Jun 09, 2025 City Council

SECOND.

SECOND, SIR.

HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, FIRST OF ALL GO BACK TO, TO A ONE THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID PRATER FOR ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE WITH THE TERM EXPIRING JULY 20TH, 27TH.

AND MR. PRATER IS IN THE HOUSE.

I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS, HIS PRESENCE WITH US THIS EVENING.

AND THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO SERVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND RIGHT ALONG WITH THAT, UH, ITEM TWO A TWO IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DIANE SLATON FROM MUNICIPAL JUDGE TERM EXPIRING JULY, 2027.

AND JUDGE SLATON IS WITH US THIS EVENING AS WELL.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO CONTINUE AS OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS REAPPOINTMENT AND APPOINTMENT MSIR.

SORRY, I'LL SECOND.

UH, ITEM TWO A ONE AND TWO.

YOU'LL SECOND IT.

I KIND OF NEED A MOTION.

OH, SHE MOTION.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I THINK MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO IS A LITTLE SLOW CATCHING UP WITH US THERE.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING.

UH, MOVING ON.

WE HAVE WARD ONE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.

UM, WE CAN TAKE 'EM ALL AT ONE TIME IF YOU'D LIKE OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO PULL ANY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, TWO B ONE THROUGH THREE.

I WILL TAKE A MOTION.

SO MOVE, HAVE A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CALL THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER.

WE ALSO HAVE EXCUSE ONE OTHER APPOINTMENT AND THAT IS ITEM 2D ONE.

IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT OF RUSTY HALE FOR THE EMPLOYEE PENSION RETIREMENT BOARD TERM EXPIRES 2027.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

YES, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, HAVE A MOTION.

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

ARE NOW ON ITEM THREE.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS THE ADMIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER THE EDMUND 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.]

UM, WE HAVE UNDER, WE DO WE HAVE ANY? YES, WE DO.

I WANT TO PULL, IF YOU ALL DON'T MIND, ON OUR CONSENT ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL, UM, NUMBER TWO, B TWO FOR DISCUSSION SO WE CAN GET SOME CLARIFICATION.

OTHERWISE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS IN TOTAL.

WE'RE PULLING B TWO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ENTERTAIN THE REMAINDER? YES, SIR.

UH, GRANT PROCESSES PROVIDED BY OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

UH, UH, THE CONSENT ITEM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER TWO, SECOND AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

LET'S DEAL

[2. Consideration of Approval of Supplemental Appropriation Recording Grant Revenue and Increasing Water Resources Budget by Said Amount; $10,000,000.00. (Ward 2)]

WITH ITEM FOUR B TWO.

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, RECORDING GRANT REVENUE AND INCREASING WATER RESOURCES BUDGET BY SET AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION.

UM, CAN I GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM STAFF ON WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE DOING ON THIS ITEM? CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

SO WHAT THESE DOLLARS ARE, THESE ARE ACTUALLY DOLLARS, UM, THAT WE HAVE SECURED IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS, UH, THROUGH THE,

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SO 5 MILLION OF THESE DOLLARS, UH, ACTUALLY CAME FROM, UH, THE LATE SENATOR IN, UH, WHEN HE WAS IN HIS LAST YEAR IN OFFICE.

AND ANOTHER 5 MILLION WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THROUGH OUR REPRESENTATIVE STEPHANIE, BY.

SO, UM, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND, AND GOT BOTH OF THESE, UH, FOR WATER PROJECTS, UM, ON THE BACK END, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASKED, UH, OUR FOLKS TO DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS IN COMBINING THOSE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG.

UM, SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE FOR.

AND SO I DO WANNA MAKE SURE AND THANK, UM, UH, OBVIOUSLY SENATOR INHS, STAFF SENATOR BI, OR SORRY, REPRESENTATIVE BIAS AND HER STAFF, UM, WATER RESOURCES, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THIS, UH, FOR A WHILE.

UM, AS FAR AS ANY ACCOUNTING, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT THAT'S WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, MR. MOORE, THAT THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT.

CORRECT.

WE'VE ALREADY SPENT THE MONEY.

I BELIEVE THAT'S, I, I'LL LET MR. NIEN COME UP AND SPEAK TO THE, THE ACCOUNTING PART OF IT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S HOW THEY, THAT IT WAS ALL TO BE SET UP.

BUT, UM, I WILL LET HIM SPEAK TO THAT.

CHRIS, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES, UH, NOT FINANCE, UH, , BUT SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THIS.

SO PART OF THE AGREEMENT, IT'S COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS THROUGH THE EPA.

SO THE WAY THAT THEY DISTRIBUTE DOLLARS IS THROUGH THEM.

SO, UH, WE HAVE MATCHING FUNDS.

WHILE IT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS ALREADY ONGOING WITH ALL OF OUR WATER PLANT WORK.

SO WE ALLOCATED, UM, OR WE FOUND DOLLARS WITHIN MONIES WE SPENT KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET THESE GRANTS.

IT'S ONLY TAKEN US TWO YEARS TO SECURE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO US.

BUT, UM, WHAT THESE TWO ITEMS ARE SHOWING IS THAT WE, ONE, HAVE SPENT THE MONEY AND MATCHED OUR PORTION, AND THEN TWO, THAT WE'RE TAKING IN THE DOLLARS AS PART OF THE GRANT REVENUE.

SO IT LOOKS A LITTLE WEIRD ON THE AGENDA SHOWING THAT WE'RE INCREASING.

UM, BUT IT'S TO RECORD THE MONEY COMING IN AND THEN HAVING A WAY TO TRACK IT LATER ON.

WE'RE NOT SPENDING 10 MILLION.

AS, AS I READ THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT, IT APPEARS THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPENT THE MONEY AND THIS IS REIMBURSEMENT.

CORRECT.

AND SO CAN I SAY, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND OUR BUDGETING THE WAY WE DO IT, THAT WE'RE LITERALLY HAVING TO INCREASE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO GET MONEY BACK THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPENT.

IT'S NOT OUR PROCESS.

IT'S A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PROCESS.

NOW, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION OF THE GRANT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO INCREASE OUR BUDGET BY $10 MILLION.

TO GET $10 MILLION FROM 'EM, WE HAVE TO CERTIFY THE GRANT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHY DO WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL REVENUE WHEN WE'RE NOT GONNA SPEND IT ON ANYTHING AT THIS POINT? YOU'RE GONNA PUT IT TOWARDS FUTURE WATER PROJECTS, I'M ASSUMING? YEAH, I THINK IT'S, UM, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

I, IT'S, WELL, I I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO THAT.

HONESTLY.

I, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BUDGET.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT THAT WE'RE TAKING THE DOLLARS IN.

WELL, NO, I UNDERSTAND.

BUT, BUT WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS ITEM SAYS IS THAT IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION RECORDING THE GRANT REVENUE, WHICH WOULD MEAN WE'RE INCREASING THE BUDGET BY $10 MILLION ON THE REVENUE SIDE.

YES.

THE BUDGET IS ABOUT THE SPENDING SIDE.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE REVENUE SIDE AT THIS POINT.

IT'S ABOUT THE SPENDING SIDE.

AND IF WE'RE INCREASING THE BUDGET BY $10 MILLION, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND ANOTHER $10 MILLION IN THE NEXT 21 DAYS.

WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THE MONEY IN THE NEXT 21 DAYS.

THIS IS JUST EXACTLY.

SO WHY DO WE NEED TO INCREASE YOUR BUDGET TO ACCEPT MONEY? WELL, I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING BY THE COUNCIL'S POLICY ON GRANTS.

SO THIS IS PART OF THE POLICIES IN THE GRANTS.

THE GRANTS.

IT IS FOLLOW ON GRANT POLICY, AND IT IS THE WAY WE BOOK THE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN.

UH, UNDERSTANDING YOUR POINT.

UH, I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AS IF, AS WE GO THROUGH OUR KIND OF BUDGET, UH, REFORM, WHATEVER WE'RE GONNA CALL THAT COMMITTEE.

IT, I MEAN, THIS, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, OF WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST THAT, UH, AND, AND YOU'VE HEARD, HEARD ME SAY IT BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE BUDGET HEARING WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE TO MAKE THIS EASIER TO FOLLOW AND UNDERSTAND.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE.

AND IT'S, WE'RE GETTING $10 MILLION.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT THE 14 MILL WAS APPROPRIATED PREVIOUSLY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

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SO IN NORMAL EVERYDAY ACCOUNTING, THIS WOULD JUST BE A REDUCTION TO CURRENT PERIOD EXPENDITURES, NOT AN INCREASE BECAUSE IT'S REVENUE COMING IN.

IT WAS, IT WAS SPENT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS TO GET THE, TO GET THE 14 MILLION.

THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE WITH IT.

I WISH I COULD EXPLAIN ANYTHING WE DO IN SIMPLE TERMS. IT IT'S JUST RECOGNIZING REVENUE.

WE'RE, WE'RE ROLLING THROUGH $500 MILLION IN WATER PROJECTS CURRENTLY.

AND THAT'S BROKE UP OVER 10, 12 PROJECTS AT LEAST.

AND THEN WE, IT, IT'S JUST, IT'S A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH AND THEN COME UP HERE AND EXPLAIN AND THEN HAVE IT RECORDED PROPERLY.

UH, IT'S A LOT OF HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH NO MATTER HOW YOU DO IT.

AND THEN, UH, WORKING THROUGH THE EPAS GRANT PROCESS, WE HAD TO GO BACK THROUGH THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING AGAIN WITH THAT.

SURE.

THEY PAID FOR IT THIS TIME, WHICH, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT.

BUT, UM, AT LEAST THEY DID IT.

BUT THAT TOOK US AN EXTRA YEAR AND A HALF OR SO TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS THAT WE ALREADY DID AND SUBMIT IT TO THEM AGAIN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR B TWO.

I MOVE.

I HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR CAST YOUR VOTE.

ARE NOW ON ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, DISCUSSION, AND CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS. WE JUST WENT THROUGH THAT WITH, WITH THAT PARTICULAR ONE.

[5. Public Works Authority Discussion and Consideration Items: Items listed under Discussion and Consideration are usually discussed and considered individually, or by project, by members of the Public Works Authority.]

ITEM FOUR B TWO.

[6. Recess of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]

SO WE ARE NOW READY TO RECESS AND NOTICE I'M SAYING RECESS.

EVERYONE.

RECESS.

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

I WOULD, I SO MOVE.

HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, SECOND, AND A SECOND.

ARE NOW BACK INTO THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE 20 ITEMS. DOES ANYONE WANT TO HAVE ANY OF THESE PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ON, UM, ITEM O THEN WE WILL PULL ITEM O AND VOTE ON THE REMAINDER.

[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.]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, SIR.

MR. MAYOR, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT DOCKET WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM.

WE'RE NOW ON, ON ITEM

[O. Consideration of Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the Construction Agreement with American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR) for Two Ambulances; $117,494.00 Increase. (Citywide)]

JUST ONE CLARIFICATION QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE MR. WEAVER, IT GOES TO YOU.

I, IT'S THE WORDING SAYS, UM, IT'S AN AMENDMENT OR CHANGE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH A MR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A TYPO OR IF THERE, DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH A MR. ALL RIGHT.

SORRY.

I DUNNO IF YOU HEARD ME.

DID YOU HEAR ME? UH, WE'RE BUYING THE AMBULANCES THROUGH A MR CONTRACT AND SO IT, IT, IT HELPS US OUT AS A CITY.

BUT, UM, WE, WE NEVER SPECED AMBULANCES BEFORE FOR THE CITY OF EDMONDS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE ORDERS WE HAD TO MAKE WHEN WE WENT TO THE FACTORY AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD SO MANY CHANGE ORDERS.

IT.

BUT IT'S TITLED CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT FOR A MR. IT'S IT, WE'RE BUYING IT THROUGH A MR SO IT'S, IT'S THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FOR THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE USING THROUGH A MR. THE PURCHASING GOES THROUGH A R CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES THOUGH.

UHHUH .

OH, OKAY.

INTERESTING.

SOME, SOME OF THE ADD-ON AFTER.

YEAH, WE SPECIFIC EQUIP, WE INSPECTED FOR AN EVIDENCE SPEC FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO WE CAN USE IT FOR REHAB UNIT ON FIRES AND, AND OTHER THINGS OKAY.

AS WELL.

WE JUST DON'T USUALLY SAY CONSTRUCTION RELATIVE TO VEHICLES.

SO THAT CONFUSED ME.

YEAH, WE WE'RE BUYING IT THROUGH THE A MR CONTRACT.

WE'RE ALLOWED TO BUY UP TO THREE AMBULANCES THROUGH THE A MR CONTRACT.

THAT'S IT.

THANKS UHHUH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, WE DON'T.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM O SECOND, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TRANSFER APPRO

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM

[1. Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Appropriation from the Fire Public Safety Budget for Vehicle Maintenance to the Fire Public Safety Budget for Maintenance / Repairs Equipment; $130,000.00. (Citywide)]

EIGHT B ONE.

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FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET FOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FOR THE FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET FOR MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, EQUIPMENT, $130,000.

MR. INS, ARE YOU GONNA ADDRESS THIS ONE OR DO WE HAVE OTHER STAFF? WE HAVE WAY MORE QUALIFIED STAFF THAN ME TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION TO THE PODIUM RIGHT NOW.

UH, YES.

AND I SEE WHO'S COMING UP.

SO YES, WE DO.

BOBBY MASTERSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH BUDGET MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ON THE SUBLETS FIRE'S PULLING OUTTA THE RESERVE TO PAY FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON UNIT T TWO.

UH, IT SUFFERED A COMPLETE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

UM, COMPLETE MEANING IT'S, IT SHREDDED AND SENT METAL THROUGHOUT ALL THE FUEL SYSTEMS, ALL THE OIL SYSTEMS THROUGH THE INTERCOOLERS, EVERYTHING.

SO, UH, IT WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE.

AND TO REPLACE THAT ENGINE IS $124,000 TO DO SO BECAUSE WE'RE REPLACING FUEL SYSTEMS AND INTERCOOLERS AND ALL THE REST OF THE STUFF THAT GO WITH IT.

UH, TO REPLACE THE TRUCK LIKE THAT, AS YOU KNOW, IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.

AND WE DON'T PUT REMANUFACTURED PARTS IN FIRE EQUIPMENT.

AND WE GO BACK WITH WHAT CAME IN THE FIRE EQUIPMENT AT THE TIME IT WAS DELIVERED.

AND SO WE'RE USING A CUMMINS ENGINE FOR THAT PROCESS 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WAS IN IT.

AND WE'RE HAVING CUMMINS INSTALL IT SO THAT WE HAVE THE FULL WARRANTY ON IT FROM THEM FOR THE REPAIRS.

MEANWHILE, WE HAVE FILED A WARRANTY CLAIM ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CUMMINS.

SO THERE MAY BE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THAT INVOLVED, BUT THAT COULD TAKE 30 TO 60 DAYS TO RULE AND GET SOMETHING DONE.

WE MOVE TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE ANY DELAY IN THAT WITH THE LIMITED NUMBER OF ENGINES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT.

IF WE WAITED TWO WEEKS, WE MIGHT LOSE AN ENGINE AND THAT VEHICLE MIGHT BE OUTTA SERVICE FOR THREE MONTHS WAITING ON ANOTHER ONE TO COME IN.

SO WE MOVED QUICKLY TO GET IT REPAIRED SO WE COULD GET IT BACK ON LINE.

DO WE FOREGO OUR WARRANTY CLAIM BY DOING THAT? SIR? DO WE FOREGO OUR WARRANTY POSSIBILITY BY DOING THAT? NO.

NO.

WE'RE SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE'VE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THEM AS GOODWILL.

OH, OKAY.

TO HELP COVER SOME OF THOSE COSTS.

AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THEM NOW.

UM, IT, IT WAS SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO TEAR THE ENGINE APART TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE.

IT'S JUST DONE.

UM, SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE ALLOWED US TO FILE THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE TWO.

MOTION TWO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HANDLE THESE SEPARATELY.

UM, BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY ARE.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT EIGHT B ONE FIRST.

MOVE APPROVAL.

MR. MAYER.

EIGHT B ONE SECOND AND A SECOND.

[2. Consideration of Ratifying the Action of the Director of Fleet, With the Consent of the Purchasing Agent and City Manager, in Determining an Actual Emergency Exists, Waiving Competitive Bidding, and Authorizing an Emergency Repair From Cummins Engines for the Repair and Replacement of the Engine in Fire Unit T-2 (Unit 192) to Prevent Loss of Response of Edmond Fire Which May Vitally Affect the Life, Health, or Convenience of the Citizens; $124,539.67. (Citywide)]

B TWO IS A RELATED ITEM.

YES, SIR.

UH, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FLEET WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PURCHASING AGENCY MANAGER AND DETERMINING ACTUAL EMERGENCY EXISTS, WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY REPAIR FROM CUMMINS ENGINES FOR THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE AND FIRE UNIT T TWO, UNIT 1 92 TO PREVENT LOSS OF RESPONSIVE UND FIRE, WHICH MAY VITALLY AFFECT THE LIFE, HEALTH OR CONVENIENCE OF THE CITIZENS $124,539 AND 67 CENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION CONCERNS? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE, MAYOR.

UM, THERE'S TWO MOTIONS REQUIRED, UH, MR. MAYOR, UM, UM, THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE AGENDA PACKET.

SO THE FIRST ITEM AM GONNA LOOK AT YOU.

THE FIRST VOTE IS FOR WHAT CITY? MR. MR. ATKINSON DOWN THERE IN READING THE AGENDA MEMO, THE FIRST MOTION NECESSARY WOULD BE A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE VENDOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE AND WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDS.

MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS ON ITEM B.

TWO SECOND AND A SECOND.

EIGHT BC DISCUSSION OF 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN PROGRESS ON THE CITY OF EDMOND LEGISLATIVE AGENDA BY CSS PARTNERS.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE.

HANG ON JUST A SECOND.

OH, I'M SORRY.

LET ME APPROVE THAT FIRST.

LEMME SAY THAT PASSED FIRST.

I'M SORRY.

IT PASSED FIVE ZERO NOW GO AHEAD.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE.

SECOND, CAST YOUR VOTE.

SORRY, I'M SO ANXIOUS.

[C. Discussion of 2025 State Legislative Session and Progress on the City of Edmond Legislative Agenda by CSS Partners. (Citywide)]

AND WE HAVE CASEY MOORE AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM CSS PARTNERS HERE TO LEAD THIS, RIGHT? YES.

SO CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT

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SERVICES.

UH, JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE OUR, OUR FRIENDS HERE FROM CSS PARTNERS.

SO THEY ARE OUR CONTRACT LOBBYING FIRM, UH, THAT WORKS FOR US DOWN AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

UM, AND THEY DO WONDERFUL WORK.

THEY'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO KIND OF WRAP UP HOW THE SESSION WENT.

TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, UH, EVERY YEAR WE ADOPT AN A, UH, A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT'S DONE EACH DECEMBER.

SO SITTING COUNCIL LAST DECEMBER ADOPTED THAT AGENDA FOR THE SESSION THAT JUST ENDED, UH, A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO.

SO, UH, THE, THE THREE FOLKS THAT WE WORK WITH, TYLER POWELL, BROOKS WRIGHT AND KIRBY SMITH ARE OUTSTANDING, WONDERFUL.

DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.

UH, BROOKS IS GONNA COME UP AND SPEAK THIS EVENING, AND, UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HE'S HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.

HEY, UH, BROOKS WRIGHT WITH CSS PARTNERS.

UM, UH, LIKE CASEY SAID, WE, UH, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND NOW FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND, UH, JUST CONCLUDED, UH, THIS SESSION, UH, AT THE END OF MAY ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH.

SO, WANTED TO KIND OF RUN THROUGH KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND, AND MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ON THE EDMUND AGENDA ITEM THAT PASSED, UH, THIS YEAR.

SO, UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CHANGES AT THE LEGISLATURE.

WE'VE HAD, UM, A NEW LEADER OF THE STATE SENATE, UH, PRO TIM LONNIE PAXTON, UH, FROM, UH, TUTTLE.

AND THEN WE'VE HAD A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, UH, KYLE HOBERT, UH, FROM, UH, THE DEPUY AREA.

SO, UH, THESE, UH, PREVIOUS YEARS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A, UH, LONG TENURED, UH, LEADERSHIP.

SO THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF A UNIQUE SESSION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW, UM, THEY WERE GOING TO STRUCTURE THEIR, THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND HOW THEY WOULD NAVIGATE THROUGH, UH, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE BUDGET.

UM, WE ENDED UP HAVING, UH, A RA A FAIRLY FLAT BUDGET.

UH, THE GOVERNOR HAD PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE LEGISLATURE TO DELIVER ON AN INCOME TAX CUT, UH, WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO, UH, GET A QUARTER POINT INCOME TAX, UH, STATE INCOME TAX CUT, AND A FLATTENING OF, UH, A FEW OF THE BRACKETS.

UM, SOMETHING THAT HE'S BEEN, UH, PUSHING FOR, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

UM, AND THE LEGISLATURE CONCEDED ON THAT THIS YEAR.

UM, ALSO THERE WAS A LARGE, UM, INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR A PROJECT GOING IN AT THE PORT OF IOLA THAT THE, THAT WAS A PART OF THE BUDGET DEAL THAT THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED, UM, SOME NEW DOLLARS FOR.

UM, MOST BUDGETS, UH, FOR AGENCIES REMAINED FLAT, UH, IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE INCOME TAX CUT.

UM, HOWEVER, THERE WAS 20 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR, UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR, UM, VARIOUS PROJECTS.

AND TO REMIND YOU, THERE ARE SOME, UH, PROJECTS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF EDMOND THAT ARE STILL IN THE EIGHT YEAR PLAN.

UM, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT A LITTLE BIT TO THANK AND AND RECOGNIZE OUR EDMOND LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

UM, THEY OCCUPY, UH, STRONG LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.

UM, AND THEY MAKE KIRBY NICE JOBS VERY EASY, UH, AT THE CAPITOL.

SO, UH, WE ARE VERY WELL REPRESENTED AS A COMMUNITY AT 23RD AND LINCOLN, UM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

SO, UM, IF YOU HAD WATCHED THE NEWS A LITTLE BIT, THE END OF SESSION ENDED, UH, FAIRLY UNIQUELY.

UM, UH, THE GOVERNOR, UH, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A SUCCESSFUL BUDGET NEGOTIATION, UM, STILL FOUND A WAY TO, UH, VETO A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS.

UM, THIS IS KIND OF UNIQUE BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE, WE ARE OPERATING AS A STATE IN A, UH, A PART ONE PARTY DOMINATING, UH, THE LEGISLATURE AND ALSO OCCUPYING THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.

SO IT'S A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, VETOING REPUBLICAN, UH, BILLS.

UM, SO IN YEARS PAST, WE'VE HAD SOME INSTANCES WHERE GOVERNORS HAVE VETOED A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS, BUT USUALLY THAT WAS A, UH, PARTISAN TACTIC IN THIS YEAR.

UM, THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID HE WAS EVALUATING BILLS BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD ADVANCE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FORWARD.

SO, UM, HE ENDED UP VETO, HE SIGNED 133 BILLS, VETOED 69 BILLS, AND LET 352 LAW BILLS BECOME LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE, UM, WHICH IS A LITTLE UNIQUE.

MOST GOVERNORS, UM, FOR PERSPECTIVE MARY FALLON ALLOWED, UH, IN HER EIGHT YEARS AS GOVERNOR ALLOWED ONLY ONE BILL TO BECOME LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE.

UM, SO THIS IS A UNIQUE KIND OF NEW TACTIC.

UM, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE WAS DOING THIS BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK THE BILL WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR HIS SIGNATURE, BUT ALSO, UM, NOT SOMETHING HE DISAGREED WITH ENOUGH TO VETO, UM, IS WHY HE WAS LETTING THEM BECOME LAW WITHOUT SIGNATURE.

SO, UM, EVIDENTLY HE DID ENOUGH VETOES TO, UH, UPSET THE LEGISLATURE AND MOTIVATING THEM TO COME IN ON THAT,

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UH, ON THURSDAY, UH, MAY 29TH AND, AND PASS A NUMBER OF VETO OVERRIDES.

SO THE LEGISLATURE ON THAT THURSDAY OVERRODE, UH, 47 VETOES, UM, WHICH IS A, I BELIEVE IS A RECORD, UH, BY THE LEGISLATURE.

SO, UM, UH, UNIQUE TIMES WE'RE LIVING IN, UH, OUR FIRM ACTUALLY BENEFITED FROM A NUMBER OF THOSE V TWO OVERRIDES, SO WE WERE APPRECIATED WITH THE LEGISLATURE DOING THOSE.

BUT, UM, JUST WANNA GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON JUST KIND OF THE, THE, THE, THE DYNAMICS WE'RE OPERATING IN, UM, IN, IN THE LEGISLATURE.

SO, UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WAS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH HAS, UH, HAS ENCOUNTERED A FEW FINANCIAL, UH, WOES, UM, RELATED TO A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND I WON'T GET INTO THOSE, BUT THE LEGISLATURES THOUGHT THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE ROSE TO THE LEVEL TO WHERE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY NEEDED TO BE FIRED.

UM, THEY PASSED A RESOLUTION ON THAT SAME THURSDAY TO REMOVE HER, UH, FROM HER POSITION.

UM, AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNOR DISAGREED WITH STRONGLY, UM, AND PROBABLY MOTIVATE THE LEGISLATURE TO ADD A NUMBER OF BILLS TO THE VETO OVERRIDE AGENDAS THAT THEY MAYBE OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE IF THE GOVERNOR HADN'T SAID A FEW, UH, THINGS THAT, THAT, THAT WERE TARGETED OF VARIOUS SENATORS SPECIFICALLY.

SO, UM, SOME OF THE BILLS THAT, UH, WERE PASSED OR THINGS THAT WE WERE MONITORING, UH, FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, SB 6 47, WHICH DEALS WITH, UH, CITY ZONING AUTHORITY.

UM, WE, UH, HAVE WORKED ON THIS ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

IT KEEPS POPPING BACK UP.

SO, UH, THERE, THERE ARE FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TAKE AWAY CITI'S ABILITY TO USE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE ZONING DECISIONS.

UM, THIS BILL, UH, MADE IT THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT WAS, UH, HAD TO GO TO, UH, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND IT BECAME DORMANT WHEN THE EE COULD NOT AGREE.

SO, UM, WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.

IF A BILL IS IN CONFERENCE AND THEY HAVE EE DON'T AGREE, IT IS STILL ELIGIBLE TO BE HEARD, COULD EMERGE BACK OUT OF CONFERENCE, UH, NEXT SESSION.

SO WHILE IT IS DORMANT AND WE HAVE, WE THINK WE HAVE A, UH, UH, HAVE IT IN A GOOD PLACE FOR OUR PERSPECTIVE, IT, WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AND, AND, AND KEEP MONITORING THAT SO IT DOES NOT COME BACK OUT OF CONFERENCE.

UM, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PASS AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A, UH, EXTENSION FOR THE QUALITY EVENTS ACT.

THIS IS A, UM, A TAX CREDIT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY HAS UTILIZED FOR, UH, LARGE, UH, TOURISM EVENTS.

UH, AND OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S, UH, A LARGE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT MIGHT BE COMING TO THE CITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I THINK THIS WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE QUALITY EVENTS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THAT GOT EXTENDED.

UM, UH, PART OF THE ONE LAST BILL I WANTED TO MENTION, THERE WAS A, UH, TORT REFORM WAS PART OF THE BUDGET AGREEMENT PACKAGE AND A NUMBER OF BILLS RELATED TO THE GOVERNMENT, UH, TORT CLAIMS ACT WERE PASSED.

UM, AT SPECIFICALLY ONE I WANTED TO MENTION SB 1168, UM, IT LIMITED THE NUMBER OF, UH, INSTANCES OF A TORT IN ONE EVENT.

UM, AND, AND NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.

UM, AND THIS SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING THAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ENCOUNTERED WHEN IT COMES TO SEWER BACKUP LAWSUITS.

UM, SO, UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE SENATE AND SPECIFICALLY THE PRO 10 LONNIE PAXTON WANTED TO ADDRESS, UM, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THAT DONE.

UM, BUT THEY, IN EXCHANGE, THEY DID INCREASE THE CAP ON THE AMOUNT EACH CLAIM CAN BE.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'LL KIND OF WRAP IT UP THERE AND, AND SEE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

UH, MS. SMITH, MR. WRIGHT, I KNOW THE, THE WORK YOU ALL DO AND THE RESULTS YOU PRODUCE.

SO THANK YOU.

AND, UH, I KNOW THAT MR. POWELL WOULD'VE BEEN HERE TONIGHT.

HE'S A BRAND NEW FATHER.

I HOPE MOTHER AND FATHER ARE DOING WELL AND BABIES WELL, THEY ARE.

HE SHOULD BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

GOOD.

SO, HELLO TYLER AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK.

MOVING ON TO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS NINE.

ALRIGHT,

[A. Case No. ES25-00003; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ for a Partial Electric Easement Closing located at 9333 E 33rd Street. (City of Edmond; Ward 2)]

A CASE NUMBER ES 25 DASH 0 0 0 0 3 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 4 3 4 0 4 3 FOR A PARTIAL ELECTRIC EASEMENT CLOSING LOCATED AT 93 33 EAST 33RD STREET.

YES, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PARTIAL CLOSING OF AN ELECTRIC EASEMENT HERE AT 93 30 93 33

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EAST 33RD STREET, EDMOND ELECTRIC STATES, THEIR FACILITY HAS BEEN RELOCATED AND THE PORTION OF THE EASEMENT REQUESTED FOR CLOSURE IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE PARTIAL CLOSING.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 20TH, 2025 BY VOTE.

FIVE TO ZERO.

ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? OH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME FORWARD AND , THIS IS SUCH A HOT TOPIC.

JUST SAY IT THREE TIMES.

HOW ABOUT I SEE NONE MOTION.

I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL.

ITEM NINE.

A OBJECT TO ROAD MAYOR.

FIVE ZERO ITEM

[B. Case No. Z25-00008; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning a Property that is Located North of 2nd Street and on the West Side of Mountain View Lane from “G-A” General Agricultural to “R-2-A” Suburban Estate District. (Greg Massey; Ward 2)]

NINE B.

CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 0 8 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 4 REZONING OF PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED NORTH OF SECOND STREET AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE FROM GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO R TWO A SUBURBAN ESTATE DISTRICT.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? YES HE IS.

STAFF WOULD YOU LIKE TO? YES.

PROCEED.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, AS YOU INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM GA GENERAL AG TO R TWO A SUBURBAN ESTATE.

THE 5.6 ACRE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF SECOND STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK EDITION.

YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE, THE TWO YELLOW POLYGONS NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH AND EAST ZONE GA AND DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

A LARGE PARCEL EAST, SOUTHEAST IS UNDEVELOPED.

SOUTH IS ZONED L TWO LAKE RESIDENTIAL AND IS DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO THE WEST IS A-A-P-U-D KNOWN AS ARBOR CREEK.

IT'S DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND AN E ONE RETAIL GENERAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPED CURRENTLY WITH A BUILDING USED AS A MEETING SPACE.

THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICATION IS FOR A BYR ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH RELATIVELY LARGE SETBACKS.

THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 60,000 SQUARE FEET.

THE EDMOND PLAN, 2018.

THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE R TWO A DISTRICT IS APPROPRIATE.

IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEIR INTENT WAS TO DIVIDE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY INTO THREE LOTS, APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES.

EACH PLANNING COMMISSION COULD CONCUR WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 20TH, 2025 BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.

DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO.

MR. MAYOR, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEE NONE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN BACK PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MY NAME'S JEFF RIP.

UH, I'M ONE OF THE, UH, RESPONDENTS TO CLAIM, UM, I'M FROM YUKON.

I'VE LIVED IN EDMOND MAJORITY OF MY LIFE.

MY GRANDPARENTS ON THIS PROPERTY IN ADDITION TO THE LAND JUST NORTH AND A AND A STRIP, UH, TO THE EAST THERE, UH, 16 ACRES IN TOTAL SINCE THE 1950S.

SO THIS WAS BEQUEATHED TO ME, MY BROTHER AND MY SISTER BY MY MOTHER WHO DIED IN 23.

UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR OURSELVES.

NO MULTI-UNIT FAMILY HOUSING, NO RENTALS, NO AIRBNBS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

UM, WE EXPLORED THIS PROPERTY AS KIDS AND I GREW UP, I I WAS BORN IN 61, SO EVERY TIME I COME BACK THERE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES.

SO, UM, BUT THERE'S AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO THIS PROPERTY.

WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO RUN ALL THE DEER OFF OR MOW ALL THE TREES DOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED, MR. MAYOR.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING AND, UH, THEY ARE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 26.

WE ARE NOW

[C. Annual Budget:]

ON TO NINE C.

THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

MR. INS, ARE YOU GONNA KICK THIS OFF FOR? IS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR GOING TO, UH, HOW ABOUT I KICK IT OFF? UM, UH, YOU HAVE TWO

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UH, THIS MARKS THE END OF THE FORMAL PROCESS THAT BEGAN BACK IN FEBRUARY AND INCLUDED FOUR CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPS AND THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UM, THE BUDGET, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026, IS A, A LIEN BUDGET FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE, UH, HIGH QUALITY CORE SERVICES WHILE FACING WHAT WE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO AS A DECLINING REVENUE AND ALONG WITH INCREASING COST AND DEMAND.

SO, UH, WHEN WE COMPARE THIS TO CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET, AS YOU MAY RECALL FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS, UH, EXPENSES WERE REDUCED BY $40 MILLION.

AND FURTHER REDUCTIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH A HIRING FREEZE, UH, FOR ALL POSITIONS EXCEPT PUBLIC SAFETY AND UTILITIES.

UH, AS REQUESTED AT THE JUNE 4TH BUDGET HEARING, UH, ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AT YOUR SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING.

UH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL WHO THIS STARTED UNDER, AS WELL AS THE, THE PEOPLE SITTING AROUND ME NOW, UH, FOR YOUR INPUT AND PATIENCE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, A A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE CITY STAFF WHO DEVOTED MANY, MANY HOURS, UH, ON THE BUDGET, UH, ESPECIALLY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UH, KATHY PANIS AND HER TEAM.

UH, I'M HERE, KATHY IS HERE, OTHER STAFF ARE HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK WE'VE WORN YOU ALL OUT ON QUESTIONS.

EVIDENTLY WE NO COMMENT, NO .

WELL AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE WE'RE READY TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 26.

I SEE ONE COMING FORWARD.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MEMORIZED YOUR ADDRESS YET, TAYLOR, BUT SOON.

TAYLOR WILSON.

7 4 8 DUNE CIRCLE, EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.

I'M PRETTY WELL GONNA SAY THE SAME THING.

WE HAD 54 PEOPLE THAT THE CITY HIRED LAST YEAR IN A FLAT REVENUE.

ONE THING I ALSO JUST WANT TO KIND OF SET THE STAGE IS THE STATE JUST ISSUED THEIR SALES TAX REPORT FOR THE DAY FOR THE STATE TODAY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT EDMONDS IS, BUT FOR THE STATE, THE SALES TAX WENT DOWN 2.7% MONTH OVER MONTH, YEAR TO YEAR IT'S DOWN 3.3%.

THOSE ARE REDUCTIONS WE'RE AT FLAT AND THAT'S WHAT WE BUDGETED.

BUT I WOULD HIGHLY URGE CAUTION 'CAUSE IT'LL BE EASIER IF WE END UP LIKE OKLAHOMA CITY AND HAVING TO DO FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT STAFFING CUTS REDUCTIONS.

PERSONALLY, I WOULD RATHER HAVE LESS PEOPLE BUT PAY THEM MORE.

THE BUSINESS CONDITIONS REPORT WENT FROM 54.4 DOWN TO 50.5.

URGE, GET, CONTINUE TO GET AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN ON THE RESERVES ON THE DISCUSSION THAT OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE MEETING.

THE 10%, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THE FINANCE IS THAT 10 MILLION GOES AND ADDS TO PUBLIC'S, SPORTS RESERVES.

IT FLOWS THROUGH PART OF THAT PROCESS.

I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST YOU HOLD THE LINE, IF NOT REDUCE THE CR A C NOT POLITICALLY FINE.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT MATH IS MATH AS WE WORK THROUGH IT IN ANY AND ALL GROWTH OF SALES.

AS SALES COME BACK, AS THE CONSULTANTS ADVISE THE CITY, THAT'S WHY THEY CHOSE THE DECISIONS THEY MADE.

'CAUSE THEY RECEIVED ADVICE FROM CONSULTANTS THAT SAID THAT ANY AND ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS INSTEAD OF PERSONNEL APPLY IT TO THE STREETS.

'CAUSE THE STREETS ARE STILL UNDERFUNDED BY APPROXIMATELY 50%.

NINE C ONE, THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

THANK YOU MR. WILSON, TO YOUR STATEMENT.

UM, I DO WANT TO REINFORCE WHAT WE SAID AT OUR BUDGET HEARING ON WEDNESDAY THAT WE HAVE GIVEN DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO COME BACK AT OUR FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WITH A MILLION DOLLARS ADDITIONAL CUTS.

UM, AND SO FAR WE KNOW THAT, THAT WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED, UH, MONEY FROM TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT BUDGETS TOWARDS THAT GOAL.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GOTTA HAPPEN, BUT, UH, WE'RE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS? UH, WE NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION, POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 DASH 25, 20 DASH 25, APPROVING THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN OF VARIOUS CITY OF EDMOND FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE

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A NEW COUNCIL.

WE HAD A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SOME OF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF STAFF IN THE PROCESS AND IN ALL THE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD ON THIS.

AND WE, WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

I'LL SAY AGAIN PUBLICLY, IT'S BEEN A HARD PROCESS TO TRY TO DO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND SO, UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE LANDED IN A GOOD SPOT, BUT JUST WANTED TO REITERATE, UM, LIKE A COUNCIL MEMBER MUG SAID BEFORE ME THAT THE PROCESS IS VERY OPEN AND TRANSPARENT.

WE'RE WORKING ON, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, BETTER WAYS OF COMMUNICATING THINGS MORE CLEARLY TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIGESTIBLE TO THE AVERAGE PERSON.

BUT JUST WANTED TO REINFORCE THAT, THAT THIS HAS ALL BEEN VERY OPEN AND THAT WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS.

AND I THINK WE'VE ENDED UP IN A PRETTY GOOD PLACE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, REITERATE, ESPECIALLY I SEE A LOT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND PEOPLE HERE.

I KNOW WE, UH, WE, WE DID A LOT OF GRINDING ON YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS HAD TO, KATHY ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID.

UM, AGAIN, AS PRESTON SAID, WE'RE WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR WAYS TO N NEVER THOUGHT IT WASN'T TRANSPARENT.

IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT JUST THE NATURE OF GASB AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MESSAGE THIS.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY WHAT HAPPENED, WHY, AND WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GOING.

AND THAT, THAT'S ALL WE'RE SEARCHING FOR HERE IS, IS JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER METHODOLOGY TO, TO EXPLAIN ANYONE FROM THIS SIDE.

UM, I WILL ECHO THE THANKS, UM, TO STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS AND PROBABLY SOME LATE HOURS.

AND, UM, I'M PROUD OF THE CITY AND, UM, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH QUALITY SERVICE, BUT ALSO BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF FINANCES.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU STAFF AND, UM, I APPRECIATE ALSO CITIZENS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS WHAT WE CAN HOPE FOR THAT, UM, THAT WE HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE UP HERE TO SERVE.

SO, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

UH, I THINK WE'VE DONE GOOD WORK.

I'M READY TO PASS THIS BUDGET AND MOVE TO OTHER PROJECTS.

I I, I DO WANNA SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UH, OUR CITY STAFF, THEY, THEY WORK HARD, THEY'RE COMMITTED, THEY'RE DEDICATED.

UH, AND A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS THIS WEEKEND, MS. LUDINGTON TALKED TO ME BEFORE 8:00 AM ON SATURDAY ABOUT A PROBLEM WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

IT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT, NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

SHE DID THAT.

WE WERE IN CONSTANT CONTACT SATURDAY.

AGAIN, I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE TALKED YESTERDAY OR NOT, BUT WE TALKED TODAY.

UH, AND THAT'S THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED FOR THIS CITY.

AND, UH, UH, A WEEK AGO OR TWO WEEKS AGO, A FRIEND OF MINE'S WIFE PASSED AWAY RATHER UNEXPECTEDLY.

THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE.

I WENT OVER THERE TO BE WITH HIM.

UH, THE POLICE OFFICERS THERE WERE KIND AND PROFESSIONAL AND, AND THEY CARED.

AND UH, I JUST WANT TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD BEFORE WE ACT ON THIS BUDGET.

THERE.

GOOD PEOPLE WORK FOR OUR CITY AND I'M PROUD OF 'EM.

AND, UH, AT THE PROPER TIME, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET.

LET ME MAKE A COMMENT AND I'LL LOOK AT YOU FOR A MOTION THEN.

YES, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD WE'RE WORKING ON THIS.

UM, I APPRECIATE WHAT KATHY PANIS AND HER TEAM HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD, THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE.

AS YOU ALL SAW IN MY QUESTIONING WITH MR. RINE EARLIER, THE PROCESS IS WHERE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS LIE.

IT'S NOT IN THE PEOPLE.

UM, OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM IS FOLLOWING POLICY AND PROCEDURE AND DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH A SYSTEM THAT A LOT OF US BELIEVES IS BROKEN.

AND WE'RE, WE WILL HAVE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL HAVE A, A COUPLE OF, OF AGENDA ITEMS. ONE TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE CITY'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, UM, AND INCLUDE SOME CITIZENS ON THAT COMMITTEE.

AND WE WILL HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR A TASK FORCE TO LOOK AT OUR FUND STRUCTURE AND OUR BUDGET METHODOLOGY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS EASY FOR EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN EDMOND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.

UM, IT IS A TOUGH DEAL AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE HONESTY AND THE, THE, IN SOME CASES THE STEADFAST OPINION AND DIRECTION THAT STAFF IS GIVING ME, THAT THEY ARE PUSHING BACK.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT HONEST AND YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO PUSH BACK, WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND OUT WHAT'S BROKEN.

AND THAT'S ALL WE WANT IS TO COME UP WITH A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS OUR DEPARTMENTS, OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM, AN EASIER WAY TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY WITH THAT.

MR. MOORE? YES SIR.

MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM

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SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, CAST YOUR VOTE.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER NINE.

THAT C TWO CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 DASH 25 21 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING SPENDING ABOVE THE 90% LIMIT IS REQUIRED BY THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL ACT OF 1979.

MR. INS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST GIVE US A QUICK EXPLANATION ON THAT ONE OR MS. PANIS, WHICHEVER.

UH, I I WOULD BOW IT TO MS. PANIS.

UH, I MEAN THIS IS A, A SIMPLE PROCEDURE THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

WE DO IT EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME, UH, TO STAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL BUDGETING ACT, UH, TO ALLOW US TO SPEND OVER THAT LIMIT AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? SEEN NONE.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS.

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

I'D NOW LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO REASSESS THE EDMUND CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO RECONVENE THE EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.

[10. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]

[A. Annual Budget:]

WE ARE NOW BACK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 11 A IS THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS.

ITEM 11 A ONE.

MR. INS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE DOING THIS SO THAT EVERYONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS THE CITY COUNCIL ACTS AS THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY AS WELL? UH, BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE BOTH, UH, GROUPS HAVE, UH, BUDGET AUTHORITY, UH, IN THIS CASE.

AND THIS IS THAT SECOND PIECE OF THIS, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE APPROVING THE BUDGET.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT SAID, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU MR. WILSON FOR NOT REPEATING WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

SAME.

SO DISCUSSING THE CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO DASH 25 2 DASH 25 APPROVING THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN OF VARIOUS EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25 26.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, MR. MAYOR, CAST YOUR VOTE.

UH, ITEM 11 A TWO.

THIS ALSO SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE DASH 25 3 DASH 25 AUTHORS AUTHORIZING SPENDING ABOVE THE 90% LIMIT IS DESIGNATED BY THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL BUDGET ACT OF 1979.

HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND.

A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS PENDING LAWSUITS.

I WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN

[12. Executive Sessions and Action Items:]

STYLED BELT CONSTRUCTION INC.

V EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY CASE NUMBER CJ DASH 2 0 2 4 DASH 5 83 OKLAHOMA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT HAS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO 25 OKLAHOMA STATUTE SECTION 3 0 7 B FOUR BECAUSE DISCLOSURE WOULD SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC BODY TO PROCESS THE CLAIM OR CONDUCT A PENDING INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR PROCEEDING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

WILL YOU MAKE ME MOVE? WE, I MOVE.

WILL ADJOURN TO EXE OR YES.

SECOND WE GO TO EXEC EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MR. MAYOR AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE HERE A SECOND.

I WOULD TAKE A MOTION

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

TO ADJOURN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND I HAVE A MOTION MR. MAYOR, WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION FIRST.

OH.

YEP.

SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MR. MOORE, YOU RECOGNIZED MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO OFFER SIR.

UH, I MOVE TO REJECT THE SETTLEMENT OFFER OF BELT CONSTRUCTION AND DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH LITIGATION.

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I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMUND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

MAYOR SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEM 14 A I ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'RE NOW ON

[14. Executive Sessions and Action Items:]

I ADVISE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS PENDING CLAIM OR ACTION STYLED VICKI JOE LEWIS ETAL VERSUS CITY OF EDMOND ETAL, CASE NUMBER CIV DASH ONE NINE DASH 4 89 R US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT, OKLAHOMA IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO 25 OKLAHOMA STATUTE SECTION 3 0 7 B FOUR BECAUSE DISCLOSURE WOULD SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC BODY TO PROCESS THE CLAIM OR CONDUCT A PENDING INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

SO MOVE MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE HAVE NO ACTION ON ITEM 14 A.

WE ARE ONTO ITEM 15.

CITIZEN COMMENTS.

I BELIEVE

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

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, FIRST SHARON FERNANDEZ, PLEASE COME UP.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR US.

MY NAME IS SHARON FERNANDEZ AND I LIVE AT 4 2 3 WIND HILL AVENUE.

OKAY, PERFECT.

UM, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON BRYANT.

UH, THEY PUT IN A NEW ISLAND THERE AND THE PROBLEM IS GOING STRAIGHT.

ONLY FIVE CARS CAN GET BETWEEN THE, THE BEGINNING AND WHERE THAT ISLAND JET JETS OUT.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO TURN THOSE CARS ALL HAVE TO GO BEFORE YOU CAN GET INTO THE TURN LANE.

AND WITH OUR TRAFFIC THE WAY IT IS NOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE CONSIDER CUTTING THAT THING BACK SO PEOPLE CAN GO INTO THE TURN LANES AND NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE FIVE CARS TO GO SO THEY CAN GET INTO THE TURN TURN LANE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES, IT DOES.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM.

WE CAN'T RESPOND TO YOU, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE IN, IN ON STAFF.

HERE'S THE THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I DON'T EVER GET A FIRST TIME, FIRST MINUTE THING.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.

CAN I CLARIFY WHERE, WHICH, WHICH PART OF THE ROAD YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST SO I CAN MAKE SURE SAY THAT.

CAN I CLARIFY WHICH PART OF THE ROAD YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTH ON BRYANT.

AND YOU WANT TO TURN AND THE, THE TRAFFIC IS STOPPED.

THE STOP TRAFFIC TO THAT, THAT JUT OUT IN THE PARKING OR IN THE SHOOT .

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH WORDS GUYS.

THAT'S OKAY.

UH, THE, THE ISLAND UHHUH FIVE CARS.

SO UNTIL THOSE FIVE CARS MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, YOU CAN'T GET, GET THROUGH.

ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT JUST, JUST DO 35 EAST I 35.

THIS IS AT BRYANT AND DO YOU KNOW THE CROSS STREET? SECOND.

SECOND AND BRIAN SECOND.

AND BRIAN SECOND.

SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT PART.

I WAS PULLING UP MY MAP.

ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE MARYANNE AND I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME MARYANNE.

I'LL LET YOU PRONOUNCE IT AND TELL US YOUR ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME UP.

HONORABLE MAYOR COUNSEL.

MY NAME'S MARYANNE SERIN.

I LIVE AT 2 4 5 2 OH NORTH DOUGLAS BOULEVARD.

JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF EDMOND.

I'M HERE TO ASK THAT THE, UH, CITY WOULD LOOK AT LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT EAST I 35 SOUTH OF THE CITY LIMITS TO SAY SECOND STREET, EAST OF I 35 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR ON COVEL BETWEEN MIDWEST AND DOUGLAS.

THERE'S A LITTLE VALLEY WHERE THERE'S HOMES THAT HAVE DRIVEWAYS GOING ON.

IT'S ALREADY 35 BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE LIVING EAST I 35 HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING OUT.

THERE'S BICYCLISTS, PEOPLE ARE DRIVING 70, 75 IN A 45 MILE ZONE, UH, ELSEWHERE.

UH, BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I WOULD

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I WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE HALF MILE SECTION NORTH AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE IN A HURRY.

I DRIVE SPEED LIMIT AND I GET PAST ON BLIND HILLS AND IT'S AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, MORE LIKE ONCE A DAY THAT I'M DRIVING IN, THERE'S SOMEBODY'S PASSING ON BLIND HILL AND THEY SEE A CAR COMING AND THEY FORCE ME OFF THE ROAD.

I'M GETTING TIRED OF WINDING UP IN THE BART DITCH TO AVOID GETTING HIT.

SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THE UH, EDMOND PD.

UH, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS OUT THERE ON THE STREET.

UH, I'M JUST HOPING BY DROPPING IT TO 35 INSTEAD OF MAYBE DOING 75, MAYBE THEY'LL DO 55.

UH, IT'S GROWING EAST SIDE 35.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, THEY'RE RIDING BICYCLES, THEY'RE PUSHING BABY CARRIAGES ON THE TWO LANE ROAD WITHOUT SIDEWALKS, SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET HIT.

AND ME, I'M GETTING TIRED OF WINDING UP IN THE BARAGE.

I DRIVE A FOUR CYLINDER STICK AND I'M NOT GONNA BE BREAKING ANY SPEED.

SO I WAS, I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS THANK YOU QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT,

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

MOVING ON.

ITEM 16, COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

ANY COMMENTS TONIGHT? I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR WAITING TILL THE END OF THE MEETING.

I KNOW IT WAS A LONG MEETING MA'AM.

THANKS FOR WAITING.

NOTHING ELSE.

GLAD TO HAVE THE BUDGET PASSED.

ANYONE.

I DO.

MR. MAYOR.

EARLIER I MENTIONED ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO MY FRIEND'S WIFE'S DEATH.

I FAILED TO MENTION THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY WERE THERE IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS TO TEND TO HIS LATE WIFE AND THE AMBULANCE SERVICE WAS THERE.

SO I FAILED TO MENTION THAT AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

UM, THIS PAST SATURDAY THERE WAS A ROAD RALLY, THE MIDPOINT CORRIDOR ROUTE 66 ROAD RALLY, WHICH IS NAMED THE A HUNDRED BEST MILES OF ROUTE 66 OR A CLEVER TAGLINE OF THAT LIKE THAT.

BUT, UM, WE SAW 225 VEHICLES REGISTERED.

UM, I WAS OUT THERE, UH, VOLUNTEERING FOR A WHILE AND I WOULD SAY AT LEAST EVERY VEHICLE HAD TWO, SOMETIMES 4, 5, 6 PEOPLE IN IT.

BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE FAMILIES, UM, FROM AROUND OKLAHOMA AND EVEN OUT OF STATE, UH, DRIVING THROUGH EDMOND AND SEEING, UM, WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

SO I APPRECIATE VISIT EDMOND AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT, UH, SPENT THEIR SATURDAY, UH, WELCOMING VISITORS.

AND UM, ALSO JUST WANNA BRING ATTENTION TO THE, THE CONCERTS HAPPENING AT STEVENSON PARK EVERY THURSDAY THROUGH THE SUMMER.

UM, I KNOW LAST WEEK WAS RAINED OUT AND WE'VE HAD A VERY WET BEGINNING TO THE SUMMER, BUT I HOPE THAT, UH, HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER TAKING YOUR FAMILY OUT.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO, UM, TO JUST RELAX AND, UM, AND UH, JUST INTERFACE WITH OTHER CITIZENS ENJOYING, UM, THE GREAT PARK WE HAVE AND BUSINESSES.

SO HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT START TO THEIR SUMMER AND ENJOYS ALL THE AMENITIES OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER.

I FEEL SUPER THANKFUL TO RAISE MY FAMILY HERE AND ALL THERE IS TO DO SO.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE LEFT? I'M GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

YOU GOT IT, MR. I'VE GOT A MOTION.

SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND.