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Warr Acres council hears park and waste updates, raises permit and traffic concerns and adjourns
Summary
Councilmembers discussed placing a community food-scrape bin from Fertile Grounds, completed park roof repairs, signage for the City Centennial project, questions about festival vendor permits and sales-tax collection, and a malfunctioning signal at 63rd before approving adjournment by voice/roll call.
WARR ACRES — At a short Warr Acres council meeting, councilmembers gave updates on local projects and raised several operational concerns before the body approved a motion to adjourn.
Councilmember Myers said the city will accept and place a food-scrape (compost) bin provided by a recycling group called Fertile Grounds; Saint Charles also requested a bin, and the council agreed a placement there would encourage use while keeping access citywide. Myers also reported that roofs at Woods Park and Cherokee Park have been replaced and that a local church will paint a park facade.
The meeting included several administrative and public-works items. A councilmember asked for clearer signage on 39th Street to identify ongoing work as the City Centennial project and suggested adding a completion date and a note in the city newsletter to inform residents.
A councilmember raised enforcement concerns about festival vendors, saying many food trucks at recent events did not obtain permits or pay sales tax. The council asked staff to follow up on permits and tax collection for future events; it remained unclear during the meeting whether indoor vendors at the multicultural festival are required to get separate permits.
Councilmember Evans reported two public-works problems: locations with unsecured utility wiring that need coordination with Cox and OG&E, and a traffic signal at 63rd that appears to be stuck on a timer and is activating a red left-turn signal when no traffic is present. Evans said the cycling signal is causing drivers to ignore it; staff said they would contact traffic control to investigate.
The presiding officer warned staff and councilmembers to expect constituent calls about upcoming trash and sewer rate changes and said the city intends to pursue grant funding and tax-revenue options with partners including ODEQ and OML. He mentioned a proposal to consider a small car-wash tax change that was estimated in discussion to amount to about $100 per car-wash annually if a 4¢ change were applied.
The presiding officer asked for a motion to adjourn; Councilmember Myers moved to adjourn. Members recorded affirmative votes in roll call — Morris, Myers, Douglas, Prince and Furby were recorded as voting “Yay” — and the meeting concluded.
The council did not take formal votes on permits, the Centennial signage or the car-wash tax idea during this session; staff were asked to follow up on enforcement and traffic-signal repairs and to provide additional information at a later date.
