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Votes at a glance: Altus council approves contracts and routine items, moves forward on parks and capital projects
Summary
At its recent meeting, the Altus City Council approved multiple contracts, a change order, intergovernmental agreements, and routine items; it also authorized actions on parks projects and surplus equipment. Below is a concise list of motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting.
The City of Altus City Council took a series of formal votes on contracts, resolutions and routine municipal business. Most items were approved by roll call during the meeting. The following is a summary of actions taken and outcomes recorded on the meeting agenda.
Key approvals (selected agenda items) - Consent agenda (item 4): Approved by roll call (members recorded as voting yes during roll call sequence). - Item 6 (Employee safety handbook): Council voted to approve and adopt the City of Altus employee safety handbook (vote recorded as approved by roll call). - Item 7 (bulk trash pickup and alley cleanup): Awarded to JS Firm Enterprise LLC of Altus, Oklahoma; stated contract terms in meeting: $115 per ton for collection, hauling and disposal, and $30,000 per cycle to mow and trim alleys (one year cycle); approved by council vote. - Item 8 (annual contract): Renew contract with Hargrave Environmental Services LLC (Jenks, Oklahoma) for $20,000 annually to provide professional services related to wastewater pretreatment program and OPDES MS4 permit compliance; approved. - Item 9 (change order): Approve Change Order No. 1 to TriCor Group LLC (Oklahoma City) for construction and demolition sale at the Altus municipal landfill decreasing contract fees by $19,923; approved and mayor authorized to sign. - Item 10 (Trust Manager's reports): No comments; informational. - Item 11 (Amendment No. 2 with Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation): Approved to move the Bitter Creek Shooting Sports Complex project toward bidding and to allow the federal side to place purchase orders to allocate funds; approved. - Item 12 (contract with Altus Chamber of Commerce): Extension of existing contract with the chamber; approved. - Item 13 (Missile Park improvements): Council directed city manager and staff to begin improvements to Missile Park as soon as possible (demolition/prep work where feasible); approved. - Item 13/Altus Trails Phase 2 acceptance: Accepted work performed by MCR 230 Construction of Altus, OK as complete for Altus Trails Phase 2 and authorized mayor to sign the letter of acceptance; approved. - Item 14 (interagency contract — household hazardous waste): Approved an interagency contract with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to reimburse the city up to $25,000 for costs to hold an event to collect, haul and dispose of household hazardous waste; approved. - Item 15 (agreement with Operation Care): Approved agreement to provide quality of life services to residents of Altus; approved. - Item 16 (surplus fire/EMS vehicles and equipment): Council approved surplus and disposal at the discretion of the city manager; approved.
Meeting notes: Several approvals were procedural or routine contract renewals. The council discussed the scope and phasing of larger capital projects (notably Missile Park) and emphasized the need to identify funds before letting large construction contracts. For some items, staff noted that portions of work can be done in house to lower costs
Ending: The meeting concluded after members offered compliments to staff on recent community events and projects.
