Council to consider medical grant

The Odessa Fire Department may be incorporating an emergency utility vehicle into their fleet if Odessa City Council members approve of their grant application during their meeting Tuesday.

Council members will consider an OFD non-matching grant application to the Texas “J” Regional Advisory Council, or “J” RAC, in the amount of $23,200 for an emergency utility vehicle, or EUV.

If J-RAC approves their application, the OFD has the intent of using the EUV for sports injuries at games at Ratliff Stadium, as well as at parades, the Firecracker Fandango, the Permian Basin Fair and Expo and Rock the Desert.

The OFD is also requesting $7,492.50 from “J” RAC for adult and pediatric EZ-IO needles for medical and trauma patients.

Council members will also consider an interlocal agreement with the Ector County Independent School District that would allow the school district to dispose of excess raw sewage in the city’s collection system.

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The council will also consider:

• Lowering the speed limit on East Ridge Road to 40 miles per hour, implementing a reduced speed school zone on Pagewood Avenue in front of Compass Academy and establish two-hour parking on Seventh Street and Alleghaney Avenue.
• Authorizing the city to accept $7,712 from “J” RAC for the purchase of EMS equipment.
• The request of LTI Pipe Rentals and S.W. Howell for light commercial zoning on 2.25 acres of land north of the intersection of Highway 385 and South Crane Avenue. (Second and final approval)
• An ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater for potable and irrigation purposes beneath 5.71 acres of property located at 2300 Production, 1121 South Meadow and 1112 South Meadow. (Second and final approval)
• The approval of a deed without warranty to the Boys and Girls Club of Odessa to be used in accordance with Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant requirements.
• Amending the sales price limits for the City of Odessa’s home buyer assistance programs from $90,000 to $95,000 to new homes and $80,000 to $85,000 for existing homes.
• The abandonment of Headless Avenue for the development of St. John’s Church and School. (Second and final approval)
• November 2011 financial summary report.
• Approving the settlement claim by Thelma Siguaw in the amount of $75,000.
• A resolution of support for Dickies Industrial Services to apply for a municipal setting designation from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
• Board and committee appointments.