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Bonita City Council ends airport hangar lease, appoints volunteer firefighter and transfers $25,000 to Route 66 building fund
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Bonita City Council voted to terminate the lease for Joseph Reed's airport hangar with a 30-day vacate period, approved volunteer firefighter Trey Tanner, declared a donated 2007 Ford pickup surplus, appointed Amber Knoll as the Grand Gateway representative and transferred $25,000 to the Invest in Veneta Route 66 building fund to cover cost overruns.
The Bonita City Council on Jan. 6 approved a package of personnel, property and budgeting actions, including terminating an airport hangar lease, appointing a volunteer firefighter, declaring a donated pickup surplus and transferring $25,000 to the Invest in Veneta/Route 66 building fund.
City attorney Mr. Olsen summarized a year of attempts to address non-aviation uses of the Joseph Reed hangar and said the lessee died and the estate had not engaged with the city. "My recommendation is that we move forward with terminating the lease and give them a 30 day notice, basically a time to get their stuff out and vacate the premises," Olsen said. Council voted to terminate the lease for Block 1 Space 14 effective immediately and provide a 30-day vacate period; staff were asked to follow up on the other hangar space.
On personnel, Fire Chief (first referenced as Kent Huxgill) introduced 18-year-old Trey Tanner, a Bonita High School senior who plans a career in firefighting and performed well in his interview. The council voted unanimously to approve Tanner as a volunteer firefighter.
The council also approved placing a donated 2007 Ford pickup (donated by the Crescent family and Diamond Tail Cattle Company LLC) into surplus to free funds for equipment purchases, after the chief advised the truck "does run" but does not meet department needs. Councilmembers said proceeds from sale or trade would be used for firefighting equipment as intended by the donor.
Administrators asked the council to transfer $25,000 from the Building Property & Support fund to the Invest in Veneta/Route 66 building fund to cover construction cost overages. City administrator Brian Prince said higher concrete and construction costs and additional square footage discovered during demo had increased the project scope: "With the cost of concrete and the rise of construction... we increased the square foot of that concrete... So to continue on with the grant, to continue on with the tables and the chairs and everything like that, we really need to move forward and invest a little bit ourselves into this project." Prince added the project had an $854,000 grant and that some expenses could later be reimbursed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The council approved the $25,000 transfer.
The council received department reports (including a budget-health update and a near-complete Miller Street project) and confirmed insurance arrangements before adjourning at 5:53 p.m.
