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On Tuesday, January 31, 1984, the Owasso City Council met in a
special session in the Council Chambers at City Hall per the
Notice of Public Hearing and Agenda posted on City Hall Bulletin
Board at 4:00 p.m, on January 27, 1984.
ITEM l: CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m, with Vice-~'iayor,
Wauhilleau Webb, presiding.
ITEM 2: FLAG SALUTE
Flag salute was led by Vice-Mayor Webb.
ITEM 3: ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Wauhilleau Webb, Vice-Mayor
James Smalley, Councilman
Von Stockier, Councilman
Ben Hynum, City Manager
Ron Cates, City Attorney
:Ann Hendrickson, City Clerk
ABSENT: Boyd Spencer, Mayor
Phyllis Gross, Councilwoman
ITEM 4: BUSINESS
Vice Mayor Webb stated that, as is permissable under. the Open
Meeting law, Item 4B will be taken as the first item o.f business.
B. REVIEW OF MTTA-ODOT CONTRACT AND CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE
AND CONSIDERATION OF CANCELLATION.
Mr. Hynum stated that the City Treasurer, Lee Dawson had reported
to him that the Owasso bus route was costing the City about $1200
a month. Mr. Dawson ..reported each month's expenses from September
through December, 1983 noting that they average about $1200 deficit
for the City, half of which would be reimbursed at a later time.
He stated that there was not money in the budget at this time to
cover this expense.
Mrs. Jean Webb presented a petition signed by 67 persons petition-
ing the City Council to continue to sponsor the MTTA bus service
now serving the commuters who live in the Owasso area and commute
to downtown Tulsa. She stated that she has seen ridership gradually
increase to the point where the bus usually has from 27 to 30
passengers each way. She said Cities Service vans that are used
to take Owasso employees to work will soon be discontinued. She
asked the Council to continue the service for six months and said
she felt by that time the route would be firmly established and
self-supporting.
Kevin Landergan fr-om MTTA stated that he felt the new route was
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progressing and that he is encouraged by the growth rate of the
past four months. He said that he and the City Treasurer should
get together and reconcile the differences in their ticket sales
figur-es. He said that it normally takes a route six to nine
months to achieve its full potential..
Mr. Smalley asked the citizens present how'much more time they
thought was fair to see if the bus route could 'p ay its way. Mrs.
Webb said she thought another six months would be fair and by
that time, she felt the bus should be self-supporting. Mr. Smalley
asked if the people present would be willing to pay a larger fare
and got a favorable response.
Mr-..Stockler- said he was in favor of the bus system, but that it
must pay its way. He said he would be in favor of an extension
to May.
Mrs. Webb said that although she wants the. bus system to work, she
is not convinced that it would ever be self-supporting. At this:
time, the City is paying $600 a month for the commuters to ride
the bus. She said the Council has to answer to the whole community
and the community as a whole is paying for this bus service.
Motion was made by James Smalley, seconded by Von Stockler, to
continue the bus service for another ninety days, review it main
at that time and if it doesn't indicate at that time that it will
be self-supporting, the contract would have to be cancelled.
AYE: Messrs. Smalley, Stockler; Mrs. Webb
NAY: None
Motion carried.
A. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDED CHANGES,
ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE ROUGH DRAFT 0 THE
PROPOSED CITY CODE.
The City Attorney reviewed the recommendations that he and the
City Clerk presented to the Council pertaining~to the recodification
of Or-dinances of the City of Owasso. The rough draft submitted by
OML was discussed chapter by chapter. Several"sections were deleted
because they covered areas in which the Council is governed by
Charter. A number of sections were deleted either because they
were not applicable or- because prior code would be retained. It
was:-recommended that the fine limits for offenses a~,ainst the City
of Owasso be increased to $200. A number of other fees were also
increased. Sorne~ section: contain~ng::new. materi~.l wyerer recommended
for adoption as-they reflected new law,.~clarified sections to re-
flect present law or contained language that was more clear and
definitial than present code.
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A number of changes were made in the sections covering the fire
department. Three new offenses were recommended for inclusion;
.10 DUI, APC, anal Impaired Driving. It was noted that the section
covering ward limits should reflect the newest annexation ordinance.
All. the additions, deletions anal corrections will be forwarded to
OML Municipal Code Services. These will be incorporated into a
final dr--aft which will. be submitted to the Council for approval.
There being no further business before the Owasso City Council,
meeting adjourned at 11:54 p.m.
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WAUHILLEAU WEBB, VICE-C IRMAN
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ANN HENDRICKSON, CITY CLERK