[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUR JUNE 10TH, 2024 EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AN EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER OUR FIRST NEXT ORDER
[2. Appointments and Reappointments:]
BUSINESS IS APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.WE HAVE A WARD TWO APPOINTMENT OF GINA MONEY TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
COUNSEL, THAT'S THE ONLY APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
THAT APPOINTMENT IS HEREBY APPROVED.
[3. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]
WE NEED TO RECESS OF THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.NOW WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, AUTHORITY GENERAL CON, UH, UH, MEETING.
[4. Public Works Authority General Consent Items: 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 pull any item under General Consent for separate discussion and/or action.]
SIX ITEMS UNDER OUR CONSENT, GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS, UH, ITEMS FOUR B THROUGH E HERE.COUNSEL, ANY OF THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE PULLED? NOPE.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON 'EM, MR. MAYOR? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEM.
WE A MOTION FROM MR. MOORE? SECOND.
THOSE GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS HAVE ALL PASSED.
NEXT ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY DISCUSSION.
CONSIDERATION ITEMS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
[6. Recess of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
I NEED A, A MOTION TO RECESS OUR MOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.AND NOW WE'RE BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[7. City Council General Consent Items: Items listed under General Consent are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Council. Members of the Council may pull any item under General Consent for separate discussion and/or action.]
NUMBER SEVEN.AND WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. WE HAVE EIGHT ITEMS THERE.
COUNCIL, ARE ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING ITEM, WHAT COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THESE EIGHT CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? I HAD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT DOCKET.
THOSE GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS HAVE BEEN PASSED.
NEXT WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ITEMS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS HERE.
[B. Presentation and Discussion from Francis Tuttle and City Staff on the Developers Advisory Forum. (Citywide)]
ONE IS ITEM EIGHT BS OF PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION FROM FRANCIS TUTTLE AND CITY STAFF ON THE DEVELOPER'S ADVISORY FORUM.MR. EY ISS GOING TO START US OFF.
IT'S RANDY ENTS, A CM OVER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, BUT IN FEBRUARY WE KICKED OFF A PROCESS AND WE EXPLAINED IT TO YOU THAT, UH, WE WERE CALLED IT THE DEVELOPERS' ADVISORY FORUM.
WE WERE GONNA REACH OUT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES.
UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
AND HERE TONIGHT IS TAMMY SHAW FROM FRANCIS TOTAL TO, TO KIND OF EXPLAIN, UH, THE PROCESSES.
WE WENT THROUGH IT AND THEN I'LL WRAP UP A FEW THINGS AT THE END.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME GETTING TO DO THIS WITH YOU, AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND HOW WE APPROACHED IT.
SO NORMALLY FRANCIS TUTTLE, THE WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON TRAINING.
BUT WHEN THE CITY CAME TO US AND SAID, WE HAVE A NEED FOR A THIRD PARTY FACILITATOR TO HELP US GAIN INSIGHT FROM OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WE'RE ALL ABOUT IT.
SO THE APPROACH WE TOOK, WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT SESSIONS AND WE PLANNED THESE STRATEGICALLY WITH CITY LEADERSHIP WITH SCOTT AND RANDY.
THE FIRST, WELL, BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THAT, THE END GOAL IS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SAYS, I LOVE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND.
AND WE KNOW AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE COMMUNITY WHO IS GIVING FEEDBACK THAT NO GOAL THAT'S WORTH ITS WEIGHT IS INSTANTANEOUS.
SO JUST BECAUSE WE GOT FEEDBACK DIDN'T MEAN THAT WE WERE NECESSARILY GONNA BE AT THIS GOAL IMMEDIATELY.
UH, IF I KNOW THAT I WANT TO EAT MORE HEALTHY FOOD, I'M NOT GONNA SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT TOMORROW.
SO WE ARE STARTING THE PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY KNEW THIS IS WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR.
SO THE FIRST ITERATION, THE FORUM
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WE ASKED WAS QUICK INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE HAD A MORE INTIMATE SETTING FOR THE SECOND ONE WHERE THEY COULD TELL THEIR STORIES AND BE FACE TO FACE.SO IN THAT FIRST FORUM, WE HAD 42 RSVPS, 30 WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.
THE CITY SAT OUTSIDE OF THAT SQUARE INTENTIONALLY SO THAT THEY COULD LISTEN WITHOUT REACTING OR GETTING INVOLVED AND JUST BE HEARING.
UM, AND FRANCIS TUTTLE, LOWER LEFT MOLLY SCALP TOOK COPIOUS NOTES AS CLOSE TO DICTATION AS WE COULD GET ON WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY.
SO IN THAT SESSION, UH, VERY QUICKLY AS AN OPENER, THEY SUBMITTED WORDS THEY THOUGHT OF WHEN THEY WORK WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND.
AND THE BIGGER THE WORD, THE MORE COMMON IT WAS.
SO YOU SEE, WE ALREADY HAVE QUICK WINS AND THINGS WE'RE PROUD OF, LIKE FRIENDLY AND SLOW STOOD OUT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND THAT WAS JUST AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SESSION.
THE 30 ATTENDEES THEN JUST JOTTED DOWN FIRST INDEPENDENTLY WHAT THEY MIGHT WANNA SHARE IN THE QUICK WINS, THINGS THAT ARE WORKING AND THINGS THAT ARE NOT, AND THINGS THEY'VE SEEN IN OTHER PLACES.
AND THEY SPENT TIME SHARING THOSE RAPID FIRE IN ROUNDS SO THAT EACH PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY HEARD IT.
NOT JUST THE CITY, BUT THEY HEARD EACH OTHER.
AND THAT WAY SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE GIVING FEEDBACK, YOU THINK YOUR PROBLEM IS A SHARED CHALLENGE.
AND THEY EITHER WERE AFFIRMED IN THAT, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PAIN POINT OR THAT IT WAS A REALLY UNIQUE SITUATION.
THEY MIGHT WANNA SEEK MORE FACE-TO-FACE.
UH, AND THEY STARTED BY SHARING WHAT'S WORKING, NOT JUST TO MAKE THE ROOM FEEL GOOD, UH, BUT ALSO SOMETIMES WE CHANGED THINGS UNINTENTIONALLY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORKING.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE CITY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING WELL SO THEY COULD MAINTAIN THAT.
IN THE SECOND ITERATION, THE SECOND FORUM WAS ABOUT A MONTH LATER, AND WE HAD 22 RSVPS, 19 ATTENDEES.
A DEPARTMENT LEADER FROM THE CITY SAT WITH A INSTANCE TOTAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND THEY ROTATED THROUGH EACH GROUP.
THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WHO WAS THERE, HAD COPIES OF THE NOTES THAT WE TOOK FROM ROUND ONE SO THEY COULD REFER BACK TO THOSE AND NOT START FROM SCRATCH.
THEY WERE ABLE TO SAY, LET ME TELL YOU MY STORY.
HEY, I THINK YOU MISSED SOMETHING.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO ELABORATE ON THIS POINT AND DIG INTO THAT ROUND ONE FEEDBACK AND ENHANCE IT FROM THAT.
WHAT DID WE MISS? AND WE TOOK THE NOTES FROM ROUND ONE AND ROUND TWO AND COMPILED ABOUT 13 PAGES OF FEEDBACK.
AND WE BROUGHT THOSE TO THE CITY STAFF WHO SAT IN DEPARTMENTS.
AND THEY FIRST TALKED ABOUT MINDSET.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK EVEN WHEN YOU'VE ASKED FOR IT.
IT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE TO BE, UM, A LITTLE BIT JUSTIFYING AND A LITTLE BIT DEFENSIVE.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW DO WE RECEIVE THAT 'CAUSE WE WANNA GROW.
AND THEN THEY DUG INTO IT, THEY TALKED ABOUT IT, AND THEY CREATED PLANS.
AND RANDY'S GONNA SHARE WITH YOU WHAT THEY HEARD, WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE, AND WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK.
SO YOU CAN ALREADY TELL MY SLIDES ARE WORSE THAN TAMMY'S, BUT, UM,
SO, UH, AS SHE SAID, AFTER THE, THE LAST MEETING WE DID, UH, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS PUT TOGETHER PLANS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE HEARD.
UH, AS THOSE PLANS WERE ASSEMBLED, IT BECAME KIND OF CLEAR THAT THOSE FILL INTO LIKE FIVE GENERAL CATEGORIES.
UH, IMPROVING PREDICTABILITY AND CONSISTENCY TO OUR PRO OF OUR PROCESSES, IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, UH, USING THE TECHNOLOGY WE ALREADY HAVE MORE EFFECTIVELY.
AND THERE WAS A GENERAL NEED NOTED TO UPDATE OUR STANDARDS AND ORDINANCES THAT WE OPERATE UNDER, SPECIFICALLY THOSE RELATED TO URBAN AND INFILL PROJECTS.
SO RELATED TO SEVERAL THINGS ARE CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON RELATED TO PREDICTABILITY.
UH, THEY ASK THAT WE LOOK AT WAYS TO PRIORITI, PRIORITIZE SOME REVIEWS OVER OTHERS.
AND WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS WE COULD DO THAT.
UH, IT WAS ASKED THAT WE LOOK AT WAYS TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW OF CHANGE ORDERS.
'CAUSE THAT'S A PARTICULARLY, UH, PRECARIOUS TIME FOR THE DEVELOPER.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN MOVE THOSE SHORTEN THAT TIME PERIOD OF CHANGE ORDER REVIEW.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE THE UPFRONT DISCUSSIONS, THE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS WE HAVE, AND, UH, BE MORE INTENTIONAL AND IN MEMORIALIZING THE COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE THEN SO THAT WHEN THE PROCESS OR THE PROJECT COMES FORWARD IN TWO YEARS, WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT WAS SAID AT THAT MEETING.
UH, AS FAR AS CONSISTENCY, A LONG-TERM GOAL, UH, IS, WAS TO ADD CAPACITY, UH, TO THE REVIEW, UH, PERSONNEL.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE A BUDGET IMPLICATION.
SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.
UH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT DOING THAT IN THE FUTURE.
ANOTHER THING WAS TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THIS IS SPECIFIC TO, UH, INSPECTIONS, TO DIVIDE REVIEW STAFF BY GEOGRAPHY.
UH, AND THAT WAY, UH, YOU'RE NOT DRIVING ALL THE WAY ACROSS TOWN MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE SAME INSPECTOR IF YOU'RE BUILDING ON THE EAST SIDE AS AND IF YOU'RE BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE INDEPENDENTLY.
SO, UH, AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION, UH, WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO WAYS TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS.
UH, PART OF THAT'S GONNA BE A QUARTERLY AND FORMAL MEETING BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
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UH, MANY OF YOU ATTENDED THE, THE BUILDER'S BREAKFAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.IT'S GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND JUST JUST HEAR EACH OTHER, HEAR BOTH SIDES.
UH, WE'RE ALSO, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THIS, UH, TO CLEAN UP THE LETTERS THAT PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE APPLICANTS SO THAT WE, UH, GET RID OF SOME OF OUR STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING AND, UH, REPETITIVE IN THOSE LETTERS.
AND DON'T KIND OF COVER UP THE REAL ISSUES THAT THOSE, UH, LETTERS ARE POINTING TO, UH, USING TECHNOLOGY MORE EFFECTIVELY.
UH, WE AS A CITY HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA IN OUR GIS SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IN THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS.
UH, WE'VE ENGINEERING AND PLANNING TOOK A LOOK AND WORKED WITH OUR IT TO GET A LOT OF THAT OUT THERE.
NOW, AFTER HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WE'RE CONTINUING THAT TO SEE WHAT OTHER INFORMATION WE COULD PUT OUT THERE FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO PICK UP AND USE.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, UH, INFORMATION THAT CAN BE SHARED, UH, AS WELL AS MAXIMIZING OUR PLL SYSTEM AND OTHER TECH TO MAKE REVIEWS EASIER.
UH, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT CREATING TRAINING FOR PORTAL USERS AND FOR THE PLL USERS INTERNAL SO THAT, UH, WE'RE ALL GETTING BETTER AT THAT UPDATE THE RULES.
IT'S PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART OF THIS, UH, BUT, UH, A LOT OF WHAT WAS MENTIONED WAS RELATED TO THE OUTDATED OR CHALLENGING ORDINANCES STANDARDS OR POLICIES THAT GOVERN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
UH, SPECIFICALLY THOSE RELATED TO URBAN AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, LUCKILY WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CODE UPDATE AND THESE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CONSULTANTS THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT.
UH, AND WORK HAS ALSO BEGUN ON UPDATING OUR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, WHICH SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER, UH, AND BRING THOSE INTO MORE TIMELY STANDARDS THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
UH, ANOTHER THING WE'RE DOING IN SHORT ORDER IS BRINGING SOME OF THE DEQ REVIEWS, UH, IN-HOUSE, UH, WHICH SHOULD SHORTEN THE PROCESS AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THEM GO OUTSIDE THE CITY FOR A PARTIAL OR A PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS.
HOW DOES THAT WORK RIGHT NOW? IS IT SOMETHING HAVE TO GO AND BE REVIEWED BY A DEQ STAFF OR DOES IT SUBCONTRACT IT OUT SOME WAY? OR HOW DO WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON NOW? OR HOW DO WE, WHAT DO WE CHANGE? IT, IT, IT GOES TO DEQ NOW FOR THEIR REVIEW AND IT JUST, IT GETS IN THE BACK OF THEIR LINE AS WELL.
UH, BRINGING IT IN-HOUSE WILL ALLOW US TO SHORTEN THAT TIME PERIOD.
SO IT'LL ALLOW US, WILL CERTIFY US TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AND WE'LL SPOT CHECK IT OR SOMETHING.
MY, MY ENGINEER IS SHAKING HIS HEAD YES, SO I'M, I'M GOING TO SAY YES.
UH, THE NEXT STEPS FOR US ARE TO, UH, THEY SET UP THE REOCCURRING MEETINGS, CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE QUICK FIXES LIKE THE GIS DATA THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, UH, CLEANING UP THE PORTAL INFORMATION SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, YOUR APPLICATIONS, YOU'RE NOT SEARCHING THROUGH ALL THE HISTORICAL APPLICATIONS, WE'RE ALMOST READY TO FLIP THE SWITCH ON THAT SO YOU CAN JUST SEE WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE OUT THERE, WHICH WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE TO USE IT.
AND THEN LOOK AT THOSE, UH, LONGER TERM, UH, SOLUTIONS THAT WILL REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, UH, BUDGET IMPACTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, I REALLY DO WANNA THANK TAMMY AND MOLLY AND THE FRANCIS TUTTLE STAFF THAT HELPED US IN THIS PROCESS.
I WANNA THANK THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WHO CAME WILLING TO WORK AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK.
AND THEN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE AT ALL THESE MEETINGS AS WELL AND, AND HAD THEIR EARS OPENED AND LISTENED AND WERE WILLING TO CREATE THOSE PLANS.
SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR FIRST OF ALL, YOU DURING THE ENDEAVOR BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS DON'T WANT TO LOOK INTERNALLY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET BETTER, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL, THAT WAS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES GIVEN TO STAFF AND YOU ALL AND TAKING IT AND RUN WITH IT.
THANKS FRANCIS TODD, FOR, FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THERE AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FROM, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE BASHFUL AND SAYING THINGS AND, UH, THAT YOU ALL CAME OUTTA YOU ALL'S SHELL TO COME UP AND SPEAK DURING THAT.
SO MARY HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
SO, UM, IN THE BEGINNING I SAW LIKE THE WORD CLOUD.
AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL CHALLENGED, PARTICULARLY IN A, IN A TECHNICAL AREA, COMPETING WITH FIRMS, PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO TRY TO MATCH COMPENSATION AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
EVERYTHING WE DO IS INTERRELATED.
SO ANOTHER CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING IS IN AND AROUND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.
I NOTE THAT ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, I THINK IS CALLED GENERAL GOVERNMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON ITS FACE.
WHEN I LOOK AT THAT I WAS LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T REALLY HAVE A DESIRE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LINE ITEM THAT SAYS GENERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT ARE THOSE THINGS RELATED? IS THERE AN ABILITY, DO WE KNOW MR. UH, CITY MANAGER TO SAY IF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS COMING FORWARD AND DOING DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEIR PART OF THAT COULD GO TO SPECIFICALLY THAT STAFFING POINT THAT THEY MENTIONED? UM, YEAH, SO I'VE BEEN, UH, LEADING THE EFFORT ON THE IMPACT FEE STUDY UP TO NOW.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT YOU CAN'T COLLECT AN IMPACT FEE TO PAY, UM, STAFF TO LIKE DO MAINTENANCE OR DO OTHER REVIEWS.
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SO NOW DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN USE THAT TO OFFSET SOMEWHERE ELSE? I MEAN, POTENTIALLY, SO, OKAY.THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION THOUGH.
THAT'S A, I MEAN, THAT'S A DIFFICULT NUT TO CRACK AS FAR AS I KNOW.
WE JUST HAD A STAFF PERSON THAT LEFT FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, OUTTA STATE.
I THINK FOR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.
IT'S, IT'S CHALLENGING TO TRACK AND RETAIN AND, AND DO THAT.
SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT ALL WORKED TOGETHER OF WHAT LEVERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO DO THAT.
'CAUSE UM, PEOPLE ONLY HAVE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CAPACITY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN STUFF.
YEAH, AND THAT WAS, I MEAN, THAT IS WHY THAT IS A LONG-TERM GOAL.
I MEAN, PART OF IT IS GOING TO BE, SEE IF WE CAN USE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE WISELY TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE ARE ONLY REVIEWING THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE REVIEWING FOR AND NOT ADDING EXTRA REVIEWS JUST, UH, FOR TRADITION OR, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT THE NEXT PART OF THAT WILL BE IF WE REALLY DO NEED TO ADD CAPACITY, WHICH WE, WE WILL AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, UH, HOW DO WE INCORPORATE IT THAT INTO THE BUDGET, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REFLECTED IN, UH, YOU KNOW, PERMIT FEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE.
AND ON THE, UM, PART WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE THE DATA THAT WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED AND MAKE IT PUBLIC FACING, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO AS FAR AS PROVIDING ANY LICENSE OR FUND, ANY TYPE OF SERVER OR ANYTHING? OR IS IT JUST A MATTER OF KIND OF AUDITING WHAT WE HAVE AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR IT GROUP TO DO THAT? IT'S AUDITING WHAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE CAN PUT OUT THERE.
THERE'S SOME INFORMATION WE, WE SHOULDN'T PUT OUT THERE FOR SECURITY REASONS.
SO KIND OF COMBING THROUGH THAT DATA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ONLY PUTTING OUT THE STUFF THAT CAN BE PUBLIC FACING, BUT WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO THAT.
I THINK THAT'D BE A, THAT'S A GREAT RESOURCE AND TOOL IF WE CAN GIVE THAT TO OUR, TO OUR DEVELOPERS AND CITIZEN.
THAT WAS TWO, THAT'S ALL YOU HAD? THAT'S ALL I GOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? VERY GOOD.
THAT WAS JUST A PRESENTATION OF DISCUSSION.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CONVERSATION.
[C. Consideration of Approval of Purchase from American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR) for Two Ambulances Utilizing the Emergency Medical Services Agreement and City Ordinance 2.68.370; $464,344.00. (Citywide)]
EIGHT C IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PURCHASE FROM THE AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE INC.A MR FOR TWO AMBULANCES, UH, UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT IN THE CITY ORDINANCE 2.68370.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL FIRE CHIEF CHRIS GOODWIN.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE A FEW CLARIFYING COMMENTS ABOUT THIS.
YOU'LL, IT IS FOR TWO AMBULANCES, BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE TO BE USED FOR OUR TWO PERSON SQUAD PROGRAM.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE RAN A PILOT PROGRAM USING A TWO PERSON RESPONSE VEHICLE TO, TO RUN TO, UH, INCIDENTS IN OUR CITY THAT ARE THE LOW ACUITY MEDICAL INCIDENTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A PARAMEDIC AND DON'T REQUIRE FOUR PEOPLE TO RESPOND.
THEREFORE SAVING THE COST OF A, OF A, OF A LARGE APPARATUS GOING DOWN THE, THE ROAD TO A CALL THAT A SMALLER APPARATUS COULD HANDLE.
UM, AND SO THAT WE PILOTED THAT IT WORKED WELL.
UM, WE WENT AHEAD AND PUT ONE IN SERVICE FULL TIME AND LAST YEAR WE ADDED A SECOND.
UM, AND SINCE THE LAST ANALYSIS THAT I RAN, UH, THAT THOSE UNITS HAVE RUN OVER 4,500, UH, INCIDENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND SAVED OVER 1200 HOURS OF ON SCENE HOURS MAKING THOSE LARGER APPARATUS AVAILABLE FOR THE MORE SERIOUS CALLS, UM, AND FIRE INCIDENTS AND SO FORTH.
SO, UH, WE DID, WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, WE DID WRITE IT INTO THAT AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE UP TO THREE AMBULANCES THROUGH THAT AGREEMENT AT THEIR DISCOUNTED COST.
UM, AND SO I'M COMING FOR YOU TONIGHT WITH PERMISSION TO MOVE ON TWO OF THOSE.
UM, AND THOSE WILL BE A MUCH MORE SUITABLE VEHICLE TO RUN OUR SQUADS IN.
WE'VE JUST BEEN GETTING BY WITH WHATEVER WE COULD PUT PEOPLE IN SMALL BRUSH, PUMPERS AND SO FORTH, BUT THIS IS A BE MUCH BETTER SOLUTION.
UM, AND THROUGH THAT AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, WE'RE SAVING ABOUT $62,000 PER AMBULANCE.
SO WE'RE SEEING THE COST SAVINGS OF THAT.
IN ADDITION, THESE UNITS WILL PROVIDE US A CONTINGENCY.
YOU'LL, YOU MIGHT ALSO REMEMBER BACK DURING COVID AND FOR, UH, A GOOD YEAR OR SO AFTERWARDS, WE WERE HAVING VERY LONG RESPONSE TIMES FROM OUR AMBULANCE PROVIDER.
UH, THERE WERE TIMES THAT WE WERE WAITING AND THE PATIENTS WERE WAITING ON SCENE FOR UP TO TWO HOURS FOR AN AMBIANCE TO ARRIVE.
UM, AND WE DON'T WANNA BE IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN.
SO THIS WILL ALLOW US A CONTINGENCY, SHOULD WE FACE ANOTHER PANDEMIC, WE WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THAT SOLUTION AND BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT.
UM, AND IT WILL ALSO GIVE US SOME OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES TO HAVE A REHAB UNIT ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE OR A LONG, LONG-TERM EVENT.
UM, AND ALSO SOME TRANSPORT CAPABILITIES.
SHOULD THE CITY HAVE A, A NATURAL DISASTER SUCH AS A TORNADO OR ANYTHING THAT'S OVERWHELMS THE SYSTEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER A FEW CLARIFYING COMMENTS ABOUT THAT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
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UM, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM EIGHT C? MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION? SECOND MAYOR SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ITEMS IN PASS.[D. Consideration of Approval of Professional Services Contract with Kerr3 Architects for the Police Training Center Project; $221,875.00. (Citywide)]
D, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH CURB THREE ARCHITECTS FOR THE POLICE TRAINING CENTER PROJECT, UH, CHIEF MAYOR AND COUNCIL POLICE CHIEF JD YOUNGER.THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING THIS, UH, PROPOSAL TONIGHT.
UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT YOU APPROVED AS PART OF THE FY 24, UH, BUDGET AND IT WILL BE EXTENDED INTO FY 25.
UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, IT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE TRAINING FACILITIES, UH, THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT USES.
UH, THIS CONTRACT IS FOR BOTH DESIGN AND KIND OF SITE, UH, SERVICES, UH, FOR THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING THAT WILL BE ERECTED EVENTUALLY.
UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IS THE POLICE TRAINING CENTER AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION WAS OPENED IN 1981.
UH, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HISTORY BUFFS, UH, THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF EDMOND WAS ABOUT A THIRD.
WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW IN DEPARTMENT STAFFING WAS ABOUT HALF.
UH, SO FAST FORWARD 40 YEARS AND YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE, UH, THE SERVICES, UH, THAT WE NEED TO TRAIN FOR OUT THERE.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF AT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE, IS THE TIME, UH, THAT YOU INVEST IN YOUR STAFF AND TRAINING.
SO OUR OFFICERS AVERAGE ABOUT 80 HOURS EACH ANNUALLY AT TRAINING.
A LARGE PORTION OF THAT OCCURS AT THIS TRAINING FACILITY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN 2009, THE CITY OF EDMOND WAS GRANTED, UH, APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL ON LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OPERATE ITS OWN POLICE ACADEMY.
AND SO WE'VE DONE SO FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.
UH, INITIALLY THOSE WERE ABOUT EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS.
UH, AS OF LATE THEY'VE BEEN ON AVERAGE ABOUT ONE A YEAR.
AND SO THOSE ARE FOUR TO FIVE MONTH LONG PROCESSES.
SO IN ADDITION TO IN-SERVICE TRAINING, SPECIAL TEAMS TRAINING, UH, WE HAVE ACADEMY TRAINING THAT'S GOING ON AT THAT FACILITY AS WELL.
AND IT JUST BASICALLY WASN'T DESIGNED TO HANDLE THAT KIND OF CAPACITY.
UH, AND SO THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES WILL HELP US EVENTUALLY CONSTRUCT, UH, AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING AT THAT FACILITY THAT WILL EXPAND, UH, BOTH RESTROOM, UH, AND BREAK, UH, FACILITIES FOR STAFF.
UH, THEY WILL GIVE A DEDICATED SPACE FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, DEFENSE, EX TACTICS TRAINING AND ALLOW FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF VEHICLES IN THOSE SCENARIO BASED TRAININGS.
SO REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF COUNSEL.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SHE HAD ONE ITEM EIGHT D COUNSEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THOSE ITEMS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[A. Case No. Z23-00023; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning from “D-2” Neighborhood Commercial to “E-1” General Commercial for the Property Located at 1101 West 15th Street. (Christy McCarty; Ward 3)]
ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.UM, THESE ARE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AND WE HAVE 10 OF THEM TONIGHT.
SO FIRST ONE IS NINE EIGHT CASE NUMBER Z TWO THREE DASH 0 0 0 2 3.
PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 3 9 9 7 3 9 9 7 REZONING FROM A D TWO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO E ONE COMMERCIAL E ONE.
GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR THE PROPERTY.
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 1 0 1 WEST 15TH STREET.
CHRISTIE MCCARTHY IS THE APPLICANT.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? NO, THE PROPERTY UNDER
UM, AS INDICATED THAT APPLICANT IS REQUESTING MODIFICATION OF THE CITY'S ZONING MAP FROM D TWO TO E ONE TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A CHILDCARE CENTER NEARBY.
ZONING OH, THE SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 17,000 SQUARE FEET AND IS DEVELOPED WITH TWO BUILDINGS THAT TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 8,300 SQUARE FEET NEARBY.
ZONING INCLUDES UM, D TWO COMMERCIAL E THREE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AS WELL AS FIRE STATION TWO DIRECTLY EAST OF THE SITE.
THE EDMOND PLAN CATEGORIZES THIS LOCATION AS SUBURBAN COMMERCIAL SCALE OF EXISTING SITE AND BUILDING AND ITS PROPOSED USE SUBSTANTIALLY.
MEET THE INTENT OF THIS PLAN CATEGORY AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 21ST.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO.
HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR STAFF? THAT'LL BE ANOTHER DAYCARE ON, RIGHT? OKAY.
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO ADD? ANY OTHER, SINCE THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE?
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TINA AND COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? NINE A I MOVE TO APPROVE.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CATCH YOUR VOTE.
[B. Case No. Z23-00013; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning from “A” Single Family Dwelling District to “PUD Z23-00013” Planned Unit Development for the Property Located on the Southeast Corner of Coltrane Road and Covell Road. (David Huffman; Ward 2)]
IS ITEM NINE B, CASE NUMBER Z 2313 PUBLIC HEARING.CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 3 9 9 8 3 9 9 8 REZONING FROM A A SE L, FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO A POD Z 23 DASH 0 0 0 1 3.
PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLTRANE ROAD AND COVE ROAD.
DAVID HUFFMAN IS THE APPLICANT.
AS INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING MODIFICATION OF THE CITY'S ZONING MAP FROM A SINGLE FAMILY TO PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OR PUD.
THE SITE INCLUDES FOUR POINT OR 5.4 ACRES HERE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COVELL AND COLTRANE.
NEARBY ZONING INCLUDES E TWO OPEN DISPLAY TO THE WEST AND THE NORTHWEST, A TO THE NORTH, INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE GOLF CLUB OF EDMOND AND A TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.
THE PUD WOULD ALLOW A VARIETY OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL USES SUCH AS OFFICES, RETAIL, RESTAURANT, AND CHILDCARE BASED ON PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS AND A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE PD PROHIBITS MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, VAPE, TOBACCO AND MASSAGE USES.
PARKING SPACES WILL BE SET AT A MAXIMUM OF ONE SPACE PER 200 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE PUD SPECIFIES 70 FOOT SETBACKS ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE SITE.
THE PUD INCLUDES VARIANCES TO THE CITY'S DRIVEWAY SEPARATION STANDARDS.
THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY ON CALVE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AS A RIGHT END, RIGHT OUT DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 310 FEET FROM COVELL ROAD.
THE REQUIRED SEPARATION IS 325 FEET.
THE PUD INCLUDES TWO DRIVEWAYS ON COLTRANE, WHICH HAVE 315 FEET OF SEPARATION.
THE REQUIRED SEPARATION AGAIN IS 325 FEET.
THE EMDEN PLAN CATEGORIZES THIS SITE AS OPEN SPACE AND S TWO SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE OPEN SPACE CATEGORY IS COINCIDENT WITH FLOODPLAIN ON THE WEST PORTION OF THE SITE.
THE SCALE DESIGN AND USES ALLOWED IN THE PUD PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO NEARBY AREAS AND APPEAR TO MEET THE PLAN CATEGORY AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY SEVEN.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF THREE TO ONE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND THEIR APPLICANT HAS, UH, REVISED THEIR PUD UH, BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THEY'VE HEARD BETWEEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND NOW.
HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THE PUD WAS REVISED FROM PLANNING TO NOW? YES.
AND WHAT VERSION DO WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT? WE HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, VERSION THAT HAS CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
I BELIEVE THEY REMOVED, UM, I BELIEVE THEY'VE REMOVED AN ADDITIONAL USE AND, UM, MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS REGARDING THE BUILDING SCALE AND I'M SURE THEY'D BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO PART OF THAT IS THE ACTION THAT I TOOK IN DISCUSSING WITH MR. BOX.
I'M SURE MR. BOX WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
AS AS STAFF INDICATED, WE DID RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL AT PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THOSE CONDITIONS.
UM, THERE WAS NO WRITTEN PROTEST THAT CAME IN BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT APPEARED, UM, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS PROTESTS BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ANYONE.
SO WE DEFERRED THIS FROM ORIGINALLY BEING SCHEDULED, UH, I BELIEVE MAY 28TH TO TODAY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MEETING.
UM, AT THE MEETING THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDED TRAFFIC AND, AND OTHER THINGS.
BUT WHEN WE FOCUSED ON THE PUD, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO RE REMOVE.
NOW, AS, UM, THE COUNCILMAN SAID, WE HAVE AGREED TO REMOVE DRIVE THROUGH USES.
UM, WE HAVE AGREED TO LIMIT IT TO TWO STORIES.
ADDITIONALLY, WE CAN LIMIT THE HOURS OF OPERATION TO NO MORE THAN 18 HOURS PER DAY.
UH, WE HAVE LIMITED THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALL BUILDABLE AREA ON THE SITE TO 15,000 SQUARE FEET.
WE'VE LIMITED THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS TO THREE ON SITE.
WE'VE ELIMINATED THE SCHOOL USE.
WE'VE ALSO ELIMINATED, ELIMINATED THE CHILDCARE USE.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THE TIME OF PLANNING COMMISSION IS WHEN WE ORIGINALLY FILED THIS, IT WAS A 50 FOOT STEP BACK, WHAT WE WERE REQUESTING ON THE EAST AND THE SOUTH.
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THAT BACK TO 70.SO WE AMENDED THE PUD ACCORDINGLY TO THAT.
SO WE MEET THE SENSITIVE ORDER STANDARD, WE MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN YOUR ORDINANCE.
IT'S WORTH NOTING THE STAFF SAID YOU HAVE AT THIS INTERSECTION, E TWO, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY YOUR MOST INTENSE COMMERCIAL AT THE TWO OPPOSITE CORNERS OF US.
SO THIS IS MUCH MORE LIGHT AND ITS INTENSITY IN THE COMMERCIAL USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED.
BUT CONSIDERING EDMOND, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN LATER, WE'LL BE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY WIDENING COVELL AND FINISHING OFF THAT PROJECT.
MOVING WEST, WE THINK COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THIS CORNER IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE, UM, COMMITMENT TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT THAT THE CITY'S GONNA SEE THROUGH COVAL.
SO WE THINK WITH ALL OF THE CONCESSIONS MADE, AND IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONCESSIONS THAT THE USES INCLUDED, THE DEVELOPMENT SCALE INCLUDED IS AN APPROPRIATE, UH, LEVEL FOR THIS INTERSECTION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS RIGHT NOW FURTHER.
AND SO ALL OF THE REVISED AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE PUD IS IN OUR HANDS NOW, BUT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT IN FRONT OF US FOR TONIGHT.
SO I DON'T THINK THE PORTAL WAS OPEN FOR US TO RESUBMIT.
UM, WHAT WHAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE IS, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY VOTE IF IT WERE FAVORABLE WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PUD.
SO THAT'S ALL BEING RECORDED, CORRECT? IT'S BEING, HE'S GOT IT.
AND I HAD, IT'S DRAFTED AND I, WE JUST, THERE WAS, THE PORTAL WAS NOT OPEN TO, TO SUBMIT IT, BUT IT'S READY TO FIRE AS SOON AS THE PORTAL'S OPEN.
AND THAT INCLUDES ALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS AND ALL THE ITEMS MADE SUBSEQUENT TO TONIGHT, AND THEN THE TWO THAT YOU AGREED TO THIS AFTERNOON.
SO YEAH, SO THE, THE, THE STAFF WAS ALREADY IN RECEIPT OF THE ITEMS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND SO THE, THE ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS, JUST, I'LL, I'LL JUST READ 'EM.
SO ON PAGE THREE OF THE PUD, WE HAVE REMOVED THE CHILDCARE CENTER USE.
WE HAVE REMOVED THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR CHARTER ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL USE.
WE HAVE ELIMINATED DRIVE-THROUGH USES.
WE HAVE LIMITED THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ANY USE UNIT TO BE A MAXIMUM OF 18 CONSECUTIVE HOURS PER DAY.
WE HAVE LIMITED THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON SITE TO 15,000 SQUARE FEET AND DENSITY.
THERE SHOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF THREE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE PUD.
THE BUILDING HEIGHT SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO STORIES.
SO THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONAL ONES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, RIGHT NOW FROM COUNSEL? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS FROM THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? SIR, I SEE YOU MOVING.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME ON DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
UH, I LIVE AT 2,400, UH, NORTH COLTRANE ROAD.
WE MOVED IN IN APRIL 1ST, 2022.
AND, UH, WE, WE DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL RECENTLY, UH, AS MANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRING AT THIS AC AT THIS INTERSECTION.
AND AFTER THE TURN LANES WERE PUT IN, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT THAT INTENSIFIED.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH ADDING COM, ANOTHER AREA OF LAND ZONED COMMERCIAL WILL DRAW MORE TRAFFIC TO THIS INTERSECTION THAT I FEEL IS ALREADY DANGEROUS THE WAY IT IS.
UM, SO IF YOU GUYS WANNA OFFER THEM THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT TO COMMERCIAL, I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT'S GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC FLOW AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SEVERE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS HAPPENING AT THAT INTERSECTION.
THE WAY IT IS CONSTRUCTED RIGHT NOW, UM, IT'S IN A FLOODPLAIN ZONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONSTRUCTION THEY CAN DO.
I KNOW THAT SINCE APRIL 21, THAT ROAD'S BEEN CLOSED AT LEAST THREE TIMES DUE TO HIGH WATER.
UM, WE CAN'T GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER.
UM, IT'S A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAIN ZONE.
AND IN TWO YEARS AND TWO MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN, THAT ROAD'S BEEN CLOSED THREE TIMES.
UM, SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER COMMERCIAL, DRAWING MORE TRAFFIC TO THAT INTERSECTION.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YES.
PLEASE COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I LIVE AT 34 20 RIVER DOWNS DRIVE IN EDMOND, JUST DOWN THE STREET IN STEEPLECHASE FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT OR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THE, UH, POLICE AND FIRE, UH, UH, RESCUE ITEMS EARLIER ON TONIGHT.
I WORK IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FIRMS. UM, I WORK AS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
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AND, UH, AND, UH, AND RESOURCE FOR CITIES.UM, OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING MANY CITIES GROW INTO WONDERFUL COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS EDMUND IS RIGHT NOW.
I'VE SEEN CITIES GROW INTO WONDERFUL COMMUNITIES AND THEN SLIP, AND THEN OVER THE LAST, THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS GO DOWN A PATH THAT THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T LOOKING AT THE PREVENTATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF, UM, KEEPING CRIME OUT, KEEPING, UM, VIOLENCE OUT.
UM, EDMUND HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AT THAT.
MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROPERTY AND, AND THE REZONING CHANGING IT FROM WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GOOD CONCESSIONS, UM, LAST MEETING AT THE, UM, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I EQUATED IT LIKE THIS IS A, THIS ISN'T, THIS IS A COMMUNITY WITH OREOS AND MILK.
THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL AROUND THERE.
AND I GET THAT PEOPLE LIKE LEMONADE, BUT DON'T DUMP YOUR LEMONADE IN OUR MILK.
RIGHT? IT'S, IT'S RESIDENTIAL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS, THE DECADES OF THE CITIES, WHETHER THEY'RE SMALL OR LARGE, THAT GROW INTO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES WHERE THE VIOLENCE STAYS DOWN, THE CRIME RATE STAYS DOWN, THE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE, AND THEIR DESIRABLE PLACES TO MOVE TO SUCH AS EDMOND IS RIGHT NOW IS KEEPING THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL APART.
ONE OF THE DEGRADATIONS I'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS IS ONE SPOT GOES IN THAT'S COMMERCIAL AND YOU GET PEOPLE THAT'S TRAVEL THAT ARE TRAVELING IN THAT DON'T, THAT NOW HAVE A DESTINATION THERE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY LIVE THERE OR TRAVEL THROUGH THERE.
SO THEY SEE THE AREA, THEY SEE IT'S AN AFFLUENT AREA OR A MIDDLE CLASS INCOME AREA.
UM, THEY SEE SOME AREAS HAVE GATES AROUND THERE AND SOME DON'T, BUT IT ALSO GIVES THEM DIFFERENT INGRESS AND EGRESS AND, AND POTENTIAL FOR, HUH.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, THE BAD ELEMENT IF, UM, LIMITING THE HOURS I THINK IS GOOD, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS THAT WE COULD HAVE A BUSINESS THERE THAT'S OPEN FROM 6:00 AM TILL MIDNIGHT.
I DON'T LIVE RIGHT ON THE ADJOINING THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES, BUT I FEEL SORRY FOR THE FOLKS THAT DO.
I HAVE RESPECT AND I, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, IF I HAD PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY AND I WAS ABOUT TO SELL AND I BELIEVE I SAW SOME FOR SALE SIGNS ON IT, I'D WANT TO HAVE IT ZONED SO THAT I COULD GET THE MOST MONEY OUT OF IT.
THE THING IS, IS IT'S ONE BUSINESS OWNER, ONE LANDOWNER, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA THAT DON'T WANT COMMERCIAL THERE, WE DON'T NEED COMMERCIAL THERE.
WE'VE GOT UP AT SHOWBIZ PIZZA, EXCUSE ME, SHOWBIZ, SHOWBIZ CINEMAS AND BOWLING LANES UP THERE, UM, DOWN ON SOONER.
THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING UP IN COMMERCIAL CLOSER TO THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
UM, THEY HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT, AND I MAY HAVE THIS WRONG, BUT I'M READING HERE THAT THE PROPERTY NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH IS CURRENTLY ZONED A SINGLE FAMILY.
I SAW ON A MAP THAT IT SHOWED TWO SECTIONS WERE ZONED COMMERCIAL E AND FROM JUST READING THIS, IT TELLS ME THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT'S COMMERCIAL E WHICH IS THE WHAT, THE WEST SIDE, WHICH I BELIEVE THERE'S AN OIL, UH, DISTRIBUTION CENTER THERE.
UM, SO I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S SEWED AS THE MAP SHOWED IT COULD BE INCORRECT.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE LOOK AT THAT, BUT MY, I WAS GONNA ASK STAFF WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED TO CLARIFY THAT.
SINCE YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE THE MAPS THERE PLEASE.
UM, BUT IN A, IN A NUTSHELL, IT'S IT'S ZONE RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S NO OTHER COMMERCIAL AROUND.
AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER, UH, WHETHER IT'S PARKER, COLORADO, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO, I WAS AN ADVISOR ON THEIR BOARD THERE.
THEY KEPT THE COMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIAL SEPARATE.
AND THEIR CRIME RATES ARE LOW, THEIR VIOLENCE IS LOW, THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE HIGH.
IT'S KEPT IT A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.
OTHER, OTHER PLACES, OTHER, UM, STATES THAT I'VE WORKED IN, UH, I WON'T BORE YOU WITH, BUT ONCE IT'S CHANGED, IT CAN'T GO BACK.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE HAVING A NICE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND KEEPING THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE IT SHOULD BE, WHICH IS NOT IN THE POCKET THERE FOR THE POOR PEOPLE CLOSE BY TO HAVE SOMEBODY COMING IN AT MIDNIGHT OR 1159.
UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, UM, THE CRIME GOING UP.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN IN CITY AFTER CITY WHEN WE PUT COMMERCIAL IN ALL RESIDENTIAL AREA LIKE THAT.
I GUESS THAT'S MY 2 CENTS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? ANY AUDIENCE? YES SIR.
PLEASE COME ON DOWN TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
HELLO, MY NAME'S CONRAD CALDWELL.
I LIVE AT 25 25 COVELL LANE, IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THIS PROPERTY.
I WAS UP HERE 17 YEARS AGO ON THE OTHER SIDE TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN THE CITY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
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FOR YOUR TIME UP HERE HANDLING ALL THE CITY BUSINESS.I HAD A VERY DIFFERENT SPEECH PREPARED EARLIER.
I KNOW YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED THE EMAIL I SENT YOU LAST WEEK.
YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL FROM MY TONE I WASN'T VERY HAPPY.
BUT HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, UM, MR. HUFFMAN OVER HERE, OR I GUESS IT WAS THIS AFTERNOON, I'M NOT SURE WHEN AGREED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE PUD THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, ESPECIALLY TO MYSELF AND TANNER FIELDING WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH.
IT'S, IT'S JUST, IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
MY NEIGHBORS ON MY NEIGHBORS, IT'S ACREAGE THAT WE SIT ON AND THE ACREAGES THAT ARE AROUND US.
WE JUST WANT A QUIET, NON-INTRUSIVE PLACE THAT DOESN'T INCREASE TRAFFIC, VAGRANCY CRIME OR OTHER UNDESIRABLE PROBLEMS OR DECREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUE.
NOW, WHILE I DON'T DESIRE A SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING LIKE THIS IN MY BACKYARD OR RIGHT BEHIND MY HOME, THE EMITTED NEW PUD IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PALATABLE TO ME.
THE TRAFFIC AND FLOOD ZONE ISSUES STILL REMAIN.
AND I KNOW I'VE TALKED WITH CITY ENGINEER IN THIS QUITE A CHALLENGE IN THE FUTURE, BUT HOPEFULLY THESE WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE REDESIGN OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE FINAL SITE PLAN.
I HAVE TO SAY I OTHERWISE SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION.
ANYONE ELSE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? DID YOU WANNA CLARIFY STAFF OR THAT ZONING? YES, SIR.
UM, OUR RECORDS INDICATE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COVELL AND COLTRANE WAS ZONED TO WHAT USED TO BE REFERRED TO AS A E TWO PUD, UM, IN 1990.
UM, SO IT WOULD ALLOW, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL USES CONSISTENT WITH THE E TWO ZONING CATEGORY AND THE OTHER CORNER AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S BY RIGHT E TOO, SO NO PD THERE.
MAYOR, CAN I JUST CLARIFY, UH, BEFORE A MOTION'S TAKEN ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING AGREED TO, I HAVE THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE LIMITED TO TWO STORIES, NO DRIVE-THROUGHS ALLOWED OPERATIONS LIMITED TO 18 HOURS PER DAY.
UH, 15,000 SQUARE FEET TOTAL SIZE FOR THE BUILDINGS, NO SCHOOL USES AND NO CHILDCARE USES.
I THINK IT WAS ALSO LIKE NOT MORE THAN THREE BUILDINGS, NO MORE THAN THREE BUILDINGS.
MR. BRIAN, YOU HAVE ALL THE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, RIGHT? BESIDES TONIGHT'S YES.
THE, THE DESIGN STATEMENT IN YOUR PACKET IS, INCLUDES THE, UM, CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE DESIGN STATEMENT IN PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS IS POST-PLANNING COMMISSION.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING, I THINK THAT WAS MAYBE MISSPOKE.
BUT WHAT'S IN OUR BOOK WAS AFTER PLANNING COMMISSION.
YEAH, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN AN EARLIER VERSION THAT DID NOT HAVE THE LIMITED USES AND STUFF IN IT.
YOU, MR. BOX, YOU'RE GONNA EMAIL MR. BRIAN TOMORROW OR AT SOME POINT WITH THE CHANGES THAT SURE.
I I CAN EMAIL OR REPORT WHATEVER THEY WANT US TO DO IS WHAT WE'LL DO HOWEVER YOU DO IT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE NOTIFY US? SEND US A COPY OF THAT.
SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT IS THE SAME TOMORROW.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE IT PROBABLY IN THE MOTION THAT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED AND WHAT'S BEING RECEIVED ARE THE SAME.
AND, UH, THE TWO SHALL NOT DIFFER.
I THINK CITY CLERK'S GOT THAT DOWN FOR US.
AND THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY MODIFIED THERE.
SO COUNSEL, BACK TO THAT ORIGINAL QUESTION.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? WELL, THIS IS A LONG MOTION, BUT I'D MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT MR. BOX ANNOUNCED TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THE OTHERS AND CONTINGENT UPON THE CITY STAFF RECEIVING THE DOCUMENT THAT EQUALS WHAT WE'VE ACTED ON TONIGHT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FOLKS, THE NEIGHBORS, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ATTORNEY, MR. MOORE, FOR COLLABORATING TODAY AND COMING
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TO, UH, I THINK A SOLUTION THAT EVERYBODY CAN LIVE WITH.SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[C. Consideration of Approval of a Variance to Title 23, Section 23.40.090 and Other Applicable Sections, for Non-Compliant Placement of Fill in the Coffee Creek Regulatory Floodplain and Floodway at 1688 Red Fox Road. (Mohanad Abdulsattar; Ward 2)]
ITEM NINE C, CONSIDERATION, APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE TO TITLE 23, SECTION 23.4 0.090 AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECTIONS FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT PLACEMENT OF FILL IN THE COFFEE CREEK REGULATORY FLOOD PLAIN AND FLOODWAY AT 1688.IS THE A HERE, I DON'T SEE ANYONE SHAKING THEIR HEAD.
THIS IS, UM, IF NOT NO APPLICANT TO DISCUSS.
COUNSEL, WHAT YOU LEARN TO DO IN THIS.
SO NORMALLY, HISTORICALLY, THE APPLICANT ON ONE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ARE HERE, UH, FOR THIS, FOR IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT THERE NORMALLY HERE SO THAT HE CAN DISCUSS IT.
IT IS UP TO, IT'LL BE UP TO YOU ALL IF YOU WANT TO CON CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING OR HERE TODAY, MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM NINE C TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO OUR NEXT CON, WHICH IS A DATE CERTAIN OF JUNE 4TH, 24TH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS ITEM'S GONNA CONTINUED TO JUNE 24TH.
[D. Consideration of a Variance of Title 23, Section 23.40.090, and Other Applicable Sections to Allow for Underground Storm Shelter Construction at 3107 Stonepoint Drive that does not meet the Required 2.0 Foot Freeboard. (Sarah Randall; Ward 2)]
NINE DS.CONSIDERATION OF, NO, IT'S PERFECT, THANK YOU.
OF A VARIANCE OF TITLE 23, SECTION 23 4 0 9 0 AND OTHER APPLICABLE, UM, SECTIONS TO ALLOW FOR UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER CONSTRUCTION AT 31 0 7 STONE POINT DRIVE THAT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED TWO FOOT FREEBOARD.
SARAH RANDALL IS THE APPLICANT.
UM, STAFF, UH, WAS ANYONE FROM STAFF GONNA TALK TO ABOUT US? WHY THIS IS, WHY THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IT'S NOT MEETING A, UH, UM, FROM THE STORMWATER PERSPECTIVE.
UH, IT WAS, UH, DISCUSSED AT STORMWATER DURING ITS ADVISORY BOARD AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AT THAT MEETING.
UM, AND I GUESS THERE'S NOBODY HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT FROM PROPERTY OWNER SIDE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, THIS STORM SHELTER HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
CORRECT? AND SO, UH, WHEN IT DID COME TO SWAB, IT WAS AFTER, IT WAS AFTER THE FACT.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE, UM, THIS IS JUST A, A FORMALITY TO GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE PROCESS HERE THAT, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T MEET THE STANDARD, UH, IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THROUGH SQUAB THAT THERE WAS, UH, CONSULTATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT LI FOR LIABILITY BECAUSE WE'RE OF, OF US POTENTIALLY APPROVING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MEET OUR CODE, ESPECIALLY WITH A UNDER UNDERGROUND, UH, STORM SHELTER THAT, UH, IN A FLOOD ZONE AREA, THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE.
AND THERE WAS NOT FOR, FROM THE, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.
SO THE QUESTION IS, UH, WELL THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OR ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM? THEN I'M LOOKING AT THE COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.
[E. American Medical Response Ambulance Services:]
WE'RE ON THE ITEM NINE E.UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE.
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UH, SOME MORE STAFF COMMENTS FIRST BEFORE WE LOOK AT, UH, OUR ITEMS HERE.YES, CHIEF MAYOR AND COUNSEL, AGAIN, A FEW COMMENTS TO CLARIFY THE NEED FOR THESE TWO AGENDA ITEMS. UM, AND TO DO THAT I THOUGHT I'D QUICK, QUICKLY GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH A MR. UM, WE'RE JUST A LITTLE OVER FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE TRANSITION.
UM, THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE.
UM, WE ARE SEEING COMPLIANCE AFTER ONLY 60 DAYS.
UM, THEY ARE COMPLIANT MEETING THEIR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT.
UM, AND THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING.
AGAIN, WITH OUR PREVIOUS AMBULANCE PROVIDER, WE WENT 43 MONTHS IN A ROW WITH NO COMPLIANCE.
AND SO TO BE, UH, COMPLIANT AFTER 60 DAYS IS VERY ENCOURAGING.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD PARTNERSHIP FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.
WE FOUND THE AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE TO BE VERY, UH, OPEN, UM, AND, UH, SOLVING PROBLEMS. AND IT REALLY IS SHAPING UP TO TO BE A GOOD PARTNERSHIP.
WE'RE SEEING MUCH SHORTER ON SCENE TIMES FOR FIRE APPARATUS WHEN WE DO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE.
UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE DEDICATED AMBULANCES IN OUR CITY.
AND YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WITH OUR PREVIOUS PROVIDER, WE HAD NO DEDICATED AMBULANCES IN THE CITY OF EDMOND.
UM, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT POST AMBULANCES HERE.
UM, AND MANY TIMES THEY WERE COMING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD, UM, AGREEMENT, A GOOD PARTNERSHIP SO FAR AND WE'RE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THAT.
THAT BEING SAID, IT HASN'T BEEN WITHOUT PROBLEMS. UM, AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HAVE TO DO WITH, UH, INNER FACILITY TRANSPORTS AT THE HOSPITALS.
UM, THE VOLUME OF THOSE INNER FACILITY TRANSPORTS IS MORE THAN WE KNEW.
UM, THAT'S NOT INFORMATION THAT WE HAD.
AND SO IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THOSE, UH, TRANSPORTS WERE TWO TO THREE A DAY AND IN REALITY IT'S EIGHT TO 10 A DAY AND MANY DAYS IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
SO THESE ARE THE, THE PATIENTS THAT ARE AT A HOSPITAL THAT NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL.
UM, AND SO, UM, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE HOSPITALS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH AMR LEADERSHIP, DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MEET THOSE NEEDS ALSO.
UM, BUT WHEN WE ORIGINALLY CONTRACTED FOR THIS, WE WERE THINKING MORE IN TERMS OF 9 1 1 PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCIES, WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT ON THE STREETS, OUT IN THE FIELD.
UM, AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THESE THINGS.
HOWEVER, UM, ONE OF THE HOSPITALS, UH, CAME TO ME AND THE CITY MANAGER, UM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT RUNNING THEIR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE, UM, TO HANDLE THE TRANSPORTS FOR THEIR FACILITY, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING.
UM, AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LOOKING OVER THE AGREEMENT AND THE CITY ORDINANCE, WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME CLEANING UP OF THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ALLOW THAT.
UM, IN OUR WRITTEN DOCUMENTS, WE'VE MET WITH A MR, THEY'RE IN AGREEMENT TO THAT.
UM, AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW HOSPITALS TO EITHER RUN THEIR OWN AMBULANCE TRANSPORT UNIT OR TO CONTRACT EITHER WITH A MR OR WITH ANOTHER PROVIDER, UM, FOR THOSE SERVICES.
WE HAVE ONE HOSPITAL THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER PROVIDER FOR ABOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IS CLOSE, FEELS LIKE THEY'RE CLOSE TO GETTING THAT AGREEMENT SIGNED ANOTHER THAT WANTS TO RUN THEIR OWN.
AND THE THIRD, THIRD HOSPITAL IS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO, TO THEM.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, CHIEF, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR CHIEF? SO CHIEF, UH, APPRECI APPRECIATE THAT WE'VE HAD, UM, POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH A MR. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE ENJOYED IS, UM, SINCE THEY'RE DEDICATED TO ADMIN, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF, OF OUR FIRE FOLKS WHO ARE CERTIFIED WHO ON THEIR TIME OFF, ARE THEN ABLE TO DO THAT AND THEN OUR FOLKS RECOGNIZE 'EM, ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM.
I'VE HEARD GREAT STUFF ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CARE.
WE DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, I KNOW, UM, IN REGARDS TO KIND OF BILLING AND THOSE THINGS.
UM, CAN YOU TAKE US, CAN YOU TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST, UM, I KNOW YOU RESPONDED TO ME, BUT JUST TO MENTION, UM, UPDATING THE FAQS AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO KIND OF GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION OUT THERE.
WHEN IT COMES TO A MR AND YOU'RE REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT TO THE BILLING QUESTION THAT I SENT YOU AS FAR AS, UH, PEOPLE VERSUS
YES, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, UM, THAT A CITIZEN WAS BILLED, UM, AFTER HAVING THE MEMBERSHIP AND THAT A MR DID SEND THEM A BILL.
AND SO THAT HAS BEEN, AGAIN, THIS IS A RESPONSIVENESS OF A MR THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THEM.
THEY IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THAT CITIZEN AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER CITIZEN THAT CAME TO, TO LIGHT.
AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THAT WITH OUR UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER AT THIS TIME, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT THIS WEEK, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT HAD THE MSA MEMBERSHIP AND WHEN THAT WAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO A MR, UM, MAYBE
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SOME OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE DIDN'T GET TRANSFERRED OVER ON THAT.SO AGAIN, I WISH I COULD SPEAK THAT THAT WAS A DEFINITIVE ANSWER, BUT THAT'S COMING LATER THIS WEEK.
AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I KNOW SOME CITIZENS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND ASKED, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH A MR IT, I KIND OF LOOK AT IT LIKE MY AAA MEMBERSHIP, YOU KNOW, I PAY FOR THAT.
I ALSO HAVE MY MOM COVERED 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY OUT IN THE ROAD.
AND I GET SO MANY TOES UP TO SO MANY MILES.
SO IN REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT THERE'S AN INCIDENT AT THEIR HOME WHERE THEY SLIP AND FALL OR THEY'RE SICK OR INJURED IN A CAR WRECK, THEY'RE TRANSFERRED TOWARD A HOSPITAL.
I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASSISTANTS HAVE IS, OKAY, NOW I'M AT SAY OU, UH, JUST DOWN THE ROAD, BUT NOW I NEED TO GO TO MERCY FOR WHATEVER SPECIALTY OR MY INSURANCE WANTS TO SEND ME TO INTEGRIS.
WHERE AND WHEN DOES THAT START AND STOP WITH THE, UH, SORT OF THE COVERAGE THAT WE OFFER THROUGH OUR UTILITIES.
AND SO AS YOU, AS YOU FIND THAT OUT, UPDATING THAT ON OUR FREQUENT ASK QUESTIONS AND STUFF AND HELPING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TO PROMOTE THAT, I THINK WILL HELP IN THE PROCESS TO, TO CLARIFY THAT.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER.
WELL, I'VE GOT THOSE LISTS OF QUESTIONS AND I KNOW YOU MAY GET MORE AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THOSE AND, AND UPDATE THOSE ANSWERS.
AND I I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO THANK, UM, THE WHOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR NEGOTIATING THIS CONTRACT WITH A MR. I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THEM AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DEDICATED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I'VE BEEN TO MULTIPLE EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE SEEN THEM THERE, THEIR PRESENCE THERE, WALKING AROUND, MEETING PEOPLE, INTRODUCING THEMSELVES, WHICH IS, I I AM THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AND IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED BY NOT JUST US, BUT BY OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE CAN BE SAFELY RESPONDED TO AND TRANSPORTED.
JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
I JUST WANT, I HAD A, A RESIDENT WHO WAS CONCERNED AND HAD HEARD SOMEHOW THAT, UM, THEY COULD ONLY GO TO EDMOND HOSPITALS AND THAT IS NOT TRUE.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA KIND OF SAY THAT PUBLICLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE RUMORS GET STARTED.
UM, BUT AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL FOLKS AND THE A MR PEOPLE WERE VERY RESPONSIVE IN TALKING TO HIM, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA BE TRANSPORTED TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED.
THAT IS, UM, AND IT COULD BE MERCY, IT COULD BE BAPTIST INTEGRIS, IT COULD BE OU ADMIN, IT COULD BE WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
SO IF YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAYING THAT IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS NOT TRUE.
AND I KNOW PERIODICALLY YOU MAY GET QUESTIONS AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT SPEAKS BACK TO THE RESPONSIVENESS THAT I'VE SEEN.
SO AS QUESTIONS COME TO YOU, IF YOU'LL GET THOSE TO ME OR TO THE, UH, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR AMR, SARAH COMBS, OR BOTH OF US.
YEAH, IT, IT WILL BE LOOKED INTO AND YOU WILL GET AN ANSWER.
SO WE WANT TO GET, WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION AND THERE'S A LOT OF INCORRECT INFORMATION GOING OUT
AND THAT IS, YEAH, SHE WAS INCREDIBLY, YOU WERE RESPONSIVE AND SHE WAS VERY RESPONSIVE THEN.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UM, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL ON THE ITEM NINE E ONE.
THERE ARE QUESTION, COMMENTS, CONCERNS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEM NINE, E ONE, SENIOR NINE.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
NEXT IS 92, IS A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 3 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 AMENDING CHAPTER 4.65 OF THE EVAN MUNICIPAL CODE MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM BY MODIFYING SECTION 4.6 5.061 UNLAWFUL AMBULANCE TRANSFER SERVICES PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY.
THIS ONE IS DEC DECLARING AND EMERGENCY.
WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR CLARIFICATION ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEM NINE? E TWO, NOT SEEING ANY? SO ON THIS, WE WOULD NEED TWO MOTIONS.
A MOTION, THEN A MOTION FOR EMERGENCY, CORRECT.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, MR. MAYOR.
I'D MAKE A, I'D MAKE A MOTION ON NINE.
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE FOR ITEM NINE.
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SECOND.SECOND ON THE EMERGENCY, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[F. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Section 23.30.030 of the Edmond Municipal Code; Raising the Stormwater Drainage System Service Charge for Residential Properties from Three Dollars to Six Dollars in 2025 and Nine Dollars in 2026; Raising the Stormwater Drainage System Service Charge for Duplexes and Multi-Family Developments from One Dollar and Fifty Cents Per Dwelling Unit to Three Dollars Per Dwelling Unit in 2025 and Four Dollars and Fifty Cents Per Dwelling Unit in 2026; Raising the Stormwater Drainage System Service Charge for All Other Real Estate from Three Dollars to Six Dollars in 2025 and Nine Dollars in 2026; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
F.PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 4,000.
4,000 AMENDING SECTION TWO, 3.3030 OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE.
RAISING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SERVICE CHARGE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FROM $3 TO $6 IN 2025 AND $9 AND 2026.
RAISING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICE CHARGE FOR DUPLEXES AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS FROM $1 AND 50 CENTS PER DWELLING UNIT TO $3 PER DWELLING UNIT IN 2025 AND $4 AND 50 CENTS PER DWELLING UNIT IN 2026.
RAISING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICE CHARGE FOR ALL OTHER REAL ESTATE FROM $3 TO $6 IN 2025 AND $9 IN 2026.
PROVIDING FOR REPEALING SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MAYOR COUNCIL, STEVE LAWRENCE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING.
JUST WANTED TO REVIEW THESE, UH, PROPOSED STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICE CHARGE FEE ADJUSTMENTS.
UH, THE FEE HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE APRIL OF 2007.
UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS INCREASES SINCE THEN.
UM, MOST OF THIS FUND IS USED IN, UH, TOWARD CONSTRUCTION, UM, THAT IN THE, UH, NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE ANTICIPATION.
WE HAD THE NEEDS OF ABOUT $46 MILLION IN ONE-TIME, CAPITAL, UH, FEES, AND ABOUT $3.5 MILLION IN RECURRING EXPENSES.
UH, THESE ARE THE PROPOSED FEES THAT WERE, UH, APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE ADVISORY BOARD.
UH, BASICALLY IT IS A $3 INCREASE, UM, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, ANOTHER $3 INCREASE, JANUARY 1ST, 2026.
UM, AND THEN IN THE THIRD YEAR, UM, WE WOULD DO A ADDITIONAL, UH, COST OF SERVICE STUDY.
AT THAT POINT, UM, MR. WATER DRAINAGE ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THIS HAS BEEN A LENGTHY PROCESS THAT STORM WATER'S BEEN GOING THROUGH.
UH, COUNSEL, IF YOU'VE NOTICED, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL STORM WATER, UM, ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA BECAUSE THE, UH, IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER IN $3 A MONTH IS, WAS NOT COVERING OUR NEED AS OUR, AS THE TOPOGRAPHY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS CHANGING.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT ONLY FROM FROM GROWTH, BUT ALSO FROM RESIDENTS CHANGING THINGS IN THEIR BACKYARD FROM PUTTING A SHED HERE TO A A ABOVE GROUND POOL WILL CHANGE THE, THE FLOW OF THE WATER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE, THE HARD WORK HERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEM NINE, F BEING M COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[G. Annual Budget:]
ON ITEM NINE G, THE ANNUAL BUDGET.UH, COUNCIL AND MAYOR, THIS IS A RECAP IN OUR BUDGET ADOPTION.
SO, UM, PLEASE, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, WE'LL JUST STOP AND TALK ABOUT 'EM.
BUT, UM, BASICALLY THIS WILL BE, I'LL BE SHOWING YOU THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED SINCE THE VERY FIRST PUBLICIZED, UM, BUDGET SUMMARY THAT WE PUT IN THE OKLAHOMAN.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM.
UM, SO WE'VE HAD FIVE WORKSHOPS BETWEEN MARCH 11TH AND MAY 13TH, AND THEY WERE OVER THE, UM, TOPICS OF BUDGET PROCESS, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, PUBLIC SAFETY, CAPITAL PROJECTS, BUILDING PLANNING, ENGINEERING, UTILITY, PUBLIC WORKS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE.
AND WE HAD OUR, UH, BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 28TH.
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SO AT THE MAY 28TH, BUDGET HEARING COUNSEL ASKS THAT WE FUND ANOTHER A HUNDRED THOUSAND IN NONPROFIT GIVING.SO WE HAVE ADDED THAT TO THIS BUDGET.
AND WE DESIGNATED 160,000 FOR THE MARIJUANA FUND.
SO IT HAS ITS OWN FUND NOW, AND IT WILL STAY THERE UNTIL COUNCIL DECIDES HOW YOU WANNA SPEND IT, BUT IT IS SEPARATE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
UM, THIS YEAR WE, SO FOR 24 25, WE'VE BUDGETED AT A 0.5 GROWTH RATE.
AND, UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE MORE NEWER RESULTS.
WE GOT OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS IN TODAY WHERE WE HAD IT ANALYZED, BUT AS OF MAY, OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS, UH, GROWTH WERE DOWN 0.44%.
AND THEY, WE CAME BACK A LITTLE BIT AND OUR JUNE CHECK IT WAS UP 2.51%.
SO NOW FOR THE FULL YEAR, WE'RE DOWN 0.21%, BUT WE DIDN'T, DIDN'T BREAK EVEN ON SALES TAX COLLECTIONS THIS YEAR.
AND THAT'S A FULL 12 MONTHS OF COLLECTIONS.
AND THEN OUR USE TAX COLLECTIONS WERE UP ABOUT EIGHT POINT, UH, EXCUSE ME, 3.83% THROUGH MAY.
AND AS OF TODAY, WE ARE UP FOR THE FULL YEAR, 4.28%.
WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD MONTH FOR, UH, USE TAX IN JUNE.
WE WERE UP EIGHT, A LITTLE OVER 8%, AND THEN THE COMBINED SALES AND USE COLLECTIONS WE'RE UP 0.25% THROUGH MAY, AND NOW IT'S 0.49.
SO WE CAME UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, BASICALLY ENDED THE YEAR AT 0.5 GROWTH, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'VE, UH, BASED NEXT YEAR ON.
AND JUST TO, AS A REMINDER, WE DID PROJECT GROWTH AT 2% FOR SALES TAX FOR THIS YEAR.
AND WE'VE COME IN AT, UH, NEGATIVE 0.21 AND WE PROJECTED USE TAX AT 5% GROWTH.
AND WE'VE COME IN AT, UH, 4.28, SO ALMOST MADE THE USE TAX, BUT OVERALL 0.49% IS HOW WE, HOW WE CAME IN.
UM, SO THE ONLY THING THIS, WE PRESENTED THIS AT THE BUDGET HEARING, IT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
AND, UM, OUR DIRECT COST BUDGET WAS, UH, 440 SOME MILLION, AND IT'S NOW 453.
IT CHANGED BY, UM, EIGHT, LET'S SEE, EIGHT POINT, UH, 6%, OR EXCUSE ME, 8.6 MILLION.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN A MINUTE.
BUT THIS IS, THIS IS OUR FINAL BUDGET RIGHT HERE.
SO, UM, OUR FUNDS, TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE PRESENTED IN MAY 28TH.
AND IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL OF WHAT WE SEE EVERY YEAR.
62% OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM, UH, CHARGES FOR SERVICES.
AND THAT'S MOSTLY UTILITY CHARGES, BUT IT ALSO COMES FROM GOLF, UM, PLANNING, JUST ANY KIND OF FEES, ANY KIND OF REVENUE THAT WE BRING IN THAT WE CHARGE FOR A SERVICE IS WHAT THAT IS.
TAXES ARE WHAT WE RUN MOST OF OUR GENERAL FUND ON, AND IT'S 33% OF OUR OVERALL REVENUE.
UH, AND THEN INTEREST INCOME GRANTS, LICENSING AND PERMITTING.
MISCELLANEOUS, MISCELLANEOUS THINGS ARE LIKE, THEY'RE JUST ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR COURT OR, UM, LET'S SEE, THERE WAS A STATE ADMIN FEE THAT RAN THROUGH BUILDING.
IT'S REALLY JUST MISCELLANEOUS TYPE THINGS.
SO 349 MILLION IS OUR REVENUE ESTIMATE.
AND THEN 453 5 0 6 9 1 7 IS OUR ACTUAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR, UM, DIRECT COSTS AND UTILITY SERVICES.
AGAIN, MAKE UP MOST OF THAT, UH, COST.
AND THEN YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW IT GOES DOWN.
IT'S JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, UM, JUST ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDING THAT WE FUND.
SO PARK AND REC, REC WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING FROM BUILDING THINGS FOR OUR PARKS TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE AND, AND IT'S, IT'S THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UM, THE A HUNDRED 13TH, SO WE'RE ESTIMATING 113 MILLION IS JUST PRETTY FLAT FROM WHAT WE'VE HAD, UH, IN THE LAST YEAR.
70 MILLION OF THAT GOES TO GENERAL FUND.
32 MILLION GOES TO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND 9 MILLION GOES TO SPECIAL REVENUE.
AND THE SPECIAL REVENUE IS MAINLY POLICE AND FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT ALSO HAS, YOU KNOW, A FEW OTHER THINGS IN IT, BUT THAT IS THE BULK OF IT.
SO, UM, OF THAT 70 MILLION OF THE 113, SO THE 70 MILLION THAT GOES INTO GENERAL FUND, WE DO SPLIT THAT WITH PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO, UH, POLICE RECEIVES 36.8% OF THAT, SO ABOUT 26 MILLION.
GENERAL FUND KEEPS AROUND 23 MILLION.
AND THEN, UH, FIRE GETS THEIR SHARE OF AROUND 21 MILLION.
AND IT, UH, JUST SO YOU KIND OF KNOW
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TOO, I'M SURE YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, BUT FIRE ALSO HAS A 0.25% DEDICATED TAX.IT GIVES ABOUT 6 MILLION MORE TO THEM A YEAR.
AND THEN POLICE HAS A, A EIGHTH CENT OR A 0.125%, UH, DEDICATED TAX, AND THEY GET AN ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION.
SO POLICE WILL END UP AROUND 29 MILLION.
UH, AND FIRE ENDS UP AROUND, UM, 27 MILLION OR SO TO THEIR TOTAL BUDGET.
SO THIS, UM, AND WE CAN, WE CAN TAG TEAM HERE.
ANDY'S HERE, UM, OUR CHIEFS ARE HERE, BUT THIS IS REALLY OUR DIFFERENCE.
AND WHAT CHANGED? MAINLY IT WAS 8.6 MILLION FROM OUR, FROM OUR HEARING OR FROM OUR ACTUAL BUDGET THAT WE, UM, PRESENTED IN THE PAPER.
BUT MOST OF IT, IF I CAN GET THE RIGHT BUTTON, IS, UH, CAPITAL, CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND IT WAS REALLY JUST CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ADDED.
SO, UM, I'LL KIND OF GO DOWN THROUGH HERE AND THEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR, WE CAN GET THEM UP HERE.
BUT ANOTHER, UM, ITEM, AND IT JUST REALLY HAD NOT BEEN BUDGETED, BUT WE NEED TO DO IT, IS OUR FIELD SERVICES COLLECTION SYSTEM REPAIRS.
AND THAT'S JUST MANHOLES AND PIPE REPAIR, UH, KEEPING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SHAPE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE IN.
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS PRETTY MUCH, UM, I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THE DONATIONS THAT WE ADDED BETWEEN MAY 22ND AND NOW PEOPLE WERE JUST REVIEWING THEIR BUDGETS AND THERE WERE LITTLE, SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPLIES OR, YOU KNOW, CONTRACT SERVICES THAT THEY NEEDED.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE REST OF THOSE THINGS ARE.
BUT, UM, THE ARPA DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM TWO, ALL THAT IS, IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FINISH SOME PROJECTS THAT WE HAD BUDGETED FOR IN 25.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO DO THEM IN 25, BUT WE FINISHED THEM.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT WENT DOWN IN 25.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FINITE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THAT.
AND SO WE'RE, WE TRY TO BUDGET IT ALL OUT SO THAT WE'RE AT ZERO AT THE END OF 25.
'CAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUTTA TIME DECEMBER 31ST OF 24.
WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THAT ENCUMBERED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE HERE AT THIS SLIDE? OKAY.
UM, SO I USUALLY JUST GO OVER THIS BRIEFLY.
WE GIVE APPROXIMATELY $1.7 MILLION TO OUR NONPROFITS.
AND, UM, SO NEXT YEAR THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST WILL HAVE $240,302.
THE AIRPORT, WE PLAN TO, UH, GIVE 150,000.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT VERY OFTEN, BUT THEY DO HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS COMING UP.
AND, UM, IF ANYTHING MATERIALIZES THOUGH, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
THEY'VE GOT, UM, SOME GRANTS FROM THE FAA AND SO THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, BUT IT HASN'T MATERIALIZED THE LAST YEAR OR TWO.
SO WE WENT AHEAD AND BUDGETED OUR NORMAL, WHAT WE EXPECT TO SHARE THE COSTS WITH THEM.
AND THEN OUR COMMU, OUR COMMUNITY AGENCY REVIEW COMMITTEE, OR OUR CARC, WHICH IS ALL OF OUR SOCIAL AGENCIES OR MOST OF OUR SOCIAL AGENCIES, UH, 1.35 MILLION, AND THAT INCLUDES THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ADDITIONAL.
SO, UM, AND I JUST WILL POINT OUT WHEN I, WHEN I PUT THE PACKET TOGETHER THAT YOU GUYS RECEIVED, I HAD THESE TWO MIXED UP, SO I FIXED IT HERE,
SO TURNING POINT MINISTRIES WILL GET 30,000 ADDITIONAL FOSTERING SWEET DREAMS, 10 AND YOUR SPECIAL 10,000.
AND THEN, UM, ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THE MUSEUM OF 45,000 AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST, WHICH IS A SCHOOLHOUSE ON SECOND STREET.
AND SO THERE WAS, THERE'S THE ADDITIONAL 100,000.
AND, UM, THE NEXT STEPS JUST ARE IF YOU, UH, WE, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS BUDGET, AND IF YOU DO, IT WILL BE FILED NO LATER THAN JULY 31ST WITH THE STATE AUDITOR.
AND OUR BUDGET BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
WE DO KEEP, HAVE HARD COPIES TOO.
IF ANYBODY HERE OR IN THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE A HARD COPY, JUST LET ME KNOW.
BUT WE USUALLY GET, WE GET SEVERAL, BUT WE, WE DON'T HAVE A REAL DEMAND FOR THE HARD COPIES ANYMORE, SO JUST LET US KNOW, OR IT'S, IT'S AVAILABLE ON ONLINE.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
AND SO TO STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AS NEW, UH, PROCESSES WERE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR AND TO HELP US MIGRATE TO THE FUTURE.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS.
ONE I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE SAW THIS EARLIER TODAY, IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE JUST CITIZENS OF EDMOND, MY, OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE DONE REALLY WELL, IS THEY'VE DECIDED THAT AT CERTAIN
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TIMES THEY WANT TO INVEST IN QUALITY OF LIFE.AND THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, UM, EDUCATION, RECREATION, PUBLIC SAFETY IN REGARDS TO THE PURCHASES WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE EARLIER TO OUR POLICE.
AND FIRE NEEDS A NEW TRAINING CENTER THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, AN AMAZING RECRUITMENT TA UH, TOOL.
THE, UM, AMBULANCES THAT WERE ABLE TO GET OFF CONTRACT WITH A MR. THAT'S ALL BECAUSE CITIZENS WENT IN AND THEY DEDICATED FUNDING, UH, TO THAT.
UM, AND WE SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT, OF BEST PAY, BEST BENEFITS, BEST TRAINING, GREAT MORALE, GOOD, UH, SUPPORT.
AND I THINK WE WANNA KEEP THAT GOING.
AS I LOOK AT THIS, WHAT I SEE IS CONTINUING NEEDS IN THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR OTHER CAPITAL CONCERNS, PRIMARILY THAT OF TRANSPORTATION ROADS.
UM, AS I LOOK, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO SPEND, I THINK 4.5 TO MAYBE $5 MILLION ON OUR STREET AND REP PAVING AS, UM, INFLATION CREATES SOME PRESSURES THERE AND SOME OTHER THINGS, THAT DOLLAR JUST DOESN'T GO ON THE ROAD AS FAR AS IT USED TO.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CONVERSATIONS, UM, AS WE'VE FORMED A, OR ARE LOOKING TO FORM A GEO BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OTHERS TO ONCE AGAIN, GO TO THE CITIZENS AND SAY, DO YOU WANT DEDICATED FUNDING TO THAT? WE'VE HAD GREAT RESULTS, I THINK, TO THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY, UM, INTENTIONAL ABOUT.
UM, BUT WE WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL NEEDS AND, AND WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO, UM, GET OUT AND, AND I THINK DO SOME VERY, VERY BIG CUTS, UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THOSE ONGOING NEEDS, OR, WHICH I THINK THE CITIZENS WILL CHOOSE TO DO, IS TO INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND, AND CALL US A GREAT PLACE TO GO HOME.
SO, UH, THANKS, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK HERE.
THE OTHER THING I WANNA NOTE ON THE CORK, UM, THOSE DOLLARS, CITY COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY MY UNDERSTANDING GOT ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND THAT GOES TOWARDS DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT COME UP THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE OR THINGS THAT WE WANT TO INVEST IN OR RESEARCH OR MAYBE ATTEND A CONFERENCE, WHATEVER.
NONE OF THAT WAS SPENT THIS LAST YEAR.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM THIS YEAR.
I THINK SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC, HEY, WHERE DID THAT MONEY COME FROM? SO IT COMES FROM OUR UNSPENT DOLLARS, UM, FOR THIS YEAR.
AND THEN I HOPE TO BE PART OF A CONVERSATION TO LOOK HOW WE CAN MODERNIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE.
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET, BUT APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK ON IT.
ANY, UH, COUNSEL? WELL, THIS IS STILL PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON OUR BUDGET? MR. MAYOR? I THINK MR. CONNER'S HAD AN ITEM HE WAS GONNA MENTION ON THE YMCA ITEM.
I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO DO THAT.
ANDY CONYERS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATION.
SO, AS, UH, MS. PANIS COVERED ON THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, THAT MAY BE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, THIS SLIDE WAS COVERING THE INCREASES IN EXPENDITURES FROM THE BUDGET THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OKLAHOMAN IN MID-MAY VERSUS WHAT IS BEING ADOPTED BY, UH, ASKED TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
ONE OF THOSE EXPENSES I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS RIGHT HERE SAYS LIBRARY SLASH YMCA A, UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF EDMOND HAS COMMITTED $30 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THAT FACILITY THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS, WHICH THE HAPPY TO SAY THE PROJECT IS NOW OUT TO BID.
UH, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO CONTINUE TO HOLD TO THAT PRICE, AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PARTNERS WITH THE YMCA CONTRIBUTING AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 MILLION DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT, FOR THAT COST.
SO WHAT THIS IS, IS THE EXPENSE SIDE, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE REVENUE SIDE WHERE WE SEE THE MONEY COMING IN FROM THE YMCA IN ADDITION TO THE $1.5 MILLION THAT THE YMCA HAS DECIDED TO COMMIT TO THE PROJECT UPFRONT, OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, THEY WILL PAY BACK THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE OVER $12 MILLION.
I HOPE THAT'S FURTHER CLARIFICATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, VERY EXCITED THAT OUR PARTNERS AT THE YMCA WERE ABLE TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON THE PROJECT.
NOW, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING ON OUR BUDGET? WELL COUNSEL, MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CATCH YOUR VOTE, BUT APPROVE.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 24, 22 DASH 24.
AUTHORIZING SPENDING ABOVE THE
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90% LIMIT AS DESIGNATED BY THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL BUDGET ACT OF 1979.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE TR LIKE TO DO, UH, OR MAYBE NOT LIKE TO DO
UH, ANY OTHER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR ANY NEED FOR DISCUSSION ON ITEM NINE G TWO THEN FROM THE COUNCIL? ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON OUR ITEM NINE G TWO? SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, UH, AS PASSED.
[H. Consideration of Approval of Operations, Maintenance, and Programming Agreement: Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park; $899,360.00. (Ward 2)]
WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER NINE H, UH, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT, UH, UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK FOR 899,360.DO WE HAVE SOMEONE LEADING FROM STAFF ON THIS OR MR. MCINNIS? YES, FINITELY.
I REPRESENT THE UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK AND THE FRENCH FAMILY FOUNDATION.
AND YOU MAY REMEMBER I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU ON MAY 28TH.
UH, AND AT THAT TIME, UH, YOU CONSIDERED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL THREE AGREEMENTS.
AND JUST BY WAY OF REMINDER, UH, THAT WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, A LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND A SALES TAX REBATE AGREEMENT.
UH, BUT WE ALL UNDERSTOOD AT THAT TIME THAT NOTHING WAS EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE FOURTH AGREEMENT WAS CONSIDERED AND POTENTIALLY APPROVED.
AND SO THAT'S THE AGREEMENT THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU HERE TONIGHT.
THE OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT.
UH, JUST AS A MATTER OF HOUSEKEEPING, UH, WE DELIVERED EXECUTED DOCUMENTS TO THE CITY TODAY ON ALL OF THESE AGREEMENTS, AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER THREE HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY THE CITY.
AND SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE'LL BE QUICK EXECUTION IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL HERE TONIGHT.
SO, UH, JUST A COUPLE QUICK HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS, UH, THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, UH, AND EACH OF THE AGREEMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT PARTIES, UH, BUT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE CITY OF EDMOND, THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK, INC.
THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST AND SCULPTURE PARK OPERATIONS.
AND SO THE NEXT SLIDE JUST HAS A REAL GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HOW THIS WORKS.
I CAN GET CHRISTIE TO GO TO, OH, I'M SORRY, CHRISTY.
SO THE WAY, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, JUST BY A REMINDER AGAIN, IS THE PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS WE CONSIDER THOSE A PRECON CONVEYANCE AGREEMENTS, THE THINGS THAT DICTATED HOW THINGS WOULD OPERATE UP UNTIL THE POINT THAT THE PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED.
AND SO THE IDEA BEING THAT ONCE THE PARK HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED, THAT IT'LL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST.
AND THEN THE QUESTION IS, WELL, HOW DO THEY GET MAINTAINED AND OPERATED? AND WHO HANDLES THE PROGRAMMING GOING FORWARD? AND SO THAT'LL BE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME, WHICH WILL BE THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST, AND THAT THAT ORGANIZATION WILL GET INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCULPTURE PARK OPERATIONS LLC, THAT WILL PROVIDE THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK.
BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, THESE THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN.
THE DONOR HAS TO ESTABLISH A PARK ENDOWMENT, AND YOU'LL HEAR IN A MINUTE, AND YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE THAT THE ENDOWMENT WILL FUND A SIGNIFICANT PART, PART OF THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
UH, THE CITY WOULD BE CONTENT OR THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST WOULD BE CONTENT THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE PARK GOING FORWARD BY THE ENDOWMENT.
UH, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT MUST TAKE PLACE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ITS COMPLETION.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL TONIGHT, THAT WITHIN, UH, 120 DAYS AFTER PERMITS ARE ISSUED, CONSTRUCTION WILL COMMENCE AND IT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF THAT TIME PERIOD.
UH, IT WAS WITH HAL FRENCH THIS AFTERNOON, AND I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT I SUSPECT THE PROPERTY WILL BE TRANSFERRED WELL BEFORE THAT DATE BASED ON HIS AMBITION AND PLANS.
SO, UH, AS YOU MAY ALSO REMEMBER, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF COMPLETION OF THE PARK, THE DONOR MAKES A DECISION.
DO THEY WANT TO TRANSFER THE PARK TO THE PCT OR DOES HE WANT TO PAY BACK $10 MILLION PLUS 4.66% INTEREST TO THE CITY OF EDMOND? AND AS WE JOKED LAST TIME, IT'S A FULL INTENTION THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PCT, BUT THAT'S A CONDITION PRECEDENT OF COURSE, BECAUSE IF THE PCT DIDN'T OWN IT, IT WOULDN'T NEED TO MAINTAIN IT.
SO, UH, THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE.
IT WILL COMMENCE A POINT OF TIME THAT THE PROPERTY'S TRANSFERRED AND IT WILL GO THROUGH THAT NEXT OR THAT CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
ADMITTEDLY, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE IT'S GONNA BE TRANSFERRED ON JUNE 30TH OR JULY 1ST.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FISCAL YEAR WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
AND THEN THE TERM WILL RENEW FOR EACH CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEAR UNLESS IT'S TERMINATED BY ANY PARTY.
UH, THE PCTI BELIEVE WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE MANAGER OF
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THE PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE A BUDGET TO THE CITY OF EDMOND 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF A FISCAL YEAR.SO THERE'S TIME FOR IT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS SUCH LIKE WE SAW TONIGHT.
SO THAT'S PART OF THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
THERE'S A LIST HERE OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MANAGER, BUT JUST I GUESS FOR SIMPLICITY SAKE AND BECAUSE RANDY ENTS MADE FUN OF HOW MANY WORDS WERE ON MY SLIDE? UH, I THINK IT'S SUFFICIENT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO THAT PARK WILL BE RUN BY THE MANAGER OF THE PARK.
SO THE PCT OWNS THE PARK AND IT'S CONTRACTING, AS WE SAID A MINUTE AGO, WITH THE MANAGER TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING, TRASH MANAGEMENT, ONGOING OPERATIONS OF ACTIVITIES, FESTIVALS.
THERE'S BEEN TALK IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, AT LEAST FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, OF ABOUT A DOZEN NEW ACTIVITIES THEY WANT TO HAPPEN AT THAT PARK.
SO ALL THAT HAS TO HAPPEN, AND IT NEEDS TO BE MANAGED IN A WAY THAT WILL MAKE IT THE TYPE OF PARK THAT EVERYBODY'S EXPECTING.
SO THE DETAILS ARE IN YOUR AGREEMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S MUCH MORE VOLUMINOUS IN MY SLIDE, MR. UH, BUT IT CLEARLY SPELLS THAT OUT IN THE DOCUMENT.
AND SO, UH, THE COMPENSATION, AND THIS GOES TO THE BUDGET OF WHAT TAKES PLACE.
IT'S ON THE EXHIBIT TO THE AGREEMENT.
UH, AND THE IDEA IS, AND NOT JUST THE IDEA, BUT THE COMMITMENT IS, IS THAT'S A 70 30 SPLIT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ONGOING BUDGET OPERATIONS OF THE PARK.
NOW THAT'S TRUE, BUT I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THE 70 30 SPLIT, WHILE IT IS IDEAL IN THE WAY THAT IT'S LOOKED AT, AND IT'S MODELED AFTER SCISSOR TAIL PARK IN OKLAHOMA CITY, IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S A SIMILAR SIZE PARK.
UH, BUT THE IDEA THAT THE CITY OF EDMOND WOULD PAY 70%, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE LAST BULLETED POINT ON THIS SLIDE.
AND THE OWNER, AND THAT'S THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST, THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION SHALL NOT EXCEED THIS $899,000.
AND SO WHY IS THAT RELEVANT? WELL, BECAUSE WHEN THERE WAS CONVERSATION AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT BINDING FUTURE COMP, UH, FUTURE COUNCILS FOR WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FOR IN ADVANCE OR IN IN THE FUTURE.
UH, AND THE 70 30 COULD BE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER, BUT IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE TWO THINGS.
ONE, THE CAP IS AT $899,000 UNLESS THE CITY DECIDES TO MODIFY THE AGREEMENT AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE, NO MATTER WHAT THE BUDGET IS.
AND SECOND OF ALL, AND THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT, THE FRENCH FAMILY FOUNDATION IN FUNDING THE ENDOWMENT WILL MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.
SO IF THE 70% IS, OR IF THE 899,000 IS NOWHERE NEAR 70% OF THE BUDGET, THE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE ENDOWMENT WILL MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE SO THAT IT'S MAINTAINED IN THE STANDARD THAT WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE DONE.
SO I THINK THAT KIND OF GOT LOST IN THE DISCUSSION LAST TIME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT AN UNENDING NUMBER.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A LOT OF STUFF THESE DAYS.
YOU'RE BUILDING A $42 MILLION BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET, AND THE IDEA ABOUT CAPPING THOSE NUMBERS IS REALLY NOT REALISTIC.
BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT WAS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FRENCH FAMILY FOUNDATION AS TO HOW IT'S GONNA BE MAINTAINED GOING FORWARD.
AND SO IF THERE'S ANY MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THAT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND CLEAR THAT UP TODAY.
UH, AND SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE AGREEMENT.
I'VE GOT ONE OTHER COMMENT AFTER I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE AGREEMENT, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
CAN I JUMP IN ON THE BUILDING? IT IS CAPPED THAT CMAR PROP PRO PROCESS.
WELL, I'M SORRY, I WAS TALKING ABOUT MORE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF A BUILDING THAT'S NOT YET COMPLETED.
'CAUSE THAT WAS OUR, THAT WAS OUR STRUGGLE, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT.
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND PROGRAM OF A PARK THAT ADMITTEDLY IS TWO YEARS AWAY FROM BEING COMPLETED, BUT YET WE'RE TRYING TO CAP WHAT THE CITY'S EXPOSURE IS FOR THAT MAINTENANCE NUMBER.
AND SO, AND I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD EFFORT ON THE CITY STAFF SIDE AND CERTAINLY ON HOUSE SIDE AND RANDALL'S SIDE TO COME UP WITH LEGITIMATE NUMBERS SO THAT NOBODY IS COMING UP WITH SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
BUT WE ARE GUESS, NOT GUESSING.
WE ARE ASSESSING THAT TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE OF WHAT IT MIGHT BE.
AND SO, SO I WASN'T TRYING TO DISAGREE WITH THE WAY YOU'RE DOING YOUR BUILDING.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE I GOT AND OPERATIONS, AND I DON'T THINK IF YOU GUYS GOT A GREAT NUMBER ON THAT TWO YEARS OUT, I'D BE THRILLED TO KNOW THAT.
SO, QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I STILL HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS I HAD LAST TIME, SO, UH, THERE'S NO CONFUSION ON THAT.
THAT'S THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE, UH, COUNSEL? I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AT SOME POINT.
I'M NOT SURE WHEN MAYOR, IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE, BUT MAYBE NOW YOU CAN DO 'EM NOW YOU WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION PERIOD AFTER WE DO.
THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AFTER.
I'LL JUST MAKE MY COMMENT BEFORE I SIT DOWN UNLESS THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS FOR US.
BUT, UH, BUT I, I HOPE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS OUR GREAT APPRECIATION FOR THE STAFF THAT WE WORKED WITH IN THIS PROCESS AND THE INTERACTION THAT WE HAD.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY I GOT ASKED TO BE INVOLVED IN OCTOBER, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT I GOT ASKED TO BE INVOLVED, UH, WITH RANDALL AND HAL AND SHANNON AND JOSH.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S THAT FAMOUS QUOTE, IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE.
IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO WITH A GROUP.
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HEARD THAT.AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE GROUP.
AND I MEAN THAT ON THE PUBLIC SIDE, BUT I MEAN IT MORE INTIMATELY ON THE PRIVATE SIDE WITH SHANNON PRICE AND JOSH MOORE AND RANDALL SHADED AND HAL FRENCH.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST GOT INVOLVED IN OCTOBER, UH, HAL WAS AN ACQUAINTANCE AND, UH, WE'RE A FIRST NAME BASIS.
AND NOW I'M THANKFUL THAT HE'S A FRIEND BECAUSE, UH, NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD'VE STARTED THIS PROCESS AND EVEN FEWER WOULD'VE FINISHED IT.
AND SO I'M THANKFUL TO GET TO STAND BESIDE HIM AND THE REST OF THE TEAM ON OUR SIDE.
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEE, MAY I'M, COME DOWN AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE? YES.
YOU OKAY,
I LIVE AT 25 0 1 SUMMIT DRIVE.
AND BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS, I JUST HAVE TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOU, MAYOR DAVIS AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
I TRULY BELIEVE YOU'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR COM, OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'M SURE IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING AT TIMES.
AND I MEAN, TONIGHT'S BUDGET PACKET WAS 449 PAGES LONG, AND YOU WERE EXPECTED TO HAVE REVIEWED IT ALL.
AND SO, UM, CLEARLY SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF PART.
AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UM, AND I'LL READ MY COMMENTS IN ORDER TO BE CLEAR, COHERENT, AND CONCISE.
UM, I WAS EXPLAINING TO MY COUNCILMAN THIS MORNING THAT MY INTEREST IN THE UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK SPRAYING FROM MY CONCERN FOR THE CONDITION OF OUR STREETS, I COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW WE COULD AFFORD THE $13.5 MILLION FOR A LOAN AND ROAD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR A PARK WHEN WE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR OUR STREETS.
SO I READ ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS AND STARTED TO COUNT UP THE COSTS.
THE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROGRAMMING AGREEMENT WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE APPROVED TONIGHT.
WE WILL COMMIT TO SPEND AT LEAST 1.3 MILLION FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE UTIL PLUS THE UTILITIES EVERY YEAR.
AND I SAY AT LEAST BECAUSE THAT FIGURE DOESN'T INCLUDE THE COST OF THE GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY LIABILITY ENTRANCE COSTS FOR THE PARK.
AND I WOULD EXPECT THE PROPERTY LIABILITY COST TO BE PRETTY PRICEY TO ENSURE ART PIECES WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SITTING ON 53 ACRES OF LAND.
UM, DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE OUR PARKS.
I TOOK MY GRANDCHILDREN TO STEVENSON PARK LAST WEEKEND.
I'M HAPPY TO MAINTAIN THE PARKS THAT WE CURRENTLY OWN, BUT I AM WORRIED THAT WE'RE BECOMING A LITTLE TOP HEAVY WITH PARKS AT THE TOP AND STREETS AND OTHER MAINTENANCE NEEDS AT THE BOTTOM.
AND I WONDER, AT WHAT POINT DO WE BECOME SO OUT OF BALANCE THAT EVERYTHING COLLAPSES? IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE KEEP A PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, AMENITIES, AND MAINTENANCE.
BECAUSE WITHOUT PROPER MAINTENANCE SPACES THAT WERE ONES BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL CAN BECOME EYESORE AND OF NO VALUE, A GEO BOND TAX HAS BEEN PROPOSED AS THE SOLUTION TO OUR STREET REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WOES.
AND I JUST CAN'T AGREE BECAUSE INCREASED TAXES ARE NEVER THE BEST AND FIRST SOLUTION.
THEY SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT.
A TAX RE SHOULD ONLY BE BE PROPOSED WHEN THE BUDGET HAS BEEN SCOURED.
AND THERE IS SIMPLY NO OTHER CHOICE.
BUT WAIT, OUR BUDGET WAS SCOURED AND 10 MILLION WAS FOUND AND GIVEN NOT TO OUR STREETS, BUT FOR THE SCULPTURE PARK, NOT TO REMEDY TO TODAY'S PROBLEM, STREETS AND ROADS, BUT TO FUND A BEAUTIFUL VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
A LAST, THERE WAS NO MONEY FOUND FOR OUR STREETS.
SO WE'RE EXPECTED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF A TAX INCREASE IF WE WANT THEM REPAIRED.
AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY SECOND CONCERN ABOUT THIS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND ACTUALLY ABOUT ALL THE AGREEMENTS AND THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET MESSAGE, INCLUDING IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA PACKET.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE WORDS CAUTION AND CAUTIOUS USED REPEATEDLY IN HIS MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE TIMING IS NOT RIGHT FOR THE ADDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF ANOTHER PARK.
AND SPEAKING OF TIMING, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHY THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN RUSHED THROUGH FOR APPROVAL SO QUICKLY.
ALTHOUGH NEGOTIATIONS, NEGOTIATIONS MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE PUBLIC WAS ONLY GIVEN ACCESS TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 21ST.
AND TONIGHT, ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS WILL BE SIGNED AND IT WILL BE A DONE DEAL.
AND I'VE GOTTA ASK WHAT'S ON FIRE? WHAT'S THE RUSH? I FELT LIKE THERE'S NOT BEEN ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO REALLY COUNT THE COSTS, AND I'M AFRAID IN THE RUSH TO GET THIS DONE, SOMETHING HAS BEEN MISSED.
AND MR. MCGINNIS APPLAUDED THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST
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MEETING FOR TAKING A RISK ON THIS PARK.AND I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT IS THE RISK? THE STATISTICS THAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWN INDICATE THAT THERE WILL BE INCREASED REVENUE AS A RESULT OF THE PARK.
SO WHERE IS THE RISK? THE RISK IS THAT THE, IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET MESSAGES, MESSAGE IS ACCURATE, AND THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE CAUTIOUS AND NOT COUNT ON THE HISTORICAL TAX GROWTH OF PAST DECADES, BUT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR ECONOMY HAS CHANGED.
THE CITY OF EDMOND IS EXPERIENCING LITTLE TO NO FAN FINANCIAL GROWTH WHILE FACING INFLATION SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A RECESSION.
JOHN ADAMS ONCE SAID, FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS AND WHATEVER MAY BE OUR WISHES, OUR INCLINATIONS OR THE DICTATES OF OUR PASSIONS, THAT THEY CANNOT ALTER THE STATE OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE.
I DO NOT EXPECT WHAT I'VE SAID TONIGHT TO CHANGE THE VOTE OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
I JUST FELT COMPELLED TO SPEAK SO THAT WHEN THE NEXT BIG THING COMES ALONG, WE WILL SLOW DOWN, CONSIDER THE COST CAREFULLY, AND REMEMBER THAT NECESSARY BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH, QUALITY OF LIFE AND MAINTENANCE.
WE DON'T WANT THE NEXT GENERATION TO LOOK BACK AT US AND BACK AT US AND SAY, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? AND I HOPE MY PASSION HAS NOT BEEN PERCEIVED AS DISRESPECTFUL.
I'M JUST EXPRESSING WHAT I BELIEVE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.
LIKE I SAID, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SUCH A DIFFICULT JOB, BUT WHEN WE TAKE THE TIME TO HEAR DISSENTING OPINIONS, IT MAKES US BETTER.
AND WE ARE BETTER WHEN WE CAN SAY THAT WE'VE HEARD ALL SIDES OF A MATTER, HAVE CONSIDERED ALL THE FACTS AND FIGURES, BOTH ACTUAL AND STATISTICAL, AND HAVE THOROUGHLY WEIGHED THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR DECISIONS.
THE UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK, AS IT IS PROPOSED, WILL BE BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
BUT THERE IS A REALITY THAT WE MUST, WE MUST FACE TODAY.
AND THAT IS THAT TONIGHT, EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM WILL TRAVEL HOME ON STREETS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED TO SOME EXTENT OR ANOTHER.
AND THAT'S WHY I FELT THAT I MUST SPEAK.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
ANYONE ELSE? WELL, COUNSEL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ON ITEM NINE H? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE NOW, IS THAT, UM, I TRY NOT TO GET ON MY SOAPBOX, BUT I'M GETTING READY TO, UM, I FEEL LIKE THE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF HOURS THAT I'VE SPENT ON THIS PROJECT HAVE MAYBE WARRANTED, UM, TWO OR THREE MINUTES, UH, TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS.
UM, I FIRST WANNA THANK YOU MS. STEWART, FOR THE WAY IN WHICH YOU PRESENTED YOUR EMAIL, THE WAY IN WHICH YOU, UH, EXPRESSED THOUGHTFULLY WHAT YOUR CONCERNS WERE.
UM, I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU THAT THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF COMMENTS AND, UM, EMAILS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
UM, THEY'RE NOT, UM, AND SO I'M GONNA END ON A GOOD NOTE HERE, SO BEAR WITH ME FOR A MINUTE.
BUT THE ACCUSATIONS, THE VERBAL ABUSE, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY CHARACTER, MY VALUES, UM, REALLY UGLY, NASTY THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALL DEALT WITH THAT STAFF HAS DEALT WITH ON THIS PROJECT AND ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE AND EMOTIONAL.
UM, IT DOESN'T EXCUSE IT AND IT'S NOT OKAY.
AND IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THESE POSITIONS, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH MORE RESPECT AND CIVILITY, JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH SOMEONE DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO, UM, DISPARAGE THEIR CHARACTER.
UM, AND I'M PROBABLY PREACHING TO THE CHOIR 'CAUSE I SUSPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ARE NOT WHO NEED TO HEAR THIS.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO HEAR IT MAY NOT BE LISTENING OR WATCHING.
UM, NOT EVERYTHING YOU READ ONLINE IS ACCURATE.
UM, IN FACT, THIS, AS YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE READ THESE AGREEMENTS AND THEY ARE COMPLICATED.
AND, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND TODD MCKENNA AND STEPHANIE, UM, HAVE WORKED REALLY DILIGENTLY ON IT.
AND, UM, THEY ARE INTERRELATED.
THEY ARE SHORT TERM, THEY ARE LONG TERM.
UM, AND, UM, THE 32ND SOUND BITES THAT PEOPLE ARE READING AND THEN ATTACKING US FOR ARE, I MEAN, IT'S JUST, IT'S RIDICULOUS.
SO, UM, I DO FEEL LIKE RECENTLY THE EMAILS AND CALLS I'VE RECEIVED HAVE
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HAD A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TONE.SO MAYBE SOME OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING, UM, HAS BEEN HEARD.
IF YOU WANNA GET ME TO VOTE ON SOMETHING, CALLING ME NAMES AND BERATING ME IS NOT GONNA HELP.
UM, I'M STILL GONNA READ YOUR EMAIL AND I'M PROBABLY GONNA RESPOND TO YOU, BUT IT'S NOT HELPFUL TO YOUR CAUSE.
AND JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
EVERY PERSON I'VE SERVED ON, UM, 33 PLUS YEARS, I'VE BEEN ON THE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST WITH JOSH MOORE, AND I'VE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT, PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, SUPPORTED IT, AND THE ACCUSATIONS PERSONALLY AT ME, UM, THAT I HAVEN'T SUPPORTED IT.
AND IT TURNS OUT WE NEED TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS, $900,000, UM, ONGOING COSTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS THAT I THINK YOU LAID OUT CAREFULLY.
WE HAVE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, RIGHT? UM, AND IF WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB.
IF WE ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, THAT'S NOT BEING DISRESPECTFUL.
IT'S NOT SAYING WE'RE OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.
UM, UM, IT IT MEANS THAT WE'RE DOING OUR JOBS, RIGHT? UM, SO DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA VOTE.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN PAINFUL AND I WANNA GET PAST IT.
UM, BUT YEAH, I GREW UP IN A FAMILY THAT LOVES ART.
I HAVE AN ARTIST, UM, IN MY FAMILY.
I HAVE A GRANDMOTHER AND A MOTHER WHO HAD AN ART GALLERY AT THE SALES AND RENTAL GALLERY.
I, TO HAVE PEOPLE ACCUSE ME OF NOT UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF ART IN OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY PAINFUL.
UM, SO JUST, AGAIN, YOU GUYS PROBABLY AREN'T THE NINES THAT NEED TO HEAR IT.
BUT IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO RUN AND SERVE IN THESE ROLES, WE'VE GOT TO TREAT US BETTER THAN THIS.
EVERY PERSON UP HERE, DAVID CHAPMAN AND JOSH MOORE, WHEN THEY WERE ON THE COUNCIL WITH US, UM, IT'S NOT OKAY.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T AGREE DOESN'T GIVE YOU A RIGHT TO BE NASTY.
UM, AND DISPARAGE PEOPLE'S CHARACTER NOW, THEY'RE GONNA TURN A QUARTER.
UM, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE AT A SPACE WHERE WE CAN FOCUS ON SEEING IT COME TOGETHER, SEEING THE VISION OF WHAT IT'S GONNA BE.
UM, AND I WANNA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.
UM, AND I GUESS ANOTHER THING TOO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT FEELS IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR SOME PEOPLE, RIGHT? WE'VE BEEN WAY TOO SLOW AND HAVE BEEN AN OBSTACLE IN SOME WAYS, AND THEN IT'S TOO FAST FOR OTHERS, RIGHT? UM, BUT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A CITY RIGHT NOW TO DO SOMETHING.
AND I AGREE WITH WHAT TODD MCKENNA SAID IN FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS, 40 YEARS, WE'RE GONNA LOOK BACK AND GO, WOW, ARE WE SO GLAD THAT WE DID THIS? AND IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, A GEM, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF.
UM, I'LL PROBABLY EVEN USE IT MORE THAN KICKING BIRD GOLF, RIGHT? UM, WHICH IS ANOTHER THING, JUST 'CAUSE IT'S NOT YOUR DEAL, RIGHT? DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, SO I'M READY TO BE EXCITED NOW, RIGHT? AND TO GET PAST SOME OF THE, UM, THE ANGST AND THE PAIN AND THE FRUSTRATION AND, AND THE UGLINESS, UM, AND, AND BE EXCITED.
UM, SO I DO WANNA HATE, UH, HAL FRENCH IS HERE SOMEWHERE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY, FOR YOUR VISION, UM, FOR, UM, WHAT YOU'VE INVESTED THUS FAR, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND TIME AND ANGST AND FRUSTRATION AND ALL THE THINGS, RIGHT? AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED.
AND SO I WANNA SAY THAT PUBLICLY TO YOU, UM, BECAUSE WHENEVER I HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS, IT'S SO WE CAN GET TO THE PLACE WE ARE AT TONIGHT AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN, UM, AND NOT HAVE FUTURE COUNCILS COME BACK AND SAY, YOU GUYS JUST DIDN'T EVEN READ IT.
YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, BUT WE THOUGHTFULLY DID.
SO HERE'S THE OTHER PART OF IT TOO.
UM, SOME PEOPLE KNOW WHAT AN ENDOWMENT IS, SOME PEOPLE DON'T.
AND THAT WORD'S BEEN THROWN OUT THERE.
WE'VE GOT A PARK ENDOWMENT THAT WE'RE BUILDING, RIGHT? AND THE FRENCH FAMILY FOUNDATION IS FUNDING IT, RIGHT? AND THERE'S GONNA BE, UM, INCOME FROM PRIVATE RESTAURANT PADS THAT ARE GONNA BE FUNDING IT.
BUT GUESS WHAT? ALL OF YOU, PEOPLE WHO LOVE THIS PROJECT, YOU CAN FUND THE ENDOWMENT TOO.
AND ENDOWMENT IS A, YOU KNOW, SET OF FUNDS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA DIP INTO, AND IT'S GONNA SPIN OFF INCOME AND INTEREST THAT GOES TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK.
AND AS THAT ENDOWMENT GROWS, IT'S LESS AND
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LESS BURDEN, RIGHT? UM, AND SO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENDOWMENT.THIS IS A 60 TO $70 MILLION PARK, RIGHT? THE CITY IS CONTRIBUTING THE $10 MILLION FORGIVABLE LOAN AND SOME OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS.
AND YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY 13 TO $15 MILLION.
UM, HAL FRENCH IS DONATING UP TO 20, AND I SUSPECT IT'LL BE MORE THAN THAT, BUT THIS IS A 60 TO $70 MILLION PARK.
SO GUESS WHAT? YOU GUYS TOO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE PARK.
THIS IS AN INVESTMENT ON THE CITY'S PARK PARK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, TO BE THE LAUNCHING PAD, THE THE TOUCHSTONE ONGOING MAINTENANCE.
BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY HOPEFUL THAT WITH GRANTS AND OTHER PRIVATE DONATIONS, WE CAN FURTHER FUND THE ENDOWMENT.
WE CAN FUND THE PARK, AND IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE AWAY FROM SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO, UM, I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS.
UM, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IN THIS SEAT WE CAN'T WIN, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
OUTTA CONTROL SPENDING WAS THE TITLE OF ONE OF MY EMAILS.
AND THEN THERE'S THE, DON'T F THIS UP, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE GET IT FROM ALL ANGLES.
UM, UH, BUT I, I AM EXCITED TONIGHT.
UM, AND I KNOW MY HUSBAND'S EXCITED TONIGHT BECAUSE HE'S, UM, READY FOR ME TO NOT BE CHEERFUL ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND FRUSTRATED, BUT TO BE EXCITED.
AND SO, UM, ALSO, I, I WEAR, I HAVE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE FINE ARTS INSTITUTE.
THEY WEREN'T PART OF THIS PICTURE A YEAR AGO WHEN WE KIND OF PAUSED.
AND I THINK THIS IS A BETTER PROJECT.
UM, IT'S GONNA MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE, I THINK, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY NEED TO SERVE MORE FOLKS.
THEY'RE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS. AND I JUST THINK IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY GREAT COLLABORATION.
UM, SOME PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE WORD NEGOTIATION, AND WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO EMPHASIZE, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A NEGOTIATION, BUT A COLLABORATION.
AND I THINK SOMEBODY SAID, IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, ONLY HAVE A FEW PEOPLE, GUESS WHAT? THERE'S BEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS, WHICH CAN MAKE IT REALLY FRUSTRATING.
BUT I THINK IT ALSO MAKES IT SOMETHING EVERYBODY FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE A PART OF.
I'M GONNA GET OFF AND, UM, LEAVE IT THERE.
BUT AFTER THREE PLUS YEARS, I, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT'D I TAKE? FIVE, 10 MINUTES? MAYBE 20.
UM, SO GET YOUR CHECKBOOKS OUT, GET EXCITED.
UM, I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS IS GONNA PASS.
I MEAN, I COULD BE WRONG, BUT, UM, OBVIOUSLY I'M VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT.
AND, UM, AND JUST, YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME.
UM, UH, SO THANKS FOR INDULGING ME.
I, UH, MS. STEWART, I, I TOO EN ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION THIS MORNING ON THE TELEPHONE.
UH, WE GOT SOME THINGS FIGURED OUT.
WE DON'T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT, AND I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
BUT I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MS. MUG SAID.
UM, IT WAS A PLEASANT CHAT THIS MORNING, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT AND I'M, I'M GLAD WE GOT A COUPLE THINGS SQUARED AWAY AND WE'LL WORK ON THE REST.
I, UH, I WANNA SAY TWO THINGS, UH, THAT ARE OF, OF PERSONAL IMPORTANCE TO ME.
UH, I HAVE WORKED WITH COUNCILWOMAN MUG ON THIS PROJECT, AND ALTHOUGH WE SIT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, WE DON'T OFTEN TALK OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE TALKED TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK ABOUT UNCOMMON GROUND.
AND I KNOW HER PASSION FOR EDMOND, FOR THE ARTS AND FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND I ADMIRE HER DEDICATION TO STICK WITH THIS, BECAUSE THERE WERE TIMES THAT IT WAS A LITTLE DICEY ON THIS PROJECT.
AND I, UH, I WANT YOU TO KNOW I VALUE YOUR FRIENDSHIP, BUT, UH, MOST OF ALL, I VALUE THE WAY THAT YOU APPROACH THINGS AND YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
I ALSO WANNA THANK OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, I KNOW SHE WORKED WEEKENDS, SHE WORKED NIGHTS, SUNDAYS.
SHE WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO CHAT ON THE TELEPHONE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UH, I KNOW SHE GOT FRUSTRATED A TIME OR TWO WITH ME, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT UNCOMMON.
AND, UH, THANK YOU, MS. SAWYER
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AND MR. FRENCH.I'VE SAID TO YOU BEFORE, THANK YOU.
I'M TELLING YOU AGAIN TONIGHT, UH, WHEN THIS THING'S ALL BUTTONED UP HERE SHORTLY.
UH, I HOPE, UH, WE GET BUSY OUT THERE AND GOOD THINGS START HAPPENING, AND I KNOW YOU WILL.
AND I'VE, UH, LIKE TODD SAID, I'VE, UH, I'VE MADE A FRIEND AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
AND I WANT TO TIDY UP WITH THIS COMMENT.
MY WIFE WILL BE APPRECIATIVE THAT THE LAST PERSON I TALK TO AT NIGHT IS NOT RANDALL.
UH, THOSE 9:30 PM TELEPHONE CALLS CAN GO AWAY,
AND, UH, SO I AM HAPPY TO VOTE.
YES, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF UNCOMMON GROUND.
COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS ALL WHO'VE PARTICIPATED, UH, IN THIS AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A REALLY, UM, UH, A REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE TRANSFORMATIONAL, UH, FOR OUR CITY.
I LOOK AT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS IS GONNA MEAN.
AND I SEE, UH, EDMOND P SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE GONNA GO OUT IN THE WORLD AND COMPETE, AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SHOCKED THAT WHERE THEY GOT SOME OF THEIR AMAZING ART EDUCATION AND EXPOSURE WAS EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.
UH, AND THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO NECESSARILY TRAVEL TO FAR OFF PLACES TO GET THE HELP AND INSTRUCTION THAT THEY NEED.
STARTING FROM GRADE SCHOOL ON A, I THINK ABOUT GRANDPARENTS, EVEN MY OWN PARENTS WHO HAVE MOVED HERE TO, TO BE CLOSE TO GRANDCHILDREN, HAVING A WONDERFUL PLACE TO GO TO PLAY, TO RECREATE.
I THINK ABOUT, UM, THE WONDERFUL FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS, UH, WHERE NEIGHBORS WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO, UH, MEET WITH NEIGHBORS.
ART HAS GREAT VALUE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT CAN CAUSE US TO THINK, UM, IT CAN CAUSE US TO REMEMBER.
I KNOW MY KIDS ARE A LITTLE BIT OLDER NOW, BUT SUNDAY, I'LL PUT ON A LITTLE TIE WITH A LITTLE ART PROJECT ON IT THAT MY BOYS MADE FOR ME FOR FATHER'S DAY YEARS AGO.
AND OUT OF ALL THE THINGS I THINK I'VE EVER GOTTEN FROM THOSE KIDS, THAT'S WHAT I TREASURE MOST.
AND, UM, THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN, I THINK, OUTSIDE OF ADMIN NATIONALLY, GLOBALLY, THAT ARE DIVISIVE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING A HUGE UNIFIER, AN IDENTIFIER, A SOURCE OF PRIDE.
UH, PEOPLE MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND SO AS WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND INTENTIONALLY AND INVEST IN THIS ASSET, UH, WE'RE REALLY INVESTING IN OURSELVES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
SO THANKS FOR ALL THE STAFF THAT WORK SO HARD.
ECHO, UM, UH, OTHERS FROM OUR SENIOR STAFF TO OUR, OUR, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OTHERS THAT WORK SO HARD, UM, THAT, THAT SAW THIS THROUGH NEW PARTNERS WHO CAME ON BOARD THAT CAUGHT THE VISION OF MR. FRENCH.
UM, EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, WHICH IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VENUE, WHICH IS, OKAY, WHAT ARE WE GETTING NEXT TO WHERE OUR HOUSES ARE? AND, UH, YOU KNOW, OKAY, WE DON'T WANT DRIVE-THROUGHS.
I GOTTA GO A LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO GET TACO BELL, I GUESS AT TWO IN THE MORNING.
IT WON'T BE OPEN THERE, BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT'S NOT BEING BUILT IN THAT LOCATION, LIKE I TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME.
UH, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A MIX OF SORT OF COMMERCIAL, MAYBE SOME MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES WITH SOME DRIVE-THROUGHS AND HOW YOU BEST COULD MONO, UH, MONETIZE THE LAND.
AND HERE FOR GENERATIONS IT'S BEING SET ASIDE.
AND SO FOR THAT, I'M GRATEFUL IT SETS A HIGH STANDARD AND A MARKER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT AND TO WORK AS A PARTNERSHIP.
BUT I THINK WHEN WE LOOK BACK, IT'LL BE SOMETHING, UH, THAT WE'LL LOOK TO AS A UNIFIER IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SOMETHING THAT WE CAN STAND PROUD OF, UH, FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.
AND I'LL BE VOTING, YES, VERY GOOD.
ANYONE ELSE? MAYOR, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS MY OPINION ON THIS AND I JUST DON'T WANNA TAKE UP ANY MORE TIME.
I WOULD SAY I'D BE BRIEF, BUT THEN I'D BE A LIAR.
SO,
NO, I, I WASN'T EVEN GONNA LIE AT THE FRONT OF IT.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL? I'D LIKE TO PASS IT.
[10. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]
NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO RECESS THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.WE'RE NOW IN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.
[A. Consideration of Approval of Operations, Maintenance, and Programming Agreement: Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park; $899,360.00. (Ward 2)]
THE ITEM 11 A IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAM AND AGREEMENT, UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK FOR $899,360.[01:55:01]
NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM 11? A MOTION TO APPROVE.[B. Annual Budget:]
ITEM 11 B.THIS IS THE PUBLIC WORKS PORTION OF OUR BUDGET THAT WE'VE HAVE APPROVED UNDER COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO DASH 24 2 DASH 24, APPROVING THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN OF VARIOUS, UH, ADMIN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 25, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, UTILITY FUNDS, AND OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
COUNSEL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ON ITEM 11 B ONE? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON I ITEM B ONE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY POINT OF VIEW, SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM 11 B ONE? MOTION TO APPROVE MAYOR.
NEXT WE NEED A CONSIDERATION OF ON 11 B TWO CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE DASH 24 3 DASH 24, AUTHORIZING SPENDING ABOVE THE 90% LIMIT AS DESIGNATED BY THE OKLAHOMA, MINNESOTA FULL BUDGET ACT OF 1979.
COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ARE THERE ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? COUNSEL ON ITEM 11 B TWO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[12. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
WE NEED A, A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE, UH, EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE THAT MOTION.
NEXT IS WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMENTS TONIGHT.
[14. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
UH, NEXT IS THE COMMENTS, UH, FROM THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.I HAVE A 36 PAGE, UH, DISSERTATION I WANTED TO GIVE ON MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS. NOW I'LL START WITH PAGE ONE.
WE HAD A GREAT, UM, WEEK AGAIN HERE, MY TIME IN EDMOND.
JUST TO RECAP SOME OF THE THINGS I WROTE DOWN, UH, THIS WEEK, WE, SU EDMOND'S BEEN SUPPORTING THE ENDUR OF THE ENDEAVOR GAMES.
AND I CHALLENGE YOU, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO AN ENDEAVORS GAME, PLEASE GO TO AN ENDEAVORS GAME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ALL OF 'EM, JUST ONE EVENT.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WALK OUT A CHANGED PERSON, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA BE A CHANGED PERSON.
AND THEN I CHALLENGE YOU TO EVEN VOLUNTEER.
THERE WERE OVER 300 ATHLETES THAT CAME HERE THAT ARE SOMEHOW CHALLENGED IN THEIR PERFORMANCE FROM 20 DIFFERENT STATES AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
UH, TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, ATTENDING WITH, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PERNELL SMOS AND THE STAFF, THE RED, BUT AWARD ON TOURISM WHERE EDMOND'S GONNA BE RECOGNIZED.
WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR SEVERAL AWARDS ON OUR, ON OUR TOURISM AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO US.
UH, IN JUNE 13TH, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PERNELL, I'LL PROBABLY BE ATTENDING ALSO, THE ROUTE, OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL KICKOFF IS GONNA HAPPEN.
AND IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER, DON'T KNOW, UH, FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WE HAVE THE MOST MILEAGE OF ROUTE 66 OF ANY CITY IN OKLAHOMA THAT GOES THROUGH OUR TOWN.
SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, ESPECIALLY WITH LIBERTY FEST COMING UP AND, UH, THINGS WITH NATURAL DISASTERS.
THE EDMUND AMATEUR RADIO IS HAVING THEIR GALA EVENT DINNER, 24 HOUR, UH, EVENT, UH, WHICH WE HELD AT A, UH, WHERE IS IT? MASONIC LODGE THIS YEAR.
UH, BUT THEY'RE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY SAFETY THAT YOU DON'T REALIZE BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE BACKGROUND AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE OUT PUBLICITY IN THE FRONT, BUT THEY'RE HAVING THEIR EVENT.
THEN I HAVE TO GO BACK 'CAUSE I, I DIDN'T, I WAS REMISS ON THIS ONE.
EDMOND CENTER, EDMOND CENTER COURT
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HOSTED THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN TENNIS ASSOCIATION, THEIR 48TH ANNUAL N-A-I-T-A NATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.THAT'S A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN OUR TOWN.
AND SO FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T, I UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMENTS IF, IF, IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING, VOLUNTEER AND GET INVOLVED AND, AND THEN HELP, BUT JUST TO SIT ON THE SIDELINE AND THAT, I'M GONNA TELL YOU STAND IN LINE BECAUSE THIS CITY IS GROWING AND IT'S, IT'S PEOPLE LIKE HERE, STAFF, CITIZENS THAT HELP US GO FORWARD.
UH, AND THAT, AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT EACH AND EVERY DAY IS THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO GET THERE.
EVERYTHING DOESN'T, YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, A LOT OF, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, I'VE BEEN MARRIED 40 YEARS
I DON'T PLEASE MY WIFE EVERY WEEK, SO HOW AM I GOING TO PLEASE A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE? BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL UP HERE.
I APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS OF EVAN
I JUST WANNA ECHO ABOUT THE ENDEAVOR GAMES.
UM, IT'S AMAZING, AMAZING EVENT.
AND, UM, I, I FEEL SO SELFISH VOLUNTEERING FOR THEM BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE WATCHED THIS LITTLE GIRL FOR FOUR YEARS IN ARCHERY AND I'VE, I'VE BASICALLY WATCHED HER GROW UP MM-HMM.
AND SHE'S WINNING NATIONAL COMPETITIONS NOW.
AND, UM, WE WENT A FARTHER DISTANCE ON SAT ON FRIDAY.
AND, UM, I WAS JUST SO PROUD OF HER AND I JUST EMBRACED THAT FAMILY.
AND I, I KNOW THE FAMILY, THEY KNOW ME AND AS MUCH AS I GET OUT OF IT, MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH JOY WHEN HER PARENTS AND HER GRANDFATHER, WHO HELPS HER SO MUCH, SAID, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU EVERY YEAR.
AND I THOUGHT, OH MY GOODNESS, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS FOREVER THEN, BECAUSE THIS LITTLE GIRL'S GONNA GO ON AND ON.
AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND FOR WHATEVER REASON I CAN'T, UM, I WILL BE THERE WATCHING HER BECAUSE SHE'S AN AMAZING LITTLE GIRL.
HER NAME IS JOSIE, AND SHE'S JUST STINKING DARLING.
AND ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET THERE, THEY JUST HAVE A HEART OF GOLD.
AND WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF THERE, YOUR HEART IS FULL.
SO IT'S A SELFISH THING THAT YOU CAN DO, BUT IT MEANS A LOT TO THOSE ATHLETES FOR YOU TO SHOW UP AND TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
AND, UM, MY FAVORITE THING OF THE YEAR, SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.
JUST TO TAG ON THAT, THERE WAS A, UH, PREMIER SHOWING, A DOCUMENTARY WAS DONE ON THE ENDEAVOR GAMES, AND IT'S BEEN SHOWN IN, IN EARLY RELEASES, BUT TONIGHT IT WAS SHOWN DOWN AT HARKINS THEATER IN THEIR, WHAT IS IT? DEAD DEAD CENTER.
SO THIS DOCUMENTARY ON THE ENDEAVOR GAMES IS GOING TO HIT NATIONWIDE NOW ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AND, UM, AND ALL THAT AND OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT AMPLIFIED IT.
WELL, BLUE HIPPO, THIS, THIS SATURDAY.
BLUE HIPPO FESTIVAL IS JUNE 15TH OVER AT STEVENSON PARK AND THE EDMUND HISTORY MUSEUM.
GREAT, GREAT TRADITION, GOOD FOR FAMILIES, GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS COMING OUT AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND A GREAT FESTIVAL.
ANYTHING ELSE? UM, SHORT THING SINCE I'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED MY ALLOTTED TIME FOR THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS, BUT, UM, UH, JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH, AND SO I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITY STAFF WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ PLUS AS WELL AS FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, UM, JUST HONOR, HONOR THEM IN BEING AUTHENTIC AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY MAKE TO EDMOND.
AND CAN I END ON SOMETHING OFF OF THAT? SURE.
THE ONLY REQUIREMENT IS BASICALLY THAT YOU'RE BREATHING, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT, GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE STILL WELCOME.
BECAUSE AT ONE TIME YOU WERE, IF YOU WEREN'T BREATHING, BUT EVERYONE'S WELCOME IN EDMOND.
HOW ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 15? IS THAT ADJOURNMENT? THAT'S ADJOURN.
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OKAY.