When the Shawnee City commissioners meet on Tuesday, there will be several items on the agenda for discussion.
Initially, the appointment of Andrea Weckmüller-Behringer as planning director / deputy city administration by interim city manager Eric Benson is on the approval agenda.
“Ms. Weckmueller-Behringer has many years of planning experience in various government agencies, including as Associate Planner and Program Coordinator for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments,” said Benson in an agenda memo addressed to the Commission.
“From 2011 to 2015, she was the planning team leader for the Alliance Transportation Group in Dallas, Texas, and since then in Walla Walla, Washington, as Executive Director of the Walla Walla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization,” the memo says.
Also under discussion is a change to the sales tax rebate agreement with Elmer Smith Oil Company.
In November 2016, the city signed an agreement with Elmer Smith Oil on the condition that the developer – in the form of a discount of a maximum of 785,000 US dollars in sales tax – is generated exclusively from the project.
“In return, the developer agreed to build the public infrastructure improvements required for the project,” says a memo by City Engineer Seth Barkhimer. “From today’s perspective, the construction of the public infrastructure has been completed except for the traffic lights.”
The developer attempted to allow traffic signals on John C. Bruton Drive, but on the drive that is now SSM Health’s entry point, ODOT declined the request, Barkhimer said.
“Since the traffic light cannot be allowed, the property developer has requested that the original tax credit be changed by removing $ 250,000 from the maximum incentive,” he said. “This proposal would reduce the maximum discount from $ 785,000 to $ 535,000.”
Barkhimer said $ 250,000 was the budgeted amount for a traffic light in 2016.
On one point coming back to the commission, the board members will consider a resolution lifting the temporary moratorium on the granting of new medical marijuana business permits and licenses. The action was postponed from the meeting of the city commission on August 16.
On the same topic, an ordinance is also on the agenda that includes licensing and approval obligations that restrict the location of medical marijuana facilities within the city – namely, keep them at least 300 meters apart.
In other areas, a presentation is planned to discuss “key points” of the Shawnee travel study.
In addition, a request has been made by South Central Industries (SCI) to add stop signs at West 10th Street and North Louisa suggesting making the intersection a 4-way stop.
“With the construction of the new SCI warehouse at 217 N. Kickapoo and the existing SCI facility at 300 N. Louisa, we expect an increase in intersection traffic and pedestrians west of 10th Street and Louisa Avenue Intersection,” Barkhimer told the Agenda note.
Commissioners may also consider adding stop signs at every intersection on North Park Avenue between West MacArthur Street and West 37th Street.
Barkhimer said North Park Street residents signed a petition asking for stop signs to be posted along the corridor.
“Employees believe that drivers can avoid the traffic lights on MacArthur Street and Kickapoo Street by turning onto N. Park Street,” Barkhimer wrote in the memo on the board. “This bypassing the traffic lights will increase local traffic along N. Park before drivers return to the main arteries.” He recommends adding stop signs to make 4-way stops at intersections 32nd, 33rd and 34th. Create Street of N. Park Street.
“This would be a partial approval of the petition and the citizens’ motion,” he said.
Also on the agenda is Redbird Properties LLC’s appeal against an administrative order regarding the demolition of a building at 110 W. Main Street.
Commissioners also took time to discuss restrictions on shopping carts in public areas and city-filed liens.
There are a number of items on the city council’s agenda; some relate to discussions and reflections on improving toilets at Isaac Walton Campground and Glen Collins Park.
An item on the airport authority’s agenda includes discussing and considering filing a land release application with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to change the land use classification of 90 acres of airport property for use by the Oklahoma Department of Military.
The proposal would require classification to move from aeronautical development to non-aeronautical development, allowing for the construction of a new Oklahoma Army National Guard Readiness Center and possible future development.
Because of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, the Shawnee City commissioners will meet on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the chambers of the Bertha Ann Young City Commission at City Hall, 16 W. 9th St.
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