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OW ASSO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, July 10,2001
The Owasso City Council met in special session on Tuesday, July 10, 2001 in the Lower Level
Conference Room at Owasso City Hall per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda posted on
the City Hall bulletin board at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 6, 2001.
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Barnhouse called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
PRESENT
Mary Lou Barnhouse, Mayor
Randy Brogdon, Vice Mayor
Will Williams, Councilor
Rebecca Armstrong, Councilor
ABSENT
Michael Helm, Councilor
STAFF
LalTY Mitchell, City Manager
Marcia Boutwell, City Clerk
A quorum was declared present.
ITEM 2: UPDATE CONCERNING STORM READY CERTIFIED COMMUNITY.
Mr Rooney briefed the Council on a StornlReady program through the National Weather
Service, which gives communities the skills and education needed to survive severe weather
before and during the event. StornlReady helps community leaders and emergency managers
strengthen their local hazardous weather operations. There are several steps that need to be taken
in order for a community to be recognized as StormReady. We will begin working toward this
goal.
ITEM 3: DISCUSSION RELATING TO SECTION 4-118 A III OF THE CITY OF OW ASSO
CODE OF ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE KEEPING OF BEES.
Mayor Barnhouse said that Dr Kay Backues has approached the City regarding a change in the
ordinance prohibiting the keeping of bees in the city limits. Dr Backues was cited for violating
the code. The question will appear on the City Council agenda on July 1 ih for action.
ITEM 4: DISCUSSION RELATING TO ENGINEERING FOR WATER SYSTEM
PROJECT.
Mr Carr said that on February 20, 2001 the City of Owasso fonnally adopted the 2001 Water
Master Plan prepared by Montgomery-Watson as the policy statement for development,
expansion and extension of publicly-financed improvements to the municipal water system.
Details of the plan were based on expansion of service using the present source of wholesale
water supplied by the City of Tulsa. An alternative plan involving construction of a new water
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treatment facility owned and operated by the City of Owasso with raw water from Lake Oolagah
was evaluated and subsequently determined not to be cost effective. Staff recommended at a
Council Work Session on June 12,2001 to proceed with the improvements proposed in the 2001
Water Master Plan. Staff requested that Montgomery- Watson prepare documentation for
engineering design services for Phase I and II projects. Councilor Brogdon questioned whether
the alternate plan had been explored sufficiently. He said he had a conversation with a
representative from Washington Rural Water District and a representative from the City of
Collinsville, and both indicated a willingness to enter into a dialogue with the City of Owasso to
construct a joint water treatment facility. Following a lengthy debate on the issues of expanding
and upgrading the current water system and continuing to purchase raw water from the City of
Tulsa, or constructing a water treatment plant, the City Manager was directed to pursue a
dialogue with the City of Collinsville and Washington County Rural Water on the feasibility of a
combined water treatment plant. This issue will be discussed again at the August Work Session.
ITEM 5: UPDATE FROM Y ARDW ASTE COMMITTEE.
Mr Roberts provided an update for the Council on the activity of the Yardwaste Committee. A
report has been prepared by staff, but the committee has not yet seen the report. One of the most
immediate needs is to make a decision about the yardwaste disposal area. That area is now full.
Because the allotted and posted time to end the meeting had expired, Mr Brogdon moved that the
meeting be adjourned. There was no second. Mr Arnlstrong moved, seconded by Mr Williams,
to recess the meeting and reconvene at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried 4-0. The meeting was then
recessed and reconvened by Mayor Barnhouse at 8:00 p.m.
ITEM 6: DISCUSSION RELATING TO A PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH
VOLUNTEER NETWORK OW ASSO.
Mr Mitchell said that Volunteer Network Owasso would like to lease the first floor of the old
city hall building for a family resource center. A proposed lease agreement was presented to the
Council providing for a lease sum of $14,400 per year, with the City paying all utilities and
providing all maintenance of the exterior of the building and the electrical, plumbing, heating &
air conditioning. The City would also be responsible for the payment of all utilities. There was
some concern expressed about the City paying for all of the utility use and the maintenance. The
lease will be redrafted to reflect VNO paying part of the utilities and paying a lower lease rate.
This item will appear on the regular City Council agenda on July 1 ih.
ITEM 7: DISCUSSION RELATING TO PHONE SYSTEM & PHONE SERVICE.
Mr McElrath said that city staff has looked at various types of phone service for the new City
Hall/Police Station. The system being recommended provides direct inward dialing, caller ID &
voice mail. The cost of this service from Southwestern Bell would be approximately $2362 per
month, compared to the currently monthly cost of $1868. The difference can be covered by
discontinued pager service and by long-distance savings effected by changing long-distance
carrIers.
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ITEM 8: DISCUSSION RELATING TO A RESOLUTION INCREASING REFUSE RATES.
The FY 2001-2001 budget included an increase in residential refuse rates of $2.00 per customer.
The proposed resolution will increase residential and multi-family polycart rates to $10.00 and
commercial polycart rate to $12.00. The yardwaste rate will remain at $6.50. Retired customers
will pay a rate of $8.00. The rate increase, if approved on July I ih, will take effect with the first
billing in August 2001.
ITEM 9: REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.
A. 76/169 STATUS REPORT
B. REVIEW OF YEAR-END SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
C. OTHER ITEMS
Mr Mitchell reported on several items, including improvements to the 76th St N & Highway 169
interchange and the 86th St N/Main St improvements. The Oklahoma Department of
Transportation will let bids on the 76th/169 proj ect before the end of this fiscal year. The 86th &
Main project will be bid just after the beginning of the new fiscal year. Councilor Armstrong
requested that the minutes reflect that she has a problem with the 76th & 169 project being done
before the 86th & Main project.
ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT
Ms Armstrong moved, seconded by Mr Williams, to adjourn.
AYE: Armstrong, Williams, Brogdon, Barnhouse
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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Mary L Barnhouse, Mayor
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