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Multiple Seminole authorities approve consent agendas, project invoices, bids and budget resolution
Summary
Trustees and councilmembers at a joint Seminole meeting voted on multiple routine and project items, approving consent agendas for several authorities and adopting a modified fiscal-year budget.
Trustees and councilmembers at a joint Seminole meeting voted on multiple routine and project items, approving consent agendas for several authorities, accepting construction invoices for the wastewater treatment plant, awarding construction bids for a Family Entertainment Center and adopting the cityfiscal-year budget with a modification concerning staff reductions.
Several roll-call votes recorded unanimous approvals (where recorded). Key formal actions included: approval of low construction bids for the Family Entertainment Center; approval of Crossland invoice draw No. 9 for $1,589,071.84 and an invoice to Wall Engineering for $27,265.70 for work at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant; approval of a professional-services agreement with Wall Engineering LLC for engineering related to an automated meter-reading (AMI) replacement project; adoption of resolution SMA2025-01 to apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) drinking water SRF loan program (including related legal and financial-advisory agreements); acceptance of ETA grant number 02F65001 for $4,351,281 to construct a new water tower; and adoption of the cityconsolidated fiscal-year 2025to 2026 budget with a specified modification to avoid an immediate reduction in force for a current employee.
Other formal actions taken: surplus declaration of a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe (VIN not fully listed in this summary) as totaled and available for disposition; contract renewal with Umage Project Inc. for use of the Heritage House; and award of a $371,778 low bid to Matthews Trenching for earthwork and $337,000 to PCC for concrete work on the Family Entertainment Center, as recommended by staff. The meeting record shows motions, roll-call votes and the phrase "motion passes" for each listed action.
Where staff provided detail during votes: project invoices for the wastewater plant were presented as draw payments for completed work; the AMI engineering contract was discussed as necessary to qualify for OWRB funding; and the OWRB resolution was explained by bond counsel as an application to the SRF drinking-water side with up to $800,000 of potential loan forgiveness contingent on meeting OWRB requirements.
The city clerk or meeting clerk conducted roll calls for each authority and recorded approvals. No contested vote tallies or formal 'no' votes are recorded in the transcript excerpts for the items above.
Ending note: Several routine consent items were passed across multiple Seminole authorities (Airport, Gas, Medical, Utilities, Municipal and City Council) before the council adjourned to an executive session at the meetingend.
