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 Regular Session November 27, 2023 and Special Call Dec. 11, 2023.
• MMA Claims for the month ending Dec. 31, 2023
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REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Consider:
• Minutes of Nov. 27, 2023.
• MRA claims for Nov. 18, 2023 through Jan. 12, 2024.
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CITY COUNCIL
Consider:
CONSENT AGENDA
• Claims for all City departments Dec. 2, 2023 through Dec. 29, 2023.
• Lowest and best bid from Gray Manufacturing, in the amount of $51,000, for the purchase of a new mobile column lift set for the Fire Department garage.
• 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.
• Amended City Council Policy 1-6, Records Retention and Authority to Destroy.
• Final Payment to APAC Central, Inc., in the amount of $138,439.58, for the NW Zone Mill & Overlay Project No. 2022042.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lowest and best bid in the amount of $87,001, from Anytime Roofing Inc., for the Facilities Building Roof Replacement, Project No. 2023028, as recommended by Cowan Group Engineering.
• Appointment of Cleta Mullins to serve on the Wellness Initiative Coalition, filling the unexpired term of Linda Milton, commmencing upon appointment, and ending on Aug. 31, 2024.
• 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.
• 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 Feb. 1, 2024, and ending on Jan. 31, 2028.
• Appointment of Melony Carey to the Historic Preservation Commission, to serve a three (3) year term, beginning Feb. 1, 2024, and ending on Jan. 31, 2027.
REGULAR AGENDA
• 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; b) Teen Center/YVC Operations $150,000; c) City Attorney Juvenile and Adult Community Service Program $100,000; d) Coody Creek Trail design, $55,000; e) Coody Creek Trail construction, $1,470,000.00; f) River Country Water Park expansion, $2,000,000; g) Muskogee Police Department body cameras, $94,000, per year for five (5) years; and h) Muskogee Police Department tasers, $161,000, per year, for five (5) years.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Receive report on upcoming municipal election dates and encouraging and informing citizens about voting opportunities.
• Executive Session to discuss and take possible action on the following:
a. Pursuant to Section 307B.2, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss negotiations with the International Association of Firefighters, Local No. 57, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
b. Pursuant to Section 307B.2, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss negotiations with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local No. 2465, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
c. Pursuant to Section 307B.2, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in Executive Session to discuss negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 95, and if necessary, take appropriate action in Open Session.
d. 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.
e. 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.
f. 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.
g. 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.
