City Council Regular Meeting
The meeting included a public hearing, public comments, and a consent agenda covering resolutions for declaring certain parcels of real property as a menace to public health, safety, and welfare. Discussions were held on the National Folk Festival recognitions, COVID-19 local emergency, unclaimed property, identification, Northminster Baptist Church, JPD store cameras, Latasha Crump Coleman, personnel matters, and litigation-legal matters. The council addressed claims, payroll, and the temporary appointment of a Chief of Police. Agreements and amendments related to dental insurance, group life insurance, psychological evaluation services, elevator repair services, and antenna site licenses were reviewed. The council also discussed the Planetarium Renovation Project, renovations to Thalia Mara Hall, surplus property, the state of emergency, posting street addresses on buildings, a Thanksgiving holiday resolution, support for a new football stadium for Jackson State University, and the rehabilitation of houses on Bullard Street. Additionally, the council considered maintaining ownership and control over real property at the Jackson Municipal Airport.