Muskogee Public Works and Finance Committees, Special Call City Council -- Glances

Cathy Spaulding, Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.
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Jan. 9—At their regular meetings Monday, the Muskogee Finance Committee and Public Works Committee took the following action:

----FINANCE COMMITTEE

Approved:

—Finance Committee minutes of Nov. 13, 2023, claims for all City departments Dec. 2, 2023 through Dec. 29, 2023.

—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 Development 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.

—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.

----PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

Approved:

—Public Works Committee minutes of Nov. 13, 2023.

—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.

—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, 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, commencing 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.

Took no action:

—Public Hearing to discuss the outcome of the Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus Response (CDBG-CV 2020), an application for funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Coronavirus.

—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

----Special Called City Council meeting was not held.