2026-09-08 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda and the approved minutes, which were read. The video has not been transcribed. Public comment and presentations honoring individuals are not itemized.

Present: Mayor Booker and Councilmembers Hooton, Epps, Brown, Dimery, Hampton, Weger and Williams. Warren was absent. All recorded votes were 7-0.
Consent agenda approved 7-0 except item 17, which was pulled: street sign resolutions 26-203 to 26-206 (Traffic Calming and Street Signs), $1,000,000 for PROPEL street maintenance (Street Maintenance and Road Projects), the Industrial Park gravity sewer ($2,091,432) and Willow Springs waterline ($937,038) contracts (Water and Sewer Capital Projects), and grant items (City Grant Applications and Awards).
Arts partnership: up to $50,000 for FYE2027 for the McMahon Auditorium Authority, with staff directed to return with a funding plan through 2040. See Arts and Humanities Funding and McMahon Auditorium.
CDBG: Council approved the City Planning Commission's allocation of $112,332 among five public service organizations after a public hearing with no speakers. See CDBG and HOME Funding.
Police equipment: contract with Axon for 155 TASER 10 devices and 25 body-worn cameras, $869,188.88, paid up front from capital funds. See Police Equipment and Technology.
Rental registration moved from Chapter 15 to Chapter 7 as an annual license for rental property management companies (Ordinances 26-29 and 26-30, Resolutions 26-207 and 26-208). See Rental Registration Ordinance.
Reports: contractor update on the Firehawk Aerospace campus (Firehawk Aerospace Project); 25 grants totaling more than $22 million in the past year; and closure of the sewer rehabilitation consent order effective August 20, 2026 (Sewer Rehabilitation Consent Order Closure).
Executive session 7:50 to 8:15 PM on the City Manager's employment review; no action was taken. Adjourned 8:24 PM.
Councilmember remarks: Williams and Weger thanked voters after re-election; Hampton read the Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation; events announced included Open Streets (September 19), the Cops and Kids Picnic (September 12), a free prostate screening (September 26), Spirit of Survival (October 3 and 4) and the International Festival (September 26 to 28). Staff also reported two wildfires in Comanche County and Lawton Discovery Day on October 14.

Agenda

Presentations: recognition of community members who supported Lawton's 125th Birthday Celebration; True North Award; introductions of a Housing and Community Development Administrator and a Public Utilities Deputy Director (names omitted)
1. Report from the contractor on the Firehawk Aerospace Construction Project
1. Presentation on a Fall Break community event (Lawton Discovery Day) at the Lawton Farmers Market
Proclamations: Citizen of the Month (tabled, honoree absent); Hispanic Heritage Month

Consent agenda (approved 7-0 except item 17):

1. Tort claim recommended for approval and friendly suit resolution (Resolution 26-200; claimant omitted)
1. Budget amendment, $1,000,000 from the 2019 Capital Improvement Fund for PW9901 Propel Street Maintenance Projects and Street Maintenance and Road Projects (Resolution 26-201)
1. Annual lease rates for Robinson's Landing Dry Stalls (Resolution 26-202)
12 to 15. Resolutions memorializing August 11 approvals: Children at Play sign on SW 54th Street, pedestrian crossing and signal timing at 38th Street and Meadowbrook, no engine compression brake signs on Rogers Lane, No Thru Traffic and Dead End signs on SW Heritage Road (Resolutions 26-203 to 26-206)
1. Amendment to an outside counsel agreement in a pending case to allow expert witnesses (process only)
1. Partnership support agreement with the McMahon Auditorium Authority, not to exceed $50,000 (pulled and approved 7-0 with direction for a funding plan through 2040)
1. Extend contract CL26-003 Nuisance Abatement, October 20, 2026 to October 19, 2027, no price change
19 and 20. Auto physical damage coverage, $87,107, and auto terrorism coverage quote, $2,526, effective October 1, 2026
21 and 22. Industrial Park Gravity Sewer Main PU2605: permit acknowledged and contract of $2,091,432 to Southwest Water Works, LLC
23 and 24. Willow Springs Waterline Replacement PU2604, $937,038 to Integrity Construction Services, LLC; permit for a water line serving Prairie Acres Part 2
1. Warranty deed for right-of-way for the US-62 Interchange at Goodyear Boulevard, Project EN2104
1. Record plat and maintenance bond for Rose Creek Addition Part 1A
27 to 29. Grants: Friends of Blue Thumb ($500), Justice Assistance Grant application, wildflower planting grant ($1,500 with a $1,000 match)
30 and 31. Appointments to boards and commissions (names omitted); minutes of August 25, 2026

Business items:

1. Public Service Organization applications for FY 2026-2027 CDBG funding, public hearing and allocations ($112,332 available)
1. Contract with Axon Enterprises, 155 TASER T-10 devices and 25 body-worn cameras, $869,188.88
34 to 37. Rental registration ordinances and fee resolutions (Ordinances 26-29 and 26-30; Resolutions 26-207 and 26-208)
Staff reports: 38. Grant funding update; 39. Sewer Rehab Program and closure of Consent Order 02-397
1. Executive session: City Manager employment review (no action)
Audience participation (two speakers, not itemized)

Sources

Meeting page and files: https://lawtonok.portal.civicclerk.com/event/943/files
Agenda (PDF): https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15160,plainText=false)
Agenda packet (PDF): https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15161,plainText=false)
Minutes (PDF): https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15267,plainText=false)
City page: https://www.lawtonok.gov/129/Agendas-Minutes
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgcHsepXXg8 (City of Lawton YouTube channel)

2026-09-08 - City Council

Summary

Agenda

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