Shari Kinney, executive director of the Cleveland County health Department, addressed the Moore city council Monday night about the flu epidemic in Cleveland County. Two deaths from the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in Cleveland County, Kinney said, one high school student and one adult. She said the city, businesses and families need to have an emergency plan in case of high absenteeism due to the flu.
The health department has presented clinics to seven Moore schools and will conduct four more this week, although the schools reported a drop in absent students last week.
There are steps to fighting the flu, Kinney said. They are: get vaccinated, cover your cough, wash hands frequently and stay home when you or your child is sick.
H1N1 flu clinics in Moore for pregnant women, children 6 months to 18 years, custodial parents of children under 6 months and persons 19-64 with underlying health problems will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Moore health department, 224 S. Chestnut Ave.
Kinney said she hopes by the end of November there will be enough vaccine for the general public.
City Manager Steve Eddy read a proclamation declaring November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. He said there are 400 deaths a year from pancreatic cancer. The walk for awareness is 9 a.m. Saturday at the OU Health Sciences Center.
Lynn Stedman and Louie Williams were reappointed to the board of adjustment for a three-year term and Mark Hamm was appointed to the seat vacated by Wayland Bonds.
Elizabeth Jones, director of community development, spoke to the board about the stormwater program. This is the fourth year of the five-year permit, she said. The focus this year was on educating children. Jones said she wants to maintain all the programs implemented since 2005 and will apply for a new permit next year.
A change order was made to the Regency Park Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project. Electro fusion saddle will be installed which will guard against tree roots and keep discharge out of the ground, Jones said. With the extra cost, the project will still be nearly $40,000 less than the city originally planned.
The council voted to rezone a parcel of land north of NE 12th Street and east of Eastern Avenue from C-4 planned shopping center district to R-3/PUD general residential district. The property is adjacent to the East Hills apartments which are being renovated and 48 new units will be built.
The rezoning of property at SE 19th Street and east of Broadway Avenue, from light commercial to high density residential was tabled.
Change orders for fire station No. 1, 3 and 4 were approved by the board. Wind bracing, hip plates and supplemental heaters will be installed. The structural engineer failed to have the wind braces in the plans, Assistant City Manager Stan Drake said. The braces won't raise the cost to the city, Drake said, but has cost some time.
City staff was told they could negotiate the renewal of the existing commercial sanitation contract with Allied Waste Services. The city has had a contract with Allied for several years and they "provide extremely good services," Eddy said.
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