Meeting Recap: March 5, 2012

(Stillwater, Okla. / Posted March 6, 2012) — The Stillwater City Council held a regular meeting Monday, March 5.  Download the evening’s agendas.

Approval of Minutes.

Executive Session for Feb. 6, the regular meeting for Feb. 20 and the special meeting for Feb. 27 were approved by all members of council.

Consent Docket.

• Vice Mayor Chuck Hopkins removed Item A for dicussion. The remainder of the Consent Document was approved by all.
• Item A. Following public comment, Public Safety Director Norman McNickle spoke about the City-OSU agreement, which allows the City to use an OSU for a retired bus for the Stillwater Police Department’s Swat Team. Hopkins asked that a thank you letter be sent to the OSU Regents and President Burns Hargis for their generosity.

Public Comment on Agenda Items not Scheduled for Public Hearings.

• One public comment addressed the Fire Department rescue apparatus. Mayor Nathan Bates explained it was to refurbish an existing truck and not to purchase a new one. City Manager Dan Galloway added that the Fire Department performs rescues and extractions.

Ordinances. (Click here to read resolutions in full.)

• First Read 
• Ordinance No. 3171. Approved by all.

• Second Read
• Ordinance No. 3168. Approved by all.
• Ordinance No. 3169. Approved by all.
• Ordinance No. 3170. Approved by all except Councilors Joe Weaver and Cody Scott.

Reports.

• City Attorney John Dorman requested an executive session.
• Mayor Bates reminded citizens about tomorrow’s election.

Council recessed for the SUA Meeting.  

Stillwater Utilities Authority Meeting March 5

Minutes for the meeting held Feb. 20 were approved by all.

 Consent Docket.

• Approval of one item. There was a discussion about Item C, which concerned a water booster station to fill the 56^th Avenue , and Water Utilities Anthony Daniel explained that the City had to take over the project.

General Orders.

• SUA Director Dan Blankenship provided information concerning the Solid Water Agreement with Allied Waste/Republic Services. He said the contract is for disposing trash at Allied’s landfill for 10 years for $28 per ton. There was a discussion about if 10 years was too long for a contract; however, a ten year contract was specified in the request for proposals.  This was approved by all except for Trustee Scott.
• Blankenship also reported that the Stillwater Recycle Task Force would bring recommendations to the SUA in the near future.

SUA recessed for the City Council Meeting, which then recessed for executive session.

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Recap by Sherry Fletcher, Marketing and Public Relations.  

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Next City Council Meeting: Monday, March 19, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Room.  Click here for agendas. 
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