Votes at a glance: Warr Acres council actions on March 18, 2025

The Warr Acres City Council took several formal actions during its March 18, 2025 meeting. This summary lists each recorded action, its short description and outcome.

1) Consent docket (items A–E) - Action: Motion to approve consent docket items A through E. - Outcome: Motion approved (consent items A–E adopted). Item F (opioid grant) was pulled for separate discussion and not appropriated.

2) Resolution requesting Oklahoma City to shut off water for delinquent sewer accounts - Action: Approve resolution listing five properties recommended for water shutoff for nonpayment; hold transmittal until April 2 to allow staff to remove accounts that pay. - Outcome: Approved (staff directed to withhold transmittal for two weeks and strike any paid accounts).

3) Hazard mitigation plan adoption - Action: Adopt resolution authorizing the adoption of the Oklahoma County Hazard Mitigation Plan update so Warr Acres remains eligible for FEMA mitigation grants. - Outcome: Approved.

4) Public works authority and wastewater program updates - Action: Received staff updates on the 21-inch interceptor completion (near James Capps Middle School), CCTV work, wastewater master plan and Pines Dam rehabilitation funding constraints; directed staff to bring an MOU and project documents in April. - Outcome: Informational; staff to return with MOU and project documents.

5) Purchases and equipment approvals (public safety / public works) - Action: Authorize chief to purchase eight in-car laptop computers (public safety), with $10,000 in reimbursement expected from JAG grant and another pending reimbursement application. - Outcome: Approved.

- Action: Authorize purchase of new commercial dumpsters (10 4-yard; 5 6-yard; 7 8-yard) from CIP budget, revised price $29,614. - Outcome: Approved.

- Action: Authorize purchase of 46 handheld radios for police and fire using 9-1-1 fund and settlement funds ($35,810 from settlement and remainder from 9-1-1 fund); includes trade-in credit. - Outcome: Approved.

6) Employee insurance plan change - Action: Accept insurance committee’s recommendation to remain with the Oklahoma Public Employees trust and switch from Diamond Preferred to Diamond Advantage effective July 1. - Outcome: Approved.

7) Termination of external grant-writer contract - Action: Terminate contract with external grant writer; provide 30 days’ notice per contract and process final payment. - Outcome: Approved.

Notes: For each item, staff recorded roll-call votes in the official meeting minutes and will return with follow-up materials where required (grant clarifications, MOU and project documents, written reports).