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OWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY APR 16 2019
Minutes of Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 14, 2019 City Clerk's Office
The Owasso Economic Development Authority met in regular session on Thursday, March 14,
2019, at City Hall in the Community Room, 200 S Main Street, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice
of Public Meeting filed December 14, 2018, and the Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk
and posted at City Hall, 200 S Main Street at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March] 2, 2019.
1. Call to Order
Dr. Dirk Thomas, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:02 am.
PRESENT
Dirk Thomas, Chair
Gary Akin, Secretary
Lyndell Dunn, Trustee
Skip Mefford, Trustee
Dee Sokolosky, Vice Chair
Bryan Spriggs, Trustee
ABSENT
David Charney, Trustee
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. Approve minutes of the February 14, 2019 regular meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Accept monthly financial reports
Dr. Spriggs moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Dunn.
YEA: Akin, Dunn, Mefford, Spriggs, Thomas
NAY: None
Abstain: Sokolosky
Motion carried: 5 -1
3. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda
None
4. Presentation of the Owasso High School Career Exploration Program
Ms. Levo Feary presented the Owasso High School Career Exploration Program and discussion
was held.
5. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the proposed FY 2019 -20 Hotel Tax Fund
3% Budget
Ms. Levo Feary presented the item, recommending adoption of the FY 2019 -20 Hotel Tax Fund
3% budget and discussion was held.
Dr. Spriggs moved to accept the budget as recommended, seconded by Mr. Mefford.
YEA: Akin, Dunn, Mefford, Spriggs and Thomas
NAY: Sokolosky
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 5 -1
OEDA
March 14, 2019
6. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the proposed Resolution No. 2019 -01
approving the OEDA FY 2019 -20 Annual Operating Budget
Ms. Levo Feary presented Resolution No. 2019 -01 approving the OEDA FY 2019 -01 Annual
Operating Budget. Discussion was held.
Mr. Sokolosky moved to approve Resolution as recommended, seconded by Mr. Dunn.
YEA: Dunn, Mefford, Sokolosky, Thomas
NAY: Spriggs
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 5 -1
7. Quarterly Report from OEDA Director
Mr. Akin left the meeting at 10:40 am. Ms. Levo Feary presented the Economic Development
Strategic Plan quarterly report. Brian Dempster presented a building report; Roger Stevens
presented a project status report; and Linda Jones presented the monthly sales tax report.
Discussion was held.
8. Report from OEDA Manager
Mr. Mefford left the meeting at 11:10 am. Mr. Lehr reported on staff's efforts to pre -treat
arterial roadways prior to a winter storm.
9. Report from OEDA Trustees
Mr. Sokolosky complimented the customer service of city staff. Dr. Thomas spoke about the
Baptist Village Memory Care facility.
10. New Business (New Business is any item of business which could not have been foreseen at
the time of posting the agenda.)
None
11. Adjournment
Dr. Spriggs moved, seconded by Mr. Sokolosky, to adjourn the meeting.
YEA: Dunn, Sokolosky, Spriggs, Thomas
NAY: None
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 4 -0 and the meeting adjourned at 11:40 am.
Chelsea Levo Feary, CEcD, Economic j hvelopment Director