DUNCAN — The Duncan City Council will hold their regular meeting at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers located at the Duncan Police Department.

Issues to be covered in this meeting include an amendment to the code of ordinances relating to interference with water meters, inaccurate meter readings, prescribing penalties and prescribing procedures for adjustment due to leaks.

Historically, the city has allowed for adjustments to utility bills if a customer provided evidence that they had a leak and it was repaired. Even though the city has been allowing the adjustments, there is nothing written in the city code that says the adjustments are allowed. The city wants to amend the ordinance to allow for these adjustments and set up guidelines for the possible adjustments.

The proposed ordinance would be closely modeled after a similar one in the city of Lawton that contains specific language related to the basis of calculating adjustments with those in excess of $500 having to be submitted to the City Council for final disposition. The method and procedure outlined in this ordinance would provide a consistent and fair basis for protecting both the customer and the Public Utilities department.

Another item of discussion will be the parade ordinance, specifically related to the police force usage and who will pay the fees needed for their extra patrol and service. There is not proposed plan or idea to change the current parade ordinance, but City Manager Clyde Shaw is asking that the mayor and the council discuss and provide direction to city staff relating to possible amendments to the ordinance regulating parades and related costs to the city.

The Council will also be addressing possible amendments to ordinances regarding sanitary sewer lift stations. The Mayor and the Council were provided with correspondence between the City and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) relating to public and private sanitary sewer lift stations and in particular, the Stonebridge subdivision proposed by Councilman Jim Edwards. This is also a discussion topic for the council to see if any possible amendments of the land development code concerning sanitary sewer lift stations are needed, and if so, to what extent.

The Consent Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

n Approval of the minutes of November 24, 2009.

n Purchase Order List of Claims.

n Issuance of January, 2009 blanket purchase orders as required by OS 62, Section 310.8.

n Honeywell Pay Request No. 2 in the total amount of $1,806,997.04 for services rendered on the Energy Conservation Measures Project, Drinking Water loan portion.

n Honeywell Pay Request No. 3 in the total amount of $918,607.22 for services rendered on the Energy Conservation Measures Project, Private Placement portion.

n Dillon Construction Pay Request No. 10 in the total amount of $70,532.63 for services rendered on the Revenue Bond Concrete Road Improvements 2009 Project.

n Miller Construction Pay Request No. 3 in the total amount of $69,605.11 for services rendered on the Waterline Improvements 08-09 Project.

n Miller Construction Pay Request No. 15 in the total amount of $13,396.80 for services rendered on the Waterline Improvements 07-08 Project.

n EST, Inc. Pay Request No. 27 in the amount of $59,904.03 for professional services rendered in conjunction with the Revenue Bond Street Improvements Project.

n Final Payment for demolition/removal of dilapidated residential structures to Washita Construction and Renovation, Inc. in the amount of $19,949.00.

n Change Order No. 1 (Final) in the amount of $25,175.00 deduct, approve Luckinbill, Inc. Pay Request No. 2 (Final) in the amount of $12,875.00 for work completed and set the Maintenance Bond into effect on the Water Treatment Plant TOC Reduction Phase II Project, Contract No. 4.

n Purchase of a set of tires to be placed on the 1998 ladder truck for the Fire Department in the amount of $3,312.02 from the CIP approved for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

n Purchase of a rope rescue kit to be placed on the medium rescue unit for the Fire Department as described in the specifications from W.S. Darley & Co. in the amount of $2,128.00 from the CIP approved for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

n Cancel the Regular Meeting of December 22, 2009.



- Kevin Kerr is a reporter for The Duncan Banner. He can be reached at 580-255-5354 Ext. 147 or by e-mail at kevin.kerr@duncanbanner.com.