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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Lawton City Hall Council Chambers/Auditorium
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25-0162 11.Consent AgendaConsider approving a resolution amending the City of Lawton FY25 budget, as amended, by appropriating up to $350,000.00 to the TIF Fund for payment to the Lawton Economic Development Authority and $45,000.00 to the Sewer Rehabilitation Fund to replace a totaled compact track loader.   Not available Not available
25-0114 12.Consent AgendaWaive the requirements of Council Policy 10-5 and consider adopting a resolution authorizing traffic control measures with the installation of a speed table on NE Lake Ave at or near NE 26th St.   Not available Not available
25-0115 13.Consent AgendaWaive the requirements of Council Policy 10-5 and consider adopting a resolution authorizing traffic control measures with the installation of a speed table on NE Lake Ave at or near NE Bell Ave.   Not available Not available
25-0116 14.Consent AgendaWaive the requirements of Council Policy 10-5 and consider adopting a resolution authorizing Traffic Control Measures with the installation of a Speed Table on NE Euclid Ave at or near the location of MacArthur Circle.   Not available Not available
25-0117 15.Consent AgendaWaive the requirements of Council Policy 10-5 and consider adopting a resolution authorizing Traffic Control Measures with the installation of a Speed Table on NE Euclid Ave at or near the location of Winfield Circle.   Not available Not available
25-0153 16.Consent AgendaConsider accepting the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation grant of $25,000.00 from the Oklahoma Historical Society to digitize local newspapers and authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract.   Not available Not available
25-0080 17.Consent AgendaConsider approving the proposal from Tec-An Inc. under the state’s Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Program, state Master Services Agreement MA-0221, for professional services related to asbestos abatement; said services in the amount of $177,350.00 to be used in connection with City Project EN2108P1 McMahon Auditorium Addition and Renovation-Phase I and will be funded from the Engineering Dept. Professional Services account.    Not available Not available
24-2192 18.Consent AgendaConsider and take action in awarding a contract in the amount of $3,554,617.05 to Stampede Utility Construction, LLC, for the construction of Map 46 Water Line Replacement Project PU2409 to rehabilitate high maintenance waterlines.   Not available Not available
25-0158 19.Consent AgendaConsider and take action in awarding a contract in the amount of $2,324,800.00 to Howard Construction, Inc, for the construction of PU2405 Belmont Lift Station Improvements and Forcemain Project to replace the liftstation and approximately 700 ft of 6” forcemain at SW 6th and Belmont Ave.   Not available Not available
25-0163 110.Consent AgendaConsider awarding contract CL25-019 Nuisance Abatement to Green Machine Lawns, Inc, VL Lawn Service LLC, and F & W Tree Company.   Not available Not available
25-0178 111.Consent AgendaConsider extending contract CL24-013 Nuisance Abatement with Joe’s Backhoe of Lawton OK and Tahah Lawncare & Landscaping of Geronimo OK.   Not available Not available
25-0166 112.Consent AgendaConsider and take action in awarding a contract in the amount of $4,385,354.00 to Mach Energy Services, LLC, for the construction of Map 53 Waterline Replacement Project PU2404 to rehabilitate high maintenance waterlines.   Not available Not available
25-0140 113.Consent AgendaConsider approving an amendment to a professional services contract to allow Freese and Nichols to perform construction management services on the Rogers Lane lighting project (EN2307A).   Not available Not available
25-0164 114.Consent AgendaConsider accepting a permanent utility easement from Keegan and Mary Ledford for property located at SW 69th Street and Gore Boulevard, for the Gore Boulevard Reconstruction Project # EN1208, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the document, and payment for the same.    Not available Not available
25-0170 115.Consent AgendaConsider and take action approving Amendment No. 10 to the Master Services Agreement with Garver, LLC, in the amount not to exceed $24,058 for Professional Engineering Services to update Lawton’s Risk and Resiliency Assessment of water system infrastructure and update the existing Emergency Response Plan.   Not available Not available
25-0171 116.Consent AgendaConsider accepting and approving the transfer of 1.49 acres at NW 6th Street and NW Ferris Avenue to Lawton Public School in exchange for 1.68 acres at SW 17th Street and Lee Boulevard and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the deed.   Not available Not available
25-0172 117.Consent AgendaConsider approving the Record Plat for Lamplighter Plaza a Replat of Lots 15-21 Block 5, Lee Addition and take appropriate action as deemed necessary.   Not available Not available
25-0176 118.Consent AgendaConsider setting the date of April 22, 2025 to hold a public hearing for the consideration of a request from the City’s Public Works Department to close the north approximately 150’ of the alley located near NW Denver Avenue and NW 31st Street, just to the east of 3106 NW Denver Avenue for the construction of a drainage berm.   Not available Not available
25-0177 119.New BusinessConsider setting the date of April 22, 2025, to hold a public hearing for the consideration of a request from the City’s Public Works Department to close approximately 190 feet of the alley located on the east side of SW 9th Street, between SW I Avenue and SW J Avenue, for the removal of an unsafe bridge.   Not available Not available
25-0157 120.Consent AgendaConsider and acknowledge receipt of permit number WT000016240940 for the construction of SEWTP Force Main Construction Project (PU2422) from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.   Not available Not available
25-0147 121.Consent AgendaConsider approving an amended Lease Agreement with Hillary Development, Incorporated for the purpose of securing a temporary office space for the Parks and Recreation Lake Division Headquarters.   Not available Not available
25-0168 122.Consent AgendaConsider approving the Claims List for February 14, 2025, through March 6, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-0184 123.Consent AgendaConsider approving appointments to boards and commissions.   Not available Not available
25-0180 124.Consent AgendaConsider approving the minutes of the February 11, 2025 and February 25, 2025 Council meetings.   Not available Not available
25-0174 125.New BusinessConsider holding a public hearing and approving a resolution regarding a request from Builders Investment Group, LLC and Sumner Ridge Homes, LLC for an amendment to the 2030 Land Use Plan from Industrial to Residential/Low Density for the construction of eight new duplex homes to be located near 2108 SW Charles Whitlow Ave. and 2123 SW McKinley Ave, Lawton, OK 73501 and take appropriate action as deemed necessary.   Not available Not available
25-0175 126.New BusinessConsider holding a public hearing and approving an ordinance regarding a request from Builders Investment Group, LLC and Sumner Ridge Homes, LLC for a change of zoning from the R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District to the R-2 Two-Family Dwelling District zoning classification for the construction of eight new duplex homes to be located near 2108 SW Charles Whitlow Ave. and 2123 SW McKinley Ave, Lawton, OK 73501 and take appropriate action as deemed necessary.   Not available Not available
25-0159 127.New BusinessConsider a cost sharing application from Marie Detty for the installation of a 12” water main along SW Lee Boulevard adjacent to their proposed complex to be located at 4521 SW Lee Blvd and take appropriate action as deemed necessary.   Not available Not available
25-0121 128.New BusinessConsider repealing or re-affirming Resolution 24-094 to allow the new property owner of property located at 1816 NW Arlington Avenue to obtain a building permit to remodel the single-family residence that was declared dilapidated by City Council on April 23, 2024, and take action as necessary.   Not available Not available
25-0169 129.Staff ReportsProvide City Council with an update on the FY2024 Audit Process.   Not available Not available
25-0150 130.Executive SessionPursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the pending action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma titled Christopher Hartley v City of Lawton, et al, Case number CIV-24-153-J, and if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.   Not available Not available
25-0151 131.Executive SessionPursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the pending action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma titled Kent Jackson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Israel Williams v. City of Lawton, et al, Case No. 5:23-cv-00284-G, and if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.   Not available Not available
25-0152 132.Executive SessionPursuant to 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the pending action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma titled Felisha Parker and Laresha Parker as next of kin to Isaac D’Wayne Parker, deceased v. City of Lawton, et al, Case Number CIV-24-178-JD, and if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.   Not available Not available
25-0185 133.Executive SessionPursuant to Section 307B.2, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss negotiations of the FYE 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 1882, and the City of Lawton, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.   Not available Not available