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March 11, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

Lawton City Hall Council Chambers/Auditorium

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Agenda — 45 items

  1. 1 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER WITH INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  2. 2 "Official action can be taken only on items which appear on the agenda. The Council may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, or continue any agenda item. The Council may also propose and enact floor amendments to any matter presented before them. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Council may refer the matter to the City Manager or the City Attorney. The Council may also refer items to standing committees of the Council or a board, commission, or authority for additional study. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely."
  3. 3 ROLL CALL
  4. 4 PROCLAMATION: Women's History Month American Red Cross Month
  5. 5 REPORTS: MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL
  6. 6 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: Lawton citizens who have completed a Request to Speak Form and wish to address business not listed on the agenda may step forward at this time. To ensure compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Mayor and Council will receive comments but will NOT engage in direct responses. However, they may refer matters to the appropriate department or individual for further consideration and follow-up action. To participate, speakers must submit a Request to Speak Form to the City Clerk and reside within the Lawton city limits. Each speaker is allotted 3 minutes, with a maximum of 9 minutes per topic, and Audience Participation is limited to 30 minutes total. All participants are expected to follow the Rules of Decorum as outlined in Council Policy 1-6.
  7. 7 CONSENT AGENDA:
  8. 1. Consider 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. 25-0162
  9. 2. Waive 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. 25-0114
  10. 3. Waive 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. 25-0115
  11. 4. Waive 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. 25-0116
  12. 5. Waive 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. 25-0117
  13. 6. Consider 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. 25-0153
  14. 7. Consider 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. 25-0080
  15. 8. Consider 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. 24-2192
  16. 9. Consider 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. 25-0158
  17. 10. Consider awarding contract CL25-019 Nuisance Abatement to Green Machine Lawns, Inc, VL Lawn Service LLC, and F & W Tree Company. 25-0163
  18. 11. Consider extending contract CL24-013 Nuisance Abatement with Joe’s Backhoe of Lawton OK and Tahah Lawncare & Landscaping of Geronimo OK. 25-0178
  19. 12. Consider 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. 25-0166
  20. 13. Consider 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). 25-0140
  21. 14. Consider 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. 25-0164
  22. 15. Consider 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. 25-0170
  23. 16. Consider 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. 25-0171
  24. 17. Consider approving the Record Plat for Lamplighter Plaza a Replat of Lots 15-21 Block 5, Lee Addition and take appropriate action as deemed necessary. 25-0172
  25. 18. Consider 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. 25-0176
  26. 19. Consider 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. 25-0177
  27. 20. Consider and acknowledge receipt of permit number WT000016240940 for the construction of SEWTP Force Main Construction Project (PU2422) from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. 25-0157
  28. 21. Consider 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. 25-0147
  29. 22. Consider approving the Claims List for February 14, 2025, through March 6, 2025. 25-0168
  30. 23. Consider approving appointments to boards and commissions. 25-0184
  31. 24. Consider approving the minutes of the February 11, 2025 and February 25, 2025 Council meetings. 25-0180
  32. 32 BUSINESS ITEMS:
  33. 25. Consider 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. 25-0174
  34. 26. Consider 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. 25-0175
  35. 27. Consider 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. 25-0159
  36. 28. Consider 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. 25-0121
  37. 37 STAFF REPORTS:
  38. 29. Provide City Council with an update on the FY2024 Audit Process. 25-0169
  39. 39 EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS:
  40. 30. Pursuant 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. 25-0150
  41. 31. Pursuant 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. 25-0151
  42. 32. Pursuant 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. 25-0152
  43. 33. Pursuant 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. 25-0185
  44. 44 ADJOURNMENT
  45. 45 The City of Lawton encourages participation from all of its citizens. If participation at any public meeting is not possible due to a disability, notification to the City Clerk at (580) 581-3305 at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting is encouraged to make the necessary accommodations. The City may waive the 48 hour rule if interpreters for the deaf (signing) is not the necessary accommodation."