Oct 28, 2024 City Council

YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS RIGHT NOW.

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RIGHT.

THEY PROBABLY GOTTA BE A SIX.

MR. MAYOR, WE ASK IF YOU WOULD ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO SPEAK AT THE BEGINNING INSTEAD OF THE END.

WOULD YOU ANSWER? WOULD YOU RESPOND TO US AT THIS TIME? WILL YOU BE QUIET LADY? , YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MAYOR.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

WE'RE NOT HAVING THIS THIS EVENING.

WE ARE NOT HAVING THIS.

WE HAVE, WE ARE NOT HAVING THIS, SIR.

WE HAVE, WE'RE NOT HAVING THIS, SIR.

WE ARE NOT HAVING, EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WE'RE NOT HAVING THIS DISTURBANCE.

I'M THE PRESIDER OVER THIS MEETING.

AND YOU KNOW, THE PROTOCOLS AND THE PROTOCOLS, SIR, ARE WOKE.

DEI STUFF TO GO, MAYOR, GOOD EVENING.

[B. Recognition of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and for the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). (Citywide)]

YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY DID I COME DOWN HERE? BECAUSE I HAVE TWO PLAQUES IN MY HAND.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN, IN CITY, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IS THE FINANCIAL REPORTING.

AND, AND IT GOES ON THAT PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO, OUR FINANCIAL TEAM OF KATHY PANIS, MADISON HENDERSON, SHEILA BRI AND ETHAN DAVIS, EVERYONE'S HERE, RIGHT? COME ON DOWN.

THESE ARE TWO AWARDS THEY RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

NOW, I'M NOT GONNA SAY EVERY ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD GETS THIS, BUT GUESS WHAT? OUR FINANCE TEAM HERE IN EDMOND HAS A HISTORY OF DOING THIS.

AND THIS IS THE PEOPLE UNDER ABOUT OUR DOLLARS.

AND THESE ARE THIS TEAM HERE.

SO I WANTED TO FORMALLY IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO SHOW THEM THAT WE HAVE THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD TO THE CITY OF EDMOND THAT WAS GIVEN ON JULY 1ST.

AND THEN A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR ACCIDENT IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

THAT THESE TWO AWARDS, THAT THESE TEAM RIGHT HERE HAVE TIRELESSLY WON, DOING YEOMAN'S WORK, COUNTING TO PENNIES FOR THE CITY EVENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

MM-HMM, , THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO MY TEAM AND THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF STEPPING UP.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM THAT ARE NOT HERE DUE TO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND WE TRY TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AND OPEN THROUGH THESE FINANCIALS AS PART OF GETTING THE AWARD.

[3. Appointments and Reappointments:]

THREE WAS APPOINTMENT OF REAPPOINTMENTS THE MAYOR, APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENT OF SCOTT TOLAN TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD.

TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER, 2027.

AND THEN WE HAD THE WARD, WARD ONE APPOINTMENT OF, UH, AUBREY EDMONDS TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD.

TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER, 2027.

SO OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS, WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JESSE WARREN TO THE EDMOND VISUAL ARTS COMMISSION AS THE UCO COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN REPRESENTATIVE AND APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS FIOR DOI TO THE VISIT EDMONT TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD AS A STUDENT MEMBER.

TERM EXPIRES JUNE, 2025.

COUNSEL, THOSE ARE OUR APPOINTMENTS FOR EVENING.

UM, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH THOSE APPOINTMENTS? MOTION TO

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PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.

ALRIGHT, BARRY SWIFT OUT THE CONTROL.

THERE WE GO.

THOSE ITEMS, THOSE, UM, APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

I NEED A MOTION TO RECESS THE, UH, EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER OF THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.

[4. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]

SO, MOVE SECOND.

MOTION.

PLEASE CATCH YOUR VOTE.

WE'RE NOW IN THE

[5. 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.]

PUBLIC WORKS MEETING.

IS SIX B, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER EIGHT DASH 24 8 DASH 24.

UH, ITEM FIVE B HAS BEEN, UH, THE CITY MANAGER, UH, FIVE C, RIGHT? FIVE C NEEDS TO BE PULLED THIS EVENING 'CAUSE WE'RE, UM, UNTIL A LATER DATE, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE DATE CERTAIN ON THAT, BUT WE JUST NEED TO PULL FIVE C.

SO WE ONLY HAVE TWO CONSENT ITEMS, UH, FIVE A AND FIVE B.

MR. MAYOR, I'D MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE A AND B.

SECOND MOTION SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THOSE TWO CONSENT ITEMS HAVE BEEN PASSED.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND, UH, AUTHORITY DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEM ITEMS. OUR FIRST UP

[B. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ of The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Borrower”) Agreeing to File Application with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for Financial Assistance through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program for the Purpose of Financing the Improvement of the Borrower’s Water System and Authorizing Professional Services Agreements Pertaining to Said Financing; Approving and Authorizing a Drinking Water SRF Loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in the Total Aggregate Principal Amount of Not To Exceed $10,000,000.00; Approving the Issuance of its Drinking Water SRF Promissory Note in the Total Aggregate Principal Amount of Not To Exceed $10,000,000.00, Secured by a Pledge of Revenues and Authorizing its Execution; Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Loan Agreement for Drinking Water SRF Loan; Designating a Local Trustee and Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Trust Agreement; Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Security Agreement; Ratifying and Confirming a Subordinate Lien Sales Tax Agreement by and Between the City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) and the Borrower; Ratifying and Confirming a Lease, as Amended, Pertaining to the Leasing of the Water, Sanitary Sewer, Garbage and Electric Systems of the City; Approving Various Covenants; Approving and Authorizing Payment of Fees and Expenses; and Containing Other Provisions Relating Thereto; Not to Exceed $10,000,000.00. (Citywide)]

UH, THE ADMIN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, THE BORROWER AGREEING TO THE FILE APPLICATION WITH THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCE BOARD FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DRINKING WATER STATE RESO REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BORROWER'S WATER SYSTEM IN AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO SAID FINANCING, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A DRINKING WATER SRF LOAN FOR FROM THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD IN THE TOTAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF HIS DRINKING WATER.

S-R-F-S-R-F PROMISSORY NOTE IN THE TOTAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION SECURING BY A PLEDGE OF REVENUES IN AUTHORIZING IN ITS EX EXECUTION, APPROVING UN AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A LOAN AGREEMENT FOR DRINKING WATER SRF LOAN, DESIGNATING A LOCAL TRUSTEE AND APPROVING THE, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE OF A SECURITY AGREEMENT, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A SUBORDINATE LIEN SALES TAX AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY AND THE BORROWER, RATIFYING AND CONFINE, CONFIRMING A LEASE AS AMENDED PERTAINING TO THE LEASING OF THE WATER, SANITARY SEWER, GARBAGE, AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS OF THE CITY, APPROVING VARIOUS COVENANTS, APPROVING THE AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS OF FEES AND EXPENSE, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERE TO NOT, TO EXCEED $10 MILLION.

OKAY, MR. ING, I GAVE THE, I GAVE THE LEGAL VERSION.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GIVE THE VERY SHORT VERSION, UH, CHRIS KNIFING, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES.

UH, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR, UH, MEETING IN AUGUST.

WE SAID THIS PROJECT'S COMING UP, UH, BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS, FINALLY HAPPENED.

UM, SO I'LL TALK ABOUT GOOD NEWS FIRST.

UM, WE WERE ESTIMATING $15 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT CAME IN AT 8 MILLION 7 97, 8 MILLION, 797,000.

SO, UH, NICE RELIEF FOR US.

UM, WE PUT IN THE AGENDA AS NOT TO EXCEED 10 MILLION AS WE WERE PUTTING THE BUDGET TOGETHER.

SO WE'RE JUST UNDER NINE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

UM, TO REITERATE THESE, THESE ARE, UH, SRF FUNDS.

THEY'RE SUBSIDIZED LOANS THROUGH THE STATE.

UM, IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR CURRENT RATE PLAN.

I JUST SAY THIS EVERY TIME I TALK, AND IF YOU HEAR OTHERWISE, THEN, UH, WE'LL BE HAVING A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION.

UM, SO JUST PUT THE TIMELINE UP THERE.

UH, SO WORDING AT THIS MEETING.

AND THEN, UH, LOOKS LIKE THE LOAN CLOSING'S GONNA BE IN DECEMBER.

UH, IT'S ALL PART OF OUR ONGOING, UH, PLAN SINCE 2019.

UM, WE'VE BEEN UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IT MULTIPLE TIMES.

UH, JUST A BIT OF PROJECT BACKGROUND.

UH, CURRENTLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, UM, WE HAVE ISSUES GETTING WATER TO THE, UH, SOUTH END.

SO PHASE ONE SPLIT OUT.

UM, SO WE COULD GET THIS PROJECT BID OUT AND SOME SIDEWALKS BUILT THAT KIDS

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CAN'T, UH, WALK ON THE SIDE OF 33RD.

UM, SO IT WILL UP UPSIZE FROM A 12 INCH LINE TO A 24 INCH LINE.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT MORE WATER.

SO, UM, LOTS OF WATER'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

THEY'VE HAD PRESSURE ISSUES FOR YEARS, UH, PROJECTING TO START IN DECEMBER.

THAT MAY BE A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC.

THERE WE GO.

QUESTIONS, COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND.

MOTION.

ADAM PASS.

IS A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR THE 33RD STREET WATER LINE PROJECT AND FINANCING FOR $10 MILLION.

[C. Consideration of Approval of Supplemental Appropriations to Provide Budget Authority for 33rd Street Waterline Project and Financing; $10,000,000.00. (Citywide)]

[D. Consideration of Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Agreement for the 33rd Street Waterline, Phase 1 Project; $8,797,925.00. (Citywide)]

AND THEN WE HAVE D IS CONSIDERATION ACCEPTANCE BID OF APPROVE OF AGREEMENT FOR THE 33RD STREET ORDER ON PHASE ONE PROJECT FOR $8,797,925.

MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS SIX, C AND D.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.

SECOND, YOU CAN YOUR VOTE.

THOSE TWO ITEMS PASSED.

THE NEXT WE

[E. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement Between the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), the City of Edmond, and the Edmond Public Works Authority (EPWA) for the Creation of a Recycling Center for Staff, Student, and Public Use. (Citywide)]

ION OF APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, UCO, THE CITY OF EDMOND, AND THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, EPWA FOR THE CREATION OF A RECYCLING CENTER FOR STAFF, STUDENT, AND PUBLIC USE CITYWIDE, WE HAVE THE HONORABLE MR. MASTERSON HERE TODAY.

GOOD EVENING.

BOBBY MASTERSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

UM, UCO REACHED OUT TO US IN JULY.

THEY WERE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIR RECYCLING PROGRAM, FINDING PLACES TO GET THE RECYCLING PROCESSED, BEING ABLE TO SECURE LINES OF, YOU KNOW, SUPPLY FOR THOSE THINGS.

AND THE TRANSPORTATION HAD BECOME A CHALLENGE FOR THEM TO GET 'EM FROM THE COLLEGE, UH, TO THE RECYCLING POINTS.

AND SO WE HAD SOME MEETINGS AND DECIDED TO, TO SEE IF WE COULD TAKE CARE OF PART OF THAT.

THE VENDORS CHANGED, THE MATERIAL STREAMS CHANGED, AND THEY WERE HAVING REAL PROBLEMS SECURING THOSE PATHWAYS.

SO WE HAD A MEETING DISCUSSED POSSIBILITIES TO MAKE SURE WE COULD DO THAT, AND DECIDED A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US AND UCO WOULD BENEFIT EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

UH, AND SO THEY HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE THE SPACE OFF OF CHOWNING RIGHT THERE IN THAT PARKING LOT, WHICH IS UCO NUMBER THREE.

WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE CONTAINERS, THE SIGNAGE ON OUR CONTAINERS, AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE SERVICING OF THOSE CONTAINERS THROUGH OUR CONTRACTOR AND GETTING THOSE DELIVERED TO THE RECYCLING CENTER FOR PROCESSING.

BUT WHAT IT DOES IS GIVES EVERYBODY A CENTER THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RECYCLING DROP OFF THAT'S LOCATED CENTRALLY IN TOWN INSTEAD OF ALL THE WAY OUT BY THE TRANSFER STATION FOR A DROP OFF FACILITY.

IT'LL BE USED BY UCO, THE PUBLIC AND THE STUDENTS THERE, AND THE STAFF.

UH, AND WE'LL PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR THOSE RECYCLABLES TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE CONTAINERS ON SITE, ONE FOR CARDBOARD, ONE FOR PLASTICS, PAPER GLASS, AND THEN ALUMINUM AND TIN CANS.

UM, WE HAVE THE CONTAINERS ON THE GROUND, SIGNAGES ON ITS WAY.

UM, AND SO IF EVERYTHING'S APPROVED, UH, WE WILL MOVE THOSE INTO PLACE AND GET STARTED EARLY NOVEMBER.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS, THIS WITH UCO.

WE LOVE PARTNERING WITH UCO FOR SO MANY THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS NOT JUST NEEDED FOR UCO, BUT IT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME, FOR THE CENTRALLY LOCATED FOLKS.

UM, THE MORE ACCESSIBLE RECYCLING IS, THE MORE APT PEOPLE ARE TO USE IT.

AND I'M JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU SITTING DOWN WITH THEM AND YOU GUYS COMING TO AN AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE STARTED SOON.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT FOR WAR I I THINK CITIZENS ARE GONNA LOVE IT AND HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE AND IT JUST CREATES ANOTHER OPTION AND GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE.

THANK YOU BOBBY.

MM-HMM, .

IT'S, IT'S THE ENTIRE, THIS ENTIRE CITY.

MM, THAT'S RIGHT.

, TIM WARD ONE.

YEAH, BUT EVERYBODY CAN USE IT.

EVERYBODY USE THAT WAS SNEAKY.

IT'S JUST GONNA HAPPEN IN THERE.

YOU CAN, YOU'RE AWARD ONE.

YOU'RE HAVING FUN.

OH, BOY.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER COUNSEL? WHAT, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM HERE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR BOBBY? OH, OKAY.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON MOTION? TEMPORARY.

I HAVE A MOTION.

IS ITEM F, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF, UM, CHANGING THE MEETING TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024 REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE ADMIN PUBLIC TION AUTHORITY.

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[F. Discussion and Consideration of Changing the Meeting Time for the November 12, 2024, Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Edmond Public Works Authority. (Citywide)]

THIS IS, YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD, SIR? UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, THIS ITEM IS HERE BECAUSE THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND A, WHAT WE CALL IT, A HOLIDAY EVENT THAT DIVA DOWNTOWN IS PUTTING ON AT THE SAME TIME DECK.

THE HALLS DECK, THE HALLS AT FIVE 30 THAT SAME EVENING.

AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THAT AS WELL.

AND WE'D LIKE TO SUPPORT DIVA IN EFFORT.

SO THE DISCUSSION IS, WOULD WE LIKE TO MOVE IT OUR MEETING EITHER EARLIER IN THE DAY, SAY THREE O'CLOCK, UH, IN ORDER TO HAVE OUR MEETING, IN ORDER TO GET OUT IN TIME FOR THE EVENT AT FIVE 30, OR PERHAPS MOVE IT TO THE NEXT DAY, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH AT FIVE 30.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION THAT IF WE MOVE IT EARLIER IN THE DAY, WE STILL MAY HAVE THE, CAN WE GET DONE, CAN WE GET DONE AND NOT HAVE THE CONFLICT WITH THE FIVE 30? SO I THINK THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PRIORITY TO MOVE IT TO WEDNESDAY AT FIVE 30 AFTER YOU TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M SUPER EXCITED THAT WE'RE EVEN, UM, CONTEMPLATING DOING THIS.

IT'S A BIG EVENT.

IT'S A BIG EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, LIGHTING OF THE TREE.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SO MANY CHARACTERS DOWN THERE FOR THE CHILDREN AND FACE PAINTING AND FOOD TRUCKS AND, UM, HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE A REALLY, REALLY FUN EVENT, UH, FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY, AND A FREE EVENT TO GO TO.

AND IT KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

UM, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT JUST GETS, IT'S GONNA BE BIGGER THIS YEAR THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.

AND, UM, I'M, I'M JUST SUPER APPRECIATIVE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING MOVING THIS SO THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL CAN BE THERE FOR THEM TO SHOW THE SUPPORT FOR THE CITY AND HAVE FUN.

MAYOR, I'LL GET MY FACE PAINTED.

IF YOU GET YOUR FACE PAINTED , WELL THAT MEANS I GET TO KEEP MY HAIR APPOINTMENT.

YOU WANNA GO TO MY ? UM, THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT TO JUST MOVE IT TO THE, THAT WOULD BE THE 13TH LETTER.

13TH, YEAH.

WEDNESDAY THE 13TH.

MM-HMM.

I PROPOSE THAT WE MOVE IT TO THE NEXT DAY.

I DO TOO.

I THINK ALSO THE PUBLIC, IT'S MORE, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE WORK UNTIL FOUR 30 OR FIVE, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

CORRECT.

SO I THINK MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS AS WELL AS NOT BUMPING UP.

I MEAN, WE, OUR LAST MEETING ENDED AT NINE 15.

SO.

WELL, AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE'D GET OUT AND TALK AND I, I AGREE.

I THINK THAT THE NEXT DAY WOULD BE BETTER BECAUSE YOU ALSO DON'T WANNA REST CITY BUSINESS RIGHT.

TO GET TO IT.

I PROMISE NOT TO SING.

HOW ABOUT THAT? I KNOW YOU DON'T.

YOU GO IN THE, YOU CAN JOIN ME IN THE CHORUS MAYOR.

I'D MAKE A MOTION TO SCHEDULE THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 5:30 PM I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AND FACE PAINTING AND FACE PAINTING.

ADJOURN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO OUR MEETING THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ON THE 12TH WILL BE NOW ON NOVEMBER 13TH.

UM, NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO

[7. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]

WE'RE BACK IN THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, WE'RE SAME HERE WITH THE CONSENT, BUT I, I, I DO NEED TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE WE HAVE LEADERSHIP ADMIN CLASS 39 IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.

CLASS.

BEST CLASS, UH, IN THE HOUSE.

AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, BEING WITH US THIS EVENING FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

HMM.

NUMBER EIGHT AND WE HAVE 12 INSTEAD OF 13 ITEMS. 'CAUSE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PULL ITEM EIGHT J, WHICH WAS THE COMPANION ITEM TO FIVE C THAT WAS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS MEETING.

SO NOW WE HAVE, WE ARE BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WE'RE ON ITEM

[8. 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.]

AND SO WE HAVE TO PULL THE COMPANION CITY COUNCIL MEETING VERSION OF THAT, WHICH IS EIGHT J.

SO WE ONLY HAVE 12 CONSENT ITEMS, WHICH WILL BE MAYOR I'D.

I'D MAKE

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A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH I AND K THROUGH M.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO, I'LL SECOND.

WE SECOND.

THOSE 12 ITEMS HAVE PASSED.

NEXT WE NEED TO

[C. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ Declaring a 2006 Chevrolet C5500 Tow Vehicle as Surplus to the Needs of the Edmond Fire Department and Authorizing Donation to the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security. (Citywide)]

SIT, UM, AN ORDINANCE.

NO, I DID NOT.

I NEED AN ORDINANCE NUMBER FOR EIGHT C, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION PROVEN OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 DASH 24 40 DASH 24, DECLARING A 22 THOU 20 2006 CHEVROLET C 5,500 TOW VEHICLE AS SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE EDMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AUTHORIZING DONATION TO THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE DO OFTEN, UH, WHERE WE RECEIVE VEHICLES, WE GIVE THEM, ACTUALLY WE RECEIVE THIS VEHICLE FROM HOMELAND SECURITY AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GIVING IT BACK 'CAUSE WE'RE GETTING A NEW OR ONE.

ITEM NINE, THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ITEM, UH, NINE B, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 41 DASH 24 41 DASH 24 OF THE CITY OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY APPROVING ACTION TAKEN BY THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF A PROMISSORY NOTE OF THE AUTHORITY TO THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCE BOARD, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING A LEASE AS AMENDED PERTAINING TO THE LEASING OF THE CITY WATER, SANITARY SEWER, GARBAGE, AND ELECTRIC SYSTEM TO THE AUTHORITY RATIFYING AND CONVEYING A SUBORDINATE LIEN SALES TAX AGREEMENT AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION.

NOW THIS

[B. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ of the City of Edmond, Oklahoma (the “City”) Approving Action Taken by The Edmond Public Works Authority (the “Authority”) Authoring Issuance, Sale and Delivery of a Promissory Note of the Authority to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; Ratifying and Confirming a Lease, as Amended, Pertaining to the Leasing of the City’s Water, Sanitary Sewer, Garbage and Electric Systems to the Authority; Ratifying and Confirming a Subordinate Lien Sales Tax Agreement ; and Containing Other Provisions Related Thereto; Not to Exceed $10,000,000.00. (Citywide)]

SO THIS WAS THE COMPANION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM HEARING ON SCENE NINE? UH, WHAT WOULD COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.

ITEM NINE B IS PASSED.

UH, THESE ARE THE COMPANIONS OF WHICH WE JUST, OF THE PUBLIC WORKS.

NEXT IS,

[C. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement Between the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), the City of Edmond, and the Edmond Public Works Authority (EPWA) for the Creation of a Recycling Center for Staff, Student, and Public Use. (Citywide)]

SO THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, UH, THE CITY OF EDMOND AND THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, EPWA FOR THE CREATION OF A RECYCLING CENTER FOR STAFF, STUDENTS, AND PUBLIC USE.

THIS IS THE COMPANION FOR THE CITY, FOR THE CITY, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

THAT ITEM PASS.

WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF CHANGING THE MEETING TIME, UH, FOR THE NOVEMBER 12TH.

AND NEXT

[D. Discussion and Consideration of Changing the Meeting Time for the November 12, 2024, Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Edmond City Council. (Citywide)]

MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO SCHEDULE THE, THE NOV, THE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I WOULD MOVE TO SCHEDULE THAT.

NO, NO.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024 AT 5:30 PM WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING TO, TO THE NOVEMBER 13TH AT FIVE 30.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

NOW THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 13TH AT FIVE 30.

WHICH IS OUR CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS NUMBER, CASE NUMBER DD 24 DASH 0 0 0 6.

NOW WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER 10,

[A. Case No. DD24-00006; Consideration of Approval of a Lot Split for West Walnut, Located on the Northwest Corner of Walnut and Main. (Castle Custom Homes LLC; Ward 1)]

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A LOSS SPLIT FOR A WEST WALNUT LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WALNUT AND MAIN CASTLE CUSTOM HOMES.

LLL CS THE APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HERE.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT SINCE THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING PART OF OUR MEETING, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? HEARING NOW? SEEING THEN, COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE OF THE MOTION.

GREAT.

UM, AS INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A LOT SPLIT.

THIS IS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND WALNUT STREET.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE ON THE MAP.

THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 SQUARE FEET AND INCLUDES TWO LOTS OF THE SUB'S, SECOND EDITION PLAT.

THAT'S THE ORIGINAL PLAT FOR THIS AREA.

THE PEREZ WOULD CREATE FOUR LOTS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 1300 SQUARE FEET TO 2200 SQUARE FEET AND MIRRORS THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PROJECT PROJECT EAST SIDE OF WALNUT ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED FROM WALNUT STREET.

SIDEWALKS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH CITY STANDARDS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULED HEARING ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.

HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DOES THE APPLICANT

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SERGEANT, WE HAVE A DOUBLE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I PASS.

IS CASE NUMBER PR 21 DASH 0 0 4.

NEXT IS ITEM 10 B, WHICH

[B. Case No. PR21-00048; Public Hearing and Consideration of Extension of the Preliminary Plat for 33 Fields, to be Located South of 33rd Street and West of I-35. (HEA Development LLC; Ward 3)]

A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR 33 FIELDS TO BE LOCATED SOUTH OF 33RD STREET AND WEST OF I 35 HEA DEVELOPMENT, LSC IS HERE.

VERY GOOD.

MM-HMM, .

UM, AS INDICATED THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, UM, EXTENSION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE LOCATION SOUTH OF 33RD STREET, WEST OF THE I 35 FRONTAGE ROAD.

THE PLAT WAS APPROVED IN 2022.

NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED IN THE EXTENSION PLANNING COMMISSION.

HEARD THIS ITEM, UM, OCTOBER EIGHT AND VOTED FIVE TO ZERO FOR TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DOES THAT LIEUTENANT LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? SAY ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT? I MEAN, UM, FROM COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT, THIS IS STILL PART OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE.

COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO FOR ITEM 10 B? MOTION TO APPROVE.

HAVE A MOTION.

PLEASE CAST, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ADAM.

MS. PASS.

CS CASE NUMBER E 24 DASH 0 0 0 6 PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT WE'RE ON ITEM 10.

[C. Case No. ES24-00006; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Closing a Portion of the Right-of-Way Located on the North Side of 7th Street, West of Fretz Avenue. (SDF Properties, LLC; Ward 3)]

CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0.

CLOSING A PORTION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SECOND STREET, WEST OF FRESNO, SDF PROPERTIES, LLCS, THE APPLICANT.

IS APPLICANT HERE? I DON'T, YEAH, JUST CAME IN .

ALL RIGHT.

CATCH YOUR BREATH.

ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CLOSE THE NORTH 15 FEET OF A 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OF WEST SEVENTH STREET, WEST OF FRETZ AVENUE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE ON THE MAP.

THE CLOSING WILL BRING THE RIGHT OF WAY INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST AND ALLOW FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE.

A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT WILL BE RETAINED FOR EXISTING UTILITIES.

NOTICE WAS SENT TO FRANCHISE UTILITIES.

NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED.

PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS ITEM AT THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULED HEARING ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS ITEM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEM 10 C SEE NONE.

HEARING NONE.

COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT ITEMS PASSED.

Z 24 DASH 0 0 0 0 1 PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT IS CASE NUMBER

[D. Case No. Z24-00001; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning from “A” Single Family Dwelling District to “PUD Z24-00001” Planned Unit Development, Located on the South Side of Willowood Road, East of Coltrane Road. (Marsal Developments, LLC; Ward 2)]

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 REZONING FROM A, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO A-P-U-D-Z 24 DASH 0 0 0 1.

PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WILLOW ROAD, EAST OF COLTRANE, MARSHALL DEVELOPMENT.

LLC IS THE APPLICANT.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE.

VERY GOOD.

THE RECORDED 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.

EXCELLENT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WILLOW WOOD, EAST OF COLTRANE.

THIS IS EAST OF THE EXISTING ASTORIA OFFICE PARK FROM A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO PD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

YOU SEE THE PARCEL HERE ON THE MAP.

WHEN THE HISTORIA EXECUTIVE PARK WAS DEVELOPED, THE AREA TO THE EAST WAS LOCATED IN THAT A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND NOT BUILDABLE.

DUE TO RECENT STORMWATER PROJECTS PERFORMED BY THE CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PROPERTY NO LONGER LIES IN

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THE SITE IS A LITTLE LESS THAN TWO ACRES IN SIZE, SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SITE.

A SINGLE FAMILY AND IS ZONED A WEST OF THE WEST IS THE ASTORIA OFFICE.

PARK ZONE D TWO AND NORTH IS SINGLE FAMILY ZONED C TWO.

THE PUD INCLUDES TWO TRACKS.

TRACK ONE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.2 ACRES AND WOULD ALLOW USES CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHERS IN ASTORIA AND PROHIBIT FUNCTIONAL USES THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SETTING, INCLUDING DRIVE-THROUGHS, OUTDOOR SPEAKERS, AND 24 HOUR OPERATIONS.

THE MAXIMUM STRUCTURE SIZE IS A LITTLE MORE THAN 15,500 SQUARE FEET AND IS LIMITED TO ONE STORY.

TRACK TWO INCLUDES DRAINAGE AND DETENTION INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY.

NO STRUCTURES WILL BE ALLOWED.

THE ADMIN PLAN CATEGORIZES THIS AREA AS S ONE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND OPEN SPACE.

THE SMALL SCALE OFFICE LIKE COMMERCIAL AND OPEN SPACE THAT BLEND WITH NEARBY AREAS.

MEET THE INTENT OF THIS PLAN CATEGORY ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2024.

PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS ITEM AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO STAFF'S.

HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNSEL FOR STAFF, WHAT'S THEIR IMPACT TO THE TREE CANOPY ON THIS ONE? LEMME CHECK ON THAT.

CHRISTIE, DO YOU RECALL OR REMEMBER THE ADVOCATE CAN LEMME SEE WHAT WE SAID ABOUT THAT.

UM, THE EXISTING TREE CAN INCLUDES A SMALL GROVE OF NATIVE TREES LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY WITH PROPER PLANNING AND PRO PROPOSED OFFICE USE.

UM, OFFERS AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR RETAINING THE EXISTING TREES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

WE BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TREES WHEN THEY COMPLY WITH OUR SITE, UH, SITE PLAN STANDARDS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GONNA SAY? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME EFFECT ON, ON SOME TREES THAT ARE ON THE LOT.

WE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS WITHOUT REMOVING SOME TREES ON THE LOT.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO PLAN AROUND WHAT'S THERE AND OBVIOUSLY WE WILL HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT WITH A LANDSCAPE PLAN MEETING.

EDMOND CODE.

DON'T, UM, FIRST OF ALL, SIR, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT.

YOU'LL MEET THAT LANDSCAPE CODE EVENTUALLY.

I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.

YOU'LL MEET THE LANDSCAPE CODE AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, OR OR DID THE APPLICANT HAVE WE ASKED YOU QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT? UH, SIR, PLEASE COME OVER HERE TO THE LECTERN AND GIVE STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

UH, JAMES, LAST NAME RODRIGUEZ.

UH, HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THAT WILLOW ROAD? IT'S PRETTY, UH, IS TRAFFICKED PRETTY HIGH? UH, CARS DO GO THROUGH THERE A LITTLE BIT TOO FAST.

UH, WE'VE ADDRESSED IT IN THE PAST.

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT.

UH, OTHER PREVIOUS CONTRACTING HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THAT AREA AND BEEN, THEY TEAR UP THE ROAD AND IT DOESN'T GET FIXED.

WELL, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOTIFYING THE CITY OF THE ROAD PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOTIFYING OUR EXCELLENT POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE SPEEDERS SO THAT THEY CAN PUT SOME, UH, WHATEVER THEY FELT NECESSARY TO HELP CALM THAT, THAT SPEEDING TRAFFIC DOWN.

HAS THAT BEEN DONE? NO.

AND THERE'S, THERE'S, WELL, WE, WE'VE REACHED OUT, UH, TO THE POLICE.

THEY'VE DONE A, UH, LIKE THEY MONITOR IT.

THEY DO PUT A UNIT OUT THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.

THEY DO FOLLOW THE RULES FOR A LITTLE, FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN THEY COME BACK AGAIN.

THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS THAT WALK IN THE AREA.

SO THAT'S ME BEING IN THE CORNER.

I DO HAVE KIDS THAT GO OUT THERE AND THEY'VE BEEN STRUCK IN THE PAST.

I UNDERSTAND.

UM, SO THAT MEANS THAT WE WOULD WANT, FROM A CONSTRUCTION THING, IS TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO IT MIGHT MEAN THE CONTINUAL CALL TO, UH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP FOR, UH, ENFORCEMENT.

UH, THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT, UM, OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT ABIDE BY THE ESTABLISHED SPEED ZONES AND E EVEN WHEN THEIR KIDS ARE OUT THERE PLAYING I UNDER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO, AND THAT, THAT'LL BE IT.

OKAY, COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM 10? D HEY, MR. MERRICK, BEFORE WE VOTE YES, CAN I JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT THERE? YES, SIR.

UH, GIVEN THAT, AND I

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SECOND OF ALL, THE FACT THAT YOU HAD A CHILD OR CHILDREN THAT WERE HIT OR WHATEVER HAPPENED, THAT'S THE WORST THING A PARENT COULD EVER ANTICIPATE.

WE ALL SEND OUR KIDS OUTSIDE AND GO THROUGH ON THE FOOTBALL AND, AND WE ALL WANT 'EM JUST TO BE SAFE AND EVERYTHING.

SO THAT'S GOTTA BE A TERRIBLE THING TO HAVE TO GONE THROUGH.

UH, COULD WE ASK THE CITY MANAGER JUST TO GET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THIS JUST TO LOOK AT THAT SPECIFIC AREA IN REGARDS TO THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

IF THERE'S A CALMING DEVICE THAT CAN BE PUT IN TEMPORARILY OR TO SIGN OR, UM, MAYBE EVEN A FOLLOW UP ON THAT ONE INCIDENT SO THAT, THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF THERE WAS A PARTICULAR, UH, CAUSAL EFFECT OF THAT.

WE CAN DO THAT.

WOULD THAT BE OKAY OR VERY GOOD COUNSEL.

GOOD COMMENT.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON EIGHT D? I MOVE TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, SIR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

E CASE NUMBER Z TWO FOUR DASH 0 0 0 0 3.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR FOR BRINGING THAT POINT TO OUR ATTENTION.

ITEM EIGHT

[E. Case No. Z24-00003; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning Certain Property, Generally Located on the Southwest Corner of Coffee Creek and Air Depot, From "G-A" General Agriculture and "R-2-A" Suburban Estate to "Z24-00003" East Fork Planned Unit Development; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Orion AE; Ward 2)]

PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 1 2 4 0 1 2 REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COFFEE CREEK IN AIR DEPOT FROM GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND R TWO A SUBURBAN ESTATE TO Z TWO FOUR DASH 0 0 0 0 3 EAST FORK PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OR RYAN AE THE APPLICANT APPLICANT'S HERE.

VERY GOOD.

SO THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM THE, UM, PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 14.

UM, JUST A BRIEF REMINDER, THE APPLICATION DETAILS, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION HERE ON THE, ON THE MAP.

THE SITE INCLUDES A LITTLE MORE THAN 150 ACRES, APPROXIMATELY 60 OF THOSE ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

UM, MUCH OF THAT AREA IS PROPOSED FOR TREE PRESERVATION AND PACK PASSIVE RECREATION, INCLUDING A SEGMENT OF OUR PLANNED COFFEE CREEK TRAIL.

UM, THERE WAS A PUBLIC MEETING WITH, UH, COMMUNITY THAT I'M GONNA LET THE, THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSS AND TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IN THE MASTER DESIGN STATEMENT SINCE LAST WE HEARD THIS ITEM.

DO, WHICH IS TO, UH, MAKE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REDUCTION ON THE, UH, DENSITY AND THE USE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE 14%.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS RIGHT NOW FOR STAFF APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY, UH, HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY RIGHT NOW, JUST VERY QUICKLY? YES, SIR.

DAVID JONES WITH THE ORION GROUP.

UH, KEN ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT WE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND, UM, MEET WITH, UH, THE CITIZENS IN A WELL ATTENDED MEETING, UM, AT THE, UH, CITY'S NORTH FACILITY, UH, THE OLD FRANCIS TUTTLE BUILDING.

SO WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, VOICE OUR, UM, CONSIDERATIONS.

THE, UH, CITIZENS ALSO HAD AND RESIDENTS HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONSIDERATIONS.

AND AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THERE WAS, UH, SOME MOVEMENT, UH, I BELIEVE ON OUR SIDE, I WON'T, I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE, UH, THE RESIDENTS AND THE OTHERS, BUT BASICALLY WHAT, UH, THE DEVELOPER HAS PUT FORTH IN THE NEW MASTER PLAN UNIT DESIGN STATEMENT IS A, UH, REDUCTION IN OVERALL REDUCTION, UM, WITH A MINIMUM REDUCTION OF 30 OF THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL LOTS OUT OF TRACK THREE.

UM, A, UH, REDUCTION OF 65 UNITS OUT OF THE, UH, COMMERCIAL ELEMENT, WHICH, UH, BASICALLY REMOVES, UM, OF THE 569 TOTAL 95 OF THE, UH, OCCUPIABLE SPACES AND PROPOSED UNITS, WHICH IS A, UH, REDUCTION IN OF 14% OF THE TOTAL.

AT THAT POINT, THERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSION, UM, ABOUT, UH, MORE SPECIFIC ITEMS SUCH AS FENCING, CARPORTS, AND GARAGES.

UH, WE BELIEVE WE MADE SOME CLARIFICATION ON THOSE MATTERS.

WE HAVE REMOVED THE, UH, POTENTIAL USE OF ANY CARPORTS, UH, WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT OUT OF THE DESIGN STATEMENT.

WE HAVE ADDED LANGUAGE, UH, FOR GARAGES ON ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THE, UH, 539 RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

WE'LL ALL HAVE, UH, GARAGES, UH, SINGLE CAR, POSSIBLY GARAGE AND A HALF, UH, LARGE ENOUGH FOR A SINGLE CAR AND NOW ALSO A, UH, GOLF CAR, MOTORCYCLES, VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S THAT OPTION.

THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT FENCING, UH, ALONG CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT FOR SCREENING PURPOSES.

ALL OF THAT WAS, UH, ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO.

SO, UH, WE BASICALLY FEEL LIKE WE'VE, UM, DONE HOPEFULLY WHAT THE CITY HAS REQUESTED US TO

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SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

DIDN'T YOU DISCUSS, UM, MAYBE EVEN USING TREES AS A BORDER? YES.

AND THAT, THAT WAS ALSO, UH, INCORPORATED IN, WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, THROUGH CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE PROJECT BASED UPON TOPOGRAPHY AND THE GRADING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAVE A BUFFER AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROJECT.

ARE THE, UH, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL TO THE APPLICANT? MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR.

WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING.

UH, I ATTENDED THAT.

UH, I JUST WANT TO CORRECT MR. JONES, ON ONE ITEM, YOU'VE INDICATED YOU'VE MADE THE CHANGES THE CITY REQUESTED.

I DON'T THINK THE CITY REQUEST THAT'S THAT'S A, IF I SAID THAT, THAT'S A A WE MADE CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED WITHIN THE MEETING BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND OURSELVES.

THE CITY DID NOT REQUEST ANY CHANGES.

DIRECTLY, YEAH, CORRECT.

OR INDIRECTLY FOR THAT MATTER.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE FRUSTRATING PART IS YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS FIVE WEEKS AGO WHEN YOU WERE BEING ASKED TO DO THAT.

UNDERSTOOD.

AND YOU WAITED AND HELD OUT HOPING WE'D HOLD OUT.

UH, SO I'M GLAD YOU, I'M GLAD YOU HAD THE CHAT.

I'M GLAD YOU'VE MADE SOME CONCESSIONS.

BLESS YOU.

AND, UH, I THINK THERE'S A WAYS TO GO ON THIS, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

YES, SIR.

I, UH, THE MEETING I THINK WAS PRODUCTIVE.

I DON'T THINK IT ACCOMPLISHED ENOUGH IN MY JUDGMENT.

UM, WE, WE'VE STILL GOT A MESS OUT THERE.

THERE'S NO EXIT ON I 35 THAT WASN'T TALKED ABOUT.

YOU CAN'T, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT CONNECTIVITY SOUTH OF THERE ON PROGRESSIVE DRIVE.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S NOT EVEN, YOU CAN'T EVEN START A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT THAT WAS MENTIONED THAT, THAT THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.

THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER.

AND, UH, I'M NOT SURE THERE'S A, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THERE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THERE'S A GRACEFUL TRANSITION FROM THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS TO THIS.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR THANK YOU.

YOUR WORK.

I WOULD ONLY THEN SAY ALSO THAT AS FAR AS THE I 35 EXIT, EXIT GOES, I DO BELIEVE THAT DISCUSSION HAS BEEN HAD AND WAS HAD AND THAT MAYBE MR. LAWRENCE CAN ALLUDE TO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT O DOT'S EXPECTATION AND PLAN FOR THE GAP BETWEEN WATERLOO AND SOUTH.

THE SECOND WHERE THE OTHERS IN THAT THREE MILE STRETCH IN THERE AND WHAT THAT, UH, POTENTIAL AND OPTION IS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT.

WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION MULTIPLE TIMES.

SO YEAH, I THINK WE CAN FOREGO THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT, THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT I DON'T THINK GOT ADDRESSED DURING ANY OF THESE DISCUSSIONS.

PRESERVE AS MUCH MANY TREES AS WE CAN AND REPLACE WHAT HAS TO GO, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY PRESERVE SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE REALLY INDIGENOUS TO THAT AREA.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNSELOR AT THIS TIME FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, SO THIS IS STILL A PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF CONTINUANCES AND WE'VE HAD, UH, SIDE MEETINGS AND ALL THAT, BUT WE'RE STILL PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PART OF THE PROCESS.

IS THERE, MON WORD OF CAUTION IS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA REHASH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID IN THE PAST TWO MEETINGS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ALL THESE MEETINGS TO GET TO THIS POINT.

SO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY, I HAVE TO OPEN UP TO, TO THE FLOOR IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WANT TO BE MADE ON THIS ITEM.

IS ANY, NONE.

COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON MAYOR? IS THERE SOMETHING I I WOULD LIKE TO SAY REAL QUICK? GO RIGHT AHEAD MA'AM.

UM, IT'S JUST A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

UM, I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY IS EVER GONNA BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED OR COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON ANYWHERE.

QUITE FRANKLY, ON THE EAST SIDE OF I 35, UM, PEOPLE MOVED OVER THERE TO LIVE IN ACREAGES AND HAVE A WAY OF LIFE.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY IF SOMEBODY OWNS LAND, IT'S THEIR RIGHT TO SELL IT AND DO WHAT WITH THAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT.

THERE WAS A PLAN ESTABLISHED FOR EAST EDMOND 2050 PLAN EAST AND UM, IT CLEARLY STATES TO PRESERVE SOME AREAS IN EAST EDMOND AND KEEP THEM IN ACREAGES, UM, LIKE IT IS NOW.

UM, WE ALL, WE HAVE THE TREE CANOPY ORDINANCE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN

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UM, BUT PART OF THAT PLAN WAS TO BUILD COMMUNITIES, POCKETS OF DENSITY SO THAT BRINGING UTILITIES TO THE AREA ARE AFFORDABLE FOR THE FOLKS OVER THERE AND QUITE FRANKLY, ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR THE CITY TO RUN THEM THERE.

UM, I KNOW WE'VE WANTED BROADBAND OVER THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OVER THERE THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE ADMIN UTILITIES.

AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THOSE UTILITIES OVER THERE, THERE HAS TO BE POCKETS OF DENSITY TO JUSTIFY THAT.

UM, IN THIS AREA AND PART OF THE 2050 EAST EDMOND PLAN, WHEN THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT POCKETS OF COMMUNITY, THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF DENSITY AND SOME COMMERCIAL USE, MAYBE SOME SINGLE FAMILY USE AND PUT THOSE AREAS IN AN AREA IN A, IN A SPACE WHERE THOSE FOLKS MAYBE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND TRAVEL TO SO MANY AREAS TO GET WHAT THEY NEED.

UM, HOPEFULLY CUT DOWN ON A LITTLE BIT OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND THAT'S WHAT THOSE POCKETS OF COMMUNITY ARE INTENDED TO DO.

ALSO, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT DENSITY, THE WHOLE DISCUSSION WAS MADE TO MAKE THOSE POCKETS OF DENSITY TO BE CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RURAL AREA OF EAST EDMOND.

UM, I QUITE FRANKLY LOVE EAST EDMOND.

I LOVE THE BEAUTY OF IT.

I'M A TREE PERSON AND I'VE ALWAYS LIVED ON LAND WITH TREES AND I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A HEART FOR IT.

UM, BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FEASIBILITY TO BRING UTILITIES OVER THERE, THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PUT ANY KIND OF DENSITY OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS ON THE INTERSTATE.

UM, WOULD I LIKE IT TO BE LESS DENSE? A HUNDRED PERCENT.

I WOULD.

HOWEVER, IF YOU GO TOWARDS WHAT THAT PLAN SAYS, UM, THEY'RE ABIDING BY WHAT THAT 2050 EASTLAND PLAN ASK THEM TO DO.

UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN HERE DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE US HAPPY TO DO IT, BUT AS LONG AS IT'S LEGALLY DONE AND ASKED TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS AND, UM, WITH THEM GOING WITH THE CITY, PUTTING SO MUCH EFFORT INTO TRYING TO, FOR THINK WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OVER IN EAST EDMOND AND BE PREPARED FOR IT, THIS DEVELOPER HAS DONE WHAT THAT PLAN HAS ASKED TO BE DONE.

SO AGAIN, WOULD I LIKE IT TO BE LESS DENSE? A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE AREA AND HE'S DOING WHAT IS ASKED OF THEM THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

SO, UM, I JUST HAD TO SAY THAT.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY.

MY PLEASURE.

HOUSING FOR FOLKS WHO WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NO PROBLEM.

I ALSO WANNA SAY I A HUNDRED PERCENT RESPECT THE OPINION OF MY COUNCIL MATE, UM, COUNCILMAN MOORE.

AND, UM, I, I GET WHERE HE IS COMING FROM AND THAT'S ANOTHER LOVELY THING ABOUT COUNCIL IS YOU HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM FIVE DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE FROM WITH FIVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY TO GET THAT PERSPECTIVE FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

AND ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT AGREE ON THINGS ALL THE TIME, WE RESPECT EACH OTHER AND WE RESPECT EACH OTHER'S OPINION.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC COUNCILMAN MOORE THAT I RESPECT YOUR OPINION.

LIKEWISE MA'AM.

, IN A PERFECT WORLD, I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BE A A INSTEAD OF RESIDENTIAL, BE MORE OF A ECONOMIC GENERATOR SINCE IT'S ON I 35.

UM, THAT'S A PERFECT WORLD.

OR NOT IN THAT WORLD BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEVELOPER, WE HAVE A LANDOWNER WHO WANTS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BUT, UM, IT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN FOR FUTURE THOUGHT THAT IT'S OFF OF THE I 35.

I 35 IS ONE OF OUR ECONOMIC GENERATORS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD EVERY DAY.

BUT THAT'S, UH, OTHER COMMUNITIES THEY CAPTURE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN OFF OF THAT ROAD TO BRING IT IN IF IT'S JUST FOR 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS TO GET SALES TAX FROM THEM AND MOVE ON.

MAYOR, I, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT ONE THING.

I'M BEING VERY WINDY.

I'M SORRY.

BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN REALLY, REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT AFFORDABLE LIVING, UM, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

UM, HELPING TO FIND

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UM, I'M A NURSE AND WORKING AS A NURSE, A LOT OF TIMES THOSE FOLKS HAD TO COME FROM OUTLYING COMMUNITIES.

UM, THEY COULDN'T TAKE CALL WITH US BECAUSE YOU HAD TO BE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR LESS TO GET THERE TO TAKE CALL FOR SURGERIES OR EMERGENT SITUATIONS.

A LOT OF FOLKS LIVED IN MUSTANG OR YUKON OR STILLWATER.

I'M SUPER EXCITED ALSO BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS DENSITY THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN THERE IS 300 AND LESS.

CORRECT.

I'M SORRY THAT SOME OF THE DENSITY, SOME OF THE HOUSING THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT IN THERE IS GONNA BE 300 AND UNDER, IS THAT CORRECT? 300 AND UNDER, YEAH, WHICH IS PART, WHICH IS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE 2000 RANGE, WHICH IS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE'VE, UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN, UM, GET MORE AND MORE OF THAT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, PERSONALLY I'D LIKE TO SEE IT EVEN LESS.

HOWEVER, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT WITHIN MY SCOPE TO TELL ANYBODY ACTUALLY WHAT TO CHARGE FOR THEIR HOUSING.

AND I WOULD JUST REITERATE THE NUMBERS THAT WE PROVIDED ARE THE MINIMUM REDUCTIONS AS, AS DESIGN MIGHT HAPPEN AND DETENTION EXPANDS OR SAY I 35 UM, POPS UP AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR A, UH, OFF RAMP THERE, THEN YOU KNOW, THAT DENSITY COULD GO DOWN EVEN BEYOND WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AT THE 14% REDUCTION.

AND, AND I REALIZE THAT NOBODY DOES BUSINESS TO LOSE MONEY.

UM, AND I'M GONNA SAY THIS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I'D LOVE TO SEE IT EVEN LESS, COST LESS FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE, BUT THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S JUST MY .

THAT, THAT'S JUST MY WISH.

UM, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST STARTING THE PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY GETTING SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOMEWHERE FOR THE FOLKS THAT, UH, THAT WORK HERE IN EDMOND.

YES, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU.

I, UH, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR HERE ON A COUPLE OF THINGS AND I HOLD COUNCILWOMAN PETERSON IN THE HIGHEST REGARD AND I DO RESPECT HER OPINION.

I'M, I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO GET TO WORK WITH HER.

I, UH, THANK YOU MA'AM.

I, UH, I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, MR. JONES, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE ON A SECOND PROJECT LIKE THIS, WHICH IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S SOME OUT THERE THAT MAY WANT TO DO THIS.

I THINK YOU MAY BE INVOLVED WITH IT.

IT'D BE REAL EASY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK AND DO SOME THINGS RATHER THAN WAITING FIVE WEEKS AND FORCING PEOPLE TO ATTEND FIVE MEETINGS.

YOU'VE MADE CHANGES AFTER A SECOND REQUEST BY COUNSEL.

YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT WEEKS AGO RATHER THAN DRAGGING THIS THING OUT BACK AND FORTH.

NO CHANGES.

YES CHANGES.

SO AS YOU MOVE FORWARD ON THE NEXT ONE, YES SIR, I'D HOPE YOU'D GIVE US THE, AT LEAST THE COURTESY TO TRY TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE 'EM.

IT DIDN'T ACCOMMODATE ME, BUT IT'S GONNA WORK FOR SOME.

SO I, I WISH YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE'S ONE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND MR. LAMBETH, I HOPE YOU WOULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN THESE FIVE AND SIX WEEKS FUSSES WHEN I KNOW THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS ENCOURAGED YOU LONG BEFORE THIS TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE PLACE.

AND SO IF WE HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE REST OF THE CITIZENS.

AND SO IF YOU COULD TAKE THEIR ADVICE AND HAVE THESE LITTLE JAMBOREES AND GET 'EM ALL DONE BEFORE YOU COME UP HERE, THAT'D BE HELPFUL.

THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE ELSE FROM COUNSEL APPLICANT? WANNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR.

COUNSEL, ITEM 10 E WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT OR? WELL, WE'VE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.

AS FAR AS THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS, UH, IS TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION THAT'S CONSISTENT LONG BEFORE I GOT HERE.

AND WELL, I'M, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENT? PROBABLY NO, I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT THOUGH 'CAUSE I WAS, I WAS WAITING FOR THAT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN EDMOND.

PEOPLE, UH, COME TO EDMOND BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY OF CHOICE AT SOME PLACE THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK, PLAY, AND LIVE.

UH, WE HAVE AN EXPECTATION FOR, UM, HIGH PUBLIC SERVICE AND AMENITIES.

UM, OVERALL I THINK, UH, WE HAVE A GOOD COMMUNITY IF WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE, UH, THAT MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING, BUT, UM, CONCEPTUALIZE THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING WITHIN FOUR PEOPLE INSTEAD OF TWO PEOPLE.

UM, BY SURVEY.

OUR NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE HAVE

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AND THERE'S A CONSISTENT THEME OF SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AS I LOOK AT THE PUZZLE OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ON I 35 AND THE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE GOING ON THERE.

THE NEXT THING IS THESE ARTILLERY OR INNER ROADS THAT WOULD THEN ALLOW FOR THE GOOD MOVEMENT AND FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

GENTLEMAN WHO MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ONE OF HIS CHILDREN THAT WERE HIT AS WE SEE DIGITALLY JUNK DRIVING GO THROUGH THE ROOF, UH, WERE ACTUALLY AT A RECORD NUMBER OF INJURIES, UH, SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON OUR ROADWAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN OKLAHOMA.

AND THAT INCLUDES OUR PEDESTRIANS AS WELL.

SO WE LITERALLY HAVE PEOPLE DYING BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

WE HAVE CON, WE HAVE CONGESTION.

UM, AS I LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE PATTERN THERE, UM, UH, IT'S HARD TO MAKE THAT WORK.

I, IN TALKING TO MR. MOORE, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, UM, I WOULD HOPE THAT I COULD WALK, UH, DISTRICT ONE ALMOST BLINDFOLD AND KNOW WHERE I'M AT AND WHO I'M TALKING TO.

'CAUSE I TRY TO GET TO KNOW THE DISTRICT OR THE WARD THAT I REPRESENT THAT WELL.

I KNOW, UH, MR. MOORE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN HIS DISTRICT DOING THE SAME.

AND, UM, HE HAS ON MANY OCCASION, UH, BEING ABLE TO ALMOST DO I BELIEVE MAGIC AND, AND GETTING THINGS COMING TOGETHER.

BUT I, I DO TAKE A LOT OF WEIGHT IN WHAT HE SAID THAT WE'RE NOT QUITE HERE.

UH, YET IN MY MIND, THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND WILL HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION IN ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW.

AND THAT IS, DO THEY WANT TO SIGNIFICANTLY INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW FOR SOME OF THIS NEEDS, UH, THOUGH NOT PERFECT TO ADDRESS, UH, TRANSPORTATION AS THE NUMBER ONE ON THAT LIST.

IF I COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND, AND KNOW THE DAY AFTER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, I'D FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE I'D BETTER UNDERSTAND BASICALLY, THE CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT I WOULD HAVE AS A CITY COUNSELOR TO THEN GO TACKLE THESE PROJECTS.

'CAUSE THE CHALLENGES I HAVE NOW IS I HAVE A VOTE TONIGHT, BUT IF, IF WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL RESOURCES TO BUILD OUT THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THE TOP ONE OR TWO, WHICH FOR ME WILL PROBABLY BE IN FRONT OF SOME OF OUR AREAS OF SCHOOLS AND DIFFERENT THINGS JUST TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY.

UM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE TRANSPORTATION, UM, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT LIKE THIS TODAY.

SO I CAN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMMITTING THE CITY TO, TO, UH, APPROVE A PROJECT THAT MIGHT REQUIRE VERY SIGNIFICANT FOCUSED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THAT TRANSPORTATION.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENT ON THAT.

ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL? SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO, COUNSEL? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

HAVE A MOTION.

I SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND.

CASE NUMBER SP 24 DASH 0 0 0 1 3 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION FOR A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR AC SPORTS COMPLEX, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRYANT AVENUE, NORTH OF NINTH STREET.

[F. Case No. SP24-00013; Public Hearing and Consideration for a Site Plan Application for the A.C. Caplinger Sports Complex, Located on the East Side of Bryant Avenue, North of 9th Street. (City of Edmond; Ward 1)]

FOR THE CITY OF EDMONDS, APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HERE.

GOTTA ASK.

UH, GREAT.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THIS CASE, UM, AND LET YOU KNOW WE'VE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO OUR APPROACH TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT HAPPENING AGAIN.

UH, NEXT.

THIS SITE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF WORKING ON A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR INFILL SITE WHERE VARIANCES ARE OFTEN NECESSARY 'CAUSE THE STANDARDS, UM, IN THE CODE ARE WRITTEN FOR GREENFIELD COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

HOWEVER, TO THAT END, UH, UM, COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 14, COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE VARIANCE.

SO THAT LANDSCAPE PLAN HAS BEEN UPDATED.

UH, BRAD WITH PARKS IS GOING TO, UH, GO OVER THOSE DETAILS AND CHANGES WITH YOU.

YES, SIR.

THE BLACK AND WHITE IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU LAST WEEK.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND JUST KIND OF WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN.

WE TRIED TO CAPTURE THE DISCUSSION FROM THE LAST MEETING AND, AND PUT IT INTO AN UPDATED SITE PLAN.

SO BASICALLY THE,

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UM, THE GREEN DOTS AND LINES REPRESENT, UM, LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND, AND TREES THAT WOULD BE ADDED IN ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE.

AND THE RED DOTS ARE PLACES WHERE, UM, THERE NORMALLY SHOULD BE TREES PLANTED, BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.

THERE'S A LARGE, UM, NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINE, A SEWER LINE, A WATER LINE THAT WE JUST CAN'T PLANT TREES THERE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S UP ON THE SCREEN.

UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMENTS OR STAFF AT THIS TIME? I JUST, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS AND FOR VISITING WITH US AND SHOWING EXACTLY, UM, WHERE THE TREES AND ISLANDS COULD NOT BE BECAUSE OF UTILITIES AND WHERE THEY CAN BE, THEY REMAIN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

MM-HMM, .

YEAH, I WOULD ECHO THOSE SAME COMMENTS.

APPRECIATE, UM, AGAIN, WE WANNA DO THE LEAST AMOUNT OF VARIATION AS WE CAN BE CONSISTENT, UM, AS WE ARE WITH OTHER, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND THIS REALLY IS A GOOD, I THINK, MIDDLE GROUND AND CLARITY.

AND WE DO HAVE PARKING WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE THAT, UM, WOULD NOT JEOPARDIZE ANYONE'S SAFETY AT HAYFORD PARK AND THE PRESERVE AND SOME OTHER PARKING ON BEAUTIFUL TRAILS TO GET THERE, THOUGH A FEW MORE STEPS.

SO, UM, I THINK AGAIN, THIS IS A GOOD COMPROMISE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR COUNSEL FOR, TO THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM 10 F COUNCIL, SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I'D MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 10 F.

SECOND MOTION.

ITEMS PASSED.

10 G IS, UM, G ONE IS THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 1 3 4 0 1 3 AMENDING TITLE TWO ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE, OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE BY ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 2.500 EDMOND BICYCLE COMMITTEE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

NEXT ITEM G

[1. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Edmond Municipal Code by Enacting a New Chapter 2.500 Edmond Bicycle Committee; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Declaring an Emergency. (Citywide)]

GOOD EVENING.

UM, JAN FEES, UH, CITY PLANNER AND STAFF LIAISON FOR THE EDMOND BICYCLE COMMITTEE.

AND AS YOU HAVE SEEN, SOME OTHER ORDINANCES HAVE COME BEFORE YOU.

THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO, UM, SO THE ORIGINAL EDMOND BICYCLE COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AND, UM, THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL ITERATIONS ACTUALLY OF THEIR RESOLUTION THAT ESTABLISHED THEM.

BUT NOW TO BRING EVERYTHING INTO CONTINUITY WITH THE OTHER ORDINANCES, UH, THE RESOLUTION IS GOING TO BE DISSOLVED AND A NEW ORDINANCE IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE AND IT MIRRORS THE RESOLUTION.

UH, ACTUALLY LAST YEAR THEY WORKED ON THEIR RESOLUTION, UM, FOR QUITE A WHILE TO MAKE SOME NEW, UM, DUTIES AND CLARIFY SOME THINGS WITH THEM, AND THAT WAS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

SO THIS IS JUST A NEW ORDINANCE FOR THEM RATHER THAN THE RESOLUTION.

I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, WE'VE DONE THESE BEFORE.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS STAFF? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH 10 G ONE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND MOTION.

MR. MAYOR.

A MOTION FOR THE EMERGENCY.

THAT ITEM HAS PASSED.

SECOND ON THE EMERGENCY, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

EMERGENCY PASS.

WHICH A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 42 DASH 24 42 DASH 24 DISSOLVING THE EDMOND BICYCLE COMMITTEE WITH THE INTENT TO REESTABLISH THE SAME BY ORDINANCE SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 27 DASH ZERO SIX AND ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MANDATORY

NEXT IS ITEM 10 G TWO,

[2. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ Dissolving the Edmond Bicycle Committee with the Intent to Reestablish the Same by Ordinance; Superseding Resolution No. 27-06 and All Other Previously Approved, Amendatory Resolutions to the Same; Nominating Current Members For the Edmond Bicycle Committee As Reestablished; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]

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RESOLUTIONS TO THE SAME DOMINATING CURRENT MEMBERS FOR THE ADMIN BICYCLE COMMITTEE AS REESTABLISHED AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS JUST THE SECOND PART OF THIS TO THE DISSOLVING THE COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISHING THE SAME UNDER ORDINANCE COUNSEL, MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10 G TWO.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS ITEM 11, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACTION.

THAT ITEM HAS PASSED.

[11. Executive Sessions and Action Items:]

UM, WE NEED A MOTION TO GO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.

SO, MR. MAYOR, SAY AGAIN.

SECOND MOTION.

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED.

MAYOR SECOND.

A MOTION SECOND.

MAYOR.

WOW.

THERE WE GO.

WE'RE AT EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE RISK MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO A JOINT PETITION SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMPENSATION CLAIM.

STYLED JIM O'NEILL, THE CITY OF EDMOND.

YOU HAVE A MOTION.

A IS APPROVED.

RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON CITY RELATED MATTERS, NOT ON THE AGENDA OR SCHEDULE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

NO ACTION ON THE OTHER ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

WHERE ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE NOW? WE'RE ON ITEM 12.

CITIZENS COMMENT.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

[12. Citizen Comments. This is an opportunity for residents and non-residents to address the City Council on city-related matters not on the agenda or scheduled for a public hearing. Citizens must sign up to speak either online by 3:00 p.m. the day of the City Council meeting, or in person by the start of the meeting. All remarks must be directed to the Mayor or Chair of the meeting, are limited to three minutes or less, and must otherwise be made in accordance with the City Council / Public Works Authority rules, available here and in the Council Chambers lobby.]

CITIZENS MUST SIGN UP TO SPEAK EITHER ONLINE BY 3:00 PM THE DAY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, OR IN PERSON BY THE START OF THE MEETING.

ALL REMARKS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MAYOR OR THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS, AND MUST OTHERWISE BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY RULES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS .

OUR FIRST RESIDENT TO SPEAK IS SCOTT LINCOLN.

I KNOW EVERYBODY IN HERE AND I DON'T SEE A SCOTT LINCOLN.

DO WE HAVE NO.

SCOTT LINCOLN? OUR SECOND RESIDENT IS CHARLES WHITTLE.

MR. WHITTLE.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN MUG FOR, UH, THE, THE SITUATION AT HAND.

UH, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE CLOCK.

I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CLOCK.

I'M SO SORRY.

I CAN'T HOLD ON NOW.

NOW GO START NOW WE HAD TO START THE CLOCK.

HAVING SAID THAT, NOT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT WE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ACTUALLY JUST A SUBSET OF, OF, UH, OUR MANY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, UH, IN EDMOND.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE, UH, THE COMMUNICATION AND THE, UH, THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THE, UH, WITH, UH, MRS. MUG AND, UH, IVAN AND THE, UH, STAFF OF THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT.

I'VE LIVED AT MY HOME SINCE 1984.

AT ONE TIME WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

I CAN'T RECALL THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.

I THINK MR. FERGUSON WAS HERE, THE PROPERTY OWNER.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T RESPOND TONIGHT, I UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING BEEN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, UH, IF YOUR MEETING'S WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 13TH, ON WHAT ACTION, IF ANY, 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT IF MY UNDERSTANDING IS CORRECT THAT THERE WOULD BE HAVE TO BE A 30 DAY NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AS TO ANY ACTION YOU MAY OR MAY NOT TAKE IN REGARDS TO THAT PROPERTY AT NINE 16 ELWOOD DRIVE.

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BUT I DO ASK FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF AS MY UNCLE USED TO TELL ME IT'S TIME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT.

I'M NOT TELLING YOU HOW TO DO YOUR JOB.

I'M AWARE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS OR CITY ATTORNEYS OR WHOEVER ARE PRETTY MUCH UP TO SPEED, I THINK, ON THIS ISSUE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS CERTAINLY ON THE AGENDA LIKE TONIGHT, OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY BE SIMILAR TO THIS, BUT, UH, WE DON'T PLAN ON SELLING OUR HOME.

I KNOW THERE'S COMPS, BUT, UH, I, I THINK THAT PARTICULAR HOME REALLY IS A DETRIMENT TO THE PROPERTY VALUES IF OUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE WOULD ELECT TO SELL OR RENT OR LEASE THEIR HOMES.

SO, HAVING SAID THAT, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

UH, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I RESPECT THAT.

I'M MAKING AN ASSUMPTION, UH, MRS. MUG THAT YOU MIGHT NOTIFY ME, UH, NOVEMBER THE 13TH, OR WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE IF I'M REQUIRED OR SHOULD WANT TO COME BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

I THINK IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MR. FERGUSON WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, DISCUSS REBATE, WHATEVER YOU'D CALL IT, DEBATE, UH, ON A 30 DAY NOTICE AS TO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DECIDE TO DO.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN, I THINK, DISCUSSED PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE.

NO ACTION.

NO ACTION IS ACTION.

AND I'M HOPING NOW THAT THE ACTION WILL BE POSITIVE TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, IF YOU DID NOT KNOW, TODAY IS FIRST RESPONDERS DAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THAT WAS ALL FOR THE CITIZEN'S COMMENT.

NEXT, WE HAD THE MAYOR COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UH,

[13. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]

AND THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UH, AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO.

ALSO, IF YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT, UH, THERE IS A STILL A, I RECEIVED A NOTE FROM THE OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE.

THERE IS STILL A DESPERATE NEED FOR BLOOD AND BLOOD PLATELETS, UH, BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE GONE ON IN OKLAHOMA, NOT, NOT ONLY IN OKLAHOMA, BUT IN, IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY.

UH, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW OUR OBI SENDS BLOOD OUT ALSO TO OTHER STATES WHEN THEY'RE, WHEN THEY'RE DOWN.

AND SO THEY SENT ME A NOTE AND SAID, HEY, WELL, THEY WANT MY BLOOD TOO, BUT THEY, THERE'S A, A BIG NEED.

THEY NEED OVER 129 DONORS THIS WEEK JUST FOR PLATELETS.

MM-HMM.

UM, AND THAT'S A THREE, FOUR HOUR OR TWO TO THREE HOUR PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH FOR PLATELET DONATION.

BUT, BUT IT'S LIFESAVING.

BUT IT'S LIFESAVING.

IT'S LIFESAVING.

IT'S VERY MINIMAL TO DO FOR SOME HELP SOMEBODY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

CORRECT.

UH, SO IF YOU HAVE THE CAP CAPABILITY TO GIVE BLOOD, 'CAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY FOR VARIOUS REASONS, UH, PLEASE, UH, GIVE BLOOD.

AND WE HAD OUR LAST HERD ON HERD.

WE HAD ONE MORE, UM, MARKET OUTSIDE.

THEN THEY MOVE INSIDE FOR THE WINTER.

UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAD FROM THE MAYOR'S DESK.

I GOT TWO THINGS, MR. MAYOR.

UH, I REALLY WANT TO THANK MR. BRIAN AND MR. LAWRENCE AND MR. ENTZ FOR LAST WEEK.

HAVING THAT MEETING, UH, WITH THE CITIZENS AND THE APPLICANT OUT THERE.

UH, ALL THE FEEDBACK WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY THE WAY THE MEETING WAS CONDUCTED AND THAT THE INFORMATION THAT THE SENIOR CITY STAFF PROVIDED THE CITIZENS.

SO MR. ENTZ PASSED THAT ALONG TO 'EM.

THEY'VE ALREADY SPLIT, BUT TELL 'EM THANK YOU.

UH, SECONDLY, MR. OXNER.

CONGRATULATIONS BUDDY.

MM-HMM.

, UH, I HOPE YOU, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND I KNOW YOU'LL DO WELL UP THERE.

UH, MY LATE BROTHER IS A RESIDENT OF CUSHING, HIS WIDOW AND MY NIECE STILL RESIDE THERE, SO STAY IN LINE OR THEY'LL CALL ME.

AND , BEST OF LUCK TO YOU UP THERE.

I'M SAD FOR US.

I'M SAD FOR MYSELF.

BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR YOU IN THIS OPPORTUNITY.

YOU'RE

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GONNA DO AMAZING THINGS.

AND I HAVE A SECOND THING TO SAY.

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.

TOM .

THIS IS HIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING AS WARD ONE REPRESENTATIVE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO AN INTERESTING, I'VE ENJOYED BEING YOUR SEATMATE AS WELL.

ME AS WELL, I AN INTERESTING QUIRK OF OUR, OF OUR CITY CHARTER.

IF YOU'RE EVER WANTING TO GO TO SLEEP, YOU JUST READ THAT PUPPY .

YOU GET TO LEARN ABOUT SNOOKER HALLS AND DICE GAMES.

AND APPARENTLY IN THE SEVENTIES HAVE MAYOR AND A CITY COUNSELOR DIDN'T QUITE GET ALONG.

AND SO THE CITY CHARTER WAS UPDATED AND THE SOFA, CITY, CITY COUNCILMAN WANTS TO RUN FOR MAYOR.

THEY HAVE TO RELINQUISH THEIR SEAT 30 DAYS BEFORE FILING.

UH, SO I'VE, UH, PROVIDED NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER TO OUR, UM, OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND OUR, UM, CITY CLERK.

SO THIS WILL BE MY LAST OFFICIAL, UM, LAST OFFICIAL MEETING AS I LOOKED TO FILE.

I THINK MY TAKEAWAY IS, UM, THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD GOING ON IN OUR CITY.

MY EYES ARE JUST BEEN OPEN TO THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS.

WE'RE A COMMUNITY OF CHOICE.

UH, WE LIVE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO LIVE HERE.

WE WANNA RAISE OUR FAMILY HERE.

HOPEFULLY, UH, WE WANT GRANDKIDS TO COME VISIT AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I'VE JUST SEEN PEOPLE FILL A NEED, HELP THEIR NEIGHBOR PROVIDE A MEAL, A SERVICE.

AND IT'S JUST HEARTWARMING TO ME TO SEE WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT WE, THAT WE LIVE IN.

UH, WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES NATIONALLY.

I HEAR THERE'S ELECTION HAPPENING AND SOME THINGS GOING ON NEXT WEEK, BUT IT WARMS ME TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE A VERY, UH, DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS, PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS THAT SERVE ON COUNCIL.

BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, JUST NEIGHBORS SERVING NEIGHBORS.

AND SO I'VE GOTTEN TO GO DOWN SOME LATE RABBIT HOLES TO TWO TO THREE IN THE MORNING WHERE MY WIFE, HEY, GO TO BED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WELL, I'M LOOKING UP SOME WEIRD THING ABOUT WASTEWATER DISCHARGE ON A, WE'VE ALL DONE IT.

IF YOU'RE ON CITY COUNCIL, YOU JUST GO DOWN THESE RABBIT HOLES 'CAUSE YOU WANNA LEARN AND, AND YOU WANNA SERVE.

SO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND, AND THANKFUL THAT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS THE TIME I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.