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Muskogee council approves engineering amendment, plats, grants and event contracts in Feb. 2 special meeting
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Summary
At a Feb. 2 special meeting, the City of Muskogee approved a $1.87 million engineering amendment for the new wastewater treatment plant, multiple plats and contracts, three grant requests to the City of Muskogee Foundation, and a host contract for a Bassmaster event, with several routine procurement items also passing.
The City of Muskogee on Feb. 2 approved a slate of contracts, plats and grant requests during a special joint meeting of the municipal authorities and city council.
Council approved an amendment to the engineering letter agreement for the new wastewater treatment plant with Olson (listed as Olsen earlier in the Municipal Authority meeting) Engineering for $1,870,000. City staff said the amendment covers construction-administration services and helps ensure compliance with Oklahoma Water Resources Board loan requirements.
The council approved two plats: the final plat for the Racetrack Hancock Street subdivision at 2300 South 32nd Street (approximately 18.205 acres) submitted by Racetrack Incorporated for a new gas station, and the preliminary and final plat for the L and L addition at 1215 Fox Crop Circle, a ~2.16-acre proposal for about seven duplexes. Staff reported both plats met subdivision regulations and staff recommended approval.
An ordinance amendment to the city sign code (Ordinance No. 4287) was adopted to correct maximum allowed display area (from 675 to 672 square feet), add sign-face configurations for industrial districts and align the code with the Oklahoma Highway Advertising Control Act, staff said.
Council authorized three grant applications to the City of Muskogee Foundation for the 2026 funding cycle: $80,000 for the municipal court community-service program, $199,400 to support YVC and teen-center staffing, and a $200,000 foundation-match request contingent on a $600,000 TSET grant for soccer-field lighting at Hatbox. Staff said the Hatbox request would only proceed if the TSET award is received.
The council also authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a host contract with Bass Events LLC for an April Bassmaster series event (host fee $75,000 plus incidentals) and approved a contract negotiation with Great Plains Consulting for third-party inspection services. A funded purchase of commercial water meters ($95,875) and selection of Kimley-Horn for engineering services related to Broadway District downtown streetscape improvements were also approved.
Votes at a glance (recorded by roll call): the Optimum/Altice franchise renewal passed 7–2 (Dan Hall and Deputy Mayor Derek Reed voted no). Multiple procurement and grant items passed by recorded roll calls with no negative votes recorded in the transcript for those items.
The meeting record shows the council handled most items by motion and roll call with staff recommendations; several items had short clarifying questions from council members before votes. The council adjourned after an executive session on pending litigation in which no open-session action was reported.
