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          [1. Call to Order by Mayor Darrell A. Davis.]
          [2.  Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes: February 27, 2023]
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          FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED. 
          NOW I'M GONNA COME ON DOWN. 
          WE HAVE 
          [A. Recognition of March 21 to March 26 as Arbor Week.]
AROR WHEAT CELEBRATION THAT WE'RE GONNA DO AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE A SERIES OF THINGS. 
          THE NEXT THREE ITEMS, THREE A, B, AND C ARE GONNA ALL BE DEALING WITH AROR WHEAT. 
          AND I'M GONNA COME DOWN AND READ THIS PROCLAMATION. 
          I DIDN'T WEAR MY WOODEN TIE TODAY CUZ I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD LEAD . 
          HI THERE. 
          WE HAVE CARROT ON, ON HALL WITH US TODAY, BUT I'M GONNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR WEEK. 
          WHEREAS ARBOR WEEK IS AN IMPORTANT TRADITION IN EDMOND, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF OUR LOCAL TREES AND FOREST RESOURCES AND BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE VALUES OF THE EDMOND COMMUNITY. 
          AND EFFORTS BY THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF EDMOND HAVE RESULTED IN A FAVORABLE URBAN TREE CANOPY COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THE CITY. 
          EDMOND CITY COUNCIL HAS PROMOTED IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TREE CANOPY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. 
          AND WHEREAS CONTINUING WITH ACTIVE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS WILL PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND ENHANCED TREE CANOPY IN EDMOND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 
          PROVIDING ENVIRON ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL HEALTH, AESTHETIC AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO EDMOND RESIDENTS. 
          NOW THEREFORE, AYE. 
          DARRYL A DAVIS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA ON BEHALF OF EDMOND CITY COUNCIL DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 20TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF 2023 AS ARBOR WEEK IN THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA. 
          AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE TO CELEBRATE ARBOR WEEK AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS. 
          HER URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PLANT TREES, TO GLADDEN THE HEART AND PROMOTE THEIR WELLBEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND CEO OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA THIS 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023. 
          DARRELL A DAVIS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          SO I DO BETTER WITH TINY GROUPS, SO IF I SEEM A LITTLE NERVOUS . 
          SO I'M CAROLYN MUHALLEN. 
          I AM THE CHAIR OF THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION AND I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION KIND OF SINCE ITS TINY BEGINNING TO WHAT WE ARE TODAY. 
          SO I JUST WANNA SAY ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND WHO LOVE THEIR TREES. 
          CUZ I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF THEIR TREES. 
          AND FOR THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL WHO ARE VERY PROACTIVE IN THE PRESERVATION OF OUR OLD GROWTH TREES AND THE, AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION AND THEIR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES WE HAVE WORKED ON FOR THE OLD GROWTH CROSS TIMBERS, REMNANT FOREST, AND ALL THE NUMEROUS TREE PLANTINGS AND SEEDLING GIVEAWAYS TO REPLACE TREES INTO THAT WOULD HELP . 
          AND I WAS THINKING, WHY CAN'T I SEE THIS  AND CONTRIBUTE TO EDMONDS URBAN FORESTRY CANOPY? OUR ARBOR WEEK ACTIVITIES ARE A WAY OF PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT TREES, OUR ART CONTEST, AND INCLUDING THE CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY'RE OUR FUTURE AND BEAUTIFICATION. 
          WE'RE GONNA BE PLANTING TREES IN AN OLDER PARK IN EDMOND, BEAUTIFY IT WITH THE TREE PLANTING. 
          AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU, THE ONES THAT WORK FOR THE CITY, THE ONES THAT GIVE THEIR TIME. 
          UM, MY SPIRITUAL GIFT IS ENCOURAGEMENT. 
          SO IF I EVER OVERWHELM YOU WITH THAT, THAT'S JUST WHO I AM. 
          . 
          AND I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. 
          I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CITY SINCE THE NINETIES AND I COULDN'T FIND A BETTER PLACE TO VOLUNTEER WITH, SO I JUST WANTED 
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TO SAY THAT TOO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IT'S YOU. 
          I'M GONNA GO BACK UP HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED 
          [B. Presentation of Tree City USA and Tree Line USA Recognition by Mark Bays of Oklahoma Forestry Services.]
TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS LADIES. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANKS FOR INVITING ME HERE. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR BRING THAT WOODEN TIE, REALLY, I MEAN, WE'LL, WE'LL GROW MORE TREES. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S THE ONE THING ABOUT TREES IS THEY ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE I'LL WEAR FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL. 
          OKAY, I GOT ONE TOO. 
          I MIGHT TRY AND, UH, REMEMBER AND BRING IT. 
          BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US HERE. 
          I'M HERE WITH RILEY COY AND WE'RE REPRESENTING OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES AND WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ARB DAY FOUNDATION TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDMOND FOR 24 YEARS. 
          SAID A LITTLE OVER 20, SO IT'S BEEN 24 YEARS IN A ROW THAT YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY USA. 
          AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE EDMOND ELECTRIC FOR THEIR 23RD YEAR IN A ROW AS BEING A TREE LINE UTILITY COMPANY. 
          SO, UH, YOU CONTINUE TO BE A GROWING, THRIVING COMMUNITY AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL AND CERTAINLY AT THE CITIZEN LEVEL. 
          THE NINETIES, HOLY CREDIT, LET COME IN EVERY THAT LONG. 
          THAT'S GREAT. 
          VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO IT LIKE THAT, IT REALLY MAKES, UH, I THINK FOR THE WHOLE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO BE THERE IN THE CITY. 
          BUT YOU DO SIT IN THE CROSS TIMBERS FOREST. 
          IT'S THE LARGEST AND MOST UNIQUE FOREST COVER TYPE THAT WE HAVE IN OKLAHOMA. 
          AND YOU CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADERS IN THE STATE IN HELPING PRESERVE AND PROTECT THAT IN ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT, THAT I SAW THIS LAST YEAR THAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED WAS THE EAST EDMOND 2050 PLAN. 
          I THINK THAT'S A MAJOR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. 
          THIS PLAN IDENTIFIES PRESERVATION PROTECTION OF FORESTED AREA AS A MAJOR THEME FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA. 
          AND IT'S STATING THAT THE CROSS TIMBERS FOREST COVER TYPE AND PRESERVATION OF THE EXISTING TREES ARE IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT FOR MAINTAINING THE IDENTITY OF EAST EDMOND. 
          THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT EAST EDMOND IS, AND ALL YOUR CITY IS. 
          IT'S, IT'S PART OF YOUR IDENTITY. 
          UH, THE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT I KNOW THAT WENT ALONG WITH THIS WAS VERY, UH, QUITE EXTENSIVE AND IT STRONGLY SUPPORTED THIS DIRECTION BY THE CITIZENS. 
          AND THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THE REAL IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS OPEN SPACE. 
          SOME OF THE, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT CAME OUT OF THAT PLAN IS THE CITY WILL ENSURE THAT THE CRITICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS CROSS TIMBERS FOREST, URBAN TREE CANOPY, PRIME FARMLAND, DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE AND RIPARIAN AREAS ARE PROTECTED. 
          AND THE EXISTING RURAL CHARACTER CONTRIBUTES TO THE AREA'S SENSE OF PLACE. 
          AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL THAT YOU AS A CITY REALIZE THE VALUE OF THIS NATURAL ASSET AND YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW FORWARD WITH THAT IN MIND. 
          AND I ALSO KNOW THAT IN THIS AREA, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MORE RESEARCH BEING DONE AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN FOREST DEPARTMENT, UH, AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PLAN THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS DETAILED FOREST COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS STUDY. 
          IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT YOU'RE TAKING AND FOR A, A CITY TO PLACE SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON FORCE AND OPEN SPACE PROTECTION IS SOMETHING YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT THE CASE AS I TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT AT ALL LEVELS HERE AS YOU DO IN EDMOND. 
          AND SO, FOR A CITY TO PLACE SO MUCH INTEREST ON THIS, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT I HOPE YOU ALL ARE PROUD OF. 
          QUITE OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE PROUD AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE ALSO PROUD IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THE STATE. 
          AND SO WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT I MENTIONED EDMUND ELECTRIC FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, NOT ONLY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING, UH, ELECTRICITY TO THE CITIZENS HERE, BUT ALSO THEY DO IT, UH, WHILE MANAGING THIS UTILITY CORRIDOR WITH THE TREE'S BEST INTEREST IN MIND AND SOMETIMES THERE'S SOME CONFLICT WITH THAT. 
          BUT EDMOND ELECTRIC DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OF BALANCING THAT. 
          UH, IN THIS PAST YEAR, EDMOND ELECTRIC TO SHOW WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A A ROW, THEY'VE SPONSORED AN ENERGY SAVING TREES PROGRAM. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE THEY PROVIDE TREES TO CITIZENS WHERE THEY COULD PLANT TO REDUCE THEIR UTILITY COSTS IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND SO IN THE SPRING AND FALL, ABOUT 540 TREES WERE PLANTED WITH THAT. 
          I THINK THAT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. 
          EDMUND ELECTRIC WAS ALSO ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THIS YEAR'S STATEWIDE TREE, UH, CITY RECOGNITION CEREMONY THAT WE HELD LAST WEEK IN OKLAHOMA CITY. 
          AND WE REALLY VALUE THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. 
          SO RILEY AND I ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF EDMOND AS ONE OF ONLY 23 CITIES THAT GET THIS SPECIAL DESIGNATION. 
          YOU'VE BEEN AT IT 24 YEARS, THAT'S QUITE SOME TIME. 
          SO IT'S WITH HONOR AND PRIVILEGE THAT WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE TREE CITY USA PLAQUE AND THE TREELINE UTILITY COMPANY PLAQUE. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND SEE THIS IS MADE OUT OF WOOD TOO, SO SO IS A GOOD THING RIGHT OVER THERE, 
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. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANKS. 
          LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO FOR A YEAR 25 NEXT YEAR. 
          OF COURSE. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          OKAY, THANK 
          [C. Recognition of "Best of Show Winners" in the Arbor Day Art Contest.]
YOU. 
          NEXT WE HAVE RYAN, AREN'T YOU DOING THIS ONE? ALSO THE RECOGNITION OF THE BEST SHOW WINNERS IN OUR ARBOR DAY ART CONTEST. 
          I AM, YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO FROM HERE IS I HAVE SOME, UH, STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN US. 
          I AM FILLING IN FOR A FORESTER, LEE MARTIN, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. 
          SO I'LL, UH, I'LL TRY TO MAKE BEST USE OF THIS IN HER ABSENCE. 
          UM, SO ON DISPLAY CURRENTLY IS AN ART SHOW THAT IS FROM ALL OF THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS, OR MOST OF THEM HERE IN EDMOND. 
          SO, UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH THIS ART SHOW AND WE WANNA RECOGNIZE THE BEST IN SHOW HERE THIS EVENING FOR YOU. 
          SO LET'S SEE. 
          I WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS, UH, SPECIFICALLY THE, UH, EDMUND HISTORIC HISTORY MUSEUM. 
          THEY'RE HOSTING THE, UH, ART SHOW AND A RECEPTION THAT WE WILL HAVE FOR THE STUDENTS CITIZENS BANK THIS EVENING. 
          I'M GONNA PRESENT THESE, UH, THREE FINALISTS WITH A $70 $75 GIFT CARD FROM CITIZENS BANK. 
          SO WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT UND VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION FOR JUDGING AND PLACING THE CONTESTANTS ARTWORK FOR US, EDMOND ELECTRIC, FOR SPONSORING RED BUD TREES FOR, UH, EACH OF THE FIRST PLACE CONTESTANTS, AND THEN OF COURSE, EDMUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE WONDERFUL ART TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN A LONG-TERM SUPPORTER OF THIS PROGRAM AND, UH, MAKE, HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR THIRD PLACE BEST IN SHOW. 
          WE'VE GOT 'EM HERE FOR YOU, OF COURSE, MANY MORE DOWN AT THE MUSEUM FREE TOY. 
          BUT SASHA SAVAR, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE COME JOIN US. 
          WE'LL GET ALL THREE OF YOU UP HERE. 
          YEAH, THANK YOU. 
          WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO IN JUST A MINUTE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST WONDERFUL ARTWORK. 
          AND WHAT I PERSONALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS IS IT'S JUST REALLY THROUGH OUR STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHY TREES ARE IMPORTANT IN THEIR TOWN. 
          SO, ON TO SECOND PLACE, WE'RE WANNA RECOGNIZE PRINCESS ARE PO FROM IDA FREEMAN, PLEASE COME JOIN US AND THEN ONTO OUR FIRST PLACE BEST IN SHOW. 
          I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, MAY TIM PRUDY FROM WESTFIELD TO PLEASE COME JOIN US NOW. 
          BILL HERE IS GONNA COME TAKE A PICTURE OF US, AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY AND PARENTS TOO. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME, PLEASE. 
          ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. 
          WELCOME. 
          PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          Y'ALL MAY HAVE A SEAT OR, UH, GO ON A VOUCHER. 
          EVENING, . 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THIS IS A NICE THING TO DO ANNUALLY HERE FOR EDMOND. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE ANOTHER, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SINCE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. 
          IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PLANNING ITEMS OF 10 A, B, OR C, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PLANNING ITEMS OF 10 A, B, OR C, THOSE ITEMS, THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION FOR THEM TO BE CONTINUED. 
          SO IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, OKAY, NOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL 
          [D. Recognition of Edmond Center Court for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) 2023 Featured Facility of the Year Award. ]
RECOGNITION HERE GOING ON, JUST LIKE THE ARBOR'S, UH, AWARD FOR OUR EDMOND CENTER COURT FOR THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS 2023 FEATURED FACILITY OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR ALL OF OUR SIN CITIZENS WHO DO NOT KNOW, WAS IT LAST MONTH OR TWO MONTHS AGO THAT WE HAD OUR FIRST PROFESSIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN EDMOND. 
          AND SO NOW THIS IS THE ICING ON OUR CAPE HERE FOR US TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THIS TENNIS FACILITY. 
          MM-HMM. 
           TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE U S T A. 
          SO IT'S AMAZING. 
          IS THERE A VIDEO? THERE'S A, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A VIDEO. 
          YES. 
          COMING UP. 
          THIS VIDEO WAS PRESENTED AT THE AWARD CEREMONY, AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE CAUSE WE HAVE PLACES LIKE THIS, UM, THE EDMONT CENTER, WHICH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          UM, THEY WANTED EXTERIOR COURT IN SYDNEY. 
          THEY, THEY WANTED TO HAVE INTERIOR COURT. 
          SO IF THEY COULD HAVE 365 DAYS OF TENNIS OPPORTUNITIES, WE KNEW THAT 
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THE TENNIS PROGRAM WAS JOINING THE SCHOOL. 
          AND THAT'S WHEN WE, WE ASKED THE SCHOOL TO BE A PARTNER WITH. 
          SO THIS WE DID, THEY SAID, INSTEAD OF JUST BUILDING TENNIS ESCORTS ON THEIR PROPERTY SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHY DO WE JOIN WITH THE CITY OF AND BUILT THIS MEGATON COMPLEX? AND THIS IS A2 TWO ACRE SITE THAT WAS UN BY THE CITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          THEY OFFERED THE ABILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND FOR KIND OF THE EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTED. 
          I WAS SO IMPRESSED FROM DAY ONE HOW EVERYBODY HAD A VOICE. 
          EVERYBODY LISTEN. 
          THAT UNDERSTOOD EVERYBODY'S NEEDS FROM BOTH PARTIES. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE FIGURED SOMETHING OUT TO WORK TOGETHER, DO PROJECTS TOGETHER, AND WE GET SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER. 
          LIKEON THE CITY THEN TOOK OVER THE OPERATIONS AT THE END. 
          SO THE CITY IS REALLY THE OPERATING ENTITY FOR EVERYTHING. 
          WITH THE EXCEPTION SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARK, ALL 34 WERE BOOKED. 
          CAUSE WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICES, JUNIOR CLASSES, ADULT CLASSES, AND THE USTA LEAGUE, IT'S AMAZING. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IS JUST HAVING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUTDOOR REPORTS. 
          IF YOU'RE WANTING TO BRING IN LARGE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMMING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN NUMBER OF OUTDOOR REPORTS AT ONE FACILITY. 
          BY COMING TOGETHER IN THE CITY, ALLOWED US TO REALLY PROVIDE A VENUE FOR OUR STUDENTS WHERE THEY HAVE LOCKER ROOMS AND CAN COME AND PRACTICE. 
          YOU WALK IN, EACH SCHOOL HAS THEIR OWN LOCKER ROOM. 
          EACH SCHOOL HAS THEIR OWN SCHOOL MASK OUT THERE. 
          THIS IS THEIR HOME. 
          THEY COME DOWN HERE AND PLAY AND ENJOY LEARN. 
          AND ONE FACILITY, LOT OF, UH, PROGRAMMING THAT WE DECIDE TO DO IS BASED ON WHAT U SSTA A'S MISSION IS. 
          AND THAT'S TO GROW THE GATE. 
          WE HAVE U SSTA A LEASE. 
          WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A TON OF U SSTA TURBOS JUST THIS YEAR WE HAVE RUN 40 TOURNAMENTS HERE AT THIS FACILITY AND JUST HAD THIS NATIONAL, WE JUST HAD A, A COLLEGIATE. 
          WE JUST HAD A HIGH SCHOOL HERE. 
          PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE STAYING IN OUR HOTELS, THEY'RE EATING, THEY'RE DOING SOME SHOPPING. 
          THIS IS THE TEST FACILITY REGIONALLY IN THIS AREA. 
          COUNTRY RIGHT NOW IS WELL RUN. 
          IT'S BEAUTIFUL. 
          THE COMMUNITY IS JUST ECSTATIC ABOUT THAT. 
          THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND AND THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS, IS REALLY A TEMPLATE TO WHAT CITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAN, CAN USE TO SEE WHAT A PARTNERSHIP CAN DO. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW, DAVID, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS IS, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR SECOND HOME, BUT  THE HONOR, HONORED TO HEAR FROM THE HANS. 
          YES. 
          MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, DAVID MENAHAN, ALONG WITH MY WIFE LISA. 
          UM, IT WAS AN HONOR TO GO TO ARIZONA AND, AND REPRESENT THE CITY OF EDMOND AND THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR, FOR JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE AWARD. 
          IT'S THE HIGHEST HONOR, UH, FACILITY CAN, CAN RECEIVE, A TENNIS FACILITY, CAN RECEIVE. 
          UM, I WANTED TO THANK CITY COUNCIL JOSH MOORE AND JENNIFER SETON, UH, WITH, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE VISITORS BUREAU, UH, FOR MAKING THE TRIP. 
          IT WAS JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT. 
          WE'RE TOTALLY, AND I'LL SPEAK FOR LISA ON THIS AS WELL AS THAT WE ARE SO HONORED TO RUN ONE OF THE BEST FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES'. 
          GREAT. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OH, NO. 
          WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT FACILITY IS JUST INCREDIBLE. 
          KIDS, ADULTS, UH, ALL CITIZENS IN EDMOND AND THE MENAHAN DO. 
          WE JUST COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYONE BETTER, UH, TO RUN THAT FACILITY. 
          IT TRULY IS TOP NOTCH AND SOMETHING WE CAN BE PROUD OF. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, IT IS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, UH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO, TO GO AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY TENNIS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [E.  Presentation of temporary closure of Mitch Park trails for reconstruction and resurfacing.]
ITEM NUMBER E THE PRESENTATION OF THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MITCH PARK TRAILS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING. 
          YES, SIR. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR CITY COUNCIL RYAN OCHSNER, UH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY QUALITY. 
          I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, UPDATE YOU AND, UM, THE REST OF OUR RESIDENCE AND USERS OF THIS TRAIL, SYSTEM OF A PROJECT HAPPENING HERE IN MITCH PARK, UM, TO REBUILD THE TRAIL SYSTEM IN THAT PARK. 
          YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN AN IMAGE THAT INDICATES THE, UH, PHASING OF THIS PROJECT. 
          THERE WILL BE SOME SUBSTANTIAL, UM, TIMES WHERE THINGS ARE OUTTA SERVICE IN THIS PARK, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S INFORMED ABOUT THAT. 
          SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE IS THE TRAIL THROUGHOUT THIS PARK IS GONNA BE REBUILT AND THROUGHOUT THE COFFEE CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PUBLIC PARTS OF THE TRAIL 
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TO BRING NEW CROSSWALKS TO BUILD A NEW BASE UNDER THE TRAIL AND TO LAY NEW ASPHALT. 
          SO BEGINNING TODAY, THE OUTER LOOP OF THE TRAIL SHOWN IN RED HERE IS, UH, CLOSED. 
          AND TO ORIENT, UM, EVERYBODY HERE TOWARDS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SCREEN, YOU SEE COVELL IN THE VERY CENTER. 
          THAT'S KELLY. 
          AND THEN THE ORANGE, YOU SEE CHEYENNE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 
          AND THEN FURTHER TO THE LEFT IS THE Y M C A AND, AND THE MAC, THEY'RE LOCATED THERE IN MITCH PARK. 
          UH, THEN ACROSS, UH, TO THE, TO THE RIGHT FURTHER RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, THAT LINE INDICATES THE TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH THE COFFEE CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          SO, AS I WAS SAYING, THE OUTER LOOP IS CLOSED TODAY AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. 
          IT'S WHAT THE CONTRACTOR'S PROJECTING. 
          THAT'LL GIVE THEM TIME TO COMPLETELY TAKE THAT OUT AND TO RELAY THE NEW TRAIL. 
          THE NEW TRAIL WILL BE TWO FOOT WIDER. 
          IT'S GOING FROM 10 FOOT TO 12 FOOT. 
          ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, THE SECOND PHASE WILL START. 
          THAT WILL INCLUDE, UH, REMOVING AND REPLACING THE INTERIOR NETWORK OF THE TRAIL SHOWN IN THE LIGHTER COLOR ON THE SCREEN. 
          UM, THE TRAIL INTERIOR TO MITCH PARK AND THE TRAIL ACROSS THE STREET THAT GOES THROUGH COFFEE CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          SO WHILE THOSE HAPPEN, THERE'S SOME CLOSURES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE BESIDES JUST THE TRAILS THEMSELVES. 
          DOWN IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THIS, YOU SEE THE DISC GOLF COURSE THAT WILL UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT. 
          NOW THERE IS A SCHEDULED EVENT, A MEMORIAL DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AND WE'LL BE SET UP AND READY TO HOST THAT EVENT AS IT'S ALREADY SCHEDULED. 
          UM, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR THERE OFFICE SANTA FE, YOU SEE THE PARKING LOT INDICATED THAT WILL BE CLOSED. 
          WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AS WELL. 
          AND THEN IN THE CENTER OF THE PARK WHERE WE HAVE THE PAVILIONS, THE GROUP PICNIC SHELTERS, THOSE WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT. 
          SO AGAIN, REMEMBER PHASE ONE OUTER LOOP, THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, PHASE TWO, THE INNER LOOP, AND THE PARK THROUGH COFFEE CREEK. 
          THE THREE MONTHS AFTER THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING. 
          UM, PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW THIS FOR UPDATES ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          UM, WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO WRAP THIS UP AS PROMPTLY AS WE CAN. 
          WE KNOW THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THIS. 
          UM, BUT WE WANNA MAINTAIN A SAFE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND A SAFE TRAIL SYSTEM FOR ALL OUR USERS. 
          SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT BEING COMPLETED. 
          IT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THIS, HOW EXCITING IT IS THAT IT'S BEING UPDATED AND FIXED. 
          SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          HOW OLD IS THIS TRAIL, RYAN? RIGHT, AT 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS WAS MM-HMM. 
          BEGAN TO BE INSTALLED, IT WAS TIME. 
          SO THAT'S JUST ABOUT AS MUCH LIFE AS YOU CAN GET OUT. 
          YES, SIR. 
          AND WE, AND WE'VE TRIED SOME TEMPORARY REPAIR WORK OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T, DIDN'T HOLD. 
          THAT'S A GOOD POINT. 
          WE HAVE DONE SOME MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS AND RESURFACED IT, CRACK SEALED IT, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT YOU DO TO ASPHALT SURFACES. 
          BUT, UM, IT'S BEYOND THAT. 
          WHAT CAN WE EXPLAIN THE FUNDING FUNDING'S COMING FROM FOR THIS? I'D BE HAPPY TO. 
          THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. 
          FUNDING FOR THIS IS FROM THE, UH, FROM PARTLY PROVIDED FROM ARPA, WHICH IS UM HMM. 
          SOMEONE ELSE HAVE TO HELP ME WITH THAT ACRONYM. 
           AMERICA RESOURCE RESCUE. 
          RESCUE. 
          RESCUE PLAN ACT. 
           RESCUE PLAN. 
          THERE YOU WERE. 
          ONE FROM GOT AMERICA, YOU ASK. 
          YEAH, AMERICA. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          SEE, I SAID I NEEDED HELP. 
          NO, I NEED HELP. 
          UM, SO YEAH, SO MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM THAT. 
          AND THEN ANOTHER ABOUT $1 MILLION OF THE TRIAG IS COMING FROM THE PARK TAX. 
          UH, THE SALES TAX IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO PARK. 
          SO YEAH. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE EFFORT. 
          THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU. 
          NEXT 
          [4. City Council Nominations to Boards and Commissions:]
WE HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          WARD ONE NOMINATION NOMINATION OF BRETT ROCKOW TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE MATTHEW MCLARTY TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2023. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE THE EDMOND VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION, REAPPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENT OF AMY STEVENS AS THE EDMUND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EDMUND VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION. 
          TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2025 AND THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CHARLES WEAL AS THE U C O COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EVAN VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION. 
          TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026. 
          COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR NOMINATIONS AND REAPPOINTMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. 
          MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          YOU HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE NOMINATIONS AND REAPPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          [5. General Consent Items: (Items listed under General Consent are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Council. Members of the Council may request discussion or separate action on any item under General Consent.)]
NOW WE HAVE OUR GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS ELICITED BELOW ARE USUALLY APPROVED AS A GROUP WITH PROPER MOTION FROM A, A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE ONE TWO 
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PRESENTATIONS HERE. 
          ITEM FIVE A 
          [4.  Approval of Transfer of Appropriation for Construction Manager at Risk Services for the Joint Use Library & YMCA; $50,000.00.  (Ward 2)]
FOUR, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK SERVICES FOR THE JOINT USE LIBRARY IN Y M C A. 
          YES, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, ANDY CONY, YOUR'S, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADMINISTRATION. 
          AND, UH, NOTHING TELLS ME MORE THAT IT'S SPRING IN OKLAHOMA THAN BRADFORD PAIRS COMING. 
          RIGHT. 
          AND MY SINUSES IN MY ALLERGIES BEING LIKE THIS. 
          SO I SA I FEEL A LOT BETTER THAN I SOUND. 
          SO I I I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT MM-HMM. 
          , UM, A ANOTHER EXCITING STEP FORWARD IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE, UH, JOINT USE Y M C A AND LIBRARY THIS EVENING. 
          SO I WAS LOOKING BACK AND TONIGHT MARKS THE 10TH PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS WHERE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. 
          SO EXCITING, UH, TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. 
          AND SO WHAT WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL ON THIS EVENING IS TWO ITEMS. SO THE FIRST ONE THE MAYOR JUST READ IS, UH, FIVE A FOUR, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANOR AT RISK SERVICES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CMAR FOR THE JOINT USE LIBRARY AND Y M C A FOR $50,000. 
          AND THEN A LITTLE LATER IN YOUR AGENDA, I THOUGHT IT'D BE PRUDE TO TALK ABOUT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME IS ITEM FIVE   WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SERVICES, UH, WITH CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO, AND WITH ME AS, AS ALWAYS, UM, AS WE'RE DOING THIS AS A, AS A JOINT USE PROJECT, AS CENTER COURT JUST ILLUSTRATED, THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE AS WELL. 
          WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE, AND IF THEY'D WAVE, IT'D BE GREAT FROM THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE Y M C A. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT AS WELL TONIGHT. 
          SO THEY'RE NOT WAVING ? WHAT'S THAT? THEY'RE NOT WAVING. 
          THEY'RE NOT WAVING. 
          THIS IS, SO THIS WHOLE, THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS AN EXERCISE IN TRUST. 
          YES. 
          AND SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST GUESSING THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT. 
          SO IT, IT'S, I WILL, I'LL TAKE SOME SMILES THAT, THAT IT'S HAPPENING. 
          SO, UM, SO AGAIN, THE, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE RELOCATING FUNDS FROM, UH, THE AC CAPLINGER BALL FIELD. 
          SO AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THAT PROJECT IS STILL OCCURRING, BUT IT WON'T OCCUR UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR. 
          SO MONIES THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO MOVE FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          AND SO I'LL TALK A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT BOTH OF THESE THINGS, BUT I THOUGHT IT'D BE HELPFUL JUST TO GIVE ANOTHER VERY BRIEF PROJECT OVERVIEW. 
          AND OF COURSE, THERE'LL BE SOME OTHER ITEMS RELATED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO THIS PROJECT. 
          SO AGAIN, IT'S A THREE-WAY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND THE Y M C A. 
          AND THAT PROJECT, WHERE IT WILL BE LOCATED IS HERE IS I 35, HERE IS 15TH STREET. 
          UH, HERE IS HENDERSON HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH. 
          AND HERE IS THE INTEGRIS COMPLEX HERE. 
          SO THIS IS DESIGNATED AS THE PROJECT SITE THE CITY PURCHASED IN JANUARY 10 ACRES FROM HENDERSON HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH. 
          SO HOW THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL WORK IS THE CITY WILL OWN THE LAND AND THE CITY WILL BUILD THE BUILDING. 
          AND THEN THROUGH LONG-TERM LEASES WITH THE LIBRARY AND THE Y M C A, THEY WILL OPERATE THIS FACILITY. 
          SO, UH, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PHASE RIGHT NOW. 
          THE BUILDING IS PLANNED TO BE 70,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          SO PICTURE ONE BIG LOBBY THAT YOU WALK INTO, THERE WILL BE OVERLAPPING FUNCTIONS, BUT THERE WILL BE DEDICATED Y M C A SPACE, THE TUNE OF ABOUT 50,000 SQUARE FEET, 15,000 SQUARE FEET FOR THE LIBRARY. 
          AND THEN THE THREE ENTITIES, THE THIRD B IN THE CITY WILL SHARE 5,000 SQUARE FEET THAT WE'RE PROGRAMMING RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THINK OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND JOINT PROGRAMMING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THERE. 
          SO A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROJECT BACKGROUND ON THIS. 
          SO IF ALL THE PUBLIC, IF ALL THE LIBRARIES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, THE ONE LIBRARY WE HAVE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF EDMOND IS THE BUSIEST. 
          SO THERE'S A NEED FOR ANOTHER LIBRARY. 
          AND ALSO THE MITCH PARK, Y M C A IS THE BUSIEST AND THE GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY, UH, DIVISION. 
          SO THERE'S 14 BRANCHES THERE, AND THIS IS THE BUSIEST ONE. 
          AND THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THE RANKIN FACILITY, WHICH THEY STILL OPERATE OFF OF NINTH, IS THE FOURTH BUSIEST. 
          AND I KNOW THEY'VE DONE SOME NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER Y M C A. 
          SO HERE WE ARE. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, WHAT WE SAW WITH CENTER COURT IS WHEN ENTITIES COMBINE RESOURCES, THE COMMUNITY WINS. 
          SO WE REALLY LIKE TO THINK OF THIS PROJECT AS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY SPACE. 
          SO PROGRAMMING ALL THE WAY FROM TODDLERS TO SENIORS, RIGHT? THIS WILL BE A VERY BUSY FACILITY THAT WILL HAVE LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING ALL DAY LONG. 
          SO NOT AS, AS MY FRIENDS IN THE LIBRARY LIKE TO SAY, IT'S NOT A PLACE FOR BOOKS, IT'S A PLACE FOR PEOPLE MM-HMM. 
          , RIGHT? SO THERE'LL BE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONALITY THAT HAPPENS WITH IT WITHIN THIS 70,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          SO, UM, THE PROJECT BUDGET HAS BEEN SET FOR THE PROJECT. 
          SO 4 MILLION FOR LAND, 3.1 FOR THE DESIGN, AND THEN $30 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT IT. 
          SO HOW THAT COST SPLIT IS, UH, PROPOSED IS THE CITY PAYS THE FULL COST OF LAND AND THE UPFRONT COST FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 
          AND THEN FOR THE Y M C A, UH, HOW IT WILL WORK IS FOR HALF THIS HALF THE SPACE THAT'S DEDICATED TO THEM, THE 50,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          UM, THEY WILL PAY THE CITY BACK OVER THE OVER 15 YEARS. 
          AND SO THERE'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, THAT FURTHER, UH, MEMORIALIZES THAT. 
          SO WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE NOW IS OVER THOSE 15 YEARS, THE YMCA'S PROPORTIONATE COSTS WILL BE JUST A LITTLE UNDER $12 MILLION TO PAY BACK TO THE CITY IN THAT PERIOD. 
          AND THEN FOR THE METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM, HOW THE AGREEMENTS WORK, UH, FOR ALL THE LIBRARY SYSTEMS WITHIN THIS IS 
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THE CITY OWNS THE LAND, UH, THE CITY BUILDS THE BUILDING, AND THEN THE CITY OWNS THE BUILDING. 
          AND THE WI AND THE METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM EQUIPS AND OPERATES THE FACILITY. 
          SO AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF THIS THREE-WAY PARTNERSHIP WILL BE THE LEASE AGREEMENT. 
          SO WE'RE WORKING ON ALL THE TERMS OF THAT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO JUST A LITTLE BIT, SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WILL BE IN THERE, AGAIN FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE WHY THEY HAVE TO BUY THE THINGS TO EQUIP THE SPACE, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE SPACE. 
          SO THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT THERE. 
          AND THEN THE, AGAIN, TO THE ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS, UM, THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH CROSSLANDS CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO WHAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR $50,000, AND THEN THE OVERALL FEE OF 3.75%, WHICH IS, WILL BE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. 
          SO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE HAS BEEN SET AT $30 MILLION TO BUILD A FACILITY. 
          SO 3.75 OF THAT FOR CROSSLANDS CONSTRUCTION TO OVERSEE THE BUILDING OF THIS BUILDING WILL GO TO THEM. 
          AND THEN ALSO THIS SPELLS OUT THE CONDITIONS IN THE PROCESS. 
          SO HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT WITH CROSSLANDS WAS WE WENT THROUGH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PROCESS, UH, HAD 11 VERY QUALIFIED FIRMS SUBMIT TO THAT. 
          UH, FIVE OF THOSE WERE INTERVIEWED AND SHORTLISTED BY THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS FROM THE Y M C A AND THE LIBRARY. 
          AND AFTER THOSE INTERVIEWS AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, CROSSLANDS WAS CONS, UH, WAS SELECTED. 
          AND SO WE'VE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM EVER SINCE THAT SELECTION. 
          SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TWO COMPONENTS OF HOW THIS, HOW THIS CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY METHOD WORKS IS, UM, WHAT'S REALLY VALUABLE ABOUT THIS AND WHAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THAT FEE OF $50,000 FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. 
          SO WHAT CROSSLANDS WILL DO IS PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES, UH, ON THE PROJECT AS WE GET THROUGH IT. 
          SO IF IT LOOKS LIKE THAT 70,000 SQUARE FEET, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THE 30 MILLION, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE $30 MILLION, THEN THEY'RE PROVIDING REAL-TIME ESTIMATES TO US TO LET US KNOW, UM, OF OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN ORDER TO BUILD A WONDERFUL FACILITY. 
          BUT MAYBE WE CAN'T DO IT AT THAT. 
          MAYBE THERE HAS TO BE MODIFICATIONS MADE. 
          THEY ALSO, UH, IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN WITH LEAD TIMES ON MATERIALS, IT'S INVALUABLE FOR THEM TO BE AT THE TABLE TO SAY, THAT'S A GREAT LOOKING MATERIAL, BUT IT'S GONNA COST YOU 20. 
          IT'S GONNA COST, UH, IT'S GONNA TAKE 24 MONTHS FOR YOU TO GET HERE. 
          HERE'S AN ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL THAT'S ONLY GONNA TAKE 12 MONTHS TO GET HERE. 
          SO HAVING SOMEBODY LIKE THIS THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING THE PROJECT IS INVALUABLE. 
          AND AGAIN, WITH VALUE ENGINEERING, SO SOMETHING MAY LOOK REALLY, REALLY NICE, BUT IT MAY BE, UH, MAY GET US OUTTA WHACK WITH OUR BUDGET. 
          SO THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES FOR SOME VALUE ENGINEERING. 
          AND THEN ALSO TOWARD THE END OF DESIGN, THEN THEY SET THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. 
          AND AGAIN, FOR US, WE'VE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SAY $30 MILLION IS, IS WHAT WE HAVE TO BUILD THIS BUILDING. 
          SO WE'RE ALREADY IN AGREEMENT ON WHAT THAT IS, BUT IT'LL BE OFFICIALLY, UM, MEMORIALIZED AT THE END OF THE DESIGN PHASE OF THIS. 
          AND THEN IN CONSTRUCTION, THEY TURN THEIR GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAT ON AND THEY HELP PROCURE THE SUBCONTRACTORS, UH, WITH COST MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING STATUS REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS QUALITY CONTROL. 
          AND THEN THEY CLOSE OUT THE PROJECT. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT REAL QUICKLY, UM, THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN BID BUILD PROCESS, WHICH WE TRADITIONALLY USE AT THE CITY. 
          SO IF WE WERE TO GO, WHAT DESIGN BID BUILD BID BUILD IS, IS YOU FULLY DESIGN THE PROJECT AND THEN WE WOULD HARD BID THE PROJECT. 
          WE WOULD COST ESTIMATE THROUGH, ALONG WITH THE ARCHITECTS WHY THAT METHOD WORKS. 
          FOR SOME, LIKE FOR IF YOU'RE GONNA WIDEN A ROAD WHERE THERE'S NOT AS MUCH VARIATION IN ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A PROJECT, WHAT'S REALLY VALUABLE WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A BUILDING THAT HAS ALL THESE COMPONENTS IS YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THE, THAT REAL-TIME COST ESTIMATION THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. 
          SO YOU'RE ABLE TO SAY, THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO DO THE PROJECT, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT COMES IN AT THAT OR UNDER THAT. 
          UM, SO, UM, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AFTER THIS. 
          SO THE BUILDING WILL BE BUILT WITH TWO TO THREE SUB-PAGES. 
          SO WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IS CROSSLAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING OUT, UM, AND TAKING THE ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION AND SAYING, OKAY, NOW WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THE THINGS TO CLEAR THE LAND AND WE'RE DOING THE THINGS TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BUILDING. 
          AND THEN WE'LL GO UP WITH THE BUILDING. 
          SO THOSE CONTRACTS, THOSE BIDS WILL COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE. 
          SO THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BIDDING THOSE THINGS. 
          AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, BID SOLICITED BY THE SMAR. 
          AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. 
          UM, WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE PROJECT IS WE'RE ABOUT 30% COMPLETE WITH DESIGN, WITH LOTS OF FOCUSING ON THE PROGRAMMING, SO INSIDE THE BOXES AND THE INTERIOR LAYOUTS. 
          AND IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN DECEMBER AND THEN BE, THE FACILITY WILL BE OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2025. 
          SO AS WE GET A LITTLE FARTHER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HONE IN A LITTLE MORE ON WHAT SPRING 2025 LOOKS LIKE, BUT WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE IN SAYING SPRING 2025 AT THIS POINT. 
          SO, AND I THOUGHT THIS IS KIND OF MAYBE THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THE AGENDA. 
          I, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I SAY A LOT OF WORDS, BUT SOMETIMES THE JUST NEED TO SHUT UP AND 
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LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING. 
          SO THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL ONLY AT THIS POINT. 
          UM, BUT, UH, IN WORKING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM IN THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, UM, REALLY LIKE A LOT OF THE ASPECTS OF, OF WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. 
          AGAIN, YOU WOULD COME IN UP THESE STAIRS INTO A MAIN LOBBY. 
          UH, THE PRIMARY LIBRARY FUNCTIONS WOULD BE OFF HERE, UH, TO THE RIGHT. 
          AND THEN THE Y M C A FUNCTIONS, THE NATATORIUM, THE SWIMMING POOL WILL BE HERE, AND THEN MORE OF THE Y M C A FUNCTIONS WILL BE TUCKED BACK FURTHER IN THE FACILITY. 
          SO THE SYNERGIES CREATED BY HAVING ALL THESE FUNCTIONS IN, IN ONE BUILDING ARE WHAT IS WHAT'S GONNA MAKE THIS A REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL PROJECT. 
          SO, UM, SO, AND THEN THERE'S, HERE'S A FURTHERED IMAGE. 
          SO AGAIN, THE TWO ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT ARE FIVE, AUN FOUR, UH, WHICH WOULD BE THE MOVING OF THE, UH, BUDGETED MONEY. 
          RELOCATING OF BUDGETED MONEY. 
          AND THEN FIVE 
          [7.  Approval of Agreement with Crosslands Construction for Construction Manager at Risk Services for the 2nd Library and YMCA project; initial activity is for $50,000.00 for pre-construction services. (Ward 2)]
  WHICH WOULD BE APPROVING THE AGREEMENT. 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANKS, ANDY. 
          THIS IS SUPER EXCITING. 
          I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT. 
          UM, THERE'S, IT IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING. 
          LIBRARIES, THEY BRING TOGETHER AGE RANGES FROM TODDLERS TO OUR GERIATRIC COMMUNITY, AS DOES THE Y UM, HELPS TO ENRICH THEIR BRAINS AND KEEP OUR ELDERLY ACTIVE, WHICH, WHICH I LOVE. 
          AND, UM, AND THEN KEEP PHYSICALLY FIT IN THE Y AND WHAT A GREAT LOCATION. 
          IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EDMOND. 
          WE'VE GOT WEST EDMOND AND WE'VE GOT EAST EDMOND THAT'S GONNA BE GROWING. 
          IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR THAT TOO. 
          I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO COUNSEL, UH, THAT WAS A, YOUR PRESENTATIONS, UM, WERE YOU GONNA DO SOMETHING ON, OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE STAFF COMMENTS ON FIVE FIVE ON THE, UH, PROMISSORY NOTE? YES. 
          UM, SO A, AS I SAID, THE, THE, UM, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF THIS ARRANGEMENT WITH BOTH ENTITIES WILL BE THE LEASE AGREEMENTS MM-HMM. 
          , BUT WHILE, UH, THE FUTURE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING CONTEMPLATE THE BORROWING OF THE MONEY THAT THE CITY WILL TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF. 
          SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TO BRING FORTH THE YMCA'S COMMITMENT, UH, IN THE FORM OF A PROMISSORY NOTE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO THE MOU THAT WAS AGREED TO BACK IN OCTOBER. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND IT SPELLS OUT A NOT TO EXCEED IN THERE OF 13 MILLION FOR, UH, THE Y M C A'S OBLIGATION TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          WELL, COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR TWO PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS HERE, THAT CONSENT ITEMS FOR FIVE A ONE THROUGH SIX. 
          THERE'S, UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? NO. 
          COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS? MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          NO. 
          SECOND MOTION. 
          SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND NOW WE HAVE OUR APPROVAL 
          [B. Approval of Purchases:]
OF PURCHASES COMING UP. 
          AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION 
          [1.  Approval of an inter-local agreement between the City of Edmond and the Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County for the reconstruction of Coffee Creek Road, between Midwest Boulevard and Douglas Boulevard; $592,000.00. (Ward 2)]
HERE ON THE PROOF OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF COFFEE, COFFEE CREEK ROAD BETWEEN MIDWEST BOULEVARD AND DOUGLAS BOULEVARD FOR $592,000. 
          MR. STEWART, HOW ARE WE DOING TODAY? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL. 
          UH, KEITH STEWART, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. 
          UM, SEEMED LIKE I WAS HERE I THINK A MONTH AGO TALKING ABOUT A SIMILAR PROJECT ACTUALLY AT BORDERS. 
          THIS PROJECT THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT. 
          UH, THIS IS YET ANOTHER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE ENTER INTO WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OKLAHOMA COUNTY. 
          AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THESE PROJECTS FOR ABOUT 20 PLUS YEARS NOW. 
          UM, NOT SURE HOW MANY TOTAL PROJECTS WE'VE DONE OVER THAT TIME, BUT, UH, IT'S BEEN A LOT. 
          UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THESE AGREEMENTS. 
          UM, WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD A TWO-LANE MILE OF ROAD AT A FRACTION OF THE COST IF WE WERE DOING IT THROUGH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
          SO, UM, GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANNA SHOW YOU. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THESE PROJECTS. 
          THEY MUST BE SECTION LINE, ROADS, ARTERIAL STREETS, THAT THE COUNT, THEY'RE WITHIN THE COUNTY'S DISTRICT. 
          UH, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR COLLECTORS. 
          UM, WE'VE BEEN PRIMARILY WORKING EAST OF I 35 WITH THESE PROJECTS, CUZ THAT'S WHERE THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF OUR INVENTORY IS WITH THESE TYPE, THESE TYPE ROADS THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS, THIS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ROADSIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS KEY TO THE LONGTIME LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF THE ROADWAY. 
          UM, ANY CROSS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO ADDRESSED IN THESE PROJECTS. 
          THEY STABILIZE A SUBGRADE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE PAST WITH THESE ROADS. 
          THAT'S WHY THEY'RE FAILING AT THE RATE THEY ARE. 
          UH, AND THEN THEY CONSTRUCT THE FIVE INCH ASPHALT PAVEMENT ONCE THAT SUBGRADE IS COMPLETED. 
          FUNDING FOR THIS IS THROUGH THE STREET ALLEY FUND, WHICH IS DERIVED FROM THE OIL AND GAS TAX. 
          UH, GENERATES JUST A LITTLE OVER 900,000 
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A YEAR. 
          AND THEN THAT VARIES, UM, DEPENDING ON THE PRICE OF GAS AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE DRIVING, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE FOR THAT ACCOUNT IS ONE POINT LITTLE OVER 1.5 MILLION. 
          THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE WHAT THE ROAD LOOKS LIKE BEFORE WE ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO RECONSTRUCT IT. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE FROM SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT THE PAVEMENT ON THESE IS NOT VERY THICK. 
          UH, IT IS, IT'S NOT CONSTRUCTED ON A STABILIZED BASE. 
          AND SO THIS IS THE RESULT. 
          NOW, SOME OF THESE ROADS ARE 30, 40 YEARS OLD. 
          UH, UM, THEY'VE BEEN HERE SINCE I'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND EDMOND, SO THEY, THEY'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. 
          UM, THIS IS, UH, THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE ROAD THAT IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL. 
          UM, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DESPERATE NEED OF ATTENTION, DEFINITELY. 
          AND THEN THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AFTERWARDS. 
          UH, COUNTY DOES A GREAT JOB. 
          UM, UM, WE'VE BEEN REAL PLEASED WITH THE WORK. 
          UM, THIS PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS AIR DEPO. 
          THAT WAS THE MOST RECENT PROJECT I COMPLETED OVER BY THE TRANSFER STATION. 
          SO THIS IS THE PROJECT MAP FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS. 
          I'M, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE BLURRINESS OF IT. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS MY GLASSES, BUT I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S BLURRY . 
          UM, BUT THE SOLID COLORED LINES REPRESENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED WITH THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THEY COMPLETED THOSE. 
          AND THEN THOSE HASHED LINES ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNED FOR THIS FIVE YEAR BUDGET COMING UP FY 24. 
          UM, WE'RE ABLE TO DO, YOU KNOW, TWO TO THREE MILES A YEAR WITH THE COUNTY. 
          IT'S ABOUT ALL THEY CAN DO. 
          THEY HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          BUT, UM, THIS JUST GIVES YOU A PICTURE. 
          AND THIS MAP IS NOW LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE, I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN MOORE, YOU'D ASK US TO PUT THAT ON THE WEBSITE IN OUR LAST MEETING. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE. 
          IT'S UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS PAGE. 
          I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. 
          SO I'M ASK HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHICH ROADS GET CONSTRUCTED WHEN? WELL, WE START WITH AN ASSESSMENT THAT'S DONE EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS. 
          THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT, UH, DATED. 
          UH, THIS WAS OUR 2012 ASSESSMENT. 
          WE HAVE A, A ENGINEERING FIRM COME IN AND DRIVE ALL OF OUR ROADS AND THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT AND CONDITION OF THE PAVEMENT. 
          SO WE USE THIS TO BUILD OUR ORIGINAL, UM, PROJECT LIST. 
          AND YOU'LL NOTICE THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT AS THE SURFACE CONDITION. 
          UM, YOU'LL KNOW, AND, AND THESE ARE RANKED, UH, OR RATED ONE TO A HUNDRED, ONE BEING THE WORST, A HUNDRED BEING THE BEST. 
          AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE REALLY KIND OF HIGH. 
          THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY REALLY ARE, ARE GOOD NUMBERS. 
          BUT, UH, THIS WAS 2012. 
          IF THEY WERE TO COME AND DO A CONDITION ASSESSMENT TODAY, THOSE NUMBERS WOULD BE MUCH LOWER. 
          THEY'D BE DOWN IN THE PROBABLY FORTIES, MAYBE FIFTIES. 
          UM, BUT THESE ARE THE SIX, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE SIX YEAR PROJECT LIST. 
          SO WE START WITH, WITH THAT CONDITION RATING, AND THEN WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE A D T, WE GO OUT AND WE MAKE OBSERVATIONS. 
          WE LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE WE'VE SPENT ON THOSE PARTICULAR ROADS, WHAT'S COMING UP. 
          YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING GETTING READY TO HAPPEN THAT WE NEED TO MOVE A ROAD UP. 
          UH, THE DOUGLAS PROJECT WHERE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS BUILT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. 
          WE MOVED THAT PROJECT UP BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL OPENING. 
          SO WE KIND OF MOVE THEM AROUND LIKE THAT. 
          BUT WE TRY TO STAY WITHIN THAT ORIGINAL PRIORITY LIST. 
          SO, ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTION, COUNSEL? VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, THANKS. 
          THINK IT'S ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM HERE IS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME WITH THE COUNTY AND, UM, IT'S A GOOD RELATIONSHIP, VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND THAT, THAT WE ARE KEEPING AND AS WE GO FORWARD, TO DO AS MUCH MANY RURAL ROLES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. 
          SO OUR OTHER APPROVALS FOR PURCHASE TONIGHT ARE APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH CLEARPOINT STRATEGY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING SOFTWARE. 
          ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION IS $30,000, ALSO HAVE THE NUMBER THREE IS APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL COSTS OF SURCHARGE MATERIAL PRICE FOR CHASSIS FOR $12,950. 
          NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO PAYER MATRIX FOR GROUP PHARMACY BENEFITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 FOR $600,000. 
          UH, NUMBER FIVE IS ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL FOR A TECHNICAL RESCUE PROP FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR $449,250 AND 25 CENTS. 
          NUMBER SIX IS APPROVAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GH TWO ARCHITECTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EDMOND MOBILE MILLS KITCHEN, LOCATED AT 25 WEST THIRD STREET FOR $165,375. 
          NUMBER SEVEN IS APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH 
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CROSSMAN'S CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SERVICES FOR THE SECOND LIBRARY AND THE Y M C A PROJECT INITIATIVE. 
          UM, ACTIVITY INITIAL ACTIVITIES FOR $50,000 FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. 
          AND NUMBER EIGHT IS APPROVAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH POE AND ASSOCIATES FOR EASEMENT OF ACQUISITION ALONG SECOND STREET IN WEST EDMOND ROAD FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S ADA TRANSITION PLAN FOR $140,800. 
          COUNCIL, THOSE ARE OUR APPROVALS, OUR PURCHASES UNDER CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. 
          WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS B ONE THROUGH EIGHT. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          A SECOND? SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE HAVE IMPROVED. 
          NOW WE NEED A MO. 
          NOW I NEED A MOTION TO RECESS. 
          EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND, PLEASE DISCUSS YOUR VOTE. 
          WE'RE NOW IN THE PUBLIC WORKS SCENE. 
          FIRST ORDER BUSINESS 
          [6.  Approval of EPWA Meeting Minutes: February 27, 2023]
IS APPROVED OVER E P W A MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023. 
          MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          MOTION. 
          MOTION. 
          SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          WE'RE NOW, THOSE MANY MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. 
          [1.  Approval of Supplemental Appropriation Transfer From Citylink Reserves to Citylink Expense Account 8414: Motor Vehicles; $339,984.00. (Citywide)]
WE JUST HAVE ONE CONSENT ITEM HERE IS APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TRANSFERRED FROM CITYLINK RESERVES TO CITYLINK EXPENSE ACCOUNT. 
          UH, 84 14 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR $339,948. 
          UM, THAT IS OUR ONLY CONSENT ITEM TONIGHT. 
          COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOVE TO APPROVE APPROVED. 
          HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THAT HONOR HAS PASSED. 
          AND NOW WE 
          [B. Approval of Purchases:]
HAVE, UH, SOME PURCHASES HERE. 
          UH, FIRST IS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO NEW BUSES FOR CITYLINK FROM CREATIVE BUSES OFF OF STATE CONTRACT SSW 79 7 C. 
          UPFRONT COSTS WILL BE $339,984 WITH FINAL CALLS TO THE CITY, UM, $59,226. 
          UM, THEN WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH S W P U S A ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE INC. 
          TO UPDATE THE CITY OF ADMIN. 
          SO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, S W MP FOR THE NEW STORMWATER DRAINAGE PERMIT K R ZERO FOUR TO INCORPORATE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT INTO THE PLAN, UM, FOR $38,760. 
          WHY DON'T WE JUST STOP RIGHT THERE ON THOSE PURCHASES AND APP APPROVE THOSE BECAUSE THE NEXT LIT WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE. 
          YEAH, B ONE TWO. 
          OKAY. 
          HMM. 
          I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEMS B ONE AND TWO. 
          TWO, YES. 
          I'LL SECOND. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FOR ITEMS B ONE AND TWO. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          POINT OF PRIVILEGE. 
          COUNSEL, COULD YOU GUYS PLEASE SPEAK UP INTO YOUR MICROPHONE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN HEAR EVERYTHING CLEARLY? THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MA'AM. 
          SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FOR ITEMS B ONE AND TWO. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE ITEMS PASSED. 
          CAN YOU HEAR US NOW, MA'AM? YES. 
          PASS. 
          PASS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN, B I I EIGHT. 
          [A. Public Hearing pertaining to a plan of financing involving the issuance of The Edmond Public Works Authority’s note or notes in one or more series in the principal amount of not to exceed $37,100,000, to finance the cost of constructing a shared-use building, which will house a new branch of recreational and office space for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, a branch of The Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County, and space retained by The City of Edmond.]
ITEM EIGHT, PRESENTATION OF NEW MUNICIPAL LIBRARY AND Y M C BUILDING AND NEW CITY HALL COMPLEX PROJECTS, INCLUDING A PUBLIC HEARING AND AS DESCRIBED BELOW IN DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UH, ANDY CONKS, AGAIN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADMINISTRATION. 
          SO THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS, UM, THIS EVENING ON YOUR AGENDA, KIND OF ALL RELATED TO THE SAME THING. 
          AND SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS TALK ABOUT THEM AS IN, IN TOTALITY. 
          AND SO FOR ME, UM, ITEM EIGHT, JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THEM AS, UH, AN EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, ALL THESE ITEMS FALL UNDERNEATH THE EPAS PURVIEW, E P W'S PURVIEW. 
          SO FIRST I'M GONNA GIVE A PROJECT OVERVIEW, AND THEN I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR BOND COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHO ARE BOTH HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT ITEM EIGHT A, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO FUNDING IN THE Y M C A. 
          AND THEN ITEMS EIGHT B, C, AND D ARE THREE RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO FUNDING AS WELL. 
          FOR ONE FOR THE Y, ONE FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE Y M C A FOR 37.1 MILLION. 
          UH, ONE IS A COMPONENT OF 
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THE CITY HALL AND MUNICIPAL COURT FOR 34 MILLION. 
          AND THEN THE SECOND, UH, PART OF THAT PROJECT WITH THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX IS THE PARKING GARAGE FOR $10 MILLION. 
          SO FOR AS THERE ARE ONLY STRICTLY PUBLIC USES FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE Y M C A, THAT MONEY CAN BE BORROWED, TAX EXEMPT, UH, FOR THE CITY HALL MUNICIPAL COURT, THE SAME. 
          SO THAT CAN BE BORROWED, TAX EXEMPT AS WELL. 
          AND THEN FOR THE GARAGE, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR SOME OF THOSE SPACES IN THAT GARAGE TO BE LEASED AT A LATER DATE. 
          AND SO THAT MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE BARRED ON A TAXABLE BASIS. 
          SO, UM, TO ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY. 
          AND THEN ALSO ITEM NINE, WHICH FALLS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          UH, THERE ARE THREE ITEMS WITH THAT. 
          NINE A, NINE A, NINE A, NINE B, AND NINE C. 
          EASY FOR ME TO SAY RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVING INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. 
          UM, SO MY TASK THIS EVENING IS TO GIVE YOU PROJECT OVERVIEWS VERY QUICKLY. 
          AGAIN, WE WENT THROUGH THE LIBRARY JUST A SECOND AGO, SO I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT, BUT I DID THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. 
          AGAIN, I LOOK BACK, UM, OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, JUST IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THIS ALSO MARKS THE 12, THE, UH, SORRY, THE 12TH, THE 10TH, UH, PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX PROJECT. 
          SO, UM, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW AGAIN, WHEN WE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX, WHAT THIS ENTAILS IS ONLY THE THINGS THAT ARE IN BLUE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. 
          SO WHAT THAT WILL BE IS A 59,000 SQUARE FOOT CITY HALL. 
          A, UH, FOUR STORY, 258 58. 
          WELCOME BACK TO THAT. 
          38 58, I'M SORRY, UH, SORRY. 
          328, UH, PARKING GARAGE. 
          AND THEN A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE EAST HERE, A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT MUNICIPAL COURT. 
          SO JUST TO ORIENTATE EVERYBODY WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          SO HERE IS BOULEVARD RIGHT HERE, HERE IS MAIN STREET, AND HERE'S FIRST STREET. 
          AND WE ARE SITTING RIGHT HERE THIS EVENING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 
          SO THE CITY HALL IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED ON THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT OF WHERE THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER IS THE PARKING GARAGE. 
          THE FOUR STORY GARAGE IS PROPOSED TO BE A LITTLE BIT NORTH WHERE OUR PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING IS, ALONG WITH SOME SURFACE PARKING. 
          AND THEN AS YOU MOVE JUST A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE EAST, UH, IT'S PROPOSED TO HAVE A ONE-STORY MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING. 
          SO AGAIN, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING OF THIS, WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE CITY HALL IS TWO STORIES, 59,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          THOSE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS THAT WOULD BE IN THE FACILITY. 
          AND, UM, I I, I THINK TONIGHT ILLUSTRATES, IT'S NOT THIS WAY NOW, BUT WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UM, THAT'S TOO SMALL FOR A COMMUNITY OF ALMOST 95,000. 
          SO YOU SAW LOTS OF PEOPLE STANDING BEHIND ME, UH, EARLIER THIS EVENING. 
          SO THIS WOULD ABOUT TRIPLE THE SEATING CAPACITY OF THE SPACE AND ALSO ALLOW FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY. 
          SO AGAIN, LIKE THIS SPACE, IT WOULD HAVE A FLAT FLOOR, BUT IT WOULD HAVE DETACHED SEAT. 
          SO WE'D GET A LOT MORE FUNCTIONALITY OF IT THAN JUST STRICTLY A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE EVERYONE IS FACED TOWARD THE DIAS. 
          SO, UM, ADDITIONALLY IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, THERE WILL BE PUBLIC MEETING SPACE AND ADDITIONALLY ROOM FOR GROWTH. 
          SO, UH, ABOUT 2,700 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE THAT'S DOESN'T HAVE PROGRAMMED RIGHT NOW. 
          SO WHAT WE DID IS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS SINCE JULY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR STAFFING NEEDS. 
          SO HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU HAVE NOW? HOW MANY DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS? AND THEN HOW MANY WILL YOU HAVE IN THE ADDER YEARS AFTER THAT? SO WE PLAN FOR GROWTH WITHIN THE SPACES, BUT THEN ALSO ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE'VE ALLOTTED 2,700 SQUARE FEET FOR ADDITIONAL ROOM TO GROW AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW. 
          UH, PARKING GARAGE, AS I MENTIONED, FOUR STORIES, 328 PARKING STALLS. 
          NOT ONLY INTENDED TO MEET THE NEED OF THE CITY HALL PEOPLE THAT ARE OFFICE THERE, PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO DO BUSINESS AT CITY HALL AND MUNICIPAL COURT, BUT ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC PARKING AS WELL WITHIN THAT, WITHIN THAT BUILDING. 
          AND THEN MUNICIPAL COURT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ATTACHED TO THIS BUILDING RIGHT HERE JUST TO THE SOUTH, IS PROPOSED TO BE ONE STORY. 
          15,000 SQUARE FEET, UH, AN EXPANDED COURTROOM IN LOBBY. 
          IT'S SIMPLY NOT LARGE ENOUGH, AGAIN FOR A COMMUNITY OF ALMOST 90 FOR THAT EXCEEDS 95,000 NOW. 
          AND THEN EXPANDED OFFICE SPACE FOR THE STAFF. 
          SO THEY ARE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER CURRENTLY. 
          SO THAT IS THE, THAT IS THE CITY HALL, UH, COMPONENTS OF THE CITY CENTER PROJECT. 
          SO AGAIN, THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IS 44 MILLION, AND THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT IS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN JULY, 2023, AND FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETE IN MARCH OF 2025. 
          UM, AND HERE'S SOME RENDERINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, UH, REESE. 
          SO I REALLY LIKE THE LOOK AND LOOK AND FEEL THIS AND A CHANCE TO REALLY SET A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TONE AS WE MOVE OVER TO WHITTLER FROM, AS OPPOSED TO TO BROADWAY. 
          SO, UM, AND I WON'T, I DON'T, UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO, I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE LIBRARY AGAIN. 
          I JUST DID THAT ON A PREVIOUS ITEM. 
          BUT, UM, SO AGAIN, LAYS OUT THE COST SPLIT AND THEN TALKS ABOUT, UH, WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION IS PROPOSED TO BEGIN, AND THEN WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION IS PROPOSED TO BE COMPLETE. 
          UM, AND THEN TURNING THE ATTENTION TO THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. 
          SO 
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IN ORDER TO BUILD THESE TWO FACILITIES, THE PROPOSAL IS FOR THE CITY TO, UH, ACQUIRE, BORROW, UH, FINANCE, UH, THROUGH A BORROWING, UH, THIS 81.1 MILLION OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD WITH THE REPAYMENT TO COME FROM ONE OF THE TWO DEDICATED TAXES THAT SALES TAXES THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS, WHICH WE CALL THE 2000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SALES TAX. 
          SO THAT IS HOW THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE REPAID THE DEBT THAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING. 
          AND ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO INCUR. 
          AND IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECTS, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCIAL EXPERTS. 
          SO I'VE GOT, UH, ALAN BROOKS AND CHRIS GANDER HERE. 
          I'M NOT SURE WHO WANTS TO COME UP FIRST TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF ALL THIS AND THEN THE BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED TODAY. 
          SO THANK YOU ANDY. 
          MY NAME'S ALAN BROOKS. 
          I'M WITH THE PUBLIC FINANCE LAW GROUP IN OKLAHOMA CITY. 
          UH, MAYBE SOME QUICK BACKGROUND CAUSE WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING PER SE WHEN WE DO A TAX EXEMPT TRANSACTION. 
          UM, THE, UH, LIBRARY Y M C A FACILITY FALLS UNDER A DIFFERENT CATEGORY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS IT RELATES TO TAX EXEMPT FINANCINGS BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS GOING TO HOUSE A 5 0 1   ENTITY, THE Y M C A, AND THERE'LL BE REVENUES COMING BACK IN INFORM OF LEASE PAYMENTS FROM THE Y M C A A. 
          SO THIS IS TECHNICALLY REFERRED TO AS A QUALIFIED 5 0 1   TRANSACTION. 
          UNDER THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS IT RELATES TO TAX EXEMPT DEBT. 
          UNDER THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE BE A PUBLIC HEARING HELD RELATIVE TO THE FACILITY IN QUESTION AND THE FINANCING TO BE HELD PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION BY THE GOVERNING BODY. 
          SO MR. CONYERS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF GOING THROUGH, UH, THE, THE, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, AND AGAIN, THE PUBLIC HEARING TECHNICALLY RELATES TO THE Y M C A LIBRARY FACILITY AS OPPOSED TO THE CITY HALL COMPLEX. 
          IT'S A TRADITIONAL TAX EXEMPT GOVERNMENTAL FINANCING. 
          SO IT, WE DO IT THE SAME WAY WE WOULD FINANCE STREETS OR A GOLF COURSE. 
          UM, SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO OPEN THIS UP FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THAT PROCESS IS DONE, THEN MR. GANDER, WE, WE'VE RECEIVED BIDS TODAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING. 
          HE CAN WALK THROUGH THOSE BIDS. 
          WE CAN ALSO WALK THROUGH THE APPROVING RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKETS, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, BUT I THINK THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FROM ME BEFORE THAT? ALL RIGHT. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON OUR I ITEMS FOR THE, UH, NEW MUNICIPAL LIBRARIAN YM, C A BUILDING IN A NEW CITY HALL COMPLEX, WILL YOU PLEASE COME DOWN, INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR ALL. 
          UM, HELLO. 
          UH, MY NAME IS DIANE ANDERSON, AND I LIVE HERE IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA. 
          AND OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE HEARD TONIGHT, AND I'M A LITTLE LATE TO THE GAME ON THIS, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT SAFETY OR SECURITY AS A MOTHER OF A CHILD WHO HAS BEEN TRAFFICKED. 
          KNOWING THAT THIS LIBRARY, WHICH I DO GO TO THE LIBRARY HERE, AND I DO SEE PLENTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE THERE DURING THE WINTER AND DURING THE SUMMER, I REALLY JUST HAVE A HARD TIME WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND HOW YOU GUYS ARE MERGING THESE TWO TOGETHER AND NOT TALKING ABOUT SAFETY. 
          UH, THAT IS PARAMOUNT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN ARE, ARE STILL STATE, HAS SOMEBODY BEEN TRAFFICKED THROUGH IT EVERY FOUR MINUTES? WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP STATES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
          SO EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE AT EVERY MEETING OVER THE LAST 12 OR 10 MONTHS, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THROUGH ALL OF THE, YOU'VE SPOKEN ABOUT TONIGHT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID SO FAR ABOUT SAFETY OR INCREASING THE POLICE FORCE THERE. 
          I MEAN, I, I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU GUYS WERE PLANNING ON DOING ABOUT THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          WELL, WELL, GOOD QUESTION, MA'AM. 
          THE TOTAL BUILDING, THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING HAS NOT BEEN FULLY DESIGNED YET. 
          AND JUST LIKE WITH OUR, UH, DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER, NOT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT OUR COMPLEX THAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR, THAT IS ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WHERE HOW TO HAVE, JUST LIKE HERE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL BUILDING, HOW TO HAVE SAFETY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN INTO A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
          THOSE SAME DISCUSSIONS WILL HAPPEN FOR THE, THE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OF THE Y AND THE, AND THE LIBRARY. 
          THOSE CONS, THOSE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HAD AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A PART OF THAT DISCUSSION 
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TO HOW TO ENSURE THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS WHO COME USE OUR FACILITIES ARE SAVED. 
          NEXT PERSON PLEASE. 
          COUNSEL. 
          UH, COULD WE PUT THE PICTURE UP OF THE, UM, WHERE THE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE AGAIN, PLEASE? IS THAT POSSIBLE? YES. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          OKAY, SIR, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? SORRY, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UM, MY CONCERN IS FOR SENIOR, INTRODUCE YOURSELF FIRST. 
          SORRY, YOU DIDN'T INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 
          . 
          OH, NAME. 
          I'M SORRY, SIR. 
          YOUR NAME? LEONARD SCOTT, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          1404 WOODBURY CIRCLE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, TONIGHT I'M HERE FOR SENIORS AND, UH, IS THE CITY, IS THE PARKING GARAGE, IS THAT GONNA BE FREE? IS ANYBODY KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE FREE FOR PEOPLE TO PARK IN? YES. 
          YES. 
          OKAY, GREAT. 
          THAT'S GOOD NEWS. 
          NOW, MY PROBLEM IS FOR SENIORS. 
          I'M JUST GONNA LAY IT OUT FOR YOU. 
          FOR SENIORS, FOR US, EVERYTHING'S ABOUT TIME. 
          IT TAKES, IT TAKES BUSINESS FOR US TO WALK TO GET THE PLACES AND AVAILABILITY OF BATHROOMS PRETTY CLOSE BY. 
          THAT'S JUST A SENIOR THING THAT WE ALL FIGURE OUT. 
          WE GOTTA HAVE, OKAY, SO I'M CONSIDERED NOW, CAN WE GO TO THE FRONT PICTURE OF THE, UM, UH, NEW CENTER? THE WORSHIP CENTER? YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, THE, THE LIBRARY. 
          THE WHY IN THE, IN THE RIVER? NO, THE OTHER, THE OTHER ONE. 
          SIR. 
          THIS, THIS CONCERNS ME. 
          THERE'S NO PARKING PLACES IN FRONT. 
          AND NOW WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TAKE THE BIG PICTURE, YOU LOOK AROUND, WHERE'S, WHERE DO WE PARK? WHERE DO THE SENIORS PARK? WHERE DID THE, UH, HANDICAP PARK, BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTA WALK A HECK OF A LONG, LONG DISTANCE TO GET TO THIS PLACE BEFORE WE CAN PULL UP IN FRONT. 
          THERE'S NOT EVEN A PULLOUT SO WE CAN BE DROPPED OFF. 
          SO MY CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE TO WALK THERE. 
          MOTHERS WITH KIDS HAVE TO PUT IN STROLLERS AND HAVE TO GET THERE. 
          YOU'VE GOT THE HANDICAPPED THAT HAVE TO GET THERE, AND PRIMARILY IT'S ALL WALKING. 
          AND THAT KILLS US GUYS. 
          IT KILLS US. 
          WE LOOK AT THIS AND WE GO, HOW IN THE HELL ARE WE GONNA GET IN THERE? THAT'S THE QUESTION. 
          THAT'S THE QUESTION ON ALL OF THIS. 
          THE OTHER THING I'M CONCERNED WITH, HOW MUCH OF DI GUY DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECTS? OPEN SPACES, UH, CERTAIN THING. 
          HOW MANY ITEMS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS THAT INVOLVE THE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY INCLUSION REQUIREMENTS IN THESE PROJECTS? I HAVE A FEELING THAT IF WE'VE CUT ABOUT ALL THAT OUT, WE'D SAVE ABOUT 40%. 
          THAT'S MY ESTIMATION ON, BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING HERE. 
          SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN, IS THAT THAT IDEA IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO FOLLOW, AND IT'S NOT EVEN NONE OF US, NONE OF US VOTED FOR THE WOKE AGENDA. 
          NONE OF US DID THAT. 
          NONE OF US DID EQUITY INCLUSION VERSION. 
          NONE OF US DID THAT. 
          AND YET IT'S INVOLVED RIGHT HERE IN EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. 
          AND THAT CONCERNS ME. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER NOW, FRIDAY, IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE BAD. 
          IT'S GONNA GET REALLY BAD AS FAR AS MONEY FLOW GOES. 
          INFLATION'S STILL GOING UP. 
          US SENIORS GOTTA PAY FOR ALL THIS, THANK GOD. 
          OKAY, SO THE PARKING GARAGE IS GONNA BE FREE. 
          EVERYONE HEARD THAT FROM THE, EVERYBODY HERE? FREE FOR ALL OF US. 
          OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. 
          BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED OF THE WALKING DISTANCES INVOLVED AND HOW TO GET IN THERE WHEN THERE'S NOT EVEN A DROP OFF FOR SENIORS. 
          SO I PUT THOSE TO YOU. 
          I ASK FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS STUFF. 
          HOW MUCH IS INVOLVED IN DIVERSITY INCLUSION, EQUITY BUSINESS THAT WE FACTORED IN TO THESE PROJECTS? THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THERE IS A, UH, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL, THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DRAWING. 
          AND, AND IN SOME OF THE CONCEPTUALS WE HAVE HAD, WERE FOR, UH, DRIVE UP AND DROP OFF, AND ALL OF THAT'S ALSO BEING IN DISCUSSED IN THE SAFETY ASPECT. 
          IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE HERE, THIS CONCEPTUAL DRAWING, YOU SEE THOSE MOUNDS OF DIRT THERE, THAT IS PART OF, AND EVEN THE BO THE BALLARDS THERE, THAT'S ALL BEING THOUGHT OF, PART OF THE SAFETY OF THE BUILDING FOR WE ARE, WE DON'T WANT, WE HAD, WE DON'T WHAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE, UH, IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. 
          BUT THIS IS WHAT THIS IS FOR, IS FOR THE ELDERS TO STAND UP AND OTHERS STAND UP. 
          'EM SAY, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS? AND SO I'VE DONE MY DUTY. 
          I'M MAKING SURE. 
          GREAT, APPRECIATE IT. 
          HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY, THE HANDICAP, THE SINGLE MOMS, THE FAMILIES OF KIDS THAT HAVE TO GET TO THESE PLACES? AND THAT'S MY CONCERN. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          PLEASE COME INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 
          MY 
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NAME IS SKY PARKER. 
          MY, MY CONCERNS ARE THE LIBRARY IN THE, UH, Y M C A COMING TO YOU GUYS AS A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
          I 35 IS A MAJOR, MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR THAT. 
          AND OKLAHOMA IS ALMOST RANK NUMBER ONE NOW IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AT THE LIBRARY, SHOULD THEY BE STANDING OUTSIDE, WAITING ON PARENTS OR WHATEVER. 
          IT'S TAKES THAT LONG FOR SOMEBODY TO SNATCH YOU UP AND TAKE OFF WITH YOU. 
          OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, CONNIE, THERE. 
          UM, MY CONCERN IS THE BURDEN. 
          I KNOW, I, I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS GONNA BE PAID VIA BY A, I'M NOT CERTAIN OF THAT. 
          C I F SOMETHING, WHATEVER TAX IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THAT. 
          WELL, THAT TAX IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING, THAT TAX MONEY FUNDING THAT IS GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM THINGS THAT WE NEED. 
          UM, I HEARD HIM SAY THAT IT'S GONNA BE A BIG BUILDING TO HOLD. 
          IT'LL HOLD THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE. 
          WE NEED THIS FOR GROWTH. 
          I MEAN, ALL I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS AS A BODY ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. 
          YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OF THE GOVERNMENT. 
          WE DON'T NEED EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. 
          YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECTED GROWTH OF 40,000 PEOPLE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 YEARS, NOT WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. 
          OKAY? WE DON'T NEED TO PUSH THESE BIG TICKET AGENDA ITEMS ONTO THE TAXPAYERS. 
          PUSH THE BURDEN ONTO THE TAXPAYERS. 
          MULTI-GENERATIONAL, YES. 
          US OUR CHILDREN, OUR, OUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE PAYING FOR THESE THINGS. 
          THIS IS PHASE 180, 80 $1 MILLION, PHASE ONE. 
          HOW MANY MORE PHASES ARE THERE TO COME? HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS? HOW MUCH OF OUR TAX FUNDING IS GOING TO BE DIVERTED AWAY FROM NECESSARY ITEMS TO PAY FOR THESE BIG GOVERNMENT GROWTH ITEMS? BIG TICKET ITEMS. WE DON'T NEED THIS. 
          I COME TO THESE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          I DON'T SEE IT FILLED UP LIKE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          I'VE, I SEE IT FILLED UP LIKE THIS. 
          WHENEVER THERE ARE ITEMS LIKE THIS ON THE AGENDA THAT THE PEOPLE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT, AND WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST YOUR GUYS' CONSTANT BUILDING UP PROJECTS. 
          LOOK AT THIS GOLF COURSE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN ON. 
          LOOK AT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS, THE ISSUES THAT CAN'T EVEN BE USED. 
          AND NOW YOU WANT TO TURN IT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S ON YOUR PHONE SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL PHONES TO BE ABLE TO PLAY GOLF ON YOUR PHONE SINCE YOU CAN'T PLAY IT FOR REAL ON THE COURSE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS YOU GUYS ARE RUNNING INTO. 
          I THINK YOU GUYS JUST NEED TO BE MORE, PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED NOT TO PLAN TO GROW THIS CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          COME ON DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS BROOKE . 
          COULD YOU SPEAKING TO THE MIC? YES. 
          BROOKE AND TRIEN. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? UM, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE DOWNTOWN DRAWINGS WHERE IT HAD THIS, THE COURT? YEAH. 
          SO THE COURT, WHAT IS NORTH OF, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. 
          WHAT IS THAT BUILDING SCHOOL? A SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A COURTHOUSE. 
          IT'S TRAFFIC COURT. 
          YES. 
          TRAFFIC COURT. 
          YES. 
          PERFECTLY SAFE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO AND FROM TRAFFIC COURT. 
          OKAY. 
          IS IT, SO THERE'S NOT KIND OF A LAW THAT COURT NEEDS TO BE A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OF HEARING THIS, SO I SAW THAT AND I'M LIKE, ISN'T THAT LIKE A LITTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET? I MEAN, IF I WAS A PARENT THERE, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE ALARMING TO ME. 
          IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED WITH? I'M JUST ASKING. 
          I'M NOT CRITICIZ, I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME. 
          IS THAT APPROPRIATE? I'M JUST ASK. 
          I'M I'M NOT. 
          I, OKAY. 
          THAT'S WHY I MADE THE IT'S TRAFFIC COURT, MA'AM, IS PEOPLE COMING IN PAYING TRAFFIC FINES AND TICKETS. 
          OKAY. 
          IT'S NOT ANY OF THE HARDCORE, UH, BAD CRIMINAL RIGHT ATMOSPHERE THAT IS HANDLED BY OKLAHOMA COUNTY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE LIBRARY IN Y M C A DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? ON THE, ON THE SIDE OF THE 35. 
          I'M ALL FOR A HEALTHY GROWTH. 
          I, I THINK THERE'S A BALANCE OF WANTING TO IMPROVE OUR CITY AND, AND GROW. 
          UM, HOW DO YOU GUYS COME UP WITH THE NEED OF A LIBRARY? I MEAN, KIDS AREN'T EVEN USING BOOKS 
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ANYMORE IN SCHOOLS, RIGHT? NO ONE IS USING BOOKS. 
          I MEAN, MAYBE LIKE FOR, YOU KNOW, LITTLE BABY HOUR STORY TIME AND SENIOR CITIZENS, BUT FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, I GUARANTEE YOU NO ONE IS GONNA BE SETTING FOOT IN A LIBRARY. 
          SO HOW WOULD YOU GUYS SAY $37 MILLION OF, OF OUR MONEY IS GONNA GO TOWARDS THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          A ACTUALLY, UM, AS, AS MR. KANYE MENTIONED, UHHUH , UM, THE ADMIN LIBRARY IS THE MOST USED LIBRARY IN THE STATE, WHICH IS LIKE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER, THERE ARE MANY OTHER SERVICES, OKAY. 
          PROVIDED IN A LIBRARY. 
          OKAY. 
          NOT JUST CHECKING OUT BOOKS. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S USE OF COMPUTERS, THERE'S PRINTERS, THERE'S MEETING SPACE. 
          OKAY? IT WILL BE USED. 
          AND THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE SAID FOR 20 YEARS THAT THEY WANT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CITIZENS WANT AND HAVE ASKED FOR, FOR A LONG TIME. 
          DO THEY UNDERSTAND SPENDING ABOUT IT 80? I'M SORRY? DO THEY KNOW IT'S GONNA COST 80 MILLION? UM, IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA COST 30 MILLION OR 37 AND A HALF. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          RIGHT. 
          THE, THIS WAS THE ADDITIONAL 35 MILLION. 
          SO THE TOTAL COST IS ABOUT 80 MILLION FOR THE TWO PROPOSED PROJECTS? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND 13 MILLION WOULD BE PAID BACK BY THE Y. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THESE ARE AMENITIES THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND WILL USE AND WILL ENRICH THE COMMUNITY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THE FACT THAT IT'S ABOUT TWO, I THINK IT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. 
          THE CURRENT Y AND LIBRARY FROM THE PROPOSED SITE, THEY'RE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILES APART. 
          UH, IT'S MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF MILES. 
          UM, ALSO PEOPLE, ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINTS WE HAVE MM-HMM. 
           IS TRAFFIC. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , UM, EAST EDMONDS, GROWING PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GO HAVE MEETING SPACE Y M C A LIBRARY CLOSER TO WHERE THEY LIVE MEANS LEFT TRAFFIC ON OUR ROADS TOO. 
          SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALSO MR. KANYE SAID. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE MEETINGS WHERE THERE'S BEEN EVEN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PROJECTS. 
          UM, THERE'S BEEN, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THAT'S RECORDED. 
          AND ON THE WEBSITE, IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE AGENDAS, YOU CAN SEE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA GO RIGHT TO THAT VIDEO SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH ALL THE OTHER THINGS. 
          WELL, WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THE WORD GETS OUT. 
          I THINK IF EVEN A TINY BIT OF THE COMMUNITY KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON, THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT. 
          IT'S, IT'S ALL BEEN OUT THERE. 
          IT'S BEEN PUBLICIZED, THERE'S ARTICLES, THERE'S INFORMATION, IT'S, IT'S OUT THERE. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          I MIGHT COMMENT ON PAPERBACK BOOKS. 
          I UHHUH, I MEAN, WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE THAT I HAVE TWO 10 YEAR OLDS AND THEY BOTH STILL READ PAPERBACK BOOKS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , SO THEY LEARNED TO READ THAT WAY. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , WE DID READING PROGRAMS AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY AND THEY STILL READ THEM, SO, OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YES MA'AM. 
          INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. 
          MY NAME IS ASHLEY HALL. 
          I'VE LIVED IN EDMOND OVER 24 YEARS. 
          UH, MY TWO OLDEST GIRLS, UH, GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AND NOW MY GRANDKIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL HERE. 
          SO I AM PROUD OF THE CITY I LIVE IN, AND I AM PROUD OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. 
          I WILL SAY IN THE 25 YEARS I'VE LIVED HERE, I'VE NEVER ATTENDED ONE TIME AT THE EDMOND LIBRARY. 
          SHAME ON ME. 
          UH, I DON'T BELIEVE EITHER MY DAUGHTERS WHO ARE NOW 43 AND 38 HAVE EVER BEEN IN THE EDMOND LIBRARY. 
          SHAME ON THEM. 
          AND WE'RE ALL READERS. 
          WE LOVE BOOKS. 
          MY BIG ISSUE IS I LOVE SOMETIMES GO DOWN TO DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY AND THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND IT'S RIGHT BY THE COURT SYSTEM. 
          AND THERE ARE NASTY, AND I MEAN, NO DISRESPECT TO HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT THERE ARE SOME REALLY BAD, NASTY PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSIDE THAT FACILITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          THEY'RE ALSO INSIDE THE FACILITY CAMPING OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING OFF OF I 35 OUT THERE WHERE IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN, I DON'T KNOW, NO MAN'S LAND PER SE. 
          UM, AND I'M ALSO, I'M KIND OF ONE OF THOSE, A LITTLE BIT OF AN ENVIRONMENTALIST IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME BUILDINGS HERE. 
          UM, IS THERE NOT ANY WAY TO RENOVATE AND MAXIMIZE EVEN BETTER USAGE OF THE BUILDINGS WE HAVE? I'VE SEEN ALL KINDS OF TV SHOWS WHERE THEY'RE FLIPPING HOMES. 
          WHY CAN'T THEY FLIP SOME OF THESE BUILDINGS TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT, BOTH ECONOMICALLY FOR THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND AND NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE BIG TAX BILL THAT'S GONNA BE, WHAT IS IT, 15 YEARS WE'RE GONNA BE PAYING FOR THIS? AND ALL OF US HERE KNOW THAT THAT REALLY MEANS MORE LIKE 30 TO 50 YEARS, BECAUSE NEVER HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN PAID ON TIME IN ANYTHING THAT GOVERNMENT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH. 
          SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          I'M CLAIMING I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT. 
          I'M CAROLYN HOL. 
          I LIVE AT EIGHT 10 HAWTHORNE PLACE. 
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UM, I'VE LIVED IN EDMONDSON 74, SO I'VE SEEN A LOT OF, LOT OF CHANGE. 
          AND I JUST WANNA ADDRESS, UM, FIRST OF ALL, THE LIBRARY. 
          I USED TO LIVE ON 15TH EAST OF AIR DEPOT, AND I USED TO RIDE MY BIKE TO THE LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN EDMOND. 
          SO I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON A LIBRARY IN EAST EDMOND. 
          THAT'LL BE A NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY FOR EAST EDMOND, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GROWING. 
          UM, HENDERSON HILLS CHURCH IS RIGHT BY THE NEW LIBRARY. 
          UM, THE, LET ME SEE, INTEGRIS, I GO TO INTEGRIS ALL THE TIME. 
          I FEEL NO FEAR, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO DISCOUNT ANYBODY'S, UM, HOW DO I PUT THIS? I'M NOT TRYING TO DISCOUNT ANYBODY'S PAIN OR SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM, BUT THE CAMPUS OF INTEGRIS IS RIGHT OFF OF 5 35. 
          IT'S BEAUTIFUL. 
          YOU FEEL SAFE. 
          HENDERSON HILLS, THE CHURCH, WHICH THERE ARE YOU NOT SHARING SOME PARKING SPACE WITH HENDERSON HILLS. 
          IT'S RIGHT THERE. 
          UH, SO TO ME, SAFETY IS ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS EVENTUALLY PUT IN AND WHAT WE AS PARENTS, YOU KNOW, ALLOW OUR KIDS TO DO. 
          SO THE SAFETY THING DIDN'T, UM, REALLY GET ME. 
          SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE Y I'M VERY EXCITED. 
          EDMOND'S GROWN SO MUCH TO ME. 
          WE'RE WAY FAR BEHIND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE JUST BECAUSE IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE, UM, CITY HALL AND THE PARKING GARAGE AND THE COURT BECAUSE I SERVE ON A COMMISSION. 
          AND WE'RE, HOW MANY BUILDINGS DO YOU ALL HAVE THAT THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES WORK OUT OF? SO THERE'S NO SYNERGY, THERE'S NO, OKAY. 
          IF I WANNA TALK TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, I'VE GOTTA DRIVE SO MANY MILES OR TRY TO GET A MEETING. 
          UM, THE PARKING GARAGE I THINK IS GONNA BE GREAT FOR DOWNTOWN. 
          I'VE BEEN TO TRAFFIC COURT WITH MY DAUGHTER. 
          I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO HAS A TEENAGER ABOUT TO DRIVE TO GO TO TRAFFIC COURT, SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE. 
          UM, THEY ACTUALLY TELL STORIES OF MY OLDER DAUGHTER WHO HAD NO REASON FOR HER ACCIDENT, EXCEPT IT WAS A BAD INTERSECTION. 
          BUT THEY TRY TO TELL PEOPLE, EDUCATE SOMETHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. 
          SO I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. 
          I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS, AND I HOPE FOR THE BEST. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YES. 
          COME INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. 
          HI, I'M DANA HARDY STOVER. 
          I LIVE HERE IN EDMOND AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED. 
          MA'AM, DID YOU GET IT? CAN'T HEAR YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE LEVERAGING $81 MILLION TO BUILD ANOTHER Y M C A AND ANOTHER LIBRARY. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL NEED OVER TIME TO UPDATE MAYBE A 50 YEAR OLD MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN THE OFFICES THAT ARE THERE, BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT THE SERVICES ARE GROWING WHILE THE POPULATION IS GROWING. 
          BUT WE PRESENTLY HAVE TWO YMCAS, AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN A PATRON OF BOTH. 
          UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED A THIRD ONE. 
          AND I HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT SECURITY ISSUES ALONG I 35, THE I 35 CORRIDOR. 
          AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S DRUG TRAFFICKING AND THERE'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
          THERE'S CONCERNS THAT ARE RELATIVELY NEW TO OKLAHOMA IN MY MIND, MAYBE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THEY'VE REALLY COME TO LIGHT. 
          THEY'VE, THEY'VE RECEIVED MORE PRESS, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. 
          UM, SINCE ABOUT 2018. 
          THOSE ARE CONCERNS OF MINE. 
          AND, UM, LET'S SEE HERE. 
          HOW MUCH OF THE 81 MILLION TOTAL IS GOING TO THAT Y M C A SLASH LIBRARY COMPLEX? THAT'S 37.1, CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          37.1 MILLION FOR THE Y M C A AND THE LIBRARY PROJECT, WHICH THE YMCA'S PAYING BACK UP TO 13 MILLION. 
          RIGHT. 
          SO IT'S REALLY ON THE TAXPAYERS FOR ABOUT 24 MILLION OF THAT. 
          MM-HMM. 
           37 MILES. 
          RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          GIVEN THAT WE HAD, UH, DONE A RECENT UPDATE TO THE LIBRARY THAT'S ON BOULEVARD, UM, WHAT'S THE APPEAL OF BUILDING ANOTHER ONE? AND ARE WE GOING TO KNOCK DOWN THE EXISTING ONE? OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TWO LIBRARIES? WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO LIBRARIES. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO LIBRARIES. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE YMCAS AT THE CURRENT TIME. 
          YES. 
          THAT'S THE PLAN. 
          YEAH. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , WHY WOULD WE NEED THREE YMCAS? I I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO 
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KNOW THAT THE Y M C A ACTUALLY APPROACHED THE CITY, UH, FOR THEIR NEEDS. 
          MITCH PARK IS THE NUMBER ONE VISITED FACILITY IN THE METRO OUT OF THEIR 14 FACILITIES. 
          THEY'RE, THEY'RE FULL, UH, THE BASKETBALL COURTS, THE WORKOUT FACILITIES, THE YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE THERE. 
          UM, THE LIBRARY, THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY, IT CAN'T GROW WHERE IT'S AT RIGHT NOW. 
          IT HAS BEEN REHABBED, WHICH IS VERY NICE. 
          UM, BUT IN THE SAME, SAME SUBJECT, IT, IT CAN'T GROW CLASSROOMS AND READING PROGRAMS, UM, OR ADULT PROGRAMS. AND SO THEY'RE IN THE SAME BOAT. 
          UM, THEY NEED ADDITIONAL GROWTH. 
          AND SO WHERE WE'RE PLACING IT TOWARDS EAST EDMOND, WHERE WE DO PROJECT, UM, THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION GROWTH IN THE FUTURE, UM, NOT ONLY DO HAVE WE BELIEVED SO FAR THAT IT'S NEEDED NOW, UM, BUT WILL BE NEEDED EVEN MORE IN THE FUTURE. 
          I THINK WITH THE RECENT UPGRADES AND UPDATES THAT WE'VE DONE TO THE LIBRARY AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TWO STILL FUNCTIONING, UM, LIKE I SAID, I'VE USED THE LIBRARY AND I'VE USED THE Y M C A, BOTH OF THEM, MITCH PARK AND THE, UH, RANKIN, Y M C A, THEY BOTH HAVE A UNIQUE CHARACTER UNTO THEMSELVES. 
          UM, I JUST DON'T SEE THE NEED. 
          THE, IT SEEMS LIKE A MISPLACED PRIORITY WHEN WE CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP COAL TRAIN, FOR INSTANCE, WHICH IS, I USE COAL TRAIN EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. 
          AND IT'S, IT'S IN TERRIBLE DISREPAIR. 
          SEVERAL OF THE ROADS THAT I USE, I FEEL LIKE MAYBE THE CITY OF EDMOND IS HURTING FOR SOME MONEY. 
          WE CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP OUR ROADS NICE. 
          WHY IS MY CAR BEING BEAT UP BY THE POOR CONDITION OF THE ROADS? AND SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A MISPLACED PRIORITY WHEN WE CURRENTLY HAVE FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT IN DISREPAIR, THAT AS A USER OF THESE FACILITIES, I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE NEED MORE. 
          AND I GUESS MY FINAL COMMENT ON THAT WOULD BE THE PLACEMENT ON THE I 35 CORRIDOR. 
          ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS SECURITY CONCERNS, YOU HAVE A RURAL COMMUNITY FOR THE MOST PART THAT'S EAST JULY 35. 
          AND IF THESE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN A RURAL SETTING WITH TREES, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THEM DOWN WITH MORE DEVELOPMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YOUR YES, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 
          GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. 
          MY NAME IS LESLIE MAYHAN AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          ONE, THIS LIBRARY THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON BUILDING, THEY ARE PART OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM. 
          AM I NOT CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          YES. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          OKAY. 
          ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE OKLAHOMA CITY METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED DRAG QUEEN'S STORY HOUR IN 2021, THAT DURING JUNE PRIDE MONTH, THAT THIS BODY TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY AGREED TO, HAS ACTIVITIES, 19 BRANCHES, INCLUDING THE EDMOND LOCATIONS WITH VIDEOS, ACTIVITIES, READINGS, WITH DRAG QUEENS? THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
          THIS IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO OUR CHILDREN. 
          THEY WANT TO BASICALLY JUST PRETEND, JUST SO THEY CAN GET TO OUR KIDS. 
          I'M SORRY, I'M A MOTHER OF A 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I DON'T ALLOW HER TO GO TO THE LIBRARY ANYMORE BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT. 
          IT IS NOT A SAFE PLACE, AND I WANT Y'ALL TO BE AWARE OF THAT. 
          THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. 
          SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU THINK THAT WE NEED THIS IN OUR CITY. 
          THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BE SPENT IN A MUCH BETTER MANNER FOR US. 
          WE ARE THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE. 
          MY NAME'S DR. 
          BILLY PUTNAM. 
          BEEN A, UH, CITIZEN OF EDMONDS SINCE 1970, PROBABLY THE OLDEST ONE HERE. 
          I'M THINKING  BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. 
          THERE WERE 12,000 PEOPLE, I THINK WHEN I MOVED TO EDMOND. 
          REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF ALL OF THIS AND THE NEEDS FOR IT. 
          I'VE BEEN KNOCKING DOORS, UH, EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO, 
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UH, AGAINST THE MARIJUANA ISSUE AND, UM, OTHER, UH, THE ELECTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP AND SO FORTH. 
          AND, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASK WHEN I KNOCK ON THE DOOR IS, WHAT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN AS A CITIZEN OF EDMOND? AND ALMOST 99% OF THE TIME I HEAR IT'S THE TRAFFIC. 
          IT'S THE TRAFFIC, IT'S THE ROADS, IT'S THE ROADS. 
          AND I JUST DON'T THINK WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES, RIGHT? I THINK THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER THINGS BESIDES A NEW 44 MILLION CITY HALL OR 41 MILLION, WHATEVER IT WAS, AND A NEW LIBRARY AND A NEW Y M C A, I THINK MONEY COULD BE SPENT, UH, ELSEWHERE. 
          YOU KNOW, 11%, I THINK IT'S ABOUT 11% OF YOUR BUDGET. 
          IS IT NOT GOING TO THE DEBT TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT? AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA RAISE THAT ANOTHER, UM, WHAT LOTS OF MILLIONS . 
          SO I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO THINK IT THROUGH AND LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS TERRY LOPES. 
          I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS, 10 YEARS, ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. 
          FIRST OFF, I AGREE ABOUT THE ROADS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT EDMOND. 
          WE ARE NOT UP TO FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAFFIC. 
          DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT? WE HAVE THE WRONG STOP SIGNS. 
          THE SIGNS, I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT CUZ MY HUSBAND DID IT IN OREGON AND WE HAD, HE HAD TO KNOW THAT MANUAL. 
          AND IT'S A, THERE'S A COUPLE BIG THICK ONES AND HE HAD TO DO STRIPING OF THE ROADS. 
          AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE 'EM STRIPE MORE THAN WE DO HERE. 
          THE STOP SIGNS ARE THE WRONG SIZE AND YOU, EDMOND IS AT RISK. 
          IF THERE'S SEVERAL PLACES HERE IN THIS TOWN THAT WE'RE AT RISK, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT, BUT IF THERE'S A WRECK AND SOMEBODY GETS INJURED, THEY CAN SUE EDMOND FOR NOT HAVING THE RIGHT STANDARDS. 
          THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. 
          IT'S THE TRAFFIC AND THE ROADS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, BECAUSE IN OREGON WHERE I'M FROM, IF SOMEBODY DIED AT A, IF WE HAD TWO OR THREE DEATHS, AND I'M NOT SAYING, I'M JUST SAYING OUT OF INTERSECTION THAT'S NOT MARKED OR PUT A STOP SIGN, THEY CAN SUE 'EM. 
          YOU CAN GET SUED. 
          WE CAN SUE THE CITY OR THE COUNTY. 
          OR IF IT'S A STATE ONE AND EDMOND DOES NOT HAVE IT. 
          AND I'VE TOLD A LOT OF MY FRIENDS, THIS IS NOT RIGHT STRIPING. 
          AND MY HUSBAND'S JUST HAVING A FIT BECAUSE THAT'S HIS, HIS JOB FOR OVER 25 YEARS ALMOST. 
          AND WE DON'T MEET THOSE STANDARDS. 
          AND NOW WE WANNA PUT MONEY INTO A NEW LIBRARY IN HAWAII. 
          NOW ABOUT THE WHY, I WENT AND LOOKED UP HOW WHYS ARE PAID FOR. 
          AND IT'S NOT BY CITIES, IT'S NOT CITIES LOANING MONEY, IT'S BY GRANT AND PRIVATE CITIZENS DONATIONS. 
          SO WHY ARE WE GETTING INTO THIS THAT I, I WANNA KNOW WHY. 
          AND THEN YOU GUYS, YOUR SAYING, WE'RE GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE 15 YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT BACK. 
          YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMY'S LIKE RIGHT NOW. 
          WHAT IF THEY DEFAULT? WHO'S STUCK WITH THAT BILL? WE, THE CITIZENS. 
          I'M RETIRED. 
          MY HUSBAND'S RETIRED. 
          I DIDN'T MOVE HERE FROM OREGON TO HAVE MORE TAXES SHOVED DOWN MY THROAT LIKE I GOT IN OREGON. 
          WITHOUT VOTING. 
          YOU JUST, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US A CHANCE TO VOTE AND LET US KNOW IF WE WANT THAT OR NOT. 
          YOU SAY, OH YEAH, ALL THE PEOPLE KNOW AND WE WANT IT. 
          YOU DIDN'T GIVE US A CHANCE TO EVEN KNOW. 
          WE CAN TALK NOW, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL ALREADY MADE YOUR MIND UP THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IT. 
          AND THAT REALLY TICKS ME OFF BECAUSE I, I'M LOOKING AT THE ROADS AND THE DANGERS AND I HAVE TO, I MAKE MY WAY AROUND TOWN AND I HAVE WAYS I GO TO BE THE LEAST, THE LEAST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS. 
          JUST BE SAFE. 
          MY HUSBAND'S 75. 
          I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE LETTING HIM DRIVE IN EDMOND, BECAUSE THE ELDERLY CANNOT TURN THEIR HEADS. 
          DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T TURN YOUR HEAD AND LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER? GOOD. 
          HOW MANY MORE DEATHS ARE WE GOING TO DEATHS OR INJURIES OR WRECKS ARE WE GONNA HAVE HERE BECAUSE OF ILLEGAL STRIPING, ILLEGAL SIGNAGE AND THE POOR QUALITY OF ROADS? THAT SHOULD BE OUR FIRST CONCERN. 
          NOT SOME LIBRARY AND Y M C A THAT'S GETTING FUNDED. 
          NOT THE WAY THEY SAY THEY FUND THAT. 
          THAT'S REALLY IRRITATING TO ME THAT YOU GUYS, IT'S LIKE, NOPE, LET'S JUST USE, IT'S NOT OUR MONEY, IT'S THE TAXPAYERS PUT ON THEIR BACK. 
          WELL, I'LL BE HONEST, MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE TAX SITUATION WOULD BE BETTER. 
          IT IS INCOME TAX WISE, BUT NOT PROPERTY TAX WISE. 
          UM, THE CITY'S FUNDED BY SALES AND USE TAX A HUNDRED PERCENT. 
          WE DON'T GET PROPERTY TAX. 
          WE DON'T PAY PROPERTY TAXES GOES 
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TO THE SCHOOLS. 
          SO SALES, NO, THERE IS TAXES HOW THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNDED. 
          AND SO IF YOU DON'T PURCHASE THINGS IN EDMOND CITY LIMITS, THEN YOU'RE NOT PAYING. 
          OKAY. 
          I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          BUT STILL, THE ROADS AND SIGNAGE ARE ILLEGAL AND WE'RE, AND WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT. 
          I JUST KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE, WHEN YOU HEAR MY HUSBAND COMPLAINING, OH, THEY HAVE THE WRONG SIGN. 
          THAT'S A 24 INCH, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A 36. 
          AND THE STRIPING, HE, HE JUST IS GOING OFF ON THE STRIPING HOW IT'S, IT, IT'S NOT GOOD. 
          AND, AND IF THERE'S A, THERE'D BE A LAWSUIT. 
          AND HE GOES, WHAT WOULD OUR CITY BE STUCK WITH? THE OTHER THING IS I WAS A JUVENILE CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND I WORKED WITH KIDS THAT WERE TRAFFICKED. 
          IT WAS FROM THE AGE OF THREE. 
          AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THAT LIBRARY IS COMPARED TO CUZ OREGON ALSO HAS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROBLEM TOO. 
          AND IT'S, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SEE HOW CLOSE THAT IS. 
          AND I'VE WORKED WITH THOSE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED SINCE THE AGE OF THREE AND UP. 
          AND IT, IT JUST REALLY CONCERNS ME. 
          I MEAN, I'VE HAD 'EM TRY TO KILL THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF BEING, AND SO I JUST DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. 
          AND ONE OF THE THINGS GOD TOLD ME WHEN I WAS MOVING HERE, CAUSE I PRAYED, PRAYED A LOT, IS HE SAYS, COME PROTECT MY CHILDREN. 
          AND HAVING, LIKE THEY WERE SAYING DRAG QUEEN STUFF AT THE OKLAHOMA, THE, UM, THE LIBRARY SYSTEM, THAT THAT'S REALLY IT. 
          IT, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE SEXUALIZED THAT YOUNG. 
          BUT THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. 
          BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          YES, SIR. 
          UH, ED MOORE, UH, MAYOR DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          I, UH, SOME OF US HERE CAN REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN THE SENATOR GOT US SENATOR GOT UP IN FRONT FRONT OF THE SENATE AND SAYS A MILLION HERE AND A MILLION THERE. 
          AND THAT'S GOING TO ADD UP. 
          WELL, IT'S NOT, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOO MANY YEARS LATER. 
          AND WE GOT HERE IN THE CITY OF EDMOND, WE'VE GOT 40 MILLION HERE AND 40 MILLION THERE. 
          AND, UH, THAT MIGHT, THAT MIGHT ADD UP. 
          UM, THEY, I, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS AND I'M AMAZED THAT ANDY SAID IT'S BEEN UP BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL 10 TIMES. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          UM, I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER THAT. 
          BUT I DO KNOW THAT WHEN, UH, BOB'S, UH, MENU FROM AROUND THE CORNER CAME OUT LAST MONTH, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT UNTIL BOB'S. 
          NOW NOT EVERY, NOT EVERYBODY EATS AT, UH, UH, AROUND THE CORNER AND NOT EVERYBODY READS BOB'S NEW NEWSLETTER, BUT IT WAS RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE. 
          SO MY, MY IDEA IS THAT, UH, WE'RE COMPRESSING A WHOLE LOT HERE IN ONE MEETING TO JUMP FORWARD WITH THIS. 
          AND I THINK THE CITIZENS NEED MORE TIME TO MAKE THEIR INPUT, UH, ON 40 MILLION HERE AND 40 MILLION THERE BEFORE IT'S FINALIZED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. 
          YES. 
          PLEASE COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 
          ANTHONY TOMPKINS. 
          I LIVE IN THE WAGON WHEEL EDITION. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING GOOD. 
          I HEAR A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OF FEAR MONGERING. 
          I HEAR A LOT OF, UH, TALK ABOUT MONEY, BUT WHAT I HEAR MOSTLY IS WE DIDN'T KNOW GUYS. 
          YOU KNEW . 
          WE ALL KNEW. 
          WE READ THE AGENDAS, WE COME TO THESE MEETINGS. 
          YOU GUYS KNEW WE VOTE ON THINGS. 
          WE KNEW. 
          I THINK THIS IS GREAT. 
          I THINK, UH, IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START CATCHING UP WITH OTHER AREAS AND WITH REGARD TO THE ROADS. 
          YEAH. 
          , I JUST SPENT A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON MY TRUCK TODAY BECAUSE OF THESE ROADS. 
          SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN TOO WITH THIS NOTION ABOUT, UH, LACK OF INCLUSION. 
          YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS AND MAKE IT EASY FOR, UH, THE, UH, HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY, THAT'S INCLUSION. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          UM, IF YOU'RE NOT INCLUDING THOSE PEOPLE, THAT'S EXCLUSION. 
          AND I THINK A LOT OF WHAT I'M HEARING HERE IS ABOUT EXCLUSION. 
          AND THAT MAKES ME SAD. 
          YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT. 
          KEEP IT UP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          [01:35:05]
YES MA'AM. 
          INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. 
          MY NAME IS KATHY BEATTY AND I'M MOSTLY HERE BECAUSE IT JUST CAME TO MY ATTENTION AS FAR AS THE EXPENSE AND HOW IT WAS GONNA BE FINANCED. 
          AND I, I LIVED IN EDMOND WHENEVER I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 87. 
          AND, UH, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN THEY BUILT THE PUBLIC CENTER AND THEY WERE GONNA DO A PROPERTY TAX ON EVERYONE, AND THEN WE DECIDED TO DO THE SALES TAX. 
          SO THAT HAS BEEN A GOOD POINT. 
          THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN REGARD TO THAT TAX DIDN'T GO AWAY. 
          IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE'VE KEPT RENEW. 
          IT USED TO BE IN EDMOND, WE HAD A LOWER TAX THAN OKLAHOMA CITY. 
          AND NOW WE'VE KEPT THAT TAX AND WE KEEP ROLLING IT OVER TO FINANCE PROJECTS. 
          AND I'M NOT AGAINST, THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE VERSUS NUTS AND BOLTS AS FAR AS THE QUALITY OF OUR TRAFFIC AND THE LIFE OF THOSE HARD THINGS LIKE WATER AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THE CITY DOES. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S GONNA COST MORE THAN THEY THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE LONGER TO PAY FOR IT. 
          AND THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE ECONOMY AND WHAT'S GOING FORWARD. 
          AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND I'M TOO LATE. 
          I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS. 
          AND SO I DO WATCH YOUR WEBSITE AND I HAVE SEEN THE FEEDBACK. 
          YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO TRY TO, WHETHER IT WAS EDMOND ARCADIA OR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ONE OUT OF FIVE OF THE DOLLARS THAT THE CITY OF EDMOND HAS IS GONNA GO TO THESE PROJECTS. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE PAYBACK IS $8 MILLION A YEAR, AND THAT THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF EDMOND ARE GONNA BE USING THESE SERVICES. 
          AND IT'S NOT REVENUE GENERATING, IT'S OVERHEAD FOR THE CITY IF WE'RE GONNA BE MAINTAINING ALL THESE FACILITIES. 
          AND I DON'T THINK YOUR GOALS ARE BEING MET WHEN IT COMES TO THE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT ALL THE FACILITIES ARE GONNA BE ALL INCLUDED IN REGARD TO GETTING BACK TO THE CITY HALL. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA. 
          IT'S NOT ALL GONNA BE UNDER ONE ROOF. 
          I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I'M JUST SAYING ONE OUT OF $5 IS A LOT. 
          IT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME TO PAY FOR IT. 
          AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT QUALITY OF LIFE VERSUS NECESSITIES. 
          AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP. 
          AND I'M LIKE THE OLDER LADY. 
          I'M NOT AS OLD AS SHE IS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS TIME TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE. 
          AND I KNOW THE LAW MAKES YOU ALL DO IT, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO MENTION, UM, THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY AND, AND ANDY SAID IT, UM, TONIGHT, BUT THESE PROJECTS WE'VE SET, THAT'S IT. 
          37.1 MILLION. 
          40 MILLION, THAT'S IT. 
          AND SO WE HAVE THE CMMA R CMMA R PROCESS SO THAT IF EXPENSES GO UP IN SOME AREA, THEN WE'RE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS SOMEWHERE IN THE PLANT IN FOR THE CITY CENTER. 
          THEY, THEY REDUCED IT. 
          MA'AM, MA'AM, IF YOU WANT SPEAK, PLEASE COME BACK UP TO THE MICROPHONE. 
          OKAY. 
          I I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND WHAT I VOTED FOR YOU . 
          BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THEY REDUCED A LOT OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO. 
          IF YOU'LL REMEMBER WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDED HELP AND WE NEEDED A NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY HAD TO LOWER THAT. 
          WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO BY THIRD IS HOW IT GOT REDUCED. 
          SO I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. 
          AND, UH, AND SO I KNOW THAT THESE KIND OF THINGS, SOME THINGS LOOK REALLY NICE, BUT THEY'RE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, THAT'S A REALLY PRETTY BUILDING THAT'S MORE FOR THE CITY TO PRODUCE AND THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A PLACE THAT IS A GOOD POINT TO MAKE OUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT BANKS THAT ARE FAILING. 
          AND WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF UNCERTAINTY GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND WE'D RATHER BE IN A NICE COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF VERSUS BEING OVERSTRETCHED. 
          AND NOW WE CAN'T FIX OUR ROADS. 
          SO WE HAVE ONE LITTLE PAPER UP HERE TO FIX THE ROADS. 
          WE'RE SPENDING $4 MILLION ON DOING TRAILS, BUT WE ONLY HAVE $1 MILLION FOR POTHOLES. 
          THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT MORE ALLOCATED FOR ROADS. 
          UM, I THINK THAT WAS A MISTAKE. 
          WELL, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT ONE YEAH, THAT'S JUST ONE ALLEY. 
          ONE AREA. 
          ONE AREA WITH THE COUNTY. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT YOU GUYS ARE, I MEAN, I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID, BUT IT IT'S A LOT. 
          YOU'VE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO. 
          SO REALLY ALL WE'RE SAYING IS LIP SERVICE, I THINK, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA MATTER. 
          I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED HERE TONIGHT ARE CONCERNS THAT ARE, WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PLAN. 
          UM, I MEAN, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE PROJECT QUITE A BIT FOR A YEAR OR MORE. 
          UM, BUT YEAH, BUT I THINK, I DON'T THINK IT'S LIP SERVICE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S A WASTE OF TIME IF PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECTS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE PLANS AND INTO SAFETY AND I MEAN, AND IN A LOT OF THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED. 
          UM, BUT YEAH, NO, I, IT'S VALUABLE INPUT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANDY, CAN I JUST, EVEN FOR MY OWN EDUCATION, ANDY, WOULD YOU MIND 
          [01:40:01]
OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, I'M SURPRISING YOU WITH THIS, BUT I THINK YOU KNOW A FEW, WHAT OTHER, WHAT OTHER BUILDINGS AND PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FINANCED BEFORE IN EDMOND OR CURRENTLY FINANCED? UM, YEAH, SO THEY'RE QUITE, WHAT OTHER BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN FINANCED? SO I, WELL, IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT PEOPLE ARE LEAVING WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND THEY'RE, THEY'VE LEFT SO WELL, WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING GO IS, SORRY, I'M JUST MINUTE. 
          NO, JUST WAIT A MINUTE. 
          WAIT A MINUTE. 
          IT'S JUST REALLY INTERESTING TO ME THAT WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO SHARE INFORMATION, PEOPLE LEAVE. 
          ARE WE, ARE WE GONNA KEEP, AND THEN I'LL GET INFORMATION. 
          I'LL GET ABUSED. 
          WE'RE WE'RE GONNA KEEP SHARING THE INFORMATION. 
          ANDY, GO AHEAD, PLEASE, SIR. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          SO IT, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR EDMOND AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY OR CITY. 
          SO MAYBE SHARE SOME EXAMPLES. 
          YEAH, SO CERTAINLY, SO THE, AS WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER, THE KIEN BIRD GOLF COURSE, SO THERE WAS MONEY BORROWED TO PAY FOR THAT. 
          THERE'S ALL, CAN YOU, YEAH, THE KICKING BIRD GOLF COURSE, THERE WAS MONEY BORROWED TO PAY FOR THAT AS WELL AS WITH THAT, UM, ISSUANCE THAT CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WAS APPROVED IN JULY OF 2021, 40 MILLION WAS BORROWED. 
          SO CURRENTLY 20 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT ON KICKING BIRD AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE FUTURE WIDENING TO THE DANFORTH AND KELLY INTERSECTION. 
          SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE SOME PROJECTS, ONE THAT'S ONGOING AND TWO THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. 
          SO I WILL SAY IT IS, WHILE THE CITY DOES MOVE FORWARD SOMETIMES WITH ISSUING DEBT, UH, WE HAVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS PRIOR TO THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS. 
          SO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER. 
          SO THAT WAS FUNDED, UH, THAT WAS ROUGHLY ABOUT A 38 MILLION PROJECT WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE SOUTH SUPPORT FACILITY THAT IS ALSO A POLICE DEPARTMENT FACILITY THAT WAS A TEMPORARY SALES TAX OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. 
          AND SO I THINK WHAT WE DID IS WE ASKED RESIDENTS, WOULD YOU SPEND, UH, A HALF CENT MORE? WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU VOTE TO TAX YOURSELF A HALF CENT MORE FOR FIVE YEARS TO PAY FOR THESE TWO BUILDINGS? AND RESIDENTS SAID YES. 
          AND THEN THAT FACILITY WAS COMPLETED AND THEN WE SPENT ABOUT A YEAR LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS IF THAT TAX WERE TO BE EXTENDED, THERE WAS A SHORT TERM TASK FORCE THAT WAS APPOINTED FOR THAT. 
          AND THEN SO THREE OF THE PROJECTS THAT, THAT CAME OUT OF THAT, THAT THEN RESIDENTS WENT TO THE VOTE, WENT TO THE BALLOT BOX AND SAID, YES, I APPROVE THIS TAX TO BE EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS AND REPURPOSED. 
          SO THREE OF THOSE PROJECTS, UH, ARE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. 
          SO ONE OF THOSE WAS A PARKING GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN. 
          ONE OF THOSE WAS CONSOLIDATION OF CITY OFFICES AND THE OTHER ONE WAS A NEW LIBRARY. 
          SO, SO ALSO IN A DIFFERENT DIVISION, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. 
          YOU BET. 
          UH, NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT. 
          YOU BET. 
          YEAH. 
          AND SOMETHING WE HAD TO HAVE, YEAH. 
          FOR YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          SORRY, I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THE UTILITIES. 
          I GUESS IN MY MIND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE TWO DEDICATED SALES TAXES THAT ARE CURRENTLY COLLECTED RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE CITY, CITY OF THAT MEANT SO, YES, WHEN IT COMES TO GROWTH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WEIGHT, UH, WASTEWATER AND WATER, THEN THE CITY IS, IS UNDERGOING A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO NOT ONLY MEET THE NEEDS OF WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT ALSO LOOK AT FUTURE GROWTH AS WELL. 
          SO YEAH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION NOW ON THE, UH, LIBRARY AND THE Y M C A SOMEBODY, OH, I'M SORRY SIR. 
          WELL, HOLD ON. 
          THIS IS A CITIZEN THAT HA COME YOU'RE, YOU'RE OUR LAST ONE, SIR. 
          PLEASE COME INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 
          YES. 
          UH, THOMAS LEWIS. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF EDMOND AND I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. 
          UH, IF THESE PROJECTS ARE SO IMPORTANT, WHY NOT ACTUALLY PAY FOR THEM? WHY THE DEBT? WHY THE DEBT? BECAUSE WE'VE GONE AND OUR FIDUCIARY, UH, COUNCIL IS GOING TO HELP EXPLAIN THAT. 
          UH, WE, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY, IT WAS GONNA COST MORE IF THE PAY FORM THE BILL WAS GONNA BE HIGHER IN OUR FIDUCIARY COUNCIL IF I'M JUST GONNA ANSWER THAT FOR US TODAY. 
          BUT, BUT ALL THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS, PRIOR TO THIS FROM OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO OUR OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS HAVE ALL ADDRESSED THAT. 
          AND AS MR. CONYERS SAID, THREE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT WERE VOTED ON BY THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE SOMETIME AGO TO DO THIS AND THIS, AND NOW WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IT. 
          AND I THINK JUST TRYING TO BALANCE ALL THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. 
          I MEAN, PEOPLE DEFINITELY HAVE OPINIONS. 
          THERE ARE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE USE, SOME PEOPLE DON'T. 
          BUT BALANCING ALL THOSE NEEDS. 
          AND THEN THERE IS SOME THOUGHT TOO THAT IF WE DECIDE WE'RE BUILDING A LIBRARY IN Y M C A OR WE NEED TO BUY OR WE NEED TO BUILD, UM, A NEW CITY CENTER COMPLEX THAT MAYBE TODAY'S RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THAT COST, BUT IT SHOULD BE SPREAD OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS BECAUSE 
          [01:45:01]
PEOPLE OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS WILL BE ENJOYING THOSE FACILITIES. 
          SO A MIX, I MEAN, I THINK A MIX OF PAY FOR IT NOW AND DEBT IS APPROPRIATE IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. 
          I MEAN, SOMEBODY ELSE COULD MAYBE SAY THAT BETTER. 
          I DON'T KNOW. 
          BUT I THINK THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. 
          YEAH. 
          IF YOU HAD TO PAY FORM IN CASH, WOULD YOU BE PROPOSING THIS? YEAH. 
          YES. 
          REALLY? OKAY. 
          WE DON'T, UM, ONE THING THAT HASN'T BEEN HIGHLIGHTED TODAY WITH THE CITY SITTER COMPLEX PEOPLE, WERE TALKING ABOUT GROWTH FOR THE FUTURE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICE SPACE FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES NOW. 
          WE HAVE PEOPLE IN CLOSETS AND BASEMENTS AND, UM, WE NEED PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THESE VITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE NEED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THAT TALENT. 
          THEY ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. 
          I THINK MRS. MENHALL MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT PLANNING AND ZONING ACTUALLY IN THE SAME BUILDING SO THEY CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. 
          SO IT'S NOT JUST, UM, LET'S BUILD A BIG TALL BUILDING. 
          AND THEN THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY OWNS THAT WILL BE SOLD. 
          THOSE PROPERTIES THEN WILL BE DEVELOPED, WHICH WILL INCREASE SALES TAX REVENUE. 
          AND SO WE CAN BETTER A HIGHER, BETTER USE FOR SOME OF THE PROPERTIES THAN A ONE STORY CITY BUILDING. 
          UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HELPFUL. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THAT WILL OFFSET SOME OF THE ULTIMATE COSTS, I THINK WHEN THE CITY LOOKS AT SELLING SOME OF THE, THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING VACATED TO CONSOLIDATE AND BUILD UP. 
          UM, AND THAT WILL OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS TOO. 
          OKAY. 
          AND INCREASE SALES TAX REVENUE, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE MORE MONEY TO FIX ROADS AND DO THINGS. 
          AND WE ARE DOING A LOT OF ROAD PROJECTS. 
          UM, ONE COMPLAINT WE GET IS, CAN YOU FIX THE ROADS? BUT THEN WE'RE FIXING THE ROADS AND THEY'RE COMPLAINING, CAN'T YOU FINISH ONE PROJECT BEFORE YOU START ANOTHER? SO I THINK THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, UM, YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR, UH, TAKING MY QUESTION. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          NOW WE'RE READY FOR OUR FIDUCIARY PART OF THE WHAT? OH, SO I'M CHRIS GANDER WITH B K SECURITIES. 
          WE SERVE AS THE FIDUCIARY, THE MUNICIPAL ADVISOR TO THE CITY. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TALKING THROUGH THE FINANCE OF THESE PROJECTS. 
          WE WERE HERE IN JANUARY KINDA GETTING A CONSENSUS OF, UH, HOW YOU GUYS WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          AND AT THAT TIME, YOU GUYS GAVE US AU AUTHORIZATION TO SEND OUT BID PACKETS TO VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WE DID. 
          UM, AND WE HAD BIDS DUE TODAY AT 12 O'CLOCK AND IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          ACTUALLY, WE CAN'T READ THAT SLIDE. 
          CAN'T, IT'S TOO SMALL FOR US TO READ. 
          WE HAD BIDS TO DO TODAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK. 
          AND SO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS YOU'VE SEEN, WE HAD THREE SEPARATE NOTES. 
          WE HAD THE 37.1 MILLION FOR THE Y M C A LIBRARY, WHICH IS THE 5 0 1   THAT REQUIRED THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAD. 
          THEN WE HAVE THE 34 MILLION, WHICH WE'RE CALLING THE 2023 B, WHICH IS FOR THE CITY HALL. 
          AND THEN THE 10 MILLION 2023 C, WHICH IS A TAXABLE SERIES, HAS TO BE A TAXABLE RIGHT SET OF TAX EXEMPT BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT PRIVATE ACTIVITY LAWS POTENTIALLY. 
          SO WITH THAT, AND WE CAN START AT THE TOP ON THE, ON THE BID RESULTS, UM, WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS. 
          WEBSTER BANK AT 4.14 PREPAYABLE ANYTIME AFTER SIX YEARS, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, WE DID A BOND ISSUE. 
          UM, THE STANDARD PREPAYMENT LANGUAGE IS 10 YEARS ON A BOND ISSUE. 
          UM, AND THEN WE HAD THE COVER BID FROM PROSPERITY BANK AT 5.3%. 
          I MEAN, WE HAD OTHER BANKS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED, BUT THERE'S A LOT TO GOING THROUGH THIS, GETTING IT APPROVED. 
          SO, UH, WE, THIS IS BELOW WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED. 
          WE KIND OF USED FOUR 50. 
          IT'S KIND OF OUR, OUR BLENDED RATE. 
          IT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR. 
          SO WE'RE HAPPY WITH FOUR 14 RATE. 
          UH, WE CAN GO DOWN TO, WE'LL JUST COVER 'EM ALL AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN, CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANNA DO. 
          THEN WE HAVE THE 34 MILLION 2023 B RCB BANK, THAT ROGERS COUNTY BANK HERE IN OKLAHOMA. 
          VERY SIMILAR. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BIT HIGHER, BUT 4.339, SAME THING ON THE REDEMPTION LANGUAGE. 
          PRETTY FLEXIBLE. 
          PREPAYABLE ANYTIME AFTER FIVE YEARS, NO PENALTY. 
          UH, ONCE AGAIN, PROSPERITY WAS THE SECOND BIT ON THAT. 
          AND THEN WE CAN SCROLL DOWN TO THE 
          [01:50:02]
2023 C WEBSTER BANK AT A 5.24. 
          AND RCB WAS AT A 6.24. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, THE PREPAYMENT PROVISIONS ARE PRETTY SIMILAR. 
          UH, WEBSTER WAS IT AFTER SIX YEARS? RCB AFTER FIVE. 
          SO, UM, YOU GENERALLY DON'T BUILD UP EXTRA CASH TO PAY THESE OFF, PAY THESE OFF. 
          BUT IF WE DO GO INTO A DOWNWARD, UH, ECONOMY AND RATES COME BACK DOWN, I MEAN, WE'RE STILL HISTORICALLY NOT AT THAT HIGHER RATES. 
          WE JUST HAD A REALLY, REALLY LOW BASE THERE FOR A WHILE. 
          SO IF BY CHANCE RATES COME DOWN AFTER FIVE YEARS, YOU GUYS COULD REFINANCE THESE FOR AN ECONOMIC GAIN, POTENTIALLY LOCK IN EVEN LOWER RATES. 
          INSTEAD I HAD TO WAIT 10 YEARS ON A POTENTIAL BOND ISSUE. 
          UM, I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING I TALK ABOUT, AND I MEAN, I, I DON'T, I LIVE HERE, SO I, I'M JUST PROBABLY BETTER FOR ME NOT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE QUESTIONS UNLESS YOU ALL ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS. 
          BUT I MEAN, THESE ARE DONE ON 15 YEAR FINANCINGS. 
          THEY'RE NOT 30. 
          I MEAN, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE STRETCHING THEMSELVES THINNER AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAVING TO GO OUT 30 YEARS. 
          THAT'S THE OTHER REASON WE'RE ABLE TO DO THESE WITH BANK PLACEMENTS AND NOT HAVE TO DO 'EM AS A BOND, AS A BOND LONG BOND FINANCING. 
          UM, IS BECAUSE IT WAS 15 YEARS, BANKS AREN'T GONNA LOCK IN RATES THIS LOW FOR MUCH MORE THAN 15. 
          MAYBE WE COULD HAVE FOUND A BANK THAT WOULD GO 20, BUT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET A 30 YEAR FIXED RATE TERM. 
          SO WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          SO YOU SAID LOCK IN, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, IF WE ACCEPTED ANY OF THESE, IT WOULD BE 15 YEARS FIXED. 
          YEAH, WE'VE GIVEN THE TERM, SO IT'S 15 YEARS FIXED. 
          AND I I WILL SAY ON IN YOUR, UH, RESOLUTIONS, WE'RE AUTHORIZING TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE HAVE NOT SUCCEED RATES IN THERE, BUT JUST IN CASE WE GET TO SOME STICKING POINT WITH ONE OF THESE BANKS AND THEY WON'T BEND AND IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T CHANGE IN THE, THE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTATIONS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SWITCH TO ONE OF THE OTHER BANKS AT THOSE RATES IF WE NEED TO. 
          HOPEFULLY THAT THAT WON'T HAPPEN. 
          IT'S JUST WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS IF, IF SOMETHING COMES UP LIKE THAT. 
          AND ALSO, NO, NO PENALTY FOR PAYING THESE OFFERS. 
          THAT IS CORRECT. 
          SO THAT GIVES US ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE MONEY AS WE GO FORWARD. 
          AND AS YOU GUYS, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU GUYS GET TO INVEST THESE PROCEEDS, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN BUY TREASURIES OR WHATEVER, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY CLOSE TO WHAT YOU'LL BE PAYING ON THESE THINGS. 
          SO I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS, UM, IN JANUARY AT THAT MEETING, SO HAPPY TO, TO REVISITING OF THOSE. 
          YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO HEAR THAT. 
          BUT IT'S, IT'S ON THE, OBVIOUSLY ONLINE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO VIEW, DO YOU WANNA GIVE A MINUTE OR QUICK, QUICK, UH, UM, EXPLANATION OF OF PRIVATE BANK FINANCING VERSUS BONDS? SURE. 
          AND, AND THIS IS WHERE WE, WE GOT INTO SOME DIFFERENT LONGER SHEETS. 
          SURE. 
          AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT SECURITY STRUCTURES OUTSTANDING. 
          AND, AND WE HAVE ONE SECURITY STRUCTURE THAT HAS UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE PLEDGE, AND A THREE QUARTER CENT KIND OF A SENIOR PLEDGE ON EACH OF THOSE. 
          AND THOSE HAVE DIFFERENT, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ISSUED UNDER A CERTAIN INDENTURE. 
          WE CALL THAT KIND OF SENIOR BOND INDENTURE. 
          AND INSIDE OF THOSE, UH, INDENTURES, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT COVENANTS. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, THAT STRUCTURE HAS A, A DEBT SEARCH RESERVE COVENANT, MEANING YOU HAVE TO KIND OF CREATE A RAINY DAY FUND. 
          AND THERE'S A THREE-PRONG TEST, BUT EFFECTIVELY IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT 10% OF WHAT YOU BORROW. 
          SO INSTEAD OF BORROWING 80 MILLION, YOU'D BE BORROWING 88 MILLION AND THEN YOU'D BE DROPPING 8 MILLION IN A A RAINY DAY FUND. 
          AND IF WE DID A BOND ISSUE, THAT WOULD BE THE, THE, THE TRANCHE OR THE, THE INDENTURE WE'D NEED TO GO UNDER THIS ONE. 
          WE'RE GOING UNDER THE INDENTURE. 
          THAT'S A 2 CENT SALES TAX. 
          AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND. 
          BUT THE BANKS HERE ARE CONSIDERED SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS. 
          WHEREAS IF WE'RE DOING A BOND ISSUE, THERE'S MOM AND POPS BUYING SMALL AMOUNTS THAT KIND OF NEED THAT EXTRA PROTECTION. 
          SO GENERALLY, IF YOU'RE DOING A PUBLIC, UH, BOND OFFERING, YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT RESERVE FUND. 
          AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD ONE WE WON'T NEED TO GET INTO. 
          IT'S A JUNIOR PLEDGE OF BOTH OF THOSE. 
          AND IT'S REALLY JUST THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD LOANS THAT YOU ALL HAVE OUTSTANDING, WHICH WE USE. 
          CAUSE IT'S A BELOW MARKET RATE, BUT IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND DRAINAGES ALLEN WILL POINT OUT IF HE LIKES POINTING OUT WHEN I'M WRONG. 
          . 
          VERY GOOD. 
          COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MM. 
          AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE, YOU'RE GONNA AUTHORIZE UNDER IF YOU CHOOSE TO UNDER THE AUTHORITY, AND THEN WE HAVE THE SISTER ITEM ON THE CITY SIDE. 
          SO THAT'S YOUR SIX AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. 
          ONE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THE, UH, RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE IN YOUR PACKETS. 
          I HAD A BLANK FOR, UH, WHERE WE COULD FILL IN A PURCHASER. 
          UM, I HAVE CLOSE MIC. 
          I HAVE, UH, TWEAKED THOSE RESOLUTIONS SLIGHTLY, SENT THOSE TO MR. MURDOCH TO REVIEW. 
          BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DID IS WE JUST, UH, WOULD BE, IF THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE AWARDED TO A 
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AT THE RATES NOT TO EXCEED THE RATES THAT, UH, CHRIS HAS MENTIONED IN HIS, UH, UH, SLIDE HERE. 
          SO THE INTEREST RATE WOULD BE LOCKED IN. 
          WE COULDN'T GO ABOVE THE RATES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED ON THE SCREEN, BUT WE'RE, AGAIN, NOT NAMING THE SPECIFIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT WOULD BE SIGNED OFF ON BY THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE CHAIRMAN WITH A CERTIFICATION AS WE GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          WE GOT TERM SHEETS TODAY FROM EACH OF THE BIDDERS. 
          SO WE'LL, WE WILL, WE'VE GOT DOCUMENTS PREPARED. 
          WE'LL INCORPORATE, UH, PROVISIONS OF THOSE TERM SHEETS, CIRCULATE THOSE. 
          AND UH, AGAIN, THE THOUGHT WOULD BE IF, UH, THIS IS APPROVED THIS EVENING, WE WOULD CLOSE THESE FINANCINGS BY THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNSEL QUESTION? YES, MA'AM. 
          UH, AND I'M, I'M NOT REAL GOOD WITH THE THIS STUFF, JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE THE CITY PROPERTIES, THE, THE RED ONES THAT WERE ALL GOING TO POSSIBLY BE SOLD, THEY'RE GOING TO BE KEPT AS CITY PROPERTIES. 
          THE RED PROPERTIES ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS THAT WERE, WERE GOING TO, BECAUSE I, I REMEMBER THE GARAGE THAT YOU CITY MENTIONED ABOUT SOME BEING FOR SALE. 
          THERE'S SOME OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          IT IS THE RED ONES. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          THE RED ONES. 
          I'M SORRY, WRONG COLOR. 
          SORRY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UM, YEAH. 
          AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OR STUFF, THOSE WOULD BE POSSIBLE PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE REDEVELOPED BY OTHER BUSINESSES THAT YES. 
          YES. 
          SO I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          IF WE SIGN UP FOR A 15 YEAR LOCKED IN RATE AND WE SOLD THOSE, AND THIS IS PRIME REAL ESTATE MM-HMM. 
          , IT COULD PROBABLY GENERATE A LARGE PORTION. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , WOULD THEY NOT BE PAID OFF THOSE? OR WOULD THAT MONEY JUST, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, MAN. 
          WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO GOING IN THIS METHOD. 
          WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO PAY OFF EARLY. 
          NORMALLY IT'S, SO WE DO HAVE, YES, WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY. 
          AND WITH THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND BE ASSURED THAT THAT WOULD BE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. 
          THAT THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE USED TO PAY OFF THOSE DEBTS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT BE PASSED ON TO MY GRANDCHILDREN. 
          WELL, IT IT'S NOT GONNA BE, I MEAN, THERE'S A 15 YEAR NOTE, AND I'M JUST SAYING IF THESE WERE SOLD FOR LIKE A LARGE SUM OF MONEY, SURE. 
          THEY COULD NOT PAY THESE NOTES OFF EARLY. 
          WE CAN'T. 
          THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT'S WE CAN'T, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO IN ADVANCE TELL YOU THAT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD DO. 
          SO THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU WOULD NOT PAY IT OFF EARLY, EVEN IF YOU WE COULD. 
          WE COULD. 
          YOU COULD. 
          BUT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU TODAY WHAT WE, I'M PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE SITTING HERE IN SEVEN YEARS, SO, BUT I MEAN, THEY'LL MAKE A DECISION ON THE BEST USE OF THOSE FUNDS. 
          I JUST WONDERED IF, IF THEY SOLD THE PROPERTY IN SOME WAY, IN ANY KIND OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS TO IF THIS PRIME REAL ESTATE WERE TO BE SOLD, THAT THE CITIZENS OF CANNOT NOT BE CONTINUALLY BURDENED BY THIS DECISION FOR THIS. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT CONVERSATION HAS BEEN PART OF ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL JUST CONVERSATIONS. 
          UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR, WE, WE ACTUALLY PAID OFF SOME ADDITIONAL DEBT RIGHT. 
          THAT WE HAD. 
          SO WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DECREASE OUR DEBT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , THANK YOU. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. 
          SO YOU, I JUST, MY NAME IS TERRY LOPES. 
          THANKS. 
          AND IT'S L O P E S, NOT WITH A ZEVA. 
          S OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND T E R I. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SAVE THE INC. 
          NO EXTRA RS. 
          SO MY QUESTION IS, YOU SAID THAT WE DON'T PAY TAXES. 
          OUR, OUR PROPERTY TAXES DON'T GO TO FUNDING AND WE DO PAY A PORTION OF PROPERTY TAXES TO THE METRO LIBRARY. 
          SO HOW WE WILL BE PAYING, WILL WE BE PAYING MORE FOR THIS LIBRARY TOO? WILL THAT ADD ON MORE OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES? NO, NO, NO, NO. 
          BUT Y SO WE DO PAY PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE LIBRARIES. 
          UH, IF THROUGH YOUR PROPERTY TAX, IT GOES TO THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM. 
          I'M NOT SO THAT, I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT PERCENTAGE, BUT THE CITY, THE CITY OF EDMOND DOES NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVE ANY OF ITS REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAX ONLY SALES AND USE TAX. 
          OKAY. 
          I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE PAID TAX. 
          I WENT AND HAD MY HUSBAND LOOK IT UP. 
          AND WE DID PAY TAXES FOR THE CITY LIBRARY, CORRECT. 
          THANK, BUT IT'S NOT PER LIBRARY. 
          IT'S JUST FOR THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS? FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ALAN? ALAN, 
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HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT 'EM? I THINK WE ENDED UP, UH, ABOUT THE RATES THAT, UH, FINANCIAL ADVISOR THOUGHT WE WOULD, UH, PRETTY CHOPPY MARKET WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
          SO WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE THESE INTEREST RATES. 
          COULDN'T TALK WEBSTER INTO ALL THREE OF THEM. 
          THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS AND WEBSTER TOOK MORE THAN THEY PLANNED ON TAKING INITIALLY. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO THEY, WE WERE, WE WERE, WE WERE PLEASED WITH THAT. 
          WE REALLY WERE. 
          SO VERY GOOD. 
          WELL, THOSE INTEREST RATES ARE ACTUALLY BETTER THAN WHAT I HAD ASSUMED THEY'D BE. 
          THAT'S GOOD. 
          SO AVERAGE, I'M GUESSING 4 7, 4 8. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , IT'S ACTUALLY JUST BECAUSE THERE'S 37 MILLION SUCH HAVE THE, THE TACKLES ON 10 MILLION. 
          IT'S REALLY RIGHT AT THE 4.34 MM-HMM. 
          . 
          NICE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE, WHAT I NOTED EARLIER IN TERMS OF HOW WE'VE, UH, MADE RESOLUTIONS FOR EIGHT PURCHASE ORDERS TO BE DETERMINED? WELL, THAT QUESTION GOES THROUGH OUR LAWYER. 
          DOES HE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE TWEET? NO. 
          NO. 
          MARY COUNSEL, THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA, ITEMS EIGHT, B, C, AND D ARE THREE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS. 
          THE FIRST ONE ALLEGED TO, UH, THE, UH, 2023 A AND YOU HAVE 2023 B. 
          THEN 2023 C RELATES TO ALL THE PROJECTS WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT. 
          UH, A B IS THE Y M C A LIBRARY. 
          PROJECT B UH, C IS THE CITY HALL MUNICIPAL COURT PROJECT. 
          AND D ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE PARKING GARAGE PROJECT. 
          SO THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. 
          I'M PREPARED TO GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THOSE ITEMS AND WE CAN PROCEED. 
          MR. MURDOCH, CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER POINT? SURE. 
          UH, UNDER OKLAHOMA LAW, BOTH AT THE AUTHORITY LEVEL AND AT THE CITY LEVEL, THESE REQUIRE SUPER MAJORITY OR FOUR FIST VOTE TO PASS. 
          OKAY. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          I GOT GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          SO, A, A PUBLIC HEARING PERTAINING DID THAT NO, WE DID THAT. 
          EIGHT 
          [B. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _______ authorizing The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) to issue its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023A, in one or more series or subseries in the aggregate principal amount of $37,100,000 (collectively, the “2023A Note”); waiving competitive bidding and authorizing the 2023A Note to be sold on a negotiated basis; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) and the Authority pertaining to a year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenue; approving and authorizing execution of a Supplemental Note Indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of the 2023A Note; providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture; ratifying and confirming the holding of a public hearing; authorizing and directing the execution of the 2023A Note and other documents relating to the transaction; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023A – YMCA/Library Project – 501(c)(3))]
B DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE DASH 23 5 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING THE UND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ITS SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 A IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUB SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINT AMOUNT OF $37,100,000. 
          COLLECTIVELY THE 23 20 23, A NOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE 2023. 
          A NOTE TO BE SOLD ON A NEGOTIATED BASIS, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO A YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUE, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE INDENTURED AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE IN SECURING THE PAYMENT OF 20 23 8 20 23. 
          A NOTE PROVIDING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDICTOR, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2023. 
          A NOTE IN OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERE. 
          TWO SALES TAX REVENUES. 
          NOTE SERIES 2023. 
          A Y M C A LIBRARY PROJECT 5 0 1  THREE. 
          DO WE NEED A MOTION PLEASE? COUNSEL, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE ONE AT A TIME. 
          I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT B. 
          YOU HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          AND MS. PASS. 
          [C. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _______ authorizing The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) to issue its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023B, in one or more series or subseries in the aggregate principal amount of $34,000,000 (collectively, the “2023B Note”); waiving competitive bidding and authorizing the 2023B Note to be sold on a negotiated basis; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) and the Authority pertaining to a year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenue; approving and authorizing execution of a Supplemental Note Indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of the 2023B Note; providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture; authorizing and directing the execution of the 2023B Note and other documents relating to the transaction; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023B – City Hall and Municipal Courts Project)]
NEXT ITEM EIGHT CS. 
          DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER SIX DASH 23 6 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS A AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 B IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUB SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF $34 MILLION. 
          COLLECTIVELY THE 2023 B NOTE, WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE 2023 B NOTE TO BE SOLD ON A NEGOTIATED BASIS, RATIFYING AND CONFIRM ANY SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO A YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUE, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE IN DENTURE, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SECURING THE PAYMENT OF 2023 B. 
          PROVIDING THAT ALL ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT 
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CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDENTURED AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2023  NOTE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TO SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 B CITY HALL MUNICIPAL COURT PROJECTS NEED A MOTION COUNSEL MOVE TO APPROVE EIGHT C. 
          LITTLE MOTION. 
          SECOND AND A SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT IT HAS PASSED. 
          [D. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _______ authorizing The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) to issue its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Taxable Series 2023C, in one or more series or subseries in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 (collectively, the “2023C Note”); waiving competitive bidding and authorizing the 2023C Note to be sold on a negotiated basis; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) and the Authority pertaining to a year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenue; approving and authorizing execution of a Supplemental Note Indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of the 2023C Note; providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture; authorizing and directing the execution of the 2023C Note and other documents relating to the transaction; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Taxable Series 2023C – Parking Garage Project)]
LAST ONE IS ITEM EIGHT D. 
          DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER SEVEN DASH 23 7 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A ITS SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE TAXABLE SERIES 2023 C IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OF SUB SERIES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 10 MILLION. 
          COLLECTIVELY THE 2023 C C NOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE 2023 C NOTE TO BE SOLD ON A NEGOTIATED BASIS, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY IN AUTHORIZING PERTAINING TO YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUE, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE INDENTURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SECURING OF PAYMENT OF THE 2023 CUN NOTE, PROVIDING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDENTURE, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF 2023 C NOTE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERE TOO. 
          SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE. 
          TAXABLE SERIES 2023 C. 
          PARKING GARAGE PROJECT COUNSEL, YOU NEED A MOTION. 
          MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, EIGHT D MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT ISLANDS PASSED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND, DISCUSS YOUR VOTE. 
          WE'RE NOW BACK IN THE ED, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          NOW WE NEED A CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS. 
          [A. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _____ of The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) approving the incurrence of indebtedness by The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) issuing its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023A, in one or more series or subseries (collectively, the “2023A Note”); providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture, authorizing the issuance of said 2023A Note; waiving competitive bidding with respect to the sale of said 2023A Note and approving the proceedings of the authority pertaining to the sale of said 2023A Note; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between the City and the Authority pertaining to the year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenues; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023A – YMCA/Library Project – 501(c)(3))]
DISCUSSION,  DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE DASH 23. 
          THREE DASH 23 OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY APPROVING THE INCURRENCE ENDED INDEBTEDNESS BY THIS EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. 
          THE AUTHORITY ISSUING ITS SELF TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 A IN ONE OH. 
          MORE SERIES OF OR SUB SERIES COLLECTIVELY THE 2023. 
          A NOTE PROVIDING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDENTURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2023. 
          A NOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH THE RESPECT TO THE SALE OF SAID 20 20 23. 
          A NOTE IN APPROVING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO TO THE SALE OF SAID 2023. 
          A NOTE RATIFYING THE CONFIRMING SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUES AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERE. 
          TWO SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 A Y M C A LIBRARY PROJECT 5 0 1  THREE. 
          COUNSEL NEED A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          NINE A SECOND. 
          A MOTION. 
          SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          ADAM IS PASS. 
          [B. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _____ of The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) approving the incurrence of indebtedness by The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) issuing its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023B, in one or more series or subseries (collectively, the “2023B Note”); providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture, authorizing the issuance of said 2023B Note; waiving competitive bidding with respect to the sale of said 2023B Note and approving the proceedings of the authority pertaining to the sale of said 2023B Note; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between the City and the Authority pertaining to the year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenues; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2023B – City Hall and Municipal Courts Project)]
NEXT IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR DASH 23 4 DASH 23 OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY APPROVING THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. 
          THE AUTHORITY ISSUING ITSELF TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 B IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUBSERIES COLLECTIVELY THE 2023 B NOTE, PROVIDING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDENTURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2023. 
          B NOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH RESPECTS TO THE SALE OF SAID 2023. 
          B NOTE IN APPROVING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF SAID 2023 B NOTE, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUES AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERE TOO. 
          SALES 
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TAX REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2023 B, CITY HALL AND MUNICIPAL COURTS PROJECT COUNSEL MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THAT HAPPENS PASSED. 
          NEXT 
          [C. Discussion and consideration of Resolution No. _____ of The City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) approving the incurrence of indebtedness by The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) issuing its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Taxable Series 2023C, in one or more series or subseries (collectively, the “2023C Note”); providing that the organizational document creating the Authority is subject to the provisions of the Note Indenture, authorizing the issuance of said 2023C Note; waiving competitive bidding with respect to the sale of said 2023C Note and approving the proceedings of the authority pertaining to the sale of said 2023C Note; ratifying and confirming a Sales Tax Agreement by and between the City and the Authority pertaining to the year-to-year pledge of certain sales tax revenues; and containing other provisions relating thereto.  (Sales Tax Revenue Note, Taxable Series 2023C – Parking Garage Project)]
DISCUSSION. 
          CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE DASH 23 5 DASH 23 OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA. 
          THE CITY APPROVED THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. 
          THE AUTHORITY ISSUING ITS SALES TAX REVENUE NOTE TAXABLE SERIES 2023 C IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUB SERIES COLLECTIVELY THE 2023 C NOTE PROVIDING THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT CREATING THE AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE INDENTURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2023. 
          NOTE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE OF SAID 2023. 
          NOTE IN APPROVING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF SAID 2023. 
          NOTE RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE YEAR TO YEAR PLEDGE OF CERTAIN SALES TAX REVENUE AND CONTAINING A PROVISIONS RELATING THERE TO SALES TAX REVENUE. 
          NOTE TAXABLE SERIES 2023 C. 
          PARKING GARAGE PROJECT. 
          TAKE A MOTION COUNSEL MOTION TO APPROVE NINE C MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT PASSED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ITEM NUMBER 10 IS THE PLANNING DISCUSSION ITEMS. UH, WE NEED A, CAN WE TAKE THIS ON ONE A, B, AND C AND CONTINUE THE DATE? YEAH. 
          [A.  Case #Z22-00028 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. _____ for a Rezoning from “A” Single Family Dwelling District and “F-1-B” Special Industrial District, including Limited Outdoor Storage to “CBD” Central Business District for the property located at 106 and 130 W. Third Street. (Buell) (Ward 3) This item has been continued to the March 27, 2023 City Council meeting.]
          [B.  Case #ES22-00019 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. _____ closing a portion of a Public Way Closing, West Third Street, for the Buell Rezoning project to be located south of West Edmond Road, east of South Santa Fe Drive.  (Buell) (Ward 3) This item has been continued to the March 27, 2023 City Council Meeting.]
          [C.  Case #SP22-00041 Public Hearing and Consideration for a Site Plan for Broadway Lofts/Campbell Street Apartments Multi-Use Project to be located north of Hurd, south of Campbell and east of the railroad (Broadway Lofts, LLC) (Ward 1) This item is being continued to the April 24, 2023 City Council meeting.]
WE NEED TO TAKE, UH, TAKE A MOTION FOR 10. 
          A, B, AND C. 
          UH, A AND B ARE CON BEING CONTINUED TO MARCH 22ND AND C IS IS BEING CONTINUED. 
          APRIL 24TH. 
          MOTION TO CONTINUE. 
          YOU HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THOSE THREE ITEMS ARE CONTINUED. 
          [D.  Case #SP22-00045 Public Hearing and Consideration of a Site Plan application for McDonald’s located at 1235 North Kelly Avenue. (McDonald’s USA, LLC) (Ward 4)]
NOW WE HAVE A CASE NUMBER, S P 22 DASH 45 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR MCDONALD'S LOCATED AT 1 20 35 NORTH KELLY AVENUE. 
          MCDONALD'S, U S USA. 
          LSC IS THE APPLICANT. 
          IT'S THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          WE'LL GET YOU TO, WE'RE GONNA ASK A  YEAH, I CHRISY. 
          OH, CHRISY. 
          YOU HAVE IT. 
          OKAY. 
          YEP. 
          THERE YOU GO. 
          THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING SLIGHT PLAN APPROVAL FOR A NEW MCDONALD'S TO REPLACE THE CURRENT MCDONALD'S ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DM FOURTH AND KELLY. 
          THE PROPOSED BUILDING WILL BE 4,226 SQUARE FEET, SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE CURRENT BUILDING THAT IS 3,475 SQUARE. 
          WE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. 
          THE BUILDING WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE NEW CORPORATE LOOK. 
          THAT INCLUDES EXTERIOR MATERIALS OF BRICK AND ETHOS WITH MASONRY STUCCO AND METAL ACCENTS. 
          A FAKE. 
          THE SITE PLAN INCLUDES 36 PARKING SPACES AND WE'LL HAVE CONNECTIONS TO KELLY AND DANFORTH, WHICH ARE EXISTING, BUT WILL BE MOVED TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. 
          FURTHER FROM THE INTERSECTION, A NEW CROSS ACCESS CONNECTION TO THE WEST IS ALSO BEING MADE. 
          THERE ARE THREE VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED. 
          THE DRIVEWAY, THE FIRST VARIANCE IS THE DRIVEWAYS DO NOT MEET THE 325 FEET SEPARATION FROM THE INTERSECTION. 
          THE DRIVE OFF OF DAM FOURTH IS 270 FEET AND THE DRIVE OFF OF KELLY IS 205 FEET. 
          UH, THE SECOND VARIANCE IS THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY IS A HUNDRED FEET. 
          HOWEVER 50 FEET IS BEING SHOWN, IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE INTERSECTION HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CAN FIT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT IS BEING PROVIDED. 
          AND THE THIRD VARIANCE IS TO THE LANDSCAPE CODE REQUIRING AN EVERGREEN HEDGE ALONG THE LENGTH OF DRY BILE. 
          THIS HASN'T BEEN PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THERE IS A HEDGE ROW AROUND THE SITE ACCOMPLISHING THE SCREENING EFFECT. 
          PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS ITEM AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR FEBRUARY 21ST MEETING. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COUNSEL? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STEVE. 
          CAN CHRISTINE, YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE SITE PLAN? SO THE, THE NORTH ENTRY AND EXIT OFF OF DANFORTH, THAT MEDIAN IS WOULD BE NEW CORRECT. 
          COMING UP MM-HMM. 
           OR IS THAT THERE NOW? YEAH, THERE WILL BE A MEDIAN WHEN THEY REDO IT. 
          YEAH. 
          AND THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE AWARE, THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT AND I'M ASSUMING, OKAY. 
          YES. 
          AND THEN THE ONE ON THE SOUTHEAST, UM, THAT GAP IN THE MEDIAN WILL BE NEW AS WELL, RIGHT? RIGHT. 
          SO THE MEDIAN AT THE SOUTHEAST, UH, WILL BE A NEW, NEW MEDIAN OUT THERE. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S 
          [02:15:01]
A POINT OF INFORMATION HERE. 
          WE CAN'T SEE IT. 
          THERE'S BEEN NO THING TO SHOW US WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          WE COULDN'T HEAR HER. 
          SO WHAT THE HECK? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. 
          WELL, SIR, THAT'S, UH, WELL, I'M SORRY THAT YOU WERE SITTING BACK THERE. 
          Y YES, THE THE, OUR OPTICS ARE BAD AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE NEEDING A NEW BUILDING AND A NEW OPTICS THERE. 
          BUT THIS THIS'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LASER PLUNDERER TO GET UP AND SHOW US WHAT YOU'RE TALKING. 
          I UNDERSTAND, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THAT'S WANTED TO POINT OUT WELL THE APPLICANT. 
          DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD? GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M MADELINE CONNECT. 
          I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          OKAY. 
          THIS SITE IS A RECONSTRUCTION, SO IT'S CURRENTLY A MCDONALD'S THAT WILL BE REBUILT MM-HMM. 
          , UM, AND IMPROVED. 
          SO NOTHING NEW, JUST REDONE AND IMPROVED. 
          WHAT A GREAT TIME TO DO IT. 
          WHEN THEY REDO THAT INTERSECTION. 
          WHAT'S THAT? IT'LL BE A GOOD TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION WHILE THAT INTERSECTION'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 
          YES. 
          . 
          VERY GOOD. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? THIS WILL BE A NEW MODERN MCDONALD'S WE GOT SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT'S ON CO COUNSEL. 
          WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM 10 D? MOTION TO APPROVE 10 D. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THAT HONORS PASS. 
          [11. Executive Session to discuss pending claim: Worley vs. City. (Executive Session authorized pursuant to 25 Okla. Stat. Section 307 (B)(4).]
NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          NICE 
          [12. Consideration of action with regard to the claim: Worley vs. City.]
MEETING YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          WE NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          CATCH YOUR VOTE. 
          REBECCA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAP. 
          OH, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          NOW DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH SETTLEMENT AND THE WORLY CLAIM. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND PLEASE. 
          GUYS, YOUR VOTE THAT HAS BEEN PASSED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          [13. Citizens Comments - (This is an opportunity for citizens, both resident and non-resident, to address the City Council on city related matters not on the council agenda. Citizens must sign up to speak either online by 3:00 p.m. the day of the City Council meeting, or in person by the start of the meeting. Remarks should be directed to City Council as a whole and limited to three minutes or less.)]
NOW WE HAVE CITIZENS COMMENT. 
          THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS, BOTH RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY RELATED MANNERS. 
          NOW ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, CITIZENS MUST SIGN UP TO SPEAK EITHER ONLINE BY 3:00 PM OR THE DAY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR IN PERSON BY THE START OF THE MEETING. 
          REMARKS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE IN LIMITED THREE MINUTES OR LESS. 
          I AM THE FACILITATOR FOR THIS FIRST RESIDENT IS LEONARD SCOTT. 
          MR. MAYOR, WHERE IS OUR NEW TIMER GONNA COME UP? WHEN WE GOING TO GET ONE WHEN WE CAN SEE IT. 
          IT'S, IT'S DISRESPECTFUL. 
          WE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THAT. 
          AND LIKE I SAID, CITY, THEY GIVE YOU 15 SECONDS. 
          LITTLE LIGHT BLINKS. 
          WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY. 
          WE SURE SHOULDN'T DO THAT. 
          AND BE RESPECTFUL TO THE CITIZEN. 
          THANK YOU COUNSEL. 
          UM, NUMBER ONE, WE REQUEST THE REASON NEW BUSINESS WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. 
          FOUR MONTHS AGO IT WAS REMOVED AND WE NEVER GOT A REASON WHY IT WASN'T REMOVED. 
          SO WE REQUEST, PLEASE. 
          NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SOMEBODY TELL US WHY IT WAS REMOVED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          TWO, WE THE PEOPLE REQUEST AMERICAN FLAG DECALS BE PLACED ON EVERY TAXPAYER PAID FOR CITY VEHICLE IN THIS GOVERNMENT ON BOTH SIDES. 
          AND IF BACK IMPOSSIBLE, WE UNDERSTAND GARBAGE TRUCKS DON'T NEED A FLAG ON THE BACK. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THE BIG VEHICLES DON'T, BUT LET'S PLEASE SHOW THE PATRIOTISM OF THIS CITY AND PLACE FLAG AMERICAN FLAGS ON EVERY, UH, VEHICLE IN EDMOND. 
          UH, BY THE WAY, SHOWING OUR COMMUNITY, UH, PATRIOTISM, MAY, MAY JUST GET US ANOTHER PLAQUE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. 
          I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. 
          TWO, WE THE PEOPLE INCLUDING ALL VETERANS, UNDERSTAND THAT LAST YEAR YOU ALL APPROVE OR MADE A PROCLAMATION, MR. MAYOR, ABOUT THE PURPLE HEART RECOGNITION OF THE CITY. 
          UH, HOWEVER, WE HAVE, I THINK YOU ALL RECEIVED THE PLAQUE AND IT'S PROBABLY HANGING SOMEWHERE IN YOUR CITY HALL, BUT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY PURPLE HEART LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN PARK A PURPLE HEART CITY USUALLY HAS THE SL SAYS PURPLE HEART PARKING. 
          I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY IN THIS CITY AT THIS POINT. 
          YOU HAVE A PRINT SHOP HERE IN EDMOND, 
          [02:20:01]
SO IT'D BE VERY INEXPENSIVE TO DO THAT. 
          AND WE ASK YOU FROM VETERANS TO PLEASE PLACE PURPLE HEART, UH, PLACE IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNMENT PARKING SPOTS. 
          YOU'VE ALSO MADE A PROCLAMATION FOR VIETNAM RECOGNITION DAY, VETERANS DAY, MEMORIAL DAY. 
          THOSE PROCLAMATIONS ARE JUST WORDS AND FORGOTTEN OURS. 
          WE REQUEST THIS GOVERNMENT PROVIDE ALL MILITARY VETERANS, POLICE AND FIRE VETERANS. 
          AND FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT INCLUDES OUR WATERWORKS. 
          THEY ARE FIRST IN LAST OUT IN OUR ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT, FIRST IN, LAST OUT, ALL OF THEM. 
          WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND NEED TO BE HONORED. 
          AND THE WAY TO DO THAT, HAVE THE CITY RE HAVE A CARD MADE AND THAT THAT CARD GOES TO THESE VETERANS AND ALL OF THEM PLEASE FIRE ALL OF THEM SO THEY CAN USE OUR CITY LAKE. 
          HAVE FREE PRIVILEGES TO FISH, BOAT AND CAMP AT OUR LAKE IN APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          TAXPAYERS PAY FOR THE UPGRADING AND BUILDING OF THE CITY PARKS AND DO ALL THAT. 
          WELL. 
          AS TIME WE PAY BACK TO ALL THOSE WHO DO SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMUNITY. 
          WE DO THIS IN DEDICATION TO THE HEROES OF EDMOND WHO HAVE SERVED AND STILL SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. 
          IT IS OUR HOPE. 
          WE CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          SO AS TO HONOR ALL OF THOSE WHO GIVE THIS COMMUNITY SO MUCH. 
          THINK ABOUT THE RECRUITING FOR YOUR PLACE. 
          IT'D BE GREAT TO KNOW THAT THEY COULD GO FREE TO THE LAKE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          NEXT RESIDENT IS CONNIE FAIR AGAIN, COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE. 
          UM, I SECOND THE SUGGESTION BY MR. SCOTT REGARDING THE, THE USE OF CITY FACILITIES FOR THE VETERANS. 
          I THINK THAT, UM, YOU GUYS GIVE A LOT OF OUR MONEY OUT TO, UM, EDUCATION, SYSTEM ARTS, THE ARTS FACILITIES, UM, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE MONEY TO. 
          I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN GET BEHIND GIVING MONEY TO THE VETERANS THAT ALLOW US THE PRIVILEGES. 
          LIKE WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW. 
          AND, UH, REGARDING THE LIBRARY, IT, IT WAS SAID THAT THE CURRENT LIBRARY COULD NOT BE EXPANDED ANY FURTHER. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN SPACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. 
          THERE'S LIKE STATUES IN IT AND STUFF. 
          YOU COULD BUILD ON THAT SPACE INSTEAD OF HAVING STATUES. 
          AND THEN YOU COULD EXPAND THAT LIBRARY SO THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. 
          AND THEN THE FUNDING THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, YOU GUYS, SOMEBODY UP THERE SPOKE ABOUT REGARDING, UM, THE PEOPLE APPROVED THE RAISING OF TAXES TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, WATER WORK STUFF. 
          OKAY. 
          AND SOMEBODY HAD MENTIONED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ORIGINAL PLANS WERE, UM, DROPPED DOWN BY ONE THIRD IN COST. 
          AND, UM, THESE, THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES REALLY NEED. 
          THOSE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. 
          THOSE ARE PROVISION ISSUES. 
          A WHY AND A LIBRARY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND COULD BE EXPANDED UPON. 
          WE ALREADY HAVE TWO YS. 
          THOSE AREN'T THINGS THAT WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE TO POUR THIS MUCH MONEY INTO RIGHT NOW. 
          WE SHOULDN'T BE GOING FORTH WITH A PLAN THAT DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH MA'AM. 
          [14. Comments from Mayor and City Councilmembers.]
NEXT ITEM IS THE COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          IT'S BEEN A GREAT WEEK FOR, UH, EDMOND YOUTH SPORTS HERE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. 
          UM, I THINK NEXT MONTH, NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET ALL OF THE EDMOND NORTH, UH, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PEOPLE HERE. 
          UH, GIRLS AND BOYS. 
          ONE BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY. 
          UM, GONNA HAVE THE NEW TROPE GAMES. 
          UCL WRESTLING. 
          UCL WRESTLING. 
          RIGHT. 
          I WAS GONNA GET THERE. 
          AND FROM THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, UCL WRESTLING, UH, THEY WON THEIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP UP NORTH THIS PAST WEEKEND. 
          SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT, THEN YOU HAVE OUR TENNIS PROGRAM. 
          IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A, UH, LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN HERE. 
          ALSO TODAY, WE HAD THE HONOR TO, UM, ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS GOT, UH, RECOGNIZED BY THE VFW AS THE BEST FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC OUT OF THIS REGION. 
          UH, WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, FROM THE VFW FOR A, UH, HIS ACCOLADES, UH, BY, BY THAT. 
          SO IT WAS, IT WAS GOOD. 
          IT WAS A GOOD WEEK. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          GOOD MONTH. 
          MM-HMM. 
          YEAH. 
          YEP. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAD FROM, UH, A MAYOR'S PERSPECTIVE. 
          ANYTHING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL? 
          [02:25:01]
WELL, COUNSEL, HOW ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 15? GOOD TO ADJOURN. 
          SECOND MAYOR. 
          MOTION SECOND. 
          MR. CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          THANK YOU LADIES. 
          JUROR.
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