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• Consent dockets: The City Council approved its consent docket by a 4-0 vote. The Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA) approved its consent docket separately later in the evening, also by a 4-0 vote.

• Ordinances advanced: On first reading the council advanced Ordinance No. 35-65 (text amendment replacing lease-purchase agreement language with a utility main development agreement and related Chapter 41 changes) to second reading and advanced Ordinance No. 35-66 (amendment to plat/subdivision approval process requiring improvements before final plat) to second reading. Both motions carried 4-0.

• Ordinance adopted on second reading: Ordinance No. 35-64 (closing a portion of a general utility drainage and land at 410 West Franklin Lane) was adopted on second reading by a 4-0 vote.

• Resolution fixing bond-sale details: Resolution No. CC-2025-6, which fixes the amounts and schedule of bonds to mature each year and authorizes the clerk to give required notice related to financing the voter-approved animal welfare facility, passed 3-0. The minutes note the city clerk did not take part in the discussion or vote on that item.

Votes recorded in the meeting tape were presented as tallies rather than individual roll-call at several points; councilors moved and seconded motions as indicated in the record but individual yes/no votes by member name were not consistently read aloud. The council also heard public hearings with no speakers on the text amendments before taking action and adjourned the SUA after approving its consent docket.

Items approved at this meeting will appear in the formal minutes and, where applicable, be scheduled for second-reading adoption or further action at upcoming meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Stillwater City Council and SUA 04/21/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of formal actions taken at the April 21, 2025 Stillwater City Council and Stillwater Utilities Authority meetings, including ordinance advancements, an ordinance adoption, a bond-sale resolution and consent-docket approvals.","taxTitle","City Council, SUA, and SEDA Meetings, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma","taxId",68472,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6263966,"City finance director presents FY26 proposed $148.2M budget; council to hold public hearing May 19",1086,1455000,2541000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099826-b5a8e8a784570b7d86d50e5967f62ce0&start=1455&end=2541","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099826-b5a8e8a784570b7d86d50e5967f62ce0/thumbnail_1455000.jpg","/articles/6263966/Oklahoma/City-finance-director-presents-FY26-proposed-1482M-budget-council-to-hold-public-hearing-May-19","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263966-d493454df760ad5082ce44607f59ea6a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137885&Signature=OTFsqAlSUI5ioMjpRLtwNwUnofkaMxF9AnfhSCrhA~a2f~aUoPHnsLWBrEEEYxrbPAkTNH2pPQ~1uW1xQVaya7C3386K1CYA8rimG~gRRF2KIKONuOqXb97jpasxAKvHDVOacMdYiyA83qAMmjvR5mdhTEIi4OCVeMN~s~XlhG1v8KNhuYPJQo6LVYffL0GbYBz8Nd0CVBbuVFjMk2BQvhhTuVQzBNgXiR1fI079lFAPbZl~d5w6c6-pDoHfATGH1pkMdSs11GfV69kIiQoNUCplGb7y0-ZmheAqCou43blqvby896ywnM3LgHbuGnlIbiR99l2CdR2kHf8iBADV~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Christie Cluck, assistant city manager and finance director, presented the City of Stillwater’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget at the April 21 council meeting, outlining projected revenues, planned expenditures and timetable for public review.

Cluck said total proposed expenditures are $148,200,000 and total projected revenues are $168,100,000, resulting in an organization-wide net income of $19,900,000 that resides in restricted and designated funds. \"Total proposed expenditure budget is $148,200,000,\" Cluck said. She explained most of the net income is restricted for capital and cannot be used for ongoing general fund operations.

The presentation highlighted that, aside from the City’s utilities authority funds, revenues are projected to be relatively flat. For the Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA) funds, the proposal assumes rate-related increases the trustees approved in 2023: a $2,000,000 increase in electric sales revenue, $2,700,000 in water sales revenue and $200,000 in wastewater revenue. The SUA operating fund shows a projected negative net income of $4,800,000 in the budget draft; Cluck said that deficit would be covered using beginning fund balance while maintaining emergency reserve targets.

Cluck outlined notable expenditure changes: a $2,600,000 increase in other governmental funds for health insurance, a $1,000,000 increase in SUA funds for water-treatment chemicals and outsourced pavement restoration related to leak repairs, and a $1,100,000 increase in debt-service payments for new servers, a fire engine, and vehicle acquisitions. Personnel costs remain the largest share at 44% of the budget; power purchases account for about 20%; debt service about 10%.

Cluck reminded the council that the budget schedule calls for a public hearing on May 19 and budget adoption on June 2; the fiscal year begins July 1. She said capital projects for funds with dedicated revenue streams (transportation, water, wastewater) will be appropriated when contract awards are ready; no general-fund capital is included in the proposed budget because no dedicated funding source is available.

Councilors asked questions about bond rating progress, reserve policies and the mechanics of department budget development. Cluck said the city has improved its position since earlier years and that assumptions about rate schedules are relieving prior pressures on credit concerns.

Next steps: staff will present the required public hearing on May 19 and return to council for budget adoption on June 2.","Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Christie Cluck presented the FY26 proposed budget, outlining $168.1 million in projected revenues, $148.2 million in proposed expenditures and a $19.9 million restricted/net income balance; council scheduled a public hearing for May 19 and budget adoption for June 2.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6263971,"Council advances land-development code changes to replace lease-purchase provisions with utility main development agreements",2399,787000,3186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099826-b5a8e8a784570b7d86d50e5967f62ce0&start=787&end=3186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099826-b5a8e8a784570b7d86d50e5967f62ce0/thumbnail_787000.jpg","/articles/6263971/Oklahoma/Council-advances-land-development-code-changes-to-replace-lease-purchase-provisions-with-utility-main-development-agreements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263971-7eb3f793e96312365fc4f1057b87eda5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137885&Signature=a6C9AB4~7tDqu4l1rhlm6x~9kEF5K2VHKHFgWw40a23xSP00wfarBQMWn9PD1nMUlemR2vVjqNR28hUl-TX3j~KIPJ4Yn7srjJ1dLToLNye0SjroAyUeCmSYVTkmWapJnQKGatwZqhYTgi9NTl7mgfWzYFmlvq2GOat2zOAatYcQMEeA2J-DTrB2o28gMIvm7uNnpJa~POco-8XfE-ZmVF8kYMyG06Le7GLv8e7R6B3Q0SHeRsKF4nIPCLaMLRQqFB9uS2GYy9Xl9scEQJ2-7ivn~vIvsHeGk8OyUbqAK7SSZQkIjT60040Piamyez3WXflOKYMsG1HiD1R0o5ZHOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On April 21, 2025, the Stillwater City Council advanced two related land-development code text amendments that change how developers and the city handle water and sewer infrastructure that will serve properties beyond a single project.

Development services staff told the council the amendments remove an existing lease-purchase provision and replace it with a utility main development agreement that will allow the city to accept, own and maintain infrastructure while providing a mechanism for developers to recoup initial investments when other properties later tie in. David Barth, development services, said the new agreement \"allows the city and the developer to enter into an agreement to where they can still recapture their initial investment\" and that \"we would own it and maintain it.\" He also told council that the change addresses prior problems with developer-owned mains and missing easements.

The package of changes also includes a separate amendment to the subdivision plat rules that would require required on-site improvements — streets, water and sewer — to be constructed and accepted (or secured by an approved development agreement or bond) before a final plat is filed with the county. Barth said the change removes a long-standing exception that allowed some residential final plats to be recorded before infrastructure was completed, a situation he called \"problematic\" because lots without streets or utilities could be sold.

Both text amendments were considered after a public hearing at which no members of the public spoke. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Chapter 23 changes by a 4-0 vote; staff recommended the council accept that recommendation. The council voted 4-0 to accept the Planning Commission and staff recommendations and advanced ordinances implementing the changes to second reading.

Why this matters: the amendments change who legally owns and maintains water and sewer mains constructed by private developers and tighten requirements around final subdivision plats. The changes are intended to reduce fragmented utility ownership, ensure easements are secured, and provide a clear mechanism for cost recovery when infrastructure serves more than one property.

Next steps: The ordinances were advanced to second reading; final adoption will be scheduled for the council's subsequent meeting cycle as part of the ordinance second-reading process.","The Stillwater City Council voted 4-0 to accept Planning Commission recommendations and advance two related text amendments to Chapter 23 (land development code) and Chapter 41 (utilities) that replace lease-purchase language with a utility main development agreement and tighten final plat filing rules.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Stillwater City Council and SUA actions, April 21, 2025

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