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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970.02.21_City Council MinutesFebruary 21, 1970 The Owasso Town Council met at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 1970, to reconvene the meeting that was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 18, but could not be held due to lack of quorum. PRESENT: John F. Groth Joe Foss Bill Henson Gary Evans Donah Huggins ~^ . S . Sawyer Pre=ident of Board T.tee Trustee Trustee Acting Town Clerk Attorney for Town The contract for the acquisition of land has been executed in full and is in tte mail. Contract is for the Owasso Park Project. The Board reviewed that portion of the National Building Code that pertains to the fire code. The book covers the resolution which was adopted pertaining to the State Fire Code. The Board reviewed a letter from Reverend Lang, dated February 5, 1970, thanking the council for considering their water bill at its last regular meeting. The question of the disposition of unclaimed property was discussed by the Board. Mr. Henson moved that we direct Air. Sawyer to draw up an ordinance pertaining to the disposition of unclaimed property after having held the property for the legal period of time; seconded by I~~r. Evans. Ayes: Groth, Henson, Evans, Ross. It was agreed that the remaining goods that the needy family who was in Owasso could not use should be turned over to some organization in the Town who could distribute them. Various group= will be contacted. The Air Pollution Ordinance was discussed by the Board. It was agreed that everyone does and should have the right to dispose of trash in the manner they so desire, but that we needed to take steps on Air Pollution. Mr. Sawyer agreed to gather all information and sample ordinances, bring it back to the Board for review, and then draw up an ordinance suitable for Owasso. The ordinance will not include an emergency clause so that the people will have a reasonable time to comply. There will be a public hearing so that the people will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on the ordinance. Nir. Groth discussed the matter of reinvesting certain H-Bonds in order to obtain higher interest rates on them with the Board. Mr. Groth suggested that the $x,000 Sinking Fund Account could be reinvested in Certificates of Deposit at the current rate of 5~, tt~ $1,000 Sewer Bonds could be invested in a 90-Day Certificate of Deposit which could be utilized when necessary, and the $4,000 Meter Deposit Bond be cashed in on C.D's. Mr. Ross so moved; Mr. Henson seconded the motion. Ayes: Groth, Ross, Henson, Evan. A portion of the new tax laws on Mobile Homes way briefly discussed by the Board. _ g .. February 21, 1970--minutes continued-- Mr. troth advised the Board that he had invited the Baseball Commissioners and other interested baseball parties to come to City Hall and discuss the various ways in which they would be able to utilize the park land. Dr. Re~#d contacted Mr. troth regarding the extension to his trailer park. Mr. troth advised Dr. Reed that the City Employees were currently involved in another water line project and if he wanted the City to construct the main water line, he would have to wait until their current project was complete. The contract call include a regular pay back claase. The m.tter is still under consideration. The Board reviewed the final draft ~B the 1969 T N~ A P C Report, which includes current proQosals for the area. The report is available for the Board's study, but not for public information. Mr. C7roth read an application from the Autotronic Systems, Inc. of Houston, Texas, for a building permit for a retail gas facilities at their U-Tote-Pf Store in Owasso. A representative will be present at the next regular meeting at City Hall. The application conplies with our zoning and other requirements. Negotiations for the acquisition of land from Dr, Reed are still under way. The land will be utilized for Owasso's P~iunicipal City Complex project. Several idea= for the new sewer system were presented to the Board by M~. Evans and 1~`x. R.oss that they obtained from one of the surrounding towns. It was agreed that A~Iansur Steele should be asked to make some comparison with these plans and the ones they were proposing for the city, The following claim; were signed and approved by the Board: General Fund: Colonial Life &. Acc. Ins. Co. 7.00 Okla. Natural Gas Co. 74.14 Houston Erick=ten 50,00 Owasso F,eporter 87.00 Owasso Veterinary Hospital 41.00 Tom Schick 4.85 Bill Story Fire & Safety 122.OC Overhead Door Co. 11.50 Bob's Wrecker Service 7.00 Inez Odom 2C.00 William Henson 10.00 N,artha royd 10.00 John R, troth 25.00 Harry Worley 25.00 Maude Johnson 25.00 Charles C. Liebler 3K.OO I~~i.S. Sawyer 25.00 N.S. Sawyer 68.41 R.C. Hinton 57.12 J.A.Dou~las 164.05 Woodrow Waters 36.83 Bernard L. Williams 34.72 Tom Schick 31.16 Woodrow Waters 190.01 Bernard L. Williams 182.59 Bruce Davis 187.07 February 21, 1970--minutes continued-- Warrants acontinued-- Street 8 Alley Fund: Joe Ross 10.00 Gary Evans 10.00 Water Fund: Colonial Life & Acc. Irs. Co. 8.00 Public Service Co. 254.82 Okla.,,Natural Gas Co. 63.4C City tility Service 1,323.84 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 68.25 Dept. of Public Welfare 3.95 Owasso Tag Agent 17.20 Owasso Reporter 37.50 Cooper Supply Co. 146.13 Utility Supply Co. 14.58 Tulsa Paper Co. 23.02 Josephine Downey 74.05 W S B~ 6v' Devleopment 81.72 Starlane Corp. 127.35 Owasso ?uilders Sup. 54.35 Howard Stamper 10.00 E.T. Templeton 26.47 Josephine Downey 164.43 Dorothy Allsup 141.12 N~arjorie Helm 53.72 Glenna Anderson 66.64 James Tyler 254.62 Leonard Thompson 173.14 E.T. Templeton 166.84 Paul McBride 162.08 F3 . D . Hi lburn 173.14 Sewer Fund: Colonial Life 8: Acc. Ins. Co. 3.00 Pioneer Chemical 404.45 H.C. Bradley 17.87 H.C. Bradley 1$0.06 Cemetery Fund: B.C. Hilburn 12.64 Paul McBride 11.69 N.eter Deposit Fund: Be~.~y G. Jackson 15.00 Iarry ;'~uttle 15.00 Water Fund: Leonard Thompson 8.76 Sinking Fund: National Bank, Tulsa 12,929.78 I~ir. Henson moved that we adjourn the meeting at 11:40 a.m;seconded by Mr. Evans. Ayes: Groth, Henson, Evans, R.gsss ~~ ~~ • ~ _ Groth, Press ent of and _~_ + 4 ~ / n _Y C Donah H ggins, Acting TowzY C erk a ~.