HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017.01.12_OEDA MinutesOWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Owasso Economic Development Authority met in regular session on Thursday, January 12,
2017 at City Hall in the Community Room, 200 S Main St, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice of
Public Meeting and Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall, 200 S
Main St at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
Call to Order
Chair David Charney called the meeting to order at 10:00 am.
PRESENT
David Charney, Chair
Gary Akin, Secretary
Bryan Spriggs, Trustee
Dirk Thomas, Trustee
A quorum was declared present.
Staff:
Chelsea Feary
Julie Stevens
Jennifer Newman
ABSENT
Skip Mefford, Trustee
Jeri Moberly, Trustee
Dee Sokolosky, Trustee
Julie Lombardi
Bronce Stephenson
Roger Stevens
2. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for Trustee approval of the
Consent Agenda. All matters listed under "Consent" are considered by the Trustees to be
routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any Trustee may, however, remove an item
from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the Consent Agenda is non -
debatable.
A. Approval of minutes of the December 8, 2016 Regular meeting
B. Approval of claims
C. Acceptance of the monthly financial reports
Dr. Spriggs moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Dr. Thomas.
YEA: Akin, Spriggs, Thomas, Charney
NAY: None
ABSTAIN: None
Motion carried: 4 -0
3. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda
None
4. Report from OEDA Director
Chelsea Feary reviewed the business development report; Bronce Stephenson provided
the building permit report for December 2016; Roger Stevens presented a project status
update; and Jennifer Newman presented the monthly sales tax report.
5. Report from OEDA Manager
Chelsea Feary advised that Warren Lehr and Sherry Bishop were absent due to their
attendance at the Annual Conference of the City Managers Association of Oklahoma; the
March OEDA agenda will include a discussion item related to the continued widening of
US 169; and announced that Fire Chief Chris Garrett accepted the position of Assistant City
Manager and that Deputy Chief David Hurst has been promoted to Fire Chief.
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6. Report from OEDA Trustees
Gary Akin inquired about possibly having a representative from the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation present at a future meeting to discuss the US 169 widening project. David
Charney commented on the February 14, 2017 City Council election.
7. New Business (New Business is any Item of business which could not have been foreseen at
the time of posting of the agenda.)
None
8. Adjournment
Dr. Thomas moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Dr. Spriggs to adjourn the
meeting.
YEA: Akin, Spriggs, Thomas, Charney
NAY: None
ABSTAIN: None
Motion carried: 4 -0 and the meeting adjourned at 11:00 am.
Juan M. Stevens, Minute Clerk