Sherene L. Williams

Dilapidated structure enforcement

Demolition costs get invoiced to property owners, and unchecked derelict houses drag down neighborhood safety and values.

FISTA Central Plaza lease changes

Not quantified on the agenda.

Homeless Action Plan community forum

No direct cost approved tonight, but the dashboard and coordinator role will require city resources.

Police union contract negotiations for FYE 2027

Police salaries and benefits under the new contract will be part of the FYE 2027 city budget, though no dollar figures are public.

Demolition stay for 2211 NW Baltimore Avenue

The city has abated the property multiple times at public expense, and demolition will cost taxpayer dollars if it proceeds.

Ward fund rules for landfill gate fee revenue

Ward funds come from landfill gate fee revenue allocated to the eight wards; the failed ordinance would not have changed the amount, only the allowable uses.

Gore Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements

Full activation costs roughly $34,000-$35,000 per signal, covered by the $494,000 LMPO grant rather than city funds.

Shelter and Transitional Housing Zoning Overhaul

United Way funds the winter warming shelter; day center operates on donations and grants.

Neighborhood Traffic Control Measures

Modest sign and installation costs not itemized in the agenda.

$3.6 Million General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026

No tax increase — the bond maintains the existing ~11-mill property tax rate.

Lawton RISE Project Plan conformance

Uses increment financing; no dollar amount or district boundaries have been set yet.

Donley sewer backup claim denial

$98,598.89 claim denied; no city payout.

Traffic calming on NW Oak and NW 35th

Standard traffic-calming installation cost, already vetted by the Streets & Development Committee.

Lawton PLEX Sports Complex furnishings

$33,463,354 in LIDA S2026A loan proceeds committed to the project.

FISTA transparency and public records concerns

Millions in taxpayer dollars, including hotel-motel taxes and GO bonds, flow to these entities.

Rogers Lane lighting improvements

$1,487,501.50 from capital project funds.

Industrial land purchase to lure Fortune 200 employer (Project Firework)

$2.2 million of city and LEDA money would be spent up front, with about $1.18 million expected back after the FISTA repays LEDA within five years.

Downtown blight study and urban renewal plan updates

She asked the city to fund repair grants instead of fines for fixed-income seniors.

First Responder Buffer Zone Ordinance

Enforcement costs not specified.

FYE27 budget amendment for judgment debt payments

Puts $1.75 million toward judgment debt the city already owes.

Consent agenda (Items 9-11, 13-16)

Interior Environments agreement for Lawton PLEX furniture (Item 12)

Denial of permit extension — 2211 NW Baltimore Avenue dilapidated structure

Contingent upon approval of the event permit application and public facility rental application, consider waiving the $86.25 event permit fee and the $100.00 park pavilion rental fee for the Oklahoma State Department of Health's World…

Accept $5,000 Spirit of Survival donation

Consent agenda (items 5-18, 20-31)

Amendment to Economic Development Assistance Policy (Retail) — Council Policy 1-10

Award $3.6M General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026, to Robert W. Baird

Ordinance for $3.6M GO Bonds issuance with emergency clause

Airport Authority revenue note extension (Arvest Bank, $3,279,269)

Zoning ordinance: shelters, transitional housing, boardinghouses

Declare 501 SW 4th Street (Lawtonian tower) dilapidated

Declare 507 SW 4th Street dilapidated

Deny remodel extension for 1603 SW Georgia Avenue

First responder 25-foot buffer ordinance

Hands-free driving ordinance (school and work zones)

Felony to flee a peace officer's lights

Consider the following tort claim recommended for approval: Latrelle Lee in the amount of $399.99.

Consider approving the settlement of a damage claim against Progressive Insurance for damages to a traffic signal and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the release.

Consider approving a resolution amending Appendix A- Schedule of Fees and Charges, Article A-5-1, Chapter A-5, Lawton City Code, 2025, to establish the following fees for applicable animals claimed from the Lawton Animal Shelter: Rabies…

Denial of permit extension — 2211 NW Baltimore Avenue dilapidated structure

Voted against denying; questioned the owner about his job loss before the vote.

Executive session: legal representation in Gray v. City of Lawton (item 43)

Consent Agenda (Items 5, 7-32)

Denial of Beverly Edwards Damage Claim ($10,848.68)

GO Bonds, Series 2026 — Resolution 26-190

RISE Project Plan Intent — Resolution 26-191

Makerspace Camp Support Agreement ($75,000, FYE2027)

return to open session

table to the next meeting

adjourn into executive session

approve the consent agenda as presented with the exception of pulling Item 6 and Item 26

adjourn

approve a Support Agreement in the amount of $75,000 between the City of Lawton and Lawton Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2027

approve the Agreement for Funding and Limited Support between the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) Development Trust Authority and the City of Lawton, contingent upon FISTA

accept a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Grant in the amount of $400,000 and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract documents once received

approve Resolution 26-186 declaring the structures on the property to be a dilapidated public nuisance and authorize the abatement thereof as set forth in the resolution

table to September 8, 2026

set a target prairie dog population somewhere in the 100 or 150 range, get a report in November further giving us a plan that eliminated prairie dogs by relocation from any buildings or structure area

Consent agenda (Items 4-5, 7-25, 27-30)

FISTA Agreement for Funding and Limited Support (Item 6, pulled from consent)

Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Grant acceptance, $400,000 (Item 26, pulled from consent)

Resolution 26-186 — Dilapidated structures at 5333 NW Elm Avenue

2410 SW G Avenue — additional remodeling time

Landfill Gate Fee ward-fund ordinance (Item 33)

Prairie dog population target at Elmer Thomas Park (Item 34)

Marie Detty Youth and Family Services Support Agreement

Consent Agenda (Items 4-26)

Denial of James Lutz damage claim

Denial of Terri Alexander damage claim

Ordinance 26-27 — Binding site plan amendment, 55 NW Sheridan Road

Ordinance 26-28 — Commercial animal establishment licensing

Ratification of Fire Department swift water deployment to Texas

Purchase of 8.37 acres at 2505 SW 6th Street for $1,970,000

Consent agenda (Items 3-18, 21-35)

Lawton Mobile Meals agreement ($48,348)

Center for Creative Living agreement ($15,844)

Garver Amendment No. 10 — Alternate Water Supply final design

Reject amphitheater bid and re-bid project

Ordinance 26-24 — solid waste code rewrite

Ordinance 26-25 — companion solid waste repeal

Wilson v. City of Lawton — legal defense agreements

Shugard — Pierce, Couch agreement for individual employee

return from Executive Session

go into Executive Session

adjourn

approve

suspend council rules and reconsider

Deny

Grant private drainage easement to E.D.R. Allinn, LLC (FedEx parking lot expansion)

Suspend rules and reconsider Stewart Johnson damage claim