(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Posted December 18, 2012) - The Stillwater City Council met for their regular meeting on Monday, December 17, 2012. (View the meeting agenda here)
Presentations
a. Presentation of framed Winnelson Building mural to Ron Jones and crew.
Consent Docket
No items pulled. Council approves docket 5-0.
Public Hearings
a. Receive public comment on a request to close a portion of right-of-way at property addressed as 424 S. West Street.
One person spoke. Staff recommends the council to approve the closure.
Mayor John Bartley asked staff if the relocation of the sidewalk would be along the current right-of-way or outside of it. The new sidewalk would be in the new right-of-way.
Council approves 5-0.
b. Receive public comment regarding a request from Central Oklahoma United Methodist Retirement Facility, Inc. (Epworth Villas) for a Specific Use Permit for a proposed retirement facility with assisted living, skilled nursing care, and single family dwellings in the RM (Residential Two-Family & Multi-Family) District to be located at 711 W. Peaceable Acres Lane (Continued from 12-3-12).
No requests to speak. Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend the Council to approve the Specific Use Permit.
Council approves 5-0.
Resolutions (View resolutions here) -
Resolution No. CC-2012-19: Council approves 5-0.
Ordinances (View ordinances here) -
Second Reading
Ordinance No. 3217: Council approves 5-0.
Reports from Officers and Boards
City Attorney John Dorman - update on public finance case from the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
City Manager Dan Galloway - announces that City facilities will be open until 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. City offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.
Councilor Cody Scott - give a thank you to Transportation Director Dr. Jason Peek and staff on putting speed marker and crosswalk in Couch Park.
Councilor Phillip Pina - forwards message from Stillwater Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Caine on the safety of the district's schools following the recent events in Newtown, Connecticut.
Adjourn City Council meeting, move into Stillwater Utilities Authority.
Consent Docket
Items 'B' and 'C' pulled from docket. Trustees approves item 'A' from docket 5-0.
Items Removed From Consent Docket
b. Southwest Water Improvements Phase 1 Professional Service Agreement. (See 20:20 in video above for full recap)
SUA Director Dan Blankenship gives a brief overview of the improvements in this phase which includes booster pump replacements, new water lines and a water tower replacement. These improvements come solely out of the 'Water Capital Improvement Fund' which comes from the utility rate increases for water service customers since 2009.
Trustees approve the agreement 5-0.
SUA Director Dan Blankenship gives a brief overview of the improvements in this phase which includes booster pump replacements, new water lines and a water tower replacement. These improvements come solely out of the 'Water Capital Improvement Fund' which comes from the utility rate increases for water service customers since 2009.
Trustees approve the agreement 5-0.
c. Bid recommendation for the McElroy Road/Range Road water line relocation project. (See 35:25 in video above for full recap)
Water Utilities Deputy Director Bill Millis gives an overview on relocation of City water lines for the McElroy Road and Range Road roadway improvement project by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Payne County.
Councilor Joe Weaver recommends that staff not put these items on the consent docket if they will be heavily discussed.
Trustees approve the recommendation 5-0.
Water Utilities Deputy Director Bill Millis gives an overview on relocation of City water lines for the McElroy Road and Range Road roadway improvement project by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Payne County.
Councilor Joe Weaver recommends that staff not put these items on the consent docket if they will be heavily discussed.
Trustees approve the recommendation 5-0.
General Orders
a. Termination of Phase II of the Kaw Water Transmission Main and Finished Water Supply Line Condition Assessment Agreement and authorization for the following Kaw water transmission line improvements:
1) Refurbishment of the cathodic protection systems
2) Installation of safety devices to slow down the movement of water column generated each time the raw water pump(s) are started or shut down.
3) Installation of isolation valves and closed circuit TV inspection.
(See 37:05 in video above for full recap)
Water Utilities Director Anthony Daniel give trustees an overview on the status of the Kaw Water Transmission Main project, Phase II.
Trustees approve the authorization of items 1 through 3 listed above 5-0.
Stillwater Utilities Authority adjourned.
(See 37:05 in video above for full recap)
Water Utilities Director Anthony Daniel give trustees an overview on the status of the Kaw Water Transmission Main project, Phase II.
Trustees approve the authorization of items 1 through 3 listed above 5-0.
Stillwater Utilities Authority adjourned.
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Recap by Blake Schaich, Marketing and Public Relations.
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