[1. Call to Order by Mayor Darrell A. Davis.]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ON JUNE 12TH IN SESSION.
[2. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes:]
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S SPECIAL MEETING, MINUTES OF MAY 22ND, 2023, AND AN APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.THOSE MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[A. City Manager's Update]
NEXT WE HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS.FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE.
UM, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL PROVIDED OUT OF TWO OF OUR PARKS.
THIS WORK, WE BELIEVE, WILL PROVIDE A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND FUN EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE'RE IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.
WORK MOVES FORWARD ON THE 6.5 MILLION RENOVATION AT STEVENSON PARK.
LAST WEEK, INSTALLATION OF THE NEW PLAYGROUND, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT BEGAN THE NEW EQUIPMENT, HAD A SPACEY FEEL, SORT OF A TRIBUTE TO THE BELOVED ROCKET SHIP SLIDE, WHICH NOW WILL BE USED AS AN ART PIECE IN THE GARDEN AREA.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS PLANNED FOR JULY 15TH, PENDING RAIN.
FINAL COMPLETION DUE TO SOME SUPPLY CHANGE ISSUES WILL BE LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL AT MITCH PARK.
THE TRAILS, WHICH WE KNOW IS A VERY, UH, POPULAR PROJECT, UH, TRAILS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, IS MOVING FORWARD AT A RAPID PACE PHASE.
ONE OF THE PARK FOCUSED ON THE OUTER LOOP OF THE TRAILS IS NEAR COMPLETION.
AS OF NOW, THE ASPHALT IS COMPLETE.
THE APPROACHES ARE PREPARING ARE BEING PREPARED FOR CONCRETE.
THE TENTATIVE DATE FOR OPENING OF THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE DISC GOLF COURSE, IS JUNE 19TH.
PHASE TWO, THE INTER LOOP AT MITCH PARK, AS WELL AS THE COFFEE CREEK PORTION OF THE TRAILS WE'LL CLOSE FOR DEMOLITION RECONSTRUCTION.
WE ESTIMATE THIS PART OF THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AFTER START.
AND FINALLY, KICKING BOARD GOLF IS CLOSE TO COMPLETION WITH A CELEBRATION PLAN FOR JUNE 29TH, THE GRAND OPENING GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30TH.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND STAFF TO GET THIS COURSE OPEN.
UH, JUST A CURIOUS NOTE, WHEN ENTRIES FOR THE JUNE 30TH TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT WERE OPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH, 96 PEOPLE WERE IN, IN LINE BEFORE 8:00 AM I THINK ACTUALLY SOMEBODY SHOWED UP AT 4:30 AM TO GET IN LINE.
UH, ALSO THE POPULAR FOURTH ON THE HILL RETURNS AT THE GOLF COURSE THIS YEAR.
THOSE TICKETS FOR THAT POP POPULAR EVENT ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT.
UH, NOW TALKING ABOUT STREETS STATE, HIGHWAY 77 AND ROUTE 66 RE HAVENING PROJECT, UH, WHERE MOST OF THE WORK IS HAPPENING OVERNIGHT, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD STILL SEE PROGRESS ON THESE TWO STATE HIGHWAYS.
THIS IS AN ODOT OR OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.
AND CREWS FROM THEIR CONTRACTORS, UH, HAVE BEEN FINISHING WORK ON BOTH SECOND AND BROADWAY.
ONE CREW WILL BE WORKING ON THE MILL AND OVERLAY PORTION OF THE SECOND STREET BETWEEN BROADWAY AND BRYANT THIS WEEK.
THE PLAN, IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES, IS FOR THAT CREW TO SHIFT TO WORK BETWEEN BRYANT AND I 35 NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER CONTRACTOR HAS FINISHED THE PRE-WORK PATCHING ON THE IN ENTIRETY OF THE BROADWAY LEG.
AND ALL CENTER TURN BAYS AND CROSSOVERS ARE DONE AS WELL.
THEY HAVE FINISHED A TWO MILL, THE TWO INCH MILL AND OVERLAY WORK FROM COMFORT DRIVE TO 33RD STREET ON THE INSIDE NORTHBOUND LANE.
WORK ON THE LOOPS AT THE 33RD INTERSECTION.
THE INSIDE SOUTHBOUND LANES TOWARDS COMFORT DRIVE WORK IS COMPLETE ON THE REPAVING OF THE NORTHBOUND INSIDE LANE FROM 33RD TO SECOND.
AND CREWS ARE PREPARING TO MAKE THE TURN AND TAKE THE WORK BACK SOUTH.
UH, WE JUST WANNA APPRECIATE THE MAYOR AND OTHER COUNCILORS, UH, IN THE PAST YEAR THAT WORKED WITH WELLS WITH OUR CONSULTANTS, CSS PARTNERS WHO WORKED ENTIRELY TO ENCOURAGE, UH, ODOT TO ACCELERATE THIS PROJECT.
AND I'LL SAY WHAT A DIFFERENCE ALREADY IN THE DRIVING CONDITION AND EXPERIENCE.
UH, A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT UPCOMING MEETINGS.
THE HOUSING ASSESSMENT IS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNSELOR STRATEGIC PLAN.
HAS AN EIGHT HOUR, NO, NOT EIGHT HOUR, SORRY.
I, WELL HAD A HEART ATTACK MYSELF.
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EDMUNDS HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP ADVANCE THE COMMUNITY'S HOUSING GOALS IS IN THE FINAL STAGES.THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN A WORKSHOP AT 3:30 PM BEFORE THE JUNE 26TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE PLAN IS TO USE THE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND TOOLS TO HELP COUNCIL MAKE FORMED DECISIONS ABOUT PLANNING FOR AND INVESTING IN SUITABLE HOUSING FOR ALL ED ADMIN RESIDENTS.
THE CITY WILL ALSO SHARE THE STUDY RESULTS WITH PARTNERS SO THAT THEY CAN USE THESE TOOLS ALSO, ARCADIA MASTER PLAN THIS YEAR LONG EFFORT ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS LITERALLY IS COMPLETE.
LITERALLY, LITERALLY COMPLETE
THIS IN-DEPTH STUDY INCLUDED DOZENS OF STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AS WELL AS CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDED A FISCAL ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS BEING PROPOSED.
I WON'T GIVE YOU THE FINAL NUMBER RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL JUST SAY THE FINANCIAL VALUE OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IS NORTH OF 30 MILLION.
WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL, UH, IN A WORKSHOP IN JULY.
NOW, WE HAD A GREAT SPECIAL EVENT THESE PAST FEW DAYS HERE IN EDMOND.
UH, YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL DAY OF COMPETITION AT THE UCO ENDEAVOR GAMES.
THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL, UH, THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL OLYMPICS GAME STYLE EVENT THAT BRINGS HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO COMPETE AT OTHER COMPLETE AT LOCAL ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
AT U C MITCH PARK, Y M C A CHEYENNE MIDDLE SCHOOL, EDMOND CENTER COURT AT EDMOND NORTH, WE HAD MANY CITY EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE GAMES AS WELL AS RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM BUSINESSES AROUND THE CITY.
TO SEE THESE INCREDIBLE ATHLETES COMPETE WITH THEIR COMMITMENT IN SPIRIT, UH, IS REALLY INSPIRING.
THIS YEAR, SIMPLE INDIE WORKED ON A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT FOUR ATHLETES JOURNEYS THAT WILL BE SHOWN AT THE NATIONAL FILM AT A NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR, BRINGING AWARENESS TO EDMOND AND THE ENDEAVOR GAMES VISIT.
EDMOND IS A SPONSOR OF THE ENDEAVOR GAMES IN, IN THE DOCUMENTARY, THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT IN SUPPORT.
AND LASTLY, MAYOR, UM, UNCOMMON GROUND OVER THE PA HOUR OF THIS PAST WEEK.
UM, MUCH HAVE BEEN STATED OR RUMORED ABOUT UNCOMMON GROUND, AND I'VE PERSONALLY RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS AND OR CONTACTS FROM, FROM RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS ABOUT THE SITUATION.
SOME HAVE WONDERED IF IT WAS THE CITY THAT WAS BLOCKING OR HOLDING UP THE PROJECT, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A FEW FACTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
ONE IS THE PART CAN EXIST TODAY.
UM, MR. FRENCH CAN TRANSFER THE PROPERTY INTO THE PUBLIC TRUST TODAY IF HE SO CHOOSE.
THAT ACTION WOULD NOT, WOULD REMOVE ANY CONCERN OR THREAT ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE, WITH THE MAY 22ND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN ALONG WITH EACH OF THE EIGHT VARIANCES REQUESTED, APPROVED, UNCOMMON GROUND, RECEIVED ALL THEIR CITY COUNCIL APPROVALS FOR THE PARK.
UNCOMMON GROUND IS FREE TO SUBMIT THEIR CIVIL AND BUILDING PLANS FOR REVIEW AND ONCE APPROVED AND PULL PERMITS AND START CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK.
UH, THE CITY HAS NOT STOPPED WORKING ON THE PARK CONCEPT SINCE THE MAY 22ND MEETING IN TONIGHT'S BUDGET, STAFF HAS INCLUDED 500,000 TO START DESIGN OF COLTRANE IN INTENT, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE PARK.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE HUNT WICK HOA LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE ABILITY TO USE THE DRAINAGE BASIN, UM, FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING DRAINAGE CAPACITY FOR THE PARK.
LAST WEEK, HOA STATED IN WRITING THAT THEY SUPPORT THE USE OF THE BASIN FOR THE PARK.
THE CITY REMAINS AT THE TABLE READY TO WORK ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR AN MOU REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ON COMMON GROUND WAS REQUESTING OF THE CITY.
THOSE INCENTIVES INCLUDED UPFRONT, AS WELL AS ONGOING ANNUAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.
THE CITY HAD NOT MADE ANY DECISION ON THOSE REQUESTS AS WE WERE STILL WORKING WITH YOU ON COMMON GROUND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND DEFINE THESE REQUESTS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MOU WAS TO DETAIL RESPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES, TIMING, AND COMMITMENT TO BOTH PARTIES.
AGAIN, THE PART CAN EXIST, CAN EXIST TODAY, AND WE HOPE MR. FRENCH WOULD RECONSIDER HIS DECISION TO BRING THIS, UH, AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO THE EDMOND.
AND WITH THAT, UH, MAYOR, I'LL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[B. Public Hearing for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FFY 2023 Annual Action Plan.]
UH, NOW WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C D B G F F Y 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.CHRISTIE PATTERSON, GIVE THAT TO US.
I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE.
UM, TO INTRODUCE AND KICK OFF OUR ACTION PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 23.
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ONE.WE USUALLY COME TO YOU AT THE END FOR APPROVAL, BUT WE THOUGHT THIS YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE, THAT WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS, THAT WE WOULD REFRESH EVERYONE'S MEMORY OF WHAT OUR CDBG PROGRAM IS AND, UM, WHAT WE PLAN TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR.
SO CDBG STANDS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
IT IS A FEDERAL FUNDED ALLOCATION BY CONGRESS THROUGH THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OR HUD FOR JURISDICTIONS WITH POPULATIONS OF 50,000 OR MORE.
UM, OUR ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON FORMULAS BASED ON LOWER INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
UM, THOSE UNDER POVERTY LEVELS ARE HOUSING STOCK AND THOSE OF THE CONDITION OF OUR HOUSING STOCK.
THE NATIONAL GOALS OF HUD FOR OUR CDBG PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY IT'S TO BENEFIT THOSE LOW TO MODERATE, LOW MODERATE TO INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR LMI.
UM, IT'S ALSO, WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR FUNDING FOR MORE THAN, UH, 51% OF THE FUNDING HAS TO GO TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
THERE'S SOME COMMUNITIES THAT OPEN IT UP TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS ABOVE THE 80%, BUT WE KEEP IT AT 80% OR BELOW.
UM, THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME LEVELS, IT'S TO AID IN THE PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF SLUM AND BLIGHT.
AND IT'S TO GIVE MORE OF A, A NEED, URGENCY NEEDS.
SO, OR PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS.
SOME OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, WHICH I'LL BE GOING OVER, WHAT OUR ACTION PLAN ENTAILS ARE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, HOUSING, REHABILITATION, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, HOME OWNERSHIP AND HOME HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE AND MUCH MORE.
SO EVERY FIVE YEARS WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CALL A CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
UM, EDMOND CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT CONSOLIDATION PLAN IN AUGUST OF 2020.
UM, WE ARE IN YEAR FOUR OF OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN.
UM, AND IT, THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN IS REALLY LAYS OUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BASED ON DATA, THE NEEDS OF THE CI OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT DIALOGUE WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS, UM, FINDING OUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.
UM, AND THEN EVERY YEAR YOU, YOU SUBMIT AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN BASED ON THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN TO MEET THE GOALS OF YOUR CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE OUR TARGET AREA IS, UM, THIS IS WHERE OVER 51% OF OUR LOW MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVE TO THE NORTH.
YOU'LL HAVE DANFORTH TO THE EAST.
YOU'LL HAVE, UM, SOME OF BRYANT, UM, IT, UH, CUTS OUT THE KINGSTON EDITION TO, AND THEN, AND THEN IT FALLS, UM, DOWN SECOND STREET OR EDMOND ROAD TO RANKIN DOWN TO 15TH IS OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.
AND THEN, UH, MEANDERS OVER TO KELLY.
OUR LOW DAUD INCOME CITYWIDE IS 27%.
UM, WHICH IS WHY WE TRY TO DO ALL THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDINGS FALLS IN THIS TARGET AREA, BUT WE DO ASSIST THOSE THAT ARE OUTSIDE THIS TARGET AREA.
FOR THE 2023 INCOME REQUIREMENTS.
AGAIN, THE CITY'S PROGRAMMING IS ONLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE 80% OR BELOW LOW TO MODERATE INCOME LEVELS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY CONTINUOUSLY GO UP.
UM, AND SO FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, UM, THE HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE TO MAKE 68,800 OR BELOW TO QUALIFY FOR OUR FUNDING OR OUR PROGRAMMING.
SO OUR GOALS THAT WERE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES THAT WERE SET, UM, IN 2020, GOAL ONE WAS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE OR FAIR HOUSING.
AND STRATEGIES TO DO THAT IS TO HELP OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES WITH REHABILITATIONS.
UM, THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE ADA ACCESSIBILITY.
IT WOULD LOOK LIKE BRINGING, UM, ITEMS UP TO CODE, UM, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WEATHERIZATION.
IT ALSO EXPANDS OUR HOME OWNERSHIP, UM, BUYING OPPORTUNITIES WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
GOAL TWO IS TO PROVIDE NEEDED PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT, UH, WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
UM, THIS IS WHERE OUR PUBLIC SERVICES COME INTO PLAY.
AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR NONPROFITS HERE IN EDMOND THAT WORK WITH US CONTINUOUSLY IN PROVIDING EVERYTHING FROM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
IT ALSO PREVENTS AND ELIMINATES SAFETY HAZARDS.
WE WORK WITH URBAN FORESTRY TO PROVIDE TREE REMOVAL TO THOSE TREES THAT MIGHT PROVIDE A SAFETY CONCERN, UM, ON OWNER-OCCUPIED, UM, PROPERTY.
UM, AND THEY'LL GO OUT AND ASSESS THE TREE.
AND IF IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, WE WILL PAY FOR THAT.
SO THE NITTY GRITTY, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, I THINK, OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
OUR ALLOCATION FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 23 IS $544,917.
WE HAVE FUNDS LEFT OVER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, SO WE'LL BE ALLOCATING A HUNDRED
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THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THAT.UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF ALL OUR CARES FUNDING THROUGH CDBG, WE STILL HAVE 143,000 THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO US IN ROUND THREE FROM HUD.
WE WILL BE, UM, ALLOCATING THAT TO EDMOND MOBILE MILL'S KITCHEN EXPANSION.
SO OUR TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS 788,194.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOW WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING THAT.
UM, HOUSING AND NON HOUSING FUNDS, THIS IS WHERE THE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHABILITATIONS AND OUR HOME BUYER'S ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING.
WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING APPROXIMATELY 454,000 FOR PUBLIC SERVICES WITH HUD.
WE HAVE A 15% MAX, SO WE CANNOT SPEND OVER THAT.
SO WHAT WE CAN ALLOCATE FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THERE ARE FIVE OF 'EM, I'LL BE OVERING GOING OVER WHO'S GONNA BE AWARDED HERE IN A COUPLE OF SLIDES, IS ONLY 81,000, A LITTLE OVER 81,000.
UM, THE PUBLIC SERVICE CV FUNDS, THAT IS THE COVID FUNDS OR CARES FUNDING, THAT IS 143,000.
AND THEN ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO CAPPED AT 20%.
UM, AND THAT IS, UM, EVERYTHING FROM, UH, SALARIES TO OTHER ADMINISTRATION COSTS, AND THAT'S CAPPED AS WELL AS METRO FAIR HOUSING.
SO A LITTLE BIT MORE BREAKDOWN OF HOW THIS IS AGAIN, OUR HOUSING, REHABIL, REHABILITATION AND ADMIN.
WE HAVE A REHAB SPECIALIST THAT GOES OUT AND ASSESSES THE HOMES, UM, THAT WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE OUR PROGRAMMING.
UM, WE ARE ALLOCATING A LITTLE OVER 394,000.
WE ARE PRIOR PRIORITIZING THIS YEAR OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO BE DOING OUR REHABS.
WE'VE KIND OF OPENED IT UP TO ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH A PRIORITY ON ADA ACCESSIBILITY OR BRINGING THINGS UP TO CODE.
HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH SOME REHABS THAT HAVE EXTENDED PAST WHAT OUR PROGRAMMING IS.
UM, SO WE ARE GONNA BE PRIORITIZING THAT ON ADA ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES ON HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES, UM, SUCH AS OUR EMERGENCIES SUCH AS HVAC SYSTEMS OR, UH, HEAT AND AIR IN, UM, HOT WATER TANKS.
THOSE SEEMS TO BE OUR TOP TWO PRIORITY.
UM, BUT, AND WEATHERIZATION, THE REST OF THEM WILL PUT ON A WAITING LIST.
IF WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF OUR PROGRAMMING, WE MAY OPEN IT BACK UP TO, UM, IF THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, FURTHER THINGS.
UM, THIS YEAR, A COUPLE OF OUR REHABILITATIONS, UM, THERE WERE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT NEEDED BRAND NEW KIT OR NOT NEW KITCHENS.
THEY HAD NO KITCHEN, UM, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS IN THEIR HOME.
AND WE DID REPLACE ONE, UM, HOME THIS YEAR.
WE ARE ALLOCATING ABOUT $50,000.
WE PROVIDE HOME BUYER'S ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS UP TO 14,999.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH, SUCH AS HOME BUYER'S, UM, TRAINING OR A CLASS TO QUALIFY FOR OUR PROGRAMMING.
BOTH THE REHABILITATIONS AND THE HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE IS DONE, UH, WITH A LIEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT IT'S A FORGIVABLE LIEN.
UM, SO AS LONG AS THEY STAY IN THE HOME FOR FIVE YEARS, THAT LIEN IS FORGIVEN.
UM, NEIGHBORHOOD TREE PROGRAM, AGAIN, WILL ASSIST ANYBODY, UM, THAT URBAN FORESTRY AFTER THEY GO OUT AND ASSESS THE TREES.
IF IT DOES NEED TO BE REMOVED.
FAIR HOUSING ADMINISTRATION IS PART OF OUR ADMINISTRATION BUDGET.
UM, THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL OUR, UM, UH, COMPLAINTS OR, UM, AGAIN, DISCRIMINATION CASES, UM, FAIR HOUSING CASES, AND THEY ALSO DO OUR HOME BUYERS ASSISTANCE TRAINING AS WELL.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT TAKES CARE OF TWO INDIVIDUAL SALARIES.
UM, SPLIT 50 50 BETWEEN CDBG AND CITYLINK.
UM, AND AS WELL AS OTHER ADMINISTRATION COSTS.
PUBLIC SERVICES, AGAIN, THIS IS CAPPED AT 15%.
UM, PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER YOU PUT IN THE CON CONSOLIDATION PLAN ARE THE PUBLIC SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE TO U UTILIZE FOR THE FIVE YEAR PROGRAMMING.
UM, HOWEVER YOU CAN DO AMENDMENTS WHEN NEEDED.
UM, THIS YEAR WE ARE AWARDING, UM, FUNDING TO FIVE, UH, PROGRAMS. YOU ARE SPECIAL MINISTRIES, EDMOND MOBILE MEALS, HOPE CENTER FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT 66 AND EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION.
UM, THE FOUNDATION IS, WORKS WITH THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ON PROGRAMMING THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS HAD FUNDING FOR OR OTHER SPECIAL CONCERNS.
AND THEN AGAIN, UM, EDMOND BUBBLE MILL'S KITCHEN REHAB.
SO WHERE WE'RE AT, WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE, UH, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE BACK IN MAY.
THEY, THEY SET OUT THE PROPOSED, UM, PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAMMING.
THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION.
TOMORROW KICKS OUR, OUR 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
AND THEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE WILL, UM, GIVE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNSEL.
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THEN I'LL BE BACK HERE IN JULY FOR FINAL RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPTION.IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THEY'RE FREE TO CONTACT ME.
UM, I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE FULL PLAN.
IT'S ABOUT 200 PAGES, SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COPY, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EMAIL IT TO THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COMMENT SECTION FOR THIS IS GONNA BE OPEN FOR 30 DAYS.
UH, YOU ACCESS THAT THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
UM, THEY EMAIL ME DIRECTLY, UH, WHAT THEIR COMMENTS ARE.
I HAVE TO PUT 'EM IN THE PLAN TO SUBMIT TO HU VERY GOOD.
I JUST WANNA SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
I KNOW THIS WILL BE A TOPIC FOR LATER IN THE MEETING AS FAR AS FUNDING FOR THINGS, BUT I BELIEVE AS I KNOW OTHERS DO, THAT OUR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, WORKING IN TANDEM WITH OUR CITY, WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND WANT TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IS ONE OF THE JUST THINGS THAT SETS US APART AND REALLY, REALLY HELPS US SHINE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK.
ONE WOULD BE, HOW DOES SOMEBODY BECOME AWARE OF THESE SERVICES? JUST KIND OF, IS IT SOMEONE KIND OF HAS TO KNOW US OR YOU, OR HOW, HOW DOES SOMEONE KIND OF RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY, I I KNOW THAT THESE ARE EXIST AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO APPLY OR BE A PART OF? YEAH, SO ON OUR WEBSITE AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING LISTED ON THERE AND THEY CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THERE.
AND THEN ALSO, UH, NOT ONLY ARE WE HAVE A RESOURCE PAGE OR A RESOURCE GUIDE ON OUR WEBSITE, UM, BUT IT'S ALSO A LOT OF WORD OF MOUTH.
UH, I DO A LOT OF NETWORKING WITH THE, WITH THE MAJORITY OF ALL NON-PROFITS HERE IN EDMOND AND EVEN OUTSIDE OF EDMOND.
I GET CALLS FROM OKLAHOMA CITY ALL THE TIME.
UM, SO IT'S A NETWORK OF, OF FIGURING OUT.
BUT THERE IS ON OUR WEBPAGE, EVERY PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER, UM, IF IT'S OUTSIDE, IF IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, I GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND I DIRECT THEM TO, I LOOK OVER CUZ HOPE CENTERS HERE.
UM, I DIRECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE NON-PROFIT THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE GIVEN THAT WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION THAT WE OWN OUR OWN UTILITY, DO WE HAVE ANY SORT OF LIKE, UH, SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH ADMIN ELECTRIC OR OTHERS? SO WE GO IN, WE'RE MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE, UH, WITH THOSE UPGRADES, UH, EITHER DISCOUNTS OR REBATES OR TAX INCENTIVES OR OTHER THINGS, DO WE PRESENT THOSE IN TANDEM? LIKE DO WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ADMIN ELECTRIC ON THAT? SO ARE YOU TALK FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE OR FOR WEATHERIZATION? BOTH.
UTILITY ASSISTANCE, UM, AND I KNOW WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT LATER WITH THE, WITH CARC, WITH THE COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW, UM, UH, HOPE CENTER ACTUALLY PROVIDES UTILITY ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF CITY, UH, EDMOND ELECTRIC.
UM, AND IN THE PAST, HOPE CENTER HAS ALSO DONE OTHER UTILITIES, UM, BEFORE EDMOND ELECTRIC HAS KIND OF DONE THEIR OWN PROGRAMMING WITH WEATHERIZATION.
BUT WE'RE, ONE OF MY GOALS THIS YEAR IS TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH EDMOND ELECTRIC.
WE'RE, THERE'S OTHER GRANTS THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO AFTER, AFTER WITH THE WEATHERIZATION.
UM, BUT SINCE CDBG CAN DO IT AS WELL, WE'RE, I'M HOPING TO DO IT IN TANDEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE BEST OF BOTH PROGRAMS. SO WELL, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO OR WE CAN DO TO FACILITATE THAT FROM STAFFING RESOURCES, BUT I THINK THE BETTER THAT WE CAN COMBINE THE FACT THAT WE OWN OUR OWN UTILITY, IT HAS WEATHERIZATION AND, AND ACCESS TO FEDERAL AND OTHER FUNDING.
IF WE CAN BE A FORCE MULTIPLIER, I'D LOVE TO LOVE TO SEE HOW WE COULD SUPPORT YOU DO IT.
AND, AND I'M TALKING TO MR. FISHER AND HIS STAFF ON THAT.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHERIZATION.
SO WE'RE STARTING TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
IT'S A BRAND NEW PROGRAM FOR BOTH OF US.
SO WE'RE STARTING THAT PROCESS AND, AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAMMING ON THE NONPROFIT, ON THE COMMUNICATION.
HOW DO SOMEONE RAISE THEIR HAND? I'M ALSO ASSUMING THAT OUR NONPROFITS THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING, THAT IF THEY GET, UH, INDIVIDUAL KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR, THAT THEY'RE ALSO COMMUNICATING BACK TO US SAYING THAT I HAVE FAMILY, INDIVIDUAL, EX.
SO IT'S A FULL CIRCLE OF COMMUNICATION GOING ON.
IT IS REALLY, I, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR NON-PROFITS IN EDMOND.
I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN, UM, COVID HIT, UM, THEY ALL STEPPED UP IN THE PLATE, CHANGED THE WAY THEY DID BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS WERE TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, AND THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THE TIME.
THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
THEY CALL ONE ANOTHER OR CALL ME AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHO DO I GO TO FOR THIS? UM, AND EVEN EVAN PLUCK SCHOOLS AS WELL.
UM, THEY HAVE STAFF THAT STAY IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE NONPROFITS TO ASSIST THOSE FAMILIES THAT MIGHT NEED BE IN NEED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOULD ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON WHAT WAS THIS PRESENTED ON TODAY? YES.
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STAND HERE.CAN YOU PLEASE COME TO COME? SIR, SIR, EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS BEING TELEVISED SO WE NEED FOR YOU TO COME DOWN HERE.
PLEASE, PLEASE COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS THE, UH, THE PRIORITIES.
ARE ELDERS ON THE PRIORITY LIST? ARE THEY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST? I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LADY IS.
SO WHEN OUR GOALS ARE SET AT THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, UM, WE DO TAKE ELDERS OR SENIOR CITIZENS INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, ONE OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE DO FOR THAT IS EDMOND MOBILE MEALS PROVIDES MEALS FOR SENIORS THROUGHOUT EDMOND.
SO IT'S CONSIDERATION NOT A PRIORITY, IT'S ONE OF OUR FIVE GOALS.
IS, UH, THE QUESTION IS, IS IF THAT'S NOT A PRIORITY, IS IS IT BASED ON, UM, EQUITY OR DIVERSITY YOU HAVE, IT'S A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.
IT'S BASED ON THE PRIORITY OR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S NOT BASED ON EQUITY OR DIVERSITY, IT'S BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I CAN'T, THAT'S WHAT, BASED ON THE NEEDS INFORM, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
[4. City Council Nominations to Boards and Commissions:]
NEXT ORDER IS THE CITY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE MAYOR NOMINATIONS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.JUST TO NOTE THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, UH, IT'S A TWO STEP PROCESS.
TONIGHT WE'LL BE NOMINATING OUR JUDGES AND ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL ACTUALLY BE APPOINTED THEM.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS DIANE SLATON FROM MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND JERRY KRAT FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
THE SECOND IS REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT LUMAN TO THE VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION.
REAPPOINTMENT THREE IS NUMBER REAPPOINTMENT OF JUDY PIKE TO THE EDMOND HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST COMMITTEE TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026.
FOUR IS A REAPPOINTMENT OF RICHARD BERNARD TO THE EDMOND HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST COMMITTEE.
FIVE IS REAPPOINTMENT OF RITA ARAGON TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026.
REAPPOINTMENT NUMBER SIX IS REAPPOINTMENT OF JASON.
WENT TO THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
NUMBER SEVEN IS REAPPOINTMENT OF BRADLEY KIMLER TO THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND, UH, EIGHT IS NOMINATION OF PRESTON WATERSON TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
ADVISORY BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026.
THE WARD TWO NOMINATIONS AND RAPE APPOINTMENTS ARE NOMINATION OF REX ICE TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE RICH HESS TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026.
THEN WE HAVE THE NOMINATION OF BENJAMIN CURRY AND KOBE TENANT AS EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE TO REPLACE DEBBIE BURNETT AND MICHAEL FREEMAN.
THE NOMINATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AFTER SOLICITING APPLICATIONS FROM CITY EMPLOYEES.
AND THEN NUMBER THE LAST ONE IS APPROVAL OF, OF APPOINTING JOSH MOORE AS A COMMUNITY, UH, TRUSTEE OF PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST.
AND TO REPLACE HOW FRENCH TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 22ND, 2026.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR CURRENT NOMINATIONS TO OUR VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINATIONS.
THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE OUR APPOINTMENTS.
[A. Receive Public Comment and Approval of Resolution No. _____ approving the Financial Plan of the Various Edmond Funds for FY 23-24: 1) General Fund 2) Special Revenue Funds 3) Capital Outlay Funds and 4) Internal Service Funds.]
NOW WE HAVE, UH, CONSIDERATIONS OF ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION.UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION, UH, RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 16 DASH 2316 DASH 23, APPROVING THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR VARIOUS EDMUND FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 THROUGH 24 GENERAL FUNDS, SPECIAL RESERVE FUNDS, CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS, AND FOUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS.
MAYOR, IF I CAN, BEFORE KATHY STARTS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY SPECIAL THANKS TO HER AND HER STAFF FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT, UH, BUDGET MANAGERS AS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THIS BUDGET OVER THE LAST, BEEN DOING IT SIX MONTHS
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AT LEAST.APPRECIATE ALL OUR HELP RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MAYORS AND, AND OTHERS.
APPRECIATE THEM DOING THE WORKSHOPS AS LONG WITH OUR DEPARTMENT MANAGER OVER THIS LAST, I DUNNO, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AS WE'VE DONE BUDGET WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL.
AND, UM, CAN I ASK A, A QUESTION, UM, ON IT BEFORE WE GET STARTED? CUZ I HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED BEFORE AS FAR AS THE, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, IS THE KIND OF ORDER OF OPERATIONS ARE WE CAN PULL OUT THINGS FOR DISCUSSION AND THEN AT THE END WE'LL HAVE ONE, WE'LL HAVE ONE VOTE.
I'M, I'M GONNA DEFER TO THE, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND WELL, WE HAVE ONE RESOLUTION AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, WE'RE CAN DO THAT AT THE END.
UH, WE NEED TO, AT SOME POINT IN TIME APPROVE A RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD IMPROVE OUR BUDGET.
UH, SO IF WE WANT TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO WHAT THE STAFF IS PROPOSING, THEN WE COULD TAKE 'EM UP AT THAT TIME, MAKE A MOTION, MAKE A SECOND, SEE IF THERE'S A SUPPORT OF THAT AMENDMENT, OR WE CAN DO THAT AT THE END IF WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF 'EM.
IT'S EITHER WAY, I THINK, I THINK FOR ME, WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IS THEY COME UP, WE COULD POTENTIALLY DISCUSS 'EM AND THEN KINDA LIKE WE DID ON, ON THE GROUND, PUT THE KIND OF INTENT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND THEN THAT'S ROLLED INTO THE FINAL VOTE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THE NUMBERS THAT WERE REFLECTED IN THE RESOLUTION REFLECTED BY THE PR STAFF PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL NEED TO DO THAT AT SOME POINT DURING OUR DISCUSSION OKAY.
I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, DO I WAIT TILL THE END OF THE DISCUSS OR OR DO YOU WANT TO, DO YOU WANT TO STOP AND ASK QUESTIONS? I THINK IF I WAITED TILL THE END, IT WOULD ALL JUMBLE TOGETHER.
SO I THINK AS THINGS COME UP, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE DISCUSS AS THEY COME UP, I WOULD DISCUSS, WE STOP.
AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS WAS SINCE I HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE.
SO DISCUSS IT AS IT COMES UP AND THEN THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST.
AND THEN AT THE VERY END, WE TAKE A VOTE ENCAPSULATING SORT OF OUR INTENT OF THE DISCUSSION OR ANY AMENDMENTS TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ALREADY PRESIDED.
SO WE CAN DO AMENDMENTS AS WE GO ALONG.
WELL, WELL, IF WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THE OVERALL BUDGET, THE MOTIONS ARE GONNA HAVE TO INCLUDE ALL THOSE AMENDMENTS.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AS WE COME UP, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE IN THE PAST, CORRECTLY WRONG THAT SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS WERE NOT TAKEN AT THE, AT THIS TIME.
THERE WE HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
DID YOU HEAR THAT? DID YOU YEAH.
SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE CAN DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS, BUT AS FAR AS PUTTING INTENT, AS FAR AS OUR POWER OF THE PURSE WOULD BE TO SAY, THIS IS OUR INTENT FOR THIS, THESE DOLLARS MM-HMM.
AND, UM, THIS IS A REVISIT OF OUR, UH, BUDGET HEARING THAT WE HAD ON MAY 22ND.
SO, UM, YES, I'M GLAD TO STOP WHENEVER WE NEED TO, BUT I, IT'S NOT QUITE AS DETAILED AS IT WAS.
UM, MS. CANIS, WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP FOR PLEASE? OH MY GOODNESS, I'M RIGHT.
OH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? NO, THAT'S BETTER.
WE HAD OUR BUDGET HEARING AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS IT, FOUR HOURS OR SO.
AND, UM, WE WENT THROUGH IN MUCH MORE DETAIL ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT FUNDS AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO THIS IS REALLY A RECAP, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY COUNCILMAN ROBBINS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN STOP AND GET STAFF.
THERE ARE STAFF THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY QUESTION.
AND ON ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I WANTED TO MAKE, UM, GOING INTO THIS, WE HAD SEVERAL ATTACHMENTS, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S CLEAR.
WE HAD, WE HAVE A PROOF OF PUBLICATION WE HAVE TO DO.
AND SO THESE THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT DUE TO OUR HEARING.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU'RE, YOU DO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET BOOK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS WHAT YOU'RE ADOPTING.
BUT THERE IS A SLIDE IN HERE THAT TELLS YOU WHAT CHANGED FROM OUR MAY 22ND HEARING TO NOW.
AND SO, UM, CERTAINLY ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT, WE CAN IN MORE DETAIL.
UM, SO BASICALLY WE HAD WHAT, SEVEN OR EIGHT, I GUESS, DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT SINCE, SINCE JANUARY.
THEY COVERED THE VARIOUS TOPICS THAT ARE LISTED HERE.
WE DO HAVE STAFF HERE TONIGHT FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON.
BUT EACH ONE OF THESE WAS AT LEAST ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.
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ARE PUBLICIZED ON THE MEETING DATE ON OUR WEBSITE TOO.SO YOU CAN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO REVIEW THE VIDEO OR, UH, THE, THE ACTUAL AGENDA FOR THOSE.
OH, AND BY THE WAY, THEY'RE ALL ON EDMUND OK.GOV UNDER AGENDAS AND MEETINGS.
AND THEN YOU'LL JUST PICK CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPS IN THE DATE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THEM.
UH, SO I, THIS IS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S ABBREVIATED A LITTLE BIT.
I USUALLY SAY THAT OUR TOTAL BUDGET IS ALL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE ALL TOGETHER.
SO THAT MEANS OUR RESERVES PLUS OUR REVENUE, AND THOSE THREE THINGS ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE, OUR NEW REVENUE THAT WE ARE ESTIMATING THIS YEAR IS 343.4 MILLION.
AND OUR DIRECT COST BUDGET, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR OPERATING BUDGET, IS 487 MILLION.
UM, SO I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF GO THROUGH BRIEFLY EACH OF THOSE ITEMS. SO HERE'S OUR REVENUE AND THEN I'LL GO INTO THE EXPENSES.
BUT OUR REVENUE IS MADE UP OF VARIOUS TYPES OF, UH, REVENUES THAT COME IN.
OUR LARGEST BEING 62% IS CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH ARE OUR UTILITIES.
BASICALLY, THE NEXT HIGHEST AMOUNT OF REVENUE COMING IN IS OUR TAXES AND IT'S SALES TAX, USE TAX, FRANCHISE TAX.
IT'S NOT JUST SALES AND USE, BUT SALES AND USE IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT.
114,000 IS ALL OF OUR TAXES TOGETHER.
AND THEN IT DROPS DRAMATICALLY FROM THERE.
INTEREST INCOME, INTERGOVERNMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE IS GRANTS.
UM, BASICALLY THAT, THAT ALL THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS APPLY FOR LICENSING AND PERMITTING, MISCELLANEOUS AND FINES AND FORFEITURES.
SO OF THE 114,000 OF TAXES, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE GENERALLY FUNDED IN OUR GENERAL FUND.
SORRY,
UM, 71 MILLION OF IT IS, UH, 62% OF IT GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND.
29% OF IT GOES TO CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS.
AND, AND, UH, 9% GOES TO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
AND THOSE ARE ACTUALLY DEDICATED TAXES.
SO THE GENERAL FUND IS MAINLY SALES AND USE.
AND THEN ALL THE OTHERS ARE, ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, PASSED SUCH AS THE 2017 C I P FUND, THE 2000 C I P FUND AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS.
SO THAT MAKES UP THE 114,000 MI MILLION, SORRY, 114 MILLION.
AND, UH, SO OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS THE 71 MILLION, AND THAT GETS SPLIT EVEN FURTHER.
SO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THESE ARE THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AND JUST WHAT WE'VE AGREED TO, UH, SPLIT WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.
SO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT GETS 36.8% OF THAT, SO AROUND 26 MILLION.
GENERAL FUND KEEPS 33% OF THAT, WHICH IS ABOUT 24 MILLION.
AND THEN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT KEEPS AROUND 30% OF THAT, WHICH IS 21 MILLION, AND THAT'S OUR 71 MILLION IN, IN TAXES.
UM, JUST A, A NOTE A LITTLE BIT RIGHT HERE, I WAS JUST, WE DO HAVE DEDICATED TAXES TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS AND FIRE GETS A 0.25%, UH, ADDITIONAL TAX.
THIS IS ALL INCLUDED IN OUR 3.75% SALES TAX RATE.
IF YOU ADD THE 4.5, YOU'RE UP TO THE 8.25% THAT YOU PAY AT THE GROCERY STORE WHEN YOU PAY SALES TAX.
SO, UH, FIRE GETS AN ADDITIONAL 6 MILLION A YEAR AND POLICE AN ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION A YEAR FROM THOSE DEDICATED TAXES.
SO THAT'S ON TOP OF WHAT GENERAL FUND, UH, SPLITS WITH THEM.
SO NOW I'LL JUST MOVE ON TO THE DIRECT COSTS QUICKLY.
AND YOU MIGHT EXPECT THAT OUR UTILITY SERVICES ARE THE HIGHEST COST AS WELL.
62%, $164 MILLION SPENT ON OUR UTILITY SERVICES.
UH, OUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT IS 30%, WHICH IS 146 MILLION.
UH, DEBT REPAYMENT IS 8%, BUT IT'S ABOUT $39 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE PAY IN DEBT.
AND THAT'S PRINCIPLE AND INTEREST TOGETHER.
UH, PARK AND REC 6% AT 29 MILLION STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, WHICH IS A LOT OF OUR REPAIR.
AND, UM, JUST THE THINGS WE DO TO MAINTAIN OUR STREETS.
19 MILLION HEALTH AND WELFARE, 1% AT 5 MILLION ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, UH, 5 MILLION.
AND THEN JUST OTHER IS ABOUT 3 MILLION.
OKAY, SO HERE'S, HERE'S WHERE YOU'RE DIFFERENT FROM OUR MAY 22ND, UH, HEARING AND MO AND THESE THINGS BASICALLY CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF OUR DISCUSSIONS AT THAT TIME.
SO, UH, WE DID DISCUSS THEN AND WE RECEIVED DIRECTION TO GO AHEAD AND INPUT THE, UH, INCREASE IN OUR RECYCLE FEE UP TO $5 AND 58 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD PER MONTH.
THAT ADDED ABOUT 569,000 IN REVENUE.
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ALL THE REST OF THESE ARE EXPENSES.SO SOME OF IT, UM, YOU CAN SEE WE OVERALL, WE, WE'VE INCREASED IT ABOUT, WELL CLOSE TO 9 MILLION.
MOST OF IT IS, IS CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND THE THE BIGGEST ONE IS REALLY, WE JUST MOVED OUR INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX C I P PROJECT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S 5 MILLION OF IT RIGHT THERE.
UM, SO THEN THE OTHER THINGS THAT CHANGED WERE THE COVE AND COLTRANE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE EX INCREASED OUR EXPENSE BY 1.5 MILLION.
OUR FIELD SERVICES MAINTENANCE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, BUT BASICALLY THIS IS MAINTENANCE POTHOLES, UH, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, JUST FIXING EVERYTHING AND KEEPING IT RUNNING.
SO WE'VE ADDED A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ACTUALLY, UH, FOR THE FIVE YEARS TO OUR FIELD SERVICES MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE, OUR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM DESIGN, 600,000, UM, ARPA 544, UH, THOUSAND $234.
AND THE REASON THAT HAPPENED IS WE HAD SOME AUDITING ADJUSTMENTS LAST YEAR THAT THAT CREDITED SOME NEGATIVE INTEREST ACTUALLY TO US.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE TYING RIGHT BACK TO EXACTLY OUR GRANT THAT WE GOT SO THAT WE CAN SPEND ALL OF IT.
UM, KICKING BIRD GOLF COURSE IMPROVEMENTS 500002ND IN CALL TRAIN DESIGN FOR UNCOMMON GROUND.
WE'VE ADDED 500,000, UH, PERSONNEL COSTS, 120,463 AND MR. RIGBY AND, UH, LISA, GOOD PASTURE WILL ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
AND, UH, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
SO THIS IS OUR, UM, OUR COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW COMMITTEE.
WE'VE ADDED $117,000 MORE, JUST KIND OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAD TALKED ABOUT.
AND I DO HAVE A SLIDE ON THAT.
WHICH ONES CHANGED IN THAT? AND THEN REALLY, BECAUSE, UM, WE WERE STOPPED A LITTLE BIT ON THE, UH, ON THE CITY COMPLEX AND THE Y M C LIBRARY, OUR INTEREST RATE WENT DOWN, SO WE ACTUALLY SAVED SOME INTEREST.
HOW ABOUT THAT? SO, SO, SO, SO TWO QUESTIONS, KATHY.
FOR MY BENEFIT, ONE WOULD BE, SO THE INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX, THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT A NEW ALLOCATION.
THAT WAS ONE THAT JUST DIDN'T COME TO FRUITION, THAT THERE'S SOME PROPOSALS OUT THERE THAT WE COULD, WE COULD DO THAT, CORRECT? YES, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT CAN SPEAK TO IT BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT YES, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR PROBABLY THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, I'D SAY.
JUST IN AND OUT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF VENDORS THAT WERE GOING TO COME AND DIDN'T.
SO YES, IT JUST NEVER MADE IT TO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY SPENDING ANY MONEY ON IT YET.
AND THEN I HAVE, IF BRIAN'S HERE HAD SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE.
SO I WAS TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND.
I LOOKED THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR TODAY.
IT APPEARS IN TOTAL THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT, UM, ITEMS IN RELATIONSHIP TO FUNDING THE GOLF COURSE THAT HAVE SOME SORT OF VOTE OR APPROVAL ELEMENT TO 'EM TODAY.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I CAPTURE 'EM ALL TOGETHER SO THEY'RE NOT ONE-OFFS.
AND CAN YOU GIMME A, A BRIEF, WHAT'S THAT HALF A MILLION FOR? YES.
WHAT THIS IS, AND I KNOW CITY COUNCIL, I'VE BEEN UP HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TALKING ABOUT THE KICKING BIRD GOLF CLUBHOUSE CHANGE ORDERS.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE CLUBHOUSE CHANGE ORDERS.
WHAT THIS IS, COUNCILMAN ROBBINS IS THE GOLF COURSE.
WE ARE CLOSING IN ON DOING ALL OF OUR FINAL PUNCH LIST ITEMS AND MIDAMERICA GOLF AND LANDSCAPE IS OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE COMPLETING ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. THOSE WERE ALL DONE ON UNIT PRICES.
AND SO BASICALLY WHEN WE TIE THIS WHOLE PROJECT UP AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THERE WILL BE AN OVERAGE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SQUARE FEET WE WENT OVER AND ABOVE ON MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GOLF COURSE.
WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THAT CONTRACTOR.
SO I GOT WITH ANDY AND WE PUT IN WHAT WE FELT WAS A SAFE NUMBER.
WE ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CONTRACTOR AT THIS TIME, SO WE HOPE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE WELL BELOW THE 500,000.
BUT THAT IS WHAT THE INITIAL VARIANCE SENT TO US ON THE GOLF COURSE.
AND THIS IS ALL THE GREENS FAIRWAYS, IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COURSE ITSELF, NOT THE CLUBHOUSE.
AND THIS IS ON THIS FOR THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FINISH BEFORE FISCAL YEAR END 22.
SO WITH THAT, WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL ES KIND OF PROJECT ESTIMATION FOR THE GOLF? AND THEN WHERE DOES THIS PUT US IN AT ALL? SAID AND DONE.
AND IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE ITSELF, THE WHOLE PROJECT, THE WHOLE PROJECT, YEAH.
WOULD BE ROUGHLY AT 20 MILLION, 600,000 FOR CLUBHOUSE.
NOW I'M GONNA INCLUDE FF AND E CLUBHOUSE CHANGE ORDERS, FF AND E, AND THEN THIS ADDITIONAL 500,000 THEN WOULD TAKE IT TO ALMOST 21 MILLION FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT, INCLUDING FFF AND E CLUBHOUSE AND OLIVE GOLF COURSE.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO 21 MILLION.
THE OTHER ONE, AS I KNOW, I THINK IN
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THE DOCUMENTS, UM, IN TOTAL THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S GENERAL REVENUE SUPPORT.SO THE IDEA IS AFTER JULY ONE, YOU GUYS ARE IN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, BUT SINCE YOU GUYS WEREN'T OPEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, YOU NEED KIND OF START CAPITAL FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
AND THAT IS 600 AND SOMETHING, CORRECT? YES.
660,000, I BELIEVE ABOUT 380,000 OF THAT WAS THE SHORTFALL IN THIS FISCAL'S YEAR'S BUDGET.
WE WERE ANTICIPATING OPENING IN MAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HIT THAT DATE.
AND SO WE WERE CLOSED IN MAY AND JUNE, WHICH ARE TWO OF OUR BIGGEST REVENUE PRODUCING MONTHS, WHICH CAUSED ABOUT A $380,000 SHORTFALL FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR TO BREAK EVEN.
AND THEN THE INTENT, COUNCILMAN ROBBINS WAS, AND I SUBMITTED THIS TO THE CITY AS PART OF OUR BUDGET, WAS TO CARRY A 45 DAY RESERVE FUND FOR OPERATIONAL REVENUES.
AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT MOST ENTERPRISES FUNDS DO TO IT, JUST IN CASE WE ARE SO WEATHER DEPENDENT THAT IF WE WERE TO HAVE A BAD SEASON, WE HAVE REVENUES IN PLACE THAT CAN HELP CARRY US TO BREAK EVEN.
SO THERE'S 660 FOR THE KIND OF GENERAL REVENUE OPERATING, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE 45 DAY RESERVE FUND THAT AFTER JULY ONE WE PUT YOU AT INDEPENDENT.
THERE'S THIS HALF A MILLION DOLLAR REQUEST FOR TEE BOX SCREENS AND FINAL PUNCH LIST.
THERE'S ANOTHER THING I SAW RELATED TO THE GOLF COURSE IN REGARD TO MACHINERY.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND THE E P W OR IS THAT A DUPLICATION? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.
SO SOMETHING ON OUR AGENDA, I BELIEVE YOU COULD BE WRONG.
THERE WAS AN FF AND E FOR ABOUT $11,000, NOT A DIFFERENT ONE.
UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER E P W.
IT'S UNDER, IT'S IN THIS BUDGET PRESENTATION.
IT SAYS OTHER KICKING BIRD GOLF COURSE, MACHINERY AND TOOLS, 115,000.
SO IT'S LATER ON IN KATHY'S SLIDES.
IF YOU DON'T MIND MIND, MAYBE I'LL LOOK AT MY NOTES AND COME BACK UP AND SPEAK TO THAT.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE I KNOW TODAY IS $11,000 FOR LIKE FF AND E CUSTOM FURNITURE.
CUSTOM WOOD FOR THE, FOR THE GOLF SHOP.
SO BEFORE WE DO A VOTE, JUST IF YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL IS.
BECAUSE IF NOT, WE'RE TAKING 'EM ALL IN PIECE AND I WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF WHAT THE TAXPAYER'S DOING ON THIS.
OKAY, SO THESE ARE, THIS IS REALLY A REVIEW TOO OF THE DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAD AT THE MAY 22ND, UH, MEETING IN.
UM, SO I'LL JUST GO, GO THROUGH THESE AGAIN.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT OUR POLICE BUDGET THIS YEAR IS AROUND 31 MILLION, AND THAT'S MADE MOSTLY UP OF PERSONNEL.
UM, 2 MILLION IN SUPPLIES, 1 MILLION IN OTHER SERVICES WAS JUST THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO CONTRACT OUT.
AND THEN, UH, 4.5 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY.
THE BIGGEST PART OF THAT IS THE TRAINING FACILITY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REPAIR AND IMPROVE.
UM, ALSO YOU MIGHT SEE THERE'S A RADIO TOWER HERE, AND THIS IS SPLIT AMONG A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT FUNDS THIS YEAR WE'RE, IT'S THE, IT'S A RADIO TOWER THAT'S AT THE UCO CAMPUS RIGHT NOW, AND WE NEED TO MOVE IT.
AND SO WE DO HAVE LAND, I BELIEVE IT'S UP ON WATERLOO, IT'S NORTH.
AND, UH, SO SEVERAL OF THE, YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ON SEVERAL OF THESE FUNDS.
AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SPLITTING IT.
WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT 2.5 MILLION.
AND AGAIN, THEY HAVE 22 MILLION IN PERSONNEL.
UM, SMALLER AREAS IN SUPPLIES AND OTHER SERVICES.
BUT, UH, 10 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY.
AND WE DO WANNA THANK OUR FIRE, UH, DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR THEIR FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX, THE NEXT ONE COMING UP.
SO THAT'S A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
THAT'S A BIG PART OF THEIR BUDGET.
UM, THEY ADDITIONALLY ARE LOOKING FOR LAND TO, UH, HAVE A FUTURE STATION AS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY'RE SPLITTING THE RADIO TOWER.
AND THEN THE VARIOUS OTHER THINGS ARE, THEY'RE AUDIOVISUAL AND JUST SMALLER, UH, BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
ELECTRIC'S A 97 MILLION BUDGET, 8 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, 72 MILLION IN WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PRICES.
AND I THINK WE'VE HAD TWO OR THREE, UH, BUDGET AMENDMENTS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
I THINK THE LA LATEST ONE IS LIKE 17 MILLION.
AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE PRICES CONTINUE TO GO UP.
SO THEIR CAPITAL OUTLAY IS NOT QUITE AS HIGH.
UM, THEY HAVE, UH, ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION OR CONS, CONSTRUCTION AND, EXCUSE ME, UH, 3.5 MILLION SUBSTATION PROJECTS,
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RADIO TOWER, AND THEN JUST OTHER, THE WATER BUDGET IS 39 MILLION, 3 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, 6 MILLION IN OTHER SERVICES, WHICH IS RIGHT AWAY.UH, LOGAN COUNTY, THEY, THERE'S A WATER AGREEMENT WITH LOGAN COUNTY ROYALTIES, 14 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY AND 15 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE.
SO THE CAPITAL OUTLAY IS BASICALLY, AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO, TO IMPROVE OUR, UH, WATER PLANT RIGHT NOW.
AND IT WILL PROBABLY CARRY ON FOR A FEW MORE YEARS.
WASTEWATER IS A 25 MILLION BUDGET, 1.4 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, UH, 3 MILLION IN OTHER SERVICES, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, IT'S JUST SIMILAR TO WATER.
SECURITY CONSULTING, THAT KIND OF THING.
6 MILLION IN, UM, THE SEWER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND A MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN THEY HAVE 14 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE.
SO WE GET MOST OF OUR FUNDING FROM THE, UH, OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD, THE O W R, WHICH IS VERY FAVORABLE INTEREST AND YOU DON'T PAY INTEREST ON IT UNTIL YOU PULL.
SO IT'S, IT'S THE BEST WAY TO FUND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, THEIR BUDGET, 2 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, 1 MILLION IN SUPPLIES AND 5 MILLION IN OTHERS.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF, UM, CAPITAL OUTLAY, BUT THEY DO PAY THE LAND DISPOSAL FEES, WHICH IS THE TRANSFER STATION.
AND RECYCLING FEES ARE THE MA MAJOR PROJECTS OR EXPENSES THAT THEY HAVE.
KATHY, QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS FAR AS WE'RE ON THE BUDGET, DOES THE FEE AS FAR AS THAT GOES TO SWAB THAT PAYS FOR POTENTIAL REMEDIATION AND SAY LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR RUNOFF AND ALL THAT? IS THAT UNDER THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? UH, WASTEWATER, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU GUYS KNOW? DO WE HAVE STAFF THAT KNOW? YES, IT SHOULD BE THE DRAINAGE FUND.
SO IS THAT UNDER WASTEWATER? NO.
OR IS IT UNDER UTILITY? WE SHOULD HAVE A SLIDE HERE FOR, I THINK DRAINAGE IS, WELL, IT'S DRAINAGE.
I THINK WE DO HAVE IT HERE A MINUTE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP AS FAR AS THE BUDGET CONVERSATION, IT'S INTERESTING WHEN YOU GET ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL, WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
AND SOMETHING THAT POPPED UP THAT I DIDN'T REALLY ANTICIPATE WAS I'VE RECEIVED MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS FROM JUST WORRIED CONCERNED CITIZENS THAT PARTICULARLY THIS HAS BEEN A MORE RAINIER TIME OF, UH, EARLY SPRING SEASON, UH, THAT HAVE ASKED ABOUT PROCESS AND RELIEF FOR ASSISTANCE IN REGARDS TO DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A MIXED BAG AS FAR AS WHAT OR IF OR WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THAT.
ONE COULD BE OBVIOUSLY IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, MAYBE SOMETHING WASN'T ACCOUNTED FOR OR A CALCULATION.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL, IT'S ALL THE BEST WORK WE CAN DO, BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO THE ACTUAL STUFF, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SWAB A, UM, SAY AN HOA OR SOME NEIGHBORHOOD OR GROUP CAN REQUEST TO HAVE AN ASSESSMENT DONE, IT NEEDS TO REACH AT LEAST 150 POINTS.
IF IT DOES, THEN IT CAN GO TO THAT COMMITTEE, THEN IT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.
AS I LOOKED AT THAT WITH SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT I SAW WAS TO GET TO THAT 150 POINTS HAS TO BE PRETTY CATASTROPHIC TO EITHER LIFE PROPERTY OR, UM, PRETTY MUCH LIFE OR PROPERTY.
UM, WHAT I WOULD REQUEST AS FAR AS THE OVERALL BUDGET DISCUSSION IS OF OUR CITY MANAGER WOULD BE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, UM, TO HAVE THE SWAB GROUP LOOK AT IF THAT FEE IS, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME IT'S BEEN INCREASED, WHAT IS IT BEING ALLOCATED TO? AND THEN IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SORT OF, I'D CALL IT LIKE LEVEL ONE OR LEVEL TWO FUNDING, SO A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION BEYOND THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THEIR PARKS OR THINGS, THEY'RE NOT WELL CAPITALIZED AND SO THEY MIGHT ONLY HAVE 30, 40 GRAND OF RESERVES AND YOU START GETTING TO SOME OF THESE FLOODING ISSUES.
IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT OR CAN GET SO QUICKLY.
SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD IDENTIFY A PROCESS TO HELP STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY GET SIGNIFICANT.
SO THAT'D BE A REQUEST I WOULD MAKE IS KIND OF THE TOTAL BUDGET LOOK THAT WE COULD HAVE, AS THE MAYOR SAID, A CONVERSATION POTENTIALLY LATER ABOUT.
I THINK WE SHARED SOME CORRESPONDENCE.
I THINK, UM, I DUNNO IF WE CAN GET IT DONE BY JULY, BUT MAYBE AUGUST.
WE JUST NEED SOME TIME TO PULL THAT INFORMATION.
WE'LL GO TO SWAB, PRESENT THAT, GET FEEDBACK, AND ULTIMATELY BRING SOMETHING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
LOVE TO HAVE SOME OF OUR JUST NEIGHBORS HOA PRESIDENTS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE RAISED THINGS, JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 'EM SHARE WHAT THE PROCESS HAS BEEN AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S SOME FUNDING THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY OR IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO, UM, BETTER CAPITALIZE BASED ON, UH, NEEDS FOR, FOR EROSION OR THAT TYPE OF THING.
WELL WE NOTED THAT AND THERE IS A, I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DRAINAGE PROJECTS COMING UP, SO, UM, THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT TIMING
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ON THAT.UM, SO OUR PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH IS AL GO BACK TO SOLID WASTE REAL QUICK.
SO ON SOLID WASTE, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NUMBER THAT'S BEING ENCUMBERED FOR POTENTIAL PURCHASE PURCHASE OF THE TRANSFERRING STATION IN REGARDS TO THE 2024 BUDGET? UM, IT WAS AROUND, WELL THERE'S A, THERE'S A CONTRACT AND IT WAS AROUND SIX TO 7 MILLION.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, LET'S INVITE BOB, BOB HERE.
WOULD MR. MASTERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, OKAY, SO BOB MASTERSON, UH, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
THE SOLID WASTE RESERVE IS A COMBINATION.
IT IS FOR STORM CLEANUP AND FUNDING IF NECESSARY DUE TO A MASSIVE STORM CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
AND TO HAVE SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE IF WE WERE TO HAVE TO PURCHASE THE TRANSFER STATION ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT.
SO WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DOLLARS THAT IS BEING ENCUMBERED SPECIFICALLY FOR A POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF THE CONTRACT? RIGHT NOW THERE'S $7.1 MILLION SITTING THERE IN RESERVE.
THAT IS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES FOR STORM AND FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS, THE REST OF THE MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR OPERATIONS AND UPCOMING CAPITAL EXPENSES AND EQUIPMENT.
SO AS YOU GUYS BREAK DOWN THAT NUMBER, WHAT WOULD YOU ESTIMATE IS THE NUMBER THAT'S IN THE FUND THAT WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF THE TRANSFER STATION? WE REALLY WANNA MAINTAIN ABOUT A FOUR AND A HALF TO $5 MILLION STORM CLEANUP FUND.
WE, UH, PUT 2 MILLION OUT OF IT OUT OF THE FUND INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND WE PAID FOR A, UH, ROAD PROJECT THAT COME OUT OF RESERVE THAT WAS $350,000, I THINK CLOSE TO THE KEYS.
SO THAT COME OUT OF THE MONEY THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SET ASIDE INITIALLY TO PURCHASE THE ST THE, THE, UH, TRANSFER STATION IF WE HAD TO.
THAT AGREEMENT'S GOT FOUR MORE YEARS LEFT ON IT.
SO WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS HAVING THE OPERATOR CAPITAL FOR STORMS AND FOR THE OTHER, FOR THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE OTHER CONTRACTS.
SO WOULD IT BE, IF, IF I DID THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE MATH CORRECT.
WOULD YOU SAY THERE'S ABOUT $2 MILLION THAT WOULD BE EARMARKED OR ENCUMBERED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR THE PURCHASING OF THE TRANSACTION? THAT'S ABOUT CORRECT, YES SIR.
ABOUT THAT'S LEFT OF THAT FUND.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN CLOSER TO FIVE BEFORE THE 2 MILLION IN THE ROAD PROJECT.
MR. MURDOCH, DO YOU SEE AS FAR AS, FROM YOUR OPINION, DO WE HAVE, UH, A NEED TO ENCUMBER FUNDS, UH, ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO UTILIZE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT? WELL, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE FUNDS ENCUMBERED.
WE HAVE THOSE SET ASIDE IN OUR RESERVE TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE OR POSSIBLY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THOSE FUNDS HAVEN'T BEEN ENCUMBERED AS I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT.
DO WE HAVE TO, MY QUESTION IS DO WE HAVE TO BY CONTRACT, HAVE TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS IN? UH, DO WE HAVE TO BY CONTRACT TODAY? NO, WE HAVE, IF, IF AT SOME POINT IN TIME PURSUANT TO THAT CONTRACT, UH, WE HAD THE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE FUNDS, WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO I MEAN, THIS SPEAKS TO KIND OF JUST A BROADER SORT OF, UM, CONVERSATION.
CAUSE I THINK WE KEEP COMING BACK AND PICKING AT THE SCAB A LITTLE BIT AS FAR AS THIS FUND OR THIS ISSUE IS, UM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED, UM, WITH NEW PEOPLE BEING ON COUNCIL, BUT, UH, I THINK A CONVERSATION WAS HAD AS IF WE WANTED TO PURSUE THE, UM, PURCHASE OF THE TRANSFER STATION ON AFFORDABLE ONE VOTE.
UM, IT WAS AGREED TO RENEW THE CONTRACT, WHICH WILL BE DONE FOR FOUR YEARS.
SO AS PART OF THIS BUDGET 2024 ALLOCATION, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, UH, FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE THAT $2 MILLION AND APPROPRIATE IT TO C I P, UM, PROJECTS, UH, EN LIEU OF ENCUMBERING THAT CASH, UH, FOR THE DEDICATED PURPOSE OF PURCHASING A TRANSFER STATION THAT WE HAVEN'T SET A POLICY THAT WE WANT TO BUY.
WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT MONEY RIGHT NOW IS CERTAIN TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THE TRANSFER STATION, BUT IF WE NEED THAT MONEY FOR, UM, SAY WE HAVE ANOTHER NATURAL DISASTER HERE, THAT MONEY'S EXCUSE ME, CAN ALSO BE USED, IF, CORRECT ME WRONG, CAN ALSO BE USED FOR THAT.
IT'S, IT'S PART OF OUR RESERVE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT TRYING TO, UH, MOVE MONEY TO HELP WITH OUR C I P AND THE HELP WITH OUR RURAL TRANS, BUT ONE OF THE SITUATIONS WE EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF WINTERS AGO WAS WHEN WE HAD A SEVERE ICE STORM, WE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO, UM, DO THE CLEANUP FOR THAT.
IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS YEAR THAT WE WERE FINALLY REIMBURSED.
UH, WE, WE WERE CARRYING A NEGATIVE BALANCE IN OUR BUDGET AND WE WERE FINALLY REIMBURSED FROM FROM FEMA FOR THAT.
SO IT IS SOMEWHAT, SOMEWHAT OF AN INSURANCE POLICY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT NATURAL DISASTERS
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ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.HOPEFULLY NONE DURING OUR, OUR TIME, BUT WHEN WE HAD THAT RESERVE BILL.
SO HOW MUCH, UH, CAN, CAN I ASK THE QUESTION, MAYOR? CORRECT, SIR.
HOW MUCH MONEY DID WE HAVE FOR THE ICE STORM? CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE EVENT.
DID WE HAVE IN RESERVE THAT WE ALLOCATED TOWARDS THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME? IT WAS, THAT'S WHAT DETERMINED THE FACT THAT WE NEED THAT RESERVE IN SOLID WASTE BECAUSE IT HAD TO COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND WHAT, WHAT PUT US IN A BIND.
SO THAT'S WHY SOLID WASTE IS CARRYING THAT.
NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE TOO, THAT IN 14 CALENDAR MONTHS, OUR COSTS ON VEHICLES HAVE GONE UP ALMOST 38% AND WE'RE GONNA BE ENTERING OUR CYCLE TO HAVE TO ADD ROUTES AND ADD REPLACEMENTS.
AND THAT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT'S IN RESERVE FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE FOUR OR $5 MILLION THAT YOU STATED BEFORE IN RESERVE? OR DO YOU WANT IT OUR LAST STORM CLEANUP WAS 10 MILLION.
WE WOULD HAVE NO OPERATIONAL RESERVE AND NO FUNDING TO DO ANYTHING WITH ASCERTAIN THE EQUIPMENT, EXPAND SERVICES.
THERE WOULD BE NOTHING LEFT IF WE HAVE ANOTHER STORM OF THAT MAGNITUDE.
SO, I MEAN, JUST TO CLARIFY TOO, I MEAN THIS IS A RESERVE FUND AND THERE ARE ALL THESE DIFFERENT USES THAT WE NEED THAT IN THERE FOR MM-HMM.
UM, SO AGAIN, GOING BACK TO MR. MURDOCH'S COMMENT, IT'S NOT ENCUMBERED, IT'S, WE HAVE FUNDS ALLOCATED IN RESERVE FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES THAT COULD COME UP.
SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, THAT RESERVE FUND HAS BEEN USED AND IT HAS GONE DOWN.
SO IT IS NOT REMAINING AT THE SAME OR GOING UP, UM, CORRECT.
AS, AS I'VE SEEN JUST IN MY SHORT TENURE.
SO I, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE NECESSARILY MOVING MORE MONEY OUT OF THIS RESERVE FUND AT THIS JUNCTURE, GIVEN THE, THE VARIOUS POTENTIAL USES.
UM, HONESTLY, I'M NOT AS CONCERNED, AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MAYBE YOU ARE AS CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN FOUR YEARS VERSUS SOME OF THESE OTHER, OTHER POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, OPERATING RESERVE AND STORM CLEANUP AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
UM, SO JUST A, A COMMENT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE TOO, THAT ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS HAVE INCREASES EVERY YEAR THAT THEY'RE GUARANTEED.
RIGHT? SO THOSE EXPENSES ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND THAT RESERVE HELPS KEEP US FROM HAVING TO RAISE RATES TO COVER THOSE EVERY YEAR.
UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE BESIDES THE EMERGENCY PURCHASES OR GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, AND, AND SO I MEAN, PHILOSOPHICALLY, I MEAN, I, I'M KIND OF GETTING WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
IF WE HAVE THESE LARGE RESERVES, IS THAT THE BEST USE FOR 'EM? SHOULD WE BE USING THOSE FUNDS IN OTHER WAYS? AND SO I, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION AND HIGHLIGHTING IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND IF IT WERE STILL AT THE LEVEL IT WAS TWO YEARS, UH, UH, TWO YEARS AGO, THEN I THINK I'D BE MORE WILLING TO SHIFT SOME OF THAT ALLOCATION.
BUT JUST TO, WELL, COUNSEL, I APPRECIATE YOUR WISDOM AND THE MAYOR AND OTHERS, CUZ Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE, AND THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO.
SO UNDERSTANDING KIND OF HOW YOU'VE SEEN THAT BALANCE AND WHAT IT'S BEEN APPLIED TO MM-HMM.
AND IT HAS ACTUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES, AGAIN, MULTIPLE TIMES WE'VE DIPPED INTO THAT TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES OR ISSUES.
AND THEN, SO I, I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION AND THEN BRINGING UP SPEECH.
I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS.
DID WE ANSWER ALL THOSE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
SO MOVING ON TO PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS FIELD SERVICES AS A 12.9 MILLION BUDGET.
AND WE ACTUALLY ADDED THIS SLIDE.
IT WASN'T IN THE, UH, ORIGINAL SLIDES, BUT OUR FIELD SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS A DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE CITY OF EDMOND CUSTOMERS BY DELIVERING QUALITY DRINKING WATER AND REMOVING WASTE WATER IN A SAFE, EFFICIENT MANNER.
AND THEY MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE, UH, CITY'S ROADWAYS AND PUBLIC DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS STREET LIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
SO MAINLY THEY'RE, THEY'RE MAINTENANCE.
THEY'RE NOT THE BIG CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BUT THEY KEEP EVERYTHING OPEN AND RUNNING.
SO DIVISIONS OF THE FIELD SERVICES, UH, SLASH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS WATERLINE MAINTENANCE, STREET MAINTENANCE, WASTEWATER LINE MAINTENANCE, AND METER SERVICES AND TRAFFIC.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY.
THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND, UM, YOU DON'T REALLY NOTICE 'EM QUITE
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OFTEN, BUT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE THERE KEEPING EVERYTHING RUNNING.SO THEY HAVE A 7.8 MILLION, UH, PERSONNEL BUDGET.
YOU WOULD NOTICE 'EM IF THEY WEREN'T THERE.
I'M SORRY, WHAT? YOU WOULD NOTICE THEM IF THEY WERE NOT? EXACTLY.
SO, UM, THEY'RE THE QUIET, I KIND OF SAY IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.
IF WE DON'T MAKE, IF WE DON'T HAVE PENALTIES, YOU DON'T KNOW WE'RE HERE.
BUT, UM, THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
AND, UM, THEY'VE GOT 4.9 MILLION IN OTHER SERVICES THAT INCLUDES ALL THEIR SUPPLIES AND THEIR, UH, THIS IS WHERE THE ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS OF MAINTENANCE THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED EACH YEAR IS GOING TO GO INTO THIS AREA.
AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO SHARING IN THE RADIO TOWER, UH, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS MAINLY PERSONNEL, 1.43 MILLION IN PERSONNEL, UH, $20,000 IN SUPPLIES AND 350,000 OTHER SERVICES, WHICH IS BASICALLY DOS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CONSULTING AND TRAINING.
UH, VISIT EDMOND IS JUST KIND OF A, THEY'RE JUST GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE, UH, COLLECTING MORE LODGING TAX AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT.
SO, UH, WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $870,000 IN REVENUE NEXT YEAR.
AND, UM, THEY HAVE A $619,000, UH, BUDGET.
SO IT'S, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
UM, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK THIS LAST YEAR IN BRINGING A LOT MORE, UH, EVENTS AND SUPPORTING A LOT OF MORE EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, UM, JUST SO YOU KIND OF KNOW THIS, THIS BUDGET ALSO IS DEDICATED, SO IT'S A LODGING TAX.
IT HAS TO GO TO LODGING EXPENSES.
AND WE DO ALSO SPLIT THAT WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP.
SO THE GENERAL FUND MAKES UP ABOUT $561,000 OUT OF THAT TO COVER BOTH ENTITIES, WHICH IS THE VISIT EDMOND AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
JUST A SIDE NOTE, OUR VISIT EDMOND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ENDEAVOR GAMES HALL OF FAME THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO SUPPORT THAT, UH, OVER 24 YEARS OF PROGRAMMING, UH, AT UCL.
CUZ THEY'RE VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING COMMUNITY WISE HERE IN EDMOND.
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARE ALSO KNOWN AS ARPA.
WE HAVE A 7.1 MILLION LEFT AND IT'S, WE HAD 12 MILLION POINT 12.7 MILLION TO BEGIN WITH.
UH, WE WERE A LITTLE SLOW GETTING STARTED, BUT, UM, ARE, ARE STILL SPENDING UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
WE ESTIMATE WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 7.1 MILLION LEFT.
AND BASICALLY THIS HAS TO BE ENCUMBERED BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 24.
I AM SAYING WE HAVE TO ENCUMBER IT BY JUNE 30TH OF 24 SO THAT WE STILL GIVE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM.
BUT IF IT'S NOT ENCUMBERED BY JAN, UH, DECEMBER 31ST, WE WILL LOSE IT.
SO IF IT'S ANY KIND OF MAJOR PROJECT THAT DOESN'T GET DONE, WE HAVE TO SPEND IT BY, UH, DECEMBER OF 26TH OR WE WILL LOSE IT ONCE AGAIN.
SO I PUT THIS TOGETHER AND THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE A, ANOTHER WORKSHOP CUZ THIS IS A DECENTLY OLD AND WE'VE GOT TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT THIS IS WHAT'S STILL SHOWING UP THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T DONE OR WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED.
UM, SO I ACTUALLY PUT IN, WELL, I JUST LEFT A LITTLE BIT OF, OF LEEWAY THERE, BUT ARCADIA WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE OF $2 MILLION, WHEN YOU GUYS START REALLY TALKING ABOUT IT, WATER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO SECURE A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY.
SO THERE IS SOME LEEWAY IN HERE THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
UM, BUT EXPANDED WIRELESS AND CITY PARKS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, QUALIFIED CENSUS, TRACK PARK THINGS, AND IT'S LIKE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, THAT KIND OF THING.
I BELIEVE STEVENSON PARK MAYBE HAS USED SOME OF THAT DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE STARTED ANYTHING ON THAT YET.
UM, BUT THOSE ARE LIKE CROSSWALKS POSSIBLY AND UNDERPASS, I DON'T KNOW, IT COULD BE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ARCADIA LAKE IMPROVEMENTS, THEY WERE TALKING AT ONE POINT, THEY JUST REALLY NEED LIKE TRASH CONTAINERS AND THAT KIND OF THING.
THEY JUST HAVEN'T HAD MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN QUITE A WHILE.
BUILDING SECURITY UPDATES, THAT'S JUST ACROSS THE CITY.
WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE'S MORE TO BE DONE THERE.
MOBILE MEALS IMPROVEMENTS, 165,000.
AND THEN, UH, EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW OR MR. MOORE AND MR. ROBBINS, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU IF YOU KNEW THIS, BUT WE DID SUB SUBSIDIZE THE INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASES THIS YEAR FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND, UM, SO WE'RE PARTIALLY DOING IT NEXT YEAR TOO, BUT IN, BEFORE ARPA FUNDS RUN, RUN OUT, SO THAT TOTALS OUR 1.7 MILLION OR 7.1 MILLION.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR WHAT REMAINS IS 7.1 MILLION MM-HMM.
AND THESE ARE PRUDENTIAL PROJECTS.
SOME ARE MOTIONS, SOME ARE LIKE THE WIRELESS ONE.
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I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT.LIKE, SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST GET A BRIEFING ON WHAT, WHAT YOU, YOU ALL WILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.
YEAH, IT WAS, IT INITIALLY WE SET BA BASKETS AND KIND OF BUCKETS OF THINGS AND WE WERE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THINGS AND THESE ARE ONES THAT NEVER GOT DONE.
AND SO, UM, THEY'RE STILL AVAILABLE.
YOU CAN SPEND YOUR MONEY THAT WAY OR YOU COULD DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT.
UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT.
UH, WE JUST NEVER HAVE REALLY FOLLOWED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THAT TO KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY THAT MONEY.
NOW, ONCE THE ASSESSMENT CAME OUT OF THAT MILL, I THINK, SO WE HAVE USED SOME OF THAT FOR THE ASSESSMENT, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
AND WE'LL GET A REPORT ON JUNE 26TH ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSESSMENT.
WE DON'T KNOW, LIKE THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE ARE SELF-INSURED AND SO IT'S, WE PAY A PREMIUM TO OURSELVES.
IT'S THEN THERE'S A STOP GAP, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, A LIMIT TO IT, BUT IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE HIGHER THAN THAT.
I USE THAT NUMBER SO I COULD COME EXACTLY TO MY $7,153,223
SO, BUT ISN'T STAFF WORKING ON ANOTHER WORKSHOP DATE SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK AND CORRECT.
WE HAVE OUR MID-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.
WE'RE TARGETING END OF JULY TO COME BACK.
AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE, REVIEW THE PROCESS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
IF YOU WANNA MODIFY OR GIVE YOU TIME TO THINK AS WE BEF BEFORE OUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS IN NOVEMBER, AND WE, WE CAN COME THROUGH, WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE QUITE A FEW THINGS ON THESE ITEMS. WE CAN GIVE YOU A STATUS OF WHERE WE ARE ON SOME OF THESE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.
UM, SO OUR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, THIS, WE, WE INCREASED A LITTLE BIT.
WE ALREADY HAD, UH, THE TOP THREE ITEMS, BUT WE SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFITS AS YOU, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.
NOW THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET.
WE DID TAKE YOUR DIRECTION LAST TIME AND WE BASICALLY HAVE FULLY FUNDED WHAT, UH, WAS REQUESTED OF THE, OF THE PARK.
AND THAT INCLUDES A PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST OF 226,895.
THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE PARK.
THAT'LL BE THE, THE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT ART AND PUBLIC PLACES IS OUTSIDE OF THE PARK AS WELL, BUT WE HAVE BUDGETED 200,000 FOR THEM.
AND THAT'S OUR ART MATCHING PROGRAM.
SO WE MATCH ALL DONOR FUNDS UP TO $30,000 PER PIECE.
AND THEN THE GUTHRIE EDMOND AIRPORT, WE HAVE BUDGETED $250,000.
AND THEN THE, THE CART FUNDING, THE FULL REQUEST WAS $1,442,500.
AND I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, SO I'LL JUST TELL YOU.
BUT BASICALLY WE ARE FUNDING 117,000 MORE.
THE, UH, THE DIFFERENCE WAS 142, BUT WE DID HAVE TWO, UH, TWO REQUESTS THAT WE ACTUALLY FUND A DIFFERENT WAY, WHICH IS THROUGH CIP P FUNDS, EDMOND SOCCER CLUB.
SO IT DIDN'T FALL INTO THE DONATIONS, BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE, THE ORIGINAL, UH, REQUEST, WELL THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR SOCIAL AGENCIES WAS 750,000, AND THE FULLY FUNDING REQUEST IS 820.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE MYSTERY OF JESUS CURRENTLY IS BUDGETED, UNLESS YOU ALL DIRECT US OTHERWISE.
UH, FOR $15,000 MORE FOSTERING SWEET DREAMS, 5,000 MORE TURNING POINT MINISTRIES, $50,000 MORE.
SO THERE WAS $70,000 MORE IN SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.
AND THEN COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION WAS 550,500.
THE COUNCIL, UH, DIRECTED US TO FULLY FUND THOSE.
AND SO THAT WAS 622,500 MINUS THE 25.
BUT THE FINE ARTS INSTITUTE IS, UH, NOW BUDGETED FOR $20,000 MORE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM FOR $22,000 MORE.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST IS 5,000 MORE.
AND THAT'S THE SCHOOLHOUSE OVER BY JIFFY LUBE CASE, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
AND THEN THE ROUNDUP CLUB, THEY GOT WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY, THEY, THEY GOT WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR.
SO, UM, BASICALLY WE'VE ADDED 117,000 TO THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S COUNCIL MOORE, I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT UP A LOT OF, A LOT OF THIS THAT WE WANTED TO SUPPORT.
DOES THIS MEET OR YOUR, YOUR DESIRE ON THIS? OR IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO ON THIS? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? OKAY, SO CAN I JUST JUMP IN, MAYOR COUNSEL, I KNOW THERE BEEN SOME DISCUSSION.
THERE WAS A WORKSHOP EARLIER THIS YEAR, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE MONTH THAT WE SAID WE'D BE COMING BACK WITH THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CLARK AND STAFF REGARDING I'LL CALL OPERATIONS AND
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FUNDING LEVELS.AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS, UH, DO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS STAY WITHIN THE CART PROCESS OR MM-HMM.
OBVIOUSLY COUNCIL HAS DISCRETION.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THE 3% VERSUS WHAT THE FUNDING LEVEL.
AND THE COUNCIL HAS THAT PREROGATIVE.
WE'RE GONNA COME BACK LATER THIS SUMMER WITH A WORKSHOP TO GO THROUGH ALL THE KIND OF FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CLARK AS AND AS WELL AS STAFF ABOUT HOW DO WE MOVE THIS FORWARD.
SO, AND THE ONES THAT WOULD BE REMOVED FROM CLARK WOULD NOT REMOVE FUNDING, THEY WOULD JUST GET FUNDING FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE.
SOME OF THOSE THEY QUALIFY, QUALIFY A LITTLE BIT.
BETTER INTO LIKE, TOURISM OR SOMETHING.
LIKE LIBERTY FEST IS A HUGE DRAW.
I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO LISA FOR THE NEXT TWO.
GOOD PASTOR, HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES.
I KNOW, UH, FROM OUR LAST COUNCIL MEMBER, IT WAS VERY EVIDENT YOU WANT THE BEST FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND, AND, UH, YOU HAD PRESENTED SOME GENEROUS RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE TOOK THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
UH, THE LAST TIME, WHAT WE, UM, DISCUSSED WAS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2023.
THE PAY PLAN ADJUSTMENT, UH, WAS AT, UH, 5.4%.
WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING, UH, WITH YOUR APPROVAL IS A 6% INCREASE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
UM, AND THEN UPDATE THE RECOMMENDATION IS ADDITIONALLY A 0.6% FOR TOTAL OF THE SIX 6% INCREASE.
UH, THE ADDITIONAL IMPACT OF THAT BUDGET WOULD BE 120,463.
LISA, CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR THOSE OF HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT THE, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS OF THE 5.4? THE, THE STUDY THAT I WENT AT? YES.
WHAT WE DID IS A PAY AND COMPENSATION STUDY.
UH, WE CONTRACTED WITH A CONSULTANT, UH, AND HE, WE BENCHMARKED PROBABLY 12 TO 13 CITIES AND TWO OUTSIDE ENTITIES.
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT BENCHMARK STUDY, WE WERE 5.4% BELOW MARKET.
AND THE MAY 22ND COUNCIL MEETING, WE CAME WITH, UM, A PROPOSAL OF A 5.4% INCREASE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO, TO CLARIFY, HOW DID WE ARRIVE THAT NUMBER? IT WASN'T SIMPLY A NUMBER WE PICKED OUT.
THERE WAS SOME METHODOLOGY, HOW WE ARRIVED AT THAT NUMBER.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, AGAIN, AT OUR LAST WORKSHOP, WE DISCUSSED THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFIT.
AND AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, MS. GOOD PASTURE? YES.
BEFORE YOU JUMP TO THAT, UH, THE 10 STEP PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YES.
INSTEAD OF THE 17, IS THAT GONNA WORK OUT FOR YOU AND BE HELPFUL? YES.
UM, IT'S GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
CURRENTLY, OUR, UH, WE HAVE A 17 STEP PAY PLAN WITHIN EACH GRADE, AND IT'S A 2.5% INCREASE BETWEEN EACH STEP.
WE'RE GONNA REDUCE THE STEPS TO 10, AND THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY A 4.6% IN PERCENT INCREASE BETWEEN STEPS.
UH, AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, WE TOOK IN CONSIDERATION OF OUR DISCUSSION AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS THE MATERNITY LEAVE UP TO SIX CALENDAR WEEKS FOR THE EMPLOYEE GIVING BIRTH.
WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, HAVE THAT REMAIN AT SIX CALENDAR WEEKS.
UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO REVISE, UH, ALLOWING UP TO TWO CALENDAR WEEKS NOT TO EXCEED 80 HOURS FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS THE PARENT OF THE NEWBORN CHILD, OR WHOSE SPOUSE OR PARTNER GIVES BIRTH.
WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WAS 40 HOURS ALLOW UP TO TWO CALENDAR WEEKS, NOT TO EXCEED 80 HOURS FOR AN EMPLOYEE UPON INITIAL PLACEMENT OF AN ADOPTIVE CHILD.
AND WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WAS 24 HOURS AND ALLOW
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UP TO 40 HOURS IN A ROLLING CALENDAR YEAR FOR FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT.AND AGAIN, WE PROPOSE 24 HOURS, UM, AND THAT 40 HOURS IS GONNA BE A 40 HOUR BANK FOR FOSTER CARE FOR WHEN THEY NEED IT, WHEN FOR WHEN THEY NEED IT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN BEEN DONE ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST DISCUSSION.
SO AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN EDMOND IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT STRONG AND LOVING FAMILIES BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT WHEN WE HAVE STRONG COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES AND INVEST IN BOTH THOSE, THAT WE HAVE GREAT POSITIVE INCOME OUTCOMES.
REMEMBER MEETING WITH OUR, OUR CHIEF A WHILE BACK, EVEN BEFORE I WAS A CANDIDATE, AND ASKED HIM QUESTIONS.
AND, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY IT COMES DOWN TO IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT FAMILY SUPPORT, THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT WE CAN DO.
AND SO I THINK WE'RE UNIQUE, UM, IN THAT ONE.
WE'RE NOT UNIQUE IN THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE VERY HIGH COMPETITION FOR TOP TALENT.
I THINK IT'S APPARENT THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO RECRUIT TOP TALENT HERE IN EDMOND, UH, TO BE ABLE TO BE OF SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, THE BEST, UH, SERVICES THAT WE CAN, TECHNICAL AND OTHERWISE.
UM, THERE'S NOT, WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING AND BE ALL THINGS, BUT I THINK THERE'S A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE CAN MATCH OUR VALUES AND COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES AND THAT FEELING THAT WE HAVE HERE IN EDMOND WITH OUR POLICIES.
SO I LOVE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADED.
I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER, I THINK FOR OUR MATERNITY LEAVE, UM, THAT WE CAN PROVIDE EIGHT WEEKS, WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR PEERS ARE DOING SIX, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO DOING THE RIGHT THING AND SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES, I THINK WE NEED TO BE THE LEADER IN THE METRO AND FOR THE STATE IN REGARD TO HOW WE DO THAT.
AND TALKING TO EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, UH, AND HONESTLY THEY'VE SAID, HEY, I'M SO EXCITED YOU GUYS ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
IT WOULD'VE MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, UH, WHEN, WHEN WE WERE HAVING OUR LITTLES, UH, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, WITH MY SPOUSE AND, AND DOING THAT.
SO I THINK, UH, FACTORING THE COST OF WHAT IT TAKES WHEN SOMEBODY LEAVES, UH, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T WORK OUT THE CHILDCARE, THEY CAN'T WORK OUT THE TIME AT HOME.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD NOTE IS I APPRECIATE, UM, UH, THE TWO CALENDAR WEEKS, UH, FOR THE, THE PARENT OR, AND A LOT OF TIMES THIS FALLS ON TO THE DAD IN MOST CASES HERE.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT SCIENCE TELLS US IS THAT THAT EARLY BONDING IS CRITICAL TO FAMILIES.
AND THAT, UM, WHEN WE CAN PLACE A PRIORITY ON THAT, IT CAN PAY ITSELF IN DIVIDENDS OF WHICH WE CAN'T EVEN MEASURE.
AND, UM, SO I WOULD, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE DO EIGHT WEEKS FOR EMPLOYEES, UH, THAT ARE GIVING BIRTH.
WE DO FOUR WEEKS, UH, FOR THAT SPOUSE OR PARTNER, UH, WHO IS IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
I'VE ALSO HEARD, AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF MOMS AND A LOT OF DADS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE WORKING WILL SAY, WHEN THE BABY'S FIRST BORN, YOU CAN EACH TAKE TWO WEEKS AND THEN MOM IS THERE AND RECOVERING AND WITH THE BABY.
AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES THE DAD WILL COME BACK ON THE BACK END AS THE MOM TRANSITIONS TO GO TO WORK.
AND THAT PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR AN ADOPTIVE CHILD.
I DON'T SEE ANY MATERIAL DIFFERENCE AT ALL BETWEEN ADOPTED KIDS AND NATURALLY BORN KIDS.
I DON'T MAKE A DIFFERENTIATION.
I DON'T THINK OUR POLICY SHOULD EITHER.
UH, SO IN THAT REGARD, I WOULD SAY THAT WE MATCH THAT WITH THE EIGHT WEEKS WHEN CHILDREN ARE COMING TO AN ADOPTIVE, UM, HOME.
THEY'RE DOING SO BECAUSE IT'S OUTTA NEED OR CRISIS.
UM, EITHER THEIR PARENTS AND I WAS ASSIGNED JURY DUTY AND, UH, I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE WHERE, UH, PARENTAL RIGHTS WERE GONNA BE TERMINATED.
AND LET'S JUST SAY THE THINGS THAT I SAW IN THE PICTURES THAT WERE SHOWN TO ME, IF SOME OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE BEING TERMINATED.
UM, AND THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS HAVING THEIR PARENTAL RIGHTS INDICATED OR TERMINATED, THAT THERE'S A BIG REASON WHY THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND THERE WAS A FAMILY THAT HAD STEPPED UP THAT WAS FOSTERING, THAT THEN WAS ADOPTING.
AND THAT YOUNG CHILD WHO HAD HAD, HAD SEVERE DENTAL WORK TO BE ABLE TO BE DONE, HAD TO ADJUST AT SCHOOL, HAD TO HAVE MANY OTHER THINGS.
IT'S, I MEAN, I'VE HAD THREE, I'VE HAD THREE LITTLES, SO I KNOW WHAT NEWBORNS ARE LIKE, BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT THAT IS AS CHALLENGING IF NOT MORE.
SO, I WOULD SAY THAT OUR POLICY TO JUST KIND OF BE CONSISTENT AND NOT, AND RECOGNIZING, UH, I WOULD SAY EIGHT WEEKS FOR MOTHER'S GIVING BIRTH, FOUR WEEKS FOR, UH, PARTNERS, UH, DADS, PARTNERS, UH, EIGHT WEEKS FOR, UM, ADOPTION OF A CHILD.
AND WHAT'S WOULD SAY, AS IT STANDS FOR, TO HAVE 40 HOURS, UH, FOR FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT, OKLAHOMA, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAS A SIGNIFICANT NEED IN FOSTER CARE, SIGNIFICANT NEED.
AND, UH, MY WIFE HAPPENS TO BE A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR.
IF THAT THING IS NOT, IF THOSE ARE NOT ADDRESSED WITH POSITIVE LOVING HOMES AND ADAPTATION EARLY ON, WE WILL BE PAYING FOR IT OUT OF THIS BUDGET FOR THAT PERSON'S LIFETIME.
AND SO I'M WILLING TO INVEST THOSE DOLLARS UP FRONT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW, UH, FOR THAT, UH, LITTLE SPEECH I JUST GAVE WHAT THE MOTION IS.
UH, BUT IF THERE'S OTHER CONVERSATION
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OR FEEDBACK, I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.AND THEN I'D LOVE TO, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO THAT WE COULD AT LEAST VOTE ON THOSE POLICIES.
UH, I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW KIND OF WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THOSE INCREASES WOULD BE.
I MEAN, MY SENSE IS IT SEEMS LIKE I HEARD WE HAD 16 MAYBE CHILDREN BORN IN OUR EMPLOYEES ON AVERAGE PER YEAR.
BUT I DON'T HAVE A FEEL FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SPOUSE PIECE OR THE ADOPTIVE PIECE.
UM, WE TOOK FISCAL YEAR 22, WE HAD 16, UM, SPOUSE BIRTH.
UH, SO IT WAS, UH, SEVEN SE 16, UH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN 16.
UM, WHOSE SPOUSE OR PARTNER GAVE BIRTH.
SO IT WAS, BUT WE ARE A MALE DOMINATED EMPLOYER AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU, WE SEE IT THAT WAY.
AND WHEN WE TOOK THAT COUNT, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $55,000 THAT IT WOULD COST TO PAID OUT THESE BENEFITS.
I GUESS I'M JUST KIND OF, IF WE AMEND THIS AND I'M VOTING ON IT, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE INCREMENTAL COST.
I, MY SENSE IS I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.
I MEAN, WE NOT ONLY WANT TO ATTRACT TALENT, BUT RETAIN TALENT THAT WE HAVE.
AND, UM, AND CERTAINLY BEING AHEAD OF AVERAGE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I THINK IS A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEES.
I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING ON.
UM, OR AT LEAST HAVE SOME FEEL.
UM, SO LISA, ANY SENSE OF WHAT THAT DELTA WOULD BE IF WE WERE TORE IT FROM TWO TO FOUR AND FROM FOUR EIGHT FOR WHETHER YOU'RE THE BIRTH MOM OR THE SPOUSE? ANY ROUGH ESTIMATE? A ROUGH S IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BE UNDER 75,000 IF WE HAD WITH THE ADDITION TO THE 50 SOME ODD THOUSANDS.
THAT WAS MY GUT FEEL, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA RELY ON THAT.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD NOTE, UM, IS EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, AND AT LEAST I'LL GET THE, YOU'D EMAILED IT TO ME, I'LL GET THE NAME WRONG, BUT LIKE, UH, ABOVE AND BEYOND PERFORMANCE BONUS MM-HMM.
WHICH CAN BE AWARDED TO AN EMPLOYEE BY A SUPERVISOR PUT IN FOR AN AWARD IF SAY THEY SAVE A LOT OF MONEY OR THEY, IN THIS CASE COVER SOMEBODY WHO HAS AN EMERGENCY OR, OR MAYBE EXTENDED LEAVE.
I KNOW THAT CAN REPRESENT MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS PROBABLY THE ACTUAL IMPACT IS THOUGH THIS WOULD ATTRACT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES, IS THAT YOU WOULD'VE PEOPLE TAKING THIS, WHICH WE WANT THEM TO DO, UH, WOULD BE THE ACTUAL TEAM HAVING TO ABSORB THE IT.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR BUDGET, AND I'LL JUST USE PUBLIC MATH, BUT A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES SAY WE HAD A HUNDRED EMPLOYEES, WE DON'T TECHNICALLY KNOW WHO'S GONNA GIVE BIRTH OR WHO'S GONNA BE A SPOUSE CUZ OF HIPAA.
WE CAN SAY, OKAY, LAST YEAR THERE WAS X.
SO LET'S SAY THAT THERE WAS, THERE'S GONNA BE FIVE, UH, FIVE THAT DO THAT.
WE ALREADY HAVE BUDGETED HOW MUCH IT COST FOR THEIR SALARIES AND BENEFITS BECAUSE WE ASSUME THAT WE'RE GONNA PAY THEM SALARY AND BENEFITS.
SO THE COST WOULD BE IF AND WHEN WE WOULD HAVE TO BACKFILL THE POSITION EITHER TEMPORARILY OR OTHERWISE.
AND OR WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, UM, SET ASIDE DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO THAT 75,000 THAT WOULD BE USED FOR, UM, UH, BONUSES, UH, FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TEAM MEMBERS WHO ABSORB RESPONSIBILITIES ABOVE THAT, WHICH THEY WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO DO AND WORK, HAVE TO WORK NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THAT BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO I GUESS THE COST WOULD BE 75 PLUS WHATEVER THAT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WOULD BE, UH, WHICH I'D HOPE WOULD BE NOT NOMINAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO, IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT EMPLOYEES WOULD FEEL A SENSE OF APPRECIATION FOR.
UM, BUT KNOWING THAT, UM, I THOUGHT THE NUMBER WOULD ACTUALLY BE MUCH HIGHER, I WOULD, I DON'T KNOW THE OFFICIAL MOTION, BUT ENTERTAIN ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT MR. ROBIN'S SUGGESTION THAT FROM SIX TO EIGHT, FROM TWO TO FOUR, TWO TO EIGHT, CAN I SECOND IT? WELL, THERE WOULD BE SOME DISCUSSION HERE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE MY ONLY QUESTION IS THIS, IN ORDER FOR US TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET AT THE END OF THIS MEETING HERE, DO WE NOT HAVE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF WHAT THIS INCREASE IS? OR DO WE NOT DOES IT, THIS IS, WE CAN'T KNOW FOR SURE AHEAD OF TIME SET THE POLICY.
THE PROBLEM BEING IS, IS THIS MONEY IS ALREADY OKAY ALREADY, UH, ALLOTTED IN THE PERSONNEL BUDGET.
I I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE YES.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINS, WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BONUS, WE DO HAVE A LINE ITEM, A SEPARATE LINE ITEM, UH, THAT IS FOR PERSONNEL BONUSES
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ONLY, AND THAT IS 2% OF THE PERSONNEL BUDGET THAT IS ALLOTTED FOR BONUSES.I DON'T WANT ANY OF OUR ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE BEFORE THE FINAL MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AT THE END OF THE DAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M WITH YOU.
I, I, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I THINK, I DON'T WANNA SAY WORST CASE, BUT LET, LET'S SAY THERE'S A BABY BOOM OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT.
I'M NOT, I'M WELL PAST THAT AGE.
WE HAVE, THAT'S WHERE I'LL CALL IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS FOR COST, WE HAVE THAT BUILT IN, WE CAN PULL IT FROM FUND BALANCES OR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS TO, TO COVER THAT ADDITIONAL COST.
WE COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE'VE, WE'VE USED ALL THIS MONEY, BUT WE HAVE 10 EXTRAVERTS WHATEVER WE NEED TO ALLOCATE MORE FROM THIS MOVE.
THE DOLLARS WITHIN THE BUDGET.
IT WOULDN'T BE NET ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
NO, I'M, I'M FINE WITH THAT CUZ WHEN I DID WORK, I THIS PLAN.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
READY? MAYOR, CAN WE TAKE, DO YOU WANNA TAKE A BREAK? A BRIEF BREAK? HOW ABOUT THIS? WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE FIVE 30.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE CHARGES TO GO.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.
OKAY, WE'RE JUST GONNA QUICKLY, WE PUT TOGETHER SLIDES ON THE WHOLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO YOU CAN SEE EVERY SINGLE THING.
AND SO I'M GONNA TRY AND GO THROUGH IT RATHER QUICKLY UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS.
BUT THIS, UM, AND, AND MR. CONYERS IS HERE TOO TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS.
WE'VE GONE OVER REALLY ALL OF THIS AT SOME POINT, UM, SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES.
BUT BASICALLY OUR BUDGET THAT IS IN OUR BUDGET BOOK FOR NEXT YEAR IS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IS $188,809,036.
AND THEY'RE IN DESCENDING ORDER HERE.
THE LARGEST BEING 96 MILLION FOR THE C I P FUND AND 20 MILLION FOR THE 2017 C I P FUND.
AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ART AND PUBLIC PLACES AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS OTHER.
SO WE REALLY DO HAVE A SLIDE ON EACH ONE.
SO I'LL JUST QUICKLY GO THROUGH THESE AND PLEASE STOP ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
SO THE 2000 C I P FUND, UH, IS WHERE THE, UH, CITY HALL PROJECT IS AND THE LIBRARY.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST ITEMS WE'VE BUDGETED FOR THE WHOLE THING, BUT WE'LL NOT GET THE WHOLE THING COMPLETED AND PAID.
SO, UH, THIS IS THE WHOLE COST RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S YOUR, UH, INDOOR SORT SPORTS COMPLEX.
AGAIN, THE PARKING GARAGE FOR THE CITY FIRST CENTER CITY COMPLEX.
UH, SOME GOLF COURSE IMPROVEMENTS.
THOSE WERE THE SAME ONES THAT YOU ASKED ABOUT EARLIER.
AND THEN VARIOUS OTHER LIKE STREETS.
AND SO RESURFACING THERE IS, UH, IS IT IN HERE? I GUESS IT'S THE NEXT ONE WHERE WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER STREET IMPROVEMENTS, BUT COVELL AND COLTRANE.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? THE CROSS TIMBERS FACILITY EXPANSION HAS BEEN ON OUR LIST.
IT ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE ORIGINAL $40 MILLION ISSUE THAT WE HAD LIKE LAST YEAR, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN STARTED.
2017 C I P FUND, 20 MILLION, IT HAS THE RTA PROPERTY ACQUISITION IN IT.
UM, ONE THING TO NOTE HERE, THERE IS SECOND COAL TRAIN FOR UNCOMMON GROUND.
THE, UH, HAER PARK, BASEBALL FIELDS, SOFTBALL FIELDS, RECTANGULAR FIELDS CAME, UM, TO BE REALLY LAST YEAR.
AND I GUESS THEY'RE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.
KATHY, THAT'S JUST A REMINDER FOR MARY.
THAT'S A PLACEHOLDER THAT HAS NOT BEEN A FINAL DECISION ABOUT RECTANGLE FIELDS.
SO, AND, AND, AND LIKE MR. RIGBY SAID, SOME OF THESE HAVEN'T BEEN STARTED.
CERTAINLY YOU GUYS CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT AND REARRANGE IF YOU, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
SO QUESTION ON AC, CAUSE I KNOW THAT GOT PUT ON PAUSE.
UM, SO IS THAT, UM, IS THAT A MOTION? WHAT IS THE GENERAL TIMELINE ON THAT TO GET THAT DONE? DO WE KNOW ANDY, DO YOU WANNA ANSWER THAT?
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NO, NO.WE'RE GONNA HAVE BRAD, WE HAVE BRAD HERE.
BRAD REAGAN, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
UM, WE'VE, WE'RE AWAITING THE PRESENTATION FROM VICTUS, SO THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INFORM INFORMATION.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE REENGAGED THE DESIGNER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH NEW CONCEPTS.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
WE'RE, WE'RE HOPING, UM, YOU KNOW, I I I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN WE'RE, WE WILL BE IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT, BUT HOPEFULLY SOON WE WILL BE.
BUT WE NEED TO COME TO AGREEANCE ON WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
SO THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS, CUZ I JUST, I'LL I JUST GET QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON IT, IS, UM, WE HAVE THE VICTUS STUDY.
IT'S, IT'S RECOMMENDING CERTAIN USES, CERTAIN FIELDS, CERTAIN DESIGNS FOR THE MAXIMUM SORT OF USE AND BENEFIT OF CITI.
UM, IN THAT WILL BE SORT OF A MASTER PLAN THAT'LL INCLUDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT AC CAPER, BUT INSTEAD OF ONE OFFING THAT, IF THAT'S A WOR IF THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT, IT'LL BE PART OF A KIND OF AN UMBRELLA THAT'LL BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AND SAY, THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS WOULD BE THE TOTAL COST AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR THAT.
IS THAT KIND OF WHERE IT HEADED? I, I THINK SO.
I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UM, BUT I MEAN, WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF THE MASTER PLANNING OR CONCEPTUAL, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AND, AND NOW WE'RE KIND OF BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD A LITTLE BIT TO, AND AND THEN EVERYBODY'S GONNA NEED TO AGREE ON WHAT, WHAT WE'RE BUILD.
CAUSE I'LL GET QUESTIONS FROM PARENTS, HEY, SURE.
AC FIELD BALLS THIS OR MITCH BALLS THIS LIKE, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE HEARD IT WAS GONNA DO AND NOW IT'S NOT.
AND I'M LIKE, I, I DON'T KNOW.
CAN YOU JUST TAKE 30 SECONDS AND TELL US WHERE WE ARE AT THE VIC REPORT AND WHEN WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL? RIGHT.
THEY'VE PROVIDED AN, AN INTERIM REPORT JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT OUR MARKET AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE READY TO COME IN, KIND OF WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR 'EM.
THEY'RE READY IN IN JULY OR OR BEYOND WHEN, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO HAVE 'EM AT A, WE KIND OF THOUGHT A WORKSHOP WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR THEM TO PRESENT AND THEN YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER THAT, THAT, THAT'S COMING UP.
SO I WOULD SAY SOONER THAN LATER, I'M READY.
JUST, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORKSHOPS OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN GET IN SO WELL AND WE COULD COMBINE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE POTENTIALLY.
UM, BUT YEAH, WITH THE ORIGINAL, WE HAD A DESIGN FOR PAPER PARK CAPLINGER FIELDS, UM, AND BY THE TIME IT CAME BACK, IT REALLY DIDN'T MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SITUATION AT THAT POINT.
AND THE LARGER QUESTION WAS, WE NEED MORE RECTANGULAR FIELDS IN OTHER PLACES.
AND SO THAT'S WHEN I THINK WE KIND OF STOOD BACK AND LET'S SAY LET'S GET AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND ALSO MORE CONVERSATION WITH, UM, THE HAER PARK, UM, PARTNER, I DUNNO WHAT THE RIGHT WORD IS.
PARTNER, SPORTS PARTNER, UM, WHO'S RUNNING OPERATOR, SELLING OPERATOR.
UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT BASED ON THEIR NEEDS, SO WE'RE DOING BOTH THOSE THINGS.
AND SO I DON'T, I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT WE WERE MOVING FORWARD ON GETTING THE BATHROOMS FIXED AND THOSE THINGS OUT THERE, BUT UM, BUT YEAH.
SO THAT'S WHY I THINK PEOPLE ARE EATING.
AND SEPARATELY FROM THE BALL FIELDS, THERE'S A PROJECT IN THE WORKS TO FIX IT BEING DESIGNED RIGHT NOW TO FIX THE BATHROOMS. OKAY.
AND AS I SAID THAT, I WAS LIKE, I THINK I'VE READ THAT WE'RE ALREADY FIXING THAT, BUT, BUT THE FIELDS TOO AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT FOR A FEW YEARS.
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE GETTING MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE WAS KIND OF THAT STOP AND START SITUATION.
ULTIMATELY IT'S GONNA BE A BETTER, BETTER USE OF FUNDS.
IT'S GONNA BE A BETTER IMPROVEMENT AND BETTER MEET THE NEEDS.
BUT I'M, I'M SURE IF YOUR KIDS AGED TWO YEARS IN THE MEANTIME, YOU'RE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
AND, AND ULTIMATELY WE'LL TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM THE VICTOR'S REPORT AND YEAH.
THE BUDGETED AMOUNT AND DO THE MOST WE POSSIBLY CAN WITH WITHIN THE BUDGET.
I, I THINK HIS COUNCIL'S IN AGREEMENT SOONER THAN LATER.
IF WE HAVE TO COME EARLIER TO SURE.
A WORKSHOP WE WILL WANNA HEAR WE DOUBLE UP
READY, READY COME OUT, BRING THEM ON LIVE.
SO THEY'LL FLIGHTS AND COME OUT HERE AND, AND PRESENT TO YOU ON EITHER VICTUS OR, OR OTHERS.
WE LOOK AHEAD AND ANTICIPATE SORT OF WHERE THE COMMUNITY'S AT AS FAR AS USING STUFF.
DOES THAT PLAN OR ANY OTHER THING LOOKING AT PICKLEBALL? THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION I'VE GOT.
UM, THE VICTIM STUDY DOES MM-HMM.
WE HAVE AN ITEM TO PRESENT TONIGHT, A SHORT PRESENTATION ON PICKLEBALL.
UM, PERHAPS SOME OF THE INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF BEEN OUT THERE FOR A WHILE.
MIGHT MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE PICKLEBALL.
THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL.
IT'S, IT'S GROWING EXPONENTIALLY.
IT'S THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA.
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OUR WATER UTILITIES.AND UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BUILDING QUITE A BIT.
SO THIS, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLAN EXPANSION AND THE WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION ARE THE BIG ITEMS THERE.
UH, DRAINAGE FUND, WE WERE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, ANTICIPATED EXPENSES COMING UP.
SO, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THERE'S THE MAINSTREAM, UH, MAIN STREET DETENTION AND STORM SEWER EASEMENTS RIGHT HERE.
SO I KNOW THAT I TALKED TO MR. BEATTY.
I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE, IS HE? NO.
I TALKED TO HIM EARLIER ABOUT HIS BUDGET BECAUSE IT WAS LOOKING LIKE HE WAS GETTING PRETTY CLOSE ON HIS FUND BALANCE.
AND SO I KNOW THERE WILL BE SOME DISCUSSION COMING UP NEXT YEAR JUST ON WHAT ALL THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO DO WITH DRAINAGE.
QUESTION ON, I THINK IT GO, IF YOU CAN GO BACK ONE KATHY, THAT IS THE WATER UTILITY FUND.
IS THAT THIS, UM, I KNOW IT'S CLOSELY RELATED.
A COUSIN TO THE UTILITY SERVICES AS FAR AS LIKE CUSTOMER BILLING AND STUFF, IS THAT, UM, THIS IS ALL UNDER CHRIS KNIFING, OUR DIRECTOR.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY OUT OF THE WATER PLANT.
AND ALL, EVERYTHING THAT ARE BILLING, UH, UTILITY SERVICES IS ACTUALLY REPORTS TO ME.
IF THAT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
OH, I WOULD NOTE THAT I HAD A VERY POSITIVE CONVERSATION, UH, WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE BILLING DEPARTMENT AND OUR TEAM AND, UM, IN RESPONSE TO, AS WE GET QUESTIONS FROM, UH, CITY COUNCIL ABOUT BILLS AND THINGS AND I ASKED THEM SOME, HEY, CAN YOU CALCULATE THIS OR DO THAT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH YEAH, SURE.
AND I, I WAS, I WAS REALLY, I REALLY APPRECIATED THEIR TONE AND TENOR.
UM, I KNOW ONE THING THAT THEY'VE TRIED TO DO IS ADDRESS, AND THIS WILL CHANGE BECAUSE THAT BUILDING'S GONNA BE KNOCKED DOWN, IS I THINK THEY HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S KIND OF LIKE ON STANDBY AT, UM, SEE HALL THAT DOWN HERE IN CASE SOMEBODY HAS AN ISSUE OR NEEDS SOMETHING.
UM, AND UH, THAT TAKES THEM OFF THE PHONES.
I THINK, UM, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS ULTIMATELY IF CITIZENS, CUZ SOME JUST PREFER THAT IF THEY COULD BASICALLY CLICK A BUTTON AND, UM, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SOME JUST PREFER THAT, UH, BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR COMFORT LEVEL AND IT CAN BE DONE IN A SECURE, SAFE WAY SOME WAY.
SO I LIKE THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THAT NEED.
I, I WORRY THAT POTENTIALLY THAT PERSON SPENDS A LOT OF TIME, UM, UNOCCUPIED AS THERE AREN'T TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED ASSISTANCE, BUT LIKE A CALENDAR CALENDAR THAT WE USE OR DIFFERENT THING IF, IF A CITIZEN COULD GO ON THERE AND JUST, HEY, I WANNA REQUEST 30 MINUTES NEXT TUESDAY, THERE'S THREE SLOTS AVAILABLE.
I THINK IF A HANDFUL OF THOSE SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE THAT WE COULD DIRECT PEOPLE TO, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST, UH, OPTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE IN THE TRANSITION, BUT IF THERE'S A BUDGETING THING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS OR SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THAT I'D BE IN FAVOR OF THAT.
CAUSE I THINK GIVING CITIZENS WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO US AS CITY COUNSELORS AND SAYING, YOU CAN'T MAKE AN IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT, JUST CLICK ON THIS LINK ON THEIR CALENDAR, PUT YOUR INFORMATION IN THERE AND THEY'LL CONFIRM AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU IN PERSON IF THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKE.
I GUESS IF THEY ASK FOR THAT AFTER THEY CALL, THEY CAN GET THAT.
BUT I'D REALLY LIKE IT JUST ON THE INTERFACE.
UM, IF WHAT I'M SAYING MAKES IS I'M CONVEYING IT CL UH, CLEARLY YES.
AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT ALL THAT, SO I'M CERTAINLY WELCOME AND ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME TALK TO AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MIGRATION THE LAST YEAR OR SO IN TRYING TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WHAT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
AND WE HAD THE MOVE AND EVERYTHING.
SO I THINK CERTAINLY THAT'S, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT AND UH, I'LL TELL THEM AND WE WILL, I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE ACTUALLY ALREADY, BUT I COULD BE MISTAKEN.
BUT WE CAN, WE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU AND REALLY EXPLORE ALL THAT YOU'RE THINKING THERE TOO.
SO DRAINAGE FUND, UH, FIRE FUND, 10 MILLION, UH, THEIR LARGEST ITEM'S GONNA BE THEIR FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX AND THEIR LAND PURCHASE.
UM, EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO BUY EVERY YEAR, REPLACE, UM, ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT, THEIR LIFE PACKS, THAT KIND OF THING.
UH, FLEET MANAGEMENT IS OUR FLEET, IT'S OUR VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE SOME, UH, MACHINERY EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
BUT BASICALLY $6 MILLION FOR OUR FLEET, OUR ARPA FUNDS ONCE AGAIN, UM, I'LL JUST POINT OUT THIS IS 6.13 AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ONLY.
THE OTHER UH, MILLION DOLLARS OF IT WAS SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.
SO THINGS LIKE COVID TESTING AND THAT KIND OF THING.
HANG ON KATHY, ARE WE LOOKING, ARE WE MISSING SOME PAGES OR, YEAH, WE'RE MISSING THE FLEET.
THEY'VE BEEN UPDATED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME MINOR UPDATES IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY VERSUS WHAT WAS IN THE PACK ON FRIDAY.
I THINK IT WAS SENT OUT THIS MORNING.
SO THEY WERE IN DESCENDING ORDER AGAIN CUZ I HAD TO CHANGE ONE.
UH, BUT OUR ELECTRIC IS, UH, ABOUT 6 MILLION.
OUR WASTEWATER IS ABOUT 6 MILLION.
THIS IS CAPITAL OUTLAY AND IT'S THE TYPICAL SUSPECT'S.
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WASTEWATER DOES HAVE A MASTER PLAN IN THERE, UH, RIGHT HERE.BUT IN LINE REPLACEMENT ARE THEIR BIGGEST THINGS.
ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, CONSTRUCTION OF 3.5 MILLION AND SUBSTATION PROJECTS OF 2 MILLION, UH, ARE THEIR LARGEST ITEMS. POLICE AT 4.4 MILLION.
UM, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR TRAINING CENTER TO RE UH, REFURBISH IT, REMODEL IT, IMPROVE IT, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN DONE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AND THEN GENERAL FUND, UM, IT'S 1.9, THESE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT, THESE ARE NOT ALL OF THE FUNDS, BUT THESE ARE THE FUNDS IN GENERAL FUND THAT ACTUALLY ARE HALF CAPITAL OUTLAY THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, THE STREET ALLEY RIGHT HERE, THAT'S AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN COOPERATION WITH OKLAHOMA COUNTY.
THE OTHER THINGS ARE JUST THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO REPLACE.
SO LIKE AT THE SENIOR CENTER, THE UTIL UH, THE APPLIANCES AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THE GENERAL FUND IS ALSO PAYING FOR THE RADIO TOWER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
THIS IS ALWAYS ONE THAT PROBABLY CONFUSES PEOPLE.
THAT'S OUR OVERHEAD DEPARTMENTS.
UM, BUT BASICALLY YOU CAN SEE IT'S THINGS LIKE OUR, OUR PRINTERS AND UM, ONCE AGAIN, THE RADIO TOWERS IN THERE, AUDIO VISUAL UPGRADES AND IT, OOPS, SORRY.
IT IS BUDGETED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND THAT EITHER GETS DIRECTLY ALLOCATED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ORDER IT OR SOMETIMES IT'S JUST GENERAL, BUT IT'S EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, IPADS AND LAPTOPS AND OUR DESKTOPS.
C D B G IS WHAT, UH, CHRISTIE PATTERSON HAD SPOKEN TO EARLIER.
AND UM, SO HER BUDGET'S AROUND 1.365 AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES.
HERS ARE ALL FEDERALLY REGULATED THOUGH, AND SHE HAS TO REPORT IT.
SO, UM, THAT IS C D B G, THE PARKS.
UM, LET'S SEE, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST ONES WE'VE GOT? PELICAN BAY HAS COST A LITTLE MONEY THIS YEAR.
SERVICE BLAKE LIGHTING UPGRADES, WHICH IS A SOCCER COMPLEX AND THEN THE SOCCER COMPLEX AGAIN.
AND THEY'RE DOING A MAJOR RE UH, REMODEL OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
10 A ANDERSON PLAY STRUCTURE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SPLASH PAD.
AND JUST GENERALLY THINGS IN, IN, UH, VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY FOR OUR PARKS ON THE, ON THE PELICAN BAY.
IS THAT, UM, TO GET US THROUGH THIS SEASON AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR THE FUTURE? IS THAT WHERE WE'RE AT? THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
UM, OKAY, SO THE CAPITAL, THERE'S, THERE ACTUALLY IS A FUND CALLED THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN OUR OTHER LARGE ONES.
AND BASICALLY WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT ARE ADA SIDEWALKS.
WE PUT $400,000 IN IT EVERY YEAR AND JUST TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE SIDEWALKS.
UH, AND THEN THERE'S SOME MINOR OTHER THINGS.
UH, NORTH TIMBERS DRAINAGE, THIRD STREET DEMOLITION, CITYLINK IS OUR BUS SERVICE.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A NEW BUS RIGHT HERE.
SO, UM, PUBLIC WORKS FIELD SERVICES, AGAIN, THEY NORMALLY DON'T HAVE CAPITAL OUTLAY, BUT THEY ARE SHARING IN THE RADIO TOWER WHEN IT COMES TO ADA IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S HOW MUCH WE AS A CITY PUT IN.
ARE THERE REQUIREMENTS, I GUESS IT WOULD JUST DEPEND ON THE PLOT FOR DEVELOPERS TO COME ALONGSIDE OR DO SOME OF THAT AS WELL OR HOW DOES THAT, HOW DOES THAT SORT OF MAXIMIZING SORT OF OUR NEW, NEW DEVELOPMENTS REQUIRED TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS AT THE TIME INVOLVED IN? SO THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A PART IN THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT GOES AND FIX GAPS OR DETERIORATED SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE, UH, COME TO OUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF AN ADA COMPLAINT.
IT ALSO FIXES CERTAIN THINGS IN OUR PARKS THAT ARE IN OUR TRANSITION PLAN AS WELL.
SO, AND I'M JUST USING THIS AS A POINT OF REFERENCE CUZ IT'S ONE I'VE LOOKED AT, BUT LIKE, SAY SECOND AND COLTRANE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS GONNA BE RETAIL PUT ON LIKE SECOND STREET.
IT'D BE INCUMBENT UPON THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALKS AND THEN WE WOULD COME IN BEHIND THEM IF THERE WAS SOME DETERIORATION OR COMPLAINT TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS LATER IF THERE NEEDED TO BE SOMETHING SO THAT THERE COULD BE OUR, OUR ELDERS, SENIORS COULD HAVE ACCESS.
TYPICALLY THE UH, ADA IMPROVEMENTS WE MAKE TO SIDEWALKS ARE ALONG OUR ARTERIAL STREETS.
AND WE ARE WORKING UNDER AN ADA MASTER PLAN OH, OKAY.
UH, FOR THE, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
AND THEN ART AND PUBLIC PLACES IS OUR MATCHING PROGRAM, THE $30,000 PER PIECE, UH, TO MATCH DONOR FUNDS.
AND THEN ALL THE OTHER THINGS WERE JUST THE KICKING BIRD GOLF COURSE MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
AND THAT'S JUST THE NORMAL STUFF THEY'RE GONNA NEED.
I BELIEVE THEY NEED A NEW LAWNMOWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOO.
SO, UH, EDMOND ECONOMIC, EDMOND ELECTRIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS NOT THE E E D A, IT'S THE E E E D A AND BASICALLY ELECTRIC JUST PUTS A, IT IS, IT'S CONFUSING, BUT YOU MIGHT WANNA TAKE NOTE.
SO, UM, IT'S, THEY JUST PUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO A FUND EVERY YEAR AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL JUST LET IT ACCUMULATE FOR A FEW YEARS.
THE MOST RECENT PROJECT THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD SIZE WAS THE ICE HOUSE, UH, PARKING LOT.
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SO WHEN WE DID THAT, THOSE FUNDS WERE SITTING THERE, IT PAID FOR THE PARKING LOT AND UM, SO THEY JUST PUT FUNDS INTO IT EVERY YEAR.AND THEN THE CEMETERY, THEY NEED A UTILITY, VE VEHICLE AND SOLID WASTE.
UH, SOME, SOME, UH, MACHINERY EQUIPMENT.
SO, SO BRIAN, CUZ YOU HAD MENTIONED DURING BREAK THAT HUNDRED 15 IS A, THAT I ASKED ABOUT IS A PART OF THE OTHER FUNDS.
AND THIS IS BRIAN SORENSEN, DIRECTOR OF GOLF AND KICKING BERG GOLF.
AND LIKE I WAS TALKING TO YOU AT THE BREAK, THIS IS ACTUALLY IN MY OPERATIONAL BUDGET.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, FOR CITY COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY THE NEW MEMBERS AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND, OUR JOB IS TO COVER ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES PLUS ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.
IT IS THE LARGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, SUCH AS A NEW WATER TOWER OR A NEW MAINTENANCE FACILITY, OR A NEW CLUBHOUSE OR NEW GREENS.
THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD COME TO THE CITY AND ASK FOR SUPPORT IN THOSE THINGS.
BUT LIKE RIGHT UP HERE ON THE MACHINERY AND TOOLS, LIKE I WAS MENTIONING TO YOU, THAT'S FOR OUR REAL GRINDER NEXT YEAR, OUR GREENS, AIR FIRE, AND A UTILITY CART.
AND THOSE PURCHASES ARE COVERED OUT OF OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET COVERED BY THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE OUR GOLFERS.
SO, UM, COUNCILMAN ROBBINS, YOU'D ASKED FOR A, UH, KIND OF A LITTLE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'VE SPENT ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN IMPROVEMENTS IN MAINTENANCE AND, AND THOSE ARE IN TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT SPOTS.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS, BUT BASICALLY WE WENT BACK TO 2017, SO INCLUDING OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AN EIGHT YEAR GRAND TOTAL ON ALL TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT'S FILLING POTHOLES OR BUILDING A STREET IS 107 MILLION.
AND, UM, ONE THING YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE, WHAT'S GOING UP, HERE'S THE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN THAT'S ABOUT WHAT, 10, 12 MILLION AND IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE SAW EARLIER ON THE OTHER SLIDES.
SO, UM, THAT'S, WELL, I I KIND OF SAID THAT WRONG.
IF YOU GO, LET ME JUST SHOW YOU REAL QUICK.
SO IF I GO TO THE 2000 C I P, THAT'S WHERE MOST OF IT IS.
THESE FIRST, LIKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO RIGHT HERE, THEY'RE AROUND 10 MILLION.
AND SO THAT'S BASICALLY MOST OF WHAT IT IS IN THAT YOU'RE SEEING NEXT YEAR IN THE BUDGET.
AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE, SO ON OUR MAINTENANCE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS WHERE WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER MILLION AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT FIVE YEARS GOING OUT.
SO THIS IS FOR ALL THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THAT KIND OF THING.
SO WE KIND OF JUST WENT BACK THROUGH, AND THIS DOES NOT TOTAL THE WHOLE 106 MILLION, BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE, UH, IMPROVEMENT SIDE.
SO IT'S STREET REHAB, DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS, UH, OUR, OUR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC LIGHT PROGRAM, AND I THINK WE'RE IN FI PHASE THREE NOW.
UM, THE QUIET ZONE THAT HELPED BRING, UH, MORE DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN.
SO BASICALLY IT'S JUST INTERSECTIONS, STREET SCAPE AND BIG PROJECTS LIKE THAT.
THE MAINTENANCE SIDE IS POTHOLE PATCHING, LANE STRIPPING, ASPHALT PRODUCT, STREET AGGREGATE, AND RIGHT OF WAY REPAIR.
AND SO THE NEXT STEPS ARE, UM, YOU'VE LISTENED TO THIS PRESENTATION AGAIN TONIGHT.
SO IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT OR IF YOU WANT ANY CHANGES, WE NEED FORMAL, FORMAL ADOPTION TONIGHT.
WE DO HAVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE YEAR END, WHICH IS NOW, UNLESS WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IN TWO DAYS.
AND, UH, THEN ONCE THAT'S ADOPTED, WE FILE IT WITH THE STATE AUDITOR, AND THAT'S DUE NO LATER THAN JULY 31ST.
AND THEN SOMETIME BETWEEN J JUNE 30TH WHEN WE FINISH THE ACTUAL YEAR END, GET IT ALL TIED UP AND, UM, JULY 31ST, THE BUDGET BOOK WILL ACTUALLY BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
WE DO HAVE HARD COPIES, SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS ONE, JUST PLEASE CONTACT ME.
WE GET COPIES, BUT WE DON'T ORDER A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT IN DEMAND ANYMORE.
MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO GET IT ONLINE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM, SO I DO HAVE ONE I ONE I THINK OR TWO REMAINING ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS.
UM, AND WE CAN, IF NOW'S THE BEST TIME OR WHATEVER.
UM, SO IN THE BUDGET, THERE'S 540,405 RESTRICTED FOR LAND ACQUISITION, FOR REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY STOPS.
UM, I ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED IN REGARDS TO THAT.
UM, AS I'VE READ THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTATIONS AND REVIEWED THAT PRESENTATION, THE DISCUSSION I WANT TO HAVE WITH COUNSEL IS ACTUALLY BELIEVE THERE'S VERY STRONG PROS AND CONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT AN RTA REGIONAL TRANSIT
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TRAIN SYSTEM, UH, SHOULD HAPPEN, OR IF THERE BE A BENEFIT TO IT, IT'LL BE A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECT.AND, UM, THAT'S UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT AS FAR AS WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE BEING ENCUMBERED.
AND I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE A VERY ROBUST DEBATE THAT HAPPENS, UM, WHICH ULTIMATELY WOULD COME TO FRUITION, UM, AT A VOTE.
UH, WHAT I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IS I DUG INTO THE INFORMATION, THE DOCUMENTS, IS THAT THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE AUTHORIZING THAT VOTE WOULD CALL A VOTE, SO THAT, UM, IT WOULD COUNT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED FROM BOTH EDMOND, OKLAHOMA CITY AND NORMAN.
UM, WHAT I DON'T WANT IS A SCENARIO WHERE THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND HAVE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION, HAVE GOTTEN FLOODED WITH MAILERS, HAD THEIR DOOR KNOCKED ON BY EVERYBODY, UH, WENT TO THE POLL, MADE THAT DECISION, AND THEN WOKE UP THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING, UH, HAVING NOT VOTED IN FAVOR, BUT BEING, UM, BEING, UH, ON THE HOOK, UH, FOR PROBABLY WHAT'LL END UP BEING A DECENT, SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF, OF OUR, UH, REVENUE ON SALES TAX, UH, TO BE ABLE TO FUND THAT, UH, CAPITAL PROJECT.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS, AND I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE A CHANGE IN STATUTE, IS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING, UH, THE CITY CITIZENS OF EDMOND IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD VOTE ON SOMETHING, WHERE IF THEY, A MAJORITY OF THEM VOTED IT DOWN, THAT THEY'D BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
SO I WOULD, UM, PULL OUT THE FUNDS AND THEN I WOULD HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, WHICH I THINK IS MR. RIGBY, ON THAT COMMITTEE, COMMUNICATE TO RTA THAT WE'RE VERY IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE ROBUST CONVERSATION, BUT, UH, WANT TO MODIFY THE LANGUAGE IF IT'S STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE BEFORE THOSE FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.
UM, THAT SAYS THAT IF THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND, UH, AREN'T IN FAVOR OR DO NOT VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT, THE CITIZENS OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA CITY DO THAT.
THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND ARE NOT ECONOMICALLY RE UH, ON THE HOOK FOR IT.
SO, I DON'T KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE MERIT A DISCUSSION, BUT, UM, WELL, YES, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COUNCIL WORTH DISCUSSION ON THE RTA AND THE, THE VALUE AND THE BENEFIT OF, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT COUNCIL ACTUALLY, UM, WAS IT 2019 OR WHENEVER WE JUST STARTED HAVING THAT DISCUSSION? UH, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF RTA IS OUR CONGESTION THAT WE HAVE ON OUR TRAIN TRACKS OVER HERE.
THE RTA SOLUTION WILL ELIMINATE OUR, UH, TRAIN BEING SEQUESTERED OVER HERE ANYWHERE UP AND DOWN IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO, UH, ALLOW TO DO THAT, THOUGH WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, SOME OF US ON THIS COUNCIL HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RAILROAD, B E N S F, UH, ECONOMICALLY ANY OTHER WAY WAS VERY EX UH, EXPENSIVE.
UH, BUT WE'VE HAD COUNTLESS, UH, DISCUSSIONS ON THE BENEFITS, THE PROS, THE CONS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE ON THE RTA BOARD, UH, ITSELF, UH, ACTUALLY, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE HAS JUST BEEN NEWLY APPOINTED TO OUR ACOG, WHERE HE'S ALSO BEING BROUGHT UP TO SPEED ON THE BENEFITS AND PROS AND CONS OF, OF THE RTA SYSTEM ITSELF.
UM, SO, AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS A COUNCIL FOR OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME IS ACTUALLY REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT IN HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD FROM LOCALLY, FROM OUR, OUR STAFF.
WE'VE HAD OUR MOBILITY, WE'VE HAD OUR MOBILITY, UM, DISCUSSIONS, AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EITHER HERE OR DOWN DOWNTOWN.
COMMUNITY RTA HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR THAT.
SO THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT, WE'VE, WE'VE, I'M SAYING IS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO BE TO THIS POINT RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TO LEGISLATIVELY TRY TO GO DOWN AND CHANGE THAT.
UH, I, MY CONCERN IS THIS, I DO NOT WANT TO SHOW THAT WE ARE NOT RIGHT NOW INTERESTED IN RTA BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS TO DATE HAVE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF RTA.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THE ISSUE OF WHAT IS THE BENEFIT, IT WAS SOMEONE WHO SAID, YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME, SOME DOUBTS ABOUT IT, BUT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, SO THEY CAN GET ACROSS THE TRACK.
AND ALSO WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE NEW, UM, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF INVESTMENT THAT'S GOING ON THROUGH THE WEST SIDE OF THE TRACK,
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THAT WILL CLEAR THAT POSSIBILITY FOR THE, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, ALL THOSE BUSINESSES TO COME TO THE EAST SIDE WITHOUT BEING ENCUMBERED BY A TRAIN SITTING THERE.I ACTUALLY THINK, SO MAYOR, I THINK YOU MAKE A VERY COMPELLING ARGUMENT, WHICH IS WHY I, AND PROBABLY MOST CITIZENS WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT.
WHAT I DISAGREE WITH IS THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT IF CITIZENS OF EDMOND VOTE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE SUPPORT OR FUNDING, BUT THE CITIZENS OF NORMAN AND OKLAHOMA CITY DO THAT, THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND WILL WAKE UP THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION HAVING TO SUPPORT WITH FUNDING SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T SUPPORT WITH THEIR VOTE.
SO A COUPLE THINGS COME TO MIND.
I I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE LAW THE WAY THAT IT IS, BECAUSE THE BENEFIT OF RTA, I THINK, IS BEING ABLE TO GO FROM EDMOND TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO NORMAN.
AND IF ONE PIECE OF THAT COULD CONTROL ONLY THAT PIECE, IT DOESN'T WORK.
SO, I MEAN, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE COMMUNITY'S ALL IN IT TOGETHER.
UM, IN ORDER FOR THAT TO WORK, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, BUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING POSSIBLY HAPPENING IS THE REASON THAT THE LAW IS THAT WAY.
UM, THE OTHER THING I THINK IS ALLOCATING THE FUNDS FOR THIS SITE.
I MEAN, WE'D STILL HAVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE WHEN IT CAME BEFORE US.
UM, BUT THE TIMEFRAME ON THESE THINGS, IF WE DON'T GET AHEAD OF IT AND LOCATE THAT PROPERTY AND GET IT PURCHASED, THIS COULD BLOW THE WHOLE THING UP.
AND SO I THINK TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, THERE'S BEEN LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT LOTS OF TIME, UM, INVESTIGATING THE BENEFITS OF THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE IN SUPPORT OF IT.
SO, UM, I JUST, I VERY STRONGLY SUPPORT HAVING IT IN THE BUDGET THAT WE PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY, UM, AND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND, AND, AND NOT WAIVER IN OUR SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL PROJECT AND THE BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND ONE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT SEPARATE FROM THE RTA IS AMTRAK, IS THAT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH AMTRAK TO, THERE'S, I DON'T CAN'T REMEMBER THE YEAR, WHAT AMTRAK STOPPED SERVICING FROM THE SOUTHERN REGION TO KANSAS.
NOW WE'RE IN CONVERSATION WITH AMTRAK BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, INITIALLY THEY WANTED ONE UP ROUTE TO KANSAS, ONE, ONE NORTHERN ROUTE, ONE SOUTHERN ROUTE.
THEY HAD COME BACK TO THE CITY THE OTHER DAY.
THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT SUPPORTING TWO ROUTES, TWO, TWO NORTHERN ROUTES, TWO SOUTHERN ROUTES.
THAT'S ANOTHER ECONOMIC GENERATOR.
THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE, WE, UH, ALL THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS SUPPORTED RTA BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE END OF, RIGHT NOW, THE END OF RTA.
THAT'S AN ECONOMIC GENERATOR FROM NOT BEING IN THE MIDDLE.
BUT WHEN THEY COME FROM, IF THEY, IF SOMEONE HERE IS GOING TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO DO SOME BUSINESS OR GOING ALL THE WAY TO NORMAN, THE ENDPOINTS ARE THE ECONOMIC GENERATORS THERE.
SO I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO IF THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND WAKE UP AFTER AN ELECTION AND HAVING NOT SUPPORTED THE ARGUMENTS WHICH HAD JUST BEEN MADE, WHICH I THINK ARE ROBUST, THEN I THINK THAT THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE FINANCIAL, UH, OBLIGATION OF IT.
I THINK IF IT HAS MERIT, IT WILL BE PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY BY THE CITIZENS OF NORMAN, THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND.
BUT I THINK THE APPROPRIATE ROUTE IS TO HOLD THOSE ON THE SAME DAY INDIVIDUALLY, OR AT LEAST COUNT PER THE, THE CITY, NOT AS THE WHOLE.
UH, BECAUSE IF WE WAKE UP IN A SITUATION ON A WEDNESDAY AFTER OUR VOTERS HAVE VOTED DOWN A PROJECT LIKE THAT, WHICH WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL ALLOCATION OUT OF OUR SALES TAX, UM, NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S JUST, IT WOULD BE A NET NEW REGIONAL SALES TAX.
IT WOULDN'T BE A CITY OF EDMOND SALES TAX TAX, BUT LIKE, WHAT IS THAT WHAT IT'S NOT, IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF OUR REVENUES.
WE WOULDN'T BE CAPTURING IT TO, TO DISTRIBUTE TO THAT.
BUT LIKE, SAY RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT WHAT KATHY, 8.3 0.75, 3.75, BUT A TOTAL OF EIGHT POINT, THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE STATE'S PORTION IS THE BALANCE OF THE, SO THE TOTAL THAT SOMEBODY GETS A SALES TAX OF IS 8.125, ISN'T IT? 8.2, THE 8.2, 8.25, MM-HMM.
SO I, I MEAN, I'VE ASKED, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T KNOW, BUT IF THEY SAY IT'S A QUARTER, IT'S A HALF, IT'S A FULL, THAT BRINGS IT SOMEWHERE AROUND 8.7, FIVE TO NINE.
SO THAT BASICALLY ENCUMBER US OR SEALS US OFF FROM FUTURE REVENUE IF WE WANT TO GO FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
CUZ WE'RE THROWING IN ON THE RTA.
NOW, IF OUR CITIZENS SAY WE LOVE IT, WE SUPPORT IT, WE'LL USE IT, WE WANT IT, LET'S GO FOR IT.
THEN I SAY ALL, ALL THE POWER TO 'EM, LIKE
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LET THE CITIZENS DECIDE.BUT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING A SYSTEM WHERE NORMAN, OKLAHOMA CITY AND EDMOND NORMAN CAN VOTE, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT THEY'LL SUPPORT MULTI-MODAL TRANS TRANSPORTATION.
I THINK OKLAHOMA CITY ON THE WHOLE WILL DO A GOOD JOB IN GETTING THAT OUT.
AND I THINK, BUT, BUT IF EDMOND WAKES UP ON A WEDNESDAY AND HASN'T VOTED FOR IT, I I I THINK THE BLOWBACK WOULD BE SEVERE, MORE SEVERE THAN WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WELL THAT'S, THAT'S WHY THE RTA IS THAT IT'S SUCH A HIGH LEVEL, UH, OF DISCUSSION IN, IN THE STATE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S OUR LEGISLATORS TALKING ABOUT IT.
IT'S UH, OUR LEGISLATORS TALKING TO WASHINGTON ABOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND, AND NEEDS.
RIGHT NOW OUR COMMUNITY IS GETTING LANDLOCK ON TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO, TO TRAVERSE OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, GOING FROM NORTH SOUTH IS, IS THE ROUTE RIGHT NOW.
UH, THEN WE'RE GONNA GO EAST WEST IF RTA EXPANDS.
UH, WHEN YOU TALK TO THE RTA CONSULTANTS, THESE ARE SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAD.
LIKE ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, THAT'S VERY SIMILAR, IS UP IN UTAH WHERE THEY TIED INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
NOW IT, ONE OF THEIR ROUTES GOES STRAIGHT TO THEIR AIR FORCE BASE UP THERE.
UM, IT, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN, UH, BUT UH, I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
YOU CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE LEGISLATORS.
BUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY ASPECT RIGHT NOW, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS, THIS LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION, NOT ONLY FOR EDMOND, BUT THE, THE MIDDLE REGION OF OKLAHOMA.
SO I WOULD SAY IS, UM, I CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION.
MAYOR, YOU HAD, YOU HAD NOTED THAT ULTIMATELY WOULD THERE BE A PURCHASE ORDER THAT WOULD COME UP BEFORE, LIKE WE PUT THIS IN THE BUDGET, BUT ULTIMATELY WE HAVE TO AUTHORIZE THE LETTING OF THE FUNDS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON THAT CUZ THAT'S WHAT I AM.
I THINK ALL OF US HAVE THE BENEFIT OF BEING, YOU KNOW, THESE GET TO GO TO ALL THESE MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS AND THINGS, WHICH 99.9% OF OUR CITIZENS DON'T.
UM, AS LONG AS THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO WAKE UP ON A WEDNESDAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY POTENTIALLY DIDN'T VOTE FOR, THAT WOULD BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO SHARE AND, AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING.
UH, AS LONG AS THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AWARE I CAN MOVE DOWN THAT PATH.
I JUST KIND OF, I HIT A BIG PAUSE WHEN I WHEN I DID THAT, NOT BECAUSE I PROBABLY WON'T VOTE FOR THE PROGRAM OR WANT THE PROGRAM OR THINK IT HAS HIGH BENEFIT.
UH, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT CITIZENS OF EDMONDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE.
UH, THAT SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN WE JUST VOTED LAST YEAR PLUS FOR THE 22 ACRES OVER ON 15TH AND BRYANT.
THERE WERE CITIZENS THAT CALLED ME AND SAID, I DIDN'T VOTE FOR THIS.
I SAID, I UNDERSTAND, BUT ENOUGH OF THE CITIZENS VOTED FOR IT.
BUT I MEAN, THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS THAT ALL THOSE WERE CITIZENS OF EDMOND HERE, WERE ADDING OKLAHOMA CITY AND NORMAN, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT EQUATION AS FAR AS WHAT, TO ME, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT JUST PART OF EDMOND, WE'RE PART OF THIS REGION, WE'RE PART OF THE STATE AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE VOTE ON THAT ARE EITHER, YOU KNOW, SMALLER OR LARGER IN SCOPE.
UM, AND TO ME IT DIMINISHES THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROJECT IF WE PARSE IT OFF INTO, BECAUSE IF ONE COMMUNITY, LIKE I SAID, IF ONE COMMUNITY DOESN'T VOTE, THE OTHER TWO DO, IT DOESN'T WORK.
SO, I MEAN, THIS PROJECT IS A REGIONAL PROJECT AND SO IT SHOULD BE VOTED ON AS A REGION.
AND SO IF THE REGION SAYS THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND HOW WE WANT TO PAY SALES TAX, THEN I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO IT'S NOT TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, IT'S DIFFERENT REPRESENTATION BASED ON THE PROJECT.
SO YEAH, I MEAN I, I'M WILLING CUZ I, I KNOW OBVIOUSLY I'M PROBABLY THE MINORITY OF, OF THIS INITIAL POINT OF VIEW OF SAYING, LET'S MOVE FORWARD AND THEN I'LL, I'LL EDUCATE MYSELF AND I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE A PURCHASED LETTING PROCESS THAT WE VOTE ON.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
OH, THE OTHER THING I WAS GONNA NOTE IS, UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BUDGET, EVEN IF IT HAS A ZERO ON IT, IS THAT FORMER COUNSELOR MOORE, I KNOW, AND THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PASSED THAT WOULD SEGREGATE MARIJUANA SALES TAX.
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WANT US TO GET LOST OF THAT FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFIT.AND SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE JUST THAT AS A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET THAT WE PASS AND THEN WE ADD WHAT, WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS WHEN WE HAVE IT.
WELL, I THOUGHT FROM THAT ACTION THERE, THAT THE STAFF IS ON THE HOOK TO COME BACK TO US TO ACTUALLY TELL US WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE WAIT UNTIL STAFF COMES BACK AND SAYS, THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
AND THEN IF IT'S NECESSARY, WE CAN DO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ADD THAT IN THERE.
WELL, AND CHANCES ARE IT'LL HAVE ITS OWN FUND.
MS. PANISH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK UP PLEASE.
IT'LL, IT'LL HAVE ITS OWN FUND.
IT'LL BE A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, JUST LIKE THE OPIOID OR ANY OF THOSE THAT HAVE A DEDICATED FUND.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE JUST A LINE ITEM, IT WOULD BE A WHOLE FUND.
AND, AND, AND IT, THERE'S A RESOLUTION.
SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE DEFINITELY AWARE AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT.
I'M JUST NOT FEELING REAL COMFORTABLE.
I'M GETTING GOOD NUMBERS, SO, OKAY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT US, NOT NORMAN, NOT OKLAHOMA CITY.
THIS SEEMS LIKE THIS, THAT GLOBAL ORDER BUSINESS.
WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN GLOBAL ORDER BUSINESS.
NEXT ONE IS POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
I DID NOT SEE ANY INCREASES FOR SROS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE 19 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT DON'T, DO NOT HAVE SROS.
IS THAT CORRECT? OFFICERS? IS THAT CORRECT? ANY SROS IN THE 19 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSIGNED? ANYBODY KNOW? WE CAME UP HERE A YEAR AGO AFTER AL TEXAS AND WE ASKED THAT QUESTION AND YOU ALL SAID, OH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE MEETINGS ON IT.
WELL, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ARE NO SROS ASSIGNED TO 19 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
IT'S A PROBLEM FOR PARENTS BASED ON AL AND FOR TENNESSEE AND OTHERS.
THOSE ARE ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SO THE QUESTION IS, THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE INCREASED FOR SROS FOR THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR, AND HERE'S THE THING YOU GUYS NEED TO WORK WITH ABOUT THE, UH, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE TO REQUEST THEM AND THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING IT.
WHY? THE PARENTS WANT TO KNOW.
WE NEED TO HAVE SECURITY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
NOW, ALTERNATIVE THAT SHOULD BE IN INVOLVED IS WE NEED RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS, RETIRED VETERANS, RETIRED.
ANY PEOPLE HAVE SERVED A WEAPON TO BE FORMED GROUPS.
AND IT CAN BE RUN THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRAINING.
BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE RATHER THAN INCREASE THE SALARIES OF THE, UH, OR INCREASE THE BUDGET OF THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE CAN DO THAT HERE IN THIS CITY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IF 19 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE NOT PROTECTED AND DON'T HAVE A SIGNED OFFICERS, SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE, WITH THE BUDGET.
KEEP UP TO GOOD WORK OVER THERE.
IS ANYONE ELSE? QUESTION, COMMENTS? OKAY, COUNSEL.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE FIVE A.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE ROBINSON, WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST
[B. Approval of Resolution No. _______ Authorizing the spending above the 90% limit as designated by the Oklahoma Municipal budget Act of 1979.]
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 17 DASH 2317 DASH 23.AUTHORIZING THE SPENDING ABOVE THE 90% LEVEL AS DESIGNATED BY THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL BUDGET ACT OF 1979.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE B.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[C. Discussion and Consideration of Resolution No. _______ establishing the rates, rules and regulations for collection of Solid Waste, effective July 1, 2023.]
NOW WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 18 DASH 2318 DASH 23, ESTABLISHING THE RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2023.CAN I MOVE? I DO THAT MOTION? MM-HMM.
BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MM-HMM.
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SECOND.[D. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. _________ Amending Chapter 2.80 of the Edmond Municipal Code, the Edmond Public Transportation Committee by Restructuring and Renaming the Edmond Public Transportation Committee to the Edmond Mobility Commission; by Renaming Chapter 2.80 the Edmond Public Transportation Committee as the Edmond Mobility Commission; by Amending Section 2.80.010 Creation; by Amending Section 2.80.020 Membership; by Amending Section 2.80.030 Term of Office; by Renaming Section 2.80.040 Powers and Duties as Responsibilities and by amending the same; by Amending Section 2.80.050 Authority; by Renaming Section 2.80.060 Open Meeting Law as Procedures - Meetings and by amending the same; by Renaming Section 2.80.079 Quorum as Compensation and by amending the same; By Repealing Sections 2.80.080, and 2.80.090, and Providing for Repealer and Severability. ]
NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATIONS OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 52, 39 52, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 8 0 OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE, THE EDMOND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY RESTRUCTURING AND RENAMING THE EDMOND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO THE EDMOND MOBILITY COMMISSION BY RENAMING CHAPTER TWO 80.AND THE, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS THE ADMIN MOBILITY COMMISSION BY AMENDING SECTION 2.80 10, CREATION MAN BY AMENDING SECTION 2.80 20 MEMBERSHIP BY AMENDING SECTION 2 8 30 TERMS OF OFFICE BY RENAMING SECTION 2 8 0 40 POWERS AND DUTIES AS RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND BY AMENDING THE SAME, BY AMENDING SECTION 2 8 0 50 AUTHORITY BY RENAMING SECTION 2 80 60 OPENING MEETING LAW AS PROCEDURES MEETING.
AND BY AMENDING THE SAME, BY RENAMING SECTION 2 8 0 79 QUORUM AS COMPENSATION.
AND BY AMENDING THE SAME BY REPEALING SECTIONS 2 8 0 8 AND 2 8 0 9 0 AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? IT'S REALLY CHRISTIAN'S FAULT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
IN OTHER WORDS, I'M CHRISTIE PATTERSON, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
I'M ALSO THE STAFF LEAD FOR THE TRANSIT PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
UM, LAST FALL WE BROUGHT YOU EDMUND SCHIFF LONG-RANGE MOBILITY PLAN THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED.
UM, AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE APPROVED, UM, YOU ALL ALSO APPROVED THE VISION ZERO RESOLUTION.
ONE OF THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS A CREATE A CITIZEN-LED BODY TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDMUND SHIFT, UM, AS OPPOSED TO CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BOARD COMMISSION STAFF IS PROPOSING TO RECONFIGURE THE EDMOND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY BROADENING THEIR SCOPE AND EXPANDING THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
THESE CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO HANDLE A WIDER VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY TOPICS.
UM, AND TWO, THE KEY COMPONENTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES.
UM, THEY WILL BE MAKING DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING MOBILITY PROJECTS AS WELL AS PUBLIC POLICY AND RELATED AND ALL PUBLIC, UH, POLICY RELATED TO MOBILITY.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE EXPANDING THE DISCUSSION ON MOBILITY BECAUSE, UH, IT'S A GROWING NEED, ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY AS MORE AND MORE, UH, PEOPLE COME HERE FOR VARIOUS REASONS TO LIVE, WORK, OR PLAY.
UH, GETTING AROUND TRAVERSING THE CITY IS, IS VERY, VERY, UH, IMPORTANT.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK IT'S GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? YES, SIR.
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WE'VE HEARD SO FAR MEETS THE OKLAHOMA MEETINGS ACT CUZ WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT GUN THING.
YDA SAID THIS THING IMPOSSIBLE TO READ AND THERE WAS NO, UH, SLIDES UP HERE, LADIES TO SPEAK UP.
ISN'T THERE SOME CHARTS THAT CAN SHOW WHAT THE HECK THIS THING DOES? CUZ I SURE AS HECK DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR US ELDERS.
NO WAY, JOSE, LET'S LET YOU KNOW.
I THINK WE CAN SIMPLY EXPLAIN, LEAVE A CHART.
I DON'T THINK YOU NEED A CHART.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE CHANGING THE NAME OF THE EDMOND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO THE MOBILITY COMMISSION TO ENCOMPASS MORE THAN JUST DRIVING A CAR.
SO IT'S ALL KINDS OF MOBILITY.
WHY WASN'T THAT ON HERE? LIKE THAT? THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE IN OUR, IN OUR LAW TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.
I, I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT CONFUSING, BUT IT'S, WE'RE CHANGING THE NAME.
YOU'VE GOT BETTER EDUCATION THAN I DO.
WHAT YOU JUST SAID WAS PERFECT.
WELL, I'M GLAD I COULD HELP SAID THAT.
YEAH, IF HE WOULD, IF THAT WOULD'VE BEEN DONE FOR ALL OF US, IT WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH EASIER.
BUT THIS WELL, IF YOU, IF YOU COULD ASK RESPECTFULLY, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
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THANK YOU, SIR.WITHOUT ACCUSATION AND JUST SIMPLY ASK THE QUESTION.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE V NEXT.
UM, DO WE PASS, DO WE NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[E. Approval of Resolution No.__________ Appointing Purchasing Agent for the Traffic Signal Loops Replacement Project for Engineering.]
ITEM E, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 19 DASH 2319 DASH 23.APPOINTING EE AGENT FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LOOPS REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR ENGINEERING.
WE, UH, APPROVED A CONTRACT LAST TIME FOR THE, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL LOOSE LOOPS REPLACEMENT PROJECT, AND WE NEGLECTED TO ALSO APPOINT THE PURCHASE ANY AT THE SAME TIME.
SO WE COME BACK TO THIS WEEK, UH, ASKING YOU TO APPOINT THAT PURCHASE AGENT.
THAT'S THE NECESSARY PART OF HAVING THE CONTRACT.
I THINK MR. ER MOORE HAD A QUESTION THAT WAS MAKING A MOTION.
DID SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING? THERE YOU GO.
NOW WE HAVE A PERS TO THE AGENT 0.1.
[6. 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.)]
OUR GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS ARE USUALLY APPROVED AS A GROUP WITH THE PROPER MOTION FROM A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.[3. Approval of Transfer of Appropriation for the construction of a Splash Pad at Ted Anderson Park; $1,036,155.00. (Ward 3)]
APPROVAL, UH, WE HAVE SEVEN GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS, BUT WE DO HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FOR ITEM THREE.BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, UM, HERE TO DELIVER SOME FUN AND EXCITING NEWS FOR A NEW SPLASH PAD AT TANA TANA ANDERSON PARK.
AND JUST HERE TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SOME PICTURES OF THE NEW PROJECT.
THIS IS FUNDED BY THE 2017 C I P, SO WAS VOTED ON IN 2016.
UM, A GROUP OF CITIZENS, UH, THAT KIND OF ARE DRIVE THAT DROVE THE PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED INCREASING SPLASH PAD FACILITIES.
AND, UM, STAFF USED THE FOLLOWING THERE TO KIND OF DETERMINE, UM, PARAMETERS FOR THE, FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS DESIGN.
THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE SPLASH PAD AT BARNETT FIELD.
UM, THE SPLASH PAD AT 10 ANDERSON PARK.
UM, THESE ARE, THIS IS KIND OF SOME OF THE UNDERSTANDINGS AND THE DESIGN PROCESS W IS, UH, SMALLER THAN THE CURRENT SPLASH PAD.
AND THAT'S JUST BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE PARK COMPARED TO BARNETT FIELD.
UM, THE DESIGNER IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THE NEED FOR RESTROOM FACILITIES, WHAT TO DO WITH THE WATER, AND THEN, UM, JUST USING THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD TO ADVISE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
UM, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT GRAPHIC HERE TO, TO HELP DEMONSTRATE WHY AT, UH, TED ANDERSON PARK.
SO THIS IS TED HENDERSON PARK, THE PROPOSED LOCATION, THIS IS BARNETT FIELD WHERE THE EXISTING SPLASH PAD IS MITCH PARK, WHERE YOU HAVE AN INDOOR POOL, AND THEN HAYFORD PARK, WHICH HAS PELICAN BAY RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN THE RED IS JUST KIND OF THE POPULATION CONCENTRATION.
AND THEN THE BLUE DOTS ARE, UM, POOL PERMITS.
SO THOSE ARE MOSTLY, UH, PRIVATE POOLS AND HOA POOLS.
AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE DEMONSTRATED CLEARLY KIND OF WHY THIS IS A GOOD LOCATION FOR THIS PARK.
ARCADIA LAKES RIGHT HERE ALSO IN AQUATIC FACILITY.
SO THERE'S JUST KIND OF SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT, UH, STAFF AND DESIGN TEAM WENT THROUGH TO COME UP WITH THIS.
SO THERE'S THE LOCATION OF, OF WHERE THE SPLASH PARK WILL BE BUILT WITHIN THE PARK.
UM, I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEARBY WITH, UM, SOME PARKING AVAILABLE.
SO THEY KIND OF WORK INVERSELY TO ONE ANOTHER WHEN THE SPLASH PARK'S BUSY SCHOOL'S OUT.
SO, SO THAT'LL WORK OUT GOOD FOR, FOR THAT LOCATION.
NICE PICTURE OF, OF THE CONCEPT OF THE SPLASH PARK.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UM, ON THE LEFT HERE, JUST SOME OF THE ACTUAL FEATURES THAT'LL BE INCLUDED IN, UM, TO THE SPLASH PARK.
UH, THERE'LL BE A NEW RESTROOM AND THEN, UM, THIS, THIS WAS IN THE PRESENTATION FOR, FOR THE BUDGET, BUT THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND WILL BE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE PROJECT TO COINCIDE WITH THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE PARK TAX.
SO JUST MORE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE, THE FEATURES.
UM, SOME SEATING AND JUST A, A PREFAB RESTROOM THAT'LL BE INSTALLED IN THE PARK.
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UM, I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE TEXTS HERE, BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT ALL OF THIS KIND OF SPECKLED AREA HERE, THAT'S ALL CONCRETE BEING REPLACED IN THE PARK, THAT, THAT ARE GONNA BE ADA IMPROVEMENTS.AND THEN JUST CONCRETE AROUND THE SPLASH PAD.
AND THEN THERE'S JUST A LOT OF EXISTING SHADE NEAR, NEAR THE PARK ALREADY WITH, WITH A TREE CANOPY THERE.
SO IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD LOCATION FOR THAT SPLASH PARK.
AND I'M JUST, UH, CONCEPTUAL OF THE RESTROOM AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE'LL BE LOTS OF ADA IMPROVEMENTS RIPPING OUT, UM, OLD CONCRETE THERE AND, UH, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE TO USE THE SPLASH PARK.
AND THIS JUST KIND OF CAPTURES THE, THE PUBLIC PROCESS.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED, UM, THROUGHOUT THE STEPS.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THEN FINALLY THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS IN, IN MAY FOR THE SITE PLAN.
AND THEN JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF, OF THE BID THAT WENT OUT.
UM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE COMPANY THAT HAD THE LOWEST BASE BID TO BE AWARDED.
UM, IT WAS I GUESS FAIRLY CLOSE FOR TODAY'S STANDARDS TO, TO THE DESIGNER'S ESTIMATE AND JUST TIMELINE.
UM, WE'LL FINISH UP CONTRACTING THIS MONTH, HOPEFULLY BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN AUGUST.
IT'S ESTIMATED SEVEN MONTHS FOR CONSTRUCTION, WHICH GIVES US A FEW MONTHS OF CUSHION TO BE READY FOR A MEMORIAL DAY OPENING IN 2024.
AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A PORTFOLIO OF OUR CURRENT AQUATIC FACILITIES AND THIS WILL COMPLIMENT THOSE FACILITIES.
THAT'S IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AQUA, WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED FOR NEXT SUMMER TO UNVEIL THIS.
MAYBE FIR FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW THIS IS A AREA OF ADMIN THAT HAS A LITTLE LESS DENSITY WHEN IT COMES TO HOA AND THOSE TYPE OF COMMUNITY POOLS.
UH, AND BEING RIGHT THERE AT THAT ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS AN ANCHOR OF THAT, PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, WHICH SERVICES I THINK IS GONNA GO, GO A LONG GO A LONG WAY.
SPLASH PADS ARE SUPER POPULAR.
AD COMMUNITY GATHERING ARE VERY ADA ACCESSIBLE.
UM, IS THE SHADE JUST PROVIDED BY THE TREES? THERE'S IN, IN THE DESIGN RIGHT NOW? TREE? YEAH.
IT'S, I THINK THAT LOCATION WAS CHOSEN.
I, I WASN'T HERE FOR, FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS, BUT JUST BEING OUT ON SITE, THERE'S GREAT SHADE AROUND THERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY WIGGLE ROOM.
I, I'D GO TO MY DERMATOLOGIST EVERY YEAR.
LIKE IT'S SO, UH, AND I KNOW THAT'S, IT GETS HOT OUT THERE IN AUGUST, SO, UH, IF THERE'S A, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY, ANY ABILITY TO LOOK AT THAT.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE, ON THE TENNIS WE'RE GOING BACK AND ADDING IT JUST CUZ IT'S SO OPPRESSIVELY HOT OUT THERE FOR MOST OF JULY AND AUGUST.
UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT STILL? OR? I, I THINK WE CAN LOOK AT IT.
DEFINITELY CONSIDER IT, BUT THANK YOU.
BUT YEAH, IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT, I THINK OKAY.
IT HELPED SOME OF US FROM MELTING.
IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT WE DID AT BARNETT FIELD.
WE THINK WE CAME BACK AFTERWARDS AND MADE SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON IT AFTER IT BECAME OPERATIONAL.
UH, AND, AND SAW WHAT THE COMMUNITY, HOW WELL THEY WERE USING IT.
[8. Approval of Supplemental Appropriations from the Fire Public Safety Reserves for the purchase of fire apparatus; $1,276,961.00. (Citywide)]
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, STAFF PRESENTATION FOR NUMBER EIGHT, THE APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY RESERVES FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIRE APPARATUS.GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE ITEMS ON THIS.
UM, THE, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES WITH PARKED VEHICLE PARTS SINCE COVID HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN US BEING ABLE TO REPAIR OUR APPARATUS, ALSO DELAYS IN THE MANUFACTURER OF NEW APPARATUS.
AND THAT COMPLICATES THE ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN WE CAN'T GET OUR NEW APPARATUS, THEN OUR, OUR RESERVE APPARATUS END UP STAYING IN SERVICE LONGER.
SO WE ALWAYS SHOOT TO GET AT LEAST 15 YEARS OUT OUT OF OUR APPARATUS, BUT THAT'S ABOUT THE MAXIMUM THAT WE CAN COUNT ON.
AND WE HAVE SEVERAL APPARATUS NOW IN OUR RESERVE FLEET THAT ARE 18 YEARS OLD AND WE DON'T, WE WON'T BE GETTING OUR NEW APPARATUS THAT WE'VE ORDERED.
UM, WE HAVE THREE, UH, APPARATUS ON ORDER AND THOSE WON'T GET HERE UNTIL THE EARLIEST, UH, LATE 24 AND THEN TWO OF THEM ARE COMING IN MARCH OF 25.
SO THAT HAS RESULTED IN, UM, PROBLEMS WITH US TRADING OUT, UM, WHEN OUR APPARATUS GOES DOWN.
SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION FOR QUITE SOME TIME FOR THAT.
AND I'VE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED A PUMPER THAT IS IN MANUFACTURER RIGHT NOW AND AVAILABLE FOR US TO GET AS SOON AS SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL REALLY BE A, A GOOD SOLUTION FOR US.
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UM, THEY ARE HOLDING THAT FOR US WITH YOUR APPROVAL.I'LL BE ABLE TO PLACE THAT ORDER TOMORROW AND SECURE THAT APPARATUS.
SO THAT'S THE ONE ON THE PUMPER THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE AS THIS MOVES FORWARD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE BUDGETED FOR TWO TANKER REPLACEMENTS AND JUST TO, TO REMIND YOU, AND THAT'S, IT'S A WATER TANKER.
THAT'S THAT WHERE WE CARRY WATER TO THE FIRE IN THE AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT DON'T HAVE HYDRANTS.
SO WE CARRY UP TO 3,500 GALLONS OF WATER IN THOSE APPARATUS TO THE FIRE.
AND THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR, THOSE ARE BECOMING ED AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE BUDGETED TO REPLACE THOSE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
UM, BUT WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THEY'RE GOING UP THE PRICE INCREASE EFFECTIVE THIS MONTH, IT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY OCCURRED.
UM, AND SO IF WE CAN ACT, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT EXPEDITE THAT PURCHASE AND IT WILL SAVE $35,000.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO COME TO YOU WITH THAT.
UM, THAT'S KIND OF A NO-BRAINER.
WHAT'S THAT? I SAID THAT'S KIND OF A NO-BRAINER.
AND SO I WANTED TO COME WITH YOU ON THAT.
UH, I WILL SAY THERE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A HITCH THROWN IN THAT ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THIS MEETING START, I RECEIVED A PAGE THAT FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT, UH, WE GOT THE BID FROM, THAT THEY FOUND A MISTAKE, UM, IN THEIR CALCULATIONS.
AND SO, UM, THEY'VE UNDERBID THAT AND THEY'RE, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HONOR THAT BID.
I THINK WHAT I'M GONNA RECOMMEND TO YOU IS THAT WE GO AHEAD WITH AS IT'S PROPOSED, UM, AND THEN I WILL GET WITH THAT MANUFACTURER AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY THEY CAN HONOR THAT.
IF THEY WON'T, THEN IF THERE'S A CHANCE, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, UM, BEFORE J JULY 1ST AND SEE IF WE CAN'T STILL SEE THAT SAVING.
WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE.
UH, THEY, THEY FOUND THEIRS IN THEIR, ON THEIR END.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR DOING THE EXTRA WORK TO LOOKING FOR THOSE AND LOOKING FOR THOSE, THOSE FINANCIAL BREAKS.
WISH WE SAW AN END IN SIGHT TO THIS SITUATION, BUT WE JUST DON'T, AND IT'S JUST COMPOUNDING THE ISSUE THAT WE DEAL WITH.
SO THINK THIS IS A GOOD SOLUTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHIEF COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH THESE GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO APPROVE EVERYONE OF 'EM.
THOSE ITEMS, SENT ITEMS, UH, APPROVE.
[1. Approval of Change Order #1 with C4L LLC for the Employee Health Clinic Construction (ARPA); $66,440.00. (Ward 2)]
OF PURCHASES, PROOF OF CHANGE.ORDER NUMBER ONE WITH C FOUR L LLC FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC CONSTRUCTION, ARPA FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR $64,440.
[2. Approval of purchase of a Heavy Tanker from Banner Fire Equipment and a Pumper from Conrad Fire Equipment; $1,276,960.16. (Citywide)]
TWO IS APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF A HEAVY TANKER FROM BANNER FIRE EQUIPMENT AND A PUMPER FROM CONRAD EQUIPMENT $1,276,960 AND 16 CENTS.[3. Approval of Contract Amendment with Poe and Associates regarding Easement Acquisition along 2nd Street and W Edmond Rd for sidewalk construction, as outlined in the City's ADA Transition Plan; $950.00/Survey, capped at $9,500.00. (Citywide)]
APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR AMENDMENT WITH POE AND ASSOCIATES REGARDING EASEMENT ACQUISITION ALONG SECOND STREET IN WEST EDMOND ROAD FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY ADA TRANSITION PLAN $950 SURVEY CAPPED AT $9,500.[4. Approval of an Inter-Local Agreement between the Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County and the City of Edmond for rural mowing and weed control maintenance of section line road right-of-ways; $50,000.00. (Citywide)]
IS APPROVED OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF EDMOND FOR RURAL MO MOWING.AND WE CONTROL MAINTENANCE OF SECTION LINE ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS $50,000.
[5. Acceptance of Proposal and approval of Contract for Pension Related Actuarial Services from Chuck Dean, dba Dean Actuaries, LLC; $25,654.00. (Citywide)]
FIVE IS ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR PENSION RELATED ACTUARIAL SERVICES FROM SHUT DEAN DBA A DEAN ACTUARIES LLC FOR $25,654.[6. Approval of Change Order #1 with Shiloh Enterprises, Inc. for Service Blake Soccer Complex project; $14,120.20 increase, no additional calendar days added to completion date. (Ward 4)]
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE WITH SHILOH ENTERPRISE FOR SERVICE BLAKE SOCCER COMPLEX $14,120 AND 20 CENTS INCREASE, NO ADDITIONAL CALENDAR DAYS ADDED TO COMPLETION.[7. Approval of Renewal of the Work Crew Service Agreement with Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) for a transitional work crew, which consists of 4-5 workers at $19.00 per hour per crew member and a site supervisor. Work crew will provide services 5 days per week (6.50 hours per day), excluding holidays; not to exceed $192,660.00. (Citywide)]
SEVEN IS APPROVAL OF WORK CREW SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.C E O FOR A TRANSITIONAL WORK CREW, WHICH CONSISTS OF FOUR TO FIVE WORKERS AT $19 PER HOUR PER CREW MEMBER AND A SITE SUPERVISOR.
WORK CREW WILL PROVIDE SERVICES FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, $6 AND 50 CENTS, 6.50 HOURS PER UH, DAY EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS NOT DEC EXCEED $192,666.
[8. Approval of Bid Disposition by the Purchasing Agent for Annual Service/Supply Contracts: 1. Bunker Gear (including renewal options) for the Fire Department for an estimated annual amount of $65,000. 2. Fire Extinguisher Inspections/Repairs (including renewal options) for Facility Maintenance for an estimated annual amount of $25,000. 3. On-Call HVAC Services (including renewal options) for the Facility Maintenance for an estimated annual amount of $250,000. 4. MJ Restraints (including renewal options) for Field Svcs-Water Line Maint for an estimated annual amount of $30,000. 5. Paint Striping and Removal (including renewal options) for Field Services - Traffic for an estimated annual amount of $135,000. 6. Audible Pedestrian Crossing Push Buttons (including renewal options) for Field Services - Traffic for an estimated annual amount of $75,000. 7. Vehicle Graphics (wraps/decals) including renewal options for the Police and other City Departments for an estimated annual amount of $25,000. 8. Unleaded, Diesel and Alternate Fuel (including renewal options) for City Vehicles/Generators for an estimate annual amount of $1.1 million. 9. Truck Tire Maintenance Services (including renewal options) for Vehicle Maintenance for an estimated annual amount of $75,000.]
NUMBER EIGHT, APPROVAL OF BID DISPOSITIONED BY THE EMERGENCY AGENT FOR ANNUAL SERVICES SUPPLY CONTRACTS.ONE IS THE BUNKER GEAR, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR A ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 65,000.
NUMBER TWO IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EX UH, INSPECTIONS REPAIRS INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR
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FACILITY MAINTENANCE FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 25,000 ON CALL.NUMBER THREE IS ON CALL HVAC SERVICES INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE FOR A ESTIM ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $250,000.
MJ NUMBER FOUR IS MJ RESTRAINTS INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR FUELED SERVICES.
WATERLINE MAINTENANCE FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $30,000.
NUMBER FIVE IS PAINT, STRIPP AND REMOVAL, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR FUELED SERVICES TRAFFIC FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $135,000.
NUMBER SIX IS AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING PUSH BUTTONS INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR FIELD SERVICES TRAFFIC FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $75,000.
NUMBER SEVEN IS, IS VEHICLE GRAPHICS WRAPS, DETAILS, DECALS INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE POLICE AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT FOR ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $25,000.
UNLEADED, DIESEL AND ALTERNATIVE FOODS IN FUEL, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR CITY VEHICLES GENERATORS FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 1.1 MILLION TRUCK TIRE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 75,000.
[9. Approval of Donation of Surplus Vehicles by the Edmond Police Department to the City of Langston Police Department and Langston University Police Department. (Citywide)]
THE NUMBER NINE IS APPROVAL OF DONATION OF SURPLUS VEHICLES BY THE EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY OF LANGSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LANGSTON UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.[10. Approval of Additional Services and Software and as a Service (SAAS) Fees for UKG Inc; Not to exceed $30,000.00. (Citywide)]
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND SOFTWARE AND, AND AS A SERVICE, UH, FEE FOR UK G INC.[11. Approval of Change Order #3 for construction items related to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Rehabilitation of Residential Structure for CDBG; $9,855.00. (Ward 3)]
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE FOR CONSTRUCTION ITEMS RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C D B G, REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FOR C D B G FOR $9,855.[12. Approval of Additional Funds to Compensate RATP Dev for the Cost of Increase in Citylink Ridership; $315,000.00 (ARPA). (Citywide)]
NUMBER 12 IS APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COMPENSATE R A TP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COST OF AN INCREASE, UM, IN CEDAR AND CITYLINK RIDERSHIP FOR $315,000.APER FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THAT.
[13. Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Contract for the FY23 Concrete Paving Reconstruction Project and Resolution No.__________ Appointing Purchasing Agent for the Engineering Department; $982,090.00. (Citywide)]
13 IS ACCEPTANCE OF BID AND REMOVAL OF CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, CONCRETE PAVING RECONSTRUCTIONS, UH, PROJECT AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023.APPOINTING EE AGENT FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR $982,090.
[14. Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Contract for the FY23 Street Overlay Project and Resolution No.__________ Appointing Purchasing Agent for the Engineering Department; $2,337,493.20. (Citywide)]
WE'RE ON THIS ONE, NUMBER 14, WE'RE GONNA GET SOME STAFF COMMENTS, ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID OF CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 STREET OVERLAY PROJECT AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 DASH 2321 DASH 23 APPOINTING EMERGENCY AGENT FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR $2,337,493 AND 20 CENTS.SO THIS IS, UH,
UM, WITH THAT WE'RE GONNA WIDEN AND, AND PUT IN SOME TURN LANES AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES SOGA MILL FROM SANTA FE TO KELLY AND SOGA MILL FROM, UH, BRYANT TO BROADWAY.
UH, WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING 33RD STREET FROM KELLY TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS, WHICH WAS ONE PORTION THAT HAD NEEDED IT PRETTY BADLY.
UH, AND COLTRANE FROM DANFORTH TO COBEL.
UM, STEVE, DO YOU HAVE THAT IN A MAP? I DO.
IS THAT EASY? PULL THAT UP BY CHANCE JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS ARE.
KEEP DO, KEEP GOING STEVE, IF YOU HAVE MORE TO SHARE.
UH, THE OTHER ONE WAS JUST, UH, SANTA FE DRIVE, UH, SOUTH OF FIRST STREET.
JUST A HALF A BLOCK OVER HERE WHERE WE HAVE SOME STORM SEWER AND PAVEMENT PERMITS TO MAKE.
SO THE DANFORTH AND SOONER INTERSECTION, IT'S GONNA BE VERY
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SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE ON KOAL AT AT BRYANT AND KOAL.UH, AT COLING, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'RE JUST GONNA DO THE PAVEMENT WIDENING.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE FUNDS, UH, ALLOCATED YET FOR A SIGNAL AT THIS LOCATION.
DID YOU WANT THAT PAGE NUMBER? IF THAT'S, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE MAP UP IN CASE THERE'S QUESTIONS.
3 75 TO GET THAT SIGNAL THERE.
IS THAT A CIP P ALLOCATION THAT EVENTUALLY HAS TO BE DONE? OR DO WE TAKE, HOW DO WE SUPPORT THAT? UH, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S HOW THAT BE DONE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A SPECIFIC ONE OF THE PROJECTS, WE CAN PULL THAT MAP UP IF YOU WANT.
AND ISN'T IT HISTORICALLY, DON'T WE NORMALLY KEEP THIS MAP ON OUR WEBSITE OR IS IT THE OTHER MAP THAT WE DO WITH THE COUNTY? OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE COUNTY, THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA COUNTY.
WE HAVE THAT MAP OF ALL OF THE OVERLAY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR, ON OUR WEBSITE.
[15. Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Contract for the Tennis Court Conversion Project and Resolution No.______ Appointing Purchasing Agent for the Parks and Recreation Department; $108,880.00. (Ward 2)]
NUMBER 15 IS A ACCEPTANCE IN BID OF, UH, AN APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR THE TENNIS COURT CONVERSION PROJECT.AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 2322 DASH 23 APPOINTING EE AGENT FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR A HUNDRED, UH, WROTE OVER HUNDRED $8,880.
BRAD, IF YOU COULD COME UP BRIEFLY AND TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND IT'S GONNA ENCOMPASS JUST WE, WE HAVE A FEW PICTURES FOR, FOR THIS PROJECT HERE, UH, THAT COME UP.
BUT, UH, THIS, THIS HAS BEEN FAIRLY RECENT DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE PICKLEBALL AT KICKING BURGES IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
UM, IT'S KIND OF A, A TIMELINE OF, OF PICKLEBALL THERE.
UH, 2020, WE STARTED WITH THE GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY PICKLEBALL CLUB TO KIND OF DO THE PROGRAMMING THERE.
THEY STARTED OUT, UM, WITH, UH, PORTABLE NETS AND TEMPORARY COURT LINES IN 2022 LAST YEAR.
THE INDOOR FACILITY HERE WAS CONVERTED FULLY OVER TO PICKLEBALL, WHICH INCLUDES KIND OF RESURFACING, PERMANENT LINES AND THEN POST-TENSION NETS.
NETS THAT STAY IN DON'T BLOW AWAY IN THE WIND.
UM, SO BASICALLY THIS PROJECT DOES THE SAME THING THAT WAS DONE IN THE INDOOR FACILITY OUT HERE ON THESE THREE COURTS.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES.
AND THEN JUST, UH, DURING THE BIDDING PROCESSOR DEVELOPING THE DOCUMENTS, UM, STAFF WORKED WITH THE CLUB'S REPRESENTATIVE TO GET THEIR INPUT ON IT.
SO THEY, THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM.
UM, SO, UH, JUST THIS KIND OF THE EXISTING OUTDOOR COURTS.
THIS ONE, THIS ONE, THIS ONE, AND THESE ARE NOW PARKING.
UM, BUT THIS IS HOW THEY'RE LAID OUT.
THREE COURTS, THREE TENNIS COURTS EQUALS 12 PICKLEBALL COURTS.
SO 12 ON THE OUTSIDE, 12 ON THE INSIDE.
THE OUTSIDE COURTS, UM, ARE AVAILABLE FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE THE INSIDE COURTS.
YOU NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE, THE CLUB TO, TO USE IN, IN THE BUBBLE.
SO, UM, THIS IS KIND OF THE, THE PRODUCT THAT WILL KIND OF BE DONE ON THE OUTSIDE COURTS.
YOU GOT, UM, THE CHAIN LINK FENCE KIND OF DIVIDING THEM IN HALF.
AND THEN HERE'S THE POST TENSION NETS AS OPPOSED TO THE, THE, UM, TEMPORARY NETS AND THEN THE RESURFACING, IT'LL FOLLOW THIS COLOR SCHEME HERE.
SO, UH, THREE BIDDERS CAME IN.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE LOW BID, WHICH WAS MERIT 10 TRACK.
WHO DID THIS PROJECT? UM, FUNDING WILL COME THROUGH THE PARK TAX TIMELINE.
IT'S, IT'S ABOUT A MONTH PROJECT LOOKING TO START IN JULY.
IT'S GOOD TIMING BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HOT OUT AND MOST PEOPLE, THEY'RE AL MOST PEOPLE ARE ALREADY IN THE INDOOR FACILITY.
SO IT'S, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO TACKLE THIS PROJECT AND HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER IT'LL BE REOPENED FOR USE.
SO MY ONLY CAUTION HERE IS THIS, I UNDER AS PICKLEBALL IS CONTINUING TO GROW IN THIS, IS THAT WE HAVE THE PICKLEBALL SITE ON THIS SITE WHERE THE OLD KICKING BIRD TENNIS WAS.
AND UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEW ONE OF THE GOLF COURSE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT.
AND SO I CAUTIONED YOU AND THE PICKLEBALL PEOPLE WE'RE NOT GONNA ENCROACH ONTO THE GOLF COURSE.
AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED, WE NEED TO, WE'RE GONNA PLAY NICELY IN THE SANDBOX.
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NO, WE'RE GONNA PLAY NICELY IN THE SANDBOX BECAUSE COME COME WITH A FRIEND.WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE MADE INVESTMENTS ON BOTH, FOR BOTH OF THEM.
AND THE THING IS, IS THAT THAT'S WHAT WE GONNA DO IN MOND.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY NICELY IN THE SANDBOX BECAUSE EVERYONE, PEOPLE, A CERTAIN PART OF OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO USE THAT GOLF COURSE.
A CERTAIN PART OF THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO USE THE PICKLEBALL.
SO UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT OR COME UP WITH ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR MAYBE PICKLEBALL SOMEWHERE ELSE OR EXPANDING SOMEWHERE ELSE, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE, WE WE'RE GONNA PLAY NICELY.
SO DO WE HAVE, AS FAR AS THE MARRIAGE COMING, DO WE HAVE, CAUSE WE HAVE A ROBUST USE OF IT.
I MEAN IF YOU WERE TO COME UP WITH, WHAT'S THE BEST CASE SCENARIO? I MEAN, I'VE BEEN OVER THERE.
I KNOW OTHER COUNSELORS HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT, MEET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UTILIZING IT.
I MEAN IT'S PREDOMINANTLY RIGHT NOW, UH, SENIORS ALL ACTIVE AND FROM ABOUT 6:00 AM OR 7:00 AM A LITTLE BIT OF LULL LATER TO 7:00 PM 8:00 PM DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND CONDITIONS IS ALL LIKE, IT IS, IT IS NONSTOP
AND IT'S IMPRESSIVE CUZ PEOPLE ARE ACTIVE, THEY'RE HAVING COMMUNITY.
UM, I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR, IT'S LIKE AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE PLACE.
UH, CUZ THEN WE'LL NEED THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, PLACES TO SIT AND LIKE INCREASED SHADE.
SO IT'S, I THINK A DEFINITE CAPITAL PROJECT IN THE FUTURE.
UM, I ALWAYS WANT OUR PROJECTS TO BE AS SYMBIOTIC AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE HAVE THE GOLF COURSE THERE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT I SEE IS, UM, OUR, THE PARKING.
SO LIKE PEOPLE WHO ARE, AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST THEIR WORDS, NOT MINE.
LIKE, HEY, WE'RE OLDER RE RETIRED.
LIKE, LIKE THEY'RE PARKING OVER AT HOMELAND AND THEN THEY'RE PLAYING FROGGER OVER TO THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND I'VE, I LIVE RIGHT AROUND THERE.
LIKE I'VE SEEN IT ALL THE TIME AND UNFORTUNATELY I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME OF TIME THAT SOMETHING NOT GOOD'S GONNA HAPPEN THERE.
UM, OR THE, YOU KNOW, THE VENUE OVER AT HOMELAND OR WHATNOT, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE, YEAH, THIS ISN'T YOUR PARKING LOT.
SO WHAT IS THIS SORT OF AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW ABOUT HOW THAT PARKING LOT'S USED OR PICKLEBALL IS ABLE TO PARK THERE? LIKE WHAT IS THE UNDERSTANDING I ABOUT AT THE GOLF COURSE? YEAH.
I WOULD THINK BRIANS BEASLEY BRIAN CAN SPEAK TO IT FOR THE GOLF COURSE PERSPECTIVE IN THE GRAND OPENING.
WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN PLAYING PRETTY NICE IN THE SANDBOX ACTUALLY CUZ KYLE JONES HAS BEEN VERY RESPECT, LIKE FOR THE GRAND OPENING CEREMONY.
HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE ANY EVENTS DURING THE 29TH AND 30TH CUZ WE REALIZE THAT PARKING IS AN ISSUE.
UM, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING.
AND SO THE REALITY BECOMES, JUST LIKE YOU SPOKE TO, I'VE VISITED WITH THE EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THAT INTERSECTION ON OUR GRAND OPENING DAY COMING FROM HOMELAND, WHO I'VE APPROACHED IN BRYANT SQUARE PARKING LOT OVER THERE AS WELL.
SO, UM, AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR EVENTS, EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
AND AS LONG AS WE COORDINATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, I THINK THAT WE CAN WORK PRETTY WELL.
WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 247, I'M SORRY, 255 SPOTS TOTAL, INCLUDING THEIR 47.
UM, BUT WITH OUR LARGE EVENTS, THAT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
AND WITH THEIR LARGE EVENTS, LIKE YOU SAID, SO RIGHT NOW WITH NO GOLFERS, I SEE A LOT OF THEM COMING UP AND PARKING UP CLOSER TO THE INDOOR ON THE, WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE GOLF SIDE OF THAT PARKING LOT UP TOP.
BUT WE'RE GONNA SHARE, AND THEN WE'LL JUST COMMUNICATE WHEN WE HAVE OUR LARGER EVENTS.
SO OUTSIDE OF LIKE THE GRAND OPENING AND STUFF WHERE THERE COULD BE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS, YOU GUYS COMMUNICATE THAT AND HAVE SORT OF A, A PLAN MM-HMM.
BASIS, LIKE A WEDNESDAY IN OCTOBER, IF SOMEBODY'S PLAYING PICKLEBALL OR SOMEBODY'S PLAYING GOLF, THEY CAN BOTH PARK THERE AND GO TO EITHER FACILITY, NO PROBLEM.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA STILL RUN INTO PARKING ISSUES.
WHAT DOES PERFECT FOR INSTANCE IS LIKE, WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING, LIKE, NOT ENOUGH, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE CHECKING WHO'S YOUR PARKING? THEY'RE NOT GONNA OH NO, NO, NO.
NO ONE IS BEING TOLD THEY CAN'T PARK HERE.
WE ARE GONNA PLAY NICE AND CIVILLY AND IF MY GOLFER ARRIVES LATE, HE MAY HAVE TO PARK DOWN IN THE BOTTOM.
AND IF WE LOOK AT SORT OF HOW WE CAN, CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE TO EITHER INVEST IN THAT FACILITY.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING THIS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ALLOCATION OR WE DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE.
MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS YOU HAVE PICKLE BALLERS, THEY'RE THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO EAT AT THE RESTAURANT, WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER IS.
WELL, ALL OF OUR LOCKERS ARE ALREADY SOLD OUT IN THE GOLF CLUBHOUSE SIDE OF THINGS.
NOW WE DO HAVE SOME DAILY LOCKERS THAT WOULD BE OPEN.
SO THOSE KIND OF ARRANGEMENTS COULD CERTAINLY BE DISCUSSED.
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BEEN ONE LAST COMMENT.TALK ABOUT JOINING FORCES TOO.
I KNOW THE OKLAHOMA PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION, OR OKLAHOMA PICKLEBALL CLUB IS RUNNING IT RIGHT NOW, BUT AT THE CITY WE COULD JOIN FORCES WITH OUR CORPORATE TOURNAMENTS AND HAVE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS AND GOLFERS AND MEET BACK AT THE SPECIAL EVENT CENTER.
[16. Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Contract and Resolution No. _______ Appointing Purchasing Agent for the Splash Pad at Ted Anderson Park Project for the Parks and Recreation Department; $1,036,155. (Ward 1)]
NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE AND A BID AND PROPOSED EXCUSE, BID AND APPROVAL CONTRACT AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 DASH 2323 DASH 23 APPOINTING PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE SPLASH PAD AT TED ANDERSON PARK PROJECT FOR THE PARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR 1000.[17. Approval of Warranty Deed from Vicki L. Hulett, a single person for Spring Creek Improvements Project; Parcel 4: $400,000.00. (Ward 2)]
HAVE APPROVAL OF WARRANTY DEED FROM VICKY L HEWLETT, A SINGLE PERSON FOR SPRING CREEK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, PARTIAL FOR $400,000, PARTIAL FOUR OR RATHER.[18. Approval of Change Order #1 for Custom Wood and Metal Furniture/Fixtures from Office Interiors for KickingBird Golf; $11,361.01. (Ward 2)]
THEN WE HAVE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR CUSTOM WOOD AND MEADOW FURNITURE, FURNITURE FIXTURES FROM OFFICE INTERIORS FOR TI BURKE GOLF FOR $11,361 AND 1 CENT.LONG WAYS LONGER THAN THAT DIFFERENT, UH, UH, PURCHASES THIS EVENING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND.
DO WE GET THE SLATE, SIR? SIR? UH, YES.
WE'VE CAST OR VOTED YOU, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES, SIR, I DO.
THE PEOPLE CAME BEFORE YOU AND ASKED FOR MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD, UH, PATRIOTIC VEHICLE OR STICKERS ON OUR CAR, ON OUR VEHICLES.
UH, WE HAVE A VEHICLE WRAPPED THING RIGHT HERE FOR 25,000.
DOES THAT INCLUDE PATRIOTIC FLAGS? THE VETERANS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT.
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PATRIOTIC, UH, UH, LOGOS ON THOSE VEHICLES.
SIR, IF YOU NOTICE ON MOST POLICE VEHICLES, THERE IS A FLAG ON.
THERE IS A MATTER FACT, THERE IS NOT.
THERE'VE ONLY SEEN COUNT THREE THAT I HAVE TO COUNSEL FOR.
UM, CITYLINK, I'VE SEEN A LOT.
I'VE WITH THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT.
THERE'S THERE'S GONNA BE SOME POLICE IN, IS THAT CORRECT? CHIEF THAT ARE UNMARKED? UH, BUT, UH, WHAT ABOUT CITYLINK VEHICLE? ACTUALLY, UM, THE CHIEF JUST TOLD US THERE ARE, THERE'S A FLAG ON EACH SIDE OF THE MARKED POLICE CARS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT, KIND OF NEAR THE, THE FRONT OF THE DOOR.
I SEEN, WELL, THEY GO BY ME ALL SEEN THE TIME.
AND I'VE ONLY SEEN TWO VEHICLES THAT HAD FLAGS AND IT WAS REALLY SMALL AT ONE POINT, BUT EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS THEM CITYLINK VEHICLES.
THEY'RE ABOUT LIKE, WHAT ABOUT THE CITYLINK VEHICLES? THE CITYLINK VEHICLES.
HAVE ANY PATRIOTIC SYMBOLS ON THOSE? I DON'T THINK THEY'RE WRAPPED.
UH, I, WE HELPED BUILD THE FIRST TENNIS COURTS OUT THERE, BY THE WAY.
UM, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, THE SOLUTION IS, IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
CHIMNEY HILL HAS TWO, TWO TENNIS COURTS AND A LOT OF THESE HOAS HAVE TENNIS COURTS, BUT THEY AREN'T USED THAT MUCH.
WE COULD PUT THAT MONEY INTO BUILDING THE, OR ADDING RESURFACING FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE HOAS THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON THE PARKING PEOPLE WILL PLAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
SO THAT'S ONE GOOD FIX RIGHT THERE.
UH, CHINEY HILLS $130,000 IN DEBT AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF THE CITY CAN COME IN THERE AND PUT IN PICKLEBALL COURTS, THAT WILL INCREASE THE COMMUNITY USE, UH, PICKLEBALL IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CUT DOWN YOUR TRAFFIC SOLUTION.
COUNCIL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON, OKAY, WE, WE GOT, SO NOW I NEED A
[ <Recess Edmond City Council Meeting and Convene Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting>]
MOTION TO RECESS.EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING MOVED.
[7. Approval of EPWA Meeting Minutes: May 22, 2023]
AND WE'RE NOW IN THE E P W AND THAT FIRST ORDER VISITS APPROVE OF THE E P W MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 22ND, 2023.CAN I GET MOTION? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THOSE MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[1. Consideration of Approval of Agreement between the Edmond Public Works Authority and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; $13,000,00.00. (Citywide)]
NOW WE HAVE OUR EP, UH, WA GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. OUR FIRST ONE IS A STAFF.CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF ANY OF YOUR WATER, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
UM, BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT, SO THIS ITEM, UM, IS THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACCEPT 13 MILLION, UH, THAT IS COMING FROM ARPA FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED BY THE STATE.
AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT JUST TO THANK A
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LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED US TO GET THERE.WE KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THESE WATER PROJECTS THE RIGHT WAY, AND, AND EVEN BY DOING 'EM THE RIGHT WAY, WE'RE FINDING OUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IN, IN OUR CURRENT ECONOMY.
SO, UM, LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION, NOT, NOT THE CURRENT ONE, THE 2022, AND THEN INTO THE SPECIAL SESSION IS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY VETTED THESE PROJECTS AND VOTED ON THIS AS WELL.
SO, UH, JUST WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANK THOSE, UH, IN OUR EDMUND DELEGATION, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS LAST YEAR, UH, THAT'S SENATE PRO TEM GREG TREAT, SENATOR ADAM PUGH, SENATOR ZACK TAYLOR, REPRESENTATIVE RYAN MARTINEZ.
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE OSBURN, REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE MILLER, REPRESENTATIVE PRESTON STINSON, REPRESENTATIVE ERIC ROBERTS AND REPRESENTATIVE GARY MEISE.
THEY ALL VOTED YES, UH, FOR US TO RECEIVE THESE FUNDS.
AND SO WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL THAT, UH, WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, UH, NOW AT THE CAPITOL AND A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SENATOR CHUCK HALL AND REPRESENTATIVE KYLE HILBERT.
THEY WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE CHARGED ON THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE TO RUN THE ENTIRE ARPA PROCESS.
THIS LITTLE BIT THAT WE RECEIVED WAS MUCH, IT'S A SMALL PIECE OF A MUCH BIGGER THING THAT THEY HAD TO MANAGE, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT.
UM, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP.
UH, ALSO OUR FOLKS WITH C S S PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, TYLER POWELL AND BROOKS.
WRIGHT DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS.
UH, CHRIS KNIFING, STEVE LAWRENCE AND THEIR STAFF THAT DID ALL THE TECHNICAL WORK, UH, IN, IN GETTING THIS APPLICATION IN AND GETTING IT ALL APPROVED.
SO JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THOSE FOLKS.
IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, TO, TO TRY TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT HELPS US HOPEFULLY MAKE THINGS, UH, A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON, ON RATE PAYERS LATER ON.
AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE LOOKING FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND FUNDING TO GET THESE PROJECTS DONE.
I, I JUST WANNA ADD THIS TO CASEY'S ALL, ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE FANTASTIC THANKS.
BUT REALLY THANKS TO MANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OF THE CURRENT COUNCIL AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL WHO SPENT TIME IN MEETINGS WITH THE EDMOND DELEGATION TO LOBBY FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS.
AND, AND YOUR WORK IS, IS CRITICAL TO HAVE OUR LEGISLATORS SEE THE NEED AND SEE THE VALUE TO HEAR FROM THEIR LOCAL PARTICIPANTS.
SO THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT EFFORT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ALSO HAVE, UH, STAFF COMMENTS ON THE APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE, DO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT ON THERE? WHICH ONE? N TWO
[4. Approval of Supplemental Appropriation from the Parks Tax fund to Kickingbird Golf Club for operational costs; $632,000.00. (Ward 2)]
EIGHT A FOUR, WHICH IS THE PARK TAX TOO.WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT SEVERAL TIMES OVER.
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO, TO ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK WE COVERED IT DURING THE DISCUSSION.
WE GOT, I MEAN, BRIAN, I CHATTED SO I UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE ENTERPRISE FUND MOVING FORWARD.
I JUST WANNA SAY WE STAFF BELIEVE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED EARLIER.
AGAIN, THE GOAL IN THIS TRANSFER IS TO GET GOLF TO START, UH, FY 24, JULY ONE WITH A FUN BALANCE OF $350,000.
SO THEY CAN OPERATE AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND NOT HAVE TO COME BACK AND UTILIZE OTHER CITY FUNDS IN ORDER, UH, TO, WHEN THEY RUN INTO THE INEVITABLE DIFFICULTIES OF OPERATING A BUSINESS THAT'S COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE WEATHER.
SO COUNSEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH THESE FOUR, UH, GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM.
THOSE ITEMS PASS NOW APPROVAL OF PURCHASES,
[1. Approval of Laboratory Testing Services for Water and Wastewater compliance for FY24; $200,000 annual estimate. (Citywide)]
APPROVAL OF LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER COMPLIANCE FOR FY 24 FOR 200,000.[2. Approval of Services for System Upgrade of Electric Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) with Open Systems International Inc; $110,000.00. (Citywide)]
NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF SERVICES FOR SYSTEMS. A GRADE OF ELECTRIC SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION WITH OPEN SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED FOR $110,000.[3. Approval of Warranty Deed from Vicki L. Hulett, a single person for Spring Creek Improvements Project; Parcel 4: $400,000.00. (Ward 2)]
NUMBER THREE IS APPROVAL WARRANTY DEED FROM VICKI L HEWLETT, A SINGLE PERSON FOR, UH, FOR SPRING CREEK IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT PARTIAL FOUR FOR $400,000.[4. Approval of Sole Provider Equipment for Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes for FY24; not to exceed $510,000.00. (Citywide).]
OF SOLE PROVIDER EQUIPMENT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS FOR F FY 24, NOT TO SEE $510,000.[5. Acceptance of Proposal and Approval of Agreement for Household Hazardous Waste Collection for the residents of Edmond; $240,000.00 annual estimate. (Citywide)]
UM, STAFF PRESENTATION POSSIBLY ON ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE.UH, COLLECTION FOR THE RESIDENCE OF EDMOND $240,000 ANNUAL ESTIMATE.
UM, BOBBY'S GONNA GIVE US A PRESENTATION.
UH, BOB MASTERSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE REALLY QUICKLY, UH, IN THAT PROGRAM.
SO WE'VE HAD THE PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR SINCE 2011.
UM, IT'S DESIGNED TO TAKE THE WASTE OUT OF THE STREAM THAT WE DON'T WANT GOING TO THE LANDFILL.
BASICALLY CHEMICALS, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, PAINTS, UH, WE WILL ACCEPT E-WASTE IN THIS PROGRAM.
TVS, VCRS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
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AND BATTERIES.UM, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MOST CITIES.
WE OFFER PICKUP AT THE RESIDENCE.
THE SERVICE WILL COME TO THE HOUSE AND PICK IT UP.
SO THAT KEEPS IT FROM HAVING TO BE TRANSPORTED, NUMBER ONE.
AND IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE CONVENIENT FOR, FOR SENIOR CITIZENS THAN THOSE THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH MOBILITY.
UH, WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP TO DROP OFF IN OKLAHOMA CITY, UH, THAT IS DESIGNED FOR LARGER QUANTITIES.
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THEY CAN ACCEPT AT EACH PICKUP FOR THE HOUSE SIDE SERVICE.
SO IF IT'S LARGER THAN THAT, THEY NEED TO GET RID OF IT.
THEY CAN DRIVE IT TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
THE HOUSEHOLD SERVICE IS INCLUDED IN YOUR SOLID WASTE BILL.
IT'S IN THE FEE IF YOU ELECT TO TAKE IT TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL CHARGES THAT RESULT THAT WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE CUSTOMER'S UTILITY BILL.
WE THEN BUILD IN THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT TO COVER THAT COST FOR DISPOSAL AT THEIR FACILITY.
UH, AND SO MOST OF THE TIME THOSE ARE PRETTY LARGE QUANTITIES THAT PEOPLE DROP OFF AT THOSE FACILITIES AND DON'T, DON'T NECESSARILY RE REFLECT RESIDENTIAL USE.
UM, IT'S THE DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE.
WE PAY FOR THE COST OF THE SERVICE COST ON THE BILL RIGHT NOW IS 60 CENTS.
THE PRESENT RATE WE'RE PAYING IS 58 CENTS PER HOUSE.
BUT WE'RE, THIS NEW AGREEMENT IS WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY.
UM, SO THIS HAS BEEN SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER IN THE PAST.
AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE ONLY HAD ONE COMPANY OFFERING THE SERVICE.
THERE WAS NO BIDS YOU COULD PUT OUT.
THAT WAS THE ONE SOURCE YOU GOT THIS YEAR.
ANOTHER COMPANY COME INTO BUSINESS DOING THIS.
SO AS REQUIRED, WE PUT IT, PUT IT OUT FOR BID.
UM, THE CURRENT VENDORS BID, THEY RETURNED IT AT 75 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD, SO THEY WERE GONNA GO UP FROM 58 TO 75 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD.
THE OTHER COMPANY, THE COMPETING BID COMING AT 59 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD.
SO ONLY ONE PENNY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'RE PRESENTLY PAYING.
SO IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE ANY RATE INCREASE TO SWITCH AND AWARD THAT CONTRACT.
UM, THE $301,000 A YEAR AT 75 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD VERSUS 237 AT THE 59 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD.
STASH RECOMMENDED GOING WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER.
IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME SERVICE.
WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING INCREASED TO 75 CENTS.
UH, THE COMPANY THAT WE DO RECYCLING WITH REPUBLIC IS ALSO THE COMPANY THAT CAME INTO THE BUSINESS, UH, TO DO H H W.
AND THAT'S THE ONES WE'RE RECOMMENDING, AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO.
UM, THEY WOULD CALL THAT NUMBER OR GET ON THE WEBSITE AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
THEY WILL SHIP A KIT TO THEIR HOUSE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BAG IT, TAG IT, LABEL IT, AND WHERE IT GOES.
UH, THEN THEY SET THE, THEY SCHEDULE IT AND SET THEM OUT FOR COLLECTION AND THEY WILL SWING BY AND PICK THOSE UP.
ALL THE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS ARE LISTED AND THEY WILL BE LISTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
WE'VE GOT VIDEOS THAT REPUBLIC WILL PROVIDE THAT WE'LL PROVIDE LINKS TO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
WE'LL PUT OUTREACH IN THE UTILITY FLYERS AND STATEMENTS AS WELL.
UM, THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN AND CAN ACCEPT AND THE THINGS THAT CAN OR CANNOT GO IN THE BAG.
UH, AND THEY DO A VERY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THAT.
UH, AND THEY WILL ACCEPT MEDICAL SHARPS AND NEEDLES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE THOSE NEEDS TO DISPOSE OF THOSE.
AND THEY WILL SHIP CONTAINERS FOR THOSE TO BE PLACED IN OR GIVE THEM AN ALTERNATE ALTERNATE USE, WHICH MOST OF THE TIME THEY RECOMMEND A PLASTIC MILK JUG FOR THOSE TO BE PLACED IN THERE AND LABELED.
AND THEY CAN PICK THOSE UP CURBSIDE AS WELL.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE IS CLEARLY LISTED AND IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC QUESTION THEY CAN CALL REPUBLIC OR GET ON THE WEBSITE AND THEY WILL CHAT WITH THEM AND ANSWER WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE PICKED UP AND DISPOSED OF UNDER THE SERVICE.
THE DROP OFF SITE IS IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
THEY HAVE TO PRESENT THEIR ID TO UTILIZE THAT SERVICE.
UM, THEY ARE CHARGED FOR THAT ON THEIR UTILITY BILLS.
THE INTER-GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT WE'RE FINALIZING, IT'S A YEARLY RENEWAL.
UM, AND WE RENEW THAT EVERY YEAR, BUT WE DON'T GET THAT UNTIL LATE.
WE JUST RECEIVED IT THIS WEEK.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT FOR THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, OF THIS YEAR TO GET THAT AGREEMENT, UH, SIGNED AND APPROVED.
SO THERE WILL BE JUST A TEMPORARY PAUSE WHILE WE SWITCH VENDORS.
THE WAY THAT WE'VE GOT IT DESIGNED FOR THE TRANSITION PLAN.
UH, IF YOU GUYS APPROVE AN AWARD TO THE NEW VENDOR, THEY WOULD START SCHEDULING JUNE 26TH FOR THE JULY PICKUPS.
UH, THE PRESENT VENDOR, IF YOU GUYS AWARD, WILL TAKE EVERYTHING THAT'S SCHEDULED THROUGH JUNE 30TH NOW IN SERVICE, BUT WOULDN'T ACCEPT ANY NEW APPOINTMENTS AFTER THE AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT UNTIL, UH, THE END OF THE CONTRACT.
THEY WOULD SERVE WHAT THEY HAVE FOR OBLIGATIONS OUT AND WOULDN'T ACCEPT ANYMORE.
UH, COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC WILL START IMMEDIATELY.
WE'LL START GETTING PRESS RELEASES OUT IMMEDIATELY.
SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT'S AM TO MAKE SURE
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IF YOU DIDN'T SAY IT OR WE'LL SAY IT, HOW MANY TIMES CAN A RESIDENT USE THIS SERVICE? IT IS UNLIMITED.IT'S NOT ONE AND DONE FOR THE YEAR.
IT'S, IT'S WHEN YOU CALL, THEY'LL SET UP SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
SO AS WE ACCUMULATE THIS WASTE IN OUR, IN OUR HOMES THAT WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A VEHICLE HERE, WE AND THE PREVIOUS VENDOR DID IT THE SAME THING.
IT'S UNLIMITED HOW MANY TIMES YOU CAN USE THIS DURING THE YEAR AND TO DISPOSE OF IT AS YOU GET IT.
BECAUSE IF YOU WAIT AND IT'S TOO MUCH, THEN YOU NEED TO TAKE IT YOURSELF AND THERE'S AN EXTRA CHARGE.
BUT IF YOU DISPOSE OF IT, WHEN YOU ACCUMULATE IT, THEN THERE'S NO CHARGE.
AND IT ALSO AFFECTS WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED CUZ THEY CAN RECYCLE THE LATEX PAINT AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
THE REASON THEY'RE SO SPECIFIC, AND WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS, SO I WANNA TAKE TIME TO MENTION IT ABOUT WHAT'S DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP.
THE REASON FOR THE INTERVIEW ON THE PHONE IS THEY HAVE TO HAVE A BILL OF LADING ON THAT TRUCK THAT SAYS WHAT IT'S CARRYING.
SO THEY HAVE TO KNOW PRECISELY WHAT THEY'RE PICKING UP TO TRANSPORT IT.
SO THEY WILL ONLY PICK UP WHAT YOU'VE TOLD THEM YOU'RE LAYING OUT FOR PICKUP.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING EXTRA, IT'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER TRIP.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS HIT THE, HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK 59 CENTS.
THEY WOULD DO MORE THAN A YEAR WITH US.
WELL, WE HAD OPTIONS FOR RENEWALS.
IT'S IN THE CONTRACT, IT'S IN THE AGREEMENT.
WOULD THEY WOULD AT THAT PRICE? I MEAN, WOULD THEY LOCK? NO, THERE'S A GUARANTEED CPI INCREASE.
RIGHT? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTRACT OUT THERE WITH A MINIMUM 4%.
SO THERE'S A MINIMUM 4% INCREASE EVERY YEAR, UM, OR CPI, WHICHEVER'S, HIGHERS, THE, THE INCREASE THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT.
SO, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS GONNA GET AT LEAST 4%.
[6. Approval of Bid Disposition by the Purchasing Manager: Liquid Oxygen (including renewal options) for Water Resources for an estimated annual amount of $70,000. Liquid Sulfur (including renewal options) for Water Resources for an estimated annual amount of $70,000. Sequestering Agent (including renewal options) for Water Resources for an estimated annual amount of $70,000. Liquid Chlorine (including renewal options) for Water Resources for an estimated annual amount of $170,000. Turf Repair Services (including renewal options) for City Departments for an estimated annual amount of $50,000. Wood Pole Disposal (including renewal options) for Edmond Electric for an estimated annual amount of $50,000.]
SIX IS APPROVAL OF BID DISPOSITION BY THE PURCHASING MANAGER LIQUID OXYGEN, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $70,000 LIQUID SULFUR, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 70,000 SEQUESTERING AGENT, INCLUDING RENEWAL, UH, OPTIONS FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR AN ESTIMATED, UH, ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 70,000 LIQUID CORNINE, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 170,000 TURF REPAIR SERVICES, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF 50,000.UH, WOOD POLE DISPOSAL, INCLUDING RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR ADMIN ELECTRIC FOR AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $50,000.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE ALL OF THE PURCHASES UNDER E P W A.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[A. Receive Public Comment and Approval of Resolution No. _______ approving the Financial Plan of the various Edmond Funds for FY 23-24: 1) Public Works Authority Utility Funds, and 2) Other Enterprise Funds.]
NOW WE HAVE SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF RESOLUTION, UH, RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE DASH 23 9 DASH 23 APPROVING THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR VARIOUS EVIDENCE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 THROUGH 24 PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, UTILITY FUNDS, AND, UH, OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS.THAT WAS THE BUDGET WE APPROVED EARLIER.
[B. Approval of Resolution No. __________ Authorizing the spending above the 90% limit as designated by the Oklahoma Municipal budget Act of 1979. ]
NUMBER 10 DASH 2310 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING THE SPENDING ABOVE THE 90% LIMIT AS DESIGNATED BY THE OKLAHOMA AND MUNICIPAL BUDGET ACT OF 1979.MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION.
[C. Discussion and Consideration of Resolution No. _______ establishing the rates, rules and regulations for collection of Solid Waste effective July 1, 2023.]
IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 11 DASH 23.ESTABLISHING THE RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2023.
NINE C MAYOR, YOU HAVE A MOTION.
[ <Adjourn Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene Edmond City Council Meeting>]
ADJOURN THE E P W A TO AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WE'RE NOW BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO NOW WE'RE ON PLANNING MEETING.
DO WE, ARE WE GOOD OR WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK FOR A SECOND.
[A. Case #PR23-00001 Consideration of the Final Plat for The Plaza at Town Square Section 2, located on the north side of Danforth Road, east of Coltrane Road. (Town Square Commons, LLC) (Ward 2)]
ONE A 10.A CASE NUMBER PR 23 DASH 0 0 0 1 CONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE PLAZA AT TOWN SQUARE SECTION TWO LOCATED THE NORTH SIDE OF DANFORTH, EAST OF COLTRANE.
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THANK YOU SIR.NOW THE APPLICANT IS, UH, SEEKING APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLA, THE PLAZA AT TOWN SQUARE, SECOND ADDITION OR SECOND SECTION.
UH, THE PLAT CONTAINS 76 LOTS ON ALMOST 20 ACRES.
UH, IN GENERAL IT CONFORMS TO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, BUT FOR SOME OF THE, UH, ALLEY LOADED LOTS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT LOAD.
UH, EVEN WITH THIS CHANGE, THE LAYOUT AND LOT SIZES ARE THE SAME AND THE NUMBER OF LOTS APPROVED WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT HAS NOT CHANGED.
UH, PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR JUNE 6TH MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR, FOR STAFF? DOES THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING FOR THIS COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
HAVE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE COUNCIL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION CHAIR.
[B. Case #Z23-00006 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ Rezoning from "A" Single-Family to "PUD" Planned Unit Development for 133 W Thatcher PUD, located just east of Thatcher and Chalk Hill. (Grit Real Estate Investment Team LLC) (Ward 1)]
NUMBER Z 23 DASH 0 0 0 6.CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 53.
39 53 REZONING FROM A A SINGLE FAMILY TO A P U D UH, PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR 1 33 WEST THATCHER, P U D LOCATED EAST OF THATCHER IN CHALK HILL GRID REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TEAM.
LLCS THE APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES.
AS YOU SAID, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A P U D THAT'S LOCATED ON 1 33 WEST THATCHER.
THE AR AREA OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE MAP, IT'S THE NORTH SIDE OF THATCHER BETWEEN SANTA FE DRIVE AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED A SINGLE FAMILY.
UH, THE P U D WOULD ALLOW DUPLEX ON THE PROPERTY.
THE LOT IS 6,969 SQUARE FEET, JUST SHY OF THE 7,000 SQUARE FEET THAT IS REQUIRED, UH, FOR STRAIGHT B TWO FAMILY ZONING, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE P U D IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
UH, THE AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY NORTH OF THATCHER, BUT THERE IS A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX AND MULTI-FAMILY ZONING TO THE SOUTH.
UH, THE P U D ALLOWS THE TWO FAMILY USE ON THE LOT AND COMMITS TO MEETING THE EDMOND STANDARDS.
OTHERWISE, UH, THE EDMOND PLAN 2018 DESIGNATES THE AREA AS URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH SHOWS TWO FAMILY AND LOW DENSITY MULTIFAMILY USES AS APPROPRIATE.
UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR MAY 16TH MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DOES THE APPLICANT LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD? COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND.
PARDON? THAT ITEMS WAS PASSED.
[C. Case #ES23-00004 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ closing a public utility easement for The Ember, a residential development, located south of 8th Street and west of Boulevard. (Ember Development, LLC) (Ward 1)]
NUMBER E S 23 DASH 0 0 0 4 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 54.39 54 CLOSING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT FOR THE EMBER.
A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED SOUTH OF EIGHTH STREET IN WEST OF BOULEVARD.
UH, THIS ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING ITEM ARE TWO, UH, EASEMENT CLOSING REQUESTS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMBER.
UH, A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE BLOCK THAT WAS APPROVED AS A P U D AND RECENTLY PLATTED.
UH, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE NECESSITATED THE MOVING OF SOME SANITARY SEWER LINES, WHICH HAD BEEN, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND NEW EASEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO COVER THOSE, UH, NEW LINES.
THERE ARE NO OTHER UTILITIES THAT EXIST IN THE EASEMENTS BEING CLOSED.
PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR MAY 16TH MEETING.
OKAY, SO THEN DO WE NEED TO TAKE THEM? UH, YEAH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE 'EM SEPARATE.
UP TO YOU? WELL, I THINK YES, THEY REQUIRE A SEPARATE VOTE.
UH, C COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY? COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO PASS.
[D. Case #ES23-00005 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ closing a public utility easement for The Ember, a residential development, located east of Littler Ave. and north of Ninth Street. (Ember Development, LLC) (Ward 1)]
HAVE CASE E, UH, S 2023 DASH 0 0 0 5 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE NUMBER 49 55 39 55 CLOSING A PUBLIC EASEMENT FOR THE EMBER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED EAST OF LITTLER AVENUE, NORTH OF NINTH STREET.APPLICANT, SAME THING, SAME COMMENTS AS BEFORE.
COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF
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APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THE SITE? MOTION TO APPROVE? YOU HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.[E. Case #Z23-00005 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ Rezoning from “A” Single-Family to “PUD” Planned Unit Development for The Walnut – West, located on the northwest corner of Walnut and Main (Cameron Johnson) (Ward 1) ]
CASE Z 23 DASH FIVE PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 56.39 56 REZONING FROM A, A SINGLE FAMILY TO A P U D PLAN, UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WALNUT WEST, LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WALNUT AND MAINE.
CAMERON JOHNSON IS THE APPLICANT.
APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A P U D THAT WILL ALLOW TO FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON THE LOT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND WALNUT.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE DENSIFICATION OF THE AREA THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING, UH, BETWEEN CHET WOOD PARK AND THE DOWNTOWN.
UH, THE P U D IS A REPLICA OF THE RECENTLY APPROVED WALNUT, P U D, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE EAST.
UH, THE LOT CURRENTLY HAS ONE RESIDENCE ON IT AND IS ZONED A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
UH, THE P U D WOULD ALLOW, UH, INDIVIDUAL LOTS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 1200 SQUARE FEET, UH, WITH SIDE YARDS OF THREE FEET WITH EACH LOT FACING WALNUT.
UH, THE P U D USES THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AS ITS BASE ZONING, BUT LIMITS THE SITE TO RESIDENTIAL USES ONLY.
UH, AS I SAID BEFORE, THE EDMOND PLAN 2018 DESIGNATES THIS AREA'S URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHICH IS A TRANSITION AREA BETWEEN THE HIGHER INTENSITY USES OF DOWNTOWN AND THE OTHER, AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY.
UH, HIGHER DENSITY IS SUPPORTED BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVE CLOSENESS TO DOWNTOWN AND ALL ITS SERVICES.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR MAY 16TH MEETING.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, SO IN THAT AREA AROUND CHEATWOOD PARK AND THE SPLASH PAD, THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS THERE.
HOW HAS THAT HELPED YOU AS FAR AS, UM, BRINGING IN DEVELOPMENT? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE FOR THAT AREA.
AND THE CITY HAS INVESTED IN THE SPLASH PAD AND OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING IN SOME OTHER AREAS.
HOW HAS THAT, HOW'S THAT BEEN PERCEIVED OR RECEIVED AS FAR AS THAT AREA AND, AND BUILDING AS FAR AS THAT INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY'S MADE? OH, IT'S DEFINITELY HELPED, YEAH.
WORKED WITH SCOTT LOPER ON ALL THE DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE, UM, THE CHITWOOD PARK AREA.
BUT YEAH, SPLASH PAD HAS DEFINITELY HELPED.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE DO THOSE TYPE OF INVESTMENT, IT ATTRACTS MORE CAPITAL IS WHAT YOUR, YOUR OPINION WOULD BE.
FOR THE RECORD, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? CAMERON JOHNSON.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[F. Case #Z23-00004 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ Rezoning from “PUD Z13-00009” Planned Unit Development to “PUD Z23-00004” Planned Unit Development for the property located on the northwest corner of Broadway Avenue and Covell Road. (Trinity Breaktime, Inc.) (Ward 1)]
CASE Z 23 DASH 0 0 4.PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 49 57 39 57 RESIGNING FROM P U D Z ONE 13 DASH 0 0 0 9.
PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO PUD Z 23 DASH 0 0 4 PLAYING UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BROADWAY AVENUE AND COVE ROAD.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE P D THAT WILL EXPAND THE NUMBER OF USES IN THE TRINITY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BROADWAY AND COVELL.
THE SITE WAS ZONED AS A P U D IN 2013 TO ALLOW THE CENTER GENERALLY ALLOWING D ONE RESTRICTED RETAIL USES, UH, FURTHER LIMITING THOSE TO A FEW, UH, HANDFUL OF RETAIL USES.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS AMENDING THE DOCUMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE FOLLOWING USES POTENTIALLY, UH, GROCERY STORES, LIQUOR STORES, SPECIALTY FOOD STORES, HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL STORE, AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
UH, THESE USES WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT ON THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY EAST OF THIS ACROSS BROADWAY WITH THE EXISTING ZONING AND WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ON THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH-SOUTH, AND WEST OF THIS SITE.
UH, ASIDE FROM THE ADDITION OF THE USES, THE REMAINDER OF THE P U D STAYS THE SAME AS TO DESIGN AND LAYOUT.
UH, PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS AND RECOMMENDED DENIAL AT THEIR MAY 16TH MEETING.
COUNSEL, ANY UH, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF RIGHT NOW? NOT RIGHT NOW.
APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? YES.
DAVID JONES FOR THE APPLICANT.
UH, BREAK TIME ON, ON THE PROJECT.
WE, UH, ORIGINALLY THIS, UH, P U D WAS SUBMITTED IN 2013 AND
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SEVERAL ITEMS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE D ONE USE BOTH PERMIT BY RIGHT AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS MODIFYING THAT DOCUMENT AS RANDY HAS ALLUDED TO, TO REINCORPORATE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY REMOVED AND WHAT PARTICULAR WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING.
TH THIS BUILDING HAS BASICALLY THREE SPACES ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THE EXISTING BUILDING YOU SEE.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THIS P U D.
FIRST IS THE SOUTHERN ALREADY DEVELOPED TRACT, AND THE SECOND IS THE NORTHERN TRACT, WHICH CURRENTLY IS UNDEVELOPED, BUT WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE IS, UH, MR. BENGAL'S OPERATING CONVENIENCE STORE.
AND ON ONE END IS AN INCAP SPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET, WHICH IS OPERATING AS A PIZZA TAKEOUT LOCATION.
AND CURRENTLY ON THE NORTH END OF THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE, THERE IS A NO TENANT IN THAT 1200 SQUARE FOOT SPACE.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS A, UH, STATE FARM INSURANCE GROUP.
UH, MR. NGAL HAS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN UTILIZING THAT 1200 SQUARE FOOT SPACE AS A LIQUOR STORE.
UM, AND IN THE ORIGINAL PU DOCUMENT THAT HAD EXCLUDED THAT.
BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS PUTTING THAT BACK IN ALONG WITH THE OTHER PERMITTED USES THAT RANDY ALLUDED TO, WHICH IS A GROCERY STORE FOR THE, POTENTIALLY FOR THAT NORTHERN TRACK.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
UM, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST FOR THE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING P U D.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? AND WE HAD DISCUSSED IN A CONVERSATION, UM, SPECIFYING THAT USE AS FAR AS THE LIQUOR STORE, BUT NOT TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF DRIVE THROUGH MECHANISM, CORRECT.
AND OR DISPENSARY OR SPECIFICALLY ANY MASSAGE SERVICES OR PARLER IN THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THE, UH, THE USES THAT, UH, OR THE UNDERLYING ZONING IS D ONE.
UM, NONE OF WHICH, UH, ALLOW THOSE USES.
UH, AND NONE, NONE OF WHICH WE ARE GOING TO, UH, INCORPORATE OR DEVELOP.
AND WE CAN PLACE THAT LANGUAGE WITHIN THE DOCUMENT OR WE CAN INCORPORATE IT WITHIN THE MOTION TONIGHT.
BUT, UH, YEAH, NO MASSAGE PARLORS, NO BAR, NO VAPE, NO MARIJUANA AND NO DRIVE THROUGH ON THE, UH, LIQUOR STORE COMPONENT.
STEVE, FOR US, WHAT WE, AS FAR AS PUTTING THAT STATEMENT INTO ACTION, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO LIKE BE WRITTEN DOWN SOMEHOW OR HOW DO WE DO THAT? OR CAN YOU DO, I WOULD RECOMMEND THEY AMEND THEIR PED DESIGN STATEMENT TO INCLUDE THOSE SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS.
CAN WE DO THAT AND GET IT APPROVED LIKE NOW OR DO THEY DELAY IT TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING? WELL, IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL, BUT I THINK THOSE THINGS COULD BE ADDED.
WE WON'T BE SIGNING THE ORDINANCE UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE DESIGN STATEMENT THAT'S INDICATES THAT, THAT HISTORICALLY, YEAH, HISTORICALLY, THAT'S THE WAY, UH, I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.
IF WE DO MAKE ANY LANGUAGE CHANGES OR ANY ADDITIONS OR SUBTRACTIONS THAT, UH, THOSE ARE AGREED TO IN THE MEETING, WE MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
SUBMIT THAT DOCUMENT TO RANDY, HE VERIFIES THAT, UH, IT MEETS WHAT, UH, THE DISCUSSION WAS AND THE MINUTES SAY, AND DOWN THE ROAD WE GO.
I WOULD SAY IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN I WOULD WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BEFORE I MAKE ANY MOTION ON THAT MM-HMM.
I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THEN.
SO THIS CAME BACK IN FRONT OF US IN 2013.
SO WHY BACK THEN DID YOU ALL EXCLUDE THESE EXCEPTIONS? AND I WAS NOT PART OF THE PROCESS WHEN THE ORIGINAL P U D WAS DONE IN 2013, THAT WAS DONE BY A ANOTHER PARTY ANCHOR ENGINEERING.
SO I CAN'T VERIFY OR SPEAK TO WHY, UM, THOSE ITEMS WERE EXCLUDED AT THE TIME.
UH, IT HAD ALLOWED, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS SCHOOL USES TO THE NORTH, BUT THEN, UH, I'M TRYING TO TURN IT ON, BUT THEN ALL THOSE COMMERCIAL USES TO THE SOUTH, SO YEAH, WE DID A, UH, A D ONE P U D I WAS PART OF THAT ONE ON THE TRACK ON THE EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COVELL FOR THE, UH, FOR THE FAMILY OF THE, UH, OF THE LADY THAT LIVES THERE.
UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE? YES SIR.
PLEASE COME ON DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I LIVE AT 29 12 NORTH BROADWAY, JUST NORTH OF THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS ON THE
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OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET.I'M PROBABLY THE REASON IT WAS ZONED THE WAY IT WAS IN 13, I HAD, UH, I WAS NOT IN THE PO OPPOSITION TO HIM BUILDING A BUSINESS THERE.
UH, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS WAS GOING TO GO IN.
UH, LIQUOR STORE WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T WANT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEREFORE IT WAS ZONED WITHOUT, WITH THAT BEING EXCLUDED.
OF COURSE, THERE'S OTHER BUSINESSES WE WOULDN'T WANT TO A BAR A DISPENSARY.
THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO.
WE REALIZED THAT WAS GONNA BE A COMMERCIAL CORNER IN ONE OF THESE DAYS.
UH, MY POINT IS I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND EDMOND HAS, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, HAS 30 LIQUOR STORES IN OR ABOUT THE EDMOND AREA HAS ONE EAST OF THIS LOCATION ON COBEL, AND IT HAS ONE WEST OF THIS LOCATION WITHIN THREE QUARTER MILES.
WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE? THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE PUT IN THAT FACILITY.
THERE WAS ONE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE, UH, INSURANCE COMPANY, WE HAD NO OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THOSE CERTAIN BUSINESSES A PERSON JUST DOESN'T WANT IN THEIR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND TO US, THAT IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON ACREAGES, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 45 YEARS.
THE OTHER TWO, UH, LADIES THAT STILL LIVE THERE ON THE OTHER ACREAGES BEEN THERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.
SO I'M STILL IN THE OPPOSITION AGAINST THE LIQUOR STORE.
LIKE I SAID, IF IT WAS A DISPENSARY, I'D BE IN OPPOSITION AGAINST IT TOO.
BUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE LIQUOR STORE IS THEIR INTENT AND WE JUST DON'T WANT IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YES, YES MA'AM.
PLEASE COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
LYDIA LEE, I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EDMUND NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE, AND I WANNA URGE THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID.
THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
PEOPLE ARE PROMISED CERTAIN THINGS ON REZONINGS AND FIVE YEARS GO BY, 10 YEARS GO BY.
AND THEN THE DEVELOPER HOPES THAT EVERYONE FORGETS ABOUT THE PROMISES THEY MADE.
THEY WERE TOLD NO LIQUOR STORES ON THIS CORNER IN EXCHANGE FOR NOT OBJECTING TO THIS GAS STATION GOING IN.
AND I HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL HONORS THE AGREEMENT THAT THESE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS MADE WITH THIS DEVELOPER AND DENY THIS REQUEST.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YES, APPLICANT.
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE.
YEAH, JUST TWO AUDIENCE LIQUOR STORES ARE A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
I KNOW THE, UH, GENTLEMAN REFERRED TO 'EM AS NOT BEING LEGITIMATE, BUT THEY ARE, UM, THERE MAY BE A VARIETY AND THERE COULD VERY LIKELY BE ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IN SHORT ORDER ANYWAY, BASED UPON THE CURRENT ZONING AND WHAT WAS ALLOWED ON THE P U D ON THE EAST SIDE.
AS FAR AS, UH,
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S AN ACTUAL FACT.
UM, VERY WELL MAY HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARY ON OUR PART.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DISCUSSION, BUT AS FAR AS, UH, THE COUNCIL HAVING TOLD US THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE A LIQUOR STORE, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S ACCURATE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY THAT STATED THAT TONIGHT KNOWS THAT'S ACCURATE.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE'VE GOT A LOCATION.
WE'VE GOT A, UH, DEVELOPER AND A BUSINESS OPERATOR WHO HAS MULTIPLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF EDMOND, WHO HAS A, UH, LEGITIMATE USE AND, UH, DESIRE AND HAS PROVEN TO BE A GOOD BUSINESSMAN IN EDMOND AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD BUSINESSMAN IN EDMOND.
AND SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I WOULD ONLY ASK THAT THE COUNCIL EVALUATE THIS AND LOOK AT IT AND, UH, APPROVE THE CHANGE TO THE PD D.
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THANK YOU.WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
YOU WEREN'T INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS IN 13.
HAVE YOU GONE BACK AND LOOKED, UH, HOW THAT, WAS THAT A HANDSHAKE? WAS IT, HOW WAS THAT, UH, HOW WAS THIS, HOW DID THIS ARRANGEMENT COME ABOUT? AS FAR AS THE, UH, AS, AS I UNDERSTAND FROM MR. PERAL WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT, SO HE CAN ADDRESS THIS TOO IF HE, IF, IF WE CARE TO, IS THAT HE SAW CERTAIN ASPECTS AT THAT POINT IN TIME AS A COMP POTENTIAL COMPETITION FOR THINGS THAT HE WAS DOING WITHIN THE BUSINESS.
BUT THAT THE ENGINEERING FIRM AND THE CONSULTANT THAT HE USED TO DEVELOP THE, UM, P U D AT THAT TIME, UM, PLACED SOME ITEMS IN THERE.
I WON'T CALL 'EM IT, AT THEIR OWN ACCORD.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN GUIDANCE ON THAT FRONT.
MR. NGAL HAD A, UM, REAL ESTATE AGENT SUPPORTING THE ENGINEERING FIRM WHO DEVELOPED THAT ORIGINAL.
SO AGAIN, I, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE, HE DIDN'T OBJECT TO THE FIRST P I CAN'T SPEAK.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MAKE A MOTION.
YOU HAVE A MOTION? I'LL SECOND.
I MAKE A MOTION WITH THE, UH, WHOA.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ON THERE.
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE? DO YOU WANNA, YOU WANNA HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? MM-HMM.
AND THEN YOU, UH, THE ONE WHO MADE THE MOTION PULLS IT.
WELL, I GUESS CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
HERE'S THE, IS THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE MOTION'S ALWAYS IN? YES.
CAN WE ADD, I'D LIKE TO JUST ADD THE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO THE APPLICANT IN REGARDS TO MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
MR. MAYOR, I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION IF, UH, MR. ROBBINS WANTS TO MAKE HIS OWN MOTION.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
YOU NEED TO GET THE SECOND WITHDRAW.
YOU NEED TO GET A SECOND ON WITHDRAW.
SO THAT MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
NOW, COUNSEL, SO THE MOTION AND AFFIRMATIVE TO APPROVE WITH THE LANGUAGE REGARDING NO DISPENSARY, MASSAGE PARLOR OR DRIVE-THROUGH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT.
WE ARE ACCEPTING OF THE EXCLUSION OF THE MASSAGE PARLOR, THE MARIJUANA, AND THE DRIVE-THROUGH COMPONENT.
SO WE HAVE A, UM, A MOTION ON THERE TO ACCEPT, BUT WITH THE ADDITIONAL INCLUSION OR OF NO DISPENSARY, NO MASSAGE PARLOR, AND NO DRIVE-THROUGH ON THE LIQUOR STORE.
CLEAR MOTION TO SECOND COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[G. Case #Z22-00034 Public Hearing and Consideration Ordinance No. ________ Rezoning from “PUD” Planned Unit Development to “PUD” Planned Unit Development for “University Heights Townhouses” to be located at 329 E. Wayne. (Rader Development, LLC) (Ward 1)]
CASE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 34 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 58.39 58 REZONING FROM A P U D PLAN, UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO A POD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, TOWNHOUSES TO BE LOCATED AT 3 29 EAST.
WAYNE, THE RAIDER DEVELOPMENT LLC IS THE APPLICANT.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A P U D ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY IN WAYNE THAT WILL ALLOW AN 11 UNIT, UH, RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX.
UH, A SIMILAR P U D WAS APPROVED IN 2021, BUT AS THE APPLICANT BEGAN TO FULLY DEVELOP THE SITE PLAN, A FEW THINGS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, OUR ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW VARIANCES WITHOUT AMENDING THE P U D, WHICH IS WHY IT IS NOW COMING BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UH, THE NEW STATEMENT INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE SETBACKS.
UH, SO IT'LL BE A 10 FOOT FRONT SETBACK AND ZERO FEET ON THE SIDE AND REAR, UH, LANDSCAPE ADJUSTMENTS TO ELIMINATE THE TERMINAL ISLANDS, UH, SOME OF THE PERIMETER BUFFER AND OTHER LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN IT ELIMINATES THE DUMPSTER SCREENING.
UH, THE SITE PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BUT IS ON HOLD AND THERE IS A LI, UH, LANDSCAPE PLAN INCLUDED ON IT.
ACCORDING TO THE CALCULATIONS, THEY EXCEED THE NUMBER OF POINTS NEEDED.
UH, THE DUMPSTER IS LOCATED BEHIND THE BUILDING AND, UH, BEHIND A
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WOOD PRIVACY FENCE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED, UH, APPROVAL AT THEIR MAY 16TH MEETING.ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? STAFF? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? NO, I MEAN, COUNCIL, COUNCIL
RANDY, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOTION.
[H. Case #SP22-00043 Public Hearing and Consideration of a Commercial Site Plan for Edmond Corner Mansions to be located on the northwest corner of Jackson Street and Ayers Street, 221 E. Ayers (Esperanza Real Estate) (Ward 1)]
WE HAVE CASE NUMBER S P 22 DASH 43 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF A COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN FOR EVAN CORNER MANSIONS TO BE LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON AND AYERS 2021 EAST AYERS ESPS.BARRANZA REAL ESTATE IS THE APPLICANT.
OKAY,
UH, THE SITE IS ZONED D R D OR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND THE USE IS ALLOWED.
UH, THE BUILDING WILL BE TWO STORIES.
IT'S ROUGHLY 7,800 SQUARE FEET AND THE DESIGN MAKES IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE'RE A LARGE MONOLITHIC SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
UH, THE BUILDING MATERIALS WILL BE BRICK AND CAST STONE.
UH, THERE ARE THREE VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED, UH, MAINLY RELATED TO THE NATURE OF INFILL SITES.
UH, THEY ARE ONE PARKING SPACE OVER THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT.
UH, THIS IS AN AREA WITH LIMITED ON STREET PARKING, SO AN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR VISITORS MAY, UH, PROVE BENEFICIAL.
UH, THE DRIVEWAY ONTO AIRS IS NOT 150 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION, BUT ONLY 146, BUT IT IS AS FAR TO THE WEST AS THEY CAN PHYSICALLY PLACE IT ON THEIR SITE.
UH, THE LANDSCAPING DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE IN UTILITY EASEMENTS, THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE ISLAND WIDTH OF 12 FEET IS NOT ACHIEVABLE.
UH, IT IS NOTED THAT STAFF SUPPORTS ALL THE VARIANCES.
UH, THE CENTRAL EDMOND URBAN DISTRICT BOARD CONSIDERED THIS ITEM AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF IT AT THEIR MAY 9TH, UH, MEETING.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE MORE PARKING SPACE THEN REQUIRED.
SO IN THE D R D THERE IS A, A MINIMUM AND A MAXIMUM THAT'S, THAT'S HELD AND THEY'RE ONE OVER THE MAXIMUM THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? TAKE IT.
WOULD THE ADVOCATE LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? DON'T THINK SO.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[I. Case #Z23-00002 Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ________ for a Rezoning from “D-1” PUD Restricted Commercial Planned Unit Development to “CBD” Central Business District for the property located at 501 N. Broadway. (Yay on Broadway) (Ward 1) APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN THEIR APPLICATION]
CASE NUMBER H UH, I HERE THAT APPLICANT HAS WITHDRAWN THE APPLICATION.[11. Executive Session to discuss the collective bargaining negotiations for FY 2023/2024 with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 136 and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2359. (Executive Session authorized pursuant to 25 Okla. Stat. Section 307 (B) (2).)]
NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE'RE GOING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION FOR US TO TAKE ON THAT.
[12. 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.)]
WE'RE AT CITIZENS COMMENT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS, BOTH RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON RELATED MATTERS NOT ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
CITIZEN MUST SIGN UP TO SPEAK EITHER ONLINE BY 3:00 PM THE DAY OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OR IN PERSON BY THE START OF THE MEETING.
MEETING REMARKS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS.
FOR ONES WHO HAVE NOT, MIGHT WE DO HAVE A TIMER HERE.
THE TIMERS IS CONTROLLED BY THE CITY CLERK.
OUR FIRST RESIDENT IS LEONARD SCOTT.
MR. MAYOR, LAST TIME WE GOT OVER THE SQUAD THING.
UH, DO YOU DRIVE BY ROBERT? RULES OF WATER? SIR,
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YOU COME TO THE MIC, SIR.WELL, NO, IF I GO THERE, HE IS GONNA START CLOCKING.
SIR, YOU HAVE, I'M ASKING THE POINT OF INFORMATION.
YOUR TIME IS STARTED, SO I WILL TAKE THAT AS A NO, YOU DON'T CONTAINS THEN THE QUESTION IS WHAT RULES DO WE GO BY IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, SIR? IS IT IN THE COUNCIL DOCUMENTS OR WHAT? BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE.
AS PER OUR FOUNDING DOCUMENTS, THE DECLARATION OF PENANCE, WE CITIZENS OF EDMOND ARE THE DECLARED SOVEREIGNS IN THE COURSE OF EVENTS.
AND DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF YOU, MR. DAVIS AND CITY MANAGERS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR WE CITIZENS TO HOLD BOTH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR UNEXPLAINED NEGATIVE ACTIONS.
AS EDMUND SOVEREIGNS, WE REMIND BOTH OFFICIALS THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF THIS CITY IS AS INSTITUTED OF AS YOUNG AMONG MEN DERIVING THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WHENEVER ANY FORMER GOVERNMENT BECOMES DESTRUCTIVE TO THESE ENDS, IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO ALTER, ABOLISH IT AND INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT.
AS OUR FOUNDING DOC SACRED DOCUMENTS TODAY, WE CITIZEN STATE, BOTH OFFICIALS PAST ACTIONS OR EVIDENCE OF LONG TRAINED THAT ABUSES AND INTERPRETATIONS IN DESIGNED TO REDUCE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL HONOR, OUR GIVE GIVEN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. THEREFORE, IT IS THE RIGHT AND DUTY OF THE WEED OF PEOPLES CONFRONT YOU WITH OUR GRIEVANCES.
WE THE PEOPLE DEMAND THAT YOU HOLD AN OPEN TOWN HALL IN THIS CITY HALL WITHIN TWO WEEKS, DURING YOUR WEEKDAY AT 6:00 PM AND THAT YOU NOTIFY CITIZENS USING EDMONDS LOCAL PAPER AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT THE AWARE OF THE TOWN HALL WILL BE HELD.
WHAT TIME, WHAT DAY WE DEMAND MR. DAVIS AND MR. MCG RIGBY BE PRESENT AND BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN PUBLIC FOREIGN MEETING THAT WE REQUIRE.
BE TELEVISED AND TAPE TAPE FOR THE CITY RECORD AND PUBLIC VIEWING 12 QUESTIONS YOU WILL BE ASKED.
WE WILL GIVE THOSE QUESTIONS TO YOU IN ADVANCE.
CITY GOVERNMENT RESPONDED THE DATE BY OPEN TOWN HALL BY 15 JUNE, 2023 TO COMMUNICATE THE DATE TO THE PUBLIC.
MAYOR DAVIS, MR. MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER, WILL APPEAR AT THE OPEN TOWN HALL WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND ANSWER 12 QUESTIONS THAT WE PRE PRE ASK GIVEN TO YOU TOMORROW.
EACH OFFICIAL WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR PR FOR WITH OUR FREE GIVEN QUESTIONS TO YOU.
THAT'S THE END OF MY COMMENTS, SIR.
FIRST OFF, I WANNA THANK EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE ENDEAVOR GAMES THIS WEEKEND, WHICH IS A, AN AMAZING EVENT FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
UM, BUT THE REAL REASON WHY I WANT TO, UH, SPEAK TO YOU TODAY, AND I'LL TRY TO NOT USE MY FULL AMOUNT OF TIME, IS TO REMIND EVERY PERSON ON THIS COUNCIL OF THE EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY, A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE, BY 81% OF THE VOTE APPROVED A TEMPORARY SALES TAX TO PURCHASE 22 ACRES OF LAND FOR A PARK, A NATURE PARK ADJACENT TO HAER PARK HERE IN IN EDMOND.
THIS WAS UNIFORMLY APPROVED AND SUPPORTED BY THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN.
WE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL BACK IN MARCH, THE WORKING GROUP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THAT PIECE OF LAND.
AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ZIP WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH UNCOMMON GROUND.
I SIMPLY DON'T WANT THAT 22 ACRE NATURE PARK TO GET LOST WITH, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON.
SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO PLEASE AT LEAST GIVE SOME REPORT TO THE CITIZENS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT, THAT 22 ACRES WHERE WE ARE, WHAT'S GOING ON? IF, IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING, UH, THAT YOU'RE HESITATING ABOUT THAT, UH, WITH, WITH RESPECT TO THE LAND CONSERVANCY
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OR THE, UH, UH, NATURE FIRST PEOPLE SECOND ASPECT OF THAT, PLEASE JUST COMMUNICATE WITH, WITH THE COMMUNITY.AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO ASK YOU.
AND ALSO, I WANNA WISH YOU A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF EDMOND.
THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[13. Comments from Mayor and City Councilmembers.]
UH, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY FROM THE SENATE, FROM THE UH, UH, MAYOR COMMENT WAS THAT YES, I DID ATTEND THE ENDEAVOR GAMES.NEXT YEAR IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF IT.
WE HAD OVER 250 ATHLETES FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD, UH, THERE.
AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, THE 25TH YEAR, AND IT'S REALLY A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH SYMPHONY INDY DOING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IT, WHICH GOING TO REALLY HELP EXPAND THAT TRULY, IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER, UM, IT'S SOMETHING I I NEVER TRY TO MISS BECAUSE I JUST ENJOY IT SO MUCH.
AND THE ATHLETES REMEMBER YOU YEAR TO YEAR TO YEAR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU VOLUNTEER AT THE SAME EVENT.
AND IT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S VERY HUMBLING.
UM, I FEEL LIKE I ALMOST GET MORE OUT OF IT THAN THEY DO.
IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET VOLUNTEERING FOR THESE AMAZING ATHLETES.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNSEL? YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE AT THAT END.
ANY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.