Del City approves planning commission reappointments, accepts historical donation and buys gravel for public works

Del City’s City Council on Feb. 21, 2025, unanimously approved multiple appointments to the city’s Planning Commission, accepted a donation of historical items from the Del City Historical Society for preservation, adopted a fiscal-year budget amendment and approved a public-works purchase of gravel and geotextile mats.

The actions were taken during the regular meeting of the Del City City Council and were approved by roll call votes with Councilman Dean, Councilwoman Brown and Councilman Tatum voting “aye” and Mayor Eason casting the deciding vote where recorded.

The reappointments fill the Planning Commission through Sept. 1, 2027. The council approved Mayor Eason’s nominations for the following seats: Joe Satterwhite (Ward 1), Joshua Schultz (Ward 2), Michelle Caruso (Ward 2), Sam Turck (Ward 4) and Jackie Mooney (Ward 3). Mooney was sworn in at the meeting. Each nomination passed on unanimous votes.

The council also approved, by unanimous vote, the donation of historical items from the Del City Historical Society to be preserved by the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Del City Library, and the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library special collections department, and authorized final disposition of items as approved by the city manager.

On fiscal items, the council approved minutes of Jan. 6, 2025, and a budget amendment for fiscal year 2024–2025 as shown in the meeting exhibit. Those routine consent-docket items were passed by unanimous consent.

Public Works purchases approved: the council approved buying 412 tons of gravel from Total Trucking Incorporated and six rolls of geotextile mat from Maxwell Supply to cover a total area of 2,961 square yards at the Public Works facility. The agenda packet listed a total cost of $18,240 for that purchase. During the meeting, a motion to approve misstated the total as $1,018,240; the council took the vote after discussion without a corrected motion on the record and the item carried unanimously. The agenda description in the meeting backup remained $18,240.

Other items on the meeting included unanimous approval to adjourn the council into the Del City Municipal Services Authority (DCMSA) meeting and subsequent actions taken by the DCMSA and the Del City Economic Development Authority (DC EDA) in separate sessions.

Votes at a glance - Approve minutes (Jan. 6, 2025) and FY24–25 budget amendment (Exhibit A): approved by unanimous consent. - Donation of historical items (Del City Historical Society → Oklahoma Historical Society / Del City Library / Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library special collections): motion carried, unanimous (Councilman Dean, Councilwoman Brown, Councilman Tatum, Mayor Eason — ayes). - Reappointments to Planning Commission (terms through Sept. 1, 2027): Joe Satterwhite (Ward 1); Joshua Schultz (Ward 2); Michelle Caruso (Ward 2); Sam Turck (Ward 4); Jackie Mooney (Ward 3, sworn in at meeting). All approved unanimously. - Purchase of 412 tons of gravel (Total Trucking Inc.) and 6 rolls geotextile mats (Maxwell Supply) — agenda total listed $18,240: motion carried unanimously (noted motion text misstated cost as $1,018,240).

Why it matters Filling the Planning Commission preserves the city’s capacity to process development and zoning recommendations; the Public Works gravel purchase will be used to create access roads and drying-bed maintenance areas described by staff, which the city said are needed to preserve equipment and meet environmental compliance. The historical donation transfers local artifacts to regional repositories for preservation and research.

What council members said Council members praised volunteer commissioners’ service and noted the lack of pay for the planning commission roles. The mayor and council thanked the Historical Society for the donation and highlighted the Public Works request as necessary to preserve equipment and keep the wastewater drying beds functional.

Looking ahead Several items on the council agenda were sent to the associated authorities (DCMSA, DC EDA) for further action. Separately, the DCMSA addressed sanitation, operations and a request to buy vehicle GPS licenses; the authority denied the GPS license purchase and instructed staff to return with additional vendor, warranty and lease-vs.-buy information (see separate article). The DC EDA tabled a memorandum of understanding with the Chamber of Commerce for two weeks for revisions and clearer spending allocations.

Ending note All recorded votes on council motions that appeared in the meeting transcript were unanimous where tallied. The meeting proceeded without public-agenda objections recorded on these items.