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OW ASSO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday July 19, 2005
The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 in the Council
Chambers at Old Central per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda posted on the City Hall
bulletin board at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15,2005.
ITEM 1.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m.
ITEM 2.
INVOCATION
The invocation was offered by Taud Boatman, First United Methodist Church of Owasso.
ITEM 3.
FLAG SALUTE
Vice Mayor Steve Cataudella led the flag salute.
ITEM 4.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Craig Thoendel, Mayor
Steve Cataudella, Vice Mayor
Brent Colgan, Councilor
Susan Kimball, Councilor
ABSENT
A quorum was declared present.
STAFF
Rodney J. Ray, City Manager
Julie Lombardi, City Attorney
ITEM 5.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes of the July 5, 2005 Regular Meeting and July 12, 2005
Special Meeting
B. Approval of Claims
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Ms. Kimball moved, seconded by Mr. Cataudella, to approve the Consent Agenda with claims
totaling $237,029.97, self-insurance medical claims & fees totaling $70,925.17, and payroll
claims totaling $300,127.06.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoende1
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 6.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION REQUEST OA 05-
03
Mr. McCulley presented the item. Mr. Cataudella moved, seconded by Mr. Colgan, for approval
of annexation request OA 05-03, containing approximately 87 acres, more or less, located on the
southwest corner of East 96th Street North and Mingo Road.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 7.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A UTILITY EASEMENT
CLOSURE IN THE ATOR HEIGHTS THIRD ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION
RECENTLY SUPERSEDED BY THE ATOR CENTER PLAT
Mr. McCulley presented the item. Ms. Kimball moved, seconded by Mr. Colgan, for Council
approval of the closure of a 15 foot utility easement generally located at the northwest corner of
East 86th Street north and North Garnett Road.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
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ITEM 8.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPRO V AL OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE
OW ASSO INDUSTRIAL PARK
Mr. McCulley presented the item. Mr. Colgan moved, seconded by Mr. Cataudella, for Council
approval of the Owasso Industrial Park Final Plat. The subj ect property is located south of East
5th Avenue, approximately 1;4 mile west of the Mingo Valley Expressway, and contains
approximately 3.89 acres, more or less.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion calTied 4-0.
ITEM 9.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO COUNCIL
ACTION DECLARING THE WARD 4 CITY COUNCIL POSITION VACANT;
AND, AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF
V ACANCY AND SOLICIT LETTERS OF INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED
ELECTORS WITHIN WARD 4 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTING AN
APPOINTEE FOR THAT POSITION
Mr. Ray presented the item. Ms. Susan George requested to address the Council concerning this
item. Council discussion followed regarding the issues involved in calling a Special Election
versus Council appointment. Mr. Cataudella moved, seconded by Mr. Colgan, that Council
declare the Ward 4 City Council position vacant and authorize the City Clerk to publish a Notice
of Vacancy and solicit letters of interest as stated above.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 10. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL LEVEL
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY THE OW ASSO BASEBALL
BOOSTERS
At Councilor Colgan's request, Larry Turner, head coach of Owasso High School baseball team
presented to the Council a brief history of Owasso' s association with the Mickey Mantle World
Series National Tournament and the Owasso Baseball Boosters' vision of how Owasso hosting
this tournament could become an economic development and tourism promotion for the City of
Owasso. Mr. William Holson and Mr. Jim Mull also addressed the Council. Mr. Ray stressed
that this expenditure of funds, should the Council choose to authorize it, must include certain
requirements. After much Council discussion, Mr. Colgan moved to authorize the expenditure of
funds from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund in the amount of $3,500.00 to assist the Owasso Baseball
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Booster Club with costs associated with hosting the American Amateur Baseball Congress, 15
year old's Mickey Mantle World Series National Tournament with the stipulations that 1) staff
develop an Economic Development Agreement, 2) this Agreement be made between the City of
Owasso and the Owasso Chamber of Commerce with the Chamber being responsible for the
accountability of funds, and 3) a directive to City staff to prepare guidelines to measure future
requests of this kind.
YEA: Cataudella, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 11. REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER
None
ITEM 12. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY
None
ITEM 13. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCILORS
None
ITEM 14. NEW BUSINESS
None
ITEM 15. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Cataudella moved, seconded by Mr. Colgan, to adjourn.
YEA: Cataudalla, Colgan, Kimball, Thoendel
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 7:31 p.m.
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