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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982.12.21_OPWA MinutesOn Tuesday, December 21, 1982, the Owasso Public Works Authority met in regular session in the Council Chambers at City Hall per the Notice of Public Hearing and Agenda posted on City Hall bul- letin board at 4:00 p.m. on December 17, 1982, and by reference is made a part hereof. ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:38 p.m. with Chairman Spencer presiding. ITEM 2: FLAG SALUTE ITEM 3: ROLL CALL PRESENT: Boyd Spencer, Chairman Wauhilleau Webb, Vice -Chairman Von Stockler, Trustee Dale Block City Manager Ron Cates, City Attorney Ann Hendrickson, Recording Secretary ABSENT: Phyllis Gross, Trustee James Smalley, Trustee ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF OWASSO CITY COUNCIL O 7 Motion was made by Wauhilleau Webb, seconded by Von Stockler, to approve the minutes of December 7, 1982. AYE: Mr. Spencer, Mr. Stockler; Mrs. Webb NAY: None Motion carried. ITEM 5: BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH FARRAR-HUDSPETH/STEP 1 PROJECT Mr. Block noted that on pa e 9 of the contract payment to Farrar - Hudspeth is a flat fee of 21,500 unless detailed flow monitoring is required. Mr. Cates suggested that the phrase "as to be deter- mined in the sole discretion of the AUTHORITY", be added in Line 5 of ARTICLE III for further protection regarding the possible $14,000 that could be spent on detailed flow monitoring. Motion was made by Von Stockler, seconded by Wauhilleau Webb that the Council approve the engineering services agreement with Farrar - Hudspeth with the additional stipulation on page 9 as discussed. AYE: Mr. Spencer, Mr. Stockler; Mrs. Webb NAY: None Motion carried. OWASSO CITY COUNCIL PAGE TWO DECEMBER 21, 1982 6. REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER A. PROGRESS REPORT ON PROPOSED LAGOON LEASE WITH LOWRANCE RIVERDOGS, INC. Mr. Block reported that he had met with Mr. Lowrance and discussed supervised, restricted usage of the lagoons, receiving more infor- mation on the effects the waterdogs might have on the algae, and negotiating the compensation the City would receive for this usage. Mr. Block showed the council reports showing the improvement in B.O.D. from September to November due to a properly working aeration system. City employees have done most of the work to get this system operable . The Community Development project is progressing well. Mr. Block will meet with the people involved soon and will finish the appli- cation in January. If that is accomplished, the City will probably be able to do an interim project (building relief sewer that would eliminate some lift station problems). We should know something within 60 to 90 days. The EPA project is now started and we are hoping for early 1984 construction at the plant site which will help with the capacity of the plant. Mr. Block stated that all of the above will help toward making the effluent meet the Federal standards. 7. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Mayor Spencer asked if it would be a good idea for the City to go out for bids on polycarts and stated that he knew three companies that would be willing to submit bids. Mr. Block agreed with this and Mr. Cates said perhaps a requirements contract could be used so that a company could supply the city's needs at a certain price per polycart. Motion was made by Mayor Spencer, seconded by Von Stockler to approve the O.P.W.A. claims for November for a total of $76,657.61. AYE: Mr. Spencer, Mr NAY: None Motion carried. 8. NEW BUSINESS Stockler; Mrs. Webb Dr. Clark appeared before the Council regarding his not yet receiving a letter from the City approving his application to the State Health Department for sewer extension work to be done at his development site. Mr. Cates stated that the City must be assured that H. D. Hale has sole ownership to the taps he is going to assign to Dr. Clark. After further discussion it was determined that Mr. Cates, Mr. Hale OWASSO PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY PAGE THREE DEC. 21, 1982 and Dr. Clark should meet to work out the problems involved. It was also suggested that Dr. Clark might wish to obtain his own legal counsel. Mr. Block reviewed for the Council's information a problem that had come up with Oklahoma Baptist Retirement Center concerning sewer taps. They recently submitted a plat for 112 apt. units, some of which are one room efficiency and they wished to make five taps. This did not seem equitable as the people who contributed to build- ing the Elm Creek Sewer System would not be receiving a fair amount of payback for the amount of land used. After researching the matter Mr. Block arrived at a figure of 3.4 as average density of single family dwellings per acre. This worked out to 60 for the submitted plat and Ok. Baptist Retirement Center agreed to this amount. They have also given the City a waiver for the $200 per tap that would be their portion of money they contributed to the building of the sewer. Mr. Block stated he would like to use this standard in the future to meet our obligation to the people who built the system as well as the developers and the City. There being no further business before the Owasso Public Works Authority, chair adjourned at 9:20 p.m. /2v BOY M. SPEN R, CHAIRMAN ANN HENDRICKSON, RECORDING SECRETARY