WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday.
WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave.
ON TV: Broadcast live on Optimum Channel 14.
INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at least 15 minutes before the meeting begins.
RECOGNIZE CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: Council Rules of Decorum limit citizen comments to three (3) minutes. Any person desiring to speak is required to sign-in with the City Clerk, provide their name, address, and the particular issue they wish to address. Under Oklahoma law, the Council Members are prohibited from discussing or taking any action on items not on today’s agenda. If written materials are to be submitted to the Council twelve (12) copies should be made available, and may not be returned.
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MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
Consider:
• MMA Minutes of Feb. 26, 2024.
• MMA Claims for the month ending Feb. 29, 2024.
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REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Consider:
• Minutes of Feb. 26, 2024.
• Muskogee Redevelopment Claims for Feb. 17, 2024 through March 15, 2024.
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CITY COUNCIL
Consider:
CONSENT AGENDA
• Claims for all City departments Feb. 3, 2024 through March 1, 2024.
• Application for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for a Heavy Rescue Vehicle, and if awarded to receive said grant funds, and authorizing the use of the city’s matching grant fund of $85,000 for the required 10% match.
• Amended City Council Policy 3-1-1, Affirmative Action Plan, for FY 2022-2023.
• Use of the Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport for a TORA! TORA! TORA! event sponsored by Davis Field Aviation, our FBO operator at the airport, with financial and promotional support from Visit Muskogee.
• Purchase of 112 two-yard dumpsters from Wastequip, for a total amount of $53,483, via the Sourcewell Purchasing Agreement, RFP #040621.
• City of Muskogee to submit a Notice of Intent to seek potential funding for the Meadows Subdivision Flood Mitigation Study, in the amount of $150,000, and the Citywide Stormwater Management Plan, in the amount of $500,000, to accept said grant funds if awarded, and use of the matching grant funds in the amount of $187,500 for these grants.
• Lowest and best bid in the amount of $2,270,998.50, Subtotal Base plus Add Alt. No. 1 Bid, from Cook Consulting, LLC, for Waterline Interconnects Package “D”, Project No. 2022024, as recommended by Cowan Group Engineering.
REGULAR AGENDA
• Main Street Muskogee to discuss and present their annual report.
• Ordinance No. 4225-A, an Ordinance amending the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances, Chapter 90, Zoning Regulations; Article XII, On-Site Development Standards; Section 04-05(a) Fences in Residential Districts, providing for Repealer, Severability, and Setting an Effective Date.
• Ordinance No. 4229-A, an Ordinance amending the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, Article V, Boards and Commissions, Division 12, Municipal Employees Retirement Board; Section 2-470, Established; Functions and Duties; Meetings; Quorum; Section 2-471, Membership, Election and Qualifications; Section. 2-472, Terms and Representation By Department; Providing for Codification, Repealer, Severability and Setting an Effective Date, or take other necessary action.
• Resolution No. 2978, accepting grant funds from the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General Opioid Abatement Board, to finance Police Department response and abatement activities, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign all documents relating to the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Award.
• Resolution No. 2976 requesting the annexation of the John T. Griffin Industrial Park, zoned as I-2, Heavy Industrial Zoning Classification, as approved in the 2013 City of Muskogee Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map, Adopted June 4, 2012, upon annexation, located within Section 10, Township 14 North, Range 18 East, into the City of Muskogee, setting a date for a Public Hearing, and directing Staff to take necessary steps in compliance with State statutes pertaining to the annexation request, or take other necessary action.
• Consider approval of Resolution No. 2977 amending Appendix A, Schedule of Fees and Charges, to the City of Muskogee Code of Ordinances.
• Lowest and best bid from RJR Enterprises, for the Langston Park Splashpad Project, in the base bid amount of $272,715.50, with an Alternate A-1 Bid of $18,315, for an additional shade structure, for a total of $291,030.50, or take other necessary action.
• Apply for and if awarded, accept funds from the FEMA Cybersecurity Grant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software as a sub-recipient in the amount of up to $21,000, including up to $4,200 from the matching grant fund.
• Apply for and if awarded, accept funds from the FEMA Cybersecurity Grant for end-user cybersecurity training as a sub-recipient in the amount of up to $50,000, including $10,000 from the matching grant fund.
• Apply for and if awarded, accept funds from the FEMA Cybersecurity Grant for firewall upgrades as a sub-recipient in the amount of up to $52,000, including $10,400 from the matching grant fund.
• Apply for and if awarded, accept funds from the FEMA Cybersecurity Grant for Penetration Testing as a sub-recipient in the amount up to $5,200, including $1,040 from the matching grant fund.
• 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 the Worker’s Compensation Claim Number 10-23-27, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
b. Pursuant to Section 307 C.11, Title 25, Oklahoma Statues, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to a proposed Economic Development Project located in the Southeast Quadrant of the City of Muskogee, including an incentive request, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
c. Pursuant to Section 307 C.11, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to confer on matters pertaining to Economic Development concerning real property located within the Northwest Quadrant of the City of Muskogee, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
d. Pursuant to Section 307 B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss the status of Case No. CV-2022-991, City of Muskogee vs. Jun Green LLC, filed in the District Court in and for Muskogee County, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
e. Pursuant to Section 307 B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss the status of Case No. CV-2022-157, City of Muskogee vs. Ken Black, filed in the District Court in and for Muskogee County, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
f. Pursuant to Section 307 B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss three (3) lawsuits styled, England v. City of Muskogee, Case No. CV-2007-20; Lacey v. City of Muskogee, Case No. CV-2007-1377; Taft v. City of Muskogee, Case No. CJ-2007-1410, filed in the District Court in and for Muskogee County, Oklahoma, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
