Board of County Commissioners of Creek County: An ongoing discussion regarding the administration and design of the County website continued at Monday morning’s regular meeting. Commissioner Warner indicated that he has had positive feedback from two companies capable of the project scope and said he would gather additional information from both to present to the Board next week.
Unserviceable and outdated Creek County Juvenile Justice Center detainee uniforms will be surplussed, including 116 shirts, 42 pairs of shoes, 97 pairs of pants, 68 pairs of boxer shorts, and 42 t-shirts. Seventeen unserviceable blankets will be burned.
County entity applications for ARPA funds are to be submitted to the Board by 4 p.m. on Monday, November 1st, 2021, either by mail to 317 E. Lee, Ste. 100, Attn: ARPA, or by email to arpa2021@creekcountyonline.com. The form will be accessible at www.creekcountyclerk.org.
Administration and Finance Committee of Sapulpa City Council: Revenue and sales tax figures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 were made available to the committee at Monday’s meeting. Total revenues were approximately $19M, which was a little more than $2M over budget. About $15.25M of the total came from sales tax, 84% of which originated in the Creek County portion of the City.
Sapulpa Board of Adjustment: Local builder Justin Hershberger/Hersh Properties’ application to allow a duplex in an RS-3 zoning was approved. The new structure will be located at 741 North Hodge Street and will have a full-brick facade.
An application by AAA Rental for 3 variances at its property at 1104 East Cobb Avenue was continued to October’s meeting at owner Eulan Pack’s request.
Sapulpa Planning Commission: Urban Development Director Nikki Howard reported that the Request for Proposal for bids for the design of downtown public spaces was sent out last week. She said that the goal under the Downtown Master Plan is for one company to plan them all so as to keep a cohesive theme in the district
Howard is also busy making modifications to the Design Standards and Guidelines for Downtown which addresses important corridor design criteria.
Proposed medical marijuana dispensary signage and operating names will now be a part of SPC and City Council approval processes in order to maintain adherence to City Ordinances.
Commissioner Julie Longoria stressed the importance of requiring consistent dispensary signage and name criteria between various City departments and governing boards during the approval process for Specific Use Permits and zoning change requests, the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy, and once the business is in operation, to ensure initial and ongoing compliance with all City regulations.
Bond Oversight Committee: Much of the 2020 GO Bond’s 6 propositions have been completed or are well underway.
The Downtown Master Plan, spearheaded by Urban Development Director Nikki Howard, working closely with consultants Oschner Hare & Hare, is complete, and the City is in the process of hiring a construction design manager.
The Public Safety piece has been fully drawn down. Eight new police vehicles, complete with new light packages, sirens, and other important components, have been purchased and brought into the fleet. Existing patrol cars received fresh paint jobs and logos.
The police department’s HVAC and extensive building upgrades have been completed, as have the purchase of new computers and radios, complete with sophisticated technical and mobile data systems.
Fire Station #3 on Murray and South Main is in progress. The old building’s demolition is complete and construction on the new one has begun.
The golf course irrigation project is halfway finished. City Manager Joan Riley explained that 1-2 holes are being repaired at a time so as not to disrupt play or significantly decrease revenues.
The state-of-the-art ADA-compliant new playground at Liberty Park is complete and has already been a huge success, bringing in a number of out-of-town guests.
Security cameras covering the entirety of the Liberty Park complex, including the new playground, splash pad, and swimming pool have been installed. The system will deter vandalism and help maintain overall participant safety.
At the Youth Sports Complex south of Walmart, the road leading into the facility from Wickham Road is finished, as are two of four baseball fields, and much of the parking.
The two soccer fields are complete, and can double as practice football fields.
