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City Commission Meeting July 7, 2008 Rate Increases

The Collinsville City Commission met Monday July 7th (at the City Hall Community Room, 106 N 12th Street) for a 7pm regular of the Municipal Authority & City Commission.

----------- Collinsville Municipal Authority:

1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge

3. Roll Call -- all present

4. CONSENT: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are deemed to be routine in nature by the governing body and will be approved by one motion of the governing body. Items on the consent agenda will not be discussed. Any member desiring to discuss an item may request that it be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the regular agenda. It will then be discussed and considered.

A. Approval of disbursements and payroll.
-- approved

5. Discussion and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda. -- n/a

6. City Manager Report -- Pam Polk reported on the following topics:

* Streetscape within a few day of schedule: July 20th for substantial completion & Aug 20th for final completion. (The asphalt TBA and trees are on separate schedules).
* City Park July 3rd Celebration went well ... thank yous to all that helped
* There will be an INCOG meeting July 15th at Sapulpa
* The wife of Irving Frank (of INCOG) passed away last week
* Thank you note from Pat Herald for City/Econ. Dev Auth. help with school bond funding
* Thank yous from Cardinal Heights residents for July 3rd food & fireworks
* Pam's family is now home and healing

7. City Attorney Report -- none

8. Consideration of any new business, which can be considered an emergency, to come before the Collinsville Municipal Authority not known about or which could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of posting this agenda.

9. Adjournment.

POSTED 7/03/2008 at 6:00 p.m. by Angela Long, City Clerk.

----------- Collinsville City Commission:

1. Call to Order.

2. Roll call. -- all present
Mayor Stan Sallee _____
Commissioner Pam Porter _____
Commissioner Trent Rogers _____
Commissioner Melodie Bateman _____
Commissioner Billie Reeder _____

3. CONSENT: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are deemed to be routine in nature by the governing body and will be approved by one motion of the governing body. Items on the consent agenda will not be discussed. Any member desiring to discuss an item may request that it be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the regular agenda.
It will then be discussed and considered.

A. Approval of disbursements and payroll.
B. Approval of Cemetery Deeds: Rita Pate, 2 spaces; Judith Cox, 2 spaces;
Fred or Janet Evans, 2 spaces; Linda Fleming, 5 spaces.
-- approved

4. Discussion and possible action on items removed from the Consent Agenda. -- an/a

5. Presentation and update on the Main Street Program from Maureen Wright,
Main Street Director. -- postponed as Maureen has had an emergency appendectomy over the holiday weekend.

6. Discussion, consideration and possible action on appeal from Kyle Smalygo
Regarding CSP 64, Industrial Building, NE/C of 156th St. N. and the SKO Railroad, IM, 1.97 unplatted parcel. -- the appeal was approved.
-- (Related: Letter to Editor) prior to the appeal

7. Discussion, consideration and possible action on appeal from DG&S PropertiesRequesting Supplemental Zoning from RS-3 Single Family Residential District And AG Agriculture District to RS-3/AG/PUD, Residential and Agriculture District/Planned Unit Development (PUD-4) for medium intensity single-family residential Uses; located on 85.89 acres at the SE/C of 129th E. Ave. and 136th St. N. -- This item was postponed to the July 21st agenda with no explanation.

8. Discussion, consideration and possible action of approval of a request for an amended Detail Site Plan approval for a single story commercial office and warehouse facility with associated parking north of the NW/C of N. 9th St. and Broadway. -- approved, based on a compromise from a 5pm meeting the same day by the Appearance committee, where a 10 foot section of the alley side of the building would be bricked.

9. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve payment No. 3 to Bryant & Bryant Construction for Main Street Transportation Enhancement Project, Phase 1. -- approved

10. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve the following Ordinances:

A. Ordinance No. 811 - Electric Rates. -- increase approved (ave .017 cents per ?? kilowatt hour)
B. Ordinance No. 812 - Sanitary Sewer Rates. -- increase approved
C. Ordinance No. 813 - Cemetery Fees. -- action postponed
D. Ordinance No. 814 - Solid Waste Rates. -- no vote by commission as city manager can set these rates which will raise $1 per month (and an additional $1 more each year for 3 years) for residential ... no commercial increase
E. Ordinance No. 815 - Ambulance Fees. -- increase approved from $6/mo to $6.50/mo.
D. Ordinance No. 816 - Street Cutting Permits. -- increase approved (this for utility cuts into the pavement)
F. Ordinance No. 817 - License Fee for Dogs and Cats. -- action postponed
H. Ordinance No. 818 - Water Rates. -- increase approved

-- Additional comments:
* electrical rate increase -- concern for elderly on fixed income ... no assistance program by city ... but other options are churches, Community Resource, Salvation Army, Human Resources, ...
* ambulance fees -- concern by one resident that he was being doubled billed as his medical insurance would also pay the full amount for an ambulance run

11. Discussion, consideration and possible action of Emergency Clause pertaining to Ordinances:

A. Ordinance No. 811 - Electric Rates.
B. Ordinance No. 812 - Sanitary Sewer Rates. -- approved
C. Ordinance No. 813 - Cemetery Fees.
D. Ordinance No. 814 - Solid Waste Rates.
E. Ordinance No. 815 - Ambulance Fees.
D. Ordinance No. 816 - Street Cutting Permits.-- approved
F. Ordinance No. 817 - License Fee for Dogs and Cats.
H. Ordinance No. 818 - Water Rates. -- approved

12. Consideration of any new business, which can be considered an emergency, to come before the Collinsville City Commission not known about or which could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of posting this agenda. -- none

13. Adjournment.

POSTED 7/03/2008 at 6:00 p.m. by Angela Long, City Clerk.

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Additional comment by Ted Wright (in purple)

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