HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001.05.24_OEDA MinutesOWASSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
o THURSDAY, May 24, 2001
Owasso City Hall Lower Level Conference Room
ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chairman Brian Smith called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. and roll call was taken as follows:
TRUSTEES PRESENT
Gary Akin
Brian Smith
Will Williams
Brenda Lawrence
Tom Kimball (10:05)
OTHERS PRESENT
Kevin Shank
TRUSTEES ABSENT
Frank Enzbrenner
Dee Sokolosky
STAFF PRESENT
Larry Mitchell
Stan Ewing
Tim Rooney
Sherry Bishop
Mary Jo Griffin
• ITEM 2: REQUEST APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE APRIL 12, 2001
REGULAR MEETING
Mr. Akin moved to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2001 Regular Meeting. Mr. Smith
seconded and the motion carried 4 -0.
AYE: Akin, Smith, Lawrence, Williams
NAY: none
ITEM 3: REQUEST APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
At the time of posting the agenda, no claims had been submitted, during the meeting Alaback
and Associates presented an invoice in the amount of $16,905 for completion of tasks 5 & 6 as
stated in their contract.
Mr. Kimball moved to approve payment of the claim of $16,905. Mr. Williams seconded and
the motion carried 4 -0.
AYE: Kimball, Williams, Lawrence, Smith
NAY: none
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Minutes of May 24, 2001 Meeting
Presented for Approval July 12, 2001
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ITEM 4: PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR PERIOD ENDING
APRIL 30 2001.
There were no questions
ITEM 5: PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY DRAFT REPORT.
Mr. Ewing introduced Alaback and Associates stating that a preliminary in -house review had
been completed by Staff. Mike Peters addressed the board inquiring about time frames for
completion. Alaback would like to give the board two weeks for review and comments before
submitting them to be incorporated into the final draft, which is planned presentation at a public
hearing mid -July at the Methodist Church. Mr. Ewing stated that he would like to make sure
and invite members of the Planning Commission as well as those members of the City Council
and other interested boards or authorities.
Mr. Alaback proceeded to explain the preliminary draft document and their focus on task six,
Implementation Strategy. Mr. Peters stated that scope of work is pretty much complete and the
final document will be more polished and in color. He also introduced optional marketing
materials that could be made available to market the plan after its adoption.
During discussion of the draft document Mr. Peters emphasized the following areas:
Page 48 — refinement of land use within the designated areas.
Figure 10 — shows an illustrative master plan of the development area.
It was also noted that since Owasso does not have the benefit of existing buildings so we would
have to basically start from scratch.
Figure 11 — details the sub - districts of the overall area.
Page 72 — emphasizing the implementation strategy
Implementation could take 15 — 20 years to be fully implemented. It will take strong
commitments from both the public and private sectors and partnerships between the two entities.
Page 73 / Table F — lists the players required to make plan happen.
The preceding section within the document lays out a step -by -step plan relating to the overall
strategy for implementation.
Page 79 — details the phasing plan
Page 80 — phasing plan in a different format
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Minutes of May 24, 2001 Meeting
Presented for Approval July 12, 2001
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Page 82 — conceptual estimate of Public Costs per district in "today's" dollars.
Basic infrastructure improvements such as drainage, sewers, roads, etc. not included in
conceptual cost estimates.
Mr. Kimball stated that the estimated costs are less than he expected and proposed a grant writer
is hired to get things implemented and promoted. He also suggested trying to get a hotel/motel
tax passed and using those funds to pay this person.
Discussion also hinged on grants for environmental clean up and developing broader base than
just hotel/motels for additional revenue sources and would like the issue addressed by the Capital
Improvements Committee and possibly put with the CIP Bond Issue.
ITEM 6: REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
Mr. Ewing distributed the latest census information received to date. Still preliminary with more
detailed reports due out late summer.
ITEM 7: OEDA MANAGER.
None
ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Williams moved to adjourn. Mr. Kimball seconded and the motion carried 4 -0. The
meeting adjourned at 11:26 a.m.
Aye: Williams, Kimball, Lawrence, Smith
Nay: None
Brian Smith, Chairperson
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