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January 12, 2009

City charter changes up for discussion

Several payment items on council agenda

Ron Booth

There are several items that will be up for discussion at this week’s Duncan City Council meeting Tuesday night.

The first item up is payment requests to be approved. Those seeking payments will be:

WW Builders in the total amount of $54,754 for services rendered on the Road Improvements 2008 Project.

Miller Construction in the total amount of $22,335.85 for services rendered on the Waterline Improvements 07-08 Project.

Miller Construction in the total amount of $4,745.25 for services rendered on the Waterline Improvements 06-07 Project.

England Construction in the total amount of $16,200 for services rendered on the Storm Sewer and Drainage Repair 2008 Project.

Dillon Construction in the total amount of $68,736 for services rendered on the Airport Terminal Construction Project.

T&G; Construction in the total amount of $160,817.53 for services rendered on the Revenue Bond Road Improvements 2007 Project.

Also under the first item is a payment to EST Inc. in the amount of $53,332.09 for professional services rendered in conjunction with the Revenue Bond Street Improvements Project.

Payment No. 1 to L&L; Sprinkler Systems in the amount of $29,000 for the Abe Raizen Soccer Fields Water Irrigation Project.

Change Order No. 1 in for the Airport Runway Safety Improvements Project and authorize the mayor to execute the change order.

A bid from Timberscapes in the amount of $8,585 for Tree Grant Planting Project for property located in the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 81 and Oklahoma Highway 7 interchange.

Accept dedication of Sanitary Sewer Water Main with Easements serving the Chickasaw Nation Senior Center and the Public in the SE/4 of the SE/4 of Section 19, T1N, R7W, I.M., Stephens County.

Accept dedication of right of way and drainage easement, as listed, and authorizing use of City Forces for same as appropriate, for the Revenue Bond Road Improvements 2007 Project.

The last item under the first agenda item is the purchase of a safe from Bill’s Locksmith in the amount of $800.

The council will then consider streets to be included in the 2008-09 fiscal year capital improvement project. This was tabled at the Dec. 9 meeting.

The Stephens County Humane Society (SCHC) will then make a presentation to the council.

Up next, the council will consider a resolution amending the City of Duncan Employee Retirement Plan to incorporate changes required by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation action of 2001, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004, final regulations under Internal Revenue Service Code 415 and the Pension Funding Equity Act.

A request by Edwards Trust for final plat approval for Stagestand Addition, Section 7, is up next.

Then the council will consider a request to make 3510 Kacey Street a day care, which would require rezoning the property.

Making changes to the city charter will be the last item up for discussion.

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