Bartlesville Radio: The area’s best source for news, weather and sports!

 

Bartlesville City Councilor Paul Stuart joined us on Tuesday for CITY MATTERS to recap Monday's city council meeting.

 

Stuart began with the recognitions of our police officers. First, the retirement of K9 Officer Borg, who will now live with his longtime handler, Sgt Andrew Ward. Secondly, Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles issued Life Saving Awards to Officer Gary Sutton and Sgt Daniel Mains for saving a woman from a drug overdose.

 

Stuart then explained the approval of three Bartlesville Development Authority requests to assist CononcoPhillips and Phoenix Rising.

 

First, Bartlesville City Council BDA President David Wood presented a Resident Recruitment Program incentive for up to 20 relocating employees related to ConocoPhillip's Permian Asset Acquisition. Wood says this is for those that choose to buy/build a home in the Bartlesville market. He says the relocating PAA-related employees would be offered:

 

$10,000 cash assistance for the purchase of a primary residence within the City of Bartlesville.

 

$20,000 cash assistance for new construction of a primary residence within the City of Bartlesville.

 

$10,000 cash assistance for new construction of a primary residence outside the city limits but within the Bartlesville School District.

 

This measure passed without dissent and with councilor Paul Stuart recusing himself from the item due to a conflict with his employment status.

 

The second item was for a Resident Recruitment Program incentive for Phoenix Rising (PHX). BDA President David Wood stated to the council that Pheonix Rising currently employs 15 people and expects to double that headcount by the end of this calendar year contingent on being able to secure additional space to work out of locally.

 

This measure passed without dissent by the entire council.

 

And lastly, the council fully approved to provide $150,000 hangar lease assistance in payments stretching 50 months to the company operating at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport with the purpose of Falcon jet repair, maintenance, and overhaul. This allows the company to expand into a second, adjacent hangar equipped for MRO operations.

 

Councilor Stuart also invited citizens to check out the new agreement with between Mejorando Group and City of Bartlesville for strategic planning services  at  https://www.cityofbartlesville.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/City-Council-Agenda-February-7-2022.pdf