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City Commission Meeting
July 5, 2011
"UPS" Parking Again / Fireworks In City Limits?

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE
COLLINSVILLE CITY COMMISSION

TYPE OF MEETING: Regular
DATE: July 5, 2011
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Commission Chambers, Collinsville City Hall
106 N. 12th Street

AGENDA

1. Call to Order -- 2. Invocation -- 3. Flag Salute

4. Roll Call: (Davis Absent) (Present: Sink, Sallee,York & Porter)

5. Consideration and possible action relating to a request for Commission approval of the Consent Agenda. All matters listed under “Consent” are considered by the City Commission to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any Commissioner may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the Consent Agenda is non-debatable.

A. Approval of July # 1 Payroll in the amount of $42,254.66.
B. Approval of Claims in the amount of $27,165.38.
C. Approval of Minutes from June 15, 2011 Special Meeting and June 20, 2011 Regular Meeting.
D. Approval of Budget Amendment # 258 regarding Debt Service Fund.
E. Approval of Budget Amendment # 259 regarding Sales Tax Reserve Fund.
-- approved
6. Discussion and possible action concerning items removed from the Consent Agenda.-- n/a

7. Discussion and possible action concerning fence around splash pad at City Park. -- tabled, -- (reference 6/30/2011 Park Board) -- Commissioner Porter stated her initial request for the fence was to surround the entire play area, not just the splash pad. The park board will reconsider with that clarification at their June 12th 4:30pm meet. The objective would be to keep the younger kids from wandering into the parking area and possibly then into the street. Fence gates would need to be ADA compliant and convenient but yet also somehow also be "kid proof" up to a certain age.

8. Discussion and possible action concerning shade features over playground equipment at City Park. -- tabled -- (reference 6/30/2011 Park Board) -- Commissioners Porter & Sink are wanting to give this priority, but action was delayed as the park board is still hoping for additional input before considering again at their June 12th meeting.

9. Discussion and possible action concerning illegal parking on city thoroughfares.-- tabled -- (reference 6/6/2011 City Meet ) -- Police Chief Jimmie Richey indicated it "was not viable" to allow delivery parking on Main Street (State Highway 20) given existing laws. He also provided a survey to the commissioners indicating alley (rear) access to businesses was possible for the majority of downtown merchants and recommended delivery truck be moved to the alleys (which he also suggested be made one way). Side streets would also still be considered in the Chief's proposal. Commissioner Porter had previously requested this topic be addressed in a work session and no action was taken pending that (yet to be scheduled) work session where additional information can be gathered and discussed less formally.

10. Discussion and possible action concerning fireworks in the city limits. -- tabled - Mayor Sallee said this was placed on the agenda to see if the commission wanted to consider allowing a permitted & limited type of fireworks inside city limits (where all kinds are currently unlawful) similar to what Broken Arrow and Claremore have done in recent years. Fire Chief Russell Young and Police Chief Jimmie Richey both discussed safety and enforcement issues. Young indicated that aerial displays should not be allowed under any consideration due to fire safety concerns (regardless of lot size). He indicated that small "Class C" fireworks are allowed in some cities given specific restriction (like a driveway large enough to cover the range of any firework allowed, adult supervision, water hose and fire extingusiher, and city permit, etc.).

11. Discussion and possible action concerning selection of 2011 CDBG Project. --approved -- (reference 6/20/2011 City Meet ) -- The INCOG representative indicated that only projects not requiring a survey could even be considered this close to the deadline (less than 2 weeks). A generic ADA compliant sidewalk project (at various locations in the city) was motioned and approved with still some uncertainty about where and how much could be done. The likely range of the grant application will be from $50-$67K. A paved parking access to the large park pavilion is one of the potential areas also discussed along with downtown sidewalks to the west (towards 5th St). of the recently completed streetscape.

12. City Managers Report. -- Phil Stowell (subbing for City Manager Pam Polk who was ill) reported on these topics:
* Only small issues brought up for City Firework/activities in park July 1st
* Trails Grant approved ($160K with $50K city match) for city park
* A second grant application for other park improvement is still pending
* A recent Cherokee Nation Conference was attended by Mayor Sallee and City Manager Pam Polk) where Collinsville was presented as "a model city" for several improvements achieved and in progress.


13. New Business (business which was not foreseen prior to the posting of this agenda.) - Bud York asked that the city look for solutions to standing water (growing alge) at 11th & Spring (given blue green alge concerns at Grand Lake for example). Dee Sink asked the city to redo the parking lot situation (west of the splash pad) before the next fireworks event due to congestion / young pedestrian safety when vehicles that had been parked there were being moved and busses were already unloading.

14. Adjournment.

Notice and agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011.
____________________________________
Angela McGinnis, City Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE
COLLINSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

TYPE OF MEETING: Regular
DATE: July 5, 2011
TIME: Immediately following City Meeting
PLACE: Commission Chambers, Collinsville City Hall
106 N. 12th Street

Notice and agenda filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011.
____________________________________
Angela McGinnis, City Clerk

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AGENDA


1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call (same as above)

3. Consideration and possible action relating to a request for Commission approval of the Consent Agenda. All matters listed under “Consent” are considered by the City Commission to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Any Commissioner may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. A motion to adopt the Consent Agenda is non-debatable.

A. Approval of July # 1 Payroll in the amount of $25,404.39.
B. Approval of Claims in the amount of $66,790.25.
C. Approval of Minutes of the June 20, 2011 Regular Meeting.
- Approved

4. Discussion and possible action concerning items removed from the Consent Agenda. - n/a

5. Public Works Director Report.-- Phil Stowell reported on these topics:
* city working to keep employees hydrated in this record heat
* Hwy 20/S-Curve meetings and notices ... more later on detours
* Summer heat has increased the number of water line breaks. City crews (from multiple departments) worked for over 6 hours June 27th to repair a break in a 12-inch line near 5th and Center.
* Independence Day celebration was success

6. New Business (business which was not foreseen prior to the posting of this agenda.) -- none

7. Adjournment.


Ted Wright comments in purple

Park: Shade & Fencing

CDBG Project Will Likely Be Sidewalks Project

Downtown Deliveries Might Be Moved Off Main Street To 1-Way Alleys?

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