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Tupelo council approves slate of routine measures, grants and appointments
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the council unanimously approved multiple routine items including an appointment to the Airport Authority, contracts, surplus asset disposals, FEMA/MIMA agreements and grant application submissions (including a $134,500 Homeland Security grant for fire equipment).
The Tupelo City Council cleared a broad set of routine agenda items by unanimous voice votes on March 17.
Key approvals included: • Appointment of Chaz Miller to the Tupelo Airport Authority Board; Miller said he has been a pilot for 36 years and has lived in Tupelo eight years. • Approval of a contract with Sloan Landscape Architect for the Ballard Park Lake LWCF project. • Adoption of a memorandum of understanding between the Tupelo Police Department and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. • Authorization for Abby Christian to serve as the city’s agent for FEMA disaster 48.99 (ice storm) and approval of a state/local disaster assistance agreement with MIMA and FEMA. • Approval to submit a Homeland Security grant application for the Tupelo Fire Department (hazmat and medical equipment), with a cited request of $134,500 and no local match required. • Approval to submit an application for a police EOD response vehicle and equipment (items listed in the transcript but not quantified). • Approval of a repurchase agreement with Renaissance Bank, subject to legal approval of collateralization, and authorization to submit for the BJA FY25 crime gun intelligence center integration initiative. • Several administrative approvals: minutes, routine bill payment, surplus equipment lists, adding seized vehicles to asset lists, and awarding the local street maintenance mill/overlay annual bid.
Public hearing and demolition follow-up: At the public hearing for demolition of properties on Clinton Street, owner Cory Mry said he recently purchased 513 Clinton and is renovating; staff was asked to meet with the owner (Tanner) to discuss the property status. Council subsequently approved demolition-related items listed on the agenda.
All recorded votes in the meeting transcript were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous; the transcript did not include roll-call vote tallies for those items. Where grant amounts or procurement details were not specified in the transcript, this article notes those values as "not specified."
