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Several roll-call votes recorded unanimous approvals (where recorded). Key formal actions included: approval of low construction bids for the Family Entertainment Center; approval of Crossland invoice draw No. 9 for $1,589,071.84 and an invoice to Wall Engineering for $27,265.70 for work at the Seminole Wastewater Treatment Plant; approval of a professional-services agreement with Wall Engineering LLC for engineering related to an automated meter-reading (AMI) replacement project; adoption of resolution SMA2025-01 to apply to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) drinking water SRF loan program (including related legal and financial-advisory agreements); acceptance of ETA grant number 02F65001 for $4,351,281 to construct a new water tower; and adoption of the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000consolidated fiscal-year 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000to 2026 budget with a specified modification to avoid an immediate reduction in force for a current employee.

Other formal actions taken: surplus declaration of a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe (VIN not fully listed in this summary) as totaled and available for disposition; contract renewal with Umage Project Inc. for use of the Heritage House; and award of a $371,778 low bid to Matthews Trenching for earthwork and $337,000 to PCC for concrete work on the Family Entertainment Center, as recommended by staff. The meeting record shows motions, roll-call votes and the phrase \"motion passes\" for each listed action.

Where staff provided detail during votes: project invoices for the wastewater plant were presented as draw payments for completed work; the AMI engineering contract was discussed as necessary to qualify for OWRB funding; and the OWRB resolution was explained by bond counsel as an application to the SRF drinking-water side with up to $800,000 of potential loan forgiveness contingent on meeting OWRB requirements.

The city clerk or meeting clerk conducted roll calls for each authority and recorded approvals. No contested vote tallies or formal 'no' votes are recorded in the transcript excerpts for the items above.

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Staff explained the engineering contract is required by OWRB as part of the application package. Bond counsel Chris Byram explained the OWRB drinking-water SRF has a loan-forgiveness component for the authority of up to $800,000; he said contracts with legal and financial advisers are contingent on the authority receiving funding. Byram said the engineering report must document the project and demonstrate whether environmental studies are required or that the project qualifies for a categorical exemption.

Trustees and councilmembers voted by roll call to approve the Wall Engineering agreement and to adopt Resolution SMA2025-01 authorizing the application and approving legal and financial-advisory agreements conditioned on obtaining OWRB funds. Staff said the engineering work will help the authority score higher in the application process and speed implementation; trustees authorized staff to proceed to submit the application.

Ending: Staff will complete the engineering report and submit the OWRB application; if funding is awarded and project work is certified complete by the engineer and accepted by OWRB, eligible loan portions may be forgiven per program rules.","Trustees approved a professional-services agreement with Wall Engineering LLC to engineer an automated meter-reading (AMI) system and adopted a resolution authorizing an application to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's drinking-water SRF program; bond counsel described contingencies for loan forgiveness and funding.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546249,"Resident group urges alternatives to citywide mosquito spraying; staff outlines current practice and costs",1030,1614000,2644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3796214-fb591adb1ad630078b2a72581ce3540d&start=1614&end=2644","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3796214-fb591adb1ad630078b2a72581ce3540d/thumbnail_1614000.jpg","/articles/6546249/Seminole/Seminole-County/Oklahoma/Resident-group-urges-alternatives-to-citywide-mosquito-spraying-staff-outlines-current-practice-and-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546249-ff82075ccdc5a5ac790b7e1521eabf58/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448629&Signature=cko6XZAubGwDaWOPj28z5W8O5T3mNizU3Jzv86f9Px8tJLPHGGLuWdQy1BTH-R4anRI1lRsTAOXWIKOKSLNqaoDUkMhfpnckZDCl5wgQOBm0M4LkfeOvEX8TWesd5hx1jjYNwM33IalaF35KACXPEh3j2zRxDt4MCt~8bnbik0yCzUwBMzF50hwh4XKnXlnZnqpnfblcHSjT2ut92vS6iOzNWTIHBJ~fORunVn5jnlE5-atLsMSXD4XORaf~XhzEDisYPL5hcXYTLwnyO2aZIq1VIh5PgOTi~Ml~TM8XMaHTJXbH5mKVKTdyBlGliElcLA3zmMV3i2Vf8JdkrGiiUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Miranda Cotton, president of the Seminole Arts Council and vice president of SCRIPT (Submittal Community Regenerative Initiative Permaculture Transformation), presented alternatives to the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000current mosquito adulticiding program and asked the council to suspend use of the chemical product identified in the presentation (Aqualore/Aqualor, described as containing synthetic pyrethroids such as permethrin) in favor of nonchemical and targeted larvicide measures.

Cotton said residents have reported respiratory issues after citywide spraying and raised concerns for children, seniors, pets and pollinators. She recommended monthly distribution of mosquito-dunk products that use a naturally occurring bacteria that targets larvae, installation of purple-martin and bat houses to encourage predators, promotion of community clean-ups to remove standing-water breeding sites (flower vases, buckets, gutters), and a city education campaign on breeding-prevention practices. Cotton cited national pesticide-information resources (she said links were on slides) and quoted city code language regarding stagnant water and conditions that attract pests.

City staff responded that permethrin-based products are used as adulticides via a truck- or skid-mounted sprayer. Staff said the spray is used on a roughly 30-day cycle during summer months when mosquito-borne West Nile virus risk is higher, and that the city budgets about $5,000 annually for the program (staff said the city typically uses about half that budgeted amount). Staff said the treatment is an adulticide (kills flying adults) and that larvae in standing water are not controlled by spray, noting the need for engineering and habitat measures to tackle larval stages. Staff also said the city bought a skid unit about six years ago that can be installed on different trucks.

When asked about alternatives, staff and presenters acknowledged options such as mosquito dunks for standing water, wildlife habitat enhancement (purple martins, bats, dragonfly habitat), and public education. Staff noted potential liability, cost and operational considerations for providing spraying services outside city limits. A council member said the council could authorize monthly suspensions of spraying and make decisions as conditions warrant; staff said they would follow council instruction.

Ending: The presentation generated council interest in nonchemical options and public education; no formal policy change or vote to suspend spraying was recorded in the transcript excerpt.","A resident and community-group leader urged the council to suspend truck-mounted permethrin spraying and adopt larvicide dunk distribution, habitat supports such as purple-martin and bat houses, and public education. City staff described current practice, effectiveness and budget.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546254,"Seminole council adopts FY2025-26 consolidated budget, delays planned staff cut",4776,289000,5065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3796214-fb591adb1ad630078b2a72581ce3540d&start=289&end=5065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3796214-fb591adb1ad630078b2a72581ce3540d/thumbnail_289000.jpg","/articles/6546254/Seminole/Seminole-County/Oklahoma/Seminole-council-adopts-FY2025-26-consolidated-budget-delays-planned-staff-cut","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546254-8df3396a0ca199bf22c4ff6c9fe88fd8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448629&Signature=klqQuZQxqlkdkZqP4UWkx9u6mTfFoNYsAdBdXFPnhUUZnasj5-w77wDdd2JTaz4g3idbuiBh2hPtLk~i9L8qFNpbFK3WpYnjq2q4na9WWLF-6elfP-Fx35jAK9JjfbHZAAg8AcXL-diluihUasvqUId1~1FUj9zdfriEoQiuRv7HSVtDVdNr0fiv~B2WWHbVJfAYsktnSDLKfY~Brp-T9ZVJJ8STYvTfVJXBHgyCZflUYWzWeK2lvn~quYqPn8V48JWCHzWuooBUCmXOmiJbE9WyCeATHrjTf4lBTYx6ZnkGyGx-W0-KlJ7mekvMahsSIOrPLRHoClerOQY~0TY1rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seminole City Council adopted the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000consolidated fiscal-year 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000to 2026 budget and directed staff not to carry out an immediate reduction in force for a currently employed position that had been proposed as a budget saving.

City staff presented the budget as built around the assumption that voters will approve a one-eighth-cent sales tax in July to help pay for the sewer plant. The presenter said the general fund revenues are projected at $15,834,415 with appropriations of $15,605,003.37, producing a projected excess of roughly $229,000; beginning general fund balance was stated as $1,675,000 with an estimated ending balance of $1,904,004.33. Water and sewer fund projections were listed with total revenues of $13,671,008.42 and appropriations of $13,460,730.

Council members raised questions about personnel changes included as part of the financing plan for the sewer project. Staff explained that one position described in the packet as a \"floater\" and the recently retired Curtis Mooney's position would not be replaced under the proposed budget, saving roughly $80,000 in that department. Several councilmembers and public commenters urged preserving the job of a specific currently employed staff member; in response the council approved the consolidated budget with a modification that no current employee would be immediately laid off as part of this budget action.

The adoption included administrative directions: staff must submit the final budget to the state by the statutory deadline (referenced as June 21) and will monitor actual revenues and return to the council with proposed modifications if receipts differ from projections. The motion to adopt the budget with the modification passed by roll call.

Ending: Councilmembers and staff noted the city is operating on tight margins and that further adjustments may be required later in the fiscal year depending on revenue performance and the outcome of the July sales-tax vote.","Council adopted the FY2025-26 consolidated budget and instructed staff not to proceed with an immediate reduction in force for a named existing employee; staff said the budget assumes a July vote on a 1/8-cent sales tax to fund the sewer plant.","actionData","errors"]

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