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OW ASSO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, December 1, 1998
The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, December 1, 1998 in the Council
Chambers at the Owasso Community Center per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda posted
on the City Hall bulletin board at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 1998, and Addendum to
Agenda posted on the City Hall bulletin board at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 1998.
ITEM 1:
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Bode called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
ITEM 2:
INVOCATION
The invocation was offered by Pastor Robert Yohnk of the United Pentecostal Church.
ITEM 3:
FLAG SALUTE
Councilor Smith led in the flag salute,
ITEM 4:
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Denise Bode, Mayor
Mary Lou Barnhouse, Councilor
Melinda Voss, Councilor
Duston Smith, Councilor
ABSENT
Mark Wilken, Vice Mayor
STAFF
Jeff Hancock, City Manager
Ronald D Cates, City Attorney
Marcia Boutwell, City Clerk
A quorum was declared present.
READING OF MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION.,
ITEM 5:
Mayor Bode read a proclamation designating the month of December 1998 as "Drunk and Drugged
Driving (3D) Prevention Month" in Owasso, and presented the proclamation to Officer Randy
Cunning of the Owasso Police Department.
ITEM 6:
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST
FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Approval of the Minutes of November 17, 1998 Regular Meeting.
B. Approval of Claims.
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The consent agenda included minutes of the November 17, 1998 regular meeting, by reference made
a pmi hereto. Item B on the consent agenda included the following claims: (1) General Fund
$25,039.71; (2) Workers Comp Self-Insurance Plan $1,404.48; (3) Ambulance Service Fund
$236.00; (4) E-911 $1,934.82; (5) City Garage $6,912.57; (6) Pleasant View Sewer Improvement
District $500.00; (7) Capital Projects Grant $56,875.00; (8) Payroll $154,875.07; (9) City Garage
Payroll $3,628.05, Ms Voss moved, seconded by Ms Barnhouse, to approve the consent agenda.
AYE: Voss, Barnhouse, Smith, Bode
NAY: None
Motion can'ied 4-0.
ITEM 7:
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO THE
APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF A MEMBER TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE UPDATE OF THE OW ASSO COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
On November 17, 1998, the City Council confirmed the following appointments to a committee to
provide guidance and assist in the drafting of an update to the Owasso Comprehensive Plan: Mark
Willken, Chairman, representing the City Council; Ray Haynes and Larry Helton, representing the
Owasso Planning Commission; Peggy Robinson, representing the Media; Pete Kourtis, representing
the Development Community; and Joyce Kastner, a Citizen-at-Large, Those appointments did not
include a representative of the business community. Mayor Bode moved, seconded by Ms Voss, to
confirm the appointment of Susan Kimball as a representative of the business community to the
committee.
AYE: Bode, Voss, Smith, Barnhouse
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 8:
CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A
ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASE OPTION AGREEMENTS FROM JAMES C
CARINI AND KATHLEEN L CARINI; G T KAASE AND GERALDINE KAASE:
FRED T MORGAN, MILDRED N MORGAN, CHRISTOPHER H FAITH AND
ELAINE R FAITH: RICHARD P HALBROOK: MARY ELLEN ESPOSITO AND
DOROTHY ESPOSITO: AND INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS-
OW ASSO LODGE #297, TO THE CITY OF OW ASSO: AND AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS.
Mr Hancock said that the City Council has previously directed the City Manager to pursue
negotiations on two sites being considered as a location for the new city hall. The staff has
negotiated purchase options with six property owners at the Main Street site, for a total of2. 93 acres.
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In order to purchase the properties, the City Council will need to approve the contracts for sale of
real estate no later than January 19, 1999. Ms Voss moved, seconded by Ms Barnhouse, to accept
the purchase options relating to the purchase of property on Main Street, and to authorize the Mayor
to execute the documents,
AYE: Voss, Barnhouse, Smith, Bode
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM 9:
REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER
Mr Hancock announced that bids have been received and opened for a restroom facility at the Sports
Park. The bid should be awarded at the next City Council meeting.
ITEM 10:
REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY
None.
ITEM 11:
REPORT FROM CITY COUNCILORS
None.
ITEM 12:
NEW BUSINESS
None.
ITEM 13:
ADJOURNMENT
Ms Barnhouse moved, seconded by Ms Voss to adjourn.
AYE: Barnhouse, Voss, Smith, Bode
NAY: None
Motion carried 4-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
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Derlise Bode, Mayor
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