City Council

Lawton City Hall Council Chambers/Auditorium

Agenda — 31 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 PRESENTATION: - True North Award: Cam Huynh, Stormwater Mitigation - Introduction of Cliff Martin, Streets and Traffic Control Superintendent - Mayoral Citation: Joshua Smith
5. 5 PROCLAMATION: - Native American Heritage Month
6. 6 REPORTS: MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL
7. 7 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.
8. 8 CONSENT AGENDA:
9. 1. Consider awarding contract CL25-011 Electrical Instrumentation and Control Services for Public Utilities to Worth Hydrochem of Oklahoma, Inc. 24-2111
10. 2. Consider accepting the temporary construction easements and permanent utility easements from Soon Seop Hong for 776 NW 16th Street, from Crossroads Building Corporation for 1158 NW Cache Road, and from Johnny and Connie Kinder for 1152 NW Cache Road, for the Cache Road water main and sidewalk project # PU2107, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the documents, and payment for the same. 24-2108
11. 3. Consider ratifying the action of the City Manager by accepting the Health Literacy grant of $5,000.00 from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for health literacy activities. 24-2121
12. 4. Consider amending Council Policy 3-1 Sexual Harassment to further define what sexual harassment is, the various forms that it may take (verbal, non-verbal and physical), expanding on who shall be covered by the policy, procedures to make a complaint and adding a section dealing with city employees and their interactions with citizens or other non-employees and sexual harassment that may arise from those interactions. 24-2082
13. 5. Consider amending Council Policy 3-3 Harassment to further define what harassment is, adding what harassing conduct is and adding bullying to the definition; adding new protected classes; adding new persons covered by the policy and adding an Interactions with Citizens section. 24-2092
14. 6. Consider approving Council Policy 04-06: Annual Allocation for PROPEL Funding. 24-2027
15. 7. Consider determining the actual costs of the dismantling and removal of dilapidated buildings and other expenses that may be necessary in conjunction with same by approving invoices for demolition of properties as required by State Statue 11-22-112.4 for properties located at 2110 SW N H Jones Avenue. 24-2120
16. 8. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate with County Commission Josh Powers regarding the possibility of a joint city-county jail trust. Further authorize the City Manager to negotiate a more equitable cost distribution with the county for the funding of the city’s emergency communications department. 24-2139
17. 17 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
18. 9. Hold a public hearing and consider adopting a resolution declaring the structures located at 908 NW Bell 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. 24-2083
19. 19 BUSINESS ITEMS:
20. 10. Receive a presentation from CREOKS Health Services Inc regarding the extension of new mental health services in Lawton, Oklahoma, and authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for this endeavor. 24-2126
21. 11. Receive public comments on the usage and allocation of unallocated sales tax revenue received from July 2020 to June 2024. The unallocated funds total $8,425,974.94. 24-2119
22. 12. Receive a briefing concerning the recent proposals submitted for the Management & Operations of Ralph’s Resort and direct staff as necessary. 24-2136
23. 13. Consider accepting a donation in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma in appreciation for the City’s continued support of the Spirit of Survival running and bicycling event. 24-2102
24. 14. Consider an ordinance pertaining to Administration, amending Section 2-3-9-362, and creating Section 2-3-9-366 and Section 2-3-9-367, Division 2-3-9, of Article 2-3, Chapter 2, Lawton City Code, 2015, relating to Boards, Commissions, and Committees by changing membership requirements for the Youth and Family Affairs Committee, establishing the process for the appointment of a chairperson, providing requirements for Youth and Family Affairs grant applicants, and clarifying the roll of the City of Lawton’s internal auditor in the Youth and Family Affairs grant process; providing for severability; providing for codification and establishing an effective date. 24-2025
25. 15. Consider approving an ordinance pertaining to Administration, amending Section 2-1-1-102, Division 2-1-1, Article 2-1, Chapter 2, Lawton City Code, 2015, relating to meetings of the council, by updating the time of council meetings to 6:00 pm to reflect the current meeting time, providing for severability and establishing an effective date. 24-2127
26. 16. Receive a presentation and consider accepting the financial statements and audit report on the City of Lawton for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, as presented by FORVIS-MAZARS,LLP. 24-2124
27. 27 STAFF REPORTS:
28. 17. Provide City Council with an update on the FY 2024 Audit Process.
29. 18. Receive a report from staff on Short Term Rentals. 24-2100
30. 30 ADJOURNMENT
31. 31 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."