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(STILLWATER,
OKLA. / Nov. 5, 2014) —
The City of Stillwater met for a study session Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. (View
agenda here.)
Pledge of Allegiance
a.
Led
by Sangre Ridge student Osker Erlich
a.
Extra
Mile Day
Mayor John Bartley proclaimed
Nov. 1 2014 to be Extra Mile Day and encourage citizens to go the extra mile
and acknowledge those who do.
a.
Approval
of minutes: Regular
meeting Oct. 20,
2014
Executive session Oct. 20, 2014
b.
Lease
extension for Lynro LLC dba Hangar 1 Flight Center at Stillwater Regional
Airport
c.
Easements
and infrastructure acceptance, 213Elm Apartments, Prime Place Phase I
Council approved 4-0.
Oklahoma State University’s Chief
Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington commented on the tobacco free general order,
and said the city could not apply to be a certified healthy community without
the ordinance. In 2008, OSU became the first tobacco free university system,
and it was student-driven. Harrington also commented on other tobacco free communities.
OSU assistant professor Julie
Croff, director of the master of public health program at OSU, provided several
statistics to support the tobacco free general order.
Payne County Tobacco Prevention
Coordinator Becky Taylor said the ordinance would meet the excellent certified
healthy community requirements and qualify the city for $120,000 in grants to
use toward healthy initiatives.
a.
Library
Board request for supplemental budget appropriation to the FY 2015 budget for
increasing library staffing
Stillwater Public Library
Director Lynda Reynolds presented the request for the funds to create a library
technology management position at the Stillwater Public Library.
Councilor Miguel Najera asked
about a breakdown of the current technician’s time spent working on and
maintaining the computers and system, and Councilor Gina Noble asked about increased
demands on the time of the current technician(s).
Information Technology Manager Brad
Stewart said with projects coming up requiring the support of the entire staff,
the technician would not be able to devote as much time to maintaining the
system at the library.
Najera asked if it might be
easier to hire another person in IT. City Manager Dan Galloway commented that
if the library needed full time personnel to maintain the system, it would be
more efficient and cost effective to let them work under the direction of the
library board.
Library Board recommended
approval.
Council approved 4-0.
b.
Tobacco
free presentation to request consideration of an ordinance prohibiting tobacco use
within 50 ft. of a playground, picnic shelter, ball field or public gathering
External Services Director John
McClenny presented the proposal for the general order.
Councilor Pat Darlington said she
would like to see a time frame for developing the ordinance for measures beyond
this general order. McClenny and Galloway believed a year would be an adequate
time frame to measure the effectiveness of the ordinance.
Noble wanted to know what the
penalties would be for violating the ordinance, which McClenny said were still
being determined. City Attorney John
Dorman said the penalties could be less than or up to what the State of
Oklahoma has in place.
Reverend Michael Bartley with the
OSU Wesley Foundation said he looks forward to a provision that prohibits
smoking on city-owned property, but is cautious of putting a 50- or 100-ft policy.
No action taken
First reading
a.
Ordinance
No. 3284: Employee retirement system, defined benefit plan for retirees only of
the City of Stillwater, Okla., to incorporate the definition of spouse;
providing for effective date, providing for repealer and severability; and
declaring and emergency
Council approved 4-0.
Second reading
None
a.
Miscellaneous
items from City Attorney
Nothing to report
b.
Miscellaneous
items from the City Manager
Galloway reminded residents to
take the resident survey.
c.
Miscellaneous
items from the City Council
Councilors reminded residents of
Stillwater High School’s final home game this weekend. Nothing else to add.
City
Council is adjourned; Stillwater Economic Development Authority called to order
a.
Consider
contract with Red Dirt DMO, Inc. for marketing and promotion of visitors to
City of Stillwater
Galloway said if this contract
closes, tourism would no longer be a city operation, but would be contracted
through Red Dirt DMO, Inc.
Red Dirt DMO, Inc. Chairman Doug
Emde was present to answer questions regarding the contract.
Council approved 4-0.
SEDA
adjourned
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