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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981.07.07_City Council MinutesOn Tuesday, July 7, 1981, the Owasso City Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers at City Ha11, per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda posted on City Hall bulletin board at 2:30 PM on July 2, 1981, and by reference made a part hereof. ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 with Mayor Spencer presiding. ITEM 2 - FLAG SALUTE. Flag salute was led by Mayor Spencer. ITEM 3 - ROLL CALL. Present: Boyd Spencer, Mayor Dennis Burke, Vice Mayor Al Lambert, Councilman Steven Clark, Councilman Phyllis Gross, Councilwoman Kenneth Thompson, City Manager Harold Charney, City Attorney Wauhilleau Webb, City Clerk Absent: None ITEM 4 - REVIEW BIDS FOR ONE YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR CITY HALL AND COMMUN- ITY CENTER. Mr. Thompson advised Council only one bid was received for janitorial service, that being from Empire Maintenance in the amount of $495.00 for City Hall and $420.00 for the Community Center. Empire Paintenance is our present janitorial service and this $915.00 bid is a 15% increase over their present contract. Motion was made by Phyllis Gross, seconded by Al Lambert, to award one year maintenance contract to Empire Maintenance Systems per their bid of $495.00 per month for City Hall and $420.00 per month for the Community Center, and by re- ference made a part hereof. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burlce, Clark and Mrs. Gross Nays - None Motion carried. ITEM 5 - APPROVE MINUTES OF JUNE 16, 1981 REGULAR MEETING. Motion was made by Dennis Burke, seconded by Al Lambert, to approve minutes of June 16, 1981 regular meeting, and by reference are made a part hereof. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke and Clark Nays - None Abstain - Mrs. Gross Owasso City Council Page Two July 7, 1981 ~.. ,,~ Motion carried. ITEM 6 - DISCUSS PROPOSAL BY F.O.R. CLUB FOR RECREATIONAL PROGRAM. The new F.O.R. Board members were present and the new president, Eugene Weaver, requested a thirty day continuance for the new members to review the proposal. City Clerk was directed to place this item on the August 4 agenda. ITEM 7 - APPROVE WARRANTS FOR PAYMENT. Motion was made by Dennis Burke, seconded by Phylais~Gro~s, to,_~pprove 1980-81 Warrants 2413 through 2625, removing Warrant 2619 for further clarification, for a total of $49,666.45, cancellation of Warrant 2401 for $7.38, ].981-82 Warrants 1 through 7 for a total of $12,543.09, authorize Mayor to sign same, and by reference made a part hereof. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs. Gross, with Dr. Clark abstaining on Warrant 2623 Nays - None Motion carried. ITEM 8 - APPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ~ a Motion was made by Boyd Spencer, seconded by Dennis Burke, to reappoint Mac Borgna to the Board of Adjustment for a term to expire June 30, 1984. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs. Gross Nays - None Motion carried. Motion was made by Steve Clark, seconded by Al Lambert, to reappoint Mr. Gary White to the Board of Adjustment for a term to expire June 30, 1984. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs. Gross Nays - None Motion carried. Motion was made by Dennis Burke, seconded by Steve Clark, to appoint Mrs. Robbie Fickle to the Board of Adjustment for a term to expire June 30, 1984. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke and Clark Nays - Mrs. Gross Motion carried. Owasso City Council Page Three July 7, 1981 ITEM 9 - ADOPT ORDINANCE N0. 305 ANNEXING WEST PORT SUBDIVISION. Motion was made by Al Lambert, seconded by Dennis Burke, to adopt Ordinance No. 304 annexing West Port Subdivision, and by reference made a part hereof. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs. Gross Nays - None Motion carried. ITEM 10 - REQUEST BY OWASSO BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ANNEX FORTY ACRES OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANCtF. 1la F.AST_ Mr. Thompson explained the school owns thirty acres and the FFA owns ten. D. M. Sokolosky commented the City needs to understand there will be a lot of animals out there as that ten acres houses the new FHA barn and he wants to make sure they would never have any trouble with it before agreeing to be annexed. Ms. Dickey and Mr. Charney discussed the need for a special zoning classification. Mr. Sokolosky asked the Council to not hold up the school's request for their thirty acreas to be annexed. Motion was made by Dennis Burke, seconded by Phyllis Gross, to approve annexing the thirty acres owned by the Board of Education in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 21 North, Range 14 East, which is to be used for the new Junior High, and table annexation of the FFA's ten acres until legalities of the animals can be established. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs, Gross Nays - None Motion carried. ITEM 11 - REVIEW PROPOSAL BY MANSUR-DAUBERT-WILLIAM S FOR RENEWAL OF ENGINEERING SRRVTC'.F.G ('.(1NTRAl'.T F(1R (1NF. YF.AR_ Motion was made by Boyd Spencer, seconded by Al Lambert, to deny proposal by Mansur-Daubert-Williams for renewal of engineering services contract for one year. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer and Lambert Nays - Mrs. Gross Abstain - Messrs. Burke and Clark Motion carried. Clerk advised Council this motion did not carry but the three voting did constitute a voting quorum. The following two motions are therefore nullified. Owasso City Council Page Four July 7, 1981 Motion was made by Phyllis Gross, seconded by Steve Clark, to accept proposal by Mansur-Daubert-Williams for renewal of engineering services contract for one year. Ayes - Mrs. Gross and Dr. Clark Nays - Messrs. Lambert and Spencer Abstain - Mr. Burke Mr. Mansur commented this is an annual contract for a number of years and it places their services on call and requires them to attend one meeting a month. Motion was made by Dennis Burke, seconded by Boyd Spencer, to obtain bids from any interested engineering firm as to a contract for a service agreement to be on call to the City and upon receiving the proposed contract consider them at a City Council meeting. Ayes - Messrs. Clark, Spencer, Lambert and Burke Nays - None Abstain - Mrs. Gross ITEM 12 - REVIEW STATUS OF CITY PHYSICIAN. Dr. Clark advised Council a meeting had been scheduled between all the physi- cians that expressed an interest in serving as a City physician and no one attended. Mr. Charney commented that if the City sets the fees for physicals and asks other physicians if they will perform the service at that fee it would eliminate the conflict of interest problem for Dr. Clark. Mr. Charney also suggested we might pay a physician of the employee's choice up to the amount set for the other physicians. Mr. Burke recommended Dr. Clark present the Council with recommended fees for them to adopt and place it on the July 21st agenda for approval. ITEM 13 - REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF GRADE CLASSIFICATION FOR CITY TREASURER. Mr. Burke said he was opposed to this as the City Treasurer does not attend Council meetings as previous Treasurer's and has stated he would not attend unless directed by Council to do so. Motion was made by Phyllis Gross, seconded by Steve Clark, to change pay grade classification for City Treasurer with the provision he attend City Council meetings. Ayes - Messrs. Spencer, Lambert, Burke, Clark and Mrs. Gross Owasso City Council Page Five July 7, 1981 Nays - None Motion carried. ITEM 14 - NEW BUSINESS. Item City Clerk presented Council with certified recall petitions on Al Lambert of Ward 2 and Dennis Burke of Ward 1. Mayor Spencer asked the minutes reflect the Council has received the City Clerk's certificate showing that the petition for recall election has been circulated as required and has the sufficient number of signatures and City Clerk shall therefore place on the August 4, 1981 agenda a Resolution fixing the date for recall election. City Clerk advised Council the election may be set for either September 15 or September 22. Mr. Charney re- commended leaving the date open on the Resolution and the Council can vote on August 4th which date they wish to set the recall election. Item D. M. Sokolosky requested to be placed on the next agenda regarding $130,000.00 bond on Elm Creek sewer project. He was told this would be placed on the OPWA agenda for July 21, 1981. Item Mrs. Gross reported to Council that Sharon Nolte will submit to a polygraph test as for some medical reasons she cannot take the sodium pentothal and asked the City to consider paying $60.00 for the first hour and $30.00 for each hour there- after for Ms. Nolte's polygraph tests. Clerk was directed to place this item on the July 21st agenda. Item Dr. Clark said he would like for Council to get together and make some definite plans on the structuring of the Department of Public Safety and possible repo- sitioning of present personnel. A work session was scheduled for 7:00 PM on July 28, 1981 to discuss this item. Being no further business before the Owasso City Council, Chair adjourned at 7:55 PM. f~? i ~~"~ 7 ~~; ~L-~.ct_. Boyd M. Spence , P~fayor \~ ~ ~~ ~ e Wauhilleau Webb, City Clerk