Jenks Council approves Ordinance No. 1676 to close utility easement for Bentley Ranch

The Jenks City Council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance No. 1676, authorizing a closure of a utility easement associated with Bentley Ranch located south of 130 First Street and east of Elm. The motion passed by roll call with all members voting yes.

Mrs. Hilton, a city staff member, told council the easement closure had effectively already been approved at the prior meeting but the ordinance language was omitted from the packet. "This item was already approved previously, last meeting and in the whole excitement of getting it on the agenda, we forgot the ordinance. So please approve the ordinance to the utility easement closure that you already approved," she said.

A councilmember moved to approve the ordinance and another councilmember seconded the motion. Mr. Macy, a staff member administering the vote, called the roll: Councilmember Short, Councilmember Emmons, OJ (recorded as "O.J." in the roll call), Councilmember Abel, Councilmember Murray and Mayor Box all recorded "yes." The ordinance was adopted.

The ordinance references UEC 25-03 in materials provided to council (utility easement closure). The staff presentation described the action as a formalization of an earlier approval rather than a new land-use decision.

The council did not discuss changes to the easement's terms in detail during the public session. No amendments to the ordinance were made on the floor.