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Key outcomes:

- The council approved a consulting engagement agreement with Co Align Group to give city staff the ability to engage the firm during upcoming economic-development activity. The motion passed by roll call with one recorded no vote (Burris). Supporters said the authorization only gives the city manager the ability to negotiate and does not obligate the city to proceed without later council approval.

- The council approved an agreement for TIF counsel services with The Public Finance and Law Group, P.L.L.C., and authorized the mayor to execute the agreement. The motion passed by roll call with a single no vote recorded (Burris).

- The council approved a master services agreement (MSA) with Half Associates Inc. for on-call professional engineering services. The MSA authorizes task orders that will include specific fee schedules; the council approved the agreement and the fees shown to council members. The vote recorded one abstention (Burris) and otherwise passed.

- The council approved Pay Application No. 1 in the amount of $25,650 to W.W. Builders Inc. for the Chickasha Police Department canopy project. The payment covers architect and engineering services and was approved by roll call.

- At the Chickasha Municipal Authority meeting, the authority approved Change Order No. 1 for CMA-2501, sanitary sewer main replacement on Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street, in the amount of $167,819.44. Staff said the project is nearing final inspection.

Council discussion included concerns about timing — several members asked whether authorization to hire consultants was premature ahead of an anticipated announcement and asked whether agreements would obligate the city to proceed. City Manager Jim Crosby and other staff said authorization would allow staff to move quickly if development opportunities materialize but that any contract or expenditure would return to council for approval.

Votes and roll-call tallies are summarized below; official minutes should be consulted for the full record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 2, 2025 Chickasha City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The council authorized a consulting engagement, retained TIF counsel, approved a master services agreement with an engineering firm, and approved a contractor payment and a sewer change order; votes were recorded for each item.","taxTitle","Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma","taxId",69060,"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},6544526,"NAACP member urges Chickasha to correct and expand recognition of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher",454,1158000,1612000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639433-0abae19e5802e440ea742bcd9c5de42a&start=1158&end=1612","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639433-0abae19e5802e440ea742bcd9c5de42a/thumbnail_1158000.jpg","/articles/6544526/Oklahoma/NAACP-member-urges-Chickasha-to-correct-and-expand-recognition-of-Ada-Lois-Sipuel-Fisher","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544526-ade3db48c1ecc3f243576c1698627cc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162195&Signature=lZ4TTp0v918lWF1rMsgV1ZAAexZbmY7WlIZ7AJ-1GErlH9oIh3JQ4-d-QODfUSb-lmnu-uXymh2m6VJr0TK8o6XWIOUsVN8QQv0KZTUMMIfDJ5gvyNBfPdIV998rvtyqBioIWZLAU1MEnRz5qJde3iBcLvOur~sh5EDBLRllSVCBtY7jQ1Xb71IyBSty9h2hvanCW71ErLIHKDwe0WVdZWBhbVlVWOyT5EwR-sQNl8Ue~6~9y5IMd1DWwdElGsY7I7KEya31htjPixMljxbhRp2KvNrOzgvVzIRUfgAI9JUiMQsWeZe7Ya-7O7OnWMfQyLlM0eFILq4tyqce26MSUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. R. P. Ashanti Alexander told the Chickasha City Council she submitted a Jan. 22, 2024, letter from the Chickasha Tri-County branch of the NAACP asking the city to expand recognition of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher and to place an Oklahoma historical marker at Lincoln School, where the council member said Fisher graduated in 1941.

Dr. Alexander said the NAACP’s earlier request to name the H. E. Bailey Turnpike bridge over the route entering Chickasha after Fisher was not handled in the manner the group requested. She said the state and city approved signage east of town on Highway 62, but that the NAACP had asked the city for the H. E. Bailey Turnpike bridge crossing near Chickasha and that the family had not been notified.

\"What can correct this ... is provide written and electronic notification to the family of Doctor Fisher ... comply with our initial request that the H. E. Bailey Turnpike bridge crossing be named the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Memorial Bridge ... support the school's effort\" Dr. Alexander said. She said the group wanted signage relocated to the bridge requested in the original letter and asked the council to do more than the partial recognition it has received so far.

Mayor Grayson confirmed that a sign exists on the state highway and acknowledged Dr. Alexander’s concerns. No formal council action on naming or marker placement occurred during the meeting; Dr. Alexander asked the council for follow-up, including family notification and support for the school’s work to place a historical marker.","A local NAACP member told the council the city should broaden recognition of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, request family notification, and relocate signage to the site the organization originally requested.",{"_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},6544530,"Chickasha airport authority accepts land conveyance after citizen urges pause over trust and tribal issues",3098,770000,3868000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639433-0abae19e5802e440ea742bcd9c5de42a&start=770&end=3868","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639433-0abae19e5802e440ea742bcd9c5de42a/thumbnail_770000.jpg","/articles/6544530/Oklahoma/Chickasha-airport-authority-accepts-land-conveyance-after-citizen-urges-pause-over-trust-and-tribal-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6544530-3b6a8ffede8a6978642c994c0141abca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162195&Signature=PcVxfQn8H5h~jUpMYrDE8eFSoCh~eNja8-45JmXfCTUp1UiA~NBaFYourzz2OhSHczuE-iKtRq9QsWqNi732YCUqzA9yssSdIRTE~n7f-7GqnOgfm7NBZZn5t2b7jp~xlaqBo2Ga~smrf-gWHeRLPWeIanth6tuBsz2q7dRbFxY5Kc-eOxO~kPmmXpL65MwhXRm8yvm1gr4bFFbMxuAgT5o8hWYd-FF9y4uhv05K1~Y-nEh~wiZRWCyA5lP4QVwZIgtGYqhppi7ONl5deKJfk~ybb5FuKOod71BnYdF19oChkiGuHhxNaDwypPmpO7FRuAoBHoCNihQIxka4-ILrqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chickasha Municipal Airport Authority adopted Resolution No. 2025-11R to accept a conveyance of land from the Chickasha Industrial Authority, a transfer the authority said corrects a title issue discovered during a contract review.

The conveyance covers property described in the council packet as the east half of Section 7 and the southeast quarter of Section 6, Township 7 North, Range 7 West in Grady County. Mark, speaking for the authority, told the board that while the property had been under contract for sale, a title review showed “a strip of that land … was actually owned by the Chickasha Industrial Authority and not the Chickasha Municipal Airport Authority,” and that the Industrial Authority had voted to convey the strip to the Airport Authority so the real estate contract could proceed.

The item drew public comment urging delay. Jan Preece Gattis urged the council to defer action on the conveyance and to take additional legal and procedural steps because, she said, airport property is held in public trust and “cannot be sold without specific legislative authority.” Gattis also cited State v. Ramey and urged review of titling and survey records and consultation with the Chickasaw Nation, saying the council should consider whether citizen approval is required. “I would encourage you to look at this, and also I encourage, new council members … make yourself well versed in the case McGirt versus Oklahoma,” Gattis said.

Amanda (staff) and counsel explained to the board that transfers from one public trust to another follow a different rule set than conveyances by a municipality, and that the Industrial Authority’s trust indenture allows conveyance of property. Mark reiterated that the transfer was undertaken to honor existing contractual obligations and that the Airport Authority’s trust indenture permits it to hold or dispose of property.

The authority voted to accept the conveyance by roll call (recorded as: Pebble Quayt/Heavily/Smith/Alexander/Burrows/Southern/Hatchett/Irving/Guinn/Ginn/Grayson — recorded votes appear in the official minutes). The motion carried; the board’s clerk will record the conveyance in the county records as set out in the resolution packet.

Because the transfer was from one public trust to another rather than from the municipality’s general assets, staff and counsel said the steps taken were consistent with the trust indentures; a citizen asked the board to revisit survey and title details and to consult tribal authorities before any subsequent sale to a private party proceeds.

The authority did not adopt any separate direction to pause further sale or to require a citizen vote; board members said subsequent sales or development would return to the board for approval and that the transfer at issue was a title-correcting step needed to allow an existing contract to move forward.","The Chickasha Municipal Airport Authority voted to accept a conveyance of land from the Chickasha Industrial Authority after public comment urged the board to delay sale of airport property and consult legal and tribal stakeholders.","actionData","errors"]

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Chickasha council approves consulting, TIF counsel, engineering agreement and construction payments; one abstention and two no votes recorded

NAACP member urges Chickasha to correct and expand recognition of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher

Chickasha airport authority accepts land conveyance after citizen urges pause over trust and tribal issues