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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009.01.06_City Council MinutesOWASSO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, January 6, 2009 The Owasso City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in the Council Chambers at Old Central per the Notice of Public Meeting and Agenda posted on the City Hall bulletin board at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2009 and per the Addendum to the Owasso City Council Agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted on the City Hall bulletin board at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2009. ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Cataudella called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. ITEM 2. INVOCATION The invocation was offered by Pastor Jason Murphy, New Life Church. ITEM 3. FLAG SALUTE Councilor Guevara led the flag salute. ITEM 4. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Steve Cataudella, Mayor D.J. Gall, Vice Mayor Doug Bonebrake, Councilor Wayne Guevara, Councilor Jon Sinex, Councilor A quorum was declared present. STAFF Rodney Ray, City Manager Julie Lombardi, City Attorney ITEM 5. PRESENTATION OF THE CHARACTER TRAIT OF ORDERLINESS, FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Michele Dempster, a member of the Owasso Character Council, presented to the Council "Orderliness," the Character Trait of the Month for January, 2009. Owasso City Council .Ianuary 6, 2009 ITEM 6. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes of the December 16, 2008 Regular Meeting. B. Approval of Claims. G Acceptance of the N. 116`'' East Avenue Service Road Improvements (also known as N. 135`h East Avenue), Benski Addition at Morrow Place, consisting of approximately 450 feet of asphalt roadway improvements including curb and gutter, signalization, signage, and striping. D. Approval of Ordinance No. 936, an ordinance approving rezoning request OZ 08-06, consisting of approximately .24 acres more or less and located at the southeast corner of 2°d and Atlanta Street from RS-3 (Single Family Residential) zoning to RD (Residential Duplex) zoning. Mayor Cataudella announced that Item 6-C had been withdrawn from the agenda due to errors on the maintenance bond. Mr. Guevara moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake, to approve the Consent Agenda with claims totaling $190,004.71. Also included for review were the healthcare self-insurance claims report and payroll payment report for pay period 12/20/08. YEA: Bonebrake, Cataudella, Gall, Guevara, Sinex NAY: None Motion carried 5-0. ITEM 7. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN CASE CJ 2007-3111 (TAX PARTNERS, L.L.C. VS. CITY OF OWASSO) IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,162.55 WITH PREJUDGMENT INTEREST IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,249.15, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $59,411.70 TO BE PAID TO TAX PARTNERS, L.L.C.; AND, AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTEREST, IF ANY, AS AWARDED BY THE COURT Ms. Lombardi presented the item, recommending total payment of $59,411.70 and any other interest awarded by the Court to Tax Partners, L.L.C. 2 Owasso City Council January 6, 2009 Mr. Bonebrake moved, seconded by Mr. Guevara, for Council approval of the payment to Tax Partners, L.L.C. in the amount of $59,411.70 plus any other interest awarded, as recommended. YEA: Bonebrake, Cataudella, Gall, Guevara, Sinex NAY: None Motion carried 3-0. ITEM 8. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION INCREASING EXPENDITURES IN THE E-911 FUND BY $59,412. Ms. Bishop presented the item, recommending Council approval of a supplemental appropriation increasing expenditures in the E-911 Fund by $59,412. Mr. Bonebrake moved, seconded by Mr. Guevara, for Council approval of the supplemental appropriation, as recommended. YEA: Bonebrake, Cataudella, Gall, Guevara, Sinex NAY: None Motion carried 5-0. ITEM 9. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2009-O1, A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PRIORITY DETERMINATION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND Mr. Wiles presented the item, recommending Council adoption of Resolution No. 2009-01 amending the priority determination of the Capital Improvement Projects to include the following list of projects as capital priorities for FY 2008-2009. 1. Capital Projects Design 2. Highway 169 Service Roads Owasso Citizen, Mr. Charlie Brown, addressed the Council regarding what he felt was the vagueness of the names of the new projects. Mr. Ray agreed that the resolution and minutes should state the name of the project to be "Highway 169 East and West Service Road Improvements between E. 66`'' Street North and 126~h Street North." Mr. Ray, did, however, feel that the project titled Capital Projects Design was sufficient. 3 Owasso City Council January 6, 2009 Mr. Bonebrake moved, seconded by Mr. Guevara, for Council adoption of Resolution No. 2009- 01, as recommended. YEA: Bonebrake, Cataudella, Gall, Guevara, Sinex NAY: None Motion carried 5-0. At this time, Vice Mayor Gall requested from Mr. Ray the Council be given a report on Capital Improvements Projects that includes anticipated capital expenditures, and a time line for projects. This, he felt, would be beneficial to Council when making decisions on projects. ITEM 10. CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 935, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 17 UTILITIES, CHAPTER 3 SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO BY ESTABLISHING A PER ACRE ASSESSMENT FEE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 76th STREET SEWER INTERCEPTOR Mayor Cataudella announced that this item had been withdrawn from the agenda. ITEM 11. REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER Mr. Ray announced that Mr. Ken Yazel, Tulsa County Assessor, would be speaking at the OEDA meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on January 8, 2009. ITEM 12. REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY No report ITEM 13. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCILORS At Councilor Bonebrake's request, Public Works Director, Roger Stevens, reported to Council the status of the 129t" East Avenue Street Widening Project. ITEM 14. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Ray stated that, although there was discussion during Item 9 about changing the name of the Highway 169 project, the change was not mentioned in the motion for adoption of Resolution No. 2009-01. It was agreed by Councilors that the change in the name of the Highway 169 project would be a part of that motion. 4 Owasso City Council ITEM 15. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Guevara moved, seconded by Mr. Bonebrake, to adjourn. YEA: Bonebrake, Cataudella, Gall, Guevara, Sinex NAY: None Motion carried 5-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. January 6, 2009 Stephen Cataudella, Mayor Pat Fry, Minute Cler