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Minutes of Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2020
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The Owasso Economic Development Authority met in regular session on Thursday, March 12, 2020,
at City Hall in the Community Room, 200 S Main Street, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice of Public
Meeting filed December 13, 2019, 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 10, 2020,
1. Call to Order
Dee Sokolosky, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:00 am.
PRESENT Absent
Dee Sokolosky, Chair David Charney, Trustee
Skip Mefford, Vice Chair
Gary Akin, Secretary (arrived 10:02 am)
Lyndell Dunn, Trustee
Bryan Spriggs, Trustee
Dirk Thomas, Trustee
A quorum was declared present.
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 13, 2020, regular meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Accept monthly financial reports
Dr. Thomas moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Dr, Spriggs.
YEA: Dunn, Sokolosky, Spriggs, Mefford, and Thomas
NAY: None
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
3. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda
None
4. Economic Development Strategic Plan Quarterly Reports
Gary Akin arrived at 10:02 am. Ms. Levo Feary introduced Shellie Wingert, Economic
Development Coordinator. Ms. Levo Feary referred to the quarterly reports included in the
agenda packet and spoke about Owasso Day at the Capitol on April 22, 2020. Discussion was
held.
5. Report from OEDA Director
Ms. Levo Feary referred to the reports included in the agenda packet. Ms. Levo Feary gave
the Monthly Building Report status. Roger Stevens gave the Public Works Project status report.
Linda Jones gave the monthly sales tax report. Discussion was held.
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6. Report from OEDA Manager
Mr. Lehr reported on staff preparation related to the outbreak of COVID -19; and, informed
group that the City Council passed resolutions for the City to market three surplus properties
for sale.
7. Report from OEDA Trustees
Mr. Sokolosky commented on the Festival Park, the appraisal value of property on 961h and
Mingo, the Economic Summit, and the COVID -19 concerns.
8. New Business (New Business is any item of business which could not have been foreseen at
the time of posting the agenda.)
None
9. Adjournment
Dr. Thomas moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Mefford.
YEA: Akin, Dunn, Sokolosky, Spriggs, Mefford, and Thomas
NAY: None
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 6 -0 and the meeting adjourned at 11:01 am.
Chelsea Levo Feary, CEcD, Economic Dev6kpment Director