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POSTING DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2024
SPECIAL CALL
AGENDA MUSKOGEE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12, 2024
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Official action can only be taken on items which appear on the agenda. The public body may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the public body may refer the matter to Staff or back to Committee or the recommending body. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific date or stricken from the agenda entirely. |
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By virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Muskogee, Oklahoma, I do hereby issue a call for a Special Call Meeting of the Muskogee City Council to convene:
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL CALL CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, 2023, REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 27, 2023, AND SPECIAL CALL CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 11, 2023, OR TAKE OTHER NECESSARY ACTION. |
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CONSENT AGENDA
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The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will not be read aloud. The Consent Agenda will be enacted with one motion and should discussion be desired on an item, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to action and considered separately prior to the Regular Agenda. | ||||||
1. | Approval of claims for all City departments December 2, 2023 through December 29, 2023, or take other necessary action. | |||||
2. | Approval of the lowest and best bid from Gray Manufacturing, in the amount of $51,000.00, for the purchase of a new mobile column lift set for the Fire Department garage, or take other necessary action. (Robert Swepston) | |||||
3. | Approval of Resolution No. 2971 to allow Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN) to issue Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) on behalf of the Historic Preservation Commission for the Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program, or take other necessary action. (Jody King) |
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4. | Approval of amended City Council Policy 1-6, Records Retention and Authority to Destroy, or take other necessary action. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
5. | Approval of Final Payment to APAC Central, Inc., in the amount of $138,439.58, for the NW Zone Mill & Overlay Project No. 2022042, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart) | |||||
6. | Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Four Corners Signal Improvements, Project No. 2016040, with Traffic & Lighting Systems, LLC, in the amount of $68,295.60, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart) | |||||
7. | Approval of the lowest and best bid in the amount of $450,000.00, from Cook Consulting, LLC, for the Haskell Pump Station, Project No. 2022021, as recommended by Cowan Group Engineering, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart) | |||||
8. | Approval of the lowest and best bid in the amount of $87,001.00, from Anytime Roofing Inc., for the Facilities Building Roof Replacement, Project No. 2023028, as recommended by Cowan Group Engineering, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart) | |||||
9. | Approval of the appointment of Cleta Mullins to serve on the Wellness Initiative Coalition, filling the unexpired term of Linda Milton, commmencing upon appointment, and ending on August 31, 2024, or take other necessary action. (Councilor Perline Boyattia-Craig) | |||||
10. | Approval of the appointment of Perry Hewitt to the Parks and Recreation Board, filling the unexpired term of Julie Macomb, commencing upon appointment, and ending April 30, 2025, or take other necessary action. (Councilor Shirley Hilton-Flanary) | |||||
11. | Approval of the appointment of Dr. Jack Weaver to the Wellness Initiative Coalition to serve a four (4) year term, filling the expired term of Dr. James Baker, beginning February 1, 2024, and ending on January 31, 2028, or take other necessary action. (Councilor Tracy Hoos) | |||||
12. | Approval of the appointment of Melony Carey to the Historic Preservation Commission, to serve a three (3) year term, beginning February 1, 2024, and ending on January 31, 2027, or take other necessary action. (Mayor Marlon J. Coleman) | |||||
REGULAR AGENDA
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13. | Consider approval to authorize submission of Letters of Inquiry to the City of Muskogee Foundation for FY2024-2025 grant cycle for City projects as follows: a) Pickleball Courts at Hatbox $300,000.00; b) Teen Center/YVC Operations $150,000.00; c) City Attorney Juvenile and Adult Community Service Program $100,000.00; d) Coody Creek Trail design, $55,000.00; e) Coody Creek Trail construction, $1,470,000.00; f) River Country Water Park expansion, $2,000,000.00; g) Muskogee Police Department body cameras, $94,000.00, per year for five (5) years; and h) Muskogee Police Department tasers, $161,000.00, per year, for five (5) years, or take other necessary action. (Mike Miller) | |||||
14. | Discuss and consider approval of Second Amended Ordinance No. 4198-A, an Ordinance Amending the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances by Amending Chapter 74, Taxation, Article VIII, Use Tax, by Amending Section 74-237, Economic Development Fund, Amending Section 74-237(h) Removing the Subcommittee and Replacing it with an Economic Develoment Advisory Board, and Adding Sections (h) (1)-(8); Adding Section 74-237 (i) and Sections (i)(1) (a)-(e), Adding Section (2) and Sections (2) (a) and (b), Providing for Severability, Repealer and Setting an Effective Date, or take other necessary action. (Councilor Tracy Hoos) | |||||
15. | Consider approval of Ordinance No. 4222-A, an Ordinance amending the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances, by adopting Chapter 18, Buildings and Building Regulations, Article X, Vacant and Abandoned Commercial Buildings, or take other necessary action. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
16. | Consider approval of Ordinance No. 4221-A, an ordinance amending the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances by repealing Chapter 18, Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II, Registration Certificates and Fees; Permits, Bonds and Insurance, Division 6, Vacant Building Registration, or take other necessary action. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
17. | Consider approval of Resolution No. 2973 declaring items of personal property presently in the possession of the City of Muskogee, to be surplus to the needs of the City of Muskogee, and authorize the City Manager to offer for sale or dispose of the same, all as per the attached list, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart) | |||||
18. | Consider approval to authorize the City Manager to execute an Engagement Letter with Hood & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, to perform review of financial statements and prepare audit report for FY2023, or take other necessary action. (Dennis Read) | |||||
19. | Receive report on upcoming municipal election dates and encouraging and informing citizens about voting opportunities. (Mayor Marlon J. Coleman) | |||||
20. | Consider approval to allocate $10,000.00 of hotel/motel tax, to sponsor the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, or take other necessary action. (Councilor Jaime Stout) | |||||
21. | Consider an Executive Session to discuss and take possible action on the following: | |||||
a. | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss a Worker's Compensation claim, No. CM3-2023-00490H, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
b. | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss the pending tort claim of Marion Hunter, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
c. | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to provide an update regarding (PFAS) contamination In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873, United States District Court, District of South Carolina, and take other necessary action in Open Session. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
d. | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss the on-going litigation styled Quintana v. City of Muskogee et al., filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Case No. 23-VC-389-RAW, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session. (Katrina Bodenhamer) | |||||
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to give each member of the Muskogee City Council notice of this Special Call Meeting as provided by the Charter of the City of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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ADJOURN |