Owasso council elects mayor and vice mayor; approves equipment, design and TIF reimbursements

The Owasso City Council on Tuesday elected Alvin Frigier mayor and Randall Dunn vice mayor and approved a series of routine and project-related purchases and agreements.

Councilors authorized a supplemental payment of $14,659.32 to Visualforce Incorporated for emergency-equipment work on police vehicles; approved a professional-services agreement with GH2 Architects of Tulsa for design and construction-phase services for the Owasso Sports Park field renovation (fee: 6 percent of construction cost, not to exceed $60,000); and authorized a $1,529.53 tax-increment-financing (TIF) reimbursement to Team Tri LLC for landscape and signage improvements at 105 W. Third Ave. The council also approved the consent agenda and completed ceremonial oaths of office for newly elected councilors.

Why it matters: The approvals clear payments and contracts that advance year‑long public-works and parks projects and allow downtown small-business façade and streetscape improvements to be reimbursed under the Red Bud District TIF policy. The items were described by staff as either within state bid pricing or previously reviewed by a TIF review committee.

Votes at a glance

- Election of Mayor — Motion to establish Alvin Frigier as mayor for the coming year. Motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded affirmations by multiple council members; outcome: approved.

- Election of Vice Mayor — Nomination and election of Randall Dunn as vice mayor (also named OPWA and OPGA vice chair). Motion seconded; roll call affirmations recorded; outcome: approved.

- Consent agenda — Motion to approve the consent agenda; motion seconded and approved by roll call.

- Supplemental purchase: Visualforce Inc. — Staff requested authorization to pay a $14,659.32 supplemental invoice for emergency equipment for patrol vehicles (final charge resulted from fitment changes and added mirror lights). Motion to approve payment; motion seconded; roll-call affirmations recorded; outcome: approved.

- Sports Park design agreement: GH2 Architects — Staff recommended a professional-services agreement for design, construction documents, bidding assistance and construction-phase services for Owasso Sports Park; negotiated fee is 6% of construction cost, not to exceed $60,000, funded from the parks department budget. Motion to approve; motion seconded; outcome: approved.

- OPWA small-business enhancement: Team Tri LLC (TIF) — Application for landscaping, signage and a flagpole at 105 W. Third Ave.; project cost estimated at $3,059.05 with TIF reimbursement of 50% up to $5,000. Motion to approve reimbursement for $1,529.53; motion seconded; recorded roll-call votes included one abstention; outcome: approved (one abstain).

Speaker attribution and procedure: Presentations for procurement items were made by city staff; council votes were recorded by roll call. Where staff described prior authorizations or state bid pricing, council members asked clarifying questions before voting.

Implementation notes: Staff said the Visualforce invoices were within state bid/contract pricing and that the supplemental payment was necessary because some parts proved incompatible during installation. The GH2 agreement is a not‑to‑exceed professional-services authorization tied to construction-cost percentage; staff described it as a multi‑phase effort that may be implemented in stages depending on budget availability.

Ending: Council completed its business and adjourned after a short series of reports and ceremonial items.