HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024.03.02_City Council MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024
The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the Council Chambers at Old
Central, 109 North Birch, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice of Public Meeting filed Friday, December 8,
2023; 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 Friday, March 1, 2024.
1. Call to Order - Mayor Kelly Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
2. Invocation - The Invocation was offered by Pastor David Payne of Speak Life Fellowship.
3. Flag Salute - Councilor Dunn led the flag salute.
4. Roll Call - A quorum was declared present.
Present Absent
Mayor - Kelly Lewis None
Vice Mayor - Alvin Fruga
Councilor - Doug Bonebrake
Councilor - Lyndell Dunn
Councilor -Paul Loving
Staff: City Manager- Chris Garrett / City Attorney - Julie Lombardi
5. Presentation of Character Trait of Decisiveness
Dr. Leslie Clark, Character Council Member, presented the character trait for the month of March.
6. Consideration and appropriate action relating to the Consent Agenda. (All matters listed under
"Consent" are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any
Councilor may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the
Consent Agenda is non - debatable.)
A. Approve minutes - February 20, 2024, Regular Meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Accept public infrastructure of asphalt roads, sidewalks, stormwater, and sanitary sewer
improvements for Hawks Landing subdivision located on East 76th Street North, east of North
1451h East Avenue
D. Approve a budget amendment in the General Liability /Property Self- Insurance Fund,
increasing estimated revenues and the appropriation for expenditures in the General
Liability /Property Self- Insurance Fund by $40,659.92
Mr. Loving moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, with
claims totaling $967,005.83.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Fruga, Lewis
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
7. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda - None
8. Consideration and appropriate action relating to an executive session, as provided for in Title 25, O.S.
§ 307(6)(4), for the purposes of discussion confidential communications between the City Council and
its Attorneys concerning litigation styled Jeffrey Alan Traver v. City of Owasso CJ- 2023- 02070, District
Court of Tulsa County
Julie Lombardi presented the item recommending to go into Executive Session. Mr. Bonebrake moved,
seconded by Mr. Dunn, to enter into Executive Session.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Fruga, Lewis
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
At 6:35 pm, the City Council members, Chris Garrett, Julie Lombardi, and Keith Wilkes entered into
Executive Session.
At 6:50 pm, the City Council exited Executive Session and returned to open session.
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9. Consideration and appropriate action relating to a settlement agreement and payment in the case
styled Jeffrey Alan Traver v. City of Owasso CJ- 2023 - 02070, District Court of Tulsa County and
authorization for the City Manager to execute the settlement agreement and any other related
documents
Keith Wilkes presented the item, recommending approval of a settlement agreement, authorization for
the City Manager to execute the settlement agreement and other related documents, and
authorization for payments. There were no comments from the audience. Mr. Bonebrake moved,
seconded by Mr. Loving, to approve the agreement, and authorize payment and execution of
documents, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Frugo, Lewis
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
10. Consideration and appropriate action relating to an agreement for engineering services for the East
86th Street North Bridge Replacement Project between North 145th East Avenue and North 161st East
Avenue
Roger Stevens presented the item, recommending approval of an Agreement for Engineering Services
with Kellogg Engineering, Inc., of Talala, Oklahoma, in the amount of $165,700.00 and authorization to
execute all necessary documents. There were no comments from the audience. After discussion, Mr.
Bonebrake moved, seconded by Ms. Lewis, to approve the agreement and authorize execution of
documents, as recommended.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Fruga, Lewis
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5 -0
11. Report from City Manager
Chris Garrett introduced Roger Stevens to provide the monthly Public Works project status report and
discussion was held. Mr. Garrett introduced the student intern with the City of Owasso, Baptiste Monet,
from Chaumont, France.
12. Report from City Attorney - None
13. Report from City Councilors
Councilor Dunn welcomed Mr. Monet. Councilor Fruga acknowledged Mr. Garrett's first City Council
meeting as City Manager.
14. Official Notices - The Mayor acknowledged receipt of the following:
• Payroll Payment Report - pay period ending date February 24, 2024
• Health Care Self- Insurance Claims - dated as of February 29, 2024
• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Permit No. WL000072230726, Hales Acres
Phase 2 Waterline Replacement
• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Qualify Permit No. SL000072230788, Morrow
Gravity Sanitary Sewer Line Extension
• Change Order No. 6 executed by the City Manager or designee for the East 116th Street
North Roadway Improvements from Mingo Road to Garnett Road Project
15. New Business - None
16. Adjournment
Mr. Dunn moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake, to adjourn the meeting.
YEA: Bonebrake, Dunn, Loving, Fruga, Lewis
NAY: None �y OF Owgs
Motion carried: 5 -0 and the meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.
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