Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Meeting Recap: Jan. 5, 2015

Note: Items of discussion in this recap include links indexed to that portion of the City Council meeting replay. Click on the bold headers that are linked to view that portion of the video.

(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Jan. 6, 2015) — The City of Stillwater City Council met for its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 (View agenda here.)


Pledge of Allegiance

Proclamations and Presentations
a.       Kids Kick Obesity Day 2015

Consent Docket
a.       Approval of meetings                                Regular meeting           Dec. 15, 2014
Executive session        Dec. 15, 2014
b.      2015 CDBG Citizen Participation Plan, Minority/Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Utilization Plan, City of Stillwater Fair Housing Plan, Affirmative Marketing Plan, and Anti-Displacement/Relocation Plan grant related documents
c.       Bid recommendation for the purchase of a fuel storage tank at Stillwater Regional Airport

Council approved 5-0.

Public Hearings
a.       Receive public comment regarding the Environmental Review and Assessment and Request for Release of Funds for the 2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) State Small Cities project

Council approved 5-0.

Ordinances
First reading

a.       Ordinance No. 3293 (Title Only): An ordinance granting to One Gas, Inc. acting by and through its Oklahoma natural gas company division, and its successors and assigns, for a period of twenty-five (25) years from approval and acceptance of this ordinance, a non-exclusive franchise and right to enter the public ways to install, operate and maintain a distribution system within, along, across, over and under the public ways of the city of Stillwater, Oklahoma for the transportation, distribution and/or sale of gas to consumers and the public generally in the city; defining the words and phrases therein; providing for assignment, sale or lease of the franchise; providing that the City may enact an ordinance charging persons transporting gas through grantee’s distribution system a fee on the calculated value of such transported gas; providing for use and repair of the public ways; providing for regulation of service; establishing depth of pipelines; establishing rights and duties in the movement and alteration of pipelines; providing for indemnification of the City of Stillwater; providing for grantee’s rules and regulations; providing for inspection of grantee’s records; requiring grantee to pay a franchise fee and other compensation and the conditions of such payment; providing for a right of first refusal upon sale of the distribution system; providing the time for performance by grantee; providing for recover of attorney’s fees; providing for conditions of the franchise; providing for termination of the franchise upon breach of certain provisions; providing for construction of this ordinance up on the invalidity of any part thereof; providing for the submission of this ordinance to an election of the qualified voters of the city; providing for acceptance of this franchise by grantee and both an effective and an operative date thereof; repealing all other ordinance in conflict herewith and superseding ordinance No. 2369; and providing for severability of provision and applicability of headings

Council approved 5-0.

Second reading

a.       Ordinance No. 3288: Ordinance closing utility easement at property addressed as 711 W. 4th Ave.  and 402 S. Hester St.

Council approved 5-0.

b.      Ordinance No. 3289: Ordinance rezoning tract of land commonly known as the Lakeview Ridge Addition, first section, second section, third section and fourth section for RTM (two-family and multi-family residential district) to RSS ( small lot, single-family residential district)

Council approved 5-0.

c.       Ordinance No. 3290: Ordinance rezoning tract of land located at 2123 W. 12th Ave. from RSS (small lot, single-family residential district) and A (agriculture district) to RSS

Council approved 5-0.

d.      Ordinance No. 3291: Ordinance rezoning tract of land located at 101 N. Jardot Rd. from RSS (small lot, single-family residential district) and A (agriculture district) to RSS

Council approved 5-0.

e.       Ordinance No. 3292: Ordinance rezoning tract of land located at 202 S. Brush Creek Rd. from RSS (small lot, single-family residential district) to A (agriculture district)

Council approved 5-0.

Reports from Officers and Boards
a.       Miscellaneous items from the City Attorney

Nothing to report.

b.      Miscellaneous items from the City Manager

The City of Stillwater received three proposals for the downtown Stillwater commercial mixed-use development, which are being evaluated.

c.       Miscellaneous items from the City Council

Vice Mayor Joe Weaver asked about ordinances for drilling next to neighborhoods.
Councilor Pat Darlington mentioned the quality of life committee study session on Jan. 26, and Councilor Gina Noble encouraged the public to attend.

City Council is adjourned.

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Written by Zachary Kinder, Marketing and Public Relations

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