The Edmond Sun

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July 17, 2009

7-18 Meeting agenda

EDMOND — Edmond School Board

Special Meeting

The Edmond Board of Education has called a Special Meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Edmond Public Schools Administrative Center, 1001 W. Danforth. The following items are on the agenda:

1. Call to Order.

2. Possible consideration and vote to award bid for North HS.

3. Possible consideration and vote to approve purchase of SuccessMaker software to be paid for with Federal Stimulus Funds.

4. Possible executive session to discuss (1) employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, and resignation/retirement/termination of individual salaried employees including those set out on Schedules A and B; (2) employment of Director of Support Personnel; (3) employment of Assistant Director of Transportation; and (4) assistant principals for Centennial ES, Cimarron MS and Summit MS all pursuant to Okla. Stat. Tit. 25 § 307 (B)(1).

A) Vote to convene in executive session.

B) Vote to acknowledge the Board’s return to open session.

C) Statement of executive session minutes.

5. Possible consideration and vote to approve proposed certified personnel actions listed on Schedule A.

6. Possible consideration and vote to approve proposed support personnel actions listed on Schedule B.

7. Possible consideration and vote to employ Director of Support Personnel.

8. Possible consideration and vote to employ Assistant Director of Transportation.

9. Possible consideration and vote to employ assistant principal for Centennial ES.

10. Possible consideration and vote to employ assistant principal for Cimarron MS.

11. Possible consideration and vote to employ assistant principal for Summit MS.

12. Adjournment.



Edmond Economic Development Authority Board

The Edmond Economic Development Authority Board and the Edmond City Council Workshop will meet at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at 825 E. Second St., Suite 200. The following items are on the agenda:

1. Call to Order.

2. Welcome and introduction of guests.

3. Approval of minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on June 16.

4. Discussion and acceptance of the Financial Report–June, 2009.

5. Approval of the Claims Report–July, 2009.

6. Approval of 2009-2010 Operating Agreement between Edmond Public Works and Edmond Economic Development Authority.

7. Discussion of Hiring a Financial Advisor for the EEDA.

8. Executive Director’s Report.

9. Discussion of a Proposed Hotel & Conference Center.

10. New Business.

11. Adjournment.



Alarm Review Board

The Alarm Review Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at 28 E. Main St., Downtown Community Center, Room 103. The following items are on the agenda:

1. Call to Order.

2. Introduction of the Board Members.

3. Approve the minutes from the previous meeting.

4. The Alarm Review Board will convene to hear the appeal of alarms or citations and the review of permit renewals for the following appellants;

A) I.O. Metro

B) Dagmar Rossberg

C) Terry Schwada

D) Fabric Shoppe

5. New Business.

6. Adjournment.



Employee Pension Retirement Board

The Employee Pension Retirement Board will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Public Works Authority Building, Room 104, 10 S. Littler. The following items are on the agenda:

City Council Workshop.

1. Approval of minutes from the May 19, 2009 board meeting.

2. Consideration of request for final application for disability retirement benefits from Rush Clinkscales.

3. Consideration of request for vesting from LaVonda Patterson.

4. Consideration of request for initial application for retirement benefits from David Hesby.

5. Discussion and approval of the FY09-10 Pension Fund budget.

6. Discussion and consideration of proposed revisions to the Pension Distribution Notice as recommended by McAfee & Taft.

7. Discussion and approval of Dean & Company proposal for actuarial services dated April 30, 2009.

8. Consideration of approval of invoice payment to McAfee & Taft.

9. New business.

10. Adjournment.

Convention & Tourism Advisory Board

The Convention & Tourisim Advisory Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the ECVB offices at 1030 S. Bryant. The following items are on the agenda:

City Council Workshop

1. Call to Order.

2. Introductions.

3. Action Items:

A) Approval of Minutes of the June 16 meeting.

B) Approval of Financial Report for Month Ending June 30.

*Note: New RevPAR report will be hand-out at meeting.

4. Discussion Items:

A) UCO–Nancy Busby.

B) Chamber of Commerce–Ken Moore.

C) Edmond Golf Association–J.W. Armstrong.

D) Edmond Fish & Game Commission–Jim Roberts.

5. Director’s Report:

A) Director/Assistant/Receptionist Monthly Reports.

B) Readership Response & Distribution Reports.

C) Group Booking Report.

D) USOC Announcement.

E) Grant Report.

6. New Business.

7. New Fiscal Year & New Board books.

8. Adjournment.



Edmond Historical Society Board

The Edmond Historical Society Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at 431 S. Boulevard. The following items are on the agenda:

1. Call to Order–President, Pat Goodin.

2. Welcome and introduction of guests

3. Approval of Minutes from Board of Directors Meeting of June 16.

4. Approval of Executive Committee Recommendations–Pat Goodin.

5. President’s Report–Pat Goodin.

6. Correspondence.

7. Executive Director’s Report–Jena Mottola.

8. Staff Report’s–Jarod Atkins and Christine Gibson.

9. Treasurer’s Report-Steve Foskin.

10. Committee Reports.

A) Development-Debbie Ritter.

B) Library-Trish Jackson.

C) Marketing- Randy Matthews.

D) Long-Range Planning- Pat Goodin.

E) Board Management-Lisa Goodpasture.

F) Facilities Maintenance-Quimby Enterline.

G) Membership-Amy Bailey.

H) At-Large–Burnis Argo, John Osborne, Heath Hornbeek, Beverly Terry, Shannon Davies, Dr. Verlin Richardson, Sharon Dentis, Cameron Wilson.

11. General Discussion.

12. Announcements.

A) Reminder entire Board meets every other month, Exec meets monthly.

B) Next Executive Committee Meeting–Aug. 18, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

C) September Executive Committee Meeting-Sept. 15, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

D) Next Board of Directors Meeting–Sept. 15, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

13. New Business.

14. Adjournment.



Arts and Humanities Council

The Arts and Humanities Council will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main St. The following items are on the agenda:

1. Call to Order.

2. Introduction of guests and new members.

3. Approval of the June 16, 2009 Meeting Minutes.

4. Treasurer’s Report.

5. EAHC Terms of Office.

6. Programs: Discussion and Action.

A) Children’s Festival

B. Fine Arts Institute Fundraiser

C. Parks and Recreation Grant

D. Music Workshop

7. Membership: Discussion and Action.

8. New Business.

“Edmond Arts Update” Newsletter

9. Announcements: No meeting in August. Next meeting date is at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 15.

10. Adjournment.



Edmond Planning Commission

The Edmond Planning Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 20 S. Littler. The following items are on the agenda:

A. Call to Order.

B. Approval of Minutes: July 7.

C. Case #Z090018 Public Hearing and Consideration of Plan Amendment from Restricted Commercial to General Commercial-Limited Use to include a gun/archery range indoor recreation use at 1472 N. Kelly in the Shoppes at the Piazza shopping center. (Shawn Forth)

D. Case #Z090019 Public Hearing and Consideration of Rezoning from “D-1” Restricted Commercial District to “E-LU” General Commercial-Limited Use to include a gun/archery range indoor recreation use at 1472 N. Kelly in the Shoppes at the Piazza shopping center. (Shawn Forth)

E. New Business.

F. Adjournment.

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