PRYOR — Pryor’s downtown will soon be wireless with the help of a grant.

Pryor City Council approved seeking bids for Google Wireless Mesh RFP at the meeting Monday.

The grant specified the first of the wireless system has to be set up in the downtown area first covering city buildings, county buildings and the downtown area. This system will allow people to access Wi-Fi while outside in the downtown area. Pryor City Mayor Jimmy Tramel said the Municipal Utility Board will place the equipment on power poles in town and with the grant it should not cost the city any money for this first phase.

In other business, the council:

• Denied an ordinance amending Pryor Creek City Code Title 9 Building Regulations and Codes adding Chapter 11 Standby Natural Gas Back-Up Power Generation.

• Approved the minutes of the Aug. 7 council meeting.

• Approved payroll purchase orders through Aug. 31.

• Approved claims for purchase orders through Aug. 21.

• Acknowledged the receipt of any deficient purchase orders.

• Acknowledged the receipt of deficient purchase orders from the Aug. 7 council meeting.

• Approved July appropriations requests.

• Approved the use of Whitaker Park for DAM J.A.M to be held Sept. 8 and authorize the police chief to close any streets necessary to ensure safety for the race.

• Approved the community hall deposit and fee waiver for DAV Chapter 43 on Nov. 12.

• Approved the expenditure of $3,464.14 for reimbursement to the Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce for ads and promotion from hotel/motel grant funds.

• Approved the expenditure of $807.22 for reimbursement to the Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce for Cowboy Days from the hotel/motel grant funds.

• Approved the expenditure of $2,084.64 for reimbursement to the Pryor Public Schools in accordance of awarded grant from the hotel/motel grant funds.

• Approved the expenditure of $2,000 for reimbursement to Lake Area Softball in accordance of awarded grant from hotel/motel grant funds.

• Approved the expenditure of $2,811.21 to Tyssenkrupp Elevator Corp. for elevator service from Aug. 1, 2012 through July 21, 2013.

• Approved the acceptance of the resignation of Chris Poole from the street department effective Aug. 31.

• Approved the expenditure of $2,153.25 to Sadler Paper Company for the purchase of a 14-inch cord electric heavy duty all purpose automatic scrubber.

• Approved the expenditure of $2,500 to Four Feather Plumbing  for all piping and fittings to comply with Department of Environmental Quality consent for Animal Shelter aerobic system and declare an emergency so the action can become effective immediately. The city must comply with the requirements by Sept. 17 or the Animal Shelter will be shut down.

• Approved the expenditure not to exceed $2,500 to Matlock Construction, Inc. from a price quote received for saw cutting, removing existing concrete and replacement of concrete for the Animal Shelter aerobic system to comply with DEQ consent order.

• Approved emergency status for both expenditures for the animal shelter.

• Approved the expenditure of $15,060 to Watch Guard Digital In-Car Video as sole source for the purchase of three in-car camera systems for the police department. The police department received a grant which will reimburse the capital outlay fund for two of the three video cameras.

• Discussed the use of the video equipment at the library by Northwestern Oklahoma State University for a master’s program in administration. The program is twice a week until December from 5:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.