The Chandler City Council voted to approve changes to city ordinances regarding sidewalks and lighting in new subdivisions, among other things, at their monthly meeting on Oct. 8.
The updates require developers to install sidewalks and streetlights in new subdivisions. However, according to City Manager Jason Orr, this requirement can be waived if the development does not have lots measuring less than an acre. The Council initially discussed the amendment at their meeting last month but voted to table it until they could apply the waiver to the language of the amended ordinance.
The Council also voted to approve the purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado by the fire department. Chief Bobby Buchanan said the truck will replace a 1986 Chevrolet that is on loan from the Forestry Department. The fire department is only purchasing the cabin and chassis— they have a $20,000 grant through the Department of Agriculture for the bed and will use equipment that is currently on the old truck for the new one, such as a tank and pump.
The City Council went into an executive session to have confidential communication with legal counsel regarding the purchase or appraisal of property currently under contract to build a hotel. When they returned, they voted unanimously for City Attorney Larry Lenora to take legal action on what they discussed in the executive session.
Other items that the Council approved were installing a stop sign at the end of Kimberly Drive where it meets South Rozell, a grant application to REAP for the airport, and a request from Carl Miller, the son of former city employee Pennie Miller, for a lump sum distribution of $61,283.59 from the Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund.