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OWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SEP 10 2020
Minutes of Regular Meeting City Clerk's Office Thursday, August 13, 2020
The Owasso Economic Development Authority met in regular session on Thursday, August 13, 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, August 11, 2020.
1. Call to Order
Skip Mefford, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:00 am.
PRESENT Absent
Skip Mefford, Chair Dirk Thomas, Trustee
David Charney, Vice Chair (Arrived at 10:02 am)
Gary Akin, Secretary
Dee Sokolosky, Trustee
Bryan Spriggs, 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 July 9, 2020, regular meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Accept monthly financial reports
Mr. Sokolosky moved to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Dunn
YEA: Charney, Sokolosky, Spriggs, Mefford, and Akin
NAY:None
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
3. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda
None
4. Report from OEDA Director
Ms. Levo Feary spoke about Governor Stitt and the Department of Commerce's visit to
Owasso on Tuesday, August l Iih. They toured Mingo Aerospace and had a roundtable
luncheon with 10 local businesses that were recipients of funding due to COVID -19. Ms. Levo
Feary referred to the reports included in the agenda packet. Discussion was held.
Linda Jones gave update on the July and August sales tax report. Discussion was held.
5. Report from OEDA Manager
Mr. Lehr reported on continued, daily, monitoring of COVID -19 and active cases in
Owasso, as well as CARES ACT funding. Discussion was held
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6. Report from OEDA Trustees
Mr. Charney spoke about former City Manager, Rodney Ray's passing and recognized his
accomplishments and all he had done for the City of Owasso. Mr. Sokolosky recognized
Warren Lehr for his nomination for the 2020 Gerald Wilkins Award and commented on tax
concerns related to CARES ACT funding. Discussion was held.
New Business (New Business is any item of business which could not have been foreseen at
the time of posting the agenda.)
None
S. Adjournment
Dr. Spriggs moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Dunn
YEA: Chamey, Sokolosky, Spriggs, Mefford, and Akin
NAY: None
Abstain: None
Motion carried: 5 -0 and the meeting adjourned at 10:39 am.
Chelsea Levo Feary, CEcD, Economic'96velopment Director