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[1. Call to Order.]
[2. Consideration of Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes:]
MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.NEXT, LET ME GET TO THE RIGHT PAGE.
[3. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ Expressing Appreciation for Stephen T. Murdock, City Attorney, on the Occasion of his Retirement from the City of Edmond.]
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 54 DASH 2354 DASH 23, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR STEVEN T MURDOCH, CITY ATTORNEY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF EDMOND.SO, RESOLUTION 52 23 STATES A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION, RECEIVING T MURDOCH CITY ATTORNEY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF EDMOND.
WHEREAS MR. MURDOCH WAS APPOINTED AS EDMUND CITY ATTORNEY ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1987.
THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, MR. MURDOCH HAS ATTENDED 962 MEETINGS OF THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL AND HAS PROVIDED STEADFAST HIGH CALIBER LEGAL COUNCIL TO 10 DIFFERENT MAYORS AND 25 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MR. MURDOCH HAS DEMONSTRATED UTMOST INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION TO THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND HAS EARNED THE CONFIDENCE, TRUST, AND RESPECT OF HIS COLLEAGUES AND CITIZENS OF EDMOND, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMOND.
DESIRE TO EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO MR. MURDOCH FOR THE EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS MADE DURING HIS TIME AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND DESIRE TO EXTEND THE SAME GRATITUDE TO DENISE MALLORY, MAGGIE, FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY SURELY MADE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF MR. MURDOCH'S CELEBRATED CAREER NOW, THEREFORE, BEING RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMOND.
AND STEPHEN T MURDOCH IS HEREBY CONGRATULATED FOR HIS NEARLY 40, I'M SORRY, FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE TO SEE MY
I WISH ONE WAS A VOTE ON THIS.
I'VE, UH, GOT A BIG AGENDA TONIGHT AND, UH, A LOT OF THINGS WE WANNA DO.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY, MY WIFE DENISE, MY DAUGHTER'S MALLORY AND MAGGIE, UH, MALLORY'S HUSBAND, JASON MAGGIE'S HUSBAND DAVID, MY GRANDCHILDREN, UH, DEACON SALEM, COREY, AND MERRI.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY, STEVEN, AMANDA S AND KATIE
YOU KNOW, IT'S THESE MOMENTS LIKE THIS WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF BE FUNNY ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT KIND OF LIGHTEN THE, THE MOOD THAT I WOULD JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO, TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF EVAN, UM, WITHOUT TRYING TO GET EMOTIONAL.
I MEAN, I STARTED HERE IN 1986, THOUGHT I WOULD WORK FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND THEN GO BACK INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE.
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PLANS AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.UH, 'CAUSE THE CITIZEN'S INVOLVEMENT AND PEOPLE REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GROW, AND THEY BELIEVE THEY WANT TO BE COMMITTED TO ALL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE CAN DISAGREE AND WE CAN HAVE REASONABLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THINGS WE DISAGREE ABOUT AS A TEAM CITY COUNCIL.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE MAYORS AND COUNCILORS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH, CITY MANAGERS, ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT I'VE WORKED WITH SO MANY YEARS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF GOTTEN, GOT ALONG AND THE WORK, UH, FIGHTS OUT IN THE PARKING LOT,
AND WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD A DIFFICULT JOB TO DO SOMETIMES, BUT WE ALL TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT I RECEIVED FROM EACH ONE OF YOU AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I WORKED WITH.
UH, MY, MY IMMEDIATE STAFF FOR, UH, JENNIFER HARRELL, FOR PAUL LAKIN, FOR MADELINE SAWYER, JIM MILLS, ARIA, AND ANDREW AND I, I MEAN, AND ANTHONY.
I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK IN COURT, UM, FROM THE RANGE OF, UH, THE CROSS ON THE CITY SEAL LITIGATION TO, UH, UH, ARCADE LAKE LITIGATION, TO BARKING DOGS, SCREAMING PHEASANTS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
MUNICIPAL LAW IS AN INTERESTING THING.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH.
UH, BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
AND SO WE ALL WANNA REALIZE, AT LEAST FROM A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE, THAT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS WHERE PEOPLE SEE GOVERNMENT IN ACTION AND SEE.
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT.
WE WANT BE COURTEOUS AND WE WANT TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WE CAN.
SO SERVING OTHERS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN VERY DEAR TO ME, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH ONE OF YOU.
I KNOW YOU WANT US TO TAKE CARE OF THE CITY BUSINESS, BUT, UH, I KNOW THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE UP HERE THAT WANNA SAY SOMETHING LIKE FIVE, INCLUDING ME, MAYBE SIX
I APPRECIATE YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY AND THE SACRIFICES THEY'VE MADE.
UH, I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR, WHAT, 12 YEARS NOW, SOMEWHERE SITTING NEXT TO YOU.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE, UH, HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SEE YOU AND GET YOUR SAGE ADVICE AND ENJOY YOURSELF.
MM-HMM,
YOU KNOW, UH, YOU MEET SOME PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOU GET, YOU'RE LUCKY.
YOU MEET SOME REALLY SPECIAL FOLKS, AND THEY'RE DEAR TO YOUR HEART.
AND, UH, IT'S A VERY HIGH PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO CALL STEVE MURDOCH, MY FRIEND.
I, UH, STEVE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY WIFE CINDY, CUTS MY HAIR ON THE BACK PORCH.
AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, I WENT TO THE BEAUTY OPERATOR AND GOT A HAIRCUT.
JUST SO I CAN GO
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MEET WITH STEVE, IT KIND OF GOES LIKE THIS.
UH, MR. MURDOCH, DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I COULD DO A, B, C? YES.
AND YOU LEAVE 'CAUSE YOU GOT A YES, UH, MR. MURDOCH, YOU THINK I CAN DO X, Y, Z? WELL, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT.
AND THEN YOU LEAVE, AND THEN YOU ASK HIM A THIRD TIME ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT, AND HE MIGHT SAY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES, WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD DO IT THAT WAY, BUT IT'S BEEN MY, UH, OBSERVATION THAT YOU CAN DO IT THIS WAY.
THEY'RE SHORT AND SWEET AND, UH, UH, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF GETTING TO WORK WITH HIM.
I, I'VE GOT A CALENDAR HERE, AN OFFICIAL CITY CALENDAR, AND IT'S BEEN SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, AND I'VE TAKEN AN INK PEN AND WRITTEN ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH.
THE FIRST ONE SAYS, TAKE A NAP AND WATCH MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
THE NEXT ONE SAYS, WASH DISHES.
TAKE DEACON TO THE PANDA FAMILY DINNER, SO FORTH AND SO ON.
MRS. MURDOCH, FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING THE SHIP ON EVERY OTHER MONDAY AND EVERY OTHER TUESDAY, AND, UH, THAT TAKES A LOT.
YOU'VE RAISED A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
YOU'RE A DEAR PERSON, AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO GIVE YOU A ROUND OF MM-HMM,
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SO STEVE O TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CALENDAR.OKAY? WE GOT PUT IT TO GOOD USE, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU.
UH, WHEN FOLKS HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT SERVING ON THE COUNCIL, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I SAY IS, I WOULD NOT HAVE MET AND BECOME COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS, ASSOCIATES WITH FINER PEOPLE.
AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I THINK OF.
UM, AND SO I DON'T WANNA EMBARRASS YOU OR DRAG THIS OUT.
WE DO HAVE A LONG MEETING, BUT, UM, YOUR EXAMPLE THAT YOU'VE SET OF HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF AS A MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, I, I RESPECT AND YOU'VE SET THE TONE FOR THE FUTURE.
AND, UM, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PROFESSIONALLY, PERSONALLY, AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
SO, I'VE ALWAYS RESPECTED YOU, AND WHEN I GOT ON THE COUNCIL, I ALWAYS ADDRESSED YOU AS MR. MURDOCH.
I ALWAYS ADDRESSED YOU AS MR. MR. MURDOCH, ALL EMAILS, ALL PHONE CALLS, ALL IN PERSON.
AND BECAUSE OF MY RESPECT FOR YOU PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, AND, UM, I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY WHEN YOU SAID, STACY, YOU REALLY CAN CALL ME STEVE
I SAID, YEAH, I DON'T, NOT SUPER COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, BUT I'VE TRIED TO THROW IT IN A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT I CHERISH, UM, I CHERISH OUR FRIENDSHIP AND I'M REALLY GONNA MISS YOU AROUND HERE.
AND IT VERY SELFISHLY, I WAS LIKE, DO, DO YOU HAVE TO RETIRE? IT'S ONLY BEEN FOUR DECADES, BUT OF COURSE, OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND HAVE SOME FUN.
AND, UM, SO I RESPECT YOU PROFESSIONALLY, BUT I RESPECT YOU PERSONALLY AND I WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER YOU A DEAR, DEAR FRIEND.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE ADVICE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THE KIDS THESE DAYS HAVE A TERM, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT, IT'S CALLED BEING THE GOAT, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
AND, UH, I HAVE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE, AS I HEARD WHEN I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL, LETTING ME KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE THE CONFIDENCE ADVICE, UM, AND HELP FROM THE BEST MUNICIPAL CITY ATTORNEY IN THE STATE.
AND THEY ALL HAD AN EXAMPLE THAT THEY COULD POINT TO OR THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED ADVICE FROM YOU.
SO APPRECIATE ALL THE, UH, INSIGHT AND HELP YOU'VE GIVEN ME AND, UH, DOZENS OF OTHER, UH, NEW, UH, UNEXPERIENCED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AS WE NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS.
AND THANKS FOR BEING THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
HE, A LOT OF TIMES YOU DON'T HEAR WHAT HE SAYS TO ME AND HE SAID, LET'S DO THIS,
AND, UH, NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
[A. City Manager's Update.]
WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE.GUESS MAYOR, JUST LET ME TURN IT DOWN FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE TEMPERATURE
OH, LET ME KNOW IF IT GETS TOO COLD.
WE MIGHT NEED A RESOLUTION ON THAT.
THE, I'VE GOT A YEAR BY YEAR ASSESSMENT OF, OF STEVE MURDOCH'S SERVICE HERE, SO JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES.
UH, I WAS THINKING OF WHAT I WAS DOING IN 1987, SO I THINK THAT WAS MY JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, OH, NOT TO PUT ANY, BUT, UH, IT'S BEEN GREAT SERVING WITH YOU IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE MY FOURTH OR FIFTH CITY ATTORNEY AND, AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE IS SOMETIMES ATTORNEYS CAN BE QUITE VERBOSE AND RESPONSES AND JUST LIKE COUNCILOR MOORE SAID IS YES OR NO, OR I WOULD DO IT THIS WAY OR THAT WAY.
SO IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT DISCUSSION.
SOMETIMES WE'VE HAD SOME TOUGH ISSUES TO DEAL WITH ON PERSONNEL AND OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN A, A GREAT, UH, WITH SAGE ADVICE.
SO ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND, UH, THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, MAYOR, IF YOU GOT A MINUTE OR TWO, WE'LL, WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS.
SO, UH, OVER THE PAST, UH, FEW MONTHS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WATER LEAKS.
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
WATER LEAKS HAVE BEEN A HOT TOPIC, OR MAYBE WE SHOULD SAY A FLUID SITUATION, UH, BUT KEITH STEWART'S TEAM AT PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY CHIPPING AWAY AT THE RECORD NUMBER OF LEAKS AROUND EDMOND THIS YEAR, AS OF LAST WEEK, BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS CREWS AND OUR EFFORTS OF OUR CONTRACTORS.
THE ACTIVE LEAK COUNT WAS DOWN TO 32.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU STOPPED CONSIDER 200 AND SOMETHING THAT AT TIMES DURING THE SUMMER, THE ACTIVE LEAK COUNT WAS APPROACHING 200.
SO, UH, SPECIAL THANKS TO PUBLIC WORKS WAS TASKED WITH THIS.
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JOB.UH, I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SERVICE HERE IN EDMOND, UH, MISO OR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SERVICE SYSTEMS OF OKLAHOMA RECOGNIZE EDMOND ELECTRIC FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL ELECTRIC OPERATION AND RELIABILITY COMPETITION.
EDMOND ELECTRIC DELIVERED AN AVERAGE SYSTEM RE AVAILABILITY INDEX OF 99.97% IN 2022.
THIS EFFORT EARNED IT AND THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT REC RECOGNITION IN THIS CATEGORY OF CITIES WITH THE POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE WITH THE HIGHEST REPORTED LEVEL OF SERVICE RELIABILITY IN MESOS FOUR STATE MEMBER REGION FOUR REGION WITH INTENSE STORMS, OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF, IF NOT THE BEST ELECTRIC SERVICE RELIABILITY.
UH, AND THEN ONTO OUR WATER RESOURCES.
MAYOR, I KNOW YOU WERE AT THIS EVENT, WATER RESOURCES RECENTLY RECEIVED THE STATE'S WATER FOR A 2060 EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR 2023.
THIS IS THEIR SECOND YEAR WINNING THIS AWARD.
UH, I KNOW YOU'RE AIMING FOR YEAR THREE, SO WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET THERE.
THEY WERE HONORED FOR THE NEW DEWATERING PROCESS AT THE ARCADIA LAKE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
IT'S A, A NEW FILTER SYSTEM THAT REMOVES RESIDUALS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE EDMOND'S WATER CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE NECESSARY VOLUME OF WATER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
UH, SO LEMME JUST TALK ABOUT A FEW HOLIDAY EVENTS THAT HAVE GONE ON THOSE LAST FEW WEEKS AND UPCOMING.
AS FAR AS THE EXCITING HOLIDAY EVENTS AROUND TOWN, LUMINANCE IS OFF TO A RECORD BREAKING START OPENING NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 17TH.
SAW AN ESTIMATED 12,000 VISITORS NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR AND THE FOOD TRUCKS AND THE VENDORS SAW THEIR SALES NEARLY DOUBLE FROM 2022.
THE SECOND MARION MARKETPLACE WAS DECEMBER 8TH, FEATURING LOCAL VENDORS AND ANOTHER VISIT FROM SANTA AND CRAFT PAVILIONS FOOD TRUCKS AND MORE.
AND IT DREW ANOTHER RECORD, LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO ENJOY THE NIGHT IN LIGHTS DISPLAY AT MITCH PARK.
UH, EDMOND ELECT EDMOND FIRE AGAIN HOSTED THE POPULAR WINTERS NIGHT EVENT DECEMBER 1ST DECEMBER 8TH.
I KNEW THAT FIRST TIME BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET HOME AND IT TOOK ME AN EXTRA PERIOD OF TIME.
IT'S A VERY POPULAR EVENT THAT THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY VILLAGE ESTIMATES ARE ABOUT 3,500 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE TWO NIGHTS.
GUESTS ENJOYED FREE HOT CHOCOLATE AS THEY ENTERED THE VILLAGE, WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED BY FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
FROM THERE, CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A TOY IN SANTA'S WORKSHOP RIDE PEDAL CARS.
SANTA SANTA WAS ON HAND FOR PICTURES OF AN OF AN ANTIQUE 1929 FIRETRUCK.
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FACE PAINTING, CARNIVAL GAMES, AND MUCH MORE.
THE EVENT PRODUCED ABOUT 500 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR DONATION TO PROJECT 66 AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED TOYS FOR DONATIONS TO INTEGRIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
UH, AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SARAH LONDON, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR AND MARKETING PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS OUT IN THE HILTON CONFERENCE CENTER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LUNCH.
LAST THURSDAY, SARAH LED THE WAY ORGANIZING FOOD SETTINGS AND ACTIVITIES.
THERE WERE MORE THAN FOUR OH MEALS SERVED AT THE COMFORT CENTER, APPROXIMATELY 40 TO GO MEALS SENT OUT.
AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO, UH, MANY OF YOU OF COUNCIL WHO TOOK TIME TO COME AND, AND SHAKE HANDS AND FELLOWSHIP WITH OUR STAFF.
UH, LASTLY, AT THIS YEAR'S AT THIS COUNCIL'S, LEMME START.
LASTLY, AT THIS YEAR'S LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER SEVERAL PUBLIC SAFETY ITEMS, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF NON-LETHAL POLICE EQUIPMENT, THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR FUTURE FIRE STATION, CONSIDERING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CONSTRUCTION BID TO BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION, AND CONSIDERING ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE GROUP FOR A MR TO IMPROVE OUR AMBULANCE SERVICE, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS BUSINESSES.
ADDITION TO THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER ITEMS RELATED TO THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT PELICAN BAY, TED ANDERSON PARK TRAFFIC STUDIES TIED TO THE STUDY MULTIPURPOSE FIELD, AS WELL AS OTHER QUALITY OF LIFE PARTNERSHIPS WITH YMCA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IN EDMOND MOBILE MILLS.
JUST LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE SEE WHY MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND WILL CHOOSE TO MOVE AND MAKE EDMOND THEIR HOME.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, AND ON, UH, I'LL CALL IT PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I WOULD SAY THIS COUNCIL WORKS TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE OUR, OUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS YEAR HAVE ATTENDED AND WE LOST TRACK HUNDREDS OF EVENTS, MET WITH COUNTLESS RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT MAY SEEM THE SMALLEST OF ITEMS, AND RESPONDED TO CONSTANT EMAILS AND TEXTS ALL WHILE FACING WHAT MAY SEEM LIKE ENDLESS CRITIQUES ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS AND INTENTIONS.
BUT FINANCIAL PAY IS LOW, THE STRESS IS OFTEN HIGH, AND THANKS ARE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY SELDOM, UH, YET YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO SERVE.
I'M THANKFUL AND BELIEVE THAT FOR MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, THEY FEEL, UH, WAY MORE POSITIVE IN ABOUT WHAT YOUR SERVICE DOES.
AND THEN THOSE WHO VOTES THROUGH DISPLEASURE FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, MY HOPE IS THAT WE MAKE AN EXTRA EXTRA
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TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO OTHERS AND EXTEND THE HAND OF KINDNESS TOWARD OTHERS TO REMIND US OF WHAT MAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL ADMIN MAYOR.THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THIS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
SEE, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BAD FIGHTS PLANNED AS NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION, EMPLOYMENT
[5. Consideration of Appointments and Reappointments:]
AND REEMPLOYMENT FOR THE MAYOR APPOINTMENTS.UH, WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF POOR PAROLE
WE HAVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF WAL STRONG TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD.
TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER, 2026, AND WE HAVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BRILEY MOORE TO THE VISIT EDMOND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD AS THE YOUTH MEMBER TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2024.
THE WARD WARD ONE APPOINTMENTS ARE CHASE HENNEGER TO THE CENTRAL EDMOND URBAN DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2026.
THE WARD TWO APPOINTMENT OR APPOINTMENT OF DANIELLA DWELL TO THE COMMUNITY POLICY BOARD TO REPLACE PAUL WEINBERG TERM, EXPIRES OCTOBER, 2024.
COUNCIL, THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR APPOINTMENTS.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, THOSE APPOINTMENTS OR THOSE DENOMINATIONS IN OUR APPOINTMENTS.
[A. Consideration of Approval of Administrative Items:]
GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. WE DO HAVE SOME STAFF PRESENTATIONS.ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF EDMOND STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2024.
WE HAVE, OH, WE'RE COMING FROM BOTH SIDES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, UH, FROM THE STAFF SIDE.
I LEAD UP OUR LEGISLATIVE, UH, EFFORTS.
UH, WITH ME TONIGHT IS BROOKS WRIGHT FROM CSS PARTNERS, UH, BROOKS AND TYLER POWELL ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES DOWN AT THE CAPITOL.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TONIGHT IS QUICKLY RUN THROUGH, UM, THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2024.
WE'LL LET BROOKS TALK THROUGH SOME OF THAT.
HE, WE'RE NOT GONNA READ EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE SCREEN.
HE HAS SOME NOTES THAT HE'S GONNA SHARE.
UH, THEN I'LL COME BACK UP, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF OUR OTHER EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WISE, AND THEN, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK OR ANYTHING BEFORE MOVING TO ACCEPT THIS, WE WANNA MAKE SURE AND GET THAT.
SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO BROOKS.
ANY COUNSEL, LIKE YOU SAID, I'M BROOKS RIGHT WITH, UH, CSS PARTNERS.
SO, UM, WE'LL GET THIS STARTED AS THE, YOU GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE OF S OKAY, THERE WE GO.
SO, UH, WE KIND OF BROKE THESE UP INTO VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
FIRST CATEGORY, LOCAL CONTROL.
SO WE'VE SEEN, UM, OVER AT LEAST STARTING LAST YEAR, SOME BILLS INTRODUCED THAT WERE GOING TO BE, UH, A HINDRANCE TO LOCAL CONTROL FOR MUNICIPALITIES.
UM, ONE RELATED TO, UH, ZONING AUTHORITY AND TRYING TO RESTRICT THOSE.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE LARGE PRIORITIES FOR US MOVING FORWARD IS, UH, DEFENDING CITY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR POWER OVER, UH, ZONING AUTHORITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN, UH, PUSH BACK ANY TYPE OF BILLS RELATED TO THOSE.
SO, UM, OBVI AND AS WELL, UH, THE STATE HAS SEEN A, UH, THE RAINY DAY FUND BALLOON TO A, A PRETTY LARGE AMOUNT WITH, UH, I THINK THE LAST TIME I CHECKED IT WAS WELL OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.
SO THIS HAS PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE LEGISLATURE TO EXPLORE, UM, IDEAS RELATED TO TAX CUTS.
ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT KEEPS POPPING UP, UM, OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IS DEALING WITH THE STATE'S PORTION OF THE GROCERY SALES TAX.
UM, SO OBVIOUSLY WE ARE, UH, TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO MESSAGE THAT IT'S OKAY THEN TO LOWER THE STATE'S PORTION AS LONG AS WE HOLD HARMLESS, THE MUNICIPAL, UH, GROCERY SALES TAX, UH, PORTION AND LEAVE OUR ABILITY TO COLLECT THAT, UH, HOLD HARMLESS, HOLD HARMLESS.
SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THAT WORKS.
SO, UH, OBVIOUSLY EDMOND IS SLATED, UH, FOR MANY PROJECTS ALONG I 35 AND THE EIGHT YEAR PLAN, UM, COMING UP, THE EIGHT YEAR PLAN, UM, IS HOW WE FUND, UH, MANY ROAD PROJECTS AND HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN, IN THE STATE.
AND SO, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, FROM WATERLOO ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, THE INTERCHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ARE, UH, WATCHING AND DILIGENTLY, UH, PROTECTING THE EIGHT YEAR PLAN AND MAKING SURE THAT EDMOND'S PROJECTS STAY A PRIORITY ON THOSE.
UM, AND OBVIOUSLY, UH, ANY KIND OF, UH, HELP OR COLLABORATION WE CAN HAVE WITH DPS ON SOME OF THE SHARED STATE HIGHWAYS THAT RUN THROUGH OUR CITY.
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OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PURSUING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE AGENCIES STAY, UM, IN AS ENGAGED IN THOSE AS WE ARE.SO WE'VE SEEN, UM, THIS PAST YEAR, UH, OKLAHOMA'S, UH, TWO LARGE INCUMBENT ELECTRIC PROVIDERS, UH, INTRODUCE LEGISLATION, UH, DEALING WITH THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, LARGE, UH, TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECTS.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL POWER AUTHORITY HAS BEEN VERY ENGAGED IN, IN FIGHTING THIS, UH, LEGISLATION.
UM, THEY ARE WANTING, UH, WHAT'S CALLED, AND WE HAVE IT UP THERE, THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO BID ON THESE LARGE TRANSMISSION PROJECTS.
SO, UH, IN 2013, THE LEGISLATURE GAVE THEM THE ABILITY TO BID ON OR HAD THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ON THE LOWER TRANSMI LOWER VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES.
NOW THEY'RE SEEKING THIS AUTHORITY ON THE LARGER TRANSMISSION LINES.
THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL POWER AUTHORITY IS AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
UM, SO WE ARE OBVIOUSLY, UH, WORKING HARD TO, UH, PUSH BACK ON THIS LEGIS LEGISLATION.
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM, UH, THE OKLAHOMA BROADBAND OFFICE.
AND WE KNOW THAT EDMOND HAS A NUMBER OF AREAS IN THE CITY THAT ARE, UM, CONSIDERED, UH, UNDERSERVED, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNET ACCESS.
SO, UH, WANT TO CONTINUE TO, TO PUSH FOR THOSE DOLLARS TO COME TO EDMOND.
SO WE'RE ENTERING THE, THE SECOND YEAR OF, OF THE 59TH LEGISLATURE.
UH, IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR, SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A NUMBER OF, UH, MESSAGING BILLS AND THINGS RELATED TO OPEN CARRY, UM, TRYING TO EXPAND, UM, OR FIND NEW WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO, UH, CARRY FIREARMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO I WOULD, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A NUMBER OF THOSE BILLS COMING THIS NEXT SESSION.
SO WE WILL BE WATCHING THOSE AND MAKING SURE THAT, THAT WE ARE REITERATING THAT EDMOND HAS, UH, INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE OPEN CARRY ON, ON PUBLIC PARTS AND THAT SORT OF SORT OF THING.
SO THEN OBVIOUSLY, UM, THE O THE LAST ITEM ON THERE, THE OPIOID ABATEMENT, UH, BOARD IS AS, AS ACCEPTED A NUMBER OF LETTERS FROM DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND PE AND, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND THEY ARE HOPEFULLY IN 2024 GOING TO START PUSHING OUT THOSE GRANT DOLLARS FOR THE OPIOID ABATEMENT FUNDS.
AND THEN, UM, IN GENERAL, SO LAST YEAR WE, UH, TYLER AND I WORKED, UM, ON LEGISLATION DEALING WITH, UM, RESTRICTIVE RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AT THE CAPITOL.
WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK AGAIN ON UPDATING THAT LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE THAT MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UH, AMEND RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE PLATTS.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH ONE OF OUR LOCAL SENATORS, STATE SENATOR KRISTEN THOMPSON, WHO'S GONNA BE, UM, WORKING ON THAT BILL FOR US.
AND THEN REPRESENTATIVE JOHN PIPER, WHO IS FROM, UH, LOGAN COUNTY, WILL BE OUR HOUSE AUTHOR ON THAT.
SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I'LL YIELD FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND JUST REAL QUICK, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, NOT JUST WITH, UH, WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS.
UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS.
WE SEE THAT A LOT ON THE WATER SIDE.
UH, WE SEE, WE SAW THAT THIS PAST YEAR WITH, UH, REPAVING OF SECOND STREET AND BROADWAY, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAD A PROBLEM WITH.
ONCE THAT WAS DONE, IT'S SO MUCH BETTER.
SO, UM, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AGENCIES, UH, IN ADDITION TO OUR, OUR LEGISLATORS AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK, UH, WITH THEM AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.
UH, WORKING WITH FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SECURE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN RECENT YEARS, UH, TO RECEIVE FUNDING, UH, FROM SENATOR N HOFF'S OFFICE AND REPRESENTATIVE VICE'S OFFICE, UH, FOR, UH, EXPANSION OF OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
AND, UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE SLATED IF, IF THEY CAN PASS A BUDGET AT SOME POINT, UM, WE'RE SLATED TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE SOME MORE FUNDING TO HELP WITH OUR, OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT.
UH, ADDITIONALLY ODOT, UH, HAS A PROJECT IN FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE I 35 PROJECT THROUGH EDMOND, WHICH WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF.
AND THE GUTHRIE EDMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT IS ALSO, UH, SLATED TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE SOME FUNDING.
SO, UM, WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AND, AND FIND ANY WAY THAT WE CAN BRING THOSE DOLLARS TO EDMOND TO, UH, HELP SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, UH, ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH EDMOND STATE DELEGATION ON TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OUR GROUP AND, UM, THANKS TO TO TYLER AND, AND BROOKS, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE, ARE REALLY AS STRONG AS THEY'VE EVER BEEN.
AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT GROUP OF ELECTED
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OFFICIALS THAT REPRESENT, UH, OUR EDMOND AREA DOWN AT THE CAPITOL.AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM ON THINGS.
UH, WE MEET MONTHLY WITH, UH, MILES DAVIDSON, THE, UH, OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER, HE AND HIS OFFICE.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE FINDING THOSE TO BE REALLY HELPFUL IN PARTNERSHIP.
AND, UM, THEY, THEY WANT TO DO, OBVIOUSLY A BIG PART OF HIS DISTRICT IS THE, IS THE EDMOND CITY LIMITS.
AND SO, UM, THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH US FOR YEARS, ESPECIALLY OUT IN THE EAST EDMOND ON RECONSTRUCTING SOME ROADS.
UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS AS STRONG AS IT'S BEEN AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ACTIVITIES.
UM, THERE WAS A, A NOTE ABOUT RAIL TRANSPORTATION IN, IN THE AGENDA AS WELL.
AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE THREE CITIES IN THE RTA AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THAT GROUP AND, AND HOPEFULLY FIND NEW TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS PRESENTED OR WITH ANY NEEDED, UH, COUNSEL DIRECTED AMENDMENTS.
COUNSEL, ANY CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE, OR IF NOT, WE CAN, UM, TAKE 'EM ALL AT THE, IF YOU ACCEPT 'EM, WE'LL JUST DO ALL NINE OF THE VOTES AT ONE TIME.
THAT'S SEEN ANY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE DO HAVE ANOTHER STAFF, TWO OTHER STAFF PRESENTATIONS.
THANK BROOKS, UH, FOR ITEM SIX, A EIGHT FOR THE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY TAX FUND, THE ELECTRIC UTILITY FUND AND WATER UTILITY FUND RESERVES TO EACH FUND'S LAND PURCHASE OF ACCOUNT FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
CHIEF, AND ARE YOU, ARE YOU ALSO, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER NINE? I AM, YES.
AND SO HE'S ALSO GONNA TALK ABOUT THE CONSIDERATION.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY TAX FUND RESERVES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER 6 760 $5,000.
ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
CHRIS GOODWIN, FIRE CHIEF, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH, UH, GLEN FISHER WITH THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT AND CHRIS ING WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE IN EAST EDMOND FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
AND NAMELY, THAT WILL BE FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION OUT NORTHEAST EDMOND, A WATER GROUND STORAGE TANK, A WATER PUMP STATION, AND ELECTRIC SUBSTATION.
AND THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS HERE, OUTLINED IN, IN BLUE.
UM, THIS IS RED BUD ELEMENTARY, DOUGLAS AND COFFEE CREEK.
SO IT'S EAST OF, AT EAST OF DOUGLAS ON COFFEE CREEK.
AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
I SAY FUTURE SIX TO 15 YEARS DEPENDING ON DEVELOPMENT.
UM, BE LOOKING AT PUTTING A FIRE STATION IN THIS LOCATION RIGHT HERE.
UM, THE, THE WATER DEPARTMENT BE LOOKING AT PUTTING THEIR FACILITIES HERE AND THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT IN THIS AREA HERE.
SO, UM, THAT'S THE, THE LOCATION THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S GONNA LOOK AT PURCHASING ABOUT THREE ACRES OF THIS 13.4 ACRES IN THE REMAINING 10.4 WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE WATER AND THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT.
ALL OF THESE ARE LOOKING, UH, BETWEEN SIX TO 15 YEARS, THAT'S WOULD BE FOR THE FIRE STATION, WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR, UM, DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA AND POPULATION GROWTH.
FUTURE WATER STORAGE TANK IS LOOKING AT 10 TO 15 YEARS, DEPENDING ON THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY.
AND FUTURE ELECTRIC SUBSTATION IS SIX TO 10 YEARS OUT.
UM, ONCE WE, ONCE WE, UH, DO CLOSE ON THAT PROPERTY, THEN WE'LL STAFF WILL LOOK AT PUTTING SIGNS ABOUT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.
AS FAR AS THE FIRE STATION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT, THERE'S SEVERAL, THERE'S SEVERAL, UH, DIFFERENT MEASURES THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A FIRE STATION, BUT ONE OF THOSE IS FIVE ROAD MILES FROM A FIRE STATION.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO ISO, AND YOU'LL REMEMBER WE WENT TO AN ISO ONE TWO CITY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
AND SO THIS IS A MAP OF OUR CITY WITH OUR CURRENT STATION LOCATIONS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE ONLY AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT CONTAIN AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE A FIRE STATION WITHIN FIVE MILES OR NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST EDMOND.
AND SO THIS NEXT MAP SHOWS THAT LOCATION OF STATION SEVEN, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF
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NORTHEAST EDMOND.UM, DOWN BELOW, THAT'S JUST A PLOT WE PUT ON THERE WITH LAND THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY OWNS.
AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE PUT A STATION AT THAT LOCATION IN THE FUTURE AND IT WOULD COVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST EDMOND, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO STUDY THAT IN THE FUTURE AS SOUTHEAST EDMOND DEVELOPED.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THIS LOCATION AGAIN.
THERE'S, UH, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS I ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, FOR THIS PROPERTY.
UM, AND ALL OF THE FUNDING FOR THESE, OR THAT WILL COME FROM EACH DEPARTMENT'S, UM, RESERVE FUNDS.
AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
LOVETT, THAT WE'RE ALWAYS AGAINST FOR THE FUTURE TO PREPARE FOR OUR EMERGENCY NEEDS? THANK YOU.
MM-HMM,
THIS IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX.
AND THAT LOCATION YOU'LL REMEMBER IS 50 32 NORTH KELLY AVENUE.
SO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, SOUTH OF SORGHUM MILL ON KELLY, AND JUST NORTH OF CROSS TIMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TO WALK YOU BACK THROUGH A TIMELINE ON THAT, IN 2005, FIRE STATION FIVE OPEN ON COBELL ROAD.
THE CALL VOLUME FOR THIS, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME WAS JUST OVER 4,000 RIDES IN A YEAR.
IN 2007, THIS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION LOCATION.
NOT KNOWING WHEN THAT WAS GONNA BE, BUT KNOWING SOMEDAY WE WOULD NEED A STATION THERE IN 2022, THIS PROPERTY WAS SELECTED AS THE SITE FOR OUR NEXT NEWEST FIRE STATION, FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX.
AND THAT WAS AGAIN, BASED ON MANY FACTORS, THE POPULATION IN THE AREA, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAD OCCURRED AND WERE PLANNED TO TO OCCUR.
UM, THE INCIDENT CALL VOLUME IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY, THAT FOUR MINUTE TRAVEL TIME IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT.
WE LIKE TO HAVE A STATION WITHIN FOUR MINUTE TRAVEL TIME OF OUR HEAVY CALL VOLUME AREAS.
AND THAT WAS THE AREA OF OUR CITY THAT DID NOT HAVE THAT.
AND SO THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THE NEXT STATION AND WE BEGIN BEEN WORKING ON DESIGN WORK SINCE THEN.
I HAVE THE ARCHITECT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, MR. DAVID ROBINSON, UM, AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, BRANSTETTER CARROLL, THE SAME, UH, SAME ARCHITECTS THAT WE WORKED WITH ON FIRE STATION TWO WHEN WE RELOCATED THAT STATION.
WE HAVE COMPLETED DESIGN WORK AND WE RECENTLY WENT OUT TO BID AND THIS IS A, UH, DRAWING OF THE, THAT SITE PLAN.
KELLY LAKES PASS WILL RESPOND OUT ONTO KELLY AVENUE.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VIEW OF THAT SITE PLAN.
THAT STATION WILL SLEEP UP TO SEVEN FIREFIGHTERS.
IT WILL HAVE THREE RESPONSE BASE TO GIVE US FLEXIBILITY IN, IN, UH, BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
ON WHAT APPARATUS? WE STAFF THERE 11,165 SQUARE FEET AND IT WILL BE A MODERN FIRE STATION THAT IS GENDER FRIENDLY AS WE NOW HAVE FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
THERE'S A VIEW OFF OF FROM THE SOUTHWEST, SO THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE STATION WITH THE BAYS FROM KELLY AVENUE.
THERE'S AGAIN, A VIEW FROM THE NORTHWEST OFF OF KELLY AVENUE.
THERE'S A VIEW FROM THE BACK, THAT'D BE THE PARKING LOT VIEW.
WE DID RECENTLY GO OUT TO BID AND BIDS WERE SUBMITTED BY EIGHT VENDORS.
WE GOT THE BIDS BACK AND THEY WERE REVIEWED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER, THE STAFF FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE ARCHITECTS.
THE LOWEST BID WE RECEIVED WAS SOME SHILOH ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN, 7.49 MILLION.
ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT REVIEW THE BIDS HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO MOVE FORWARD.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
IF YOU APPROVE, THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE WILL BE 450 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FROM THE CITY ENGINEER.
AND SO WE WILL GET GOING ON THAT AND HOPE TO GET THAT TO THEM IN, IN EARLY JANUARY AND GET THEM GOING ON THAT.
THAT WOULD PUT US, UH, MOVING INTO THE STATION IN THE
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FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, AROUND APRIL OF 2025 IS WHAT WE WOULD BE SHOOTING FOR.ALL OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT IS GONNA COME FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
UM, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR, THE BIDS CAME IN, UM, ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR.
AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RESERVE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WE'RE WAITING FOR TO GET GOING ON THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ANY QUESTIONS? MM-HMM.
WELL, COUNSEL, WE HAVE THESE, UH, NINE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS IN FRONT OF US.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE, WE'VE RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS ON ONE, EIGHT AND NINE.
[B. Consideration of Approval of Purchases:]
HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PURCHASES.CONSIDERATION NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FLINTCO LLC CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM MAXIMUM PRICE.
GMP FOUR FOR THE CITY COM CENTER COMPLEX FOR ARCHITECTURAL FI FINISHES, INCLUDING DRYWALL, CEILING FLOORING, CARPETING, PAINTING, GLASS, AS WELL AS ROOFING MASONRY, FIRE PROTECTION, LANDSCAPING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FEE.
AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 55 DASH 2355 DASH 23, APPOINTING PURCHASING AGENT FOR $14,687,614.
I, UH, ANDY CONYERS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADMINISTRATION.
APOLOGIZE FOR THE MAYBE THE LONGEST TITLE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
SO MAKING YOU WORK FOR THE, YOUR COFFEE MONEY THIS EVENING.
SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, ANDY CONER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATION.
SO, UH, FOR THE FEW SLIDES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE JUST INTENDED TO GO OVER THE HIGH LEVEL, UH, BULLET POINTS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PACKET THAT IS POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UH, AS WELL AS WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO BOIL, BOIL IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR SOME OF THAT INFORMATION JUST TO A FEW SLIDES AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND ON THE ITEM, AND THEN I WOULD INVITE, UH, OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FLINTCO, WHO IS HERE AS WELL AS SUPPORT, UH, FROM REESE ARCHITECTS, THAT'S THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT TO COME UP AND TALK MORE ABOUT, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT, WHERE WE GO FROM HERE AND SHARE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH CONSTRUCTION.
SO AGAIN, UH, THE, UH, JUST SOME BACKGROUND, AGAIN, THIS IS GONNA BE THREE BUILDINGS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE, JUST NORTH OF HERE.
SO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND LITTLER.
HAVE YOU WALKED IN BEFORE IT GOT DARK THIS EVENING? YOU SAW LOTS OF DIRT WORK OCCURRING.
UH, THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR THESE THREE BUILDINGS, WHICH WILL BE A NEW CITY HALL, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT, AS WELL AS A PARKING GARAGE IS $44 MILLION.
SO, AND HOW THIS PROJECT IS GONNA BE CONSTRUCTED AND BID IS IN PHASES.
SO, UM, ALREADY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE PACKAGE THAT ALLOWED FOR THE BUILDING, UH, DEMO, THE, THE BUILDING DEMO TO OCCUR OF THE PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER, AS WELL AS SOME ASSOCIATED SITE DEMO THAT TOOK PLACE ON BOTH SITES.
SO THINK OF SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS THAT WERE THERE AND SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED.
UM, A UH, ADDITIONALLY THE CONSTRUCTING OF THE THREE BUILDINGS WAS APPROVED PRIOR BY COUNCIL.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT ALLOWED, UH, THE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT IS OCCURRING.
SO WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS WHAT WE ARE CALLING BID PACKAGE FOUR.
AND SO INCLUDED IN BID PACKAGE FOUR OVERALL IS THE ARCHITECTURAL FINISHING OF THE THREE BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS LANDSCAPING, UH, AND FIRE CONTROL AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, UH, AT RISK FEE.
SO, UH, FUTURE BID PACKAGES TO COME ARE THE FIXTURES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FUNCTIONABLE, THAT IT CAN FUNCTION AND PEOPLE CAN SIT AND ENJOY THE SPACE.
AND THEN AS WELL AS THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.
SO, UM, AGAIN, SOME LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT.
SO EXPENSES AND BID PACKAGES APPROVED BY YOU ALL TO DATE, UH, INCLUDE ALL THOSE THINGS ON THE SCREEN THAT I'VE JUST WENT OVER THAT I'M NOT GOING TO READ, BUT TOTAL OF THE $44 MILLION PROJECT BUDGET, A LITTLE OVER $25.5 MILLION HAS COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL AND BEEN APPROVED SO FAR.
WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING? THE CURRENT ITEM IS BID PACKAGE FOUR, WHICH AGAIN, IS THAT THOSE FINISHES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
SO THINK, THINK THINGS LIKE DRYWALL CEILINGS, FLOORING, CARPETING, PAINTING, GLASS, AS WELL AS ROOFING MASONRY, FIRE PROTECTION, LANDSCAPING.
AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FEES.
SO WHAT THAT ITEM IS IS, UH, 14 POINT, A LITTLE UNDER 14, UH, $0.7 MILLION OF THE 44.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THE PACKAGE DID COME IN $2 MILLION OVER THE PROJECT, UH, ESTIMATE AND WHAT WAS BEING CARRIED
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FOR THIS PACKAGE.AND SO I'M GONNA, UH, BRING FLINTCO UP HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PATH FORWARD.
BUT WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING TO APPROVE THE BID PACKAGE, EVEN THOUGH IT CAME IN $2 MILLION OVER THE ESTIMATE AT THIS.
AT THIS POINT, THE PROJECT BUDGET IS NOT CHANGING AND WILL NOT CHANGE.
THE PROJECT BUDGET CONTINUES TO BE $44 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THESE THREE BUILDINGS.
AND AGAIN, FLINT COLE WILL PROVIDE SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THERE.
UM, SO, UH, 10 OF THE 15 SUB PACKAGES.
SO AGAIN, THE THINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, THE FLOORING, THE CARPETING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE DID COME IN UNDER AT OR JUST ABOVE THE ESTIMATE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE FIVE THINGS THAT ARE DRIVERS OF THAT $2 MILLION OVERAGE.
UM, SO IF APPROVED THIS EVENING, WHERE THE BUDGET WOULD STAND IN RELATION TO THE 44 MILLION IS A LITTLE OVER $40 MILLION.
AND AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THERE'S STILL, UH, TWO REMAINING BID PACKAGES TO COME.
UM, SO THE FURNITURE FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.
SO CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE CARRYING FOR THOSE IS AS WELL AS STAIRS, HANDRAILS, AND ACCESSORIES.
AND CURRENTLY WHAT, WHAT'S BEING CARRIED FOR THAT IS $5.3 MILLION.
SO I WOULD INVITE FLINTCO FORWARD TO COME TALK ABOUT PATH FORWARD, HOW WE GET FROM WHERE WE'RE AT, FROM APPROVAL TO BRINGING DOWN THAT $2 MILLION OVERAGE AND CONTINUE TO STAY WITHIN OUR $44 MILLION PROJECT BUDGET.
UM, YOU KNOW, A PASS FORWARD, BOTH LINCO AND REESE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE BUDGET IS AND HOW CRUCIAL IT IS TO THE CITY.
COULD YOU ALSO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? IS THAT BETTER? TELL WAS YOUR NAME GUYS? SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE
MY NAME'S COREY ACKLEY WITH FLINTCO.
THIS IS PHILIP GUNDERSON WITH FLINTCO.
UM, BOTH RECENT AND F FLINTCO UNDERSTAND HOW CRUCIAL THIS BUDGET IS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP IT ON BUDGET.
UM, IF, IF THIS, UH, PACKAGE GOES THROUGH TONIGHT, WE WILL IMMEDIATELY START, UM, AS A TEAM WITH THE CITY OF EDMUND AND REESE, UM, AND OUR TRADE PARTNERS TO START OUR VALUE ENGINEERING PROCESS TO START WORKING TOWARD ITEMS AND WAYS TO CUSTOM DOLLARS BACK OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR PACKAGE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS KIND OF THE BEAUTY OF A COR JOB VERSUS A HARD BID ENVIRONMENT.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITHIN THE TEAM, UM, AN ABILITY TO COME BACK AND COURSE CORRECT IN THIS PART OF THE JOB, IN LIEU OF A HARD BID SITUATION WHERE, WHERE ONCE IT'S THROWN OUT, THERE WE'RE FINISHED.
UM, REESE AND F FLINTCO HAS STARTED SOME CONVERSATION INTERNALLY ALREADY.
AND, AND AGAIN, AS WE GET OUR TRADE PARTNERS ON BOARD, WE'LL CONTINUE, UM, AS A TEAM TO FIND THE RIGHT IDEAS, UM, MOVING FORWARD TO GET SOME OF THESE NUMBERS DOWN.
AND FOR THE, UH, CITIZENS AND FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THIS IS A NORMAL PART OF THE PROCESS OF THE CMR, THAT IF IT, UH, PACKAGES COME IN THAT MIGHT BE, UH, HIGHER THAN ESTIMATED THAT WE START A VALUE ENGINEERING TYPE APPROACH TO FIGURE OUT WHERE CAN WE REDUCE SOME OF THAT IMPACT.
SO THIS, THIS IS NOTHING NEW, THIS IS JUST PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH.
MM-HMM,
SO, UM, THE, UH, I THINK FOR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, THEY SEE THIS ON OUR AGENDA, THEY SEE THIS PRESENTATION.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE, IN ADDITION TO THIS, MYSELF AND THE MAYOR, UM, UH, PARTICIPATE AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH, UM, ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, UM, HIGH LEVEL ALL THE DIFFERENT BID PACKAGES, GIVE ANY FEEDBACK.
THE DIRECTION FROM, UH, I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE MAYOR, BUT I THINK WE'RE VERY UNIFIED IN THE DIRECTION OF, OF, UH, OF SETTING IT.
THAT WHEN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL PUT IT AT 44 MILLION, IT WASN'T 44 MILLION IN A PENNY, IT WAS 44 MILLION.
AND SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY POSITION TO SEE HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE, UH, THE CITIZENS WITH THIS PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BE IN BUDGET.
UM, SO THEY'VE GIVEN THOSE PRESENTATIONS TO US.
SO AS THIS COMES UP AND WE LOOK AT THESE THINGS, I THINK SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC CAN SAY, YOU KNOW, WHY ISN'T THERE MORE DISCUSSION? BUT PART OF THAT IS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS, UM, UH, ON IT AND, UH, CONTINUE TO PUSH, UH, AND ASK QUESTIONS AND FIGURE OUT AND WORKING IN THAT RISK MANAGEMENT, UH, SYSTEM TO GET TO 44 BILLION.
I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR YOU, MAYOR, BUT DOES THAT CAPTURE YES.
I MEAN THAT IS, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
UH, WE HAVE INTENSIVE CONCEPT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.
WE REVIEW THE, THE SPREADSHEETS THAT COME IN AND, UH, THIS IS, IT'S A, IT'S A NEW PROCESS TO EDMOND, BUT IT'S NOT A NEW PROCESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORLD THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PROCESS AND GETTING THIS BACK WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
WELL, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING,
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HUH? OKAY.YEAH, JUST, JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION MAYOR DAVIS, UHHUH
WE'RE GETTING A BUILDING PAD AND, AND, UH, EXTERIOR READY, UH, READY TO START PEERS AND FOUNDATIONS.
UM, WE'LL START MOBILIZING THE END OF THIS MONTH WITH, UH, REBAR START TIME, PEER CAGES, EARLY JANUARY.
THINGS ARE GONNA REALLY START, UH, START MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE THROUGH THE SUBMITTAL, UM, THROUGH THE SUBMITTAL PHASE.
UM, WE'LL START SOME FOUNDATIONS, UM, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, WE GET INTO MARCH.
YOU'LL START SEEING STRUCTURAL STEALING, THINGS GOING VERTICAL.
SO, SO AGAIN, UM, WE GET THROUGH DECEMBER 1ST OF THE YEAR, THINGS ARE GONNA START CHURNING AND, UM, MOVING VERY QUICKLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AS WE ARE AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL TOO, JUST WANTED TO, UH, WE, WE WILL PUBLICIZE THIS, BUT WE DO HAVE, UH, LIVE WEB CAMERAS, UH, THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY WANTING TO SEE SOME DIRT BEING MOVED AROUND, AS I DO FROM TIME TO TIME AS I TAKE A BREAK FOR MY DAILY ACTIVITIES, AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATION, YOU CAN LOG ON RIGHT THERE AND SEE SOME DIRT BEING THERE DAY.
AND IN ALL ALSO, HERE'S JUST NO, UH, FULL TRANSPARENCY FROM DAY ONE ON THIS PROJECT.
AND SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT.
AND SO THE, THOSE, UH, WEB CAMERAS ARE LIVE AND WE'LL, WE WILL BE ISSUING SOMETHING THIS WEEK WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THOSE.
SO I WOULD, I WOULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBER ROBBINS MAYBE TO, TO TAKE OUT HIS PHONE RIGHT NOW AND SEE IF THAT QR CODE WORKS, BUT THAT, THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW.
LIKE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT THING.
YEAH, IT IS LIKE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT THING.
WELL, ALL YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS I GUESS PITCH DARK AT THIS POINT.
MAYBE SOME LIGHTS, BUT STARTING LIVE STREAM.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S THE BEAUTY OF A LIVE MEETING AND A LIVE STREAM.
SO, UH, NO, IN, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, JUST TO, JUST TO HIT IT, JUST TO GO BACK JUST A MINUTE, TO, TO TALK ABOUT, UH, AGAIN, THIS BEING A TYPICAL PART OF, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROCESS AND JUST TO, TO, TO REMIND THE, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AS PART OF THIS PROJECT THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE $44 MILLION AS $2.2 MILLION OF CONTINGENCY.
CONTINGENCY MEANS WHEN THINGS UNFORESEEN COME UP IN PROJECTS, THEN THAT MONEY IS, IS SET ASIDE TO HELP FILL THOSE GAPS.
AND SO, UM, WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT WORKING WITH FLINTCO AND REESE THAT THESE, THIS $2 MILLION OVERAGE THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WILL COME DOWN.
BUT WE ALSO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT HAVING THAT CONTINGENCY IN PLACE WILL ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT COMES IN AT $44 MILLION WHEN IT'S COMPLETE.
SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? MM-HMM.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL.
WELL, DO WE NEED TO TAKE THESE INDIVIDUALLY ON THE VOTE OR WE NEED TO TAKE THEM ALL? WELL, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM IF WE CAN TAKE THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
SO COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM SIX B ONE? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THAT SECOND.
A MOTION SECOND, PLEASE CASH YOUR VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE, UM, B TWO IS THE, UH, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE INC.
FOR THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR $660,000.
THIS SHOULD BE MY LAST PRESENTATION OF THE EVENING.
UM, I CAME TO YOU IN AUGUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATING A FINAL CONTRACT WITH A MR FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY.
AND I'M HERE TONIGHT, HAPPILY TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THAT CONTRACT.
HOPEFULLY WHEN YOU CAME IN THIS EVENING, YOU SAW THE AMBULANCE PARKED OUT FRONT.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE LOOK PROUDLY.
UM, IT'S, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST PAUSE.
I WAS GONNA SAY THIS LATER, BUT I'LL, I'LL PROBABLY SAY IT BOTH TIMES.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PLEASURE WORKING WITH A MR. THEY'VE GOT THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE TONIGHT ON THESE FRONT TWO ROWS.
UM, AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN, IT IS, UH, STARTING OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP.
I WILL SAY THAT NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT, WORKING THROUGH ISSUES, UM, THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ASKED OF THEM, UM, IT HAS BEEN TRULY A, A, A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE LOOKING, HOPING TO CONTINUE FOR MANY YEARS.
SO, UM, BUT KEY POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT, UM, WE'LL HAVE AMBULANCES DEDICATED TO EDMOND 24 7, 365, WHICH IS GONNA BE NEW FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
WE'VE TRULY NEVER HAD AMBULANCES DEDICATED TO THE CITY IN THE LAST FEW DECADES.
THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN DEDICATED TO THE REGION, IF YOU WILL, UH, THE DIVISION.
UM, THESE WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF EDMOND.
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PEAK HOURS, UM, AND THEN IT WILL NEVER DROP BELOW TWO.SO THERE WILL BE HOURS OF THE WEEK THAT THEY'RE DOWN TO TWO.
THAT'S DURING THE LOW CALL VOLUME.
THERE, THERE MAY BE HOURS OF THE WEEK THAT THEY HAVE THREE OR FOUR, BUT UP TO FIVE DURING THOSE PEAK HOURS.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY NICE FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, STANDBY COVERAGE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
A LOT OF, WE GOTTA HAVE A LOT, A LOT GOING ON IN OUR CITY, A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THEY'VE AGREED TO PARTNER WITH US IN THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS.
ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW ANNUALLY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS.
UM, AND WE HOPE THAT IT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION WHEN IT COMES THAT TIME THAT IT'S WORKED SO WELL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RENEW, UM, CONTINUE THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH THE MONTHLY UTILITY BILL.
SO THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE, WHEN WE DO GO AND TRANSITION TO A MR, THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE SIGNED UP IN THE UTILITY BILL CURRENTLY THAT'S WITH M SSA, THAT WILL ROLL OVER TO THE A MR MEMBERSHIP.
THERE ARE CONTINGENCY ALLOWANCES.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS SHOULD WE EITHER FACE ANOTHER PANDEMIC OR, OR GET INTO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION? THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER WITH TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITIZENS WON'T HAVE TWO HOUR WAIT TIMES, UM, FOR AN AMBULANCE IN THE FUTURE.
SO, UM, LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THE CONTRACT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE ANNUAL COST TO THE CITY OF EDMOND WILL BE SIX, $660,000 FOR THIS FIRST YEAR.
UM, AND THE PLAN DATE FOR THE TRANSITION IS JANUARY THE NINTH, 2024.
AND I WILL SAY WE ARE, WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE CERTAIN THAT THAT'S GONNA BECOME A REALITY.
WE ARE WAYS AWAY FROM THAT, YET THERE'S, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON A LITTLE BIT OF EQUIPMENT TO COME IN AND THAT EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY FOR FINAL LICENSES TO BE ISSUED FROM THE STATE.
UM, BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT.
UM, AND SHOULD, SHOULD THE WORST HAPPEN.
I'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AND A AND, AND EXPLAINING THAT AND, AND, UH, ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE FULL STEAM AHEAD PLANNING FOR THIS JANUARY 9TH TRANSITION DATE.
I DO WANNA SAY AGAIN, I MENTIONED EARLIER IT'S BEEN A, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THANKING THIS, BUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH A MR HAS BEEN, UH, MORE THAN WE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR TO THIS POINT.
UM, THE AMBULANCE TRANSPORT PROPOSAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, I DO WANNA, THERE WERE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THAT COMMITTEE, FOUR MEMBERS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF, BUT I WANNA RECOGNIZE THREE PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR THAT REALLY MADE THIS COMMITTEE WORK.
AND THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER STACY PETERSON, WHO SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURSE SERVICE THERE.
IT'S MY HONOR, WE'VE GOT, UH, I BELIEVE MIKE SANDERS IS BACK HERE.
UH, MIKE IS THIS EDMOND CITIZEN, VERY INVOLVED IN THE CITY.
HE HELPED US REVIEW THOSE, UH, PROPOSALS ALSO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF LESLIE'S HERE, I OKAY.
LESLIE BUFORD, UM, WHO IS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE CHAMBER AND ALSO, UM, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AT OU HEALTH EDMONDS.
SO WE HAD A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE GROUP TO HELP US REVIEW THOSE COMMITTEES.
AND WE WERE UNANIMOUS IN OUR, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A MR NUMEROUS CITY OF EDMOND DEPARTMENTS.
I, I'M GONNA MISS 'EM IF I TRY TO TO NAME THEM.
BUT, UH, LOTS OF CITY OF EDMOND DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED US REVIEW CONTRACTS, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED US, UH, PREPARE FOR THIS TRANSITION WORK THROUGH IT ISSUES AND SO FORTH.
UM, AND I HAVE TO SAY M SSA, I MENTIONED M SSA THERE.
UM, M SSA HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO WORK WITH DURING THIS TRANSITION TOO.
THEY WORKED VERY WELL WITH US.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THIS TRANSITION.
UM, AND THEN I MENTIONED AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, UM, AND I'M GONNA BRING UP NOW, UM, SARAH COMAS, WHO IS THE EDMOND OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR ISA.
AND, UH, SHE'S GOT A LITTLE PRESENTATION SHE'D LIKE TO DO AND WHEN SHE FINISHES THAT, I WILL, UM, COME BACK UP IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS OF MYSELF OR, OR, UH, UH, A MR? YES.
I'M YOUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR A MR EDMOND.
I'M ONE OF THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS.
UH, WE BOTH RESIDE IN EDMOND AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
UM, WITH US, WE HAVE OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO STEVE ROWLEY.
HE'S OUR PRESIDENT FOR SOUTH REGION, SUNNY GARY, VICE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH REGION, STEVE BATES, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR OKLAHOMA AIR AND GROUND.
CAN YOU CLICK THAT? THINK THAT'S THAT.
SO YOU'VE ALREADY MET DEREK COLLIER.
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FULLER AND RILEY FURMAN AND SCOTT GRUBBS ALONG.WE ARE FULLY STAFFED WITH 12 FULL-TIME PARAMEDICS, 12 FULL-TIME EMTS, PART-TIME ROSTER.
MAJORITY OF IT IS EDMOND FIRE, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR PART-TIMERS ARE AIRVAC FLIGHT MEDICS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A CURRENT, UH, WAITING LIST PENDING.
THAT'S THE FIRST EVER FOR ME, FOR 20 YEARS IN EMS THAT I'VE ACTUALLY TOLD PEOPLE THEY'RE ON A LIST IN CASE WE HAVE POSITIONS OPEN.
SO I WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION ON THAT.
I KNOW OUT OF COVID THERE WERE SOME STAFFING CHALLENGES AND THAT'S PARTLY WHY WE HAD TO LOOK AT A NEW PROVIDER.
I KNOW SOME OF, UH, THE COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THAT WE'RE OFFERING PRETTY ROBUST, UH, TEMPORARY CONTRACTS TO TRY TO BOOST THAT.
DO YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD KIND OF POOL OF APPLICANTS AND THEN A STABLE GROUP YES.
THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PARTNER FROM TO PROVIDE SERVICES LONG-TERM? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND DURING MY LEADERSHIP, I PRIDE MYSELF IN THAT.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, RETENTION.
I JUST, I REALLY TAKE CARE OF MY TEAM AND HELP PEOPLE GROW.
UM, OUR POSTING PLAN IS VERY SIMPLE.
FIRE STATION ONE FOR EDMOND IS POST ONE, AND SO ON.
STATION TWO IS OUR OLD, WELL, OUR STATION NEW A MR STATION.
AND THEN SAME WITH THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE.
UM, GETTING TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, WE, I LIKE TO GET VERY CLOSE WITH THE CASE MANAGERS AND HELP THEM SO THAT WAY WHEN WE HAVE PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT IN GOOD LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT WE CAN HELP.
THEY MOVE MOUNTAINS AND GET PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED.
SO IF IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THEM TO BE IN THEIR HOME.
SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE, UM, CONNECTIONS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS.
AND THEN WE DEFINITELY WANNA BE A MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER OF RAD.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, AND THEN ALSO JUST PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS YEAR ROUND.
UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF WINTER'S NIGHT WITH EDMUND FIRE.
WE GOT TO HELP SET UP FOR CHILDREN'S SAFETY VILLAGE.
WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE SANTA ON OUR RIG
AND THEN WE ALSO DID A BLACK RIFLE COFFEE COMPANY WHERE THEY WANTED, THEY CALLED ME AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HAVE A COUPLE MEDICS, UM, TO REPRESENT FEMALE FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND I SAID, I COULD DO YOU ONE BETTER.
I CAN GET A CITY OF EDMOND DISPATCHER, FLIGHT MEDIC FLIGHT NURSE FOR AIRVAC, GMR, UM, TWO OF OURS FROM OUR OPERATION, AS WELL AS CITY OF EDMOND POLICE AND THEN CITY OF EDMOND FIRE.
THEY ALL GOT TO HAVE NICE COFFEE.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE LOOKING, I JUST, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
LIKE CHIEF GOODMAN SAID FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WORKING WITH YOU.
I LOVE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
UH, YOUR
I AM SUPER THRILLED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF EDMOND TO HAVE, UM, FOLKS HERE ALL THE TIME.
UH, TO HAVE DEDICATED SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, THAT IS, IT'S, IT'S IT'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
AND, AND I JUST, I DON'T THINK, I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT SETTLING FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT.
UM, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AMAZING HOW THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
EVERYTHING WAS SO ORGANIZED AND SO PUT TOGETHER FOR THE, OUR TEAM WHEN WE CAME IN TO VISIT AND LOOK OVER THE PROPOSALS, EVERYTHING WAS ORGANIZED FROM BEAUTIFUL BINDERS WITH LITTLE TABS IN THEM.
SO EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
AND THEN VISITING WITH Y'ALL, I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED HOW SEAMLESS THIS HAS GONE.
OF COURSE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT LIKE WE ALL TALKED ABOUT, WE WANNA SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS AND NOT FAILURE.
SO, UM, THRILLED THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THE OLD FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'M JUST, THIS IS, IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
AND, UM, I'M THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE FOR THE, FOR THE SERVICE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND FOR MY FAMILY, QUITE FRANKLY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ANY THANK YOU.
SO COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO HERE? UH, MOVE TO APPROVE A SECOND.
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ITEM IS APPROVED.A MR. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER THREE IS CONSIDERATION OF SANCE OF BID AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRE STATION.
AND, UH, PROJECT AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 56 DASH 2356 DASH 23.
APPOINTING PURCHASING AGENT WITH SHILOH ENTERPRISE INC.
7,490,000 SINCE WE'RE TAKING 'EM ALL INDIVIDUALLY.
SECOND, PLEASE CATCH YOUR VOTE.
AND NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDERATION.
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE FOR FUTURE FIRE STATION WATER PUMP STATION, WHILE WATER GROUND STORAGE TANK AND ELECTRIC SUBSTATION LOCATED AT, IN THE VICINITY OF DOUGLAS BOULEVARD IN COFFEE CREEK FOR $2,247,260.
PLUS ESTIMATING CLOSING COSTS OF $5,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $2,252,260.
NEXT, WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PAYMENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE BASED SALES TAX INCENTIVE FOR A PORTION OF SALES TAX REMITTED FROM THE OPERATIONS OF SHOWBIZ CINEMA, $180,000.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME STAFF COMMENTS HERE FROM VISIT EDMOND.
HELLO, I'M JENNIFER THORNTON, TERRORISM DIRECTOR, AND IN 2017, YOU APPROVED THE CITY ENTERED AN AGREEMENT FOR A DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY WITH SHOWBIZ, AND IT REALLY HELPED ATTRACT THEM TO EDMOND.
WE ARE IN YEAR SIX OF THE 22 YEAR PERIOD.
IT'S 2% OF THE 3.75 SALES TAX COLLECTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO UPON APPROVAL, WE WILL MAKE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
NEXT WE, ITEM NUMBER SIX IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH OKLAHOMA COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR $17,400.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HEALTHY MINDS POLICY INITIATIVE FOR PHASE FOUR OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM ASSESSMENT FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND FOR $175,000.
WE'RE USING ARP FUNDS ON THIS ITEM.
AND I'M THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
I'M ALSO THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THIS PROJECT.
I BEHALF OF CHIEF YOUNGER AND I, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT, UM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING, WHAT WE HAVE DONE, AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING, UM, IF YOU APPROVE ON THIS NEXT PHASE.
BACK IN 2021, SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS APPROACHED CITY STAFF, UM, ALONG WITH EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE AT HEALTHY MINDS POLICY INITIATIVE.
THIS WAS A STRATEGIC GOAL OF CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME.
UM, WE DID A MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR.
UM, WE PRESENTED THOSE FINDINGS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
AND IT, IT, UH, THE ASSESSMENT FOUND 23 RECOMMENDABLE ACTION ITEMS. UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, BACK IN JANUARY, WE CAME FORWARD WITH PHASE THREE OF THIS PROGRAM TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINDINGS.
SO THREE KEY FINDINGS OF THIS IS THAT ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS MULTIPLE BARRIERS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN EDMOND, UM, POTENTIAL, OR MOST OF ALL IS THE COST AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
UM, AND THE LACK OF PROVIDERS HERE IN EDMOND.
UM, THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE FOR THESE BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONS.
AND THERE'S A LARGE STIGMA AGAINST THOSE THAT HAVE OR SEEKING, UM, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, HEALTHY MINDS IDENTIFIED CRITICAL NEEDS, UM, INCLUDING WORK TO BE DONE FOR, UM, PREVENTION OF CRISIS, UM, REDUCING UNNECESSARY USE OF EMERGENCY ROOMS AND OR PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES AND HELPING CONNECT WITH
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CARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.SO, JUST A LITTLE BIT, WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS PAST YEAR, UM, WE'VE LAUNCHED FIVE TEAMS. WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT IS COMPOSED OF THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE CHIEF AT, UH, EEDA, UM, AND THE CHAMBER, AS WELL AS NORTH CARE AND EBB PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
HEALTHY MINES IS THE PLAN FACILITATOR AND HELPS WITH ALL OUR STEERING COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.
UM, WE HAVE FOUR SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEES.
UH, THE C-C-B-H-C, WHICH IS THE CERTIFIED CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC.
UM, THAT IS NORTH CARE WILL BE OUR NEW, UM, FACILITATOR OF THAT.
THEY HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS HEALTH OR COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE, AS WELL AS A CRISIS CONTINUUM, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE THAT IS COMPOSED OF EDMUND FIRE DEPART, EDMUND POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, 9 8 8 DISPATCH.
UM, AND HERE TO COME PROBABLY IN NORTH CARE AND HERE TO INCLUDE THE EMERGENCIES ROOM HERE SHORTLY.
UM, WORK IN THE MENTAL HEALTH IS NEVER DONE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST YEAR IS, UM, 9 88, LAUNCHED THEIR NEW SYSTEM OVER A YEAR AGO, AND WE HAVE COORDINATED AN EFFORT BETWEEN OUR, OUR DISPATCHERS, UM, AND 9 8 8 TO DO WHAT WE CALL A WARM TRANSFER.
UM, SO INSTEAD OF, UM, TAKING RESOURCES AWAY FROM OUR DISPATCH SYSTEM, WE CAN HAVE WHAT WE CALL BACKDOOR NUMBER THAT WE CALL NINE EIGHT EIGHT.
AND HAND THAT CALL OVER TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THOSE CASE MANAGERS IN THE TIME OF CRISIS, UM, OR NON-LIFE THREATENING, UM, SITUATIONS WHERE THEY CAN DISPATCH SERVICES OR REFERRAL AS NEEDED.
UM, OPENING OF THE NORTH CARE C-C-B-H-C OUTPATIENT CLINIC AT NINTH AND BRYANT, UM, HOPEFULLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS NEXT YEAR, WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER, UM, THEIR URGENT RECOVERY CENTER WILL BE OPENING AT KELLY IN 15TH.
UM, THEY ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THAT CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND THEN FUNDRAISING AGAIN FOR THE URGENT, UM, RECOVERY CLINIC AND CRISIS CENTER THAT WILL BE AT THAT WILL SERVE YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS AT 15TH.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE, UM, HELPED SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE EDMOND CLUBHOUSE.
UM, OASIS, A LOCATION OFFERING, UM, PEER SUPPORT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS.
UM, WE'VE WORKED ON A MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT AND KICKOFF WITH, UH, WORKFORCE.
UM, THE CHAMBERS, UH, HELD A LUNCHEON AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, AND WE HAD A PANEL OF THOSE THAT WORK IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INDUSTRY, UM, THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED.
UM, WE'VE DEVELOPED AND WRITTEN A, OR ACTUALLY HEALTHY MINDS HAS HELPED DEVELOP A WRITTEN MULTI-YEAR TIERED PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH.
UM, AND AS YOU ALSO KNOW, WE'VE HAD CASE MANAGERS FROM NORTH CARE AND EACH OF THE LATERAL SYSTEMS OF EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH OUR SROS OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UH, COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN, WEBSITE PROCUREMENT.
AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE, UH, CITY OF EDMONDS MARKETING TEAM.
FLOURISH IS OUR NEW BRAND FOR THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT CITY OF EDMONDS.
UM, PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT.
UM, SO WE'RE HOPING TO LAUNCH IN THE FIRST QUARTER A WEBSITE THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN VARIOUS RESOURCES, BOTH MENTAL HEALTH, WELLBEING, ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED.
WOULD, THIS WOULD BE THEIR PLATFORM TO START THE PROCESS.
SO OUR PROPOSAL FOR 2024, LIKE I SAID, OUR WORK IS NEVER DONE.
UM, PHASE FOUR WILL BUILD ON OUR GROWING CAPACITY AND MOMENTUM AND, AND EDMOND GUIDING SUPPORTING LOCAL LEADERS AND PARTNERS.
UM, WE'LL, UM, BE GOING AFTER SEVERAL GRANTS, UM, WITH THE HELP OF NORTH CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS EDMOND FAMILY COUNSELING, UM, AND WITH HELP HEALTHY MINDS, UM, HELP IN DOING THAT.
UM, SUPPORTIVE IMPLEMENTATION.
AND THEN FINALLY, AN EVALUATION AND A REPORT OF OUTCOMES.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST A CITY OF EDMOND EFFORT.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN, UH, STAFF TIME INTERNALLY AS WELL AS, UM, SEVERAL PARTNERS FROM THE OUTSIDE.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO, UM, INDIVIDUALS ON OUR CRISIS SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK TO TRY TO GET, UM, OUR PARTNERSHIP STARTED WITH 9 8 8.
WE VISITED THE NINE EIGHT EIGHT CALL CENTER.
UM, THEY DID WORK ON THEIR OWN, UM, TRAINING.
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JAMIE GL AND SUSIE WYKOFF, AS WELL AS MAJOR AC HOPPER.
UM, ASSISTANT CHIEF BRIAN DAVIS, UM, DEPUTY CHIEF CHAD WEAVER, UM, AS WELL AS STAFF, JULIA REED FROM NORTH CARE.
AND THEN TONY FROM, UH, SORA, WHICH IS 9 88.
UM, THEY'VE, LIKE I SAID, EVERY OTHER WEEK WE MEET TO TRY TO MOVE OUR PLAN FORWARD.
SHOUT OUT TO EEDA, UM, AS WELL AS THE CHAMBER.
AND OF COURSE, OUR MAJOR PARTNER OF NORTH
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CARE, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE, HAS BEEN VITAL IN MOVING THIS PLAN FORWARD.UM, THERE'S OTHER PARTNERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OASIS, NAMI, UM, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE AT THE CITY OF OUR PARTNERS, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION AS WELL AS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND HEALTHY MINDS COUNSEL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE.
HEALTHY MINDS, NORTH CARE, THE STAFF, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS THAT, UH, AS YOU SAY, THIS IS JUST, THIS IS JUST NOT ABOUT EDMOND, IT'S ABOUT THE REGION THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A HEALTHCARE ISSUE CONCERNS THERE, AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE SERVICES AND OUT TO EVERYONE AS PO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT STILL HAS TO BE DONE 'CAUSE THIS CONTINUAL EFFORT THAT WE MUST DO.
WELL, I WANT TO GO DO ONE JUST, JUST TO COMMEND YOU.
I MEAN, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, THERE'S A CRISIS GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND, UM, IT'S A SERIOUS THING.
AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT BEING HAPPENING AND ABOUT IT AFFECTING OTHER SYSTEMS AS LONG EXCEPT FOR JUST THAT PERSON AND MAYBE HOSPITALS.
BUT THEY DO, THEY TAKE UP HOSPITAL BEDS THERE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE IN A HOSPITAL.
THEY NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE WITH COUNSELING, OR THEY COULD END UP HAVING TO GO TO THE JAIL.
AND, UM, THERE'S NO, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT A PLACE FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S SUFFERING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
I'M, I'M JUST SO THRILLED ABOUT ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE GONE IN WITH THIS AND HOW SERIOUS EVERYONE'S TAKEN IT.
AND MEETING EVERY OTHER WEEK IS TOUGH, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE THE COMMITMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY WILL REAP THE REWARDS.
AND I JUST WANNA JUST SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY SO MANY PARTNERS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME, UH, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO OVER TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT, WHICH I HADN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE FOR MY ORIENTATION, WAS THE NUMBER OF, UH, JUVENILES THAT WE HAVE, UH, THROUGH THE DOCKET.
AND THEN THAT ULTIMATELY, UM, AND I MIGHT BE GETTING SOME OF THIS WRONG, GET A GET AS PART OF THEIR, UM, AS PART OF THEIR, UH, SENTENCING, UH, HAVE A, UH, CASEWORKER THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THEM.
I KNOW THERE'S A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT THERE.
I DO KNOW IN OUR CURRENT, UH, CHAMBERS, THERE'S A, AN AREA, THERE'S A LACK OF SPACE.
UM, AS WE THINK ABOUT HAVING A NEW COURTROOM AS PART OF THE WORK THAT'LL BE DONE IN 2024, BRINGING THE JUVENILE COURT SIDE INTO IT.
'CAUSE I'D LOVE TO SPEND A DOLLAR TODAY TO SAVE 10 TOMORROW AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT FAMILY TREE WITH SOME EARLIER INTERVENTION.
UM, ARE THEY INVOLVED IN IT? AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY PLANS TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THAT NEW SPACE? UM, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO EDMOND FAMILY COUNSELING IS THE ONE THAT HANDLES MOST OF THE JUVENILE COURT CASES OR, OR HELPS WITH THAT COUNSELING AS WELL AS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UM, UH, WE ARE, I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP AND I KNOW CHIEF YOUNGER AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO BRING COURT IN, UM, AND INVOLVE EDMOND FAMILY COUNSELING AS WELL AS THE COURT SYSTEM OF WHAT WE CAN DO FOR DIVERSION TRAINING.
UM, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEM, UM, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHED WITH COUNSELING AT NORTH CARE AND OR OTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN EDMOND.
THAT'S PART OF WHAT NORTH CARE WILL BE DOING IS ESTABLISHING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
UM, BUT EDMOND FAMILY COUNSELING HAS BEEN KEY AS WELL.
UM, THEY'RE ON THE CCBH STEERING, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE AND SO THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED AND THAT'S PROBABLY OUR NEXT STEP ON THE CRISIS SUBCOMMITTEE AS WE WORK THROUGH THE NEXT PHASES OF, OF THAT.
I'D LOVE TO SEE, AS WE HAVE THIS NEW SPACE TO TRY TO ENVISION, DOES THAT ALLOW US FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON WITH SOME EXPERTISE FOCUSED ON OUR JUVENILE, UH, CASES AND DOCKET? DOES THAT ALLOW US, UH, TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO CAN OFFICE THERE CERTAIN TIMES DURING THE WEEK AND THINGS ARE GOING ON SINCE ALL OF THOSE KIND OF, AND THE FAMILIES TEND TO TOUCH EACH OF OUR SYSTEMS. MM-HMM.
AND SO APPRECIATE ANY COLLABORATION THAT CAME DONE AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW OF ANY BUDGET ITEMS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SUPPORT IN ORDER TO EXECUTE ON THAT AS WE GET THAT SPACE DEVELOPED.
SORRY, JUST ONE, ONE COMMENT ON THAT.
AS THE, UH, AS WE ARE EXPANDING OUR MUNICIPAL COURT PART OF THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX, THERE IS ADDITIONAL DE DESIGNATED SPACE FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST BROUGHT UP RIGHT THERE.
SO IN WORKING WITH OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR, WHO UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE SEEN THE NEEDS GROW FOR OUR YOUTH, AND SO WE DID HAVE AT 1.1 DEDICATED STAFF TO ASSISTING, UH, THE YOUTH OF EDMOND, OUR JUVENILE COURT PROCESS.
WE NOW HAVE THREE IN ADDITION TO THOSE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WE'VE ADDED, WE HAVE ADDED DEDICATED SPACE FOR SOMEONE,
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BE IT FROM NORTH CARE, UH, OR SOME OTHER PROVIDER TO HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE IN THERE.NOT NECESSARILY DEDICATED JUST TO THEM, BUT TO ANY OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO NOW FOR NUMBER SEVEN HERE, LET MAKE A MOTION FOR SEVEN SECOND.
SECOND, PLEASE CATCH YOUR VOTE.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH KIM HORN AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE UPDATED CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR A DA IMPROVEMENTS TO RAMP SIDEWALKS AND SIGNALIZATION ALONG BROADWAY FROM FIRST STREET TO A STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR $48,600.
APA FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THAT.
WE'RE HAVING STAFF COMMENTS ON THAT ONE.
WELL, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS IN MAYOR, NO, I'M JUST GLAD THAT ALSO FOR THE CITIZENS, FOR, FOR THEM TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A, A FULL BLOWN A DA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
UH, THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO THE POWERS TO BE THAT HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING ON THAT PLAN.
AND THIS IS JUST A PART OF IT, OUR CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION TO LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS WE GROW AND EXPAND IN THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE ARE A DA COMPLIANT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
THE NEXT WE NEED THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PLANNING DESIGN GROUP PDG FOR ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE PLANNING FOR MULTI-USE SPORTS FIELD, $8,500.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
MM-HMM,
UM, THE STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED A BIT AGO TO LOOK AT, UM, THREE TO FOUR RECTANGULAR SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS, UM, TO SERVE OUR, OUR PUBLIC.
UM, THIS IS FOR SPORTS LIKE LACROSSE, FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER.
UM, THIS STUDY, UH, LOOKED AT CONCEPTS DEVELOPED, CONCEPTS LOOKED AT FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, PROS AND CONS OF A COUPLE SITES IN IN THE CITY.
UM, THE STUDY'S PRETTY MUCH WRAPPED UP.
IT JUST NEEDS, UM, IT ASKED FOR ONE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS.
THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD WANTED TO PERFORM A SECOND AT, AT A SECOND LOCATION.
ANOTHER, UM, TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
THEY WEREN'T READY TO NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE YET.
SO THEY'VE, UM, REQUESTED TO, TO ADD A SECOND IMPACT ANALYSIS IN THERE.
UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO THE STUDIES AT MITCH PARK IN EDMOND.
IS THERE, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? COUNSEL? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALRIGHT, GO FORTH AND CONQUER.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE WITH C FOUR LLLC FOR THE SPLASH PAD AND PLAYGROUND RENOVATION AT TED ANDERSON PARK FOR $52,551.
HOW ARE WE DOING? I'M FINE, THANK YOU.
RYAN OCHSNER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY QUALITY.
JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THIS CHANGE ORDER.
THE, UH, PURPOSE OF THIS CHANGE ORDER IS TO, UH, DO A FEW ITEMS. IT IS ONE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE DRAIN LINE FROM THE SPLASH PAD TO THE, UH, SANITARY SEWER.
IT, UM, AS WE SELECTED THE RESTROOM PROVIDER, THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, ONE OF THOSE, UH, HAD A LEAD TIME THAT WOULD EXTEND THE PROJECT, WOULDN'T BE READY IN OPEN IN TIME FOR OPENING RESTROOM.
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS.
SO WE, UH, ARE LOOKING TO GO WITH A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER FOR THAT RESTROOM BUILDING.
IT'S BUILT OFF SITE AND THEN BROUGHT IN ALSO, UM, WE'RE ADDING IN THE DEMOLITION, UH, UNDER THIS CHANGE ORDER OF APPROVED OF THE, UM, PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AT TED ANDERSON PARK.
UM, THIS WILL, UH, WHILE THE CONTRACTOR'S ON SITE AND LET THEM DO THAT WORK, UM, OUR STAFF WAS READY TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CONTRACTOR CAN DO IT FOR SIMILAR COST TO WHAT IT WOULD COST US, UH, TO DO.
AND THEY, UH, MAINTAINED THE LIABILITY FOR EVERYTHING ON THE SITE THERE THAT WAY AS WELL.
ALSO, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL SYNTHETIC TURF AND CONCRETE WAS NEEDED, UH, AS, AS SOME OF THE SITES DEVELOPED.
UH, THEN ALSO JUST THE LABOR INSTALLATION FOR THOSE ITEMS. SO WHAT'S INCLUDED UNDER THIS? THE, UM, THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT.
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STILL LOOKING TO BE OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAY OF NEXT WEEK.AND AGAIN, THIS, UH, SPLASH PAD IS LOCATED 10 NEAR TED ANDERSON PARK, WHICH IS OFF, UH, RANKIN, THEREABOUT VIS EISNER.
SO, UM, IF I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ELABORATE FURTHER ON THOSE IF AND AS YOU LIKE.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RED, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL? UH, MOVE TO APPROVE.
WE NEED CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL.
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GH TWO ARCHITECTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CONCEPT DESIGN FOR RENOVATION OF THE PELICAN BAY AQUATIC CENTER, $28,500.
UM, THIS IS, UH, KIND OF THE NEXT STEP AFTER OUR WORKSHOP OF ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AT, AT PELICAN BAY.
SO WE SOUGHT OUT A CONSULTANT TO LEAD US THROUGH A RENOVATION OR REBUILD OF, OF THE FACILITY.
UM, WE ISSUED AN, UH, REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND WE INTERVIEWED THREE FIRMS. UM, WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GH TWO ARCHITECTS AND THEIR, UM, A AQUATIC CONSULTANT, WHICH IS WATER TECHNOLOGY INC.
UM, THEY PERFORMED, UH, LIMITED STUDY LAST WINTER TO KIND OF GET US ON THIS PATH.
UM, THIS PHASE OF DESIGN WILL, UM, COMPLETE A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE FACILITY, SO WHAT CAN STAY AND WHAT NEEDS TO GO.
AND THEN ALSO BASED ON THAT, SOME CONCEPTS OF WHAT THE FUTURE COULD LOOK LIKE AND COST ESTIMATES.
WITH THAT, WE ESTIMATE 60 TO 90 DAYS FOR THIS PORTION OF DESIGN, PROBABLY CLOSER TO 90 WITH, UM, THIS BEING APPROVED RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
AND, UM, ALONG WITH THAT, JUST AN UPDATE ON THE LEAK DETECTION, UM, WORK THAT WE PERFORMED AT PELICAN BAY.
UH, NOT SURPRISINGLY, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME AREAS OF LEAKING IN, IN THE POOL THAT, WHICH, WHICH SOUNDS BAD, BUT IT'S GOOD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT SO WE CAN MAKE SOME REPAIRS THIS WINTER, WHICH WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR RIGHT NOW TO GET THAT GOING SO THAT WE CAN OPERATE, UM, NEXT SUMMER WITH, WITH, UH, A GREATLY REDUCED WATER LOSS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S, AND THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR MY COMMENTS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I COULD ANSWER, I'D BE HAPPY TO.
SO, MR. RAINY, WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE, UM, ORDER OF OPERATIONS FOR LIKE THE PUBLIC IS, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE LEAKS? WE'LL HAVE SOME SORT OF DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THIS SUMMER.
AND THEN WOULD THE THOUGHT PROCESS BE THE FOLLOWING SUMMER IS WHEN WE MIGHT DO CONSTRUCTION OR SO LIKE, BASICALLY FOR THOSE LOOKING AHEAD, IT MIGHT BE A YEAR FROM NOW OR TWO.
DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE A THOUGHT ON WHEN? YEAH.
UM, I WOULD SAY THESE, THE REPAIRS TO LEAKS HELP US FOR THE NEXT SUMMER.
I, I WOULDN'T VIEW THEM AS PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO THE FACILITY.
UM, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, UM, WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR AFTER THIS FIRST PHASE OF DESIGN.
'CAUSE IT'S GOING TO GIVE US REALLY A PICTURE OF, OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THE FACILITY.
SO IF IT'S, UM, MORE RENOVATION, IT WOULD COST LESS AND PROBABLY TAKE LESS TIME.
BUT IF IT'S A FULL BLOWN, HEY, YOU JUST GOTTA REPLACE IT, UM, MORE MONEY, MORE TIME TO, TO DO THAT.
WE'RE STILL KIND OF PLANNING ON HOPEFULLY AFTER SWIM SEASON, START IT IN THE EARLY FALL, LATE SUMMER, AND THEN HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY BE COMPLETE BY THE NEXT SWIM SEASON.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE PLAN IN MY HEAD.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, ANYTHING ELSE? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM NUMBER 11? MOVE TO APPROVE.
CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF SOLE PROVIDER PURCHASE OF 110 TASERS AND ASSOCIATE, UH, EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM AXON ENTERPRISE FOR $38,581 AND 12 CENTS.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.
MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT I'M BEEN APPROVED.
NEXT IS CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH MILLENNIUM INC.
FOR PENSION ADMINISTRATION SOFTWARE KNOWN AS MILLENNIUM OR MILLIMAN, UH, ACTUARY RETIREMENT CALCULATOR.
MARK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SAAS ESTIMATED $85,500.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
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THAT ITEM IS PASSED.NEXT, WE NEED THE, UH, FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF BID AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AND RESOLUTION.
NUMBER 57 DASH 2357 DASH 23 APPOINTING THE PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE RENOVATION AT THE EDMOND MOBILE MILLS FOR 1,258,000, UH, $124.
UH, HARPER AND CDBG FUNDS WILL BE USED.
SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, THEN I, MS. PASS.
NEXT NUMBER, ITEM 15 IS CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE AND SERVICES WITH PASSIO TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLINK FOR $180,593 AND 43 CENTS.
SECOND AND SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT OUTLINE APPROVED.
NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDERATION AND SANCE OF PROPOSAL FROM BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY FOR STOP LOSS HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND AMWINS FOR GENE THERAPY PROGRAMS FOR 2024 FOR $973,868 AND 76 CENTS.
I'D MAKE A MOTION FOR NUMBER 16.
NEXT WE HAVE A, UH, NUMBER 17 IS CONSIDERATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APPROVAL OF CORRECTED AND COMFORT.
AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CROSSMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE SECOND LIBRARY AND YMCA PROJECT FOR $50,000.
HELLO, COUNCIL AND MAYOR KATHY PANIS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
IT'S JUST THE, THE WE HAVE OKAY.
THIS IS JUST AN ITEM YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S COMING FROM BOND FUNDING.
AND SO, UM, THE INITIAL AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU APPROVED HAD A DIFFERENT CODING TO IT.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE TRANSPARENT WITH YOU GUYS AND THE PUBLIC AND THAT YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING FROM BOND FUNDING.
WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY.
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOVE TO APPROVE THERE.
[7. Public Hearing and Consideration of Acceptance of the Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). (Citywide)]
NOW.ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, KNOWN AS THE CAPPER.
HI, CHRISTY BATTERSON, CITY OF EDMOND PO UH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR CDBG OR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2022.
JUST AN OVERVIEW, GRANT GRANTEES ARE HAVE TO REPORT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR CAPER, UM, OR CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACTION PLAN GOALS.
UM, 90 DAYS AFTER THE GRANT GRANTEES PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR ENDS, UM, WE ENDED OUR PROGRAM YEAR SEPTEMBER 30TH.
A RECAP OF WHAT WE WERE ALLOCATED.
WE WERE AWARDED FROM HUD, UH, DIRECTLY.
UM, WE ARE ONE OF 13 ENTITIES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA THAT RECEIVE A DIRECT ENTITLEMENT.
WE PROGRAMMED TO UTILIZE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM PREVIOUS CDBG YEAR FUNDS.
WE ALSO STILL HAD SOME CDBG CV FUNDS OR CARESS MONEY.
SO FOR A TOTAL BUDGET, WE WERE PROPOSING, UM, 751,589.
UM, YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE DIVIDED UP THAT BUDGET BETWEEN HOUSING, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES CARES FUNDING, WHICH IS, UH, DOESN'T HAVE A CAP.
UM, PUBLIC SERVICES HAVE A 15% CAP OF WHAT WE CAN ALLOCATE TO SUB-RECIPIENTS.
AND THEN OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IS CAPPED AT 20%.
SO THE SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2022 HOUSING AND NON HOUSING FUNDS, WE SPENT A LITTLE OVER $544,000.
UM, I'LL, I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES, 74,000.
WE DID NOT SPEND OUR CARES MONEY IN 2022.
UM, WE HAVE ACTUALLY ALLOCATED THAT FOR THIS NEXT FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT WILL BE UTILIZED ON THE EDMUND MOBILE MEALS.
UM, KITCHEN RENOVATION AND THEN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
UM, AGAIN, 20% MAX FOR APPROXIMATELY 101,000,
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UM, WITH A TOTAL OF 719,822.SO FOR OUR HOUSING AND NON HOUSING ACTIVITIES, UM, WE ACCOMPLISHED FIVE HOUSING RE REHABILITATIONS AND, AND ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES.
UM, THIS IS FOR OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT WE HAVE ON CONTRACT THAT SERVES AS OUR REHAB SPECIALIST.
UM, WE ONLY DID FIVE, BUT WE SPENT A LITTLE OVER 486,000 WITH THE THEME THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, WHAT USED TO COST US, YOU KNOW, UNDER $50,000 IS ALMOST DOUBLED.
UM, AND THESE ARE WEATHERIZATION, UM, UPGRADED HVAC, UPGRADED HOT WATER TANKS OR JUST, WE HAD A COUPLE OF HOMES THAT WERE INHABITABLE.
UM, AND SO WE SPENT OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BRINGING IN THESE HOMES IN SO THAT THE, THE, UH, RESIDENTS COULD LIVE IN THEIR STATE, IN THEIR HOMES.
UM, WE HAD A FEW EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
THESE WERE MOSTLY HOT WATER TANK OR HVAC SYSTEMS. UM, ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THIS YEAR IS WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST FOUR, UM, NEW RESIDENTS OF EDMOND ON HOME.
FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS ASSISTANCES.
UM, IN THE PAST WE'VE ONLY, UH, BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE 5,000, BUT OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE, UM, WE TOOK THAT UP TO $14,999.
UM, THAT'S 50% OF SOMEONE'S DOWN PAYMENT.
UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST FOR, UH, HOUSEHOLDS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, WE WORK WITH URBAN FORESTRY, UM, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS TREE PROGRAM THAT REMOVES ANY, UH, TREES THAT MIGHT IMPOSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK TO, UM, A HOUSE OR FAMILY.
AGAIN AND AGAIN, YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WORK WITH US ON OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, UM, THERE ARE THINGS THAT A CITY MUNICIPALITY CANNOT DO.
BUT WORKING WITH OUR NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF SERVICES SUCH AS EDMOND MOBILE MILLS HOPE CENTER OF EDMOND METRO FAIR HOUSING.
YOU ARE SPECIAL EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION.
SO FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, AGAIN, THAT'S 15% OF WHAT WE'RE ALLOCATED.
SO WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SERVE OVER 1300 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH JUST $74,000.
UM, BETWEEN, UM, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS SCHOOL-WIDE PROGRAMMING.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 414 RECIPIENTS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, 31 31 RECIPIENTS THROUGH FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING.
AND THAT'S ALSO FIRST TIME HOME BUYER, UM, CERTIFICATION THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AS PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR PROGRAMMING.
WE ALSO USUALLY GIVE AN ALLOCATION TO PROJECT 66.
HOWEVER, THEY HAD AN ALLOCATION THROUGH CARES FUNDING, UM, AND THEY UTILIZED THAT INSTEAD.
UM, AND THEN UR SPECIAL ALSO RECEIVED AND WAS ABLE TO SERVE 435 RECIPIENTS.
THE, UH, STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COMMENT.
MS. BATTERSON, YOU'RE QUICK TO THANK YOUR COWORKERS AND YOUR PARTNERS AND ALL THOSE THAT PITCH IN AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
SO IF I'M JUST KINDA UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, SO THIS IS THE REPORT ON WHAT WAS DONE IN 2022, YOUR FUNDS, OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL BE FOR 2023.
WE ALREADY APPROVED THOSE, RIGHT? THE 2023 ONES, CORRECT.
YOU, YOU APPROVED THE ACTION PLAN BACK IN JULY OF 22.
YEAH, OUR, OUR FISCAL YEAR'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT OUTSIDE THE CITIES.
IT'S OCTOBER ONE TO, TO NOVEMBER, UH, I'M SORRY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AND WE'RE ALWAYS KIND OF BEHIND THE CITY'S FED, UH, FISCAL YEAR.
SO THIS WAS THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2022.
AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO GIVE THE BRIEFING FOR US AND ALL THAT.
BUT IT ALSO IS A REMINDER TO US IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, CITIZENS IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE, AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM HERE.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SEE NONE.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM SEVEN.
MR. MAYOR, MAY I REQUEST A TWO TO THREE MINUTE BREAK, PLEASE? LET'S DO IT FOR FIVE.
LET'S COME OUT ABOUT SEVEN 20.
NOW I'M GONNA READ THE ONE VERSION.
I'M, I'M ASSURE OUR ATTORNEY OR SOMEBODY'S GONNA GIVE THE ENGLISH VERSION
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OF WHAT I'M ABOUT TO READ PUBLIC[A. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Chapter 2.74 of the Edmond Municipal Code of Ordinances - Community Agency Review Commission; by Amending Section 2.74.010 - Creation; by Amending Section 2.74.020 - Membership; by Amending Section 2.74.030 - Term of Office; by Repealing Section 2.74.040 - Powers and Duties; by Amending Section 2.74.060 - Authority; by Amending Section 2.74.080 - Quorum; by Amending Section 2.74.100 - Compensation / Officers; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 81 39 81, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.74 OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE OF ORDINANCES, COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW COMMISSION BY AMENDING SECTION TWO, UH, SEVEN 4.010 CREATION BY AMENDING SECTION 2.74020 MEMBERSHIP BY AMENDING SECTION 2 7 4 0 3 0 TERMS OF OFFICE BY REPEALING SECTION 2.74040 POWERS AND DUTIES BY AMENDING SECTION 2.74060 AUTHORITY BY AMENDING SECTION 2 7 4 0.080 QUORUM BY AMENING SECTION 2.7 4.0 COMPENSATION OFFICERS PROVIDED FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.I'M THE STAFF LIAISON FOR CLARK OR COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW COMMISSION.
UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO, UM, DISCUSS THE, UH, THE MODIFICATIONS THAT WE WANNA MAKE TO THIS ORDINANCE.
UM, WE HAD A WORKSHOP BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 WHERE WE PRESENTED YOU SEVERAL ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION HAD SEEN OVER ITS TIME PERIOD.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST FORMALIZING THE GUIDELINES AND THE ORDINANCE THAT HAVE NOT USUALLY, OR HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE PREVIOUS.
SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF WHO ARC IS.
UM, IT WAS CREATED BY AN ORDINANCE AS A SOCIAL AGENCY REVIEW COMMISSION IN 1984.
AND WE CHANGED TO THE COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW COMMISSION IN 20, UH, I MEAN, UH, SORRY, OCTOBER OF 2010.
CURRENTLY IT IS MADE UP OF SEVEN MEMBERS.
UM, THE MAYOR HAS, UH, TWO NOMINEES AND EACH WARD HAS, UM, A NOMINEE.
THERE USED TO BE A YOUTH MEMBER AS WELL, AND IT'S CURRENTLY VACANT.
UM, WE, THE PURPOSE OF THE CLARK COMMISSION IS TO REVIEW AGENCY PROGRESS, DETERMINE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MAKE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE CURRENT PROCESS IS THERE'S AN APPLICATION PERIOD.
UM, WE HAD HISTORICALLY THIS WAS DONE IN THE WINTER, UM, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER OF A PREVIOUS YEAR.
WE HAVE MOVED THAT TO MARCH, UM, OF RIGHT BEFORE BUDGET TIME OR RIGHT KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET SEASON.
SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
UM, LOCAL AGENCIES SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY A SPECIFIC TIME.
UM, PHASE TWO, THE COMMUNITY REVIEWS AND DELIBERATES.
UM, EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THEIR APPLICATIONS, UM, WITH THE ARC COMMITTEE.
UM, PHASE FOUR, UM, IS THE, UM, DURING OR PRIOR TO THE FINAL BUDGET HEARING WHERE KARK MAKES THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUN COUNCIL.
UM, AND IT'S ALWAYS, UM, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AT AFTER THE CARC HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THEN THE CONTRACTS ARE EX EXECUTED PRIOR TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE, UM, THERE WAS NO CLEAR DEFINITION ON WHAT A SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AGENCY WAS.
UM, THEY REQUESTED THE NEED FOR COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE FOR FUNDING INITIATIVES, WHETHER IT WAS FOR BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING, UM, COMPARED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE OR ME, UH, MENTAL AND, UH, MEDICAL HEALTHCARE CLARIFICATION FROM COUNCIL ON THE COMMITTEE'S ROLES AND POWERS TO RECOMMEND NO FUNDING, A DECREASE INCREASE, ET CETERA.
A NEED FOR GUIDANCE TO USE THE FOR USES OF TAXPAYER FUNDING.
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE OR INAPPROPRIATE, SUCH AS FUNDING NEW EMPLOYEE POSITIONS, DEBT REDUCTIONS OR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, COMPLETE FINANCIAL SCOPE ON RECIPIENTS TO MAKE A MORE INFORMED FUNDING DECISIONS.
AND THIS WAS CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
CLARK RECOMMENDS, UM, THE FOLLOWING, UM, UPDATING THE GRANT PROCESS OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WISH TO APPLY.
UH, THE NUMBER OF FUNDED ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
QUALITY OF PERSPECTIVE CANDIDATES, ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS AND FUNDING AMOUNTS REQUESTED.
UM, OVER THE YEARS WE'VE GONE FROM EIGHT TO 10 ORGANIZATIONS.
LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 21 ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY FOR CARC FUNDING, SERVE ONLY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
WE HAVE SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UM, RESIDE THEIR HEADQUARTERS OUTSIDE OF EDMOND CITY LIMITS SUCH AS OKLAHOMA CITY.
BUT OF COURSE WE WANNA BE MINDFUL OF THE MONEY THAT WE PROVIDE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY BE SPENT INSIDE.
EDMOND LIMITS DEMONSTRATE A NEED FOR CITY FUNDING, CLEAR DEFINITION OF SOCIAL VERSUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ONGOING FUNDING RAISING EFFORTS.
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HISTORICALLY, UM, THAT WE HAVE GIVEN 3% OF THEIR PREVIOUS YEAR'S SALES TAX.UM, THIS WAS NOT DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE, SO ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE WE'RE MAKING AS STAFF IS THAT IT'D BE UP TO 3%.
UM, AND IT'D BE LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS RESERVING A 10% FOR ADMINISTRATION COST.
UM, AND THE FUNDING USE SHOULD BE SOLELY, UM, FOR PROGRAMMING WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS APPROVED APPLICATION PROCESS ADDRESSING, UM, CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OR GOALS THAT THEY CAN BE MEASURABLE.
UM, APPLICATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED AND SCORED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UM, WE ARE DEVELOPING A MATRIX THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE.
UH, WE'VE BENCHMARKED SOME PEER CITIES AND THEY USE A SCORING MATRIX AND RANK THE ORGANIZATIONS ACCORDINGLY.
AND THEN AN, AN ANNUAL IM IMPACT REPORT TO COUNCIL.
UM, WE HAVE ASKED OVER THIS PAST YEAR THAT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND DATA TO SUPPORT, UM, THAT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM.
AND WE WILL COMPILING IT AS A STAFF AND PRESENTING THAT TO YOU AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO JUST A BRIEF OR, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE CHANGES.
WE'RE ASKING TO CHANGE FROM SEVEN TO NINE MEMBERS.
AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS IN HOPES TO HAVE NOT ONLY MORE TRANSPARENCY AND MORE RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT, BUT ALSO TO HOPE THAT WE HAVE QUORUM.
UM, THIS COMMITTEE MEETS ONE TIME A YEAR, UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH QUORUM.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF VACANT SPOTS, UM, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, WOULD BE RECOMMENDING TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MAYOR RECOMMENDING THE CHAIR, UH, LIMIT TO NO MORE, UH, THAN THREE TERMS AND REMOVING THE YOUTH MEMBER, THIS IS HAPPENING BOARD AND COMMISSION WISE.
SO PART OF THESE CHANGES ARE JUST TO MAKE CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
DEFINE SOCIAL AGENCY, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT SERVICE AND EVENTS.
DEFINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION, DEFINE THE FUNDING SOURCES AND LIMITS THE FUNDING PRIORITIES.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL.
AND WITH THAT STAFF MAKES RECOMMENDATION APPROVAL.
UM, KATHY LYNCH WAS THE CHAIR AND SHE WAS HERE EARLIER, BUT I BELIEVE SHE HAD TO LEAVE.
SO I WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
CHRIS, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE, THE, THE YOUTH POSITION TO, UH, AT LARGE I LARGE, BUT A, A POSITION THAT THAT DOES NOT PRECLUDE A A, A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM SELECTING A YOUTH MEMBER, CORRECT? NO, SIR.
YEAH, A YOUTH MEMBER CAN STILL APPLY TO BE ON THE COMMISSION.
IT JUST, INSTEAD OF DI DEFINING AN A ADDITIONAL YOUTH OR ADDITIONAL MEMBER AS A YOUTH, WE'RE TRYING TO REMOVE THAT ACROSS ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
DID I SEE A STATEMENT UP THERE THAT COMMISSION WANTED FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTED TO APPLY, WHO COULD APPLY? UM, SO THAT, THAT COMES FROM, WE'VE HAD ORGANIZATIONS, UM, APPLY THAT DID NOT, MIGHT NOT HAVE MET THE CRITERIA OR HISTORIC HISTORICAL CRITERIA.
UM, SO THAT WAS JUST A RECOMMENDATION FROM CLARK.
OKAY, COUNSEL? UH, I THINK THIS REPRESENTS WHAT I KNOW.
IT REPRESENTS THE HEART OF OUR CITY.
THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE TO, UH, THE CITY OF EDMOND AND IT'S VERY WELL, UM, APPRECIATED AND ITS IMPACT, UH, RIPPLES THROUGHOUT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, SEEN AND UNSEEN.
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT PRIORITY.
UM, I DO THINK LONG TERM AS WE THINK THROUGH STUFF, WE HAVE TRADITIONAL, SAY A NONPROFIT MODEL THAT MIGHT PROVIDE A MEAL OR A TEMPORARY HOUSING OR SOME OTHER MORE IMMEDIATE NEED.
WE HAVE OTHER ONES, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED, UH, AT THE SUGGESTION OR WITH THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL THAT MIGHT BE LIKE A HISTORY MUSEUM OR SOMETHING.
AND SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD, THIS IS A GREAT START.
WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE ON HOW WE, UM, UH, CONTINUE TO REFINE IT TO HELP, UM, FIGURE OUT, UM, HOW WE FUND THINGS AND WHAT BUCKETS THEY COME OUT OF.
FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW ON THE MUSEUM SIDE AND THEY'VE DONE AMAZING WORK, I'VE JUST BEEN IMPRESSED BY JUST HOW WELL ATTENDED THEIR EVENTS ARE AND HOW WELL ORGANIZED AND FRIENDLY AND COLLABORATIVE.
BUT UM, I KNOW FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'VE RELIED ON CART FUNDS FOR, UM, UH, POSITIONS AND BENEFITS.
AND SO I DON'T WANT TO INTERPRET THIS AS SOMETHING THAT IN THEIR PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WHICH I KNOW YOU SAID, WE CAN MAKE EXCEPTIONS, UH, THAT WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT UNTIL WE FIND IF WE WANT AN ALTERNATIVE PATH OR FUNDING FOR THEM OR MAYBE A HANDFUL OF OTHERS.
UM, THAT'S ALL THE KIND OF COMMENTS I HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY AS FAR AS THE DIRECTION OF, OF CAR.
THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT WAS THE NEXT QUESTION, COUNSEL.
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THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FOR ITEM EIGHT? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT.
WE'LL MOTION TO SECOND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[ [Recess City Council Meeting and Convene Public Works Authority Meeting]]
IF WE NEED TO RECESS, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S SO TRUE.I NEED A, I NEED A MOTION TO RECESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENE THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO FOLLOW MR. MURDOCH'S SUGGESTION.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THAT NOW WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS MEETING.
[9. Consideration of Approval of Public Works Authority Regular Meeting Minutes: November 27, 2023.]
ORDER BUSINESS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 27TH.THOSE MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[10. Public Works Authority General Consent: Items listed under General Consent are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Public Works Authority. Members of the Public Works Authority may request discussion or separate action on any item under General Consent.]
IS OF GENERAL CONSENT.WE HAVE, UH, 10 A ONE AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PURCHASES THERE FOR, UH, B ONE THROUGH THREE.
AND THOSE ARE GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. COUNSELORS.
IS THERE ANY OF THOSE THAT WE NEED TO PULL AND TALK ABOUT HEARING ITEM, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON, ON ITEM 10? A ONE AND 10.
THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ALL APPROVED.
[ [Adjourn Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene City Council Meeting]]
MOTION TO ADJOURN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WE WE'RE NOW BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
[A. Case No. PR23-00015; Public Hearing and Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for Carmel Valley Place to be Located North of Sorghum Mill Road, West of Broadway. (Stephen Grimes; Ward 4)]
NOW WE ARE IN A CONSIDERATION OF OUR PLANNING ITEMS. 11 A IS OUR FIRST ITEM IS CASE NUMBER PR TWO THREE DASH 0 0 0 5 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLATT FOR CARMEL VALLEY PLACE TO BE LOCATED NORTH OF SORGHUM MILL ROAD, WEST OF BROADWAY.STEPHEN GRIMES IS THE APPLICANT'S APPLICANT HERE? YES.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLATT FOR THREE LOTS AT THE END OF CARMEL PLACE IN OAK TREE, UH, JUST NORTHWEST OF BROADWAY AND SORGHUM MILL ROAD.
UH, THE 2.3 ACRES WAS REZONED LAST MONTH TO A SINGLE FAMILY TO ALLOW FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, TO THE NORTH AND SOUTHEAST IS THE OAK TREE GOLF COURSE.
UH, DIRECTLY EAST IS RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY.
AND TO THE SOUTHWEST IS UH, OAK TREE BLOCKS 1 0 9 THROUGH ONE 12.
UH, THE LOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM 15,000 TO ALMOST 42,000 SQUARE FEET AND HAVE ACCESS TO CARMEL VALLEY PLACE, WHICH IS A PRIVATE STREET, WHICH IS WHY THE PLAT IS REQUIRED TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
THERE ARE NO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED.
PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AT THEIR NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[B. Case No. Z23-00015; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning from “G-A” General Agriculture and “PUD” Planned Unit Development to “PUD” Planned Unit Development for Liberty Park East, Located both Northwest and Southwest of Coffee Creek and Sooner. (Halff Associates; Ward 2)]
NEXT IS ITEM 11 B IS CASE NUMBER Z 23 DASH 0 0 1 15 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 82 39 82 REZONING FROM A GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND PPUD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE PUD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR LIBERTY PARK EAST LOCATED NORTH, BOTH, UH, NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF COFFEE CREEK AND SOONER HALF ASSOCIATED AS THE APPLICANT IS APPLICANT HERE.YES, AS YOU SAID, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM GA OR GENERAL AG TO A PUD ALLOWING A MIX OF HOUSING STYLES AND COMMERCIAL USES ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COFFEE CREEK AND CENTER ROADS.
UH, THE AREA IS 317 ACRES AND IS DIRECTLY EAST OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LIBERTY PARK, PUD.
UH, THIS PUD IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT AND IS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE.
UH, TRACK ONE, WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION IS 36 ACRES.
IT WOULD ALLOW TO 122 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, UH, CONSISTING OF TOWN HOMES AND VILLAS, UH, WITH THE DENSITY OF 12 UNITS PER ACRE.
UH, TRACK TWO, WHICH IS SOUTH OF COFFEE CREEK, IT'S UH, 77 ACRES.
IT WOULD ALLOW UP TO 263 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND UP TO ALMOST 370,000 SQUARE FEET OF
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COMMERCIAL, UH, WITH A DENSITY OF 16 UNITS PER ACRE.UH, TRACK THREE IS 70 ACRES, UH, THE NORTH SIDE OF COFFEE CREEK 230 MIXED RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND 26 COMMERCIAL LOTS, UH, WITH A CAP OF 228,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE.
UH, AND THAT IS A DENSITY OF 16 UNITS ACRE.
AND THEN TRACK FOUR, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN PORTION, VERY TOP, UH, IT'S 80 ACRES, UH, WHICH WOULD ALLOW 248 RESIDENTIAL UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPES, UH, AT A DENSITY ROUGHLY 12 UNITS PER ACRE.
UH, THE PUD DOES ADJUST MINIMUM LOT SIZES AND MINIMUM SETBACKS TO ALLOW FOR MORE DENSE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE PUD ALSO ADJUSTS SEVERAL STANDARDS RELATED TO STREETS TO MAKE THEM SAFER FOR ALL USERS.
UH, THE EDMUND PLAN DESIGNATES THE AREA AS MIXED USE CAMPUS, WHICH ANTICIPATES A VARIETY OF USES INCLUDING DIFFERENT HOUSING STYLES, OFFICE USES AND COMMERCIAL USES, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE PUD UH, PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AT THEIR NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THE CAN LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE PRESENTATION? NO.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT SINCE THEY ARE SO EAGER TO COME DOWN HERE?
A SEAT SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC COUNSEL? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IN THIS ITEM? I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN OUT THERE.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL DEVELOP.
SO COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE
[C. Case No. Z23-00018; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning from “E-1” General Commercial to “PUD Z23-00018” Planned Unit Development, Located at 2901 South Broadway. (Todd McKinnis; Ward 3)]
IS CASE NUMBER Z 2 3 0 0 0 1 8.PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 39 83 39 83 REZONING FROM AN E ONE GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO A-P-U-D-C 23 DASH 0 0 0 1 8 PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 29 0 1 SOUTH BROADWAY.
TODD MCKENNA IS THE APPLICANT.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE PRESENT
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, UH, APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM E ONE GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO PUD.
IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY, JUST NORTH 30TH STREET.
IT'S THE AREA OUTLINED IN YELLOW THERE.
UH, THE SITE IS PART OF THE ELWOOD HEIGHTS INDUSTRIAL PLAT AND IS SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF E ONE AND E TWO OPEN DISPLAY COMMERCIAL USES.
UH, THE P-U-D-P-U-D COVERS ONE LOT THAT IS 17,904 SQUARE FEET.
UH, THE PUD KEEPS ALL THE E ONE GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES AND ADDS IN VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE, UH, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED IN E ONE, BUT IS ALLOWED IN THE PROPERTY ZONED TO E TWO, UH, DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THIS LOT.
UH, THE EDMUND PLAN DESIGNATION AREA IS BROADWAY CORRIDOR, WHICH ANTICIPATES COMMERCIAL USES AND AN INCREASED INTENSITY OVER TIME.
UH, PUDS ARE IN THE YELLOW, WHICH MEANS THEY COULD BE APPROPRIATE DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO ADD THE VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE USE WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT THE MAJORITY OF THAT USE WOULD BE ENDORSED.
UH, GIVEN THE EXISTING SURROUNDING USES, THE PUD SEEMS TO MEET THE INTENT OF THE PLAN.
UH, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL AT THE, UH, NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING, UH, TWO TO ONE.
AFTER THAT MEETING, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE OUTDOOR DISPLAY USE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BY THE PUD, UH, TO WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED.
UM, WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS NOW BEFORE US TONIGHT DOES NOT INCLUDE OPEN DISPLAY.
NO OPEN DISPLAY INCLUDED? NO OPEN CORRECT.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? I'M TODD MCINNIS FOR THE APPLICANT.
I'M JUST GONNA AFFIRMATIVELY STATE.
UH, YEAH, THE VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE IS AN E TWO CATEGORY, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY IT'S E TWO.
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT'LL BE INDOOR VEHICLES SERVICE.
I GUESS SALES IS PART OF IT, BUT IT WILL NOT BE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SO THAT, THAT, THAT IS ALREADY PART OF THE APPLICATION THAT THE, THAT THE OUTDOOR SHELL.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION APPROVE.
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PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.[12. Executive Sessions:]
TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PENDING CLAIM OR ACTION OF SHA WELL VERSUS THE CITY AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT, HIRING OR APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.MAY I RECOMMEND WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED THE AGENDA UPON COUNSEL.
WE'RE NOW IN A SECOND SESSION.
WE NEED A MOTION TO COME OUTTA EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COULD WE PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE? WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
BACK IN OUR, UH, REGULARLY ANO ANOINTED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[13. Consideration of Action with Regard to Claim or Action: Shatwell vs. City.]
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH THE SETTLEMENT IN THE CHAT WELL CLAIM WE HAVE A MOTION.[14. Consideration of Action with Regard to the Employment, Hiring, and/or Appointment of the City Attorney.]
LIKE TO OFFER A MOTION TO APPOINT MADELINE SAWYER AS CITY ATTORNEY WITH AN ANNUAL SALARY OF 123.DO $123,113 39 CENTS WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 6TH, 2024.
[15. Citizen Comments. This is an opportunity for residents and non-residents 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 WE HAVE A CITIZENS' COMMENT.WE HAVE ONE RESIDENT, TODD MCKINNIS.
PUT 'EM ON THE SIR, PUT THE TIMER.
WE HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR YOU.
UH, I KNOW THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU, BUT IT COULD BE, I COULD TAKE ALL DAY.
EVERY MAY I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT STEVE MURDOCH.
UH, I FIRST, UH, KNEW WHO STEVE WAS WHEN I GOT OUTTA LAW SCHOOL AND I WAS STANDING AT AN OCS FOOTBALL GAME AND THERE WAS A, A MAN ON THE SIDELINE WHO WAS CARRYING WATER BOTTLES AND HAD A TOWEL OVER HIS SHOULDER.
AND I WAS ASKING SOMEBODY WHO THAT WAS AND THEY SAID, THAT'S STEVE MURDOCH, THAT'S THE CITY ATTORNEY.
HE JUST SERVES AND HE HAS DAUGHTERS AS YOU SAW TONIGHT.
AND SO HE DIDN'T HAVE BOYS THAT PLAYED FOOTBALL, BUT HE WANTED TO BE A VOLUNTEER.
AND I THINK THE NEXT TIME I SAW STEVE, I WAS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DRIVING THROUGH THE, UH, LIVING CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT THE BOY RANCH TOWN.
IF YOU CAME OVER THE HILL ON 1530 THIRD STREET BEFORE YOU TURNED INTO BOY RANCH, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN OUT IN THE ROAD DRESSED AS A SHEPHERD AND HANDING OUT SOME SORT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWED YOU TO LISTEN TO THE JESUS STORY AS YOU DROVE THROUGH THE BOYS RANCH TOWN.
IT WAS STEVE MURDOCH, AND I TOLD COUNCILWOMAN MUG THE OTHER DAY, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN ANY PERSON THAT HAS HAD A MORE PROFOUND IMPACT ON MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE THAN STEVE MURDOCH.
HE'S A MAN OF UNPARALLELED INTEGRITY, SENSITIVITY, AND NOTHING I'M SURE HIS WIFE WOULD SAY OTHERWISE, BUT NOTHING APPEARS TO BOTHER HIM.
AND I HAVE HAD TO DRAW UPON HIM FOR PERSONAL REASONS AND PROFESSIONAL REASONS, AND IT AMAZES ME THAT HE CAN SIT HERE OR ANYTIME AND DEAL WITH THE MOST RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF ISSUES.
AND STEPHANIE COULTER IN MY OFFICE, AND I WERE ON THE PHONE WITH STEVE THE OTHER DAY SPEAKING ABOUT SOME ISSUE, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME WHOLLY UNRELATED, VERY DRAMATIC ISSUE.
AND WE HUNG UP THE PHONE AND STEPHANIE SAID, I DON'T THINK THAT GUY EVER GETS RATTLED OR LOSES HIS COOL.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN TWO EXAMPLES.
A COUNCILWOMAN MUG RECOUNT TO ME THE OTHER DAY THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY WOULDN'T HAVE LOST THEIR COOL, BUT THE MARK OF A MAN IS HIS CHARACTER AND HIS CHARACTER IN MY EYES IS UNWAVERING.
I'M SURE SHE'LL BE AMAZING AT WHAT SHE'LL DO.
AND NOBODY'S ASKING ANYBODY TO REPLACE ANYBODY.
UH, BUT I CAME HERE TONIGHT AND WOULD'VE SAT HERE TILL MIDNIGHT, EVEN THOUGH I MADE A JOKE ABOUT WANTING TO LEAVE
UH, BECAUSE I WANNA TELL STEVE PUBLICLY THANK YOU THAT I APPRECIATE HIM.
I LOVE HIM AS A FRIEND AND AS A MAN, AND I'LL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE CAREER THAT I HAVE BECAUSE OF YOUR IMPACT ON IT.
TALKING A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE CONTINUE THIS.
WE CAN CONTINUE, CONTINUE THAT.
YOU KNOW, I, I GOT THE, YOU'RE CHARGE.
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WELL, UM, NOW IT'S THE[16. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND IT, THIS IS FOR SOME OF YOU.WE ALL INTERNALIZE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BUT THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN A, A BEAUTIFUL, UH, COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'VE, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT FOR OUR CITY AND WE'VE DONE A LOT.
WE HAD, UH, BEAUTIFUL RESOLUTIONS IN THE BEGINNING.
AND, UH, 39 83 IS THE LAST ORDINANCE NUMBER THAT STEVE MURDOCH GAVE US.
AND, UM, IT'S, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY, THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THIS DAY OVER TIME.
AND, UH, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED.
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? I THINK ENDING WITH WHAT TODD SAID IS PERFECT.
NOW, ITEM NUMBER 17, I MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING TILL
YOU HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.