HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026.01.06_City Council MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026
The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in the Council Chambers at
Old Central, 109 North Birch, Owasso, Oklahoma per the Notice of Public Meeting filed Friday, December
11, 2025; and the Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall, 200 South Main Street,
at 1 1:30 am on Friday, January 2, 2026.
1. Call to Order - Mayor Alvin Fruga called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.
2. Invocation - The Invocation was offered by Reverend Dr. Andrew Rankin of Freedom Church.
3. Flag Salute - Councilor Balthrop led the flag salute.
4. Roll Call - A quorum was declared present.
Present Absent
Mayor -Alvin Fruga None
Vice Mayor- Dr. Paul Loving
Councilor- Dr. Chad Balthrop
Councilor - Jamie Dunn
Councilor - Cody Walter
Staff: City Manager- Chris Garrett / City Attorney - Julie Lombardi
S. Presentation of Character Trait Discipline - Larry Langford presented the character trait for January.
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 December 16, 2025, Regular Meeting
B. Approve claims
C. Amend the December 2, 2025, minutes of the Regular City Council meeting to correct a
scrivener error under item
January 13, 2026
Mr. Walter moved, seconded by
claims totaling $2,461,729.03.
YEA: Loving, Balthrop, Dunn,
NAY: None
Motion carried: 5-0
#9, changing the worksession date from January 14, 2026, to
Mr. Balthrop, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, with
Walter, Fruga
7. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda - None
8. Presentation of the monthly Project Status Report - Travis Blundell presented the item and discussion was
held.
9. Report from City Manager - Chris Garrett reported on the inaugural Ringing in Redbud, held on
December 31, 2025.
10. Report from City Attorney - None
11. Report from City Councilors -Councilor Balthrop recognized the Recreation and Culture team for the
Ringing in Redbud event, and Jamie Dunn acknowledged Larry Langford for his Character Trait
presentation on Discipline.
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January 6, 2026
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12. Official Notices - The Mayor acknowledged receipt of the following:
• Payroll Payment Reports - pay period ending date December 13, 2025, and December 27,
2025
• Healthcare Self -Insurance Claims- dated as of November 26, 2025, and December3l, 2025
• Executed Construction Contract between the City of Owasso, Owasso Public Works
Authority (OPWA) and Creek Construction, LLC of Skiatook, Oklahoma, in the amount of
$698,200.00 for the emergency repair of a main water transmission line as referenced during
the December 16, 2025, meeting of the City Council and the OPWA
13. New Business -None
14. Adjournment
Mr. Loving moved, seconded by Mr. Walter, to adjourn the meeting.
YEA: Loving, Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Frugo
NAY: None
Motioned carried:
5-0 and the meeting adjourned at 6:54 pm.
Fruga, Mayor