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Gulfport council authorizes acceptance of donated easements, declares surplus property and approves settlement payments
Summary
After an executive session, the council authorized the city attorney to accept deeds/easements from Greater Gulfport Properties LLC for right-of-way needs related to an interconnecting project (subject to reversion), declared specified municipal land south of the airport surplus, and accepted a $9,768.74 settlement related to a vehicle claim.
Following a closed session on litigation and property matters, the Gulfport City Council on Feb. 10 authorized several post-session actions: it instructed the city attorney to accept deeds or instruments of conveyance of easements or property interests from Greater Gulfport Properties LLC related to rights-of-way for an interconnecting Gulfport project (the conveyance is subject to reversion conditions), declared certain municipal property south of the airport runway surplus and authorized the attorney to negotiate final resolutions for certain property-owner claims. The council also authorized acceptance of $9,768.74 from Progressive Insurance in settlement of a claim by Joshua Brown.
The motions were made by Councilmember Sellers and carried, with at least some votes recorded as unanimous. Councilmembers discussed that the conveyance would revert to the donor under specified conditions and that the city would not be charged an initial cost for the donation.
Why it matters: The acceptance of easements and surplus declarations affect the city's ability to advance right-of-way work for infrastructure projects and to resolve outstanding property claims. The settlement resolves a discrete insurance claim and the surplus declaration clears municipal inventory for potential future disposition.
Council asked staff to continue the legal negotiations and to present any final deed language for approval; the motions directed the attorney’s office to complete negotiations and accept specified settlement funds.
