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23-89
| 1 | 1. | Consent Agenda | Consider approval of the minutes of the Lawton City Council regular meeting of December 13, 2022, and special meetings of January 9 and 11, 2023.
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23-72
| 1 | 2. | Consent Agenda | Consider the following damage claims recommended for approval: Jack Hanna in the amount of $56.20, Laurie Hernandez in the reduced amount of $177.03, and Melissa and Harold Hunt in the amount of $125.00. | | |
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23-32
| 1 | 3. | Consent Agenda | Consider renewing a professional services agreement with FORVIS, LLP (FORVIS) for the City’s annual auditing services for FY 2021-2022, including the City’s required single audit of expenditures from federal financial awards. | | |
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23-50
| 1 | 4. | Consent Agenda | Consider approving a resolution amending the City of Lawton FY22-23 budget, as amended, by appropriating $55,594.00 from the Hotel/Motel Fund to the Fireworks Display Fund and LETA account per Resolution No. 22-97. | | |
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23-54
| 1 | 5. | Consent Agenda | Consider authorizing staff to submit a funding request to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to perform a study of the East Cache Creek and Medicine Creek watersheds.
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23-69
| 1 | 6. | Consent Agenda | Consider acknowledging receipt of a permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for the construction of 687 linear feet of eight (8) inch PVC pipe for sanitary sewer collection and all appurtenances to serve the Lawton Market Place Phase II, Comanche County, Oklahoma. | | |
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23-94
| 1 | 7. | Consent Agenda | Consider approving Change Order No. 5 for AE Construction, LLC on Project EN1707P1 2017 Ad Valorem Street and Roads Program (Residential) Phase I-A NW 40th Street and NW 24th Street. | | |
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23-48
| 1 | 8. | Consent Agenda | Consider approving Amendment No. 6 to the 2017 Ad Valorem Street and Roads Program (Residential), Phase I - Project No. EN1707P1 with Freese and Nichols, Inc. to provide additional services to prepare the ODEQ permits and construction drawings for waterlines and sewer lines for Phase II Project - Project No. EN1707P2 | | |
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23-29
| 1 | 9. | Consent Agenda | Consider extending contract CL22-022 Sludge Dewatering Polymer for Item No. 1 to Polydyne, Inc. of Riceboro, GA and Item Nos. 2a, 2b and 2c to Thornton, Musso, and Bellemin of Columbia, TN as the primary vendor and to Polydyne, Inc. of Riceboro, GA, as the secondary vendor. | | |
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23-61
| 1 | 10. | Consent Agenda | Consider approving appointments to boards and commissions. | | |
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23-87
| 1 | 11. | Unfinished Business | Consider approving a contract for sale of real estate with John Steven Williams for the purchase of property located at 911 SW C Avenue in the amount of $30,000.00 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract. | | |
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23-17
| 1 | 12. | Unfinished Business | Consider approving an ordinance, including any floor amendments related thereto, pertaining to the Capital Improvement Program Advisory Committee; amending Section 2-3-11-370 and Section 2-3-11-371, Division 2-3-11, Article 2-3, Chapter 2, Lawton City Code, 2015; by clarifying filling unexpired terms of office for the committee; increasing the number of committee members; requiring one member to be an attorney and another to be a certified public accountant; requiring the committee to comply with the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act; requiring the Director of Finance to submit a report to city council no later than the 30th November of each calendar year; requiring as part of the annual report that the city’s auditor review CIP expenditures and provide comments on whether funds appear to be expended in accordance with the purpose of the CIP program; providing for severability and establishing an effective date. | | |
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23-79
| 1 | 13. | Unfinished Business | Hold a public hearing and consider adopting a resolution declaring the structures located at 510 SW Monroe Avenue, to be dilapidated pursuant to Section 6-5-1 Lawton City Code, ordering the owner to abate the nuisance, authorizing summary abatement, and authorizing the City Attorney to commence legal action in District Court to abate the nuisance. | | |
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22-914
| 1 | 14. | New Business | Hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution declaring the structures located at 313 NW Sheridan Road, 921 SW 7th Street, 921 SW 36th Street, 1007 SW 9th Street, 1011 SW 9th Street, 1203 SW H Avenue, 1511 SW Texas Avenue, 1512 SW Texas Avenue, 1514 SW Texas, 2302 NW 38th Street, 4549 SW G Avenue, 4610 SW H Avenue, 6927 SW Hampshire Circle, 6929 SW Hampshire Circle, 6931 SW Hampshire Circle, 6933 SW Hampshire Circle, to be dilapidated pursuant to Section 6-5-1 Lawton City Code, ordering the owner to abate the nuisance, authorizing summary abatement, and authorizing the City Attorney to commence legal action in District Court to abate the nuisance. | | |
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23-51
| 1 | 15. | Consent Agenda | Receive a presentation from EverSash LP, DBA Old Home Rescue on the steps they took to repair the Highland Cemetery entrance arch. | | |
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23-55
| 1 | 16. | New Business | Discuss implementing an administrative process for declaring structures dilapidated as provided in 11 OS 22-112.B. or Council continuing to hold the required hearings, and take action as deemed necessary. | | |
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23-99
| 1 | 17. | Consent Agenda | Consider an ordinance creating Division 2-3-16 and Section 2-3-16-400 in Article 2-3, Chapter 2, Lawton City Code, 2015, creating a council budget committee for the purpose of holding budget workshops with the City Manager and staff for the purpose of providing guidance to the City Manager and promoting efficiency in the preparation of the City’s annual preliminary budget, and after the City Manager’s presentation of the preliminary budget to City Council, hold budget workshops on behalf of the City Council to assist in the finalization of the annual budget for City Council approval; establishing the committee’s purpose, members, term of members, and duties; requiring minimum monthly meetings throughout the year; requiring compliance with the Open Meetings Act’ stating nothing in the ordinance will alter the deadlines applicable to the City as set forth in the Oklahoma Municipal Budget Act; stating nothing in the ordinance is intended to usurp (1) the City Manager’s duty to prepare an annual preliminary budget as set forth in Lawton City Charter Section C-3-3, nor (2) the City Counc | | |
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23-100
| 1 | 18. | Consent Agenda | Consider approving an ordinance, including any floor amendments related thereto, pertaining to Chapter 6 Buildings, Construction and Housing, Section 6-1-1-108D of the Lawton City Code, to increase the number of permit extensions that may be granted for reconstruction, remodel or repair of a structure, deemed dilapidated by the Council, from two (2) permit extensions to five (5) permit extensions; providing for severability and establishing an effective date. | | |
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23-57
| 1 | 19. | Consent Agenda | Receive a report from the Public Works Department regarding traffic signal operation at the intersections of SE Winners Way & State Highway 7, SW Sheridan Road & ‘I’ Avenue, and the Gore Boulevard corridor from 2nd Street to Lawrie Tatum Road. | | |
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23-82
| 1 | 20. | Consent Agenda | Hotel/Motel Tax Report - Finance Director
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23-88
| 1 | 21. | Staff Reports | Receive an update on the FISTA Project. | | |
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23-91
| 1 | 22. | Executive Session | Pursuant to Section 307B.11(c), Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to receive a briefing about the FISTA-defense program/facility in Lawton Fort Sill and any current threat assessment analysis, prevention framework for deterrence and local awareness, community responsibility and a proactive training program, and if necessary, take appropriate action in open session. | | |
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23-76
| 1 | 23. | Consent Agenda | Pursuant to Section 307B.1, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to review the employment of Nathan Johnson as Municipal Court Judge, and in open session take other action as necessary.
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23-64
| 1 | 24. | Executive Session | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss pending litigation in the case Cintas Corp. No. 2 v. City of Lawton, CJ-2022-598, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session. | | |
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23-78
| 1 | 25. | Executive Session | Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the status of an ongoing investigation concerning pension calculations, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session. | | |
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