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Stilwell council approves consent agenda, construction payments, easement actions and mobile-home placement
Summary
The Stilwell City Council on Sept. 2 approved its consent agenda, authorized payments and a change order for street and sidewalk projects, ratified drainage easements and approved a conditional mobile-home placement; all motions carried unanimously among members present.
The Stilwell City Council on Sept. 2, 2025, approved a slate of routine and project-related items, including payroll and claims, a $29,640 change order for the Second Street rehabilitation and drainage project, and payment for Safe Routes sidewalks on Olive Street.
The council voted 4-0 to approve the consent agenda, which included minutes from Aug. 4 and Aug. 7, 2025; blanket purchase orders totaling $70,806; and claims drawn from multiple funds (including $261,196.02 from Fund 10 and $72,938.94 from Fund 60). The council recorded August payroll of $271,567.51.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: Motion by Councilmember Lane Kindle; second by Debbie Johnson. Vote: Debbie Johnson — yes; Jim Spray — yes; Barrett Harris — yes; Lane Kindle — yes. Outcome: Approved. - Change Order #1, Second Street rehabilitation and drainage (Cook Consulting): Increase of $29,640.00. Motion by Lane Kindle; second by Debbie Johnson. Vote: 4-0. Outcome: Approved. - Payment to Blue Collar Concrete & Excavation for Safe Routes sidewalks on Olive Street (Sixth to Second): $9,855.00 from account 90-12-645301. Motion by Jim Spray; second by Debbie Johnson. Vote: 4-0. Outcome: Approved. - Easement abandonment (20-foot north/south easement, Block 5, Ross-McAlester-Williams Addition): Motion by Lane Kindle; second by Debbie Johnson. Vote: 4-0. Outcome: Approved. - Ratification of mayoral negotiation to accept a 10-foot drainage easement from Carson Commercial Property, LLC (south 10' of lots 3 & 4): Motion by Lane Kindle; second by Jim Spray. Vote: 4-0. Outcome: Approved. - Mobile-home placement at SE corner of 5th and Olive (Sam and Lisa Hendrickson): Approved pending confirmation from the city attorney on information provided. Motion by Lane Kindle; second by Jim Spray. Vote: 4-0. Outcome: Approved (conditional).
Council members present recorded approvals in the minutes; two officials (Coye Nettles and City Clerk-Treasurer Larry Nettles) were listed as absent. The record contains motions and vote tallies as summarized above; the official minutes list motions, movers, seconds and yes votes but do not include verbatim public testimony or extended oral remarks.
Background and funding context: Several items are associated with grant funds and capital accounts. The $9,855 sidewalk payment is coded to account 90-12-645301 (Safe Routes grant fund). The Second Street change order is tied to the city's Second Street rehabilitation and drainage project; the vendor listed is Cook Consulting. The ratified easement from Carson Commercial Property, LLC, is intended for drainage improvements in the Ross-McAlester-Williams Addition.
The council moved into executive session at 6:24 p.m. to discuss personnel and legal matters and returned to open session at 7:43 p.m. No additional public-session action was recorded on these legal matters.
