[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
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EVENING AGAIN.I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL AND ADMIN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER ON THIS BEAUTIFUL MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024.
[2. Appointments and Reappointments:]
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPOINTMENT.WE HAVE THE WARD THREE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES H, ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD.
COUNSEL, THAT'S THE ONLY APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I MOVE TO APPROVE A SECOND.
THAT APPOINTMENT HAS APPROVED.
[3. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]
NEXT, WE NEED A MOTION TO RECESS THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY 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.]
WE'RE NOW IN THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY GENERAL, UH, MEETING.UH, NEXT ITEM IS THE PUBLIC, UH, WORKS AUTHORITY.
GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS, ITEMS FOUR B.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.
[B. Consideration of Approval of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Year End Budget Transfers of Appropriations to Balance Departmental Budget Categories. (Citywide)]
NEXT WE HAVE ITEM FIVE, AS A PUBLIC WORKS, UH, AUTHORITY DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEM.WE HAVE ITEM FOUR, FIVE B AS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR, 20 23, 20 24, UH, YEAR END BUDGET TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS TO BALANCE THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET CATEGORIES.
WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO DO, UH, JUST TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET AMENDMENT.
IT'S AN ANNUAL THING WE DO, AND, UM, IS TO ALIGN ALL OF OUR BUDGET CATEGORIES SO THAT THEY'RE IN A POSITIVE POSITION.
I'M SORRY, KATHY, CAN YOU PULL IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? BEND IT DOWN.
SO, BASICALLY, OKLAHOMA, UH, STATUTES, TITLE 11, SECTION 17 REGULATES HOW WE HAVE BUDGET AUTHORITY.
AND BASICALLY IT JUST SAYS THAT NO EXPENDITURE CAN BE AUTHORIZED BEYOND THE APPROPRIATION WE HAVE FOR THAT FUND.
SO EVERY YEAR WHEN WE SET OUR BUDGET, THAT'S THE APPROPRIATION.
AND WHEN YOU GUYS SEE, UM, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, IT INCREASES THE BUDGET.
SO ALL THIS DOES IS IT, IT MAKES EVERY FUND WHOLE AND ALL IT'S DOING IS MOVING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
SO A CAT, ADDITIONALLY, SECTION 17, SAYS THAT ALL EXPENDITURES WILL BE DEPARTMENTALIZED.
WELL, FOR US, THAT IS OUR CATEGORY LEVEL.
UH, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, SERVICES CHARGES, CAPITAL OUTLAYS, DEBT SERVICE, AND FUND TRANSFERS.
THOSE ARE OUR SIX TYPES OF FUND CATEGORIES.
AND SO ALL OF THOSE MUST BE POSITIVE.
AND SO WHAT THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT DOES IS ALL IT'S DOING IS TAKING, IF THERE WAS A BUDGET CATEGORY THAT DID END UP IN A NEGATIVE POSITION, IT JUST MOVES IT FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER TO COVER IT.
SO OVERALL, OUR WHOLE BUDGET WAS WHOLE.
THIS IS JUST GETTING IT ON THE CORRECT LINE.
AND SO ONE THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT IS IT IS BUDGET ONLY.
SO THIS DOESN'T INCREASE OUR EXPENSES OR ANYTHING.
ALL IT'S DOING IS MOVING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE BUDGET.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT THIS YEAR.
AND SO WE JUST PUT IT IN ORDER AND I CAN CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
SOME OF THEM AT THE, AT THE END ARE VERY SMALL, $200.
UM, OUR LARGEST ONES IS THAT ANNUALLY WE DO A TRUE UP FOR POLICE AND FIRE AND ALL.
AND WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT, IS WE LOOK AT WHAT THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEN WE CALCULATE A RIGHT OF WAY FROM OUR UTILITIES AND ANY OTHER TYPES OF EXPENSES, LIKE THEY GET PART OF THE LODGING, TAX, THAT KIND OF THING.
AND WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE MADE, BEEN MADE WHOLE.
SO THOSE, THAT'S OUR LARGEST ONE.
AND, UM, SO BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT ALL OF THESE ARE.
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SOME OF THEM ARE A RESULT JUST OF, YOU KNOW, YEAREND ACCRUAL ENTRIES FROM OUR AUDITOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE, WE USUALLY TALK ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR, SO IT'S JUST OUR ANNUAL, OUR ANNUAL BUDGET AMENDMENT.
WELL, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I APPRECIATE IT.
WELL, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
I'M JUST GONNA REMAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE ANNUALLY, UH, AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR, AT THIS CALENDAR YEAR, BASICALLY TO KEEP OUR BUDGET WHOLE.
AND IT JUST MOVES ANYTHING THAT'S ENDED UP IN A NEGATIVE POSITION, IT JUST USES BUDGET FROM A DIFFERENT CATEGORY.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON OUR ANNUAL EVENT OF TRANSFERRING THE APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH BALANCE OF DEPARTMENT BUDGET CATEGORIES? UH, ITEM FIVE B, MOTION TO APPROVE.
[6. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.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.]
ITEM IS ITEM SEVEN IS THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 12, 30, 14 ITEMS TONIGHT.BUT, UM, WE WILL RECEIVE A STEP, SOME STAFF COMMENTS ON ITEM SEVEN E INSIDE OF SEVEN, F, HR, UP, AND D.
AND WHICH ONE AND D, WAS IT SEVEN E OR F OR DID I GET WRONG? E AND F.
AND THEN WHICH ONE DID YOU SAY? OH, I JUST, UM, I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA OR NOT, BUT THAT'S FINE.
OH, THAT'S ON, THAT'S THE NEXT, THAT'S EIGHT.
HELLO, I'M AMY BUTLER, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR FOR, UM, CITY OF EDMOND.
UM, ITEM E IS THE PROPOSAL FOR OUR STOP-LOSS INSURANCE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY? UM, SO STOP-LOSS.
WE GO OUT FOR AN RFP EACH YEAR.
UM, AND WHAT STOP-LOSS IS, OUR PLAN IS PRIMARILY, UM, SELF-FUNDED.
AND SO OUR INSURANCE PLAN IS SELF-FUNDED.
HOWEVER, WE DO, UH, STOP LOSS BECAUSE THAT HELPS COVER OVER A CERTAIN CLAIM DOLLAR AMOUNT.
CURRENTLY FOR 2024, THAT'S 200,000.
SO THAT'S PER PERSON, PER MEMBER ON OUR PLAN.
UM, THAT THE STOP-LOSS WILL COVER ANYTHING OVER 200,000.
THE PROPOSAL CAME IN FROM A PREVIOUS, UM, VENDOR FOR 210,000.
THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF 7.6% IN THE PREMIUM.
UM, SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH BERKSHIRE, OUR CURRENT VENDOR.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM SEVEN E AND THE CON CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL? A PREMIUM GOING DOWN IS ENCOURAGING AND SURPRISING AND GREAT.
AND YOU DON'T HEAR THAT MUCH? NO.
SO, UM, ON F IS A CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE FOR PAYER MATRIX.
PAYER MATRIX IS A PROGRAM ASSISTANCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND FOR THE CITY'S PLAN.
SO, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, OUR PLAN IS SELF-FUNDED.
UM, SO WHAT THIS PLAN DOES IS IT ALLOWS MEMBERS ON THE PLAN TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THEIR COPAYS FOR A SPECIALTY MEDICATION.
THE SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS, UM, ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE ALLOWED ON, UM, THIS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.
AND IT ALLOWS THE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE THAT DECREASE TO ANYWHERE FROM ZERO TO $10 VERSUS WHAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY PAY IF $150.
UM, AND THEN THE CITY SAVINGS ON THAT, UM, HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT OVER THE YEARS.
THEY'VE, WE'VE SAVED 70% PLUS, UM, BY USING THE PAYER MATRIX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
NOT ALL EMPLOYEES QUALIFY FOR THAT, UM, BUT MOST OF THEM DO.
WE'VE ONLY HAD A FEW OVER THE YEARS THAT DID NOT QUALIFY IN THAT CASE.
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TO OUR PBM, WHICH IS OUR, UM, PHARMACY BENEFIT PROVIDER.AND THEN IT DOES RUN THROUGH THE PLAN AND IT COSTS OUR PLAN MORE.
DOES THAT EXPLAIN IT? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THAT'S HELPFUL.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? OKAY.
SO COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO OTHER, UM, SCHEDULE PRESENTATIONS FOR THE 14, UH, GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. UH, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT WAS GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS FROM PASSED.
[B. Discussion and Consideration of Resolution No. ___ Appointing An Eligible, Qualified Person To Fill The Vacancy In The Office Of Ward 1 Councilmember Until A Successor Councilmember Is Elected By The Voters In The Next General City Election In 2027; Said Appointment Shall Become Effective Upon The Administration Of The Oath Of Office, As Prescribed By The Constitution Of The State Of Oklahoma, To The Appointee. (Ward 1)]
WE ARE IN ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM EIGHT B, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 48 DASH 24 48 DASH 24, APPOINTING AN ELIGIBLE QUALIFIED PERSON TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF WARD ONE COUNCIL MEMBER UNTIL A SUCCESSOR COUNCIL MEMBER IS ELECTED BY THE VOTERS IN THE NEXT GENERAL, UM, CITY ELECTION IN 2027.SAID, APPOINTMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO THE APPOINTEE.
JUST A QUICK RECAP, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, UH, CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
AT YOUR NOVEMBER 13TH MEETING, YOU ASKED STAFF TO START A PROCESS TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE VACANT COUNSEL POSITION, AND THOSE, UH, WERE OPEN UNTIL 5:00 PM ON DECEMBER 2ND.
WE DID RECEIVE SEVEN APPLICATIONS.
TWO OF THOSE, UH, DID NOT LIVE WITHIN THE WARD, SO FIVE APPLICATIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS WITHDRAWN.
SO, UM, TONIGHT IT IS ON YOUR AGENDA FOR YOU ALL TO DISCUSS AND DECIDE WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO WITH THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO, CASEY.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE US LAST TIME.
AND, UH, YOU GAVE US THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE, THE COUNCIL OR THE CITY'S DONE THIS FOUR OTHER TIMES IN PREVIOUS HISTORIES.
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? UM, MADAM? UM, SURE.
SO THE CITY CHARTER AND TITLE 11 BOTH REQUIRE, UM, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY TO VOTE TO APPOINT, UM, A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO FILL ANY VACANCY.
AND THEN IF THAT VACANCY ISN'T FILLED WITHIN 60 DAYS, THEN CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION.
BUT THE, YOU KNOW, BOTH SOURCES, UM, IT'S A SHALL UH, A MANDATORY APPOINTMENT, NOT A PERMISSIVE MAY APPOINT SOMEBODY VERSUS CALL AN ELECTION OR DO SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, BECAUSE YOU ALL NEED TO, IN GOOD FAITH, MAKE THAT EFFORT.
AND SO WE, UH, EVERYONE RECEIVED THE CANDIDATES PACKETS, AND WE HAVE, UM, QUALIFIED AND VERY, UH, GOOD CANDIDATES FOR US TO CHOOSE FROM.
BUT I'M GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO THE COUNCIL.
SO FOR DISCUSSION ON, UM, WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TONIGHT, DID YOU WANNA, WHO'S STARTING? WELL, YOU GRABBED THE MIC SO YOU
WELL, I'M NOT IN MY NORMAL SPOT, SO I'M FEELING A LITTLE OFF.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I WAS REALLY, REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAD FOUR VERY WELL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SUBMIT AND BE WILLING TO STEP UP AND SERVE.
UM, AND SO EACH ONE OF THE FOUR, I THINK REALLY BROUGHT SOME UNIQUE SKILLS, UM, TO THE TABLE AND EXPERIENCE.
AND FRANKLY, ANY ONE OF THE FOUR THAT ARE QUALIFIED, I THINK WOULD DO A REALLY, REALLY FINE JOB.
SO, UM, THANKFUL THAT WE HAD A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE, UM, AND REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE WILLINGNESS OF FOUR PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO LIVE IN WARD ONE TO, UM, PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE AND BE WILLING TO SERVE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS THROUGH THE END OF THIS TERM.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UM, THIS IS WHAT WE SHALL MUST DO IS APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THIS POSITION AND FILL IT UNTIL THE END OF THAT TERM, RIGHT? SO IT IS NOT, UM, AN OPTIONAL THING IF WE FAIL TO DO OUR JOB, THEN THERE'S A SPECIAL ELECTION.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLED TO DO, IS TO FILL THIS POSITION, UM, WITH SOMEONE WHO LIVES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF WARD ONE.
AND, UM, I, I SPOKE TO EACH ONE OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES INDIVIDUALLY, UM, HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THEM, AS WELL AS REVIEWING THE MATERIALS.
AND FOR THOSE WATCHING, UM, THE, UH, LETTERS OF INTEREST AND RESUMES ARE IN THE PACKET TONIGHT IF FOLKS WANT TO KNOW WHO APPLIED AND SOME ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUND.
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OKAY, I'M GONNA KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF HER.AND I COM TOTALLY ENJOYED VISITING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES.
UM, AFTER READING THROUGH THE RESUMES AND THEIR, UH, COVER LETTERS, UM, I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT THESE FOLKS WERE QUALIFIED.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WAS QUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION.
AND THAT, UM, THE COMMUNITY OF EDMOND WOULD BENEFIT FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE FOLKS.
UM, EVERY ONE OF MY CONVERSATIONS, I GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE FOLKS AND, UM, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM PERSONALLY, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT DRIVES THEM TO WANT TO BE A LEADER IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD.
AND I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPIER TO KNOW AFTER I SAT DOWN AND READ THESE AND SPOKE WITH THESE FOLKS THAT IT WAS A REAL, REALLY DIFFICULT DECISION.
AND, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL, FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES OUT THERE AND, UM, BEING WILLING TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
AND I HOPE WHOEVER IS CHOSEN, UM, DECIDES TO GO ON AND, UM, RUN FOR ELECTION FOR THE, FOR THEIR NEXT TERM.
UM, I HOPE THEY LOVE IT AS MUCH AS WE HAVE AND LOVE SERVING THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND BEING A PART OF IT.
BUT AGAIN, I AM, I'M THRILLED THAT THIS WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION AND I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BEING A PART OF IT AND FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES TO VISIT WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
BECAUSE I KNOW MY CONVERSATION WASN'T SUPER SHORT.
I AM A LITTLE CHATTY PATTY, BUT I'M SURE IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE AND, UM, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE TO VISIT WITH FOLKS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO, UM, POSSIBLY FILL THIS SEAT.
WELL, I, I, I TOO MET OR SPOKE WITH EACH OF THE APPLICANTS.
UH, EACH OF THEM HAVE UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS AND LIFE EXPERIENCE.
UH, THEY HELD THEIR HAND UP, WHICH THAT TAKES SOME COURAGE TOO, TO ASK TO BE THRUST IN THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT.
I, UH, I, I NOTICED MR. DOUGLAS WITH NON DOCKS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
YOU HAD ASKED FOR THE NAMES AND RESUMES OF THE APPLICANTS, AND THEY WERE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET, AND THEY'RE PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA.
SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT INQUIRY.
IT HELPED US ALONG TO MAKE THIS AN OPEN PROCESS.
UH, THIS IS NOT AN EASY DECISION.
UH, YOU'RE DEALING WITH PERSONALITIES AND PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE THAT YOU LIKE, PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
I MET A GUY, I'VE NEVER MET HIM BEFORE.
UH, SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR INTEREST.
YES, I MET WITH ALL FOUR CANDIDATES.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'LL READ THEIR NAMES.
GROUP, WE HAVE WILL GABY, UH, DEREK DUNCAN, CURTIS LIGGINS, AND MAGGIE MURDOCH NICHOLS.
WERE THE FOUR CANDIDATES THAT HAVE, HAVE MADE IT TO THIS POINT RIGHT HERE.
UM, I'LL AGREE WITH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.
UM, I DID TALK TO ALL FOUR AND ASKED THE REAL BASIC QUESTION, WHY DO YOU WANNA DO THIS? WHY DO YOU WANT TO SIT UP HERE ON THE DAIS AND, AND SERVE THE CITY? AND THEY ALL HAD GREAT ANSWERS.
AND THE BEAUTY OF IS THIS, IS THAT THIS RARELY HAPPENS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN OUR, THAT I'M AWARE OF.
BUT FOR SOMEONE TO RAISE THEIR HAND EVEN AND SAY, I WANNA DO THIS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND THEY'VE HAD TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND SAY, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE IT, IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST NOT A ONE PERSON THING.
IT'S A FAMILY THING, UM, TO DO THAT, WHICH IS HUMBLING, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO, TO RAISE THEIR HAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO SERVE AND ALL THAT.
AND SO I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL ON, UM, WHAT WAS NOT SO MUCH THAT WAS THAT FACTOR, BUT WHO'S THAT PERSON THAT YOU ALL HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT, UM, THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO, TO POSSIBLY
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NOMINATE OR NOT NOMINATE FOR, FOR THIS POSITION? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO THIS? BARRY, ARE YOU VERY GOOD? NO, MA'AM.DO YOU WANT ME TO, WELL, IF YOU, WELL, MR. MAYOR, I'LL SAY THIS.
I, I ASK ALL FOUR OF 'EM SAME QUESTIONS.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT ARE WE DOING? WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE CITY'S OFF TRACK A LITTLE BIT? UH, WHY DO THEY WANNA SERVE MM-HMM
AND, UH, DID THEY INTEND TO OR DO THEY INTEND TO SERVE OUT THE ENTIRE TWO AND A HALF YEARS LEFT ON THE TERM? AND THOSE WERE SOME INTERESTING ANSWERS.
UH, THEY WERE ALL DELIGHTFUL PEOPLE.
BUT WE'VE GOTTA MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION IF IT'S IN ORDER.
I'M, I'M SORRY, I MISSED THE LAST PART.
I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION WHEN YOU TELL ME I CAN, WELL, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COUNSEL HAS SAID WHAT THEY WANTED TO SAY.
NOW, UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE, YOU'RE FREE TO MAKE A MOTION.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE THIS MOTION.
I WILL SECOND THAT NOMINATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
IS THERE, UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON THIS MATTER? SCENE NONE.
COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
PARDON ME? THE RESOLUTION 48 24.
UH, OKAY, WHERE IS THAT? UM, RIGHT HERE.
SO I NEED ANOTHER MOTION? MM-HMM
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT B, RESOLUTION 48.
SIR, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 48 24, WHICH IS, UM, NOMINATING MAGGIE MURDOCH NICHOLS IS THE WARD ONE COUNCILPERSON? I'LL SECOND THAT.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS MS. NICHOLS.
UH, SO, UH, WE'LL WELCOME YOU TO THE DIOCESE LATER AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR OFFICIAL OATH.
IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET WITH CASEY, PARDON ME OR JANE WAIVING TO WHENEVER.
AND THEN WE CAN SET THAT DATE AND, UH, HAVE A, UH, A SWEARING IN, IN OF THE OATH.
AND THEN TO OFFICIALLY WAKE, WELCOME YOU TO THE DIOCESE.
AND TO ALL THE OTHER WHO PUT THEIR NAME IN.
AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO WANT TO HELP US, HELP THIS CITY BE AS THE BEST AS POSSIBLY CAN.
AND SO, I HOPE TO SEE YOUR NAMES ON OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF, UH, AT OTHER EVENTS, ET CETERA.
UH, JUST LIKE YOU STEPPED UP TODAY.
[C. Consideration of Approval of the City Council Strategic Plan for 2025. (Citywide)]
ITEM IS ITEM EIGHT C, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2025.JANE ROBERTSON, MANAGEMENT SERVICES MANAGER.
UM, TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE YOUR 2025 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS YOU ALL WENT THROUGH TO ARRIVE AT THE DOCUMENT THAT'S ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
SO, IF YOU'LL RECALL, BACK ON NOVEMBER 14TH, YOU ALL MET FOR YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION OUT AT KICKING BIRD GOLF COURSE.
YOU WERE THERE FROM 9:00 AM TO ABOUT 3:00 PM THAT AFTERNOON.
DURING THAT SESSION, UM, YOU HEARD UPDATES FROM STAFF ON THE 2024 GOALS, UM, ON THE PROGRESS THAT HAD BEEN MADE TOWARDS THEIR COMPLETION, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT CITY FINANCES, THE BUDGET, AND HEARD FROM SEVERAL KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
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UM, YOU WORKED WITH OUR STAFF DURING THAT SESSION ON WHAT GOALS TO, UM, TAKE OUT OF THE PLAN THAT WERE COMPLETED AND MADE NOTES FOR ANY WORDING THAT WE NEEDED TO WORK WITH YOU ALL ON AFTERWARDS.SO, FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, WE DID A PRIORITIZATION PROCESS WITH YOU ALL, UM, THROUGH EMAIL.
SO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SO YOU WERE SENT, UM, A PDF DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF THE GOALS, UM, WITH THE WORDING THAT YOU APPROVED, AND YOU WERE ASKED TO RATE EACH GOAL ON A SCALE FROM ONE TO 10, ONE BEING THE LOWEST, 10 BEING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
I DO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS IN GENERAL.
IF IT'S ON YOUR PLAN, IT IS IMPORTANT.
UM, SO JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING RATED LOWER ON AVERAGE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NECESSARILY NOT IMPORTANT IT IS, OR IT WOULDN'T BE ON YOUR PLAN.
UM, THIS JUST HELPS GIVE US AN UNDERSTANDING AS STAFF, UM, OF WHAT'S THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AND WHAT'S, UM, WHAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON FIRST.
SO, UM, WE COMPILED THOSE ONCE YOU GAVE THEM BACK TO US, AND WE AVERAGED THE SCORES OUT.
UM, AND THEN WE PUT THOSE INTO YOUR TIERS.
SO IN YOUR PLAN, YOU HAVE, UH, FOUR TIERS.
SO THE LOWEST TIER IS ONE STAR, THE HIGHEST IS FOUR STARS.
UM, IN TOTAL ON YOUR 2025 PLAN, YOU HAVE 41 GOALS.
UM, SO YOU HAD FIVE THAT CAME OFF.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEW GOALS.
SOME WERE REWARDED OR SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT IN FOCUS OR MAYBE CHANGED PLACES IN TERMS OF THE CATEGORY THEY WERE LOCATED IN.
BUT NO, REALLY NEW GOALS, UM, FOR 2025.
AND SO THE, THE WAY THE PRIORITIZATION TIERS ENDED UP, UM, WE TRY TO FIND THE NATURAL BREAKS IN THOSE GROUPINGS.
UM, AND WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DIFFERENT TIERS ARE ALSO AS EVEN AS POSSIBLE.
WE DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, 24 STAR GOALS AND NONE IN, IN THE ONE STAR GOAL TIER.
SO TRY TO FIND THAT NATURAL SPLIT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDES SHOW WHERE ALL OF THE GOALS FELL.
UM, WE ALSO TURNED THOSE INTO PERCENTAGES.
IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO, TO READ KIND OF LIKE GRADES.
UM, SO THOSE HAVE THEIR AVERAGE SCORES ON THEM.
I WON'T READ WHERE EVERY GOAL FAILED TO YOU.
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, BUT IT'S THERE IF THE PUBLIC IS CURIOUS.
UM, SO THREE STAR, TWO STAR, ONE STAR GOALS.
UM, OUR FINAL OR NEXT STEPS, UM, IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, WE'LL CREATE THE FINAL VERSION OF THE DOCUMENTS.
AND WE HAVE THOSE PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED.
WE WORK WITH OUR MARKETING TEAM.
THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB OF MAKING THEM LOOK NICE AND PRETTY.
UM, AND THEN WE WILL BID THOSE OUT FOR PRINTING AND HAVE THOSE READY FOR THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT PUBLIC FACILITIES.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO YOUR 2025 PLAN? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REEMPHASIZE THAT THE COMMENT YOU MADE EARLIER, ALL OF THE GOALS THAT ARE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE IMPORTANT.
AND OVER THE YEARS, YOU'VE, IF YOU'VE FOLLOWED THIS PROCESS, IS THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME GOALS THAT HAVE GONE UP AND DOWN.
BUT THE, BUT THE THING IS THIS, IT'S IMPORTANT 'CAUSE IT'S STILL ON THE LIST.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF IS STILL WORKING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS.
UM, AND WHICH THE BEAUTY FOR PART ABOUT THIS ALSO IS THAT GOALS HAVE COME OFF BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETED MM-HMM
AND I WISH THERE WAS SOME MAP THAT WE HAD THAT OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WE'VE DONE THAT YOU COULD SEE EACH YEAR THE NUMBER, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME THAT WERE ON THERE AND THAT HAVE COME OFF.
AND, UH, IF YOU'RE A NERD LIKE ME, I HAVE EVERY COPY OF THEM AT THE HOUSE.
SO, SO, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE HAVE ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW.
MR. MAYOR, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO WORKED SO HARD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
UM, TRULY, YOU KNOW, HURTING COUNCIL FOLK IS LIKE HURTING A BUNCH OF LITTLE KITTIES AND TRYING TO GET ALL OF OUR WISHES AND DESIRES AND GOALS FOR THE CITY, AND THEN GETTING THEM IN THE CORRECT STRATEGIC ORDER, UM, THAT THEY NEED TO BE, TO GO ONTO THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT AN EASY THING.
AND THESE FOLKS WORKED SO HARD.
AND DURING OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE BASICALLY PUT OUT THERE WHAT OUR DESIRES WERE.
WE'LL GET IT INTO WORDING FOR YOU.
AND THE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THIS IS, UM, HAS NOT BEEN OVERSEEN.
UM, WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE KNOW
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HOW HARD EVERYBODY HAS WORKED TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.AND, UM, YOUR, YOUR LOVE AND CONCERN FOR SERVITUDE TO THE COMMUNITY IS EVIDENT IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONSIDERATIONS FOR ITEM EIGHT C, WHICH IS OUR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2025? HEARING NONE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO, COUNSEL? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
SECOND MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2025 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[D. Consideration of Approval of the City of Edmond State Legislative Agenda for 2025. (Citywide)]
NEXT IS ITEM EIGHT D, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF EDMOND STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2025.THANK YOU MAYOR CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
AND I, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN MUG FOR BEING VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM.
UM, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER OUR 2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
UM, I HAVE BROOKS WRIGHT WITH, UH, CSS PARTNERS HERE TODAY.
HE AND THE FOLKS IN HIS FIRM ARE WONDERFUL PARTNERS OF OURS, UM, THAT HELP US ACCOMPLISH A LOT IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, BOTH ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO BROOKS IS GONNA GIVE SOME COMMENTS JUST KIND OF ON HIS THOUGHTS OF THE UPCOMING, UH, LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WILL HAPPEN THIS SPRING.
AND THEN I'LL JUMP BACK UP HERE AND QUICKLY RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO, UH, LIKE CASEY SAID, GONNA RUN THROUGH A LITTLE BIT WHAT WE SEE, UM, CHANGES COMING TO THE LEGISLATURE.
SO, UM, WE'VE GOT NEW LEADERSHIP IN BOTH, UH, THE HOUSE AND SENATE, UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.
WE HAVE, UH, NEW SPEAKER PRO TIM, UH, LONNIE PAXTON, UH, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY THE, THE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER FOR THE SENATE.
UM, HAS NOW BEEN ELECTED TO THE SPEAKER PRO TIM, AND WILL BE, UH, OFFICIALLY, UH, ELECTED IN JANUARY.
UH, THE, AS YOU KNOW, THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A SUPER MAJORITIES IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
UM, SO THE LEAD, WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE LEADERS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HERE.
SO, UH, SENATOR LONNIE PAXTON, UH, UH, WAS ACTUALLY, UH, PREVIOUSLY A MAYOR, UH, OF TUTTLE.
SO, UH, THAT'S REASSURING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WITH, UH, CITY POLITICAL EXPERIENCE IN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES.
AND THEN ON THE HOUSE SIDE, WE HAVE A SPEAKER, KYLE HILBERT, UM, WILL ACTUALLY BE THE, UH, YOUNGEST SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN OKLAHOMA STATE HISTORY, UM, UH, WHICH WILL BE, UH, PRETTY INTERESTING TO WATCH.
BUT HE'S VERY EXPERIENCED, WAS FORMER APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN FOR THE HOUSE.
SO, UH, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE APPROACHES PROCESS AND, AND SHOULD BE, UH, UH, INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE NAVIGATES HIS, UH, HIS, HIS PARTY.
UM, HE'S GOT A, UH, 81 MEMBER, UH, UH, CAUCUS IN THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE.
A LOT OF GROUPS, A LOT OF PEOPLE NAVIGATE.
SO, UM, DOING A QUICK PERUSING.
THE HOUSE HAS NOT RELEASED THEIR LIST OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN YET.
BUT JUST LOOKING AT, UH, THE STATE SENATE, WHICH HAS RELEASED ITS, UH, UH, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN LIST, UH, EDMOND AREA LEGISLATORS OCCUPY, UH, EIGHT CHAIRMAN SPOTS.
SO I WOULD, UH, VENTURE TO SAY THAT WE ARE VERY WELL REPRESENTED, UH, AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND, AND, UM, ARE, HAVE A WONDERFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR DELEGATION.
UM, AND SO, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR THEM.
UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW MEMBER OF OUR EDMOND DELEGATION, UH, SENATOR KELLY HINES, WHO WON HIS ELECTION IN NOVEMBER TO REPLACE, UH, PRO HIM GREG TREAT, WHO WAS, UH, WHO LEFT THE LEGISLATURE DUE TO TERM LIMITS.
SO, UM, UH, BIG ISSUES COMING BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE, UH, HEARD THAT THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO ADVOCATE AGAIN FOR AN INCOME TAX CUT.
UM, LEADERS, UH, THE NEW LEADERS HAVE, UH, SAID THAT THEY, UH, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS AND WOULD CONSIDER IT.
SO OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO WATCH OUT FOR ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS, UH, CITY'S ABILITY TO COLLECT SALES TAX.
AND IF THAT HAS, UH, IF THIS, UH, INCOME TAX, POTENTIAL INCOME TAX CUT WOULD HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THAT.
UM, WE'VE SEEN, UH, LEGISLATION, UH, TRYING TO, UH, DEAL WITH THE COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOR, UH, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH, UH, HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT OMPA HAS, HAS WORKED TO OPPOSE.
AND, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR, OUR PARTNERS AT OMPA TO, TO WORK AGAINST THAT LEGISLATION, UM, AS WELL AS ADVOCATE FOR ANY KIND OF, UH, PROGRAMS DEALING WITH DOLLARS TO HELP CITIES, UH, DEAL WITH THE, UH, GROWTH IMPACTS OF SOME OF THESE LARGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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PROJECTS THAT THE STATE HAS GONE OUT AND GIVEN, UH, UH, TAX DOLLARS TO HELP PROMOTE, BRING NEW BUSINESSES.AND THERE'S BEEN SOME, UH, APPROPRIATIONS IN THE PAST TO HELP CITIES, UH, DEAL WITH THE GROWTH OF THOSE.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE.
SO, UH, BUT LIKE I SAID, I THINK, UH, THE CITY OF EDMOND IS WELL REPRESENTED AT 23RD AND LINCOLN AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR DUE LEADERSHIP.
AND JUST FOR, UH, I WAS JUST GONNA MAKE THE COMMENT THAT, UH, EVEN THOUGH OUR POSITIONS UP HERE ARE NONPARTISAN, WHEN WE INTERFACE WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AT THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVEL, THOSE ARE PARTISAN POSITIONS.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO DO BOTH FROM OUR PARTISAN POSITION, BUT THAT'S THE THING.
UM, LIKE THE UPDATE, I LIKE THAT WE ARE STILL WELL REPRESENTED IN, UH, LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, UH, ON 23RD STREET.
AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING SESSION.
ALRIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH THESE.
SO ESSENTIALLY OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THIS YEAR IS VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR.
WE HAD ONE KEY ITEM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT ROLLED OFF, AND WE'VE ONLY ADDED ONE ITEM.
SO LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THIS IS, WAS THERE LAST YEAR.
SO I'M GONNA ZIP THROUGH THESE, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT, THAT YOU WANNA SPEND MORE TIME ON, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, BUT OTHERWISE, JUST FOR, ESPECIALLY, SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT'S ON THERE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE AND, AND GO THROUGH THESE REALLY QUICKLY.
SO, SO WHAT'S THE ONE THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED? SO THE ONE THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED WAS, UM, THE GETTING CITIES THE ABILITY TO GO BACK AND EDIT, UH, DISCRIMINATORY, DISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE, UH, ON PLAT DOCUMENTS.
SO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED WHERE, UH, INDIVIDUALS COULD GET THOSE ITEMS REMOVED FROM THEIR DEEDS, UH, THAT DID NOT ALLOW CITIES TO GO BACK AND REMOVE THAT FROM PLAT.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ILLEGAL LANGUAGE THAT IS NOT ENFORCEABLE MM-HMM
UM, THAT IS DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS CERTAIN PEOPLE.
SO, UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED THE PROCESS.
THAT LAW WENT INTO EFFECT NOVEMBER 1ST, AND WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS WITH THE NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE FIRST AREA THAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND SO YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT COME BEFORE YOU IN JANUARY.
SO WE PUT OUR PRIORITIES INTO A FEW, UH, FEW LITTLE BUCKETS, IF YOU WILL, SOME CATEGORIES.
SO THE FIRST ONE'S, LOCAL CONTROL, WHICH IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL CAN, CAN GOVERN HERE LOCALLY.
UH, SO THE FIRST ONE, MAINTAIN LOCAL CONTROL OVER LOCAL ISSUES.
OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT TAKES AWAY AUTHORITY OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GOVERN THEIR JURISDICTION.
ENSURE THAT MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITIES CONTINUE TO HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS GROWTH AND EXPAND THE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THAT ONE WE KNOW IS, IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK VERY HARD ON IN THIS, THIS UPCOMING SESSION.
AND AS BROOKS MENTIONED, MONITOR LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTS LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS.
NEXT CATEGORY PRIORITIES, UH, TRANSPORTATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, SUPPORT EFFORTS TO FUND, IMPROVE THE HIGHWAY AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CITY OF EDMOND.
AND ENCOURAGE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION OF PASSENGER AND COMMUTER RAIL TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE TRAVEL OPTIONS.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HIGHWAYS AND, AND THE RAILROAD THAT COME THROUGH MOND THERE, UH, SUPPORT ROBUST FUNDING FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS ON THE OKLAHOMA DEPART DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S EIGHT YEAR PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF IT COMING, AND IT'S ALREADY STARTED OUT ON I 35, UH, SUPPORT FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS TO WIDEN ARTERIAL AND CONNECTOR ROADS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFETY.
SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, UM, TO SECURE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE PROJECTS ON OUR MAIN ROADS THAT ALLOW US TO GET TRAFFIC THROUGH MORE EFFICIENTLY.
NEXT ONE IS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO GIVE CITIES LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE UTILITIES TO ABIDE BY COMMON TRENCHING ORDINANCES.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IF WE CAN, UH, HAVE MORE PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, IT'S, IT'S MUCH LESS DISRUPTIVE AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THINGS RESIDE IN THE FUTURE.
AND, AND BROOKS MENTIONED THIS ONE, OPPOSE LEGISLATION RELATED TO ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH PREVENTS THE ACQUISITION OF THE LOWEST COST TRANSMISSION AND OPPOSED ANY ATTEMPT AT EXPENDING THE FIR RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS ROFER FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR US.
WAS LAST, LAST SESSION WILL BE AGAIN THIS SESSION.
UH, AND THEN A COUPLE MORE ON THAT CATEGORY.
SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICES BY PRIVATE SECTOR THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA BROADBAND OFFICE FOR UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF EDMOND.
WE KNOW THAT THE EAST SIDE OF EDMOND, UH, WE DEFINITELY LEARNED DURING COVID HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH CONNECTIVITY.
SO, UH, WE'RE VERY, VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING TO DEPLOY BROADBAND EVERYWHERE THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED.
AND THEN SUPPORT FUNDING AND FINANCING PROGRAMS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER CONSERVATION.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT OUR LEGISLATORS HAVE, HAVE WORKED WELL, UH, WITH US ON ALL OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND SO, UH, WE WILL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR SUPPORT THERE.
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SUPPORT LEGISLATION, ALLOWING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT OPEN CARRY IN PUBLIC PARKS WHILE STILL ALLOWING CONCEALED WEAPONS TO BE CARRIED.UH, THIS WAS A BIGGER ISSUE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT WE'VE STILL KEPT IT IN THERE.
WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT, UM, OPEN CARRY IN PUBLIC PARKS IS, IS PROBLEMATIC AND HAD SOME, HAD SOME VERY HIGH PROFILE ISSUES WITH THAT A FEW YEARS AGO.
UH, SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS THAT PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENCOURAGE USE OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGE FOR FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES.
OBVIOUSLY WE, YOU ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES A LOT IN, IN MEETINGS ESPECIALLY RECENTLY, AND SO, UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE TIES TO THAT ALSO.
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ACCESS TO OPIOID ABATEMENT FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS THERE.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME MORE SUCCESS AND BRING DOLLARS BACK TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, AND THEN SOME GENERAL PRIORITIES, UH, ONE THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO US, SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO UCO.
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN OUR PARTNER FOR 120 PLUS YEARS AND, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE 'EM BE A GREAT PARTNER FOR 120 PLUS MORE.
UH, WE DO ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT THEY, THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR AGENDA THAT NEEDS, UH, OUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR.
SO WE JUST KIND OF HAVE THIS GENERAL SUPPORT, WHATEVER THEY'RE, UH, WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING AFTER, UH, SUPPORT REFORMS. SO OKLAHOMA LAWS REGARDING THE PUBLISHING OF LEGAL NOTICES AND ORDINANCES.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.
UM, OUR CITY CLERK IS VERY IN TUNE WITH THIS.
AND SO, UH, ANY SORT OF MODERNIZATION THERE, WE ARE ALWAYS IN SUPPORT OF, UH, SUPPORT THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE QUALITY EVENTS ACT TO ENSURE CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM TOURISM.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE DID ADD THIS YEAR.
SO THE QUALITY EVENTS ACT, UH, HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW YEARS.
UM, WE ACTUALLY DID WITH THE LAST, THE LAST TIME THE, UH, SENIOR OPEN WAS HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, UH, FUNDING AND, AND GET SOME REIMBURSED FUNDS ON THE BACK OF THAT.
IT HAS BEEN A CLUNKY PROCESS AT TIMES OVER THE YEARS, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, THEY'VE CONTINUED TO REFINE THAT.
UM, AND SO WE, AND IT IS TIME TO REAUTHORIZE THAT, AND SO WE WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF REAUTHORIZING THAT ACT.
UM, AND THEN JUST SOME OTHER ONGOING EFFORTS.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS.
WE DO THAT PRETTY REGULARLY, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH, UH, WITH, WITH TRANSPORTATION AND WITH UTILITIES AND THOSE, THOSE DIFFERENT, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AREAS.
UH, WORKING WITH FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SECURE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS THERE.
AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES, AGAIN WITH OUR, UH, OUR SENATORS AND OUR, UH, REPRESENTATIVE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
UH, ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH EDMOND STATE DELEGATION ON TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, EDMOND STATE DELEGATION, UH, IS, IS VERY WELL RESPECTED, HAS A LOT OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.
AND, AND WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO, TO FOSTER THOSE, NOT, NOT JUST SO THAT WE CAN SHOW UP WITH OUR HANDOUT, BUT ALSO SO WE CAN GO TO THEM AND SAY, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? AND SO IT DEFINITELY IS A TWO WAY STREET WITH OUR EDMUND LEGISLATORS, UH, MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OUR, OUR OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
UH, WE MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY TO PARTNER ON APPROPRIATE ITEMS AND THEN, UM, ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ACTIVITIES.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED THERE.
AND SO WITH THAT, UH, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED ME TO DISCUSS, UH, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS PRESENTED, AND I THINK I ACTUALLY FORGOT ONE NAME IN MY UPDATE.
UH, WE DID GET WORK LAST SESSION ON, UM, DEFENDING AGAINST A, UH, BILL DEALING WITH, UH, AFFECTING CITY'S ABILITY TO DO ZONING, UM, AND AFFECTING THEIR ZONING AUTHORITY.
UM, UH, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THAT SIDELINE, BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN WORD THAT THAT PROBABLY WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT SESSION.
SO WE WILL NEED TO WORK TO DEFEND AGAINST, UH, ANY BILLS THAT WOULD IMPEDE, UH, A CITY'S ABILITY TO DO THEIR OWN ZONING AND CONTROL THAT.
SO, MR. WRIGHT, I KNOW YOU'VE ADDED SOMEONE TO YOUR FIRM.
DO YOU MIND TELLING US WHO THAT IS? YES, YES.
SO, UM, AND UH, LAST MONTH WE ADDED A, UH, A NEW STAFF MEMBER.
UH, SHE'S THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, UH, MATT PINNELL.
SO SHE'LL BE HELPING TYLER AND I AT, AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
AND, UH, PREVIOUS TO HER WORK WITH PINNELL, SHE'D WORKED FOR, UH, CONGRESSMAN LUCAS AS DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND KNOWN HER A LONG TIME.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS? REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK, UH, IT'S BEING DONE FOR US AT THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP EDMOND GROW, CONTINUE TO GROW.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS KEEPING US INFORMED.
YOU ARE, YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB AT THAT AND, UM, GIVING WHAT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO, TO CASEY TO GIVE TO US.
AND, UM, IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
AND, UM, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS UP WITH THE STATE.
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WE, WE DO, EDMUND IS SO FORTUNATE, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING DELEGATES AND, UM, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM EIGHT? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR SECOND MAYOR AND A SECOND.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE THOSE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS FOR 2025 IN THE PAST.
[E. Presentation and Discussion Regarding American Rescue Plan Act Projects. (Citywide)]
EIGHT E IS A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PROJECTS.I'M CHRISTIE BATTERSON, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
UM, AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR, WE THOUGHT, AND WE AS APPROACH OUR FIRST DEADLINE WITH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA FUNDS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD OF HOW WE SPENT, UM, OUR ARPA FUNDS SINCE, UH, 2021.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS, BUT IT HAS BEEN.
UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON ARPA TO REMIND EVERYBODY.
UH, ARPA FUNDS WERE DISPERSED TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO SUPPORT URGENT RESPONSES.
UM, REPLA REPLACE LOST PUBLIC SECTOR REVENUE, IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.
THERE'S FIVE BROAD CHALLENGE, UH, CATEGORIES, AND THOSE ARE THE FIVE BUCKETS THAT WE BASICALLY PUT OUR BROAD PROJECTS IN.
AND THAT'S HOW, UM, I CATEGORIZED THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES THAT YOU'LL SEE.
UM, SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES, ADDRESS NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS, REPLACED LOSS, PUBLIC SECTOR REVENUE INVESTMENT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PROVIDE PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL FUNDS OBLIG OBLIGATED BY DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR, SO NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
UM, THAT'S OUR FIRST, UH, DEADLINE.
AND THEN OUR SECOND DEADLINE THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND ALL FUNDS BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND WE ARE ON TARGET FOR THAT.
SO THE FIRST BUCKET BUCKET IS SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE.
UM, AS YOU SEE HERE, WE HAD SOME, UM, PRETTY BIG PROJECTS WITH THIS ONE.
ONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO IS OUR MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE.
WE PAID FOR OUR, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION, UH, FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, UM, BECAUSE OF THE CITY HALL.
UM, OUR EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC WAS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, THAT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE IT AS WELL AS IN, UM, IMPROVE IT AND MAKE IT BIGGER FOR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S NOW LOCATED AT OUR NORTH TIMBERS, UM, COMPLEX OUT ON I 35 AND COVELL, UM, AS WELL AS OUR NORTH CARE MENTAL HEALTH, UH, REHABILITATION PROJECT.
UM, WE INVESTED $1 MILLION OF ARPA FUNDING, HOWEVER, WE SPENT AN ADDITIONAL 500 MILLION OF, UM, OKLAHOMA COMMERCE, CDBG CARES MONEY 500,000.
SORRY,
YEAH, YOU THINK I KNOW NUMBERS.
UM, AND THAT TOTAL WAS A LITTLE OVER 2.2 MILLION.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND, UH, AND THAT IS COVERED IS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
UM, AS WITH COVID, WE WERE TOLD TO GO OUTDOORS AND ENJOY SOCIAL DISTANCING OUTSIDE.
UM, OUR PARKS WE FOUND ARE MAYBE BE AT CAPACITY OR NEEDED, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO EXPAND THAT CAPACITY.
UM, OUR, A ARCADIA LAKE, WE'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN HIT CAPACITY OR FOUND THAT WE WERE NEEDING TO EXPAND AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND TO DO THAT WE NEEDED MASTER PLANS.
UM, SO WE PAID FOR, UM, WITH ARPA FUNDS, ARCADIA LAKE MASTER PLAN, AS WELL AS THE ARCADIA LAKE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN.
WE ALSO DID SOME IMPROVEMENTS, UM, TO TRASH MANAGEMENT THAT WAS BASED OUT OF THAT MA UH, MASTER PLAN.
UM, AND THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER 545,000.
ONE OF THE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS, UM, THIS WOULD BE ANY TOURISM THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE NUMBER ONE, UM, HARDEST HIT, UM, UM, IMPACT OR ECONOMIC IMPACT DURING THIS TIME.
UH, AGAIN, MITCH PARK TRAIL RESURFACING WAS PAID FOR WITH ARPA RESURFACING.
UM, THE HOUSING ASSESSMENT STUDY THAT YOU ALL, UH, ACCEPTED, UM, IN 23 WAS PAID OUT OF THIS, AS WELL AS THE INCREASE OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS THAT WAS NOT PASSED ON TO EMPLOYEES.
UM, WE COVERED THAT COST, UM, OVER, UM, A YEAR AND A HALF WITH ARPA FUNDS.
UM, AND AT THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF ME TALKING ABOUT THE WAY FINDING SIGNAGE AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE TOURISM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, JENNIFER THORNTON UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE WAYS THAT, UM, SHE UTILIZED THE ARPA
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FUNDING.HELLO, I'M JENNIFER THORNTON, TOURISM DIRECTOR, AND WE WERE VERY, UM, UH, ENCOURAGED TO HAVE SOME FUNDING TO HELP WITH TOURISM DURING THE TIME WHEN LODGING TAX WAS ALMOST ZERO AT THIS TIME.
SO WE USED IT IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, WAY FINDING WAS, UM, A HUGE INITIATIVE THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA GET TO SEE.
UM, IN JANUARY YOU'LL SEE SOME SIGNS GOING UP.
AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I WAS AT A TOURISM CONFERENCE IN OHIO AND WAY FUNDING WAY FUNDING WAS A TOPIC.
AND CURRENTLY EDMOND DOES NOT HAVE SIGNS THAT 0.2 PLACES, LIKE PARKS OR THE LIBRARY OR HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, OR SOME ATTRACTIONS.
AND THEY WERE SAYING HOW WAY FINDING SHOWS VISITORS THAT YOU CARE.
SO EVERYONE CAN LOOK ON A PHONE TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
BUT WHEN YOU SEE, UM, ATTRACTIVE WAY FINDING THAT'S EASY TO READ, TO HELP YOU GET PLACES, UM, IT SHOWS THAT YOU CARE.
IT WAS VERY, UM, ALSO HELPFUL TO GET SOME FUNDING FROM, UM, ACOG.
SO WE PUT THOSE $2 TOGETHER TO, UM, HAVE A HUNDRED SIGNS THAT YOU'LL SEE GOING UP IN JANUARY.
YES, IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT.
UM, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF PLACES THAT WE'LL BE DIRECTING TO, UM, MUSEUMS, PARKS, ARCADIA LAKE, UM, UCO, HIGH SCHOOLS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, PLACES LIKE THIS.
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT, UM, THEY, UH, COMPLIMENT OUR, UM, SIGNS THAT THEY, UM, WE CALL THEM, OH GOSH.
UM, UM, THERE ARE STONE SIGNS THAT SAY EDMOND, AND WE WANTED THEM TO COMPLIMENT THAT.
AND THERE'LL ALSO BE SOME ICONS TO HELP PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO USE ANOTHER $250,000 FOR SOME THINGS THAT WE USUALLY SPEND LODGING TAX ON.
SO, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A, A NEW WEBSITE AND CONTENT, UM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
UM, WE ALSO HAD SPONSORSHIPS AND WE PRINTED SOME MATERIALS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDS FOR.
SO WE USED, UM, THESE DOLLARS IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TOURISM OR WAYFINDING? I WISH YOU HAD A PICTURE OF THE, THE SIGN THAT WE GOT TO SEE.
SO THE BIGGEST BUCKET THAT WE HAVE WAS THE REVENUE REPLACEMENT.
WE COULD USE UP TO 10 MILLION OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED IN THIS BUCKET.
UM, AGAIN, WE HAD SOME PRETTY BIG, UM, CAPITAL PROJECTS IN HERE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE DOING THE AC KAPLAN OR RENO, UH, RENOVATION.
TOTAL BUDGET FOR THAT IS 17.5 MILLION, BUT WE ARE USING 2.2 MILLION OF ARPA FUNDING FOR THAT.
UM, NORTH TIMBERS, UM, REHABILITATION FOR THE IN-PERSON UTILITY BILL PAY, UM, EXPANSION OF WIRELESS AND CITY PARKS, THE DOWNTOWN A DA PLAN IMPROVEMENTS AND STREETSCAPE, UH, ULI STUDY THAT WE DID ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UH, AGAIN, THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SURVEY, NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT STEVENSON PARK.
UM, AND, UM, I HAVE ALSO INVITED CHRISTY TWIN WITH EDMOND MOBILE MEALS TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT, UM, THE INVESTMENT THAT WAS MADE IN EDMOND MOBILE MEALS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT THIS PROJECT, AND, UM, I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN BY TO VISIT AND, AND LOOK AT OUR NEW SPACE.
UM, THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
UM, LA THROUGH OC OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, OR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SERVED, UM, MORE MEALS IN A MONTH THAN WE'VE EVER SERVED IN 50 YEARS.
SO EACH MONTH THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO UP.
UM, THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF, UM, MEALS THAT WE SERVE EACH MONTH, UM, SINCE WE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS AFTER COVID, SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MAY OF 2021.
AND, UM, WE ARE
SO PROBABLY CLOSE TO 10,000 MORE THAN WE SERVED LAST YEAR.
UM, THE, THE FUNDS WE RECEIVED, UM, FROM THIS PROJECT ALLOWED US TO RENOVATE OUR, OUR BUILDING.
UH, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY ON THIS.
UM, OUR BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES ARE, ARE PRETTY, UM, AMAZING IN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS THAT WE HAD ONE STOVE, ONE OVEN, OUR, OUR DISH WASHING WAS TO THE RIGHT.
UM, AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THREE TO FOUR VOLUNTEERS, CHEFS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO PREPARE ALMOST 300 MEALS A DAY,
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UM, THAT WAS A REALLY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE FOR US.UM, NOW IN OUR NEWLY RENOVATED KITCHEN, UM, WE HAVE, UM, TWO OVENS, TWO STOVES.
UM, WE CAN SERVE NOW, UM, PROBABLY CLOSE TO 800 MEALS A DAY.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO, UM, ADD ANOTHER, UH, OVEN AND STOVE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR WHEN THAT NEED ARISES HERE IN EDMOND.
UM, ON THE LEFT, THAT WOULD, THAT WAS THE, UM, THAT WAS THE SERVING AREA.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE FOLKS PACKED IN THERE PRETTY TIGHTLY TRYING TO, UM, UM, SERVE MEALS.
AND THE FOLKS BEHIND THEM ARE, ARE WASHING DISHES.
WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL, UM, BRAND NEWLY ADDED.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY EASY FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS TO MOVE AROUND.
UM, WE HAD A SMALL WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
UM, THOSE ARE DOUBLE THE SIZE NOW.
AGAIN, THAT ALLOWS US TO, UH, SERVE MORE, MORE FOLKS.
IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO TAKE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, TO RECEIVE DONATIONS.
A LOT OF TIMES FOLKS REACH OUT TO US THAT WANNA DONATE FOOD FROM EITHER BENNY KEITH OR US FOODS, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STORAGE SPACE TO SAFELY STORE THAT FOOD.
AND SO THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
WE'VE HAD SOME, UM, LOCAL, UM, PROVIDERS SAY, HEY, COULD WE LIKE GIVE YOU A WHOLE COW? AND NOW WE CAN SAY, YEAH, I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THERE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
UM, AND THEN THOSE WERE OUR STORAGE, UH, AREAS.
YOU CAN SEE THINGS STACKED, UM, YOU KNOW, IN EVERY CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
UM, AND ON THE RIGHT IS OUR NEW DRY STORAGE AREA, AS WELL AS AN ENTIRE SPACE FOR OUR BAKE, OUR BAKING TEAM THAT COMES IN EVERY TUESDAY TO BAKE, UM, THOSE DESSERTS FROM SCRATCH FOR OUR CLIENTS, UM, EACH, EACH DAY.
SO, UM, IT'S DEFINITELY CHANGED THE GAME FOR EDMOND MOBILE MEALS AND, AND ALLOWING US TO MEET THE NEED, UM, THAT STARTED ESSENTIALLY DURING COVID FOR US.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO VISIT, PLEASE COME.
YEAH, SOME VERY EXCITING, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING IN THERE, THAT SHOWING THERE.
THERE'S A GREAT NEED IN EDMOND AND IT'S EXPANDING.
UM, AND IT'S DONE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PAID STAFF, BUT VOLUNTEERS.
AND THAT IS THE KEY THAT'S THERE'S VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, IF YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB RIGHT, THE VOLUNTEER WILL KIND OF MOVE YOU OUT OF THE WAY AND SAYS, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SLOWING US DOWN.
WE, WE LOVE, WE LOVE ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
UH, WE'LL PUT YOU TO WORK IN THE KITCHEN.
UM, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW CHEF TONY AND CHEF MATTHEW'S DIRECTIONS.
THEY'LL, THEY'LL BOSS YOU AROUND.
UM, AND WE DELIVER, YOU KNOW, OVER A HUNDRED SQUARE MILES OF EDMOND MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
UM, AND NEXT YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS WONDERFUL, UM, NEW SPACE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE EXPANDING BOUNDARIES ON EACH DIRECTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEED IN EDMOND OUT THERE.
UM, BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE'LL HAVE, UM, OUR ROUTE 19.
WE JUST ADDED ROUTE 18 IN JUNE, AND WE'RE ALREADY READY FOR ROUTE 19.
SO THAT'S HOW QUICKLY THINGS ARE DEVELOPING AND, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE AND EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVEN'T VOLUNTEERED, YOU NEED TO AT LEAST ONCE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU CAN GET OUT AND DRIVE AROUND AND VISIT WITH FOLKS, THEN VOLUNTEER IN THE KITCHEN AND WITH THE STAFF AND HELP THEM OUT.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, GOING AND VOLUNTEERING AND DELIVERING THOSE MEALS IS A GIFT GIVEN TO YOURSELF.
UM, YOU MAY BE THE ONLY HUMAN THAT THIS PERSON HAS INTERACTION WITH THAT DAY.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL THING AND EVERYBODY IS SO GRATEFUL TO SEE YOU.
IT'S, IT'S SUCH A LOVELY THING AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO IT JUST ONCE.
AND I JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU COULD DO IT JUST ONCE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
BUT IT'S, IT'S QUITE AN AMAZING ADVENTURE.
AND, UM, I, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO IT AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE.
BUT TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES, YES.
DO IT AS, AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT.
I MEAN, YOU'RE SERVING ONE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, OUR ELDERLY POPULATION, AND THEY SUFFER SO MUCH FROM DEPRESSION, FROM BEING HOME ALONE AND, AND, AND, AND CLOSED OFF, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS COLD AND FLU SEASON.
SO WITH, IF YOU CAN BE A SMILING FACE AT THAT DOOR AND, AND HAND THEM A WARM, LOVELY MEAL, WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOOD BY THE WAY.
UM, IT JUST BRINGS JOY TO THEM.
AND IT'S, I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DO IT.
IT, IT MAKES, UM, A DIRECT IMPACT ON THAT INDIVIDUAL BEING ABLE TO STAY LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOME WHERE THEY'VE RAISED THEIR FAMILIES, WHERE THEY'VE LIVED THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
AND THEN FOR THE VOLUNTEER, I MEAN, THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN TAKING CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.
SO, AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT JUST FEEDING THEIR BODIES, YOU'RE FEEDING THEIR SOUL BECAUSE, UH, DEPRESSION IS A, IS A REAL ISSUE IN OUR ELDERLY POPULATION.
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IT'S VERY SAD, BUT IT CAN, IT CAN BRING THAT POPULATION TO ITS DEMISE.
AND SO JUST BEING A SMILING FACE AND DELIVERING A WARM, YUMMY MEAL FOR THEIR BODIES, WHICH COULD BE ALSO THEIR ONLY NUTRITION FOR THAT DAY.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND COME OVER AND SEE US AND WE'LL PUT YOU TO WORK.
UH, GO BACK REAL QUICK AND SHOW YOU.
UM, SO WE SPENT A LITTLE OVER 6 MILLION, UM, IN THIS BUCKET.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE EDMUND MILLS, UH, KITCHEN EXPANSION.
SO WE ALSO SPENT AN ADDITIONAL, UM, ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN 250,000 IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY ARPA FUNDS.
UH, THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL, OR I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER DAVIDSON FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO SPENT CARES MONEY OUR LAST OF OUR CDBG CARES MONEY, UM, ON THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, EDMOND MOBILE MILLS INVESTED IN THAT.
UM, BUT ALSO OUT OF THAT, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OPENED UP THEIR DOORS AND ALLOWED THEM TO STAY IN THE BUILDING AND THE FACILITY, UM, WHILE THE EXPANSION OF THIS, UM, AND CONSTRUCTION WAS GOING ON.
AND THEY PROVIDED, AND MOBILE MEALS PROVIDED, UM, MEALS FOR THE SENIOR CENTER AND HAS CONTINUED THAT, UM, PARTNERSHIP, UM, UNTIL NOBODY WANTS THE FOOD ANYMORE.
SO, WHICH I DON'T THINK WILL HAPPEN.
SO, UM, BUT YEAH, SO WE DID, UM, A LOT UNDERNEATH THIS REVENUE REPLACEMENT BUCKET.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE THAT DECEMBER 31ST DEADLINE.
UH, WE HAVE TO REPORT ALL OBLIGATIONS TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT BY THE END OF JANUARY.
UM, AND THEN, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE I'LL BE, UH, FINALIZING, UH, PURCHASE ORDERS AND CLOSING THOSE OUT.
SO WE'LL SHOULD ONLY HAVE THREE PROJECTS OPEN, WHICH WILL BE THE A DA DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE AND IMPROVEMENTS, AC CAPITAL, LINGERER RENOVATION, AND THE IMP PELICAN BAY DESIGN.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS AND OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? THANK YOU YOU SO MUCH.
WAIT FOR THE HARD, ALL THE GOOD, HARD WORK, OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT.
THAT WAS JUST A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL ACTION NECESSARY ON THAT.
[F. Presentation and Discussion of Progress Related to the Developers Advisory Forum. (Citywide)]
IS ITEM EIGHT F IS A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF PROGRESS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPER'S ADVISORY FORM.HI, RANDY ENTZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UH, I'M SURE YOU ALL RECALL, BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, IN CASE YOU DON'T, WE HAD, UH, WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE DEVELOPER'S ADVISORY FORUM.
THAT'S WHERE CITY STAFF MET, UH, WITH FACILITATORS FROM FRANCIS TUTTLE, WITH MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR.
AND WE DISCUSSED, UH, ISSUES WITH OUR PROCESSES AND OUR REVIEWS, AND, UH, TRIED TO WORK TO SOME SORT OF SOLUTIONS TO HELP OUR, UH, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY OUT.
UH, THERE WAS A PLAN CREATED, UH, TO IMPROVE, UH, OUR PREDICTABILITY AND CONSISTENCY WITHIN OUR REVIEWS.
UH, IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AND THEN MORE EFFECTIVELY USE OUR TECHNOLOGY AND THEN MAKE OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS EVEN BETTER.
UH, WE PRESENTED THAT PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 10TH, AND SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, DILIGENTLY TO GET, UH, SOME OF THOSE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA COVER WITH YOU TONIGHT, THOSE CHANGES AND KIND OF THE STATUS, UH, BECAUSE I FELT BAD, THERE WAS JUST LIKE 20 SLIDES OF TEXT.
I WANTED TO INCLUDE ONE IMAGE IN HERE.
BUT, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE 25, UH, CHANGES WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE, 11 OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
UH, 12 OF THEM ARE STILL IN PROGRESS, AND THEN TWO HAVE YET TO START.
UH, AND WHEN I SAY WE'VE COMPLETED THEM, I REALLY DO MEAN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, DO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.
THAT'S ENGINEERING PLANNING, UH, BUILDING AND SAFETY.
AND THEN, UH, EDMOND ELECTRIC AND ALONG WITH IT, THAT HAD TO BE BROUGHT ALONG TO HELP OUT, HELP US OUT A LOT WITH TECHNOLOGY AS WELL.
SO, JUST TO COVER SOME OF THOSE HIGH LEVEL GOALS, UH, ENGINEERING HAD A GOAL OF, UH, ESTABLISHING A METHOD TO HANDLE CHANGE ORDERS, UH, TO GIVE THEM A HIGHER PRIORITY OTHER THAN, THAN OTHER REVIEWS, WITH A GOAL OF HAVING THOSE REVIEWS DONE IN THREE TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS.
HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT'S COMPLETE.
AND SINCE JULY, THEIR AVERAGE HAS BEEN 2.8, UH, DAYS OF REVIEW FOR CHANGE ORDERS, UH, ONGOING EFFORTS.
THEY'RE, UH, LOOKING AT IS THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH DEQ TO IMPLEMENT A NEW REVIEW PROCESS THAT WOULD BASICALLY BRING THAT REVIEW IN HOUSE.
UH, WE'VE TAKEN THE FIRST STEP IN THAT AND THAT WE ARE NOW USING ELECTRONIC UPLOADS TO DEQ INSTEAD OF MAILING IN, UH, PAPER COPIES.
UH, EVENTUALLY THERE'S BEEN A NEW POSITION APPROVED IN THE BUDGET THAT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO TRANSITION ALL THAT IN-HOUSE AND SAVE A LOT OF TIME.
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UH, ANOTHER GOAL ENGINEERING HAD WAS TO UPDATE THE CODES AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.UH, I'M SURE Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT IN AUGUST YOU APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH F AND I TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
UH, PLANNING SOME OF THE COMPLETED CHANGES.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE GOALS WAS TO REQUIRE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS FOR ZONING CASES, UH, PLATS AND LOT SPLIT APPLICATIONS, NOT JUST SITE PLANS.
WE NOW REQUIRE THOSE KIND OF PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS, UH, IN THE HOPES OF ADDRESSING ISSUES BEFORE THEY ARISE.
UH, ANOTHER GOAL IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION ABOUT TIMELINESS AND PROCESSES FOR DEVELOPERS AND OWNERS.
UH, WE'VE DONE THAT BY INCLUDING, UH, ALL THOSE PEOPLE, UH, WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
UH, SO WHEN AN APPLICATION IS MADE, THEY'RE LISTED, AND SO THEY GET CONTACTED WITH ANY KIND OF INFORMATION THAT'S, UH, BEING FED BACK TO THE DEVELOPERS.
UH, ANOTHER ONE WAS TO MAKE MORE GIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR, UH, CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO USE.
SO WITH THE HELP OF IT, UH, WE'VE DONE THAT.
OUR WEB APPLICATION PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED, THAT IT NOW INCLUDES THINGS LIKE CONTOURS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER PLAN METRIC INFORMATION THAT WE HAD, UH, ONGOING FOR THEM IS, UH, TO CREATE MORE, TO CREATE AN IMPROVED TRAINING FOR REVIEW STAFF ON THE USE OF THE PORTAL.
UH, THANKS TO BUILDING AND SAFETY IN IT, UH, A LOT OF EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE IN THAT EFFORT IN THAT AREA, UH, AND CONTINUES TO BE IMPROVED.
UH, ANOTHER WAS TO UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT CODES.
UH, YOU PROBABLY ALSO REMEMBER, UH, F AND I WAS HERE IN THE SUMMER, UH, TO UPDATE YOU ON THE STATUS OF THAT CODE UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE FOR TITLES 21, 22, AND 23, LIKELY TO BE DONE SOMETIME NEXT SUMMER.
UH, BILLING AND SAFETY, THEY HAD A GOAL, UH, TO CREATE A NEWSLETTER TO COMMUNICATE CHANGES IN THE CODES AND UPDATES.
UH, THEY'VE PUT TWO NEW NEWSLETTERS OUT, UH, ONE IN JULY, ONE IN OCTOBER.
UH, ONE OF THOSE RESULTED IN A, A MAJOR BUILDER HERE, NOTING THAT THEY WEREN'T DOING SOMETHING QUITE CORRECT AND THEY CHANGED THEIR WAY.
THEY'RE INSTALLING CERTAIN THINGS, SO IT WORKED.
UH, ANOTHER GOAL WAS TO USE, UH, THE DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO THEIR FULL EXTENT.
BASICALLY ELIMINATING REDUNDANT PAPER COPIES ON SITE.
UH, NOW, UH, EVERY INSPECTOR HAS AN IPAD.
THEY JUST BRING THE PLANS WITH THEM.
BASICALLY, UH, SOME ONGOING EFFORTS, UH, DEVELOP REMOTE INSPECTIONS AND TESTING PROCEDURES, UH, ON THE SITES.
UH, WE HAVE STARTED TO LIKE DIP OUR TOE INTO THIS.
WE'VE USED FACETIME INSPECTIONS, UH, WHEN STAFF IS SHORTHANDED.
UH, WE'RE CONSIDERING DOING THAT MORE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN, UH, LIMITATIONS WITH THAT, BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE AS WE CAN.
UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR DOWNTOWN AREA OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.
UH, DOWNTOWN IS A UNIQUE ANIMAL AND IT PRESENTS CERTAIN CHALLENGES.
UH, BUILDING AND FIRE HAVE BOTH WORKED THROUGH THOSE CHANGES.
THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT THOSE TO DIRT TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
SO THAT'LL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE DISCUSSIONS.
THAT WAS ACTUAL CHANGES IN THE NEAR FUTURE EDMUND ELECTRIC, UH, ONGOING EFFORTS.
THEY, UH, WERE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN MAINLINE FEEDERS THAT WOULD PROVIDE EASIER SERVICE, UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UH, THE FEEDERS ARE A PART OF THE, UH, DEBT ISSUANCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER.
UH, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR GOALS WAS TO CONSIDER WAYS TO TRENCH SHARE WHILE MEETING ALL THE, YOU KNOW, NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS.
UH, STAFF IS WORKING ON A POLICY FOR COST SHARING AND ET CETERA THERE.
SO, UH, FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY STARTED YET.
THE MAIN ONE BEING LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVIDE, UH, INSPECTORS WITH BUILDING AND SAFETY BY GEOGRAPHY, UH, THAT WOULD CAUSE A CONSIDERABLE CHANGE IN BUDGET.
SO, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AND STUDY THAT AND SEE WHEN THAT IS, UH, PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT FOR US TO, UH, IMPLEMENT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THIS WORK, THIS, YOU KNOW, OUR WORK.
EVEN IF WE WERE TO DO EVERYTHING IN THAT PLAN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN OUR WORK IS DONE.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM TO IMPROVE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, AND THEN CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCY WITH THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES WE HAVE AS WELL.
UH, WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF, UH, OF THE REVIEWING DEPARTMENTS.
'CAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO, UH, WENT THROUGH THE EFFORT TO LISTEN, UH, PRESUME, UH, A PLAN FOR CHANGE AND THEN STARTED IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES.
YES, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
[G. Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ Extending the Duration of the Development Impact Fee Focus Group; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
AND NEXT IS ITEM EIGHT G, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF[01:10:01]
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 49 24, 49 24, EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FOCUS GROUP, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.GOOD EVENING, KEN BRIAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK BULLET POINTS ON THE IMPACT FEE FOCUS GROUP.
FIRST OF ALL, A REMINDER ABOUT THE PURPOSE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS GROUP IS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND FEEDBACK TO OUR CONSULTANT TEAM ON THE CREATION OF A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE STUDY.
UH, THE COMPOSITION OF THE FOCUS GROUP IS MADE UP OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, UH, PARKS AND REC BOARD MEMBERS, CIP BOARD MEMBERS, UH, MEMBERS OF THE URBAN BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, AND PUBLIC AT LARGE.
UM, THE PROCESS APPEARS TO HAVE WORKED WELL SO FAR, AND WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT AS WE WRAP UP THE PROJECT.
UH, THE STATUS OF THE STUDY IS THAT THE DRAFT ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETE.
OF COURSE, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ON HOLD, UH, SINCE THIS PAST SUMMER AS WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE, UH, BOND PROCESS.
NEXT STEPS INCLUDE INCORPORATING, UH, FEEDBACK AND DRAFTING AND FINISHING THIS STUDY.
HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I HAVE A COMMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MM-HMM
NO, I'VE, I HAD A CHAT WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND, AND WITH THE CITY MANAGER, AND I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. BRIAN.
I THINK WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AS OPPOSED TO IMPACT FEES.
WE, UH, WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCIAL PICTURE.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR SALES TAX ISSUES.
WE NEED TO GET THOSE ON THE BALLOT AND GET 'EM APPROVED.
AND I THINK FOCUSING ON AN IMPACT FEE TAKES AWAY FROM THAT, THAT EFFORT.
UH, WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKFORCE HOUSING.
THE LAST TIME I SAW SOMETHING ON THIS ITEM, A PORTION OF THESE FEES WOULD GO TOWARDS CITY SERVICES ON PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE FOR CITY HALL.
UH, SO EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THIS, UH, DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF TERMS REVENUE FOR OUR CITY, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS IT.
ANY OTHER, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? I, UM, I MEAN, I THINK, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH WHAT, UM, COUNCILMAN MOORE SAID, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES.
AND EVEN IF WE JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS FOCUS GROUP, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NECESSARILY IMPLEMENTING IT, BUT WE'RE AT LEAST EXPLORING, UM, ALL OF THE OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF EXTENDING THE LIFE MEANS THAT WE CONSIDER CONTINUE TO CONSIDER IT RATHER THAN TABLE IT FOR A YEAR OR YEAR AND A HALF AND THEN COME BACK TO IT.
UM, BUT I MEAN, I THINK, I MEAN, YOU MAKE GOOD POINTS, UM, THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT UNTIL YOU SHARED 'EM TONIGHT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
BUT THAT WAS MY INITIAL THOUGHT WHEN I SAW THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WAS THAT, UM, WE CERTAINLY NEED TO EXPLORE ALL THE OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE ENCOURAGED US TO LOOK INTO THIS, SO I DON'T KNOW FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
AND I HAVE THE COUNCILMAN MOORE APPRECIATES YOUR COMMENTS, UH, TO ME, UM, IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT THE FUTURE OF, OF, OF HOW TO PAY FOR THINGS AND WHAT'S ALLOWABLE, WHAT'S NOT, AND WHAT CAN THE CITY BEAR, UM, TO ME, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING, THROW EVERYTHING ON THE WALL, AND THEN DO SOME TYPE OF EVALUATION ON IT.
UM, AS WITH, THIS IS NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE, THAT THE CITY WILL DO IT, BUT IT'S A CONTINUED EVALUATION OF IT.
AND MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER IDEAS THAT COME OUT FROM THIS CONVERSATION THAT MIGHT HELP THE CITY IN FUTURE, UM, STRATEGIES THAT HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED.
SO COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM? UH, ITEM EIGHT G.
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AND ITEM PASS.[H. Consideration of Approval of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Year End Budget Transfers of Appropriations to Balance Departmental Budget Categories. (Citywide)]
ITEM EIGHT H IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24 YEAR END BUDGET TRANSFERS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS TO BALANCE THE, UM, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET CATEGORIES.THIS IS JUST THE CITY COUNCIL VERSION OF WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS.
WAS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THAT? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM EIGHT H? EIGHT H? SIR, I'D MAKE A MOTION.
[A. Case No. SP23-00034; Public Hearing and Consideration of a Commercial Site Plan for Townsend to be Located on the Southwest Corner of Littler Between 3rd and 4th Streets (29 4th Street, LLC; Ward 1) This item will be continued to the January 13, 2025, City Council meeting.]
NOW IS NINE.IS IS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS? OUR FIRST ITEM IS NUMBER NINE A, WHICH IS GOING TO, UH, WE NEED A MOTION TO, UH, THERE'S A DESIRE FOR THE APPLICANT WANTS US TO, UH, CONTINUE THAT ITEM TO JANUARY 13TH, 22.
SECOND OVER A MOTION SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ITEM NINE A HAS BEEN, UH, MOVED TO JANUARY 20.
[B. Case No. ES24-00010; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ for a Utility Easement Closing Located at 4109 Copper Rock Drive. (Joey Keck; Ward 4)]
ITEM NINE B IS CASE NUMBER ES 24 DASH 0 0 0 PUBLIC HEARING.CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 4 0 1 8 4 0 1 8 FOR A UTILITY EASEMENT CLOSING LOCATED AT 4 1 0 9 COPPER ROCK DRIVE.
JOE KECK IS THE, IS THE APPLICANT.
UM, VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD STAFF.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CLOSE THE EAST 10 FEET OF A UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE REAR YARD.
UM, DURING THE REVIEW PROCESS, NEITHER FRANCHISE NOR U UTILITIES NOR CITY OF EDMOND UTILITIES HAVE AN OBJECTION AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THANK YOU.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? MOTION.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[C. Case No. PR21-00030; Public Hearing and Consideration of an Amended Final Plat for The Lakes at Cross Timbers Phase 2, Located on the South Side of Covell Road, East of Coltrane Road. (G&W Land, LLC; Ward 2)]
ITEM NINE CS.CASE NUMBER PR TWO ONE DASH 0 0 0 3 0 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF AMENDED FINAL PLAT FOR THE LAKES ACROSS TIMBERS PHASE TWO, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COVE ROAD, EAST OF COLTRANE, G AND W LAND LLCS, THE APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HERE.
UM, AS INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE LAKES ACROSS TIMBERS PHASE TWO.
YOU CAN SEE THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED ON THE MAP.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD REDUCE THE REAR YARD SETBACK IN MOST OF THE LOTS FROM 20 FEET TO 10 FEET.
NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE PLAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE MEMO REFERENCES THE FINAL PLAT CONFORMING TO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT WOULD ADD A REAR YARD BUILDING LINE THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHOWN ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO.
HAVE YOU TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS, UH, APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING, UH, QUESTIONS, ANY, UM, QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSEL? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I JUST HAVE ONE.
WHY YOU, WHY ARE YOU WANTING TO CHANGE THE SETBACK? UH, FROM 20 TO 10, I'M GW WAYNE AND GW PROPERTY GROUP.
WE, UH, BASICALLY JUST FORGOT TO ASK FOR THE REAR SETBACK IN PHASE TWO.
AS BARRY MOORE KNOWS, WE ASKED FOR A REAR SETBACK IN PHASE ONE THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
UH, IT WAS INTENDED, THESE BE DONE AT PHASE TWO WHEN THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS DESIGNED.
THIS ESSENTIALLY JUST LETS THE BUILDER
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ENLARGE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE.IT DOES NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOTS.
AND THEN ALSO ON THE FAR WEST SIDE WHERE WE HAVE A LARGE ESTATE LOTS, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOREVER, WE KEEP THAT AT 20 FEET WHERE WE ARE OR NEAR ANY OTHER HOMEOWNERS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON ITEM NINE C? I'D MAKE A MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[D. Public Hearing and Consideration of Acceptance of the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). (Citywide) ]
ITEM NINE D WAS PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2023 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CBBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, THE CAPER CAPPER.GOOD EVENING, CHRISTIE BATTERSON HOUSING, A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
UM, THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR, UH, ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT OR CAPER.
UH, IF YOU DON'T WANNA SAY ALL OF THAT MOUTHFUL.
UH, THIS IS A REQUIRED REPORT THAT WE HAVE TO DO AT THE END OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR TO REPORT ON WHAT WE DID WITH OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION.
UH, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ON OUR ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
UH, THIS REPORT'S ON OUR FOURTH YEAR OF OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
IT'S DUE 90 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH.
UM, SO WE WERE ALLOCATED FOR FISCAL YEAR, FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 22, WHICH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, UH, $544,917.
WE USED A HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM PREVIOUS C-D-B-G-A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM PREVIOUS CDBG FUNDING.
AND THEN WE STILL HAD THAT, UM, 143,000 OF, UH, CDBG CARE FUNDING THAT WE HEARD, THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT WE USED ON EDMOND MOBILE MEALS REHABILITATION, UM, FOR A TOTAL OF 788,000 OR A LITTLE OVER THAT.
WE, UM, ALLOCATED THAT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UM, BUCKETS, HOUSING AND NON HOUSING FUNDS, UM, WHICH I'LL GO OVER IN FUTURE SLIDES, BUT WE ALLOCATED TO 5 450 4,000, UM, IN HOUSING FUNDS.
UM, WE HAVE A 15% MAX ON PUBLIC SERVICES, UH, WHICH WAS AROUND 81,000.
UM, OUR OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES WAS OUR CB FUNDS, OR OUR CARES FUNDING WAS 143,000.
UH, THAT WAS WHAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM OUR ORIGINAL ALLOCATION IN 2020.
AND THEN WE HAVE A 20% MAX OF PUBLIC, UH, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION THAT ALSO INCLUDES METRO FAIR HOUSING.
UM, AND THAT'S HOW OUR BUDGET WAS BROKE OUT.
UM, SO FOR FEDERAL, FOR THIS FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, WE SPENT A LITTLE OVER 174,000 IN HOUSING, UH, FUNDS.
UH, THIS INCLUDED, AND I'LL SHOW THIS IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
UH, THIS WAS OUR, UM, OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.
UH, WE SPENT A LITTLE OVER 70,000 IN PUBLIC SERVICES.
UH, AGAIN, WE SPENT ALL OUR CARES FUNDING.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD, UH, WE MAXED OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AT 98,000.
SO IN TOTAL, WE SPENT $487,054.
UM, WE, A LITTLE OVER 11 PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED OR, UM, WERE ELIGIBLE FOR ACTIVITIES.
UM, WE ONLY HAD TWO REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
ONE OF THEM WAS PRETTY LENGTHY.
IT WAS A TOTAL REHAB ON THE HOME.
UM, WE BROUGHT THIS HOME UP TO CODE.
UH, WE DID A, A DA ACCESSIBLE, UH, BATHROOM FOR THE SENIOR TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME AND LIVE IN THEIR HOME, UM, AS WELL AS FLOORING, UM, PLUMBING ISSUES AND SOME FOUNDATION ISSUES.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER, UM, A SENIOR THAT NEEDED SOME, UH, OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE ROOF WINDOWS ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAT WE TOOK CARE OF.
UM, AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
WE DID THREE HOME BUYERS ASSISTANCE, UM, WHICH WE ALLOCATED FUNDS UP TO 14,999.
AND THEN WE HAD FOUR PARTICIPANTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TREE PROGRAM WHERE WE REMOVED A DANGEROUS TREE, UM, THAT WAS NEXT TO, UM, UH, THEIR HOME THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED, UH, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES.
UM, SO THAT'S HOW WE BROKE OUT THOSE ACTIVITIES.
YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NONPROFITS.
UM, AND SO WE PARTNERED WITH EDMOND PUBLIC
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SCHOOL FOUNDATION.ORIGINALLY, THEY WERE ALLOCATING FUNDS, UM, FROM THEM TO THE EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON, UM, SOME MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING.
UM, EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHANGED THEIR VENDOR FOR THAT MID-YEAR.
UM, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, ANYTIME WE CHANGE PROGRAMMING, IT REQUIRES AN AMENDMENT TO OUR PLAN.
SO IN TALKING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION, WE CHOSE NOT TO CONTINUE FORWARD AND DO THAT AMENDMENT.
IT WAS ABOUT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD'VE, BY THE TIME WE GOT THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE END OF OUR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR.
UM, SO THEY CHOSE TO FORFEIT THE REST OF THEIR FUNDING FOR THAT YEAR.
THAT JUST WENT BACK INTO OUR PROGRAM INCOME AND WILL BE REDU REUTILIZED IN FUTURE YEARS.
UM, BUT HOWEVER, THEY DID UTILIZE $3,700 HOPE CENTER DID, UM, UH, ASSIST 286 RECIPIENTS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, TO A LITTLE OVER $25,000.
UM, THEY HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN AWARDED THE, UH, EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING, UH, A LITTLE OVER $500,000.
AND TO DATE, THEY ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THAT FUNDING.
THEY HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR.
UM, TO UTILIZE THE REST OF THAT FUNDING, WHICH THEY ARE ON TRACK TO DO THAT.
I LOOK FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THAT FUNDING BY, UM, EARLY SPRING.
UM, OF COURSE WE GIVE $10,000 TO METRO FAIR HOUSING TO HANDLE ANY OF, UH, LANDLORD TENANT, UM, UH, UM, ISSUES OR ANY, UM, ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE THAT WE CAN'T HANDLE.
UM, AND THEY DO ALL THOSE INVESTIGATIONS OR ANY HUD COMPLAINTS, UM, THAT THEY DIDN'T PASS ON, UM, TO HUD OR ANY LITIGATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
UM, AND THEN OUR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, AGAIN WITH EBEN MOBILE MEALS, THEY GET A STIPEND FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, UM, AS WELL AS THEY GOT FUNDING FOR THE KITCHEN REHAB.
UH, PROJECT 66 ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING THIS YEAR.
THEY DIDN'T LAST YEAR BECAUSE, UM, THEY HAD STILL CARES MONEY FROM OKLAHOMA COMMERCE THEY WERE USING UP, BUT THEY DID, UH, GET FUNDING THIS YEAR.
AND THEN YOU ARE SPECIAL RECEIVED $10,000.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE APPROVED THIS ON THEIR NOVEMBER 14TH COMMITTEE MEETING AND STAFF RECOMMENDS FOR APPROVAL.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M OPEN TO ANY COMMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIE AT THIS TIME? THIS IS CORRECT.
THIS IS THE PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON OUR CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE, THE WORK THAT'S DONE ON THIS TO, UH, HELP TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY.
COUNSEL, UH, THIS IS, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON THIS ITEM EIGHT, I MEAN NINE D UH, MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[E. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Chapter 2.82 Visit Edmond Tourism Advisory Board of the Edmond Municipal Code By Modifying Section 2.82.010 Established, Composition, Nomination, Appointment, Terms, and Organization; and Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Declaring an Emergency. (Citywide)]
NINE E PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 1 9 4 0 1 9 AMENDING CHAPTER 2.82.VISIT EDMOND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING SECTION 2.82.
ESTABLISH COMPOSITION NOMINATION, APPOINTMENT TERMS AND ORGANIZATION, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
UM, THIS IS ONLY CLEARING UP SOME WORDING TO CLARIFY OUR, UM, LEADERSHIP ADMIN REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE.
SO IT'S JUST CLARIFYING THOSE TITLES AND LETTING THEM SERVE ADEQUATELY.
OKAY, COUNSEL, IS ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER OR VISIT EVAN? IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? COUNSEL, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ON NUMBER NINE? E? I'D MAKE A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR, ON 90, WE HAVE A MOTION.
PLEASE CAST ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
ALRIGHT, MS. PASS, DO WE NEED TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK TO FINISH OUT THE LAST 1, 2, 3, 4.
THERE'S EMERGENCY CALLS ON GOING.
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THIS ONE ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY, SO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE EMERGENCY.SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[F. Parks and Recreation Fees:]
NEXT IS ITEM NINE F, UH, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL.RESOLUTION NUMBER, I'M SORRY, 50 DASH 24.
APPROVING OF A REVISED, UH, ACADIA LAKE FEE SCHEDULE.
SUPERSEDING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ARCADIA LAKE FEE SCHEDULE AS APPROVED BY CITY OF EDMOND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 12 DASH 24.
INCREASING CAMPING FEES AND REVISING CAMPING FEES TO NO LONGER OFFER SEASONAL PRICES, INCREASING GROUP RV CAMPING FEES AND REVISING GROUP RV CAMPING FEES TO NO LONGER OFFER SEASONAL PRICES AND WEEKDAY PRICES.
INCREASING ANNUAL PRI PASS FEES, INCREASING GROUP SHELTER, RENTAL FEES, AND REVISING GROUP SHELTER RENTAL FEES TO NO LONGER OFFER WEEKLY WEEKDAY PRICES, ADDING GROUP SHELTER PARTY PLAN FEES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
UM, I'M HERE TO OFFER YOU A PRESENTATION FOR THE LAST FOUR ITEMS ON, ON THE AGENDA.
AND, UM, JUST A FEW GENERAL COMMENTS TO GET US STARTED.
UM, THIS TIME LAST YEAR, AS WE PREPARED OUR BUDGET, WE REVIEWED ALL OF OUR FEES AND JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE TIME THEY PUT IN TO DOING THE ANALYSIS ON THESE FEES AND ALSO THE CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR WRITING ALL THESE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, ALL OF THESE FEES WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, EXCEPT GOLF FEES WOULD BE MARCH 1ST, 2025.
UM, ALL THE FEES WENT THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
SO GOLF WENT THROUGH THE GOLF ADVISORY BOARD.
BLAKE WENT TO THE LAKE COMMISSION, AND THEN THEY ALL WENT TO THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD AND ALL WERE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, I BELIEVE, THROUGH ALL THOSE STEPS.
ALL THESE FEES WERE LATE TO ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.
SO NOT TARGETING A, A LARGE PROJECT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
AND, UH, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THESE FACILITIES WHEN LOOKING AT THESE FEES.
AND MOST OF THESE FEES ARE RELATIVELY SMALL ADJUSTMENTS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT THESE ANNUALLY OR EVERY COUPLE YEARS, SO WE'RE NOT GETTING BEHIND AND HAVING TO DO A BIG INCREASE.
UH, THERE'S A FEW FEES IN HERE THAT, THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ADJUSTED FOR A WHILE.
AND, UH, AS, AS STAFF WENT THROUGH THIS, THEY COMPARED TO OTHER MARKETS AND HOW WE OPERATE.
SO LOTS OF TIME WAS SPENT ANALYZING THESE FEES.
SO I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH EVERY FEE ON HERE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A SPECIFIC FEE, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME.
BUT FIRST IS KICKING FOR GOLF.
UM, THEY WERE LAST EVALUATED IN THE SPRING OF 2023.
THESE PARTICULAR FEES HERE ON THE CHART, UM, THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE INCREASE IS AROUND $66,000 AND THEY'RE HERE.
UM, IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE, WE CAN STOP NOW, OR I CAN JUST GO ALL THE WAY.
I'LL JUST CALL ALL, ALL THE WAY TO THE END.
JUST KEEP GOING UNTIL WE'LL STOP YOU
DON'T, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
SO, UM, LAKE FEES, UH, YOU'VE APPROVED A FEW DIFFERENT FEE CHANGES IN 2023.
WE LOOKED AT SOME OTHER FEES THAT WERE LIKE THE ANNUAL, UH, DAY PASS FEE AND SOME OTHERS.
MOST RECENTLY WE DID A FEW FEES THAT WERE RELATED TO ONLINE RESERVATIONS, BUT THESE FEES HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WE THINK ABOUT 15 TO 20 YEARS.
SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THESE FEES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED.
UM, PROBABLY THE MOST NOTABLE ONE IS THE ANNUAL PASS FEE GOING FROM 80 TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
AND JUST A REMINDER, THERE ARE DISCOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
THERE'S A 20% DISCOUNT FOR EDMOND RESIDENTS.
SO THE TRUE FEE WOULD BE $80 FOR, FOR EDMOND RESIDENTS.
STILL A FANTASTIC DEAL FOR YEAR ROUND ACCESS TO THE LAKE.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING $150,000 INCREASE AND, AND ALREADY, UM, APPROVED BY THE LAKE COMMISSION AND PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD.
I THINK THERE, THESE ARE JUST OUR SHELTER RENTAL FEES.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THESE HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT AND ADDRESSED.
SO WE WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT HOW WE COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES AND JUST ARE MAKING SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE FEES AND A VERY SMALL IMPACT ON REVENUE.
BUT THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH RENTALS.
WE HAVE TO CLEAN THEM AND TAKE OUT THE TRASH AND GET 'EM READY FOR THE NEXT THING.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE CEMETERY.
THESE WERE, UM, EVALUATED THREE YEARS
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AGO AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THESE EVERY COUPLE YEARS.SO ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING AT, UM, COMPARABLE MARKETS AND WHAT'S BEING CHARGED.
AND THESE ARE JUST SMALL INCREASES AT THE CEMETERY, MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH, WITH A NEW SECTION.
THAT'S A QUICK SUMMARY OF, OF THE FEES.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WE HAVE EXPERTS IN THE ROOM IF YOU WANNA DIVE INTO A SPECIFIC FEE THAT WAS LISTED HERE.
I THINK IT'S A LONG TIME OVERDUE, ESPECIALLY FOR ARCADIA LAKE.
UM, IT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE NEED THESE INCREASED BECAUSE ARCADIA LAKE IS BEING USED SO MUCH.
IT'S A FANTASTIC PLACE TO BE AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT UP AND KEEP IT MAINTAINED.
WE HAVE GREAT STAFF OUT THERE AND, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A HARD JOB.
AND, UM, THESE ARE NOMINAL INCREASES.
AND UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR LOOKING INTO 'EM AND UPDATING THEM.
AND I'LL JUST MENTION ON ARCADIA, LA COULD, IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
IT DOESN'T COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF ITS OPERATION.
AND THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MASTER PLAN TO HELP CONTINUE TO GET US CLOSER TO THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? WE CAN, UH, I'M, I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FEES.
UH, MORE OFTEN NOW AND WHAT IS COSTING TO, TO DO BUSINESS FOR THE CITY.
SO IS THERE ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON, ON ITEM NINE, F1? I MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE OR IS IT FIVE ZERO DASH 24? YES.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
UH, CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 51 24.
UM, MAKE A MOTION MR ME TO APPROVE ITEM F TWO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 52 24 52 DASH 24.
I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 52 DASH 24.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
AND NEXT IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 53 24.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM RESOLUTION NUMBER 53 24.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THOSE FEES ARE GOING TO AFFECT NOT HERE.
[11. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM.UH, THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FOR.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ITEM 11 COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
WELL, COUNSEL, THIS IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THIS IS OUR LAST, UH, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE YEAR 2024.
SO WISHING BLESSINGS FOR EVERYONE.
BUT THERE'S, THERE HAS BEEN SOME GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, UM, RIGHT NOW, UH, UCO IS HOSTING THE O-S-S-A-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM I THINK TWO TO SIX OVER THERE.
SO THAT'S A GREAT INFLUX OF, OF PEOPLE COMING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY AND SEEING THE UNIVERSITY.
UM, AS OTHER PEOPLE SAID, UNI UCO HAS THE BEST FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE STATE THIS YEAR.
AND THAT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THAT'S IN EDMOND
WE DID OUR LIGHTING CEREMONY THE OTHER DAY
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AND THEN, UH, ON DECEMBER 14TH, WE'LL HAVE PART TWO OF THAT.I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR THAT.
UH, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE HEARD OF THE DAM ZOMBIES? THE WHAT DAM ZOMBIES.
IT'S THE, UM, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE WORKING WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN OUR, UM, MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY AND THE TRAILS OUT AT ARCADIA LAKE DAM, WHAT'S IT CALLED? DAM ZOMBIES.
AND, UH, THIS, UH, YESTERDAY I HAD THE FORTUNATE PLEASURE OF BLOWING THE START FOR THE 10 O'CLOCK, UH, ENDURANCE RIDE.
IT WAS SIX HOURS LONG ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE, AND THEN THE ONE O'CLOCK WAS THREE HOURS LONG.
BUT WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CORE AND WE'RE GETTING MORE CAPABILITIES OUT AT THE ARCADIA LAKE THAN WE HAD BEFORE.
AND WE HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL TRAILS OUT THERE, AND THEY'RE ADDING MORE TRAILS AND IT'S JUST, UM, IT'S JUST GREAT FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
I KNEW I WAS, GET SOMEBODY WITH THAT ONE.
UM, UH, MAYOR, ALSO THE SAFETY VILLAGE OUT AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND FRIDAY.
UM, WE GO EVERY YEAR AND IT'S, IT'S JUST SO MUCH FUN.
BRING A GIFT FOR THE HOPE CENTER TO GIVE AWAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
UM, BUT IT'S LOVELY TO DO THAT AND IT'S JUST LOTS OF FUN.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE THEIR KIDDOS OUT THERE.
MR. WATERSON, WON'T YOU STAND UP? OH,
UH, AND MR. FRAME WAS HERE EARLIER.
HE HAD SPLIT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.
UH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WE'LL BE BACK HERE I HOPE IN DECEMBER FOR MS. WELL, MURDOCH NICHOLS, MS. NICHOLS SWEARING IN.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND, UH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
UM, TRY NOT TO, UM, CONCENTRATE ON STRESSING OVER THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE AND, UM, SPEND TIME IN THE MOMENT.
HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND PASS YOUR VOTE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SAY DON'T OVEREAT.