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Votes at a glance: Jenks council approves consent agenda, nuisance‑code change, emergency clauses and $463,353.07 change order
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Jenks City Council approved the consent agenda, amended the city nuisance code to match state law, passed emergency clauses, and authorized Change Order No. 3 for the Elm Street widening project totaling $463,353.07; the council also entered and exited executive session without taking action.
The Jenks City Council on Sept. 16 approved several routine and fiscal items in a single session, including the consent agenda, an update to the nuisance code to align with state law, emergency clauses for ordinances, and a construction change order.
The consent agenda was approved on a voice roll call with no items pulled for separate discussion.
Ordinance 1674, amending Chapter 13 Article 1 Section 36 of the city code to change the definition and treatment of dilapidated buildings, was approved. Staff said the ordinance aligns the city standard with state law by shortening the boarding/secured threshold from 36 months to six consecutive months and clarifies lien and appeal language. The council approved both the ordinance and its emergency clause.
The council approved Change Order No. 3 for the Elm Street widening project with Paragon Contractors in the amount of $463,353.07. City engineering staff said additional soil stabilization work was needed in areas with clay and variable subgrade conditions discovered during construction; the change order selects a lower‑cost stabilization method agreed with the contractor. Staff said the change order does not add time to the contract but that similar soil issues may be encountered farther north along the alignment.
The council also voted to convene into an executive session and later returned to open session, stating no action was taken during the closed meeting.
On the same evening the Jenks Public Works Authority convened separately, approved its consent agenda and received an engineering project status report; no questions were posed.
Below are the principal votes recorded at the meeting: consent agenda approved; Ordinance 1674 approved and emergency clause approved; Change Order No. 3 approved ($463,353.07); motion to enter executive session approved and council returned with no action taken.
