Troy Bradley

The meeting commenced after technical adjustments were made to the audio equipment. Discussions included community announcements regarding youth baseball league registration, the upcoming Daughter Daddy Daughter Dance, and vendor applications for the Covered in Color celebration. The Council addressed consent agenda items, pulling items 17 and 18 for specific discussion. Item 17 involved the appointment of Council member Sarah Bannon to the Ordinance Oversight Council Committee, which passed after discussion about the ordinance review process. Item 18 concerned appointments to the Midwest City Park and Recreation Board, with recommendations for Britney Hussein, Teisca Adams, and John Manning, which were approved following praise for the nominees' qualifications. The first discussion item addressed the approval of a resolution establishing the city's records management, retention, and destruction policy, detailing a general five-year retention rule and exceptions, including legal holds. The second discussion item involved the acceptance and approval of the financial audit for the year ended June 30, 2025, presented by the auditors who noted an unmodified opinion and the implementation of a restatement regarding compensated absences. The auditors also reported no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the single audit report concerning federal spending compliance.

The agenda for the meeting included discussions on the adoption of the January 6, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting minutes. Key discussion items involved a Public Hearing, discussion, and possible action regarding a Minor Plat (MP-00029) for the 29th and Douglas Apartments, concerning a tract of land intended for division into residential and commercial lots, partly located in a floodway. Another significant item was a Public Hearing, discussion, consideration, and possible action for a Special Use Permit (PC-2237) to allow the use of a church in an R-6 Single-Family Detached Residential district, which involves addressing substantial parking deficiencies.

The agenda for the meeting included several consent items, such as approving supplemental budget adjustments to decrease the Hospital Authority Fund expenditure for land to facilitate a fund transfer for property purchase, and approving grant fund extension requests. The grant extensions involve remaining funds for the Garden Club (for fence replacement), Blue Light Phones installation/repairs, and spay/neuter services for the Animal Welfare Department, including proposed increases to income eligibility limits. A discussion item covered the potential reallocation of assets, changes in fund managers, or modifications to the Statement of Investment Policy, Guidelines, and Objectives.

The agenda for the special meeting included consent items for the approval of the special meeting minutes from December 09, 2025, and the acceptance or rejection of bids for Project 952501: Monument Signs for the Soldier Creek Industrial Park. Further information segments included a review of the Communications & Marketing / Community Engagement report for the 4th Quarter of 2025, and a review of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce's Quarterly Activities for the Fourth quarter of 2025. The memorandum provided context on Project 952501, noting that the two bids received exceeded the available budget, and outlined cooperation with American Glass, Inc. and AGI Properties to complete the sign installation.

The agenda included standard procedural items such as a call to order and adjournment. The consent agenda items covered the discussion and possible action to approve the special meeting minutes from December 9, 2025, and the discussion, consideration, and possible action to accept or reject all bids received for Project 952501: Monuments Signs for the Soldier Creek Industrial Park. Further information reviews involved the Communications & Marketing / Community Engagement report for the 4th Quarter of 2025 (ending December 31) and the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce's Quarterly Activities for the same period. A section was allocated for public discussion on subjects not scheduled on the regular agenda.