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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF LOWNDES
March 5, 2012 MINUTE BOOK #_____
BE IT REMEMBERED that a regular meeting of The Board of
Supervisors of Lowndes County, Mississippi, was held at The Lowndes
County Courthouse, Columbus, Mississippi, Monday, the 5th day of
March, 2012, commencing at 9:00 A.M.
PRESENT:
Harry Sanders Supervisor, District 1, Board President
Bill Brigham Supervisor, District 2
John Holliman Supervisor, District 3, Board Vice-President
Jeff Smith Supervisor, District 4
Leroy Brooks Supervisor, District 5
Tim Hudson, Esq. Board Attorney
Lisa Younger Neese Chancery Clerk
Mike Arledge Sheriff
Ralph Billingsley Administrator, Lowndes County
County Staff Members
Members of News Media
County Citizens
The following proceedings were had:
CALL TO ORDER/INVOCATION
- Call to order, Mike Arledge, Sheriff
- Presiding, Harry Sanders, Board President
- Invocation, Mike Arledge, Sheriff
I
BOARD AGENDA
Reference: Agenda Review
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to adopt agenda as amended
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein)
II
BOARD MINUTES
Reference: Proffer of February 29, 2012, Board Minutes by
Chancery Clerk
- Motion by Supervisor Brigham to approve February 29, 2012,
Minutes of Board of Supervisors’ Meeting
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
III
GORDON FLOWERS, Esquire
The Brunini Law Firm
Reference: Tax Exemption Resolution – Eka Chemicals, Inc.
- Motion by Supervisor Smith to adopt Resolution approving
ten-year tax exemption (1-1-2012 to 12-31-2021) from ad valorem
taxes for Eka-Chemicals, Inc. on property having value of
$13,592,218.81
- - Second by Supervisor Holliman
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein)
IV
JOE HIGGINS, CEO
The Columbus/Lowndes Development Link
Reference: Silicor Materials, Inc. Project (Formerly Calisolar)
(1) Memorandum of Understanding
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve and authorize Board
execution of Memorandum of Understanding among MDA,
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Lowndes County
Industrial Development Authority and Silicor Materials, Inc.
contingent upon no material changes being made to said
MOU as determined by County Administrator, Board of
Supervisors President and Board Attorney
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein)
(2) Fee-In-Lieu - Phase I & Phase II Agreements
- Motion by Supervisor Holliman to approve and authorize Board
execution of Phase I & Phase II Agreements to make payments
in lieu of ad valorem taxes, said Agreements made and entered
into by and among Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, MDA,
Lowndes County Tax Assessor and Silicor Materials, Inc.
- - Second by Supervisor Brigham
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein)
V
GEORGE CRAWFORD, Project Analyst
Golden Triangle Planning & Development District
A. Reference: Invoices
(1) Stark Aerospace
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve the following Stark
Aerospace Katrina CDBG invoices:
(a) Neel-Schaffer – Engineering Services - $2,606.40
(b) Golden Triangle Planning & Development District – Admin - $919
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein)
(2) Severstal
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to approve Severstal Katrina CDBG
invoice, to wit:
Golden Triangle Planning & Development District – Admin - $4,000
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein)
B. Reference: Community Development Block Grant Application -
Railroad Street/District 4
- Motion by Supervisor Brigham to submit CDBG application
for water project in Railroad Street area of District 4 contingent
upon East Lowndes Water Association agreement to make grant
match
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
VI
RALPH BILLINGSLEY
County Administrator
A. Reference: TRVWMD Resolution – Kincaid Creek
- Motion by Supervisor Brooks to adopt Resolution requesting
Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District assistance
in correction of drainage problems in and around Kincaid
Creek due to fallen tree
- - Second by Supervisor Smith
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit G attached hereto and incorporated herein)
B. Reference: Land Transfer – Lowndes County Industrial Development
Authority
-Motion by Supervisor Holliman to transfer 862 acres of land in
Western Lowndes County to Lowndes County Industrial Development
Authority for management
- - Second by Supervisor Brigham
- - - Vote 5-0
C. Reference: SR 373 Island Maintenance – Mississippi Department
of Transportation
- Motion by Supervisor Brigham to submit application and plan
to Mississippi Department of Transportation for proposed island
landscape/maintenance on the right-of-way of SR 373
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit H attached hereto and incorporated herein)
VII
TIM HUDSON, Esquire
Board Attorney
Reference: CAFB Joint Land Use Study Agreement – Matrix Design
Group, Inc.
- Motion by Supervisor Holliman to contract with
Matrix Design Group, Inc. to provide services, supervision
and labor necessary for formulation of Joint Land Use Study
for Columbus Air Force Base
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(Exhibit I attached hereto and incorporated herein)
VIII
RECESS
- Motion by Supervisor Sanders to recess Board of Supervisors’
meeting until March 15, 2012, 9:00 A.M.
- - Second by Supervisor Brooks
- - - Vote 5-0
(WHEREUPON, the Board of Supervisors recessed at 9:55 A.M.,
March 5, 2012)