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Home My WebLink About2026.01.13_Worksession MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, AND PUBLIC GOLF AUTHORITY MINUTES OF JOINT REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026 The Owasso City Council, Owasso Public Works Authority (OPWA), and Owasso Public Golf Authority (OPGA) met in a joint regular meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in the Council Chambers at Old Central, 109 North Birch Street, Owasso, Oklahoma, per the Notice of Public Meeting filed Thursday, December 11, 2025; 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, January 8, 2026. 1. Call to Order - Mayor/Chair Alvin Fruga called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. 2. Roll Call A quorum was declared present. Present Absent Mayor/Chair-Alvin Fruga None Vice Mayor/Vice Chair - Dr. Paul Loving Councilor/Trustee- Dr. Chad Balthrop Councilor/Trustee -Jamie Dunn Councilor/Trustee - Cody Walter Staff: City/Authority Manager- Chris Garrett; City/Authority Attorney - Julie Lombardi 3. Discussion relating to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Audit Report Tara Coonce presented the item and introduced Robert Curfman, Audit Committee Chair. Mr. Curt man reported on the Audit Committee's review of the report. Discussion was held. 4. Discussion relating to a lease agreement between the City of Owasso and Owasso Community Resources for use of the building located at 109 North Birch Councilor Balthrop presented the item and discussion was held. Mr. Balthrop invited Mindy Burns, Executive Director of Owasso Community Resources to address the City Council. Further discussion was held. It was explained this item will be placed on the February 10, 2026, worksession agenda for further discussion. 5. Discussion relating to a proposed amendment to include East 86th Street North Widening from Garnett Road to North 119th East Avenue as a project eligible for funding from the Capital Improvements Fund JJ Dossett and Dwayne Henderson presented the item. Discussion was held. It was further explained the required public hearing would be held during the January 20, 2026, City Council meeting. 6. Discussion relating to a request for a proposed amendment to the GrOwasso 2035 Land Use Master Plan, covering approximately 5.00 acres, and the rezoning of approximately 3.87 acres, for the properties located at 13601 East 961h Street North and 9610 North 1361h East Avenue, as referenced in OZ 25-07 Alexa Beemer presented the item. Discussion was held. It was explained that both items would be placed on the January 20, 2026, City Council agenda for consideration and action. 7. Discussion relating to the monthly sales and use tax report and revenue outlook Tara Coonce presented the item, and discussion was held. B. City/Authority Manager Report - Chris Garrett reported that the current free holiday greenery pickup program will conclude on Friday, January 16, 2026. ig1a;'raoarr,. 9. City Councilor/Trustee comments and meeting. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjo rued at 7:44 pm. um liann M. Stevens', City Clerk Inquiries - Cody Walter commented orr-'fh6.A-6dLt.( NzKfritte .o O ^ u SEAL e (sr Alvin Fruga, MaygW/Chair I ., Beemer, Alexa From: David Geer <dlgeer@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2026 11:21 AM To: Beemer, Alexa Subject: Proposed Zoning Change Case No: LUMP/OZ 25-07 Attachments: thumbnail jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To Ms Alexa Beemer, As we discussed a few weeks back, please read this letter during the upcoming public hearings for the above referenced proposed zoning change meetings on January 12th and 20th, 2026, (or any other dates if the meeting dates get revised). Thanks so much. My name is David Geer. My wife and I have resided at 9856 N 136th E Ave in Owasso since November of 2003. Our property is at the end of a dead-end street that is just north of the (2) properties requesting this zoning change. My wife and I are not in favor of this zoning change. It would sandwich the (6) residential, single-family homes on our street between the large, newly constructed Cypress Crossing apartments and any businesses located on the (2) properties in question. As referenced in a Tulsa World article on January 10th of 2006, these (2) properties were part of another zoning change request from residential to office moderate that was denied. The article states "The Owasso Planning Commission and the Tulsa Mtropolitan Area Planning Commission had voted last year to maintain the residential zoning. The Indian Nations Council of Governments, which provides staff support to the Tulsa planning commission, also opposed the change because it does not comply with Owasso's land -use plan, which says the area must stay residential." My wife and I would only consider supporting a zoning change of this type if a serious developer could produce a P.U.D. that included not only the (2) properties currently in question, but the other (6) properties on 136th E Ave just north of 96th St. N. Regards, David Geer This email has been scanned for spam and viruses by Proofpoint Essentials. Click here to report this email as spam. ,per says 'un!es8 at •-. .ins: „f lie s;;c; ..,.'n'tte1 i iiliattr LA) give anything other tan the normal financial assur- ncte available to him ti'nrt any '10irkg IM itution. At one point during the meet- 9. Maufino admonished Rardt r his continued challenges. "'Mr_ I-lardt, You arc a profes- onal. and i would certainly ape you Acould act like one," lie. Aare='_ replied, ' Vo_'re a coun- cilor, and I would hope you would be factual in your presen- x. Williams said he fears that if the leaders change, he might never get ; a letter of Ered-a re- leascd from the city, and he doesn't want to take the chance. PJ. Lassek .581-8382 c _!assekC--`tulsa icr;d.com ette sales pacts also need the approval of a joint. legislative body, he said. 1'Vltnlcsali1rs, tribes, smoke ops and nonLnbal retailers are upset with the tobacco issue; Keating said. "Soule of the -public is also up- set because revenues are short," lie ,,,wd- The Tax Commission esti- ,rates that the stale loses $4 toil- lion a month in cigarette taxes rrnm tribal smoke ,ahopsr It t Hinton 1405) 528-2465 m i c k.h Intonrtu Isawo rld,com .. evs.,rna+� ran. a t�rram.. 'fum4y, tan. !U, 2006 C;ounty col-1111-lissimas overt1.1.rli zOnmg ruling Ille Site to taUf'sltnn, Loll which had keen ztmed „67 residential, is w-sthlll t owasso's fenceline but not its city limits. .' BY SUSAN HYLTON Arnrlct S:e Miter Tulsa County commissioner:, unanimously overturned a zon- ing decision Monday that will allow I1 families to sell their homes to office developers. 'Me decision will change the land to office -moderate zoning from residential zoning in an area within Owasso's fenceline but just outside the city limits. Commissioner Rand! Miller said the 'zoning will be a com- plementary transition between the growing number of com- merciai developments popping up on and around U.S. 169. Attorney John Moody said the nature of 96th Street North has changed in recent years as homeowners become neighbors with megachurches and other commercial developments. Now 900,000 square feet of commercial space, a hotel and two office buildings plus an out- door amphitheater and two new hospitals are planned. "We think that's wonderful, but not if our clients can't get mission and the Tulsa Metro politan Area Planning Commis• sion had voted last year to maintain the residential zoning. The Indian Nations Council of Governments, which provides staff support to the Tulsa plan- — ning commission, also opposed the change because it does not comply with Owassci s ]and -use plan, 'which ,says the area must ney Ray said he beeves that the land soineday will be within Owasso s city 'limits and that the cites larid-use -plan should have been upheld. Dane Matthews of INCOG said there's no guarantee that an office park will result. "The potential is there for piecemeal development," she said. Moody said land -use plans sometimes require modifica- tions. 1-le said it wouldn't be piecemeal development because his clients have committed to two-story office buildings. Office -moderate zoning has no height limitations, and res- taurants and convenience stores also would fall within its allow- ances, said attorney Kevin Cuu- tant, who represents homeawn 1. ers'who oppose the change. Susan Hyttan 581.8313 susan.hyl ton�Pw isa.%or ld. com