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OWASSO CITY COUNCIL
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, in the Council Chambers at Old Central, 109 N Birch, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice of Public Meeting filed December 15, 2017, and the Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall, 200 S Main St, at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 30, 2018.
1. Call to Order
Mayor Chris Kelley called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
2. Invocation
The invocation was offered by Senior Pastor David Payne of Christ’s Church Owasso.
3. Flag Salute
Councilor Dunn led the flag salute.
4. Roll Call
Present Absent
Mayor – Chris Kelley
Vice-Mayor – Bill Bush
Councilor – Doug Bonebrake
Councilor – Lyndell Dunn
Councilor – Kelly Lewis
A quorum was declared present.
Staff:
City Manager - Warren Lehr
City Attorney - Julie Lombardi
5. Presentation of the Character Trait of Determination
Chelsea Levo Feary presented the Character Trait for the month of December.
6. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for approval of the Consent Agenda. (All matters listed under "Consent" are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any Councilor may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the Consent Agenda is non-debatable.)
A. Approve minutes, November 20, 2018, Regular Meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Approve Early Retirement Benefits for Michael Martin through the Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund (OkMRF)
Mr. Bush moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake to approve the Consent Agenda with claims totaling $1,173,349.14.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
7. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda
None
8. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the FY 2016-2017 Street Rehabilitation Program
Earl Farris presented the item recommending acceptance of the completed project and authorization for final payment to BECCO Construction of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the amount of $174,509.17.
There were no comments from the audience. After discussion, Mr. Bonebrake moved, seconded by Mr. Dunn to accept the project and authorize final payment, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
9. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the East 76th Street North and Main Street Intersection Improvement Project Phase II
Earl Farris presented the item recommending acceptance of the completed project and authorization for final payment to Grade Line Construction, LLC of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in the amount of $24,648.31.
There were no comments from the audience. After discussion, Mr. Bush moved, seconded by Mr. Dunn to accept the project and authorize final payment, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
10. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the award of a bid for the Owasso Expressway Service Road Realignment and Intersection Improvement Project (East 106th Street North and North 137th East Avenue)
Daniel Dearing presented the item recommending to award the construction contract to Grade Line Construction, LLC of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in the amount of $1,146,541.90 and authorization for the Mayor to execute the contract.
There were no comments from the audience. After discussion, Mr. Bonebrake moved, seconded by Ms. Lewis to award the contract and authorize the Mayor to execute the document, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
11. Consideration and appropriate action relating to an Inter-local Agreement between the City of Owasso and Tulsa County for the East 106th Street North and North 129th East Avenue Intersection Improvement Project
Dwayne Henderson presented the item recommending approval of the Inter-local Agreement with Tulsa County for engineering design services and authorization for the Mayor to execute the agreement.
There were no comments from the audience. After discussion, Mr. Bush moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake to approve the agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute the document, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
12. Report from City Manager
Roger Stevens provided the monthly project status report. Mr. Lehr offered congratulations to Chelsea Levo Feary for receiving Economic Development Certification; announced that the Owasso Strong Neighborhood Initiative was a finalist for the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful award; recognized Owasso resident Ony Russell for receiving an award for Volunteer Affiliate; and, reported that staff is monitoring the weather affecting the Annual Christmas Parade set for Saturday, December 8, 2018.
13. Report from City Attorney
None
14. Report from City Councilors
None
15. Official Notices to Council (documents for acknowledgment or information only, no discussion or action will be taken)
The Mayor acknowledged receipt of the following documents:
• Payroll Payment Report – Pay Period Ending Date 11/24/18
• Health Care Self-Insurance Claims – dated as of 11/29/18
16. New Business (New Business is any item of business which could not have been foreseen at the time of posting of the agenda)
None
At 7:10pm, Mayor Kelley recessed the meeting of the Owasso City Council
At 7:13pm, Mayor Kelley reconvened the meeting of the Owasso City Council
17. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for an executive session for purposes of discussing confidential communications between the City Council and the City Attorney concerning potential multi-district opioid litigation as provided for in Title 25, O.S. § 307(B)(4)
Julie Lombardi presented the item recommending the Council enter into executive session. Mr. Bush moved, seconded by Mr. Dunn to enter into executive session.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
At 7:14pm, the Council, along with Julie Lombardi, Warren Lehr, Michele Dempster, Scott Chambless, David Hurst, and Chris Garrett entered into executive session. At 7:30 pm, the Council returned to open session.
18. Adjournment
Mr. Bush moved, seconded by Mr. Dunn to adjourn the meeting.
YEA: Bonebrake, Bush, Dunn, Lewis, Kelley
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0 and the meeting adjourned at 7:31 pm.
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Chris Kelley, Mayor
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Juliann M. Stevens, City Clerk