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[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
TO CALL THIS EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING, STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE WORKSHOP ON MAY 20, MAY JUNE 23RD TO ORDER.[2. Presentation and Discussion of Current City Council Strategic Plan Goals.]
WE'VE GOT A, A LOT OF PRESENTATION HERE FROM STAFF, DON'T WE, RANDY? WE DO.CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS GONNA LEAD US THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
LEMME MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY? YES.
'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE TALKING A LOT APPARENTLY.
UM, CASEY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES, UH, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MID-YEAR CHECK-IN KIND OF ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT COUNCIL HAS PUT TOGETHER, UH, FOR THIS YEAR.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO TODAY IS WALK THROUGH ALL THE GOALS, UM, KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE FOR, FOR YOU ALL IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING, KIND OF WHERE THESE PROJECTS STAND, UM, OR INITIATIVES NOT ON PROJECTS.
UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, UH, WELL BEFORE WE GET TO THAT ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
IF I CAN'T ANSWER 'EM, I'VE GOT LOTS OF FRIENDS HERE IN THE ROOM THAT, UH, ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT IF IT'S A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH, THEY CAN COME UP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON SOME OF THESE.
UM, AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT, UH, PLANNING FOR THE NEXT PLANNING SESSION, WHICH USUALLY TAKES PLACE IN THE FALL.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I START TALKING.
UM, AGAIN, THIS PLAN WAS DRAFTED BY THE SITTING COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER, SO I KNOW, UH, MANY OF YOU ARE NOT ON THAT SITTING COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE PROCESS HAS ALWAYS WORKED.
UM, IT'S DRAFTED AND THEN IT RUNS ALONG A CALENDAR YEAR.
SO HERE WE ARE KIND OF MID-YEAR FOR THAT.
UM, THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN ONGOING, UH, FROM CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
IT HAS HAD SOME TWEAKS OVER TIME, UM, BUT IT IS ESSENTIALLY A, A VERY FAMILIAR PROCESS THAT COUNCIL GOES THROUGH EACH YEAR.
UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE WENT TO A PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM WITH STARS, WHICH HAS REALLY HELPED STAFF UNDERSTAND, UM, WHERE COUNCIL WANTS US TO SPEND TIME AND RESOURCES.
UM, BEFORE THEN, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, KIND OF JUST THROWING DARTS 'CAUSE WE HAD A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS BUT DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE PRIORITIES WERE.
SO, UH, COUNCIL GOES THROUGH AND PRIORITIZES THAT, UH, WITH FOUR STARS DOWN TO ONE STAR.
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT IMPORTANT IF IT GETS ONE OR TWO STARS.
'CAUSE IF IT'S ON THE PLAN, IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT JUST GIVES US AN IDEA OF, UH, WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE.
UM, SO WITHIN THIS, THERE'S 41 GOALS.
10 OF THOSE ARE FOUR STAR 13 OR THREE STAR NINE OR TWO STAR AND NINE OR ONE STAR.
AND WE KIND OF, ONCE THOSE ARE RATED OUT, WE LOOK FOR NATURAL BREAKS AND THAT'S HOW THE STARS ARE ASSIGNED.
SO, UM, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PLACE.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR US NEW PEOPLE, IS THE JUNE ONE HERE KIND OF A HEADING CHECK, OR ARE THEY BOTH KIND OF THE SAME? THE JUNE AND NOVEMBER ONES IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING? SO NO, NO, NO.
TODAY IS LITERALLY JUST A CHECK IN UPDATE.
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN NOVEMBER.
THAT'S THE ACTUAL SIT DOWN, DO THE WORK SESSION FOR THE, FOR THE UPCOMING.
THERE'S NO RE-RANKING HERE, CORRECT? IT'S HEADING CHECK ON CURRENT GOALS, CORRECT? YES.
THIS IS, THIS IS JUST WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UM, BRINGING EVERYONE UP TO SPEED ON WHERE THINGS ARE.
UH, SO WE HAVE SOME, SOME CATEGORIES, UH, THEY'RE EITHER COMPLETE IN PROGRESS ONGOING OR ON HOLD.
THOSE ARE ALL KIND OF SELF-EXPLANATORY.
UH, WITHIN, WITHIN THE PLAN, WE BREAK THINGS INTO DIFFERENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
UM, AND THEN WITHIN EACH OF THOSE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ARE SOME DIFFERENT BULLET POINTS.
SO THERE, THERE'S AN, THERE'S KIND OF AN ECOSYSTEM THAT EACH OF THESE GOALS LIVES WITHIN.
UM, SO OUR FIRST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IS QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE AS WE GET INTO THESE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, IT'LL SAVE THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE AND THEN IT'LL HAVE WHICH ONE OF THESE BULLET POINTS THAT THAT GOAL ACTUALLY TIES TO.
UH, SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE CITY CENTER COMPLEX WITHIN BUDGET.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT IS VERY WELL UNDER PROGRESS AND, AND CLOSE TO COMPLETION.
UM, STAFF WILL BEGIN OCCUPYING AND WORKING IN THOSE BUILDINGS IN THE COMING WEEKS.
AND, UM, WHEN WE MEET BACK IN NOVEMBER, THAT ONE SHOULD SAY COMPLETE.
SO, UM, MOVING RIGHT ALONG THERE AND YOU ALL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE, PLEASE JUMP IN.
I'M NOT GONNA ASK FOR QUESTIONS EACH TIME.
UH, SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVISED WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PLAN.
SO PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION IS PROGRESSING.
THIS IS AN AERIAL THAT'S FAIRLY RECENT, SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE FEBRUARY OF 27.
PHASE THREE DESIGN IS HOPEFULLY GONNA BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND OFF TO BID EARLY 26.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL HAVE, WE WON'T HAVE FIRM COSTS UNTIL AFTER WE BID THIS ON WHAT THAT NEXT PHASE LOOKS LIKE, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, OUR FOLKS ARE, ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT.
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UH, NEXT UP, EVALUATE MOST EFFICIENT, LEGALLY VIABLE USES OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND DOWNTOWN AFTER OFFICE CONSOLIDATION.I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF WORDY, BUT THAT'S AFTER A LOT OF TALK.
THAT'S WHERE THE, THE COUNCIL LANDED ON THIS GOAL LAST TIME.
AND SO AFTER CITY, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF CITY CENTER, UH, STAFF WILL WORK WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO DETERMINE NEXT STEPS.
UM, YOU ALL WILL OBVIOUSLY BE INVOLVED IN ANY PROCESSES OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF UPGRADES TO A C CAPLINGER BALL FIELDS AT ER PARK.
SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT ONE A LOT AT RECENT MEETINGS.
UH, WE'RE AT 95%, UH, FOR REMOVAL OF LANDFILL TRASH AND SOILS.
AND YOU'VE SEEN SIX TOTAL BID PACKAGES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH AND, AND APPROVED BY YOU ALL.
UM, A LITTLE OVER $18 MILLION.
AND THAT IS LOOKING TO BE COMPLETED, UH, WINTER 25, 26.
SO IF YOU DRIVE BY THE SITE, YOU, YOU, YOU DON'T GET A GOOD FEEL OF THE SCALE.
YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE SCALE AND, AND OUR, OUR LONELY LITTLE BUILDING THAT WE'VE KEPT, UH, OUT THERE, OUR RESTROOM FACILITY THAT WAS RECENTLY UPDATED.
LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LONELY OUT THERE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT FACILITY WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED.
CASEY, COULD YOU GO BACK ONE, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
JUST FILL ME IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE PROCESS OF THAT.
I MEAN, I, I CAN ENVISION, UH, THIS, THIS WILL DEFINITELY GET IN MY MIND MORE THAN THAT STAR, ONE STAR IN THE FUTURE.
YOU SAID YOU GUYS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
WHAT IS THAT PROCESS IN YOUR MIND OR STAFF THAT HAVE ENVISIONED OR LOOK LIKE? I'LL, I'LL LET MR. INT SPEAK TO THAT.
WELL, IT'S, THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERAL THINGS INVOLVED THERE.
ONE IS TO DETERMINE, UH, WHICH PROPERTIES ARE THE EASIEST FOR US TO, UH, PUT OFF A SURPLUS OR, UH, WELL, I MEAN, MAY EVEN BE A STEP BACK FROM THAT IF WE'RE GONNA LEASE IT, IF WE'RE GONNA SELL IT, WHICH PROPERTIES CAN GO FIRST.
ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE TO BE HAD.
UH, EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET TO WHERE WE RELEASE AN RFP OR RFQ, UH, FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ON THE SITES.
IT MAY BE ALL OF 'EM TOGETHER.
IT MAY BE ONE AT A TIME DEPENDING ON WHICH WORKS BEST FOR THE MARKET.
SO, SO WHAT'S THAT MEAN? YEAH, AND I MEAN, IN, IN, IN UNDERSTAND THAT PART, BUT BACK UP A STEP MM-HMM
IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHICH, AND WHICH SHOULD BE OR SHOULD NOT BE PUT UP FOR SALE.
THERE'S PROBABLY, WELL, I MEAN THAT ULTIMATELY THAT'S A DECISION OF, OF COUNSEL STAFF WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
THERE ARE, EACH PROPERTY HAS CERTAIN STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT THAT HAVE TO BE OVERCOME IN ORDER FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN TO IT.
SO, I MEAN, JUST EACH PROPERTY'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
SO SOME OF 'EM, THAT WAS THE WAY THEY WERE PURCHASED.
UH, SOME OF 'EM THAT MAY, LIKE CITY FIRST HAS A GEOTHERMAL FIELD THAT WILL EITHER HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH IN SOME FORM OR FASHION.
I MEAN, SOME OF THAT'S THE NUTS AND THE BOLTS AFTER THAT'S BEEN DETERMINED.
WHICH ONE THOUGH? THAT, THAT'S MY POINT OF WHEN DO WE, I THINK WHEN AND HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHICH ONE MAKES MOST SENSE OR DOESN'T MAKE SENSE? DO WE NEED TO HOLD ONTO AND DO WE LEASE? AND THEN THE ONES THAT WE FIGURE THAT OUT, THEN YOU DEAL WITH THE THERMAL ISSUES OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW.
WELL, I THINK TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE STRINGS THAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME IS PROBABLY WHAT'S GONNA DRIVE THE DECISION.
BALANCED AGAINST WHICH ONE HAS THE MOST MARKETABILITY OR HAS THE MOST BENEFIT TO REDEVELOP.
SO IT'S NOT AN EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF NUANCE AS WE GO.
SO MAYBE THE QUESTION IS LIKE, HOW ARE WE, WHEN AND HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? IS THAT GONNA BE A WORKSHOP? IS THAT A SEPARATE, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT EXECUTIVE SESSION, LIKE IT'S A LAND ACQUISITION SORT OF DISCUSSION.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T, WE'VE TALKED NOT SURE YET.
TALKED ABOUT AN EXACT PROCESS ON HOW WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
I MEAN, WE'RE STILL FOCUSED ON GETTING MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? OKAY.
WE'LL JUMP RIGHT BACK TO, UH, SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND LIBRARY AND YMCA FACILITY WITHIN BUDGET.
SO THAT CONSTRUCTION'S ONGOING.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LITTLE BIT HAMPERED THIS SPRING WITH ALL THE WET WEATHER.
UM, BUT THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR SLAB PORES.
UH, STILL ERECTION IS ONGOING.
YOU CAN SEE A, A MORE CURRENT SHOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION THERE.
SO THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG WITH THAT FACILITY.
UH, IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, IT'S, IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE FACILITY.
AND SO EARLY 2026 FOR COMPLETION, I KNOW THE COMMUNITY'S GONNA BE VERY EXCITED AND WILL BE A VERY BUSY PLACE.
NEXT, UH, SUPPORT REPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES AT PELICAN BAY.
UH, SCHEMATIC DESIGNS ARE COMPLETE, UH, BIDDING RECENTLY CLOSED, AND I BELIEVE IT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO BRAD WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION RELATED TO THAT TONIGHT.
UH, AND THEN THE IDEA, IF, IF THAT IS, IF
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WE CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD, CONSTRUCTION WOULD COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SWIM SEASON, UH, SO THAT EVERYTHING COULD BE READY BEFORE NEXT SUMMER FOR THE SWIM SEASON.UH, SUPPORT PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION OF THE CREEK BEND TRAIL.
I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE, HAVE SEEN SOME THINGS RELATED TO THIS.
UH, PHASE TWO IS, UH, THE MIDDLE PART WHERE WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH, WITH LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE SEWER PROJECT.
SO, UH, THAT'S NEARING COMPLETION.
AND SO THE FUNDING FOR THAT IS, IS BUDGETED IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THAT MOVE FORWARD AND, AND, UH, COMPLETED TRAIL THAT CAN KEEP PEOPLE MOVING ALONG AND, AND ONTO OTHER PLACES.
UH, SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUTE SIX SIX TRAIL CONNECTOR.
THIS IS A PIECE, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME, UH, REALLY GOT HUNG UP IN ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER REVIEW AND APPROVALS.
UM, SO IT'S IN THE FINAL REVIEW STAGES WHAT THAT, AND IT SAYS WITH OO, BECAUSE WE DID ACCEPT ODOT DOLLARS ON THIS.
UM, SO IT'S ON TRACK TO BE BID BY ODOT THIS SEPTEMBER.
IT'LL BE A NICE, ANOTHER KEY PIECE IN THAT TRAIL SYSTEM.
I IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITIES IN THE ARCADIA LAKE MASTER PLAN.
SO, UH, IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, UH, EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN OUR CIP $250,000 HAS BEEN BUDGETED.
UH, WE HAVE WORK ONGOING CURRENTLY, UH, FOR A TRASH COLLECTION SLASH FILTRATION FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT'S NEARING APPROVAL.
SO, UM, THAT OVER THERE TO THE ON IN YOUR IMAGE IS KIND OF SOME OF THE OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON AS WE DO THIS.
SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY $500,000 IS NOT ENOUGH TO DO A LOT OF THINGS, BUT IT IS WHAT WE HAVE, UH, BUDGETED TO, TO TRY TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CIP PART OF THIS, BUT ARE, IS IT, IS THERE ALSO LIKE PARKS FUND MONEY OR ARCADIA LAKE FUND MONEY THAT IS INTENDED TO USE MR. RAINEY? YOU WANNA COME UP AND, AND SPEAK TO THAT REALLY QUICKLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN? THERE'S NOT CURRENTLY ADDITIONAL MONIES SET ASIDE.
UM, YOU COULD BE REFERRING, I THINK THERE'S SOME OLD BOND FUNDS THAT ARE GONNA BE USED TO PURCHASE SOME MAINTENANCE ITEMS. MM-HMM
UM, THERE WAS AN AGENDA ITEM OH, LIKE A MONTH OR SO AGO TO REPLACE THE MULCH AT THE PLAYGROUNDS MM-HMM
SO THERE'S BEEN SOME SMALL THINGS JUST LIKE THERE'S SOME PARKS, RESERVES OR WHATEVER RIGHT.
THERE'S, THERE'S THE PARK TAX.
UM, THERE THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S, THERE'S NO PLANS TO, UM, IMPLEMENT ANY PARTS OF THE MASTER PLAN.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH MONEY THERE.
WITH, WITH ALL THE, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE MASTER PLAN.
IF I CAN JUMP BACK TO THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
WE FOUND A PLACE, WE'RE WORKING ON A PLACE FOR THE COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
UH, WE MET WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES AND GIVEN THEM A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THERE PONDERING RIGHT NOW.
SO WE WILL HAVE A PLACE FOR HIM.
ALRIGHT, NEXT UP, UH, PRIORITIZE INVESTMENT IN MAINTENANCE OF OUR CURRENT PARK PROPERTIES, UH, FUNDS.
WERE COMMITTED TO THIS EFFORT THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR NUMA NUMEROUS PARKS FACILITIES.
SO, UH, WESTBORO PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
I KNOW PARKS IS GOING AFTER A LARGE TSET GRANT, UH, WITH, WITH HOPES TO UPDATE EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTO, UH, THAT'S THE NEW RESTROOM FACILITY THAT REPLACED OUR 50-YEAR-OLD BATHROOM AT, UH, HAYFORD PARKS.
SO AGAIN, WITH, WITH WHERE WE CAN FIND DOLLARS AND, AND BEST INVEST THEM, UH, OUR STAFF IS TRYING TO DO THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW MASTER PLAN FOR MITCH PARK.
UM, THAT ACTUALLY WE COULD, IT SAYS IN PROGRESS, UH, 'CAUSE IT, IT IS, UH, AND WE'LL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION DURING, UH, THAT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY SETTING GOALS.
SOME OF THIS IS, DOES IT STAY ON THE PLAN IF IT'S STILL HAPPENING, BUT COUNCIL WORK IS DONE.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT THIS ONE HAS ACTUALLY COME THROUGH.
UM, AND, AND SO AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU APPROVED, UH, TSW DESIGN TO UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT AND THAT COMPLETION QUARTER TWO OF 2026, UH, SUPPORT CITY'S OBLIGATIONS FOR THE OPENING OF THE UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PART.
UH, SO STAFFS CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT INTO PARK PLANS.
UM, THE INITIAL $10 MILLION COMMITMENT IS EARMARKED AND AWAITING EXECUTION OF FINAL AGREEMENT.
UM, SO THAT, THAT'S ALL MOVING FORWARD.
THEY, I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING LOTS OF FUNDRAISING, WORKING ON THINGS.
I WAS ACTUALLY OUT THERE THIS MORNING ON A TOUR AND THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON OUT THERE.
SO, UM, STAFF IS DOING, DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TRY TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
SUPPORT, CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION OF YOUTH SPORTS FACILITIES
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TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.WE KNOW WE HAVE LOTS OF NEEDS IN THIS AREA.
UM, AC CAPLINGER IS A HUGE INVESTMENT AND SO THAT'S THE BIG ONE RIGHT NOW.
UM, ONE THING THAT THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, AND I KNOW MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES, OUR, OUR SPORTS PARTNER, EYSA, UM, HAS, HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AND THEY'VE CONSTRUCTED, UH, SIX FIELDS THAT I KNOW THAT WE'VE ASSISTED WITH OUT AT MITCH PARK TO KEEP YOUTH, UH, BASEBALL GOING DURING THIS.
AND SO, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK TO TRY TO INVEST IN THESE FACILITIES AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT MAKES SENSE.
UH, SUPPORT TO CONSTRUCTION AND APPROPRIATE STAFFING OF FIRE STATION SIX.
SO THIS ONE IS, UH, GETTING REALLY CLOSE, KINDA LIKE THE CITY CENTER.
UM, AND SO PLAN IS TO OPEN IN LESS THAN A MONTH AND START SERVING RESIDENTS OUT OF THERE.
SO I KNOW THEY'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO.
THAT'S A FAIRLY RECENT PICTURE.
UM, SO THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO DO OUT THERE, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO HAVE THAT READY TO GO AND, UM, START, START HELPING OUR FOLKS OUT OF THAT STATION THIS SUMMER.
CAN WE GO BACK ONE PLEASE? YOU, YOU BET.
MAYBE BRAD WILL HAVE TO COMMENT ON THIS.
HAVE WE, HAVE WE FOUND ANYWHERE IN EDMOND THAT WE CAN DO THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, FLAG FOOTBALL, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN DRIVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO DO THAT? I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT SALES TAX LEAKAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BRAD, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? UH, RIGHT NOW FOR, I, I'M NOT SURE WHERE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS THIS IS CURRENTLY PLAYING AT.
UM, WE DON'T, I KNOW WE, WE HAVE A STUDY OUT THERE FOR ADDING RECTANGULAR FIELDS, BUT NO MONEY TO IMPLEMENT THEM RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF THE IDEAL SOLUTION.
SO THAT'S KIND OF ON, ON THE SHELF RIGHT NOW UNTIL MORE MONEY IS FOUND.
THERE'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER FLAG FOOTBALL TOO.
THERE'S THE YMCA THAT OFFERS IT AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT OFFER IT, BUT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WITH, WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
I JUST, IF ANYBODY HAS KIDS OR GRANDKIDS AND GOES TO ONE OF THOSE, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES, THE NUMBER OF EDMOND CHILDREN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT.
I I I JUST THINK WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING IF WE CAN'T HAVE IT IN EDMOND SOMEWHERE SOME WAY.
AND, AND THERE'S RECTANGULAR FIELDS IN EDMOND.
THE CITY MAY NOT BE THE OWNER OF THOSE FIELDS.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS RECTANGULAR FIELDS.
THE PROBLEM IS, I THINK THE FRIDAY NIGHT THING IS THERE'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GOING ON DURING THOSE TIMES, BUT, UM, THERE, THERE ARE SOME HERE, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING INTO THAT, INTO DEVELOPING SOME THAT'S 'CAUSE MONEY.
I'M, I'M NOT INTENDING TO SAY THAT YOU'RE AT FAULT FOR THIS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING, WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I JUST, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I, I'M STANDING WITH YOU ON PUSHING FOR THAT IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO GET IT DONE.
AND, AND BRAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF STUDIES DONE.
ONE WAS A SPORTS FACILITY STUDY, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A GAP THAT WE KNOW.
AND THEN ONE SPECIFIC TO HAVING RECTANGULAR FIELDS.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE RADAR.
SPORT CONSTRUCTION, UH, THE EXPANSION OF THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY.
SO, UH, DESIGN'S BEEN COMPLETED WITH SITE PLAN MOVING FORWARD FOR APPROVAL SOON.
AND, UH, CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START WHEN FISCAL YEAR 26.
AND THEN ALSO, UH, POLICE RELATED SUPPORT, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE POLICE FACILITY AT ARCADIA LAKE.
UH, THAT DESIGN'S ALSO BEEN COMPLETED WITH THE SITE PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
SO BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD THIS NEXT YEAR.
ONE EXPANDING TRAINING FACILITY AND THE OTHER HAVING, UH, A FACILITY FOR STAFF OUT AT ARCADIA LAKE.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT STRATEGIC INITIATIVE.
NUMBER TWO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE SUBCATEGORIES THERE.
COMPLETE WIDENING OF INTERSECTION AND DAN FORTH AND KELLY FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A DECADE.
UH, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, UH, BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, CLOSED JUNE 19TH, JUST THIS LAST WEEK.
SO ODO T'S MANAGING THE PROJECT DUE TO THEIR FUNDING.
UH, AND WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM AS WE MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
SO, UM, THAT ONE IS COMING SOON, SO GET READY.
UH, IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE AN IMPACT, BUT IT'LL BE A GREAT UPGRADE AFTER THAT'S OVER, UH, IMPLEMENT PHASE FOUR OF ITS INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM TO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE STAFFING.
SO CONTRACTORS FINISH FIBER INSTALLATIONS CURRENTLY INSTALLING ALONG BRYANT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.
SO IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ANYWHERE ALONG THESE CORRIDORS, YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THERE'S WORK ONGOING WITH ITS.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING, FEDERAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO, TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT SYSTEM.
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MR. MOORE? YES, SIR.BACK TO THE, UH, UH, DANFORTH AND KELLY.
WHAT ARE THE, HOW DO WE UPDATE AND, AND STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE BUSINESSES OUT THERE DURING THESE CLOSURES? SO TRADITIONALLY WHAT WE, WHAT WE'LL DO AHEAD OF TIME IS SEND SOMEONE AROUND TO INFORM THEM OF WHAT'S COMING.
UM, AND WE'LL TRY TO GATHER EMAIL ADDRESSES.
AND SO WE DID THIS WITH SECOND AND BRYANT, WE DID IT WITH 33RD AND BROADWAY.
WE'VE DONE IT WITH SOME DOWNTOWN THINGS AS WELL.
AND SO THEN WHEN THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND WHAT THE, WHAT THE WORKFLOW LOOKS LIKE, IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC, UH, WE WILL ALSO SEND EMAILS DIRECTLY TO THOSE FOLKS, UH, DURING THE PROJECT TO KEEP THEM AWARE OF THING, KEY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
AND HOW OFTEN DO THOSE FOLKS GET ALERTED FROM THE CITY? TYPICALLY, IT'S, IT'S BASED UPON IF THERE'S A, A MAJOR CHANGE.
SO A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, LIKE TRAFFIC FLOW'S GONNA CHANGE OR THIS IS THIS THING'S GONNA CLOSE THAT WASN'T CLOSED BEFORE, OR THIS THING'S GONNA OPEN.
SO IT'S USUALLY, IT'S USUALLY DRIVEN BY SOME SORT OF CHANGE IN, IN WHAT THE WORK LOOKS LIKE OUT THERE.
UM, IT'S USUALLY NOT, IF, IF EVERYTHING'S GONNA LOOK THE SAME THIS WEEK AS IT LOOKED LAST WEEK, THERE'S USUALLY NOT AN A MESSAGE THAT GOES OUT.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE IGNORING THEM.
IT'S MORE WHEN THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE OPEN TO, WE'RE OPEN TO ANY THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS IF, IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME UP, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY IGNORE 'EM.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR HOPE ON WHEN IT'S FIXED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO COMMUNICATE MORE OFTEN, UH, WITH THEM, BUT I THINK JUST FROM WHAT THE, THE SHOPS AROUND SECOND AND BRYANT ALL THREE CORNERS, UH, THAT WAS A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THAT.
THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTY AND THEN EVEN THE DOUBT WHETHER OR NOT IT HELPED THEIR PARTICULAR BUSINESS.
SO IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING, I HOPE TO YEAH, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
SO I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE TAKING NOTES THAT, THAT WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK TO UPDATE THAT MORE FREQUENTLY.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ONE? JUST ON WHICH WELL, DID YOU TO BACK, JUMP BACK UP TO THE DO WHAT? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? IS THAT WHERE WE ARE? YEAH.
IS THAT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
I JUST WANT TO ASK ON, I MEAN, I THINK IT'LL BE INTERESTING FOR US NEXT TIME TO LOOK AT THIS.
DON'T KNOW ANY ANSWERS PER SE.
AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS DO FIT, BUT PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, OBVIOUSLY MOBILITY HELPS GREATLY.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALL AROUND IT.
WE TANGENTIALLY TOUCH THE CIRCLE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE HAVEN'T PIERCED THE HEART OF ANYTHING WITH THESE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND, AND, AND YOU GUYS, I THINK YOU HAVE A, A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT, 'CAUSE OFTENTIMES THIS IS TURNED INTO A PROJECT LIST, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALL HAVE TO BE A PROJECT LIST.
I THINK AS LONG AS THERE ARE GOALS THAT WE CAN BE STRIVING AFTER AND, AND LOOKING TO ACHIEVE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
I, I JUST, I JUST WANT US TO AT LEAST FOCUS ON SOME OF THE RETAINING AND EXPANSION OF BUSINESS AND ATTRACTING NEW CAPITAL, NEW BUSINESS.
I MEAN, I, I THINK IF WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE WITHOUT HITTING THE TARGET.
SO YOU'LL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU GUYS GET TOGETHER TO CRAFT, UH, THE UPCOMING PLAN.
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR FUNDING MULTI-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PLANS.
SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE WORK WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UH, THE MOST, THE MOST CURRENT AND RECENT EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE, UH, 77 CORRIDOR STUDY, WHICH HAS COMMENCED.
AND, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING FEEDBACK ON THAT.
AND, UM, THAT'LL BE AN INTERESTING PLAN TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
BUT OBVIOUSLY ANY, ANY WAY THAT WE CAN WORK WITH, WITH ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO, SO WHAT, WHAT'S THE OUTCOME ON THIS ONE? I MEAN, THE LANGUAGE AT THE TOP SAYS FOR FUNDING A MULTI-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PLAN, IS THERE AN OVERARCHING THAT THAT WAS DRIVEN, THAT WAS, THAT SPECIFIC WORDING WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S NOT AMONGST THE GROUP ANYMORE? YEAH, SO, UM, WE NEVER, I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER REALLY GOT TO WHERE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WAS PUSHING TOWARDS DEVELOPING A TRUE MULTI-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PLAN.
WE, WE WERE DOING SOME OF THAT WITH THE, UH, WITH THE GEO BOND.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE A MULTI-YEAR PLAN MM-HMM
UM, BUT WITHOUT THAT PASSING, WE'RE KIND OF BACK TO THE CIP IS FOR SOME, IN SOME OF THE INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THAT THAT IS KIND OF OUR MULTI-YEAR PLAN BECAUSE WE LAY THAT OUT.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF, IF THE, THE WHOLE OF YOU WOULD WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU, WE CAN DISCUSS
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AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS JUST DO WE, DO WE SEE THE NEED FOR KIND OF AN INTEGRATED, I MEAN PLAN, LIKE WE HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE TO, TO DRIVE ALL THESE UNIQUE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ONE OFF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND GRANTS WE'RE GETTING AND CORRECT? YEAH.
WE HAVE THE MOBILITY PLAN, BUT, UM, YEAH, AND I THINK THE, I THINK THE HEART BEHIND THE, THE WORDING THAT, THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER WANTED PREVIOUSLY WAS REALLY MODELING IT AFTER ODO T'S EIGHT YEAR PLAN.
BUT THE FUNDING, THE FUNDING LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OBVIOUSLY, AND HOW THAT WORKS.
SO, UM, WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD AND HOW WE FLESH THAT OUT.
UH, CONTINUED PLANNING COORDINATION WITH ODOT FOR REVAMPING OF I 35 CORRIDOR TO INCLUDE ONE-WAY ACCESS ROADS TURNAROUNDS, AND AFTER ALL, THAT'S OVER FUTURE BEAUTIFICATION.
SO, AS WE KNOW, AND THIS HAS BEEN A, A HEAVY LIFT AND, AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO WORK WITH ODOT.
UM, THIS PAST YEAR WAS THE START OF MANY YEARS OF WORK ALONG I 35 THROUGH EDMOND.
AND SO, UM, YOU'VE SEEN THE BRIDGES ARE, ARE, SOME OF THEM ARE NEARING COMPLETION THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SO, UM, THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER, PHASE TWO, UH, WILL BE SOMETIME, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.
AND THAT'S BASED ON HOW THEIR CONTRACTORS WORK.
AND THAT'S WHEN THEY'LL COME AND ACTUALLY START TO RECONFIGURE RAMPS AND THE ROADS AND HOW THOSE ALL WORK.
AND SO THEN THOSE, THAT'S WHEN THOSE BRIDGES WILL, WILL START TO COME INTO EFFECT.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, BEYOND THAT, THEN YOU'VE GOT FUTURE WIDENINGS ALONG 35 AND ALL SORTS OF PROJECTS.
SO, UM, AS WE'VE TOLD PEOPLE ONCE IT STARTS, IT'S GONNA LAST FOR, FOR MANY YEARS.
SO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPDATED PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN BY FUNDING IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES.
UM, SO OBVIOUSLY THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN, UH, IT'S BEEN REVAMPED.
UH, WE ARE STILL AWAITING A, A FUNDING PLAN, UH, FOR THAT.
AND THERE IS A COUNCIL WORKSHOP THAT WILL BE COMING, UH, BEFORE YOU ALL IN THE COMING MONTHS TO, TO DISCUSS THAT.
AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF RECENT WORK DONE AT AERS, AERS AND UNIVERSITY OVER BY UCO SUPPORT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF INNER IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO DANFORTH AND SOONER INTERSECTION.
UM, SO, UH, I KNOW THAT IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO HERE, THEY'VE GO, THEY WENT THROUGH AT THAT INTERSECTION, PUT IN SOME, UH, SOME LANES AND STRIPING WHERE THEY COULD FIT THAT IN.
AND, UH, BID BIDS RECENTLY CLOSED, I BELIEVE WAS IT LAST WEEK, LAST WEEK, UM, TO PUT IN SOME SPAN WIRE SIGNALS, UH, TO REPLACE THAT FOUR-WAY STOP.
AND SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT, UH, IS CONTINUING TO GET BUSIER AND BUSIER AND ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENINGS WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING HOME, TRAFFIC'S BACKING UP A LOT, UM, AND, AND OUT TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY.
SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT, UH, EVEN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN INTERIM IMPROVEMENT, HOPEFULLY SHOULD HELP SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, DETERMINE AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM FUNDING SOLUTION FOR EXPANDED CITYLINK BUS ROUTES.
UM, AND YOU ALL HEARD THIS IN A, IN A RECENT, UH, WORKSHOP.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH EMBARK AND OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THE LONG RANGE PLANNING PROCESS.
AND SO PLANS IN ITS FINAL STAGES AND THEN HOPEFULLY FROM THERE WE CAN START TO LOOK AT WHAT, WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF CITYLINK AFTER THAT AND HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE DO IT? WAS THIS ONE CREATED LAST NOVEMBER? UH, NO, I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD THIS ONE.
WAS THIS WAS THIS NEW? NO, I WAS GONNA SAY I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD THIS GOAL.
MY QUESTION BEHIND THAT QUESTION IS JUST, WAS THE INTENT OF THIS WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN MORE FUNDING FOCUSED OR WAS IT MORE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S EVOLVED A LITTLE BIT INTO THE, WHAT WE'D LOOKED AT.
I'LL LET CHRISTIE SPEAK TO THAT.
I THINK WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED, IT WAS, WE'RE WE'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, BUT REGIONAL MAY BE THE ANSWER FOR THE FUNDING.
WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED, WE HAD JUST ADDED SIX THROUGHOUT AND WE WERE EXPANDING AT THAT POINT.
SO WE NEEDED A LONG-TERM SOLUTION 'CAUSE WE USED ARPA MONEY IN THE INTERIM AH, TO EXPAND IT.
AND SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
WE DO, WE DO KNOW THE DEMAND IS THERE AND, AND WE'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO BE THERE AND, AND HOPEFULLY GROW, UH, UTILIZE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STUDIES TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PROVIDE INCREASED SIDEWALK LINKAGE.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THE MOST VISIBLE ONE RIGHT NOW IS OBVIOUSLY, UH, OUR A DA IMPROVEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN.
UM, AND SO WE'VE GOT OTHER PROJECTS PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO WORK ON THIS AS, AS, UH, AS MONEY AND TIME ALLOW US TO DO RECONFIGURE BOULEVARD BETWEEN SECOND MAIN STREET AND SUPPORT CORRESPONDING UTILITY RELOCATION IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS ONE'S KIND OF BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP OVER THE LAST YEAR, UM, BECAUSE WE HAD, WE, WE WERE IN LINE FOR SOME FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT, UH, THAT DID NOT COME TO FRUITION WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR BUDGET CHALLENGES, PASSING A BUDGET.
UM, AND SO WE, WE DO HAVE $3 MILLION BUDGETED, UH, THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO DO SOME WORK OUT THERE AND, AND HOPEFULLY TRY TO IMPROVE THAT AREA.
DO WE KNOW TOTAL COST? LIKE HOW DID THAT IMPACT US TO LOSE THAT? MR. LAWRENCE,
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YOU WANNA COME SPEAK TO THAT OR HOW FAR CAN WE GET WITH 3 MILLION MAYBE, IS WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING.SO THE TOTAL COST ON THAT PROJECT WAS AROUND $7 MILLION, SEVEN WHEN WE APPLIED FOR A FEDERAL GRANT.
UM, WITH THAT GRANT, THEY WERE ALSO, WERE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS.
IT'S ABOUT $2 MILLION I THINK IN EDMOND ELECTRIC UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR THE AREA.
UM, RIGHT NOW I THINK WE, WE CURRENTLY PLAN THIS FALL TO APPLY A, ONCE AGAIN, UM, TO FEDERAL DOLLARS, A DIFFERENT PROGRAM TO SEE IF WE CAN GET, UH, THE REST OF THIS FUNDED.
OKAY, NEXT UP, PURSUE THE ADVANCEMENT OF COVE PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS.
SO WE KNOW THIS REMAINS A PRIORITY, BUT THERE IS NO CURRENT FUNDING SOURCE IDENTIFIED FOR ANY FUTURE WIDENINGS.
HAVE WE TALKED THE COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL WORK, WORK ON ANY REQUESTS FOR FUNDING? UH, I DON'T BELIEVE I, I I KNOW WE'VE TALKED TO FOLKS, UM, WITH, AS FAR AS FEDERAL, UM, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THIS, THIS ONE HASN'T FIT WITHIN THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALONG A, A, A, UH, US HIGHWAY NECESSARILY AS YOU GET FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER OFF AND ON AT TIMES.
UM, AT, AT THIS POINT HE, THEIR, THEIR PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER CORRIDORS, UM, INSTEAD OF COBELL.
BUT WE ARE, WE ARE OPEN TO ANY IDEAS AND THOUGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW WE'VE GOT CHALLENGES THROUGH THERE, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH, WITH SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS THAT NEED A, A FULL WIDENING, UH, TO, TO KEEP MOVING PEOPLE THROUGH THERE EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY.
SO, UM, WE ARE CERTAINLY OPEN TO IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS, SUPPORT EFFORTS OF REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES, COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE BEEN A PARTNER IN THIS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
UM, STATION LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN SELECTED, UH, AND DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE ABOUT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE HAVING A REGIONAL VOTE, UM, ON THE SYSTEM.
RANDY, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE? IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS RECENTLY ON TIMELINE? STILL DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FIRM? YEP.
ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE PRIORITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT GROWTH FOR VIBRANT DOWNTOWN.
SO STAFFS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN DOWNTOWN.
SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WHILE, FOR A WHILE ARE NEARING COMPLETION.
UH, THERE'S A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AT THE OXLEY THAT, UH, RECENTLY, UH, WAS, WAS AVAILABLE TO, UH, BE MOVED INTO.
SO I KNOW THAT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY BUILDING NUMBER TWO IS, IS RIGHT AFTER THAT ONE.
AND WE'VE GOT SOME OTHERS, UH, EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES SPUR DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX.
UH, THIS ONE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN ON THERE FOR SOME TIME AND STAFF REMAINS COMMITTED TO LISTENING TO IDEAS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES, UH, FOR A PARTNERSHIP OF BRINGING ONE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DO KNOW THAT IN THE STUDY THAT WE HAD DONE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SPORTS FACILITIES, THIS WAS, UH, WHAT THEY LISTED AS THE NUMBER ONE GAP THAT WE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY WAS, UM, AN INDOOR FACILITY IS, UH, LIKE THIS.
ARE WE CURRENTLY LISTENING TO ANYONE? UH, MR. CONYERS, YOU WANNA COME? UH, SHERIFF, WE'RE CURRENTLY LISTENING TO ANYONE.
I'D LOVE TO, UH, ANDY CONYERS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ADMINISTRATION.
UM, SO YES, THERE IS SOMEONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET THEIR PRIVATE DOLLARS TOGETHER BEFORE A FORMAL ASK IS MADE OF THE CITY.
SO WE'RE SIR, HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN GOING ON? AND AND WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY'RE ON THEIR PRIVATE? HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU ANY TIMELINE? UH, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR, WE ARE NOW IN AUGUST OF 25, SO OVER A YEAR.
AND SO THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE STILL KIND OF BEEN IN THOSE VERY EARLY INITIAL STAGES.
SUPPORT, GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF GUTHRIE EDMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE, WE'RE ONE OF THE TWO NAMES ON THE AIRPORT, SO WE ARE A PARTNER IN THIS.
UM, AND THERE HAS, UH, THEY, THEY DID RECEIVE SOME, SOME FUNDING FOR A COUPLE OF MAJOR PROJECTS OVER
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THE PAST YEAR.AND SO THOSE ARE GONNA BE MOVING FORWARD HOPEFULLY SOON.
UH, AS PART OF THAT, TWO CITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 10% MATCH ON THOSE PROJECTS.
SO, UM, ONCE, ONCE THEY HAVE THAT FUNDING IN HAND, THEY'VE GOT ABOUT TWO YEARS TO, TO DO THOSE THINGS.
AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT A MEETING UP THERE AT SOME POINT LOOKING FOR KATIE.
SHE WAS GONNA COORDINATE THAT SO WE COULD ALL GO UP THERE AND LIKE, SEE IT TOGETHER.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
THEY, I I WILL SAY THEY'VE GOT THE STAFF THAT THEY HAVE UP THERE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF, UH, TRYING TO CREATE A LONG-TERM VISION AND, AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING THAT, UH, PEOPLE CAN GET EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE, SECURE SOME FUNDS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND SO YES, IF YOU HAVEN'T SPENT ANY TIME UP THERE, WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT.
WE'RE SHOOTING FOR SOME TIME IN AUGUST, AUGUST FOR THAT MEETING.
JUST LIKE TODAY, JUST LIKE TODAY, THE AIRPORT, UH, MAINTAIN ENHANCED SYSTEM FOR PLACE MARKING AND WAY FINDING.
SO, UH, ALL 100 OF OUR SIGNS IN THIS FIRST PHASE HAVE BEEN FABRICATED.
UH, INSTALLATION'S BEEN COMPLICATED BY, UM, TRYING TO GET, UH, EVERY, ALL OF THE HOOPS JUMPED THROUGH THROUGH UTILITY LOCATES.
UH, WE DID GET SOME INFORMATION THAT HOPEFULLY GIVES US A BETTER IDEA.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING PROJECT.
IT IS FULLY FUNDED, UH, BY OUTSIDE DOLLARS AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
WE THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT, UM, JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE, THE RED TAPE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, BUT WE ARE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
AND SO, UH, HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE'LL START INSTALLING THESE AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR VISITORS THAT, UH, ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT KEY PLACES TO MAKE, MAKE THEIR WAY TO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, THREE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS, UH, UTILIZE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HOUSING ASSESSMENT TO ENHANCE EDUCATION OUTREACH REGARDING HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED, UH, THAT PROGRAMMING FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INTO OUR CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN, UM, THAT WILL BE REMITTED TO HUD THIS FALL.
SO, UH, WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THIS.
UH, NEXT UP IMPLEMENT FLEXIBILITY INTO CODE TO ENCOURAGE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES.
UH, SO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DRAINAGE CODE IS A COMPONENT OF THE ONGOING MULTI-YEAR EFFORT, UH, WITH OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE.
UM, SO THAT IS ONGOING WITH THE COMPLETION TIMELINE OF LATER THIS YEAR.
AND ALONG THOSE LINES, SUPPORT STAFF EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND ENFORCE BEST PRACTICES FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE FLASH FLOODING.
FORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE THE ISSUES THAT SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HAVE, BUT WE DEFINITELY DO HAVE.
SOME STAFF CONTINUES TO UTILIZE MULTIPLE TOOLS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING PSAS.
THEY DO A CALENDAR, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS, ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO GET THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE.
UM, AND WE ALL KNOW THE PHRASE TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
IF WE COULD JUST TATTOO THAT, UH, ONTO CAR WINDSHIELDS, THEN WE'D BE GREAT.
UH, SUPPORT FORMATION OF THE SYSTEM OF CARE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THE GOVERNANCE TEAM IS MEETING, CREATING PRIORITIES BASED UPON THE HEALTHY MINDS NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAD DONE.
AND THE PARTNERS OF THE STANDARD OF CARE GRANT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE EFFORTS.
THIS HAS BEEN A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT, UM, AFTER CREATING A PLAN NOW TRYING TO START TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE THINGS TO IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IMPLEMENT THE EDMOND PLAY IN 2018, UH, WHICH HAS KIND OF JUST BEEN AN ONGOING THING.
AND SO KEY IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, UPDATE THE CORRIDOR STUDY, WHICH WE MAY, UH, WHICH WE MENTIONED.
AND THEN ALSO IT'S TIME TO UPDATE THE, UH, UH, THAT SHOULD SAY MULTIPLE UPDATES, NOT UPDATED MULTIPLE UPDATES TO THE EDMOND PLAN ITSELF.
SO, UH, I'M ASSUMING WHEN THAT COMES FORWARD, IT'LL BE THE EDMOND PLAN WHATEVER YEAR, UH, AFTER THAT.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH UPDATES THERE.
AND THEN OUR LAST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, NUMBER FOUR, PEOPLE IN PARTNERSHIPS, UH, PURSUE ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECT NEEDS.
UM, SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE FEDERAL REQUESTS IN WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, 5 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL WATER FUNDING, UH, 4 MILLION FOR SOME ELECTRIC SUBSTATION FUNDING.
AND THEN, UH, WE DID FIND OUT RECENTLY THAT ODOT IS PROVIDING 2.6 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR WORK AT COLTRANE AND SECOND STREET.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOLKS IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY WE CAN TO BRING DOLLARS TO HELP STRETCH THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE, CONTINUE FOSTERING STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH UCO TO PURSUE ITEMS OF MUTUAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A MASTER PLAN OF THE AREA WEST OF UNIVERSITY AND A POTENTIALLY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
AND SO THAT PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WAS PRESENTED TO URBAN BOARD ON JUNE 10TH.
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ADDITIONALLY, UM, AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, UH, AMONGST STAFF IN FRONT OF YOU ALL AS WELL.UM, THE RADIO TOWER THAT'S BEEN AT UCO FOR A LONG TIME THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST USERS OF IS GOING AWAY.
AND SO AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, WE'VE CONSTRUCTED A NEW RADIO TOWER OFFSITE THAT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH AND HOPING TO GET INTO PLACE SOON SO THAT WE CAN START USING THAT FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, WHICH ALLOWS UCO TO REMOVE THAT FROM THEIR CAMPUS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OTHER THINGS THEY'D LIKE TO DO IN THAT AREA.
SO WHAT'S NEXT ON THIS ONE WITH WORKING WITH UCO? SO, UM, I THINK, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S CONSTANTLY ONGOING.
I KNOW THAT, UM, THAT CITY MANAGER IS IN, IN CONTACT WITH FOLKS OVER THERE RELATED TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
I KNOW I HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS, UH, WITH, WITH FOLKS.
AND SO, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH, WITH THIS DISTRICT PLAN WILL OBVIOUSLY BE A BIG PIECE OF THAT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST LANDOWNERS IN THAT AREA.
SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG PIECE PROBABLY MOVING FORWARD.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S PRETTY REGULARLY EACH YEAR THINGS THAT COME UP, EITHER THAT IMPACT US OR THAT IMPACT THEM OR THAT IMPACT BOTH OF US THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ON.
AND, UM, I WOULD SAY OUR, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IS A STRONG RIGHT NOW AS IT'S BEEN IN, IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND SO, UM, I THINK, I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE KEY INITIATIVES AND THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM THAT COME UP, WHETHER ANY OF US HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT OR NOT.
SO, UM, PROBABLY THAT, THAT UNIVERSITY PLAN.
DID YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? WHEN WILL SORRY.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, WHEN WILL COUNCIL, WHEN WILL THE PLAN TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL? SO, SO ORGANIZATION, IT SHOULD BE PLANNING COMMISSION NEXT MONTH AND THEN AUGUST LIKELY FOR COUNCIL.
UH, AND THAT WILL BE THE, WHAT WILL FALL OUT OF THAT PLAN IS SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS, BE IT WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY AND THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT TO THEN SPUR THAT DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE CATALYST THERE IN THAT AREA.
SO HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ON THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER? JUST 'CAUSE IT'S IN THE TITLE HERE, IT SO YOU KNOW, THAT THAT HAS CONTINUED TO LIVE IN THIS PLAN.
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, UM, THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTIAL PROJECT WHEN WE DID THE, THE LAST CIP TAX AND IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS LISTED.
UM, AT THE TIME WHEN, WHEN THAT ALL HAPPENED, UM, WE, WE ACTUALLY DID A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
WE WERE WORKING REALLY CLOSE WITH THE UNIVERSITY ON THAT, THE UNIVERSITY OBVIOUSLY THERE, UM, THEY'VE GONE THROUGH, THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE LEAN TIMES SINCE THEN.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UH, WAS, WAS REALLY, THEY WERE, THEY WERE A KEY DRIVER IN THAT.
WE WERE A PARTNER IN THAT OBVIOUSLY, BUT THEY WERE A KEY DRIVER LOOKING FOR SOME, SOME GROWTH OF, OF THEIR PROGRAMS, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY HAD TO TAKE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STEP BACK FROM THAT PROJECT.
UH, BUT, UH, PREVIOUS COUNCILS TO YOU ALL HAVE FELT IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEAVE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN SINCE THAT WAS AN IDENTIFIED PROJECT.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
NOTHING, NOTHING TO DO THOUGH.
THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY NOT ANYTHING I, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLAN.
IS IT IDENTIFIED OR TALKED ABOUT MUCH IN THE PLAN? NOT, NOT DIRECTLY.
I MEAN, IT'S MENTIONED AS A POTENTIAL, SO, SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE STILL HAS INTEREST IN, BUT, UM, THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY CURRENTLY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN.
UH, SUPPORT STAFF EFFORTS TO EXPAND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES ON KEY TOPICS.
THAT'S SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY THAT, UH, BILL BEGLEY AND HIS FOLKS TAKE, TAKE THE LEAD ON, BUT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE SOME SORT OF ROLE IN DOING THAT.
UH, SO STAFF CONTINUES TO UTILIZE EVERY TOOL THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO DO THAT VIDEO, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MUCH MORE.
UM, ONE INITIATIVE I KNOW THAT, UH, THAT YOU ALL AS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TO TRY TO HELP WITH THIS EFFORT, UM, IS, IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME, UH, PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH, WITH, WITH FOLKS.
AND I KNOW THOSE ARE GONNA COMMENCE HERE IN THE, IN THE COMING MONTHS.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THOSE MOVE THE NEEDLE AND, AND WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE.
UH, AND ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UH, COMMUNITY PARTNER SUPPORT, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS IN EDMOND.
THIS WAS KIND OF A, A NEXT GENERATION WE'D, WE'D BEEN LOOKING AT A COMPREHENSIVE VETERANS MEMORIAL FOR SOME TIME THAT JUST NEVER QUITE GAINED THE TRACTION THAT IT NEEDED AND COUNCIL FELT IT WAS TIME TO KIND OF MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT.
SO, UH, STAFF'S WORKING WITH, WITH, UH, UH, YOU ALL AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THAT GROUP, UH, TO REGARD FUTURE USE OF THE FUNDS THAT THEY RAISED AND ALSO THE COMMITTEE ITSELF.
WHAT DOES THIS COMMITTEE LOOK LIKE IF IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A MEMORIAL, WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS, UM, THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY? AND THEN ENHANCED RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDUCATION PARTNERS TO MUTUALLY IMPROVED TRAFFIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN YOUR SCHOOL.
SO, UH, I KNOW WE'RE RESUMING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH EPS ADMINISTRATION, DISCUSS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND NEEDS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE HAVE INTERIM CITY MANAGER
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AND AFTER THAT A PERMANENT NEW CITY MANAGER, THERE'S A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.SO I THINK, UH, THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN THIS AREA AND I THINK, UH, THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, IN, UH, GROWING THIS RELATIONSHIP AND, AND GETTING IT TO A, A GOOD PLACE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LAST ONE ON THIS LIST.
I WENT KIND OF QUICKLY SO THAT WE COULD TRY TO STAY ON TRACK AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, TO TALK PLANNING FOR THE FALL.
BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT.
I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
GO AHEAD,
UM, SO I THINK FOR THE NOVEMBER SESSION, JUST MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE IF THERE ARE ONGOING ONES THAT ARE KIND OF GENERIC TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE, WHAT OUR PLAN IS, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE MORE CONCRETE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO DO HERE.
'CAUSE SOME OF THESE, SINCE WE'RE ALL NEW OR MOSTLY NEW, ALSO KNOWING THE HISTORY ON THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND ON THESE.
SO LIKE THE INTENT, IF SOMEBODY WROTE IT THREE OR FOUR COUNCILS AGO, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG SOMEBODY'S BEEN OUT HERE, THEN SORT OF KNOWING THEIR ORIGINAL INTENT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL TO SEE IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT OR CHANGE IT OR WHATEVER.
AND THAT, AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY AS, AS THE CURRENT SITTING COUNCIL, YOU ALL WILL HAVE TO KIND OF CLEAN THIS UP AND MAKE IT, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PLAN THAT REPRESENTS THE FIVE OF YOU ALL.
AND THEN I ALSO HAVE SOME NEW ONES AND SOME OF THEM GO WITH WHAT PHIL SAID EARLIER ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOME SPECIFICS THERE.
BUT, UH, WE'LL HOLD THOSE FOR NOVEMBER ESTIMATE.
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? UM, I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF THOUGHTS, BUT I THINK MORE OF IT PROBABLY WILL COME INTO PLAY IN NOVEMBER.
UM, I LOOK AT THIS AS THIS IS SOME GREAT INFORMATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE WHERE THE, THE STRATEGIC EFFORT IS IN IT.
IT'S KIND OF MORPHED OVER TIME.
I THINK AS, AS WE'VE GOTTEN FROM WHAT THE, THE STR LIKE BACK TO WHAT PRESTON IS SAYING BACK FROM WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS AS IT HAS EVOLVED OVER HOWEVER MANY YEARS.
UM, AND NOW IT'S ALMOST LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND THAT'S NOT SAYING IT'S A BAD THING, IT'S JUST AS A STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S AS FOCUSED AS IT PROBABLY COULD BE, BUT THAT'S WHAT NOVEMBER'S ABOUT.
YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS WILL GET THAT OPPORTUNITY AND, AND SO WE SAY NOVEMBER NOVEMBER'S KIND OF WHEN WE'VE DONE IT EARLY NOVEMBER.
THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION TOO, DEPENDING ON WHAT WORKS FOR YOU ALL.
I THINK THE KEY, ONE KEY TO ME IS JUST THAT WE, NOT THAT WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN NOVEMBER TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THESE AND THINK ABOUT 'EM AND TALK ABOUT 'EM AND NOT, NOT FEEL RUSHED.
NOT, NOT THAT WE WOULD, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE DO HAVE TIME TO SO FLUSH 'EM OUT, YOU KNOW, AND DISCUSS 'EM REALLY.
SO MR. WATER CENTER, ARE YOU MOVING US INTO NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA HERE?
UM, UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, FOR MR. MOORE? WELL,
[3. Discussion of Scheduling the Next Strategic Planning Session.]
LET'S, LET'S, I MEAN, LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE AND TALK ABOUT SCHEDULING, UM, OR WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.MAYBE, MAYBE COULD I PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT? SURE.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S LOOKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OVER THE YEARS, UM, FEW YEARS.
IT, IT USED TO BE ON SATURDAYS, UM, AND STARTED EARLY IN THE MORNING AND KIND OF WENT TILL WHENEVER, UM, THERE WAS A DESIRE TO MOVE IT OFF OF SATURDAYS.
UM, SOMETIMES IT'S, WE'VE SCHEDULED A FULL DAY.
SOMETIMES IT'S, HEY, WE WANNA BE DONE BY THIS TIME.
SO REALLY THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF UP TO UP TO YOU ALL.
UM, THE, THE TIMEFRAME, IT'S TYPICALLY END OF OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER.
WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS AS WE FINISH, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME QUESTIONS AND SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH VIA EMAIL AND SOME BACK AND FORTH AND, AND CLEANING UP SOME OF THOSE THINGS LANGUAGE WISE WITH THE GOAL BEING THAT WE HAVE A, A PLAN READY TO GO BE PUBLISHED IN, IN, IN HAND IN JANUARY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE KIND OF DONE IT IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
UM, IF, IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S THE TIMEFRAME WE'RE GONNA KEEP IN THAT, THAT SAME, UH, PROCESS, THEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK SOMEWHERE IN THAT LATE OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.
THOUGHTS BEFORE I JUMP IN HERE? UM, SO PERSONALLY,
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UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CLEAN THIS UP, HOW WE MAKE IT MORE STRATEGIC IN EFFORT, UH, HOW WE DECIDE WHAT THAT STRATEGY SHOULD BE, BECAUSE I MEAN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGY OF, OF THIS COUNCIL, UM, AND STAFF AND WHERE THIS CITY IS, IS GOING AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, UM, I TRULY THINK WE NEED TO GET IT BACK TO A SOLID STRATEGIC PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT SHORT TERM, LONG TERM GOALS AND FOCUSES ON THE SHORT TERM.UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US IN NOVEMBER.
I LIKE THAT TIMEFRAME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF A DAY ON REVIEWING WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT MOVING FORWARD ON EACH OF THESE THINGS.
AND THEN SPEND SECOND HALF OF THE DAY OF OVERHAULING THIS AND LITERALLY GETTING IT BACK TO WHAT ITS ORIGINAL INTENT WAS.
UM, AND THAT INCLUDES TO MR. WESSON'S REMARKS PREVIOUSLY THAT I DON'T THINK HE MADE TODAY.
UM, IS WE NEED METRICS IN PLACE.
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IF WE'RE NOT MEASURING IT? UM, AND JUST SAYING WE'RE SUPPORTING IT AND IT'S A FOUR STAR DOESN'T TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UM, THAT'S GOOD FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO KNOW.
THAT'S GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THIS INTO A TWO DAY DEAL THOUGH, BECAUSE THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAVE GOING RIGHT NOW IS OVERHAULING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING SOME MAJOR CHANGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH OUR EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT BY THE TIME WE GET TO NOVEMBER THAT WE HAVE A GAME PLAN.
IT MAY NOT BE THE FINAL PLAN, BUT WE HAVE A GAME PLAN IN PLACE ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT'S A HUGE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT.
UM, AND IT'S HUGE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT REVENUE PROBLEMS. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT AVAILABLE, WE NEED TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA BE USING OUR RESERVES TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF THESE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GO, IS THAT WE REALLY LOOK AT THIS HARD, UNDERSTAND WHO WE'RE ADDING ON ALL THESE PROJECTS, GREAT, GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING RIGHT, BUT THEN ALSO CLEAN IT UP AND MAKE IT MORE STRATEGIC IN NATURE THAT IT'S EASIER TO FOLLOW WITH SOME METRICS IN PLACE.
AND THEN LET'S FOCUS ON, TO ME THE BIGGEST INITIATIVE WE'VE GOT AND THAT'S THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
UH, LOOKING AT A CALENDAR, I DON'T WANT TO FLIRT WITH THANKSGIVING.
UH, WHAT ABOUT NOVEMBER 12TH AND 13TH? I CAN MAKE THAT WORK WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CALENDAR.
THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS, THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS.
SO I WILL, I WILL CHANGE WHATEVER I'VE GOT.
SO THAT IS A WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY MM-HMM
AND SO THE THOUGHT IS BLOCKING OUT BOTH OF THOSE DAYS.
AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU ALL FINISH YOUR WORK EARLY ON THURSDAY, GREAT.
BUT IF, IF NOT, YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE TIME.
IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? OBJECTION.
I JUST, I JUST WANT TO, I LIKE YOUR IDEA AND I THINK ONE OF, ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH STRATEGIC PLANS, UH, SWOT ANALYSIS, UH, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT, THEY'RE ALL GREAT TOOLS, BUT MAYBE BY DIVIDING THEM INTO SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM IT HELPS.
BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC, THERE HAS TO BE BULLET POINT KIND OF IMPLEMENTATION.
HOW DO WE EXECUTE THAT STRATEGY? AND A LOT OF THESE ARE GREAT AND NEED TO STAY ON, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE GREAT, BUT ASPIRATIONAL.
I MEAN, WE KNOW THERE'S, WE KNOW UNLESS PRESTON FINDS A POT OF GOLD OR SOMETHING, I MEAN, THERE, IT'S, THERE, THERE'S NO FUNDING.
YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF THAT STUFF.
UH, PERFORMING ARTS, I WAS ON THAT TASK FORCE OF RENEWING THE SALES TAX AND I REMEMBER THE COSTS INVOLVED AND IT'S FANTASTIC AND I WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY, BUT I REMEMBER THAT'S NOT THERE FROM THEM EITHER.
SO IT'S, IT, IT, MAYBE WE CAN DIVIDE IT UP INTO GROUPS LIKE THAT, NOT NOT JUST IN THE CATEGORIES, BUT WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES GROUPS.
AND THEN FOR THE ONES THAT HAVE A CHANCE, THEN LET, LET'S PUT TOGETHER IMPLEMENTATION STEPS OF EXECUTING THAT STRATEGY OR ELSE THEY JUST BECOME ANOTHER LONG RANGE PLANNING TOOL.
SO ONE, ONE THING THAT I WILL DO FOR YOU ALL IS,
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UM, WE HAVE PDFS GOING BACK FOR A VERY LONG TIME OF THESE PLANS.I'M GONNA PUT ALL THOSE INTO A FOLDER SO THAT, UM, YOU CAN ACCESS THOSE AND YOU CAN LOOK AT PREVIOUS PLANS.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW, HOW THE, THE FINAL PRODUCT HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME.
YOU MIGHT SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE AND YOU WANNA GO BACK TO OR YOU MIGHT NOT, BUT THAT WAY AT LEAST YOU HAVE THAT CONTEXT.
SO I'LL, I'LL GET THAT STUFF TOGETHER SOON SO THAT YOU HAVE IT IN PLENTY OF TIME AND YOU CAN GO AND, AND REVIEW THOSE AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT LEADING INTO THIS, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UH, YOU'LL HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO YOU, SO I'LL PROVIDE TO YOU AS MANY AS I CAN FIND THAT WE HAVE, UM, OVER THE, THE PROCESS OF COUNSEL DOING THIS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A POT OF GOLD TO PHIL'S COMMENT, JUST TO RESPOND TO WHAT MARK'S SAYING.
I, I HAVE MENTIONED, UM, METRICS A FEW TIMES AND JUST MAYBE TO PUT THE STAFF AT EASE A LITTLE BIT.
LIKE WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO IMPOSE THINGS THAT WILL, UH, LIKE WHERE WE'RE GONNA MICROMANAGE YOUR JOBS.
IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE AT AND ALLOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THE MAINTENANCE BACKLOG FOR PARKS, RIGHT.
TO SOME WAY TO MEASURE THAT, TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND AND THEN ALSO AS WE'RE GOING INTO THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR, IF, IF THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS ASKING FOR A LEVEL OF SERVICE OR A LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT THE BUDGET JUST DOESN'T SUPPORT, RIGHT? WE CAN HAVE THAT BACK AND FORTH.
AND SO IT KIND OF GIVES US, I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE QUANTIFIABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE GET INTO SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST SORT OF CHALLENGING A BUDGET OR EXPECTING A LEVEL OF SERVICE WITHOUT IT REALLY BEING DEFINED.
SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE CONTEXT FOR WHAT, WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU SIR.
ONE THING I WILL MENTION, UH, YOU KNOW, THE VENUE FOR THIS IS, HAS MOVED AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
UM, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, UM, IF YOU ALL ARE GOOD WITH THIS TO, TO MOVE IT INTO OUR NEW FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET, UM, WE, IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONFIGURE OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO, TO ACCOMMODATE IT, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD WORK WELL.
UM, OR WE ALSO HAVE OUR, OUR OTHER SPACE.
BUT REALLY THAT AND, AND THE REASON BEING NOT, IT IS BEEN GREAT AT KICKING BIRD, UM, BUT WE DO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT.
AND SO, UM, IN A YEAR WHERE BUDGETS ARE TIGHT, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT AT OPPORTUNITIES, BUT, UM, WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER YOU ALL WANNA DO.
UM, THAT, THAT, THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN HAVING, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S AN APPROPRIATE SPACE.
IT HAS BEEN GREAT AT KICKING BIRD, BUT UH, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE DOING TWO DAYS, THE THE COST WILL INCREASE.
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO DO IT IN A, THIS NEW PLACE BEING PREPARED FOR US AND I LIKE FREE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE UP HERE AND STAFF BE DOWN THERE.
OH, THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE PLAN.
IT WOULD'VE A VERY SIMILAR SETUP TO WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO.
IT WOULDN'T BE WITH, WITH COUNCIL AT THE DAIS, BUT WE DO HAVE, WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME ABILITY WITHIN THAT SPACE TO RECONFIGURE THAT'S GREAT.
AND MAKE IT WORK A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
MY, JUST, MY PREFERENCE IN GENERAL IS TO AVOID THAT FOR WORKSHOPS SO THEY'RE MORE COLLABORATIVE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AMONGST OURSELVES, SO, OKAY.
HOW DID, SORRY, HOW DO THE SPACES IN THE NEW CITY CENTER COMPARE TO LIKE KICKING BIRD IN TERMS OF THE SIZE? IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T KNOW.
LET ME, MAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM IS REALLY BIG.
SO THERE'S A MAINSTREAM CONFERENCE ROOM RIGHT OFF THE, THE FRONT.
WE'LL WE WILL GET THOSE, WE'LL GET THOSE MEASUREMENTS AND CONFIRMED JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T BACK'S FINE.
WELL JUST, I SAY THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T BACK OURSELVES INTO A CORNER AND THEN WE'RE NOT IN A SPACE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
I THINK WE CAN WORK THROUGH ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MR. MOORE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANKS FOR, UH, MR. AN YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD AFTER ALL THIS? OR YOU GOOD? NOPE, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.