At regular meetings of the City Council Public Works and Finance Committees Tuesday, the following items were approved:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
• Declaring as surplus exercise equipment items from recreation center.
• Awarding $185,189.50 construction contract to the low bidder, Tonto Construction Inc., for runway improvements at Davis Field Airport.
• Awarding $184,820 construction contract to the low bidder, Cook Construction for wastewater collection system improvements.
• Contract for $8,500 for professional services by Rosin Preservation LLC for Phase 1 of the National Register of Historic Places Application for the Downtown Muskogee Historic District.
• Payment of $709.22 tort claim for Donald R. Sanders for damages resulting from motor vehicle accident occurring on Nov. 16.
Members present: David Jones, James Ritchey, Robert Gulley, Bob Luttrull, Robert Perkins, John Tyler Hammons.
Members absent: Jackie Luckey and David Ragsdale.
PUBLIC WORKS
• Resolution declaring the necessity for acquiring sewer easements to facilitate Phase II of the installation and replacement of the Coody Creek Outfall Main.
• Resolution regarding publication of a supplement to the city code.
• Appointment of Janey Cagle Boydston to the Fair Trust Authority Board for a three-year term.
• Appointment of Perline Boyattia to the Street Improvement Advisory Commission, to serve a five-year term.
• Destruction of some records of the Finance Department.
Members present: David Jones, James Ritchey, Robert Gulley, Bob Luttrull, Robert Perkins, John Tyler Hammons.
Members absent: Jackie Luckey and David Ragsdale.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
At a special called meeting Tuesday, the Muskogee City Council approved:
• Paying a proposed settlement of the violations resulting from the Environmental Inspection Agency's inspection for the Pollution Control Facility for $1,050.
• Discussed possible budget cuts for next year.
Members present: David Jones, James Ritchey, Robert Gulley, Bob Luttrull, Robert Perkins, John Tyler Hammons, David Ragsdale.
Members absent: Jackie Luckey.
Arrived late: David Ragsdale.
Left early: Robert Perkins.
