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Home My WebLink About2013.11.19_City Council MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL APP-ROVED BY COUNCX MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING DEC ® 3 2013 Tuesday, November 19, 2013 The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in the Council Chambers at Old Central per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted on the City Hall bulletin board at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2013. Call to Order Mayor Doug Bonebrake called the meeting to order at 6:48 pm. 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor - Doug Bonebrake Vice Mayor - Chris Kelley Councilor - Charlie Brown Councilor - Jeri Moberly Councilor- Patrick Ross Staff Interim City Manager- Warren Lehr City Attorney - Julie Lombardi A quorum was declared present. 3. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for City Council approval of the Consent Agenda. All matters listed under "Consent" are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any Councilor may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the Consent Agenda is non-debatable. A. Approval of Minutes of the November 5, 2013 Regular Meeting and the November 12, 2013 Work Session B. Approval of Claims C. Receipt of the Monthly Budget Status Report D. Acceptance of sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements, to include 160 linear feet of 8" PVC sanitary sewer line and all appurtenances, for the Cornerstone Ace Hardware located on the southwest corner of E 116th St North and N 129th E Avenue Mr. Brown requested item B be removed for separate consideration. Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Mr. Ross to approve the items A, C, and D of the Consent Agenda. YEA: Kelley, Moberly, Brown, Ross, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 Owasso City Council November 19, 2013 Page 2 4. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda After discussion, Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Ms. Moberly to approve item B with claims totaling $175,074.81. Also, included for review were the self-insurance claims report and the payroll report for 11 /02/13. YEA: Moberly, Brown, Kelley, Ross, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 5. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a Vision 2025 Capital Improvement Agreement with the Board of Commissioners of Tulsa County pertaining to the Owasso Water System Improvement - Medical Complex Project Sherry Bishop presented the item recommending Council approval of the Capital Improvements Agreement and authorization for the Mayor to execute such agreement. After discussion, Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Ms. Moberly to approve the Vision 2025 Capital Improvement Agreement, as recommended. YEA: Brown, Ross, Moberly, Kelley, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 b. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the adoption of Resolution No. 2013-21, of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma (the "City") approving the incurrence of indebtedness by the Owasso Public Works Authority (the "Authority") issuing its utility system and sales tax revenue note, series 2013 (the "Note"); providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the indenture, authorizing the issuance of said Note; waiving competitive bidding with respect to the sale of said Note and approving the proceedings of the Authority pertaining to the sale of said Note; ratifying and confirming a security agreement by and between the City and the Authority pertaining to the year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenues, ratifying and confirming a lease agreement; establishing the City's reasonable expectation with respect to the issuance of tax-exempt obligations by or on behalf of said City in calendar year 2013, and designating the Note as a qualified tax-exempt obligation; and containing other provisions relating thereto Sherry Bishop presented the item recommending adoption of Resolution No. 2013-21. After discussion, Mr. Ross moved, seconded by Mr. Brown to adopt Resolution No. 2013- 21, as recommended, YEA: Moberly, Brown, Ross, Kelley, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 Owasso City Council November 14, 2013 Page 3 Consideration and appropriate action relating to the adoption of Resolution No. 2013-20, endorsing the 2014 Tulsa Regional Chamber OneVolce Legislative Agenda John Feary presented the item recommending adoption of Resolution No. 2013-20. Ten people addressed the Council. After discussion, Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Mr. Ross to endorse the Resolution but strike "and commits to working for the Tulsa Region's effort to accomplish the goals set forth in the 2014 One Voice Legislative Agenda"; and add language that we support and endorse the Tulsa Regional Chamber One Voice Legislative Agenda with the following exception, in the Preserve and Increase Education Funding, under the first bullet item that says "address increased enrollment and fully implement critical K-12 reforms", everything in parenthesis is deleted, except for competitive teacher salaries. YEA: Brown, Ross NAY: Kelley, Moberly, Bonebrake Motion failed: 2-3 After additional discussion, Dr. Kelley moved, seconded by Ms. Moberly to approve the Resolution but strike "and commits to working for the Tulsa Region's effort to accomplish the goals set forth in the 2014 One Voice Legislative Agenda". YEA: Kelley, Moberly, Bonebrake NAY: Brown, Ross Motion carried: 3-2 8. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the purchase of crack sealing services utilizing the Oklahoma State Bid for the FY 2013-2014 Street Rehabilitation program Earl Farris presented the item recommending approval to purchase crack sealing services from Keystone Services Incorporated utilizing the Oklahoma State Bid Contract SW816 in the amount $35,000. After discussion, Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Mr. Ross to approve the purchase, as recommended. YEA: Brown, Moberly, Kelley, Ross, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 Owasso City Council November 19, 2013 Page 4 9. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the economic development prospect "Project Socrates" authorizing the transfer of funds in the amount of $500,000 from the Hotel Tax Fund to the OEDA to use as a cash incentive for "Project Socrates" contingent upon successful recruitment of this project and execution of a contract between the OEDA and the company Chelsea Levo presented the item recommending authorization to transfer funds in the amount of $500,000 to the OEDA contingent upon successful recruitment of the economic development prospect and execution of a contract. After discussion, Dr. Kelley moved, seconded by Mr. Brown to authorize the transfer of funds, as recommended. YEA: Ross, Brown, Moberly, Kelley, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 10. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the adoption of Ordinance No. 1027, amending Part 2, Administration & Government, Chapter 4, Rules of Procedure for the City Council, by amending section 2.412, Addressing the Council, of the Code of Ordinances Julie Lombardi presented the item recommending adoption of Ordinance No. 1027. After discussion, Mr. Ross moved, seconded by Mr. Brown to adopt Ordinance No. 1027, as recommended. YEA: Kelley, Ross, Brown, Moberly, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 11. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the proposed settlement in First Presbyterian Church v. City of Owasso, CJ-13-3796 Julie Lombardi presented the item recommending settlement authorization and payment of the Commissioners' Award in the amount of $46,062, Commissioners' Fees in the amount of $2,625, attorney fees of $15,200.46, and court costs of $400.70 for a total settlement of $64,288.16. After discussion, Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Dr. Kelley to authorize settlement of CJ- 13-3796, as recommended. YEA: Brown, Kelley, Moberly, Ross, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried: 5-0 Owasso City Council November 19, 2013 Page 5 12. Report from City Manager Warren Lehr announced the Strong Neighborhood Initiative received a significant award at the 2013 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environment Excellence. Jerry Fowler and the Owasso CARES volunteers were awarded the Great American Cleanup Innovation Award from OG&E. 13. Report from City Attorney No report 14. Report from City Councilors Mayor Bonebrake recognized participation in the Veteran's Parade and discussed the upcoming holiday shopping season events, such as Holly Trolley and increased Police presence in the retail areas. Dr. Kelley offered appreciation for the annual Veterans Appreciation Ceremony. Mr. Brown offered his appreciation towards the Fire Department for their assistance. 15. New Business None 16. Adjournment Mr. Ross moved, seconded by Mr. Brown to adjourn the meeting. YEA: Ross, Brown, Moberly, Kelley, Bonebrake NAY: None Motion carried 5-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 9:02 pm. r;;, nebrake, Mayor Lisa Wilson, Minute Clerk