Wagoner council approves multiple invoices, public-safety agreement and property purchases in routine business

The Wagoner City Council approved a set of routine financial and contractual items during its June 2 meeting, including progress and final payments on public-works projects, a memorandum of understanding with Wagoner Public Schools for two school resource officers, and purchases of tax-sale properties.

The council voted to pay progress and final invoices recommended by Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC and other contractors, including progress payments for the 2024 street rehabilitation project, final pay for drainage-box work, downtown storm-sewer work and invoices tied to the Lincoln Park pickleball courts. The council also approved invitations for bids on several materials (crusher run, rock, sand, asphalt patch materials) and quarterly services such as street sweeping.

The council approved a memorandum of understanding with Wagoner Public Schools to fund two school resource officers, continuing the arrangement from the prior year. The officers named in the MOU were Nevitt and Bonner.

Council members also authorized purchase of parcels at the county tax sale to recover city liens and preserve properties for potential future surplus or redevelopment.

Votes and motions of record included: - Motion to approve donation of $8,000 from the Economic Development Fund for a mural to be painted by Bob Palmer on city-leased property (passed; see separate article on the mural). - Approval of invoice WAG24-09-02 for Street Rehabilitation (progress payment) per the recommendation of Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC (passed). - Approval of final pay application No. 1 for Drake Construction LLC in the amount of $68,600 for Casavert drainage boxes (WAG23-06) per recommendation (passed). - Approval of final invoice WAG23-06-04 in the amount of $6,975 from Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC for downtown storm-sewer replacement (passed). - Approval of progress invoice WAG24-07-01 in the amount of $4,400 for Lincoln Park pickleball courts and a subsequent contractor pay application for Eagle Eye Construction for $35,370.12 after a clerical correction (final motion to pay the corrected amount passed after a second roll-call vote). - Approval to invite bids for various aggregate and asphalt materials and quarterly services (passed). - Approval to purchase tax-sale properties (multiple parcels) up to stated lien amounts so the city can recover lien amounts and control surplus disposition (passed).

The meeting packet and staff recommendations were the primary basis for council action. No substantial changes to contract scopes were recorded in the motion minutes for these items.