11/04/2025
City of Lawton – City Council Meeting (Agenda Summary) Status: Past meetingLocation: Wayne Gilley Auditorium, Lawton City Hall, 212 SW 9th Street, Lawton, OklahomaType: Regular Meeting This page provides a plain-language summary of the City Council agenda, grouped by section. It is intended as a reference for residents who want to understand what the council considered without reading the full legal agenda.
Meeting Overview
Field Value
Date Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Time 6:00 PM
Location Wayne Gilley Auditorium, Lawton City Hall
Attendance (Fill in Present / Absent / Remote once you have the minutes.)
Role / Ward Name Status (Present/Absent) Notes
Mayor Stan Booker
Ward 1 Lane Hooton
Ward 2 Taron Epps
Ward 3 Linda Chapman
Ward 4 George Gill
Ward 5 Allan Hampton
Ward 6 Robert Weger
Ward 7 Sherene L. Williams
Ward 8 Randy Warren
Key Staff / Representatives Present (if known)City Manager:City Attorney:City Clerk:Ft. Sill Liaison / Representative: Col. Derek R. BairdOther staff / presenters:
Voting Record (Summary) Key:Y = Yes N = No A = Abstain P = Present not voting V = Voice vote (no individual roll call recorded). If you want to show who made the motion and who seconded, you can use the editor’s superscript button on the ward number’s vote, for example:
Y with a small “1” = that ward made the motion
Y with a small “2” = that ward seconded
Item Subject / Motion Vote Type (Roll/Voice) Result / Notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
3–20 Approve Consent Agenda as presented
21 Approve LIDA Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (up to $85M)
22 Create Willow Springs Water Main Improvement District – set hearing
23 Utilities ordinance – abandoned shopping carts as bulk waste, fees set
24 Nuisance/health ordinance – retailer duties re: abandoned shopping carts
25 Executive session – potential purchase of real property (open action)
26 Executive session – Magness v. City of Lawton (open action)
(You can add more rows if they took separate votes on individual consent or business items.)
Opening Items Standard Procedure The meeting was called to order with an Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Roll Call. Standard Open Meeting Act language was read, explaining that the Council may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, or continue items; enact floor amendments; refer matters to the City Manager or City Attorney; and defer or strike items. Presentations
Citizen of the Month – Mary FountainRecognition of Mary Fountain as Citizen of the Month.
True North Award RecipientPresentation of the True North Award to a designated recipient.
Reports
Reports from the Mayor
Reports from City Councilmembers
Report from the City Manager
Consent Agenda (Items 3–20) These items were considered routine and could be approved in one motion unless pulled for separate discussion. Claims, Legal & Personnel
Workers’ Compensation – Chad Meyer – 9,504.00 in the Workers’ Compensation case of Chad Meyer.
Rescind Dilapidated Structure Resolution – 1308 SW Pennsylvania AvenueApprove a resolution rescinding Resolution No. 24-169, which previously declared the structure(s) at 1308 SW Pennsylvania Avenue to be dilapidated.
Ratify Actions from October 28, 2025 Council MeetingApprove a resolution ratifying all actions taken by the City Council during its October 28, 2025 meeting, including all matters approved at that meeting.
Demolition Costs – Three Dilapidated PropertiesDetermine the actual costs of dismantling and removing dilapidated buildings and related expenses by approving invoices under 11-22-112.4 for properties located at:
1008 SW Roosevelt Avenue
2031 SW Dr. Charles W. Whitlow Avenue
1805 NW Lawton Avenue
Appointments to Boards and CommissionsConsider approving proposed appointments to boards and commissions.
Minutes – October 22, 2025 Special MeetingConsider approving the minutes of the October 22, 2025 Special Meeting.
Water, Utilities & Capital Projects
Industrial Water Main Phase II – PU2412 – Change Order and CloseoutApprove Change Order No. 1 reducing the contract by 1,714,285, and place the maintenance bond into effect for the Industrial Water Main Phase II Project (PU2412) as constructed by Southwest Water Works, LLC.
Green Sand Pilot Project – PU2421 – Final AcceptanceAccept the Green Sand Pilot Project (PU2421) in the final amount of $463,213 and accept the final report.
“105 in 25” Mill and Overlay – WSB Project Management Task OrderApprove the “105 in 25” Mill and Overlay Project Management Task Order for WSB in the amount of $382,670.00.
Public Safety
SCBA Cylinders – Fire Cost Recovery Fund – 37,500.00 from the Fire Cost Recovery Fund for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) cylinders.
Communications & Fiber to Lawton Public Schools
Segra Fiber Permit – Ring Closure 1 – Lawton Public SchoolsApprove a Revocable Communications Cable Permit for Unite Private Networks, LLC dba Segra to run fiber (Ring Closure 1) to serve a Lawton Public Schools facility, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the permit.
Segra Fiber Permit – Ring Closure 2Approve a Revocable Communications Cable Permit for Segra to run fiber (Ring Closure 2) to serve a Lawton Public Schools facility, and authorize execution.
Segra Fiber Permit – Ring Closure 3Approve a Revocable Communications Cable Permit for Segra to run fiber (Ring Closure 3) to serve a Lawton Public Schools facility, and authorize execution.
Segra Fiber Permit – Ring Closure 4Approve a Revocable Communications Cable Permit for Segra to run fiber (Ring Closure 4) to serve a Lawton Public Schools facility, and authorize execution.
Segra Fiber Permit – Media Tech CenterApprove a Revocable Communications Cable Permit for Segra to run fiber to the Media Tech Center to serve a Lawton Public Schools facility, and authorize execution.
Traffic & Signals
50th and Cache – Traffic Signal to Flashing ModeApprove placing the traffic signal at 50th and Cache into flashing mode, with north–south signals on flashing red and east–west signals on flashing yellow, until nearby developments are fully built and ready to open to the public.
Administration, Legal & Events
First Amendment – Interim City Attorney Agreement – Hon. Jari AskinsApprove a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Lawton and the Honorable Jari Askins for the position of Interim City Attorney.
Co-Sponsored Resource Fair – FISTA – Furloughed Government CiviliansRatify the City Manager’s decision to co-sponsor a Resource Fair with the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) to support furloughed government civilians, scheduled for November 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FISTA Innovation Park.
Business Items 21. Lawton Industrial Development Authority – Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Up to $85,000,000) Consideration and action on a resolution of the City of Lawton approving and authorizing the incurring of indebtedness by the trustees of the Lawton Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) via the issuance of Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (or other evidences of indebtedness) in one or more series:
Aggregate principal amount not to exceed $85,000,000.00
Purpose: finance all or part of the costs of acquisition, construction, equipping, renovating, and improving certain streets and capital improvement projects, expected to include:
Lawton Youth Sports Facility
Elmer Thomas Park
The Discovery Zone
Other acquisitions, repairs, and improvements related to City capital projects
Also pays costs of issuance.
The resolution also:
Makes the organizational document creating the Authority subject to the provisions of the Bond Indenture,
Approves a negotiated sale of the Bonds and waives competitive bidding,
Approves the Authority’s proceedings relating to the sale, and
Approves and authorizes a Sales Tax Agreement between the City and the Authority providing a year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenues, and execution of all related documents.
- Willow Springs Neighborhood Water Main Improvement District – Proposal and Public Hearing Consider adopting a resolution proposing that the Willow Springs Neighborhood Water Main Improvement District be created by:
Proposing creation of the improvement district,
Setting a public hearing date, and
Instructing the City Clerk to give notice of the hearing to property owners of record within the proposed district boundary.
- Utilities Ordinance – Abandoned Shopping Carts as Bulk Waste Consider approving an ordinance amending Sections 22-4-1-410 and 22-4-1-412 in Division 22-4-1, Article 22-4, Chapter 22, Lawton City Code 2015 to:
Add provisions classifying abandoned shopping carts as bulk waste,
Set associated bulk waste fees for carts,
Provide for severability, and
Establish an effective date.
- Nuisance and Health Ordinance – Retailer Responsibilities for Shopping Carts Consider approving an ordinance amending Divisions 15-1-101, 15-1-118, and 15-1-119, and creating Division 15-1-120, all in Article 15-1, Chapter 15, Lawton City Code 2015 to:
Add definitions and adjust numbering,
Require retailers to play an active role in addressing the public nuisance of abandoned shopping carts within the city,
Provide for codification,
Provide for severability, and
Establish an effective date.
Executive Session
Potential Purchase of Real PropertyPursuant to Section 307(B)(3), Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the potential purchase of real property, and, if necessary, take action in open session.
Pending Litigation – Julie Magness v. City of Lawton (Case No. 123509)Pursuant to Section 307(B)(4), Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss the pending action in the Court of Civil Appeals titled Julie Magness v. City of Lawton, Case No. 123509, and, if necessary, take action in open session.
Audience Participation Lawton citizens who have completed a Request to Speak Form and wish to address business not listed on the agenda may speak at this time.
Speakers must reside within the Lawton city limits.
Each speaker is allotted 3 minutes.
Maximum of 9 minutes per topic and 30 minutes total for Audience Participation.
To comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Mayor and Council will receive comments but will not engage in direct responses; matters may be referred to appropriate staff or placed on a future agenda.
All participants are expected to follow the Rules of Decorum in Council Policy 1-6.