May 27, 2025 City Council

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[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]

FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE MEETING MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY, INCLUDING AGENDAS, MEETING RULES, AND OTHERS GENERAL INFORMATION.

ALL THOSE MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

OKAY.

DOT GOV.

[A. City Manager's Update: Sales, Use, and Lodging Tax City Center Complex Pelican Bay and Splash Pads]

I'D, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE RANDY INS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO GIVE US THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

UH, LET'S START OUT WITH, UH, THE SALES TAX UPDATE.

UH, I COULD HAVE JUST CUT AND PASTED THE PRESENTATION FROM LAST TIME, I THINK.

BUT, UH, OUR MONTHLY, THIS MONTHLY REPORT COVERS THE MARCH SALES, WHICH ARE REPORTED IN APRIL, AND COLLECTED IN MAY.

UH, SALES TAX WAS DOWN FOR THE MONTH BY 3.17%.

UH, ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT USE TAX WAS UP ALMOST 14%.

UH, YEAR TO DATE, SALES AND USE COLLECTIONS ARE DOWN OVERALL, UH, 0.66% VERSUS LAST YEAR.

UH, SALES TAX ALONE BEING DOWN, UH, UH, 2.32%.

UH, ON A BIT OF GOOD NEWS, UH, LODGING TAXES UP, UH, 6.1% TOTALING OVER $1 MILLION WITH, UH, ONE MONTH LEFT IN THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, TO COLLECT.

SO, UH, AS YOU CAN TELL, PROBABLY THE PREVIOUS EDMOND IS ONE OF FIVE MAJOR CITIES SEEING SLIGHT DOWNTURNS IN COLLECTIONS.

UH, I WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX.

UH, JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX INCLUDES A NEW CITY HALL WITH 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE, A NEW MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING WITH ALMOST 14,000 SQUARE FEET, AND THEN A 216 SPACE PARKING GARAGE.

UH, THIS IS ALL BEING DONE AT A COST OF $44 MILLION, WHICH IS FUNDED OUT OF THE 2000 CIP SALES TAX.

A QUICK, QUICK UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW CITY CENTER COMPLEX IS, UH, STOCKING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH FLOORS OF CITY HALL AND THE STAFF AREA OF THE COURTS BUILDING.

UH, CURRENTLY WE ARE PERFORMING PUNCH LIST AND FURNITURE AND INTERIOR SIGNAGE IS MOVING ALONG AT A GOOD PACE.

UH, LANDSCAPING HAS BEEN HELD UP WITH THE WEATHER, BUT IN, UH, WILL BE INSTALLED SOON.

UH, WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THAT BUILDING IN JULY, INCLUDING THE JULY 14TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, NEXT UP IS A QUICK UPDATE ON SOME OF OUR, UH, PARK FACILITIES.

UH, BOTH OUR SPLASH PAD SPLASH PADS AT, UH, BARNETT FIELD AND TED ANDERSON'S PARK ARE OPENED EARLY THIS YEAR DUE TO THE RISE IN HEAT AND PELICAN BAY OPENED THIS WEEKEND.

UH, THIS WILL BE ITS FINAL SEASON BEFORE RENOVATION.

UH, THE RENOVATION IS OUT TO BID.

UH, WE, UH, ANTICIPATE THAT TO START RIGHT AFTER THE 2025 SWIM SEASON WITH A TARGET OF OPENING IN 2026.

UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, THOSE UPDATES INCLUDE NEW DECKS, SPRAY FEATURES, UH, A CHILD SLIDE, NEW POLE GUTTERS, UH, REFRESHED, REFRESHED RESTROOMS, AND, UH, OLYMPIC STANDARD MHA POLE LINER.

UH, THE RENOVATIONS AIMED TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE FACILITY FOR 25 YEARS.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

THANK YOU.

ITEM THREE,

[3. Appointments and Reappointments:]

UNLESS THERE ARE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS LISTED UNDER AGENDA ITEM THREE.

SO MOVED.

MR. MAYOR.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY DEBATE? SEEING NONE CAST YOUR VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK, HOLD.

ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES.

5 0 2 FOR THE APPOINTMENTS.

AND REAPPOINTMENTS.

ITEM NUMBER

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

SO MOVED.

SIR, I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO ON

[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.]

ON WHICH ITEM? C AND D.

C.

C AND D.

YES, SIR.

SO LET'S DO, YOU WANNA PULL C AND D AND WE'LL VOTE AND THEN

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JUST, I, I THINK THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AS I REVIEWED THE AGENDA OF SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND JUST GONNA HAVE HIM FILL IN SOME OF THE GAPS REAL QUICK.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GLEN FISHER, EDMOND ELECTRIC.

UM, BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE, ARE TO, UH, BURNS AND MCDONALD DO ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR US.

UM, THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE COFFEE CREEK NEW COFFEE CREEK SUBSTATION THAT WILL BE LOCATED BETWEEN VALE AND COFFEE CREEK ON PROPERTY NEXT TO BROADWAY.

UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY A TWO ACRE SITE THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE LOAD OFF OF THE MITCH AND AND WHITE SUBSTATIONS.

ALSO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS THAT LOAD DENSITY INCREASES.

UH, THE SECOND ONE IS THE GAR SUBSTATION LOCATED AT, UH, POST AND EDMOND ROAD.

UM, THAT ONE IS THE PRIMARY FEED FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH IS GROWING.

UH, WE WANT TO, TO ADD A SECOND TRANSFORMER THERE TO PICK UP SOME OF THAT LOAD.

ULTIMATELY, THAT WILL SERVE AS A BACKUP FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

IT'LL, IT'S A BACKUP FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND IT'LL BE USED TO PICK UP ADDITIONAL LOAD OUT AS UH, GROWTH OCCURS OUT EAST.

SO THESE ARE DESIGN SERVICES FOR BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS.

THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR.

I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.

GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? ALL FIVE A THREE E SECOND.

I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SCENE NONE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO ON ALL FIVE ITEMS.

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

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.

SO MOVE.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

COURT'S AUTHORITY MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.

EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOW BACK IN SESSION.

[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.]

AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, WE SHOULD NOTE THAT, UH, ON ITEM EIGHT, THAT EIGHT C WILL BE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 19 DASH 25 19 DASH 25.

COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE DENY ITEMS FROM GENERAL CONSENT HEARING, NO REQUEST.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT H TWO UNDER CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO TO APPROVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH H TWO.

ITEM NINE.

WE DIDN'T PULL ANYTHING.

SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO, ON A, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO

[B. Presentation and Discussion of the Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) Currently Under Development by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) for the ACOG Transportation Management Area. (Citywide)]

UH, WE'VE GOT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ACOG HERE FOR A PRESENTATION.

RANDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIM? SURE.

CHIP NOLAN IS HERE WITH EMBARK.

UH, I WANTED TO KIND OF, UH, ADDRESS ONE THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE EARLIER MEETING WHEN SOMEONE ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, THE FISCAL, UH, RESPONS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS PLAN.

THIS PLAN WILL EVENTUALLY BE ROLLED UP INTO THE LONG RANGE, UH, MOBILITY PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE REGION, WHICH IS, WHICH IS FISCALLY CONSTRAINED.

SO ANYTHING THAT IS IN THAT PLAN HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN SOME MANNER.

SO I JUST WANNA DO THAT, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIP TO GO OVER THE PLAN.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME'S CHIP NOLAN, PLANNING MANAGER FOR EMBARK.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, UH, BUT I'M ALSO, UH, RESIDENT OF EDMOND AND, UH, GREW UP HERE.

SO IT'S HAPPY TO, I HAVE TO BE HERE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

SO I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT A LONG RANGE TRANSIT PLAN.

UH, SO FIRST TALK ABOUT PROJECT PARTNERS.

SO WE HAVE PROJECT LEAD LISTED AS EM, EMBARK MAPS AND ACOG.

SO, UH, THAT'S MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING TIED TO THIS PLAN.

UH, WE SET ASIDE SOME FUNDING IN OUR MAPS PROGRAM, UH, 'CAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO DO SOME, UH, SOME PLANNING WORK.

WE PARTNERED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT, UH, TO, TO MAKE THIS A, A TRULY REGIONAL, UH, TRANSIT PLAN WITH A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE.

UH, AND SO WE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

UH, WORKING WITH OUR OPERATING PARTNERS, THE GROUPS THAT OPERATE TRANSIT, UH, IN THE REGION, AND THEN THE, THE DIFFERENT, UH, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE, UH, HEAVILY INVOLVED.

UH, JUST TOUCHING ON THE DIFFERENT ROLES HERE.

UH, ACOG

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AND THEN ODOT AS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

AND ALSO CONTROLLING SOME GRANT FUNDS, UH, FOR DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. UH, WE HAVE OUR LOCAL TRANSIT AGENCIES.

WE HAVE EMBARK, EMBARK NORMAN, WHICH IS OPERATED.

UH, WE OPERATE, UH, EMBARK NORMAN AS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN.

THE CITY OF NORMAN, UH, UH, FUNDS THEIR OWN SYSTEM, UH, AND THEN THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES, UH, EMBARK OKLAHOMA, CITY OF NORMAN, AND THEN MIDWEST CITY DOES, UH, WE DO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SANTA CITY TO EXTEND ONE OF OUR ROUTES INTO THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO TODAY WE'LL TALK ABOUT PROJECT DESCRIPTION, DRAFT TRANSIT, VISION, AND HOW YOU ALL CAN GET INVOLVED.

START WITH PROJECT DESCRIPTION.

SO, UH, THIS WAS IN THE LAST UPDATE THAT WE PROVIDED, BUT IT'S WORTH REVISITING.

SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO ASSESS OUR LOCAL SERVICES.

WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHEN THOSE CHANGES SHOULD HAPPEN.

AND THEN WE WANT TO IDENTIFY, UH, RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS TO IDENTIFY HOW WE CAN, UH, INVEST IN THESE IN A WAY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING EFFICIENT, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WITH, UH, WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE GET TO MAKE THIS PLAN A REALITY.

WE CREATED, UH, WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, UH, AND OUR PARTNER PROJECT PARTNERS, WE CREATED A VISION AND GOALS.

SO WE WANT TO DEVELOP AN INTENTIONAL PLAN FOR A COHESIVE NETWORK OF TRANSIT SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH, PROMOTES EQUITY, ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE, AND FACILITATES OPPORTUNITY ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO TRANSIT, CREATE COMPELLING RIDER EXPERIENCE, OFFER COMPETITIVE SERVICE OPTIONS, AND UTILIZING OUR RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY.

SO THESE, UH, GOALS HERE WILL INFORM, UH, THE, SOME OF THE METRICS THAT WE USE TO EVALUATE THE VISION THAT WE, UH, HAVE WILL HAPPEN IN LATER STEPS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.

WE'RE WRAPPING OUR PROJECT SCHEDULE.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE WERE WRAPPING UP OUR ASSESS PHASE.

CURRENTLY, WE'RE, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR EVALUATE PHASE.

SO, UH, WE'VE DONE INTERVIEWS WITH THE DIFFERENT GROUPS I MENTIONED EARLIER.

UH, WE'RE PRESENTING TO ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.

I WAS THAT, UH, THE EDMUND MOBILITY COMMISSION, UH, NORMAN CITY COUNCIL, ACOG, PRESENTING THIS PLANNED ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS.

UH, WE'RE PLANNING A, AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH STAFF AND, UH, STAKEHOLDERS.

UH, COMING UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE PLAN.

UH, WE HAD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL THAT'S ON OUR PROJECT WEBSITE FOR ANYONE TO GO WATCH.

AND THEN WE'RE PLANNING ANOTHER TOWN HALL, UH, HERE SOON.

AND WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT LATER IN THE SLIDE.

SO, WANTED TO, WE ADDED THE SLIDING HERE JUST TO HELP TO PROVIDE SOME PERSPECTIVE ABOUT HOW MUCH DETAIL WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN THIS PLANT.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THAT TOP LEVEL, IN THAT PURPLE, UH, PART OF THE, OF THE CONE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING OUT, UH, 30 YEAR TIME HORIZON.

SO, UH, WE ARE GOING AT A PRETTY HIGH LEVEL OF HOW MUCH SERVICE, HOW MUCH TRANSIT SERVICE DO WE THINK WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING IN THE REGION? WHAT TYPES OF TRANSIT SERVICE AND WHERE SHOULD THAT TRANSIT SERVICE GO? GENERALLY, AS YOU PROGRESS FURTHER DOWN THAT CONE, UH, DOWN THAT TRIANGLE, YOU'LL GET MORE DETAILED AS YOU GO.

SO AFTER A LONG RANGE TRANSIT PLAN, YOU MIGHT DO A SEPARATE STUDY THAT MIGHT LOOK AT A SPECIFIC FACIL CAPITAL FACILITIES THAT YOU IDENTIFY IN YOUR LONG RANGE TRANSIT PLAN.

AND THEN FROM THERE, HAVE YOUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS STARTING TO ALLOCATE A, CREATING A BUDGET, STARTING TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE DESIGN.

SO, UH, UH, YOUR, UH, EDMOND SHIFT PLAN, THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THAT ORANGE PIECE THERE WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT SPECIFIC ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UH, AND THEN FINALLY, IMPLEMENTATION.

SO WE'RE KIND OF FOCUSED IN THAT, UH, PURPLE LAYER AT THE VERY TOP.

AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT JUST TO HELP YOU GET A SENSE OF THE LEVEL OF DETAIL.

SO TALK ABOUT A DRAFT TRANSIT VISION.

SO WHAT IS A DRAFT TRANSIT VISION? SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE SERVICE AND OPERATIONS.

UH, WE ARE RESPONDING TO SOME OF THE PLANNED HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT INVESTMENTS THAT THE RTA IS PLANNING.

IDENTIFY IMPORTANT CORRIDORS, UH, MAXIMIZING DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM THOSE, UH, HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT SERVICES.

AND THEN PROPOSING SOME COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN LAYER ON TOP OF THAT.

SO WHY IS TRANSIT IMPORTANT? UH, PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, OFFERING AFFORDABLE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS JOBS.

UH, WE ARE, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A POPULAR IMAGE HERE, UH, OF 200 PEOPLE IN 177 CARS VERSUS THREE BUSES.

SO, UH, TRYING TO FIND, UH, AN EFFICIENT WAY TO HELP, UH, MOVE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

AND THIS IS ONE TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX TO, TO HELP DO THAT.

OUR STUDY AREA, UH, AGAIN, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH ACOG.

SO OUR STUDY AREA IS THE ACOG AREA.

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UH, IT'S FROM LOGAN COUNTY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MCLEAN COUNTY OUT WEST TO EL RENO.

AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE TRAINS THAT OPERATORS THERE.

1.3 MILLION RESIDENTS, 600,000 JOBS IN 36 DIFFERENT CITIES AND TOWNS.

SO FUTURE HIGH CAPACITY NETWORK.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE LINES IN RED ARE THE PROPOSED RTA CORRIDORS THAT IS, UH, THE COMMUTER RAIL FROM EDMOND TO NORMAN, THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE OUT EAST TO TINKER, LIGHT RAIL TO THE AIRPORT.

AND THEN ANOTHER BUS, RAPID TRANSIT LINE OUT WEST, UH, TOWARDS YUKON AND MUSTANG.

THAT'S THE RED LINES.

YOU'LL SEE THE RTA CORRIDORS.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE, UH, SOME BLUE LINES ON THERE.

THE DARKER BLUE LINE ON THE NORTHWEST LINE.

THAT'S THE, UH, NORTHWEST RAPID BUS, RAPID TRANSIT LINE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING, LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER OF 2020, UH, THREE.

AND THEN THE OTHER BLUE LINE IS OUR NEXT BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO LAUNCH, UH, CLOSER TO 2030.

SO, UH, A LOT OF PLANNING, UH, HAS GONE INTO THESE LINES THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP, AND WE SEE HIGH CAPACITY.

THAT JUST MEANS LIKE A PREMIUM LEVEL OF SERVICE.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT MORE FREQUENCY.

UH, YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UH, MAYBE 12 TO 15 MINUTE FREQUENCY.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

UM, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE MORE EXPENSIVE SERVICES.

AND SO HOW DO WE COORDINATE WITH THESE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR INVESTMENTS? SO HOW DO WE CHANGE OUR LOCAL BUS SERVICE, OUR PARA TRANSIT SERVICE, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO ALIGN WITH, WITH WHAT IS CURRENTLY PLANNED ON THIS MAP? UH, WE ALSO WANT TO, UH, LEVERAGE PRE PREVIOUS PLANNING WORK.

UH, EACH COMMUNITY THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR HAS DONE DIFFERENT VERSIONS.

SO WE HAVE EDMUND SHIFT, UH, WE OKC MOVES IN OKLAHOMA CITY, GO NORMAN.

UH, A LOT OF, UH, AND THEN THE AL ALTERNATIVES COURT ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR ANALYSIS THAT THE RTA HAS DONE.

A LOT OF PREVIOUS PLANNING WORK HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE TO BUILD ON THOSE, UH, AND KIND OF TRY TO START TO CONSOLIDATE THEM IN THIS PLAN.

UH, ALIGN WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD, UH, SO FAR THROUGH THIS EFFORT, UH, WE WANT TO HAVE BETTER CONNECTIONS AT TRANSFER POINTS.

UH, INTERESTED IN EXPRESS SERVICE BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND JUST GENERAL EXCITEMENT FOR TRANSIT, UH, WHAT IT PROVIDES FOR, FOR THE END USER.

SO, UH, GUIDING PRINCIPLES HERE, WE WANT TO IMPROVE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, CONNECT TO HIGH CAPACITY INVESTMENTS, HAVE HIGHER FREQUENCY SERVICE, AND PROVIDE COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS. SO A LOT OF COLORS ON HERE, BUT, UH, WE WILL GET INTO THIS IN THE NEXT SLIDES, BUT YOU HAVE THE BLUE IS A REGIONAL CORRIDOR.

YOU'LL SEE, UH, THAT EXTENDING OUT WEST PHIL RENO DOWN TO NORMAN PURPLE IS OUR LOCAL BUS SERVICE.

AND THEN THE TAN IS, WE CALL IT ON-DEMAND ZONE OR A MICRO TRANSIT ZONE.

UH, THAT JUST MEANS THAT, UH, A VEHICLE WILL COME TO WHERE YOU ARE AND TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITHIN THAT CORRIDOR.

UH, YOU CAN CONNECT TO BUS SERVICE, THEY CAN CONNECT YOU TO THE REST OF THE METRO, OR YOU CAN JUST TRAVEL WITHIN THAT ZONE.

IT'S A WAY TO EXPAND, UH, TRANSIT SERVICE TO SOME OF THE LOWER DENSITY AREAS OF THE METRO.

HAVE HERE OUR HIGHER FREQUENCY SERVICE.

SO, UH, YOU HAVE, WHEN WE HAVE HIGHER FREQUENCY SERVICE, IT REQUIRES LESS, LESS PLANNING.

YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE STOP AND YOU CAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAN YOUR DAY AHEAD WHEN THE BUS COMES EVERY 12 TO 15 MINUTES, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG TO JUST GO OUT AND CATCH THE NEXT BUS.

BUT WHEN THE BUS COMES EVERY HOUR, YOU REALLY HAVE TO START TO PLAN YOUR WHOLE DAY, UH, IN ADVANCE.

BECAUSE IF YOU MISS THAT ONE BUS THAT COMES EVERY HOUR, UH, THEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA MISS WHATEVER APPOINTMENT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE.

SO THIS IS, UH, UH, HOPING TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF, UH, HIGH FREQUENCY SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE CONNECTION TO HIGH CAPACITY INVESTMENTS.

SO THIS, UH, SLIDE IS FOCUSED ON THAT CONNECTION TO SOME OF THE HIGH CAPACITY CORRIDORS THAT I TALKED ABOUT, UH, EARLIER.

UH, IMPROVED CONNECTIONS.

SO THIS IS, UH, LOOKING AT MORE CROSSTOWN SERVICE.

SO, UH, HOW DO WE, UH, CONNECT SERVICES TO MORE AREAS, ADDING MORE DIRECT SERVICE? SO, UH, SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT, UH, THE NUMBER OF TRANSFERS YOU HAVE TO MAKE.

SO IF I'M ON ONE ROUTE AND THEN I HAVE TO WAIT, I CATCH ANOTHER ROUTE.

AND THEN AFTER TO CATCH ANOTHER ROUTE, YOU LOOK AT TWO OR THREE TRANSFERS THAT REALLY EXTENDS HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET FROM WHERE YOU'RE STARTING YOUR DAY TO WHERE YOU WANT TO END, END THAT TRIP.

SO IF YOU CAN GET ON ONE BUS AND GO STRAIGHT TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, THAT'S A MORE EASY AND CONVENIENT TRIP TO DO.

SO HOPEFULLY THIS WOULD PROVIDE, UH, IMPROVED CONNECTIONS WITH MORE DIRECT SERVICE.

SO COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS, UH, TOUCHED ON THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT, UH, INCREASING SERVICE SPAN AND ADDING MORE, UH, MICROT TRANSIT ZONES.

SO SOME OF THESE OUTLYING AREAS, UH, MAY NOT HAVE THE, THE DENSITY OR THE NUMBER OF TRIP GENERATORS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH FIXED ROUTE SERVICE.

UH, SO THIS PROVIDES A MORE FLEXIBLE OPTION, UH, TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO, UH, EITHER LOCAL BUS SERVICE OR HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT SERVICE.

SO, UH, DRAFT REGIONAL VISION.

WE HAVE HERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT 15 HIGH FREQUENCY ROUTES, 25 ROUTES WITH SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, 15 ON-DEMAND ZONES, 23 NEW ROUTES, 16 CAPITAL FACILITIES.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PARKING RIDES, INTERMODAL

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AND THEN FOR EDMOND, WE GET ONE HIGH CAPACITY, ROUTE FOUR ROUTES WITH SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, TWO ON DEMAND ZONES, FOUR NEW ROUTES, AND THEN ONE NEW CAPITAL FACILITY.

UH, AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE HERE OUR VIRTUAL TOWN HALL.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR INPUT ON THIS PLAN.

UH, WE KNOW THAT, UH, IT'S NOT PERFECT, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT FROM, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM RESIDENTS, FROM CUSTOMERS, UH, TO, TO HELP TELL US, UH, WHAT, WHAT THEY THINK OF WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR, AND WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE AND WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT EVERYONE'S ABLE TO JOIN US.

UH, AND THERE'S A QR CODE FOR A, A, A STORY MAP THAT'S JUST AN INTERACTIVE, UH, VIRTUAL MAP ONLINE.

YOU CAN, UH, USE TO, TO SCROLL THROUGH SOME OF THIS INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT, BIT MORE DETAIL THAT I'VE TOUCHED ON TODAY.

AND OUR PROJECT WEBSITE IS CONNECT CENTRAL OK.COM.

UH, AND SO THAT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS TIP, I, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ACOG HAS TO ADOPT AND ACCEPT, HAS THAT ALREADY BEEN DONE, THAT THE ALTERNATIVES FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FTA FUNDING? CORRECT? YEAH.

CORRECT.

AND THAT'S WHERE, GREAT QUESTION.

SO WE CURRENTLY, WHERE WE'RE AT NOW IS WE'RE STILL KIND OF TRYING TO FINALIZE OUR DRAFT TRANSIT VISION, AND THEN WE'LL START TO WRITE THE, UH, THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF LIKE, OKAY, NOW THIS IS YOUR, YOUR VISION.

NOW HERE'S SOME DETAILED STEP-BY-STEP RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT TO DO NEXT.

HOW DO WE PHASE THIS IN OVER A 30 YEAR TIME HORIZON? YOU KNOW, HOW TO MAYBE BREAK THAT UP INTO 10 YEAR CHUNKS.

SO WHAT DOES THAT FIRST 10 YEARS LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THAT SECOND 10 YEARS LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT DOES THAT THIRD, 10 YEARS LOOK LIKE? AND SO AFTER WE HAVE THIS VISION, WE'LL START TO WRITE THOSE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY THIS FALL, UH, WE'LL TAKE THE FINAL PLAN TO ACOG, UH, FOR ADOPTION.

AND THEY WOULD INCLUDE THAT THIS PLAN AS PART OF THEIR NEXT LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH COVERS ROADS AND BRIDGES AND CARS AND EVERYTHING, ALL THE TRANSPORTATION MODES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT IS INCLUDED IN ACOG'S METROPOLITAN, UH, TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT DOES, UH, MAKE ALL THE PROJECTS IN HERE ELIGIBLE FOR, UH, FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.

AND SOME OF THOSE ARE FEDERAL GRANTS ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED OR APPROVED, HAS IT NOT A COMMISSION? UM, SO IF IT'S IN, IT HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN FIRST.

OKAY.

UH, AND SO, UH, IF ANY GRANTS THAT WE'VE HAVEVE RECEIVED SO FAR MAY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS ACOG PLANS, AND SO FOR THE MUNI MUNICIPALITIES INVOLVED, UM, AND, AND, AND EXACT COSTS AND SO FORTH MM-HMM .

SALES TAX REVENUES, ALL THAT'S SQUISHY AT BEST RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT.

BUT IT, IT DOES ASSUME, OR DOES IT, MAYBE THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO PUT IT.

DOES IT ASSUME RTA AT SOME POINT OPERATES METRO TRANSIT SYSTEMS, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY STILL HAVE A NAME LIKE EMBARK OR WHATEVER, IT'S UNDER THE AUSPICE OF RTA? CORRECT.

AND IN THAT THEN MUNICIPAL, UM, OR THE FUNDING OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IS THEN FREED UP BECAUSE THEN IT'S, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH SALES TAX.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE, I NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

SO THE, UH, A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE PURVIEW OF THIS PLAN.

SO THIS PLAN, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THIS PLAN DOES AND DOES NOT DO.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE THE DRAFT, THE TRANSIT VISION.

SO HOW MUCH SERVICE ARE WE PROVIDING AND WHERE, SO WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE END USER, UH, BUT THERE'S SOME BACKEND ASSUMPTIONS THAT THIS PLAN DOES NOT GET INTO.

SO THIS WILL NOT TALK ABOUT, UH, HOW IT'S OPERATED.

UM, IT WILL NOT TALK ABOUT THE FUND SOURCE OF FUNDING.

SO THIS IS A, THIS IS A, A RECOMMENDATION, THIS PLANNING.

IT'S, IT'S REALLY MAKING A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS.

THIS ISN'T TYING THE COMMUNITIES OR THE AGENCIES IN THE PLAN TO ANY SPECIFIC ACTION.

SO THE SPECIFIC FUNDING MECHANISM, THE SPECIFIC OPERATING, UM, STYLE, UH, WOULD BE DETERMINED LATER BY DIFFERENT GROUPS.

DIFFERENT, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT PART.

IT DOES, BUT SOME OF THE PUSHBACK, AND I GET WE HAVE TO HAVE TO DO THIS INCREMENTALLY, BUT SOME OF THE PUSHBACK IS I, I KNOW WHERE THE PLANS ULTIMATELY GO.

MM-HMM .

AND THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH AND ADDRESSED WITH PUBLIC, IN MY OPINION.

YEP.

SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, OR ELSE EVERYBODY JUST LOOKS AT THIS AND GOES, YEAH, PIPE DREAM.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE RTA IS, IS WORKING ON.

UH, BUT THIS, THIS PLAN IS REALLY FOCUSED ON CREATING THE VISION, TALKING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE AND WHERE, AND HOW TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS.

BUT SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT FUNDING AND, AND SERVICE MODELS, UH, SOME SOMETHING

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OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

OTHER QUESTIONS? SO OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS SO FAR IS VIA ACOG AND RTA.

MM-HMM .

PRIMARILY.

UM, AND YOU SAID YOU'RE MEETING WITH STAFF SOON TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS? YEAH, SO I, I TALKED TO CHRISTIE, UH, ALL THE TIME.

.

OKAY.

UH, SHE'S VERY, VERY INVOLVED.

UH, SHE'S INVITED ALL HER MEETINGS.

SHE'S BEEN TO OUR WORKSHOPS.

UH, SHE'LL SEE DRAFTS OF, OF ANY, UH, ANY PLANS, UH, INTIMATELY INVOLVED AT EVERY STEP.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK FROM MOBILITY COMMISSION? ARE THEY INVOLVED IN THIS? YEP.

WELL, WE WERE THERE LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, OR WHENEVER THAT WAS, OH, SORRY IF YOU SAID THAT.

OKAY.

UH, AND WE, UH, IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION.

UM, OKAY.

UH, SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT MICRO TRANSIT.

UH, IT'S NOT, NORMAN HAS A MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FAIRLY NEW TO THIS METRO.

OKAY.

UH, THAT OTHER METROPOLITAN REGIONS HAVE USED AS A WAY TO EXPAND THEIR FOOTPRINT FOR, UH, SLIGHTLY MORE AFFORDABLE WAY.

OKAY.

SORRY IF YOU SAID THAT.

THAT'S OKAY.

WAS READING A LITTLE BIT WHILE YOU'RE TALKING.

SO I THINK TO ME, THE BIG THING IS DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH SLIDE 24, WHICH IS THE VISION, VISION FOR OUR CITY? AND, UM, IT'S, I MEAN, THIS IS ALL PRETTY HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC, LIKE YOU SAID.

YEP.

SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, IS DO WE HAVE ANY BIG ISSUE WITH WHERE THIS IS GENERALLY HEADED? AND, YOU KNOW, WE ABSOLUTELY WOULD WELCOME FEEDBACK.

AND WE, THIS ISN'T THE FINAL VERSION.

WE KNOW WE'RE JUST PRESENTING THIS AS A DRAFT, SO WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE HERE PARTICIPATES IN OUR TOWN HALL WILL HAVE MORE SLIDES AND DIGS MORE IN DEPTH ON THIS.

THERE'S INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEN THE STORY MAP.

AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE PARTICIPATES AND, AND WE'RE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK IN THE FINAL VERSION.

GOOD.

APPRECIATE YOU SOLICITING ALL THAT FEEDBACK.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

SO NORMAN MADE THE JUMP AND OUTSOURCED THEIR BUS SERVICE TO EMBARK MM-HMM .

WHAT KIND OF SAVINGS DID THEY GET FROM THAT? DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T, I, A FAN, UH, THEY'RE KIND OF A, WE WERE A UNIQUE SITUATION AS WHERE THE UNIVERSITY WAS THE PROVIDER AND, UH, KIND OF WHAT, WHAT THEY DID.

BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT, I MEAN, YOU JUST LOOK AT WHERE THIS IS GOING.

TALKING ABOUT A REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY MM-HMM .

AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE SYNERGY IS FROM CONSOLIDATION.

YEP.

UH, BUT YOU'VE ALSO GOTTA HAVE THE, THE POWER, THE AUTONOMY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NEEDS ARE MET.

MM-HMM .

AND I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S SOME REAL POSSIBILITY HERE.

UM, AND IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN GET STARTED SOONER AND IT MAKES SENSE, WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT 'EM.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE JUST SITTING BACK WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO COME.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE SAYING, LET'S JUST WAIT FOR A VOTE OF THE, THE PEOPLE FOR A SALES TAX.

WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THIS, LIKE, LIKE COUNCILMAN FRAME WAS SAYING TO SAY, WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT THERE AND EXPLAIN WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING AND WHAT CAN BE IN THE SHORT TERM.

YEAH.

EVERY FIVE YEARS OUR LOCAL SERVICE GOES OUT FOR BID AND THE EMBARK HAS THE ABILITY TO BID ON THAT, UH, THAT THEY'VE BID ON IT A FEW TIMES, BUT THERE'S BEEN OTHER CONTRACTORS OUT THERE, THE ONE WE'VE GONE WITH THAT HAS PROVIDED THE SERVICE MORE COST EFFECTIVELY FOR THE CITY.

ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I'D SAY HE'S PRETTY THOROUGH.

I ATTENDED THE LAST VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AND, AND THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO SO IF YOU'RE ABLE, BUT THAT WAS HELPFUL AND, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANKS.

THANKS, CHIP.

YEP.

THANK, THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT, NEXT

[C. Consideration of Approval of a Contract Amendment with Crossland Construction Company, Inc. (Construction Manager) for the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) 6 of the AC Caplinger Ballfield Renovation Project Related to Earthwork and Mitigation; $102,372.47. (Ward 1)]

UH, MR. RAINEY, ARE YOU WITH US? YOU ARE PARKS AND REC .

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

THE ITEM YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UM, AN AMENDMENT TO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

UM, JUST COMMENTS TONIGHT, I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, THIS IS A SMALLER SMALLEST GMP THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HAD, AND THIS IS JUST RELATED TO, UM, THE TRASH THAT'S LOCATED AT, AT THE SITE.

UM, ESSENTIALLY 12,000 CUBIC YARDS OF, UH, CONTAMINATED SOIL HAVE BEEN HAULED OFF TO THE LANDFILL.

AND THEN, UM, SOIL NEEDS TO COME IN, CLEAN SOIL NEEDS TO COME IN.

THIS WAS DONE AT A UNIT COST AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT IN A PUBLIC BID.

SO EVERY,

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SO THIS PARTICULAR NUMBER, I THINK IT'S 102,000 IS, IS RELATED TO THE IMPORT OF, OF THE SOIL.

JUST LOOKING AHEAD, WE HAVE ABOUT, UM, ABOUT 2000 CUBIC YARDS OF EXCAVATION LEFT ON THE PROJECT.

SO THE BULK OF IT IS DONE, BUT THERE'S STILL FOUNDATIONS TO BE DUG.

WHERE THERE, IF YOU GO BY THE SITE, THEY'RE SETTING LIGHT POLES RIGHT NOW.

THOSE PIERS NEED TO BE DRILLED.

SO THERE'S STILL SOME EXCAVATION.

MOST OF IT'S, IT'S DONE.

WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH IT.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.

THANK YOU.

GOT IT THROUGH.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

DISCOVERING ON THE BURIED TREASURE.

ALMOST, ALMOST, ALMOST.

ALRIGHT.

UH, SCENE NONE.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM NINE C.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

[D. Festival Marketplace Ground Lease:]

NINE D ONE AND NINE D TWO.

WE'VE GOT TWO ITEMS RELATED TO THE FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE.

GROUND LEASE.

UH, CITY ATTORNEY.

MS. SAWYER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? YEAH.

UM, MARIN, COUNSEL, YOU RECALL FROM OUR LAST MEETING THERE WAS THE ITEM RELATIVE TO TERMINATING OR SEEKING REMEDIES, UM, UNDER THE EXISTING LEASE AGREEMENT.

AND AT THE LAST MEETING THERE WAS ALSO, UM, AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT OR THE DATES IN THE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENT RATHER.

AND THAT ITEM WAS VOTED DOWN.

THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED.

UM, DURING THAT COUNCIL MEETING, UM, MR. MCINNIS PROPOSED ON BEHALF OF HIS CLIENT A MUTUAL, UH, TERMINATION AND RELEASE.

SO THE TWO ITEMS YOU HAVE HERE, YOU COULD TAKE ACTION ON NEITHER OF THEM OR ONE OF THEM EITHER WAY WOULD ALLOW YOU TO TERMINATE THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE ITEM 91, UM, IS A MUTUAL TERMINATION RELEASE, WHICH, UM, RELEASES BOTH PARTIES.

UH, THE LESSEE WOULD NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY, UM, LEASE PAYMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OWED, WHICH I THINK AFTER RANDY AND I CALCULATED THAT IT WAS A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, JUST UNDER $3,000 IF PRORATED.

UH, WHEREAS 92 WOULD ALSO ALLOW YOU TO TERMINATE THE LEASE AGREEMENT, BUT THAT WOULD BE A UNILATERAL TERMINATION.

SO, UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS SECURE AND YOU ALL CAN TAKE ACTION OR NOT.

MR. MAYOR? YES SIR.

I WOULD SUGGEST WE ADDRESS ITEM D ONE.

THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE OF MUTUAL LEASE TERMINATION AND RELEASE.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? QUESTIONS? I'D JUST LIKE TO GET THIS BEHIND US AND MOVE ON.

IF YOU'LL RECOGNIZE ME FOR A MOTION, WE'LL DO THAT.

UM, SURE.

WELL, I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A MOTION ON THIS ONE.

I'D MOVE TO, UH, ACT ON ITEM D ONE.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM D.

ONE SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM 91 PASSES FIVE ZERO IN THIS CASE.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO STRIKE ITEM 92? MM-HMM .

I MEAN, THERE'S NO REASON TO.

IT'S OVERCOME BY EVENTS, REALLY.

RIGHT? IT'S YOUR PLEASURE.

IT'S A LEARNING QUESTION.

THAT'S A LEARNING QUESTION FOR ALL OF US.

ROOKIE COUNSEL QUESTION.

I WOULD DEFER TO THE HONOR.

YOU, YOU COULD IF YOU WANT TO.

YOU COULD ALSO TAKE NO ACTION AND IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME EFFECT.

OKAY.

SO LET'S TAKE NO ACTION AND OKAY, MOVE ON.

YES SIR.

ALRIGHT, WELL

[A. Case No. Z22-00019; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning Certain Property, Generally Located on the Southeast Corner of Kelly Ave and West 1st Street, from "Z22-00019" The Kelly PUD to "Z22-00019" The Kelly PUD - Amendment; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Castle Custom Homes LLC; Ward 1)]

REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KELLY AVENUE AND WEST FIRST STREET FROM

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THE KELLY, UH, PUD TWO Z 22 DASH 0 0 0 9, THE KELLY PUD AMENDMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MR. BRIAN.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR DISCUSSION FOR, UH, COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

UM, AS YOU INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE KELLY PUD, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.

THE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 SQUARE FOOT SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KELLY AND WEST FIRST STREET.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE ON THE MAP, THE AMENDMENT TO THE PUD ADDS RESTAURANT INCLUDING DRIVE-THROUGH SLASH DRIVE-IN AS AN ALLOWED USE.

NO OTHER MODIFICATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION OCCURRED CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 6TH, 2025 BY A VOTE OF THREE TO ONE.

THANK YOU.

WOULD THE APPLICANT CARE TO ADD ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THIS COUNSEL? NO, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT WAS THE CONCERN ON THE NO VOTE? UH, COMMISSIONER THAT VOTED AGAINST DID NOT EXPRESS HIS REASONING.

OKAY.

SO I'M ASSUMING, AND THIS IS FOR YOU MR. BRYAN, THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, THAT IT REALLY IS ONLY APPLYING TO A PART OF THE ORIGINAL PUD, IS THAT WHAT I'M SAYING? BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT THE PUD BEING FIVE LOTS AND THIS APPEARS TO ONLY BE TWO.

UM, I THINK THE, UH, I THINK THE FIVE LOTS, THAT'S PROBABLY REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL PLAT THAT WERE 25 FEET WIDE.

UM, THE, THE AMENDMENTS TO THE P IS ONLY ABOUT THE USES, SO IT JUST ADDS THAT, UH, RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE IN, DRIVE THROUGH USE.

OKAY.

YEP.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO, MAYOR? PUBLIC COMMENT.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? SEEN NONE.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVE MAYOR SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 5 0 4 ITEM 10 A.

[B. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Title 16 Buildings and Construction of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 16.06 - Residential Code of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Section 16.06.150 - Fee Schedule; Establishing a Braced Wall Review Fee; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]

AMENDING TITLE 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE EDMUND MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 16.06.

RESIDENTIAL CODE OF THE EVAN MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 16.0 6.150 FEE SCHEDULE, ESTABLISHING A BRACE, WALL REVIEW FEE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MS. LETTON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

EVENING COUNCIL MEYER, THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE PROPOSAL FOR A RESIDENTIAL BRACED WALL PLAN.

REVIEW FEE.

WHAT IT IS, IS BASICALLY ON ANYTIME SOMEBODY TURNS IN A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN THE CITY OF EDMOND, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A BRACED WALL DESIGN SHOWING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE HOUSE AND WHERE THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THAT HOUSE.

THEY CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR OPTIONS ON OUR PORTAL.

ONE IS TO PROVIDE AN ENGINEER DESIGN THAT WE CAN DO INSPECTIONS OFF OF.

ANOTHER ONE IS TO HAVE AN ENGINEER DO THE ACTUAL INSPECTION.

ANOTHER ONE IS THAT THE BUILDING ISN'T LARGE ENOUGH, WHICH MEANS IT'S LESS THAN 60 FEET IN ANY DIRECTION AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ONE.

AND THEN THE FOURTH OPTION IS THAT WE DO THE BLAIS WALL, BRACED WALL PLAN REVIEW IN OUR OFFICE.

THAT TIME THAT WE SPEND ON THOSE FOR THE CONTRACTORS THAT CHOOSE TO HAVE US DO THAT REVIEW TAKES ANOTHER 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IN ADDITION TO THIS STANDARD REVIEW FEE.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING A $75 FEE TO COVER THAT COST FOR STAFF TIME.

IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE DIT COMMITTEE BACK IN APRIL AND APPROVED.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS MAKES SENSE TO ME? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GONNA GET THIS YET PEOPLE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CARE TO, UH, COMMENT ON THIS SCENE? NONE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10 B.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CAST YOUR VOTE MOTION.

10 B PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE JUST GONNA STAY UP HERE FOR US FOR FOR A MINUTE.

YEAH, .

AND I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO STEVE FOR THE THIRD ONE.

[C. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Title 16 Buildings and Construction of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 16.16 - Electrical Code of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Section 16.16.131 Temporary Building Permit; Establishing Fees for the Connection and Removal of Water Service for Temporary Buildings; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]

MOVING ON TO 10 C.

PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 4 1 4 0 4 1 AMENDING TITLE 16 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING

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MS. LUDINGTON, GO AHEAD.

OKAY, SO LAST YEAR WE STARTED ALLOWING TEMPORARY BUILDINGS FOR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES THAT WERE GOING TO BE IN PLACE FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

SO THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FULL BLOWN SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS THAT WE DO WITH ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

AS WE FOUND OUT, WITH ALLOWING THESE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS, A LOT OF 'EM WANNA HAVE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES.

SO IN TALKING WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT, UM, AND COMING UP WITH AN IDEA TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO CHARGE THEM WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY FEES AS WE WOULD WITH ALL NEW CONNECTIONS INTO THE SYSTEM, THIS WOULD WAIVE THAT WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY FEE, BUT IT ADDS AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE LABOR AND REMOVAL THAT PUBLIC WORKS WOULD HAVE TO DO TO INSTALL THAT WATER SERVICE AND THEN REMOVE IT ONCE THE BUILDING WAS GONE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE CARE TO COMMENT? SEEING NONE.

WHAT DO WE WANNA DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE MOTION.

10 C PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

MOVING

[D. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Title 16 Buildings and Construction of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 16.38.040 - Schedule of Fees and Method of Charge Computation; Revising Engineering Inspection Fees for Public Works Improvements; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]

AMENDING TITLE 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF YET MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 16.38040.

SCHEDULE OF FEES AND METHOD OF CHARGE COMPUTATION VIS REVISING ENGINEERING INSPECTION FEES FOR PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MR. LAWRENCE COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

STEVE LAWRENCE, CITY ENGINEER.

UM, SO THESE FEES, THESE FEES RELATED TO THE, UH, INSPECTION OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, ITEMS SUCH AS WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, AND ROADS.

UM, MANY OF WHICH ARE INSTALLED WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

UH, TWO YEARS AGO WE LOOKED AT THE, AT THESE FEES TO ASSESS, UH, UH, WHERE THEY WERE IN RELATION TO RECOVERING COSTS.

UM, IT HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT IN SOME TIME.

UH, AT, AT THAT TIME WE PUT IN PLACE BASICALLY A FOUR YEAR PLAN TO GET BACK UP TO, UH, COMPARATIVE CITIES.

UM, THIS IS BASICALLY, SO THE, THE, THE FIRST INCREASE WAS TWO YEARS AGO.

WE DID IT, WAITED TWO YEARS.

THESE ARE TWO INCREASES STARTING, UH, THIS FISCAL AND NEXT FISCAL.

UM, WE WANT TO GET UP TO ABOUT 75% COST RECOVERY.

UM, THESE, UH, THESE POSITIONS ARE COMPLETELY FUNDED BY OUR WATER, UH, AND WATER RESOURCES, UH, FUNDS AS WELL AS OUR STORM WATER FUND.

UM, AND SO THESE INSPECTORS ALSO DO WORK FOR, UH, CITY RELATED PROJECTS.

SO ANYTIME WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND UH, LAND DEVELOPMENT SLOWS DOWN, WE CAN JUST TRANSFER, UH, CITY PROJECTS AND HAVE THOSE, UM, INSPECTED IN HOUSE AND SAVE THE WATER RESOURCES TO THOSE EXPENSES.

SO, UM, WE'RE HOPE HOPEFUL THIS SHOULD GET US UP AT THE SECOND YEAR.

ABOUT TO 75% COST RECOVERY QUESTIONS.

SO THE RATE ADEQUACY DISCUSSED BRIEFLY WAS, WAS DONE BASED UPON YOUR COST, JUST NOT WHAT OTHERS ARE? YES.

YES.

I MEAN, IT IS, IT'S BOTH.

SO, UM, THE, THE FINAL, UH, RATE STRUCTURE THAT WE ARE GETTING TO IN THE SECOND YEAR IS ACTUALLY EXACTLY WHAT OKLAHOMA CITIES IS.

UM, AND SO GETTING OUR, OUR CONTRACTORS COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT OKLAHOMA CITY DOES, WE LOOK TO TRY TO HAVE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES WHERE WE CAN WITH, UH, DESIGN STRUCTURE, UH, UH, UH, ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE DO IN CONSTRUCTION.

SO THAT HELPS.

AND THEN LOOKING AT IT FROM OUR COST, UH, LOOKING AT AT WHAT WE SHOULD BE KIND OF SPENDING, UH, WITHIN THAT, UM, ABOUT 25% OF OUR SERVICES ARE ALWAYS OUR, OUR INSPECTORS ARE ALWAYS DOING THINGS FOR OUR WATER RESOURCES AND OUR STORM WATER FUNDS.