HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023.10.10_Worksession MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, AND
PUBLIC GOLF AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF JOINT REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023
The Owasso City Council, Owasso Public Works Authority (OPWA), and Owasso Public Golf Authority
(OPGA) met in a joint regular meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in the Council Chambers at Old
Central, 109 North Birch Street, Owasso, Oklahoma, per the Notice of Public Meeting filed Friday, December
9, 2022; and the Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall, 200 South Main Street,
at 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call - Mayor /Chair Kelly Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. A quorum was declared
present.
Present Absent
Mayor /Chair- Kelly Lewis None
Vice Mayor /Vice Chair - Alvin Fruga
Councilor /Trustee - Doug Bonebrake
Councilor /Trustee - Lyndell Dunn
Councilor /Trustee - Paul Loving
Staff: City /Authority Manager- Warren Lehr; Assistant City /Authority Manager- Chris Garrett;
City /Authority Attorney - Julie Lombardi
3. Discussion relating to the Small Business Enhancements available in the Owasso Redbud District Project
Plan, Increment District No. 1
Councilor Lyndell Dunn presented the item and discussion was held.
4. Discussion relating to proposed FY 2022 -2023 Carryover Funds - General Fund, OPWA Fund and OPGA
Fund
Carly Novozinsky presented the item and discussion was held. It was further explained that an item
would be placed on the October 17, 2023, City Council, OPWA and OPGA agendas for consideration
and action.
5. Discussion relating to Community Development Items
A. Request for a planned unit development (PUD) for Palmer 4 -Plex and a rezoning request
from Agriculture (AG) to Residential Neighborhood Mixed (RNX) - approximately 2.50 acres
located west of North 97th East Avenue (Mingo Road) and East 102nd Street North, as
referenced in applications OPUD 23 -06 and OZ 23 -07
B. Request for the closure of a 15' utility easement on Lot I of the Amended Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe Plat, located at 401 West 2nd Avenue
Brian Dempster presented item A and discussion was held. Wendy Kramer presented item B and
discussion was held. It was further explained that these items would be placed on the October 17, 2023,
City Council agenda for consideration and action.
6. Discussion relating to the establishment of the 2023 Morrow Gravity Sanitary Sewer Extension
Assessment Area
Roger Stevens presented the item and discussion was held.
7. Discussion relating to the establishment of fees for 5K road runs and runs conducted at the 5K Heart
Healthy Trail
Larry Langford presented the item and discussion was held.
8. Discussion relating to City /Authority Manager items
A. Monthly sales tax report and revenue outlook
B. Proposed increase in the City Manager's spending authority
Warren Lehr introduced Carly Novozinsky to present item A. Mr. Lehr presented item B and discussion
was held.
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October 10, 2023
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9. City Councilor /Trustee comments and inquiries - None
10. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a request for an executive session for the purpose of
discussing the hiring and employment contract of Christopher Garrett for the position of City Manager
as provided for in Title 25, O.S. § 307(B)(1)
Mayor Lewis presented the item. Mr. Dunn moved, seconded by Mr. Fruga, to enter into executive
session.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Fruga, Lewis
NAE: None
Motion Carried: 5 -0
At 6:47pm, the City Council members entered into Executive Session.
At 7:02 pm, Warren Lehr entered into the Executive Session.
At 7:26 pm, Mr. Lehr exited the Executive Session.
At 7:31 pm, Beth Anne Childs, entered into the Executive Session.
At 7:55 pm, the City Council exited executive session and returned to open session.
11. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm.
Kelly Lewis, yor/Chair
liann M. Stevens, City Clerk
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