City Council - Regular Meeting

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Please stand. There you go. And join. Oh, yeah. Councilman Ngiri and our pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing for our prayer. Thank you.

Eternal God, I pray to you, Lord, bless us and keep us. Make your face shine on us and be gracious to us. I pray we will feel your presence during this meeting because you are with us wherever we go. Give us discernment and insight to make decisions that please you. I pray this meeting focuses upon you and your plans for us in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Let act your let our actions in this meeting reflect our desire to build a community that gives our citizens opportunity to live, grow, prosper, and edify one another. Amen. Amen.

You may be seated. Okay. We call to order. Regular Guthrie City Council meeting. Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6:30 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 101 North Second Street, Guthri, Oklahoma, 73044. We're going to have you read it all. It's on the sheet. Oh boy. It's on the sheet. This is going to be a shorter meeting so I can uh put more detail in. Item number two is public comments, community announcements, and recognitions. Uh to my acknowledgement, we don't have any.

Okay, we have none. Item number three is the consent agenda, items A through D. Move approval of the consent agenda. Second. Okay. Motion in a second. If there's any we have any questions or comments on the consent agenda. No. Okay. If none, cast your votes, please. All votes. All right. Unanimous approval for the consent agenda, items A through D. Item number four, items removed from the consent agenda. There were none. Item number five, resolution number 2025-15 authorizing the purchase of property for airport purposes and approving the temporary transfer of funds. Mr. Faulner.

Yes, Mayor and Council. is a part of the 5-year CIP plan out at the airport, which we are all very familiar with with our most recent joint meeting with the city of Edmond and the city of Guthri city councils as well as the presentation from state director of aerospace and aeronautics Grayson Artis be purchasing property for future airport expansion. Uh this resolution will authorize the purchase of the property as well as the transfer of funds from the city's general fund to uh GEDA. You do have a special meeting tonight for GEDA to authorize that purchase and title the property as such. I will note the total purchase price of the property is $951,000 of which $93,000 is reimburseable through the FAA and the ODA. Airport board recommended approval, unanimous approval. And if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer. So that puts it around 48,000 an acre, something like that.

Is 46 I believe is Yes, it's 19.85 acres. U Eddie, when was that airport board vote? Just cur. Was it the last Tuesday? Last Tuesday. So moved. Second. Okay. Have a motion in a second. Any questions or comments? Okay, there are none. Please cast your votes. I'll vote. All right. Unanimous approval for resolution number 2025-15, the authorization of the purchase of property for airport purposes and approving the temporary transfer of funds. Item number six, city manager report.

Yes, Mayor and Council. Lots of festivities going on in the city. I don't know if you've noticed, uh, we're we're back into that festival season. Uh, great events last week. I believe Oktoberfest, uh, the first October Fest took place on Harrison. Looked like a great crowd out there. Even had their own maze that they created out of some hay bales. So, where did these hay bales come from? They were in middle of the street. So, looked like well well attended. Uh going to continue that this week with the first Guthrie con uh which will take place on West Harrison on Friday and then East and West Harrison Saturday and Sunday. So, be on the lookout for all the fun events that are taking place. In addition to that, the final red nights will take place on November 1st. Uh transitioning to infrastructure updates. The Cottonwood Water Main project is complete as of last week. It is back in service. So good.

We're happy to see that emergency from May. Uh finally complete after lots of negotiations and back and forth with the railroad and inspectors permitting. So happy to see that back in back in operation. Uh the mineral well splash pad is closed as of last week. If you'll remember, we left it open. Traditionally, it's a Memorial Day to Labor Day season. Excuse me. Uh with the water main issue this year, we were unable to open the Banner Park splash pad. So, we left Mineral Wells open a little longer because the weather was nice and would support it and allow the community to have that amenity um as long as the weather permitted. So, has been closed. Uh, now we've got the cold weather moving in, so we're preparing for that side of things. In addition to that, uh, crews have finished up some split rail fencing installation out at Guthrie Lake to isolate the camping spaces. Got six spaces there. Really looks nice. Coming along coming along well. So, with that, mayor, that's all I've got for you.

Thank you, Eddie. Uh, item number seven, request comments from members of city council. Councilman Williams. Yes, speaking of community events, uh the Bluegrass Festival, I was speaking with Jeff Flurry, who has done security down there for many years, and he was relaying a message to me, which he concurred from Susan Tate, that it looked better than ever before in the bottom there. And she wanted to express her thanks to Tenny Maker. She named specifically James How, Kevin Dixon, and their crews just did a fantastic job. and just above and be beyond. Awesome. We'll pass that along.

Went very well. Thank you, Councilwoman Denning. I don't think I have anything. Thank you, though. You sure? Jeff was trying to help me get my computer here to stay on, but I think I'm think I have to let my daughters do that because that's a kid thing. Thanks. I'm barely functioning. I heard you yesterday that was simple. Oh, it was. Yeah. I think you just take it and shake it and then it'll work better. Okay. Uh, Vice Mayor Taylor

staff, there's not a lot of you here tonight. Thank you. And Eddie, thank you. I I've been out, saw everything at the lake. I thought was kind of fantastic. They've gone in, put some of that black top, I guess they grind it up, and then roll it and put it out there. It look good on that, too. So, that's going to look outstanding. And, uh, other than that, thank you guys. Councilman Giri, nothing. Thank you. Councilman Bothy, nothing this evening. Councilwoman Gibbs.

Um, tomorrow is the Chamber of Commerce golf tournament. Um, I'm sure some are participating in. I look forward to seeing everyone there that uh can make it out. Um, first it will tee off after uh chamber coffee. So, I'll simmer. Thank you.

All right. As for me, just keep in mind that the Polar Theater still has their seasonal play going on right now for Halloween. I'll be going to that here before it ends this week before they switch over to obviously A Christmas Carol. Uh Guthri Hans is rocking and rolling. They should have a big crowd uh Friday and Saturday, so remember to get out to that. I think they even do it a week or two after Halloween because it's so popular. So uh and they don't just have the spook house, they have like a carnival going on outside. So, if you don't want to go and go through the actual spook walk, which is like 45 minutes, uh they have a lot of festivities going on outside. So, make sure to check that out. Uh really happy to see, you know, we have the intersection open over on Winston, Oklahoma. That way I don't have to drive two miles around to go to Boomerang. I'm being I'm over exaggerating. It was okay. Glad to do it. Um it looks great. Thank you guys for orchestrating that. It looks good. Park at Park looks great, too. It's like an extension of kind of what we already had there. Looks really good. So, uh, other than that, that's all that I have.

Real quick, guys, uh, they're not putting stop lightss back up. So, quit calling me. The stop signs stop signs are they're going to stay there. There's not that much traffic on that road. We've had things taken care of. So, anyway,

something I I will add to that. I received a call today in regards to the traffic light there. Uh the street committee reviewed that last winter um and and took that under consideration and what we found is that the traffic count there that is the only intersection not on Division or Noble that was signalized and so it was actually impeding traffic more than it was assisting with the flow of traffic. So either direction you go off of Division or Noble there there's no traffic signals. So it's not unusual in the city limits for that to be the case. So, we didn't just come to that decision, right? We should put a roundabout there.

That'll really make them happy. Oh, man. They're calling me now. Just wait till we do that, man. Jeez.

Okay. All right. Well, we have something to look forward to. Okay. All right. Well, that's all that I have. Uh item number eight, propose executive session pursuant to the authority of title 25os307 as follows. Your honor, I move that we convene an executive session pursuant to title 25 of the Oklahoma statute section 3074 the purposes of discussing the negotiations concerning employees representatives of internal order of police lodge number 105 under section 30B2. Section 307B1 for the purposes of discussing the hiring appointment promotion discipline or resignation of a city employed city attorney or section 307B1 for the purposes of discussing the employment hiring appointment promotion motion disciplining or resignation of public employee the municipal judge.

Can you read it again? So move or you made a motion. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. Please cast your votes. All votes are in. Okay. unanous approval to go into executive session. We stand.

I think the fan's back on. Oh, there you I didn't touch nothing. I think Marvel did. Somebody touched it.

It did stay on. No. Well, good. I guess I did get six. All right. Always make sure you turn it off. All right. I would move that we reconvene the city council after coming out of executive session. Second. I have a motion in a second. Please cast your votes. That's right. Okay. Unanimous approval to come out of executive session. Uh item number 10, paternal order uh order of police FOP lodge number 105 fiscal year 2025 to 26 collective bargaining agreement.

I move that we approve uh move approval of the paternal order of police lodge number 105 fiscal year 2025 2026 collective bargaining agreement. Second okay have a motion and two seconds. There's no further questions or comments. Please cast your votes. All votes. Okay. Unanimous approval for the Fraternal Order of Police uh collective bargaining agreement. Item number 11, the employment of city attorney. Your honor, I move that we accept the resignation of William Wheeler as city attorney. Okay. Second. Okay.

I have a motion and second to get rid of you. There no further comments or questions. Please cast your votes. All votes are in. Ouch. Unanimous approval. unanimous approval to accept the resignation of the city attorney, William. Your honor, I move that we approve the agreement between Marvel Lewis and the city of Guthri to employ a city attorney. Grant, you're an item ahead, sir. I'm sorry. We're on judge now. What? Yeah. Judge 13. All right. Sorry. I'm sorry. I move that we Item number 12. I move that we appoint William Wheeler Jun Jr. as municipal judge. Second.

Okay. Have a motion and a second. Any further comments or questions? Please cast your votes. Votes are in. Okay. Unan approval of appointing William Wheeler Jr. as municipal judge. Congratulations. Thank you. Your honor, I move that we approve the agreement between Marvel Lewis and the city of Guthrie for the appointment of a city attorney. Okay. Second. Motion and a second. No further comments or questions. Please cast your votes. Right. All right. unanous approval of the appointment of Marvel Lewis to the city attorney. Congratulations, sir. Welcome to team Guthrie. Congratulations both of you. Congratulations, Billy.

Get that rope made. Let's see if my father still has one. There you go. Okay. Item number 14. We are adjourned. And I call to order the Guthrie Public Works regular authority meeting, October 21st, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Well, what time is it now? 6:58. 6:58 101 North. No, I'm joking. What am I doing here? Uh, item number two is the consent agenda, items A through C. Move approval of the consent agenda, Mr. Chairman. Okay. Second. Have

a motion and a second. There's no further comments or questions on the consent agenda. Please cast your votes. me. I don't know. Did you break your button again? No, it's that one. Is it me? Um, all votes are in. Oh, I cleared it. I'm sorry, but somebody voted no. I It was me. I hit the wrong one. Okay. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. Let's vote again. All right. Let's do it again. Consent agenda items A through C. Too fast. Too fast. Okay, we ready. All votes are in. unanimous approval for consent agenda items A throughc.

All right, my phone there. I know. Item number three, the items uh from consent agenda. Guess that's supposed to say removed. There were none. So, uh item number four is we are adjourned. Um that it no you have one more triple. Okay. We call to order the public notice of A Guthri Economic Development Authority meeting Tuesday, October 21st, 2025. Mr. Chairman, I move approval of the consent agenda. Okay. Second.

Motion and a second for the consent agenda items A. There's no further comments or questions. Please cast your votes. All votes are in. unanimous approval for the consent agenda item A. Your honor, I'd move that we or Mr. Chairman, I'd move that we uh for unanimous consent to skip item three as it's not necessary based on action taken on city council and move to item five. Okay. So, the proposed executive session pursuant to authority title 25 307. We have a motion to skip second. Motion and a second. We already went over this. That's why just letting everybody know. Okay. We have a motion and a second. Just cast your votes.

That's right. And it's approval to skip item number three, the proposed executive session. Um, and item number four. Yeah. All right. Item number five, resolution number 202515, authorizing the purchase of property for airport purchase purposes and approving the temporary transfer of funds. Mr. Chairman, I move approval of resolution 2025-15 authorizing the purchase of property for the airport purposes and approving the temporary transfer of funds specifically authorizing the purchase of approximately 19.85 acres adjacent to the Guthrie Edmund Regional Airport from the Cogburn living trust in the amount of $951,000 approving the temporary transfer from the general fund to the airport fund of the GEDA. Second.

Yep. A motion or a second. Any questions or comments on this? None. Okay, please cast your votes. All votes, right? Unanimous approval for resolution number 2025-15, authorizing the purchase of property for airport purposes and approving the temporary transfer of funds. Okay. Item number six, we are adjourned.