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Home My WebLink About2026.07.07_City Council MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026 The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in the Council Chambers at Old Central, 109 North Birch, Owasso, Oklahoma per the amended Notice of Public Meeting filed Thursday, April 9, 2026; 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 Thursday, July 2, 2026. 1. Call to Order - Mayor Dr. Paul Loving called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. 2. Invocation -The Invocation was offered by Reverend Linzy Slayden of Friendship Baptist Church. 3. Flag Salute - Mayor Loving led the flag salute. 4. Roll Call - A quorum was declared present. Present Absent Mayor -Dr. Paul Loving Councilor -Alvin Fruga Vice Mayor - Dr. Chad Balthrop Councilor - Jamie Dunn Councilor - Cody Walter Staff: City Manager- Chris Garrett / City Attorney - Julie Lombardi 5. Presentation of the Character Trait of Courage - Dr. Chad Balthrop presented the character trait for July. 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 - June 16, 2026, Regular Meeting B. Approve claims C. Approve deferred retirement benefits for Brooke Harris D. Approve early retirement benefits for Norman Joe Barker E. Amend the Sales Tax Oversight Committee Policy Statement by removing the specific industry categories for appointments and making all 15 positions "at large" appointments maintaining residency requirements of the fenceline and/or school district F. Accept a donation of fish for stocking the two detention ponds at the new Public Works Facility from Miller-Tippens Construction G. Accept public infrastructure of a sanitary sewer system, water system, and concrete work, including an approach and sidewalk located at 11105 East 1 16!h Street North (Attic Storage) H. Accept public infrastructure of a sanitary sewer system, water system, and a concrete approach including the stormwater box under the approach located at the southeast corner of East 97th Street North (Mingo Road) and East 89th Street North (Fairway Villas) Mr. Walter moved, seconded by Ms. Dunn, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, with claims totaling $608,829.93. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 7. Consideration and appropriate action relating to items removed from the Consent Agenda - None Owasso City Council July 7, 2026 Page 2 8. Consideration and appropriate action relating to ZOLL One Lease Master Agreement and amending the same to add additional medical equipment David Hurst presented the item, recommending approval of the Master Agreement Schedule No. 2 in an amount not to exceed $2,315.41 monthly, contingent upon annual appropriations by the City Council, and authorization to execute all necessary documents. There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Mr. Walter moved, seconded by Mr. Balthrop, to approve the agreement and authorize execution of all necessary documents, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 Consideration and appropriate action relating to an agreement with Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) for gas facilities relocation for the East 96th Street North Widening from North 134th Eave Avenue to North 145th East Avenue Dwayne Henderson presented the item, recommending approval of the Agreement for Gas Facilities Relocation between Oklahoma Natural Gas Company and City of Owasso, authorization to execute the Agreement, and authorization to terminate the agreement if revised estimates submitted by ONG become more than $666,594.00 prior to commencement of construction, and if determined by the City Manager that the revised estimate no longer fits within the budget. There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Mr. Balthrop moved, seconded by Ms. Dunn, to approve the agreement and authorize execution of all necessary documents, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 10. Consideration and appropriate action relating to an agreement for engineering services related to miscellaneous stormwater and erosion control Dwayne Henderson presented the item, recommending approval of the Professional Services Agreement with WSB, LLC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, and authorization to execute all necessary documents. There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Ms. Dunn moved, seconded by Mr. Walter, to approve the agreement and authorize execution of all necessary documents, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 11. Consideration and appropriate action relating to an agreement for engineering design services for the South Main Street Drainage Improvements Project Daniel Dearing presented the item, recommending approval of the Professional Services Agreement with WSB, LLC, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the amount of $360,300.00, and authorization to execute all necessary documents. There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Mr. Walter moved, seconded by Ms. Dunn, to approve the agreement and authorize execution of all necessary documents, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 12, Consideration and appropriate action relating to Resolution 2026-13, continuing the Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Owasso and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local #2789 into Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Michele Dempster presented the item, recommending approval of Resolution 2026-13. There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Mr. Loving moved, seconded by Mr. Walter, to approve Resolution 2026-13, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 Owasso City Council July 7, 2026 Page 3 13. Consideration and appropriate action relating to various appointments for Owasso Citizen Boards and Committees Mayor Loving presented the item, seeking confirmation of the following appointments: AUDIT COMMITTEE Chad Balthrop (Seat 1, City Council), term expires June 30, 2027 Robert Curfman (Seat 3, Business Person), term expires June 30, 2029 Andrea O'Dell (Seat 4, Non -Practicing CPA) term expires June 30, 2029 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Heather Cunningham (At Large), term expires June 30, 2029 Bob Parker (At Large), term expires June 30, 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - term expires June 30, 2027 Chad Balthrop (City Council Representative) Jason Drake (At Large) Cody Walter (City Council Representative) Jim Hunter (At Large) David Smith (Planning Commission Representative) Rob Haskins (At Large) Dirk Thomas (OEDA Representative) Kent Inouye (At Large) Jeff Davis (At Large) Keith Whitfield (At Large) OWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Skip Mefford, term expires June 30, 2031 Chelsea Feary (Chamber Representative), term expires June 30, 2027 Alvin Fruga (Council Representative), term expires June 30, 2027 PERSONNEL BOARD Melissa Nordeen, term expires June 30, 2029 PLANNING COMMISSION Kent Inouye, term expires June 30, 2029 INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS [INCOG) BOARD OF DIRECTORS/GENERAL ASSEMBLY - term expires June 30, 2028 Jamie Dunn (City Council Representative) Paul Loving (City Council, Alternate) INCOG TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE- term expires June 30, 2027 Roger Stevens (Public Works Director) Travis Blundell (Assistant Public Works Director, Alternate) INCOG TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE - term expires June 30, 2027 Dwayne Henderson (Public Works) Daniel Dearing (Public Works, Alternate) REGIONAL METROPOLITAN UTILITY AUTHORITY - term expires June 30, 2027 Travis Blundell (Public Works) Dwayne Henderson (Public Works, Alternate) There were no comments from the audience. Following discussion, Mr. Loving moved, seconded by Mr. Balthrop, to approve the appointments, as recommended. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 14. Presentation of the monthly Project Status Report - Roger Stevens presented the item and discussion was held. 15. Report from City Manager - Chris Garrett reported on the annual Red, White and Boom event. 16. Report from City Attorney - None 17. Report from City Councilors - Ms. Dunn commented on the ribbon cutting ceremony for the New Public Works Facility. Owasso City Council July 7, 2026 Page 4 18. Official Notices - The Mayor acknowledged receipt of the following: • Payroll Payment Reports- pay period ending date June 13, 2026 and June 27, 2026 • Healthcare Self -Insurance Claims - dated as of June 30, 2026 19. New Business -None 20. Adjournment Mr. Walter moved, seconded by Mr. Balthrop, to adjourn the meeting. YEA: Balthrop, Dunn, Walter, Loving NAY: None Motion carried: 4-0 and the meeting adjourned at 6:50 pm. Dr. Paul Lov ng, Ma r