Very Important City Council Meeting Re:Charter

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I have posted the Agenda for the Aug 18 Tulsa City Council Meeting. This meeting is important because under item 8b the Council will discuss the proposed Amendments to the Charter. Items 4a and 8c would probably be of interest to many who frequent this forum as well. I have also listed the suggested charter amendments. Please try to attend this meeting or view it at home on Cox Channel 24.

NOTICE AND AGENDA
TULSA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
8/18/2005 at 6:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL ROOM - PLAZA LEVEL OF CITY HALL, 200 CIVIC CENTER

NOTICE: Documentation is subject to change until time of meeting.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & PRAYER

PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

Unless otherwise noted, the Council may discuss, review and/or possibly take action on the following:

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1. RECEIPT AND FILING OF MINUTES

a. No items this week. 04-680

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2. APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

a. A. H. "Chip" McElroy - Appointment to the City of Tulsa/Rogers County Port Authority; term expires 10/4/09; (replaces Hewgley). [UED 8/9/05] 05-998-2

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b. Brian De Boer - Appointment to the Mechanical Examiners and Appeals Board; term expires 6/30/07; (replaces Luper). [PW 8/9/05] 99-10-3

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c. Larry Thomas Beaver - Appointment to the Judicial Nominating Committee; term expires 4/30/04; (replaces Lawhon). (District 4 representative) 05-1055

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d. Ann Alexandra - Appointment to the Tulsa Youth Council; term expires 7/31/06; (replaces Fitzerman-Blue). (District 9) 05-1057

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e. Patty Eaton - Reappointment to the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA); term expires 4/23/09; (10/12 meetings). 01-437-3

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f. Cheryl Cohenour - Reappointment to the Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy (TARE); term expires 7/31/08 (11/12/ meetings). [PW 8/2/05] 99-605-4

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g. Chelsea Weaver - Reappointment to the Tulsa Youth Council; term expires 7/31/06; (9/9 meetings). (CD-5) 05-34-2

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3. MAYOR'S ITEMS

a. Mayor's Report - No Items This Week. 97-631-2

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b. Special Event Application: St. John Splash 'n' Dash, Aug. 20,2005. 02-415-4

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c. Special Event Application: Street Party on 11th, September 1, 2005. 05-1088

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d. Special Event Application: Run to the Son, September 5, 2005. 05-1089

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e. Special Event Application: Jazz & Blues Heritage Festival, August 20, 2005. 04-498-2

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f. Special Event Application: Rally Day, September 11, 2005. 02-414-4

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g. Special Event Application: Tulsa Race for the Cure, September 17, 2005. 02-481-4

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h. Special Event Application: Tulsa Mile, September 10, 2005. 05-1093

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i. Special Event Application: 6th Annual Walk Along The Line, September 10, 2005. 05-1094

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j. Special Event Application: Route 66 - CPA Run, September 10. 2005. 04-173-2

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k. Special Event Application: Walk to Cure Diabetes, September 24, 2005. 04-556-2

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l. Special Event Application: Tulsa State Fair Parade, October 1, 2005. 04-600-2

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m. Special Event Application: Octoberfest Run - Monte Casino School, October 12, 2005. 04-559-2

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n. Special Event Application: BooHaHa on Brookside, October 29, 2005. 03-371-2

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o. Receive loan of male African bullfrog from Ryan Gruber of Tulsa, OK. 05-1085

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p. Receive donation of $25,000.00 from Tulsa Zoo Friends for travel expenses of zoo employees. 05-1115

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q. Travel donation for Susie Ruby to attend the Leopold Education Project National Workshop in Wisconsin Dells, WI. All travel expenses to be paid by Oxley Nature Center Association. 05-1121

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r. Travel donation for Damon Green to attend the Microsoft 2003 MCSA Boot Camp in Houston, TX. Airfare and hotel to be paid by Global Knowledge. 05-1120

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s. Travel donation for Tobie Cunningham to attend the deinstallation of the American West Exhibit in Warwick, England. All expenses to be paid by Compton Verney. 05-709-2

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t. Travel donation for Dr. Kay Backues to speak at the veterinary symposium in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Guadalajara Zoo will fund all trip expenses. 05-527-3

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u. Application #71298 from R & H House Movers to move a house (one piece) from 3420 S. Memorial (Vo-Tech center) north to outside of City. (CD-5) [PW 8/16/05] 05-1083

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v. Agreement with Southern Villa Mobile Home Park, Inc., et al, 8635 S. Lewis, for the partial vacation of Southern Villa Plat. (CD-2) 97-155

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4. AUTHORITIES, BOARDS & COMMISSION ITEMS

a. Final Plat: Arvest Midtown Amended subdivision located at or near the SE/c of E. 15th St. So. and Utica Ave. (CD-4) (PD-6) 05-856-2

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5. PUBLIC HEARINGS

a. No items this week. 04-680

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6. ORDINANCES - First Reading

a. Budget Amendment Ordinance, appropriating unencumbered and unexpended fund balance of $100,000.00 within the Economic Development Commission Fund No. 2710. [UED 8/16/05] 05-144-2

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7. ORDINANCES - Second Reading

a. Rezoning ordinance for PUD 694-A (Major Amendment), requested by John W. Moody for rezoning of property located at or near No. of the NE/c of W. 91st St. So. and So. Union Ave. (Arkansas Valley Petroleum, Inc.) (CD 2) (PD (TMAPC voted 9-0-0 to recommend approval.) (Council approved application 8/11/05) [UED 8/9/05] 03-686-4

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b. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3113, Yorktown Sewer Extension, located at 71st St. and S. Yorktown Ave. (CD-2) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1040

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c. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3116, Southern Ridge, located at E. 91st St. and S. Oswego Ave. (CD-8) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1041

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d. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3201, IBC Bank, located at E. 101st St. & S. Delaware Ave. (CD-2) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1042

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e. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3118, Stonegate, located at E. 46th Pl. and S. 177th E. Ave. (CD-6) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1043

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f. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3112, Country Club Addition, located at W. Haskell Pl. and N. Country Club Dr. (CD-1) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1044

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g. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3111, New Haven Place, located at E. 36th St. and S. New Haven Ave. (CD-9) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1045

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h. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3200, Bixby North Elementary, located at E. 121st St. and S. 68th E. Ave. [PW 8/9/05] 05-1046

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i. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3117, Estancia, located at the 7700 block of S. Mingo Rd. (CD-7) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1047

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j. Ordinance creating Sanitary Sewer Improvement District (SSID) 3119, Union Elementary School #12, located at E. 46th St. & S. 135th E. Ave. (CD-6) [PW 8/9/05] 05-1048

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k. Budget Amendment Ordinance, Non-Grant Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 5809, $60,006.87. This budget amendment ordinance will appropriate donations and intergovernmental revenue in the appropriate amounts. 05-1060

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l. Budget Amendment Ordinance making supplemental appropriations of $201,917.00 to reflect an increase in grant revenues to be received from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, State of Oklahoma, within the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Training Grant Fund No. 5461. 05-1065

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m. Budget Amendment Ordinance appropriating unencumbered and unexpended fund balance of $215,500.00 within the Short-Term-Capital Fund No. 2910. 05-1066

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n. Budget Amendment Ordinance reducing unencumbered and unexpended appropriation balances of $216,577.00 within the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker Grant Fund No. 5462. 05-1070

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o. Budget Amendment Ordinance making supplemental appropriations of $32,000.00 from revenue to be received within the Mayor's Summer Youth Program Fund No. 2250. 03-546-3

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p. Budget Amendment Ordinance transferring unencumbered and unexpended appropriations of $800,000.00 from the Relocation Project to the Acquisition Project within the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund. 05-748-6

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8. COUNCIL ITEMS


a. Official Certificates of Votes for special election held July 12, 2005, for Recall Election for Election District 2 and Election District 6; Council to acknowledge receipt, canvas, and direct the certificates to be filed with the City Clerk. 05-1122

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b. Consideration of proposed Charter Changes to be sent to the City Attorney for review and initial drafting. 96-5-57

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c. Consideration of proposed Charter Change providing for 3/4 supermajority vote of the entire membership of the Council to approve a zoning map amendment when a sufficient number of protest petitions have been filed, and to send to the City Attorney for review and initial drafting. 96-5-57

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d. Committee Reports. 97-223

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e. Chairman's Report. 98-849

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9. NEW BUSINESS

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10. HEARING OF APPEALS

a. Appeal by Mrs. Robert (Lucy) Allen of denial of a Nuisance Abatement Payment Plan, Case #35295, Invoice #304030. 05-1063

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11. HEARING OF PUBLIC COMMENTS

a. No items this week.  

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12. ADJOURNMENT

a. Adjournment 97-399

Here are the proposed changes under Item 8b:

Charter Amendment Suggestions
   
Current/Amended Slightly per Council Discussion: 8/16/05

   1.a. Clarify definition of "qualified elector" to state that, in every instance, they must be a resident  of the city of Tulsa *     1.b. Include the provision that appointees to authorities, boards and commissions (all or a specific  list of authorities, boards and commissions) must be qualified electors residing in the city of Tulsa  for a period of 90 days.*

  2. Amend recall provisions to provide that an elected official may only be recalled for the same  reasons which would subject them to removal under state statutes (Article VII).

   3. Make municipal elections nonpartisan elections.

   4. The addition of a few Councilors at large, with the majority still being tied to districts, by  adding four (4) new Councilors which shall be elected at-large by the qualified electors of the city.

  5. Providing for a 3?4 supermajority vote of the entire membership of the Council to approve a  zoning map amendment when a sufficient number of protest petitions have been filed.

  6. Providing for a time frame to name appointees to authorities, boards, commission and other  agencies of the City of Tulsa (it is the City Attorney's opinion that despite past enactments  regarding this item, a Charter change is necessary).

  7. Council Attorney - eliminate managerial/reporting relationship to City Attorney (add a provision  in Article II which would provide "the Council may hire an attorney to assist the Council in the  performance of its duties.  The attorney would not be subject to the supervision or management of  the City Attorney.").

  8. City Attorney – require that the position be elected; or a joint appointment with a concurrent  reporting relationship (equal) to both the Mayor and the City Council; or the City Attorney to be  nominated by the Mayor, approved by the Council, and equally supervised by both; or the City  Attorney to be selected, and supervised, by the City Council.

  9. The City charter to include a provision that requires a Councilor to live in the district in which  he/she was elected for the entire term; if he/she resides outside the district, he/she must resign.

  10. Clarification of the dates on which municipal primary and general elections can be held, to be  in accord with state and federal election laws (Article VI).

   11. Clarification regarding that "resolutions" do not need to be published.

  12. Term Limits -Effective with the start of the next city elections, no city official including but  not limited to the Mayor, City Auditor and Councilors may serve in any one office longer than a  total of eight ( years. A candidate may not run for an office if the proposed full term for that  office shall cause the candidate to serve more than a total of [a] eight ( years, or twelve (12)  years in that office. An exception shall be granted for all current officeholders so that the clock on  the eight year term limit shall not run until the next city election for each office so affected.**  

*     Separated into two items reflecting discussion at Council committee.

 **   Both 8 and 12 year options offered.

14. Removal of all City of Tulsa administrative department heads from Civil Service;  adding a corresponding number of unclassified positions to be designated by the Mayor  (Article X); providing that during the first ninety (90) days of the Mayor's term of office,  a department head may not be removed from office except for cause.***

   15. Complete removal of the recall process from the Charter.

   16. Adding the requirement that no property contained within a Historic Preservation  district shall be rezoned in any manner whatsoever except by a 3?4 supermajority vote of  the full Council.

   17.  Switching from our current charter, strong mayor/council form of government, to a  charter, council/manager form of government.****

    ***   Added the focus on administrative departments.

   ****   Changed from a formal study to a proposed charter amendment.