Meeting Recap: September 12, 2011

Waste Management requests for proposals

(Stillwater, Okla. / Sept. 13, 2011) — The Stillwater City Council met Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, for a regular meeting.

Approval of Minutes for meetings held Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. Both passed with Councilor Cody Scott abstaining due to his absent on Aug.22.

City Council approved all items on the consent docket.

Public hearings.

• Request for a specific use permit from AT&T for a telecommunications tower at 321 E. McElroy (behind the Community and University Credit Union).
• No requests to speak at public hearings.
• Planning Commission recommended approval of special use permit.
• Approved by all members of council.

•  Request for a map amendment from Stillwater Medical Center to rezone property at 1001 W. 12th Ave. (south of 12th Ave. between Washington and Blakley Streets  from A (Agriculture) and RSS (Small Lot Single Family) to O (Office).
• Mayor Bates asked if the area in the flood plain could be developed for single family homes. He was told that yes it could be but at a higher cost to developers.
• No requests to speak at public hearings.
• Planning Commission recommended approving the map amendment to the City Council.
• Approved by all members of council.

Ordinances (First Reading)(Click here to read ordinances in full.)

• Ordinance No. 3149 concerns amending penalties in the new Stillwater City Code, Chapter 1, Chapter 16, Chapter 18, and Chapter 20. Legal stated this was needed to correct clerical errors and to match state statutes. Passed 4 to 1with Councilor Scott voting nay.
• Ordinance No. 3150 concerns amending penalties in the new Stillwater City Code, Chapter 29. Legal stated this corrected previously deleted sections of which parts should have remained in the code. Approved by all members of council.

Report from City Manager Dan Galloway. He will be attending a national city mangers conference next Monday, so Director Dan Blankenship will sit in for him at the meeting.

Mayor thanked all who participated in the 9/11 ceremonies.

City Council adjourned for the SUA Meeting.

Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA) Sept. 12, 2011 Meeting

Approval of Minutes for meetings held Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. Both passed with Councilor Cody Scott abstaining due to his absent on Aug.22.

Consent Docket: Mayor Bates asked to discuss items A and B.

• Item A: Contract award for a utility cut street patching. Engineering Manager Jason Peek said there was only one bid on the contract by a local company.
• Item B: Bid recommendation for the purchase of a new regenerative air street sweeper. Operations Manager David Higgins explained that the street sweeping program is a component of the storm water management program. The City sweeps the streets on a rotating basis and collects more than 2,000 cubic yards of waste a year. The department has increased it public education to inform the public about sweeping schedules and its benefits.

Next under General Orders, Higgins also made a presentation of solid waste management services request for proposals. In short, Higgins said he would like to see proposals concerning the City’s solid waste and recycling collections. He proposed four different schedules that included everything from complete privatization to any number of variations. The goal is to see what would be the best waste collection system for Stillwater.

Higgins said after the City receives the proposals, then the SUA trustees could make informed decisions. The trustees wanted to make sure the proposals included curbside recycling to see if it was affordable. Higgins said Stillwater residents enjoy superior customer service and that any proposal would have to address that need as well.

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Recap by Sherry Fletcher, Marketing and Public Relations  

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Next City Council Meeting: Monday, September 19, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. Council Hearing Room. Broadcast on City of Stillwater TV on Suddenlink channel 23. Click here for agendas. 

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