[1. Call to Order by Mayor Darrell A. Davis.]
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BEFORE I START THE MEETING TODAY, I HAVE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.22 YEARS AGO, IF YOU'RE OF AGE, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE, WHAT YOU WERE DOING, WHO YOU WERE SITTING NEXT TO WHEN AMERICA WAS ATTACKED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S A HISTORY THAT WE NEVER WANT TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I JUST WANTED US TO TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT OF REFLECTION BECAUSE WE'RE NEVER GONNA FORGET ABOUT IT.
BUT THAT, THAT LITTLE YOUNG MAN IN THE BACK SITTING ON DADDY'S LAP, WE DON'T WANT HIM TO FORGET ABOUT IT EITHER.
AND SO JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE HERE AND REFLECT IN YOUR OWN WAY BEFORE I START THE MEETING, PLEASE.
I LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2023, CITY COUNCIL IN PUBLIC WORK.
[2. Consideration of Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes:]
BUSINESS IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, MINUTES OF AUGUST 28TH, 2023.CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 28TH, 2023.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TWO A AND B IS WRITTEN SECOND, A MOTION SECOND.
THOSE MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS TODAY, UH, VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO EVERYONE'S HEART HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
[A. Proclamation Recognizing September 2023 as Suicide Prevention and Recovery Awareness Month.]
COMMISSION ZONE IS SUICIDE PREVENTION.UH, UNFORTUNATELY, PROBABLY EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS OR BEEN AFFECTED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS, HAS COMMITTED THAT.
SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS DE IS DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH.
CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME PROPERLY? WHEREAS THE MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
AND 4.1% OF ADULTS IN OKLAHOMA HAD SERIOUS THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR WITH ONE IN 10 STUDENTS REPORT REPORTING THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, NEARLY 300,000 OKLAHOMANS REPORTED.
HAVING A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IS NOT A MORAL ISSUE, BUT RATHER, A CHRONIC TREATABLE DISEASE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN RECOVER FROM AND GO ON TO LIVE HEALTHY LIVES.
EARLY INDICATION IN TREATMENT CAN MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES BELIEVES THAT ALL OKLAHOMANS DESERVE TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES WITHIN REACH WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT OR SHAME THROUGH THE EVIDENCE-BASED CRISIS RESPONSE CONTINUUM, WHICH MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY MEET IT.
LESS THAN 1% OF 872 OKLAHOMANS THAT DIED BY SUICIDE IN 2022 WERE SEEN AT A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDING THE CONNECTING CON TO THE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES, RECOVERY ORIENTED CARE AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS SYSTEMS HAVE PE HELP PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS MANAGE THEIR CONDITIONS SUCCESSFULLY.
O D M H S A S HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 80,000 NAX, OXON OR NARCAN KIDS TO OKLAHOMA'S TO PREVENT FATAL OVERDOSES, UH, RESULTING FROM OPIOID USE, INCLUDING FENTANYL.
SINCE JANUARY, 2023, THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES BELIEVES WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TOWARDS ZERO SUICIDES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
THE 9 8 8 MENTAL HEALTH LIFELINE SUPPORTS OKLAHOMA'S EXPERIENCE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE, OR HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE THROUGH TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS VIA TEXT OR CALL MOBILE CRISIS
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TEAMS, URGENT CARE AND CRISIS CENTERS AND FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS.NOW, THEREFORE, I DARRYL A DAVIS, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, AND BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023 AS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESSES, WHICH LEADS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023.
PETE, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO.
WELL, THE RAIN'S GONNA STOP FOR TOMORROW.
[B. Proclamation Recognizing September 12, 2023, as Neighbors Night Out.]
IS NEIGHBORS.HOW MANY OF Y'ALL PARTICIPATED IN THE NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT BEFORE? THERE WE GO.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR COME ON UP.
AS A NEIGHBOR, NIGHT, NIGHT OUT, EDMONDS COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD IS ENCOURAGING THE RESIDENTS OF EDMOND TO PARTICIPATE IN STATEWIDE CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023.
ENTITLED NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT AND NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT IN EDMOND.
THE EVENT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND TO TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN PROMOTING COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION OFFERS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY.
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF EDMOND ARE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION CAN HAVE ON REDUCING CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE.
IN EDMOND, THE CITY OF EDMOND, UH, EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT, EDMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND EDMOND COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE RESIDENTS THEY SERVE, THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE NEIGHBORS, NIGHT OUT, POLICE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, AWARENESS AND COOPERATION ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF THE NEIGHBOR NIGHT OUT NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT NOW, THEREFORE, I DARRYL A DAVIS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDMOND ON BEHALF OF EDMOND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF EDMOND TO PARTICIPATE IN NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023, GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 28, 23.
AND HERE WE HAVE THE CHIEF AND YOUR NAME JUST FLEW UP, LUCRECIA LUCRECIA FROM THE POLICING BOARD TO RECEIVE IT.
WOULD YOU HAVE ANYTHING I COULD SAY, UM, JUST AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE, UM, COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD, WE JUST REALLY VALUE THIS.
WE VALUE NEIGHBORS NIGHT OUT AS IT JUST HELPS SERVE THE PURPOSE OF CREATING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PD AND THE PUBLIC TO BE SEEN AND HEARD.
BUT WE WANT IT TO RAIN ALL NIGHT.
WE, WE JUST DON'T WANT IT TO RAIN TOMORROW.
[4. Consideration of Appointments and Reappointments:]
HAVE CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS, THE MAYOR APPOINTMENTS APPOINTMENT OF DESHAUN HUEL TO THE EDMOND MOBILITY COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026, APPOINTMENT OF KURT ATKINSON TO THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION TO REPLACE CAROLYN MULHALL TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER, 2025 OF THE WARI REAPPOINTMENTS IS REAPPOINTMENT OF LUIN JONES TO THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DAY APPOINTMENTS.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
NUM ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS OUR GENERAL
[A. Consideration of Approval of Administrative Items:]
CONSENT ITEMS. UM, WE HAVE ONE CONSENT, UH, ONE ITEM HERE, NUMBER FIVE, A ONE, UH, PRESENTATION AND, AND DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL DIRECTION TO THE CITY STAFF REGARDING A PROPOSAL BY LOCAL ARTISTS, NATHAN PRATT, TO DEVELOP AN ART INSTALLATION ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF ROADS.[00:10:02]
YES, SIR.EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL, BRAD, RANDY PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
I'M JUST HERE BRIEFLY TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE NATHAN PRATT, WHO IS HERE TO SHARE HIS VISION FOR A STATEMENT ART PIECE ALONG ROUTE 66TH AND POST ROAD.
NATHAN FIRST BROUGHT THE IDEA TO THE PARKS REC ADVISORY BOARD WITH A INITIAL LOCATION LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF EDMOND 66 PARK, AND NOW THE PREFERRED LOCATION ON CITY PROPERTY ON POST IN 66, WHICH IS SLATED IN, IN, IN THE ARCADIA LAKE MASTER PLAN FOR A ROADSIDE PARK AND BICYCLE PUMP TRACK.
STAFF FELT THIS ART PIECE COULD INTEGRATE WELL INTO THE FUTURE PARK AND COULD BE DEVELOPED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE FUTURE PARK.
BOTH THE ARTISTS AND STAFF ARE AWARE THE NEXT STEPS WOULD INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE PLAN AND APPROPRIATE REVIEW, INCLUDING ALLOWING INPUT, INPUT FROM NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN THE TIME OVER TO NATHAN SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE EACH OF YOU TONIGHT.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OKLAHOMA.
I GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF ARTISTS.
I SOLD MY FIRST SCULPTURE OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WILEY POST.
THIS IS A BRONZE MODEL THAT I CREATED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
SO THIS SCULPTURE PROJECT STARTED OFF VERY SMALL.
IT IS A DECADE IN DEVELOPMENT AS A PROUD OKLAHOMAN.
I BELIEVE WILEY POST IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SONS.
HE'S AN ICON OF OUR STATE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A COUPLE OF HIS, UH, HISTORICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, YOU SEE HE IS WEARING A PRESSURE SUIT THAT HE INVENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BF GOODRICH COMPANY.
THE HELMET HAS THIS LARGE CIRCULAR WINDOW THAT IS A REPURPOSED NAVY DEEP SEA DIVING HELMET.
WHILE HE'S FAMOUS FOR THE EYE PATCH, HE LOST HIS LEFT EYE IN A TRAGIC OIL FLAT ACCIDENT.
WHEN HE WAS IN HIS TWENTIES, HE SET THE WORLD RECORD FOR A SOLO FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD.
HE WAS GIVEN TWO TICKER TAPE PARADES IN NEW YORK CITY.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE, WE'RE SHORT ON TIME, SO I WANT TO ADVANCE THROUGH THESE SLIDES QUICKLY.
THE PIECE OF LAND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE LOWER RECTANGULAR SQUARE, A RECTANGULAR BRIGHT GREEN SPACE.
THEY'RE ON POST ROAD SOUTH OF ROUTE 66, 22 ACRES.
THERE'S A SECONDARY LOCATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT IS AT THE TOP OF THE IMAGE THAT IS, UH, A SMALLER PIECE OF LAND THAT WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED.
SO I HAVE A, A UNIQUE HISTORY OF ROUTE.
66, 15 YEARS AGO, I STARTED SELLING MY SMALL CHAINSAW SCULPTURES IN THE ARCADIA DISTRICT.
AND SO I FEEL LIKE MY PERSONAL ARC AS A ARTIST HAS, UH, HAS BROUGHT ME TO THIS PLACE ROUTE.
ROUTE 66 ATTRACTIONS, LIKE THIS WHIMSICAL POP BOTTLE SCULPTURE, UH, ARE COMMON ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THIS WILEY POST MONUMENT IS, UH, HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE THE NEXT ICONIC ATTRACTION.
ALONG ROUTE 66, I REFERENCED THE TULSA GOLDEN DRILLER JUST AS A, AS AN ICONIC SCULPTURE THAT HAS BENEFITED OUR STATE'S IDENTITY.
I BELIEVE THIS MONUMENT COULD PLAY A SIMILAR ROLE IN THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF OUR STATE.
THIS IMAGE HERE ON THE LEFT IS A 50 FOOT SCULPTURE BY DALE LAMP PIERRE.
IT'S IN CHAMBERLAIN, SOUTH DAKOTA.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN SEE THESE GEOMETRIC PANELS THAT ARE WELDED TOGETHER.
SO FROM A DISTANCE, IT HAS A VERY GRACEFUL FLOWING COMPOSITION.
BUT WHEN YOU GET CLOSER, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAD A VERY PRACTICAL MEANS OF, OF FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE THREE D SCALE MODEL NEXT TO THE DIGNITY STATUE IS THE BEACON OF VISION THAT WE WILL CONSTRUCT IN A SIMILAR FASHION.
SO I HAVE WITH ME A, A NEWLY RECRUITED TEAM MEMBER, STAN CARROLL.
STAN WAS THE ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS OF THE SCISSOR TAIL SKYDANCE BRIDGE.
I BELIEVE STAN STAN IS ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.
CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE STATE, IF NOT THE BEST PERSON IN THE STATE TO COME ON BOARD AND HELP US CONSTRUCT AND BRING THIS PROJECT
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TO REALITY.AS THE ARTIST, I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THE FUNDRAISING.
MY FIRST, UH, OBJECTIVE IS TO APPROACH THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, BOEING, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, LOCKHEED MARTIN, RAYTHEON, AND OTHER SIMILAR COMPANIES.
SO THE ULTIMATE DREAM IS TO INSTALL A SPOTLIGHT INTO THE HELMET THAT COULD BE PROGRAMMABLE.
THIS COULD BE A, A BEAM OF LIGHT THAT COULD PROJECT A GREAT DISTANCE.
UH, THE LIGHT WOULDN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ON.
THIS COULD BE A, A MORE DIFFUSED, UH, MORE AMBIENT, SOFTER LIGHT THAT COULD BE PROGRAMMED.
UH, WE'RE EAGER TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE ENTITIES INVOLVED, UH, THAT WOULD COLLABORATE.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY HOPE, IS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PARTNER WITH ALL THE, UH, ENTITIES THAT WOULD HELP BRING THIS PROJECT TO REALITY.
I'M MORE THAN EAGER TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT, UH, THIS BRIEF PRESENTATION.
I WISH WE, UH, COULD HAVE SEEN YOUR WHOLE PRESENTATION.
UM, IT'S A TRUE GIFT FOR OUR CITY, AND, UM, I ABSOLUTELY THINK IT'LL MAKE IT AN ICON FOR OKLAHOMA.
IF I MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO THAT.
SO THERE'S A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC ART AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLD, THEY HAVE OFTENTIMES GREAT PIECES OF ICONIC PUBLIC ART.
AND SO AS A PROUD OKLAHOMAN, THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY THINGS I'M HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS PROJECT, IS TO CREATE A PIECE OF PUBLIC ART THAT WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALONG ROUTE 66, BECOME AN ATTRACTION.
AND, UH, WILL, WILL BECOME, UM, UH, JUST THE LATEST EDITION IN THE, THE SERIES OF ATTRACTIONS, THE ROAD, UH, THE ROUND BARN, THE THE POP BOTTLE, AND SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE ARCADIA LAKE MASTER PLAN THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR DEVELOPMENT.
AND HOW YOU HAD MENTIONED IT'S A GREAT WELCOMING FOR FOLKS COMING IN ROUTE INTO EDMOND VIA ROUTE 66, THAT DIRECTION, OR THAT THEY'RE LEAVING EDMOND.
UM, I JUST DON'T THINK YOU CAN GO WRONG WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THE LOCATION IS VERY STRATEGIC.
IT, IT WOULD, AS YOU SAID, WOULD EFFECTIVELY SERVE AS A GIANT WELCOME SIGN FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE DRIVING IN FROM, FROM LUTHER AND ARCADIA.
UH, AND DEPENDING ON THE ORIENTATION OF THE SCULPTURE, UH, AND THE SPOTLIGHT, IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A, A BEACON THAT WOULD, UH, I THINK POSITION EDMOND IN A, IN A VERY POSITIVE LIGHT AND, AND SERVE AS A, UH, AS A BRIGHT WELCOME SIGN.
AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT ACTUALLY THAT.
I MEAN, HE, YES, HE, HIS FLYING, BUT HE ALSO, AS YOU TOLD US, HE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO AERONAUTICAL, TO AEROSPACE AND GOING INTO SPACE.
THIS MAN, IT WAS SO BRILLIANT.
AND, UM, TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND, UM, CELEBRATE HIM IN OUR CITY IS QUITE AMAZING.
WELL, YOU'VE JOGGED MY MEMORY ONCE AGAIN.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, WILEY'S BURIAL SITE IS LESS THAN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES FROM HERE IN THE MEMORIAL PARK OFF OF, UH, KELLY.
SO IT'S, IT'S VERY FITTING TO HONOR THE GENTLEMAN THAT, UH, UH, PUT OKLAHOMA ON THE MAP IN SO MANY WAYS ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
YOU'RE A VERY GIFTED AND TALENTED ARTIST, AND, UH, YOU'RE VERY HUMBLE ABOUT YOUR SKILLS, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS TO THE CITY OF EDMOND.
OH, TRY AND GET ALL MY WORDS IN.
NO, BECAUSE I SAW THE PRESENTATION.
HOWEVER, I HAVE, I I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS THAT, UM, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE PROJECT.
I JUST WANT TO ENHANCE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IS THAT THIS IS THE, THE CURRENT LOCATION YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A ROAD WHERE WE'RE PLANNING ON HAVING A ROADSIDE PARK THERE, WHERE THERE'S SUPPOSED ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE A PUMP TRACK THERE FOR BICYCLISTS.
SO MY DREAM FOR A PERFECT COLLABORATION, BRAD SAID, IS THEY'RE SUPPOSED THAT YOU'VE ALL DONE SOME INITIAL EVALUATIONS THAT THEY CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER.
THAT WE CAN HAVE THE PUMP, THE, THE PUMP TRACK THERE, AND POSSIBLY THE SCULPTURE.
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AND FOR, FOR, FOR ME TO, TO WANT IT TO GO THERE, THOSE TWOS HAVE TO, THEY HAVE TO MARRY UP.I DON'T WANT THE, I DON'T WANT THE STATUTE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE PUMP TRACK.
'CAUSE THAT IDEA WAS THERE FIRST.
UM, AND THEN WE JUST HAD A, A WORKSHOP ON TREE PRESERVATION.
THAT IS A, I WANTED, HOW, HOW ARE WE, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW, HOW ARE WE GONNA PRESERVE, PRESERVE TREES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA FOR THIS.
UM, AND THEN PLUS WITH, THERE'S GONNA BE A BEACON ON THERE.
THERE'S GOTTA BE COORDINATION WITH, WITH THE, UH, AVIATION INDUSTRY AND, AND NEIGHBORS WHO COULD POSSIBLY SEE IT AND, AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.
BUT THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED.
I'M GLAD THAT I'M 100% ECSTATIC THAT YOU'RE GONNA RAISE ALL THE MONEY.
AND SO THEN THAT ALL AND ALL, WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT DOCUMENTED AND MEMORIALIZED IF THIS IS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT WHO'S ON FIRST, WHO'S ON SECOND, WHO HAS WHAT, WHATEVER LYRIC, AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY THERE.
BUT, UH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL SMALL SCULPTURE THERE.
50 FOOT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL, MONUMENTAL TO WELCOME PEOPLE TO EDMOND.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY FEW CONCERNS THAT I, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO BE ADDRESSED IN ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES FORWARD WITH THIS.
THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO I'M SURE, WEEDED THROUGH.
BRIEFLY RESPOND TO YOUR FIRST COMMENT, OF COURSE.
THE, UH, THE PUMP TRACK, MM-HMM.
WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, A LARGER NARRATIVE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TIE THOSE TOGETHER.
UH, WILEY POST BEING, UH, AN AVIATOR.
BUT, UH, IN THE, IN THE GRANDER SCHEME, HE WAS AN INNOVATOR.
AND, UH, THE GREATER CONTEXT OF ROUTE 66, TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, BICYCLES, INNOVATION.
THERE COULD BE A, I THINK A VERY MEANINGFUL TIE IN BETWEEN, UH, THIS THEME OF, UH, TRANSPORTATION, BICYCLES, UH, AND AVIATION.
SO THAT, THAT IS A THEME THAT WE'VE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION TO.
SO IF THIS IS A, THIS PARTY IS PUBLIC, YOUR DISCUSSION, WAS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? VERY GOOD.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A CONSENT ITEM.
DO, IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO, UH, HAVE PULLED 2, 3, 4, 5, OR SIX OR SEVEN THAT HEARING ANYTHING? COUNSEL, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR FIVE.
[B. Consideration of Approval of Purchases:]
[B. Consideration of Approval of Purchases:]
HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PURCHASES.UM, FIRST ONE IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FLINTCO, L L C CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE GENERAL FOR THE GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE, G M P TWO FOR THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX TO INCLUDE SITE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FEES.
AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 30 DASH 2330 DASH 23, APPOINTING A ING AGENT FOR $41,414.
UH, WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH A D G BLATT, UH, UPDATE THE 2020 DOWNTOWN STUDY NOT TO EXCEED 20,000.
UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE, UH, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH LER B INC TO PREPARE A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE STUDY AND REPORT NOT TO EXCEED $150,500.
BRIAN, UH, CITY OF EDMOND PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
I'M JUST GONNA PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND SCOPE OF WORK AS IT RELATES TO THE CONTRACT.
UM, PROPOSED FOR IMPACT FEE STUDY.
SO, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, UH, RECENTLY WE'VE COMPLETED A COUPLE OF MAJOR STUDIES RECOMMENDING EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT P, EXCUSE ME, IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.
UH, ONE OF THOSE WAS THE ADMIN PLAN, 2018 AS AS UPDATED, UH, THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
AND THEN THE REVENUE AND OPTIMIZATION STUDY, UH, COMPLETED THAT SAME MONTH.
UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS, WE ISSUED, UH, AN R F P AND WENT THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS, UM, WHEN WE ARRIVED, UM, BEFORE COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
SO, UH, JUST A SUPER QUICK, UH,
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DESCRIPTION OF IMPACT FEES, BY NO MEANS AN EXPERT ON THIS, BUT THEY'RE DESIGNED TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY RESULTING FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT.SO THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF KIND OF GROWTH PAYS FOR GROWTH.
UM, THE STUDY WILL EVALUATE OUR MAJOR, UH, CAPITAL SYSTEMS. I'VE LISTED THEM HERE.
UM, TISHLER BIAS IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL LEADERS IN DOING THESE KINDS OF STUDIES.
AND, UM, THEY RESPONDED TO OUR, OUR R F P AND WERE SELECTED AS MOST COMPETITIVE.
HERE'S THE, UH, PROPOSED SCHEDULE AS, AND THE ASSOCIATED TASKS, UM, IN THE, IN THE CONTRACT.
I'M NOT GONNA READ THROUGH ALL THIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT WERE THE KIND OF HOW THE, THE MEETINGS WORK AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH, UM, A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
SO, UM, I GUESS THAT'S, THERE'S ABOUT SIX TRIPS TO THE CITY OF EDMOND.
AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE THERE, THEY'RE GONNA DO A LOT OF JOINT MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT REVIEW COMMITTEE, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, AS THEY WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND O OBVIOUSLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MM-HMM.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION ALSO, UH, ON THIS PURCHASES OF APPROVAL TO CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, BUT MARATHON CONSTRUCTION TO REPAY PARKING AREA OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIRD STREET, WEST OF BROADWAY, $447,870 AND 45 CENTS.
UH, THEN WE HAVE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL TO UTILIZE J AND R EQUIPMENT AS SOLE PROVIDER FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS TO CASE V AND
J AND R EQUIPMENT IS THE LICENSED DEALER IN THE, UH, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, AND THEREFORE MUST BE USED FOR DEALER REPAIRS TO THE EQUIPMENT FOR $200,000.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR FIVE PURCHASES FOR TODAY.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MAKE A MOTION.
THOSE PURCHASES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, A, UH, CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THE LEGAL VERSION OF IT.
THEN SOMEONE'S GONNA COME UP AND GIVE THE CITIZEN'S VERSION OF IT.
[A. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Chapter 2.64 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board of the Edmond Municipal Code, by Amending Chapter Title; Amending Sections 2.64.010 Board Defined; 2.64.020 Established – Composition; 2.64.030 Appointment and Qualification of Members; 2.64.050 Ex Officio Members; 2.64.060 Procedural Rules – Meetings; 2.64.070 Quorum – Member Not to Act in Case of Conflict of Interest; 2.64.080 Removal of Member for Failure to Attend Meetings – Vacancy Caused by Moving from City; 2.64.090 Functions; and 2.64.100 Liaison; and Providing for Repealer and Severability. (Citywide)]
AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 37 93, 37 93, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.64, PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL COURT BY AMENDING CHAPTER TITLE AMENDING SECTION 2.64010 BOARD DEFINED, 2.64 DASH 0 2 0 ESTABLISHED COMPOSITION 2.64030 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS 2.64 DASH FIVE ZERO EX-OFFICIAL MEMBERS, UH, 2.64060.PROCEDURAL RULES MEETINGS 2.64070.
QUORUM MEMBER NOT TO ACT IN, IN CASE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF 2.64080 REMOVAL, A MEMBER FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND MEETINGS VACANCY CAUSED BY MOVING FROM CITY 2.6, 4.090 FUNCTIONS, AND 2.6400 LIAISON IN PROVIDING FOR REPEL AND SEVERABILITY.
MAYOR, THE CITY CLERK REMINDED ME THAT I CAN'T READ.
AND SO IT'S, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 73.
SORRY, YOU SAYING I GOTTA READ THAT ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU'RE GONNA GIVE US THE, UH, OTHER VERSION OF THIS? Y YES, SIR.
CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
UM, SO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I STARTED WORKING WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ON SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING.
AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UH, THEY WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE THAT OUTLINES HOW THEY'RE SET UP, HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IN, IN PLAIN LANGUAGE IS REALLY JUST SOME CLEANING UP OF SOME THINGS, GOING BACK, CHANGING SOME, SOME OUTDATED TITLES, UH, SOME CLEANING UP OF LANGUAGE AND, AND THEN PROBABLY THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
BUT THERE'S NO REAL STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, KIND OF, KIND OF UPDATING THE FUNCTIONS, THE FUNCTIONS OF THAT BOARD ARE, ARE OUTLINED.
UH, AND THOSE WERE, THOSE WERE CREATED IN 1974.
AND SO 50 YEARS AGO, WHAT WE WERE ASKING THE PARKS BOARD TO DO IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NOW.
SO, UM, IN WORKING WITH, WITH STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE, UH, IT'S A PRETTY SEAMLESS PROCESS.
AND YOU'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THESE OTHERS COME BEFORE YOU RECENTLY WITH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, JUST UPDATING SOME LANGUAGE TO, TO MAKE IT ACCURATE FOR HOW THEY OPERATE.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? CASEY, DO YOU, DOES THE PARKS BOARD, DOES
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IT INCLUDE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THAT ONE DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AS AN, AS AN APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YEAH.UM, I KNOW ALL OF OUR BOARDS ARE DIFFERENT.
THESE ARE ALL CONCEIVED BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING A CONCERN OR GETTING MORE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT OR SOME AROUND SOME TEMPORARY GRANT.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL DONE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
I KNOW IN THE FUTURE WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF 'EM.
AND SOME HAVE TERM LIMITS, SOME HAVE DIFFERENT TERMS. SOME HAVE TWO CITY COUNCILORS AND NONE.
I THINK SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WOULD BE, PARKS ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL QUALITY OF LIFE AMENITY THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ENJOY, AND THEY TEND TO ALL HAVE SORT OF AN OPINION ON THEM.
AND DEPENDING HOW THEY'RE USING 'EM, THEY'LL WANT TO SEE DIFFERENT THINGS INVESTED IN.
AND A LOT OF TIMES THOSE INVOLVE DIFFERENT FUNDING OR C I P OR DIFFERENT STUFF.
SO I THINK IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
UM, OF COURSE I'M NOT VOLUNTEERING MYSELF, BUT
JUST KIND OF A THOUGHT I HAD AS, AS FAR AS THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN CONSIDERED OR REQUESTED OR ANYONE THAT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF SOMETHING I WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
AND, AND JUST REAL BRIEFLY, YOU, YOU TOUCHED ON SOMETHING.
WE, AS A STAFF ARE, ARE GOING THROUGH A, A, A PROCESS OF, OF REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND, AND HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED AND HOW PEOPLE ARE TRAINED AND NOT TRAINED, AND HOW THE MEETINGS RUN.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT IN IN THE COMING MONTHS TO, TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE AS, AS PROFESSIONAL AS THEY CAN BE IN, IN HOW THEY OPERATE.
UM, SOME, MOST OF THEM ARE REALLY GOOD AT IT, BUT SOME COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKING.
AND SO, UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE, TAKE THAT ALONG, UM, AND SEE IF, IF WE WERE TO DO THAT, WE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE ONE MEMBER, OBVIOUSLY WITH A COUNCIL, WITH A COUNCIL APPOINTEE, OR WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD TWO MEMBERS TO THAT BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD AN ODD NUMBER.
BUT I'LL BE SURE TO TAKE THAT BACK AND WE'LL KEEP THAT IN CONSIDERATION.
JUST SO IF YOU, WHEN YOU'RE STUDYING THIS, IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT.
AND I ALSO WANNA JUST SAY THANKS TO MR. RAINEY, THE DIRECTOR STAFF, I'VE GOTTEN GREAT FEEDBACK AND, UM, KNOW HE'S PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO ORIENTATING AND GETTING PEOPLE ON BOARD.
AND, UM, THAT DEFINITELY HAS USUALLY A FULL AGENDA AND IT'S A HUGE COMMITMENT FOR THE CITIZENS THAT AGREE TO BE VOLUNTOLD TO SERVE ON THAT IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
AND I THINK HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND, AND VERY QUICKLY, UM, UH, UTILIZING THEM.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO ON SIX A? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AT ORDINANCE REVISION HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[B. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Resolutions No. ___ and No. ___ Fixing Rates for Water and Wastewater Services. (Citywide)]
SIX BS, THE PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 31 DASH 23 AND 32 DASH 23, 31 DASH 23 AND 32 DASH 23.FIXING RATES FOR WATER AND WA AND WASTEWATER SERVICES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, CHRIS ING, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES.
ONE FOR CITY COUNCIL AND ONE FOR THE E P W A.
UM, JUST JUST TO GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RATE PLAN AND, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH INCREASING RATES.
UH, THIS IS INTENDED TO, UH, FUND AS PART OF A LARGER ONGOING, UH, RATE INCREASE SCHEDULE, UM, FUNDING OVER $350 MILLION IN WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ROUGHLY 300 MILLION IN PROJECTS GOING.
UM, AND THAT'S SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS TO FINISH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ALSO ONGOING, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, WATER TOWERS BEING CONSTRUCTED, ALL THOSE THINGS.
UH, 50 MILLION IN WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S MAINLY, UH, REPLACING OLD INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN LARGE DIAMETER LINES THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, SINCE 2013 OR TOTALING OVER $500 MILLION.
AND THAT'S 15 PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING CURRENTLY.
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UM, MOST OF WHAT EVERYBODY SEES IS EITHER THE ROADS TORE UP 'CAUSE WE'RE PUTTING A WATER LINE IN OR A NEW WATER TOWER.OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE, WE'RE FAIRLY HIDDEN.
AND, UM, SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T NOTICE WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT THEY DO NOTICE THE BILL.
UM, AND THEN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF THE RATE PLAN IS MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE, UH, SYSTEM RELIABILITY, UH, RESILIENCY SO THAT WE DO HAVE WATER AND WE CAN FLUSH THE TOILET WHEN WE NEED TO.
SO THIS IS A VIEW FROM ON TOP OF THE POST ROAD WATER TOWER.
UH, NOT TOO FAR FROM THE ART PIECE SITE.
UH, JUST SOUTH, UH, LOOKING BACK ON ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION AT THE WATER PLANT.
UM, THE FIRST PHASE IS IN THE ABOUT MIDDLE LEFT, UH, OF THE PICTURE.
WE'VE GOT THAT ONLINE, START RUNNING IT IN FEBRUARY, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO CLOSE THAT CONTRACT OUT.
AND THEN SECOND PHASE IS WHERE THE BIG, BIG, UH, MESS IS RIGHT NOW.
UH, ONE OF THE MORE FASCINATING PROJECTS THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE IS THE NEW INTAKE.
IT'S, UH, JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM AND IT'S A 80 FOOT DEEP HOLE.
AND, UH, THEY JUST FINISHED THE WALLS COMING UP.
UH, WE'LL BE TUNNELING OUT INTO THE LAKE HERE A COUPLE MONTHS.
THEY'LL PUT A BORING MACHINE AND RUN, RUN IT OUT IN THE LAKE AND RETRIEVE IT WITH THE MACHINES THAT ARE FLOATING OUT THERE.
SO, VERY INTERESTING PROJECT, BUT NOBODY CAN SEE IT UNTIL WE BUILD THE BUILDING ON TOP AND THEY WON'T KNOW HOW COOL IT IS.
UM, IT'S JUST, WE, WE PUT THE, PUT ALL THESE PROJECTS, I, I GET EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UM, WE PUT ALL THESE PROJECTS ON OUR INTERACTIVE PROJECT MAP AND GIVE MONTHLY UPDATES.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT, UH, IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONVEY SOMETIMES.
SO, AND WASTEWATER FUND, THIS IS, I SHOULD SAY WASTEWATER FUN.
'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A FUN LONG PROJECT.
UH, WE'RE ALMOST SIX YEARS IN.
UM, THIS IS THE SECOND, UH, SET OF BASINS THAT ARE BEING RETROFITTED, AND WE'RE STILL EXPECTING THAT, UH, DECEMBER OF 23, WE WILL BE MOSTLY WRAPPED UP.
AND THEN ON THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS, THIS PROJECT STARTED WITH THE HURRICANE AND IT HAD COVID IN THE MIDDLE AND, YOU KNOW, FEW OTHER THINGS.
AND, UM, NOW, YOU KNOW, LABOR SHORTAGE, ALL THIS STUFF.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR, UH, THROUGHOUT.
SO, ALL RIGHT, ONTO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES.
UM, AS WAS POINTED OUT, UM, AT THE LAST MEETING, THESE, THESE RATE INCREASES ARE LESS THAN WHAT WE WERE SEEING WITH INFLATION.
UH, THE REASON THAT WE CAN DO THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT LARGE RESERVES IN BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS, AND WE'RE UTILIZING THE INTEREST THAT WE'RE MAKING OFF OF THOSE RESERVES TO HELP OFFSET, UH, HIGHER RATE INCREASES TO FUND THESE PROJECTS.
OUR COSTS AREN'T GOING DOWN, BUT, BUT, UM, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IT WITH A 5% INCREASE, UH, THIS YEAR, 3% FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS, AND THEN 3% FOR WASTEWATER, AND THEN 2% FOR THE OUTER THREE YEARS.
AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT RATES.
WE'VE, WE'VE SET IT FOR, I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND, UH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.
AND OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MINIMIZE RATE INCREASES AND, AND GET OURSELVES IN THIS POSITION.
SO, SO NO CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE RATES.
UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERCENTAGE INCREASES, AND THIS IS HARD TO READ FOR ANYBODY IN THE ROOM, BUT, UM, THE 3%, UM, OR THE 5% FOR WATER RATES THIS COMING YEAR, AMOUNT TO ABOUT A 80, 80 CENT INCREASE ON THE BASE RATE.
AND, UH, 40 CENTS PER THOUSAND GALLONS ON THE, ON THE VOLUMETRIC RATE OR RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, THAT IS CONSUMED.
AND THEN WASTEWATER RATE AMOUNTS TO 66 CENTS, UH, THE FIRST YEAR, THE 3%, AND THEN, UM, 16 CENTS PER THOUSAND GALLONS.
AND THAT'S OFF THE WINTER AVERAGE DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY.
UM, THIS IS, THIS HAS COME UP MORE THAN ONCE ABOUT WATER LEAKS.
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THIS AFFECT OUR BILL? UM, AND I'LL, I'LL GO THROUGH A FEW SLIDES HERE.I PUT THIS TOGETHER LAST WEEK.
UM, AND ACTUALLY OUR ACTIVE WATER LEAKS ARE LESS THAN 180.
SO THEY'RE GOING DOWN, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
UH, WE'VE GOT TWO, TWO CONTRACTORS ON BOARD WITH FOUR TOTAL CREWS.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE KNOCKING DOWN THE WATER LEAKS.
UM, AND THEN I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO AWARD, UH, CONTRACT FOR, UH, ASSISTANCE WHEN WE, WHEN WE NEED IT MOVING FORWARD.
UH, LEAKS PRIMARILY CAUSED BY AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, CORROSIVE SOILS, UH, SOIL MOVEMENT THERE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS THAT'LL CAUSE A LEAK.
AND IT COULD BE, UM, A SERVICE LINE AT RIGHT BEFORE THE METER.
IT COULD BE AN ACTUAL, UH, WATER LINE.
COULD BE, UM, UH, CORROSION ON THE, ON THE PIPE.
THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS FOR LEAKS.
UH, AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGES WATER LOSS NUMBERS TO BE LESS THAN 10%.
AND OUR CURRENT NUMBER IS 7.5% FOR THE LAST 12 MONTH AVERAGE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S TYPICALLY WE'RE BETWEEN SIX AND 8% AND HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO KEEP THAT NUMBER AND ACTUALLY GET LOWER.
BUT TRYING TO GET LOWER, YOU GET, UM, SOME DIFFERENCES IN METERS THAT WE'RE MEASURING.
SO THERE'S SOME MARGIN OF ERROR WITH METERS.
AND THEN, UH, THE AVERAGE WATER LOSS FOR, UH, A UTILITY IS IN THE 16% RANGE.
SO PEOPLE ASK, HOW, HOW CAN WE SAVE MONEY ON OUR BILL? UM, YOU KNOW, OUTDOOR WATER USE IS OUR PRIMARY DRIVER FOR ALL THESE, UH, HUGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM DELIVERING THE 8 MILLION GALLONS A DAY DURING THE WINTER.
IT'S THE 22 TO 25 MILLION GALLON DAY DEMAND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, UM, IN THE GOAL FOR CONSERVING WATER.
NOW, WE, WE GET ASKED THIS ALL THE TIME, WELL, WHY DO, WHY DO YOU WANT US TO DO THAT? WE WANT THE HABIT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND BUILD ANOTHER PLANE EXPANSION.
CERTAINLY, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 30, 40 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THEY'LL BE READY FOR ONE.
IT'LL, THE PLANT WILL BE SET UP FOR IT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE, UH, FUTURE EXPANSIONS AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO REBUILD A SYSTEM.
AND UNLESS THERE'S SOME HUGE INCREASE IN POPULATION THAT WE DON'T SEE.
SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT'S SET UP BASICALLY THAT IS TIERED.
SO DIFFERENT USE VOLUMES CREATE DIFFERENT RATE STRUCTURES FOR FOLKS, RIGHT? UM, IN JUNE OF 2021, COUNCIL APPROVED $150,000 FOR KIND OF A REAL TIME SYSTEM TO LOOK AT UTILITIES.
SO I THINK, AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AS I WENT BACK, THAT WOULD KIND OF SHOW A DASHBOARD OF INDIVIDUAL USE IN KIND OF REAL TIME.
'CAUSE NOW IT'S A, MOST PEOPLE WILL GET THEIR BILL OR THEY CAN, BUT ULTIMATELY GIVING THE DASHBOARD, UM, I THINK IT'S VERY POWERFUL TOOL BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE CAN, ON EVEN A DAILY, POTENTIALLY HOUR BASIS, FIGURE OUT WHEN AND WHERE THEY MIGHT BE UTILIZING WATER AT A HIGHER RATE OR WHY, OR, AND THEN BE A GOOD CONSUMER OF THAT.
UH, WHAT'S THE SORT OF STATUS FROM TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO THAT PROGRAM BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR, FOR RATE USERS? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS MOST ALL METERS ARE INSTALLED OR WILL BE INSTALLED HERE SOON.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR.
IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF TESTING GOING ON SOFTWARE WISE.
UM, WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE BILLS ARE CORRECT WITH THE REPORTED NUMBERS.
SO IT, IT'S A LOT OF CHECKING AND RECHECKING AND, UH, THEY'VE ONLY GOT SMALL WINDOWS WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT PORTION OR NOT.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT WATER TONIGHT.
UM, WE HAVE FINISHED UP ALL THE ELECTRIC METER INSTALLATIONS AND WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE, UH, WATER INSTALLATIONS, OR AT LEAST U P A IS WRAPPING UP THEIR PIECE.
THERE ARE SOME THAT THE CITY STAFF IS GONNA HAVE TO INSTALL BOTH ELECTRIC AND WATER.
UM, WE ARE, AS, UH, CHRIS MENTIONED, THERE'S A LOT OF TESTING THIS HAS TO GO ON.
WE TAKE THE READS FROM MANUAL READS THAT WE'RE STILL DOING WITH OUR METER READING STAFF,
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AND WE ARE COMPARING, OUR U C S STAFF IS COMPARING THOSE TO WHAT WE GET FROM THE A M I METERS.IT'S A VERY, THERE'S LIKE 40 SOMETHING STEPS EVERY TIME THEY HAVE TO TEST THIS.
SO THEY GO THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS TO MAKE SURE IT'S, UH, IT'S BILLING CORRECTLY.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S THAT SIDE OF IT THAT THERE'S STILL THE TESTING OF THE MANUAL VERSUS A M I READS, UH, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING SOME OF THE SOFTWARE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNICATION NETWORK SET UP ACROSS THE CITY.
SO THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
AND THEN WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING SOME OF THE PORTAL SOFTWARE AS WELL CURRENTLY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT, UH, PROBABLY FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR BEFORE WE WRAP ALL THIS UP, BECAUSE IT, IT, IT DOES TIE TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MEET, UM, UM, SHORTLY IN THE 28TH ON COUNCIL ORIENTATION.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A GRAPHIC OF HOW COMPLICATED THIS SYSTEM IS.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED SYSTEM WE'VE INSTALLED IN THE CITY.
IT TOUCHES SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
SO IT'LL NOT JUST BE A WATER, IT'LL BE A KIND OF UTILITY DASHBOARD COMPLETELY WITH, WITH ALL WATER.
WASTEWATER ELECTRIC WILL BE IN LIKE, KIND OF ONE YES.
DASH DASHBOARD TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY IT.
THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER AND STUFF, UM, WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND BE ABLE TO SEE KIND OF REAL TIME WHAT THEIR YES.
WHAT WE PLAN TO SHOW IS THE PREVIOUS DAY'S USAGE.
UM, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE USED UP TO THE PREVIOUS DAY SO THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO 'EM.
IT'LL BE AN HOUR INCREMENT SO THEY CAN SEE COMPARE DAY TO DAY.
SO IF THEY TURN SOMETHING ON AND THEY WANT TO COMPARE IT TO THE PREVIOUS DAY, DID IT INCREASE THEIR ELECTRICAL WATER USAGE? THEY CAN DO THAT.
THEY CAN SEE THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL THINGS WITHIN THEIR HOMES.
I KNOW SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONS ARE ALWAYS MORE DIFFICULT AND FROM A SALES CYCLE SIDE, IT SIZE, IT'S TIME CONSUMING.
IT'S ALWAYS, UH, OH, YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT, OR IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE TOO MUCH.
AND THEN I'VE GONE IN, WENT PAST, LOOKED AT ALL THE PAST NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS AND WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN A 12 OR 16 OR 18 MONTH CYCLE IS KIND OF NOW GOING ON TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITIZENS, IF WE HAVE A RATE BASED SYSTEM, WHICH WE DO, WHICH IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE IN REAL TIME THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISIONS SO THAT THEY'RE CAUGHT A LITTLE LESS FLATFOOTED ON THEIR CONSUMPTION STUFF.
LOOK FOR, LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
UH, WELL, THERE'S NO MORE IMPATIENT TO GET THIS DONE THAN ME, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
SO, CONSERVATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY AND SINCE WE'VE, UM, UM, OPENED OUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND, AND LAB.
UM, SO OUTDOOR WATERING RESTRICTIONS, THOSE HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2012.
UM, THAT'S BASED ON OKLAHOMA CITY'S, UH, RESTRICTIONS, WHICH IS ODD EVEN YEAR ROUND, UH, FOREVER AND EVER UNTIL WE SEE A CHANGE OR WE GET ON OUR OWN SYSTEM AND CREATE OUR OWN PLAN, SINCE WE'RE TIED TO OKLAHOMA CITY STILL, UM, WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THEIRS UNLESS WE WANT TO GET MORE RESTRICTIVE.
SO WE DO TOURS AT BOTH PLANTS.
UH, 22 WERE CONDUCTED IN F Y 2223.
UM, EVERYBODY FROM, UM, U C O BIOLOGY STUDENTS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATORS TO BOY SCOUTS, UM, RESIDENTS, UH, NEAR THE, THE WASTEWATER PLANT, UH, THAT DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE THERE TILL ABOUT THE LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S BETTER NOW.
UM, AND THEN, UH, CONSERVATION UNIVERSITY IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT'S, UH, US IN MARKETING MAINLY.
MARKETING HAS PUT TOGETHER A LOT OF EFFORT AND, UH, IT'S TURNED OUT REALLY NICE.
SO PLEASE CHECK OUT MOND WATER.COM AND THEN TO THE A M I SMART METERS, UM, YOU KNOW, HELPING CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND THEIR WATER USE FULLY.
AND THEN WE GO TO DIFFERENT EVENTS AROUND THE CITY.
I I WAS RUNNING OUTTA ROOM TO PUT THINGS IN SLIDES AND STILL HAVE IT WHERE WE COULD READ.
SO, UM, OUTREACH, THIS WAS, UM, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO.
IT'S EITHER, UH, WE HAVE INFORMATION IN THE NEWSLETTER IN THE BILL, OR, UH, WE MAY ADVERTISE IN A MAGAZINE OR ON OUR WEBSITE.
MOST ALL THIS INFORMATION'S THERE, SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, WE HAVE A DEAR NEIGHBORS WITH THE, UH, FOLKS AROUND THE PLANT SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY KNOW WHO TO COMMUNICATE WITH.
UH, PRESS RELEASES, UH, LETTERS,
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AND, AND THEN OF COURSE WE GET PHONE CALLS AS NEEDED.THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, CONSERVATION UNIVERSITY, UH, JUST TALKING ABOUT, UH, DIFFERENT PLANTINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO SAVE WATER, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
AND THEN, UH, BREAK DOWN ON WHERE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FIT WITHIN THE BILL AND, AND HOW YOUR BILL BREAKS OUT AND, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? WELL, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S GOING ON INTO, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, UH, HE'S EITHER AS A CITIZEN, A PARENT OR GRANDPARENT THAT THERE'S CLEAR CLEAN WATER OUT THERE FOR US.
I WAS JUST THINKING WHILE YOU WERE DOING THIS, I TOOK A FEW NOTES THAT I REMEMBER THAT THE CITY TOOK, DID A 50 YEAR PLAN ABOUT IN 2009 TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WANT TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND LOOK AT FUTURE GROWTH.
UH, THERE WAS ALWAYS BEEN A, THE TALK AROUND THE, THE DIOCESE UP HERE ABOUT THE INDEPENDENCE THAT WE WANTED.
UH, WE WANTED TO GET AWAY AS FAST AS WE COULD FROM, FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, BUT SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION DIDN'T COME INTO TO ACCOUNT UNTIL, UH, WE ACTUALLY HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH THE CORE.
AND THE CORE SAID, YOU'RE NOT TAKING, YOU HAD THE, THE ABILITY TO EXTRACT MORE OUT OF YOUR OWN LAKE OUT OF THIS LAKE HERE.
AND THAT'S WHEN, UM, FOR JUST TO REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY AT ONE TIME, THE CITY WAS GOING TO GO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OKLAHOMA CITY AND TO HELP BUILD A PIPELINE FROM A LAKE OF TOKA, OR IS IT A TOKA LAKE UP HERE SO THAT WE CAN ALL BLEED WATER OFF OF THERE.
BUT THEN AFTER WE REALIZED FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CORE THAT WE CAN GAIN INDEPENDENCE HERE FROM HERE AT EDMOND.
AND SO WE, WE, UH, WALKED AWAY FROM THAT PLAN AND STARTED THIS THE LARGEST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WE'VE EVER HAD HERE IN THE CITY OF EDMOND.
UH, I LIKE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE CONSERVATION OF, OF WATER.
'CAUSE WE HAVE THE DATA THAT SHOWS THAT OUR INTAKE, UH, OUR OUTTAKE INCREASES DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
AND, UM, BUT WHAT I REMEMBER IS THIS ONE THING IS THAT THE COUNCILS AND THE PREVIOUS MAYORS HAVE ALL MADE THAT COMMITMENT THAT THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND, WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND YOU'RE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE CLEAN WATER.
THAT WE WANTED THE INDEPENDENCE AWAY FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, THAT WE CAN BE OUR OWN INDEPENDENT CITY FROM THAT.
AND THAT WE WERE GONNA TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
WE, WE KNEW THAT OUR, WE KNOW AS WE SEE IT NOW, THAT OUR CITY WAS GONNA GROW AND THAT WE WANT TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO HELP WITH THAT GROWTH.
AND CONTROLLING YOUR WATER IS ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS.
AND YOU LOOK NATIONWIDE OR ACROSS THE WORLD, CONTROLLING YOUR WATER IS ONE OF THOSE FACTORS THAT REALLY, REALLY HELPS YOU CONTROL YOUR FUTURE COUNSEL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR STAFF? I HAVE ONE COMMENT, MR. ING.
IN LESS THAN A WEEK'S TIME, I THINK THE NUMBER OF LEAKS HAVE GONE FROM TWO 50 TO ONE 70, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM, UH, THAT'S GOOD JOB.
YEAH, THAT'S A BIG DEAL IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
AND FOR THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM AND THEN ALSO THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE I'M SURE WATCHING ONLINE AND WATCHING FUTURE, UM, AUGUST 14TH, WE HAD AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION WITH A LOT OF REALLY, I THINK, HELPFUL AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION.
UM, WATER PROVIDING OF WATER AND, AND WASTEWATER IS NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTISE, BUT IT WAS REALLY WELL PRESENTED.
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, UM, IF YOU WANNA UNDERSTAND EVEN MORE ABOUT THIS, UM, GO TO THE AUGUST 14TH, UH, VIDEO ON THE WEBSITE MM-HMM.
AND THEN THIS KIND OF AUGMENTED THAT I FELT LIKE THERE WERE SOME NEW THINGS YOU DISCUSSED TONIGHT THAT WEREN'T THERE.
SO HOPE PEOPLE WILL WATCH BOTH AND ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS.
I MEAN, PEOPLE BEFORE US HAVE MADE, UM, DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT SMART LONG-TERM DECISIONS THAT HAVE PUT US IN THE POSITION WHERE THE RATE INCREASES THAT ARE PROPOSED NOW ARE LOWER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN MM-HMM.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT, UM, RESPONSIBLE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR, OF OUR CITIZENS FOR THE FUTURE.
SO PEOPLE ASK KIND OF, WHAT IS CITY COUNCIL? AND I SAY, WELL, IT'S A COUNCIL.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME IS WE HAVE SUCH A VARIETY OF BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES, EDUCATION BOARDS THAT WE SIT ON, UM, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BELONG TO.
AND, UM, IT ALL GIVES US, AND, AND, AND KIND OF EDUCATES US ON KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THEN PEOPLE FIND OUT YOU'RE ON COUNCIL THAT KIND OF WANT TO BEND YOUR EAR.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I HAD THE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO
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SPEND A LOT OF SATURDAYS, UM, AND OTHER DAYS, UH, KNOCKING DOORS AT ABOUT 6,000, UM, LEADING UP TO BEING ON COUNCIL.AND I WOULD ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ARE FOR ADMIN? AND I'D TRY TO SHUT UP AND LISTEN.
THE NUMBER ONE THING THEY WOULD WANNA TALK TO ME ABOUT WAS SOMETHING TRANSPORTATION OR TRAFFIC RELATED, UM, IN SOME VEIN.
AND I'M OKAY NOTED AND CAN SEE WHY AND ACCEPT THE FEEDBACK, TOLD 'EM A LITTLE BIT I KNEW AND THEN TRIED TO, AS I GOT ON, CREATE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT.
THE OTHER ONE, WHICH WAS PRETTY SPECIFIC THAT WOULD BE SECOND, IS THEY WOULD SAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WATER.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WATER BILL.
AND, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS BEEN OUTLINED, THERE'S A PRETTY ROBUST PLAN.
IN FACT, UM, LOOKING OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD, UH, INVESTING A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROVING OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT'S THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE THAT THE CITY HAS MADE IN ITS HISTORY O OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, AND SO AS I THINK ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT SORT OF LENS OR HAT.
AND SO MINE KIND OF BACKGROUND IS LIKE PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS, UM, THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF WHY IS IT THAT I ENCOUNTERED SO MANY RESIDENTS, UH, THAT COULDN'T ARTICULATE OR, OR FAILED TO SORT OF EXPLAIN SORT OF THE VALUE OF WHAT WAS BEING INVESTED IN.
AND I WOULD THINK ABOUT LIKE A HALF A, YOU KNOW, HALF, HALF A BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AND SAY, WHAT WOULD THAT, IF I WERE TO ORGANIZE A HALF BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, WHAT WOULD I DO FROM LIKE A COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT? AND CHRIS, I THINK TECHNICALLY YOUR TEAM AND WHAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS, IS VERY SOUND.
UM, I ALSO THINK WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IN REGARDS TO THE WATER UNIVERSITY AND ALL THOSE THINGS IS BEST PRACTICE AS FAR AS WHAT IT IS.
BUT I THINK WE NEED A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY AS WE GET NEW CITIZENS WHO COME IN WHO WEREN'T PART OF PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS, UM, AND REALLY MADE A, MAKE A RENEWED COMMITMENT, UH, TO LOOKING AT OUTSIDE RESOURCES OF HOW DO WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF OUR CITIZENS AROUND WATER? HOW DO WE DIRECTLY ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS? UM, AND THEN, AND HOW DO WE BE ABLE TO DO THAT? I THINK ONE, THE MOST POWERFUL THING THAT WE CAN DO IS, WHICH WOULD COUNCIL AUTHORIZED IN JUNE OF 2021 WOULD BE TO GIVE THEM THE POWER OVERSEEING THEIR OWN USE WITHIN THEIR OWN HOME.
EITHER, YOU KNOW, ON A MOBILE DEVICE OR ONLINE.
UM, BUT WITHOUT THAT, I THINK, UH, WE DON'T, I HAVE NOT IN THE CONVERSATIONS, I HAVE SEEN THE BASELINE OF SUPPORT FOR THE INCREASE OF RATE HIKES BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT VERSUS THE COMMUNICATION.
SO I RESPECT EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT OPINION AND THE CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY HAVE.
BUT FOR MYSELF, I'LL BE VOTING NO BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE OUR CITIZENS THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO SEE THAT IN REAL TIME BEFORE WE CAN ASK THEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL RATE INCREASE.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR ROBUST, SORT OF, WHAT WOULD WE DO FROM A PR STANDPOINT TO MATCH A HALF A BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT, WHICH I THINK LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW, UH, IN REGARDS TO THAT.
THIS IS A, UH, OPEN FORM FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM SIX? I SEEK A MOTION.
STAFF ALL THE HARD WORK AND I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS AGAIN.
[ [Recess City Council Meeting and Convene Public Works Authority Meeting]]
NEED, UH, A MOTION TO RECESS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.PLEASE, UH, CAST YOUR VOTE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, UH, I MEAN THE MOTION'S PASSED AND NOW WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS MEETING.
[7. Consideration of Approval of Public Works Authority Regular Meeting Minutes: August 28, 2023.]
BUSINESS IS A, A CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 28TH, 2023.THOSE MEETING UNITS ARE APPROVED.
UH, NOW WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING CONSENT ITEMS. UH, ALL WE HAVE HERE IS SIX A,
[1. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Resolutions No. ___ and No. ___ Fixing Rates for Water and Wastewater Services. (Citywide)]
I MEAN EIGHT A ONE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 13 DASH 23 AND 14 DASH 23, 13 DASH 23, AND 13 DASH 13 AND 1413 AND 1423.THIS IS JUST A COMPLIMENTARY ITEM.
WE, ITEM WE HAD ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IF YOU COULD RAISE THE, THIS SECTION THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.
ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ONE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[01:00:03]
THE ITEMS PASSED.AND NEXT WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVALS, CONSIDERATIONS OF SUBSTANCE OF EASEMENT FOR FROM ARCADIA LAKE TRAILS L L C FROM WASTEWATER FOR THE WATER MASTER PLAN, PROJECT MAIN DASH ZERO THREE PARCEL 17.3 FOR $92,121.
CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENTS FROM GABRIEL SCHMIDT FOR S Y 23 SANITATION SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT, PARTIAL ONE FOR $27,250.
WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT FROM LINKAS MAC, LOW, LOW FOURTH AND ERIC LEE LOW IS THAT JUNIOR FOR F Y 23 SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT, PARTIAL THREE FOR $40,000.
THEN WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, PURCHASE OF SECOND OUTDOOR DISTRIBUTION PAD MOUNTED GEAR FOR THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT FROM GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY $310,701 AND 91 CENTS.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR PURCHASE UNDER E P W A.
NEXT, I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'RE NOW BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[9. Executive Session to Discuss Pending Claim or Action: Rigsby vs. City. Authorized Pursuant to 25 Okla. Stat. Section 307(B)(4). ]
WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PENDING CLAIM OR ACTION OF RIGSBY VERSUS THE CITY UNTIL MOVED.WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[10. Consideration of Action with Regard to Claim or Action: Rigsby vs. City.]
TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'RE OUTTA EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH SETTLEMENT IN THE RIGSBY CLAIM.
NEXT IS OUR CITIZEN'S COMMENT.
UH, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON ON HERE.
UH, THERE'S NO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.
SO THERE'S NEXT COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR
[12. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, UH, FROM THE MENT DESK.
I KNOW WE'LL HAVE, UH, OUR ASSISTANCE NIGHT OUT WILL BE IN, WE'LL BE ONE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN AN OLD TOWN.
THE MAYOR'S, UM, COMMENTS ON NINE 11.
I THINK SOMEBODY HAD CALLED ME EARLIER TODAY ABOUT WHY WE SHOULD HAVE A MEETING AND WE SHOULD CANCEL IT IN HONOR OF NINE 11.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MEET 22 YEARS LATER MM-HMM.
WELL, I TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND JUDGE, SECOND CASH VOTE.
CAN I GIVE YOU MY BINDER? WE'RE HERE BY ADJOURN.