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Votes at a glance: Prior Creek council actions on skate park payment, grants, fleet and subscriptions
Summary
Council approved multiple consent- and action-agenda items including payment for skate-park work, an emergency management grant, a patrol vehicle purchase and an access control subscription; staff were also directed to the street committee on the Elliot Street safety issue and to follow up with ODOT on ALPR placement.
The Prior Creek City Council recorded several formal actions and votes during the meeting. Below are the items taken up and the meeting record for each.
- Skate park Phase 2 payment to American Ramp Company: Council moved to pay the invoice reported in the meeting. The mayor reported a Parks Capital Outlay account balance of $145,541 before payment and stated the account would have $94,900 after the payment, implying an expected payment of roughly $50,641; council called and recorded roll-call 'yes' votes on the payment. (Agenda reference: mayor's report item 5a)
- ALPR cameras (placement): The council considered whether to remove ALPR cameras from state highway rights-of-way after ODOT correspondence. The council voted to take no action to remove or relocate cameras at this time and directed staff to work with ODOT and legal counsel; roll-call votes were recorded in favor of taking no action. (Addendum)
- Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (FY2024): Council approved acceptance of the grant and related actions; roll-call recorded seven yes votes. (Agenda item: grant approval)
- Acceptance of bid for a 2024 Chevy Silverado (police pursuit vehicle): Council approved accepting the low bid from 4 Winds Technology to purchase a 2024 Chevy Silverado for patrol use to be paid from police drug forfeiture funds; roll-call recorded 'yes' votes. (Agenda item: vehicle bid)
- OpenPath security subscription (access control): Council approved a $3,120 subscription payment for OpenPath security software; the cost was split between police capital outlay and fire repair/maintenance accounts. The subscription is annual and staff said it will return in future budgets as recurring cost.
- Surplus and trade of inventory (police): Council approved surplus of specified police firearms to be returned to vendor H & H Shooting Sports / Oklahoma Sports Supplies as part of a trade arrangement tied to a prior equipment purchase.
- Consent agenda and other routine approvals: The council approved the consent agenda including minutes, claims and other standard items with recorded roll-call votes; several items were pulled for later discussion.
Several of these items were brief and had limited public discussion; more detailed deliberation occurred on the Elliot Street safety issue and the ALPR ordinance and placement questions. Council also instructed staff to prepare cost estimates and legal analyses where needed and to return to committee or council with options.
Ending: For items involving multi-year costs or legal risk (ALPR placement and possible ordinance changes), staff were asked to return with more detailed memos, and council asked for costed proposals for vehicle upfitting and street engineering work.
