aloud for each item beyond the announced tallies.

The council adjourned and set the next meeting for Tuesday in late January; the plat and other items will return when staff and the requesting councilmember place them back on the agenda.