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Municipal authorities and utility actions
- Seminole Airport Authority: The authority approved the consent agenda by roll call; no items were removed and there were no audience appearances. (Recorded roll call: Larry Church, Trace Connor, Dana Miller, Chris Anson, Scott Rossman, John Kramer, Jolene Doucette, Jeff Dantz, Corey Crabtree — motion passed.)

- Seminole Gas Authority: The gas authority approved its consent agenda by roll call; the chair noted a quorum. (Recorded roll call: John Kramer, Chris Hansen/Anson, Jolene Doucette, Dana Miller, Scott Rossman, Jeff Nance, Trace Connor, Larry Church, Corey Crabtree — motion passed.)

- Securities Authority: The securities authority approved its consent agenda by roll call. (Recorded roll call: Chris Anson, Trace Connor, John Kramer, Jolene Doucette, Larry Church, Scott Rossman, Dana Miller, Jeff Nance, Corey Crabtree — motion passed.)

- Seminole Municipal Authority consent agenda: Approved by roll call. (Recorded roll call: Dana Miller, Larry Church, Chris Anson, Jeff Nance, Scott Rossman, Trace Connor, Corey Crabtree — motion passed.)

Seminole Municipal Authority — wastewater plant payments and change order
- Item 1 — Crossland invoice #8: Consideration and possible action to draw funds in the amount of $2,278,639.79 for work completed at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion approved by roll call: Dana Miller — Yes; Larry Church — Yes; Chris Anson — Yes; Jeff Nance — Yes; Scott Rossman — Yes; Corey Crabtree — Yes. Outcome: approved. Notes: funds drawn for work completed; motion text in agenda described the draw for invoice #8.

- Item 2 — Wall Engineering invoice #17: Approval to pay $25,910.75 for work completed at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion approved by roll call: Dana Miller — Yes; Larry Church — Yes; Chris Anson — Yes; Jeff Nance — Yes; Scott Rossman — Yes; Corey Crabtree — Yes. Outcome: approved.

- Item 3 — Cross Line Heavy Contractors change order: Approval of a $7,276.11 change order for additional trench and an extended press equipment pad. Staff said the change will not impact the contract price because the extra amount will be drawn from a contingency fund. Motion approved by roll call: Dana Miller — Yes; Larry Church — Yes; Chris Anson — Yes; Jeff Nance — Yes; Scott Rossman — Yes; Corey Crabtree — Yes. Outcome: approved. Note: change order funded from contingency; no contract increase required.

City Council actions
- City Council consent agenda: Approved by roll call; no items were removed and no audience petitions were recorded. (Recorded roll call included Dana Miller, Larry Church, Scott Rossman, Chris Anson, Jeff Nance — motion passed.)

- Appointment: The council approved the mayor’s appointment of Melvin Noe to the board of the Seminole Community and Wellness Facilities Authority. Motion approved by voice vote/roll call.

- Contract renewal: The council approved a contract renewal for fiscal year 2025–2026 with Silver Star Construction that includes a 2.9% increase in the base contract price (the presenters said 2.9% reflected the Consumer Price Index for the year). Roll-call votes were recorded in favor; motion passed.

- Boundary line adjustment (land swap) with Harry Coats Jr.: The council approved an agreement and boundary-line adjustment to exchange parcels adjacent to the city’s line-maintenance facility on John Street. Staff described the transaction as a square-foot-for-square-foot swap with no purchase price; the council approved the swap by roll call.

- Citywide garage sale fee waiver: The council approved waiving the $5 residential sale fees for the weekend of June 8 (annual citywide garage sale). Motion approved by roll call.

- Tourism account request for Lions Club ($1,000): Council staff advised no action on the item because ballot language restricts how tourism proceeds may be used; the tourism-account request was tabled/no action taken. Staff noted the Lions Club could request general-fund support at a later time.

Other motions
- Recess of the Municipal Authority to consider executive session items and a motion to enter executive session at the end of the meeting were both approved by voice vote/roll call.

Ending: The meeting record shows a series of routine approvals across the city’s authorities and the City Council, including major invoice draws for the municipal wastewater project and several administrative items. The council tabled a tourism-account funding request for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting May 13th 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Across several Seminole governing authorities, members approved invoices for the wastewater plant, a small change order, multiple consent agendas, a contract renewal and a property boundary adjustment; council tabled a tourism funding request.","taxTitle","Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma","taxId",70709,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6561428,"Seminole staff present multi-million-dollar drainage proposals, urge property owners to maintain private ditches",2194,583000,2777000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290633-48414b24caef5ef360d5f138f150b86c&start=583&end=2777","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290633-48414b24caef5ef360d5f138f150b86c/thumbnail_583000.jpg","/articles/6561428/Seminole/Seminole-County/Oklahoma/Seminole-staff-present-multi-million-dollar-drainage-proposals-urge-property-owners-to-maintain-private-ditches","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561428-0ffec927f957feb18969501e740459fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163299&Signature=o3qxLtraISmCQbMyQZVEVSSQCzubd71tt9yJphxg~hLAbj6CdXA7uygw5t9d9UgjoOPBy~TkFKsPT44QpRJjbzJMK3a-fp7nGGU25E7~nMcdVNbUx3mdPo7U2DroUgu1aKAGwX~EfuSy2KE622nzBI5OlKX1X32dNkTOA4INPRTk6mdiJwJOQr5woNN1wGmXjiduNM3BSManLQB5WbJEDvqwn5Z3ZjxWI3VnZddgNI3UyA~tl57zmtMbFaTyZrTbvy8SELsv--PNikpxjOryx8fZrC8cet0a8MCAxMrZ5Ov2SbJyWF5jZ40YOtgP4CJ0yXzRRo4GjTx6qnyKdddhlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff on the Seminole City Council agenda delivered a biannual floodplain briefing that outlined the National Flood Insurance Program, recent storm events and a citywide master drainage plan that recommends several multi-million-dollar projects to reduce flooding along Magnolia Creek and other tributaries.

The presentation, led by certified floodplain managers Sean Carlisle and Sharon (city staff), summarized how FEMA flood mapping and local hydraulic modeling identify the 1% (100-year) and 0.2% (500-year) flood zones in and around town. Carlisle said the National Flood Insurance Program “was established by Congress on Aug. 1, 1968” and described the program’s three pillars: hazard identification, regulation/mitigation and flood insurance.

Why it matters: the study and proposed projects are intended to reduce repeated nuisance and damaging floods for homes and businesses that lie inside or near the floodplain. City staff emphasized that many near-term benefits — including removing some properties from the mapped floodplain — depend on costly construction and on funding programs that are currently paused.

Key findings and proposed projects
- Magnolia Creek detention alternative: The consultant Meshack identified a Magnolia Creek detention pond and associated excavation as one option. The presentation listed an estimated cost of about $2,101,000 (cost estimate dated Feb. 2016) for one alternative and noted a separate line-item project cost for the broader Magnolia Creek work of about $2,600,000 (Feb. 2016), with a 10% local match estimated at $257,000. The 2016 estimates did not include potential land acquisition costs.

- Twin Lakes / storm-sewer upgrades: Meshack recommended resizing storm sewers, replacing some corrugated metal pipe with concrete and enlarging nearby retention facilities; the presentation cited a Feb. 2016 estimate of roughly $692,000 for that scope.

- Huwoka-tributary / Presidential Streets corridor: One of the larger alternatives described would replace or enlarge undersized culverts and construct larger subsurface channels and retention, with a Feb. 2016 estimate cited at about $6,300,000.

Staff cautioned that the figures shown were the consultant’s 2016 estimates and would require updating for current prices, design refinements and any land purchases. Sharon said one specific Meshack alternative — lowering an area near the school to elevation 861 to create more detention capacity — is included in the consultant’s “Problem area 1, alternative 2” and tied to the $2,101,000 figure in the consultant report.

Funding constraints and federal programs
The staff presentation identified FEMA programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant as typical funding sources. City staff said BRIC and other federal programs have been put on pause or canceled for upcoming cycles; that pause increases the city’s difficulty in moving projects forward and means the city is exploring alternative or incremental approaches rather than a single, comprehensive build-out.

Recent storms and local effects
Staff reviewed recent storm events that informed the updated hydrologic and hydraulic models: a May 2015 event (about 3.7 inches in 12 hours), a June 4, 2024 event (about 5 inches in 2½ hours) and an April 30, 2025 event (about 5 inches in eight hours), among others. Presenters noted that flash flooding — intense rainfall over a short period — is the more common local hazard, while the last officially mapped 1% flood event was recorded in February 2007.

Private property responsibility and enforcement
Presenters and city officials emphasized that many blocked or silted drainage ditches are on private property, not city easements. Staff said the city has begun mailing notices to property owners where private drainage features are obstructed and has offered on-site guidance in some cases. When property owners have refused to act, staff reported using code enforcement and municipal court; a staff speaker said the municipal judge recently found one property-owner violator guilty and imposed fines to encourage cleanup.

Officials asked the city attorney to summarize the code: the attorney said property-owner duties are codified in Title 12 (Stormwater and Drainage) and require owners to keep drainage channels on their property clear and to not create obstructions that cause drainage problems for neighbors.

What’s next
Staff provided a QR code and links to the city’s posted drainage master plan and said the city will pursue incremental projects, pursue available grants when they reopen, expand routine maintenance and continue outreach to property owners. The presentation closed with staff asking residents to scan the master-drainage plan and contact staff for one-on-one site guidance.

Ending: During the council discussion several members thanked staff for the briefing and for the public-works crews’ pre-storm and cleanup work. Staff and council members emphasized that more private- and public-sector cooperation — plus grant funding — will be necessary to advance the larger capital projects recommended by the consultant.","City staff presented a biannual floodplain briefing that summarized FEMA mapping, recent rain events, a city master drainage study and multi-million-dollar project options; staff said some work depends on paused federal grants and reminded property owners they are responsible for on-site ditches.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Seminole authorities and council approve wastewater invoices, contracts, land swap and community fees

Seminole staff present multi-million-dollar drainage proposals, urge property owners to maintain private ditches