City of Tupelo – Partial Street Closing Alert

Tupelo, Mississippi – Partial Street Closing- West Jackson Street -Lumpkin Street to North Thomas Street.  The Tupelo Public Works Department will close this section of roadway on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to remove a tree.  The road will close at 8:30 a.m. and will reopen at 5:00 p.m.  As a safety precaution, no traffic will be allowed through the project area.  Please plan an alternate route.Thank you for your patience as we continue to ensure the safety of our City streets and rights of way!

A Message from Mayor Jack Reed Jr. and Council President Fred Pitts:

Mayor Jack Reed Jr., “This morning the Tupelo Police Department responded to a formal request from Mr. Billy Haygood, Manager of L.D. Hancock Company, LLC, to remove the trespassers on the property bordering Gloster Street and Carnation Street.

This request mentions the fact that “the individuals are living on the property without shelter, running water, electricity, sewage service, or other basic utilities that are essential to maintain safe, healthy conditions for human habitation. In addition, the individuals are sometimes present and come in close proximity to machinery and equipment used to maintain the property. Accordingly, L.D. Hancock is extremely concerned about the danger posed to the trespassers, not to mention the health and sanitation issues presented to the general public.”

In addition to this complaint from the property owner, the Tupelo Police Department has had to effect 7 arrests on the property since January 1, 2012. Last week the police department responded to a knife fight and made public drunkenness arrests.

Most seriously of all, recently one of the trespassers approached children playing baseball on the nearby Salvation Army baseball field and made sexual advances before city police officers were called.

In conclusion, the city is very concerned about finding appropriate living conditions for every citizen; but we also have compassion for the property owners in the area whose businesses have been negatively affected, and certainly the safety of our children and adults is a fundamental responsibility of city government.”

Council President Fred Pitts, “The council has been discussing this with the Mayor for months. With the request from the Hancock Company regarding trespassing and local businesses asking us to do something about it, I am glad we are taking some steps to fix the situation.”

AGENDA REVIEW NOTICE

The agenda review for the May 15, 2012, City Council meeting will be held in Council Chambers, City Hall Building, 71 East Troy Street, on Monday, May 14, 2012.

TIME:            4:00 p.m.

TUPELO CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 6:00 P.M.

INVOCATION – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CALL TO ORDER: PRESIDENT FRED PITTS

CONFIRMATION OR AMENDMENT

OF AGENDA AND AGENDA ORDER

1. 4. PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND REPORTS AGENDA

JR                   4.1       RECOGNITION OF BOY/GIRL SCOUTS

JR                   4.2       RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES

4.3 PUBLIC RECOGNITIONS

JR                   4.4       RECOGNITION OF MS. ANDI HILDENBRAND FOR

HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION IN TUPELO

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JR                   4.5       PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF

“NATIONAL POLICE WEEK”

JR                   4.6       MAYOR’S REPORT

(CLOSE REGULAR MEETING AND OPEN PUBLIC AGENDA.)

1. 5. PUBLIC AGENDA

5.1       PUBLIC HEARINGS

5.1.A   IN REGARD TO DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY

LOCATED AT 709 LAR-ELI-DO DRIVE

5.1.B   IN REGARD TO LISTING OF LOT MOWINGS

(CLOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RETURN TO REGULAR MEETING.)

1. 6. ACTION AGENDA

PF                    6.1       REVIEW/APPROVE PRESERVATION & MAINTENANCE

COVENANT IN REGARD TO SPAIN HOUSE

(THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE 04/17/12 MEETING)

JH                   6.2       REVIEW/APPROVE RESOLUTION GRANTING

AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION TO GENLYTE

THOMAS GROUP, LLC d/b/a DAY-BRITE/CAPRI/OMEGA

JH                   6.3       REVIEW/APPROVE CLARIFICATION OF ORDINANCE

REGULATING PERMIT FOR LIGHT WINE AND BEER

ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TO CORRECT CLERICAL

ERROR

1. 7. ROUTINE AGENDA

7.1 REVIEW/APPROVE MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL

MEETING OF TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012

7.2 REVIEW/PAY BILLS

JR                   7.3       REVIEW/APPROVE RE-APPOINTMENT OF

MR. FRED COOK TO TUPELO AIRPORT AUTHORITY

KH                  7.4       REVIEW/APPROVE FY 2012 BUDGET REVISION #4

FP                    7.5       REVIEW/APPROVE RESOLUTION APPOINTING MML

2012 VOTING DELEGATES FOR CITY OF TUPELO

BJT                 7.6       REVIEW/APPROVE DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY

LOCATED AT 709 LAR-ELI-DO DRIVE

BJT                 7.7       REVIEW/APPROVE LISTING OF LOT MOWINGS

PF                    7.8       REVIEW/ACCEPT MINUTES OF HISTORIC

PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING OF

APRIL 12, 2012

PF                    7.9       REVIEW/ACCEPT MINUTES OF PLANNING

COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 7, 2012

DL                   7.10     REVIEW/AWARD/REJECT BID FOR CONSTRUCTION

OF AQUATIC CENTER

1. 8. STUDY AGENDA

(NO ITEMS)

9.         ADJOURNMENT

The City of Tupelo is honored to announce that the Mississippi Municipal League has chosen our city as this year’s recipient of the:

2012 MML Excellence Award for City Spirit!

The award will be presented to the City of Tupelo at the MML Conference in Biloxi on June 27^th.

The City of Tupelo submitted our “Mayor’s Health Task Force” as the entry for this award!

The intersection of Westmoreland Drive and South Gloster will be closed on Saturday, May 12, from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm. Crews will be installing a drainage line in this area. This drainage project is in conjunction with the Major Thoroughfare Project.